Oman Junior Tennis Players Complete Cairo Training Camp
MUSCAT: Oman’s junior national tennis players have completed an overseas training camp at Smash Academy in Cairo, Egypt, as part of the Oman Tennis Association’s programme to devel…
OQ completes Serdal, empowers 188 leaders
MUSCAT: The Serdal Leadership and Skills Development Programme, one of OQ’s social investment programmes, the global energy investment group, in collaboration with the Ministry of…
Arsenal rout Man City in Community Shield masterclass
Arsenal powered to a 3-0 win against Manchester City in the Community Shield on Sunday, delivering a swaggering statement of intent ahead of their Premier League title defence.Mike…
Indian Social Club Oman celebrates India’s 80th Independence Day
MUSCAT: Indian Social Club Oman (ISC Oman) celebrated India’s 80th Independence Day with a cultural programme attended by members of the Indian community in Oman.The event was atte…
Who really turns on the light?
Inside the Royal Opera House Muscat, a person stands beside a light switch. He presses it and a lamp comes on. It is an utterly ordinary act. Yet ask who turned on the light and th…
Despite booming economy, Moroccans still dream of Europe
When 72,000 would-be migrants crossed from Morocco to the Spanish exclave of Ceuta last month, it revived memories of previous European migration crises, but a key difference this…
Disney offers fans an escapist bubble at D23 event
Disney devotees lined up for a weekend of escapism at D23, the official fan club’s biennial convention that draws tens of thousands of people to Anaheim for three days, billed as “…
Sochi: Oman’s summer gateway to the Russian Riviera
As summer temperatures rise across the region, Omanis seeking a cooler escape can now discover a new destination just four and a half hours from Muscat.Sochi, a city on Russia’s Bl…
Tourists beat the heat with ‘magical’ Colosseum night tours
The Colosseum in Rome has extended its opening hours into the night this summer, giving visitors the opportunity to explore one of the world’s most famous ancient monuments in cool…
Monica Bellucci and Florin Serban win at Locarno Film Festival
“You Don’t Belong Here” by Romanian director Florin Serban won the Golden Leopard on Saturday at the 79th Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland, while Italian star Monica Bellucci w…