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Digital art, whose prices can now rival those of Old Master paintings, is on display at a new physical gallery in New York that aims to show how such pieces can fit into the home or office. Digital...

It is an eerie, foreboding, reverberating tune, enough to send a tingle down your spine. This is what a spiderweb sounds like. From communication to construction, spiderwebs may offer an orchestra of...

Bank Muscat announced its preliminary unaudited results for the three months ended on March 31, 2021. The bank posted a net profit of RO 47.15 million for the period compared to RO 33.25 million...

In recent years, how to be more inclusive of youth and their capabilities in the workforce has been one of Oman’s primary challenges. The National Centre for Statistics and Information’s census...

MUSCAT: Encouraging individuals to chase their dreams by saving more to win more, ahli islamic has announced one lucky winner of its first quarterly draw under the bank’s Sharia compliant 2021 Qitaf...

MUSCAT: The powerful, capable and tough Land Cruiser has been the favourite 4WD SUV for enthusiasts the world over. From routine drives, to off-road experiences, the Land Cruiser has always stood tall...

MUSCAT: The C-segment refined family sedan Changan Eado continues to impress auto enthusiasts in Oman with its composed performance, tasteful interiors, uncompromising safety, smart technology, and...

The MSX30 Index ended the week down by 0.03 per cent. The Industrial and services sectors ended in green up by 2.9 per cent and 1.1 per cent respectively, while the financial sector closed in the red...

WASHINGTON: US homebuilding surged to nearly a 15-year high in March, but soaring lumber prices amid supply constraints could limit builders’ capacity to boost production and ease a shortage of...

WASHINGTON: The US economy is set to take off this year as more Americans get Covid-19 vaccinations and become comfortable engaging in a wider range of activities, but any accompanying spike in...

Muscat: The Sultanate's embassy in New Delhi has advised avoiding traveling to the Republic of India in the current period, except if it is an absolute necessity, due to the steady increase in the...

MUSCAT: Indian-based conglomerate Jindal Steel and Power announced on Friday the completion of its divestment in the Oman subsidiary Jindal Shadeed Iron and Steel (JSIS) to Vulcan Steel, a subsidiary...

Muscat: The Ministry of Health (MOH) said that there is no truth to social media reports regarding the lack of enough ventilators at Sultan Qaboos Hospital in Salalah....

Queen Elizabeth II bids a final farewell to her late husband, Prince Philip, on Saturday, at a funeral restricted by coronavirus rules but reflecting his long life of military and public...

The global coronavirus death toll was expected to reach three million on Saturday, as the race for immunisation continues and countries like India grapple with rising infections and new...

Muscat: The public transport company, Mwsaslat, said that Route 100 (Muscat-Salalah) will be suspended starting from today, April 17, 2021, until further notice. On Friday, the Supreme Committee...

Supreme Committee hints at more stringent measures Urges people to avoid shopping during crowded times MUSCAT: The Supreme Committee tasked with tackling developments resulting from the...

Vanessa Seymour I’ve been thinking a lot about self-care/self-love lately and what it means in our lives. As a society we have developed this idea that self-care means pampering ourselves....

Massrat Shaikh April is Autism Awareness Month, and our attention is on our special needs children and the help they need. Associated with our special children are also their parents, who also have...

Thousands of Palestinians streamed to Al Aqsa mosque in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem on the first Friday of the holy month of Ramadhan, in the largest such gathering since the coronavirus...