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The historic nuclear AUGUST FUNCTION: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said lays the foundation stone for ‘Oman Across Ages Museum’ at Manah in the Governorate of A’Dakhiliyah on Tuesday. – Mohamed Mostafa

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MANAH: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has laid the foundation for ‘Oman Across Ages Museum’ in the Wilayat of Manah in the Governorate of A’Dakhiliyah.

His Majesty was welcomed by the Main Committee Members of the project and shown pictures of museum design and contents, including the project model.

His Majesty was accompanied

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by some ministers and army commanders. The idea of the project has taken shape in accordance with the wise vision of His Majesty, who wisely decided to build

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His Majesty issues two Royal Decrees MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said on Tuesday issued two Royal Decrees as follows: Royal Decree No. 30/2015 establishes Oman Governance and Sustainability Centre and promulgates its bylaw.

Article (1) states that a centre to be named “Oman Governance and Sustainability Centre” shall be set up and affiliated to the Capital Market Authority, and that the system attached to this decree shall be applied to the Centre. >A9 See also >B3 His Majesty exchanges Eid greetings >A9

a museum showcasing the history of Oman through ages in both sound and picture.

It will shed light on the miraculous achievements accomplished after 1970.

The museum will represent Oman’s divine nature and its geographic diversity in an interactive way using modern narrative description techniques. >A9

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MUSCAT: Oman will be the most important economic beneficiary among its regional peers once global trade sanctions on neighbouring Iran are lifted following the signing of the historic nuclear deal with world powers, economists and market analysts say.

Iran and the world powers on Tuesday reached an accord in Vienna that would rein in its nuclear programme in exchange for an easing of the crippling sanctions against Iran.

Iran, in lieu, will get access to more than $100 billion in frozen assets after the Iran nuclear agreement is implemented. This depends on when UN nuclear watchdog certifies Tehran’s curbing of its nuclear programme.

The Sultanate’s strategic geographic position and its strong bilateral relation will definitely help the country benefit from lifting of sanctions on Iran, Samra Al Harthy, an economist in Muscat,

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told Times of Oman. “There will be significant economic benefits,” she said, adding that the areas of cooperation could be tourism and healthcare. “(However) it will take some time to put everything in working,” added Samra. Oman will be in a better position to re-export Iranian goods and services to regional countries due to its proximity to Iran and the Sultanate’s better port facilities. The Sultanate can play the role of a trade facilitator between Iran and other countries, which is also in line with the government strategy to develop Sohar as an important reexport hub. >A8 See also >A12

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Beverages unit busted in Barka Times News Service

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MUSCAT: Directorate General of Inquiries and Investigations of the Royal Oman Police (ROP) in Barka arrested six Asians for manufacturing and peddling alcoholic beverages.

An official source from the ROP said that the accused had rented a house in A’Sallaha and used it to manufacture and bottle alcoholic beverages.

More than 3,200 cartons of alcoholic drinks and some materials used for making the products were seized from their possession.

Legal procedures have been initiated against the accused and they have been referred to the

Firecrackers seized Police officials at the Hafeet border post foiled an attempt by two citizens to smuggle in a large amount of firecrackers, said a source at the Royal Oman Police (ROP).

The ROP seized around 132 toy guns and 10 boxes of ammunition for the toy gun and 10 boxes of cherry bombs which were hidden in the trunk of the vehicle.

In another case, customs officers seized firecrackers hidden under the driver’s seat and the rear seat of a citizen’s vehicle.

SEEB COURT VERDICT

Oman Cables fined for unfair dismissal Times News Service MUSCAT: Oman Cables Industry has been asked by the Primary Court in Seeb to pay OMR942,810.279 for unfair dismissal and various compensation elements, according to a disclosure statement posted by the company on Muscat Securities Market website on Tuesday.

This follows two disclosures made by the company on September 12, 2013 and January 8, 2014 in relation to an individual labour case filed against the company, before the Primary Court in Seeb for unfair dismissal amounting to around OMR8.5 million.

“A 30 days appeal period is granted to both parties to present an appeal and the company will update the shareholders on this topic,” the company said on Tuesday. “This verdict will not have major impact on the financial results of the company,” it added.

ROP arrests 135 for theft A Royal Oman Police official said

that around 135 people were arrested in 97 cases of theft in various governorates of the Sultanate.

Drug dealers arrested The Directorate General for Combating Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances of the Al Buraimi Police Department arrested three citizens for possession of drugs with the intent of trafficking and abuse.

The ROP source said that the three suspects were arrested at the new Al Sa’ara area in Buraimi while they were attempting to offer some drugs to a client.

More than 4,500 psychotropic pills were seized from their possession along with 15 bottles of methadone.

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TODAY’S DUAA ‘O Allah, on this day, make me among those who love Your friends, and hate Your enemies, following the way of Your last Prophet, O the Guardian of the hearts of the Prophets.’

Virtues of fasting in Shawwal Anyone who fasts in the whole Month of Ramadan and follows it with six days of fast during Shawwal will have the reward for fasting the whole year, writes BY AFTAB H. KOLA

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s Ramadan draws to a close we will be welcomed by Shawwal, the tenth Islamic lunar month.

The first day of Shawwal is Eid Al Fitr, the day of festival where all sins are forgiven as a reward for fasting and prayers in the Holy Month of Ramadan. One should continue to perform acts of worship after Ramadan to prevent sudden emptiness of the soul. Because we have a tendency to believe that we have had a full month of worship and now we need to relax a bit. In Islam, consistency is important and worship is a continuous process without a break.

It is highly recommended to keep six fasts in the month of Shawwal. Muslims should take this opportunity of acquiring such an enormous reward from Allah. It is more preferable to start these fasts from the 2nd of Shawwal and keep fasting up to the 7th of it. However, if, they are kept in other days, the requirement also be fulfilled. The sooner you do them, the better.

Allah, the Exalted says: “And march forth in the way (which leads to) forgiveness from your Lord.” (Quran, 3:133).

“I hastened to you, O my Lord, that you might be pleased.” (Quran, 20:84).

A Muslim should hasten to fast these six days of Shawwal because delaying may cause problems, but there is no problem if you do not hasten it and you delay it until the middle or end of the month.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “He who fasts Ramadan, and six of Shaw-

wal, it will be (in terms of rewards) as if he fasted a whole year.” (Abu Dawud, Ahmad, Ibn Majah, Muslim and Tirmidhi).

In commenting on the above-mentioned Hadith, As-Sananee said in Subul us-Salaam: “If the thirty days of Ramadan fasting are assimilated with the six days of fasting in Shawwal, it altogether makes 36 days.

According to Shari’ah, each virtue is rewarded ten times.

Therefore, if we multiply 36 with 10, it makes 360 which slightly longer than a lunar year and next Ramadan he will fast again so it is as if he fasted his whole life.

The Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) said: “If one keeps the fasts of Ramadan throughout his life and keeps six consecutive fasts in Shawwal it will be as though he has kept a whole life time of fasts, and if one fasts for six consecutive days in Shawwal it will be as though he has fasted all year round.” (Muslim) A woman should first make up missed fasts from Ramadan due to monthly period and if she wants to earn the reward mentioned in the above Hadith, then she should follow it with six days of Shawwal, and she will gain the reward mentioned in it. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: “The one, who fasts in the month of Ramadan and then during six days of Shawwal, is as purified of sins as he was born just today.” (Abu Dawud and Muslim).

Fasting six days of Shawwal after the obligatory fast of Ramadan is Sunnah Mustahab, not Wajib. The Prophet Mohammed

(peace be upon him) said: “Whoever fasts for six days after (Eid) Al-Fitr has completed the year: (Whoever does a good deed (Hasanah) will have ten Hasanah like it).” According to another report: “Allah has made for each Hasanah ten like it, so a month is like fasting ten months, and fasting six days completes the year.” (Al-Nisaa’i, Ibn Majah and Targheeb Wal Tarheeb) Benefits of fasting in Shawwal The important benefits of fasting six days of Shawwal is that is makes up for any shortfall in a person’s obligatory Ramadan fasts, because no one is free of shortcomings or sins that have a negative effect on his fasting. On the Day of Resurrection, some of his Nafil deeds will be taken to make up the shortcomings in his obligatory deeds.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “The first thing for which people will be brought to account on the day of resurrection will be their Salah (prayer).

Our Lord, may He be glorified and exalted, will say to his angels — although He knows best – ‘look at the Salah of My slave, whether it is complete or incomplete’, if it is perfect, it will be recorded as perfect, and if something is lacking, He will say, ‘Look and see whether my slave did any voluntary (Nafil) prayers’, if he did some voluntary prayers, [Allah] will say, complete the obligatory actions of My slave from his voluntary actions.’ Then all his actions will be dealt with in a similar manner.” (Abu Dawud).

(Excerpted from different sources).

Hadith of the day ABU HURAYRA reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Allah, the Mighty and Majestic said, ‘The most beloved of My slaves to Me is the quickest to break the fast.”’

[At-Tirmidhi]

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WAT E R S U P P LY C R I S I S

Probe report on Sohar water plant’s tech problems released Times News Service MUSCAT: The report on the formal investigation into the loss of power and water production at Sohar 1 Power and Desalination Plant, which resulted in critical interruption of water supply in North Al Batinah, has been released.

The report, issued by the Au-

thority for Electricity Regulation, investigated the loss of power and water production at the plant, owned by Sohar Power Company (SPC), on May 5 and 19, 2015.

At a press conference held on Tuesday, officials at the authority released the report, which includes recommendations to prevent the recurrence of such an incident.“The Sohar incident

caused extensive water shortage in North Al Batinah Governorate and caused much distress to the public.

The authority conducted a formal investigation into the incident and is making the report available for public inspection,” said Qais Saud Al Zakwani, executive director and member of the authority.

The investigations revealed that the main cause of the incident was

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a rupture of the seawater supply pipe to the Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (Orpic) facilities on May 3.

This caused flooding in the seawater intake area and the local switchgear and control room for the SPC seawater supply pumps with the water level reaching 1 to 1.5 metres above ground, revealed the report.

Although the plant remained operational while dewatering was in progress, the power plant tripped on May 5 resulting in loss of power and the desalination of water.

The seawater remained for around three days and in all probability this led to the loss or compromise of the cable insulation integrity. Loss of communication was because the communication

interface modules were going into a faulted state due to a number of fault alarms emanating from the field instrumentation cables.

Field cables to pumps and other signals in the seawater intake area were initiating numerous sporadic fault signals that appeared to be the reason for the communication interface modules going into their faulted state.

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W E D NE S DAY, JU LY 15, 2 015 Boeing’s industry-leading services will ensure a smooth introduction of our 787s while controlling costs, minimising component maintenance time and optimising our fleet’s performance Salim Al Kindy, chief technical officer, Oman Air

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A senior government official picked the winners of the Times of Oman-Al Shabiba Ramadan draw on Tuesday. Khalid bin Rashid Al Khusaibi won OMR1,000 as the grand prize followed by Worain Correa and Asseel Issa Khamis winning OMR500 each. Twelve third prize winners won OMR250 each and remaining 135 winners won gifts sponsored by Lulu, City Seasons Hotel, Al Mudhish, Malabar Gold, Sapil and Geepas.–Jun Estrada / TIMES OF OMAN

ROP calls for caution during Eid According to the traffic law, speeding drivers will face up to one year in prison and a fine of

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Labour law cases Times News Service MUSCAT: The weekly report of the joint inspection team at the Ministry of Manpower has informed that the number of workers violating the Labour Law during the period from July 5 to 11, 2015 stood at 158. This included 113 commercial workers, 18 farmworkers and 27 housemaids and their equivalents. The Governorate of Al Dakhiliyah witnessed the largest number of cases (34) followed by North Al Batinah with 33 workers violating the law.-ONA

MUSCAT: An official of the Royal Oman Po lice (ROP) has stated that police patrols will be intensified during the Eid break in highly populated areas such as mosques, public parks and residential areas.

The official also warned citizens not to indulge in anything that violated the sanctity of the holiday season.

Parents have been urged to keep their children away from fireworks as well as prevent them from playing alone on the streets.

The ROP said that they would be on constant standby for assistance should the need arise.

Speeding and racing The ROP has also warned citizens on the dangers of speeding.

Driving at excessive speeds de-

creases the ability of the driver to understand the road and control the vehicle, and increases the chances of accidents, said the ROP. During the celebrations, drivers tend to get excited and start racing on the highways, which could end up in accidents.

According to the traffic law (1/50), drivers speeding on highways, or being reckless, or driving in a way that endangers lives will face up to one year in prison and a fine of not more than OMR500, or either of these punishments.

Drifting increases during the Eid breaks and is considered an unethical use of a vehicle due to the noise it produces when the wheels skid on the roads. It is done mainly to attract attention.

Drifting is an offence under the eighth paragraph of the violations supplemented in the law on traffic issues in Decision No 23 in 1998, warned the ROP. Drowning accidents Families, clubs and sports teams take advantage of the holidays by often organising group trips to the beaches and wadis. Most of the time these trips are triggers for numerous drowning accidents where children are the usual victims, as they swim in areas with high tides, rough waves or they are not skilled enough to tackle the waves. Often, parents also leave their children on the beach without monitoring them.

ON ALERT: The ROP said that they would be on constant standby for assistance should the need arise.–File photo

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Boeing, Oman Air in service contract Times News Service MUSCAT: Oman Air has contracted for a suite of services from Boeing to support the upcoming entry of its 787 Dreamliners into service.

“Boeing’s industry-leading services will ensure a smooth introduction of our 787s while controlling costs, minimising component maintenance time and optimising our fleet’s performance,” said Salim Al Kindy, chief technical officer, Oman Air. “This falls in line with our Shape & Size concept, as we continue to expand our global presence with a young, state of the art fleet of aircraft. This extremely high level of technical support, combined with an award winning service, ensures we continue to stay ahead of our customers’ expectations,” he added.

Boeing will support Oman Air’s 787s with its Component Services (formerly Rotables Exchange) programme, Loadable Software Airplane Parts service and Airplane Health Management. With the Component Services programme, Oman Air will have access to a Boeing-

managed, dedicated pool of highvalue, mission-critical parts, enabling the airline to greatly reduce their inventory management costs while improving component availability. Through the Loadable Software Airplane Parts service, Boeing will handle software configuration and management tasks associated with operating the 787.

Airplane Health Management will allow Oman Air to minimise maintenance delays and schedule disruptions by continuously monitoring airplane performance while the airplane is in flight, notifying ground crews in advance of potential maintenance issues. Together, these services will help Oman Air minimise the time and cost of maintenance while increasing airplane availability.

AL BATINAH EXPRESSWAY OPENS The first part of Al Batinah Expressway (Muscat- Barka 18 km) opened for traffic on Tuesday. The road has eight lanes, in addition to four interchanges.—ONA

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Al Salman said that it would take some time for Omani companies to establish themselves in Iran.

Also, he said the presence of Iranian community in Oman is less than 1,000 people, while the UAE has around 400,000 Iranians.

“Things will have to move faster. Our neighbouring country is already making these arrangements,” noted Al Salman.

In fact, Oman’s imports from Iran grew 172.2 per cent to OMR215.77 million in 2013, over the previous year, according to official statistics. Also Oman’s exports and re-exports to Iran were around OMR124.26 million in 2013, an increase of 8.4 per cent from the previous year’s figure of OMR114.67 million. Therefore, the value of bilateral trade stood at OMR340.03 million in 2013, compared to OMR193.94 million in the previous year.

Another leading research head of an investment holding firm said that the high-level delegation

meetings between Oman and Iran in the recent past, prior to the deal, paved the way for taking advantage from the deal.

Iran sits on the world’s largest gas reserves, but it was prevented from exporting much of it because of western sanctions. Oman, which was reportedly mediating between Iran and the Western powers for lifting sanctions, responded quickly to secure gas when western states started negotiations.

Energy-hungry Oman’s landmark agreement to import 10 billion cubic metres of natural gas per year from Iran is expected to

give the much-needed impetus to the country’s ambitious plans to strengthen its industrial base.

Although the Sultanate has been trying for years to import gas from Iran, the detailed terms and a concrete agreement for both gas import and the pipeline was signed only last year, when Iranain president Hassan Rouhani visited the Sultanate along with a high-powered delegation.

The gas will be transported through a 260-km pipeline between Iran’s Hormuzgan province and Sohar port within three years.

The Sultanate will pay for the en-

tire cost of the pipeline, which is $1 billion, and it will be compensated over a period of time through revenues generated from the sale of gas. The Sultanate’s major gasbased energy intensive industries, including Vale Oman Pelletizing Company, Jindal Shadeed Iron and Steel and Oman India Fertiliser Company, are all ready with their master plan for massive capacity expansion programmes for more than two years, but have been waiting for a firm commitment from the government on additional natural gas as feedstock.

The research analyst, who does

not want to be named, said that capital flows between Oman and Iran will happen. “But we have to see how much of oil to be allowed to trade, what would be the kind of investment and how it is going to be implemented. There are a whole lot of unknown factors,” said the analyst, adding; “Clearly, Oman and the UAE will benefit the most in the region.”

The better trade opportunities and investments will definitely create employment opportunities for Omani nationals, noted Suresh Kumar, head of research at Al Maha Financial Services.

Oman ‘helped’ clinch Iran deal Diplomats in Muscat hailed the deal saying, Oman worked very hard behind the scenes to make it work and paved the way for breaking

UPBEAT: US President Barack Obama delivers a statement on the nuclear deal reached between Iran and six major world powers in Washington on Tuesday. -Reuters

a long political standoff that would open vast economic opportunities as well

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saleh@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Oman’s decade long efforts as a peace broker working on the nuclear agreement between Iran and the United States has fi-

nally paid off with the six world powers sealing a deal with Tehran that could potentially transform the political scenario in the Middle East.

In Vienna yesterday, Iran concluded negotiations with US, Britain, France, and China, along with Russia and Germany. Speaking from the White House, US President Barack Obama claimed the deal meets “every single of the bottom lines…it is also a deal based not on trust but verifications.”

Diplomats in Muscat hailed the deal saying, Oman worked very

hard behind the scenes to make it work and paved the way for breaking a long political standoff that would also open vast economic opportunities as well.

“It has been nearly ten years that Oman has been involved as a major mediator between Iran and the US. Oman has pulled in other superpowers to help reach a fair settlement for both sides. It was not easy, but Oman can consider this a triumph and a reward for its hard work that will lead not just to world peace but immense economic gains in the region,” a west-

ern diplomat based in Muscat, who did not want to be identified, told the Times of Oman.

Under the deal agreed upon yesterday, economic sanctions imposed by the US, European Union (EU) and United Nations (UN) would be lifted in return for Iran agreeing to long-term curbs on a nuclear programme that the West has suspected was aimed at creating a nuclear bomb.

Reaching a deal is a major policy victory for both Obama and Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani, a pragmatist elected two years ago on a vow to reduce the diplomatic isolation of a country of 77 million people.

Economic jackpot Local economists said that the implementation of the successful settlements would mean Iran would be allowed to trade again with its international partners and Oman and its regional allies would be the biggest beneficiaries.

“Oman particularly would hit the jackpot with the lifting of sanctions in Iran. We are its closest neighbours. Maritime trade between us would receive an enormous boost. We will also have huge

access to the vast Iranian natural resources, particularly oil and gas and minerals. Retail business in livestock, fish, spices and items of clothing will be another benefit.

But it is not just Oman, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries will also hugely benefit as well from the opening of trade in the region,” said Ahmed Al Habsi, economic analyst at Capital Investment Company.

Business people and traders in Oman rejoiced at the news of the lifting of sanctions against Iran, saying the action would mean the expansion of their trades and removal of restrictions.

“Iran is an important market for us. Now we will have exchanges in trade freely without fear of breaking the law. Business had been bad since the start of the sanctions for us because we could not import or export from Iran. It will also eliminate a lot of illegal trade in the Strait of Hormuz and save Oman’s police a lot of headache policing this stretch of water,” Mohammed Fayaydh, a Muscat-based trader told the Times Of Oman.

Musandam, the region in northern Oman would benefit most, said traders in that area, because of its

proximity to Iran. “Business in Musandam will receive a tremendous boost. It will revive the economy in the towns of this region like Khasab and Dibba. Musandam is the first entry and export areas to Iran and the resumption of business between the two countries will generate a lot of wealth in northern Oman as a whole,” said Ismail Al Maskeen, a businessman based in Musandam.

Currently, local police run patrol boats in the Strait of Hormuz to stop illegal exports and imports between Oman and Iran. Inspectors from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry conduct regular inspections in shops to make sure Iranian goods are not traded in the Sultanate to comply with international sanctions imposed by the UN. “Very soon, all the policing and such trade inspections will be eliminated,” said Al Maskeen.

Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, secretary general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a tweet said congratulations to the diplomatic community on all sides for the great efforts in reaching historic win-win accord on Iran nuclear issue.

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Nuclear deal is His Majesty’s achievement: Iranian envoy

We consider this a great achievement for His Majesty in the first place and secondly an achievement for Iran and other countries Ali Akbar Sibeveih Iran’s ambassador to Oman

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elham@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Iran’s nuclear deal is an achievement for His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, who navigated this boat to a safe berth with his peace-loving nature, said Iran’s ambassador to Oman.

“We consider this a great achievement for His Majesty in the first place and secondly an achievement for Iran and other negotiating countries,” Iranian Ambassador Ali Akbar Sibeveih told the Times of Oman in an exclusive interview.

“The fact that these negotiations have come to fruition after so many years is because of the presence of His Majesty who has always been seeking peace, justice and truth,” said Sibeveih.

Oman’s ruler played a ‘crucial’ role in keeping crisis at bay in the Gulf region and in bringing Iran and the world powers to the negotiating table through its ‘mediation’ efforts, he added.

Sibeveih also noted that the success of His Majesty’s policies which are manifested in this ‘historic’ deal, should serve as an example for others in the region so that an atmosphere of peace and friendship prevail.

The ambassador said that Iran has always extended the hand of

friendship to its neighbours and is interested in co-operating with them in various sectors.

However, Oman holds a ‘special’ and ‘important’ place among Iranians as it stood by Iran in ‘the time of hardship’, he stated, adding that Iran will continue to show its ‘loyalty’ to the Sultanate.

The deal will positively affect trade between Iran and Oman, has opened up new investment opportunities, and will expedite the ongoing projects, Sibeveih said.

The fact that Iran engaged in negotiations over its nuclear programme for so many years is itself proof that Iran is not seeking nuclear weapons and its nuclear activities are transparent and exclusively peaceful in nature, he added.

region but also other countries in the world. The Iranian community in Oman has warmly welcomed the nuclear deal, saying that it marked a milestone in relations between Iran and the world.

“I was eagerly waiting for this news and hope that the deal will be implemented smoothly. It may take time for ordinary people to feel the results of the lifting of sanctions, but I am sure the agreement was a great morale booster for Iranians inside Iran and abroad,” said M Ahmadi, an Iranian engineer working in Oman for the past five years.

“The unjust sanctions were hurting ordinary Iranians and had especially made life difficult for Iranian expatriates as they could not easily send money home or receive money because of banking restrictions,” said Ahmadi.

Constructive interaction In addition, it showed Iran’s interest in ‘constructive interaction’ with the world and its independent policies and also put an end to hollow threats of military action against Iran, said the diplomat.

Sibeveih further noted that Iran hopes the deal will open new doors to co-operation between countries in the region on tackling issues such as terrorism which have gripped not only this

Government’s efforts Z Ansari, another Iranian expatriate in Muscat, appreciated the efforts of the Iranian government and the negotiating team, saying that the lifting of sanctions will open up new investment opportunities in Iran.

“I just hope that the revenues that will be generated after the deal are managed properly so that everybody will benefit from this long-awaited deal,” she said.

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His Majesty exchanges Eid greetings with world leaders MUSCAT: With the advent of the Blessed Eid Al Fitr happy days, His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has exchanged cables of congratulations with leaders of the Arab and Islamic States.

In his cables, His Majesty the Sultan has expressed his sincere congratulations along with his best wishes of good health, happiness and a long life to them and the people of their countries further progress and prosperity, praying to Allah the Almighty for the return of this and similar occasions on all Muslims with blessings and wellbeing.

In their cables, the leaders expressed their sincere congratula-

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tions along with their best wishes to His Majesty, praying to Allah the Almighty to protect His Majesty, grant him good health, wellbeing and a long life to achieve further progress and prosperity for his loyal people under his wise leadership. They also prayed to Allah the Almighty for the return of this occasion on His Majesty, the Omani people, the Arab and Muslims Nations with welfare and wellbeing.

His Majesty exchanged cables of congratulations with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the

United Arab Emirates, His Majesty King Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa of the Kingdom of Bahrain, His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Jabir Al Sabah, Emir of Kuwait, King Abdullah II of Jordan, King Mohammed VI of the Kingdom of Morocco, President Beji Caid Essebsi of the Tunisian Republic, President Abdul Aziz Bouteflika of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, President Ismail Omar Guelleh of the Republic of Djibouti, Field Marshal Omar Hassan Ahmed Al Bashir, President of the Republic of Sudan, President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud of the

Democratic Republic of Somalia, President Dr. Fuad Masum of the Republic of Iraq, President Mahmoud Abbas of the State of Palestine, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation and Chairman of the Palestinian National Authority, President Dr. Ikililou Dhoinine of the Union of the Comoros, President Abdel Fattah El Sisi of the Arab Republic of Egypt, President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, President Field Marshall Abd Rabu Mansur Hadi of the Yemeni Republic, Sultan Haji Hassan Al Bolkiah of Brunei Darussalam, King Almu’tasimu

Billahi Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah of Malaysia, President Dr. Ilham Heydar Alyev of the Republic of Azerbaijan, President Dr. Ashraf Ghani of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, President Joko Widodo of the Republic of Indonesia, President Islam Karimov of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Dr. Hassan Rouhani, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, President Mamnoon Hussain of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, President Mohammad Abdul Hamid of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov of the Republic of Turkmenistan, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of the Republic of Tur-

key, President Idriss Deby of the Republic of Chad, President Ali Bongo Ondimba of the Republic of Gabon, President Dr. Yahya Jammeh of the Republic of Gambia, President Macky Sall of Senegal, President Imomali Rakhmonov of the Republic of Tajikistan, President Almazbek Atambayev of the Kyrgyz Republic, President Nursultan Nazarbayev of the Republic of Kazakhstan, President Abdulla Yameen of the Republic of the Maldives, President Mahamadou Issoufou of the Republic of Niger, President Mohammed Bukhari of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita of Mali. -ONA

HM lays Manah Museum foundation stone

A press statement issued on the project ‘Oman Across Ages Museum,’ is as follows: “His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has placed the cornerstone for “Oman Across Ages Museum” which imitates the history of Oman throughout ancient ages in both sound and picture. It will shed light on the miraculous achievements accomplished after 1970. The museum will represent Oman’s divine nature and its geo-

graphic diversity in an interactive way using modern narrative description techniques.

The project will be established in the Wilayat of Manah in the Governorate of A’Dakhiliyah. According to His Majesty the Sultan’s instructions, the Royal Court Affairs, represented by The Royal Estate, will supervise the construction and carry out the project.

With new visual techniques, the project will present the Renais-

sance achievements to the new generation in a personified way.

The main goals of the museum are: To evoke the past, to feel the present and to anticipate the future.

To acquaint Oman youth with achievements, growth, developments and success occurring during the blessed Renaissance era; bearing in mind the rich history across ages.

To create a new experience and an ingenious atmosphere that

helps to find knowledge with a full interaction between visitors and narrative description.

To provide a proper atmosphere for research and museum study.

To organise programmes and regular and variable events with new creative and comprehensive ways.

To anticipate the future vision based on our glorious present.

While executing the narrative description; the project will take

into account the philosophy of employing the chrono-thematic representation based on modern specifications and principals applied in museum science. This will help to create refined and amusing experience for all level of guests.

