Vale, SQU study new uses for iron ore by-products
MUSCAT: Vale and Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) have completed a two-year research programme that identified potential uses for iron ore by-products in Oman’s construction sector,…
Oman power output rises 6.8%
MUSCAT: Electricity production in the Sultanate of Oman rose 6.8 per cent during the first five months of 2026, while water production declined, according to preliminary data relea…
The missing corridor
The Horn of Africa is almost always introduced to the world through the vocabulary of crisis: conflict, drought, piracy, fragile states. The framing is not wrong, but it is dangero…
Be careful! AI may use your WhatsApp content
A few days ago, my friend Fadhil al Rassady, who is passionate about technology and the latest gadgets, called me to share a new AI-related feature on WhatsApp. It immediately caug…
Strengthening workplace equity and balanced decision-making
Listening to employees — particularly those in junior positions — is one of the key indicators of workplace quality and management effectiveness. When recurring concerns arise rela…
The missing pillar of student wellness
Universities have long been recognised as spaces that shape not only knowledge and professional identity but also lifelong habits. In recent years, increasing attention has been pa…
A bridge of knowledge between Oman and Germany
As I gear up to go back to Berlin for the second half of my fellowship at the Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient (ZMO) research centre to further explore Omani national identity and s…
Late-June heatwave leaves over 10,000 excess deaths in Europe
Brussels: European countries recorded more than 10,000 excess deaths during the record-breaking heatwave that swept across the western part of the continent in late June, according…
Omani Trainer Breaks New Ground in Arabian Horse Racing
Amid the clatter of horses’ hooves, the scent of stables and the quiet routines repeated each day, victories are forged far from the camera lenses. In this world lives Ahmed bin Ib…
Sayyid Shihab heads to Qatar to offer condolences on death of Shaikh Hamad bin Khalifa
Muscat: On behalf of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, His Highness Sayyid Shihab bin Tarik al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for Defence Affairs, left the Sultanate of Oman on Mo…