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Khareef Winds Draw Kitesurfers to Bar Al Hikman

Bar Al Hikman is coming alive this summer as kitesurfers take advantage of the powerful seasonal winds that sweep across one of Oman’s most remote and spectacular coastal landscapes. The peninsula, located in Al Wusta...

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What you love at the airport

A library featuring Dutch literature at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam

Waking up to a sea of clouds in Jabal Shams

Waking up to a sea of clouds in Jabal Shams

Royal Caribbean's 'Icon,' world's largest cruise ship, sets sail

Royal Caribbean's "Icon of the Seas," billed as the world痴 largest cruise ship, sails from the Port of Miami in Miami, Florida, on its maiden cruise, January 27, 2024.

Wadi Afoul is Oman's serene gem

Wadi Afoul is Oman's serene gem

Nepal explores tapping flood-risk glacial lakes for clean power

View of the landscape at from Langtang, Nepal in this undated handout image. - Reuters

Family Fun in Tradition and Modernity

Family Fun in Tradition and Modernity

The unique winter tourism experience of Jabal Al Akhdar

The unique winter tourism experience of Jabal Al Akhdar

Bridging Cultures: GCC journalists get glimpse of India’s vibrant landscape

A recent visit by journalists and editors from Kuwait, UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Oman offered a kaleidoscope of India's vibrant landscape

A ride back to past with National Geographic team

A ride back to past with National Geographic team

Desert adventures to try this winter

Winter in Oman also signals desert adventures and if there’s something that people in Oman have gotten good at

Set your eyes on Musandam

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Adventure Tourism: Feeling the Nature

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Sa’al Steps offers winter workout and leisure trek

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Unique houses survive quake in Japan village

This picture taken on January 6, 2024 shows houses in Akasaki village, Ishikawa prefecture after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region on New Year's Day. Wooden buildings across Japan's Noto Peninsula were demolished by a massive earthquake on New Year's Day, but thanks to a quirk of architecture, one small fishing village stood strong.

Oman captivates Russians

Russian tourists during their visit to the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque
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