Times of Oman - November 13, 2016

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November 13, 2016 13 Safar 1438 AH

HM sends condolences

FROM THE WORDS OF HIS MAJESTY THE SULTAN

MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has sent a cable of condolences to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia on the death of Prince Turki bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. In his cable, His Majesty the Sultan has expressed his sincere condolences and sympathy to King Salman, praying to Allah the Almighty to rest the deceased’s soul in peace and grant his family patience to bear the loss. —ONA

On the occasion of the Graduation of the 1st group of students from the Sultan Qaboos University, 1990

‘His Majesty’s Wisdom’ Over the years education has increased in quality and quantity. School and pupil numbers have increased many times over and there are several educational levels available. In addition to primary, preparatory, secondary and higher education, several streams and specialisations are also available to meet development needs.

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Our day: Oman gears up for November 18 Times News Service

Despite difficult times, people are upbeat that the National Day holidays will give the much-needed boost to business

MUSCAT: This year’s National Day will give Oman and its residents a much needed shot in the arm, according to business chiefs.

Plans for the big day are well underway with sales of flags, badges and souvenirs at Muttrah Souq, while an army of government workers decorate the streets between the hours of midnight and 5am.

The detailing is remarkable, with street decorations outside the Royal Opera House Muscat in

the shape of musical notes and all along the main roads the themes change depending on the area.

To mark the 46th National Day, one airline is even offering a OMR46 flight deal.

Oman’s economy is set to receive a major boost with hotels, shopping markets and retailers gearing up for more business during the National Day celebrations.

“This has been a hard year for Omanis as well as for expatriates, so I hope this National Day celebration will give the country a much needed boost,” said Ahmed

Al Hooti, Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry member.

Vijay Handa, general manager at Masirah Island Resort and the Ras Al Jinz Turtle Reserve, said: “I am fully confident that national day holidays will bring in more tourists from within Oman and GCC countries. This will surely boost the country.”

He added that they are planning special offers for residents of Oman on the 46th National day of the Sultanate. “OMR 46 net for a room maybe to mark the 46th national day,” he said. >A5

Times News Service MUSCAT: To mark the Sultanate of Oman’s 46th National Day, a number of foreign ambassadors posted in the Sultanate have expressed their sincere congratulations and heartfelt blessings for His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said and the citizens of Oman, on behalf of their governments and the people of their homelands.

Ambassadors were interviewed by the management of His Majesty’s personal website—

the first Omani website that highlights the life and achievements of His Majesty—which have been translated into more than 30 languages. All the ambassadors expressed their love and respect for His Majesty and prayed for his good health.

“The occasion of the 46th National Day is full of deep meanings and connotations, which expresses the relationship between people, renews the covenant and loyalty and gratitude to the leader, and is loved by his people. >A6

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a Mini-Highland Games and Festive Fair. – Jun Estrada

Staff Reporter MUSCAT: Hundreds of people attended the Mini-Highland Games and Festive Fair, organised by the Caledonian Society of Oman at the Intercontinental Hotel’s gardens yesterday.

Men, women and children thronged the event, where some games were played and stalls selling barbeque food, beverages, popcorn and other snacks were on offer. A variety of items, such as cushions, photo frames, bags, decorative items and much more

MARKET were also on sale.

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Payment delays of completed projects are adversely affecting contracting companies, with a severe hit on the cash flow. >B1

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Oman-American Business Centre orientation forum to promote cooperation among companies MUSCAT: An orientation forum for businesses will be organised by the Oman-American Business Centre (OABC) at the Grand Hyatt Muscat Hotel on Monday.

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Omani-Swiss Friendship Society launched MUSCAT: His Highness Sayyid Kamil bin Fahd bin Mahmoud Al Said, Assistant Secretary General of the Office of Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers presided over the ceremony at Grand Hyatt –Muscat hotel yesterday to launch the Omani-Swiss Friendship Society in the presence a number of members of the Royal Family, Ministers and Undersecretaries.

Sayyid Abdullah bin Hamad Al Busaidi honorary chairman (from the Sultanate’s side) of the Society gave a speech in which he expressed his delight over the launch of the Society, which he said “comes in November, the month which will see the celebrations of the glorious National Day.” The Society aims to achieve the noble goals of communication between the two countries under the era of leader of the blessed renaissance of Modern Oman, His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, he added.

Adolf Ogi, honorary chairman (from the Switzerland’s side) also gave a speech in which he expressed his delight over the official launch which he said “was organised in modern Oman, the country which is referred to as the (Switzerland of the Middle East) and the development of which kicked off in 1970 under the wise leadership of His Majesty the Sultan”. -ONA M U S C AT A I R P O R T

Turkish firm chosen as food and beverages service provider

Times News Service MUSCAT: A new food and beverage (F&B) service provider will be serving the Muscat International Airport for the next decade, the Oman Airports Management Company (OAMC) has announced.

OAMC signed an agreement with Turkish company BTA to provide food and beverage services to Muscat International Airport passengers for the next decade. Sheikh Aimen Al Hosni, CEO of OAMC, said the agreement is based on the strategy put in line for 2020, which is aimed at ranking Oman airports among the top 20 in the world.

Al Hosni said, “BTA was chosen based on strict criteria with regards to quality and commitment to hospitality and reception, in addition it its global reputation, which has qualified them to win the contract for the next 10 years.”

BTA will manage the food and beverage scene at the airport, which covers an area of 5,000 square metres, while 15 per cent of the area will be managed by SMEs (small and medium enterprises) to encourage an environment of competition with bigger companies.

“The agreement states that 15 per cent of the area shall be reserved for local SMEs. This will encourage SMEs to work closely with big international companies, which in turn will have a positive impact on their performance and experience, as well as grow competitively both locally and internationally in this sector.”

to promote cooperation among major and medium companies, as well as small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in various areas in the Sultanate.

Ali Dawood, OABC Chairman

said that the forum is an ideal platform that would enable SMEs to highlight their products and services provided to the corporate sector.

He added that the forum provid-

ed big companies an opportunity to achieve their goals of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in relation to incubating entrepreneurship in the Sultanate.

It is expected that as more as 75

SMEs will take part in the forum with the aim of forming a unique platform to review joint business opportunities, exchange ideas and visions and familiarizing with available business opportunities.

OABC calls on SMEs to take part in the event whose features do not only limit to enhancing frames of joint cooperation, but rather to contribute in promoting entrepreneurship sector in the Sultanate. -ONA

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2016 This Manga took me eight years when I was working on it by myself since I was a student in school, Fatima Al Lawati, Manga artist

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Men, women and children thronged the Mini-Highland Games and Festive Fair, organised by the Caledonian Society of Oman at the Intercontinental Hotel’s gardens. The event saw people enjoying the games as well as barbeque food, beverages, popcorn and other snacks that were on offer. -Jun Estrada

C O M M E N TA RY

Community help needed to improve the care of people with special needs

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he community has been asked to help in the effort to empower people with disability. Making the appeal last Thursday, the National Committee for the Welfare of the Disabled sought the support of the community urging it to play its part in improving the services “provided to people with disability.”

The struggle to empower people with disability starts with children born with both physical and mental problems.

It goes beyond lip service and the meetings of national committees. There are not enough schools for disabled children.

The existing schools that cater to them do not have enough qualified teachers, either.

For example, the common types of disabilities in Oman are children born with autism and Down Syndrome. At the few schools that cater to these needs, most of the personnel are “minders” but classified as teachers for parents by these institutions. They are more a day-care centre than an actual place of learning.

The other disturbing factor about private institutions for children with special needs is that they charge exorbitant

fees that are beyond the pockets of many parents.

Sadly, the birth of a disabled child does not take into consideration the earnings of parents.

Hence, young couples with their first child being disabled go through a challenging time.

It starts with the psychology of raising such a child, sleepless nights and the last thing they need is to arrange finances they cannot afford on their own for their education.

The other common factor is that classes mix up children with different disabilities not acknowledging that each category needs different attention. Most importantly, their needs are separate and cannot be streamlined. Then there are issues of having the right space, technology, specialised playground and extra care. For instance, truly qualified teachers would tell you an autistic child or one with Down Syndrome needs three times the attention one would normally reserve for a normal child. Then they are those with attention deficiencies, development and intellectual delays.

But equally important, the few schools that accept children with special needs do not work and collaborate with parents. Neither are any governmental or private agencies. Parents are left to their own devices to deal with the everyday turmoil of raising a disabled child. If it takes a lot to teach such children in just a few hours a day it is certainly a battlefield at home.

They need the power of mutual sharing to deal with the feelings of isolation, anxieties, confusion and even bitterness.

Emotional and information support is as important as

schooling for their children.

Though the common disabilities, such as autism and Down Syndrome, are well known in Oman, many parents have to deal with other severities, such as cerebral palsy, dyslexia and Tourette Syndrome. Some of the parents do not even know that their children have problems because they cannot recognise the symptoms of a child that has more complex problems like temper tantrums or an obsessive compulsive disorder. They just associate it with disobedience or just mischief. As they grow up to adolescence, the problem becomes harder to contain.

This is where community centres are badly needed for parents to just step out of their houses and drive a short distance to get help instead for their special need children.

When the Ministry of Health introduced the health centres in the communities in the 1990s it has removed the inconvenience of patients driving to major hospitals in Muscat for 800,000 residents. A similar scheme is needed to satisfy the needs for disability for information dissemination, experience sharing, early intervention services, training and therapy.

Such disability services right in the communities would make parents cope better with the upbringing of their disabled children and give them hope knowing that help is near.

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Manga medium for Omani art Fatima Al Lawati’s Manga creation ‘Black Night Symphony is a story of a girl, who is being exploited at her wizards’ academy for special abilities to perform magic

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tariqh@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Japanese art and anime (animation) have gained popularity among the Omani youth, with one of them publishing her own Manga (Japanese comic) in both English and Arabic.

Fatima Al Lawati was interested in Japanese Manga and anime from a young age and wanted to portray the complexities of the art and its emotions for viewers and readers.

On December 20, 2015, she self-published the first volume of Manga, entitled “Black Night Symphony,” which is available in Arabic and English.

At four chapters and 212 pages, comedy/supernatural/fantasy Manga is a story of a girl, who is

being exploited at her wizards’ academy due to her hidden, special abilities to perform magic, which prompt her to escape and find the truth behind her abilities and the reason for her exploitation.

“This Manga took me eight years when I was working on it by myself since I was a student in school,” said Al Lawati.

“I began to write the story at the beginning of 2004 and started drawing the storyboard and main characters in 2009. Between 2009 and 2014, I was learning new techniques and gaining some experience by reading original Japanese comics and participating in Manga contests in Japan,” she added.

Al Lawati also published a shorter story prior to ‘Black Night Symphony’ entitled ‘Okami no Kami,’ which translates to ‘The

Fox Hair,’ which is based on the famous fairytale ‘Red Riding Hood.’

“Japanese Manga and anime have a different style than other comics and fine arts. You can express your emotions, feelings and ideas, as well as knowledge of other cultures into this style freely,” explained Al Lawati about Manga.

“Reading other people’s Manga work makes you feel what they feel and what they want to say about life, culture or themselves. That’s why Manga caught my eyes and I became interested in mastering the [art] since I was a child,” she added.

Since Manga and Japanese art is a relatively new concept for the Omani community, Al Lawati hopes they can learn the culture and accept it as one of the arts to be practiced in the Sultanate.

Due to a lack of support, Al Lawati self-published her comic, which gained her more popularity among her readers.

Advising youth, who want to chase their dreams, Al Lawati said, “Stop waiting for someone to push you; start moving and chase your dreams even if others see it as fiddling.”

“Have the courage to take the first step and never be afraid to try something new—nothing will stop you. Do what you love, love what you’re doing and never look back,” she added.

Al Lawati’s Manga is available for sale, to book a copy, contact her at faji.allawati@hotmail.com or send her a direct message and follow her on Instagram @f.jay

GOLF FORE AUTISM

Charity golf to raise OMR14,000 for autism awareness GAUTAM VISWANATHAN

gautam@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: The Al Mouj Golf Club at The Wave, Muscat,held its annual Golf Fore Autism charity tournament on the 10th of November to raise awareness about autism in the Sultanate.

The tournament was sponsored, in cooperation with the Association for Early Intervention for Children with Disabilities in Oman.

Now in its third year, the tournament was begun by Al Mouj’s golf course superintendent Steve Johnson, who has been in Oman for six years.

“We hope to raise about OMR14,000 for Autism Awareness this time. We have 16 corporate teams participating, and every team donate done thousand Rials to compete, although some of them preferred to donate items.

“Shangri-La, the Ritz Carlton

and the Chedi all have teams here.

Muscat Duty Free and HSBC have also sent teams to compete,” he said.

Although the tournament is dedicated towards a good cause, for Johnson and his wife, Kylie, it is also a more personal project.

“My eldest son, Lachlan, was six years old and had not hit any of his tell-tale development signs of early childhood,” said Johnson.

“We had him enrolled in preschool and we realised very quickly that he wasn’t progressing with his peers.

“We found out at that stage that there was very little available to us in Oman. We went back to Australia on holiday and the people over there quickly evaluated him and told us he had Sensory Processing Disorder, which is on the autism spectrum.

“He doesn’t know how to control his senses,” Johnson explained.

“If you are walking down a dark alley and are startled by a cat, you might get scared, but you will realise what it is and calm down, but he doesn’t have the facility to calm down. We’re very fortunate that he is developing through it, but he does have his own challenges.”

On returning to Oman, Johnson realised he had to do something to raise awareness about autism in the region. Later, the Association for Early Intervention for Children with Disabilities, were in touch

with the authorities and organised the tournament on his behalf.

Present at Golf Fore Autism were Barka Shahbal Al Bakry, the association’s Vice President, and Sabah Mohammed Al Bahlani, the organisation’s CEO. “Something like Golf Fore Autism is great because it brings awareness to a cause, such as autism,” said Al Bakry, who is also the national representative for the International Association for Volunteer Efforts.

“There are more than 3,000 children with autism in Oman. We need to raise as much awareness as possible about this,” she added. “Last year, we had specialists from the New England Autism Centre in Abu Dhabi conduct a workshop in both English and Arabic, and it was attended by about 150 people. At the moment, we don’t have many specialists in Oman to address autism, so we

need to raise funds to bring people from abroad.”

“In the first year of this event, we brought in people from Autism Awareness Australia to conduct a workshop,” added Johnson. “It was great to see men, especially Omani men, come forward and talk about the problems they’d experienced, because people in their families have autism.”

A single email sent by Johnson requesting memorabilia to be auctioned off to raise funds was met with 18 autographed flags from Adam Scott, the winner of the 2015 Masters Tournament, and Dany Willet, winner of this year’s Masters.

More memorabilia poured in from golfers Tom Watson and Jon Daly, while Ernie Els, Trevor Immelman, Graham McDowell and Henrik Stenson sent him an autographed golfing bag.

Also, Champion golfer Rory

McIlroy sent a replica golf club and signed shirt, while more was sent by Padraig Harrington, Kegan Bradley, Webb Simpson and Bubba Watson.

Other prizes include return business-class flights to Dubai with flydubai and two season tickets to the DP World Tour Championships Final at Jumeirah Golf Estates on November 17, while signed jerseys from football clubs Tottenham Hotspur and Wolverhampton Wanderers are also up for grabs.

“The response of the public has been fantastic,” said Johnson. “When we first started out, it was really difficult to get teams to come and participate, but now we’ve got people calling us up to be part of this.

“I am really happy with the response we’ve received for this and it feels great to give back to the community,” added Johnson.

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E&Y plans to launch cyber cell to check malware SYED HAITHAM HASAN

haitham@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Ernst & Young (EY) plans to launch a cyber security facility in Oman to protect organisations in the entire Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region from cyber threats and malwares.

The cyber security cell is expected to be launched in February 2017 and according to officials, it will be EY’s first regional security centre in the GCC. Mohammed Nayaz, partner at Ernst & Young, and a speaker at the regional IT security conference in Egypt, citing previous accounts, explained that on multiple occasions organisation systems have been compromised and they can do little about it while during other instances they weren’t even aware of being attacked.

“Due to automated and integrated systems along with the emergence of new technologies, organisations are becoming more vulnerable to cyber threats and to address this, EY is launching its first integrated Digital Security Operations Centre (DSOC). It will comprehensively monitor the security of IT systems, Operations Technology (OT) systems and IoT (Internet of Things) of organisations on a 24x7 basis in Oman and the GCC,” he said.

IT coverage “We respect the wishes of GCC countries to have their own world leading capability to include coverage of IT, industrial control systems and IoT through the use of advanced Cyber Analytics, and importantly, to have it in the region. Therefore, we are excited to launch this endeavour,” said Clinton Firth, partner and cyber leader at EY MENA (Middle East and North Africa).

The DSOC will be based in Muscat and will be manned largely by Omani information security professionals.

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Clara, a resident of Oman who came to the event with her family, said, “It was such a lovely event, I loved everything here, right from the games to the food and the stall selling such beautiful items. I would definitely want more of such events happening in Muscat; you see the weather is gorgeous and the lawns are perfect for an event like this. We really enjoyed it.”

All the proceeds from the event were donated to the Dar Al Hanan cancer home for children and the Oman Cancer Association (OCA).

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NFC launches first trip to Iranian city of Chabahar MUSCAT: From the Port Sultan Qaboos, the National Ferries Company (NFC) launched its first journey to Chabahar City of Iran on Wednesday.

The journey on board ferry Hurmoz was coordinated with one of the travel and tour agents in the Sultanate (Al Zomorod Tourism), which leased the ferry boat and promoted the journey by offering competitive rates, compared with air transport.

The turnout of passengers has been great, especially since the journey took less than three and a half hours amidst a very convenient atmosphere and quick procedures.

Fayez bin Khamis Al Harrasi, communications manager at NFC, said the company’s marketing plan over the past period has relied on involving travel and tour agents in the Sultanate for the promotion of ferries’ journeys to create a real partnership with

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GOOD TURNOUT: The journey on board ferry Hurmoz was coordinated with one of the travel and tour agents in Oman. –ONA

travel and tourism companies.

NFC will provide logistic support to travel and tourism agents to create added value for the tourism sector in the Sultanate. It will also provide the private sector with the opportunity to benefit from the services and facilities provided by government companies. Al Harrasi pointed out that

during the upcoming period, journeys between Muscat and Chabahar will be operated upon demand from travel and tourism agents in the Sultanate. This year, NFC has expanded its operations, especially to Iranian ports. Chabahar is now the third destination for the company after Qeshm and Bandar Abbas. -ONA

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A1 Malls eyeing high footfall Ben Watson, General Manager, Oman Avenues Mall, said that they are expecting footfall to rise by 20 to 25 per cent during the national day holidays. “On this 46th National Day everyone is invited to participate in building up a huge Omani Map at Oman Avenues Mall. There are exciting Lego gaming stations to enjoy and the entry is absolutely free.”

Vijay Manwani, COO Safeer Mall Sohar, said “We have a special promotion that has been going on since last month and will continue until December 11 where 160 winners will be chosen, as well as a scribble board where customers can write feel good messages for the HM.” “These short holidays we see ex-

tremely positive foot traffic and it is good for businesses to develop.

At the same time you have to invest in it to make that happen. Overall it does help in improving morale of the people,” he said.

Shops are witnessing a spike in demand as the National Day celebrations approach.

Shops have started displaying National Day-related items such as key-rings, wristbands, mementos, stickers, badges and other festive items.

A shopkeeper at Ruwi said most of his customers go for national flags of Oman. “There is demand for decorative lights also. Both nationals and expatriates are on a shopping spree. They are not only

buying for themselves but gifting it to others,” said Ahmed, who has been busy selling.

The oganiser of a musical show on November 18, Shital Kumar Sawant, said: “As a mark of respect we are organising a musical show on November 18 consisting of melodious and romantic songs of Indian films since 1949. This event is not only an opportunity to entertain our all like-minded people in Oman but also to get actively involved in Oman’s national day celebration.”

“Spending levels generally go up during Eid and National days,” a financial expert said, adding that “however, people are cautious this year.”

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Majlis to discuss ninth-five-year plan MUSCAT: A discussion on the ministerial statements of the Minister of Higher Education and the Minister of Manpower will be organised tomorrow, said Sheikh Ali bin Nasser Al Mahrooqi, Secretary General of the Majlis Al Shura .

The second annual sitting of the Majlis Al Shura will commence with three video presentations, the first to be delivered by the Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Planning on the evaluation of the performance of the ninth five–year-plan; the second

on the food security system to be presented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Wealth and the third video presentation will be on the Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre (OCEC).

Draft state budget The Secretary General of the Majlis Al Shura said that the agenda of the first regular meeting of the second annual sitting would comprise a brief on the draft state budget for 2017, the response of the government on the observations of the

Council of Oman on the draft of the ninth five– year-plan and the state budget, the approval of the action plans of the committees of the Majlis Al Shura and several ministerial responses to the Majlis Al Shura on the various aspects of development in the Sultanate of Oman.

Second annual sitting Majlis Al Shura will hold, tomorrow, its second annual sitting 2016/2017 of the 8th term 20152019 . —ONA

Oman takes part in Auckland meeting AUCKLAND: The Sultanate, represented by the State General Reserve Fund participated in the meetings of the annual international forum of the sovereign wealth funds in Auckland last week.

The forum discussed the international economic conditions and the impacts of the same on investments. A number of prominent personalities in

the field of investment participated in the event.

The delegation of the State General Reserve Fund was chaired by Abdullah bin Salim Al Harthi, chairman of the financial sector at the State General Reserve Fund. The delegation presented plans in management of direct investments and international partnerships through a working paper at the forum. -ONA

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Eid Mohammed Al Thaqafi, Saudi Arabia envoy

On behalf of the government of Kuwait and the Embassy in Muscat, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, to the government, and to the citizens of Oman, who have garnered respect all over the world thanks to the wise leadership and farsightedness of His Majesty the Sultan. May God protect him. Appreciation for His Majesty is reflected in the heads of state and international delegations visiting the Sultanate due to its policy and ability to adopt moderation in its discourse. This has also been adopted by Oman in their international relations, and deserves congratulations to the Omani people honoured by this leadership. On the occasion of the 46th National Day, a reminder for all to cherish the progress and prosperity achieved under the able guidance and vision of His Majesty.

Fahad Al Mutairi, ambassador of Kuwait

“I would like to thank His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said’s personal website for giving me the opportunity to express the French authorities’ sincere wishes to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, and to the Omani people on the occasion of their National Day, on November 18. His Majesty has always attached a special importance to Omani ties with France. These relations, built on friendship and trust, continue to develop in all domains.

Roland Dubertrand, ambassador of France

“On behalf of the Philippines Embassy and the Filipino community; I wish to convey to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said and to all Omanis my sincere felicitations on the occasion of their 46th National Day. I congratulate Oman for its achievements within its borders and beyond under the guidance of its wise ruler His Majesty the Sultan, who has made Oman secure, stable and progressive.

Narciso T Castañeda, Philippines ambassador

“I am deeply honoured to express to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said and the people of the Sultanate my best wishes for the Sultanate’s 46th National Day. In opening an Embassy in Muscat in November 2014, Switzerland recognised not only our expanding bilateral relations, but also the important international role played by the

Sultanate of Oman under the leadership of Your Majesty. Indeed, both Oman and Switzerland are strong advocates of promoting peace and mediation. In this spirit of cooperation, I wish to His Majesty personally, and to the people of Oman, good health, happiness and prosperity.”

Stefano Lazzarotto, ambassador of Switzerland

“On the occasion of the National Day of the Sultanate of Oman, I would like to express to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said on behalf of the government and people of Cyprus, as well as on my behalf, our most heartfelt greetings and congratulations. Throughout His Majesty’s glorious tenure, the Sultanate has transformed into a truly magnificent and modern country with a strong economic base. It’s His Majesty’s wise leadership that keeps Oman at the forefront of such progress and success. I take this opportunity to renew my appreciation for the efforts of Hamoud Al Azri, who has provided ample information on the life and impressive achievements of His Majesty that people will get better acquainted with.

Envoy of Republic of Cyprus Andreas Panayiotou

occasion of the 46th National Day. Under His Majesty’s wise and visionary leadership, Oman has emerged as a peaceful and progressive country. I take this opportunity to reiterate His Majesty’s abiding commitment to working with the government of the Sultanate for expanding and deepening the strategic partnership between our two countries.”

Indra Mani Pandey, ambassador of India

“It gives me great honour to congratulate His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said and the people of Oman on the occasion of the 46th National Day of Oman. The day will mark 46 years of Oman’s peaceful and steady journey through history under a wise and visionary leadership. I take pride in the fact that Germany has been a reliable partner to the Sultanate and its proud people through all those years. We are united in a shared vision of peace, cooperation and mutual assistance. May this journey to the future continue for the benefit of both our people and all of Oman’s neighbours. My best wishes to His Majesty for his personal health and continued prosperity and progress.”

Hans-Christian, ambassador of Germany

“It is my privilege and honour to congratulate His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said and the government and people of Oman on the

“On the auspicious occasion of the 46th National Day of the Sultanate of Oman, I would like to extend my

heartfelt congratulations to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said and the government and people of Oman on behalf of the Government of Japan. May His Majesty the Sultan continue to be blessed with the best of health, happiness and long life and the nation of Oman continue to flourish in peace, prosperity and harmony under His Majesty’s wise leadership. I would also like to express my sincere gratitude to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said and the Government of Oman for their continued support and efforts to deepen the bonds of friendship between Japan and Sultanate of Oman.

