Times of Oman - September 5, 2016

MONDAY September 5, 2016 3 Dhul Hijja 1437 AH

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FROM THE WORDS OF HIS MAJESTY THE SULTAN

At the Closing Session of the GCC Summit Meeting in Kuwait, 1984

‘His Majesty’s Wisdom’ While we are truly convinced of the importance and advantage of taking additional steps to develop and extend the scope of co-operation between our countries in all fields, for the stability and welfare of our people.

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U Z B E K I S TA N

HM sends condolences

There hasn’t been such a long break in recent years, giving Oman residents a chance to relax and seek out cheap, last minute holiday deals

It’s business for travel and tourism industry as travellers book hotels and flight tickets to enjoy their staycation or foreign trips

MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has sent a cable of condolences to Nigmatilla Yuldashev, Acting President and Chairman of the Senate of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the death of President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov.

In his cable, His Majesty the Sultan expressed his sincere condolences and sympathy to Acting President Yuldashev, the friendly Uzbekistani people and the bereaved’s family. -ONA TOP THREE INSIDE STORIES

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Pakistan keen on Omani oil: Sartaj

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Pakistan is exploring the possibility of signing a longterm contract to purchase oil from Oman, said Sartaj Aziz, a Pakistani dignitary. >A3

REGION

US, Russia struggle for ceasefire in Syria

Nine-day Eid break sparks holiday rush

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US President Barack Obama said that the United States and Russia were struggling to reach a ceasefire pact on Syria. >A7

MARKET

Eid Al Adha holiday in the Sultanate will last from September 11 until September 15

‘Huge potential for investment in Oman’

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MUSCAT: Hotel rooms, flights and staycation bookings from across the GCC have ramped up with news of a nine-day long Eid Al Adha holiday.

Travel agents, airlines and ho-

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tels are reporting a last-minute rush of calls and enquiries and some of the country’s top hotels are already fully booked.

The Eid Al Adha holiday will last from September 11 until September 15, meaning an effective nine-day holiday for Omanis and

expats in the Sultanate, as per the Royal Orders of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said.

This is the first time in recent years that people have been given a longer holiday with a chance to relax, re-energise and enjoy the festive occasion with family and friends. Last year, the Eid Al Adha holiday had lasted just two days, or four if counting the weekend.

The holiday is also a golden opportunity for people to leave the country with travel agencies expecting online and telephone bookings in the coming days.

“I do expect a boom in bookings

TWO-WEEK TIME

hasan@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: People who bought Galaxy Note 7 in Oman will be allowed to replace their smartphones with new ones in two to three weeks, an official at Samsung Oman said.

The company has already discussed the matter on Sunday with the Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA) following reports about the device’s faulty batteries that can catch fire and even explode.

Shops have stopped selling Galaxy Note 7 all across the Sultanate and will only resume marketing the smartphone after receiving the new stock.

“The new shipment will arrive in two weeks,” the source confirmed, explaining that Samsung immediately stopped the sale

days,” said Rajadurai.

Deepal Pallegangoda, Country Manager of Mihin Lanka, said that they are fully booked from September 8 to 16.

“This time, our flights to Sri Lanka and other connecting destinations too are fully booked.

Sri Lanka has a lot to offer for visitors and we had marketed the same well in advance,” Deepal added.

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R O YA L O M A N P O L I C E

Samsung to replace faulty Galaxy Note 7 HASAN SHABAN AL LAWATI

within the next few days,” said Arun, Manager of the Holiday Division – Fayeda Travel and Tourism. “I believe it will be a good month for us,” added the confident travel agent.

Speaking to Joe Rajadurai, Qatar Airways’ Country Manager in Oman, he said that many people are booking short-haul destinations such as Kuala Lumpur, Maldives and Colombo.

“As of now, we have some booked flights but not as much, but it happens every time that we will see a significant increase in bookings within the next two

when the problem cropped up.

“Although the number of affected phones may seem like a drop of water in an ocean, Samsung will not take any risks as the consumers’ safety is a priority,” he stressed.

The TRA issued a statement saying, “the TRA announces the suspension of applications for the type approval of the Samsung (Galaxy Note 7) due to the risks of the battery catching fire while charging. Should there be any update on this issue the TRA will advise the public of the same.”

“Things go wrong. That’s the reality of life,” said Laura Ries, president of brand-strategy firm Ries & Ries. “What matters is how you deal with it. For a highend product, that means you go out of your way to give people replacements, get out in front and handle the problem.” >A5

Motorists be careful, new rules come into force from tomorrow TARIQ ZIAD AL HAREMI

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MUSCAT: Royal Oman Police traffic officers are gearing up to apply the new traffic laws - from September 6.

An ROP spokesman said the force has everything in place for Tuesday, 30 days after the new laws were posted in the Sultanate’s official gazette, but would not be drawn on specific policing numbers on the beat.

A Royal Decree 38/2016 by His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said regarding the traffic law amendment was issued on August 4, 2016 and posted on the official gazette on August 7, 2016.

Speaking to the ROP, an official said that the police will enforce the

new law, as ordered by HM. As of Tuesday, drivers will have to be careful when using mobile phones while driving. Specifically it will be illegal to have a phone or any electronic device in one’s hand while driving, whether talking, texting or taking pictures. >A6

GCC SURVEY

4.6% pay hike for workers expected next year: Survey TARIQ ZIAD AL HAREMI

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MUSCAT: Employees in the Sultanate could see a 4.6 per cent increase in salaries next year, according to a survey conducted by Aon Hewitt.

In a GCC survey of 600 multinational companies and locally owned corporations, it is predicted that salary earnings will increase an average of 4.6 per cent.

According to the GCC Salary Increase Survey, “Salaries have been largely influenced by fluctuating oil prices and states’ initiatives to diversify national economies.”

“While 2016 proved to be a challenging period for economic expansion in some markets, over

the next few years new policies governing inflation, taxation, diversification and commodity pricing are anticipated to come into effect and lead to a general upswing in GCC salaries,” according to the study.

According to the survey, a hike of 4.6 per cent is expected in 2017, as opposed to 4.2 per cent in 2016.

Meanwhile, Ahmed Al Hooti, a board member of the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said that these situations, such as salary increases, are related to growth.

“Everything like this is always linked to growth. If there is economic growth, and disregarding oil prices, you then depend on the true growth, the true economy,” said Al

Hooti. “The true economy means that you create big scale projects, your sector is active, and you have unlimited commercial activities.

You shouldn’t be concerned with oil prices or government situations,” added Al Hooti.

Robert Richter, GCC compensation Survey Manager – AON Hewitt Middle East, added, “Lower oil prices are likely to continue moderating the GCC’s economic growth this year, but a refreshed focus on non-oil sectors, along with sustained programmes of state investments, should underpin GDP expansion into 2017.”

According to the survey, the highest salary increases in 2016 were seen in the pharmaceutical,

media, food, beverage and tobacco industries. The lowest salary increases were in telecommunications, construction, and oil and gas. However, the study indicates that pays in these sectors are expected to rise in 2017.

“4.6 per cent will impact a lot of things. Look at the industries that have high Omanisation.

“If you increase the salaries, the difference is going to come from the consumer,” said Emad, an Omani Business Owner.

When asked whether it will have a negative impact on Oman, he said, “Sadly yes. The country needs more revenue entering it for sustained growth, otherwise it becomes a zero sum equation.. which is bad.”

PAY PROSPECTS

A GCC survey has forecast that salary will increase by 4.7% on an average in 2017.

Actual Salary increase 2016 Projected Salary increase 2017

4.6% 4.9%

Saudi Arabia

4.3%

Kuwait

4.7% 4.8%

Bahrain

4.2%

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4.6%

4.4% 4.6%

UAE Qatar

4.8%

3.6% 3.5

4.5% 4.0

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They are still here. We are waiting for local authorities to clear all the papers required for them to fly back Pravasi Jalan, Indian social organisation in Jalan

Rescued Indian sailors stranded by red tape

M I N I S T R Y O F A G R I C U LT U R E A N D F I S H E R I E S

The 11 sailors rescued in Omani waters from their sinking ship are waiting for the local authorities to process RESTRICTED: Among the banned varieties are kingfish, yellowfin tuna, longtail tuna, yellowfin hind and Al Samman fish. -File photo

the documents for their repatriation

Export of certain fish banned

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MUSCAT: A crew of Indian sailors rescued after their boat sank have yet to return home to India.

“They are still here. We are waiting for local authorities to clear all the papers required for them to fly back,” according to members from Pravasi Jalan, an India social organisation in Jalan.

“Today, one of the sailors was not feeling well. He had a fever and cough. We took him to hospital and bought medicines,” social organisation members added.

The sailors were on board the vessel, which was heading to Yemen from Sharjah with 69 cars, food items, cooking oil and tyres, when it sailed into rough waters in Jalan near Sur. Said Al Gamboosi, a 45-year-old Omani fisherman in Jalan, alongwith his friends, rescued the sailors from the sinking cargo vessel.

It took some five hours for Al Gamboosi and friends to rescuethe Indian sailors from the sea.

Meanwhile, Salah Al Zarahi, his son Nasser Al Zarahi and two oth-

MUSCAT: Oman’s Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has banned export of certain varieties of fish until May 31.

Among the banned varieties are kingfish, yellowfin tuna, longtail tuna, yellowfin hind and Al Samman fish.

The ban came into effect on September 1.

The ministerial decision further stated that is also illegal to possess the specified varieties fish on any commercial vehicle near the borders during the next nine months.

NAT I O NA L C A R R I E R

Oman Air unveils innovative Media Box e-paper service LONG WAIT: The sailors were on board the vessel which was heading to Yemen from Sharjah. -Supplied photo

er Omanis from the same village are providing the stranded Indian sailors with accommodation and food, free of charge.

Responding to the Times of Oman’s story on Al Gamboosi’s bravery, Indra Mani Pandey, the Indian ambassador to Oman, said the Indian embassy will find an occasion to honour his bravery.

On July 22, a vessel carrying plastic had sunk off the Masirah Island, with thousands of plastic items washing ashore near the beach where turtles were nesting on the island. The 800-tonne cargo vessel had 17 sailors on board and was also transporting livestock to Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates, from Gujarat, India.

Times News Service MUSCAT: First and business class passengers of Oman Air will now be able to read their favourite magazines and newspapers using Media Box, a web-based platform created by Media Carrier.

Passengers will be able to compile their own personal on-board reading material from a cornucopia of international magazines and an extensive range of daily newspapers.

The Media Box is a web-based platform that supports any internet enabled device, Smartphone or tablet. While in the lounge, passengers can download their chosen reading material by entering their name and flight number.

The material will be presented in the same layout as the print version and can be browsed easily and intuitively, according to Oman Air. Abdulaziz Al Raisi, Executive Vice President of Products and Brand Development – Oman Air, said, “Oman Air is committed to continuously find new ways to surprise and delight our customers, increase convenience and make passenger experience even

The Media Box is a web-based platform that supports any internet enabled device, smartphone or tablet

more enjoyable. We are, therefore, excited to have appointed the Media Box to deliver digital media services for customers in our premium lounges at the Muscat International Airport.”

Apart from it being a new service offered by the national flag carrier, the ePaper media

library is also used as a tool for the airline. By using an analysis of the download, they will be able to track the media that is favoured by individual passenger groups.

This would enable Oman Air to create a more targeted service in the near future.

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Pakistan keen on long-term oil pact with Oman: Sartaj not only enhance bilateral trade, which stands at just $400 million at the moment, but also increase employment opportunities for Pakistanis in Oman, said visiting BILATERAL MEETING: Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs and Aziz had a meeting and addressed a joint conference, according to. – ONA

Sartaj Aziz

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shahzad@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Pakistan is exploring the possibility of a long-term contract with the government of Oman to boost its oil imports, said Sartaj Aziz, Adviser to the Pakistan Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs, while talking to the Times of Oman yesterday.

“Such a contract will not only enhance bilateral trade, which stands at just $400 million at the moment, but will also increase employment opportunities for Pakistanis in Oman,” he added.

“We have been buying our diesel from Kuwait for nearly 25 years now and are keen to explore such a possibility for other oil requirements at government to government level in our interaction with Oman,” said Aziz, seen as the de facto foreign minister of his country.

Oman stands to benefit from Pakistan’s strategic new develop-

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Three die in Ibri road accident

and a stage. Once the construction starts, the embassy complex would be ready in two years’ time for complete operations.

Such a contract will

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ments, particularly those related to China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, which will trigger a wave of new economic activity in the region.

When asked if he found the Omani authorities interested in a long-term agreement, he said, “In principle, yes, there is interest but the companies have to negotiate it at their level.

“However, having government to government long-term contracts is much more economical as transport is pre-booked, schedule is known and you don’t have to keep too much stock. Oman and Pakistan are very close to each other and this proximity means the cost of transportation will be much cheaper.”

“Gwadar deep sea port is going to be the main centre of economic activity, specially related to China’s oil and gas trade requirements. Oman’s strategic location is a huge advantage and the new refineries it is setting up will certainly facilitate this trade,” added the Pakistani dignitary.

“We are currently looking at an

MoU which can eventually lead to a long-term contract covering many products and is much more detailed. So we are hopeful that we will have some kind of an understanding soon,” he added.

Quite confident Explaining the process which will lead to some concrete development, Aziz said, “The willingness of the government comes first, then it authorises its companies which deal with the necessary details, we authorise our companies and then they negotiate.”

He was quite confident that his visit would lead to increased cooperation in political, economic, defence, security and trade sectors.

Praising the Pakistani community for playing a constructive role in Oman’s overall development as a modern state under the exemplary rule of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, Aziz urged the over 250,000-storng community to work harder to contribute more towards strengthening ties between the two brotherly countries.

Pakistan Embassy complex A well-attended stone-laying ceremony yesterday marked the beginning of the construction process of $5 million Pakistan Embassy complex, a dream the large Pakistani community in Oman has been hoping to realise for a decade.

Sartaj Aziz laid the first brick at its plot in the Diplomatic Enclave to initiate the process of construction which is due to start soon.

All the necessary approvals were granted by the government of Oman before Aziz’s arrival.

Nestled between the Embassies of USA and Jordan, the sprawling 12,600 square metre plot will house the main Pakistan Embassy building comprising various offices, a meeting facility and a large consular hall to accommodate hundreds of daily visitors to the embassy. The complex will also comprise Pakistan House, the ambassador’s residence as well as a big multi-purpose hall, equipped with quality sound system and conferencing facilities, with a seating capacity of 350 people

Joint press conference Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs and Aziz had a meeting and also addressed a joint conference, Oman News Agency reported.

Hailed the historic political relations binding the Sultanate and Pakistan he affirmed the deeprooted bilateral friendly relations and hailed the expansion of economic cooperation opportunities between the two countries.

Alawi said that the visit comes within the framework of the strong relations binding the Sultanate and Pakistan. He added that a range of issues on economic and investment relations were discussed.

The two sides also discussed some important aspects that bind the two friendly courtiers, such as military training and rehabilitation.

He hoped to widen the efforts made by the two countries and to form committee to benefit from available opportunities in the Sultanate and Pakistan and added that he was looking forward to visit Pakistan in the first quarter next year.

Received Also, Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harib Al Busaidi, Minister Responsible for Defence Affairs received the Pakistani guest in his office at Mu’askar Bait Al Falaj.

The two sides reviewed good relations between the two friendly countries and discussed several fields of cooperation and exchanged viewpoints on a range of matters of common concern.

The meeting was attended by the Sultanate’s Ambassador appointed to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Pakistani Ambassador to the Sultanate and the delegation accompanying the guest.

Staff Reporter MUSCAT: Three nationals, including a boy and girl, died in an accident in Ibri on Saturday, Royal Oman Police (ROP) said.

“Three died and five have suffered injuries. The injured are undergoing treatment in Ibri hospital,” the ROP said.

According to latest available statistics form the government, 401 people lost their lives on Oman roads up until the July end.

Sixty five were killed in roads in July, 72 in June and 54 in May. The data reveals that 55 per cent of accidents occurred during the day and 45 during the night during July.

CRIME

Liquor bottles smuggling attempt foiled Times News Service MUSCAT: Customs officials foiled a number of attempts to smuggle around 63 bottles of alcoholic beverages at Al Buraimi and North Al Batinah borders.

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The development of local, regional and international tourism is increasingly important for Oman’s economic diversification Dr. Ali bin Masoud Al Sunaidi, Minister of Commerce and Industry and Chairman of Omran

NEW OFFICE OPENED

Omran is committed to driving forward tourism sector offering in Salalah. Developed next to the Al Baleed UNESCO World Heritage site and frankincense museum, the new resort will offer guests high levels of luxury and a superior cultural experience.

The extensively landscaped resort features 106 one, two, and three bedroom chalets, most with their own courtyard swimming pools. The main hotel building houses 30 guest rooms, a range of recreation facilities, a health and wellness spa, boutique retail, high quality food and beverage outlets, including themed restaurants and function areas.

The 50 per cent public-private partnership (PPP) behind the new resort is a clear example of a key approach that Omran is taking to develop tourism infrastructure across Oman. One of Omran’s other JVs in the Dhofar region which the new office will be supporting is the Salalah Beach.

Times News Service MUSCAT: Omran is committed to driving forward the tourism sector in a strategic way, Dr. Ali bin Masoud Al Sunaidi, Minister of Commerce and Industry and Chairman of Omran has said.

He was speaking during a visit to Omran’s newly opened regional office in Salalah.

Omran is the Sultanate’s master developer for tourism and urban communities.

The office, which was opened by Omran’s executive management team, including Minister of Commerce and Industry and Chairman Dr. Ali bin Masoud Al Sunaidi and CEO James Wilson, will help oversee Omran’s growing portfolio of investments and tourism offerings in Salalah.

The visiting delegation also included Sheikh Qais Al Hosni, Head of CEO’s Office; Mohammed Al Eissa, Corporate Communications Manager; Salah Al Ghazali, Chief Investment Officer; and Zoltan Kali, Chief Strategy Officer.

Growing attraction The Khareef (Monsoon) season continues to attract a growing number of travellers and visitors to Salalah, and given its year-round tourism offering, Oman aims to further drive tourism development and investment in Dhofar.

While visiting the new office, the delegation analysed the prospect of a new Integrated Tourism Complex (ITC) which would increase the company’s growing portfolio of tourism investments in Salalah.

The ITC would include branded residential units as well as additional four and five star hotels and resorts.

Speaking during the regional office visit at Omran’s Crowne Plaza Resort, Salalah, Dr. Ali bin Masoud Al Sunaidi, Chairman of Omran, said: “The development of local, regional and international tourism is increasingly important for Oman’s economic diversification. As the Sultanate’s leading master planner and developer, Omran is commit-

TOP HONCHOS: As part of the tour, Omran’s management team also inspected the progress of the new Al Baleed Resort Salalah by Anantara, Omran’s JV with local private hospitality developer, Mohammed Barwani Holding Company, which is preparing for its official opening later this year. – Supplied photo

hance the local tourism infrastructure, crucial to generating local employment opportunities across Salalah and the surrounding area,” he added.

ted to driving forward the tourism sector in a strategic and focussed way, especially in areas of exceptional beauty, such as Salalah.

“One of the ways we’re achieving our objective is by forging strategic partnerships with both local and international investors. The success of these partnerships will act as a catalyst for further investments across the Sultanate.”

Regional mission Al Sunaidi added: “The regional mission in Salalah underlines our commitment to establishing a dedicated team to support the company’s growing portfolio of tourism investments in Dhofar and to manage the progress of our new developments in the area. This will help ensure that Omran delivers on its objective to enhance visitor experiences across the Sultanate with an aim to offer those visiting the historic southern tourist destination a diverse range of options and experiences.”

Following the office visit, Omran’s Chief Investment Officer, Salah Al Ghazali, said: “Omran’s new Salalah office will enable us to directly support our growing number of properties and investments

in the Dhofar region and help us increase the 900 hotel rooms we already offer in our Salalah portfolio.”

“It will also help facilitate the initiation of new projects and joint ventures (JV) that will further en-

Year-round destination “A stunning year-round destination, with a favourable climate and spectacular landscape, Salalah has enormous potential to be a leading domestic, regional and international visitor destination. Omran is helping in catering to these visitors by investing in new amenities and resorts,” Al Ghazali concluded.

As part of the tour, Omran’s management team also inspected the progress of the new Al Baleed Resort Salalah by Anantara, Omran’s JV with local private hospitality developer, Mohammed Barwani Holding Company, which is preparing for its official opening later this year. The luxury property is the first Anantara resort to open in Oman and is set to be an important addition to the tourism

Muriya partnership The destination’s development is being taken up in partnership with Muriya, and presents modern amenities blended with traditional Omani charm. The family-focussed integrated tourism resort includes three hotels --- the Juweira boutique hotel with 82 rooms which opened in 2012, the 400 room Rotana Salalah and the Al Fanar Hotel & Residences Salalah which opened in December 2015 with 218 rooms.

Both Crowne Plaza Resort Salalah and Salalah Beach Resort have also been recently transferred as two additional properties in Omran’s Dhofar portfolio.

The unique qualities of Dhofar as a tourism destination have meant hoteliers and investors are increasingly looking at the area for new developments. A number of brands are planning upcoming resorts there, including Shaza hotels in Salalah and Alila Resort in Mirbat. Both are set to introduce a new line of luxury, recreational and rejuevenating experiences for visitors landing up in Oman’s southern haven.

Indian stem cell hero’s roots in the Sultanate

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REVAMPED PROGRAMME: The revamped Shell Intilaaqah programme was launched at the Public Authority for Small and Medium Enterprise Development (Riyada). –Supplied photo

SMEs to focus on manufacturing, tourism, logistics SYED HAITHAM HASAN

haitham@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: In line with the vision of economic diversification in Oman, the development of SMEs will be centred on three major industries according to top officials in Riyada.

The public authority for SME development named Manufacturing, Tourism and Logistics as focus industries, which would drive the Sultanate’s economy in the coming years.

Speaking to the Times of Oman at the signing of the MOU with Shell Intilaaqah programme, Khalid Al Haribi, Deputy CEO for Riyada operations highlighted the potential of SMEs in developing Omani economy and the nurturing role played by Riyada.

“We are the government body responsible for facilitating cooperation between various stakeholders and organising several symposiums for SME development. We develop an eco-system for the SMEs to enter the business world. We offer registration, training, and incubation, marketing and right partnership between different entities.”

He mentioned that within the next few years, there would be a lot of focus on the three major sectors. “The focus for the next few years will be on Manufac-

turing, Tourism and Logistics though there are several sectors in which SMEs are working now and doing very well,” he said.

The objective of the support would be to improve the SMEs’ contribution towards the Omani economy by providing them the right infrastructure in terms of technical and financial backing.

The extent of SMEs’ contribution is already improving and the five year plan will make it better.

“So far, the SMEs contribute 1520 per cent to the economy but in the next five years, we plan to improve that figure,” he said.

Commenting on the Riyada Shell partnership, Al Haribi said this was an example of what Riyada plans to do. “The idea is to have more public private partnerships with multinational corporations and use that expertise and implement it in the Omani ecosystem,” he explained. Shell Development Oman officials, speaking on the occasion, echoed his views about SME development.

“We want SMEs to develop and form successful companies that can contribute to the economy.

The Intilaaqah programme already has such SMEs that have developed into full-fledged independent organizations,” said Salima Masroori, Communication Advisor at Shell Development Oman.”

18-year-old former Indian School Wadi Kabir student Aadhithya Dinesh currently pursuing an engineering degree in India, donated his stem cells after a match was found

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reji@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: A former Indian school student in Oman has saved the life of a four-year-old boy by donating his stem cells during a bone marrow collection procedure on Saturday in India.

Aadhithya Dinesh, the 18-yearold former Indian School Wadi Kabir student who is currently pursuing an engineering degree in India, donated his stem cells after a match was found by a stem cell donor group, which was considered a 150,000-in-one chance, to save the four-year-old boy’s life.

Dinesh Souderajan, the father of Aditya, said that they are happy to see that their son has done a selfless service to save a child’s life.

“Aditya has the habit of donating blood periodically.

“He might have learnt it from

SELFLESS SERVICE: Dinesh Souderajan, the father of Aditya, said that they are happy to see that their son has done a selfless service to save a child’s life. -Supplied photo

me. He had donated blood in college during a blood donation drive.

The hospital authorities, who were looking for a match, found that my son’s blood samples were matching perfectly,” Dinesh said.

“When the medics approached him, he was keen to donate. He asked us, and we were a bit worried in the beginning. However, later on, we found that there was no harm. It is for saving a life, so we agreed,” Dinesh added.

As the child was in Bangalore, the capital city of Karnataka, Aadhithya had to travel from Chen-

nai, where he is pursuing his engineering course.

“The procedure was done yesterday. The recipient is fine now. Aadhithya will travel back to Chennai tonight (Sunday),” Dinesh added. Peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) donation is one of two methods of collecting blood-forming cells for bone marrow transplants.

The same blood-forming cells that are found in bone marrow are also found in the circulating (peripheral) blood. The donation is a nonsurgical procedure.

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More females than males in college this year A college official says that more girls enrol in higher education institutions after high school than boys because

ENROLLED: A total of 4,055 students have joined first semester across seven different technical colleges in the country.

sometimes the latter have to work and support their families financially

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deeba@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: More female students in Oman have enrolled in higher education institutes in the new academic year, when compared to male students.

Munawar Hameed, Head of Marketing and Public Relations at the Oman College of Management and Technology (OCMT) in Barka, said that registrations have gone up, and the ratio of women is now higher than males.

“It has been a general trend in our college, where we receive more females than males, and I think this might be because females usually enrol in higher education immediately after high school, rather than boys, who sometimes want to work and better their financial conditions before heading to college.”

He added that registrations have also gone up this year. “Our registrations have gone up this year, and we have prepared all teaching and course work materials beforehand, our website is ready, we have also worked on the maintenance of our library and RECALL

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expanding In recent months, Samsung has been expanding its already considerable market share.

The company shipped 77 million smartphones in the second quarter,cornering a market share of 22.4 per cent, up from 73 million or 21.3 per cent share a year ago, according to the IDC. Apple’s shipments dropped 15 per cent, leaving it with an 11.8 per cent market share.

Huawei posted an 8.4 per cent increase and OPPO more than doubled its shipments from a year earlier.

The recall could rob Samsung of momentum it had built by capitalising on a lull in demand for iPhones between new models.

10 countries Sales of the Note 7 will be halted in 10 countries, Koh Dong Jin, head of Samsung’s mobile division, said Friday. He said there are about 2.5 million units in the hands of users and carriers.

Battery problem Lee Seung Woo, an analyst at IBK Securities Co. in Seoul, estimates that about 1 million handsets are affected by the battery problem, with about 600,000 sold overseas.

He expects shipments of the Note 7 this year will shrink to 12 million units from a previous estimate of 14 million units.

“The unexpected recall would surely irritate buyers and the latest incident looks worrisome,” Lee said.

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are fully ready for the new students,” said Hameed.

Also, Manuela Gutberlet, Public Relations Manager at the German University of Technology (GUtech) in Oman, said, “In the last semester (summer 2016) we had more than 1,262 students in five Bachelor of Science and three Bachelor of Engineering programmes, as well as in the foundation year programme, and 75 per cent were females.”

Meanwhile, Ritesh Rajendran, acting Head of Media and Communications at the Middle East College (MEC),said that the recruitment of students has remained steady this year.

“It has been steady. However, we don’t expect it to cross the recruitment number from last year.

The number of female students in MEC is a little over 50 per cent of the total student population.”

The same was echoed by Vikash Sharma, lecturer at Waljat College of Applied Sciences. “Our girls to boys ratio is 75 to 25,” she noted. However, an official from Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) said that the ratio is 50 per cent for enrolling boys and girls.

A total of 4,055 students have been accepted for the first semester across the seven different technical colleges in the country, while 3,987 have been accepted for the second semester, with engineering enrolling the highest number of students, followed by business and then information

technology. Future students in Oman will have more choices, in terms of their educational fields, as most colleges have planned to add courses to their offerings.

Waljat College is to introduce a four year Bachelors in Chemical Engineering program, and has scheduled weekend programs for their Executive MBA. Similarly, OCMT has ACCA and foundation in security (CSX) courses in the planning stages, and will move to a new campus in Halban by next year.

Rajendran said that MEC has also added new courses to its list for this year, “This year, MEC has introduced a new course in Building Services Engineering. Ithas been created, keeping in mind the increase in the number of construction projects in Oman and that the future belongs to smart cities. “A postgraduate course on Computer Forensics has also been approved by the Ministry of Higher Education, which focuses on equipping students with critical knowledge for collecting and preserving sophisticated digital evidence when investigating cybercrimes.

“A new modern, 7,000 square metre block is expected to be inaugurated in November, and incampus hostel facilities will be ready by mid-2017. The college is all set to welcome our new batch of students with a week-long orientation programme filled with activities,” he said.

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Information minister to visit China today MUSCAT: Within the framework of activating international media exchange and to familiarise with the Chinese experience in the areas of media, Dr. Abdul Mon’em bin Mansour Al Hassani, Minister of Information will pay an official visit on Monday to China, leading

a delegation comprising some officials of the ministry.

The visit is aimed at talks on media relations between the two sides and ways of developing them.

The delegation will visit several research centres and official media institutions. -ONA

Alawi meets UN official MUSCAT: Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs received Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, Special Envoy of the United Nations (UN) for Yemen today, who is in the Sultanate within the framework of the UN efforts to find a peaceful solution to the Yemeni crisis. -ONA

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Five-day Eid Al Adha holidays in Oman from September 11 MUSCAT: As per the Royal Orders of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, the blessed Eid Al Adha 1437 AH holiday for employees at the ministries, public authorities and other departments of the state’s administrative apparatus and private sector companies and establishments, will be from Sunday 9th Dhul Hijjah 1437 AH, corresponding to September 11, 2016 until Thursday 13th Dhul Hijjah 1437 AH, corresponding to Sep-

tember 15, 2016. Work will resume on Sunday 16th Dhul Hijjah 1437 AH, corresponding to September 18, 2016.

