Cups to top winners were presented by His Majesty- HM presides over annual Royal Horse Racing Festival

Gulf Eco 2010 Symposium to focus on GCC’s sustainable water resources -The Gulf Eco 2010 Symposium under the theme “Sustainability, Climate Change, Water, Renewable Energy and the Future of Communities in the Gulf Region” to be held on January 12, 2010 at the Golden Tulip Hotel will focus on the challenges of renewable water resources and its rising demands in the GCC countries.

Oman's own cricket heroes - Who said Omani nationals cannot play cricket at the international level? Shortly after 4pm yesterday, a bus decorated in national colours arrived at the Hattat House in this city. On board were the all-Omani cricket players, who won the inaugural Twenty20 Gulf Cup in Dubai just a day before.

 BankMuscat, Oswal sign deal for project -BankMuscat, the leading financial services provider in the Sultanate, recently signed a financial advisory mandate agreement with Oswal Group Global to act as the exclusive financial adviser for its $350 million-$400 million caustic soda project in Salalah.

Sultan Qaboos prize goes to Spanish green body -The National Gardens Organisation, supervised by the Rural and Marine Regions of the Spanish Ministry of Environment, has bagged the Sultan Qaboos prize for Environment Protection this year, the Bureau of International Coordinating Council of Unesco’s ‘Man and the Biosphere’ programme announced yesterday.

Ministry of Sports Affairs honours 2009 achievers- Ali bin Masoud al Sunaidy, the Minister of Sports Affairs, described the 2009 as an year of great sporting success for Oman and hoped that the accomplishments of the year will spur the athletes and teams to achieve more glory in 2010.

Call to expedite development of GCC-wide Knowledge Society - The first ever GCC eGovernment Conference opened at Al Bustan Palace Hotel here yesterday under the auspices of His Highness Sayyid Asaad bin Tareq al Said.

Oman celebrates 39th National Day -Marking birth of momentous era that has transformed every facet of national life

We are waiting for Socceroos, says Le Roy- Despite missing a key player in the injured Ahmed Mubarak ‘Kanu’, Sultanate will be ready for the Australian challenge in the return leg of their Asian Cup qualifier to be played at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex here on Saturday.

Strong currency, social stability boosting tourism-Oman has all the ideal characteristics for investment in the country’s tourism sector, said Mohammed Al Tobi, undersecretary Ministry of Tourism.