Oman Opens Tourist Restaurants and Swimming Pools in Hotels

An Omani shopping at the souq in the city of Nizwa, about 160 kilometers southwest of the capital Muscat. (AFP)
An Omani shopping at the souq in the city of Nizwa, about 160 kilometers southwest of the capital Muscat. (AFP)
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Oman Opens Tourist Restaurants and Swimming Pools in Hotels

An Omani shopping at the souq in the city of Nizwa, about 160 kilometers southwest of the capital Muscat. (AFP)
An Omani shopping at the souq in the city of Nizwa, about 160 kilometers southwest of the capital Muscat. (AFP)

Oman will allow as of Tuesday the reopening of tourist and international restaurants, as well as gyms and swimming pools located in hotels, under certain regulations and requirements.

Oman’s ministry of tourism said on Monday that the supreme committee for dealing with COVID-19 approved the reopening.

The supreme committee had also announced the ending of the ban on night movement as of Saturday.

Oman has recorded 83,226 coronavirus cases, including 588 deaths and 77,812 recoveries.



GCC Secretary-General Meets with Kuwaiti Minister of State for Communication Affairs

Kuwait's Minister of State for Communication Affairs meets with Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council - SPA
Kuwait's Minister of State for Communication Affairs meets with Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council - SPA
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GCC Secretary-General Meets with Kuwaiti Minister of State for Communication Affairs

Kuwait's Minister of State for Communication Affairs meets with Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council - SPA
Kuwait's Minister of State for Communication Affairs meets with Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council - SPA

Kuwait's Minister of State for Communication Affairs Omar Saud Al-Omar met on Monday with Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi.
Discussions during the meeting covered several topics, mainly focusing on the upcoming Gulf meetings in Kuwait for the ministerial committees on digital government, postal services, and communications, SPA reported.
The discussions also explored ways to enhance joint GCC cooperation in these fields and reviewed the digital transformation efforts of the GCC member states to achieve the council's vision and objectives in this area.