Times of Oman - October 1, 2016

SATURDAY October 1, 2016 29 Dhul Hijja 1437 AH

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On the occasion of the 4th National Day, 1974

‘His Majesty’s Wisdom’ The enthusiasm was so strong among our people to put things in their right order. They have, therefore, spontaneously responded, supported and exerted their utmost so as to make possible this fourth and dear anniversary which we celebrate today.

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UK expat out to improve end of life care in Oman There is an absence of palliative care in Oman and, particularly, palliative care at home. As a result, hospital beds are occupied unnecessarily

When her husband died she made a promise that palliative care would

Maggie Jeans OBE

be her new mission

Palliative care services campaigner

at SQU, died on November 2 last year. He died peacefully at home, which was his wish and with the support of our former medical colleagues from SQU. Without their support this would not have been possible.”

“There is an absence of palliative care in Oman and, particularly, palliative care at home. As a result, hospital beds are occupied unnecessarily because patients can’t be discharged because families don’t have the support they need for home care.

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deeba@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: As Maggie Jeans watched her husband slowly pass away, she thought long and hard about the battle she had fought to have him die at home, surrounded by his loved ones and in his own bed.

At that moment, Maggie said, she made her husband a promise: that she would fight for end of life care at home in Oman to make sure nobody else has to.

Oman has a lack of proper palliative care, said Jeans, an OBE, and she is on a mission to fix it.

Jeans wants funding to provide better palliative care in the country, and she has her own reasons for doing so.

Opening her heart to the Times of Oman, Jeans spoke about her husband’s final days and the realisation that proper care for the dying is something Oman’s health system lacks.

The 63-year-old, whose husband Dr. WD Jeans, a former Professor of Radiology at the Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) died in November last year, has promised to campaign for improved palliative care services in the Sultanate.

Palliative care is a multidisciplinary approach to specialised medical care for people with serious illnesses. It focuses on providing patients with relief from the symptoms, pain, physical stress,

and mental stress of a serious illness—whatever the diagnosis.

Jeans said, “The goal of such therapy is to improve quality of life for both the patient and the family. Palliative care can be provided across multiple settings including in hospitals, in the patient’s home, as part of community palliative care programmes, and in skilled nursing facilities.”

“My husband, Dr. W D Jeans, former Professor of Radiology

Strong support “When my husband died I made a promise that this would be my new crusade and I’m pleased to report that there is very strong support in Muscat for this idea.”

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November 2 opening date for Muscat Hills Resort

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MINISTRY OF OIL AND GAS

Revised fuel prices for October announced Times News Service MUSCAT: Fuel prices will be increased in October, the Ministry of Oil and Gas has announced.

The price of Super grade petrol will be 179 baisas per litre, 169 baisas for Regular grade petrol and 185 baisas for diesel per litre.

Currently, the cost of Super grade petrol is 170 baisas per litre, 161 baisas for Regular grade petrol and 176 baisas for diesel per litre.

In August, the cost of Super grade petrol was 166 baisas per litre, 156 baisas for Regular grade petrol and 178 baisas for diesel per litre.

In July, the cost of Super grade petrol was 180 baisas per litre, 170 baisas for Regular grade and 188 baisas for diesel.

Ali Khalfan, a Muscat resident, said the public has started to adjust to the situation. “No long queues at fuel stations nowadays on the last day of the month.”

Khalfan added that a nine baisa per litre price difference won’t hit his budget, but in contrast, it

CRIME

ROP foils drug smuggling attempt Times News service MUSCAT: In a major crackdown on drug traffickers, Royal Oman Police (ROP) foiled a bid to smuggle in more than 3,000 bundles of ‘Khat’ drug in Dhofar.

According to ROP source, the coastguards spotted a suspicious boat in the Omani territorial waters. Officers arrested an Asian national on the boat for allegedly attempting to smuggle narcotics into the country, according to ROP. “He was sent to the anti-narcotics department in Dhofar along with the seized items to continue legal procedures,” said the source.

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WORLD

Times News Service MUSCAT: More than 500 people can enjoy the beach club at Muscat Hills Resort when it opens for all on November 2, a senior official at Muscat Hills said on Thursday.

Speaking exclusively to the Times of Oman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Muscat Hills Group, His Highness Sayyid Al Rawy Kais Al Said, stated: “We are actually trying to develop the Muscat Hills Resort as a tourism and hospitality spot, offering various activities in one location, such as water sports, rooms and food and beverages services. In the future we will add many recreation facilities, such as a golf club, tennis court, boating, and scuba diving.”

The resort located at what was earlier called the Oman Dive Centre is all set to provide wholesome

MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has sent a cable of greetings to President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China on his country’s National Day. In his cable, His Majesty the Sultan expressed his sincere greetings and wishes of good health and happiness to the president and his country’s people further progress and prosperity.

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MARKET entertainment to the people. “The place will also host weddings, receptions and corporate meetings after it opens for the public,” Al Said revealed.

The dive centre has long been a popular spot for tourists and Muscat residents. “At the moment, the whole place is undergoing ma-

jor renovation,” he said, adding that it will be the first beach club concept in Oman. He also said preparatory work for the new five star Muscat Hills Intercontinental Hotel Resort and Spa has also started near the airport. “And we plan to complete the project by 2018 or 2019,” Al Said added.

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HOSTILITIES BACK HOME

No tension among Indian, Pakistani expats will help improve the country’s financial situation.

The issue was discussed in social media; however, most of the comments reflected an understanding public.

The Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) said Oman oil prices (November delivery) have reached $45.23. DME’s statement yesterday said the price of Oman oil rose $1.97 from the price on Wednesday, which was $43.26.

The average price of Oman oil (October delivery 2016) has stabilised at $44.02, which is 62 cents per barrel higher than September’s delivery.

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rahul@timesofoman.com gautam@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Indian and Pakistani expatriates said they are living in peace and harmony in Oman despite hostilities back home.

“Peace is the need of the hour in today’s conflict-prone world,” said Manpreet Singh, chairman, Indian Social Club, Salalah.

Imran, an Indian national, who works in the private sector, said: “Back in India I had a different view of Pakistan. From childhood, we don’t look at them as a neigh-

bour, but as a potential threat. But when I moved to Oman my perceptions changed and I could see there is hardly any difference between the two communities.”

For example, here people can see Pakistani woman married to an Indian man, an Indian barber with Pakistani clients, a Pakistani restaurant is full of Indian customers in Ruwi, and so on.

“There is no difference here,” said Zahir, a Pakistani national, who have been living in Oman for the last three decades.

Expats from both the countries feel that peace is exactly what is required and needed right now in

the world, adding that the Oman is a perfect example of how various faiths can coexist in one place.

“Peace at home begins with providing guidance to children and leading by example as children are the future leaders of the world,” they said.

Just political stuff “It’s all just political stuff that they fool us with back home,” said Rahman, who hails from Pakistan.

“They tell you that people in India are bad, but when you come here you find that we are the same people.

“We’ve always been the same,

we’ve got the same culture, the same lifestyle, the same food, so what else do you expect? There’s nothing bad between us.”

Rekha, a housewife who came to Oman from Southern India was of a similar opinion. “We came here to work together, not to fight. That is the main reason. All of us have been told to respect and be friendly with one another right from the time we were children.”

“We’ve all come to Oman from different countries,” added Kaushal from India. “We eat together, we sleep together, and we live together, so there will obviously be friendship between all of us. >A2

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One of Oman’s biggest projects is the $1.5 billion world-class Medical City, a 5 million square-metre landmark, aimed at making Oman a destination for medical tourism.

Other projects in the pipeline that will contribute heavily to the health sector’s growth are the $200 million integrated multiuse health complex Al Madina International Hospital, five new, and 27 primary healthcare institutions. Palliative care and a hospice for the terminally ill should be a part of all this planned progress.

“In Britain, we have specialised Macmillan Nurses and other forms of support in the community and I would like to see something similar available in Oman.

The aim is to reduce suffering and follow patients’ wishes for end-of-life care.

“The first step is to raise awareness about the issues involved and increase understanding of the benefits of palliative care

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in the community. The Times of Oman has agreed to be a media partner in this project with a series of articles and updates, which will provide a forum for the community.”

Discussions started Discussions have already begun in both the private and government sectors, which are vital in these challenging economic times.

“The next stage will be to fund a study to take the project forward. Anyone interested in contributing to this project in any way can contact the Times of Oman directly.”

She came to Oman from Bristol in 1990 with her husband and was recently awarded an OBE (Order of the British Empire), in the Queen’s Birthday Honour’s List for services to Omani/British relations. Jeans has found this helpful in opening doors to promote the idea of palliative care.

‘Humans first’

“I’ve come from India, he’s come from Pakistan, but how does that matter? If we have good relations with them, things will work out well for us.”

“We’ve left our homes behind us, and we don’t really look at people as if they are Indian or Pakistani,” reflected Jawed.

“My children go to Indian schools to take part in competitions with Indian students, and we’ve never thought of people on the basis of their nationality.”

“In my view, most of the Pakistanis here are well educated,” chimed in Hassan. “We have to understand two things: to become friends, firstly you need to be truthful, and then you need to look at people as humans, not whether they are Indians or Pakistanis. First you are a human, only then are you anything else.”

A large number of nationalities, including people of different religions, live in peace here.

“The credit goes to the Oman government for creating this culture of harmony,” they said.

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Sayyid Fahd receives Italian Defence Minister Roberta Pinotti MUSCAT: His Highness Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers received on Thursday Roberta Pinotti, Minister of Defence in the Republic of Italy, who was on an official visit to the Sultanate.

After welcoming her and her accompanying delegation, she conveyed greetings and best wishes of President Sergio Mattarella of the Republic of Italy and Matteo Renzi, Italian Prime Minister to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said.

Sayyid Fahd reviewed relations between the two friendly countries and the positive growth being witnessed by these relations.

Conversations during the meeting dealt with horizons of future cooperation between the Sultanate and Italy, in addition to reviewing the current situation in the regional and international arenas and matters of common concern.

Meanwhile, Roberta Pinotti, Minister of Defence in the Republic of Italy expressed her pride and that of her accompanying delega-

tion over this visit, and the opportunity it availed to closely view the progress made by the Sultanate in a number of spheres, thanks to the wise leadership of His Majesty the Sultan. The Italian Defence Minister expressed satisfaction of Italy over the existing cooperation with the Sultanate at all levels.

She stressed the importance of the talks she conducted with the officials at the Ministry of Defence, which come within the framework of cementing ties of the bilateral relations for the in-

terests of the two friendly peoples. The meeting was attended by Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harib Al Busaidi, Minister Responsible for Defence Affairs.

Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harib Al Busaidi, Minister Responsible for Defence Affairs also received the Italian Minister in his office at Muaskar Bait Al Falaj where an official welcome ceremony was accorded to her on arrival.

An official session of talks was held between the two sides. The two sides reviewed good relations

and the existing military cooperation between the two countries, stressing their keenness to enhance cooperation to serve interests of the two friendly countries.

The session was attended from the Omani side by Mohammed bin Nassir Al Rasbi, Secretary General at the Defence Ministry, Maj. Gen Mattar bin Salim Al Balushi, Commander of the Royal Army of Oman and Air Vice Marshal Mattar bin Ali Al Obaidani, Commander of the Royal Air Force of Oman.

It was attended from the Italian

Trade unions await fund for out-of-job Omani workers General Federation of Trade Unions in Oman chairman had met officials of Public Authority of Social Insurance to discuss setting up of a Security Fund for Omani private sector staff who had lost their jobs

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reji@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Trade unionists are still waiting to hear from the government about their Security

Fund proposal as 200 more Omani workers have lost their jobs during the past few weeks in the oil and gas sector.

In the beginning of this year, the Chairman of the General Fed-

eration of Trade Unions in Oman (GFOTU), had met officials from the Public Authority of Social Insurance, to discuss setting up of the Security Fund to help Omani private sector employees who lose their jobs.

However, the trade unionists are still waiting hopefully to hear from the government. “We are waiting to hear from the government. It may come into action very soon,” Nabhan Al Battashi, chairman of GFOTU, told the Times of Oman.

The Security Fund proposal suggests that employees registered under the social security records, who lose their jobs due to cost-cutting or non-renewal of contract upon its completion, can be financed up to 75 per cent

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of their salary for six months from the fund, from the day they are jobless.

“Many are struggling and their condition is worsening day by day,” Mohammed Al Farji, a board member of GFOTU, said, adding that such funds exist everywhere in the world and it’s time to implement it in the Sultanate now.

200 workers sacked Meanwhile, Saud Salmi, chairman of the Oil and Gas Sector Workers Union in Oman, said at least 200 workers have been sacked during the past few weeks.

“Termination of workers is again happening. It is on the rise.

Around 200 workers have lost their jobs at three companies.

EVENT

National Museum showcase in honour of Omani women

Sri Lankan photographer to exhibit work in Oman Times News Service

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MUSCAT: A vibrant photography exhibition by Sri Lankan national Dinesh Deckker will be held on October 15 at the Sri Lankan School in Wadi Kabir.

M.K. Pathmanaathan, the ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Sultanate of Oman, will grace the occasion as the chief guest.

A wide range of genres, including landscapes, waterscapes, macro (close up), wildlife, portraits, conceptual, architectural, nature, candid, action, fine art and pano-

deeba@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Oman’s National Museum has created a special showcase to spotlight some of the varied achievements of Omani women.

According to Her Highness Sayyida Nada Al Said, head of External Relations and curator at the museum, the idea behind the showcase is to show the representation of Omani female personalities that have played a key role in the progress and development of Oman’s history.

“All these women have changed Omani history by being the firsts of many—an ambassador, author, first to receive a PhD and many more.”

The showcase contains medals given to Khadija Al Lawati, the first female Omani ambassador

by Queen Beatrice of the Netherlands, a certificate and medal for Fatma Salem Seif, the first female to earn a PhD in 1955, a letter of congratulations for Shakoor Al Ghammari on making it to the State Council, and Sayyida Salma’s original memoir’s manuscript.

Salma was the first female to have published a memoir. Also documented is Aysha bint Rashid Al Riyami, whose name is preserved in a handwritten book on Islam; she studied and covered Islam in her writings.

Brainchild Brainchild of Sayyida Nada, the showcase was developed in a year. “Starting from the beginning of research for personalities, gathering artefacts, solidifying the storyline, getting the text together, restoration and conservation of the artefacts, design of the arrangement of artefacts in the showcase, design of the mounts and supports for the artefacts, production of mounts and supports, installation of the showcase, stages of the inspections of the showcase till it was perfect, the wiring of showcase security and temperature control, installation of mounts and supports, installation of artefacts in the showcase, perfecting the lighting in the showcase, installation of caption (text) panels,” she added.

Carefully selected The items were carefully selected by extensive research on Omani personalities. Although Oman has had many historical female personalities, even from the

Government should consider the Security Fund proposal seriously,” Salmi added.

According to the trade unionists, the government and companies should finance the Security Fund instead of the employees themselves and support the employees who are sacked illegally or legally or even if an employee loses job because the contract has ended.

Over 1,600 Omanis lost their jobs in 2015-end as contracting companies cited the slump in oil prices for revenue losses.

In 2015, Oman’s trade union in the oil and gas sector had announced a strike; however, they called it off as they received substantial assurances from negotiators in the sector.

ramas will be on display. Called “Picturesque,” the unique and first of its kind exhibition will include a vast variety of photo collection of over 250 shots of unseen beauty in Sri Lanka and Oman.

Deckker’s passion for travelling has encouraged him towards photography, videography and conservation. Deckker was also able to create a community consisting of environment-friendly, enthusiastic, energetic and innovative people, who formed a conservation group called “Nade Gura” (www. nadegura.com).

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ROP helicopter airlifts sick woman to hospital RECOGNISED: The brainchild of Her Highness Sayyida Nada Al Said, head of External Relations and curator at the museum, the showcase was developed in a year. – Deeba Hasan

as represented as many personalities as possible, given the tight space of the showcase. Linking the artefacts with the same theme and story was also important, so we decided to go with the “firsts.”

The permission was officially given to the National Museum in order to use their artefacts, which are mostly on loan and donation from the owners. The manuscripts and postage stamps are government-owned, which have also gone through an approval process.

1800s, such as Sayyida Moza, a lot of them do not have artefacts for display to go with their stories.

Breaking barriers “This is why we had to use another approach by representing more recent female figures that are just as important by breaking through gender barriers and making a change, and we were lucky enough to have ancient artefacts represented by Aysha bint Rashid Al Riyami and Sayyida Salma’s original Memoir of an Arabian Princess, written in German from 1886.

“The list of personalities and objects were then filtered and categorised the best artefacts aesthetically and theoretically, as well

Special stories Although special stories revolve around most of the artefacts in this showcase, the most interesting story Al Said stated is that of the Memoir of an Arabian Princess. “All artefacts in this showcase have an interesting story, however if I had to chosen one, I would say the original Memoir of an Arabian Princess by Sayyida Salma, which has a capturing ocean view book cover and beautiful style of script written in German.”

“This showcase has inspired me and will inspire other females also, in Oman. It will motivate them to follow their goals to the highest level and never give up on their dreams, as it shows anything is possible. All these women have broken gender barriers, have diverse backgrounds and specialties, and we are honoured to represent them at the National Museum,” Al Said added.

Times News Service MUSCAT: A female was airlifted from her remote village home to the Royal Hospital in Muscat to receive medical treatment, the Royal Oman Police (ROP) said.

A Royal Oman Police (ROP) helicopter flew the patient to the hospital from her village at Al Amerat on Thursday as it was difficult for her to be transported by a vehicle because of her health condition and rugged roads.

side by Ambassador of Italy to the Sultanate and members of the delegation accompanying the Italian Defence Minister.

Later the Italian guest and her accompanying delegation were seen off at Muscat International Airport by Brigadier Saud bin Khalifa Al Hatmi, Head of the Military Protocols and Public Relations at COSAF, the Italian Ambassador to the Sultanate and the Military Attaché at the Italian Embassy in Muscat at the end of her several day visit. -ONA CABLES

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A1 HM sends In his cable, His Majesty the Sultan expressed his sincere greetings and wishes of good health and happiness to the president and his country’s people further progress and prosperity.

His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has also sent a cable of greetings to President Nicos Anastasiades of the Republic of Cyprus on his country’s Independence Day anniversary.

In his cable, His Majesty the Sultan expressed his sincere greetings and wishes of good health and happiness to the president and his country’s people further progress and prosperity. —ONA B I L AT E R A L T I E S

Oman and Kazakhstan hold political dialogue MUSCAT: A session of political talks, was held between the Sultanate and the friendly Republic of Kazakhstan at the General Diwan of the Foreign Ministry on Thursday.

The Sultanate’s side was chaired by Dr. Mohammed bin Awadh Al Hassan, Acting Undersecretary of the Foreign Ministry for Diplomatic Affairs whilst it was headed from the Kazakhstani side by Akylbek Kamaldinov, Deputy Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan.

The talks reviewed aspects of the bilateral relations between the two friendly countries and means of enhancing them in various fields, as well as exchanging viewpoints on several regional and international issues of common concern.

The session was attended by Hafidh bin Salim Ba Omar, Head of International Cooperation Department, Yerzhan Mukash, Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Sultanate and officials from both sides.

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REGION Russia sending more jets to Syria as fighting intensifies Syrian government forces and rebels fought battles in the city centre and north of Aleppo

MOSCOW/BEIRUT: Russia is sending more warplanes to Syria to further ramp up its campaign of air strikes, a Russian newspaper reported on Friday, as Moscow defied global censure over an escalation that Western countries say has torpedoed diplomacy.

In a statement issued by the White House after the two leaders spoke by telephone, US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel described the Russian and Syrian bombing of Aleppo as “barbarous”.

Fighting intensified a week into a new Russian-backed government offensive to capture all of Syria’s largest city and crush the last remaining urban stronghold of the rebellion.

Moscow and its ally, Syrian President Bashar Al Assad, spurned a ceasefire this month to launch the offensive, potentially the biggest and most decisive battle in the Syrian civil war which is now in its sixth year.

Western countries accuse Russia of war crimes, saying it has deliberately targeted civilians, hos-

MAKING ADVANCE: Syrian pro-government forces take part in an operation to take control of Aleppo’s Suleiman Al Halabi neighbourhood, which is divided by the frontline that separates the rebelheld east and regime-held west of the northern city, on Friday. – AFP

pitals and aid deliveries in recent days to crush the will of 250,000 people trapped inside Aleppo’s besieged rebel-held sector.

Moscow and Damascus say they have targeted only militants.

Hundreds of people have been killed in the bombing and many hundreds more wounded, with little access to treatment in hospitals that lack basic supplies.

Residents say the air strikes are unprecedented in their ferocity, deploying heavier bombs that flatten buildings on top of the people huddled inside.

The Kremlin said on Friday there was no time frame for Russia’s military operation in Syria.

