Times of Oman - March 12, 2016

SATURDAY March 12, 2016 3 Jumada Al Thani 1437 AH

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FROM THE WORDS OF HIS MAJESTY THE SULTAN

At The Opening of the Annual Session of The Council of Oman, 2008

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PRESIDENT OF MAURITIUS

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His Majesty sends cable of greetings MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has sent a cable of greetings to President Ameenah Gurib Fakim of the Republic of Mauritius, on her country’s National Day. In his cable, His Majesty the Sultan expressed his sincere greetings and wishes to the president and her country’s people further progress and prosperity. —ONA TOP THREE INSIDE STORIES

FLOODED ROADS: The weather monitoring station in Bahla recorded 77.8 millimetres (mm) of rainfall. – ONA

Death toll from flash floods rises to eight

REGION

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BUSINESS

Middle East airlines

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‘Saturday’ the deadliest day on Oman roads Saturdays claimed 122 lives and left 469 injured in a total

Times News Service MUSCAT: The death toll from thundershowers and flash floods, which hit Oman this week, has climbed to eight after two more children were found dead, according to Oman TV. The body of a boy, who had gone missing in an over flowing wadi (valley) in Al Khaboura was found and another girl child also lost her life when the house wall collapsed on her in Wadi Bani Khalid.

According to latest tweet from National Emergency Management Centre (NCCD), eight people have lost their lives in flash floods so far. However, the details about the eighth person are not yet available. Among the five dead, two lost their lives in Mudhaibi and one each in

Rustaq, Buraimi, and Nizwa.

According to the Directorate General of Meteorology at the Public Authority for Civil Aviation (PACA), the Wilayat of Bahla had recorded the maximum amount of rain.

The weather monitoring station in Bahla recorded 77.8 millimetres (mm) of rainfall, from 10 am on March 9 to 7 am on March 10, according to PACA. Following Bahla was Mudhaibi with 66.4 mm of rain recorded, Adam with 59.8 mm, Amerat with 48.8 mm and Fahud with 46.2 mm of rain.

The weather started returning to normal, but there were still chances of high to middle altitude clouds in northern governorates on Friday evening, Directorate General of Meteorology at PACA said.

of 842 accidents last year, data reveals

TARIQ ZIAD AL HAREMI

tariqh@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Saturday was the deadliest day of the week in 2015 as more deaths stemming from accidents were reported on the day than any other day of the week. Last year, Saturday claimed 122 lives and left 469 injured in a total of 842 accidents.

While Tuesday recorded the highest number of accidents during the week, Saturday proved worse based on the number of deaths and injuries.

To understand why the last day

3,411 Accidents occurred mainly due to speeding.

July recorded the highest number of accidents, deaths and injuries in 2015

of the weekend was so deadly, Amir Al Mata’ani, board member of the Oman Road Safety Association said, “There are several reasons. It could be that the roads are empty and drivers take advantage and speed up. Another rea-

son could be fatigue.” “Since it’s the last day of the weekend, some people are driving long distances from their hometowns to Muscat which could have resulted in an accident due to fatigue,” he added.

He explained that Saturdays are usually when the family spends a whole day together and most people drive back from their hometown to town of work so they are likely be exhausted.

“There are many possibilities but we need to know more details as to why? What time of day were they travelling? What is the cause of accident?” said Al Mata’ani.

Speeding is the number one cause of accidents, with 3,411 accidents recorded, followed by improper acts causing 1,217 deaths, neglect causing 655 deaths and failure to keep a safe distance between vehicles leading to 462 deaths, among others that contributed to the overall causes of accidents in 2015.

July recorded the highest number of accidents, deaths and injuries in 2015, with 626 accidents, 406 injuries and 71 deaths being reported during the month.

O V E R F L O W I N G WA D I

‘Great escape’ from death in wadi MOBIN MATHEW BLESSON

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MUSCAT: It was an escape they thought they’d never make, and finally, as they managed to beat death in an overflowing wadi (valley), they have a simple message for one and all: Do not ignore warnings and do not cross an overflowing wadi.

“We still can’t believe we are

alive,” say Nidhin Mathew Eapen and Suresh Kumar, who got stuck in an overflowing wadi in Khader near Sinaw on Tuesday morning, as it was raining heavily.

‘Facing sure death’ “We were stuck for four hours in the wadi. We were facing sure death. It was a time between life and death,” says Eapen while narrating his ordeal to the Times of

Oman. “It was the worst time of my life,” he said.

The two were on their way back to Muscat from Duqm after some official work when they got trapped in the overflowing wadi at around 2.30am.

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They were on their way back to Muscat from Duqm when they got trapped in the overflowing wadi at around 2.30am. - Supplied picture

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TIMES O F O MAN

SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 2016

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145TH SESSION: The Council of Arab Foreign Ministers session will discuss 25 items that include a number of important issues. - ONA

Oman attends key meeting in Cairo Sultanate of Oman participated in the session with a delegation led by Yousef bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs

CAIRO: Developments in the Palestinian issue, Syria, Libya were discussed during the 145th Session of the Council of Arab Foreign Ministers that concluded at the Arab League headquarters on Friday.

The Sultanate participated in the session with a delegation led

by Yousef bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs.

Among the 25 items on agenda of the meeting chaired by Bahrain were the developments on the Palestinian issue, support to the budget of the State of Palestine, the steadfastness of the Palestinian people, the developments of

the situation in Syria, Libya and Yemen, Arab water security and Israel’s theft of water from the occupied territories, preparations for the upcoming Arab Summit in its twenty-seventh session in Mauritania and the draft statute of the Arab Court of Justice.

Earlier Alawi met with Dr Nabil Al Arabi, Secretary General of the Arab league and reviewed topic listed on the agenda of the Arab Foreign Ministers Council’s 145th meeting. The meeting was attended by Sheikh Khalifa bin Ali Al Harthy, the Sultanate’s Ambassador to Egypt at its Permanent Delegate to the Arab league. — ONA

B I L AT E R A L R E L AT I O N S

Sultanate and Saudi Arabia review bilateral cooperation RIYADH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, of Saudi Arabia received here on Thursday Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harib Al Busaidi, Minister Responsible for Defence Affairs and his GCC counterparts representatives of the countries taking part in the concluding military exercise ‘Ra’ad Al Shamal’ at King Khalid Military City.

The Minister Responsible for Defence Affairs conveyed greetings and good wishes of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and of further progress and prosperity and for the Saudi brotherly people further development and growth.

On his part, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud requested the Minister Responsible for Defence Affairs to convey his greetings and good wishes of good health and a long life to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said and the Omani people further progress and prosperity.

The meeting reviewed the bilateral cooperation and brotherly bonds between the two brotherly countries.

HEAVY RAINS, FLASH FLOODS ACROSS THE SULTANATE

WARM WELCOME: The meeting reviewed the bilateral cooperation and brotherly bonds between the two brotherly countries. - ONA

The Minister Responsible for Defence Affairs attended the concluding military exercise, which took place in Hafr Al Batin, in the Northern part of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under the patronage of King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, King of Saudi Arabia.

The concluding ceremony of the exercise included aerial, land and parachuting operations, at which the Omani force alongside with

other forces took part and used the different weapons.

It should be noted that the Minister Responsible for Defence Affairs led the Sultanate’s delegation taking part in the concluding military exercise ‘Ra’ad Al Shamal’.

The Sultanate’s delegation included Lt. Gen Ahmed bin Harith bin Nasser Al Nahbani, SAF Chief of Staff and a number of senior SAF officers. — ONA O V E R F L O W I N G WA D I S

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‘We thank the officers for our miraculous rescue ’

He added that they decided to cross the wadi after confirming that the current was not menacing enough and that they could cross it without difficulty.

“We saw smaller and older cars crossing the wadi easily and that made us believe that we could also cross it without any trouble,” Eapen stated.

Water level increased “But as we entered the wadi, the water level increased unexpectedly and our vehicle was swept away from the road,” he added.

Their reaction at the time is still inexplicable, Eapen said.

“We were screaming to get the attention of the officials,” he said.

But even the civil defence officers were not able to help because of the strong flow of water in the wadi. The duo’s car was swept away from the road and jammed somewhere around 750 metres away from the road.

“When we started getting

swept away, I opened the car windows to avoid getting trapped inside the vehicle,” Eapen narrated.

“Our car was rotating like a small object in the water and got stuck somewhere in the wadi after sometime,” he added.

“Meanwhile, Suresh climbed out of the car and stood on the top while I half squeezed out trying to manoeuvre standing on the driver’s seat,” Eapen continued.

According to him, the car got jammed in an area that was pitch dark and cold too.

“I didn’t have any hope of being rescued. I have heard it’s hard to escape death in an overflowing wadi. I thought it’s going to be over for us.”

Eapen said the rescue team tried its best to provide some light by switching on their vehicle’s headlight.

In the meantime, water entered the car and it started tilting to one side.

“At that time we got very scared

and I was sure those would be our last moments,” Eapen recollected. “I felt a pressing desire to see my family, but I was not even able to call them,” he narrated.

Stuck in the cold They were stuck in the cold for four hours until one of the rescue teams arrived to save them.

“We were rescued by ROP’s (Royal Oman Police’s) fire and rescue team at around 7.15 am,” Eapen said, thanking the rescuers for their miraculous escape.

“One person came with a rope through the slopes and tied it to the car and took us back with him,” he added.

“They (rescue officers) tried their best with all their experience, but the bad weather delayed the rescue operation,” Eapen explained.

Both Eapen and Kumar said they are grateful to the Royal Oman Police and the rescue officers for saving their lives.

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Pictures by @RthathWeather and ONA

V I D E O C A M PA I G N

Sign language to help people with hearing challenges Staff reporter MUSCAT: In a bid to raise awareness about safety measures amidst the ongoing extreme weather conditions in Oman, the Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance (PACDA), has launched a video campaign, addressing people with hearing challenges, by using sign language.

On its official Twitter feed, PACDA uploaded three videos on Wednesday and Thursday to share safety tips with such people using sign language.

The videos include instructions for fishermen to avoid approaching the sea and also on how to keep their boats safe.

The presenter uses hand gestures to advise viewers about the importance of keeping a hand torch and a candle in cases of any electric outage.

H E R I TA G E F O U N D AT I O N I N T E R NAT I O NA L

TOURISM SHOW

Oman fifth in economic freedom index MUSCAT: Oman came in fifth place in the Middle East by obtaining 67.1 points, maintaining its level of 2015 in the Economic Freedom Index for 2016. It advanced its ranking to 52 in the world after having been ranked 56 in 2015.

The index was issued by the Heritage Foundation International. and was based on 37 economic criteria for 178 countries.

The 10 aspects of economic freedom measured in the Index are

grouped into four broad categories: Rule of law (property rights); Government size (fiscal freedom, government spending); Regulatory efficiency (business freedom, labour freedom, monetary freedom); and Market openness (trade freedom, investment freedom, financial freedom).

The report highlighted the remarkable successes achieved by the Sultanate during the past years, especially in the field of

freedom of trade and investment and the maintaining of intellectual property rights. The Sultanate achieved 70.5 per cent in the field of freedom of investment compared to 65 per cent in 2015.

The Sultanate maintained its level in the field of intellectual property with 55 per cent, thus commercial mobility of 2016 rose to 85 per cent, compared to 76.8 per cent in 2015. The report stated that the regulatory environment

enjoyed by the Sultanate in constant progress through the government’s attention and good labour laws, especially the / Omanisation Law / which is considered a positive policy for private sector companies to meet hiring quotas for Omani nationals.

The index highlighted the great progress made by Oman in attracting foreign investment and through it bring about economic reforms to modernise the economy. -ONA

17TH SESSION

Omani-Qatari joint panel meets in Doha DOHA: Omani-Qatari Joint Committee on Thursday reviewed bilateral economic cooperation at its 17th session held in Doha.

The Omani side was led by Darwish bin Ismail bin Ali Al Balushi, Minister Responsible for Financial Affairs, while the Qatari side was led by Ali Shareef Al Emadi, Minister of Finance, Qatar.

The meeting reviewed a number

of aspects of cooperation between the two countries in various economic, tourist and agricultural, fisheries, transport, regional municipalities, water resources and sports affairs spheres.

The two sides also discussed investment aspects between the two countries, including joint projects, such as Diyar Ras Al Hadd Tourist project, Karwa Auto project and

Al Meera Consumer Goods. They also discussed the promotion of investments in the special economic zone of A’Duqm by inviting the Qatari side for investment, in addition to the investment in the fisheries sector.

On the other hand, Mustafa bin Ali bin Abdullatif, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education for Administrative and Financial Af-

fairs signed, on the sidelines of the meeting, the sixth Executive Programme of the Cultural and Educational Cooperation between the Government of Oman and Qatar.

The two sides discussed the secondment of Omani teachers at the Qatari Supreme Education Council and discussed scholarships for Omani students in the State of Qatar. -ONA

Omani firms sign deals at ITB Berlin BERLIN: Omani firms participating in the ITB Berlin Expo have entered into contracts with a number of international firms while the Sultanate’s pavilion continued to attract visitors on the third day in a row.

Ahmed bin Nasser Al Mahrazi, Minister of Tourism and head of the Sultanate’s delegation to the ITB Berlin Expo met a number of tourism ministers and officials of the Arab and GCC states, where they discussed the efforts to support tourism in the Arab countries.

He also visited the Pavilion of Sudan and met with the Dr. Mohammed Abu Zaid Mustafa, Sudan’s Tourism Minister.

He also met with Egyptian tourism minister during his visit to the Pavilion of Egypt at the ITB Berlin.

He also met with a number of officials of international companies taking part in the ITB Expo . -ONA

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SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 2016

REGION

Syrian Peace talks convened two years ago collapsed because the sides were unable to agree on agenda: Damascus wanted a focus on fighting terrorism, the term it uses for the rebellion, while the opposition wanted to discuss a transitional government.

INCREASING PRESSURE

Abadi asks political blocs to nominate technocrats for cabinet BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi asked political blocs in parliament and “influential social figures” to nominate technocrats as candidates for ministerial positions in a new cabinet he plans to form, state TV reported on Friday.

A year and a half into his fouryear term, Abadi is trying to challenge a system of patronage which has become entrenched in Iraq over the last decade, paralysing politics and allowing corruption to flourish. But he faces pressure from two sides as some of the country’s powerful political factions resist any reduction of their influence while others, notably the prominent cleric Moqtada Al Sadr, threaten to bring down his government unless he presses ahead faster.

Al Iraqia news channel, which announced Abadi’s move on Friday, said an independent committee of experts will review the names put forward and then select a list of names from those candidates for him to choose his ministers. Abadi said last month that he wanted to replace his ministers

with technocrats to tackle the system of patronage that encourages graft by distributing government jobs and contracts along political, ethnic and sectarian lines.

The political system adopted after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003 was initially meant to allow the nation’s minorities to have ministers and take part in the government alongside parties that represent the majority community, to which Abadi belongs.

Corruption is eating away at Baghdad’s resources even as it struggles with falling revenue due to rock-bottom oil prices and high spending due to the costs of the war against IS militant group.

In a speech on Wednesday, Abadi said that he would announce ministerial changes soon and that the cabinet would be made of “competent professionals” who reflect the nation’s ethnic and sectarian makeup. Abadi’s media office on Thursday said the prime minister had sent a document to political parties that contains the criteria along which he will be choosing his ministers. Sadr urged Abadi to

form a cabinet where the political parties are not represented.

“I want the prime minister to continue his reform plan with no fear of political pressure,” Sadr said in a pre-recorded speech aired on screens in Baghdad’s central Tahrir Square, where tens of thousands of his supporters rallied on Friday. It was not immediately clear whether Sadr had recorded his speech before or after the state television announcement on Abadi’s call. Some Sadr supporters at the demonstration were skeptical of the prime minister’s ability to deliver on his reform pledge.

“I don’t think Abadi can do the reforms he promised,” said Ammar Salman, a 37-year-old taxi driver, carrying the red, white and black Iraqi flag. “The political blocs won’t let him.”

The cleric’s supporters have held regular demonstrations demanding reforms to tackle corruption. Sadr said on February 12 that Abadi had 45 days to deliver on his pledge of a technocrat cabinet or face a no-confidence vote in parliament. — Reuters

CALLING FOR REFORMS: Supporters of prominent Iraqi cleric Moqtada Al Sadr shout slogans during a protest against government corruption at Tahrir Square in Baghdad , Iraq on Friday. – Reuetrs

Syria main opposition group agrees to attend peace talks The latest talks are intended to focus on future political arrangements in Syria, a new constitution and elections, said UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura

BEIRUT: Syria’s main opposition group said it would attend peace talks on Monday but accused the government of President Bashar Al Assad of preparing to escalate the war.

The UN-brokered talks, which coincide with the fifth anniversary of the conflict, will take place in Geneva two weeks after the start of a ceasefire agreement which has reduced violence although not halted the fighting.

The High Negotiations Committee said it would attend as part of its “commitment to international efforts to stop the spilling of Syrian blood and find a political solution”.

But in its statement on Friday it played down any chance of reaching agreement with the Syrian government to end the war that has killed more than 250,000 peo-

DEVASTATED: Residents and Civil Defence members inspect damage after an air strike on the rebel held Al Saliheen district in Aleppo, Syria, on Friday. – Reuters

ple and led to a refugee crisis in the Middle East and Europe.

Russia said it expected its ally Syria to attend, although Damascus has yet to publicly confirm it will do so. The Syrian foreign minister is expected to announce his government’s position on the talks on Saturday.

Peace talks convened two years ago collapsed because the sides were unable to agree an agenda: Damascus wanted a focus on fighting terrorism, the term it uses for the rebellion, while the opposition wanted to discuss a transitional government.

The latest talks are intended to

focus on future political arrangements in Syria, a new constitution and elections, UN envoy Staffan de Mistura said.

The opposition HNC said it wanted the talks to concentrate on the establishment of an interim governing body with full executive powers.

Available chances HNC coordinator Riad Hijab said the group was “concerned with representing the just cause of the Syrian people... and investing in all available chances to alleviate the Syrian people’s suffering”.

“We know that they (the gov-

ernment) are committing crimes, and that they are preparing an air and ground escalation in the coming period,” he said, without elaborating.

A prominent Syrian dissident, Haytham Manna, said he would stay away from the talks, which he regarded as a “failing project”.

Manna, whose Syrian Democratic Council includes Kurdish members, boycotted the last round of talks because the Kurds were not invited.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said however that de Mistura should this time include representatives of Kurdish

groups, which have been fighting in Syria. The Kurds have not been invited so far because regional power Turkey does not want them in Geneva and says they are terrorists. Russia says they are a legitimate part of a future Syria, so they must be at the table.

There has been speculation that they will be included in the coming round. De Mistura says he has not expanded the list of invitees, but the talks’ format gives him flexibility to consult whomever he wants. The “cessation of hostilities” agreement which came into force on February 27 does not include the two main militant groups, IS and the Nusra Front.

A source close to the government said the Syrian army, backed

by Russian air strikes, is aiming to capture the historic city of Palmyra from IS and open a road to the eastern province of Deir Al Zor, where the militants are also established.

The Russian air force has hit Palmyra with dozens of air strikes since Wednesday, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group.

Syrian government forces were on Friday battling IS 7km (4 miles) from the ancient site that fell to the militants last May. IS has blown up ancient temples and tombs since capturing Palmyra in what the UN cultural agency UNESCO has called a war crime. The capture of Palmyra and further eastward advances into Deir Al Zor would mark the most significant Syrian government gain against IS since the start of the Russian intervention last September. — Reuters

THREE-WEEK BREAK

Iraq’s Kurdistan resumes oil exports to port of Ceyhan LONDON: Iraq’s Kurdistan was reconnected to oil markets on Friday as pumping from its fields to Turkey resumed, providing the semi-autonomous region with a lifeline amid a budget crisis and a fight against IS. An industry source told Reuters pumping of Kurdish oil to the Turkish Mediterranean port of Ceyhan had restarted after a three-week interruption following a military operation on Turkish territory. Port sources said Ceyhan could resume loading on Saturday.

