Times of Oman - November 7, 2016

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November 7, 2016 7 Safar 1438 AH

FROM THE WORDS OF HIS MAJESTY THE SULTAN

To the members of the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry at Al Alam Palace, 1990

‘His Majesty’s Wisdom’ There is no doubt that the private sector has benefited from the positive conditions the state has created to enable that sector to grow and gain more strength as well as to make further achievements in the trade, industrial and investment spheres.

The private sector has been co-operating with the government in building the modern state which we promised to create.

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MINISTRY OF MANPOWER ANNOUNCEMENT

Employment visa fees to rise by 50%

Oman receives injured Yemenis, helps secure US citizen’s release

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MUSCAT: In response to the Royal Orders of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said for supporting the brotherly people of Yemen, Oman received, yesterday, a new batch of injured Yemenis for treatment, an official Foreign Ministry source said.

They were brought on a Royal Air Force of Oman flight.

In implementation of the Royal Directives of His Majesty for responding to the request of the US Government on supporting the US citizens detained in Yemen, and in coordination with authorities in Sanaa, a US Citizen was released, yesterday, and transported to Oman on the same flight for return to US. -ONA

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Prince Charles concludes visit

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MUSCAT: Job visa fees for expatriate workers will be increased by 50 per cent, the Ministry of Manpower has announced.

The new fee structure will come into effect soon, according to the official, who said it will become law when it is published in the official gazette.

The change in fee structure was announced by the Ministry of Manpower on its official twitter account. “Currently for workers in private sector, to obtain a job visa and renewing the same, the sponsor should pay OMR201. Now, it

has been increased to OMR301,” officials said.

According to the government’s latest data, there are 1,824,282 expatriate workers in Oman.

For domestic workers, camel herders and farm workers, the fees have also changed, the ministry official said. >A6

Future-fit second runway of Muscat airport in 2017: CEO Construction of the new runway to ease congestion at the airport

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Sultanate’s national carrier is expanding operations and needs a larger airport, says Oman Air’s Chief Executive Officer Paul Gregorowitsch

MUSCAT: Delays due to runway congestion at Muscat International Airport could soon be a thing of the past as Oman Air’s Chief Executive Officer, Paul Gregorowitsch believes that the second runway will be made completely fit for the future in 2017.

In an exclusive interview, Gregorowitsch said: “The second runway is currently tendered following the processes that are applicable in Oman. We hope that

by December the assignment for the second runway is given to one of the construction firms and

in 2017 the runway, which is the southern runway, will be renovated and will be made completely fitted for the future.”

He added: “We do have problems due to the absence of the second runway. It’s heavily congested, but the new terminal will attract new flights from Oman Air as we are growing from 42 aircraft today to 70 by 2020. We are expanding our operations, thanks to the tremendous support from the government, but we need a large airport for it.”

He also expressed his concern over the heavily congested existing airport. “Quite often we are forced to park on the northern

70

is the projected number of aircraft Oman Air will have in 2020

apron, which is close to the new terminal. If you are transferring, it will take guests 10 to 15 minutes to reach the terminal building”, he said, adding that this leads to them losing competitiveness.

Recently, Gregorowitsch had expressed his worries over delays

in construction of the second runway at Muscat International Airport. “The under-construction international airport needs to make a second runway available as soon as the new passenger terminal opens,” he said.

Step by step “The new Muscat International Airport is partially open as we are using the runway, we are using the traffic tower. The passenger terminal will open step by step by the end of this year. Then the full airport will open in 2017.”

According to Oman Airports Management Company, a total of 1,044,249 passengers passed

through the Muscat International Airport during September 2016, registering a 17 percent increase compared to the same month last year, while civil aircraft movement recorded a 7 percent increase last month with 8688 in September 2016 compared to 8140 during the same period in 2015.

According to International Air Transport Association (IATA) passenger numbers in Oman will grow from 8 million to 21 million over the period 2015 – 2035. “That is an annual compound average growth rate of 5.2 percent,” said Chris Goater, Manager, Corporate Communications, IATA.

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MUSCAT: Decorating cars for Oman’s National Day revelries this year would be cheaper, thanks to a slump in oil prices that has resulted in a slowdown in the car accessories market.

Digitally printed decorations for big vehicles that used to cost up to OMR350 per car can now cost less than half. “Now it costs only OMR150 for big cars and around OMR80 for sedans,” Yasser, an Indian expatriate who supervises a number of car accessories shops in Muscat, said.

Besides, the number of costumers this year has also been less than it was last year, he added.

Normal stickers cost even less.

“We decorate an entire 4X4 vehicle for OMR80 and a sedan for just OMR50,” Mahmood, an Omani employee at a car shop, said as he showed a catalogue of designs

the shop offered.

He explained that the increasing number of shops has made it a competitive field, and resulted in cheaper products. Others, however, blamed the rather “limited” timeframe for decorating cars without being fined.

On normal days, the Royal

Oman Police fines drivers who put stickers on their cars. It allows such colourful decorations only for a couple of weeks in the month of November as part of the National Day commemoration activities.

“Fewer people are now decorating their cars because of the tough economic situation. Many think it

is not worth spending OMR50 to celebrate for just two weeks,” an Arab seller of such stickers said, urging the government to extend such permission till year-end.

So far, he said, he had not received a single customer. “Earlier, we used to receive hundreds of such requests a month before the National Day,” he said, adding that his shop’s revenue has dropped by 45 per cent since 2015.

Wasim Iqbal, who works at Tiger Eyes Trading shop, seemed more optimistic. He said motorists were waiting for the police to announce permission for such decorations. >A6

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‘Crude output to cross 1mbpd mark in 2016’

S E C O N D P H A S E O F C O N VO C AT I O N

1,503 students from humanities colleges of SQU receive degrees Times News Service

All through the past decade, the country’s per day average oil production has remained consistently just below the one million barrels per day mark

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Haitham@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Oman’s oil production will average more than a million barrels per day in 2016 for the first time in history.

All through the past decade, the country’s per day average oil production has remained consistently just below the one million barrels mark, but according to officials from the Ministry of Oil and Gas, by the end of this year, it will cross that threshold.

Highlighting Oman’s excellence in the oil and gas industry at a seminar organised by the Omani French Friendship Association, Dr. Mohammed bin Hamad Al Rumhy, the Minister of Oil and Gas, made an announcement to this effect.

Pre-crisis period “We are producing more oil than we produced in the pre-crisis period and our production will average more than a million barrels a day this year for the first time in history,” he said, attributing the success to the efforts made by the oil and gas sector in Oman.

According to Dr. Al Rumhy, although both income and revenues

MILESTONE: Highlighting Oman’s excellence in the oil and gas industry at a seminar organised by the Omani French Friendship Association, Dr. Mohammed bin Hamad Al Rumhy, the Minister of Oil and Gas, made an announcement to this effect. — Shabin E

MUSCAT: Sultan Qaboos University’s second phase of the 27th graduation ceremony of was held yesterday under the patronage of Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Salmi, Minister of Endowment and Religious Affairs.

The ceremony marked the graduation of the 8th batch of PhD graduates, the 21st batch of master’s degree holders, and the 27th batch of bachelor’s degree holders.

As many as 1,503 graduates from the humanities colleges at the university received their certificates or degrees during today’s ceremony.

The number of graduates from each college was as follows: the College of Arts & Social Sciences: 519 (including 71 masters gradu-

ates and six PhD graduates); the College of Economics and Political Science: 349 (includes 33 master’s graduates); the College of Education: 476 (includes 137 master’s graduates); and the College of Law: 159 (includes 20 master’s graduates).

In the first phase of the 27th Graduation Ceremony, held on 30 October, as many as 1,297 graduates from the science colleges received their certificates. The total number of graduates from all the nine colleges of the SQU this year stands at 2,800. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Ali bin Saud Al Bemani, the Vice Chancellor of the Sultan Qaboos University outlined some of the achievements of the students from the humanities colleges. — Photos by ONA

have kept investments in the oil and gas sector as planned earlier and have increased our business activities,” he said.

While most countries reduced the expenditure, either by cutting investments or slashing jobs, Oman did not take that route. We have kept investments in the oil and gas sector as planned earlier and have increased our business activities Dr. Mohammed bin Hamad Al Rumhy Minister of Oil and Gas

have come down by nearly 50 percent when compared years that saw higher oil prices, Oman has kept up its level of investments and is sticking to the plans made

in 2013-2014.

“While most countries reduced the expenditure, either by cutting investments or slashing jobs, Oman did not take that route. We

Exploration programmes In order to cut costs during the low revenue period, it is often tempting to slowdown exploration programmes since any tangible benefits these yield become visible at a much later stage.

However, Oman’s oil and gas exploration programmes have remained on track. One outcome of this approach of the government, Dr Al Rumhy said, was higher production of oil.

He added that this period cannot be termed as a crisis but rather a catalyst to drive the economy out of stagnation. “We always need a catalyst to help us do more in an area and low oil prices are just such an occasion. We need to push more in our respective sectors and become more efficient,” he noted.

A R T M A S T E R M I N D B E H I N D T H E S AU D I M O V I E A L WA S AT I

Young Omani art director showcases his movie in US

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MUSCAT: A young Omani art director is working his way to the top of the film industry as he is presenting his latest movie in the United States.

Mohammed Husam Al Kindi, also known as ‘Chndy’ was chosen to be the art mastermind behind the Saudi movie Al Wasati.

He is now in Los Angeles, where a series of Saudi films were to premier on November 3 and 4, 2016 for the first time in the US. But Chndy is no stranger to the world of glamour and red carpets as he designed the poster of the 2017 Academy Awards nominee Barakah Meets Barakah which was featured in international motion picture events.

Asked about his poster design, which displays a blue slipper, he explained that the slipper toss is an important part in the movie “where it changes the whole outcome of the ending and the narrative,” Light composure Chndy told the Times of Oman that, as an art director, he built the sets, made the props, chose the outfits and was consulted when choosing colours and the light composure for the movie.

“For example, there was a part in the script when I asked the director if the guy -actor- is depressed so I could play with the light to make it darker,” he said.

Nevertheless, Chndy is mostly recognised for his retro and vibrant movie posters.

Poster “Another feature film has approached me few days ago to design their poster. Al Wasati is my second movie poster to be fea-

ACHIEVEMENT: Mohammed Husam Al Kindi, also known as ‘Chndy’ was chosen to be the art mastermind behind the Saudi movie Al Wasati.

tured at an international scale,” Chndy said. After months of work since the last Eid Al Fitr, the movie became ready for the film roll only three weeks ago.

The movie was premiered in Paramount Studios in Los Angeles on Friday and was attended by professional and influencers of the film industry.

The show will be open for the public and is expecting a full house of more than 2,000 attendants at Ace Theatre in Los Angeles.

The initiative, Saudi Film Days, is spearheaded by the King Ab-

dulaziz Centre for World Culture.

Al Wasati is one of seven Saudi movies which will be premiered on Friday. The movie is directed by Ali Al Kalthami, a director, producer, content writer, actor and co-founder of C3Films and Telfaz11.

Socio-cultural issues Al Kalthami’s body of work addresses the socio-cultural issues in the Gulf and Middle East region. He is known to be one of the leaders in the new media movement in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2016

‘VAT mechanism needed before implementation’ ‘We should have a proper computerised mechanism in place which can be accessed by the ministry and other agencies. There should be undercover officers, too,’ said Shura Council member Tawfiq Al Lawati

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MUSCAT: A proper mechanism to collect Value Added Tax (VAT) should be put in place and undercover officials should be deployed to stem evasion, a Majlis Al Shura member said.

Experts expected VAT to contribute an extra OMR300 million annually to government’s coffers.

The government announced on Saturday that VAT will be introduced in Oman in 2018 and an agreement on the new tax rule will be signed next week.

“Since some businessmen have not been following any proper billing system, they need to be brought within the ambit of the tax net. We should have a proper computerised mechanism in place which can be accessed by the ministry and other agencies.

There should be undercover officers, too. Such effective measures will help Oman’s economy,” Tawfiq Al Lawati, the Shura member who is also a member of the country’s economic panel, said.

The Shura member added that the picture will be clear only after the final list of taxable items is re-

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leased. “Some 20 to 25 items, like food, grocery, medicines and nonluxury items, are supposed to be excluded from the list. We have to wait and see.”

Announcing the 2016 budget, Oman’s government revealed a slew of new taxes and spending cuts. Following the dip in global oil prices, Oman’s budget deficit for the first seven months of 2016 rose by 68.3 per cent to OMR4,023.3 million.

On Saturday, Saud bin Nasser Al Shukaili, Secretary General of Taxation, Ministry of Finance, said a pact on value added tax (VAT) will be signed in the coming days.

Implementation in 2018 He said while the VAT agreement will be signed next week or a little later, the actual implementation will start in 2018 since related local laws have to be place in the Sultanate.

Alkesh Joshi, Director, Tax Advisory Services Division at Ernst & Young Oman, said a 5 per cent VAT would increase the GDP of the Middle East by only 1.4 per cent, so it would not have a significant impact on savings.

“As far as taxes are concerned, the GCC remains one of the low-

est-taxed regions in the world.

Corporate taxes are only 12 per cent, customs duty is a flat 5 per cent and VAT adds another 5 per cent. Anywhere else in the world, customs duties are much higher.

Besides, there is personal income tax and a higher VAT. So the GCC will continue to be attractive for expat population. This tax translates to about OMR250-300 million every year and will offer an additional resource to the government to cut down its budget deficit,” the expert added.

Anchan CK, an investment advisor in Oman, said initially, VAT may generate around OMR260 to OMR300 million for the Omani economy.

“In the long term, as the economy grows, revenue from VAT should grow further. There is also a possibility of the VAT rate going up,” he added.

Manjot Singh, Executive Director at Ernst & Young, said the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC’s) VAT framework would help reduce the budget deficit.

“VAT would put additional funds in the hands of the Oman government, enabling it to continue investing in public utilities and other infrastructure development projects,” the expert said.

Mubeen Khan, Chairman of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India Muscat Chapter, said a 5 per cent VAT rate would be reasonable.

“In my opinion, this is a historical milestone in the quest for a sustainable Omani economy in the future. The proposed VAT rate of 5 per cent looks reasonable,” the finance expert said.

Ramanuj Venkatesh, Assistant Accounts Manager at Larsen and Toubro, said people will be skeptical about VAT to begin with.

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CRIMINAL OFFENCE

ROP warning over photo of dead waitress Times News Service MUSCAT: A disturbing image purporting to show the dead body of a murdered Filipina waitress has been circulated online, prompting a warning from police.

The body of the murdered woman, Pinky Pamittan, was found dumped in a wadi last week after she was reported missing by her hotel employer.

Her alleged killer, an Asian national and colleague from the same hotel, confessed to the murder, according to police.

A picture, designed to imply that the image showed Pinky’s body, has been posted online.

Regardless of the authenticity of the photo, anyone who distributes such pictures will be penalised according to ROP Officials.

“Spreading the picture of a [deceased] body is a criminal offence and the culprits will and can be punished,” the official said.

ANNOUNCEMNET

TRA invites firms to bid for third telecom licence in Sultanate STAFF REPORTER MUSCAT: Oman’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has invited companies to bid for a third licence to provide mobile services in the Sultanate.

“TRA announces the commencement of the process to award a third licence for the installation, operation, maintenance and exploitation of a telecommunication system to provide public mobile telecommunications services,” the TRA said in a statement.

Detail on November 15 According to the press release, the TRA on November 15 will announce on its website www.tra. gov.om details on how to register a bid.

The TRA said it considers the

enhancement of competition in the mobile telecommunications service market a must.

“It will be of significant benefit to the consumers and to the economy of the Sultanate,” the TRA said, adding that this is consistent with the general policy of the government and TRA’s mandate “to promote market entry under the telecommunication regulatory act.

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Charles, Camilla mentor youth leaders, children DEEBA HASAN

deeba@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: HRH Prince Charles met a select group of young leaders from Oman at the Al Bustan Palace, a Ritz Carlton Hotel, this morning, while Duchess Camilla spent her time visiting libraries and a book store, on the last day of their visit to the Sultanate.

The Prince of Wales, accompanied by His Excellency Dr. Ahmed Al Futaisi, Minister of Transport and Communications in Oman, and other dignitaries, individually greeted and spoke to representatives of every participating organisation.

Members from the British Council, Anglo-Omani society, UK Alumni, Connecting Cultures, Outward Bound Oman, John Smith Fellows, The Prince’s Trust and various other organisations interacted with the Prince.

Mark Evans, General Manager at Outward Bound Oman, was at the gathering with his team. He said, “It was a great honour for us to meet him, but also a great opportunity for him to learn about some of the fantastic work being done here in Oman by various organizations. I know the Prince is very interested in the region and its culture. He was very interested in the ‘Connecting Cultures’ program we spoke about, which promotes intercultural dialogue.

During the visit Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla had an audience with His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said

MUSCAT: His Royal Highness Prince Charles of Wales, Her Royal Highness Duchess Camilla of Cornwall and their accompanying delegation left yesterday afternoon after a three-day visit to the Sultanate during which they had an audience with His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said.

Prince Charles, Duchess Camilla and their accompanying delegation were seen off at the Royal Airport by Sayyid Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Futaisi, Minister of Transport and Communications (Head of the Mission of Honour), Dr Rawya bint Saud Al Busaidiyah, Minister of Higher Education, Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al Hinai, Sultanate’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom (UK), Jon Wilks, UK Ambassador to the Sultanate and members of the UK Embassy in the Sultanate. — ONA

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Patron “He was also the patron of our Empty Quarter journey, so Amor, Mohammed and I, the three of us met with him and showed him some images from our journey and the old maps we followed and he was particularly interested in those.”

Nujaida Al Maskery, a participant from ‘Connecting Cultures,’ was really happy to be a part of the event. She said, “Basically, I think it was a very interesting event, because one gets to understand different perspectives. Maybe we were chosen because we are unique. I think it all went very smoothly and we had a very nice talk with the Prince.”

Where the Prince of Wales met with the young leaders, Duchess Camilla spent the Sunday morning visiting different institutions that had one thing in common: encouraging children to read.

HRH Camilla made her first stop at the ‘Let’s Read’ bookshop in Qurum, where the campaign founder, Jane Jaffer, escorted the Duchess to the bookstore and down into a reading tent. Wearing a turquoise blue jacket and smiling cheek to cheek, Camilla sat down amongst a dozen excited children from Our Planet and listened to ‘Dana the Dolphin’ being read in Arabic. Outside the Qurum Complex, the Makatabi bus was waiting for its honored guest to hop on. Makatabi is the first and only mobile library that tours schools and villages across Oman, giving children access to books in both English and Arabic.

Bookstore volunteer Shara Ahamed was delighted by Camillia’s visit. “It was actually wonderful. We never expected to have such important people come to visit. We are all happy, the complex is happy, and it was great publicity. We are really very happy,” she said. The Duchess’ next stop was the Children’s Public Library where she was given a tour of the facility. She met with the founders of the library and three teenage winners of a writing competition. — Photos by Shabin E/ Talib Al Wuhaibi

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‘Oman Air good value for Sultanate’ According to Oman Air’s Chief Executive Officer Paul Gregorowitsch, the national carrier contributed OMR415 million to the economy in 2016

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shruthi@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: National carrier, Oman Air has contributed OMR415 million to the national economy in 2016, according to Oman Air’s Chief Executive Officer, Paul Gregorowitsch.

“This year, we received a contri-

48,764 register on Sunday for campaign

To include their names in His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said’s portrait for the 46th National day, 48,764 people registered yesterday. On Facebook, 36,000 people viewed it while the website recorded 1,500 page views.

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Agreement reached after workers put down tools REJIMON.K CHIEF REPORTER

reji@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Hundreds of workers at a company who downed tools on Sunday will be back to work on Monday as a settlement talks were held between company representatives, Ministry of Manpower officials and trade unionists.

“The workers went on strike alleging discrepancies in sick leave allotment and error in calculation of attendance,” Mohammed Al Farji, a trade union leader from General Federation of Oman Trade Union, who mediated the settlement talks, told Times of Oman.

The workers claimed that the company’s senior official was granting only 10 days sick leave per year while the Omani Labour Law guarantees 14 days.

“As the talks failed, they went on strike. However, we have formed a panel, consisting of government officials, workers’ representatives and company officials, and to look into the issue and reach and amicable solution,” the trade union leader added.

Denied entrance According to the trade union leader, some of the employees were also denied attendance due to some technical problems with the biometric system.

“There are problems with some of the workers’ 2015 attendance. We have formed a separate panel with IT experts to probe it,” the trade union leader added.

Attempts to get a comment from the company went in vain.

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bution from Ministry of Finance of OMR34 million and we are contributing a sum of OMR415 million to Oman’s economy. If you have put your money in the bank, and get 14 times the return, then I think that it is an outstanding investment,” he said.

Regarding the economic down Oman is facing, he said: “We don’t notice it directly in the number of the guests we are carrying on board. But if we take the average price of tickets then, there is a decline of 20 per cent compared to last year. But we are continuing

to invest and provide our services and we believe the quality of our products should be a reflection of the beauty of the country. However we are cutting costs wherever it is possible, in ways that it is not experienced by our respected guests.

And that, along with the support of the Omani government has made it possible for us to expand our growth from the 42 aircrafts we have today to the 70 aircrafts targeted by 2020” Oman Air has also introduced a number of advanced facilities in the last few years to make their

guests’ journey more enjoyable.

“We do have facilities for entertainment and internet on board.

Apart from that, we have replaced the heavy books and manuals for the pilots with electronic screens.

The cabin crew are also given ipads so they have access to all information in order to help our guests onboard. Oman Air’s inflight passenger programmes are more advanced with more channels and internet services so people can download magazines and books while they are travelling.”

Oman Air faces tough competition from neighbouring countries and are glad as it boosts our performance “We have a lot of competitors here in the Gulf. Oman Air is one of the latest airlines that emerged much later, but we have a different mission. We have always been a stylish boutique airline that offers superb service and passengers are handled well. And that is the main difference” he said.

Regarding SalamAir, he said: “We welcome SalamAir as they will offer people another way of travel.”

Oman Air expands its codeshare with KLM Times News Service MUSCAT: Following the success of Oman Air’s codeshare agreement with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines which launched in April 2015, the airline has now further expanded this agreement to provide additional travel options between Oman and Europe.

With immediate effect, Oman Air’s customers will now be able to book onto flights operated by KLM between: Amsterdam – Frankfurt; Amsterdam – London Heathrow; Amsterdam – Munich; Amsterdam – Paris CDG and Amsterdam – Zurich;

in addition to the Muscat – Amsterdam flight already in the existing codeshare agreement.

Abdulrahman Al Busaidy, Chief Commercial Officer for Oman Air said: “The European market is incredibly important to us and expanding our codeshare agreement with KLM allows us to offer our customers greater choice on a growing number of routes. KLM has the same ethos of quality and service to Oman Air and we are confident that the airline will provide our customers the same exemplary on board experience they have come to expect from Oman Air.”

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Oman exports decline by 28% from last year’s levels MUSCAT: Oman’s merchandise exports during the first five months of 2016 saw a 28.4 per cent year-on-year drop at OMR4.02 billion while imports fell by 23.4 per cent to OMR3.46 billion, according to the latest statistical bulletin issued by the National Centre for Statistics & Information (NCSI).

Oil and gas exports declined by 37.5 per cent to OMR2.14 billion while non-oil exports tanked by 24.9 per cent to OMR985.3 million. Crude oil fell by 38.2 per cent to OMR1.79 billion, even as refined oil and LNG exports dipped by 16.9 per cent and 35.5 per cent to OMR48.1 million and OMR301.4 million respectively.

Among non-oil products, the greatest decline in exports was recorded in plastics and rubber followed by base metals and articles, which went down by 50 per cent (to OMR52.1 million) and 35.2 per cent (to OMR186 million) respectively.

Re-exports on the other hand registered a 1.5 per cent growth during the period, boosting export value to OMR892.6 million. This was mainly driven by a whopping 463 per cent increase in re-exports of mineral products, which reached OMR282.4 million compared to OMR50.2 million last year. This was however greatly offset by a 30.8 per cent drop in reexports of transport equipment, which fell to OMR458.2 million.

As for imports, transport equipment and chemical products logged the highest decrease in import figures, which stood at OMR372.8 million and OMR259.7 million respectively marking a drop of 56.2 per cent and 42.5 per cent, the NCSI report said. -ONA

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STATE COUNCIL CHAIRMAN RECEIVES ASPU DELEGATION

Dr. Yahya bin Mahfoudh Al Mantheri, Chairman of the State Council yesterday received a delegation of the Arab Scout Parliamentary Union (ASPU), headed by Fu’ad Ahmed Al Hajji, Member of the Bahraini Majlis A’Shura, Member of the ASPU’s Executive Committee, within the framework of the delegation’s official visit to the Sultanate. Dr Al Manthri highlighted the importance of the visit in enhancing cooperation relations between the State Council and the ASPU. The delegation comprised parliaments from the ASPU’s member states. The meeting was attended by honourable Dr Su’aad bint Mohammed Al Lawatiyah, Deputy Chairman of the State Council and Khalid bin Salim Al Sa’eedi, Secretary General of the State Council. -ONA

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MUSCAT: The 24th annual exhibition of fine arts will open today under the patronage of Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Al Rowas, Adviser to His Majesty the Sultan for Cultural Affairs.

It will be organised by the Omani Society for Fine Arts (OSFA) at the OSFA HQs in the Wilayat of Bausher.

The exhibition will include 105 fine arts works with participation of 53 artists and will last till November 17.

It is considered one of the important exhibitions that will be organised by the OSFA since its establishment.

The exhibition will contribute in serving art and thought in the Sultanate, aiming at activating the artistic arena with the modern artistic experiences and developing talents and fine arts abilities.

Organising the exhibition comes as part of the annual artistic activity of the OFSA’s male and female members. -ONA

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Omran plays host to caves conference MUSCAT: Omran is hosting the 2016 International Show Caves Association’s (ISCA) conference on 6-12 November, with more than 40 international delegates welcomed to Oman’s renowned Al Hoota Cave attraction. The conference itself will be held at three diverse locations in Muscat, Nizwa and Sur. Al Hoota Cave is Oman’s most popular natural tourist destination and is estimated to be over two million years’ old and is an active member of the ISCA. Located at the foot of Jabal Shams, Oman’s epic mountain, the first show cave in the Arabian Peninsula is committed to promoting proper management to ensure conservation and preservation of the cave, as well as for the safety of guests in

Fine arts exhibition

the enjoyment of show caves - two of the ISCA’s key aims.

Eng. Khalid Mirza, Director of Projects Development, Omran, said: “The ISCA works to ensure show caves are sustainable and preserved for future generations while helping to deliver a safe, exciting experience for visitors today - this is something we fully believe in at Al Hoota Cave, so it’s a great honour that we’re welcoming ISCA’s international delegates to the Arabian Peninsula’s first show cave during this week.

“We’ve put together a comprehensive programme for the conference delegates and there will be a focus on the variety of caves and other geological wonders Oman has to offer. The conference agenda will feature a numH E A LT H

Ministry of Health, Oman LNG sign two agreements MUSCAT: The Ministry of Health (MOH) yesterday signed two agreements with Oman Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to supply equipment and instruments for the Orthotics and Prosthetics Department of Khoula Hospital, and fund training for the Directorate General of Health Services in Sur. The signing ceremony was held under the patronage of Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammad Al Sa’eedi, Minister of Health.

These agreements aim at enhancing provisions of health services across the country to meet needs of patients. -ONA

ber of papers on topics relating to Oman, as well as key international topics for show caves.

This kind of discussion ensures Omran, as operators of some of the Sultanate’s most important geological attractions, provide the best experience for visitors and develop sustainable conservation efforts,” he added.

Brad Wuest, President of ISCA, commented: “Oman is a unique geological place, and it’s fantastic to be holding our conference here for the first time.

The Al Hoota Cave is important as it was the first show cave to be opening in the Middle East, and its recent re-opening following Omran’s work with the Oman Ministry of Tourism to create a sustainable cave experience

supports the aims and objectives of ISCA. We look forward to an exciting, insightful conference while experiencing some of the best geological attractions Oman has to offer.”

Through its commitment to respecting, preserving and safeguarding Oman’s natural resources and subterranean land, Omran organised the 2016 International Show Caves Association Conference, with the objective of giving ISCA global members the chance to educate and immerse themselves in Oman’s geopolitical landscape. The conference will welcome several high profile local and international speakers, as well as cover a series of research and educational papers on topics around show caves. -ONA

Sultan Qaboos award results MUSCAT: Habib bin Mohammed Al Riyami, Secretary General of the Sultan Qaboos Higher Center for Culture and Science will hold on November 16th a press conference to reveal the results of the 5th session of the Sultan Qaboos Award for Culture, Arts and Literature.

The conference will unveil the names of the winners in the award’s three fields: translation in the culture field; folk arts for art field and novel in Arts.

The 5th session of the award is allocated to Omanis. The award is given alternatively one year is given to Arabs, including Omanis, and the second year is given to Omanis only. -ONA

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New visa fees will have an impact, say employers

“For domestic workers, it is different. To recruit up to three workers, for each worker it is OMR141, and to recruit the fourth domestic worker, the sponsor should pay OMR241. Moreover, if the employer is going to keep all four domestic workers and renew all four visas for two more years, then the employer should pay OMR241 for each worker,” the official added.

According to the official, job visas for three expatriate farmers and camel herders under the same employer will be OMR201 for each. However, for the fourth recruit, it will be OMR301, the official said, adding that if the employer is going to keep all four domestic workers and renew all four visas for two more years, then the employer should pay OMR301 for each worker.

“To update information on the nature of the worker status an OMR5 will be charged as fee and the same as well as for switching sponsors,” the official said, adding that the decisions will come out soon in the gazette.

A construction company official said that the new visa fee announcement will have an impact on them.

According to the official, job visas for three expatriate farmers and camel herders under the same employer will be OMR201 for each

decisions… what to do we don’t know…,” Al Balsuhi added.

KO Devassy, chief marketing officer at Badr Al Samaa hospitals, which employs around 2,000 workers, said that the visa fee increase will have an impact on them.

“It will for sure have an impact on our annual revenue,” he said.

Meanwhile, workers said that they are worried whether the companies may start deducting the increased amount from their salaries.

