by B&W Oman | Jan 28, 2021 | Oman
MUSCAT (ONA) – The Ministry of Labour held a press conference during which it reviewed its executive plan of action through 2021. The Ministry affirmed that a number of jobs will be unveiled next week and that, this year (2021), it targets the generation of new...
by B&W Oman | Jan 25, 2021 | Oman
By Mai Al HinaiI remember the first funeral I had attended, unintentionally of course. I was just a seven year old then, but like kids of my age, with an abundance of curiosity. That day was supposed to be a happy one, but life had other plans – it gave us a different...
by B&W Oman | Jan 7, 2021 | Oman
By Tawfiq Ali Salmeen Al Lawati High upon the yonder mountain top Rises the sun with its gleaming hope Ushering in the long-waited year Taking away last year’s fear. With its bright crimson and flaming rays Ushers in the year with promising days Come hither thou...
by B&W Oman | Dec 25, 2020 | Oman
By Dr Dilip Abdul KhadarIntroduction Common cold, flu, bronchitis, bronchial asthma turning worse and other respiratory ailments are seen more frequently in colder months. People are indoors more often, allowing viruses to pass more easily from one person to another...
by B&W Oman | Dec 24, 2020 | Oman
A Black & White feature Is that COVID…is that Coronavirus… No it is flu – just flu — Influenza! Most of us who are at the wrong end of a cold, fever or throat pain, cough or stomach ailments are suddenly gripped by the fear that this could be the onset...
by B&W Oman | Nov 24, 2020 | Oman
Dr Muhammad Awais Nawaz Emergency physician, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital (SQUH).I know it sounds both like a cliché and an understatement when we say we are living through challenging times. But, I state it here for the record. And let me get straight to the...
by B&W Oman | Nov 21, 2020 | Oman
Suparna Kudva Nair Homemaker, (OMAN) Then we will feel the pinch of the transition The COVID-19 Coronavirus has come and it is going to stay for some time – that is a given. Nothing that we have done so far has managed to dislodge it from its firm grip on humanity....
by B&W Oman | Nov 10, 2020 | Oman
Saleh Al-Shaibany (*),Scribe, columnist, writer and academic What can I say about the Coronavirus that has not been said before? That it plays havoc in people’s lives and wreck their livelihood? Or will it be spot on if I say personal relationships are on the edge as...
by B&W Oman | Oct 25, 2020 | Oman
Dana Al Sarhani ICV Special Projects Lead, Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) (OMAN)Corona has cast an indelible mark and will be embedded in global history. The pandemic has and will change the global order too. One still finds it difficult to believe that a tiny...
by B&W Oman | Oct 19, 2020 | Oman
Syeda Zainab Zaidi,Student of graphic designing, Mumtaz area, Muscat (OMAN) Someone is staring at me from the corner of the room, slowly swishing his tail as though he was preparing to attack me! In reality, my big fur ball was just staring at me and wanted to...
by B&W Oman | Oct 18, 2020 | Oman
Ramachandran NairQHSSE & Compliance Manager (OMAN) Recently, during the lockdown, when I couldn’t go to office, I took the ‘office’ home! Jokes apart, and although it consumed quite a bit of my time, I did manage to construct a paperboard replica of our company’s...
by B&W Oman | Oct 5, 2020 | Oman
Sam David Mathew Entrepreneur, President, World Malayali Council (Oman province) (OMAN) It’s good to practice cleanliness and hygiene, but let us also practice keeping our hearts clean Like many, I had BIG hopes for 2020. I started the year with a smile. With...
