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Muscat: COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdown spelt a doom for this young landscape photographer from Muscat. A usual visitor who covers the Khareef Festival in Salalah each year, this year, though he...

MUSCAT: Turkish professional shutterbug is amazed at what the Sultanate has to offer in terms of architecture photography. An interior architect and environmental designer, Şafak Yavuzlar recalls...

Muscat: Did you know that all paper cups in the world have plastic liners which are now being replaced with stainless steel washable cups with no wastes? Even the ‘do not disturb’ signs or no...

Muscat: The Whale sharks, one of the most incredible and elusive creatures on the planet, is back in Omani waters. These ‘gentle giants’ and their pups usually migrate south to the warmer waters...

BLURB: A renowned geologist from Oxford University Prof Michael Paul Searle says Oman, with its amazing landscapes, contains many world-class geological sites. Great efforts are now being made to...

Muscat, You are a dream, You look brand new, As if the paint is still fresh, As if the grass grew green for the first time Oman, I love you Muscat, you are art. The white hallways of the...

Muscat: A Greek lady specialised in sea turtles and working on them for many years in her home country, has high impressions about the turtle conservation project and environment research in the...

Muscat: It was a life changing experience for an Italian travel bug resident in Oman. As he completes his work assignment after three years, what endears him the most is his innumerable Omani friends...

IT was a life changing experience for an Italian travel bug resident in Oman. As he completes his work assignment after three years, what endears him the most is his innumerable Omani friends who...

Muscat: Many tourism destinations in Europe, Asia and Middle East have to focus their efforts towards a national tourism strategy in promoting and developing local tourism markets and packages for a...

Muscat: Two environmental artists are wasting no time to turn shells and trash into fashion accessories and curios. The proceeds The proceeds from the sale of these items are donated to feed the poor...

From swimming in Wadi Shab, hiking up sand dunes, jumping off waterfalls or exploring an abandoned village, she did it all with gripping excitement that was evident on her face. That’s Alex...

From swimming in Wadi Shab, hiking up sand dunes, jumping off waterfalls or exploring an abandoned village, she did it all with gripping excitement that was evident on her face. That’s Alex...

The Sultanate has made it into the top 20 in terms of mobile internet affordability, according to the results of the Digital Quality of Life (DQL) Index 2020. However, it occupies 29th position in the...

A top researcher at the Centre for Development Studies (CDS), Kerala, a social science research institution, has predicted a 10 to 15 per cent return of emigrants from Gulf and the decline of...

What did social media influencers during lockdown? Observer Weekend caught up with a few of the leading lifestyle influencers in the Sultanate   [gallery type="rectangular" size="medium"...

Having quit a full time job as a HSE professional, Nasser al Harthy plunged head on and took up photography as a full time job. A dedicated photophile, Nasser’s pictures on camels, horses and bulls...

Walking With The Wounded (WWTW), a military charity, has announced the final six-member team participating in The Walk of Oman expedition. The team of David Adams, Ben McComb, Sean Gane, Brian...

COVID-19 did not stop her world travels this year. She sailed across the Atlantic Ocean which proved to be a daring adventure. Hong Trinh, a German travel bug with a Vietnamese background, shudders...

Muscat: FRANCIS Albert Del Rio, Mohammed Nimery and Ahmed are from different countries but there is something common between them. They are part of the Fighting Game Community (FGC) in the...