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LANDMARKS IN BLUE: Several landmarks in Muscat including Royal Opera House Muscat  were lit in blue to celebrate the World

TOURIST ATTRACTION: A photo taken on Wednesday shows the Sphinx at the Giza Pyramids plateau on the western outskirts of

Burj al Nahda tower of Salalah lit in Oman tricolour as part of the 49th National Day celebration on Monday.

The Omani Students Association in Glasgow, United Kingdom, celebrated the 49th National Day on Monday with artistic and cultural activities.

SNOW BLANKETS TEHRAN: Snow covering tree branches above a congested road in the Iranian capital Tehran. Heavy snowfall blanketed the

In preparations for the 49th National Day, major roads, office buildings, shops, malls and houses across the Sultanate are decorated

MILITARY SHOW IN GAZA STRIP: Fighters from the Ezz Al Din Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement,

MYANMAR HOSTS LIGHTING FESTIVAL: People light up candles to be released with the hot-air balloon during the Tazaungdaing Lighting Festival

CAMBODIA WATER FESTIVAL: Cambodian participants row their dragon boats as pigeons fly past during the Water Festival on the Tonle

QUAKE HITS NORTHWEST TEHRAN: A damaged car is seen under the ruins, after an earthquake hit the Varankesh village in

Sikhs demonstrate their martial arts skills during a ‘nagar kirtan’ (holy procession) in Secunderabad, the twin city of Hyderabad, as

A CURIOUS ONLOOKER: A young girl looks at an animator in downtown Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday. — AFP

DESTRUCTION IN GAZA STRIP: A Palestinian man inspects a spot after it was targeted by Israeli warplanes in the southern

ABUNDANT CATCH!: Omani waters are famous for abundant yellowfin tuna, including the sea near Qurayat in the Governorate of Muscat.

PROTECTION FROM TEAR GAS: A demonstrator wears a mask to protect himself from tear gas during a protest over corruption,

TOURIST ATTRACTION: People walk in front of the Great Pyramids in Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. — Reuters

Workers float on rubber tubes filled with air as they collect water chestnuts from a pond at Mohali in Punjab.

Employees of Egypt’s ministry of antiquities open a sarcophagus displayed in front of Hatshepsut Temple in Egypt’s valley of the

West Bengal Forest Department officials hold the 14-foot-long skin of a Bengal tiger next to a bucket with 110 pieces

Saudi visitors look at falcons during the 2nd Saudi Falcons and Hunting Exhibition in Riyadh. — Reuters

The 10th exhibition of Omani women photographers will be inaugurated on Tuesday under the auspices of HH Sayyida Taghrid bint