Opinion

It started as a dream 46 years ago in Salalah when His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said vowed that he would change the face of Oman for the better. Now we...

Regardless of the outcome at the Old Trafford in Headingly this week where England is tipped to bounce back, Pakistan pressing up at Lord’s last Sunday...

Economic slowdowns can often be characterised as periods of hesitation. Consumers hesitate to buy a new house or car, thinking that the old house or car...

By choosing Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia as her running mate, Hillary Clinton opted for governing credentials over political pizzazz. Kaine, a former...

Truly great cities capture our imagination, even when we have never visited them. Paris conjures renewal and love, New York is about hustle and dynamism,...

Tony Schwartz, ghostwriter of Donald Trump’s book “The Art of the Deal,” recently issued a dire warning about the man he worked for. “I genuinely...

Improving energy efficiency is a fashionable policy that governments worldwide promote. On paper, it seems a no-brainer: improving energy efficiency is sold...

Since the 1950s, European countries have debated the costs and benefits of regional integration. But not until the United Kingdom’s “Brexit”...

What did the delegates at the Republican National Convention like? Mostly, they liked disliking things. And being afraid of things. And especially, Donald...

What are the odds of someone calling your name five thousands kilometres away from home? I have travelled extensively but it never happened to me until this...