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MUSCAT: HH Sayyid Bilarab bin Haitham al Said, Minister of State and Governor of Muscat, graced a ceremony held on Thursday to honour outstanding General Education Diploma (GED) students in Muscat Governorate for the 2025-2026 school year. The ceremony was organised by the Governorate of Muscat. In his address, HH Sayyid Bilarab said, "We celebrate an outstanding group of General Education Diploma graduates in the Muscat Governorate, and we celebrate the result of their efforts, determination...
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MAHER AL MOUNES In Syria's first post-Assad parliament, women lawmakers stand out more for their diversity than their numbers: a famous actress, a Christian engineer, a Kurdish leader and the widow of a commander. Women hold 22 of the 207 current seats in Syria's parliament, or just over 10 per cent, similar to the previous assembly under longtime ruler Bashar al Assad, who was toppled by an Islamist alliance in 2024 after more than a decade of civil war. The parliament held its...
In a land far away in the Middle East, Blessed with splendor, Heritage is well reserved, This land holds stories of long reigns. The country that stretches across a huge region, The centre of delicious kawa, and sweet dates at its best, The vista of the ocean and sky meeting the horizon is truly breathtaking. The vast desert...
Every year, in late June, by the time the Khareef starts to extend its green blanket and diffuse its earthy mist into Dhofar, the region's frankincense season is technically already over for the year. The scene of the harvester slicing a tree's bark with a curved blade has vanished as the monsoon arrives to cover the sky with rainy...
