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Saturday 05/March/2016 17:05 PM

A future of happiness, tolerance, and youth

Over the past two weeks, I have heard and read many questions, comments, and news stories regarding recent changes to the government of the United Arab...

Saturday 05/March/2016 15:55 PM

Big fat Indian weddings come to Oman

Muscat: In India, there is a saying that marriages are made in heaven, and now, for affluent Indians who want to tie the knot in style, the Sultanate is...

Friday 04/March/2016 15:44 PM

Oman tourism: Historic Bahla fort

Muscat: Bahla Fort, in Wilayt Bahla of Al Dakhiliyah Governorate is included World Heritage Sites List. Dating back to the third millennium BC, the fort has...

Thursday 03/March/2016 12:55 PM

So to speak: The terminal journey

I stopped my car when I saw a friend standing on the roadside looking desperately at his watch. He was relieved to see me and asked for a lift. Time was...

Wednesday 02/March/2016 22:55 PM

A Russian fire-sale privatisation?

Squeezed by low oil prices and Western sanctions, Russia’s fiscal position is crumbling fast, forcing the government to take increasingly drastic measures...

Wednesday 02/March/2016 22:50 PM

Is Europe worth the effort?

When the United Kingdom joined the then-European Economic Community in 1973, it was at the rearguard of European integration. The question raised by the...