In accordance with the project vision; the museum will shed a light on all political, ideological, social, industrial aspects of life in Oman including the international relations since ages until the Re-

naissance era. These aspects will be well thought-out from a sociohistoric perspective aims to make visitors connected with the Omani famous leaders and figures across ages by using digital medium and materialistic exhibits. Delighted to witness this remarkable event, the High Committee Members asked Allah Almighty to grant His Majesty health, prosperity and success; and to protect him with His care all over the years. -ONA

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Article (3) states that all alloca-

tions and assets of Oman Corporate Governance Centre at the Capital Market Authority shall be transferred to Oman Governance and Sustainability Centre, and so shall all employees of Oman Corporate Governance Centre. The functionality of this transfer shall be in accordance with the mechanism agreed by the Chief Executive Of-

ficer of the Capital Market Authority and the Executive Manager of the centre.

Article (4) Chairman of the Board of Directors of Oman Governance and Sustainability Centre shall issue the decisions and bylaws necessary for the implementation of provisions of the attached system after the approval of the Cen-

tre’s board of directors. Till such a time, the Centre shall be governed by the laws, systems and bylaws applicable to the Capital Market Authority, unless stated otherwise in the system attached to this decree and without prejudice to its provisions.

Article (5) states that all that contradicts or contravenes with

this Decree or the attached system shall be deemed null and void.

Article (6) states that this decree shall be published in the official gazette and shall be enforced on the day following its date of publishing.

Royal Decree No. 31/2015 ratifies an agreement between the Sultanate of Oman and the Swiss Federal Council on avoidance of double tax-

ation for income tax. Article (1) ratifies the Agreement on Avoidance of Double Taxation for Income Tax signed by the Sultanate of Oman and the Swiss Federal Council in Soja, Switzerland, on May 22, 2015.

Article (2) states that this decree shall be published in the official gazette and enforced on its date of issue. -ONA

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HISTORIC AGREEMENT The deal is a “firm choice for stability and cooperation. The world has breathed a huge sigh of relief. Moscow would “do everything in its power” to ensure the agreement works.

The deal would “make the situation in the Middle East healthier. It removes the barriers on the way to a broad coalition to fight the IS militant group and other terrorist groups.

The agreement could help resolve the Middle East’s security challenges. It could serve as a vital contribution to peace and stability both in the region and beyond.

VLADIMIR PUTIN, Russia’s President

SERGEI LAVROV, Russian Foreign Minister

BAN KI-MOON, United Nations Secretary General

IRAN, WORLD POWERS Timeline of 13-year nuclear standoff Iran

International actors

2002 August An Iranian opposition group reveals the existence of undeclared nuclear facilities.

Iran invites the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to carry out inspections.

2003 Iran agrees with Britain, Germany and France to suspend suspect activities.

2004 The IAEA found no evidence of a secret weapons drive but cannot rule out undeclared materials. In Paris talks, Iran agrees to suspend certain activities.

2005 August Tehran produces uranium gas, the precursor to enrichment for providing the core material for a bomb. European nations break off negotiations.

2006 Iran breaks IAEA seals on its Natanz enrichment facility and begins enrichment.

The IAEA refers Iran to the UN Security Council, which in July passes the first of six resolutions.

August Ahmadinejad inaugurates a heavy water plant at Arak, raising fears Iran might be seeking weapons-grade plutonium.

December Second UN Security Council resolution comes with sanctions attached. The US and EU follow suit.

2007 November Iran says it has 3,000 centrifuges for enrichment, which would allow it to produce enough enriched uranium for a nuclear bomb in less than a year.

December A US National Intelligence estimate report says "with high confidence" that in 2003 Iran halted efforts to develop nuclear weapons, but is keeping open an option to resume.

WARM SEND-OFF: US Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif as he prepares to leave the Austria Centre in Vienna, Austria, on Tuesday. – AFP/Hnadout/US State Department

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Reached on day 18 of marathon talks in Vienna, the accord is aimed at resolving a 13year standoff over Iran’s nuclear ambitions

2009 September US, French and British leaders announce Iran is constructing an undeclared enrichment site October Iran agrees to swap low-enriched uranium for reactor fuel.

2010 February Iran begins enriching uranium to close to bomb-grade -- for nuclear medicine, it says.

2011 November An IAEA report, collating "broadly credible" intelligence, says that until 2003 Iran "carried out activities relevant to the development of a nuclear explosive device".

December The US Congress passes legislation sanctioning lenders who deal with Iran's central bank.

VIENNA: Major powers clinched a historic deal on Tuesday aimed at ensuring Iran does not obtain the nuclear bomb, opening up Tehran’s stricken economy and potentially ending tension with the West.

Reached on day 18 of marathon talks in Vienna, the accord is aimed at resolving a 13-year standoff over Iran’s nuclear ambitions after repeated diplomatic failures and threats of military action. It was hailed by Iran, the US, the European Union and others but branded a “historic mistake” by Israel.

US President Barack Obama said the accord meant “every pathway to a nuclear weapon is cut off.”

“This deal offers an opportunity to move in a new direction. We should seize it,” he said in an address to

the nation. He vowed to veto any Congressional effort to block the deal, reached between Tehran and the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany.

Tectonic shift Underscoring the tectonic shift in relations, Iranian state television broadcast Obama’s statement live, only the second such occasion since the 1979 revolution.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in his own live televised address that “Almighty has accepted the nation’s prayers” and that the accord would lift “inhumane and tyrannical sanctions”. “Iran will never seek a nuclear weapon, with or without the implementation” of the Vienna deal, he added.

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EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini described the agreement as “a sign of hope”, while Russian President Vladimir Putin said the world had “breathed a huge sigh of relief.”

Syrian President Bashar Al Assad called the agreement a “great victory”.

The deal puts strict limits on Iran’s nuclear activities for at least a decade and calls for stringent UN oversight, with world powers hoping this will make any dash to make an atomic bomb virtually impossible. In return Iran will get sanctions relief although the measures can “snap back” into place if there are any violations. The international arms embargo against Iran will remain for five years with deliveries only possible during that time with permission from the UN Security Council, diplomats said.

Tehran has accepted allowing

the UN nuclear watchdog tightlycontrolled “managed access” to military bases, an Iranian official said. Iran will slash by around twothirds the number of centrifuges, which can make fuel for nuclear power but also the core of a nuclear bomb, from around 19,000 to 6,104.

Painful international sanctions that have slashed the oil exports of OPEC’s fifth-largest producer by a quarter and choked its economy will be lifted and billions of dollars in frozen assets unblocked.

World oil prices fell on Tuesday following the breakthrough, with US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for August delivery down $1.05 (0.95 euros) at $51.15 (46.46 euros). The accord — which was built on a framework first hammered out in April — is Obama’s crowning foreign policy achievement six years after he told Iran’s leaders that if they “unclench their fist, they will find an extended hand from us”. It also the fruit of Rouhani’s attempts since his election in 2013 to end Iran’s isolation.

The agreement may lead to more cooperation between Tehran and Washington at a particularly ex-

plosive time in the Middle East with the emergence last year of the IS militant group, a common enemy, which controls swathes of Syria and Iraq. Reflecting the concerns, a senior US official said Obama would soon speak to Israeli and other leaders. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday called the deal “a historic mistake for the world”.

Obama’s Republican opponents who control Congress will have 60 days to review the agreement. During this time Obama cannot waive Congressional sanctions, which for Iran are the most painful.

Even if the agreement gets past Congress -- the Iranian parliament and the UN Security Council also have to approve it -- implementing the accord could be a rough ride.

France said it expected Security Council approval “within days”, while a US official said a resolution could be introduced next week.

The UN nuclear watchdog will have to verify that Iran does indeed scale down its facilities, clearing the way for the complex choreography of ending UN, US and EU sanctions. - AFP

2013 January EU bans all member states from importing Iranian oil.

September Iranian President Hassan Rouhani vows in 2013 he is ready for "serious" negotiations.

He and US President Barack Obama hold a historic phone conversation.

2015 April Iran and major powers agree in Lausanne, Switzerland the main outlines of a final deal.

June Talks begin in Vienna seeking to finalise the accord July 14 EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif announce the conclusion of a deal

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John, Javad — odd duo who blazed their way into history VIENNA: At first glance, a loyal supporter of Iran’s revolution and a Democratic former senator have little in common. Yet against the odds, John Kerry and Mohammad Javad Zarif have blazed their way into history.

The tall, lanky American secretary of state, in his expensive tailored suits towers over his shorter, stouter Iranian counterpart, Zarif, in his traditional collarless shirts when they gather for choreographed pictures.

But over months of risky, roller-coaster negotiations to strike an unprecedented nuclear nonproliferation agreement, they have both proved to be steely and

at times wily rivals. Even Kerry’s broken leg has failed to slow him down. They are on first name terms, calling each other John and Javad. And while occasionally they share a joke, the relationship remains business-like, though tinged with obvious respect.

That’s perhaps no surprise, given their countries have not had diplomatic ties for more than three decades, and remain at odds over a slew of weighty issues.

But it seems John and Javad were the right men for the right season, brought together as the world sought to end rising concerns about Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Already there has been

speculation of a possible Nobel peace prize nomination. The deal sealed on Tuesday to curb Iran’s nuclear programme will only increase such speculation.

American officials on the other hand had little contact with Iranian counterparts since ties were snapped, although as a senator Kerry, 71, was part of secret US talks in 2012 to explore the possibility of reopening talks.

Zarif and Kerry first met at the start of the talks at the United Nations in September 2013, when the Iranian diplomat surprised everyone with the huge smile which never seemed to leave his face. — AFP

RIGHT MEN FOR THE RIGHT REASON: Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and US Secretary of State John Kerry. – Reuters

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Historic Iran nuclear deal would help “make our world a safer place” and said Tehran now had a “real opportunity” to benefit from the pact economically.

The deal is “an important success”. This would be a vital contribution to the security situation in the whole region. I appeal on all sides to contribute to a speedy implementation.

The world is making headway. Now that Iran will have bigger financial capabilities — as there will no longer be sanctions — we must be extremely vigilant on what Iran will be.

DAVID CAMERON, British Prime Minister

ANGELA MERKEL , Germany’s Chancellor

FRANCOIS HOLLANDE , French President

STRIKE NUCLEAR DEAL FINAL MOMENTS: Representatives of major world powers and Iranian delegation meet during a plenary session at the United Nations building in Vienna, Austria, on Tuesday. – Reuters

OBJECTIVES MET: Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani in a live tel-

evised address in Tehran, on Monday. – AFP/HO/Iranian Presidency Website

SIGN OF HOPE: European Union Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Chief Federica Mogherini, at the UN building in Vienna, Austria on Tuesday. – Reuters

NEW DIRECTION: US President Barack Obama, standing with Vice President Joe Biden, delivers remarks on the Iran nuclear deal in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Tuesday. – AFP

Zarif, his ‘smile diplomacy’ and the big deal

TOGETHER IN THE END: A staff removes flags from the stage after a group picture with foreign minis-

ters and representatives of Unites States, Iran, China, Russia, Britain, Germany, France and the European Union during the Iran nuclear talks at Austria International Centre in Vienna, Austria on Tuesday.

Iranians take to streets in joy TEHRAN: Iranians poured onto the streets of Tehran after the Ramadan fast ended at sundown on Tuesday to celebrate the historic nuclear deal.

Shortly after the end of the daytime fast, a news reporter saw hundreds of people taking to the capital’s main throughfare, Vale-Asr Avenue, with cars sounding their horns. “If you look at the street tonight it’s because we are happy,” enthused Giti, a 42-year-old woman who has lived in Canada and the United States and who had been thinking of going back to North America before the deal was struck.

“Maybe the economy is going to change, especially for the young people. I was thinking about leaving, but now I will stay to see what happens,” she said.

Young Iranian men and women cheered with a hope that the accord

will end years of economic sanctions and decades of international isolation. Millions of Iranians had followed the talks closely for months with the anticipation that the deal would allow the economy, battered by years of sanctions, to stabilise and make their daily lives easier.

Loud music In the capital’s affluent north, motorists played loud music from car stereos and young people blew South African-style ‘vuvuzela’ horns, scenes that Tehran normally witnesses only when the country qualifies the football World Cup. Residents said police turned a blind eye to the festivities, and some even joined in.

A woman in Vanak Square in north Tehran said that people were buying sweets and handing them out on the streets. Some young people

draped the national flag over their shoulders, brandished posters of President Hassan Rouhani, made victory signs and shouted “Rouhani, thank you!”

Some carried posters bearing the words “Never give up on hope”, a slogan associated with Mir Hossein Mousavi, an opposition politician. Residents said public festivities were more subdued in less well-off south and east Tehran.

A news conference announcing the deal achieved in marathon talks in Vienna was broadcast live on state TV. So was a speech by US President Barack Obama, an event almost inconceivable until recent months. Iranians gathered around TVs at home and in shops to watch it. “This is a first step to becoming a friend with the world,” Bahar Ghorbani, 36, a housewife who lives in Isfahan said. — Agencies

DUBAI: It is hard to picture Iran’s nuclear talks with world powers without the beaming face of Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif who, in reaching a deal, has shown the power of what Iranians call his ‘smile diplomacy’.

The 55-year old career diplomat led Iran’s negotiating team in concluding a deal with world powers in Vienna on Tuesday after almost two years of negotiations, to curb Iran’s nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief after decades of tensions with the West.

But Zarif, who has spent long spells studying or working in the United States, needed the support of President Hassan Rouhani, and the cautious backing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, to protect him from domestic opponents whose distrust of the West has characterised Iranian policy since the 1979 revolution.

“Zarif is the most effective diplomat Iran has had since the revolution,” said Karim Sadjadpour, an analyst at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. “He is the only man in the world that can have a conversation with (US Secretary of State) John Kerry one day and Ali Khamenei the next, and reassure both of them that he shares their end game.”

Easy smile His easy smile and mastery of English helped him build up a rapport with foreign diplomats, particularly Kerry, with whom he is on first-name terms. He also shunned the bombastic and confrontational language that had become the hallmark of the Iranian officials. “When Zarif and his team started doing the negotiations in 2013, the whole atmosphere of the

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room changed,” said John Limbert, former deputy assistant secretary of state for Iran at the State Department.

“Kerry and Zarif have a similar approach to diplomacy.

What strikes me in both of them is that they understand the importance of being patient. They have the ability to listen, to be persistent and never give up.”

Zarif’s familiarity with Western culture comes from time living in the United States, first from the age of 17 as a student in San Francisco and Denver and subsequently as a diplomat to the United Nations in New York, where he served as Iranian ambassador from 2002 to 2007.

His seeming ease with Western ways has made him a divisive figure in Iran, and hardliners have lined up to lambast him for speaking so directly to the “enemies”.

“Zarif has spent almost all

his diplomatic life outside Iran and has a good grip of international affairs - but this is his weak point, too,” said Hossein Rassam, former Iran adviser to Britain’s Foreign Office.

Secretly filmed footage emerged in May of Zarif arguing furiously in a closed session of parliament with a lawmaker who branded him a traitor. Last month, the parliament attempted to clip his wings with a new law imposing conditions on any nuclear deal.

Some hardliners have called him a coward for studying in the United States during the 1980s, rather than defending his country in the 1980-88 war with Iraq. US Senator Tom Cotton, a Republican opposed to a deal, copied the tactic by tweeting at Zarif in April: “you hid in US during Iran-Iraq war while peasants & kids were marched to die”. But Zarif responded by congratulating Cotton on the recent birth of his son, adding: “Serious diplomacy, not macho personal smear, is what we need.”

It was an example of what Hossein Mousavian, a former nuclear negotiator for Iran, calls Zarif’s “zero tension” approach to negotiations.

While Zarif’s approach endeared him to his Western counterparts, he was always careful not to overstep his authority and constantly referred back to Khamenei, on whose support he depended.

Critics at home who accuse Zarif of subordinating those national interests to better relations with the West might do well to read his 2013 memoir, “Mr Ambassador”.

“You should always smile in diplomacy,” he writes, “but you should never forget you are talking to an enemy.” — Reuters

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fter months of deadlines that turned out not to matter and final demands that weren’t met, the threat of a one-way ticket from the euro seems to have finally persuaded Greece to capitulate to its creditors. For all of France’s diplomatic scrambling last week to help Greece craft a settlement, it also turned out that there’s really only one voice that matters in Europe -- and it speaks from Berlin.

Once Germany raised the possibility that Greece could be unceremoniously ejected from the common currency project, the situation quickly became binary for Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Now, it looks as if he’ll have to sell his electorate an even more demanding deal than the nation’s voters recently rejected.

“The most important currency got lost, and this is trust,” was how German Chancellor Angela Merkel summed things up as she entered 17 hours of negotiations in Brussels. Back in Athens, the Greek government responded with its usual hysterics. Germany is “destroying” Europe for the third time in a century, said Nikos Filis, the parliamentary spokesman for the governing Syriza party. “What’s happening to Greece at the negotiations is waterboarding.”

That kind of language helps explain why Merkel ran out of patience with Greece. By demanding that Tsipras hand over assets worth as much as 50 billion euros ($56 billion) to an independent fund that could sell them off -- anyone want to buy a Greek island? -- Greece’s lenders are effectively obliging the government to cede sovereignty in return for more money. That’s harsh, but understandable; in re-

turn for billions of euros in additional aid, the nation’s creditors have the right to demand intrusive oversight on the progress of economic reforms.

Greece needs 22 billion euros to pay its bills just through the end of August, according to Maltese Finance Minister Edward Scicluna. That includes the 3.5 billion euros Greece is scheduled to repay the European Central Bank on July 20 and 10 billion euros for its banks.

“The Greeks have finally understood that unless they get an injection of cash they are faced with a doomsday scenario,” Scicluna said at the weekend prior to the deal being reached.

The highest priority now is to replenish the nation’s financial system so its banks can reopen.

Capital controls in Cyprus lasted two years; ideally, with the support of the ECB, Athens will move faster than that.

This deal, of course, could still unravel. Cutting pension spending and increasing taxes will be deeply unpopular domestically; and while Tsipras said he’s won a debt- rescheduling programme, Merkel is still ruling out an outright reduction in the burden.

Now, the Greek parliament might balk. The Greek people, meantime, must wonder what the wrangling of the past five months has achieved, and why the austerity they just voted down is back with a vengeance.

“Trust has to be rebuilt, the Greek authorities have to take on responsibility for what they agreed to politically here,” Merkel said in the wake of this morning’s deal. If Tsipras backslides on the economic reforms he’s now agreed to, Germany will be swift to reach for the euro-ejector button. For now, let’s hope the deal sticks. - Bloomberg View

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happened when crowds built up around one set of steps leading to the water, known as ghats, Andhra Pradesh police said

GODAVARI(Andhra Pradesh): A stampede on the banks of a holy river killed at least 27 pilgrims on Tuesday in southern India in a tragic beginning to a religious festival season.

The stampede in Rajahmundry, on the Andhra Pradesh-Telangana border, erupted about two hours after the dawn start of the Maha Pushkaralu festival which sees thousands of people bathe in the Godavari river.

“Twenty-seven people have now been confirmed dead in the I N C L E M E N T W E AT H E R

Chopper makes emergency landing on road ITANAGAR/TEZPUR: A Pawan Hans helicopter on Tuesday made an emergency landing on a road due to inclement weather at Gohpur Balijan in Sonitpur district near the east-Indian states of AssamArunachal Pradesh border.

According to officials of the Civil Aviation Department of Arunachal Pradesh, the chopper was on its way from Naharlagun to Guwahati with 19 passengers and five crew members on board. The helicopter made an emergency landing on a road connecting Gohpur with Itanagar at Balijan due to inclement weather. - PTI

stampede and another 29 are injured,” Parakala Prabhakar, a spokesman for Andhra Pradesh’s Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, said.

District official H. Arun Kumar put the number of injured at 40 while confirming that 27 people had died. While the identities of all the victims had yet to become clear, police and other officials said most of the victims were women and included a 15year-old girl.

Images broadcast on television showed tearful relatives grieving over lines of bodies on the river bank. Rescuers wearing life jackets could also be seen trying to haul lifeless bodies into their inflatable rafts which were patrolling the river.

A. Srinivasan Rao, a deputy superintendent of police in Andhra Pradesh, said the disaster happened when crowds built up around one set of steps leading to the water, known as ghats.

“The first set of worshippers

were coming out of the river after taking a dip and then got in the way of others who wanted to be in the water at an auspicious time,” Rao said.

However Satyamurthy Chebolu, a volunteer for an organisation that helps run the festival, said the stampede happened when authorities sealed off a bathing ghat meant for the public in order to allow VIPs privacy.

The crowd apparently grew angry at being made to wait, and started pushing past the barriers.

“The problem was that they let VIPs go into the water while keeping the public at bay, so eventually the public got angry and demanded they be allowed to enter the ghat too,” Chebolu said from the scene.

“Some people started pushing from the back of the crowd, and that turned into a stampede where people got trampled. The police tried to stop them but the crowd easily pushed the police away.

“The crowd was huge — there were maybe 20,000 people in the area, and maybe 3,000 people in the stampede. The ghat is just not built for that many people. It was also unbearably hot, so many people were anxious to cool off in the water.” - AFP

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Bihar shut down call over caste census data PATNA: RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Tuesday attacked the Narendra Modi government for not releasing caste census data and said he would observe a protest fast on July 26 and the party would hold Bihar bandh on July 27 on the issue.

“He (Narendra Modi) claims himself to be a poor tea seller...

Then why he is trying to throttle the poor by not making public their

actual socio-economic condition so that the development strategy could be revised,” he said.

Prasad quoting reports on Internet claimed every third person in village was landless and 75 per cent of the population has income of less than Rs5,000 per month.

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi should make it public who are all these people. Which caste they

belong to,” he said. RJD and ally JD(U) has been demanding that the census which was conducted across the country be made public.

Prasad’s protest fast would be held a day after Modi’s tentative programme on July 25 to inaugurate IIT Patna. He said RJD would contemplate an indefinite strike if the caste census was not released after its July 27 shutdown. - PTI

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Terrorism case lodged against Altaf over anti-army speech KARACHI: Pakistani police have registered a case under terror laws against the leader of a major political party who lives in exile in London over a speech criticising the country’s powerful military establishment.

The charges were filed late on Monday against Altaf Hussain, the chief of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM).

Altaf delivered a speech on Sunday, relayed by telephone link from London to Karachi, in which he accused government paramilitary forces of torturing and murdering his party workers.

“Cases have been registered

Altaf Hussain

against MQM leader Altaf Hussain under section six of antiterrorism act and other clauses of the Pakistan Penal Code,” a Sindh police spokesman said.

The paramilitary Rangers have been carrying out an operation aimed at stopping the wave of political, religious, ethnic and criminal violence that has swamped the city in recent years.

The MQM, often accused by its critics of using extortion and murder to cement its power, has complained its workers have been unfairly targeted by security forces in a bid to curb its power.

In his speech Altaf accused the Rangers of torturing MQM workers and dumping their mutilated bodies on roadsides and said bad elements in the army had brought it into disrepute. — AFP

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It is truly amazing that humankind can go out and explore these worlds. And to see Pluto be revealed just before our eyes — it is just fantastic Alan Stern, New Horizons principal investigator

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Unmanned US spacecraft whizzes by Pluto in historic flyby LAUREL (United States): An unmanned NASA spacecraft whizzed

by Pluto on Tuesday, making its closest approach in the climax of a decade-long journey to explore the dwarf planet for the first time, the US space agency said.

Moving faster than any spacecraft ever built at a speed of about 30,800 miles per hour, the nuclear-powered New Horizons — about the size of a

baby grand piano — snapped pictures of Pluto as it hurtled by on auto-pilot. The photos will reveal details of Pluto never seen before in the history of space travel.

“The New Horizons spacecraft passes its closest approach mark at Pluto after a three-billion-mile journey,” a NASA commentator said as spectators waved flags in a crowded room at the Johns Hopkins Applied

Physics Centre outside the US capital Washington.

The spacecraft was a bit closer to Pluto’s surface than initially planned, 7,750 miles — or about the distance from New York to Mumbai, India — and may have been one minute earlier than the 1149 GMT target time, the US space agency said.

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“It is truly amazing that humankind can go out and explore these worlds. And to see Pluto be revealed just before our eyes — it is just fan-

tastic.” New Horizons principal investigator Alan Stern described what he called “a moment of celebration,” with the promise of a “16-month data waterfall” ahead that will help scientists write whole new textbooks about Pluto.

“We have completed the initial reconnaissance of the solar system, an endeavour started under President (John F.) Kennedy more

than 50 years ago, continuing today under President (Barack) Obama,” Stern told reporters.

Never before has a spacecraft ventured into the Kuiper Belt, and New Horizons has been on its way there for more than nine years.

The spacecraft launched in 2006, the same year that Pluto was downgraded to “dwarf planet” status due to the celestial body’s small size.- AFP

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lar Resistance, which is defending Aden from the Houthis.

central district of Khormaksar, and aid sources reported the port area

RECAPTURED: Armed militiamen loyal to Yemen’s fugitive President Abderabbo Mansour Hadi stand at the entrance to Aden’s international airport on Tuesday which they recaptured from Houthi rebels. - AFP

ADEN: Gulf-backed Yemeni forces recaptured Aden’s international airport from Houthi fighters on Tuesday as heavy combat took place across the port city following the collapse of a humanitarian truce, the exiled government said.

Forces loyal to exiled President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi also took Aden’s central district of Khormaksar, and aid sources reported fighting around the port area.

Backed by air support from a Saudi-led coalition, the loyalist forces launched a wide-ranging assault in Aden this week to reclaim

territory held by the Houthis.

“Aden International Airport and Khormaksar have been cleared of Houthi and Saleh elements by armed forces backing Yemen’s legitimacy and the popular resistance forces, in coordination with and with direct support by the coalition,” Yemeni government spokesman Rajeh Badi said.

He said he expected Aden to be cleared completely within the coming days. A coalition of Arab states has been bombarding Houhti forces, Yemen’s dominant power, since late March in a bid to reinstate Hadi. He was ousted from the

fighting around

power when the Houthis took over the capital Sanaa in September then fled to Riyadh as Houthi forces closed in on Aden, where he had sought refuge.

A UN-brokered ceasefire to allow delivery of aid to a city desperately short of food, medicine and other necessities collapsed on Monday after Saudi Arabia said it did not recognize the truce and continued air strikes.

“The fighting in Aden began in the morning as the forces approached Aden from different positions,” said Ali Al Ahmadi, spokesman for the Southern Popu-

Violent clashes “After violent clashes that continued for hours the forces were able to enter the airport and Badr base and they killed a large number of the militias.” On the humanitarian front, the UN World Health Organization managed to deliver medical supplies to Aden but it said food rations have been delayed.

“It took us days and days and days to organise the safe passage...

But it did arrive in Aden last Saturday. It was the first time that we got a convoy into Aden for weeks,” Johannes Van Der Klaauw, the UN humanitarian coordinator for Yemen, said in Geneva.

The UN World Food Programme said a 40-truck convoy carrying enough food to feed 117,000 people for a month had reached Aden province after being held at a checkpoint for days.

But hopes of shipping 500,000 litres of fuel to Aden were still stymied by security problems. - AFP PA R L I A M E N TA RY P O L L S

Sri Lankan President censures party, predecessor COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Tuesday criticised a comeback bid by Mahinda Rajapaksa, the rival he beat in elections last January, and his own allies for backing him to become prime minister.

A coalition led by Sirisena has nominated Rajapaksa to run in elections next month, official documents showed on Monday, and the former wartime leader’s allies say he will stand for the post of prime minister.

Rajapaksa’s crushing of a 26year Tamil Tiger insurgency in northern Sri Lanka 2009 won him support among the island’s Sinhalese majority, and he still has a strong following.

Sirisena said he decided to allow Rajapaksa to run in the parliamentary poll to prevent a split in the centre-left coalition led by his Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP). “In the event the SLFPled coalition comes to the power, there are so many seniors apart from Rajapaksa who could be appointed as the prime minister,” Sirisena said.

“I still oppose the nomination ... Mahinda Rajapaksa will continue to lose,” he said, adding that as president he will be neutral in the campaign and ensure a free and fair election. Sirisena’s statement came a day after Rajapaksa told Reuters that he would lead the campaign, with the president as the chairman of the party, to form a SLFP-led government.

