SALALAH, JULY 28 Step into Al Haffa Market during Salalah’s monsoon season and you’re instantly transported — where the scent ...

AmidST the frankincense hills and coastal breezes of Salalah, an Austrian Catholic priest has discovered more than just a ...

He's the first accredited frankincense sommelier in Oman, and the investment in training the hotel (and Khalid, as a student) undertook was significant: He trained for two years, under the ...

WANATAH — People have heard the Christmas carol "We Three Kings," or may have read about the Gift of the Magi. Others may be familiar with the story of how the three wise men brought the newborn ...

Frankincense is harvested by hand, before it makes its way to perfumes. Photo: Instagram/Amouage. This frankincense from Dhofar brought in trade might and money for Oman.

The Omani researcher and historian, Abdul Qadir bin Salim Al Ghassani, mentions in his book Dhofar, the Land of Frankincense that Alexander the Great had imported huge quantities of incense from ...

SALALAH -- The statement 'nature has cure for everything' fits aptly on the effort being put by Omani researcher Dr Ahmad al Harrasi, who has found medicinal values in frankincense. His research is ...

30 December 2012 People generally go by sellers' claims on the quality of Omani frankincense. However, a Sultan Qaboos University study has found that there is nothing such as 'high quality' or 'low ...

Kate Eshelby takes her family to the Dhofar region of Oman where frankincense has been harvested for millennia. On their travels, they visit the world's largest sand desert.

Though they have only recorded 35 individuals so far, they estimate there are around 44 to 58 wild Arabian leopards left in Oman. This would make it the world’s biggest population, as only 200 ...

You've probably heard that Frankincense was one of the three gifts brought to the baby Jesus by the three wise men, according to The Gospel of Matthew. But what the heck is it?