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        <title><![CDATA[How Food Festivals Tell Oman’s Story]]></title>
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        <title><![CDATA[AI actress Tilly Norwood to star in feature film]]></title>
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        <title><![CDATA[Once in a 1,000-year chance to see Bayeux Tapestry in England]]></title>
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        <title><![CDATA[George Clooney’s career to be celebrated at Venice Film Festival]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Haruki Murakami has said that he writes novels that are "completely different" from what AI can create, as his first book in three years hit shelves in Japan Friday.Starring a woma...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Culture]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Revellers sprint next to bulls during the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain. The festival is best known for the Running of the Bulls. -Reuters]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:01:06 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Baldat Al Yemen: Reviving old community life]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What began as a modest community initiative in Baldat Al Yemen, in Izki, Al Dakhiliyah Governorate, has grown into one of Oman’s emerging heritage destinations, where tourism, cult...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:44:46 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Dior’s couture after Swift wedding win]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Riding high ⁠after securing the bridal commission of the year - designing pop megastar Taylor Swift’s ​wedding dress - Dior creative director ​Jonathan Anderson sent shimmering, sh...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[George Clooney&#039;s career to be celebrated at Venice Film Festival]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Hollywood star and filmmaker George Clooney will be honoured with ​this year's Venice ​Film Festival Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement award, organisers announced on Monday.Cloo...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:31:34 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Inside the Journey of Oman’s Modern-Day Explorer]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[From the winding valleys of Oman to the far edges of Armenia and beyond, Ibrahim al Shibli has always moved through the world with curiosity as his compass. Long before he became a...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:32:31 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[A Minute With Christopher Nolan: The Odyssey]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Filmmaker Christopher Nolan follows his Oscar-winning blockbuster Oppenheimer with The Odyssey, an adaptation of Homer’s ancient Greek epic. The Universal Pictures film, starring M...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:24:50 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Tourism]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[People visit a huge monument to Russian medieval prince Alexander Nevsky on the shore of Lake Peipus (Chudskoye) on Russia's border with Estonia. -AFP]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:17:25 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[&#039;Country Roads&#039; stars as unofficial US anthem at World Cup]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[At the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the US team’s unofficial anthem has become an unlikely favourite: Take Me Home, Country Roads by John Denver.The 1971 folk classic has turned into a cro...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:16:24 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Harry Styles recognised with Guinness World Record for Wembley run]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Harry Styles has been recognised with a Guinness World Record for the longest residency by a musician at Wembley Stadium during a single run, after performing 12 shows at the Londo...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:15:29 +0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[A woman mourns Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Grand Mosalla on the second day of funeral ceremonies in Tehran. - AFP]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 18:06:52 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Stitching Balochi Heritage into Everyday Life]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[It has always been said that the deeper the roots are, the stronger and more resilient the tree stands. That idea reflects Aida Khazoor al Balushi’s journey, where her enterprise w...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 14:09:51 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[A &#039;garden inside the Garden&#039;: More details of Swift-Kelce wedding emerge]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A performance by Stevie Nicks, handwritten vows, high school friends and a “garden inside the Garden” were among the highlights of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s star-studded wedd...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 14:02:37 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[A football anthem from Nadeem]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The World Cup has inspired many celebrations, and among them is Omani musician Nadeem al Balushi’s energetic anthem, One Game, One World, a song that captures the excitement and un...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 14:00:35 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[From rubble to music: Gaza&#039;s Oud repairman]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In a modest makeshift workshop tucked inside the crowded Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, the soft sound of an oud echoes through the ruins of war.Surrounded by wooden pallet...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 13:51:48 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Tradition]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[People dance and sing during Ivana Kupala celebrations, a traditional midsummer festival, at Kyiv's Mamayeva Sloboda museum, Ukraine. — Reuters]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 16:18:51 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Hands On]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Workers make cement poles at a workshop in New Delhi. — AFP]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 16:17:37 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[A New Chapter for a National Landmark]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Few hotels in Oman have witnessed the country’s modern history as closely as Al Bustan Palace, A Ritz-Carlton Hotel. Set between the Al Hajar Mountains and the Sea of Oman, the lan...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 16:16:28 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Archaeologists fight to save Libya’s ancient Greek ruins]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In eastern Libya, a small group of archaeologists is working to safeguard the ancient ruins of Cyrene and Apollonia, Greek-era sites that have faced looting, neglect and the devast...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 16:10:18 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Sony discontinues Japan sales of robot puppy &#039;aibo&#039;]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Sony is halting sales of its robotic puppy "aibo" in Japan, the company said, eight years after the latest model of its interactive android pet became an instant hit. The announcem...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Teyana Taylor wins big at 2026 BET Awards]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Teyana Taylor was a top winner on Sunday at the Black Entertainment Television (BET) Awards, which honours Black actors, singers and sports stars.The "One Battle After Another" act...]]></description>
