For decades, the small sultanate of Oman has lured travelers with its deep ties to tradition and its tranquil desert quarter. Now it’s ready to face the future, thanks to an influx of new luxury ...

The 78-year-old wears a headset and earclip to monitor ... for community activities at active ageing centres. Her daughter Fairouz Mohamad Yusop says her mother does not like noise or crowds.

Fairouz Cafe on Clarence Street is to close in mid-April so that its owners can open three new food-and-drink businesses in the National Capital Commission-owned space. His Middle Eastern ...

A new documentary details a project to revamp an 1,800-year-old hymn for a modern audience. The Oxyrhynchus Hymn is the oldest surviving Christian hymn with musical notation — and was rewritten by ...

Ed Sheeran has finished working his way though mathematics symbols with his albums Plus, Multiply, Divide, Subtract, and Equals. Now, he’s moving on to the buttons on a walkman. During a recent ...

Trending on Billboard Sheeran explained that the title of his new song translates into “my dear ... Back then, the now-34-year-old singer cooked up a 10-album plan, starting with maths ...

I remember that for my father, his cassette player and cassettes were extremely important. Every Sunday morning, we’d wake up only to catch him sitting with his tea and basking in the sun while ...

So before we get to the month’s best rap songs, let’s talk about some of the best hip-hop music videos of March 2025. This month I’ve been enjoying: • the kaleidoscopic cityscapes and ...

The famous blind couple, Amadou & Mariam, helped take Mali’s rich musical traditions to a new global audience.

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Post-rock legends Tortoise have returned with their first new song in nearly a decade. The self-produced “Oganesson” is out now, via International Anthem and Nonesuch, and it’s just a ...