Talent vs hard work: who really wins?
Everywhere we turn, in classrooms, workplaces, even in sports arenas, we hear the same debate: is success the result of natural talent, or is it built through hard work? The truth…
COP30: When physics meets the price tag
One week of climate negotiations has lapsed in Belém, and to call the atmosphere charged would be an understatement. In windowless rooms reeking of instant coffee and anxiety, nego…
Japan’s biggest fire in 50 years ravages 170 buildings
TOKYO: A fire ripped through more than 170 buildings and killed one person in a southern Japanese coastal city on Wednesday, with military and firefighting helicopters scrambling t…
Israel warns people in Lebanese villages to evacuate
BEIRUT: Israel’s military on Wednesday warned people in two villages in southern Lebanon to evacuate immediately ahead of incoming strikes on what it said was Hezbollah infrastruct…
Thousands of Kenyans displaced by flooding
NAIVASHA: The tourist boats that normally ply Kenya’s famed Lake Naivasha have had a different task in recent weeks: evacuating hundreds of flooded homes. Although the lake’s level…
Embracing gratitude while honouring past contributors
As Oman celebrates 55 years since its new beginning within a renewed developmental approach, I reflect on several articles I authored in 2015 for the Oman Observer and I find they…
Oman… an eternal legacy and renewing vision
The history of nations is not recorded solely in letters. Instead, it is written by the resolve of its people, the strength of its youth, the will of its leaders, and the unity of…
Fatik earns Oman’s fourth medal at ISG Riyadh
MUSCAT, NOV 19: Sultanate of Oman added their fourth medal at the Islamic Solidarity Games 2025 in Riyadh on Tuesday as Fatik bin Abdulghafoor Beit Jaboob claimed a bronze in the m…
Damaah’, ‘Awaid’ lead final valuation selections by Royal Camel Corps
MUSCAT, NOV 19‘Damaah’, owned by Said bin Hamad al Jahafi, delivered a standout performance to win the main first round of the valuation races and was selected for purchase by the…
Oman named Guest of Honour at Kuwait Book Fair
Kuwait: The 48th edition of Kuwait International Book Fair was launched on Wednesday under the slogan “Capital of Culture, Homeland of the Books,” with the Sultanate of Oman being…