Cairo: The GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) education ministers have approved unified guidelines on accrediting academic ...

Author Sarah Thankam Mathews excavates her past in India and Oman and imagines new futures of immigration, justice, and community.

Oman has announced two new smart cities as part of its drive to reduce carbon emissions. The first city will be built in the mountain region of Jebel Akhdar, which is about 2,400 metres above sea ...

Al Thuraya City in Bausher envisioned as smart urban hub; Al Jabal al Aali in Jabal Akhdar designed as global mountain ...

Talaat Moustafa Group (TMG) and the Omani Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning today, Monday, May 19, 2025, signed an ...

Oman’s OQ Gas Networks (OQGN) is teaming up with Belgium’s Fluxys in what looks like a game-changing partnership to build out ...

Discover how smart city technology like AI and digital twins is reshaping urban life in 2025 for a more sustainable and ...

GEORGE TOWN: The newly enacted Data Sharing Act 2025, which facilitates enhanced sharing of data among ministries and their agencies, is an important step in Malaysia’s pursuit of becoming a ...

MUSCAT: Oman Electricity Transmission Company (OETC ... Al Riyami outlined OETC’s broader ambition to build a smart, world-class, self-healing grid capable of detecting, absorbing, and responding to ...

But for all the attention the term receives, it’s not clear what actually makes a city smart. Is it about the number of sensors installed? The speed of the internet? The presence of a digital ...

Using smart cameras and computer algorithms, the system collects real-time data to adjust green-light durations based on actual demand. In short, it gives more time to crowded lanes and less to empty ...

The index assesses cities on how they balance economic and technological development with quality of life indicators.