“On behalf of the Government of Turkey and the Turkish people, I would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said and the Omani people on the occasion of the 46th National Day of the Sultanate of Oman. Turkey and Oman have enjoyed a brotherly relationship for more than 500 years. As the ninth Turkish Ambassador to Oman, I can truly feel the unique nature of this special relationship between the two nations in all my engagements with the national authorities and dignitaries, as well as with the friendly people of Oman.”

Uğur Doğan, ambassador of Turkey

Mitsugu Saito, ambassador of Japan

“On the occasion of the 46th National Day, I, on behalf of the Korean community in Oman, have the honour of congratulating the Omani people on the National Day of the Sultanate in which we have enjoyed peace, stability, prosperity achieved under the great leadership of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said. Taking this opportunity, I would like to highly commend the efforts of Hamoud Al Azri, which have enabled people around the world to get to know His Majesty better, and the people and their wonderful country of Oman.”

Hamoud bin Mohammed Al Azri, general supervisor of His Majesty’s website, expressed with pride his sincere congratulations to His Majesty and to the people of Oman on the occasion of the country’s National Day. The Sultanate has seen enormous achievements and enjoyed security and stability, as well as happiness, since the blessed Renaissance. Al Azri conveyed his gratitude to the envoys for their unwavering support in supervising the process of translating the updated biography of Sultan Qaboos, and their cooperation in the ongoing development of the project.

Doho Kang, ambassador of Republic of Korea

Hamoud Al Azri, General Supervisor of His Majesty’s personal website

US-Bangla Airlines plans flights to Asian cities

EXTENDING FLIGHTS: The Muscat International Airport welcomed the first direct flight of US-Bangla Airlines on Saturday.

US-Bangla Airlines, voted as the best domestic airline in Bangladesh in 2015, will fly four times a week from Muscat to Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet

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rahuldas@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: US-Bangla Airlines will connect to Kolkata, India, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Kathmandu, Nepal and several destinations of Bangladesh from Muscat, a senior official from the airline revealed.

In an exclusive interview with the Times of Oman, the Managing Director of US-Bangla Airlines, Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun

said Omani citizens and expatriates can now travel to Kolkata, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and several destinations in Bangladesh with a brief stopover in the country. “Flights to all these destinations will begin from this year,” he said.

The Muscat International Airport welcomed the first direct flight of US-Bangla Airlines on Saturday.

Al Mamun also said there are plans to connect Salalah in Oman with a direct flight to Bangladesh.

“We are working on this but that may take some time,” he said.

He also said they are delighted to extend their operations to the second international destination, the Sultanate of Oman. “We are certain that our services connecting Bangladesh to Oman will be successful,” he said.

US-Bangla Airlines, voted as the best domestic airline in Bangladesh in 2015, will fly four times a week from Muscat to Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet. “But very soon we will fly daily to Muscat,” he said.

Commenting on the addition of direct flights to Bangladesh, Ali Zayed Al Balushi, head of Operations at Oman Airports Manage-

ment Company (OAMC) said, “At OAMC, we endeavour to expand our international relations by attracting more international airlines to operate their flights directly from the Muscat International Airport. The addition of direct flights to Bangladesh is of great benefit to travellers from both countries, and will help raise the profile of the Muscat International Airport.”

Office inaugurated The city office of US-Bangla Airlines was also inaugurated on Saturday evening at Hamriya.

US-Bangla Airlines has appointed Travel Point LLC as its general sales agent (GSA) in Oman. Commenting on the partnership, Sunil Prabhakar said, “This move is a highly strategic and beneficial decision that will work in favour of the larger community of Bangladesh nationals that reside in Sultanate of Oman.

We are thankful to the OAMC for being extremely supportive in bringing the airline to Oman. We are sure this proposition will yield good results for both countries and provide a cost effective service to all those intending to visit or travel to Bangladesh.”

As an inaugural offer, USBangla Airlines is offering fares as low as OMR45 to Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet.

US-Bangla Airlines (USBA) Ltd. is an affiliate of the USBangla Group, located in Dhaka.

US-Bangla Airlines started its journey in July 2014, and in 2016 announced the operation of its first two Boeing 737-800 aircraft. It also launched its first international flights last May with its flights to Nepal’s Tribhuvan airport.

The addition of new direct flights to the Sultanate is a significant step towards OAMC’s strategic goal of placing Oman’s airports amongst the top 20 airports in the world by 2020. The number of international airlines operating at the Muscat International Airport now totals 33 carriers.

The US-Bangla Airlines (USBA) Ltd is an affiliate of the US-Bangla Group, located in Dhaka. US-Bangla Airlines started its journey in July 2014, and in 2016 announced the operation of its first two Boeing 737-800 aircraft. It also launched its first international flights last May with its flights to Nepal’s Tribhuvan airport.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2016

REGION CONFLICT

Iraqi army advances in bid to recapture IS-held Mosul despite suicide bombers BAGHDAD: Iraqi special forces backed by US and Iraqi air power took control of two districts of eastern Mosul on Saturday after heavy fighting in which they destroyed nine cars deployed by IS as suicide bombs, the military said.

Infantry and armoured division troops also advanced in a nearby neighbourhood, destroying three rocket launchers and killing 30 militants, it said in a statement said.

Iraqi troops have been fighting for 10 days inside eastern Mosul, trying to expand their small foothold in the city which IS has controlled since mid-2014, when its leader declared a caliphate in parts of Iraq and neighbouring Syria. The nearly four-week campaign to drive IS out of the biggest city under its control in either country has brought together an alliance of 100,000 Iraqi fighters, also backed by thousands of West-

OFFENSIVE: An Iraqi federal policeman aims his heavy machine gun on a vehicle in Samah district, Iraq on Saturday.— Reuters

ern personnel on the ground.

They have faced fierce resistance from a few thousand militants who have deployed hundreds of suicide car bombers and waves of attacks by snipers, assault fighters and rocket teams.

IS has also used a network of tunnels around the city and merged into the civilian popu-

Rebel gains in Aleppo reversed by Syria forces State television said the army swept the Dahiyet Al Assad district for landmines after regaining full control

BEIRUT: The Syrian army captured the Dahiyet Al Assad district of western Aleppo on Saturday, reversing all the gains made by rebels two weeks into their counter-attack against government-held areas, a war monitor and rebel official said.

State television said the army swept the suburban area for landmines after regaining full control.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a British-based war monitor, said the army and its allies made several advances on the divided city’s western edge this week, hampering the rebel offensive to break the siege on opposition-held districts.

Syrian government forces took Minian village and nearby positions, which were captured by

rebels last month, the Observatory said.

Zakaria Malahifji, head of the political office of the Fastaqim rebel group fighting in Aleppo, confirmed the army’s advances.

“Of course, when the regime takes control, it has a negative effect, but there is persistence” among the factions, he said. “And hopefully there will be change in the coming days.”

The city has been divided for years between the governmentheld west and rebel-held east.

Russia-backed assault Syrian government forces launched a major Russianbacked assault on eastern Aleppo in September after besieging the area, which the United Nations says is home to 275,000 people.

On October 28, rebels counterattacked in a bid to break the siege, targeting western districts of Aleppo in an offensive that included extremist militants and rebels fighting under the Free Syrian Army banner.

But their progress slowed after early advances.

Aleppo has become the most intense front in the war.

Quoting a Syrian military source, state news agency SANA said the army and its allies were steadily advancing on the western outskirts. — Reuters

lation of 1.5 million people still living there, helping it launch surprise raids and ambushes on the troops.

The military statement said the Counter Terrorism Service took control of the districts of Al Qadisiya Al Thania, which it moved into on Friday, and adjacent Al Arbajiya.

Further south, but still on the eastern fringes, troops from the First Infantry and Ninth Armoured divisions attacked the extremists in the Salam neighbourhood.

Security forces and army troops are also advancing on southern and northern fronts close to the city, aiming to open new fronts inside Mosul to put further pressure on the ultra-hardline extremists.

The attacking forces include Iraqi army troops and special forces and federal police units.

Kurdish peshmerga forces Outside the city, Kurdish peshmerga forces are holding territory to the northeast and paramilitary forces are deployed to the west.

They are supported by USled air power, including jets and Apache helicopters, and Western military advisers who have accompanied Iraqi forces on the edge of Mosul. — Reuters

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2016 Finance Minister Arun Jaitley urged people not to flock the banks to exchange the now-defunct banknotes, asking them to stagger it over the 50-day window provided by the government for the purpose

INDIA

PM warns of further action against black money holders The government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, had earlier brought out schemes for declaration of black money, the first of which fetched Rs670 billion ELATED: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the members of the Indian Community in Kobe, Japan

on Saturday. - PTI

KOBE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday warned of further action against those with black money once the December 30 deadline expires for disclosing demonetised notes, saying they will have to “pay for” unaccounted cash. At the same time, he said honest people have nothing to fear from the government.

He also made a veiled attack on the Opposition, saying a section of the people was “egging” others to speak against him on the scheme.

“I want to tell the people again and again that the government will do everything to protect the honest. But the dishonest beware, I will make you pay for it,” he said addressing the Indian community here at a reception before winding up his three-day visit to Japan.

In a speech laced with barbs and humour, Modi said opportunities were given to those with black money to come clean.

“It is not as though opportunity was not given. Then also if you feel that it will be business as usual, I cannot be faulted. After December 30 scheme (the last date for depositing demonetised notes) if you feel that there will be no ac-

Jaitley regrets inconvenience in changing notes NEW DELHI: Amid rising anger among people across India over exchanging the scrapped currency, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday regretted hardships caused due to withdrawal of high denomination notes but advised the public to be patient as the move will have larger benefits for the economy in long term.

He said it may take up to 3 weeks for all the 200,000 cash vending ATMs to operate

tion, there is no guarantee that something new will not be introduced to punish you (thikane lagane ke liye),” Modi said.

“The world has changed. I gave you time. Now it is up to you,

normally as each one has to be calibrated individually to dispense new sized notes of Rs2,000 and Rs500 besides lower denomination currency of Rs100. Assuring that RBI and banks have stacked up enough currency to replace the Rs14 lakh crore worth of Rs1000/500 notes that have been declared invalid, he said the government is constantly monitoring the situation as it is a “massive operation”.

As banks have been asked

think about your son’s future,” he said, amidst cheers from the audience. Referring to his November 8 announcement cancelling the legal tender status of Rs500 and Rs1,000 notes, Modi said

to remain open this weekend to cope with the rush, the Finance Ministry held a videoconference call with top RBI officials to assess the emerging situation and coordinate currency distribution across the country.

Jaitley urged people not to flock the banks to exchange the now-defunct banknotes, asking them to stagger it over the 50-day window provided by the government for the purpose. - PTI

the government had not done it all of a sudden. The government, he said, had earlier brought out schemes for declaration of black money, the first of which fetched Rs 670 billion.

“Even then people said Modi has failed. In the last two years a sum Rs1.25 lakh crores has been unearthed,” he said. Modi said what the government has done was not to harass anybody.

“Difficulties have been there. I have given 50 days time for people to go and deposit their honest money. But I make it clear, that if anything unaccounted comes up, then I will dig the records since Independence.

“I will deploy as many people as required for this. Honest people will not face any problem. No one will be spared. Those who know me, they are intelligent as well...

They think it is better to offer it to the Ganges than put it in banks... people would refuse to put even 25 paise into the Ganges,” Modi said.

He was referring to reports of the demonetised Rs500 and Rs1,000 notes dumped into the river. Then he asked the audience should stolen wealth not be brought out. Modi termed the demonetisation as “Swachhata Abhiyan” and hailed the undaunting spirit of the people despite their hardship following its announcement on November 8.

“I salute my countrymen. People stood in line for four hours, six hours but accepted the decision in the national interest the way people of Japan tackled the aftermath of the 2011 disaster,” he said.

“I thought long and hard about the possible difficulties and it was also important to keep it a secret.

It had to be done suddenly but I never thought I will receive blessings for this,” he said.

“I salute each and every Indian. Many families had weddings, health problems...yes they faced inconvenience but they accepted the decision,” the prime minister said.

“Law should be equal to everyone. People are happy about the fact that even Modi’s Rs1,000 notes are not usable anymore,” Modi said. - PTI

D E M O N E T I S AT I O N M OV E

Ready to work with all opposition parties, says Mamata KOLKATA: Upping the ante against BJP, Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said she is not averse to working with the Communist Party of India(Marxist) and other opposition parties like Congress, Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party to fight against the “anti-people” Modi government which has imposed an “undeclared emergency”.

“We may have ideological differences with CPI-M but we are ready to work with it and other opposition parties like Congress, Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party to save the country.

“The anti-people Modi government has imposed an undeclared emergency in the country,” she told a press conference at the state secretariat.

“Congress, Mayawati, Mulayam Singh ji, (Arvind) Kejriwal have protested against the demonetisation issue. Let all the opposition parties work together to save the country,” she said, adding that BJP will lose deposits in upcoming elections.

Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of conducting a surgical strike on the common people in the name of unearthing black money, she said that the demonetisation move was taken without any proper planning causing immense hardship.

“The Modi government had misled the people on the surgical strikes (across the border).

The people do not know what had happened,” she said.

Turning to Modi’s statement from Japan on the future steps to curb black money, she said, “Now the Prime Minister is threatening the people of the country from foreign land. What will he do? He can put us in jail or shoot us for raising voice. I don’t care. He can also declare emergency,” she said. -PTI

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IS claims attack on shrine that killed 43 people Local district commissioner Hashim Ghalzai said the blast at Shah Noorani shrine occurred while hundreds of people were inside

ANXIOUS WAIT: People gather outside an emergency ward of a

local hospital after hearing news of a bomb blast at a Sufi shrine, in Karachi, on Saturday. -AP/PTI

QUETTA: An explosion claimed by militant group IS ripped through a shrine in southwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least 43 people and wounding scores, officials said.

The blast at Shah Noorani shrine occurred while hundreds of people were inside, local district commissioner Hashim Ghalzai said.

Provincial Home Minister Sarfaraz Bugti said 43 people were killed and Ghalzai said more than 100 were wounded.

“Every day, around sunset, there is a dhamaal (ritual dance) here, and there are large numbers of people who come for this,” said Nawaz Ali, the shrine’s custodian.

The shrine is located in Balochistan province about 100km (60 miles) north of the port city of Karachi, to where rescue official Hakeem Nasi told Geo TV dozens of wounded were being moved.

The government dispatched 25 ambulances from the nearby town of Hub to the shrine, said Akbar Harifal, provincial home secretary for Balochistan.

The army was called in to assist with rescue operations, given the remoteness of the site, Bugti said.

It was not clear if the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber or a planted device, according to Bugti.

The province has seen some

NAT I O NA L S E C U R I T Y M E E T I N G

Controversial story was made up, says Nisar ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has said that the controversial story published by daily Dawn last month about a high-level national security meeting was not a ‘leak’ but a concocted report.

Reported on October 6 by Cyril Almeida, the story claimed on the authority of unnamed sources that the civil leadership of the country had warned the military establishment against international isolation for not taking action against certain militant groups.

The report, rejected by the government multiple times, was dubbed by the army ‘a breach of national security’. The government later announced the initiation of a probe into what was earlier called a ‘leak’ and announced a committee under a retired judge to probe the circumstances surrounding the publication of the news item.

“A national security leak would have been something discussed during the meeting. However, it was a false story with two thrusts,” Nisar said on Friday, while talking to media at the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) headquarters.

“On the one hand it claimed there was an exchange of harsh words between the Punjab chief minister and the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief. Let alone an exchange of harsh words, there was not even a difference of opinion,” Nisar claimed.

He said the second part of the story was about Pakistan’s socalled isolation in the international community. He said that during the meeting the foreign secretary had never said Pakistan was being isolated; rather he had talked about realignment of Pakistan.

“The foreign secretary had maintained that Pakistan’s foes are giving the impression that Pakistan is facing isolation while in fact it is not the matter,” he said.

“He had talked about the opportunities which Pakistan may avail as there are many countries who want to become part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).”

According to the interior minister, 34 high-level security meetings had taken place in the past three and a half years about nonstate actors and he was present in

The foreign secretary had maintained that Pakistan’s foes are giving the impression that Pakistan is facing isolation while in fact it is not the matter Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Interior Minister

each such meeting.

He said Pakistan is very clear about the non-state actors and it has a unified policy against them.

“There is no difference of opinion on this issue between the civil and military leadership,” he added. He said Pakistan’s enemies wanted to put blame on Pakistan for their failures. Nisar claimed that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif did not even know the name of Justice (retd) Aamer Raza Khan prior to the proposal of his appointment as head of the committee probing the controversy surrounding the planted story.

“When we decided to appoint him as head of the committee, the PM didn’t even know his name. Now they say that he has relations with the Sharif family,” Nisar said. He said during the first meeting of the committee, Justice Raza had expressed serious concern over his appointment. - Express Tribune

of the worst militant attacks this year in Pakistan.

IS said in a statement via its Amaq news agency that its fighters had carried out Saturday’s bombing.

The militant group also claimed responsibility for the last major attack in the province, at a police academy last month, that killed around 60 people.

Shrines have often been targeted by militant groups.

Balochistan is also a key link in a $46 billion transport and trade corridor between Pakistan and China, which hinges on a deepwater port in the southwestern city of Gwadar. - Reuters

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PAKISTAN H AT E S P E E C H C A S E

Wasim Akhtar granted pre-arrest bail KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) approved on Saturday the pre-arrest bail for Karachi’s elected mayor Wasim Akhtar in a hate speech case.

ATC-I judge approved the bail plea which Akhtar had filed over fears he might be arrested following his release from jail. The court, however, asked the mayor to submit a surety bond of Rs25,000.

This is the 38th case that Akhtar has been granted bail in during the course of a year.

A verdict on whether he may remain behind bars or be set free is awaited on November 16.

Last week, an ATC reserved order on Akhtar’s bail plea in a case pertaining to facilitation of terrorists, paving way for the Karachi mayor’s release from jail on

November 16.

The mayor had been alleged of involvement in the treatment of terrorists at the former petroleum minister Dr Asim Hussain’s Ziauddin Hospital. The court also approved bail in two cases pertaining to organising and listening to Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) founding chief Altaf Hussain’s ‘hate speech’. - Express Tribune

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WORLD Hundreds of thousands rally in Seoul seeking Park’s exit

VISA DENIED

“Park Geun-hye!

Michael McFaul

Today! Step down!

‘Russia bans ex-US envoy McFaul entry’

Immediately!

Step down! Now!” protesters chanted a few hundred metres (yards) from South Korea’s presidential Blue House

SEOUL: South Korean President Park Geun-hye faced mounting pressure to step down on Saturday as hundreds of thousands of demonstrators marched in the capital to protest allegations that she let a friend meddle in state affairs.

Saturday’s rally in downtown Seoul was the largest so far in a crisis engulfing Park, 64, and organisers said some 850,000 people packed streets running through the city centre including a 12-lane thoroughfare.

Police estimated the crowd at 260,000.

Students, families including young couples pushing strollers and protesters in wheelchairs were among the crowd during the peaceful march, which contrasted with the violence of some previous rallies dominated by militant unions and civic groups that clashed with police.

One man travelled seven hours from the southern town of Gimhae to join the rally demanding Park step down a year before her mandate is due to end.

“Park Geun-hye! Today! Step down! Immediately! Step down!

Now!” protesters chanted a few

FURIOUS: Protesters hold candles during an anti-government rally in central Seoul on Saturday. — AFP

hundred metres (yards) from the presidential Blue House.

“I’m here so that this country will be a better place for my daughters,” said Park Min-hee, 34, a housewife who was at the rally with her two young daughters and her husband’s parents.”Park Geun-hye did wrong. She must step down right now.”

It was the third weekend protest rally since Park’s first public apology on October 25 when she admitted she had sought the advice of her friend, Choi Soon-sil.

Park’s acknowledgement only

served to fuel public anger and suspicion over the secret confidant, who apparently held no official government position.

Another apology by Park and an offer to work with the parliamentary opposition to form a new cabinet and relinquish some power also failed to quell the crisis, prompting opponents to say she did not grasp its severity.

Park has dismissed some of her most senior and closest advisers, and former aides have been arrested on charges of abuse of power.

Choi, the friend who is believed

to have been acquainted with the president since the 1970s, has been charged with abuse of power and fraud.

Members of main opposition parties joined Saturday’s rally, suggesting there is growing support in parliament for action to remove her from power, although there was no formal move yet to launch impeachment proceedings.

No South Korean president has ever failed to finish their fiveyear term.

Park’s approval rating has dropped to 5 per cent for a second

week, according to a poll conducted by Gallup Korea and released on Friday, the lowest number for a South Korean president since such polling began under democratically elected leaders in 1988.

Gallup Korea, based in Seoul, is not affiliated with US-based Gallup, Inc, the American firm said.

Park is the daughter of Park Chung-hee who took power in a 1961 military coup and ruled until he was assassinated by his disgruntled spy chief in 1979, five years after his wife was shot dead in the head by a killer who meant to shoot him. — Reuters

MOSCOW: Russia has banned Michael McFaul, a former US ambassador to Moscow under President Barack Obama, from entering the country, McFaul and Russian Foreign Ministry sources said.

Russia has a travel ban in place on some US officials in retaliation for a US ban on Russian officials entering the United States.

McFaul, US ambassador in Moscow from 2012-2014, said he had learnt of the ban when applying for a visa to Russia to help defeated presidential candidate Hillary Clinton prepare for what he thought would be her transition to the White House.

“I have hundreds of friends in Russia.

“I’m really sorry that these sanctions will make communicating with people harder,” McFaul wrote on social media on Saturday.

In a separate earlier post, he described why he thought he had been sanctioned.

George Kennan “(I) was told that I am the Kremlin’s sanctions list because of my close affiliation with Obama. I will take that as a compliment! The US sanctioned Russians close to (President Vladimir) Putin.”

“To the best of my knowledge, George Kennan was the last US ambassador to USSR/Russia to be banned from travelling there.”

Moscow declared Kennan persona non grata in 1952. — Reuters

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WORLD CRACKDOWN

ARRESTS OVER ANTI-TRUMP PROTEST

Protestors are detained by Los Angeles Police Department officers after a march and rally against the election of Republican Donald Trump as President of the United States in Los Angeles, California, US on Saturday. — Reuters

Turkey halts activities of 370 groups as purge widens ANKARA: Turkey has halted the activities of 370 non-governmental groups including human rights and children’s organisations over their alleged terrorist links, the government said as it widens purges following a failed coup in July.

Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus defended the ban on the activities of the NGOs operating across the country, which was announced by the Interior Ministry late on Friday.

“The organisations are not shut down, they are being suspended.

There is strong evidence that they are linked to terrorist organisations,” Kurtulmus said.

Different fronts “Turkey has to fight terrorism on so many different fronts. We are trying to clear the state institutions from Gulenists. At the same time we are fighting against Kurdish militants and Islamic

State (IS),” Kurtulmus told reporters on Saturday.

More than 110,000 people have been sacked or suspended from their jobs and 37,000 arrested since the failed putsch for suspected links to US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom Ankara blames for the plot.

He denies the accusations.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan calls the exiled cleric’s network the “Gulenist Terror Organisation” and says the unprecedented crackdown is crucial to rid state institutions of infiltrators seeking to topple the government.

Of the 370 associations affected

by Friday’s ban, 153 were allegedly linked to the Gulen movement, 190 to the Kurdish militant group PKK, 19 to the far-leftist militant group DHKP-C, and eight to IS, the interior ministry said. It added that investigations into the groups were continuing and pledged “de-

termination to fight all kinds of structures, groups and institutions with links to terror organisations.”

Among the groups affected were bodies representing lawyers and the Union of Turkish Bar Associations vowed to “take a stand against any unlawful intervention on legal firms.”

Without court rulings “It’s impossible for us to find the closure or activity cessation of organisations without court rulings democratic,” it added in a statement.

The scale of the purges has alarmed Turkey’s Western allies and foreign investors.

Human rights groups and opposition parties say Erdogan, who traces his political roots to a banned extremist party, is using the coup as a pretext to muzzle all dissent in the European Unioncandidate nation. — Reuters

4 Americans killed at NATO base A Taliban bomber managed to enter the heavily protected site, the largest US base, north of capital Kabul, in Afghanistan

KABUL: A Taliban suicide bomber dressed as a labourer blew himself up at the NATO air base at Bagram north of the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday, killing four Americans and wounding at least 17 people, officials said.

Two US military service members and two US contractors were killed, and 16 other US service members were wounded, along with a Polish soldier who was part of the NATO mission, US Defence Secretary Ash Carter said in a statement.

Not be deterred “For those who carried out this attack, my message is simple.

We will not be deterred in our mission to protect our homeland and help Afghanistan secure its own future,” Carter said.

He said the military will investigate what happened to determine what steps could be taken to improve protection for the base.

The attack, which was claimed by the Taliban, underlines the foreign policy challenge that will face US President-elect Donald Trump

when he takes office in January.

President Barack Obama had originally hoped to have all US forces out of the country by the end of his term, but was forced to abandon that goal as Afghan forces struggled to contain the Taliban insurgency.

Under current plans, 8,400 US troops will remain as part of the Resolute Support operation and a separate US counterterrorism mission after Obama decided to slow down a planned reduction of the force, leaving it to his successor to decide future strategy.

Waheed Sediqqi, spokesman for the Parwan provincial governor, said the bomber managed to enter the heavily protected site, the largest US base in Afghanistan, and was standing in a queue with Afghan labourers when he detonated a suicide vest.

The NATO-led Resolute Support mission response teams at the airfield were treating the wounded and investigating the incident.

German consulate attack It follows a suicide attack on the German consulate in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif late on Thursday night that killed four people and wounded more than 100 others. That attack was retaliation for air strikes near the northern city of Kunduz last week which killed more than 30 civilians.

