The five men and one woman, all residents of New York City, were accused of being members of an unnamed global cybercrime organisation
A royal order to standardise salaries and grades across the public sector is projected to cost OMR800-900 million.
Omantel reported a net profit of 29.1 million rials in the three months to September 30, up from 28 million rials in the year-earlier period.
Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates last week reported four other people who had been admitted to hospital with the disease.
Mohammed bin Hamad Al Rumhy said a signal needs to be sent to ‘the pockets of the public’.
Oman began to introduce Islamic finance last year, becoming the last of the six Gulf Cooperation Council states to do so.
The state-funded rail network would link the desert town of Buraimi, bordering the United Arab Emirates, to six major settlements in Oman.
A new case involving a 23-year-old expatriate resident has also been recorded in Qatar this week.
The five-year offering carried a coupon of 8.625 per cent
Officials have called for a collective effort from GCC countries to curb their energy subsidies.
The Omani construction company raised OMR13.29 million through the issue.
Oman’s second-largest bank by market value made a profit of OMR8.3 million
The deal was reportedly worth about 1.8 billion euros ($2.4 billion), according to sources.
The region’s sole IPO in the third quarter of the year raised $138 million, lower than the $252.3 million raised in Q3 2012.
The once-sleepy port city has put itself on the map by expanding its infrastructure and cultivating thriving global companies.
Annual growth in bank lending in Oman accelerated to a four-month high of 8.1 per cent in July.
Co-branded card is designed to reward and enhance loyalty among frequent flyers
GCC states’ expenditure on rail schemes, expansion of power generation plants and housing projects is expected to boost capital expenditure in 2013.
Oman aims to develop its fledgling Islamic finance industry with a debut issue of sukuk by the government.
The government currently owns more than 60 companies across various sectors in the country.
The government plans to offload a 19 per cent stake in the operator via a public subscription.
Oman has been agreeing to buy gas from Iran as far back as 2005 but the two sides have never finalised terms.
Oman’s entrepreneurs can add value to the government’s job creation efforts, if given adequate support.
Homosexuality is punishable by law in Oman.
The two nations have signed a 25-year deal valued at around $60 billion.
Oman became the last country in the GCC to adopt Islamic finance in December 2012.
The $1 billion power plant will offer 33.4 million existing ordinary shares at a price of OMR1.59 per share.
The lender, Oman’s first full-fledged Islamic bank, launched operations in January.
According to reports, those pardoned include 14 people serving prison sentences ranging from 30 months to five years.
Bank Dhofar, the larger of the two lenders, said last week that it had approached Bank Sohar with regards to a merger proposal.