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National Day spirit a big boost for Oman economy His Majesty’s presence in country this time is the biggest cause of joy for the countrymen THE HOME OF GOOD NEWS

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reji@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Both nationals and residents are in an upbeat mood to celebrate the 45th National Day, as the presence of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said in the country this time is the cause of the biggest joy for them.

Streets and buildings in Oman have been decked up with national flags and decorative lights to mark the occasion. While, retail giants have started promotional sales, hotels and airlines have also come up with special offers to join hands in the National Day festivities.

People from different walks of life who have geared up for the National Day celebrations, said that despite the oil price fall, the mood is positive due to the presence of the visionary leader His Majesty the Sultan.

“This is a special National Day for us. It was for the first time in

the last 44 years, His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said was not present physically in the country. This time he is with us and in good health. We are excited to see him in good health. That itself makes the 45th National Day a special one for everyone in Oman,” Mohammed Salim Al Busaidi, a Majlis Al Shura member, told the Times of Oman (TOO).

“National Day celebrations are a time to remember and recognise what we have achieved during the past 45 years. We have to think about how we can contribute more for the progress of our country, while we face challenges on the economic front,” Al Busaidi added.

A top financial expert in Muscat said that despite the oil price dip, the market is confident as His Majesty is back in good health.

“His Majesty’s presence itself instils confidence in everyone.

His Majesty’s governance has helped Oman weather all turbulences in the past, especially the one in 2008. Now, when globally, the economy is presenting a gloomy picture, we are sure His Majesty will be able to keep the country safe from troubles. That itself makes the National Day unique and the economy in an upbeat mood,” N Gurumurthy, a Muscat-based financial expert and an official at the Central Bank of Oman (CBO), said. >A6

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HM to preside over meeting MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said will today preside over the opening of the Council of Oman’s sixth term for 2015, at Hisn al Shumoukh in the Wilayat of Manah, Governorate of Al Dakhiliyah.

The opening of the Council of Oman’s sixth term will be attended by their highnesses, ministers, advisors, the chairman of the State Council, chairman of Majlis Al Shura, commanders of SAF and ROP, members of the State Council and Majlis Al Shura, and heads of diplomatic missions accredited to Oman. —ONA TOP THREE INSIDE STORIES

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Lebanese singer Ghada Shbeir will perform at a concert in Muscat on November 16, which will be held at the Oman Auditorium, Al Bustan Palace. >A6

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MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has sent a cable of condolences to President Francois Hollande of France for the victims of the Paris attacks.

In his cable, His Majesty expressed his heartfelt condolences and sympathy to the president, the deceased families and the French people, wishing the injured persons speedy recovery. —ONA

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MUSCAT: How well do you know Oman? If you think you are wellinformed about the Sultanate, then participate in the National Day quiz being brought to you by the Times of Oman.

As Oman celebrates the 45th National Day, Times of Oman will ask 45 questions to test your knowledge if you really know Oman by heart and mind.

The winners stand a chance of winning a lot of attractive prizes, a spokesperson for the Times of Oman said.

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Screenshot of the marks The quiz participants will have to take a screenshot of the marks they have scored and send it to nationaldayquiz@gmail.com.

Those scoring the highest marks will be chosen as the winners and in case of a tie, a winner will be chosen in a random draw.

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PAYING TRIBUTES: Women pay their respect to the victims outside the Le Carillon restaurant the morning after a series of deadly attacks in Paris, on Saturday. -Reuters

Night of terror for France Staff Reporter MUSCAT: There were no Omanis among the victims in the Paris attacks, Humaid Al Maani, ambassador of Oman to France, tweeted.

“According to the information available to the Oman embassy in France, as well as from communications from officials with French authorities, there are no Omani citizens among the victims. We are in constant touch with them,” Oman’s ambassador said.

Oman has strongly condemned the terrorist attacks that took place in Paris, which have claimed 127 lives so far, injuring 180, with 80 of the victims said to be in a critical condition.

“The Sultanate expresses its sympathy for the families of the victims who died in the attack and

shows solidarity with the French government and the friendly people of France. The attack conflicts all religious and humanitarian ethics,” a statement issued by Oman’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Mofa), said.

Mofa also tweeted that Oman’s embassy in France has communicated with Omani students in France and that they are all safe.

‘Utterly deplorable’ Meanwhile, Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, secretary general of Mofa, described the Paris attack as “utterly deplorable.”

“The sad events in Paris are utterly deplorable. Our sympathy goes to the victims,” the secretary general said.

“The world must continue to work together with greater ef-

forts, in tolerance and solidarity to defeat these dark forces,” the tweet added. According to news agencies, four gunmen systematically slaughtered at least 87 young people at a rock concert being held at the Bataclan concert hall in Paris before anti-terrorist commandos launched an assault on the building.

Dozens of survivors were rescued, and bodies were still being recovered on Saturday morning.

Some 40 or more people were killed in five other attacks in the Paris region, the official said, including an apparent double suicide bombing outside the Stade de France national stadium, where French President Francois Hollande and the German Foreign Minister were watching a friendly soccer match. >A6 See also >A13

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Shakes with unique names, such as Muscatiya, Dhofar, Ahmed the Sailor, Jowharat Oman, Majan and Majd have been launched by the local franchise of the British milkshake bar

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NATIONAL DAY SPECIAL: Oman’s franchise of the British milkshake bar Shakeaway, located in the

MUSCAT: Oman is in the midst Muscat Grand Mall, announced on Saturday that it has added flavours to its menu that are very typical of the National Day fever and to to Oman. – OK Mohammed Ali/Times of Oman usher in the festivities, Shakeaway Oman has introduced some Oman invited prominent name in very special flavours on its menu. the social media world for a shake Oman’s franchise of the British tasting session. milkshake bar Shakeaway, located Speaking about the concept to in the Muscat Grand Mall, anTimes of Oman Alia Awadh said, nounced on Saturday that it has “the idea is very thoughtful. For added flavours to its menu that are Omanis November is about celvery typical to Oman. ebrating National Day. We would Under the “Oman National Day like to celebrate everyday until shakes” theme, the local franchise November 18”. has introduced shakes with unique Alia who tried the shake Musnames, such as Muscatiya, Dhocatiya said, ‘it was delicious and far, Ahmed the Sailor, Jowharat I loved it. It reminded me of the Oman, Majan and Majd. desserts we have during Eid and at Since its opening in June, home. I can say the shake was full Shakeaway Oman has received a of culture.” huge response from the public.

Fahmi Al Maawali said that The Bandera Group’s manage“getting the concept out just bement, which had introduced the fore National Day was creative” by world’s largest milk shake bar Shakeaway Oman. company Shakeaway to the SulThe Shakeaway concept is diftanate said, “We wanted to join in ferent and the milkshake bar offers the National Day celebrations and a minimum of 180 flavours, which decided to offer flavours that are can be combined in different ways unique to the country.” and served hot or cold, with ice To mark the launch of the Nacream or yogurt as the base. tional Day flavours, Shakeaway

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MUSCAT: A remarkable assemblage of dinosaur fossils was recently found in Oman. A team of French, Omani and Dutch researchers presented their discoveries in the open-access scientific journal PLoS ONE. The bones represent the first evidence of hadrosaurian dinosaurs from Arabia. The finding of these so-called ‘duck-billed dinosaurs’ in the region is surprising.

“Hadrosaurs, according to the traditional understanding, were mainly limited to the northern continents: North America, Europe, Asia,” Eric Buffetaut, lead author of the study said, adding, “their presence much further south, in this part of the world, was previously unknown”.

The fossils were found in the foothills of the Omani mountains, which was a lush delta some 70 million years ago, when the hadrosaurs roamed the area. “Several elements of the hind leg were discovered, as well as vertebrae,” Mohammed Al Kindi, a geologist and co-author of the study said.

The study was supported by the Geological Society of Oman and the Oman Botanic Garden.

Dinosaur remains have been found in the Sultanate before, also in the Al Khoud area near the capital Muscat.

“The rocks in which these bones are fossilised were deposited by a fast-flowing river,” palaeontologist and co-author of the study, Anne Schulp explained.

“This means we hardly found complete bones, let alone complete skeletons. We have to piece back together the puzzle of the Omani dinosaurs from the tiniest, and often frustratingly damaged and beaten-up bone fragments.”

How exactly did the hadrosaurs make their way to the Sultanate creates an interesting puzzle. “They can hardly be considered a result of local evolution on the Afro-Arabian plate, because it is generally accepted that the origin of hadrosaurs lies on the northern continents,” Buffetaut added.

“If a local origin is dismissed, the presence of hadrosaurs in Oman around that time needs to be explained by dispersal.” At the end of the Cretaceous Period when these hadrosaurs lived, the Afro-Arabian continent was separated from the northern continents by the wide Tethys Ocean.

“How these dinosaurs managed to cross this barrier is the interesting question this discovery provides us with,” a geologist and discoverer of the fossils described in the paper, Axel Hartman pointed out.

“We took a closer look at the string of islands some geologists have reconstructed in this nowdisappeared Tethys Ocean. These islands may have provided the necessary ‘stepping-stones’ for the hadrosaurs to make their way from Eurasia to Oman.” -ONA

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Foot and mouth disease cases rise Since most symptoms resemble those of chickenpox, another contagious viral infection, many parents can be easily misled, said experts Times News Service MUSCAT: A surge in the contagious ‘hand, foot and mouth disease’ (HFMD) among children is keeping doctors busy at the private hospitals in Oman.

Dr A Parthasarathi, specialist paediatrician and neonatologist at the Badr Al Samaa Hospital, said the virus is spreading in Oman. “We are currently seeing around 10 to 12 cases in our outpatient department every day,” he revealed.

Dr Santosh Ramaswamy, paediatrician at the Atlas Medical Hospital, said the disease is characterised by a mild fever, painful sores in the mouth and rashes with blisters on hands and feet.

“It comes in specific areas where sores may be painful,” he stated.

Ramaswamy also said the virus is easily spread through coughing and sneezing, and often the disease breaks out within a community. “At first, your child may feel

tired, get a sore throat, or have a mild fever. Then, sores or blisters may appear in the mouth, feet, and sometimes the buttocks,” doctors said.

Since most HFMD symptoms resemble those of chickenpox, another contagious viral infection, many parents can be easily misled, warned experts.

“Although this disease runs its course without requiring any treatment, it is important for parents to still visit a paediatrician,” doctors said.

In case of chickenpox, children develop rashes, mainly on the body near the abdomen areas and head. “The blisters look different from those in the case of HFMD,” Ramaswamy said.

Though hand-foot-and-mouth disease is common among children, it can also occur in adults during periods when the weather is changing.

Cases of chicken pox and scarlet fever have also been reported in various parts of the country.

“The infections and fever are common, as winter is setting in.

The number of people taking to bed will keep increasing whenever there is a gap between maximum and minimum temperatures,” doctors said. “The best thing to do this season is to practice good hygiene and wash hands regularly, as a good hand wash will kill the virus,” they added.

The Indian School Jaalan Bani Bu Ali had to recently declare a 10-day holiday for one class after more than 15 students in one particular grade had contracted chicken pox.

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HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS

Oman, US mark 35 years of naval cooperation Times News Service MUSCAT: A reception to mark 35 years of cooperation between the US and Oman in hydrographic surveying, was held aboard the Pathfinder-class oceanographic survey ship USNS Bruce C Heezen (T AGS 64) in Muscat, recently.

Hosted by US Ambassador to Oman, Greta C Holtz and US oceanographer of the Navy and Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, Rear Admiral Timothy C Gallaudet, the event aboard the Heezen recognised bilateral coordination on hydrographic surveys, oceanography and naval cooperation between the United States and Oman.

Personnel from the embarked Naval Oceanographic Office Detachment conducted tours for the guests, including demonstrations of the hydrographic and oceanographic equipment on board.

Wonderful opportunity “This visit is a wonderful opportunity to showcase our mutually beneficial cooperation with Oman,” Gallaudet said. “Through an exchange of ideas and techniques, we promote understanding, strengthen communication and improve our capability, which leads to greater safety at sea.”

Since 1980, US naval oceanographic ships and Royal Navy of Oman survey vessels have conducted more than a dozen hydro-

graphic surveys. These surveys have enhanced safe navigation by precisely measuring water depths and pinpointing locations of sunken craft and other underwater obstructions.

Last year, the Royal Navy of Oman and the US Navy completed a hydrographic survey of previously unmapped coastal regions.

Global surveys Bruce C Heezen is one of five oceanographic survey ships operated by the Military Sealift Command for Commander Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (COMNAVMETOCCOM). The 329-ft. ship conducts operational oceanographic and hydrographic surveys throughout

the world. COMNAVMETOCCOM directs and oversees the collection, processing and exploitation of accurate, relevant and timely oceanographic, meteorological, hydrographic, precise time and astrometric information.

COMNAVMETOCCOM was recently assigned as CTG 80.7 and is part of the Information Dominance Corps.

As such, the command is the Navy’s physical maritime battle space authority.

US Naval Force Central Command/Commander, US 5th Fleet is responsible for 2.5 million square miles of area, including the Arabian Gulf, Sea of Oman, Gulf of Aden, Red Sea and parts of the Indian Ocean and 20 countries.

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Lithuania keen on boosting its ties with Oman Several bilateral agreements were negotiated between the two sides, which will hopefully be signed in near future, Neris Germanas, ambassador, ViceMinister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, said

Times News Service MUSCAT: Lithuania and Oman will be enhancing their ties following a visit to the Sultanate by the Neris Germanas, ambassador, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Lithuania.

During the annual political consultation, Lithuania’s Foreign Vice-Minister met several ministers of Oman and discussed important issues related to bilateral cooperation.

The officials discussed further development of economic relations, energy security and cooperation within international organisations.

Speaking to the Times of Oman during his visit, Germanas said that during the meetings, several bilateral agreements were negotiated, which will hopefully be signed in the near future between Lithuania and Oman. “Some of them are on bilateral economic cooperation, on investment promotion and protection and on avoidance of double taxation,” he said.

Health and education In addition to these, several Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) were also prepared. “This includes on students and faculty exchange between the Lithuanian Ministry of Education and Ministry of Higher Education, Oman and more cooperation in health services between the two ministries of healthcare,” he added.

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BUILDING TIES: Neris Germanas, ambassador, Vice-Minister of

Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, expressed hope that these agreements will lay the legal foundation for further cooperation between the countries. – Shabin E/Times of Oman

dation for further cooperation between the countries.

During his four day trip to Oman, he also met Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Saidi, Minister of Health.

The meeting discussed bilateral relations binding the two friendly countries and aspects of joint cooperation in various fields. The two sides also agreed to intensify cooperation in various health areas.

The Lithuanian Foreign ViceMinister invited Al Saidi to visit the Republic of Lithuania.

The meeting was attended by the undersecretaries of the ministry, a number of officials and the delegation accompanying the guest.

Since the visit of the Prime Minister of Lithuania, Algirdas Butkevičiaus, recent months have seen business relations between the two countries intensifying.

Omani institutions and companies have begun taking part in international exhibitions organised by Lithuania, key economic agreements have been initiated and a number of important visits organised.

Germanas also said Lithuania is ready to welcome more tourists from Oman. The southern most

of the three Baltic States and the largest and most populous of them boasts of 758 rivers, more than 2,800 lakes and 99 kilometres of the Baltic Sea coastline, which are mostly devoted to recreation and nature preservation.

“There is so much to see in Lithuania and people from Oman must visit Lithuania to enjoy the diversity it offers as tourist destination,” he said.

Germanas also said, “We are keen on letting Oman know that we can offer expertise and cooperation in sectors, such as ICT, agriculture, medical and education.

We are a strong side and proud that we have achieved a lot after gaining Independence.”

He added that Lithuania can offer expertise in the area of agriculture since it plays a crucial role in the economy of the country.

Medical tourism is another sector Lithuania is famous for. “We are aware that Oman sends a lot of its people abroad for treatment.

Lithuania could be the country for healing serious diseases. Our doctors and nurses are known for their high customer service quality,” he added.

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Oman in focus at photo expo

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MUSCAT: Documenting social and minority groups in the Arab world to showcase its diversity, Australian television broadcaster and producer Hermoine Macura recently opened a photography exhibition in New York.

Featuring Christians, Muslims as well as other minority groups, the exhibition entitled, “Faces of the Middle East”, is a personal and intimate journey told through a collection of images taken by the Australian photojournalist in different Arab countries including Oman.

“Oman is one of my favourite countries, thanks to its natural flora and fauna and its gentle people,” said Macura, adding that visiting Oman was like “stepping back into time.”

Most of Macura’s photographs from Oman are of the Bedouins.

“Some women in the burqa also let me photograph them after they understood that my work was about building bridges of understanding about a region so misunderstood and misrepresented,” she said.

Arriving in the Middle East soon after September 11, when clips of the Taliban and Al Qaeda’s atrocities were flooding the news on a daily basis, Macura began a journey, which allowed her to explore unique locations, cities and places unknown to many.

“The souk in Muscat offers a juxtaposition of the country’s culture. I found faces that are part of the ever changing progress as well as Bedouins visiting their camps in the desert. And then of course there’s the warm Arab hospitality, the love and care that is offered to any guest visiting the region,”

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Macura added. The Sydneyborn journalist’s work is known to offer fresh insights and present another view of the region, which is so often misunderstood and misrepresented in today’s globalising culture.

Macura’s concise views and careful insights are often called upon in Washington D.C., where she participates in various panels and forums on the Arab world at the Reagan Centre, alongside organisations, such as the US-based NGO Bridges of Understanding.

“I believe every Arab country has a responsibility to care for refugees whether it is financial or physical.” Macura said she believes that there has never been a time where the Arab world has been so disillusioned and torn apart by war and oppression.

Sharing one of the most emotional stories she experienced that changed her perception of the Arabs, Macura recalled, “I was once rescued by a Bedouin in the

desert. He looked like a crazy radical and terrified me by his appearance, but in fact was a gentle soul, who saved my life. I learned that not all five fingers are the same.”

“Over the years I have seen tremendous amounts of kindness and love—the Arab people have so much to offer. I consider myself a daughter of the Emirates now after living here for so long, I am very attached to the people,” she added.

“We have to remind ourselves that there’s a common thread of humanity that unites us,” Macura concluded.

BOX APPEAL

Charity delivers 17,000 boxes to needy Times News Service MUSCAT: Box Appeal, a monthlong annual charity campaign organised by the Radisson Blu and Park Inn by Radisson hotels, delivered 17,000 boxes to workers across Middle East and Africa.

Members of the community contributed by filling boxes with essential items for the underprivileged.

Mark Willis, area vice president, Middle East and Turkey for the Rezidor Hotel Group, said: “The Box Appeal this year brought together hundreds of members of the Middle East community, uniting them under a sense of responsibility for the less privileged

members of our diverse society.”

A total of 24 Radisson Blu and Park Inn hotels, associated charities, schools, and workplaces, participated.

Double the number “I am ecstatic about the results of this year’s Box Appeal, it is the third consecutive year we are leading the Box Appeal and we have managed to double the numbers every year. We will be making a difference to the lives of more than 4,000 people. I would like to thank all our colleagues, partners, schools and organisations, for their hard work and dedication.

It is you that made the Box Appeal successful. Now, we need to

double it again in 2016 to 8,000…

I am sure we can!” said Marius Wolmarans, general manager for Radisson Blu Hotel, Muscat.

“The Box Appeal has been a big success for us here in Oman and we have exhausted our supply of boxes. Boxes were swiftly picked up from all the distribution points and we have received a large number back. The concept of Box Appeal has been well received in the local community, schools, businesses and we thank everyone for their efforts and the tremendous show of support,” said Rabih Zein, cluster general manager for Park Inn by Radisson Muscat and Park Inn by Radisson Hotel and Residence, Duqm.

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man is expected to unveil the 2016 fiscal budget next month and if the government still insists on increasing spending, then it will risk running a bigger deficit to open up serious cracks on its financial structure.

It is obvious that the government cannot weather the crippling impact of lower oil prices as its finances are buckling under the weight of the committed projects as well as its inflated capital spending.

Oil prices in the international market are currently the lowest in six years — hovering at $42 per barrel.

Oman’s income has fallen by more than 60 per cent since June 2014 when it sold oil at a price of $115 per barrel. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has already cautioned Oman that it is risking a wider deficit at 17 per cent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2016 unless it starts tightening up its belt to a sustainable level.

The deficit in September has already touched OMR3 billion and it may well pass the OMR4 billion mark by the end of this year. The IMF has urged the government to cut down its public sector wages and government subsidies. It is unlikely that the government

It is a sensitive issue but the realities of hard times ahead will be impossible to ignore

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would follow IMF’s recommendation to reduce the size of its civil service in the 2016 budget. However, subsidies cut could well be on the table.

The spending on total subsidies in the budget is equivalent to 7 per cent of the GDP while the wages in the public sector is about 9 per cent. The Sultanate increased both public sector employment and public sector salaries in the period between 2011 and 2014 to improve the economic security of its nationals.

The decision in 2013 to hike wages of government employees has reduced incentives for Omanis to work in the private sector and has been counterproductive to the economic diversification efforts. That will add to the pressure in the 2016 budget because the government will see it as a challenge to trim the number of employees or stop recruiting fresh graduates in the ministries.

If there are fewer options in the public sector employ-

ment and wage reduction, then the government must remove subsidies. Petrol, gas, electricity generation and water supply take up the bulk of the subsidies granted to citizens. Removal of subsidies has been a thorny issue and much debated in the government’s circles. Its removal from the budget in 2016 will give the fiscal planning a lot of breathing space.

But the long-term effort to remove chronic future deficits is for the budget to concentrate on serious diversification programmes. The government must involve the private sector to invest more money in mining, tourism, manufacturing, farming, fisheries, transport and logistics.

It is a great disappointment that with more than 25 million acres of fertile land, farming is still insignificant in Oman.

The fishing industry also fails to make a big impact despite a long coastline of 1,700 km.

The much-hyped small to medium enterprises (SMEs) sector remains an elaborate lip service that lacks a decisive punch. The SME sector still has not taken off in the way it was expected to.

Though many top economic planners shy away from the word ‘reform’, but financial reforms are needed and it has to begin in 2016.

Long-term diversification, cuts in subsidies and a trimmer civil service are not enough. As population increased from 2.4 million to 4.2 million people in just two decades, the fiscal budget will have bigger challenges beyond 2016.

The much avoided talk of introducing income tax will be knocking hard on the doors of the financial corridors. It is a sensitive issue but the realities of hard times ahead will be impossible to ignore.

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SU N DAY, NOVEMB ER 15, 2015 While a state of emergency has been declared by the French government, international flights out of Paris are continuing. Oman Air’s flights between Muscat and Paris will operate as per their usual schedule Paul Gregorowitsch, Oman Air’s chief executive officer

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Lebanese singer Ghada to perform in Muscat Accompanied with oriental musicians from Lebanon, Ghada Shbeir will perform a selection of different songs by the legends and icons of 20thcentury Arabic music — Fairouz and Rahbani Brothers

Staff Reporter MUSCAT: Lebanese singer Ghada Shbeir will perform at a concert on November 16, which will be held in the Oman Auditorium, Al Bustan Palace.

