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When Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman circled the globe on motorcycles in Long Way Round, they had each other - someone to share the fear, the breakdowns, and the doubt. Loay bin Qais al Balushi had...

The Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO), the world's first standalone international organization dedicated to accelerating the inclusive and sustainable growth of the digital economy, today...

‘Every great musician begins with a single note, played imperfectly. What matters is practicing with intention, and trusting that discipline and passion, over time, become mastery. Oman has...

There is a particular kind of hush that falls over a room full of Monets, even when that room is packed shoulder to shoulder with visitors. I felt it first-hand on a recent trip to Frankfurt, where I...

When the Khareef clouds roll across Dhofar, they do more than turn its mountains emerald green. They transform the landscape into a photographer’s playground - softening the light, filling valleys...

London has spent nearly seven decades opening its doors each summer to some of the world’s brightest young scientific minds. This year, 10 students from Oman walked through those doors with a...

Lubica Ritzl,Swedish watercolourist Every winter, as the light fades early over Sweden, Lubica Ritzl packs her watercolours and flies south, to the green, flower-scented city on Dhofar coast she calls...

‘Grüneburgpark is the big, popular landscape park with meadows and a Korean garden. Bethmannpark is the small, intimate historic garden known especially for its Chinese garden’ - Bettina Klara...

As mist rolls over the Dhofar mountains and waterfalls cascade down slopes turned emerald by the Khareef, one German author says this annual transformation still takes her breath away, eight years...

  MUSCAT: The Deccani Wing of the Indian Social Club (ISC) Oman celebrated its signature cultural event Jashn-e-Deccan 2026 with an evening of music, poetry and community recognition at Oman Hall,...

The worker statue and the black steel monolith meet you first, standing sentinel at the roundabout before the gates even open. Nothing quite prepares you for what lies behind them: 600,000 square...

Destination marketers are betting on data intelligence, artificial intelligence and sharper regional storytelling to sustain inbound tourism growth as global travellers become more cautious,...

- ‘It is about the common good, neighbourhood connections and creating educational opportunities for schools and citizens’ initiatives.’— Christian Engel, nature and landscape guide In the...

MUSCAT: An Oman-based interior design studio has achieved a significant international milestone, with one of its luxury residential projects being featured in the Summer 2026 print edition of...

The sun was hammering down outside the Meliá Frankfurt City Hotel when I first spotted them: a row of brightly coloured, three-wheeled cabs lined up like oversized tricycles, each with a canopy...

The first thing Felix Weyer tells us is not where to look, but how to see Saarbrücken. “People often come here to visit places outside the city”, he says with a smile. “But once they discover...

     FRANKFURT AM MAIN : “Culture is an exceptionally strong asset for the Destination Germany brand – both in the major cities and in rural areas,” said Petra Hedorfer, Chief Executive...

A group of 14 travel agents from Switzerland and Germany has returned from a week-long familiarisation trip across Oman, praising the country’s cultural richness, natural diversity and warm...

For Omani multilingual poet Lubna al Balushi, poetry is not confined by geography or language. Writing in Arabic, English, German and Balochi, the poet is increasingly finding international resonance...

MUSCAT: The Indian Social Club Oman (ISC Oman) recently hosted a heartfelt farewell reception in honour of G V Srinivas, recognising his distinguished tenure and contributions to strengthening...