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Tuesday 09/January/2018 14:25 PM

India’s lost fisherfolk

Last month, a devastating cyclone swept the southern tip of India, causing immense damage to parts of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Lakshadweep. Most victims of...

Monday 08/January/2018 14:54 PM

Better plastics for healthier oceans

Plastics are among the most popular materials in use today. Given the material’s versatility, it is little wonder that some 320 million tons of it are...

Monday 08/January/2018 14:45 PM

What’s driving Iran’s protests?

The rapid spread of unrest in Iranian towns and cities that began in late December has taken nearly everyone – President Hassan Rouhani’s reform-minded...

Monday 08/January/2018 14:43 PM

Breaking Bannon

The just-released book about Donald Trump and his presidency (Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House) has left much of Washington reeling. Despite the...

Monday 08/January/2018 14:40 PM

China’s soft and sharp power

China has invested billions of dollars to increase its soft power, but it has recently suffered a backlash in democratic countries. A new report by the...

Sunday 07/January/2018 21:13 PM

Winter storm hits U.S. East Coast

Times of Oman designers depict a world around them through illustrations everyday, either to enhance the visual elements of a story or as a standalone...

Sunday 07/January/2018 15:34 PM

Supporting Turkey’s refugee response

Turkey’s crackdown on press freedom and political dissent is of great concern to many, for good reason. But as regrettable as the government’s...

Sunday 07/January/2018 15:08 PM

A good German idea for 2018

By 2016, almost all Europeans had realized that radical policy and institutional reforms were essential to revive the European project. Yet serious reform...