Oman

Creativity in cultural arts needs more funding to promote talents in young people to preserve artistic values in a country that has a rich traditional ...

Probably no nation in the world perfected the art of seafaring like Oman did between the 10th and the 19th century. Oman still is one of the top breeding grounds of camels in the world. For example, poetry that used to be recited every Friday afternoon in the open courtyards are now occasions of the past.

Monrovia – After a harrowing six months in Oman Sarah and Kolu, victims of human trafficking, returned home in early March. Their families were vexed with them ...

“We’re hoping that one of these days he will be arrested and brought to justice,” said Cllr. The funder had no say in the story’s content. Under Liberian law, criminal defendants must be present in the court during trial and cannot be tried “in absentia”. A medical examination found them healthy enough to remain in jail but the court has granted a request that they remain free to search for Selebay. One of the toughest in the region it will see convicted perpetrators serve a minimum sentence of twenty years. Selebay is to be one of the first people to face trial under Liberia’s new anti-trafficking law passed in 2021. Kollie declined our request for an interview saying he was “depressed.” Gahndolo has not responded to our request for an interview. They knew because new women kept popping up in a WhatsApp group the women had formed to share their experiences and advice. We’re hoping that one of these days he will be arrested and brought to justice. They know how to beat victims in a way that will not leave a mark. Meanwhile, Liberian authorities have been trying to prosecute ring leaders on the Liberian end. They were in debt for the money they had raised to get there.

Women are being duped into going to Oman for work only to find themselves imprisoned and at the mercy of abusive employers.

She was offered an office job in Oman and saw her chance to escape hopelessness in her home country, one of the poorest in the world. One of the suspects is a Malawian woman who periodically lived in Dubai. Finally, she realised her only chance was to escape, doing so in the dead of night. Many of the thousands of women who have escaped their employers and now live in hiding have very few legal ways out of the country. The salary was less than a third of what she had been promised. The neighborhood is deserted in the afternoon heat. The pair had both been invited to a group for Malawians seeking work in Oman. But she managed to reach the car, where a British man was waiting. The woman wants to go home. Most migrant workers in Oman are women from Asia and Africa, who typically sign a two-year contract to work as maids or cleaners in private homes. But the promises turned out to be lies. The family where she had worked as a maid for two months under slave-like conditions was asleep.

Oman: Spitting in public punishable by 20 riyals. Muscat Municipality says spitting in public places violation of local laws. Published: December 12, 2022 13:32 ...

"The Royal Air Force of Oman carried out a medical evacuation operation by one of its helicopters for an Omani citizen suffering from a critical health ...

The Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) was formed on 1st March 1959. "The Royal Air Force of Oman carried out a medical evacuation operation by one of its helicopters for an Omani citizen suffering from a critical health condition. Search and rescue operations were also conducted during disasters for the society.

Ooredoo recently participated in The Arabian Stories (TAS) Conclave, a forum bringing together visionaries shaping the future of Oman, while focusing on the ...

Ooredoo has provided its clients in the utilities sector with cutting-edge Internet of Things (IoT) technologies since 2016, while its IoT network recently enabled Automated Meter Reading (AMR) metres to send accurate meter readings digitally to energy and water suppliers to avoid estimated bills. Speaking at the TAS Conclave from Ooredoo was Saied Al Lawati, Director of Business Marketing & ICT Solutions, who said, "Digitalisation can unlock the benefits of sustainable growth as Oman aims to seamlessly transform into a thriving and resource efficient digital economy." Within this context, it also participated in discussions about the way forward for Oman's Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector to achieve the objectives laid out in the Oman Vision 2040, which includes the ongoing shift to being a fully digital economy.

Muscat: Seventeen expats were arrested and will be deported outside of the Sultanate of Oman for violating the Living Aquatic Resources Law.

Dec 11, Colombo: A team comprising officers of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) had left ...

Sri Lanka Criminal Investigation Department last month arrested the third secretary of Sri Lanka Embassy in Oman in connection with the alleged human trafficking ring. The SLBFE said a special investigation regarding the recently reported incidents of people being sent abroad in violation of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment Act and human trafficking will specifically be carried out during the investigation, announced. Dec 11, Colombo: A team comprising officers of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) had left for Oman Saturday (10) to investigate the human trafficking racket, the SLBFE said.