The decision was announced yesterday by Sayyid Khalid bin Hilal bin Saud Al Busaidi, Minister of the Diwan of Royal Court, Chairman of the Civil Service Council and Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Al Bakri, Minister of Manpower.

The text of the decision reads as follows: “On the occasion of the

blessed Eid Al Adha 1437 AH, and as per the Royal Orders of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, the Eid holiday for employees at the ministries, public authorities and other departments of the state’s administrative apparatus will be from Sunday 9th Dhul Hijjah 1437 AH, corresponding to September 11, 2016 until Thursday 13th Dhul Hijjah 1437 AH corresponding to September 15, 2016. Work will resume on Sunday 16th Dhul Hijjah

1437 AH, corresponding to September 18, 2016.”

The Minister of the Diwan of Royal Court extended his congratulations to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said on this blessed occasion, praying to the Almighty to protect His Majesty, grant him good health, happiness and a long life and for the return of this and similar occasions on His Majesty for many years to come and the Omani people and our dear coun-

OMR200m investment in Madinat Al Irfan project Muscat project to provide 4,500-5,000 direct and i ndirect jobs MEGA PROJECT: More than 70 per cent of the Palm Mall project Muscat is complete. – ONA

in both Muscat and Sohar is going according to scheduled plans, as more than 70 per cent of the Palm Mall project Muscat has been completed.

He said that the project will be a destination for Omani families as it includes recreational centres and a hotel with 150 rooms, and a

shopping mall that includes the most prestigious brands.

He pointed out that the group is investing between OMR115 to OMR150 million in the Palm Mall Muscat project in Al Mabaila neighbourhood, which is an important centre and station.

At a press meeting held at the

First of its kind Palm Mall Muscat project got the distinct components to be the first of its kind in the Sultanate of Oman, such as Aquarium Oman, snow park, and a centre for family entertainment.

Mahmoud Al Jarwani said that the group also began building the Palm Mall – Sahar with a total area of 40,000 square metres and consists of a medical centre, stores, cinemas and various facilities.

The implementation of the project is carried out as planned and will start operating in the third quarter of 2017. -ONA

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Oman, Iran ratify maritime pact TEHRAN: Instruments of ratification on the delimitation of the maritime border agreement between the Sultanate and the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Sea of Oman, signed in Muscat on 7th Shaaban 1436 AH, corresponding to May 26, 2015, were exchanged in the Iranian capital Tehran on Sunday.

Compensation The decision allows employers and employees to agree on work arrangements to compensate this holiday, if necessity arises.

Employees whose weekly-off coincides with the holiday of the aforesaid occasion must be com-

pensated.

All employees at the private sector extended their congratulations to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said on this happy occasion, praying to the Almighty Allah to protect His Majesty, grant him good health, happiness, a long life and for the return of this and similar occasions on His Majesty the Sultan, the Omani people and all Muslims with welfare and blessings. -ONA

EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS

site of Palm Mall Muscat project in Al Mabaila neighbourhood yesterday, Al Jarwani said that the project is located on a total area of 250,000 square metres with an investment of nearly OMR115 million and seeks to provide 4,5005,000 direct and indirect jobs.

The Palm Mall

MUSCAT: Mahmoud bin Mohammed Al Jarwani, Chairman of Al Jarwani Group said that the group will invest about OMR200 million in the Madinat Al Irfan through the establishment of an integrated city with hotels, shopping malls, recreational centres and walkway in Governorate of Muscat.

He added that their investments

try further progress and welfare under His Majesty’s wise leadership and all Muslims prosperity and blessings.

Sayyid Hamoud bin Faisal Al Busaidi, Minister of Interior signed minutes of the exchange of instruments of ratification of the aforesaid agreement on behalf of the Government of the Sultanate while Mohammad Javad Zarif, Minister of Foreign Affairs, BORDER PACT: Sayyid Hamoud bin Faisal Al Busaidi, Minister of Intesigned on behalf of the Iranian rior and Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iranain foreign minister exchanged Government. -ONA the instruments of ratification. -ONA T R A F F I C L AW

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Fines to rise

Those who violate the law could be sentenced to 10 days in prison or fined up to OMR 300.

Safety experts have advised drivers to use hands-free headsets or Bluetooth devices in their cars.

Since speeding is the number one cause of accidents, injuries and deaths, a hefty fine has been put in place for those drivers ignoring posted speeds.

Article 50 of the traffic law

states that the minimum punishment for those who speed, drive recklessly, or endanger other’s lives and properties, will be 10 days in prison and an OMR100 fine, while the maximum punishment, considering the circumstances defined in the law, is set at 2 years in prison and OMR3,000 fine.

Additionally, drunk driving is to be considered a serious offence under the new law.

REVIEWED: The meeting was held under the chair of Sayyid Khalid bin Hilal bin Saud Al Busaidi, Minister of the Diwan of Royal Court, Chairman of the Civil Service Council. -ONA

Civil Service Council reviews Omanisation MUSCAT: Efforts to Omanise technical jobs were among the issues discussed by the Civil Service Council yesterday.

The discussions took place when the Civil Service Council held its 3rd meeting for 2016 under the chair of Sayyid Khalid bin Hilal bin Saud Al Busaidi, Minister of the Diwan of Royal Court, Chairman of the Civil Service Council.

The Council reviewed the follow-up report on what has been done to implement the decisions and recommendations of its 2nd meeting for 2016.

It reviewed the agenda of the meeting and discussed requests of several government organisations on regularising employment conditions for some of their employees to be compatible with the organisations they work for and with their roles and responsibilities as shown in the Civil Service Law, its Executive Regulation and the Job Classification and Arrangement System.

The Council also reviewed a range of issues related to the appointment applications and contracts for some technical jobs as per the Council’s powers in this regard. The Council discussed the reasons for such applications, which mainly facilitate the operation of relevant organisations especially completing the technical aspects associated with their work and implementing their projects.

It also reviewed a report about

The Council reviewed a report on the policies related to balancing between work and family duties

the policies related to balancing between work and family duties and highlighted several experiences related to this aspects, as well as several recommendations and proposals related to civil service affairs.

Technical jobs It also discussed the requirements for occupying some technical jobs and the efforts made to Omanise such jobs. It also discussed the applications by public organisations about their seconded employees abroad who require to combine between the basic salary with the employer and the salary from the organisation he/she is seconded for as per provisions of the Civil Service Law and its executive regulation.

The Council reviewed a range of topics on its agenda referred by various ministries and government units and took the appropriate decisions and recommendations towards them. -ONA

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Sunil Prabhakar, Chief Executive of Travel Point LLC said that since the announcement of holidays in the afternoon, people have been enquiring about week-long destinations.

“As the holidays are for nine days, people want to make sure they travel somewhere because the holidays are long. They are mostly asking for week-long destinations to the Far East and Eastern Europe and about destinations which have less visa hassles,” he added.

Hotel bookings seem to confirm that some of the country’s top hotels are jam-packed going into Eid. “We will be fully booked over Eid and we are only selling a couple of suites on some days. Guests are mainly coming from the GCC countries, as per the usual trend,” said Melanie Dorange, Communications Director at the Al Bustan Palace, a Ritz- Carlton hotel.

Baidha Al Sikaiti, PR and Communications manager at the Intercontinental Muscat, said that they have good numbers so far this year.

“We are having a very good number of tourists from the UAE

during the holidays,” said Al Sikaiti. From a business point of view it could have a positive outlook or a negative one.

Vijay Handa, General Manager – Ras Al Jinz Turtle Reserve and Masirah Island Resort, said that because many people are already in the country and that schools have opened, most are unlikely to travel but stay in the country, which is good for business.

“It is good for the business this time because schools have just opened and people may not travel out of Oman. Masirah and Ras Al Jinz are both almost full for Eid. We are still receiving many inquiries,” said Handa. Welcoming the Eid announcement, Ahmed Al Hooti, an Oman Chamber of Commerce member, said such long holidays are good when it happens once or twice a year.

“Long holidays are always welcomed by the public but for business it can became a nightmare sometimes,” said Al Hooti.

“It’s not always about how long the holiday is as much as how much time is given after the holiday announcement until the holiday begins. This period is very

important for businessmen,” he added. He said that for traders it’s important to know early about such long holidays.

“Businessmen need enough time to organise themselves and prepare their plans to continue offering their services and products even during the holidays,” said Al Hooti.

He stressed that businessmen should be ready for such situations and prepare a plan B to avoid any negative effect on their businesses which in turn will affect consumers.

He said such long holidays will allow the government to benefit from local tourism. “When we have such holidays, people are keen to enjoy their Eid with their families and also enjoy visiting local destinations. At the same time, there must be more advertisements and offers on local sites to push nationals and residents to visit local destinations instead of flying abroad,” said Al Hooti.

One social media post summed up the last-minute dash for most.

“Quite a few schools have the week off…and everywhere now booking up!”

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Three Iranian banks to open branches in Munich

RENOVATING FOR BATTLE Members of Libyan forces allied with the United Nations-backed government prepare a renovated Libyan fighter jet at Misurata air base, Libya on Sunday.

Libyan forces had advanced against some of IS’s last holdouts in Sirte on Saturday as fighting resumed after several days of relative calm. — Reuters

BERLIN: Three Iranian banks have told Bavaria’s economy minister that they plan to open branches in Munich to help stimulate more business ties with German firms, the Muenchner Merkur newspaper reported on Sunday.

Middle East Bank, Parsian Bank and Sina Bank have received approval from Iran’s central bank to set up branches overseas, the minister, Ilse Aigner, told the newspaper.

Aigner, a member of the conservative Christian Social Union (CSU), spoke with the newspaper from Tehran. “Business ties between Bavarian companies and Iran often fail today because of barriers in the payment process,” Aigner told the newspaper in interview to be published Monday.

“That is why having branches of Iranian banks in Munich is particularly important for our businesses. Especially our small- to medium-sized firms have enormous export prospects to Iran that they will be able to utilise more easily in the future.”

Many European companies complain that they still cannot secure financing from Western banks because they are worried about further sanctions still in effect in the United States. — Reuters

US, Russia strive to reach Syria ceasefire deal as battles rage on around Aleppo in the north.

Kerry said he would not rush into any agreement just to see it fail again. A senior State Department official, who declined to be named, said Russia had walked back on some of issues that the sides had already agreed on, which is why both sides need to continue talking.

“If we do not get some buy-in from the Russians on reducing the violence and easing the humanitarian crisis, then it’s difficult to see how we get to the next phase,” Obama said.

The White House has said Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin likely would have the chance to talk informally on the sidelines of the G20.

A couple of issues still needed to be resolved and the two sides would resume talks, said US Secretary of State John Kerry

HANGZHOU (CHINA)/BEIRUT: US President Barack Obama said on Sunday that the United States and Russia were struggling to reach a ceasefire agreement on Syria as the two sides planned to meet again on Monday.

“We’re not there yet,” Obama told reporters after a meeting with British Prime Minister Theresa May on the sidelines of the G20 summit in the Chinese city of Hangzhou.

“We have grave differences with the Russians in terms of both the parties we support but also the process that is required to bring about peace in Syria,” he said.

On the battlefront, fighting raged. Syrian government forces and their allies scored an important victory by recapturing areas in southwestern Aleppo which rebels had seized last month, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.

An agreement that would stop the fighting and allow more hu-

RALLY AGAINST OPERATIONS: A demonstrator holding a placard that reads ‘Peace’ stands behind the security barriers during a peace rally to protest against Turkish military operations in northern Syria, in Istanbul, Turkey, on Sunday. – Reuters

manitarian deliveries looked set to be announced by US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Hangzhou.

Two lecterns had been set up in a room for a news conference.

But Kerry emerged alone to say a couple of issues still needed to be resolved and the two sides would resume talks on Monday. He did not elaborate.

Officials from the United United States and Russia, which back op-

posite sides in Syria’s five-year-old civil war, have been meeting since Kerry travelled to Moscow in July with a proposal that would halt the fighting. It would ensure that government fighters pulled back in some areas, including around Aleppo, to allow convoys of humanitarian aid to reach civilians caught in the fighting.

The ceasefire would be overseen through Russian-US intelligence sharing and military cooperation that would focus on going after

IS and other militant groups. The plan would need Russia to convince President Bashar Al Assad to agree on grounding his air force, a move that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said was not the goal.

A truce brokered by the US and Russia in February broke down and peace talks between the government and opposition ended in April with both sides trading the blame. Fighting has since escalated in many areas, especially

PROJECT

Dubai plans new district worth $20b DUBAI: Dubai Holding has announced a $20 billion project to develop a new district in the city, signalling the Emirate plans to keep growing rapidly despite the impact of low oil prices on the region.

But in an indication of some caution, officials said on Sunday the project would be built in phases in response to market demand, with no specific deadline. They said financing arrangements had not been finalised.

The first phase of Jumeirah Central, estimated to cost 24 billion dirhams ($6.5 billion), is to include 2,800 hotel rooms and 3,000 apartments.

“We are in extensive discussions with all the usual prospects” to build the district, Jumeirah Central’s chief operating officer Morgan Parker told reporters.

The first phase of new district Jumeirah Central, estimated to cost $6.5 billion, is to include 2,800 hotel rooms and 3,000 apartments

Jumeirah Central will be located on land that was previously earmarked for the giant Mall of the World, which was to include 8 million square feet (745,000 square metres) of shopping space connected to a theme park and 100 hotels. That project was announced in mid-2014, just as oil prices began falling sharply. Last week, Dubai Holding said it had

decided to relocate Mall of the World, but officials declined to answer questions on Sunday about the fate of that project.

Economy Although Dubai’s economy is coping better than its neighbours with cheap oil, thanks to the Emirate’s tourist and business services sectors, real estate prices

have been dropping since last year and some residential and retail projects have been suspended or cancelled.

Mohammad Kamal, a research analyst at Dubai-based Arqaam Capital, said that while Jumeirah Central could provide new business for construction companies in the region, they were struggling with difficult conditions in the industry. “Overdue receivables linked to suspended or cancelled projects remain prone to write-down risk, and cash flows remain weak in a historical context,” he said.

“Though incoming projects can help revitalise growth across the sector, working capital and leverage remain problematic.

The ability to execute on new contracts is generally constrained as a result.” — Reuters

Review Kerry said it remained to be seen whether the sides could agree on a deal. “There are a couple of tough issues that we talked about today that we will go back and review, I will go back and review, and we’ve agreed to meet tomorrow morning and see whether or not it is possible to bridge the gap, come to conclusion on those couple of issues,” Kerry said.

Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, also speaking in Hangzhou, said earlier that a deal was close but that the timing of any announcement could not be predicted. “We are talking about most serious issues of implementing a ceasefire,” he said. “We are close to the deal...but art of diplomacy requires time to implementation. I can’t tell you when the agreement will be reached.”

A letter from Washington’s

Syria envoy Michael Ratney to the Syrian armed opposition, a copy of which was seen by Reuters, laid out some of the ceasefire terms.

It would oblige Russia to prevent government warplanes from bombing areas held by the mainstream opposition, and would require the withdrawal of Damascus’s forces from a supply route north of Aleppo, the letter dated September 3 said.

In return, the United States would coordinate with Russia in fighting against Al Qaeda, it said, without elaborating.

The deal would focus on delivery of humanitarian supplies to Aleppo, where recent advances by both sides have cut supplies, power and water to nearly 2 million people in government- and rebel-held areas.

It also required the Syrian government and Russia to avoid bombing opposition-held areas including where more moderate insurgent groups are operating close to Jabhat Fatah Al Sham, previously the Al Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front.

Government forces and their allies recaptured areas in southwestern Aleppo on Sunday from the rebels after heavy bombardments and repeated attempts to drive the insurgents back.

The British-based Observatory said the retaken areas included the Weaponry College and the Air Force Technical College in Aleppo’s southwestern outskirts.

To the northeast of Aleppo, Turkish-backed rebels pushed IS out of areas around the town of Al Rai near the Turkish border on the second day of an offensive launched from Al Rai. — Reuters

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We will try our best to bring back normalcy. We are cooperating with the government. It is the responsibility of the government to deal with the situation very intelligently. All parties are cooperating for that. So we hope that it will be resolved Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress leader

24TH GOVERNOR

Urjit Patel checks in at RBI to complete Rajan’s ‘deep surgery’ MUMBAI: Urjit Patel, the new governor of RBI who has maintained a contrasting low-profile to outspoken and rockstar-like Raghuram Rajan, has his immediate task cut out — finishing the ‘unfinished agenda’ of his predecessor on completing ‘deep surgery’ of banks and winning the war on inflation.

Incidentally, it was Patel — often referred to as ‘Dr Patel’ by Rajan —who scripted a new framework for fighting price rise, which earned him the informal title of ‘inflation warrior’.

However, it is the ‘deep surgery’ ordered by Rajan to cleanse the balance sheets of the banks from bad loans that may pose greater challenges for Patel, as a number of banks, corporates and others have been lobbying hard against what they call the ‘unwarranted urgency’ shown by the RBI in this regard at the cost of hurting investment climate.

Unlike Rajan, who took charge at a time when global markets were volatile and concerns were being raised about the rupee, the Gujarati-origin and once Kenyan citizen Patel has come in when financial markets are much more

RBI appears to be very comforting to the industry and bankers who were often at the receiving end of the barbs, mostly in form of policy actions, from Rajan,” a veteran banker said.

stable and concerns have also subsided about any potential dollar flight due to impending redemption of Non-resident Indian bonds.

Fifty-two-year-old Patel’s appointment as the 24th RBI Governor is effective Sunday, though his first working day could be September 6, due to Sunday and Monday being a holiday for Ganesh Chaturthi.

A number of corporate leaders and bankers who have previously worked with Patel, including during his tenure as RBI’s deputy governor and earlier on boards of some companies, said he is expected to show “much better understanding” of the problems the companies and banks are facing due to the central bank’s AQR (Asset Quality Review) directive.

NEW RESPONSIBILITY: In this photograph released by the Reserve Bank of India on January 14, 2013, the then-deputy governor of the RBI Urjit Patel poses for a photograph at an undefined location.

Patel’s appointment as the 24th RBI Governor is effective Sunday, though his first working day could be September 6. - AFP

Bad loans Some are even hopeful that the AQR regime may actually see some change, though Rajan kept on repeatedly saying in his last days at RBI that the process should be completed by March 2017, a target he had set for cleaning up of the banks’ balance sheets. With public sector banks accounting for a large portion of the bad loans, the clean-

up exercise has raised heckles of many in the government as well, though not many have been public with their views, fearing adverse commentary.

Besides having worked with International Monetary Fund and Finance Ministry, Patel also has corporate experience — probably the first for any RBI governor — in-

cluding with the country’s biggest corporate house, Mukesh Ambaniled Reliance Industries Ltd. Besides, he was associated with Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation, IDFC and MCX, among others, as member on their boards and other roles.

“The change in personality that Patel brings in to the top job at

Hopeful While everyone has been effusive in showering praise on Patel being chosen to succeed Rajan, many industry leaders, top bankers and influential marketmen said they are hopeful that his corporate and finance background would help taper down RBI’s “hawk-eye fixation” on checking inflation and the ‘deep surgery’ to remove bad loans.

The wish list that ‘Dr Patel’, as he is commonly referred to as, faces is long and could be difficult to fulfil on many fronts — lower the rates, go easy on banks and borrowers, be liberal with grant of banking licences, safeguard foreign reserves and further beef them up.

Ironically, Patel himself was the “Brahmastra or the master tool”, as described by a top functionary at an informal industry gathering recently, that Rajan used in his battlefield — where RBI is required to

‘BRICS must intensify efforts against terror, its sponsors’ Describing BRICS as ‘an influential voice’ in international discourse, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said it was the grouping’s shared responsibility to shape the global agenda and help developing nations achieve their objectives

HANGZHOU: India on Sunday called for intensified joint efforts by other BRICS members to combat terrorism as Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought coordinated actions by the grouping to “isolate supporters and sponsors of terror”, in an apparent reference to Pakistan.

In a hard-hitting intervention while leading from the chair, Modi in his address to the BRICS Leaders Meeting here said “terrorists in South Asia or any where for

PARLEYS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi,Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, South African President Jacob Zuma, and other BRICS leader during the BRICS meeting at the West Lake State Guest House in Hangzhou, China on Sunday. - PTI

that matter do not own banks or weapons factories”.

“Clearly someone funds and arms them and BRICS must intensify joint efforts not just to fight terror but to coordinate actions to isolate those who are supporters and sponsors of terror,” he said.

Shared responsibility Describing BRICS as “an influential voice” in international discourse, Modi said it was the grouping’s shared responsibility to shape the global agenda and help developing nations achieve their objectives.

He said terrorism remains the “primary source of instability and the biggest threat to our societies” and countries and the supplies chains have a global reach. Use of social media to promote radical ideology is “growing dimension of

this threat”, he added.

External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup during a media briefing said “this (Modi’s address to the BRICS Leaders Meeting) tells you how strongly prime minister intervened on the issue of terror and how be believes that this really is the central challenge facing the moment and unless we have collective approach to this, it will not be possible for us to defeat this.”

Swarup said it was important to have informal discussions with the other BRICS leaders ahead of the grouping’s 8th annual Summit in Goa from October 15-16.

Modi, in his address to the four other leaders of the grouping said: “We, as BRICS, are an influential voice in international discourse.

It is, therefore, our shared responsibility to shape the international

agenda. Our shared responsibility to shape international agenda in manner that helps developing nations achieve their objectives,” he said in this picturesque eastern Chinese city on the sidelines of the G20 Summit.

BRICS brings together five major emerging economies, comprising 43 per cent of the world population, having 37 per cent of the world GDP and 17 per cent share in the world trade.

Modi said that as chair of BRICS, “‘Building Responsive, Inclusive and Collective Solutions’ is the theme we have chosen which mirrors central priorities at G20 Summit”.

We’ve taken BRICS out of capitals to involve people from all walks of life. It will be an opportunity to deepen our ties and with BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initia-

tive for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) countries. The four other leaders who participated in the meeting of the five-member bloc included Brazilian President Michel Temer, Chinese President Xi Jinping —with whom Modi held bilateral talks earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin and South African President Jacob Zuma.

“Our summit next month would not only be an opportunity to deepen ties with ourselves, we will also interact with India’s neighbouring countries of BIMSTEC —Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand, who have been invited for the outreach summit. We welcome you all to Goa next month,” Modi said while concluding his brief address.

Meanwhile, Modi on Sunday met Deputy Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman here and held discussions on enhancing bilateral ties between the two countries.

According to the Prime Minister’s website, both the leaders held discussions regarding enhancing bilateral ties during the sidelines of the G20 summit here.

“Another bilateral follows first session at G20. PM meets Mohammad bin Salman, Deputy Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia,” Swarup tweeted soon after the meeting.

Modi earlier met US President Barack Obama briefly when they were on a stage to pose for a family photograph at the venue in this eastern Chinese city. - PTI

control inflation without hurting growth while also catering to unending demands for rate cuts, and also clean up books of the banks from bad loans, including those induced upon them.

The top functionary also told the industrialists and bankers present there that Patel was chosen to ensure continuity, given his tenure as deputy governor, as the government did not want any further negative publicity or any adverse impact on currency, bonds and stock markets.

Rajan’s sudden announcement that he would not opt for a second term and return to academia let to a sharp criticism from some quarters of the government.

It was said that he was leaving due to his frustration that no one from the government came out in his support when some rightwing leaders were indulging in ‘ad hominem’ attacks on him rather than criticising his policies. The government and corporate are hopeful that Patel, who has kept a low profile so far, would keep away from Rajan’s rockstar-like public utterances and candid views on non-economic topics. - PTI C A N O N I S AT I O N

Pope Francis declares Mother Teresa a saint VATICAN CITY: Mother Teresa of Calcutta, known as the “saint of the gutters” during her life, was declared a saint of the Roman Catholic Church by Pope Francis on Sunday, fast-tracked to canonisation just 19 years after her death.

Tens of thousands of pilgrims packed St Peter’s Square at the Vatican for a service to honour the tiny nun, who worked among the world’s neediest in the slums of the Indian city now called Kolkata and become one of the most recognisable faces of the 20th century.

A Nobel peace laureate, her legacy complements Pope Francis’s vision of a humble church that strives to serve the poor, and the festivities in her honour are a highlight of his Holy Year of Mercy. “For Mother Teresa, mercy was the salt which gave flavour to her work, it was the light which shone in the darkness of the many who no longer had tears to shed for their poverty and suffering.”

Around 120,000 people attended the ceremony, according to Vatican estimates, celebrating the life of a woman who Francis said it might be difficult to call “Saint” as people felt so close to her they spontaneously used “Mother”.

No major ceremony was scheduled in Kolkata, where the first MoC mission was set up in 1952, but prayers, talks and cultural events were planned, in an atmosphere of quiet pride. Pramod Sharma, a Kolkata resident who grew up near a convent school and childcare centre where Mother Teresa worked, said he and his country were proud she had chosen India as her home. - Reuters

VIOLENT PROTESTS

All-party delegation in Jammu and Kashmir on mission to restore peace SRINAGAR: An all-party delegation led by Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday held talks with Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti here as it began a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir during which it is expected to interact with a cross-section of people with a view to restore peace in the strife-hit Valley.

The meeting, chaired by Singh at Sher-I-Kashmir International Conference Centre soon after the 26-member delegation arrived here, discussed the security situation in the Valley.

It also took stock of those injured in the violent protests since the killing of Hizbul militant Burhan Wani on July 8.

Cutting across party lines, leaders said that they were hopeful of finding a solution for restoration of peace in the Valley which has been in the grip of violent protests that left left 71 persons dead and scores of others injured.

State Education Minister and Government Spokesperson Naeem Akhtar said it was necessary for all stakeholders to join the dialogue process.

“How long can this continue? It has to end someday,” he said.

When asked about Mehbooba not mentioning talks “within the ambit of Constitution” in her letter to the separatist leaders on Saturday evening, he said every party comes to the negotiating table with their stated position.

“It depends on how we carry forward the dialogue and ideas to find resolution to the issue,” he said.

Mehbooba had written a letter to separatists leaders in her capacity as Peoples Democratic Party chief inviting them to engage with the delegation.

Akhtar refused to reply to a question whether there were any back channel talks with Hurriyat Conference. The state government has placed Chairman of moderate Hurriyat Conference faction Mirwaiz Umer Farooq under arrest at Chashme Shahi sub-jail, JKLF Chief Yaseen Malik at BSF camp in Humama while hardliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani continues to be under house arrest.

A delegation of National Conference led by former chief minister Omar Abdullah is also likely to meet the MPs. The all-party delegation is on a two-day visit to the state during which it is expected to interact

MEETING: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh chairing the meeting of All Party delegation with the Jammu and Kashmir government, in Srinagar on Sunday. Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Arun Jaitley, the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti and other dignitaries are also seen. - PTI

with a cross section of people.

However, the Valley based trade organisations have refused to meet the politicians.

“We intend to talk to individuals and groups who want peace and normalcy in Kashmir Valley,” Singh said before the departure of the delegation. Senior Congress leader and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said that the delegation was ready to hear “everyone”. The visit “will be beneficial for Kashmir and for

the country,” he said, adding everyone wants peace in the state.

Azad said it will be an opportunity for the parties and Kashmiri people to interact.

CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, another member of the team, said the all-party delegation should have gone two months ago “but let’s hope that even now, we can make a difference”.

Yechury also expressed desire to meet the separatists and the injured. Lok Jan Shakti Party Chief

and Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said that the MPs are going with an open mind and want to interact with anyone who wants to talk within the framework of the Indian Constitution.”We are ready to talk,” he said.

Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge said all parties were cooperating with the government and their sole aim was restoration of normalcy in the state.

“We will try our best to bring back normalcy. We are cooperating with the government. It is the responsibility of the government to deal with the situation very intelligently. All parties are cooperating for that. So we hope that it will be resolved,” he said.

Meanwhile, separatist leaders on Sunday rebuffed attempts by five opposition members of the all-party delegation to reach out to them as they refused to talk to them, with hardline leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani even refusing to meet them.

Four MPs — CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury, CPI leader D Raja, JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav and RJD’s Jay Prakash Narayan -- broke away from the group and went to meet Geelani

at his residence where he is under house arrest for the last 60 days.

They were received with slogans outside the residence whose gate was not opened for them.

Geelani saw them from the window but refused to meet the parliamentarians. “It is our effort to show that we are ready to talk to anyone whether they agree to meet or not,” Yadav said.

The group also went to meet JKLF chief Yaseen Malik who is under detention at BSF camp in Humama. He told the MPs that he will talk when he visits New Delhi.

The group tried to meet former Hurriyat Chairman Abdul Ghani Bhat who also refused to talk to them. Bhat welcomed the leaders but made it clear it has been decided that no talks will be held with the delegation members.

“This is a futile exercise. Nothing concrete will happen until or unless India talks to Pakistan on Kashmir. We will not be able to arrive at any solution if India only talks to Kashmiris or Pakistan talks to Kashmiris. We should try and solve this issue which can otherwise result in hostilities between the two neighbouring nations,” Bhat said. - PTI

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Cabinet gives nod for security pact with China The approval was given in a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on July 15, 2016 at the Governor House in Lahore

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s cabinet has given the go-ahead for negotiating a long-term defence agreement with China, according to documents available with The Express Tribune.

The approval was given in a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on July 15, 2016 at the Governor House in Lahore soon after his return from London. The cabinet considered the

summary to initiate negotiations on a draft agreement between Pakistan and China on a long-term strategic framework agreement for enhancing defence and security cooperation in diversified fields. The cabinet held detailed discussions on the proposed agreement before giving the nod of approval.

