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Yeru Ebuen - yru.weekend@gmail.com - It’s been a while since I last made a new year’s resolution. It makes me wonder if there’s still anyone out there who does but from among my close...

Other than the thunderous crashing of the waves on the beach a few meters away, the place we were camping at was relatively peaceful. Our tents were perched on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea...

Yeru Ebuen & Titash Chakraborty - January Take a hike The weather in January is perfect for hiking and Oman has plenty of trails for you to explore. Jabal Al Akhdhar and Jabal Shams,...

For miles and miles, there was only darkness and the silence was deafening. It should have scared Hamida al Habsi but she was at peace. She always yearned for moments like it and while watching the...

Social media was abuzz Monday with the news that actress Priyanka Chopra is in Oman with husband Hollywood darling Nick Jonas for their honeymoon.The couple who tied the knot almost two weeks ago had...

At 20 degrees Celsius, it was unreasonably cold, but 8-year old Mohammed didn’t seem to mind. He was accustomed to the cold weather and even when the temperature drops to 16, he seldom wears any...

Visitors to Misfat al Abriyeen have something new to greet them once they visit this idyllic paradise tucked away in the heart of the Al Dhakiliyah Governorate. While the Misfah Old House continues to...

When one talks about Manah, it’s usually just a footnote of a story and a side trip when one heads to the Al Dakhiliyah Governorate. While it’s frequently overshadowed by the grandiosity and...

Our first stop is right in front of the dozens of totems occupying a section of the Jabal Shams overlooking a deep crease in the earth below. From where we were, we can see villages in a distance, the...

YERU EBUEN & TITASH CHAKRABORTY - Many of them were mortified. While most of the people in attendance were students like themselves, just thinking about being in front of hundreds of people...

About five hours drive from Muscat, hidden beyond the familiar Omani landscape of desert sand and low shrubs of the Al Wusta Governorate is a dominating mudflat — sun-baked salt pan or ‘sabkha’...

Senior Flight Attendant Lucybel Mallari has travelled the world, thanks to her job which gave her a lot of opportunities to explore the streets of beautiful cities like Paris and Milan and even the...

When you put more than 500 smart technological-savvy students, enthusiasts and experts in the same room after giving them an intellectual challenge, you can expect that the tension will be high....

She laid there screaming, helpless after quite a painful tumble. It took her a few minutes to collect herself and after confirming that she didn’t’ break a bone, she moved even more carefully on...

Referred by The Telegraph, a British daily broadsheet newspaper based in London, as its destination expert, travel writer Sarah Hedley Hymers will arrive in the country Thursday evening according to a...

Muscat: The Sultanate is a land of many riches since the dawn of civilisation. With ancient histories paving the way for its diverse culture and heritage, it is also home to immense natural beauty and...

Yeru Ebuen - yru.weekend@gmail.com - If you’ve visited the Oman Daily Observer office in Al Ilam, the first thing that will catch your attention upon entering the building will be the giant...

Singer-songwriter Emaan Zadjali by her own admission hasn’t gotten things figured out yet. This despite the fact that she is the voice and brains behind a popular tune that you definitely have heard...

Twenty four-year-old Abdullah Fadhil spent hours at one of Oman’s sheep markets to capture a photo that is now part of a travelling exhibit currently on display at the heart of the Muscat Grand Mall...

THE WEEKEND WARRIOR - Organisations all over the world are declaring war on plastic — a necessary and progressive step if we ever are going to rehabilitate the planet. In Oman today, several...