The main result of Russian air strikes over the past year is “neither IS, nor Al Qaeda nor the Nusra Front are now sitting in Damascus”, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

Nightmare Britain’s Special Representative to Syria, Gareth Bayley, said: “From Russia’s first air strikes in Syria, it has hit civilian areas and increasingly used indiscriminate

weapons, including cluster and incendiary munitions.”

“Today, the reality in Syria is a nightmare. Aleppo is besieged again, with vital necessities such as water, fuel, and medicine running out for hundreds of thousands. Civilian infrastructure, including schools and hospitals, are being attacked.”

The Izvestia newspaper reported that a group of Su-24 and Su-34 warplanes had arrived at Syria’s Hmeymim base. “If need be, the air force group will be (further) built up within two to three days,”

it quoted a military official as saying. “Su-25 ground attack fighters designated to be sent to Hmeymim have already been selected in their units and their crews are on stand-by, awaiting orders from their commanders.”

The Su-25 is an armoured twin-engine jet which was battletested in the 1980s during the Soviet war in Afghanistan. It can be used to strafe targets on the ground, or as a bomber. Russia’s defence ministry did not immediately respond to a request from Reuters for comment.

Syrian government forces and rebels fought battles on Friday in the city centre and north of Aleppo, where government troops had re-captured a camp for Palestinian refugees on Thursday that had already changed hands once since the start of the attack.

The sides gave conflicting accounts of the outcome of Friday’s fighting. North of the city, the military said it had captured territory around the Kindi hospital near the refugee camp. Rebel sources denied the army had advanced there.

In the city centre, the military said it had advanced in the Suleiman Al Halabi district. Rebel officials said troops had moved forward but had subsequently been forced to withdraw.

A Syrian military source said government forces captured several buildings in the area and were “continuing to chase the remnants of the terrorists fleeing them”. One of the rebel officials said government forces had “advanced and then retreated”, losing “a number of dead”. — Reuters

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Mosul offensive to start soon, says France CONCARNEAU (FRANCE): An Iraqi government-led offensive to retake the northern Iraqi city of Mosul from IS militant group will start soon, France’s defence minister said on Friday after French warplanes took off from the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier to strike the militant group.

The United States on Thursday increased the number of troops it has in Iraq to more than 5,000 as part of a US-led coalition providing air support, training and advice to the Iraqi military, which collapsed in 2014 in the face of IS’ territorial gains and advance towards Baghdad.

Iraqi forces, including Kurdish peshmerga forces and militias, have retaken around half of that territory over the past two years.

Mosul, the largest city under the hardline group’s control, is likely to be the biggest battle yet. “The battle for Mosul has not started yet. (The operations today) are the extension of our support for the coalition,” Jean-Yves Le Drian told reporters at a naval shipyard in northwestern France. “There will soon be the main attack.”

The carrier, which arrived in the eastern Mediterranean this week, holds about 1,900 personnel and is accompanied by an attack submarine, several frigates and refueling ships as well as fighter jets and surveillance aircraft.

Eight war planes took off for a mission over Iraq earlier on Friday, according to the defence ministry.

France, the first country to join US-led air strikes in Iraq, has stepped up aerial operations against IS, including in Syria, after several attacks by the group in France. — Reuters

LAID TO REST

World leaders bid farewell to former Israeli president Peres OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Former Israeli president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres was on Friday laid to rest in a funeral attended by world leaders including US President Barack Obama who hailed him as a “giant of 20th century”.

Peres, who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 93, served as two-time prime minister, min-

ister of defence, foreign affairs, finance and transportation; and, until 2014, as president of the country and did more than anyone to build Israel’s formidable military might and its nuclear programme.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed Peres as a “great man of the world”.

“He soared to incredible heights.

He was a great man of Israel; he

was a great man of the world. Israel grieves for him, the world grieves for him, but we find hope in his legacy, as does the world,” Netanyahu told mourners at the cemetery.

In what is the largest gathering of foreign dignitaries in the history of Israel, President Obama, French President Francois Hollande, German President Joachim Gauck and scores of other world leaders

attended the funeral amid tight security. Obama, who awarded Peres the presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012, is one of the speakers at the ceremony. He arrived in Israel on Friday morning.

“In many ways, he reminded me of some other giants of the 20th century that I’ve had the honour to meet,” Obama told mourners, as he compared Peres to Nelson Man-

dela and Queen Elizabeth.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was also among attendees. He was seated in the front row at the request of Peres’s family. Abbas, who is on his first visit to Israel since September 2010 when peace talks broke down, shook hands and spoke briefly with Netanyahu upon arrival. Abbas, who signed the Oslo accords

along with Peres, has called him a “brave” partner for peace.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and Jordanian Prime Minister Jawad Anani were also in attendance. Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Thursday sent a condolence letter to Israeli President Reuven Rivlin in which he highlighted Peres’ efforts to bring peace. — PTI

ECONOMY

Tunisian PM plans broad reform package, talks with unions TUNIS: Tunisia’s prime minister plans key talks with unions to hold down state sector wages and sees close to 3 per cent economic growth next year from a package of reforms aimed at underpinning the democracy won in the 2011 revolution with economic gains.

Youssef Chahed, a French-educated agriculture specialist in office less than a month, is sensitive to how fragile the social peace is in Tunisia but expressed confidence that he could deliver on reforms with his new national unity government. “All reforms are sensitive but we are going to resolve everything through dialogue and consensus,” Chahed told Reuters in an interview.

He said his government would first stabilise the public deficit, including bringing under control the large public wage bill, and focus on creating new revenue.

“We need the economic component to be managed now because the political component remains fragile,” he said. “We are going to

CONFIDENT: Prime Minister Youssef Chahed. – Reuters

demand exceptional efforts.”

He said a four-year plan estimated average growth at around 2.5 per cent. Growth last year was 0.8 per cent after three big militant attacks battered the vital tourism industry.

The deficit this year would widen to 6.5 per cent compared with 4.4 per cent last year. “For 2017, growth will be close to 3 per cent,” he said.

Tunisia faces a debt service payment of $3 billion next year, and

the central bank has warned the government may struggle to come up with the $450 million a month it needs to pay public employees.

The public wage sector represents a huge portion of Tunisia’s public spending. At 13.5 per cent of GDP, it is one of the highest in the world, a remnant of the system of high state employment and subsidies from the Ben Ali era.

But how successful curbing or controlling public wages will be depends on negotiations with the powerful UGTT and UTICA labour unions on whether they will allow a freeze in wage increases and in public sector recruitment.

Earlier this year, the IMF approved a $2.9 billion four-year loan for Tunisia, but urged acceleration of reforms.

“We have a complete package to stabilise the budget - an extraordinary tax for companies (and) calling on the UGTT to freeze salary increases. The idea is to get an agreement on a complete policy for growth,” Chahed said. — Reuters

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INDIA

PROJECT

Clean India cannot be achieved by budget allocation alone: Modi NEW DELHI: Invoking Mahatma Gandhi’s Satyagraha against the colonial rule, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday mooted ‘Swachhagraha’ movement for a clean India which he said is not something that can be achieved by budget allocations alone.

He also took a jibe at those who claim that the ‘Swachh Bharat’ campaign launched by him has failed by showing pictures of garbage on roads and other places, saying at least there is awareness now on the issue of cleanliness.

“After the cleanliness drive, I am often questioned on garbage lying on roads. But I don’t mind that as the awareness related to clean surroundings is a welcome sign,” he said addressing a conference on

Indian sanitation here on completion of two years of the Clean India campaign.

Equating cleanliness with “godliness”, he emphasised the need to convert waste at religious places into compost.

Modi lamented that while people dislike the sight of garbage, they still have not made cleanliness a habit. Taking up the issue of cleanliness is not an easy task for politicians, Modi said.

“Every two years there are polls in some part of the country. For politicians and political parties who just work for the next election, it takes a lot of courage to take up a cause like cleanliness as any photo of a garbage dump can spell trouble for them,” he said. He said

SANITATION CONFERENCE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Union Ministers and chief ministers of various states at the inaugural ceremony of the INDOSAN (India Sanitation Conference), in New Delhi on Friday. - PTI

garbage can be used as a means to generate wealth and employment by recycling. “Then, cleanliness will become a byproduct,” he said.

He said the “contrast” of people

disliking the sight of garbage but at the same time not making cleanliness as a habit needs to be narrowed down.

The prime minister said once

Terrorists may step up activities in J&K Quoting intelligence inputs, government sources said there is high probability of terror attacks being carried out by militants who have

ON HIGH ALERT: Indian Army vehicles move towards border areas in Akhnoor sector on India Pakistan Border at Akhnoor about 35km from Jammu on Friday. - PTI

already sneaked into Jammu and Kashmir

NEW DELHI: Security agencies were apprehending that militants operating in Indianadministered-Kashmir could step up attacks against security forces and civilians following the surgical strike conducted by the Army targeting terror launch pads in Pakistan-administered-Kashmir.

Quoting intelligence inputs, government sources said there is high probability of terror attacks being carried out by militants who have already sneaked into Jammu

and Kashmir following instructions from their masters from across the border.

These attacks may target mostly security forces serving in the Kashmir Valley and civilian areas in Jammu region.

“We have put security forces in Jammu and Kashmir on high alert and asked them to be extra vigilant taking into account the prevailing situation,” a source said.

There have been reports that after Thursday’s operation, some terror camps along Line of Control(LoC) were shifted, sources said quoting intelligence inputs. They said evacuation of civilians in some areas in Jammu

and Kashmir and in Punjab has been done and they will not return till the situation becomes normal.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday reviewed the security situation in the country, particular along the border with Pakistan.

During the hour-long meeting, the top security brass of the country briefed the home minister about the situation along the border and steps being taken to foil any Pakistani design to attack Border Security Force posts besides safety of civilian population living in forward areas.

The home minister instructed the officials to ensure that the forces posted along the border

PAT NA H I G H C OU R T O R D E R S E T A S I D E

Supreme Court sends Shahabuddin back to prison in murder case NEW DELHI: Controversial Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)leader Shahabuddin was back in prison 20 days after his release, as the Supreme Court on Friday set aside the Patna High Court order granting him bail in a murder case saying the discretion to release must be applied in “judicious manner” and “not as a matter of course”.

“The order passed by the High Court granting bail to the respondent-accused (Shahabuddin) is set aside and the state is directed to take all consequential steps, inter alia, for taking him to custody forthwith,” a bench comprising Justices P. C.Ghose and Amitava Roy said.

The bench, which clarified that it was not expressing any opinion on the merits of the case pending against the RJD leader, asked Bihar government and the concerned court to take “all steps as contemplated in law to dispose of the case, as early as possible”.

Referring to various judgements on bail, it said, “Judged on

CONTROVERSIAL LEADER:

Shahabuddin was in jail for 11 years in connection with dozens of cases against him.- PTI file

entire conspectus of the attendant facts and circumstances, and considering the stage of the present case before the trial court where charge-sheet has already been submitted, together with pending proceedings against the respondent-accused as on date, and his recorded antecedents in the various decisions of this court, we are thus unable to sus-

tain the impugned order of the High Court granting bail to him.”

In its 10-page order, the apex court dealt with various aspects of the submissions and said, “Although it has to be accepted that the respondent-accused has already been granted bail by the concerned courts in other cases, a duty is cast upon the court in addressing such a prayer in a case on its own merit, and while applying its discretion, it must be applied in a judicious manner and not as a matter of course.”

Shahabuddin was granted bail by the Patna High Court on September 7 in the Rajiv Roshan murder case and was released from Bhagalpur jail on September 10. He has already remained in jail for 11 years in connection with several cases.

Roshan, the eye witness to the gruesome killings of two of his younger siblings, was also killed few days before his proposed testimony in the murder case of his brothers. - PTI

remain on alert as situation along the Indo-Pak border continues to be volatile after Thursday’s surgical strike by army, official sources said.

Those who attended the meeting include National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi and top officials of security and intelligence agencies.

BSF, which comes under the Home Ministry, has already put all its units along the Indo-Pak border on “high alert”.

Orders have been issued to all its units along International Border in Jammu, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat to step up vigil and bolster their numbers at the posts by bringing in all personnel who are in the reserve.

Meanwhile, one more soldier, who was critically injured in the terror attack on Army’s Uri base 12 days ago, on Friday died of his wounds, taking the total number of army personnel killed in the strike to 19. Naik Raj Kishore Singh was undergoing treatment at Army’s Research and Referral Hospital here. He succumbed to his injuries, defence sources said.

The Uri Army base was attacked by heavily-armed terrorists on September 18 in which 18 soldiers were killed. - PTI

Indian society learns to convert garbage into wealth, cleanliness will become a “byproduct”.

“It is a contrast that while people dislike the sight of garbage, they are yet to inculcate the habit of cleanliness...it has to be developed,” he said. He said children are increasingly conscious about issues regarding cleanliness. This shows that the Swachhta Abhiyan is touching people’s lives. He added that a healthy competition is now developing among cities and towns for promoting cleanliness.

Appreciating the media for its positive role, the prime minister said that “if there is someone who has furthered the cause of cleanliness more than me, it is the media”. He said while media is usu-

ally sceptical about new schemes launched by the government, in this case they did a commendable job in spreading the message.

The prime minister emphasised that cleanliness is not something to be achieved by budget allocations. It is rather, something that should become a mass movement.

The prime minister said an angawadi worker, who could have exchanged her old sarees for utensils, used it to make handkerchiefs out of it for students to clean hands and nose.

“The habit of cleanliness had been inculcated in them... had these handkerchiefs been given to ministers, I don’t know what heights they would have scaled,” he said in a lighter vein. - PTI

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PAKISTAN E X PA N S I O N A N D R E N O VAT I O N

China approves $5.5b loan for Pakistan’s main rail link ISLAMABAD: China has agreed to provide $5.5 billion in a concessionary loan for the expansion and renovation of Pakistan’s main rail link that connects north to south as part of its investment under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), it was announced on Thursday.

Of the total cost of roughly $8 billion for the ML-I (PeshawarKarachi) railway project, China has agreed to provide $5.5 billion at an interest rate of less than 2 per cent, said Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Ahsan Iqbal at a press conference after his return from Beijing.

After Beijing’s decision to extend the $5.5-billion loan, the total cost of CPEC projects being funded by China either partially or fully will increase to $50 billion.

Increase in contribution Earlier, China had agreed to provide $3.7 billion out of the $46-billion CPEC programme for the ML-I project and “now it has decided to increase its contribution to $5.5 billion”, the minister said.

DOUBLE RAIL SPEED: The rail project would be completed in five to six years and after that, the rail speed would double to 180 kilometres per hour. - Express Tribune file

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) would provide $2.5 billion to cover the remaining cost of the project, he said.

The Peshawar-Lahore section of the ML-I will be built with the ADB loan. The minister said the rail project would be completed in five to six years and after that, the rail speed would double to 180

kilometres per hour.

About 75 per cent of the country’s cargo and passenger traffic passes through the Peshawar-Karachi rail track.

At present, the task is to renovate and extend the ML-1.

The new railway project from Jacobabad to Gwadar will start in the medium term. In 2030 and

thereafter, a new line from Kashgar to Havelian, special passenger line between Karachi and Peshawar, and the expansion and renovation of existing line between Quetta and Taftan, Peshawar and Landikotal have been planned.

Pakistan is a central part of China’s transition from a regional to global power.

In its vast network of ports, pipelines, roads and railways, Pakistan and its strategic deep-sea port of Gwadar serve as a staging post for China’s economic rise as a global player.

The port will extend China’s reach from the Indian Ocean to a number of regions.

Iqbal could not give a satisfactory answer when asked about reasons for the delay in calling a meeting of the CPEC Steering Committee, which was necessary to address Chinese concerns over security arrangements for CPEC projects and Chinese nationals.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif heads the steering committee.

The committee meeting could not be called due to prime minister’s pressing engagements and his visit to New York, said the planning minister. He did not give a date for the huddle.

Pakistan has not yet deployed a planned Special Security Division due to its jurisdiction issues.

According to the planning minister, the interior secretary has assured them that the issues causing

‘No one will be allowed to cast evil eye on Pakistan’ Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said all steps would be taken in connection to Line of Control (LoC) violations or aggression

ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: As tensions between Pakistan and India heighten, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif made clear on Friday that the nation’s leaders would not allow anyone to cast an evil eye on Pakistan.

“No one will be allowed to cast an evil eye on Pakistan,” the premier said in a thinly veiled reference to India.

“The nation is standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the valiant armed forces to defend the motherland.” He made the remarks while chairing a meeting of the federal cabinet convened to re-

MAKING A POINT: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said the nation is standing shoulder-to-shoulder

with the valiant armed forces to defend the motherland. - AFP file photo

view escalating tensions between the two neighbourly countries.

The prime minister said that all steps would be taken in connection to Line of Control (LoC) vio-

lations or aggression. He said Pakistan’s resolve to establish peace remained strong.

Meanwhile, Chief of the Army Staff General Raheel Sharif

warned on Friday that any misadventure by Pakistan’s adversary will meet a befitting response from the armed forces.

“Pakistan can’t be coerced

through any amount of malicious propaganda,” the army chief said during his visit to a newly developed Combat Reaction Training facility in the close vicinity of Lahore Garrison.

Speaking to the troops, the COAS exhorted all commanders of the Pakistan Army to lay more emphasis on combat readiness and said “the training in peacetime is the only guarantor of averting and winning a war if imposed.”

“The highest state of vigil is being maintained along the Line of Control, Working Boundary and the international border,” the army chief said while expressing his complete satisfaction over operation preparedness of the army.

Earlier, General Raheel also inaugurated a newly established Junior Campus of Garrison Academy, Lahore and attended their first school assembly.

“It was a special moment as COAS visited the premises of the school where he was a student 44 years ago (March 1967 – 1972).”

A large number of students, faculty members and Lahore Garrison Education System staff were present on the occasion. The army chief was accompanied by Commander Lahore Corps Lt-General Sadiq Ali. - Express Tribune

delay would be resolved soon.

Responding to a question, Iqbal said the military had not conveyed any reservations about the composition of the steering committee.“All the institutions are on the same page when it comes to implementation of the CPEC,” he remarked.

The Ministry of Planning is being run on an ad hoc basis as all top three administrative positions have been filled by relatively junior bureaucrats.

There are also delays in hiring members of the Planning Commission whose contracts have expired months ago.

“Searching good officers has become a gigantic task as the efficiency of bureaucracy has declined to 13 per cent due to General Pervez Musharraf’s policies,” commented the planning minister.

He was responding to a question why grade 19, 20 and 21 officers were serving in the next grade.

“Appointing junior officers on senior posts is a smaller sin,” said the minister while defending the decision. - Express Tribune DEPLETING RESERVES

Petrol stocks fall to just nine days of needs ISLAMABAD: The stock of oil in the country has plunged again, sparking jitters among economic managers and reminding of the acute petrol shortage that struck the country, particularly Punjab, in January 2015.

Despite facing such a crisis earlier, which led to the suspension of top officials of Pakistan State Oil as well as the petroleum secretary, the stock of petrol has again dropped.

This shows that the government has failed to frame a strategy for keeping strategic reserves.

The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet, in a meeting on September 23, noted that the country had petrol stocks for only nine days of requirement and described them as too low, say officials.

This was contrary to the licensing condition for oil marketing companies, which bound them to keep oil stocks for at least 20 days.

Too low Meeting participants told the ECC that stocks of petroleum products averaged 14 days on September 21, causing serious concern among the economic managers.

However, petrol reserves had dropped to such levels that they could meet only nine days of needs. - Express Tribune

MUTUAL DECISION OF EXHIBITORS

Curtain falls on Indian movies in Pakistani cinemas KARACHI: Cinema owners in Pakistan have decided not to screen any Indian movies until tensions between the two neighbouring countries de-escalate.

They took the decision on Thursday after the Indian Motion Picture Producers Association (IMPPA) banned all Pakistani artists from working in film projects in India.

“We will suspend the exhibition of Indian films till normalcy,” said Nadeem Mandviwalla, owner of Mandviwalla Entertainment which runs Atrium Cinemas in Karachi and Centaurus in Islamabad.

“No Indian movies will play in my cinemas from Friday onwards for sure,” he said.

Super Cinemas General Manag-

er Khorem Gultasab echoed Mandviwalla’s sentiments, saying he has already stopped screening any Indian films at his facilities.

“We didn’t wait for an official declaration by exhibitors. From Friday onwards, no Bollywood film will be screened at Super Cinemas for at least two weeks to show solidarity with our actors and our military,” he said.

Although Cinepax – Pakistan’s largest network of cinemas – had not yet banned any Indian movies, a senior official of cinema chain said it would follow suit if film exhibitors take a mutual decision in this regard.

“I have not heard anything confirmed as yet, but if exhibitors do ban Indian films, then of course we

will go ahead with it,” said Cinepax General Manager Marketing Mohsin Yaseen.

Regarding a mutual decision, Nadeem Mandviwalla said: “Since this ban is an initiative taken by cinema owners and not the government, it is taking us some time to bring everyone on the same page. We were taking things lightly initially, since the so-called ban (on Pakistani artists in India) was just a few mischief-mongers hurling anti-Pakistan slogans,” he said. “But things have gotten serious after the official (IMPPA) declaration.”

