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Zawya
10-04-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Oman: Construction work in full swing at 4 new schools in Muscat worth $36mln
Muscat: Work is underway on the construction of four new schools in Muscat Governorate. The project costs a total of more than OMR14 million. The schools will have comprehensive sets of integrated facilities that serve the educational process at different grades. Dr. Abdullah Khalfan Al Shibli, Director of Projects and Services in Muscat Governorate, said that the Ministry of Education is following up the construction of the new schools. He pointed out that the schools will have all necessary services and facilities, including spacious classrooms, multi-purpose halls, learning centres, science and computer laboratories and administrative offices. Speaking in detail, Al Shibli said that the first school is a 40-classroom building for boys (for grades 9-12) in the Wilayat of Al Amerat. He added that the school is being built at a cost of OMR3.6 million. The second and third schools are coming up in the Wilayat of A'Seeb, said Al Shibli. He explained that the first is a 40-classroom school for boys (grades 9 to 12), being built at a cost of OMR3.59 million. The second is also a 40-classroom school for boys (for grades 9 to 12), being built in Hail Al Awamer at a cost of OMR3.95 million, he added. The 4th school is being built in the Wilayat of Qurayat. It is a 36-classroom males and females school (for grades 1 to 4), being built at a cost of OMR3.6 million, Al Shibli explained. © Muscat Media Group Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (
Times of Oman
09-04-2025
- Business
- Times of Oman
Construction work in full swing at 4 new schools in Muscat worth OMR14mn
Muscat: Work is underway on the construction of four new schools in Muscat Governorate. The project costs a total of more than OMR14 million. The schools will have comprehensive sets of integrated facilities that serve the educational process at different grades. Dr. Abdullah Khalfan Al Shibli, Director of Projects and Services in Muscat Governorate, said that the Ministry of Education is following up the construction of the new schools. He pointed out that the schools will have all necessary services and facilities, including spacious classrooms, multi-purpose halls, learning centres, science and computer laboratories and administrative offices. Speaking in detail, Al Shibli said that the first school is a 40-classroom building for boys (for grades 9-12) in the Wilayat of Al Amerat. He added that the school is being built at a cost of OMR3.6 million. The second and third schools are coming up in the Wilayat of A'Seeb, said Al Shibli. He explained that the first is a 40-classroom school for boys (grades 9 to 12), being built at a cost of OMR3.59 million. The second is also a 40-classroom school for boys (for grades 9 to 12), being built in Hail Al Awamer at a cost of OMR3.95 million, he added. The 4th school is being built in the Wilayat of Qurayat. It is a 36-classroom males and females school (for grades 1 to 4), being built at a cost of OMR3.6 million, Al Shibli explained.
Times of Oman
26-03-2025
- Business
- Times of Oman
Oman's GDP up by 1% at current prices
Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at current prices grew by one percent to OMR41,119.5 million at the end of the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to OMR40,716.9 million at the end of the fourth quarter of 2023. Preliminary data released by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) showed that the added value of oil activities went down by 4 percent to OMR14,162.7 million by the end of the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to OMR14,750.3 million by the end of the fourth quarter of 2023. The contribution of oil activities constituted 32.1 percent. The added value of crude oil activities stood at OMR11.95 billion, down by 5.3 percent, while the value of natural gas activities went up by 4 percent to OMR2,212.7 million. The added value of non-oil activities went up by 4.1 percent, posting a total of OMR28,319 million at the end of the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to OMR27,213.6 million billion at the end of the corresponding quarter in 2023. The total added value of industrial activities stood at OMR8,121.7 million as against OMR7,761.9 million at the end of the fourth quarter of 2023. Meanwhile, the value of activities in the sectors of agriculture, forestry and fishing stood at OMR1,070.3 million, while service activities generated a value of OMR19,127 million. The construction activity contributed 7.1 percent, compared to 8 percent by the wholesale and retail trade activity, 9 percent by public administration and defence activity and 40 percent by other non-oil activities. -ONA