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            <media:title>Taylor was awarded the noncompetitive honour of Icon of the Year, presented by singer Janet Jackson. — Reuters</media:title>
            <media:text>Taylor was awarded the noncompetitive honour of Icon of the Year, presented by singer Janet Jackson. — Reuters</media:text>
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 16:06:27 +0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[A girl lays flowers at a makeshift memorial near a residential building damaged following a Russian air attack on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv amid the Russian war in Ukraine. - A...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 19:12:51 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Ornamentation an art fuelled by passion and patience]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Between the lines of Arabic script and the glitter of gold, Omani ornamentation weaves tales of a civilisation that has spanned centuries, remaining a testament to the fact that tr...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 18:45:03 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Books on the move]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Books have long stood at the heart of every civilisation’s intellectual life. More than containers of knowledge, they preserve memory, transmit ideas and connect generations. Omani...]]></description>
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            <media:title>book qassab</media:title>
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                        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 18:33:19 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Walls That Speak .. The Art of Saba Merati]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Whenever you wander through an art gallery, you can notice that most art hangs on a wall. Saba Merati’s art is the wall. For Saba, who is a specialist in mural painting, decorative...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 18:56:52 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Planning for Safe and Healthy Travel]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Most people spend weeks deciding where to stay, what to visit and what to pack. Far fewer plan for their health. Yet a holiday can quickly turn stressful when a traveller develops...]]></description>
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            <media:title>Safe and Healthy Travel</media:title>
            <media:text>Safe and Healthy Travel</media:text>
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                        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 18:49:51 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Yellow bounty of nature]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Ample crop from Mabsali date palm trees are collected as the Tabseel  season gets underway in the Wilayat of Bidiyah. Many of the Sultanate of  Oman’s governorates are witnessing t...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:25:08 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Art]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Shuttlecocks sculptures by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen stand outside the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri. — Reuters]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:37:58 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Masirah’s kitesurfing season takes off as winds return]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1192136/features/lifestyle/masirahs-kitesurfing-season-takes-off-as-winds-return]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[As the summer wind strengthens across Masirah Island, more kitesurfers, windsurfers and wing foilers are arriving to take advantage of one of the region’s most consistent wind seas...]]></description>
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            <media:title>As colourful kites fill the skies above the island once again, Masirah is reinforcing its reputation as one of the Middle East’s leading destinations for wind sports.</media:title>
            <media:text>As colourful kites fill the skies above the island once again, Masirah is reinforcing its reputation as one of the Middle East’s leading destinations for wind sports.</media:text>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:58:34 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Grape harvest season begins in Al Awabi vineyards]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The air drifting through Jalb in Al Alya Village, the Wilayat of Al Awabi, Al Batinah South Governorate, carried the scent of ripening grapes, newly ploughed soil, freshly cut leav...]]></description>
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            <media:title>The festival aimed to promote locally grown grapes as a high-value seasonal crop</media:title>
            <media:text>The festival aimed to promote locally grown grapes as a high-value seasonal crop</media:text>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:53:38 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Osaka wows Wimbledon in kimono-inspired dress]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1192133/features/fashion/osaka-wows-wimbledon-in-kimono-inspired-dress]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Japan’s Naomi Osaka made a striking entrance at Wimbledon on Monday, arriving on court in a kimono-inspired dress before her first-round match against France’s Elsa Jacquemot.Known...]]></description>
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            <media:title>Osaka walked on to the court in a dress embroidered with cranes and cherry blossoms, created alongside designer Hana Yagi. — AFP</media:title>
            <media:text>Osaka walked on to the court in a dress embroidered with cranes and cherry blossoms, created alongside designer Hana Yagi. — AFP</media:text>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:51:54 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Young Omani Entrepreneur with Down Syndrome Inspiring Change]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1192081/features/lifestyle/young-omani-entrepreneur-with-down-syndrome-inspiring-change]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Some dreams begin with a business plan. Others begin in the most unexpected places. For young Omani entrepreneur Fatma al Zahra, who has Down syndrome, the foundation of her growin...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:27:29 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Festival]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A participant is briefly lifted into the air as a giant dragon train kite catches the wind during a kite festival in Bantul, Indonesia. — AFP]]></description>
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            <media:title>A participant is briefly lifted into the air as a giant dragon train kite catches the wind during a kite festival in Bantul, Indonesia. — AFP</media:title>