Sirisena came under heavy criticism from supporters for letting Rajapaksa run for office as a coalition candidate. Some of the president’s supporters joined the centre-right United National Party (UNP) led by current Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.

“Sirisena delivered a timely message and neutralised the campaign of the corrupt Rajapaksa,” said Keerthi Tennakoon, the executive director of Campaign for Free and Fair Election. “Now most of Rajapaksa’s supporters will try to dissociate from him.” -Reuters

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PERFORMANCE

Bank Muscat net profit grows to OMR90m in first half Times News Service MUSCAT: Bank Muscat, the biggest financial institution in the Sultanate, announced its preliminary results for the six months ended on June 30, 2015. The bank posted net profit of OMR89.82 million for the period compared to

OMR86.35 million reported during the same period in 2014, an increase of four per cent.

The bank’s net interest income from conventional banking stood at OMR115.45 million for the six months of 2015 compared to OMR112.20 million for the same period of 2014, an increase of 2.9

per cent. Net income from Islamic financing was OMR9.21 million for the six months of 2015 compared to OMR8.22 million for the same period of 2014, an increase 12 per cent.

Non-interest income of the bank at OMR75.51 million was higher by 3.6 per cent compared

to OMR72.89 million for the six months ended on 30, June 2014.

The bank’s operating expenses for the six month period ended June 30, 2015 stood at OMR84.13 million as compared to OMR78.81 for the same period in 2014, an increase of 6.7 per cent.

Impairment for credit losses

for the six month period in 2015 was OMR27.60 million as against OMR27.36 million for the same period in 2014.

Recoveries from impairment for credit loss was OMR16.49 million for the six month period of 2015 as against OMR14.18 million for the same period in 2014.

Oman’s crude production rises marginally in June

Share of income from associates for the six months period in 2015 was OMR1.07 million against OMR271 thousand for the same period in 2014. Net loans and advances increased by 4.6 per cent to OMR6,392 million as against OMR6,113 million as of June 30, 2014.

KHAZZAN PROJECT

Carillion Alawi wins $124m BP contract Times News Service

Ministry of Oil and Gas report states that 27.36 million barrels of crude oil (912,015 barrels per day) was exported in June, representing a rise of 11.28% compared to May Times News Service

ROBUST DEMAND: China was the biggest importer of Omani crude oil by importing 90 per cent of the crude oil.

MUSCAT: Oman’s crude oil production reached 29.78 million barrels (992,724 barrels per day) in June 2015 registering a 1.82 per cent increase compared to the production in May 2015, according to a latest report.

The monthly report released by the Ministry of Oil and Gas further said that 27.36 million barrels of crude oil (912,015 barrels per day) was exported in June which

represents a rise of 11.28 per cent compared to May 2015.

China was the biggest importer of Omani crude oil by importing 90 per cent of the crude oil. This represents a 12.10 per cent growth compared to the imports in May. Taiwan’s oil imports fell by 14 per cent compared to May. Thailand’s imports, on the other hand, increased by 2.6 per cent

DEVELOPMENT BONDS

Oman to float bonds worth OMR300m MUSCAT: Oman’s apex bank - Central Bank of Oman (CBO) on Tuesday announced the new issue of government development bonds (GDB) No 47. The size of the new issue is fixed at OMR300 million with a maturity period of five years and will carry a coupon rate of three per cent per annum.

The issue will be open for subscription from July 26 to August 2, 2015 while the auction will be held on Tuesday, August 4, 2015. The issue settlement date will be on Sunday August 9, 2015. Interest on the new bonds will be paid on February 9 and August 9, every year until maturity date on August 9, 2020.

Investors may apply for these bonds through the competitive bidding process only. Investors may submit bids through commercial licenced banks operating in the Sultanate. Investors with applications of OMR1 million and above can, if they so wish, submit their bids directly to CBO after getting them endorsed from their banks. Prospectus and application forms can be obtained from any commercial licenced bank operating in the Sultanate.

The bonds are direct and unconditional obligations of the government of Sultanate of Oman. — ONA

this represents a total of four per cent of imported oil from Oman.

Malaysia and Singapore returned to the oil importing list of Oman and imported 1.4 per cent of the total crude oil imports from Oman. The average price for the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil in the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) was $60.13 per barrel in June which is an

increase of 0.15 cents only compared to May 2015.

Brent crude’s average in the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) recorded an average of $64.12 per barrel which is a $1.79 decrease compared to May 2015.

It is safe to mention, that the world oil markets will need more support and time to balance it and retrieve their profits. Thompson

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Reuters news agency expects the balance in supply and demand will be balanced during the rest of the year on the back of strong support from world demand for crude oil and weakness of supply.

Many factors negatively affected the prices in June. The most important being OPEC’s decision for maintaining their current production levels.

MUSCAT: Carillion Alawi awarded contract by BP in Oman worth approximately £80 million ($124.2 million).

Carillion’s market leading business in Oman, Carillion Alawi, has been awarded a contract by BP to build the operational base and accommodation complex for its Khazzan gas project, Carillion PLC said in a statement.

The contract involves the construction of accommodation facilities, including an operational base, a residential complex for 250 personnel and other infrastructure buildings in the Khazzan gas field, approximately 350km South West of Muscat. Work on the contract is expected to start in September 2015 and is scheduled for completion in mid-2017.

Commenting, Carillion chief executive, Richard Howson, said: ‘’We are delighted to have been selected by BP for this important contract, which I believe reflects our reputation for safely delivering high-quality, sustainable solutions and we look forward to working with BP in Oman.”

Carillion is a leading integrated support services company with a substantial portfolio of public private partnership projects and extensive construction capabilities.

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Microsoft plans celebratory debut of Windows 10

SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft has announced plans for a celebratory debut this month of Windows 10 operating software designed to spread the United Stats software titan’s offerings across a broad range of devices.

Word that Windows 10 would be welcomed in grand style came less than a week after Microsoft said it will cut 7,800 jobs and write down the value of its struggling mobile phone division acquired last year from Nokia by some $7.6 billion.

The announcement represented the second major round of layoffs in a year for the US tech giant, which cut some 18,000 jobs a year ago as part of its effort to integrate the Finnish-based phone group.

Microsoft said in a statement that it would “restructure the company’s phone hardware business to better focus and align resources.”

Microsoft will make the latest version of its Windows operating system will available on July 29 for computer and tablet users.

Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo and Acer will have machines with Windows 10 for sale in stores on the first day, Microsoft said in an e-mailed statement. The operating system, which most customers will get as a download for existing machines, isn’t totally complete yet and so the final version hasn’t been given to PC makers. - Agencies

will improve,” said Haghighi.

Emirati businessmen dealing with Iran — the UAE’s fourthlargest trading partner — had also faced restrictions, he added.

UAE Economy Minister Sultan Al Mansouri said last month nonoil trade with Iran amounted to $17 billion in 2014 but remains lower than the record $23 billion in 2011 before sanctions began to bite.

Since 2006, the UN Security Council has imposed four sets of sanctions against Iran over its suspect nuclear ambitions

DUBAI: Loading goods onto vessels anchored along Dubai Creek, Iranian sailors and businessmen await the long hoped-for lifting of Western sanctions against Iran to boost business between the Gulf neighbours.

Iran and world powers on Tuesday reached an accord in Vienna that would rein in its nuclear programme in exchange for an easing of the crippling sanctions against the Islamic republic.

Global oil prices plunged even as details were still emerging of the deal that would end a 13-year standoff, in the first sign of the huge economic impact of such a historic accord.

TRADE TIES: The sanctions have taken a heavy toll and affected strong trade ties with Dubai — home to a 400,000 Iranian community that runs a vast business network.- Bloomberg News

“If sanctions are lifted, our work will increase and it will become easier,” said Mohammed Hasan Zara, an Iranian captain at Dubai Creek, as he packed foodstuff, cutlery, and auto and computer parts onto a wooden dhow destined for southern Iran.

Tough measures Since 2006, the UN Security Council has imposed four sets of sanctions against Iran over its suspect nuclear ambitions. The United States and European Union have enacted even tougher measures that target the country’s energy and banking sectors.

The sanctions have taken a

heavy toll and affected historically strong trade ties with Dubai — home to a 400,000-strong Iranian community that runs a vast business network. “We used to go twice a month to Iran and come back. Now we can’t even get enough cargo to go once every month,” said Zara, a trader who speaks Arabic and Farsi.

Hossein Haghighi, vice president of the Iranian Business Council in Dubai, recalls that some banks in the United Arab Emirates had closed down the accounts of Iranians in the country.

“If the sanctions are removed, some banks will start opening accounts for Iranians and business

Centuries-old ties Dubai has long been at the forefront of trade ties with Iran. Its ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum last year appealed for the sanctions against Iran to be lifted, complaining his emirate had suffered from the punitive measures imposed on its neighbour.

A hub for finance and transportation, Dubai is home to Jebel Ali Port, the biggest and busiest facility of its kind in the region which is expected to benefit enormously from a relaxation of the sanctions.

Haghighi said he expects trade between the UAE and Iran to surge by between 15 and 20 per cent within the first year of the sanctions being lifted.

“There are more than 10,000 companies in the UAE which one way or another have Iranian ownership,” he said. - AFP

BRIEFS

National Gas wins $810,000 SNG system contract MUSCAT: National Gas has been awarded the $810,000 SNG system contract by Oman Steel, Sohar, the company said in a filing to Muscat Securities Market. The contract entails design, supply, fabrication, assembly, installation, testing and commissioning of SNG system together with LPG tanks and related equipment and accessories.

Oman United Insurance posts 18% profit growth MUSCAT: Oman United Insurance’s half yearly net profit this year increased to OMR3.19 million compared to OMR2.71 million for the same period in 2014, a rise of 17.7 per cent, according to a stock market filing. As per the unaudited results for the six months ended June 2015, the company’s gross written premium declined by 7.7 per cent at OMR22.40 million from OMR24.27 million for the same period last year.

Sembcorp Salalah net profit falls 7% MUSCAT: Sembcorp Salalah net profit fell by 7.04 per cent for the sixmonth period ending June 2015, the company said in a disclosure statement.

Sembcorp Salalah posted a net profit of OMR7.32 million compared to OMR7.87 million for the same period in 2014.

Oman Fiber Optic net profit slumps MUSCAT: Oman Fiber Optic half-yearly net profit slumped by 87 per cent.

The company posted a net profit of OMR522,000 for the six months ended June 2015 as against OMR3.90 million for the same period last year, it said in a disclosure statement to the Muscat Securities Market.

Taageer Finance approves results MUSCAT: Board of directors of Taageer Finance at its meeting on Monday has approved the unaudited financial results for the six months ending June 2015. Net profit rose 15.31 per cent for the half year at OMR2.11 million, compared to OMR1.83 million for the same period in 2014, the company said in a filing to the MSM. - Times News Service

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Tsipras faces hard BankDhofar net profit grows 10% sell on bailout deal Times News Service

ATHENS: Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was to hold meetings with his parliamentary majority, faced with the tough task of selling a new bailout deal that requires Athens to push through draconian reforms within days.

Tsipras needs to secure backing for the deal from the Greek people, parliament and his radical Syriza party, which shot to power in January on the back of promises to end five years of bitter austerity under two previous bailouts.

The agreement struck on Monday to prevent Greece crashing out of the euro requires parliament to make sweeping changes to labour

laws, pensions, VAT (value added tax) and taxes by Wednesday, according to the deal document.

Only then will the 18 other eurozone leaders start negotiations over what Greece is to get in return: a three-year bailout worth up to €86 billion ($96 billion), its third rescue programme in five years.

“Grexit has gone,” European Commission President JeanClaude Juncker said after the gruelling 17-hour talks, ruling out the threat of a departure from the euro, which could have potentially destabilised the global economy.

In Washington, the White House hailed the deal. - AFP

MUSCAT: BankDhofar has achieved a consolidated net profit of OMR22.63 million for the first six months ended June 2015, as against OMR20.50 million for the same period in 2014, a growth of 10.35 per cent.

While Maisarah, the Islamic banking services of BankDhofar showed a whopping growth of 537.21 per cent, the conventional banking grew 3.55 per cent, the company said in a stock market filing.

As per the unaudited financial results, BankDhofar’s Islamic banking division posted a net profit of OMR1.13 million for

IN THE CHAIR: The meeting chaired by Yahya Said Al Jabri, chairman of Duqm Special Economic Zone Authority and chairman of board of directors of the CMA, also discussed the proposed amendments to the unified motor vehicles policy and licensing rules for insurance agents. – Supplied picture

Code of Corporate Governance gets regulator’s nod The Capital Market Authority board also discussed unified motor vehicles policy and licensing rules for insurance agents

Times News Service MUSCAT: Oman’s Capital Market Authority (CMA) has approved the Code of Corporate Governance, which was redrafted by the Corporate Governance Committee formed by the market regulator to upgrade corporate governance practices.

The second meeting of CMA board in 2015, which was chaired

by Yahya Said Al Jabri, chairman of Daqum Special Economic Zone

Authority and chairman of board of directors of the Capital Market Authority, also discussed the possibility of allocating initial public offerings (IPOs) to Omanis, in addition to the proposed amendments to the unified motor vehicles policy and licensing rules for insurance agents.

Further, the board instructed to study pros and cons of allocating IPOs to acquaint with the international practices in this respect.

It also reviewed the study on the

trends and challenges facing the capital market in the Sultanate of Oman with the aim of enhancing the market.

Muscat depository The meeting reviewed issues listed in the agenda in addition to several administrative and technical issues with regard to the capital and insurance markets. The board memebers also reviewed the works of Capital Market Authority, a report on the performance and activities of Muscat Securities Market (MSM) and Muscat Claearing and Depository Company.

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the half year, as against a loss of OMR258,000 for the same period last year. The conventional banking net profit was OMR21.50 million compared to OMR20.76 million for the same period in 2014.

Total deposits rose to OMR2.63 billion in June 2015, an increase of 19.73 per cent. In the six months period of 2014, deposits were OMR2.19 billion. Loans and advances to customers increased to OMR2.50 billion from OMR2.18 billion in June 2014. Total shareholders’ equity rose by 48.82 per cent at OMR341.72 million in June 2015 as against OMR307.22 million in June, 2014. Total equity includes perpetual bonds issue of $300 million in May this year.

ON GROWTH PATH: While Maisarah, the Islamic banking services of BankDhofar, showed a growth of 537.21 per cent, the conventional banking showed a growth of 3.55 per cent. – Times file picture

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INDICES Index .................................................High .................Low..................... Value ............... Prev . Value.......... Diff ...............Diff % MSM30 Index ........................................ 6,537.81 ...............6,491.56 ................... 6,534.55 ...................6,479.00..................55.55 ...................0.86 Financial Index .................................... 8,104.92 ...............7,966.64 ....................8,101.97 ................... 7,951.92............... 150.05 ................... 1.89 Industrial Index ................................... 8,405.28 ...............8,369.69 ...................8,404.80 ...................8,365.54................. 39.26 ................... 0.47 Services Index .......................................3,495.16 ...............3,485.95 ................... 3,485.95 ...................3,490.68.................. -4.73 .................. -0.14 MSM SHARIAH INDEX.......................991.29 ..................990.05 ...................... 990.99 ...................... 990.05....................0.94 ...................0.09 Trading Summary Volume ................Turnover ..........Trades .............. Market Cap............. Up............Down ............. Equal .........Sec. Traded 25,381,428 ................. 5,485,927 ................. 1,542 ................15,180,425,795 ................20 ........................7 .................... 14 .........................41

Top gainer was Al Sharqia Investments, up by 8.63 per cent, while Port Services, down by

SHARE PRICE BULLETIN FOR TUESDAY, JULY 14

6.44 per cent, was the top loser.

ISIN ..................................................SECURITY NAME ...............................................................................................VOLUME ..............TURNOVER...................TRADES ...........OPEN PRICE............. HIGH....................LOW...............CLOSE PR. ..........PREV. CLOSE..........DIFF (RO) .................DIFF %......................LAST PR...............LAST BID.....................LAST OFFER .................MARKET CAP ........PAR VALUE

MUSCAT: Propelled by the strong results in financial sector, the MSM30 Index showed robust gains of 0.86 per cent to close at 6,534.55 points. The MSM Sharia Index closed at 990.99 points, up by 0.09 per cent. Al Anwar Holding was the most active in terms of volume as well as turnover.

Tuesday’s top gainer was Al Sharqia Investments, up by 8.63 per cent, while Port Services, down by 6.44 per cent, was the top loser.

As many as 1,542 trades were executed during the day’s trading session generating turnover of OMR5.4 million with over 25 million shares changing hands.

Out of 41 traded securities, 20 advanced, seven declined and 14 remained unchanged.

GCC and Arab investors were net buyers for OMR274,000 followed by foreign investors for OMR193,000 while Omani investors were net sellers for OMR467,000 worth of shares.

Financial Index continued its huge rally and crossed the 8,000 point mark to close at 8,101.97 points, a gain of 1.89 per cent.

Al Sharqia Investments, Oman United Insurance, Ahli Bank, Bank Nizwa and Takaful Oman gained 8.63 per cent, 8.01 per cent, 5.71 per cent, 2.63 per cent and 2.61 per cent respectively.

Al Madina Investment and Al Anwar Holding declined 1.47 per cent and 0.42 per cent.

Industrial Index advanced 0.47 per cent to end the session at 8,404.80 points. Gulf International Chemicals, Galfar Engineering, Construction Materials,

Voltamp Energy and Al Hassan Engineering gained 7.06 per cent, 3.03 per cent, 2.50 per cent, 2.13 per cent and 1.02 per cent respectively. Oman Fisheries, down by 1.85 per cent, was the only sector loser.

Services Sector Index closed at 3,485.95 points, down by 0.14 per cent. Sharqiyah Desalination, National Gas and United Power gained 0.78 per cent, 0.52 per cent and 0.32 per cent respectively.

Port Services, Phoenix Power and Ooredoo declined 6.44 per cent, 1.28 per cent and 0.52 per cent respectively.

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

OM0000002440 ...........AL SHARQIA INVESTMENT HOLDING ........... 1,324,898 ......200,089.....................60 ............0.144 ........... 0.152 ...........0.144............0.151 ............. 0.139.............0.012 ............. 8.633 ................0.152 .............. 0.152...................0.000 ..................13,590,000 .........0.100 OM0000001087............OMAN UNITED INSURANCE ............................... 964,450 ......... 299,738..................... 52 ........... 0.300........... 0.314 ...........0.300 .......... 0.310 .............0.287 ............0.023............. 8.014 ................0.314 ..............0.314...................0.000 ..................31,000,000.........0.100 OM0000002028 ...........GULF INTERNATIONAL CHEMICALS ............ 2,792,800.......761,108................... 196 ........... 0.265 ...........0.278 ...........0.265........... 0.273 .............0.255 ............0.018 ............. 7.059 ................0.273..............0.272...................0.274.................... 5,733,000 ..........0.100 OM0000002200 ...........AHLI BANK ......................................................................65,000 ............ 14,400........................5 ........... 0.224...........0.224 ...........0.218........... 0.222 .............0.210 ............0.012 ..............5.714.................0.218 ............. 0.204...................0.220 .................316,358,024........0.100 OM0000003521 ............GALFAR ENGINEERING AND CON. .................. 2,375,873 ......322,736...................144 ............0.132 ........... 0.137 ...........0.132 ............0.136 .............0.132............ 0.004............. 3.030 ................0.135 .............. 0.135...................0.136................... 39,437,367 .........0.100 OM0000003661 ............VOLTAMP ENERGY ................................................... 106,707.............51,215......................19 ............0.474 ...........0.480 ...........0.474........... 0.480 .............0.470 ............0.010 ............. 2.128 ................0.474..............0.474...................0.500 ..................29,040,000 ........0.100 OM0000003398 ...........BANK SOHAR................................................................ 565,732...........110,753......................16 ............0.195 ........... 0.198 ...........0.195 ............0.196 .............0.192............ 0.004............. 2.083 ................0.196 .............. 0.197...................0.199................. 282,522,240 .......0.100 OM0000002796 ...........BANK MUSCAT ............................................................ 833,949 .........483,082..................... 54 ........... 0.580 ...........0.582 ...........0.578........... 0.580 .............0.570 ............0.010 ............. 1.754.................0.578..............0.574...................0.578................ 1,329,257,106 ......0.100 OM0000002366 ...........AL BATINAH DEV. INV. HOLDING ...................... 1,136,964 .......147,603...................108 ............0.130 ........... 0.135 ...........0.126........... 0.130 .............0.128............ 0.002............. 1.563 ................0.128 .............. 0.127...................0.128....................3,900,000..........0.100 OM0000004669 ...........SHARQIYAH DESALINATION .................................. 1,280 ...............4,992........................1 ........... 3.900 ...........3.900 ...........3.900........... 3.900 .............3.870 ........... 0.030............. 0.775 ................3.900..............3.900...................4.000 ..................38,142,842.........1.000 OM0000001517 ............HSBC BANK OMAN .................................................... 156,000 ............21,528........................4 ............0.138 ........... 0.138 ...........0.138 ............0.138 ............. 0.137.............0.001 ............. 0.730 ................0.138 .............. 0.138...................0.142..................276,043,165........0.100 OM0000002549 ...........BANK DHOFAR ..............................................................28,599 ...............8,029........................5 ........... 0.280...........0.283 ...........0.280 .......... 0.281 .............0.279 ........... 0.002............. 0.717.................0.283..............0.283...................0.288 .................434,068,721........0.100 OM0000001483............NATIONAL BANK OF OMAN ...................................58,941 .............19,922........................3 ........... 0.338 ...........0.338 ...........0.338........... 0.338 .............0.336 ........... 0.002............. 0.595 ................0.338..............0.332...................0.338..................453,160,065........0.100 OM0000001160 ............NATIONAL GAS ........................................................... 793,072 .........309,355..................... 54 ........... 0.394 ...........0.394 ...........0.390........... 0.390 .............0.388 ........... 0.002............. 0.515 ................0.392..............0.390...................0.392...................19,500,000 .........0.100 OM0000001749 ............OMAN CEMENT ............................................................15,000 ................7,710........................3 ............0.514 ........... 0.514 ...........0.514 ............0.514 ............. 0.512............ 0.002............. 0.391 ................0.514 .............. 0.516...................0.550..................170,068,573 ........0.100 OM0000001822............UNITED POWER ............................................................. 1,080 ............... 1,685........................2 ............1.560 ........... 1.560 ...........1.560 ........... 1.560 ............. 1.555............ 0.005.............0.322 ................1.560 .............. 1.530...................1.560....................3,120,000 ..........1.000 OM0000001418 ............RAYSUT CEMENT ........................................................ 56,015 ............84,020..................... 10 ............1.500 ........... 1.500 ...........1.495 ........... 1.500 .............1.500 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................1.500..............1.480...................1.500................. 300,000,000 .......0.100 OM0000001525 ............OMAN INVESTMENT AND FINANCE.............. 150,000 ............ 33,151..................... 28 ........... 0.223 ...........0.224 ...........0.219........... 0.221 .............0.221 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.219 ..............0.217...................0.218.................. 44,200,000 ........0.100 OM0000001681 ............OMAN AND EMIRATES INV. HOLDING........... 2,164,360...... 267,916..................... 65 ............0.123 ........... 0.124 ...........0.123 ........... 0.124 .............0.124 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.123 ..............0.120...................0.124................... 15,112,500 .........0.100 OM0000002168............AL ANWAR CERAMIC TILES ................................ 90,000 .............36,871........................4 ........... 0.408 ........... 0.410 ...........0.408........... 0.410 .............0.410............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.410 ..............0.404...................0.410.................. 121,447,610 ........0.100

Qatar to buy Spanish firm Former Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr Al Thani will take a 10 per cent stake in Spanish department store El Corte Ingles for one billion euros ($1.1 billion) as he builds his portfolio as a solo investor. He’ll get shares from the company’s treasury stock and a seat on the Madrid-based company’s board after the deal, El Corte Ingles said in an e-mailed statement late on Monday. The sale will occur through “an instrument convertible into shares within three years,” it said, without giving further details.

Sheikh Hamad, who played a key role in Glencore International’s takeover of Xstrata, is back as a private investor after injecting 1.75 billion euros into Deutsche Bank through his Paramount Holdings Services investment vehicle last May.

OM0000002176 ............AL JAZEERA STEEL PRODUCTS ..........................96,327 .............23,118........................5 ........... 0.240...........0.240 ...........0.240 .......... 0.240 .............0.240 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.240 .............0.235...................0.240 ..................29,975,510 .........0.100 OM0000002820 ...........GULF INVESTMENT SERVICES ......................... 1,485,003 ...... 213,388..................... 76 ............0.142 ........... 0.146 ...........0.141 ........... 0.144 .............0.144 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.142.............. 0.141...................0.142.................... 8,473,423 ..........0.100 OM0000003000 ...........ALMAHA PETROLEUM PRODUCTS MAR. .......10,000 .............21,750........................2 ............2.175 ........... 2.175 ...........2.175 ............2.175 ............. 2.175............ 0.000.............0.000 ................2.175 ............. 0.000...................2.175 ..................150,075,000........0.100 OM0000003026 ...........OMAN TELECOMMUNICATION .......................... 16,100 ............ 28,140......................14 ............1.745 ........... 1.750............ 1.745 ............1.750 ............. 1.750............ 0.000.............0.000 ................1.750 ...............1.745................... 1.750 ................1,312,500,000 ......0.100 OM0000003224 ...........RENAISSANCE SERVICES ..................................... 191,350 ............ 53,223.....................22 ........... 0.280...........0.280 ...........0.276........... 0.278 .............0.278 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.278..............0.276...................0.278...................78,422,258.........0.100 OM0000004768 ...........AL MADINA TAKAFUL...............................................23,300 ...............2,079........................5 ........... 0.090 ...........0.090 ...........0.089........... 0.089 .............0.089 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.089..............0.088...................0.089...................15,575,000 .........0.100 OM0000004925 ...........AL BATINAH POWER....................................................2,000 ..................424........................1 ............0.212 ........... 0.212 ...........0.212........... 0.212 .............0.212 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.212..............0.212...................0.215..................143,076,135 ........0.100 OM0000001772 ............AL ANWAR HOLDING............................................... 5,567,969 ...1,324,438...................234 ............0.241 ........... 0.241 ...........0.236........... 0.238 .............0.239 ...........-0.001 ........... -0.418................0.237..............0.236...................0.237................... 35,717,850 .........0.100 OM0000003968 ...........OOREDOO....................................................................... 185,891 ...........143,769..................... 38 ............0.776 ........... 0.776 ...........0.772 ........... 0.772 ............. 0.776............-0.004 ............-0.515................0.772 ..............0.772...................0.776................. 502,528,946 .......0.100 OM0000001962............AL MADINA INVESTMENT .....................................35,900 ...............2,419........................8 ........... 0.068 ...........0.068 ...........0.066........... 0.067 .............0.068 ...........-0.001 ............-1.471 ................0.068..............0.066...................0.068................... 13,879,143 .........0.100 OM0000001145 ............PORT SERVICES CORPORATION .........................13,300 ............... 2,513........................5 ............0.190 ........... 0.190 ...........0.184........... 0.189 .............0.202 ...........-0.013 ........... -6.436 ...............0.184..............0.184...................0.190...................17,962,560 .........0.100 .............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 21,307,860......5,001,162 ...........1,243 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ......31........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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

OM0000004420 ...........BANK NIZWA ................................................................ 497,846 ............38,757..................... 25 ........... 0.077 ........... 0.078 ...........0.077........... 0.078 .............0.076 ........... 0.002............. 2.632 ................0.078..............0.078...................0.079..................117,000,000 ........0.100 OM0000004776 ...........TAKAFUL OMAN INSURANCE ............................. 70,000 ...............8,249........................7 ............0.118 ........... 0.119............ 0.115 ............0.118 ............. 0.115 ............ 0.003.............2.609 ................0.115 .............. 0.116................... 0.118 ...................11,800,000 .........0.100 OM0000001368 ............CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IND. .................. 304,102 ........... 12,404........................9 ........... 0.040........... 0.041 ...........0.040 .......... 0.041 .............0.040 ............0.001 .............2.500 ................0.041............. 0.040...................0.041....................3,485,000 ..........0.100 OM0000002564 ...........AL HASSAN ENGINEERING....................................21,400 ............... 2,119........................4 ........... 0.099 ...........0.099 ...........0.099........... 0.099 .............0.098 ............0.001 ............. 1.020 ................0.099..............0.099...................0.102.................... 7,445,592 ..........0.100 OM0000004511 ............ALIZZ ISLAMIC BANK...................................................1,875 ...................150........................2 ........... 0.080 ...........0.080 ...........0.080........... 0.078 .............0.078 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.080..............0.079...................0.080 ..................78,000,000.........0.100 OM0000005963 ...........PHOENIX POWER ...................................................... 1,883,703 ...... 290,331...................239 ............0.154 ........... 0.155 ...........0.153 ........... 0.154 ............. 0.156............-0.002 ........... -1.282 ...............0.154 ..............0.154...................0.155 ................. 225,240,625 .......0.100 OM0000001566 ............OMAN FISHERIES .......................................................10,600 .................. 562........................1 ........... 0.053 ........... 0.053 ...........0.053........... 0.053 .............0.054 ...........-0.001 ........... -1.852................0.053..............0.052...................0.054 ...................6,625,000 ..........0.100 .............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 2,789,526...........352,571...............287 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ........ 7........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

BONDS MARKET .................................................................................................................................................................................

