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These breathtaking pictures are none other than the famous tourism destinations of the Sultanate, which has been endowed with numerous natural bounties by...

In a world that is increasingly witnessing conflicts and instabilities on regional and international levels, it has become almost a given that the economic...

Ted Cruz had an excellent idea. It would reduce corporate welfare, save consumers money and curtail greenhouse-gas emissions. It could also cost him votes...

Nobody has ever bragged about Pentagon efficiency, but even so it's been an embarrassing stretch for anyone trying to defend the Defence...

For the European Union, 2015 was another year of fundamental challenges. Two key elements of European integration – the euro and border-free travel within...

The challenges arising out of the falling oil prices will probably last the whole of 2016, but the Sultanate must retain its backbone in the form of its...

MUSCAT: A group of Indian expatriates in Buraimi no longer visit vegetable shops. From green leaves to tomatoes to bitter gourds, they have succeeded in...

Around 160km from Muscat, the ancient city of Nizwa still retains its charm of the old with cramped by-lanes, mud structures and forts. Our photographer, A...