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When it comes to food and dining, what do you know about America? We asked a few people recently on the streets and it wasn’t surprising that they automatically associated America with McDonalds and...

About two hours from Muscat towards the Sur territory, hidden somewhere in the plateau of Salmah in Quriyat is Oman’s biggest cave system that is yet to be fully discovered. Stories about this cave...

THE WEEKEND WARRIOR - As a media personality, you would definitely notice her. But despite working in the same industry, our paths never crossed in Oman. It has to take a media family trip abroad...

On a Tuesday afternoon, Salam Square in Madinat Sultan Qaboos is not its usual busy self. Tucked away inside this building is one of the newest crowd pleasers in the country today, and although the...

One of the most interesting pampering experience I had in Oman is being buried in the sand. That may come out as a surprise and quite unorthodox but I haven’t had any other experience that can match...

Her bandmates in Pulse & Soul were busy tuning their instruments when she arrived. They have gotten all the preliminary sound checks done and was just waiting for her to begin. At noon, the traffic...

THE WEEKEND WARRIOR - yru.weekend@gmail.com I attended a couple of events over the weekend and a party without the right kind of music might as well be dead. In Oman today, the party scene has...

THE WEEKEND WARRIOR - yru.weekend@gmail.com Last week, I had a little bit of free time to reconnect with a friend. We used to spend hours talking not only about work but about life in general. She...

In 2017, Forbes has reported that the beauty industry is valued at almost $500 billion. Another research has shown that an average woman will spend almost $15,000 on beauty products in her lifetime...

Ashkarah is deceptive, beguiling. These are the two things you should know if you’ll ever make the drive towards this village located about 312 km from Muscat. Once you’re within its arms, do not...

Cycling hobbyist Hamdoon Sultan reached out to us on Instagram to tell us about his recent trip to Yemen. Since we’d been championing and encouraging people to send in their stories to be featured...

[caption id="attachment_483602" align="alignright" width="300"] To get details about this trip, don’t forget to follow our travel partner, Oman Outdoor Adventure on Facebook and...

The concept of relocation and lifestyle management is not something new in the Sultanate. But it may come as a surprise to many especially the nationals who seldom face the dilemma of moving to a...

I know a beautiful place. I’m going to tell you how amazing it is. But I’m not going to tell you how to find it. The noise of the crashing waves as they reached the shore was deafening but it...

She meticulously tied the scarf to hide her face from the sun. It was noon and wasn’t really ideal for walking. Oman Outdoor Adventure group through Ahmed al Jaabri which she contacted to organise...

The small coastal town of Al Jazir is barely visible on the map but if you are traversing the coastal road leading to Salalah, this is an important fork in the road that gets you there. Al Jazir is a...

Rustaq as a city maintained its old-world charm. Once a capital of Oman, it is full of historically significant structures that visiting it earns one a profound insight into the changes that had swept...

THE WEEKEND WARRIOR yeru.ebuen@gmail.com I recently receive a direct message on my LinkedIn account where a young man currently working as a content consultant wanted to shift or change job and...

Muscat, Aug 12 - What do you do if the traffic line is long? While traffic-abiding motorists wait for their turn, some try to cut through the line, endangering their lives as well as those around...

Salem al Hajri is more comfortable behind the camera than having the camera pointed at him. He made this very clear on the onset. He shared that he likes it best when he tells peoples story through...