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Albert Einstein was a genius. A theoretical physicist whose contributions towards mankind’s intellectual understanding of relativity, and quantum theory, led to him being awarded the Nobel Prize in...

The wonderful Jonathan Swift wrote, “Falsehood flies, and the truth comes limping after it, so that when men come to be undeceived it is too late, the jest is over and the tale has had its...

Recently appointed as Head of the Faculty of Business Management at Majan University College, the youthful and impressive Dr Ammar bin Abdulrahman al Balushi, as one academic put it, “represents the...

Nizwa: Salim al Sueili of UTAS-Nizwa confirmed that in a continuation of the ongoing UTAS-Nizwa SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH WEBINARS 2021, The Department of Information Technology conducted a Virtual Research...

The Omani ‘treeline’ is far from common, but the staunch Acacia, vancellia tortillis, or the Umbrella Thorn Acacia, adorns almost every sunrise, sunset, and landscape portrait, taken or painted,...

Always looking at Oman and Omanis from an expatriate perspective, I must say I was surprised last week to read that more than 57,000 citizens had updated their personal data pertaining to residential...

“I wants... never get!” That is something my grandfather said to me when I was a kid, looking through shop windows at toys, sweets, and whatever else appeared out of reach, and he suggested I...

Recent displays of raw emotion are understandable in times of stress and frustration. These are difficult times, but times during which genuine compassion and understanding are needed. We may not...

I have chosen to highlight Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, this week, in response to a student, Rawaa al Saqri’s research on the topic piquing my interest, thereby encouraging me...

So. The obligations of Ramadhan are behind you, and you have celebrated your renewal of faith through the Eid observance, hopefully, well and in a good frame of mind... what comes next?Can you get...

The Covid-19 pandemic is no longer about medicine, science, or health. It has now become a social phenomenon as several factors emerge through the political, economic, psychological, and social...

In good news this week, the price of oil has reached $66 per barrel for Omani crude, with every single cent being a positive sign for the Sultanate’s fiscal challenges ahead.Oh... and speaking of...

So, you cannot go anywhere, see anyone, socialise with your friends, meet at the coffee shop, meet at the shopping mall, your social life has… to all intent and purpose, died, over the thirteen...

MUSCAT, aPRIL 24 The Sultanate has lost a true friend and advocate as long-time Muscat-based Engineer, Philosopher and Author, Konstantinos Maritsas has passed away, a victim of Covid-19, at the age...

In good news this week, the price of oil has reached $66 per barrel for Omani crude, with every single cent being a positive sign for the Sultanate’s fiscal challenges ahead. Oh... and speaking of...

Spinal Muscular Atrophy, or SMA, is one of a group of hereditary diseases is one of those silent social issues that nobody talks about very much in any society. Heartbreaking for those affected, one...

r.j.petersen52@gmail.com An African proverb reads, “If you’re not part of the solution, you are part of the problem’’, Linus Torvalds wrote, “No problem is so big it can’t be run away...

Otis Redding and most of his backing band, the Bar Kays, were tragically killed in an aircraft crash in 1967. However, they live on through the mellow, soulful sounds of his dual Grammy Award-winning...

A 13-year-old Princess Elizabeth, and an 18-year-old Philip (of) Battenburg, a youthful Greek Royal Officer Cadet at the Britannia Royal Naval College, were first introduced in 1939, and regularly...

Ramadhan Kareem… the religious time of the renewal, or re-affirmation of the faith is upon us again, and though it will be celebrated modestly this year amidst the pandemic, that could well be a...