A ‘garden inside the Garden’: More details of Swift-Kelce wedding emerge
A performance by Stevie Nicks, handwritten vows, high school friends and a “garden inside the Garden” were among the highlights of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s star-studded wedd…
A football anthem from Nadeem
The World Cup has inspired many celebrations, and among them is Omani musician Nadeem al Balushi’s energetic anthem, One Game, One World, a song that captures the excitement and un…
From rubble to music: Gaza’s Oud repairman
In a modest makeshift workshop tucked inside the crowded Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, the soft sound of an oud echoes through the ruins of war.Surrounded by wooden pallet…
Oman’s Q1 GDP rises 2.6% to RO 9.7 billion
MUSCAT: Oman’s economy grew by 2.6 per cent in real terms during the first quarter of 2026, with gross domestic product at constant prices reaching RO 9.685 billion, supported by s…
Oman plans four 1 GW mega solar projects
MUSCAT, JULY 5As many as four mega solar PV-based Independent Power Projects (IPPs) are planned for implementation across key locations in the Sultanate of Oman, starting from 2028…
Shielding the seas: Oman’s Coastguard on high alert
MUSCAT: Across 3,165 km of Oman coastline, the vigilant eyes of the coastguard police remain wide awake to safeguard the Sultanate of Oman’s territorial waters. Extending from the…
EA records first-ever breeding of Chestnut Sparrowhawk in Al Buraim
Muscat: The Environment Authority in Al Buraimi Governorate has documented, for the first time in the governorate, the breeding of the Chestnut Sparrowhawk, locally known as “al Ba…
Thales, Ankaa to deliver multi-mission air traffic surveillance radars to CAA
Muscat: Thales, a provider of advanced technologies for the defence, aerospace, and cyber & digital sectors, has signed an agreement with Oman’s Ankaa for a contract by the Civil A…
Work progresses on Ruwi Business District facelift project
Muscat Municipality has affirmed that work is progressing on the project to redevelop the Ruwi Business District (CBD) to enhance the quality of public facilities and improve the u…
Air travel to the Middle East picks up in the summer: Report
Ticket bookings for the summer months between June and September 2026 suggest that air travel to the Middle East region is gradually recovering from the sharp decline of 63% recor…