Accompanied with oriental musicians from Lebanon, Ghada Shbeir will perform a selection of different songs by the legends and icons of 20th-century Arabic music: Fairouz and Rahbani Brothers.

The concert will also include muwashahat (Andalusian strophic songs) rearranged in a new style.

Presented by Arabesque International Houssam Diab, the Ambassador of Lebanon to Oman, will also be present at the concert.

The programme is also complemented with series of musical workshops offered by Ghada Shbeir for the student, between 10 to 15 years, from Al Shomoukh and Choueifat.

A graduate of the Université Saint-Esprit de Kaslik (USEK), Ghada Shbeir went on to earn a masters and a PhD in musicology, a discipline that has allowed her

DEDICATED TO MUSIC: A graduate of the Université Saint-Esprit de Kaslik (USEK), Ghada Shbeir went on to earn a masters and a PhD in musicology, a discipline that has allowed her to combine her talent with her passion for the past. -Supplied photo

to combine her talent with her passion for the past, making important discoveries about Syriac musical heritage.

Her albums include Qawaleb (The Modes), Al-Qasida (The Poem), Al-Muwashahat and Andalusiya.

In 1997, she was awarded the first prize in Egypt. She was also awarded the BBC World Music Award for both the Middle East and North Africa for her CD entitled, “Mouachahat” in 2007, and an international prize for the best album worldwide.

From early on in her career, she has dedicated herself to the research of traditional Oriental Middle Eastern music and religious chants. Moreover, she has been researching on a version of more than 700 melodies of the Maronite Syriac chants.

A believer in the role of educa-

tion, arts and music as a driver for change and for the development of nations, Arabesque International launched the Muscat Chamber Music Series project to make live classical music accessible to the younger generation. The project aims to communicate with new talent through the type of music that is traditionally performed by a small group of instrumentalists, in a relatively small space.

In order to pursue this goal, Arabesque has invited experienced high-quality chamber music ensembles to Muscat, for a period that ranges between one to three weeks, to provide educational and musical activities in schools.

The first season was organised in September 2014. There were three pre-launches concerts.

Then the opening of the Muscat Chamber Music Series Season I took place in April 2015, where

some of the musicians of the renowned Kremerata Baltica Chamber Orchestra, conducted workshops for students of different ages from different schools, and a master class for professional musicians from the Oud Hobbyists association.

On April 9, the Kremerata Baltica Chamber Orchestra performed the opening concert of Season I at TAISM (The American School International Muscat) in front of an absolutely delighted audience comprising of all ages.

The Mitja Quartet performed in the final concert of season one in May 2015 at the Zubair Musuem after they gave a series of workshops to many students from different schools.

Arabesque International is a performing art promoter and event organizer with its head office based in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. It was founded in 2012 by the Egyptian German pianist, Ahmed Abouzahra, general manager of East West Art Promotion (Germany/Egypt).

In July 2014, Sayyed Mohamed bin Salim Al Said took over the partnership in Oman. Since its inception, Arabesque International has brought numerous international art institutions in prestigious locations in Oman (Royal Opera House Muscat, Muscat Festival and Al Bustan Palace Hotel); Egypt (Cairo Opera House, Alexandria Opera House); Bahrain (Manama Cultural Hall, National Theatre, Spring of Culture Festival); Qatar (Doha Opera House), Lebanon (Beiteddine Festival) and United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi Classics).

Arabesque also extended its sincere appreciation and gratitude to Al Bustan Palace, the main sponsor, media partners (Al Shabiba, Al Roaya, Wisal Radio and Merge Radio) and donor the Bank of Beirut for their support and generous contributions towards making this event possible.

BIENNIAL CONGRESS

Research findings on water needs shared Times News Service MUSCAT: Middle East and North Africa Network of Water Centres of Excellence organised its first Biennial Congress in Muscat from November 9 to 11.

The event was co-convened by the Network’s two Centres in Oman–the Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) and the Middle East Desalination Research Centre (MEDRC).

The primary focus of the Congress was the Network’s 24 member water research centres, which were asked to define a research agenda that is directly relevant to “real world” needs and has the potential for rapid impact.

Through active engagement of research scientists, the private sector and donor implementing partners, the Congress had launched the Network, based on a new, more entrepreneurial business model.

Timed to coincide with the conclusion of the first round of Network-sponsored research projects, MENA NWC’s first Congress also provided a forum for researchers and scientists from the Network’s member Centres and partnering institutions to share research findings and impact. The impact of the research projects was encapsulated in an “Excellence and Impact of Research” working paper.

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TASTEFULLY DECORATED: Streets and buildings have been

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Meanwhile, merchants in Muttrah Souq, Oman’s traditional Arab market in the Muttrah Corniche in Muscat, said sales were at their peak.

“This National Day is a special one for us. We have our His Majesty back in good health. Both nationals and expatriates are in an elated mood to celebrate the 45th National Day. Shops are stocked with National Day mementos. Sales are its peak,” Hussain Juma Al Balushi, representative of the merchants in Muttrah Souq, told TOO. Ashraf PP, who exclusively sells National Day mementos, such as flags and pin on buttons at his shop in Muttrah Souq, also echoed the same opinion.

“Wholesale shops are having a good time. Items were brought in from China and Dubai weeks ago itself. Some of the wholesale stores are having sales ranging between OMR40,000 and OMR50,000 daily,” Ashraf stated.

Meanwhile, officials from retail giant Lulu said they are expecting a good sale during the coming days even as market is gloomy due to the slump in oil prices.

“We already have many offers in place. From Sunday onwards, we will start National Day promotions. Last year, we experienced an increase of sales ranging between 20 and 25 per cent during the National Day celebrations. This time also we expect the same,” Raison Francis, assistant manager in the Marketing and Promotions Department at Lulu, said.

A Muscat-based financial analyst also said the retail market is sensing the pulse.

“The market has become active over the past two weeks with everyone trying to get the best automotive and office decorations. Many hotels and shopping malls are organising special programmes and awarding many gifts and offers to the visitors,” Jose Chacko, chief executive officer (CEO) and general manager at Al Osool Al Arabia, said.

Resorts and hotels in Oman have also come up with offers to celebrate the National Day.

The Shangri-La Barr Al Jissah Resort & Spa had already announced 45 days of dedicated offers running till December 24.

Meanwhile, Park Inn Duqm is offering residents and guests an experience in hospitality on the 45th Oman National Day, which is valid until November 30.

Sensing the national mood in Oman on the eve of the country’s 45th National Day, airlines have also announced offers.

While, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has joined the revelry by announcing a very special base fare of just OMR45 for a round trip ticket to Pakistan, Qatar Airways has also announced fares starting from as low as OMR103 to a host of exciting destinations across the globe.

Students at different colleges, including at the Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), also said they are planning to celebrate the 45th National Day. “This year it is special as His Majesty is with us. We will be holding celebrations on November 18 at SQU. We will make it a remarkable day for everyone,” Ahmed Al Shibli, a law student at SQU, said.

As part of the celebrations, fireworks displays will be held in Amerat, Bausher and Seeb in the Muscat governorate on November 18.

According to a Royal Oman Police official, three major displays will take place in Muscat.

“The locations are Al Amerat Heights, the Bausher Sports Complex and Wadi Al Khoudh in Seeb. It will be held on at around 8pm,” he added

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attacks in Europe “I was at the cinema when the attacks occurred. As we were informed, like most of the viewers, we left the cinema mid-way. We walked home calmly, listening to the sirens of rescue vehicles.

Very quickly, we connected with family and friends to make sure everyone was all right,” Charles, a 30-year-old Parisian, told the Times of Oman.

Following news “Now we are following the news, trying to understand what happened and are making sure that we go out only if necessary. Clear instructions are being given by the state and the city of Paris,” Charles added.

The attack is being termed as the one of the worst terror strikes in Europe since the Madrid train bombings of 2004, in which 191 people had died.

Meanwhile, Oman Air, which operates five flights per week between Paris and Muscat, said it is continuing to operate its services between Muscat and Paris.

“While a state of emergency has been declared by the French government, international flights out of Paris are continuing. Oman Air’s flights between Muscat and Paris will operate as per their usual schedule. However, we advise customers to leave as much time as possible for check-in and proceeding through security, which is likely to be heightened at this time. Delays are possible,” Paul Gregorowitsch, Oman Air’s chief executive officer (CEO), said.

“Air passengers are being advised to check in for the flights as usual, but should be prepared for enhanced security measures at the Charles de Gaulle Airport. We would further advise that travellers flying to Paris check their visa documentation carefully before departure. It may be prudent to consult the nearest French Embassy to establish whether additional visa requirements have been put in place,” Oman Air’s chief executive officer added.

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‘Turkish jets hit Kurdish targets’ ANKARA: Turkish jets hit Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq overnight on Friday, a senior security official said, as President Tayyip Erdogan urged the international community to prioritise the fight against terrorism in the wake of the Paris attacks.

Eight F-16 jets flying from Diyarbakir air base hit bunkers and weapons stashes in the Kandil re-

gion, where the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has its headquarters.

The attacks came as Turkey prepares to host world leaders for the G20 summit in the Mediterranean city of Antalya on Sunday and Monday.

Violence between Kurdish insurgents and Turkish security forces has surged since the col-

lapse of a two-year ceasefire in July, with hundreds thought to have died in the bloodshed.

There has been little sign of the tit-for-tat attacks diminishing following a decisive victory for the ruling Justice and Development Party founded by Erdogan in snap elections earlier this month, after which he vowed to “liquidate” the militants. - Reuters

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SU N DAY, NOVEMB ER 15, 2015 People saw governments of Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi and SoniaManmohan for 16, 15, five and 10 years respectively. We are in power for the last 18 months only but have managed to create a positivity about the country everywhere. Congress is unable to tolerate it Shrikant Sharma, BJP’s media department in-charge

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‘Modi using development to mask communal agenda’ Congress president Sonia Gandhi said the country is witnessing attempts by certain individuals and elements to whitewash their communal agenda in front of the world by hiding it behind the

ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS: Former prime minister Manmohan Singh with Congress president

mask of development

Sonia Gandhi and party vice president Rahul Gandhi, release a book on Jawahar Lal Nehru at the culmination of his 125th birth anniversary celebrations, at IGI Stadium in New Delhi on Saturday. - PTI

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday came under strident attack from Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, who accused him of being “dictatorial” and using the smokescreen of development to mask communal agenda.

Castigating the ruling dispesnation over a number of incidents like Dadri lynching and burning of Dalit children in Haryana amid the raging debate on intolerance, Sonia, Rahul and other top leaders tried to put the Modi dispensation on the mat.

Training her guns on the prime minister, the Congress president said, “Simply because someone holds a different view or disagrees they cannot be branded a traitor.

This is neither the way of our democracy nor a form of patriotism.

It is a form of dictatorship.”

“Today, we are witnessing attempts by certain individuals and elements to whitewash their communal agenda in front of the world by hiding it behind the mask of development. Development is used

‘Congress running misinformation campaign against Modi’ NEW DELHI: Hitting back at Congress over its attack on the Narendra Modi government, BJP on Saturday accused it of running a “disinformation campaign”, alleging that it had turned into a “machine of lies” and was harming India’s image in its bid to target the prime minister.

BJP’s counter-attack came after top leaders of the opposition party, including Sonia and Rahul besides former prime minister Manmohan Singh,

as a buzzword, again and again.

It is ironic that they speak of development yet fail to learn from the legacy and lessons of the man synonymous with laying the foundation of India’s growth-Nehruji,” the Congress president said.

hit out at the Centre over the “prevalent atmosphere of intolerance” at an event to mark the 125th birth anniversary of India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

Machine of lies “Congress is an expert in running disinformation campaign and it is so much rattled by the good works of the Modi government that it has turned into a machine of lies. It has somewhat succeeded in harm-

Attacking the prime minister, Rahul said when he is abroad, he says India is tolerant and government wants to take all sections together but he says nothing of this sort when he is in India.

“Prime minister is silent when

ing India’s image globally. But we are sure that it will not succeed in the long run.

“People saw governments of Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia-Manmohan for 16, 15, five and 10 years respectively. We are in power for the last 18 months only but have managed to create a positivity about the country everywhere. Congress is unable to tolerate it,” BJP’s media department in-charge Shrikant Sharma said. - PTI

Dalit children are killed in Haryana or when someone is killed in the name of religion in Dadri,” he said. Accusing Modi, BJP and RSS of practising unilateralism, Rahul said the prime minister does not take interest in Parliament

and though the Opposition raises issues neither he nor his government bother to respond, which is in stark contrast to the respect shown by Nehru to his opponents.

Alleging that people were being viciously attacked for holding different beliefs in the “prevalent atmosphere of intolerance”, former prime minister Manmohan Singh accused Modi of promoting himself by harping on the issue of development.

An unusually aggressive former prime minister Manmohan Singh said, “Hamare Pradhan Mantri Vikas Ki baat karte hain. Jahan Jaate hain vikas ke naam par apni dukandaari chamkaane ki baat karte hain (Our prime minister talks of development. Wherever he goes, he tries to promote himself in the name of development).” He was was greeted with loud cheers.

The attack on Modi came at the concluding ceremony of the 125th birth anniversary of India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, which also saw repeated reference by party leaders to the poll victory of the grand alliance in Bihar.

In significant remarks, Rahul complimented party workers for the victory in Bihar saying “you in alliance with Nitish and Lalu have given a massive jolt to the ideology of BJP and RSS. We are going to do the same elswwhere in the country.”

The refrain of Sonia, Rahul as also Manmohan was that there is a conscious attempt by the NDA dispensation to undermine the legacy of Nehru. Rahul said the Prime Minster’s approach is always that the Opposition does not understand anything.

“They believe that they know everything and nobody else. Had it been so, there would have been achche din.”

He also said that the BJP, RSS and Modi believe in unilateralism in an arrangement in which all speak in one voice and there is no place for a divergent opinion. - PTI

K O L K ATA F I L M F E S T I VA L

Amitabh stresses on India’s plurality

ELATED: Amitabh Bachchan

takes selfie with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during inauguration of the 21st Kolkata International Film Festival in Kolkata on Saturday. - PTI

KOLKATA: India’s plurality and greatness in diversity resonated here at the inaugural of the 21st edition of the Kolkata International Film Fest as megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Saturday laid strong emphasis on cinema’s role in communication in the wake of controversies over communal prejudices dividing the world.

The overarching theme endorsed at the opener, through the melodies and Big B’s speech, was pride in plurality and acceptance of diversity. The ceremony started in style with a session of fusion music titled “Home and The World” directed by percussionist Bikram Ghosh.

Following tradition, Big B began his inaugural speech with a comprehensive history, packed with anecdotes of Indian cinema and its umbilical ties to Bengal’s rich literature and culture.

Sharing snippets of information on the contribution of Bengal to Indian cinema, the movie icon stressed the role of films as the “most pervasive medium of communication in entertainment”.

“Films remain the most pervasive form of communication in entertainment in the contemporary world and now more than ever we need to talk to each other, to listen to each other and understand ourselves in relation to the world and cinema is the best medium for doing this,” Bachchan said. - IANS

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Nitish set to take oath as Bihar chief minister on November 20 PATNA: Janata Dal-United leader Nitish Kumar met Bihar governor Ramnath Kovind and staked clain to form the government after the Grand Alliance legislature parties unanimously elected him as their leader in the assembly on Saturday, officials said.

Senior Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Nitish Kumar accompanied by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad and senior Congress leader C P Joshi and JD-U president Sharad Yadav met Governor Kovind at Raj Bhavan and staked claim to form the next government on November 20, an official said.

Nitish Kumar, who led the

Grand Alliance to a victory in the assembly elections, was unanimously elected leader of the legislature party of the three-party grouping that includes the (JD-U), the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Congress.

JD-U state president Vashisht Narain Singh said the newlyelected legislators of the Grand Alliance met in the annexe of the Bihar Legislative Council premises and unanimously elected Nitish Kumar as the legislature party leader.

“In the joint meeting RJD leader and former chief minister Rabri Devi proposed the name of Nitish Kumar as a leader of the Grand Al-

liance and supported by all.”

Nitish Kumar’s election as the leader came after he was elected leader of the JD-U legislature party and hours after he submitted his resignation to Governor Ramnath Kovind.

Earlier, Nitish Kumar met the governor, submitted his resignation and said the cabinet had decided to dissolve the outgoing assembly. The governor urged him to continue as caretaker chief minister till a new government is formed. According to JD-U leaders, Nitish Kumar will take oath as chief minister on November 20 along with a 36-member council of ministers. - IANS

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India-Britain synergy can achieve a lot: Modi The Indian prime minister, who has been driven around in a Jaguar for most of his visit to UK, was given a tour of the new state-of-the-art production facility for

FLAGSHIP INDIAN INVESTMENT: Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting the JLR factory in Solihull, UK on Saturday. - PTI

the new Jaguar XE sports saloon

LONDON: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday visited a Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover factory in the West Midlands region of England that is known as the flagship Indian investment in the UK. Modi, who has been driven around in a Jaguar for most of his three-day visit here, was given a tour of the new state-of-the-art

production facility for the new Jaguar XE sports saloon.

“At the Jaguar Land Rover plant.

Economic synergy between India and UK can achieve a lot,” Modi tweeted from the plant.

The prime minister was shown around the facility at Solihull in the West Midlands region of England by Tata Group chairman Cyrus Mistry, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) CEO Ralf Speth and Warwick Manufacturing Group founder Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya.

The visit to the JLR factory, described as a symbol of Indians as

DELHI PLAN

Officials liable to pay penalty for delay in providing services NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government is amending a law, under which officials are liable to pay penalty for delay in providing services included in the citizens charter, ensuring “automatic and mandatory” compensation for people, doing away with the need to separately apply for it.

Amendments Amendments to the ‘Delhi (Right of Citizen to Time Bound Delivery of Services) Act 2011’ will be brought in the form of a Bill and tabled in the upcoming session of the Assembly, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday.

“We are planning to imple-

ment it from January 1 next year after it is passed by the Assembly,” Kejriwal said.

There are a total of 371 services, that covers almost all departments, under the ambit of the legislation that was enacted during the tenure of Sheila Dikshit.

“Under the amended law, if you are promised delivery of a certificate within 15 days and don’t get it, then from the 16th day the clock of compensation will start ticking automatically.

“And once you get the certificate, you will be notified of the compensation amount and within 15 days the competent authority will submit the amount directly on your account,” Kejriwal said. - PTI

“job creators” rather than “job takers” marked the last stop on Modi’s three-day tour during which he held delegation-level talks with his British counterpart David Cameron and was hosted for lunch by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace. The JLR factory is largest investment by an Indian company in the UK. “It is my understanding that this is the largest private sector manufacturing employer in the UK. “The JLR produces 425,000 vehicles which are sold really across the world. Do note that when this

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was first acquired (by Tatas in 2008) it was a company which was running at a loss; it was turned around in five years; and its revenue of course have increased enormously,” Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar had said ahead of the Prime Minister’s UK visit.

“I think in many ways it is a symbol of a much more contemporary economic relationship between the two countries. Shall I say, a visit there drives home the message that we are job makers and not job takers?” he had said.

The facility has some very unique features including a very modern aluminium body building plant. Modi’s visit to the JLR plant came on third and final day of his UK visit.

Modi will also take part in the G20 summit, which opens on Sunday in Turkey.

Chaired by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the summit will focus on the current state of the global economy,sustainable growth, development and climate change, investment, trade and energy.

Participating leaders are also expected to discuss political issues such as global terrorism and the refugee crisis in addition to the economic agenda. - PTI

T E R R O R AT TA C K S I N F R A N C E

Country on high alert as security at foreign missions tightened NEW DELHI: India was put on high alert on Saturday following a series of terror attacks in France in which at least 127 people were killed and police and state governments have been asked to beef up security including at all foreign embassies and consulates.

Police had been asked to increase vigil and post additional police personnel outside all embassies and high commissions here and consulates in different cities across the country.

Security forces were also asked to keep a tight vigil at airports, railway stations, bus terminus, markets and religious places.

They said the step has been taken as a precautionary measure as terrorists of banned Lashkere-Taiba (LeT) and Indian Mujahideen have been conspiring to target foreign missions in India.

A series of terror attacks in Paris targeting concert-goers, soccer fans and people enjoying a Friday night out at popular nightspots killed at least 127 people.

In Delhi, security was scaled up particularly outside the French embassy besides government buildings and international airport here following an alert by intelligence agencies in the wake

STRICT VIGIL: Policemen on high alert at Churchgate station in Mumbai on Saturday, following the Paris terrorist attacks. - PTI

of terror strikes in Paris. Vigil is being kept around prominent hotels, malls and markets in the city, a senior police official said.

Security is being upgraded in and around crowded markets in the city and office buildings in the Lutyen’s Zone which house offices of several ministries.

In Maharashtra, security was cranked up around major establishments across various cities including Mumbai which has been targeted by terrorists.

“All police units have been asked to review and access control measures at places with heavy footfall,” Director General of Police, Maharashtra, Praveen Dixit said. - PTI

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PAKISTAN E D UC AT I O N

Children take a break from school to head to Karachi book fair KARACHI: In a queue, students from different schools entered the Karachi Expo Centre’s three halls for the Karachi International Book Fair early on Friday morning.

There were some who had come with their teachers and some who had taken a half-day leave from their schools to attend the fair with their parents. The students scattered around the halls, visiting stalls setup by various publishers and book sellers. The children seemed more interested in fiction books, while some were seen buying non-fiction books about space.

“This is a Disneyland of books, I’ve never seen so many books together under one roof,” said Wahab, who is in class six at The Generation’s School’s south campus.

My school library does not have this many books, he commented.

His friend, Mubeen, came over to show him the book he bought from the Liberty Books stall, A Beautiful Lie by Irfan Master.

A group of students had also come from Surjani Town’s Azeemi School, who were spotted taking an interest in the Urdu books

on display. Rohail, who is in class seven at the Azeemi School, was interested in purchasing a translation of the Quran. “I am only here to get an easy translation of the Quran,” he said.

“We plan to add some more books to our school library, which is why we are here with our students,” said Mehreen, science teacher at The Generation’s School. She added that members of the school administration were there to buy books while keeping in mind the interests of their students.

“If we bring children to book fairs and literary events they will take more interest in reading, which is a healthy activity for them,” said Hira, an English teacher at the Falconhouse School. She told The Express Tribune that the school had received an official invite from the organisers to bring the students to the fair.

Apart from the book stalls, publishers have also set up stalls offering different games for the children.

Liberty Books setup a ‘selfie’

booth where school children were seen taking pictures of themselves with their friends.

