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Saturday 31/December/2016 14:38 PM

The next migrant wave

Imagine that you are a farmer. Your crops are withering as weather patterns become more volatile, your well water is too salty to drink, and rice is too...

Wednesday 28/December/2016 22:15 PM

The plant-based solution to hunger

The way we eat in the industrialised world is unhealthy, unjust, and unsustainable. Far too much of the meat we consume is produced under questionable...

Wednesday 28/December/2016 22:10 PM

Will Europe let Germany lead?

The United Kingdom’s Brexit vote, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s referendum defeat and subsequent resignation, and Donald Trump’s election as...

Wednesday 28/December/2016 22:05 PM

A growth agenda for China

At a time when the United States is poised to turn inward, China’s economic performance is more important globally than ever. Whether China can achieve...

Wednesday 28/December/2016 16:59 PM

Facebook false alarm

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...

Wednesday 28/December/2016 15:10 PM

Trump's 180-degree turn on China policy

The US-China relationship is ending 2016 on its most ominous note in years. President-elect Donald Trump has questioned the one-China policy that has been...

Tuesday 27/December/2016 21:35 PM

World 2016

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...

Tuesday 27/December/2016 15:17 PM

The threat to global banking standards

The financial crisis of 2008 gave a big boost to the global standard-setters. Suddenly, the Basel Committee (which sets the standards for international...

Tuesday 27/December/2016 15:00 PM

Was 2016 the best year ever?

According to popular wisdom, 2016 was a terrible year. Horrific terror attacks struck many countries. The Syrian crisis claimed tens of thousands of lives....