Saudi Arabia’s Monsha’at to host Biban Forum 2025 in Nov
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority (Monsha’at) announced that the Biban Forum 2025 will be held from November 5 to 8 at the Riyadh Front Exhibiti…
Vice President of Swiss Confederation visits Muttrah Souq, Al Mirani Fort
Muscat: Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin, Vice President of the Swiss Confederation and Head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER) visited the…
Down the memory lane with a book
No matter how many digital platforms there are, nothing compares to the experience of reading a book.Just like digital photography compared to the charming printed photo albums. Th…
Cashless should not mean careless
Muscat: In the bustle of Muscat’s coffee shops and supermarkets, there is one thing you rarely see anymore: cash. With a quick tap of a phone, a scan of a QR code, or a swipe of a…
Money will not be revolutionised…
What does the future hold for money and payment systems? While it will surely feature unprecedented technologies, foreseeing the full picture requires historical context. Tradition…
Stars turn out for Armani’s final collection in Milan
Hollywood stars Cate Blanchett, Glenn Close and Richard Gere turned out Sunday for the Giorgio Armani show in Milan, the final collection the Italian designer worked on before his…
Free Picasso park to open in Paris in 2030
A park featuring Picasso sculptures is to open to the public in central Paris in 2030, with free entry, the head of the city’s Picasso Museum told AFP on Sunday.The garden, about t…
Ritus Liyan (Mundane Rites) 2: Mentorship as Curation
Bids opened for supervision of MBD area beautification
Muscat: The Muscat Municipality has opened bids for the consultancy Services for the supervision of the “beautification of MBD Area” Project on September 28. It also opened bids fo…
Voting begins to select topics for ‘Together We Advance’ Forum
Muscat – Voting began today to select the topics to be addressed by the fourth edition of the ‘Together We Advance’ Forum 2026. The forum is organized annually by the General Secre…