Meanwhile, Gultasab said he is also urging other exhibitors to ban Indian films so that the industry stands united. “A ban won’t be ef-

fective if confined to just cinemas.

Going to a cinema is a choice, but television channels air content from India all the time,” he said.

“We must completely black out Indian content. Remove it from TV channels and from DVD shops.

Otherwise, there’s no point.”

The cinema owner added that this ban should continue until the Indian government offers Pakistani films a level playing field and Pakistani artists complete protection. Renowned Pakistani filmmaker Jami agreed with Gultasab, saying: “There are Indian drama serials playing on TV all the time and you have DVD shops selling Indian films. Why just target cinema? If you want a ban, just ban all Indian content.” - Express Tribune

EXHIBITION SUSPENDED: An advertising poster for a Pakistani film with Indian actors is seen outside a movie theatre in Karachi, on Friday. - Reuters

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WORLD EU states agree on fast-track UN climate deal ratification To take effect, the Paris Agreement needs formal ratification by 55 countries that account for 55 per cent of global emissions

BRUSSELS: European Union (EU) states agreed on Friday on a fast-track, joint ratification of the Paris accord to combat climate change, securing the deal enough backing to enter into force this year and guide a radical shift of the world economy away from fossil fuels.

The agreement by environment ministers from all 28 member states is a rare political breakthrough for the EU at a time of discord over the migration crisis and uncertainty after Britain’s vote to leave the bloc.

AGREEMENT REACHED: Polish Environment Minister Jan Szyszko, right, European Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy Miguel Arias Canete, centre, and Luxembourg’s Environment Minister Carole Dieschbourg, left, attend an Environment Council at the European Council in Brussels on Friday. – AFP

Greenlight “All member states greenlight early EU ratification of Paris Agreement: What some believed impossible is now real,” tweeted European Council President Donald Tusk, whose home country Poland had been the main state

resisting such a swift accord.

The decision by the EU, which accounts for about 12 per cent of global emissions, will have to be approved by the European Parliament next week. And that in turn has to be approved by ministers.

To take effect, the Paris Agreement needs formal ratification by 55 countries that account for 55 per cent of global emissions. Once it reaches that threshold, it will enter into force after 30 days.

Cementing the accord before

the US presidential election on November 8 would make it harder to unravel if Republican Donald Trump, who has opposed it, wins that vote.

So far, 61 nations representing 47.8 per cent of emissions have

ratified, led by China and the United States.

India, with 4 per cent, is set to ratify on Sunday and the EU ratification would push it over the line.

Poland sought concessions for its coal-fired economy ahead of Friday’s special gathering, so EU environment ministers found a way to break with normal procedure and lock collectively into the Paris accord. “Polish interests have been secured and agreement has been reached,” said Pavel Mucha, a spokesman for Poland’s Environment Ministry. He did not give details.

When EU regulators unveiled plans in July for spreading the burden of the bloc’s climate goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 to at least 40 per cent below 1990 levels, Poland objected to its target.

The Paris agreement seeks to keep average temperature rises “well below” 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial times to tackle global warming. It will require a drastic shift from fossil fuels this century as part of efforts to limit heatwaves, floods, droughts and rising sea levels.

The EU shortcut, dubbed “institutional creativity” by France’s minister, ultimately hangs on trust that each of the 28 will follow through with their own ratifications. If they do not, those who have gone ahead could be stuck with fulfilling the promised emissions cuts of the bloc as a whole.

Germany, Hungary, France, Austria and Slovakia have individually ratified the Paris pact within the EU. — Reuters

N E W L AW

Bulgaria bans full-face veils in public places SOFIA: Bulgaria’s parliament on Friday banned the wearing of face veils in public in a move which supporters said would boost security in the wake of militant attacks in Europe.

The “burqa ban” law, pushed by the nationalist Patriotic Front coalition, echoes similar measures in western European countries such as France, Netherlands and Belgium which have various laws banning the wearing of burqas or niqabs.

People who do not follow the ban in Bulgaria face fines of up to 1,500 levs ($860) as well as suspension of social benefits.

The ethnic Turkish Movement for Rights and Freedoms refused to take part in the vote, which followed full-face veils ban in public in several Bulgarian towns. It said the ban it would incite ethic and religious intolerance.

The ruling centre-right party said the ban has nothing to do with religious outfits but only aimed at boosting national security and allowing better video surveillance.

“The law is not directed against religious communities and is not repressive,” ruling GERB’s senior lawmaker Krasimir Velchev said.

“We made a very good law for the safety of our children.”

According to the law, clothing hiding the face may not be worn in government offices, schools, cultural institutions and places of public recreation, but exceptions are allowed for health or professional reasons. A minority of Muslim women in Europe cover their faces, but their veils have become symbols for some Europeans troubled by securty, immigration and integration. — Reuters

S PAC E C R A FT

Rosetta ends historic mission with comet crash-landing BERLIN: The Rosetta spacecraft ended its historic mission on Friday, crashing on the surface of the dusty, icy comet it has spent 12 years chasing in a hunt that has provided insight into the early days of the solar system and captured the public’s imagination.

The spacecraft has stalked comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko across more than 6 billion km (3.7 billion miles) of space, collecting a treasure trove of information on comets that will keep scientists busy for the next decade.

Scientists in the European Space Agency control centre in Darmstadt, Germany, clapped and hugged as confirmation of the end of the mission came at 1119 GMT. Rosetta completed its free-fall

descent at the speed of a sedate walk, joining the probe Philae, which landed on the comet in November 2014 in what was considered a remarkable feat of precision space travel.

“Thank you Rosetta,” ESA director general Jan Woerner said on Twitter.

He was among some 300 people who had also gathered before dawn at a conference room at the International Astronautical Congress in Guadalajara, Mexico, to watch a live webcast as Rosetta’s signal disappeared from monitors, simultaneously with the team in Germany.

“It was a good ending,” Klaus Schiling, who worked on mission planning for Rosetta 27 years ago

MISSION COMPLETE: Journalist sit below a scale model of the Rosetta spacecraft at the European Space Agency’s (ESA) headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany, on Friday. – Reuters

with prime contractor Airbus , told Reuters at the Mexico space conference. “There were so many ups and downs with this mission.”

The mission managed several historic firsts, such as getting a spacecraft into orbit around a comet and the unprecedented landing of a probe on the surface. A handful of previous spacecraft had snapped pictures and collected data as they flew past their targets.

But, dashing hopes for more discoveries, Philae, the 100kg (220 lb) probe, bounced several times on landing before getting stuck against a cliff wall, leaving it unable to perform any more experiments beyond its first three days on the comet after its solar-powered batteries ran out.

Rosetta’s cameras located Philae’s resting place just a few weeks ago.

The ESA is ending the mission because 67P is racing toward the outer

SOUTHEAST ASIA

Thailand confirms first Zika-linked microcephaly BANGKOK: Thailand reported on Friday the first confirmed cases in Southeast Asia of microcephaly linked to mosquito-borne Zika, as the World Health Organization (WHO) urged action against the virus across the region.

The confirmation of two case of microcephaly, a birth defect marked by small head size, came a day after US health officials recommended that pregnant women postpone non-essential travel to 11 Southeast Asian countries because of the risk of Zika.

“We have found two cases of small heads linked to Zika, the first cases in Thailand,” Prasert Thongcharoen, an adviser to the Department of Disease Control, told reporters in Bangkok.

He declined to say where in

ANNOUNCEMENT: Prasert Thongcharoen, an adviser to the Department of Disease Control, at a news conference in Thailand. – Reuters

Thailand the cases were found but officials have said they were not in Bangkok. The WHO said the cases were the first of Zika-linked microcephaly in Southeast Asia and the

virus infection represented a serious threat to pregnant women and their unborn children. “Countries across the region must continue to strengthen measures aimed at preventing, detecting and responding to Zika virus transmission,” Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, the WHO’s regional director, said in a statement.

Thailand has confirmed 349 Zika cases since January, including 33 pregnant women, and Singapore has recorded 393 Zika cases, including 16 pregnant women.

Some health experts have accused Thai officials of playing down the risk of Zika to protect its thriving tourist industry, but Prasert dismissed that.

“Thailand is not hiding anything and is ready to disclose eve-

rything,” he said, adding that other countries in Southeast Asia might also have cases of Zika-linked microcephaly that they have not disclosed. The WHO said Thailand’s response was an example for the region.

“Thailand’s diligence underscores the commitment of health authorities to the health and wellbeing of the Thai public, and provides a positive example to be emulated,” Singh said.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday people should consider postponing travel to Brunei, Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste (East Timor), and Vietnam. — Reuters

solar system, out of range for the solar-powered spacecraft.

Rosetta also has been subjected to the harsh radiation and extreme temperatures of space since launching in March 2004 and so was unlikely to last too much longer. Before reaching the surface and shutting down, Rosetta’s instruments and camera relayed back data and images, giving scientists insight into the structure of the comet. That data will reveal information on the side walls of the comet, crucial to understanding how they are formed, plus on large 100-metre (300 foot) wide pits, which scientists believe are key to how the comet releases gas and dust as it is warmed by the sun.

Daniel Brown, an astronomy

expert at Nottingham Trent University, said the images sent back from the Rosetta mission were “as powerful as Neil Armstrong’s first steps on the Moon”.

Data collected by Rosetta and Philae is already helping scientists better understand how the Earth and other planets formed.

For example, scientists now believe that asteroids, not comets were primarily responsible for delivering water to Earth and other planets in the inner solar system, possibly setting the stage for life.

“We’ve just scratched the surface of the science. We’re ending the mission, but the science will continue for many years,” project scientist Matt Taylor said ahead of the end of mission. — Reuters

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LIFESTYLE FAMILY

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ncorporating style and sophistication is becoming a standard in today’s modern homes. As the centre of activity and entertaining, the kitchen is the room to truly “wow” guests with elevated design choices that don’t compromise the space’s necessary functionality. From countertops to fixtures, a modern kitchen is designed with the home chef in mind and should seamlessly integrate purpose and style.

Beyond granite Long considered the hallmark of a luxury kitchen, granite has been widely chosen for its aesthetic appeal and rugged durability; however, homeowners looking to break from the standard have a range of alternate materials from which to choose. Crisp marbles infuse a room with a clean, stately charm while having the benefit of being cool to the touch, perfect for the home baker. On the warmer end of the spectrum, butcher block countertops bring in a more relaxed vibe and will withstand rigorous use by the serious home chef. For something a bit out of the norm, soapstone and concrete are dependable surfaces that will patina over time.

On display Open shelving in the kitchen ensures the most used items are within reach while simultaneously delivering an airy feel. Customised to fit any space, these shelves effortlessly draw the eye to perfectly-organised dishes, cookware or dry goods. Complemented by a sophisticated backsplash, unique shelving materials such as galvanised iron or reclaimed wood can transform the kitchen into an industrially-inspired space, while floating shelves in white oak or black walnut provide a more contemporary note.

SUPERIOR DESIGN,

Technology that simplifies From appliances to faucets, kitchen tools are becoming increasingly high-tech. Intuitive applications that anticipate needs and increase functionality without sacrificing design are must-haves in the modern kitchen. The single-handle kitchen faucet with SmartTouch Technology combines a jointed arm that allows the spray wand to be positioned virtually anywhere around the sink with the brand’s signature touch technology, allowing water activation with just a simple tap anywhere on the faucet base, handle or arm for maximum flexibility and functionality.

Sophisticated storage As kitchens become the de facto entertaining environment in the modern home, it is increasingly important to incorporate elements to keep clutter at bay. Thoughtful storage solutions are critical to both the visual style and utilitarian design in the home chef’s kitchen. Maximising spaces in key work areas for items like spices, knives, and even small appliances, improves efficiency while minimising countertop clutter. -BPT

SUPERIOR FUNCTIONALITY

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Dhuhr Asr Maghrib Isha Fajr (Tomorrow)

12.02pm 3.26pm 5.59pm 7.09pm 4.44am

LEMURS

LIFESTYLE Common brown lemur | Size: 19 inches, 5 pounds This medium-sized social lemur can be found in dry deciduous forests of northwest Madagascar. It is capable of leaping large distances. It uses its long tail to help balance when climbing and jumping. The common brown lemur eats fruit, leaves, and flowers.

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ZOYA AZAM October 2, 2012

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HEER SHAH September 30, 2013

ANSHUK RAJKUMAR September 28, 2011

GAURIKA M. NAIR September 26, 2012

NEEHARA ANN NIJO September 25, 2011

JUZER MILAN September 25

NANCY SEBI September 30, 2003

Grey mouse lemur | Size: 5 inches, 2 ounces One of the world’s smallest primates, this nocturnal forager lives in dry forests, and deserts. It sleeps in groups, but hunts alone, eating insects, lizards, frogs, fruit, and leaves.

Lemurs are small primates known as “prosimians”. They have

Sanford’s lemur | Size: 15 inches, 4 pounds This rare lemur lives in the north and forms small groups of four to 15. They eat fruit, buds, young and mature leaves, flowers, centipedes, and spiders. The males have a reddish coloured ruff.

evolved in isolation on the island of Madagascar, off the southeast coast of Africa. Most lemurs are

Sifaka lemur | Size: 19 inches, 8 pounds The sifaka is the most endangered of all lemurs. This social creature forms groups of three to 10. It is most active during the day and feeds primarily on seeds and fruits found in dry deciduous forests.

arboreal and live in trees.

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Eastern lesser bamboo lemur | Size: 11 inches, 1.5 – 2.2 pounds This small lemur has impressive manual dexterity and better hand-eye coordination than other lemurs. It has an upright, vertical posture when leaping from branch to branch.

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Blue-eyed lemur | Size: 16 inches, 4 pounds A subspecies of the black lemur, the blue-eyed lemur is the only non-human primate with blue eyes.

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Lemurs don’t blink. They have clear eyelid called a nictitating membrane that moves over the eyeball to keep it moist. —lifestyle@timesofoman.com

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Abused, Apprentice, Bates, Brownlow, Caste, Charity, Charles, Charley, Citizen, Claypole, Coins, Dawkins, Dickens, England, Evil, Fagin, Heart, Jack, Leeford, London, Maylie, Misery, Noah, Orphan, Outcast, Pickpockets, Poor, Poverty, Realist, Right, Ring, Saffron Hill, Save, Serial, Social, Sowerberry, Spirit, Subdue, Symbolism, Tale, Themes.

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re you tired of keeping up with the Joneses when it comes to catering to your child’s toy whims and fancies?

Are you fed up with competing over loud plastic monstrosities stamped with trade mark TV characters that seem to sap your child’s imagination and creativity? If you are then you need to go back to some old fashioned activities that you did in the days before monster warehouse stores filled with shelves of toys that all need batteries and break after being banged twice.

To develop your child’s imagination you need to be imaginative as parents. Make a dress up box filled with all the fashion disasters that you bought and now dare not be seen in public with.

Throw in some junk jewellery that you wanted to trash and a hat or two that belonged to your granddad and watch your child while away hours playing house.

I have also put together some easy kid’s arts and craft ideas that are not expensive and will pique your child’s curiosity while teaching him the value of recycling.

A great way to use up all the junk mail that has been lying around is to make a paper Mache project out of them. The flour glue paste is just icky enough to be fun for the kids and the act of tearing all the junk mail can be extremely cathartic for you. This craft idea also has endless possibilities as you can make bowls to hold all sorts or models of favourite fictional characters, boxes and coasters and then paint and

lacquer them into lovely presents and keepsakes.

Another great recycled craft idea is a used CD curtain. Tired of trying to figure out how to trash all the used CD’s you have lying around. Why not spend a happy afternoon painting them a solid colour with acrylic paint and stringing them together to make a funky Warhol inspired room divider.

Another great craft supply is a burned out light bulb which after being primered can be painted to make great tree ornament and is a great Christmas craft project.

Almost anything you were about to throw away can become a great craft idea.

Your child’s frayed denim jeans can become a great rag rug. A great arts craft project is a family quilt that you can make by collecting clothes that you have outgrown or that are torn. This is a great project that you can do with your child together.—Artipot

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NEW ERA: Newly elected board members of the Oman Football Association, back row, are pictured after the OFA General Assembly and elections organised at Hormuz Grand Hotel on Thursday. – Photo by ISMAIL AL FARSI/Times of Oman

OFA’s new chief optimistic on future of Oman football Sheikh Salim Al Wahaibi informed that a decision on who from among the two elected candidates will be the first vice-chairman and the second vice-chairman will be decided after the first meeting of the the new board members.

After being unanimously elected as the chairman of Oman Football Association, Sheikh Salim Al Wahaibi said he is very optimistic of a positive future for

S FORMULA ONE

Hamilton finds groove in Malaysia practice SEPANG: Lewis Hamilton outpaced his championship-leading Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg in practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix on Friday, the Briton topping the timesheets with the fastest lap of the day.

The defending Formula One champion finished behind Rosberg in the morning but found his groove around a resurfaced Sepang circuit in the afternoon to set a benchmark time of one minute and 34.944 seconds.

Hamilton trails Rosberg by eight points after the German won the last race in Singapore but his prospects of striking back with a 50th career win were lifted by an improved performance in practice following a disappointing Friday a fortnight ago.

Rosberg, who led his teammate by a comfortable margin in the morning, ended the day with a time 0.233 seconds slower than the Briton with the Ferrari pair of Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen finishing third and fourth respectively.

The duo were closer to the dominant Mercedes in the afternoon but still more than half a second adrift as they swapped positions from first practice when the 2007 world champion edged out last year’s race winner.

Max Verstappen celebrated his 19th birthday by improving from seventh to fifth for Red Bull, as Sergio Perez came sixth ahead of McLaren’s Fernando Alonso, who ended a promising day of running with Honda’s upgraded power unit in seventh.

Kevin Magnussen, whose burning car provided an early moment of drama that brought out the red flags in the opening session, was 19th fastest in the afternoon. - Reuters

the Sultanate soccer while informing the national teams will be given utmost care

MUSCAT: The Oman Football Association (OFA) successfully conducted the board elections for the 2016-16 terms on Thursday with the new chairman Sheikh Salim Al Wahaibi speaking about a positive future for the Sultanate squad.

The OFA’s General Assembly and the elections took place at Hormuz Grand hotel on Thursday when the representatives of 44 sports clubs took part in the voting process.

Sheikh Salim Al Wahaibi, an unanimous candidate for the top post, was officially named as the new chairman of the OFA board.

The members then elected two vice-chairmen and the nine ordinary members of the board.

POSITIVE APPROACH: Oman Football Association’s new chairman Sheikh Salim Al Wahaibi speaks during the OFA General Assembly at Hormuz Grand Hotel on Thursday. – Photo - ISMAIL AL FARSI/Times of Oman

Mohsin bin Mohammed Al Masroori with 28 votes and Jasim bin Mohammed Al Shekaili with 25 votes were elected as the vice-chairmen. There were 28 candidates for the posts of nine ordinary members, of which six were directly elected in the first round while the remaining three made it to the board after the second round of voting.

The six members elected in the first round were Ahmed bin Nasser Al Rashdi (32 votes), Abdulhakim bin Amer Al Amri (29 votes), Ibrahim bin Mubarak Al Alawi (28

votes), Ahmed bin Haboush Al Farsi (26 votes), Sultan bin Hilal Al Hosni (25 votes) and Humaid bin Sulaiman Al Jabri (23 votes) The three members elected in

the second round were Mohammed bin Malik Al Shahi (18 votes), Saif bin Sultan Al Ghafri (17 votes) and Hamad bin Hamdan Al Mamari (15 votes).

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AFC chief to visit Meanwhile, Sheikh Salim also informed that Asian Football Confederation chief Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa will arrive in the Sultanate on Monday to hold a meeting with OFA board members.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino also personally called up Sheikh Salim to congratulate him on being elected as the OFA chief.

CRICKET

Pujara and Rahane steady India KOLKATA: Gutsy fifties from Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane helped India reach 239 for seven in the second Test against New Zealand after a see-saw opening day on Friday.

The touring side claimed three wickets in the first session and four in the third but the Indian duo forged a 141-run partnership for the fourth wicket to leave the match evenly poised.

Wriddhiman Saha was unbeaten on 14 with Ravindra Jadeja yet to score when bad light stopped play at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens.

Earlier, New Zealand paceman Matt Henry (three for 35) celebrated his Test return with a two-wicket burst to wreck India’s top order and lift the mood in the Kiwi camp.

Beaten comprehensively in the series opener in Kanpur, New Zealand’s bid to level the three-Test series suffered a body blow when skipper Kane Williamson was ruled out due to illness with Ross Taylor taking over captaincy.

India captain Virat Kohli’s decision to bat in his country’s 250th home Test gave the Kiwi pacemen an opportunity to extract whatever life was available from a greentinged track and the tourists did not disappoint.

Opener Shikhar Dhawan failed

Focus on national teams While describing the election process as a transparent one, Sheikh Salim Al Whaibi thanked the General Assembly and the members for their co-operation in the success of the elections.