OM0000004487 ...........RENAISSANCE SERVICES BONDS3.75 ............ 109,885.............15,933........................1 ............0.145 ........... 0.145 ...........0.145 ............0.145 ............. 0.145............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.145 .............. 0.141...................0.163...................61,355,543 .........0.100 OM0000005971 ............B.MUSCAT COMPL. CONVR. B.B.3.5 ................... 1,164,157........115,251..................... 10 ........... 0.099 ...........0.099 ...........0.098........... 0.099 .............0.099 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.098..............0.098...................0.100...................32,092,000 ........0.100 OM0000004867 ...........BANK MUSCAT C C B 4.5 ...........................................10,000 ............... 1,010........................1 ............0.101 ........... 0.101............0.101 ............0.101 .............0.102 ...........-0.001 ........... -0.980 ...............0.101 .............. 0.101...................0.105...................32,283,910 .........0.100 .............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 1,284,042...... 132,194......................12 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ........ 3........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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ECONOMY

Rains hold key to Indian central bank's interest rate move NEW DELHI: Anyone placing bets on whether Indian central bank Governor Raghuram Rajan will cut interest rates again next month needs to look carefully at rainfall in July — and so far it’s not looking good.

Since India’s wettest month has an outsized impact on crop output, a shortfall risks stoking food prices that account for half of the inflation basket.

Rainfall from July 1-12 was almost 30 per cent below normal, according to India's weather department.

“July is the most important month,” Suvodeep Rakshit, an economist at Kotak Securities in Mumbai, said by e-mail. “Normal rainfall in July may provide room

for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to cut rates, and in case of a deficit, the government will be under pressure to rein in inflation.”

A halt to monetary easing after three cuts so far this year would make it tougher for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to spur growth before elections in mostly agrarian states over the next 12 months.

With rural spending still weak, Rajan is closely monitoring monsoon data before an August 4 policy review. Rising inflation pressures would exacerbate what’s already a faster than anticipated pace of gains in consumer prices. Inflation accelerated 5.4 per cent in June, within Rajan’s target of six per cent by January for the 10th straight month but more than

economists had estimated. The central bank said price gains will rise to about six per cent by the start of next year.

Rakshit and most economists in a Bloomberg survey have ditched calls for a fourth cut in 2015 and predict Rajan will keep the benchmark repurchase rate at 7.25 per cent. Swap traders are pricing in the chance of a reduction to seven per cent.

July receives about a third of India’s June-September monsoon rainfall. Most importantly, it has a 50 per cent co- relation with crop production, according to government data compiled by Kotak Securities. When rainfall was 54 percent below average in July 2002, foodgrain output plunged

22 per cent despite relatively better showers in the other monsoon months.

In June, India’s rainfall was 16 per cent more than normal, raising hopes that government forecasts of a deficient monsoon were incorrect. That has tapered off recently.

Overall, the monsoon is now about two per cent below normal, with roughly three months to go.

Consumer food prices rose 5.48 per cent in June from a year earlier, led by a 22 per cent surge in pulses, after a 4.8 per cent gain in May, the Statistics Ministry said on Monday. Wholesale data published on Tuesday showed food prices rose even as the overall inflation gauge fell more than economists predicted. — Bloomberg News

Raghuram Rajan. — Bloomberg file picture

CURRENCY MARKET

Indian rupee recovers by 13 paise MUMBAI: Indian rupee recovered by 13 paise to end at 63.39 against the American currency on fag-end selling of dollars by banks and exporters.

The rupee resumed lower at 63.57 per dollar as against the Monday’s closing level of 63.52 per dollar at the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex). Market and declined further to 63.5850 per dollar on initial dollar de-

mand from banks and importers on the back of higher dollar in the overseas market in view of fall in crude oil prices.

However, it recovered afterward to close at 63.39 per dollar on fag-end selling of dollars by banks and exporters, showing a gain of 13 paise of 0.20 per cent.

It hovered in a range of 63.3900 per dollar and 63.5850 per dollar during the day. The dollar index

was trading lower by 0.15 per cent against its major global rivals.

Oil prices tumbled further in Asia today on signs of an imminent deal between Iran and Western powers that would allow Iranian crude to flow back into the already saturated global market.

A strong US currency has also made the dollar-priced commodity more expensive, denting demand, analysts said. - PTI

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ROUND-UP

Nissan Tiida now comes with unlimited Ramadan benefits privilege card and also be eligible for any trade-in benefits.

• Special EMI rate: Customers can avail special EMI rate starting from OMR100 on the Nissan Tiida

With dynamic styling and class-leading

Grand raffle The grand raffle draw from Nissan is being held in association with Al Wisal and Merge FM where participants can enter the draw to win a sleek Nissan Altima (2 vehicles to be won); just SMS <Nissan Altima> to 90448. The lucky winner can walk away with a brand new Nissan Altima.

spaciousness, the Nissan Tiida’s refreshed aerodynamic body shape blends sophistication with a sporty influence,

17” alloys wheels

Tiida’s refreshed aerodynamic body shape blends sophistication with a sporty influence, complemented by widened and lowered stance, electric-folding mirrors and 17” alloys wheels.

Inside, a sleek, modern cabin welcomes the driver and passengers featuring quality materials and lifestyle-accommodating design, says a press release.

MUSCAT: The Nissan Tiida from the house of Suhail Bahwan Automobiles comes with best-in-class fuel economy, advanced technology and features typically expected from far more expensive vehicles.

With dynamic styling and classleading spaciousness, the Nissan

Benefit highlights • Scratch & Win (two assured gifts): Customers buying the Nissan Tiida will receive a ‘Scratch & Win’ card which will entitle them to two assured gifts comprising free service up to lifetime of the car (minimum assured one year/ 10,000km PMS) and free fuel up to OMR1,000 (minimum assured

complemented by widened and lowered stance, electricfolding mirrors and

of OMR50) • Cash gifts: Customers will also walk away with assured cash gifts of OMR500 on any of the Tiida variants.

• Unlimited benefits: Nissan assures customers free registration, six years’ extended warranty, easy financing options, a loan term up to eight years and attractive interest rates.

• Additional Ramadan highlight of 2015: This year Nissan has introduced another exciting line up of Ramadan benefit for their valued customers. Customers who already own a Nissan model and are making a second purchase will receive additional incentives from SBA where customers enjoy 10,000km additional service, they will receive special interest

Easy financing options SBA designed the Ramadan scheme to add to the pleasure and convenience of owning a Nissan model and ensure hassle and worry-free driving at all times.

Nissan customers can also avail easy financing option of a loan term up to 8 years with attractive interest rates from Bank Muscat. Flexible EMIs can also be tailor made for any individual requirement from in-house Auto Finance team.

Versatility at its best No matter what the day has in store, the Nissan Tiida’s owners can be sure of being able to take it in their stride. Class-leading spaciousness provides comfortable accommodation for up to five adult passengers while the standard 60/40 split rear bench offers the

RAMADAN OFFER

option of tackling bulky loads.

Impeccable features The Nissan Tiida 5-door hatchback is available with the choice of two engines and five wellequipped grades. Starting with the 1.6-litre ‘S’, which comes as standard with 60/40 rear split bench, dual front airbags, ABS (Anti-lock Braking System), EBD (Electronic Brake Distribution), BA (Brake Assist), next Generation Xtronic CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission) and keyless entry, rising to the 1.8-litre SL Plus, with leather seats, 6 airbags and electrically-controlled sunroof.

Available options include satellite navigation, 5.8” QVGA colour display and rear view camera and iPod connectivity.

Upbeat detailing The Tiida offers numerous segment defining attributes that enhance the ownership experience and provide real customer value, including: • Aerodynamically curved body and distinctive racy contours.

Every line and curve has been carefully considered to make the best-looking Tiida yet. It’s all new design also has a lower stance giving an aggressive edge to an already stunning shape.

Roomy interior The Nissan Tiida is spectacularly spacious from inside. The interior

design and expansive windows give an incredible level of visibility.

The 60/40 spilt fold seating gives versatility and more spacious interior and styling with generous new cabin design, giving both driver and passengers an abundance of headroom and kneeroom and more cargo volume to transport equipment.

• Power-train efficiency: equipped with either 116hp (154Nm) HR16DE 1.6-litre or 131hp (174Nm) MRA8DE 1.8-litre engines and the new generation Xtronic CVT transmission, Tiida provides performance and fuel efficiency.

• An attractive multimedia package is available with all-new Nissan Tiida including Push to start engine, Bluetooth Hands-Free Phone System and Streaming Audio with iPod or portable MP3 player through USB port. 5.8” colour touch display, Navigation, rear view camera, auto and rear A/C vents with dual climate control Suhail Bahwan Automobiles (SBA) is largely committed to supporting Nissan’s growth in the Sultanate through major emphasis on customer satisfaction and by providing world-class after-sales services in Oman. With a national network of more than 19 showrooms, 22 service centres and 35 parts outlets, SBA has further built upon its legacy of trust, excellent customer service and providing value for money to each of its customers.

F R E S H LY- B A K E D D E L I C A C I E S

seaPearls ‘Factory Sale’ receives huge response MUSCAT: seaPearls Gold and Diamond Jewellery has been receiving positive response from customers and patrons on their ongoing Ramadan offers.

With Eid celebrations on in full swing, their stores across the Sultanate have been witnessing footfalls from customers from all walks of life, says a press release.

Offer highlights: • Customers visiting the seaPearls stores will receive up to 65% off on diamond jewellery products that include an entire range of rings, earrings, pendants, bangles and lightweight necklaces across all their stores within the Sultanate.

• A special Factory Sale exclusively on their diamond collection is currently available at their stores located in Ruwi and at the newly opened Avenues Mall, Bousher till August 20. seaPearls Gold and Diamond Jewellery, Oman caters to the modern woman of today and is best known for the combination of precious and innovative materials

A special Factory Sale exclusively on their diamond collection is currently available at seaPearls Gold and Diamond Jewellery stores located in Ruwi and at the newly opened Oman Avenues Mall till August 20

and distinctive designs, for glamorous and exciting styles that fuses classic and contemporary.

The collections of diamond and gold jewellery range from daily wear — such as light weight necklace sets, chains, rings, pendants, bracelets, earrings and bangles — to more occasion-specific and exclusive designs.

It houses an array of signature jewellery collections, namely Ishana, You & Me, Fella, Sol, Nava Graha and some unique Bestsellers among others.

Commenting on the positive response, P. A. Riyas, the general manager of seaPearls Gold and Di-

amond Jewellery said, “seaPearls introduces a new range of jewellery every month, catering to the demands and trends of the season. It gives us immense pleasure to see our customers happy and satisfied with our offerings this time of the year.

"We believe in creating an everlasting memory with each of our customer.”

Riyas further added, “We always have special plans for our patrons, we understand that buying a diamond ring is an emotional choice and to encourage people to choose diamonds we now have over 40 designs at affordable price range.”

Social media platform Valued patrons can get more information on the eclectic Diamond collection on the official facebook page https://www.facebook.com/ seapearlsjewelleryom. The page also provides a plethora of information on the wide range of gold collection on a daily basis to provide the latest information at all times comprising pictorial galleries, aesthetic details, and unique collection features. The page also regularly runs contests to keep viewers enticed and engaged at all times. The aim has been to be at par with customers’ requirements and needs.

Riyas concluded saying, “Showcasing jewellery, exemplifying fine craftsmanship and exquisite designs, seaPearls Gold and Diamond Jewellery with over 10 years of experience offer complete customer centric shopping experience.”

At seaPearls, Gold and Diamond Jewellery, passion and distinctive style is found in each of the designers and craftsmen, who collaborate each day to create some of the most unique jewellery.

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Insta8 event focuses on Islam, charity MUSCAT: One of the fastest growing platforms on Instagram, Insta8 is once again in the news – this time keeping the focus on Ramadan with messages on charity and Islam; hence being referred to as Insta8khairiya.

In a recently held gathering, eight speakers active in the field of charity were selected to voice their thoughts, says a press release.

The event was lively and interactive as the young motivated Omanis voiced their thoughts and shared their experience. What was pleasantly surprising was to see the young generation actively supporting the causes of charity and that a majority of the participants were women.

However, most women present at the event were unanimous in stating that it should not come as a surprise as women, in general, are sensitive and giving.

“The focus on khairiya fits perfectly with Ramadan; it spreads goodwill and shows that Omanis are socially aware and responsible,” says Sahar Khalfan Al Asmi, manager Applications and Data Services at Omantel.

The company has actively supported Insta8 right from its first gathering as it appeals to the young Omanis between the age group of 18 – 25 years. This coincides with the target audience of Ozone, an innovative service by Omantel targeting Hayyak youth customers.

BreadTalk opens outlet in Oman Avenues Mall MUSCAT: Leading boutique bakery BreadTalk has opened the doors of its new flagship outlet in Oman Avenues Mall.

Positioned in one of the Sultanate’s most vibrant and diverse commercial locations, the new branch is set to treat BreadTalk fans and shoppers alike, with its freshly-baked delicacies and other sweet delights, says a press release.

“As our fourth and biggest branch, this resembles exactly what BreadTalk is all about, featuring table service, an extended outdoor seating area within the mall, and a greater variety of beverages and trendsetting bites from a world-renowned brand,

all perfected with a relaxed atmosphere and stylish décor,” said Jannat Moosa, Marketing Director at Bin Mirza International. “It is our philosophy to continuously offer customers the very best, and through our new pleasing design and service provisions, we are taking BreadTalk to the next level in Oman. The outlet is now open with further changes to the menu scheduled for the near future.”

She added, “Following our characteristic design of an openplan dining area, including our ‘see thru’ kitchen, customers can be confident that we are operating according to international best practices, as we deliver an unforgettable dining experience.”

WELLNESS, FITNESS SOLUTIONS

Premedion Spa, now open at MGM

Khulood Al Hadhrami, Digital Media Specialist in ITA, shared information on ITA’s portal that has made donations a simple, easy and secure process.

“Just log on to www.donate.om online or download the mobile app (donate.om) on Android and IOS devices and chose from 14 government recognised charities,” explains Khulood. One can choose what one would want to donate and even view statistics on past and current donations. Most important, donation does not need to be restricted only for the month of Ramadan; one can opt to donate throughout the year wherein every month, OMR1 will automatically be directed to the charity organisation of your choice.

Another speaker at the event

was Shorooq Abu Nasser who started the I-care initiative in 2011. The idea started with offering cold water to the construction workers who work relentlessly on sites. Within no time, many others joined and before long, there was a team of enthusiasts handing over water and drinks to workers across Muscat.

Currently, there are about 12 team leaders who distribute in 12 areas of Muscat and for each event, participants volunteer and each team leaders could be working with anything between 80 – 100 participants.

From water, the idea has expanded to incorporate distribution of bags, hats, T-shirts, reusable bottles that are safe to drink from as well as phone credit. Par-

ticipants wanting to share their experience can do so on #omanichangemakers.

Fahmi Al Ma’awali, owner of Eventus who conceived Insta8, summed up Insta8khairiya by stating, “If a smile is the best charity we can give an individual, then Insta8 is the place to provide that smile.”

For those who are not yet familiar with the Omani platform, it is when 8 motivators speak for 8 minutes about 8 moments addressing topics within the Instagram sphere. Mainly reaching out to the young Omanis, it is an informal gathering where people gather to network, share abilities and skills, interact with like-minded people and increase their following.

MUSCAT: An indulgent new addition for mall visitors and guests, Muscat Grand Mall (MGM) welcomed the opening of Premedion Spa — adding a new wellness choice to Muscat’s favourite lifestyle destination.

The Premedion Spa offers unique wellness and fitness solutions, in addition to traditional massage therapies with modern preventive treatments and exercises, all under one roof.

Located in the first floor rooftop garden of Muscat Grand Mall, the club’s facilities include separate male and female fitness centres, fully equipped Jacuzzi, steam room, a sauna and relaxation room in addition to a Hammam and a wide arrangement of swimming pools — one exclusively for ladies, one for the children as well as a mixed pool.

Premedion Spa also boasts the most advanced fitness analysis machines available in the Middle East as well as five dedicated Spa Suites, in addition to exclusive beauty salon and barber services for guests, says a press release.

Sean Andrews, Regional Spa Director, Premedion Middle East commented, “Premedion Premium Club Oman provides an exclusive offering of spa treatments, spa facilities, recreation areas, fitness services and gym, VIP health care delivery for both adults and children. We are simply the best wellness centre in Muscat and in the best location that one could ask for — Muscat Grand Mall.”

He added, “Our spa concepts are unique and differ from the general worldwide spa and fitness concepts due to the combination of traditional therapies and fitness approaches with modern preventive treatments and exercises, all under one roof.”

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The internationally recognised

Omran Chairman, team review HCT ‘Eco-house’

management system standard certifications were presented to Bahwan Exel by SGS, the world’s leading certification body

MUSCAT: Bahwan Exel, the lead logistics provider to Petroleum Development Oman, has been awarded the coveted ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004 & OHSAS 18001:2007 certifications.

The joint venture between Bahwan Cybertek and DHL started their journey over a year ago and after successful completion of a stringent audit process were awarded with three internationally recognised management system standard certifications namely, ISO 9001: 2008 - Quality Management System, ISO 14001:

2004 - Environmental Management System and OHSAS 18001: 2007 - Occupational Health and Safety Management System, says a press release.

The certifications were presented to Bahwan Exel by SGS, the world’s leading certification body.

Bahwan Exel is the first logistics management company in Oman to receive all three certifications together from SGS. Commenting on these three certifications, Jeremy Haysom, managing director of Bahwan Exel, said, “These certifications are a significant accomplishment for our company and are a result of tremendous teamwork by our employees. Continuous improve-

ment is a key focus throughout our company and this milestone reflects our ongoing effort as well as our commitment to safety, environment, quality and excellence in everything we do.”

Benoy Paul, QA & First Choice Lead of Bahwan Exel said, “We are truly proud of the three certifications from SGS. This will help us to continually improve on our QHSE and operational performance and to ensure that our processes and practices are in line with the international standard requirements. This recent achievement is an important recognition for the hard work of the entire Bahwan Exel team.

Gary Stretch, HSE Manager and

Go Green Champion of Bahwan Exel said, “I am proud of everyone one who contributed to the amazing success. This was a difficult journey that required commitment and dedication by a number of people, however the journey has only just begun, we now need to ensure we continue to deliver these high standards and improve on them where possible.”

The Bahwan Exel Management System is fully aligned and supported by DHL’s path to quality management system, which is continually focused on improving the quality of service, achieving and maintaining operational excellence and being first choice for its customers globally.

R A M A D A N I N I T I AT I V E

The Wave Muscat, Dar Al Atta’a join hands to give back to community

MUSCAT: Students from the Higher College of Technology (HCT) have showcased a pioneering environmental project to a visiting delegation of Omran officials recently, headed by Dr Ali bin Masoud Al Sunaidi, chairman of Omran.

The visit comes as part of the government’s plan to support and encourage Omani youth initiatives on themes of sustainability and environmental innovation.

The delegation was received by Dr Khalid bin Abdul Aziz Ambosaidi, dean of HCT and Dr Muna Al Farsi, supervisor of the HCT team, says a press release.

The ‘Eco-house’ project, designed by students, is an innovative residential villa featuring unique environmental specifications which enables the building to generate its own energy and dispose of waste water in an environmentally responsible manner. The project highlights a number of ground-breaking new technologies and design techniques and serves as inspiration towards the Sultanate’s plan to build a sustainable future for the coming generations.

Announced during the visit, and as part of the framework of support provided to higher education institutions by Omran, the company will be providing opportunities for students and staff to attend specialised urban

planning and architectural workshops so that they may benefit from the global expertise of consultants working on the master plan for the Hay Al Irfan project.

Through such exchanges, academic institutions will also contribute in the development of building standards through their research on construction and design practices that compliment Oman’s traditional architecture and natural environment.

The HCT Eco-house project was financed through a grant from The Research Council after winning a national competition for innovative environmental building designs. The competition, similar to the famous US contest ‘Solar Decathlon’, saw the participation of a number of higher education institutions including the German University of Technology in Oman, Nizwa University, Sultan Qaboos University and Dhofar University. As part of the competition the teams were required to create eco houses and were judged on the three phases of their projects; concept, design and implementation.

The competition aimed to encourage students to develop innovative solutions for sustainable development and garner support and funding for higher education institutions from the private sector in order to pursue green building research and technology.

AHLIBANK RAMADAN CAMPAIGN Jassim Al Ghilani, branch manager of ahlibank, Sur presents a cheque to an official from Oman Cancer Association, South Sharqiyah as part of the bank’s annual Ramadan campaign. — Supplied photo

MUSCAT: Embracing the spirit of compassion of the holy month, and reinforcing its commitment to the wider community, The Wave, Muscat has collaborated with Dar Al Atta’a on two projects to support families during the holy month.

Organised with Dar Al Atta’a, The Wave, Muscat distributed

toys and Qaranqasho sweets to 235 young cancer patients being treated at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Khoula Hospital, Royal Hospital and Dar Al Hanan. The Wave, Muscat also contributed to Dar Al Atta’a campaign to provide Iftar meals for families around Muscat, says a press release.

“Ramadan reminds us of the importance of family, friends and the community. It is a time for generosity and an opportunity for us to reflect on our own good fortune,” said Murtadha Al Lawati, Communications Manager at The Wave.

“The spirit of this holy month inspires us, and it is our privilege to

be able give back and share with the wider community.”

As the simple act of giving and kindness remain in high demand, The Wave assists a variety of charities and events throughout the year, forming an integral part of The Wave’s CSR and community engagement agenda.

GIFT BOXES

‘INSURE & WIN-A-MINI COOPER’

Khimji Ramdas continues to spread message of sharing Al Madina Takaful announces fourth promotion winner

MUSCAT: The Khimji Ramdas Group continues to spread the message of sharing during the holy month of Ramadan through its generous Ramadan gift boxes campaign. The company has distributed over 2,000 care packages through organisations that work

with communities and special needs individuals across Oman, says a press release.

“The Khimji Ramdas Group, in its endeavour to uphold the message of Ramadan, has always reached out to communities, people and individuals in need of aid,

whether it be financial or otherwise. And we are fortunate to have like-minded organisations to help us in our mission. Our gift packages, apart from touching lives, also unite people in brotherhood and sharing,” said Anil Khimji, director, Khimji Ramdas.

The conglomerate’s popular outreach programme donated hamper packages to various charity organisations across Oman, most recently, the Silent Volunteers Group; Jalan Bo Hassan Football Team and the Al Ahli Sports Team at Izki.

MUSCAT: The popular and successful ‘Insure and Win-aMini Cooper’ promotion by Al Madina Takaful saw its finale at the fourth and final draw held at Muscat Grand Mall.

The lucky winner for this quarter was Khairya Abdulaziz Al Qasimi. One lucky winner was picked out amongst hundreds of motor insurance policy holders, says a press release.

The promotion has attracted significant interest from customers across car segments, and the fourth draw that was held on Monday included all newly acquired policies and renewals on comprehensive motor insurance that was done before June 30.

The promotion had started during Ramadan last year and was a year-long promotion where four cars were given away, one every quarter. Customers who signed up for a new comprehensive Motor Insurance Policy or renewed their existing comprehensive insurance policy stood a chance to win a new Mini Cooper car, in a promotion draw that was held once a quarter.

Speaking at the draw event, Gautam Datta, CEO, Al MadinaTakaful, said: “Our congratulations to the winner of the brand new Mini Cooper. As the ‘Insure and Win-a-Mini Cooper’ promotion draws to a close with this final draw, we thank all our customers.”

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Oxy Oman staff spread happiness in Ramadan In coordination with Dar Al Atta’a, Oxy employees volunteered to distribute the gifts to 200 social securities’ families from different governorates across Oman

MUSCAT: Since Ramadan is the month of generosity, charity and mercy, Occidental of Oman, Inc. (Oxy Oman) decided to seize the opportunity by giving out 200 gifts.

In coordination with Dar Al Atta’a, Oxy employees volunteered to distribute the gifts to 200 social

securities’ families from different governorates across Oman, says a press release.

Spreading happiness among these families has a special impact in Ramadan as the award of good deeds is multiplied in this time.

The distributed gifts are electric household appliances including air conditioners, washing machines, cookers and fridges. Since Dar Al Atta’a works closely with

these families, it is able to identify the actual needs for each family so that families would receive the items that they need more.

The initiative was started recently by giving gifts to low income families located in Muscat governorate. A group of Oxy Oman employees and members from Dar Al Atta’a volunteered to distribute the gifts.

Other groups of Oxy Oman em-

ployees volunteered to distribute the gifts next week to families located in other governorates.

This initiative comes within Oxy Oman’s endeavour and long term commitment to strengthen its social ties with the communities where it operates and the wider Omani population and falls under the strategic partnerships and continuous collaboration with key stakeholders.

RECRUIT QUOTES The competition to hire the best will increase in the years ahead. Companies that give extra flexibility to their employees will have the edge in this area.

— Bill Gates When you’re in a start-up, the first ten people will determine whether the company succeeds or not. Each

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is 10 percent of the company. So why wouldn’t you take as much time as necessary to find all the A players? If three were not so great, why would you want a company where 30 percent of your people are not so great? A small company depends on great people much more than a big company does.

— Steve Jobs

C H A R I T Y I N I T I AT I V E

omanoil campaign receives resounding success across nation MUSCAT: Joining in the festive spirit of the season, Oman Oil Marketing Company’s (omanoil) At’a campaign received resounding success across the nation.

With 10% of daily sales from a selected number of Ahlain stores now raised, the company has earmarked the funds to support various community empowerment and child development programmes in the Sultanate.

Under the theme ‘Together We Give More’, the Ahlain stores participating in the campaign were chosen based on high footfall in highly populated areas in Muscat, Al Batinah, Al Sharqiyah, Al Dakhiliyah, and Salalah, says a press release.

First launched on July 6, the 10-day campaign has been a strong reflection of omanoil’s deeply rooted commitment to being an agent of change for the socio-economic development of Oman. The company aims to be a visionary corporate citizen and harness the very definition of being ‘Proudly Omani’ by inte-

grating the inherent values that are shared by an endearing nation not only into its corporate culture but into everyday business practices. To date, omanoil’s diverse and far-reaching community welfare initiatives have included road traffic safety and environment preservation awareness campaigns, volunteerism initiatives such as blood donation drives as well as extending support to enhance people’s quality of life by contributing to non-profit organisations including Dar Al Atta’a and the Omani Bahjah Orphan Society.

