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…
National projects worth RO450 million completed; 1,3540 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…
What is one-stop travel for GCC nationals
Muscat: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) recently announced that the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain will start implementng the first phase of the “one-stop” travel system in De…
CBO clarifies the prevalence of digital transactions in Oman
The Central Bank of Oman (CBO) said that the figures circulated in some circles on cash transactions in the Sultanate of Oman are not accurate.Official data with the Central Bank f…
GCC initiates steps for a joint action on economic reforms
Muscat: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has initiated several measures for joint action in various economic sectors.Some of these initiatives include the adoption of the unified…