Speaking about the future of football under the new board, he said: “I am very optimistic of a positive future for Oman football despite many challenges. The challenges would be overcome in the future.”

The new OFA chief also said the focus will on national teams.

“The board’s priorities will be on the national teams performance.

The teams would receive the utmost care,” he said.

Sheikh Salim also thanked the members of the previous board.

Referring to the sponsorship contacts signed in the recent weeks, he said: “We appreciate the efforts of the former OFA board members which led to these sponsorship agreements.”

SCOREBOARD

CRUCIAL STAND: India’s Cheteswar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane greet each other as New Zealand’s Neil Wagner looks on during first day of their second Test at Eden Garden in Kolkata on Friday. – PTI

to capitalise on his recall to the side for the injured Lokesh Rahul, chopping a Henry delivery on to his stumps to depart for one.

Henry struck again in his sixth over with a beautiful delivery which angled into Murali Vijay (9) and seamed away, kissing the shoulder of the bat before nestling in wicketkeeper BJ Wa-

tling’s gloves. Henry had just been warned for running on to the pitch and the change of angle worked well for the bowler.

Trent Boult dismissed Kohli for nine to peg the hosts back further but Pujara (87) and Rahane (77) joined forces to halt the slide, both playing with characteristic caution. Pujara brought up his third

India 1st innings S. Dhawan b Henry 1 M. Vijay c Watling b Henry 9 C. Pujara c Guptill b Wagner 87 V. Kohli c Latham b Boult 9 A. Rahane lbw Patel 77 R. Sharma c Latham b Patel 2 R. Ashwin lbw Henry 26 W. Saha (not out) 14 R. Jadeja (not out) 0 Extras (b-8, lb-6) 14 Total (7 wkts, 86 overs) 239 Fall of wickets: 1-1, 2-28, 3-46, 4-187, 5-193, 6-200, 7-231.

To bat: B. Kumar, M. Shami Bowling: T. Boult 16-8-33-1; M. Henry 156-35-3; N. Wagner 15-5-37-1; M. Santner 19-5-54-0; J. Patel 21-3-66-2.

successive fifty in the series, while Rahane notched up his ninth Test half century as they batted through the afternoon session.

Neil Wagner broke the partnership when he had Pujara caught at short cover, ending the right-hander’s 219-ball vigil which included 17 fours. Jeetan Patel, replacing injured off-spinner Mark Craig, dismissed Rohit Sharma and Rahane. Ravichandran Ashwin made a quick 26 before Henry trapped him lbw. - Reuters

Don’t put India, Pakistan in same group: BCCI to ICC MUMBAI: With the bilateral relations deteriorating, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday decided that India will avoid playing Pakistan even in the multi-nation tournaments and asked the International Cricket Council (ICC) not to place the teams of the two countries in the same group in the future.

The issue was discussed on the sidelines of the Special General Meeting here against the backdrop of heightened tensions between India and Pakistan.

“Keeping in mind that the government has adopted a new strategy to isolate Pakistan and in view of the public sentiment in the country, we request ICC not to put India and Pakistan in the same pool of the multi-nation tournaments,” the Indian cricket board president Anurag Thakur said.

“If the two countries reach the semifinals and have to clash at that time, it is another situation which can’t be avoided,” he added. - PTI

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SPORTS Oman soccer squad eye gold at Vietnam Asian Beach Games

FINE EFFORT: Oman’s Munthir Al Riyami, left, in action during their semifinal match against Afghanistan in the fifth Asian Beach Games in Danang, Vietnam on Friday. – Supplied photo

Talib Hilal-coached Oman beach soccer team showed their true potential in an 8-2 semifinal victory over Afghanistan. In the final to be played on Sunday, the Sultanate’s squad will take on Japan

MUSCAT: Oman are assured of another medal at the ongoing fifth Asian Beach Games as the Sultanate’s beach soccer team defeated Afghanistan to book a place in the FOOTBALL

England players get postcards from sacked Sam Allardyce LONDON: England squad members received postcards from Sam Allardyce saying their “journey has just begun” on Thursday, two days after his short reign as manager was brought to an abrupt end, according to British media reports.

Allardyce guided England to a 1-0 win over Slovakia in a World Cup qualifier in his only game in charge this month but lost the job having behaved “inappropriately” when seeking a lucrative sideline role while talking to undercover reporters.

Each card was personally signed by Allardyce and sent out to every member of the squad, with the aim of promoting a feel of togetherness ahead of next month’s World Cup qualifiers against Malta and Slovenia.

The message on the postcard, which was sent out by the FA the same day as Allardyce’s 67-day tenure ended, read: “Well done!

Our journey has begun with our first win together.” - Reuters

final in Danang, Vietnam on Friday.

The Sultanate squad, who are being coached by experienced Talib Hilal Al Thanawi, eased to an 8-2 victory over the Afghanistan to

set up a title showdown with formidable Japan.

Oman, who are taking part in only four disciplines in the Asian event, have so far won just two medals - a gold and a silver - both won by sprint star Barakat Al Harthi-led Omani athletes.

Talib’s boys medal will take the Sultanate’s tally to three with one more expected from Oman handball squad who have already made it to the semifinals on Thursday.

The Sultanate’s beach soccer team though already assured of a medal will surely be looking to go all out against Japan on Sunday and clinch the gold medal as they have shown their intent to attack in their semifinal win over Afghanistan.

DELIGHTED: Oman beach soccer team pose for a group photo after their semifinal victory over Afghanistan in the fifth Asian Beach Games in Danang, Vietnam on Friday. – Supplied photo

Great comeback It was a great comeback performance by Oman who began their campaign with a shootout defeat to Lebanon in their opening match o of the three-team group. But they bounced back to defeat regional rivals Qatar 4-2 in their next match to advance to the quarterfinals.

In the last eight match, they accounted for another strong team Thailand in a 4-1 victory.

In Friday’s semifinal, Talib’s boys showed their true attacking form to pump in eight goals against Afghanistan’s two with as many as seven players finding the net.

Yahya Al Araimi scored a brace while the other goals were scored

by Munthir Al Araimi, Nooh Al

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Handball team in semis The Sultanate handball squad will also be aiming for a place on the podium as they take on Pakistan in the semifinal on Saturday.

On Thursday, Oman defeated hosts Vietnam by a 16-15, 16-12

margin to advance to the last four stage as Group B toppers and with an unbeaten record.

Meanwhile, Oman’s hopes in the beach volleyball competition ended on Thursday when Haitham Al Shuraiqi and Ahmed Al Hosni were beaten in their Round of 16 match 21-19, 21-14 by Indonesia’s Ade Candra Rachamacian and Gilang Radadhan.

Oman’s other pair of players Badr Al Subhi and Nooh Al Jalboobi challenge ended in Wednesday’s last 32 match.

Oman’s gold medal was won by Barakat Al Harthi when he won the 60m race on Tuesday and a day later, the spinter led the Sultanate’s relay squad to 4x60m silver medal.

FOOTBALL

As’ad and Abdullah square off in Omani singles final MUSCAT: As’ad Al Raisi and Abdullah Al Zaabi will clash for the Omani singles crown at the Villeroy & Boch + Hansgrohe Open Table Tennis Tournament organised by the Indian Social Club (ISC) at the grand finale of the tournament on Sunday.

Second seed As’ad Al Raisi of Seeb Club has been in prolific touch and progressed to the final of the Omani singles after surviving a stubborn showing by third seed Ismail Al Suleimani of Nizwa before out playing him in six games 11-5, 11-5, 9-11, 11-7, 9-11, 15-13.

In a thrilling semifinal encounter, As’ad looked like coasting to a comfortable victory having won the first two games comfortably. Ismail won the third and fifth games and was hot on As’ad’s heels in the sixth game before the left-handed second seed held his nerves and edged into the final.

As’ad’s opponent in the final will be Abdullah Al Zaabi who upset fourth seed Al Khalil Al Brashdi in the quarterfinals and earned his place in the final after overcoming giant-killer Sami Al Jabri to had

Zadjali, Hani Al Dhabit, Abdullah Al Sauti, Musheil Al Araimi and Khalid Al Araimi.

A victory against Japan on Sunday will fetch Oman their second gold medal of the Asian Beach Games after having won the top honours in the inaugural edition organised in Bali, Indonesia back in 2008. In the second Games hosted by the Sultanate, Oman team settled for silver medal.

FINALISTS: Asad Al Raisi, left, and Abdullah Al Zaabi.

accounted for defending champion Anwar Al Balushi in the quarters.

In the semifinal, Abdullah rallied to defeat Sami 11-13, 11-4, 11-8, 12-10, 11-9. Sami started on a positive note and won a tight first game but Abdullah opened up to win the second convincingly. It was thrilling stuff thereafter as Abdullah and Sami played some brilliant attacking table tennis. Fortunes fluctuated before Abdullah won the third game and rallied to win the fourth.

Sami continued to put pressure on Abdullah who held on to the early lead to clinch a place in the final.

Al Jabri duo, Sami and Maher

will contest the men’s doubles final also to be played on Sunday. In an exciting semifinal, Sami and Maher who had upset the top seeds in the quarterfinals, showed brilliant understanding to send back the fourth seeded Omani-India pair of Asad Al Raisi and R. Subramanian in six thrilling games.

Sami and Maher won 11-9, 6-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-8, 11-6. In the final, they will take on the second seeded all-Egyptian team of Mohammed El Naggar and Wardany Hamdy who defeated Ayman Al Farsi and Yamen Al Zadjali 11-6, 11-3, 13-11, 11-7 in the semi final.

Pochettino one of best coaches in world: Pep LONDON: Pep Guardiola is not surprised Tottenham Hotspur are Manchester City’s closest pursuers in the early Premier League title race having previously been out-witted by Mauricio Pochettino who he describes as one of the best managers in the world.

Leaders City will take their 100 percent record to White Hart Lane on Sunday but secondplaced Tottenham are also unbeaten after six games and will be buoyed by having done the double over the Manchester side last season.

Former Barcelona coach Guardiola was still in charge at Bayern Munich then but knows Pochettino well from when the Argentine was in charge of Barca’s local rivals Espanyol. Pochettino’s Espanyol beat Barcelona 2-1 at Nou Camp in 2009, their first win in the derby for 27 years.

“We played against each other as players then coaches and I don’t just think he’s one of the best managers in England, he’s one of the best in the world,” Guardiola, whose side drew 3-3 with Celtic in the Champions League on Wednesday, told a

news conference on Friday.

“There are similarities with Espanyol the way Spurs play.

It was so aggressive (at Espanyol) there was high pressing and many things and still the way they played is quite similar.

“And the quality of the players at Tottenham is good.

“He’s doing an amazing job in London at Spurs. The way they play I like a lot — they’re aggressive and have a lot of quality. The basis of the team is the national team with (Dele) Alli, (Kyle) Walker, (Harry) Kane — they have a lot of quality.

“They’re in second position so it will be a tough game. We will try to do our job.”

Guardiola enjoys Tottenham’s pro-active style and their desire to play on the front foot. They want to create their own game. That’s why I like them,” he said, adding that he will send out his own side to try and seize the initiative.

City will be without injured Kevin De Bruyne, Vincent Kompany and Fabian Delph against Spurs but Guardiola says the international break will help ease the situation. - Reuters

COMMUNITY SOCCER

Hitachi Power Tools win Muscat 7 football tournament

MUSCAT: Hitachi Power Tools defeated Black & White Kerala by a solitary goal to win the top honours in the Muscat 7 football tournament organised by Samba Fut-

sal & Football School at Al Amal Club in Ghala recently.

In an exciting final match, Hitachi Power Tools overcame Black & White Kerala to clinch the title.

Nihal Rahman scored the match-winning goal for the eventual champions.

Starcare defeated FC Kerala by a similar 1-0 margin for the third

place with Abdul Basit scoring the lone goal. The tournament was sponsored by Pocari Sweat and the medical support was provided by Starcare Hospital.

Abdullah Al Ghafri, CEO of Axis Of The Desert, presided over the presentation ceremony and handed over the trophies.

Nihal Rahman of Hitachi Power

Tools won the player of the tournament award.

His teammate Noushad Ayipottammal lifted the best goalkeeper of the tournament award.

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UK’s QUARTER CURRENTACCOUNT DEFICIT WIDENS The UK current-account deficit widened in the second quarter as the trade gap hit a 2 1/2-year high and Britain continued to record heavy outflows of investment income. The shortfall was 28.7 billion pounds, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Friday. >B2

OIL SUPPLIES

Opec now faces hurdles in making production cuts work DUBAI: The challenges Opec will confront trying to limit output were evident just minutes after the group agreed on the new plan.

In an angry and sometimes incoherent briefing, Iraq’s oil minister railed against the journalists and analysts who estimate the amount of crude each member produces.

Why? Those estimates will be key to setting quotas and evaluating which countries are meeting their commitments to cap production and which aren’t.

Iraq’s minister, Jabbar Al Luaibi, complained in Algiers that published estimates of Iraqi output were too low and warned that Iraq will refuse to accept figures that don’t match its own.

While Wednesday’s agreement imposed an overall production cap on the group of 14 oil producers, it didn’t assign individual limits — SIMPLIFYING BUSINESS

Airbus plans to combine all divisions into one company PARIS: Airbus Group will combine all of its divisions into a single company in a major step toward simplifying a business that spans jetliners to space launchers as Chief Executive Officer Tom Enders seeks to cut costs and speed decision-making.

Fabrice Bregier becomes chief operating officer for the group, making him No. 2 to Enders, while remaining head of the main planemaking unit — renamed Airbus Commercial Aircraft — with the title of president rather than CEO. As COO Bregier will have oversight of the company’s entire portfolio, which also includes helicopters, missiles, satellites and defense electronics.

The revamp, announced on Friday, seeks to establish Airbus as a regular company, abandoning the last vestiges of the complex structure adopted when it was created in a merger of the biggest aerospace companies from France, Germany and Spain in 2000. It also makes Frenchman Bregier, 55, favorite to succeed Enders, a 57-year-old German, when the CEO stands down.

“The merger of Airbus Group and Airbus paves the way for an overhaul of our corporate set-up, simplifies our company’s governance, eliminates redundancies and supports further efficiencies, while at the same time driving further integration of the entire group,” Enders said.

Jobs impact Shares of Airbus traded 1.5 per cent lower at 52.51 euros as 9:10am in Paris.

The stock has declined 15 per cent this year, valuing the company at 40.6 billion euros ($46 billion).

Marwan Lahoud, until now the No. 2 at the corporate level, is to become strategy director, while research and development activities will fall under the direction of Paul Eremenko, who has worked for Google and the Pentagon’s advanced-research arm, according to people briefed on the meeting last night.

Airbus said nothing about the scope of potential job cuts, though Enders told Airbus’s 137,000 employees in a memo obtained by Bloomberg last week that the effects of changes on the workforce “are not negligible.” The group needs to pare expenses as weak sales force it to curb production of the A380 superjumbo and review helicopter output.

Enders has said that the cuts won’t approach the level of the Power8 program last decade, which saved 2.5 billion euros annually at a cost of 8,000 jobs.

Airbus has had a particularly unwieldy organization after initially having two headquarters and two CEOs to reflect its FrancoGerman nationality.

Even after the company adopted a unitary structure the planemaking arm dominated the rest of the group and had a parallel management. — Bloomberg News

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that was left to a committee that will report back at the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries’ (Opec) next meeting in November. Agreeing and monitoring those targets will be fraught.

“They still need to come up with those individual country quotas,” Amrita Sen, chief oil analyst at consulting firm Energy Aspects Ltd. in London, said Thursday in a Bloomberg Radio interview. “The

devil is in the detail.” Cheating by member states that exceeded their quotas was a constant challenge for the group until it scrapped individual limits on output in 2008.

The group may even have a hard time just agreeing on production baselines, as demonstrated by Al Luaibi’s protest at Wednesday’s news conference in Algiers.

“I don’t think that what we have is a deal,” Jaafar Altaie, managing director at consultants Manaar Energy Group, said by phone from Abu Dhabi.

“What we have is rhetoric alluding to a deal that gives breathing room for prices to rise and for Opec to decide on the terms of its agreement and how to put it into place.”

European Brent crude and US futures both jumped more than 5 per cent on Wednesday on specu-

lation that the deal will tighten the supply-demand balance. Brent, the global benchmark, slipped 0.2 per cent to $48.59 a barrel at 3:32pm on Thursday in London.

‘Very upsetting’ Iraq’s Al Luaibi told reporters he disagreed with the production level Opec attributed to his country. Iraq told Opec it pumped 4.638 million barrels a day last month, while data that the group compiled from secondary sources — analysts and consultants — put Iraqi output for August at 4.354 million barrels a day. Opec publishes the two sets of production figures each month in a report.

“All these secondary sources which are used by international organisations should be corrected,” Falah Al Amri, Iraq’s governor to Opec, said after the Algiers news briefing. “This is a really very, very

upsetting figure. So this is what made our minister upset today in the meeting because you use figures which aren’t acceptable.”

Iraq pumped 4.48 million barrels a day in August, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

Iraq itself hasn’t had a quota since 1991 as Opec gave the country the chance to recover from the first Gulf War. A proposal circulated at the meeting by the host country Algeria suggested Iraq will get a quota once again.

The are several other complexities. Since Opec last set quotas for its members, four countries have either joined or re-joined Opec —Angola, Ecuador, Indonesia and Gabon. Moreover, Wednesday’s agreement is expected to exempt Nigeria and Libya, where sabotage and war have curbed output — Bloomberg News

Consumer spending in US ‘little changed’ in August August result followed a 0.4 per cent advance the prior month that was revised up, Commerce Department figures showed on Friday.

The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey called for a 0.1 per cent increase.

Income climbed 0.2 per cent, while

PURCHASES RISE: Household purchases rose 4.3 per cent, most since 2014, while business investment stayed weak. — Bloomberg file picture

inflation-adjusted spending dropped for the first time since January.

WASHINGTON: Consumer spending was little changed in August as income growth cooled, pointing to a softening in consumption after a run of strong gains.

The August result followed a 0.4 per cent advance the prior month that was revised up, Commerce Department figures showed on Friday. The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey called for a 0.1 per cent increase. Income climbed 0.2 per cent, while inflation-ad-

justed spending dropped for the first time since January.

The data are consistent with projections that consumer purchases will provide a smaller but respectable contribution to economic growth this quarter after the strongest quarterly advance since 2014. While robust employment and healthier finances are underpinning household spending, bigger paychecks would help provide an even larger boost.

“Consumer spending will continue to grind higher, though it’s unlikely to grow at the pace we saw last quarter,” Jennifer Lee, a senior economist at BMO Capital Markets in Toronto, said before the report. “You need to see more than one month of slowing before it becomes a concern.”

The gain in personal income

was the weakest since a decline in February and reflected a slowdown in worker pay. Wages climbed 0.1 per cent in August after 0.5 per cent gains in the previous two months.

Disposable income Disposable income, or the money left over after taxes, softened to a 0.1 per cent gain after adjusting for inflation. It rose 0.3 per cent in the prior month.

Adjusting consumer spending for inflation, which generates the figures used to calculate GDP, purchases fell 0.1 per cent after climbing 0.3 per cent the previous month.

The decline in August matched a January decrease that was the largest since the start of 2014.

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panded at a 1.4 per cent annualised rate from April through June, more than initially estimated, Commerce Department figures showed on Thursday. Household purchases jumped 4.3 per cent, the most since 2014, while business investment stayed weak.

Forecasts for August consumer spending ranged from a 0.1 per cent drop to a 0.4 per cent increase, according to the Bloomberg survey. The previous month’s reading was initially reported as a gain of 0.3 per cent.

The saving rate rose to 5.7 per cent from 5.6 per cent.

Purchases of durable goods, which include automobiles, decreased 1.3 per cent after adjusting for inflation. That followed a 2.3 per cent surge.

Household outlays on services

rose 0.1 per cent after adjusting for inflation, the weakest since a drop in March. The category includes tourism, legal help, health care, and personal care items such as haircuts, and is typically difficult for the government to estimate accurately.

The Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation picked up, the report showed. The price gauge based on the personal consumption expenditures index increased 0.1 per cent from the prior month and was up 1 per cent from a year earlier.

The core price measure, which excludes food and fuel, rose 0.2 per cent from the prior month and was up 1.7 per cent from August 2015. Inflation hasn’t reached the Fed’s 2 per cent goal since 2012. — Bloomberg News

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Google merges cloud, corporate software offerings SAN FRANCISCO: Google repackaged its cloud services and corporate software and hardware offerings into a new unit called Google Cloud on Thursday, the Internet search provider’s latest attempt to catch leaders in the sector Amazon.com and Microsoft.

The new group, run by Google executive Diane Greene, includes web-based work software such as Docs and Sheets, machine-learning and digital-mapping tools that other companies can rent over the Internet, and Android phones, tablets and Chromebook laptops designed for office users, Google said in a statement.