Draft agreement The cabinet was informed that the draft agreement was based on principles of mutual respect for each other’s territorial integrity, sovereignty, non-integration and non-interference in each other’s internal affairs, equality and cooperation for mutual benefits, and peaceful coexistence for strategic gains in defence and security, including arms and technology transfers.

The cabinet was informed that input from ministries of foreign affairs, interior and defence production as well as the Joint Staff Headquarters had been obtained and incorporated in the draft agreement which was subse-

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Bad governance, corruption main problems: Jamali KARACHI: Bad governance, corruption and a lack of merit are the basic problems of the country, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Anwar Zaheer Jamali said on Saturday.

The CJP was addressing the orientation programme of the Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto University of Law (SZABUL) and the launching of its Dr Ishratul Ebad Khan research institute.

The country’s top judge emphasised that there is a need for good basic education for all citizens. He remarked that a strong building cannot be built on weak foundations. The CJP said that many lawyers face problems in their profession because their basic education was weak.

However, he added that they could make up their shortcomings through hard work.

Jamali also revealed that the legal and judicial system of the country have been facing difficulties due to a lack of enforcement of the Urdu language under Article 251 of the Constitution; however, he expressed hope that the nation will overcome such problems. The chief justice in his address also remarked about the vast inequality present in the country. He said that one segment of the society could bear the expenses of an expensive education for their children, which allowed them to progress.

Meanwhile, the poor segment

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of the society could not afford the same education and secure a better future of their children.

Jamali said that it was the government’s duty to ensure everyone got equal education opportunities. He also urged the country’s philanthropists to come forward to overcome such problems.

The top judge also suggested that private and public institutes should allocate at least a 5 per cent quota of scholarships for students who had attained admission on merit but are unable to meet their educational expenses. Jamali reiterated that the judiciary was independent and was striving to provide speedy justice to the people despite its limited resources.

Sindh High Court Chief Justice Sajjad Ali Shah in his address urged the students to gain knowledge about the existing laws and emerging challenges in the legal profession.- Express Tribune

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Police believe bombers in Warsak wanted long siege PESHAWAR: The police believe the four suicide bombers who attacked Christian colony in Warsak wanted a long and bloody siege as they were carrying a large quantity of arms and ammunition besides wearing suicide vests.

While talking to The Express Tribune, a police official said the suicide attackers were armed to the teeth as three AK-47 rifles and hand grenades, along with body parts of the bombers, were found at the site of the attack.

“Two skulls (said to be of the attackers) also remained intact.”

The official added the attackers were well-equipped. “They were four out of which three had AK47s and one had a pistol, besides hand grenades and other ammunition,” he said.

“All of them were wearing powerful suicide vests and were carrying with them water bottles too which suggests they wanted

a long siege and planned to hold (the locals) hostage, but we have not found any edibles.”

They were hiding in the trees near Christian colony and entered when the gates were opened early in the morning, he said.

“The guards were preparing for the morning prayers. Both the civil guards, hired by Wapda for the security of the colony, were injured but they retaliated and kept the terrorists engaged till the police arrived.”

He added the terrorists had closed the main gate from inside so the police had to climb the wall to open it. “One of the suicide bombers had already blown himself before the police arrived –three of them were killed after the exchange of fire.”

One of the suicide bombers is said to have entered a house and took the inhabitants hostage, but did not kill them. - Express Tribune

quently vetted by the law and justice division.

In April 2015 when Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Pakistan, the two countries agreed that their relationship had acquired greater strategic significance against the backdrop of complex and changing international and regional situations.

They agreed to elevate the Pakistan-China relationship to the all-weather strategic cooperative partnership.

Saturday’s disclosure came less than a week after the United States signed an agreement with India governing the use of each other’s land, air and naval bases for repair and resupply, a step towards building defence ties as they sought to counter the growing maritime assertiveness of China.

Pakistan called the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement between the US and India as an agreement between the two sovereign states and hoped it would contribute to peace and stability. - Express Tribune

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Booming seaweed farming needs greener rules, says UN study

MEASURES RECOMMENDED: Women tend a seaweed farm off east Zanzibar, Tanzania, on July 6, 2016.

Evidence showed that seaweed can sometimes cause harm and spread diseases and pests, the UN report said. – Reuters file

OSLO: Seaweed farming needs tighter regulation to limit damage to the environment after booming into a $6.4 billion business with uses in everything from sushi to toothpaste, a United Nations study showed on Sunday.

Led by China, South Korea, Indonesia and the Philippines, seaweed’s surge in recent years has seemed environmentally friendly since it needs no fertilisers and has created both jobs and food in remote coastal areas of developing nations.

But emerging evidence shows that seaweed can sometimes cause harm and spread diseases and pests, the UN report said. One Asian seaweed brought to Hawaii has smothered some coral reefs by out-competing local plants.

“There’s very little regulation” in many nations, Elizabeth Cottier-Cook, lead author of the UN University study who also works at the Scottish Association for Marine Science, told Reuters.

“You can take a plant from the Philippines and plant it in East Africa. There are pests, there are pathogens that can go along with that plant. There is no quarantine,” she said.

A damaging bacterial disease known as ice-ice, for instance, has spread with a red seaweed from the Philippines and infected new farms in nations such as Mozambique and Tanzania.

Losses Cuts in production caused by iceice caused losses estimated at $310 million in the Philippines alone from 2011 to 2013, according to the report.

Globally, about 27.3 million tonnes of farmed seaweed were produced in 2014, worth $6.4 billion and up from almost nothing in 1970, the UN University said.

Seaweed is used in foods such as soup, sushi wraps and spaghetti, as fertilisers and as feed for animals.

Seaweed extracts are used in

Malaysia braces for more Zika cases as virus spreads Malaysian authorities said they had detected the first local infection — a 61-year-old man — in the city of Kota Kinabalu, in the Malaysian part of Borneo island

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is bracing for more Zika cases, officials said on Sunday, after detecting the first locally infected patient, which could further stretch a health system struggling with dengue, another mosquito-borne virus that can be fatal.

Both Zika, which is of particular risk to pregnant women, and the dengue virus are spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which is common in tropical Malaysia, Southeast Asia’s third largest economy, and across the region.

Three days ago, Malaysia reported its first Zika infection - a woman living near Kuala Lumpur who contracted the virus during a visit to Singapore.

On Saturday, Malaysian authorities said they had detected the first local infection: a 61-year-old man in the city of Kota Kinabalu, in the Malaysian part of Borneo island. “The confirmation of the second case of Zika in Kota Kinabalu suggests that the virus is already present within our communities,” Health Minister Subramaniam Sathasivam said.

“Zika is present in our country. New cases will continue to emerge,” he posted on his Facebook page.

Zika infections in pregnant women have been shown to cause

A CHALLENGING FIGHT: A resident protects himself as pest control staff carry out fogging in the Aljunied Crescent cluster in Singapore, on Saturday. Singapore authorities on Sunday confirmed 27 more cases of locally transmitted Zika virus infection, bringing the total to 242. Twenty-five new cases were linked to the initial outbreak area, one was linked to a potential new cluster and the remaining new case had no known links to any existing cluster, the Ministry of Health and National Environment Agency said. – Antara Foto/MN Kanwa/via Reuters

microcephaly - a severe birth defect in which the head and brain are undersized - as well as other brain abnormalities.

The connection between Zika and microcephaly first came to light last fall in Brazil, which has since confirmed more than 1,800 cases of microcephaly.

In adults, Zika infections have also been linked to a rare neurological syndrome known as Guillain-Barre, as well as other neurological disorders.

Since reporting its first Zika infection, Malaysia has increased insecticide spraying to kill mosquitoes. It has also stepped up health checks at its main border

with Singapore, through which 200,000 people pass daily.

Malaysia, with a population of almost 30 million and a size 46 times bigger than Singapore, faces a much more challenging fight against Zika, doctors say. “Zika will spread even faster in Malaysia than Singapore because our Aedes volume is so much higher and the breeding grounds are enormous,” said Amar Singh, head of the paediatric department at Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun in the Malaysian town of Ipoh.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) ranks Malaysia’s healthcare system as the world’s 49th most developed. Singapore figures

in the top 10. There is no vaccine or treatment for Zika, which is a close cousin of dengue and chikungunya and causes mild fever, rash and red eyes. An estimated 80 percent of people infected have no symptoms, making it difficult for pregnant women to know whether they have been infected.

The WHO has declared the Zika outbreak an international health emergency, and if Malaysia’s fight against dengue is any indication, it will struggle with Zika.

Malaysia recorded a total of 120,836 dengue cases last year, including 336 fatalities - the most since 1995, according to government data. This year, there have

been 75,000 dengue cases and 166 fatalities.

Malaysian authorities say dengue is a bigger problem than Zika.

But regional health experts believe Zika is significantly underreported in Southeast Asia as authorities fail to conduct adequate screening and also because of its usually mild symptoms.

The WHO lists Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam as countries with “possible endemic transmission or evidence of local mosquito-borne Zika infections in 2016”. The virus was first identified in Uganda in 1947 and was unknown in the Americas until 2014. — Reuters

products from skin care to toothpaste. The report urged governments to learn from the pitfalls of other aquaculture businesses.

A virus that infected farmed salmon in Norway in 1984, for instance, wiped out up to 80 per cent of fish at some farms and led to tighter laws. A virus that harms shrimp has spurred some nations to ban imports from all but biosecure hatcheries.

Nidhi Nagabhatla, an author at the UN University’s Canada-based Institute for Water, Environment and Health, said seaweed could have extra benefits such as helping combat global warming because plants soak up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

The report recommended measures such as seed banks to help preserve stocks, better monitoring for disease, long-term investments and perhaps governmentsponsored insurance schemes in case of natural disasters such as typhoons. — Reuters BANGLADESH

Second militant suspected of killing publisher held DHAKA: Police in Bangladesh have arrested another suspect in the killing of a publisher who was hacked to death by militants last October, the head of the counterterrorism unit in Dhaka said on Sunday.

Militants have targeted secularist writers in Bangladesh in recent years as the government has cracked down on hardline groups seeking to turn the South Asian nation of 160 million people into a state. “Another man whom we believe was one of the main prime suspects in killing the publisher was arrested on Saturday,” Monirul Islam, chief of the counterterroism cell of the Dhaka police, told reporters.

The victim, Faysal Arefin Dipon, had published books written by Avijit Roy, a US citizen of Bangladeshi origin. Roy was also hacked to death by militants last year.

On July 1, militants killed 20 hostages, most of them foreigners, in an assault on a cafe in an upmarket area of the capital.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami leader and media tycoon Mir Quasem Ali was buried in the wee hours on Sunday in his ancestral village in Manikganj after a funeral prayer following his execution last night.

Mir Quasem, 63, was hanged at the high-security Kashimpur Central Jail on the outskirts of the capital on Saturday.

Three ambulances, one of which carried his body left Kashimpur prison after 12:30am.

A Fire Service car, six vehicles of RAB and police and three other cars were escorting them when they left the jail premises, Bdnews24 reported.

Mir Quasem’s relatives had already reached Manikganj’s Chala village to prepare for the burial.

His body arrived in the village around 2:45am and he was buried around 3:30am after a funeral prayer.

Police did not allow outsiders to enter the village. Mir Quasem was the sixth hardliner to be executed for war crimes committed during the country’s 1971 war. — Agencies

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Philippines ‘worried’ over more Chinese boats at disputed shoal VIENTIANE: The Philippines expressed “grave concern” on Sunday and demanded an explanation from China’s ambassador over what it said was an increasing number of Chinese boats near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. A Philippines air force plane flew over the rocky outcrop on Saturday and spotted more boats than usual in a flotilla China has maintained since seizing the shoal after a tense standoff in 2012, Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said.

“There were four Chinese coastguard ships and six other vessels, including blue-coloured barges, around Scarborough Shoal,” he said in a text message sent to reporters.

“The presence of many ships other than coastguard in the area is a cause of grave concern.”

China’s embassy in Manila could not be reached for comment.

Though the shoal is merely a few rocks poking above the sea, it is important to the Philippines because of its tranquil waters and rich stocks of fish. Manila says China’s blockade of the shoal is a violation of international law.

The dispute has become more significant since the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) on July 12 ruled that no one country has sovereign rights over activity in the Scarborough Shoal, a traditional fishing ground for Chinese, Filipino and Vietnamese.

China has refused to recognise the ruling and the latest comment from the Philippines could cause a stir. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte wants China to abide by the ruling but has pledged not raise the issue next week. He wants to

smooth the way for bilateral negotiations and last month sent former president Fidel Ramos as his special envoy to meet Chinese representatives in Hong Kong.

Defence Secretary Lorenzana said Beijing had earlier this year tried to send dredging barges to the shoal, but there was no sign of any reclamation activity so far.

China has previously used barges to dredge sand for its seven man-made islands in the Spratlys.

“We don’t know yet if those barges are precursors of future dredging operations,” he said.

“If they try to construct anything in Scarborough it will have far reaching adverse effect on the security situation.”

China’s maintains claims to almost the entire South China Sea, which is a vital waterway for global trade. — Reuters

EXPLANATION DEMANDED: Filipino soldiers gesture at a Chinese Coast Guard vessel on the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, part of the Spratly Islands, in the South China Sea on March 29, 2014. The Philippines on Sunday demanded an explanation from China’s ambassador over what it said was an increasing number of Chinese boats near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. – Reuters file

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Sarkozy terms party unity a key to win presidential elections LA BAULE (FRANCE): Nicolas Sarkozy said on Sunday that party unity was the key to victory for his Les Republicains party in France’s 2017 presidential election.

At the same time, though, he mocked a call by Alain Juppe, his main rival, for a code of good conduct in the campaign before the party’s November primaries.

“There will be no victory if we are divided,” Sarkozy told the party’s first gathering after the summer break, in the seaside town of La Baule.

“The first rule of these primaries must be that the choice that we make is respected by all. We must all stand behind the winner of these primaries.” On Saturday, the first day of the two-day gathering, Juppe had called for a code of good conduct to ban personal attacks in the increasingly heated campaign.

“I do not like a code of good conduct. I like good conduct,” Sarkozy said, drawing laughter and cheers from the audience. “If you need a code, that’s because there is al-

NICARAGUA MILITARY PARADE Soldiers march during a military parade commemorating the 37th anniversary of the founding of the Nicaragua’s army, in Managua, Nicaragua, on Saturday. — Reuters

ready a problem.” Sarkozy, 61, a former president, and Juppe, 71, an ex-prime minister, are by far the two leading candidates for the November 20 and 27 primaries.

The winner of those contests will become the candidate of the conservative Les Republicains in the April 2017 presidential election.

Unpopularity of Socialists The unpopularity of the governing Socialists means the winner of the conservative primaries is likely to make it to the second round of the presidential election, where he is expected to face Marine Le Pen, the leader of the far-right National Front.

The soft-spoken Juppe has led in opinion polls for months.

The more divisive Sarkozy has been dogged by legal issues and by lingering voter distaste for the abrasive style that marked his 2007-2012 presidency. But Sarkozy closed some of the gap in June as Juppe’s campaign lost steam. — Reuters

Thousands march in Paris against anti-Chinese crime 600,000 ethnic Chinese people live in the country overall, including French citizens.

Last month, 27 Chinese tourists were robbed and their driver sprayed with tear gas as they boarded a bus that was to take them to Paris’s Charles de Gaulle airport.

Chaoling Zhang, a 49-year-old textile designer, died last month after five days in a coma after being attacked in the northern Paris suburb of Aubervilliers by three men who stole his bag

PARIS: At least 13,000 people attended a rally in Paris on Sunday to protest against what they say is a crime wave targeting the Chinese community in France, police said, after a Chinese textile designer died after being mugged last month.

Demonstrators waving French flags and sporting T-shirts printed with the slogans “Stop violence, muggings, insecurity” or “Equality for all, security for all” marched from the Place de Republique square to the Bastille in eastern Paris, asking for more police protection.

AGAINST RACISTS ATTACKS: Demonstrators hold signs at a rally of the Chinese community to raise awareness about recent racists attacks in Paris, France, on Sunday. Demonstrators waving French flags and sporting T-shirts printed with the slogans “Stop violence, muggings, insecurity” or “Equality for all, security for all” marched from the Place de Republique square to the Bastille in eastern Paris, asking for more police protection.— Reuters

Chaoling Zhang, a 49-year-old textile designer, died last month after five days in a coma after being attacked in the northern Paris suburb of Aubervilliers by three men who stole his bag.

Members of Aubervilliers’ large Chinese community, home to many Chinese immigrants, said that the death of Chaolin Zhang

was the latest in a string of targeted assaults.

“At first it was just stealing bags, then it was stealing bags with violence, and now it’s stealing bags and killing. It could happen to anyone,” 31-year-old Wang Yunzhou told Reuters TV. “The people here are angry. We can’t feel relaxed in the street, and

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Israel space plans disrupted by failed SpaceX rocket launch TEL AVIV: A large question mark looms over Israel’s space industry after its prized Amos6 satellite blew up in last week’s failed SpaceX rocket launch.

Space Communication Ltd., the Israeli company that was to operate the Amos-6, is still picking up the pieces and deciding what to do next. The government could push to build a new satellite and maintain the independence of Israel’s space industry, according to Tal Inbar, head of the space and UAV research centre at the Fisher Institute for Air and Space Strategic Studies, based in Herzliya, Israel.

Imperils deal The setback to Space Com imperils its deal with China’s Beijing Xinwei Group over control of the company, but presents an opportunity for Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd., the state-owned weapons manufacturer that built Amos-6. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can allot some of the estimated $200 million to pay IAI to build another satellite for

The September 1 accident was the biggest blow to the country’s space programme since the death of astronaut Col. Ilan Ramon in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003

Space Com, its sole client for such products.

Keeping the country’s space industry in-house shields it from pro-Palestinian activists who apply political pressure on foreign companies to stop doing business with Israel, Inbar said. Satellites also serve as backup for Israel’s communications infrastructure in the event of war or technical malfunction, he added.

“There’s a synergy in the triangle between Space Com, its biggest client, and its supplier, in that they’re all Israeli companies,” Inbar said in an interview.

“They understand each other and would be responsive to each other, so that they could amend issues in the satellite, if need be, in no time.”

Government ministers and industry heads were due to hold an emergency meeting in Tel Aviv to discuss the loss of the satellite.

Space Com said t on Sunday that it’s owed $294 million in compensation after the accident.

Space Com said it’s talking to Xinwei about ways to amend the sale accord. Attempts to reach the Chinese company by telephone were unsuccessful. — Bloomberg

if we don’t even get a basic welcome in the police station people start to wonder,” he said, adding that he moved to France from Wenzhou in south east China twenty years ago.

Aubervilliers, which has a population of 77,500, is home to a large Chinese community connected to the garment trade. Some

Luxury spenders The incident raised fears that Chinese tourists, important luxury spenders, would stop coming to Paris.

Tourist traffic in Paris has dropped significantly since attacks by extremist militants last November, leading to sharp declines in sales for luxury goods makers but also for the capital’s retailers, hotels and restaurants.

Attacks on Chinese, Korean and Japanese tourists are also frequent in the French capital as robbers believe they carry large sums in cash and their suitcases are stuffed with luxury goods purchased in Paris, according to police.

In May, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo travelled to Beijing to reassure Chinese authorities that Paris - the most visited city in the world - had taken measures to beef up its security. — Reuters

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Saudi takes measures for safety of Haj pilgrims RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is issuing Haj pilgrims with electronic bracelets and using more surveillance cameras for their safety.

The world’s largest annual gathering brings some two million to most sacred sites in the holy city of Mecca. This year, Saudi Arabia has been making efforts to strengthen crowd management.

Thousands of civil servants, security personnel and medics have been conducting drills in preparation for the pilgrimage, which officially starts this week.

The kingdom says it is deploying extra staff and increasing coordination with Haj missions from pilgrims’ home countries to ensure worshippers comply with agreed schedules to perform various rituals. Hundreds of new surveillance cameras had been installed at the Grand Mosque.

“The scheduling programme is the most important part of the operational programme,” Interior Ministry spokesman Major General Mansour Turki told Reuters.

“This is the area we have to concentrate on, to make sure pilgrims...comply with it once they get there.” Saudi-owned newspaper Asharq Al Awsat said last month the Mecca Development Authority had set up electronic paths and gates to manage crowds heading to Jamarat.

Saudi also is kitting pilgrims out with electronic wristbands to enable authorities to track the flow of people and get early warnings of crowd build-ups. — Reuters

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Merkel’s CDU beaten by anti-immigrant AfD in state election

GREAT MARITIME PARADE Hundred of yachts and sailboats sail off Marseille during the Great Maritime Parade in France, on Sunday. — Reuters

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative Christian Democrats fell to third place in a state election on Sunday behind the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) and anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, TV exit polls showed.

In a stinging defeat for Merkel one year ahead of parliamentary elections, the upstart AfD won 21 per cent of the vote in their first election in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state by campaigning hard against the chancellor’s policies on refugees, according to an exit poll by the ARD TV network.

The SPD, which has ruled the rural state on the Baltic coast with the CDU as junior coalition partners since 2006, won 30.5 per cent of the vote, down from 35.6 per cent in the last election in 2011.

The CDU won 19 per cent, down from 23 per cent in 2011, and its worst result ever in the state, the broadcaster said.

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38 killed as fuel tanker, bus collide in Afghanistan KABUL: At least 38 people were killed and 28 were injured in Afghanistan after a fuel tanker collided with a passenger bus, causing a massive explosion, local officials said on Sunday.

The incident took place on a major highway connecting the southern province of Kandahar with the capital city of Kabul.

Ghulam Jilani Farahi, deputy police chief of Zabul province where the accident occurred, said authorities could identify only six bodies and the rest were totally burnt. Farahi said several women and children were among the victims in the bus that was carrying more than 60 people.

The driver of the oil tanker and a co-passenger died immediately after the truck burst into flames during the early morning hours on Sunday. — Reuters

JUBILANT: People react to first exit polls during the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election at the anti-immigrant AfD post election venue in Schwerin, Germany, on Sunday. - Reuters

The far-left Left Party won 12.5 per cent, down from 18.4 per cent five years ago, while the pro-environment Greens won 5 per cent, down from 8.7 per cent.

The far-right NPD was knocked out of the state assembly, falling below the 5 per cent threshold for the first time since 2006 with 3.5 per cent, down from 6 per cent in 2011. - Reuters

China wary as Hong Kong election exposes strains The vote is for a 70-seat legislative council. Much attention focused on a group of about 20 pro-democracy ‘localists’

RIGHT TO CHOOSE: People queue as they wait to cast their votes for the Legislative Council election at a polling station in Hong Kong, China on Sunday. - Reuters

HONG KONG: Hong Kong voted on Sunday in its first major election since pro-democracy protests in 2014 and one of its most contentious, with a push for independence among disaffected

younger candidates and voters stoking tension with China’s government. The vote is for a 70-seat legislative council in which Hong Kong’s pro-democracy opposition is hoping to maintain a one-third

veto bloc in the face of better mobilised and funded pro-Beijing and pro-establishment rivals.

The former British colony was handed back to China in 1997 under a “one country, two systems”

agreement that promised to maintain the global financial hub’s freedoms and separate laws for at least 50 years, but gave ultimate control to Beijing. Long queues formed outside some polling stations as voters flocked to cast ballots for a record number of candidates who fanned out across the city of seven million on election day.

Much attention focused on a group of about 20 pro-democracy “localists” pushing a more radical, anti-China agenda who could become a fledgling new force in the legislature.

A growing yearning for independence and animosity towards Beijing in the southern coastal city pose one of the central government’s most pressing domestic political issues.

“Hong Kong is really chaotic now. I want to do something to help,” said 28-year-old Maicy Le-

ung, who was in a snaking queue of several hundred. “It’s to help the next generation and to help myself.” Hong Kong’s opposition now controls 27 of the legislature’s 70 seats, giving it a one-third veto bloc to oppose funding and various legislative bills including those it sees as eroding freedoms.

Over 50 per cent of eligible voters cast ballots, with the results due early on Monday.

It will give an indication of antiChina sentiment some two years after tens of thousands took to Hong Kong streets to demand full democracy from China’s Communist Party leaders. A younger generation of activists who joined those protests is openly advocating independence — a push some people warn could jeopardise Hong Kong’s economic and political future, but which seems to be gaining traction. — Reuters

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After rampage through south, Hermine threatens US northeast NEW YORK: Storm Hermine churned off the US Middle Atlantic Coast on Sunday, with forecasters projecting it may regain hurricane strength as it creeps north, spoiling the Labour Day holiday weekend with high winds, soaking rains and surging seas.

The storm, which claimed at least two lives, in Florida and North Carolina, is expected to stall off the coast of New Jersey and other major population centres in the northeast for several days, according to the National Hurricane Centre (NHC).

Authorities up and down the coast have ordered swimmers, surfers and boaters to stay out of treacherous waters during the holiday weekend, when many Americans celebrate the end of summer. Overnight, the centre of the storm moved farther east and away from the coast than previously forecast, said Rick Knabb, director of the hurricane centre, in a webcast.

“That’s good news, but this is not over yet because we still are forecasting it to slow down and meander generally northward ...

We think it could become hurricane force again,” Knabb said, as the storm was likely to strengthen as it moved over warm water.

Projections show the outer reaches of the storm could sweep the coastlines of Rhode Island or Massachusetts later in the week.

The centre forecast the heaviest rains to remain offshore, with Hermine expected to produce 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5 cm) of rain through Monday from Long Island to eastern Massachusetts.

Accuweather.com forecast the strongest winds and heaviest rain would stay offshore much of Sunday, causing dangerous surf and

EMERGENCY MEASURES: Water-resistant barricades surround an office building near Battery Park as New York City prepares for potential flooding as post-tropical storm Hermine stalls off the east coast of the United States, on Sunday. - Reuters

coastal flooding. The storm’s exact proximity to the coast would determine the severity of flooding and wind damage.

“Even a small shift in the track can have a big difference on impacts,” AccuWeather said.

People posted pictures of flooding and high tides from North Carolina to New York, showing streets that were torn up or under water, vacation homes that were flooded, and tourists flocking away from beach holidays. Hermine was classified as a Category 1 hurricane until it lost strength while cutting across Florida and Georgia, packing sustained winds of up to 65 mph (105 kph).

Forecasters expected winds to return to hurricane force of more than 119 kph by Sunday evening.

The surge was expected to extend from Virginia to New Jersey. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie declared a state of emergency in three coastal counties of the state, which was devastated by Superstorm Sandy in 2012.

Delaware Governor Jack Mar-

kell declared a limited state of emergency for Sussex County, which includes the coastal resorts of Bethany Beach and Rehoboth Beach. “The most dangerous aspect of this storm is going to be at the beaches. If you stay out of the oceans, avoid the heavy surf and the rip currents and don’t go boating in these heavy seas, you’re probably going to be all right,” Knabb said.

Hermine, the first hurricane to make landfall in Florida in 11 years, swept ashore on Friday near the town of St. Marks with winds of 80 mph (129 kph), knocking out power for 300,000 Florida homes and businesses. It left North Carolina with power outages, flooding, downed trees and power lines, while rain and tides brought flooding along Virginia’s coast. In the northern Florida town of Ocala, a falling tree killed a homeless man sleeping in his tent. In North Carolina, a tractor trailer overturned on a bridge over the Alligator River, killing the driver. — Reuters

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Rodrigo Duterte’s reign of terror in Philippines

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ince Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte took office in late June and declared a “war on drugs,” more than 1,900 people have been killed – 756 by police officers and another 1,160 by “vigilantes,” according to police reports as of August 24. Duterte is celebrating the killings and has vowed to continue his anti-drug programme so long as he remains president.

The Philippine law-enforcement agencies prosecuting the drug war have thrown out the rulebook and ignored fundamental requirements such as collecting evidence, adhering to due process, or even holding trials. Philippine Police Chief Ronald dela Rosa has even blamed the victims for their own deaths, claiming that, “If they did not fight it out with the police, they would be alive.”

This explanation for the high body count defies belief. In scenarios where individuals are shot while resisting arrest, the number of people who are wounded should – as in military conflicts – far exceed the number of people who are killed. If almost everyone who is shot by police or soldiers dies, this suggests that the shooters are executing people they already have in custody.

Moreover, if culprits were fighting the police, one would expect to see a sharp rise in the number of police officers who are wounded or killed.

Yet the police have not reported any increase in officer casualties.

It is not surprising that Duterte is encouraging these killings. Previously, as the long-time mayor of Davao City, on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, he carried out a similar campaign of vigilante incitement and made clear that he would continue it nationally if elected president. That promise seems to have contributed to his electoral success, pointing to an unfortunate historical trend in Southeast Asian politics.

In 1983, Suharto, who ruled Indonesia with an iron fist from 1967 to 1998, presided over a series of mysterious deaths, known as the Petrus Killings (for their Indonesian acronym). Over the course of two years, an estimated 3,000-10,000 alleged petty criminals – many of them supposedly drug users – were executed without trial.

(The reason for such a wide estimate is that Indonesia’s censors made reporting on human rights all but impossible at the time.)

More recently, in 2003, then-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra of Thailand conducted his

own war on drugs. About 2,800 people were arbitrarily killed, and a subsequent official investigation found that more than half of them had no involvement with drugs.

Both Suharto and Thaksin were eventually overthrown, but not because they orchestrated the killings of suspected petty criminals and drug users. In fact, as with Duterte, inciting mass murder appears to have contributed to their popularity, at least for a while. One explanation for this commonality is that launching a public campaign against a powerless, unpopular group like drug users is an easy way for a leader to mask other shortcomings.

Duterte is riding high right now, but there are instruments available to hold him accountable, such as the International Criminal Court, to which the Philippines became a party in 2011. Under the 2002 Rome Statute, which established the ICC, the court has jurisdiction to prosecute all crimes that Philippine law-enforcement agencies are “unable” or “unwilling” to pursue themselves.

Unless Philippine law-enforcement officials preempt the ICC by bringing a good-faith prosecution against Duterte in Philippine courts, the ICC can take action.