“Already we are struggling due to the economic conditions. We will be in trouble,” Ahmed Hamoud Al Shabibi, managing director of Al Shabibi Global LLC, told the Times of Oman.

Anvwar Al Balushi, chairman of Anwar Asian Investment Group, said that this is a tough decision from the government in the current climate.

“We can understand the constraints of government. They have to generate money, but such

Cutting cost “Already companies are cutting all benefits, telephone bills, moving us to cheaper accommodation and all. Now, companies will start deducting the additional visa fee from us,” a midlevel employee from an automobile company, said.

When announcing the 2016 budget, Oman’s government announced the adoption of several new taxes and spending cuts following the dip in global oil prices.

Oman’s budget deficit for the first seven months of 2016 rose by 68.3 per cent to OMR4,023.3 million.

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celebratory car stickers “They are more afraid of the police enforcing the law strictly but I am sure customers will come once the police gives the permission,” he hoped, though he had received just three costumers in the entire last week.

“If a customer wants a specific design for his 4X4 car, we do it for OMR120,” he said. While a majority of his customers are Omanis, he said many Pakistani and Indian nationals also request for full car body decorations.

Most sellers said it takes around three hours to decorate one vehicle.

“Our most popular designs are those with a military theme, depicting a khanjar and the Omani flag,” Mahmood, who works for a local shop doing car decorations, said. He added that some drivers want to have certain designs not allowed by the police.

The Royal Oman Police announced on Sunday that celebratory stickers can be pasted be-

tween November 6 and 30.

However, the ROP made it clear that these should not be pasted on front, side or rear windows of the vehicle. “Also, these should not cover the number plate of the vehicle,” the ROP said in a tweet on its official twitter handle.

As for the pictures, slogans, colour and fabric, the ROP has cautioned that these should not violate ethical values professed

by Oman or the country’s traffic safety norms.

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REGION SHOOTING INCIDENT

US trainers killed in Jordan identified WASHINGTON: The US Defence Department on Sunday identified three US Army trainers killed on Friday when their convoy came under fire as it entered a military base in Jordan.

The Pentagon said the three were members part of an Army Special Forces Group based at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

In a statement, it identified the dead soldiers as Staff Sergeants Matthew C. Lewellen, 27, of Lawrence, Kansas; Kevin J. McEn-

roe, 30, of Tucson, Arizona; and James F. Moriarty, 27, of Kerrville, Texas.

Details of the deadly incident remain under investigation.

A Jordanian military source told Reuters the US trainers were fired on by Jordanian security forces when they failed to stop at the gate of Prince Faisal air base in the south of the country. Other Jordanian sources, however, said they could not rule out political motives in the incident. — Reuters

FIERCE BATTLE: Smoke rises from clashes as displaced people who fled Hammam Al Alil, south of Mosul, head to safer territory, Iraq,

on Sunday. – Reuters

IS targets Iraqi forces with bombs in Mosul Suicide bombers driving ambulances packed with explosives detonated vehicles at a checkpoint and a car park for pilgrims, killing 21 people and wounding dozens

BAGHDAD: IS fighters targeted Iraqi troops with car bombs and ambushes in Mosul, stalling an army advance in their north Iraq stronghold, on Sunday.

The militants have lost control of seven eastern districts of Mosul to Iraqi special forces who broke through their lines last Monday.

Officials say the militants are now sheltering among civilians in those neighbourhoods and targeting soldiers in what one called the world’s “toughest urban warfare”.

Mosul, the largest IS-controlled city in either Iraq or Syria, has been held by the militants since they drove the army out of northern Iraq in June 2014.

The three-week Mosul campaign has brought together a force of around 100,000 soldiers, security forces, militias and Kurdish fighters, backed by a US-led coalition, to crush the militants.

IS leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi has told his followers there can be no retreat in a “total war” with their enemies, and the militants in Mosul have been waging a fierce and brutal defence.

They have deployed waves of suicide car bombs, as well as mortar attacks, roadside bombs and sniper fire against the advancing troops, and officers say they have

also left behind fighters among residents of districts taken over by the army. “That’s why we are carrying out the toughest urban warfare that any force in the world could undertake,” said Sabah Al Numani, spokesman for Iraq’s elite Counter Terrorism Service (CTS).

“Sometimes they climb to the rooftops of houses where civilians are still living and they hold them hostage and open fire on our forces, because they know we will not use air strikes against targets that have civilians.”

Militants also targeted the troops with car bombs, sometimes waving white flags as they approached, he said. Major General Maan Al Sadi, a CTS commander, told state television IS fighters had launched more than 100 car bombs against his forces in the east, which is just one of several fronts in the Mosul offensive.

A top Kurdish security official said IS had also deployed drones strapped with explosives, and long-range artillery shells filled with chlorine and mustard gas. It could resort to even more devastating weapons including a network of booby traps that can blow up whole neighbourhoods, Masrour Barzani, head of the Kurdis-

tan Regional Government’s Security Council, told Reuters.

Late on Friday, a CTS unit came under attack from the rear after advancing into east Mosul, said a colonel in the Ninth Armoured Division which is also taking part in operations there.

IS militants emerged from houses behind them and isolated the convoy, preventing reinforcements from reaching them. Surrounded and low on ammunition, they had to shelter in houses before they finally got out on Saturday.

The IS news agency Amaq released footage on Sunday of captured or destroyed military vehicles, including the burnt wreckage of a Humvee it said was taken in the eastern district of Aden.

Fighters shouted slogans and unloaded ammunition and communications equipment.

Amaq also said IS was behind two bomb attacks on Sunday in Tikrit and Samarra, cities to the south of Mosul, which killed 21 people. Officials said the attacks, carried out by suicide bombers driving ambulances packed with explosives, targeted a checkpoint and a car park for pilgrims.

While the army and special forces have been pushing into Mosul from the east, Kurdish peshmerga fighters are holding territory to the northeast, and mainly militias have sought to seal off the desert routes to Syria to the west.

Security forces have also advanced from the south, entering the last town before Mosul on Saturday and reaching within 4 km (2.5 miles) of Mosul airport on the city’s southwest edge, a senior commander said.

The United Nations has warned of a possible exodus of hundreds

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Syrian groups launch assault on IS militants in Raqqa AIN ISSA (SYRIA): A USbacked alliance of Syrian armed groups said on Sunday it had launched an operation to retake the northern city of Raqqa, the de facto capital of IS in Syria.

The new offensive ratchets up pressure on the militant group at a critical moment.

A statement issued by the USbacked Syria Democratic Forces (SDF), an alliance of Kurdish and Arab armed groups, said the campaign, called Euphrates Anger, had begun on Saturday evening.

An SDF spokesman had earlier been quoted on Sunday saying it would start within hours.

“The general command of the Syria Democratic Forces announces the blessed start of its major military campaign to liberate the city of Raqqa,” Jehan Sheikh Amad, an SDF spokeswoman, told a news conference in the Syrian town of Ain Issa, 50km (30 miles) north of Raqqa.

The United States would be coordinating air strikes with the SDF, which includes the powerful Kurdish YPG militia and has been the main partner on the ground in Syria for the US-led coalition against IS. The SDF statement said the operation aimed to “isolate and then topple the capital of international terrorism”, indicating an initial phase aimed to surround Raqqa before any move to seize it. No timeframe was given. Plan-

ANNOUNCEMENT: Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) commanders attend a news conference in Ain Issa, Raqqa Governorate, Syria, on Sunday. – Reuters

ning for the Raqqa offensive has been complicated by factors including Turkish concerns about expanding Kurdish influence in northern Syria. Turkey has said Raqqa would be targeted in its own operation against IS in northern Syria, which it is waging with Syrian rebels. But the SDF said on Thursday it had rejected any Turkish involvement in the Raqqa campaign. The Turkey-backed rebels fighting under the Free Syrian Army banner and the YPG and its allies are hostile to each other, and have clashed repeatedly.

Syrian Kurdish leaders have previously said YPG fighters should not join the force to drive IS from Raqqa. The SDF state-

ment said Arab groups would be taking part in the operation.

The SDF called on Raqqa’s civilians to avoid areas where IS militants are present and to go to “liberated territory”.

An attack on Raqqa has been long expected, with US Secretary of Defence Ash Carter saying on October 25 that the battle to retake it would “overlap” with the assault on Mosul.

France has also pushed for simultaneous action on both fronts.

President Francois Hollande said last month there was evidence that IS fighters were fleeing to Raqqa, and that everything must be done to stop them regrouping there. — Reuters

of thousands of refugees from a city which is still home to up to 1.5 million people. So far 34,000 have been displaced, the International Organization for Migration said.

Many of those still in Mosul feel trapped, including those in districts which the army says it has entered.

“We still can’t go out of our houses.... mortars are falling continuously on the quarter,” a resident of the Quds neighbourhood on the eastern edge of the city told Reuters by telephone.

Although there was no fighting in his own district, for the first time in five days, he said he could hear clashes in the two neighbourhoods immediately to the north and south.

In the northern Malayeen district a witness said IS fighters had set fire to a collection of mobile homes, once used by Iraqi security forces, apparently to create a smokescreen against air strikes.

“I can see flames rising up, near the main street,” he said. “Daesh (IS) don’t let the fire engines get to the fire to extinguish it”.

Several witnesses, on both sides of the Tigris River which splits Mosul’s eastern and western halves, said they heard bursts of celebratory gunfire after the militants claimed falsely they had made sweeping counter-attacks against the army.

“We heard a voice from the mosque - outside prayer time - of a man shouting slogans ...brave fighters have regained control of Bartella and Qayyara,” said one resident, referring to two forward bases used by Iraqi forces.

“We know they are lying,” he said. “The truth is hidden from no one.” — Reuters

CACHE OF WEAPONS

Algerian army seizes missiles, explosives in desert province ALGIERS: Algeria’s army seized a cache of weapons, including 17 anti-aircraft missiles on Sunday in the southern desert province of Adrar, the defence ministry said.

With IS under pressure in its Libyan stronghold of Sirte, neighbouring countries Algeria, Tunisia and Mali are concerned about fighters and arms spilling across their borders.

IS took full control of Sirte in early 2015, extending its control along about 250 km (150 miles) of Libya’s Mediterranean coastline.

US-backed Libyan forces are fighting IS militants in Sirte.

The United States began an air campaign over Sirte on August 1, and has carried out more than

350 strikes against IS positions and equipment.

Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, ousted in 2011, kept huge stockpiles of weapons stashed across Libya.

During Sunday’s operation, Algeria’s military recovered 17 antihelicopter missiles, 28 grenades, 27 grenade detonators, one rocket launcher, 20 ammunition magazines and 200 bullets, the ministry said in a statement.

Algeria emerged from a conflict with armed hardliners in the 1990s that left an estimated 200,000 dead. But Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and small bands of fighters allied to IS have been active in remote parts. — Reuters

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2016 There is an emergency situation in Delhi. The situation is bad, particularly for children, patients, women and elderly.

We need to take immediate steps to deal with the situation Anil Dave, Environment minister

INDIA

Delhi’s air quality plunges to season’s worst, schools shut three steps down the maximum of 500, which was the season’s worst, even compared to post Diwali pollution levels.

As per real time readings of Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Anand Vihar had PM 10 (coarse particles with diameter of 10 micrometres) reading of 1,690 micrograms per cubic metre during the morning hours, which came down few notches during the day before spiking in the afternoon again.

At RK Puram, PM 2.5 touched 885 at 12.30 PM as against the safe limit of 60 micrograms per cubic metre. The 24-hour prescribed standard of PM 10 is 100.

Air pollution is responsible for around 10,000 to 30,000 deaths in the national capital every year, the Centre for Science and Environment(CSE) had said in a report last year HAZE: A man takes protection against pollution as smog covers India Gate in New Delhi on Sunday. - PTI

NEW DELHI: The dense cover of grey haze shrouding Delhi for almost a week, reminiscent of the 1952 Great Smog in London, on Sunday plunged the city’s air quality to the season’s worst, with even the 24-hour-average threatening to go past the maximum limit.

The real-time readings of respirable pollutants PM 2.5 and PM 10 breached the safe standards by over 17 times at many places.

The hourly AQI (air quality index) of monitoring stations run

by CPCB and SAFAR remained 500 plus, which is beyond the maximum limit.

Experts said while the level of sulphur dioxide (SO2) is still in control in the city, in terms of other parameters like volume of particulates, the situation was nearly as bad as the infamous London episode that had resulted in around 4,000 premature deaths.

“In London smog of 1952 about 4,000 people had died prematurely when average PM levels were about 500 microgramme per cubic metre along with high SO2 levels. Here, (the concentration

Swaminathan suggests ways to stop stubble burning NEW DELHI: With Delhi choking with smog created by burning of paddy straw in neigbhouring states, noted agriscientist M. S. Swaminathan on Sunday suggested to Prime Minister Narendra Modi ways to commercialise the straw to help tide over the problem.

Swaminathan said paddy straw can be used for making animal feed, cardboard, paper and other products. He will soon send a detailed note to the PM in this regard.

“I have told the Prime Min-

of ) SO2 may not be that high, but as we saw on Diwali, several gases had increased substantially. Overall it is a toxic cocktail.

“Persisting high levels can lead

ister how we can make use of paddy straw instead of burning it. You cannot ask farmers to stop burning paddy straw as he has to prepare his field for the next crop. You must find a mechanism to commercialise it,” Swaminathan said on the sidelines of an event here.

Technology A technology has been developed in Maharashtra for using paddy straw as animal feed, he said. “You add urea and molasses in paddy straw, you can use

to more premature deaths in Delhi also,” Anumitra Roychowdhury of Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) told PTI. Air pollution is responsible for

it as animal feed. There are many different ways, paddy straw can be utilised. The PM was very interested and I will soon send a note to him on this topic,” he said.

India produces 140 million tonnes of paddy and 280 million tonnes of rice straw in a year, he added. Swaminathan, known as Father of India’s Green Revolution, was sharing dias with the prime minister at first ever international conference of agro-biodiversity being held here. - PTI

around 10,000 to 30,000 deaths in the national capital every year, the CSE had said in a report last year.

At 4pm, the 24-hour-average AQI of the city was at a staggering 497,

Emergency measures CSE, which said the prevailing spell of smog in Delhi is the worst in 17 years, welcomed the emergency measures like shutting down of schools and power plants announced by the city government.

It, however, rued the absence of the vehicular component in it.

“Emergency situation has persisted for about a week now. But we should keep in mind that such measures are only aimed at bringing the peak levels down,” Roychowdhury said.

Meanwhile, the Centre has called a meeting of Environment Ministers of all neighbouring states on Monday to curb stubble burning by farmers which has made Delhi a “gas chamber”.

“There is an emergency situation in Delhi. The situation is bad, particularly for children, patients, women and elderly. We need to take immediate steps to deal with the situation,” Union Environment Minister Anil Dave had said.

Cases of severe breathlessness, asthma and allergy have sharply risen in Delhi as the city remains blanketed in thick layer of toxic air due to the worst smog in 17 years, aggravated by use of Diwali crackers last week. - PTI

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AAP, Congress ‘playing politics’ over missing JNU student: BJP NEW DELHI: The BJP on Sunday accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Congress and the Left of “orchestrating” the protest by JNU students at India Gate, saying they cannot digest the “good work” done by the Narendra Modi government.

BJP National Secretary Shrikant Sharma said the party prays that Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU) student Najeeb Ahmed, who went missing since October 14, is found safe, adding that it was “tragic” that he could not be traced yet.“The police permission was taken for Jantar Mantar but they have intentionally gone to India Gate where Section 144 of CrPC is imposed. Arvind Kejriwal had gone to (JNU) campus a few days back and influenced the students to take this step,” Sharma alleged.

He asserted that none of the political leaders in the opposition had any concern for the missing students and that they were only “playing politics”.

“The opposition, be it the AAP, Congress or the Left cannot digest the fact that the Modi government is fulfilling all its promises even as they can’t. It is shameful that they are using students to hit out at the Modi government,” Sharma said.

He claimed that the BJP was providing a corruption-free government and hence the opposition was trying to use various incidents to attack it. Stating that the opposition was “devoid of ideas”, he slammed them for resorting to politically milk the tragic incident of a missing scholar.

Najeeb, a Biotechnology student, has been missing since a brawl at his hostel on October 14.

The Left-linked All India Students Association has alleged that before he vanished, Najeeb was beaten up by activists of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad. - PTI

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Defence, trade to be focus of May’s talks with Modi NEW DELHI: Defence, security and trade relations will top the agenda of talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Theresa May as they will cover the “breadth” of ties, a top Downing Street official has said.

The two leaders will discuss the “breadth” of India-UK relations during their working lunch at Hyderabad House on Monday afternoon, May’s official spokesperson told reporters at Downing Street here.

“It will not be about how many deals are signed or that kind of transactional visit but more about the depth of the ties and working towards creating more jobs and growth in both countries. Defence and security will be an important part of the bilateral discussions.

Develop partnership “We are keen to develop that partnership and see how we can put in more energy and enthusiasm into that,” she said.

“Why the Prime Minister is going to India for her first bilateral visit outside Europe, and her first trade delegation, is because India matters to us — now more than ever. In the context of Britain leaving the European Union (EU), the aim is two-fold — to build on

ELATED: British Prime Minis-

ter Theresa May will arrive in Delhi on Monday on a three day visit. - File photo

the groundwork already done to bring down trade barriers and deepen the UK’s relationships outside the EU,” she noted.

In reference to discussions on a potential India-UK free trade agreement (FTA), the spokesperson stressed that the UK would not be pursuing a bilateral trade deal with India while it remains a member of the EU. “We will continue to support the India-EU FTA, respecting our rights and obligations within the EU,” she said. While there has been wide speculation over a potential India-UK FTA, Britain

remains inhibited from openly pursuing bilateral trade negotiations until Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty triggers the official process of Brexit. May will begin her India visit by opening the India-UK Tech Summit on Monday morning alongside Modi.

Following her bilateral talks with Modi, both leaders will issue a joint statement.

While in New Delhi, she is also expected to visit the Gandhi Smriti and War Memorial at India Gate. On Tuesday, she will leave for Bengaluru, where she has a series of business engagements as well as an address to a tech summit. The British premier will be accompanied by 40 small and medium enterprise (SME) representatives from across the UK, many of whom are on the lookout for a foothold in India.

The recent tightening of the Tier 2 intra-company transfer (ICT) visas, expected to hit Indian IT companies the hardest, is expected to be on the agenda from the Indian side.

However, Downing Street stressed the UK remains open to the “brightest and the best” from India and that Indians had been issued more work-related visas than the US, China and Australia combined. - PTI

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Heroin worth Rs20m recovered NEW DELHI: Heroin worth Rs20 million in the international market has been recovered by the police from an Afghan national who had swallowed 57 capsules containing the drugs here, police said on Sunday.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Indira Gandhi International Airport) Sanjay Bhatia said that on November 3, two Afghan nationals were going to Afghanistan and one of them, Ghulam Rabani, was offloaded by the airlines after he was unwell at the airport.

“The condition of the passenger (Rabani) was such that it arose suspicion regarding reasons for his state of health. He had arrived in India on medical VISA last month but had not visited any hospital for treatment,” he said.

Bhatia said that Rabani was sent to All India Institute of Medical Sciences and during treatment it was found that he had swallowed a large number of capsules.

“He (Rabani) was operated upon by the doctors and during

surgery the doctors took out from his stomach 57 capsules of very big size. These capsules were made of polythene. The weight of contraband was 525 grams. The capsules were opened and found containing Heroin,” he said, adding that Rabani is currently in ICU and is undergoing treatment.

The police said that an FIR has been registered in this regard at the IGI Airport police station here and efforts are being made to unearth the syndicate and track the other co-passengers. - PTI

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‘Planted story’: Retired judge to head ‘newsleak’ probe panel ISLAMABAD: A high-powered committee to be cobbled together to investigate the issue leaking a ‘fabricated’ story about national security last month will be unveiled within a couple of days, said the country’s security czar on Saturday.

“A retired high court judge will head the committee which comprises senior officials,” a senior official quoted Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan as saying.

Development The development came eight days after the government sacked its information minister Pervaiz Rashid after preliminary investigations established a ‘lapse’ on his part vis-à-vis the publication of the controversial story in daily Dawn on October 6.

In the story, reported by Cyril Almeida on the authority of un-

named sources, the civilian government had warned the military leadership in an October 3 highlevel huddle of Pakistan’s increasing international isolation for its failure to act against non-state actors. The government repeatedly rebutted the story as ‘false and fabricated’, but the denials failed to satisfy the military which called for unmasking and punishing those who had planted it because it was a ‘breach of national security’.

The official said the interior minister vowed to constitute a committee in a day or two.

While sacking Rashid, the government had said that it would form an inquiry committee, comprising senior officers of the InterServices Intelligence, Military Intelligence and Intelligence Bureau to “expose all those responsible for(the planted story) for stern ac-

tion in the national interest”.

However, in a followup news conference the interior minister had said the committee would also include three to four ‘other members’.

“No one will be able to point the finger at the honesty and sincerity of the committee’s members. This inquiry is not being conducted against Pervaiz Rashid but it aims to probe who had leaked the fabricated story,” the official quoted Nisar saying.

“Rashid was relieved of his office because he had only failed to stop the publication of the story,” Nisar had said earlier.

The interior minister has repeatedly said that whoever was involved in leaking the story would be brought to justice as this story had given opportunity to foes to charge-sheet Pakistan.

Apparently the government has adopted a go-slow policy in probing the issue as no tangible progress has been made in investigation. The terms of reference of the committee and a time frame for its investigations have yet to be worked out.

Defence analyst Lt General (retd) Talat Masood says the issue has apparently put the government in a dilemma.“They want to protect themselves and at the same time also want to satisfy the army,” he said.

Lack of commitment “There is also lack of coordination and lack of commitment over the issue,” he added. “I think they want to delay the process till November-end when the serving army chief (General Raheel Sharif ) will retire.” - Express Tribune

LAPSE ON HIS PART: The development came eight days after the

government sacked its information minister Pervaiz Rashid after preliminary investigations established a ‘lapse’ on his part vis-àvis the publication of the controversial story. - AFP file photo

Iran invites Pakistan for free trade negotiations They agreed to switch from the current preferential trade agreement to free trade and push bilateral commerce up to $5 billion per annum over the next five years

The development came after Pakistan sent several requests to the Iranian authorities for negotiations on tariff lines, customs duties and other related issues for inclusion in the FTA document

ISLAMABAD: In a significant leap towards a free trade agreement (FTA), the Iranian authorities have asked Pakistan to send a delegation to Tehran for kicking off formal negotiations for liberalising commerce between the two neighbours.

“Iran has finally invited Pakistan to bring a delegation by the end of this month or early next month in order to start the first

round of talks on the much-awaited FTA,” said a senior officer in the Ministry of Commerce while talking to The Express Tribune.

The development came after Pakistan sent several requests to the Iranian authorities for negotiations on tariff lines, customs duties and other related issues for inclusion in the FTA document.

“Our delegation, led by an additional secretary, will leave in the next three to four weeks; officials of the Economic Affairs Division and the Federal Board of Revenue

will be part of the negotiating team,” the officer said.

“They will try to finalise the document as quickly as possible.”

Targeted The next round of talks would be held in Islamabad in early 2017 to further streamline the matters, the officer said, adding Pakistan had targeted 2017 for striking agreements on free trade with Turkey, Thailand and Iran.

Earlier, the Iranian authorities had given their input for the draft

FTA shared by Pakistan, paving the way for beginning formal FTA negotiations. The two countries had agreed on signing the FTA during the visit of Iranian President Hasan Rouhani to Islamabad in March this year.

They agreed to switch from the current preferential trade agreement to free trade and push bilateral commerce up to $5 billion per annum over the next five years.

The two Muslim countries expressed interest in promoting and expanding bilateral trade as soon

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Terms of reference “Although PTI has announced to boycott the proceedings of parliament, but we still own the bill,” PTI’s vice-chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi said, adding the terms of reference (ToRs) submitted by the PTI in the Supreme Court were devised by taking guidance from the bill.

“We will ask the government

K-P moves to halt Gula’s deportation PESHAWAR: A day after a special court convicted National Geographic’s iconic cover girl Sharbat Gula on charges of possessing forged identity papers, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government decided to temporarily halt her deportation on humanitarian grounds.

The case took a fresh turn on Saturday after Pakistan Tehreeke-Insaf chief Imran Khan urged Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervaiz Khattak not to deport Sharbat Gula. The spokesperson for the provincial government, Mushtaq Ghani, said that directives had been forwarded to the Home and Tribal Affairs Department, adding that the case needed to be taken up at the federal level.

“We will request the federal government to grant her refugee status,” he said. A knowledgeable source said that the court had ordered the superintendent of jail to make necessary arrangements for her deportation. The court had imposed a fine of Rs110,000, which had already been paid, and sentenced her to 15 days in jail.

However; the court also ordered her deportation under the Section 14 of the Foreigners Act. Once she completes her prison term, according to the source, the provincial government could prolong her stay, citing safety concerns. -Express Tribune

KARACHI

PPP, PTI to press on with its Panama Papers leaks probe ISLAMABAD: In a parallel to the proceedings pending in the Supreme Court, two major opposition parties — PTI and PPP — decided on Saturday to continue to press the government over the adoption of the joint opposition’s bill on the Panama Papers.

The bill is currently pending in the Senate.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) insisted that irrespective of its ongoing boycott of parliament, the party not only owned the bill, but also urged the government not to obstruct its adoption.

A crucial meeting of the Senate’s Standing Committee on Law and Justice will take up the bill on Tuesday (November 8). The bill, titled ‘The Panama Papers Inquiries Bill 2016’, was referred to the panel on September 27.

The bill seeks to form a judicial commission to probe the Panamagate scandal.

It calls for initiating investigations starting from the prime minister and his children and more than 450 people named in the Panama Papers – a demand opposed by the government, which dubbed the bill as being ‘person-centric’.

as the international community removed longstanding sanctions from Tehran earlier this year.

Later, they developed a fiveyear roadmap with the objective of giving a significant boost to trade. Under the roadmap, they will open special bank accounts in their respective currencies in each other’s central banks to streamline the payment mechanism for trade transactions.

At the time when international embargo was in place, no proper payment mechanism had existed for trade with Iran because of strict curbs on financial transactions. That was the reason for a marked decline in Pakistan’s exports to Iran over the past many years. As part of the roadmap, both the sides have outlined scores of challenges that will be addressed to achieve the trade objectives.

They will make arrangements to tackle the impediments in the way of bilateral trade such as nontariff barriers, absence of a mutual recognition agreement, lack of banking facilities, infrastructure bottlenecks and trade through informal channels. They are eager to step up efforts to give a fresh fillip to trade and open up commerce and investment as well as provide market access under formal agreements. - Express Tribune

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SCANDAL: Mossack Fonseca law firm sign is pictured in Panama City, April 4, 2016. A crucial meet-

ing of the Senate’s Standing Committee on Law and Justice will take up the bill on Tuesday. The bill, titled ‘The Panama Papers Inquiries Bill 2016’, was referred to the panel on September 27. - Reuters file

not to obstruct its passage, if it really intends to ensure fair investigations into the issue,” Qureshi said. He, however, predicted that the government would not support the bill. PPP Senator Saeed Ghani, who is also a member of the Senate Committee, said that legislation was the exclusive mandate of parliament.

“Ongoing SC proceedings into the Panamagate issue would not impact parliament’s pending legislation process,” Ghani said, adding that most petitions in the Supreme Court only demanded accountability of the prime minister, but the bill would ensure

across-the-board accountability of all those named in the Panama Papers. Ghani expressed the hope that the joint opposition would get the bill passed by the committee concerned on Tuesday.

The government opposed the bill’s introduction in the Senate, forcing the Senate chairman to opt for voting.

The opposition dominated as the Senate voted in favour and the bill was subsequently referred to the Law and Justice Committee.

In the bill, the opposition sought to initiate a legal process for inquiries into transnational and trans-jurisdictional secret

transfers and deposits of funds abroad. The bill suggested the federal government file a reference to the Chief Justice of Pakistan to nominate a three-judge commission with the senior-most judge of the apex court being its chairman or if the CJP himself is a member, he should head the commission.

The commission will have the powers to constitute a national or international joint investigation team or teams and seek cooperation from foreign countries in accordance with the UN Convention against Corruption and other related conventions and laws. - Express Tribune

Top cleric, 39 others held over involvement in sectarian killings KARACHI: Law enforcement agencies on Sunday rounded up at least 40 suspects, including a prominent religious scholar, in Karachi following a spate of targeted killings.

Allama Mirza Yousuf Hussain, a prominent scholar, was arrested late on Saturday night during a raid at his house in the city’s Nazimabad area, sources said..

Hussain, who is a prayer leader at Noor-e-Emaan Masjid, was taken into custody just a day after a former Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) senator was arrested by law enforcers over his alleged involvement in sectarian killings in the metropolis that took place recently and in the past as well.

Faisal Raza Abidi had been apprehended from his residence in New Rizvia Society, which falls in District East, late Friday night.

Weapons recovered Heavy weapons, including a G-3 rifle and sub-machine guns (SMGs), were also recovered during the half-an-hour long search before he was shifted to an undisclosed location for interrogation.

On Friday, six people, including two prayer leaders belonging to the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam – Fazl (JUI-F), were shot dead in three separate attacks within the span of one hour.

Two JUI-F workers were killed in Patel Para while three ASWJ workers, including a prayer leader at Shafiq Morr and a prayer leader in Hyderi, were gunned down apparently by the same group.

SUSPECT: Allama Mirza Yousuf Hussain was rounded up from his house in Nazimabad late on Saturday night. - Express Tribune

Meanwhile, Majlis Wahdat-eMuslimeen (MWM) leader Allama Raja Nasir Abbas Jaffery slammed the recent targeted killings of minority community mourners in New Rizvia Society area on Saturday.

Two mourners were targeted by armed attackers in Rizvia Society when they were returning from a religious gathering, Jaffery said.

The MWM leader, however, lamented that minority community were continuously being targeted in the city and yet law enforcers were taking their leaders into custody.Jaffery urged the government to take notice of the recent targeted killings in Karachi. - Express Tribune

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Theo Sanson from France walks on a slackline during a competition in Jiaozuo, Henan Province, China, on Sunday. — Reuters

KABUL: An Australian working for a non-governmental organisation (NGO) in Afghanistan was reported kidnapped in the capital Kabul on Saturday, officials said.