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Kia Optima cash gift offer ends tomorrow The stunningly styled Kia Optima is on an exciting yet time-bound offer

MUSCAT: Customers looking for style, quality and value for money in their new car must hurry to make the best bargain. Kia Optima is available with a bundle of benefits ... but only till one more day, says a press release.

“Don’t wait any longer or you may regret. The offer will end on July 16 … so go for it now,” said an Optima customer.

The stunningly styled Kia Optima is on an exciting yet timebound offer.

According to the Reliable International Automotive spokesperson, “During the offer period, every customer can avail a cash gift of OMR800. This can be used as part of the Down Payment or the customer can choose to enjoy 1-year insurance with 30,000km/18 months service, together with a cash gift of OMR300.

The customer also gets a chance to strike it lucky in a Grand Raffle of OMR5,000. There also are weekly

raffle draws of OMR1,000, along with assured scratch & win coupons of up to OMR100.”

“This is a good time to own a Kia Optima. A uniquely styled Kia car that stands apart from others, the Optima not only delivers a funto-drive performance but is also duly fortified by modern safety features,” felt an independent observer, “Some of Optima’s trailblazing features include an innovative motor-driven ‘D’ shaped steering wheel.

“Just the feel of the wheel is enough to add a new thrill to the driving,” commented an enthusiast.

The Optima also features a drive selector with a choice of eco, normal or sport modes. Optima’s LED daytime front running lights (DRL), fog lamps and darknesspiercing Xenon headlamps light up the road ahead.

The Xenon headlamps also

have cornering lighting that anticipates corners and lights up the dark spaces. Adding to the safety is the vehicle stability management (VSM) system that keeps the Optima balanced and steady. This is further enhanced by the front and rear sensors. The Optima’ personality is further enhanced with the fitment of the newly designed 225/45 R 18 alloy wheels that add a scintillating touch to the sharp looks of the vehicle!

Optima’s 2.4 L (178 HP), dual exhaust engine is mated with a 6-speed auto transmission. The steering controls include Blue tooth/ cruise/paddle shifter/eco/ audio/trip computer. The rear view camera and back warning sensors aid in parking the vehicle while the dual zone auto A/C& rear A/C vents keep all occupants comfortable.The panoramic sunroof and rear spoiler add to

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its luxurious feel.

Apart from these the Optima includes driver and passenger airbags, anti-lock braking system (ABS), cool glove box, power lumbar support, gull-wing type power folding outer mirrors with LED turn indicators, fog lamps and escort headlamp function, wood grain steering/ TGS knob.

The Optima is on display at the showroom for those who wish to have a closer look!

Reliable International Automotive (RIA), the distributor for Kia in Oman, provides a rewarding ownership experience for customers. Excellent product attributes and unmatched facilities easily ensure their absolute satisfaction, every mile of the way. No wonder then that Reliable International Automotive has been ranked amongst the top Kia distributors worldwide and has been honoured with prestigious accolades including the ‘Good Partnership award, ‘Family Like Care’ Service award’, and ‘Kia ‘Distributor of Distinction’ award.

The prestigious ‘Kia Award for Overall Excellence and Outstanding Performance’ amongst Kia distributors worldwide was bestowed most deservingly.

“You can like us on www.facebook.com/kiaoman and follow us on @kiaoman Twitter for the latest happenings on Kia in Oman,” invited the spokesperson.

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HELPING HAND

Bank Nizwa supports 2015 annual Quran Memorisation contest

MUSCAT: In the spirit of the holy month of Ramadan and to support the community, Bank Nizwa, in partnership with the Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs and the Ministry of Education, sponsored the 2015 annual Quran Memorisation Competition.

Organised by Ka’ab bin Zaid School in the Wilayat of Seeb, the competition saw the participation of over 950 students from 54 schools across the wilayat.

In honour of the competition’s third instalment, a special ceremony was held under the patronage of Sheikh Ahmed bin Saud Al Siyabi, secretary-general of the Office of the Grand Mufti of the Sultanate. The final round featured male and female contest-

ants, from Grades I to XII, vying for first place in the competition’s three categories, composed of the memorisation of the entire text, half and 10 chapters of the Holy Quran. The top three winners were Mohammed Hussni, Moosa Al Khroosi and Al Muhalab Al Abri each receiving OMR1,000, 500, and 250 respectively.

Committed to continue raising awareness on Islamic Finance across all demographics, Bank Nizwa installed a dedicated booth at the event, where more than 300 attendees had the opportunity to seek expert advice on Islamic banking and the wide range of Shari’acompliant products and services available to them.

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Mistal picks Instagram winners Towell delivers Ramadan ration and Iftar to low-income families

MUSCAT: Mistal Oman recently announced the winners of its much-awaited Instagram photo contest, the #IgersOman watches competition.

Faris bin Jamal Khodr was declared the lucky winner to walk away with the luxurious, limitededition Bomberg Bolt-68 timepiece. The exotic timepiece has become a fashion statement among watch lovers and has a market value of OMR495. The Bomberg Bolt-68 prize was sponsored exclusively by Mistal Oman, says a press release.

Mistal, the luxury watch and jewellery boutique, officially launched the one-month contest on May 7. The one-of its-kind contest provided Instagram enthusiasts a chance to flaunt their wristwatches in the most creative manner to win the coveted piece of art. The #IgersOman contest which ended on June 7 created a huge upswing among Instagram followers, who shared the attractively captured images of their watches in style.

The #IgersOman contest allowed users to click and share the image of their wristwatch in the most innovative style so as to capture the judges’ attention. Participants were allowed to either make use of a fancy backdrop combined with an artistic design that exotically merges with the image of the wristwatch or use bold animations to the photograph itself. The contest attracted numerous entries from all over Oman making the job

of picking the winner a tough task for the judging panel.

To have their entries valid, Instagrammers had to follow @ mistaloman and tag their pictures with a #MistalOman. The contest allowed one Instagram user to post a maximum of five entries. Participants were also given the liberty to use five of their latest and fresh photos. Tags from private accounts remained invalid and were not featured.

Speaking about the contest, Dharmesh A. Khimji, managing director, Mistal Watches, said, “We are glad that the contest has received a massive response, with so many users from all over the country coming up with their creativity and skills. We have a highly active group of Instagrammers who regularly share images and contents of their watches. Hence we launched this contest to provide them with an exclusive platform to share their passion for our creations.”

“In today’s modern society, people of all ages are exploring the social space, connecting with one another, interacting and sharing contents of the brands they love.

It is also a creative and conveni-

ent method for our activities to be noticed by the users’ followers and friends, ultimately spreading the message of the brand.

“After the huge success of this contest, we are keen to launch many more such competitions in the future. A special thanks to everyone who participated in our contest,” he added.

Delighted after winning the prize, Faris bin Jamal Khodr said, “I feel honoured and excited to be declared the winner of this contest. I am delighted that my image was finally selected as the winning entry of the contest.

“Winning this gorgeous piece of art has indeed been awesome and thanks to Mistal Group for this amazing opportunity.”

Bomberg collections are available in Oman through their sole distributors Mistal. A part of Ajit Khimji Group, Mistal is the ultimate luxury watch and jewellery boutique in the Sultanate that showcases some of the finest and luxurious watch brands in the world. Mistal showrooms at Sabco Commercial Centre, Qurum, and its flagship store in Darsait provide a world-class premium experience.

MUSCAT: Towell Group welcomed around 200 low-income families across various regions within the Sultanate in delivering a Ramadan ration and Iftar as part of the group’s annual corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative for the holy month.

The group’s CSR committee contributed to identifying and managing the distribution of the donations to all beneficiaries.

Ali Shaban, general manager of Systems and Resources Management at Towell Group, said, “As part our CSR mission and drive to identify and deliver the community’s needs, we have identified low-income families to support during this holy month and provide them with the necessary needs to help them experience the holy month with the necessary resources and support.

“At Towell, we are commit-

ted to engaging with members of our community on a personal level and meeting their needs and demands to create a supportive and growing environment in the society.”

Community partners In order to engage different community partners, Towell’s CSR committee collaborated with the Silent Volunteers group to deliver the donations to the families. Silent Volunteers have been

committed to driving the community through delivering a helping hand for over 10 years. Towell is committed to cooperating with local youth in organisations such as Silent Volunteers to support in serving the community and enable its growth.

Towell Group has been delivering various CSR activities in the past few years, covering health, training, education and support to small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

PA R T N E R S H I P

Mercedes delivers new Actros heavy-duty trucks to OBCC MUSCAT: Zawawi Trading Company (ZTC) Automotive and Oman Building and Contracting Company (OBCC) have entered into a long-term partnership with the successful delivery of a fleet of 20 Mercedes-Benz new Actros heavy-duty trucks.

Meeting the exact requirements of the leading construction company, the fleet of market leading vehicles comprises four Brackish Water Tankers, eight 18m3 Tippers and eight Prime Movers, says a press release.

“The New Actros is the ideal partner for every transport need. OBCC has made a calculated and strategic choice,” remarked Daniel Fitzjohn, general manager, Commercial Vehicles, Mercedes-Benz Oman. “These powerful trucks have proven robustness and flexibility, and are designed for maximum reliability, safety and cost-effectiveness.

Thanks to sturdy, proven components, the New Actros makes even the harshest conditions easy to handle, ensuring a safe and comfortable ride for drivers and goods alike.”

Taking delivery of the vehicles from ZTC were OBCC’s Haitham Musallam, Saed Musallam, Jimmy Christodoulides and Abdul Hameed.

“While the durability, flexibility and advanced safety features of the New Actros were big factors in our decision to purchase

as our new Mercedes-Benz fleet, our selection was also based on the expertise and experience of the Mercedes-Benz After-Sales Service Network, guaranteeing the highest availability from our trucks and giving us the peace of mind to concentrate on our core business,” remarked Musallam.

To date, over 760,000 award winning Actros trucks have been sold worldwide and it is in fact the highest selling truck in the Middle East. All Actros parts, from engine to headlights, fully meet the highest international standards of efficiency and reliability. The truck’s “V6” and “V8” engines, with outputs ranging from 310 to 480 hp, routinely yield top performance and generate the required power for the toughest transport tasks in the most difficult terrain and temperatures.

All components of the Actros powertrain are engineered to withstand the most challenging

conditions - from the doubleplate clutch and large-size cooling system to the air cleaner and exhaust systems. Additionally, all the chassis features, including superb torsional rigidity of the frame, suspension with weightoptimised parabolic springs, planetary drive axles with Axleload compensation and the electronically controlled Telligent brake system with ABS - are designed to reliably handle the extreme loads common in heavy duty transportation.

Highly flexible, the New Actros has three driver-focussed cab options, covering a variety of transport tasks and each providing an ergonomic, safe and comfortable workplace. Benefiting from Mercedes-Benz’s safety innovations, the New Actros advanced electronic Telligent safety system prevents operating errors and provides optimal protection for driver, vehicle and load.

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It’s official, Oman’s Ali Al Habsi and Reading sign two-year pact The 33-year-old Oman goalkeeper has been training with Royals (Reading FC) in a bid to earn a contract after he became a free agent following his release

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nishad@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Oman’s football superstar Ali Al Habsi has signed a twoyear contract on Tuesday with Championship side Reading FC in the United Kingdom.

The 33-year-old has been training with Royals in a bid to earn a contract after he became a free agent following his release by Wigan Athletic.

Confirming the news to Times Sport, Ahmed Al Habsi, the elder brother of the Omani skipper said the deal was signed after carefully studying several other offers.

“He did receive few other offers but after careful study we decided to go for Royals,” Ahmed said.

According to reports from the United Kingdom, the Royals (Reading FC) have acted fast to secure Al Habsi’s signature after rumoured interest from other clubs, including Nottingham Forest, Middlesbrough and Stoke City.

Ahmed said the decision to sign the deal with Royals was made during Al Habsi’s training with the squad in Thailand last week.

Good news for Oman football “Ali (Al Habsi) feels that being part of Reading would give him more freedom to play as many matches he wants and that is more impor-

MY NEW JERSEY: Ali Al Habsi poses with Reading FC shirt after signing the two-year deal. He will serve the club next two years. – Supplied photo

‘Times Sport’ had reported on July 12, 2015 that Oman goalkeeper Ali Al Habsi will soon sign the deal with Reading FC (Royals) after the club’s manager Steve Clarke said that he wanted to wrap up the signing of the shot stopper within days as other top clubs were eyeing to get him...

tant for any player. He passed his medical test on Monday and has signed the deal at the club on Tuesday,” Ahmed added.

Meanwhile, congratulations poured in for Al Habsi from all quarters of the country soon after the news of the deal was out.

Oman Football Association (OFA) chairman Sayyid Khalid Al Busaidi has expressed confidence in the talented goalkeeper. “Reading is a good team. I sincerely hope that Ali can contribute in taking back Reading to where it deserves to be in the Premier League,” Sayy-

id Khalid said.

According to Sayyid Khalid, Al Habsi’s deal with Reading will inspire thousands of young footballers in the country. “The youngsters in this country are inspired to play football because of Ali and this is good news for us as it will further

inspire many,” Sayyid Khalid said.

Al Habsi’s signature will take manager Steve Clarke’s summer signings to five players. Jonathan Bond, Paul McShane, Stephen Quinn and Orlando have all put pen to paper for Reading.

Al Habsi will be battling it out

with Bond for the no.1 jersey this coming season.

However, Sayyid Khalid said Omani captain deserves to play in the starting eleven. “Ali brings a lot of experience into this side. I think he deserves to play in the final XI. I am sure he will all make us proud,” Sayyid Khalid added.

According to certain media reports, after signing Al Habsi, Royals boss Steve Clarke said: “Ali is exactly the type of experienced goalkeeper we need. He has good knowledge of the English game both in the Championship and the Premier League.

“He is a good shot stopper and has already impressed everyone with his abilities in the shooting sessions during training.

“Alongside Jonathan Bond and Stuart Moore, Ali brings the goalkeeping department to a very good level.”

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Jatinder propels all-round Oman past Netherlands

ECSTATIC BUNCH: Oman players and officials rejoice after their emphatic win over the Netherlands. – Supplied photo

EDINBURGH: Oman came up with a tidy all-round effort to coast to a comfortable win over the Netherlands in a Group B clash at the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2015 at Myreside in Edinburgh on Tuesday.

Opting to field, Oman’s pacers, led by Munis Ansari and Rajesh Kumar Ranpura, restricted the Netherlands to 135 in 19.4 overs.

When Oman batted, an unbeaten 65 from Jatinder Singh helped it cruise past the target for the loss

of just four wickets in 19 overs, giving it its second win. With less than seven runs required per over in the chase, Oman went about its business in a composed fashion after losing opener Zeeshan Ahmed, the debutant, early.

Zeeshan Maqsood and Jatinder shared a 38-run stand for the second wicket to keep it on track.

After Michael Rippon dismissed Maqsood for 29, the Netherlands came back into the game with two quick strikes when Vaibhav Wat-

egaonkar and Aamir Kaleem were dismissed in successive overs, reducing Oman to 82 for 4.

Jatinder, however, kept his calm and took Oman over the line with an unbroken stand of 56 with Sultan Ahmed.

Earlier in the day, the Netherlands couldn’t consolidate after an opening stand of 51 between Stephan Myburgh and Wesley Barresi.

Barresi fell for 21, and was followed back to the hut by Ben Coop-

er soon after. Myburgh scored a 43-ball 41, and Max O’Dowd added a quick 32, but once Ansari got into his rhythm, the innings unravelled.

The Netherlands went from 134 for 5 to 135 all out, giving Oman a smaller target to chase than it might have expected.

Ansari finished with figures of 4 for 15, while Ranpura returned 3 for 30. Oman, with two wins in three games, is now placed third with four points in the group, while the Netherlands slipped to fourth.

MAN OF THE MATCH: Jatinder Singh holds a trophy awarded to him for the match winning knock. – Supplied photo

Oman is up against Afghanistan next on Wednesday, while the Netherlands takes on Canada on Friday.

Brief scores: Netherlands 135 all out in 19.4 overs (Myburgh 41, Munis Ansari 4 for 15, Rajesh Ranpura 3 for 30, Aamir Ali 2 for 26) lost to Oman 138 for 4 (Jatinder Singh 65 not out, Zeeshan Maqsood 29, Sultan Ahmed 24 not out) beat Netherlands 135 (Myburgh 41, Ansari 4-15, Rampura ) by six wickets. — ICC

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IPL in turmoil as top probe panel suspends two teams and officials Chennai Super Kings, led by India’s ODI

Huge injury has been caused to the image of cricket which is a passion for millions of people

captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, and Rajasthan Royals, skippered by star Australian batsman Steve Smith have

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NEW DELHI: Cricket’s Indian Premier League was thrown into turmoil Tuesday when a Supreme Court-appointed panel suspended two of the eight teams after officials were found guilty of illegally betting on matches.

Chennai Super Kings, led by India’s one-day international captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, and Rajasthan Royals, skippered by star Australian batsman Steve Smith, had been hoping to escape with heavy fines.

But a tribunal led by former chief justice Rajendra Mal Lodha announced they would be banned from the next two editions of the annual six-week tournament to protect “the integrity of the game.”

Gurunath Meiyappan — the son-in-law of Narayanaswami Srinivasan, the Chennai franchise owner and the current boss of the International Cricket Council — was banned for life from cricketrelated activities.

A similar punishment was handed down to Raj Kundra, coowner of the Rajasthan team and husband of Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty. “Their conduct has affected the image of the game, the players and others associated with the tournament,” Lodha told reporters while revealing his threemember panel’s verdict in the capital New Delhi.

Asked about the financial losses of players from the two teams, Lodha said: “We did not consider financial losses to players and teams.

That is not significant. The integrity of the game is what matters.”

The outcome could have major financial consequences for the glitzy Twenty20 league which draws some of the biggest names in world cricket and raises questions over the future of the two franchises which are both former champions. It was not immediately clear whether the two franchises can be sold, thus allowing the cricketers to continue to be part of the IPL. There was also no immediate reaction from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

‘Fans feel cheated’ “Huge injury has been caused to the image of cricket which is a passion for millions of people,” Lodha said.

“They (Meiyappan and and Kundra) have brought the game to disrepute. The purity of the game has been affected. Fans feel cheated and doubts abound if the IPL is clean.”

Lodha was appointed head of the sentencing panel in January after the Supreme Court had found Kundra and Meiyappan guilty of betting on the outcome of matches in 2013.

“Meiyappan was an integral part of the team,” said Lodha. “By regularly placing bets he acted in gross violations of the rules of the game.

He suffered a loss of 60,000,00 rupees ($94,560) in bets.”

The hugely popular Chennai Super Kings are the most success-

ful team in the IPL, having won the tournament in 2010 and 2011.

They finished runners-up in 2008, 2012, 2013 and 2015.

Rajasthan Royals won the inaugural event in 2008 under the captaincy of Australian spin legend Shane Warne, but have failed to make the final since then.

The 2013 IPL season was mired in controversy after police launched legal proceedings against several officials and three Rajasthan Royals players, including former Test fast bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, for illegal betting and spot-fixing.

The IPL, which is broadcast around the world, is hugely popular in India with its mix of sport and showbiz, with a number of teams fronted by big Bollywood names.

But it has been continuously dogged by corruption allegations and on Monday Hiken Shah, a first-class player from Mumbai, was suspended over an approach he made to an unnamed teammate before this year’s tournament in April-May. - AFP

BANNED FOR LIFE: File photo of Rajasthan Royals’ co-owner Raj Kundra and Chennai Super Kings’ official Gurunath Meiyappan who have been suspended for life from any cricketing activity by the Supreme Court-appointed Justice Lodha Committee on Tuesday in connection with IPL scam. – PTI

Verdict will restore people’s faith in IPL, says Mudgal NEW DELHI: The suspension of Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals is only a temporary setback to the IPL and the Lodha Committee verdict will actually help restore people’s faith in the League, says Justice Mukul Mudgal, who headed the Committee which probed the IPL betting scam.

Two-time champions CSK and inaugural winners Rajasthan Royals (RR) were on Tuesday suspended for two years and their respective co-owners Gurunath Meiyappan and Raj Kundra were suspended for life from being involved in all activities related to cricket matches for bringing game to disrepute.

“This is a very strong punishment. I think it will have a good affect on IPL, BCCI and the players. Many people feel it will have an adverse affect on the game but I think this is a temporary setback and cricket will come out cleaner and people’s faith on IPL will be restored,” Mudgal said.

The punishment was handed by a Supreme Court-appointed three-member committee headed by former CJI R M Lodha.

Former BCCI Secretary Niranjan Shah said BCCI could have avoided such a situation if it had taken proper action earlier on the matter.

CRICKET WILL COME OUT CLEANER: Justice Mukul Mudgal supports judgement.

“I think BCCI took whatever action was to be taken although it was slow. They did not visualise that this would go to Supreme Court. We could have avoided this earlier, we have to take a lesson,” he said.

Former BCCI president AC Muthiah said, “Whatever has happened in BCCI, nobody stood up for the wrong doing.

All this rules were already in place but they were done to suit individuals. I think, IPL should be kept alive and BCCI needs to distance itself from IPL. It should be run by an independ-

ent body comprising eminent people.” BCCI lawyer, C Aryama Sundaram said he did not entirely agree with the decision to suspend the two teams for such a long period of time.

“It doesn’t surprise me that Gurunath Meiyappan and Raj Kundra have been found guilty and so the punishment wasn’t unexpected either. I do find a slight problem on purely legal platform as to the suspension of the two teams for that long period,” he said.

“It was found it was an individual act, done by a person.

The team itself didn’t indulge in match fixing activity. So unless you find a team is collectively to be blamed, I do wonder if the team should be meted with such consequence. I think it is an upset for the entire league,” Sundaram added.

Former BCCI chief Inderjit Singh Bindra also hailed the decision. “A historic and landmark order. Beginning of the process of cleansing Indian cricket. I do hope that BCCI learns the right lessons,” he wrote on his twitter handle.

Bindra also said that ICC

Chairman N. Srinivasan, fatherin-law of Meiyappan, should also be put to task by BCCI for his role.

“Srini is obviously guilty of protecting Guru and CSK. BCCI should take immediate action against him by withdrawing his nomination to ICC. NS (Srinivasan) has no moral authority to continue as head of ICC. He should step down immediately, failing which Board should take action,” he tweeted.

Former India wicket-keeper Syed Kirmani said,” It is unfortunate that such malpractices have cropped in the game. I think it is unfortunate for the players of these two teams. They have been playing at the highest level. So where they gonna go. But I guess it won’t matter as there are so many tournaments.” The social networking site was abuzz with reactions from former players such as Sanjay Manjrekar and Bishan Bedi. Manjrekar tweeted: “Whatever needs to be done to get complete trust of the fans in the game has to be done. Fans make or break this game.”

Bedi wrote: “Justice Lodha committee after Justice Mudgal findings comes as breath of fresh air, but only just! There’s more muck for Cricket 2 breathe afresh!”. - PTI

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SPORTS Jadhav’s maiden ton in India’s clean sweep SCOREBOARD

Kedar Jadhav’s feat gave Indian cricket something to cheer about on the day that two Indian Premier League franchises were suspended for two years and two officials were banned for life for their part in the 2013 fixing scandal

HARARE: Kedar Jadhav made Zimbabwe pay for a woeful dropped catch as his unbeaten century powered India to an 83run victory in the third one-day international at Harare Sports Club on Tuesday and a series whitewash.

Jadhav was on 41 when Elton Chigumbura put down the simplest of chances off the bowling of Graeme Cremer, and the Indian batsman went on to score his maiden ton in just his fourth ODI as India posted 276 for five after being put in to bat.

The feat gave Indian cricket something to cheer about on the day that two Indian Premier League franchises were suspended for two years and two officials were banned for life for their part in the 2013 fixing scandal.

While Jadhav finished on 105 not out from 87 balls, Manish Pandey also provided a good news story as he made 71 on his long-

DAY’S HERO: Indian batsman Kedar Jadhav in action during the third One-day International against Zimbabwe in Harare. – AP/PTI

awaited international debut - the fourth-highest score by an Indian debutant in ODIs. The pair allowed India to recover from the precarious position of 82 for four as they shared in a 144run stand for the fifth wicket.

“It was good that Manish was going nicely so it gave me some time to adjust to the wicket. Later on when I got set I played some shots,” said Jadhav.

“I told myself that whenever I get going, I will stay to the last and make sure that my team wins. I’m happy to have done that today.”

Pandey’s 86-ball knock came to an end when he holed out to long-on, but Jadhav helped India add 50 runs in the last 19 balls of the innings and in the pro-

CRICKET

Mystery surrounds Haddin ahead of the Lord’s Test LONDON: Mystery surrounded Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin two days before the start of the second Test against England at Lord’s.

Sydney’s Daily Telegraph reported that Haddin did not train with the team on Tuesday and was expected to miss the match for “personal reasons.”

The newspaper said Peter Nevill would make his Test debut as Haddin’s replacement.

Australia fast bowler Peter Siddle, however, said the 37-year-old Haddin was still in line to play.

“He’s fine,” Siddle told a news conference. “Just had an easy day today. It’s been a long few months already that we’ve been away. I wouldn’t be surprised if he was out there for sure at the weekend.”

Cricket Australia could not be reached for comment.

Haddin had a poor game in Cardiff, dropping England centurion Joe Root on nought and failing twice with the bat.

Australia left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Starc is expected to be fit despite struggling with an ankle injury.

The 25-year-old Starc, who took seven wickets in the first test in Cardiff which England won by 169 runs, has been bat-

He’s fine. Just had an easy day today. It’s been a long few months already that we’ve been away. I wouldn’t be surprised if he was out there for sure at the weekend Peter Siddle Australia tling an ankle problem.

“Starcy got through well today, bowled out in the middle off the long run, both ends, he’s feeling good,” said Siddle who did not play in the Cardiff test.

“I guess it’s just a waiting game at the moment for myself. Everyone’s fit at the moment which is nice.” - Reuters

cess reached his century off 86 deliveries.

As he had in the second ODI, Chamu Chibhabha provided the sole bright spot in Zimbabwe’s reply, scoring 82 as the hosts were bowled out for 193 in 42.4 overs.

The next highest score for Zimbabwe was Regis Chakabva’s 27, as Stuart Binny swung the ball viciously on his way to figures of 3 for 55 in 10 overs.

Mohit Sharma, Harbhajan Singh and Axar Patel provided excellent back-up and each took two wickets, leaving the Zimbabweans to reflect on a ninth straight defeat in completed ODIs. “We are looking to improve, so please bear with us,” coach Dav Whatmore said. “We are trying re-

INDIA A. Rahane c Utseya b Madziva 15 M. Vijay c Mutumbami b Madziva 13 R. Uthappa c Chigumbura b Masakadza 31 M. Tiwary c and b Utseya 10 M. Pandey c Sikandar b Chibhabha 71 K. Jadhav not out 105 S. Binny not out 18 Extras (1-b, 1-lb, 10-w, 1-nb) 13 Total (5 wkts, 50 overs) 276 Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Rahane), 2-33 (Vijay), 3-68 (Tiwary), 4-82 (Uthappa), 5-226 (Pandey).

Did not bat: Harbhajan Singh, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohit Sharma.

Bowling: Tiripano 8-0-46-0, Madziva 9-0-59-2, Chibhabha 8-0-55-1, Masakadza 10-0-31-1, Utseya 10-0-41-1, Cremer 5-0-42-0.

ZIMBABWE H. Masakadza lbw b Sharma 7 C. Chibhabha c Jadhav b Binny 82 R. Chakabva b Patel 27 E. Chigumbura lbw b Vijay 10 R. Mutumbami lbw b Binny 22 Sikandar Raza b Harbhajan Singh 13 M. Waller c Rahane b Binny 5 G. Cremer c Rahane b Harbhajan Singh 0 P. Utseya c Uthappa b Sharma 0 D. Tiripano not out 13 N. Madziva st Uthappa b Patel 3 Extras (10-w, 1-nb) 11 Total (all out, 42.4 overs) 193 Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Masakadza), 2-86 (Chakabva), 3-97 (Chigumbura), 4-150 (Mutumbami), 5-160 (Chibhabha), 6-172 (Sikandar Raza), 7-172 (Cremer), 8-176 (Waller), 9-176 (Utseya), 10-193 (Madziva).