According to a representative of Liberty Books, the store has begun a campaign to encourage people to take pictures of themselves and post them on the official Liberty Books Facebook and Instagram pages.

“Children should post their selfies, along with the books they buy from our stall on our official Instagram and Facebook pages and we will select five children every day and award them a voucher of Rs1,000,” he explained.

Arisha had asked her mother a day before to pick her up from school early and take her to the book fair, so that she would not miss the variety of books offered on the second day of the fair. “Last time I came on the third day and I was not able to find good books,” she said unhappily.

Her mother had also taken a day off from work to take her to the expo. “She is insisting that we visit the fair every day,” said her mother.

— Express Tribune

ENGROSSED: Children check out books at a stall at Karachi’s Expo Centre on Friday. - Express Tribune

Earthquake-hit in Torghar, Kohistan still awaiting aid earthquake according to NDMA and 18 according to unofficial reports. Relief activities there are continuing at snail’s pace as the hilly area remained paralysed due to landslides.

“Thirteen of our link roads are still blocked after the earthquake and the machinery sent by the government was insufficient to resolve the issue,” said Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz lawmaker Abdul Sattar from Kohistan while talking to The Express Tribune over the phone.

According to the National Disaster Management Authority, 38 people were killed and 112 injured in Torghar, Kohistan, Manserha and Battagram districts of Hazara Division in the October 26

DAMAGED BY EARTHQUAKE: A resident walks past a shop damaged by an earthquake in Chitral, Pakistan, on October 27, 2015. - Reuters

earthquake

ABBOTTABAD: Hundreds of villagers in Torghar and Kohistan have still not been provided relief services, political leaders and locals told The Express Tribune.

According to the National Disaster Management Authority, 38 people were killed and 112 injured in Torghar, Kohistan, Manserha and Battagram districts of Hazara Division in the October 26 earthquake.

The unofficial death toll stands at 44 dead and 300 injured. However, those who would have been grieving their loved ones and tending to wounds would not have had the time or space to do so; over 5,592 houses were damaged and

destroyed in those districts.

In Torghar and Kohistan, 300 and 1,220 houses were demolished respectively.

At first, locals from the two districts said they saw some basic aid as military troops reached with food, medicines and other relief goods. After that, things slowed down; government response was slow and inadequate, said villagers.

Zahid Khan Basikhel, a rights activist, said some non-governmental organisations and government agencies distributed tents but only to families who lost loved ones in the disaster.

“Those of us with damaged houses remained without tents in fear as we were living exposed

K A R A C H I AT TA C K

Warrants issued for weapons dealer KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) issued on Saturday non-bailable arrest warrants for weapons dealer Zahid Motiwala, who allegedly supplied weapons to the assailants involved in the bus attack on members of the Ismaili community.

Motiwala’s name surfaced during the interrogation of alleged facilitator Naeem Sajid alias Peena. Sajid, also a weapons dealer, was remanded recently along with the alleged financiers of the attack, Fishermen Cooperative Housing Society vice-chairperson Sultan Qamar Siddiqi and his brother Hussain Qamar Siddiqi.

Motiwala owns a gun shop in Karachi’s upscale Zamzama area and was accused of possessing weapons, including rifles and handguns, that were stolen from NATO containers bound for forces in Afghanistan in 2013.

Final chargesheet Earlier, the ATC gave one last extension to investigators to submit the final chargesheet against the

Zahid Motiwala owns a gun shop in Karachi’s upscale Zamzama area and was accused of possessing weapons, including rifles and handguns, that were stolen from NATO containers

suspects by November 22.

At least eight suspects, including the alleged assailants, their facilitators, as well as financiers, have been remanded to jail for the massacre of 45 members of the Ismaili community. — Express Tribune

to the elements.” Basikhel said, “Even now, relief activities remained confined to areas which were accessible by road.”

Hilly areas He added villagers in hilly areas were yet to be provided with any tents or medical assistance.

“Gheto, Suray Asharay and Kandao are the worst affected villages in the region.”

Commenting on the situation, former parliamentary candidatein Mansehra, Nawabzada Salahuddin Khan also expressed his dissatisfaction over relief and rehabilitation efforts.

“Torghar is already underdeveloped, with missing roads, and reduced health care and educa-

tional facilities,” said Salahuddin. “The recent earthquake has added to the miseries of people from an already neglected district,” he added.

The former candidate blamed the lack of accessible routes for the poor rehabilitation efforts – even more than two weeks after the earthquake. “And now the survivors are exposed to the rain and cold, especially worrisome if you think of the sick, the elderly and children,” said Salahuddin.

He stressed the area needed swift damage assessment and immediate rehabilitation, and infrastructure development.

The second most affected district in Hazara after Torghar is Kohistan –16 people died in the

S TAT E M E N T S

Ashamed of baseless attacks on Reham: Imran

Deprived of rights According to Sattar, residents of Kohistan remain deprived of their rights for two reasons –government and NGOs failed to reach survivors and broken down roads and routes.

He promised he would raise the issue at the floor of the KhyberPakthunkhwa Assembly to pressure the provincial government to fix the damaged road network so relief can pass through.

“Villagers have resorted to reconstructing their damaged houses (without knowing if they are stable) because the PTI government has yet not provided necessary assistance,” added Sattar.

Meanwhile, Hazara Commissioner Akbar Khan was not available for comments. Kohistan DC Fazal-e-Khaliq, however, said machinery had been dispatched to affected areas to clear roads and blockades. He added compensation funds for relief will be issued soon, following completion of damage assessment, a process which was meant to wrap up in the first week of November.

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-eInsaf chairman Imran Khan took to Twitter once again to defend Reham Khan, whom he announced to part ways with last month.

“Am ashamed of the moral collapse in our society, especially how some media people are conducting a baseless and malicious attack against Reham,” Imran said on Twitter.

The PTI chairman added, “The vicious attacks targeting Reham’s financial integrity are absolutely unfounded. Shameful especially as she is a mother of three children.”

Imran’s statements came in response to media reports claiming Reham had been paid a huge sum of money as settlement for divorce.

Earlier, Reham also ruled out rumours of any agreement of a financial settlement as false.

“It is unfortunate and condemnable how media has been indulging in unbecoming behaviour and language,” she said.

“Media started with speculation and followed with serious accusations without evidence. The quest for ratings and the misogynistic witch hunt is shameful and I plan to campaign actively for a media ethics board monitoring all output,” Reham added.

She also rejected allegations that she had received Rs50 million and Rs80 million from PTI leaders Aleem Khan and Faisal Wada, respectively.

Since announcing their split on October 26, Imran and Reham have been forced to make several clarifications as many reports regarding their divorce have circulated in the media.

— Express Tribune

— Express Tribune

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VIGILANT: Philippine Police Commandos take part in an exercise in Manila on Saturday, ahead of the

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. —

MANILA: Philippine police went on full alert nationwide on Saturday, ahead of next week’s summit of Asia-Pacific leaders in Manila and following deadly attacks in Paris, beefing up security to ensure the safety of thousands of summit delegates.

All security personnel across the country’s 7,100 islands are on alert, with close to 20 leaders due to attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, and after at least 127 people were killed in the attacks across Paris.

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The wealthy neighbouring city state of Singapore also raised its alert level, stepping up border checks and other security meas-

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ures in the wake of the Paris attacks, in which gunmen and bombers targeted restaurants, a concert hall and a sports stadium.

On Saturday, Philippine air force helicopters and coast guard boats patrolled around APEC meeting venues, with about 30,000 police officers and soldiers

deployed in the capital to protect the leaders and delegates.

US President Barack Obama, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are among those set to attend.

“So far, there is no direct information that there is a threat from terrorist groups,” said General Jonathan Miano, the head of the APEC security task force.”The only threats that we are expecting are the threats from rallyists.”

On Thursday, summit organisers said all buildings along a major boulevard near Manila Bay designated for use by summit vehicles ferrying world leaders were advised to keep their windows shut as a security measure.

There are no known links between IS extremists and Philippine terror groups, but extremist militants based in the country’s south have carried out several attacks in Manila in the past.

In Singapore, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said terrorism would be on the agenda of G20 meetings he is to attend, along with other leaders, in Turkey next week.

“This latest incident renders our discussions more relevant and urgent than ever,” Lee said on his Facebook page.

Singapore does not disclose details of its alert level. — Reuters

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China shows rare pictures of its fight against terror BEIJING: Chinese state media on Saturday showed rare pictures of its armed forces on what it said was a mission to root out militants in the far western region of Xinjiang.

China’s government has repeatedly blamed attacks in the far western region of Xinjiang, home to the mostly Muslim Uighur people, and other parts of the country on extremist militants.

A series of nine pictures showed armed police dressed all in black with helmets and balaclavas clambering over mountains, getting ready to storm what looked like a house in a rural region and a group posing for a picture with their faces blanked out.

Great results Police in Xinjiang, after 56 days of pursuing and attacking, carried out a full attack on the terrorists and got great results,” reads the text accompanying the pictures.

The post appeared to originate on an official microblog run by the Ministry of Public Security, but was then removed, though remained widely available on other state-run media microblogs.

A letter shown as part of the pictures says that after a 56-day battle, “it finally ended at 4:40pm today”. — Reuters

CONFLICT

Dozens of Afghan soldiers defect to Taliban in Helmand LASHKAR GAH, AFGHANISTAN: At least 65 Afghan soldiers have defected to the Taliban, taking their weapons and equipment with them and 88 have been killed in days of heavy fighting in the volatile southern province of Helmand, the local provincial governor said on Saturday.

The latest losses underline the heavy toll being exacted on Afghan security forces, now fighting largely alone since international troops ended most combat operations last year.

Police and soldiers have been engaged in near-continuous combat with insurgents for the past three weeks in the districts

The latest losses underline the heavy toll being exacted on Afghan security forces, now fighting largely alone since international troops ended most combat operations last year

of Lashkar Gah, Marjah and Nadali in Helmand, one of the extremist movement’s traditional strongholds.

Although they have so far repelled Taliban efforts to take the

provincial capital Lashkar Gah, they have not been able to push back the insurgents decisively from areas around the city.

“Soldiers from an Afghan army brigade in Station area have joined

the Taliban with their equipment and weapons,” Helmand Governor Mirza Khan Rahimi said.

He said a team had been sent to the town of Sangin to investigate the incident.

Taliban spokesman Qari Yousuf Ahmadi said in a statement that five commanders and 65 army soldiers “repented their mistakes and surrendered to Mujahideen”, bringing five armoured personnel carriers as well as weapons and ammunition.

Fall of Kunduz Since the fall of the key northern city of Kunduz, which the Taliban briefly took over in September, the government of President Ashraf Ghani has come under mounting pressure over the worsening security situation.

Thousands demonstrated in Kabul this week demanding action

after seven members of the Hazara ethic minority were brutally executed by extremist militants.

On Saturday, more than 1,000 people demonstrated in the western city of Herat, officials said.

Afghan officials say the sharp reduction in surveillance and close air support to troops on the ground has weighed particularly heavily since US forces cut their operational support to their Afghan allies.

President Ashraf Ghani repeated the need to strengthen Afghan air defences when he spoke by video conference with US Secretary of Defence Ash Carter on Friday.

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Inclusiveness cannot stop at the borders of the G-20. We must work to ensure that the benefits of growth and prosperity are shared by people all over the world.

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As politics and economics are increasingly intertwined, the G-20 must also work together to confront our era’s geopolitical challenges. This year is an important one in the fight against climate change. We must send a strong political message from Antalya in support of a successful outcome at the United Nations Climate Change Conference that takes place in Paris from November 30 to December 11.

Meanwhile, we cannot afford to forget that global challenges – such as the war in Syria, terrorism, and the refugee crisis – require global responses. The G-20 is an ideal forum in which to address them.

The G-20 Summit in Antalya will address these and other major issues confronting the world.

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‘Act of war’, says France as IS group claims responsibility The assaults came as France, a founder member of the USled coalition waging air strikes against IS in Syria and Iraq, was on high alert for terror attacks. It was the worst such attack in Europe since the Madrid train bombings of 2004

PARIS: IS claimed responsibility on Saturday for a coordinated assault by gunmen and bombers that killed 127 people at locations across Paris, which President Francois Hollande said amounted to an act of war against France.

In the worst attack, a Paris city hall official said four gunmen systematically slaughtered at least 87 young people at a rock concert at the Bataclan concert hall before anti-terrorist commandos launched an assault on the building.

Dozens of survivors were rescued, and bodies were still being recovered on Saturday morning.

Some 40 more people were killed in five other attacks in the Paris region, the official said, including an apparent double suicide bombing outside the Stade de France national stadium, where Hollande and the German foreign minister were watching a friendly soccer international.

The assaults came as France, a founder member of the US-led coalition waging air strikes against IS in Syria and Iraq, was on high alert for terrorist attacks.

It was the worst such attack in Europe since the Madrid train bombings of 2004, in which 191 died.

Hollande said the attacks had been organised from abroad by IS “barbarians”, with internal help.

Sources close to the investigation said a Syrian passport had been found near the body of one of the suicide bombers.

“Faced with war, the country must take appropriate action,” Hollande said after an emergency meeting of security chiefs.

He also announced three days of national mourning.

Former president Nicolas Sarkozy added in a statement: “The war we must wage should be total.”

During a visit to Vienna, US Secretary of State John Kerry said “we are witnessing a kind of medieval and modern fascism at the same time.”

In its claim of responsibility, IS said the attacks were a response to France’s campaign against its fighters.

It also distributed an undated video in which a militant said France would not live peacefully as long it took part in US-led bombing raids against them.

“As long as you keep bombing you will not live in peace.

You will even fear travelling to the market,” said a bearded Arabic-speaking militant, flanked by other extremists.

Critical condition A French government source told Reuters there were 127 dead, 67 in critical condition and 116 wounded.

Six attackers blew themselves up and one was shot by police.

There may have been an eighth attacker, but this was not confirmed.

The attacks, in which automatic weapons and explosives belts were used, lasted 40 minutes.

“The terrorists, the murderers, raked several cafe terraces with machine-gun fire before entering (the concert hall).There were many victims in terrible, atrocious conditions in several places,” police prefect Michel Cadot told reporters.

After being whisked from the stadium near the blasts, Hollande declared a national state of emergency, the first since World War II.

LIFE EMERGENCY BLANKETS: People wrapped in life emergency blankets walk near the Bataclan concert hall in central Paris, early on Saturday. — AFP

Syria talks focus shifts to fight against IS

IN MOURNING: A soldier puts

the French flag at half mast at the Elysee Palace in Parison Saturday. - Reuters/Jacques Brinon/Pool

TRIBUTE TO VICTIMS: Candles and a leaflet with the slogan ‘I am Paris’ are left in tribute to victims of Paris attacks in central Strasbourg, France, on Saturday. — Reuters

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Border controls were temporarily reimposed to stop perpetrators escaping.

Local sports events were suspended, department stores closed, the rock band U2 cancelled a concert, and schools, universities and municipal buildings were ordered to stay shut on Saturday.

Some rail and air services were expected to run.

Sylvestre, a young man who was at the Stade de France when bombs went off there, said he was saved by his cellphone, which he was holding to his ear when debris hit it.

“This is the cell phone that took the hit, it’s what saved me,” he said.”Otherwise my head would have been blown to bits,” he said, showing the phone with its screen smashed.

French newspapers spoke of “carnage” and “horror”.Le Figaro’s headline said: “War in the heart of Paris” on a black background with a picture of people on stretchers.

Emergency services were mobilised, police leave was cancelled, 1,500 army reinforcements were drafted into the Paris region and hospitals recalled staff to cope with the casualties.

Radio stations warned Parisians to stay at home and urged residents to give shelter to anyone caught out in the street.

The deadliest attack was on the Bataclan, a popular concert venue where the Californian rock group Eagles of Death Metal was performing. — Reuters

COORDINATED ATTACKS: A woman places tributes to the victims of a series of coordinated attacks in and around Paris, at the Place de la Republique square in Paris on Saturday. — AFP

HIGH ALERT: Tourists pause to take pictures as French military patrol near the Notre Dame Cathedral

(not seen) the day after a series of deadly attacks in Paris, France, Saturday. — Reuters

VIENNA: Deadly attacks in Paris forced a shift in the focus of Syrian peace talks on Saturday to the fight against IS, with France saying foreign ministers meeting in Vienna should concentrate on the battlefield rather than political process.

A round of talks in the Austrian capital, expected to focus on narrowing differences on the specifics of a political process leading to elections in Syria, turned instead to security and how to better fight IS. “One of the objectives of the Vienna meeting is to see concretely how we can strengthen the international coordination in the fight against Daesh (IS),” French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius told reporters in Vienna.

Differences Russia and the United States set aside their long-standing differences over the fate of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad to express solidarity with France and pledge to fight terror.

“We are witnessing a kind of medieval and modern fascism at the same time, which has no regard for life, which seeks to destroy and create chaos, disorder and fear,” US Secretary of State John Kerry said after a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov before the peace talks began.

“The one thing we could say to those people is that what they do in this is stiffen our resolve, all of us, to fight back, to hold people accountable, and to stand up for rule of law, which is exactly what we are here to do,” Kerry added.

Lavrov said there was no reason for major powers to not do much more to fight IS. — Reuters

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Paris bloodshed brings terrorism to the top of agenda at G-20 meet Turkish resort city of Antalya are already talking about upping the ante. President Joko Widodo of Indonesia, home to more Muslims than any other nation, on Saturday urged the international community to “wage war against terrorism.” Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the talks in Turkey were “more relevant and urgent than ever.”

Sophistication of the assault — involving bombs, high- powered assault weapons and hostage-taking across different venues — will broaden the planned discussion on terrorism at the meeting

PARIS: The attacks in Paris that killed at least 120 people in Europe’s worst terrorist bloodshed for more than a decade will elevate the challenge of combating militant groups such as Islamic State to the top of the agenda at this

CRUCIAL MEETING: President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan (third from right), Custodian of the

Two Holy Mosques Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud (fourth from right), Turkish Minister of Finance Mehmet Simsek (third from left), Head of the Turkey’s National Intelligence Organisation Hakan Fidan (second from right) and Turkish Presidency Spokesman Ibrahim Kalin (left), meet at a lunch before the upcoming G20 Turkey Leaders Summit on Saturday in Antalya. Antalya, top tourist attraction city in southern Turkey on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, will host the G20 Turkey Leaders Summit from November 15 to November 16. - AFP

weekend’s G-20 summit in Turkey.

The sophistication of the assault — involving bombs, highpowered assault weapons and hostage-taking across different venues — will broaden the planned discussion on terrorism

at the meeting, according to Nick O’Brien, associate professor for counter terrorism at Charles Sturt University in Canberra.

“After an attack like this I wouldn’t expect it to be much about deradicalisation,” O’Brien

said. “I would expect the focus to be on the tough end of security — how to cooperate, better communicate. If we have someone we suspect in our country, do we tell you and how do we do that?”

World leaders flying to the

US fears While the perpetrators of Friday’s slaughter have not been identified, the attacks have reinforced US concerns that Islamic State is broadening its capacity to attack beyond its base in the Middle East.

If Islamic State is found to have carried out the Paris assaults and the downing of a Russian airliner over Egypt two weeks ago, that would signal it has evolved into a more well-organised force that can carry out lethal strikes beyond the Middle East, said a US counter-terrorism official, speaking on condition of anonymity.

“Terrorism is the tier one national security threat to Europe,” said Rohan Gunaratna, head of the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research in Singapore.

“And will naturally be the top

most agenda item on the summit,” he further added. The massacre in Paris took place against a backdrop of rising anxiety in Europe as refugees from Syria and North Africa pour into the continent.

The events in the French capital may bolster the case for lawmakers intent on restricting the number of arrivals. That policy debate has put German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is determined to fight for her open-door policy on migrants — at odds with her Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, who likened the influx to an avalanche triggered by “a slightly careless skier.”

“There have been these vast numbers of people who are seeking to enter into Europe, or who have got there already, almost none of whom have been properly vetted for security to make sure that within that group of an overwhelmingly deserving people, there are not also some sleeper cells of IS fighters,” said Peter Jennings, executive director of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute in Canberra. One immediate concern is ensuring the safety of delegates at the Turkey summit and a key climate-change conference in Paris that starts late this month. — Bloomberg News

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BORDER CHECKS: Migrants and refugees wait to enter a regis-

tration camp after crossing the Greek-Macedonian border near Gevgelija on Saturday. Several EU countries have reintroduced border checks as Europe struggles under the strain of its worst migrant crisis since World War II, threatening to undermine the bloc’s cherished passport-free Schengen zone. - AFP

Poland says can’t accept migrants under EU quotas WARSAW: Poland cannot accept migrants under European Union (EU) quotas after the attacks in Paris, Poland’s European affairs minister designate Konrad Szymanski said on Saturday, in a sign that Friday’s assault may seriously undermine European Union refugee policy.

In a commentary published in the right-leaning news portal wPolityce.pl, Szymanski said his incoming government did not agree with Poland’s commitment to accept its share of an European Union -wide relocation of immigrants, and now, “in the face of the tragic acts in Paris, we do not see the political possibilities to implement (this).”

“The (EU Council) decision is valid for all European Union countries, but its implementation is very hard to imagine today,” Szymanski said in a separate interview for RMF FM radio.”

“We have to wait for the EU Court of Justice, for Brussel’s reaction,” he added.

Szymanski will take up his position on Monday as part of a government formed by last month’s election winner, the conservative and eurosceptic Law and Justice (PiS) party.

In September, Poland broke ranks with its ex-communist partners from the ‘Visegrad group’ —Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia - by backing a European Union plan to share out 120,000 refugees across the 28-nation bloc.

Under the plan, agreed by the outgoing centre-right, pro-EU government, Poland was to take in 4,500 refugees, adding to some 2,000 it has already accepted.

The migrant crisis was a key issue in the election campaign,

The (European Union Council) decision is valid for all EU countries, but its implementation is very hard to imagine today.

We have to wait for the EU Court of Justice, for Brussel’s reaction Konrad Szymanski

Poland’s European affairs minister designate

with PiS strongly critical of the government’s decision.

Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks in Paris in which at least 127 people were killed.

French President Francois Hollande deemed the attacks an act of war.

Poland’s incoming Prime Minister Beata Szydlo lit a candle at the French Institute in the southern city of Cracow.

At a briefing she refused to comment on the migrant issue, adding that she and her government will do everything “for the Polish nation to feel safe.” — Reuters

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Argentine opposition leads in presidential run-off: Poll BUENOS AIRES: Argentina’s opposition candidate had a comfortable lead over the ruling party’s pick for the November 22 presidential run-off election, according to a poll released on Saturday.

Potential investors in Latin America’s No. 3 economy are watching to see if front-runner Mauricio Macri, the businessfriendly mayor of Buenos Aires, can keep the momentum he gained in the October 25 first round election and win the presidency. He promises to open Argentina’s economy after years of protectionist policies under the country’s outgoing leader, Cristina Fernandez, who is barred by law from seeking a third term this year.

