Times of Oman - July 2, 2016

SATURDAY

July 2, 2016 26 Ramadan 1437 AH

RAMADAN PRAYER TIMINGS

FROM THE WORDS OF HIS MAJESTY THE SULTAN

IFTAR

Dhuhr

12.16pm

7.03PM

Asr

3.35pm

Maghrib

7.03pm

FAJR

Isha

8.25pm

3.57AM

Fajr (Tomorrow)

3.57am

On the Occasion of 7th National Day, 1977

‘His Majesty’s Wisdom’ We have continued to work in the closest cooperation and brotherly accord with the Arab League for the advancement of the Arab cause.

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CABLES

HM the Sultan sends greetings MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has sent a cable of congratulations to David Johnson, Governor General of Canada on the occasion of his country’s National Day. In his cable, His Majesty the Sultan has expressed his sincere congratulations along with his best wishes of good health and happiness to David Johnson and the people of Canada further progress.

His Majesty the Sultan has also sent a cable of congratulations to President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines on the occasion of swearing-in as a new President of his country.

In his cable, His Majesty the Sultan has expressed his sincere congratulations along with his best wishes of success to President Duterte to achieve further aspirations of progress and prosperity for the people of the Philippines, and the relations between the two countries further progress.

His Majesty the Sultan has sent a cable of congratulations to Presi-

dent Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia on the occasion of his country’s National Day. In his cable, His Majesty the Sultan has expressed his sincere congratulations along with his best wishes of good health and happiness to President Mohamud and the people of Somalia further progress and prosperity.

His Majesty the Sultan has sent a cable of congratulations to President Paul Kagame of Rwanda on the occasion of his country’s National Day. In his cable, His Majesty the Sultan has expressed his sincere congratulations along with his best wishes to President Kagame and his country’s people.

His Majesty the Sultan has also sent a cable of congratulations to President Pierre Nkurunziza of the Burundi on the occasion of his country’s National Day. In his cable, His Majesty the Sultan has expressed his sincere congratulations along with best wishes to President Nkurunziz and his country’s people. —ONA

ABANDONED: DEPARTING EXPATS DUMP PETS AS SLUMP BITES For locals and those leaving Oman, the cheaper option is to abandon pets than spending some rials on their treatment or carrying with them – Jun Estrada

Even the hands of rescuers are tied due to limited space, fund crunch and rising number of abandoned canines and felines

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Two Omanis found dead in vehicle Staff Reporter MUSCAT: Two nationals were found dead in their vehicle at Salalah in Dhofar governorate on Wednesday, according to the official twitter account of Royal Oman Police (ROP).

Explaining the cause of death, the police said they died as a result of inhaling carbon monoxide from their parked vehicle.

In an earlier incident, the body of a 14-year-old Omani boy, who reportedly drowned near Al Seeb, was recovered while his friend aged 14 years was rescued by the Royal Oman Police.

Coastguards received a distress call on Wednesday from a citizen who reportedly saw the two young boys heading towards the sea for swimming in Sur Al Hadid area for more than half an hour without coming back.

“An Omani national who saw them swimming, alerted others when they didn’t turn up after a long time around 6 in the morning,” sources said.

Immediately, rescue teams were rushed to the site which found the first boy and gave him the first aid.

He was transferred to Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, while the other was found dead.

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deeba@timesofoman.com erik@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Expats leaving Oman for good are dumping their pets rather than pay to take them home with them.

One dog was left to die on the balcony of an empty apartment, while others were found wandering the streets or tied up in the yards of local dog lovers, rescue workers say.

The economic downturn has resulted in many more pets being dumped by expats leaving the TOP THREE INSIDE STORIES

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PRAYER ON THE LAST FRIDAY

Muslims praying on the last Friday of Ramadan and just before the Eid-Al-Fitr at a mosque in Muttrah Souq on Friday. — Purushothaman K See also >A2

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country. They don’t want to spend hundreds of rials transporting their family pet home with them, according to rescuers.

Dr. Elke Heitz, vet and owner at the Al Qurum Veterinary Clinic, told the Times of Oman that people often find their material belongings more important than their pets when they leave the country.

“Working in animal rescue does harden you, because you see how easily people exchange the happiness an animal can give against the OMR300 it would cost to take the pets with them,” she said.

Heitz said she started sheltering stray animals when she arrived in Oman 11 years ago. It has since become her passion.

She said when she saw animals being left behind at her clinic and people not wanting to take the animals she treated, she decided to give them a home herself, “because no one else did anything for the animals here. I just couldn’t say no.”

Her clinic now has 60 cats and dogs, divided between the shelter, staff accommodation and private foster homes. “Everyone has animals, I have eight cats and two dogs in my house,” she said. Heitz said her clinic, which is funding

the shelter, saves around 200 cats and dogs a year from the streets.

The vet is also against putting animals to sleep. “You kill an animal and another one will just take its place. You are creating space for the next generation of strays.”

However, with many people leaving Oman these days, Heitz has had to restrict the number of animals that she can help. “I help as many as possible, but I cannot go bankrupt, I have to maintain investments and keep the shelter running,” she stated.

Abandoned thrice Russell, a Jack Russell terrier, was abandoned thrice; a family left him with their friend because they couldn’t afford to take him back to their home country.

“My friend called my husband and said he’s not settling with his dog and dumped him on us, he stayed with me for a week till we found him a home and they abandoned him too. My aunt found him in her yard, which means someone left him there, and eventually she adopted him despite having three dogs already. Now he’s happy and found his permanent home,” said Krystal Brown, an animal welfare

activist. Another such case was of Muffin, a Saluki dog, found roaming the streets of Al Mouj Muscat after being abandoned.

“My friend found her roaming the streets of Muscat, and the security guards said they would dispose of her. So my friend called me in the middle of the night asking for help, and by next morning she was being fostered by another friend. After looking up her history, we realised she was first found in the balcony of a vacant apartment. She never really did find a home to call her own, but is happy where she is now,” Brown added.

Not everyone thinks that only expats moving out of the country contribute to the stray population increasing, there are also locals abandoning their pets.

“The issue of expats leaving pets is true, but if you compare the number of pets that were left by expats and locals, it’s the same thing—the increase is not only because of expats abandoning their pets when they fly back, but it’s also because locals dump their pets when they can’t be bred properly or when they lose too much hair,” said Dr. Palve Dlagojevic of the Sama Veterinary Clinic. >A2

E I D C E L E B R AT I O N S

ROP cautions against mischief during holidays, to keep watch Times News Service MUSCAT: With the Eid holidays just around the corner, the Royal Oman Police (ROP) has issued a warning against any wrongdoing during Eid celebrations and promised to step up patrolling in congested areas.

A senior ROP official said police operations in areas used for entertainment during the Eid holidays will be maintained.

“We will increase patrolling in various congested areas, such as mosques and parks, as well as residential areas,” said the official.

The official also warned against disturbing law and order during the celebrations, such as lighting fireworks, where parents have been advised to monitor their children and make them aware of the dangers of playing with fireworks and firecrackers, as well as stopping them from playing alone in the streets.

“I have also warned (people) about the dangers of promoting and using firecrackers. We have a responsibility as a society to understand the dangers they (firecrackers) impose on us, especially

WATCHFUL: Royal Oman Police has vowed to step up patrolling in

congested areas. -Supplied picture

our children, and the damages it could inflict on our properties,” said the ROP official.

A common occurrence during days of celebration is an increase in speeding on Omani streets. The official said drivers will not be able to anticipate other drivers’ next move, adding that they are more likely to lose control of their vehicle if they pass the speed limit.

Others gather with their vehicles during celebrations to race in public, which results in fatal acci-

dents and turning the celebrations into an occasion for mourning.

The ROP official also cited Article (50/1) of the Traffic Law, which states that “Without prejudice to the measures stipulated in this Law or to any harder punishment stipulated in any other law, any person who commits any of the following actions shall be punished with imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year and/or by a penalty not exceeding OMR500.” >A2

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SATURDAY, JULY 2, 2016

OMAN Last Friday of Ramadan Yesterday was the last Friday of the Holy Month of Ramadan and people congregated in the mosques across the Sultanate to pray together. It was also the time to get done with the remaining shopping and be ready for Eid-Al-Fitr.

Purushothaman K snapped a few pictures capturing the mood of the day in Muscat

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“I believe this issue also depends on the economic condition, so with a lot of expats leaving the country due to the current economic crisis, this might be a problem, but I think the figure is usually constant,” Dlagojevic noted.

Not all expats leave their pets, many take them back, but there are always procedures to follow.

“It was fine, but there was lot of paperwork, vaccinations etc.

The vets can sort everything out, including paperwork and release forms from the ministry. It’s expensive as well, for me all in all it cost something like OMR500 to 600,” said Matt Blackwell, a western expat, who took his dog back home to the United Kingdom from Oman.

He has a piece of advice for everyone wanting to take their pets back. “The only thing I’d say is to make sure you use a reputable vet, because not all of them know what they’re doing. Once our vets had sorted all the paperwork it

was easy, flew him to Europe (Amsterdam) and then got the ferry to England. He was down in a special compartment with the cargo and we had no problems getting home.”

Ross Rosenquist, resident of Al Mouj Muscat, and part of a start-up called CNR (Capture, Neuter and Release) Oman thinks that dumping pets is a barbaric activity.

“Anybody that has any compassion or any kind of humanity in them will say that abandoning pets is absolutely horrendous, disgusting and barbaric, it’s a savage thing to do. The pets when abandoned cannot fend for themselves; they either die a painfully slow death or get tortured by people.”

“Expats also dump their dogs or cats without having them neutered or spayed and they breed with wadi or desert dogs, and that is why you have all these mix breeds and also lots of diseases in the dogs, as a result.” Heitz has a message for people, “Stray animals are not pests, and they are part of life. It is our duty being humans to not just shoot the dogs and kill the cats, but instead introduce neutering schemes. People, who have cats or dogs, should neuter them to avoid unwanted breeding,” she said.

She concluded that people should share the burden of the

problem of strays and not think they can leave the animal at the clinic for free. “I can’t take all of them and if people want to help an animal, they should realise that helping also costs money. If anyone is willing to adopt or shelter an animal, please let us know.”

Jaison Mathai is an animal welfare activist and the founder of ‘Tiger by the Tail’, an animal rescue group which was started last years and not only rescues cats and dogs but also birds and provides adequate foster care for them.

Since last year, he has seen several cases of expats abandoning their pets, some families even go to the extent of locking their pets in the apartments when leaving.

“I have seen quite a few cases of expats abandoning their pets, mostly when they leave the country, because sometimes the money needed to take them back is a lot for them and on other occasions this depends on the country they are flying back to. I have come across cases where expats dump their pets on the streets and in locked apartments.”

Being involved in animal rescue for a while now, Jaison thinks that it is very important for people to know that pets are not just entertainment items but part of the family. “Many buy pets on impulse, but

pets need time, love and care, owning a pet is a commitment, they are family and can’t be abandoned.

His group rescues animals and shelters them at the Capital Veterinary Centre LLC, which is run by an animal loving Omani family in Qurum.

“We recently rescued an eightyear-old golden retriever from Madinat Qaboos, he was found wandering the streets. We are going to neuter him soon and he also has an eye infection that treatment is going on, he was also dirty and so we arranged for a complete grooming.

We found that he was owned by a well to do family and is in, he is in foster care now.” Mathai added.

Another mix breed cat, a twoyear-old Persian and Turkish Angora was rescued by the group from the PDO, Mina al Fahal area.

“When she was rescued, she had a severe eye infection and now is adopted by a doctor.” he said.

Tiger By The Tail (TBTT) is a non profit animal welfare group which rescues sick/ injured and homeless animals. Once rescued, the animal goes through a medical examinations, is treated and neutered and then groomed and put up for foster care and adoption. The group runs on donations, look up TBTT to donate or volunteer.

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“Driving a motor vehicle recklessly or at a high speed or under the influence of alcohol or tranquilisers or any other materials, which affect the brain or otherwise in a manner, which presents danger to the public, their lives or property. Punishment for such actions will be doubled if the rules of traffic are breached while driving,” the official said.

“Drifting in public shows the utter ignorance and disrespect to street etiquette and public safety,” said the official.

He added that law enforcement is even stricter and aimed at instilling fear and intimidation among those who commit these acts; they will be imprisoned and will not be let out until they are sent to court. This is due to the seriousness and danger of the crime, which poses a danger to property and human life.

Eid holidays commonly witness several drowning cases, where some families, clubs and sports teams organise a mass gathering at the beach and the

usual victims are children.

“Children drown due to swimming in the strong current areas of the beach or where the waves are high or they just simply can’t swim. Parents are also to blame if they leave their children without monitoring them,” said the official.

“Parents must keep monitoring their children if they are allowed to swim and prevent them from swimming when conditions are not favourable,” added the official.

Mass gatherings on the beach organised by clubs should have a predetermined programme for the day and appoint supervisors to offer advice and guidance, as well as follow the rules in order to not expose themselves to danger.

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SATURDAY,JULY JULY2,2,2016 2016 SATURDAY,

FA STING FROM TH E H E A RT

IF TAR

7:03

PM

Certain people are exempt from fasting, including travellers, sick people, menstruating women, pregnant and nursing women, the elderly or others who are physically unable to fast or could be harmed by fasting. However, spiritual discipline can still be practised through kind acts done with pure intention, from feeding the poor and donating to charity and lending a helping hand.

TODAY ’ S VE RS E P LAC E OF WORSHI P This Ramadan is a great opportunity to go pray in beautiful houses of worship that you might not otherwise take the time to see.

Whether for Taraweeh prayers or Dhuhr, pay a visit to one of Muscat’s architectural monuments of faith.

{Masjid Al Imam Julanda Bin Mas’ood} Al Imam Julanda Bin Mas’ood is a beautiful mosque situated in a calm corner of Madinat Al Ilam, right next to the Arab Autism Centre. It was named after Oman’s very first Imam from the era of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). It’s hugely inspired by the ancient fortresses of Oman with rectangular muddy bricks covering the entire mosque, black decorative grills surrounding the building, and windows festooned with classic wooden trim.

Allah does not burden a soul beyond that it can bear.

Al Baqarah, 2:286

WORD

Literally translated as “evidence” or “sign” the ayah in Islam refers to the verses of the Holy Quran. Made up of 114 Surahs or chapters, within each Surah are verses, ranging from three in the shortest chapter, Al Kawthar (The Abundance, 108) to 286 in the longest chapter, Al Baqarah (The Cow, 2). Muslims believe that each of the 6236 Ayah of the Holy Quran is a sign from Allah.

RA M A DA N TI P

Fasting is a choice we make, and it is meant to be an act of worship to Allah, and a blessing to us. To keep your heart and mind in the right place, dedicate your day of fasting to God after Fajr each morning and ask for strength for the day to come, and at Maghrib each evening, thank God for the blessing of Iftar, and for the many mercies of the day.

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M OMEN TS I N M USLI M H I S TO RY

700-750CE Islam expanded further into India, and Muslims entered Spain, moving all the way to the borders of France.

Meanwhile, in Baghdad, the Abbasid Dynasty was established and with it, the publishing industry grew and developed.

Within this time of expanding borders, knowledge, and written communication, Iraqi jurist, Al Shaybani published his now famous work, The Concise Book of International Law.

The literal meaning of Zakat is ‘to cleanse’ or ‘purification’. In the Islamic faith, Zakat means purifying your wealth for the will of Allah; to acknowledge that everything we own belongs to Allah and to work towards the betterment of the Muslim Ummah. According to Islamic regulations, Zakat is 2.5% of one year’s total cumulative wealth.

Zakat is not always financial, and can include everything from volunteering your time to giving an encouraging word, but when it comes to financial donations to the less fortunate, it can be difficult to decide which causes speak most to your heart. Here we will highlight worthy causes to help you decide.

of Early Intervention for {Association Children with Special Needs} WHAT THEY DO:

The association serves children who are at risk or disabled, from birth to six years old, with a comprehensive early intervention programme that covers social, medical, physical, academic, and therapeutic services with the goal of enabling the children to enrol in regular schools and to minimise their disabilities to ensure a better quality of life. The association also undertakes an educational and advocacy role to improve awareness of those with special needs.

WHE R E :

The Association of Early Intervention for Children with Special Needs was formed in 2000 and was officially chartered by the ministerial order (144/2000) in Oman.

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Israel denying Palestinian development, says Quartet Diplomatic sources said the report carries significant political weight as it has the backing of close Israeli ally the United States

UNITED NATIONS: Israel should stop building settlements, denying Palestinian development and designating land for exclusive Israeli use that Palestinians seek for a future state, the Middle East peace “Quartet” recommended on Friday in a an eagerly awaited report.

The report by the Quartet entities sponsoring the stalled peace process - the United States, Russia, the European Union and the United Nations - said the Israeli policy “is steadily eroding the viability of the two-state solution.”

“This raises legitimate questions about Israel’s long-term intentions, which are compounded by the statements of some Israeli ministers that there should never be a Palestinian state,” according to the eight-page report.

Diplomatic sources said the report carries significant political weight as it has the backing of close Israeli ally the United

OCCUPATION: Palestinian protesters carry an injured teenager during clashes with Israeli security

forces following a weekly demonstration against the expropriation of Palestinian land by Israel in the village of Kafr Qaddum, near Nablus in the Occupied West Bank, on Friday. — AFP

States, which has struggled to revive the peace talks amid tensions between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Barack Obama.

Relations between the rightist Israeli leader and the Democratic president have yet to recover from their feud over last year’s US-led nuclear deal with Israeli foe Iran.

Netanyahu’s office welcomed some aspects of the Quartet report but said Israel took issue with numerous factual and policy assertions.

The report also “perpetuates the myth that Israeli construction in the West Bank is an obstacle to peace,” the statement said.

Nabil Abu Rdainah, the spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, expressed disappointment with the Quartet report.

“Any report that does not include the full withdrawal to the 1967 borders, including Occupied Jerusalem, and does not include a recognition of the illegality of settlement will not lead to real and lasting peace and will lead to more

JAISH AL ISLAM

Syrian warplane crashes, militants kill captured pilot BEIRUT: A Syrian warplane crashed northeast of Damascus on Friday and insurgents captured and killed its pilot, rebel and Syrian military sources said.

Syrian state media said the crash was due to a technical fault and the pilot had ejected.

The rebel group Jaish Al Islam said it had shot down the plane, but did not say how.

The military source accused Jaish Al Islam of killing the pilot after he parachuted into an area controlled by the group. “This despicable crime carried out by what is called the terrorist Jaish Al Islam will not go unpunished,” the source said.

Jaish Al Islam said the pilot was killed by a fighter from the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front while being held at a joint command centre. Jaish Al Islam had earlier said he would be handed over to

This despicable crime carried out by what is called the terrorist Jaish Al Islam will not go unpunished, said a Syrian military source

them because they had shot down his plane.

Jaish Al Islam, which controls territory on the Syrian capital’s eastern and northeastern outskirts, had earlier circulated a photo that it said showed the pilot.

“We call on the Nusra Front and Ahrar Al Sham to issue a statement explaining what happened and also call on them to hand over the pilot’s body,” a Jaish Al Islam statement said.

Ahrar Al Sham is another large insurgent group.

Two warplanes Rebels shot down at least two warplanes earlier this year.

The Syrian government said one of them had been downed by an anti-aircraft missile, but rebels said they had used antiaircraft guns.

Foreign-backed rebels have long demanded anti-aircraft missiles to help them fight off air raids

by Syrian and Russian forces.

Russia has been a major ally of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad and arms supplier in the civil war, now in its sixth year. — Reuters

HELD BY REGIME

Syria rebels retake key town in western coastal province BEIRUT: Insurgents seized a strategic town from Syrian government forces and their allies in the western coastal province of Latakia on Friday, a monitoring group and the rebels said, in a rare advance for them in the area.