“It’s uniquely Google — a broad set of technologies and products from all parts of the cloud,” Greene said at a company event in San Francisco.

G Suite Google’s work software, renamed G Suite, has been around for years and is popular with individuals, startups and other smaller companies. While these programs have always been offered over the web, they weren’t delivered as part of a broader cloud computing service. Greene is combining them to offer a fuller range of services to companies looking to move applications and other work functions to cheaper, more flexible rented data centers.

Diane Greene. — Bloomberg file picture Google also said on Thursday its cloud service now has more than one billion end-users, through the division over the past twelve products and services that other months. He didn’t share revenue companies run on its servers. And numbers.

Urs Hölzle, Google’s longtime inGreene’s new division has confrastructure boss, said Google had siderable ground to make up. Aminvested $11.2 billion on its cloud azon’s cloud business generated

close to $8 billion in sales in 2015 and posted a 58 percent revenue increase in the most-recent quarter. Microsoft’s Azure cloud revenue doubled in the second quarter.

Google is fourth in cloud services behind Amazon, Microsoft and International Business Machines Corp., according to Synergy Research Group. Microsoft also leads in work software still, and it’s Office 365 web-based software suite is popular.

On Thursday, Google unveiled new locations for its rentable servers in Mumbai, Singapore, Sydney, Northern Virginia, São Paulo, London, Finland and Frankfurt. More regions will be announced next year, it said.

Google also said it had picked up two new cloud customers, retailer The Home Depot Inc. and

Pokemon Go, the viral mobile game. Over the last year, Google has pushed aggressively to woo larger cloud clients, which have in the past mostly gone to Amazon, Microsoft or used their own computer servers and data centers.

Customer support unit Google also introduced a new customer support unit within its cloud division, called Customer Reliability Engineering. Google engineers will work closely with other companies’ operations teams to make sure important cloud applications run reliably, Google said. It’s a necessary upgrade. Despite its technical prowess, Google has faced criticism for not managing customer relations as carefully as competitors like Amazon. — Bloomberg News

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MARKET UK’s current-account deficit widens; GDP growth revised The shortfall — the difference between money coming into the UK and money sent out — was 28.7 billion pounds, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Friday.

Separately, the ONS said the economy grew 0.7 per cent in the second quarter, slightly more than the 0.6 per cent previously estimated.

REVISED UP: The revision to the second quarter was due to services and investment being higher than previously estimated. Business investment rose 1 per cent instead of 0.5 per cent and services grew 0.6 per cent, up from 0.5 per cent. — Bloomberg file picture

LONDON: The UK current-account deficit widened in the second quarter as the trade gap hit a 2 1/2-year high and Britain continued to record heavy outflows of investment income.

The shortfall — the difference between money coming into the UK and money sent out — was 28.7 billion pounds, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Friday. That equates to 5.9 per cent of gross domestic product, up from 5.7 per cent in the first quarter. The deficit hit a record 7 per cent at the end of last year.

Brexit has thrown the currentaccount gap into the spotlight, with some analysts warning that foreign investors may be less will-

ing to finance the shortfall by buying UK assets. Mounting concern has contributed to the sharp fall in sterling since the June 23 decision to leave the European Union.

Separately, the ONS said the economy grew 0.7 per cent in the second quarter, slightly more than the 0.6 per cent previously estimated. Consumers stepped up their spending and business investment increased, offsetting the biggest drag from net trade since 2013.

At 5.4 per cent of GDP last year, the UK current-account deficit was double that of the US Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has warned of a reliance on “the kindness of strangers” and credit-

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rating agencies highlight the gap as a key weakness. Trade Secretary Liam Fox added his voice on Thursday as he chided British companies for exporting too little.

Sterling hopes The total trade deficit widened to 12.7 billion pounds in the second quarter, or 2.6 per cent of GDP. The gap between what British investors earn on their foreign investments and what foreigners earn on their investments in Britain narrowed but still totalled almost 10 billion pounds. The deficit on secondary income, which covers remittances and government transfers, widened.

There are hopes that a more

competitive pound will help boost demand for exports and reduce spending on imports. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg see the current-account deficit narrowing to 4 per cent of GDP in 2017 from a record 5.5 per cent this year.

The GDP figures paint a picture of an economy that held its own prior to the Brexit vote and there are signs of continuing resilience.

In July, services rose by 0.4 per cent, boosted by retail sales, the film industry and computer programming.

Industrial production rose 0.1 per cent in the same month and construction stagnated.

Together with business surveys for August, it suggests Britain is

on course to avoid contraction in the third quarter.

“This fresh data tends to support the view that there has been no sign of an immediate shock to the economy, although the full picture will continue to emerge,” said ONS statistician Darren Morgan.

The revision to the second quarter was due to services and investment being higher than previously estimated. Business investment rose 1 per cent instead of 0.5 per cent and services grew 0.6 per cent, up from 0.5 per cent.

Net trade knocked 0.8 percentage points off growth as exports fell 1 per cent and imports gained 1.3 per cent. — Bloomberg News

EXIT FROM EU

Nissan’s chief may ask UK to cover Brexitrelated losses TOKYO: Nissan Motor may ask the UK to compensate it for any negative consequences resulting from the nation’s departure from the European Union as a condition for making new investments in the country, Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn said.

Further spending decisions will depend on clarifying Britain’s relationship with the EU once it exits, Ghosn said on Thursday at the Paris Motor Show. Nissan built one in three cars in the UK last year, and about 80 per cent of its production there is exported, exposing the Yokohama, Japan-based carmaker to risks if tariffs are imposed.

“What is difficult today is the uncertainty,” Ghosn, who’s also CEO of French carmaker Renault, said in an interview on Thursday with Bloomberg Television.

“What are going to be the conditions of the Brexit?” The UK’s vote to leave the EU may cost automakers about 2.8 million light-vehicle sales through 2018, researcher IHS Markit said in June.

Brexit may lead to levies of as much as 10 per cent on vehicles built in the UK and exported to the EU, while components may face a 2.5 per cent tariff, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, the nation’s auto industry association.

Nissan shares fell 2.1 per cent to 982.7 yen at the close in Tokyo, reaching the lowest price since August 26.

The stock has dropped 4.3 per cent since June 23, when the UK held the referendum that decided on its departure from the European Union (EU).

Government discussions The Japanese carmaker is discussing options with the UK government, though it hasn’t asked for anything so far, he said. Nissan’s factory in Sunderland, England, has a workforce exceeding 6,000 employees, and the plant’s suppliers employ about 24,000. The site produces Qashqai, Note, Juke and Leaf models. — Bloomberg News

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‘Planned reform China factories struggle to gain speed of global banking rules need changes’ BRUSSELS: A planned reform of global banking rules being discussed by the United States, Europe, Japan and other major economies risks negatively affecting European banks and needs to be changed, the EU financial services commissioner said on Thursday.

The Basel Committee, a body of banking supervisors from nearly 30 countries, set the year-end as deadline to conclude an overhaul of banking rules — known as Basel III — meant to make the sector safer. But opponents, mostly in Europe and Japan, feel the review goes too far. They fear it disproportionately increases how much capital banks must hold against risk. “As things stand, the proposals Basel has issued for consultation would imply significant capital requirement increases in all areas,” EU commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis told a banking conference in Brussels, in the most explicit criticism so far of the review by a European official.

He made it clear Europe could not accept a reform that would lead to a significant increase of capital requirements for Euro-

pean banks, and called for a more balanced proposal.

European bankers were encouraged by Dombrovskis’ “change of tone” compared with past EU statements on the issue, a banking official said. It remained to be seen what capital requirements increase would be acceptable to the EU in a possible deal with the United States.

Officials at banking trade body AFME estimated the new rules would likely increase capital at least by 6 percent on average.

The rise in capital requirements would hit mostly European banks, the industry fears, because under the proposed rules their large loan portfolios would make them look more risky than U.S. banks which provide more bond financing and package mortgages on for trading elsewhere. A second banking source said Europe may consider a Basel deal only as “guidance” and apply it flexibly. “We need to continue having international convergence as regards rule books,” said Martin Merlin, the Commission’s official in charge of financial regulation. — Reuters

SYDNEY: China’s factory sector struggled to gain speed in September while Japanese inflation went backwards in August despite the best efforts of policymakers, underscoring the limits of stimulus in reviving world growth.

Friday’s unflattering figures bookmarked a week in which the IMF warned it would likely downgrade forecasts for the US economy, and the World Trade Organisation (WTO) slashed its outlook for global trade flows.

That was unwelcome news for markets spooked by troubles at Deutsche Bank, whose US shares took a hammering on reports some hedge funds had reduced financial exposure to Germany’s largest lender.

The bank said the “vast majority” of its clients remained supportive, but the situation still drew comparisons to the 2008 failure of Lehman and the resulting global financial crisis.

There was at least some evidence that China, the world’s second largest economy, had stabilised, if only because of a burst of government spending and a redhot housing market.

The Caixin measure of manufacturing activity (PMI) edged up a tenth of a percentage point to 50.1, led by output and new orders.

While the move was marginal,

ROBUST DEMAND: The Caixin measure of manufacturing activity (PMI) edged up a tenth of a percentage point to 50.1, led by output and new orders. — Bloomberg file picture

it was only the second time the index had reached positive territory since February 2015. The US economy also looked to have bounced back in the third quarter, while a string of data showed Europe weathered Britain’s Brexit vote better than many had feared.

All of which encouraged Barclays to nudge up its 2017 call for global growth to 3.5 per cent, from an expected 3.1 per cent this year. Yet a true lift-off still seems remote. “Given the modest acceleration in growth that we fore-

cast and the many downside risks around these forecasts, it seems overly optimistic to suggest that the global economy has reached “escape velocity”,” said Barclays economist David Fernandez.

His list of headwinds included a miserly pace of global business investment, lacklustre productivity, sluggish wage growth and too-low inflation. “Although these trends do not seem to be worsening, there are few signs — despite tremendous policy efforts — of any meaningful turnaround,” said Fernandez.

Missing inflation The limits of policy stimulus were all to evident in Japan where core consumer prices fell 0.5 per cent in August from a year earlier, the largest drop since March 2013.

The data seemed to mock the Bank of Japan’s recent pledge not only to boost inflation to 2 per cent but to lift it above that, so far unreachable, target for a sustained period.

Nor were Japanese consumers cooperating. Household spending sank 4.6 per cent in the year to August, almost twice the fall expected by analysts. Indeed, Friday’s data across Asia were littered with unwanted milestones.

In tech bellwether South Korea, factory output suffered the steepest decline in 19 months in August as strikes stalled auto production.

Things were no better in September with the Nikkei/Markit measure of manufacturing falling to a 14-month trough at 47.6 as new export orders hit their lowest since mid-2013.

Malaysia’s version of the PMI contracted for the 18th straight month in September as new export orders dropped at the fastest pace in three months. Inflation, or the lack of it, will also feature heavily in European and US data due later on Friday. — Reuters

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Car makers show off cooperation to rival technology firms PARIS/FRANKFURT: Alarmed by the threat posed by Silicon Valley firms developing autonomous driving systems, carmakers at this week’s Paris Motor Show showed signs they are ready to hit back by cooperating in areas where they might have been expected to compete.

“This is how the automotive industry may be able to fight off the threat that Apple and particularly Google represent to their brands as digital services become more and more important,” technology investment analyst Richard Windsor said. BMW, Daimler and VW’s Audi announced this week they would launch new traffic monitoring services next year which give drivers a view of road conditions miles ahead. They are based on video data collected from sensors in other cars and fed to the three carmakers’ jointly-owned navigation mapping services firm. HERE. Traffic data deals Separately HERE’s Dutch rival TomTom on Thursday announced traffic data deals with truckmaker Volvo and carmaker Skoda, a VW subsidiary.

Also General Motors, Nissan and VW are experimenting with a plan to pull video data captured by their customers’ vehicles using Israeli firm Mobileye’s camerabased sensor systems, that may soon give automakers an edge over the likes of Google in the precision-mapping required for driverNEXT-GENDEVICES

Apple in talks with Sharp to supply OLED screens for new iPhones TOKYO: Apple is in negotiations with Sharp to secure organic LED displays for the iPhone maker’s next-generation of devices, a person familiar with the matter said.

Any organic light-emitting diode (OLED) supply agreement would depend on the Osaka-based company’s output capacity, said the person, who asked not to be identified because talks aren’t public. The discussions stem from Apple’s desire to increase the number of suppliers for OLED screens, according to the person.

Earlier on Friday, Sharp announced it will invest 57.4 billion yen ($566 million) for the development of OLED production facilities, with the goal of starting output by June 2018. The funds will be used for equipment in Sharp’s factories in Mie and Osaka, and to deliver sample products to customers, the company said in a statement.

“Apple has unofficially or as a nod encouraged Sharp to go into it,” said Amir Anvarzadeh, Singapore-based head of Japanese equity sales at BGC Partners, in a phone interview. “Apple’s general strategy is to increase the competition on the supply side, and dilute the risk exposure to one company.”

Sharp spokesman Toyodo Uemura declined to comment on specific customers.

An Apple spokesperson in Japan didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

Sharp’s capital investment in OLED is part of 200 billion yen that the manufacturer had already committed to OLED technology, part of a strategic plan it adopted with new owner Foxconn Technology Group. Next-generation screens based on OLED, or organic light-emitting diode, technology promise more vivid images and less battery drain. — Bloomberg News

FIXING IT UP: it remains to be seen whether carmakers can charge premium prices for connected car services as technology companies

like Google look to develop similar offerings for free, supported by advertising or other business models. — Bloomberg file picture

less cars. However, it remains to be seen whether carmakers can charge premium prices for connected car services as technology companies like Google look to develop similar offerings for free, supported by advertising or other business models.

A deal by traffic data start-up Inrix to supply data to Google-owned crowd-sourced traffic and navigation service Waze will help drivers find parking spots on smartphones using the free app. And Renault

said on Thursday it was showing a prototype of a Waze system built into its car dashboards which run Android Auto, Google’s operating system for carmakers.

Meanwhile connecting cars on the move with the Internet also needs more reliable mobile telecoms networks. With that aim, Germany’s top automakers said this week they were teaming up with telecoms network equipment makers Ericsson, Huawei, Nokia, Qualcomm and Intel to

help with developing the next-generation 5G networks set to debut around 2020.

Careful driving At the same time carmakers are now racing to plot their courses to building self-driving vehicles over the next five years, a dramatic acceleration in pace from the 10- to 15-year timeframes many had charted until pushed to speed up the process by the advances made

by Google and Tesla.

“We see the car transforming from a product into the ultimate platform,” Daimler Chairman Dieter Zetsche told reporters in Paris.

Among the car companies there have been two camps, those who are trying to develop their autonomous driving technology in-house, and those who are outsourcing it, but that division is looking set to become less clear-cut due to the need for cooperation in some areas at least.

“Gradually all of the car manufacturers will have to get more and more involved in managing data.

It’s natural. We’re going to have to work much more collaboratively,” Stewart Callegari, a Nissan product planning executive for driverless cars told reporters at the Paris show.

Fiat’s recent partnership to build self-driving vans with Google is seen by analysts as an example of outsourcing, given the Italian auto maker’s weak finances, limiting its ability to invest in its own software expertise.

Daimler, on the other hand, is firmly in the camp of vehicle makers who want to go it alone but still sees some need for collaboration.

“We need to think whether we work together analysing the data or whether we do this on our own.

This depends on the use case,” Zetsche said, adding that it made sense to work together in areas where potential cost savings resulted but did not blur the distinctions between brands.

Some partnerships like the deal between Chinese carmaker Geely’s Swedish subsidiary Volvo Car Group to develop autonomous cars with Uber Technologies, and General Motor’s partnership with Uber’s rival Lyft, are also seen as hybrid approaches.

“The automotive industry has and will continue to become a software business in many ways,” Audi of America President Scott Keogh told Reuters. — Reuters

New chief to steer Nestle to uncharted nutritional path Major investments made

by Nestle Health Science

Using them to cure disease and boost wellness is one of

GENEVA: Nestle believes its Health Science unit will eventually generate annual sales of 10 billion Swiss francs ($10.3 billion). It already has sales of more than 2 billion francs.

several bets KitKat maker Nestle is making in the field of health and nutritional science, as it seeks to offset

HEALTHY LIVING: Boxes of baby food are seen in the company

supermarket at the Nestle headquarters in Vevey, Switzerland. — Reuters file picture

slowing sales of traditional processed foods.

LONDON: Switzerland’s Nestle, the world’s largest food company, wants to tune up your guts.

Last weekend, it hosted global experts in Playa del Carmen, Mexico for a three-day workshop on the intestinal microbiome to discuss how trillions of bacteria living in the digestive system can impact everything from obesity to depression.

One attendee was Emeran Mayer, a gastroenterologist at the University of California, Los Angeles, whose family ran a German confectionery business, giving him a unique perspective on Nestle’s ambitions.

“Food companies have a real opportunity to continue to sell their products and at the same time be responsive to the emerging medical science in this area,” he told Reuters, highlighting the role played by good bugs, especially in early life.

Using them to cure disease and boost wellness is one of several bets KitKat maker Nestle is making in the field of health and nutritional science, as it seeks to offset slowing sales of traditional processed foods.

Ulf Mark Schneider, a German medical industry veteran, is expected to speed the drive into health-oriented products when he becomes the first Nestle outsider chief executive in nearly a century in January.

He will assume direct oversight of the health science business, which currently operates as a standalone unit. Schneider’s hiring from healthcare firm Fresenius signals Nestle’s commitment to pioneering the interface of food and medicine, in part by focusing on nascent areas like microbiome therapy, which has potential to boost human health and Nestle’s margins.

The concept has already given the world faecal transplants that can cure patients with lifethreatening C. difficile infections by replenishing their gut flora with bacteria from a healthy person’s stool, delivered via a nasal

or rectal tube. Nestle — famous for chocolate bars and ice cream — is aiming for more appetising products. But some long-term investors are queasy about its bets on early, unproven science that is taking the company down a road that has already seen crashes.

The hazards were highlighted two months ago when US biotech firm Seres Therapeutics, in which Nestle has invested $185 million, said its pill for C. difficile containing spores from good bacteria had failed in a clinical trial. Seres shares lost three-quarters of their value, dealing a blow to Nestle, its second-biggest shareholder.

“It shows we still don’t understand enough about how the microbial community really works,” said Tim Spector, a professor of genetics at Kings College London. But he added that such trial failures were not unusual with experimental drugs and he remained optimistic about future research.

Seres, which at the time described the results as “unexpected” and said it was continuing research efforts, declined to comment further to Reuters. — Reuters

Here are some of its recent deals: Sept 2016: Staged acquisition of Phagenesis, a medical device company with a treatment for dysphagia, the inability to swallow safely.

May 2016: Licensing deal worth up to 100 million euros with DBV Technologies to develop and market an experimental milk allergy test for infants.

April 2016: Participated in $16.5 million financing round

by Enterome Bioscience for an experimental microbiomebased therapy for inflammatory bowel diseases.

Feb 2016: Investment of $42.5 million in Pronutria Biosciences, now Axcella Health, a specialist in developing medicines for disease caused by amino acid imbalance.

Jan 2016: Deal with Seres Therapeutics for its microbiome-based treatments for C. difficile infection and inflammatory bowel disease, potentially worth over $1.9 billion.

Sept 2015: Licensing agreement with Lipid Therapeutics for exclusive worldwide rights, except for Europe and Australia, to its experimen-

tal medicine for ulcerative colitis.

May 2015: Partnership with Flagship Ventures and investment in the firm’s Ventures Fund V, a $537 million fund that has interests in nutritional therapy.

Feb 2013: Acquisition of Pamlab, maker of medical food products for patients with mild cognitive impairment, depression and diabetic peripheral neuropathy.

Nov 2012: Joint venture with Chi-Med was formed by Nestle to develop and sell botanical gastrointestinal drugs and nutritional products through access to its library of Chinese medicine.

July 2012: Purchase of stake in Accera, a supplier of medical foods for patients with neurodegenerative disorders, including its Axona milkshake for Alzheimer’s patients.

July 2011: Bought stake in Vital Foods, a developer of kiwifruit-based products for gastrointestinal conditions.

May 2011: Acquisition of Prometheus Laboratories, a specialist in gastrointestinal drugs and diagnostics, focusing on conditions such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

August 2010: Acquisition of Vitaflo, provider of nutritional products for patients with genetic metabolic disorders requiring highly restrictive diets. — Reuters

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n the surface, Dubai is plowing ahead with the kind of ambitious, eye-catching projects that turned the emirate into the Gulf’s business hub and playground.

At the tip of its palm-shaped island, a swimming pool suspended between two towers will hover 170 meters (560 feet) above the ground. Closer to the city center, “water homes” on stilts will line an artificial canal dotted with floating restaurants and gondolas.

But the din of cranes and earthmoving equipment hides a growing sense of restraint among the city’s developers as persistently low oil prices undercut spending power across the region.