The poll, conducted by Management & Fit and published in newspaper Clarin, gave Macri about an 8 percentage point advantage over ruling party candidate Daniel Scioli, the governor of Buenos Aires province, who has been endorsed by Fernandez. In the survey Macri got a voter intention rating of 52 per cent versus 43.7 per cent for Scioli, factoring in each candidate’s projected share of undecided voters.

The poll of 2,400 voters taken last week had a margin of error of plus of minus three per cent.

The poll results were virtually unchanged from a Management & Fit survey released a week earlier. Macri is calling for a clean break from Fernandez’s interventionist policies, which include heavy controls on trade and currency.

He defied the opinion polls in the October 25 first round election by getting a higher-thanexpected 34 per cent of the vote, easily forcing a second and final round later this month. — Reuters

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Bangladesh to seek up to $12b in assistance DHAKA: Bangladesh will seek up to $12 billion in assistance for infrastructure development during a two-day meeting with funding partners that begins on Sunday, a senior finance ministry official said.

Bangladesh now spends only two to three per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) on such investment, but needs to invest up to 12 per cent to achieve the target of becoming a middle-income country, senior finance ministry official Mohammad Mejbahuddin said.

“We will place our requirements to them to ensure infrastructure development to become a middleincome country by 2021,” he told reporters on Saturday.

Major development partners include the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the International Monetary Fund, the US. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Department for International Development, the European Union and the Japan International Cooperation Agency.

Boost investment Bangladesh wants to boost investment in infrastructure development by up to six times from current figures in its quest for annual economic growth of 8.0 per cent, said Matlub Ahmed, president of the Federation of

Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry. Jin Liqun, president-designate of the China-backed, newly-formed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, will attend the meeting’s infrastructure session to be told about the country’s requirements.

But the development partners want the government’s commit-

ment to good governance, so as to assure the most effective outcome of the assistance they provide.

“We believe good governance improves the cost-effective delivery of public goods and services and broadens inclusiveness,” said Kazuhiko Higuchi, the ADB country director.

The ADB is a long-standing

development partner, providing Bangladesh assistance of more than $17.5 billion since 1973, he told Reuters.

“We will continue support to Bangladesh to attain middleincome status by 2021, and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.”

Good governance is essential for Bangladesh to maintain an environment for informed policy debate and ensure inclusive social and economic progress, USAID mission director Janina Jaruzelski told Reuters.

Through USAID, the US government has provided more than $6 billion in development assistance to Bangladesh since 1971. — Reuters

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‘Blade Runner’ Oscar Pistorius starts community service JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s “Blade Runner” Oscar Pistorius on Saturday started performing community service as part of his parole conditions after being released from prison last month, local media reported.

The Paralympic gold medallist

was freed on parole less than a year into a five-year sentence for the “culpable homicide” of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, who he killed on Valentine’s Day in 2013.

State prosecutors have appealed the High Court’s decision to sentence Pistorius for a lesser offence,

calling on the Supreme Court to convict him of murder and send him back to jail.

A video on News24, showed Pistorius — in his first public appearance since his release — arriving at the Garsfontein police station in Pretoria. — Reuters

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Airport and water project opened by Occidental Oman The move comes as part of a major initiative to develop the overall infrastructure in one of the major oil blocks in central Oman

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mobinmathew@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Two major projects — an airport and a water treatment plant — have been opened by Occidental Oman (Oxy Oman), as part of a major initiative to develop the overall infrastructure in one of the major oil blocks in central Oman.

The airport was built by Occidental Oman and it is approved by the Public Authority for Civil Aviation.

According to Oxy Oman, the airport serves for transporting passengers and goods between Mukhaizna filed and Muscat.

The airport terminal is designed to serve passengers and air freight with an annual capacity of 130,000 passengers.

It is part of a larger plan to develop infrastructure facilities in the field, which is also an advantage for the region.

The inaugural function coincided with the 45th National Day celebration and the tenth anniversary of Occidental Mukhaizna.

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Oman Shipping names medium range vessels ULSAN (South Korea): Oman Shipping Company has organised an event to name two medium range (MR) tankers for petroleum products, namely Muscat Silver and Rustaq Silver under the patronage of Wisam Al Najjar, general manager of corporate affairs.

These are the first two tankers of the ten MR tankers to be built under Project Silver that has been contracted between Oman Shipping and Shell International Trading and Shipping Company.

The event coincided with the Sultanate’s 45th National Day celebration.

The latest two tankers are advanced features in terms of fuel consumption and environment protection that result in low carbon dioxide emissions.

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INAUGURATION: The airport, built by Occidental Oman and ap-

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ternational standards as well as the regulations of the Public Authority for Civil Aviation for receiving Boeing aircraft (800737B) that are 2,500 metres long and 45 metres wide.

The airstrip lighting was provided to meet the highest standards and international aviation laws, with an eight-metre high control tower equipped with state-of-theart communication devices.

New airport features a weather station that is connected to Directorate General of Meteorology in order to serve the airport as well as the region.

It is also equipped with the latest security technologies to meet the requirements of the Public Authority for Civil Aviation and the Royal Oman Police.

Water treatment plant The water treatment plant, which was also opened on Thursday, was established with a total investment of OMR30 million. This plant is for processing oil associated water in four stages.

First, oil effluents are screened and separated from water, which is then de-mineralised. In the third stage, suspended solids

are removed, and in the final stage, water gets purified from dissolved solids. The plant has a capacity of 50,000 barrels per day, and the water will be used in steam production, which is critical in the enhanced oil recovery in Mukhaizna.

The celebration was held under the patronage of His Highness Sayyid Dr Fahad bin Al Julanda bin Majed Al Said and was attended by Sandy Lowe, a toplevel official of Oxy Oil and Gas International.

Mukhaizna field is located in Block 53, with multiple areas for heavy oil production. The field was first discovered in 1975 and started production in 1992.

Oxy became the operator in Mukhaizna field in 2005 and used state-of-the-art technology to make this field the highlight of the oil industry in Oman. This field is one of the largest heavy oil steam injection projects in the world.

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MARKET Islamic banks, windows in Oman post robust growth Islamic institutions managed to increase the value of the finance provided by them since starting operations early in 2013, up to the end of August 2015, to OMR1.4 billion

MUSCAT: Islamic banks and window operations in the Sultanate affirmed that there are good opportunities for their growth in 2015 and 2016, thanks to the growing turnout for Sharia-compliant financial products.

The Islamic banks and windows managed to increase the value of the finance provided by them since starting operations early in 2013 up to the end of August 2015 to OMR1.4 billion. At the same period, the deposits and assets increased to OMR1.2 billion and OMR1.9 billion respectively.

This is despite challenges fac-

ing the financial institutions this year due to the slump of oil prices and its negative effects on credit and money markets.

Bank Nizwa said that the good results by the banking sector during the first nine months of the year reflect the good performance of the sector. The bank commended the measures taken by the Sultanate to address the marked fall in oil prices namely implementing a strategy that aims at diversifying sources of the national economy and enhancing the role played by the private sector in the socioeconomic development process.

At its interim report, the bank added that despite the tough competition, the bank will continue implementing its traditional riskbased management and will remain poised to address any unexpected fluctuations at the market.

It also pointed out that the efforts made by the bank over the past period enabled it to enhance its position at the map of economic growth. It also enabled the bank to enhance its ability to compete with other local banks.

In the past nine months, the Islamic banks and windows focused on implementing more training programmes to enhance employees’ knowledge of the Sharia-compliant financial transactions and spread public awareness about Islamic banking.

The Islamic banking sector sought to diversify the base of revenues to ensure sustainable and stable revenues in the recent past.

The Islamic banks and windows have developed plans to maintain the growth of their products and enhance their abilities to finance

public and corporate projects.

Al Izz Islamic Bank Al Izz Islamic Bank said that it would continue its investment in information technology infrastructure to develop new products and services that enable customers to enjoy unique banking experience.

The bank said that it has adopted a precautionary approach in dealing with the regional and international economic challenges.

The bank will continue managing its core businesses with high efficiency and flexibility and will expand its branches network. The bank will also maintain risks at acceptable levels and achieve sustainable revenues.

The financial indicators of the unaudited financial statements of the Islamic banks and windows during the first nine months of the year are positive. Bank Nizwa managed to reduce its losses to OMR4.2 million compared to OMR5.9 million at the corresponding period last year. Al Izz Islamic Bank losses declined from

OMR4.4 million to OMR4.2 million at the same period.

The Islamic windows, on the other hand, posted good profits.

Maisarah Islamic Banking Services of BankDhofar achieved good results at the different indicators. ‘Maisarah’ not only did not face any difficulty in finance, but also posted OMR1.9 million profits before taxes for the first nine months of 2015 compared to only OMR10,000 during the same period of last year.

Meethaq Islamic Banking Services of Bank Muscat said that by end-September 2015, its net revenues stood at OMR13.7 million compared to OMR12.4 million during the corresponding period last year; a growth of 10.2 per cent. The revenues from customers increased to OMR549 million compared to OMR231 million a year ago.

Muzn Islamic Banking of National Bank of Oman said that forthe first nine months of 2015, its net profits stood at OMR510,000 against OMR290,000 loss for the same period last year. – ONA

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Air conditioning contract for Renaissance’s Duqm project awarded to Muscat Electronics Times News Service MUSCAT: Renaissance Services has said that it will award the split air conditioning contract for its flagship Duqm facility to Omani firm Muscat Electronics Company/Daikin.

“The MEC/Daikin units use the inverter technology, which has proven to significantly reduce the power consumption of each unit in the long term. Air conditioning accounts for around 65 per cent of the energy consumption of the Renaissance villages, so investing in these higher performance units

is an investment in sustainability: a long-term reduction in operating costs and a lower carbon output too,” said Mike de Podesta, project director of Renaissance.

Renaissance has been looking carefully into how the latest technology can deliver improved sustainable environment at its Duqm project.

Composting of food waste, installation of LED light fittings and using recycled water to irrigate the landscaping all contribute to the company’s Goal Zero: no harm to people, and no harm to the environment.

THIRD EDITION

Small, medium units to attend business forum on Monday MUSCAT: Third edition of the Business Opportunities Forum will start on Monday at Oman International Exhibition Centre under the auspices of His Highness Sayyid Haitham bin Tariq Al Said.

The forum is being organised by the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI).

It is an important economic event that aims to create a platform for companies and institutions to get to know each other and take advantage of the opportunities available under one roof for the expansion of its business.

It also aims at presenting the investment opportunities available by large companies, which will bring real and direct corporate benefit, and promote the efforts and programmes of the private sector companies in the field of the in-country- value (ICV) of products and industries and corporate social responsibility.

Investment opportunities The Business Opportunities Forum introduces the mechanisms and conditions of contracting, the decline of the projects, contracts and tenders in the companies.

The forum also aims to identify the market need of services and future business, which can be a promising investment opportunities and attract investors from outside the Sultanate to create a supportive partnerships for institutions and companies of Oman.

The first day will witness the distribution of the award of the largest value of the total contract raised by one company, the award for the largest value of a single contract, the award for the largest number of contracts that will be signed by one company, and the award for the establishment of a new company. - ONA

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Tankers equipped with latest navigational safety devices

STATE-OF-THE-ART TANKERS: Muscat Silver and Rustaq Silver are the first two tankers of the ten medium range tankers to be built under Project Silver. – ONA

The chief guest along with other participants toured various sections of the vessels that have been built by Hyundai Mipo where the audience listened to a detailed explanation by the engineers on various devices and control equipment provided on the ships, which are designed according to the latest international standards and provided with the latest navigational safety devices and equipment that enable them to meet the purpose of their production, as well as to deal with different climatic conditions.

Wisam Al Najjar said that the induction of these two tankers is one of the achievements that will strengthen and consolidate Oman Shipping’s capabilities to meet global market needs by offering advance and modern shipping solu-

tions that serve the oil and other oil derivatives in the shipping sector.

He added that the choice of Shell International to transport their products from oil derivatives on board Oman Shipping’s tankers is only evidence of the confidence of the world’s major companies in Oman Shipping.

Technical management He also noted that the technical management and operations of the vessels of project silver will be

by Oman Ship Management Company (OSMC), a subsidiary of Oman Shipping, and

this is also an irrefutable proof of OSMC’s capabilities and the confidence of the world’s major companies, such as Shell International in technical management of OSMC. “ T h e

achievements of the Oman Shipping’s come from the government vision in strengthening the pillars of Oman’s national economy and diversifying sources of national income,” said Al Najjar.

By the end of year 2016, there will be the naming of another eight new MR tankers for the same project, which will increase the company’s fleet to 53 vessels of various types and the total capacity of about 8.5 million metric tonnes.

Oman Shipping’s expects this expansion to contribute in developing its business operations in the global markets, as well as creating more jobs and training opportunities for national cadres working in the maritime transport sector. – ONA

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Omantel revenue increases by 7%

from a steep decline in the value of portfolio investments due to meltdown in the global and regional security markets during this period.

to increase in roaming, operating and maintenance (O&M), depreciation, employee costs, marketing cost and administrative expenses.

The increase in operating and maintenance cost was mainly on account of revenue related costs such as submarine cable IRU sales costs, cost of devices and roaming operator costs. Increase in depreciation is resulting from increased investment in network expansion for both mobile and fixed networks to meet the growing demand of broadband services.

Administrative costs include payment to Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA) and consultancy costs related to new corporate strategy and spend optimisation initiatives, which are of non-recurrent nature.

Expenses The group’s operating expenses increased by 10.1 per cent to OMR283.6 million from OMR257.6 million for the corresponding period of 2014. The major reasons for increase in operating expenses are attributed

Subscriber base Broadband segment both mobile and fixed broadband services have been the key driver for the growth.

Fixed and mobile broadband subscribers grew by 31 per cent and 13 per cent, respectively.

Omantel’s domestic subscriber

Revenue for the first nine months of 2015 grew to OMR383.3 million, from OMR357.6 million for the same period of last year

Times News Service MUSCAT: Oman Telecommunications (Omantel) said its group revenue for the first nine-month period of 2015 grew by 7.2 per cent to OMR383.3 million, from OMR357.6 million for the same period of last year.

However, the majority stateowned company’s net profit declined to OMR90.7 million for the nine-month period ending September 2015 from OMR95.9 million for the same period of last year. Expenses for the period have increased by 10.1 per cent to OMR283.6 million from OMR257.6 million in 2014.

The revenue growth was mainly

driven by domestic retail revenues, which have recorded a growth of 7.8 per cent and reached OMR377.7 million compared to OMR350.4 million for the same period of 2014 mainly contributed by strong performance of both fixed and mobile broadband as well as wholesale services.

Fixed and mobile broadband revenues witnessed a growth rate of around 26 per cent. All major segments – consumer, corporate and wholesale revenues — have recorded a growth over last year.

Moreover, Omantel was able to arrest the decline in international call revenues and achieved a growth in the third quarter of 2015 compared to previous periods.

Net earnings The group recorded a net profit of OMR90.7 million for the first three quarters of 2015 compared to OMR95.9 million for the same period of 2014.

Decline in net profit was mainly due to loss incurred by Omantel’s subsidiary Worldcall in addition to the non-recurrent costs. The decline was also caused by significant reduction in finance and other income categories resulting

C O R P O R AT E TA X

Crowe Horwath workshop to discuss major tax issues Times News Service MUSCAT: Taxation imposed on the deemed permanent establishment (PE) of foreign entities and offshore service providers is becoming quite a challenging task, both for the Tax Department and companies in the Sultanate.

“Foreign companies, particularly those from non-treaty countries, are at risk of PE being created in Oman by doing business for a short duration/limited visits to Oman. But the new tax law provides clarity by specifying the 90 days threshold in a tax year for creating a service PE therefore unintended PE consequences are avoided,” said Ramya Annadurai, director, Tax Advisory at Crowe Horwath Oman.

“The PE provisions also include a dependent agent clause,

whereby the definition of PE includes activities in Oman carried out directly or through a dependent agent. These provisions will also deem the local agent to be principal officers of the foreign company,” she added.

The tax workshop is being organised by Crowe Horwath Oman at the Crowne Plaza hotel on November 17 to discuss these issues and challenges related to taxation of permanent establishment and oil field service providers.

The workshop intends to update participants on latest changes in the tax law, rules and procedures by identifying, analysing and understanding compliance issues and challenges related to different sectors of the industry, trade and business.

It will begin at 8.30am on Tuesday and will be inaugurated by

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INFRASTRUCTURE

Global Entrepreneurship Week commences today MUSCAT: With the objective of presenting an apt platform for participants to gain valuable insights from successful and experienced entrepreneurs, the National Business Centre (NBC) will organise a series of events at Knowledge Oasis Muscat (KOM) in line with the Global Entrepreneurship Week from November 15 to 19.

The Global Entrepreneurship Week Oman, which also comes in line with the Sultanate’s celebrations of the 45th National Day, will focus on the concept of ‘SMEs beyond borders’.

Global Entrepreneurship Week Oman will be inaugurated on Sunday by Khalifa bin Said Al Abri, chief executive officer of the Public Authority for SMEs Development. Participants will have an opportunity to learn from successful and experienced entrepreneurs on the key elements of an environment that encourages entrepreneurial growth and is conducive to innovation.

They will also be able to meet and network with a broad array of delegates who can help potential entrepreneurs take the next step

the deputy chairman of the State Audit Institution, Nasser H S Al Rawahy. Government officials and professionals from a wide range of industries and businesses are expected to attend the oneday workshop.

This event is a corporate social responsibility initiative of Horwath MakGhazali, auditors and business advisors Oman.

Horwath MakGhazali is the member firm of Crowe Horwath International, which is among the top ten global accounting networks operating in 126 countries.

Recently, the firm was awarded the global advisory firm of year 2015 award by the International Accounting Bulletin. It operates out of 730 offices located across 530 cities around the world, with about 31,000 partners and employees.

in starting and growing firms.

Global Entrepreneurship Week Oman is an informal gathering of entrepreneurs to present their ideas and to share knowledge and experience.

More than 140 countries Mulkie Al Hashmi, director of Marketing at NBC said: “This event takes place in more than 140 countries worldwide and we at the National Business Centre is privileged to host this initiative for the third consecutive year in coordination with various supporting local institutions comprising Public Establishment for Industrial Estates, Public Authority for SMEs Development (Riyadah), ITA’s SAS, National Bank of Oman, Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (Orpic), in addition to Mint Marketing.”

The Global Entrepreneurship Week is the world’s largest celebration of innovators and job creators who work together to help bring ideas to life, drive economic growth and expand human welfare. The purpose is to connect experts and entrepreneurs.

Bangladesh to seek $12b fund DHAKA: Bangladesh will seek up to $12 billion in assistance for infrastructure development during a two-day meeting with funding partners that begins on Sunday, a senior Finance Ministry official said.

Bangladesh now spends only 2 to 3 per cent of gross deomestic product on such investment, but needs to invest up to 12 per cent to achieve the target of becoming a middle-income country, senior Finance Ministry official Mohammad Mejbahuddin said. - Reuters

base witnessed a growth of 3.8 per cent as of September 30, 2015 reaching 3.383 million (excluding mobile resellers).

“The first nine months of this year has been challenging for us due to emergence of different nonrecurrent costs. Despite this challenging situation, Omantel continued to see a steady growth in the revenue driven by strong growth in mobile and fixed broadband services, which we expect will continue to drive our growth in the coming few years,” said Talal bin Said Al Mamari, chief executive officer of Omantel.

“I would like to thank our loyal customers, visionary board, committed employees and supportive shareholders who have always been part and in support of Omantel’s journey to excellence,” added Al Mamari.

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CAUTION

UK’S OIL CAPITAL FEELS THE PINCH OF

SLIPPING OIL VALUE

The price crash has cost thousands of workers in Aberdeen their jobs, threatening the future prosperity of the city and, for some, undermining the economic case for Scotland breaking away from the rest of the UK

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n the restaurants, boardrooms, hotels and high streets of the Scottish city of Aberdeen, there is one question on most people’s lips: how do you survive a global oil price slump?

Oil firms are scaling back their operations in Britain’s oil capital as the tumbling value of the estimated 16.5 billion barrels of oil left in expensive-to-reach undersea fields off the British coast, makes exploration and drilling unprofitable.

The price crash has cost thousands of workers in Aberdeen their jobs, threatening the future prosperity of the city and, for some undermining the economic case for Scotland breaking away from the rest of the UK. The keenest edge of the crisis is being felt by the workers who were drawn to the remote Scottish city in boom times by the lure of plentiful work and high wages, but now find themselves accepting pay cuts and chasing increasingly scarce employment. From Monday to Fri-

day, Marcin Kozlowski works for United States oilfield equipment provider National Oilwell Varco. On Saturdays, he now washes cars in a multi-storey car park. “The oil price has affected everyone in Aberdeen,” he said, explaining that his monthly income has dropped from £4,500 ($6,926.85) to £2,500.

Oil companies have shed around 6,000 jobs, according to Scottish Enterprise, the region's economic development agency. This amounts to roughly 2 per cent of the working-age population of Aberdeen and its surrounding area, a figure that experts say is likely to be much higher if the impact on flexible labour is included.

"There's just no jobs. Customers aren't placing contracts," said Norman Ross, an unemployed contractor in the skilled field of measuring the value of oil as it is pumped out.

The knock-on effect is hurting the restaurants, hotels and shops which depend on oil workers spending their money.

"We used to have one quiet night a

week, now we have three," says Lisa Kelbie, owner of the Bistro Verde fish restaurant, who has been offering online discounts to attract new business.

Adapt to survive Oil market veteran Ian Wood, author of a government-commissioned report on North Sea oil, said production could last at least another 30 years if companies become more efficient.

Over the last five decades oil has supplanted almost all of Aberdeen’s other industries. The granite quarry which produced the stone from which much of the city is built closed over 40 years ago, and only one paper mill remains of the 300-year old industry the city was once known for before oil.

Aberdeen is hoping to ride out the crisis by learning from previous oil crashes in the 1980s and 90s.

Aberdeen’s relationship with oil has changed from when fisherman first laid down nets to provide the brawn for drilling rigs in the 1970s, to exporting technical expertise.

For now, Aberdeen’s municipal finances are insulated because almost all of the money it raises from local business taxes is pooled nationally and redistributed by central government. But the longer the oil price stays low, the more money drains away from the city and the harder it is to recover.

Independence debate The oil price slump comes as Scotland’s 300-year union with England is in question, fuelling one of the main disagreements over whether the country, currently run by the separatist Scottish National Party, could successfully go it alone.