The Syrian government forces had captured Kansaba in February, part of a wider advance in Latakia’s northern countryside at the time, backed by Russian air

power. Fighting picked up again in the area after a ceasefire deal later that month brought a temporary lull. The truce has mostly unravelled throughout areas where it took effect in the west of the country.

Retook Kansaba The Al Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front was among the groups that retook Kansaba, which had pre-

viously been an important base for the insurgents. The town overlooks much of the mountainous Jabal Akrad area close to the Turkish border, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Nusra Front said in an online statement that an alliance of extremist groups including itself had captured Kansaba and few of other villages, seizing several tanks and artillery guns. — Reuters

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tension and more instability in the region,” he said in a statement.

UN Middle East envoy Nickolay Mladenov briefed the UN Security Council on Thursday on the report and said it would be up to the council and the international community to use the report to decide the way forward.

A senior US State Department official said on Friday: “We are open to having the Security Council welcome the report but that’s all at this point. We’re not looking for serious, substantive, UN Secu-

rity Council action on this report.”

The Quartet said urgent affirmative steps needed to be taken to “prevent entrenching a one-state reality of perpetual occupation and conflict.”

The report said Israel had taken for its exclusive use some 70 per cent of Area C, which makes up 60 per cent of the occupied West Bank and includes the majority of agricultural lands, natural resources and land reserves.

Under the Oslo accords of the mid-1990s, Israel retains full control over Area C, where large tracts have been declared closed military areas.

“Israel should implement positive and significant policy shifts, including transferring powers and responsibilities in Area C,” the Quartet report said.

It said only one permit for Palestinian housing construction in Area C was reportedly approved in 2014, while there did not appear to have been any approved in 2015.

The report said at least 570,000 Israelis are living in the settlements, which most countries deem illegal.

“Israel should cease the policy of settlement construction and expansion, designating land for exclusive Israeli use and denying Palestinian development,” the report recommends.

The Palestinians want an independent state in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem - areas Israel captured in a 1967 war.

The last round of peace talks broke down in April 2014 and Israeli-Palestinian violence has surged in recent months.

IS INSURGENCY

Residents of Falluja may return by early August BAGHDAD: The United Nations said Iraqi authorities will allow civilians displaced by the assault on IS-held Falluja to start returning home as early as August.

More than 85,000 people fled their homes during a month-long campaign that ended on Sunday when Iraqi authorities declared they had completely recaptured the city, an hour’s drive west of Baghdad.

A report on Thursday from the UN refugee agency UNHCR, noting the government’s plans, said the level of destruction will make their return difficult in the short term and explosives would pose a hazard to residents.

The civilians at governmentrun camps, who make up about a third of Falluja’s total population before IS took over 2-1/2 years ago, are currently relying on handouts from the United Nations and aid groups.

Lack of funding means many do not have adequate shelter, food or water amid temperatures exceeding 50 degrees Celsius. Humanitarian agencies fear poor sanitation could spread infectious diseases like cholera and skin diseases in addition to exacerbating chronic illnesses.

The head of Iraq’s minority sect endowment, a public institution that manages religious sites, delivered the first Friday sermon since the city’s recapture at a mosque inside Falluja.

A few dozen worshippers, including senior military commanders and tribal sheikhs, were gathered there. — Reuters

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SATURDAY, JULY 2, 2016 Economic activity should grow to such an extent that these routes are economically viable Ashok Gajapathi Raju, Civil aviation minister

INDIA AC C E L E R AT E G R O W T H

90 airports over 12 months, fare caps in regional connectivity push NEW DELHI: India will push to get 90 new airports up and running over the next 12 months, under a government plan to service smaller cities that have missed out on the country’s air travel boom, officials said on Friday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to accelerate growth in the world’s fastest expanding aviation market while encouraging airlines

like IndiGo, SpiceJet and Jet Airways to fly more people to and from smaller, often poorer cities.

Scores of new airports have been built around the country but many are yet to open because airlines do not see sufficient demand as ticket prices are too high for the majority Indians.

That has raised worries the government is building infrastructure

few can afford to use. Civil aviation ministry officials, however, said on Friday that the government has identified 30 recently built airports, and another 60 nearing completion, that it says it can get airlines to start flying to soon.

Individual states will offer free land and emergency service support to all newly built airports, while landing charges and taxes

on aviation fuel will be kept at low levels, they said.

“Economic activity should grow to such an extent that these routes are economically viable,” Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju told reporters. India’s aviation growth has been driven by flights between larger cities, catering to a growing middle class as the country enjoys economic growth

of more than 7 per cent a year. But the government believes there is latent demand in smaller cities where airports are too small or not yet built. In the western state of Rajasthan, a region the size of Germany, there are only a handful of airports currently open to commercial flights and new airports are not being used. Last month the government approved a policy to

cap air fares on services to smaller cities at 2,500 rupees ($37) per hour of travel, with the government providing part of the funding to make it viable.

Raju said on Friday that funding for the scheme would be set at around Rs5 billion per annum, with states putting in up to 20 per cent of the money, or 10 per cent in the case of the remote northeast. - Reuters

Home-grown fighter jet Tejas inducted into IAF Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the induction of the light fighter plane as a matter of ‘unparalleled pride and happiness’ and a step which shows the skills and strengths of Indian scientists BENGALURU: India’s first homegrown fighter jet was finally inducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Friday after a tortuous saga spread over 33 long years with the launch of the first squadron of two Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas here, in a major milestone in the country’s military aviation.

A Tejas aircraft, the fourth plus generation lightweight, multi-role

PROUD MOMENT: The Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas is

inducted into the 45 Squadron (flying dagger) of the IAF at a ceremony, at HAL airport in Bengaluru on Friday. - PTI

supersonic single engine jet sporting the IAF colours soared to the skies, marking the raising of the first squadron of Tejas in the force at a ceremony preceded by inter-faith prayers, more than three decades after it went into development.

The LCA, smallest and lightest of its class, was flown by Commanding Officer Group Captain Madhav Rangachari for a sortie for about seven minutes at the induction ceremony and was given a water cannon salute on landing.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the induction of Tejas as a matter of “unparalleled pride and happiness” and a step which il-

lustrates the skills and strengths of Indian scientists. “Induction of indigenously made Tejas fighter jet into the Air Force fills our hearts with unparalleled pride & happiness,” he tweeted. “I laud HAL & ADA on the induction of Tejas fighter jet. This illustrates our skills & strengths to enhance indigenous defence manufacturing,” Modi said in another tweet.

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said Tejas will take the country’s air strength to new heights. “Moment of National pride. Indigenously developed Tejas fighter jet inducted into Air Force. Tejas will take our air strength to new heights,” Parri-

kar tweeted. State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited(HAL) handed over two Tejas aircraft to IAF at a ceremony held at the Aircraft System Testing Establishment here earlier in the day.

HAL officials and Air Marshal Jasbir Walia, Air Officer Commanding-in Chief, Southern Air Command, Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria, the Deputy Chief of the Air Staff and HAL Chairman Suvarna Raju were present. A ‘Sarvadharma Samaroh’ (inter-faith prayer), a practice followed by Air force during such inductions, was also held.

The two Tejas aircraft were inducted into 45 squadron of IAF, also called as “Flying Daggers”, which will be based in Bengaluru for the first two years before it is moved to Sulur in Tamil Nadu.

The aircraft was named “Tejas” (meaning radiance in Sanskrit)

by Atal Behari Vajpayee as prime minister.

Calling it a “capable” aircraft, HAL said it would be used for air to air and air to ground strikes.

Conceived as a replacement to the ageing MiG 21s, it has been designed by Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) and produced by HAL. The LCA has flown more than 3,000 sorties or 2,000 hours till date. - PTI

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Heavy rains hit Uttarakhand, 12 killed PITHORAGARH: Twelve persons were killed and 25 others were missing as torrential rains and landslides hit north Indian state of Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh and Chamoli districts in the wee hours on Friday, burying villages in sludge with many residents trapped under the debris.

While eight persons were killed in cloudburst in Pithoragarh district, four lives were claimed by heavy rains in Chamoli district.

Two persons were swept away by the muddy waters and debris rushing down the slopes into Siron village in Chamoli.

One person was killed in Ghat block and another in Sithel village in similar circumstances, SDM Chamoli S. K. Barnwal said, adding eight persons trapped in the debris have been rescued in the district so far.

NATURE’S FURY: Damaged houses after a cloudburst hit Singhali area near Pithoragarh on Friday. - PTI

The cloudburst in Singhali area of Pithorgarh district on Friday morning brought over 100 mm rains in two hours in a region of 50 sq km, flattening homes in over seven villages, according to officials. “We have recovered five bodies from Singhali area while three bodies have been recovered

from Thal village. The search for others is on by rescue parties consisting of army and paramilitary personnel,” Pithoragarh District Magistrate H. C. Semwal said.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat, who is Delhi, expressed grief at the loss of lives and announced a compensation of Rs200,000 each to the families of the victims.

“Many people are still trapped under tonnes of debris brought by the heavy rains. ITBP, State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and paramilitary personnel are involved in rescue work,” he said.

“I am personally monitoring the situation from here. Chief Secretary too is keeping tab...we will give them (kin of victims) immediate compensation of Rs200,000 as per norms,” he said in Delhi. - PTI

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PAKISTAN Sartaj against moving too fast against rebels Pakistan’s top foreign policy official

I think what we have achieved in these three years is quite remarkable. But there are risks involved of how far we can go and in what sequence we should go and in what scale we should go

Sartaj Aziz sought to deflect criticism that Pakistan has not done enough to crack down on the Haqqani

Sartaj Aziz

network and that it

Advisor to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on National Security and Foreign Affairs

still shelters Afghan Taliban leaders

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top foreign policy official warned on Friday that pushing too fast against all extremist militants in the country could lead to “blowback” in the form of more terrorist attacks.

Sartaj Aziz sought to deflect criticism that Pakistan has not done enough to crack down on the Haqqani network and that it still shelters Afghan Taliban leaders,

highlighted by the US drone strike that killed Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour in May. Aziz said he would defend Pakistan’s record of fighting militants when meeting this weekend with a US congressional delegation headed by Senator John McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Forces Committee.

Achievement “I think what we have achieved in these three years is quite remarkable,” he told Reuters. “But there are risks involved of how far we

can go and in what sequence we should go and in what scale we should go.”

The military operation in North Waziristan targeted loosely allied fighters, including the Pakistani branch of the Taliban - which fights to overthrow Pakistan’s government. Also based in the area were elements of the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani network, which direct their attacks across the border to target the US-backed government in Afghanistan.

Critics, particularly in the US

Congress, say Pakistan has spared the militants that limit their attacks to inside Afghanistan.

Sartaj said the military acted “without distinguishing between ‘good and bad’ Taliban” but suggested that seeking a large-scale crackdown on all at once would overstretch the armed forces and lead to more terrorist attacks.

“So we have to make sure that we move in a decisive way, but at a measured pace and according to our capacity, and ensuring that the blowback is manageable,” he said. — Reuters

CRIME

Actor Jafri survives firing by robbers

Nadeem Jafri

KARACHI: Television artist Nadeem Jafri came under fire while putting up resistance during a robbery bid outside his residence in Gulshan-e-Iqbal in the wee hours of Thursday. He remained, however, unhurt in the firing.

The actor told Express News that the incident took place when he and his friends were going out at Suhur time, when some

unidentified assailants on motorcycles intercepted Jafri’s car.

“At first I thought they were there to kill me, but they were robbers and demanded cash and mobile phones from us,” he said.

Managed to escape The robbers managed to escape after looting Jafri and his friends, the actor said, adding that his

SECURITY VULNERABILITIES

Google inducts ‘ethical’ hacker Shahzad into its hall of fame ISLAMABAD: At the tender age of 14, most children see good grades in school as a big achievement. 14-year-old Muhammad Shahzad simply doesn’t conform to those lowly standards.

Setting the bar really high for his peers, this security researcher and ‘ethical’ hacker from Lahore only recently discovered that Google had inducted him into their hall of fame for highlighting several security vulnerabilities in one of Google’s acquisitions.

Despite his young age, this is the second occasion on which Shahzad has helped Google make its software more secure.

“When I was 12, I found Android 4.4 Lock Bypass and Android had no VRP at that time so

Muhammad Shahzad

what I got was only an appreciation email”.

Google are currently working to patch up some vulnerabilities pointed out by Shahzad, after which he may receive a reward from Google. But this doesn’t concern Shahzad much. “Being able to represent Pakistan on a global stage, and to be listed with researchers double my age is

enough of a reward in itself,” he says. Apart from Google, Shahzad has also pointed out several vulnerabilities to Apple, for which he has been mentioned in their Hall of fame page twice.

When quizzed on how exactly a 14-year-old becomes so proficient at software security and hacking, Shahzad mentioned an incident from his childhood. “At a very young age I had an internet facility, and one day my father’s email account got hacked. That was the time when I heard the word ‘hack’ for the very first time.

I promised my dad to bring that account back, I couldn’t do that but this was an excuse for me to get introduced to a whole new world”. — Express Tribune

friends also fired shots at the fleeing thieves. The robbers retaliated and fired at them, after which some bullets hit his car, however, fortunately no one was hurt, Jafri said.

An FIR of the incident was registered at Gulshan police under sections relating to attempting to murder and robbery, police officer Farooq said. — Express Tribune

TRANSFER ORDER

Patients suffer as doctors boycott OPDs at Polyclinic ISLAMABAD: Patients visiting Polyclinic Hospital faced immense problems on Thursday as doctors boycotted the outpatient departments (OPDs) in protest against the transfer of the Executive Director Raja Amjad Mahmood.

The Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD) had issued the transfer order a day earlier, replacing him with Dr Iftikhar Ahmed Naroo as new executive director of the hospital.

Senior as well as junior doctors under the banner of the Young Doctors’ Association, members of the joint action committee, paramedical staff and nurses passed a resolution demanding rescinding of Mahmood’s transfer order.

Mahmood was transferred to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) at a time when the CADD Minister, Tariq Fazal

Chaudhry, was in Saudi Arabia to perform Umra.

The minister had appointed Dr Mahmood as executive director of the hospital two months ago.

Young doctors and joint action committee members at the Polyclinic Hospital announced that they would boycott the OPDs from 9am to 11am daily till Eid and they would continue their protest until the hospital gets back Mahmood.

“The protest started today and the OPDs remained closed for the whole day and the next protest plan will be decided after the Eid holidays,” Young Doctors’ Association President Dr Sartaj Ali said, while talking to The Express Tribune.

He claimed that what Dr Mahmood delivered in the last two months could not be done in the last 20 years. — Express Tribune

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entral banks are at their best when they have a correct and clear vision of economic developments and prospects, as well as the tools to deliver good outcomes, whether they are acting alone or with other policy makers. The congressional testimony delivered by Fed Chair Janet Yellen last week suggests that these qualities may currently elude the US central bank.

Worse, the policy challenges facing Fed officials pale in comparison with those of their colleagues in Europe. For the Bank of England and the European Central Bank, significant structural uncertainties have suddenly been added to the complications presented by fluid economies and peculiar financial conditions.

This unusual combination undermines the effectiveness of central banks and, as the experience of the Bank of Japan proves, could get them closer to the line that separates effective measures from ineffective or even counterproductive ones. In her semi-annual testimony on monetary policy, Yellen stressed that the US economy must contend with “considerable uncertainty.”

The reasons are both domestic and international, and aren’t limited to short-term surprises such as the Brexit referendum and the disappointing US jobs report for May. She also pointed to structural issues including sluggish productivity growth and business investment. Similar forces are at play in Europe, and to a much greater degree.

The structural headwinds have been amplified in the last week by genuine uncertainties in the aftermath of the Brexit referendum -- specifically, the unclear future of the economic and financial relationships between the European Union, the world’s largest economic area, and Britain, the fifth-biggest economy. This state of affairs has made it enormously difficult for central banks (and others) to come up with an economic vision that commands sufficient conviction and foundation, leaving their policy approach without a solid secular anchoring.

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Only Game in Town,” central banks have taken on unprecedented policy responsibilities in recent years. This wasn’t done by choice but by necessity, as other national economic policy-making institutions have been sidelined by political polarization.

Repeatedly, and excessively, the banks have felt compelled to venture deeper in uncharted policy terrain, using a range of unconventional -- and untested — measures to buttress economic growth and avoid disruptive deflation. In the aftermath of Brexit, we should expect the BOE and the ECB to be under pressure to do even more.

They will loosen monetary policy further, including through lower interest rates for the BOE, more quantitative easing for the ECB as well as pro-market forward guidance from both. Their objective will be to counter a post-referendum slowdown in economic activity, particularly business investment, and a higher risk of recession. In the short term, the additional measures would be reflected in financial markets through more liquidity support for equities and in depreciation pressures on the pound and the euro.

However, the impact on the real economy, the intended ultimate beneficiary of this additional policy activism, would be much more limited. The reason is understandable: There isn’t much that either central bank can do to compensate for the structural uncertainties associated with the outcome of the referendum. Moreover, their attempts at action will be neither cost-nor risk-free.

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That could risk repeating the unfortunate experience of the Bank of Japan, which has already gotten very close to — and perhaps even crossed — the threshold between being not just ineffective but counterproductive. -- Bloomberg View

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WORLD Two suspects in Istanbul attack identified as Russian extremists Prosecutors have identified two of the three suspected attackers as Russians Rakim Bulgarov and Vadim Osmanov, state-run Anadolu Agency said

ISTANBUL/TBILISI: Two Russian nationals have been identified as suspected IS suicide bombers in the attack on Istanbul’s main airport that is thought to have been masterminded by a Chechen, Turkish media said on Friday.

Forty-four people were killed in Tuesday’s bombings and shootings, which targeted one of the world’s busiest airports.

Prosecutors have identified two of the three suspected attackers as Russians Rakim Bulgarov and Vadim Osmanov, state-run Anadolu Agency said.

AGONY: The mother of the victim gestures as people gather for the funeral of Turkish teacher Huseyin Tunc in Istanbul on June 30, 2016 two days after the triple suicide bombing and gun attack occurred at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport. — AFP

Turkish officials declined to comment. One government official had previously said the attackers were Russian, Uzbek and Kyrgyz nationals.

The pro-government Yeni Safak newspaper has said the organiser of the attack, the deadliest in a series of suicide bombings in NATOmember Turkey this year, was suspected to be a Chechen doubleamputee called Akhmed Chatayev.

Chatayev is identified on a United Nations sanctions list as a

leader in IS responsible for training Russian-speaking militants.

He was arrested in Bulgaria five years ago on a Russian extradition request but freed because he had refugee status in Austria, a Bulgarian judge said. A year later he was wounded and captured in Georgia but again released.

Turkish police on Friday detained 11 foreigners in Istanbul on suspicion of belonging to an IS cell linked to the attack, Anadolu reported, bringing the number of

The pro-government ‘Yeni Safak’ newspaper has said the organiser of the attack, the deadliest in a series of suicide bombings in Turkey this year, was suspected to be a Chechen doubleamputee called Akhmed Chatayev

people detained in the investigation to 24. A police spokesman could not confirm the report.

Turkish officials have not given many details beyond confirming the attackers’ nationalities.

They have previously said that forensic teams were struggling to identify the suicide bombers from

their limited remains. Yeni Safak has said one of the bombers was from Dagestan, which borders Chechnya where Moscow has led two wars against separatists and Islamist militants since the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991.

Fighting in Chechnya Chatayev lost his arm after being captured by Russian forces during fighting in Chechnya in 2000 and later claimed he was tortured, according to a 2010 statement from Amnesty International, which had called on Ukraine not to extradite him to Russia at the time.

In a statement on Friday, Amnesty said it condemned the attack on the Istanbul airport and said it had opposed Chatayev’s extradition on the grounds he faced torture, which was against human rights law.

