Gold prices take a slight weekend tumble
MUSCAT – Gold prices took a slight weekend tumble to OMR37.650 on Friday for 1gm, 22k. This rate is a far cry from the time the prices were heading the list at OMR40.200 on April 21 and OMR41.200 on April 22, the highest so far, this year, market watchers claim. Compared to those rates, the prices have dipped to a level that could make shoppers make a beeline to the souqs and gold shops here in town.Conflict influence prices“Gold price movements are dictated by several factors, including...
Thank you, King Kohli
By Dr Makarand Jewrikar“For these 60 overs, they should feel hell out there!” This was Virat Kohli’s most iconic pep talk on the tour of England. And it pretty much sums up his captaincy tenure. He was a ‘no nonsense’ and fearless captain and player who took on all strong opponents, like Australia, head on. He could look them in their eyes and challenge them, something of a rarity in Indian cricket.Called it a dayNow, Virat Kohli has called it a day. And it has led to the cricketing world...
Mental health stigma in Oman shows decline, says top psychiatrist
The situation of mental health stigma in Oman shows decline, and thereby an improvement of the problem today, when compared to the earlier years, a top consultant psychiatrist has said. “Mental health stigma is a global problem and Oman is not an exception, however the situation has improved compared to previous years,” Dr Hamed Al Sinawi, senior consultant psychiatrist (adults and old age) told Black & White Oman. He was commenting on some queries posed by the Black & White as part of...
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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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