“The Australian Embassy in Kabul is making urgent enquiries into reports an Australian has been kidnapped in Kabul,” a spokesman for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Canberra said in an emailed statement on Sunday. “Due to the nature of the incident we will not be commenting further.”

Afghan television station Tolo News said on Sunday the Australian woman was abducted at gunpoint in the Qala-i-Fatullah area in the centre of the city.

Kidnapping has long been a major problem in Afghanistan, affecting Afghans more often than foreigners, with ransom often the motive. However, there have been several abductions of foreign aid workers, including at least two Australians this year alone.

Kerry Jane Wilson, who was abducted from the office of a charity in the eastern city of Jalalabad in April, was freed in August. Another Australian, working as a teacher at the American University in Kabul, was kidnapped with an American colleague in August. — Reuters RAID ON HIDEOUT

Bangladesh police arrest four suspected militants DHAKA: Bangladesh police on Sunday arrested four suspected militants, including two linked to the slaying of a Japanese man one year ago, in a raid on their hideout in an abandoned brick kiln.

The Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants threw home-made bombs, wounding three police, before they were overpowered, according to police.

Guns, explosives and other weapons were found at the scene.

Agriculturalist killed The arrests were made some 300 km (186 miles) north of Dhaka in Rangpur district, where Kunio Hoshi, a 65-year-old agriculturalist, was killed while working on a farming project.

Mizanur Rahman, a police superintendent in Rangpur, told reporters that two of the men arrested, Belal Hossain and Ershad Alam, had helped train the militants who had killed Hoshi.

The other men arrested, Ashraful Islam and Al Amin, were JMB activists, he said.

Charge sheet In July, police lodged a charge sheet against eight JMB members, including ringleaders Saddam Hossain and Masud Rana, who were said to be involved in Hoshi’s killing. A JMB splinter group, that has aligned with IS, claimed responsibility for the attack in July on a restaurant in an upscale neighborhood of Dhaka that killed 22 people, mostly foreigners. Two police and five gunmen were also killed during the gunbattle at the restaurant. — Reuters

5-Star tours Europe in bid to sink Renzi’s referendum Luigi Di Maio of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement heads to London to kick off a 10-day campaign against the referendum

ROME: A month away from a referendum on constitutional reform that could sink the government, Italy’s largest opposition party wants to make sure Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is not saved by the votes of Italians abroad.

Luigi Di Maio, one of the most prominent faces of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement, heads to London on Tuesday to kick off a 10-day campaign against the referendum that will also take him to Madrid, Brussels, Paris and Berlin. 5-Star, whose appeal is based on a drive against the corruption that has tainted Italy’s politics for decades, has good reason to be wary of the army of 3 million expatriates who the right to vote.

The maverick group was the most voted party in Italy at the last national election in 2013, but after the ballots were counted from Italians living abroad it was overtaken by the Democratic Party (PD), allowing it to lead a new government. Di Maio, a 30-year-old

AGAINST THE REFORM: Luigi Di Maio of the 5-Star movement arrives for a news conference in Rome, Italy, on October 17, 2016. – Reuters File

parliamentarian widely expected to be 5-Star’s candidate for prime minister at the next election due in 2018, aims to avoid a repeat performance with the referendum.

“We want to explain the risks of this reform to Italians abroad because if ‘Yes’ wins we will never get rid of the political class that forced them to emigrate,” he told Reuters in an interview.

Italians faced with a chronically stagnant economy and a lack of work have been emigrating in growing numbers in recent years.

Some 107,000 moved abroad in 2015, according to official data, but the actual figure is believed to be much higher.

Renzi says his plan to reduce drastically the role of the Senate

and curb the powers of regional governments will simplify decision-making and ensure stable government. Opponents say it will actually make the legislative process more complicated and reduce checks and balances. “This reform will give more power to the people who have brought our country to the state it is in,” said Di Maio, whose party is roughly level with the PD according to recent polls.

Earlier this year Renzi repeatedly said he would resign if he lost the December 4 referendum.

In the last two months he has declined to confirm that, saying discussion of his own future deflected attention from the merits of the reform. “If he loses we will ask Renzi to keep his promise and

the Italians will ask him to keep his promise,” said Di Maio, who is viewed as the moderate face of the movement created by firebrand comedian Beppe Grillo in 2009.

With all the opposition parties lined up against the reform, Renzi faces an uphill struggle. Of 33 opinion polls published in the last month, all but one has put ‘No’ ahead. However, with around a quarter of voters still undecided, pollsters say the result remains highly uncertain.

Moreover, the polls do not include Italians living abroad. Pollsters expect less than a third of these to cast a ballot, but they say of those that do, most will probably vote ‘Yes’. In a very tight race this could be crucial.

The meticulous Di Maio is likely to have a tough task convincing expats such as Stefano Greco, a 27-year-old from Sicily who has been in London for 15 months doing a post-graduate degree at the London Business School.

“I will vote ‘Yes’, because living abroad you see even more clearly how slow and bureaucratic Italy is, and my impression is that the reform will help to make things simpler,” he said.

The 2013 election was just the latest to turn on Italians abroad.

In 2006, it was the foreign vote that gave centre-left leader Romano Prodi his majority in the upper house Senate.

5-Star is not the only party wooing Italy’s emigrants. Reforms Minister Maria Elena Boschi recently toured Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay to win support for ‘Yes’, while the right-wing Northern League is also sending a senior politician to South America this month to whip up the ‘No’ vote.

Federico Benini, head of polling agency Winpoll, forecast that around 300,000 Italians abroad would vote, or roughly 10 per cent.

That compares with 30 per cent at the 2013 national election and just 3 per cent at the 2014 European election. Of those that cast a ballot, he said he expected up to 80 per cent to back ‘Yes’ because they follow Italian politics less closely, tend to be less anti-Renzi and see it as broadly positive that the country is trying to reform.

Benini estimated that if ‘Yes’ is less than one percentage point behind among domestic voters, the result could be overturned by those resident abroad. — Reuters

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After years of delay, ‘speed’ is a new problem for climate negotiators LONDON: Efforts to build a new global deal to tackle climate change were for many years criticised for moving at glacial pace.

But this week climate negotiators meeting in Morocco find themselves facing an entirely new problem: a deal that, astonishingly, has come into effect more than three years ahead of schedule.

The Paris Agreement on climate change, designed to start in 2020, entered into force on Friday after 96 countries and the European Union - together representing nearly 70 per cent of the world’s climate-changing emissions - ratified it. That has been a cause for celebration - and some puzzlement. “We’re now in an interesting conundrum we never thought we’d find ourselves in: After pushing for decisive and speedy action, we got it,” said Paula Caballero, global di-

rector of the climate programme at the Washington-based World Resources Institute.

The immediate challenge for negotiators is that, by law, countries that have ratified the deal must start agreeing the rules to implement it at the next UN climate conference.

But that meeting starts on Monday in Marrakesh. That has left officials a very short time to iron out a host of technical issues - and only about half the parties that crafted the Paris deal eligible to participate in the early decision-making.

“Because we’ve jump-started the (deal), we now have to find a way for negotiators to discuss the rules while still finding ways for other countries to come in and join,” said Liz Gallagher, a climate diplomacy expert at London-based E3G, a sustainable-development

think tank. But that is “a good problem to have”, she said. “It’s the first time we really feel the urgency in the negotiations is reflected.”

The rapid approval of the agreement - one of the fastest in the history of international deal-making has happened in large part because a growing number of countries feel the urgency of taking swift action to deal with climate change and its worsening impacts, while big climate polluters such as China and the United States have jointly stepped up to push the deal.

But many nations also have an anxious eye on this week’s US elections, where Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has promised to pull his country out of the climate agreement if elected, analysts said.

That threat, in recent months, has spurred a rush to ratify the

agreement and ensure it takes force before the US vote.

Under the rules of the Paris Agreement, once it has come into effect, “legally a country cannot withdraw before the next five years are over”, said Sven Harmeling, international climate change policy coordinator for the aid agency CARE. The quick ratification of the global climate deal, however, will likely require a bit of procedural fancy footwork at the November 7-18 UN climate talks.

Negotiators, for instance, likely will open the first meeting of the governing body of the Paris Agreement and then suspend it soon after until 2017, or more likely 2018, said Ulriikka Aarnio, international policy coordinator for Climate Action Network Europe.

Talks can then continue but no decisions will need to be made

until the suspension is lifted, she said. As only countries that have ratified the agreement can vote on the rules, the suspension could spur countries that have not yet passed the deal to do so quickly, she and others said.

“We need to find a way to ensure that the inclusiveness that has been at the core of the agreement is maintained, so that all countries that want to ratify and haven’t been able to do so are able to fully participate in the rule-making process,” said WRI’s Caballero.

Negotiators in Morocco will be trying to push ahead on a few key points, however, looking at immediate actions that could be taken to cut emissions and how emissions reductions could be ratcheted up from existing promises after a 2018 progress assessment. They also will dig into how the world

will make a promised shift to using virtually no fossil fuels by the second half of the century and how to hold global temperature rise to an ambitious target of “well below” 2 degrees Celsius.

“It’s now starting to sink in,” Aarnio said. “It means really, really drastic mitigation in all sectors, much faster than anything we’ve seen before.

That effort has had a boost in recent weeks with the passage of an accord to begin limiting the use of hydrofluorocarbons - refrigerants that are major contributors to climate change - and a separate deal to cap increases in aviation emissions by 2020.

Critics, however, say both deals and the national commitments so far made under the Paris Agreement are less ambitious than what is needed. — Thomson Reuters Foundation

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Social media helps American millennial voters register online NEW YORK: As the youngest members of the millennial generation became old enough to vote in this year’s US presidential election, states and social media platforms poured efforts into online registration, hoping to attract these tech savvy voters who now rival Baby Boomers as the country’s largest demographic.

With Election Day just two days away, political experts are skeptical that a record number of millennials who signed up to vote will actually result in the 18-34 year-old age group turning out at the polls in proportion to their relative size of the US population.

Millennials make up approximately 31 per cent of US citizens eligible to vote, according to the Pew Research Center, on par for the first time with Baby Boomers, who are typically aged 52-70 years old. There are an estimated 225.8 million eligible US voters.

Millennials have so far, however, turned out in much lower numbers in elections than Baby Boomers. In 2008, a record year for millennial turnout, just 50 per cent of those POLITICAL SCANDAL

South Korea arrests former aides of Park SEOUL: South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s former secretaries were arrested early Sunday, adding pressure on her to resign as tens of thousands of protesters demanded her ouster over one of the nation’s biggest political scandals in years.

Arrest warrants for former senior presidential secretary for policy coordination An Chong-bum and former secretary for private presidential affairs Jeong Hoseong have been issued, according to text messages from the Seoul Central District Court.

An has been accused of pressuring local companies to donate funds to foundations controlled

by Choi Soon-sil, a friend of President Park who is at the center of the scandal. Jeong, dubbed as a “door knob” to Park by local media in that he is one of the key members controlling access to the president, was arrested on charges of allegedly leaking confidential documents to Choi. Both were already in custody. The arrests came as tens of thousands of citizens rallied in Seoul demanding Park’s resignation. Police said about 45,000 people turned out, although protest organisers estimated the crowd at 200,000, according to Yonhap News. Photos in local media showed protesters flagging banners reading “Park Geun-hye resign” and “Park Geun-hye out.”

Still, Yong In University liberal arts Professor Choi Chang-ryul said he didn’t expect Park to resign even though the situation may change as calls for her resignation increase. “We are likely to see stand-off between political parties and the presidential office for some time, during which the public will continue demanding her resignation,” Choi said. “How things will evolve after this is hard to predict.”

Park has seen her approval rating plummet after media reports that Choi, a long-time friend of Park’s and a private citizen, has taken advantage of their relationship to meddle extensively in state affairs. — Bloomberg

TECH SAVVY VOTERS: With Election Day just two days away, politi-

cal experts are sceptical that a record number of millennials who signed up to vote will actually result in the 18-34 year-old age group turning out at the polls in proportion to their relative size of the US population. – AFP

eligible to vote did so, the National Census Bureau said.

That compared with turnout rates of 69 per cent for Baby Boomers and 61 per cent for people aged 36 to 51, also known as Generation X. This year, a number of efforts on social media by states and

non-profits aimed to change that, including Facebook reminders on users’ accounts, Twitter hashtag campaigns, celebrities creating Snapchat and an Instagram post urging people to vote.

According to a survey of state electoral officials and voter non-

profits around the United States, these social media campaigns have paid off, at least when it came to getting young voters registered.

A survey of 2,000 millennials conducted by social media platform Yik Yak, which is known for its popularity among college students and teens, showed that 62 per cent registered to vote for the first time this year and, of those, 9 per cent registered online following a social media prompt.

In California, roughly 31 per cent of all registered voters are now aged 18-35. A Facebook reminder on May 16 coincided with 143,255 people registering or updating their registrations online that day in the state, compared to an average of 23,166 per day that month, said California Secretary of State spokesman Sam Mahood. Other states reported similar spikes.

In Oregon, more than 420,000 people registered to vote online in 2016, up from 2012 when 163,545 used the online system. Digital voter enrollments in Washington jumped by roughly 135,000 in 2016, compared to 2012. From

January through mid-October this year, 381,318 people used the online system in Indiana, nearly three times as many as in 2012.

“Let’s face it - that’s where [younger voters] are; they’re on social media,” said Denise Merrill, the secretary of state for Connecticut, which used social media campaigns, including a dedicated hashtag and Facebook’s banner ads, to drive registrations. “Whatever we’re doing, we’re having pretty dramatic results.”

Like a lot of experts, Donald Green, a professor of political science at Columbia University, is skeptical that an increase in young voter registration will correspond with millennials unseating the Baby Boomers as the most active voting bloc. Green conceded that there was “change afoot,” but said he thought it would far more gradual. By his estimate, it would be 25 years before millennials overtake Baby Boomers, or what he dubbed “generational replacement.”

“In presidential elections the translation of new registration to votes is more like one half or one

third,” he said.

Michael Cornfield, an associate professor of political management at George Washington University, agreed that registering someone to vote does not guarantee they’ll show up on Election Day. “It’s up to the campaigns to do the last bit, which is to say make sure the right millennials in the right battleground states are being targeted,” said Cornfield.

Laura Wray-Lake, an assistant professor at the University of California-Los Angeles, said the increase in millennial registration could be a boon for Democrats if they could harness some of the social media techniques used to register voters to get them to the polls.

With many political experts expecting overall voter turnout to be lower this year, millennial voters in swing states are a bloc that Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton could hope to turn out.

Clinton leads Republican candidate Donald Trump by 27 percentage points among likely voters ages 18-34, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll. — Reuters

Erdogan accuses Europe of supporting Kurdish rebels tions “call into question the basis for the sustainable relationship between the EU and Turkey” “After discussions with our parliamentary group and our central executive board, we have decided to halt our legislative efforts in light of everything that has happened,” HDP spokesman Ayhan Bilgen said in a statement read out in front of the party’s offices in Diyarbakir and broadcast online.

HDP officials would consult with the party’s supporters, many of whom are in the largely Kurdish southeast, and could then consider a full withdrawal from parliament, he said.

Europe, as a whole, is abetting terrorism.

Even though they declared the PKK a terrorist organisation, this is clear, said Turkish president

ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused Europe on Sunday of abetting terrorism by supporting Kurdish militants and said he did not care if it called him a dictator.

Turkey drew international condemnation for the arrest on Friday of leaders and lawmakers from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), the second-largest opposition grouping in parliament, as part of a terrorism investigation.

The government accuses the HDP, which made history last year by becoming the first Kurdish party to win 10 per cent of the vote and enter parliament, of financing and supporting an armed Kurdish insurgency, which it denies.

The HDP announced a partial boycott of parliament on Sunday, saying it was “halting its legislative efforts” and that its deputies would stop participating in sessions of the legislature or meetings of parliamentary commissions.

The action against the HDP has heightened concern among Western allies about the state of democracy in Turkey, a NATO member which aspires to join the European Union and which is a buffer between Europe and the conflicts in Syria and Iraq.

More than 110,000 officials from soldiers and judges to teach-

POLITICAL CRISIS: Parliament member of Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and protester gather as Turkish anti riot police officers stand guard on Sunday during demonstration in Diyarbakir.

The HDP announced a partial boycott of parliament on Sunday, saying it was “halting its legislative efforts” and that its deputies would stop participating in sessions of the legislature or meetings of parliamentary commissions. – AFP

ers and journalists - have been detained or suspended since a failed military coup in July, in what Erdogan’s critics say is a crackdown on all forms of dissent.

“I don’t care if they call me dictator or whatever else, it goes in one ear, out the other. What matters is what my people call me,” Erdogan said in a speech at an Istanbul university, where he was receiving an honorary doctorate.

Furious Erdogan and the government are furious at what they see as Western criticism of their fight against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group, which has waged a three-decade insurgency for Kurdish autonomy and whose allied groups in Syria enjoy US

support in the fight against IS. Erdogan said the PKK, listed as a terrorist group by the European Union and United States, had killed almost 800 members of the security forces and more than 300 civilians since a ceasefire in the largely Kurdish southeast collapsed last year. A PKK offshoot claimed responsibility for a car bomb in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir on Friday which killed 11 and wounded at least 100 hours after the HDP detentions, according to a website close to the militants. IS had also claimed the attack, according to the group’s Amaq news agency. “Europe, as a whole, is abetting terrorism.

Even though they declared the PKK a terrorist organisation, this is clear,” Erdogan said. “We see

how the PKK can act so freely and comfortably in Europe.”

Turkey’s EU Minister Omer Celik has called European ambassadors to a meeting in Ankara on Monday to brief them on the latest developments, a statement from his ministry said.

HDP co-leaders Selahattin Demirtas and Figen Yuksekdag were jailed pending trial on Friday after refusing to give testimony in a probe linked to “terrorist propaganda”. Ten other HDP lawmakers were also detained, though some were later released.

The United States expressed deep concern, while Germany and Denmark summoned Turkish diplomats over the Kurdish arrests. European Parliament President Martin Schulz said the ac-

Funding terrorism Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said the HDP had been funding terrorism and that “not only those bombing and burning, but also those supporting terror” would pay the price. The party’s deputies would be betraying the people if they failed to attend parliament sessions, he said. “For years, we called on you to say you are against terror and terrorist organisations. You would not listen... For years, they transferred the money we sent for the municipalities to terror,” Yildirim said in a televised speech.

“Turn back from this road while it’s still possible... Come to parliament and say what you have to say,” he said.

In an earlier speech on Sunday, he vowed Turkey would pursue its campaign against all groups it considers “terrorists”, including the PKK and its allies. Turkey launched a military incursion into Syria in August to push IS militants from its border and stop Kurdish fighters gaining ground.

“The more we continue our fight, the more we see them squealing.

No matter what they say, this battle will continue until our red crescent and starred flag waves across every province,” he said.

“Let all of their supporters know this, inside and outside Turkey.” — Reuters

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Hong Kong police, activists clash at protests over Beijing crackdown HONG KONG: Hong Kong police fired pepper spray and protesters threw bottles and road cones in clashes near China’s representative office on Sunday night where activists had gathered to demonstrate against Beijing’s attempts to stop a fledgling independence movement.

A ruling on Monday from a top committee of China’s parliament, the National People’s Congress, is expected to effectively bar the recently elected lawmakers Yau Wai-ching, and Baggio Leung from taking office in Hong Kong’s legislature. The pair pledged allegiance to the “Hong Kong nation” and displayed a “Hong Kong is not China” banner during a swearing-in ceremony for the city’s legislative council in October. Their oaths were not accepted and their right to re-take them is being challenged

in the local courts by the Hong Kong government.

The situation is seen by many of Hong Kong’s legal and political elite as one of the biggest tests the financial hub has faced since its handover to China nearly two decades ago, with some fearing its independent rule of law is under threat. Hundreds of police, some with riot shields and batons, and some behind temporary metal barricades, were seen near the central government’s Liaison Office, traditionally well protected by local police, and viewed by many as a symbol of Beijing’s increasing influence on the free-wheeling city.

As police reinforced their lines, protesters took their own precautions, some donning masks and goggles and wrapping cling film over their eyes to protect against pepper spray. At least one protest-

PROTEST: Demonstrators protect themselves with umbrellas during a stand-off with police in Hong Kong on Sunday. – AFP

er was arrested. About 20 were hit by pepper spray - some protecting themselves with umbrellas, the symbol of the 79-day democracy protests in Hong Kong in 2014.

“This is about our future,” said

one woman, while others chanted for independence, long a taboo subject in the global financial hub and anathema to Beijing’s Communist Party leaders.

The standing committee of

China’s parliament, the National People’s Congress, this weekend discussed invoking a rarely used power to interpret Hong Kong’s mini “Basic Law” constitution to stop Yau, 25, and Leung, 30, from taking office. China Central Television quoted national lawmakers as saying the pair were a threat to China’s “sovereignty and security”.

“If this kind of situation continues it will harm the immediate interests of the people of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the interests of national development. The central government cannot sit by indifferently,” they were quoted as saying.

As such, an NPC interpretation was “very timely and extremely necessary”, the report said.

Britain returned Hong Kong to Chinese control in 1997 under a “one country, two systems” formu-

la that gave the territory wideranging autonomy, including judicial freedom.

Martin Lee, a veteran pro-democratic figure and barrister, said Beijing’s move would bind the hands of the Hong Kong court that will hear the government’s challenge against the pair. “(It) makes it impossible for the court to exercise its own judgment,” he said.

The Hong Kong Bar Association has said an intervention by Beijing now would deal a “severe blow” to the city’s judicial independence and undermine international confidence in Hong Kong’s autonomy.

Earlier on Sunday, thousands including Yau and Leung -marched to the city’s financial district. Several hundred then pressed on to Beijing’s Liaison Office. Organisers put the numbers at 11,000; police said 8,000 turned out. — Reuter

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WORLD May vows to deliver a ‘full’ EU exit British Prime Minister Theresa May signalled she would resist any attempt to force her to change her approach to leaving the EU CONFIDENT: Nigel Farage, leader of the United Kingdom In-

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday she would deliver a full exit from the European Union, hitting back at critics of her Brexit strategy who have threatened to try to block the process in parliament.

The government’s plans to launch a two-year divorce process by the end of March next year were thrown into disarray last week when a court ruled that parliament must be consulted on the decision.

May has said she is confident of overturning the ruling.

Nevertheless, the prospect of a parliamentary vote has enraged eurosceptic lawmakers who fear the ‘hard Brexit’ they want will be watered down, and emboldened political opponents who want a less radical split from the bloc.

Writing in the Sunday Telegraph newspaper, May signalled she would resist any attempt to force her to change her approach to leaving the EU, a historic break that was approved by 52 per cent of Britons in a referendum in June.

“The people made their choice, and did so decisively. It is the responsibility of the government to get on with the job and to carry out their instruction in full,” May wrote.

She said members of parliament who regretted the referendum result “need to accept what the people decided”.

The head of Britain’s opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, said in a newspaper interview that he

dependence Party, and Gina Miller, an investment manager who is backing a legal attempt to challenge Britain leaving the EU without Parliamentary consent attend the Marr Show in London, on Sunday. – Reuters/Jeff Overs/BBC/Handout HITTING BACK: British Prime Minister Theresa May at 10 Downing Street in London on November 2, 2016. May said members of parliament who regretted the referendum result ‘need to accept what the people decided’. – AFP

would try to block the commencement of divorce talks with the EU if the government does not agree to his Brexit demands.

May’s government, which has given little away about its plans for Britain’s future relationship with the EU, has said that having to set out a detailed negotiating strategy to parliament would put it at a disadvantage in the talks.

“While others seek to tie our negotiating hands, the Government will get on with the job of delivering the decision of the British people,” May said in a separate statement ahead of a trade visit to India on Sunday.

Arch-eurosceptic Nigel Farage, who led the influential UK Independence Party’s Brexit campaign, said there was a growing movement to keep Britain within the EU’s tariff-free single market - a scenario he called a “half-Brexit” that went against the referendum result.

“If the people in this country think that they’re going to be cheated, they’re going to be betrayed, then we will see political anger the likes of which none of

us in our lifetimes have ever witnessed in this country,” he told the BBC. Parliament could in theory block Brexit because most members supported staying in the EU in June’s referendum. But many lawmakers have signalled they would be willing to reverse their position to reflect the referendum result.

“I think it is highly unlikely that parliament would not, in the end, back a decision to trigger Article 50,” health minister Jeremy Hunt told the BBC, referring to the EU treaty mechanism for launching divorce proceedings.

Last week’s court ruling could allow lawmakers to temper the government’s approach, however, making a “hard Brexit” - where tight controls on immigration are prioritised over remaining in the single market - less likely.

Corbyn told the Sunday Mirror that Labour’s “Brexit bottom line” would require guarantees for access to the single market for exporters, continued protection of workers’ rights, safeguards for consumers and the environment, and pledges that Britain would

make up any loss of EU capital investment.

Corbyn said he would welcome an early national election if May refused to meet his demands. But the next one is not due until 2020, and the government has so far resisted pressure to dissolve parliament and seek a stronger mandate.

“I think a general election is frankly the last thing that the government wants.. It’s the last thing that the British people want,” Hunt said.

A government appeal against the High Court ruling is expected to be considered by Britain’s Supreme Court early next month. May has said she still plans to invoke Article 50 by the end of March.

“We need to turn our minds to how we get the best outcome for our country,” she said in the statement issued by her office.

“That means sticking to our plan and timetable, getting on with the work of developing our negotiating strategy and not putting all our cards on the table - that is not in our national interest and it won’t help us get the best deal for Britain.” — Reuters

Scotland, others expected to join Brexit legal challenge LONDON: Scotland’s devolved government is expected to join a legal challenge against the British government’s plans to trigger an exit from the European Union, the lead claimant in the court case said on Sunday.

“We are expecting a number of governments to join us,” Gina Miller, an investment manager leading the court case against the government, told the BBC, indicating Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish devolved authorities could become involved.

“But their case will be different to ours. They will be talking about their own particular interests.”

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said a decision on her government’s involvement had not yet been taken.

“The Scottish government

had a representative observing proceedings throughout this case and we are currently considering whether we should now seek to become participants in the appeal process,” she wrote in the Observer newspaper.

A majority of people in Scotland voted to stay in the EU at the June 23 referendum, while a majority in England and Wales voted to leave, setting Britain as a whole on the path to an unprecedented divorce from its biggest trading partner and straining relations between the UK’s constituent nations.

“Any decision we make will not be about thwarting the result in England and Wales... our decision will be about how we best make sure the actions of the UK government properly respect the way in which all parts of the UK voted,” Sturgeon said. — Reuters

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As the ASEAN approaches its 50th anniversary next year, its failure to reach a consensus regarding Chinese territorial claims in the South China Sea has raised concerns throughout the region.

Although the requirement that all decisions be made by consensus enables disparate member states to unite

re the West’s ‘Save Libya’ meetings really about saving Libya?

For months it has been obvious to everyone, except a handful of stubborn Western diplomats, that Libya is in free-fall and fast heading for the rocks. A series of Western-led talks about the country’s decline have failed to alter this trajectory or slow down its rapid descent yet still they go on, sometimes without a single Libyan even sitting at the table!

Last week in London a series of meetings took place at the FCO which yet again resulted in absolutely nothing. No surprise there. Along with Libyan unelected MPs and ministers, even the UN chosen PM Fayez Serraj, and representatives from the World Bank — who recently warned that Libya was on the verge of an ‘economic catastrophe’ — as well as the International Monetary Fund, all crammed into Britain’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office to participate in yet another Libya-related farcical conference. At the heart of what has become an internationally mis-managed disaster in Libya lies the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) — a hopeless ‘virtual’ entity which, after months in alleged power, has failed to take full control even over the capital Tripoli.

The palpable weakness of the GNA and its unelected Presidential Council has become increasingly evident. For example it has been unable to claim back control of the parliamentary complex and adjacent luxury Rixos hotel following both premises being seized earlier this month by a group who still claim to be the Government, the unelected and selfimposed by the gun, National Salvation Government (NSG) - an extremist heavy and also Muslim Brotherhood influenced entity - which ruled Tripoli and parts of western Libya for a time.

The GNA is widely viewed by most ordinary Libyans as at best ineffective, and at worst divisive and it has been rightly shunned by the eastern-based House of Representatives (HoR) — Libya’s only extant elected parliamentary body. Despite the recent success of the HoR, its government and military arm headed by General Khalifa Haftar, in reopening some of the country’s key oil ports which has seen oil production triple in just two months, according to Bloomberg, yet the West is still throwing its full support behind the GNA, exacerbating an existing east-west divide which increasingly points towards partition. Is that ‘the international community’s’ in-

tention? They should be reminded that the bulk of Libya’s oil is in the East not the West.

The GNA’s sole achievement to date has been to support the militia-led battle to free Muammar Gaddafi’s former hometown of Sirte from IS occupation but which actually in reality means IS have dispersed around the country and will go to ground for a while. During the course of this months-long battle, the GNA has allowed the UK, US and Italy to gain a military foothold, albeit temporarily, in the country, something which has almost been almost entirely ignored international media yet gives a worrying indication that more international military manoeuvres may be on the cards.

Little wonder then, that the West has such interest in hosting, running and participating in ‘Save Libya’ talks to control their interests and objectives.

Rather than try to work with all Libyan parties, throughout Libya’s disastrous 2016 descent into an abyss, the reaction from the United States and Britain— key architects of the GNA project —has been to double their bets. Last week they gave yet another show of public support to the foundering GNA, hosting these latest rounds of meetings in an apparent attempt to stave off Libya’s economic disaster.

But in Libya itself, the disaster is already in full swing, not just economically but also politically, socially and militarily. The West is aware of how bad it is — after all, western embassies have shunned the country for more than two years, along with most international aid organisations, including those which regularly operate in some of the world’s most dangerous areas of war and crisis.

It is deemed so unstable and unsafe that even so called Libyan entities such as the GNA largely operate out of neighbouring Tunisia, raising a central question: To what extent do these so called ministers and MPs attending such conferences really represent the Libyan people?

