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        <title><![CDATA[Red card for justice]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[For generations, the Fifa World Cup represented one of humanity’s rare common languages. Every four years, passports became secondary to jerseys, rivalries remained on the pitch, a...]]></description>
                        <author>khalidalharibi@gmail.com (Khalid Alsafi Al Huraibi) </author>
                <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:00:14 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Looking Beyond What We Can See]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[It is a scene I have witnessed more than once in shopping centre car parks.A car pulls into a parking space reserved for persons with disabilities. The doors open and out steps wha...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:37:38 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why most innovation departments fail before they start]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A few months ago, I received two calls within weeks of each other. Two different people, two different organisations, two different sectors. But the same story.Both had just been a...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:46:38 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why Oman needs AI data centres now more than ever]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence is no longer a future ambition — it has become the engine of economic growth, government innovation, industrial productivity, and digital competitiveness. A...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:45:38 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Happiness beyond the holiday countdown]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[As another summer holiday approaches, airports fill with travellers, calendars fill with plans, and conversations fill with anticipation. Many people are counting the days! During...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 14:28:44 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Heat as infrastructure, public health and governance]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1192143/opinion/oman/heat-as-infrastructure-public-health-and-governance]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[I landed in Geneva and felt as if I was melting. The irony was lost on no one. People joked that the heat should be nothing to me, since I come from a hot country. We survive heat...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:16:54 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Travel light, rest deep]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1192135/opinion/oman/travel-light-rest-deep]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[I’m sitting cross-legged on the floor with my suitcase open right, a few hours before my flight later today. And I can already feel last year’s mistake trying to creep back in. “Ju...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:56:31 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The importance of women’s voices in Majlis Ash&#039;Shura]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1192082/opinion/oman/the-importance-of-womens-voices-in-majlis-ashshura]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Oman’s decision to reserve 11 additional seats for women in the Majlis Ash'Shura marks one of the most significant political reforms for women in the country in recent years. By al...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:40:10 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[A number plate that tells a bigger story]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1192079/opinion/oman/a-number-plate-that-tells-a-bigger-story]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[There is something surprisingly powerful about good branding.It can turn an ordinary coffee cup into a souvenir, transform a landmark into a global attraction, or encourage thousan...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:14:51 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Oman, France upgrade ties with 12 deals across key sectors]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1192049/opinion/oman/oman-france-upgrade-ties-with-12-deals-across-key-sectors]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[When His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik sat down with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, the optics mattered. The Republican Guard at Les Invalides, the two national anth...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:09:32 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[HM visit signals new momentum in Oman-France ties]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1191982/opinion/oman/hm-visit-signals-new-momentum-in-oman-france-ties]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[When His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik visits France, it is more than a diplomatic formality. It is a chapter in a relationship that has quietly matured over five decades into o...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 16:40:38 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Oman–France ties boosted through shared history and vision]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Oman and France have enjoyed close commercial and diplomatic ties for centuries. Historical records trace these relations back to the seventeenth century, when French merchants rea...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 16:39:09 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Innovation a word we all use and none of us define]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A few years back, I was in a room with decision-makers and senior stakeholders from across multiple ministries. We had gathered as part of Oman's Innovation 2040 agenda to discuss...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 16:36:40 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[She bestows her presence in my life as a bigger gift]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1191883/opinion/oman/she-bestows-her-presence-in-my-life-as-a-bigger-gift]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[It was the first day of Eid when I went to the Turkish House Restaurant to have dinner with my parents after a long day of welcoming guests in our houseAs we left the venue with a...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 19:05:18 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The linguist’s case for cartoons]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1191881/opinion/oman/the-linguists-case-for-cartoons]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[When I started learning a third language, it was harder than I expected. There was no one to speak with the way I do in English and Arabic, and almost no free media to stumble acro...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 19:02:43 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Stop overthinking summer vacation]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1191759/opinion/oman/stop-overthinking-summer-vacation]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[I used to plan summer trips the way I plan how to spend my monthly salary. Twenty browser tabs open, every “Top 10 destinations” list bookmarked, then I’d stare at the screen until...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 15:44:11 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Oman and Iran chart a shared course for Hormuz]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1191732/opinion/oman/oman-and-iran-chart-a-shared-course-for-hormuz]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[The meeting in Muscat between Oman’s leadership and Iran’s senior delegation produced more than diplomatic courtesy. It began at the highest level, with His Majesty Sultan Haitham...