But, between 2008 and 2012 oil revenues made up an estimated 16 percent of Scottish tax receipts. “In the short to medium term the collapse in the oil price would have posed a significant threat to the finances of an independent Scotland,” said David Bell, an economist at the University of Stirling, in a recent research paper. - Reuters

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Landmark Group conducts blood sugar test camps

multi-lingual multinational singing competition for the children below the age of 13 opened with almost a full house

MUSCAT: Fourteen Little Gems, the finalists of Muscat Icon, Minara Little Gems 2015 glittered through the night at City Amphitheatre, mesmerizing the Muscat music lovers with their excellent singing prowess, says a press release.

The most popular multi-lingual, multi-national singing competition for the children below the age of 13 opened with almost a full house. Vishnu opened the evening with his powerful voice rendering Jhanak Jhanka tore Baaje Payaliya, an old famous semi classical song followed by Tharki Chhokro rendered equally with vigor. The next contestant was an Omani boy Shehab who sang an Arabic melody followed by a patriotic song dedicated to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said and the people of Oman. Next contestant Sreedevi sang PIya Tose Naina Lage Re, a famous semi-classical song from award winning movie Guide. She also sang Anarkali Disco chali pepping up the evening with a group of dancers. Angel, a Filipino school student captivated the audience with her singing, performance and costumes rendering the song To love you more and I will survive.

The youngest finalists, seven year old cute little Shreeya stole the heart of audience and the judge Jaspinder with her singing prowess and performance on Piya Aiso Jiya Mein and Mera Naam Chin Chin Choo. Her talent made the surprised audience give her a standing ovation. Loay from Jordan rendered Aakdeb Alek followed by a fast number with excellent Arabic rhythmic beats. Little wonder Rose mesmerized the audience with a semi classical song Kahe Tarsaye following up with

latest famous dance number Parda Parda which got an encouraging comments from the judge.

The entertaining songs charged the atmosphere with a musical fervor. Dazzling lights, performances and echoing voice in the silence of the night was really entertaining.

Everything was moving in a perfect setting.

South African girl Iyanda captivated the audience with her husky voice singing Beautiful and Simply the Best. Shradha with a master piece Mere Dholna and Halkat Jawani brought the audience on their feet. The Egyptian contestant Malak with her smile, charming looks and baby voice sang an Arabic song dedicated to all mothers and the next song she sang was for kids. Sreerag with Madhuban Mein Radhika and Palat Tera Hero Idhar hai raised the bar of singing quality, drawing some excellent comments from the judge and a standing ovation from audience.

The competition was getting tough and everyone was giving their best. Next was the rendering

by Filipino school girl Kristine of the song I surrender and Happy enthralled the audience. Eight year

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partnership; continuing for the sixth year in a row, and targeting raise public awareness about a growing problem in this country will definitely have good health impact in the years ahead," he added.

Dr.Noor Al Busaidi, president of the Oman Diabetes Association commented, “Landmark Group initiative Beat diabetes has been supported by ODA for the sixth year and we are continuing to cooperate and partnership with them to raise public awareness and help control diabetes” She also added, “I need also to highlight that the fight of diabetes epidemic does not stop at providing best quality care in hospitals but must include implementing comprehensive preventive measures. The ultimate awareness raising objective among all health stakeholders will include helping in developing the city plans to having enabling environment to promote walking and exercise, national strategies to control obesity, strategies promoting for healthy eating and healthy lifestyle and the early detection of the disease. Working with the different stakeholders, we can and we must have control over this growing problem."

She also stressed to have a national focus on World Diabetes Day slogan for this year 'Eating healthy is a right and not a privilege. Speaking on the initiative, Clive Freeman, COO, Landmark Group – Oman, said: “Since the launch of the Beat Diabetes campaign in Oman, Landmark Group’s commitment towards this cause has only strengthened through the years. I advise the residents to attend these camps and get their blood glucose level checked by professionals from Al Raffah hospital as well as ask any questions they might have about the condition.”

MEDICAL SYMPOSIUM

JCI chief executive officer visits Starcare Hospital

MUSCAT: Paula Wilson, president and the chief executive officer, JCI from USA and Dr Ashraf Ismail, managing director, Middle East JCI office, visited Starcare hospital Muscat recently.

Joint Commission is a USbased organization which accredits and certifies nearly 21,000 health care organizations and programme in the United States. It affiliates the JCI grants accreditation to healthcare facilities in more than 60 countries after a detailed evaluation of several processes including treatment protocols, quality methods and patient-safety.

The JCI accreditation is regarded as the highest certification of excellence in the field of healthcare worldwide, it is a symbol of quality that reflects an organization’s commitment to meeting certain performance standards.

Starcare is among the premier hospitals in the Middle East to have achieved JCI accreditation with a rare distinction of achieving this within the first year of its operation. This feat was reachieved by the hospital by undergoing JCI accreditation in the

old Ananya moved the judge and the audience emotionally with her soulful rendering of the song Tu Kitni Achchi Hai..o Maa dedicating the song to all the mothers. The next song she sang was of a lighter mood Tinga Tinga Nanga Punga.

Sanjeev ended the competition with a very soul stirring emotional song Tujh se naaraz nahin Zindagi following up with a latest popular Salman Khan dance song Jumme ki Raat Hai. The singers were accompanied by some excellent dances choreographed by master Delicious and team, Dilip and Vineetha, performed by very talented local dancers. There were also original music videos and movie projections compiled by Haider Naqvi, technical director. Excellent costumes and hair styling by all the performers was supervised by Dr. Sateja Dalal, the event coordinator helped in adding glamour and glitter to the evening.

As the judges were tabulating the results, it was time for LuLu Fashion Street. Sixteen kids from seven different nationalities, all residents of Oman gave an excellent display of cat walk, dance,

act and formation. It was choreographed by Divya Tewari. The music for the show was compiled by Dhruv.

Judges had a tough time judging the best from the such talent pool.

Kamil Al Balushi, judge for the Arabic singer adjudged Malak as the winner.

Sarthak Swami, judge for the English category adjudged Iyanda as the winner.

Surprisingly there was a tie between three finalists. Judge Dr.Jaspinder Narula made the contestants sing again without music as a tie-breaker to select teh winners. Before declaring the final results she admitted, all three finalists were so close to each other and the choice was most difficult.

She declared Shreeya and Sreerag a brother-sister combo as combined winners and Rose as runner up.

Trophies were handed over to the winners. The excited evening came to an end with the thank you speech by the director of the show, Dr. Sanjay Dalal, followed by fireworks.

“I am overall satisfied with the proceedings. Though few things are not in my control, I would have preferred if it would have been shorter by at least half an hour.

Minara Little Gems really rocked.

So did all the performers, dancers and fashion models. Hard work of three long months paid off. Except a couple of nervous kids everyone gave their 100 per cent. There was lots of positive and encouraging feedback. We always aim to raise the bar of quality and professionalism. I honestly feel, we still have scope to improve and a long way to go”, said Dr. Sanjay Dalal, founder of Talent Hunters Oman and director of the event.

MUSCAT: Landmark Group, the region’s leading retail and hospitality conglomerate, through its Beat Diabetes campaign and as part of its outreach programme, continues to raise awareness on the condition of diabetes in the region. The Beat Diabetes campaign which was launched in 2010, is supported by the Ministry of Health and the Oman Diabetic Association and incorporates a number of free blood sugar testing camps hosted by Landmark Group across the Sultanate, says a press release.

The group along with its support partners, Al Raffah Hospital, Johnson & Johnson (Muscat Pharmacy) will move to various key locations and companies across Muscat, Sohar and Salalah.

Diabetes is a condition which affects more than 14.49 per cent of the adult population in Oman (as per 2014 IDF figures). The World Health Organization (WHO) predicts that diabetes will be the seventh leading cause of death in 2030. Landmark Group, through this CSR programme, is working with Ministry of Health to bring out greater awareness on Diabetes in the Sultanate.

Dr. Sulaiman Al Shereiqi, senior specialist in public health from the National Diabetes and Endocrine Center, Ministry of Health said: “Commemorating the World Diabetes Day on November 14 every year and having activities all year round that target raising public awareness are essential tools towards prevention and control of diabetes and with effective participation, the individuals are empowered to make informed decisions about living healthy, eating healthy and adopting healthy lifestyles”.

“The beat diabetes Initiative from Landmark group is an excellent model of public private

year 2015 by complying with its stringent process.

The feat was possible due to the clear commitment of the management to establish and adhere to highest standards of quality from day one.

During the visit, Paula Wilson expressed happiness on the vision and focus followed at Starcare for its patients. The JCI apex members interacted with the hospital team and reiterated their support to the focus on best healthcare practices in the interest of all who seek treatment.

Speaking on the occasion Dr. Mohammed Naseem, CEO of Starcare, said: “ The JCI Seal that Starcare Hospital has achieved, is a beacon of quality and performance in healthcare in this region. Starcare will continue to provide its best for their patients in terms of treatment, safety and quality.”

Dr. Ashraf Ismail, managing director, JCI Middle East, said that they would like this culture of healthcare quality to keep growing in the country as it is foreseen that Oman is now a frontrunner in the field of superspecialty healthcare in the GCC.

Badr Al Samaa dermatologist attends global symposium MUSCAT: Dr Shibu Mohammed, consultant dermatologist of Badr Al Samaa Hospital, presented a poster at the 24th E.A.D.V symposium held recently at Copenhagen, Denmark. The symposium witnessed the attendance of doctors from all over the world, says a press release.

Dr Shibu Mohammed is a board member of L’Oreal Active Cosmetics Middle East and La RochePosay attended the symposium conducted by L’Oreal in the conference. He shared the newer modalities of treatment for melasma with fellow colleagues from Europe and GCC.

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MUSCAT: Fraud costs organisations worldwide an estimated 5 per cent of their annual revenues, according to a study conducted by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). If applied to the 2014 estimated gross world product, this translates to a potential projected global fraud loss of approximately $3.9 trillion.

Highlighting the seriousness of the global fraud problem, ACFE Oman is participating in the International Fraud Awareness Week

from November 15 to 21 as official supporter to promote anti-fraud awareness and education.

The Fraud Week champions the need to proactively fight fraud and help safeguard business and investments from the growing fraud problem, says a press release.

ACFE Oman joins hundreds of organisations who have partnered with the ACFE, the world’s largest anti-fraud organisation and premier provider of anti-fraud training and education, for the annual

Fraud Week campaign.

During the Fraud Week, the ACFE Oman will engage in various activities, including hosting fraud awareness training for the community and teaming with local media to highlight the problem of fraud.

Thomas Totton, general manager - Internal Audit, Bank Muscat and ACFE Oman Chapter President, commented: “The fraud awareness week is an important milestone in the ACFE campaign to raise awareness of the global menace that fraud presents to the business community in general, and specifically to financial institutions in the Sultanate.

“Bank Muscat supports the efforts of the local ACFE Chapter and encourages everyone to play their part in reducing the impact of frauds and help safeguard the economy from the growing fraud threat.”

James D. Ratley, ACFE president and CEO, said that the support of organisations around the world helps make the Fraud Week an effective tool in raising antifraud awareness.

James D. Ratley said: “The latest statistics tell us that fraud is not going away and companies that do not have protective measures in place stand to lose the most. That is why it is reassuring to see many businesses, agencies, universities and other organisations involved in the Fraud Week movement.

The first step in combating fraud is raising awareness worldwide that it is a serious problem that requires a proactive approach toward preventing it.

“Since the first Fraud Week more than 10 years ago, the movement continues to grow. I heartily thank all the supporters of Fraud Week for making it what it is today,” he added.

TOP CHINESE BRAND

JAC Trucks now available at Al Mawaleh showroom

MUSCAT: JAC trucks, known for their light build but heavy-duty performance, are now available at Towell Auto Centre’s Mawaleh Showroom. The range of trucks are available with a cash gift offer valid till November 16.

Available in 3 Ton (2.7L) and 4 Ton (3.8L), JAC Motors’ trucks are reliable, rigid, safe and suitable for various road conditions.

A senior spokesperson of TAC remarked: “JAC’s light duty trucks have been painstakingly developed with R&D based on advanced European and Asian platform technologies. JAC is known for its low oil consumption, easy maintenance, high performance, solid load capacity, and durability.

We are happy to make the range available at TAC’s new state-ofthe-art showroom in Mawaleh.”

Officially known as Jianghuai Automobile Co Ltd, JAC Motors was established in 1964 and has been listed in Shanghai Stock Exchange since 2001. Today, JAC Motors is the No.1 commercial vehicle brand in China, selling passenger and commercial vehicles to over 100 countries worldwide. In Oman, TAC is the sole distributor of JAC light-duty trucks.

With a network of 11 showrooms, 13 service outlets and 10 parts outlets spread across Oman, TAC is one of the leading automobile distributors in the region.

SPECIAL OCCASION

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Direct Support Programme by Sohar Aluminium celebrates Zubair SEC gets huge response Omani Women’s Day in style MUSCAT: The third round of the Direct Support Programme by Zubair Small Enterprises Centre (Zubair SEC) received a remarkable turnout by entrepreneurs and owners of small enterprises, members of the centre and new members enlisted for new membership status to qualify them to enter the competition for the programme.

Shortly after announcing the commencement of the third round of the Direct Support Programme early October 2015, Zubair SEC received a wide interest from interested applicants from all across the Sultanate.

Zubair SEC team attributes this high positive response to the success and achievements accomplished by the winners of the programme in its first two rounds and the excellent status of their projects after having received a comprehensive services package and logistical support from the centre.

Lina Hussein, head of communication and Social Impact at Zubair SEC, said, “The growing number of applicants to Zubair SEC’s Direct Support Programme and the center’s membership in general is an additional drive for us to provide all support and comprehensive services to our members and move forward with its programmes to-

wards further excellence. Our aim through the offered services and programmes is to contribute in the development of the small and medium enterprises sector in the Sultanate, in cooperation with various governmental and private organisations concerned with this vital sector”.

The programme rewards its members who show commitment and dedication towards the success of their projects through the sound application of the centre’s guidance, recommendations and consulting.

Projects and members should reflect in proper strategic planning during the course of their business based on a well-planned feasibility study and best business management practices in accordance. Based on these criteria the Centre selects

a specific number of members each year to join the “Direct Support Programme” and directly benefit from the provided services in addition to a financial grant to support the winning projects.

The number of beneficiaries of the Direct Support Programme during the last two rounds reached 18 entrepreneurs; nevertheless, all members of the Centre benefit from the advisory and capacity building services and support facilities provided by Zubair SEC. Based on the growing number of applications to the programme and the Centre’s membership, Zubair SEC has announced the extension of the registration deadline till the November 20, 2015 in order to provide greater opportunity for more candidates to join the programme.

SOHAR: Emphasising its commitment to empowering and promoting women in the workplace and as a gesture of recognition of their role and hard work, Sohar Aluminium (SA) recently held an event celebrating the Omani Woman’s Day in Majan Hall in Sohar. The event was attended by our female employees and contractors, says a press release.

The event began with a welcome speech by Maisa Al Jahwari who explained the significance of this occasion for Omani women and their role in the social and economic development of the Sultanate. This was followed by an activity conducted by Aziza Rashid Al Balushi, a researcher at the Ministry of Education, in which she engaged the attendees in an inspirational group talks and team building activities. She also involved the audience in a cultural competition about famous women who became leaders and role models to all women around the world.

After that, Rihab Harib Al Saadi, a poetess, recited two poems that she had specially penned for the event and focused on the wise leadership of His Majesty, who continuously stressed the importance of Omani women and

their role in the development of the Sultanate.

A video made by SA’s female employees was played showcasing the role of women in the company. The video included part of His Majesty’s speech encouraging women to take part in the development of Oman.

“We are proud to have organized this event to reaffirm our dedication to empower women in the workplace,” said Dana Geadah, SA Communications Manager. She added: “What makes this event even more special is the great participation of all our female employees in the organization, which made it successful and we felt the team work and the spirit of solidarity. Our female employees should be very proud

of what they have presented and what they give for this beloved country”.

Muna AL Nofli, supervisor at SA expressed her appreciation to SA for organizing the event and her pride of being an employee in the company. She said “It gives me great pride to be part of this organisation which has a positive approach to women’s employment and career progression where our contribution is recognized.”

Sohar Aluminium was formed in September 2004 to undertake a landmark Greenfield aluminium smelter project in the Sultanate of Oman and is jointly owned by Oman Oil Company, Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC - TAQA and Rio Tinto.

MUSICAL EVENING

ISC Tamil Wing’s event turns out to be a musical treat MUSCAT: Tamil Wing of the Indian Social Club presented a musical programme Isaiyodu Isainthaadu featuring the leading music artists of the South Indian music industry.

The guest of honour was Kalaimaamani Vani Jayaram who was felicitated with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the event for her decades of contribution to various forms of music. The programme started with the prayer song, Tamizh Thai Vazhthu (Hail Mother Tamil) presented by the volunteering Tamil teachers of the wing. The programme was compered by Visalam Swaminathan, literary secretary of the Tamil Sangam. Welcome address was presented by treasurer Vijayalakshmi Chandrashekar. Convener Abul Hasan addressed the gathering with his poetic Tamil and gave

a befitting start to the Tamil wing’s programme with his command over the language.

Vijay TV fame anchor, Ramya took the centre stage and steered and engaged the audience throughout the evening. Guinness record holder Lakshman Shruti orchestrated and provided a lively background for the singers to take the centre stage and proved their calibre. The musical extravaganza took off with Anita who sang the famous hit song praising the Tamil Language Amudhe Tamizhe from the film Kovil pura followed by a classical song Kurai Ondrum illai by Mahathi. Evergreen singer Srinivas joined Mahathi and kept the audience spell bound with their hit number Minsara poove from the film Padayappa.

Sathya Prakash mesmerized the audience with the song Ammadi

Un Azhaghu from the film Vellaikaara Durai. Velmurugan introduced himself to the audience with a folk song and continued with a fast number Madhurai Kulungafrom the film Subramaniyapuram as a tribute to Madurai, the place where Tamil is considered to be born and cherished.

The felicitation ceremony for Kalaimaamani Vani Jayaram was the center piece of the show. Flower bouquet was presented to her by Vinod Nair, ISC Observer to Tamil Wing. The Life time Achievement award was presented by Joseph, CEO of Silver Ring International (presenter of the event). This was

followed by an award presented to M.K. Janaki Raman, recognizing his service to the Tamil community and the award was presented by Vani Jayaram. He was conferred with Samooka Araneri Kaavalar award.

Vani Jayaram enthralled the audience with the song, Malligai en mannan mayangum followed by a mesmerizing medley songs comprising of her various hit numbers over the years and topped it off with one of her most famous song Bhole Re Pappihara. Vijay TV fame Siricha Pochu team, Palani Pattalam, Jeyachandran and Vadivel Balaji provided a stress busting laughter therapy with their creative comedies spanning more than 35 minutes. Audiences were completely engrossed by their wits and thoroughly enjoyed the live comedy show.

Lakshman Shruti team showcased its varied talents throughout the evening amongst the various performances. Sujatha sang many hit numbers with the other singers. Chandrashekar performed various songs of T M Soundararajan replicating the latter’s voice.

The drums performance by Dickson kept the audience spellbound.

To top it off, a dance performance for the song Pudhu Mapillaiku from the movie Apoorva Sagotharargal by Appu Basker who danced like ‘Appu’ Kamal Haasan and entertained the kids completely.

Vote of thanks was given by the co-convener Srinivasan. The show was enjoyed by more than 7000 spectators who thoroughly enjoyed the event. The high quality show kept the audience glued to their seats for five hours till the programme ended at 10.45 pm.

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Al-Futtaim opens first F&F store in Sultanate

Food photography contest concludes There were 5

MUSCAT: Al-Futtaim, one of the region’s largest business conglomerates, have opened the first F&F store in Oman at City Centre Muscat in Seeb. In addition to the newly opened store in Oman, F&F has nine stores in the UAE, two in Bahrain and one in Jordan, says a press release.

F&F, the British-inspired fashion label, is available in over 1,800 locations worldwide and is among the top fashion brands in Europe, offering a broad range of affordable fashion including men’s, women’s, and children’s ranges, as well as footwear and accessories.

Troy Zunckel, general manager – Fashion, Retail Division, AlFuttaim, said: “We are pleased to open our first store in Muscat in what is a very important market for us. Customers to our store will find designs that are on par with

global trends for men, women and kids at affordable prices. We look forward to welcoming all our customers to the new store.”

Currently offering its autumn collection, customers will find the latest designs for men and women including formal shirts and trousers, suits, formal jackets, shirts, blouses, skirts, dress-

es, tops, shorts, jeans, casuals, lingerie and sportswear while mother’s shopping for babies and kids will find baby suits, sleep wear, layettes, jeans, shorts, dresses, skirts and essentials.

There are also matching footwear and accessories including scarfs, belts, hats, handbags and more at affordable prices.

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categories of prizes,

omanoil donates stationary supplies to 250 students

Best Picture – Shuwa Diners choice, Best Picture –Canon’s choice along with third, second and first place winners

MUSCAT: Foodington.events in collaboration with Shuwa Diners restaurant launched Oman’s flagship food photography competition and saw the culmination of it. A unique endeavor, this contest was supported by Her Highness Sayyidda Hujaija bint Jaifer bin Saif Al Said and saw over fifty participants geared up to present their creativity and claim the title of the Sultanate’s first ever food photography champion, says a press release.

Ali Al Abdullatif, managing director of foodington.events said: “We hope to unleash the creativity of the people of the Sultanate by bringing exclusive events like this.

We have received a tremendous

response with our first ever event and we hope to continue to bring forth food related events that will not only be creative, but also educational and intriguing. I would like to thank all our sponsors and participants who have made this possible.”

The competition, held at Shuwa Diners restaurant where participants were given a three course set menu to photograph. The contestants then uploaded their favorite images on to the website and 4 renowned judges including, Skylar Andrew Burt, a photography teacher at Sultan Qaboos University. Bader Al Lawati, a seasoned food photographer, Fatima Al Ajmi, a most sought after photographer and Faisal Al Balushi, another famous photographer picked the winners. There were five categories of prizes, best picture – shuwa diners choice, best picture – canon’s choice along with third, second and first place winners.

The winners lineup consisted of Bader Al Ghailani, Muath Al Hashmi, Mohammed Al Shukairy, Eliza Lincy and Khalil Al Hasani who bagged the first prize with his photographs. The challenge was supported by Canon, Tech Boutique, Studio 43 and Times of Oman.

The main sponsor of the event, Canon, provided their most coveted cameras as prizes for the winners along with Tech Boutique who created exclusive vouchers for winners to shop for photography equipment.

Canon’s brand promise is to help people realize the power of image.

The new range of DSLR cameras demonstrate Canon’s unparalleled expertise in imaging and reflects the innovation and uniqueness the company strives for, to provide the best technology to its users of all levels in Oman,” said Dr. Muthanna Al Durrah, CEO – Genetco Studio 43 created exclusive videos that showcased the event.

NAT I O NA L TA L E N T P O O L

Daleel Petroleum achieves over 92% Omanisation rate MUSCAT: Daleel Petroleum sincerely acknowledges its working force as being one of its important assets. It is one of the main sources available in the country and it is considered the dynamic generator for any national economy.

