
Seventh edition of Oman International Food Safety conference to begin on April 21
MUSCAT - The 7th edition of Oman International Food Safety and Quality Conference will kick off on Monday, April 21, 2025 at Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre.Themed "Towards Resilient and Adaptive Food Systems", the 3-day conference will be organised by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources. It will be held on the sidelines of the Food Safety Week.The conference will be attended by experts and specialists from the Sultanate of Oman and 32 countries. It will explore...

Press conference outlines 29th edition of Muscat International Book Fair
MUSCAT - A press conference held recently at the Ministry of Information outlined the salient features of the 29th edition of Muscat International Book Fair due to be held from April 24 to May 3, 2025. The opening ceremony of the book fair will be held at Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre under the auspices of HH Sayyid Dr. Fahd Julanda Al Said, Vice Chancellor of Sultan Qaboos University (SQU).Speaking at the press conference, Mohammed Said Al Balushi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of...

HH Sayyid Theyazin graces opening of Active Oman Centre, Action Point Oman
MUSCAT — HH Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham Al Said, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth graced over the opening of Active Oman Centre and Action Point Oman at Oman Automobiles Association.HH Sayyid Theyazin inaugurated the new identity of Oman Automobiles Association “Active Oman”. He also toured the facilities of Active Point Centre and the Action Point Oman.The centre is a sports entertainment destination that aims to empower youth to practice their hobbies and to hone their skills in an...
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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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