Stifling the ‘Spirit of Dialogue’ at Davos
US President Donald Trump rose to power partly by positioning himself as a foil to global elites. But last week, he attended the World Economic Forum (WEF) – the quintessential gat…
Building the future: Trends driving the construction sector forward in 2026
As the construction sector advances through 2025, it is setting the foundation for a pivotal transformation in 2026. Across the GCC, sustainability, climate-resilient design and ad…
The mirror effect: when our calm becomes their calm
Children are not soothed by what we say to them. They are soothed by how we are with them. Many parents come to me asking how to help their child calm down: how to stop the meltdow…
Trump’s Board of Peaceand undermining of UN
Donald Trump’s creation of a so-called Board of Peace has been framed by the White House as a new mechanism to address global conflicts, beginning with Gaza and potentially extendi…
Oman Lens launches national CubeSat programme
Muscat: Oman Lens, a leading Omani company specialising in satellite technologies and artificial intelligence, announced the launch of a national programme to develop and assemble…
Oman expresses sympathy to France over boat accident
The Sultanate of Oman expresses its sincere condolences and deepest sympathy to the government and people of the French Republic, and to the families of the victims, following the…
GLMC examines how to read early signals of labour market change
Riyadh – A session at the Global Labour Market Conference (GLMC) explored how policy changes that affect market access can take time to filter into labour markets.The discussion fo…
Oman intensifies efforts to localise food investments
Dubai: The Sultanate of Oman, represented by the supervisory team for promoting Omani products (OPEX), continues its participation in Gulfood 2026 in Dubai with broad national repr…
Tourist boat capsizes in Muttrah, three French tourists killed
Muscat: Three French tourists were killed, and two others sustained minor injuries after a tourist boat capsized in the Wilayat of Muttrah, authorities said on Tuesday.According to…
Korea’s KOWEPO eyes April financial close for $940m Duqm Power Project
MUSCAT: South Korea’s KOWEPO (Korea Western Power Co), which is leading a consortium of investors co-developing a new gas-based power project at Duqm in the Sultanate of Oman, says…