Urban October opens 20 deals exceed OMR 1bn

Oct 5

At the opening of Urban October and World Habitat Day activities in Muscat, Oman TV reports 20 partnership, development and tender agreements worth more than OMR 1 billion for housing, services and tourism. The event is held under State Council chairman Abdulmalik Al Khalili, with an exhibition and UN-Habitat award activities. The package describes agreements involving Sultan Haitham City, Al Thuraya, Sorouh, Khazaen, tourism and Kumzar, alongside an Oman–Turkey memorandum. Interviewees explain housing and service provisions: Nasser Al Siyabi describes eight neighbourhood agreements worth OMR 186 million, about 1,850 housing units and roughly 600 plots; other developers discuss Yenkit Hills and Taqah projects. The studio follow-up outlines the conference sessions. Values and projected units are the report's and participants' descriptions of commitments, rather than completed construction.

On October 5, 2026, Muscat's Urban October and World Habitat Day opening took place under the Adequate Housing for All theme and State Council chairman Abdulmalik Abdullah Al Khalili's patronage. The ceremony broadcast presents neighbourhood-planning films and performances, host Abdullah Al-Ghafri's welcome and UN housing presentations; Al-Ghafri describes a four-day exhibition. Oman TV's complete on-scene package reports 20 partnership, development and tender agreements worth over OMR1 billion and describes exhibition and conference activity. Nasser Al Siyabi reports eight neighbourhood agreements worth OMR186 million, about 1,850 housing units and roughly 600 plots. These are source descriptions of commitments and projected development, not completed housing. The opening is distinct from the September 29 preparatory announcement; its particular housing-policy statements, Scroll of Honour presentation and project decisions are indexed separately.