A bridge between crafts and buyers
The Craftsmen’s Souq at Al Amerat Public Park has emerged as one of the most popular attractions of the Muscat Nights events, drawing visitors eager to explore traditional Omani cr…
Uganda to shut down Internet ahead of election
KAMPALA: Uganda ordered an Internet blackout on Tuesday, two days ahead of elections in which President Yoweri Museveni is seeking to extend his 40-year rule. “This measure is nece…
Foundation stone laid for new National University campus
AL SEEB: The National University of Science and Technology celebrated the laying of the foundation stone for its new university campus at Sultan Haitham City in the Wilayat of Al S…
Unidentified drone strikes hit 3 tankers in Black Sea
ATHENS: Three Greek-managed oil tankers were hit by unidentified drones in the Black Sea on Tuesday as they were on their way to load crude at a terminal on Russia’s coast. The att…
Spellbinding bookstores draw selfie snappers
TIANJIN: Towering accordion steps and a fantastical spiral staircase greet visitors to a massive bookstore in northern China’s Tianjin, where its striking interior is a bigger draw…
Omani-Italian relations enter new economic chapter
Muscat: Omani-Italian relations are entering a new chapter of economic cooperation, as the visit of Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister of the Italian Republic to the Sultanate of Oman…
Muscat Fashion Week Returns, A Dialogue of Identity, Craft and Global Vision
Under the gilded arches of the Royal Opera House Muscat, fashion arrived not as spectacle alone, but as a statement of intent. On the morning marking the opening of Muscat Fashion…
Vehicles to be all-electric in Oman
MUSCAT, JAN 13Oman’s transportation decarbonisation road map sets out a three-phase pathway to Net Zero by 2050, combining policy, technology and infrastructure measures to acceler…
Ghana’s Highlife finds its rhythm on Unesco world stage
On a humid Tuesday night in Accra, Zen Garden is alive with sound and movement as Highlife melodies spill into the open air, drawing families, friends and office workers who sway l…
Oman advances logistics, digital economy goals under Vision 2040
Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman has recorded steady progress in the transport, logistics and digital transformation sectors, in line with the objectives of Oman Vision 2040, accordin…