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 17:04:26 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Is It Finally Time to Go Electric?]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1191712/opinion/oman/is-it-finally-time-to-go-electric]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[A few years ago, I was invited to the launch of a new electric vehicle in Oman. At the time, EVs still felt like something for the future rather than the present. The conversation...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:32:08 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[From oil dependence to sustainable revenues]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1191666/opinion/oman/from-oil-dependence-to-sustainable-revenues]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Oman’s budget narrative is changing. For much of the last decade, the headline was the deficit: low oil prices forced borrowing, delayed projects, and squeezed spending. That cycle...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:20:50 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The journey built on hope over fear]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1191587/opinion/oman/the-journey-built-on-hope-over-fear]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[As the New Hijri Year has started, it carries with it a story that has travelled across fourteen centuries. This story is not only of a journey between two cities, but of a journey...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 15:55:37 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[&#039;Muscat Peace Plan&#039; seeks to advance global peace]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1191473/opinion/oman/muscat-peace-plan-seeks-to-advance-global-peace]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[The launch of the 'Muscat Peace Plan' at the United Nations marks an ambitious attempt by Oman and its partners to promote a global framework for peace, cooperation, and sustainabl...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:22:55 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Oman’s next phase of institutionalisation]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1191432/opinion/oman/omans-next-phase-of-institutionalisation]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[The significance of this week’s Omani Council of Ministers meeting lies less in the individual decisions announced than in what they may reveal about the next phase of policymaking...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:07:11 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Here&#039;s why my Khareef road trip is never boring]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1191360/opinion/oman/heres-why-my-khareef-road-trip-is-never-boring]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[A lot of us love flying. For Khareef Dhofar Season, it is often the best option — fast, reliable and efficient. But it also cuts you off from some of the most memorable experiences...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:58:05 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Focus on coordination and inclusive governance]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1191316/opinion/oman/focus-on-coordination-and-inclusive-governance]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[If the Sultanate of Oman’s future is to be judged, the measure lies in institutions, not just plans. His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik’s directives to create an Economic Coordin...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:57:46 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why emotional distance fails in modern football]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1191315/opinion/oman/why-emotional-distance-fails-in-modern-football]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[I wrote this while watching Brazil play Morocco at the 2026 World Cup, which ended in a draw (1-1). I planned to watch without getting emotionally involved, but that was difficult...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:56:41 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Climate Week drives green shift from football focus]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1191314/opinion/oman/climate-week-drives-green-shift-from-football-focus]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[The world has football on its mind right now, and it looks like it could be a perfect platform to talk about climate change and what the common people could do to overcome the chal...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:55:29 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The quiet work that keeps cities running]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1191242/opinion/oman/the-quiet-work-that-keeps-cities-running]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[There is a sound that visits our neighbourhoods before the day truly begins. It is not the call to prayer, nor the rush of commuters, nor the chatter of schoolchildren preparing fo...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:12:38 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Help kids to reduce screen time in summer]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1191241/opinion/oman/help-kids-to-reduce-screen-time-in-summer]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[School psychologists and counsellors are increasingly asked to support children and families in navigating healthy screen use. Excessive screen use among children is a growing conc...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:09:57 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The man who feared losing his passport]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1191176/opinion/oman/the-man-who-feared-losing-his-passport]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[A man in his mid-sixties came to my clinic complaining about a recurring dream that had been troubling him for months. Every night, he found himself stranded in an airport after lo...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 16:29:21 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Where technology meets human purpose]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1191091/opinion/oman/where-technology-meets-human-purpose]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[I have always been drawn to the concept of the Butterfly Effect, the idea that a small action in one place can create meaningful ripple effects elsewhere. It reminds us that value...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:57:44 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[&#039;Me&#039; time isn’t selfish. It’s the fuel to perform]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1191026/opinion/oman/me-time-isnt-selfish-its-the-fuel-to-perform]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[You know you need a holiday when you start thanking the microwave. “Ding” goes your lunch, and you actually whisper “you too.” That’s not gratitude. That’s burnout in business casu...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:24:19 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The New Reality of Air Travel]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1190958/opinion/oman/the-new-reality-of-air-travel]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Not too long ago, booking a quick trip from Muscat to Dubai didn't require much thought. If you planned ahead or caught a promotion, a return ticket for around RO 50 was fairly com...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:47:42 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Dialogue crucial amid US-Iran deadlock]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1190906/opinion/oman/dialogue-crucial-amid-us-iran-deadlock]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Four decades of confrontation between the United States and Iran have left both sides with deep institutional scepticism, and a lack of trust now shapes every diplomatic effort to...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:02:58 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What happens when we think in two languages?]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1190848/opinion/oman/what-happens-when-we-think-in-two-languages]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Language rarely changes overnight. It shifts gradually, almost slowly, until one day we realise the conversations around us sound different from those of a generation ago.Sit in a...]]></description>
