MUSCAT: Oman’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced its operational readiness for the Khareef Dhofar 2026 season, which astronomically begins on June 21 and runs until September 20, unveiling a comprehensive plan to enhance air connectivity and increase capacity on the Muscat–Salalah route amid growing travel demand. The authority said the plan has been developed in partnership […]
Share markets surged in Asia on Monday while the dollar slipped and oil prices tumbled as a tentative peace deal between the United States and Iran promised to ease inflationary pressures globally and lessen the need for higher interest rates. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on social media early on Monday that a deal […]
MUSCAT, JUNE 13 Entities and institutions engaged in radiation-related activities without the required regulatory approvals have been granted a six-month grace period to regularise their status, as part of a new initiative by the Environment Authority aimed at strengthening compliance and enhancing radiation safety standards across Oman. Ahmed bin Khalfan al Shueili, Head of the […]
NEW YORK: The Sultanate of Oman has highlighted its efforts to promote and protect the rights of persons with disabilities during its participation in the 19th session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, held at the United Nations headquarters in New York over three days. […]
In Apples and Oranges: Adventures in Poetics, Stuart Cooke concedes that his ideas “talk to one another, but how they do this isn’t clear. I can’t shake the idea that each of them makes sense only in relation to one person”. This is the challenge of the lyric essay. Readers must be willing to piece […]
STAFF REPORTER MUSCAT, JUNE 10 The Hadatha Centre for Cybersecurity Industry at SQU continues its efforts to strengthen the cybersecurity ecosystem in the Sultanate of Oman by fostering innovation, supporting student projects, and building strategic partnerships with government and industry stakeholders. Inaugurated in July 2025 through a strategic collaboration with the Ministry of Transport, Communications […]
When Bell Shakespeare’s Mackenzie begins, it is with the clap of thunder and flash of lightning you might expect from any adaptation of Macbeth. And yet, what follows is no ordinary production of the much beloved Scottish play. The 2026 premiere of Mackenzie, written by Yve Blake and directed by Virginia Gay, keeps the outlines […]
MUSCAT: A new batch of Omani citizens who are holders of the General Education Diploma (GED) and the Post-GED diploma recently joined the Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority. The recruits were admitted after passing a series of tests to assess their ability to perform the tasks and responsibilities assigned to the Authority. The recruitment, which […]
He once called one of my relatives and said “when a chicken stops laying eggs, people slaughter it and eat it”. Because I had not been able to become pregnant, he basically said I too should be slaughtered. When Zakira* made this comment during an interview for my PhD research, I was shocked. “Does this […]
STAFF REPORTER MUSCAT, JUNE 14 Dr Anwaar bint Said al Maqbali, Assistant Professor at Sultan Qaboos University, has conducted a pioneering research project exploring advanced methods in molecular synthesis with promising applications in future drug development. Her study, titled ‘Stereoselective Asymmetric Syntheses of Molecules with a 4,5-Dihydro-1H-[1,2,4]-Triazoline Core Possessing an Acetylated Carbohydrate Appendage: Crystal Structure, […]