Oil is the main source of Kurdistan’s revenues and the suspension further squeezed the already cashstrapped region’s finances.

Turkey completed a military campaign earlier this week near its southeastern border, shutting the pipeline that normally carries 600,000 barrels per day as the military searched for mines.

Violence has surged after a twoyear ceasefire between Turkey and Kurdish militants broke down last July. Turkey’s military launched a large-scale campaign in a handful of towns in the mainly Kurdish southeast after the youth wing of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) sealed off entire districts and declared autonomy.

Turkey accused the PKK of blowing up the pipeline on February 25 when pumping had already halted. The group denies the accusation.

The outage left the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) with just $233 million in net revenue from its oil exports in February less than one third of what it needs to cover its public payroll. — Reuters

FOR BLOCKING UN PLAN

EU ministers to discuss imposing curbs on three Libyans BRUSSELS: European Union foreign ministers are considering sanctions on three Libyans they see as blocking efforts by the United Nations to form a government of national unity and may go ahead even if a government is agreed, diplomats said.

Strongly backed by France, the travel bans and asset freezes will be discussed by ministers on Mon-

day at a lunch in Brussels. UN special envoy for Libya Martin Kobler will also attend, although he is not arguing in favour or against sanctions, diplomats told Reuters.

The three under the threat of sanctions are Nouri Abusahmain, the head of Libya’s General National Congress in Tripoli, one of two rival parliaments, Khalifa Al Ghwell, who heads one of Libya’s

two rival governments, and Aguila Saleh, the president of Libya’s internationally recognised parliament in Tobruk.

French and Italian officials have been saying for more than a year that the political void in Libya is allowing IS militants to gain ground, spreading out from Tunisia. Efforts to establish a UN-backed unity government in the oil-pro-

ducing nation have been stalled by resistance from hardliners, or what EU officials call “spoilers” of the political process.

“We expect a decision next week on imposing sanctions on these three,” said one EU diplomat, who stressed that EU foreign ministers are not expected to decide on Monday but that a decision could come later in the week.

The United Nations is seeking to unite factions and militias that have competed for power since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 and Western powers say the UN process is the only hope of bringing stability and stemming militancy. Western powers, including the United States, Britain, France and Germany, are pushing the Libyans to accept a unity government

on the basis of a document signed by several members of the internationally recognised parliament in the city of Tobruk.

While the procedure is anything but routine as it would replace a full vote in the parliament in Tobruk, Western diplomats say it is the only way forward, as they fear the full parliament may not vote in favour. — Reuters

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Law to enhance compensation to air travellers gets approval NEW DELHI: A bill providing for enhanced compensation to air travellers in case of death, injury, lost baggage or even inordinate delay in flights, was passed by Parliament on Friday.

The Carriage by Air (Amendment) Bill was passed in Lok Sabha on December 2015 and by the Rajya Sabha, with certain amendments, on March 2. The bill, along with the amendments, came back to the Lower House on Friday and were adopted by a voice vote.

Once it gets the nod of the president and becomes an act, the law would require Indian carriers to pay compensation amount that is equivalent to the rates paid by their global counterparts.

It would allow the government to revise the liability limits of airlines in line with the Montreal Convention, which was acceded to

by India in May 2009.

Among others, the compensation for death in an air accident and the amount would be calculated on the basis of SDR (Special Drawing Rights). The bill intends to raise the liability limit for damage in case of death or bodily injury for each person from 1,00,000 SDR to 1,13,100 SDR. The currency value of the SDR is based on market exchange rates of a basket of major currencies - US dollar, Euro, Japanese Yen and Pound Sterling.

As per the latest exchange rate, the compensation limit rises to more than Rs1 crore. One SDR is equivalent to around Rs 93.

Earlier this month, while piloting the bill in the Rajya Sabha, Raju had said it would bring legislative character to international character with respect to compensation for air passengers.

According to the Bill, the liability for delay in carriage for each person was proposed to be raised from 4,150 SDR to 4,694 SDR, while the liability in case of destruction, loss, damage or delay of baggage is proposed to be raised from 1,000 SDR to 1,131 SDR. — PTI

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Summons to tycoon Mallya under money laundering law Hitting out at the government over Mallya’s departure, Shiv Sena said those who raised hue and cry over Lalit Modi ‘fleeing’ the country should now answer how did he leave

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: Vijay Mallya was on Friday summoned to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on March 18 even as the beleaguered businessman asserted he is not an absconder amid an escalating political row over how he was able to go abroad unhindered with NDA ally Shiv Sena also targeting the government.

As the BJP and Congress traded charges, the controversial departure of Mallya, 60, in the middle of a massive loan default probe rocked Rajya Sabha for the second day with Congress leader and Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad asking the government why did the CBI amend its ‘lookout’ notice against the liquor baron within a month last year.

Taking forward its money laundering probe in the alleged default in payment of Rs900 crore dues to IDBI bank by the now defunct Kingfisher airlines, the ED issued summons to Mallya for appearance in Mumbai on a day when A Raghunathan, a former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the carrier, appeared before at investigators at its Mumbai office.

FACING LEGAL PROCEEDINGS: Kingfisher Airlines Chairman Vijay Mallya speaks to the media during a news conference in Mumbai, India, in this November 15, 2011 file photo. – Reuters Files

“The summons have been issued to Mallya under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in connection with the IDBI case,” official sources said.

The sources said Mallya has also been asked to furnish documents related to his personal finances. “We had summoned Raghunathan and he appeared before us for questioning this morning.

“His questioning is important to throw light on various financial transactions, as many of them are in his personal domain,” an ED official said.

Row With his departure from India on March 2 kicking up a row, Mallya, who is facing legal proceedings for alleged loan defaults by his group to the tune of over Rs9,000 crore, said he will comply with the law of the land.

“I am an international businessman. I travel to and from India frequently. I did not flee from

India and neither am I an absconder. Rubbish,” Mallya, who is believed to be in the United Kingdom, tweeted from an undisclosed location. He further said: “As an Indian MP I fully respect and will comply with the law of the land.

Our judicial system is sound and respected. But no trial by media.”

Hitting out at the government over Mallya’s departure, Shiv Sena said those who raised hue and cry over Lalit Modi “fleeing” the country should now answer how did the liquor baron leave.

The BJP had targeted the UPA government when the former IPL boss, who was facing an ED probe on various charges including money laundering, left India in 2010.

“Since he has given services to many, some allowed him to take loans, while others let the money drown. Then there are some who let him leave the country. People who were making a hue and cry over Lalit Modi leaving the coun-

try should now answer how did he (Mallya) do so,” the Sena said.

Keeping up the offensive on the Mallya issue, Congress’ chief spokesman Randeep Surjewala alleged that the businessman was “made to run away” with active abetment of government agencies.

Defending the government, BJP National Secretary Shrikant Sharma accused Congress of “misleading” the country with its “baseless” allegations and asked it to come clean on bailout package given to him during the UPA rule.

Meanwhile, the Bombay High Court on Friday deferred till March 28 hearing on two applications filed by Service Tax Department for recovery of over Rs32 crore from Kingfisher Airlines and its chief Vijay Mallya.

One application challenged a magistrate’s order granting anticipatory bail to Mallya and others in a case filed by the Department against them for recovery of Rs32.68 crore Service Tax collect-

ed by the airline from passengers during 2010-11, but not deposited in the government treasury.

The other application sought a direction to Mallya and other directors to appear before the trial court on April 6 for the next hearing, and also in the high court in this case.

Justice C V Bhadang on Friday asked the Service Tax Department to serve copies of the two applications to the airline, Mallya and others before March 28.

“It would be travesty of justice if Mallya leaves the country and does not return to pay the dues in the form of Service Tax, admittedly, collected from the passengers,” the Department earlier submitted in the application.

It pleaded that since statutory dues were not paid to the government, the petition against Mallya should be heard as expeditiously as possible. The department had filed two cases in a magistrate’s court in Mumbai for recovery of dues. In one case pertaining to recovery of Rs 32.68 crore as Service Tax, the lower court had granted anticipatory bail to Mallya last year, on the ground that the offences were bailable.

The aggrieved department challenged the order in the Bombay High Court last year, contending that the offences were non-bailable. It urged for quashing and setting aside the impugned order of the magistrate. This petition (appeal) is pending in the high court since 2015.

Meanwhile, the department filed another application seeking presence of Mallya in the trial court and high court, and also urging it to impound his passport and restrict his movements abroad.

This application is currently being pressed for expeditious hearing.

The High Court on Friday enquired from lawyer Advait Sethna why the Service Tax Department had not followed up this matter since July last year. — PTI

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Lawmakers to seek smaller warnings on cigarette packs Tobacco use is linked to 900,000 deaths every year in India, and the government had ordered manufacturers to print health warnings covering 85 per cent of the surface of a cigarette pack

NEW DELHI: A panel of Indian lawmakers will call for smaller health warnings on cigarette packs, saying the government’s requirement of 85 per cent of surface area is too harsh on the tobacco industry, sources who have seen the panel’s draft report said.

The decision is the latest twist in a tussle between the health ministry, which wants to step up an anti-smoking campaign, in line with the rest of the world, and members of parliament who fear lower sales will hurt tobacco farmers.

Tobacco use is linked to 900,000 deaths every year in India, and the government had ordered manufacturers to print health warnings covering 85 per cent of the surface of a cigarette pack, up from 20 per

cent now. But the parliamentary committee has suggested in its report that the warnings be limited to half the packs’ surface area, as a move to protect tobacco farmers’ interests, while promoting health.

The panel feels “a balanced approach” would be to keep the warning size at 50 per cent, according to two sources who have seen the report, but asked not to be identified because the draft is not public. Panel chairman Dilip Gandhi declined to comment. However, the government was unlikely to change its plan of implementing the stringent rules on cigarette packs from April, said a health ministry official who declined to be identified because of the sensitivity of the matter.

The government is not bound by the decision of the panel, but it has political clout as its members are drawn from both the ruling party and opposition groups. Activists fear the call will delay adoption of stiffer warnings on the packs.

Euromonitor International estimates India’s cigarette market was worth $9 billion in 2014. Leading players include ITC Ltd, VST Industries and Godfrey Phillips India Ltd, a partner of US-based Philip Morris International.

ITC did not immediately respond to an e-mail seeking comment, while officials of Godfrey Phillips and VST were not reachable. The Canadian Cancer Society ranks India 136th out of 198 countries that use warnings to de-

ter smokers, lagging nations such as Australia and Thailand that top the list. The lawmakers’ report would send an undesirable signal, said one official of an anti-tobacco alliance.

“It will be a very unfortunate reflection on commitment to health by people involved in policy making,” said Shailesh Vaite of the Framework Convention Alliance for Tobacco Control, which groups more than 350 global organisations.

Industry lobby the Tobacco Institute of India (TII) has called the new rules drastic and unreasonable, saying they will hit farmers’ incomes and fuel consumption of smuggled cigarettes that do not follow packaging norms. — Reuters

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INDIA SECURITY BREACH

WORLD CULTURE FESTIVAL BEGINS Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries with Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravishankar during the opening day ceremony of the three-day long World Culture Festival on the banks of Yamuna River in New Delhi on Friday. — PTI

Man enters Parliament premises without pass NEW DELHI: In a major security breach, a man on Friday entered the premises of Parliament without a valid pass, following which he was detained and interrogated by security agencies for hours.

The incident took place around 7.40am when Pradeep Kumar, a native of Unnao district in Uttar Pradesh, walked into the Parliament premises through the visitor’s gate on Talkatora Road without the required pass. He went past the first security layer and was stopped at the second.

“No visitor is allowed access to the premises without a valid pass. The man was stopped at the second security layer. He was detained for security reasons and his records were thoroughly checked,” Joint Secretary for Parliament Security Ajay Anand told PTI. Kumar was stopped at the second check point where security officials, surprised on seeing him there without a valid pass, surrounded him. He was detained and questioned there till he was handed over to police around 12pm, a senior official said.

Kumar carried an Aadhar card, with the help of which security agencies contacted his family for verification of details. — PTI

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Female fighter pilots advised to postpone motherhood NEW DELHI: India’s first three women fighter pilots have been advised by the IAF to postpone from motherhood for the next four years so as not to adversely impact their ongoing training process.

However, IAF sources clarified that the advisory is not legal binding and is to ensure that their training does not get affected.

The three women pilots will be commissioned into the fighter stream on June 18 this year after successful completion of the initial training. Thereafter, they would undergo advanced training for one year and would enter a fighter cockpit by June 2017. “Continuous training is required for a minimum of five years for fighter pilots, men or women, to become combat ready. The three women are about to complete one year of training,” the sources said, adding that pregnancy means that the entire training schedule gets disturbed.

“It is not just the cost but the time also that gets affected. Even young fighter pilots are advised not to think about marriage till a particular age,” they said. Bhawana Kanth, Mohana Singh and Avani Chaturvedi are the trainees who qualified for the fighter stream after it was thrown open to women in October 2015. — PTI

Check ‘subversive’ activities in varsities, government told BJP’s idealogical mentor also asked the government not to allow educational institutions to become centres of political activity

There should not be injustice or oppression of anybody, but the society should be vigilant and the administration should take strict action on the persons and organisations engaged in anti-national activities in a planned manner Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

NAGAUR (RAJASTHAN): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Friday asked the government to check “subversive” elements indulging in “anti-national” activities in universities for long and questioned how slogans calling for break-up of the country made in JNU can be tolerated.

“We expect the central and state governments to deal strictly with such anti-national and anti-social forces and ensure the sanctity and cultural atmosphere by not allowing our educational institutions to become centres of political activities,” the RSS said as its top brass began a three-day

brainstorming session on Friday.

The meet of BJP’s idealogical mentor assumes importance in the backdrop of Narendra Modi government facing flak over handling of JNU row, dalit student’s suicide in Hyderabad, allegations of saffronisation of education and the debate over intolerance ahead of crucial assembly elections.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah was present at the opening of the meet of Akhil Bhartiya Pratinidhi Sabha which is attended by Rashtriya Swayam-

sevak Sangh’s top leaders including its chief Mohan Bhagwat.

In its annual report presented at the meeting, the RSS also expressed concern over terror attack in Pathankot and called for a review of the efficiency of the security forces, their material and officers in charge and steps to check illegal migration and Pakistan-inspired terrorism.

It termed the violent quota agitations in west-Indian state Gujarat and north-Indian state Haryana as not only a challenge

to the administrative machinery but also a threat social harmony and trust. Referring to Malda episode in West Bengal, where a mob allegedly burnt down a police station, the Sangh fountainhead decried attempts to create “atmosphere of fear” as it asked political parties to give up their “policy of appeasement” and take such incidents seriously.

“Reports about anti-national activities in certain universities have become a matter of concern for the patriotic people.

“In the name of freedom of expression, how can the slogans calling for breaking up and destruction of the nation be tolerated and how can the guilty, who had hatched the conspiracy to blow up Parliament, be honoured as martyr?” the RSS said.

The RSS said that those who do such things have no faith in the Constitution, judiciary and Parliament and “such subversive elements have made these universities the centres of their activities for long”.

“When they find certain political parties supporting such antinational elements, the concern (of patriotic persons) grows further,” the report said.

“Incidents of violence and terror attacks have become a matter

of grave concern. Under the pretext of small and big issues, people armed with weapon take to the roads creating atmosphere of fear, as has happened in Malda, and it has become endemic nowadays.

“Destruction of public and private properties, looting and burning business establishment, has taken place. Political parties, giving up their policy of appeasement, should take such incidents seriously and cooperate to restore the law and order situation and peace,” the RSS said.

The saffron outfit said it will be possible only when parties “shed their petty and parochial political interests”. “It is the responsibility of an efficient and strong government to instill confidence in the people about their security,” the report said.

On the violence during quota agitation, it said, “There should not be injustice or oppression of anybody, but the society should be vigilant and the administration should take strict action on the persons and organisations engaged in anti-national activities in a planned manner.” It also said there should not be any politics on a “sensitive” issue like entry of women in temples and it should be resolved through discussion instead of agitation. — PTI

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Lok Sabha passes Aadhar bill to strengthen subsidy distribution NEW DELHI: Thousands of crore rupees will be saved by routing government subsidy through the Aadhaar system, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Friday, as the Lok Sabha passed a Bill to give statutory backing to the unique identity number scheme.

The Bill “will empower the states to distribute resources of the State to deserving people and save the resources that undeserv-

ing people get,” the Minister said while replying to short debate on the Aadhaar (Target Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill, 2016’.

“The effect is going to be on the Centre and state governments which will save thousands of crore,” Jaitley said just before the measure was adopted by a voice vote. Moving the bill for consideration and passage earlier, Jait-

ley said targeted subsidy through Aadhar cards of LPG consumers had resulted in savings of over Rs15,000 crore at the Centre. Four states which had started PDS delivery by a similar exercise on a pilot basis, had saved more than Rs2,300 crore.

Last week, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu had said the passage of the Bill would save Rs 20,000 crore by

avoiding subsidies taken by the undeserving.

Statutory backing The Bill provides for statutory backing to Aadhaar scheme for transferring government subsidies and benefits.

It provides for “good governance, efficient, transparent and targeted delivery of subsidies, benefits and services, the expendi-

ture for which is incurred from the Consolidated Fund of India, to individuals residing in India through assigning of unique identity numbers to such individuals”, a summary of the bill said.

Giving statutory backing to Aadhaar will enable the use of the identification number for better targeting of subsidies.

Jaitley said discussion on the institution of Aadhar has been going

on for over seven years after the then UPA government approved a bill in September, 2010 and introduced it in Parliament that December. “Entire discussion in seven years has now culminated,” he said, noting that it was discussed in standing committee and extensive public suggestions were also received, as he stressed that the government had taken note of all this. — PTI

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PAKISTAN COLLECTIVE PUNISHMENT

HAUTE COUTURE A model presents a creation by Pakistani designer Feeha Jamshed on the first day of Pakistan Fashion Design Council (PFDC) week in Lahore on Thursday. — AFP

22 tribesmen arrested over kidnapping of 8 officials WANA: Pakistani authorities on Friday arrested 22 tribesmen in the troubled northwestern South Waziristan region in a “collective responsibility” punishment a day after eight government officials were kidnapped, officials said.

Pakistan’s tribal areas, which include South Waziristan, are governed by colonial-era legislation under which relatives, tribesmen and neighbours of suspects can be arrested and detained for years without trial for a crime committed by another.

Eight officials of the Fata Development Authority (FDA), the a

Bid to block F-16 sale to Pakistan fails in US Senate Washington announced on February 12 that it had approved the sale to Pakistan of the aircraft

WASHINGTON: An effort to prevent a $700 million sale of Lockheed Martin’s F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan was blocked in the US Senate on Thursday, but a key lawmaker said he would not allow the use of US funds to finance it.

Lawmakers voted 71 to 24 against an attempt introduced by Republican Senator Rand Paul to prevent the sale under legislation known as the Arms Control Act. President Barack Obama’s administration announced on February 12 that it had approved the sale to Pakistan of the fighter aircraft, as well as radars and other equipment. It drew immediate criticism from India and concern from some members of Congress.

Paul had called Pakistan “an uncertain ally” and other lawmakers expressed concerns about Pakistan’s nuclear programme, commitment to fighting terrorist organisations and cooperation in the Afghanistan peace process.

However, they generally supported the sale, saying the South Asian state needs to modernise its air force and counter-terror-

ism activities. Republican Senator Bob Corker said he would use his power as the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to bar the use of any US funds for the deal.