However, expatriates` knowledge, experience and competencies are crucially required in the oil & gas sector with a need to transmit it to the local workforce especially in the developing countries. By depending on the local workforce to operate all economical sectors as a vision, Daleel Petroleum has managed to achieve more than 92% of Omanization in all organizational levels.

Following and implementing a number of policies and programs have led to the attraction of Omani employees — training and development plans, leadership development, graduate scheme and the corporate environment — have all been a driver to higher levels of productivity and loyalty to the organization.

Such programs contribute effectively to achieving the required percentage for oil & gas sector

and beyond. Ahmed Al Kharusi, HR, Admin & IT manager, said about the achievement: “The future challenge that we could see is to sustain the current percentage while the workforce market is determined by a number of variable factors; mainly supply and demand of competent workers and other related issues to the market itself.

Our mission at Daleel Petroleum is to maintain the percentage while functioning in line with the directives of His Majesty.”

Daleel Petroleum has built a very good foundation of ever more efficient production, use of latest technology, ethical business stand-

ards and social responsibility. Operating in Block 5, onshore Oman approximately 450 km North West of Muscat, the dedicated and talented workforce is successfully propelling production efficiency.

It is a joint venture registered in Oman between Mezoon Petrogas, a subsidiary of MB Holding, and Mezoon Petrogas BVI, a subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corporation. The core business of the company is the production of oil as well as exploiting and optimizing precious future reserves.

This is a key contribution to the socio-economic development of the country.

MUSCAT: As part of its efforts to bolster education in local communities, Oman Oil Marketing Company (omanoil), donated stationary supplies to 250 children from schools in the Governorates of North Al Batinah, South Al Batinah, Al Dakhiliya, and Muscat in collaboration with Dar al At’a. This initiative was funded through omanoil’s successful At’a Campaign that ran during the last ten days of the holy month of Ramadan. Under the theme ‘Together We Give More’, At’a campaign donated 10 per cent of all sales from a selected number of ahlain convenience stores in Muscat, Al Batinah, Al Sharqiyah, Al Dakhiliyah, and Salalah to charity, says a press release.

At the forefront of humanitarian causes, omanoil has led by example since its inception and the Ata’a campaign is a testament to the company’s commitment to supporting programs that benefit the wider community. By partner-

ing with Dar Al At’a for the distribution of the stationary supplies, omanoil was able to make a difference in the lives of a large number of schoolchildren and through similar initiatives, inspire and invest in Oman’s next generation.

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ride with significant power while maintaining low levels of fuel consumption

MUSCAT: The Renault Symbol is a status-enhancing yet affordable family sedan. Its modern design and attractive equipment package, combined with its low fuel consumption make the new Renault Symbol the perfect sedan for families looking for value for money along with status and style. Competitive advantages such as roominess, boot space, modern equipment and engine displacement ensure it has everything required to make it a hit with customers in the region.

Symbol is packed with topnotch technology and innovation. It offers an enjoyable ride, significant power while maintaining low levels of fuel consumption.

It is fitted withan automatic gearboxand a 1.6L16V engine;placing it among the highest size of engines available on the B Sedan segment.

The compact sedan offers as well spacious interior with seating for five adults, a 510 Litres bootspace, and the possibility to increase it up to 1,257 Litres with the rear benchseat folded.

The new Renault Symbol also offers plenty of safety features. It is equipped with front driver and passenger airbags, driver seatbelt unlock alarm, ISOFIX attachments for child seats, three points rear seatbelts with three rear headrests in addition to a central

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locking system and a speed sensitive door lock. It also boasts as standard front fog lights, daytime running lights, and most importantly an antilock braking systems (ABS).

A standard of comfort and technologies worthy of the next segment up. To top it all, Renault Symbol will be available in various colours to satisfy all customer preferences and desires. It comes with the new radio Arkamys 3D Sound CD/MP3/USB and Bluetooth, steering wheel controls, a cruise control and speed limiter. It is also furnished with an automatic air-conditioning system that was tested to meet the challenges of the region’s harsh climate conditions.

The new Media Nav multimedia system also gives easy access to highly practical features thanks to it 7” touchscreen: GPS, audio streaming music, as well as access to your phonebook and call history thanks to Bluetooth.

This new car in the Renault lineup has been specially designed to meet the needs of customers who want an elegant, spacious, lowmaintenance family car.

Modern equipment specifica-

tion and engine range ensure it has all the ingredients to make it a hit with customers in the region.

Engine: The 1.6L 16V engine is among the highest size of engines available on the B Sedan category.

Bootspace: The bootspace has a capacity of 510 litres, therefore placing the new Renault Symbol as the best-in-class choice for luggage transport in its category.

In addition, the capacity can be increased to 1,257 Litres with the rear benchseat folded.

Technology: The new Radio Arkamys 3D Sound CD / MP3 / USB is available with factory fitted Bluetooth® and steering wheel control as standard from the first PE equipment level.

The new Media Nav multimedia system offering 7” touchscreen, GPS and audio streaming music comes along with the top of the range LE grade.

The top-of-the-range LE model includes 15” NEPTA alloy wheels, Rear parking sensors and MEDIA NAV multimedia system with 7” touchscreen and GPS. The Renault principle of safety is outlined in four basic points: Prevent, correct, protect and edu-

cate. Renault provides equipment that performs auxiliary tasks automatically to promote the responsibility of drivers by warning them when they are not in a position to control their vehicle or when they put themselves in a position of potential danger.

For example, the visual and audible seatbelt reminders and tyre pressure monitoring.

The inherent handling and braking qualities of a vehicle are fundamental factors of its overall dynamic, active safety and accident avoidance performance.

Moreover, Renault is also known to have the maximum number of Euro-NCAP Five Star rated models globally.

SBA is largely committed to supporting Renault Oman’s growth in the Sultanate through major emphasis on customer satisfaction and by providing world-class aftersales services in Oman.

With a national network of more than 80 outlets – showrooms, service centers and parts outlets, SBA has further built upon its legacy of trust, excellent customer service and providing value for money to each of its customers.

MUSCAT: Toyota chairman Takeshi Uchiyamada likes to tell the story of how his team could not get the first Prius prototype to move for 49 days. “We had no idea what was wrong, so we worked late every night trying to figure it out. We finally got it to move around Christmas time, but it only went 500 meters!”

That was back in 1995, when hybrid cars were unproven, experimental machines with a very unclear future. Fast-forward twenty years, and Toyota is proud to announce that it has now sold over 8 million hybrid vehicles, with just 10 months between this and the last million-unit milestone. It can be hard to get a sense of what the number 8 million might mean for the environment and for hybrid owners. For a bit of context, Toyota calculates that as of July 31, its hybrid vehicles have resulted in approximately 58 million fewer tons of CO2 emissions than would have been emitted by gasoline-powered vehicles of similar size and driving performance. Toyota also estimates that its hybrid vehicles have saved approximately 22 million kiloliters of gasoline compared to the amount used by gasolinepowered vehicles of similar sizes.

The message is clear: having found homes in driveways around the world, hybrids have staying power. Since the launch of the Prius in 1997, Toyota has been gradually adding hybrid models throughout its range, from the compact Yaris Hybrid to the recently announced RAV4

Hybrid. As of this month, Toyota sells 30 hybrid passenger car models and one plug-in hybrid model in more than 90 markets.

Takayuki Yoshitsugu, chief representative, Middle East and North Africa Representative Office, Toyota Motor Corporation, “Reaching the 8 million unit mark in terms of global hybrid sales is a significant milestone and reflects Toyota’s success in developing a wide variety of hybrid vehicles in order to offer environmentally friendly vehicles to customers all over the world. Over the years, Toyota engineers have worked relentlessly to further improve the full hybrid powertrain while offering hybrid models in various configurations. At the same time, we have made sure that the cars we offer while reducing emissions are also immensely fun to drive. We sincerely appreciate the support from our customers who have put their faith in our products and made us a global leader in hybrid vehicle sales.”

Hybrid technologies, which encompass all of the component technologies necessary for the development of environmentfriendly cars and which facilitate the use of different fuel combinations, are positioned by Toyota as core environmental technologies for the twenty-first century. Using these technologies, Toyota is also working on improving nonhybrid cars. Across the board, Toyota aims to enhance performance, reduce costs, and expand its product line up including that of non-hybrid vehicles.

ROMANTIC MELODIES

‘Gitanjali’, a tribute to Indian film industry, to be held on Nov. 19 MUSCAT: Come November 19 and music aficionados in Muscat are in for an evening of melodious treat with Gitanjali at the Le Grande Hall, Al Falaj Hotel.

Gitanjali is a tribute to the Indian film industry that creates evergreen, mesmerizing music; compositions that have stood the test of time. Into its third year, the musical show is a platform for local talents from various walks of life who come together for the sheer love of music, says a press release.

The enthusiastic response to the previous shows is what has kept the show going. The last two editions of the music programme showcased songs from the 1950s to the 1980s. This year the theme of the show is the charm of romance in music.

The musical evening will be all the more exceptional by the presence of two luminaries of the music field. M.Jayachandran, the renowned music director, is the special guest. A versatile composer, musician and singer, his soul stirring music appeals to listeners, both old and young.

M Jayachandran is the recipient of the prestigious Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director a record six times as well as the state award for the Best Male Singer for his song in the

film, Nottam. Ravisankar who is a well-known Malayalam playback singer is the guest singer. With his mellifluous voice, Ravisankar is best known for his songs in films such as Manikyakkallu and Lovebirds, besides several albums. He currently anchors the popular music show, Raindrops on the Malayalam channel Kairali.

Both M Jayachandran and Ravi Shankar will delight the audience in Muscat with some of their popular and well-known songs along with the local artists. The local talents include Sreelakshmi Babu, Aishwarya Ajith, Rani Vinod, Shamshad Hamza, Pranav Vinod, Hari Menon, Ramesh Narayanan and

Babu Menon. The artists will present an array of all-time favourite and well-liked songs in Hindi, Malayalam and Tamil.

The singers are supported by the highly acclaimed musicians of Melody Music Centre, Muscat.

The music show on Thursday starts at 7.30 pm, and gates open at 7.00 pm. Admission to the progamme is by invitation only.

The organisers promised that Gitanjali will be a fete of melody and romance.

“Music from the golden era of the Indian film industry to the current popular foot tapping tunes will regale the audience and will be a show to remember for a very long time,” they claimed.

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CLEAN BOWLED: India’s Ravindra Jadeja, second right, celebrates after dismissing South Africa’s Dean Elgar during the first day of their

second Test match against South Africa at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday. – AFP

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Spin duo Jadeja and Ashwin spun a web around South Africa, who were bundled out for 214 in their first innings on a track that contained no demons

BENGALURU: AB de Villiers’ masterly 85 in his 100th Test could not gloss over South Africa’s spin frailty as India took charge of the second Test after dominating the opening day at Bangalore’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday.

Spin duo Ravindra Jadeja (four for 50) and Ravichandran Ashwin (four for 70) spun a web around South Africa, who were bundled out for 214 in their first innings on a track that contained no demons.

In reply, India cruised to 80

South Africa 1st innings S. van Zyl lbw Ashwin 10 D. Elgar b Jadeja 38 F. du Plessis c Pujara b Ashwin 0 H. Amla b Aaron 7 A. de Villiers c Saha b Jadeja 85 J. Duminy c Rahane b Ashwin 15 D. Vilas c&b Jadeja 15 K. Abbott run out 14 K. Rabada c Pujara b Jadeja 0 M. Morkel c Binny b Ashwin 22 I. Tahir not out 0 Extras (lb-2, nb-6) 8 Total (all out, 59 overs) 214 Fall of wickets: 1-15, 2-15, 3-45, 4-78, 5-120,

for no loss with Shikhar Dhawan (45) and Murali Vijay (28) looking largely at ease against South Africa’s depleted pace attack.

Vijay got a reprieve on 21, though, when Imran Tahir spilled a simple catch off Morne Morkel’s bowling at square leg.

The hosts, who lead the fourmatch series 1-0, would be particularly happy with Dhawan’s return to form after the southpaw scored a duck in both innings of the first Test.

Earlier, South Africa crossed the 200-mark for the first time in the series before being all out for a be-

6-159, 7-177, 8-177, 9-214.

Bowling: I. Sharma 13-3-40-0 (nb-4); S. Binny 3-2-1-0; R. Ashwin 18-2-70-4; V. Aaron 9-0-51-1 (nb-2); R. Jadeja 16-2-50-4.

India 1st innings M. Vijay not out 28 S. Dhawan not out 45 Extras (b-4, nb-3) 7 Total (no loss, 22 overs) 80 To bat: C. Pujara, V. Kohli, A. Rahane, W. Saha, R. Jadeja, S. Binny, R. Ashwin, I. Sharma, V. Aaron.

Bowling: M. Morkel 7-1-23-0 (nb-3); K. Abbott 6-1-18-0; K. Rabada 5-1-17-0; J. Duminy 2-0-9-0; I. Tahir 2-0-9-0.

low-par total with de Villiers exhibiting the kind of decisive footwork that was missing from his teammates. Playing in the city he represents in the Indian Premier League Twenty20 competition, each of the 11 boundaries and the six de Villiers hit was heartily applauded by the large crowd who chanted “ABD, ABD” throughout his knock.

Biggest blow The early moisture in the wicket prompted Virat Kohli to opt to field and the India captain introduced Ashwin after seven quiet overs

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We have to bat longer to maintain edge: Ashwin BENGALURU: It is important for India to bat for a long time in the first innings and score as many runs as possible to maintain their advantage over South Africa, ace spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said here on Saturday.

Looking relaxed after the hosts restricted the Proteas to 214 on the first day of the second Test at the Chinnaswamy Stadium here, Ashwin said the first session on the second day would be crucial for India though openers Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay started well and were still at the crease with 80 runs on the board.

“We have to see through the first session by staying at the wicket as long to first cross their score (214 runs) and make as many runs to put pressure on them in the second innings,” Ashwin, who claimed a four-wicket haul, told reporters after the end of the first day’s play.

Admitting that he was not surprised over Kohli’s decision to bowl first, the 29-year-old Tamil Nadu spinner said on hindsight that it paid off, as the hosts were able to bundle out the Proteas by the third session of the first day for a paltry score.

“It was a rational decision to bowl first, as the pitch was damp in the morning and we wanted to see how it would behave later in the day. It did help us to bowl well,” Ashwin noted.

“Jadeja bowled very well, especially after the lunch session and bottled them up at one end, putting pressure on all batsmen who faced him. He also restricted them from going after big runs,” Ashwin pointed out.

Ashwin also praised Ajinkya Rahane for doing a good job in the slips and taking a brilliant catch off his bowling to get rid of Jean Paul Duminy.

Looking for early wickets Meanwhile, a downcast South Africa is looking for early wickets when India resume batting at 80 for no loss. “As we need to get back into the game, we will look for wickets in the first session because history says the pitch does something in the morning,” South Africa’s head coach Russell Domingo.

“Getting 5-6 wickets in a session is possible and if we get them, we are back into the game. But for that, we need to some disciplined bowling in the first session,” the coach asserted.

Admitting that it was very disappointing to be bowled out on the first day for a low score, Domingo said that though they were happy to bat first on a good pitch, they didn’t play well enough to stay put.

“Definitely it is a good pitch. We were happy batting in the morning, but we just didn’t play well enough,” Domingo said.

Crediting Indian ace spinner Ravichandran Ashwin for the initial breakthrough with two quick wickets in a over when he got out Stiaan van Zyl for 10 and Faf du Plessis for duck, Domingo said his boys had to find remedies when he would come to bowl in the second innings.

“He (Ashwin) is a quality bowler and very consistent in the areas in which he hits. He was a top class bowler in the first test, there is no doubt about it. We got some work to do to face him,” the coach said.

Domingo said they too wanted to bowl first in light of the wicket’s track record of helping seamers in the morning session.

The coach also agreed that there were many soft dismissals of their batters, as shot selection was poor.

“When you play against the quality bowling attack of India, you got to limit your freedom to score,” Domingo quipped.

On AB de Villiers failing to score a century in his 100th Test match, Domingo said it was disappointing that he got out at 85.

“Obviously, AB was disappointed getting out. The way he plays is phenomenal, as he is quick on his feet. He got out wanting to look aggressive. That’s how he plays his cricket trying to score runs.

He played beautifully for 85, but was unlucky not to get his hundred,” Domingo added. - IANS

which immediately paid off.

The spinner trapped Stiaan van Zyl plumb in front and, three balls later, had Faf du Plessis caught at short leg as South Africa slumped to 15 for two. Dean Elgar (38) refused to let Ashwin dictate terms and stepped out to hit the bowler over his head for a towering six before his team suffered another setback.

Varun Aaron had watched allrounder Stuart Binny pip him to the new ball and the speedster responded by castling rival captain Hashim Amla with the final delivery of his second over.

Elgar perished in the first over after lunch, JP Duminy (15) could not shine on his return to the squad and Dane Vilas (15) fell to a soft dismissal to compound South Africa’s crisis after lunch.

Jadeja then dealt the biggest blow in the final delivery before the tea break when wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha took a diving, one-handed catch to send back de Villiers. With Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander both out injured, South Africa’s pace attack lacked the usual sting. The visitors also dropped off-spinner Simon Harmer, bringing in a fit-again Morkel, fellow paceman Kyle Abbott and all-rounder Duminy. - Reuters

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Kohli’s calculated risk was fraught with danger

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irat Kohli’s bold decision to ask South Africa to bat first has given India a wonderful opportunity to dominate the second Test match.

Batting last on an Indian pitch is never easy even for the home team so Kohli’s calculated risk was fraught with danger.

Clearly he realised that this South African batting line up which does not have much experience of playing in India was mentally brittle after their loss in the first Test at Mohali and so Kohli decided not to allow them to get a feel of the pitch by batting first.

Instead by asking the Proteas to bat first he put them in the firing line straight away and it reaped rich dividends. Once again it was Ashwin who gave the breakthrough getting Van Zyl out leg before wicket and then Pujara came up with a brilliant reflex action catch to get rid of Faf du Plessis in the same over.

Hashim Amla had a fabulous tour the last time South Africa played Tests in India but this time around he is finding runs as hard to come by as snow in Mumbai. He is short of confidence and so his usually immaculate footwork is hesitant and tentative this time.

Varun Aaron got him with a beauty that moved just enough to go past the outside edge of the bat and send the off stump cartwheeling. That is a sight that fast bowlers love and when it involves getting the opposition skipper out then it is even sweeter.

Ab de Villiers playing in his 100 Test match was the only batsman who looked capable of stopping the Indian bowlers.

His footwork as he got to the pitch of the ball or as he lay back to cut it was a sight to behold. Unfortunately the other South African batsmen did not take a leaf out of his book and their static positioning made it easy for the Indian spinners to snare them at regular intervals.

Mind you there was hardly any turn to worry about yet the South African

Instead by asking the Proteas to bat first he put them in the firing line straight away and it reaped rich dividends. Once again it was Ashwin who gave the breakthrough getting Van Zyl out batsmen made such heavy weather of it that it looked as if they were already out in the dressing room itself.

South Africa have to promote AB de Villiers up the order for batting at No. 5 he does not have much support left to stay with him.

With the kind of abysmal form that both Amla and du Plessis are in it makes sense for the champion batsman to bat at number three and be in a position to not only stem any collapse but also to control the innings from that position.

Dean Elgar is showing exemplary patience and application but what was du Plessis trying to do venturing down the pitch as soon as he came in to bat?

India would have held its breath in the early overs watching Shikhar Dhawan as he tried to come back to form.

In Mohali he had pushed hard at deliveries angling away from him but here his tormentor Philnader was not playing and Dhawan showed his appreciation by playing straight and not being in any hurry.

India have begun well and with the pitch beginning to play easier as was expected, they will be looking to get a substantial lead so that they wont have to bat fourth in this game. - PMG

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CA official defends scrapped tour as Socceroos travel to Bangladesh Cricket Australia called off the two-Test tour last month because of fears it could

I firmly believe that we had no choice, absolutely no choice.

When it comes up again — if it does — we’ll go through the same process.

It is a matter of circumstances

expose their cricketers to potential militant attacks in the country. The Asian champion Socceroos, however, announced on Friday that they would play against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Tuesday

PERTH: Australia’s cricket chief has defended the postponement of a Test tour of Bangladesh in the wake of the decision by the country’s soccer team to play a World Cup qualifier in the South Asian nation this week.

Cricket Australia (CA) chief executive James Sutherland called off the two-Test tour last month because of fears it could expose their cricketers to potential militant attacks in the country.

The Asian champion Socceroos, however, announced on Friday that they would play their World Cup qualifier against Bangladesh

at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka on Tuesday.

“I firmly believe that we had no choice, absolutely no choice,” Sutherland told ABC radio on Saturday.

“When it comes up again — if it does — we’ll go through the same process. It is a matter of circumstances on the day and at the time.”

Level of security Cricket Australia, who were offered a level of security reserved for visiting heads of state by their Bangladeshi counterparts, consulted with Australian Govern-

James Sutherland

Cricket Australia chief executive

ment agencies and their own security advisers before making the decision.

A delegation they sent to Bangladesh was in the country when

Italian aid worker Cesare Travella was shot dead. Days after Tavella was shot, a Japanese man was killed. Islamic State claimed responsibility for both attacks.

Football Federation Australia (FFA) consulted with the Australian and Bangladesh governments, the Bangladesh Football Federation, FIFA and the Asian Football

Confederation (AFC) before deciding to travel.

“We made our decision at the time based on the best intelligence and advice we had from all of the relevant sources included government,” Sutherland added.

“I don’t know how long they are going to be landed in Dhaka for, but it is very different to a three week tour. Going back and forth to training in between times is very different to a scenario where you fly in to play a game and fly out.”

Eve of the match The Socceroos will arrive in Dhaka on the eve of the match on Monday.

“Right from the outset our number one priority has been the safety of our staff and players,” FFA chief David Gallop said.

“Over the last month we have undertaken an extensive intelligence and risk management operation, driven by our world class security advisors and the relevant government and security agencies, and we are happy with the plans put in place.”

Attacks on foreigners remain rare in Bangladesh, despite a rising tide of violence over the last year that has seen four online critics of religious militancy hacked to death. - Reuters

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Oman overcome Nepal in one-day match

OMAN STARS: Zeeshan Maqsood, Khawar Ali and Bilal Khan.

MUSCAT: Bilal Khan grabbed four wickets, Khawar Ali came up with a fine all-round performance and Zeeshan Maqsood smashed a half century as Oman overcame Nepal for a three-wicket victory in an one-day match in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.

Duleep Mendis-coached Oman team, who are undergoing a training-cum-conditioning camp in the UAE, played the match as part of their preparations for the 2016 World T20 Championship to be organised in India.