The Taliban’s spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said Saturday’s attack, which he said had been planned for four months, had caused heavy casualties, killing 23 Americans and wounding 44.

The movement often exaggerates the number of casualties caused by its operations. — Reuters

SECURITY BREACH: Afghan National Army soldiers arrive in the streets around the largest US military base in Bagram, 50km north of Kabul, after an explosion on Saturday. — AFP

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READERS’ FORUM Mentality of drivers need to be trained This refers to the report‚ Calls for safety upgrade of Ibri-Fahud road (November 11). There is a need to teach people how to drive properly.

Honestly you see such a change in people the minute they get behind the wheel of a car in Oman they are either on there phone and have no clue about how fast an accident can happen or turn into maniacs needing to race ahead. Change the mentality and also regulate driving instructors as they are culprits also.

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Update driving capabilities This refers to the report‚ Calls for safety upgrade of Ibri-Fahud road (November 11).

Upgrading the driving capability of drivers is much more important than just upgrading roads to dual carriage way. Dual road just increases speed anyway. —Saba Damon Salvatore , via Facebook

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Donald Trump’s big win might seem a big loss for China. After spending much of his campaign calling China a cheater that steals American jobs, Trump’s election almost certainly means Washington will take a much harder line over trade, the Chinese currency and other contentious economic issues.

Lower minimum limit to 100kmph This refers to the report‚ Calls for safety upgrade of Ibri-Fahud road (November 11). I believe Oman needs to reduce the minimum speed limit to 100kmph on major highways.

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The secret of Dubai’s success A

s governments across the Middle East try to wean themselves off natural resources and build diversified, resilient economies, they should take some lessons from Dubai. It’s a remarkable story.

In less than a generation, Dubai has transformed itself into a major centre for investment, commerce, and high-end culture. Although the 2008 global financial crisis hit the city-state hard (owing to its exposure to inflated real-estate assets), it recovered quickly, as evidenced by its bids for events such as the World Expo 2020.

How Dubai managed not only to survive, but to thrive, in the wake of the crisis warrants closer scrutiny. So, this past summer, I began investigating the so-called Dubai model of resilient growth, and the challenges that may lie ahead for it. As part of my research, I conducted more than 40 indepth interviews with government officials and business elites, and fleshed out my findings with secondary data sources.

Dubai’s growth and resilience is attributable to its “ABS model” of attraction, branding, and stateled development. Just as a car’s anti-lock braking system prevents it from skidding out of control in dangerous situations, Dubai’s three-prong strategy keeps its development agenda on track, even during economic crises. With respect to state-led development, Dubai’s approach is typical of Gulf states. Its society adheres to tribal traditions that afford its ruling elite, headed by the royal family, a paternal and omnipotent role in determining the direction and form of economic development. This means that “Dubai, Inc.” can quickly and seamlessly adapt to changing economic circumstances.

Dubai is sometimes called the Singapore of the Desert, because, like Singapore, it has experienced enormous state-directed economic growth, and benefits from proactive, visionary leadership that has turned a small city-state with limited natural resources into an important international entrepôt. Moreover, Dubai has done a good job of branding itself to attract the foreign investment and labour needed to achieve its growth ambitions. Like New York, Shanghai, and Las Vegas, which have all enhanced their images through architecture, Dubai conveys its innovation-oriented identity through its cityscape and skyline, which has around 150 skyscrapers, more than any

other city except New York and Hong Kong.

Dubai also has the first 3D-printed office building, stunning manmade islands, the world’s only (self-proclaimed) “seven-star hotel,” shopping malls combined with aquariums, indoor skiing, and skydiving facilities, and an array of iconic buildings and amusement parks. It also hosts the world’s most expensive horseraces and other lavish sporting events.

Dubai’s brand is further strengthened by its political stability, safety, tolerance, cultural diversity, and high standard of living, which are a draw for skilled expatriates from around the world. Moreover, the emirate appeals to foreign investors with special economic zones that few other states can match.Two billion people live within a four-hour flight radius of Dubai, so it is unsurprising that it has emerged as a compelling location for visitors and investors alike. As one businesswoman I interviewed put it, “Dubai has all the ingredients of an extremely popular attraction for investors and tourists from around the world,” with “a substantial number of Arab youth aspiring to come and live the ‘Dubai Dream.’”

Dubai has complemented its competitive advantage in attracting high-skill workers and investment with labour policies that also bring in lower-skill foreign workers to power its growth engine. But reliance on foreign workers could run into structural problems down the road. While firms can quickly shed workers during hard times, this then results in labour shortages when conditions improve. Higher-skill workers, in particular, take much longer to attract than to let go.

Another risk is that, while the emirate has enjoyed a long period of political and economic stability, a significant regional upheaval could cause foreign workers, whatever their skill level, to take flight, regardless of the promise of high salaries and an attractive lifestyle. Dubai’s reliance on foreign labour thus threatens its long-term economic capacity to withstand future shocks.

Aware of these potential risks, Dubai’s leadership has just approved a comprehensive plan to overhaul education aimed at developing indigenous human capital. - Project Syndicate

CLIPPINGS FROM OUR ARCHIVES OCTOBER 2001 Fine arts exhibition in Salalah SALALAH: A fine arts exhibition was opened at the youth studio here yesterday under the auspices of Bakheet bin Said bin Mohammad Masan, wali of Dhalkut. The seven day event is organised by Goysca department in Dhofar governorate.

Paintings depicting the Omani environment are on display.

A total of 44 artists in Dhofar governorate are taking part in the exhibition, which is held annually as part of the National Day celebrations.

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1952: Harvard’s Paul Zoll becomes the first man to use electric shock to treat cardiac arrest.

1969: Some 23,000 people die when the Nevado del Ruiz erupts, melting a glacier and causing a massive mudslide that buries Armero, Columbia.

2000: Articles of impeachment passed against Philippine President Joseph Estrada.

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LIFESTYLE WELLNESS

Awareness Matters Story Dr Muhammad Muneer

As we celebrate World Diabetes Day tomorrow (November 14), it is important to know the dangers of living with undiagnosed diabetes.

This year the theme is ‘Eyes on Diabetes’ and it raises awareness on timely screening to ensure early diagnosis of Type-2 diabetes.

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s per the International Diabetic Federation statistics, currently there are around 415 million adults and over half a million children having diabetes. There are still millions who are left undiagnosed, an alarming data that tells that they will end up in complications at future diagnosis. At present the world is witnessing a pandemic outbreak of diabetes and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is no exception. In this region there are over 35 million adults within age 20-79 years who are living with diabetes, which means almost 10 per cent of population are having the disease. There are over sixty thousand children suffering from Type-1 diabetes in this region and ten thousand children are newly diagnosed each year. In 2015, 342,000 people died of diabetes. Prevalence of diabetes is highest among 50-79 age group and it ranges from 18-23 per cent and at all ages females are more prevalent than men. Diabetes is a systemic disorder which affects almost all systems of our body, thus affecting our eyes, kidney, and nerves. All these complications can be prevented or reduced to a great extent with few simple intervention..

1. Screening high risk group: Type-2 diabetes is family linked, so when parents and siblings are affected, then all members should regularly monitor their glucose. Family members having diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, history of high sugar during pregnancy, history of giving birth to large baby, and irregular menstrual period are few important risk factors and those who are having at least one or more, fall in the high risk group.

These high risk groups should be screened and if found normal then one should annually monitor.

2. After diagnosis: Patients with diabetes initially are very reluctant to initiate treatment. If a person is found to have borderline or mild increase of sugar then intensive lifestyle modifications would help revert the high sugar to normal one in a significant number of the cases.

3. Regular follow-up: Diabetes is a lifelong disease. Regular follow-up helps to identify complications at an earlier stage and prompt intervention can delay or revert the complications. In several cases of Type-2 diabetes there are some complications. Some patients visit the doctor with visual problem, burning, and pin and needle feeling in the foot mostly at night, fatigue and lack of energy, skin and soft-tissue infection, loss of libido and more. These show that diabetes had already set in earlier and now complications have started. In Type-2 diabetes most of the cases show no symptoms.

4. Risk stratification: Studies showed that up to 80 per cent diabetes patients end up with heart attack and diabetes patients live 5-10 years less than normal population.

Diabetes is equivalent to coronary heart disease in terms of life risk. Diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol are closely related and in most cases they exist together. So along with diabetes control all these risk factors should be addressed to reduce complications.

5. Interlink among complications: Having one form of complication can direct the beginning or presence of other complications. As for example, the presence of diabetic eye disease is associated with an increased risk of other diabetic kidney disease and cardiovascular diseases. Diabetic foot ulcer patients mostly have heart disease as well. So it is important to know the history of diabetes to address its complications.

Dr Muhammad Muneer, is Diabetologist at Dr Mohans Diabetes Specialties Centre, Azaiba Contact: +968 9272 4345 genome2006@yahoo.ca

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iet and exercise is very important in the management of diabetes. A completely different diet is not needed for a diabetic.

The nutrient requirement for a diabetic is same as that of a normal person. But a diabetic has to reduce the intake of certain food stuff in order to reduce the sugar level in blood.

The calorie intake should help the individual to lose or gain weight as required. It is always better for a diabetic to maintain the body weight 10 per cent lower than the ideal body weight. If the disease is mild a diet restricted in calories and devoid of refined sugars such as sweets, jams, and jellies is adequate. It is better for a diabetic to have calorie intake less than a normal individual. A diabetic should derive 60-65% of calories from carbohydrates, 1520% from protein, and 15- 25% from fat.

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Carbohydrates Diabetics should be careful while choosing the type of carbohydrate food. Cereals and pulses are complex carbohydrates that have to be broken down to simple sugars before they are absorbed from gut.

Whole wheat is better than rice because of greater fibre content. But refined carbohydrates like sugar, honey, jaggery, and jam, contain simple sugars which are directly absorbed. Diabetics should restrict the intake of these foods. Fruits and milk contain sugars which raise the blood sugar in a slow rate.

Diabetics can take them in limited quantity. The total amount of carbohydrates should be divided into 4-5 equal parts. One third (33%) should be served during lunch and one third during dinner. Of the remaining 25% should be served dur-

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ing breakfast and 9% during evening tea or bedtime.

Protein Diabetics should derive more protein from vegetable sources than animal protein as they contain more fibre and less cholesterol.

Fat High fat diet increase body weight, serum lipid level, and adversely affect diabetes. So a diabetic should be careful with the amount and nature of fat they consume. There are commonly three types of fats.

Ghee, butter, vanaspathi, and coconut oil contain high amount of saturated fats which increase serum cholesterol.

They should be taken only in small quantities. Vegetable fats like sunflower oil, safflower oil contain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) are considered good for health. Monounsaturated fatty acids present in groundnut, palm oil, and olive oil are not harmful to the body.

All these are considered as visible fats. Apart from these, foods like cereals, pulses, milk and milk products, egg, flesh foods, and nuts contain invisible fats. Fats from vegetable sources are better than those from animal sources.

Non vegetarians can consume fish or chicken without skin instead of egg, mutton, liver, and brain which are high in cholesterol. Fatty acids in fish are helpful for body. Diabetes can take 20g visible fat based on their serum lipid levels.

Dietary fibre Soluble fibre present in vegetables, fruits, and legumes are more effective in controlling blood glucose and serum lipids than insoluble fibre present in cereals and millets. In addition to soluble fibre, vegetables, fruits, and leg-

umes also provide anti oxidants and omega-3 fatty acids. Dietary fibre is also beneficial in the prevention of heart diseases and colon cancer.

High fibre foods have low calorific value and low glycaemic index and they improve glucose tolerance. Excess dietary fibre may interfere with mineral absorption and may initially cause gastrointestinal symptoms such as flatulence and diarrhoea in few. It is better that diabetics take 40g dietary fibre per day.

Fruits Fructose is the main sugar in fruits and they can be consumed by diabetics in moderate amounts.

Fruits are also rich in anti oxidants and soluble fibre. Partially ripe fruits are better than fruit juices.

Fibre rich fruits like guava, amla, papaya, pomegranate, and apple are preferred than fruits such as banana, mango, and custard apple. Musk melon and water melon have high water content and consumption of such fruits provide satiety without adding calories.

Fenugreek seeds Fenugreek seeds that contain high fibre are useful for diabetics.

It contains an alkaloid trigonelline which helps to reduce blood sugar level. Fenugreek also lowers the levels of serum lipids such as cholesterol and triglycerides.

Diabetes can be kept under control by making certain changes in lifestyle. Diabetics should take care of his food intake. Exercise should be made a part of life. Diabetics should avoid alcohol. Along with this, use of prescribed medicines help them to keep diabetes under check.

— lifestyle@timesofoman.com Jishy Seby, is diet consultant, at KIMS Oman Hospital.

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Payment delays still adversely affecting contracting companies Oman Society of Contractors has been discussing with the ministry of finance for smoothening the payment process

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businesseditor@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Payment delays of completed projects are still adversely affecting contracting companies, with a severe hit on the cash flow and liquidity of the entire sector.

“Many companies were not paid

for at least six months. The delay in payments is becoming longer (six months can be an average). We are discussing with the Ministry of Finance. The ministry is working hard to make those payments as far as possible in view of present economic conditions,” Shahswar Al Balushi, chief executive officer of Oman Society of Contractors (OSC), told Times of Oman.

“When the main contractor is not getting paid, the sub-contractors and vendors will not get payment. The effect is impacting the whole market,” Al Balushi said, adding; “This is really difficult for many companies to manage (liquidity).” “But the Ministry of Finance is working to smoothen the process,” noted the chief of OSC – the representative body of contacting firms, which has 150 companies as members.

The budget constraints have affected timely payment by the Ministry of Finance for completed

BASEL 3 NORMS

Oman banks urged to strengthen their non-volatile sources of funds A E JAMES

businesseditor@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Oman’s central bank has asked commercial banks to strengthen its non-volatile sources of funding in line with Basel 3 norms in an attempt to avoid risk arising from hardening interest rates at times of instability in financial markets.

In a guideline to commercial banks, the apex bank said that banks’ liquidity coverage ratio (LCR), which became effective in January 2015, has to be a minimum ratio of 60 per cent, and has to be increased by 10 per cent every year thereafter till it reaches a minimum of 100 per cent by 2019.

This ratio, which is an important part of Basel norms, determines how much liquidity assets banks have to maintain and is calculated after giving different weightages to various types of deposits held by banks. Deposits from corporates, which are of highly volatile in nature, are given less or zero weightage, while retail deposits (which are generally less volatile) are considered as strong components in calculating LCR. The liquidity coverage ratio is calculated by dividing highly liquid deposits with net cash outflows over the next 30 days,

which helps in overcoming stress tests among banks. This will contribute to financial stability by enhancing the ability of banks to withstand periods of economic and financial stress.

The Central Bank of Oman (CBO) guideline to banks also said that the standard for net stable funding ratio (NSFR) has to be minimum ratio of 100 per cent and will become effective from January 1 2018. This is also in line with the guidelines issues by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel 3). This ratio ensures that longterm assets of banks are funded by long-term and stable funding sources. Sometimes banks offer long-term loans with short-term deposits, in an attempt to get good margins, which may lead to asset-liability mismatch.

In fact, the central bank’s measures are expected to affect the profitability of Omani banks as long-term funding cost is relatively on the higher side. “It is also a challenge for banks to get sufficient long-term deposits.

The capital and financial markets in Oman is still in developing phase. There are only limited ways in which banks can get longterm funds – term papers, private placement and bonds,” said a senior banker, who does not want to be named.

JANUARY-SEPTEMBER PERIOD

Al Hassan incurs loss of OMR6.78 m Times News Service MUSCAT: Al Hassan Engineering Co said that the company has incurred a net loss of OMR6.78 million for the first nine months (January-September) of 2016, against a net loss of OMR1.19 million for the same period of 2015. The company’s contract and other income stood lower at OMR69.71 million during

January-September of 2016 against OMR79.33 million for the same period, according to a disclosure statement posted on MSM website.

Expenses of the company stood lower at OMR76.50 million for the first nine months of 2016, against OMR80.61 million for the same period of last year. The company’s board has approved the financial results.

projects and the Oman Society of Contractors has been discussing with the ministry for smoothening the payment process.

Oman’s budget deficit Oman’s budget deficit for the first eight months (January-August) of 2016 surged ahead by 63 per cent to OMR4,371.6 million, as plunging crude oil export revenues started affecting the government’s fiscal balance.

Al Balushi said that earlier contracting firms had several projects on hand and the interim (preliminary) payment was smooth. “Interim payments and credit facilities from banks used to cover cash flow issues earlier. The problem in the past was in finalising accounts,” he added.

“Today, the problem is also in interim payments – periodic payments are not coming,” noted Al Balushi.

Al Balushi also said that there is

Oman Society of Contractors moots ‘I-Owe-You’ notes A E JAMES businesseditor@timesofoman.com

MUSCAT: Oman Society of Contractors has suggested the concept of a bond-like instrument called IOU (I-OweYou) to pay outstanding bills of contracting firms by the government, on the lines of a recent Saudi proposal.

As payment from the state, contractors would receive bond-like instruments which they could hold until maturity or sell on to banks.

“We are trying to negotiate

the concept of IOU again with the Ministry of Finance. But it is still under discussion,” said Shahswar Al Balushi, CEO of OSC. However, he said, the ministry is making cash payments. “That is limited due to fund available for payment on a monthly or periodic basis.”

“An IOU will help companies to get credit from banks. At the moment, the Ministry of Finance has not given a clear picture whether this can be done or not,” Al Balushi further added.

a reduction in number of tendered projects due to prioritisation policy of the government due to financial constraints. “We have seen it last year.” Also, contracting firms are now in the process of completing several projects and once these projects are delivered, there will be a drop in work.

Further, the crude oil price has not yet moved up extensively to make a change. “If it remains at this rate between $40 and $50 per barrel in 2017, definitely we will see an impact.”

However, with the ongoing focus on diversification programme, the country will be able to offset some of the shortfalls in construction activity.

Al Balushi added that in case of an improvement in facilitation of investment processes and procedures, it will expedite foreign investment. “This might help the construction companies to find an alternative,” he added.

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MARKET Muscat bourse to introduce ‘day trading’ with lower commission The investors who are engaged in day trade, which starts on MSM today, are entitled to 50% discount on commission, which is fixed at 0.000175%

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businesseditor@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Oman’s Muscat bourse will start ‘day trading’ with lower brokerage fee or cost of transaction from Sunday. In fact, day trading is buying and selling of a share in the same trading session, or selling existing shares and buying them back in the same day through the same broker.

The investors who are engaged in day trade are entitled for a 50 per cent discount on commission, which is fixed at 0.000175 per cent.

“The discount will be applicable on trading conducted by all clients, except trust accounts,” said an MSM statement.

The day trading is usually conducted by traders who try to make

STARTS TODAY: A cap of 200,000 shares is set for each company, meaning that a trader can do day trading and get commission discount

up to this cap in each company. – Times file

profit by taking advantage of small price movements in highly liquid stocks.

The new trading scheme with lower commission was introduced to improve liquidity and trading volumes. The Muscat Securities Market has been facing low liquidity and traded volumes for the last

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International food security conference next month MUSCAT: International Food Security Conference, themed ‘Sustainable Agriculture and Pulses’, will start on December 5 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Muscat under the auspices of Dr Fu’ad bin Ja’afar Al Sajwani, minister of agriculture and fisheries. The two-day conference will develop a roadmap for food security in the Sultanate by finding and raising awareness about food security and sustainable agriculture, as well as identifying the nutritional and economic value of pulses, and the possibility of investment and innovation in this sector in the fields of agriculture, production and manufacturing. The conference is organised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries with the participation of government and private agencies responsible for the national agenda for the development of food processing sector. The conference will focus on the development of pulse food industry and other important crops in the Sultanate. It will also examine the sustainable harvest systems and the possibility for the public and private sectors investing in this area in order to reach a sustainable food security system.

Workshop on vital statistics system begins on Monday MUSCAT: Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Statistical Centre, in collaboration with the Statistics Division of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia / ESCWA/, will organise a four-day workshop on the principles and recommendations for the development of vital statistics system at its headquarters on Monday. Twenty Arab countries will take part in the workshop, which focuses on accelerating the process of improving civil registration and vital statistics.

The vital statistics play a key role in securing necessary population data for the development and statistics of health planning and evaluation, in addition to the protection of rights and access to services, and improving governance through the identification data. The workshop will contribute to increase the knowledge of statisticians and those responsible for civil registration in governments and revised international principles and recommendations, with a view to compiling, process and disseminate vital statistics, and improve their ability to identify gaps and challenges in the application of international standards to improve the vital statistics system in their countries.

Legal firms, audit offices praise Invest Easy system MUSCAT: Vice-chairman of the economic committee in the Shura Council and some of the audit offices and legal firms owners praised the services provided through ‘Invest Easy’ portal, pointing out that the project accomplished wide successes in different economic enterprises. They assured that the system is achieving big success by setting records in finishing different transactions, which led to the Sultanate getting different local and international awards. ‘Invest Easy’ is also the reason behind the progress in the index of business start-ups, according the World Bank report. Legal firms and audit offices owners demanded the other government parties to be like the Ministry of Commerce and Industry in accelerating the integrating steps to issue commercial registers and do business in the Sultanate, so that the system of business would integrate in a way that serves the investors, investment and the owners of small and medium enterprises; in addition to accelerating the pace of business related to commercial registers and investments attractions, assuring that the economic business in the Sultanate needs more efforts exertion to push these steps to success, and push the commercial and investment business with all its kinds. They clarified that ‘Invest Easy’ system makes the Sultanate a place where doing business is characterized with transparency, which in return contributes developing all the fields of society, by promoting the trust among commercial and governmental business partners. The system contributed increasing the awareness of investors and entrepreneurs, making them aware of the service and its economic importance. - Times News Service/ONA

few months.

“The idea is to enhance liquidity in the market. With a reduction in brokerage fee, day traders can easily enter the market,” Ahmed Saleh Al Marhoon, director-general of the Muscat Securities Market, had told ‘Times of Oman’ in October.

“We hope that the reduction in

brokerage fee or transaction cost is an encouragement for day traders to become more active on the bourse.”

Each investor has a ceiling of 200,000 shares of each approved company per trading session. Any day trading after the cap will be considered normal trading and

the normal trading commission is applied. As many as 30 companies have been approved by the Muscat bourse for conducting day trading, which was based on annual trading volumes. However, the total trading days of the company, during a year, will not be less than 50 per cent of the total trading days.

Brokerage firms on the MSM have to ensure that clients have sufficient cash in their accounts for conducting day trading.

The approved companies for day trading are Bank Muscat, Oman Telecommunications Company, Al Anwar Holding, Bank Sohar, Galfar Engineering and Contracting, Omani-Qatari Telecommunications Company (Ooredoo), Oman International Development and Investment Company (Ominvest), Bank Nizwa, Oman Investment and Finance Co., Phoenix Power, Renaissance Services, Al Jazeera Steel Products, National Bank of Oman, Oman United Insurance, Al Sharqiyah Investment Holding, HSBC Bank Oman, Raysut Cement, Global Financial Investment, Bank Dhofar, Oman Cement, Sembcorp Salalah, Port Services Corporation, Al Anwar Ceramic Tiles, Oman and Emirates Investment Holding, National Gas, Oman Cables Industry, Alizz Islamic Bank, Gulf Investments Services Holding, Gulf International Chemicals and Al Maha Ceramics.

The MSM and Oman Brokers’ Association will review the list of companies on the basis of traded volumes after a certain period.

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BAILOUT PROGRAMME

IMF board disburses $2.75 billion to Egypt of $12 billion approved loan CAIRO/WASHINGTON: Egypt has won International Monetary Fund (IMF) approval for a three-year, $12 billion bailout programme aimed at reviving a struggling economy, bringing down public debt and controlling inflation while seeking to protect the poor.

The IMF said its executive board’s approval immediately disbursed an initial loan tranche of $2.75 billion to Egypt’s central bank. The remainder will be phased in over the next three years subject to five reviews on required reforms.

The injection of new funds increased the Central Bank of Egypt’s foreign reserves to $23.3 billion, state television said in Cairo.

Internatioanl Monetary Fund REVIVING ECONOMY: The injection of new funds increased the Central Bank of Egypt’s foreign remanaging director Christine La- serves to $23.3 billion, state television said in Cairo. – Bloomberg News. garde described the Egypt bailout as a “homegrown economic program” that the IMF will support after the 2011 uprising that ended President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi nets, including by increasing food also took other key steps required subsidies and direct transfers to “to address longstanding chal- Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year rule.

Facing a gaping budget defi- by the IMF, including passage of a the poor. lenges to the economy.”

Lagarde also emphasised that “These include a balance-of- cit, plummeting foreign reserves value-added tax to raise revenues payments problem manifested in and a burgeoning currency black and reductions in fuel subsidies. Egypt needs to make structural an overvalued exchange rate and market, it agreed the IMF loan in The programme also requires leg- reforms to its economy such as foreign exchange shortages, large August but had to secure around islation to reduce Egypt’s public streamlining regulations for business start-ups, passing insolvency budget deficits that led to rising $6 billion in bilateral financing for sector wage bill. reforms and labor reforms aimed public debt and low growth with the deal to be completed. at increasing labor participation.

Egypt made the final push for Austerity measures high unemployment,” Lagarde The $12 billion IMF prosaid. “The authorities recognise the loan after the central bank The IMF said the programme is that resolute implementation of abandoned its currency peg of 8.8 projected to reduce Egypt’s debt- gramme also will be accompanied the policy package is essential to pounds to the US dollar last week to-GDP ratio, now hovering near by about $6 billion in bilateral fiin a dramatic devaluation move 100 per cent, by about 10 per cent- nancing contributed by China, the restore investor confidence.”