Corker said, “Prohibiting a taxpayer subsidy sends a muchneeded message to Pakistan that it needs to change its behaviour, but preventing the purchase of US aircraft would do more harm than good by paving the way for countries like Russia and China to sell to Pakistan while also inhibiting greater cooperation on counterterrorism.”

The United States identified Pakistan as a key partner in its war against terror following the September 11, 2001, attacks and spent billions of dollars on military aid to help the country fight insurgents. — Reuters

government organisation for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, were kidnapped in South Waziristan on Thursday.

“We have arrested 22 tribesmen to put pressure for the release of the eight FDA officials as the kidnapping took place in their area and it is their collective responsibility to help authorities in the recovery,” Masood Khan, a political officer, said on Friday. No militant group has so far claimed responsibility for the kidnapping. The South Waziristan enclave on the Afghan border forms one-fifth of the Federally Administered Tribal

Areas and is governed under a system inherited from British rulers.

Government-appointed political agents rule through the Pashtun tribes and collect and distribute revenue with little oversight.

The people have limited rights.

In 2009, Pakistan’s army ordered the biggest offensive yet, pouring 40,000 troops into South Waziristan in a bid to tip the balance. But the offensive displaced almost half a million people as homes, schools and hospitals were turned into hideouts by militants and meagre civic amenities were destroyed. — Reuters

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Fracking : An English duck that will never fly fter reading the article by ‘The low price of oil will affect Middle East environmental efforts’ (March 7) by Richard Galustian last week on the impact on the environment of low oil prices, I felt compelled to raise another very important subject.

Fracking has aroused huge controversy in the UK, mainly in England, as there is a moratorium on fracking in Scotland and Wales.

There is very little public support for fracking and virtually no local support with anti-fracking groups springing up wherever fracking companies apply for permission to drill.

Indeed to get the programme off the ground the UK government has taken away responsibility for permission to drill from the local councils and has had to offer generous tax incentives to fracking companies to make the industry financially viable.

That was before the price of gas fell to one third of its peak value last year.

Opposition is based mainly around local impacts such as the risk of earthquakes, health risks to the local population, and intrusion into the English countryside by hundreds if not thousands of drilling platforms and lorries carrying waste products away from the fracking site. Each well requires 6 million gallons of water plus sand, chemicals and lubricants, and produces at least 3 million gallons of waste which requires disposal, some of it in facilities licensed to handle radioactive material.

In the United States they were extremely cavalier about disposal as the fracking industry were granted exemptions from the Clean Water and crucially the Clean Air Act by the Bush administration, the so-called Cheney loop-hole. In the UK the industry, should it ever get off the ground, will be far more tightly regulated. In addition the shale deposits are much deeper than in the US and will be correspondingly more expensive to extract .

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Methane is the second most important greenhouse gas with a Global Warming Potential (GWP)

87 times greater than an equivalent mass of CO2 over a 20 year time frame. If fugitive emissions of methane exceed 2 per cent of production, then gas is no better than coal from a climate change perspective. Professor Nick Cowern and I have recently reviewed all of the data on methane emissions from both conventional and unconventional gas production, and our evidence has been submitted to the UK Committee on Climate Change chaired by Lord Deben. Our conclusions present some stark choices for politicians, pose challenges to the shale industry in the US and indeed the fossil fuel industry world-wide.

Because burning gas is more efficient than coal, it provides a 50 per cent advantage in terms of emissions of CO2 emitted per unit of energy.

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The potential for leaks, whether accidental or deliberate, is correspondingly greater.

Atmospheric monitoring from the early 1990s demonstrate that conventional gas production is associated with methane losses of at least 1 per cent, so the advantage of gas over coal is 25 per cent, not 50 per cent. Second liquefaction is extremely energy intensive adding 20-25 per cent to the carbon footprint, which means that Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is no better than coal from a climate change perspective.

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Defiant Kim orders more nuclear tests risen sharply on the Korean peninsula after the North conducted its fourth nuclear test in January and fired a long-range rocket last month, spurring the UN Security Council to adopt a new sanctions

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watched a ballistic missile launch test and ordered the country to improve its nuclear attack capability by conducting more tests, the official KCNA news agency reported on Friday.

The report did not say when the test took place but it was probably referring to North Korea’s launch of two short-range missiles on Thursday that flew 500 km (300 miles) and splashed into the sea.

“Dear comrade Kim Jong Un said work ... must be strengthened to improve nuclear attack capability and issued combat tasks to continue nuclear explosion tests to assess the power of newly developed nuclear warheads and tests to improve nuclear attack capability,” KCNA said.

The North Korean leader was quoted in state media this week as saying his country had miniaturised nuclear warheads to mount on ballistic missiles.

Tensions have risen sharply on the Korean peninsula after the North conducted its fourth nuclear test in January and fired a longrange rocket last month, spurring the UN Security Council to adopt a new sanctions resolution.

Conducting more nuclear tests would be in clear violation of UN

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China plans flights from disputed isle BEIJING: China will begin civilian flights to and from a disputed South China Sea island within a year, state media reported on Friday, as the government expands infrastructure on islands and reefs also claimed by other countries in region.

The flights will be to Sansha city, on Woody Island in the Paracel archipelago, China’s administrative base for islands and reefs it controls in the South China Sea. Neighbours Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam also have claims.

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UPPING THE ANTE: A ballistic rocket launch drill of the Strategic Force of the Korean People’s Army (KPA) is seen at an unknown location, in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on Friday. — Reuters/KCNA

It’s simply rash and thoughtless behaviour by someone (Kim Jong-un) who has no idea how the world works, said South Korea’s Unification Ministry spokesman Jeong Joon-hee

sanctions, which also ban ballistic missile tests, although Pyongyang has rejected them. North Korea has a large stockpile of shortrange missiles and is developing long-range and intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).

South Korea’s Unification Ministry spokesman Jeong Joonhee said: “It’s simply rash and thoughtless behaviour by someone who has no idea how the world works,” when asked about Kim’s comments.

UN Secretary-General Ban Kimoon urged Pyongyang to “cease destabilising acts,” adding that he remained “gravely concerned” by the situation.

North Korea has recently stepped up its cyber attack efforts against South Korea and

succeeded in hacking the mobile telephones of 40 of its national security officials, said members of parliament who received a closed door briefing by the country’s spy agency. South Korea has raised its alert against the threat of the North’s cyber attacks and this week said it had intercepted attempts to attack its railway system.

In China, North Korea’s most important economic and diplomatic backer, the top newspaper, the People’s Daily, urged all sides to be “patient and brave”, show goodwill and resume the talks process.

South Korea said it did not believe that North Korea had successfully miniaturised a nuclear warhead or deployed a functioning intercontinental ballistic missile.

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this week it had seen no evidence that North Korea had succeeded in miniaturising a warhead.

However, Admiral Bill Gortney, the officer responsible for defending US air space, told a U.S. Senate panel on Thursday it was “prudent” for him to assume North Korea could both miniaturise a warhead and put it on an ICBM that could target the United States. Intel community gives it a very low probability of success, but I do not believe the American people want (me) to base my readiness assessment on a low probability,” he said.

North Korea has issued nearly daily reports in recent days of Kim’s instructions to fight South Korea and the United States as the two allies began large-scale military drills. It called the annual drills “nuclear war moves” and threatened to respond with an all-out offensive. Kim last week ordered his country to be ready to use nuclear weapons in the face of what he sees as growing threats from enemies. The United States and South Korea remain technically at war with North Korea because the 1950-53 Korean War ended in a truce instead of a peace agreement. — Reuters

concerns about China’s assertive pursuit of territory in one of the world’s busiest trade routes.

Two passenger ships and a police vessel are base stations for mobile communications in Sansha, the official Xinhua news agency reported, citing an interview with Mayor Xiao Jie. The airfield in Sansha and a newer one on Fiery Cross Reef in the Spratly archipelago are expected to boost air traffic services in the region, Xiao added, aiding navigation and surveillance while providing weather and aeronautics information. — Reuters

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EXTREME SURFING A surfer rides a wave at the snowy beach of Unstad, in Lofoten Island, Arctic Circle, on Wednesday, in this picture released on Friday. Surfers from all over the world come to Lofoten island to surf in extreme conditions where ocean temperature is around 6-7 degrees Celsius and air temperature around 0 degrees. — AFP

MH370 plane debris found by teen to be sent for probe JOHANNESBURG: A South African teenager has found debris which will be sent to Australia for testing as part of the investigation into the disappearance of a Malaysian Airlines plane two years ago, the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) said on Friday.

Liam Lotter, 18, told South Africa’s East Coast radio he found the piece of debris on a beach in Mozambique while on holiday in December and his family took it back to their home in South Africa.

He said that after a suspected part of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was found in Mozambique last week his family made the connection with his find.

Chunk of metal That white, metre-long chunk of metal is being tested by officials in Australia, with help from Malaysian authorities and representatives of manufacturer Boeing Co. South African authorities plan to hand over the debris found by Lotter to the same Australian team. “We are arranging for collection of the part, which will then be sent to Australia as they are the ones appointed by Malaysia to identify parts found,” SACAA official Kabelo Ledwaba said. — Reuters

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Hardliner is Myanmar army choice for vice-president NAYPYITAW: Myanmar’s military nominated a former junta stalwart who remains on a US sanctions list as its choice for vice president on Friday, pointing to battles ahead for National League for Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her handpicked president.

The lower house of parliament voted on Friday to confirm Htin Kyaw, a close friend and confidant of Nobel laureate Suu Kyi, as its presidential candidate.

That brought the top office a step closer for the man expected to rule as her proxy.

Across town in the capital of Naypyitaw, military MPs met behind closed doors and nominated retired general Myint Swe as their candidate. He was head of the feared military intelligence under former junta leader Than Shwe.

When Than Shwe ordered a crackdown on anti-junta protests led by Buddhist monks in 2007, known as the Saffron Revolution, Myint Swe was the head of special operations in Yangon. “ We held a meeting to decide the vice presidential candidate.

There was no one who disagreed on the proposal,” one of the 166 military lawmakers, who under the constitution hold a quarter of seats in parliament, told Reuters.

Suu Kyi has said she planned to form a government of reconciliation to help bridge the deep divisions in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, after nearly 50 years of military rule. — Reuters

Ex-rival Carson endorses frontrunner ‘thinker’ Trump gathered some support last year in opinion polls but whose campaign failed to garner backing in the early nominating contests, dropped out of the race last week.

Trump began his presidential run as a long shot but has won a string of early primary contests to become clear front-runner. In the process, he has alarmed many in the Republican establishment with his brash style and statements about immigrants, Muslims and free trade.

Praising billionaire businessman Donald Trump, the former neurosurgeon Ben Carson sought to present him as more thoughtful than his public image often suggests

PALM BEACH (US): Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump won another high-profile endorsement on Friday when retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson became the second former Republican candidate to back him in the race for the White House.

“We buried the hatchet. That was political stuff,” Carson said during a joint appearance with the billionaire businessman at a news conference at Trump’s Mara-Lago Club resort in Palm Beach, Florida. “I have found in talking with him, that there’s a lot more alignment, philosophically and spiritually, than I ever thought that there was,” added Carson, warmly praising his former rival and seeking to present him as more thoughtful than his public image often suggests.

The latest endorsement for Trump followed a CNN-hosted

BOOST: Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump, right, shakes hands with former Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson after receiving Carson’s endorsement at a campaign event in Palm Beach, Florida on Friday. - Reuters

Republican debate in Miami on Thursday night at which Trump and the remaining three candidates in the Republican race struck a markedly more civil tone.

Carson’s backing also gives the New York real estate magnate a boost just days before crucial nominating contests in the battle to be the party’s presidential candidate for the November 8 election.

Republican primaries in five states - including Florida and Ohio - on March 15 will be critical for Trump to cement his lead, and to

determine whether US Senator Marco Rubio of Florida and Ohio Governor John Kasich will be able to continue with their increasingly long-shot candidacies.

Trump’s nearest rival in the race is US Senator Ted Cruz of Texas.

During Friday’s news conference, both Trump and Carson talked of “two” Donald Trumps - the public and the personal - apparently seeking to highlight a more measured side in contrast to his combative and sometimes crude tone on the campaign trail.

“There are two different Donald Trumps: there’s the one you see on the stage and there’s the one who’s very cerebral, sits there and considers things very carefully. You can have a very good conversation with him. And that’s the Donald Trump that you’re going to start seeing more and more of right now,” Carson said.

Trump said Carson had not asked for any formal role, but praised his former rival’s ideas on education. “Ben’s going to have a big, big part,” he said. Carson, who

Rationale That has prompted some party leaders to push for anyone but Trump. Carson, asked why he did not back Cruz, said he could not support political operatives who want to stop Trump and that blocking him would fracture the Republican Party and hand Democrats a victory in November.

His endorsement on Friday followed that of another former candidate, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who announced last month he was getting behind Trump. Next Tuesday’s voting will be a pivotal point as candidates chase the 1,237 delegates from primary contests needed to win the nomination.

Trump has 459 delegates, followed by Cruz at 360, Rubio at 152, and Kasich at 54, according to the Associated Press. Earlier on Friday, Trump continued to defend comments he made in recent television interviews stating that Muslims hate the United States.

For his part, Rubio said in a round of television interviews Friday morning he was still in position to win Florida’s winner-take-all contest next week. — Reuters

REFUGEE EXODUS

Athens struggles to convince migrants Balkan route is shut ATHENS/IDOMENI (GREECE): Tens of thousands of refugees and migrants were stuck in camps and ports across Greece on Friday as authorities struggled to convince them that the main passage to reach wealthy northern Europe has shut.

By early morning hundreds more people, many from the Middle East and Africa, had reached Greek islands, days after the shutdowns along the “Balkan route” were imposed.

Their arrival helped swell the number of those stuck across the country to over 42,000. At a sprawling, muddy tent city near the northern border town of Idomeni, 12,000 people, among them thousands of children and babies, waited to cross to Macedonia.

“These people maintain the hope that a number of them will cross to the north,” Citizen Protection Minister Nikos Toskas told Greek TV. “We’re trying to convince them ... that the Balkan route has closed.”

Arrived on ships Further south, more than 3,500 people waited at the main port of Piraeus near Athens after having arrived on ships from the eastern Aegean islands.

“At Piraeus we spent five hours trying to get people on buses and take them to a camp, but they didn’t want to board,” Toskas said.

“They think that once you reach Idomeni, you cross to central Europe.” Scuffles have broken out at Idomeni this week as destitute mi-

grants and refugees scrambled for food and firewood.

Tensions flared briefly on Friday and at least one man was injured, with blood streaming down his face, during a handout of supplies.

Many have slept in the open, often in the rain and low temperatures.

“In Syria we are fighting ISIS (IS militants), now we are fighting nature and I think its worse,” said Ali, a Syrian refugee from Aleppo who has been in Greece for 20 days.

“ISIS have a limit but nature (has) no limit,” he told Reuters.

Greece has been the main entry point into Europe for more than a million refuges and migrants since last year. More than 130,000 people have arrived this year alone, stretching the country’s limited resources. — Reuters

DEAD END: Migrants queue up for food in a makeshift camp on the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni, Greece on Friday. - Reuters

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Oman hopes still alive though rain forces teams to ‘go Dutch’ Shared points meant that the Dutch are virtually dumped out of the tournament.

But Oman have a lifeline going into their final group match against Bangladesh on Sunday WASHOUT: Indian ground staff cover the wicket as rain falls ahead of the ICC World T20 qualifying match between Oman and the Netherlands at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala on Friday. – AFP

T.K. MOHANDOSS

sportseditor@timesofoman.com

S ICC WORLD T20

Pakistan clears team’s travel to India ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Interior Ministry has cleared the national cricket team to travel to India for the World Twenty20 following concerns about player safety, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Friday.

Pakistan had earlier said its men’s and women’s teams would travel to India only after New Delhi gave a public guarantee on the safety of its players.

“The interior minister has given permission to send the Pakistan cricket team to play the Twenty20 on the basis of solid assurances received from chief minister of West Bengal and the... union home secretary and the home minister (in India),” PCB executive committee chairman Najam Sethi told reporters.

“The team is completely ready and hopefully they will fly to Dubai tonight and then from there will leave straight for India,” Sethi added.

The March 19 clash between India and Pakistan has already been shifted to Kolkata in the state of West Bengal, following Pakistan’s security concerns over the original venue Dharamsala.

India’s Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday Pakistan should not worry about their players’ safety.

“Why only Pakistan? Whoever comes here, India provides them security. There is no reason to be worried about security here,” Singh said in New Delhi.

PCB chief Shaharyar Khan told reporters in Lahore that the players were given the pullout option if they felt any security threat but all 15 squad members wanted to play in the tournament.

“We want cricketing ties to remain active...Our hope is that our cricketing relations (between India and Pakistan) remain intact,” Khan said. - Reuters

DHARAMSALA: Persistent rain played spoil sport on Friday leaving no option for Oman other than ‘going Dutch’ with the Netherlands at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala on Friday.

Splitting points meant that the Dutch are virtually dumped out of the preliminary round and Ireland will have to beat Bangladesh later in the evening to keep Group A of ICC world T20 preliminary round alive.

Oman has a lifeline, and if Ireland wins the rain-shortened game (13 overs each) they too will be in contention. But all depends on Sunday’s weather.

On Friday, Oman had won the toss and opted to field.

It was disappointment that reflected on the faces of Omani fans, who had turned up in fairly large numbers with national flags wearing and Oman jerseys.

The inflow of fans began after Oman’s historic win over Ireland but it was sad that they couldn’t witness yet another triumph of their favourite team.

Confident Oman However, Oman having gained a point are still alive in the tournament and they hope and are confident to put it across Bangladesh.

Skipper Sultan Ahmed spelt out the confidence in his team, especially after the historic triumph over Ireland, and said they will fight it out to take the giant step.

After the match was called off, Sultan said: “We wanted to play

Another tie abandoned, Ireland out DHARAMSALA: The qualifying round match of World T20 cricket tournament between Bangladesh and Ireland was abandoned after just eight overs due to rains here at the HPCA Stadium on Friday.

The match was initially reduced to a 12-over affair after the start was delayed by one hour and 45 minutes due to heavy rains.

Put into bat, Bangladesh were 94 for 2 after eight overs when the Group A match was stopped again due to rains. The ‘no result’ meant that whoever wins the match between Bangladesh and Oman on Sunday will qualify from Group A for the Super 10 stage of the world event.

the match badly as we were confident o beating Netherlands and boost our chances.”

But Sultan said that weather was not kind.

“In our mind, we were ready

Bowling: T. Murtagh 2-0-16-0; B. Rankin 1-0-11-0; K. O’Brien 1-0-19-0 (w-2); A. McBrine 2-0-20-1; G. Dockrell 2-0-18-1 (w-1).

IRELAND W. Porterfield, P. Stirling, GC Wilson, NJ O’Brien, K O’Brien, A. Poynter, A. McBrine, M. Sorensen, T. Murtagh, B. Rankin, G. Dockrell.

Result: Match abandoned Toss: Ireland, who chose to field Points: Bangladesh 1, Ireland 1 Umpires: NJ Llong (England) and RJ Tucker (Australia) TV umpire: CB Gaffaney (New Zealand) Match referee: AJ Pycroft (Zimbabwe) Reserve umpire: S Ravi

BANGLADESH (12 overs maximum) Tamim Iqbal c Porterfield b Dockrell 47 Soumya Sarkar st N. O’Brien b McBrine 20 Sabbir Rahman (not out) 13 Shakib Al Hasan (not out) 0 Extras (b-1, lb-9, w-4) 14 Total (2 wkts; 8 overs) 94 Did not bat: Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mohammed Mithun, Mashrafe Mortaza*, Abu Hider, Taskin Ahmed, Al Amin Hossain Fall of wickets: 1-61 (Soumya Sarkar, 4.4 ov), 2-94 (Tamim Iqbal, 7.6 ov).

for a five-over match if weather permits and that’s the reason we dropped Jatinder and included Rajesh (Ranpura)” he explained.

