HH Sayyid Theyazin to preside over the opening of GCC Sports tournament tomorrow
MUSCAT — The 10th Sports Tournament of the GCC Universities and Higher Education Institutions will be launched at the Cultural Centre of Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) tomorrow “Sunday, under the patronage of HH Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham Al Said, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth. The tournament, which runs till January 24, 2025, aims to enhance the fraternal bonds and boost cooperation in sports and culture among students of the GCC universities and higher education institutions.In the...
Halfway mark achieved in painting bid to enter the Guinness Book of World Records
MUSCAT - A milestone-of-sorts was achieved when Iranian artist Mahnoush Abbasgholy attained the halfway mark in her attempt to enter the Guinness Book of World Records by trying to create a 40-metres (40mts x 120cms) artwork in seven days, painting 15 hours a day.At 10 am today (January 18), Abbasgholy, who began on January 15, completed 50 hours of painting in her paint-athon, a marathon attempt to break a painting record of 100 hours. Great responseThe event has garnered a grand amount of...
ROHM honours music legend Mohammed Abdul Wahab
MUSCAT - An exhibition opened at the Royal Opera House Muscat (ROHM) to honour the great composer and singer Mohammed Abdul Wahab, (1902 to 1991).To highlight his profound legacy in music and arts and introduce new generations to his story, a rich educational programme has been curated with a series of exhibitions, lectures, a rare film screening, and two special homage concerts. The late Sultan Qaboos bin Said conferred Oman First Class Order on Mohammed Abdul Wahab in 1984.The exhibition...
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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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