In first Christmas, Pope decries Palestinians’ conditions
VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo decried conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in his Christmas sermon on Thursday, in an unusually direct appeal during what is normally a solemn, spiritual se…
Lumen 2025: Five years of light, bending through time
Every summer, Lumen returns as a quiet yet anticipated fixture in Oman’s contemporary art calendar. What began as an exploration of light as a scientific and poetic phenomenon has,…
S&P 500, Dow hit all-time closing highs
NEW YORK: The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended at record closing highs on Wednesday, while gold held just below $4,500 in a light-volume, truncated Christmas Eve…
Investor risks rise with crypto, private credit
US investors may soon access a wider array of products tied to private credit and crypto as the Trump administration and SEC push to open markets. Some advisors warn this shift cou…
Oman launches several AI pilot projects across several key sectors
MUSCAT, DEC 25 The Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology, has announced the implementation of a number of pilot pro…
Oman–India CEPA reduces friction, improves policy clarity: Economist
MUSCAT, DEC 25The Oman–India Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) is best understood as a long-term strategic framework to reduce business friction and improve polic…
Why libraries still matter in a digital world
In the late 1990s, primary school teacher Antonio La Cava grew alarmed that students in his home region of Basilicata, in southern Italy, felt no connection with the books that ha…
HM praises development of Shura Council and its role
Muscat: His Majesty the Sultan praised the development witnessed by the Shura Council in its working mechanisms and the effectiveness it has achieved in performing its roles, in a…
What is gout, and why is it on the rise?
About 13 years ago, Kyle Edmondson woke up after a night of drinking with friends and felt an intense pain on the top of his foot. Climbing out of bed, he could barely walk.His doc…
National emergency preparedness exercise ‘Watan 2025’ concludes
Muscat: The National Emergency Preparedness Exercise “Watan 2025” concluded in Muscat following two days of field implementation, carried out by the National Committee for Emergenc…