Asia · Thursday, 5 November 2026
Oman
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
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Andreas Lawen [Fotandi], CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
Top today
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Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
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Gio Antonio, Public domain Weekly
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Everyday apps here: LiveATC Air Radio · Claude by Anthropic · CoNav · VPN Proxy Master · Land Nav Assistant. Apps that top the charts every day. They’re listed after what’s new or in the news.
What the news is talking about
How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 652 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- AI More than usual
- MoAFWR, SQU sign pact to advance AI-powered aquaculture (omanobserver.om)
- ملك الأردن إلى كازاخستان لبحث الأمن في مجال الذكاء الاصطناعي (alquds.co.uk)
- Do not hand over your civil ID card for contract approval: MoL (omanobserver.om)
Survey · 2023 72% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
How the news sounds
- Tone+1.9positive minus negative words per 100usually +1.3The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.8× usual2.0 words per 1,000usually 2.6The GDELT Project
- Fear0.7× usual0.3 words per 1,000usually 0.4The GDELT Project
- Anger0.9× usual4.4 words per 1,000usually 4.7The GDELT Project
- Sadness0.9× usual5.0 words per 1,000usually 5.7The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty0.8× usual5.1 words per 1,000usually 6.0The GDELT Project
News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.
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Issues people are looking up
The top topics in politics, the economy, tech, science, health, climate, education and society that people here read and search about today.
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Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
Gio Antonio, Public domain Weekly
Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
By category
Business & economy
Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain Everyday app
Cars & transport
Everyday app
Everyday app
Falling Everyday app
Books, arts & history
J. Malcolm Greany, Public domain
Education & careers
Falling Everyday app
Food & drink
2Snoonu: Food Delivery・Shopping
Everyday app
Everyday app
Health & wellness
Falling Everyday app
Money & crypto
Falling Everyday app
Falling Everyday app
Everyday app
Music
Rising
Andreas Lawen [Fotandi], CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Matthew Rolston; Distributed by Epic Records, Public domain Weekly
Celebrities & creators
Emmanuel Berrod, CC BY 4.0 Sriram Narasimhan, Silverscreen Media Inc. (https://silverscreen.in), CC BY-SA 3.0
Politics & world affairs
Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
Sports
Scisa, CC BY-SA 3.0 Ank kumar, CC BY-SA 4.0
Tech & AI
Weekly
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Gio Antonio, Public domain Weekly
Travel & places
Daviessimo, CC BY-SA 3.0 Sakralamn, CC BY-SA 4.0 3Oman
Industries here
Music 30Media & entertainment 26Tech & software 14Travel & tourism 7Sports & fitness 7Telecom & internet 7Nonprofits & NGOs 5Fashion & beauty 3Gaming 2Advertising & marketing 2Health & pharma 2Education 2Government & public sector 2Food & beverage 1Restaurants & hospitality 1AI 1Legal & professional services 1Jobs, HR & staffing 1
The numbers behind the mood
The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.
Economy
- Inflation3.2%Jul 2026 · +0.4 pts since Jun 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment3.3%2025 · +0.0 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- GDP growth2.4%2025 · +0.8 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment13.9%2025 · +0.4 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
Research
Most-published fields last month
- Artificial Intelligence
- Biomedical Engineering
- Civil and Structural Engineering
Society
- People online95.3%2024 · +0.0 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
- Say humans mainly cause climate change33.7%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority66.9%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
Netflix · TV
1Lupin
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2Obsess
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3Akka: The Protectors
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4Doctor X: Mafia in White
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6Dead-End Job
8Below
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10The One About Matthew Perry
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Netflix · Films
1Manoj Bajpayee
2Surviving Hurricane Otis
3Baththa
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4Avaraachan & Sons
5Dhoomakethu
6Collision Course
7The Witches
8Dorothy
9The Paradise
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10The Addams Family
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Apple Music · Artists
1Karol G
2Ramy Sabry
3Tate McRae
4Tul8te
5Dave & Tems
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7Drake
8Abdulaziz Louis & Abdullah Salim
9Amr Diab
10Adéla
Apple Music · 2026-11-06
App Store · Free apps
1Snoonu: Food Delivery・Shopping
2BEANZ - بينز
3Claude by Anthropic
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4THEQA ثقة
5DramaWave - Dramas & Reels
6Tajj - تاج
7ChatGPT
8Google Gemini
9Shifa - Oman
10CapCut
Show the top 100
App Store · 2026-11-06
App Store · Paid apps
1Salatuk - صلاتك
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2Shadowrocket
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3Chromagraph Camera
4TypeDraw
5LiveATC Air Radio
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6CoNav
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7Sora
8Land Nav Assistant
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9Pediatric Blood Pressure Guide
10LumaFusion
Show the top 50
App Store · 2026-11-06
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Google Trends · Netflix Top 10 · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.