Oman shines at UMAI Inter-Dojo Championship in Qatar
MUSCAT: Young martial artists from Oman delivered an outstanding performance at the UMAI Inter-Dojo Karate Championship held in Qatar, returning with an impressive tally of medals…
Navigating the GenAI stride
Generative AI (GenAI) has rapidly shifted from novelty to necessity. Tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Meta AI, and a fast-expanding ecosystem of advanced models are transform…
Are today’s banks building tomorrow’s economy?
During a short break in the ‘Design Thinking’ course I was conducting for bankers at the College of Banking and Financial Studies, I wandered into the college library — as I often…
Hilton unveils major expansion drive along Barr Al Jissah coastline
MUSCAT: With Oman targeting 12 million visitors annually by 2040, infrastructure development, enhanced attractions, and visa reforms are creating new opportunities for travel and t…
The difficult art of being direct with diplomacy in Oman
“She seems to lead this project with a soft hand,” a former Omani colleague once told a team member who was helping us build the ‘Your Decision, Your Future’ platform, designed to…
Indian pride as Asiatic lions roar back
A powerful roar rocked the forest before the silhouette of a lioness appeared at an Indian reserve, a potent image of how conservation efforts have brought the creatures back from…
Fed divided as it cuts rates, signals pause
WASHINGTON: A sharply divided Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday but signaled borrowing costs are unlikely to drop further in the near term as it awaits clarity on the…
PDO awards Budoor Tayseer Gas Project
MUSCAT: Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) has signed a strategic 15-year agreement with Kuwait-based oilfield engineering services firm SPETCO Middle East LLC to develop the Budoor…
Pact inked for first Sustainable Aviation Fuel project in Oman
MUSCAT: US-based carbon recycling firm LanzaTech has signed an agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private-sector arm of the World Bank Group, to collab…
OAC enhances Oman’s capacity for commercial arbitration
MUSCAT: The “Muscat Arbitration Days” conference, organized last week by the Oman Commercial Arbitration Centre (OAC), brought together legal and commercial experts to discuss the…