Dr Mazin Khabouri asks a thought-provoking query: why buy an apple, if the doctor comes free?
He has spent four decades inside Oman’s health system – as a surgeon, a hospital director and a national regulator. Therefore, Dr Mazin Al Khabouri is best positioned to ask the question free healthcare cannot keep avoiding: Why buy an apple, if the doctor comes free? Why invest in prevention when treatment is free?This is the thought-provoking question which lies at the heart of Dr Khabouri’s book, which was launched recently: An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away: But Why Buy an Apple If the...
Animal home
By Adarsh Madhavan I don't know what to call my home: a house for humans or a den for cats and dogs? Three humans – one more animal than human, and author of these chaotic words – reside here. Also, three cats in. Fifteen more outside the front door and gate. One furry doggy boy in. Another stray ebony furry doggy girl a few buildings away. And, I thwart my intense desire to feed the other poor four-legged wadi breeds that desperately descend down from the mountains into our human space...
Oman and United Kingdom reaffirm commitment to cooperation and economic prosperity
MUSCAT — The United Kingdom and the Sultanate of Oman commit to strengthen and deepen our relationship, monitor progress against agreed priorities, and ensure that cooperation remains focused on mutual benefit, Oman’s Vision 2040, the UK’s growth agenda, and the shared goal of building a more secure, prosperous and resilient world.This was stated in the joint statement issued on the occasion of the state visit undertaken by His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik to the United Kingdom, the full...
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Yanni in Oman in aid of the visually challenged
October 26, 2011: B&W achieved a musical breakthrough by bringing in the musical wizard, Yanni to Oman and making this world-renowned composer perform at the Grand Hall of the Sultan Qaboos University, again a first. This was the...
Parampara – charity dance event with Hema Malini and team – 2010
October 21, 2010 – The same year, we also championed the breast cancer cause in Oman. We brought in the dream girl, Hema Malini and her two lovely daughters, Esha and Ahana, for a fund raiser for breast cancer (for the National...
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The adventures of Captain Juma, the sailor
The adventures of Captain Juma, the sailor Will God fulfill the prayers of old men whom time forgot? Will God heed to the desire of a proud, old Omani sailor? These queries played in our mind as we talked to a venerable old sailor, a former ship (dhow) captain, and an...
Sheikha Layla, the Camel Whisperer
We froze. A four-legged, nearly 500kgs creature, was rumbling towards us with a mighty bellow. When it came close, we involuntarily shut our eyes. Even with our closed eyes and palpitating hearts, we could still feel this scary beast’s presence. When we mustered...
The wizard of Asa
In a dark and tiny room, a nearly 50-year old man is seen seated on a floor littered with crude work tools and attempting to bend the top part of what appears to be a wooden stick. He holds the stick in a makeshift clamp and then slowly bends it to the desired shape....
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