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August 19 is celebrated as World Photography Day and this is a good reason to revisit the power of photography and its capacity to reflect, opine and even change our world.It is said that a picture is...

The World Economic Forum stated in a report of 2021 that 25 per cent of all employed will have to reskill by 2025 to be suited for emerging technologies and automation. This means that the training...

We are all familiar with the old saying that children learn better by doing than listening. It is no surprise then that Project Based Learning is fast becoming one of the most effective ways of...

The recent climactic developments all over the world, unfortunately, led to irreplaceable suffering and loss for families who were effected by death and personal injury during adverse weather...

As the summer holidays stretch on and families settle down after the hectic Eid break in Oman, parents and caregivers are possibly wondering how to keep children occupied in the long summer days. The...

July and August is the season of fresh graduates, looking forward to facing a brave new world of economic independence and a fresh set of challenges, away from the comfort of high schools and...

As the khareef season begins in Salalah and tourists throng to this monsoon treasure, it leaves many others wishing they could travel but cannot, for various reasons.Whether there are health concerns,...

German humorist Wilhelm Busch apparently once said, "It's not hard to become a father. Being one is the really difficult part". As the world commemorated Father’s Day this Sunday, it is apt to see...

As the sun sizzles and we stay indoors for much of the day, enjoying a much deserved break from school and college, the novelty of this may soon wear off.The common refrain of boredom sets in by the...

2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the Stockholm conference which upheld the idea of ‘Only one earth’ as part of World Environment Day, celebrated every year on June 5.It is an apt time of the...

As the academic year in schools and colleges is drawing to a close, there is some introspection among teachers about the way in which assessment continues to be implemented at different levels and...

The recent announcement by the Muscat Municipality to develop a large area on the Seeb waterfront as a multi-purpose park, as well as the ‘Maidan Muttrah’, a proposed bridge with a bird’s eye...

There has been much talk of late in the Sultanate of Oman about the benefits of flexibility in the work place. This is on the back of the recent announcement about implementing flexible office hours...

As the week long Eid break in the Sultanate of Oman came to an end and everyday routine took over, it is an opportune time to look at why having occasional downtime is important and how we can...

It is surely not a coincidence that Earth Day and World Book Day should both fall in the same week.With increasing uncertainty around the world economy and the general state of the world, the larger...

As offices are gradually opening up, either partially or fully, many employees are returning to their workspaces rather reluctantly, either out of nervousness or habit. Many countries worldwide have...

As students gingerly go back to school across the world, the consequences of a two-year gap in traditional, face-to-face education will surely be evident. Bereft of social contact and classroom...

The long summer days in the Sultanate of Oman can be deceptive – they seem to offer many hours of productive work, leading to relaxed evenings with family and friends. But the reality is not as...

As the Sultanate of Oman, along with the rest of the world, observed Earth Hour by switching off household and institutional lights for an hour, it reminds us that protecting the environment isn’t...

E M Forster, the noted writer once said, “I am sure that if the mothers of various nations could meet, there would no more war”. In our present world, perhaps that is a much needed reminder.As...