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Oman Daily Observer
Oman Daily Observer


THE Oman Daily Observer is the largest circulated English-language daily in the Sultanate. Launched in November 1981, the Observer is the flagship newspaper (alongside its Arabic sister daily Oman) of Oman Establishment for Press, Publication & Advertising (OEPPA), the biggest media house in the country.

The paper is widely regarded as a quality daily that provides readers with up-to-date information on local, national, regional and international news covering current affairs, business and sports, as well as offers a diverse choice of features and articles on the arts, leisure, lifestyle, entertainment, and technology, among other areas. Its readers include Omanis and expatriates alike, and is particularly admired by the business community. The paper’s online edition is also popular with online readers, travelling businesspersons, and non-resident readers who take a keen interest in Oman’s affairs.

Indeed, the Observer strives to mirror Oman’s modernisation and progress across all aspects of national life. The country’s natural, historical, cultural and tourism wealth is strongly highlighted, as are initiatives in information communications technology (ICT), infrastructure development, economic diversification, privatization, higher education, and women and child affairs, among other areas.

Complementing the paper’s experienced reporting and production staff are correspondents and contributors in a number of major cities around the world who provide high quality coverage of events in their respective regions. The paper also subscribes to leading international news agencies and syndication services, which are a significant source of superior news articles, features and columns.

BUSINESS & FEATURES PULLOUT:

In the latest of a series of improvements and facelifts, an eight-page pullout combining the Business and Features sections was introduced in April 2005. This full-colour pullout offers considerable value to readers and advertisers alike.

MONEY WORKS:

Further, in line with its commitment to providing greater value to its growing customer base, OEPPA regularly produces and publishes a number of periodicals and magazines that are issued free along with the Observer. Notable is Observer MoneyWorks, the Sultanate’s first monthly financial magazine, which is bundled free with the Observer on the first day of every month.

YOUTH OBSERVER:

The most successful of these value additions is the Youth Observer (YO), the Sultanate’s largest circulated publication which is produced in cooperation with the Ministry of Education. Some 170,000 copies are distributed free to all secondary schools in the Sultanate and as a supplement with the Observer and its sister Arabic daily Oman.

DIGITAL OMAN:

In April 2005, OEPPA launched the Sultanate’s first information and communication technology (ICT) magazine. ‘Digital Oman’, a quarterly, English-Arabic bilingual publication, is being produced in partnership with the Information Technology Technical Secretariat (ITTS) at the Ministry of National Economy and the Public Establishment for Industrial Estates (PEIE).

OTHER SUPPLEMENTS:

Besides periodical pull-outs commemorating important milestones in the calendar, the Observer also publishes supplements on the occasion of major national events, such as Renaissance Day (23rd July) and National Day (18th November).

SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS:

A number of special tomes produced over the years have added value to a fine heritage of publications from the Observer. Notable titles include ‘Oman, People and Heritage’ and ‘Dhofar – the Land of Frankincense’.

ONLINE EDITION:

With a view to providing easy access to online readers, the Internet edition of the Observer was launched on 18th November 1997, coinciding with the 27th National Day celebrations. The site is regularly updated. It also has complete and comprehensive archival material for present and future reference.

These publications and services, while strengthening OEPPA’s leadership position in the media industry in Oman, further add to the organisation’s stable of long-established periodicals, such as Nizwa, which is published in Arabic.

Located at Madinat al Ilam (Information City) in Qurum, OEPPA continues to grow from strength to strength as it seeks newer opportunities and avenues to reach out to its ever-widening customer base

P.O.Box: 974 Postal Code: 113, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.

For more information contact:

(Head office: 24699170 – 24699167 – 24604477