by B&W Oman | May 18, 2025 | Featured Articles, Oman
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....
by B&W Oman | May 17, 2025 | Featured Articles, Oman
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...
by B&W Oman | May 17, 2025 | Oman, Popular Stories
BAGHDAD —On behalf of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, HH Sayyid Shihab bin Tarik Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for Defence Affairs chaired the Sultanate of Oman’s delegation at the 34th Arab Summit and the Fifth Arab Economic and Social Development Summit, held...
by B&W Oman | May 5, 2025 | Featured Articles, Oman
‘Kiki’ is not just going to Corniche – she is really going places. That, in short, is an apt sum up of the recent book launch of ‘Kiki goes to Corniche’, crafted by Elizabeth Davis, and launched by Dr Siham Al Harthy, board member of the Oman Chamber of Commerce and...
by B&W Oman | May 5, 2025 | Oman
NEW YORK – The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) announced that the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is beyond imagination.UNRWA said in a statement that with the comprehensive blockade on Gaza...
by B&W Oman | May 5, 2025 | Oman
MUSCAT – Oman Human Rights Commission today launched the Private Sector Workforce Rights Guide in six languages, aimed at raising legal awareness among both workers and employers, promoting a culture of legal compliance, and fostering justice and respect in the...
by B&W Oman | May 5, 2025 | Featured Articles, Oman
MUSCAT — The 29th edition of the Muscat International Book Fair recorded a 64.81 percent increase in visitors, attracting 649,589 attendees compared to 394,172 in the previous edition. This significant turnout reflects the fair’s leading cultural stature and prominent...
by B&W Oman | May 4, 2025 | Featured Articles, Oman
ALGIERS — His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik and President Abdelamdjid Tebboune of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria today held a bilateral meeting at His Majesty’s place of residence in the capital Algiers.During the meeting, the two leaders...
by B&W Oman | May 4, 2025 | Oman
MUSCAT – A landmark scientific study has confirmed that Oman’s frankincense trees — renowned for producing an aromatic resin deeply woven into the nation’s historical and cultural legacy — do not face widespread decline in the southern reaches of the Sultanate,...
by B&W Oman | May 3, 2025 | Oman
MUSCAT – One of the greatest moments of world whistling champion Geert Chatrou’s whistling career, includes his performances in Oman: when he performed at the opening ceremony of the 10th Muscat International Film Festival (MIFF) in 2018 and the second, more...
by B&W Oman | May 1, 2025 | Featured Articles, Oman
MUSCAT – As part of the programmes of 29th edition of Muscat International Book Fair, the National Library of Oman today organized a panel discussion on its intellectual and cultural role.The dialogue session highlighted the role of Omanis and their intellectual and...
by B&W Oman | Apr 30, 2025 | Oman
MUSCAT – Oman has successfully conducted its first heart transplant from a brain-dead donor to an Omani patient suffering from severe heart failure. The complex five-hour procedure was performed by a fully integrated, multidisciplinary Omani medical team.The...