Is there, in fact, another agenda at play with this latest ‘save Libya’ meeting? US Secretary of State John Kerry attended the London FCO meetings with his ‘Libya’ man Jonathan Winer, prompting a few cynical murmurings about whether it is less about Libya but is rather part of a desperate ongoing attempt to plug the many holes in the dike that is now Hilary Clinton’s presidential campaign.

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Rolls-Royce and the World of Haute Couture

THE HOUSE OF ROLLSROYCE has announced its Spring/Summer 2017 Couture collection. They have long been bound by a common philosophy – taking the very finest materials and crafting them into the most exquisite and desirable luxury goods as expressions of their clients’ taste and lifestyle.

Under the stewardship of Design Director Giles Taylor, a team of talented designers were hand-picked from the worlds of fashion, fine textiles and luxury accessories including textile specialist Cherica Haye from the Royal College of Art and leather technologist Michelle Lusby who previously worked at Mulberry. Their work has seen the incorporation of fine silks and unexpected textures into the interior environment of truly bold and distinctive Bespoke commissions. They have conceived and executed Bespoke commissions with a depth of inspiration far beyond the traditional automotive palette.

In creating Dawn Inspired by Fashion, these designers selected the neutral canvas of white upon which to base three vibrant colours that will set the tone for 2017’s Spring/Summer collection; Mugello Red, Cobalto Blue or Mandarin. Subtle accents of these colours adorn interior aspects of each Dawn, whilst the ‘Silent Ballet’ of the roof as it rises to provide shelter from the paparazzo’s lens unleashes a brushstroke of colour to catch the style-spotters eye.

“Our clients are the very arbiters of fashion, tastemakers who sit in the front row of the Couture shows, themselves influencing evolving trends,” comments Giles Taylor, Director of Design for Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.

On opening Dawn’s coachdoors a contemporary Arctic White and Black interior colour scheme is accented by one of the

three vivid colours: Mugello Red, Cobalto Blue or Mandarin. The Arctic White leather of the seats is accented through the embroidery of the headrests, as well as the stitching and piping of the seats. Seamless stitching, a highly complex craft technique from the world of fine tailoring, is applied to the steering wheel to ensure the perfect line joins the two colours of leather around the rim.

Tactility, comfort, and quality are an important attribute of the piece itself. Rolls-Royce’s designers took inspiration from this approach in appointing the car’s front and rear door pockets with fine silks, adorned with an abstract representation of the Spirit of Ecstasy with each emblem set precisely at fifty-five degrees to complement the lines of the door.

The remarkable craftsmanship and attention-to-detail employed in the creation of any Rolls-Royce is evident in the exquisite application of wood to the dashboard, with the lacquering process for Dawn Inspired by Fashion alone taking nine days of painstaking work. This is completed elegantly with the integration of a Bespoke Clock, set as a piece of jewellery, styled exclusively to emit a silver on silver effect, evoking the metallic fabrics seen on this year’s catwalks in preparation for next year’s season.

Dawn’s exterior colour scheme of Andalucian White is beautifully accented by a hand-painted coachline which drapes over the curve of the car’s hip as the line flows backwards along the car, reflecting the identical splash of colour provided when the softtop roof is in place.

Clients are invited to commission their personal style statement from this month to ensure they appear wrapped in the latest couture offering from the world’s leading luxury goods house for the new season next year.

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With impressive fuel economy, extremely relaxed driving dynamics, good build quality, and a very comfortable cabin, the Toyota Prius is the King of the hybrids. This latest model is the fourth generation and it’s quite a departure from those that went before.

The 2016 Prius is also the first to spawn from Toyota’s New Global Architecture (TNGA), which among other advances gives the Prius a lower centre of gravity than before.

Prius features a 1.8L 4-Cylinder hybrid engine and is aimed at the future, which is evident in its exterior and interior designing.

The exterior designing is very inspiring by the mixed curvy edges that run all around the body. The most distinguished features on the exterior without a second thought would be the head and tail lamps.

The curvy flow of lights makes the rear end recognisable from a good distance and the headlamps gives the car a massive look.

There’s plenty of space for four tall adults in the Prius, and life is reasonably comfortable for a fifth person. Leg and shoulder room are particularly generous, plus the floor across the rear of the car is completely flat. Prius also provides lots of in-car storage, including cupholders and a deep bin between the front seats.

The materials used are highgrade materials and the interior is so well composed that it completely surprises you when you step into a hybrid and find yourself

being treated to some comfortable features. The driving position is very convenient. Gadget fans will love the huge digital display at the top of the dashboard, which shows everything from your speed and fuel economy to what’s going on with the car’s petrol-electric drive system. Most other functions are controlled through a touch screen.

The lack of rotating controls for the volume or heating won’t be to all tastes, either.

A JBL audio system harmonises the ride, with 10 speakers placed optimally throughout the cabin.

The synthetic leather wheel has surface temperature regulating properties for excellent comfort and the surface feels less hot in summer and less cold in winter.

The Prius also has a convenient wireless charging system, which allows users to simply place a compatible device on the pad to initiate charging, without the need for a cable.

The newly designed steering wheel matches with the interior styling and also available in synthetic leather.

The Boot space requires special attention. You are about to be taken for a ride when you open the boot and step into another galaxy as a whole with all seats in place which again increases when the rear seats are folded down.

The Toyota Prius has a twopiece rear window, with a horizontal dividing bar running right across your field of vision, so it’s just as well a rear-view camera is standard across the range.

The Prius, could be the world’s most silent start, delivers all that

is expected off a Toyota which includes ride comfort, smooth handling and most important of all, a happy journey.

The steering is direct and not too heavy; every model comes with a CVT automatic gearbox and the hybrid technology.

The four-wheel independent suspension and the front and rear stabiliser bar do their job and ensure a majority of the bumps and patches are absorbed before the passengers or the driver can get a sensation of it.

The brilliant fuel efficiency of the Prius is a result of the 4 cylinder Hybrid engine that produces 121hp @ 5,200rpm and the battery mechanism.

When the engine runs, it charges the battery via the generator; when driving conditions allow it, such as in slow-moving traffic, the generator can cut out the petrol engine and let the electric motor take over for zeroemissions travelling.

The Prius sets high standards for safety with an impressive array of active and passive features.

These include seven airbags to protect the driver and passengers, active front head restraints and HUD. There are also three-point front and rear seatbelts with ELR (Emergency Locking Retractor).

The Electronically Controlled Brake System employs a newly developed active hydraulic booster.

It also incorporates active safety features such as the Anti-lock Braking System (ABS), Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) and Traction Control (TRC).

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Limited Collection of Colours for the BMW i8 Abu Dhabi Motors’ ongoing mission is to bring exclusive colours and trim options to customers, allowing customers to individualise and make a strong statement with their car.

The latest example of this is two all-new colours – Lava Red and Lava Orange. These custom colours are only available at Abu Dhabi Motors. A further seven will available later this year, including Lava

Green, Austin Yellow, Twilight purple and Sunglow Yellow. The Abu Dhabi and Al Ain importer will give the customer complete exclusivity of their choice of colour for a full year, adding further prestige to their ownership experience. Abu Dhabi Motors has equipped the BMW i8 with AC SchnitzerCarbon Aerodynamic accessories, giving the hybrid vehicle an even more futuristic look. -lifestyle@timesofoman.com

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major technological advance in the field of high speed beam-scanning devices can increase the speed of 2D and 3D printing by up to 1,000 times, researchers have reported.

Using a space-charge-controlled KTN beam deflector — a kind of crystal made of potassium tantalate and potassium niobate — with a large electro-optic effect, the researchers found that scanning at a much higher speed is possible.

This research, published in the journal Scientific Reports, could benefit everyone, in that something being printed in 3D that once took an hour would now take seconds, and 20,000 pages printed in 2D would take one minute, said Shizhuo Yin, Professor at School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Pennsylvania State University, US. “Basically, when the crystal materials are applied to an elec-

tric field, they generate uniform reflecting distributions, that can deflect an incoming light beam,” Yin said.

“We conducted a systematic study on indications of speed and found out the phase transition of the electric field is one of the limiting factors,” Yin noted.

To overcome this issue, Yin and his team of researchers, eliminated the electric field-induced phase transition in a nanodisordered KTN crystal by making it work at a higher temperature.

They not only went beyond the

A technology like this would be especially meaningful in the medical industry

Curie temperature (the temperature in which certain materials lose their magnetic properties, replaced by induced magnetism), they went beyond the critical end point in which a liquid and its vapour can co-exist.

This increased the scanning speed from the microsecond range to the nanosecond regime and improved high-speed imaging, broadband optical communications, and ultra-fast laser display and printing, said the study.

A technology like this would be especially meaningful in the medical industry — high speed imaging would now be in realtime, Yin said.

For example, optometrists who use a non-invasive imaging test that uses light waves to take cross-section pictures of a person’s retina, would be able to have the 3D image of their patients’ retinas as they are performing the surgery, so they can see what needs to be corrected during the procedure, the researchers explained. — IANS

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Alizz Islamic Bank’s deposits grow by 85% Deposits grew by OMR123.4m from the same period last year representing growth of 84.7% and

by OMR107.6m from the end of 2015 to reach OMR268.9m

Times News Service MUSCAT: Financing portfolio of Alizz Islamic Bank (AIB) reached OMR275.9 million in the third quarter of 2016, registering a growth of 62.4 per cent, compared to the same period last year and growth of 38.3 per cent from the end of 2015.

Deposits grew by OMR123.4 million from the same period last year representing growth of 84.7 per cent and by OMR107.6 mil-

STABLE GROWTH: The bank achieved stable growth, while maintaining a strong asset quality. — File picture

lion from the end of 2015 to reach OMR268.9million.

Net operating income Net operating income grew by 57.2 per cent from the same period last year to reach OMR6.7million.

Due to the increase in income, stringent cost controls and strong monitoring of financing

quality, the net loss of the bank reduced by 19.1 per cent to reach OMR3.4 million.

The bank achieved stable growth, while maintaining a strong asset quality. The bank also took proactive measures like stringent cost controls, reorganisation of certain business segments, digitalisation and enhanc-

ing the products suite to navigate through the challenging economic environment and achieve its strategic aspirations.

Within a short period of time, AIB has consolidated its presence within the Omani banking industry.

“The bank has taken appropriate measures in response to challenging market conditions so that it continues to remain strong and achieve the expectations of its stakeholders and provide sustainable financial results while adhering to its strong risk management policies,” said Salaam Al Shaksy, chief executive officer of Alizz Islamic Bank.

Alizz Islamic Bank is one of the first specialised Islamic banks in Oman. With an aim to offer customers an enriching banking experience designed for today’s modern world, the bank has focused its investments on human capital and cross-cutting technology to ensure the delivery of exceptional and responsive customer service.

The bank’s transparent Shariacompliant processes and innovative products and solutions cater to the diverse needs of both corporate and retail customers.

Rates as of 6 Nov. Source: Malabar Gold & Diamonds

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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 ........................................5,470.77 ...............5,454.76 ................... 5,464.69 ................... 5,462.14....................2.55 ................... 0.05 Financial Index .....................................7,091.26 ...............7,056.08 ................... 7,080.65 ................... 7,056.08................. 24.57 ................... 0.35 Industrial Index .................................... 7,121.96 ................7,115.57 .................... 7,121.96 ................... 7,120.48.................... 1.48 ...................0.02 Services Index ...................................... 3,024.97 ............... 3,011.39 ................... 3,015.84 ...................3,024.05.................. -8.21 .................. -0.27 MSM SHARIAH INDEX.......................841.64 ................. 840.20 .......................841.47 ......................840.27....................1.20 ................... 0.14 Trading Summary Volume ................Turnover ..........Trades .............. Market Cap............. Up............Down ............. Equal .........Sec. Traded 7,053,574 .....................1,140,552 .....................401 ................17,193,850,582 ................ 12 ........................4 .................... 18 .........................34

Takaful Oman, up 7.47 per cent was the top gainer, while Sembcorp Salalah was the top

SHARE PRICE BULLETIN FOR SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6

loser, down 4.08 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: Oman’s MSM 30 Index remained stable on Sunday, albeit with poor volumes and closed at 5,464.69 points, up 0.05 per cent. The MSM Shariah Index gained 0.14 per cent to end at 841.47 points.

Bank Nizwa was the most active in terms of volume as well as turnover. Takaful Oman, up 7.47 per cent was the top gainer, while Sembcorp Salalah was the top loser, down 4.08 per cent.

As many as 401 trades were executed on Sunday, generating a turnover of OMR1.14 million with 7.05 million shares changing hands. Out of 34 traded securities, 12 advanced, 4 declined and 18 remained unchanged.

At the close of the session, foreign investors stayed net buyers to the tune of OMR54,000 worth of shares followed by Omani investors at OMR13,000 while GCC and Arab investors, who were net sellers, sold stocks amounting to OMR67,000.

Financial Index advanced 0.35 per cent to close at 7,080.65 points. Takaful Oman, Al Madina Takaful, NBO, Gulf Investment Service and Al Madina Investment gained 7.47 per cent, 4.29 per cent, 3.18 per cent, 1.90 per

cent and 1.89 per cent respectively. Bank Nizwa, DBIH and Bank Muscat decreased 1.27 per cent, 1.18 per cent and 0.97 per cent respectively.

Industrial Index had marginal gain of 0.02 per cent to finish at 7,121.96 points. Construction Materials, up 3.57 per cent, was the only sector mover.

Services Index retreated 0.27 per cent to finish at 3,015.84 points. Oman Education & Training, Ooredoo and Port Services increased 2.70 per cent, 1.27 per cent and 1.22 per cent respectively. Sembcorp Salalah, down 4.08 per cent, was the only loser.

Dubai stocks fall Stocks in Dubai and Qatar followed emerging markets lower as investors weighed the prospect of Donald Trump winning the United States presidential election.

The DFM General Index closed at the weakest in three weeks and Qatar’s QE Index slipped 0.1 per cent. Abu Dhabi’s ADX General Index erased earlier declines to finish 0.2 per cent higher.

Kuwait’s SE Price Index rose 0.6 percent and Bahrain’s BB All Share Index closed 0.4 perc ent higher. - United Securities/Bloomberg News

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

OM0000004768 ...........AL MADINA TAKAFUL............................................. 673,217.............49,118..................... 38 ............0.071 ........... 0.074 ...........0.071 ........... 0.073 .............0.070 ........... 0.003.............4.286 ................0.073..............0.073...................0.074...................12,775,000 .........0.100 OM0000001483............NATIONAL BANK OF OMAN ...................................55,000 .............12,482........................5 ........... 0.227 ...........0.227 ...........0.226........... 0.227 .............0.220 ........... 0.007............. 3.182 ................0.226..............0.221...................0.226 .................334,775,349........0.100 OM0000002820 ...........GULF INVESTMENT SERVICES ......................... 157,998 .............16,892.....................20 ............0.107 ........... 0.109 ...........0.106........... 0.107 .............0.105............ 0.002............. 1.905 ................0.107 ..............0.107...................0.109....................6,296,224 ..........0.100 OM0000001962............AL MADINA INVESTMENT ................................... 121,561 ...............6,554........................9 ........... 0.054 ...........0.054 ...........0.053........... 0.054 .............0.053 ............0.001 ............. 1.887 ................0.053..............0.053...................0.054 ...................11,186,175..........0.100 OM0000003968 ...........OOREDOO....................................................................... 211,197 ...........135,474..................... 30 ........... 0.636 ...........0.644 ...........0.632........... 0.640 .............0.632 ........... 0.008............. 1.266 ................0.640..............0.636...................0.640 .................416,604,307 .......0.100 OM0000001145 ............PORT SERVICES CORPORATION ....................... 122,650 ........... 30,437......................15 ........... 0.246 ...........0.249 ...........0.246........... 0.248 .............0.245 ........... 0.003............. 1.224 ................0.248..............0.247...................0.248 ..................23,569,920.........0.100 OM0000001772 ............AL ANWAR HOLDING............................................... 829,523 ..........136,123..................... 94 ............0.164 ........... 0.165 ...........0.163 ........... 0.164 ............. 0.163.............0.001 ............. 0.613 ................0.164 ..............0.164...................0.165 ...................28,700,403.........0.100 OM0000001087............OMAN UNITED INSURANCE ............................... 641,500 ......... 184,752.....................22 ........... 0.288 ...........0.288 ...........0.288........... 0.288 .............0.288 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.288..............0.288...................0.290 ..................28,800,000 ........0.100 OM0000001525 ............OMAN INVESTMENT AND FINANCE................12,000 ............... 2,174........................2 ............0.181 ........... 0.182 ...........0.181 ............0.181 ............. 0.181 ............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.182 .............. 0.181...................0.183...................36,200,000 ........0.100 OM0000002226 ...........AL JAZEERA SERVICES ................................................. 450 .....................79........................1 ............0.175 ........... 0.175............0.175 ........... 0.170 ............. 0.170............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.175 ..............0.170...................0.178 ...................10,404,726 .........0.100 OM0000003026 ...........OMAN TELECOMMUNICATION ..........................42,100 .............61,887........................5 ............1.470 ........... 1.470 ...........1.470 ............1.470 ............. 1.470............ 0.000.............0.000 ................1.470 .............. 1.465...................1.470................1,102,500,000 ......0.100 OM0000003224 ...........RENAISSANCE SERVICES .............................................972 ...................213........................2 ........... 0.220...........0.220 ...........0.218........... 0.220 .............0.220 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.218 ..............0.218...................0.230 .................. 65,731,089 .........0.100 OM0000003398 ...........BANK SOHAR................................................................ 200,000...........28,200........................4 ............0.141 ........... 0.141............0.141 ............0.141 ............. 0.141............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.141 .............. 0.141...................0.144................. 226,234,407 .......0.100 OM0000003661 ............VOLTAMP ENERGY ...........................................................662 .................. 295........................2 ........... 0.446 ...........0.446 ...........0.446........... 0.450 .............0.450 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.446..............0.446...................0.452...................27,225,000.........0.100 OM0000005005 ...........ALMAHA CERAMICS ................................................. 50,000 ............24,400........................2 ........... 0.488 ...........0.488 ...........0.488........... 0.488 .............0.488 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.488..............0.450...................0.488...................25,620,000.........0.100 OM0000005963 ...........PHOENIX POWER ........................................................ 61,148 ............... 8,561..................... 10 ............0.140 ........... 0.140 ...........0.140........... 0.140 .............0.140 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.140..............0.140...................0.142................. 204,764,204 .......0.100 OM0000002796 ...........BANK MUSCAT ............................................................ 325,000 ..........133,319......................14 ............0.410 ........... 0.412 ...........0.410........... 0.410 ............. 0.414............-0.004 ........... -0.966 ...............0.410 ..............0.408...................0.410................1,023,462,606 ......0.100 .............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 3,504,978......830,960...................275 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ...... 17........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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

OM0000004776 ...........TAKAFUL OMAN INSURANCE ..............................41,492 ................7,779......................14 ............0.180 ........... 0.191............0.180............0.187 ............. 0.174.............0.013 ..............7.471.................0.191 .............. 0.191...................0.000 ..................18,700,000 .........0.100 OM0000002580 ...........OMAN EDU. & TRIN. INV. ......................................... 70,000 ............ 10,640........................1 ............0.152 ........... 0.152 ...........0.152 ............0.152 .............0.148............ 0.004............. 2.703 ................0.152 ...............0.151...................0.162...................10,640,000.........0.100 OM0000002440 ...........AL SHARQIA INVESTMENT HOLDING ........... 170,930 ............19,655......................14 ............0.116 ........... 0.116............0.114 ............0.115 ............. 0.113 ............ 0.002............. 1.770 ................0.114 .............. 0.114................... 0.115 ...................10,350,000 .........0.100 OM0000001723 ............OMAN ORIX LEASING .............................................. 62,200 ................7,775........................7 ............0.125 ........... 0.125 ...........0.125 ............0.125 .............0.124 ............0.001 .............0.806 ................0.125 ..............0.120...................0.125...................31,379,925 .........0.100 OM0000001400 ...........OMAN FLOUR MILLS ...................................................4,500 ...............2,952........................1 ............0.656 ........... 0.656 ...........0.656........... 0.656 .............0.656 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.656..............0.656...................0.660 .................103,320,000 .......0.100 OM0000001566 ............OMAN FISHERIES ..................................................... 168,818 .............10,129........................6 ........... 0.060 ...........0.060 ...........0.060........... 0.060 .............0.060 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.060..............0.059...................0.061....................7,500,000 ..........0.100 OM0000001681 ............OMAN AND EMIRATES INV. HOLDING............ 48,000 ...............5,884........................5 ............0.125 ........... 0.125 ...........0.122............0.123 ............. 0.123............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.122..............0.122...................0.125...................14,990,625 .........0.100 OM0000002275 ...........SHELL OMAN MARKETING ...........................................20 .....................39........................1 ............1.950 ........... 1.950 ...........1.950 ........... 1.950 .............1.950............ 0.000.............0.000 ................1.950 ..............1.950...................2.000 .................185,250,000........0.100 OM0000002549 ...........BANK DHOFAR ............................................................. 50,000 .............10,850........................3 ............0.217 ........... 0.217 ...........0.217 ............0.217 ............. 0.217............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.217 ..............0.217...................0.219..................412,126,704 ........0.100 OM0000002572 ...........OMAN OIL MARKETING ............................................... 500 .................. 925........................1 ............1.850 ........... 1.850 ...........1.850 ............1.875 ............. 1.875............ 0.000.............0.000 ................1.850 ..............1.800...................1.850..................114,890,625 ........0.100 OM0000003521 ............GALFAR ENGINEERING AND CON. .................. 127,518 .............11,964......................12 ........... 0.094 ........... 0.095 ...........0.093........... 0.094 .............0.094 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.095..............0.094...................0.095...................27,258,180 .........0.100 OM0000004511 ............ALIZZ ISLAMIC BANK..................................................5,000 ..................320........................1 ........... 0.064 ...........0.064 ...........0.064........... 0.064 .............0.064 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.064..............0.063...................0.064 ................. 64,000,000 ........0.100 OM0000002366 ...........AL BATINAH DEV. INV. HOLDING ....................... 49,000 ............... 4,116........................4 ........... 0.084 ...........0.084 ...........0.084........... 0.084 .............0.085 ...........-0.001 ............-1.176 ................0.084..............0.084...................0.085....................2,520,000..........0.100 OM0000004420 ...........BANK NIZWA ................................................................ 2,459,200 ..... 191,934.....................44 ........... 0.078 ........... 0.079 ...........0.078........... 0.078 .............0.079 ...........-0.001 ........... -1.266 ...............0.078..............0.078...................0.079..................117,000,000 ........0.100 OM0000004735 ...........SEMBCORP SALALAH................................................78,090 .............18,374........................8 ........... 0.235 ........... 0.237 ...........0.235........... 0.235 .............0.245 ...........-0.010 ........... -4.082 ...............0.237..............0.235...................0.237................. 224,324,408 .......0.100 .............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 3,335,268 ......303,337...................122 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ...... 15........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Precious metals surge; oil and gas prices fall and an industrial metal.

OLE HANSEN*

W

ith just a few days to go before the United States presidential election, some major moves were seen across commodities in the past week. Some, especially precious metals, were related to the US race while others, such as oil, were driven by Opec inaction and industrial metals by improved China data.

The Bloomberg commodity index which tracks the performance of key commodities had its worst week in four months with the energy sector loosing 9 per cent, as both oil and natural gas got hammered.

Industrial metals, led by zinc which reached a five-year high, moved higher in response to a pick-up in manufacturing activity in China and the US, the world’s biggest consumers.

As the stock market fear index kept rising ahead of next week’s election so did the price of precious metals. Gold recovered all the losses seen at the beginning of October while silver found dual support from its role as both an investment

Clinton-Trump gap The gap between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump narrowed sharply during the final full week of campaigning ahead of the November 8 US presidential election.

This increased uncertainty caused a tremor across the markets with the dollar and stocks weakening while the VIX jumped the most since the Brexit vote back in June. Precious metals, meanwhile, saw renewed demand with the cost of calls options relative to puts jumping the most since the Lehman crisis in 2008.

Gold’s recent rally has been driven by a combination of a weaker dollar, rising inflation prospects and not least raised uncertainty about the outcome of the US election.

While the Brexit vote back in June caused a major initial upset to the market the impact was eventually limited to UK stocks and the pound. A Trump win, however, could have a global impact considering his protectionist trade policies that may weigh on US economic growth, interference with the rate setting at the Federal Reserve combined with expectations of higher government spending and greater geopolitical risks.

Initial reversal A Clinton win would likely trigger an initial reversal and this is the reason why this binary event is being approach through the use of call options.

The one-month risk-reversal with a 25 per cent delta favoured calls by just 0.5 per cent a week ago but during the week

it surged by almost 3 per cent, the biggest jump since 2008.

After reaching a low at $1,242 an ounce in the aftermath of the October 4 selloff gold initially spent a couple of weeks consolidating while long-liquidation from funds exiting what was an elevated long continued. But with a December US rate hike fully priced in, attention began turning to the upcoming election. Before then a sharp selloff in bonds — now recovering — did not attract gold selling as it was matched by an almost equal rise in forward inflation expectations, thereby leaving the important real yield close to zero.

Inflation fears Saxo Bank believes the worst is over for gold and that multiple sources of support apart from the election including rising inflation fears and stock market uncertainty will support a renewed recovery lasting into 2017. The key level remains the July high as a break above would increase the potential of an extension towards $1,485 over the coming months.

Opec goal After keeping the market supported by verbal intervention on numerous occasions this year Opec finally promised action back on September 28 when they met in Algiers. The details of an agreement to cut production was going to be announced at the Opec meeting on November 30. This would leave the group plenty of time to sort out the details about who should cut and by how much.

At the World Energy Congress in Istanbul on October 10 Vladimir Putin also gave an

indication that Russia would be prepared to join Opec in limiting oil production with either a freeze or a cut. As a result of these development oil rallied strongly back above $50 with increased calls for $60 being the next stop.

Hedge funds bought into this prospect and by October 11 they held a gross-long position in WTI and Brent crude oil of 840 million barrels, this following the biggest surge in buying ever seen.

Oil’s weekly loss That was then and now just one month later oil has seen the biggest weekly loss in 10 months while a 16 per cent selloff from the October 10 peak has wiped out all the gains since the Algiers meeting with $40 per barrel now being talked about instead of $60 $ per barrel. What has changed?

Several Opec members including Iran, Nigeria, Libya and most recently Iraq all want to be exempt from cutting production while Russia have returned to their stance of only wanting to at best to freeze production.

Production surveys covering October pointing towards record production from Opec with increased supply coming from Nigeria, Libya and Iran while Russia also reached a post-Soviet record. These developments were topped with the biggest weekly rise in US inventories on record and as a result hedge funds have been scrambling to get out of failed and now loss-making bets on rising prices.

The author is the head of Commodity Strategy at Saxo Bank

Ooredoo signs deal to implement new Ericsson solution Times News Service MUSCAT: Ooredoo Group and Ericsson have agreed upon a fiveyear contract to implement an innovative revenue management system across the group’s footprint in the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia.

By deploying the next generation charging and billing solution, Ooredoo will be able to offer customers the products they need more quickly and be able to tailor pricing, packages and services according to customer demand in each market.

Ericsson revenue manager is a cloud-ready convergent charging and billing system that redefines the role of business support systems (BSS). It makes innovation fast and efficient, and opens the door to easier digital services creation that spans beyond telecom and integrates partners from different industries.

Ooredoo Group companies will enjoy a single, converged platform that enables them to handle all their users and services, regardless of payment option or access method. The solution will be gradually deployed across all Ooredoo operations and will enable them to bring new offers for telecommunication services to market in minutes, rather than months.

Deploying Ericsson’s software and cloud technologies will also support Ooredoo’s ongoing digital business transformation.

As a result, Ooredoo will realise significant cost savings from replacing its existing systems and

local agreements with a pioneering new group-wide licence model and the latest evolution of Ericsson’s charging and billing solution across its operations.

Internet of Things “Across our footprint, Ooredoo is aiming for data experience leadership, and placing renewed emphasis on empowering our customers and giving them the services they need when they need them.

Through this agreement with Ericsson, we will enable every Ooredoo operation to deliver fast, customer-oriented offers and launch new data products and services that support our growing portfolio of digital services and enables the growth of the ‘Internet of Things’, said Waleed Al Sayed, deputy chief executive officer of Ooredoo Group.

“We are proud to collaborate once again with Ooredoo Group in their strategic digital transformation journey. This collaboration recognises the innovative Ericsson Revenue Manager product and its capabilities to deliver a differentiated customer experience.

Today’s announcement highlights our vision of the Networked Society and our role in transforming our customers’ business and operations,” Rafiah Ibrahim, head of Ericsson Region Middle East and East Africa, said.

The cloud-ready Ericsson Revenue Manager will provide Ooredoo with a number of advantages as it updates its product portfolio and drives the development of digital innovation across its markets.

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Zain Saudi plans new fibre-internet service RIYADH: Mobile Telecommunication is considering introducing new services such as fibre-optic internet access in Saudi Arabia after winning an upgrade to its licence, a move that would bring the scope of its offerings nearer to larger Saudi Telecom.

Saudi Arabia’s third-largest phone operator “has the most to gain” from a licensing change by the government because it was only able to provide mobile services before, said Andrew White, its chief strategy and business development officer. The company, known as Zain Saudi, can start landline voice and data services after the government said it would upgrade telecommunications carriers’ licences.

“We are currently studying exactly what it makes sense for us to do,” White said in an interview in Riyadh.

Zain Saudi is getting a so-called unified telecommunications licence and a 15-year extension to

its permit after a high order by the kingdom last month.

The government granted the same terms to other telecommunications companies, including Saudi Telecom and Etihad Etisalat Previously only Saudi Telecom, majority owned by the government, had been able to provide a full array of services.

Fibre coverage Shares of Zain Saudi, a unit of Kuwait’s Zain, have risen 8 per cent since the order was announced, compared to a 6.4 per cent gain by the Tadawul All Share Telecommunications Index.

The carrier is looking at how it can partner with ‘existing players’ to offer fibre-optic internet access, White said.

The company doesn’t see sense in spending billions of riyals on new infrastructure when the kingdom already has several networks in place, he said.

- Bloomberg News

VITAL PORT: The keys for the tractor trailers were handed over to the drivers who have shown a consistent performance in productivity and safety. – Supplied photo

Port of Salalah receives 20 tractor trailers Times News Service MUSCAT: Port of Salalah, Oman’s major regional gateway port and transshipment hub on the Arabian Sea, recently received 20 tractor trailers ordered from Terberg, a specialist vehicle supplier.

