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Muscat : The writing journey is different from winning awards for International Booker Prize winner Geetanjali Shree. Her Hindi Novel Tomb of Sand earned her the Booker in 2022. Daisy Rockwell has...

The days are rushing towards the New Year, yet it seems a long way as we continue to look for answers to problems around the world.While the big picture is the world, at the micro level is our mind...

The Omani Women’s Association Muscat conducted a two-day event titled Health, Sustainable Environment and Beauty Fair on December 1 and 2.Volunteer teams, support groups, student associations in...

More than 200 anti-fraud leaders and experts from various sectors in the country participated in the ACFE Annual Anti-Fraud Conference to discuss the latest trends and tools used in fraud detection...

You only go once through this passage and that is teenage. It is a collective process of certain years and the most difficult ones probably could be the transition ones right at the beginning of the...

Muscat: The National Day Holidays saw a lot of movement in domestic tourism. One major attraction this holiday season was the Oman Across Ages Museum (OAAM) in Manah.Set amidst Al Hajar Mountains, the...

Everyone has been caught in a maelstrom of emotions after watching videos from conflict zone in the Middle East.Then came November 18 and the mass band performed for the march past and the atmosphere...

Muttrah Souq is in the mood of celebration as the National Day nears and the weather has brought the tourists into town.The cruise ships season has begun and there is an international flavour to the...

Essence of Oman is difficult to derive because it is in the air, in the soil and the hearts of its people.We are in the National Day week, and we have the flags flying proudly. We might not have the...

It is 10 a.m. on Sunday, and a batch of students from Oman Tourism College are eagerly waiting for their master class with the Michelin Star, Chef Paolo Gramaglia.The workshop is part of the Italian...

On our first episode of Green Ment Season 4, with Dr Hamed al Sinawi, we look at anxiety and ask the question, ‘Is anxiety an illness and does it run in the families?How can we distinguish between...

How are you today? I asked my friend who has been finding it difficult to handle the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.It has been the case for most of the people, but especially for him being from...

Many wilayats in the northern governorates received rain on Sunday as part of the air trough that is expected to have an impact on Oman starting from Sunday till Thursday.The trough due to low...

Muscat: The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) Oman Chapter joins the global movement to throw light on International Fraud Awareness Week with an anti-fraud forum.The International Fraud...

Muscat: The second day of the ISWA 2023 World Congress had panel discussions by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank, which hosted CEOs of participating waste management...

Despite occupying a minuscule one per cent of the total world’s area, cities are the largest consumers of resources.The facts regarding people living in cities using all possible resources came for...

We hear a lot about circular economy. Whenever we hear about the word ‘economy’ we think it has nothing to do with us.Economy is something we leave for the governments and businesses to deal with...

Muscat: ISWA 2023 World Congress - Global action towards Net - zero future began on Monday at Oman Convention and Exhibition Center.ISWA 2023 World Congress Host is be’ah and the welcome remarks...

Many wilayats in the northern governorates of Oman received rain on Sunday, not just due to the local cloud formations of the Al Hajar Mountains.At play is an easterly trough, according to the weather...

A new depression is likely to affect the Sultanate of Oman from Thursday to Saturday.A drop in temperature is expected as per the weather office forecast. The highest temperature recorded on Wednesday...