Tuesday 23 / April / 2024
Age restrictions in the new e-visa system has left young female expats in Oman fuming. This has dominated the news agenda this week in Oman.
1. A new e-visa system has left a young female expat in Oman fuming. The online visa cannot be used by women under the age of 23 unless they are travelling with a parent, according to the UAE government portal for applications. This was the top story of the week.
2. To mark Rennaisance Day in Oman, the government announced that Sunday, July 24 will be a holiday. This was the second most read story of the week.
3. Non-Residents Indians (NRIs) in Oman have a couple of reasons to smile. On the one hand they have to pay less for flight cancellation charges from August 1 as per the new regulation issued by the Director General of Civil Aviation in India (DGCA); on the other hand the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority has allowed NRIs to join and subscribe to the National Pension System (NPS) online through eNPS.
4. Well before its release on Thursday, most of the tickets for the Indian movie Kabali have been sold; with a city multiplex planning to screen eight shows of the movie a day.
5. One person sustained severe injuries while two others suffered moderate injuries after a house collapsed in Al Mabela industrial area on Wednesday morning, the Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance (PACDA) reported.
