Opinion

Barely an hour after taking off from Muscat, the Etihad aircraft begins its descent over the shimmering waters of the Arabian Gulf.From the window seat, Abu...

The 2026 FIFA World Cup was supposed to belong to the strikers.That was the prediction before a ball was kicked. An expanded 48-team tournament, attacking...

Nineteen young Indians dreamt of becoming doctors.

At a moment when the world is weighed down by conflict, polarisation, and a steady erosion of trust between nations, the Sultanate of Oman offers a...

Only last week, I made an innocent call to the head of communication of one of the largest corporate businesses in Oman. I wanted to check on his...

MUSCAT: As senior Iranian and American negotiators met behind closed doors at Switzerland’s secluded Bürgenstock Resort for another round of high-stakes...

The Consumer Protection Law, promulgated by Royal Decree 66/2014, and its Executive Regulation amended up to Consumer Protection Authority Decision No....

It was shortly after midnight when I was awakened by a loud commotion in my house. Children were shouting, doors were opening and closing, and there was an...

MUSCAT: Every year, thousands of bright, ambitious young Omanis enter the local job market, their hopes riding on a single piece of paper: Their university...

On the morning of 12 June, one day after the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicked off, my news feed was overflowing with videos of Bosnian fans, thousands of whom had...