MUSCAT - The National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking announced the launch of its second awareness campaign – ‘Insan’ as part of its continuous endeavour to combat types of crimes against humanity. The campaign aims to promote and spread awareness among...
MUSCAT – The members of the Women’s Forum of The World Malayalee Council (WMC) Oman Province will be celebrating International Women’s Day on Saturday, March 6, 2021 at 7.30pm on Zoom Platform. A well planned panel discussion with an open forum on the topic of “Women...
MUSCAT - Many in Oman mourned the recent passing away of Sheikh Kanaksi Gokaldas Khimji, 85, a legend and an iconic figure in the business community of Oman. While top businessmen and women in the community voiced their sadness over the loss of this business giant,...
Vincent Francis, Printer Almost a year ago, Mother Nature gave us a shock treatment, from which we are yet to recover. Maybe ‘she’ felt it necessary to give us this shock treatment but my God, what a major blow this pandemic has been!What to do?The world turned...
By Tawfiq Ali Salmeen Al Lawati Hasten to take cover with the Covid maskTo perform the major daily task. It surely befriends everyone around Short time back it couldn’t be found. There is so much to its positive sideMany in the beginning used to chide. It plays its...
MUSCAT (ONA) – The Supreme Committee tasked with tackling developments from coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic held a meeting today under the chairmanship of Sayyid Hamoud Faisal al-Busaidi, Minister of Interior. The meeting was aimed to discuss updates on the pandemic,...
MUSCAT (ONA) --- Dr Ahmed Mohammed al-Sa’eedi, Minister of Health, member of the Supreme Committee tasked with tackling developments resulting from coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, has said that “potential lockdown steps will be the last treatment (of the pandemic...
MUSCAT (ONA) — The Supreme Committee tasked with tackling developments resulting from coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic held a meeting under the chairmanship of Sayyid Hamoud Faisal al-Busaidi, Minister of Interior, to study updates on the pandemic and measures to curb...
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 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 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 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...
