Muscat: A team of 14 athletes along with their trainer represented the Sultanate of Oman and achieved a glittering success at the 1st World Yogasana Championship held in Ahmedabad, India from June 4 to 8, 2026. The Omani team led by their captain Manar al Maskari; Salha Hakim, the President; Anuradha, Secretary and Team Coach; […]
US President Donald Trump hailed the deal ending the US-Israel war with Iran with a triumphant message: “Ships of the World, start your engines. Let the oil flow!” he wrote on his online social media platform. But how realistic is a swift resumption of ship movement through the Strait of Hormuz? Oil traders are hopeful. […]
MUSCAT: The Royal Hospital has recently set a global medical milestone by obtaining two prestigious international accreditations. The hospital merited ranking as a centre of excellence in the diagnosis and treatment of immunological and allergic diseases. The achievement was the outcome of collaborative action and medical integration between the hospital’s Clinical Immunology and Allergy Units […]
Most of my ecology and evolution undergraduates have never held a pair of binoculars or looked at a bug through a magnifying glass. They don’t know how to use a key to identify a plant or insect, let alone why they should bother. They struggle to name common garden birds. They expect to learn about […]
MUSCAT, JUNE 16 His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik issued a Royal directive to allocate 11 seats for Omani women to ensure permanent representation of women in Majlis Ash’shura for each governorate. The reservation of the seats comes as a part to enhance the base of community participation, which was received with enthusiasm and motivation. […]
For someone waiting for a hip replacement, the NHS waiting list is not an abstract policy problem. It is the difference between walking to the shops or staying indoors, sleeping through the night or waking in pain, returning to work or putting life on hold. Across Wales, there are signs that some long waits are […]
MUSCAT: The Ministry of Health (MoH), represented by the Drug Safety Center (DSC), has launched an awareness campaign aimed at monitoring and safeguarding against the risks of counterfeit and low-quality medical products, and raising the efficiency of their safe and responsible use among all segments of society and workers in the healthcare sector. The campaign […]
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is now underway, with fans who are coming from all over the world to the 16 North American cities (including Toronto and Vancouver) hosting a record 48 teams. This international event presents an interesting cultural challenge for hospitality workers. Millions of visitors are expected to arrive from countries where tipping […]
MUSCAT, JUNE 15 Hafeet Rail has reached a major milestone in the development of the Oman-UAE railway connection, announcing 40 per cent completion of the cross-border project, underscoring steady progress on one of the region’s most strategic transport and logistics initiatives. The 238-kilometre corridor, jointly developed by Etihad Rail, Oman Rail and Mubadala Investment Company, […]
Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine is often, and misleadingly, characterised as a great power conflict. The narrative goes like this: Russia went to war against Ukraine because it felt threatened by NATO’s enlargement into eastern Europe after 1991. The real enemy is the United States, which is, at the very least, “principally responsible” for the […]
