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MAI AL ABRIA - Turkey is home to some of the world’s most important cultural and art festivals. Aside from festivals of local scale held in almost every city of the country, cultural events and...

By Mai Al Abria — While shells are beautiful in their own right, a little decorating can personalize special shells and make them suitable for adorning a craft or art project. Maryam al Toukli, from...

By Mai Al Abria — For a photographer, winning a contest is not just about the prestige. It’s primarily about one’s creative talent getting recognised not only by their peers and other experts of...

[gallery columns="5" link="file" ids="366333,366338,366337,366328,366330"] MAI AL ABRIA - Seven Saudi designers gathered at the luxurious halls of the Grand Hyatt Hotel on Tuesday for the first...

By Mai Al Abria — MUSCAT: May 1 - Cyber criminals are increasingly preying upon vulnerable Omani women when they go online in search of employment opportunities. An Observer investigation has...

MAI AL ABRIA - Is theatre and the performing arts still important and relevant in the 21st century? This is one of the frequent questions that many theatre and performing arts enthusiasts are...

By Mai Al Abria — The President of the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP), Riccardo Busi, in an exclusive interview with Oman Observer confirmed that in a period of less than 7...

MAI AL ABRIA - The Omani Society for Photography (OSP) of the Sultan Qaboos Centre for Culture and Sciences celebrated last Sunday its annual gathering in its headquarter in A’Seeb under the...

   MAI AL ABRIA - Children can be trained to become good photographers and at the awarding ceremony of Young Photographer Contest, children with the best point of view were awarded at Nizwa...

  Ramlat Jadilah is not only the tallest sand dune in Oman, it was discovered by Saudi anthropological researcher Dr Eid Al Yahya as the highest in the world standing at 455 metres beating the...

By Mai Al Abria — Being an artist isn’t just about putting pencils to paper or brush to canvas. Art can and does mean so much more than that to many people, Bushra Said al Zuhaimia shared. “To...

By Mai Al Abria — MUSCAT: April 15 - The Royal Oman Police (ROP) and the Office of the Conservation of the Environment at the Diwan of Royal Court, in a joint operation arrested a gang of alleged...

MAi AL ABRIA - For self-taught artist Tarini Agarwal, Oman has a way of creeping on you. With its idyllic charm, it can inspire you to grow and become who you dream to be. For her case, the...

By Mai Al Abria — Leonardo da Vinci’s popular Mona Lisa painting has been called many things — ‘the most famous’ and ‘the most written’ among them. It’s also one of the most visited...

This year’s celebration tackles all the risks and confrontation taking place in the world that threaten the contents, scientific and intellectual features, social and cultural characteristics of...

Peepal leaf painting is a unique art – the canvas being the distinctive element. Sandesh’s lifelike water colour renderings are done on dry peepal leaves.    [gallery columns="4" link="file"...

By Mai Al Abria — It’s a community in action working together towards a noble goal with art taking centre stage for the benefit of an important, yet often ignored, segment of society. The...

[gallery columns="4" link="file" ids="358263,358264,358265,358266"] MAi AL ABRIA - They breed during the boreal summer. They are migrants. These are the two facts many people are sure about the...

MAi AL ABRIA - Omani students are making wave abroad in different fields showcasing what they are made of and how ready they are for an even bigger and better challenges. They are also doing their...

By Mai Al Abria — Every time costumers leave her shop, Haitham’s last words are always the same: “This is wrapped with love and best wishes.” These parting words are also beacon for them to...