SALALAH, JUNE 20 As Dhofar prepares to welcome hundreds of thousands of visitors during the Khareef season, Oman’s most important north-south road corridor is undergoing one of the largest infrastructure upgrades currently under way in the country. A field journey by the Oman Observer from Muscat to Salalah found extensive construction activity across multiple sections […]
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 […]
MUSCAT: The Environment Authority (EA) announced the implementation of the fifth phase of the ban on plastic shopping bags, from July 1. The move is part of the EA’s ongoing efforts to reduce plastic pollution, promote sustainable consumption practices, and preserve natural resources and biodiversity in the Sultanate of Oman. The EA said that the […]
Musk is seeking to force his rivals in artificial intelligence (AI) development to revert to a non-profit foundation. Greg Brockman, co-founder and president of OpenAI, will face questioning from Musk’s lawyers on Monday in the Oakland courthouse. OpenAI CEO and co-founder Sam Altman, who in 10 years has gone from being Musk’s protege to a […]