United Arab Emirates, G7 counImport-dependent Egypt has welcomed by the Fund and World age points over three years.

But some of the fiscal savings tries, bank loans and bond issues. struggled to attract United States Bank. The pound traded at just from austerity measures will be Those transactions are expected dollars and revive its economy over 16 to the dollar on Friday.

The government of Egyptian used to strengthen social safety to be announced separately. - Reuters since tourists and investors fled W E E K LY R O U N D - U P

Sensex falls 455 points to four-month low MUMBAI: The BSE Sensex fell for third week in a row, losing 455.33 points while marking four month lows at 26,818.82, the broader Nifty also fell below the important 8,300-level succumbing to selling pressure following Trumps win and Modi’s surgical strike on Black Money.

Market witnessed high drama for the week amid intense volatile swings of ups and downs before closing lower as highly speculative driven trading momentum.

The week’s initial two session saw the market gaining on optimism perked up by global stocks gains on Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clintons win in United Staters election FBI’s clean chit on her personal e-mail server probe, it was supported by stock specific earning results and plan for Infra reform

to attract more investment led a short covering rally.

The unexpected victory of Donald Trump in US election and the Prime Minister Modi bombshell over demonetisation of high-value currency led an stocks crash as the index touched to hit rock-bottom of 15-month lows at 25,902.45 before bargain hunting and shorts hauled the market to some extent.

Global recovery However, investors resonated to global recovery after factoring Trumps victory and his pro-business policies, while banking rally due to demonetisation lifted domestic stocks. It was shortlived before reality tagged investors with US President-elect huge spending policies for economic expansion would stoke inflation may lead US

interest rate hike and dent the appeal of emerging markets.

A rise in US treasury yields and subsequent sell-off in Asian markets led domestic market ending the week to mark four month lows.

The 30-share Sensex resumed higher at 27,552.27 and hovered between 27,743.46 and 25,902.45 before concluding the week at 26,818.82, a loss of 455.33 points, or 1.67 per cent. The gauge has lost 1258.36 points in three weeks.

The NSE Nifty also fell 137.45 points, or 1.67 per cent, to close the week at 8,296.30, after shuttling between 8,598.45 and 8,002.25.

The selling was led by realty, consumer durables, auto, IT, tech, FMCG, capital goods and IPOs counters, also dropped were second line shares of midcap and smallcap company shares. While, Metal, Bankex, PSUs, HealthCare,

Oil Gas and Power sectors gained.

In the broader market, the BSE Mid-Cap index lost 375.51 points or 2.92 per cent to settle at 12,464.02. The BSE Small-Cap index fell 392.41 points or 3.05 per cent to settle at 12,485.07. The fall in both these indices was lower than the Sensex’s decline in percentage terms.

Among sectoral and industry indices, Realty fell by 10.94 per cent, followed by Consumer Durables 7.92 per cent, Auto 5.72 per cent, IT 5.47 per cent, Teck 4.85 per cent, FMCG 3.70 pct and Capital Goods 1.19 per cent. However, Metal rose by 5.04 per cent, Bankex 3.78 per cent, healthcare 2.16 per cent, Oil & Gas 1.15 per cent and power by 0.80 per cent.

Among the 30-share Sensex pack, 17 stocks fell and the rest of them rose in the week. - PTI

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MARKET Premiums paid to insurance firms reached OMR442m

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Vehicle insurance policies accounted

Sezad, Duqm Smart Business to develop smart office facility MUSCAT: Special Economic Zone Authority of Duqm (Sezad) and Duqm Smart Business Company signed a usufruct agreement to develop a smart office facility constructed from shipping containers refurbished at the Special Economic Zone in Duqm (SEZD).

The agreement was signed for Sezad by chairman of the board Yahya bin Said Al Jabri and for Duqm Smart Business by Maurizio Monte, founding director.

Pursuant to the agreement, Duqm Smart Business will develop the project on the land allocated by Sezad. The first phase of the project will provide 12 smart offices for shared usage by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) companies and start-ups in Duqm.

The first phase of the project has already started and is projected for completion by the year-end. The new smart office facility provides startups and small companies with a launch pad before moving to larger facilities in other parts of the economic zone.

Al Jabri hailed the abundance of investment opportunities and benefits available at the Special Economic Zone in Duqm, and the pioneering example of Duqm Smart Business Company in facilitating business start-ups and enhancing the business product of the zone.

Recycled materials “Architects and designers from all over the world are embracing the innovative use of these containers. This is an ideal solution for our project in Duqm. The Duqm smart office will be constructed using refurbished freight containers and recycled materials whenever possible. We will also adopt a “local purchasing” philosophy to procure our needs from the local suppliers in Duqm,” said Maurizio Monte.

Duqm Smart Business Company was recently setup to provide real estate and marketing support services to companies and business people coming to Duqm. — ONA

for 85.6 per cent of the total insurance policies registered at the insurance companies in 2015

MUSCAT: Total direct premiums paid to insurance companies in 2015 amounted to OMR442 million, up by 11.5 per cent compared to 2014, with OMR396.52 million direct premiums.

Vehicle insurance policies accounted for 85.6 per cent of the total insurance policies registered at the insurance companies.

The total value of direct insurance premiums on vehicles amounted to OMR162.29 million while the total direct premiums for life insurance amounted to OMR52.95 million and property insurance at OMR46.54 million.

The total direct marine insurance premiums amounted to OMR14.27 million. The total direct insurance premiums on liability amounted to OMR12.31 million engineering insurance OMR23.92 million health insurance OMR102.50 million and for other types of insurance OMR26.87 million.

The total compensation paid by

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Kenneth Cole to shut down stores NEW YORK: Kenneth Cole Productions, a fashion house and shoe company founded more than three decades ago, is closing almost all its stores, effectively ending its run as a United States brick-and-mortar chain.

The New York-based retailer will shutter its 63 outlet stores over the next six months, chief executive officer Marc Schneider has said in an e-mail. That leaves Kenneth Cole with just two full-

priced stores in the US following an earlier paring of those locations. The company will be focusing efforts on its e-commerce site and international business, Schneider said.

Kenneth Cole also will continue to sell merchandise through other retailers.

Retailers — both healthy and distressed — have been shrinking and shutting down stores as more spending moves online. Kenneth

Cole opened its first store in 1984 on New York’s Upper West Side, two years after its eponymous founder created the brand.

Kenneth Cole, who serves as chairman and chief creative officer, took the firm private in 2012 after years in the public markets.

Kenneth Cole’s outlet shops have faced increasing competition from rivals such as Coach and Michael Kors Holdings.

- Bloomberg News

RISE IN PREMIUMS: The total compensation paid by the insurance companies operating in the Sultanate reached in 2015 OMR290.72 million a rise of 25.2 per cent, compared to 2014, at OMR232.21 million. – File photo

the insurance companies operating in the Sultanate reached in 2015 OMR290.72 million a rise of 25.2 per cent, compared to 2014, at OMR232.21 million.

The total value of the compensation paid for vehicle insurance reached OMR113.86 million for life insurance OMR27.53 million and for property insurance OMR53.53 million.

The total compensation paid for marine insurance totalled OMR7.89 million for liability insurance OMR1.90 million and for engineering insurance OMR7.04

million. The total compensation paid for health insurance reached OMR73.84 million and for other types of insurance OMR5.09 million.

The insurance companies registered 1,436,365 policies in 2015, vehicle insurance constituted 85.6 per cent with 1,230,077 policies, 35,188 policies for life insurance with 2.4 per cent, for property 16,313 policies, with 1.1 per cent, for marine insurance 13,232 policies with 0.9 per cent, liability insurance 9,630 polices with 0.7 per cent, engineering insurance 7,438

policies with 0.5 per cent, health insurance 11,168 policies with 0.8 per cent, and for other types of insurance 113,319 policies.

The number of insurance companies in Oman by the end of 2015 amounted to 22 with 155 branches, 11 of them Omanis, 7 Arab and 4 foreign companies. — ONA

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Cowen: Given slow middleclass wage growth, it’s a common claim that American politicians oversold the benefits of trade deals to their voters. I take the contrarian view that the benefits of trade deals are more typically underappreciated.

The key point is that America’s longer-term future depends on a world that is relatively free and prosperous.

The last few decades have been the best for mankind in all of history. For the most part, peace has increased, severe poverty has declined and wealth and life expectancy have gone up for most of the world. At such a macro level it is hard to pinpoint the causal role of trade deals in particular, but a relatively free world trading order has been a big part of this process.

For both practical and symbolic reasons, we should do everything possible to sustain and extend those institutions.

Consider economic growth in China. It was admitted to the World Trade Organisation in 2001, and earlier Deng Xiaoping derived the inspiration for his reforms from Singapore, a free-trading nation. Americans will regularly benefit from the innovations coming from China, just as the British benefited from American innovations during the 19th century.QuickTake Free Trade Feud Or why has Latin America turned from a region of autocrats to having plenty of vigorous democracies? It is very likely that participation in a broader global economic order has played a key role.

I understand full well that such indirect chains of causation, involving foreign nations, are difficult for American politicians to articulate to voters. They are true nonetheless, and these dynamic benefit s are what will go down in the history books.

Cowen: It’s not always so easy to choose a “little less” free trade.

Take the integration of China into the global economic order. That was achieved in part by China’s entry into the WTO, which showed the Chinese leadership that world markets would indeed stay open if China liberalised and tried to compete. It worked. But that’s not a process the US government can or should control, rather it was governed by a treaty. We need such treaties precisely because so many governments have their reasons for wanting a “little less” free trade, and then the final result is a lot less free trade.

Even without a treaty constraint, do you trust the American system of government to serve up the right marginal adjustments to free trade? I don’t. This is the same government that makes protection for farmers and intellectual-property holders a priority in its trade negotiations.

So when it comes to trade, again I say full steam ahead. Sometimes there may be overshooting from a domestic point of view, but the alternative is a lot of reasons never to move away from excess protectionism.

DEBATING FREE TRADE AND THE POPULIST BACKLASH

The benefits of free trade have been a cornerstone of economic thought for decades. Recently, though, trade agreements have become the target of a populist backlash, with opposition to trade deals emerging as a key issue in the presidential race. At the same time, new research suggests that trade led to lower wages and higher unemployment for some Americans, particularly middle-class manufacturing workers. We asked Bloomberg View columnists Tyler Cowen and Noah Smith to meet online to debate the pros and cons of trade.

TYLER COWEN & NOAH SMITH Bloomberg View columnists Tyler Cowen and Noah Smith debate the pros and cons of trade

Smith: I agree about the overall benefits of trade. In China, particularly, there’s a very stark difference —it went from very little foreign trade to a whole lot, and it’s become much more prosperous. Everyone agrees trade was essential to its economic miracle.

And likewise, if the U.S. were to shut itself off to trade, it would be a total economic disaster.

But economists are trained to think not in terms of overall benefits, but marginal benefits.

The question is whether a little bit less free trade might have been better. And it’s here that I think economists have done too much one-way cheerleading and not enough thoughtful discussion of the costs versus the benefits.

We know trade can disrupt people’s whole careers and lives.

We know it can cause inequality. These aren’t controversial statements in the econ world, and yet economists largely ignored and waved away these issues for decades when talking to the public. Now, as recent research from David Autor and others has shown, we’re paying the price.

Trade with China hurt a lot of US workers in the 2000s — it cut off their careers and shunted them permanently into lower-paying jobs or onto the welfare rolls. If the US had been just a little more restrictive in the amount and the kinds of trade we had allowed with China, maybe we could have protected some of those Americans from getting hurt.

Smith: I’m advocating for more-nuanced and realistic rhetoric from economists. I say they shouldn’t just talk about the potential benefits of free trade, but also the potential costs. It seems like you’re saying that if economists are honest and nuanced, the result will be a hopeless mishmash of government pork, inefficient regulations and instinctive protectionism — but that if economists simplify their message and present only one side of reality, government will end up doing mostly OK. I’m sympathetic to the view that economists should take politics more into account when giving advice. But in this case, what seems to have happened is that econ has lost a lot of legitimacy by doing this. People know that trade has big potential costs, and now, thanks to Autor and other researchers, it’s becoming clear that economists knew this as well.

So I think a lot of people feel like economists hoodwinked them.

That reduces the profession’s credibility with the public, and in the long term leads to people ignoring economists and going with things like Donald Trump.

If you ask people why they don’t trust economists, the 2008 financial crisis and free trade will probably be the two things they mention.

Smith: Let’s talk about these “dynamic international properties.” When you talk about Latin America, you imply that trade produces good government. Why haven’t we seen that in China, which has arguably benefited the most from trade agreements? The country seems to have become steadily more repressive since it joined the WTO in 2001. In fact, according to the think tank Freedom House, freedom in the world has been on the decline for 10 years. Why isn’t trade working its supposed magic here? In any case, with these big overall trends, it’s difficult to separate correlation and causation.

Anyway, you say economists should tell the truth. Well, the truth is that even the most basic theories say that free trade can have big costs for whole swaths of society. And recent evidence shows that many Americans in fact paid those costs after the “China shock.” If economists are going to tell the truth, I don’t see how they can leave those important truths out of the equation.

Cowen: I think we economists should tell the truth, not present overly simplified statements. And in my view the truth is that free trade has been overall better than what we economists had thought.

We hadn’t understood or emphasized its dynamic international properties as we should have. And WTO entry has turned out to be very good for China, though at the time many observers wondered whether the country really could stick to the regime. That’s the true and nuanced view, and the benefits many economists missed turned out to be more important than the costs that were missed.

You are correct to suggest the public does not always trust economists. The public also does not always trust the smarter politicians or the better media sources.

We economists should try to communicate as accurately and effectively as possible. But winning the trust of the public is not the final standard here.

Cowen: Most of the decline in freedom in China has come in the last few years, when economic growth and foreign trade rates also have been falling. You mention that freedom in the world is down in the last 10 years, but note world trade takes a steep dip almost 10 years ago. I’m not suggesting we understand the cause and effect story here, but the overall pattern fits the standard neoliberal intuition, namely that international trade and freedom go together. That’s been the general connection for most of the past few centuries.

I agree that trade with China has lowered and held down some middle-class American wages, and in fact I warned of this myself, even before the research of David Autor, as did many other economists. But Noah, you are my Exhibit A for my claim that many economists are still undervaluing the benefits of trade. You’ve written on losers from globalization, but not sufficiently stressed the point that tariffs are an especially regressive tax. They tend to be applied to food and clothing, which the poor spend a disproportionate share of their income on. A lot of the poor also have service jobs that aren’t hurt so much by trade with lower-wage nations. In other words, free trade is (usually) a good antipoverty remedy.

Smith: It would be odd if continuous increases in free trade are necessary to maintain levels of democracy. If that’s true, then free trade eventually hits a ceiling and democracy starts to backslide. If the governmental benefit from free trade is that ephemeral, it should probably be a minor long-term factor in our costbenefit analysis.

As for my own writings, I’ve written in support of the TransPacific Partnership, and pointed out that free trade with other developed countries has few if any downside. I’ve highlighted work showing the potential downsides of trade precisely because I don’t want the public to think economists are monolithic on this subject.

Regarding policies to mitigate the impact of big trade shocks, I would try export subsidies before I’d try tariffs. But that is a discussion for another day. — Bloomberg News

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Kathak dance troupe delights audience MUSCAT: Leelangika, the Kathak dance troupe, presented a delightful evening of Kathak recital and a dance drama entitled ‘Marjina’ at the Oman Auditorium recently.

The month of October is dedicated to cancer survivors.

The chief guest at this performance was Yuthar Al Rawahy, the founder and chairperson of Oman Cancer Association.

The Leelangika dance troupe is led by another brave cancer survivor, Jhumpa Chakraborty.

Jhumpa dedicated the evening to those battling with cancer.

The programme began with Shiva Stuti. The music and the mimetic nuances of Kathak displayed by Jhumpa and her disciples filled the auditorium with an expectation of an enthralling performance. The Shiva Stuti was followed by a Kathak recital

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in Teental and Jhaptal. It introduced the audience to the intricacies and majesty of Kathak dance.

In the second part of the programme, Jhumpa and her talented pupils presented ‘Marjina’ – a dance drama based on an adaptation of Alibaba and the Forty Thieves from the Arabian Nights.

Jhumpa’s mastery over the expressive aspects of Kathak incorporated in this dance drama set in Arabia was impressive. An audience of various nationalities appreciated the performance and encouraged the dancers.

tee, SMC Indian School Salalah and Anil Kumar, Eapen Panakal, Sunny Jacob, Sheikh Meeran and Prajeesh Kumar from Friends of Salalah, says a press release.

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MUSCAT: The Ford Edge – the stylish vehicle from Ford is allnew from every angle. The 2016 Edge has been reimagined with a stronger, more athletic shape.

It has been retooled to meet higher expectations for quality, and reengineered to add more features and technologies for a more rewarding driving experience, says a press release.

Ford Motor Company is leading the way in developing new safety technologies for millions of customers. Edge is equipped with technologies that will certainly appeal to safety-conscious customers. Like all Ford vehicles the Edge too bears Ford’s hallmark safety advancements that make it an ideal vehicle to own. These include Torque Vectoring Control, Roll Stability Control (RSC) with Curve Control, Lane-keeping system and more.

Torque Vectoring Control delivers the effect of a limited-slip front differential without the com-

plexity and additional weight. In cornering situations, the system automatically applies the brake on the inside front wheel, delivering more torque to the outside front wheel. The benefit is TVC helps balance torque delivery to help the vehicle track on the intended path, especially on wet or slippery surfaces, and helps reduce torque steer during acceleration.

Roll Stability Control (RSC) with Curve Control is an electronic stability control system that helps the driver maintain vehicle stability in adverse driving situations or when making evasive manoeuvres on slippery pavement. The system monitors the vehicle’s cornering behaviour with steering angle, lateral acceleration and yaw rate sensors, and automatically makes braking and throttle adjustments to help maintain control whenever it detects wheelslip, understeer, or roll motion using ABS and traction

control components. The system activates whenever the vehicle is started, but may be turned off for certain situations such as when ‘rocking’ a vehicle stuck in mud.

The benefits are that Roll Stability Control with Curve Control helps the driver maintain vehicle control in adverse driving situations or when making evasive maneuvers on slippery pavement to add stability and confidence to a variety of driving situations.

Lane-keeping system includes two key components – Lanekeeping Alert and Lane-keeping Aid. The system uses a forwardlooking camera to identify road lane markings and to track the lane in which the vehicle is currently travelling and is automatically disabled below 64 kilometres per hour or when using turn signal so it does not interfere with stop-and-go around town driving. The benefit is this system is

designed to work in both daytime and nighttime conditions, Lanekeeping System alerts the driver if the vehicle starts to drift out of the current lane above 64 kilometres without a turn signal on.

System alerts or warnings consist of a series of steering wheel vibrations that mimic a rumble strip.

If the unintended lane departure is not corrected by the driver the aid function of the system actively applies steering torque to help the driver direct the car back toward the centre of the current lane. Enhanced driver confidence and occupant safety are key benefits from the Lane-keeping System.

In Oman the 2016 Edge is available in four trim levels. These include SE, SEL, Titanium, Sport and for the first time Titanium series to meet market demand for more premium offerings.

The all-new Edge will feature three engine options, two of which are new powerplants– A standard normally aspirated 3.5-litre V6 engine, a twin-scroll 2.0-litre EcoBoost four-cylinder and a 2.7-litre EcoBoost V6. All will be equipped with dual exhaust.

All three engines are paired to Ford’s SelectShift six-speed automatic transmission with paddleshift activation. Drivers will have the ability to manually select gears via race-inspired paddles on the steering wheel. The paddle-shift system is standard on all models.

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Pizza Hut Oman recognised at Muscat University receives ME regional marketing meet official approval from MoHE MUSCAT: Pizza Hut Oman has demonstrated excellent performance in various business facets and was recently recognised by Yum Restaurants International (YRI), parent company of Pizza Hut with a major award for ‘Food and Value’ during its recently held Middle East regional marketing meet at St. Regis in Dubai. The event was attended by business general managers from over 10 countries in the region.

Having been recognised for its ‘great tasting food’ and ‘value for money deals and promotions', Pizza Hut Oman has won the award based on an independent market research conducted

by TNS, world leader in market research, global market information and business analysis who conducted a research over a sample size of 450 persons in Muscat to declare Pizza Hut Oman as the winner of the category, says a press release.

It is no surprise that Pizza Hut Oman has won the award for

‘great tasting food’ as the brand is known for serving customers sumptuous pizzas made with only the freshest and best quality ingredients, while strictly adhering to global standards in operational processes and hygiene. That is not all - Pizza Huts’ ‘value for money' deals and promotions are a result of the brand’s constant endeavour to provide customers with innovative deals and promotions that are easy on the wallet, and that assure their families of a completely wholesome meal.

“We are absolutely thrilled to

have won this award. The award is a result of the dedicated efforts of each member of the Pizza Hut Oman Operations team, and is yet another testament to the outstanding leadership of Winston Reddy, our operations manager and Yogesh Shah, our general manager, for the Khimji Restaurants Division, who have worked tirelessly to build a world-class operating environment that wins on great tasting food as well as on delivering value for our customers,” said Sachin Malhotra, COO, Khimji Ramdas Lifestyle Group.

MUSCAT: Oman’s newest university, Muscat University, has received official approval from the Ministry of Higher Education to begin its operations in the capital city.

The General Foundation Programme for undergraduates is starting immediately at the Children’s Public Library in Al Qurum, where the university is currently based, says a press release.

In 2017, Muscat University will move to their own purpose built premises in Al Ghubra and will co-deliver Bachelor and Master’s degrees in Business and Management, Engineering and Technology and Transport and Logistics with the renowned UK universities, Aston and Cranfield.

The teaching faculty will be flying in from the UK, supported

by Muscat-based academic staff.

The Master’s programmes will also be offered on a part-time basis to allow students to continue in their current employment and apply their new knowledge to their workplace.

The students graduating from the university will be awarded degrees from either Aston or Cranfield University, as well as Muscat University

Professor Anthony Cahalan, vice chancellor of Muscat University, commented, “We are grateful to the Ministry of Higher Education for giving us the approval to begin our programmes. Our dream of a high quality, innovative, industry-engaged institution has finally become a reality. The degrees that we are offering are contemporary and relevant to the changing economic landscape of the Sultanate

and the world. We welcome highachieving students to visit us and learn more about the university.”

Muscat University is the result of a corporate social responsibility initiative by 37 top business families of Oman, who share the vision of a 21st century centre of learning that will empower the youth and the nation. The students graduating from the university will be awarded degrees from either Aston or Cranfield University, as well as Muscat University.

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Rituals Cosmetics opens its first store in Oman at MGM MUSCAT: Rituals Cosmetics accelerates its expansion plans across the Middle East in Qatar at Mall of Qatar and Lagoona Mall and in Oman at MGM mall, in order to drive the overall profitability and achieve business goals in compliance with international business strategies.

Early this year, Rituals Cosmetics opened its first three stores in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Dubai’s luxury Mall of Emirates (MOE), Burjuman Centre and in Marina Mall - Abu Dhabi.

The story of Rituals started in 1999 when Raymond Cloosterman, founder and CEO of Rituals, decided to create a global beauty and lifestyle brand.

“At Rituals we are passionate about enriching life with beautiful things. We are not just another cosmetics brand. Our extensive collection of beautifully designed products is inspired by ancient Eastern traditions which help encourage a well balanced lifestyle.

International expansion remains important for Rituals and we have

already opened three stores in the UAE and are now thrilled to launch the brand in Qatar and Oman. We strongly believe the Middle East market has a strong potential for Rituals and we are excited to open more stores in the region.”

Rituals Cosmetics is the first brand in the world to combine home and body cosmetics. With a wide product line including body care, skin care, precious mineral makeup, pure tea, scented candles and fragrance sticks, the brand transforms every day routines into more

meaningful moments. Each product, over 400 in total, is inspired by an ancient Eastern tradition.

Today, the luxury lifestyle brand holds almost 500 stores, more than 1,450 shop-in-shops and four spas in 27 countries worldwide. Rituals Cosmetics has also seen a rapid expansion in duty free, airline, cruise liners and ferries as well as hotels.

Rituals Cosmetics is sold on more than a 120 luxury cruise liners & ferries, counts over 150 airport locations and is sold on or supplied by 17 different airlines.

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ROUND-UP Kia Cadenza offers luxury that makes you stand out The new Cadenza is a remarkable vehicle that has a lot to offer

MUSCAT: Kia Cadenza, the latest offering from Kia Motors is exceptional in design, technology and craftsmanship. This new stunner from Kia rewards you with much more than you can expect making it a popular choice for enthusiasts who prefer to stand out in luxury.

The Kia Cadenza is equipped with a new 3.3-litre V6 engine that affords high efficiency, lower emissions and will be available in two variants, says a press release.

The Lambda 3.3L GDI engine that produces 284PS@6400rpm with peak torque of 34.3 kg.m @ 5200rpm. And the 3.3L MPI engine that produces 270 ps @ 6400rpm and peak torque of 32.4 Kg.m @ 5300rpm. Kia’s newly developed FWD-based eight-speed automatic transmission is highly efficient, providing quick and crisp shifts for a more enjoyable driving experience that will set it apart from competitors. Additional gears offer more power on tap and better efficiency covering more speed ranges.

Sculpted under the guidance of design lead Peter Schreyer, the all-new Cadenza looks very impressive. A closer look will reveal the second-generation tiger nose grille, which features either vertical bars or a mesh insert, depending on trim level. Together with matching Z-shaped lighting signatures in the headlights and LED taillights, the all-new Cadenza projects a more distinctive road presence, day or night.