In 2012, Georgian officials said Chatayev had been wounded in a special forces operation against an unidentified group in the remote Lopota Gorge near the border with Dagestan.

The group was believed to be made up of Russian extremist insurgents fighting against Moscow’s rule in the North Caucasus.

Chatayev, whose foot was later amputated due to his injuries, was arrested on charges of weapons

possession. He denied this and said that he had been sent to the gorge as a negotiator at the request of Georgian officials.

He was released on the orders of a Georgian court later that year and cleared of all charges in January 2013.”He was released lawfully, whether it was a mistake or not,” former Georgian interior minister Vakhtang Gomelauri said this year.

In 2011 he was detained by Bulgarian police at the country’s border with Turkey as Russia wanted him for “participation in an armed group and for the recruitment of persons for terrorism and for financing terrorism”, a Bulgarian judge told Bulgarian national radio on Friday.

However, the Bulgarian court refused to extradite him, saying his refugee status, which had been granted to him in Austria in 2003, remained valid in all countries that are signatories to the Geneva Convention, which includes Bulgaria.

Separately, Turkish security forces detained four Turkish citizens on Wednesday at the Oncupinar border crossing with Syria on suspicion of membership of a terrorist group, the local governor’s office said in a statement. The four were attempting to return to Turkey from a conflict zone in Syria under IS control, it said.— Reuters

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Shastri resigns from ICC post NEW DELHI: Former India captain and Team Director Ravi Shastri has resigned from his post as media representative in ICC’s prestigious Cricket Committee. Incidentally, the chairman of ICC Cricket Committee is current Team India coach Anil Kumble, who pipped Shastri to the job after getting nod from high profile Cricket Advisory Committee.

“I have already submitted my resignation. There are personal commitments and I have been there for six years,” Shastri said.

The official reason is his busy media commitments as commentator, TV expert and columnist, but there is intense speculation that the former allrounder may have resigned as he is yet to come to terms with rejection that led to a widely publicised spat with Saurav Ganguly.

“Just like Saurav, Ravi is also an emotional man at one level.

He is yet to come to terms with rejection. Since he became a media representative as BCCI nominee, probably, he is not willing to continue in that post.

Also media representative is more of a decorative post in ICC Cricket Committee.” - PTI

Del Potro ousts Wawrinka After Wawrinka’s exit, Serena Williams just about managed to stay alive, while sister Venus, Tsonga, Berdych, Isner and Kyrgios advance in contrasting styles

LONDON: There is a reason why Juan Martin del Potro went under the knife — over... and over... and over again. Three wrist operations since his last appearance at Wimbledon in 2013 meant Del Potro had had more appointments with surgeons and physiotherapists than on-court engagements with tennis professionals over the past 27 months.

On Friday, the gentle giant from Argentina showed why all the pain and scars —- both physical and mental — were worth it as he toppled fourth seed Stan Wawrinka 3-6 6-3 7-6(2) 6-3 under a closed Centre Court roof in the second round of Wimbledon.

“It feels amazing. I beat one of the guys who is playing great tennis this season and I couldn’t have expected this before today,” a trembling Del Potro said.

“I was really sad for the last two years and now I am enjoying playing tennis again. My hands shaking is a great sensation for me because I’m playing tennis again and I feel alive,” he added.

Del Potro, world number 165, was feeling “so alive” that by the time the match hit the mid-way point of the second set, Wawrinka did not know what had hit him.

The Swiss, who won grand slam titles in Melbourne and Paris in the last 2 1/2 years, was probably left wishing Del Potro’s surgeon had not done such a good job of fixing the stricken left wrist which he uses to belt his trademark doublehanded backhand.

A break for 3-1 was enough for Del Potro to bag the second set and he marked the moment with a clenched-fist salute to his supporters. While spectators on the outside courts had to make do with watching an army of groundstaff dragging the green covers on and

GREAT DAY: Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro returns to Switzerland’s

Stan Wawrinka during their men’s singles second round match. – Reuters

off with comical frequency, Del Potro’s flowing racket skills lifted the spirits of the soggy fans sitting atop Wimbledon’s Henman Hill and following proceedings on the giant TV screen. By the time the players swapped serves for four successive games at the start of the third set, Wawrinka knew he was in for a torrid afternoon against the 2009 U.S. Open champion.

A forehand long handed the 6-foot-6 Del Potro the third set tiebreak and the Argentine proved his patched-up wrist could go blow-for-blow with Wawrinka’s thundering groundstrokes in the fourth as he finished a 21-shot rally with a nerveless volley.

Wawrinka saved two break points in the sixth game, with an ace and a beautiful backhand winner, but his luck ran out two games later as an erratic backhand handed Del Potro the break.

When the Swiss whipped a backhand wide on match point to complete another miserable outing at the only major in which he has yet to reach at least the semifinal, it completed a remarkable comeback from the tennis wilderness for his opponent.

“After my third surgery, I’ve been trying to play tennis again. It is like my second or third career in

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Cheema, Klair in semis

MUSCAT: Cheema XI and Klair XI booked semifinal berths in the MRI category of the Omantel Ramadan Cricket Tournament organised by the Pakistan Social Club at the Pakistan School Muscat on Thursday night.

In the first match, Cheema XI beat Rising Star, while in the match that followed Klair XI defeated Al Nafeesa. The third match in the Tape Ball category saw Sialkot Stallion get past Muttrah Boys.

Brief scores: Rising star 40 for 8 in 8 overs (Saleem 11, Kaleemullah 4 for 11) lost to Cheema XI 41 for no loss (Waseem 33 not out) by 10 wickets. Man of the match: Kaleemullah of Cheema XI Al Nafeesa 89 for 4 in 8 (Aqib 56, Shamas 2 for 14) lost to Klair XI 90 for 1 in 7 .5 overs (Mujeeb 30, Fayyaz Butt 2 for 32) by 6 wickets. Man of the match: Shamas of Klair XI Muttrah Boys 93 for 4 in 8 overs (Shoaib 28r, Waqas 22) lost to Sialkot Stallion 94 for 1 in 6 overs (Waseem 40, Mani Butt 39) by 9 wickets. Man of the match: Mani Butt for Sialkot Stallion

my short life,” said Del Potro who will next face Lucas Pouille.

“I didn’t know if I could be in the top position again... after all the injuries,” the 27-year-old added.

“To be in the third round in my first grand slam after three years, it means a lot to me. I’m excited to go far in the tournament.”

Tsonga, Berdych and Kyrgios, Isner advance Meanwhile, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was in no mood to hang about on Friday, racing to a one-set lead in just 18 minutes against Argentina’s Juan Monaco some three hours after they first warmed up on another rain-interrupted day at Wimbledon.

The pair were among eight matchups at the bottom of the men’s draw waiting to play their round two matches at the start of day five, while players in the top half, like Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, were scheduled to play round three.

Monaco put the brakes on the Frenchman in the second and third sets and Tsonga’s service level dipped, but the 12th seed won through 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 in one hour 23 minutes — the third fastest men’s match of the tournament so far.

The rain delays, which had also

ECSTATIC: USA’s Serena Williams celebrates winning her match against USA’s Christina McHale. – AFP

held up eight women’s second round ties, have prompted organisers to consider playing matches on Sunday, usually a rest day.

Tsonga, twice a semi-finalist at the grasscourt major, and Monaco, a former top-10 player, warmed up in drizzle around noon but the match was suspended before a ball was struck in earnest.

Speaking of his relief at finally reaching the third round, he said: “... especially because now today I’m waiting for my match. So, yeah, I’m really happy the way it goes today because it’s better to go back home tonight than stay here.”

Czech 10th seed Tomas Berdych also sped through to beat the rain, downing Germany’s Benjamin Becker 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 and taking just a minute longer than Tsonga to secure his place in round three.

Berdych was sanguine about how the rain dice rolled.

“I think it’s fair. In the first round I was ... I about to finish a couple of points and then get rain delay overnight. Came next day and he was obviously better at the start,” he told reporters, referring to his four-set first-round win over Croatian Ivan Dodig.

“So that one was, I would say, unlucky. This one I was lucky.”

France’s Lucas Pouille, seeded 32, also made it through, defeating American Donald Young and men’s 15th seed Nick Kyrgios of Australia beat German Dustin Brown 6-7(3), 6-1, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 to reach the third round.

American 18th seed John Isner ended the Wimbledon odyssey of Australian qualifier Matthew Barton on Friday, serving his way

to victory 7-6(8) 7-6(3) 7-6(8) in a high-octane second-round clash.

The 6-foot-10 (2.08 metre) American fired down 43 aces, including a 142 mph bullet that was the joint fastest of the tournament.

He was forced to knuckle down by the gritty Australian, at 248th the lowest-ranked competitor left in the men’s singles draw.

Venus, Serena survive In a rain-marred match, women’s number one seed Serena Williams beat fellow American Christina McHale 6-7(7), 6-2, 6-4 to advance to the third round On the outside court, experience wrestled aside youth at Wimbledon on Friday when Venus Williams, at 36 the oldest woman in the draw, overcame rain interruptions and Russian teenager Daria Kasatkina 7-5, 4-6, 10-8 to reach the fourth round.

Kasatkina, 19, demonstrated clearly how she has leapt 128 places up the rankings in the last year, saving two match points, one after a lengthy rain stoppage.

The women were forced off court with Williams on match point as the heavens opened for a third time in the match, the scoreboard showing 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 and 4030 in the eighth seed’s favour. Kasatkina won the next three points using a hefty serve.

Five-times champion Williams, who suffered peaks and troughs of form throughout the two hour 41 minute match, finally downed the 29th-seeded Wimbledon debutant on her third match point with a thundering return that the Russian dumped in the net. — Reuters

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SPORTS Title contenders Germany look to wriggle out of Italy nightmare The world champions have lost every single tournament knockout game to the Italians going back almost half a century but are confident they can end a streak that includes one World Cup final and two semifinals and the

QUENCHING THIRST: Italy’s goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon quenching

thirst at the end of a training session. - AFP

NO LET UP: German players during training hard. – Reuters

Euro 2012 last four

BORDEAUX: Title contenders Germany will come face to face with their ultimate tournament nightmare when they take on Italy in their Euro 2016 quarterfinal in Bordeaux on Saturday.

The world champions have lost every single tournament knockout game to the Italians going back almost half a century but are confident they can end a streak that includes one World Cup final and two semifinals and the Euro 2012 last four. There are signs that it be

Germany’s turn to smile on Saturday, with the 2014 World Cup winners having yet to concede a goal in the tournament.

After topping Group C with two wins and a draw, they quickly disposed of Slovakia 3-0 in the round of 16 with an impressive performance in which their frontline burst into life after three belowpar performances. Forward Mario Gomez, initially left on the bench, has now struck once in each of their last two matches and looks set to spearhead their attack again.

“We know that everything will be demanded from us,” said team

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Coach Joachim Loew will have a full squad to choose from with Jonas Hector having recovered from the flu and captain Bastian Schweinsteiger fully fit after playing only a minor role so far following a long-term injury. “I feel Bastian is

winning for five years for nothing,” said fellow defender Mattia De Sciglio.

Conte will likely be without midfielder Daniele De Rossi, who picked up a thigh injury in Monday’s 2-0 win over holders Spain. Thiago Motta, his usual replacement, is missing through suspension.

That is unlikely to deter the Italians, according to De Sciglio.

“Conte would be on the pitch with us if he could be,” he said.

“He has taught us to fight for every inch. Fighting for every ball is our strength as we do not possess superstars.” - Reuters

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Coach Kumble wants us to take our own decisions, says Rahul BENGALURU: Talented Karnataka opener Lokesh Rahul is happy that new chief coach Anil Kumble has decided to empower the national team members so that they can take their own decisions. Rahul, who is a part of the Indian cricket team set to tour West Indies for a four-Test series, is currently attending the conditioning camp at the National Cricket Academy under the watchful eyes of Kumble.

“We had a few interactions with him (Kumble) and he has stressed on few things --- he has made it clear that he will let the boys take decision by themselves.

When we have trouble or any queries and we need to ask, we can go up to him and it is wonderful set-up,” Rahul told BCCI.TV. “It’s a great boost for young team like ours to have a legend like Anil Kumble in the team who will mentor and coach us. He is sharing with us the experiences that he has had in his cricketing career,” the 24 year-old said.

“He is somebody who has so much cricketing knowledge and has spent so much time in international cricket. He is an ideal guy for us to look up to. We are looking

manager Oliver Bierhoff. “This is a new game, maybe the Italians are even stronger than in 2012 and we have been warned.

But the game will start from zero for both teams and the past does not interest us.”

ready now. He belongs to the players that Loew can now count on 100 percent,” Bierhoff said.

Antonio Conte’s Italy lack the big names of the past but were among four teams unbeaten in qualifying for the tournament and have kept their momentum going in France, conceding just one goal in their four matches.

Their so-called three-man BBC defence, led by Giorgio Chiellini playing alongside Juventus teammates Andrea Barzagli and Leonardo Bonucci, has been key to their success. “We have the Juve trio who guide us, they’ve not been

forward working with Anil Kumble and getting better personally and also as a team,” said Rahul, who has scored 256 runs in 5 Test matches including two centuries against Australia and Sri Lanka respectively. After a successful limited overs tour of Zimbabwe, Rahul got a week long break which he enjoyed relaxing at home.

“It’s little quick, but I did get a couple of days break and spent some time at home. It was a good break for me. It’s unfortunate that the weather has not been on our side and we couldn’t go out there and practice. But we did put in a few hours in indoors and try to get some practice.”

With two Test tons under his belt, it is only natural that Rahul has a liking for the white flannels and red ball. No wonder he is looking forward towards his maiden tour of Caribbean.

“Test cricket is always a lot more challenging than the rest of the formats and we enjoy playing Tests. It’s been a while since I played a Test (August 2015 vs Sri Lanka) and to see the white clothes again puts a smile on my face,” said the soft-spoken Mangalore lad. — PTI

Two strikers gives Iceland ‘extra bite’ MARSEILLE: Iceland’s joint coach Lars Lagerback dismissed suggestions on Friday that his team were just a well-oiled defensive unit, pointing out that by playing two strikers his side had more potency than some other nations.

The islanders have been the fairytale story of Euro 2016, knocking out England in the last 16 to qualify for a dream quarter-final with hosts France in Paris on Sunday.

Having scored six goals - as many as France in their four opening matches - the tiniest nation in the competition has proved that it can be effective despite having the least possession of the remaining teams in the tournament.

“When we talk of the defensive aspect, we use all our players and sometimes we ask a little too much of our forwards,” Lars lagerback told French daily L’Equipe.

“In football it’s difficult to score goals so if we can keep our opponents from scoring, then we give ourselves every chance of winning.

So we’re very organised and each player has a precise role and fulfils it extremely well.”

However, what makes Lagerback’s defensive bloc different to some of the other smaller nations in the tournament such as Albania

France’s Sagna sounds confident note PARIS: France right back Bacary Sagna said he could not imagine the host nation would suffer the same fate as England when they face surprise packages Iceland on Sunday for a place in the European Championship semifinals. “I’m not thinking about defeat,” Sagna told a news conference at France’s training camp outside Paris on Friday. “I’m not planning to go on holidays early. I want to go all the way.”

Sagna, who has played his club football in England for nearly a decade with Arsenal and now Manchester City, said he had been surprised by England’s shock 2-1 defeat by

or Northern Ireland, is the decision to play with two strikers in a 4-4-2 formation.

Lagerback argued that if his team were as defensive as some

Iceland in the round of 16.

“I thought England would win because they have a young team with plenty of talent,” he said. “On the other hand, I was quite happy for Iceland because they played really well. They taught England a lesson and deserve to be where they are.”

The 33-year-old, who has won praise for convincing displays in the tournament, said he was confident Les Bleus would survive Sunday’s tricky test at the Stade de France.

“We certainly do not underestimate Iceland but we belong to the best sides in Europe, we’re among the favourites and we’re at home,” he said. — Reuters

suggest then he would have gone for a 4-5-1 or 5-3-2 system.

Instead he and fellow coach Heimir Hallgrimsson have pushed two men higher up to keep op-

ponents on their toes and quickly break when needed.

Clean bill Meanwhile, Iceland have a clean bill of health with captain and longthrow specialist Aron Gunnarsson returning to training on Friday ahead of their European Championship quarterfinal against hosts France on Sunday.

Midfielder Gunnarsson -- whose throw-ins have created two goals for Iceland including one in their win over England on Monday -sat out of Thursday’s training with a back problem. “He (Gunnarsson) has a little bit of pain coming from his back...and according to the medical team, he shouldn’t do anything yesterday,” Iceland jointcoach Lars Lagerback said.

While his team are injury free, one concern for the coach is the nine players are a booking away from a suspension.

They are Kari Arnason, Birkir Bjarnason, Johann Gudmundsson, Aron Gunnarsson, Hannes Halldorsson, Birkir Saevarsson, Kolbeinn Sigthorsson, Gylfi Sigurdsson and Ari Skulason. France have just two players a booking away from a ban, Olivier Giroud and Laurent Koscielny. - Reuters

T O U G H TA S K

Not easy to fill void created due to Dhoni retirement: Saha BENGALURU: India’s specialist Test wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha said that it is difficult to fill in the void created due to Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s retirement from longer version as the former skipper has been such a proven matchwinner for a good period of time.

“After Dhoni bhai’s retirement, filling his place as the wicketkeeper is not an easy task because he has had won many matches for

us. He was a dominant character in world cricket,” Saha told reporters after Indian team’s training session at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Saha said that in his own style, he is trying to do what Dhoni did best— contribute in team’s cause.

“I am trying to do what Dhoni bhai did for us — that is to win matches with contributions coming from his bat as well as by taking catching and effecting stumpings

in crucial situations,” he said.

The 31-year-old said that whenever he gets an opportunity, he speaks to Dhoni to seek his advice.

“We always talk to each other on every possible opportunity I and Dhoni get. We talk to each other as we did in IPL and India’s Australia tour. He gave me vital tips on how to keep on bouncy tracks and handle pressure while batting.

Not only Dhoni, I also talk to other

players as well,” he added.

Replying to a query, Saha said he would try to do better with the bat in West Indies tour as his performance wasn’t good in the last series. “The team has done well in the last one year. We have done well in Australia and Sri Lanka, but my individual progress could have been better and would grab the opportunity to come up trumps in West Indies,” he stated.

Asked how he plans to cement his place in the team in the absence of Dhoni, Saha said he would try to get some big scores - a good 70-odd consistently to cement his place in the team. “I will try to make a good 70-odd runs to help the team gain advantage over the opposition. If I am successful it will be good for me and the side,” further added. Replying to another question, Saha said he enjoys bat-

ting with lower order batsmen because it helps the side to get some vital runs to put up good total on the scoreboard.

“I like batting with the lowerorder because scoring vital runs in crunch situations helps us put up a good total,” he said.

Saha said it is indeed a challenge to keep wickets in different conditions and on different tracks because it is a thankless job. - PTI

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STANDING TALL: Dubai is focusing on infrastructure projects amid an economic slowdown triggered

partly by a decline in oil prices by about half since 2014.

ARAB & INDIA SPICES

Indian-owned food production firm opens new unit in UAE DUBAI: An Indian-owned food importing company has launched its new food production facility in the UAE with an investment of $95.2 million.

With the expansion of its production facility, Arab & India Spices (AIS) eyes an annual turnover of Dh1 billion ($272 million) starting from this year.

The new unit in Ajman is built with an investment of Dh350 million ($95.2 million).

The 70-year-old company is one of the first and largest firms that sources and processes a range of pulses and ground spices in the Gulf.

