UAE’s Al Ghaith Industries to Build $25M Silicon Plant in Oman’s Sur Industrial City.

Washington DCUAE-based chemicals manufacturer Al Ghaith Industries has signed a landmark agreement with Oman’s Public Establishment for Industrial Estates (Madayn) to establish a $25 million (OR9.6 million) trichlorosilane production facility in Sur Industrial City, located in Oman’s Sharqiyah region. The project, spanning a 20,000-square-meter site, marks a significant step in advancing Oman’s chemical and high-purity […]

Washington Can Keep Sudan’s Civil War From Getting Worse.

By Ampamya Ronah Sudan’s civil war, now in its third year, has entrenched itself as a relentless stalemate, devastating Africa’s third-largest nation and plunging millions into a dire humanitarian crisis. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are locked in a grueling struggle for marginal gains, with no clear path to victory. […]

شراكة السبعة عشر ملياراً: جسرٌ بين المنامة وواشنطن

بقلم: ماريا معلوف في قلب العاصمة الأميركية، وعلى ضفاف العلاقات الراسخة التي تمتد لأكثر من قرنٍ وثلاثة عقود، وضعت البحرين حجرًا جديدًا في صرح شراكتها مع الولايات المتحدة، حجرًا من ذهبٍ يزن 17 مليار دولار من الاتفاقيات التي لا تنطق بالأرقام وحدها، بل تُعبّر عن إرادةٍ سياسيةٍ تعرف كيف تُحوِّل الفرص إلى واقعٍ يستحق أن […]

Oman’s Economic Turnaround Secures Investment Grade Status from Moody’s.

WASHINGTON DC. In a significant milestone for Oman’s economic recovery, Moody’s Investors Service upgraded the country’s sovereign credit rating to Baa3 from Ba1 on July 10, 2025, restoring its investment-grade status. This upgrade, marking the second such elevation in less than a year, reflects Oman’s substantial progress in reducing its public debt burden and enhancing […]

Maine Governorship Campaign: Expect Surprises.

By Robert B. Charles My days like many of yours are sunup to midnight. Mine include running for Governor of Maine, an educational process, wonderous, enjoyable. Days are filled with calls, visits, fielding concerns, and last week, a gun shop and Right to Life dinner like family plus drop-ins north to Ellsworth, south to Old […]

Independance Day: WHAT IT TAKES TO STAY FREE.

By General Mike Flynn Let us NEVER FORGET what this day truly represents. America endured a BOLD beginning, and I want to provide a reminder of WHO WE ARE and what it takes to STAY FREE. On July 4, 1776, a courageous idea changed the course of human history. A group of defiant colonists declared that […]