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, […]
Sedimentary basins – depressions in Earth’s crust caused by tectonic activity – tend to be flat and are favoured places to build cities. But during earthquakes, they can become natural resonance chambers. Just like sound waves echoing around an empty hall, this means seismic waves can get trapped in these basins and bounce from side […]
STAFF REPORTER MUSCAT, JUNE 14 The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth (MoCSY), in partnership with strategic funding from OQ Exploration & Production, has launched the second group of the first edition of the ‘Tazeez Community Teams Programme’, targeting community teams across Al Batinah North, Al Dakhiliyah, Al Buraimi and Al Wusta governorates. The programme […]
Cultural heritage is often treated as an unfortunate casualty of war. In reality, the destruction of significant historic sites is often a deliberate and calculated part of broader efforts to claim power and territory. Recent attacks on cultural heritage in southern Lebanon show us why protecting historic monuments is important, and inseparable from protecting the […]