Bowling: Kumar 6-1-12-0, Sharma 7-0-33-2, Binny 10-1-55-3, Harbhajan Singh 10-0-35-2, Patel 6.4-0-39-2, Vijay 3-0-19-1.

Toss: Zimbabwe Umpires: Simon Fry and J. Matibiri TV umpire: Russell Tiffin (ZIM)

ally hard to get it right and we will need a bit more time.”

The two teams will now take part in a two-match Twenty20 series that starts at the same ground on Friday. - AFP

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Srinivasan ‘should not represent’ BCCI NEW DELHI: Aditya Verma, the petitioner in the IPL spot-fixing scandal, hailed the Lodha Committee verdict and demanded that BCCI should withdraw N Srinivasan’s nomination as its representative in the ICC. A committee headed by former CJI R M Lodha, on Tuesday held that the betting activities Gurunath Meiyappan, considered the face of CSK owners, and Raj Kundra, co-owner of Rajasthan Royals, have brought the game of cricket, BCCI and IPL into disrepute.

“I am very happy with the verdict of Justice Lodha Committee.

Those who have brought disrepute to the game should be done away by the BCCI,” Verma, secretary of unrecognised Cricket Association of Bihar (CAB), told PTI after the IPL verdict.

“I want BCCI to form a special committee and throw N Srinivasan (former BCCI president) out of the Indian Cricket Board forever,” he added. Verma also

N. Srinivasan.

urged the BCCI to cancel Tamil Nadu strongman Srinivasan’s representation in the International Cricket Council (ICC).

Srinivasan is the also chairman of the ICC. “I also request the BCCI to cancel his (Srinivasan’s) BCCI representation in ICC after this verdict. If BCCI does not adhere to my demands then I will take BCCI to court regarding this matter,” threatened Verma.

Asked if BCCI agrees to CSK demerger, Verma said, “The former BCCI president has already opposed it as BCCI incurred Rs 50 crore loss because CSK shares being valued at Rs. five lakh.” - PTI

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Broad wary of letting slip lead LONDON: Stuart Broad believes England’s recent history will help the side guard against complacency when they head into Thursday’s second Ashes Test at Lord’s 1-0 up in the five-match series.

England confounded many preseries predictions with a 169-run victory over Australia in the first Test at Cardiff ’s Sophia Gardens on Saturday — a win completed with more than a day to spare.

Fast-medium bowler Broad, often a thorn in Australia’s side, took three for 39 on Saturday including the key wickets of Steven Smith and skipper Michael Clarke as the Ashes-holders lost four wickets

for nine runs. However, this year has seen England go 1-0 up only to be pegged back away to the West Indies and New Zealand in series that eventually ended all square.

“This group of players won in the Caribbean (and) lost the next one, then won at Lord’s and lost at Headingley (against New Zealand),” Broad said.

“We’ve got a huge amount of motivation to put those results right,” he added. “Having been in a team who have lost the first Test and are all up for winning the next one, if a team comes out and just hits you straight away with skill it can be quite deflating. So we need to start well.” — AFP

Froome demolishes rivals on first Tour mountain test The 30-year-old Briton, who started the day in yellow, blitzed one rival after another before coming home alone at the end of the 167km 10th stage from Tarbes to la Pierre-Saint Martin

LA PIERRE ST MARTIN: Chris Froome savagely ripped the heart out of his Tour de France competition on Tuesday by streaking to victory on the first mountain stage of this year’s race.

The 30-year-old Briton, who started the day in yellow, blitzed one rival after another before coming home alone at the end of the 167km 10th stage from Tarbes to la Pierre-Saint Martin.

The Sky team leader made his attack with a little over 6km left on the brutal 15km climb to the finish. At that point, reigning champion Vincenzo Nibali had already been dropped and two-time former winner Alberto Contador was struggling.

They came home respectively 21st at 4min 27sec and 11th at 2min 51sec to see their overall title hopes shredded.

Only Colombian climber Nairo Quintana, and American Tejay Van Garderen to a certain extent, managed to limit their losses.

Quintana finished third on the stage at 1min 04sec, suffering the insult of Froome’s domestique Richie Porte beating him to the line for second place to deny him a pair of bonus seconds.

The Colombian moved up to third overall, though he’s now 3min 09sec behind Froome, albeit with several mountain stages to come. Van Garderen rode a solid race to come home 10th at 2min 30sec and hold onto second overall at 2min 52sec.

But it was a miserable day for French hopes Jean-Christophe Peraud, Thibaut Pinot and Romain Bardet who were dropped on the lower slopes of the final climb.

In the first half of the race, a twoman breakaway of Pierrick Fedrigo and Kenneth Van Bilsen built up a 15-minute lead on the peloton. But by the time they reached the foot

GREAT SHOW: Great Britain’s Christopher Froome celebrates his overall leader yellow jersey on the podium at the end of the 167 km tenth stage of the 102nd edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Tarbes and La Pierre-Saint-Martin, southwestern France. – AFP

of the final climb to the summit finish, their lead was down to just 2min 30sec, and their time in the sun was almost up.

Several of the favourites’ teams pushed the pace as their leaders fought to start the climb at the front of the peloton.

Van Bilsen gave up the ghost 13km from the end while Fedrigo lasted another 1.5km before the battle for the stage victory overtook him. By that point the peloton had been shredded under the pace set by Quintana’s Movistar team to just 25 riders.

But already for the hosts it

made miserable viewig as Peraud, runner-up to Nibali in 2014, Pinot, third last year, and Bardet, sixth 12 months ago, were amongst the debris. As Fedrigo was caught, Dutchman Robert Geesink counter-attacked alone.

But incredibly it was Nibali next to crack more than 10km out from the finish. Spaniard Rafael Valls had set off after Geesink and the two formed a tandem at the front with a 30sec lead.

Joaquim Rodriguez, the winner on the stage three Mur de Huy climb, and last year’s king of the mountains Rafal Majka were the

next to be dropped. Sky took up the pace-setting but Quintana’s teammate Alejandro Valverde attacked and the reaction from Froome’s team reeled in Valls as only a dozen riders were left in the yellow jersey group.

Porte took over pace-setting and Contador was next to feel the pace and drop off, with Valverde following shortly afterwards.

Van Garderen also cracked as Geesink was caught, leaving only Froome and Quintana in Porte’s wheel. But when Froome launched his decisive attack, he dealt a crushing blow to his rivals. - AFP

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England’s Lyth liking the Test life LONDON: England opener Adam Lyth believes he is becoming increasingly attuned to Test cricket as he looks to help the side extend their Ashes series lead over Australia.

The hosts head into the second Test at Lord’s starting on Thursday 1-0 up in the five-match campaign after a convincing 169-run win over the Ashes holders in Cardiff last weekend.

Lyth has had an up and down time to his, as yet, brief international career with one hundred in six Test innings but with a nextbest score of 37.

The Yorkshireman gained England selection on the back of some fluent innings for the county champions and the 27-year-old left-hander does not believe any

major changes to his technique are required for him to nail down a Test berth.

“I’ve got to try and play my way,” he told reporters at Lord’s on Tuesday. “If it’s there to be hit, if it’s a half-volley, I’ll hit it.

We know we’ve got to play to our strengths. I am an attacking batsman, but respect the conditions.”

Australia boast one of the most formidable pace attacks in world cricket and a sanguine Lyth said: “Opening the batting against these quality bowlers, you’re going to get some low scores. “It’s about keep believing what my strengths are and I’m sure I’ll be fine.”

However, he accepted another big score would he timely, not least in an Ashes clash at the ‘home of cricket’.

“I’m doing okay at the minute,” he said. “Obviously, I’d like more runs. But I think the way I’ve gone about my business, opening the batting, has been good.

“I’ve got one hundred. I hope I can get out there this week, get past the new ball, cash in and try to get another one.”

Playing in an Ashes series is widely regarded as the pinnacle of the game for an England or Australia cricketer, with Lyth no exception.

“It’s been fantastic — to be a part of something very, very special is a great honour,” he said.

“It was great to be a part of a winning side at Cardiff. We outplayed them in all three parts of the game. I’m moving well and playing well. I copped a decent

ball in the first innings, and a great catch in the second innings,” added Lyth, who made a score of six and 37 in the first Test.

“So confidence is very high in my game, and fingers crossed there will be some runs out there this week.”

Meanwhile Lyth, following in the path of James Anderson, became the second England player this week to e quizzed about the refusal of the Australian side to accept home captain Alastair Cook’s offer of a post-match drink in Cardiff.

Lyth said the invitation would still stand, come what may at Lord’s.

“I’m sure the door will be open and I hope we’ll share a beer,” he said. — AFP

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Johnston replaces Bayliss as NSW coach SYDNEY: Former Ireland captain and fast bowler Trent Johnston was Tuesday appointed as New South Wales’s new head coach, replacing Trevor Bayliss who left to take charge of England. Australian-born Johnston, who had been interim coach since Bayliss was appointed to the England job in May, beat off a string of contenders, reportedly including Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha.

“This is a very exciting opportunity for me and I am ready to take this next step in my career,” said Johnston.

“I am passionate about cricket, I am passionate about coaching and I am passionate about NSW.” The 41-year-old made his first-class debut for NSW alongside Brett Lee in 1999 before moving to Ireland for family reasons. - AFP

SPORTS

Oman team to participate in Hungary chess tourney Oman will be represented in the Kecskemet Chess tournament in Hungary by Amer Al Mashani, Salem Al Amri, Mohammed Al Mashaiqi, Amir Al Ansi and Said Aadil

MUSCAT: Oman national chess team will take part in the Kecskemet GM Chess tournament in Hungary from June 21 to 30, according to a press release received from the Oman Chess Committee.

Oman players are indulged in an intensive training camp in Salalah, which began on July 9 and will continue till July 18.

Training sessions The training sessions are being supervised by national coach Ismael

Karim, and he said all the players are tournament ready and brimming with confidence.

“We are having intensive training sessions every day and all the players are responding well and full of enthusiasm,” said Karim, who said the tournament in Hungary will help Oman players to gain more points.

Oman will be represented by Amer Al Mashani, Salem Al Amri, Mohammed Al Mashaiqi, Amir Al Ansi and Said Aadil.

CAMP IN SALALAH: Oman national team players in action during an intensive conditioning camp in Salalah which began on July 9 and will continue till July 16. – Supplied photo

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There’s life in me yet: Woods

DRYING UP: Tiger Woods of the U.S. uses a towel to dry the golf balls as he stands on the driving range ahead of a practice round ahead of the British Open golf championship on the Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland. – Reuters

ST ANDREWS: Tiger Woods says that age and injuries have failed to diminish his will to win and that more major titles are still possible as he approaches his 40th birthday..

Speaking Tuesday ahead of his fifth British Open at St Andrews, the former world number one spoke of recent hard times and the increasingly distant good times in his golf career.

Questioned at his pre-tournament press conference if he had ever harboured thoughts of retirement during his bleak spell this year, Woods shot back: “Well, retirement? I don’t have any AARP (retirement) card yet, so I’m a ways from that.

“I feel like my body is finally healed up from the (back) surgery from last year.

“You know, they say it takes you about four-to-six months to get back, but I’ve heard a lot of guys on tour who have had the surgery and other athletes say it takes over a year to get back.

“I think they were there probably closer to being right, it being a full year to get back.”

Woods feels that time is on his side as he continues his quest to add to the 14 major title wins he has and close the gap on the

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But his last win in a Grand Slam event came over seven years ago at the US Open, his last win in a British Open was at Hoylake at 2006 and his last at St Andrews was in 2005.

Injuries and changes to his swing pattern have dominated his game for the last two years reaching a nadir this year when he clocked up career-worst scores on the PGA Tour and in the US Open, where he missed the cut, and a best finish of tied 17th in the Masters. But St Andrews and the Old Course could, he feels, hold the key to helping him return to former glories.

It’s his favourite course anywhere and if there is one place that can inspire him to revive his flagging fortunes - alongside Augusta National - it is St Andrews.

-Old Course memories - He knows the Old Course like the back of his hand, having won his first Open title there by eight strokes in 2000 and then again, by five strokes, in 2005.

“You know, obviously it’s the Home of Golf, we all know that.

But to me it’s brilliant, how you can play it so many different ways,” he said.

“I’ve always wanted to play it one time -- before I die I want to play it one time backwards. I’d love to be able to play it that way, just one time. I think that would be just a blast.”

Despite his innate knowledge of the course, Woods was one of the first golfers to arrive at St Andrews, teeing off last Saturday for the first time since he tied for 23rd place in 2010.

He was surprised at what he found.

“It’s playing a little bit differently than we’ve had in previous Opens, or the previous Opens that I’ve played in,” he said.

“It’s a little bit softer and I’m sure it’s going to get even softer with the forecast (rain) for Friday.

It’ll be playing a little bit differently this year.”

“The only time I’ve ever seen it like this was when we played the Dunhill Cup in ‘98. It was cold and soft then, and it’s obviously not as cold now, but it’s playing about the same type of firmness. It’s just not quite chasing.”

Woods has a mid-morning teetime on Thursday going out in the company of 2010 champion at St Andrews Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa and Australian shotmaker Jason Day. - AFP

‘Tough to imagine IPL without Dhoni’ NEW DELHI: Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar on Tuesday admitted that “it will be tough” to imagine an Indian Premier League edition without Mahendra Singh Dhoni after the Supreme Court Committee decided to suspend Chennai Super Kings for two years.

Asked about an IPL without Dhoni, Gavaskar said, “Yes, that is going to be very tough.However, MSD is only 34 years old and in a few years will be bidding good bye to international cricket. In any case, it will be tough to imagine an IPL without Dhoni.”

Gavaskar also said that the players of CSK and Rajasthan Royals must be feeling terrible at the moment, especially being singled out for no fault of theirs as somebody else has been at fault. When three former Chief Justices give a verdict, you cannot question their credibility and integrity,” Gavaskar said. — PTI

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Russia sack Fabio Capello as coach The Russian Football Union and the head coach of the national team Fabio Capello, have mutually agreed to terminate the employment contract

MOSCOW: Russian’s Football Union (RFU) on Tuesday dismissed Fabio Capello as national team head coach, ending the Italian’s three years in charge after a string of disappointing results.

“The Russian Football Union and the head coach of the national team, Fabio Capello, have mutually agreed to terminate his employment contract,” the union said in a statement. “The RFU sincerely thanks Capello for his work as the country’s national team head coach and wishes him success in his future professional activity.”

Capello — who is reported to be the highest-paid coach in international football — took over the Russian team in 2012 and took them to the 2014 World Cup before being given a lucrative new contract to stay in the job through to the end of the 2018 World Cup, which Russia will host.

The former England boss is expected to come to Moscow on Wednesday to formally end his contract with the RFU.

END OF CONTRACT: Acting President of the Russian Football Union Nikita Simonyan gestures after an Executive Committee meeting in Moscow, Russia on Tuesday. The Russian Football Union (RFU) said it had ended its contract with national team coach Fabio Capello, three years before the country hosts 2018 World Cup. – Reuters

A source told Russian news wire R-Sport that the 69-yearold coach will receive around 930 million roubles ($16.3m, £10.5m, 14.8m euros) in compensation.

“That’s the way of the football world,” ITAR-TASS news agency quoted Capello’s assistant Oreste Cinquini as saying in comments

translated into Russian.

“But we don’t have any hard feelings towards the RFU.” Poor results Capello has come under increasing pressure following a dismal run of results and the team’s lacklustre performances in Russia’s

OUT OF FAVOUR: A file picture taken on October 12, 2014 shows Russia’s sacked head coach Fabio Capello from Italy gesturing during the Uefa Euro 2016 qualifier between Russia and Moldova. – AFP

Euro 2016 qualifying campaign.

Russia have just two wins to their name from six matches in qualifying Group G — a 4-0 home victory over Liechtenstein last September before being awarded a 3-0 victory from the abandoned clash against Montenegro in Podgorica in March. They have been

held at home by minnows Moldova and suffered two defeats to group leaders Austria.

Russia are third in the group with four matches to go, meaning their place at Euro 2016 in France this time next year is far from secure as only the best thirdplaced side from the nine groups

will qualify along with the top two sides from each section, and the rest going into play-offs.

The RFU has not named any candidates to replace the Italian at the helm of the country’s national side so far, although local press had earlier named CSKA Moscow head coach Leonid Slutsky, FC Krasnodar manager Oleg Kononov and former Russian assistant coach Alexander Borodyuk as possible successors.

The union will need to find a replacement for Capello as soon as possible as the country’s next Euro 2016 qualifier is a potentially decisive fixture at home to secondplaced Sweden on September 5.

Discontent towards Capello started after Russia were knocked out at the group stage of the World Cup in Brazil last year.

Capello was widely criticised, and only the backing of the country’s Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko prevented him from losing his job.

After last month’s 1-0 defeat at the hands of Austria in Moscow, a group of Russian football fans started a fund-raising campaign aimed at collecting the sum of 21.4 million euros ($23.6m, £15.3m) needed to buy Capello out of his contract.

An opinion poll showed that 53 percent of football fans in the country wanted Capello to step down. Lawmakers in the lower house of Russia’s parliament, the State Duma, praised the decision to let the Italian go.

“It’s a good step by both the RFU and Capello,” RIA-Novosti agency quoted an unnamed deputy as saying. “And without doubt it is a very courageous act by Capello. Despite the fact that he has failed to show his best here in Russia he is definitely a great coach.” - AFP

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Lampard, Gerrard among MLS stars to face Spurs NEW YORK: Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard may be set for a swift midfield reunion after the former England stars were named Monday in a squad to face Tottenham in the Major League Soccer All-Star Game later this month.

The riddle of how to successfully pair Gerrard and Lampard stumped a succession of England managers before the duo quit international football and opted to head to the MLS. Former Liverpool star Gerrard made his debut for the Los

Angeles Galaxy last Saturday in a 2-1 friendly victory over Mexico’s Club America while former Chelsea star Lampard has yet to take the field for New York City FC. Both players only joined MLS clubs this month but each was made a special selection to the MLS roster by MLS commissioner Don Garber while fan voting nominated 11 other players, eight of them US national team members.

MLS All-Stars coach Pablo Mastroeni will name 20 players

The riddle of how to successfully pair Gerrard and Lampard stumped a succession of England managers before the duo quit international stage and opted to head to the MLS to line up alongside Lampard and Gerrard on the all-star roster on July 18. Fan voting does not ensure a spot on the squad but is considered in deciding the final 22-man roster for the July 29 game.

The MLS lineup will meet the

English Premier League side in suburban Denver. The MLS AllStars defeated Bayern Munich 2-1 last year after being beaten 3-1 by Roma in 2013. Lampard has faced Tottenham 33 times in English Premier League play, netting seven

goals, while Gerrard has five goals in 25 prior appearances against the Spurs. Lampard has played in the MLS All-Star Game before, taking the field for Chelsea in 2006, when the English side lost 1-0 to the MLS All-Stars, and in 2012, when the MLS All-Stars won 3-2.

Lampard scored once and set up the other goal in 2012 encounter.

The MLS All-Star Game will mark the first time Gerrard and Lampard have played alongside each other since last year’s World

Cup in Brazil. International players selected in fan voting included Brazilian star Kaka from Orlando City, Spanish legend David Villa of New York City and Nigerian forward Obafemi Martins of Seattle.

US players on the MLS All-Stars roster include captain Michael Bradley for Toronto, Seattle’s Clint Dempsey, the Galaxy’s Omar Gonzalez, Real Salt Lake’s Nick Rimando, Houston’s DaMarcus Beasley and Kansas City’s Matt Besler, Graham Zusi and Benny Feilhaber. - AFP

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By Scott Armstrong Distinction is defined by the Oxford English dictionary as “excellence that sets someone or something apart from others,” a lofty aspiration for any hotel in Dubai, a city over-flowing with properties promising ‘luxury’, perhaps the most homogenised term in tourism. Yet that is exactly what the Ritz-Carlton Dubai International Financial Centre is striving for.

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ow does a property in one of the global capitals of ‘bling’ set itself apart from the opulent crowd?

Quite simply, it forgets the rest and focuses on its own standards of refinement and service to make stays under its roof memorable.

From the outside, the stunning Ritz DIFC would seem more at home in the skylines of New York or Chicago, a fitting addition to the growing sophistication of Dubai’s financial district, which is maturing as a hub for culture and dining.

As you walk into the warm marble of the lobby the design is welcoming: grand, but not austere.

The soft tones and elegant furnishings evoke a sense of style and substance, this is not death by crystals or overkill on opulence, this is a hotel purposefully created to put one at ease.

The smiles of the staff are convincing, less forced familiarity and more genuine hospitality than what one finds in many Dubai hotels. Here you don’t receive the mass market greeting of ‘Mam, sir’, but rather the ‘ah Mr Armstrong, delighted you could join us’.

If you book a Club Level room (thoroughly recommended) you will be taken to the plush executive lounge where you will enjoy a welcome drink as all the check-in formalities are taken care of for you.

You’ll chat with the affable director of rooms, Kevin Song (a cool guy according to my teenage boy), while your bags are whisked away.

Opting for the Ambassador Suite affords you the opportunity to let your jaw drop a little. While

‘wow’ seems too cheap a word, it neatly describes the ‘walk-through the door’ experience.

Some 1,400sqft of space is luxuriously divided into an entry lobby which leads to a spacious lounge and dining area where wall-to-ceiling windows open onto a grand balcony overlooking the DIFC. Off the impressive foyer, the master bedroom features a kingsized bed outfitted with feather bed topper, down comforter, and 400 thread-count Egyptian cotton linens. The marble bathroom, complete with bath and monsoon rain shower, feels like a personal spa. Given the level of service and style, this hotel has perhaps unfairly been labelled as a business property, no doubt thanks in part to its location in heart of the DIFC. Though it is, without question, an excellent place for work meetings, the property has just as much to offer the leisure traveller.

Located just 15 minutes from Dubai International Airport and five minutes away from the Burj Khalifa and the Dubai Mall (the emirate’s shopping malls offering Ramadan and Eid discounts galore this weekend), the Ritz provides a pretty fantastic home base for a quick retail-inspired UAE shopping trip across the border.

The DIFC is also brimming with some of the best restaurants in the city. On-site, the hotel’s most memorable dining option, for this traveller at least, was Café Belge.

The eatery, which ‘celebrates the vibrant spirit of 1920s Brussels’,

The soft tones and elegant furnishings evoke a sense of style and substance, this is not death by crystals or overkill on opulence, this is a hotel purposefully created to put one at ease oozes charm and easy sophistication, drawing a lively evening crowd for the jazz as much as for the excellent food. Here suits and ties sit comfortably next to hipsters, reflecting the cultural blend of the neighbourhood itself.

Alternatively, for those who opted for the Club Level, guests can indulge in some quiet time in the executive lounge, where in place of the typical hosted ‘happy hour,’ you will just find quality food and beverages available all day, served in comfortable surroundings by attentive (but not overly so) staff. Featuring its own kitchen and chef, the menu changes regularly, so no single visit is the same as the last.

The tone of the lounge it set by its director, the immensely likable Dara, whose competence and conviviality are perfectly

blended; his easy charm mixing with absolutely apparent ability.

In many ways he reflects what makes Ritz-Carlton stand out in the crowd.

While you know the staff of the Ritz Carlton, from top to bottom, work tirelessly to make your stay memorable, absent is the feeling of trying too hard, of anything being forced. This is most likely thanks to the handpicked team of hospitality professionals who know precisely what they are doing.

The result is a stay that is nearly effortless for the visitor, provided by a property for which the science of comfortable, stress-free travel has been refined to an art.

TheRitz-Carlton, Dubai International Financial Centre Gate Village, DIFC; +971 /4372-2222; ritzcarlton.com Club level rooms start at OMR100 per night

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PACKING LIGHT Being weighed down by heavy bags or wasting time waiting in baggage claim adds undue stress to trips, especially shorter getaways. Do yourself a favour and take only the bare necessities on your next escape.

What to pack: Look at each item and ask yourself: “Do I really need this?” If you hesitate, leave it behind.

Unless you are going somewhere remote, you can buy basically any necessity on the road.

Make a list ahead of time. If you remember something, write it down immediately, before you forget. Doing good research on the destination before your trip should help generate lots of ideas about what you will need.

Roll your clothes rather than folding them to save space and to prevent wrinkles. You can pack up to three pairs of rolled socks inside your shoes.

If your trip is a week long or less, try to fit everything into a carry-on bag. Start with the basics: medications, cosmetics, undergarments, and two simple outfits, and then add item from there. Just be sure all liquids you carry are within the permitted limits.

Choosing neutral colours so that you can mix and match trousers, tops, or skirts, recycling them at least once during your trip. Also, any new items you buy will pair with what you already have in your suitcase.

Wear, don’t pack, bulky items like hats, jackets, and heavy footwear. Layers come in handy on planes as the temperature often fluctuates significantly during the flight.

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How did you get into it?

I think it was in 2010 or 2011 when I heard about Zumba.

There was a group of us girls actively looking for it, but we couldn’t find any classses in Muscat. Finally we found an instructor, Marissa. Since I joined, the classes have become like family dance parties for me.

commit yourself for a month at least and then decide if you like it or not

What’s your pro-tip?

Love yourself and make the time to look after yourself. “NO TIME” is just an excuse. And taking just one class is not enough, throw yourself into Zumba and commit yourself for a month and then decide if you like it or not.

Contact info/resources for Zumba dance For more information on prices and class schedules, get in touch with Marissa Pontila (Classes held in Al Khuwair) +968 /9902-0080 marissapontila.zumba.com

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Crescent A Novel By Diana Abu-Jaber Reviewed by Felicia Campbell “THE SKY IS WHITE. The sky shouldn’t be white because it’s after midnight and the moon has not yet appeared and nothing is as black and as ancient as the night in Baghdad…But it’s white because white is the colour of an exploding rocket.” I re-read the opening sentences of Crescent over and over again, and every time I open this book, I get goose bumps as I scan the opening pages.

Despite this scene of war, the book is actually about a quieter battle, a struggle to find connection and community and love in the most uncertain of worlds. Interestingly, and chillingly, the book was written in 2003, before the AmericanIraq war broke out. The author, Diana Abu-Jaber, drew on several very real themes from her own life as a Jordanian-American in crafting the novel. Abu-Jaber grew up with her immigrant father, a man

who lived in an in-between place, never feeling fully at home in his new country, yet unable to live comfortably back in Jordan either. He found comfort and connection with his past in the kitchen, perhaps the only place where time had no effect on the pleasure and reality of the moment. His sense of longing and the intimate comforts of the kitchen are potent elements of her book, which is set in an academic Arab enclave in Los Angeles.

The story revolves around an orphaned woman, Sirine, who spends her days cooking at a small Arabian café near the university and lives with her uncle, a professor in the Near Eastern Studies Department. Throughout the book Sirine’s endearing uncle recites the tale of Abdelrahman Salahadin, which is, as he puts it, “the story of how to love,” to a disinterested Sirine. The adventures of this

folklore hero weave effortlessly with the more subtle struggles and every day dramas in the lives of the characters, which begin when a handsome, but slightly tortured, new Iraqi professor joins the department, catching Sirine’s eye.

The book, set amidst the swaying palms of Southern California, is scented with cardamom, coriander, and simmering tea leaves.

The book maintains a leisurely pace, unhurried, but no less impactful for it. This is not an action movie, it is a meandering dip into another world, a tiny, perhaps seemingly inconsequential world, but one in which the essence of the human experience, with all its quiet pain and pleasure, are potently distilled. I long to sit in the comforting presence of Sirine’s uncle, I desperately want her to be happy and not alone, and when I set down these pages, I feel in-

spired to get into my own kitchen and meditatively cook the same comforting dishes that she creates.

