Avoid fishing in oil spill affected areas: Oman's emergency response team
Muscat: As various sectors of the National Committee for Emergency Management (NCEM) continued their efforts to address the effects of the oil pollution resulting from the grounded vessel incident off the Hallaniyat Islands, citizens and residents has been urged to report oily patches on the sea surface, unusual petroleum or chemical odors. abnormal change in watercolor or condition, presence of foreign substances on the sea surface, dead or abnormal changes in marine life while fishing....
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While reading 'Motherland' by Argentinian author Marcello Gullo Omodeo where he defends the Spanish conquests of America against what’s known as the Black Legend created by Imperialist opponents such as England and France, I came across an interesting story of the first mixed-race princess called Francisca Pizzaro Yupanqui (1534-1598). According to Omodeo, miscegenation (marriage of different races) was encouraged by the Catholic Monarchs of Spain Queen Isabella I of Castile and...
In a land far away in the Middle East, Blessed with splendor, Heritage is well reserved, This land holds stories of long reigns. The country that stretches across a huge region, The centre of delicious kawa, and sweet dates at its best, The vista of the ocean and sky meeting the horizon is truly breathtaking. The vast desert...
Every year, in late June, by the time the Khareef starts to extend its green blanket and diffuse its earthy mist into Dhofar, the region's frankincense season is technically already over for the year. The scene of the harvester slicing a tree's bark with a curved blade has vanished as the monsoon arrives to cover the sky with rainy...
