Scholarly volumes chronicle Omani empire’s legacy
MUSCAT: The National Records and Archives Authority (NRAA) has unveiled three English-language volumes of the comprehensive work “The Omani Empire from the Coasts of Africa to the…
Oman’s social protection system serves 3.3 million
MUSCAT, MARCH 10The Social Protection Fund (SPF) disclosed its intention to activate sick leave and emergency leave insurance this year, with the mandatory savings system for non-O…
HM sends written message to President of Azerbaijan
BAKU: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has sent a written message to President Ilham Aliyev of the Republic of Azerbaijan concerning the strong bilateral relations between the…
Where the Mountains Call Her Name
When airports closed in 2020 and the world narrowed to the walls of home, Sharifa bint Ali al Aufi, widely known as Lolo, found her horizon expanding.Her first adventure was to Wad…
Digital economy contributes RO 800m to Oman’s GDP
MUSCAT: Oman’s digital economy is emerging as a significant driver of economic growth and diversification, with its direct contribution reaching around RO 800 million in 2023, acco…
Oil, power and the politics of war
When the United States and Israel justify military strikes against Iran, the explanation presented to the world is familiar: the goal, they say, is to protect the Iranian people fr…
Protect children from the horrors of war
It was not long ago that we heard a displaced eight-year-old Syrian child tell the media that she would not want any child in the world to endure the same harsh circumstances she f…
Bombing Iran to rubble won’t give it life
In September 1996, I visited Tehran, Iran, for the first time. I stayed at the Homa Hotel, formerly a Sheraton. I wrote at the time that fixed above the door in the lobby was a sig…
Oman and Saudi aviation sectors hold the fort amid the Mideast crisis
Muscat: More than 43,000 flights of the 78,500 scheduled flights have been cancelled in the Middle East since the start of the war on February 28 to date.According to Cirium, an av…
HM receives telephone call from President of Iraq
Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik received a telephone call on Tuesday from President Abdul Latif Rashid of the Republic of Iraq.The two leaders reviewed the evolving mi…