Experience great Indian, Chinese and Continental food cooked to perfection and delivered with a smile with the Spicy Village home delivery service. For an order of just RO 3 onwards customers can get their choice of order from the extensive menu delivered to their homes in Muscat, Sohar, Sur and Nizwa areas. Food can be ordered for immediate delivery or delivery can even be scheduled for a later date.

As a special incentive the restaurant chain is offering a 10% discount on orders over the value of RO 10 and 15% off on orders over the value of RO 15. The delivery is also targeted at office-goers...

Qatar Marine Sports Federation (QMSF) has inked an agreement to build "the ultimate turbine-powered racing boat" for the 2013 racing season.

Sheikh Hassan bin Jabor Al-Thani announced the deal with Mystic Powerboats and Whispering Turbines at the Miami International Boat Show.

The new 'Spirit of Qatar' boat will be entered in the 2013 Extreme/Turbine - Unlimited class in the US competition, a statement said.

Sheikh Hassan said he has been in lengthy discussions with partners for some time.

"Our idea is to expand the racing map that we participate in, as well as expanding...

The Syrian army has been laying siege to the ancient city of Palmyra, a world heritage site, since early February and shooting at anything that moves from a historic citadel, residents say.

"Palmyra is surrounded by the army from all fronts: the Arab citadel, the olive and palm tree groves, the desert, the city," one resident told AFP by telephone, adding that the operation"...

A festive mood prevailed at Barka Garden on Thursday (16 February 2012) as thousands of citizens and residents joined a community lunch organised by BankMuscat as part of celebrations to mark 2012 al Mazyona Savings Scheme offering a prize money of RO 6 million.

The first-of-its-kind al Mazyona celebrations, which was open to all, marked a major step by the Bank in building and strengthening relations with the communities in Oman. The Bank’s senior executives from the headquarters and region were present at the event in which a traditional Omani music band performed to enliven the...

Teens invited into the creative process behind the Coca-Cola Move to the Beat™ campaign

In the summer of 2011, Coca-Cola lifted the lid on the creative process for the first time ever, inviting teens to attend a free festival-style gig featuring GRAMMY award-winning producer Mark Ronson and Mercury Music Prize Nominee Katy B. The gig was filmed and today Coca-Cola is"...

The French minister of culture is the cabinet member in charge of the national museums, monuments and promoting and protecting the arts. He was accompanied by a large delegation that included HE French Consul General Jerald Telm and a number of French dignitaries.

He was received by His Excellency Abdul Rahman Al Owais, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development, Abdullah Al Owais, president of the Department of Culture and Information and Ms. Manal Ataya, Director General of Sharjah Museums Department and the curator of Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization.

The visit...

An eight-member judging panel of experts from the UAE Prime Minister's Office, DTCM, Dubai Municipality, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Emirates Environment Group (EEG) and the UAE University, has shortlisted 23 hotel establishments for the award programme. From the shortlisted properties, the judges will further evaluate the submissions in various criteria to pick up the winners.

Mr. Eyad Ali Abdul Rahman, DTCM Executive Director Business Development and Media Relations and General Supervisor of the Dubai Green Tourism Award, said the significant...

Several Kuwaiti citizens affirmed on Sunday that the annual celebration of Hala February festival was an important step toward boosting Kuwaiti tourism sector.
In several interviews with KUNA, citizens stressed on importance of increasing coordination between official bodies in Kuwait in a way that would guarantee benefiting from such a festival, pointing out that many Kuwaiti sectors and institutions rely mostly on the fruitful outcomes of Hala February.

On his part, Hamad Al-Enezi, chairman of the board of directors of a local company, said that organizing the festival under the...

An agreement has been signed to create the first indoor snow village in Saudi Arabia, similar to the Ski Dubai attraction in the UAE.

Saudi construction giant Dar Al Arkan said on Sunday it had inked a deal with Al Othaim Investment and Real Estate Development Company to lease space for the project at Alqasr Mall in Riyadh.

The agreement, for fifteen years, will see a 10,693 sq m area developed by Al Othaim for "the first indoor snow village of its type", the companies said in a statement.

The indoor ski park will be part of a Safori Land recreation concept being developed...

The second Jeddah Tourism and Travel Exhibition (JTTX 2nd) under the title “Gateway for Tourism” kicked off at Jeddah Hilton, Wednesday. Prince Misha’l Bin Majed, Governor of Jeddah, inaugurated the exhibition held under the auspices of Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) and with collaboration of the Jeddah Chambers of Commerce and Industry (JCCI). The three-day exhibition, organized by 4M and sponsored by Okaz, is held over an area of around 4,800 sq. meters with a participation of more than 200 exhibitors.

The exhibition aims at promoting domestic tourism,...