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Friday 04/March/2016 15:44 PM

Oman tourism: Historic Bahla fort

Muscat: Bahla Fort, in Wilayt Bahla of Al Dakhiliyah Governorate is included World Heritage Sites List. Dating back to the third millennium BC, the fort has...

Thursday 03/March/2016 12:55 PM

So to speak: The terminal journey

I stopped my car when I saw a friend standing on the roadside looking desperately at his watch. He was relieved to see me and asked for a lift. Time was...

Wednesday 02/March/2016 22:55 PM

A Russian fire-sale privatisation?

Squeezed by low oil prices and Western sanctions, Russia’s fiscal position is crumbling fast, forcing the government to take increasingly drastic measures...

Wednesday 02/March/2016 22:50 PM

Is Europe worth the effort?

When the United Kingdom joined the then-European Economic Community in 1973, it was at the rearguard of European integration. The question raised by the...

Wednesday 02/March/2016 22:24 PM

What would president Trump actually mean?

It's hardly a certainty, but it's now a real and startling possibility – what should the world expect if Donald Trump is elected US...

Wednesday 02/March/2016 21:20 PM

Fresh rain in Oman

Muscat: Rain and hail fell in different parts of Muscat and Batinah regions, weather enthusiast said quoting residents.