Oman Airports leads global shift with world’s first Wi-Fi 7 launch
MUSCAT: Oman Airports has set a new global benchmark by becoming the first airport operator in the world to deploy Wi-Fi 7 technology, introducing next-generation connectivity at M…
RO 1.4 billion investment fuels Oman’s green energy super-grid
MUSCAT: Oman’s infrastructure and project finance sector is powering forward with a strategic, large-scale capital investment programme designed to ensure long-term energy security…
Madayn investments reach RO 7.8 billion
MUSCAT: Cumulative investment in the Public Establishment for Industrial Estates (Madayn) reached approximately RO 7.8 billion by the end of the first half of 2025, marking a 2% ri…
Coffee waste turns to ‘green’ ink
At a time when environmental challenges are growing and the need for innovative solutions is becoming more urgent, young Omanis continue to prove that creativity can be a powerful…
BETWEEN LIFE AND ROUTINE: A haunting new exhibition in Muscat
The Omani Society for Fine Arts opened its halls to a world both eerie and familiar. This is the world of ‘When Life Turns into a Habit’, the new exhibition by contemporary artist…
AI cheating rattles top universities in South Korea
Many college students in South Korea are enjoying downtime, relieved to wrap up midterm exams. But the nation’s elite universities have been left scrambling after it emerged that t…
Trump escalates pressure on Venezuela with unclear endgame
The Trump administration is rapidly escalating its pressure campaign against Venezuela, with America’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R Ford, about to take up a position…
A turning point for clean energy
This year marks a historic milestone: for the first time, global renewable-energy production has surpassed coal. In the first half of 2025, renewables accounted for more than 34 pe…
National projects worth RO450 million completed; 1,350 new jobs
The Oman Investment Authority (OIA) announced the completion of 14 high-quality national projects with an investment value exceeding RO450 million, distributed across various gove…
First flights from Mumbai’s second airport on December 25
India’s budget airlines IndiGo and Akasa Air have officially announced that their respective flight operations will commence from the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA), the…