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You can have a job, but when you look back after many years, it could be that you have enjoyed a career. We begin our path by looking for a job. We all know the importance of qualifications to secure...

MUSCAT: World Tourism Day, celebrated on September 27 each year, was marked with the official theme 'Digital Agenda and Artificial Intelligence to Redesign Tourism'. Sayyid Ibrahim bin Said...

MUSCAT, SEPT 23 A devastating entanglement incident near Bimmah Beach, located past Qurayat near the Sinkhole, has claimed the lives of at least six sea turtles after they became trapped in massive...

MUSCAT: Looking towards the future of health, the Oman Health Conference 2026, held at the Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre, looked at medical tourism, while the accompanying exhibition brought...

We live in the golden age of seamless living. Maybe it will get better and better. The solar lights switch on automatically when the sun sets and darkness sets in. Seamless living refers to a...

MUSCAT, SEPT 20 A story of hope and practical solutions is emerging from the Namib Desert, where the Namib Desert Environmental Education Trust (NaDEET), winner of the Unesco Sultan Qaboos Prize for...

MUSCAT: ECOTHON 2026, which was held as part of Oman Climate Week 2026, brought together 150 participants to tackle real-world environmental issues. Dana al Zadjali, Project Manager of the hackathon,...

MUSCAT, SEPT 16 Speakers at the Women and Climate Summit, held during Oman Climate Week at the Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre, urged women to become policy designers rather than merely...

MUSCAT: Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement was in focus on the second day of the Oman Climate Week held at the Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre as the momentum is growing globally, regionally,...

MUSCAT: Oman Climate Week 2026 opened in Muscat on Monday with experts and policymakers calling for a shift from climate ambition to implementation and accelerated action. The second edition of Oman...

Imagine a hall full of climate experts and decision-makers! We have been hearing about climate change, and here we are in Oman with experts and speakers from 50 countries at Oman Climate Week...

With broad international participation, the experts at Oman Climate Week, hosted in Muscat from September 14 to 16 at the Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre, have called to shift from ambition to...

MUSCAT: The Oman Cancer Association (OCA) hosted the second stage of its Youth Programme, where students presented ideas and recommendations following a summer awareness workshop. "This is the second...

Oman's agricultural and food production sector covers 5.5 million acres of arable land—about 7.5 per cent of the country's total land area. According to the Annual Report of the Ministry...

MUSCAT, SEPT 8 Wars must not be allowed to become a tolerated norm, and diplomacy and dialogue must remain at the heart of efforts to prevent and resolve conflicts, Pierre Krähenbühl,...

​Have you noticed the news these days is filled with disasters? ​What is striking is the relentless combination of natural calamities and man-made mishaps. Many are left wondering whether we are...

MUSCAT, SEPT 5 Early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia can help patients access treatment sooner, maintain independence for longer and allow families to plan for their...

The Oman Cancer Association (OCA) announced the 22nd Annual Walkathon, one of the Sultanate of Oman’s leading community-based health awareness events. The walkathon will take place on Thursday, 29...

Avalanche, glacier collapse and mudslide: are we hearing about these disasters more often now? Is climate change getting a little too close for comfort? Climate change is no longer just a topic to be...

MUSCAT: The Indian School Al Ghubrah (ISG) has launched The Forum, a multipurpose innovation hub designed to help students transform ideas into concepts, prototypes and real-world solutions by...