Woman reported missing in Rustaq: ROP National

Woman reported missing in Rustaq: ROP

The Royal Oman Police (ROP)  appealed to the public for assistance in locating a woman who has been reported missing from her residence in Wilayat of al Rustaq. In a statement issued by the ROP’s Directorate of Relations and Security Media, the ROP said that Akhtar Shah, a Bangladeshi national, has left her residence in […]

Omani woman bags Gulf-wide honour as Best Woman in ME National

Omani woman bags Gulf-wide honour as Best Woman in ME

MUSCAT, JUNE 16 Rudaina bint Amer al Hajri, President of the Omani-Bahraini Friendship Association, Board Member of Oman Hockey and Head of the Women’s Sports Committee at the federation, has been honoured with the Best Woman in the Middle East in Events and Sports Award for 2026 at a glittering ceremony held in Dubai. The […]

Indian woman returns home after 15 years National

Indian woman returns home after 15 years

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 […]

Why is it misogynistic to call a woman a ‘witch’? International

Why is it misogynistic to call a woman a ‘witch’?

Over recent weeks, the slogan “ditch the witch” has been featured alongside AI-generated photos of Victorian premier Jacinta Allan. She’s depicted in a dusty and distressed witch’s hat, a fake wart on her chin, on billboards and trucks around Melbourne in the lead up to the state election this November. Instead of critiquing her policies […]