News Rewind: Tropical storm season dominates headlines this week

Oman Friday 06/May/2016 08:22 AM
By: Times News Service
News Rewind: Tropical storm season dominates headlines this week

As temperature soar, it continued to dominate the news agenda this week in Oman.
1) Tropical activities and storm season is approaching Oman as May has arrived, bringing high temperatures, an official at the Public Authority for Civil Aviation (PACA) has said. This was the best-read story of the week.
2) Public authorities and institutions in Oman will face a number of cuts in their benefits, according to a decision made by the Ministry of Finance. This was the second best read story online.
3) Oman Air has cancelled a small number of flights to India, Tanzania and Bahrain starting from May 2, the airline tweeted in its official twitter handle. This was the third best read story.
4) Oman has decided to ‘delay’ its ambitious rail project connecting the Sultanate with the rest of the Gulf countries to meet the schedule of other Gulf countries, a top official has said. This was the fourth best story of the week.
5) Number five spot on the most read story was about greedy investors who cramp college girls into dingy rooms in Muscat.