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            <media:title>Abdulaziz Al Jahdhami
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            <media:text>Abdulaziz Al Jahdhami
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:20:58 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Oman’s diplomacy highlights need for dialogue in a fragmented world]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1190709/opinion/oman/omans-diplomacy-highlights-need-for-dialogue-in-a-fragmented-world]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Peace today faces growing challenges in a world increasingly shaped by conflict, uncertainty and competing interests. What was once regarded as a universal aspiration has become cl...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:10:34 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Environmental language now carries a weight]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1190646/opinion/oman/environmental-language-now-carries-a-weight]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Someone sent me an image this week, passed around as a joke. The premise was simple: slap environmental protection fees in negotiations, and watch it begin to sound like an act of...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:23:56 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[A residual culture that navigates amid the noise]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1190645/opinion/oman/a-residual-culture-that-navigates-amid-the-noise]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Lord Acton’s warning feels increasingly relevant in an age where unpredictability itself has become a political in...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Embracing our summer: A guide to 49 degrees]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[My friends from other parts of the world ask me, “How do you handle the heat?” I laugh, because the question is wrong.You don’t handle the Omani summer. You grow up with it. It’s i...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:47:25 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Should Parents Help Their Children Find Jobs Struggle?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A few days ago, over coffee that had long gone cold from conversation, a new friend admitted something that many parents quietly fear but rarely say aloud. Her son had just graduat...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:37:58 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The strategic value of Oman’s quiet diplomacy]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In periods of international tension, it is usually the loudest voices that dominate the headlines. Yet history rarely turns on noise alone. More often, stability has depended on qu...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:04:26 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Bridging the gap between innovation vision and economic value]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Oman has made significant progress in building the foundations of an innovation-driven economy. Oman Vision 2040, the National Digital Economy Programme, investments in digital tra...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:02:04 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[A journey where humanity stands equal]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[There are journeys taken for adventure, journeys taken for ambition, and journeys taken in search of opportunity. However, the pilgrimage to Mecca is unlike any other journey on ea...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 14:38:05 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Zīnah: Omani tradition that honoured horses with silver]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Few civilisations in history adorned their companions with silver. That simple fact alone reveals something profound about the culture of Arabia. Across the deserts of the Arabian...]]></description>
                        <author>khalidalharibi@gmail.com (Khalid Alsafi Al Huraibi) </author>
                <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 16:46:37 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Oman Is Winning by Staying Authentic]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[For years, Oman’s lifestyle and tourism story often felt overshadowed by its louder Gulf neighbours. Dubai had the skyscrapers. Doha had the spectacle. Riyadh had the scale. But th...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 13:54:53 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Standing firm... Oman making strides in economic landscapes]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In a time when regional and global economic landscapes are marked by escalating geopolitical tensions, the Sultanate of Oman stands out as a resilient example of stability. Undeter...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 16:36:47 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Me, myself, and the neighbourhood cats]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[My relationship with cats started in childhood while growing up in Muttrah. Back then, it felt normal for every household to be connected to an animal in one way or another. In my...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 16:35:51 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Painting mugs with a New Yorker in Muscat]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[“Right,” I lie, when the lady beside me at a pottery studio (run by an Omani mother of two) in Muscat says Michael Jackson’s music is not from our generation. She gives me a look w...]]></description>
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            <media:text>Her painted ceramic mug looks much better than mine.</media:text>
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                        <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 15:57:30 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to make the most of Eid holidays in summer]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Eid Al Adha is coming and it’s bringing its usual mix of family, food and that unmistakable smell of grills firing up across the neighbourhood.This year it’s also bringing somethin...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 14:16:47 +0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[The recent launch of the Greater Muscat Structure Plan marks a special moment in the history of Oman's development. It is not merely an ambitious blueprint designed to place the ca...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 15:55:44 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Summer Is Coming. Don’t Forget the Animals]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[This little bird is sitting on the wicker chair outside my patio door staring at me as though it is trying to make a decision. Perhaps we both are. I am sitting inside with the doo...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 13:34:51 +0400</pubDate>
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