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Creating Omani jewellery designs is her forte and it feels like yesterday for Kinnary Parikh, a leading designer in Muscat, to retrace her humble beginnings.What started as a hobby, gradually...

Did you know that Yemeni coffee, an ancestral wild beverage, is incredibly sought after and praised for being one of the best coffees in the world?A Muscat resident who is an Arabic coffee expert is...

Masirah Island, the Sultanate’s largest island, is a paradise for astrophotography and a spot frequented by aspiring astrophotographers. A moonless night in its full splendour evokes complete awe...

January 2016. A tour guide-cum-interior designer got off the Oman Air flight from Munich in Salalah with the warm air caressing her face. She had a very special feeling, one which she had never felt...

A group of 75 participants came together to celebrate 75 years of India’s independence. ‘Rangrez’, the artist group of Indian Social Club (ISC), went virtual due to the Corona pandemic as part...

BLURB: Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey from Germany is a nomadic author who says the Sultanate is a magical country, so different from the other Middle Eastern countries. The Omanis are very welcoming and...

With the Covid-19 pandemic unrelenting, Eid celebrations are under the strictest social distancing norms. A cross-section of expatriate professionals shares their impressions about Eid celebrations...

A Danish-Hungarian couple has chosen a lifestyle to integrate their life with a passion for travel.Finn Dieckmann, Eva Kozak and their teen daughter Alma Svava Dieckmann are outdoor enthusiasts. They...

[gallery type="rectangular" columns="7" ids="670663,670662,670660,670659,670658,670655,670654"] Burdening himself with a heavy tripod and a Canon 7D Mark II, a young bird enthusiast roams around...

@cherianmathiker A resident of Finland, Jaana Räisänen works at Varia Vocational College in a tourism capacity. Earlier, she worked at Oman Tourism College (OTC) as Director of Quality for...

NOW, it is a common sight to watch drones hovering over agriculture farms in the Sultanate. Drones now act as a boon to farmers working in date palms or in the farm sector. Earlier, it was an...

Today’s world has taken on new concepts like ‘social distancing’ and ‘lockdown’ due to the coronavirus pandemic. How well are we dressing up, and what are people choosing to wear? Do people...

@cherianmathiker Fascinated by the night sky and the possibility of viewing distant galaxies, Hilmi Saleh al Kindy’s hobby as an astronomer dates back about 16 years. His passion for...

GERMAN by birth but Omani by heart. That’s Melanie Hunger, a tourism entrepreneur who was featured by Bild der Frau, Germany’s largest women’s magazine. Monika Kaussen, Editor at Bild der Frau,...

PIETRO Palummieri is a sculptor and painter of Apulian origin from southern Italy. A resident of Maruggio in the province of Taranto, he captures his primary inspiration from the local territory to...

[gallery type="rectangular" columns="7" ids="664424,664423,664422,664421,664420,664419,664418"] “Bandar Khayran by sunset is a must-see. The lighting is just spectacular and certainly a sight to...

THE Omani women hold a strong presence in the social and economic fragment of the country. They are modern yet rooted in the culture of their own. Against the backdrop of the International Women’s...

[gallery type="circle" columns="4" ids="661974,661973,661972,661971"] A Czech explorer with a passion for adventure travel, archaeology and photography has fond memories of the Sultanate. Roman...

Leading military charity, Walking With The Wounded (WWTW), has announced the delay of its upcoming desert expedition, The Grenadier Walk of Oman, to autumn. The organisers are now aiming to hold the...

HAVE you heard of huge elephantine like trees looking like they are growing upside down with its roots on top? When Plakhotnikova Yulia, a Russian first came to Salalah in 2008, one of her main task...