Table for one: how Japan’s ‘Solitary Gourmet’ became a TV hit
The Solitary Gourmet has built a devoted following across Asia with its quiet celebration of food, nostalgia and everyday Japanese life.The series follows fictional businessman Gor…
Muscat in a bird’s eye view
A bird’s-eye view changes everything. From thousands of feet above Muscat, the capital’s roads, buildings and vehicles shrink into tiny marks on a vast canvas, while its mountains…
Oman Air and SalamAir add 192 extra flights for July
Oman Air and SalamAir have significantly expanded their Salalah operations for Khareef Dhofar 2026, increasing daily seat capacity by almost 400% during the busiest days. Oman Air…
Qatar suspends all types of marine activity
The Ministry of Transport in Qatar has called on all owners and users of pleasure boats, fishing boats, jet skis, and other similar marine vehicles to temporarily suspend sailing a…
Key marine rehabilitation projects completed in Musandam
Dibba: The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources has completed the construction work for the marine area rehabilitation project in Musandam Governorate. The initi…
Security threat at Hormuz is at the highest level: UKMTO
The maritime security threat level in the Strait of Hormuz remains at the highest degree of danger, classified as “severe”, said the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO…
US-Iran conflict escalates; Hormuz shut
U.S. and Iranian forces exchanged heavy missile and drone assaults with Tehran targeting U.S. facilities in states across the Gulf on Sunday and saying it had again closed the vita…
His Majesty sends condolences to the Emir of Qatar
Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has sent a cable of condolences and sympathy to Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, following the passing of h…
Hormuz attacks: India thanks Oman for search and rescue operations
Muscat: India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has condemned the attack on the commercial vessel GFS Galaxy off the coast of the Sultanate of Oman on Sunday. Of the 11 Indian n…
Bombing and a tentative accord didn’t work. Does Trump have a Plan C for Iran?
In the days before President Donald Trump signed his preliminary deal with Iran after a dinner at Versailles — where World War I officially ended — he and his aides described their…