Saleh Al Shaibany is a Muscat-based writer who has reported for the National since 2009. He spent 15 years covering business, energy and features for Reuters, and wrote a weekly column for Khaleej Times Saleh has freelanced for Oman Observer and Times of Oman.
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Oman’s senior cleric urges government to control cost of essential goods
Praise from consumers for Grand Mufti Sheikh Ahmed Al Khalili's rare intervention in politics and the economy
GulfJuly 29, 2021
Salalah in trouble as Covid-19 curtails tourism for second year in a row
Taxi drivers, tour guides and other seasonal workers struggling with low visitor numbers
OmanJuly 26, 2021
Oman flood rescues continue as $12.5m is raised for victims
Weather forecasts predict more rain for the sultanate in the coming days
GulfJuly 21, 2021
Flash floods and thunderstorms in Oman dampen Eid Al Adha spirit
Farmers in the northern Al Dakhaliya governorate said heavy rain have swept away their crops.
GulfJuly 15, 2021
Oman threatens action against unvaccinated civil servants
Health minister urges private sector to follow suit in latest move to bring down Covid-19 cases
GulfJuly 08, 2021
Oman extends lockdown for Eid Al Adha holiday
24-hour lockdown in place over the celebration
GulfJuly 06, 2021
Time-saving Oman-Saudi road nears completion
New road cuts through the Empty Quarter and will be a lifeline for trade between the two countries
GulfJuly 06, 2021
Inside Oman's remote Bedouin village 'resisting' Covid-19 vaccines
Not one of the 200-strong tribe in the tiny oasis of Taweer has caught the virus
CoronavirusJuly 05, 2021
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