Dr. Mohammed Zahir al Abri, Associate Professor of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU)’s Engineering College, won the first edition of the GCC Water Innovation Prize, Oman Observer reports. Al Abri, who is also the Director of the Nanotechnology Research Centre at the SQU, was awarded the prize for research on safe […]
The Sultanate of Oman affirms its continued commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and will take active measures in supporting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and continue to raise awareness and the level of public debate on the transformation of our food systems, Oman Observer reports. The Sultanate participated in the first-ever […]
The Omani ‘treeline’ is far from common, but the staunch Acacia, vancellia tortillis, or the Umbrella Thorn Acacia, adorns almost every sunrise, sunset, and landscape portrait, taken or painted, within the Sultanate, Oman Observer states. The Acacia was romanticized by Nadeem Aslam, writing “He led her back to the house, the perfume from the Acacia […]
Oman is blessed with rich biodiversity, which holds many health and environmental benefits. Al Shakhar of Calotropis procera is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae that is native to North Africa, tropical Africa, Western Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia. Let’s check Oman Observer’s explanation of its properties. The green fruits contain […]
Cyclones in Oman are likely to increase due to climate change, said the Director of the Centre for Environmental Studies and Research at Sultan Qaboos University, Times of Oman states. “Cyclone activity in the Arabian Sea will increase in the coming period at the record and violent levels. Extreme weather phenomena such as Cyclone Gonu […]
The first phase of a project for the plantation of wild plants was launched in Dhofar Governorate of Oman in July, Oman Observer reports. The first phase of the project, organized by the Environment Authority with broad community participation, involved the sowing of wild plant seeds after large amounts of seeks have been collected in […]
Oman considers littering on the beaches as a severe matter as this is one of the significant causes of damage to the marine environment. After a brief realization period caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, people are back with a bang in polluting the environment, the air and the sea and making life miserable to other […]
If you’re the type of person who loves to spot constellations in the night sky or maybe one that wakes up to catch the sunrise, then astrotourism is for you. If you are also an avid shutterbug, then there is nothing like it. Astrotourism is not just stargazing in your back garden or from the […]
Oman’s Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion (MoCIIP) have outlined as many as 90 investment opportunities distributed across eight key sectors – Tourism, Logistics & Food, Fishing, Health, ICT, Mining & Industry, Waste Management, and Education – with an aggregate investment potential estimated in excess of RO 2.8 billion, Oman Observer reports. A sizable […]
Sultan Haitham Bin Tariq Al Said has issued a Royal Decree establishing the Khor Kharfout Archaeological Reserve in Salalah, Gulf-News states. The decree brings to light this important biodiverse region located in Dhofar which has long been a favorite place for experts in this field. The reserve’s beach overlooking the Arabian Sea, is characterised by […]