The company records the largest import of pulses, lentils, spices and rice from various sourcing points around the world with hundreds of tonnes of foodstuff being imported annually to the GCC. High-tech plant Harish Kumar Lal Tahiliani, Managing Director of Arab & India Spices, said: “This new facility is an extended version of AIS’ existing state-of-the-art food processing plant in Ajman. AIS began in a 400 square feet facility in the UAE and now it operates a 400,000 square feet production facility extended gradually, making AIS one of the largest food production and processing facility in the region.”

“The high-tech plant is part of the company’s plans to drive the continued growth of its business in the UAE and expand further into other parts of the Gulf region. AIS has diversified its operations from milling and grinding to processing of whole spices and consumer packing,” Tahiliani said. — PTI

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DUBAI: From commuter trains to highways, Dubai is doubling down on its bet that investments in transportation will spur the emirate’s economy as lower crude prices strain budgets in the oildependent Gulf region.

Dubai expects to solicit bids within eight months for road projects worth as much as four billion dirhams ($1.1 billion) as part of a bigger drive to upgrade transport links in the city, Mattar Al Tayer, director general and chairman of its Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), said in an interview in the city. His comments followed the awarding on Wednesday of a Dh10.6 billion contract to extend the emirate’s metro-train system as Dubai prepares to host the 2020 World Expo.

“There’s a lot of cuts in projects in neighbouring countries,” Al Mattar said. “Investing in infrastructure is one of the policies which the Dubai government has taken to steer the economy.”

He declined to give details of the planned road improvements.

Dubai is focusing on infrastructure projects amid an economic slowdown triggered partly by a decline in oil prices by about half since 2014. The slide in crude is affecting businesses from real estate to hotels, though the city’s economy relies less on oil than many of its neighbours. Dubai, the secondlargest emirate in the United Arab Emirates after Abu Dhabi, is an international trading, transportation and financial hub.

A group led by Alstom of France

and including Spain’s Acciona and Gulermak of Turkey won a contract to extend the metro network by 15 kilometres (9 miles) to the desert site of the 2020 Expo. The RTA has received Dh1.5 billion from the Dubai government’s department of finance to begin work on the extension, Al Tayer said.

The contractors have submitted offers to pay for the metro project, and the department is to decide within six months how to fund it, he said. The RTA expects work on the network to proceed on schedule even amid a challenging economic environment, he said.

To help pay for the transportation upgrades, Dubai’s transport authority is studying whether to increase road tolls within three years, Al Tayer said. — Bloomberg News

EU should not pressure UK to leave bloc quickly cluding State Secretary for European Affairs Tomas Prouza, have said the country should change its stance on the euro as it “can’t afford to remain somewhere on the periphery” of the bloc.

“If we consciously decide not to participate, it will be at the price of endangering our economy and hampering our chances to influence decisions that are vitally important to us,” Prouza, a member of Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka Social Democrats, said in a phone interview on Thursday.

Czech Finance Minister said he was “sad” about the looming departure of an ally to noneuro area countries, appealed for more decency in dealing with the UK

PRAGUE: European Union leaders shouldn’t pressure the UK to leave the bloc quickly following its Brexit vote and should rein in their “arrogant reaction” to the referendum, billionaire Czech Finance Minister Andrej Babis said.

Babis, who said he was “sad” about the looming departure of an ally to non-euro area countries, appealed for more decency in dealing with the UK during an interview in the Prague suburb of Pruhonice on Wednesday.

“It’s like when a marriage is falling apart, and some just slam the door,” said Babis, who sipped a weight-loss concoction at his favourite local restaurant. “We should still act decently, not with emotion and not to tell them to get out quickly.”

The billionaire, whose ANO party became parliament’s second-largest faction after its first

Czech Finance Minister Andrej Babis. — Bloomberg file picture

election in 2013, brushed off the calls for closer EU integration that emerged after the Brexit vote, saying they come from people living in a “Brussels bubble.”

Instead, he said EU leaders need to concentrate on basics such as solving the immigrant crisis, preventing the collapse of the Schengen passport-free travel area and reforming the bloc so it can deal with Brexit fallout.

“Europe lacks strong leaders — the current leaders don’t seem to be able to reform the EU,” said Babis, 61.

“They have to listen also to

voices from smaller countries. We can’t be the fifth wheel. They can’t decide everything instead of us.”

No euro Babis, who is the most popular politician in the country of 10.5 million, also rejected calls for faster expansion of the euro area into countries like the Czech Republic, which, despite being obliged to join as part of EU membership, has no date set for ditching its koruna and remains skeptical about the project.

“As long as I am the finance minister, we will never enter the

euro zone because the euro zone is an economic project and it has unfortunately changed to a political one, as we have seen in the Greek solution,” said Babis, the Czech Republic’s second-richest person with assets including chemical, agriculture and media businesses.

“If we ever were to enter the euro zone, I wouldn’t want to guarantee the Greek loans that will never be paid back,” he said.

“The new euro-zone members should have the possibility to negotiate an exemption.“ Following the Brexit vote, a handful of Czech politicians, in-

Adding fuel to fire The yield on Czech 10-year government debt fell one basis point at 2pm on Friday in Prague to 0.44 per cent. The Czech koruna, which the central bank has shackled in a gain-limiting regime to ward off deflation, was 0.1 per cent weaker at 27.092 against the euro.

The three-party ruling coalition has said that setting a date for euro adoption can only be done once a widespread public campaign takes place. Echoing fears among other countries such as Poland, who have balked at giving up their independent monetary policies, Babis warned against the idea of creating a two-speed Europe based around those in the euro and those who aren’t. It would fuel extremist groups like those in France and the Netherlands who have called for copycat referendums in the wake of Brexit, he said.

“A potential split into the euro area and the rest would mean a definite breakup and will only strengthen groups such as Marine Le Pen and Wilders,” he said.

— Bloomberg News

DEBT DISPUTE

Abu Dhabi fund denial on 1MDB investments stirs up questions KUALA LUMPUR: An Abu Dhabi sovereign fund embroiled in a debt dispute with 1Malaysia Development (1MDB) said it didn’t guarantee any of the Malaysian state company’s holdings in a Cayman fund, stirring up more questions on investments that amounted to billions of dollars.

International Petroleum Investment Co. (Ipic) is also investigating companies set up outside its group structure and in other jurisdictions that used variations of the name of its Aabar Investments unit, it said in an exchange filing on Thursday. It had earlier denied ownership of a company known as Aabar, to which 1MDB said it sent $3.5 billion. IPIC didn’t say if the other entities using Aabar’s name were also related to 1MDB. 1MDB is at the centre of probes at home and abroad, including in Switzerland, the US and Singapore as authorities seek to determine if some of the billions of dollars it raised were siphoned off. While it has denied wrongdoing, a report by a Malaysian parliamentary committee in April identified at least $4.2 billion of questionable trans-

actions, including those involving Abu Dhabi companies.

Investigators are faced with a complex web of transactions, some of which involve companies with similar names. Questions over 1MDB and its finances have extended to Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, who was until recently the head of its advisory board and who has faced a separate scandal over political donations.

Financial guarantees 1MDB has “intimated the existence of guarantees” of about $940 million provided by Aabar for units in a Cayman-registered fund owned by 1MDB unit Brazen Sky, and guarantees from Aabar BVI of investments held with various third-party fund managers of about $1.5 billion, IPIC said in a financial statement released Thursday.

In September 2012, 1MDB sold its shares in a venture for $2.32 billion and received units in a Cayman-registered fund managed by Bridge Partners, a Hong Kong-based fund manager. 1MDB

said the units were owned by Brazen Sky, and held through Swiss bank BSI’s unit in Singapore as custodian. Transcripts of a parliamentary committee probe of 1MDB showed lawmakers were told by its auditor of an investment guarantee by Aabar.

“Both IPIC and Aabar confirm there is no record of any such guarantees being provided by Aabar,” IPIC said. “Neither IPIC nor Aabar has received any payments, assets or fund units from Brazen Sky.” 1MDB declined to comment on the IPIC statement. It has said it negotiated “various legal agreements” with the previous heads of IPIC and Aabar, and called it a “surprising claim” that neither Gulf company knew of its dealings with Aabar.

Swiss authorities said in April they were investigating two former public officials from the United Arab Emirates, who handled Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth funds that guaranteed 1MDB bonds.

Ipic entered into an agreement with 1MDB in May 2015 to provide the Malaysian fund $1 billion to settle liabilities in exchange for

UNDER PROBE: 1MDB is at the centre of probes at home and abroad, including in Switzerland, the US

and Singapore as authorities seek to determine if some of the billions of dollars it raised were siphoned off. — Bloomberg file picture

a transfer of assets, and assume interest obligations on $3.5 billion of debt. That deal included IPIC forgiving $482 million in debt, the financial statement on Thursday showed.

1MDB and Malaysia’s finance ministry “are in default” on the binding term sheet, Ipic said in

April. The tussle between the two companies spilled over to repayments on bonds issued by 1MDB, which led to a default in April. Ipic said on Thursday it’s taking a $3.5 billion provision related to guarantees it provided on 1MDB debt.

The Abu Dhabi company said last month it’s seeking $6.5 billion

from 1MDB and Malaysia’s finance ministry after they failed to “perform their obligations, cure their defaults or put forward acceptable proposals” to resolve the disagreement. It submitted an arbitration request to a London court and 1MDB said it’ll provide a “robust response” by July 11. — Bloomberg News

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MARKET US data in June offers hope for manufacturing sector Despite the improvement in sentiment surveys, data on factory orders, business spending and industrial production have shown manufacturing stuck in a rut since mid-2014 following a surge in the US dollar.

The signs of stability in manufacturing and low layoffs added to consumer spending data in suggesting that economic growth regained speed in the second quarter

WASHINGTON: Factory activity in the US Midwest surged to its highest in almost 1-1/2 years in June amid strong gains in new orders and production, offering a ray of hope for the downtrodden manufacturing sector.

While another report on Thursday showed an increase in the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits last week, layoffs remained low in June, backing views the labour market remained healthy despite last month’s paltry job gains.

The signs of stability in manufacturing and low layoffs added to consumer spending data in suggesting that economic growth regained speed in the second quarter.

But a cloud looms over the economy following Britain’s shock vote last week to leave the European Union. The so-called

REGAINING SPEED: Signs of stability in manufacturing and low layoffs added to consumer spending data in suggesting that economic growth regained speed in the second quarter. — Bloomberg file picture

Brexit referendum unsettled markets and on Thursday, the International Monetary Fund said uncertainty over Britain’s departure was the biggest risk to the global economy. ‘unexpected Brexit’ “The unexpected Brexit decision could have material influence on how manufacturers view the near-term outlook. It could also impact firms’ hiring decisions over the coming months,” said Sam Bullard, a senior economist at Wells Fargo Securities in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The Institute for Supply Management-Chicago said its business barometer jumped 7.5 points

to 56.8 this month, the highest since January 2015. The increase unwound the prior two months’ declines. A gauge of new orders received by factories in the Midwest region surged to its highest since October 2014. A measure of backlogged orders was the highest in more than five years, after contracting for 16 consecutive months. At the same time, manufacturers reported that production was at a five-year high and inventories were growing again.

US stocks rose for a third straight day, in line with global markets. The dollar was little changed against a basket of currencies, while prices for US government debt rose.

Stuck in a rut While the ISM-Chicago survey is volatile, it mirrored similar gains in some other regional factory surveys. Both the New York and Philadelphia Federal Reserve Banks this month reported rebounds in factory activity in New York state and mid-Atlantic region respectively. But their counterparts in Dallas and Richmond reported further slumps in activity.

The Institute for Supply Management is expected to report on Friday that its national factory index was little changed at 51.4 in June. A reading above 50 indicates expansion in the manufacturing sector, which accounts for about 12 per cent of the US economy.

Lower oil prices Manufacturing has also been undermined by lower oil prices which have put pressure on producers of energy-related equipment and efforts by businesses to reduce an inventory overhang have also inflicted pain. In a separate report, the US Labor Department said initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 10,000 to a seasonally adjusted 268,000 for the week ended June 25. Claims have now been below 300,000, a threshold associated with a strong jobs market, for 69 consecutive weeks, the longest streak since 1973. The four-week moving average of claims, considered a better measure of labor market trends as it irons out week-to-week volatility, was unchanged at 266,750 last week.

“The trend in the claims data has improved since late in May, supporting our view that the sharp weakening in May payrolls overstated any underlying softening in the labour market,” said Daniel Silver, an economist at JPMorgan in New York.

Nonfarm payrolls increased only 38,000, the smallest gain since September 2010. A Reuters survey of economists forecast payrolls rising 180,000 in June.

The Labor Department will publish its June employment report on July 8. — Reuters

ECONOMY

China’s vast factory sector weakens in June SYDNEY: China’s vast factory sector flatlined in June as exports shrank and jobs were cut, a worrying trend evident across Asia that argues for yet more policy stimulus as doubts gather over the potency of measures taken so far.

The hard times signalled by a range of surveys was not what the world needed a week after Britain’s vote to leave the European Union condemned that bloc to months, if not years, of political and economic instability.

Most of the responses from manufacturers also preceded the Brexit vote, suggesting July could be even tougher.

“The unimaginable has happened and the UK vote will cast a long shadow over the UK, Europe and global markets for some time to come,” warned Westpac head currency strategist Robert Rennie.

“A structurally weaker pound, a softer euro and weaker global growth beckons.”

Among the many surveys out on Friday, China’s official Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) slipped

NO CHILD’S PLAY: Workers assemble toy cars at a toy factory in

Jinjiang, southeast China’s Fujian province on Friday. - AFP

a tick to 50 in June, dead on the level that is supposed to separate growth from contraction.

One saving grace was the services sector measure, which nudged up to 53.7 in a positive sign for consumer activity.

More worrying was the Caixin version of the PMI, which covers

a greater share of smaller firms, where the index fell to a fourmonth trough of 48.6 in June, from 49.2 in May. “Panellists widely commented that poor market conditions and a drop in new work had led them to cut output,” reported Caixin.

“Data suggested that part of the

weakness stemmed from softer foreign client demand, with new export sales declining for the seventh month in a row.”

That had to be a disappointment to Beijing which has resorted to ever-looser fiscal and monetary policy to support growth and jobs in the world’s second largest economy.

It was a frustration likely shared by the Bank of Japan which found major manufacturers in a morose mood despite all its attempts at aggressive easing.

The reasons were clear in the Markit/Nikkei measure of Japan’s PMI which edged up slightly to 48.1 in June, but stayed in contractionary territory for the fourth straight month.

Government data were no better with household spending down for the third month in a row and core consumer prices suffering their biggest annual drop since 2013.

Markets reacted by driving Japanese government bond yields deeper into negative territory. Investors now pay 24 basis points

for the privilege of lending Japan money for 10 years, a once unthinkable condition that is becoming standard fare.

The news from South Korea was relatively cheery as its PMI reached a six-month high, yet at 50.5 it was just barely into expansionary territory.

Indeed, a separate report showed shipments from the world’s sixthlargest exporter fell for an 18th straight month in June.

Likewise, electronics powerhouse Taiwan reported some improvement but again growth was only marginal.

India’s PMI did hit a threemonth top of 51.7, but it remains an outlier in an Asian region which could face a whole new threat should the Brexit vote herald a wider retreat from free trade.

Vaninder Singh, an economist at Royal Bank of Scotland in Singapore, noted the region had been the greatest beneficiary of globalisation and any shift to trade barriers or closed borders would hurt Asia the most. — Reuters

CLOUD COMPUTING DIVISION

Committed to open UK data centre: Amazon FRANKFURT: Amazon.com’s cloud computing division remains “committed” to opening a London data centre by early next year, even after the British public’s vote for the UK to leave the EU. It will also offer local customers the option of hosting data in Germany or Ireland, a company executive said on Thursday.

“Demand for all our services is growing across all Europe. For us it’s business as usual,” Stephen Orban, head of enterprise strategy at Amazon Web Services, said in an interview at a customer conference on Thursday in Frankfurt.

Britain’s vote last week to break away from the EU has raised concerns about how data-storage regulations in Europe and the UK will evolve. Orban confirmed Amazon’s planned UK data centre would open despite the uncertainty, opening later this year or early next as planned. “We’re watching the situation but I can’t speculate how everything is going to unfold,” Orban said. AWS offers data protection agreements that have been approved by the EU’s Article 29 working group and plans to work with “the various different compliance rules and regulations” on the Continent, he said.

More complicated Britain’s decision to leave the EU could make using the planned London centre more complicated for customers if the UK adheres to different rules than the rest of Europe about storing and safeguarding data. The Brexit process raises concerns that Europe’s new General Data Protection Regulation, approved in April and set to take effect in 2018, will no longer apply in the UK once it leaves the EU. If the UK needs to create its own set of protection rules it could complicate business in Europe for cloud providers such as AWS, Microsoft’s Azure service, and data businesses.

“We were considering using the UK one, mostly for UK customers,” said Charles Phillips, Chief Executive of Infor, a New York-based business software company that’s one of AWS’s biggest customers.

“It’s less likely given what’s going on. I don’t want to rush in there and then have customers tell us to do something different.”

Dublin centre Phillips, a former high-ranking executive at Oracle, said Infor plans to keep hosting British customers’ data from Amazon’s Dublin centre, though he had hoped Amazon’s UK centre would offer faster Web response times.

Orban said European customers that don’t want to tap computing capacity from the upcoming UK cluster of data centres could still host their applications in Amazon’s Frankfurt and Dublin locations. Amazon’s cloud division, which the company says is on track for $10 billion in revenue this year, rents computing capacity and software that businesses can tap online instead of installing and maintaining their own servers.

— Bloomberg News

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Oracle loses $3b verdict for ditching HP Itanium chip Oracle’s $56 billion cash on hand, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. HP has since separated two companies, with Hewlett Packard Enterprise taking the business under dispute with Oracle. Hewlett Packard Enterprise, looking to invest in new ways to win customers, has about $9 billion in cash, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Since it split in November from its sibling company, now HP, its shares have jumped about 10.4 per cent.

SAN FRANCISCO: Oracle was ordered by a jury to pay $3 billion after finding that billionaire Larry Ellison and his company violated a contract to support software for Hewlett-Packard’s (HP) oncepromising Itanium chip.

The jury saw the case as clear cut and were swayed by what they saw as efforts by Ellison and former HP Chief Executive Officer Mark Hurd to hurt his previous employer, said juror Kyra Knaver, a student at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. Ellison lured Hurd to Oracle in 2010 shortly after Hurd resigned amid an investigation into his relationship with a contractor.

Unanimous verdict Jurors in state court in San Jose, California, reached the unanimous verdict in less than five hours of deliberations Thursday, concluding that Oracle’s decision to bail out of an agreement to develop software for the Itanium chip hurt HP’s revenue. Oracle said it will appeal the verdict, which is the largest in REFINING TECHNOLOGY

Firms target to tap cleaner fuels in India NEW DELHI: Refining technology companies Honeywell UOP and Technip see growth opportunities in India as oil demand booms and the government seeks cleaner fuels within four years to tackle air pollution.

France’s Technip projects as much as 20 per cent annual sales growth in Asia’s third-largest economy, while UOP India, a unit of New Jersey-based Honeywell International, expects an increase of at least 15 per cent.

“That’s exciting for us,” UOP India’s Managing Director Steven C. Gimre said in an interview near New Delhi on Monday. “We’re in the process of bidding on some projects that are coming up, and we’ve also signed up some projects.”

Technip India’s Senior Vice President Shekhar Balvalli said India is fast-tracking improvements at state-run refiners so that petrol and diesel comply with a local equivalent of European Euro 6 emission standards by April 2020.

While refiners plan a Rs288-billion ($4.3-billion) outlay on upgrades, the timeline is aggressive in a nation where infrastructure deadlines have slipped.

Gimre said UOP is tying up with engineers such as Larsen & Toubro (L&T) to prefabricate the refinery units that state-run companies need by 2020, a model that he argued allows for a speedier shift to making cleaner fuel.

