WINDOWS - By Wafa al Shamsiyah - Life sometimes puts us in a situation where we find ourselves standing at the crossroads thinking of what we were and what we dream to become. We need a great deal of courage and resolve to take a road that we have never before trodden. Such a situation requires

WINDOWS - By Amal al Jahwariya - Many societies in the Middle East lack several aspects that make up the foundation for stable families, the most important of which is the proper consumption practices in the household. Many people are in debt as they indulge in unnecessary purchases and empty pl

AT MY WORKPLACE! — By Majed Al Sulaimany - Abu Sa’id al Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, “Whoever amongst you sees an evil, he must change it with his hand; if he is unable to do so, then with his tongue; and if he is unable to do so, then with his he

WINDOW — By Ahmed al Falahi — One of my friends noticed through his connections with car agencies that there is an unusual rise in the prices of cars. He says that he was astonished to find that the price of the car he bought in December has increased by three thousands riyals. The car agency said t

40 YEARS — By Maurice Gent — Today is Oman's Industry day. It has taken place every year since February 1991 when His Majesty Sultan Qaboos visited the Al Rusayl Industrial Estate. Since then under the guidance of the Public Establishment for Industrial Estates the concept of government sponsored in

WINDOW ON OMAN — By Mohammed Anwar al Balushi — Financially, where do you stand today? Do you have enough to survive, live comfortably, and prosper? If your answer is “Yes” and you feel you have enough to survive; then the next question arises is what you were born to do; to earn just a little to s

REFLECTIONS — By Dr Rajan Philips — It is normal human tendency to leave things to chance or circumstances and then hope all goes well. However, what distinguishes true leaders and pioneers from lesser mortals is they make things happen by seizing the bull by the horns and not let things happen. I

VIEWPOINT — By Haider bin Abdul Redha al Lawati — In April last year, in some electronic forums an issue was raised related to the price of mineral water in Oman. The distribution companies of this commodity decided to sell their products with higher prices. Some of us were wondering about the reaso

AWARENESS — By Humeid al Shibli — Much talk has revolved around the Globalisation phenomenon as it has never done with any other subject matter. Globalisation has more than one definition, for some it is ‘economic dominance that aims to transform the planet into a small global village to be controll

HER SAY — By Charlotte Makala — A lot of us have busy schedules to manage and seem not to have enough time, but what if there was a way we could go back in time? Or at least save our time? What if we could indeed, time travel? Well, I assume it would be great for most of us. I’m still working on the