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How Ramadan Sounds in Oman

Ramadhan is not painted as a solid sight, but it has its own sound. Long before the crescent moon is sighted, peace begins to soften daily life almost imperceptibly. Mornings grow quieter, afternoons slow gently, and...

Iran's early recordings revive forgotten sound heritage

Iran's early recordings revive forgotten sound heritage

Tapping into the skills of elder Omani artisans crucial to continuation of traditions

Tapping into the skills of elder Omani artisans crucial to continuation of traditions

The transformation of Nakhal Fort as a world-class attraction

The transformation of Nakhal Fort as a world-class attraction

Saudi art biennale seeks to modernise Islamic tradition

Saudi art biennale seeks to modernise Islamic tradition

Trace the evolution of Italian fashion jewellery at this exhibit

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Rare Stradivarius violin sells for $11.3 mn at Sotheby's

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Hong Kong scientists fight to save fragrant incense trees

In this photo taken on October 18, 2024 horticulturalist Paul Melsom tamping down the soil around a freshly planted juvenile incense tree in a forested area of Hong Kong. A stone's throw from the city's bustling urban centre are forests home to trees that produce fragrant -- and valuable -- agarwood, used in high-end products from incense and perfume to traditional Chinese medicine. Environmentalists say poaching of the trees is on the rise in Hong Kong, fueled by black market demand in mainland China and abroad. - TO GO WITH: Hong Kong-conservation-crime-trees, FOCUS William PATTERSON (Photo by William PATTERSON / AFP) / TO GO WITH: Hong Kong-conservation-crime-trees, FOCUS William PATTERSON

Iraq's famed 'hunchback' of Mosul rebuilt brick by brick

Iraq's famed 'hunchback' of Mosul rebuilt brick by brick

Centuries-old Algerian indigenous tradition champions sharing

Children dressed in traditional outfits watch as men prepare portions of meat as part of Algeria's Tamechrit, based on the Amazigh New Year's traditions, in Bajaia, on January 11, 2025. Algerian villages are perpetuating, particularly in Kabylia, the centuries-old tradition of Tamechrit, based on mutual aid and suspended during the civil war of the 1990s. (Photo by AFP)

Goats, bulls, and karak tea: The Nizwa experience

The Enchanting Goat Market Experience

Oman Design Week, a great start for what could become a catalyst for economic growth

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Indian Social Club’s Uttaranchal Wing celebrates 19 years

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Poland says purchased rare 'treasure' Chopin manuscript

A woman uses a mobile phone to take a photo of a manuscript of the first and unpublished version of the Ballade in F minor, Op. 52 written by Polish composer Frederic Chopin, during its presentation at the Fryderyk Chopin Museum in Warsaw, Poland, on January 23, 2025. Poland announced it had purchased a rare manuscript of a ballad by Frederic Chopin, a score whose exhibition will coincide with this year's prestigious piano competition bearing the composer's name. The manuscript for Ballade No. 4 in F minor was previously in private hands before Poland finalised a deal to buy it. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)

Homo erectus, not sapiens, first humans to survive desert: study

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From sablah to written letters: How Omanis connected and conveyed information before modern tech

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