Muscat: Resident children above the age of 10 years must have a resident card made in their name, according to the Royal Oman Police (ROP). “Every child above 10 years is supposed to have a resident card, the absence of which will attract fines on the sponsoring parent,” said an official at the Passports and Residences Department of the ROP.
Muscat – Muscat Municipality, in collaboration with Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources (MAFWR), has devised a flood risk protection system for Muscat governorate. Based on recommendations of feasibility studies, there are plans to construct 18 protection dams strategically built across several wadis in the governorate, with priority assigned to regions deemed most vulnerable to […]
Muscat- The Ministry of Heritage and Tourism has announced the temporary closure of Sohar Fort in North Al Batinah Governorate. The iconic site will be off-limits to visitors from 15 to 17 December 2024. The closure, according to the ministry, is essential to ensure the fort’s upkeep and maintenance. Individuals and institutions planning trips to […]
Muscat – The decision stipulates that it is prohibited to circulate cosmetics and personal care products that contain higher than the permitted percentages of the substance MNM. The decision prohibits circulation of sunscreen products containing any amount of MNM. For non-rinsable cosmetics and personal care products, the MNM content is capped at 0.1 percent, while for […]