At the ceremony, the keys for the tractor trailers were handed over to the drivers who have shown a

consistent performance in productivity and safety.

“This ongoing asset augmentation programme will provide us with the resources required for a more efficient service. With several other initiatives already underway, we expect to see an upward trajectory in overall efficiency. We are working with various stakeholders to ensure continued in-

Orpic’s project attains 40m injury-free hours This achievement reiterates Orpic’s commitment to placing safety and the environment first — safety of its people, plant,

MILESTONE: This milestone also highlights an important aspect — the individual effort made by every person, department and function to attain this goal. – Supplied photo

operations and the community

Times News Service MUSCAT: Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company’s (Orpic) Sohar Refinery Improvement Project (SRIP) has achieved more than 40 million man hours without Lost Time Injury (LTI) with more than 14,000 people working on site.

This achievement reiterates Orpic’s commitment to placing safety and the environment first — safety of its people, plant, operations and the community.

This milestone also highlights an important aspect — the individual effort made by every person, department and function to attain this goal. Each department has played its role and contributed effectively in engaging the relevant stakeholders against a most challenging and stringent com-

pletion schedule. The project is scheduled for completion in 2016.

To appreciate and encourage the various teams (HSE, Administration, Security, Project teams), a celebration was conducted at the SRIP project site. Musab Al Mahruqi, chief executive officer of Orpic graced the occasion in the presence of R. P. Singh, general manager – SRIP; Ralph Clim, general manager– SRIP Commissioning; Kamil Al Shanfari, general manager– SR Operations; Tariq Mirza, general manager– Maintenance; Manoel Fernandes, general manager– HSE; Wim Berendsen, PMC project director along with other senior officials of Orpic.

Engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor was represented by Marwan Chedid, Group COO, Petrofac; Young-cook Kang, chief executive officer of Daelim; Heonjae Yim, senior vice president of Daelimand among senior officials. This celebration echoes Orpic’s com-

mitment to further spread awareness on the importance of safety especially among its contractors and partners.

Safety Safety is our number one priority. We have a diligent and experienced team who is committed to ensure that the construction and future operation of this project is achieved to its highest standards without anyone getting hurt. I am happy to note that the importance of safety is embedded in our contractor organisations as well.

We believe that tomorrow is our reward for working safely today,” Musab said in his address.

“We all need to remember that as we are heading to the last phase of our commissioning, we need to ensure that we do not compromise on quality and keep watchful eyes on utmost safety of our people and our plants,” he added.

The Sohar Refinery Improvement Project is a multibilliondollar capital investment for

Orpic, which is being delivered in response to the need to upgrade Orpic’s refining capability in order to further maximise the value of Omani crude oil, and to ensure that the Sultanate’s increasing demand for fuel is met.

In addition to this, the immediate commercial benefits that SRIP brings to the business are that, it will have a socio-economic impact in other areas. Enhancing In-Country Value is an integral part of our growth strategy, and substantial benefits to the small and medium enterprises in the country are anticipated.

More than 300 direct, permanent jobs have been created, and around 2,400 Omani contract roles have been offered over the project lifetime.

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vestment in Salalah as one of the important ports in the region,” said David Gledhill, chief executive officer of the Port of Salalah.

Joseph Schofield, the chief operating officer of the Container Terminal handed over the keys of the new machines to the employees.

Port of Salalah is operated by APM Terminals as part of the APM Terminals Global Terminal

Network.

Its container volume grew by 29 per cent in the first half as compared to the corresponding period in the previous year.

The Port of Salalah has recently undergone an expansion, which doubled the quay length, and increase dry bulk capacity to 20 million tonnes, and liquid bulk capacity to six million tonnes annually.

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FEATURE

Saudi’s new economic reality The recent night broadcast came three weeks after the cabinet suspended bonuses for state employees and cut the salaries of ministers by 20 per cent.

S

audis who switched on a popular talk show last week to listen to officials explain why state employees had their takehome pay cut were in for a shock.

Within minutes of the start of MBC1’s “Al Thamena” programme, viewers were told that the public sector was bloated. Civil Service Minister Khalid Al Araj said state workers were productive for no more than an hour a day, but see their jobs as a right. Mohammad Al Tuwaijri, the deputy economy minister, said without the recent austerity measures, the Kingdom would have gone bankrupt in three to four years.

“Our reliance on oil is a pure dependence,” Al Tuwaijri told the show’s host, Dawood Al Sharyan.

“Economic diversification is basically non-existent.”

The hour-long broadcast, which also featured Finance Minister Ibrahim Al Assaf, was an unusual attempt by a government not known for transparency to promote its plan to cope with the plunge in oil prices. The measures have so far focused on slashing spending on projects as well as trimming the public-sector wage bill in an attempt to lower a budget deficit that ballooned to about 15 per cent of economic output last year. The ministers were attempting to “reassure their domestic audience that there is a plan in place” rather than random cuts, said Graham Griffiths, an analyst at Control Risks in Dubai. “Al Tuwaijri used the phrase that they are confronting a bitter truth,” he said. “They are trying to communicate that to the populace.”

Internal conflict That’s not how it came across to Mohammed Al Suwayed, the Riyadh-based head of capital and money markets at Adeem Capital, who was unimpressed by what he saw. The Kingdom’s post-oil plan is nothing more than window dressing for unpopular austerity measures, he said. Instead of presenting clear statements, the ministers were arguing “in front of everyone,” he said.

Al Tuwaijri, chief executive of HSBC Holdings Middle East and North Africa until he was appointed to the economy ministry in May, dug into what he said had been haphazard government spending.

“We invested in a lot of projects, some of them not appropriate or planned for,” he said later. “Some of

The Kingdom’s post-oil plan is nothing more than window dressing for unpopular austerity measures, he said. Instead of presenting clear statements, the ministers were arguing “in front of everyone

the projects were a luxury or could maybe be done without.”

When Al Assaf countered that it’s “difficult for us to judge now” if past projects were economically justified, Al Araj jumped in with a list of ill-fated investments, including a 50 million riyal ($13.3 million) bridge in a remote corner of the country that “they don’t need now or in 100 years.”

The recent night broadcast came three weeks after the cabinet suspended bonuses for state employees and cut the salaries of ministers by 20 per cent. The steps are part of Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s plan to transform the economy, which also includes selling shares in state giant Saudi Arabian Oil Co. and setting up the world’s biggest sovereign wealth fund. Mohammed Alyahya, a non-resident fellow at the Atlantic Council, praised the ministers’ frankness on the show.

Transparency is “much needed” as the government embarks on radical structural changes, he said.

“Uncertainty has created uneasiness in the business community and industry and among the population,” Alyahya said.

The programme was not all bad news. Al Assaf told viewers that the government has started to pay dues owed to contractors after months of delays.

The ministers also said that some state employee bonuses that had been canceled were being reviewed and would be returned, and reiterated that a programme of direct cash support would compensate those who need it for the loss of subsidised fuel and electricity. – Bloomberg News

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Real-world tests of top smartphone cameras Here’s how each performed against key selling points.

All you have to do is determine your top priorities before your next upgrade.

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et me begin by saying this: I’m not a professional photographer. I have a slightly betterthan-101 understanding of how cameras work and why things such as sensor size and f-stops matter. Looking at tech specs is far from my idea of an engaging read.

As a travel editor, I do love taking pictures, though. And I take tonnes of them—thousands and thousands on any given trip, almost entirely on smartphones. I take my Instagram game seriously and occasionally have images published here, on the very site you’re reading. For years, I’ve been so dependent on mobile photography that I’ve committed to carrying around two phones—one, an Android, that’s easier to type on, and the other, an iPhone, that has stronger apps and a killer camera.

Mobile photography race For the last few weeks, I carried three: Google’s Pixel, the iPhone 7 Plus, and the Moto Z, the latest entrants to the mobile photography race.

(The Moto has flown largely under the radar, but its key selling point is its compatibility with magnetic “mods” that include a portable speaker and an attachable Hasselblad 4116 True Zoom camera.)

We are living in the first true golden era of smartphone photography.

But that’s not why you’re here.

You want to know which one is the best.

And, well, that answer is a bit complicated—after five head-tohead layman’s tests, where I focused on experience and results (hardware specs be damned), I’d be happy with any of them.

This is not a cop-out as much it is a recognition that I’m probably a lot like you when it comes to my smartphone camera: All I want is for it to take good pictures, quickly, clearly, and without much effort. If I wanted a real camera, I’d get one of these new mirrorless, DSLR, and rugged models.

But with my phone, as long as I can compose a decent shot whenever there’s a great subject in view, and whatever the given situation is, I’d like to think my phone can meet me the rest of the way.

Here’s how each performed against key selling points.

All you have to do is determine your top priorities before your next upgrade.

This is not a cop-out as much it is a recognition that I’m probably a lot like you when it comes to my smartphone camera: All I want is for it to take good pictures, quickly, clearly, and without much effort

If you need ... auto focus The idea of never missing a shot is what really drives mobile photography; it’s why every phone has shortcuts for opening the camera app.

But that quick-draw image is no good unless it’s in focus. My autofocus tests were conducted both in daylight and at dusk, with both fastmoving and still subjects.

Winner: The Apple’s newest iPhone 7 Plus won for crispest images across the board.

Even when I was snapping from the window of a moving car, it managed to deliver beautifully defined shots of the Manhattan skyline— one frame after the next.

(Very Close) Runners-up: The Pixel more or less flopped from the moving car window, but take out the fast-moving subject, and man, does that phone shine In both daylight and low light, the auto-focus of iPhone 7 Plus performed faster than those of its competitors, never taking more than a second to go from blur to fab.

The Motorola’s Moto Z fell in between.

Two out of three frames on the Manhattan bridge came out clearly; everywhere else, I really appreciated the fact that the Hasselblad attachment lets you trigger its autofocus with a halfway press of the shutter button, just as on a real camera.

It’s way easier than repeatedly touching the screen and makes one-handed shooting a breeze.

If you need ... low light handling Luckily for the purposes of my experiment, I was able to head to the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze, a spooky pumpkin festival in the Hudson Valley, ahead of the Halloween weekend, with all three phones in tow.

Winner: The Pixel—no contest. It did a commanding job of focusing quickly in low light and offering warm (but accurate) color balance.

It had a stronger dynamic range, by far, which is what kept the red foliage in check in the background.

You’ll also be thankful for these features in dimly lit restaurants.

Runners-up: While the MotoZ offered color that felt truer to life, the iPhone7 offered a sharper low-light image.

If you need ... a powerful zoom Usually, if I need a great zoom, I’m not relying on my smartphone. But that’s starting to change. Both the MotoZ (with its Hasselblad attachment) and the iPhone 7 Plus have a 10x zoom capability, whereas the Pixel is limited to 4x.

Winner: MotoZ, which I was able to use to get a crisp shot of the thirdfloor lettering on the side of an Upper East Side Synagogue from across the street. That’s because the attachable camera has a proper optical zoom lens that you won’t

find on any other phone camera— not just a digital zoom that works by tightening the crop of your shot.

The difference here was palpable.

Runner-up: The iPhone still has an exceptional zoom capacity—even if its 10x range is purely digital. But pushing it to the edge means you’re likely to get a blurry shot. That’s still better than the Pixel, whose zoom fell flat by comparison.

If you need ... great portraits Pets and babies: They’re two of the most common subjects for smartphone photographers. So even if you’re not getting beautiful street style portraits, this is a feature that you’ll use on the regular.

Winner: The iPhone 7 Plus has a portrait mode that is designed to deliver flattering depth of field.

(Read: Your background is softened while your subject is in clear view.)

The result is really as beautiful as they make it sound. Getting there requires a little legwork, but thankfully, the phone will coach you through it: It tells you if you need more light or more distance from your subject. Sometimes you’re straight out of luck. But when it works, it really works wonders.

Runners-up: Even though the MotoZ has two dedicated portrait modes (one for night portraits and the other to correct backlighting), I struggled to capture my dog’s eyes or to get fully focused shots of her face. The Pixel, meanwhile, has no fancy portrait mode. But remember that excellent auto-correct? It helps deliver lovely portrait shots in a pinch.

If you need ... macro mode Please forgive me: I took a bite of one cookie before I found my favorite composition. (It was delicious and fresh out of the oven.)

Winner(s): The MotoZ, maybe, by a hair. The three images are almost identical. That’s why I conducted a follow-up test, albeit a less visually interesting one: shooting the backside of a coin. I got the tightest shot with the MotoZ, with the iPhone coming in as a close second place. The Pixel struggled.

Good thing nobody needs photos of a penny, anyway. — Bloomberg News

SHARP PREDICTS PROFIT ON COSTS CUTS Sharp forecast its first annual operating profit since 2014, citing efforts to cut costs and operate more efficiently after Taiwan’s Foxconn Technology Group bought control of the Japanese electronics maker in August. Operating profit will reach 25.7 billion yen ($245 million) in the 12 months ending March 2017, the Osaka-based company said in a statement on Tuesday. — Bloomberg News

T E C H U P D AT E S

The robots are coming, with Cheetos and cheese Relay is waist-high. It has mood lighting, touch screens, and chirps as it wheels along hotel hallways, delivering Cheetos, Kraft Mac and Cheese, and hairspray to guests.

There are only a handful of Relays deployed in several Silicon Valley hotels right now. But Intel, which invested in the robot’s maker, Savioke, thinks the future will be full of such helpers. Underneath Relay’s curvy exterior is artificial intelligence software that allows it to use cameras and other sensors to independently navigate through the hotel without running anyone over. Being aware of what’s going around them is crucial if robots are going to transition from cages on factory floors to hotels, homes and other places where they could easily hurt humans. “Technology’s gotten to a point where robots can make sense of the world in real time,’’ said Steve Cousins, Savioke’s founder and chief executive officer. “If the robot can see the world, process what it’s seeing, and make a decision in real time, then it can be around us.’’ The markets that have provided Intel with the bulk of its sales — personal computers and smartphones — are slowing.

Robotics is one of a number of fields that the company is hoping will pick up the slack. Yet robots alone can’t make up for PC market contraction and they aren’t even close to matching the 1.2 billion annual shipments of the smartphone sector. — Bloomberg News

85% of Note 7 Phones in US are replaced: Samsung Samsung Electronics said about 85 per cent of its recalled Galaxy Note 7 smartphones in the US have been replaced. The company also announced an expansion to the US of a software patch intended to encourage the return of the remaining devices. Samsung said on Friday that the patch caps the Note 7’s battery life capacity at 60 per cent and frequently notifies users of the recall. The company has urged the return of the phones since early October when reports surfaced of the devices overheating and catching fire. The patch has already been issued in Europe and South Korea. Samsung’s program allows customers to take the Note 7s back to their carrier in exchange for another Samsung smartphone or a refund toward a competing phone, such as Apple Inc.’s iPhone. In October, Samsung officially announced it was stopping sales of the Note 7 without identifying the exact cause of the problem. Investigators have determined issues with the Note 7’s battery architecture led to the incidents, Bloomberg News has reported. — Bloomberg News

Amazon considering bid for stake in Dubai’s Souq.com Amazon.com is weighing a bid for a stake in Dubai-based online retailer Souq.com FZ as the ecommerce giant seeks to expand in the Middle East, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The stake, representing at least 30 per cent of the company, is also drawing interest from private equity firms and regional, family-owned companies seeking to expand into web sales, the people said, asking not to be identified as the information is private. Souq.com’s advisers reached out to a large number of potential bidders for the holding, which may value the company at least $1.2 billion, the people said.

No final decisions have been made, and the company has not agreed to a deal with any of the parties, the people said. Spokesmen for Souq.com and Amazon didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment. Souq.com appointed Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to find buyers for a stake sale, people familiar with the matter said in September. Existing investors Tiger Global Management and South Africa’s Naspers Ltd. are open to selling part of their holdings, and the sale may ultimately be for a stake larger than 30 per cent, the people had said. A representative for Tiger Global declined to comment. A spokeswoman for Naspers said the company can’t acknowledge or deny its involvement in any deal. The company secured $275 million from investors after Tiger Global and Naspers, among others, boosted their investments in February. Chief Executive Officer Ronaldo Mouchawar said in an interview at the time that the company would be open to selling shares to the public in the future. — Bloomberg News

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Lulu Group inaugurates export distribution centre in USA NEW JERSEY: Lulu Group International, the Abu Dhabi headquartered retail and hospitality group further expanded its operations by inaugurating its food processing and logistics bases in USA. Y International, a wholly owned subsidiary of the group launched its operation in Lyndhurst, New Jersey on Friday.

The world-class export centre will purchase, process, re-label and export food, non-food, chilled and frozen products made in the US. In the first phase, there are 75 employees which is expected to eventually grow to 200 to 250 employees within one year, says a press release.

The facility was formally inaugurated jointly by Mayor Robert B. Giangeruso, Mayor Michael J. McPartland and Vinai Thummalapa-

lly, the executive director of Select USA in the presence of Yusuffali M. A., chairman, Saifee Rupawala, CEO, Ashraf Ali M. A., executive director and Mohammed Althaf, director of Lulu Group. Attendees at the ribbon cutting, including lo-

cal and foreign officials as well as members of the Indian-American business community from around the country, were thrilled by the impact the company can have throughout the state.

In his remarks Yusuffali thanked

Telal Al Qurm opens sales to new townhouses The townhouses will be available in two layouts of three to four-bedroom houses, with private parking and gardens in every layout

MUSCAT: Telal Al Qurm real estate company, a subsidiary of the Kuwait-based Alargan International Real Estate Company, organised a media tour yesterday of the townhouses component of the Telal Al Qurm community, the fourth component of the overall project currently under development.

Held at the newly launched model townhouse, guests were given a tour of the layout and design of the new 46 townhouses that the company has started constructing as part of the Telal Al Qurm community, a residential and commercial district consisting of 164,900 square metres of land located on the edge of the highly-in-demand Qurm area of Muscat, says a press release.

With the launch of the model townhouse, which is open to the public to visit and see firsthand, the company opened sales to the component, with expectations already high for sales to move quickly due to the location, build quality and overall community design. The townhouses will cover a net land area of 6,324 square metres, consisting of two rows of 23

townhouses each, in addition to a community clubhouse facing a 2,500 square-metre park and recreational amenities including a gymnasium and swimming pool.

Tony Safarian, GM, Telal Al Qurm Real Estate Company, said, “As with the whole Telal Al Qurm development, the townhouses are modelled on sophistication and modernity with an element of the Omani culture to bring out the beauty of residing in Muscat. The community’s design distinguishes these townhouses in quality and layout, creating unique homes in the real estate world of Oman.”

The townhouses will be available in two layouts of three to fourbedroom houses, with private parking and gardens in every layout.

The townhouses were designed to have full height windows that face north, allowing ample light to filter in gently without direct sunlight. The interior offers a modern design with spacious and defined spaces. The visual palette consists of a cohesive colour scheme of natural materials and shades.

With a view towards helping Oman reach a more sustainable

future, Telal Al Qurm Real Estate also offers clients the opportunity to have their home constructed to LEED-certification.

Safarian added, “The townhouses are a unique development that covers the requirements of homebuyers as well as the needs of our community. As a whole, the upcoming Telal Al Qurm development provides privacy and security in a strategic location, while ensuring direct access to amenities and everyday facilities and the nearby landmarks of Muscat.”

The overall Telal Al Qurm project is being developed into a modern mixed-use urban community, while preserving local culture and heritage. The project is characterised by its key location, development quality, advanced infrastructure, modern facilities and picturesque hills surrounding the site. A total area of 49,920 square metres has been allocated to the roads network, gardens and walkways on the development area.

The site office is open from 9am to 1pm and 4pm to 8pm from Saturday to Thursday and on Friday it is open from 4pm to 8pm.

the officials of Select USA, Choose New Jersey and State and county officials for their great support in helping Lulu launch its maiden venture in USA. Speaking to media during the ceremony, Michele Brown, Choose

New Jersey CEO and president, said, “In addition to bringing new jobs to our state, Y International’s export centre will give New Jersey and US manufacturers the opportunity to reach new markets in the Middle East and beyond.”

The $6.6 billion turnover Lulu Group, operates hypermarkets, supermarkets and shopping malls, in addition to wholesale distribution, food processing and hospitality with operations in 37 countries, including the GCC, India and Far East. The company has a 32 percent market share in the Middle East.

Brown said New Jersey is a perfect fit. “Our state is so diverse; we have populations from so many different countries,” she said. “We felt they would feel both welcome and at home. The business they will be conducting out of this site

is meeting American companies to buy goods and products to then export to their own consumer base,” she said. “We have literally thousands of companies in food in New Jersey.” New Jersey, Brown said, is also home to companies in the apparel and consumer goods industries, which could serve the needs of the company’s hypermarkets.

“Our group has been importing US products for a long time to cater to more than 700,000 shoppers who come to our 131 hypermarkets daily,” Yusufali added, highlighting the longstanding relationships between Lulu and farmers and manufacturers in the country, with a special emphasis on California.

“There has been growing demand for US products throughout our retail chain stores, across the GCC, India and Far East,” he concluded.

G R A N D PA R E N T S D AY

Al Injaz honours grandparents MUSCAT: The elders of each family have the responsibility for setting the moral tone for the family and for passing on the traditional values of Oman to their children and grandchildren. They bore the hardships and made the sacrifices that produced much of the progress and comfort we enjoy today.

The students of the kindergarten and the section for special needs of Al Injaz Private School celebrated Grandparents Day recently to give grandchildren an opportunity to show their love and gratitude to their grandparents. The entertainment programme presented by them was appreciated by the grandparents and parents and left with a smile and a tear in the eyes.

Al Injaz Private School believes in conducting activities that inculcate family values in their students, alongside academics, co-curricular and extracurricular activities.

S P E C I A L AWA R D S

Omasco recognises its best performing Omani employees MUSCAT: As part of its commitment to encourage and appreciate the efforts of its Omani workforce, Oman Marketing and Services Co. (Omasco) recently organised an event to recognise the company’s top performing national employees.

Held at the Honda showroom, Wattayah, the event was attended by officials of Omasco and its parent UAE-headquartered company, Al-Futtaim, including Abdul Rahman Al Saqr, HR director, Automotive Group and Hussain Al Lawati, managing director, Omasco, says a press release.

During the event Omasco’s best Omani employees received special awards based on various criteria which include knowledge

of job requirements, efficiency, professional behaviour to reflect on development of skill and customer satisfaction.

Al Saqr said, “Omasco has achieved great success and is one of the Sultanate of Oman’s leading companies thanks to the full commitment and excellent team work and high performance especially by Omani workforce who

constitute a fundamental pillar for the group’s prosperity since its inception.”

Al Lawati said, “Such events give impetus to our people and helps them appreciate the importance which the company attaches to the performance of its employees who are encouraged to exert extra efforts to achieve the best in the forthcoming period.”

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Lulu launches ‘Discover America 2016’ The promotion was launched to enable Lulu shoppers to experience the uniqueness of the food and non-food products of America at attractive prices

MUSCAT: Lulu Hypermarket has kicked off the ‘Discover America 2016’ promotion to promote the best of American products in Oman. The event which com-

menced yesterday and will continue till November 13 across selected Lulu outlets in Oman, will showcase a wide variety of products specially flown in from the United States for Lulu shoppers.

The promotion was inaugurated

by Marc J. Sievers, the US ambassador to Oman, in the presence of Baushar municipality officials, Lulu staff and customers, says a press release.

This is the second year that the festival has been hosted in Oman.

The festival was launched to enable Lulu shoppers to experience the uniqueness of the food and non-food products of America at attractive prices. The promotion aims to take shoppers on an exciting journey to discover branded US products, which will be available on special offers. The festival is largely focused on food as well as the nonfood, health and beauty products from the United States.

Speaking on the promotion, Sievers said, “I would like to thank Lulu for devoting an entire week to celebrate American products. I am very impressed to see that Lulu stocks more than 2,000 American food items, including our delicious fresh produce, meat and dairy products. The fact that Omani consumers choose fruits, vegetables, meat, and other products from American farms for their families

RECRUIT QUOTES The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man’s foot long enough to enable him to put the other somewhat higher.

— Thomas Henry Huxley To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting.

— E. E. Cummings The reason most people do not recognise an opportunity when they meet it is because it usually goes around wearing overalls and looking like Hard Work — Author Unknown It was that moment all men anticipate, some with eagerness and some with dread, when you finally confront your dream and you must decide, once and for all, if you want it.

To the young and still dreaming, it seems an obvious choice. But to the middle-aged and responsible, it marks life’s turning point.

— Joe Kita

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highlights the strong ties that exist between our two countries.”

Along with the promotion, Lulu has also announced a special offer for shoppers who buy ‘Made in US’ products worth OMR5. Lulu has focused on making the promotion all the more exciting by offering its valuable customers 10 return air tickets to any destination in US from Etihad to be won through this promotion. For every OMR5 spent

on ‘Made in US’ products, shoppers will be entitled to a coupon.

Ten lucky winners would be chosen to fly with Etihad airlines to any of the destinations in US. From fresh and frozen foods to pies, cakes and chocolates from the best US brands, Lulu has stacked up its shelves with everything needed for the promotion. Special in-store counters will be put up throughout the promotion, enabling custom-

ers to get a real taste of some of the best American delicacies on sale.

The promotion will feature popular brands like Kellogg’s, McCain, Jell-O, Bertolli, Folgers, Smucker’s, Quaker, Gatorade, Pringles, Sunsweet, Hunt’s, M&M, Hershey’s, Kraft, Dole, Turkey Hill, Celeste, Eggo and many more.

A. V. Ananth, director Lulu Oman and India said, “The Discover America promotion has been launched for the second time in Oman. The promotion is an exceptional opportunity for customers to explore and experiment the culinary delights and lifestyles of the United States. Lulu Oman has been hosting a variety of similar campaigns in the past and all of them have turned out to be successful. This success is attributed to customers in Oman who have always remained keen to experience the cultures and flavours of different countries.”

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Badr Al Samaa healthcare group celebrates coveted JCI accreditation

JCI accreditation is a recognition of Badr Al Samaa’s efforts to keep up with the international standards through inducting the latest technology and to provide an affordable quality healthcare delivery system

MUSCAT: Badr Al Samaa healthcare group celebrated the awarding of the Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation to its hospitals at Ruwi and Al Khoud at a gala event held in InterContinental Muscat recently.

The chief guest of the event was Dr Sultan bin Ya’rub Al Busaidi, adviser of Health Affairs, Ministry of Health and guests of honour was Dr Mazin Al Khabori, director general of Private Health Establishments, Ministry of Health and Indra Mani Pandey, ambassador of India to Sultanate of Oman. Pre-

sent during the occasion were dignitaries from various ministries, members of the media, corporate officials and representatives of different social organisations, says a press release.

During the event, the staff members of Badr Al Samaa group whose tireless contribution in achieving

JCI accreditation were specially recognised with a certificate.

The purpose of Joint Commission International is to promote specific improvements in patient safety and quality and function as the foundation for healthcare organisations to gauge and enhance their performance, by highlight-

QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

ing problematic areas in hospital functioning, describe evidence and provide expert-based solutions to these problems. Recognising that sound system design is intrinsic to the delivery of safe, high quality healthcare, the goals focus on system-wide solutions, wherever possible.

The comprehensive accreditation process is designed to ensure a safe environment that reduces risk for care recipients, set benchmarks for quality and patient safety; stimulates and demonstrates operational process improvement through a reliable process; improves outcomes and patient satisfaction, and reduces costs through standardised care.

“Badr Al Samaa, since inception, strives to bring technological advancements and the highest quality in patient management and it is with our team’s commitment and effort which helped us to achieve this prestigious JCI accreditation,” reiterated Abdul Latheef, V. T. Vinod and P. A. Mohammed, the board of directors.

“We are the only medical establishments with JCI accreditation,

who are able to provide treatments to the public at the most affordable rates across GCC countries,” they further added.

Badr Al Samaa Hopital, Ruwi and Al Khoud become the third and fourth hospital in the group in the Middle East to achieve this highest quality accreditation. Al Hilal Hospital Muharraq and Al Hilal Medical Center Riffa in the Kingdom of Bahrain have been accredited by JCI recently. Both establishments are part of Badr Al Samaa healthcare group.

JCI accreditation is a recognition of Badr Al Samaa’s efforts to keep up with the international standards through inducting the latest technology and to provide an affordable quality healthcare delivery system thus upholding its motto - more than healthcare, humane care.

RECOGNITION

GAC wins ‘Best Customer Service’ award from Daimler Trucks Asia

Bank Muscat achieves ISO 9001:2015 certification MUSCAT: Bank Muscat, the flagship financial services provider in the Sultanate, has taken lead in the banking sector in Oman to successfully complete the certification requirements of ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System by TÜV Rheinland.

Bank Muscat is the first bank in Oman to be certified for ISO 9001:2015 standards.

Andreas Hoefer, regional executive vice president - IMEA and Asia Pacific of TÜV Rheinland, presented the ISO 9001:2015 certificate to Ahmed Faqir Al Bulushi, DGM – HR, at a ceremony held at the bank’s head office, says a press release.

ISO 9001 is the world’s most recognised quality management standard. The ISO 9001:2015 certification demonstrates the bank’s commitment to continuous improvement, thereby benchmarking products and services to international standards. The clear policies and procedures reiterate the bank’s commitment towards customer-centricity that makes the difference as the No. 1 banking services provider in the country.

Driven by the dynamic ‘Let’s Do More’ vision, the bank pursues a strategic customer care programme to ensure it is always available to listen and more im-

ISO 9001 is the world’s most recognised quality management standard. The ISO 9001:2015 certification demonstrates the bank’s commitment to continuous improvement, thereby benchmarking products and services to international standards. The clear policies and procedures reiterate the bank’s commitment towards customer-centricity that makes the difference as the No. 1 banking services provider in the country

portantly respond to customer suggestions and feedback in a proactive way. The bank recognises that the essence of good customer service is maintaining a relationship that individual customers are happy to pursue.

The bank’s operations are ingrained in its values and the commitment to customers is reckoned the key to achieving its strategic objectives, thereby establishing sustainable, long-term relationships in communities operated by

the bank. The bank places higher emphasis on customer-centricity wherein all functions are aligned to the requirements of the customer segments being served.

