The offer period for the IPO of OQ Base Industries will start in November. Photo: Syed Basheer Ahmed

Oman's energy major OQ plans to list methanol and ammonia unit

OQ Base Industries expects to start trading on the Muscat Stock Exchange in December

Energy

Misfiring UAE vow to bounce back from horror run in ODI cricket

Sport

UAE make a false start to new ODI era as they lose to Oman

Cricket

Oman can be regional leader in sustainable financing, official says

Business

Several people rescued as heavy rain lashes Oman

Gulf

Indirect Iran-US talks 'on hold', Foreign Minister Araghchi says

MENA

Oman Air needs to 'shrink' before return to growth, CEO says

Aviation
Royal Opera House Muscat launched its latest season with Verdi's Un Ballo In Maschera. Photo: Khaled Al Busaidi / Royal Opera House Muscat

How Royal Opera House Muscat is playing an instrumental role in Omani society

As it turns 13, the celebrated venue is increasing its co-productions and outreach programmes

Music & On-stage

Rail project linking UAE with Oman secures $1.5bn financing

Economy

How Muscat staging of Verdi opera maintains its tragic tradition

Music & On-stage

Gulf region 'remains a bright spot amid global uncertainty'

Economy

S&P upgrades Oman’s rating on public sector deleveraging and strengthening finances

Economy

Why Oman's plan to sell only zero-emission cars could lead the Gulf

Technology

Oman aims to sell only zero-emission vehicles by 2050 in sustainability push

Energy
The Mutrah Souq in Muscat, Oman. The Gulf country has enacted reforms to boost and diversify its economy. Victor Besa / The National

S&P upgrades Oman’s rating on public sector deleveraging and strengthening finances

The sultanate remains committed to advancing a longer-term structural reform agenda, agency says

Economy

Why Oman's plan to sell only zero-emission cars could lead the Gulf

Technology

Oman aims to sell only zero-emission vehicles by 2050 in sustainability push

Energy

How Oman's Amouage is preserving 'the magic of perfumery'

Luxury

UAE battle back to snatch draw against Qatar

US Senate passes government funding bill and averts shutdown

Isak hammers hat-trick as Newcastle thrash Ipswich

Sheikh Hamdan pledges to provide prosthetic limbs for Gazan child

Latest updatesIsrael-Gaza ceasefire deal is 'closer than ever', says Hamas

Man City crisis deepens after defeat at Aston Villa

US removes bounty from HTS leader's head after diplomats visit Damascus

Calls mount for US to sanction Turkey over possible invasion of Kurdish Syria

Push to end US double taxation gains momentum with new bill

US government shutdown: What happens and who is affected?

US Congress passes government funding bill averting disastrous shutdown

Fighting for accountability: Syria Commission chief on his 13 years of documenting human rights abuses

Assad regime forces surrender their weapons in Hama

Assad regime forces surrender their weapons in Hama

Israeli air strikes in Yemen after Houthi missile intercepted over Israel

Israeli air strikes in Yemen after Houthi missile intercepted over Israel

The National reports from Iran-backed militant compounds in Qusayr, Syria 

The National reports from Iran-backed militant compounds in Qusayr, Syria 

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