“You really don’t know the future anymore,” said Mohamed Alabbar, chairman of Emaar Properties PJSC, which built the world’s tallest tower in Dubai. “You have to do business on your toes and be cautious because the environment is changing all the time.’’

Economic growth in the United Arab Emirates, which includes Dubai, is expected to be the slowest since 2010 after crude oil prices fell by more than half. Home prices may drop by 10 per cent in 2017 after a decline of about 7 per cent this year, according to Jesse Downs, managing director at real estate consultant Phidar Advisory.

Great flexibility While more new developments were announced this year than in 2015, many were done with ambiguous time frames and greater flexibility in terms of size. The Mall of the World project, scaled down from an original plan to include 100 hotels and the biggest shopping centre, was moved for the third time in August and developer Dubai Holding did not disclose an expected start date.

“There are still projects being built for niche demand such the ultraluxury towers,’’ Downs said. “But as job growth remains slow, it’s unlikely demand will recover significantly for most of the properties being built which cater to mid-high and highend buyers.’’

Palm 360, the towers with the suspended pool, is aimed at very wealthy buyers. The building’s first 19 floors are set to be a luxury hotel, while the levels above the pool will include penthouses as large as 12,000 square feet (1,100 square meters), developer Nakheel PJSC said without disclosing prices.

Even Nakheel, which also built the Palm Jumeirah artificial island where the hotel will be located, is striking a note of caution as the company waits for the market to rebound.

“Our priority is to enhance recurring income, so we will be launching

Home prices may drop by 10 per cent in 2017 after a decline of about 7 per cent this year

niche projects, but our focus mainly on enhancing our portfolio,” Nakheel chairman Ali Rashid Lootah said in an interview on September 6. “Most of our products are at the high-middle income and we see prices still stable. I think with time, the regular buyer will come back.’’

Falling values Downs of Phidar expects home values to drop unless oil prices recover significantly or the US dollar, to which the dirham is pegged, weakens. That follows an average decline this year of 7.5 per cent for apartments and 6.7 per cent for singlefamily homes, according to Phidar’s data. Rents have also fallen by 7.6 per cent for apartments and almost 9 per cent for houses.

This is not the first time Dubai has had to scale back its ambitious projects. The city suffered one of the world’s worst property crashes in 2008 after years of fervent construc-

tion fueled by debt and speculative buyers. Projects worth billions of dollars were canceled and delayed, including Dubai’s biggest man-mad island in Jebel Ali. Since then, the country’s central bank tightened lending rules and the city doubled property sales taxes, helping squeeze out speculators and driving demand from residents.

Emaar’s Alabbar adopted a restrained tone even as he announced plans to construct 3,000 homes over the next four years as part of an area developed around a new airport. The company’s shares have gained about 25 per cent this year.

Developers “check the market first and they check their financial ability’’ Alabbar said. And if demand is not there “they scale them down. We are still doing relatively quite well compared with 2015. We are surprised that we are doing better.’’

Emaar, Dubai’s largest publicly traded developer, saw advanced sales climb to 3.7 billion dirhams ($1 billion) in the second quarter of this year. That compares with reported sales of about 2 billion dirhams in the third quarter of 2014, when oil prices dropped below $100 a barrel.

Reaches the bottom’ Most residential projects won’t be completed before 2020 because the

market is well supplied for the next few years and “developers are recognising that it can’t absorb anything sooner,’’ according to Craig Plumb, head of Middle East research at broker Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. “I think we’ve reached the bottom, but I am not expecting a rapid increase within the next six months.’’

Developers are also thinking of inventive ways to spur demand. Damac Properties Dubai Co. PJSC, which is building a golf club with Donald Trump in the emirate, is lobbying the Land Department to build a property mall that would showcase mock-ups of all the developments being built in the city, according to the firm’s managing director, Ziad El Chaar.

Dubai’s home buyers mainly come from the rich Gulf countries of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman all of which are feeling the pinch from lower oil prices. There are fewer buyers from the Gulf along with others from India and the UK, which used to be strong buyer markets for Dubai.

“Dubai will tell you we don’t depend on crude revenue directly,’’ said Sanyalak Manibhandu, an Abu Dhabi-based analyst at NBAD Securities LLC. “But everybody around Dubai basically makes money and creates wealth from crude and related industries.’’ – Bloomberg News

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DAILY GUIDE FOR RENT

*Tourist visa arranged

FOR SALE * 6BR Villa in Al Ghobra Facing the beach for sale. * Commercial & Residential Land in Al khuwair for sale. * warehouse in Wadi Al kabir for sale.

FOR RENT Office for rent for commercial use.

Two bedroom apartment and the council at Bowshar highway.

Contact: 24812000 / 92125648

Showroom & Labour camp in wadi Al kabir for rent. brand new building 1BHK/Basement/ Showroom & offices in Ruwi for rent

Contact: 91155779 hrm_gh@live.com

Deluxe flat for rent in Al Mawaleh South 3 BD, 3W.C, hall, kitchen, store & balcony with spilt unit AC. Contact: 98575157 Furnished rooms for rent for family 200 RO per month include water & electricity, Al Khuwair.

Contact: 99251975 Villa for rent in South Mabellah, 3 bedrooms, sitting room, family Lounge, kitchen, three Toilets Contact 92212212 between 10 AM to 5 PM 3 BHK villa in Qurum.

Contact: 99792181 4 BHK villa in Madinat Ilham.

Contact: 99792181 2&3 BHK flat in Al Khuwair.

Contact: 99792181 2& 3 BHK flat in Madinat Qaboos.

Contact: 99792181 600 sq mtrs office space penthouse available in Al Khuwair.

Contact: 99792181 2 BHK flat in Ghubra & Azaiba.

Contact: 99792181 House in Darsait, 3 rooms, kitchen, 1 bathroom with A/C, 180/- R.O. Contact: 95522405 Villa for rent next to Indian School Darsait 5 rooms, Majlis, 2 sitting rooms, 4 toilets.

Contact: 95158570 2 Bedroom apartments, available for rent at North Ghubra , Opp. Panorama mall, close to Muscat Grand mall. Contact: 24562526 / 99833747 6 Bedroom villas available for rent at North Al Hail, near Wave, complex with swimming pool and Gym. Contact: 99833747 Villa for Rent behind mazoon mousqe 7 bedroom, living room, dining room . Contact 95150809 for 750 R.O nogotiable

3 Storey Villas for rent at Al Amerath – Contact – 99104418 with 6 Bedrooms attached, Living room, Kitchen, Dinning, Store room & Pantry R.O. 500/-. and 5 Bedrooms attached, 2 living rooms, Kitchen, Dinning, pantry & Servant quarter R.O 550/-.

2 bedroom flat – luxury fully furnished at Al Khuwair, 1 bedroom flat – luxury fully furnished at Al Khuwair for short or long term contract. Contact Atlas Real Estate & Rent a Car LLC. Contact 99436312 / 92888376 / 94617563, tel : 24833848 / 24833848 Ready to move in 142 Sq. met office for sale/rent in Al Khuwair.

Contact 93826336 Office space for rent (240sq. mtr, with partition) for rent in Bank in Melli Iran Building, MBD area, near Center point. Contact: 99011352 Two villas at Hay Assim near China mall R.O 200/-, P.M. Contact: 99348943 New deluxe flat at Azaiba near Al Sahwa tower, 2 BHK with balcony and basement parking.

Contact: 98294753 Flats for rent near Indian School in Wadi Kabir. Contact 99777122 3 bedroom flats in Wadi Kabeer, 2 bed room villa in Sidab.

Contact : 95735953 / 95555162 2BHK available in Mumtaz area Ruwi. Contact: 99269751 3BHK Flat Azaiba, opp Sultan centre. Contact: 99261522/99857332 2BHK flats at Wadi Kabir behind pioneer hotel apartment.

Contact: 99261522/ 99857332 1 and 2 BHK flat for rent at MBD, Hallat Sad, opp. Al Nahda Hospital, Al Khoudh and Mabella. Shop at Al Khoudh . Contact: 93994401 / 24834644

Flats in Wadi Kabeer, MBD, Darsait, Hamriya, Al Khuwair, Al Ghubrah, Azaiba, bowshar highway, Al Hail Amerat. Contact: 24182000 / 95250300 / 92125648

1BHK near medical Darsait R.O 180/-.

Contact: 95076261 2 workshops in Al Maabela Industrial for rent.

Contact 94758394

Flat for rent 2BHK split A/c near Kuwaiti Mosque in Wadi Kabir.

Contact: 97007934 / 92629232

Flat for rent near I.S.M- 2BH-1BH. Contact: 95158570

FOR SALE

30 New Deluxe Flats & Shops in Al Khoud. Contact 99738881

Juices, Ice cream parlour in Ruwi.

Ideal location. Contact: 92150455

Villa for rent in Al Khoud , 6 rooms & hall. Contact: 91153933

Coffee shop for sale with Roti Tandoor and six visas available in Ghubra R.O 8500. Serious buyers Contact: 94156484

2 BR apartments available for rent, close to Muscat Grand Mall, next to Diwan’s Office, South Ghubra.

Contact: 2456256 / 99833747

FULLY EQUIPPED Indian Restaurant located in MBD area with 2 party halls, ample parking space, with staff and clearances for IMMEDIATE SALE/LEASE. Serious Buyers Contact: 91345306

2 BHK near Oman house behind Khimji H.O. Contact: 95865686 Apartment at Ghubra South 3 rooms, Majlis, F. hall RO 410/- , second floor. Contact: 79039815 2 bed room flat for rent in Wattaya.

Contact: 98802343 3 bedroom ground floor house for rent in South Al Hail behind Al Hail Hypermarket. Contact: 95047657 Flat for rent in Al Ghubrah, 2 rooms & hall. Contact: 91153933 For rent villa in Bowsher 5 rooms & hall. Contact : 91153933 1BHK near Oman house behind Khimji H.O. Contact: 95865686 Warehouse with office, water and electricity. Container can enter the warehouse. Located at Ghala Industrial Area, Near Hotel Al Madinah.

400, 800 & 2500 sqms approx.

Immediate access to road and highways. Contact 94583320 Furnished apartment for rent in Bowsher, 1 bedroom & living room.

Contact: 91153933 Flat in Al-Khoudh, Flats and shops in Fanja near the main road.

Mobile: 99058646

Beauty parlour for sale in Ruwi.

Contact: 92430239 One room with bathroom in Bowsher for rent. Contact: 91153933 Room in Azaiba. Contact: 99555843 Arabian style house located in North Al Hail in the second line behind the commercial buildings of the SQ main street 1003 m2 land size and there’s permitted well & palm trees suitable to use for storage facility & accommodation for company workers, 2 streets across the house from front and back side.

Contact: 93366421 1 bedroom attached kitchen, toilet for family in Al Khuwair RO 130/-.

Contact: 95154331 3bed room flat, Majlis, TV hall, kitchen , 4 toilets, 2 master bedrooms, 6AC split units, 2car park in Azaiba R.O 380/-. #99316944 Flat for rent 2BHK with split A/c near Oman house in Muttrah .

Contact: 97007934 / 92629232 2 BHK Darsait. Contact: 95311488

Carpentry and Aluminium running workshop for sale in Barka Industrial area. Contact: 98084356 / 98076019 Running shop for sale Ground and 1st floor Ruwi opp. Police Station 700 sqm. Contact 95797970 / 91163645 Industrial land in Rusail. 4000 sqm.

Contact 99323957 / 95490842.

Good Condition Sanyo washing machine, semi automatic, RO 40 for sale in MBD Contact; 99737812 Land for sale in the village of Bimmah on the coastal road Qurayat/Sur with a space of 604 square meters for an attractive price. Contact 92905222 BUILDING MATERIAL SHOP FOR SALEWell-furnished running building material-electrical shop (4 shutter / 200sqm) in Al- Khoudh- 6, for immediate sale- shop with stock or stock only. Serious buyers may please Contact: 94320909

ACC. AVAILABLE Accommodation available in a villa for South Indian family, 1 bedroom, hall, kitchen at North Ghobrah.

Contact : 99209160 Sharing accommodation available for a bachelor or a small family near Muttrah Souq. # 99519664.

Well furnished single / sharing for Exe. Bachelor at Rex Road.

Contact: 92873832 Single room with furniture beside Kamat Restaurant Al Khuwair.

Contact: 94271085 A big room available near Hamriya round about for Muslim couple / small family / Executive bachelor rent 125/- per month including W+E. Contact: 99495131 Independent rooms Qurum (PDO) side. Contact: 95529970 Semi furnished big room with attached bath room separate entrance rear 1SG Al Ghubra for non- cooking Indian Executive bachelor.

Contact: 95146361 / 92657598 Apartment for rent two bed room, living room, big kitchen, two toilet/ bath in Madinat Al Qaboos Area.

Contact :96100333 Furnished room available for Executive bachelor in Ruwi area.

Contact: 99054542 Fully furnished sharing Executive bachelor at Wadi Kabir.

Contact: 90654349 Furnished rooms available at Ruwi. Contact: 91214897 Separate room with attached bathroom & A/C Available near W/A single. Contact: 92148188 Furnished room in ruwi and azaiba for rent for executive bachelors. Gsm 99058344 Fully furnished 2BHK sharing flat for Indian Executive near Sheraton CBD. Contact 99219337 Rooms for rent in Ghubra North.

Contact 96420432

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Company for SALE at Wadi Al Kabir Manufacturing of Steel & Stainless Steel, & cast Aluminium products. Running company for sale. with all the machines and equipments also with 15 nos. of skilled workers.

Serious buyers can contact at 93132208 / 79065540

LAND FOR SALE

AYURVEDA RESORT SONNHOF IN AUSTRIA.

2934 Sq Mtr Residential/ Commercial land at prime location in Ghala with approved drawing for 9 floors building including shops, offices, and flats for sale.

For more information call us:

Serious buyers may send in their inquiry at

or send us an email:

alkozrealestate@gmail.com

sales@sonnhof-ayurveda.at

Improve your wellbeing with Ayurvedic treatments during a stay in one of the most stunning locations of the Alps. Our aim is to consolidate good health and gently remedy disorders.

SITUATION WANTED COMPUTER/WEB./ EDU./CLASSES

0043 5376 5502

SITUATION WANTFOR LADIES

DRIVING

SITUATION WANTBUSINESS LOOKING FOR SUB CONTRACTING JOBS An SME’S excellent grade construction company is looking for civil subcontracting jobs.

We are specialized in interlocking, block work, plaster work etc.

AVAILABLE Bobcat available for rent.

Contact 97623299 Party & Wedding equipment rentals. Full line, from Tables, Linen & Skirting, Chairs & Chair covers, Cutlery, Crockery, Glassware, Chafing Dishes, Ice Sculptures, to Large Sound Systems and spectacular lighting. Call Andrea 9606 2222 for Catering and Croyden 9623 5555 for Sound & Light. ww.tunesoman.com, E-mail: info@tunesoman.com

NRI House for Sale, Land 1740sqft, Builtup 1400sqft, 800m from Mothi Hospital, Vadavalli, Coimbatore.

Price 62Lakhs Negotiable. vaijuhari@gmail.com Coconut Farm with House for sale, 11Acres, Vettaikaranpudur, Pollachi. Owner contact, loganmailbox@yahoo.com 2 BHK Flat: 1178 SqFt. for sale, prime location at cochin. ajil_icai@rediffmail.com/ 9914 7922 Two houses first line from the beach Kibqeni Zanzibar with concrete boundary wall. Contact: 99348943 Price R.O 78000/2BHK Flat in Chinchwad, Pune for sale. For more details, please contact 92207208.

WANTED Urgently required looking to immediately buy used Grit blasting & airless spray equipment 1 No each. Contact 968 24810930 / 93203772 / 93203773 / 93203778

GOOD NEWS Ayurvedic treatments & massage – Ayurvedic Clinic Al Khuwair.

Contact 97263637 / 93309131 Car care, care for your car stop worrying about your car. Enjoy your vacation peacefully. Here is a solution for safe parking and cleaning your car when your car when you are away on vacation.

Taking very good care of your car, trust us. Contact: 96964767 Ayurvedic treatment for joint pain, backache, paralysis, massage, steam bath, obesity, Spondylitis. Ideal Care Ayurvedic Clinic, 18 November Street, Ghubra.

Contact: 99639695 /97397320 Ayurvedic massage, backache, joint, neck pain etc.

Contact: 98254909 Ayurvedic treatment for backache, paralysis, arthritis etc & massage, All Season (Vaidyaratnam). Contact: 24475280 / 95371664 / 92504980 www.siddhayur.com

MV SALE Dihatsu Terrios Trend 4WD, 2012 Registration, dealer service registration up to August 2017.

Contact No: 92812144 Mercedes C230, 2006, 2.5kKM, R.O 2400/-. Contact: 97312774 Nissan Sunny 2013 KM 1.20000, Automatic. Contact: 99781671 Toyota Yaris 2012 KM 95000, automatic. Contact: 99434610

MANPOWER

Contact 91433508, Email : business@aljammaza.com

INVESTOR PARTNER REQUIRED For a successfully Catering Restaurant Investor cum Partner is required.

Investor with fixed returns also welcome.

Please contact – 95213273

Email: muscatcoffeeshop@gmail.com

MATRIMONIAL Alliance invited for member of well settled business family at Thrissur Kerala. Hindu nair boy,37 yrs 5 Ft 9”’ fair and handsome (ITI),star Vishakom, seeking alliance from Muscat or well settled family in Kerala.

Age below 29 Contact 97689090 Marriage makers widow/ divorcee new for Indian Muslims.

Contact: 98604960 Whatsapp: 00968 98796982 Ezhavaboy age 28 height 174cm Star anizhamBTech working in Oman Seeks suitable alliance.

Contact 99430227

BUYING Buying cars for cash.

Contact 90202090

SITUATION LOSTWANTReepol Azel has lost Bangladeshi Passport No. AC 9126251.

Finder please handover to ROP.

*Classified Advertisement space booking with text, should be done till 12.00 noon for next day’s publication. * Subject to space availability

Karate and self defense classes at Azaiba 18 Nov Street. RO 10 per month twice a week Monday and Tuesday 6. 30 TO 7. 30. PM. Contact: 98294551

TRANSPORTATION

Spoken Arabic class for Non Arabic Speakers & English class for Malayalam Speakers

in Azaiba and Ruwi

• Learn in two months • Satisfaction guaranteed

Tel: 95244310

Transportation.

Contact: 90558627

TRANSPORTATION Transportation 24 Hrs service, VIP only. Contact: 92108447 / 96781899 No need to wait for Taxi please call from anywhere in Muscat.

Contact: 96009655

Transportation. Contact: 94087276 Transportation. Contact 92015894 Transportation. Contact 94510847

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DAILY GUIDE SITUATION SITUATION WANTED VACANT

SALES EXECUTIVE REQUIRED FOR OUR JEWELLERY RETAIL STORES IN MAJOR MALLS IN MUSCAT. APPLICANT MUST BE FLUENT IN ENGLISH ALONG WITH INDOOR SALES EXPERIENCE IN JEWELLERY KNOWLEDGE OF ARABIC SPEAKING WILL BE ADDITIONAL ADVANTAGE PLEASE APPLY WITH A RECENT PHOTOGRAPH ON OUR EMAIL

jobs.alfw@gmail.com

Sales Executive & Customer care Executive required

SALES / MARKETING Carpentry workshop located at Muscat looking for Marketing Executive with GCC driving license & NOC. Send C.V to: kwk585@gmail.com

For Logistics Company immediately with 3-5 years experience.

Should have driving license.

Wanted Salesman (Tyres – wholesale) having 3 years experience.

Contact: 92891888

Email: ge@gruppoexcel.com

Indian Salesman indoor, knowledge in English & Arabic.

Contact: 93326636

WANTED Female Gynaecologist, Female GP- Two Female Staff Nurse (From India or Pilipino)and One Female Dental Assist and Female Lab Technician.

A Multi-Divisional Engineering-Manufacuturing Company in Oman require :

With MOH Licence and Data Flow for Al Saadi Specilised Medical Centre, Musanna.

Senior Manager - Production

Asst. General Manager - Production & Marketing Qualification:B.E with M.B.A Qualification:B.E

Contact # 92025033, Email : dr.srininvas76@gmail.com

Senior Manager - Sales & Marketing

URGENTLY REQUIRED

Experience: For Asst. General Manager 20-25 years & others 15-20 years in the relevent field (NOC Required).

Restaurant/ Club Supervisor

Email CV to positionfz@gmail.com

Qualification:B.E/M.B.A

Must have a minimum of 3-5 years of experience in food & beverage, restaurant management.

Two year supervisor experience is required. Fluent written and spoken English is essential.

Omani Driving License preferred.

