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Winners of 13th Edition of “Sultan Qaboos Award for Culture, Arts and Literature” Announced Muscat, 11 November 2026 (ONA) --- The Sultan Qaboos Higher Centre for Culture and Science, at the Diwan of the Royal Court, today announced the winners of the 13th edition of Sultan Qaboos Award for Culture, Arts and Literature. The 2026 edition, which was allocated to Omanis only, covered the areas of “Family and Childhood Studies in the Sultanate of Oman”, “Arabic Calligraphy” and “Short Stories”.

Media Sector of National Risk Register Reviews Several Topics Related to National Risks Muscat, 11 Nov 2026 (ONA) --- The Media Sector of the National Risk Register today held a meeting chaired by Mohammed Said Al Balushi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Information and Head of the Sector. The meeting reviewed the sector's 2026 outputs and the efforts made to enhance community awareness of media risks. The meeting addressed awareness and education campaigns on the risks listed in the National

HH Sayyid Theyazin Chairs Meeting of Council of Ministers’ Financial and Economic Committee Muscat, 11 Nov 2026 (ONA) --- His Highness Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, today chaired a meeting of the Financial and Economic Committee of the Council of Ministers. The meeting was attended by the committee's chairman and members, with the participation of a number of ministers and senior officials from the relevant entities. The meeting, held as part of His

RNO Commander Views Progress of Joint Naval Exercise "Sea Breeze 2026" Muscat, 11 Nov 2026 (ONA) --- Rear Admiral Saif Nasser Al Rahbi, Commander of the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO), today viewed the progress of the Omani-Indian joint naval exercise "Sea Breeze 2026," conducted by a number of Royal Navy of Oman vessels and naval forces of the Republic of India in the Al Batinah maritime area. The Commander of the Royal Navy of Oman listened to a briefing