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Oman’s new airline Salam Air has launched. Its flights between Muscat & Salalah 2 times a day are operational with an A320, while planned flights between Muscat and Dubai are to come from mid February.
Future routes are planned into East Africa, where there is also a carrier with the same Arabic spelling طيران السلام ; presumably this will be resolved if Oman’s Salam Air does launch flights to Zanzibar.
Salam Air has tickets Continue reading “Salam Air Oman launches Flights”
Not far from Nizwa is the archaeological site of Salut. Spread over what must be 3sqkms that comprises a couple of low hills and dusty flood plain on the edge of Wadi Quriyat , it’s probably one of Oman’s future UNESCO World Heritage sites; and is naturally included in my update to the Bradt Guide to Oman, below.
The inclusion of the site by UNESCO will have little to do with the charming story Continue reading “Salut Archaeological Site Oman”
February in Oman is full of events and interesting places to go.
By far the most comprehensive is the Continue reading “February Events Oman”
Buying a souvenir of Oman can be problematic, with a key question ‘is it authentic’? However one area has been dealt with today. Oman’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry have today issued details to support a Ministerial Decision issued last year.
You can Continue reading “Omani dishdasha – the Five Approved Designs”
Any organisation which had supplied work for the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque would wish sign the work. The company which created the mosque’s principal carpet managed to do just that and wove into the carpet their details.
The high density of thread, over 250 knots per sq inch and extraordinary craftswomanship Continue reading “Carpet Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque”
The Oman government has refuted that it is holding negotiations (in Arabic) with other GCC states regarding a deposit of Billions of Dollars into the Oman Central Bank by them.
This comes after Oman Continue reading “Oman’s media and Reuters publish contradictory reports.”
In what may be one of the more unexpected media pairings, Vogue (USA) and the Daily Mirror (UK) are recommending Oman 
as a must visit destination in 2017. Upmarket and Massmarket both Continue reading “Oman is a must visit destination according to Vogue and the Daily Mirror”
The Oman government has published the Budget for 2017. Not unexpectedly, given the country’s reliance on oil, it shows a substantial deficit which is anticipated to be 28% of Government Revenue. The deficit during the remaining years of the government’s 5-year plan to 2020 is again projected to remain between 25-30% each year. The government is anticipating a rise in its expenditure from a projected Omani Rials (OMR) 11,165Billion in 2017 to (OMR) 14,100 in 2020.
This will partially be supported by a Continue reading “Oman Budget 2017”
Day Twelve in Oman coincides with New Years Day. What better start to the New Year than to see the sun-rise on the year’s first day and what better place than at Ras Al Jinz Arabia’s most easterly place.
The promontory Continue reading “12 Days of Christmas in Oman Day Twelve”