Required sales and marketing executive for a 4-star hotel in muscat. candidate with excellent communication skills and having 3+ years experience need apply. driving license will be an advantage. email: hoteljobsmuscat@gmail.com Urgently required a GCC experienced electrical or building material marketing executive with valid driving license. Candidates may send their resume at ho@ddtoman.com

SITUATION WANTSIT. WANTED SITUATION WANTED ACCOUNTS

Email: MEAJobvacancy@gmail.com

Indian female, senior Accountant /ast.Finance manager having 15 years oman experience with d/l and noc looking for a suitable placement. Contact : 94838231

ACCOUNTS

Indian male, B.Com, MBA in Finance, 4 yrs in Larsen & Tourbo, 26 yrs in Oman, English/ Arabic speaking with driving license. NOC available. Contact 95588565

Accountant 2-3 years experience. Candidate should be Indian, English speakers. NOC is a must.

Email: mohammad.jwabreh@ bearingcitysc.com. Fax: 24509312 Urgently Required: Junior Accountant- minimum 3years experience and with NOC and own visa. Interested candidates may fax to 00968-24605955 or email us to sbc@steelbuildingsllc. com, sbeoman@yahoo.com.

BEAUTY Urgently required a Gulf experienced Beautician (Lady) Contact: 99619409

CATERING Urgently required Filipino cook.

Send your CV to mnjobs2015@gmail.com or Contact: 99660847 Continental, Chinese, Arabic cooks. Contact: 95529970

DESIGNER Carpentry workshop located at Muscat looking for Interior designer with AutoCAD and GCC driving license & NOC. Send CV to kwk585@gmail.com

DRIVER Looking for an experienced driver with valid Omani driving for Omani family personal services including transportation to school, grocery, laundry etc .Will provide car, good salary, visa, accommodation at Omani family villa and annual passage to home country. Contact: 99205900 A fast food restaurant in Muscat required experience Motor Cycle Drivers with license. Contact 94772576. Forward CV :fastfoodoman2014@gmail.com Urgently required Filipino Private Driver (valid Omani driving license). Send your CV to mnjobs2015@gmail.com or Contact: 99660847 Wanted Driver. Contact: 97165972 Wanted Driver for heavy (sewage vehicle) and light vehicle with valid Oman driving license.

Contact: 97991654 / 97991652 Kindly send CV at Email: construction@remasalseeb.com / remaschandran2020@gmail.com

DOMESTIC HELP Wanted fulltime/partime housemaid, preferably malayalee for malayalee family at AlKhuwair.

Contact 97332392.

Urgently required Filipino Housemaid & baby sitter. Send your CV to mnjobs2015@gmail.com or Contact: 99660847 Wanted (2) Philippine house maid. Contact 24814199 / 24811707, fax : 24813933

ACCOUNTS ENG./TECHNICIAN

MEDICAL

Electricians with 5- 10 years experience in various types of electrical works in building services and who can work independently are required for immediate appointment locally. Those who have local release in Muscat & willing to join immediately may apply.

Contact: 99878180 mail id: lalujohn505@yahoo.in

Wanted female & Male Nurse with or without license (good salary, food & accommodation with other benefits. Contact 97700963, medicoport@gmail.com

Req. urgent exp Site Engineer with driving license to look for Haya & PAEW works. Send CV to sadiq@pctoman.com

Fusion Medicare Polyclinic, Muscat wants GP, staff Nurse holding MOH license & Receptionist (Omani) Contact 97698004 email: medicare@fusionlogicoman.com

Urgently required Internist, General Practitioner, male Nurse, Orthodontist for a reputed medical center in Salalah.

Email: hrmdimc2010@gmail.com

Require Software Engineer for Part-Time or Full-Time with minimum 2 years experience in ERP project with C#, asp.net and SQL. Email: info@rns-group.com, alriyangg@gmail.com, Tel: 98825806

Require orthodontist / Gynecologist/Pedodontist /Endodontist / Pharmacist /Lab technician /male/ female Staff Nurse for a medical Centre in Mabela Muscat.

Contact 96391831 / 24452070.

Required Telecom Technician ready to join immediately with valid Oman driving license.

Contact : 99460311 or mail CV to sanish@spec-link.com

Wanted female & Male Nurse with or without license (good salary, food & accommodation with other benefits. Contact 92989109, medicoport@gmail.com

Required Electrical Engineer bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering. Should have 5- 10 years in Oman experience in primary substations. Interested candidates send resume to hr@aljood-oman.com Required Civil Diploma Engineer with 5 plus years experience in Oman preferably with D/L as Site Engineer for ministry projects.

Send CV at alrkhadev@hotmail. com Contact: 94148220

EDUCATION Private School seeks to employ experienced teachers in the following specializations: Class Teacher, AS & IGCSE Teachers (Biology - Chemistry- Physics Math) minimum 10 years experience, minimum middle management experience 4 years.

Contact: umfajer@hotmail.com

MISCELLANEOUS Required water proof applicator for a reputed company. Contact: 93204100 / 99447002 Urgent required : Store labors.

Candidate should be Indian, English speakers. NOC is a must.

Email: mohammad.jwabreh @bearingcitysc.com.

Fax: 24509312

MEDICAL Urgently require experienced Dentists: 2 Nos. Candidates may send their resume at infosqmtr@gmail.com or Contact: 92314305.

SKILLED LABOR Wanted Safety Officer, Sheet metal fitter, Sheet metal fabricator, forklift operator, Scaffolders and technical office Assistant all with relevant experience. Send CV to jobsf2016@gmail.com

SALES / MARKETING Sales Executive required for a logistics company based in Muscat. Must be self-motivated and result driven. Candidates with a GCC driving license are preferred.

Contact: telljobs@gmail.com Urgent Required : Indoor sales 2-3 years of experience. Candidate should be Indian, English speakers. NOC is a must. Fax: 24509312 Email: mohammad.jwabreh@ bearingcitysc.com.

A reputed shipping company looking for Sales executives for C& F. Send your resume to astallc@omantel.net.om Contact: 94777349 Looking for sales / marketing person with printing press experience, having valid Oman driving license. Mail CV: info@alsahib.net Urgently required experienced Aluminium fabricator for a shop as Incharge at Rustaq.

Contact: +968 95057475 Email: ahmedalqarni86@gmail.com Marketing Manager required for a tourism based company. Send CV seaoman@omantel.net.om Required Merchandiser with D/L for FMCG company. Fax: 24784202 email: mailcv7@gmail.com

Chartered Accountant with 18 years experience in Finance, Accounts, Costing, Budgeting, Banking operations - NOC Available + Oman Driving License Contact : 96072990 Emailkrishnaravichandran@gmail.com Indian male B.com, looking for Assistant Accountant job having 3 yrs. experience in India, Presently in visit visa, Contact: 98328684, sanjith1992@gmail.com Accountant 13 years experience looking for suitable job full time/ part time. Contact: 95571165 CPA 13 years experience (10 years in Oman) as Finance Manager, Chief Accountant, Senior Accountant, Cost Accountant & Internal Auditor, local transfer available.

Contact: 97220505 Indian male,25 years, born and brought up in Oman,B. COM(Finance),MBA(Pursuing),with valid Omani driving License, presently on visit visa. Contact 92141645,arosh1991@gmail.com Indian Accountant having M.Com with 7 years of experience up to finalization experience in tally, Peachtree, focus, SAP, MS Office.

Contact: 91651695 Email: danishpa2005@gmail.com Sir Lankan Chartered Accountant (female) Graduate in B.Com (Sp) having 2 years visa. Work experience in accounting & banking sectors, looking for an suitable position in Muscat. Contact: 96356974 / 97488363 Email: hansikamail@yahoo.com Indian female 23 yrs MBA, finance and HR, currently on visit looking for suitable job. Contact: 93305002 / 99048224 Email: manjusharavindren@gmail.com Indian female B.Com looking for Accountant job, experience in Oman & India. Well experienced in Accounting package. Presently in family visa (2 years) looking for job part time or full time.

Contact: 93491124 / 92054531 Credit officer Indian, 34 years, 7 years experience in Oman, NOC & driving license available ready to join immediately. Contact: 93436328 Email: sujithsdev@gmail.com

Indian male age 26, Accountant one year experience in accounts looking for suitable job. Contact Email: Anishkhan991867@gmail.

Com Mobile: +968 9565 9415 Indian/MBA/male Chief Accountant 18Yrs Experience, MIS, C.Flow, Budgeting, ERP, Cost accounting &Liasing with auditors. NOC available.

Contact: 92254691/97826674 email: khader2305@gmail.com Finance Audit professional 20 yrs experience can work independent, looking for opening.

Contact: 92168401 Indian female M. Com/CA lnter yrs experience. Contact: 94863876, E mail: jinumanickath@yahoo.com Indian male B.Com currently on visit looking for a suitable job in accounts, storekeeper or supervisors ready to join as early as possible.

Contact: 96048035 Email: syedshahaabuddin7786@gmail.com Indian male 28 years B.COM, PGDM (Banking & Insurance) with 3 years experience in banking as Assistant Manager on visit visa looking for suitable jobs. Contact: 93418265 Email: arjunnair19@yahoo.in Indian (M) MBA (F) more than 6 years of experience in accounts proficiency in various A/C software , SAP(F1/CO) seeking for suitable placement. Contact: 95920740 Email ID: abdulhameed1527@gmail.com Indian female 28 yrs B.Com 4 yrs experience in MNC’s currently in Muscat seeking suitable placement in Finance / Admin.

Contact :94743790 Accountant 8 Years Experience with D/L and NOC. Contact 97712084 Sri Lankan Accountant B.Sc degree and CASL intermediate seeks suitable job vacancy. NOC available. Contact: 99649013 Accounts part time services available to handle all accounts up to finalization on monthly basis and finalization works.

Contact: 96247295

12 Yrs Exp Accountant worked in Construction, Cont & Trad Cos. with Valid D/L – (NOC/Release available).

Contact 92194086

Indian, Kerala Male B.COM & B.PE, Currently on Visit Visa. Looking for a suitable job in Accounts, Store Keeper, Sales etc. Ready to join as early as possible. Contact 96988923 email:- sajith3969@gmail.com

Services in finance / accounts department, experience of 5 years & driving license also.

Contact 98124903 Email: bilalattariacca@gmail.com

21, Indian female B.com graduate on family visa looking for immediate and suitable placement. Holds valid Omani Driver’s license.

Contact: 97208869

CPA (UK), MBA Acct & Finance (PAK), CA Inter (PAK), CFA, (PAK) , 9 years Gulf experience valid Omani D/L looking for accounts, finance, Audit job, NOC Available.

Contact: 96437154

Indian (M), 31 yrs, M Com 9 yrs experience in Oman, looking for Manager or Executive position in Fin & Accounts, NOC Available. # 968 96166178/+919768537435: mohammednajeem@yahoo.com

Indian male 25 yrs, Graduate in commerce, overall 5 yrs exp in accounts/ finance field. On visit visa. Immediately available.

Contact 92836216 / muhammad.tausif623@gmail.com Qualified and experienced MBA post graduate with proven work exposure in Middle East & India, having more than 5.5 years of rich experience in accounts , project coordination and administration in (3.5 years UAE experience) oil and gas projects is currently looking for suitable job.

Contact 93953613, Emailallen.mathew83@gmail.com Sudanese Accountant, Alexandria University Graduate bachelor of commerce Diploma of Marketing professional photographer worked in PR and social media for 2 years looking for a job in public relations media, social media or marketing.Contact: 96976240 Indian female 26 yrs, MBA finance 2 yrs exp with MNC. Email: rilooozmali@gmail.com.

Contact : 90551366.

ACCA member with 6 yrs of experience in Oman looking for a suitable job in finance. Contact: 99284193 Indian male 34 Yrs, Dual MBA Finance and marketing with IT skills, 7+ yrs of experience, Looking for suitable placement.

Contact 94879615, Emailsajan_chacko1981@yahoo.com Indian male 34 Yrs, Dual MBA Finance and marketing with IT skills, 7+ yrs of experience, Looking for suitable placement.

Contact 94879615, Emailsajan_chacko1981@yahoo.com Accountant available with NOC, 7 years experience in Oman.

Ready to join immediately.

Contact 98263394 Accountant B.com Indian male 12 yrs exp seeks suitable job.NOC available . Contact : 91212471 Email: rennyj6@gmail.com 28/male/MBA - finance/B.Com Accountant with 4 years of Dubai/ India experience looking for a suitable placement.

Contact 90187483 shobinkarikkan1987@gmail.com Finance Manager 16 years experienced chartered accountant (Sri Lankan) looking for a suitable post. NOC available. #92194926 Email: manomuscat@gmail.com Certified Public Accountant (Filipino, Male, 27-yrs-old) with four years experience, seeking suitable placement in accounting/ audit, currently on visit.

Contact;94959606, email: czesar.42@gmail.com 7 Years experience as Financial Analyst, MBA in finance. Responsibilities- research contributor, financial statement analysis, generating MIS & efficiency report, managing TAT, business & clients.

On visit visa in Muscat.

Contact 90191628 / 96175780

ADMIN Indian female MBA, HR 2 .5 years experience seeking suitable job.

Contact: 99257214

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DAILY GUIDE SITUATION WANTED SITUATION WANTED Indian male, MBA Finance, B.Com & Computer Diploma looking for a suitable position Current position: Financial controller Experience : 15 years +

PROJECT MANAGER,

An experienced Chartered Accountant

SENIOR JOINERY ESTIMATOR

with over 25 years in varied industries, presently working with a reputed group in Muscat, looking out for a suitable change.

B.Tech, MBA, PRINCE-2, British Citizen now available with NOC in OMAN. 25 yrs. exp in EPC Project Management of Oil & Gas, Pipelines, Refineries & Power Plants. Seeking job immediately/

CONTACT: 90189412

96491030

Contact- 00968-94731728/ josececy25@gmail.com

Indian male, 11 yrs experience in Oman looking for suitable placement in joinery/ fitout estimation or marketing.

Local release available.

Contact - 94541830, Email: estimator64319@gmail.com

ADMIN

DRIVER

IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE WITH NOC

HOSPITALITY

Indian (F) MBA HR & Finance 3yrs Exp. in HR/Admin/Purchase, NOC available for immediate placement.

M: 99791008 / 93888576 GCC/ oil field experienced Indian Graduate, operations, administrations / sales and business development experiences. Fluent in Arabic and English, with Oman D/L, looking immediate placement.

Contact: 96608383 7 year Experience young Omani male, PRO, HR Manager, Admin, Operation Seek suitable placement; Call # 9553 6343 A young dynamic with NOC & 12 years experience of purchase sourcing logistics & IT Admin looking urgent placement with D/L Oman.

Contact: 91432512 Email: ikroyal@yahoo.com 8 yrs exp. in Admin & Accounts (3 yrs in Oman), MBA, exp. in Tally ERP 9, Indian (F) seeks placement.

Contact 97243806 B.Tech female 5 yrs experience in administration looking for suitable placement visit visa.

Contact: 98277037 Male25 BBA, Admin officer 6 years experience in administration, accounts, Procurement, HR, release available.

Contact 91329571 Young Omani male have experience 12 years as P.R.O, CLERK Helper Supervisor Admin Supervisor, H.R Manager have vocational M.B.A diploma in H.S.E, IT and P.D.O license, looking for H.R position or P.R.O part time or full time.

Contact: 95933288 Omani male fluent in English looking for suitable placement.

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ARCH./ INTERIOR DEC. Architect Engineer seeking for suitable job, 8 years experience.

GSM : 96075000, Email : haytham_201046@yahoo.com

DRIVER Light duty driver, 5 years exp in Oman. Contact: 93904217 Driver with car available.

Contact: 98522914 L.T.V Driver exp 4 years knows English, Arabic and Hindi.

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Contact 90531832 Looking job L/ Driving.

Contact: 98726383 Indian male (25) looking for driver job with Oman driving license & 5 years experience in Oman.

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Contact: 98353735

Quantity Surveyor, Sri Lankan male, 25 yrs, B.Tech HND QS (Civil & MEP), AutoCAD with 5 yrs experience, looking for suitable placement.

Looking for driving per time job with the car. Contact: 98586920 Light duty driver seeks placement. Contact: 91209086

ENGG. / TECH./MECH.

Looking for driver job, with Oman Driving license and 5 years experience in Oman.

Contact: 92208294

Civil Engineer Project Manager 14 yrs, Oman experience PMP, fidc contract management independently handling projects looking for Senior level position can join immediately. Contact: 98826815

Light duty driver looking for driving job. Contact: 98525261 Light driver 5 yrs exp in Oman familiar with all areas in Muscat.

Contact: 97834892 2.5 yrs exp driver looking for job.

Contact: 96502016 Driver available with car.

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Contact: 92041902 Light driver exp 4 years knows English, Arabic and Hindi.

Education B.A. Contact: 985522914 Looking for job exp having driving license. Contact: 97363138 Driver 2 yrs experience D/L , seeking suitable placement.

Contact: 95938663 Looking for job with car.

Contact: 99154473 Driver available for job.

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Contact: 95892363

DESIGNER/ DRAUGHTSMAN Indian male 21 years, born and brought up in oman, 2 yrs experience in autocad rivet and 3dsmax, now on family visa looking for suitable position.

Contact: 79086481 email: adarshajayan@outlook.Com Free lance / part time autocad works / make boq 2d /3d arch , structural, shop drawings interior drawings. Contact 97103168 Filipino Senior Revit/AutoCAD Draftsman with 20 years professional experience is looking for suitable job in Oman. Please Contact: 96489798, (+974) 66653780.

Draftsman, 10 yrs experience Indian male, D/L NOC & local release.

Contact: 95737491 Architecture draftsman Diploma in Construction technology with 2 years experience in drafting and detailing looking for a suitable opportunity, ready to join as early as possible. Contact: 71166130 Email: syedfairoz864@yahoo.com Revit, Autocad D/man, expected salary 200 OMR. PH : 92279784

DESIGNER Web designer, developer, Graphic designer, 3 yrs Indian female D/L. Contact: 92725547

ENGG. / TECH./MECH. Diploma in refrigeration @ air conditioning male 16 yrs exp. 5 yrs exp in Oman on supervising building maintenance & workshop.

(Civil electric & plumbing) staying here on family visa. Seeking for a suitable job with valid D/L license.

Contact: 99851277 Civil Engineer B.E, 25 yrs exp in design & construction of o & g & power plant structures in Gulf 10 yrs exp looking for suitable job.

Contact: 92449496

An IT Engineer with 1.5 yrs experience Graduate from Bangalore having skills in PHP, HTML CSS, jQuery, C#, networking on visit visa. Contact: 91213391 Indian male 24 yrs. B. TECH in Electronics and Telecommunication having 1.5 yrs experience as Supervisory engineer seeking suitable position. Gsm - 92519146 Civil Engineer 8 years experience Structural buildings marine.

Available NOC release.

Contact 92451323.

Email: zubairali134@yahoo.com Indian male Civil Engineer 1.6 yrs exp, having Omani D/L, looking for suitable position. NOC available.

Contact – 92157694 / mohammedamair.bin@gmail.com Diploma in Mechanical Engg, 10 years exp in steel fabrication site work with valid Oman driving license. Contact: 94696192 Civil Engineer diploma, 4 yrs exp seeks suitable position in a reputed company. NOC available.

Contact 96789711 Indian male 29 years working as Electrical & Instrumentation Engineer in Oman from past 3+ years looking for a job as Electrical Engineer (with Oman driving license). Contact: 98765601 Automotive Service Advisor with 1.5 years experience from Toyota India immediately available in Oman completed BE Automobile in 2014, with valid Oman driving license NOC Available.

Contact: +968 97061650 Graduate Civil Engineer with overall 17 yrs. & 9 yrs. GCC Exp. seeking suitable Job in Middle level/Senior level or Project Management; Having Valid GCC License. NOC is available. Contact 99165185 BE Civil PGDBM 29 year’s experience 7 years in Oman in construction project management & consultancy looking for suitable senior level opening, Oman driving license and NOC Available.

Contact: 96275867 Email: anthurium7777@gmail.com Sudanese Civil Engineer with 3 years experience looking for job.

Contact: 95634888 7+ years GCC experience, Civil Engineer looking for suitable position. Contact: 79095572 Omani seeks HSE position.

Contact 99326700, Email: jeeba23000@gmail.com Civil Engineer 8 years experience in Oman valid driving license.

Contact: 92476414 Email: anowerjesi@gmail.com Civil Engineer Indian (B.Tech, M.Tech) 8 years experience, having D/L, NOC available.

Contact 94195397 Quantity surveyor & Contract, BE (Civil), Indian with 8+ years Gulf Experience Infrastructure with NOC & DL, #:9417 9365, hafeezbrzone@gmail.com ahafeez1@bechtel.com Civil Engineer experience 6 years search a job. Contact: 97846260 Site Supervisor, Diploma in Civil Engg (cert attested) knows autocad revit, salary exp: 250 Ph : 92279784 Indian male 26 years on express visa seeking suitable position qualification automation system engineer BSC. Physics computer application aircraft maintenance engineering. Contact: 92469429 Email: appulalps@hotmail.com

Contact 92032632, haseebmursaleen@gmail.com

HR & ADMINISTRATION PROFESSIONAL

With 14 years of Oman experience in Omanization, well familiar with Oman labor laws, employee relations / welfare, Liasion & Coordination, Strategic HR Planning, performance Appraisal & General Administration.

