New portal links Oman with Arabic libraries

by Times News Service
Supervised by King Abdulaziz Public Library in Saudi Arabia, the initiative integrates the library and the information infrastructure in several Arab countries

Anaemic patient seeks support for surgery

by Staff Reporter
Till last year, everything was normal for Adrian Pereira and his family. Never in their wildest dreams had Adrian and his wife imagined that their lovely daughter will be down with a rare disease

Omran, affiliates to add 3,650 new hotel rooms in five years

by A.E. James
These projects include hotels coming up at Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre, Alila Jabal Akhdar Resort, Saraya Bandar Jissah, Muriya’s hotels in Jebel Sifah and Salalah Beach and Musandam Resort

Saudi prince plans new ‘mile-high tower’

by Reuters
Right now we are discussing and evaluating the possibility of building a one-mile tower, Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal said, adding that he is looking at the world’s largest cities, including Shanghai, Moscow, London and New York, as possible locations

Inverarity warns against writing off Aussies

by AFP
Warner has been banned up until the start of the first Ashes Test in Nottingham, on July 10 and with Australia's squad containing several other opening batsmen, his immediate Ashes prospects appear gloomy.

Winds on Venus have accelerated by a third: scientists

by AFP
When Venus Express started operations in 2006, high-altitude winds between latitudes 50 degrees either side of the equator were recorded at about 300 kilometres (187 miles) per hour on average, they found.
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Pakistan's Mother Teresa
by Arshiah Parween - Special to Times of Oman

Abdul Sattar Edhi, affectionately called the 'Father Teresa of Pakista...

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Basel - Great centre for art
by Anthony Lambert/The

As Switzerland's artistic hub prepares to host its renowned fair, let ...

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