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Ban on single-use plastic bags may turn into boon for some real entrepreneurs who have will to grab the opportunity out of the possible shortage of shopping bags in the market. At least one such woman...

Having different shades warm and cold currents, Dhofar Governorate is home to different fish species. It surprises section of visitors when they find huge difference in sea temperature from one...

The arrival of vaccines against COVID-19 is welcome news for one and all because the pandemic made everyone suffer in one way or the other. It changed people’s way of living, ways of meeting, and...

Muscat: Higher Education in Oman is in for a major transformation with a focus on quality, upgraded academic standards, and high standards of pass outs from the Higher Education Institutions...

Winter surely is the right time for everyone to take a trip to a stress-busting hot water spring at Wadi Al Hammam. The water at the source is so hot that one can cook rice, and soaking legs even for...

With the country’s financial year is to end in a couple of weeks, there is a word of caution for the big and small businesses as a new set of cyber fraudsters are active with an eye on the year-end...

Replacement of single-use plastic bags is important in the wake of the ensuing ban in the Sultanate on such bags from January 1, 2021. Readiness for this among customers and the business houses is...

It is very difficult not to notice some books kept on one of the corner benches adjacent to the walkway on the Muscat’s Al Qurum beach. New visitors, who look for reasons for the books kept amid the...

Even though nature is on a correction mode in terms of production and consumption of goods during the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of plastic in various forms has again been a matter of concern for one...

Oman has always been at the forefront of environmental conservation. It’s commitment to the environment has been recognised internationally, as it has been listed as one of the top 10 countries that...

Amid pandemic, the Sultanate of Oman is set to celebrate the 50th National Day on November 18. Preparations to decorate the main highways, Sultan Qaboos street and Muscat Expressway with colourful...

There had never been so fierce a fight between hope and despair on a global level when humanity was put on a test of a disease. The issues, pattern of behaviour, and the models of protection were the...

This is a challenge in front of small businesses to make a comeback even after the government decides to open activities in the respective sectors. Keeping them closed for long is not sustainable...

Salalah: This is a challenge in front of small businesses to make a comeback even after the government decides to open activities in the respective sectors. Keeping them closed for long is not...

Proper guidance and a certain degree of initiative may lead to an entirely different approach towards waste management in Oman, as a survey done by EcoMENA suggests, “the Omani society is ready to...

Salalah: This is a pandemic truth that screen time has increased for everyone as most of the people do not have any option but to spend extended time on the screens due to their professional...

Salalah: At a time when most of the businesses are happening online, the ICT (Information and Communications Technology) experts are calling the users for an ‘extra cautious’ approach to avoid...

SALALAH:  Soon after the decision to open international hotels the Supreme Committee on COVID-19 came up with a decision to allow general restaurants to operate. The restaurants quickly shifted from...

Salalah: The Sultanate’s healthcare system is resilient and coherent despite an increase in the number of hospitalised cases, especially the cases that need intensive care and despite many other...

Salalah: As the authorities are trying their level best to prevent the Coronavirus from spreading, some denialists refuse to admit that the COVID-19 is real. They are living on some false notions to...