Temperature to soar further: Met office
Muscat: This weekend a rise in temperature where maximum could range between mid and high 40’s is expected in the governorates of North Al Batinah, South Al Batinah and the desert areas. For the...
Avoid exposure to direct sunlight as temperatures rise
There is a rise in temperature this weekend, with the maximum range between mid and high 40s in the governorates of Al Batinah North, Al Batinah South and the desert areas. For the next two days, the...
Met Office issues heavy rain alert
Muscat: Oman Met Office has issued heavy rain alert again today, Wednesday 1:00 pm to 7:00 pm.Opportunities for cumulus cloud activity will continue today, Wednesday, Oman Met Office said, in parts of...
This young chanter has six million viewers
The views of the poem, Nasheed, 'Daa Laziz Al Kara' narrated by the young, rising and creative vocalist Feras al Sulaimi, on a video format, has reached close to six million views on YouTube.In his...
Let’s get to know space more
Observe beyond the earth and remember sky is not the limit.That is a request from a space scientist, who is called as the 'Moon Man of India', Dr Mylswami Annadurai, who was the chief guest at the...
The poetry of building and the evolving Islamic architecture
Pedja Hadži-Manović is an architect with a keen eye for what goes into the depths. He’s an architect, a designer, a gallery owner of rare 20th-century design objects, and a cultural critic who...
Muscat to get rain today: Weather Office
Muscat: Muscat Governorate could receive rain during late Monday afternoon, according to Oman Met Office.Clouds continued to dominate the day by Monday afternoon as westerly disturbance upper trough...
Transition period brings rainfall, local cloud formations
MUSCAT: Oman experienced a transition period characterised by changing weather patterns, as several wilayats received rainfall on Sunday afternoon. The Oman Met Office issued an alert, cautioning...
Westerly disturbance to bring rains: Met Office
Muscat: Oman's Met Office on Sunday said more rains are expected over different parts of the Sultanate. Clouds of different heights have been flowing over parts of the governorates of Musandam, Al...
CAF migratory birds to get more protection
The Central Asian Flyway of migratory birds covers about 30 countries, and 11 of them have come forward to take protection initiatives. The Sultanate of Oman is one of them.Of the recorded 535 bird...
The threatened value...
Life is about living, coexisting, learning, working, facing challenges, sacrificing, accepting and of course all of that comes in with great amount of trust.When we leave children at school for their...
Dengue fever outbreak raises concern in capital areas
An alert has been sounded over Dengue Fever (DF), as some cases have been recorded in Ruwi, Al Hamriya, and Darsait.For the last six weeks, hospitals in Ruwi have received individuals from labor camps...
Razha performance at Nizwa Fort today
Nizwa Fort is presenting Razha folklore performance today, Friday, from 8:30 am to 11:30 am.Listing this folklore tradition as part of the World Tangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, Unesco...
Born in Muscat, this opera singer came back 16 years later to perform at ROHM
As its last opera show for the season, the Royal Opera House Muscat journeyed back to the era of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart through the opera buffa Cosi fan tutte which in Italian means, “All women do...
How to be poor...
A young friend sat for a conversation and he said I should write about how to be poor.Why would that be interesting, I asked him.He said that there are certain reasons why people remain poor.Being...
A water resource that floats
Submerged in fog, hardly anything could be seen, until the early morning sun rays lifted the fog. In place were dew drops on leaves and underneath the bushes were wetness on the soil and that is when...
Investors from Oman invited for St Petersburg Economic Forum
The participation of business houses from the Sultanate of Oman in the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) can open new business opportunities for them, according to Alexander Stuglev,...
Temperature crosses 40°C in many parts of Oman
After several days of respite, heat has build up in most parts of the Sultanate of Oman. The weather remained comparatively cool during the whole of April due to rains in some places, but suddenly the...
Shall we all be signers?
Oman’s first forum for people with disability is happening this week.While attending a press conference at National Autism Center, while the event was being announced, I realised it was the first...