author - oman observer

Muscat: Travel agents in association with a few airlines are planning to operate chartered flights from Muscat to different destinations in the Indian sub-continent. Companies are expected to be the...

Muscat: Lockdown is slowly shaping home budgets. With restrictions on community gatherings, travel and entertainment, people are saving money, which would help them for the rainy days ahead. The...

Muscat: Despite repeated warnings, many workers with symptoms similar to COVID-19 avoid the test because they don’t have proper residency permits. “Most of these hapless workers have arrived here...

Muscat: Throwing masks and gloves, if contaminated, could spread coronavirus and have environmental hazards as well. Studies show that coronavirus can live on surfaces for days. As more people across...

Coronavirus is on a rampage across the world. Oman is no exception. Most of us are now confined to homes. Streets are silent, and the yells and laughter of our children in the parks, are...

Muscat: As part its repatriation mission to take back Indian citizens stranded abroad due to COVID-19 pandemic, the first flight from Oman to India is expected to take off on May 9. According to...

Muscat: As educational institutions all across the Sultanate remain closed due to the COVID-19, most schools have dived headlong into online learning. Although decisions about the pedagogy came in a...

As the holy month of Ramadhan entered the fifth day on Wednesday, people have started adapting to the new scenario against the backdrop of lockdown. “Of course, we are missing on the many...

‘Pray at home’ is the call as the Sultanate begins the holy month of Ramadhan amid the lingering threat from the COVID-19 pandemic. What is dispiriting for many believers is the damper that is...

All of us are going through different emotional states as COVID-19 has touched every corner of the world and its impact is felt by everyone in the country. Yes, all are hunkered down with daily life...

Muscat: As the COVID-19 wreaks havoc around the world, people are tapping art, entertainment and digital group events in social media to beat stress and stay positive. Artists, who were not getting...

It is a time of anxiety and uncertainty for people everywhere. There is no part of the society that is unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic. While people with existing health problems are wondering...

Muscat: Although not mandated by law, some hypermarkets in Muscat started insisting that customers wear masks and gloves while shopping. While irate customers argue that the restriction comes at a...

Muscat: While the strategy and precautions devised by Oman to combat the spread of the dreaded COVID-19 received praise from global agencies, the expatriates here thanked the government for its...

Muscat: Even as the COVID-19 test is getting overwhelming response from both citizens and expatriates, there are many people, who are unwilling to approach the centres. The reason, as the volunteers...

The Plague reminds us that we must not forget the sacrifices of the health workers who are battling the deadly pandemic. Doctors, nurses, paramedics, ambulance drivers have put themselves to greater...

Muscat: The TRA-Oman has issued a 12-point plan as part of the measures to safeguard connectivity during the Covid-19 pandemic. “In line with the efforts taken by the Sultanate to prevent the...

Muscat: Even as the lockdown has left the public spaces deserted and eerily quiet, majority of the people in the capital city of Muscat appeared to have learnt to stay at home. The streets are empty...

Muscat: The first shipment of vegetables and fruits from India, as part of the efforts by the ministry of agriculture and other competent authorities arrived at the weekend by Oman Air. “This is...

Muscat: The Muscat Municipality launched a campaign to sterilize and disinfect streets and roads in the capital as part of precautionary measures to combat coronavirus (COVID-19). “The campaign is...