The new Cadenza is built upon a strong foundation with a body structure composed of 51% Advanced High Strength Steel (AHSS) with stronger side body panels. This is 100% increase over its previous model. This equates to phenomenal body rigidity, enhancing cabin protection as well as dynamic performance. The

interior features of the all-new Cadenza were refined to create a more pleasant driving experience.

The front and rear seats, lowered for stability and extra headroom, gives the Cadenza a sporty, edgier look. An innovative cushion extension mechanism slides and rotates to deliver extended comfort for drivers behind the wheel. Moreover, the high quality materials and soft interior contours add sheer luxury to the Cadenza’s already attractive cabin.

Enthusiasts can experience pure luxury in the comfort of the Kia Cadenza owing to a host of luxurious appointments that include Harmon Kardon music system with 12 speakers and amplifier; integrated memory seat system; 14way power driver seat; seat reclining and seat sliding; height adjust

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(front) and height adjust (back); lumbar support adjust (front – back); lumbar support adjust (up – down); cushion extension; 10-way power passenger seats and more.

Kia’s advancements in safety have made their presence felt in the all-new Cadenza, awarding this dynamic vehicle an impressive 5 Star NHTSA NCAP crash rating. The Kia’s new ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance System) technology initiative dedicated to the future of driving pleasure as well as occupant and pedestrian safety is incorporated by Kia in the new Cadenza.

It seeks to eliminate fatigue and tedium from daily driving by automating routine tasks such as detecting potential hazards, providing intuitive alerts and intervening when necessary to help avoid potential collisions. Kia Cadenza is also equipped with world-class safety features that include electronic stability programme; driver and passenger airbags; anti-lock braking system; blind spot detection; active front headrests; front and back warning system; rear camera; headlamps led light guide & escort light; led daytime time running lamp; led rear lamp and 245/40 r 19 alloy wheels.

Reliable International Automotive, the distributor for Kia in Oman provides a rewarding ownership experience for customers.

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Modern Exchange holds Rangoli contest MUSCAT: Modern Exchange, a leading money exchange company in Oman recently organised a Rangoli contest on its Facebook page as part of Diwali celebrations. The attempt to keep the tradition alive, received an impressive response from the Indian community, says a press release.

Rangoli is an art form in which patterns are created on the floor in living rooms or courtyards using materials such as coloured rice, dry flour, coloured sand or flower petals. It is usually made during Diwali or Tihar (collectively known as Deepawali).

The women had an opportunity to display their innate creative talents through this Rangoli competition. Their spontaneity and creativity was put to test when they were required to come up with attractive designs for Rangoli, without prior notice or practice. Group effort, team spirit and individual inputs in the form of planning, designing, outlining, analysing the colour combina-

tions and presenting the final Rangoli designs made the day for the winning teams.

Prizes were given to the best Rangoli design. The first prize of 4 gram gold coin was bagged

by Shikha Bafna Gupta, the two runner up prizes of gift hampers were given to Jaagi Joshi and Vimisha Joshi Bhatt.

Philip Koshy, general manager said, “Rangoli is created using coloured rice, dry flour, flower petals, turmeric (haldi), Vermilion (Sindoor) and coloured sand. The patterns include the face of deities, geometric shapes peacock motifs and round floral designs. This makes Rangoli a representation of India’s rich heritage and the fact that it is a land of festivals and colour. These little gestures help us go a long way in building goodwill and relationship with Indian community. This small gestures go along with the motto of the company ‘Our aim is to beat customer’s expectation not just meet customer’s expectation’.”

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Al Hashar and Camso unveil National Day celebration begins at Shifa Al Jazeera Polyclinic new Solideal BHL753 tyre MUSCAT: The new Solideal BHL 753 tyre was recently unveiled at a glittering function held by Al Hashar and Camso. Conducted at Sheraton Oman Hotel, in the presence of patrons and customers the event was attended by senior officials from Camso and Al Hashar, says a press release.

Sultan Al Kharusi, managing director, Al Hashar Group in his statement thanked everyone present for their trust and faith in Solideal tyres and reiterated the group’s strong focus on ensuring their utmost satisfaction.

Ferreol Tournebize, Zone director - Middle East and Africa for Camso highlighted the special features of Solideal BHL 753 and its advantages, apart from showcasing the entire product line in his presentation. He said, “We are doing a complete overhaul of our construction range, bringing innovations step by step. We have increased our research and development spends by 50 per cent over the last six months. It is going to stay at that

level for a number of years now.”

Solideal BHL 753 non-directional tread pattern with high lug-to-void ratio is designed to ensure even tread wearing, reduce vibrations, increase tire life and comfort. It provides a superior ride for surface operations and high pulling on hard ground, with optimised tread life ride quality and control. The BHL 753 is engineered with durabil-

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ity and traction and also delivers superior side impact resistance.

It is engineered for the toughest industrial and commercial applications, with increased puncture and wear resistance.

The current range of Camso Solideal tyres in Oman are available for backhoe, compactor, dumper, grader, MPT, skid steer loader, wheel loader, industrial and fork lifts.

MUSCAT: Indra Mani Pandey, ambassador of India to the Sultanate of Oman, inaugurated Shifa Al Jazeera Medical Group’s monthlong celebrations to commemorate the 46th National Day of the Sultanate of Oman.

The event, held at the Shifa Al Jazeera Premium Polyclinic, Al Khuwair, was attended by Siddeeque Valiyakath, the group’s executive director and CEO, K. T. Yousef, CFO and other management representatives of the group, along with dignitaries and doctors, says a press release.

The Shifa Al Jazeera Polyclinic in Al Khuwair was inaugurated in October by Mohammed Al Hosni, the undersecretary at the Ministry of Health in the presence of Dr K T Rabeeullah, Shifa Al Jazeera Medical Group chairman and Sheikha Noora bint Al Khalifa, member of Bahrain royal family and other dignitaries.

The group also launched its much acclaimed ‘Shifa Care Zone’, the privileged medical card pro-

gramme at the inauguration of the polyclinic. The privileged medical card programme aims to offer quality healthcare to the needy at reduced prices. As many as 50,000 Shifa Care cards are planned to be distributed among eligible applicants in Oman.

The four-storied premium polyclinic has state-of-the-art equipment and facilities offering a wide range of services ensuring worldclass patient care under the careful

guidance of an expert international team of medical professionals and support staff.

Shifa Al Jazeera Medical Group has been providing high-quality, premium healthcare to ordinary people at affordable prices, across its branches in various GCC countries for more than three decades.

The newly opened polyclinic in Al Khuwair also aims to make bestin-class healthcare accessible to the masses, according to officials.

FUTURE ENTREPRENEURS

Joy Alukkas to open in US

MEC organises Entrepreneurs Exhibition

HOUSTON: Joyalukkas is all set to open its first showroom in the USA. This will now be the 11th country to have the presence of the world’s favourite jeweller thereby giving Joyalukkas a truly global presence.

The opening of the new Joyalukkas showroom in Hilcroft, Houston is a sparkling example of a well planned and successful expansion drive that has now become the hallmark of the Joyalukkas group. The expansion drive also includes the opening of two more showrooms in Edison, New Jersey and West Devon Avenue, Chicago, says a press release.

“The opening of Joyalukkas in

MUSCAT: Middle East College (MEC) organised a two-day Entrepreneurs Exhibition for its students to provide required support and spread the entrepreneurship culture in the society and especially between the youth.

The exhibition which was held on November 7 and 8 brought together over 35 entrepreneurs with their different businesses starting from the small businesses like ice-cream and accessories manufacturing, the electronic businesses like the electronic libraries to the big businesses like the wool turbans factories, says a press release.

The exhibition aimed at sup-

the USA is very close to my heart.

The large Indian Diaspora can now look forward to their favourite jeweller close to them and not wait to travel to their homeland to buy their dream jewellery.

“As is the norm, customers can expect a world-class ambience and the widest variety of highquality jewellery at the best value.

All complemented by the very high standards of customer service Joyalukkas is known for,” said Joy Alukkas, chairman and MD, Joyalukkas Group.

The inauguration of Joyalukkas showroom in Hilcroft, Houston will be held on November 19 at 11am.

porting the young entrepreneurs and help them in developing and enhancing their businesses, reach a bigger number of customers and to help them serve the country in the best way they can.

In addition, it aimed to spread the entrepreneurship culture and to enrich the private sector role in Oman which is part of Oman’s vision 2020.

Layali Al Subhi, Placement and

Entrepreneurship executive at MEC said, “A majority of MEC alumni have started their own businesses and reached what they dreamed of and are still working to improve their businesses to work on an international level.

Moreover, the students who have scored a huge success are continuously providing many job opportunities for the job seekers.”

Al Subhi ensured that MEC through the Placement and Entrepreneurship Office always supports the students and help them to start their own businesses and develop them throughout participating in different activities and events locally and internationally.

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POPULAR MUSICIAN

Kristian Nairn set to perform Sohar International Institute live in Muscat on December 8 inks pact with Yokogawa ME MUSCAT: Kristian Nairn aka Hodor is set to perform live at On the Rocks restaurant and lounge on December 8, says a press release.

Renowned locally and internationally in the fields of music and performance, Kristian Nairn is a prolific homegrown talent.

As a musician, Nairn has tread the boards with such acts as Scissor Sisters, Mylo, Calvin Harris and Alphabeat; as well as being part of bands such as AJ Suzuki and Dublin’s very own Daddy’s Little Princess.

As a DJ and electronic music producer, he held down a residency for 11 years in Kremlin, one of Ireland’s most popular and enduring venues. His remixes have been played in sets by some of house music’s true legends, including the Freemasons and Grant Nelson. As

a performance artist, Nairn uses his musicality to fuse together immense performances, often mixing and even playing the music himself.

Transitioning from the stage to the screen, Nairn was voted one of the most memorable guests of Channel 4‘s The Salon and was consequently used in promoting the show’s following season.

Nairn’s most notable role to date, however, takes the role of the fan favourite character Hodor in HBO’s series Game of Thrones based off of George R.R. Martin’s New York Times bestselling novels.

During his free time, Nairn remains a loyal sci-fi and fantasy fan dabbling in not only his on-screen role of Hodor, but also finding himself on the small screen via Blizzard’s award winning game, World of Warcraft.

MUSCAT: Sohar International Institute (SII) signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Yokogawa Middle East and Africa BSC, represented by Hi-Tech Services and Supplies to enrich the training industry in Oman with particular focus on oil, gas and petrochemical sectors.

It was signed by Sheikh Al Qassim Al Harthy, chief executive of Sohar International Institute and Pierre De Vuyst, senior executive, Hi-Tech Services and Supplies in the presence of other senior company officials representing Yokogawa Middle East, says a press release.

Under the terms of the agreement, Yokogawa Middle East and Sohar International Institute will offer professional technicians training programmes for pro-

PARTNERSHIP: The pact was signed by Sheikh Al Qassim Al Harthy, chief executive of SII and Pierre De Vuyst, senior executive, Hi-Tech Services and Supplies. – Jun Estrada/TIMES OF OMAN

cess measurement and engineers training courses for distributed control systems in the Sultanate of Oman to companies in the oil, gas and petrochemical industry.

The partnership between these

two organisations will be a great boost to the training industry in the country by enhancing the quality of the courses being offered in oil, gas and petrochemical training.

Five reasons to explore BAIC X65 The first urban crossover based on SAAB technologies, it combines superior performance, smart configuration and stylish designs to offer an enjoyable driving experience

MUSCAT: Beijing Automobile Industry Corporation (BAIC) and Gulf Great Sands had recently introduced in Oman BAIC X65, the high performance crossover.

The first urban crossover based on SAAB technologies, it combines superior performance, smart configuration and stylish designs

to offer an enjoyable driving experience, says a press release.

The key features of BAIC X65 are: Leather seats, power adjustable seats and 8’’ center console display, 2.0 T turbocharged engine,

smart paddle shift, panoramic sunroof and European safety standards with 6 airbags Balanced performance Equipped with a powerful 2.0T

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turbocharged engine with 174 hp, BAIC X65 gives the driver unrivalled pleasure and dynamically balanced performance. It features a 6-speed automatic transmission from the world-leading supplier

AISIN to ensure the best quality.

fort Grade) for driver convenience.

Complete safety BAIC X65 puts in a lot of attention to details when it comes to safety, durability and resilience. Its safety system was designed according to the specifications of SAAB, and meets the C-NCAP 5-star standards. The application of anti-collision high-strength steel beams and reinforced side wall also brings it more comprehensive safety. Apart from the above, its safety equipment includes six airbags (Comfort Grade), ABS, EBD, ESP electronic stabilisation programme, tyre pressure sensors (Comfort Grade), reverse sensors and more.

Stylish design When it comes to the looks, BAIC X65 is quite a head turner with embossed lines, diamond-cut taillights with LED brake lights, panoramic sunroof and distinctive machine-cut alloy wheels. With a sharp engine hood, barrel-type instrument panel and wraparound interior design, it is a perfect combination of tough shape and dynamic personality.

Smart features BAIC X65 is surrounded by advanced integrated technology and sophisticated gadgets from all sides. It is equipped with paddle shift, adjustable side mirrors which has auto folding (Comfort Grade), 7-inch screen (Comfort Grade), LCD touch screen, keyless access and push start button. Furthermore, it offers 6-way power adjustments at driver seat (Com-

Superior comfort Apart from the performance and the safety, BAIC X65 is exceptional in comfort.

Equipped with comfortable leather seats, rear view camera, night vision, integrated roof controls and reading lamps. BAIC X65 has kept every little detail in mind to make the vehicle more convenient and comfortable for you.

BAIC X65 embodies all the concepts of grace and luxury in a crossover affordable for everyone.

To explore the urban explorer, X65 visit BAIC showroom in Al Wattayah.

LEADERSHIP AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

Khimji Ramdas Omani employees complete workshop in Malaysia Nissan Sentra manages a record 35.09km mileage per litre in contest MUSCAT: Powered by the next generation Xtronic CVT transmission, Nissan Sentra provides the best of both worlds in terms of efficiency and performance.

Proudly wearing the Nissan Pure Drive badge, Sentra is a living proof of Nissan’s commitment to providing more environmentally friendly and fuel-efficient cars.

As a part of CSR initiative of SBA, Nissan Oman from the house of Suhail Bahwan Automobiles (SBA), had recently organised a ‘Sentra Mileage Challenge’ to create awareness about Sentra’s high fuel efficiency in Qurum, Sohar, Sur and Salalah, says a press release.

While the winner of the Qurum and Sohar challenge clocked a mileage of 35.09km per litre of petrol, winner of the Sur and Salalah challenge managed a mileage of

‘Sentra Mileage Challenge’ was organised to create awareness about Sentra’s high fuel efficiency in Qurum, Sohar, Sur and Salalah 28km per litre of petrol. The funfilled mileage challenge was organised to help customers understand and appreciate fuel-efficient driving habits.

The new Nissan Sentra, which comes in with a new 1.6 SV CVT P26 boasts of top of the range options that focuses on class-above

design standards inside and out.

Loaded with full options, the Sentra 1.6 SV is an edge over competitors in its segment making it an enticing option for patrons. It offers drivers the spaciousness and comfort of cars usually found in the larger segment, as well as technology usually associated with much more expensive cars.

Nissan Sentra comes in 1.6L and 1.8L engine options, generating maximum power of 113 HP and 130 HP respectively. It is also equipped with Xtronic CVT transmission.

A senior official of SBA said: “Nissan’s passenger cars are proven to deliver high fuel efficiency and accordingly Sentra delivers excellent fuel efficiency, while maintaining seamless performance. The Sentra is good looking, well equipped and offers class leading safety and reliability.”

MUSCAT: Khimji Ramdas concluded yet another successful training programme (10th Batch) for its national workforce abroad.

Twenty-four employees received certificates after they successfully completed three weeks intensive programme on ‘Junior Leadership and Personal Development’ held last month in Kualampur and JendaBai, Malaysia, says a press release.

Nailesh Khimji, director, KR said, “Khimji Ramdas has been continuously investing in developing national workforce in a qualitative manner; we have made substantial investments in training programmes to bring the skills of our national staff on par with future leadership requirements. As KR is committed to growing the potential of its massive Omani workforce, it naturally follows that we constantly upgrade their skill efficiencies.”

Anil Khimji, director, KR said, “Khimi Ramdas has been conducting training programmes such as this for the last 12 years. National employees from the company’s various departments have been deputed for overseas leadership and performance enhancement

training programmes, periodically. These initiatives form part of the overall objective to reprise the roles of Omani staff to fit leadership posts.”

The employees of the recently concluded workshop included employees from various business groups of KR including head office. They were chosen based on their number of years of service and potential to grow in the corporate structure at KR. Sivam S, Human Capital Management and KR, said, “This programme was tailored to fit Khimji Ramdas Omani staff who showed potential to take up larger roles in the organisation. It focused on developing leadership qualities, endurance, strong organisational

and personal values as well as improving business and communication skills.”

The employees who attended the programme described it as ‘empowering, demanding, educating and highly-motivating’.

Ismail Yasser Hinai from paints business said, “As a first time attendee, I gained a lot of insight into skills such as team work, time management and how to overcome obstacles.”

Hoda Salem Salim said, “It helped build confidence and effective communication skills.”

She said, “I thank Khimji Ramdas for this wonderful opportunity that has enriched us on so many levels, both professionally and personally.”

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Bank Muscat partners with Americana Group In line with the growing trend towards less cash and more convenience, the card acquiring service at KFC and Hardees outlets comes as part of the bank’s commitment to add value to products and services

MUSCAT: Bank Muscat and Americana Group, the Middle East’s leading restaurant, food processing, distribution, and retail company, have signed an agreement to facilitate PoS card payment in KFC and Hardees outlets across Oman.

In line with the growing trend towards less cash and more convenience, the card acquiring service at KFC and Hardees outlets comes as part of the bank’s commitment to add value to products and services. The facility allows custom-

ers to use their debit / credit cards issued by any bank for payment on Bank Muscat GPRS portable PoS machines, says a press release.

Amjad Al Lawati, AGM – Cards and eBanking, said, “In line with the leadership position in Oman, Bank Muscat is delighted to launch yet another value-added service benefiting customers. Reflecting our commitment to providing the ‘best in class’ service, Bank Muscat continues to invest in cutting edge IT infrastructure, latest Point of Sale (PoS) termi-

nals and competent human resources available in the payments industry. It is this ‘dedication’ and ‘commitment to service’ that has made Bank Muscat the preferred electronic payment service provider to the nation. Our ability and flexibility to adapt, innovate and provide customised payment solutions have made us unique in the

market. Electronic payment is the preferred mode of payment in the Sultanate. The bank’s success in changing the customer payment behaviour from ‘cash to card’ is encouraging.”

Bank Muscat commenced card acquiring operations in 2002 and since then has crossed many milestones to become the largest acquirer and issuer of cards in Oman. As the leading electronic payment service provider in Oman, Bank Muscat merchant outlet network has grown to over 9,000 with nearly 15000 POS terminals deployed across the country to support e-payment and continues to expand rapidly.

Bank Muscat is making all efforts to support merchants to adopt electronic payment as a business model. The initiative is aimed at complementing the government efforts in making epayment the preferred mode of payment and motivating a change in consumer behaviour that makes ‘payment by cards’ both a habit and preference in view of convenience and security.

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Alizz participates in OCA walkathon MUSCAT: As part of the bank’s #AlizzCares CSR programme, the Alizz Islamic Bank family stood together in the fight against cancer by participating in the 13th Oman Cancer Association (OCA) walkathon held at the Qurum National Park recently.

An overwhelming number of staff came together with their families to join thousands of other walkers in the annual campaign to help raise awareness and funds for cancer prevention and research, says a press release.

The walkathon aims to raise awareness of the treatment and

support services available for people with cancer, as well as sharing success stories and offering free scans to participants.

Asim Kidwai, head of Market-

ing at Alizz said, “We are always inspired to unite together as an organisation to remember those we have lost, celebrate those who have survived and encourage those that

are still fighting cancer. Cancer is a serious living threat in our community and our bank is passionate about community engagement honouring such non-profits as the Oman Cancer Association” Kidwai added, “The association has been playing a crucial role in creating awareness about breast cancer in society and it gives Alizz Islamic Bank great pride to work alongside their extraordinary team in helping to educate the public about cancer prevention.”

Alizz is committed to enhancing its CSR role in the community by participating in various social initiatives.

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Bank Sohar picks winners of latest Facebook contest MUSCAT: Continuing to create an interactive environment within its ever evolving social media platforms, Bank Sohar recently hosted a prize distribution ceremony for the winners of its latest Facebook contest titled ‘The Al Mumayaz Savings Q/A competition’.

The prizes were distributed at the bank’s head office in MBD where Mazin Mahmood Al Raisi, senior AGM and head of Marketing and Customer Experience at Bank Sohar, presented each of five winners with the latest iPad 4 Mini, says a press release.

The competition, which was launched on October 20, took place over the course of 10 days on the bank’s Facebook page. The competition required the bank’s Facebook followers to correctly answer questions revolving around the bank’s 2016 Al Mumayaz Savings Scheme, posted each day for a chance to enter into a computerised draw that was conducted at the end of the contest. The draw saw five winners win an iPad 4 Mini each.

Commenting on the successful completion of the contest, Khamis Al Rahbi said, “With the highest concentration of prizes and the highest cumulative cash prize value of over 350 winners and over OMR650,000 respectively, the final quarter of

the 2016 Al Mumayaz Savings Scheme is going to be our most exciting yet this year.

“It is great to see that our fans and followers on our social media pages are just as excited as we are for what lies ahead in these final two months. On behalf of the bank I would like to wish all our customers the very best of luck in these upcoming draws.”

Congratulating each of the winners Mazin Al Raisi added “With each passing month our social media platforms continue to grow stronger. Each new contest we host sees an increasing number of participants and responses, regardless of platform.

In fact, this latest contest witnessed large number of responses and answers from our fans and followers to date. On behalf of the bank I would like to thank everyone who participated as well as congratulate each of the five winners of the contest.”

Bank Sohar has come a long way in getting closer to its customers and interacting with them on the popular social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Each of the social media identities since inception have witnessed tremendous growth and a high level of engagement from fans through questions, comments and responses.

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MUSCAT: His Highness Sayyid Malik bin Shihab bin Tariq Al Said will preside over the 46th His Majesty’s Cup hockey draw on Sunday.

This was announced by the OHA Chairman Talib Khamis Al Wahaibi, who also stated that the draw ceremony for the tournament will be held at the Grand Hyatt at 6.00 p.m.

Ten teams — Ahli-Sidab Club, Al Nasr Club, Bausher Club, Dhofar Club, Al Ittihad Club, Salalah Club, Seeb Club, Saham Club, Sohar Club and Quriyat Club — are in fray for the prestigious annual pennant.

In the 45th edition last year, Ahli-Sidab scored a goal in each half to edge archrivals Seeb 2-1 to lift the cup.

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sportseditor@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Dwindling interest has been a major concern for hockey in Sultanate of Oman and resurrecting the fortunes of the game is the prime agenda for the newly-elected Oman Hockey Association (OHA) Chairman Talib Khamis Al Wahaibi.

The OHA chief, a man of discipline and determination, has already drawn out a strategy to revive the game to the glorious past.

Speaking to Times Sport in an exclusive interview, Talib Al Wahaibi (more fondly called Captain Talib for having served as a sailor) said: “Maybe I have just taken over the responsibility as head of the OHA board, but I have already chalked out my vision and very soon will work towards turning it to reality.”

A hockey player in his prime, Talib Al Wahaibi, stressed the need of luring young talents to develop the game and make it regain the popularity of the past.

“My first goal will be to reach out to the schools of the country and introduce the students between fifth and ninth grades to the game of hockey,” he stressed.

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“The students will be nurtured, trained and provided with all facilities to hone their skills under the umbrella of sports clubs, which are available in all regions,” he added.

“The need of the hour is young talents,” he opined. “I will make sure that the grassroots hockey will flourish once again so that we can build and provide strong pool of talents for the national cause.”

“We must understand hockey is the only sport and the oldest too apart from football to organise the prestigious His Majesty’s Cup and

my aim is to work with determination to get back all the 24 clubs to the playing field,” he said, thanking His Majesty the Sultan for the continued patronage for the sport.

Talib Al Wahaibi also thanked the previous board for the efforts they have done and “I will continue from where they have left.”

Stressing the need of better coordination with the Ministry of Education, Talib Al Wahaibi said: “My outlook is to revive the age group competitions with participation of schools.”

He said that each school will be provided with equipments and the services of qualified coaches.

“The clubs of the region can then adopt the school teams and enter the age group (U-16 and U-18) tournaments. I hope to expand to 30 clubs, who can compete in these tournaments.”

OHA’s focus will also be on Buraimi Club, which has all the modern facilities for the game and “if schools around that region can be tapped it will be a shot in the arm,” he claimed.

‘None from Europe’ With Oman gearing up for the Hockey World League Round 2 and Asia Cup next year, OHA is certainly looking for a coach to fill in the void left by the German trainer Oliver Kurtz.

However, the OHA chief said with authority that there is no looking into Europe for a replacement and the next coach will certainly be from the Asian continent, though not divulging from which country the next man will come.

“I don’t want to name anyone,

but we are going to start the process of looking out for the new coach and I can assure you that we are not looking to Europe,” he said.

Talib Al Wahaibi also hinted at more cooperation with top national associations.

“I have started communicating with associations in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh to express Oman’s interest of enhanced cooperation in hockey, which I am sure can grant more exposure for the national teams,” he explained.

