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FROM THE WORDS OF HIS MAJESTY THE SULTAN
Fitness after 40
On the occasion of the 7th National Day
‘His Majesty’s Wisdom’ Education must not only be a matter of academic and cultural instruction- it must also be concerned with the formation of character.
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SUNDAY, November 1, 2015 / 18 Muharram 1437 AH
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Salalah battens down the hatches People have been TOP THREE INSIDE STORIES
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Omani, Turkish firms sign agreements
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Omani and Turkish businessmen signed several trade agreements at the Arab-Turkish Forum. >A4
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Sports centres good influence on youth
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Delinquency among youths is proving to be a major concern in Oman. >A5
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Retail halal food trade is thriving. thanks to better marketing efforts. >A6
QURUM ACCIDENT
Suspect held in accident death Staff Reporter MUSCAT: Police have arrested a suspect in a case involving the accidental death of a woman. The woman was run over by a vehicle in Qurum, the Royal Oman Police (ROP) tweeted. The accident that led to the woman’s death took place on Friday.
evacuated to safer places, schools turned into shelter
as cyclone nears
MUSCAT: Salalah has battened down its hatches with only 24 hours left before the tropical cyclone makes landfall on the Dhofar coast. While more army and police personnel, medical and diving teams have been flown to Salalah to combat the cyclone, Salalah port officials are following the standard preparato-
HM sends condolences MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has sent a cable of condolences and sympathy to Dr. Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, for the victims of the Russian passenger plane crash at Al Arish in Sinai, Egypt. In his cable, His Majesty the Sultan has expressed his sincere condolences and sympathy to the president, the deceased families and the Russian people. —ONA
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ry operations, which are being carried out to face the adverse weather conditions. Tropical cyclone “Chapala” was said to be 570km from the
Dhofar coast at the time this report was filed and is said to be heading in the westward direction, with a surface wind speed of 110 to 115 knots, which qualifies it as a “severe” cyclone. “The cyclone will have a direct impact on the Dhofar coast by Sunday evening and will indirectly effect the Ras Al Hadd to Dakhloot region by late Satur-
day night,” Oman’s Meteorology (Met) Department predicted. Sea waves “The sea waves will be seven metres high along the Dhofar coast and in coastal areas from Al Wusta to South Sharqiyah, they will be between two and three metres,” the Meteorology Department added. >A6
MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has sent a cable of greetings to Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on his country’s National Day. In his cable, His Majesty the Sultan has expressed his sincere greetings and wishes of good health, happiness and a long life to the president, praying to Allah the Almighty to return this occasion on him and the friendly Algerian people with further progress and prosperity. —ONA
M A K TA B AT I
Sultanate’s first mobile library helps spread reading culture Times News Service MUSCAT: Maktabati, Oman’s first mobile library launched as part of Dar Al Atta’a’s “Let’s Read” campaign, has been doing much to develop a love for reading in the country. In today’s #Oman pride campaign, we salute this initiative, which has been giving children, “greater access to good books and the opportunity to develop a love of reading”. Jane Jaffer, the woman behind Dar Al Atta’a’s “Let’s Read” cam-
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books to children the last year.” She added, “Making more regular visits to school children really helps to encourage reading habits and gives children access to good books.” >A6
224 dead in Russian jet crash
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