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Hariri meets State Council President

Beirut - Arab Today

Prime Minister Saad Hariri met on Thursday with State Council President, Judge Henry Khoury Source: NNARead more

Sayyid Fahd addresses Oman's expatriate issue

Muscat - Arab Today

Regulating recruitment of the expat labour force is a collective social responsibility that all sectors and institutes of the state are working to achieve, Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers has said. “Regulating recruitment of expat labour force and stopping its increase is a collective social responsibility that all sectors and institutes of the state are working forRead more

464 Omanis graduate from PDO training programme with jobs

Muscat - Arab Today

Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) marked the graduation of 464 young Omanis from Company-sponsored training schemes to take up full-time employment. A celebration event was held at Muscat's Grand Millennium hotel to honour their success under the auspices of His Excellency Dr. Yahya bin Mahfoodh Al Mantheri, Chairman of the State Council The jobseekers have qualified to work in a wideRead more

Oman State Council to discuss role of education in knowledge economy

Muscat - Arab today

Proposals on enhancing the role of education in supporting the knowledge based economy will be among the issues discussed by the State Council at its coming sessions. The State Council will hold on Tuesday and Wednesday the 11th and 12th regular sessions of the second annual sitting of the sixth term under the chair of Dr. Yahya bin Mahfoudh AlRead more

'Shurufat Al Majlis' highlights Shura march in Oman

Muscat - Arab today

A new edition of 'Shurufat Al Majlis' magazine was issued by the State Council highlighting the Shura march in the Sultanate. The 4th edition includes a range of topics related to the parliamentary field. It also includes an interview with President of the Jordanian Senate. 'Shurufat Al Majlis' magazine is published quarterly by the State Council and is related toRead more

Lawyers panel hosts Oman's State Council Secretary General

Muscat - Arab today

To enrich the knowledge of lawyers and law professionals, the Omani Lawyers Association hosted yesterday evening Dr. Khalid Salim Al Saeedi, Secretary General of State Council. The title of the seminar is ‘The Legislative Cycle of the Draft Laws in the Sultanate’. The seminar focused light on the role of Majlis Al Shura and the State Council in legislations afterRead more

Cairo court postpones trial of Egyptian rights lawyer Khaled Ali to 3 July

Cairo - Arab Today

A Cairo misdemeanour court has postponed to 3 July the first session in the trial of prominent rights lawyer and former presidential candidate Khaled Ali, who is facing charges of "offending public decency." Last week, Ali, 45, was released on EGP 1,000 bail one day after he was detained "without questioning" and referred to trial, according to his lawyer.Read more

State Council members visit National Museum

Muscat - Arab today

A delegation from State Council, comprising of several honorable members of the Bureau and employees on Monday visited the National Museum of Oman, to view and experience its highlights. Museum officials briefed the delegation about the latest additions to the museum’s archaeological collections and the ambitious programme for their preservation and conservation, which is the largest programme of conservation andRead more

Former Malaysian premier delivers lecture on planned development at SQU in Oman

Muscat - Arab today

Former prime minister of Malaysia, Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, delivered a lecture on planning at the Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) on Wednesday. The lecture, themed "Strategic Planning from the Malaysian Experience Perspective" was delivered in the presence of Dr. Ali bin Saud Al Bimani, SQU Vice Chancellor, academics, employees, students and interested persons. Honourable Dr. Said bin Mubarak Al Mahrami, DeanRead more

Oman's State Council to discuss trademark, Aflaj draft laws

Muscat - Arab today

Discussions on “Gulf Trademarks” and “Aflaj protection” draft laws will be held at the State Council from today. The State Council will conduct its seventh and eighth regular sessions for the second annual session of the sixth session on April 26 and 27, under the chairmanship of Dr. Yahya bin Mahfoud Al Mantheri, Chairman of the State Council in theRead more