Expat, schools hockey Talib also spoke about his plans to involve expatriates and develop schools hockey across the country.

“My plan is to involve all the expat communities in hockey. I want them to come into Oman hockey fold.

“Besides our main national championships and league, I would like to have a tournament involving all the expatriates in Oman,” he said.

“I would also like to have a schools tournament involving all the expatriate as well as Omani schools. This will help in creating interest and spreading the game across the country,” he added.

Meanwhile, Talib Al Wahaibi said that communication with International Hockey Federation, Asian Hockey Federation and other continental federation will be further enhanced so that Oman Hockey’s presence will be felt worldwide. “I am also working on improving the presence of Oman Hockey on social media platforms and an official website will also be launched soon,” said Talib Al Wahaibi.

All said and done with focus of the new OHA regime falling on unearthing young talents, the future augurs well for the game in the Sultanate.

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India’s Batra becomes first non-European boss of FIH DUBAI: India’s Narinder Batra became the first non-European President of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) after he was elected to the top post by an overwhelming margin during the penultimate day of the 45th FIH Congress, here on Saturday.

Batra, who is the president of Hockey India, defeated David Bal-

birnie of Ireland and Australia’s Ken Read to become the 12th FIH President — the first Asian to grab the post in the world body’s 92-year-old history.

Batra got 68 votes in his favour while Balbirnie and Read managed 29 and 13 votes respectively. Out of 118 voters, only 110 voted while eight abstained.

The voting was conducted via secret ballot through an electronic voting system. Each delegation head of a National Association was provided with a tablet and a unique password by which they voted for their choice.

It has been learnt that Batra, who was the official candidate of Asian Hockey Federation, enjoyed

majority support from Asian, African and Central American nations during the voting process.

Outgoing President Leandro Negre, with whom Batra shares a very cordial relationship, announced the result of the poll.

Batra’s four-year tenure begins immediately, which means he will have to relinquish Hockey India

President’s post with immediate effect. He also is the first Indian to be elected as chief of an Olympic Sport’s international governing body. Batra’s win means the power centre of the sport will now move to Asia from Europe, which had been ruling international hockey for decades.

The 59-year old Batra, who be-

came president of Hockey India in October 2014 after serving as its secretary, succeeds Spaniard Leandro Negre, who has been the FIH chief since 2008.

Other Europeans to have headed the FIH in the past were Rene Frank, Etienne Glichitch, Juan Antonio Calzado, Els van Breda Vriesman besides Negre. - PTI

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Petersen charged over match-fixing CAPE TOWN: Former South Africa test player Alviro Petersen has been charged with contriving to fix domestic Twenty20 matches last year, Cricket South Africa (CSA) said on Saturday.

Petersen, who played 36 Tests between 2010 and 2015, has been provisionally suspended from all cricket activities by CSA’s AntiCorruption Unit.

Petersen, 35, said this year that he had blown the whistle on a conspiracy to fix games in the 2015 season which has already led to bans for fellow former Proteas players Gulam Bodi (20 years) and Thami Tsolekile (12 years).

But he now faces a slew of charges, including “seeking to accept, accepting or agreeing to accept a bribe or reward to fix or contrive to fix or influence improperly a match or matches”.

Alviro Petersen faces nine counts of failing to disclose approaches by suspected match fixers to Anti-Corruption officials and he also stands accused of hindering the investigation into the fixing syndicate.

Petersen has spent the last two seasons playing for English County Lancashire, but has said he is unlikely to return in 2017 for family reasons. - Reuters

C DIVISION: UKI Inspired players pose for a group.

A DIVISION: OUA Travel after their win over Enhance Eagles.

Al Turki defeat Sinha by seven wickets Muscat: Al Turki recorded a seven-wicket victory over Sinha CT in a Muscat Pharmacy & Storessponsored Premier Division match at the Ministry of Sports Affairs Ground I on Friday.

Batting first, Sinha scored 154 for the loss of seven wickets in 47.5 overs. Pathum and Mayura Prasad scored 35 and 36 respectively. Rohit Malik and Jay Odedara claimed three wickets each.

In reply, Al Turki scored 155 for three in 23.1 overs. Gulam Shaikh top scored with an unbeaten 65.

Brief scores: Sinha CT 154 for 7 in 47.5 overs (Pathum 35; Jay Odedera 3/26) lost to Al Turki 155 for 3 in 23.1 overs (Gulam Shaikh 65 n.o). Points: Sinha CT – 0, Al Turki – 5.

OUA Travel fly high In an A Division match, OUA Travel defeated Enhance Eagles by 49 runs. Batting first, OUA Travel were all out for 250 in 39.4 overs. Abrar Hussain top scored with 114. Pradeep Kumar and Wasim Ali claimed three wickets

127 in 28.3 overs with Salim Haider top scoring with 62. Pradeep Salian claimed three wickets. In reply, SARCO scored 128 for three in 12.5 overs. Rakesh Patel top scored with an unbeaten 53.

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each for Enhance Eagles. In reply, Enhance Eagles were bowled out for 201 in 37.3 overs. Jaison Manjila top scored with 61. Ahmed Khan and Lloyd Francis claimed three wickets each for OUA Travel.

180 for nine in 30 overs with Azhar Habib top scoring with 45. M. Raza claimed five wickets for Fairtrade.

In reply, Fairtrade scored 181 for five in 23.3 overs. Vijay Anand top scored with an unbeaten 64. Abdul Ahmed took two wickets for PDO.

Brief scores: OUA Travel 250 in 39.4 overs (Abrar Hussain 114; Pradeep Kumar 3/36) bt Enhance Eagles 201 in 37.3 overs (Jaison Manjila 61; Lloyd Francis 3/45). Points: OUA Travel – 2, Enhance Eagles – 0.

Brief scores: PDO 180 for 9 in 30 overs (Azhar Habib 45; M. Raza 5/47) lost to Fairtrade 181 for 5 in 23.3 overs (Vijay Anand 64 n.o.; Abdul Ahmed 2/28). Points: Fairtrade – 3, PDO – 0.

Fairtrade beat PDO In an Al Ansari Group of Companies-sponsored B Division match, Fairtrade defeated PDO by five wickets. Batting first, PDO put on

Easy for SARCO In another B Division match, SARCO defeated OCT Al Amerat by seven wickets. Batting first, OCT Al Amerat were bowled for

Brief scores: OCT Al Amerat 127 in 28.3 overs (Salim Haider 62; Pradeep 3/21) lost to SARCO 128 for 3 in 12.5 overs (Rakesh Patel 53 n.o). Points: SARCO – 3, OCT Al Amerat – 0.

UKI Inspired win In a Raha Poly Products-sponsored C Division match, UKI Inspired eased to a 10-wicket win over OCT Al Hail A. Batting first, OCT Al Hail A were bowled out for 92 in 17.4 overs. Sharique Mirza claimed three wickets for UKI Inspired. In reply, UKI Inspired raced to 94 in just 6.5 overs without losing any wickets. Salman Khan top scored with an unbeaten 65.

Brief scores: OCT Hail A 92 in 17.4 overs. (Sharique Mirza 3/12) lost to UKI Inspired 94 in 6.5 overs (Salman Khan 65 n.o). Points: UKI Inspired – 3 (BP) ; OCT Hail A – 0.

TENNIS

Oman under-16 team win silver MUSCAT: Oman under-16 team bagged silver medal at the GCC Junior Tennis Championships in Qatar on Friday.

In the final, Oman team lost to Kuwait by a 2-1 margin. Abdullah Al Barwani gave Oman the lead with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Kuwait’s Fuad Al Bahbahani. However, Zakariya Al Sulaimani lost to Badr

Antar 4-6, 2-6 and the double the team were beaten 2-6, 6-2, 6-7 by their Kuwaiti counterparts. The team also comprised Ammar Al Khanjari and Iyad Al Khanjari.

The under-12 team, consisting of Marwan Al Khanjari, Isa Al Sulaimani, Tawad Al Riyami, Abdullah Al Hashmi and Ali Al Busaidy, finished in fourth place.

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SPORTS Hameed scores fifty, England extend lead SCOREBOARD

The 19-year-old Hameed was on 62 with Cook on 46 as England reached 114 without loss, virtually ruling out the prospect of an India win on final day FINE STROKE: England’s Haseeb Hameed plays a shot on the fourth day of their first Test match against India at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot on Saturday. – AFP

RAJKOT: Debutant Haseeb Hameed struck his maiden fifty and shared an unbroken century partnership with captain Alastair Cook to push England’s lead over India to 163 runs on day four of the first Test on Saturday.

The 19-year-old Hameed was unbeaten on 62 at the close with Cook on 46 as England reached 114 without loss, virtually ruling out the prospect of an India win on the final day.

Leg-spinner Adil Rashid earlier picked up four wickets to help the

touring side dismiss India for 488 and take a first- innings lead of 49 runs. India’s Ravichandran Ashwin made 70 to deny England a bigger advantage.

Right-hander Hameed, the youngest opener to play a Test for England, was assured in his footwork against the spinners and handled the reverse swing from the fast bowlers without much trouble.

Hameed, whose parents originate from India, reached his half

T E S T M AT C H

South Africa lead by 86 after Australia collapse HOBART: South Africa routed Australia for 85 and then weathered a batting crisis of their own before pushing to a lead of 86 runs after a bowler-dominated opening day of the second Test in Hobart on Saturday.

Temba Bavuma, unbeaten on 38, and wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock (28 not out) guided South Africa to 171 for five at stumps at Bellerive Oval, after paceman Mitchell Starc threatened to drag the hosts back into the game with a fiery spell after tea.

On a gloomy, overcast morning, Proteas captain Faf du Plessis

won the toss and sent Australia in to bat on a green-tinged wicket moistened by drizzle.

The call was a masterstroke as his fired-up pacemen, led by a five-wicket haul from Vernon Philander, bowled Australia out in just 32.5 overs, for their lowest total at home since a 76 against visiting West Indies in Perth in 1984.

It was also the lowest total of any team at Bellerive Oval and well short of Australia’s previous nadir against the South Africans, a 111 at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 1994. - Reuters

SCOREBOARD

Australia 1st innings D. Warner c de Kock b Philander 1 J. Burns lbw Abbott 1 U. Khawaja c Amla b Philander 4 S. Smith (not out) 48 A. Voges c de Kock b Philander 0 C. Ferguson run out 3 P. Nevill lbw Rabada 3 J. Mennie b Philander 10 M. Starc c Duminy b Abbott 4 J. Hazlewood c Amla b Abbott 8 N. Lyon c de Kock b Philander 2 Extras (lb-1) 1 Total (all out, 32.5 overs) 85 Fall of wickets: 1-2, 2-2, 3-8, 4-8, 5-17, 6-31, 7-59, 8-66, 9-76.

Bowling: V. Philander 10.1-5-21-5; K. Abbott 12.4-3-1-3; K. Rabada 6-0-20-1; K.

Maharaj 4-2-2-0.

South Africa 1st innings S. Cook c Nevill b Starc 23 D. Elgar lbw b Starc 17 H. Amla c Nevill b Hazlewood 47 J. Duminy c Smith b Starc 1 F. du Plessis lbw Hazlewood 7 T. Bavuma (not out) 38 Q. de Kock (not out) 28 Extras (b-3, lb-6, nb-1) 10 Total (5 wkts, 55 overs) 171 Fall of wickets: 1-43, 2-44, 3-46, 4-76, 5-132.

To bat: V. Philander, K. Abbott, K. Rabada, K. Maharaj Bowling: M. Starc 15-0-49-3 (nb-1); J. Hazlewood 16-7-36-2; J. Mennie 14-1-47-0; N. Lyon 10-1-30-0.

century with a delicate late cut for four off leg-spinner Amit Mishra.

He hit five fours and a six.

England, who made 537 in their first innings, earlier picked up the wickets of India captain Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane in the first session and looked on course for a sizeable lead.

All-rounder Ashwin and wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha (35) added 64 for the seventh wicket to reduce the deficit. - Reuters

England 1st innings: 537 India 1st innings M. Vijay c Hameed b Rashid 126 G. Gambhir lbw Broad 29 C. Pujara c Cook b Stokes 124 V. Kohli hit wkt b Rashid 40 A. Mishra c Hameed b Ansari 0 A. Rahane b Ansari 13 R. Ashwin c Ansari b Ali 70 W. Saha c Bairstow b Ali 35 R. Jadeja c Hameed b Rashid 12 U. Yadav c Stokes b Rashid 5 M. Shami (not out) 8 Extras (b-23, lb-2, w-1) 26 Total (all out, 162 overs) 488 Fall of wickets: 1-68, 2-277, 3-318, 4-319, 5-349, 6-361, 7-425, 8-449, 9-459.

Bowling: S. Broad 29-9-78-1; C. Woakes 31-6-57-0 (w-1); M. Ali 31-7-85-2; Z. Ansari 23-1-77-2; A. Rashid 31-1-114-4; B. Stokes 17-2-52-1.

England 2nd innings A. Cook (not out) 46 H. Hameed (not out) 62 Extras (b-4, lb-1, nb-1) 6 Total (no loss, 37 overs) 114 To bat: J. Root, B. Duckett, M. Ali, B. Stokes, J. Bairstow, C. Woakes, Z. Ansari, A. Rashid, S. Broad Bowling: M. Shami 6-1-12-0; R. Jadeja 10-1-33-0; R. Ashwin 10-2-32-0; U. Yadav 5-1-13-0; A. Mishra 6-0-19-0 (nb-1).

FORMULA ONE

Hamilton on pole SAO PAULO: Lewis Hamilton took pole position on Saturday for the Brazilian Grand Prix with Mercedes teammate and title rival Nico Rosberg joining the triple Formula One world champion on the front row.

The pole was the 60th of Hamilton’s career, eight short of Michael Schumacher’s record, and his first in Brazil since 2012 when he was at

McLaren. Rosberg will take his first title if he wins Sunday’s penultimate race of the season but Hamilton, 19 points adrift, showed he will do all he can to take the fight down to the wire in Abu Dhabi with another dominant qualifying display.

Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen qualified third with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen joining the 2007 world champion on the second row. - Reuters

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SPORTS Saudi Arabia emerge overall champions TENNIS

Fatma finishes second in doubles competition of Morocco tournament

CHAMPIONS: The members of the Saudi Arabian team pose for a group photo after winning the 36th Arab Golf Championship at the Ghala

Golf Club on Saturday.

With overnight leader Yassine Touhami of Morocco withdrawing due to injury, Khalid Attieh and Othman Al Mullah went on to win fifth and second places to lead Saudi Arabia to overall championship title

MUSCAT: Outstanding performances by Khalid Attieh and Othman Al Mulla, coupled with pullout of overnight leader Yassine Touhami of Morocco, helped Saudi Arabia emerge the overall champions at the 36th Arab Golf Championship at the Ghala Golf

Club on Saturday. Going into the final day’s action, Yassine Touhami had a sure shot at the individual crown after having led on all three rounds.

But unfortunately Yassine Touhami, who was 3-under par 213 after three rounds, had to pull

BRIDGE

out with an injury, which also affected the Morocco’s position in the team standings.

But all credit to Khalid Attieh and Othman Al Mulla who kept their cool to finish one-two, the former carding a fourth-round 69 for a total of 291 taking the top place and the latter totalling six over 294 after a 73 in the final round for the second place.

The duo’s performance, coupled with joint sixth place finish of Saud Al Sharif (305), helped the Saudi Arabia to take the overall championship with a total score of 881.

Morocco had to settle for second place with 903 while Qatar took the third place with 916 score.

Egypt’s Issa Abou El Ela, who carded 75 on final day for a total of 295, took the third place in the individual category.

Azzan joint eighth Meanwhile, Oman’s top amateur Azzan Al Rumhy finished joint eighth with Morocco’s Mohammed Khallali. Both had indetical scores of 75 in the final and totalled 306 each. The other Omanis in action, Fahad Al Kitani (338), Ahmed Al Balushi (345) and Rashad Al Harthy (356) finished in the 40th, 42nd and 44th places respectively while the Sultanate squad finished in ninth place in the team standings.

Dr Mohammed bin Hamad Al Rumhy, the Minister of Oil and Gas, presided over the final day’s proceedings and handed over the medals and trophies in the presence of Sheikh Fahim bun Sultan Al Qasimi, the chairman of the Arab Golf Federation, and Oman Golf Committee chief Mundhir Al Barwani and other officials.

MUSCAT: Oman’s tennis star Fatma Al Nabhani settled for a second place in the doubles competition of the $10,000 Casablanca ITF Pro Circuit tournament in Morocco on Friday.

Fatma and her Spanish partner Olga Parres Azcoitia, who were given the second seeding in the tournament, came up against top seeded Romanians Daiana Negreanu and Oana Georgeta Simion and found the going tough.

Though Fatma and Olga tried to match the Romanians they failed to stop their opponents from winning the match and the title with a 6-2, 6-1 scorline.

Earlier in the singles competition, top seeded Fatma was beaten in the quarterfinals 6-3, 7-5

by Romanian fifth seed Cristina Adamescu. Fatma will now take part in the $10,000 ITF Pro Circuit tournament in Rabat from November 14 to 20.

MOTOGP

Lorenzo smashes pole record CHESTE: Spain’s triple MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo will start his last race for Yamaha on pole position after demolishing the lap record in qualifying on Saturday for the Valencia season-ender. Lorenzo lapped the Ricardo Tormo circuit in one minute and 29.401 seconds, well inside his 2015 record of 1:30.011, with compatriot and fellow triple champion Marc Marquez the only rider close to him.

Honda’s Marquez was still

three tenths of a second off Lorenzo’s pace, with Yamaha’s Italian great Valentino Rossi completing the front row of the starting grid in 1:30.128.

Lorenzo is moving to Ducati next season with Spaniard Maverick Vinales replacing him. The Suzuki rider was fourth fastest on Saturday. Marquez’s teammate Dani Pedrosa qualified eighth, a month after the Spaniard broke his collarbone, leg and foot in a crash in Japan. - Reuters

BADMINTON

Himesh steals the show at ISC tourney

Nitin, Suhail win pairs bridge title MUSCAT: Nitin Vaidya and Suhail Khan emerged the winners of the Pairs Bridge Tournament organised by Muscat Bridge League (MLB) here recently.

The tournament, organised at Ruwi Hotel, attracted 30 players, including a number of all-ladies pairs. The event was played under full Howell format with each of the 15 pairs playing two boards against all the other pairs.

Nitin and Suhail took the top honours with an excellent score of 76 percent. Seasoned pair of Gautam Mukherji and Ashok Sardiwal combined well to clinch second place with a score of 70 perent. The pair of Pei-Lee Wang and Roos Moes came third with a score of 64 percent and the all ladies pair of Neeta Khimji and Sadhana Gupta played extremely

well to take fourth with a score of 62 percent. The prize for the ladies pair went to Devyani and Rashmi while Asoke Das and SK Viswanath secured the consolation prize for being closest to 50 percent.

Muscat Bridge league also bid adieu to one of its senior most player Gautam Mukherji, who is leaving Oman after a stint of 25 long years. Gautam leaves behind a legacy on the bridge scene in Oman. He has won various bridge competitions and has kept the torch of bridge alight in Oman by coordinating the regular weekly bridge activities and organising tournaments in the country. Various players spoke on the occasion and wished Gautam well in his future endeavours. Mohammed Ashraf of Khurshid Trading gave away the prizes to the winners.

MUSCAT: Teenager Himesh Haridas stole the limelight on the final day of the Dalma Energysponsored Annual Badminton Tournament organised by the Indian Social Club (ISC) and cosponsored by Oman United Insurance Company. Himesh won the men’s singles crown and the duo of VD Sajeev and Sanith Kalloth shared the limelight with victory to claim the men’s doubles title.

Himesh Haridas was in a class of his own as he claimed the fourth title of the tournament with victory to capture the men’s singles title.

In a thrilling and well-contested final, the talented 17-year-old put in a brilliant show of talent and determination to thwart the challenge of Prasad Kulkarni in two engrossing games 21-19, 23-21.

It was worth the money for

the badminton enthusiasts who packed the ISC arena as Himesh and Prasad provided them with badminton of a high order. Prasad took the early lead but Himesh made some brilliant retrievals to rally from 6-9 down to 9-all.

Prasad planned his moves against the younger and more energetic Himesh and handled every point on merit as scores went neck-andneck until 13-all.

Brilliant rallies were a delight as Himesh used the flanks to gain an 18-15 lead. With calculated moves, Prasad levelled at 19-all. Himesh reached game point as Prasad’s next return went long to give Himesh the lead.

Himesh took the early lead in the second game as Prasad rallied brilliantly from 5-9 down to level the score. At 12-all, Himesh opened up

and reeled the next five points on the trot. Prasad was equal to the task and got back to level at 18-all.

The thrill and excitement was at its peak as Himesh was on the verge of victory at 20-18. The experienced Prasad not only saved two match points but went on to gain game point at 21-20 but failed to convert it. Himesh still had enough energy in him to force himself to the limit, gained a third match point and converted it to capture the men’s singles crown, his fourth title of the tournament.

The unseeded duo of VD Sajeev and Sanith Kalloth showed tremendous belief in their capability and repaid the support they received from their supported with a splendid victory to lift the men’s doubles title. In the final, the underdogs defeated the fancied team

of PT Francis and Shabaz Nasar in straight games 26-24, 21-19.

After winning a tight first game, Sajeev and Shanith maintained a slender lead in the second before Francis and Shabaz rallied to level at 19-all. Sajeev and Shanith showed brilliant reflexes and a strong defence and gained match point which they converted to record a brilliant victory to win the doubles title.

Prizes were distributed by guests of honour Wilson George, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Indian Schools in Oman and Ajay Saraf, Corporate IT Head of Dalma Energy in the presence of Babu Said of Oman United Insurance, Dr. Sathish Nambiar, Chairman of ISC, CM Sardar, ViceChairman and other office bearers of the club.

WINNERS ALL: Winners in various categories pose for a group photo along with guests of honour and ISC officials. – Supplied photo

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AN EXISTING FARM FOR RENT in the Wilayat of Barka, with an area of ϰϱ ĂĐƌĞƐ͕ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ǁŚŝĐŚ ůĂƌŐĞ ĂƌĞĂ ŝƐ ƉůĂŶƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĨŽĚĚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ϳ ĂĐƌĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƉůĂŶƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ǀĞŐĞƚĂďůĞƐ͘ /ƚ ŚĂƐ ĂůƐŽ ϭϰ ŐƌĞĞŶŚŽƵƐĞƐ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ϯ ĂƌƚĞƐŝĂŶ ǁĞůůƐ ĂŶĚ Ă ƉůŽǁŝŶŐ ƚƌĂĐƚŽƌ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ĐƵƫ ŶŐ ĂŶĚ ďƵŶĚůŝŶŐ ƚŽŽůƐ ĂŶĚ ƉůŽǁŝŶŐ ĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĂĐĐĞƐƐŽƌŝĞƐ͘ dŚĞ ĨĂƌŵ ŚĂƐ Ă ŐŽŽĚ Į ŶĂŶĐŝĂů ŝŶĐŽŵĞ͘

Contact: 99340378

Contact 93990154 FOR RENT

FOR SALE Lister generator 15kva 2 cylinder for sale / Contact 99575652/ 94347878

SITUATION WANTED BUSINESS

Twin Villa for sale in Azaiba near Sultan Centre. Each side has three floors, five bedroom plus maid room.

Each room has it’s own bathroom and one extra toilet between dining and sitting room. The villas are now about 5 years old and very clean and well maintained. It has split A/C’s.

OMR 215,000 each villa. Contact : 99333479 or 95215360 or 97509955 Wanted Construction Company for outright sale. With 20-30 labour and Engineer Contact 98201203/71168751

Ladies beauty parlour sale at Muttrah. Contact: 93231403 Coffee shop at Al Amerat for sales in very good condition. #96100005

Wanted Partner for running building construction company.

Contact: 71100641

Trasit mixers for sale model 2007, make Mercedes Benz, capacity 8 CBM, QTY - 2 No. Contact: Planet International LLC. Contact: 99452010 / 98082127 Well running restaurant sale at prime location in Sohar City.

Contact : 94131656

Flat for rent in Wadi Kabeer near India Primary School, 1BHK. Contact: 92222922 Flat for rent 2BHK split A/c near Oman house in Muttrah.

Contact: 97007934 / 92629232 3 bedroom ground floor house for rent in South Al Hail behind Al Hail Hypermarket. #95047657 1 BHK near Medical Darsait Muttrah house R.O 180/-. #95070201 Flats in Mumtaz, 1 bedroom, hall & 2 bed rooms, hall way no 3352 building no 3447 / 3668. Contact: 90991079 / 98003444 For Rent studio TYPE flats for rent R.O 160/- monthly near Oman house. # 98075028 / 95501858

Steel workshop for sale including 5 clearance at Wadi Kabir Sanaya area. Contact: 99466604 Shop for sale, Honda road, Ruwi.

Contact: 24705105, GSM: 92877958 / 94289164 Mobile phone shop for sale in Hamriya. Contact: 99342568 Industrial land in Rusail.4000 sqm.

Contact 99323957 / 95490842.

Used & refurbished porta cabins, toilets unit available for sales. Contact: 99215560 Email: omegaunitedoman@gmail.com Shop for sale in Al Ghubrah.

