Asia · Monday, 9 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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Everyday apps here: ولـي الأمر · McDonald's · BEANZ - بينز · Pediatric Blood Pressure Guide · DramaWave - Dramas & Reels. 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 613 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- War and security More than usual
- 45MW AI data centre campus planned at Khazaen (omanobserver.om)
- Don't just use AI: Have context! (omanobserver.om)
- Oman joins nations seeking to accelerate Paris pledges (omanobserver.om)
Survey · 2023 72% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
- 5 Ghanaian Media Personalities Who Have Declared Their 2028 Parliamentary Bids – Ghanamma.com (ghanamma.com)
- world news | Uganda Online (ugandaonline.net)
How the news sounds
- Tone+1.3positive minus negative words per 100usually +1.4The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.0× usual2.6 words per 1,000usually 2.5The GDELT Project
- Fear1.5× usual0.6 words per 1,000usually 0.4The GDELT Project
- Anger1.2× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 4.6The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual5.8 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.0× usual6.1 words per 1,000usually 5.9The 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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By category
Business & economy
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Cars & transport
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Crime & justice
Paul Wiegmans, Public domain Rising
Books, arts & history
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Education & careers
Abdullah Al Maani, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Fashion & beauty
Everyday app
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Food & drink
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Health & wellness
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3Pediatric Blood Pressure Guide
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Money & crypto
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3Thawani Pay: Store & Visa Card
Everyday app
Movies & TV
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Sports
TheCricketer, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
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Tech & AI
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Travel & places
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Industries here
Music 30Media & entertainment 27Tech & software 11Education 8Travel & tourism 6Telecom & internet 4Fashion & beauty 2Sports & fitness 2Health & pharma 2Government & public sector 2Advertising & marketing 1Finance & banking 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
- Education
- Artificial Intelligence
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
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
3Sachin-Jigar, Arijit Singh, Ed Sheeran, Madhubanti Bagchi & Kumaar
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4Tate McRae
5Drake
6Dave & Tems
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7Tul8te
9Abdulaziz Louis & Abdullah Salim
10Amr Diab
Apple Music · 2026-11-10
App Store · Free apps
1Snoonu: Food Delivery・Shopping
2BEANZ - بينز
3Claude by Anthropic
4THEQA ثقة
5Google Gemini
6ChatGPT
7Noor LMS
8Shifa - Oman
9DramaWave - Dramas & Reels
10جينــاكم
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App Store · 2026-11-10
App Store · Paid apps
1Shadowrocket
2Salatuk - صلاتك
3TypeDraw
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4YoungPhoto - Aesthetic Camera
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5Special Mic
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6Pediatric Blood Pressure Guide
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7Pocket Mac Lab
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8Procreate
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9Badoo Premium
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10Threema for iOS
Falling
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App Store · 2026-11-10
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.