“We wanted some big hitters and that was our strategy consid-

ering the rain. However, it did not happen,” he added.

On the other hand, Netherlands captain Peter Borren was emotional and disappointed.

“We can’t stop the weather but

what we could done was to beat Bangladesh in the first game to keep ourselves alive,” said Borren.

“That match (against Bangladesh) was in our hands but now everything is lost,” lamented Borren.

APPEAL TO ICC

Sultan, Borren seek more matches for associates T.K. MOHANDOSS

sportseditor@timesofoman.com DHARAMSALA: Oman skipper Sultan Ahmed and his Netherlands counterpart Peter Borren called for more official games for the associate teams and also the affiliates.

Speaking after their exit (one inconsequential match against Ireland remaining) from the ICC World T20 Championship, the Dutch captain called for more consideration from the International Cricket Council (ICC).

“We have the associate status but we don’t get games to play. We are eager to play more cricket and the governing body must chalk out plans to give the associate members their due,” said Borren.

“If you ask what next for Netherlands, we have hardly three to four games lined up for this year and mind you this includes the match against Ireland here,” said Borren.

“We will be playing two matches against Nepal and one against Afghanistan,” he added.

“I don’t say ICC is not doing anything. All their developmental programmes have been fruitful, but what we want is ‘play more’. More frequent matches rather than waiting till the next World Cup qualifier,” detailed Borren.

“This will help the game spread

S TA N D I N G S

ASKING FOR MORE: Oman captain Sultan Ahmed, left, and the Netherlands skipper Peter Borren.

wings faster,” he added.

Borren also highlighted that revenue must not remain in one or two selective hands.

“It would be good everyone gets a good share of the cricket revenue, so that more can be done for the growth of the game.”

At the same time, Borren also appreciated the fact that it is nice to

see new cricket teams coming up and catching the eye of the world.

Vouching to what Borren said, Oman captain Sultan said, it will be nice to have more matches and ICC chalk out plans for bilateral series.

“Yes we would love to play cricket round the year and also host matches,” said Sultan. “It would be good if we get chance to play more

Bangladesh Oman Ireland Netherlands

Played 2 2 2 2

Won 1 1 0 0

GROUP A Lost Tied 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

N/R 1 1 1 1

Net RR +0.400 +0.283 -0.283 -0.400

Points 3 3 1 1

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2 2 2 2

2 2 0 0

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0 0 0 0

+0.805 +0.625 -0.625 -0.789

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50-over matches and also T20 and first class games.”

Adding on Oman team manager Jamil Zaidi pointed out that the Netherlands has been an associate member for quite some time now, “but we have earned the status only recently.”

“ICC has been helping Oman Cricket a lot and it was the govern-

ing body who arranged many T20 matches (both official and unofficial) for us in the UAE,” said Jamil.

“ICC has helped us a lot in our preparations thus far and yes as (captain) Sultan said we would like to play more international matches from here on. Hope a new programme for the associates will be chalked out soon,” he said.

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SPORTS Batting mavericks set to outrage the purists WORLD T20

Stump-hoarding Dhoni eyes more memorabilia

The need for improvisation has naturally never been felt more and some batsmen responded by coming up with shots that makes a complete mockery of field placements

NEW DELHI: When the curtain rises for the World Twenty20 Super 10 stage on Tuesday, a handful of batting mavericks will take centre stage to amuse the fans, bemuse the bowlers and offend the purists — one outrageous stroke at a time.

Aesthetics has never been the strongest point of 20-over cricket, where end justifies means far more than in any other format of the game.

The brevity of the contest means a dot ball is a luxury any batting side can ill-afford. Besides piling pressure on the batsman, it is also a moral victory for the bowler. The need for improvisation has naturally never been felt more and some batsmen responded by coming up with shots that makes a complete mockery of field placements.

Sri Lankan opener Tillakaratne Dilshan tore up the batting manual at the 2009 World Twenty20 when he stepped forward to a length delivery, went down on one knee and scooped the ball over his own and the wicketkeeper’s head.

As his team begin their title defence against a qualifier on March 17, the 39-year-old father of “Dilscoop” seems ready with another

REDEFINING BATTING: Indian’s captain MS Dhoni pictured during a training session at Eden Garden

in Kolkata. – PTI

version of the ramp shot which he unfurled in last week’s Asia Cup contest against Pakistan.

As paceman Mohammed Amir charged in, Dilshan changed his grip and ramped the ball over short third man for a boundary in a remarkable display of audacious ingenuity.

Across the Palk Strait, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has done his bit to redefine limited overs batting with his “Helicopter Shot”.

Batting coaches worldwide tell their students to put survival first and respectfully dig out yorkers, but the Indian captain sniffed a scoring opportunity from the most challenging of deliveries.

The result is a shot that involves a wild 360 degree swing of the bat, sending the ball over the midwicket boundary with his firm bottomhand grip and sheer power.

Breathtaking shorts The shot has dried up of late but

Dhoni insisted it was more due to the fact that bowlers are not feeding him those toe-crushers anymore.

“If they bowl me bouncers, the only way I can play the helicopter shot is if I stand on a stool,” Dhoni, who led India to inaugural World Twenty20 glory in 2007 and the 50-over World Cup four years later, quipped last month.

When on song, South African talisman AB de Villiers poses a bigger headache to rival captains with his versatile batting, which was in full display in his record-setting 31-ball century against West Indies in a Johannesburg one-dayer last year.

An amazing athlete with a breathtaking range of shots, the 32-year-old right-hander bats inside an imaginary box in the crease but continuously thinks outside of it with his outrageous shot-making.

De Villiers attributes his wide range of shots to a distinct grip and fans are assured of entertainment

should he find form in the tournament. Due to Kevin Pietersen’s absence in the England line-up, however, there will not be any opportunity to enjoy a “switch hit”.

The South African-born cricketer who cleared boundaries and polarised opinion in equal measure provided a microcosm of his turbulent career with this freak shot that sent the game’s custodians into a huddle to debate its legality.

The right-hander switched stance in a flash to transform into a left-hander, making field setting impossible in a unique combination of skill and chutzpah for a shot that was deemed legal in 2008.

By keeping the selection door firmly shut on a divisive presence, the 2010 champions may have spared themselves more dressing room drama but they have also denied fans a chance to witness some of the sport’s most audacious stroke-making. - Reuters

NEW DELHI: Mahendra Singh Dhoni has grown a reputation as a notorious hoarder of souvenir stumps and considering India’s imperious form going into the World Twenty20, few would be surprised if he adds one more to his formidable collection on April 3.

After all, inaugural champions India go into the sixth edition of the tournament as the top-ranked team in the world, having won 10 of their 11 matches this year.

India started off the year blanking Australia in a threematch series before following that up with an Asia Cup triumph in Bangladesh. Seeking to ride that momentum all the way to a second World Twenty20 title, India’s most successful captain has the comfort of being able to take on the challenge on home soil.

The flip side of India’s home advantage is the burden of expectations from an unforgiving 1.2 billion cricket fans but Dhoni has not earned his “Captain Cool” moniker for nothing.

Five years after calmly hitting a six to seal India’s 50-over World Cup triumph on a humid April night in Mumbai, Dhoni, who plays only shorter formats, seems to have all the necessary resources to triumph once more in the final phase of his career.

Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan have forged a potent right-left combination at the top followed by batting mainstay Virat Kohli, all three capable of winning matches single-handedly.

In Suresh Raina and Dhoni,

India are lucky to have two batsmen who can effortlessly shift gears, while all-rounder Hardik Pandya can also bash a few out of the ground.

Much to Dhoni’s relief, the team seemed to have finally fixed their death bowling issue. In Jasprit Bumrah, India have discovered a bowler who can bowl yorkers almost at will, a virtue not really common in India. Even better, those are hurled with an unorthodox action which makes it even more difficult to pick them.

“The good thing with Bumrah is he technically has bit of pace,” Dhoni said. “He does not have a normal action, so batsman also takes time to get used to it. At the same time, his execution of yorkers is also very good.”

Ravichandran Ashwin’s cunning and control — best combined in the ‘carrom ball’ that he flicks with his finger — has troubled the best in the business and the off-spinner will be a dangerous weapon in familiar conditions.

Apart from the fitness concerns around paceman Mohammed Shami, the team seem to have no real worries and Dhoni already has set his eyes on collecting more memorabilia.

“It would be great. I have to do my post-cricket plans you see,” he said at a recent promotional event.

“I don’t mark the stumps that I collect. (Post-retirement) I’d watch the matches, look at the stumps and say ‘ok, this is from that match’. I have enough to keep me occupied for years.” - Reuters FOOTBALL

Newcastle put faith in Benitez after sacking McClaren LONDON: Newcastle United put their faith in Rafa Benitez on Friday, hoping the Spaniard will keep them in the Premier League after they won only six of 28 league games under the sacked Steve McClaren.

McClaren, who had been head coach for the last nine months, was dismissed only hours before the club announced Benitez was taking over on an initial three-year deal.

Media reports said there was also an opt-out clause if Newcastle are relegated this season.

Former Liverpool and Real Madrid boss Benitez, 55, has only 10 matches to save United.

“It will be a challenge not just for me and my staff but for the players, the club and the fans,” Benitez said.

Newcastle are 19th in the 20team league having won only six league games under McClaren, whose fate was sealed when Newcastle were beaten 3-1 at home by Bournemouth last weekend.

Benitez has been without a team since he left Real in January, and Newcastle will be the third English club to employ him following his six years at Liverpool between 2004 and 2010. - Reuters

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OPEC-RUSSIA CRUDE OIL COALITION STRUGGLES A month after promising cooperation that would re-balance global oil markets, the producer coalition forged

by Saudi Arabia and Russia is having difficulty taking its first step.. >B3

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OIL MARKET

Tehran’s oil market return ‘more modest’ than forecast: Energy agency

POSITIVE FORECAST: Underlying conditions point to another strong year for passenger traffic, with the latest decline in oil prices likely providing additional stimulus for air travel growth, International Air Transport Association. – Bloomberg News

Airlines in Middle East maintain strong growth January international passenger traffic rose 7.3 per cent compared to the year-ago period.

Capacity rose 5.9 per cent and load factor rose 1percentage point to 78.8 per cent

Times News Service MUSCAT: Middle East airlines had the strongest year-over-year passenger demand in January this year at 10.9 per cent, helped by ongoing network and fleet expansion. Capacity rose 12.9 per cent and load factor dipped 1.4 percentage points to 77.8 per cent, according to International Air Transport Association (IATA) January international passenger traffic rose 7.3 per cent compared to the year-ago period. Capacity rose 5.9 per cent and load factor rose 1 percentage point to 78.8 per cent. All regions recorded year-over-year increases in demand, says IATA note.

“January maintained the strong traffic growth trend seen in 2015, showing the resilience of demand for connectivity despite recent turmoil in equity markets. The record load factor is a result of strong demand for our product and airlines making the most productive use of their assets,” said

Tony Tyler, IATA director general and chief executive officer.

“Underlying conditions point to another strong year for passenger traffic, with the latest decline in oil prices likely providing additional stimulus for air travel growth,” Tyler added.

The IATA said that global passenger traffic results for January 2016 showing demand (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 7.1 per cent compared to January 2015. This was ahead of the 2015 full year growth rate of 6.5 per cent. January capacity rose 5.6 per cent, with the result that load factor rose 1.1 percentage points to 78.8 per cent, the highest load factor ever recorded for the first month of the year.

Asia Pacific region In the Asia Pacific regions, airlines recorded an increase of 10.3 per cent compared to January 2015. Capacity rose 7.6 per cent, pushing up load factor 2 percentage points to 79.2 per cent. A 7.3

January maintained the strong traffic growth trend seen in 2015, showing the resilience of demand for connectivity despite recent turmoil in equity markets Tony Tyler Director general and CEO, IATA

per cent increase in the number of direct airport connections within the Asia region over the past 12 months or so has helped to stimulate demand. European carriers’ international traffic climbed 4.2 per cent in January compared to the year-ago period. Capacity rose 2.6 per cent and load factor rose 1.2 percentage points to 78.8 per cent. Airline strikes and the shutdown of Russia’s Transaero caused the region’s traffic to fall in the last quarter of 2015. Volumes have picked up somewhat in recent months.

In the African region, airlines saw January traffic jump 12.1 per cent compared to January 2015.

This continues the strong upward trend in travel since mid-2015 that coincides with a jump in exports from the region over the same period. With capacity up 8.2 per cent, load factor rose 2.5 percentage point to 71.3 per cent.

North American airlines North American airlines saw demand rise 2.4 per cent in January over a year ago. Capacity rose 1.3 per cent, pushing up load factor 0.8 percentage points to 80.3 per cent. North American international traffic growth was weakest among the regions, as carriers have focused on the stronger and larger domestic market.

Latin American airlines’ traffic climbed 8.9 per cent in January.

Capacity rose 7.8 per cent and load factor increased 0.8 percentage

points to 82.5 per cent, highest among the regions. Domestic traffic remains under pressure from economic difficulties in the region’s biggest economies, notably Brazil, but the strong growth in international demand shows little sign of slowing.

Domestic market In the domestic market, air travel rose 6.8 per cent in January yearon-year. Capacity rose 5.1 per cent and load factor was 78.9 per cent, up 1.3 per cent percentage points.

India’s domestic air travel soared 22.9 per cent in January compared to a year ago. Growth is being propelled by the comparatively strong domestic economy and increases in air services.

The Indian market overtook both Australia and Japan during 2015 and is currently level with Russia at around 1.2 per cent of global RPKs. Russian domestic traffic slipped 2 per cent in January.

Despite the decline, the Russian domestic load factor reached an all-time January high as capacity fell at a faster rate, suggesting that local carriers have absorbed traffic affected by the shutdown of Transaero.

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TEHRAN: Increase in Iran’s crude oil exports after the lifting of sanctions has been “more modest” than the country intended, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).

Iran increased oil output by 300,000 barrels a day this year to a four-year high of 3.2 million a day in February, the Paris-based agency said. That’s less than the 400,000 barrel-a- day increase Iran itself has reported. Even after sanctions were eased following the completion of a nuclear deal, Iran still faces obstacles to selling crude to Europe, one of its main export markets before the trade restrictions were imposed in 2012.

“Iran’s return to the market has been less dramatic than the Iranians said it would be,” the IEA said in its monthly report Friday. “Progress in ramping up crude sales has been somewhat slowed by the wariness of banks and ship owners to do business with Iran.”

The nation’s crude exports in February rose to above 1.4 million barrels a day, compared with about 1.15 million just before sanctions were eased, the IEA said. Preliminary data suggest shipments in March will expand by a further 150,000 barrels a day, it said. Before additional sanctions were imposed in 2012, Iran was exporting about 2.2 million barrels a day, with Europe accounting for about 600,000 barrels.

Iran managed to sell some crude shipments to Europe in February, adding up to a flow of about 140,000 barrels a day, the IEA said.

Refiners including France’s Total, Spain’s Cia. Espanola de Petroleos and Lukoil’s trading arm Litasco purchased crude from the Middle Eastern country. The first tanker of Iranian crude since 2012 arrived in Europe earlier this week.

Buyers in Asia, some of which were still able to purchase Iranian crude during the sanctions, have stepped up their purchases, according to the report. South Korea has imported about 200,000 barrels a day so far this year, double last year’s level.

Meanwhile, oil headed for the longest run of weekly gains since May amid signs of rising United States fuel demand and easing crude production.

Futures climbed as much as 3 per cent in New York and are set for a fourth weekly advance.

Gasoline consumption the past four weeks was at the highest since September, while crude output remained near the least since November 2014, according to Energy Information Administration.

Stockpiles still remain at the most since 1930. Prices may have bottomed as shrinking supplies erode a global glut, the International Energy Agency said. - Agencies

EU EXIT MOVE

UK pound exchange rate fluctuations a threat to economy LONDON: British government’s recent announcement that a referendum on Britain’s European Union (EU) membership will take place on June 23 was quickly followed by a sharp drop in the pound’s value.

Exchange rate volatility for the pound is bound to continue until the referendum, and to intensify at moments when a vote for ‘Brexit’ (Britain’s exit) looks more likely.

The result may be a self-fulfilling prophecy, in which market and political instability drive British voters to reject the EU — an outcome that would be highly dangerous for them and their European counterparts alike.

The political implications recall the experience of the twentieth century, when the pound’s external value was a national obsession in the UK and currency crises regularly destroyed the credibility of governments and wreaked political havoc. For example, in August 1931 – the middle of the Great Depression – a financial crisis and a

run on the pound forced the resignation of the Labour government, led by prime minister Ramsay MacDonald; it was replaced by a coalition government, and the Labour Party split apart.

In 1967, another Labour government, led by Harold Wilson, was damaged by a devaluation spurred by a speculative attack; Labour lost the subsequent general election.

The party regained power in 1974, but within two years Britain was hit by another currency crisis – this one large enough to require support from the International Monetary Fund. Again, Labour lost the next election and the party split.

Credibility at stake Such credibility issues were not exclusive to Labour.

It was under prime minister John Major’s Conservative government that 1992’s ‘Black Wednesday’ struck, with the pound being forced out of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism, the precursor to the euro.

dismal place than it had been under the economic orthodoxy of the gold standard in the 1920s. And the 1992 devaluation led to a new monetary-policy approach, greater macroeconomic stability, and faster economic growth.

CURRENCY CRISIS: The prospect of losses from a declining exchange rate will be a further deterrent, potentially pushing the UK into a vicious cycle of collapsing confidence. – Bloomberg News

This severely damaged the government’s credibility. Although the Conservatives did manage a narrow victory in the next election, the party’s internal fissure over European integration deepened, and by the end of the 1990s, Labour was back in power (and would remain

there for more than a decade).

The economic effects of Britain’s twentieth-century currency crises were far less severe than the political repercussions. In fact, the devaluation of 1931 set the stage for an era of cheap money, which made 1930s Britain a much less

Inflation Today, however, the British economy is facing serious risks. Exchange-rate fluctuations pose a serious short-term challenge for monetary policy, given the potential of the resulting price changes to spur inflation. That may not seem like such a bad thing, given today’s excessively low inflation (partly a result of falling oil and commodity prices); the risk, of course, is that inflation will overshoot.

More dangerous is the possibility that political uncertainty in the run-up to the referendum will discourage foreigners from buying British assets – a major problem for a country with a large currentaccount deficit. The prospect of losses from a declining exchange

rate will be a further deterrent, potentially pushing the United Kingdom into a vicious cycle of collapsing confidence. In that case, the forced adjustment of the current account would tip the economy into recession.

As in the twentieth century, this economic breakdown is likely to destroy the credibility of prime minister David Cameron’s Conservative government. The question is whether that will turn voters against the government’s pro-EU campaign, causing them to choose Brexit, or against the damaging referendum that the government has introduced, thereby spurring a pro-EU outcome.

Two competing narratives are now being tested. Those, including Cameron, who support continued EU membership emphasise that Europe (but not the single currency) is a source of strength and stability for the UK. Meanwhile, advocates of Brexit argue that the UK is uniquely powerful. - Project Syndicate

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Italy factory output beats estimates ROME: Italian industrial output rose more than twice the economists’ forecast in January, signaling that the pace of economic growth may accelerate in the coming months.

Production increased 1.9 per cent from December, which registered a 0.6 per cent fall, national statistics bureau Istat said in a report issued on Friday in Rome. The median of 14 estimates in a survey called for a 0.7 per cent rise in the first month of 2016. On an annual, work-day-adjusted basis, production rose 3.9 per cent, Istat said.

