Beyond Airbnb: Oman’s Opportunity for Young Entrepreneurs
When Al Suwgra was just starting, the idea was simple. The Al Shuraiki family had ancestral homes on Al Jabal Akhdhar. Mohammed, who had worked as an experience guide at a luxury r…
Heatwave
A sightseeing boat travels along the duckweed-covered River Lys in Ghent, Belgium, following prolonged hot and dry weather that fueled excessive plant growth. -Reuters
Oman’s First Mallathon takes over country’s largest mall
For one morning, the familiar corridors of Mall of Oman became something entirely different. Instead of shoppers, there were runners. Instead of screens and store fronts, there was…
Who tells the brand story in the age of AI?
On a recent trip, I was looking for a hotel. Like many travellers, I began with the photographs. One five-star property caught my attention. The rooms were elegant, the lighting ca…
Omani startup bets on reusable rocket engine
MUSCAT, OCT6Muscat-based space propulsion startup Rocket Elements and Technologies (RE&T) has unveiled Khanjar-1, a reusable liquid-fuelled rocket engine it describes as Oman’s fir…
Oman’s 44.01 eyes global carbon storage growth
MUSCAT, OCT 6Award winning Omani climate tech 44.01 is expanding into industrial carbon storage and European markets as it seeks customers and investment to scale up a process that…
Oman, Kazakhstan seek to boost trade and expand goods exchange
Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman and the Republic of Kazakhstan emphasized the immense potential to expand bilateral trade volume and diversify its structure. The two countries agreed…
Who bears the risk of maritime casualties
If a collision were to occur involving Iranian vessels, resulting in marine environmental pollution, fatalities or injuries, and damage to vessels, cargo, property and third partie…
American Nobel laureate in medicine hopes to illuminate the brain
Washington, United States: Nobel Prize-winning American researcher Karl Deisseroth is a psychiatrist, neuroscientist and bioengineer who has spent more than two decades illuminati…
HM the Sultan visits Astana International Financial Centre
ASTANA: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, accompanied by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of the Republic of Kazakhstan, visited the Astana International Financial Centre in the…