TÜV Rheinland is a leading global independent test provider with a history stretching back 143 years. The specialists certify companies in accordance with cross-sector and sector-specific management systems or according to criteria tailored specially to customers and sectors.

MUSCAT: General Automotive Company (GAC), the official distributor for Mitsubishi Fuso commercial vehicles in Oman, was recognised as the ‘Best in Customer Service’ globally at the recently held ‘Daimler Trucks Asia International Sales and Customer Services Conference’ in Chennai, India.

The event saw Mark Tomlinson, group general manager of the Zubair Automotive Group, and Manoj Ranade, general manager of GAC, receive the award from Michael Kamper, senior vice president at Daimler Trucks Asia/MFTBC, and Ramesh R, vice president of Customer Services at Daimler Trucks Asia. The event was also attended by 217 delegates representing 101 countries globally, says a press release.

Commenting on the award recognition, Tomlinson noted, “For GAC to be selected by Daimler Trucks Asia/MFTBC for the ‘Best in Customer Service’ award globally is indeed a great honour.

Receiving this prestigious award is testament to our commitment to the region. It is also very en-

couraging for our team here at GAC, whose consistent hard work and dedication towards our customers is what has truly earned us this recognition.”

The award was presented to GAC in recognition of its sales and aftersales services, in particular for its customer training services and customer CSI through service.

“Providing our customers with the best possible sales and aftersales services, no matter where in the country they are located, is a core aspect of our business.

Each of the awards we have received over the years is a clear indication of the effort we put into achieving these goals and consistent level of service qual-

ity customers can expect from GAC,” added Manoj Ranade.

“Perfectly in line with Mitsubishi and Fuso’s customer-focused commitment, it is evident that building consumer confidence is at the heart of everything we do at GAC. We aim to always be at the forefront of developing new and innovative customer loyalty programmes and attractive value added services. We strongly advocate on building strong business relationships and alliances with our growing portfolio of customers as the organisation, hand-in-hand with the Fuso brand, continues to grow from strength to strength in Oman,” concluded Mark.

C A N C E R WA L K AT H O N

KR employees walk for a cause MUSCAT: Khimji Ramdas participated in the 13th Annual Walkathon held recently by the Oman Cancer Association, joining the association’s efforts to help spread awareness and education.

Over 75 Khimji Ramdas employees, their family and friends gathered at Qurum Park to march under the event’s theme - ‘Prevention of Cancer’, says a press release.

Commenting on KR participation and support, Nailesh Khimji, director said, “We are keen on being part of initiatives that improve lives and, in this case, save lives.

Every member of the KR family

recognises the importance of such awareness drives, which is why we have been a strong ally to the OCA’s fight against cancer through prevention and early detection.”

KR employees and families showed support and spirited enthusiasm for the event, as they briskly bore OCA’s message across the vicinity of Qurum Park.

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OMAN’S ABDULLAH AL JABRI WINS SILVER AT WORLD BODYBUILDING CHAMPIONSHIPS Omani muscleman Abdullah Al Jabri did the Sultanate proud by winning the silver medal in the 70th IFBB Men’s World Amateur Bodybuilding Championships in Benidorm, Spain.

According to information received here, Abdullah Al Jabri taking part in the 70kg competition, which saw participation of 16 top athletes from around the world, impressed the judges to win the second place. Iran’s Mahdi Heydari won the gold medal while Spain’s Jonay Mesa Navvaro settled for bronze medal.

target soon after lunch when South Africa skipper Faf du

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Plessis declared at 540 for eight, a lead of 538, having all but batted the hosts out

HAPPY MOMENTS: South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada, second right, celebrates with his teammates after dismissing Australia’s captain Steve Smith at the WACA Ground in Perth. – Reuters

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PERTH: Kagiso Rabada took three wickets and Temba Bavuma produced a stunning piece of fielding as South Africa closed in on a first Test victory by reducing Australia to 169 for four, still 369 runs behind, at the end of the fourth day on Sunday.

The hosts had started their pursuit of their unlikely victory target soon after lunch when South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis declared at 540 for eight, a lead of 538, having all but batted Australia out of the contest.

Bavuma’s brilliant run out ended David Warner’s bright start before 21-year-old Rabada removed Shaun Marsh, Steve Smith and Adam Voges to finish the day with figures of three for 49 off 16 overs.

Usman Khawaja survived an early scare when a DRS review saved him from a duck and will resume unbeaten on 58 with all-rounder Mitchell Marsh, who was 15 not out, as the Australians look to bat out the final day at the WACA. Warner appeared ready to chase down the full 539 target himself when he opened the innings at a fair lick with 35 runs from 33 balls.

South Africa’s pace attack, reduced to Vernon Philander and Rabada after the loss for the series of an injured Dale Steyn, were struggling for the breakthrough until the intervention of Bavuma.

Having just hit his sixth four, Warner was cantering down the wicket for a single when the di-

De Silva’s fine century puts Sri Lanka on top in Harare

South Africa 1st innings: 242 Australia 1st innings: 244 South Africa 2nd innings: S. Cook c S. Marsh b Siddle 12 D. Elgar c Starc b Hazlewood 127 H. Amla b Hazlewood 1 J. Duminy c Nevill b Siddle 141 F. du Plessis c Nevill b Starc 32 T. Bavuma c Khawaja b M. Marsh 8 Q. de Kock c Voges b M. Marsh 64 V. Philander b Smith 73 K. Maharaj (not out) 41 Extras (b-10, lb-13, nb-1, w-17) 41 Total (8 wkts decl, 160.1 overs) 540 Fall of wickets: 1-35, 2-45, 3-295, 4-324, 5-346, 6-352, 7-468, 8-540.

Did not bat: D. Steyn, K. Rabada Bowling: M. Starc 31-8-114-1 (w-1); J. Hazlewood 37-11-107-2 (nb-1); P. Siddle 26-9-62-2; M. Marsh 26-4-77-2 (w-4); N.

minutive Bavuma acrobatically swept up the ball and, while still airborne, flicked it at the base of the middle stump.

Marsh departed four balls later for 15, catching an edge to a Rabada delivery, but after Khawaja’s reprieve off the first ball of the next over, Australia made it to tea without any further damage.

Smith looked set on 34 until Rabada finally got his length right and found a bit of outswing in a beautiful delivery that caught a fine edge off the bat and carried to Quinton de Kock behind the stumps.

Another superb Rabada delivery in his next over had Voges flummoxed and he departed for one run in similar fashion.

Australia captain Smith had earlier bowled Philander for 73

Lyon 34-3-146-0; A. Voges 5-1-8-0; S. Smith 1.1-0-3-1.

Australia 2nd innings: S. Marsh c du Plessis b Rabada 15 D. Warner run out 35 U. Khawaja (not out) 58 S. Smith c de Kock b Rabada 34 A. Voges c de Kock b Rabada 1 M. Marsh (not out) 15 Extras (b-8, lb-2, w-1) 11 Total (4 wkts, 55 overs) 169 Fall of wickets: 1-52, 2-52, 3-144, 4-146.

To bat: P. Nevill, M. Starc, P. Siddle, J. Hazlewood, N. Lyon Bowling: K. Rabada 16-2-49-3 (w-1); V. Philander 12-3-36-0; J. Duminy 8-1-18-0; K. Maharaj 17-6-40-0; S. Cook 2-0-16-0.

Umpires: Aleem Dar, Nigel Llong TV umpire: Richard Kettleborough Match referee: Andy Pycroft

to bring an end to three hours of frustration for the hosts as South Africa added another 150 runs to their overnight tally of 390-6.

De Kock made 64 before he was caught at short leg but Philander and debutant spinner Keshav Maharaj (41 not out) continued to plunder runs off the exhausted Australian bowlers.

The highest successful fourthinnings run chase in Test cricket was the 418 for seven West Indies scored to beat Australia at Antigua in May 2003, while South Africa scored 414 for four to beat their hosts at the WACA in 2008.

The Proteas will therefore be confident of taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series, which continues in Hobart before concluding with a day-night Test in Adelaide. - Reuters

HARARE: Dhananjaya de Silva scored his second Test century to lift Sri Lanka to 290 for five at the close of play on the opening day of the second Test against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club.

De Silva (100 not out) will resume on the second morning with Asela Gunaratne (13 not out) as Sri Lanka seek to build a big first innings total and claim the series having won the first test by 225 runs. Zimbabwe won the toss and asked the tourists to bat on a pitch that had a noticeable covering of grass. They reduced Sri Lanka to 112 for four shortly after lunch, but could not build on that good start.

A 143-run fifth wicket stand between De Silva and Upul Tharanga (79) steadied the innings, before the latter was caught at

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Sri Lanka 1st innings: Karunaratne c Williams b Masakadza 26 K. Silva lbw b Mpofu 37 K. Perera c Mumba b H. Masakadza 4 K. Mendis c Moor b Tiripano 26 U. Tharanga c H. Masakadza b Cremer79 D. de Silva not out 100 A. Gunaratne not out 13 Extras (lb-2, nb-1, w-2) 5

slip by Hamilton Masakadza off the bowling of home captain Graeme Cremer. The wicket came via a deflection off the gloves of wicketkeeper Peter Moor and was notable for the first ever use of the Decision Review System (DRS) in Zimbabwe after Australian umpire Simon Fry had originally turned down the home side’s appeals.

Total (for 5 wickets, 90 overs) 290 Fall of wickets: 1-62, 2-66, 3-84, 4-112, 5-255 Bowling: C. Mumba 14-2-54-0, D. Tiripano 22-4-63-1 (nb-1, w-2), C. Mpofu 18-4-65-1, H. Masakadza 8-2-18-2, G. Cremer 18-0-571, S. Williams 5-1-8-0, M. Waller 5-0-23-0 Umpires: S. Fry & I. Gould TV umpire: Langton Rusere Match referee: Chris Broad

Masakadza had earlier claimed the first two wickets as Dimuth Karunaratne (26) and Kusal Perera (four) were both caught, before Kaushal Silva (37) was trapped leg before wicket by Chris Mpofu. Kusal Mendis (26) was the other wicket to fall as he was caught by Moor off Donald Tiripano. - Reuters

GOLDEN MOMENT

Oman win gold in Arab Universities Beach Volleyall Championship RABAT: Oman University team the national beach volleyball university team has won a gold medal in the Arab Universities Beach Volleyball Championship. Oman defeated Lebanon 2-0 to clinch the gold medal. Oman had earlier placed second behind Morocco in their group. Later in the last four stage, Oman defeated the UAE team 2-0 before getting the better off Lebanon, who had beaten Morocco in the semifinals. - ONA

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Qualified Oman go down to US in ICC WCL Division 4 final MUSCAT: A day after clinching their berth in the ICC World Cricket League (WCL) Division 3, Oman came up short in the final of the WCL Division 4 final, going down by 13 runs to hosts the U.S. in Las Angeles on Friday.

The Sultanate squad went into the summit clash on the back of a confident showing against Denmark, which sealed their promotion to Division 3 to be organised in Uganda next year, hoping to put an icing on the cake of their latest achievement with a title triumph.

Duleep Mendis-coached Oman squad came close to achieving that too. But unfortunately after having reduced their opponents to three for five runs and then to five for 79 runs, Oman loosened the grip, letting the U.S. team score 208 all out in 49.4 overs. The hosts, who too booked their berth in the Uganda tournament, then went on to restrict Oman to 195 for nine in 50 overs.

According to news posted on the International Cricket Council (ICC) website, the U.S. despite losing their top three batsmen early, recovered through a 73-ball 50 from Alex Amsterdam and a handy 45 in 32 balls from Timroy Allen, the No. 8 batsman.

Medium pacers Rajeshkumar Ranpura, Mohammed Nadeem and left-arm spinner Zeeshan

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USA Fahad Babar lbw Ajay Lalcheta 1 Abdullah Syed lbw Rajesh Ranpura 0 R. Timbawala run out 0 A. Amsterdam c Lalcheta b Z. Maqsood 50 S. Taylor c Khawar Ali b Rajesh Ranpura 7 A. Dodson c&b Khawar Ali 22 T. Patel run out 20 T. Allen c Khawar b M. Nadeem 45 E. Hutchinson c Khawar b Z. Maqsood 7 Jasdeep Singh (not out) 37 P. Nair c Maqsood b M. Nadeem 1 Extras (lb-1, w-17) 18 Total (all out; 49.4 overs) 208 Fall of wickets: 1-4, 2-5, 3-5, 4-31, 5-79, 6-103, 7-121, 8-141, 9-182.

Bowling: Rajesh Ranpura 10-2-34-2 (w-1); Ajay Lalcheta 9-1-32-1 (w-1); Amir Ali 7-1-25-0; Mohammad Nadeem 6.4-1-29-2 (w-3); Khawar Ali 10-0-54-1 (w-3); Zeeshan Maqsood 7-0-33-2.

OMAN Khawar Ali c Dodson b Hutchinson 22 Arun Poulose b Jasdeep Singh 4 Zeeshan Maqsood lbw Nair 15 Swapnil Khadye c Allen b Patel 22 Zeeshan Siddiqui st Dodson b Patel 58 Ajay Lalcheta lbw Patel 6 M. Nadeem c Amsterdam b Jasdeep 28 J. Singh c Timbawala b Jasdeep 8 Amir Ali run out 0 Rajesh Ranpura (not out) 12 Sufyan Mehmood (not out) 3 Extras (lb-6, w-10, nb-1) 17 Total (9 wkts; 50 overs) 195 Fall of wickets: 1-10, 2-43, 3-51, 4-102, 5-115, 6-154, 7-173, 8-174, 9-178.

Bowling: T. Allen 8-1-36-0 (w-4); Jasdeep Singh 7-0-29-3 (w-2); P. Nair 10-0-37-1 (w1); E. Hutchinson 10-1-29-1 (w-1); T. Patel 10-0-38-3 (w-1); S. Taylor 5-0-20-0 (nb-1).

Player of the match: Jasdeep Singh (USA) Player of the series: Khawar Ali (Oman)

MAN OF THE TOURNAMENT: Oman’s Khawar Ali

Maqsood bagged two wickets each, as Jasdeep remained unbeaten on 37 from 52 balls.

In reply, Oman started steadily, but once the first two wickets — of Arun Pulose and Khawar Ali — went down, the floodgates opened, and Jasdeep and Timil wreaked havoc. Zeeshan Siddiqui waged a lone battle with a 75-ball 58, but

in the end that was not enough for Oman to go over the line.

Bermuda beat Denmark Denmark beat Bermuda by 44 runs after choosing to bat at Wright Cricket Field in Woodley Park.

Denmark posted 269 for eight, and in response, Bermuda could only get to 225 for eight in thier 50 overs.

Taranjit Bharaj, the No. 6 batsman, hit an unbeaten 68 in 88 balls after Aftab Ahmed (32 in 30) and Anders Bulow (45 in 49) gave Denmark a solid platform to build on.

Bermuda did pick up regular wickets, with Jordan Smith, the off-spinner, and Brian Hall, the medium pacer, bagging two wickets each, but despite restricting Denmark to a moderate total, they

faltered in the reply.

Kamau Laverock, who hit 137 against Jersey on Wednesday, was dismissed for 24 in the tenth over, and Delray Rawlins, his opening partner, followed suit soon after for the same score. Both fell to Amjad Khan, the medium pacer, who then dismissed Dion Stovell, the captain, to cripple the top order.

Jordan De Silva, batting at No.

8, made a valiant 44-ball 52, it was only a matter of time before Denmark went through. Amjad (three for 14) and Aftab (two for 32) were the most successful of the Denmark bowlers.

Jersey better Italy Jersey beat Italy by 42 runs after its top-order put up a strong show to post 250 for six in 50 overs before coming back to restrict the reply to 208 in 46.4 overs, riding on the four for 22 from Charles Perchard. Choosing to bat, Jersey got a great start courtesy Peter Gough, the opener, who hit 65 off 80 balls, with nine boundaries. Harrison Carlyon (32 in 64), William Harris (30 in 60) and Jonty Jenner (21 in 25) got starts, but fell before being able to convert those to big scores.

Corey Bisson’s unbeaten 47-ball 63 added the much-needed final sting to Jersey’s total, and despite using as many as seven bowlers, Italy failed to keep the target in check.

When Italy batted, Perchard and Elliot Miles (three for 45) didn’t allow the batsmen to get going at all.

Damian Crowley, the Italy captain, hit 39 in 50 balls, while Alessandro Bonora hit 38 in 59. But them apart, none of the batsmen could handle Jersey’s bowling attack and Italy finished with its fourth loss.

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Muscat CT defeat PTI, Assarain rout Sinha MUSCAT: Muscat CT defeated Passage to India by six wickets in a Muscat Pharmacy and Storessponsored Premier Division match at the Ministry of Sports Affairs Ground I. Batting first, PTI put on 208 for the loss of seven wickets in 50 overs. Jaymin Tailor top scored with 55. Deepak Kandpal was the pick of the Muscat CT bowlers with three wickets.

In reply, Muscat CT scored 209 for four in 43.2 overs. Sandeep Goud and Ashish Odedra scored 53 and 51 runs respectively.

Brief scores: PTI 208 for 7 in 50 overs (Jaymin Tailor 55; Deepak Kandpal 3/26) lost to Muscat CT 209 for 4 in 43.2 overs (Sandeep Goud 53). Points: PTI – 0, Muscat CT – 4.

Sinha lose In another Premier Division match, Assarain defeated Sinha by 209 runs. Batting first, Assarain put on 302 for seven in 50 overs. Shahan Akram top scored with 90. Nasir Iqbal chipped in with 57. In reply, Sinha were bundled out for 93 in 32 overs. Sindo Mical claimed three wickets for Assarain while Ahmed Raa and Kaleem Ullah bagged two each.

Brief scores: Assarain 302 for 7 in 50 overs (Shahan Akram 90; Niluka Dilshan 2/31) Sinha 93 in 32 overs (Sindo Michal - 3/9). Points: Assarain – 5, Sinha – 0.

Renaissance edge ISC In a Khimji Ramdas-sponsored A Division match, Renaissance defeated Indian Social Club (ISC) by two wickets. Batting first, ISC put on 179 for eight in 40 overs with Robin Barmeda top scoring with 44.

In reply, Renaissance scored 183 for eight in 30.1 overs. Nisal Ugamandadige top scored with 61. Puneeth Singh claimed two wickets for ISC. Brief scores: ISC 179 for 8 in 40 overs (Robin Barmeda 44)

defeated RAHRC by seven wickets.

Batting first, MSE scored 138 for seven in 20 overs. In reply, RAHRC scored 140 for three in 14.4 overs.

Brief scores: MSE 138 for 7 in 20 overs (Sadik Mohammed 35 n.o.; Nandakumar 2/15) lost to RAHRC 140 for 3 in 14.4 overs (Nandakumar 95). Points: RAHRC – 3, MSE – 0.

PREMIER DIVISION: Muscat CT stars after their victory over PTI.

lost to Renaissance 183 for 8 in 30.1 overs (Puneeth Singh 2/21).

Points: Renaissance – 3, ISC – 0.

Carillion Alawi down MARH In an Enhance-sponsored D Division match, Carillion Alawi defeated MARH by 45 runs. Batting first, Carillion Alawi scored 188 for six in 20 overs with Hussain top scoring with 66. In reply, MARH were bowled out for 143 in 19.5 overs.

Issam Al Balushi claimed three scalps for Carillion Alawi.

Brief scores: Carillion Alawi 188 for 6 in 20 overs (Hussain 66) bt MARH 143 in 19.5 overs (Vishal Shetty 36; Issam Al Balushi 3/16). Points: Carillion Alawi – 3, MARH – 0.

Easy for Trust Oilfield In an F Division match, Trust Oilfield defeated Beatrice by 80 runs.

Batting first, Trust Oilfield put on 219 for the loss of five wickets in 20 overs. In reply, Beatrice scored 139 for seven in 20 overs.

Brief scores: Trust Oilfield 219 for 5 in 20 overs (Mushir 64; Mohammed Ali 2/19) bt Beatrice 139 for 7 in 20 overs (Mohammed Adnan 42; Qamar 3/21).

Points: Trust Oilfield – 3, Beatrice – 0.

Big win for RAY In another F Division match, RAY International defeated Aptus Infotech by 94 runs. Batting first, RAY scored 223 for four in 20 overs. In reply, Aptus Infotech were bowled out for 129 in 16.5 overs.

Brief scores: RAY 223 for 4 in 20 overs (Ruban Durai 120) bt Aptus Infotech 129 in 16.5 overs (Mohan Babu 4/28). Points: Aptus Infotech - 0, RAY – 3.

Huge win for OCT Mabellah In a G Division match, OCT Mabellah thrashed Al Rehwan by 106 runs. Batting first, OCT Mabellah scored 173 for five in 20 overs.

Shabir Ahmed and Shaneef Al Balushi scored 64 not out and 45 respectively.

In reply, Al Rehwan were all out for 67 in 14.3 overs. Shabeeb Pindook claimed five wickets for OCT Mabellah.

Brief scores: OCT Mabellah 173 for 5 in 20 overs (Shabir Ahmed 64 n.o.) bt Al Rehwan 67 in 14.3 overs (Shabeeb Pindook 5/11). Points: OCT Mabellah – 3, Al Rehwan – 0.

Al Ansari defeat Khalsa In an H Division match, Al Ansari defeated Khalsa United by four runs. Batting first, Al Ansari scored 141 for six in 20 overs. In reply, Khalsa United scored 137 for nine in 19.4 overs.

Brief scores: Al Ansari 141 for 6 in 20 overs (Sohail Khan 33; Chetan Sharma 2/17) bt Khalsa United 137 for 9 in 19.4 overs (Sushil Kadam 55; Adnan Nalawa 2/26). Points: Al Ansari – 2, Khalsa United – 0.

RAHRC beat MSE In another H Division match, Mustafa Sultan Enterprises (MSE)

Shanfari Group shine In an I Division match, Shanfari Group recorded a three-wicket victory over Mani’s Azad. Batting first, Mani’s Azad scored 201 for eight in 20 overs. In reply, Shanfari Group scored 205 for seven in 18.2 overs.

Brief scores: Mani’s Azad 201 for 8 in 20 overs (Faheem Sattar 2/26) lost to Shanfari Group 205 for 7 in 18.2 overs (Rehan Siddique 75). Points: Mani’s Azad - 0, Shanfari Group – 2.

Mehul Enterprises win In another I Division match, Mehul Enterprises defeated Hussain Fadhil Partners by four wickets.

Batting first, Hussain Fahdil Partners scored 135 for six in 20 overs.

In reply, Mehul scored 136 for six in 15.5 overs.

Brief scores: Hussain Fahdil Partners 135 for 6 in 20 overs (Sreeraj 53; Dhawal Desai 3/28) lost to Mehul Enterprises 136 for 6 in 15.5 overs (MD Shameel 50; Manoj 3/28). Points: Mehul Enterprises – 3, Hussain Fahdil Partners – 0.

CCC outlast Euro Poles In a J Division match, Classic Cricket Club defeated Euro Poles by two wickets. Batting first, Euro Poles scored 170 for four in 20 overs. In reply, Classic Cricket Club put on 171 for eight in 20 overs.

Brief scores: Euro Poles 170 for 4 in 20 overs (Jacob Raja 56; Lateef 2/24) lost to CCC 171 for 8 in 20 overs (Abdul Suhan 41; David Raja 4/34). Points: Euro Poles – 0, Classic Cricket Club – 2.

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SPORTS Lopez Caro picks 23 Oman players for camp in Japan currently preparing for the qualifying matches of the 2019 Asian Cup and the 2017 Gulf Cup.

Oman team will leave for Japan on Monday to undergo a training camp that lasts till November 12

MUSCAT: Coach Juan Ramon Lopez Caro called up 23 players for Oman national football team’s external training camp in Japan.

The Sultanate delegation, led by Oman Football Association (OFA) first vice-chairman Mohsin bin Hamad Al Masroori, will leave for Japan on Monday.

The team will also be accompanied by team manager Maqbool Al Balushi and assistant manager Badr Al Maimani.

During the camp, which lasts till November 12, Oman team will play an international friendly match against Japan national

team on November 11.

Star goalkeeper Ali Al Habsi, who plays for English Championship side Reading FC, has opted out of the camp. The other players who will not be travelling with the team are Ahmed Faraj, Fahd Al Jalboobi, Omar Al Fazari, Abdulrahman Al Ghassani, Ahmed Salim, Hisham Al Shuaibi, Mohammed Al Mashari, Eid Al Farsi, Khalid Al Yaqoobi, Mohammed Al Habsi, Mohammed Ramadan and Omar Al Malki.

The 23 players selected for the camp are Faiz Al Rashidi, Mohsin Al Khalidi (Al Nasr), Riyadh Al Alawi, Nadr Basheer, Abdulsalam Al Mukhaini, Raeed Ibrahim Saleh, Ali Al Nahar, Qasim Said,

Said Al Ruzaiqi, Ali Al Busaidi (Dhofar), Ibrahim Al Mukhaini, Saud Al Farsi (Al Arouba), Mohammed Al Baulshi, Hareb Al Saadi, Yasin Al Shiyadi, Mahmoud Al Mushaifri (Al Suwaiq), Aiman Dhahi (Oman), Abdulaziz Al Maqbali, Salah Al Yahyaei (Fanja), Said Al Abdulsalam (Al Khabourah), Jamil Al Yahmadi (Al Shabab), Ahmed Mubarak (Al Markhiya of Qatar) and Mohammed Faraj Al Rawahi (Girona B of Primera Catalana, Spain).

After their camp in Japan, Oman team will travel to Myanmar to play another friendly match against Myanmar national team on November 14. Oman are

OFA seeks AFC clarification Meanwhile, the OFA has sought a clarification from the AFC following the Asian body’s decision to penalise the North Korean U-16 team, their coach Yun Jong Su and goalkeeper Jang Paek Ho. The team were found to be guilty of deliberately conceding a goal in their Asian U-16 Championship group match against Uzbekistan in an attempt to avoid playing Iraq in the quarterfinals.

The North Koreans went on to beat Oman via penalties in the last eight stage.

The AFC has slapped both the coach and the player with penalty and banned them from playing in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. But the team has only been given a one-year suspended ban, which means the squad can take part in the World Cup. The OFA has asked the AFC about the possibility of Oman replacing North Korea in the U-17 World Cup.

ISC BADMINTON

Himesh takes on Kulkarni in men’s final MUSCAT: Teenager Himesh Haridas will be eyeing his fourth title at the Dalma Energy-sponsored Annual Badminton Tournament organised by the Indian Social Club (ISC) when he takes on fancied Prasad Kulkarni in the final of the men’s singles.

Himesh advanced to the men’s singles final after registering a brilliant 21-18, 21-15 victory over Jay Deshpande. Prasad Kulkarni who advanced without breaking sweat as his semifinal opponent failed to turn up for unknown reasons.

Himesh won the Men’s A Sin-

gles title with a 21-15, 21-16 win over Gireesh Pillai in the final.

With Gauri Krishna, Himesh won the mixed doubles defeating Percy Pereira and Shreya Krishna 21-8, 11-21, 21-15. Together with his father Haridas, Himesh bagged the family doubles title defeating

holders father son duo of Sajith and Iman 21-11, 21-16.

Badminton enthusiasts are invited to witness grand finals of the tournament on Monday evening when the men’s singles and the men’s doubles finals will bring the tournament to a close.

FOOTBALL

Six-goal Liverpool go top LONDON: Liverpool roared to the top of the Premier League on Sunday, offering another dazzling demonstration of their attacking prowess under Juergen Klopp with a 6-1 demolition of Watford at an exultant Anfield.

After Arsenal had missed the chance to jump ahead of overnight leaders Chelsea by only eking out a 1-1 draw with their north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool were in no mood to squander the chance as they overwhelmed their hapless visitors.

Liverpool’s day could only have been improved if the woes of their rivals Manchester United had continued but goals from their misfiring double act of Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic in a 3-1 win

at Swansea City ensured relief for manager Jose Mourinho after a trying week.

Liverpool sliced through Watford with more of the delicious attacking invention that has illuminated the league this season. Their win was decorated by a double from Sadio Mane, who now leads their scoring with six this term, as well as goals from man-of-the-match Philippe Coutinho, Emre Can, Roberto Firmino and a first for the club from Georginio Wijnaldum.

On 26 points, they are one clear of Chelsea and two ahead of Manchester City and fourth-placed Arsenal, who remain still three clear of Tottenham. In another match, Hull City came from behind to beat Southampton 2-1. - Reuters

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Contact: 91155779 hrm_gh@live.com

Villa for rent in South Mabellah, 3 bedrooms, sitting room, family Lounge, kitchen, three Toilets Contact 92212212 between 10 AM to 5 PM 2 B/R new near Dolphin Complex Bausher directly from owner.

Contact: 92158031 Flats in Amerat 5 behind Oman oil close to the main street three rooms & hall, 3 bathrooms, kitchen with A/C 210/- R.O. Contact: 99112262 / 92125648

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CONTACT NO. 91257475

6 bedrooms villa in Qurum, opposite fun zone area. Real Estate Services Co. : 92146444 / 92905432 / 24222345

Family flats in Wadi Kabir, MBD, Rent, Hamriya, Al Khuwair, Ghubrah, Bausher, Azaiba, Amerat.

Contact: 92125648 / 95250300

Apartment for rent full furnished, one room furniture Al Khuwair area.

Contact: 99389989 after 5 O’clock PM

3BHK R.O 180/- Amerat.

Contact : 95311488

Ware house 220 sqm behind Majan hyper marker, near Bridgestone tyre Ghala. Contact: 95928800 Flats sand shops for rent in Ruwi MBD area Mumtaz area and Honda road. Contact: 97293708 / 92433127 / 94579531 Studio R.O 110/- Amerat.

Contact: 95311488

1& 2 BHK at Al Khuwair.

Contact: 99024730 1 &2 BHK in CBD & Ruwi.

Contact : 99024730

Flat for commercial use fit for offices in Bowshar main road (College Street). Contact: 92125648 / 95250300

2 B/R furnished & unfurnished with split ACs & free available at Al Khuwair near KM Hypermarket.

Contact: 99460330

2/3 bedroom flats in Wattaya, Al Khuwair, Al Ghubra, Al Azaiba, Baushar near Hospital. Contact: 99776071 / 99057348

Flats and shop for rent in Ruwi, Honda road and Mumtaz area.