The Rome Statute defines murder or persecution that is knowingly “committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack against any civilian population” as a crime against humanity.

The wide-scale extrajudicial killings carried out under Duterte’s drug-war banner already meet that definition.

The Rome Statute also stipulates that “official capacity as a Head of State or Government ... shall in no case exempt a person from criminal responsibility under this Statute...” So, there is nothing stopping the Prosecutor of the ICC from launching an investigation against Duterte – and against police officials and vigilante leaders who have collaborated with him in conducting the killings. Doing so would send a message that the world is watching and demanding justice. If Duterte and his coterie sense they can act with impunity, the killings will only escalate.

One prominent Philippine political figure, Leila de Lima, a senator and former justice minister, is already calling on the ICC to take action. Everyone around the world who is committed to due process and human rights should take up her plea. The fact that a popular head of state is trampling the rule of law in the Philippines makes a fast, decisive response all the more necessary. - Project Syndicate

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Hyundai Creta VALUE FOR MONEY Story Nishad Padiyarath Pictures supplied

As the compact SUV segment is fast growing in the Sultanate, Hyundai has made the right move by introducing a vehicle that is capable enough to suit passengers of all ages.

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hen Hyundai launched its compact SUV – Creta in India last year, my close friend had to wait for six months since booking. Creta has been a huge hit in India and now the car is creating quite a buzz even in Oman ever since its launch.

As the compact SUV segment is fast growing in the Sultanate, Hyundai has made the right move by introducing a vehicle that is capable enough to suit passengers of all ages. It is compact, yet an SUV and looks like a baby Santa Fe. And it’s from Hyundai, which means it will be value for money.

Based on the new Hyundai i20’s platform, the Creta also shares several of its components with the premium hatchback. Is Creta the best-looking Hyundai? Yes it is. It has received the ‘Fluidic’ treatment, and the proportions are right, too. Yes, it doesn’t have the rugged looks compared to that of other SUV brands in its segment.

Premier interiors Inside, things are far more premium. Quality materials have been used, and the dashboard looks neat. The cabin not only offers comfortable seats, with a good ride height, but also a slew of gadget and equipment in the higher variants to keep most buyers today happy. It’s got the right toys — keyless entry, bluetooth, steering controls, rear AC vents and rear parking sensor. The Creta is big on space as well. The front seats are large and comfortable. The boot-402 litres-is large enough to carry your groceries and other weekend’s worth of stuff.

An SUV for all conditions But what really matters is how the car drives isn’t it? Well I al-

ready had one insight into that aspect when I drove the car briefly at Hyundai’s launch last year. After that first impression it was time to put the car through the paces with a real world road test. In terms of performance, the Creta with 1.6 engine comes out with distinction. The car’s big USP for me is the ride feel and its suspension settings.

Solid feel The car has a solid feel to it, and isn’t too stiff either - meaning a comfortable ride even for rear passengers, without becoming soft or hapless. The Creta also has electronic stability control that works in conjunction with a vehicle stability management programme that caters to greater control when accelerating or braking hard, on varying surfaces, which helps the car to handle well in all conditions.

I have been driving it all day now, and I have been smiling throughout. Reason: Creta is mapped for quick responses and understands your need for power rather well.

Overall, with decent pricing, Creta is the best buy if you are looking for a compact SUV that suits your family.

—nishad@timesofoman.com

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Deciphering and Decoding the Most Common Dashboard Warning Lights

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e have all experienced that vexing moment when we are casually driving to our destination, and suddenly — out of nowhere — a flashing warning light appears on our dashboard. We’re all too familiar with the feelings of sheer panic and confusion that often ensue.

The fact is, for some of us who aren’t exactly mechanically-inclined, decrypting those blinking warning lights on our dashboard can be tricky – which, let’s face it, is a real issue considering that some of these symbols are designed to flag an urgent and sometimes dangerous underlying problem.

Seeing that these warning signs could be indicating anything from needing a minor top up of fluid to a catastrophic engine meltdown, understanding whether you need to be concerned or act quickly is essential, to say the least.

With this in mind –and to help you better assess if you are driving under the best possible conditions – we have rounded up the most common warning lights that typically pop up on our dashboards to explain what message they are trying to convey.

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The researchers, Debraj De and Sajal K. Das, along with their teammates created a wearable device for the wrist that can track a person’s movements, ambient environment, biosignals and much more.

Looking like an oversized watch, the sensing device has four basic functions. It records movement, measures the wearer’s physical environment for temperature, humidity and barometric air pressure.

It also will track health status through heart rate, respiration rate and galvanic skin response.

The entire system is designed to support body multi-positional sensing applications as well, where the device can be worn on other body parts.

For those rehabilitating with dementia, the ability to track their activities and behaviour, measure their heart rate and locate them indoor or outdoor helps healthcare providers keep tabs on their patients. -IANS

Here they are: Exclamation in a Jar (or Low Tyre Pressure Warning Light): This symbol looks like an exclamation point in parenthesis. What it alerts to is a significant loss in pressure of one of the vehicle’s tyres. In other words, at least one of your tyres might be getting flat. If the warning light comes on, stop as soon as safely possible and inflate the tyres to the recommended pressure shown in the driver’s manual.

The Aladdin Lamp (or Low Oil Pressure Warning Light): If this sign – which bears an uncanny resemblance to Aladdin’s magic Genie Lamp – comes on, it means that the engine oil pressure might be low. This may simply mean that the oil levels need to be topped up, or could indicate a more complex issue. According to ACDelco, which sells car parts and fluids for many car makers, low engine oil pressure can cause extensive and costly damage to your engine. If this warning light displays, safely bring your vehicle to a stop and do not restart your engine.

Check the engine oil level. If it’s not low, or if you’re not sure how to check it, note that many vehicles, such as Chevrolets, GMCs and Cadillacs come with region wide roadside assistance (the phone number should be on a sticker on the car window), so call the experts to take a look and advise you on your next steps. Note that most auto insurance policies come with roadside assistance too. Remember, it is important not to operate the engine with the oil pressure warning light on.

The Keyed Thermometer (or Temperature Gauge/Light): This symbol is fairly easy to remember – it looks like a thermometer in water. It basically indicates the temperature of your vehicle’s coolant. A reading in the “H” zone of any light means “HOT” and is an indication of trouble. If you receive this notice, simply pull over to a safe location, shift into neutral (N) and allow the engine to idle. Do not continue to drive if the temperature does not return to normal or the “HOT” light stays on.

The Boxing Glove (or Malfunction Indicator Light): This is known as a ‘check engine light’, but what exactly are you supposed to check? Well, it could indicate a number of potential issues, which is why, if it remains on while driving then be sure to seek service promptly. But, there’s no need to panic if you see this light briefly when you turn the ignition on. As long as it doesn’t stay on, it’s ok.

Winking Robot (or Voltage Gauge/Battery Light): This light is just a tiny battery and indicates the electrical system’s voltage when the engine is running. You need to service your vehicle if the battery light comes on or if the pointer moves to either “HIGH” or “LOW,” indicating too much or not enough voltage.

Remember, knowledge is power. Now that you have armed yourself with this pertinent information, you will hopefully no longer find yourself struggling to decipher your dashboard warning lights – instead, you will be able to swiftly take action.

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10 TIPS TO PROLONG BATTERY LIFE

Increased processing powers, enhanced multi-tasking, better app availability, and more connectivity options are all great strides in the smartphone arena. However, using these awesome developments takes a heavy toll on your smartphone battery life. Here are a few things you can do to extend battery life of your Android device.

1) Backlight Less Bright Your phone’s backlight is one of the biggest battery drains. Set it to the minimum.

2) Quest for WiFi Sure using WiFi is quicker, but turn it off when not in use. Searching for WiFi signals eats up battery in a hurry.

3) Need for Feedback Turn off Haptic Feedback on your device. This need for acknowledgement of a keypress eats away at your battery.

4) Stake the Blue Fangs Turn off your Bluetooth when not in use. It really sinks its teeth into your battery life.

5) Location GPS and Geolocation based apps like Twitter and Foursquare drain your battery. Disable them when not needed.

6) Push, not Sync Some apps are set to sync on a regular basis. Disable this and switch to a Push based app or manual refresh.

7) Upload and Sync on WiFi only If you use mobile cloud storage or music syncing services, make sure you set them to run on WiFi only.

8) C-D-R That’s Charge Fully-Discharge Fullyand Repeat. Follow this routine to get the most out of your battery.

9) Spring Clean Get rid of apps you don’t use.

Besides taking up space, their background processes can drain your battery.

10) Widgetised Power Use Android’s built in Power Widget to easily toggle off Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS, and Screen brightness.

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Oman’s excellent facilities and attractive government policies offer Indian businesses immense investment potential

The infrastructure facilities are excellent (in Oman) and Indian investment is welcomed with an open arm in the Sultanate of Oman

Times News Service MUSCAT: Oman offers attractive investment opportunities for Indian businessmen, thanks to the country’s well-developed infrastructure facilities and attractive policies of the government, said Indian ambassador to the Sultanate, while addressing an investment roadshow conducted by a business delegation from India.

Indramani Pandey, while addressing the delegation from the Indian state of Gujarat, said that Oman offers excellent free zones, which are linked to three ports –

Indramani Pandey Indian ambassador to Oman

Salalah, Sohar and Duqm. “The infrastructure facilities are excellent (in Oman) and Indian investment is welcomed with an open arm in the Sultanate,” the ambassador added.

Pandey also noted that Indian firms can use Oman as a manufacturing hub for exporting to other

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G-20 warned of risk from populist backlash on trade TOKYO: The heads of three world economic bodies warned of the risk to trade from the protectionist headwinds sweeping many developed nations as global leaders met in Hangzhou, China.

In a panel session on Saturday ahead of the Group of 20 summit, Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), urged business chiefs to lobby governments to help keep trade flows up as she issued a warning about the outlook for growth into 2017. Her views were echoed by Roberto Azevedo, Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

“Trade is way too low and has been way too low for a long time,” Lagarde said. “There is at the moment an undercurrent of antitrade movement. It’s at the political level. It’s at the public opinion level” and also being reflected in policy, she added.

“If there is no international trade, if there is no cross-border investment, if services, capital, people and goods do not cross borders, then it’s less activity for you, it’s less jobs in whichever country you are headquartered,” she said.

TPP doubts Lagarde’s comments come as momentum for ratifying the US-led Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which would link 12 nations making up about 40 per cent of the world economy, falters in the final months of US President Barack Obama’s term. Both presidential candidates — Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton — have spoken against the deal,

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which does not include China, while progress on a US-EU trade and investment deal, known as Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).

France’s trade minister Matthias Fekl said late last month that the US hasn’t offered anything substantial in negotiations with the European Union on the free-trade deal and that talks should come to an end. His comments followed those of German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel, who said discussions on the TTIP “have de-facto broken down, even if no one wants to say so.” Many Western nations are grappling with a mood of protectionism that is leading to calls for caution on free trade, and on foreign investment in things like property and utilities. Chinese companies recently were dealt a blow on prospective projects in both the UK and Australia.

— Bloomberg News

Gulf and Middle East countries, thanks to the strategic location of the Sultanate.

The ambassador said that the important pillars of the relation between the two countries are trade and investment. “We are committed to expand it further.”

Pandey also said that Omani

investors can also look at opportunities in India as the country is undergoing a big transformation under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

“The country has opened up new vistas, new opportunities for the business community. Easiness in doing business in India has improved in the last few years.

It is an opportunity for Omani businessmen to expand their trade with India.”

Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry has conducted the meeting with a business delegation from the Indian state of Gujarat, which is organising the ‘Vibrant Gujarat Summit’ between January 10 and 13, 2017.

Top-level officials from the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry, including its chairman Said bin Saleh Al Kiyumi, attended the meeting.

The vibrant Gujarat delegation has representative from over 20 Indian firms and representatives from the government of Gujarat and trade bodies of India.

The delegation is in Muscat to promote the upcoming Vibrant Gujarat Summit and to seek investments into India.

The delegation is also exploring trade and investment opportunities in Oman, including collaboration and tie-ups.

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Oman government in June established a holding company — Oman Global Logistics Group — to invest in ports, free zones, railway, maritime and land transport companies. - File picture

Ministry transfers Salalah Port shares Times News Service MUSCAT: Oman’s Ministry of Finance has transferred its 20.085 per cent stake held in Salalah Port Services to Oman Global Logistics Group SAOC. The number of shares in absolute terms is 36.12 million, with each share having a face value of 100 baisas. Oman Gobal Logistics is a wholly owned company of the Ministry of Finance, according to a disclosure statement posted on MSM website. Oman government in June had established a holding company — Oman Global Logistics Group — to invest in ports, free zones, railway, maritime and land transport companies.

The holding firm is the government’s development arm and will play a key role in creating major growth opportunities to significantly raise the contribution of logistics sector to the gross domestic product (GDP).

The aim is to synchronise investment and development objectives and therefore exploit the assets capabilities and potential in order to maximise the return on investment.

A key mandate for the holding firm will be the implementation of the National Logistics Strategy, under the direct supervision of the Ministry of Transport and Communication (MoCI).

A key drive in the implementation will be to activate the role of the private sector in accelerating the growth of logistics sector through joint investments, innovation and by developing national capability in order to create employment opportunities.

The firm will also take necessary steps to implement the policies drawn by the government, including the coordination and integration between the state agencies to achieve the company’s investment and development objectives.

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MARKET Corporate earnings in GCC decline 8 per cent Persisting lower crude prices, liquidity squeeze and sedate global growth led to decline in GCC corporate earnings in the first half of 2016

IN LIMELIGHT: Telecommunications and financial services posted positive earnings growth, as contribution from international markets and favourable exchange movements supported their bottom line. – Bloomberg News

Times News Service MUSCAT: Persisting lower oil prices, liquidity squeeze and sedate global growth led to decline in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) corporate earnings in the first half of 2016, compared to the corresponding period a year ago.

During the first half of 2016, corporate earnings in the GCC fell by 8 per cent over the same period in 2015.

With the exception of Oman, which registered a growth of 7 per cent, all other countries recorded negative growth, according to Kuwait Financial Centre ‘Markaz’.

Total earnings in the first half of 2106 came in at $32.8 billion, partly supported by telecom and financial services sector. Among sectors, telecommunications and financial services posted positive earnings growth, as contribution from international markets and favourable exchange movements

supported their bottom line. Earnings in banking sector remained flat while earnings in commodities, real estate and construction related sectors contracted as the fall in oil prices is increasingly felt across non-oil sectors.

Blue chips fared relatively better, while earnings of mid-cap and small-cap companies took a beating in the first half of 2016, falling by 38 per cent and 22 per cent, respectively. Earnings for large cap stocks (market cap) $3 billion; 60 companies, 73 per cent of all GCC market cap) declined by 5 per cent in the first half of 2016. For the full year of 2016, earnings are estimated to fall by 4 per cent, the Markaz research note said.

Saudi Arabia witnessed a decline of 7 per cent in net earnings in the first half o f2016, compared to the same period a year back.

Earnings declined for all sectors

except financial services. The highest decline in earnings were witnessed in the real estate (-50 per cent) and conglomerate (-36 per cent)sectors.

“We estimate full year earnings to fall by 6 per cent in 2016, due to further fall in earnings in the commodities, banking and construction sectors, as growth is expected to be affected by depressed oil prices,” Markaz said.

Kuwait’s earnings Kuwait witnessed a decline of 6 per cent in net earnings in the first half of 2016, with commodities, real estate and financial services declining by 11 per cent, 23 per cent and 53 per cent respectively.

Banking and telecom sectors were the only exceptions in Kuwait as their earnings bucked the declining trend. For 2016 full year, Kuwaiti corporate earnings are ex-

pected to fall by 2 per cent, due to moderate growth in banking and telecom sector.

Earnings for UAE companies witnessed a decrease of 8 per cent in the first half of 2016 (year-onyear basis) owing to low oil prices, sluggish economy and poor performance of real estate companies.

Real Estate sector as a whole declined by 4 per cent in the first half of 2016 as real estate prices in the UAE were down owing to poor business sentiments and stagnant sales.

“We expect UAE corporate earnings to fall by 3 per cent, as subdued credit growth is expected to take a toll on banking sector earnings in the second half of 2016 and on expectations of further earnings contraction in real estate sector,” the report said.

Qatar earnings fell by 11 per cent in the first half of 2016. Qatar’s net earnings growth was affected by the fall in real estate sector earnings which fell by close to 50 per cent. Telecommunications and banking sectors witnessed an increase in earnings during in the first half of 2016 at 35 per cent and 3 per cent, respectively.

“We expect full earnings to be flat for Qatar in 2016 due to continued thrust on infrastructure developments and relatively better credit growth expectations than its GCC peers,” the Markaz report said.

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ECONOMY

Huge infrastructure investment to boost Qatar’s growth: S&P Times News Service MUSCAT: Qatar’s massive infrastructure investment programme will support growth over 20162019 and the country will maintain its strong government net asset position, as fiscal deficits remain relatively moderate, according to S&P Global Ratings report.

The rating agency further affirmed the ratings on Qatar at ‘AA/ A-1+’ with stable outlook and said that the Gulf state’s economy will remain resilient with only moderate increase in hydrocarbon prices over the next two years.

“The government’s investment programme focuses on infrastructure, education, and health, and we expect the majority of these projects to be completed ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, which Qatar is hosting,” the agency said.

S&P Global Ratings’ research note pointed out Qatar is a wealthy economy. The country holds the third -largest proven natural gas reserves in the world, and is the largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Qatar’s reserves “We expect Qatar’s reserves to provide many decades of production at the current levels. Growth domestic product (GDP) per capita is among the highest of rated sovereigns, estimated at $59,245 in 2016,” the agency said.

“The hydrocarbon sector contributes about 50 per cent of Qatar’s GDP, 90 per cent of government revenues (oil and gas taxes and royalties, plus dividends from

Qatar is a wealthy economy and that the country holds the third largest proven natural gas reserves in the world, and is the largest exporter of LNG

Qatar Petroleum), and 85 per cent of exports. We view Qatar’s economy as undiversified,” S&P Global Ratings said.

Re-based GDP data (from 2004 to 2013) was included in the analysis by the agency, as well as updated population statistics from official sources. This results in a slight downward revision to GDP per capita measure and also real GDP per capita trend growth, which, because of very high population growth, is strongly negative.

“Qatar’s population grew by approximately 9 per cent in 2015 according to census data, relating to the ongoing construction of significant infrastructure projects.

Regarding the hydrocarbon sector, the agency expects that new production and refining facilities coming online over the next couple of years will also support manufacturing activity. However, it does not expect a change in production.

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MARKET C O N S U LTA N C Y

US company to advise on merger of banks in Abu Dhabi DUBAI: Bain & Co. has been appointed to advise Abu Dhabi’s two biggest lenders as they merge into a $175 billion regional powerhouse.

The United States consulting company was picked to help with the integration of National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) and First Gulf Bank (FGB), an NBAD spokesman confirmed after two people with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg of the firm’s role.

The people asked not to be identified because the information is private. Credit Suisse Group had earlier advised NBAD and UBS Group was working with First Gulf Bank on the deal’s financial terms.

Banking heavyweight National Bank of Abu Dhabi and First Gulf Bank said in July that they would merge to create a regional banking heavyweight to help boost lending and secure funding as the region grapples with a more than 50 per cent drop in oil prices over the past two years. Abu Dhabi — holder of about 6 per cent of global oil reserves — is cutting spending and tapping cash reserves to help plug a budget deficit exacerbated by the slump in crude.

State-owned companies Abu Dhabi in June also said it planned to merge its two biggest state-owned investment companies, International Petroleum Investment and Mubadala Development Company. Bain and Company has been picked to advise on the merger of IPIC and Mubadala, reported last month. A spokeswoman for Bain & Co. declined to comment, while a spokeswoman for First Gulf Bank didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment. The merger of National Bank of Abu Dhabi and First Gulf Bank is set to be completed in the first quarter of 2017. — Bloomberg News

Middle East investment in global realty reaches $10b also influencing Middle Eastern investment activity, with the sector split seeing a change last year.

Between 2010 and 2014 the office sector dominated purchases by Middle East investors, accounting for 53 per cent of the total, with hotels a distant second at 17 per cent.

New York ($6.5b) was the top destination for Middle Eastern investment in the 18-month period from 2015 to the first half of 2016, overtaking London, which ranks second place

SOLID GROWTH: Since the bottom of the market in 2009, Middle East investment has grown much faster than the market as a whole and faster than other cross-regional investment. – Bloomberg News

Times News Service MUSCAT: Middle East outbound capital flows into global commercial real estate touched $10 billion in the first half of 2016, with international market destinations becoming more diverse, according to CBRE’s Middle East ‘In and Out’ 2016 report.

Investors from the Middle East have remained active buyers despite a slowdown in global investment turnover in the first half of 2016.

Since bottoming out the market in 2009, Middle East investment has grown much faster than the market as a whole and faster than other cross-regional investment.

The sharp increase in investment was driven by Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) – in particular those from Qatar and the UAE. Capital flows from the Middle East are expected to remain high as SWFs increase the weighting of their portfolios and include a higher proportion of real estate.

New York ($6.5 billion) was the top destination for Middle Eastern investment in the 18-month period from 2015 to the first half of 2016, overtaking London, which now ranks second place at ($4.7 billion), Singapore ($2.5 billion), Hong Kong ($2.4 billion), Paris ($2.2 billion), and Milan ($1.3 billion).

The targeted destinations show a departure from recent history, with substantial activity in the United States and greater flows to Asia. Both of these destinations had previously been under-represented in Middle East investment.

This suggests a move to a more balanced distribution of assets in order to achieve greater diversification. With substantial ground still to make up, this trend is expected to continue.

Crude oil pricing Nick Maclean, managing director of CBRE Middle East, said, “In spite of oil pricing of between $40 and $50 per barrel, capital leaving the Middle East region has continued to target global real estate markets from the second half of 2015 to the first half of 2016.”

“The SWFs have increased their

allocation to real estate and family offices and High Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs) have increased their overseas spending to achieve greater diversity.

London is a key target for this latter group and the combination of a favourable exchange rate and economic growth has led to theinstitutions looking very closely again at the US,” he added Between 2008 and the first half of 2016 Middle East accounted for 22.6 per cent of cross-regional investment in the world’s 25 most popular cities for foreign acquisitions. In absolute terms, London ($28.5 billion) has seen by far the most investment from the Middle East. The purchase of major strategic assets by SWFs in Hong Kong, Milan and Atlanta accounts for the over-representation of Middle Eastern investors in those markets, whereas Houston has attracted investment from a range of different buyer types.

Diversification by asset type is

Hotels and offices In 2015, hotels and offices were tied, with purchases totalling $8.2 billion (35 per cent of the total) in each sector. Industrial also saw a sharp increase in 2015 to 9 per cent of the total compared to just 3 per cent over the previous five years.

In terms of inward capital flow, the Middle East region sees only marginal investment volumes as compared to more developed marketplaces in Europe, Asia and the Americas, with just a small number of major institutional real estate investment transactions completed over the past year. It is clear that the asset focus of investors is being heavily influenced by the market’s structural challenges, with limited commercial investment driven by the underdeveloped nature of the market and unwillingness on behalf of owners to part with prime assets.

Matthew Green, Head of Research & Consulting, CBRE Middle East, said, “The Middle East real estate sector continues to offer attractive investment opportunities but so far the market’s full potential is still to be realised amidst limited availability of investment grade product, low investment volumes and a general disconnect between the valuation of buyers and sellers.”

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CHINA MEET

Global steel glut figures in G-20 draft statement HANGZHOU: The global steel glut is shaping up as a hot-button issue as leaders of the Group of 20 (G20) major economies meet in China, securing a mention in their communique.

That would show that overcapacity in steel — for which China has come in for criticism — remains on the radar for the world’s biggest economies months after it was raised in the discussions at a G-7 summit in Japan.

The wording of the G-20 communique is not final and could be altered before its release, according to two officials involved, who asked not to be identified because the negotiations are confidential.

A copy of the planned statement was seen by Bloomberg.

“We recognise that the structural problems, including excess capacity in some industries, exac-

ric tonnes, or about 13 per cent, of annual capacity to shut by 2020 as part of the Communist Party’s plans to address industrial overcapacity amid slowing demand for basic materials. China makes about half of the world’s steel.

erbated by a weak global economic recovery and depressed market demand, have caused a negative impact on trade and workers,” G-20 leaders will say, according to the communique. “We recognise that excess capacity in steel and other industries is a global issue which requires collective responses.”

Demand or supply The statement for the Hangzhou meeting echoes one from a July G-20 gathering of finance ministers that expressed concern about the outlook for global growth. It warns that growth is still weaker than desirable and warns against a protectionist mood on trade and investment. China has recently found itself stymied on potential investments in the UK and Australia.

China has said the steel issue is one of demand rather than sup-

ply. Cutting overcapacity requires global action, China Vice Finance Minister Zhu Guangyao said on Friday at a briefing in Hangzhou.

Fewer accusations and more cooperation on the matter would benefit the global economy, Zhu said, adding China had been first among the major economies to take action in reducing overcapacity.

“There are concerns on specific issues like steel production, which today is excessive,” said Brazil’s Finance Minister Henrique Meire-

lles. “That will be a theme,” he said in reference to discussions at the G-20 summit. China, which built up considerable capacity, is at the heart of the issue, Meirelles said.

Trade tensions The global flood of Chinese steel is stoking trade tensions with nations from India to Europe, and United States lawmakers asked President Barack Obama to raise the issue with his hosts at the G-20. President Xi Jinping has ordered as much as 150 million met-

Industrial excess capacity The draft communique calls for the formation of a Global Forum on steel excess capacity, to be facilitated by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). “We look forward to a progress report on the efforts of the Global Forum to the relevant G-20 ministers in 2017,” it said.

Obama and Xi met on Saturday on the sidelines of the G-20, where they discussed China’s role in “addressing industrial excess capacity, including in the steel and aluminum sectors, as part of a

global effort,” according to a White House statement on their meeting.

Earlier this year, a group of 25 nations, including the US, said they were unable to persuade China to take greater accountability for the overcapacity in steel production.

Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for U.S. president, vowed that if he is elected, his administration would ensure “American steel for American infrastructure” in a June speech outside of Pittsburgh.

Global problem Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the G-20 meeting, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said there was an urgent need to take the steel issue seriously.

The draft communique separately warns that financial market volatility is a downside risk to growth. - Bloomberg News

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MARKET MSM index ends higher

OMAN STOCKS

MUSCAT SECURITIES MARKET

INDICES Index .................................................High .................Low..................... Value ............... Prev . Value.......... Diff ...............Diff % MSM30 Index ........................................5,728.58 ...............5,713.90 .................... 5,727.79 ....................5,714.35..................13.44 ...................0.24 Financial Index .................................... 7,342.02 ............... 7,310.68 ................... 7,342.02 ....................7,311.08................. 30.94 ...................0.42 Industrial Index ....................................7,499.92 ...............7,462.93 ....................7,487.49 ...................7,462.99................. 24.50 ................... 0.33 Services Index .......................................3,124.55 ...............3,120.08 ....................3,121.05 ................... 3,124.47.................. -3.42 ...................-0.11 MSM SHARIAH INDEX.......................886.89 ..................883.85 .......................885.52 ...................... 884.21.....................1.31 ................... 0.15 Trading Summary Volume ................Turnover ..........Trades .............. Market Cap............. Up............Down ............. Equal .........Sec. Traded 8,202,732 ....................1,654,523 .....................386 ...............17,214,205,920 .................. 8 ........................3 .................... 18 .........................29

Al Jazeera Steel, up by 3.02 per cent, was the top gainer while Al Anwar Ceramics was the

SHARE PRICE BULLETIN FOR SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

top loser, down by 1.41 per cent ISIN ......................................SECURITY NAME ..................................................................VOLUME..... TURNOVER............TRADES ......OPEN PRICE......HIGH ............. LOW ........ CLOSE PR. ...PREV. CLOSE...DIFF (RO).........DIFF % .............LAST PR.....LAST BID .............LAST OFFER ........MARKET CAP.PAR VALUE

MUSCAT: Following regional cues, the MSM 30 Index recovered from four-month lows to close at 5,727.79 points, a gain of 0.24 per cent. The MSM Sharia Index ended at 885.52 points, up by 0.15 per cent.

OIFC was the most active in terms of volume as well as turnover. Al Jazeera Steel, up by 3.02 per cent, was the top gainer while Al Anwar Ceramics was the top loser, down by 1.41 per cent.

As many as 386 trades were executed on Sunday, generating turnover of OMR1.6 million with 8.2 million shares changing hands. Out of 29 traded securities, eight advanced, three declined and 18 remained unchanged.

Omani investors were net buyers to the tune of OMR162,000 worth of shares while GCC and Arab investors were net sellers at OMR95,000 followed by foreign investors, who sold shares amounting to OMR67,000.

Financial Index advanced by 0.42 per cent to close at 7,342.02 points. Bank Sohar, Bank Nizwa, Al Batinah Development, Gulf Investment Services and Al Sharqia Investments gained 2.40 per cent, 1.32 per cent, 1.15 per cent, 0.85 per cent and 0.78 per cent, respectively.

Industrial Index ended at 7,487.49 points, up by 0.33 per cent. Al Jazeera Steel, Raysut Cement and Al Maha Ceramics increased by 3.02 per cent, 1.71 per cent and 0.84 per cent, respectively. Al Anwar Ceramics and Oman Cement declined by 1.41 per cent and 0.42 per cent, respectively.

Services Index declined by 0.11 per cent to close at 3,121.05 points.

Oman Telecommunications Company, down by 0.64 per cent, was the only mover in the sector.

Saudi stocks climb Saudi Arabian stocks led advances across most Gulf markets as

investors speculated companies in the Kingdom stand to benefit if oil-producing nations agree an output freeze.

