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Monday 08/February/2016 20:26 PM

Sri Lankan artist and her 'Coffee Art'

Muscat: For Naline Kodikara, a Sri Lankan artist, art is a service and she is a practitioner of a unique technique called “Coffee Art.”

Monday 08/February/2016 15:45 PM

Japan’s wrong way out

Financial markets were surprised by the Bank of Japan’s recent introduction of negative interest rates on some commercial bank reserves. They shouldn’t...

Monday 08/February/2016 15:31 PM

Lost oil-related jobs are a drag on economy

The US economy added 151,000 jobs in January, according to the latest nonfarm payrolls report. If it hadn't been for the oil bust it would have been...

Monday 08/February/2016 15:11 PM

The governors upend the Republican debate

No debate so far has reshaped the election like the one in New Hampshire on Saturday night. And nothing the rest of the night equaled the first 10...

Monday 08/February/2016 15:02 PM

Drifting championship in Oman

Muscat: More than 40 professional drifters from Oman and other countries competed on Friday at Oman Automobile Association in the third round of the...

Sunday 07/February/2016 20:32 PM

German aid for Omani innovators

Muscat: When Oman-born Zièd Bahrouni read an article about the Sultanate’s ambition to become an innovation hub in the Gulf region, he was inspired to...