After winning the toss and electing to bowl first, Oman did well to bowl out Nepal for 184 runs in 49.3 overs. Then the Sultanate squad survived some tense moments before scoring 187 for seven in 48.1 overs.

Gyanendra Malla was the top scorer for Nepal with 71 and Paras Khadka contributed 49 runs. For Oman, Bilal Khan grabbed four wickets while Khawar Ali claimed

SCOREBOARD

NEPAL NB Budayair c Z. Maqsood b Ansari 9 SP Khakurel run out (Lalcheta) 2 Sagar Pun c Z. Maqsood b B. Khan 7 G. Malla c Ad Ilyas b B. Khan 71 P. Khadka st S. Ahmed b K. Ali 49 S. Vesawkar c Lalcheta b K. Ali 9 M. Alam b B. Khan 7 Karan KC b K. Ali 5 B. Regmi c Aq Ilyas b B. Khan 7 SP. Gauchan b Ansari 0 B. Sob not out 1 Extras (lb-4, w-13) 17 Total (all out; 49.3 overs) 184 Fall of wickets: 1-9, 2-13, 3-26, 4-103, 5-125,

three and Munis Ansari took two.

Despite losing an early wicket, Oman began their chase positively with Zeeshan Maqsood going great guns. The opener made a run-a-ball 52. Later Khawar Ali and Adnand Ilyas contributed 23 runs each.

6-147, 7-158, 8-180, 9-180.

Bowling: Munis Ansari 9.3-1-27-2; Bilal Khan 10-2-26-4; Mohammed Nadeem 7-032-0; Adnan Ilyas 2-0-19-0; Ajay Lalcheta 7-0-24-0; Khawar Ali 9-0-34-3; Zeeshan Maqsood 5-0-18-0.

OMAN Z. Maqsood c Malla b Alam 52 Aq. Ilyas c Gauchan b B. Sob 4 K. Ali lbw b Alam 23 J. Singh c Malla b S. Pun 41 Ad. Ilyas c Malla b Gauchan 23 A. Kaleem lbw Gauchan 6 S. Ahmed b Gauchan 2 A. Lalcheta not out 20

But then Oman lost three quick wickets and with scoring reading 155 for seven, the Sultanate squad were in a difficult situation.

However, Ajay Lalcheta, with an unbeaten 20, and Mohammad Nadeem, 10 not out, steered Oman to victory. Oman had already played

M. Nadeem not out 10 Extras (lb-1, w-5) 6 Total (7 wickets; 48.1 overs) 187 Did not bat: Bilal Khan, M Ansari Fall of wickets: 1-23, 2-70, 3-93, 4-135, 5-151, 6-151, 7-155.

Bowling: Karan KC 4-0-26-0; Bikram Sob 6-0-30-1; M. Alam 8-1-29-2; P. Khadka 2.1-0-12-0; Sagar Pun 10-0-37-1; B. Regmi 8-1-33-0; SP Gauchan 10-2-19-3.

Toss: Oman, who chose to field Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani and Imran Mustafa Reserve umpire: Rabiul Hoque

two practice matches — a two-day affair against UAE and a one-day match against Papua New Guinea (PNG) — drawing the first and losing the other.

Oman will next play a three-day match against Afghanistan in Ajman from November 16 to 18.

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Williamson stands firm but follow-on looms over Kiwis SCOREBOARD

INJURED: Usman Khawaja

Australia 1st innings J. Burns b Henry 40 D. Warner c Craig b Boult 253 U. Khawaja c Latham b Bracewell 121 S. Smith c Watling b Henry 27 A. Voges c Watling b Boult 41 M. Marsh c&b Bracewell 34 P. Nevill st Watling b Craig 19 M. Johnson st Watling b Craig 2 M. Starc c Latham b Craig 0 J. Hazlewood not out 8 N. Lyon not out 4 Extras (b-4, lb-1, nb-4, w-1) 10 Total (9 wkts decl, 133 overs) 559 Fall of wickets: 1-101, 2-403, 3-427, 4-462, 5-512, 6-539, 7-547, 8-547, 9-547.

Bowling: T. Southee 29-6-88-0; T. Boult 26-2-123-2 (w-1); M. Henry 22-2-105-2; D. Bracewell 25-1-81-2 (nb-4); M. Craig 23-0123-3; K. Williamson 3-0-11-0; M. Guptill 3-0-7-0; B. McCullum 2-0-16- 0.

New Zealand 1st innings M. Guptill lbw Starc 1 T. Latham c Smith b Lyon 36 K. Williamson not out 70 R. Taylor not out 26 Extras (lb-4, nb-3) 7 Total (2 wkts, 42 overs) 140 Fall of wickets: 1-6, 2-87.

Bowling: M. Starc 11-3-17-1; J. Hazlewood 11-1-48-0 (nb-1); M. Johnson 8-1-34-0; N. Lyon 8-1-24-1; M. Marsh 4-1-13-0 (nb-2).

Williamson was unbeaten on 70, the

Khawaja doubtful for Adelaide Test

25-year-old’s third successive 50-plus score in the series, after Australia had

PERTH: Usman Khawaja is doubtful for the day-night Test against New Zealand in Adelaide later this month after the Australian top order batsman re-injured his left hamstring while fielding at the WACA on Saturday.

The 28-year-old, who scored a century in the first innings of the ongoing second Test against New Zealand, hurt himself while chasing a ball to the boundary and limped off the field.

He will undergo an MRI scan on Sunday, Cricket Australia said on its website, and is unlikely to recover in time for the first ever day-night Test starting on November 27.

“My fingers are crossed that he can try and recover in the next 10 to 15 days,” teammate David Warner said. “(Having scored) back-toback hundreds, and running a lot out in the middle, and fielding at mid-off as well — having to chase a hell of a lot of balls to the boundary — is not ideal.

“But that’s part and parcel of this game. It can be quite challenging,” said Warner, who made 253.

Khawaja has already missed much of the last summer with a left knee injury and his new setback may pave the way for a Test call-up for one of the Western Australian duo of Shaun Marsh or Cameron Bancroft. - Reuters

earlier declared their first innings at 559 for nine

PERTH: Kane Williamson burnished his growing reputation but the spectre of the follow-on still loomed large over New Zealand who reached 140 for two at stumps on the second day of the second Test at the WACA on Saturday.

Kane Williamson was unbeaten on 70 runs, the 25-year-old’s third successive 50-plus score in the series, after Australia had earlier declared their first innings at 559 for the loss of nine wickets.

Ross Taylor (26) was batting at the other end with New Zealand 419 runs behind and still needing another 220 to avoid the ignominy of the follow-on.

Left-arm paceman Mitchell Starc trapped Martin Guptill lbw for one in the third over of New Zealand’s innings, while Tom Latham (36) fell to Nathan Lyon after raising 81 runs with Williamson.

Earlier, Australian opener David Warner was finally dismissed for 253 at the start of the opening session after adding just nine runs to his monumental overnight tally.

The Australians lost five wickets after lunch for the addition of just

TAKING THE KNOCKS: New Zealand’s Kane Williamson, second left, talks with Australia’s Joe Burns after

he struck him on the helmet during the second day of their second Test match at the WACA ground in Perth on Saturday. – Reuters

73 runs as the Australian batsmen tried to build up the score ahead of the declaration.

Steve Smith also declared in both innings of the first Test Brisbane, which Australia won by 208 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the threematch series.

New Zealand’s bowlers had managed just one maiden between them as Australia racked up 416 for two on Friday and the nine they notched up in the open-

ing session were indicative of a far more disciplined effort.

Warner reward Their first reward was the key wicket of Warner, who had savaged the tourists with two centuries in the first Test at the Gabba and wreaked carnage with his maiden double century on Friday.

Clearly fatigued after nearly seven hours batting in the fierce Perth heat, the 29-year-old be-

came the 12th Australian to score 250 in a Test before being caught at second slip by Mark Craig off the bowling of Trent Boult.

Warner had faced 286 balls over 409 minutes in the 11th highest innings scored on Australian soil, notching 24 fours and two sixes and taking his tally for the series to 532 runs at an average of 177.33.

Captain Smith followed him back to dressing after scoring 27 runs from 91 balls when he tried

to heave young paceman Matt Henry out of the ground but only managed to edge the ball to wicketkeeper BJ Watling.

That set the tone for a second session in which Australia’s middle and lower orders, deprived of batting in the series so far by the success of the top order, looked to ramp up the tally.

Western Australians Adam Voges (41) and Mitch Marsh (34) made the most of their chance, while the wickets of Peter Nevill (19), Mitchell Johnson (2) and Starc (0) added some respectability to off-spinner Craig’s figures (three for 123). - Reuters

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PCB claims invitation from India, BCCI says nothing final yet KARACHI/NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday claimed that Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has invited their team to play its ‘home’ series in India next month but their Indian counterparts said no such formal proposal has been made yet.

PCB Chairman Shaharyar Khan told the media in Lahore that he was given a formal proposal by his Indian counterpart Shashank Manohar during a phone call on Friday.

“Shashank Manohar called me up on Friday evening and told me they have got clearance from their government to play against us. But he said they wanted to play the series in India and not in the UAE,” Shaharyar claimed.

BCCI President Manohar, however, said that they have not even approached the government yet

for clearance yet and any statement to this effect was not correct.

“It’s an incorrect statement. We have not yet approached the government. Yes, I have talked to him over phone and we may talk again in the next couple of days,” he said.

Fool-proof security Shaharyar has claimed that BCCI has promised fool-proof security for the Pakistan team during the proposed series. “Manohar also said that the Indian Board would provide the best security to our team and schedule the matches in places like Mohali and Kolkata where there is no problem at playing a Indo-Pak match,” he added.

“Thirdly he said that the Indian Board would devise a formula to ensure that we don’t suffer any loss of revenues for playing our home series in India,” he said.

Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Shaharyar Khan told the media in Lahore that he was given a formal proposal by his Indian counterpart Shashank Manohar during a phone call on Friday. Board of Control for Cricket in India President Manohar, however, said that they have not even approached the government yet for clearance yet and any statement to this effect was not correct

The PCB chief said that he had however informed Manohar that Pakistan would like to play the series in December in UAE as per the MoU signed with the BCCI.

“Why should we play our home series in India and not in UAE which is stated in the MOU and there is the matter of security for our team and plus the nearly $50

million that we expect to earn from hosting the series,” he said.

“I told Manohar how can we play in India when there is so much anti-Pakistan sentiments there by some of their groups. We have played our last two series in India and I think it is time we now got to host the series,” Shaharyar added.

Consult the board The PCB chief, however, said he was not authorised to take a decision on Manohar’s offer and he would consult the board of governors when they meet on November 17.

“But more importantly I have to first also seek clearance from the prime minister for any decision we take. At the moment I have told the Indian cricket chief to send us a detailed proposal in writing,” he said.

There has been a perceptible change in the BCCI stand over the

proposed series against Pakistan in the last few days with many of their top officials saying that it could not be entirely ruled out.

Interestingly, the chairman of PCB’s executive committee Najam Sethi today told the media that he would advise the board not to accept any offer from BCCI to play the series in India.

“In my personal opinion we should not go to India as it is our home series and the BCCI should honour the MoU they signed with us which states Pakistan will host this series,” Sethi said.

Sethi was chairman of the board when the PCB and BCCI signed a MOU last year under which the two countries will play six series against each other between 2015 and 2023 with Pakistan hosting the first series in December this year in UAE. - PTI

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A DIVISION: Renaissance celebate their victory over NYDT team. – Supplied photo

C DIVISION: Mardhuf pose for a group photo after defeating L&T. – Supplied photo

Renaissance edge NYDT in thriller Batting first, NYDT

ISWK and ISG girls reach under-19 final

scored 213 for six in 30 overs. In reply, Renaissance squeezed home with three wickets and two balls to spare

MUSCAT: Renaissance defeated National Youth Development Team (NYDT) by three wickets in a Khimji Ramdas-sponsored A Division match at the Municipality Ground I. Batting first, NYDT scored 213 for six in 30 overs with Shuaib Ismail top scoring with an unbeaten 100 and Paritosh Hitesh chipping in with 56. Asmeer claimed three wickets for Renaissance.

In reply, Renaissance squeezed home with three wickets and two balls to spare, scoring 216 for seven in 29.4 overs. Jahanzeb and Waruna scored with 59 and 34 runs respectively. Shuaib Ismail claimed three wickets for NYDT. Brief scores: NYDT 213 for 6 in

MUSCAT: Indian School Al Wadi Al Kabir (ISWK) defeated Indian School Muscat (ISM) by 38 runs in an Al Turki Enterprises-sponsored Girls U-19 Division semifinal match at the Municipality Ground II. Batting first, ISWK posted 161 for three in 20 overs with Sumati Shenoy top scoring with an unbeaten 54. ISWK com-

30 overs (Shuaib Ismail 100 n.o., Paritosh Hitesh 56; Asmeer 3/41) lost to Renaissance 216 for 7 in 29.4 overs (Waruna 34, Jahanzeb 59). Points: Renaissance - 2, NYDT – 0.

Ooredoo A beat HJB In another A Division match, Ooredoo A defeated HJB by 46 runs at the Municipality Ground II. Batting first, Ooredoo A scored 220 for nine in 30 overs with Vijeesh C.V. top scoring with 105.

Bharat Barmeda claimed five wickets for HJB. In reply, Ooredoo A claimed the bonus point by restricting HJB to 174 for nine in 30 overs. Syed Ka-

pleted the bonus point win by restricting ISM to 123 for seven in 20 overs. Sumati and Simran claimed three and two wickets respectively for ISWK. Brief scores: ISWK 161 for 3 in 20 overs (Sumati Shenoy 54 n.o.) bt ISM 123 for 7 in 20 overs (Sumati 3/25, Simran 2/22). Points: ISWK – 3, ISM – 0.

In another Girls U-19 Divi-

zmi and Mudassar Iqbal top scored with 45 and 70 runs respectively.

Krishna Sanoop claimed three wickets and Sunil Baby took with two for Ooredoo ‘A’.

Brief scores: Ooredoo A 220 for nine in 30 overs (Vijeesh C.V. 105; Bharat Barmeda 5/42) bt HJB 174 for 9 in 30 overs (Mudasser Iqbal 70, Syed Kazmi 45; Krishna Sanoop 3/22).

Points: Ooredoo A- 3, HJB - 0.

Easy for Al Nahdha In an Al Ansari Group of Companies-sponsored B Division match, Al Nahdha defeated Uday Khimji by 76 runs. Batting first, Al Nahdha put on a massive 250 for two

sion match, Indian School Al Ghubra (ISG) took on Pakistan School Muscat (PSM).

ISG were on course to complete the victory when rain intervened, forcing the game to be abandoned. ISG eventually went through to the final on ‘points differential’. Batting first, ISG posted 191 for two in 20 overs. Saya Channa and Nayan

in 20 overs. Openers Syed Ali and Imran Nasir scored with 82 and 123 respectively.

Al Nahdha completed their bonus point victory by restricting Uday Khimji to 174 for five in 20 overs. Adil Abbas and Amir Nelson scored with 34 and 33 respectively for Uday Khimji.

Arif Hussain and Syed Ali claimed two wickets each for Al Nahdha team.

Brief scores: Al Nahdha 250 for 2 in 20 overs (Syed Ali 82, Imran Nasir 123) bt Uday Khimji 174 for 5 in 20 overs (Adil Abbas 34, Amir Nelson 33; Syed Ali 2/24, Arif Hussain 2/26).

Points: Al Nahdha – 3, Uday Khimji - 0.

Anil top scored with 38 and 85 not out respectively. PSM were a 100 for six in 15.2 overs when rain interrupted play, leading to match being abandoned. Anupama and Tara claimed two and three wickets respectively.

Brief scores: ISG 191 for 2 in 20 overs (Nayan Anil 85) vs PSM 100 for 6 in 15.2 overs (Tara 3/36, Anupama 2/18. Points: ISG – 1, PSM – 1.

Mardhuf down L&T In a Raha Poly Products-sponsored C Division match, Mardhuf defeated L&T by 52 runs.

Batting first, Mardhuf put on 160 for nine in 20 overs with Rahul Navin top scoring with 66. Jitendra was the pick of the L&T bowlers with figures of four for 34 from four overs.

Mardhuf completed their bonus point victory by bowling out L&T for 108 in 16 overs. Monty Navani claimed three wickets for Mardhuf.

Brief scores: Mardhuf 160 for 9 in 20 overs (Rahul Navin 66; Jitendra 4/34) bt L&T 108 in 16 overs. (Monty Navani 3/11). Points: Mardhuf — 3, L&T – 0.

FINE TON: Vijeesh C.V.

FIVE-FOR: Bharat Barmeda.

EQUESTRIAN

OEF CHIEF SAYYID MUNDHIR ATTENDS FEI MEETING Oman Equestrian Federation (OEF) chairman Sayyid Mundhir bin Saif Al Busaidy attended the General Assembly of the International Equestrian Federation, FEI, in Puerto Rico. During the assemby, which concluded on Saturday, Kuwait national federation was suspended as following International Olympic Committee (IOC) decision to suspend the Olympic body of that nation. — Supplied photo

OEF to organise National Day Cup endurance race on November 27 MUSCAT: The Oman Equestrian Federation (OEF) will organise the National Day Cup endurance competition on November 27.

According to OEF offiiclas, the competition is being held to mark the 45th National Day of Oman.

The competition will include 100km race as well as two races of shorter distance of 40km and 80km respectively.

The registration of entries starts on Sunday concludes at 12 in the afternoon on November 19.

Big prize-money The OEF also informed that a total of OMR. 19,000 will be given as prize-money.

The first place winners will be get OMR. 5,500, second place winners OMR. 4,500 and third place winners OMR. 3,000. The fourth place winners will be presented with OMR. 2,000 and fifth place winners will be presented with OMR. 1,500.

The sixth to tenth place winners will receive OMR. 500.

Veterinary examination The veterinary examination of the horses will be done on November 26 from 3.00 to 5.00 p.m. The competition starts on November 27 with the 100km race at 6.00 a.m. and will comprise four stages — two of 30kms each and two of 20kms each. The 80km race will start 6.15 a.m. and will include three stages — the first of 40kms and the remaining two of 20kms each. The 40km race will also start at 6.15 a.m. and it will be a straight 40km race.

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Ayaan enters Under-12 final MUSCAT: Ayaan Malhotra entered the final of the under-12 singles at the on-going Falcon Insurance Company-sponsored Annual Tennis Tournament organised by the Indian Social Club (ISC) Muscat after edging to a narrow victory over Vivek Kolluru in the semifinal.

No. 2 seed Ayaan Malhotra’s entry into the final was a hard-earned one as he had to battle tooth and nail against the determined effort put in by third seed Vivek Kolluru who ran out of luck towards the closing stages of the match.

The semi final encounter between the two highly talented boys provided tennis of a high order.

Ayaan played positive attacking tennis and dominated to win the first set 6-2 but a gallant effort saw lefthander Vivek rally from 1-3 down in the second to win it 6-4.

Vivek again rallied from 4-7 down in the third set super tiebreaker to gain match point. Ayaan kept his cool, combined caution with aggression, saved the match point and gained match point which he converted to move into the final with final scores of 6-2, 4-6, 10-8. Vivek had earlier disposed off Indraneel Singh 6-1 in the quarterfinals and Ayaan defeated Rishabh Kant Jha 6-2. Fourth seed Prithvi Raj earned a semifinal clash against top seed Sanskar Dubey after after scoring a confident 6-2 victory over Kapil Mansinghani.

The top three seeds in the boys under-14 singles booked their berths in the semifinals. Top seed Vedant Ram beat Varun Deepak 6-4, second seed Hassan Haider cruised to a 6-1 win over Prithvi Raj. Third seed Sanskar Dubey beat Ayaan Malhotra 6-4. Fourth seed Shlok Ail was beaten by Avigyaan Bhattacharya 6-2.

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Al Rawahi siblings in finals at Rotax Max Grand Finals In the Rotax Max Grand Finals in Portugal, Sanad Al Rawahi made it to the final of the 125 DD2 category while Abdullah reached the final of the 125 Max division

MUSCAT: Oman’s Al Rawahi brothers, Sanad and Abdullah, advanced to the finals of their respective categories in the Rotax Max Grand Finals in Portugal.

According to information received here, Sanad made it to the final of the 125 DD2 category while Abdullah reached the final of the 125 Max division.

Team UAE, meanwhile, has six drivers who have progressed through to the final day, after a grueling qualifying process with drivers competing in three Heats against the world’s top Rotax drivers. The top 34 drivers out of 72 in each class proceed to the final day of racing for a Pre-final and the Final action which will determine the Rotax Max world champion in the respective classes.

Luke Varley has been the star

GOOD GOING: Sanad Al Rawahi, left, and Abdullah Al Rawahi. - File photos

for Team UAE with a second place followed by two victories in his DD2 Heats, establishing himself as one of the men to beat in Saturday’s final where he will be hoping to add a second Rotax title to the first he won in 2009.

Also delivering a fine performance in DD2 was Sanad Al Rawahi who was at the sharp end of proceedings throughout the week and finished seventh, third and fourth in his three Heat races.

Piers Pakenham-Walsh recovered well from a below par qualifying session and his first Heat where he finished down in 27th, to bounce back to 10th and 13th in his second and third heats respectively to book a berth on the finals grid.

In the Max class Tom Bale and Abdullah Al Rawahi were in the wars during their Heats, but overcame the high attrition to achieve the target of making it to the final day.

Bale recovered from a Heat 1 incident which relegated him to 17th, then dug deep to finish fifth in his second Heat and ninth in his third Heat. Al Rawahi did enough with two seventh places in his first two Heat races and survived being punted off in the third Heat to finish tenth.

Taymour Kermanshahchi got off to a flying start in Race 1 of the Junior MAX class powering to fourth place. He then stumbled in his second Heat in which he end-

OMAN NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM ARRIVE IN TURKMENISTAN

Oman national football team arrived in Turkmenistan to play a crucial Group D match of the World Cup/Asian Cup joint qualifiers. Paul Le Guen’s Oman have 11 points from five outings, same as Iran but the latter occupy the top spot thanks to their better goal average. Oman are scheduled to play Turkmenistan on November 17, the day Iran play Guam in an away match.

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GCC Olympic officials laud Oman for hosting GCC Women’s Games

MUSCAT: The 85th Executive Committee meeting of GCC Olympic associations was in Doha last week where the Sultanate was represented by Oman Olympic Committee (OOC).

OOC Secretary General Taha Al Kishry, who is also the chair-

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During the meeting, the members discussed a number of issues relating to the development of sports in the region.

Meanwhile, the GCC officials

also lauded the Oman Olympic Committee, its chairman Sheikh Khalid Al Zubair as well as the officials of Oman Women’s Sports Committee for concluding a successful GCC Women’s Games, the fourth edition of which took place in Muscat in March this year.

ed 23rd, but made amends with a strong drive to finish sixth in his final Heat and with it secure his place in the finals.

