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At every festival’s tent, hotel courtyard and national celebration she enters, the first thing people notice is her flame. A quiet flame, steady, intentional and rooted. It flickers in front of her...

In the dead of winter, the skies of Oman breathe fresh of life. In the heart of the starry nights in the Omani desert especially, when the dunes fall silent and the sky turns into a velvet canvas of...

The Omani Society for Fine Arts opened its halls to a world both eerie and familiar. This is the world of 'When Life Turns into a Habit', the new exhibition by contemporary artist Hamad al...

IDRIS AL BALUSHI Long before Juhaina al Balushi stepped under the lights of the Royal Opera House, music was already woven into the fabric of her childhood. Instruments surrounded her like familiar...

The evening air over Muscat carried the scent of salt as it drifted into the halls of the Cultural Club, as though the sea itself wished to attend the exhibition. Inside, warm gallery lights spilled...

It began with the pull of a lever, a swirl of creamy sweetness landing perfectly in a paper cup and suddenly, Oman was under a spell. Self-serve ice cream shops have become the latest national craze,...

MUSCAT: The Omani Women’s Forum, held recently under the auspices of Dr Laila bint Ahmed al Najjar, Minister of Social Development, served as a national platform for constructive dialogue aiming to...

In the early morning light, a scarlet red Mwasalat bus hums steadily through the streets of Muscat. Behind the wheel, wearing a calm smile and confident gaze, sits Huda al Mahrooqi, the first Omani...

Over the weekend, thousands of people flooded the beaches, phones raised and hearts racing, eager to witness what social media has lovingly dubbed 'the sea’s blue teardrops'. What began...

In the heart of Muscat, where compassion becomes action, the Ihsaan Association for the Elderly stands as a haven of mercy, a place that restores comfort, dignity and belonging to those who once...

In a daring and thought-provoking performance that stripped away illusions and confronted the uneasy bond between authority and the people, the play The Rose-Coloured Glasses took centre stage at...

MUSCAT, OCT 19 Ibda’a Al Basira group at the College of Arts and Social Sciences, in cooperation with the Student Affairs Department for Students with Disabilities at Sultan Qaboos University,...

MUSCAT: The ongoing International Childhood Conference and Exhibition, themed 'Prospects of Rehabilitation and Empowerment in the Care of Children with Disabilities in Light of Emerging...

From being trapped in cramped, canned-sardine cages by humans to wandering helplessly in vast streets with no food or shelter, the downfall of animals is anything but subtle. In Oman, incidents of...