The Tadawul All Share Index added 1.2 per cent to 6,093.33 in Riyadh, with Al Rajhi Bank contributing the most to the gain.

Bloomberg’s index of the largest and most liquid companies in the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council climbed for the first time in three days.

Shares in the region’s biggest equity market rose in anticipation that Russia and Opec may agree an oil output freeze at a meeting later this month. The gains come as the world’s largest crude exporter relaxed rules for foreign investors in a bid to lure overseas cash, one of a number of steps to break the kingdom’s dependence on oil.

“As speculation about an eventual oil output freeze grows, investors are increasing their bet that Saudi stocks will be able to recover,” said Mohammed Alsuwayed, the head of capital and money markets at Adeem Capital in Riyadh. “The change in regulation is a step necessary to attract foreigners, but there still is a lot of skepticism about inflows coming. Gains we see today can be very short lived.”

The Tadawul has dropped 12 per cent this year, the worst performance in the GCC. Companies on the index are recovering after falling last month to their cheapest versus emerging-market peers in over five years, according to expected earnings. Only 10 of the 174 companies composing the main Saudi benchmark declined.

Trading volume on the gauge was less than half the daily average in the past six months, Bloomberg data show.

The Tadawul has been trading below its 50-, 100- and 200-day moving average since July.

REGULAR MARKET .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

OM0000002176 ............AL JAZEERA STEEL PRODUCTS ..........................63,600 .............15,227..................... 10 ........... 0.238 ...........0.240 ...........0.236........... 0.239 .............0.232 ........... 0.007............. 3.017 ................0.236..............0.236...................0.239...................29,850,612 .........0.100 OM0000003398 ...........BANK SOHAR................................................................ 1,123,820 .......191,969..................... 35 ............0.167 ........... 0.174 ...........0.167 ............0.171 ............. 0.167............ 0.004............. 2.395 ................0.174 .............. 0.173...................0.175 ..................274,369,387........0.100 OM0000001418 ............RAYSUT CEMENT ....................................................... 50,000 ............ 74,500......................19 ............1.490 ........... 1.490 ...........1.490........... 1.490 ............. 1.465.............0.025 ............. 1.706 ................1.490 .............. 1.370...................1.490................. 298,000,000 .......0.100 OM0000002820 ...........GULF INVESTMENT SERVICES ...........................20,146 ...............2,377........................2 ............0.118 ........... 0.118............0.118 ............0.118 ............. 0.117 .............0.001 ............. 0.855 ................0.118 ...............0.117...................0.120....................6,943,500 ..........0.100 OM0000005005 ...........ALMAHA CERAMICS ................................................ 150,000 ............71,700......................11 ............0.478 ........... 0.478 ...........0.478........... 0.478 .............0.474 ........... 0.004.............0.844 ................0.478..............0.470...................0.476...................25,095,000.........0.100 OM0000001087............OMAN UNITED INSURANCE ............................... 210,000 ........... 59,800........................2 ........... 0.285 ...........0.285 ...........0.280 .......... 0.285 .............0.285 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.280............. 0.260...................0.285...................28,500,000 ........0.100 OM0000001483............NATIONAL BANK OF OMAN ................................. 172,051 ............ 42,152........................8 ........... 0.245 ...........0.245 ...........0.245........... 0.245 .............0.245 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.245............. 0.244...................0.245 .................361,321,412 ........0.100 OM0000001525 ............OMAN INVESTMENT AND FINANCE.............. 1,837,420 ......354,622..................... 46 ............0.193 ........... 0.193 ...........0.193 ............0.193 ............. 0.193............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.193 ..............0.192...................0.193...................38,600,000.........0.100 OM0000001772 ............AL ANWAR HOLDING............................................... 1,239,344 ......232,986..................... 32 ............0.187 ........... 0.188 ...........0.187 ........... 0.188 ............. 0.188............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.187 .............. 0.187...................0.188...................32,900,462.........0.100 OM0000002796 ...........BANK MUSCAT ............................................................ 311,213 ...........118,571..................... 78 ........... 0.382 ...........0.382 ...........0.380........... 0.380 .............0.380 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.382..............0.380...................0.384 .................948,575,098........0.100 OM0000003661 ............VOLTAMP ENERGY .................................................... 34,000 .............15,308........................4 ........... 0.452 ...........0.452 ...........0.450........... 0.450 .............0.450 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.450..............0.452...................0.460 ..................27,225,000.........0.100 OM0000003968 ...........OOREDOO..........................................................................17,758 .............12,684......................11 ............0.712 ........... 0.716............0.712 ............0.716 ............. 0.716............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.712 .............. 0.712...................0.720..................466,076,069 .......0.100 OM0000004925 ...........AL BATINAH POWER................................................ 227,972 ........... 45,366........................6 ............0.199 ........... 0.199 ...........0.199 ........... 0.199 ............. 0.199............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.199 .............. 0.195...................0.199..................134,302,599........0.100 OM0000005963 ...........PHOENIX POWER ...................................................... 658,547 ...........94,826......................17 ............0.144 ........... 0.144 ...........0.143 ........... 0.144 .............0.144 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.144..............0.144...................0.147..................210,614,610 ........0.100 OM0000001749 ............OMAN CEMENT ............................................................ 87,956 ............42,043........................4 ............0.478 ........... 0.478 ...........0.478........... 0.478 .............0.480 ...........-0.002 ............-0.417................0.478..............0.478...................0.480 ................. 158,157,155 ........0.100 OM0000003026 ...........OMAN TELECOMMUNICATION ..........................43,632 ............ 68,066......................13 ............1.560 ........... 1.560 ...........1.560 ........... 1.560 ............. 1.570............-0.010 ........... -0.637 ...............1.560 ..............1.560...................1.570................1,170,000,000 ......0.100 OM0000002168............AL ANWAR CERAMIC TILES ............................... 100,000 ........... 21,000........................1 ............0.210 ........... 0.210 ...........0.210........... 0.210 .............0.213............-0.003 ........... -1.408 ...............0.210.............. 0.195...................0.216...................62,204,873.........0.100 .............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 6,347,459 ... 1,463,197...................299 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ...... 17........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

PARALLEL MARKET .................................................................................................................................................................................

OM0000004420 ...........BANK NIZWA ................................................................ 252,672 ............19,439......................19 ........... 0.076 ........... 0.077 ...........0.076........... 0.077 .............0.076 ............0.001 ..............1.316.................0.077..............0.077...................0.078..................115,500,000........0.100 OM0000002366 ...........AL BATINAH DEV. INV. HOLDING ........................25,700 .............. 2,262........................2 ........... 0.088 ...........0.088 ...........0.088........... 0.088 .............0.087 ............0.001 ............. 1.149.................0.088..............0.087...................0.089....................2,640,000..........0.100 OM0000002440 ...........AL SHARQIA INVESTMENT HOLDING ............. 11,500 ............... 1,486........................4 ............0.130 ........... 0.130 ...........0.129........... 0.129 .............0.128.............0.001 ............. 0.781.................0.129 ..............0.128................... 0.131 ................... 11,610,000 .........0.100 OM0000001400 ...........OMAN FLOUR MILLS ....................................................1,722 ...............1,088........................1 ........... 0.632 ........... 0.632 ...........0.632........... 0.632 .............0.632 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.632..............0.620...................0.632...................99,540,000.........0.100 OM0000001517 ............HSBC BANK OMAN .................................................... 515,000 ........... 50,480......................13 ........... 0.098 ...........0.099 ...........0.098........... 0.098 .............0.098 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.098..............0.098...................0.099..................196,030,653 ........0.100 OM0000001566 ............OMAN FISHERIES .......................................................87,850 ............... 5,271..................... 10 ........... 0.060 ...........0.060 ...........0.060........... 0.060 .............0.060 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.060..............0.060...................0.061....................7,500,000 ..........0.100 OM0000002077 ...........AL OMANIYA FINANCIAL SER. ................................1,210 .................. 350........................1 ........... 0.289 ...........0.289 ...........0.289........... 0.300 .............0.300 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.289............. 0.000...................0.289 ..................80,359,063 .........0.100 OM0000003521 ............GALFAR ENGINEERING AND CON. .................. 751,465.............77,472..................... 30 ............0.103 ........... 0.105 ...........0.103........... 0.103 .............0.103............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.103 ..............0.103...................0.104...................29,868,006.........0.100 OM0000004511 ............ALIZZ ISLAMIC BANK............................................... 50,000 ...............3,250........................1 ........... 0.065 ...........0.065 ...........0.065........... 0.065 .............0.065 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.065..............0.065...................0.068...................65,000,000.........0.100 OM0000004735 ...........SEMBCORP SALALAH......................................................162 .....................39........................1 ........... 0.240...........0.240 ...........0.240 .......... 0.238 .............0.238 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.240 .............0.235...................0.240 .................227,188,124 ........0.100 OM0000004933 ...........AL SUWADI POWER .................................................. 147,992............ 29,450........................4 ............0.199 ........... 0.199 ...........0.199 ........... 0.199 ............. 0.199............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.199 ..............0.199...................0.203 .................142,166,862........0.100 .............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 1,845,273 ...... 190,586..................... 86 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ...... 11........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

UNDER MONITORING MARKET ..................................................................................................................................................................

OM0000002564 ...........AL HASSAN ENGINEERING....................................10,000 .................. 740........................1 ........... 0.074 ........... 0.074 ...........0.074........... 0.074 .............0.074 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.074..............0.073...................0.073.................... 5,565,392 ..........0.100 .............................................SUM: ....................................................................................10,000 .................. 740........................1 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. .........1........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

– United Securities/Bloomberg News

FA U LT Y B AT T E R I E S

C O M M E N TA RY

An opportunity for Egypt and IMF MOHAMED A. EL-ERIAN

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gyptian authorities and International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff have struck a deal. If the IMF Board agrees next month, Egypt will receive a $12 billion loan to support the implementation of economic reforms.

The primary objective of the three-year programme will be to unleash Egypt’s considerable potential, enhance growth and job creation, and tackle foreign-exchange shortages.

But the deal also represents an important opportunity to improve relations between Egypt and the IMF – an outcome that would yield far-reaching benefits for both sides.

Egypt’s relationship with the IMF has long been rocky. Most notably, in 1977, when Egypt reduced food subsidies in exchange for IMF financing, riots erupted in Egypt’s major cities, resulting in nearly 80 deaths and hundreds of injuries. The deal had to be terminated, and subsidies reinstated. Several more deals have been discussed since then, including in 2012; but most have gone off track or been abandoned.

Against that background, it is not surprising that many Egyptians view the IMF as overbearing, seeking to impose its will on countries without sufficient regard for local conditions. Some even view it as a tool of Western domination.

This perception has caused past Egyptian governments not only to shy away from IMF support, but also to delay the annual economic consultations required under the Fund’s Articles of Agreement.

But Egypt’s economy is struggling, having been hit hard

by both economic and noneconomic shocks in the last few years. Security concerns, heightened by the downing of a Russian jet in Sinai last October, have produced a sharp decline in tourism, a major revenue generator. Remittances from Egyptians working in the wealthy Gulf states, another key source of income, are being undermined by the decline in oil prices. Receipts from the Suez Canal have been hit by to the slowdown in global growth and international trade. And foreign direct investment has declined, pending, among other things, greater clarification of the reforms that the government intends to pursue.

Economic challenges This would be a tough combination of economic challenges for any country to address.

But, for Egypt, which has been performing below economic potential for decades, it has been particularly difficult.

Indeed, Egypt now faces large twin fiscal and balance-of-payments deficits, rising inflation, and reduced economic growth.

As a result, its international reserves and exchange rate have come under pressure, despite assistance from wealthy countries like Kuwait and, especially, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Enter the IMF. The recent staff-level agreement with the Egyptian authorities is expected to be finalized in September, upon Board approval.

On that basis, Egypt is already making plans to raise funds from other sources, including international bond markets, to support its reforms.

The Fund’s involvement seems appropriate. After all,

the IMF was designed to help member countries confronting precisely the types of challenges that Egypt faces. Specifically, it provides focused technical assistance in key areas of economic and financial management, while aiding in the design of macroeconomic frameworks for national policies. And its quickly disbursed financial assistance often catalyses other financial inflows from public and private sources.

IMF offers But, as history shows, taking advantage of what the IMF offers is not always easy. Past experience from many countries indicates that success depends on six key factors.

• A carefully designed economic program that is locally owned and accounts for a country’s economic realities.

• A focus on addressing social challenges that may arise – in particular, protecting the most vulnerable segments of the population.

• A strong and sustained political commitment to ensuring the programme’s proper implementation.

• Sufficient and timely external financing.

• Transparent and timely communication, not only between the IMF and national officials, but also with other stakeholders, particularly citizens.

• Trust, so that if (or, rather, when) things do not go according to plan, the relevant parties can work together effectively to make the needed adjustments.

The good news is that the recently agreed deal between Egypt and the IMF seems to lay the groundwork for success (though the full details have yet to be released). For

starters, Egyptian and IMF officials are said to have placed substantial emphasis on a set of pro-growth reforms aimed at improving sectors of Egypt’s economy with significant untapped potential.

Moreover, the agreement is understood to include fiscal, monetary, and exchange-rate measures aimed at containing financial imbalances and ensuring the program’s medium-term viability. And, importantly, it promotes the strengthening of social-welfare programs and safety nets – features that can do much to revive the IMF’s reputation in Egypt and bolster trust among stakeholders.

Inevitable changes Of course, there is no way to guarantee careful implementation, comprehensive communication, or consistent efforts to reinforce trust – all of which are vital to enable mid-course adjustments that reflect inevitable changes in the domestic and external economic environment. But, based on their recent interactions, it seems that Egypt and the IMF have the potential to overcome their legacy of testy relations.

A constructive relationship between Egypt and the IMF would help attract more support for the country, both through additional bilateral and multilateral agreements and from domestic and foreign investors. Given the enthusiasm showed at last year’s Egypt Economic Development Conference in Sharm El Sheikh, which focused on attracting investment, it seems clear that Egypt’s prospects for economic and financial recovery are considerable. - Project Syndicate

Samsung can’t miss deadline it set after Galaxy Note 7 recall SEOUL: Consumers have only so much patience — and that’s why Samsung has given itself a twoweek deadline to start replacing Galaxy Note 7 phones with faulty batteries that can catch fire and even explode. As Apple prepares to unveil its latest iPhone in less than a week, the South Korean electronics giant needs to reassure customers its premium handset is safe.

The stakes are high. Samsung has maintained its lead in smartphones — despite a global slowdown in handset sales — and fended off Android rivals in China and elsewhere with high-quality phones and unique features. If the Note line fails to recover, Samsung risks being seen as just another Android phone maker and may give upstart rivals an opportunity to close the gap.

“Things go wrong. That’s the reality of life,” said Laura Ries, president of brand-strategy firm Ries & Ries. “What matters is how you deal with it. For a high-end product, that means you go out of your way to give people replacements, get out in front and handle the problem.”

Before the recall, the Note 7 had drawn praise for such features as an iris scanner and big screen with curved edges. The phone won positive initial reviews and was heavily marketed before its release. But only two weeks after the debut, Samsung was beset with reports of faulty batteries that overheated while charging, resulting in charred phones.

The company clearly decided to fix the problem quickly — whatever the cost — rather than risk even greater damage to its reputation should more phones explode and

hurt people. What’s more, Samsung has a big incentive to get replacement Note 7s in the hands of customers as fast as possible, with the iPhone set to hit stores about a week after its unveiling. And it wouldn’t hurt Samsung to put this incident behind it well before the crucial holiday season, which last year accounted for about 28 percent of handset sales.

Replacement model It looks like the replacement model was in the works before Samsung announced the recall. As soon as the problem was discovered, Samsung probably started working on a fix, according to Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Anand Srinivasan. That way the company was able to announce a solution as soon as it made the bad news public.

There are still unanswered questions that Samsung needs to address to quell consumer discontent.

The replacement program isn’t an official recall program with the blessing of government officials, said Jerry Beilinson, a technology editor at ‘Consumer Reports’. The company hasn’t said which devices have the faulty battery and which ones need to be replaced, leaving customers unsure if they should continue using the phone. The company risks losing some loyalty if it doesn’t provide more details and guidance, Beilinson said.

As long as the problem doesn’t persist and the resolution is fast and comprehensive, the long-term impact will be minimal. In the United States in particular, the Note 7 has the advantage of being seen as the only viable Android alternative. - Bloomberg News

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Facebook users can not sue as group over advertisers’ data use Facebook defeated a bid for a group lawsuit claiming the company illegally gave its users’ personal information to advertisers, with a judge ruling the plaintiffs didn’t have enough in common to pursue a class action. Facebook users accused the social network of “automatically and surreptitiously” disclosing to advertisers information about them when they clicked on ads. They said that information included how they were using the website, which was “contrary to Facebook’s explicit privacy promises.” US District Judge Ronald M. Whyte in San Jose, California, had thrown out the case in 2011. An appeals court reversed the judge, returning the case to the lower court to proceed on breach-of-contract and fraud claims. Whyte on Friday made public a partially redacted ruling he issued in June concluding that the lawsuit contained too many “individualised questions” to go forward as a class action. Privacy lawsuits against Facebook and other Internet companies have failed in large part because plaintiffs haven’t been able to show how disclosures to third parties harmed them. Where such cases have moved forward, the companies have won rulings at later stages preventing them from advancing as group suits. In June, Whyte rejected Facebook’s renewed bid to dismiss the case, agreeing that a remaining plaintiff might be able to prove she didn’t receive the confidentiality Facebook promised. — Bloomberg News

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What to expect from Apple’s Sept. 7 event Here’s a breakdown of what to expect at Apple’s “See you on the 7th” event from each product line

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T’s September, and that means it’s time for the next iPhone.

Earlier this week, Apple sent out invitations to a September 7 event, drumming up excitement with the tagline “See you on the 7th.”

Some industry watchers think that’s a play on words for the expected name of the new iPhone, the “iPhone 7.”

Apple has reported two straight quarters of year-over-year revenue declines and there are questions about demand for a device that remains the company’s main source of profit.

Apple hopes faster iPhones with significant camera improvements will prop up sales ahead of an expected larger overhaul in 2017 for the device’s 10th anniversary. It’s set to release a faster Apple Watch with GPS to try to re-ignite interest in that nascent category.

Here’s a breakdown of what to expect at Apple’s event from each product line:

A faster processor for launching applications and navigating the operating system. Battery-life improvements to support the powerintensive addition of GPS

New iPhone A tweaked design that looks similar to the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6s, but removes the two inner-most antenna lines on the back of the device for a cleaner look. The same 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch screen sizes as the previous two iPhone lines.

A pressure-sensitive Home button that provides a vibrating sensation in response to button presses instead of an actual physical click, similar to the latest MacBook trackpads. The removal of the headphone jack in favor of a secondary grille for either an additional speaker or microphone. An improved single-lens rear camera system on the new 4.7-inch model.

A new dual-lens camera system on the 5.5-inch model, allowing for deeper zooming with less reduction in clarity and better low-light photography. A faster processor, a successor to the A9 chip in the iP-

hone 6s. Support for FeliCa-based payments in Japan, in the works for either this year’s model or next year’s overhaul.

New watch A GPS chip for more-accurate fitness tracking. A faster processor for launching applications and navigating the operating system.

Battery-life improvements to support the power-intensive addition of GPS. Software updates iOS 10 will be available on the iPhone 5 from 2012 and later. The updated software includes an improved iMessage application with support for new animations, stickers, and third-party plug-ins, voicemail transcription, notifications that show more detail, and an application for controlling smart home appliances. watchOS 3, the

new version of the Apple Watch’s software, speeds up app launch times, includes a new SOS feature to call emergency services, a new app to monitor breathing, and the ability to use Apple Pay within apps. tvOS 10, the new version of the Apple TV software, is supported by the fourth-generation model (which comes with Siri) and adds the ability to universally sign in to many content apps, a dark mode for navigating through the system at night, and a redesigned view for Apple Music. macOS Sierra, the latest version of the Mac operating system, adds support for Apple Pay transactions on the web, Siri voice control, new photo-management and messaging features, and the ability for Apple Watch wearers to automatically login to their Macs.

Coming later One hardware category that may not be discussed in detail on September 7 is the Mac line. However, Apple will begin shipping some of its future Macs as soon as October, according to people familiar with the matter. Here are the details: An overhauled MacBook Pro with a “Dynamic Function Row” display that allows function keys to change based on the task at hand, a faster processor, new graphics card options from Advanced Micro Devices Inc., a larger trackpad, flatter keyboard, and USB-C port technology. Updated MacBook Air models with multi-functional USB-C port technology. A faster iMac with new graphics card options from AMD. A 5K standalone monitor developed in conjunction with LG Electronics. — Bloomberg News

Dell and EMC are set to complete the biggest technology merger in history next week, a deal that will bring together two leading providers of datacentre and corporate computing equipment as they chase faster growth. The companies have received regulatory approval from China’s Ministry of Commerce, the last major hurdle in finalising the deal, Dell and EMC said on Tuesday in a statement. The transaction, announced in October 2015, will close on September 7 and the combined company will begin operating under the new name Dell Technologies. Dell and EMC are joining forces to create a broader product lineup — from servers to storage devices and key software services — amid intensifying competition. Hardware companies are under escalating pressure from cloud-based offerings that enable customers to rent computing power from Amazon.com or Google, rather than buying and maintaining their own systems from the likes of Dell and EMC. “This is an historic moment for both Dell and EMC,” Michael Dell, who will be chairman and chief executive officer of Dell Technologies, said in the statement. — Bloomberg News

Broadcom projects sales in line with analysts’ estimate Broadcom, whose chips are used in Apple Inc.’s iPhone and other smartphones, forecast fiscal fourthquarter revenue that was in line with analysts’ estimates, citing healthy demand from its wireless division.

Revenue in the period that ends on October 30 will be $4.09 billion, plus or minus $75 million, the company said on Thursday in a statement. That compares with an average analyst estimate of $4.06 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The net loss in the third quarter was $298 million, or 75 cents a share, compared with profit of $240 million, or 84 cents, a year earlier. Excluding costs associated with the sale of business units, profit was $2.89 a share, compared with an average analyst projection of $2.78. Third-quarter revenue more than doubled to $3.79 billion, reflecting Avago’s combination with Broadcom last year in the biggest-ever chip merger. On average, analysts has predicted revenue of $3.76 billion. Chief Executive Officer Hock Tan has assembled one of the most diverse chipmakers in the industry and has said he’s aiming to give Broadcom an even bigger reach through future acquisitions. The company’s earnings are an indicator of demand across the mobile phone, wireless and fixed-line and computer industries. — Bloomberg News

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ROUND-UP Zubair SEC launches 4th round of DSP The fourth round of the Direct Support Programme (DSP) came as a direct result of the success of the past three rounds which included 28 small businesses in various sectors

MUSCAT: Zubair Small Enterprises Centre (Zubair SEC) launched its fourth round of the Direct Support Programme (DSP) under the auspices of Khalid Muhammad Al Zubair, managing director of The Zubair Corporation (TZC), in the presence of members of executive management from TZC and other organisations interested in the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) sector.

The fourth round of the programme came as a direct result of the success of the past three rounds which included 28 small businesses in various sectors, says a press release.

The launching event started with a performance by the Capoera Training Centre, members of Zubair SEC’s Direct Support Programme 2016; the Capoera is globally practised for rehabilitation and empowerment of kids and adults alike, and in many cases for treatment of post-traumatic patients and people with disabilities.

In his opening speech, Khalid

Al Zubair said: “Small businesses are a vibrant and growing sector within the economy. This sector is expected to play a significant role in realising the nation’s economic diversification goals while helping to create sustainable jobs and generate new opportunities for young Omanis. Each successful small enterprise strengthens the economy and in doing so, contributes towards the sustainable growth of our nation.”

Commenting on the role Zubair SEC plays in bridging between small enterprises and larger size companies, he added: “We believe that through collaboration and partnerships we can achieve our national goals and move ever closer towards a sustainable and prosperous future. For this reason, and on top of all the major advisory services it provides, a key aspect of Zubair SEC’s strategy is helping small enterprises to develop business networks and to cultivate partnerships with large corporations and established companies that also recognise the importance of the small business sector to the future of our nation.”

The programme also included an elaborated presentation by Zubair SEC about the Direct Sup-

port Programme, its selection criteria and process, the progress it has witnessed in past three rounds, and the anticipated developments for the coming round.

Oasis Logistics also presented a brief on the development of the Biladi Mart wholesale project that has been specially designed and launched as part of the Direct Support Programme for this year, hosting one seat of the 10 winners seats for this year.

Zubair SEC’s Direct Support Programme rewards members who prove throughout their work to the centre the commitment towards success and dedication in applying the consultancy and advice provided to them by the

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partners provide, only a specific number of members get selected every year for the Direct Support Programme, as an approach to create positive competitiveness among members and to encourage them to work harder and be more committed and dedicated towards achieving their objectives and ambitions.

The number of beneficiaries of the Direct Support Programme has reached 28 members during the previous three rounds of the programme. The geographical demographics show an increase in the reach of the programme to cover a good number of governorates outside Muscat.

The work team of the pro-

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MHD displays Ford Trucks at Transport & Logistic expo MUSCAT: Mohsin Haider Darwish (MHD) is displaying Ford Trucks 1843T Tractor for the first time at The Middle East Transport & Logistic Expo being held at the Oman International Exhibition Centre until September 7.

Highlighting the brand’s competitive advantages, Mustafa Caner Sinanoğlu, Middle East Countries manager - Ford Trucks, said: “We believe our product line-up is well ahead of the competition, offering solutions to various market needs and expectations, such as hot climate package specially developed over a two-year period of vehicle durability tests in simulated laboratory conditions and tailored to specific customer expectations through a series of road tests in the region and complete truck solutions for all Middle East markets.

Additionally, our well-developed dealer network provides complete

Zubair SEC team.

These members’ projects and businesses should also reflect proper strategic planning and accurate feasibility studies that reflect their owners’ eagerness to apply best business administration measures with the assistance of Zubair SEC. Accordingly, selected members for the Direct Support Programme receive additional direct advisory and consultancy services as well as a financial grant to support their businesses.

Although all members of Zubair SEC benefit from advisory and training services, financial facilitation, and support that the centre and its network of cooperative

gramme have further developed the selection criteria and conditions to be applied, adding a marked progress in the quality of the projects selected for the programme.

The criteria covered the social impact aspect of each applying project in an attempt by the centre to encourage its members to be aware of this impact while designing and running their businesses.

The main terms and conditions for applying to the programme are: • All Omanis are welcome to apply.

• Applicants should have a clear understanding of the type of business they have • Applicants need to present a business plan • Applicants need to be members at Zubair SEC; none-members are welcome to sign up at the Centre then apply for the Direct Support Programme during the application period Zubair SEC will accept new applications from current and new members to join the programme and during the months following the launch of the fourth round, projects and the performance of their owners will be assessed accordingly.

The last date to submit applications to enrol in the programme is Thursday, October 20.

after sales solutions and spare parts availability in the near future.”

All its product range including tractors, road trucks and the construction series are offered to customers in the Middle East market.

They are mainly preferred for construction, long-haul transport and public works around the region.

Ford Trucks offers high-quality and durable vehicles with low operating costs. Popular variants in

the region include tractors, tipper bodies and mixer bodies, as well as trucks with customised transmissions and cabin types for on- and off-road conditions.

Ford Trucks is the first heavy truck manufacturer to combine standard three years’ unlimited mileage warranty and long maintenance intervals with low fuel consumption to keep customer operating costs to a minimum.

Programme on electrical training held

MUSCAT: Electrical training instructor Eng. Nabras Al Yahyai, in collaboration with Red Dot institute, organised a training programme attended by electrical technicians and engineers belonging to leading electricity companies in Oman.

The training programme was aimed at improving and developing the required skills for technicians to work safely on site. The programme which focused on local and international standards covered low voltage, high voltage and particles, says a press release.

Employees from leading companies, including Mazoon

Electricity, Dhofar Electrical Power and Oman National Engineering Company attended the programme which also included

a practical section covering technical report writing, risk assessment, capacitor bank design and emergency response.

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CSE opens its new revamped centre

Academy programme in Muscat, the unique training programme was launched in Sohar as part of Bank Muscat’s commitment to sustainable social development, complementing government efforts in strengthening the role of SMEs in the economic development of Oman

MUSCAT: Bank Muscat, the flagship financial services provider in the Sultanate, marked the graduation of the new batch of al Wathbah Academy in Sohar under the auspices of Sheikh Hilal bin Nasser A’Sadrani, Shura Council member representing the wilayat of Sohar.

Following the successful al Wathbah Academy programme in Muscat, the unique training programme leading to accredited international certification was launched in Sohar as part of the bank’s commitment to sustainable social development, complementing government efforts in strengthening the role of SMEs in the economic development of

Oman, says a press release.

The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative is aimed at equipping youth and developing/ growing SMEs with self-employment skills boosting the country’s progress and development. Hilal A’Sadrani congratulated Bank Muscat for the successful completion of another batch of al Wathbah Academy in Sohar.

Fatma Al Maskiry, AGM – SME Credit and Marketing, said: “Bank Muscat is proud to celebrate the graduation of the first batch of al Wathbah Academy in Sohar. The unique initiative benefiting SMEs in Oman will play an important role in filling the gaps and empowering entrepreneurs to chart

successful business ventures. The academy marks a clear progression of the well-defined strategy pursued by the bank in line with the directives of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said to support the SME sector. In light of the business environment in Oman which offers tremendous opportunities and challenges for the SME sector, Bank Muscat remains committed to creating sustainable employment opportunities for citizens across the Sultanate.”

The objective of al Wathbah Academy is to impart the required skills and guidance for entrepreneurs drawn from diverse fields to embark on successful SME business ventures. The 8 months training programme was offered in association with an experienced faculty and consultants, leading to accredited international certification by Project Management Institute (PMI).