The output’s monthly increase in January was the biggest since August 2011, according to data.

As a limited revival in consumption more than offset the impact of falling net exports and investments that failed to rise, GDP is expected to increase by 0.1 per cent in the three months through March, the same as in the previous quarter, Istat said earlier this week.

First quarter The production report is “excellent news as it supports expectations of an economic expansion in the first quarter,” said Loredana Federico, an economist at UniCredit Bank in Milan. “Looking ahead and given both the persistent weakness in global demand and the financialmarket turbulence, decline in coming months can’t be ruled out.”

Italian executives remain pessimistic about the economic outlook.

Business confidence fell in February for the fourth straight month amid concerns that the GDP may fail to pick up. - Bloomberg News

Global markets eye Gulf’s $6 billion leather industry ing to Leatherworld Middle East 2016 after successful debuts in 2015, headed by Dani, the Italian supplier of sustainable leathers, Indian companies Hidesign, and C&E; and UAE-based leather supplier Afriwest. Conceria Superior from Italy headlines the first-time exhibitors taking part in 2016.

More than 125 exhibitors are expected to attend the second edition of Leatherworld Middle East from April 26 to 28 in Dubai

Times News Service MUSCAT: International leather makers are training their sights on the Gulf region’s $6 billion leather industry, with several big names already confirming their participation at the Middle East’s only trade show covering the global leather industry’s entire value chain.

The second edition of Leatherworld Middle East will take place from April 26 to 28 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, and will return following a rousing industry response to the inaugural show in May 2015.

Exhibitors More than 125 exhibitors are expected at the three-day event in 2016, all eager to capitalise on the Gulf Cooperation’s leather trade that according to analysts Euro-

HUGE MARKET: Gulf Cooperation Council is a leather manufacturing hub — $1.9b worth of dressed leather, luggage, handbags, saddlery, harnesses and footwear were produced in the Gulf region in 2014, with Saudi Arabia ($1.1b), the UAE ($468m), and Qatar ($250m) the region’s big three leather producers. - Supplied photo

monitor, was valued at $4.09 billion in 2014. That figure includes the import and export of semifinished and finished leather, accessories, travel goods, handbags and footwear.

The GCC is also a leather manufacturing hub — $1.9 billion worth

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of dressed leather, luggage, handbags, saddlery, harnesses and footwear were produced in the Gulf region in 2014, with Saudi Arabia ($1.1 billion), the UAE ($468 million), and Qatar ($250 million) the region’s big three leather producers.

Many exhibitors are return-

2,400 trade buyers All will build on the show’s breakout debut success, where nearly 2,400 trade buyers from 66 countries passed through, while 86 exhibitors from 16 countries showcased their latest wares, from hundreds of variations of animal hides, production machinery and chemicals, to leather handbags, footwear, accessories, and garments.

Ahmed Pauwels, chief executive officer of Messe Frankfurt Middle East, the organiser of Leatherworld Middle East, said: “After three days of busy networking, knowledge sharing, and insights into the latest global leather trends, Leatherworld Middle East 2015 firmly made its mark on the regional and international leather market.”

“The GCC’s $4.09 billion worth of leather imports and exports in 2014, along with $1.9 billion worth of manufacturing capabilities reinforces an ideal backdrop for Leatherworld Middle East to become one of the world’s premier trade and networking platforms.”

Leatherworld Middle East 2016 will have a distinct luxury touch that is synonymous with all things leather-related, and while new business alliances will be forged

and the distinct leather smell will permeate the air, it’s the three-day event’s returning features that are set to grab plenty of attention.

The popular Trend Area is among these, where an exclusive range of luxurious global leather innovations and animal hides will be seen for the first time in the region, from stingray skin pouches and laser printed calf hides, to 22-carat gold-embossed alligator skins.

Elsewhere, the UAE’s most talented up-and-coming fashion designers at prestigious fashion institute ESMOD Dubai will showcase their creative talents with an inspiring array of leather garments at Leatherworld Middle East’s Designers’ Area.

Other exclusive product zones include ‘The Shoe Box’, a section dedicated entirely for footwear; and ‘The Fashion Avenue’, where suppliers of high street fashion leather products showcase their high-end leather clothes and accessories.

Leatherworld Middle East encompasses tanneries (semi-finished and finished leather), chemicals, and machinery to finished leather goods, including footwear, bags, wallets, accessories, furniture and everything derived from leather, bringing together industry stakeholders all under one roof.

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Samsung opens up chairman’s seat, warns of 2016 tech gloom HONG KONG: Samsung Electronics warned of rising competition across businesses from smartphones to memory chips, again sounding a dour note for the global technology industry in 2016.

The world’s largest smartphone vendor faces another difficult year after a 2015 plagued by economic turbulence and volatile exchange rates, chief executive officer Kwon Oh-Hyun said in a letter to shareholders ahead of their annual meeting on Friday.

At the gathering, Samsung formally adopted a proposal to allow non-CEOs to take up the chairman’s role for the first time, a move that signals efforts to improve governance. The pool of candidates now encompasses qualified executives as well as independent board directors, said Kelly Yeo, a spokeswoman for the company. South Korea’s largest conglomerate is in part reacting to criticism after the sale of a subsidiary to another unit, in a controversial 2015 deal that helped cement the Lee family’s control of the empire.

More immediately, Samsung

2016 will also be a tough year.”

Electronics — the maker of Galaxy smartphones and the group’s crown jewel — is fighting to protect its market share from Apple and Chinese rivals like Huawei Technologies and grappling with declining semiconductor and consumer electronics prices.

“We expect core products of our company, such as smartphone, TV, and memory, will face oversupply issues and intensified price competition,” the CEO said in his annual letter. “We expect that

First mover Samsung Electronics in January reported a quarterly profit that fell short of expectations by almost 40 percent and said it expects slowing demand for smartphones and more global economic headwinds this year. The company is investing in new technologies such as foldable mobile displays to try and boost profit.

“Even under the challenging circumstances, we will renew everything from our product development and management to the organizational culture in order to lead the new era and become a true first mover,” Kwon said.

Apple — Samsung’s biggest customer according to data compiled

by Bloomberg -- has predicted its first sales decline in a decade. Apple vhief executive officer Tim Cook said the maker of iPhones was seeing “extreme conditions” unlike anything it had ever encountered, with economic growth in China at its weakest pace in 25 years. – Bloomberg News

Euro-area inflation goal difficult to achieve: ECB FRANKFURT: European Central Bank (ECB) is coming to terms with the idea that its near2 per cent inflation goal won’t be materialising anytime soon.

Bank staff downgraded their outlook to 0.1 per cent headline inflation this year, forecasts released showed, with price pressures rising to 1.6 per cent by 2018 — still short of policy makers’ goal.

In their December projections, they expected to hit 1 per cent this year and 1.6 per cent in 2017.

“I think it shows some realism from the ECB,” said Anatoli Annenkov, senior economist at Societe Generale in London, after Draghi announced a package of rate cuts and expanded asset purchases. It also keeps the door open for easing, he said, because “the fact that they put 1.6 at the end forecast almost begs the question — why didn’t they do more?”

This is a near-term concern for ECB president Mario Draghi Draghi. He said that energy prices suggest that inflation will remain in negative territory and only pick up later in 2016.2. Growth recovery

Draghi said that in order to return to price stability, the euro area first needs to close its output gap, or the difference between potential and actual growth. It’s getting there, he said, with output gains that are “not spectacular,” but ongoing.

“It’s going to take time because it would be foolish to think that we go back to inflation, to 2 percent or below 2 percent, with an economy that hasn’t recovered yet,” Draghi said.

Unrealistic?

When it comes to the prospects for inflation in a low- growth environment, Draghi sounds more hopeful than former ECB Governing Council member Luc Coene. Coene, now a representative at the Supervisory Board of the Single Supervisory Mechanism, questioned the ECB’s entire inflation-targeting framework, in an interview with Belgian newspaper De Tijd published on Friday.

“The ECB must ask itself whether its inflation target of 2 per cent is still realistic” as memories of 2

per cent to 3 per cent growth fade, he said. 3. Wages Draghi noted that while increases in wages haven’t yet materialised in a “significant way in the euro area,” they need to arrive on the road to higher inflation. The takeaway? Draghi isn’t despairing about inflation, but he’s increasingly admitting that it could be a long time coming.

That said, the ECB didn’t fully account for the anticipated effects of its newly unveiled unconventional monetary policies in this round of inflation forecasts, unlike when it unveiled the quantitative easing (QE) programme for the first time last year. So that means there could be an upside surprise in the next round of forecasts due in June, if the package of rate cuts and bond purchases announced on Thursday has the desired effect.

ECB’s decision to buy corporate bonds will be a boon for investors but may have a muted impact on inflation given the small size of that market and its tenuous link to the broader economy. – Agencies

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Failed Indian airlines promoter Mallya refutes ‘fled’ claims NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: Tycoon Vijay Mallya, under pressure from banks to repay more than $1 billion owed by his collapsed airline, on Friday refuted claims he had fled India as politicians traded recriminations over how he was able to fly to Britain unhindered.

The March 2 departure of Mallya has sparked uproar in parliament and a firestorm in domestic media that pore over the lifestyle one of India’s brashest entrepreneurs. Questions centre on how Mallya was allowed to leave even after creditors of his failed Kingfisher Airlines had appealed to the Supreme Court to ensure he stayed in the country.

“I did not flee from India and

neither am I an absconder,” 60-year-old Mallya said in a series of posts on Twitter. Mallya said in his posts that he would comply with domestic laws.

India’s financial crime-fighting agency, the Enforcement Directorate, has summoned Mallya for questioning on March 18, a senior agency official said later on Friday.

A spokesman for Mallya’s holding company, UB Group, declined to comment on the summons.

The self-styled ‘King of Good Times’, who co-owns a Formula 1 racing team, explained to his 5 million Twitter followers that he travels to and from India frequently, saying he was the target of ‘a raging fire’ media witch hunt.

Flew to London Mallya, also a member of parliament’s upper house who was last seen in the chamber on March 1, didn’t disclose his current location in the social media posts. Two people familiar with his travel arrangements said Mallya flew first class to London on Jet Airways

Opec-Russia oil group struggles with talks venue Dates and locations suggested by one producer — this month or next, in Moscow, Doha or Vienna — are promptly snubbed by another in the fledgling alliance

LONDON: A month after promising cooperation that would re-balance global oil markets, the producer coalition forged by Saudi Arabia and Russia is having difficulty taking its first step.

Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) members and rival producers have yet to decide when, or where, to hold talks on a proposed accord to freeze oil output, a strategy aimed at curbing the worldwide oversupply.

Dates and locations suggested by one producer — this month or next, in Moscow, Doha or Vienna — are promptly snubbed by another in the fledgling alliance. On Wednesday, the process received another setback when a gathering of Latin American producers scheduled for Friday in Quito, Ecuador, was pushed back.

Opec members and Russia reached a tentative agreement on February 16, their first in 15 years, to cap oil output to ease a crude-price slump that’s pummeled economies, markets and companies. Benchmark Brent oil has since recovered from the 12- year low it reached in January.

While a production freeze alone is seen as inadequate to tackle the oil surplus, Saudi Arabia’s description of the deal as “the beginning of a process” spurred speculation that more concrete steps may be taken.

“It’s funny to hear almost each day the different dates, different locations or the lack of invitation for this producer meeting,” said Giovanni Staunovo, an analyst at UBS Group in Zurich.

“Talking about the freeze has been supporting prices, but talk is cheap. Even if a freeze is agreed, it won’t eliminate near-term global

TENTATIVE AGREEMENT: Opec members and Russia reached a tentative agreement on February 16, their first in 15 years, to cap oil output to ease a crude-price slump that’s pummelled economies, markets and companies. – File photo

oversupply.”Brent, which has gained 14 per cent this month, rose 1.9 per cent to $40.82 a barrel at in Tokyo on Friday.

Welcomed by most Opec members, the pact struck between Saudi Arabia, Russia, Venezuela and Qatar also received some support from other producers.

Azerbaijan is prepared to join the agreement, ANS TV reported, citing state oil Company of Azerbaijan President Rovnaq Abdullayev on March 6, while Oman’s oil minister described the deal as positive on February 23. Kazakhstan said in January that its production is already projected to decline this year.

Global surplus Still, the initiative will have little impact on the global surplus without the co-operation of Iran, which is unlikely to participate, according to Commerzbank.

Poised to restore as much as 1 million barrels of daily exports previously blocked by sanctions, Iran has dismissed the proposal as ‘ridiculous’.

There are other signs the accord may be fraying before it even begins, as countries that initially welcomed the idea push for bolder action. Freezing output is ‘insufficient’ given the scale of the oversupply, Algerian Energy Minister Salah Khebri said in Algiers on March 9.

Ecuadorean Oil Minister Car-

INDIN MARKET

Sensex ends in green, rupee rises MUMBAI: After a day’s pause, market benchmark Sensex resumed its upward march by bouncing 95 points in a choppy trade to end at 24,717.99, spurred by rally in FMCG, healthcare and oil & gas stocks as buying activity re-emerged amid a firming trend.

For the week, Sensex gained 71.51 points or 0.29 per cent and Nifty surged 24.85 points or 0.33 per cent, logging their second straight weekly gains.

Optimistic purchases by investors ahead of IIP data for January

and the government announcing a new pricing formula for undeveloped gas discovering in difficult areas, buoyed sentiment.

Extending gains against the American currency for the third consecutive day, the rupee on Friday ended at 67.05 per dollar, higher by 2 paise on persistent selling of the greenback by banks and exporters in view of sustained foreign capital inflows into equities. The rupee resumed lower at 67.15 as against Thursday’s closing level of 67.07. - PTI

los Pareja said the planned Quito gathering of Latin American producers — now on hold — may have pushed for output cuts.

That would clash with the stated policy of Opec’s biggest member, Saudi Arabia, whose Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi said on February 23 that the freeze would not become a cut.

Ecuador’s Pareja said the planned conference of regional producers would be postponed until late March or early April because of scheduling difficulties, according to government news agency Andes. Even if the region’s exporters agreed to cap supply, International Energy Agency data indicate there would be little impact on markets as output from most Latin American producers is set to stagnate or decline through next year anyway.

Getting to the next round of talks has been a tangled process.

Speaking at the IHSCera Week conference in Houston last month, Saudi Arabia’s Al Naimi said the process of devising a freeze agreement would continue with more discussions in March. Two weeks later, Nigerian Petroleum Minister Emmanuel Kachikwu said those talks would be held in Russia on March 20.

While RBC reported the meeting would be in St Petersburg, Russia’s Energy Ministry said later that day no date or location had been decided. – Bloomberg News

Flight 9W-122 the next day.

Indian TV reporters said they had traced Mallya to the Hertfordshire village of Tewin, north of London, where he is known to locals. The businessman’s luxury home, called ‘Ladywalk’, cost £11.5 million ($16.4 million) when bought in July 2015, property re-

cords show. Security officials said that Mallya, a fixture in India’s society press pages who sports a goatee, an ear stud and a ponytail, was the subject of a ‘lookout notice’ — an official circular that triggers an alert if the target seeks to leave India but does not provide a legal basis to prevent departure.

No formal legal warrant was issued against him, even as creditors sought to step up efforts to recover the $1.4 billion owed by Kingfisher Airlines, which stopped flying in October 2012.

“What can we do? It was the banks’ responsibility to file a criminal case against him,” said a senior home ministry official who declined to be identified because

he was not authorised to discuss the case publicly. “We had no legal basis to stop him.”

Modi skewered India’s attorney general, representing more than a dozen creditors, told the Supreme Court only this Wednesday that the tycoon was no longer in the country — a week after Mallya left — leaving New Delhi red-faced over his departure.

Opposition politicians have skewered Prime Minister Narendra Modi for presiding over a situation where Mallya was allowed to leave the country, mocking Modi’s election promise to bring back illicit “black money” stashed abroad. - Reuters

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FACEBOOK GETS TO AVOID THE GOODWILL QUESTION ON WHATSAPP In February, WhatsApp reached that milestone of one billion users. As for the revenue, well, that's been pushed further down the road. The 99-cent subscription fee was discontinued in January, and the company is going to look for alternative ways to monetise all those users.

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echnology companies always get to break the rules.

We don't dispute how much cash Apple actually has. Or that Amazon's stock is valued at 447 times earnings.

And so this may sit fine with you, too: Of all the companies that have made big acquisitions during this two-year- long deal boom, none have had a larger increase in goodwill as a proportion of assets than Facebook.

For most other businesses, that kind of statistic could be alarming, as a high level of goodwill following a deal can signal the buyer overpaid. For Facebook, no worries.

Where did it come from? Just a little over two years ago, on February 19, 2014, in a curious regulatory filing that hit after US market hours, Facebook announced it would acquire mobile- messaging service WhatsApp for $19 billion.

It was the end of an already busy day as far as merger and acquisitions (M&As) news went: Mylan was being speculated about as the

drug industry’s next mega-merger candidate. Safeway, a grocerystore chain, and Furiex, the maker of a therapy for irritable bowel syndrome, were also both said to be seeking bids. And jewellery company Signet announced a takeover of rival Zale that morning.

Even though the surge in deal activity was fostering a “never say never” mentality, many of us looking at the Facebook filing thought, could it be a hoax? It looked legitimate, but the price seemed too outlandish to be real. Our analysis that evening would find that Facebook’s offer valued WhatsApp as if it could cure cancer — literally. The valuation would put it in a camp of biotechnology companies developing treatments for cancer and other serious ailments.

Analysts tried to make sense of the price, because there›s tremendous faith in the founders and CEOs of big tech companies, especially someone as successful as Mark Zuckerberg. It came down to two numbers: Zuckerberg’s goal

to expand the WhatsApp user base to more than one billion people and charge them 99 cents a year (after a first year of free service).

That would eventually translate into roughly $1 billion of sales — still a lofty multiple, but a case could be made.

In February, WhatsApp reached that milestone of one billion users.

As for the revenue, well, that›s been pushed further down the road.

The 99-cent subscription fee was discontinued in January, and the company is going to look for alternative ways to monetise all those users.

“Naturally, people might wonder how we plan to keep WhatsApp running without subscription fees... Starting this year, we will test tools that allow you to use WhatsApp to communicate with businesses and organisations that you want to hear from.” — WhatsApp blog post It cited the texts and phone calls people get from their banks when a transaction is suspected to

be fraudulent or from an airline if a flight is delayed, and how this could perhaps be made easier through WhatsApp. This does sound like a big opportunity to improve services that are nice in theory but have fallen behind in practicality (sometimes those texts look like spam, and calls feel intrusive in this day and age).

But Facebook doesn’t need to rush to figure this out. Revenue — driven in large part by mobile advertising sales — was a record again in the latest quarter at $5.84 billion, which topped analysts’ average estimate for $5.37 billion.

Net income more than doubled in the period to $1.56 billion. As Sarah Frier noted last month, EMarketer predicts that Facebook will capture one in every five mobile ad dollars in the US this year.

Earlier this month, a steep climb in Facebook’s stock pushed its market capitalisation above that of Exxon Mobil and Berkshire Hathaway. That meant, for a time, the world’s four most valuable

companies were US tech giants: Apple, Google’s parent that now goes by Alphabet, Microsoft and Facebook. Shares of Facebook have retreated a bit from that point, but they’re still up 36 per cent from a year ago.

Instagram is proof that Facebook is as skilled a dealmaker as any company that’s been around longer. It paid $1 billion for the picture-sharing app in 2012 and this year, EMarketer projects it will make up 20 per cent of the company’s revenue from mobile devices.