India is expected to surpass Japan as the world’s third-largest oil user this year and will be the fastest-growing crude consumer in the world through 2040, the Paris-based International Energy Agency estimates. — Bloomberg News

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the US this year according to data compiled by Bloomberg News.

“Oracle’s decision to stop future software development on the Itanium server platform in March of 2011 was a clear breach of con-

tract that caused serious damage to HP and our customers,” Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. said in an e-mailed statement.

The decision is the second trial defeat for Oracle in about a month

after the company lost a $9 billion verdict to Google while trying to stake a claim to the search giant’s Android phone business. The $3 billion award, if ultimately paid, would account for 5.4 per cent of

Developing software In 2010, Oracle agreed to continue supporting the Itanium chip among other products. Two years later, a judge ruled that Oracle was contractually obligated to continue developing software for Itanium. Oracle told the jury at this month’s trial that it had re-introduced the platform and would include support for it in future updates.

“Oracle never believed it had a contract to continue to port our software to Itanium indefinitely

and we do not believe so today,” the company said in a statement after the verdict.

Latest software “Oracle has been providing all its latest software for the Itanium systems since the original ruling while HP and Intel stopped developing systems years ago.”

Hewlett Packard Enterprise argued that by abandoning the product in 2011, the damage was already done.

Diana Garrett, a retired Intel software manager, said her familiarity with chip development helped her to quickly reject Oracle’s case. “Their arguments didn’t make sense,” she said. “Pretty much nothing added up.”

The Itanium chip, developed in collaboration between HP and Intel in 2001, was once touted as architecture that would be pervasive in the computer industry. The processor failed to win industry-wide adoption, causing both HP and Intel to reduce their investment in it.

— Bloomberg News

Hershey rejects $23 billion Mondelez takeover attempt The snub underscores the challenges Mondelez Chief Executive Irene Rosenfeld faces in wooing Hershey’s controlling shareholder, the Hershey Trust, – Bloomberg file picture

a $12 billion charity created by the eponymous company’s founder a century ago

NEW YORK: Hershey said on Thursday it had rejected a $23 billion takeover bid by Mondelez International that would seek to expand the latter’s limited US footprint and create the world’s largest confectioner.

The snub underscores the challenges Mondelez Chief Executive Irene Rosenfeld faces in wooing Hershey’s controlling shareholder, the Hershey Trust, a $12 billion charity created by the eponymous company’s founder a century ago.

The maker of Hershey’s Kisses and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups saw its shares trade above Mondelez’s bid of $107 per share in cash and stock, indicating investors expected a new offer.

A merger of two of the world’s top five candy makers would add Hershey’s strong US business to Mondelez’s global footprint.

Earlier, a source said that Mondelez had sought to provide assurances to Hershey that it would keep its name and preserve jobs.

Mondelez sees little antitrust risk given the limited geographic overlap of the two companies’ businesses, the source added.

“The board of directors of the company unanimously rejected the indication of interest and determined that it provided no basis for further discussion between Mondelez and the company,” Her-

shey said in a statement. Mondelez, the maker of Oreos cookies, is the second-largest confectionary company globally, while Hershey ranks number five. Their merger would put them in the top place at 18 per cent of the market, according to market research firm Euromonitor International. The combined company would leapfrog Mars Inc, which has 13.3 per cent of the global market.

A fusion of the two would give Mondelez control over the production and distribution of Cadbury brand chocolates in the United States, which Hershey currently holds the license to produce, paying royalties to Mondelez. It would also give Mondelez the US production and distribution rights for Kit Kat, one of the most popular chocolate brands in the world, which industry sources

said would be a significant boost to Mondelez. Nestle manufactures Kit Kat worldwide, but Hershey has the rights in the United States, paying Nestle royalties from sales.

Mondelez’s bid could put pressure on Nestle to consider its own bid for Hershey.

Upon change of control at Hershey, the license would revert back to Nestle for free, depriving value for a potential acquirer.

Hershey Trust trouble The bid pits Deerfield, Illinoisbased Mondelez against the Hershey Trust, one of Pennsylvania’s wealthiest charities. The trust has about 81 per cent of Hershey’s voting rights and in 2002 prevented the Hershey, Pennsylvania-based company from being acquired by Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co for $12 billion.

Pennsylvania’s attorney gen-

eral also sued to block the Wrigley deal, arguing it would hurt the local community.

Created by Hershey founder Milton Hershey to provide for the Milton Hershey School, a private school for children from low-income families, the trust has been the subject of an investigation recently by Pennsylvania’s attorney general over conflicts of interest and mismanagement.

The trust’s chief compliance officer was put on leave last month after a leaked memo showed the board had spent nearly $4 million investigating conflicts of interest and insider-trading accusations against board members. A top trust official was also sacked in May and pled guilty to wire fraud.

Starting point Tigress Financial Partners analyst Philip Van Deusen said he expected the offer price to increase, given the rise in Hershey’s shares.

“I think ($107) is a good starting place,” he said.

Analysts have been skeptical of takeover bids for Hershey in the past.

“The Trust ... is outwardly very committed to keeping the company independent,” Bernstein analyst Alexia Howard said in June last year. “So it’s pretty much impossible for an activist to get involved or for the company to be bought.”

Last year, William Ackman revealed his activist hedge fund Pershing Square had built a stake worth about $5.5 billion in Mondelez, in what was seen as an attempt to push the company to boost earnings or sell itself. — Reuters

AV I AT I O N

Boeing predicts huge potential market for its mid-size planes CHICAGO: Boeing says the potential market for its first all-new passenger jet since the 787 Dreamliner is coming into sharp focus — and it could be huge.

The US planemaker is honing designs for mid-range planes to whisk travellers from New York to London, Sydney to Shanghai or Dubai to Oslo. The aircraft would fill the gap in its product line between the largest single-aisle

737 and smallest widebody 787, a relatively untapped market where Airbus Group is starting to extend its reach.

Boeing estimates that sales could reach between 4,000 and 5,000 middle-of-market jetliners as airlines find new routes for the planes. The US manufacturer would be poised to capitalize, provided it can keep production costs in check and prices reason-

able, said Mike Delaney, general manager of airplane development.

He used the term “when,” not “if,” while discussing the prospects for the new aircraft family, which would begin commercial flights next decade.

Recent discussions with 36 airline customers have given Delaney confidence that Boeing is on the verge of a breakthrough after years spent seeking a replacement for

its out-of-production 757. Mike Sinnett, who heads product development for the company’s commercial planes, has delved into the prices airlines would be willing to pay, and performance they’d expect, for jets that seat between 200 and 270 people with the range to fly about 5,000 nautical miles.

“It is not easy, it is not impossible. We are not there yet,” Delaney told reporters in a briefing last

month ahead of the Farnborough International Airshow. “But in the last six months Mike’s team has closed the gap pretty good.”

Boeing’s board must still greenlight the effort, and the business case is challenging. Analysts have pegged demand more conservatively, at around 1,500 planes, said aerospace consultant Kevin Michaels. Developing a cleansheet design would cost at least

$10 billion, and that’s assuming Boeing avoids the stumbles that delayed the Dreamliner’s 2011 debut by more than three years.

“The economics are going to be everything because of the entry costs,” said Michaels, managing director of Aerodynamic Advisory in Ann Arbor, Michigan. “I think the likely scenario is maybe they get board approval to begin selling it later this year.” — Bloomberg News

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H&M, DEBENHAMS SHOW DAMAGE FROM RETAIL'S BREWING STORM

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ANDREA FELSTED wo big retailers have laid bare just how bad the clothing market really is.

Hennes & Mauritz (H&M), the Swedish fastfashion chain that operates H&M stores throughout Europe and the US, suffered its weakest sales growth in three years in the second quarter.

March and April were "significantly below" forecasts after unseasonably cold weather, it said on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, same-store sales turned negative in the 15 weeks to June 11 at Debenhams, the British department store chain, as the hit from the poor weather was compounded by a knock to consumer confidence from the looming referendum on whether the UK should leave the European Union.

Debenhams shares had their worst day this year while H&M's fluctuated. Both maintained their discount, measured by their forward price-toearnings ratio, to their peers. Their outlook is softer than for some big rivals such as Inditex, owner of the Zara clothing store chain, so that discount looks justified.

H&M is more exposed than Inditex to the dollar's strength as it buys about 80 per cent of its stock from suppliers in Asia, who are paid in dollars, compared with about 35 per cent for Inditex. The company said the stronger greenback will continue lifting its costs in the third quarter.

It also said stock at the end of the second quarter was up 29 per cent from a year ago, and now accounts for 13.7 per cent of sales, compared with 11.8 per cent previously. That surplus, which it partly attributed to weakerthan-expected sales, suggests further

Hennes & Mauritz (H&M), the Swedish fast-fashion chain that operates H&M stores throughout Europe and the US, suffered its weakest sales growth in three years in the second quarter.

Meanwhile, same-store sales turned negative in the 15 weeks to June 11 at Debenhams, the British department store chain, as the hit from the poor weather was compounded by a knock to consumer confidence from the looming referendum on whether the UK should leave the European Union.

markdowns to come that could heap pressure on profits.

As for Debenhams, it has already moved into its sale period. So even if a vote for Britain to remain in the EU helps revive consumer spending, or if there's a heatwave that lifts demand for summer clothing, the full effects won't fall through to the bottom line of the current period. Neither M&S nor Next have begun their sales, so they could benefit more from a late boost in spending.

In addition to the factors that were important in the current period, both H&M and Debenhams highlighted a general weakness in the clothing market over the last few months. As Gadfly has noted, women are simply buying fewer clothes.

A clothing Armageddon has hit Europe and the US, and prospects for retailers hinge on their response.

Inditex is doing well here. Though

sales are still growing strongly, it's nevertheless recognised that it should expand its store base more gradually to lower its costs.

Both H&M and Debenhams recognise they need to address the challenging conditions. H&M is investing in the growth of new brands such as Cos and & Other Stories. That's unusual for a clothing retailer, that's normally more concerned with cutting costs than actually trying to take sales in a difficult market. But it's the right thing to do because when women buy fewer clothes, they will be increasingly choosy when they do so, and these ventures tick both the style and value boxes.

The strategy looks to be paying off, as both brands are doing well.

But H&M still faces challenges at its core chain, which is battling against discount rivals such as the ever-expanding Primark.

Debenhams, meanwhile, is trying to tackle a surplus of selling space by filling this with outside brands and restaurants. But incoming chief executive Sergio Bucher should go further, and look at whether he needs so many stores in the first place.

He needs to do this soon, because the company is already seeing a downturn in clothing sales across Britain. The company said recently that across Britain, clothing sales fell four per cent in the 12 weeks to May 8. It said its market share was flat during the period, but that's a fine line to be treading in a difficult market and when their broader sales are down. Investors are right to be cautious.

While the rain and referendum may come and go, the shift in women's shopping patterns looks set to stay for a while.

— Bloomberg News

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EID CLEANING

Preparing your Home before Eid Holidays

After Ramadan, while preparing to leave for Eid holidays, your bags are packed and you haven’t forgotten anything.

But before you get there you have one last task on your to-do list: Getting the house ready to fend for itself, for some weeks. It’s time for the pre-vacation clean-up. Here is a list of few things that must be done to ensure a smooth return.

Review your Fridge Decomposed food left in our fridge attacks us through our sense of smell. The fridge poses a greater challenge than the waste bin and sometimes people won’t even consider clearing it before they leave for the holidays.

Mould spores from affected food can build up undetected in your fridge and affect fresh food, so better double check your fridge and throw any food that could potentially rot, during your leave.

Don’t Leave Dirty Dishes If you don’t wash the dishes before you leave on vacation you might be prompted to throw them away when you return! Food gets crusty and seamlessly attaches itself to the dishes. Also, you may want to consider throwing your old sponge away after doing the dishes - they can harbour a huge amount of bacteria after use.

Time to Take Out the Trash Is there anything worse than coming home after the holidays to a horrible smell because you forgot to throw something out, like the garbage? In summer, heat is best friends with bacteria found in the trash, so, before you go on vacation, be sure to remove the plastic bag from the bucket and make sure the bin itself is free from moisture and waste. Also, keep in mind that you should also throw the trash in the bathrooms and do a tour of the house to make sure not to find surprises on your return.

Disinfect your Drains When you leave for holiday and the weather gets hotter, insects can start leaving their homes and invading yours. You may want to consider disinfecting your drains with natural products. Start by letting hot water run through the drains for about 15 seconds. Now the drain is heated, pour a teaspoon of baking

soda in and continue to run hot water for a further 15 seconds. This should kill the majority of odours. Another option is to pour a cup of vinegar or lemon juice down the drain and let it set for 30 minutes before flushing it down with hot water.

Do the Laundry The longer clothes stay dirty, the more developed and resistant their odours will become.

Bacteria thrives when it is exposed to three things: Organic material, warmth and moisture. This makes your dirty clothes the perfect breeding ground for bacteria, so don’t forget to wash dirty clothes, bedsheets and towels, before you leave.

Unplug Electrical Appliances Most appliances generally consume at least some electricity, when left plugged in. How-

ever, some appliances consume a lot of energy even when on standby mode. The cumulative effect of leaving them on and plugged in whilst away will add up. Before leaving on your voyage you should unplug your computers and TVs, along with DVD players, TV boxes and all your kitchen appliances. You will be saving yourself money and becoming more eco-friendly.

Leave the AC on When Leaving Before leaving make sure that you leave your AC on (on low), setting it to turn on once per day for a short amount of time - don’t turn it off. The AC not only cools down the house but also removes humidity that could form due to condensation, preventing mould to spread. It also avoids the overheating of the ambiences, protecting electronic items and furniture to be exposed to high summer temperatures.

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Fantasy) CP No : 1787 (PG) Cast: Liz Fenning, Anna Harr, Stephen Manley 9:30 PM STAR CINEMA Intruders 15+ (Drama| Horror | Thriller) Cast: Rory Culkin, Leticia Jimenez, Jack Kesy Film information 24791641 / 24786776 11:45 PM The Crew PG12 (Action | Adventure | Drama) Website: www.isurf.co.om Cast: Vladimir Mashkov, Agne Grudyte, Sergey Shakurov School Bus ( Mal)( Thriller) 9:15 PM Cast: Kunchacko Boban, Jayasurya & Aparna Gopinath 10-00 PM Cinema Main SALALAH Udta Punjab ( Hindi) (Act) The Crew (PG12) (Action |Drama) Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor & Alia Bhatt Cast: Vladimir Mashkov, Agne Grudyte, Sergey 9-30 PM Cinema- 4 9:00, 11:45 PM Gentleman ( Telugu) ( Drama\ Comedy) Elvis And Nixon (PG12) (Comedy | History) Cast : Nani & Surabhi Thomas Cast: Michael Shannon, Kevin Spacey, Alex 9-45 pm Cinema -3 9:30 PM Jackson Durai (Tamil) ( Horror\Comedy) Udta Punjab (PG12) (Thriller | Crime) Cast: Shaid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt Cast: Sibiraj, Sathyaraj & Bindu Madhavi 11:15 PM 9-30 pm Cinema -2 Rabid Dogs (12+) (Action | Drama | Thriller) Cast: Lambert Wilson, Virginie Ledoyen, Next Change: Sultan (Hindi); Happy Wedding 9:15 PM (Mal) School Bus (PG) (Malayalam |Thriller) Cast: Aakash Muraleedharan, Kunchacko Programmes are subject to change Boban 11:15 PM

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QURIYAT - SUR - JAALAN (ROUTE 36) Quriyat Sur Jaalan

The Curse of Sleeping Beauty (2D) (Fantasy | Mystery | Thriller) (18+) Cast: Ethan Peck, India Eisley, Natalie Hall 9:45 PM

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LIFESTYLE Spiders THERE are more than 40,000 kinds of spiders living on every continent except Antarctica. These carnivores (meateaters) use their fangs and venom to catch and kill their food. Closely related to scorpions and ticks, these eight-legged arachnids are quite helpful to people because they eat pesky insects.

Spiders have two main body parts: The cephalothorax and the abdomen, connected by a thin waist called the pedicel.

Most spiders have eight eyes, but some have six, four or only two, and some cave species have no eyes.

All spiders have the ability to make silk, but not all spiders spin webs. Spiders use their silk for a variety of purposes. Some spin webs or drop lines to catch prey.

Others use the silk to line their nests.

Spiders leave a trail of silk behind them called a dragline. This is used as a lifeline when they are knocked off their web or other surface. Spiders make silk using their silk glands. Most spiders have five silk glands, and each gland produces a different kind of silk.

Some spiders only see light and shadow.

Their eyes are considered “simple,” as they don’t have compound lenses like many insects do. Spiders do not have bones. Their bodies are contained in an outer skeleton covered in hairs and spines called an exoskeleton.

FACT FILE (Exploring History, Science, and Nature)

Dangerous Spiders Spider bites are rarely deadly, but several species in North America are venomous, some more poisonous than others.

The black widow can be found in North America, from Canada to Mexico, and in the West Indies.

The brown recluse prefers warmer climates across the United States, from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast.

There are about 900 species of tarantula.

These hairy arachnids have a nasty reputation, but most are harmless to people.

Many dig burrows and live in the ground, but some live in trees.

The hobo spider has a nasty, but not fatal, bite. It can be found in the northwest part of the United States, western Canada and throughout Europe.

Arachnophobia Arachnophobia is the fear of spiders, and one of the more common phobias. Many people do not like spiders, and some truly fear them. This phobia may be rooted in ancient instincts that helped early humans survive.

Did you Know?

North America is home to more than 4,000 species of spiders. Spiders liquidise their food with digestive enzymes.

They have appendages that they use like straws to suck up dinner.

Spider silk is made of protein and does not dissolve in water. It is considered to be the world’s strongest natural fibre.

Many ancient cultures have used spider silk as bandages. Spider silk protects wounds and has a natural antiseptic that helps prevent infections.

—lifestyle@timesofoman.com

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Do your exam in teachers’ room.

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LIFESTYLE

Children up to the age of 16 who would like to have their art considered for inclusion in “Art for the Ages” can e-mail their drawings or paintings (in jpeg or tiff format) to lifestyle@timesofoman.com

Art for the Ages

Farheen Azeez, Grade 4, ISM

Anjana Gopakumar, Grade 4, ISM

Sudoku How to play Fill empty cells with the numbers 1 to 9, so that each number appears once in each row, column and area.

SOLUTION Answer to previous puzzle

Ira Kumar, Grade 11, ISM

Manasvi S.Praveen, Grade 5, ISD

Riya Susan Binu, Grade 4, IS Maabela

Alfred Benoy, Grade 3, ISM

Nidhi Sabu, Grade 5, ISWK

Teleword All the words below appear in the puzzle - horizontally, vertically, diagonally, even backward. Find them and circle their letters.

The leftover word spells the Teleword.

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CLUE: ‘J. J. ABRAMS’

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Actor, Alcatraz, Alias, August, Awards, Belushi, Brian, Cinema, Clifhangers, Composer, Cruise, Drama, Film, Ford, Fringe, Gone Fishin, Gracie, Grodin, Jacob, Kimmel, Lost, Mcgrath, Movies, Music, Office, Pallbearer, Pesci, Prolific, Romance, Samurai, Screen, Seasons, Serials, Six Degrees, Star Trek, Suburbans, Suspense, Undercovers.

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Spacious 4BHK with split A/C’S, 4 bathrooms & storeroom, near Church roundabout, Mumtaz area.

Rent:R.O 575, Contact:99349672 Office for rent in Al Ansab near bank Muscat. Contact: 99466173 3 Rooms, 2 Toilets Flat for Rent.

18 November Street. Near Mars Hypermarket and The Chedi.

Ghobrah -Good for Commercial or Residential use. OMR 295/- month.