Abdul Rahman Al Shizawi, acting regional manager - North Batinah, said: “Bank Muscat congratulates all the enterprising

entrepreneurs who have successfully completed the SME training programme. We appreciate the determination and commitment of the successful graduates to follow their business dreams by acquiring the required skills and knowledge through the unique programme.”

Said Al Jabri, who spoke on behalf of the graduating batch, thanked Bank Muscat for the unique opportunity in gaining accredited international certification in SME training. The training helped to focus on key aspects essential to chart successful business ventures, he added.

Aimed at strengthening the SME sector, the bank’s al Wathbah SME department offers a comprehensive suite of tailor-made finance solutions and non-financial services.

The bank has also launched a series of initiatives to support women entrepreneurs in Oman. The bank regularly conducts workshops and seminars to equip SMEs to identify business opportunities and tackle challenges.

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MUSCAT: The Centre for Special Education (CSE), Muscat opened its doors to a new revamped centre recently. The CSE, founded in 1992, is a special education facility that functions under the aegis of Board of Directors, Indian schools in Oman.

The centre, celebrating 25 years of its inception, has been given a major facelift, in line with world class standards. It has undergone expansion, extensive remodelling, and renovation in order to meet the current and future requirements of the children with special needs and provide an environment that is best suited for their holistic development.

The new look centre has creatively incorporated a cheerful and colourful atmosphere with specially designed features, equipment and furniture that take into consideration the unique needs of safety and accessibility for the children, says a press release.

The refurbished centre was inaugurated by Wilson V. George,

chairman, Board of Directors, Indian schools in Oman in the presence of Baby Sam Samuel, director incharge of CSE; Mathew Abraham, educational adviser to the Board of Directors; Alex C. Joseph, asst. educational adviser, Sreenivas Naidu, principal, Indian School Muscat; Dr Analpa Paranjpe, principalCSE; and Gyanendra Tewatia, chief operations officer, teachers of the centre and students.

“The BOD is extremely proud and happy to present the new and modernised CSE. We are now more than ever committed towards our differently abled children and will continue to enhance the centre and retain it as the region’s best centre for special education,” remarked Wilson.

“This has been the result of the combined efforts of the BOD, teachers, parents, and the Indian Diaspora who have come together magnanimously in support of this project and I thank everyone involved for their wholesome support,” said Samuel.

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Oman Air keep overall lead with second place in Russia Oman Air settled for second place behind arch-rivals Alinghi but stayed top of the overall 2016 Extreme Sailing Series leaderboard by five points

MUSCAT: The lead chopped and changed all day and after a final race thriller in St Petersburg, Russia, Oman Air settled for second place behind arch-rivals Alinghi but stayed top of the overall 2016 Extreme Sailing Series leaderboard by five points.

The two teams locked horns in a roller coaster contest across four races on the Neva River with Alinghi winning the first race and Oman Air taking maximum points in the next two races leaving the two crews neck and neck on 231 points going into the final double points decider.

Whoever crossed the finish line first would take the overall victory and Alinghi were 160 metres ahead of the rest of the fleet when the bell sounded to signal the end of the race bringing the curtain down on another compelling slice of Extreme GC32 action.

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CLOSE CONTEST: Oman Air, right, and Alinghi, second right, lead the pack during a keenly-contested race in Act 5 of the 2016 Extreme Sailing Series in St Petersburg on Sunday. – Supplied photo

tribute to his former teammates on Alinghi and shifted his focus immediately to the next Act in Madeira later this month.

“Alinghi executed a great start, had a little extra speed, got ahead of us and didn’t look back, so credit to those guys,” he said.

“Arnaud (Psarofaghis) is a rising star and a big talent in these boats

and his team is solid. I know how they work, and I know what it’s going to take to beat them.

“We feel like we sailed really well today and we know that if we keep sailing like we did we will come out on top next time.

“Now we’ve got to look to the future and take a few little steps forward before Madeira.”

Raising standards The two teams were well matched and their rivalry was raising standards throughout the fleet, added the Oman Air team’s Omani bowman Nasser Al Mashari.

“We enjoy racing against Alinghi — it really keeps us on our toes so we are already looking forward to Madeira and raising our game

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Rio is past, important to look ahead: Bindra NEW DELHI: Heading the five-member review committee to probe the shooters’ Rio Olympics debacle, Abhinav Bindra on Sunday said his sole interest lies in paving the way to a better future rather than looking back into the past.

The Beijing Games gold medallist recused himself from questioning the shooters as he was himself a part of the team.

“It is a very big task especially because you can never break performance into black and white, there will always be grey and that’s the nature of sport. I am the first to acknowledge that so I am not quite interested to look into the performance of the athletes and how prepared they were because that is the matter of past,” said Bindra at his farewell organised by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI).

“I have actually recused myself from the whole interview process because I thought that would be unfair on my part because I was part of the same team. What I am personally more interested is to set up frameworks, systems and protocols which could perhaps helps us to govern sports, organise the sport of shooting and also the whole role of managing performance, monitoring performance and athlete preparation in a more systematic manner.

“And of course to achieve that and in order to come to conclusions the committee obviously has to look back into the past. We need to see what we have done and how we can better that.” - PTI

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Sarfraz, Shoaib guide Pakistan to consolation win against England CARDIFF: Pakistan’s Sarfraz Ahmed and Shoaib Malik shared a fluent partnership of 163 to lead the tourists to a four-wicket consolation win over England in the fifth and final One-day International (ODI) here on Sunday.

The hosts, put into bat, mustered a respectable 302 for nine from 50 overs but their bowling lacked penetration and Pakistan reached the victory target with 10 balls to spare.

England, who won the series 4-1, never produced the explosive power that has characterised their recent one-day batting.

Jason Roy made 87 off 89 balls and Ben Stokes 75 off 76 but they lost wickets at regular intervals, Pakistan seamer Hasan Ali completing figures of 4-60.

England fast bowler Mark Wood took two wickets in one over to reduce the touring side to 77 for three before Sarfraz and Shoaib assumed control.

They attacked England spinner Liam Dawson on his ODI debut and Sarfraz struck an excellent 90 off 73 balls before skying Dawson to Alex Hales on the boundary.

The experienced Shoaib also fell to a catch in the deep off Dawson for 77 but Mohammed Rizwan’s unbeaten 34 guided Pakistan home.

The sides, who drew 2-2 in the test series, meet in a one-off Twenty20 international in Manchester on Wednesday. - Reuters

to make sure we stay on top of the overall leaderboard.”

Oman Air remain top of the 2016 Extreme Sailing Series table with a five-point lead over Alinghi.

The next Act starts on September 22 in Marina Funchal, on the south coast of Madeira, which is making its debut as a venue on the Extreme Sailing Series circuit.

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SATISFYING SERIES: England’s captain Eoin Morgan celebrates with the trophy.

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ENGLAND J. Roy c H. Ali b Amir A. Hales c Malik b Amir J. Root b H. Ali E. Morgan c&b Wasim B. Stokes c Gul b H. Ali J. Bairstow c Rizwan b Gul L. Dawson c Gul b Amir C. Woakes b H. Ali D. Willey c Nawaz b H. Ali C. Jordan (not out) M. Wood (not out) Extras (b-4, lb-6, nb-1, w-5)

87 23 9 10 75 33 10 10 6 15 8 16

Total (9 wkts, 50 overs) 302 Fall of wickets: 1-37, 2-64, 3-92, 4-164, 5-219, 6-258, 7-270, 8-274, 9-283.

Bowling: M. Amir 10-0-50-3; U. Gul 10-077-1 (w-2); H. Ali 10-0-60-4 (nb-1); S. Malik 6-0-40-0 (w-1); I. Wasim 10-0-33-1 (w-1); M. Nawaz 4-0-32-0 (w-1).

PAKISTAN A. Ali c Bairstow b Wood 33 S. Khan c Wood b Woakes 10 B. Azam b Wood 31 S. Malik c Roy b Dawson 77 S. Ahmed c Hales b Dawson 90

M. Rizwan (not out) 34 M. Nawaz run out 2 I. Wasim (not out) 16 Extras (nb-1, w-10) 11 Total (6 wkts, 48.2 overs) 304 Fall of wickets: 1-22, 2-76, 3-77, 4-240, 5-256, 6-266.

Bowling: C. Woakes 7-0-47-1; D. Willey 8-2-32-0 (w-2); M. Wood 10-0-56-2 (w-1); B. Stokes 8-0-47-0 (nb-1); C. Jordan 7.2-0-52-0 (w-3); L. Dawson 8-0-70-2 Umpires: Rob Bailey, Simon Fry; TV umpire: Marais Erasmus; Match referee: Jeff Crowe

Vinci and Sevastova move into last eight NEW YORK: Italian seventh seed Roberta Vinci was first through to the U.S. Open quarterfinals, taming Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko 7-6 (5), 6-2 on Sunday.

At No. 99 the lowest ranked player to make it through to the last 16, Tsurenko represented a tricky test for last year’s U.S. Open runner-up having knocked off 12th seed Dominika Cibulkova and 21st seed Irina-Camelia Begu to get to the fourth round.

The 27-year-old Ukrainian looked prepared to add another seeded scalp to her Flushing Meadows collection as she forced the first set to a tie-break before surrendering 7-5.

After a draining 67-minute opening set, Tsurenko had little left in the tank for the second and Vinci stamped her authority on the match quickly by going up a break and cruising to an easy win to clinch a spot in the last eight for the third time in four years.

Next up for Vinci is the winner between second-seeded Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber and 14th-seeded twice Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova.

Elsewhere, Anastasija Sevastova, who quit tennis because of injury in 2013, became the first Latvian woman to reach the quarterfinals since 1994 when she beat Britain’s 13th seed Johanna Konta 6-4, 7-5.

The unseeded 26-year-old, who defeated third seed Garbine

Muguruza in round two, held off a late fightback from Konta to reach the last eight of a Grand Slam for the first time.

Sevastova was out of the game for 20 months until the start of last year, having announced her retirement in May 2013 after a series of injuries.

“It was hard moments for me in 2013,” the 48th-ranked Sevastova said. “I was injured and not having fun and I was kind of depressed, but now I’m back.”

Earlier, Frenchman Gael Monfils, the 10th seed, defeated Marcos Baghdatis 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 to enter the quarterfinals, where he will face either compatriot Lucas Pouille or Spaniard Rafael Nadal.

Sania-Dodig ousted In the mixed doubles, India’s Sania Mirza’s campaign came to an end as she and her Croatian partner Ivan Dodig lost their second round match to unheralded Barbora Krejcikova of Czech Republic and Marin Draganja of Croatia in straight sets 3-6, 4-6.

The match lasted for only 65 minutes as the Indo-Croat pair were outplayed in both the sets.

Mirza-Dodig were broken twice in the first four games as it became impossible to make a comeback losing the first set at 3-6. In the second set, the CzechCroat pair broke thrice despite being themselves broken twice to wrap the set at 6-4. - Agencies

WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS

England edge 10-man Slovakia, Denmark down Armenia TRNAVA: England’s Adam Lallana scored his first international goal with the last kick of the game as they beat 10-man Slovakia 1-0 in their World Cup Group F qualifier on Sunday to get new manager Sam Allardyce’s reign off to a winning start.

But for much of a lacklustre contest in Trnava it looked like England would be frustrated with a rerun of the goalless draw the teams shared in their last clash during the group stage at Euro 2016 in Saint-

Etienne in June. England struggled to shrug off familiar problems, controlling the game without looking like winning it even after Slovakia defender Martin Skrtel was dismissed for stamping on Harry Kane in the 57th minute.

His departure signalled a period of intense pressure from England, with Lallana hitting the post before he finally scrambled home the winner through the goalkeeper’s legs as the referee checked his watch

ready to blow the final whistle.

“We didn’t panic, that was the main thing,” said captain Wayne Rooney, who played in his 116th international to become England’s most capped outfield player ahead of David Beckham.

“We stuck to our plan and kept our shape. Adam scored the goal to get us off to an excellent start (in the campaign).”

Allardyce said he was delighted with the win. “We got what we de-

served,” he said. “It looked like it wasn’t going to be our night and it was pretty nerve-wracking at the end, but well done Adam. It was an important win.”

In Copenhagen, Christian Eriksen scored a first-half goal but missed a second-half penalty as wasteful Denmark began their qualifying campaign with 1-0 win over Armenia in European Group E on Sunday.

With the visitors missing cap-

tain and record goal-scorer Henrikh Mkhitaryan due to a thigh injury, Eriksen rifled home Viktor Fischer’s backheeled pass in the 17th minute of coach Age Hareide’s first competitive international in charge.

In driving rain, Fischer saw his powerful first-half shot from distance come cannoning back off the crossbar and Eriksen had a second-half penalty saved by Armenia goalkeeper Arsen Beglaryan as the

Danes struggled to convert their dominance into goals.

Armenia, who have never qualified for the World Cup as an independent nation, managed just one shot on target and Denmark, who themselves missed out on Brazil on 2014, held out comfortably.

Former Norway coach Hareide was appointed last December to replace Morten Olsen after Denmark failed to qualify for Euro 2016. - Reuters

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Passage to India post victory over Enhance Batting first, Passage to India managed to score 187 all out in 44.4 overs before bowling out Enhance for 176 runs

MUSCAT: Passage to India prevailed over Enhance Oman for a 11-run victory in a Premier Division match on the second day of the Oman Cricket 2016-17 League season on Saturday.

In a well-contested Muscat Pharmacy and Stores-sponsored match played at the Ministry of Sports Affairs ground, Passage to India batted first and scored 187

WINNING START: A group photo of Passage to India team. – Supplied photo

runs in 44.4 overs losing all their wickets in the process.

Rana Naeem top scored with 56 runs for Passage to India.

Ahmed Butt claimed three scalps for Enhance Oman.

In reply, Enhance Oman were bowled out for 176 in 43.5 overs.

Sanuth Ebrahim top scored with 38. Jaymin Tailor bagged four scalps for Passage to India.

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dia 187 in 44.4 overs (Rana Naeem 56; Ahmed Fayaz Butt 3/21) bt Enhance Oman 176 in 43.5 overs (Sanuth Ebrahim 38; Jaymin Tailor 4/14). Points: Passage to India - 2; Enhance Oman - 0.

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Honda wants young Japanese to step up for Thailand TOKYO: Japan midfielder Keisuke Honda has berated his younger teammates after their shock loss to United Arab Emirates (UAE) and demanded more effort from them in their next World Cup qualifier against Thailand on Tuesday.

A profligate Japan lost 2-1 at home to 74th ranked UAE in their Group B opener on Thursday

and defeat in Bangkok would be another serious setback to their hopes of advancing from a section that includes heavyweights Australia and Saudi Arabia.

More efforts “A surprising number of players watch and read the news so they know what I say,” Honda, who

scored his team’s only goal against UAE, told Japanese media after training in Bangkok.

“I don’t think they are going to change straight away, but maybe become aware of the fact that they have to make more of an effort.

“I want to give them the opportunity to change their mindset.

I have to pull the team forward

when it needs pulling, and it’s not just me. There are a number of experienced players on this team that feel the same way.

“The young players can’t expect others to lead the team and I am sure they are starting to understand that. Everyone has to stand up and be counted. That is what the Japan national team is all about.” - Reuters FOOTBALL

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‘Wales must build on Euro 2016 heroics’ CARDIFF: Wales captain Ashley Williams says he is “desperate” to reach the 2018 World Cup and has vowed they will not dwell on their success at this year’s European Championship.

Under manager Chris Coleman, Wales lost to eventual winners Portugal in the semifinals of Euro 2016.

Ahead of their first World Cup qualifier against Moldova in Cardiff on Monday, Williams says that they will not be resting on their laurels.

“It’s important we don’t keep going on about it but use the experience from there (Euro) to move into the next campaign, knowing what’s required to qualify,” the defender told reporters on Sunday. “I’d use the same word as the manager in being ‘desperate’.

“Having tasted it, we would love to get back there,” he added.

“We want that elation that we had this summer. We want that again in our careers.” - Reuters

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India A team win Quadrangular series in Australia

CLINICAL PERFORMANCE: The members of the victorious Australian team pose with the trophy after defeating Sri Lanka in the fifth and final ODI for a 4-1 series win in Pallekele on Sunday. – AP/PTI

Warner leads Aussies to victory in final ODI SCOREBOARD

Chasing Sri Lanka’s modest target of 195, the visitors slumped to 25 for two in the sixth over before Warner’s century helped them romp home with seven overs to spare

PALLEKELE: Australia’s standin skipper David Warner led by example, hitting a brilliant century in their five-wicket win against Sri Lanka to complete a 4-1 series victory on Sunday.

Australia’s bowlers laid the foundation for their victory after routing Sri Lanka for 195 in 40.2 overs in the final match of the series at the Pallekele International

SRI LANKA D. de Silva c Starc b Faulkner 34 D. Gunathilaka b Zampa 39 K. Mendis c Wade b Hastings 33 D. Chandimal c Wade b Starc 1 U. Tharanga c Zampa b Head 15 K. Perera lbw Head 14 D. Shanaka b Zampa 13 S. Pathirana c Faulkner b Boland 32 D. Perera b Starc 5 S. Lakmal b Starc 0 A. Aponso not out 0 Extras (lb-2, nb-1, w-6) 9 Total (all out, 40.2 overs) 195 Fall of wickets: 1-73, 2-77, 3-78, 4-121, 5-129, 6-145, 7-165, 8-184, 9-184.

Bowling: M. Starc 9-0-40-3 (nb-1, w-3); J. Hastings 7-1-30-1; S. Boland 6.2-0-28-1; J. Faulkner 7-0-30-1 (w-2); A. Zampa 6-043-2 (w-1); T. Head 5-0-22-2.

Cricket Stadium. The modest chase looked far from a cakewalk, however, as the visitors slumped to 25 for two in the sixth over before Warner’s century helped them romp home with seven overs to spare.

Warner found an able ally in George Bailey and the duo added 132 runs as the world champions

AUSTRALIA D. Warner c&b D. de Silva 106 M. Wade c K. Mendis b D. Perera 3 U. Khawaja c Gunathilaka b D. Perera 6 G. Bailey lbw D. Perera 44 T. Head c Lakmal b D. de Silva 13 J. Faulkner (not out) 8 J. Hastings (not out) 8 Extras (b-2, lb-2, w-7) 11 Total (5 wkts, 43 overs) 199 Fall of wickets: 1-11, 2-25, 3-157, 4-179, 5-189.

Bowling: S. Lakmal 8-1-30-0 (w-3); D. Perera 10-1-51-3 (w-1); S. Pathirana 10-036-0 (w-1); D. Shanaka 2-0-10-0; A. Aponso 6-0-33-0; D. de Silva 7-0-35-2.

Umpires: Aleem Dar and Ruchira Palliyaguruge; TV umpire: Michael Gough Match referee: Javagal Srinath

went on to exact a modicum of revenge after being whitewashed in the preceding three-match test series. Bailey (44), the top-scorer in the five-match series, missed his third successive fifty but Warner could not be denied his seventh ODI century for a total of 199 for five.

Leading the side in absence of regular skipper Steve Smith, who

has returned home to rest ahead of a busy schedule, Warner played a captain’s knock of 106 which made all the difference in the lowscoring contest.

The 29-year-old southpaw paced his knock according to team requirement and studded it with nine fours before being dismissed with his team seven runs from victory.

Earlier, Sri Lanka squandered their best start of the series to settle for a below-par score after Dinesh Chandimal, leading the side in absence of injured regular skipper Angelo Mathews, won the toss and opted to bat in the dead rubber at Pallekele.

Openers Dhananjaya de Silva (34) and Danushka Gunathilaka (39) raised 73 runs before the hosts lost three quick wickets to slump to 78 for three in the 16th over.

Kusal Mendis (33) added 43 runs with Upul Tharanga (15) but another mini-collapse followed soon. Sachith Pathirana chipped in with 32 runs down the order before being the last man out in the 41st over.

The teams will now square off in a two-match Twenty20 series beginning on Tuesday. - Reuters

MACKAY: India A rode on a solid all-round performance to clinch the Quadrangular one-day series, thrashing Australia by 57 runs in the final clash here on Sunday.

Electing to bat after winning the toss, India A put up 266 for four in their 50 overs before bowling out the hosts for 209 in 44.5 overs.

Mandeep Singh was the star of India’s batting performance with a 108-ball 95, which was laced with 11 hits to the fence.

Mandeep, who was named Player of the Match, combined with captain Manish Pandey (61) to steer India to what turned out to be a winning total.

Shreyas Iyer was also vital with his 41 runs. Australia had four wicket-takers with one scalp each.

In reply, Cameron Bancroft (34) and Nic Maddinson started well, but it was Yuzvendra Chahal (4-34)

who was the ultimate winner from the innings, taking key scalps and bringing the game India A’s way.

Third series win Australia A skipper Pete Handscomb (43) combined with Alex Ross (34) to edge closer to the total, but the back end of the game went completely in the tourists favour as they claimed the last five wickets for just 26 runs.

India A have now claimed the last three A series, defeating Australia A on each occasion in the final. The other two teams in the series were South Africa A and the Australian National Performance Squad.

Brief scores: India A 266 for 4 in 50 overs (Mandeep Singh 95, Manish Pandey 61, Chris Tremain 1/42) bt Australia A 209 in 44.5 overs (Peter Handscomb 43, Yuzvendra Chahal 4/34). - PTI

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MONZA: Germany’s Nico Rosberg won the Italian Grand Prix for dominant Mercedes on Sunday to cut teammate Lewis Hamilton’s Formula One world championship lead to two points with seven races remaining.

Triple world champion Hamilton, who had been on pole position as favourite to take his 50th career victory and third in a row at Monza, finished second after a slow start gifted Rosberg the race.

Rosberg’s first victory at the historic circuit outside Milan was his seventh of the season, one more than Hamilton, and 21st of his career as well as second in a row after Belgium last weekend.

SEVENTH WIN OF SEASON: Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg celebrates his victory as teammate Lewis Hamilton looks after the Italian Formula One Grand Prix in Monza on Sunday. – Reuters

“I’m feeling great, the race is on with Lewis. It is always going to be a great battle and I look forward to what is to come,” he said from the podium as an army of Ferrari fans flooded the pit straight.

The German also broke into Italian before attempting to win over the crowd with a rousing sing-along.

Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel, who mistakenly put on the winner’s cap before the podium and handed it on to Rosberg, finished third to a much bigger roar from the fans yearning for a first Ferrari victory of the season at their home race.

Finnish teammate Kimi Raikkonen was fourth, with Australian

FORMULA ONE

France chief opens door for return of Benzema PARIS: The president of the French Football Federation (FFF) has opened the door for striker Karim Benzema to return to the national team when legal proceedings against him for alleged blackmail have finished.

The striker was suspended indefinitely by the FFF in December 2015 after being put under formal investigation by a judge for an alleged plot to blackmail France teammate Mathieu Valbuena over a sex video. Benzema denies any wrongdoing.

He subsequently missed the European Championship finals on home soil in June and July.

FFF President Noel Le Graet has said the striker will be available for selection, but the final decision will rest with coach Didier Deschamps.

“I am against lifetime punishments. Benzema needs to go through the courts, we won’t take a risk, whatever it might be,” the FFF president told L’Equipe on Sunday. “He already missed the Euros, that’s something.

“The problem hasn’t been raised for the moment, but he’s available for selection,” he added.

“The day when justice will be done, only then will Didier decide whether to integrate him or not.” - Reuters

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Massa and Button exits herald generation change MONZA: Lewis Hamilton, once the young sensation of Formula One, is starting to feel his age as a new generation of drivers sweeps into the sport and old hands like Jenson Button and Felipe Massa head for the exit.

“For me, it is like ‘Shoot — he was a part of my beginning and now he is stopping’,” Mercedes’ triple world champion said after Brazilian Massa, 35, announced this season would be his last and he would bow out after 250 races.

“All these younger drivers are coming through — there are a few ahead of me but bit by bit they will tail off and I will eventually be the oldest driver here, and then it will be my turn,” added the 31-yearold Briton, who made his debut with McLaren in 2007 and beat then-Ferrari driver Massa to the title in 2008. Former teammate Jenson Button’s announcement at the Italian Grand Prix that he would be handing over his race seat at McLaren in 2017 to Belgian Stoffel Vandoorne will have only increased the feeling.

Button, the 2009 world champion with 301 grands prix to his credit, still has the possibility to drive in 2018, by which time he will be 38,

Daniel Ricciardo fifth for Red Bull in a race with little drama on the track but more atmosphere than most of the others combined off it.

Hamilton now has 250 points, Rosberg 248 with Singapore’s night race the next destination.

“I don’t know really what happened at the start...I did everything

normal,” said Hamilton.

With the race effectively won and lost in the opening seconds, with Hamilton dropping to sixth place at the end of the first lap and then climbing back with pitstop strategy and just two simple overtakes, Rosberg had an untroubled run to victory.

The German took the chequered flag 15 seconds clear of Hamilton, with both Mercedes drivers on the same one-stop strategy compared to the two made by Ferrari.

“Lewis had too much wheelspin at the start and this cost him the victory,” said Mercedes motorsport head Toto Wolff. “From then on, it was basically over.”

Ricciardo provided the best move of the race, passing the Williams of Valtteri Bottas with a sensational overtake into the first chicane.

“It was amazing, he came from so far back...his hand gesture afterwards summed it up. He looked pretty pleased with himself,” commented Red Bull principal Christian Horner.

Bottas’s sixth place still allowed Williams to leapfrog Force India in the constructors’ championship and retake fourth place.

Dutch teenager Max Verstappen was seventh for Red Bull, ahead of Mexican Sergio Perez for Force India and Williams’ Brazilian Felipe Massa. German driver Nico Hulkenberg took the final point for Force India in 10th place. - Reuters

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Next year could also be the swansong of Ferrari’s Raikkonen and McLaren’s Alonso

but Formula is increasingly where the youngsters hang out. Next year could also be the swansong of Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen, the 2007 champion who is now 36, and possibly also McLaren’s 35-yearold Fernando Alonso if that team does not improve markedly.

The men of the future are 18-year-old Max Verstappen, already in his second season and a race winner with Red Bull, Manor’s Pascal Wehrlein (21) and Esteban Ocon (19), Vandoorne (24) and Toro Rosso’s Carlos Sainz (22).

There is talk of Canadian Lance Stroll, who will be 18 in October and whose father is a billionaire, taking Massa’s place at Williams.

“I think it is really exciting times,” said Mercedes motorsport

head Toto Wolff, who has Wehrlein and Ocon under contract.

“We were complaining a while ago that we had too many ‘pay drivers’ (those whose places depend on bringing sponsorship with them) in this sport. Right or wrong, these guys were actually not bad. Now we have a very exciting generation coming in.

“You have four drivers who have entered F1 purely on merit because of their records. I think this is great. Maybe we are just witnessing a generation change with the next generation of superstars,” added the Austrian.

Of those coming in, or recently entered, Wehrlein became the youngest winner of the DTM German touring car series at the age of 20 in 2015 while Ocon won the GP3 championship in his rookie season.

Vandoorne enjoyed one of the most dominant championships in the GP2 support series with seven wins and 16 podiums in 2015 and has a bright future ahead of him.

“Stoffel’s contract is so long, it’s rolled up,” joked McLaren head Ron Dennis. “His destiny is in his own hands and I’m pretty sure you’ll see Stoffel in the car for some time here.” - Reuters

UAE’s Al Nasr back Brazil-born Wanderley in nationality probe DUBAI: United Arab Emirates (UAE) club Al Nasr are backing their Brazil-born forward Santos Monteiro Junior Wanderley after he was provisionally suspended by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) pending an investigation into his nationality.

The 27-year-old was banned for 60 days by the AFC on Friday after Indonesian authorities said his passport was forged or falsified.

“Our legal team is already in receipt of all documents so that we can file our response before the AFC,” Humaid Al Tayer, board chairman of the Al Nasr Football Company, told Gulf News. “We are behind Wanderley as we have signed him after duly scrutinising all documents and paperwork.”

The AFC said Wanderley had registered in the Asian Champions League (ACL) tournament as an ‘Asian player’.

Participating clubs are allowed to field three foreign players and a fourth non-citizen who has nationality of one of the AFC’s 46 member nations.

The governing body said it had sought explanations from three players that had played in the tournament about how they had obtained their nationalities.

It said it was also conducting an

investigation into the misappropriation of “certain passports” that had been used in AFC national competitions.

Wanderley, who played for Brazilian clubs Flamengo and Cru-

zeiro before spending the last five years playing for Middle Eastern sides, scored a brace for Al Nasr against Qatari side El Jaish in the first leg of their ACL quarterfinal two weeks ago. - Reuters

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Contact: 99358589 / 97079146 / 95570288 30 New Deluxe Flats & Shops in Al Khoud. Contact 99738881

BUYING Buying cars for cash.

Contact 90202090

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

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8 Porta cabins, 2 Ablution units each units have 10 WC and 10 Showers and 2 Ashok Leyland Buses and One Mitsubishi Rosa Bus as well Located in Our Barka Camp. All are in excellent condition to use.

CONTACT PERSON:MR. PRAKASHGSM NO:- 94048497

AVAILABLE 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

MV SALE Nissan Sunny 2012, automatic, Km 1,18000, R.O 2250/- .

Contact: 92030516 Toyota Corolla 2009 C.C 1600, full auto R.O 2400/-.

Contact: 97692959

AVAILABLE Bobcat available for rent.

Contact 97623299

FOR SALE Porta cabins, AC’s, Scaffolds, Jacks, JCB (model 1 CX), Toyota coaster bus (26 seater) for sale.

Contact: 96059565 / 95142336 Restaurant for sale, near Bank Muscat Al Ghubra.

Contact 96399916 Big ladies Beauty Salon for urgent sale in Al Khoud/ Seeb prime location next to Rameez shopping centre. With 2 visa clearance.

