In March 2026, the Toronto city council approved a municipal grocery store pilot in four communities to address issues of food access and high food costs. The proposal is one of several recent responses to the growing push for “publicly owned and operated” grocery store alternatives. Other notable examples include New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s […]
MUSCAT, JUNE 13 A Tamil Nadu native of India, who was stranded in the Sultanate of Oman for 15 years without identity documents after her passport and papers were destroyed in a fire, has finally returned home, closing a long chapter marked by loss, uncertainty and resilience. Gulzar Hazar Nisha’s ordeal began when her passport […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Apple said Monday that Tim Cook, its longtime CEO, would step down in September and be succeeded by John Ternus, the head of hardware engineering. Since Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple 50 years ago and wowed the world with its computers, the company’s corner office has been a seat of […]
AL DUQM: The Special Economic Zone at Duqm (SEZAD) is moving ahead with a major coastal tourism master plan aimed at turning Duqm into an integrated tourism and investment destination on the Arabian Sea. The plan seeks to develop a 16-kilometre waterfront supported by hotels, resorts, tourist accommodation, public spaces, walking trails, eco-tourism facilities and […]
MUSCAT, NOV 5 The Sultanate of Oman’s banking sector has continued to demonstrate resilience and stability, with total assets projected to reach RO 47.8 billion by 2025, almost doubling from RO 25.8 billion in 2015, according to figures presented during the Building a Future-Ready Bank summit organised by Cedar-IBS Intelligence. The report indicates that Oman’s […]
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder that can persist from childhood into older adulthood. It impacts individuals from all ethnic groups and socioeconomic backgrounds. Current estimates suggest that one of every 21 people in Canada has the disorder. This number is likely to rise as our understanding of varied presentations and […]
DUBLIN: Oman Air has secured a major international recognition at the 2026 Apex Best Awards, winning the title of ‘Most Comfortable Seats in the Middle East’ during a ceremony held in Dublin on the sidelines of the Future Travel Experience Europe, Middle East & Africa Ancillary Services and Retail 2026 conference. This marks the airline’s […]
Hong Kong: Christine Li is a model and influencer, but not an actor, so when she saw herself playing a cruel character in a Chinese microdrama she felt bewildered, then angry and afraid. The 26-year-old is one of two people who told AFP their likenesses were cast without consent in the AI-generated show “The Peach […]
MUSCAT: The financial sector continued to underpin trading on the Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX), with the sector index extending its gains for a third consecutive week as investors increased positions in banking, insurance and investment stocks. The financial sector index rose by 98 points last week, building on gains of nearly 300 points recorded over […]
The Central Bank of Oman (CBO) said that the figures circulated in some circles on cash transactions in the Sultanate of Oman are not accurate. Official data with the Central Bank for the end of 2024 indicate that transactions conducted through digital channels in the Sultanate accounted for 87% of all executed transactions, while cash […]
