Sultanate marks 14th Omani Craft Day
By Mai Al Abria — MUSCAT: March 4 - The Public Authority for Crafts Industry (PACI) observed the 14th Omani Craft Day, marked each year on March 3, following the issuance of the Royal Decree 24/2003...
Screening in the Yard
MAi AL ABRIA - Stal Gallery proudly presents its second “Screening in the Yard”, an event that aims to generate public interest in contemporary art and film through challenging the general...
Oman to mark Civil Defence Day with focus on disaster management
By Mai Al Abria — MUSCAT: FEB. 28 - Oman, along with other country members of the International Organisation of Civil Protection, will celebrate the World Day of Civil Defence on March 1. The...
A feminine touch on craftsmanship
MAi AL ABRIA - Since she was a child, Nadia Al Rawahi always pictured herself working in an industry where crafting silver pieces is involved. She has always been fond of the khanjar and...
International Art Residency Programme at Stal Gallery
[gallery columns="4" link="file" ids="350490,350489,350488,350487"] Mai al Abri - Stal Gallery & Studio is hosting Janin Walter, a new resident artist from Berlin who joined the gallery on...
Highlighting youth’s creativity
MAI AL ABRIA - The Omani Society of Photography (OSP) launched yesterday the exhibition of new members’ photos and the youth photography contest at the headquarters of Sultan Qaboos Higher...
Alstromeria Café... a social and cultural centre
By Mai Al Abria — With a simple calculation, math teacher Yousuf al Abri, founder of Alstromeria Café in Al Hamra, found that it would be great to stop for a coffee break before climbing the...
Matchmaking a growing business
One matchmaker, who is well-known in the matrimonial business, says she only handles marriage proposals from those serious about getting married and not dating. Mai al Abria - Muscat, Feb....
A tale of colour and water
Mai al Abria - The Omani Society for Fine Arts (OSFA) of the Diwan of Royal Court launched on Monday the personal exhibition for the artist Fahad al Mamari. The exhibition entitled “A Tale...
MathAlive! exhibition opens
Mai al abria - MathAlive!, the unique interactive math and science exhibition created by the Raytheon Company was opened at the Children Museum yesterday, February 13. The exhibition, designed to...
MIRROR SPACE
By Mai Al Abria — Stal Gallery will host the first solo exhibition of Czech artist Rudolf Burda in the Sultanate. The exhibition is scheduled to open on Wednesday, February 15 under the auspices of...
WhatsApp Oman’s top app but women swear by Instagram
Mai al Abria - A joint study by the Ministry of Information and Sultan Qaboos University has ranked WhatsApp as the clear favourite among social media users in the Sultanate, with a resounding 86 per...
An Art Studio
Mai al Abria - An Art Studio, curated and organised by Anna Dudchenko at Gallery Sarah in Muscat was opened on February 7. The ‘Art Studio’, a contemporary art exhibition, invites all art fans...
TOP CHEF
Mai al Abria - Chef Nader al Aisari, founder of Tanzanite restaurant, a top chef who chose this profession after he realised that a desk job isn’t made for him. He aims to serve the community...
Winter Market to be held from Feb 15 to March 13
By Mai Al Abria — MUSCAT: Feb. 5 - The Winter Market organised by Arabian Gate Company from February 15 to March 13 marks a leap in the concept of traditional market in the Sultanate, being the...
The Spirit of Cohesion
Role of mosque focus of photo exhibition A significant point in Al Bahri’s photos is the absence of life. He intended to wait for a long time to take a shot without human beings or animals in...
Wonders of Wildlife in Dhofar
[gallery columns="6" link="file" ids="339725,339724,339723,339722,339721,339720"] Mai al Abri - Forty-five photographs, most of them capturing rare migratory and resident birds in Dhofar, are a...
Fake heir targets low-income people
By Mai Al Abria — MUSCAT: Jan. 7: A young con-artist is on the run after allegedly cheating a number of low-income individuals out of small sums of money by promising them a share of his ‘fabulous...
MoHE cautions over unrecognised courses
Mai al Abria - MUSCAT - Jan. 5: The Ministry of Higher Education has noted cases of agencies attempting to scam residents by offering them higher education qualifications, or accreditation. The...
School bus drivers-girls’ affairs spark concerns
By Mai Al Abria — MUSCAT: Jan. 2: Instances of school bus drivers striking up intimate relationships with teenaged female students have come to light in some all-girls’ educational institutions in...