By Kabeer Yousuf - As the Muscat Festival concluded the second weekend, both venues — Naseem Park and the Qurum Natural Park — witnessed unprecedented visitors making it a carnival of colours. The events at the Naseem Park varies from a number of games such as fun fairs, electronic games, jugglers

Bait Al Zubair Foundation was pleased to receive over 400 artworks from over 125 artists last week for their forthcoming exhibition called Art for Atta’a (Art for Giving) that they present with Dar Al Atta’a charity group in partnership with Oman Arab Bank. The Bait Al Zubair Foundation team was joi

By Mohammed Amour al Barwani — Millepora means thousand holes. And this is the structure of the fire coral with many very tiny holes which are smaller than that of the true coral. There are about 72 different types of corals in the waters of Sultanate of Oman. Some of them are soft corals and some h

At 55, Ratnesh Shah was suffering from frequent chest pain and was advised a coronary angiography — which involves opening up blocked vessels. Unfortunately, both his femoral (groin) arteries were closed because of a vascular disease. His radial (wrist) arteries were also calcified and had lesser ca

“Trompe l'oeil" — or art designed to trick the eye — is the title of a new Paris exhibit exploring the history of illusion and pastiche, from ancient frescoes to fashion and the decorative arts. The first known use of trompe l'oeil, as legend would have it, dates back to ancient Greece, in the fift

Actress Naomi Watts has shown her disappointment towards the Academy Awards for snubbing “J Edgar” leading man Leonardo DiCaprio. The 43-year-old said she was shocked to hear that DiCaprio was not among the best actor nominees for this year’s awards. “I think he did an incredible job and it was a br

Actress Sharon Stone will play a married woman who seduces a student in director Tony Kaye’s new movie. According to contactmusic.com, the 53-year-old, known for her bold role in Basic Instinct, will play the lead in Attachment. The film talks about a one-night stand where Stone gets intimate with h

Actress Reese Witherspoon says she enjoyed shooting action sequences for her new movie This Means War. The 35-year-old star revealed that being a part of an action film was a new experience and she enjoyed all the physical scenes with her co-stars Tom Hardy and Chris Pine, reports contactmusic.com.

Singer-actress Demi Lovato said an eating disorder made her “very manipulative”. “I was a very manipulative person when it came to my eating disorder. You name it, I did it,” showbiz.com quoted the 19-year-old as saying. “I would lie about already eating. I would lie about having to go to the bathro

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has reportedly been “hanging out” with American football quarterback Mark Sanchez. The 31-year-old, who was last year married to basketball star Kris Humphries for just 72 days, has been hooking up with Sanchez but has been careful to avoid being seen with him in publi