Environment

Muscat: Oman will receive more than 12 hours of sunshine on the longest day of the year, known as the summer solstice.Set to fall on Tuesday, 21 June, the...

Muscat: The first day of the astronomical summer season will begin on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. A statement issued online by Oman News Agency (ONA), said:...

Muscat: The temperatures are likely to continue increasing in the desert areas and could reach 50 degrees Celsius.The General Directorate of Meteorology...

Muscat: Several parts of the Sultanate will witness temperatures ranging between the mid to high forties, especially in the desert areas on Friday. The...

Muscat: The Environment Authority has seized hunting weapons and two Arabian gazelles in Dhofar Governorate.According to the Authority, the Najd Unit of the...

Muscat: A number of the Sultanate of Oman's governorates may witness thunderstorms on Wednesday."There are chances of cumulus clouds and isolated...

Muscat: An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 was monitored in the Arabian Gulf on Wednesday, Earthquake Monitoring Centre (EMC) at Sultan Qaboos University said.A...

Muscat: A number of governorates of the Sultanate are witnessing convective clouds and thunderstorms leading to a decrease in horizontal...

Muscat: Low clouds continue to intensify in the coasts of Musandam Governorate and there are clouds over parts of Al Hajar Mountains with chances of...

Muscat: A green sea turtle, an endangered species, was rescued, treated and returned to the sea by a team from the Environment Authority. The turtle was...