Abu-Jaber’s words are so nakedly simple and so deeply true that they cut straight to the most vulnerable part of my heart. I savour my time in the world she has created, and I find myself thinking back on the stories of Abdelrahman, about Sirine’s choices, and about what it means to embrace the world, despite all its ambiguities.

ARE YOU A PROLIFIC READER? Which is your favourite book? Pick one and send in your thoughts on it.

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Why do you love it?

I love dance and music almost as much as I dislike the gym and walking the treadmill. So what better way to keep fit and lose weight than Zumba? It’s energetic and leaves me happy and breathless... a total workout for the mind body and soul.

How can I get into it?

Anyone who wants to make working out fun and likes dance or music should try Zumba. You don’t need any background in dance or fitness, just call for the most up-todate schedule of classes, then just go try one out.

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TO YANQUL (ROUTE 54)

TO IBRI (ARAQI) (ROUTE 54) 08:00 08:00

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AASHIMA R. THUYYATH July 15, 2010

TO SINAW (ROUTE 52) 20:50

TO YANQUL (ROUTE 54) 14:30 14:30

Sohar Ruwi Ruwi Sohar Ruwi Sohar Ruwi

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Baahubali (Telugu) Action, Adventure) (12+) Cast: Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty 9:30pm at Cinema Main Papanasam (Tamil) (Drama/Family/ Thriller) – PG12 Cast: Kamal Haasan, Gautami Tadimalla, Kalabhavan Mani 9:30 pm at Cinema 2 Oru Second Class Yatra (Mal) (Comedy / Drama) (PG12) Cast: Vineeth, Nikki Galrani, Chemban Jose, Nedumudi Venu 9:45 pm at Cinema 3 Premam (Mal) (Comedy) Cast: Nivin Pauly, Anupama Parameshwaran and Sai Pallavi 9.45 pm at Cinema 4 Next Change: Baahubali (Tamil), Maari (Tamil), Neena (Mal) (Programmes are subject to change)

Pressure (2D) (PG12) (Thriller) Cast: Danny Huston, Matthew Goode, Joe Cole 9:00, 11:45 pm

The Hoarder ( Horror / Thriller) (15+) Cast: Mischa Barton, Robert Knepper, Charlotte Salt 11:45 pm

The Hoarder – 2D (Horror, Thriller) (15+) Cast: Mischa Barton, Robert Knepper, Charlotte Salt 11:30 pm

TO MUSCAT (RUWI)

Film information 24791641 / 24786776 Website: www.isurf.co.om

The Hoarder (2D) (15+) (Horror, Thriller) Cast: Mischa Barton, Robert Knepper, Charlotte Salt 11:15 pm

LONG DISTANCE BUS TIMINGS (OMAN NATIONAL TRANSPORT COMPANY SAOC) *SUBJECT TO CHANGE

FROM MUSCAT (RUWI)

STAR CINEMA

Cast: Tom Hughes, Noel Clarke, Alex Reid 9:30, 11:00 pm

Michael Foster 11:15 pm

The Pact II - 2D (15+) Horror| Mystery | Thriller Cast: Caity Lotz, Camilla Luddington, Scott Michael Foster 11:50 pm

Baahubali: The Beginning - 2D (Telugu)

Jurassic World (Action / Adventure ) Cast: Chris Pratt, Judy Greer, Ty Simkin 9.30 pm CP No: 1495 (PG 12)

(PG12) (Comedy, Thriller)

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PHARMACIES Round the clock Al Hashar Pharmacy, Ruwi 24783334

Appolo Medical Centre, Hamriya Muscat Pharmacy, Ruwi Salalah Atlas Pharmacy, Ghubra Muscat Region Apollo, Al Hamriya Muscat, A Seeb Market Muscat, Al Khuwair Muscat, Al Hail South Dhofar Region Muscat, Al Nahdha Road, Salalah

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HOSPITALS Al Amal Medical & Health Care Centre 24485052 Atlas Hospital Ruwi 24811743/ Ghubra 24504000 Al Musafir Specialised Medical Clinic 24706453 Hatat Polyclinic LLC, Ruwi 24563641 Azaiba 24499269 Sohar 2683006 Al Raffah Hospital 24618900/1/2 Al Massaraat Clinic & Laboratory 24566435 Al Makook Medical Coordinance Centre 24499434 Apollo Medical Centre,

Hamriya 24787766, 24787780 Capital Polyclinic 24707549 Badr Al Samaa Polyclinic, Ruwi 24799760/1/2 Capital Clinic, Seeb 24420740 Ceregem National Raak 24485633 Dr Harub’s Clinic 24563217 Elixir Health Centre 24565802 Emirates Medical Centre 24604540 1st Chiropractic Centre 24472274 Hamdan Hospital 23212340 International Medical Centre LLC 24794501/2/3/4/5 Kims Oman Hospital 24760100 24 Hrs Emergency 24760123 Lama Polyclinic, Sohar 26751128 MBD 24799077 Al Khuwair 24478818 Magrabi Eye and Ear Hospital 24568870 Muscat Private Hospital 24583600 Welcare Diagnostic and Treatment Centre, Al Khuwair 24477666 Al-Hayat Polyclinc LLC 22004000 AIRLINE OFFICES Muscat Airport Flight information (24 hours) 24519456/24519223 Aeroflot 24704455 Air Arabia 24700828 Air France 24562153 Air India 24799801

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Carnival gets US approval for cruises to Cuba MIAMI: Carnival Corp, the world’s biggest travel and leisure firm, plans to launch cruises to Cuba in May, following the historic thaw between the communist nation and the US. The US Treasury Department and Commerce Department granted the company approval for the plans, Carnival announced on Tuesday, though it has yet to receive Cuban authorisation.

The cruises will leave from Miami, and will be operated by the company’s new brand called “fathom,” which offers positive “social impact” travel experiences to developing nations.

It will mark the first cruises from the US to Cuba since the two countries severed ties in 1961.

Under the initiative, some 37,000

travellers a year will either volunteer or be immersed in educational and cultural exchanges in local communities, according to Carnival.

The Cuban trips will be full-week sailings, and will take place in addition to similar voyages to the Dominican Republic that will start a month earlier, in April 2016.

The announcement comes amid a rapprochement between Cuba and the United States that began in December after half a century of enmity between the Cold War foes.

And just days ago, the two countries announced they were formally re-establishing ties and reopening their respective embassies in each other’s country.

“We look forward to working with the Cuban authorities for their ap-

proval to help make the social, cultural and humanitarian exchanges between US citizens and the people of Cuba a reality,” said Carnival president and CEO Arnold Donald.

“We know there is strong demand from travellers who want to immerse themselves in Cuban culture, so this is a historic opportunity for us to enable more people to experience Cuban society.”

Under US law and the existing economic embargo on the communist island, tourism is still banned for Americans, who can only travel if their visit falls under one of 12 categories, including for family, academic, cultural, sports or religious reasons.

Only 90 miles (145 kilometres) separate the southeastern US state of Florida and Cuba.

Half a dozen Florida companies received authorisation in May to ferry passengers between the two countries, though several requirements must still be met, including receiving permits from Havana.

Carnival said the price of its weeklong cruises to Cuba will start at $2,290.

About 100,000 Americans visited Cuba last year, and Cuban authorities expect that figure to rise.

But American companies eager to break into the Cuban market have warned that Cuba lacks proper infrastructure to handle a big increase in the number of visitors.

Last year Cuba received a record three million visitors and tourism revenue totalling $2.6 billion.

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Building In Rusail Industrial ŶĞĂƌ ƚŽ ŵŝĂŶƟƚ KŵĂŶ comprising a store divisible area 266 sq. meters.

The building includes Studios ĂŶĚ ƌŽŽŵƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƐŝnjĞ ƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ ŽĸĐĞƐ Žƌ residence.

Preferably to be leased to one company.

1BHK, Darsait, walking distance to ISM , neat and clean building, ground floor, OMR 260/- per month rent Call IQRAR on 99076557 Fully furnished 3 BHK accommodation with all spacious rooms in a villa at Darsait near ISD. Contact: 9526 5289 / 9604 8422 Furnished room for rent at Al Khuwair R.O 225/- for family only.

Contact: 99251975 Villa AL Ghobrah, 6 bedroom 1200/R.O. Contact: 99340055/97557555 For rent in Qantab European style 4 bedrooms, 4 baths, Guest toilet, fully equipped modern kitchen, covered car park for two cars, approximately 150 meters from the beach. For enquiries, please Contact: Yasser at 92606005 Small old house for rent Al Ghobrah.

Contact 95112461 3BHK, 3 bathrooms, 2 balconies, nr. Al Hassan W/ Kabir R.O 350/-.

Contact: 99384640 Flats shops for rent in Ruwi MBD area Mumtaz area.

Contact: 97293708 / 92433127 2BHK at Al Khodh, 2BHK at Wadi Kabir 2 room, 1hall, dining, 2 bathrooms. Contact: 99224748 / 99332297 Store in Wadi Kabir 1900 SQM. Contact: 99473751 / 91471067 1BHK Darsait R.O 225/-.

Contact: 92144045

Mob + 968 96177505

2 BHK Town house at Assarain complex Al Khuwair for rent.

Contact 96365824 Rent RO 750 2 BHK near Kuwaiti Masjid Wadi Kabir. Contact: 24816774 / 97608564

Deluxe 1, 2 BHK flats in Darsait, AL Khuwair 1deal for office & residence. Contact 99369081 /99142314

2 BHK, 2 bathrooms behind Abu Nabil, Honda Road R.O 240/-.

Contact: 99737562 / 93887852

Flat at Darsait. Contact 99326879

2BHK Darsait R.O 300/-.

Contact: 92144045 2BHK Ghubra R.O 250/-. Contact: 92144045 1BHK close to ISWKG Wadi Kabir Bldg # 1690 R.O 250/-.

Contact 99476728

Flat with A/C in the South Al Mabella close to the Mosque Al Tawab consists of 2 rooms, hall, 2 bathrooms and kitchen. Contact: 99388995

2BHK, 2 bathroom behind Sana Wadi Kabir R.O 300/-.

Contact: 99737562 / 93887852 Luxurious room, fully furnished with free WIFI and gas at Ruwi.

Contact : 95586937 Shop for rent/ sale in Ruwi near Dish market good location, behind City Cinema. Contact: 91318111 Flat for rent in Wadi Kabir with 3 rooms. Contact : 98555580 / 92800007 Flat for rent 2 bedrooms, sitting room, store gym in ground floor in Mumtaz area-Ruwi.

Contact 95135445 1BHK flats at Muttrah near Oman house. Contact : 93231403 1,2,3 BHK. Contact: 97799175

1BHK Wadi Kabeer, RO 225/-.

Contact: 92144045

1BHK, 2BHK, 3BHK new flat available at Mabela in front of Modern English School Contact: 96239126

2 bedrooms apartments for rent in Al Khuwair and Ghubra. Call Yellow Bird property on 24615375 / 97137989 or visit www.muscat-realty.com One & two bedroom apartments available for rent, near avenue mall, close to Atlas hospital next to Diwans office, South Ghobrah.

Contact 99833747

250 sq mtrs restaurant for rent in Plaza Hotel, Walja Ruwi.

Contact 99326339 3 Bedroom flat in Wadi Kabeer and 2 bedroom villa in Sidab- Muscat.

Contact: 95755953 Villa with two floors in (Hay Al Arjan) in AL Khoud with 4 bedrooms, hall, Majles, kitchen & one room in ground floor. Contact: 93219597 Spacious 2- BR flat in MBD. Contact 99713489 For rent office CBD flat in Ruwi.

Contact: 92820734 / 95345909 House in Amerat near to Makah hypermarket with three room, 5toilets, kitchen and hall 430/-.

Contact: 92747078 Room with A.C AL Khuwair R.O 120/- Contact: 97799175

4 BHK single villa in Al Khuwair.

Contact: 97616158 1 Villa & 3 big Flats of 2/3 BHK with hall, Kitchen & ACs Al Khoudh 6, Close to express way, from owner. Tel 97600322 alnehang@gmail.com Villa for rent in Al Khuwair 33, 8 bedrooms & 5 bathrooms with parking area near Taimur Mosque.

Contact: 99366624 Fabulous AC flat at Al Khoud 3 bedrooms, hall and kitchen RO 270/for rent. Contact: 99334699 2 BHK flat in Al Ansab with split A/C. RO.250/- Contact – 93191111 2BHK near Oman house behind Khimji, H.O. Contact: 95865686

For rent if require flats for rent in Wadi Kabir please send me messages through Whatsapp.

Contact: 99376454

506sqm space with mezzanine available for rent in AL Wadi Al Kabir, Suitable for carpentry / Auto workshop and / or electrical shop interested parties may.

Contact: 24703981

Bath attached room for rent Al Khuwair. Contact 99743569

2BHK with split AC at Al Khuwair 33. Contact: 94057023

3000 sq mtrs Industrial landß, in Barka Sanaiya, with electricity 400KW, shed, staff accommodation and office. Ready to start any kind of factory. Contact 99384255.

Office space at Alasfoor Plaza Qurum. Contact : 24566217 /24564686 For rent if require flats for rent in Wadi Kabir please send me messages through Whatsapp.

Contact: 99376454 Luxury 3 BHK flat in Al Wattaya with split A/C & private parking.

RO.500/- Contact – 93191111 Flat for rent in Mabellah 8th.

Contact: 97147240 Flat in South Al Hail, 2 bedrooms, Majlis, 2 bathrooms, kitchen RO 250/-. Contact 93221474 Flat in Ruwi Mumtaz 2 BHK RO 300 or 1 BHK 250 RO. Contact 98588240 2BHK with split AC near PDO Gate no -2 at Qurum. Contact: 94057023 2 bed rooms, kitchen, toilet & car park in Al Khuwair R.O 200/- .

Contact 95154331 Deluxe furnished / unfurnished flats Qurum. Contact: 24566217 / 24564686 Commercial 3 BHK flat in Al Ghobra 18 Nov Street. RO 700/Contact 93191111 2 BHK flat in Al Azaiba near sea, with split A/C. RO.340/- Contact 93191111 Villa of 5 BHK in Al Ansab with split A/C. RO.650/- Contact – 93191111 For rent in Qantab European style 4 bedrooms, 4 baths, Guest toilet, fully equipped modern kitchen, covered car park for two cars, approximately 150 meters from the beach. For enquiries, please Contact: Yasser at 92606005

BUYING/SELLING All type of car scanner available easy car diagnostic for professional and self use Authorize LAUNCH and Autel dealer. GSM:92393972 www.omancartools.com Used furniture & Electronic items, office & house. Contact: 99834373

FOR SALE Equipped kitchen showroom company for sale at Ghubrah, Muscat.

6 visa available, Contact owner at 96303747 Computer set up for sale. Contact 94412557 A parlour well settled / well equipped in running position at Ghobrah for sale. Contact immediately on 97498898 Darsait near labor card Medical business furnished office for sale, rent R.O 260/- p/m.

Contact: 91211117 Ladies beauty parlor sale in Muttrah, above Ahla supermarket.

Contact: 93231403 Used Super market Gandola RO 40.000 PER meter, double tube light RO 2.000 per piece.

Contact: 96441670 Total Station Survey Instrument S3 2” / Servo/ Trimble access bundle - batch 9101025 – not used.

Contact: 94282782 / 95425747 6 bedroom, 6 bath rooms, sitting & dining villa at Qurum.

Contact: 99342733 Turkish MDF door with frame for sale, size 210 x 100 Price: RO 75/-.

Contact: 95899296 / 92141514 Sale & repair of Tyres 315/80 R 22.5 & 12.00 R 24.

Contact: 97477128

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3 cents plots-(12nos.) at walkable distance from Kovalm Jn.,Trivandrum,Lorry site near to main road-Bus route, for immediate sale. 3 cents- 15 lakhs only.

Call 00968-95036240, 0091-9961034763 or email- cfhd1@ yahoo.com Centre For Housing DevelopmentTrivandrum: Group of senior and retired Engineers and Architects provides service in the field of Design and Supervision of buildings in Kerala.For appointments, E-mail your site location and building requirements to cfhd@ymail.com. or call 00968-95036240, 0091-9961034763.

38 cents plot with 2BHK house by the river bank in Thrissur Dist. near Irinjalakuda (Karavanoor).

Contact: 99347089

New company seek partnership.

Contact: 96996938 General Investors.

Gsm-99674870

ACC. WANTED

MOTOR VEHICLE FOR SALE

Required a room in Darsait / WadiKabir /Ruwi area.

Contact: 95405033

AVAILABLE

FOR SALE Brand new 4 BHK plus Maids room in Barka, 2 Kms from Lulu.

Contact: 99347089 Well established medium size construction company for sale. Equipments, 30 employees & ongoing projects.

Serious buyers only 99412020 Wall papers, grass carpets sale & fixing. Contact 99834373 / 97102699 Coffee shop at Liwa main road.

Contact : 99515419 Commercial land for sale 3000 m in quriyat road main high way can use as a petrol station license available asking price 350,000 For more information please call on 99070701 with out name

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. www.tunesoman.com, E-mail: info@tunesoman.com

ACC. AVAILABLE

500 acre agricultural land suitable for rubber plantation for sale in Ratnagiri Maharashtra. price 2 lakh per acre, rubber board approved land, minimum purchase 20 acre.

We provide care taking by experienced Malayalee team for your plantation. please call , prasad 95760790

ACC. AVAILABLE Room with bath, kitchen Al Khuwair.

Contact: 99743569/ 97004265

Fully furnished 1BHK with all household items in Darsait near Lulu on monthly Basis.

Contact : 99378397/99493500

Accommodation available with Keralite family near W.K main school. Contact: 95882866 /96575016

1BHK sharing in Ruwi. Contact: 91214537

Single furnished room, attached bathroom in Wadi Kabir.

Contact: 92155261

Sharing accommodation available for working lady or couples near Ruwi Church. Contact: 92837206

Rooms for rent in Seeb for couple / single/ working ladies.

Contact: 96996938

Room attached toilet and kitchen near Indian School Wadi Kabir.

Contact: 95345537

Furnished room AL Khuwair for Indian Sri Lankan. Contact: 96536307

Fully furnished room in Ruwi for non cooking ex- bachelor.

Contact 94412557

Furnished room for Indian couples or family near Honda Road (Walja).

Contact 98952904

ACC. AVAILABLE 2 Rooms & 2 bathrooms with kitchen near al meera hyper markets, azaiba for executive bachelors / family. Gsm : 942 888 63 Furnished room attached bath for lady in Wadikabir (Mars Hypermarket) – 95941515 Independent rooms in Qurum / Al Hail. Contact 95529970 Fully furnished room for a decent expatriate. independent kitchen, bathroom in Wadi Adai.

Contact 96243086 at 5p.m.

Furnished room with attached bathroom in W/K. Contact: 97167857 Sharing for non cooking executive bachelor in CBD area WIFI free, Advance deposit.

Contact: 95094504

Urgent sell KIA CERATO 2012, 63200 KM Run Expat family used,1.6L, Price R.O. 3300/-. Excellent Condition. GSM 92286477 Volvo prime mover model 1998 for inspection Contact: Mr. Mohammed Al Harthy 99427071 Doctor driven, Toyota Corolla 2009, Honda CRV 2009, low mileage available at Bombay Medical, behind Ruwi Police Station.

Contact 99326339 Toyota Corolla 1.8 ltr GLI excellent condition 28,000 kms.

Contact: 97717152 Touareg 2011 Oman cars, 114000 KM, silver, 8500/-R.O. #92857111

2013 NISSAN MAXIMA FOR SALE. Single Owner,10 Months full cover Insurance (UAE & Oman), 15,000 Km only. Intrested buyers can Call/ Whatsapp on 95692099 Prado ,2012. Contact : 99336093 Peugeot 206-2007 Model, expat driven. Contact 99209285 Sportage, 2013. Contact:99336093 Land Cruiser 2012. # 99336093 2 Prime Movers Man 2008 with 40 ton petrol tank each working at the moment in Al Maha. Price OMR 35 Thousand each. Contact 97000155 or 92688692

FOR HIRE *Classified Advertisement space booking with text, should be done till 12.00 noon for next day’s publication. * Subject to space availability

Silver Car, car for rent. Contact: 96166155 / 98402662 Volvo 12 Ton Truck for monthly rent. Contact: 98713900

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Looking For office support staff with driving license and having good knowledge of all official duty.

Contact .. 91624908, 93540898

Urgently required experienced sub-contractors for Marble Flooring / Marble Cladding / Grinding / Carving works. Contact 92884177 / 99485595

Urgently required Male with 2 years’ experience in Admin Works, fluent in Arabic and English, Computer knowledge, preferably with driving license.

Working hours 6am to 2pm or 2pm to 10 pm daily Email: jayan@ra.cc or 99661980 Vacancy for lady Receptionist at Sinaw Hala Medical Center - Fluency in English and Arabic Omani or non Omani. Contact: 25524180 / 91362141 Email: halamedicalgroup@gmail.com Urgently Required: Administration with an experience minimum in 3 years in building construction, required immediately join and MUST have NOC.Apply, fax 00968–24605955, emails sbc@steelbuildingsllc.com, sbeoman@yahoo.com.

ACCOUNTANT Urgently required Accountant B. Com with 4-6 years Gulf experience in construction field and good knowledge in FOCUS accounting software.

Send CV : pccllcoman@gmail.com Urgently required a part – time female Accountant fluent in English with 2-3 years experience in Tally.

Email: mhca@mhabibgroup.com Fax: 24564459 Urgently required female accountant with an experience minimum 3years Email CV on cv.hrcharity@gmail.com Urgently required Junior Accountant. Please send CV: hr.azatllc@gmail.com

BEAUTY Required Beautician for a parlor in Ghubra. Contact: 94241385 / 97244766 Wanted experienced Beautician for beauty parlor in Al Amerat 3.

Contact: 91107337

CATERING Chinese/ Arab/ continental cook & helper wanted. Contact 95529970 Required experience Waiter / Supervisor/ Juice maker, Shawarma maker. Contact: 95395378

DESIGNER Designer required for wooden joinery company with excellent knowledge of 3D Max, 2D Autocad.

Contact: 94249047 Email: mfqazi@gmail.com

DRIVER Wanted driver. Contact: 95112461 Driver heavy duty required urgently for trailer. Oman / GCC experience must. Those ready for immediate joining. Contact: 99310859

ENGINEER Urgently Required: Civil Engineer with an experience minimum in 5 years in building construction, MUST have NOC and immediately join. Apply, fax 00968–24605955, emails sbc@steelbuildingsllc.com, sbeoman@yahoo.com Construction Company in Oman urgently requires following candidates: BE Civil Engineer, minimum 3-5 years gulf experience & Civil site foreman, minimum 5 years gulf experience, diploma not required.

Email: applyforoman@gmail.com Leading Construction Company requires Quantity Surveyor (QS) with 4-6 yrs Gulf experience. Send your CV : qsmuscat2015@gmail.com (NOC required).

Required Civil Engineer (buildings) Oman experience 5+ years, BOQ+ Tendering + site supervision.

Contact: 95218004 Email: alhilalint@yahoo.com Construction Company in Oman urgently requires the following: B.Sc Civil Engineer, minimum 3-5 yrs Gulf experience. Civil Site Foreman, minimum 5 yrs experience with operating knowledge of Tally.

Please Email CV ; applyforoman@gmail.com

Urgently required a silk Screen printer with good knowledge and release letter or NOC. Contact: 93280288 or send CV to albayanstamps@gmail.com

ENGINEER Urgently required: HSE Engineer with an experience minimum in 5 years in building construction, MUST have NOC and immediately join. Apply, fax 00968–24605955, emails sbc@steelbuildingsllc.com, sbeoman@yahoo.com Urgently required Project Engineer for a reputed Construction Company in Muscat with Civil Engineering Degree/Diploma, 6 to 10 years experience, holding Oman/GCC Driving License.E.mail: assaud@omantel.net. om or FAX: 24953530 Fire and Safety Technician with NIFE or equivalent Diploma holder preference to those having D/L. Send CV to visionansara@gmail.com Required a part time steel Structural Design Engineer for a reputed steel fabrication company in Muscat. Interested person may Contact : 99451158

IT IND male WEB developer 5 yrs exp B.Tech (comp science) PHP, HTML MYSQL Java script CSS. Contact: 95990529 Email: renjith341@gmail.com

MISCELLANEOUS Mason, C.C.T.V, Technician, Electrician cum Plumber.

Contact - 99383044 Required urgently experienced Gardener and building care taker.

Contact: 99231676 Well established company in selling chocolate, Arabian sweets and fresh flowers, opening ITS first branch in Muscat seeking: 1- sweets and chocolates Sales man 2- flower arranger (Asian/ Filipino Nationality) Contact: 94490011 Email: labelleoman@gmail.com A company from UAE require 2 merchandisers in retail food supply, store keeper with English and invoicing experience. Email: yesterdaysun@hotmail.com

MEDICAL Required MOH licensed lady G.P Dentist Pharmacist, Asst Pharmacist for Salalah based pharmacy and clinic. Contact: 92732491 Email: clinicrecruitment2015@gmail.com Urgently wanted Lady Ayurveda Therapist. Contact: 91590083 / 92798678 Wanted female doctor GP. Interested candidates can forward your CV to jayakumar.velu@alnabaholding.com Vacancy Lab Technician for inquiry or send CV zmczahara@yahoo.com Contact 24571094 Fax: 24571097 Required Prometric passed nurse to join clinic from end August.

Contact: 99352793

MANAGER Urgently Required: Male – handles overall store operations of the Supermarket, Prior Experience a MUST, knowledgeable in MSOffice. Send CV to chanda@dolphin-oman.com or fax to 244-92718.

SECRETARIAL & OFFICE Secretary (Female), Experience: Minimum 1 - 2 years. Forward CV to hr@barikgroup.com Required Office Assistant 160+25+Acc, Contact 99454425

SKILLED Urgently required an Electrician for an interiors fitout company with NOC available. Gulf experience is must. Call 95103518 or send your CV : to.shaista@gmail.com

SALES / MARKETING A vending Machine for sale of coffee products and Derivatives Company in Muscat having operations in Oman is on the lookout for quality staff for the below positions: Sales & Marketing Staff, Mechanical maintenance mechanic, General electric maintenance machines with D/L. Send CV to service@arabianvending.com Urgently required Sales Executive and interior designer for furnishing company with Valid Oman D/L and minimum 3 years experience.

Contact: 93231403/ rainbowfurnishing156@gmail.com Experience building material Salesman required in Amerat shop.

Contact : 99641900 Required Sales man - 1 Person Qualification. Gulf Experienced - Minimum 5 Years with Oman Driving Licence Language - English Education:- Any Degree Further Contact : Mr. Abdul Hameed Nashabat - Mobile No: 97414307 and -92807399 amn@yaqeeneng.com Urgently required female Sales Promoters individual with pleasant personality, excellent communications & presentation skills & experience in selling perfumes cosmetics and skincare products would be preferred. Send your CV & details with recent photograph to info@mawaridoman.com or fax no 24127484/ Tel: 24127485 Tyre / Spare parts outdoor Sales Executive with experience required driving license and NOC. Send CV to ptf_25@hotmail.com Wanted part time female Sales Executive with D/L for a reputed company. Contact 94688874 A leading marketing company is looking for outdoor Sales Executives on part time or full time basis in Salalah. Contact 92760281 / 96436719 Looking for Outdoor Salesman for heavy equipment spare parts.

Contact - 93292015, Email: mail.om@gulfcenter.co Urgently required Sales and Marketing Executive for Graphic designing company. Contact: 96727631 mail: smartgraphic518@gmail.com Minimum 2 years of experience with valid gulf light driving license interested candidates please Contact: 99222086 /98585851 Required male or female candidate with 5 years experience in renting of properties. Interested candidates may please mail to alqurumprop@gmail.com

SITUATION WANTSIT. WANTED ED MISCELLANEOUS Tanzanian male, 25 yrs Accountant successful experience in Tanzania looking for suitable placement in any field. Contact : 96710154 Indian Female 2yrs exp. in Accountant 5 yrs exp. in Electronics, seeking suitable Job. Contact: 97162705,93705090 Omani Mechanical Engineer, has 3 years experience ,has HSE, H2S, Riggers/Banks men Permit, Drawing / cad, SCBA, Safety Leadership and Initial Fire Response Courses. good with computer and English language looking for suitable job.