            <media:text>A participant is briefly lifted into the air as a giant dragon train kite catches the wind during a kite festival in Bantul, Indonesia. — AFP</media:text>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:17:30 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[TEAM DISCOVERS &#039;WRONG CANYON&#039; IN WADI TANUF]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[After our recent adventure to Wadi Qasheh, one of the main branches of Wadi Tanuf, about two weeks ago, Rami, Hamood and I decided it was time to explore another tributary of this...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:13:29 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Comedian John Oliver joins &quot;General Hospital&quot;]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1192077/features/filmstv/comedian-john-oliver-joins-general-hospital]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Comedian John Oliver is heading to Port Charles, the fictitious town that is the setting for long-running ABC television soap opera "General Hospital".Oliver, the Emmy-winning host...]]></description>
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            <media:title>John Oliver poses with the Outstanding Scripted Variety Series award at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards. — Reuters</media:title>
            <media:text>John Oliver poses with the Outstanding Scripted Variety Series award at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards. — Reuters</media:text>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:08:53 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How the World Cup Is Taking Over Oman&#039;s Nights]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1192019/features/lifestyle/how-the-world-cup-is-taking-over-omans-nights]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[If you drive through Muscat after midnight, you may notice something unusual. Roads are quieter, but cafés are full, hotel lounges buzz and restaurants welcome another wave. Across...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 16:11:46 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Summer]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Lemurs eat frozen food at Rome's Zoological Garden "Bioparco" during a heatwave— AFP]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:07:55 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Hollywood brings AI fight to Europe]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Cate Blanchett brought Hollywood star power to Brussels last week as she launched a free tool to give people the right to decide how their image can be used by AI firms.Blanchett a...]]></description>
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            <media:title>Cate Blanchett has been a staunch proponent of protecting rights in the AI age — AFP</media:title>
            <media:text>Cate Blanchett has been a staunch proponent of protecting rights in the AI age — AFP</media:text>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:50:30 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Alicia Keys pays heartfelt tribute to Clive Davis]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1192017/features/music/alicia-keys-pays-heartfelt-tribute-to-clive-davis]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[US singer-songwriter Alicia Keys said Clive Davis “changed [her] life forever” in a heartfelt tribute to the award-winning music executive, who has died aged 94.The Girl On Fire si...]]></description>
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            <media:title>Alicia Keys paid tribute to Clive Davis —dpa</media:title>
            <media:text>Alicia Keys paid tribute to Clive Davis —dpa</media:text>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:49:36 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Surf culture inspires Pharrell’s LV Paris show]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1192016/features/fashion/surf-culture-inspires-pharrells-lv-paris-show]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Musician and Louis Vuitton menswear designer Pharrell Williams unveiled a California-inspired collection at Paris Fashion Week last week, transforming the runway into a beach scene...]]></description>
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            <media:title>Models present creations by designer and musician Pharrell Williams as part of his Menswear Spring-Summer 2027 collection show — Reuters</media:title>
            <media:text>Models present creations by designer and musician Pharrell Williams as part of his Menswear Spring-Summer 2027 collection show — Reuters</media:text>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:48:25 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Artist Who revived the Inner Child]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Some children are content with watching cartoons, while others try to draw their favourite characters. As a child, Mohammed al Attar was preoccupied with a different question: wher...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 14:07:17 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Ann Blyth, film star of 1940s-50s famed for &#039;Mildred Pierce&#039;, dies at 98]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1191966/features/filmstv/ann-blyth-film-star-of-1940s-50s-famed-for-mildred-pierce-dies-at-98]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Ann Blyth, who earned an Oscar nomination playing Joan Crawford's daughter in the classic 1945 ​melodrama "Mildred Pierce" and thrived in light and heavy roles during Hollywood's G...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 13:56:34 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Culture]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A jockey balances on a wooden plough sometimes holding and biting the tails of two bulls to steer them through a paddy field. — AFP]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Thousands celebrateVespa turning 80]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[An icon of Italian life, the Vespa marked its 80th anniversary on Saturday as around 25,000 scooters took part in a parade through Rome. Riders from across the world filled the cap...]]></description>
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            <media:title>Vespa enthusiasts from around the world ride during the parade of the Vespa World Days marking the 80th anniversary of the iconic Italian brand of scooters in Rome on June 27, 2026. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)
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            <media:text>Vespa enthusiasts from around the world ride during the parade of the Vespa World Days marking the 80th anniversary of the iconic Italian brand of scooters in Rome on June 27, 2026. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 13:48:50 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Mandopop megastar Jolin Tsai wins best album at Taiwan&#039;s annual music awards]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Mandopop megastar Jolin Tsai won album of the year on ​Saturday in Taipei, at one ​of the most prestigious entertainment events in the Chinese-speaking world, Taiwan's Golden Melod...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 13:42:46 +0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[A model presents a creation by designer and musician Pharrell Williams as part of his Menswear Spring-Summer 2027 collection show for Louis Vuitton. — Reuters]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 18:00:30 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Blueberries Are More Than a Seasonal Crop]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Amid the cool climate and breathtaking landscapes of Al Jabal Al Akhdar, the blueberry season at Rummana Farm has become a distinctive seasonal attraction that blends agriculture,...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 15:29:07 +0400</pubDate>
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