Call 94477222 Flats for rent, location: Darsait AENT. Contact: 99885957 / 24488075 2 BHK flat near Indian school Wadi Kabir. Contact – 24714625/ 91173997 Villa available –Built up 300m2, 3 bedrooms, sitting, family lounge, kitchen, 3 toilets, near 100 meters from Indian School SoharContact: 26843530, 95856630 2 BHK flat in AL Ghobrah near Indian school. Contact: 95933961 Studio & 1 BHK flats in Al Khuwair rent 170/- & 200/-.

Contact: 97616158 3 bedroom well maintained flat (villa type only 2 flats in one bldg) in Al Khuwair, behind Al Aktham restaurant villa no 1839, Way no 3922 block 239. Contact: 99462980 Home for rent (4 bed room), Ruwi.

Contact: 95178248 2 BHK, 1 hall and Mawaleh north Masjid Sadiq Al Amin. Contact: 99224748 / 99425665

3BHK, 2BHK and 1BHK flats with split air conditioners are available for rent in new building in AL Qurum, near Rose garden. Interested persons may content on Phone Nos. 95133331 / 96722449 New flat for rent separate property in Al Mawaleh South 3, 3 bedrooms , 3 bathrooms , hall, Kitchen & store.

All are with A/C split unit.

Contact: Whatsapp 98575157 Flat for rent in Al Mawaleh South 3, 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, hall, kitchen & store with air condition.

Contact 98575157 2 BHK one bath one toilet separate near ISM Darsait close to Al Noor hypermarket and Muscat pharmacy. Contact: 99354975 / 99065900 5 Rooms, 2 hall villa 18th Nov road north Azaiba.

Contact: 99224748 /99425665 One bed room flat for rent near Indian School Darsait. Contact: 99322363/95453813/95806611 2 BHK, 1 Hall & seating room Athaibah. Contact: 99224748 / 99425665 Two bedrooms flat behind German Embassy nearer to Al Nahdha hospital. Contact: 99203954

Deluxe two bedroom flat at Mumtaz area, two bathrooms, good size living/dining room, modern kitchen and a guest bathroom.

Contact 99310375 1.2.3 BHK flats & villas. Contact: 92144045/ 97799175 Flats for rent near Indian school in Wadi Kabir.

Contact 99777122 1BHK Darsait 200/- R.O. Contact: 99342661 Store in Mabela industrial area 100m2. Contact: 99342661 2 BHK near Oman House Muttrah.

Contact: 99233116 10 studio apartments & 12 fully furnished executive apartments ready for occupation - location at Falaj Al Qabail Contact 22092638 /94532131; Email: nitsohar@gmail.com Room for rent one bed room with separate toilet Qurum, Mars hyper market building.

Content: 96570147 2 bed rooms flat in Wattaya OMR 300/-. Contact: 99202602

3 BHK Al Khuwair. R.O 375/-.

Contact: 97799175

I BHK Flat -3 Nos at Hamriya – R.O. 175/-3 Bed Room/ 3 Bath room/ Very big sitting area/ kitchen - Villa 1st floor with A/C at Al Khuwair Near Rayyan Residence.

R.O 360/-For families. Contact: 94934353 - 9 am to 7 Pm. Email – forrentksd@gmail.com

1BHK Ghobrah R.O 250/-. Contact: 97799175 /92144045

1 BHK near Oman house Muttrah.

Contact: 99233116

2 Bedroom, 1 sitting room, 1 toilet, 1 kitchen at Darsait.

Contact: 99022487

1 BHK near medical Darsait, Muttrah house R.O 180/. Contact: 95076261

Ruwi office space for rent, Saravana Bhava Building.

Contact: 95729549

2 BHK with Split A/C in MSQ, Bareeq Al Shatti, Al Ghobrah near Indian school. Content: 96708000

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

Rooms for rent single rooms with A/C & bath attached available at Rex Road Indian bachelor and family (couple) from 1st July 2016.

Contact: 99116286

1 BHK Flats are available near Lulu Darsait (Opp. to Min. of Defense) Contact: 93202733 / 94771769

Shop for good location on main road behind whole sale Al Amerat Space 11 MT long, 4 MT wide.

Contact: 92877449 Room with attached bathroom, sharing, kitchen for executive bachelor / lady or couple in Wadi Kabir near Kuwaiti Masjid, Please Contact: 96510226/98404827

Large building with 14 rooms & big open shed in a compound in Ghobrah near Mars hypermarket.

Good for staff accommodation and stores. Please call 98048207 / 99261773 1 BHK fully furnish flat in Hamriya for short terms. Contact – 99792181

2 BHK flat at Darsait behind KIMS hospital. Contact: 92141514

1 BHK flat in Al Khuwair for 2 months. Contact – 99792181

Villa for rent at Azaiba, near al Meera hypermarket. 4 Bedrooms, 3 toilets, kitchen, sitting room and dining room. This will include curtains and air conditioners.

Sharing is allowed ro.500/-.

Please call 99469203

1 Room for sharing accommodation in Al Khuwair.

Contact - 99792181

2 Bed room, 2 bath room, 1 hall and kitchen behind Bank Muscat for rent. Contact: 99313533

Flats, shops & store for rent in MBD area Ruwi, Mumtaz area.

Contact: 97293708 / 92433127

New flats for rent Muscat Al Zafarania, split units AC , all rooms & bed room R.O 200/-, 3 bedroom R.O 300/- negotiable.

Contact: 93393755

Offices and flats in Ghala.

Contact 94051789 / 97201688

House in Darsait, 3 rooms, 1 bathroom, kitchen with A/C. Contact: 95522405 Single room flat near Jibroo roundabout on Road Muttrah: 99373290, 24815012

3 & 5 BHK villa staff accommodation in Al Khuwair.

Contact - 99792181

New villa for rent Al Hail north neat to Ramez near to Main road open sitting room with washing area 3 family hall, dining room , kitchen with store , laundry 5 BR with bathrooms. Contact: 93387732 / 99259977 2 BHK sea view flat Darsait.

Contact: 95311488

2 BHK specious flat behind Bank Muscat Wadi Kabir near Indian School: 99373290, 24815012 Flats in Darsait.

Contact 94051789 / 97201688 Ghubra & Al Khuwair, 1 bed room, hall. Contact: 90991079 Flats in Muttrah. Contact 94051789 / 97201688 Flats for rent in Mumtaz, 2 bedrooms , hall Way no 3352 building no. 3447 & 3668.

Contact: 90991079 Two bedrooms flat behind German Embassy near to Al Nahda Hospital. Contact: 99209354 Wadi Kabeer Industrial 80 sm show rooms for rent 400/- R.O. Contact: 99879939 Fully Furnished apartments in Boucher (35). Contact 94051789 / 97201688 2000 sqft land with p/cabin, toilets at YETI. Contact 99221683 / 92830110 Offices & Showrooms in Al Khood.

Contact 94051789 / 97201688 Villa in Al Khuwair, 6 rooms, living room & hall.

Contact: 91153933

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FOR SALE SHUTTERING PLYWOOD SIZE : 4’ X 8’ X 18MM GSM: 92835445,93205253,93205423

FOR SALE Flats in Qurum. Contact 94051789 / 97201688 Flats in Ghobrah. Contact 94051789 / 97201688 Brand new villas in Al Ansab.

Contact 94051789-97201688 Flats in Al khuwair.

Contact 94051789-97201688

Shop for sale and electronic Ruwi high street main road side shop exit in good reputed building.

Contact: 95238577 / 95178297

Two rooms near khimji supermarket (Darsait). Contact: 92147907

Laundry / empty shop near Camellia Café, CBD, Ruwi.

Contact: 92868123 /92841089 Tender Board Construction Company for lease / Run. Contact: 92868123 / 92841089

3 BHK flat at Azaiba, Opp. Sultan Centre. Contact 99261522

Flat for rent in South AlGhubrah 3 rooms, hall and 3 toilets, kitchen rent 450/-. Contact: 99335580

Furnished apartment for rent, two rooms, majlis, hall, kitchen.

Near Carrefour al-mawalah.

Contact 99336776

Dental chair for sale in Salalah.

Contact – 99082092

Flat for rent 2 BHK in Darsait North near Indian School about 200 mtrs, rent RO 300/-.

Contact: 94101134

Shop for rent at Wadi Kabir Industrial area. Contact: 99888390

Dental chairs for sale sparingly used dental units for sale.

Contact Mr. Ansari 92616343.

Kumar 99570284

Well running computer shop for sale in Al Seeb Souq near Ooredoo showroom 30Sqm, 2 shutters.

Contact: 92501276

Villa for rent at Azaiba, near Al Meera hypermarket, 4 bedrooms, 3 toilets, kitchen, sitting room and dining room, this will include curtains and air conditioners.

RO 520/-. Contact 99469203

near Mosque Sadiq Al Amin.

Contact: 99224748 / 99332297 Flat for rent in Al Khoud, 2 rooms & hall. Contact: 91763665

ACC. AVAILABLE

HD Scaffoldings, Shuttering Jacks, Wooden Planks, Shuttering wood assorted, Tower hoist (lift), Concrete Mixer, Bending Machine, Steel Fabrication Machinery (Searing/Cutting, lathe & Welding) including tools for immediate sale: Contact 99273774/ 99202278

Furnished room available with attached bath and balcony, near MBD area. Contact: 97636432 Single room executives Wadi Kabir. Contact: 99336206

1 Bed room, sharing K& T, R.O 100, 2 bedrooms , sharing K& T R.O 200/- in AL Khuwair.

Contact 95154331

Shop for sale opp Towell Service Center, Wadi Kabir.

Contact 99221683

2 Rooms (furnished) toilet, kitchen for small family or bachelor, Hamriya. Contact: 98335050 Room for rent with sharing, kitchen in Al Khuwair behind Burger King. Contact: 92994415

2BHK split A/C 200/- Monthly & 1BHK spilt A/C 150/- monthly new building good location Barka Market. contact 99342661

02 BHK residential flat opposite to Al Nahdha hospital.

Contact: 99342733 /99795241

1No brand new containerized package type STP 100 m3/ day with blower equipments (suitable for camps). Serious Buyers may.

Contact: 99445367

2 BHK flat at Wadi Kabir behind Pioneer Hotel apartment.

Contact: 99857332 /99261522 Rent flat near Ruwi Badar Al Sama, 2 bed rooms, attach bathroom, big hall, and big kitchen.

Contact - 99345137 Rent flat in Wada Adai, one bed room with toilet, big kitchen, hall with A/C. Contact 99345137 3000 Sqr mtrs compound land in Misfah. Contact 99792181 1700 sqr mtrs open Land + small store + garage for Rent in Ruwi.

Contact 99792181 2 bed rooms flat with hall, 2 bathrooms in Darsait near Muscat Municipality.

Contact: 92584715/ 24700120 Flat for rent 2 BHK 2 split A/C, 2 toilets, Wadi Kabir near Kuwaiti Masjid. Contact: 97007934 / 92629232 2BHK Big Size Flat Behind Bank Muscat, Wadi Kabir. Near ISWK. 97826454, 24815012.

House in North Al Hail with 3 rooms, living room, hall, 4 toilets 300 RO. Contact 99738881 / 99439568 Warehouse at Wadikabir - total area 3500 sqm - covered warehouse (500sqm), office, accommodation (1000sqm), open area (2000sqm) please contact: 99273774 - 99202278 1BHK at Hamriya near Muscat Pharmacy & 2 BHK at Mawaleh

Plot at Barka next to Germany College & next to Aramex Company, next to Bahwan Warehouse, next to Omasco warehouse 37,074 SQM2 required 0.250 Baiza per SQM. Contact: 99888390

Single colorful Bed and Sofa for Sale at Al Khuwair.

Contact 92881849 / What`s up No 97290565 Steel Scrap materials for immediate sale. Contact: 99273774/ 99202278

Labor Camp available with all facilities near Sohar Port.

Contact: 98050654 / 99015826

Space for printing press available at wadikabir with or without machinery. Contact 99328430

5 BHK Villa in Al Khuwair, for Staff Accommodation.

Contact 99792181

Almost new beach/ garden lounge chairs /bar stools/ counter.

Photos can be sent 95865457

2 & 3 BHK Flat in Al Khuwair & Ghubra. Contact 99792181

Restaurant for sale heart of Ruwi.

Contact 93687466

4 BHK Villa in Bowsher Heights.

Contact 99792181

Shop for sale at Ruwi high street.

Contact: 98787853

Furnished office (61M2) for sale / rent Al Khuwair near Zawawi Mosque. Contact: 95611569

AVAILABLE Well spoken, well experienced (Us base experience) catering staff available for annual contractual hiring and immediate mobilization.

Continental cook, Indian cook, south Indian cook, chapatti Maker, waiter, kitchen boys cleaner. Contact: 97226179 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

Urgent sale of steel scrap only serious buyers kindly contact +968 96725423 for viewing the items.

Shop for sale near Oman House, Muttrah. Contact 99024362.

WANTED Partner / investor 20% - 30% share transfer running building construction company.

Contact 93163157 Urgently required looking to immediately buy used Grit blasting & airless spray equipment 1 No each. Contact: 968 24810930 / 93203772 / 93203773 / 93203778 IELTS Coaching (academic) required nearby wadi Kabir area.

Please call on mobile or msg on Whats up.

Mobile # 92927880/99012165

Please contact – 95213273

Email: muscatcoffeeshop@gmail.com ONE STOP SHOP BUSINESS SERVICES

Furnished room with TV, A/C fridge at Hilat, Al Saad near main road. Contact: 95714202

Luxury Apartments in Boucher (35) / Ghala / Qurum. Contact 95056808 / 97201688

Flat in Al Khuwair opp grand mall 4 room 3 toilet + hall kitchen in 3 floor 400. Contact 99420346

Investor with fixed returns also welcome.

Sharing accommodation available for bachelor / family at Ruwi.

Contact: 99008436

2BHK split A/C for rent Muttrah near Oman House.

Contact: 97007934 / 92629232

Flat for Rent 2 bed room Near ISM muscat Indian Scoole Darsate Tel : 00 968 95158570

For a successfully Catering Restaurant Investor cum Partner is required.

One single room available for executive bachelor at CBO area fully furnished and WIFI available.

Contact 92779732

1 B/R Fully Furnished Luxury Apartment @ Al Khuwair 33, 2 B/R Fully Furnished Luxury Apartment @ Al Khuwair 33, 4 B/R Unfurnished Apartment with attached Split A/C @ Azaiba. For Short Term or Long Term lease.

Contact: Atlas Real Estate & Rent A Car LLC : 99249069 / 94617563/ 99436312/ 92888376, Email: info@alshahiintl.com

Book Shop in a busy shopping mall for sale, interested parties please contact 99851255

INVESTOR PARTNER REQUIRED

2 BHK villa for rent 600 meters behind Carrefour / city center Seeb. Contact: 99311979 (Francis) Sharing room at Ruwi for R.O 50/-.

Contact: 99385287

Accommodation available in a villa for south Indian family, one bedroom, hall, kitchen north Ghobrah. Contact: 99209160

Flats in Wadi Kabir. Contact 94051789 / 97201688

SITUATION WANTED BUSINESS

2 BHK available Mumtaz area Ruwi. Contact: 99269751 Fully furnished room available for executive bachelors opp. Star Cinema. Contact 92886715 Independent room in Qurum / Hail. Contact: 96229522 Room, bath room for executives in Wadi kabir. Contact 99336206 One room available in 2BHK in Al Falaj area for Executive bachelor only. Contact 99131742.

Furnished room attached bath for Indian bachelor, Al-Falaj Ruwi & lady Wadi Kabir near Mars hypermarket. Contact: 96202458/96761960 1 BHK appartment for rent in Al Khoud Shabiya near mazoon mosque for rent (next to alkhoud medical center and squ) MOB: 93913224 Sharing Accommodation available for working ladies opposite Al Nadhah Hospital. Preferably Indians. Room with seperate toilet and sharing kitchen.RO.90.

Contact 96524717 Room with attached bathroom for a family in Wadi Kabir.

Contact: 97167857 Furnish bedroom with attach bathroom for executive bachelor.

Contact: 97704794 Room available in Mumtaz area 1 room, 1 Bathroom, Kitchen & 1 room, common bathroom.

Interested please contact 92680041 Mr. Altaf

MV SALE Nissan Pathfinder 2013 No-2 lady driven KM 50.000 power sterns auto transmission power window R.O 6500/- Contact: 99157377 Mitsubishi Outlander 2008 model 4 cylinder, 2.4lt, Metallic grey , 135000km , excellent condition , expat driven , single owner Price R.O 3.500/- Neg. Contact: 99330486 1 No. Toyota Hilux (model 2009) Colour: White / Red (diesel), 1 NO. Toyota Hiace bus (model 2008) Colour: White / Red (Diesel). Please send offer to (desbyrne@omantel. net.om) TOYOTA Camry for sale, 2010, 1,00,000 kms, full option, silver colour, warranty up to Sept 2016, full showroom service, Indian expat leaving the country.

Mob 97462122 TOYOTA CAMRY : Good condition,Colour White, Make 2004, Automatic Transmission, Done 236000 Kms. #93667236 Audi Q3. Expat lady Dr driven (Ibra). Excellent condition, Silver color, done 69000kms.New tyres.

Extended warranty and free servicing up to feb2018. OMR 9500.

Contact - 97609733 Izuzu 3 ton vehicle model 2013 & Izuzu 4 ton vehicle model 2008.

Contact: 99719124 /24454550 Mazda Portege 323, 2002 model for sale. Contact: 99719298 Toyota Corolla, 2010 Model, 134000 Km, good condition at RO 3350. Call 95230586 Toyota Corolla 1.8xli Automatic 2007 July 113000Kms Expat driven excellent condition RO.2750 Contact: 98924106 Mazda 6, model 2005, company maintained excellent condition.

Price RO 1250/- Mazda 2, model 2014, 45,000km, for sale.

Price RO 2950/- Call: 95244761 Mazda6, 2.5L (classic model, 2014) expat driven, excellent condition , 80.000km , mulkiya till march 2017, RO 5.700 ( Negotiable). Contact: 99415861

Room available for Executive bachelor at Al Hail.

Contact: 96234708

Toyota Prado, 2009 model, 6 cylinder, single expat owner used, white pearl color, km 287k Contact- 99318152

Room with attached bathroom and sharing kitchen available for Executive bachelor or small family at wadikabir. Contact 93049849

Nissan Qashqai 2013 Kms 30,000 VGC comprehensive Insurance UAE / Oman.

Contact: 96995430

Public Relation Service (PRO) Document Clearance, Business setup, Formation new Companies, LLC Companies, Investor Visa, Legal Services.

Contact Saleh:

96723485 WEB, ERP and Business Intelligence (BI) creation and management at rock bottom price.

Contact: http//webviewoman

BUYING Bobcat available for rent.

Contact 97623299 Buying cars for cash.

Contact 90202090

ACC. WANTED Accommodation Wanted for an Executive Bachelor, Single Flat / Sharing Room @ Wadi Kabir.

Pls call: 93883674 / 98103169

NRI Land for Immediate sale 19 cents residential land at Bakery Junction near valsala hospital, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, for sale.

Tar road frontage with lorry access.

Contact: 98469311/96179737 Ready to occupy just completed 3 BHK in Chennai -Pallikkaranai :1600sqft ,builders lcs city makers ,high quality construction , woodwork done, part of 64 apts all 3bhk in 4 blocks gated community with swimming pool/gym/common hall/2 car parking. Genuine buyers call rag @99235815 or email: sairaj_2k@yahoo.com NRI Property for Sale: 774Sq .

