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For the uninitiated, it’s hard to imagine Al Khoudh as a hiking destination. Very close to the city, many have an impression that it’s just an industrial area if not an exclusive village for...

[gallery type="rectangular" columns="4" ids="671541,671540,671539,671538"] For the uninitiated, it’s hard to imagine Al Khoudh as a hiking destination. Very close to the city, many have an...

[gallery type="rectangular" ids="671020,671019,671022"] Abdullah Salim is already in his 70s but he is not showing any sign of slowing down. He took over his family’s rose water distillery almost...

It probably is the best way to preserve Oman’s beaches and seas so you can take it to your home. Or for Shireen Ahmed, take it anywhere. “I started resin art two years ago and I am addicted to...

[gallery type="columns" columns="1" size="full" ids="667928,667929,667930,667931"]   Over the last few days and the three weeks that will follow, Jabal Akhdhar’s gardens are seeing a massive...

[gallery type="rectangular" ids="666248,666247,666246"] His friends and the artist circle in Oman will always remember him to be a sweet soul. To their recollection, he is a kind of person who is...

When one hears of Barka, it is easy to associate it with farms and industrial areas but it hides much more beautiful secrets just waiting to be discovered. On weekends, especially before Covid19,...

The past week posed a real challenge to late eaters. With commercial activities coming to a halt at 8 pm, those who don’t know how to cook were in a bind. Noticeably, the whole Covid-19 saga has...

He noticed them from afar — an anomaly in a landscape of barren mountains. He thought they were old houses but were far too many and spread across the top of mountains that it doesn’t connect well...

SYDNEY: Australians woke to empty news feeds on their Facebook Inc pages on Thursday after the social media giant blocked all media content in a surprise and dramatic escalation of a dispute with the...

Since the implementation of the plastic ban at the beginning of the year, small scale businesses focusing on recycled totes or grocery bags had started to flourish in the Sultanate. The absence of...

Muscat, Jan 26 - Out of the different urban cities in the Middle East and Asia, Muscat is currently number one when it comes to the overall Quality of Life Index for 2021. Muscat has bested...

[gallery type="slideshow" columns="1" size="full" ids="654141,654140,654139,654138,654136"] It took less than a minute for him to find what he was looking for. With one eye on the narrow viewing...

PHOTOS BY Biju Augustine    I spent most of my childhood being one with nature and closely watching, hidden from view, animals or birds in the wild. I was not one of those kids who were fond of...

Oman passport was ranked 62nd in the Henley & Partners Passport Index with its citizens able to access 80 destinations visa-free or with electronic travel authorization (eTA). Omanis can access 20...

MUSCAT: Following the announcement of the Supreme Committee on Covid19 allowing cinemas and recreation centres to re-open, major cinema and entertainment operators in the Sultanate have created...

The update announced as of this writing by the Supreme Committee went viral as most of their announcements always do. Parks and beaches are finally opened. Access to cinemas, health clubs and for a...

Photos by Sanad Nazer Whenever I went to mosques in Oman for prayers, I never really appreciated their elegance. When I left the Sultanate to pursue my studies in India, it was only upon my return...

The Philippine Embassy in Muscat urges Filipinos in the Sultanate that if they are randomly selected by the Ministry of Health to take part in the national serological survey, to readily accept and...

It’s one of the four nominated in the World Travel Awards as Middle East’s Leading Luxury Desert Resort for 2020. But the ultimate honour cementing its place as best in the world would come from...