Price: 5000.Call: 95318629

Mitsubishi Lancer 2008 1.6 CC manual R.O 1300/-.

Contact: 99612197

Work shop machineries for sale 1) Heavy duty press 2) H.D bending machine 3) Rolling machine, 4) Lathe 12 ft. H.D. Contact: 99722863 / 96266172

2015 Chrysler 300 S ,Special Edition, Hard to find,19000 km, single owner. No Accident, beautiful Red, Full option.

Contact 98960915

Land for sale in the village of Bimmah on the coastal road Qurayat/ Sur with a space of 604 square meters for an attractive price.

Contact 92905222

2015 Toyota Camry SE, single Owner. No Accident 27000 km, All power. Contact 98960915

BUILDING MATERIAL SHOP FOR SALEWell-furnished running building material-electrical shop (4 shutter / 200sqm) in Al- Khoudh- 6, for immediate saleshop with stock or stock only.

Serious buyers may please Contact: 94320909

2015 Mazda 3i Sport, Single owner, No Accident ,22000 km, 2.0 Engine. Contact 98960915

NRI Properties at Bangalore for sale (1) 3 BHK Senior living apartment with full fledged facilities & services in Ozone Urbana Serene project for the cost price of Irene project; ready for registration (2) 4 B/R villa (BUA 3600sq.ft, 4 floors, 3 Livings, 5 bathrooms, maid’s room & car park) for sale at JP Nagar. Contact Mrs. Mangala Ph: 97903127, Email: ravichandran.mangala@gmail.com

Building material shop located in Al Amerat for sale or rent (R.O 195) only serious buyers can contact: 93606790 Parking barrier, Italian new for sale 15 pcs, package unit A/C York 27 ton for sale 2 pcs, package unit York 7 ton for sale 1 pc.

Contact: 96634648 Industrial land in Rusail. 4000 sqm. Contact 99323957 / 95490842.

FOR SALE Good Condition Sanyo washing machine, semi automatic, RO 40 for sale in MBD Contact; 99737812 Running Restaurant for sale at Ruwi’s heart, 90+ chairs minimal rent 7 visas.

Contact : 94909192

ACC. AVAILABLE Big room with attached bathroom available at Honda Road, Ruwi for Executive bachelor.

Contact 95527969 Classic furnished room with bath room, separate, kitchen facility available for decent Executive, area Mumtaz. Contact: 97752162 / 95801696 2 rooms, separate bathroom, sharing kitchen for family near OC Center 160/-. Contact: 99410160 Independent furnished single room kitchen toilet at Hamriya main road, nr Muscat Pharmacy for bachelors or small family.

Contact 99528129 / 99729545 Well furnished single / sharing room for Exe. bachelor at Rex road.

Contact: 92873832 Furnished room available for Executive bachelor in Ruwi area.

Contact: 99054542 Single room with A/C and attached bathroom, sharing kitchen for executive bachelor/couple near Saud Bahwan Hill view Tower accommodation and Opp: Shell filling station. Contact 99024362, 93166353 Fully furnished 2BHK sharing flat for Indian Executive near Sheraton CBD. Contact 99219337 Rooms for rent in Ghubra North.

Contact 96420432

ACC. AVAILABLE Furnished room in ruwi and azaiba for rent for executive bachelors. Gsm 99058344 Sharing bachelors accommodation available in Rex Road, Ruwi.

Contact 94442157 Single room for rent for ladies only with separate bathroom in Darsait opposite Kim’s hospital.

Rent R.O 120/-. Contact 95318629 Furnished rooms with kitchen at Ruwi. Contact: 91214897 / 98049288

GOOD NEWS All Pooja items- idols – fresh flowers – marigold – roses – jasmine – lotus – rose petals- garlands & all decoration items. Sweets &modak.

HaridasNensy& Co. Ruwi 24750784 / 23291825 Ayurvedic massage, backache, joint, neck pain etc.

Contact: 98254909 Coming Eid appointments special offer on all beauty treatments, Varkey’s Gents Spa. Contact: 92935679 Ayurvedic treatment for joint pain, backache, paralysis, massage, steam bath, obesity, Spondylitis. Ideal Care Ayurvedic Clinic, 18 November Street, Ghubra.

Contact: 99639695 /97397320 Ayurvedic treatment for backache, paralysis, arthritis etc & massage, All Season (Vaidyaratnam). Contact: 24475280 / 95371664 / 92504980 www.siddhayur.com

MATRIMONIAL

SITUATION WANTBUSINESS

Tamil Nadu male Hindu, handsome 33 yrs / 169 cm, working in Muscat (Accountants - Manager) seeks alliance.

Contact: 97434001 / Email: cbmperumal@omantel.net.om Ezhavaboy age 28 height 174cm Star anizhamBTech working in Oman Seeks suitable alliance.

Contact 99430227 Kerala RC Boy 32y 168h Thrissur working as an accountant in reputed company in Muscat seeks suitable alliance.

Contact: +968-98169190 Keralite RC boy 36/185 Kottayam working as an Interior Draftsman/3D visualizer in reputed company in Salalah seeks suitable alliance. Contact: 92162420 / 93925621., Ind- 91 9645945442 ITI electrical, SSLC, PDC, Christian, 36 yrs, second marriage seeks alliance. Contact 97368596

TRANSPORTATION No need to wait for Taxi please call from anywhere in Muscat.

Contact: 96009655

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

Investor with fixed returns also welcome.

Please contact – 95213273

Email: muscatcoffeeshop@gmail.com

Picking and drop Al-Khuwair to Rusail. Contact: 98957524 / 91287470 Transportation. Contact 92126933 / 98518979 Transportation. Contact: 95190627 Transportation. Contact 92015894 Transportation. Contact 94510847

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

Investment opportunity For business in lighting building materials and decoration.

Contact: 99421513

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DAILY GUIDE SITUATION WANTSIT. WANTED

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.

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

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

Required male, female GP, Dentist, Administrator, Nurses, Pharmacist, Lab Technician for a Polyclinic at Ibra.

Contact 71100596, joharaajmal2016@gmail.com

URGENTLY REQUIRED For a new Medical Centre at Thumrait and Salalah (Oman)

General Practitioner/ Physician, Ophthalmologist, Gynecologist, Lab technician.

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

Wanted Electrician & Ele- Technician

12 yrs Oman experienced Chief/ Senior Accountant seeks job, immediately available with release/ NOC and D/L. Contact: 97385562

Send CVs : tajallulu.electrical@gmail.com

Urgently required a Gulf experienced professional Hair Dresser cum Beautician (Lady) for a reputed Beauty salon. Immediate appointment Contact : 99816262 / 98557585,fax : 24796211, email: skin. hair.makeup@gmail.com

CATERING Urgently required Philipino Cook/ Waiters (Keralite) for a Restaurant in Al Khuwair.

Contact: 92326607

SALES / MARKETING

MEDICAL Required female GP, Gynecologist, Physician, Pharmacist for a clinic in Ibra. Contact : 99373493, jmjmedicare@gmail.com

Wanted part time, full time driver.

Contact: 24713253 Fax: 24711569

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

Company in Muscat looking for a full time light Duty Driver.

Contact 79098177

Urgently required Doctor with MOH license for leave vacancy one month.

Contact: 97091664.

Wanted Driver for heavy (sewage vehicle) and light vehicle with valid Oman driving license.

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

Wanted a Gynaecologist for a well running clinic in Seeb.

Contact: 99442701

DRIVER

ENG./TECHNICIAN Required Civil Engineers experience more than 5 years.

Email : towershr70@gmail.com, Contact 24548382 Urgently required Technician having Diploma in electrical / electronic with GCC D/L & experience in installation & maintenances of Automatic doors. Send CV at Email : accounts@alatonoman.com or fax : 24700408 Wanted urgently for Salalah 1) Electrical Engineers, degree with minimum 5 yrs experience.

Gulf experience preferred.

2) Technicians with experience to work in automatic laundry.

Apply soon to hr_oman1@yahoo.com Wanted Civil Engineer with minimum 3 years experience with valid GCC / Oman driving license.

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

HOSPITALITY A fast and growing restaurant is looking for a number of staff who are experienced in the hotel or restaurant. They should be young, confident and energetic and are willing to work hard.

Preferred those with NOC or on a visit visa who can join soon.

Please send your CV as soon as possible to nasser.almaawaly@gmail.com

MISCELLANEOUS Looking for Designers, Salesman & Philipino Accountant in Printing press. Send CV at Email : info@alsahib.net

MEDICAL Wanted Dentist with MOH license for a clinic in Sur. Contact 97475816 Fusion Medicare Polyclinic, Muscat wants GP, staff Nurse holding MOH license & Receptionist (Omani) Contact – 97698004 / email: medicare@fusionlogicoman.com Required Doctors available experience - GP- ladies + Gents.

Email : towershr70@gmail.com, Contact 24548382

Required urgently Doctors & Paramedical Staff 1) Gynecology 2) General Practitioner 3) Dental 4) Radiographer. E mail: altaqwamedicalcenter@gmail.com

MANAGER Required a Divisional Manager to Promote Security System products. Experience in CCTV Camera, Gate/Home Automation, Access Control and Biometric Systems etc. Apply with photograph to E-mail: salesjobds@gmail.com

SALES / MARKETING Required sales and marketing executive for a 4-star hotel in muscat. candidate with excellent communication skills and having 3+ years experience need apply. driving license will be an advantage. email: hoteljobsmuscat@gmail.com Indian Salesman indoor, knowledge in English & Arabic.

Contact: 93326636 Required Omani Sales Executive.

Preference to bilingual (EnglishArabic)applicants with experience in luxury products. Interested Candidates please send CV to hena_82@hotmail.com

Sales Executive required for block factory in Muscat with 5 yrs exp. Contact : 97197745. email: mohamadncp@gmail.com

Accountant: Indian 10Yrs Exp upto finalization, Tally, Focus with Oman License.

Contact : 92826842

SITUATION WANTSIT. WANTED

Expat lady with 17 years experience in Oman having thorough knowledge in HR policies, ISO procedures, Oman labour law and General Office Administration looking for opening with reputed offices.

Please call 94542525.

Indian male MSW Management professional with 14 yrs experience in HR & Administration seeks suitable placement. Contact 92438185 Young Omani male have experience 12 years as P.R.O, CLERK Helper Supervisor Admin Supervisor, H.R Manager have vocational M.B.A diploma in H.S.E, IT and P.D.O license, looking for H.R position or P.R.O part time or full time.

Contact: 95933288 Indian male 27 years, Masters in Hospital Administration with 3 years experience in quality assurance and JCI Implementation currently working with Aster group as Asst Manager in Quality Assurance. Contact : 98431213 vishnuvijjay14@gmail.com Filipino HRD especialist / material controller supervisor with 18 yrs experience looking for suitable job in Oman. Contact: (+968) 98037142 / (+968) 92659817 Indian male 25yrs, B.Com, MBA, SAP (level 1) certified, 1yr exp in Office Administration, on visit visa looking for placement in Accounts, Sales & Marketing, Storekeeper, Logistics. Contact: 97914014

Egyptian woman resident, considerable experience in the Administration and Secretarial Executive for company.

Contact : 97221126

1) Building Material Salesman, 2) CCTV Technician 3) Maintenance building foreman with D/L, 4) Electrician cum Plumber. Contact: 99383044

Asst. Pharmacist (male) 8 years in Muscat looking for job with NOC, ready to work in Remote areas. Contact: 93977213

SITUATION WANTED ACCOUNTS Qualified and experienced MBA post graduate with proven work exposure in Middle East & India, having more than 5.5 years of rich experience in accounts , project coordination and administration in (3.5 years UAE experience) oil and gas projects is currently looking for suitable job.

Contact 93953613, Emailallen.mathew83@gmail.com

ADMIN

Urgently require Marketing Staff : 2 nos, IT Staff : 1 no. candidates may send their resume at : infosqmtr@gmail.com or contact 92314305

A well reputed IT company urgently require Oman experienced Marketing Executive preferable with Omani driving license.

Contact: 99328329 / 99434656

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

Earn upto RO 1000 in Sales, expats required in Salalah on commission basis only.

Contact 92760281

Looking for Marketing Executive with D/L. Mail your resume info@agloenterprises.com

Experienced, energetic, tech-savvy laptop & smartphone salesmen wanted urgently to work in store in Oman. Graduates preferred. Interviews in Muscat. immediate placement.

Salary RO 300 - 400, Send CV : sales@justbtl.com

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

Com Mobile: +968 9565 9415

Indian Accountant, B.Com, ICWAI – Inter. 20+ yrs experience, seeks suitable placement. Contact 93369834, India – 9744778886, Email – nairvt@yahoo.co.in.

NOC available.

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

Vacancies existing in a leading tourism company for Marketing Executives & Accountant.

Send your CV at Email : goldoryx@omantel.net.om

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

Minimum 3 years experience Contact – 99702784 drsidiqmds@gmail.com

3-5 yrs experienced Electrical Technicians, must have knowledge in UG Cables, OH lines & MEP. Preference for Electrician license holders.

BEAUTY

ACCOUNTS

ARCH./ INTERIOR DEC. Junior Architect from NIT (female) seeks suitable placement.

Contact 92705130 Architect Engineer seeking for suitable job, 8 years experience.

GSM : 96075000, Email : haytham_201046@yahoo.com

ACCOUNTS Indian female, M.Com, 4 yr’s experience in Accounts looking for Accountant/Asst. Accountant job.

Contact: 98418533 / 99338639 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 15 years experience as Asst Manager - Finance in Oman seeks suitable placement.

NOC available. Contact: 94953826 / 92824146 Seeking suitable placement in Oman for the post of Senior Accountant, experience 20 yrs in India, 2 yrs in Oman.

Contact 968 93241862 Accountant Srilankan National Inter CA 3 yrs exp in finance on visit visa. Contact: 79049355.email: ahmedfiham777@gmail.com Part time accounting upto finalization auditing. Contact: 91126314 B.Com with 9 yrs experience looking for a suitable post for Accounting & Admin job.

Contact 95409428 / 96395701, Email : saqibsoldier@gmail.com Finance Manager 16 years experienced chartered accountant (Sri Lankan) looking for a suitable post. NOC available.

Contact 92194926 Email: manomuscat@gmail.com Sudanese Accountant, Alexandria University Graduate bachelor of commerce Diploma of Marketing professional photographer worked in PR and social media for 2 years looking for a job in public relations media, social media or marketing.

Contact: 96976240 Indian female 28 yrs B.Com 4 yrs experience in MNC’s currently in Muscat seeking suitable placement in Finance / Admin.

Contact :94743790 Indian male 34 Yrs, Dual MBA Finance and marketing with IT skills, 7+ yrs of experience, Looking for suitable placement.

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

Contact 94879615, Emailsajan_chacko1981@yahoo.com 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 Accountant 8Years Experience with D/L and NOC. Contact 97712084 ACCA member with 6 yrs of experience in Oman looking for a suitable job in finance.

Contact: 99284193 Certified Public Accountant (Filipino, Male, 27-yrs-old) with four years experience, seeking suitable placement in accounting/ audit, currently on visit.

Contact;94959606, email: czesar.42@gmail.com

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 female 26 yrs, MBA finance 2 yrs exp with MNC. Email: rilooozmali@gmail.com.

Contact : 90551366.

Accountant available with NOC, 7 years experience in Oman.

Ready to join immediately.

Contact 98263394 Indian (M), 31 yrs, M Com 9 yrs experience in Oman, looking for Manager or Executive position in Fin & Accounts, NOC Available.

Contact 968 96166178/ +919768537435: mohammednajeem@yahoo.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 Accountant B.com Indian male 12 yrs exp seeks suitable job.NOC available . Contact : 91212471 Email: rennyj6@gmail.com

CATERING Wanted Indian Cook for part time for Indian family in Ghubra.

Contact: 93228657

DESIGNER/ DRAUGHTSMAN Free lance / part time autocad works / make boq 2d /3d arch , structural, shop drawings interior drawings. Contact 97103168 Revit, Autocad D/man, expected salary 200 OMR. PH :92279784 MEP Draughtsman GCC 4 yrs exp, NOC available. Contact: 96949041 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.

Filipino Senior Revit/AutoCAD Draftsman with 20 years professional experience is looking for suitable job in Oman.

Please Contact: 96489798, (+974) 66653780.

DRIVER Looking for job Light driver.

Contact : 98503237.

Light Driver. Contact 92703258 / 99617026

DRIVER Light duty driver with 4 yrs experience seeks placement.

Contact: 92458526 Need a driving job with 2 years experience in Oman.

Contact: 968 96771242 Driver looking for job with car.

Contact 93513953 An Indian driver (multi lingual) with own car having 13 years’ experience in Oman looking for a suitable placement.

Contact 91103909 Indian driver L/D (Kerala) looking for job. Contact: 98694455 Exp. Heavy duty driver looking for job. Contact : 97363138 Driver looking for job.

Contact 95892363

EDUCATION/TRAINING Female B. Ed English teacher, 7 yrs exp seeking suitable placement. Contact 99739415 / 92091528 Mathematics Lecturer , Indian Female, M Sc Mathematics from a Prestigious University, B.Ed qualified, distinction holder with 6 yrs teaching experience in colleges.

Contact: 91360147.

Experienced Maths teacher bilingual AS, A, IB Thanwia Aamaa. Contact: 98016336.

ENGG. / TECH./MECH. 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 (Indian male) 5 years experience in Oman with valid Omani driving license & NOC looking for suitable opportunity.

Contact: 93101283 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 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 Mechanical/ Piping Engineer (B.Tech.) on visit visa looking for suitable job. Contact 94703350 mail: nadeembcoolboy@gmail. com

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DAILY GUIDE SITUATION WANTED Indian female, MBA, Finance, B.Com & PGDM 2 years experience as Financial Analyst looking for suitable position in Accounts Administration or Executive positions, presently available in Oman.

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

Contact 96126736 / 95629821 Email: ppreethi006@gmail.com

Contact- 00968-94731728/ josececy25@gmail.com

Indian male, MBA,

Senior Accountant

6 yrs experience in Sales & Marketing, Export / Import, logistics (general trading), holding Oman driving license, presently on visit visa, looking for suitable jobs.

B.Com, 18 yrs experience abroad, 12 years in Oman with an excellent grade construction company, handling day to day activities upto finalization, proficient in Microsoft GP, knows AX – 2012, valid D/L, looks for suitable placement in Accounts / Admin. Local release available.

Indian male, 32 yrs, B.Tech, PGDIT, IBM Sterling Integrator, having 9 yrs experience from IBM, Cognizant & Emphasis, Oman driving license looking for suitable placement.

Contact - 91544858

Contact: 968 97702648

Contact - 93221395

ENGG. / TECH./MECH.

SENIOR JOINERY ESTIMATOR

Quantity Surveyor (QS)Srilankan, 6 years of experience (4 years Oil & Gas in Oman).

Contact- 98142760 Indian Automobile Engineer, 25 yrs with 4 yrs experience seeking suitable job, now in Muscat on visit visa. Contact 92077172 Indian female B. Tech 5 yrs exp in MNCs currently in Muscat, seeking suitable job in Sql & Plsql domain.

Contact: 93262829 B.Tech Electrical, Indian male 4 yrs exp in electrical field seeking suitable position.

Now in Muscat on visit visa.

Email: lenish.kl@gmail.com.

Contact: 93528963 Quantity Surveyor, Srilankan, male, 25 yrs, B.Tech, HND QS (Civil & MEP), AutoCAD with 5 yrs experience, looking for a suitable placement. Contact 92032632, haseebmursaleen@gmail.com Civil Engineer, Project Manager having 14 yrs experience. 11 years in Oman. PMP, fidic contract management experience, independently handling civil works, familiar with Oman regulations, looking for senior level position. Release available, can join immediately.

Contact- 98826815 Mechanical Engineer: Indian male 28 years.6 years UAE experience in the field of MEP with valid UAE driving license. Currently in Oman on visit visa.

Contact: 00968 98953932 shamnas.shaanukm@gmail.com Electrical Testing Engineer having 7years of Gulf experience expertise in testing & commissioning of electrical systems, presently on visit visa .Contact: 91228167 Indian male 24 yrs, Mechanical Engineer, Diploma in MEP design, AutoCAD 6 months exp in automobile sales, worked as Supervisor in steel fabrication firm, on visit visa. email:advith.21@gmail.com Indian female 30 yrs B Tech, MBA - IT 6 yrs work exp. in India & Oman, exp in conducting video conference, configuring automated solution systems, seeking suitable placement. Contact: 92689823. email:jobymees2014@gmail.com Mechanical Engineer, Indian male, 21 yrs with 6 months valuable experience with SKF India on visit seeks suitable opening.

Contact 97945161, iancardoz11@gmail.com Civil Engineer, 10 yrs exp.

BOQ establishing building experiences AutoCAD, MS Excel, expert. Contact 94932724 B.Tech Engineer with 6 yrs of teaching & designing field experienced in AutoCAD, PDMS, 3Ds Max & other civil, Mech 3D softwares & in HVAC designing (Noc available).

Contact 93735166, Email : remisashraf@gmail.com Instrument Technician with 7 years experience with expertise in calibration of field instruments seeking job. NOC available. +96896773899 Indian female seeking Software Engineer job, having 2 yrs exp in . NET staying in Oman at resident visa. Contact: 95473758 Electrical Engineer, 24 yrs, Indian Male, Fresher, Training Undertaken in Electrical Draughtsman, Fire Alarm, Fire Fighting and Industrial Automation.

Contact: 94989767, Email: Junaiz987@gmail.com Pakistani male Diploma Civil Engineer 4yrs exp in Oman bulling & mega projects, valid license Oman. Contact: 98921022

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

Local release available.

Contact - 94541830, Email: estimator64319@gmail.com

SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER EDI GIS

ENGLISH TEACHER Indian FM, B.A, B.ED English Lit, 4 yrs Teaching experience in Oman and 2 yrs in India, immediate joining.

Contact - 94202122

ENGG. / TECH./MECH. Civil Engineer 8 years experience Structural buildings marine. Available NOC release.

Contact 92451323.

Email: zubairali134@yahoo.com Indian male Civil Engineer 1.6 yrs exp, having Omani D/L, looking for suitable position. NOC available.

Contact – 92157694 / mohammedamair.bin@gmail.com Diploma in Mechanical Engg, 10 years exp in steel fabrication site work with valid Oman driving license. Contact: 94696192 Civil Engineer diploma, 4 yrs exp seeks suitable position in a reputed company. NOC available.

Contact 96789711 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 Young Indian, Engineering in Bio-technology, Bio-chemical and Chemical, looking for a challenging placement in Oman.

Contact 97607000. Email: sivasankarjayakumar@gmail.com Construction Machinery repairs Engineer, 5 years, driving license, Contact - 94001961 Civil Engineer Indian (B-Tech, M.Tech) 8 yrs experience, having Omani D/L.NOC available.

Contact: 94195397 Quantity Surveyor 6 yrs exp with D/L. Contact: 95685265 B.E. Graduate with 1 year and ten months experience in CCTV, Access control & fire alarm looking for suitable job on visiting visa.

Contact : 93253160 Mechanical Engineer, Indian, Male, 30yrs. Experienced in Steam turbines and Thermal Power house seek employment.

Contact - +91 8130553668 or mohamedshah7@gmail.com Sr. Electrical Engineer with17+ yrs of exceptional exp in spear heading strategic planning and project management initiatives & executing various high rise residential & commercial building as well as roads and highway project with proficiency in installation, seeking a challenging position in a dynamic organization.

Contact 96570891 Site Supervisor, Diploma in Civil Engg (cert attested) knows autocad revit, salary exp: 250 Ph : 92279784 Electrical & Electronics Engr, knows autocad & revit.

PH: 93837973 Electrical Engineer: Indian male 30 years, having 5 years of experience in industrial automation & utility maintenance in India, holding valid Oman D/L. Contact 92789995 Email: akhilabrahamlktr@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

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

Contact – 90164912 Indian male Electrical Engineer, having 6 years gulf experience in designing, assembling, commissioning execution etc having valid GCC license too looking for a suitable. Contact: 00968-98052942 Email: azamjeelani78@gmail.com B.E Electrical Engineer (6+yrs Exp) Indian Male 29yrs,Currently working in Oman with Driving License, GSM:97879850, Email: herinmathu@gmail.com B.E / B.Tech, Civil Engineer 4-5 yrs experience.

Contact 93850875 / 95031239 B.E (Civil) Site Engineer 3 yrs exp NOC & release available.

Contact: 90230750 / 91009717

IT Oracle / SAP Developer with 6 yrs Gulf experience in IT, Banking, Administration domain, skills: SQL, PLSQL, SAP BO/BI, JBOSS, presently in Muscat seeks placement.

Contact 92012405 / 97041071, sandhya.p4@gmail.com IT professional, Indian male B.Tech (IT) with 4 yrs experience in HTML5, CSS3 Java script Php, My SQL, Word press opencast and Photoshop looking for a suitable position available in Oman.

Contact: 93528971 Computer hardware & CCTV Technician - Indian male having 8 yrs exp in hardware & 2yrs in CCTV. Presently on visiting visa seeking satiable placement.

Contact: 92164971/ email: adersh.kr@gmail.com Indian male 3 yrs exp in IT as Linux Administrator & 1 yr exp in Amazon EC2 Cloud at Wipro Technologies Bangalore seeking suitable placement. Contact: 92889678. email:amalpathikal@gmail.com Indian Male, MCA Graduate, 15 yrs exp in ERP, CSM Certified, seeking suitable role.NOC Available. Contact : GSM : 90189284 Email: meetlibran@gmail.com CFA level 1 cleared (pursuing level 2) MBA operations research, female, 5 yrs experience as Analyst, have a valid Oman driving license, looking for related openings.

Contact 95818892 IT field 3 years of experience, female seeking suitable job in Oman.

Contact: 96350234 Email: greeshmavkannan@gmail.com Indian female M.Sc Computer Science seeking suitable placement in Muscat area. Contact: 98660672 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

IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE WITH NOC HR & ADMINISTRATION PROFESSIONAL With 14 years of Oman experience in Omanization, well familiar with Oman labor laws, employee relations / welfare, Liasion & Coordination, Strategic HR Planning, performance Appraisal & General Administration.

Contact - 96501189

Indian male Engineering Graduate 6 years experience in Sales & Marketing in Oman with D/L & NOC seeking suitable openings.

Contact: 94386894 Email: tonykuravackal@gmail.com

Filipino male Medical / Sales representative with 3 yrs experience is looking for suitable job in Oman.

Contact: 92610394

Indian male with 6 years experience in sales in oman. NOC available, looking for suitable placement. Contact 95364128

Resident in Oman 18 years, 10 years experience in setup marketing plans and strategies, sales, import & logistics, procurement, Omani government tenders, organizing projects & events, import fireworks for festivals, NOC available, have car. Contact 94123939.

Email: 002015r@gmail.com

Srilankan female qualified in UK with B.Sc (Hons) Pharmacology and M. Sc Pharmaceutical- Science with management studies having 1.5 yrs exp in UK and Srilanka in clinical-research and regulatory, currently on visit, looking for suitable post in Pharmaceutical, clinical research or health care organizations.

Contact: 71148320

Immediately available with NOC. Indian MBA graduate (Male) with 5 of years experience in Sales & Marketing looking for suitable position, D/L available. Contact 98891080

Indian male 1 yr exp in sales automotive (TBL) looking for best opportunity , NOC available.

Contact: 97793879 Email: shyampkn@gmail.com

Indian male 36 having 14 years experience GCC market in Sales, marketing holding Oman driving license (NOC available) looking for suitable opportunities. Contact : 94261186

Indian male age 24, B.Com. having 2 year experience and currently in visit visa. Looking for suitable placement in Sales, Marketing & finance.

Contact: 90766307 Email: shhaazz.007@gmail.com

Iraqi Dentist female, MOH license seeks suitable job in clinic in Muscat. Contact 97891219

BBA Graduate looking for placement in sales & marketing having valid Omani driving license.

Contact: 96014839 / 99048052

MEDICAL

Pharmacist (female) passed Prometric 80% marks and dataflow completed having 3 yrs experience in Retail and Hospital Pharmacy, education Doctor of Pharmacy seeks job in Muscat.

Contact 95575270.

MANAGER Procurement Manager (BE + MBA) having 13 yrs exp. in engineering, procurement & construction industry available immediately with NOC. Contact no. +968 97886616 or email : guptaashish1978@gmail.com

MISCELLANEOUS B.Com,IICL Certified Container Inspector(No.150850),Visit Visa, Six months experience, need placement. Phone 90880935,99023279, Email solexyesudas@gmail.com.

Filipino Male, 28 years Old. Looking for job, Have experience in Rent a Car/ Cargo & Logistics / Real Estate/ Customer Care Executive / Sale Executive & Marketing/ Shop In- Charge. Hard working w/ good computer and communication skill. GSM: 97761075 Filipino Graphic Designer / I.T. looking for a suitable job with 10 years experience. Very good in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Photography, Knowledge in CCTV & Access Controls. Call 79042628.

Indian male, 28, post graduate, 6+ yrs exp in Oman in sales (back office) & credit control with valid Oman D/L looking for suitable lacements. NOC available.

Contact 92066 523 BS in Electrical Engineering, Experience: 5 years(Power Plants).

Contact: 92475206 Email: zahaibzafar007@gmail.com Sudanese male bachelor geology and mining with 3 years experience in MUD logging and training in soil investigation.

Contact 92956848

SECRETARIAL & OFFICE Looking for part time job Secretarial / Data Entry / Documentation available every day after 5:00 pm Friday / Saturday full day area preferred Ruwi/ CBD/ MBD / Al Khuwair. Contact: 90414827 Lady Secretary / Sales Co-coordinator 12 years experience in Oman in reputed companies, seek immediate Employment.

Call: 95244761

MEDICAL SKILLED LABOUR Veterinary Doctor: Indian Female looking for a suitable placement.

