Expat Guide To Living In Oman
July 16, 2021
Life in Oman is exciting, with a culture different from other Gulf states.
For one thing, with a population of 4.9 million, it’s tiny compared to neighbouring Saudi Arabia. In addition, it takes about ten days to drive a complete circuit of the country.
Among the ancient forts and gorgeous Arabian Sea beaches, you’ll find a whopping 42 per cent of people here are expats, including 8,000 from the UK.
Expats find life in Oman easy, with low living costs, zero income tax and non-existent crime. Visas are straightforward, too, despite the Omanisation policy to prioritise jobs for local people.
A musical journey from Jacaranda Ensemble
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On Monday evening, February 6, Arabesque International, together with the German Embassy in Muscat, presented the second concert in the third season of the Muscat Chamber Music Series at the Oman Auditorium of the Al Bustan Palace, a Ritz-Carlton hotel. This was no ordinary concert and it was by no means Classical, even though the five members of the Jacaranda Ensemble are from the Brandenburg Orchestra in Germany one of the top symphony orchestras of the world.
They titled their performance, a musical journey, and it truly was an eclectic tour of many styles and genres from around the world, reflecting their experiences while on tour with the orchestra, and the versatility of these fine musicians. Their signature instrument is the long, unwieldy alpenhorn from Bavaria which they have ingeniously combined with the Australian didgeridoo (an alpendidgeridoo) to create a lyrical bass sound which underlies much of
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Science News and The New York Times Learning Network are excited to announce the winners of the 2021 STEM Writing Contest. Eleven talented young science communicators are named winners based on their keen ability to shed light on scientific topics ranging from star polymers to space origami to singing finches.
In its second year, the STEM Writing Contest invited teenagers from all over the world to choose an issue or question in science, technology, engineering, math or health, and then write an engaging 500-word explanation that would be understood by scientists and nonscientists alike. The winners have their essays published in