2 BHK flat with OC ready at Palava City Casa Rio, Dombivili, Mumbai Contact : 97003326, 96791085

FOR HIRE New Volvo Trailor available for rent to UAE every alternative days, 50 ton capacity with reasonable rent contact.99318152/ email- Ahastco @gmail.com

LOST Mohammod Robiul Islam has lost Bangladeshi Passport No. AB 7185314. Finder please handover to ROP Jamil Khan Khokar has lost Indian Passport No. F 9955390.

Finder please handover to ROP

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

SITUATION WANTED A leading chain of franchise restaurant requires

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

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

ARCHITECT

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Construction Company looking for Architect with experience in Oman. Contact 97192707

MISCELLANEOUS

ACCOUNTS

Looking for Female Journalistic or advertising & media background. Contact- 99342237 / 9394 6622/ Email: ali.matani2@gmail.com

A foodstuff distribution company in Muscat is looking for an Accountant. The candidate should have good communication skills, in depth knowledge of MS office application & tally. Email us at dilipinternational@yahoo.com

SALES / MARKETING Wanted Sales Man for an elevator company 3 yrs exp English language must has NOC required send resume to pioneersoverall. operationl@gmail.com Contact: 968 94496661

A leading cosmetic company in Muscat is looking for an Accountant – Email: us on vacancies@maryanagroup.com An Omani Audit firm is seeking audit partner to join the firm, the candidate should be completed any certificate course CIA,CPA, CA, ACC, and 4 years’ experience, interested candidates to submit their CVs to : auditbureau2016@gmail.com

Required outdoor Sales/ Marketing Executive with experience in selling Technical- Mechanical products/ building materials & hardware/ auto parts. Graduate with Oman license preferred.

Apply to: jobalkent@gmail.com or fax to: 24799615

BEAUTICIAN Advertising & interior company required Sales Executive with driving /L send CV to info@agloenterprises.com

Required Beautician for Beauty Saloon at Ghobrah. Clearance / visa available. Contact no. 95924910 Beauty salon needs lady for henna. Contact: 93336061

Require Salesman with D/L for construction, Ind materials, hydraulic hoses & fittings.

Contact 99221683 / 92830110

CATERING Urgently required south Indian cooks with NOC, having suitable experienced. Contact: 94268319 /97408945 Email: ashok.k55@yahoo.com Shawarma / grill / Salad / Chinese, Cook. Contact: 96229522 Shawarma / grill / Salad / Asian Cook. Contact: 95529970

DOMESTIC HELPER IMMEDIATE - Housemaid wanted for an Indian Family - husband, wife and 2 girls. Visa, accommodation and all other requirements will be provided. Please call me on 92725141.

House maid for Omani family.

Contact: 99773100

ENGI./TECH./MECH.

MEDICAL

Wanted service Technicians for diesel generators and diesel air compressors for a fast growing rental company persons having thorough knowledge with Perkins / Cummins engines, ELGI compressors with Oman driving preferred.

Contact: 95443350/95041935

Wanted Staff Nurses (Female) with or without MOH license for a polyclinic near Sohar. Excellent salary & accommodation.

Contact – 99006915/ Email - alhinaee.clinic@yahoo.com

Urgently Require BE civil Engineer with 2+ years experience and Omani driving license must , Salary R.O300/- Send CV to nctp@nctp786oman.com or Contact: 24565337 Electrician with qualification and experience.

Contact: Fax: 24727481 Email: alsatrading14@gmail.com

EDUCATION/TRAINING DESIGNER Urgently required a Graphic designer with 2 years experience in graphic designing, Photoshop, illustrator. Send CV to email: hr@cityvago.com Advertising and signboard making company required fresh or experience Graphic designer send CV to info@agloenterprises.com

Urgently required experienced and trained kindergarten Teacher for a well reputed bilingual school in Mabela area Muscat interested and suitable candidates must reply to Email: anitasuresh11@yahoo.com Required English, computer and science female Teachers up to grad 4. Contact - 95054916, aa77345@gmail.com. contact time after 5PM

DRIVER IT Wanted a experience Driver for Capital and Interior work.

Gsm : 942-888-63 Required Omani Driver for a restaurant. Contact 95929911 Looking for a full time driver with valid Omani license. # 95454033 Required urgently driver, experience Omani or expat drivers with P.D.O. license. Contact: 98242478

IT Engineer, min 4 years experience in Biometric Attendance System and CCTV camera, preferably with D/L. Apply to hr@unitedsystemsit.com or call 99423442.

Required Shop Sales man + Hardware Technician for IT Company with minimum 2 years experience.

Contact: 98825806 / 98825806, Email: info@rns-group.com

MANAGER/ SUPERVISOR ENGI./TECHNICIAN Qualified and experience Technician required for the kitchen restaurant equipments. Who can repair hot and cold equipments will be preferred. Contact: Email: alsatrading14@gmail.com / Fax: 24727481 Testing / Protection Engineer with minimum 05 years of experience and should have Oman DCRP license, Interested candidates send resume to krishivan@gmail.com CCTV & Burglar alarm Technician. Urgently looking for an Expatriate with minimum 5 years experience with NOC. Email your CV with recent Photograph to: joyr@alasalaintl.com

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE

Supervisor required for Construction Company having Omani driving license, fresher’s can apply.

Contact: 92888337 Branch Manger required to manage entire Business. ftt@futuretarget.net 99110080 Urgently required a Purchase Manager to handle all the procurements for a reputed Ready-mix concrete Company, having its branches all over Oman. The candidate should possess required experience, product knowledge and excellent communication skills. Interested candidates may send their CV to sndakshin@gmail. com / Contact: 99256757

A medical centre is looking to hire immediately a talented Nurse to join our successful team, required 3 years of experience, Oman prometric, data flow. Send your CV to- issalibi@gmail.com or Whatsapp - 91254820 Wanted staff nurse with MOH license, immediate appointment, to work in a private clinic. Permanent post or locum. All Nationals can apply. Salary negotiable, free accommodation available.

Contact – 99048170/ 94870029 Required GP Doctors, gynecology, X ray tech staff nurses.

Contact: 99681325 Email: altaqwamedicalcentre@gmail.com Wanted for Ibra clinic lab Technicians gynecologist physician lady medical officer MOH license and NOC needed or prometric with high score and dataflow.

Contact - 99373493 yahyakam@omantel.net.om GP doctor needed for reputed clinic. Preferably with MOH license or with Dataflow & Paramatics pass Contact: 95388934 Required gynecologist GEN: practitioner lady lab Technician and pharmacologist immediately for a clinic in Suwaiq. #95081010 Email: umchealthcare@gmail.com Care Medical Centre Al Seeb requires Gynecologist and General Practitioner. Mail CV to: sarita_h23@yahoo.com Urgently required experienced female Lab Technician, with knowledge of histopathology & cytology, with MOH release, for a well-known laboratory in Al Khuwair.

Contact: 95271561/98893034

Required smart, young, dynamic Sales & Marketing Executive having 2-3 years sales experience for a reputed manufacturing company in Oman, having its Head Office in Ruwi. Experience in building materials is an added advantage. Omani Driving License and NOC is a must.

Attractive remuneration package.

Apply with photograph to E-mail: salesjobds@gmail.com

Required candidates for following posts: Accountant, Storekeeper, Foreman Building Maintenance, Van-salesman (water), Helpers.

Candidates with Omani driving license preferred.

Contact 99273774/99202278

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

Com Mobile: +968 9565 9415

Indian male B.COM, MBA 4 years in Larsen & Toubro total 26 years gulf experience English, Arabic speaking driving license NOC available.

Contact: 95588565

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, Email-allen.mathew83@gmail.com

Accountant Having 5 Years experience in reputed companies.

Currently working in Muscat (NOC AVAILABLE) GSM.91367217 Email Shahid0717@gmail.com 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 Indian (Male) having 17+years Experience in Trading & Healthcare seeking senior Position in Accounts (11 years GCC Experience)currently on Resident Visa (NOC Available) and has a valid Omani Driving Licence. Contact: 91335026; skumartp@gmail.com Part time Accountant available to handle all accounts up to finalization and audit work.

Contact: 95804210 Indian male B.Com graduate looking for suitable placement in accounts, office Administration & marketing, 12 years experience, NOC available Oman D/L. Contact: 95804210 Part time Accountant up to finalization auditing available after 4 pm. Contact: 91126314 Sudanese GIS Analyst hold master in RS & GIS Resident have an experience in accounting & store management. Contact: 97943738 Indian 20 years well experienced accounts & finance professional looking for immediate placement NOC available. Contact: 94546455 Email: salahuddin8@gmail.com

Required female person to work at the retail shop/Marketing.

Please send your CV on e mail: zeyanaalharmaly@yahoo.com

Young Indian male (25) with B.Com degree on visit visa with D/L and N.O.C for simple opportunities preferably in accounting.

Contact : 96324484

Required marketing / PR manager for a modern restaurant group in Oman , proficient in illustrator & Photoshop charismatic , proactive , creative & flexible excellent writing / Editing skills degree in relevant area fluent in English. Send CV to marketingpr2016@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

SKILLED / UNSKILLED Tailor shop requires Master Cutter & hand embroidery.

Contact – 99359700 Required Indian Mason – 5 nos., eligibility (minimum 5 yrs experience in road construction field).

Contact: 99882127 Email: georgymv@yahoo.com

SITUATION WANTSIT. WANTED ARCHITECT Architect and 3D visualize three years experience 1.5 in Oman fluent in Arabic and English have Omani driving license looking for job with consultancy office or interior design firm. Contact: 94673937 Architect Engineer seeking for suitable job, 8 years experience.

GSM : 96075000, Email : haytham_201046@yahoo.com Indian female diploma architect 6 years exp in Oman Engineering consultancy, valid Oman driving license. Contact: 96683293 / 97750870

MISCELLANEOUS Advertising company required Graphic designer knowledge of designing, Photoshop, illustrator, coral draw & Salesman with D/L. Send CV to suroordigital@gmail.com Contact No: 94771366/ 95338210

Indian male 31 chartered accountant with 2 years Oman experience looking for suitable placement NOC available. Contact: 96357827 Email: ubasikeeran@gmail.com

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE Indian male age 24, B.Com. Accountant having 2 year experience and currently in Muscat.

Looking for suitable placement in finance or Audit. Contact: 90766307 Email: shhaazz.007@gmail.com Indian Male 22 , Graduate , Specialized in Tally ERP 9.0, SAP B 1& Professional in Indian & Foreign Accounting (CPIFA) with 1 year work experience , on visit visa in Muscat , Contact no:91782545

Part Time Accounting, Audit Preparation, Internal Audit, Monthly Reports, Accounting set up for new companies, GSM: 96975454, email: ibfc.gcc@gmail.com Part time accounting workers up to finalization, on monthly basis & yearly finalization works.

Contact : 96247295 ACCA qualified professional lady with 5 years experience in finance management accounts is looking for a suitable placement NOC can be Contact: 94521899 28/male/MBA - finance/B.Com Accountant with 4 years of Dubai/ India experience looking for a suitable placement.

Contact : 90187483 shobinkarikkan1987@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 available with NOC, 7 years experience in Oman.

Ready to join immediately.

Contact 98263394 ACCA member with 6 yrs of experience in Oman looking for a suitable job in finance. Contact: 99284193 Well experienced Account M.Com available with NOC, Tally & ERP. Contact : 99035707 Indian male 34 yrs, M.Com – Finance with 5 yrs experience in Accounts in India, presently in visiting visa looking for a suitable placement. Contact: 93671785 Email: jeyan903@gmail.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

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 Indian male 31 chartered Accountant having 2 years Oman experience looking for suitable placement in finance and audit field NOC available.

Contact: 96357827 Email: ubaiskeeran@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 Accountant 8Years Experience with D/L and NOC. Contact: 97712084 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

ADMIN Indian female 33 years with 9.5 years experience (1yr in Oman) as Executive Secretary, Administration, Sales Coordinator, and HR coordinator seeks suitable placement. Contact 97985059 sarithajbinu@gmail.com Indian Female, MBA-HR having 8+ experience in Administration/ HR, Customer Support, Office Coordinator with good Computer skill, Now on Visit Visa,looking for suitable position. Contact: 90196235 With 15 years of gulf experience in HR- Admin logistics looking for suitable position fluent in Arabic & Eng NOC available. Contact: 95824598 7 yrs Exp Office Admin / HR/ IT Admin, MCA, BCA, MBA NOC Available, With Driving License PH: 97086686 Indian male 21 yrs Graduate in business administration (BBA) with computer knowledge (hardware & software) seeks suitable employment immediately.

Contact: 98085633 / 98898504 Indian female, MSC more than 6 years Oman experience in office coordination, administration & managerial, clerical jobs looking for a suitable position.

Contact: 91303124 Indian female, 27, MCA, 2 yrs experience in Administration and HR in India & Oman. Currently in family visa seeking suitable jobs preferably in Muscat. #.99417993 Indian/ 23yrs female/ 5yrs GCC experience with NOC looking for a suitable position in HR/Admin / Accounts/ BD. Contact 90656997 Indian female with nearly 10 years of Oman experience in Administration & HR, seeking suitable placement. NOC available. #99242841 Filipino HRD especialist / material controller supervisor with 18 yrs experience looking for suitable job in Oman. Contact: (+968) 98037142 / (+968) 92659817 Indian female MBA / HR, 2.5 experience seeking suitable job.

Contact: 99257214 Indian female MBA fin & HR now on visit visa looking for suitable placement. Contact: 92097764

DRIVER Driver with light duty license 10 yrs exp. Contact: 94566432 Bangladeshi driver looking for job.

Contact: 97418036 13 years experience driver.

Contact 95068976

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Indian male MBA

MANAGER/ SUPERVISOR

Finance & Marketing 25 yrs having 1.9 years of experience Finance & Marketing Contact: 95206140/ 96992013

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Bangladeshi looking for job, Muscat experience 4 years. # 96356280

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9 years experience in Dubai/London/ Mumbai in Management Consulting, Sales & Marketing, Business Development for Real Estate/Banking seeks similar placement with D/L.

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Driver light veh, store keeper, sales man, shop keeper, supervisor 8 years exp knows English, Arabic, Hindi. Contact: 91615715 Light driver job exp 4 years, know Hindi, English, Arabic, Education B.A. Contact: 98522914 Light Driver / Supervisor Fluent in English & Arabic, Well knowledge of Muscat Areas Looking for suitable placement. Contact Tariq: 97950869 Driver light duty (house or company) valid Gulf D/L looking job.

Contact- 95175192 Pakistani driver with car Subaru 2004 model. Contact: 99667817 Driver with Electrician 4 years experience looking for job.

Contact: 97456062 Pakistani driver with 3 years experience, seeking for placement familiar with Batinah & Sharqiyah regions. Contact 99832706 Looking for driver job.

Contact: 99035942 /97383016 Driver with car. Contact:93346085 Looking for job driver. #94158238 Six years experienced light duty vehicle driver looking for a suitable placement. Contact: 96362871 Experience driver 12 years experience in GCC, seeks suitable placement. Contact: 93722881

DESIGNER/DRAUGHTSMAN Architectural Draftsmen diploma in construction technology with 6 years experience in drafting and detailing as per British standard in Oman with valid Omani license looking for suitable opportunity Noc available. Call 94375897.

Autocad works freelance, MEP, Civil works, Interior, 2d/3d, BOQ etc.

Contact 97103168 Revit, Autocad D/man, expected salary 200 OMR PH :92279784 Filipino Senior Revit/AutoCAD Draftsman with 20 years professional experience is looking for suitable job in Oman. Please Contact: 96489798, (+974) 66653780.

DIETICIAN Indian female dietician with 3 years experience in India seeking a suitable placement preferable in Muscat. Contact: 99104209

DESIGNER Interior design supervisor 6 yrs experience valid Oman license NOC / release available.# 92508926

EDUCATION/TRAINING Female B. Ed English teacher, 7 yrs exp seeking suitable placement. # 99739415 / 92091528

ENGG. / SUPERVISOR Mechanical Engineer with one year’s experience as Asst. Piping Engineer having good knowledge of PIPING DESIGNS, PDMS, SP3D, AUTOCAD, PRO-ENGINEER WILDFIRE, DS CATIA, JAVA SCRIPTS etc, looking for suitable opportunity. Contact: +96899200724/24496072.

BE mechanical Engineer having 6+ years experience in structural and piping job looking suitable position. Contact: 96115463 Email: jijoraju085@yahoo.com Fresh Engineering graduate MTech in mechanical Automation and automobile Engineering now in Oman on visit seeks suitable placement. #95853514 / 98280794 Fresh Engineering graduate B.Tech mechanical engineering now in Oman on visit seeks suitable placement. #95853514/98280172

Email:

PROJECT ENGINEER - CIVIL - 13 years experience in construction at Oman seeking suitable position NOC available - Contact 94427535 (sbmkandan7@gmail.com)

Mechanical diploma, Indian male 26, 4 years experienced MEP supervisor seeks suitable openings NOC / Release available.

Contact: 97901559

Diploma in Mechanical Engg, 10 years exp in steel fabrication site work with valid Oman driving license. Contact: 94696192

Civil Engineer 8 years experience Structural buildings marine. Available NOC release. Contact: 92451323.

Email: zubairali134@yahoo.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.Sc Civil Engineer 7 years gulf experience total experience 9 years having GCC D/L seeking for suitable replacement local release available.

Contact: 98628515/ 98289234 Email: sofiq.sohel02@gmail.com

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

Mech. Engineer 10 years GCC exp automobile / oil & gas / const project / plant, equip machinery in charge with driving license NOC. Contact: 95774585

Civil Engineer diploma, 4 yrsexp seeks suitable position ina reputed company. NOC available.

Contact 96789711 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 Electrical Engineer: Indian male 30 years, having 5 years of experience in industrial automation & utility maintenance in Indian, holding valid Oman D/L. Contact: 92789995 Email: akhilabrahamlktr@gmail.com Indian male BE Mechanical with 11 years experience in Automotive Engineering and Industrial Maintenance in Oman with valid driving license seeks suitable job.

On release in Oman-92880593 Civil Engineer B.Tech with 6+ years in supervision designing planning and QC expert in Mech, civil software. Contact: 90719263 Project co-odinater & AutoCAD draftsman Indian male, 8 yrs exp in Oman in civil, interior, precasting with D/L & NOC. Contact: 92188496, Email: vimalg.kannur@gamil.com Quantity surveyor (B.E Civil) 5+ years experience in buildings and mosque N.O.C available ready to join immediately. Contact: +97826597 / +919171430681 Email: sai.praba.777@gmail.com For preparing Civil / MEP Auto CAD drawings.

Contact -93480346.

Email: cadjobsoman@gmail.com Civil Engineer 7 years experience, Driving license, NOC available.

Contact- 98078095 Electrical Engineer B.Tech, Indian available in Oman, 2+ years Oman exp (MEP) Light D/L. Contact - 93832935 Diploma Civil Engineering (certificate attested) 6 years Oman experience as interior work site in charge / quantity surveyor NOC/ Release available.Contact: 93120433 Civil Engr. Diploma 8 yrs exp in construction & consultancy with auto cad. D/L.Contact: 93060770 Email: vinodpmani@gmail.com Civil Engineer, Indian male 4 Years experience in Oman & India.

Looking for Permanent Placement in Oman. NOC Available, Contact: +96895984661,+96891455949 Civil Quantity Surveyor with 3yr UAE experience seeking job.

UAE driving license holder.

Email: javad.ahamad@gmail.com +96895641991; +971557969671

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 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 Indian male, Mechanical Engineer having 1year experience, on visit visa looking for suitable job. Contact:97416564, Email:jovinmathias@gmail.com Civil Engineer (QS) 2 yrs exp seeking job UAE D/L. Contact: +96895641991 Electrical Engineer 5 years experience substations oil & Gas water projects fluency in Arabic & English & English driving license available. Contact: 99525856 Indian male Civil Engg. 11 years experience having Omani driving license, NOC available.

