Oman shines at UMAI Inter-Dojo Championship in Qatar
MUSCAT: Young martial artists from Oman delivered an outstanding performance at the UMAI Inter-Dojo Karate Championship held in Qatar, returning with an impressive tally of medals…
Dynamos FC champions of Hyundai Ruwi Cup Season 3
MUSCAT: Dynamos FC emerged as the champions of the Hyundai Ruwi Cup Season 3 Sevens Football Tournament, a neck to neck battle held at the Al Shahil Stadium in Darsait recently.Org…
Hay fifty on debut helps New Zealand to 73-run lead against West Indies
WELLINGTON: Mitch Hay scored a half-century on his Test debut to help New Zealand to a 73-run lead as they were bowled out by the West Indies on day two of the second Test in Welli…
Haaland stuns Real as Arsenal remain perfect in Brugg
PARIS, France: Erling Haaland scored his 34th goal for club and country this season to give Manchester City a 2-1 win at Real Madrid on Wednesday as Arsenal maintained their perfec…
Are today’s banks building tomorrow’s economy?
During a short break in the ‘Design Thinking’ course I was conducting for bankers at the College of Banking and Financial Studies, I wandered into the college library — as I often…
Navigating the GenAI stride
Generative AI (GenAI) has rapidly shifted from novelty to necessity. Tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Meta AI, and a fast-expanding ecosystem of advanced models are transform…
The difficult art of being direct with diplomacy in Oman
“She seems to lead this project with a soft hand,” a former Omani colleague once told a team member who was helping us build the ‘Your Decision, Your Future’ platform, designed to…
Hilton unveils major expansion drive along Barr Al Jissah coastline
MUSCAT: With Oman targeting 12 million visitors annually by 2040, infrastructure development, enhanced attractions, and visa reforms are creating new opportunities for travel and t…
OAC enhances Oman’s capacity for commercial arbitration
MUSCAT: The “Muscat Arbitration Days” conference, organized last week by the Oman Commercial Arbitration Centre (OAC), brought together legal and commercial experts to discuss the…
PDO awards Budoor Tayseer Gas Project
MUSCAT: Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) has signed a strategic 15-year agreement with Kuwait-based oilfield engineering services firm SPETCO Middle East LLC to develop the Budoor…