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GHEDEX, celebrating its 20th anniversary, began online the ten-day 24-hour exhibition on Sunday, March 28. The Global Higher Education Exhibition this year has gone virtual and sees the participation...

We know it but we still do it. We know why we should not speed yet if no one is looking we have an urge to do so. We know exercise is needed but we want to procrastinate. We know gathering is not good...

A total of 110,179 people in the Sultanate have taken the vaccination for Covid-19, with 4,458 vaccinated on Tuesday. The vaccination drive is covered throughout the governorates starting from...

The much sought-after exhibition GHEDEX 2021 has not only gone online this year, but it has also got playful touch with gaming activities to suit the taste of the youth, who are one of the main target...

The wind hums as it blows announcing the transition towards summer. The days are warmer and change is in the air, we say. Not a day passes by without our thoughts going in different directions —...

World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) which comes on March 21, is a global United Nations awareness day observed since 2012. The date has its significance. The 21st day of the third month was selected to...

Many initiatives have been taken to control tuberculosis, but some countries are still struggling to control it. Oman is one of the countries that has nicely controlled the TB situation during the...

The northern part of Oman has been experiencing an overcast of dust and is expected to be thicker on Wednesday. Although the wind was only seven knots in Muscat during Tuesday afternoon, the weather...

Muscat: The northern parts of Oman have been experiencing an overcast of dust and are expected to be thicker on Wednesday. Although the wind was only 7 knots in Muscat on Tuesday afternoon, the...

Life moves comfortably until one day the balance is tilted and the self is found in unknown charters standing aimlessly not knowing where to turn. Take time, the tide will change and clear your path....

Although several pieces of research have thrown light on a better understanding of mental health, many people continue to look down on the sufferings of the people who live through mental disorders....

With women’s increasing involvement in education and employment, there is a paradigm shift in their role in society. They have been seen switching roles between home and work that puts lots of...

The world celebrated the women on earth on March 8. Across the globe in various countries women of all walks would have taken a moment to enjoy and others wondering what the joy is all about. After...

There will be brief weather relief for the next two days even as some parts of Oman saw a sudden temperature rise. On March 10 the temperature is expected to rise in the high 30s. During the weekend...

Muscat: There will be brief weather relief for the next two days even as some parts of Oman saw a sudden temperature rise. On March 10 the temperature is expected to rise in the high 30s. During...

Fishing nets continue to challenge turtles in the sea. Few days ago, 22-year-old Abdullah al Farsi was in the midst of his work at the sea on the coast of Masirah when he came to the rescue of two...

Muscat: While the pandemic continues, measures have been taken on gathering and spots that have been popular tourist sites. However, some of these sites are also residential areas and villages as in...

At least have two trees around and have a window air conditioner and one does not need to set an alarm. You guessed it right; the birds will wake you up. Thanks to the municipality’s initiative...

One year of higher studies online and this is what lecturers have been experiencing — wait for students to join class, do the best to engage them and now exams are a challenge for teachers too....

We could be going through psychological resilience after almost a year since the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 as a pandemic and when the public across the globe went through anxiety,...