Renewables in Duqm: Oman’s Duqm City Renewable Energy initiative is moving ahead with two wind farms at SEZAD (Duqm North and South Wind Project), totaling 58MW and about 190GWh a year, with electrical design and grid-connection work now tender-ready. Clean-energy engineering in Salalah: The Salalah Engineering Forum (Sept 1–2) will spotlight practical solutions for Oman’s clean energy transition, including renewables plus storage, grid resilience, AI in energy, and low-carbon hydrogen. Cybersecurity push: Oman has launched its National Cyber Security Strategy 2026–2030, setting a framework to strengthen governance, resilience, skills, cooperation, and a cybersecurity economy aligned with Vision 2040. Digital payments safeguards: Oman’s Cybercrime Law (Royal Decree 61/2026) spells out offences tied to electronic payment means, including misuse of payment data and forging electronic payment instruments. Water security science: A UN symposium in Salalah (starting Sunday) will tackle water and climate change, covering floods, drought, salinity, aflaj protection, desalination, reuse, and the use of AI, remote sensing, GIS and modelling. Road safety tragedy: Oman’s Transport Safety Office has opened an investigation after a Samail crash killed six women and injured 18 when a steel-coil truck lost control amid congestion, involving 15 vehicles. Investment in Dhofar: Oman’s “Invest in Oman” platform lists five Dhofar opportunities worth about RO 1.95bn, including Future Salalah City (RO 1.9bn) and eco-tourism projects like the Botanical Memory Garden. Oman–Saudi coordination: Oman and Saudi Arabia will meet in Salalah to review joint economic, trade and industrial integration, with a focus on supply chains, non-oil exports and easing barriers for businesses.