Contact: 95797286 Email: nasim.anzar@yahoo.com Chemical Engineer with MBA & experience looking for job.

Contact: 94908977 Mechanical Engineer, B.Tech (Post Graduate) looking for suitable placement. Contact: 99576846 mail: rajeevt@modern-irrigation.com Mechanical Engineer 7 years experience plumbing firefighting water pipeline projects fluency in Arabic and English driving license available. Contact: 91117089 Architect Engineer seeking for suitable job 4 years experience currently working in Muscat, NOC available. Contact: 99823368 Electronics & telecommunication BE Indian male having skills in electronics communication, networking , embedded having 2 years experience looking for suitable position available in Oman on family visit visa. Contact: 93051918 Email: sadatbtisekar25@gmail.com Indian male, Structural Engineer looking for job in structural design field. Having 6 years of experience in design field. Residing in Muscat. Contact: 91176187 Email: syam036@gmail.com B.Tech Civil Engineer 2 years experience on visit seeks urgent placement. Contact: 98233199 Electrical Engineer with 16 years experience in switchgear / transformer / over head lines & trading, looking for sales / procurement & project planning & Execution with NOC & D/L. Contact: 95994727 Email: qurm340@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

Indian male B-tech 8 years experience as senior electrical project engineer / QC engineer on visit visa seeks suitable placement.

Contact 94094543 Email: anwar425@gmail.com Site Supervisor, Diploma in Civil Engg (cert attested) knows autocad revit, salary exp: 250 Ph : 92279784

ENGG. / TECH./MECH.

B.E Electrical Engineer, Age 28 yrs.

5.5 yrs experience. 2 yrs in OMAN as site supervisor/ site engineer, with valid GCC license.

NOC available. Contact: 95527936 Email: pksg07@gmail.com

ENGG. / TECH./MECH.

Civil Engineer 8 years experience in Oman as a project engineer for governmental & private projects.

Contact – 90164912

Agriculture Engineer 2 8rs, with 5 yrsexp in the field of agriculture, landscaping & irrigation. Since 2 yrs working in different projects.

Having valid UAE driving license.

Currently in Oman (Salalah) on visit visa. Contact – 94120190 / Muhammad.irfan3786@yahoo.com B.E Mechanical Engineer, age 33 with 6+ years experience in GCC in MEP building construction field (execution and design of HVAC,firefighting,plumbing), with D/L, NOC available Contact 96978380, Email: prajithks@gmail.com Construction Machinery repairs Engineer, 5 years, driving license, Contact - 94001961 Indian mechanical supervisor (diploma) 17 yrs experience in petrochemical construction (fabrication erection) in all steel structural and mechanical jobs, on visit visa seeks suitable placement.

Contact: 90924467 Email: pnpraveen@yahoo.co.in 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 Electrical & Electronics Engr, knows autocad & revit.

PH: 93837973 Pakistani male Diploma Civil Engineer 4yrs exp in Oman bulling & mega projects, valid license Oman. Contact: 98921022 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 female 25years M.E (power electronics) 3years experience in teaching profession looking for suitable job. Contact no 97003267 & 94214909 Email: laliped106@gmail.com Mechanical Engineer (Sudanese) 3 years experience : Fire fighting, HSE, Design, Production.

Contact: 93642704 Email: mohamedfdl87@gmail.com Civil Engineer (Indian male) 5 years experience in Oman with valid Omani driving license & NOC looking for suitable opportunity.

Contact: 93101283 Sr. Quantity surveyor B.Tech (Civil Tech) above 8 years (7 years in Oman) having driving license NOC available. Contact: 92324791 Senior Land Surveyor 23 yrs Oman, UAE & Egypt GPS, T.S Construction roads infrastructure oil feed electric works OHL, UGC grid , primary substation processing data. Contact: 95326927 / 92928981 Email: sdsda802@gmail.com

Chief Accountant/Finance Manager – Indian male, CA Finalist, having 20 years’ experience in Finance, Accounts, Audit, Finalization of Accounts, preparation of Project Reports etc., looking for immediate placement.

12 yrs. in Oman in Construction and Consultancy co., have Omani D/L, knows Tally. Contact 94041048, email: jobmuscat49@gmail.com Indian male - 8 yrs exp as HSE office/supervisor -on visit visa- seeks suitable opening in Sohar - Contact 94532131 / 98317698; Email: jaseerhse@gmail.com 8 Years experienced camp boss worked in SAOG CO. Looking for suitable position. NOC available.

Contact - 94298945

MISCELLANEOUS HOSPITALITY Indian male 31yrs old with hotel management degree, 3 yrs experience in F&B services at 5 star hotel Dubai, 05 yrs in American 06 star cruise liner has butler. Has Oman driving license. Contact- 99859150.

IT SAP Business Objects / Data Warehousing professional. 10 years experience with top IT global companies (HP and Accenture) in team leading roles. Oman Family visa. Looking for jobs in Muscat. Contact: 91487199 BSC Software Engineer 2 years experience in ASPN. NET, C#, SQI server, mysql , crystal report, visual studio , capable of Jave, Php, HTML and roid looking for suitable vacancy. # 90696220/ 92729744 Indian male ERP Consultant 15 yrs exp, 11 yrs in gulf looking for IT management jobs, local release, Oman D/L. Contact: 94618761 Indian female, MCA currently on family visit visa skills in ASP , NET , DBMS, AutoCAD civil seeks suitable placement NT, Interested in teaching. Contact: 90417133 Email: renjitharose04@gmail.com Indian male 22 years B.A. Animation & Graphic Adobe suites and Maya, seeking suitable placement.

Contact: 90930015 Email: rahu.pamachandran50@gmail.com Female, 31, B.Tech- ECE/CCNA/ GSM, 5 yrs Oman experience in IT support (AD, exchange, TMG, UNIS Server admin, In-house apps support, project placement, Transfer NOC available. Contact: 95742398 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 M.Sc Computer Science seeking suitable placement in Muscat area. #98660672 SAP Business Objects / Data Warehousing professional. 10 years experience with top 5 IT global companies (HP and Accenture) in team leading roles. Oman family visa. Looking for jobs in Muscat. Phone: 91487199 IT Support Engineer, Exp 3 years in Oman 2 years in India.

Contact: 94672759 Indian male 4 years experience in IT as Programmer / Web Support/ CCNA/ Network on visit visa seeking placement. Contact: 93069694 Email: mrabrar14@gmail.com 3 years experience in IT Software field, seeking suitable jobs.

Contact: 96350234, Email : greeshmavkannan@gmail.com

MEDICAL Indian Male with 13 Years Oman Experience as Assistant Pharmacist with Valid MOH License and Oman D/L is looking for a Suitable Job in Muscat Area. NOC available.

Please Contact: 92121414 Sri Lankan female qualified in UK with BSC (Hons) pharmacology and MSC pharmaceutical science with management studies having one year experience in Sir Lanka, looking suitable placement in regulatory affairs, clinical research / trials, Pharmacologist, pharmacovigilance and research. #99550318 Indian female dentist specialized Endodontist, looking for suitable placement. Parametric completed.

Contact: 96410448

Indian Female, 25 Years - MSc Biotechnology, 1yr exp. in Clinical Microbiology & 6 months working exp. in international crop reserch institute of semi arid crops (ICRISAT) Looking for suitable job.

Contact 92619048, Email: anusreeg1991@gmail.com Indian male B.com MBA 4 years in L &T total 26 years gulf experienced English & Arabic speaking driving license with NOC. Contact: 95588565 Indian candidate with 15 years experience in Facility Management (Soft Service) looking for part time assignments / Consultancy Opportunities.

Contact- 98469311/96179737 27, Indian female B.com graduate with 4 years experience in procurement and purchases on family visa looking for immediate and suitable placement.

Contact: 95828986 Sudanese 27 yrs BSC in IT having Omani driving in resident visa experience in Administration P.R.O general account and tourism language Arabic and English.

Contact: 94907717 Email: momazoon@gmail.com Indian looking for a job in the trade 27 years of age for a friendly college degree. Contact: 96424192 Sudanese male bachelor geology and mining with 3 years experience in MUD logging and training in soil investigation.

Contact: 92956848 BS in Electrical Engineering, Experience: 5 years(Power Plants).

Contact: 92475206 Email: zahaibzafar007@gmail.com Indian male 28yrs Bcom 3yrs exp. in warehouse operations (including pharmaceutical). Well knowledge in WMS & ERP, looking for suitable job. Ph. 95576686, E: sijofranz@gmail.com (UAE visa holder, currently in Oman) 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. # 92066 523

SECRETARIAL & OFFICE Indian, 20 years experience in Oman as personal assistant / office manager / executive secretary / administrator / business development asst. seeks job change. Release available. Contact 99168054.

Lady Secretary / Sales Co-coordinator 12 years experience in Oman in reputed companies, seek immediate Employment.

Call: 95244761 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 Indian female BE, 3 years office assistant experience, seeking placement.Contact-90655903 Indian Female, 25 Years - MSc Looking for suitable job.

Mobile: 92619048, Email: anusreeg1991@gmail.com

SKILLED / UNSKILLED Electrician, plumber, helper, Indian & gulf exp looking job.

Contact - 95175192 Mason, sh/carpenter, steel fitter, with medical. Contact- 95175192 or mail, oman.manpower@yahoo.com

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SITUATION WANTED SALES / MARKETING 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.

Contact India:-+918907212253 Akhil:-93626288, Email: Sumeshpsmkr1989@gmail.com Sales 2 years B.Com male 24 yrs, Indian.

Contact: 00968 94212636 naveed.ahmeed315@gmail.com 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

Oil &gas experienced Indian lady with 6 years in sales & marketing to PDO and having valid Omani driving license. Contact 96143430/99875919 Indian male 1 yr exp in sales automotive (TBL) looking for best opportunity , NOC available.

Contact: 97793879 Email: shyampkn@gmail.com 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 graduate, 10 years experience Oman seeks job in Sales & Marketing. #92133277

Indian male 3.5 yr experience in Oman sales and purchase having valid Oman driving license seeking for suitable job. Contact 91076676 Sales representative with 7 years experience and valid Oman driving license, NOC or release available-99695780 Indian male 26 years of experience of sales & marketing in surgical and laboratory equipments.

Looking for good replacement.

Contact – 92015894 / 95774854 Indian female, MBA Marketing with 4 years experience with 4 years experience with Oman experience, NOC and D/L looking for suitable opening with visa.

Contact: 92460623

Indian Male, MBA marketing 5 yrs exp. in sales & 4 yrs in FMCG sector, looking for best opportunity. NOC available.

Contact: 96001877

Indian male MBA 5 yrs experience in Oman and India seeking suitable position in marketing & sales NOC available. Contact: 93059175 Email: pranodsathyan11@gmail.com

Indian male 33 having 6 yrs exp in Oman & 4 yes exp in Qatar having valid Oman D/L seeks opportunity in sales & business development. Contact: 98260607 Email: amrish.sukumar@gmail.com

Indian male 24 B.com, 2years of experience in sales & admin & proficient in M.S Office, Excel.

Contact: 98613373 Email: syedismailnoor@gmail.com

35 years male, Lebanese holding British passport, 10 years of experience in procurement, Omani Government tenders, setup marketing plans & strategies, importing, Organizing events, management, have car, NOC available. Contact 94123939 Email: 002015r@gmail.com

Indian Male MBA, 5 years Building Materials Project Sales experience in Oman, NOC available, seeking for placement.

Contact - 90655903,99325544 B. Com 2 years experience in Sales Marketing Logistics Accounts and Front office Contact 95506048

Indian Male, Experienced in FMCG & other kind of Sales, looking for suitable placement in Foodstuff/FMCG Industry with valid GCC license. Immediately available. Contact: 94625495.

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 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

SITUATION WANTED COMPUTER/WEB./ EDUCATION/CLASSES

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

in Azaiba and Ruwi

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

earn in two months

tion guaranteed

Tel: 95244310

SITUATION WANTED SERVICES

SERVICES tĞ WƌŽǀŝĚĞ ůĞĂŶĞƌƐ͕ Kĸ ĐĞ ďŽLJƐ͕ ůĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŽŶƚƌĂĐƚƐ͕ 'ĞŶĞƌĂů ĐůĞĂŶŝŶŐ ĞƚĐ͘ ů DƵĚĂŬŚŝƌ EĂƟ ŽŶĂů Ɛƚ͘ >> ŽŶƚĂĐƚ ͗ ϵϰϮϳϳϬϮϬ WĞƐƚ ĐŽŶƚƌŽů Θ ƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ĐůĞĂŶŝŶŐ Ăůů ŬŝŶĚƐ ŽĨ ƉĞƐƚ ĐŽŶƚƌŽů ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ͘ ůĞĂŶŝŶŐ Ɵ ůĞƐ ͬ MĂƌďůĞ ƉŽůŝƐŚŝŶŐ ŵŽŶƚŚůLJͬ YĞĂƌůLJ ĐŽŶƚƌĂĐƚƐ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ͘ ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ ϵϴϴϭϰϳϯϯ ͬϵϴϴϭϰϳϰϬ ů ,ƵƐŶ ůĞĂŶŝŶŐ >͘>͘ Split unit A/C & window unit A.C servicing & maintenance.

Contact: 96236476 Al farzdaq Al Fedi Trad and Cont Maintenance services electric, plumbing and A/C. Contact: 96524904 /94285064 A/C Maintenance & Servicing, Fridge, Washing machine & Dish washer repairing, Painting & Cleaning services, Electrical & plumbing.

Contact 99447257 / 97014234 / 24504281

WE SERVE OMAN

Window & split unit A.C servicing & repairing. Contact: 99557080 Marble crystallization & grinding, Ocean center LLC Contact: 99344723 Cleaning services sofa shampoo, carpet shampoo, new house, old house. Contact: 92179395 Marble crystallization & grinding, cleaning & carpet shampooing.

Ocean center LLC. Contact 99344723

Split unit & window unit A.C servicing & maintenance.

Contact: 93769089 / 95323517

Split & window A/C servicing, repairing, installation ducted, package etc. Contact Abbas : 98667326

GUARANTEED CLEANING: Carpet & sofa shampooing, Contact 99314807/24792998

CAD drawings Archi/ MEP CAD – comply BIM. Contact: 91233975

House shifting packing.

Contact: 99657644/98518013

House shifting & transporting.

Contact 92490422

Water proofing ABUQABASContact 99320217/24788722

Marble Restoration, Mosaic tiles polishing, carpet shampooing, maintenance. Contact ABU QABAS- 99320217 /24788722

Carpet Shampoo, marble & tile polishing, pest control & anti-termite treatment, general cleaning painting,Plumbing, Electrical, shifting. Contact Mundhir Al-Rizaiqi trading. L.L.C. Contact: 24810137, 99450130

All Maintenance and services electric, CCTV Camera, Plumbing A/C service and gas installation, painting tiles. Contact: 96524904 / 94285064

Pest control treatments, Ocean center LLC Contact 99344723

MARBLE CRYSTALLIZATION restore the original shine of your marble. Contact 24793614/ 99314807 Pest control Gulfa international.

Contact: 92326955 House shifting. Contact 99708138

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TOURS

Dolphin Watch, Dhow Cruise with Buffet, & Land Tours Al- Ainain Marine Tours contact 98029602, 92808636 We arrange tours & accommodation at all the beautiful places in Oman. Contact 99839898

DRIVING

RENT A CAR

MATRIMONIAL

MANPOWER

Parent of Palakkad based Hindu Nair / Menon boy aged 29 star pooram, under graduate presently working in Oman seeking alliance from parents undergraduate / graduate nair / menon girl age 2123 Contact: 99312383 after 7 pm Christian Evangelical girl, 27, 150 cm. ICWA, M.Com, working in a MNC Trivandrum. Seeks suitable proposals. Contact – 96040125/ 97889342 Parents of 28 yrs, Indian Boy from Mumbai, ACCA working as a senior accountant in Muscat, seeks alliance from an Indian Sunni Muslim family. Contact(parent): 96408642 email id: khaledaoman@gmail.com

Manpower available: cleaning male/female staff, loading unloading and helpers staff available on contract basis. Contact- 94636086

SIT. WANTED Indian male, 25 years old, (exp.) diploma civil engineer, looking suitable position. Contact: 00919746443745 / 92861980 Electrical Foreman, 25 years experience, Indian male currently in Oman looking for suitable position.

Gsm – 96718013 Email: manikandan1196@gmail.com Indian Male B-Com graduate 2 year experience in various Fields Valid Oman Driving License.

Looking for any suitable post.

Please contact: 94409500 Indian Male, B.Com + Dip. Logistics 2year experience looking for a job in Accounts/Logistics Field. Presently on Visit Visa #93884951

Maternal uncle of Indian Sunni Muslim girl aged 21, beautiful, tall and pursuing M.Sc, Urdu speaking hailing from Chennai seeks suitable alliance.

Contact: 97047811 Christian divorce, male 40.

Contact by Whatsapp: 91346321 Parents of 28 yrs, Indian Boy from Mumbai, ACCA working as a senior accountant in Muscat, seeks alliance from an Indian Sunni Muslim family. Contact no. (Parent): 96408642 email id: khaledaoman@gmail.com Ezhava male, 31yrs, height 5.6, star Magham, B. Tech aeronautical, administrative professional, parents in Oman, native Aluva (ekm). Mob-99550870 Parent of Thrissur based Hindu Ezhava girl aged 20, Slim,Atham star, Studying for B. Pharm seeking alliance from well employed Graduates, preferably in Engineering Contact :96425102

Ezhava male, 31yrs, height 5.6, Star Magham, B-Tech Aeronautical, administrative professional, parents in Oman, native Aluva (Ekm). Contact 99550870 Indian male Roman Catholic 40yrs divorcee working in Muscat. Seeks suitable alliance from widow/ divorcee/ single.

Contact 96059801.

Malankara Catholic Male Nurse (28) from Thiruvalla working in Nizwa Private Co. Alliance invites parents/nurses working in Oman.

Contact 968 98267338, 0091 9287215726

GOOD NEWS FREE INFORMATION ABOUT ISLAM. If you would like to know more about Islam, please call: 99425598, 99250777, 99353988, 99253818, 99341395, and 99379133. For ladies: 99415818, 99321360, 99730723 Orvisit:www.islamfact.com Ayurvedic treatment for joint pain, backache, paralysis, massage, steambath, obesity, Spondylitis, Ideal Care Ayurvedic Clinic, 18 November Street, Azaiba.

Contact: 99639695 / 97397320 Ayurvedic treatment for backache, paralysis, arthritis etc & massage, All Season (Vaidyaratnam). Contact:24475280 / 95371664 / 92504980 www.siddhayur.com

FOR LADIES Home service available, (Threading, facial, waxing, head massage) R0. 20 Contact 99619409

Gulf link rent car get the best rate daily weekly monthly & long term.

Contact: Tel: 24348106 G.S.M: 98265073 /96023931 Email: gulflink403@gmail.com

TRANSPORTATION Transportation. Contact: 91703829 Transportation available Ruwi to Al Khuwair, Ghubra & Azaiba.

Contact: 91103909 Transportation available Al Khuwair, Ghobrah, Azaiba, Al Hail & Al Khoud. Drop & pick.

Contact: 95250161

25 - 50 seater bus with PDO & BP specification for monthly rent & small car with driver. Contact 99839898 Al Ibtisama rent & leasing.

Contact: 91374879 / 96627562/ 99382001/ 24751177/ 24751188

TRANSPORTATION

TRANSPORTATION

Transportation required from Qurum to WadiKabir at afternoon only 1 PM. Contact - 99012165

Transportation. available.

For ladies Contact 92430239

Transportation. Contact:96538078

Transportation. Contact 92015894

Transportation. Contact 99508282

Transportation. Contact94510847

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