Contact: 99030180/ 97003247

6 Bedroom villas available for rent at North Al Hail, near Wave, complex with swimming pool and Gym. Contact: 99833747

BUILDING MATERIAL SHOP FOR SALEWell-furnished running building material-electrical shop (4 shutter / 200sqm) in Al- Khoudh- 6, for immediate sale- shop with stock or stock only. Serious buyers may please Contact: 94320909

Villa in South Mawaleh: 8 bedrooms, 2 Majilis, 1 Family Hall, 9 toilets, 2 kitchens with Split AC, ample car park Contact: 96775026 / 99463626

Land for sale in the village of Bimmah on the coastal road Qurayat/ Sur with a space of 604 square meters for an attractive price.

Contact 92905222

BUYING

MV SALE Honda Accord 2008 model, 4 cylinder, number 1 full options with navigation/ camera, full insurance.

No accident history, 1640000 km, well maintained. OMR 3300/-.

Contact – 95919059 Nissan Armada 2014 #1 Oman Franchise first hand - university Prof - 30000 km. M: 91723495 Mazda 6, model 2012 for sale in good condition. Contact : 99839898 Mercedes C-230 , 6 cyl , 2006 252 km, R.O 1800/-.

Contact: 97312774 2012 Kia Sportage. Contact: 99336093 Ford Focus- An expatriate used car in very good condition, model 2017, manual gear, no accident and mulkiya is valid. Please contact 79082900 or 91677889 2008, Toyota corolla 1.6, 78000 km. Contact 92307916 Mitsubishi Pajero 2004, R.O 1700/-. Contact: 97692959 Dihatsu Terrios Trend 4WD, 2012 Registration, dealer service registration up to August 2017.

Contact No: 92812144

ACC. AVAILABLE Sharing accommodation available with W/E at Al Khuwair 33. For a small family or non-cooking bachelors. Contact - 92834145 Labour camp for 50 people at Muttrah. Contact: 93231403 Single room attach bath at Muttrah. Contact: 93231403 Brand new show room, deluxe 2 BHK apartment at heart of Azaiba city. Contact: 98294753 Furnished single / sharing room for EXE. Bachelor at Rex Road (Kannada, Telugu , Tamil) .

Contact: 92873832

AVAILABLE Bobcat available for rent.

Contact 97623299 Party & Wedding equipment rentals. Full line, from Tables, Linen & Skirting, Chairs & Chair covers, Cutlery, Crockery, Glassware, Chafing Dishes, Ice Sculptures, to Large Sound Systems and spectacular lighting. Call Andrea 9606 2222 for Catering and Croyden 9623 5555 for Sound & Light. ww.tunesoman.com, E-mail: info@tunesoman.com

TRANSPORTATION Transportation available, pick & drop. Ruwi, Al Khuwair, Azaiba & Al Hail. Contact - 94297820

Available 1 BHK, 2BHK flat near Medical Darsait. Contact: 24705742

Transportation. Contact: 99664703

Furnished rooms available at Ruwi. Contact: 91214897

House shifting and transport.

Contact: 96737158

Furnished room in ruwi and azaiba for rent for executive bachelors. Gsm 99058344

Transportation. Contact: 94087276

WANTED Urgently required looking to immediately buy used Grit blasting & airless spray equipment 1 No each. Contact 968 24810930 / 93203772 / 93203773 /93203778

Transportation. Contact 94510847 Transportation. Contact 92015894 Pick & drop available 24 Hrs. Contact: 98522914

Buying cars for cash.

Contact 90202090

MATRIMONIAL Sunni Muslim Hyderabadi girl, 29/5.4” Pharmacist seek alliance settled in Muscat.

Contact 95965041 Keralite Nair boy 36 years, working in Muscat, looking suitable alliance from Nair family (Shutha Jathakam). Contact: 96558699 Tamil Hindu boy 34 years, working as Marketing Senior Executive in reputed organization, with family status seeking for Hindu Tamil girl preferably working / home maker in Muscat , Wanted to finalized may. Contact: 94026388 Marriage makers widow/ divorce/ new for Indian Kerala & Indian Muslims. Contact: Whatsapp: 00968 98796982 & calling 98604960 Ezhavaboy age 28 height 174cm Star anizhamBTech working in Oman Seeks suitable alliance.

Contact 99430227 *Classified Advertisement space booking with text, should be done till 12.00 noon for next day’s publication. * Subject to space availability

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Email: dailyguide@timesofoman.com classifieds@timesofoman.com Tel.: 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 /431 / 456 / 461 Fax: 24812624

SITUATION SITUATION WANTED VACANT

SIT. WANTED

URGENTLY REQUIRED

ACCOUNTS

Staff Nurses, Pharmacists, Lab Technicians and Radiographers.

Physiotherapists & Receptionists (Preferable females) For Al Raazi Hospital in Salalah.

Indian Chartered Accountant with 17+ years experience in Accounts , Finance and Business management working in reputed group in Muscat looking for suitable change. Oman Driving License and NOC available Contact 95562708, pandukp2016@gmail.com

Forward resume to rafeekdr@gmail.com

Female Accountant, B.Com Graduate with 10 years experience in Oman with D/L looking for suitable position. Contact 91443796

Urgently Required

džĐĞůůĞŶƚ 'ƌĂĚĞ ŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟ ŽŶ Company Requires the following:-

PLANT OPERATOR

Site Engineers (Civil), Senior MEP Engineer, MEP Engineers, QA/QC Civil, HSE Supervisor, Foreman (Civil), Foremen Electrical, Foremen Plumbing. ƌĂŌ DĂŶ Ͳ ŝǀŝů͕ ƌĂŌ DĂŶ Ͳ DĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂů͕ ƌĂŌ DĂŶ Ͳ ůĞĐƚƌŝĐĂů͕ Y^ Ͳ ŝǀŝů͕ QS - MEP, Experienced Purchaser, Store Keepers, Experienced person ŝŶ tĂƚĞƌ WƌŽŽĮ ŶŐ ŽŵďŽ ^LJƐƚĞŵ͘

ŝƉůŽŵĂ ͬ /d/ ŝŶ ůĞĐƚƌŝĐĂů ŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐ ;&ƌĞƐŚĞƌ͛Ɛ ͬ džƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚͿ͘ WƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ will be given to candidates with ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ MASA / HENKE / BESSER Concrete Block DĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐ WůĂŶƚƐ͘

Fax: 00968 - 24490463 E-mail : cfovacoman011@gmail.com

Interested Candidates to send CV to below email.

Email: info@durat.om

SIT. WANTED ACCOUNTS Male MBA (marketing & Finance) B. Com with SAP ERP & Accounts (SAP Certified), diploma in International Financial Reporting Standards (IAAP-UK), peach tree and experienced seeks placement.

Contact- 92324692 Sri Lankan Chartered Accountant (female), Graduate in B.Com (SP) having 2 years visa. Working experience in Accounting & banking sectors, looking for a suitable position in Muscat. Contact: 96356974 / 97488363 Email: hansikamail@yahoo.com Male MBA Finance, 10 Year experience in Accounting, Finance, Business Development, Administration & Banking (Import & Export). Proficient in Quickbook & Microsoft Suite. Contact 91462125. Valid Oman Driving License.

ACCOUNTS Urgent requirement Accountant B.Com Graduate minimum 3 to 4 years experience in Accounts and Oman D/L is preferable.

Send CV to Email: omaniacademy@gmail.com Urgently required an “Accountant” with minimum 5 years experience, well versed in Tally for a reputed Construction Company in Muscat. Interested candidates those who can join locally may forward C.V. to e-mail: assaud@omantel.net.om or FAX: 24953530 Accountant 2-3 years experience.

Candidate should be Indian, English speakers. NOC is a must.

Email: mohammad.jwabreh@ bearingcitysc.com. Fax: 24509312

ADVOCATE Indian / South African lawyer needed - required 5 years experience Omani license required male / female. Contact: 99378253

DRIVER Required Driver / Business Coordinator should speak Eng/Hindi/ Arabic. Contact: 95327813 Wanted Driver for heavy (sewage vehicle) and light vehicle with valid Oman driving license.

Contact: 97991654 / 97991652 Kindly send CV at Email: construction@remasalseeb.com / remaschandran2020@gmail.com

with Omani driving license

SALES SUPERVISOR/SALES KͳKZ /E dKZ with Omani driving license , >W Z^ ͳ džƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ϯ ƚŽϱ LJĞĂƌƐ

House maid required full time for an Indian family, salary RO 150/- , visa not available.

Contact : 96999333

ENGINEER Engineer company at Sohar required Oman driver with light license, must hold ROP license for atleast 3 years & able to converse in English. Send CV : binukkmuscat@gmail.com

Indian male with NOC , 12 yrs Oman experience in Operations, facility management banking project coordination with Oman D/L looking for suitable placement. Contact: 98183667

Contact - 90372638 MEDICAL

Well experienced Accountant looking part lime accounting job.

Contact: 96558699

Required Optometrist for a leading Optical group in Oman.

Email : albasilopticals@gmail.com contact 93822557

Indian Accountant having 13 years experience in accounts in Oman & 6 years in India, Oman driving license excellent knowledge in Tally & MS Office, Seeking suitable placement Contact: 79039690 Email: thomas.mahesh@gmail.com

Nurse Staff required having NOC for well known clinic in Bidbid Call 96746460 Looking for a female Nurse on temporary basis for 2 months to look after an elderly patient contact 95777797 Wanted Radiologist, Internal Medicine specialist (male/ female) for a reputed Polyclinic, in Sultanate of Oman.

Send CV: arunjeni11@gmail.com or contact 97101062 Fusion Medicare Polyclinic, Muscat wants GP, staff Nurse holding MOH license & Receptionist (Omani) Contact 97698004 email: medicare@fusionlogicoman.com Required General Physician, Gynecology & LAB & X ray Technician. Contact: 99681325 Email: altaqwamedicalcentre@gmail.com Wanted Orthodontist, Pedodontist and oral surgeon, implantologist for a specialty dental clinic. Email medident5000@gmail.com

DOMESTIC HELPER Housemaid required for Keralite family in Ghubra. Malayalee maid preferred. Accommodation provided. Contact 96139267

Qualified CA, ACS, 10 +years Managerial experience, working in Bank, looking for suitable opening, Open to any GCC, MBL: +968-90788509, Email: kartirevy@gmail.com

Reputed mineral water company required the following HEAVY/LIGHT DUTY DRIVERS VAN SALESMAN

Wanted female & Male Nurse with or without license (good salary, food & accommodation with other benefits. Contact 92989109, Email: medicoport@gmail.com

MISCELLANEOUS Urgent required : Store labors.

Candidate should be Indian, English speakers. NOC is a must.

Email: mohammad.jwabreh @bearingcitysc.com, Fax: 24509312

MANAGER Required cleaning supervisor with 5 years experience can speak English & little Arabic. Should have driving license.

Contact : 92876832

ZĞƉƵƚĞĚ ĂŵďƌŝĚŐĞ ^ĐŚŽŽůƐ ŝŶ DƵƐĐĂƚ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞ ǁĞůů YƵĂůŝĮ ĞĚ Teachers for IGCSE & CP for (English, Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Sciences, KG- Teacher, lab assistant-Chemistry and Physics): ϭ͘ 'ŽŽĚ ŶŐůŝƐŚ >ĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶ / >d^ ƐĐŽƌĞ ŽĨ ϳ Žƌ ĂďŽǀĞ Ϯ͘ ,ŽůĚ Ă ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞĚ D^Đ ͬ ^Đ ͬ ͬ ͘ ĚĞŐƌĞĞ ĨƌŽŵ Ă ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞĚ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ĨŽƌ ƉƌŝŵĂƌLJͬƐĞĐŽŶĚĂƌLJ ϯ͘ DŝŶŝŵƵŵ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ϯ LJĞĂƌƐ͛ ƉƌĞĨĞƌĂďůLJ ŝŶ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟ ŽŶĂů ƐĐŚŽŽů ϰ͘ <ŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ŽĨ ĂŵďƌŝĚŐĞ /ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟ ŽŶĂů WƌŽŐƌĂŵ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ůĞǀĞůƐ ŝƐ ĂŶ advantage. ϳ͘ Ʃ ƌĂĐƟ ǀĞ ƐĂůĂƌLJ ĂŶĚ ďŽŶƵƐĞƐ ďĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ĐĞƌƟ Į ĐĂƟ ŽŶ ͬ degrees

Please submit C.V to:- wps1986@yahoo.com Please call: 24872424 , 24877402 and 24878182

MANAGER Construction Project Manger with 10 years Oman experience in big projects (preferred with PMP) Contact: 99441122

SALES / MARKETING Required Indian Marketing man or woman Omani license required.

Contact: 99378253

SALES / MARKETING

Business Executive for experience in Sales & Marketing with Omani D/L. Contact: 98492112 Send CV to mirrorgo1396@gmail.com

Urgent requirement for Multiple position: Counter sales executive having B.Com & 2-3 years’ experience in paints/building material industry, Labor Camp Boss with 6-7 years’ experience in construction industry. Send CV to omanhr.recruitment@gmail.com

Required well experienced dynamic candidate in Real Estate Evaluation Field beside Building Management Techniques.

Contact 91246444, Email: rescooman@gmail.com

Required sales and marketing executive for a 4-star hotel in muscat. candidate with excellent communication skills and having 3+ years experience need apply. driving license will be an advantage. email: hoteljobsmuscat@gmail.com Carpentry workshop located at Muscat looking for expert Marketing executive with Oman driving license & NOC. Send C.V to kwk585@gmail.com Wanted Sales man for a printing press Whatsapp: 94756618

SKILLED LABOUR Required Experienced Auto Electrician and Automobile Mechanic for a reputed service station.

Contact : 91232638 hashim@ramainvestment.com

SECRETARIAL / OFFICE Wanted Office clerk having two years experience.

Contact: 92891888

Finance Manager, 17 + years Gulf exp. in Accounts, MIS, budgets, strategic planning, cost control, cash flow management, seeks job.

Contact 95379211, E mail :- vijay.564@hotmail.com Sri Lankan Senior Accountant having BBA, MBA,CA Foundation with 6 Years (2.5 Years in Oman) of experience up to finalization of accounts. Oman D/L, NOC Available Contact; 93598736 Indian male working in Oman for last 8 years as an Accounts Executive having driving license and NOC. Looking for an opportunity.

Contact 95731665.

Manager Accounts / finance professional, 15 years Oman experience looking for a opening.

Contact: 92168401 Accountant 8 Years Experience with D/L and NOC. Contact 97712084 Indian male MBA (fin) 5 years experienced looking job on visit visa. Contact: 97127584 Pakistani male 23 years B.Com 1 year of accountant experience, looking for a good opportunity.

Contact: 79096696 Email: aizazalishah1@gmail.com Accountant & Administrator, 18 years experience (7 yrs in UAE) Accounting software’s knowledge.

Contact: 91729724 SENIOR ACCOUNTANT, WITH Oman D/L & 9 yrs experience, 8 yrs Oman & 1 yr India in manufacturing, trading & contracting Cos, independently handling all accounting, finance, banking, L/C, import, export & finalization seeks placement, Contact Email: srjob12@gmail.com

Indian Accountant having 8 years experience in Accounts (5 years ) in Saudi, Oman driving license excellent knowledge in tally, focus, quick books & MS. Office, seeking suitable placement. Contact: 93878624 Email: arunjames88@gmail.com Indian male, B.Com, MBA in Finance, 4 yrs in Larsen & Tourbo, 26 yrs in Oman, English/ Arabic speaking with driving license. NOC available. Contact 95588565 Indian female 22 years, B.Com with 1 year experience in India as Accountant / Clark, looking for suitable opening. Now on visiting visa. Contact: 97754830 Indian male 24 years MBA in finance 3 yr experience in Auditing, Accounts / Admin on visit visa.

Contact: 94003325 Email: shafiqujive32@gmail.com Male MBA Finance, 10 Year experience in Accounting, Finance, Business Development, Administration & Banking (Import & Export), Proficient in Quickbook & Microsoft Suite, Valid Oman Driving License. Contact # 91462125 Post Graduate M.Com (finance) having 20 years experience in Accounts in seeking suitable placement, NOC available.

Contact: 96275019 Email Id: vjkmr9583@gmail.com Indian Keralite Accountant male 27 yrs, B.Com tally, 3 years experience in Oman, 1 year in India. presently working in Muscat Municipality, valid Omani D/L, release available.

Contact: 93826450 / 99656398 Email: renjith78078@gmail.com Indian Senior Accountant, B com, Having 8yrs Experience in Oman, Up to Finalization, Oman D/L, Release Available, Contact - 93484122 ACCA member with 6 yrs of experience in Oman looking for a suitable job in finance. Contact 99284193 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 8 yrs exp. in Admin & Accounts (3 yrs in Oman), MBA, exp. in Tally ERP 9, Indian (F) seeks placement.

Contact 97243806 Indian (M) MBA (F) more than 6 years of experience in accounts, proficiency in various A/C software, SAP(F1/CO) seeking for suitable placement. Contact: 95920740, mail: abdulhameed1527@gmail.com Indian, Kerala Male B.COM & B.PE, Currently on Visit Visa. Looking for a suitable job in Accounts, Store Keeper, Sales etc. Ready to join as early as possible. Contact 96988923 email:- sajith3969@gmail.com Accountant available with NOC, 7 years experience in Oman.

Ready to join immediately.

Contact 98263394 Chief Accountant / Senior Accountant having 16 years experience can handle accounts up to finalization, MIS, C FLOW, Budgeting, ERP, Costing & liasing with auditors, looking for suitable position. NOC available.

Contact: 97205058 / 94885686 Omani female Accountant, 32 years, having 10 years exp in admin/accounts seeks suitable placement. Contact: 93295953 Indian female 28 yrs B.Com 4 yrs experience in MNC’s currently in Muscat seeking suitable placement in Finance / Admin.

Contact :94743790 Indian female 26 yrs, MBA finance 2 yrs exp with MNC. Email: rilooozmali@gmail.com.

Contact : 90551366.

28/male/MBA - finance/B.Com Accountant with 4 years of Dubai/ India experience looking for a suitable placement. Contact : 90187483 shobinkarikkan1987@gmail.com

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DAILY GUIDE SITUATION WANTED An experienced Chartered Accountant

Hospitality professional Indian, currently working as General Manager in a leading Hotel in Muscat.

with over 25 years in varied industries, presently working with a reputed group in Muscat, looking out for a suitable change.

ϭϴн LJĞĂƌƐ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ DŝĚĚůĞ ĂƐƚ & /ŶĚŝĂ͘ tŝƚŚ ƌĞůĞĂƐĞ ͬ EK ͕ ƐĞĞŬŝŶŐ 'ĞŶĞƌĂů DĂŶĂŐĞƌ ͬ KƉĞƌĂƟ ŽŶƐ MĂŶĂŐĞƌƐ ũŽďƐ ŝŶ ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂůŝƚLJ ƐĞĐƚŽƌ͘

96491030

Contact - 968 99589495, Email : mct2016job@gmail.com

ADMIN

DRIVER

Indian Female, MBA HR & Admin with 3.5 years Oman Experience in HR/Admin, NOC available.

M:99791008

Looking for driving job Executive education speak good English and Arabic 4 years experience in Oman. Contact: 99474870

Indian male 25 yrs, Graduate in commerce, overall 5 yrs exp in accounts/ finance field. On visit visa. Immediately available.

Contact 92836216 / muhammad.tausif623@gmail.com

8 years experience in administration and guest relations department in Oman With valid omani driving licence. Seeking suitable jobs. Ph: 98145825 email: getcb@rediffmail.com

Pakistani male 34 years LTV driving license of Oman with 1 year experience, looking for a good opportunity. Contact: 95365879

Indian male age 26, Accountant one year experience in accounts looking for suitable job. Contact Email: anishkhan991867@gmail.

Com Mobile: +968 9565 9415

Omani, male, 26 yrs experience looking for job in reputed Companies as PR, having experience at airport / Emigration, Ministries/ Manpower with Oman D/L. Contact 95445779

ACCOUNTS

Qualified and experienced MBA post graduate with proven work exposure in Middle East & India, having more than 5.5 years of rich experience in accounts , project coordination and administration in (3.5 years UAE experience) oil and gas projects is currently looking for suitable job. Contact 93953613, Email-allen.mathew83@gmail.com Certified Public Accountant (Filipino, Male, 27-yrs-old) with four years experience, seeking suitable placement in accounting/ audit, currently on visit.

Contact; 94959606, email: czesar.42@gmail.com 7 Years experience as Financial Analyst, MBA in finance. Responsibilities- research contributor, financial statement analysis, generating MIS & efficiency report, managing TAT, business & clients.

On visit visa in Muscat.

Contact 90191628 / 96175780 Sudanese Accountant, Alexandria University Graduate bachelor of commerce Diploma of Marketing professional photographer worked in PR and social media for 2 years looking for a job in public relations media, social media or marketing. Contact: 96976240 Indian male 34 Yrs, Dual MBA Finance and marketing with IT skills, 7+ yrs of experience, Looking for suitable placement.

Contact 94879615, Emailsajan_chacko1981@yahoo.com Accountant B.com Indian male 12 yrs exp seeks suitable job.NOC available . Contact : 91212471 Email: rennyj6@gmail.com Indian female B.Com having 3 years experience in MS Office programs and Tally ERP 9, currently on family visit visa.

Contact: +968 91968254 Email: krishnapriyas206@gmail.com Indian female, 26 years,brought up in oman,M.COM(FINANCE) CA Foundation(CPT),CA INTER(DOING) presently on family visa seeking for immediate and suitable placement.

Contact -97174201/99663957 Email-anishasasi@gmail.com

Indian female 33 years with 9.5 years experience (1 yr in Oman) as Executive Secretary, Administration, Sales Coordinator, and HR coordinator seeks suitable placement. Contact 97985059, Email: sarithajbinu@gmail.com Indian male, MSc & PG diploma in Computers with 20 years of experience as Office Administrator & IT Manager looking for suitable administration related position in schools or reputed companies, on visit. Contact: 90104334

Looking for any driving job.

Contact: 98549627 Looking for driver job experience 6 years in Oman & 7 years in K.S.A, Education H.S.C. Contact: 93940319 Looking for driver job, 3 yrs exp.

Contact: 94987031 5 years experience of light duty driving in Oman. Contact: 95746203 Looking for L.T.V driving job.

Contact: 94986972 Looking for driving job.

Contact: 97418036 Looking job for driving (with car).

Contact: 92005311 Looking for driver job, 9 yrs exp.

Contact: 96216699

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

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CATERING Part time Cook seeks placement in evening. Contact: 95799643

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ENGG. / TECH./MECH.

Civil Engineer with 8 years experience performs multi- task job to structural work , building construction , infrastructure , planning , site development & architectural finishing works, NOC available valid Oman D/L. Contact:97474593 Email: a.baraka.om@gmail.com Mechatronics Engineer with NEBOSH and three years experience in Oman with license.

Contact: +968-94180383, khalid_khogli@hotmail.com HSE Engineer, NEBOSH IGC and IOSH certified, having 3 years experience looking for a suitable position. NOC available. Please contact +968 91476537.

Electrical Engineer (BSc) 8 Yrs Exp in Telecom Industry looking for Job Cell: 93872547 email: daniyal.badar@gmail.com 32 years male Indian Civil Engineer, advanced surveying (land surveying) 6 years of experience (Gulf experience) seek immediate employment. Contact: 98443218 Surveyor Supervisor Pakistani male 30 diploma in Civil 12+ year’s exp 9 years in KSA looking for suitable job, on visit visa with valid driving license. Contact: 97255028 Email: leo-khurais@yahoo.com

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Email: utkarshgupta8@hotmail.com Indian male 23 yrs, B.Tech Mechanical Engineer 1 year experience in India having piping engineering and quality control certification looking for suitable job, currently on visit visa. Contact: 90957740 Email: nishadphoenix@gmail.com

Indian (M), 31 yrs, M Com 9 yrs experience in Oman, looking for Manager or Executive position in Fin & Accounts, NOC Available.

Contact 968 96166178/ +919768537435: mohammednajeem@yahoo.com

Free lance / part time autocad works / make boq 2d /3d arch , structural, shop drawings interior drawings. Contact 97103168 mkgroupoman@gmail.com

ARCH./ INTERIOR DEC.

Filipino Senior Revit/AutoCAD Draftsman with 20 years professional experience is looking for suitable job in Oman. Please Contact: 96489798, (+974) 66653780.

Civil Engineer having 7 years experience in Oman with AutoCAD. Contact: 98947460

Mechanical Engineer with 4yrs exp in PAEW, Maintenance, Design and having GCC D/License Contact:+968 95712436 & tejab17@gmail.com

DRIVER

Piping Engineer (B.E Mechanical) with 5+ years experience in Gulf and India seeks suitable position.

Contact: 91987143

Iraqi Civil Engineer has Master degree in Project management with 14 years experience.

Contact : 79038461

Engineer buildings diploma 3 years Sudanese National 4 years experience in the construction sites & management.

Contact: 91183608

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Contact: 93101283

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Civil Eng (DAE) with 4 years exp with Chinese company also good operator of AutoCAD, 3D Max, office etc. Contact: 90979849

Indian female B. Arch 3 years experience in Oman seeking job as Architect have valid driving license.

Contact: 98726932 / 95121139, Email: sharonjohn177@gmail.com Architect Indian male 10 yrs exp design, coordination & site (resident arch) Autocad, Revit , valid Omani D/L. Contact: 95876247 Architect Engineer seeking for suitable job, 8 years experience.

GSM : 96075000, Email : haytham_201046@yahoo.com

Revit, Autocad D/man, expected salary 200 OMR. PH : 92279784

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Contact: 95892363

Age 29, UK Computer Engineer Graduate, 5 years experience, 10 years in Oman, NOC & D/L available. Contact: 94423351

ADMIN Egyptian woman resident, considerable experience in the Administration and Secretarial Executive for company.