There’s no doubt that WhatsApp is incredibly valuable, but Facebook still needs to prove it was worth 19 Instagrams. And it probably will at some point. But as with everything in tech, the conventional rules around how quickly management teams should convert acquisitions into tangible shareholder value need not apply because Facebook can get away with what most other dealmakers can’t. And there’s a reason for that. — TARA LACHAPELLE/ Bloomberg News

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Help Your Child Get Over Maths Anxiety

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t’s easy to help your child not only excel at maths but also enjoy it,” says Raj Valli, the founder of Tabtor Math, a tablet-based math learning programme for K-8 children personalised by a dedicated tutor.

“Create a maths-friendly environment, make maths a playful language and participate in an ongoing dialogue about maths.”

Valli offers the following advice for helping your child enjoy math.

Create a positive environment around maths. Since children model the attitudes of those around them, speak positively

about maths (even hiding your true feelings). Say encouraging phrases like, “It’s really cool that you can use math every day.”

Think about maths as a language. Because children begin using language when they are very young, they don’t feel the same anxiety about reading and writing as they do about maths.

To transfer this positive attitude over to maths, approach maths as a language, rather than as a “problem.” Count things together, measure things together and talk about the numbers involved in any activity you are doing together.

Don’t worry too much about get-

Were you a maths whiz growing up, or did you struggle and feel anxious at the mere mention of maths? As a parent, you surely don't want your child to experience the same thing.

ting answers “right” or “wrong.”

Instead, help them think through the process of using maths aloud, in words.

Hold a maths “dialogue” centred on everyday activities. Once your child is comfortable with thinking about maths in language terms, ask at the supermarket how many cookies are in a package and how your child calculated this answer.

She might refer to the size of the package or the size of the cookies inside. Whether right or wrong, it’s important to emphasize the process used in her head to make the guess. This gets her thinking about math as a visual subject involving

shape and volume, rather than just as numbers in a line.

You might ask an older child how many slices of bread are in a loaf, how thick each slice is and how long the loaf is.

Open the package to see how close the estimate was. He will learn to feel comfortable with estimating and will enjoy a conversation with you using math as a focal point.

If you set the stage correctly, you’ll find that your child enjoys maths more than you did — and then you can relax and enjoy your child’s future success in the classroom.- NewsUSA

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SALALAH The Divergent Series: Allegiant (2D) (PG12) (Action| Adventure| Sci-Fi) Cast: Shailene Woodley, Zoë Kravitz 11:30AM, 2:45, 9:15, 11:15PM London Has Fallen (2D) (PG12) (Action) Cast: Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman 2:30, 10:00PM Triple 9 (2D) (15+) (Action | Crime | Drama) Cast: Casey Affleck, Chiwetel Ejiofor 12:30, 7:00, 9:00, 11:45PM Bleeding Heart (2D) (15+) (Drama) Cast: Jessica Biel, Zosia Mamet, Joe Anderson 3:00, 7:05PM The Other Side of the Door (2D) (18+) Cast: Sarah Wayne Callies, Jeremy Sisto 5:00, 11:55PM 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2D) (15+) (Action|Thrille) Cast: John Krasinski, Pablo Schreiber 4:30PM Zootropolis (3D) (PG12) (Animation | Action) Voice Overs: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman 12:00, 4:45PM Puthiya Nayamam (2D) (PG12) (Mal) Cast: Mammoty, Nayanthara 7:15PM

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LIFESTYLE FACT FILE (Exploring History, Science, and Nature)

Palaces and Castles

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so tapestries and carpets were hung on the walls to keep out drafts. The great hall was often used for sleeping and eating, though the lord had private quarters.

When we talk about fairytale castles we instantly remember Cinderella’s castle made famous

by Disney. But there are many castles in real life that aren’t fictional ard are very much real.

castle is a large, fortified building or set of buildings. The word “castle” is derived from the Latin word for “fortress.”

People have been building castles for as long as they have been building buildings. One of the earliest fortresses was built by the Mayan people about 1,500 years ago in Yucatán, Mexico.

This great walled city was called Chichen-Itza and was constructed with huge stones.

Early castles were made of wood and earth. Most of them were built on a natural or man-made hill called a motte. A tower or keep was built on the top of the motte and protected by a wooden wall.

Often, fortified courtyards called baileys were built at the bottom of the motte.

Famous Fairytale Castles • Normandy Castle, France • Werfen Castle, Austria • Edinburgh Castle, Scotland • Alcazar Castle, Spain • Covadonga Castle, Spain •Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany • Chillon Castle, Switzerland • Carondelet Castle, Belgium • Sigmaringen Castle, Germany • Bourtange Castle, The Netherlands.

• Hochosterwitz Castle, Austria • Stalker Castle, Scotland —lifestyle@timesofoman.com

Life in a Castle

Castles were more than fortresses — they were also home to a diverse group of people, from lords and ladies to archers, engineers, cooks and carpenters. A nobleman’s castle and lands were defended by noble tenants called vassals. The lord rewarded his noblemen with gifts of land, money and marriages.

This system was called feudalism.

Castles were hard to keep warm,

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LIFESTYLE

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

Art for the Ages

Children’s Poetry

The Juicy Portrait Abhijit Prasad Nair Grade VII Indian School Wadi Kabir He sat on his seat waiting for a customer, Waiting to work on his artistic power.

With spectacles rested on his nose, A mole on his chin.

He waited and was heated.

Because he did not get a customer, he had no luck.

Sugind Sugumar, Grade 10, ISWK

Swastik S. Moolya, Grade 7, ISWK

Bhoomika Gautam, Grade 2, ISM

A woman with high esteem entered the scene, With a little rabbit so keen.

“This shop looks empty, Make a good portrait of mine, I will pay you hefty.”

He made his best masterpiece from all angles, After an hour of waiting, he brought the portrait.

“Madam this is the best in any tribunal yes, I say.”

“Fanny will judge, this rabbit of mine.

Fanny dear, recognise your mother?”

The rabbit bored, moved no step further.

“Oh I can’t buy this portrait, This is all the problem of your fate.”

The painter cannot let the customer leave; it was a chance.

“Madam, I won’t give my defeat so fast, Let me do some changes, only minutes will pass.”

Aswathy Santhosh, Grade 2, ISWK

Arwa Ali, Grade 10, ISWK

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

SOLUTION Answer to previous puzzle

He rushed to his room with a glass of coloured water and came within minutes.

“Madam, I’m grateful to get one more chance, please proceed.”

Excitingly, the rabbit licked the portrait not so shyly.

The painter got a handsome reward as it was a great day, The cash was enough for May. The painter was clever to have taken the carrot juice which was kept for his snacks.

If you deal with a rabbit, you must have a great deal of carrot.

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The leftover word spells the Teleword.

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American, Beautiful, Birds, Blanc, Brianna, Candace, Carla, Cassandra, Centennial, Check, Confessions, Dance, Darlene, Denise, Dogs, Drama, Faith, Fashion, Franklin, Green, Help, Hope, Jennifer, Kellan, Kind, King, Lear, Maes, Marilyn, Mikaela, Model, Monroe, News, Nine, Poster, Raider, Rockwood, Shia, Starr, Sydney, Transformers, Wallace, Young.

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4 Bedroom new villa Al Mawaleh 1/2 KM to city center mall High end fit outs split A/C full kitchen fitting all rooms w/ private toilets monthly 600/- R.O. Contact : Hassan 99349990 2 Room, 2 Bathroom, kitchen cat parking 200 Rails.

Contact: 92005298 Two bedrooms flat in Al Ghobrah near Oman Oil of 18 November Street. OMR 330 Monthly.

Tel: 99333479 or 95215360 or 97509955.

Four bedroom two floors luxurious and spacious residential villa in Al Hail North, near to the sea and Oman oil. Each room has its own bathroom. It has splits A/C’s and shaded car park. OMR 750 monthly.

Tel: 99333479 or 95215360 or 97509955 1BHK Flat with spilt A/C near star cinema 210/-. Contact: 99358589/95570288 /97079146 Full furniture room for rent for family monthly 200/- .

Contact: 99251975 House in Amerat near to Makah hypermarket with 3 room+ 5 toilet+ hall+ living room+ kitchen.

Contact 98885055/ 92744168

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Flat, 1 bedroom, kitchen, toilet in AL Khuwair family bachelors R.O 150/-. Contact: 95154331 2 Bedrooms, kitchen, toilet, car park R.O 200/- & 1 bedroom, kitchen, toilet R.O 130 in Al Khuwair. Contact: 95154331 1 Bed room, sharing K& T, R.O 100, 2 bedrooms , sharing K& T R.O 200/- in AL Khuwair.

Contact: 95154331 Flat for rent 2 BHK 2 split A/C, 2 toilets, Wadi Kabir near Kuwaiti Masjid. Contact – 97007934 / 92609232

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FOR SALE

Fully Furnished apartments in Boucher (35). 9405178997201688

Fully equipped Signboard Fabrication workshop.

Single room with A/C & WIFI having separate entrance for non –cooking Indian executive, near Rawasco, AL Khuwair rent 130/- (W& E). Contact 92888691/95397442/97201100 Flat with two rooms with window A/C, with toilets & car parking way No: 1670 north Al Hail near Dosteen restaurant 1KM Inside.

Contact: 99238334 2BHK split A/C 200/- Monthly & 1BHK spilt A/C 150/- monthly new building good location Barka Market. Contact: 99342661 3BHK in Qurum P.D.O high 350/Monthly. Contact: 99342661 Flats in Muttrah. Contact: 94051789-97201688 Offices in Ghala.

Contact: 94051789-97201688 Offices & Showrooms in Muttrah.

94051789-97201688 Duplex villa in Qurum 29.

94051789-97201688 Offices & Showrooms in Al Khoud.94051789-97201688

Contact – Muhammad

90579500 Commercial flats of 3 & 2 BHK in Al Ghobra North 18 Nov street RO.650/- & 450/- #91776665 Brand new villas in Al Ansab.

Contact - 94051789-97201688 Flats in WadiKabir.

Contact - 94051789-97201688 600 M2 showroom or office in Bousher in front of Dolphin complex.

RO.3.5 per m2. Contact 91776665 Offices & Showrooms in Al Khoud. Contact 9405178997201688 Fully Furnished apartments in Boucher (35) Contact- 9405178997201688 Brand new 4 BHK villa in Al Fai compound Al Khoud. RO.475/Contact – 91776665

Concrete Plant & Pump, Porta-cabin Office for immediate sale Working Condition Concrete Batching Plant Pemat mixer, Econocrete - full set TEKA Concrete Pump mounted on MAN Chassis Ready to use Porta-cabin Office about 450 Square Meter area, with cabins.

Contact Mr Mateen - 92892209/ Mr Sreejith - 99478263/ Mr Aqueel - 99338619

FOR SALE For sale Porta cabin; new & used (wooden steel p.u.panel) Contact-99318152 Email:ahastco@gmail.com A well established automotive service center is for sale in Mabela area of 2850sqm please contact Virat: 94656682

Brand new villas in Al Ansab.

94051789-97201688

Villa of 3 BHK and sitting area in Al Ghobra North. RO.525/Contact – 91776665

Dental chair and mobile X-ray unit for sale.contact:92737149

For rent and investment Land industrial shops in Rusayl.

Contact: 99323957 / 95490842

Luxury and brand new semi furnished 2 BHK flat in Remalbowsher. RO.550/- Contact – 91776665

Office furniture for immediate sale 15 workstation, 4 executive desk, chairs & branded 4 TVs. # 94104022

Flats in Qurum. Contact 94051789-97201688 Flat for rent south Al Mabela.

Contact: 95331177/95230355 1B/R apartment executive fully furnished at AL Khuwair 33 & 5 B/R villa unfurnished at Madinat Al Ilam & 5 B/R villa furnished at Madinat Al Ilam. Contact: Atlas Real Estate & rent a car LLC -24834888/ 99249069/92888376/94617563 Email: info@alshahiintl.com Luxury villa of 5 BHK in Al Khuwair 33 RO.650/- Contact – 91776665 Warehouse at Wadikabir - total area 3500 sqm - covered warehouse (500sqm), office, accommodation (1000sqm), open area (2000sqm) please contact: 99273774 - 99202278 Flats for rent in Ruwi Mumtaz area 2 bedroom. Contact: 91409667/24291500 Flat for rent in Al Hail south 2 bedroom.

Contact: 91409667/24291500 Duplex villa in Qurum 29.

Contact - 94051789-97201688

Mini Furnished Apartment in Qurum. Contact 9405178997201688 Spacious 1 BHK flat in Al Wattaya with all split A/C’s and parking.

RO.300/-Contact – 91776665 Offices & Showrooms in Muttrah.

Contact - 94051789-97201688 Flats in Darsait. Contact 94051789-97201688 Offices in Qurum opposite City Center. Contact 9405178997201688

BUYING Bobcat available for rent.

Contact 97623299 Buying cars for cash.

Contact: 90202090

WANTED IELTS Coaching (academic) required nearby wadi Kabir area.

Please call on mobile or msg on Whats up.

Mobile no: 92927880/99012165

Household & electronic items for sale. Contact – 99421740 Expat leaving. Household items for immediate sale, 99457386 New & used (refurbished) Porta cabin with ablution for sale.

Pleases Contact: 97143704 or email: rsttllc@gmail.com Treadmill heavy 120kgs new OMR 140/- with massager.

Contact: 92670572 400 sq mtrs Commercial/Residential land in Mabela Phase 5 Block 2. OMR 165 Thousand.

Tel: 99333479 or 95215360 or 97509955 A well running pharmacy for sale at prime location.

Contact- 99627621, 93240949 Well established coffee shop / restaurant prime location at AL Khoud.

Contact: 92188777/98700760 Space for printing press available at wadikabir with or without machinery. Contact 99328430 Shop for sale near Oman House, Muttrah. Contact 99024362.

220 M2 SHOWROOM

FOR SALE @ Sanaya/ Hospital Road- Sohar PLEASE CONTACT:

00968 - 9898 9532/ 2471 4325 info@paramountmuscat.com

CLEARANCE SALE White wood, Red wood, Manhole covers, Hard ware, Electrical items & other building materials for clearance sale (price negotiable) Location Barka – Al Rumais For further details & inspection,

Please contact - 96125603 Almost new beach/ garden lounge chairs /bar stools/ counter. Photos can be sent 95865457 Luxury Apartments in Bousher (35). 95056808-97201688 Steel Scrap materials for immediate sale: Contact 99273774/ 99202278 HD Scaffoldings, Shuttering Jacks, Wooden Planks, Shuttering wood assorted, Tower hoist (lift), Concrete Mixer, Bending Machine, Steel Fabrication Machinery (Searing/Cutting, lathe & Welding) including tools for immediate sale: Contact 99273774/ 99202278 Villas in Al Khoud. 9505680897201688 Urgent sale of steel scrap only serious buyers kindly contact: +968 96725423 for viewing the items.

Single colorful Bed and Sofa for Sale at Al Khuwair. Contact 92881849 / What`s up No 97290565

NRI Villa for sale Mavelikara behind Cheltikul Angara Temple 3 BHK1700 SQF within 10 cents. Contact: 968-969203467025525606 Flat for sale 1360 Sq.ft semi furnished 3 BHK Flat with covered car park near Vennala, Eroor North Tripunithura, with close proximity to seaport- Airport road ,info park ,vyttila hub, Ernakulum medical center, gold souk, Oberon & lulu malls-for sale. Contact: 96725458 Flats villas land for sale in Pune Contact: 95272138/918139098275 Furnished Apartment for sale at near Nedumbassery Airport.

Contact: 92394014

AVAILABLE

DRIVING

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

ACC. AVAILABLE Room with toilet for working lady.

Contact: 91450718 Sharing single big room for family or couple with separate bathroom near Badr Al Sama clinic Al Khuwair. Contact - 99796500 Accommodation available in Al Khuwair, single room with furniture and A/C, sharing kitchen.

Contact - 94297820 Furnished room attached bath for Indian bachelor, Al-Falaj Ruwi & lady Wadi Kabir near Mars hypermarket.

Contact: 96202458/96761960 Furnish bedroom with attach bathroom for executive bachelor.

Contact: 97704794 Room with attached bathroom and sharing kitchen available for Executive bachelor or small family at wadikabir Contact 93049849 Room available in Mumtaz area 1 room, 1 Bathroom, Kitchen & 1 room, common bathroom. Interested please Contact: 92680041 Mr. Altaf Room for rent with furniture.

Al Bustan villeage. # 93687466

ACC.WANTED Required single room for an executive lady (non cooking) in Darsait, Ruwi, Wadi Kabir.

Contact - 98591132 Accommodation required with food for 1 month, bachelor for March month. Preferably Al Ghobrah area. Contact: 99335742

FOR LADIES Europe beauty centre offers 50% discount on beauty packages, home services, slimming & post delivery massages. CBD – 24797813 / 97082451 / 94004152. Wadi Kabir – 24815805 / 94004153 / 96761960

MV SALE Toyota Corolla, White, 1.6, 2011, Automatic, Warranty available, excellent condition, 63500 KM. All services at Toyota only. 3650 OMR. Contact: 96530058 Nissan Qashqai 2013 low mileage 30.000kms comprehensive insurance UAE Oman valid till 2016 .

Contact: 96665430 Pickup for sale, model 2013, diesel engine 4x4.

Contact - 94194399 BMW 525.I 2006.

Contact: 99336093 Hyundai Sonata 2008 model, expat driven & well maintained.

Contact: 94222681

MATRIMONIAL Hindu Boy -30 Yrs MBA Finance Graduate working in Muscat seeking alliance of Hindu girl only.

Contact: 98278401 Kerala Kottayam RC male 28 years Civil Engineer is seeking alliance from suitable family, preference for BDS, Eng & bank employees.

Contact 95035953 40 Years male divorced, working in Muscat seeks suitable proposals, Indian. Contact - 91346321 Malankara Catholic Male Nurse (28) from Thiruvalla working in Nizwa Private Co. Alliance invites parents/nurses working in Oman.

Contact: 968 98267338, 0091 9287215726 Indian male Roman Catholic 40yrs divorcee working in Muscat.

Seeks suitable alliance from widow/ divorcee/ single.

Contact: 96059801.

LOST Sibtain Mohammed has lost Pakistani Passport No. AB5073112.

Finder please handover to ROP.

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DAILY GUIDE SITUATION SITUATION WANTED VACANT REQUIRED ACCOUNTS CUM ADMIN

IN-CHARGE

Apply on

vacancyforoman@gmail.com

omanproject2011@gmail.com

Qualified accountant with 7 to 8 years of experience in accounts, cost control, inventory, procurement, finance up to finalization and admin.

Good knowledge of ERP, Tally-9, MS office, and good communication is mandatory.

Urgent placement for Polyclininc at Mabella, Seeb Those who hold valid MOH Licence and NOC from the current sponsor will be given preference.

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Radiographer -F Lab. Technician -M/F Marketing Executive -M/F Receptionist -F

Kindly send CV to alsalamaoman@gmail.com www.alsalamamuscat.com

ADMIN

EDUCATION/TRAIN

Required urgently a Legal Consultant/ Lawyer for reputed law firm in Sohar, Muscat. Candidates should have 5-7 years experience as a Legal Consultant/ Lawyer with good knowledge of Computer & should be fluent in English both written & spoken.

Email C V to shejaanil66@gmail. com or Contact 99153620 between 8am to 1pm & 2pm to 5.30 pm on Sunday to Thursday

The Egyptian school requires chemistry Teacher for IG, English, Science & mathematics.

Teacher’s application should be submitted by hand or by email – egyptianschool98@gmail.com / 24603930

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE Accountant with two years of experiencerequired for building material shop .contact no.99318152 Email:ahastco@gmail.com Required Accounts Officer- ensure accurate processing of revenue data into ERP systems and invoicing module. Posting of invoices to customer SAP portal and delivery to customer offices and interface with country manager/ reporting to regional CEO. Qualifications: BSc accounting.

