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Climate change poses an existential threat and while global initiatives and policies have emerged in response, the risks of climate action failure remain...

Safe havens are two words that came to my mind very much uninvited. They just floated in and suddenly formed a mental picture. Like curious strangers, they...

The great outdoor activity is now almost non-existent. Fresh air is a rarity and I am not talking about pollution. Businessmen, with the help of engineers,...

Someone called me as I was driving during a rush hour. I had to pick up the telephone knowing that it was an offence to talk and drive at the same time. I...

It is funny how people suddenly go back to their roots when they are in deep trouble. It is usually after many years have elapsed when the gap is too wide...

MANY OMANI students in the past were granted scholarships in Japan and still continue to get higher education opportunities in an effort to build a cultural...

I stopped half way to my car to watch and old man shuffling along with uncertain steps. He was very familiar and I walked away from my car to get a closer...

Last week, one of my uncles made a perfect exist from this world. He died peacefully six hours after the conclusion of the wedding of his daughter.It was...

IT IS HEARTENING to recognise the progress made in disability rights in Oman and appreciation for people with special needs since the beginning of our...

While I was browsing at one of the ‘traditional’ markets, I overheard two Europeans saying that they were looking for something authentic and Omani....