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A man’s commercial laws are least understood and many investors say the reason that trade regulations in the country are opaque because such laws are not well defined and lack clarity. Investors are...

The headlights of a car swung to the right but it was enough for me to see a shadow stooping over a trash bin. I thought nothing of it until I walked closer. I saw a man, well in his seventies,...

The Central Bank of Oman’s statistics show that local financial institutions rely heavily on personal loans to stay afloat but the easy credit they extend to customers is fuelling inflation and...

The government is preparing the nation for the future with the harsh reality that Oman’s oil will be severely depleted by the year 2030. But at the same time the government is also urging the...

When I told a youngster that confidence is not something you buy in a shop, he looked at me and probably thought I was too old to understand the point of view of people of his generation. When I...

The merger of Oman Oil Company and Orpic is seen as the best example to try to consolidate debts of government run companies by ramping up efficiency and cut down financial wastes. However, Oman...

I was looking at the full moon as I was driving on the road. I did not realise I was actually slowing down until an impatient driver behind me honked several times. I decided to pull up at the side of...

When a student sent a text message that she was injured in a car accident, I smiled and imagined her covered in bandages and plasters. I was glad she was not there to see me reading her messages. She...

The decision from both State Council and Majlis Ash’shura aimed at encouraging Omanis owning old heritage houses to be converted into hotels and restaurants will be a big boost to the country’s...

The local higher education institutions need to get their graduates job-ready to take up the professional challenges as Oman speeds up its economisation process. There are a number of shortages in...

Many times we don’t realise until the great moments have passed to know what they were. By then, it is too late. Precious moments go waste while we have been looking the other way. I was looking at...

What more can you say about charity except we never give enough? From the pulpits of the mosques to private homes and all the way to the big offices of corporate businesses, not one of them really...

The fluffy clouds as they float above made me stop to look. Because the sun was obstructed by the fluffiness of the clouds, sharp rays of the sun cast golden lines on the sky. More golden lines were...

Official statistics from the Royal Oman Police (ROP) show that there has been a house fire every year in the last seven years that has killed members of the family in Oman, raising question whether...

A teenager walks into a room and greets about a dozen people. No one answered him because almost everybody was busy on their mobile phones. It is well-known how social media has changed life in Oman....

Oman’s tourism industry is mainly boosted by local visitors travelling around the country and less than a third of the business is generated by international tourists. Statistics from the National...

There was a lot of noise in that room. There were more than a hundred babies there. Some were crying on top of their voices, the older ones were running and falling. Their mothers had a hard time...

A young married couple walked past me but the body language between them told me a lot about their marriage’s status and how they communicate with each other. I noticed the distance between them. It...

No town in the Middle East has attracted so much attention in the last five years like Duqm with its potential as a future major industrial city. Located in the unlikely geographical location, right...

The government is making an effort to attract expatriates to own businesses and make long-term living more accessible in the Sultanate, with a spike of new legislations that are aimed at boosting the...