Relevant experience & knowledge on online accounting systems especially the customer SAP system. Submit CV to: me-job@interwell.com Accountant with gulf experience in construction field preferred with Oman driving license. Interested candidates send CV to: Email: omanhari@yahoo.com Gsm: 95892831/95197615

DOMESTIC HELP Housemaid required for full-time for Indian family, Hindi/English speaking CBD area Ruwi.

Contact: 96183093 Housemaid required for caring two babies for Keralite family at Al Hail. Contact: 99423608 /95662154 Looking for a part-time cookcum-housemaid in Azaiba.

Call 92450197.

Required Cleaners & Office boys.

Contact 24707833

Required personal lady Trainer at home in Wadi Kabir.

Contact – 94100959

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

Candidates with Omani driving license preferred.

Contact 99273774/99202278 Omani national Security Staff similar experience for immediate employment for an international school. Contact: 99468907

MEDICAL Required female Nurse, with MOH license for private dental clinic in Bowshar area, Muscat.

Contact: 92189807 Required Staff Nurse and house maid in Mabela. Clearance available. Urgent Contact. 95200180.

Wanted ORTHODONTIST, IMPLANTOLOGIST with or without MOH License for a polyclinic.

Excellent Salary, Commission and Accommodation. Phone: 99006915 Email: alhinaee.clinic@yahoo.com GP doctor needed for reputed clinic. Preferably with MOH license or with Dataflow & Paramatics pass Contact: 95388934 Nurse required for a dental clinic in Al Khuwair. Contact 95114616 Required gynecologist GEN: practitioner lady lab Technician and pharmacologist immediately for a clinic in Suwaiq.

Contact: 95081010 Email: umchealthcare@gmail.com

SALES / MARKETING DRIVER Wanted house driver cum cleaner with Oman valid license contact: 99415443 Looking for motor cycle license holders for FMCG merchandising contact: 92312112 Trailer driver + Hiab truck .

Contact: 99332185 Required a expat driver with Omani D/L. Contact – 91409668 Wanted driver. Contact: 91025698 Part or full time Driver Required call us 91120552

ENGINEER/MECHANIC. Required Site Inspector (PRO) having Omani D/L. Contact – 24291500 Email: hr16.careers@gmail.com Required Hydraulic Mechanical.

Contact - 95251213 Civil Engineer with minimum 5/8 years experience with valid Oman driving license. Contact Interested candidates send CV to: Email: omanhari@yahoo.com Gsm: 95892831/95197615

REQUIRED PROJECT MANAGER For an Infra/ Bldg project in Duqm/Oman Graduate Engineer with 20+ years experience preferably in Oman/ GCC with valid D/L and transferable visa, computer literate.

Send CV to Email :

(For a service & contracting co)

1. Gynaecologist Arabic Speeking -F 2. Pharmacist -M/F 3. Staff Nurse -F

SITUATION WANTED

Urgently required a Marketing Executive with 2 years experience and driving license (GCC) for a reputed building material & electrical showroom in Al Khoud.

Please send CV to – startradingmuscat@gmail.com.

Contact - 94320909 Required Salesman cum Drivers for spare pas shop in Ghala .

Contact: 99410172 Looking for an immigration advisor who has experience in counseling for PR and migration to Canada and Australia. Email your CV at consultancyvisa82@gmail.com Sales Executive Required for an office Stationery company in Muscat with Oman D/L and Noc Send your CV to info@centraltrading-oman.com Required Sales staff 2 NOS Having experience in Cosmetics Sales.

Send your updated CV to james_kunju@yahoo.com GSM 92683688 Omani or European female Sales representative required for part time please send CV to gcpe16@gmail.com with expected salary

SEEKING SKILLED EMPLOYEES

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE

1. Skilled iron worker 2. Skilled iron welder 3. 3D sign board specialist 4. Skilled painter 5. Skilled carpenter 6. Car wash supervisor Email : creativityeast@gmail.com

Indian male Accountant looking for a suitable placement in Salalah.

More than 20 years exp in accounting job (up to finalization of accounts) 8 years working experience in middle east in Dubai, Muscat & Salalah. Contact - 91325029

SITUATION VACANT (FINANCE MANAGER)

Sri Lankan Accountant CIMA Inter mediate qualified, on visit.

Contact: 90660764 Part-time Accounting assignment.9am-5pm.

Contact; 91126314

A reputed, long standing, multi division Company in Oman requires

Finance manager to be based in Muscat.

The person should be a Commerce Graduate with 10 years professional experience in Accounts up to Finalization, cost control, inventory and tax planning.

Interested candidates can apply at:

jobs4oman2016@yahoo.com Candidates to apply who can meet present Oman Government’s visa condition.

OUR CENTER IS LOOKING FOR FULL TIME: Hairdressers (male/female) - Beauticians (female) Job description: Hair related treatments Must possess excellent communications skills and be able to learn the product and service knowledge by attending in house training classes.

Advises clients on hair care and use of products.

Ensures that the high standard of service is maintained.

Salary based on skills and experience.

Please submit CV to info@artemishfp.com SALES / MARKETING Required Sales/ Marketing executives having light license for facility management co. sendcv-ocean@omantel.net.om Challenging tyres Omani companies seeking for Sales Man only an tyres division sales minimum 2 years experience send CV to saeed@liwainvestments.com Urgently Required Steel Fabricated Products Salesman with an experience in steel fabrication, MUST have Oman driving license, and immediately join. Apply, fax 00968–24605955, emails sbc@steelbuildingsllc.com, sbeoman@yahoo.com An Omani construction company located at Muscat looking for Marketing executive with GCC driving license & NOC send C.V to kwk585@gmail.com

Required Sales Executive knowledge of building materials.

Full or part time.

Contact: 99421513

TECHNICIAN Urgently required Electronics Technician with at least 2-4 yrs exp, in network cabling, access control, telephone systems, interested send the CV to info @smartvisionoman.com We, the storm shield in the talented candidates for the below positions (Indian only): Maintenance Technician (male -1) should have knowledge of new mobile devices & 3 years Oman experience Contact: 94441111 Send CV to email: gshield9@gmail.com

SITUATION WANTED SIT. WANTED ACCOUNT. & FINANCE 28/male/MBA - finance/B.Com Accountant with 4 years of Dubai/ India experience looking for a suitable placement. # 90187483 shobinkarikkan1987@gmail.com

Indian male good experienced in Accounts, ERP Tally 9 & Admin in India & Oman, presently on visit visa, looking for suitable placement.

Contact 94834687

Kerala male 25 yrs B.com diploma in IATA PGDCA Tally 2 yrs exp accounts in Kerala. Currently in Oman NOC available. Contact: 99323841 Email: rohitpanam@gmail.com

Indian male 25 yrs, Graduate in commerce, overall 5 yrs exp in accounts/ finance field. On visit visa. Immediately available. Contact 92836216 / muhammad.tausif623@gmail.com

Dynamic Indian Male Accountant with 9 Years Experience seeks suitable placement. NOC available.

Contact: 96902860

Indian male 28 yrs MBA finance/ marketing and graduate in computer experience 3 yrs seeking suitable job, now family visit visa.

Contact: 93195378 Email: faisalme.beg677@gmail.com

Indian female MBA Accountant, 8 yrs exp in accounts seeking suitable placement. Contact: 96117303 Indian Accountant with 30 years experience in construction (Financial & Cost ), Administration, Store Keeping and HR seek full/part time assignment anywhere in Oman or UAE. Contact 98598099 Indian female MBA in finance currently on family visa seeking suitable placement. Contact: 96471025 Indian female Accountant 8yrs exp in Oman. Contact:93726921 Part time accountant, up to finalization of accounts looking for job after 5 PM (location prefers – MSQ – to AL Hail). Contact: 95694737 Indian Chartered Accountant - with 8 yrs + Exp in Finance/ Accounts/Auditing in Oman & UAE. Seeking suitable position in Muscat/Dubai and available immediately for joining. NOC available. Available till 9.3.16 in Oman.

CONTACT #: 98707434 Email: casmart007@gmail.com Jordanian, Senior accountant, 15 yrs experience in Oman finance & accountant. Contact: 92881223

Accounts Manager 24 years working experience 8 years in Oman looking managerial position with family status interested to work construction or manufacturing trading organization. Contact: 95919546 SENIOR ACCOUNTANT, with 13yrs experience, 6 yrs Oman in manufacturing, trading & contracting Cos, capable of handling all accounting, finance, banking, L/C, import, export & finalization seeks placement. NOC Available.

Call+968-98932752, mail:jjohnmuscat@hotmail.com Indian Male Accountant 10yrs Exp. in OMAN Retail & Furniture Co. (Release Available) GSM.92564955 SENIOR ACCOUNTANT-M. Com Finance-Indian with 7 years experience in Finance & Accounts up to finalization. Currently employed in Oman. Having D/L & NOC. Mob: 94122464, Email: cammk13@gmail.com Indian male MBA (finance) one year exp in Oman with D/L and Noc. Looking for Suitable placement contact: 94103975

Accounts part time services available to handle all accounts up to finalization, on Monthly basis finalization and consulting works.

Contact: 96247295 Indian C.A finalist having 7 years exp in Finance field, looking for a suitable position with license and NOC. Contact – 98097009 25 Years/Male Indian/B.com with 2 Years Experience/Seeking Job in Finance and accounts/Skills Tally ERP9/SAP-FICO/MS Office.

Immediately Joining.

Contact No: +96897184087 Email: modi_harshal@ymail.com Indian male 34 Yrs, Dual MBA Finance and marketing with IT skills, 7+ yrs of experience, Looking for suitable placement.

Contact : 94879615,Emailsajan_chacko1981@yahoo.com Indian male, B.Com with 6 years experience as an Accountant, looking for suitable placement.

Mob: 93903458 , Email : Akkandyrijesh@gmail.com Chief Accountant 25 years experienced looking for part/full time accountant job.

Contact: 95598477/98803439 Indian male 25 B.Com (graduate) 2 years experience as accountant in country club India with ERP oracle r12, tally knowledge. On visit visa immediately available.

Email: shabi.hyd@gmail.com Contact- 9042-1161 Indian female 25 yrs, MBA HR & Marketing, with one and half years experience as accountant and 6 months experience in teaching, now on a visit visa, seeking suitable position. Contact: 99624044, mail: np.neethu1@gmail.com.

ADMIN Indian female Graduate with 4yrs exp, looking for suitable placement in admin/accounts .

Contact 99236071 Indian Female, MBA-HR having 8+ experience in Administration/HR, Customer Support, Office Coordinator with good Computer skill, Now on Visit Visa,looking for suitable position. Contact: 90196235 Indian male MBA 33yrs having 10 yrs of exp seeking full time suitable placement in Administration/ HR/ Operations/ Coordination/ Logistics. Holding valid D/L. Contact 99054786 Indian male MBA- UK 18 yrs Gulf exp in Administration/ HR & Public relationship. Fluent in Arabic/ English with D/L. Looking for suitable position. Contact - 99897280 Female business graduate from UK with four years experience in procurement purchasing expediting logistics and supply chain in UAE seeking suitable placement.

Contact: 99581399 Filipino male with 13 years HR and Administration managerial experience. MBA & CIPD holder. Currently looking for job in Oman. Interested employer Contact - 97728418.

Indian, 26 yrs , female , 5 yrs exp in HR/ Admin with valid Oman D/L seeking suitable placement.

Contact: 98236033 Indian male MBA / HR and marketing 2 years experience in royal bank of Scotland looking for opportunities in banking operating marking and HR services excellent communication Kills.

Contact: 90661245 MCA Indian Female on a visit visa seeking suitable job.4yrs exp in office Admin &IT. Contact: 92286147 Indian female, Masters in HR, having 4 + years Oman experience in media management and HR, looking for openings in HR, Education, Admin, Corporate communications. Contact 98252030

ADMIN Indian male 25 B.B.M 4yrs experience Arabic speaking with Oman/D/L seeking suitable position in accounts Admin sales contact:91266733email: safvank.ka@gmail.com 8 years of intensive Oman experience in procurement & supply chain management looking for suitable placement.

Contact: 97755488 Indian female BS, 2 yrs exp looking for suitable position in HR & Administration. Contact – 94656009 Urgently required Document controller / material controller / HR job 15yrs exp. D/L available plz contact; 96777019/92386043 Indian female with B. Tech and MBA H/R (Liverpool UK) with exp 2yrs looking for suitable job and visit visa. Contact: 98401623 Indian Male more than 10 years gulf experience in Office / Sales Coordinator, Admin, Secretarial and purchase with good computer skills. Holding Oman Driving license. Looking for suitable placement. Contact 99709336

CATERING 7 yrs exp Dubai marina chandelier restaurant, Arabic food and grill Arabic salad. Contact: 94896474 Cooks (Arabic Indian) gulf exp looking job. Contact: 99531802

DOMESTIC HELP Housemaid (overseas) Indian family looking for job. Contact 99531802

DESIGNER/DRAUGHTSMAN Indian Female 24yrs, AutoCAD draftsman with 3ds max & rivet, 4yrs exp. looking for suitable vacancy in Muscat now in visit visa .

Contact: 95601266 Email: reshmanb121@gmail.com AutoCAD Draughtsman seeking job. Contact: 95516807 Indian Female, Bsc Fashion Designer with Oman driving Lisence, looking for any good job.

Contact 98757582 B. Arch graduate female with 1 yr experience looking for suitable placement as an architect / Interior designer Contact 95981197 email: merlnoronha@gmail.com Interior Designer Seeking suitable job. On visit visa in Oman.

Contact - 92166130 Interior designer 3 years experience 1 year in Oman and 2 years in Egypt, experience in interior design, 3D max, AutoCAD, Photoshop. Contact - 94762876 AutoCAD draftsman experience 2 years. Contact: 93738335 /95809393 Email: mammoosing@gmail.com

DRIVER Pakistani light driver looking job 9 yrs exp in Oman.

Contact: 96048460 Light driver Indian 4yrs exp in Oman having own car looking for job, release available .

Contact: 93053917 Driver looking for job, speaks English, Hindi & Arabic & 4 yrs Oman exp with valid Oman driving license contact: 92820309 2 Years exp in driving, seeking any job .Contact: 97460056 Bangladeshi male looking for job.

Contact - 93822195 20 Years Embassy experience expert driver cum PRO seeks suitable place. Contact – 94297820 Driver cum electrician 7 yrs exp, seeking suitable placement.

Contact – 98255214 3 Years driving exp in Muscat, speaks English, Arabic, Hindi& Bengali. Contact- 97462781 Driver job wanted. Contact 96393082 Pakistan driver with car.

Contact: 97198672 / 98988208 Seeking driver job with own car.

Contact: 98031620

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DAILY GUIDE SITUATION WANTED Indian History graduate with diploma in Safety with valid Oman Driving licence seeks suitable placement.

DRIVER

EXPERT ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE

ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

Looking for job light duty driver 6 years experience NOC available.

Contact: 92381696

For your BPR, guide finance & HR & RM, advise product marketing & CRM, appraise IT system for reporting & communication.

Indian male 30 years, having 5 years of experience in industrial automation and utility maintenance in India (MRF Tyres), holding valid Oman D/L.

Pakistani light looking job 3 years experience in Oman. #93711608

Contact: Tel - 96500729 k.profitoman@gmail.com

Contact - 92789995

Contact-93361624, Email-

Email: akhilabrahamlktr@gmail.com

dheerachpadikkala@gmail.com

Bangladeshi male light driver looking for job 3 exp.

Contact: 93254149 Looking for job driver 10 yrs exp.

Contact: 99035942 Indian light driver cum house cleaner. Contact: 96255558 /99415443 Light driver. Contact: 96756014

EDUCATION/TRAIN Indian Female, MSc Maths from a central university, B.ED qualified with over 6 yrs into teaching. Distinction holder and passion for teaching, currently on family visa seeking lecturer jobs. Contact: 91360147.

Indian female 25years M.C.A on family visit required suitable placements also interested in teaching. Contact: 90417133 Email: renjitharose04@gmail.com

EDUCATION/TRAIN Sudanese Civil Engineer 4 years experience –98093544 B.E Mechanical and diploma with 75%, age 28, 2yrs Hyundai Motor and 3yrs in water treatment.

Contact - +91 9003612305. prabugh28@gmil.com Male 25 age M.B.A, HRM, BE Automobile 3.4yrs exp production engineering. Contact: +91 9841873619/ vickey040890pt@gmail.com.

B.Tech Engineer (Indian, 23yrs male) 1.5 yrs exp (IBM India &Pvt Ltd & seizer engineers (Pvt ltd) looking for suitable job.

Currently on visit visa ready to join immediately Contact: 93354092/990249660. email:eapenbijoy92@gmail.com Pakistani male Diploma Civil Engineer 4yrs exp in Oman bulling & mega projects, valid license Oman. contact:98821022 A Pakistani Civil Engineer having 5yrs exp in consulting and building field, looking suitable job good running company with valid driving license. Contact: 91800277 BE Electrical Engineer searching for suitable job. Experience plc driver panel control wring oh crane air compressor etc.

Contact: 90628814 Mechanical Engineer having Omani driving license and 2yrs exp seeks suitable placement. email:malvindevidan@gmail.com Mechanical Diploma Engineer having 8yrs of exp seeking for suitable currently on visit visa.

Contact- 94657806 Diploma Civil 5yrs exp seeking suitable placement Email:sushbinde86@gmil.com. contact: 96938770 Indian male B.Tech civil engineer (Auto cad 3 max) 4 yrs exp in planning, designing & site Supervision seeks Suitable placement NOC available contact: 95472155 B.Tech Mechanical Engineer with 6 yrs of exp in India & Singapore as welding inspector. Having NDT level 2, Cswip3.1, 1so 900:2008 leap auditor certifications .looking for suitable job. Currently on visit visa .contact: 98919114 Project Engineer 9 Civil, 7.5 yrs in Oman, need suitable placement, NOC release available.

Contact – 91129192 Sudanese Electrical Engineer, granted with distinction, hardworking and can adapt to different work conditions. Contact: 98133281 Electrical & Electronics Engineer with 3 years GCC exp in sales, GCC driving license. Seeking suitable placement. Contact - 90301410

ENGG. / TECH./MECH. Building Site Supervisor working in Oman since Mar 2010 with Oman D/L looking for suitable placement .contact:91507828 Diploma electrical candidate looking for suitable job, having 2 yrs experience in electrical utilities maintenance and plant maintenance. Contact: 94652387 B.Tech electronics & Comm.Engg with CCNA certified with 2yrs exp.

Contact-99490930. email; sujith8938@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 Civil Engineer 11 yrs exp in construction field having Oman driving license & NOC. Contact – 94194399 / shiblyrock@gmail.com Indian male 22, Chemical Engineer residing in Oman looking for suitable placement. Contact: 92379181 Engineer has 10 years local & international experience in ready mix concrete also in Oil & gas filed also in marketing & sales field , has Omani driving license.

Contact : 92534098 Network Engineering with 9 years and half experience seeking suitable placement. Contact: 95249087 Sudanese mechanical Engineer, 2 years experience HVAC firefighting, on visiting visa.

Contact 95630047 Sudanese civil Engineer holding bachelor with two years of experience in Oman has resident visa and valid license. Contact: 94393880 Indian male 31 years Civil Engineer diploma holder 4 years experience in Oman need placement N.O.C available.

Contact: 93298395 HSE & Fire Safety Engineer 4 years experience air port operational safety, power & chemical industry. Contact: 94374241 22 Years exp in Gulf civil building construction project manager.

Contact – 0097430824610 / arshadjamalkhan@rediffmail.com B.Tech Electronics & comm. Engg & MBA Degree in operation management with five years experience in optical fiber planning coordination etc. Contact: 94819139 Indian Male Degree Holder BE (civil) having 11 years of Oman experience with valid Oman driving license looking for a suitable job .NOC available and ready to join immediately. Mobile: 93803950.

