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For many children, airplanes are something to watch through an airport window or point at in the sky. For one young Omani aviation enthusiast, however, aircraft have been a lifelong fascination,...

At first glance, the gallery was still. Yet beneath its quiet surface, something lingered, fragile, unseen, and persistent. In the Presence of Absence, curated by Ruqaiya Mazar at Stal Gallery, ran...

For years, Reem al Riyami believed fitness meant becoming smaller. Like many women balancing demanding careers and personal expectations, she spent nearly a decade in architectural engineering chasing...

When summer temperatures soar across Oman, staying cool becomes about more than seeking shade or air-conditioned spaces. For generations, Omanis have adapted to the intensity of the heat through food,...

By Mohamed Al Battashi As Oman enters Qayth season (date harvest season when temperatures begin to swelter), attention often turns to the country’s famous summer produce. Yet among the mangoes and...

Every so often, a horror film arrives that reshapes expectations of the genre. Just as Scream revitalised slashers in the 1990s and Paranormal Activity breathed new life into found-footage horror,...

At the National Museum in Muscat, a yellow Ferrari and a one-euro pen quietly shared the same story. One represented rarity and aspiration. The other, simplicity and everyday use. Yet both stood at...

In Oman, Eid is not just a date on the calendar, it is a rhythm of life passed gently from one generation to the next. Even as modern routines grow faster and homes become quieter, these traditions...

Eid Al Adha arrives like a familiar rhythm in Oman, carrying the scent of shared kitchens, slow baked desserts and gatherings where food becomes memory. For three Omani chefs, Eid is not just a...

MUSCAT, MAY 23 The National Museum of Oman has launched a major international exhibition titled 'One to a Million: Italian Design Stories', opening under the auspices of HH Sayyidah Mayan...

In the dim light beyond Muttrah’s old gate, a child once stopped to stare at a group of figures wrapped in cloth, their empty bowls stretched toward passing strangers. The sea breeze carried the...

Where salt-laden air from the Gulf slips through stone corridors and the old forts still hold the warmth of centuries in their walls, “Spring Journey” unfolded as a four-day cultural experience...

MUSCAT: The Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Monday celebrated the winners of the 2025-2026 Adobe National Graphic Design Championship, marking a major milestone for young Omani creatives...

At first glance, he looks almost familiar. Dressed in traditional Omani attire, greeting visitors with warmth and humor, “Saeed” does not immediately resemble the cold metallic image often...

MUSCAT: As regional tensions continue to cast a shadow over the Middle East, diplomats, officials and media leaders gathered in Muscat on Sunday for a symposium hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Oman...

By midday in Oman’s summer, the world seems to retreat. Streets fall silent beneath the weight of the sun, the air trembles above burning asphalt and even the wind arrives hot, as though it has...

In a modest Omani kitchen, the most important ingredient is not sugar or spice, it is insistence. For Ahmed al Busaidi, believed to be the first Omani chef with Down syndrome to share his culinary...

As night settled over Muscat, the stage at the Oman Music Centre seemed to inhale, then exhale music older than borders and younger than the moment itself. It became a meeting point between...

Under the fading light of an Omani afternoon, the campus of German University of Technology in Oman took on a different life, one stitched together with shadows, sound and an unmistakable sense of...

Under the open sky of the Preparatory Studies Centre at the University of Technology and Applied Sciences — Muscat, A’dar Dark unfolded not just as an event, but as a living narrative, one that...