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In an era dominated by instant digital imagery and AI-enhanced visuals, Filipino-Italian photographer Melissa Peritore chose to slow down. Armed with rolls of 35 mm film and an eye for quiet...

 From tracking beach litter to studying turtles and marine ecosystems, drone conservation specialist Dr Melissa Duncan-Schiele is helping position Oman at the forefront of environmental innovation...

MUSCAT: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India Muscat (Oman) Chapter, under the sponsorship of the College of Banking and Financial Studies, successfully concluded its Annual General Meeting...

As Oman sharpens its position as a global hub for experiential travel, a standout addition to its 2026-2027 adventure calendar is the 'Desert Resilience Retreat' — a programme that moves...

When Marianne Roth sets up camp under Oman’s vast desert skies, she places a small photograph on her dashboard — her late husband Reto’s quiet presence accompanying her across dunes, wadis and...

IN a project that fuses music, identity and global solidarity, a single word — ‘equality’ — has travelled across borders, languages and cultures to set a new Guinness World Records...

What began as a childhood image in a geography book has evolved into a lifelong relationship with Oman for UK governance and organisational development expert Clive Curtis. He now describes the...

ANTALYA: Türkiye on Friday hosts a high-stakes diplomatic forum bringing together the foreign ministers of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, as Islamabad steps up efforts to help end the Middle East...

Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa on Friday said he could consider "long-term negotiations" with Israel on the disputed Golan Heights if Israel agreed to withdraw from recently occupied Syrian...

GENEVA: UN rights chief Volker Turk called for the immediate and unconditional release of Aung San Suu Kyi after the jailed Myanmar democracy icon had her sentence reduced on Friday.The military has...

LONDON: London shipping insurers have agreed to provide $1 billion in extra coverage for vessels sailing through the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial trade route paralysed by the Middle East war, in a...

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire starting on Thursday, though there was no indication if Hezbollah was on board.Trump said the...

LONDON: UK government officials have drawn up contingency plans for possible food shortages caused by a scarcity of carbon dioxide if the Strait of Hormuz remains severely disrupted, a report said on...

MUSCAT, APRIL 15The German Embassy in Muscat recently hosted a talk titled ‘Life after Death in Ancient Oman’, featuring German archaeologist Prof Dr Stephanie Döpper of Würzburg...

High in the cool mountains of Al Jabal Al Akhdhar, the annual rose season is drawing visitors to terraced gardens alive with colour, fragrance and tradition.For a few fleeting weeks between March and...

From the forts of Nizwa Fort to the turquoise pools of Wadi Bani Khalid and the breezy corniche of Muttrah Sea Road, Oman reveals itself not in a single moment but in layers — of land, culture and...

IBRI: Al Dhahirah Governorate witnessed a strong wave of community mobilisation, as volunteers, government agencies and private sector entities joined forces to address the impact of recent weather...

Iran deployed troops and offered a bounty as it launched a hunt for a US pilot whose jet Iranian media said had been downed by the Islamic republic's air defence systems on Friday.US Central...

UN chief Antonio Guterres warned on Thursday that the Middle East conflict risked spiralling into a wider war, as he called for an immediate halt to US-Israeli strikes on Iran and Iranian attacks on...

SALALAH, MARCH 29A remarkable sighting in the lush hills of Dhofar has once again highlighted the region’s rich and often overlooked biodiversity. Cardiologist and wildlife photographer Dr S M Ziaul...