Contact 97293708 / 92433127 / 97103695

1 BHK Ghubra R.O 250/-.

Contact: 92144045

2 bedroom flat luxury fully furnished at Al Khuwair, 1 bedroom flat - luxury fully furnished at Al Khuwair. For short or long term lease contract contact Atlas Real Estate & Rent a Car LLC. Contact 99436312 / 94617563 / 92888376, tel : 24833848 / 24833848.

2 BHK Wadi Kabir. Contact: 92144045 2BHK Al Khuwair. Contact : 92144045 1 & 2 BHK Darsait. Contact: 92144045

1 BHK near Oman house, near Khimji R.O 175/-.

Contact: 95865686

2 BHK near Oman house behind Khimji. H.O. Contact: 95865686

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

Contact: 97007934 / 92629232

Fully furnished room for executive bachelor in CBD area, WiFi internet free, advance deposit. # 90631572

2 bedroom, flat near Indian School Wadi Kabir. Contact: 99322363 / 95453813 2 BR apartments available for rent, close to Muscat Grand Mall, next to Diwan’s Office, South Ghubra. Contact: 2456256 / 99833747

New flats in Al Amerat, Height 7, 3 bed rooms, 3 toilets, kitchen & hall.

Contact: 93631777 Flat in Al Khuwair, ground floor, Majlis and 3 rooms.

Contact: 99242119 Flat for rent at Wadi Adai.

Contact 79099405 Flats for rent near Indian School in Wadi Kabir. Contact 99777122 Flats in Mumtaz, 1 bedroom, hall & 2 bed rooms, hall way no 3352 building no 3447 / 3668. Contact: 90991079 / 98003444 For Rent studio TYPE flats for rent R.O 160/- monthly near Oman house. Contact: 98075028 / 95501858 Room in Azaiba. Contact: 99555843

Villa for Rent behind mazoon mousqe 7 bedroom, living room, dining room . Contact 95150809 for 750 R.O nogotiable Shop for rent SOUQ road Muttrah, near Oman house.

Contact: 99183525 / 24706045 Flat for rent in Wadi Kabeer near India Primary School, 1BHK. Contact: 92222922 1, 2 & 3 BHK in good locations at Al Khuwair, Darsait, Ghubrah, Qurum 29 & Wadi Kabir.

Contact : 94359190 / 96364610 Flat for rent 2BHK split A/c near Oman house in Muttrah.

Contact: 97007934 / 92629232 3 bedroom ground floor house for rent in South Al Hail behind Al Hail Hypermarket.

Contact: 95047657

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FOR SALE Good Condition Sanyo washing machine, semi automatic, RO 30 for sale in MBD Contact; 99737812 Twin Villa for sale in Azaiba near Sultan Centre. Each side has three floors, five bedroom plus maid room.

Each room has it’s own bathroom and one extra toilet between dining and sitting room. The villas are now about 5 years old and very clean and well maintained. It has split A/C’s.

OMR 215,000 each villa. Contact : 99333479 or 95215360 or 97509955 Well running restaurant sale at prime location in Sohar City.

Contact : 94131656

ACC. AVAILABLE

Shop for sale of food stuff vegetable & fruits near Saham (Rent) R.O 100/-. Contact: 92139034 Steel workshop for sale including 5 clearance at Wadi Kabir Sanaya area. Contact: 99466604 Shop for sale, Honda road, Ruwi.

Contact: 24705105, GSM: 92877958 / 94289164 Running laundry near Camellia.

Contact: 92868123 / 92841089 Grade one construction company with pest control and cleaning for sale or managing.#96184616 Mobile phone shop for sale in Hamriya. Contact: 99342568

Available 1 BHK, 2BHK flat near Medical Darsait. Contact: 24705742

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Contact 93990154 FOR SALE

Used & refurbished porta cabins, toilets unit available for sales. Contact: 99215560 Email: omegaunitedoman@gmail.com

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

Shop for sale in Al Ghubrah.

Contact: 99030180/ 97003247

Beauty parlour for sale in Ruwi.

Contact: 92430239

Industrial land in Rusail.4000 sqm.

Contact 99323957 / 95490842.

RESTAURANT for sale in Ruwi.

Contact: 99378964

BUILDING MATERIAL SHOP FOR SALEWell-furnished running building material-electrical shop (4 shutter / 200sqm) in Al- Khoudh- 6, for immediate sale- shop with stock or stock only. Serious buyers may please Contact: 94320909

FOR RENT Villa in South Mawaleh: 8 bedrooms, 2 Majilis, 1 Family Hall, 9 toilets, 2 kitchens with Split AC, ample car park Contact: 96775026 / 99463626 1 BHK near Medical Darsait Muttrah house R.O 180/-.

Contact 95070201 6 Bedroom villas available for rent at North Al Hail, near Wave, complex with swimming pool and Gym. Contact: 99833747

MV SALE Ford Focus- An expatriate used car in very good condition, model 2017, manual gear, no accident and mulkiya is valid. Please contact 79082900 or 91677889 2008, Toyota corolla 1.6, 78000 km. Contact 92307916 Mitsubishi Pajero 2004, R.O 1700/-. Contact: 97692959 Dihatsu Terrios Trend 4WD, 2012 Registration, dealer service registration up to August 2017.

Contact No: 92812144

BUYING Buying cars for cash.

Contact 90202090

Furnished rooms available at Ruwi. Contact: 91214897 Furnished room available with attached bath and balcony in MBD area. Contact: 96275098 Sharing accommodation available with W/E at Al Khuwair 33. For a small family or non-cooking bachelors. Contact - 92834145 Single room with separate bathroom for non- cooking bachelor, Rex Road. Contact: 98209132 Room available for executive bachelor near Hamriya Roundabout. # 93590332 and 97443614.

Furnished room in ruwi and azaiba for rent for executive bachelors. Gsm 99058344

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

SITUATION WANTGOOD NEWS ED

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

Ayurvedic treatment for joint pain, backache, paralysis massage, steam bath, obesity, spondylitis, Ideal Care Ayurvedic clinic, 18th November Street Al Ghubra (North). Contact 99639695 / 97397320 *Classified Advertisement space booking with text, should be done till 12.00 noon for next day’s publication. * Subject to space availability

SITUATION WANTED BUSINESS Wanted Construction Company for outright sale. With 20-30 labour and Engineer Contact 98201203/71168751 Wanted Partner for running building construction company.

Contact: 71100641

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Email: dailyguide@timesofoman.com classifieds@timesofoman.com Tel.: 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 /431 / 456 / 461 Fax: 24812624

SITUATION SITUATION WANTED VACANT Reputed mineral water company required the following HEAVY/LIGHT DUTY DRIVERS VAN SALESMAN

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with Omani driving license

Contact - 90372638 tĂŶƚĞĚ &ĞŵĂůĞ 'LJŶĂĞĐŽůŽŐŝƐƚ ͕ Female GP and One Female Dental ƐƐŝƐƚ ĂŶĚ &ĞŵĂůĞ >Ăď dĞĐŚŶŝĐŝĂŶ͕ ƐƐƚ WŚĂƌŵĂĐŝƐƚ͘

Contact # 91262604, ŵĂŝů / ͗ ĐŚŝůůĂƉĂůůŝϳϲΛŐŵĂŝů͘ĐŽŵ

ACCOUNTS Urgent requirement Accountant B.Com Graduate minimum 3 to 4 years experience in Accounts and Oman D/L is preferable.

Send CV to Email: omaniacademy@gmail.com Urgently required an “Accountant” with minimum 5 years experience, well versed in Tally for a reputed Construction Company in Muscat. Interested candidates those who can join locally may forward C.V. to e-mail: assaud@omantel.net.om or FAX: 24953530 Required part time female Accountant with Tally experience (location: Al Wadi Al Kabir, Muscat) Email: orchidmct@gmail.com / printoman24x7@gmail.com Accountant 2-3 years experience.

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

Email: mohammad.jwabreh@ bearingcitysc.com. Fax: 24509312

BEAUTICIAN Wanted experienced Indian / Philipino hair dresser / beautician for reputed ladies beauty center at Muscat.

Contact : 99791572 / 97453246 Email: radianceoman@gmail.com

Fax: 00968 - 24490463 E-mail : cfovacoman011@gmail.com ZĞƉƵƚĞĚ ĂŵďƌŝĚŐĞ ^ĐŚŽŽůƐ ŝŶ DƵƐĐĂƚ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞ ǁĞůů YƵĂůŝĮ ĞĚ dĞĂĐŚĞƌƐ ĨŽƌ /' ^ Θ W ĨŽƌ ; ŶŐůŝƐŚ͕ DĂƚŚƐ͕ WŚLJƐŝĐƐ͕ ŚĞŵŝƐƚƌLJ͕ ŝŽůŽŐLJ͕ ^ĐŝĞŶĐĞƐ͕ <'Ͳ dĞĂĐŚĞƌ͕ ůĂď ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚͲ ŚĞŵŝƐƚƌLJ ĂŶĚ WŚLJƐŝĐƐͿ͗ ϭ͘ 'ŽŽĚ ŶŐůŝƐŚ >ĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶ / >d^ ƐĐŽƌĞ ŽĨ ϳ Žƌ ĂďŽǀĞ 2. Hold a recognized MSc / BSc / BA / B.ED degree from a recognized ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ĨŽƌ ƉƌŝŵĂƌLJͬƐĞĐŽŶĚĂƌLJ ϯ͘ DŝŶŝŵƵŵ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ϯ LJĞĂƌƐ͛ ƉƌĞĨĞƌĂďůLJ ŝŶ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟ ŽŶĂů ƐĐŚŽŽů ϰ͘ <ŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ŽĨ ĂŵďƌŝĚŐĞ /ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟ ŽŶĂů WƌŽŐƌĂŵ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ůĞǀĞůƐ ŝƐ ĂŶ advantage. ϳ͘ Ʃ ƌĂĐƟ ǀĞ ƐĂůĂƌLJ ĂŶĚ ďŽŶƵƐĞƐ ďĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ĐĞƌƟ Į ĐĂƟ ŽŶ ͬ degrees

WůĞĂƐĞ ƐƵďŵŝƚ ͘s ƚŽ͗Ͳ ǁƉƐϭϵϴϲΛLJĂŚŽŽ͘ĐŽŵ WůĞĂƐĞ ĐĂůů͗ ϮϰϴϳϮϰϮϰ ͕ ϮϰϴϳϳϰϬϮ ĂŶĚ ϮϰϴϳϴϭϴϮ

We are looking for an enthusiastic Telesales Representative To contribute in generating sales for our company.

You will be responsible to call targeted clients to book exhibition space in the relevant exhibitions we organize.

Please call 99141777 or email- mail@alnimrexpo.com

DRIVER Omani Driver required with light license, must hold ROP license for at least 5 years with good knowledge of Oman roads & be able to converse in English. Send your CV: recruitmentmct21@gmail.com Wanted Driver for heavy (sewage vehicle) and light vehicle with valid Oman driving license.

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

DOMESTIC HELPER House maid required full time for an Indian family, salary RO 150/- , visa not available.

Contact : 96999333

Looking for Manager with 5 yrs exp marine services & logistic company. Any Nationalities preferred. Contact: 91349823 / 93212373 Email: info@salalahglobal.com

MEDICAL Wanted Orthodontist, Pedodontist and oral surgeon, implantologist for a specialty dental clinic. Email medident5000@gmail.com Urgently required Staff Nurse clinic in Barka. MOH license preferred. Contact 92217469 Urgently required Orthodontist and Arabic speaking Pediatrician for a reputed poly clinic. Send the CV to manageribnalhaitham@ yahoo.com or Contact: 96721709 Required General practitioner & MD specialist MOH license for medical centre at Azaiba, Muscat.

Contact: 91960401 Email: n_thanigaimani@yahoo.com

TOURS /TRAVELS Travel agency looking for Staff on urgent basis.

Email: hmallawati@hotmail.com

ACCOUNTS Wanted Radiologist, Internal Medicine specialist (male/ female) for a reputed Polyclinic, in Sultanate of Oman.

Send CV: arunjeni11@gmail.com or contact 97101062 Fusion Medicare Polyclinic, Muscat wants GP, staff Nurse holding MOH license & Receptionist (Omani) Contact 97698004 email: medicare@fusionlogicoman.com Required General Physician, Gynecology & LAB & X ray Technician. Contact: 99681325 Email: altaqwamedicalcentre@gmail.com Wanted female & Male Nurse with or without license (good salary, food & accommodation with other benefits. Contact 92989109, medicoport@gmail.com

MISCELLANEOUS Required Indian female: Investment Manager – Offer (10001800) RO & depend in experiences & getting projects. Secretary of office trade offer (750) RO, MEP Engineer & AC & Plumbing Technician.

Email : joboman2017@gmail.com Urgent required : Store labors.

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

Email: mohammad.jwabreh @bearingcitysc.com, Fax: 24509312

DRAFTSMAN

MANAGER

Wanted Office clerk having two years experience.

Contact: 92891888

MEDICAL

SALES / MARKETING

Draftsman with Oman experience needed to work on consultancy office in Muscat, send CV & works to: hr@touchcdc.com. Contact : 99441122

SECRETARIAL / OFFICE

SIT. WANTED

CATERING Restaurant waiter, cook and helper. Visa available.

Contact: 95212017

ADMIN

ACCOUNTS

PLANT OPERATOR ŝƉůŽŵĂ ͬ /d/ ŝŶ ůĞĐƚƌŝĐĂů ŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐ ;&ƌĞƐŚĞƌ͛Ɛ ͬ džƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚͿ͘ WƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ will be given to candidates with ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ MASA / HENKE / BESSER Concrete Block DĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐ WůĂŶƚƐ͘

SALES SUPERVISOR/SALES KͳKZ /E dKZ with Omani driving license , >W Z^ ͳ džƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ϯ ƚŽϱ LJĞĂƌƐ

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SIT. WANTED

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 Required Indian Marketing man or woman Omani license required.

Contact: 99378253 Wanted Sales man for a printing press Whatsapp: 94756618 Required well experienced dynamic candidate in Real Estate Evaluation Field beside Building Management Techniques.

Contact 91246444, Email: rescooman@gmail.com Required Sales man, Tailor, Barber. Contact: 91114884

SKILLED LABOUR Required Experienced Auto Electrician and Automobile Mechanic for a reputed service station.

Contact : 91232638 hashim@ramainvestment.com *Classified Advertisement space booking with text, should be done till 12.00 noon for next day’s publication. * Subject to space availability

Qualified CA, ACS, 10 +years Managerial experience, working in Bank, looking for suitable opening, Open to any GCC, MBL: +968-90788509, Email: kartirevy@gmail.com Indian Chartered Accountant with 17+ years experience in Accounts , Finance and Business management working in reputed group in Muscat looking for suitable change. Oman Driving License and NOC available Contact 95562708, pandukp2016@gmail.com Indian male B.Com having 10 years experience (5 years in KSA) with valid Oman driving license.

Accounting (Tally), marketing& customer service. Looking for suitable positions. Contact 95352176, shences1980@gmail.com 12 yrs Oman exp Chief / Senior Accountant seeks job immediately available with release/NOC and D/L available. Contact: 97385562 Part Time Accounting, Audit Preparation, Internal Audit, Monthly Reports, Accounting set up for new companies, GSM : 96975454, email: ibfc.gcc@gmail.com Indian female 22 years, B.Com with 1 year experience in India as Accountant / Clark, looking for suitable opening. Now on visiting visa. Contact: 97754830 Indian male 24 years MBA in finance 3 yr experience in Auditing, Accounts / Admin on visit visa.

Contact: 94003325 Email: shafiqujive32@gmail.com Male MBA Finance, 10 Year experience in Accounting, Finance, Business Development, Administration & Banking (Import & Export), Proficient in Quickbook & Microsoft Suite, Valid Oman Driving License. Contact # 91462125 Post Graduate M.Com (finance) having 20 years experience in Accounts in seeking suitable placement, NOC available.

Contact: 96275019 Email Id: vjkmr9583@gmail.com Indian Keralite Accountant male 27 yrs, B.Com tally, 3 years experience in Oman, 1 year in India. presently working in Muscat Municipality, valid Omani D/L, release available.

Contact: 93826450 / 99656398 Email: renjith78078@gmail.com Indian Senior Accountant, B com, Having 8yrs Experience in Oman, Up to Finalization, Oman D/L, Release Available, Contact - 93484122 Indian male 34 Yrs, Dual MBA Finance and marketing with IT skills, 7+ yrs of experience, Looking for suitable placement.

Contact 94879615, Emailsajan_chacko1981@yahoo.com Accountant 8 Years Experience with D/L and NOC. Contact 97712084

Female Accountant, B.Com Graduate with 10 years experience in Oman with D/L looking for suitable position. Contact 91443796 Part Time Accountant.

Contact: 99882790 Indian Accountant having 8 years experience in Accounts (5 years ) in Saudi, Oman driving license excellent knowledge in tally, focus, quick books & MS. Office, seeking suitable placement. Contact: 93878624 Email: arunjames88@gmail.com 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 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 8 yrs exp. in Admin & Accounts (3 yrs in Oman), MBA, exp. in Tally ERP 9, Indian (F) seeks placement.

Contact 97243806 Indian male, B.Com, having 28 yrs experience in Accounting field (18 yrs in KSA) worked in construction company, excellent knowledge in Tally, NOC available.

Contact 92641601, sreekumarppillai@gmail.com MBA professional Indian, 28, 5 years experience in business having valid Omani D/L & visa, NOC available after 3 months.

Contact: 96718915 Email: azim.s7@gmail.com MBA B.Sc, Food Science and Quality control 7 years experience in Oman (driving license) available.

Contact: 94401183 / 97632020 Sri Lankan Senior Accountant having BBA, MBA,CA Foundation with 6 Years (2.5 Years in Oman)of experience up to finalization of accounts, Oman D/L, Release Available Contact 93598736 Indian (M) MBA (F) more than 6 years of experience in accounts, proficiency in various A/C software, SAP(F1/CO) seeking for suitable placement.

Contact: 95920740, Email: abdulhameed1527@gmail.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 Chief Accountant / Senior Accountant having 16 years experience can handle accounts up to finalization, MIS, C FLOW, Budgeting, ERP, Costing & liasing with auditors, looking for suitable position. NOC available.

Contact: 97205058 / 94885686 Omani female Accountant, 32 years, having 10 years exp in admin/accounts seeks suitable placement. Contact: 93295953 Indian female 28 yrs B.Com 4 yrs experience in MNC’s currently in Muscat seeking suitable placement in Finance / Admin.

Contact :94743790 Indian female 26 yrs, MBA finance 2 yrs exp with MNC. Email: rilooozmali@gmail.com.

Contact : 90551366.

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, 26 years,brought up in oman,M.COM(FINANCE) CA Foundation(CPT),CA INTER(DOING) presently on family visa seeking for immediate and suitable placement.

Contact -97174201/99663957 Email-anishasasi@gmail.com Certified Public Accountant (Filipino, Male, 27-yrs-old) with four years experience, seeking suitable placement in accounting/ audit, currently on visit.

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

On visit visa in Muscat.

Contact 90191628 / 96175780

Indian male age 26, Accountant one year experience in accounts looking for suitable job. Contact Email: anishkhan991867@gmail.

Com Mobile: +968 9565 9415 Qualified and experienced MBA post graduate with proven work exposure in Middle East & India, having more than 5.5 years of rich experience in accounts , project coordination and administration in (3.5 years UAE experience) oil and gas projects is currently looking for suitable job. Contact 93953613, Email-allen.mathew83@gmail.com 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 ACCA member with 6 yrs of experience in Oman looking for a suitable job in finance.

Contact 99284193 Accountant available with NOC, 7 years experience in Oman.

Ready to join immediately.

Contact 98263394 Accountant B.com Indian male 12 yrs exp seeks suitable job.NOC available . Contact : 91212471 Email: rennyj6@gmail.com 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 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 (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

ADMIN Omani, male, 26 yrs experience looking for job in reputed Companies as PR, having experience at airport / Emigration, Ministries/ Manpower with Oman D/L. Contact 95445779 Indian female 33 years with 9.5 years experience (1 yr in Oman) as Executive Secretary, Administration, Sales Coordinator, and HR coordinator seeks suitable placement. Contact 97985059, Email: sarithajbinu@gmail.com Indian male, MSc & PG diploma in Computers with 20 years of experience as Office Administrator & IT Manager looking for suitable administration related position in schools or reputed companies, on visit. Contact: 90104334 A young dynamic with NOC & 12 years experience of purchase sourcing logistics & IT Admin looking urgent placement with D/L Oman. Contact: 92204552, Email: ikroyal@yahoo.com Indian female M.Tech wireless technology experience in teaching, looking for suitable placement / Admin jobs. NOW on family visa.

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Contact 90196235 Egyptian woman resident, considerable experience in the Administration and Secretarial Executive for company.

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Contact: 95933288 Filipino HRD especialist / material controller supervisor with 18 yrs experience looking for suitable job in Oman.

Contact: (+968) 98037142 / (+968) 92659817

MCA, Indian female, holding driving license, seeking suitable job in administration or computer.

Contact: 99466062

ARCH./ INTERIOR DEC. Indian female B. Arch 3 years experience in Oman seeking job as Architect have valid driving license.

Contact: 98726932 / 95121139, Email: sharonjohn177@gmail.com Architect Indian male 10 yrs exp design, coordination & site (resident arch) Autocad, Revit , valid Omani D/L. Contact: 95876247 Architect Engineer seeking for suitable job, 8 years experience.

GSM : 96075000, Email : haytham_201046@yahoo.com

DESIGNER/ DRAUGHTSMAN Indian Female, Auto Cad draftsman civil with 3ds Max & rivet, 4 yrs exp.Looking for suitable vacancy in Muscat now in visit visa .

Contact: 95601266 Autocad d/man / Site Supervisor, experienced knows 2d/3d arch stru, interior civil ITI / Diploma PH : 99506977 Freelance / part time 3d design works, interior /exterior.

PH - 97103168 Tunisian girl looking for job in media field, has 8years experience in publishing Contact 97816917 Free lance / part time autocad works / make boq 2d /3d arch , structural, shop drawings interior drawings. Contact 97103168 mkgroupoman@gmail.com Senior Structural Draftsman having 7 years Gulf experience total (12 years) seeking a job, NOC available. Contact: 97612846 Email: kaleem_1273@yahoo.com Revit, Autocad D/man, expected salary 200 OMR. PH : 92279784 Filipino Senior Revit/AutoCAD Draftsman with 20 years professional experience is looking for suitable job in Oman.

Please Contact: 96489798, (+974) 66653780.

CATERING Part time Cook seeks placement in evening. Contact: 95799643

DRIVER Looking for driving job.

Contact: 97418036 Looking job for driving (with car).

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Contact: 24814231 / 91941545 Looking for driving job.

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ENGG. / TECH./MECH.

DRIVER Experienced Indian driver with valid Oman light & heavy license.

Contact: 94201010 Looking for any driving job.

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Contact: 94987031 5 years experience of light duty driving in Oman. Contact: 95746203

ENGG. / TECH./MECH. B.Sc. Mechanical Engineer with 6 years Gulf Experience in Oil & Gas, MEP and HVAC. Contact : 92730137 Indian Male 22, BE Civil Engineer with few site and internship experiences looking for a suitable position in your firm. Got knowledge in (Primavera, Autocad, Staad pro).

Currently In visit visa. 98327644 or shakib842@gmail.com Young Mechanical Engineering Graduate with six months internship experience looking for suitable placement. Contact: 97945161 / 71033760 Email: iancardoz11@gmail.com Electronics Engineer (BE) with 6 years experience in projects & maintenance of CCTV, access control, fire alarm & PA systems, on visit. Contact: 99097485 Civil Engineer 8 yrs Exp with Autocad & D/L. Contact : 98484123, Email: vinodpmani@gmail.com Electrical Engineer 2 years exp in construction & distribution seeking job available on visit. Contact: 98361217 / 94110178 Email:shariqsiddiqui09@gmail.com AutoCAD Civil Draughtsman with diploma in Civil Engineering, more than 8 yrs exp in Oman, valid D/L, NOC available. Contact: 96785348 / 93129804 HSE Engineer, NEBOSH IGC and IOSH certified, having 3 years experience looking for a suitable position. NOC available. Please contact +968 91476537.

BE Mechanical Engineer 1 year experience, diploma Mechanical Engineer QA/QC Mechanical inspector. Contact: 99865023 Email: sachu.s17@gmail.com Civil Eng (DAE) with 4 years exp with Chinese company also good operator of AutoCAD, 3D Max, office etc. Contact: 90979849 Electrical Engineer, 23, Indian female having 1.5 year exp at 400KV substation(KSEB). Certified in electrical cad, looking for suitable vacancies. Contact-96278955/ steffysunny999@gmail.com Mechanical Engineer with 4yrs exp in PAEW, Maintenance, Design and having GCC D/License Contact:+968 95712436 & tejab17@gmail.com Pakistani, Land Surveyor, experience 5 years, 3 years in Pakistani & 2 years in Oman Muscat, building and roads and 3 years civil diploma, NOC available.

Contact: 94791214 / 98489700 Indian female B.Tech (CSE), 22 with 4 months experience as System Engineer in leading MNC on visit visa seeks suitable opportunity as family resides in Oman.

Contact: 71198596 Email: divyamarch94@gmail.com Civil Engineer has N.O.S for immediately join, 7 years total experience, 3 years oman experience.

Contact +968 97983610 Gulf experienced diploma civil engineer wanted job Contact +96890636128 Diploma Civil Engr, Site Engineer, experienced, NOC available.

Contact : 93837973

Male, 25 yeas Diploma Instrumentation and Control Instrument Technician, 2 years experience, looking for suitable placement.

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Looking for suitable placement.

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Available NOC release.

Contact 92451323.

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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 B. Tech Mechanical HVAC site Engineer 4 years experience, currently on visit. Contact 92837696 / mdabdulather@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

Mechanical Engineer, Indian, 5 yrs Experience, Automobile Diploma, HVAC, On Visit Visa, Contact – 93042025

Indian male Mechanical Engineer having knowledge in fire Alarm and fire fighting system & AutoCAD with valid visa and NOC available. Contact: 968 90355201 Email: jkkannan6@gmail.com

Indian male B-Tech instrumentation with 3 yrs exp in maintenance field looking for suitable position.

Contact: 0091-9633142249 / 92115535, Email: vishnuprvr@gmail.com

Indian female B.Com having 3 years experience in MS Office programs and Tally ERP 9, currently on family visit visa.

Contact: +968 91968254 Email: krishnapriyas206@gmail.com

Sudanese Civil Engineer male 6 years experience looking for a suitable placement.

Contact: 95376205

Civil Engineer, B.Tech, Indian male with one year of Oman experience seeking suitable position.

NOC available from current employer. Contact: 91702450 Email: tijoct2015@hotmail.com

B.Sc (Hons) & B.Tech (Electronics & communication) 2.5 years experience as B.T.S & microwave link installation & commissioning engineer currently on family visit visa. Contact: 96756964 Indian male 21 years fresher Diploma Mechanical Engineer with Automation in ACC, PLC. Contact: 92162445 Indian male 44 yrs, 21 yrs experience Mechanical Engineer proficient in Admin, Sales, marketing very good written oral communication. Contact: 96746735 B.Tech Civil with 6 years experiences (2 years experience in Muscat) with driving license.

Contact: 93050252 / 98286891 Indian male on visit visa, Diploma in Mechanical Engineering having one year experience in Automobile field, looking for suitable job.

Contact: 97145322 / 79065670 Email: rolwin26@yahoo.com Project Engineer (Electrical) 6 years experience in OHL distribution & primary substations, Arabic nationality driving license. NOC available. Contact : 99410588 / 99007049 Civil Engineer 8 years experience Quantity Surveyor civil in Oman, looking for a job around 21 years experience in civil works.

Contact: 92801589 B. Tech Civil 6 years experience in Oman driving license (valid Oman). Contact: 90108915 Electrical & Electronics Engr, knows autocad & revit.

PH: 93837973 Mechanical/ Piping Engineer (B.Tech.) on visit visa looking for suitable job. Contact 94703350 mail: nadeembcoolboy@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

18 years experienced Indian Civil Engg. residential, commercial, high rise industrial buildings) with transferable visa. Contact: 92855910 Email: jk2_anu@yahoo.co.in Mechanical Engineer 7 years exp in oil & gas (PDO) piping / pipeline.

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Contact - +91 8130553668 or mohamedshah7@gmail.com Civil Engineer (Indian male) 5 years experience in Oman with valid Omani driving license & NOC looking for suitable opportunity.

Contact: 93101283 Graduate Civil Engineer 20 yrs GCC experience with Omani D/L, seeking job NOC available.

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Filipino Male Fire Inspector/Safety Officer/Instructor Experience in Oil/Gas Petrochemicals With NFPA, IOSH, NEBOSH Seeking for suitable placements.

Contact: 91274080, 98900346 Indian male, Mechanical Engineer having 1year experience, on visit visa looking for suitable job.

Contact: 97416564, Email:jovinmathias@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.

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Looking for a Suitable position.

Available In Sultanate of Oman (Muscat) on Visit Visa.

Contact: 92157694. E-mail: mohammedamair.bin@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 Site Supervisor, Diploma in Civil Engg (cert attested) knows autocad revit, salary exp: 250 Ph : 92279784 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 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 Construction Machinery repairs Engineer, 5 years, driving license, Contact - 94001961 Indian male, B.E Mechanical with 2 years experience as Maintenance Engineer in Cochin Refinery and 1 year experience in Chevrolet seeking job.

Ph number: 97964862, Email: jossyabraham20@gmail.com

EDUCATION/TRAINING Female B. Ed English teacher, 7 yrs exp seeking suitable placement. Contact 99739415 / 92091528 Indian female 24. Masters in Computer science engineering, seeking job in colleges, schools and institutes. Having in good skill in teaching and advanced technologies. Contact : 93356858 Email id : annielino11@gmail.com Indian Female-B.com, MBA, having 12 years Gulf experience in teaching seeking suitable position in school or college.

Contact-99822708 Indian Female, Phd in Chemistry having 3.5 yrs of Experience in India. Staying here on Family Visa & seeking for a suitable placement.

