Oman Badminton tourney for clubs to begin on Thursday
MUSCAT, DEC 15The Oman Racket Sports Committee (ORSC) is all set to organise the second edition of the Oman Badminton Championship for Clubs in the senior category. The three days…
Messi mania peaks in India’s capital
NEW DELHI: Football superstar Lionel Messi ended his whirlwind tour of India on Monday with a lap of honour in New Delhi, thrilling thousands of fans and thanking them for “all the…
Second Sports Sciences Forum seeks to enhance athlete medical care
Muscat, Dec 15The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth, represented by the Directorate General of Sports Care and Development within the Department of Sports Medicine and Sports S…
National Handball Team faces UAE in friendly matches gear up for Asian
MUSCAT, 15 DECThe Omani national indoor handball team will play an international friendly match today, Tuesday, against the United Arab Emirates national team in Dibba Al Hisn, Sha…
WHEN CHATS GO VISUAL
When Malak al Hadhrami, a mother and primary school teacher, noticed that her 14-year-old son replied to her messages using only WhatsApp sticker memes, she initially found it amus…
Facing the unknown…
Do you feel we can hardly relate to the lifestyle people once had? When things were predictable and people knew what to expect. In an age defined by rapid change — from global poli…
Building an effective sovereign borrowers’ club
By Mahmoud MohieldinOne of the most promising ideas in the Seville Commitment (Compromiso de Sevilla), which heads of state and government adopted in July, is the creation of a pla…
HIKING LEBANON’S HIDDEN NATURAL GEMS
Hiking through the Al Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve in Mount Lebanon, the ecotourism expert followed a trail that led to the top of the hills covered by Lebanon’s emblematic millenniu…
The art of Tolkien illustrator John Howe
John Howe, the illustrator who brought J R R Tolkien’s universe to life, is now inviting the world into his mind’s eye by setting up his studio in a medieval prison-turned-museum i…
Anglo-French star Jane Birkin gets name on bridge over Paris canal
Anglo-French singer and film star Jane Birkin was honoured on Saturday by the city she made her home after Paris named a footbridge over one of its canals after her.Birkin’s daught…