Has World War III already started?
Shortly after Russia’s full-scale attack of Ukraine in 2022, I wrote a column under the headline “This Is How World War III Begins.” More than four years on, I wonder how much I go…
Diplomacy’s shifting role
It is interesting to observe how experts and media narratives surrounding the 2026 US-Israel-Iran war have largely focused on portraying Iran as the antagonist. Yet the central iss…
Your team isn’t blocking innovation. You are.
A few months ago, I sat across from a senior leader tasked with building an innovation strategy for their organisation. Sharp. Motivated. Genuinely committed to change.But when I a…
What the average cannot see
Most days, a wadi in Oman looks like empty ground. The stillness is convincing enough to make permanence feel plausible; heat settles over gravel, the channels remain dry, and all…
Iceland to vote on resuming EU talks in close referendum
SELFOSS: Icelanders are to vote on Saturday on whether to resume entry talks with the European Union amid growing global insecurity, in a referendum seen as going down to the wire….
Omani group backs fertilizer expansion
MUSCAT, AUGUST 26 An agreement has been signed to expand the ammonia-urea complex of the Algerian-Omani Fertilizer Company (AOA) complex at Arzew in the Algerian port city of Oran…
Oman Real Estate Association launches online platform at AI forum
AUGUST 26MUSCAT: The Oman Real Estate Association launched its online platform and signed a series of cooperation agreements on Tuesday at a forum in Muscat dedicated to the role o…
The Honourable Lady visits Omani Women’s Association in Salalah
SALALAH: Her Highness The Honourable Lady Assayida Ahd Abdullah Hamed al Busaidi, Spouse of the Sultan of Oman, paid a visit to the Omani Women’s Association in Salalah, on Wednesd…
Trump administration moves to impose $100,000 fee for H-1B worker visas
President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday released a proposed regulation to codify an unprecedented fee of more than $100,000 on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign w…
‘No other option’: Gulf expats hunker down between bouts of war
Dubai: Six months into the Middle East war, the army of foreign workers and expats in the Gulf has largely stayed put — hoping to ride out the uncertainty caused by conflict rathe…