Contact – 99675828, Email anupam.tiwari67@gmail.com Maths Teacher 30 years experience IGCSE bilingual I.B, A& AS levels. Contact: 98016336

Marketing & sales Moroccan female University Degree, 10 yrs exp in Media Marketing & sales, constructions in Oman/ Dubai with D/L & car.

Contact 98942289 IT

MISCELLANEOUS

IT Engineer male, 28 yrs, over 7 yrs experience with NOC, D/L available seeking placement in IT / Network / Telecom field. Contact: 93563297 Email: monuzv24@gmail.com

Indian male 29, 6 years exp at East Africa, seeking for store keeper or related job. Contact: 99695002

MSC IT, male, 2 yrs exp in .NET, PHP, HTML, CSS looking for suitable position. Contact : 98143759 Oracle DBA/ EBS developer, 9+ years experience in IT, Banking, financial, supply chain domain, currently in Muscat, NOC available.

Contact: 96494216 Indian male B. Tech IT having 4years experience in Project Management, web designing& Development. Now in Oman on visit visa. Contact 93528971, abhishekv97@gmail.com Over 9 years experienced (7 years in Oman) IT support professional looking suitable opportunities (NOC available). Contact: 97689128 Email: dd_mcp@hotmail.com Omani 27 m, IT Support Engineer seeks placement 7 yrs excellent exp, networking hardware, software. Contact: 95356166 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 Indian Male, MCA Graduate, 15 yrs exp in ERP, CSM Certified, seeking suitable role.NOC Available.

Contact : GSM : 90189284 Email: meetlibran@gmail.com 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 Indian male 4 years experience in IT as Programmer / Web Support/ CCNA/ Network on visit visa seeking placement.

Contact 93069694 Email: mrabrar14@gmail.com Indian female M.Sc Computer Science seeking suitable placement in Muscat area.

Contact 98660672 Female, master in mass communication, B.Ed, experience in media channel and teaching PH : 99362024

MISCELLANEOUS 9 year experienced industrial painter and sand blaster with Oman driving licence. NOC available.

Seeks suitable placement. Contact ZakeerHussain 96681934.

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

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Call 79042628.

Indian male, 29 yrs, Diploma in Polymer Technology & Fire Safety,7 yrs of experience in Polymer Production Supervisor (Plastic & Rubber Industry).Seeking suitable placement. Contact : 9818 8418

Indian female 27 TGT in Computer Science having 2 years experience in CBSE school seeking for suitable teaching opportunity in schools or colleges. Contact: 96410225 / 99105854 Email: anitha.mathew.anna@gmail.com

Indian male, 28, post graduate, 6+ yrs exp in Oman in sales (back office) & credit control with valid Oman D/L looking for suitable placements. NOC available.

Contact: 92066 523

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.

B.Com,IICL Certified Container Inspector(No.150850),Visit Visa, Six months experience, need placement. Phone 90880935,99023279, Email solexyesudas@gmail.com.

Sudanese male bachelor geology and mining with 3 years experience in MUD logging and training in soil investigation.

Contact 92956848 BS in Electrical Engineering, Experience: 5 years(Power Plants).

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MEDICAL 33 yrs, male, Graduate (Physiotherapist, 8 yrs experience having Oman driving license looking for any kind of job. Ph : 91904191 / 91168482 Mail:davismchittetu84@yahoo.com Indian, 24, BSc, Nursing, 2.6 yrs experience in Apollo Emergency Chennai MOH license, with NOC. Contact: 92694514 Pharmacist, D Pharm, experienced, prometric finished, on family visa.

Contact : 99825501 Veterinary Doctor: Indian Female looking for a suitable placement.

Contact: 96906534 /99014885, Email: monishmajeed@gmail.com Indian female Nurse with more than 10 yrs experience, MOH license, dataflow looking for job in Muscat. Contact: 90704174 Filipino male Medical / Sales representative with 3 yrs experience is looking for suitable job in Oman. Contact: 92610394 Dr.Ayman Abduljalil Ali, E.N.T Specialist (Otolaryngologist), Yemeni-male, looking for job.

Mobile: 00201096542706, Email: aymanjalilorl@gmail.com

MANAGER / SUPERVISOR Kaleem Indian 31YROLD Commerce Graduate, 10yrs Experience in Oman Retail/Administration.

Contact 968 97048622 Email: kaleem.ghori04@gmail.com Gulf experienced Construction Supervisor and also experienced in Sales representative Contact 92409737 Indian male 26 Graduate looking for suitable vacancy having 3 years experience in Supervision & Management. Contact: 98847095 Male FMCG retail store and ware house Manager, 4 years experience in South Africa , experienced language trainer with MA English, B.Ed on visit visa . Contact: 93531726 Operations Manager 15 years experience in banking & currency exchange looking for a suitable position. Contact: S .S. Hussain 92874739 / 95884239 Email: syshhu14@gmail.com

SECRETARIAL & OFFICE India PG diploma in Business Administration, 24 year experiences (22 years in Oman) in diverse field handling office administration independently, Sales and Marketing, highly motivated, hard working skillful and willing to work in hallenging environments seeks suitable placement. Having valid Omani driving license. Contact 99120500 Indian male, Executive Secretary with 17 years experience seeking suitable position, release available. Contact: 94142594 Secretarial & Office: Indian(F), MBA in Finance, 2 years experience as Associate in Branch Operations (Record Keeping, Desk job)on family visa. Ph: 93186865 ; email: ddthoppil@gmail.com Lady Secretary / Sales Co-coordinator 12 years experience in Oman in reputed companies, seek immediate Employment.

Contact 95244761

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SALES / MARKETING

Indian male 29 years, D.C.E / B.C.A experience 9 years Secretary / computer operator. Contact: 94955438

Filipino, Male, 29 yrs old. With 4yrs experience in administrative and clerical work and 2yrs in food and beverage industry and sales.

Looking for suitable job.

Address: Al khoud,Muscat GSM:+96897493101 Email:zefmercado@yahoo.com

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

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Contact: 95605084 Email: abdulsmr44@gmail.com Indian male 30 MBA visit visa seeking job in sales marketing experience 5 years.

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Contact 98726183, Email: sudeshsk@outlook.com BBA (HONS) 3 years experience, 1 year in motorcycle & 2 years in paints industry, seeking suitable placement in Sales Executive (Marketing) and Management.

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Contact 99120500 Indian male working as Sr. Sales / Marketing Executive with thorough knowledge of Oman market in Trading as well as in procurement for 10 years seeks suitable position. Contact: 99045512 Sales professional (Graduate) additional qualification CCNA & MCSE having more 10 years experience in handling IT hardware, Networking & security products (project based) and experience in Education and training Industry in Oman, seeking employment in relevant IT companies. Contact: 99354209, Email: sandy6673@gmail.com Indian male MBA and Diploma in management from Australia.

On visit visa, looking for a suitable job in sales & marketing.

Contact – 71189884 Indian male, Graduate, 11 years experience in Oman seeks job in sales & marketing.

Contact: 96367331 Indian Male, MBA marketing 5 yrs exp. in sales & 4 yrs in FMCG sector, looking for best opportunity.

NOC available. Conatct 96001877

NOC available Indian male, 30 yrs, MBA (marketing), BE, (ECE), 7 yrs exp in Oman in sales, projects & marketing seeks suitable placement, valid Oman D/L. Contact: 98518776 Indian Origin, Portuguese Nationality male MBA (Marketing) excellent English vast multi-tasking experience 29+ years in Admin HR/PR Logistics sales facility management with Oman driving license seeks suitable placement.

Contact 94034168 Email: sheriagnes@gmail.com Indian female 29 years Post Graduate with computer Knowledge 2 years of Oman experience in coordinator & 5 years of experience in customer service, client relation officer with excellent communication skill seeks suitable placement. Contact: 95337665 Client Relations and Sales Professional with 8 years in the Business Process Outsourcing industry, looking for suitable opportunity in Muscat. Contact +96879050752 Indian male with 6 years experience in sales in oman. NOC available, looking for suitable placement. Contact 95364128 Indian male 28 yrs, Sales Engineer 3 years experience in Oman looking for suitable placement. NOC available.

Contact: 93938727 Indian Male, 26 M.Com with 4 yrs of Experience in Accounting & Administration in a Financial Company in India, seeks suitable job, Currently in India. +918907212253 Akhil:-93626288, Email: Sumeshpsmkr1989@gmail.com Indian male Graduate with 18 years of Marketing experience presently in Oman on family visit visa, looking for best opportunity.

Contact: 96168687 Email: dhibupaul@gmail.com Indian male 1 yr exp in sales automotive (TBL) looking for best opportunity , NOC available.

Contact# 97793879 Email: shyampkn@gmail.com 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 Oil & gas experienced Indian lady with 6 years in sales & marketing to PDO and having valid Omani driving license. Contact 96143430 / 99875919 Indian male 26 years of experience of sales & marketing in surgical and laboratory equipments.

Looking for good replacement.

Contact – 92015894 /95774854 Indian male age 24, B.Com. having 2 year experience and currently in visit visa. Looking for suitable placement in Sales, Marketing & finance. Contact: 90766307 Email: shhaazz.007@gmail.com Indian male 37 years MBA graduate in marketing with 9yrs of experience in UAE in field of brand promotions & marketing with UAE D/L on a visit seeking suitable position. Conatct 95792820 Indian male 26 yrs, Graduate, 3 years experience with Air India seeking suitable opportunity with reputed firms. Contact: 98847095 BBA Bachelor of business administration exp in custom clearance procedure, also done international logistics management & Nimb National Institute business management (US) certification all documentation work related logistics. contact – 91949050 / akram.chaush001@gmail.com

MISCELLANEOUS Indian male 31 yrs diploma in MECH experience in production planning & control shop floor with UAE driving license seeks placement. Contact: 96297869 Email: harish2816@gamil.com

MISCELLANEOUS 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

Indian Male, Kerala,B.Com, having 4-years of experience in OMAN, with Valid Oman Driving License, looking for a suitable job in Sales, Accounts & Administration. email:- jobhuntmuscat@gmail.com

Indian Male, 26 years, 3 Years’ experience in Projects of Tanks, Boilers and Steel structures, Aware of int. Standards, B tech in Mech engg. ContactMob-00917741032368, rahulkunnath23@gmail.com

33 years Indian Male MSC, MBA-HR having 8.5 yrs experience (HR / Payroll / Admin) with Oman valid DL. Seeking suitable opening in Human Resource, Payroll & Admin/ backend jobs.

Contact:00968-99322978

9 yrs exp Site Engineer in Civil & Shade Structure. 2d, 3d draughtsman (holding Omani driving license) seeking job.

Contact : 93790601

Indian Male, age 23, B.E. in Mechanical engineering. Looking for suitable job. Oman D/L available.

Contact 93027183

BE-Diploma Mechanical Engineering with 4 years experience in Oman as QA/QC in production, looking for valuable offer, with valid driving license.

Contact-99335742

B.E Mechanical Engineer, Indian.

Currently on family visit OMAN. Looking for job in various mechanical fields of production, manufacturing, technical and designing.

Contact 92113987,email : mohammedthanzeel@gmail.com

3 yrs exp. in accounts field in construction and contracting trading co Muscat Oman, looking for suitable placement. Release available and immediately ready to join.

Contact: +968 94574596.

Omani Male 35 years have an experience more than 10 years as a PRO , Looking for a placement as PRO and Admin job, Driving license is available. Contact : 98098089

Pak. (Male), M.B.A (Management) having 2 years experience Admin + Accountant. Good Knowledge of Tally and M.S office in Oman on visit visa looking for job. Contact: 97094221, mubinbrw@gmail.com

Senior sales executive. Experience in trading industries with thorough knowledge of Oman market and wide customer contacts.

Driving license and NOC available, seeks senior position. #98487311

Physiotherapist Indian with valid MOH license looking for suitable placement. Contact : 91556011

Highly Qualified male wanted decent driving job.

Contact 91243132

Petrochemicals specialist, MBA 18 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN OIL FIELDS COM/plastics /Automobile/ construction/Polymer/Packaging, e-procurement /COMMERCIAL/ PURCHASE / LOGISTICS / SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT . NOC available . Contact: vved76@gmail. com cell:97813849

Pakistani experienced driver available, fluent in English Oman experience. Contact 92415746

Indian Male 29 years MBA, B. Com having 8 years experience in Gulf and India as a HR and Admin looking for suitable placement.

Contact :97914340.

Email: kvraj30@gmail.com

Bangladeshi male, University M.Com, working as an Administrator cum Accountant in Oman since last year; Tally ERP9, searching better job. Phone:94864966, email: sunrisetoiqbal@gmail.com

Indian Female Nurse with MOH License, looking for suitable placement in Muscat.

Contact: 95537685.

Indian Male 22 years B.com graduate well versed English, Hindi, Tamil and Malayalam, Holding a valid Oman driving License searching for a suitable placement.

Contact : 96799287

Electrical supervisor having 10 years gulf experience in different construction project (Grid, primary s/s, etc) seeking suitable position.

GSM: 95710831 Indian male 27 MBA Graduate with experience looking for job in finance, Logistics or new field in Oman. Contact: 90884252, Email: tamjeedruk@gmail.com Filipina, Female, 37 years, having 9 years experience in Office Administration with good communication skills and knowledge in Microsoft Office. Looking for Admin/ HR related jobs, currently on visit visa. Contact: 96209384, Email: rechie.labandria@gmail.com HSE Engineer, 3+years of experience, bachelor of Engineering (EEE), Nebosh,Iosh,Dhse,First Aid. Contact : +97474018995, email: midhunmich@gmail.com, skype: midhunmike Pakistani experienced male, masters in economics with valid Omani driving license, fluent in English, needs any suitable job like accounting, teaching, management, marketing or decent driving.

Contact:91243132 Indian Male Wood Designer & Wood works 7 Years good working experience searching for suitable job. +919698637279, GSM : +96891894487 Heavy Driver looking for job.

Contact 95651928 28,male, ACCA finalist, BSc Honors, have 4 years of professional experience in Accounts, handling work of 15 companies independently. NOC available, seeking for permanent replacement at a Senior Position,GSM-97654769,email idabdullah.nooralam@gmail.com

Indian Male 23 yrs B.E Mechanical with 02 years experience, Currently on visit seeking for suitable job. Contact : 79063064, Email id : sayedwasif@gmail.com

B.Com, 2 yrs experience in Oman, Indian Male, 25 yrs with Driving License. Handling day today accounts activities upto finalization. Proficient in Tally.

Looking for suitable placement.

Ph. 91470665 Bangladeshi Male, University M.Com, Working as an Administrator cum Accountant in Oman since last year; Tally ERP9, searching better job. Phone: 94864966, email: sunrisetoiqbal@gmail.com Indian male, MBA Finance & Marketing 28 yrs,6+ Exp, with oman D/L & NOC, Hospital, Pharma, Herbal, FMCG, F&B Marketing , construction A/c & sales , Contact 93379044 Bangladeshi Male, University M.Com, Working as an Administrator cum Accountant in Oman since last year; Tally ERP9, searching better job. Phone: 94864966, email: sunrisetoiqbal@gmail.com Indian Male, 24 years, B.com, MBA (Finance) with overall 3 years experience in accounts/finance field.

On Visit Visa.Contact:90115058/ safwanmeadows@gmail.com Indian Male 6 years’ experience in Sea and Air Logistics of import and export documentation and clearance with valid “G” card.

Looking for suitable openings in shipping and Logistics.

Contact:- 91330415 / 99864348 Indian female, M.Sc. B.Ed SCIENCE TEACHER, IELTS Qualified, having 2yrs experience seeking suitable placement.

Contact 90670400, 93694636

Document control, office admin, sales coordinator, Indian male, seeks suitable placement.

Contact 97906386 / 99073690

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

Indian Male Store Keeper and Sales Person have Four Years Good experience searching for suitable Job. E-mail Id ajinantony9@gmail. com, Contact: +918056761888, GSM +9695694990

Indian Female, B.Com with 9 years experience currently working in an hospital visa seeks suitable placement preferably in Accounts or Admin in and around Al Khuwair. Contact 93675079.

28,male, ACCA finalist, BSc Honors, have 4 years of professional experience in Accounts, handling work of 15 companies independently.NOC available, seeking for permanent replacement at a Senior Position,GSM-97654769,email id-abdullah.nooralam@gmail.com

Indian Male,7 years of experience in sales and Distribution, holding Oman driving License, presently in Oman looking for a suitable placement. Contact 97409636

Indian male B-Com Graduate, 1.5 Year exp. in various office works, Valid Oman driving license, looking for any suitable post.

Contact: 95322175 / 91987965

28,male, ACCA finalist, BSc Honours, have 4 years of professional experience in Accounts, handling work of 15 companies independently.NOC available, seeking for permanent replacement at a Senior Position,GSM-97654769,email id-abdullah.nooralam@gmail.com

Indian male network cabling technician (19-years gulf experience) seeking for suitable placement.

Contact: 0091-8089909265 (India), Email: mohithavp@gmail.com

Indian Male , MBA Finance & Marketing 28 yrs,6+ Exp, with oman D/L & NOC, Hospital, Pharma Herbal, FMCG, F&B Marketing, construction A/c & sales , 93379044

Indian male 29 years MBA, B.Com having 8 years experience in Gulf and India as a HR and Admin looking for suitable placement.

Contact : 97914340.

Email: kvraj30@gmail.com

Indian male 33 having 4 year experience in oman. Have valid driving license, looking for job in any field.Contact: 98477536, Email: Irbqzahmed83@gmail.com

BE in Mechanical Engineering (fresher) and diploma in HVAC designing and drafting, looking for a job in the field of mechanical and HVAC. Email: abdulquddusruknuddin@gmail. com +968 90834846 Indian male 28, Heavy Driver having one & half year experience with release letter looking for a suitable placement.

Contact : 91242867 SHAIKH FAHAD, Indian, B.Com, gold jewellery & other sector work experience 3 years India and Oman as a Sales cum Cashier & management of the shops.

Contact 0096898718428 Indian male 33 yrs, MBA-HR with 10.8 yrs. exp. in Recruitment, Training, PMS, OD, Sites-HR and Omani nationals development, seeking a job, NOC available.

Contact saiprasad_18@yahoo.com 94179499 Pakistani male looking for part time cleaning work.

Contact 96710189 Indian female 10 years exp as cook in Oman . south Indian & Gujarati special .looking for job.

Contact 95795971 Indian male auto cad draughtsman (Civil) 8 years experience seeking for part time job.

Contact : 00968 99070584, E mail: remluvp@gmail.com PROCUREMENT OFFICER, Indian-Male 34yrs,M.Com with 14 yrs work Exp.(8 yrs in Oman) working in Construction Co LLC (for ROAD,CIVIL,ELECTRO-MECHANICAL & Others Projects ) and having valid LT D/L, NOC/Local release available & ready to join within a week-M:+919440810180 Email: nagauae@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 Post graduate in power systems (transmission &distribution) electrical engineer, experience in substation, MV, LV systems. power and oil & gas projects, having valid oman driving license, presently working in Muscat- NOC available.

Contact : 94669679 mail: prsabarish@gmail.com

B.Tech Mechanical indian with 2 years experience in Pipelines and HVAC projects currently available in Oman with visa. Looking for suitable placements. # 79062695, E-mail:aneespk37@gmail.com Indian female, B.Com, with 9 years experience currently working on hospital visa seeks suitable placement preferably in Accounts or Admin in and around Al Khuwair.

Contact 93675079.

Indian Female Nurse with MOH Licence. Looking for suitable placement in Muscat. #:95537685.

Lady Secretary 10 years’ experience in Oman leading companies worked with sales and management team, seek immediate employment.

Call: 93095425 or 24791145 25 years Indian male with 3 years experience in Oman, seeking job in admin accounts. release available.

Contact +968 94574596, email id: obaidkhattab@gmail.com 28,male, ACCA finalist, BSc Honours, have 4 years of professional experience in Accounts, handling work of 15 companies independently.NOC available, seeking for permanent replacement at a Senior Position,GSM-97654769,email id-abdullah.nooralam@gmail.com Indian male executive secretary having vast experience in admin, logistics & procurement well versed with computer seeks suitable placement. #99514286, Email: azimmohd@yahoo.co.in Male 9 years experience in IT, 1 year experience in Admin & 8 years experience in oracle. Degree master, 34 yrs seeking job.

Contact: +968 92553452 Email: shahzadhussain919@gmail.com Indian male B.Tech Mechanical engineer 4 year experience (3 years in India & 1 year in Oman) Driving license Oman, NOC Available looking for job in Oman #93845629, Email:syedakshar@gmail.com Indian Male 29 years MBA, B.Com having 8 years experience in Gulf and India as a HR and Admin looking for suitable placement. #:97914340.

Email: kvraj30@gmail.com Indian Female one year freelance experience in FFFD Company in Oman in technical, Planning and admin works. Contact:94355787, Email-pdeepthi53@gmail.com

Safety officer : 3+years of experience in construction and industrial safety, B.E (Electrical and electronics engineering), nebosh, IOSH, DHSE, first aid. Contact : +97474018995, email:midhunmich@gmail.com

Indian female (27) MBA (IT), BCA, CCNA, 2 years experience in IT operations in Oman. Graduated from Oman with good analytical, programming skills, presented in international conference, seeking suitable IT/Admin positions.

Contact: 93672143. Email: fathima.shoukath@gmail.com

28,male,ACCA finalist, BSc Honours, have 4 years of professional experience in Accounts, handling work of 15 companies independently.NOC available, seeking for permanent replacement at a Senior Position,GSM-97654769,email id-abdullah.nooralam@gmail.com

Indian male 27Yrs, BTS : MTM (Mater of Tourism Management) 3 years’ experience in Tour Operation; & Sales Marketing; Ticket reservation & Front office looking for suitable placement, on visiting visa Ph:98837395 , bijothomas427@gmail.com

Indian male 21 bachelor’s of commerce (B.Com) looking for salesmen or any new field job in oman thanks.Young honest and hardworking guy right now on family visit visa. Contact: 94562777 mail: hammadakrami61@gmail.com

Indian female having B.Tech degree in biotech. Having computer skill & having experience in marketing administration seeking suitable job in any field. # 91287047

Indian Male, 37 Yrs Age, M.com looking for Job any reputed organization. Having more than 9 years in Muscat in the area of HR & Admin seeks suitable position. Contact : 95218424 / 9610 6604.” N O C shall be provided by Current Co.

13 years experience Indian Accountant Tally, Busy Accounting.

NOC/Release available. #96133146.

Email:kkcjob786@gmail.com Assistance Accountant 6 yrs experience include in Oman B.Com, Tally & excel advance level.

Contact: 98002428

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DAILY GUIDE SITUATION WANTED CARGO

SITUATION WANTTOURS Enjoy Camping in Wahiba desert & all over Oman & tour.

Contact: 92226866 We arrange tours & accommodation at all the beautiful places in Oman. Contact 99839898

SITUATION WANTED TOURS

SIT. WANTED Indian female M.Tech (Biotech) with computer knowledge having experience in marketing, administration & accounting with resident visa seeking suitable job.

Contact: 91287047 Email: valliammai1000@gmail.com Male 22 years B.Tech Mechanical Engineering University (India) looking for suitable job. Possession of driving license, fresh Graduate no work experience.

Contact: 97792809 Sales & Marketing Manager with around 10 years experience in India & Gulf looking for a suitable placement, have a valid Omani driving license, NOC available.

Contact: 98125226 B.Tech Electrical Engineer 9 years experience transmission substations and distribution Majan CEP , MEDC electrician license , driving license.

Contact: 99545470 Email: liju982@gmail.com Light Driver looking for job.

Contact: 99594946 Indian Male (44), MBA, 19 yrs experience in Oman. Present Industry: Natural stones for construction. Responsibilities: Production, Business development and overall management. Looking for an immediate opening. # 90992631 Indian female B.Com, MBA in Finance, 5 years experience in Oman as an Accountant, looking for a suitable placements.

Contact: 99044292 / 94431842 B.E Mechanical Indian/(quality control and quality assurance certification) 2 years experience in field of production and projects.

Contact 0096879063064 Email:sayedwasif@gmail.com Indian Female, 22 BBA Graduate, Looking for suitable jobs in Accounting/ Admin/ Purchase/ Secretarial with good Communication skill and computer knowledge, Settled in Oman. Cont: 92511657, 97334325, 93626288, Email:Sumiap1421@gmail.com 28,male, ACCA finalist, BSc Honours, 4 years of professional experience in Finance, NOC available, seeking for permanent replacement at a Senior Position, GSM-97654769,email idabdullah.nooralam@gmail.com

SIT. WANTED

RENT A CAR

MANPOWER

HSE / Safety Engineer with 10 years exp having NEBOSH,OSHA seeks job (NOC available).

Contact 94165784 Male B. Eng in wireless networking (UK, Coventry university) seeking for suitable opportunity.

Contact: 96292450/ 99869692 Indian (F) MBA in HR 2 years Experience in Office Admin/Secretarial/Desk Job. Currently on Visit Visa. Looking for immediate placement. M: 90634426 /94267848 Email: neethu1201@gmail.com A 27 year male from India on visit in Oman and seeking job in HR,ADMIN please cont:+968 94237786, Email id: suhailabdulrashid91@gmail.com Pakistani male 25, Masters in Economics(gold medalist) having vast experience in teaching and administration side, valid oman driving license.

Any school teaching/Assistant job. Contact: 91243132, Email: aamirkhan_7860@yahoo.com B.Com, 2 yrs experience in Oman, Indian Male, 25 yrs with Driving License. Handling day today accounts activities upto finalization.

Proficient in Tally. Looking for suitable placement. Ph. 91470665 B.S.c in Electrical Engineering, 5 years experience.

Email : engmmg25@yahoo.com

AVAILABLE Bobcat available for rent.

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

DRIVING

Specialist for road test drum and slope. Contact 94022250

SITUATION NRI WANTHouse & 8 cents, Koduvayur, Palakkad for sale exchange with properties in Kottayam, Ernakulam district extra funds 1 Crore available. Contact: 94627458

TRANSPORTATION Transportation available, pick & drop. Ruwi, Al Khuwair, Azaiba & Al Hail. Contact - 94297820

TRANSPORTATION

Transportation. Contact: 99664703

Transportation. Contact 94510847

House shifting and transport.

Contact: 96737158

Transportation. Contact 92015894

Transportation. Contact: 94087276

Pick & drop available 24 Hrs. Contact: 98522914

25 - 50 seater bus with PDO & BP specification for monthly rent & small car with driver. Contact 99839898

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SITUATION WANTED COMPUTER/WEB./ EDU./CLASSES

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

in Azaiba and Ruwi earn in two months

tion guaranteed

Tel: 95244310

SITUATION WANTED SERVICES

SITUATION WANTSERVICES

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

CHANGE OF NAME

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SERVICES tĞ WƌŽǀŝĚĞ ůĞĂŶĞƌƐ͕ Kĸ ĐĞ ďŽLJƐ͕ ůĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŽŶƚƌĂĐƚƐ͕ General cleaning etc. ů DƵĚĂŬŚŝƌ EĂƟ ŽŶĂů Ɛƚ͘ >> Contact : 94277020

MARBLE CRYSTALLIZATION restore the original shine of your marble. Contact 24793614/ 99314807

WE SERVE OMAN

We undertake building construction and maintenance, we have 40 Indian skilled & labors.

Contact: 91797549 / 99539433 Building maintenance.

Contact: 99057348

MATRIMONIAL

Split unit & window unit A.C servicing & maintenance - Barka, Mabela, Ruwi area.

Contact 96236476 Marble polishing & crystallization, building cleaning floor, floor polishing, carpet, sofa shampooing, pest control, anti termite, shifting maintenance.

Contact: 99504275 Affordable rates all types of curtain blind. Contact 99539521/ 95615642

GUARANTEED CLEANING: Carpet & sofa shampooing, Contact 99314807/24792998

Window unit & split unit A.C servicing & repairing - Barka, Mabela, Ruwi area. Contact: 99557080

Marble Crystallization & Grinding, Ocean Center L.L.C. Contact 92705130

Carpet & Sofa Shampooing General Cleaning & Polishing Ocean Center L.L.C. Contact: 24707833

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

Painting & plumbing work.

Contact: 95963682 Pest Control Treatments.

Ocean Center L.L.C. Contact 99344723

Split unit & widow unit A.C servicing & maintenance Barka, Mabela, Ruwi area.

Contact 95323517

Tamil Hindu boy 34 years, working as Marketing Senior Executive in reputed organization, with family status seeking for Hindu Tamil girl preferably working / home maker in Muscat , Wanted to finalized may.

Contact: 94026388

House shifting packing.

Contact: 99657644 / 98518013

Marriage makers widow/ divorce/ new for Indian Kerala & Indian Muslims. Contact: Whatsapp: 00968 98796982 & calling 98604960

We undertake new construction & maintenance & gypsum works.

Contact 92711506, ammarayyub@gmail.com

Ezhavaboy age 28 height 174cm Star anizhamBTech working in Oman Seeks suitable alliance.

Contact 99430227

Water proofing ABUQABASContact 99320217/24788722

I Abdul Azeez Mohammed (name exactly as in present passport ) son of Mohammed Abdul Rahman presently residing at the following address in P.B No. 307 P.C No.111 Sultanate of Oman and having following permanent address in India 3-350 Santhosh Nagara Munnur Kutthar, Mangalore575017 ( as per present passport), holder of Indian passport No. N 8147249 date of issue 01/05/16 place of issue Muscat hereby solemnly affirm and declare that Aisha Abdul Azeez (name of my Wife appearing as my passport) and the name of my wife Aneesa Abdul Azeez appearing as per her Indian Passport No. N 9746090 are the same individuals and not two different individuals. Any objection towards name change of my wife may please be communicated to Embassy of India, Muscat, Diplomatic Quarters, Al Khuwair, P. Box No. 1727, Postal Code 112, Ruwi, Sultanate of Oman.

NOTICE Announces Company Badr Bin Mohammed Zorai and Partner Trading (solidarity) and restricted to the Department of Commerce and Industry of the Southern province of Sharqiya under number (1218970). It’s the process of amending its trade name to the company, Faisal and Khaled sons Vail Zorai Trading (solidarity) and all of his objection to the it must then submit the reasons for his objection to the Department of Trade and Industry - Al Sharqiyah South.