Palestinian infant killed by Israeli fire in West Bank
RAMALLAH: The Palestinian health ministry said Israeli gunfire killed an infant and wounded his parents in the occupied West Bank. Sam Fahd Abou Haikal, aged seven months, died and…
Priyanka, Jayadhanyha star as Oman crush Saudi Arabia by 10 wickets
BANGI, Malaysia: Captain Priyanka Mendonca produced a superb bowling performance (5/8) before Jayadhanyha Gunasekar blasted an unbeaten 31 as Oman registered a commanding 10-wicket…
Oman set up semifinal clash with Nepal
MUSCAT: Oman’s young, all-home-grown side suffered a harsh reality check at the Singapore National Cricket Ground on Friday, going down by 154 runs to a rampant Hong Kong in their…
Oman Cricket named Asia’s winner in ICC Digital Fan Engagement category
MUSCAT: Oman Cricket (OC) has been named Asia’s winner in the ICC Digital Fan Engagement of the Year category, earning a place among the global nominees for the prestigious ICC Dev…
THE MALE SUNSCREEN DIVIDE
As Oman enters another long and intensely hot summer, health experts continue to stress the importance of protecting skin from harmful UV radiation. Yet despite growing awareness a…
The ‘White Bear’ effect: Why trying not to think fails
While preparing for a workshop on how to deal with negative thoughts, I came across a very interesting psychological experiment conducted by an American researcher Daniel Wenger….
The growing harm of social media on youth
As a father, I have watched social media hurt my own daughters. I have seen the upset, the fear and the sleepless nights that can follow a cruel post or message. Cyberbullying does…
The living years: When every day on top of the ground is good
I often wish I could be more like many others, like those who can put aside loss more easily than I. Or maybe it just looks that way, and they do indeed feel the loss, but manage n…
Trump has failed as Commander in Chief
With each passing month of his presidency, Donald Trump behaves more like America’s commander in thief than its commander in chief.How so? Let me count the ways. We are a nation at…
German hospital discharges US man cured of Ebola infection
Berlin: A German hospital on Saturday said it has discharged a US man who caught Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, after 17 days of antiviral treatment and medical care cu…