Contact : 97221126 Male BBA, Admin officer, HR, Procurement Account Assistant, 6 years experience with NOC. Contact : 95526871

18 yrs exp driver seeks job.

Contact: 95541940

Civil Engineer 5+ years experience in Building construction & Steel structural building with having valid D/L. Contact: 93850440/ shahadat033@gmail.com

Experienced driver available with 4WD willing to work fulltime / part-time, familiar with all tourist destinations in Oman.

Contact: 24814231 / 91941545

2 yrs well experienced Structural Engineer with good knowledge on ETabs & fast in using AutoCAD looking suitable for suitable placement. Contact: +968 96118135

Bangladeshi, light driver looking for job, 4 yrs exp. Contact: 92681457

Electronics & Communication Engineering Graduate male 23 yrs seeking for an entry technical job, on visit visa. Contact: 91329719

Electrical Engineer, 23, Indian female having 1.5 year exp at 400KV substation(KSEB). Certified in electrical cad, looking for suitable vacancies. Contact-96278955/ steffysunny999@gmail.com Construction Machinery repairs Engineer, 5 years, driving license, Contact - 94001961

Indian male 26 years Mechanical Engineer with 2 yrs exp in Oman.

Looking for suitable placement.

Contact - 91328079 Civil Engineer looking for a job, 3.5 years experience in Oman in building construction and infrastructure have Omani license.

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Contact 96789711 B.E Mechanical Engineer, age 24 with almost 1 year experience as Production Shift Engineer, has achieved training on HVAC Engineering design and has good hands on software like AutoCAD and HAP.Currently in Oman on a visit visa, looking for a suitable placement.Contact: 95065955 email: mjs.jazeb@gmail.com Pakistani, Land Surveyor, experience 5 years, 3 years in Pakistani & 2 years in Oman Muscat, building and roads and 3 years civil diploma, NOC available.

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Contact: 71198596 Email: divyamarch94@gmail.com Civil Engineer has N.O.S for immediately join, 7 years total experience, 3 years oman experience.

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ENGG. / TECH./MECH. B. Tech Mechanical HVAC site Engineer 4 years experience, currently on visit. Contact 92837696 / mdabdulather@gmail.com An Iraqi civil with more than 30 years experience in (Iraq and G.C.C) looking for a job, (N.O.C) available. Contact: 96561306 Email: iq.bgd.mnsr@gmail.com Indian male, Mechanical Engineer having 1year experience, on visit visa looking for suitable job.

Contact: 97416564, Email:jovinmathias@gmail.com Civil Engineer 8 years experience in Oman as a project engineer for governmental & private projects.

Contact – 90164912 Indian male Electrical Engineer, having 6 years gulf experience in designing, assembling, commissioning execution etc having valid GCC license too looking for a suitable. Contact: 00968-98052942 Email: azamjeelani78@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: 92157694. E-mail: mohammedamair.bin@gmail.com Sudanese Civil Engineer male 6 years experience looking for a suitable placement. Contact: 95376205 Project Engineer (Electrical) 6 years experience in OHL distribution & primary substations, Arabic nationality driving license. NOC available. Contact : 99410588 / 99007049 BE Mechanical Engineer 1 year experience, diploma Mechanical Engineer QA/QC Mechanical inspector. Contact: 99865023 Email: sachu.s17@gmail.com Civil Engineer 8 years experience Quantity Surveyor civil in Oman, looking for a job around 21 years experience in civil works. # 92801589 Mechanical/ Piping Engineer (B.Tech.) on visit visa looking for suitable job. Contact 94703350 mail: nadeembcoolboy@gmail.com Graduate Civil Engineer 20 yrs GCC experience with Omani D/L, seeking job NOC available.

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Contact: 90181566 Email: jittoandrewsnesto@gmail.com Indian male, B.E Mechanical with 2 years experience as Maintenance Engineer in Cochin Refinery and 1 year experience in Chevrolet seeking job. Contact : 97964862, Email:jossyabraham20@gmail.com Pakistani male Diploma Civil Engineer 4yrs exp in Oman bulling & mega projects, valid license Oman. Contact: 98921022

Electrical & Electronics Engr, knows autocad & revit.PH: 93837973

Mechanical Engineer, Indian, Male, 30yrs. Experienced in Steam turbines and Thermal Power house seek employment.

Contact - +91 8130553668 or mohamedshah7@gmail.com

Mechanical Engineer 7 years exp in oil & gas (PDO) piping / pipeline.

Contact: 90106204 Email: shivcb600@gmail.com

Site Supervisor, Diploma in Civil Engg (cert attested) knows autocad revit, salary exp: 250 Ph : 92279784

B.Sc (Hons) & B.Tech (Electronics & communication) 2.5 years experience as B.T.S & microwave link installation & commissioning engineer currently on family visit visa. Contact: 96756964

Electrical Engineer, 24 yrs, Indian Male, Fresher, Training Undertaken in Electrical Draughtsman, Fire Alarm, Fire Fighting and Industrial Automation. Contact: 94989767, Email: Junaiz987@gmail.com

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SITUATION WANTED ENGG. / TECH./MECH. Indian male, Structural Engineer looking for job in structural design field. Having 6 years of experience in design field. Residing in Muscat.

Contact - 91176187 Email: syam036@gmail.com Indian male, B.E Mechanical with 2 years experience as Maintenance Engineer in Cochin Refinery and 1 year experience in Chevrolet seeking job. Ph number: 97964862, Email:jossyabraham20@gmail.com

EDUCATION/TRAINING Female B. Ed English teacher, 7 yrs exp seeking suitable placement. #99739415 / 92091528 Indian female 24. Masters in Computer science engineering, seeking job in colleges, schools and institutes. Having in good skill in teaching and advanced technologies. Contact : 93356858 Email id : annielino11@gmail.com English Teacher having 5 years experience in Omani school seeks students at Honda road Volga.

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Contact : 91360147.

Indian Female-B.com, MBA, having 12 years Gulf experience in teaching seeking suitable position in school or college.Contact-99822708 Maths Teacher 30 years experience IGCSE bilingual I.B, A& AS levels. Contact: 98016336 Indian Female, Phd in Chemistry having 3.5 yrs of Experience in India. Staying here on Family Visa & seeking for a suitable placement.

Contact – 99675828, Email anupam.tiwari67@gmail.com

HOSPITALITY Indian male, 24 yrs , Diploma in Hotel management, 2 years experience front office management in 4 star hotel Dubai, currently on visit visa. Contact: 97937504 Email: febinpalathingal01@gmail.com Indian male 31yrs old with hotel management degree,03 yrs experience in F&B services at 5 star hotel Dubai, 05 yrs in American 06 star cruiseliner has butler. Has Oman driving license. Contact 99859150.

IT IT Support Engineer Indian male 5 years experience seeking suitable jobs in Oman. Contact: 90117664 IT Engineer male, 28 yrs, over 7 yrs experience with NOC, D/L available seeking placement in IT / Network / Telecom field. Contact: 93563297 Email: monuzv24@gmail.com MSC IT, male, 2 yrs exp in .NET, PHP, HTML, CSS looking for suitable position. Contact : 98143759 Oracle DBA/ EBS developer, 9+ years experience in IT, Banking, financial, supply chain domain, currently in Muscat, NOC available.

Contact: 96494216 CFA level 1 cleared (pursuing level 2) MBA operations research, female, 5 yrs experience as Analyst, have a valid Oman driving license, looking for related openings.

Contact 95818892

LOGISTICS Experienced Indian Male seeking placement in “Stores & Logistics”.

Contact: 91927039

MEDICAL Looking for job Dentist Indian female with 2 years experience.

Contact: 95894258 Female Staff Nurse having 3 .5 yrs experience in India (Micuxpicu) now in Oman on visit visa Oman prometric passed with 74% having B.L.S certificate looking for suitable job in Muscat G.N.M. Contact: 95790958 An Arabic speaking Assistant Pharmacist with MOH license & over 5 years of extensive experience in public and hospital pharmacies (Mobile: 94109327) 33 yrs, male, Graduate (Physiotherapist, 8 yrs experience having Oman driving license looking for any kind of job. Ph : 91904191 / 91168482 Mail:davismchittetu84@yahoo.com Indian, 24, BSc, Nursing, 2.6 yrs experience in Apollo Emergency Chennai MOH license, with NOC. Contact: 92694514 Pharmacist, D Pharm, experienced, prometric finished, on family visa.

Contact : 99825501 Veterinary Doctor: Indian Female looking for a suitable placement.

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Mobile: 00201096542706, Email: aymanjalilorl@gmail.com

MISCELLANEOUS 9 year experienced industrial painter and sand blaster with Oman driving licence. NOC available. Seeks suitable placement.

Contact ZakeerHussain 96681934.

Indian male, 29 yrs, Diploma in Polymer Technology & Fire Safety,7 yrs of experience in Polymer Production Supervisor (Plastic & Rubber Industry).Seeking suitable placement. Contact : 9818 8418 21, Indian female B.com graduate on family visa looking for immediate and suitable placement. Holds valid Omani Driver’s license.

Contact: 97208869 Indian male, 28, post graduate, 6+ yrs exp in Oman in sales (back office) & credit control with valid Oman D/L looking for suitable placements. NOC available.

Contact: 92066 523 BS in Electrical Engineering, Experience: 5 years(Power Plants).

Contact: 92475206 Email: zahaibzafar007@gmail.com Sudanese male bachelor geology and mining with 3 years experience in MUD logging and training in soil investigation.

Contact 92956848 B.Com,IICL Certified Container Inspector(No.150850),Visit Visa, Six months experience, need placement.

Phone 90880935,99023279, Email solexyesudas@gmail.com.

MANAGER / SUPERVISOR Indian Male, MCA Graduate, 15 yrs exp in ERP, CSM Certified, seeking suitable role.NOC Available.

Contact : GSM : 90189284 Email: meetlibran@gmail.com IT Support Engineer, Exp 3 years in Oman 2 years in India.

Contact 94672759 Indian male 4 years experience in IT as Programmer / Web Support/ CCNA/ Network on visit visa seeking placement. Contact 93069694 Email: mrabrar14@gmail.com Indian female M.Sc Computer Science seeking suitable placement in Muscat area. Contact 98660672 Indian male 4 years experience in IT as Programmer / Web Support/ CCNA/ Network on visit visa seeking placement. Contact 93069694 Email: mrabrar14@gmail.com Female, master in mass communication, B.Ed, experience in media channel and teaching PH : 99362024

General Manager Indian National With 20 yr Experience In managing Civil Construction Business Seek Opening in reputed Civil Company.

Contact-97464650.

Manager FMCG distribution / Supermarket expert 15 years Oman experience looking for a opening.

Contact: 92787747 Kaleem Indian 31YROLD Commerce Graduate, 10yrs Experience in Oman Retail/Administration.

Contact 968 97048622 Email: kaleem.ghori04@gmail.com Indian male 26 Graduate looking for suitable vacancy having 3 years experience in Supervision & Management. Contact: 98847095

SKILLED LABOUR Watch repair and service looking for job, 24 yrs experience.

Contact: 99530405

MANPOWER

SALES / MARKETING Indian male 30 yrs, MBA, 5 plus yrs. work experience in sales, services, marketing G.C.C valid driving license in Oman work visa.

Contact: 91739031 Marketing Executive MBA Marketing & HR 32 yrs 6+ years exp with Oman D/L NOC, looking for suitable placement.

Contact: 90258303 Marketing Manager 29 years professional experience in GCC / Oman in marketing in building materials / High tech products.

Contact: 92284066 / 98559317 Mktg Indian M.Sc Oman exp 2 years NOC available.

Contact: 90947859 Email: wilsonvarghese1@gmail.com MBA Qualified lady Purchase Executive with 8 years Oman experience seeks employment in a reputable organization.

NOC available.

Contact: 95834242 Procurement, Warehouse & Logistics, Pakistani Male, Graduate, Over 10 years experience, Looking for Suitable Placement, Currently on Visit Visa Contact Oman : +968-91257663 E-Mail:waqasmehar1@gmail.com Purchase officer 5+ experience in Oman, CPP & Eppm certified.

Contact: 95605084 Email: abdulsmr44@gmail.com Indian male 30 MBA visit visa seeking job in sales marketing experience 5 years.

Contact : 98934277 / 96264642 Email: safi18058@gmail.com

Indian male working as Sr. Sales / Marketing Executive with thorough knowledge of Oman market in Trading as well as in procurement for 10 years seeks suitable position. Contact: 99045512 Indian Male, MBA marketing 5 yrs exp. in sales & 4 yrs in FMCG sector, looking for best opportunity.

NOC available. Conatct 96001877 NOC available Indian male, 30 yrs, MBA (marketing), BE, (ECE), 7 yrs exp in Oman in sales, projects & marketing seeks suitable placement, valid Oman D/L. Contact: 98518776 Resident in Oman 18 years, 10 years experience in setup marketing plans and strategies, sales, import & logistics, procurement, Omani government tenders, organizing projects & events, import fireworks for festivals, NOC available, have car. Contact 94123939.

Email: 002015r@gmail.com Sales professional (Graduate) additional qualification CCNA & MCSE having more 10 years experience in handling IT hardware, Networking & security products (project based) and experience in Education and training Industry in Oman, seeking employment in relevant IT companies.

Contact: 99354209, Email: sandy6673@gmail.com Indian male MBA and Diploma in management from Australia. On visit visa, looking for a suitable job in sales & marketing.

Contact – 71189884

Multinational FMGC experienced, qualified Sri Lankan lady seeking employment in Muscat. Marketing, Brands, Sales, Communication. Oman exp & DL available.

Contact: 98250829

Indian female 29 years Post Graduate with computer Knowledge 2 years of Oman experience in coordinator & 5 years of experience in customer service, client relation officer with excellent communication skill seeks suitable placement. Contact: 95337665

Indian male 26 years of experience of sales & marketing in surgical and laboratory equipments. Looking for good replacement.

Contact – 92015894 /95774854

Client Relations and Sales Professional with 8 years in the Business Process Outsourcing industry, looking for suitable opportunity in Muscat. Contact +96879050752

Indian male age 24, B.Com. having 2 year experience and currently in visit visa. Looking for suitable placement in Sales, Marketing & finance. Contact: 90766307 Email: shhaazz.007@gmail.com

Indian male with 6 years experience in sales in oman. NOC available, looking for suitable placement. Contact 95364128

BBA Bachelor of business administration exp in custom clearance procedure, also done international logistics management & Nimb National Institute business management (US) certification all documentation work related logistics. contact – 91949050 / akram.chaush001@gmail.com MBA (UK), raised in Oman & with 2 yrs work experience holding valid Oman driving license, seeks job in sales / business development. Contact: 99513132 Graduate 38 years with 07 years experience in sales seeks jobs in sales valid Oman driving license.

Contact: 92453375 Indian male, 15 years Gulf experience in store in charge, sales and office assistant job in Auditing firm, looking for suitable placement. Contact: 92305353 Proactive sale pro male, 30 MBA (Marketing), 5 yrs exp seeks immediate placement in leading company, NOC available.

Contact: 95656162 India PG diploma in Business Administration, 24 year experiences (22 years in Oman) in diverse field handling office independently administration, Sales and Marketing, highly motivated, hard working skillful and willing to work in challenging environments seeks suitable placement. Having valid Omani driving license.

Contact 99120500 Indian male, looking for sales & marketing job, Oman license holder. Contact: 95642740 Email: shaijichakkara@gmail.com

Indian male 26 yrs, Graduate, 3 years experience with Air India seeking suitable opportunity with reputed firms. Contact: 98847095 Indian male 28 yrs, Sales Engineer 3 years experience in Oman looking for suitable placement.

NOC available. Contact: 93938727 Indian Male, 26 M.Com with 4 yrs of Experience in Accounting & Administration in a Financial Company in India, seeks suitable job, Currently in India. +918907212253 Akhil:-93626288, Email: Sumeshpsmkr1989@gmail.com Indian male Graduate with 18 years of Marketing experience presently in Oman on family visit visa, looking for best opportunity.

Contact: 96168687 Email: dhibupaul@gmail.com Indian male 1 yr exp in sales automotive (TBL) looking for best opportunity , NOC available.

Contact# 97793879 Email: shyampkn@gmail.com Oil & gas experienced Indian lady with 6 years in sales & marketing to PDO and having valid Omani driving license. Conatct 96143430 / 99875919 Indian male 37 years MBA graduate in marketing with 9yrs of experience in UAE in field of brand promotions & marketing with UAE D/L on a visit seeking suitable position. Conatct 95792820

SECRETARIAL & OFFICE

24 yrs, B.Tech Engineer seeking job in sales, marketing and business development having 2 yrs Indian experience, valid Omani driving license.

Contact: 92839558

India PG diploma in Business Administration, 24 year experiences (22 years in Oman) in diverse field handling office administration independently, Sales and Marketing, highly motivated, hard working skillful and willing to work in hallenging environments seeks suitable placement. Having valid Omani driving license.

Contact 99120500

Indian male, 28 yrs, B.Tech (Marketing) 5 yrs experience in Oman, seeking job in Marketing or sales valid Oman D/L, Noc available.

Contact 98726183, Email: sudeshsk@outlook.com

Secretarial & Office: Indian(F), MBA in Finance, 2 years experience as Associate in Branch Operations (Record Keeping, Desk job)on family visa. Ph: 93186865 ; email: ddthoppil@gmail.com

SECRETARIAL & OFFICE Indian male, Executive Secretary with 17 years experience seeking suitable position, release available. Contact: 94142594 Lady Secretary / Sales Co-coordinator 12 years experience in Oman in reputed companies, seek immediate Employment.

Contact: 95244761 Looking for part time job Secretarial / Data Entry / Documentation available every day after 5:00 pm Friday / Saturday full day area preferred Ruwi/ CBD/ MBD / Al Khuwair. Contact: 90414827

MISCELLANEOUS

DRIVING

28, male, ACCA finalist, BSc Honours, have 4 years of professional experience in Finance of different industries independently. NOC available, seeking for permanent replacement at a Senior Position.

Contact -97654769,email idabdullah.nooralam@gmail.com Indian male, 27 Yrs Age, MSW (HR) looking for Job any reputed organization. Having more than 1.5 years in India in the area of HR & Admin seeks suitable position.

Contact : 93353912 Indian female Nurse with MOH License, looking for suitable placement in Muscat.

Contact: 95537685.

Indian female B.E (I.T) : Good experience in documentation and CRM. Having good communication skills. Seeking for job from reputed organization. Previous experience in Oman and India.

Contact - 97301058, 97136975.

Indian male, completed BBA and diploma in logistics and transportation, fresher. Visa type: visit visa.

Contact :92267276 Indian male 24 MBA, having 2 years of experience in accounting and admin field, looking for job.

Contact no- 91626565 Civil Engineer (B.Tech), Indian Male, Expert in AutoCad, Revit Arch, Staad, Primavera seeking for a suitable placement.

Contact : 90198202, nanduchandran94@gmail.com Filipino, Female, 37 years old having 9 years’ experience in office administration. Looking for Admin/HR related jobs, on visit visa. Contact 96209384. Email: rechie.labandria@gmail.com Bangladeshi Male, University M. Com, Working as an Administrator cum Accountant in Oman since last year; Tally ERP9, searching better job. Phone:94864966, Email: sunrisetoiqbal@gmail.com Indian Male, 27 Yrs Age, MSW (HR) looking for Job any reputed organization. Having more than 1.5 years in India in the area of HR & Admin seeks suitable position.

Contact : 93353912 B.COM Graduate, Indian-Kerala, 4 Years of experience in Oman with valid Omani driving license.

Looking for a suitable job in Accounts, Sales & Admin. email:jobhuntmuscat@gmail.com .

Indian male Sr. Sales / Marketing Executive, with thorough knowledge of Oman market in trading as well as in procurement for about 10 years seek suitable position.

Contact: 99045512 Indian male, Accountant looking for part time accounting job / data entry / office job. Contact: 93884951 Email: mehreenraiz@gmail.com Indian male, Engineer, Procurement Officer, Construction. 23 years experience in Automobile Supply Chain, Production Planning, IT - Delivery Management, Business Analysis and Operations set-up. Contact: 90215985.

Mechanical/Production Engineer, 3 years’ experience in production industry, B. Tech in Mech Engg, Proficiency in AutoCAD, Primavera certified. Contact arn9895@gmail. com, Mob 00919895233155 Indian Male Wood Designer & Wood works 7 Years good working experience searching for suitable job. +919698637279, GSM : +96891894487 Indian male 27 MBA Graduate with experience looking for job in finance, Logistics or new field in Oman. Contact: 90884252, Email: tamjeedruk@gmail.com

Specialist for road test drum and slope. Contact 94022250 Muscat Driving School.

Contact: 94085688

SITUATION WANTSIT. WANTED Indian Male, 26 years, 3 Years’ experience in Projects of Tanks, Boilers and Steel structures, Aware of int. Standards, B tech in Mech engg.

Contact-Mob-00917741032368, rahulkunnath23@gmail.com 9 yrs exp Site Engineer in Civil & Shade Structure. 2d, 3d draughtsman (holding Omani driving license) seeking job.

Contact : 93790601 BE-Diploma Mechanical Engineering with 4 years experience in Oman as QA/QC in production, looking for valuable offer, with valid driving license.

Contact-99335742 3 yrs exp. in accounts field in construction and contracting trading co Muscat Oman, looking for suitable placement. Release available and immediately ready to join.

Contact: +968 94574596.

Highly Qualified male wanted decent driving job.

Contact 91243132 Pak. (Male), M.B.A (Management) having 2 years experience Admin + Accountant. Good Knowledge of Tally and M.S office in Oman on visit visa looking for job.

Contact: 97094221, Email: mubinbrw@gmail.com Indian male, 10 years experience looking for part time Accounts/ Data Entry job contact: 93884951 Physiotherapist Indian with valid MOH license looking for suitable placement. Contact : 91556011 Petrochemicals specialist, MBA 18 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN OIL FIELDS COM/plastics /Automobile/construction/Polymer/Packaging, e-procurement /COMMERCIAL/ PURCHASE / LOGISTICS / SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT .

NOC available . Contact: vved76@gmail.com cell:97813849 Indian Male 29 years MBA, B. Com having 8 years experience in Gulf and India as a HR and Admin looking for suitable placement.

Contact: :97914340.

Email: kvraj30@gmail.com Indian Female Nurse with MOH License, looking for suitable placement in Muscat. Contact: 95537685.

Electrical supervisor having 10 years gulf experience in different construction project (Grid, primary s/s, etc) seeking suitable position. GSM: 95710831 Filipina, Female, 37 years, having 9 years experience in Office Administration with good communication skills and knowledge in Microsoft Office. Looking for Admin/ HR related jobs, currently on visit visa. Contact: 96209384, Email: rechie.labandria@gmail.com HSE Engineer, 3+years of experience, bachelor of Engineering (EEE), Nebosh,Iosh,Dhse,First Aid. Contact : +97474018995, email: midhunmich@gmail.com, skype: midhunmike Indian Male, age 23, B.E. in Mechanical engineering. Looking for suitable job. Oman D/L available.

Contact 93027183

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SITUATION TOURS Enjoy Camping in Wahiba desert & all over Oman & tour.

Contact: 92226866 We arrange tours & accommodation at all the beautiful places in Oman. Contact 99839898

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25 - 50 seater bus with PDO & BP speciďŹ cation for monthly rent & small car with driver.

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SITUATION WANTFOR LADIES Special packages, Facial, Pedicure, Eyebrow, only 10 RO. Al doom Beauty Parlour Contact- 99619409

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SERVICES We Provide Cleaners, Kĸ ĐĞ ďŽLJƐ͕ ůĞĂŶŝŶŐ ŽŶƚƌĂĐƚƐ͕ General cleaning etc. ů DƵĚĂŬŚŝƌ EĂƟ ŽŶĂů Ɛƚ͘ >> Contact : 94277020

Spoken Arabic class for Non Arabic Speakers & English class for Malayalam Speakers

in Azaiba and Ruwi earn in two months

tion guaranteed GUARANTEED CLEANING: Carpet & sofa shampooing, Contact 99314807/24792998 Marble polishing & crystallization, building cleaning floor, floor polishing, carpet, sofa shampooing, pest control, anti termite, shifting maintenance. Contact: 99504275

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Contact 99639695 / 97397320

Window unit & split unit A.C servicing & repairing Barka, Mabela , Ruwi area. Contact: 99557080 Split unit & window unit A.C servicing & maintenance Barka, Mabela, Ruwi area. Contact: 96236476 General cleaning new villas cleaning Barka , Mabela, Hail area.

Contact: 99557080 / 95323517 A/C maintenance & Servicing, Fridge / Washing Machine / dish washer repairing, 2) Painting and cleaning service, Electrical & Plumbing. Contact 94147874 / 24504281, Email : globalaccessunited@gmail.com

Water proofing ABUQABASContact 99320217/24788722 House shifting packing.

Contact: 99657644 / 98518013 We undertake new construction & maintenance & gypsum works.

Contact 92711506, ammarayyub@gmail.com Carpet & Sofa Shampooing General Cleaning & Polishing Ocean Center L.L.C. Contact: 24707833 Affordable rates all types of curtain blind. Contact 99539521/ 95615642

MARBLE CRYSTALLIZATION restore the original shine of your marble. Contact 24793614/ 99314807

Tel: 95244310

Painting & plumbing work.

Contact: 95963682 Pest Control Treatments.

Ocean Center L.L.C. Contact 99344723 Marble Crystallization & Grinding, Ocean Center L.L.C. Contact 92705130 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

We undertake building construction and maintenance, we have 40 Indian skilled & labors.

Contact: 91797549 /

99539433

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

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