AhliBank 53rd National Day video-ad goes viral
Creative team reveals story behind the making of a viral adMUSCAT – An elderly Omani man picks a handful of sand in his hand, brings it close to his nose, smells it and cheerfully declares: “This land smells like misk (musk, or perfume) – believe me, I can smell it!”An elderly Omani woman, clad in green, red and white, throws her arms out to the majestic mountains of Oman and says: “Look at our mountains – they protect us!” Another Omani man stresses: “Oman and nowhere else!” Yet another says:...
Prince William of Wales receives HH Sayyid Theyazin
LONDON - Prince William of Wales received in Windsor Castle today HH Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham Al Said.The meeting reviewed relations of friendship and cooperation between the Sultanate of Oman and the United Kingdom, as well as means of promoting these in different areas to serve the joint interests.The two sides also discussed various topics of mutual interest. (Source: ONA)
Information minister affirms keenness to strengthen communication with international media institutions
LONDON - Dr Abdullah bin Nasser Al Harrasi, Minister of Information, has said that the participation of the Ministry of Information in the Foreign Press Association (FPA)'s awards distribution ceremony was aimed at "building bridges of communication" with international media institutions and enhancing areas of cooperation in the fields of media and journalism.In a press statement, the minister said that the FPA’s allocating two of its awards this year under the name of the Sultanate of Oman...
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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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