Contact 99224319-98454500 Indian male 22 Mechanical Diploma holder Engg with HVAC certified, having 1 year exp. seeking suitable position. Currently available on visit visa. Contact - 92835952 Content Executive, freshers with good communication skills and willingness to learn may apply on job@socioholics.com Business development Manager/ Executive. Preferably minimum of 2 years experience. Valid driving licence can apply on job@socioholics.com

ADVERTISING Looking for JOB. I have done BS Hons in Mass communication and media, Specialised in Public Relations and Advertising. I have upto 1 year of experience. Immediate Available. Open for any JOB. Sultan Zafar #97034134

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE Indian CA with 15 yrs exp working as Finance Head of MNC looking for Job. NOC Available. 94047434 Indian male, 30 years, CMA(Inter),M.com, 4 out of 7 years experience in Oman in Auditing/ Accounts/ Finance. Having NOC and valid Oman D/L. Contact: 96746420 , Email: sijuthampi@ymail.com Indian male 32 years MBA, 6 out of 14 years experience in Oman in accounts / finance having NOC and Valid Oman driving license last date in Oman 01/AUG/2015.

Contact: 94051463 Email: gkvenkatesh83@gmail.com Indian male, B. Com having experience in Accounts or Sales on visit visa. Contact - 98295101 Indian Male B.com, 11 Year (8 Years in Oman as a Senior Accountant) experience in accounts having 5+ year experience in construction industry.

Working knowledge with SAP, AS400 & Tally –with valid Oman D/L, presently working in Qatar, will be available in Oman form 17th July-21st July-2015 looking for a suitable position in reputed organization. Contact 00974 77181323 / 98065641, email: bennybaby1982@gmail.com Finance Manager, 10 years Oman experienced MBA-Finance graduate seeking suitable placement.

Contact 97745764 Assist Accountant Indian (m) 2 years experience in Oman looking for a job immediate joining, currently working in Oman. Contact Shaheed Shamsadin : 98427810 Accountant, Indian male, 10 years experience in Oman. Can do upto finalization and knowledge of Tally ERP9 can be joined immediately with NOC. Contact: 94134085 Email: muscatoman95@yahoo.com Married lady 25 years, Master Accounts having 5 years experience in Indian looking for full / part time job. Contact: 95140332 /93223050 family visa holder.

Contact 95140332 Indian male, well experienced in Accounts and Admin looking for a suitable vacancy. Contact : 98717938 Indian female, M.Com Finance, DCA, 3 years experience in Accounts / finance& knowledge in ERP & Tally seeking suitable position in corporate finance / banking / consulting.

Email: prapullasuvarna@gmail.com Contact: 96953705 now in family visa.

Indian male with total 5 year experience (2 years experience in Accountant cum sales co ordinator in a FMCG Company in Oman) in accounts field and NOC available.

Looking for suitable job Contact 92130188 Indian male, B.Com, Accountant, 10 yrs in Oman experience in Accounts, knowledge of Tally ERP 9, focus RT having NOC & D/L, looking for suitable job.

Contact 93086105 Male 26 yrs, MBA in Accounts and Finance, 2 years Experience in Management and Accounts Fields, and 1 year experience in Operations in Oman Looking for a suitable job.

Contact 94374745 Indian male 22 yrs B. Com Graduate 1 year exp in Accounts, currently on visit visa. Looking for suitable job.

Contact 94341848 / Email – mohdhaji7272@gmail.com MBA Graduate with 6 yrs exp in finance/accounts/ auditing. Specialized in accounts payable dept, Oracle app user, proficient in Sap (fico) end user & tally 9.0. lean &six sigma certified trainer on visit visa.

Contact – 91967213 / 99064780 Finance Manager, CPA, with more than 15 yrs. of experience in GCC. Fully knowledgeable in Finance, General & Management Accounting .

NOC available. Contact 96209331 Sudanese Accountant seeking job in Nizwa state experience 10 years 3 years in Saudi Arabia, 7 yrs in Sudan. # 97796394 / 94003247

SITUATION WANTED ACCOUNT. & FINANCE

DRIVER

Accountant 8 yrs experience looking part time job.

Contact 99867456

Indian (Kerala) light driver seeking for job, 12 years experience Oman.

Contact: 98175321

Indian Accountant: Male, M com, 7 Yrs experience in Accounts up to finalization, having knowledge of ERP, Tally, seeks suitable placment.Contact 93950138 Email: lijinrajan123@gmail.com

Pakistan male (27) light driver seeking job, 4 years experience in Oman. Contact 96346582

Motivated and energetic male 25 having 4 years of experience in finance with Master’s degree in Economics and CAT Certified seeking opportunity in Accounts/finance/ audit in a reputable organization.

Cell no: 00968-94626209 E-Mail: omerjawedshah@gmail.com

ADMIN Indian male 2+yrs oman exp in HR. joing immediatly. release available.

Contact :93671437 Indian Female MBA, 3 years experience in Admin MIS, Family Visa.

Contact 98234427, jkjsmith01@gmail.com A Lady with 5 years experience in HR/Admin is looking for suitable job and can join immediately.

Contact : 94465835 Indian (male) MBA (MHA) with 5+ years of experience in HR. Looking urgently for suitable position.

Ph-96395254, 24813065 Email-shm1691@gmail.com

Light duty driver with 2 yrs experience looking for job.

Contact: 96342684 Light driver. Contact: 96961993 Indian (Kerala) light driver seeking for job, 5 yrs experience in Oman. Contact: 98029273 Looking for driving job.

Contact: 98219182 Driver: 15 years Driving Experience in Saudi Arabia, Looking for suitable place, Contact.. 91624908, 93540898 Driver available with car and without car Education, B. A exp. 5 years, language Hindi, Arabic, English.

Contact: 98522914 Bangladeshi male light driver seeking suitable placement 1 yr experience. Contact: 94158238 Driver available with car driver & without car. Contact 96771598 / 94039796 Driver, 42 yrs seeks for suitable job KSA, 12 years Oman 4 years,.

Contact: 95796030

Indian female with 1 half years experience in MBA / HR seeks suitable placement. Contact 99257214

Heavy duty driver with PDO license, 5 yrs Intl. exp. Contact: 95546585

Indian female with 10 yrs of experience in HR/Banking/Operations seeks a suitable placement.

Can be contacted on 98919015 or sherianne.coelho@gmail.com

Light driver. Contact:95779594

AUTO CAD/DRAUGHTSAutoCAD Draughts man seeks Employment. Contact: 91889873 Electrical draftsman AutoCAD switch gear & MEP control panel 7 years experience Qatar.

Contact: 92546203/96228100

CATERING Indian male 38 yrs Senior Chef de.

De. Party pastry exp 15 yrs in five star hotels, 10 yrs exp Oman get NOC looking for job in hotel & bakery.

Contact: 96460519

DESIGNER Indian female B.Sc- Fashion Designer 21 years, fresher, One month internship in a garment industry 2015 University best designer award holder. Now looking for a creative job, currently on residential visa.

Contact: 98297940 / 99741604.

Email : zintasabu@gmail.com Architect and Interior designer, 8 years exp capable of managing turn key projects, design, BOQ, Execution.

NOC available. Contact : 95273166

Driver looking for job.

Contact 99507039 Pakistani driving available.

Contact : 96913836

EDUCATION Professional Teacher Qualified M.Com Post Graduate in finance for teaching Accounting subject.

Contact: 91251210 English Teachers wanted immediately locations Muscat, Salalah, Ibri, Nizwa, Buraimi, Khabourah and Khasab. Contact : 91979343 Email: eaglesmuscat@gmail.com

ENGG. / TECHNICAL Mechanical Engineer, Indian 24 with 2 yrs experience in HVAC- MEP Revit – MEP, AutoCAD – MEP Navis solid works Catia PRO-E primavera.

Contact: 96975382 Email: bonny491@gmail.com 2 years experienced Electrical Engineer looking for suitable placement.

Contact: 98480509 SAP – SCM.MM Consultant B.Tech.

(Chemical), from NIT, working with oil industry, seeks employment.

Contact: 98049288 Indian female 23, B.Tech (Electrical & Electronics) & Diploma in Electrical CAD on Visit Visa seeks suitable placement.

Contact: 99278410 / 94027398, Email: renju.raghavan7@gmail.com

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HOSPITALITY

Indian female, Ph. D in Mech. Engg, B.Sc, B.Ed, M.Sc & M.Phil in Physics having 6 yrs Malaysia University/ College teaching exp +1 yr experience for research fellow seeking good position in Oman. Contact 97793859 / 93621114, sreejayarejil@gmail.com

4 Years experienced (Money exchange services & Hospitality services in Oman & India) - Indian male 27 years, graduate in Hospitality science, fluent in English, Hindi & Arabic seeks suitable placement.

Contacts: 91383167

Iraqi Civil Engineer, 12 years experience with Omani driving license.

Contact: 94695595 Degree holder Civil Engineer having 10 years experience with driving license looking for better position.

Contact 98451844 Email: zahid_ruet@hotmail.com Indian male, 38 years old, DME – Mechanical Maintenance Technician 11 years Oman experience.

Ready for NOC, VISA transfer, ready to join immediately, Mob +968 95612870, Email: seeniselvan@gmail.com Indian male, 34 years old, DEE – Electrical Supervisor 10 years Oman experience. Ready for NOC , VISA transfer and valid Oman driving license light, ready to join immediately. Contact +91 9740679094, kulasekar1980@gmail.com MBA having 4years Gulf experience in Coordination with contracting company .NOC Available. Ph: 95405885 Indian female, BE, Civil engineer with 1 year experience looking for suitable vacancy, on visit.

Contact 95139583, Email : aisushetty09@gmail.com Indian male Safety Officer, 4+ years experience diploma in fire & safety Eng seeks suitable post.

Contact: 98843139 Electrical Engineer, B. Sc degree, Filipino, 15 years experience in oil & gas, power plant, substation, EPC projects, testing & commissioning, O & M with Oman D/L light.

Contact: 97090934 Electrical Engineer Indian male 29 years, having 5 years of experience in industrial automation and utility maintenance in India (MRF Tyres) seeking suitable placement.

Contact: 92789995 Email: akhilabrahamlktr@gmail.com Structural Engineer of 2 years & 7 months experience, specialized in Structural Design and Site Supervision looking for a job. Contact: 94634906 / 94370767 Email: muazomer45@gmail.com Indian Civil Engineer (buildings) available immediately as supply contract. Contact: 93263834 Indian Male, IT Support Engineer, 2 yrs in Oman & 5 yrs Indian experience. Contact 97311847 Btech computer science graduate 2015 passout.. Android application marketing.. Having good communication skills and mindset to work in a team. Contact 91024385 Engineer with 3 yrs experience in Indian in MEP, HVAC& mechanical maintained field on visit visa looking for suitable job. Contact 99191535 Email: fareed029@gmail.com

IT Indian male, B.E ( computer science engineer), MBA (finance), OCA certified, having 5 years of experience in oracle Dba/ oracle apps Dba, seeks a suitable position in the field of IT. Contact: 96212062 email: zubairkhan11@gmail.com Indian female MCA, 24 years seeking suitable job. Contact 93439467 IT professional MCA Oracle certified 6 months training of PLSQL data warehousing, PHP, 3 months trained seeking job at good company. Contact: 95694330 Email: monakashyap001@gmail.com B.E Computer Science, Indian male looking for suitable job in the field of software or information technology having good knowledge in Java, ASP. Net, MS Sql, MS Word.

Contact: 91986919 Email: dileep2468.a@gmail.com Indian male 25 yrs exp in Administration, Telecom, Optical Fiber Communication, Networking, MS Office.

Seeks any job. On visit visa.

Contact 91385373 / sridharbsnlma1455@gmail.com Network system Engineer B.E / ECE + CCNA & Ms certified with 4+ yrs exp looking for a job. Currently in Oman on visit visa. Contact: 92589502

MISCELLANEOUS Female Postgraduate searching suitable job. Contact 97792820 Filipino Male looking for a job & have experience in sales, waiter, barista, technical support / customer service with good communication skills. Contact 91789465 Indian Female with over 9 yrs experience with good communication skills seeks jobs in customer service or sales field.

Contact : 96108289, Email - shijipaul84@gmail.com Part- Time Accountant, well experience senior accountant ,doing all type of accounting works, Finalization, Budgeting available.

Contact: :98803439 13 Years UAE experienced in MNC & reputed firms logistics distribution looking for a suitable placement, on visit visa contact 99838743, gani.dawood@gmail.com Male Indian BBM Graduate 8 years experience in logistics and ware housing in a reputed company valid driving license NOC available looking for suitable position.

Contact : 96311786 Email: ubinfs@gmail.com

MANAGER/ SUPERVISOR

B.E in ECE worked as Junior Scientist Trainee in Chennai worked as System Admin in Berik Honda Nagger coil worked at Technical Support in Samsung Service, presently in Bangalore.

Contact : 0091 7026267513

Indian male, B.com, diploma in material management, 12+ years exp in international / local purchase, ware housing 4 logistics seeks suitable placement NOC available.

Contact: 96477638 / 96477638

Indian female, B.Tech biotechnology with strong computer skills and 2 years experience as associate research analyst (Media Monitoring) in Nasdaq Oman seeking growth oriented jobs. Contact 92044603 /918056169148 or angeline.babithac@gmail.com.

Production Manager 13 years experience in cast Aluminium fab. field and good track record seeking for a suitable job. NOC ready in Hand.

Contact: 96392319

Electrical Eng. Degree (MEP) need suitable job of construction 12 yrs exp.

Email: mohd.ateeq.khan@gmail.com

Indian male, with 8 yrs exp. in Oman (BA- Graduate) working as a project Sales Coordinator, with Oman D/L, looking for suitable job, ready to join immediately with NOC. Contact 95245057

MEDICAL Well experienced MOH Licensed Indian GP Doctor looking for locum / permanent position in the Capital area. Contact 98140024 email:drgpoman@yahoo.com Female Dentist Indian, Prometric passed 63%,4 years of work experience, immediately available to join.

Contact 97469553, nazianbaig@gmail.com Indian male GP doctor, 12 years experience parametric passed with 74% seeks suitable post.

Email: ppdr2020@gmail.com.

Contact 97985325 Indian female Dentist MOH Oman passed seeking a suitable placement in capital region.

Contact– 91377681 hashimsarawat@gmail.com Lab Technician, Civil (8yrs Gulf experience) looking for a suitable job (NOC available) Contact-93344378

SALES / MARKETING Indian male MBA 7 years experience in Hospitality industry, operation, sales & marketing looking for suitable vacancy. Contact 92115860 Email vibin.py@gmail.com MBA from UK with 9 yrs experience in London, Dubai & Mumbai. Specialized GCC experience in top real estate co & bank with driving license. NOC available. #968 95168205, dubaihomes1@gmail.com B. Com & MBA Graduate on visit visa seeks suitable placement.

Contact : 97372624 ,email : sivaraj.gurukripa@gmail.com Indian male 27yrs , diploma,3yrs exp in oman in sales & supervisor , oman driving license holder, looking for suitable placements.

GSM -96489211 B.Tech (MECH) MBA (Marketing) having 20 years of experience in sales, marketing, projects presently working in Oman seek suitable placement N.O.C available and ready to join immediately. Contact: 91257781 email: rajrathsing@yahoo.com Indian male 45+ yrs , 20 yrs exp as sales supervisor in India looking for indoor sales /stores /cashier or any suitable placement can speak Hindi , English, Malayalam, Tamil, kannada can join immediately on visit visa. Contact 93086105/33016546 Young Bangladeshi male 26 knowing coffee shop work as watering sandwich making juice marking etc presently in Bangladesh if any employer need please Contact behalf of candidate with his brother.

Contact: 92278538 Indian male 31 visionary business strategist having over 8+ years of global experience seeking a challenging position that utilizes my years of experience currently on visit. Contact: 91902154 Management professional experienced in profitable management with organization skills with over 21+yrs exp. in Bombay, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, UAE & in Oman11 yrs as GM Publications, Printing, Media & Advertising in entire operations, Sales marketing & etc. Looking for a reputed organization for a challenging position any industry, can Join immediately with NOC. Contact : +968 98864706/99574638 Mail : akdas_uae@yahoo.com

SALES / MARKETING Looking for Sales Assistant job (having Oman driving license).

Contact: 95872634 Pakistani male 34 yrs Intermediate 2 yrs exp in sales & marketing in Oman. Looking for suitable job.

Contact - 92146864 Indian male seeking job, 8 years experience in Qatar in clerical/administration/documents controlling fields. Willing to work in customer care or sale also. Qatar driving license available. Job preferred in Sohar and surrounding cities.

Contact 93285117 Indian male. 27, Post Graduate, 5+ yrs exp in Oman in Sales & Credit Control, with valid Oman driving License, NOC available, looking for suitable placements.

Ph: 9199 3376 Indian Male, B.Com Graduate, 23, with experience in Sales looking for suitable placements. .

Contact 98371144 Market research / Hospitality Indian male Graduate with nearly 30 yrs experience in Market research & hospitality industry. NOC available.

Contact: 99347089

SKILLED / UNSKILLED Looking for job as Mason, pipe fitter, Electrician and Aluminum fixer available. Contact: 93015630

TOURS & TRAVELS 25 Indian female B.S.C. Fashion Technology. 5 years experience in textile industry as a merchandiser and good in fashion marketing.

Currently available on visit visa, seeking for a suitable job.

Contact : 96990368.

Email: simmy.missy@gmail.com

MISCELLANEOUS Indian male Diploma, Civil engineer 4.3 year experience at building construction and consulting company with Oman driving licence and N.O.C available seeking suitable placement Contact 95989500 email cv.shihabedappal@gmail.com

MISCELLANEOUS Civil Engineer, Diploma, Male 25, 3 years experience in site, CAD, 3d, MS Project, Seeking job in Oman. # 92875345, jubincivileng@gmail.com

12 yrs exp FREELANCE 2d, 3d Draughtsman (holding Omani driving license). Contact : 93790601

Indian male accountants, 12 years experience, tally also. Looking for a part time/ full time job in accounts or purchase. Contact- 98983122

Sudanese male, 31 year, have 3 year Diploma in Electrical Engineer, 6 years experience in construction and electrical plant.

Mobile No ; +96894549609

Indian Female 2yrs exp. in Accountant 5 yrs exp. in Electronics, seeking suitable Job. Contact: 97162705,93705090

Freelance Graphic Designer available to assist in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Corel Draw Projects.

Contact : 95811820

Indian male, 14 years Experience in maintenance & Supervisor in hotel field (Electrical, Ac Mechanical & Plumber). NOC available #95253640 email = hareeshma24@yahoo.com

Indian Female Lawyer 36 Yrs having 11 yrs experience presently working in Oman as Legal Advisor seeks placement in Legal/HR/Admin NOC available Contact-94436960 Email: famidakhan123@gmail.com

Female Candidate: Having experience (ISRO India) in Administration (seeking suitable opportunities &presently in Oman Mob:97239854, Mail:asherlalitha@yahoo.com Diploma civil Engineer seeking jobs(positions suits me: civil engineer ,site engineer,qa/qc engineer,land surveyor ,total station, auto level,draftsman (autocad, microstation) mob:97239854, Mail:asherlalitha@yahoo.com MOH Indian Dentist 10 years experience in Oman. Can speak Arabic, has driving license. Contact 98995321 or ventureoman007@gmail.com BRANCH-HEAD, MBA-BBA, Indian Male having experience in UAE, India, Oman total 5 years (including MNC), looking for similar or same openings.NOC available.

Mobile :92700670, E mail:catanalur131@gmail.com Qualified Native speaking male English Teacher with 18 years experience seeks position. Salary Negotiable. Whatsapp on +968 9334 1047 / +968 93952732 or e-mail me on nadgov@gmail.com

23, Male, ACCA Affiliate, 2 years+ experience in Audit and Finance in audit firm, Looking for suitable permanent placement, NOC release Available. Contact: #95140445 a.saran891@gmail.com MBA - (F), M.Com, B.COM. Indian female having knowledge of accounts with Tally looking for part time or full time job. Presently on family visa. Contact :- 91892264.

Email:- yashicapandya@gmail.com Indian Female 10 years exp as cook in Oman. South Indian & Gujarati special looking for part-time job Contact 96733187.

Indian male-28 Years, Diploma in Electrical Egg, having gulf experience. Specialization on Electrical Installation and Maintenance, Operation. 7 years experience seeks for suitable placement.

Mob – 968-95334580. E-mail -sunilkumar257.sk23@gmail.com

Indian female, IATA, B. Sc, looking for suitable placement.Contact-95514305, E mail idraveendranmala@gmail.com

Seeking Teaching Position. Qualified and experienced Native English speaking teacher seeking position in Muscat, I have a Teaching Diploma , two Honours Degrees and a CELTA Certificate. Position at Language school will be suitable. Will e-mail CV. Whatsapp only +96893952732

ACCOUNTANT, Indian male, 29 years, 8 years experience. Presently working in Oman as a Senior Accountant with Oman Driving license.

NOC available seek suitable opportunity. GSM: 98184170

MBA (F), B.COM. Indian female having knowledge of accounts with Tally looking for full or part time job. presently on family visit visa.

Contact :- 96259171.

Email:- bhumicapandya@gmail.com

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SITUATION WANTED MISCELLANEOUS Indian male auto cad draughtsman (civil) 8 years experience seeking for part time job Mobile 99070584, E mail: remluvp@gmail.com SENIOR ACCOUNTANT, Indian male,29 years.8 years experience .Presently working in Oman as a Senior Accountant with oman Driving license. NOC available, seek suitable opportunity. GSM: 97705854 Sudanese male (B.Sc Computer Science) (Diploma Computer Engineering) 6 yrs. experience DBA Oracle PLSQL , MS SQL-server, MS visual studio VBA, network. Contact :91415886 Syrian male 3yrs. exp in IT support, Networking, Security systems, Server support, IT sales and marketing.

Valid Omani D/L seeking suitable placement. Contact 91033395 Indian Male, 34 years old, DEE – Electrical Supervisor 10 years Oman experience. Ready for NOC , VISA transfer and valid Oman driving licence light, ready to join immediately, Mob +91 9740679094, kulasekar1980@gmail.com 24 years, Indian Chartered Accountant male with 3 yrs of experience is seeking suitable placement in Muscat, currently on visit visa & ready to join immediately. Kindly contact him on 98201476 or email at lokeshkaluri@gmail.com Indian Male, 38 years old, DME – Mechanical Maintenance Technician 11 years Oman experience. Ready for NOC , VISA transfer, ready to join immediately, Mob +968 95612870, seeniselvan@gmail.com BSc Graduate, INDIAN male , seeking suitable jobs.

GSM: +91-8589820233.

MAIL ID: prajinap45@gmail.com Young Indian Chartered Accountant, female, Having 6 years experience in Oman and India. Accounts and Finance Manager, Auditor.

Urgently seeking suitable positions.

Contact 92530131, jobcareer44@gmail.com Tunisian women looking for a job, khnows english,frensh, italian and arabic. Contact: 91171838 Indian male 25 years B.tech computers (Having 3 years of experience in customer service/Admin/IT Support) looking for suitable position. Visa Transfer/NOC Available immediate to join. Contact: 98402389, Mail: naresh6672@gmail.com Manager, Young Indian Male, MBA, BBA. Having excellent managerial experience (around 5 years) in leading Multi-National-Company.

Looking for suitable positions.

Contact: 92700670, fardhaan@gmail.com Available for part time accounting job, contact 99196621 Indian Female MA. B.Ed. with One year three months Teaching experience. Subject: EnglishSeeking for a Better placement.

Now working in Oman.

Contact 93961142, 92184408, Email:-anoopkesavan78@gmail.com Indian Female M.Com with Computer Skills and Four Month Experience as Accountant ,Currently On Family Visa Looking for a Suitable Placement, Available Immediately.

Contact : 95846642, Email : dhanyashree91@yahoo.com ACCA Affiliate, Experience in audit/ finance of 2.5 years in Big 6 Firm and Oil industry, looking for suitable permanent placement, Release NOC available. Contact: #95140445 a.saran891@gmail.com

PART TIME ACCOUNTANT, Indian male, M. Com, 35 years, 12 Years exp. in Accounts, 8 years in Oman.

Knowledge upto finalization. Having valid D/L, seeks suitable Placement.

GSM: 96249124 Egyptian Civil Engineer, total experience 7 years - 2 years experience in Oman. I am looking for Project Engineer, I have good experience in site & office works.

Contact number:91148708 Indian Male 24 years, Looking for a Suitable Job in Telecom / Networking. 1 year sales experience. MSc. Communications Engineering & Valid Driving license. Ph: 91280121.

Email: jackrprasad@yahoo.com.

Filipino Male looking for a job & have experience in sales, waiter, barista, technical support / customer service with good communication skills. # 91789465 ACCOUNTING – Indian male seeking accounting job with 2 years experience in accounting.

Contact: 94263445, E mail – contactantonyxavieranand@gmail. com Sudanese male: 27 yrs, 2 years experience in accounting, other experience (purchasing – HR - Coordinating and Office Management), looking for a job Omani Driving License, NOC. Contact: 94174403 24 year Indian Chartered Accountant male with 3yrs of experience is seeking suitable placement in Muscat, currently on visit visa & ready to join immediately. Contact him on 98201476 or email at lokeshkaluri@gmail.com Sudanese male (B.Sc, computer science) (diploma computer engineering), 6 yrs. experience DBA oracle PL-SQL, MS SQL - Server, MS visual studio vba, network.

Contact 91415886 Syrian male 3yrs. exp in IT support, Networking, Security systems, Server support, IT sales and marketing.

Valid Omani D/L seeking suitable placement. Contact 91055584 Over 15 years experience in Gulf.

Interior Architect, Lebanese Nationality, on visit visa seeking a suitable Placement. 96268005.

PRODUCTION OPERATOR – Indian male seeking production operator or related jobs with 4 years of experience in oil & gas field.

Contact 94263445.

Email: tonyxavier4u@gmail.com Indian Keralite Male 35 looking for Scaffolding supervisor post having 5 years of Supervisor and HSE experience in GCC Qatar and Saudi Arabia.

Fluent in English Arabic and Hindi .

Contact 96155921, or mail fysal.nellaya@gmail.com Indian Male 28 yrs, having 7 years Gulf + Indian experience in HR and Admin field, looking for suitable placement. Contact: 97914340, Email: rajkv3086@gmail.com Indian Male 28 years MSM, B. Com having 6years experience in Gulf and India as a HR and Admin looking for suitable placement.#97914340.

Email: rajkv30@gmail.com B.Sc. Mechanical Engineer Sudanese 3 yrs of exp. In industrial field available in muscat on vist visa seeking suitable job .

Contact: 95868922, Email: almouthanaosman@yahoo.com IT system and Printer engineer ME, 5Years bank IT Management exp in India looking for full time job visit visa contact 94462150

Indian male with 8 yrs experience in FMCG in Oman as Sales Supervisor looking for suitable placement.

NOC available. Gsm: 96495206 24 year Indian Chartered Accountant male with 3yrs of experience is seeking suitable placement in Muscat, currently on visit visa & ready to join immediately. Contact him on 98201476 or email at lokeshkaluri@gmail.com MCA IT Professional Indian Female seek placement in Teaching/ Non Teaching field. Presently on visit visa. 9588 7051, ashwininakod@gmail.com ACCA Affiliate, Indian, 2.5Years experience in Audit/ Finance in Big 6 Audit Firm and Oil Accounting in PDO, For Permanent Placement for Finance or Accounts or Audit. Release NOC Available on hand.

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Experienced in SAP and MS Office. NOC available.

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SITUATION WANTED B.Tech Computer Engineer Wanted job to work on(IT/Banking/Administrator/Technical/Office works) having NOC with the limited time from (04/06/2015 to 13/06/2015).

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