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Day: January 22, 2025

Exams of GED, Equivalent Qualifications Begin Tomorrow

Muscat: The 2024-2025 Academic Year’s first-term exams of the First Semester for students sitting for the General Education Diploma (GED) and equivalent qualifications will begin tomorrow, Thursday, 23 January, and run until 6 February 2025.

Accord…

Labour Ministry Discusses Impacts of Maternity Leave Regulations

Muscat: The Ministry of Labour today hosted a workshop titled ‘Impact of Maternity Leave Legislation and Regulations on the Labour Market and Prospects for Development in the GCC States’. The event was held in cooperation with the Executive Office of …

Oman Marks International Day of Education

Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman: The Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Ministry of Education, will join the world on Friday in marking the International Day of Education, which falls on 24 January every year. The event is a significant occasion for …

4.7-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Fiji Islands in South Pacific

Fiji: An earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale struck the Fiji Islands in the South Pacific today.

According to Oman News Agency, the US Geological Survey said in a statement that the epicenter of the earthquake was at a depth of 545 kilome…

Death Toll from Turkish Ski Resort Fire Rises to 76

Bolu: Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced that the death toll from a fire that broke out in a ski resort in Bolu has risen to 76 people. The minister said in a statement to reporters last night that the cause of the fire remains unknown …