Mail:kavinvasi2007@gmail.com B.SC Civil Engineer 27 yrs Oman experience as project manager, structural Engineer looking for suitable placement NOC/ LOCAL transfer available.

Contact: 99349578 Email: farooqatm@hotmail.com

REVIT (ARCH), Diploma Civil 3yr , in visit visa , exp. Salary : 250 PH : 92279784 Electrical diploma Engineer with 1.5 years experience in AutoCAD designing for LV constructions and diesel generator maintenance looking actively for job in Oman.

Contact: 92171858/90595609 Email: nelsondas213@gmail.com Mechanical Engineer (B.Tech) with 2 and half years experience Indian male 24 years in visit visa. Contact: 96620482 / + 919605423272 Email: bijumonps@gmail.com Civil Engineer diploma, 4 yrsexp seeks suitable position ina reputed company. NOC available.

Contact – 96789711 Civil Engineer 8 years experience in Oman as a project engineer for governmental & private projects.

Contact – 90164912 Procurement Engineer (27 years single male with Oman Driving License) having 7 years experience (UAE 2, Oman 3) with expertise in MEP, Water, Electromechanical, Instrumentation seeking suitable placements. Contact 95852033, mail: hemal1988@gmail.com Civil Engineer (B.Tech), Indian male 24 years with 1+years Indian experience,(Certified in Staad Pro/ Quantity Survey/ Auto Cad).

Looking for a Suitable position.

Available In Sultanate of Oman (Muscat) on Visit Visa.

Contact: 92835952. E-mail: mohammedamair.bin@gmail.com Indian male Electrical Engineer, having 6 years gulf experience in designing, assembling, commissioning execution etc having valid GCC license too looking for a suitable. Contact: 00968-98052942 Email: azamjeelani78@gmail.com Indian male, Mechanical Engineer having 1year experience, on visit visa looking for suitable job. Contact:97416564, Email:jovinmathias@gmail.com Sri Lankan Engineer (27 Years old) – B.Sc Engineering (Hon) Mining / Geotechnical Presently in Muscat, 1.5 years experience.

Contact 91295802 acmfaslan123@gmail.com Indian Electrical Engineer Btech, female 24 seeking job, presently in oman having 2 year experience in design and estimation of Ht &Lt projects. Contact 968 97436557, Mail id : sibinanoop1@gmail.com Bachelor Civil Engineer 6 Years in Oman experience Valid Driving License seeks suitable placement Phone 97619722 Email – golamrob@yahoo.com Diploma in Mechanical Eng piping system in AutoCAD work, 21+ years experience with Driving license. Contact: 95267113 Email: rkakkaryil@gmail.com Civil Engineer 6 yrs Exp in Oman with license. Contact: 98975518

Electrical Engineer with 18 years exp in UAE. Contact: 98148034 Email: shassalih66@gmail.com

7 Yrs Exp. PM in Mech. Engg in the field of Building Const. Oil & Gas Seeking Job.94625598

Structural Engineer, 8 yrs experienced in flat slab, post tensioned & slab-beam multi story building design & supervision with driving license. Contact: 98256860

Road and Construction Engineer with 5 years exp in Oman.

Contact: 97667113

Mechanical Engineer M.Tech 2 years experience HVAC design & site Engg revit MEP Auto CAD. Contact: 90150913 Email: mahmanmechengg@yahoo.im Omani HSE supervisor. Email: jeebal3000@gmail.com

Diploma Civil Engineer 13 years GCC experience NOC available with valid Oman driving license.

Contact: 99794456

Indian female civil engineer B.Tech having 3 years experience sound knowledge of software, REVIT STAD PRO structural detailing currently on family visa seeks suitable placement.

Contact: 95345591

26 yrs Indian Male – B.Tech (IT) - 6 yrs exp -sales & admin -seeks suitable placement 91848460 / 98304080; Email: arun9895431989@gmail.com

Civil Engineer (BE) having total 5 years experience in building construction looking for a suitable placement. D/L available Contact# 94450270

Mechanical Engineer with 3 Yrs experience in international Oil & Gas company looking for job Contacts: Tel: 90164236 Email: mustafaoshi-62@hotmail.com Indian female, 31 yrs, 7 yrs experienced as AutoCAD civil draftsman (2 yrs experience in Oman) currently in Oman seeks suitable.

Contact 96789441 Email: simi5304@gmail.com Sudanese Telecom Engineer, 5 years experience, 3 years in Oman PMP certificate.

Contact: 93391008 Email: momen.awadallam@gmail.com Indian Male 23 years B.Tech Civil having 2 years experience in quantity survey and site management looking for suitable placement. Contact:- 95042656

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

Email: zubairali134@yahoo.com HSE Engineer (B.E Mech+Diploma Safety+NEBOSH+OSHA) over 10yrs. Exp, (Visa Release Letter (NOC) available), seeking suitable placement, Mob:97061817, Email:jayanammu1977@gmail.com

HOSPITALITY Indian male Graduate hotel management 12 yrs exp operations & sales oriented GCC driving license and release available.

Contact - 94525463 Hospitality Degree 5 yrs exp holding Dubai driving license.

Contact - 91234870 Hospitality/Hotel/ Restaurants Dynamic result oriented hospitality professional with 20 years of international exp. MBA in Hotel Management, specializing in Hotel/Restaurant start ups, concepts & Franchise development with proven records. Seeking for Challenging positions in reputed groups as GM/COO/CEO/Business Head. (NOC available) Contact: 96059470

IT MBA Graduate with 6 yrs exp in IT solutions, sales & marketing, solution selling, POS, ERP, time attendance, security system, software development projects, websites & mobile apps. Seeking suitable position. Contact - 92103545 Indian Male, IT System Engineer having 4 yrs of experience in system administration.CCNA,MCSE, Linux. Looking for suitable job.

Contact :91272867 Indian female, B.Tech graduate, with one and half years experience as ‘web developer’ interested in web development and has experience working in HTML,CSS,Bootstrap, JavaScript and Photoshop. Contact: 9592 7075 e-mail id: mariarosejacob90@gmail.com MSC (IT) male 32 age 4 yrs networking system administrator. Seeking a suitable placement +918608247110. email:samad3301@gmail.com 24yrs Indian male B.SC Computer Science with 2 yrs networking and IT helpdesk support exp, a Cisco Certified, seeking for suitable placement. Contact: 96910605email:shaikzube@gmail.com Pakistani male 26 yrs BS (CS) hold 2 yrs UAE exp in IT software, knowledge in Oracle 1g, MS SQL, C#Net, word press, IT networking and hardware. Looking for suitable job. Contact – 92826049 / m.saifmasood@outlook.com Indian male diploma in computer 4 yrs exp in system admin, tele call support, IT hardware networking. Looking for suitable position, on visit visa. Contact - 95917613 Indian male, IT professional , BE in ECE with 2 yrs of networking and Technical Support EngineerL2’ experience with CNA certification, looking for full time job GSM 92916894 ; Email: salu.mn555@gmail.com Indian female, B.Tech graduate, with one and half years experience as ‘web developer’ interested in web development and has experience working in HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, JavaScript and Photoshop.

Contact : 9592 7075, e-mail id: mariarosejacob90@gmail.com SAP/ABAP Consultant, BCA, MCA, ASP.Net certification, Indian female 30, having 1.5 yrs exp, family visa, seeking placement.

Contact – 99109121/ ashamaryphilip@gmail.com Indian male 25 years BSC (C.S) with basic hardware and software knowledge seeks suitable placement now on visit visa.

Contact: 92319677 Email: ismabsc@gmail.com

IT Omani 26(M) seeks placement, 6 yrs excellent experience networking hardware software.

Contact: 95356166 Sudanese net work Engineer holding IT BACHELOR (CCNA, CCNP, and MCSE) has one year experience and license.

Contact: 92394485

MISCELLANEOUS Indian male 37 yrs X-Ray welder 7 yrs exp (ARC, TIG, ARGON, Welding) seeking suitable job.

Contact: 91360190/98223683 Diploma in computer, looking for any office job, exp in tele support and sales, on visit visa.

Contact - 95917613 B.Com Graduate with five and half yrs exp in Oman as a purchaser. NOC available. Valid driving license. Looking for suitable placement Contact: 96772166 Graduate, computer literate, experienced in sales, credit control, accounts, Omani D/L , seeks suitable placement. Gsm 98805474 A lady entrepreneur with BF Tech 1st Class (Fashion Technology) since 2006 in Kerala like to make change for better. Specialized in designing, Production Management, Fashion Art, Grading, Surface ornamentation, Garment Construction.

Email: prettyjinu08@gmail.com Mobile: +919539397097.

Indian female on visit MBA (International Business- Marketing & Logistics), BE (Computers & Science Engg.) Trained in SAP-BI/ BW with 1 year experience seeking for job Contact: 90228586 Email:fathimasha16@gmail.com Bangladeshi male, University M.Com, Working as an Accountant & Administrator in Oman; searching better job. Phone: 94864966 Email: sunrisetoiqbal@gmail.com

MEDICAL

MANAGER Procurement Manger Indian Engineer + MBA. With 16yrs exp, Oman driving NOC valuable Contact: 96561943email:srajan_kripa@yahoo.com Indian well experienced personal assistant/executive office manager/ senior administrator / commercial executive with license looking for a change. release letter available – 99168054 mbkishore@hotmail.com The Business Development Manager, Iraqi, Experience 15 Years Inside and outside Oman following activities: construction(Very strong and qualified to bringing business for civil work Or any type of the construction work for many million per year with a good experience in pricing and collect payment and cash management of the company & marketing projects & investments& tenders & real estate. Contact 92385033 Manager having 12 years experience in Sales & property management with valid GCC driving license looking for a suitable placement NOC available. Contact: 98125226 B.E Arch working as a project manager (interior fit outs) specializing in shop fit outs restaurateur, offices, lifestyle shops etc looking to work in a reputed firm NOC available.

Contact: 94274437 Operation & Accounts Manager.

Indian 18yrs experiences in Oman –operation, admin, fiancé, purchase, HR& sales looking for SR.position.

Contact:99889396Email: srjobsinoman@yahoo.com Indian male 35 years, mechanical engineering diploma, 15 years of total experience, 4 years in Dubai, seeking challenging assignments in business development/management & sales, on visit,phone:95990541,em ail:kckurup.v@gmail.com P.M/Electrical Engineer B.Sc 5yrs exp.(2yrs in PDO area)driving license looking for suitable job mob.:91175016 E.mail:elmuthana@hotmail.com

Staff Nurse (female) with MOH license. Looking for opportunity in Muscat. NOC / release letter available. Contact - 99433415.

General Manager MEP also manage civil, MBA, BE Electrical, 10 yrs exp in Oman valid D/L, release available.

Contact – 92447102

Indian female Dentist specialized endodontic looking for a suitable placement prometric completed.

Contact: 96410448

MBA with 18 years of experience in Procurement, 2 years in Sohar, Oman driving license with vehicle, looking for suitable position.

GSM :94047501, ahmed16071974@gmail.com

Indian Bsc Female Nurse with 6.5 years exp, 4 years in KSA. Passed Oman Pro Metric with 69%, completed data flow. Presently in Muscat in visit visa looking for a suitable placement.

Contact 94744900, 94742834, jincyalphonese@gmail.com Indian male Nurse 32 years Oman parametric and data flow completed 8 yrs emergently experience.

Contact: 92463190 Male GP Doctor with NOC 6 yrs experience in Oman for perm/locum job. Contact : 97746074 An experienced Sudanese female Dentist with MOH license looking for job. Contact 96436517 /97396088

MANAGER Indian male experienced in priority and retail Banking handling HNI/ ultra HNI and SME portfolios as relationship manager in UAE and India, with UAE driving license on tourist visa looking for suitable opportunity.

Please contact #90204929 E-mail-hani.leo@gmail.com The Business Development Manager, Iraqi, Experience 15 Years Inside and outside Oman following activities: tenders& real estate& construction & marketing projects& investments & transportation & Marine services& companies management& develop business.

Contact: :- 92385033 Production Manager 9 years experience in Oman manufacture and development factories .GRB. GRC. GRG rubber molds and false ceilings, fiberglass and executive at site emadadly2000@yahoo. com96149081 Indian male, with experience in operations management, information security, purchase & stores mgmt, hold UAE driving license, on visit visa, seeks suitable job.

Contact 91904541 Email: naushers@yahoo.com

SECRETARIAL & OFFICE Executive Secretary/ assistant Indian female 9 years experience in Oman, Diploma in Business management. Valid D/L. Contact: 96684705 Lady Secretary / Sales Co-coordinator 12 years experience in Oman in reputed companies, seek immediate Employment. Call: 95244761

SALES / MARKETING Indian male 23 yeas BBM & Diploma in logistic. Looking for Indore/ Outdoor sales & marketing suitable placement, currently in one month visit visa. Contact: 93180270/ faizanmck@gmail.com An experienced sales & marketing person having several years experience in GCC with valid D/L. Looking for a suitable position.

Contact – 92124669 Indian male with 6 yrs of GCC exp in sales and service & 1 year of exp in gym fitness instructor.

Seeking job presently in Muscat in family visit visa. Contact: 90694335/ 99438360 or email:sahildgreat99@yahoo.com Sales Executive 8yrs exp buildings materials group of company in Oman NOC available. Seeking suitable job. With D/L in Oman .email: sameermoul@gmail.com Indian female 23 diploma in tool and die making with one and half yrs exp and also interested in sales & marketing.contact:94743992email:selveena054@gmail.com SriLankan malebusiness management BA (UK) Graduate.Specializedmarketing, key Accounts,sales, and customer services .4years work experience in England .seeks opportunity in Oman. D/L available. Tell: 94820153. email:inshafmalk@yahoo.com

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SIT. WANTED SALES / MARKETING NOC available looking for opening in sales 10 years experience in Oman with driving license to join immediately. Contact: 95941228 Indian male 33 yrs, 11 yrs exp in Oman in sales field, with NOC seeks suitable placement.

Contact – 96169598 / adilj.8782@gmail.com MBA graduate having 6 years exp in Sales & Marketing, 4 years with PEPSI, India, having international driving license permit seeks suitable placement. Contact : 95308167, Email : samir.pag@gmail.com Indian Male 28 MBA Marketing with 4 years of experience in sales with good communication skills now available in Muscat on visit visa. GSM 95840153 / Mail akbarshareef786@gmail.com Indian sales marketing professional highly experienced in business development in ME India and Africa seeks suitable placement.

Contact: 97897611

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

in Azaiba and Ruwi

• Learn in two months • Satisfaction guaranteed

Tel: 95244310

IELTS PREPARATION

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Classes for Spoken English TOEFL / GRE / GMAT / SAT Excellent Guidance and Coaching Satisfaction Guaranteed EAGLES INSTITUTE

Male 38 yrs Graduate 07 years experience indoor / outdoor electronic field with D/License & NOC available (as per new rule).

Contact: 92453375

SKILLED / UNSKILLED

B.Com male 2 yrs experience in sales Computer knowledge, seeking suitable placement.

Contact: 98371144 email: nabilnazar22@gmail.com

Mason, SH / carpenter, steel fitter gulf & Indian exp looking job.

Contact: 95175192

Indian male, MBA Marketing having 2.5 years Sales experience immediately looking for a suitable position. Contact: 91415145, Email: shariqs88@gmail.com

Filipinas lady having exp in ticketing and preservation, call center, secretarial and real estate is now looking for job please call.94054080

TOURS & TRAVEL

92325542 | 93657915 | 93657917 | Email: engominst@gmail.com WEB, ERP and Business Intelligence (BI) creation and management at rock bottom price.

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

SITUATION WANTED SERVICES

Marble tiles grinding & polishing, Mosaic tiles grinding & polishing, carpet shampooing, sofa shampooing, pest control treatment & general cleaning of villa & building.

Express Building Cleaning Services.

Contact 98480070 / 94134784

Pest control & Building cleaning all kinds of pest control building. Cleaning tiles / Marble polishing monthly/ Yearly contracts available.

Contact: 98814733 /98814740 Al Husn Cleaning L.L.C

SERVICES We Provide Cleaners, Office boys, Cleaning Contracts, General cleaning etc.

Al Mudakhir National Est. LLC Contact : 94277020 LEGAL SERVICE An Indian lawyer Provides all legal services in company matters.

Labour issues, contracts, agreements, LLC formation, legal help for starting new business in Oman, Civil, criminal cases,.service issues.

Ibrahim Al Massalhi.legal consultancy Sarafudheen, LLB, MBA, Legal Advisor Muscat. GSM: 97351649 Split & window A/c servicing & maintenance. Contact 93769089 / 95323517 GUARANTEED CLEANING: Carpet & sofa shampooing, Contact 99314807/24792998 Water proofing ABUQABASContact 99320217/24788722

House shifting & transporting.

Contact 92490422

Villa cleaning, shifting, marble crystallization, tiles polishing, shampooing sofa & carpet. Modern Eastern Arms. 92145560

House shifting. Contact: 99708138

Sahal Al Wadi White Trad. Specialist in repairing of cold store, chiller, A/C & refrigerator.

Contact – 94528546

Pest control treatments, Ocean center LLC . contact:99344723 MARBLE CRYSTALLIZATION restore the original shine of your marble. Contact 24793614/ 99314807 A/C maintenance & servicing, fridge, washing machine & dish washer repairing, painting & cleaning services, electrical & plumbing.

Contact: 99447257 / 97014234 / 24504281

Marble crystallization & grinding, cleaning & carpet shampooing.

Ocean center LLC. Contact:99344723 Split A/C servicing R.O 10 only.

Contact: 94217681 / 99210141

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

Building maintenance.

Contact: 96173326

House shifting packing.

Contact: 99657644 / 98518013

Al farzdaq Al Fedi Trad and Cont Maintenance services electric, plumbing and A/C. Contact: 96524904 / 94285064 Marble Restoration, Mosaic tiles polishing, carpet shampooing, maintenance.

Contact ABU QABAS- 99320217 /24788722

Marble crystallization & grinding, Ocean center LLC .

Contact:99344723

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Dolphin Watch, Dhow Cruise with Buffet, & Land Tours Al- Ainain Marine Tours contact 98029602, 92808636 We arrange tours & accommodation at all the beautiful places in Oman. Contact 99839898

SITUATION WANTBUSINESS SITUATION WANTBUSINESS ED ED ONE STOP SHOP BUSINESS SERVICES Public relation services (PRO), Formation new companies, LLC companies, investor visa, business setup, prepare business & companies accounts, legal services, representing you and your company.

Contact Saleh: 96723485

RENT A CAR

RENT A CAR Best Rates for Saloon Contact: 97869042 / 95730550 sales@modernreem.com

GOOD NEWS

TRANSPORTATION

Ayurvedic treatment for joint pain, backache, paralysis, massage, steambath, obesity, spondylitis. Ideal Care Ayurvedic Clinic, 18 November Street, Azaiba.

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Transportation available for Al Khuwair, Azaiba, Al Hail to Ruwi area. Contact - 94297820

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Ruwi, Muttrah, Al Khuwair, Muscat, Qurum, seek transportation. Contact: 91132238

Ayurvedic treatment for backache, paralysis, arthritis etc & massage, All Season (Vaidyaratnam).

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Transportation. Contact 98505294

Transportation. Contact 99508282 /93113534 Transportation. Contact 99508282 From Mabela to Mawaleh for school student. Contact: 92757673 Transportation. Contact 92015894 Transportation available Ruwi to Al Khuwair, Ghubra & Azaiba.

Contact: 91103909

25 - 50 seater bus with PDO & BP specification for monthly rent & small car with driver. Contact 99839898

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