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Al Hammami, Al Buraikan fire Saudi Arabia to Gulf crown

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Gulf Cup leaves its mark

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His Majesty returns home

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Super Cup set to provide early test ahead of Gulf championship

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10 fall fruits and vegetables nutrition experts love

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Aircraft from Iran's Caspian Airlines seized with passengers onboard

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Israel-bound Flydubai flight diverted to Saudi Arabia afters pilots' brawl

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Oman awards consultancy contract for three new gas power projects

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His Majesty returns home

Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik returned home this evening, following a visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan. May the Almighty Allah safeguard His Majesty and grant him success in his endeavours.

The Surooh projects valued at RO 20.86 million and comprising 355 housing units.

RO 700m Al Bandar tops RO 1bn housing and tourism deals

Officials at the signing of the Port Sultan Qaboos Waterfront agreement in Muscat.

Agreement signed to transform Port Sultan Qaboos waterfront

HM’s greetings conveyed to president of Austria

HM concludes visit to Kazakhstan

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The purpose-built MRO facility at Muscat International Airport can accommodate both narrow-body and wide-body aircraft.

New MRO hub poised to spur aviation investment

MUSCAT, OCT 6 Oman’s planned aircraft Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) hub at Muscat International Airport could catalyse investment across the aviation supply chain, with Oman Air’s fleet expected to provide an important initial customer base as the...

The consolidation had helped establish a unified strategic direction and strengthen integration across the company's portfolio.

Food holding revenue in Oman jumps 40%

Oil production rose by 11.9 per cent to 270 million barrels, compared with 241.4 million barrels in the corresponding period last year.

Oman’s oil exports rise 1.9%

Talal Hasan, CEO and Co-founder of 44.01, speaks during the EO forum on The Energy Transition.

Oman’s 44.01 eyes global carbon storage growth

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IN-DEPTH

When our reactions silence their truth

There is a hesitation that sometimes precedes a difficult conversation. A child lingers in the doorway or waits until the car journey is over before saying, “Please don’t get angry.” As parents, we may wonder what they have done. Less often do we consider what the request reveals: before this child can explain their difficulty, they need reassurance about how we will receive it. Most of us want our homes to be places where honesty comes easily. We encourage our children to speak openly....

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Abdullah Gul Iran's moment of opportunity

Raziye Akkoc EU vows AI rules will protect Europeans. Will they?

Oman al Yahyai Why French students are taking to the streets?

Yeru Ebuen Beyond Airbnb: Oman’s Opportunity for Young Entrepreneurs

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Protesters hold a banners during as part of a nationwide protest movement over learning conditions in the south-western city of Bordeaux. — AFP

Protests across France demand better education

PARIS: Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across France on Tuesday, as unions and teachers joined high school students who for days have been demanding better learning conditions...

Eva Olsson, Ellen Moons, and Mark Pearce sit in front of a screen displaying Francis Halzen as the recipient of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm. — AFP

Nobel physics prize honours work on 'ghostly messengers'

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran. — Reuters

US and Iran still in talks to end war, says Qatar

Israel displaces more Palestinians

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Saudi Arabia's Firas al Buraikan in action with United Arab Emirates' Ala Zhir during the Gulf Cup final at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Jeddah. — Reuters

Al Hammami, Al Buraikan fire Saudi Arabia to Gulf crown

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia were crowned Gulf Cup champions for the fourth time after defeating the UAE 2-0 in the Gulf Cup 27 final on Tuesday. Hammam al Hammami and Firas al Buraikan fired Saudi Arabia to the Gulf Cup title, scoring in the 11th and 13th minutes respectively. A total of 62,827 fans attended the final at Alinma Stadium in King Abdullah...

A falconer carries a bird of prey on the pitch at half-time during the final. — Reuters

Gulf Cup leaves its mark

Oman Club won the handball Super Cup in last edition.

Super Cup set to provide early test ahead of Gulf championship

Mohammed al Maamari, Acting Director-General of OSC, said participation was expected to reach around 500 in each discipline.

Women’s shooting championship to begin on October 11

The course comprises 25 training hours, combining theoretical lectures with practical sessions. — Ammar al Musafir

30 join basketball strength and conditioning course

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Oman’s First Mallathon takes over country's largest mall

For one morning, the familiar corridors of Mall of Oman became something entirely different. Instead of shoppers, there were runners. Instead of screens and store fronts, there was movement, energy and the rhythmic sound...

High-flying Blazy turns to birdlife at Chanel

'Whalefall' director hopes survival story inspires awe of whales

ENERGY

Oman’s oil exports rise 1.9%

Hema Energy targets EPC projects with Azerbaijani partner

OPEC+ set to keep November oil output targets steady

Raysut attracts RO 6.5 million in new projects

MAGAZINE

Manuscripts and memory: following Oman’s ancient paper trail

There are moments in a researcher’s life that quietly reshape the way history is understood. They arrive without ceremony, revealing themselves only through experience. One such moment came when I entered the Bristol Archives expecting to consult only a handful of documents relating to the history of the Sultanate of Oman. Several minutes later,...

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Karl Deisseroth, a co-winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, speaks at Stanford University's James H. Clark Center in Stanford, California, US, October 5, 2026.

American Nobel laureate in medicine hopes to illuminate the brain

Washington, United States: Nobel Prize-winning American researcher Karl Deisseroth is a psychiatrist, neuroscientist and bioengineer who has spent more than two decades illuminating the workings of the brain to unlock...

Kaspersky warns Schengen trip planners of phishing scam

10 fall fruits and vegetables nutrition experts love

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A sightseeing boat travels along the duckweed-covered River Lys in Ghent, Belgium, following prolonged hot and dry weather that fueled excessive plant growth. -Reuters

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Castellers de Vilafranca form a human tower called "castell" during a biannual human tower competition in Tarragona, Spain. — Reuters

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Musketeers of The Marquis of Winchester Regiment fire a salvo from their guns during a battle to re-enact the 1645 English Civil War, at Old Basing House near Basingstoke. — AFP

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A European swallowtail butterfly rests delicately on a cluster of purple lilac flowers in the garden of Mareil-Marly, France. — Reuters

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A Canadair firefighting aircraft skims the Seine River to collect water in Paris, France. — Reuters

Opinion- Boycott reshapes consumer choices

Oman’s imports of sweetened and flavoured drinks more than doubled in 2024, with Saudi-sourced shipments rising more than sixfold, trade data show, one of the clearest measures yet of how parts of...

Oman Wadi Nahiz & Jabjat: Top Sarb destinations for nature lovers

Oman Cardiac arrest vs heart attack: Know the difference

Oman Potatoes drive food security

What are your plans for the upcoming long weekend?

Mibam village is a hidden oasis among towering mountains

Poem: Rainbow of hope

Poem: A Sunny Day In Oman

WEEKEND READ

ROHM opens its 15th anniversary season

Muscat: The Royal Opera House Muscat (ROHM) is welcoming audiences to the opening month of its fifteenth anniversary season this October, with an exciting programme that brings together great opera, world-renowned artists, Arabic musical heritage and the golden age of jazz. The season opens in spectacular fashion with Giuseppe Verdi’s...

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