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Author: Saleh Al Shaibany

Columnists 

Laws need more clarity to attract financial capital

26/12/2018 Saleh Al Shaibany

A man’s commercial laws are least understood and many investors say the reason that trade regulations in the country are

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Columnists 

Where are the poor people in Muscat?

23/12/2018 Saleh Al Shaibany

The headlights of a car swung to the right but it was enough for me to see a shadow stooping

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Columnists 

Is Oman’s cheap personal loans fuelling inflation?

12/12/201812/12/2018 Saleh Al Shaibany

The Central Bank of Oman’s statistics show that local financial institutions rely heavily on personal loans to stay afloat but

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Columnists Main 

Will the eastern coast of Oman be the next Maldives?

05/12/201806/12/2018 Saleh Al Shaibany

The government is preparing the nation for the future with the harsh reality that Oman’s oil will be severely depleted

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Columnists 

Graduates need mentoring, not lectures, for jobs

02/12/2018 Saleh Al Shaibany

When I told a youngster that confidence is not something you buy in a shop, he looked at me and

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Columnists 

Need to explore new markets, foreign partnerships

28/11/2018 Saleh Al Shaibany

The merger of Oman Oil Company and Orpic is seen as the best example to try to consolidate debts of

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Columnists 

Virtual reality and the factual unrealism

25/11/2018 Saleh Al Shaibany

I was looking at the full moon as I was driving on the road. I did not realise I was

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Columnists 

Like a true soldier in the battlefield

18/11/2018 Saleh Al Shaibany

When a student sent a text message that she was injured in a car accident, I smiled and imagined her

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Columnists 

Historic buildings converted to hotels a boon for tourism

14/11/2018 Saleh Al Shaibany

The decision from both State Council and Majlis Ash’shura aimed at encouraging Omanis owning old heritage houses to be converted

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Columnists 

Did the academics fail to meet economic challenges?

07/11/2018 Saleh Al Shaibany

The local higher education institutions need to get their graduates job-ready to take up the professional challenges as Oman speeds

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Columnists 

The great moments that we normally miss

04/11/2018 Saleh Al Shaibany

Many times we don’t realise until the great moments have passed to know what they were. By then, it is

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Columnists 

The neglected population of the society

28/10/2018 Saleh Al Shaibany

What more can you say about charity except we never give enough? From the pulpits of the mosques to private

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Columnists 

Heaven on earth under the rain cloud

21/10/2018 Saleh Al Shaibany

The fluffy clouds as they float above made me stop to look. Because the sun was obstructed by the fluffiness

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Columnists 

Fire alarms must be made mandatory in all homes

17/10/2018 Saleh Al Shaibany

Official statistics from the Royal Oman Police (ROP) show that there has been a house fire every year in the

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Columnists 

Is social media threatening heritage and traditions?

14/10/2018 Saleh Al Shaibany

A teenager walks into a room and greets about a dozen people. No one answered him because almost everybody was

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Columnists 

Local heritage crucial to Oman tourism success

10/10/2018 Saleh Al Shaibany

Oman’s tourism industry is mainly boosted by local visitors travelling around the country and less than a third of the

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Columnists 

Mothers and the bonding with the babies

07/10/2018 Saleh Al Shaibany

There was a lot of noise in that room. There were more than a hundred babies there. Some were crying

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Columnists 

The clicking thoughts of the true marriage

30/09/2018 Saleh Al Shaibany

A young married couple walked past me but the body language between them told me a lot about their marriage’s

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Columnists 

Duqm, great potentials but the stakes are high

26/09/2018 Saleh Al Shaibany

No town in the Middle East has attracted so much attention in the last five years like Duqm with its

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Columnists 

Govt provides stimulus for expats to own companies

19/09/2018 Saleh Al Shaibany

The government is making an effort to attract expatriates to own businesses and make long-term living more accessible in the

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Columnists 

The broken bridge between a mother and child

16/09/2018 Saleh Al Shaibany

I often look back at my childhood when I am faced with greatest challenges. I am not sure why, but

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Editor’s Choice

Video: Oman has embraced modernization and progress
Editor's choice Local Main 

Video: Oman has embraced modernization and progress

19/11/2019 Oman Observer Comments Off on Video: Oman has embraced modernization and progress
Spotlight: Save the seas
Editor's choice Environment Main 

Spotlight: Save the seas

09/11/2019 Samuel Kutty Comments Off on Spotlight: Save the seas
Spotlight: A ‘Hybrid Transition’
Editor's choice Environment Local Spotlight 

Spotlight: A ‘Hybrid Transition’

02/11/2019 Vinod Nair Comments Off on Spotlight: A ‘Hybrid Transition’
Spotlight: Employers must implement weight control programme
Editor's choice Health Local 

Spotlight: Employers must implement weight control programme

16/10/2019 Mai Al Abri Comments Off on Spotlight: Employers must implement weight control programme
Spotlight: Save farms
Editor's choice Environment Local 

Spotlight: Save farms

13/10/2019 Zainab Al Nasseri Comments Off on Spotlight: Save farms
Spotlight: Print or online
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Spotlight: Print or online

06/10/2019 Mai Al Abri Comments Off on Spotlight: Print or online

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71pc Omanisation in MOH
Health Main Uncategorized 

71pc Omanisation in MOH

05/11/2019 Vinod Nair Comments Off on 71pc Omanisation in MOH
Spotlight: Beat burnout for better life
Health Local Main 

Spotlight: Beat burnout for better life

04/11/2019 Lakshmi Kothaneth Comments Off on Spotlight: Beat burnout for better life
Spotlight: Time to lose weight
Health Local Main 

Spotlight: Time to lose weight

29/10/2019 Lakshmi Kothaneth Comments Off on Spotlight: Time to lose weight
Insurance to be made mandatory for visitors
Health Main 

Insurance to be made mandatory for visitors

22/10/2019 Vinod Nair Comments Off on Insurance to be made mandatory for visitors
Spotlight: Employers must implement weight control programme
Editor's choice Health Local 

Spotlight: Employers must implement weight control programme

16/10/2019 Mai Al Abri Comments Off on Spotlight: Employers must implement weight control programme

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Austrian Handke and Pole Tokarczuk win Nobel prizes for literature
Books Main 

Austrian Handke and Pole Tokarczuk win Nobel prizes for literature

10/10/2019 Oman Observer Comments Off on Austrian Handke and Pole Tokarczuk win Nobel prizes for literature
Oman-based author launching haunting WWII themed book in Oman soon
Books Features 

Oman-based author launching haunting WWII themed book in Oman soon

27/03/2019 Kabeer Yousuf Comments Off on Oman-based author launching haunting WWII themed book in Oman soon
Book lovers throng fair
Books Head stories 

Book lovers throng fair

21/02/2019 Oman Observer Comments Off on Book lovers throng fair
HM the Sultan’s Adviser for Cultural Affairs Office at Book Fair
Books Local 

HM the Sultan’s Adviser for Cultural Affairs Office at Book Fair

21/02/2019 Oman Observer Comments Off on HM the Sultan’s Adviser for Cultural Affairs Office at Book Fair
Book vending machine draws crowds at MIBF
Books Local 

Book vending machine draws crowds at MIBF

21/02/2019 Kabeer Yousuf Comments Off on Book vending machine draws crowds at MIBF

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