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The dictionary meaning of hope is a feeling of expectation and desire for a particular thing to happen.What is that hope that stays as a desire in people’s minds as they take up the challenge of...

Ramadhan is usually the best opportunity to do a reset whether it’s in lifestyle or spiritual life. At times, however, wrong habits can keep you away from the benefits of the holy month. While...

The health of employees was in focus at the seminar on Health and Wellness organised by Protectol with IOSH Oman held at Inter City Hotel, Muscat, raising the discussion on whether employee health is...

Rains with strong winds stormed across Muscat with varying intensity right after sunset in Muscat on Tuesday.The active downward winds carried debris and construction materials almost making it...

The week before Ramadhan begins there is a special energy. There is a silent mode of happiness in people’s hearts. There are preparations which go on well in advance, but now it is more intense and...

Muscat: On Monday evening rains are expected in the governorates of Dhofar, South al Sharqiya and Al Wusta due to the impact of low pressure trough. Yesterday the Masirah Island received rain as well...

Muscat: Since morning, there have been clouds over most of the Sultanate of Oman’s governorates, and the Oman Met Office said there could be chances of rain of varying intensity, sometimes with...

At Matti Sirvio Art Galleria, Jawharat Al Shatti, the current work on display is titled Forma II - a contemporary sculpture exhibition.Adjacent to the main hall is a dark room which hosts an...

The 3rd Scientific Conference on Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI) and the 6th Meeting of the Eastern Mediterranean Acute Respiratory Infection Surveillance (EMARIS) Network, hosted by Oman at the...

We look for right size for a dress, for shoes and a hat, if you must have one, and the factories have set the sizes and we just have to fit in.But it is not so easy in real life.Our past has an impact...

Tadhamun Exhibition, which was held in support of children with disability and to raise funds for the activities of the Oman Association for the Welfare of Handicapped Children, turned out to be a...

At the two-day regional event on sustainable soil management in the Near East and North Africa region, the focus is on soil health.On the first day, on Tuesday, a declaration reaffirming the...

Women in the Sultanate of Oman are showing their technological advancement and emerging digitally smart. They are standing out at a time when the world is celebrating International Women's Day (March...

Women in the Sultanate of Oman are showing their technological advancement and emerging digitally smart. They are standing out at a time when the world is celebrating International Women's Day (March...

The world is full of personalities. We look at people as part of population. Collectively we can be described as the ‘public’. And we are growing in numbers so much that we are an entity. The...

The music director, composer, lyricist and singer, Ilayaraja, entertained an audience full of his fans at the Oman Automobile Association Grounds with his unique style on Friday.The octogenarian...

Aerial images on Sunday from Oman Met Office showed the formation of cumulus clouds over parts of the Eastern Hajar Mountains and the surrounding areas.Met Office has raised alert and caution as...

This year, the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism has a significant presence at the Muscat International Book Fair 2023 with a pavilion design depicting various touristic attractions in the Sultanate of...

The 5th edition of 'French Weeks' began on Tuesday night and unlike the previous editions, this year it will be held for four weeks.The edition was launched with the inauguration of a photography...

Given that the tourism sector mainly hotel, tourism and leisure industry, is one of the biggest employers inthe world, there is a scope for Oman to be a niche hospitality market.To look at the...