Contact: 96906534 /99014885, Email: monishmajeed@gmail.com

SALES / MARKETING

Indian male 44 years, 7 years experience in Oman as store keeper NOC available. Contact: 97142176

SALES / MARKETING

Indian male 39 years, 10 years experience in Oman as Marketing, Business Development & Operations with legal background looking for suitable job having Oman D/L. NOC available. Contact : 94266552 / 94942328 Looking for a job in Muscat in the field of HR, Marketing, Admin, Customer Care, Sales, Research or Data Entry category. Can Speak good English and Tamil. Proficient in MS Office. Hard-working and sincere individual. Contact:- Email Id: dineshbojan@gmail.com Phone no: 96898201640 / 96899529924

Indian Male, MBA marketing 5 yrs exp. in sales & 4 yrs in FMCG sector, looking for best opportunity. NOC available.

Contact: 96001877 Indian male 42 yrs searching for suitable job, experience in Saudi Arabia, Oman, Saudi D/L holder, fluent in Arabic, English, Hindi Gulf experience 20 yrs manpower co-ordinator, sales & marketing, logistics. Contact: 90518114 Lebanese, 38 yrs, MBA Master in Business Administration in Marketing, sales experience in GCC, UAE, Qatar. 17 yrs experience in Projects Management & companies, GCC driving license.

Contact 79045232, dr.sheaitani@gmail.com

MBA (sales) 11 yrs exp, 4 yrs in Oman marketing, purchase B. Development having Oman D/L looking for opportunity in MID management, NOC available.

Contact: 95831786. email: anaseem1983@gmail.com

Indian male 27 yrs, 7 yrs exp in Sales & marketing (FMCG) looking for suitable position, currently on visit visa. Contact: 71141234, E mail: mohamedjasfer@gmail.com

Indian male 26 years of experience of sales & marketing in surgical and laboratory equipments.

Looking for good replacement.

Contact – 92015894 /95774854

Indian male 12 yrs Oman experience Marketing & Sales excellent knowledge throughout market research. Arabic fluency with driving license seeking suitable placement, NOC available.

Contact: 91437484

Indian male 35 years, B.com and 9 years GCC experience in Sales & Marketing (Transport & Logistic).

Having GCC driving license, looking for suitable placement.

Contact 92634281 email: shinojkk1224@gmail.com Indian female with 8 yrs exp in Oman holding valid D/L looking for part time / freelance work in sales & marketing. Contact: 93228657 Indian male -sales representative with 7 years experience and valid Oman driving license, NOC or release available-99695780 Omani male, working in Muscat duty free for 2.5 yrs as Sales Assistant, Supervisor looking for job of delegate public relations, sales.

Contact 96625194 / 92049106, Email : albalushi592@gmail.com Indian male, 27 yrs, 6 yrs exp in Sales & Marketing, looking for suitable job, having Oman D/L, NOC available. Contact 93362361, Email : shijoychins@gmail.com Indian male, 27 yrs, Sales Executive, 2 yrs Diploma in Hotel Management & Catering, Oman with D/L looking for best opportunity. NOC available. Contact 97768047 Oil & gas experienced Indian lady with 6 years in sales & marketing to PDO and having valid Omani driving license. Contact 96143430 / 99875919 Business Development Manager Industrial commercial 7 yrs experience in Marketing, Sales, General Administration, well aware of Oman laws, Arabic Nationality with Architectural interior design back ground. Contact: 91308588

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 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 37 years MBA graduate in marketing with 9yrs of experience in UAE in field of brand promotions & marketing with UAE D/L on a visit seeking suitable position.

Conatct 95792820 Indian 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

MISCELLANEOUS Indian male, 23 yrs. looking for suitable job my qualification is Diploma in Electronics, having 3 years of experience in the hardware and networking field.

Contact : - +96897017866.

Indian male 21 bachelor’s of commerce (B.com) having 1 year experience as a salesmen in denhillz international and looking for job as a salesman in Oman.

Contact: 94562777 Email: hammadakrami61@gmail.com

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SITUATION WANTED MISCELLANEOUS Experience in managing and supervising a restaurant having computer, commercial, and marketing Skills looking for job in Oman. Contact :90801420, Email: anwaar223969@gmail.com Mechanical Engineering, Indian Male, 23, 6 months experience, done piping engineering course, on visit visa, seeks suitable job. Contact: 95427632, email:kausthubnarayan@gmail. com Egyptian dentist search about job 13years experience MOH No:10957.

Contact 91146961 Airfreight/logistics Manager, male 35, MBA, Indian, 5 years experience in Oman seeks job. # 0091-9526166169 / 99630159, E mail - bijoabyjohns@yahoo.co.in Indian male 25, Graduate in commerce (B.com) having 2 years of experience in purchase (supply chain management) looking for a suitable placement presently on a visit visa.# 97939084 / 97351786, mail: mohammednsr126@gmail.com B.E(Mechanical) 12years industrial sales one year Muscat experience, presently in India , Immediately ready to join ,Mobile no :917338899372 , email id : ganesh2008sep@gmail.com Indian Female 10 years exp as cook in Oman, South Indian & Gujarati special .looking for job, Contact 95795971 Airfreight/logistics Manager, male 35, MBA, Indian, 5 years experience in Oman seeks job. Contact0091-9526166169 / 99630159 , e mail - bijoabyjohns@yahoo.co.in B.E Engineer and also did NEBOSH (IGC), Fire and Safety (HABC) First Aid.3 year of Gulf experience As a Safety Engineer looking for job.

Available to join respective firm.

Contact 94618504 Building foreman, Experience : More than 20 years with 12 years in Saudi Arabia 4 years in Oman and 4 years in Pakistan with D/L. Contact : 968 94153911, Email : iqbalsaleem10777@gmail.com Electrical Foreman, 25 years’ experience, Indian male currently in Oman looking for suitable position.

Gsm – 96718013, Email : manikandan1196@gmail.com Indian male 6 years exp as Sales Executive with valid Oman driving license, languages known Hindi and English, looking for any good job. Contact 95642297 Diploma in Civil Engineering, B. Tech in Civil engineering from Kurukshetra university, persuing M. Tech Structural Engineering distance mode from Kurukshetra University, more than 07 years experience. Contact+96891431483 mohsinyousuf86@rediffmail.com MECHANICAL/PRODUCTION ENGINEER, 3 years’ experience in production industry, B tech in Mech engg, Proficiency in AutoCAD, Primavera certified, Contact Mob 00919895233155 mail: arn9895@gmail.com Indian male, 28 YEARS Msc Bed Chemistry 2 years, experience In Teaching In India seeking suitable Job. Mob No-00919505671750, Email;bbroshini53@gmail.com INDIAN male, 33 yrs, BSC Chemistry 8years, experience as Medical Representative In Zydus company in India, seeking suitable Job. Contact -00919505671750, Email; bbroshini53@gmail.com Regin accountant, male Indian, 2 years of experience doing accounts in tally and excel searching for suitable job. GSM: 7373387282 E mail: regin1690@gmail.com Indian female 23 Oracle ERP technical consultant 2+exp skills: oaf, forms & reports, bipublisher email: ramyaoracleapps02@gmail. com, Contact: 91156571 Indian Male, 22, Diploma in Automobile Engineering (DC), Experience In Restaurant Management and in sales looking for suitable position. #90801420, Email: anwaar223969@gmail.com B.E Engineer and also did NEBOSH (IGC), Fire and Safety (HABC) First Aid.3 year of Gulf experience As a Safety Engineer looking for job.

Available to join respective firm.

Contact94618504 Email: shan37yousfani@gmail.com

Indian male 23 undergraduate having experience in restaurant field and having computer and internet skills searching for suitable position in sales, data entry operator etc. Contact:90801420 Gmail:anwaar223969@gmail.com Indian male Accountant.

Completed MBA with 1 year experience, good working knowledge in Tally & Excel. Searching for suitable job. Email: jovin8910@gmail. com, Contact : 919715874548 , 918015907437 33 years, Indian Male MSC, MBAHR having 8 yrs exp. (HR / Payroll / Admin) with Oman valid DL seeking suitable opening in Human Resource, Payroll & Admin/ backend jobs. Contact:00968- 99322978 Indian male 23 years completed BE in electrical engineering Looking for suitable placement.

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BS in Civil Engineering, experience: 8 Year (Road Projects), Omani license: 9 Years.

Contact: 97427701, Email: hassanrvc1989@gmail.com Indian male 33 yrs, MBA-HR with 10.6 yrs.exp. in Recruitment, Training, PMS, OD, Sites-HR and Omani nationals development,seeking a job, NOC avl. Contact 94179499 Email: saiprasad_18@yahoo.com Looking for a job as Sales man or any suitable job. Contact 94401228.

Indian male 23 undergraduate having experience in restaurant field and having computer and internet skills searching for suitable position in same field.

Contact:90801420 Gmail:anwaar223969@gmail.com 3 years’ experience in production industry, B tech in Mech engg, Proficiency in AutoCAD, Primavera certified, Contact arn9895@gmail. com. Mob 00919895233155 Indian male looking for part time job. Preferred time from 8 am to 12.30 pm. Contact: 79062787 Indian Male,26 years, 3 Years’ experience in Projects of Tanks, Boilers and Steel structures Aware of int. Stds,B tech in Mech engg.

Contact-Mob-00917350860889 rahulkunnath23@gmail.com Indian male, 23 yrs, BE in Mechanical Engineering looking for suitable job. Contact : 91504101 mail: nickfaiz93@gmail.com

33 years, Indian Male MSC, MBAHR having 8 yrs exp. (HR / Payroll / Admin) with Oman valid DL seeking suitable opening in Human Resource, Payroll & Admin/ backend jobs. Contact:00968- 99322978

Indian Male, Accountant, 10 years Oman experienced having release letter presently in oman seeking for a suitable placement.

Contact : 99334770/ 997 43 709

Indian male 23 years completed BE in electrical engineering, looking for suitable placement.

Contact: alamalsuhail@gmail.com, Contact:+968 9968 2689

Indian male 21 (B.Com 2Years) having experience in Sales looking for suitable entry-level position.

Contact: 94562777, E-mail: Hammadakrami61@gmail.com

Indian male 26, Having 4 years of experience in Store Supervision & Store In charge looking for a suitable placement having N.O.C ready to join immediately.

Contact : 96671102, E-mail : parvez.mohammed16@gmail.com

Indian female 10 years as cook in Muscat, Oman . South Indian, Gujarati special food ,Looking for part time. Contact 95795971

Male, 23 years with M.Sc degree looking for office job.

Contact # 99757425 Indian male, age 23, B.E in Mechanical Engineering looking for suitable job. Contact : 91504101 mail: nickfaiz93@gmail.com Bangladeshi male 22 years, education: Pre - sea marine Engineer searching job in Oman. Cell: +8801715600971, e-mail:saifur6264@gmail.com An Indian senior mechanical engineer capable to start business or enhance existing business locally and internationally is interested to associate. Contact financially sound and decision makers only : 00968 9109 6940. kpopragmatic@gmail.com Indian, 22 yrs, looking for a job in Sales. NOC Available.

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Contact 0091 9895233155, arn9895@gmail.com

Fire & Safety Officer, 22 Years old, Indian expatriate seeking for a suitable placement. 2 years of experience. Ready for immediate joining. Contact : +968-97682273, Email: maniavbah555@gmail.com MECHANICAL ENGINEER ( B.E.,)Indian male, 7 Years of experience in thermal power plant, Pump station and utilities piping Erection & commissioning. Contact: madhavansakthi@gmail.com, Cell No: +968 98208500 Indian male: 24 years, diploma in computer science and B.E (CSE) having experience in hardware and networking seeking for the suitable job. Contact: 91170912, Email id: sales2@witoman.com Pakistani male looking for House boy and cleaning work.

GSM:96710189 Indian male, 25 years, diploma in computer science and B.E(CSE) having experience in hardware and networking seeking for the suitable job. Contact: 93879828, Email id: santoshannathurai@gmail.com Indian male BBA Graduate, looking for any suitable post.

Contact: 97691779 6 years experience in Admin, Accounts & Marketing B.com Qualification NOC & D.L is available. 98895739 Mechanical Engineer (B.E), Indian, 21 yrs, Fresher, Looking for suitable job in the field, Contact- 92291955 / vishusav@hotmail.com

Sr Project Engineer, 30 Years, Mechanical, 8 Yrs. exp. in Oman & Qatar, Qatar Petroleum approved, Experienced in EPIC Projects Tanks, Vessels, Piping, Steel structures. Contact 00974 66772193 Mail;snu057@gmail.com.

Indian/male (26) / MBA/2 years experience in Procurement, Coordination and distribution management, with valid Oman license available for immediate joining.

Contact: 92536194 email:suhailbs@gmail.com

B.E Engineer and also did NEBOSH (IGC), Fire and Safety (HABC) First Aid.3 year of Gulf experience As a Safety Engineer looking for job.

Available to join respective firm.

Contact 94618504, Email: shan37yousfani@gmail.com

Indian male, 11 years exp. in accounting, knowledge in tally also. looking for a part time job.

Contact . 98983122

Electronics Technician , 4 Years experience as Electronics service engineer. Knowledge in all type of Electronics items. Looking for suitable placement.

GSM- 99105043

Internal Auditor/Accountant : BCOM /CA INTER having 7 years experience under Chartered Accountant in India and 10 years as internal auditor/ Accounts manager in Oman , well versed with Tally and MS office , seeks suitable placement.

Contact : 93214484/91358384

1.5 years experienced, 6 months in Oman, electrical engineer/project engineer, experience in sub-station, MV, LV systems. power and oil & gas projects. NOC available. Contact : 94669679 mail:prsabarish@ gmail.com Mechanical Engineer (B.E), Indian, 21 yrs, Fresher, Looking for suitable job in the field, Contact- 92291955 / vishusav@hotmail.com Electrical Engineer (DEE), Having 17 year Experience (14 year in Gulf), Experts in Estimation, Design, Planning and construction activities of MEP work seek Similar Placement with D/L & NOC Available. Contact: 97007489 4 years experience in IT Executive .i come on a visit visa seeking placement contact 94948622.

Email Jarar.haider@yahoo.com whatapp 00923142195074 Indian Female, 28 Yrs, M.Sc Comp Science having 3 years experience as a Lecturer/Teacher/IT Support with excellent computer skills, on family visa looking for suitable position. Pls Contact 92857417.

MBA with 18 years of experience in Procurement, 2 years in Sohar, Oman driving license, looking for suitable position.M:92507430, ahmed16071974@gmail.com, NOC available

28 years, Indian (Kerala )lady seeking job as a primary teacher . Qualifications : +2 , TTC and Graduation in Sociology. She has 4 years experience in the Teaching field. Contact +968 94743882

Indian/male(26)/MBA/2 years experience in procurement, coordination and distribution management, with valid oman license available for immediate joining. #92536194 email:suhailbs@gmail.com

Indian senior Mechanical Engineer experienced in EPC projects in crushing, construction chemical, concrete products etc. # 9109 6940 E: kpopragmatic@gmail.com

Experienced Restaurant Manager/ supervisor, direct sales searching for suitable position Indian male 23 Diploma in Automobile engineering. Contact: 90801420, Email: anwaar223969@gmail.com

B.E Engineer and also did NEBOSH (IGC), Fire and Safety (HABC) First Aid.3 year of Gulf experience As a Safety Engineer looking for job. Available to join respective firm. Contact # 94618504, Email: shan37yousfani@gmail.com

Sr Project Engineer, 30 Years, Mechanical, 8 Yrs. experience in Oman & Qatar, Qatar Petroleum approved, Experienced in EPIC Projects Tanks, Vessels, Piping, Steel structures Mail; snu057@gmail.com, Ph-00974 66772193

Indian male, 26 years, 3 years’ experience in projects of tanks, boilers and steel structures, aware of int. standards, b tech in Mech engg. contactrahulkunnath23@gmail.com, mob-00917350860889

Indian 30 years, Autocad Draftsman 10 years experience in India.

2 years Oman experience in MEP Drawings and QS Estimation.

Contact: 9353 1192, 9086 4988

B.E Engineer Indian male with total 7+ years experience in the field of telecom projects, operations and sales, 3 years experience in Oman, with license and NOC seeks suitable placement. GSM- 92961033 E MAIL -joalappa77@gmail.com

Indian male 25, Graduate in Civil Engineering (B.E) having 3 years of experience in Site Execution & Quantity Surveyor looking for a suitable placement having Visa Release & Valid Driving License Contact : 96240153 / 97490311, E-mail : mdmosin33@gmail.com

MECHANICAL/PRODUCTION ENGINEER, 3 years’ experience in production industry, B tech in Mech engg, Proficiency in AutoCAD, Primavera certified, Contact- arn9895@gmail.com Mob 00919895233155

BE Electronic & Telecom Eng. 2yrs Exp in telecom copper and fibre cables, able to do project sales & support. Project installation & Commissioning, Exp in telecom related civil job. Contact 97423932, Email: mzeeshanshaikh89@gmail.com

MECHANICAL ENGINEER, Indian Male,26 years, 3 Years’ experience in Projects of Tanks, Boilers and Steel structures, Aware of int.

Standards,B tech in Mech engg.

Contact-rahulkunnath23@gmail. com, Mob-00917350860889

Indian male 23 diploma in automobile engineering have experience in handling accounts and good marketing skill searching for new suitable job.

Contact: 90801420, Email: anwaar223969@gmail.com

B.E Engineer and also did NEBOSH (IGC), Fire and Safety (HABC) First Aid.3 year of Gulf experience As a Safety Engineer looking for job.

Available to join respective firm.

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B.E Engineer and also did NEBOSH (IGC), Fire and Safety (HABC) First Aid.3 year of Gulf experience As a Safety Engineer looking for job.

Available to join respective firm.

Contact # 94618504, Email: shan37yousfani@gmail.com

23 Male Indian 3 year experience in restaurant manager & accountant job & marketing experience looking for suitable job. Contact:90801420 , WhatsApp no :+917411062397, E-mail: anwaar223969@gmail.com

Senior sales/marketing executive.

Experience in trading industries and thorough knowledge of Oman market. Driving license and NOC available, seeks senior position.

Contact: 98487311

TEKLA & AutoCAD.5 years Oman experience in project execution and detail drawing of Steel structures, site and shop erected tanks. Diploma in mech.Engg. Mob: 98486585 sinoshcs@gmail.com.

Chief Accountant , 7 years experienced ( 25 years experience in accounts) worked with reputed group companies , handling accounts, auditing, tax work, budgeting & banking facilities , seeks openings Contact 98803439 / 97413784

4 years experience in IT Executive and also ticketing staff, seeking placement Contact 94948622.

Email Jarar.haider@yahoo.com

Indian male 37years btech civil engineer,13years oman experiense in buildings and infrastructure(steel) having d/l and noc is now in oman on visit visa,ready to join immediately.

Contact : 93641216 , EMAIL: shalabha02@yahoo.com Indian male Post graduate Dentist with 18 plus years experience with MOH Oman. Fluent in Arabic too.

Contact : 96689064/ amal_sam48@hotmail.com Indian male B.Tech, DCE Civil Engineer 14 years Gulf experience.

Contact 97045409 Male Indian current job : call center job, B.E (ECE) searching for suitable job, email: amirraj11691@gmail.com. mobile: +919677642346 / +918428617572 Indian/male (25)/ MBA/3 years experience in administration, sales and marketing with driving license. Fluent in English, Hindi, Arabic. Contact 97291114, MAIL: jawadazeez123@gmail.com Senior sales/marketing executive.

Experience in trading industries and thorough knowledge of Oman market. Driving licence and NOC available. Seeks senior position.

Pls contact: 98487311 Indian male 23 yrs, Diploma in Automobile Engineering have experience in handling accounts and good marketing skill searching for new suitable job.

Contact 90801420, Email: anwaar223969@gmail.com B.Com Pakistani, 6 years experience of marketing NOC and D.L is available 0096898895739

Indian Male 23 Photographer searching for suitable job. #90801420 WhatsApp: +917411062397 for my sample shots, Email: anwaar223969@gmail.com 4 years experience in IT Executive and also ticketing staff, seeking placement contact 94948622.

Email Jarar.haider@yahoo.com INDIAN FEMALE 28 yrs, M.Sc B.ed Science, Experience 2Years In Teaching In India, seeking suitable Job. Contact 0091 9676814123, Email;bbroshini53@gmail.com Indian male 32 years (MBA) Having 7 years experience in Oman, Seeking for Business Development/ Business Support job, having Valid Oman Driving License.

Mobile No : 00968 98403599 Indian male 25, Graduate in commerce (B.com) having 2 years of experience in Accounts looking for a suitable placement presently on a visit visa. Contact : 97939084 / 97351786 E-mail : mohammednsr126@gmail.com B.E Engineer and also did NEBOSH (IGC), Fire and Safety (HABC) First Aid.3 year of Gulf experience As a Safety Engineer looking for job.

Available to join respective firm.

Contact # 94618504, Email: shan37yousfani@gmail.com Part- Time Accountant, well experience senior accountant, doing all type of accounting works, Finalization, Budgeting available.

Contact 98803439 Indian Male 23, BE. Mechanical Engineer currently on visit visa Seeking for suitable Job. Software Proficiency AUTOCAD, CATIA, ANSYS, SOLIDWORKS. Contact No: 90924672 / 98859557, tsprakash01@gmail.com

Indian male Executive Secretary having vast experience in admin, logistics & procurement well versed with computer seek suitable placement. Contact : 99514286 email: azimmohd@yahoo.co.in Indian Male 30 Yrs with 4 years Oman experience in Mechanical & QA QC and Construction Projects.

Valid Oman Driving License and NOC has available. Looking for suitable placement. Contact: +968 97358342, +968-93992560.

Email : Kuldeepbina@yahoo.com Female, 25yrs old with 4 yrs experience in admin, HR and Secretary position looking for a job.

Contact neslinmoras@gmail.com 99265759.

Indian Female 23 Years, B.Sc Nursing , Seeking for Nursing Jobs , Good Communication Skill Contact 96723359, 97470727 E-mail : anaswara271@gmail.com Indian male 23 Diploma in Automobile engineering Experienced restaurant manager/supervisor and Marketing knowledge searching for suitable position in your company currently on a visit visa.

Contact: 90801420, Email:anwaar223969@gmail.com Graduate (C.M.A & B.Com) having 4 yrs experience in U.A.E & Pakistan in accounts/ Audit now in Oman immediate available.

Cell # 94973273 (call & Whatsaap) Pakistani Male having 7 years Experience Valid Omani Driving license working as a Transport Manager looking for a suitable position. Salary is negotiable.

Email: mohdnaveed043@gmail.com, Mob: +96893363316 / 94202746 Indian Female, 28 Years - MSc Microbiology, Quality checking food industry, Looking for suitable job. Contact 98170510 Email: lasyapriyaprasanth@gmail.com Sr Project Engineer, 30 Years, Mechanical, 8 Yrs. experience in Oman & Qatar, Qatar Petroleum approved, Experienced in EPIC Projects Tanks, Vessels, Piping, Steel structures. Ph-00974 66772193, Mail: snu057@gmail.com IT professional, BE. in IT, CCNA, MCSA, MCSE, 3yrs exp. in it, valid Omani D/L seeking suitable placement in it/network/server support/ retail sales. Contact 91496939.

Mechanical, 8 Yrs. experience in Oman & Qatar, Qatar Petroleum approved, Experienced in EPIC Projects, Tanks, Vessels, Piping, Steel structures. Ph-00974 66772193 Mail;snu057@gmail.com Looking for Land surveyor job 5 years experience in Oman fully know autocad GPS and latest total station instruments NOC available:+96894144052 wasifnaz313@Yahoo.com B.E Engineer and also did NEBOSH (IGC), Fire and Safety (HABC) First Aid.3 year of Gulf experience As a Safety Engineer looking for job.

Available to join respective firm.

Contact number# 94618504, Email: shan37yousfani@gmail.com Search job as light driver, experience 3 years language Hindi, English, Arabic. Contact: 97941771

M O N DAY, S E P T E M B E R 5, 2 0 1 6

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RENT A CAR

RENT A CAR

25 - 50 seater bus with PDO & BP specification for monthly rent & small car with driver.

Contact 99839898

DRIVING

SIT.WANTED Indian male 25, Graduate in commerce (B.com) having 4 years of experience in Office Administration (admin) looking for a suitable placement presently on a visit visa. Contact : 97939084 / 97351786, E-mail : mohammednsr126@gmail.com Indian male Accountant.

Completed MBA with 1 year experience, good working knowledge in Tally & Excel. Searching for suitable job. Contact : 919715874548 , 918015907437, Email : jovin8910@gmail.com Well-qualified Indian Female with 8 years Oman experience in Procurement Supply Chain from reputed Companies in Oman seeks placement, Contact – 95423692 3 years’ experience in production industry, B tech in Mech engg, Proficiency in AutoCAD, Primavera certified. Contact arn9895@gmail. com, Mob 00919895233155 B. Tech Comp Science 3+ yrs, looking for administration or IT / Management or other profile with flexible timings. Contact 95761562

SIT.WANTED MECHANICAL/PRODUCTION ENGINEER, 3 years’ experience in production industry, B tech in Mech engg, Proficiency in AutoCAD, Primavera certified, Contact arn9895@gmail.com, Mob 00919895233155 B.E Mining Engineer and also did NEBOSH (IGC), Fire and Safety (HABC) First Aid.3 year of Gulf experience looking for job. Available to join respective firm.

Contact 94618504 3 years experience in production industry, B tech in Mech engg, Proficiency in AutoCAD, Primavera certified.

Contact 00919895233155 Email: arn9895@gmail.com Filipina, 33yrs old, with Bachelors Degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management, with experience as Senior Housekeeping Supervisor in famous hotels and resorts looking for suitable job in Muscat. Please contact 97943735/96489798.

Electrical Engineer, Indian male 4 years of experience in India / Oman. NOC available Looking for job in electrical field, Having good academic records and good communication skill.

GSM: 94579857 Email: zahirpb@gmail.com Driver with car available.

Contact : 90139903 MBA in HR & Finance with 2 years experience in HR seeking for a suitable post, presently in family joining visa. Contact : 9058 7631 Indian Male, 26 years, 3 Years’ experience in Projects of Tanks, Boilers and Steel structures Aware of int. Standards, B tech in Mech engg. Contact- 00917350860889 rahulkunnath23@gmail.com Iraqi Civil Engineer 25 years experience in governments building and construction projects resident in Oman. speak And write English Contact: 98930502.

Email: aminaloraiby@gmail.com

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SITUATION WANTED TOURS

We arrange tours & accommodation at all the beautiful places in Oman.

Contact 99839898

SITUATION WANTED COMPUTER/WEB./ EDU./CLASSES

SITUATION WANTED COMPUTER/WEB./ EDU./CLASSES Spoken Arabic class for Non Arabic Speakers & English class for Malayalam Speakers

in Azaiba and Ruwi

• Learn in two months • Satisfaction guaranteed

Tel: 95244310

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

SITUATION WANTED SERVICES

SITUATION WANTED SERVICES SITUATION WANTFOR LADIES

MANPOWER

RENAISSANCE CATERING & SERVICES LLC PEST CONTROL Control of cockroaches, bedbugs,ants etc..

Odourless and harmless Trained and experienced staffs Quality service in reasonable charge we use quality products approved by Oman Govt. we undertake yearly contracts for commercial & residential bldgs

CALL: 99040032

WE SERVE OMAN

Window & split unit A.C servicing & repairing. Contact: 99557080 Split unit & widow unit A.C servicing & maintenance. Contact 95323517 / 93769089

Split unit & window unit A.C servicing & maintenance.

Contact: 96236476 GUARANTEED CLEANING: Carpet & sofa shampooing, Contact 99314807/24792998

Cleaning services sofa, carpet shampoo old house or new house.

Contact: 92179395

House shifting & transportation.

Contact 92490422

Marble crystallization & grinding, cleaning & carpet shampoo. Ocean center LLC. Contact: 99344723

Marble Restoration, Mosaic tiles polishing, carpet shampooing, maintenance. Contact ABU QABAS- 99320217 /24788722

MARBLE CRYSTALLIZATION restore the original shine of your marble.

Contact 24793614/ 99314807 Marble crystallization & grinding, Ocean Center LLC. Contact: 99344723 Water proofing ABUQABASContact 99320217/24788722 We do maintenance work like décor ceiling, painting work, pest control. Contact 92373113

B.E Engineer and also did NEBOSH (IGC), Fire and Safety (HABC) First Aid.3 year of Gulf experience As a Safety Engineer looking for job.

Available to join respective firm.

Contact # 94618504 , Email: shan37yousfani@gmail.com

SERVICES We Provide Cleaners, Office boys, Cleaning Contracts, General cleaning etc.

Al Mudakhir National Est. LLC Contact : 94277020

Marble polishing & crystallization, building cleaning floor, floor polishing, carpet, sofa shampooing, pest control, anti termite, shifting maintenance.

Contact: 99504275 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

SIT.WANTED

Male, Electrical Engineer, 4 years of experience in India /Oman. NOC available. Contact Mob: 94579857, mail: zahirpb@gmail.com,

Pest control & Building cleaning all kinds of pest control building. Cleaning tiles / Marble polishing monthly/ Yearly contracts available.

Contact: 98814733 /98814740 Al Husn Cleaning L.L.C Pest Control treatments. Ocean center LLC. Contact: 99344723

Sr Project Engineer, 30 Years, Mechanical, 8 Yrs. experience in Oman & Qatar, Qatar Petroleum approved, Experienced in EPIC Projects Tanks, Vessels, Piping, Steel structures. Ph-00974 66772193 Mail;snu057@gmail.comIndian Male 25, Graduate in commerce (B.com) having 2 years of experience in Sales & Marketing looking for a suitable placement presently on a visit visa. # 97939084 / 97351786, mailmohammednsr126@gmail.com