MUSCAT: The Majlis Ash’shura Office held its 16th meeting for the third regular sitting of the tenth term (2023-2027) in Muscat Governorate on Wednesday. The Office reviewed a number of reports from the standing committees, including reports on strengthening the knowledge economy and an evaluation of Omanisation policies and programmes in the tourism sector. It […]
Artificial intelligence (AI) use is exploding. More than 50 per cent of new internet content was generated by AI in 2025, according to an industry report. We even train AI on AI-generated content now and, although this can degrade performance, it continues at breakneck pace. All this AI is consuming a lot of energy. It’s […]
MUSCAT: The Ministry of Heritage and Tourism and the Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority signed on Wednesday a joint cooperation programme in the field of capacity building for mountain ambulance and rescue and safety requirements for mountain adventure activities, within the framework of national efforts aimed at enhancing and raising safety standards in adventure tourism […]
Energy security is a top priority globally, as governments grapple with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, an accelerating clean energy transition and surging power demand from AI data centres. The problem is especially acute for Asia and the Pacific, as both regions are highly dependent on imported fuels. This is where Australia could […]
SUR: The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology announced the opening of new sections of the Sultan Turki bin Said Road, raising the rate of implementation of the project to 91 per cent. The road extends 52 kilometres in Al Sharqiyah South Governorate from the Wilayat of Al Kamil W’al Wafi to the Wilayat […]
Whether cities or villages, many communities across Europe spend the day and night of June 24 celebrating Midsummer. Congregating around bonfires, or sometimes maypoles, sporting handwoven wreaths of wildflowers or oak leaves, they’ll sing, jump, dance, eat, drink, catch up and celebrate the arrival of the longest day of the year. As a scholar of […]
MUSCAT: Maj Gen Hamid bin Ahmed Sakroon, Chairman of the Academy for Strategic and Defence Studies (ASDS), received at his office in Bait Al Falaj on Wednesday Hassan Ali Habib, First Deputy President of the High Council of State of Libya, along with his accompanying delegation. The two sides exchanged views on matters of mutual […]
The United States government recently ordered AI company Anthropic to suspend foreign nationals’ access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5, two of its most advanced AI models, citing national security concerns. Anthropic responded by disabling the models for all customers. Organizations in Canada, Europe and around the world that had embedded those tools in their […]
AL JABAL AL AKHDHAR: Al Dakhiliyah Governorate has revealed the details of Al Jabal Al Akhdhar Festival 2026, which will span 45 days from July 15 to August 29. The festival features new, qualitative events and experiences designed to consolidate the Wilayat of Al Jabal Al Akhdhar’s position as a leading summer tourist destination and […]
Children are innately curious, and throughout any given day they come up with all manner of questions: Why don’t fish have hair? Why do flowers wilt so quickly? Their need to understand the world – and develop their language skills and ideas – makes them tireless conversationalists. While their inquiries would usually be directed at […]
