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Dhofar, Oman play out goalless draw; Seeb win

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Asif stars in crucial Pakistan win

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S Africa down Windies after De Kock refuses to take knee

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Expat Resident Card to be valid for three years

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Changes to residency, multiple entry visa rules for foreign investors

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Real estate market offers reprieve as rents go down

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Understanding an Omani man’s national costume

Sohar International gets nod to open branch in Saudi Arabia

An inspector stands on the platform close to the renewed Thalys train carriage at Amsterdam Central railway station, on October 26, 2021.

Covid cases and deaths on the rise again in Europe

Musandam likey to get rains

Sudan capital locked down after coup triggers deadly unrest

Health workers look at people queueing for swab tests for the Covid-19 coronavirus at a nucleic acid collection station in Beijing on October 26, 2021.

China locks down the city of four million

'Nowhere is safe': Philippine typhoon victims live in fear

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Eat healthy

Colon cancer cases, which was previously limited to advanced ages, are rising among youths in the Sultanate of Oman and the whole world. Dr Adhari al Zaabi, a cancer researcher, said infection in 20-40 age group is severe and mainly detected at an advanced stage when treatment...

Oman marks Omani Youth Day

Water supply resumes in Al Dakhiliyah, S Al Batinah

Innovative products made of dates draw visitors at exhibition

Omani research team wins UNESCO grant for silk road

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New strategy to boost Oman’s Islamic banking sector

@conradprabhu -The Central Bank of Oman (CBO) has announced that it is developing a strategy to align the robust growth of the Islamic banking sector with the country’s national growth objectives.CBO Executive President Tahir Salim al Amri (pictured) said...

OABC continue to enhance bilateral trade ties

RO 9m contract for repair of cyclone damaged Batinah highway

OFA to launch new edition of ‘Inspirational Women of Oman’

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Just Jam Sessions reigniting Muscat's music, poetry scene

Sitting shoulder to shoulder, dimly lit with fairy lights, and serenaded by some of Oman's best musicians was a signature of Just Jam Sessions. Of course, all of this changed the moment the pandemic rolled in 2020. The...

Bejeweled Mughal-era glasses expected to fetch up to $3.5 mln at auction

Remote-sensing reveals details of ancient Olmec site in Mexico

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SECOND OPINION

A bottom-up approach to education reform

Covid-19 has accelerated the digitalisation of the global economy. According to OECD estimates, nearly one-third of all jobs globally are likely to be transformed by technology in the next decade. And the World Economic Forum estimates that 133 million new jobs will be created in major markets by the end of next year to meet the demands of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. These jobs will require workers to have knowledge and skills that educational systems are not yet providing. Preparing the...

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Andy Jalil Sharp price growth in UK property market

BRADLEY MERRILL THOMPSON Senior industry leaders need to learn about AI

Dr Yousuf Ali Al Mulla Can we understand the meaning of life?

Lakshmi Kothaneth Let’s keep the flow going...

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Dhofar, Oman play out goalless draw; Seeb win

Muscat, Oct 26 Salalah giants, Dhofar, was held to a goalless draw by Oman club on Tuesday at Seeb Stadium in third week matches of 2021/2022 Omantel League. The runner up of the last season missed the chance to pick up full points from three matches as they registered two successive victories against Muscat and Nizwa in the previous rounds. With...

Pakistan's Asif Ali and Shoaib Malik (R) talk during the ICC T20 World Cup match against New Zealand at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. -- AFP

Asif stars in crucial Pakistan win

South Africa's Aiden Markram (L) and Rassie van der Dussen celebrate their victory. -- AFP

S Africa down Windies after De Kock refuses to take knee

Andy Murray celebrates after winning against Poland's Hubert Hurkacz (not in picture) during the men's singles match at the Erste Bank Open. -- AFP

Murray secures hard-fought landmark win

Oman racing icon Al Harthy and MHD ITICS announce new partnership

SPOTLIGHT

Broadway’s ‘Phantom of the Opera’ Plots a Cautious Return to the Stage

Understanding an Omani man’s national costume

Aldin Theater of Culture and Art participates in Dubai Expo 2020

Tehran short film fest opens, with shot at Oscars for first time

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UN warns world set for 2.7oC rise on today’s emissions pledges

LONDON: Current commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions put the planet on track for an average 2.7 degrees Celsius temperature rise this century, a United Nations report said on Tuesday, in...

US Climate Adviser John Kerry with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Summit of the Green Middle East Initiative in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. - Reuters

Saudi pledges more than $1 bn in 'green era' initiatives

A demonstrator carrying a national flag walks by roadblocks on a street in Khartoum on Tuesday. - AFP

Khartoum locked down after coup triggers deadly unrest

Muhammad Salem al Nouri blows dust off a book at the Dar al Maarifa library in Damascus. - AFP

Damascus bookshops disappear as crisis hits culture

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This aerial photo shows a farmer drying paddy in Huaian in China's eastern Jiangsu province, China, on Monday. - AFP

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Team members of Black & Gold Autonomous Racing check their car prior to the Indy Autonomous Challenge race at the Indianapolis Speedway in Indianapolis. There will be cars on the track at the famous Indianapolis Speedway racetrack, but no driver in them; that won’t stop the cars, in autonomous driving, from reaching 250 km/h, a new stage in the development of driverless vehicles. — AFP

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US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris arrive for a ceremony marking the 10th Anniversary dedication of the Martin Luther King, Jr, Memorial, in Washington, DC, on Thursday. - AFP

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A man takes photographs as waves hit the harbour wall in Newhaven, Britain, on Wednesday. - Reuters

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A car model at a stall of LG Electronics and displaying vehicle technology such as Soft V2X (Vehicle-to-smartphone) at the ITS World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems and Services held at the CCH Congress Center in Hamburg, northern Germany. The congress concluded last week. - AFP

Eat healthy

Colon cancer cases, which was previously limited to advanced ages, are rising among youths in the Sultanate of Oman and the whole world. Dr Adhari al Zaabi, a cancer researcher, said infection in...

Oman Wake up to kids’ safety