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…
Taxi owners get fine exemption
Muscat: The Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology (MTCIT) has announced an exemption to beneficiaries of land transport services in settling fines resul…
Heavyweight Champion Anthony is Oman’s priciest penthouse buyer
MUSCAT: The mystery surrounding the most expensive penthouse sold in Oman has been solved, with Yenaier Residences confirming that two-time unified World Heavyweight Champion Antho…
“Oman is the region’s most culturally grounded destination.”
Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman has positioned itself for many years as the ‘Gem of the Gulf’ with its own identity, its own vision based on culture, heritage, natural beauty, and ge…
HM receives greetings from Deputy Prime Minister for Armed Forces Day
Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, the Supreme Commander, received a message of congratulations from His Highness Sayyid Shihab bin Tarik Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister…