French Week celebrations from March 14-21
The French Embassy in Muscat has unveiled the programmes for the Oman French Week from March 14-21. The Week starts with the opening cocktail gathering of guests at the embassy followed by a sequence...
PSO marks 2017 accomplishments
The Omani Society of photography (OSP) will celebrate a full year of accomplishments on the local and international level today (Thursday) under the patronage of Sayyid Ibrahim al Busaidi, the...
Three schoolkids killed, 7 injured in accident
Nizwa, March 6 - Three schoolchildren were killed and seven were injured in a road accident involving a school bus in Jabal Akhdar on Tuesday morning. The condition of four of them is stated to be...
Road accidents in Sultanate decline 39 pc
Muscat, March 5 - The road accidents in the Sultanate have come down by 39 per cent in January this year, according to statistics issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI)...
Oman-US forum focuses on saving wild animals
Muscat, March 5 - The Arabian leopard is one of the critically endangered animals as fewer than 100 are said to be alive in the wild. They are found in Najaf desert of Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Oman....
Are online products safe?
THE case of a young Muscat-based woman who suffered burns on her hand after applying a skin exfoliating cream purchased online has once again underscored the potential health risks associated with the...
New initiative to protect endangered animals
About 41 kinds of large cats are found in the world. Although they are large enough, they still face many threats especially those related to human activities like poaching, illegal trade and wars...
Fine arts forum allows local artists exchange knowledge with international experts
A colourful rendition of women doing different household chores in an unnamed street and a facade of a white house peppered with trees and plants while a water fountain runs endlessly at the front are...
Media plays role in shaping personality of child
Media plays a key role in shaping the opinion of members of the community as well as shaping the personality of the child, Ali al Jabri, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Information, has said....
Read 2018 winners announced
The Photographic Society of Oman announced the results of the winners at Read 2018 contest which was exhibited in the Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre in line with the art and cultural activities...
“Read 2018” exhibition at Muscat Book Fair
To encourage the habit of reading in all age categories, the Photographic Society of Oman has opened a photography exhibition celebrating books and reading materials as effective elements in the...
Heritage doors get a hard ‘knock’
A growing number of old-style Omani homes, abandoned by their inhabitants for the comforts offered by modern-day dwellings, are being stripped of their richly carved wooden doors, often by the owners...
Muscat book fair set to showcase 500,000 titles
The 23rd edition of Muscat International Book Fair will showcase 500,000 titles of books, of which 35 per cent are new. A total of 783 book publishing houses from 28 countries are participating this...
A visual feast that enriches the art field
When you gather international artists and put them in the same space as homegrown talents and photographers, you are left with an exhibit that is not only a visual feast but also an avenue for...
No jobs for expats in 10 sectors for six months
A six-month ban has been imposed on the hiring of expatriate professionals in 10 sectors in the Sultanate. Minister of Manpower Abdullah bin Nasser al Bakri announced the decision. The sectors coming...
Parents liable if found negligent in caring kids
Mai al Abria - Muscat, Jan 23 - The recent case of a 16-year-old girl who was found to be three-months pregnant during a hospital visit has once again brought into sharp focus the legal...
Capturing the beauty of the world
Bait Al Zubair Foundation inaugurated the exhibition, “Lens Around the World” displaying the works of photographers, Younis Hassan Ali & Abdullah Mohammed Jaffer last Tuesday, which will...
ID cards not yet functional as bank debit cards
Muscat, Jan 15 - The Royal Oman Police (ROP) has clarified that the use of the national identity card (ID) as a debit card at government health institutions is not possible at this juncture. The...
The Stal Gallery Young Emerging Artist Prize 2017
Stal Gallery presented the third edition of its Annual Young Emerging Artist Prize last Tuesday, January 9, 2018 under the auspices of Her Highness Sayyida Hafidha bint Mahmood al Said. The exhibition...
“Oman Nature & Creatures’ Charm” exhibition
Under the auspices of His Excellency Mohammed bin Salim al Toobi, Minister of Environment and Climate Affairs, Bait Al Zubair Foundation inaugurated yesterday the exhibition “Oman Nature &...