Thrilling start to Gulf 3×3 Basketball Championship at Al Mouj Muscat
Muscat: The Gulf 3×3 Basketball Championship for men and women kicked off on Thursday night at Al Mouj Muscat amidst an energetic atmosphere, organised by the Oman Basketball Assoc…
Oman’s U17 Asian Cup hopes hit after loss against Myanmar
Muscat: The Oman national Under-17 team has put itself in a difficult position in the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup, after falling to Myanmar 2–0 on Friday at Th…
Strasbourg sink Crystal Palace in Conference League
PARIS: Crystal Palace slid to a 2-1 loss at Strasbourg in the Uefa Conference League on Thursday as Liam Rosenior’s side came from behind to maintain their unbeaten start to the co…
Need a break from your phone? These books can help
We all know that we should spend less time staring at our phones. Too much screen time has been linked to depression, anxiety and poor sleep quality. But many of our favourite apps…
Come December, Oman shines like a luminous gem
As winter sets in, travellers worldwide begin searching for destinations that offer both excitement and affordability. The Sultanate of Oman is the perfect place, promising an ench…
We lose great people by tolerating our worst
One of the hardest lessons in leadership is realising that silence can be costly. Many leaders think they are protecting harmony by avoiding confrontation — but in reality, they qu…
‘We’ve lost everything’: How floods devastated one of Thailand’s largest cities
When Jantarakarn Kaewjan went to bed in Thailand’s southern city of Hat Yai last Friday, three days of heavy rains had only caused some waterlogging in the street outside her apart…
New trading arm to boost value creation from Oman’s mineral resources
MUSCAT: A new minerals trading entity being rolled out by Minerals Development Oman (MDO) will help strengthen the Sultanate of Oman’s position in the global minerals supply chain…
Stocks fall on Fed cut bets; futures hit by trading outage
Global stocks headed into a jittery final session of the month on Friday, as an outage at exchange operator CME Group hampered trading in a swathe of futures on currencies, commodi…
Keeping cool: heat a key challenge for data centers and AI
The global boom in data centers as companies increasingly outsource information storage and ramp up use of energy-intensive artificial intelligence is creating a key challenge for…