Features - Oman Observer

Winged tourists touch down

November to March is the best time to watch the seagulls in Oman. They are a regular feature at Muttrah Sea Road and the long coastline of the Sultanate of Oman, including the wetlands, lagoons, and islands. Oman sits on the important West Asia-East...

The Imperial Winter Egg by Faberge is displayed at Christie's auction house in London. — Reuters

Winter Egg fetches record $30m in London auction

Postdoctoral researcher Lim Li crushing a bed bug into a sample at a laboratory of the Science University of Malaysia in George Town on Penang island. — AFP

Scientists recruit bed bugs as crime scene sleuths

THE LITTLE CART WITH BIG DREAMS

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Spix's macaws (Cyanopsitta spixii) are seen in the Spix's Macaws Conservation Center at the Sao Paulo Zoo

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Mohammed Anwar Al Balushi Life lessons from money speech in Atlas Shrugged

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Shaddad al Musalmy It’s all about working smart and hard at the same time

Rhythm as the pulse of life

Stories told through a lens

French pastry chefs auction chocolate sculptures

Unseen work by Lucian Freud to be displayed

‘The Light Compass’ illuminates heritage

'Star Wars', 'Elf' memorabilia on sale in Propstore movie auction

Archaeological expeditions season 2025-2026 begins

Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi inaugurated

King Tut's collection unveiled at GEM

Zooming into Ruwi's lesser known facets

Annual Sarb Festival to be held in Rakhyout

Late queen's fashion to go on show at Buckingham Palace

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Fire engulfs Hong Kong residential blocks

China to launch spacecraft

An oasis embraced by golden dunes

By Maryam al ShuaibiAl Hawiyah is a very small village which is located in Bidiyah in the Al Sharqiyah North Governorate. Al Hawiyah in Arabic means a place surrounded by sand dunes from all the four sides. This small oasis is a very calm and quiet place where people live a very simple life away from the noise of cities and crowds.One of the famous...