Contact - 96501189

ENGG. / TECH./MECH. B.E Mechanical Engineer, age 24 with almost 1 year experience as Production Shift Engineer, has achieved training on HVAC Engineering design and has good hands on software like AutoCAD and HAP.Currently in Oman on a visit visa, looking for a suitable placement.Contact: 95065955 email: mjs.jazeb@gmail.com An Iraqi civil with more than 30 years experience in (Iraq and G.C.C) looking for a job, (N.O.C) available. Contact: 96561306 Email: iq.bgd.mnsr@gmail.com Young Indian, Engineering in Bio-technology, Bio-chemical and Chemical, looking for a challenging placement in Oman.

Contact 97607000. Email: sivasankarjayakumar@gmail.com B.E electrical 3 yrs Oman experience in construction MEP/ LV & HV lines, HVAC/ fire fight erection commission with NOC. Contact 96335725 Mechanical / production engineer ( B.E) with 2 years exp as 3D CAD engineer skills , AutoCAD , solid works , 3D via composer , Pro E , Cad , Solid edge , presently in Muscat seeks placement. Contact: 92012405 / 97041071 Email: vishalpurushotham93@gmail.com Indian male 25 yrs (B.Tech) Mechanical Engg, 5 yrs of experience in erection, testing, commissioning and maintenance of rotating and static Equipments in power, petrochemical and Pharmaceutical industry in Oman on visit visa.

Contact: 90807760 Email: ramizshk@gmail.com Civil Engineer (Indian male) 5 years experience in Oman with valid Omani driving license & NOC looking for suitable opportunity.

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Contact: 98923804 Indian male electrical engineer (MEP) design supervision consultant 12 yrs experience seeking suitable opening NOC available.

Contact: 96798962 Mechanical Engineer, Indian, Male, 30yrs. Experienced in Steam turbines and Thermal Power house seek employment.

Contact - +91 8130553668 or mohamedshah7@gmail.com Civil Engineer, young Indian having almost 2 years experience looking for a challenging position seeks suitable position in Oman/ GCC. Please contact 92718490, Email ID: uvais.pk82@gmail.com Sr. Electrical Engineer with17+ yrs of exceptional exp in spear heading strategic planning and project management initiatives & executing various high rise residential & commercial building as well as roads and highway project with proficiency in installation, seeking a challenging position in a dynamic organization. Contact 96570891 Indian male 24 ,B.E ( E.C.E ) graduate with 3 years of experience in the fields of BMS and Low current systems and has good knowledge about Electronic Security Systems, currently working in Oman, NOC Available. Contact: 94737033/ mohdmuhafez45@gmail.com

Indian male, 30 Yrs, BE (Electronics & Telecom Engineer), MBA, 7 yrs exp in Oman in Sales, Marketing & projects, looking for suitable placement with valid Oman D/L, NOC available. Contact: 98518776 Civil Engineer 8 years experience in Oman as a project engineer for governmental & private projects.

Contact – 90164912 Indian male Electrical Engineer, having 6 years gulf experience in designing, assembling, commissioning execution etc having valid GCC license too looking for a suitable. Contact: 00968-98052942 Email: azamjeelani78@gmail.com Civil Engineer (B.Tech), Indian male 24 years with 1+years Indian experience,(Certified in Staad Pro/ Quantity Survey/ Auto Cad).Looking for a Suitable position. Available In Sultanate of Oman (Muscat) on Visit Visa. Contact: 92157694. E-mail: mohammedamair.bin@gmail.com Indian male, Mechanical Engineer having 1year experience, on visit visa looking for suitable job. Contact: 97416564, Email:jovinmathias@gmail.com Civil Engineer (Sudanese) with 7 years of experience in Oman (residential, commercial & gov. buildings). Contact : 97370324 Electrical & Electronics Engr, knows autocad & revit. PH: 93837973 Electrical Engineer, 24 yrs, Indian Male, Fresher, Training Undertaken in Electrical Draughtsman, Fire Alarm, Fire Fighting and Industrial Automation. Contact: 94989767, Email: Junaiz987@gmail.com Pakistani male Diploma Civil Engineer 4yrs exp in Oman bulling & mega projects, valid license Oman. Contact: 98921022 Indian male, Structural Engineer looking for job in structural design field. Having 6 years of experience in design field. Residing in Muscat. #91176187 Email: syam036@gmail.com Indian female seeking Software Engineer job, having 2 yrs exp in . NET staying in Oman at resident visa. Contact: 95473758

EDUCATION/TRAINING 33 yrs Indian certified coach of Special Olympics Physical Education Instructor 12 yrs experience in teaching sports & fitness for special needs children. Has Saudi D/L, seeking immediate job.

Contact: 93362587 Email: rahmanyousuf3633@gmail.com Indian, Keralite female M.A Economics, B.Ed, PGDCA, 2 yrs exp seeking suitable placement.

Contact: 97302167 Indian female B. Ed English teacher, 3 yrs exp , TTC, (Primary Teacher) seeking suitable placement. Contact : 79065415 Mathematics Lecturer , Indian Female, M Sc Mathematics from a Prestigious University, B.Ed qualified, distinction holder with 6 yrs teaching experience in colleges.

Contact: 91360147.

Female B. Ed English teacher, 7 yrs exp seeking suitable placement. # 99739415 / 92091528 Experienced Maths teacher bilingual AS, A, IB Thanwia Aamaa. Contact: 98016336.

HOSPITALITY Immediately available with NOC Indian male with 29 years of experience in hospitality industry.

Contact : 92459737 Email: edrich31@gmail.com

Indian male 27 yrs, MTA (Master in Tourism Administration) 4 years experience in Hospitality Industry (Admin reservation and front office management, looking for suitable placement on visiting visa.

Contact: 90432286 Email: dikhildiv@gmail.com

IT Oracle / SAP Developers with 6 yrs exp in IT, banking, and Administration domain skill: SQL, PLSQL, SAP BO / BI, SQL server, JBOSS currently in Muscat seeks placement. Contact: 92012405 / 97041071 Sandhya.p4@gmail.com Indian Male, MCA Graduate, 15 yrs exp in ERP, CSM Certified, seeking suitable role.NOC Available.

Contact : GSM : 90189284 Email: meetlibran@gmail.com Indian / Female (27) married.

MCA, 2+years of experience in software development in leading MNC – Accenture, Bangalore. IT skills include Dot Net, SQL server 2008, ASP.Net, HTML, CSS, excellent communication skills looking for a suitable job. With Oman Driving License. Mobile: 94057790; Email: geetika.pesit08@gmail.com IT Support Engineer, Exp 3 years in Oman 2 years in India.

Contact 94672759 Indian female M.Sc Computer Science seeking suitable placement in Muscat area.

Contact 98660672 CFA level 1 cleared (pursuing level 2) MBA operations research, female, 5 yrs experience as Analyst, have a valid Oman driving license, looking for related openings. # 95818892 Indian male 4 years experience in IT as Programmer / Web Support/ CCNA/ Network on visit visa seeking placement. contact 93069694 Email: mrabrar14@gmail.com

MISCELLANEOUS Filipino Male, 28 years Old. Looking for job, Have experience in Rent a Car/ Cargo & Logistics / Real Estate/ Customer Care Executive / Sale Executive & Marketing/ Shop In- Charge. Hard working w/ good computer and communication skill.

GSM: 97761075 Filipino Graphic Designer / I.T. looking for a suitable job with 10 years experience. Very good in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Photography, Knowledge in CCTV & Access Controls. Call 79042628.

9 year experienced industrial painter and sand blaster with Oman driving licence. NOC available. Seeks suitable placement.

Contact ZakeerHussain 96681934.

Indian male Artist water colour, oil painting enamel painting looking for job. Contact: 96924476 BS in Electrical Engineering, Experience: 5 years(Power Plants).

Contact: 92475206 Email: zahaibzafar007@gmail.com B.Com,IICL Certified Container Inspector(No.150850),Visit Visa, Six months experience, need placement. Phone 90880935,99023279, Email solexyesudas@gmail.com.

Indian male, 28, post graduate, 6+ yrs exp in Oman in sales (back office) & credit control with valid Oman D/L looking for suitable lacements. NOC available.

Contact: 92066 523 Sudanese male bachelor geology and mining with 3 years experience in MUD logging and training in soil investigation.

Contact: 92956848

MEDICAL Iraqi Dentist female, MOH license seeks suitable job in clinic in Muscat. Contact 97891219 Veterinary Doctor: Indian Female looking for a suitable placement.

Contact: 96906534 /99014885, Email: monishmajeed@gmail.com

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SITUATION WANTED

MEDICAL

SALES / MARKETING

Filipino male Medical / Sales representative with 3 yrs experience is looking for suitable job in Oman.

Contact: 92610394

Pakistani male M. Phil economics (in Prog.) distinction holder, 2 years experience in Pubic University (Pak) having Oman driving license wants suitable replacement.

Contact: 968 91243132 Email: aamirkhan_7860@yahoo.com

General Dentist with MDS (OMFS) with to get dental clinic on lease. Contact 92884904 / 00919847004541 Email: georgeclt@gmail.com Indian Female, General Dentist (MDS) with MOH License & NOC, Looking for Job in Muscat. 10.5 Yrs Experience, Contact: 95797173, Email: drnupursatija@gmail.com Indian female Dentist looking for suitable placement, dataflow completed. Contact: 96410448 / 99606013

SECRETARIAL & OFFICE Indian male more than 10 years gulf experience in Office / Purchase Coordinator, Admin, Secretarial and sales with good computer skills. Holding Oman Driving license, looking for suitable placement.Contact 99709336 Looking for part time job Secretarial / Data Entry / Documentation available every day after 5:00 pm Friday / Saturday full day area preferred Ruwi/ CBD/ MBD / Al Khuwair. Contact: 90414827 Lady Secretary / Sales Co-coordinator 12 years experience in Oman in reputed companies, seek immediate Employment.

Contact 95244761

SKILLED LABOUR Indian male experienced mobile phone technician, 8 years experience looking for job, NOC available. Contact: 90343737 Email: qamaru007@gmail.com

SALES / MARKETING 10+ Years Exp , 8 years In UAE , in Logistics ,Warehouse & Inventory looking for Job. Contact Number -00968 98096086 Indian male 30, 5 yrs experience in FMGC Van sales looking for suitable placements NOC available.

Contact: 97315348 Indian male 9 yrs exp in FMGC as Sales Executive looking for suitable placement, NOC available.

Contact: 94636470 Resident in Oman 18 years, 10 years experience in setup marketing plans and strategies, sales, import & logistics, procurement, Omani government tenders, organizing projects & events, import fireworks for festivals, NOC available, have car. Contact 94123939.

Email: 002015r@gmail.com Indian male 34 years Graduate looking suitable offers for the post outdoor Sales Executive 2 years Oman experience with D/L, 8 years sales experience India. NOC available visa expire in middle of October 2016. Contact: 00968 91710741 Email: shaan777@gmail.com Indian female (NOC available).

Postgraduate with 16 years experience in UAE and Oman in Marketing and PR; having valid driving license, seeking suitable opportunities. GSM: +968 95765111 Heavy equipments rental, spare parts Marketing Executive with valid Omani license, good command of language, looking for suitable placement in Marketing.

Contact: 92766962 Indian Male, 30-B.com, 6 Yrs Exp. Looking for suitable position in Sales, Oman Driving License available. Contact:93232421 – haroonmskt@gmail.com Indian male with 6 years experience in sales in oman. NOC available, looking for suitable placement. Contact 95364128

Indian male 37 years MBA graduate in marketing with 9yrs of experience in UAE in field of brand promotions & marketing with UAE D/L on a visit seeking suitable position.Conatct 95792820 Indian Male, 26 M.Com with 4 yrs of Experience in Accounting & Administration in a Financial Company in India, seeks suitable job, Currently in India.: -+918907212253 Akhil:-93626288, Email: Sumeshpsmkr1989@gmail.com Indian Male, MBA marketing 5 yrs exp. in sales & 4 yrs in FMCG sector, looking for best opportunity.

NOC available. Contact: 96001877 Indian male Graduate with 18 years of Marketing experience presently in Oman on family visit visa, looking for best opportunity. contact 96168687 Email: dhibupaul@gmail.com Indian male 1 yr exp in sales automotive (TBL) looking for best opportunity , NOC available.

Contact: 97793879 Email: shyampkn@gmail.com Immediately available (Indian male) Sales Executive with 7 years experience valid Oman driving license, release / NOC available, presently working in bullding material firm# 99253159 / 92903099, shinethomas1230@gmail.com Indian Male,25 years, born and brought up in Oman,B.COM (Finance),MBA(Pursuing),with valid Omani driving License, presently on visit visa, fluent in English, Arabic(spoken),seeking suitable placement.Contact 92141645, arosh1991@yahoo.com Immediately available with NOC Indian MBA Graduate (male) with 4 years experience in sales & marketing looking for suitable position. Oman D/L available.

Contact 97436706 Email: ansam0691@gmail.com BBA Bachelor of business administration exp in custom clearance procedure, also done international logistics management & Nimb National Institute business management (US) certification all documentation work related logistics. contact – 91949050 / akram.chaush001@gmail.com Indian male 26 years of experience of sales & marketing in surgical and laboratory equipments.

Looking for good replacement.

Contact – 92015894 /95774854 Indian male age 24, B.Com. having 2 year experience and currently in visit visa. Looking for suitable placement in Sales, Marketing & finance. Contact: 90766307 Email: shhaazz.007@gmail.com Looking for job in sales/ marketing driving license, have 2 yrs exp in Dubai sales experience, 1yr exp in Oman Language Hindi, English, Malayalam and Arabic.

Contact: 91219442 Indian male 25, having 3 years experience in Sales & Marketing looking for suitable placement, hold valid Omani driving license.

Contact: 98983247 Indian male 26, MBA in marketing with 4 years experience in marketing and sales looking for suitable opportunities now in visiting visa, having valid GCC D/L. Contact: 98666324 / 98340790 Email: ajithvjames@gmail.com Oil & gas experienced Indian lady with 6 years in sales & marketing to PDO and having valid Omani driving license..Contact 96143430 / 99875919

Multinational FMGC experienced, qualified Sri Lankan lady seeking employment in Muscat. Marketing, Brands, Strategy, Communication. Oman exp & DL available.

98250829

Indian female 29 years Post Graduate with computer Knowledge 2 years of Oman experience in coordinator & 5 years of experience in customer service, client relation officer with excellent communication skill seeks suitable placement. Contact: 95337665

Indian male, 18 years Oman experience in purchase, sales & stores with valid D/L, NOC available.

Contact: 95273552

TOURS & TRAVELS

FMCG Professional with 18 yrs Oman experience in heading the business looking for opening.

Contact: 92787747

Indian female 25 yrs, Bachelor in Travel & Tourism and 2 year exp in Oman as Travel consultant .GDS-Sabre, Amdeus. NOC Available.

Contact- 95883404

SITUATION WANTED TOURS MISCELLANEOUS

Female, 25 with 8 yrs experience looking for admin/ HR job release & license available.

Email: neslinmoras@gmail.com 10 years financial controller seeks suitable job exp in banking, finance & accounting.

Contact: 97812511 Email: sgupta1093@gmail.com Finance controller MBA finance (NOC Available) 23 yrs exp D/L. Contact: 95043106 Purchase / store 8 years experience in construction company Indian male (46) Kerala, looking for immediate placement with Oman driving license release, NOC available. Contact: 93996983 23 yrs, Indian Mechanical engineer, Looking a job in HVAC designing and drafting and any other related job as a mechanical engineer. +96890834846, abdulquddusruknuddin@gmail.com Looking for part time accounting, reconciliation, internal audit, capable of handling any accounts work up to finalization in most of the software independently, 4 yrs experience. Contact: 97654769 / 91324962

Indian male BBA Graduate, looking for any suitable post.

Contact: 97691779 B.E Engineer and also did NEBOSH (IGC), Fire and Safety (HABC) First Aid.3 year of Gulf experience As a Safety Engineer looking for job. Available to join respective firm. Contact 94618504, Email: shan37yousfani@gmail.com Indian male auto cad draughtsman (civil) 8 years experience seeking for part time job.

Contact : 0096899070584, email: remluvp@gmail.com Indian male 27 MBA Graduate with experience looking for job in finance, Logistics or new field in Oman. Contact: 90884252, Email: tamjeedruk@gmail.com Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Experience: 8 years (Road) with Oman driving license.

Contact: 91134675, Email: sohailzafar8@gmail.com Indian male 2 years experience Hardware technician. Computer , Laptop & Net working seeks suitable placement.

Contact 99883019

B.Tech (ECE), MCSE, CCNA, 25 Male, Indian, currently on visit visa, seeks suitable job Mob No: 97438490. Email: akhil.anuraj.1991@gmail.com

Indian Male Wood Designer & Wood works 7 Years good working experience searching for suitable job. Contact Cell : +919698637279 / GSM : +96890649462, Mail: msahayaanish@gmail.com

Indian male 24 yrs, looking for Sales job in Salalah, preferring electronics, Home appliances, Furniture. GSM 99492925 / 98871742 or ,kmfiroz6@gmail.com.

B.S.C in electrical, Experience:6 years in factory installation and maintenance and road lighting design and installation. #99817032, Email:engmmg24@yahoo.com

HACCP certified Food & Agricultural engineer, M Tech, Indian lady (24), seeking for suitable placement. Contact 92290733, praveena1692@gmail.com

B.Com, 2 yrs experience in Oman, Indian Male, 25 yrs with Driving License. Handling day today accounts activities upto finalization.

Proficient in Tally. Looking for suitable placement. Ph. 91470665

Indian male 22 years B. Com, holding a valid Oman driving license. Contact 96799287.

Female, M.Sc and B.Ed in Chemistry, Indian, having two years teaching experience, seeking suitable placement. Contact: 96300240, Email: nselvin@gmail.com Indian male 22 years B.Com, holding a valid Oman driving license.

Contact 98112738 Indian female, MBA - HR, diploma in aviation & hospitality IATA, 5 yrs exp. looking for job in teaching, administration, HR & airport, now on family visa, seeking for suitable position. Contact: 99104529, e-mail- sivavedha@gmail.com CIVIL DIPLOMA HOLDER. India male. 8 years experience in building construction field, Valid oman driving license holder, seeking suitable jobs. N.O.C available.

Contact 95306762, Email: sandeeep88joseph@gmail.com Indian male 23 years completed BE in electrical engineering Looking for suitable placement. alamalsuhail@gmail.com, Contact +968 9968 2689 B.E Engineer and also did NEBOSH (IGC), Fire and Safety (HABC) First Aid.3 year of Gulf experience As a Safety Engineer looking for job.

Available to join respective firm.

Contact # 94618504, Email: shan37yousfani@gmail.com

We arrange tours & accommodation at all the beautiful places in Oman.

Contact 99839898

SITUATION WANTED SERVICES

Indian Male, Over 9 years of experience in IT support and Accounting with Gulf experience. Now in Oman on visit visa.

Contact 92097096.

B.E Engineer and also did NEBOSH (IGC), Fire and Safety (HABC) First Aid.3 year of Gulf experience As a Safety Engineer looking for job.

Available to join respective firm. #94618504, Email: shan37yousfani@gmail.com 7 years experience in banking sector in leasing department, having NOC, can work in leasing, HR, Admin , Accounts, storekeeper, logistic, operations. contact 94971640,nawab khan from Pakistan Indian Male Cook, have more than 10 years experience in Bakery and hotel field searching for suitable job. Gsm : +968 91894487, Phone : +919894424197 , contactanand31@gmail.com

WE SERVE OMAN

Diploma(Electrical Engineering) From Government polytechnic.

27years, 6 years Experience in Maintenance, troubleshooting and managing and Technical in substation as a Electrical Engineer seek suitable placement.

Contact 92995899, a.abbas31@gmail.com

SITUATION WANTSERVICES

Indian female, P G, 7 yrs exp in a leading financial institution With Office coordination, administration, Audit, Training, Secretarial, Document control, Business dev, Customer service, Training, Team Management skills.

Contact 94065112.

BSC Female Nurse having 9 years of experience ( 3 years in gulf).

Prometric passed - 86%. Currently in Oman. Contact : 95117123 B.E Mechanical Engineer, 22 years old, Indian, currently on Family Visit. Knowledge of auto cad 2D & 3D, solid works. Looking for job in Manufacturing, Production, oil & gas etc.

Contact: 92113987/ 94034731 Indian male diploma electrician (EEE) and fire and safety officer course. six months good experience searching for suitable job.

Email:benatvinith@gmail.com, # 8098221471 / 7639675548 Indian male network cabling technician (19 years Gulf experience) seeking for suitable placement mobile no: 0091-8089909265 (India), email: mohithavp@gmail.com

Marble crystallization & grinding, cleaning & carpet shampoo. Ocean center LLC. Contact: 99344723

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We undertake new construction & maintenance & gypsum works.

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