by B&W Oman | Sep 1, 2026 | Featured Articles, Newsworthy
Recent advancements in neurosurgery have helped employ surgery in conditions like Parkinson’s disease, cerebral palsy, autism, diabetic neuropathy pain and even addiction, a top visiting neurosurgeon to Oman reveals. “Surgery has been employed, especially in patients...
by B&W Oman | Sep 1, 2026 | Featured Articles, Newsworthy
MUSCAT — SalamAir, Oman’s Low-Cost carrier, has launched its first direct flight between Muscat and Sylhet, Bangladesh, becoming the first foreign airline to operate scheduled services to the city. Sylhet becomes SalamAir’s third destination...
by B&W Oman | Aug 30, 2026 | Featured Articles, Newsworthy, Popular Stories
The recent move by the Indian Supreme Court to regulate airfares has created positive ripples among the Indian diaspora here. This has been a long-standing concern of the Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and the only prayer on the lips of most of the affected is whether...
by B&W Oman | Aug 27, 2026 | Featured Articles, Oman
Salalah — Her Highness the Honourable Lady Assayida Ahd Abdullah Hamed Al Busaidi, Spouse of the Sultan of Oman paid a visit today to the Omani Women’s Association in Salalah, as part of her continued commitment to supporting the contributions of Omani women to...
by B&W Oman | Aug 25, 2026 | Featured Articles, Oman
MUSCAT — On behalf of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, HH Sayyid Shihab bin Tarik Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for Defence Affairs, presided over a ceremony held at Al Mawlid Hall in Al Alam Palace, for the recital of the Biography of Prophet Mohammed (PBUH),...
by B&W Oman | Aug 25, 2026 | Featured Articles, Oman
MUSCAT — His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, the Supreme Commander, has issued a Royal pardon to 459 Omani and foreign prisoners convicted of different cases. The Royal pardon coincides with the Prophet Mohammed’s Birth Anniversary. It also comes out of...
by B&W Oman | Aug 25, 2026 | Featured Articles, Oman
MUSCAT — Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, Foreign Minister paid a working visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran today, where he held constructive consultations with his Iranian counterpart Dr Seyed Abbas Araghchi. A joint statement between the Sultanate of Oman and...
by B&W Oman | Aug 12, 2026 | Featured Articles, Oman
MUSCAT — The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth, represented by the Women’s Sports Department, today concluded the activities of the Sports Programme for Omani Women’s Associations in Muscat Governorate. As many as 65 members from Omani Women’s...
by B&W Oman | Aug 1, 2026 | Featured Articles, Oman
What happens when tourists taste Omani kahwa for the first time? They get a flavour shock. It takes them some time to get to the mix of unsweetened, herbal earthiness followed by the warm, aromatic burst of cardamom, saffron and rose water. But, when AMJAD NASSER AL...
by B&W Oman | Aug 1, 2026 | Featured Articles, Newsworthy
IBRI — Ibri Industrial City, affiliated with the Public Establishment for Industrial Estates Madayn, recorded total investments of approximately OMR25 million by the end of the first half of 2026.The number of the signed investment contracts in the city has reached...
by B&W Oman | Jul 31, 2026 | Colonel Abdulwahab Abdulkarim Al Balushi, Featured Articles, Wordsmiths
By Col. Abdulwahab Al Balushi (Retd) There are people who pass through our lives unnoticed, and there are those whose impact endures long after they are gone. Nadhira bint Ahmed Al Harthy was one of those rare individuals. I did not come to know her through the...
by B&W Oman | Jul 21, 2026 | Featured Articles, Newsworthy
MUSCAT — The Environment and Natural Resources priority under Oman Vision 2040 aims to establish effective, balanced and resilient ecological systems that protect the environment and sustain natural resources in support of the national economy. The priority seeks to...
