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Heads of Arab judicial inspection bodies meet in Dhofar
SALALAH: The 30th meeting of the Heads of Judicial Inspection Bodies and Authorities in Arab States was held on Monday in Dhofar Governorate with the participation of 14 countries….
Quran competition qualifying committee visits Dima W’attayeen
DIMA W’ATTAYEEN: The Preliminary Qualifying Committee of the 34th Sultan Qaboos Holy Quran Competition, supervised by the Sultan Qaboos Higher Centre for Culture and Science at the…
Regional workshop on molecular breeding, crop improvement held
MUSCAT: A regional workshop on ‘Molecular Breeding and Marker-Assisted Selection’ began in Muscat today and will continue until September 24, focusing on strengthening scientific a…
Geological heritage exhibition opens in Al Jabal Al Akhdhar
AL JABAL AL AKHDHAR: The 5th edition of the Omani Geological Heritage Exhibition, titled ‘Sustainability and Job Opportunities’, commenced in the Wilayat of Al Jabal Al Akhdhar, Al…
Oman Climate Week calls for climate action
MUSCAT: Oman Climate Week 2026 opened in Muscat on Monday with experts and policymakers calling for a shift from climate ambition to implementation and accelerated action.The secon…
Old winds, new cargo: Oman’s African opportunity
Ask an old trader in Muttrah or Stone Town where the Indian Ocean begins and he will talk about the wind, not a map. For centuries the north-east monsoon carried Omani sailors to M…
Tradition
An Indian artist waits to perform ‘Theyyam’, a traditional dance form of Kerala, during a cultural event in Chennai— AFP
Are you ready for a computer on your face? Welcome to smart glasses.
Imagine walking into a restaurant, looking at the menu, and asking the glasses you are wearing, “What do you recommend I eat today?” The glasses read the menu, translate it if nece…
AI extinction warning sparks global debate over trust, regulation
A recent post on X turned artificial intelligence from a technical debate into an international public anxiety. Jacob Coxon, a researcher who had worked on pretraining at OpenAI an…