It was heartache for the rest of Team UAE as Abu Dhabi schoolgirl Amna Al Qubaisi did not make it beyond the Heat races and missed the finals, as will the DD2 Masters trio of Hussain Umid Ali, Tony Hogg and Jonathan Mowatt, along with Patrick Hannah in the MAX class who had a luckless week at the Kartdromo Internacional Algarve.

For each of the six Team UAE drivers who have qualified for the finals, action on the last day includes a Pre-final on Saturday morning which will determine

the starting positions for the allimportant Final in the afternoon.

Team UAE Manager Guy Sheffield said: “It has been a bittersweet couple of days for Team UAE drivers. We are gutted that some of the drivers will not be making it to the final day, but at the same time we are elated for our drivers who made it through.

“But I am sure this is how all teams at these Grand Finals feel after the penultimate day as it is the nature of the competition.

Whatever the case Team UAE have racked up massive experience at this event which will serve us well not only in these finals, but also for the future. And of course anything can happen in the finals.”

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Russia ready to reform athletics in time for Rio Games MOSCOW: Russia’s Olympic committee said it would lead reform Russian athletics on Saturday and the sport’s head said he was prepared to resign as a doping scandal threatened to cost Russia its place at the 2016 Olympics.

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) voted overwhelmingly on Friday to suspend the Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF) for widespread and state-sponsored doping.

“The Russian Olympic Committee is ready to take the initiative to reform the ARAF federation and bring it in line with the requirements of the IAAF and anti-doping legislation,” committee head Alexander Zhukov was quoted by R-Sport news agency as saying.

“This must be done efficiently and as soon as possible to ensure that our athletes participate in the Olympic Games.”

Vadim Zelichenok, the acting head of the ARAF said the IAAF ban was harsh but that he was prepared to resign to help Russian athletics recover from the scandal, Russian news agencies reported.

“I believe, the IAAF council made a decision which was too severe,” Zelichenok was quoted as by R-Sport agency.

But other Russian officials said the suspension would be quickly resolved and hinted that they might appeal against the ban at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne.

“It is a predictable and understandable decision,” Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko told R-Sport of the IAAF decision.

“We need to understand what they want and where they see threats.

“We will develop a joint road map and try do it quickly. I think we can do all the work in two to three months.”

ARAF General Secretary Mikhail Butov told R-Sport: “If there is something that doesn’t satisfy us, then there is sense in talking about an appeal,” he added.

“I am sure that Russia will go to the Olympic Games.”

Mutko and ARAF members will meet for emergency talks on Nov. 15, Tass news agency reported.

Emergency session Russia is one of the superpower is world athletics and finished second behind the United States in the track and field medal count at the 2012 Olympics in London.

President Vladimir Putin has used sporting successes to promote his image of Russia as a resurgent global power, portraying its hosting of the winter Olympics in Sochi in 2014 as a symbol of a newly confident nation.

Following the IAAF council meeting, Russia is being stripped of hosting the world race walking and world junior championships next year. The first competition to be affected by the ban is the European cross-country championships in France on Dec. 13.

After a three-hour teleconference on Friday, hosted by its President Sebastian Coe, the IAAF council voted 22-1 in favour of suspending Russia.

The meeting had been called to discuss Monday’s report by the independent commission of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). It recommended the punishment, which is unprecedented for doping offences.

The report alleged systemic collusion between Russian athletes and both the country’s federation and anti-doping authorities and a deeply-rooted culture of cheating that enabled athletes to take performance-enhancing drugs without fear of being tested.

The report recommended suspending the Russian federation until a new framework was in place. “We will get the change we want and only then will Russian athletes return to international competition,” Coe told reporters after Friday’s call. - Reuters

NEAT COLLECTION: Delhi Dynamos and Atletico de Kolkata players in action during their Indian Super League (ISL) match in New

Delhi on Saturay. – PTI

Atletico and Dynamos share spoils in 1-1 draw It was Dynamos’ third consecutive home draw after being held to 1-1 draws by NorthEast United FC and Mumbai City FC in their previous encounters, on each occasion slipping to take the pole position in the standings

NEW DELHI: Goal-shy Delhi Dynamos were held to yet another frustrating draw when they settled for a 1-1 stalemate with defending champions Atletico de Kolkata in an Indian Super League (ISL) contest here on Saturday.

It was Dynamos’ third consecutive home draw after being held to 1-1 draws by NorthEast United FC and Mumbai City FC in their previous encounters, on each occasion slipping to take the pole position in the standings.

Scottish striker Ian Hume put Atletico ahead in 27 minutes.

They led 1-0 at the break. Substitute Ghanaian forward Richard Gatze brought Dynamos on level terms in the 61st minute.

Both teams missed the chance to go on top of the standings with the draw. Dynamos, however, improved to 15 points from nine matches but stayed at the third place due to an inferior goal difference to secondplaced FC Pune City who have 15

points from 10 games.

Atletico also were rooted at fourth with 14 points from 10 contests. A minute’s silence was observed in the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium as a mark of respect for the victims of the Paris terrorist attacks on Friday.

Dynamos effected three changes in their starting team, fielding Brazilian midfielder Gustavo Dos Santos, defender Anderson Chicao and striker Robin Singh while Atletico named their marquee Portuguese Helder Postiga on the bench.

The early action mostly concentrated in the midfield zone as both sides were reluctant to launch an all-out attack from the very beginning.

Dynamos, being the home team, had to show greater urgency. Their attacks were predominantly from the left side where nippy midfielder Zodingliana Tochhawng made a couple of strong runs.

He produced two teasing cross-

es at the end of those runs but no Dynamos attacker was swift enough to get at the end of those opportunities.

Both teams needed around half an hour to settle down into any rhythm. The opening goal, from Atletico’s first meaningful attack, facilitated the formation of an initial pattern.

Rino Anto’s low cross from the right was weakly dealt with by Dynamos hesitant goalkeeper Antonio Doblas, who only offered a weak right hand to palm away the cross in front of him inside the penalty box.

The ball fell to Hume who smashed in his fourth goal of the tournament.

The unexpected gift spurred the visiting side as they tested the shaky Doblas soon after going ahead. Dynamos didn’t expect to concede so softly and before they could regroup their Spanish custodian again spilled a regulation take, but salvaged the situation with a valiant second dive.

Dynamos, with only seven goals in eight matches, took a while to get their act together.

They needed their sprightly Brazilian Gustavo Dos Santos to inspire them. But the left-footed midfielder, though agile, tried to do too many things alone and was foiled in his attempts.

Dynamos were emerging second best in the midfield battle and pushed men forward to minimize the gap between their malfunctioning midfielders and strikers. That allowed Atletico

to soak up the pressure and plot swift counter attacks.

Dynamos had to show more energy and purpose in their attacks after trailing in the first half. They began in right earnest but didn’t make much headway initially.

The Atletico defence kept their shape and crowded out all incoming attacks to force Dynamos into taking hopeful long-range efforts.

Dynamos’ marquee playercoach Roberto Carlos brought in the Ghanaian forward in place of Dos Santos on 55 minutes and that did the trick six minutes later.

Gadze capitalised on some intricate play on the edge of the box from Frenchman Florent Malouda to turn his marker and unleash an unstoppable left-footer that crashed into the roof of the net.

Carlos injected English forward Adil Nabi, withdrawing Dutch medio Hans Mulder to exploit the new-found momentum.

His ploy nearly bore fruit as they got a glorious chance to wrest the initiative.

Gadze, already an impact maker with the equaliser, this time found himself in a scoring position inside the box on the right side but his strong shot across the face of the goal unluckily rebounded off the post and his second attempt also went wide in the 77th.

By now Dynamos dominated ball possession and looked the more likely to score. They did score, much to the delight of the sparse crowd, but Gadze’s opportunistic strike was deemed offside. - IANS

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NorthEast United take on Kerala Blasters GUWAHATI: NorthEast United FC are ready to face Kerala Blasters, the team who they played in their Indian Super League (ISL) opener and lost 1-3, and would ideally want to have their revenge here on Sunday.

NorthEast United FC are enjoying a three-match unbeaten streak which includes two victories (Chennaiyin FC and Atletico de Kolkata) in a row away and a con-

vincing draw against Delhi Dynamos. The loss in the opener seems a very long time ago as the team has undergone massive transformation since the start of the league.

“All victories and losses are in the past. We are focusing only on this game, which is different and one where all our players are available. When we played Kerala, we missed eight players and we were playing our debut game. Tomor-

row, whoever shows up with the best attitude will win and we hope that it will be us,” NorthEast coach Cesar Farias said on Saturday.

NorthEast United are presently fifth in the points table with 13 points from nine matches. Depending on other results, a victory over Kerala Blasters can propel them to the top of the table, which will be astounding for a team that lost its first three matches.

Last year’s runner-up, the Blasters are at the bottom of the pool with eight points from nine matches but coach Terry Phelan is not giving up hope.

“We have been playing some good football in the last couple of matches and hopefully we can keep going,” said Phelan.

Phelan confirmed that new signing Deepak Mondal is available for selection. - IANS

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Salt, or sodium chloride, is essential for life. In fact, no mineral is more essential to human survival than sodium because it allows nerves to send and receive electrical impulses, helps your muscles stay strong, and keeps your cells and brain functioning. However, sodium chloride (salt) is a nutrient that the body cannot produce, and therefore it must be eaten.

A recent study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, tested sodium consumption in more than 100,000 people in 17 countries. The study found that the healthy range for sodium consumption was between 3,000 and 6,000mg per day. Eating more than 7,000mg per day of sodium increases your risk of death or cardiovascular incidents,but not as much as eating less than 3,000mg per day. A low salt diet, hence, can be significantly more harmful than a high salt diet.

According to Dr Mohammad Tarek Al Dairi, Cardiologist, Al Hayat International Hospital, however, lack of salt in diet will do no harm

to an individual. “You don’t have to consciously consume salted food to get the salt requirement of the body, salt is already present in a range of everyday foods. However, if you are suffering from heart disease or high blood pressure then you need to watch your salt intake everyday.”

Cautioning against eating processed foods which are high in salt content, Dr Dairi suggests that every individual needs to consume about 2000mg of salt everyday, which is equivalent to one and half small teaspoons. This can come from food prepared at home as well as a range of foods, like vegetables, meat, fish.

But, those with heart disease or high BP must cut it down to about 1000mg a day. He, however, added that consuming less than these minimum requirements is not something to be worried about as low salt diets are always good for health.

Salt Has Many Health Benefits The other component of salt, chloride, is also essential to survival and good health. It preserves acid-base balance in the body, aids potassium absorption, improves the ability of the blood to move harmful carbon dioxide from tissues out to the lungs and, most importantly, it supplies the crucial stomach acids required to break down and digest all the foods we eat.

Salt is also a vital component of hydration. After exercise, it is critical to replace both water and salt lost through perspiration during

SOURCES OF SALT IN FOOD ĊŗŗProcessed Foods Most processed and prepared are high in salt and additives that contain sodium. These include bread, pizzas, ready-to-eat pastas, meat and egg dishes, cold cuts, cheese, and other fast foods. ĊŗŗNatural Sources Natural sources of salt include all vegetables and dairy products, meat, and shellfish. Though these foods are not high in sodium content, eating these foods does add to your overall sodium intake. (Around 200ml of low-fat milk contains 8090mg of sodium). Ċ At The Table Many foods require addition of salt at the table while condiments used in cooking also contain sodium.

(One tablespoon of soy sauce, contains 1,000mg of sodium)

exercise. That is why all athletes make sure they are consuming sufficient salt during and after a workout. Expectant mothers and seniors, in particular, need to guard against under-consumption of salt. Highersalt diets have also been used successfully to combat chronic fatigue syndrome. Asthma sufferers, particularly in Eastern Europe, are often treated by having the person spend time in salt mines or salt caves. This is because the unique microclimate, containing ultrafine salt particles helps clear the lungs.

Low Salt Diet Myths Low salt diets can be especially harmful for the elderly. In older people, mild hyponatremia (low sodium concentration) is the most common form of electrolyte imbalance in the blood. Indeed, several recent medical papers found a direct relationship between hyponatremia and unsteadiness, falls, bone fractures and attention deficits.

Elderly people on low salt diets often experience lack of thirst which leads to dehydration and other health problems.Falls are one of the most serious problems for the elderly and about a third of people older than 65 fall at least once every year. And research shows that in assisted living facilities where almost all residents were given low-salt diets, the rate of falls and fractures were three times higher than in a normal home environment.

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A diet meant to cut cholesterol levels can also lower blood pressure, a new study has found. The “portfolio diet” lowered blood pressure by an average of two percent in study participants when compared with another diet recommended to reduce hypertension.

The new research was a secondary analysis of data collected for a 2011 study on the effect of the “portfolio diet” on cholesterol.

The portfolio diet includes foods that are scientificallyproven to lower cholesterol including mixed nuts, soy protein, plant sterols (found in vegetable oils and leafy vegetables) and viscous fibre (found in oats, barley and eggplant). “This is an important secondary finding to the original study, adding to the literature connecting diet with health,” said Dr David Jenkins, study’s lead author from St Michael’s Hospital and professor at the University of Toronto, adding “We can now say the dietary portfolio is ideal for reducing overall risk of cardiovascular disease.”

Cranberries Can Curb Urinary Tract Infections

Have Honey to Boost Memory Honey has the ability to help the body absorb calcium which promotes brain health. The brain needs calcium in order to process thought and make decisions. Honey is also loaded with antioxidants that prevent cellular damage or loss within the brain.

Shoulder Exercise for Strengthening Arms To strengthen your shoulders and improve coordination with your arms, do this simple shoulder exercise: Stand with feet slightly apart. Hold your arms straight out to both sides, with your palms facing up. Now start a circular motion with both arms together, ten times forward and ten times backwards. Bring your arms down, rest for a minute, and repeat.

Cranberries can help curb recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs), the second most common type of infection in the body, says a study by an Indian-origin researcher.A lower number of infections would mean less use of antibiotics and less risk of developing antibiotic resistance. In addition, the unique blend of polyphenol antioxidants — provided by cranberries — may assist in preserving heart and cognitive health, and protect against oxidative stress to help promote overall wellbeing, the findings showed.

“We have long believed in the urinary tract health benefits that cranberries provide, but this new research reveals just how wide-ranging those benefits can be,” said Kalpana Gupta, professor of medicine at Boston University School of Medicine in the US. — IANS

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Burjeeel Hospital to Introduce Premium Healthcare in Oman SPECIALISED cardiac surgeries and a range of other super speciality surgical procedures, which are currently not being done in Oman, will be possible from March 2016 when Burjeel Hospital, a premiere 7-star tertiary healthcare facility, opens its doors to patients in Oman, at Al Khuwair. Part of VPS Healthcare, an integrated healthcare provider with a network of hospitals across the MENA region, this hospital will have state-of-the-art facilities and the services of internationally esteemed doctors.

Managing Director of Burjeel

Hospital Muscat, Dr Rohil Raghavan disclosed that a range of super speciality surgeries will be performed at the hospital on par with international standards, thereby eliminating the need for patients to go to other hospitals abroad. These include cardiac surgeries, specialised bariatric surgery, and all kinds of laparoscopic surgeries (advanced/relapsed), without having to refer patients to other hospitals in case complications arise. The hospital will also have the biggest NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) for which there has been a great need

in Oman.

Dr Raghavan also mentioned that the hospital will have excellent facilities to make patients and family members who visit the hospital comfortable in every way. This includes playing of light music, provision of refreshments, spacious rooms and a majlis facility, especially at the maternity section, to accommodate a large number of visitors who usually come to visit maternity patients.

CEO of the hospital, Clancey Po, added, “Burjeel Hospital has been founded on two pillars – clinical excellence and the art of healing.

People in Muscat have always been looking for a premium level of healthcare service, for which they have been going abroad, and Burjeel Hospital will now bridge that gap.”

Opening in March 2016, the hospital will have a range of specialised departments like obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics, orthopaedics, ophthalmology, cardiology, rheumatology, gastroenterology, urology, psychiatry, neurology, dermatology, cosmetology, endocrinology, internal medicine, family medicine, dentistry, general surgery, and plastic surgery.

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Cast: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz 2:30, 5:10, 7:50, 11:15 PM Blunt Force Trauma – 2D (15+) Action Cast: Mickey Rourke, Freida Pinto 7:25, 11:45 PM Vedalam – 2D (PG) Action, Masala Cast: Ajith Kumar, Shruti Hasan 11:30 AM, 5:15, 8:15 PM Thoongaa Vanam - 2D (PG12) Crime | Thriller Cast: Kamal Hasan, Trisha Krishnan 11:45 AM, 5:00, 9:15 PM Hatched: Chicks Gone Wild – 2D (PG) 12:30, 3:40 PM

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ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

By Hubert Vaz

FITNESS YOGA FOR WOMEN

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ature bestows women with the responsibility of childbirth and it prepares each individual by providing strength, endurance and patience to shoulder this role. However, regular practice of beneficial yogic postures can help alleviate a host of disorders while building stamina and endurance within weeks of practice.

Begin with a slow jog in the same spot. This can be followed by neck rotation, shoulder rotation, wrist, and hand rotation, feet rotation, and knee rotation. Now perform asanas that strengthen the abdomen and spine, besides improving blood circulation, regulating digestion, and relaxing the mind. Here are three easy postures (asanas) for women to try: Marjariasana (Cat Pose) Kneel on the floor and lean forward putting both your palms on the floor. The legs can be slightly apart and palms

MOVE OF THE WEEK

should be at shoulder length.

Take the position similar to a standing cat. Keep your trunk parallel to the ground and thighs vertical. Exhale and feel your belly contract and move your head inwards between your shoulders. While doing this your back will bend and arch upwards. Now inhale and arch your back in the opposite direction. The spine will bend slightly downwards while the head, neck, and shoulders should be arched backwards, as if you are looking up.

The Cat Pose (shown above), Child Pose, and Boat Pose are three easy yoga postures for women on the way to childbirth, to build up stamina and endurance.

Benefits Ċ Brings flexibility to the spine Ċ Strengthens wrists and shoulders Ċ Massages the digestive organs and improves digestion Ċ Tones the abdomen Ċ Relaxes the mind Ċ Improves blood circulation

the arms alongside your body with hands on the floor, palms facing up or place hands on top of each other, and rest your forehead on them. Gently press your chest on the thighs, hold for a few seconds, and slowly come up to sit on the heels, uncurling your back slowly.

Shishuasana (Child Pose) Sit keeping your hips on the heels, bend forward, and lower your forehead to the floor. Keep

Benefits Ċ Deeply relaxes the back Ċ Relieves constipation Ċ Calms down the nervous system

SQUATS Stand with your feet spread slightly. Hold your arms out in front of your body at shoulder level, arms parallel to the floor.

Keep your body straight and lower back slightly arched. Lower your body as far as you can by pushing your hips backwards and bending your knees. Pause and repeat 15 to 20 times.

If you weigh around

70 KG, you can burn upto125 calories, doing squats, in 15 minutes

If you do vigorous squats in a 15-minute session, you can burn upto

200 calories

If you do seven hours of regular squats over two weeks, you can burn upto

3500 calories

Naukasana (Boat Pose) Lie on your back with your feet together and arms beside your body. Take a deep breath in and as you exhale, lift your chest, and feet off the ground, stretching your arms towards your feet. Your eyes, fingers, and toes should be in a line.

Feel the tension in your navel area as the abdominal muscles contract. Keep breathing deeply and easily while maintaining the pose. Exale as you come back to the ground.

Benefits Ċ Strengthens the back and abdominal muscles Ċ Tones the leg and arm muscles Yoga practice helps develop the body and mind bringing a lot of health benefits, yet it is not a substitute for medicine.

It is important to learn and practice yoga postures under the supervision of a trained practitioner.

For details: artofliving.org/yoga

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FAVOURITISM AT HOME

Dear Dr Gerry, I am a 16-year-old girl and I feel very upset when my mother treats my younger sister (who is 12 years old) with more favour. She always punishes me for my mistakes but overlooks the same mistakes when my sister commits them. Hence, I feel very hurt with this partial behaviour. I love my sister very much but I feel I am being dealt with unfairly. What should I do to make my mother treat us both the same way?

— Sad teenager Dear Sad Teenager, An interesting question and one that a lot of children have asked themselves. Let’s look at it. Your mother treats you more harshly than your younger sister and it hurts. Why does she do that? Is it because she sees you as her elder child and expects you to set the standards that the younger sibling must follow? Is it because she favours the younger child and has a soft spot for her?

Whatever be the reason, it hurts. What I would suggest is trying to have a chat with your mother when you both are alone. Be open with her and try to give her examples where you felt she’s not being fair. Listen to her reason and try to understand her point of view. What you shouldn’t do is to keep the hurt in your heart silently and spoil your love for your mother. I’m sure she has a reason and good communication will help both of you solve the problem and build a stronger relationship.

Another mistake is to start lashing out on the younger sister. Love her and keep your relationship good with her.

Dr Gerry D’Costa has an MD in psychiatry and a special interest in the areas of anxiety, depression, addiction, and children’s psychiatry.

He has practiced as a specialised psychiatrist at Badr Al Samaa hospital in Ruwi for the last 9 years.

Starting next week, Dr D’Costa will begin offering his advice and professional insights to the readers of Times of Oman.

Send your mental health questions to lifestyle@timesofoman.com

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LIFESTYLE

A fracture is simply a broken bone.

Skull Fracture

Spine Fracture

Forearm Fracture

It can be either a complete or partial break in a bone caused by the sudden application of excessive force.

But the risk of fracture depends on your age. While children are more prone to fractures their fractures are generally less complicated than those in adults.

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Thigh Fracture Finger Fracture

Ankle Fracture

Toe Fracture

Most Commonly Broken Bone: The Ankle Spraining or breaking an ankle happens almost everywhere â&#x20AC;&#x201C; at home, on the playground, in the marketplace, or in the workplace â&#x20AC;&#x201C; mostly due to carelessness while walking. Ankle fractures are often accompanied by tendon damage.

Most Fragile Bone in the Body: Toe Bones The small toe bones are the most fragile and break very easily. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very little one can do about it than let it heal.

Most Number of Bones are in the Hands There are 206 bones in the human body, of which 106 are in the hands and feet (27 in each hand and 26 in each foot). Most fractures occur in the upper limbs (hands).

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Contact: 99342661

3 Bedroom flat available for rent near Qurum Park. Contact 99332123

Offices for Rent GalaContact –94051789-97201688

Flats and shops for rent in Ruwi Honda road Mumtaz area. Contact: 97293708 /92433127

For Rent Duplex villa in Qurum 29- 94051789-97201688

New pent house 219 meters, 3 bedrooms Each own toilet , servant room with toilet laundry area , kitchen with store elevator available AL Khuwair 39 rent R.O 575/- family only.

Contact: 99207840

2 BHK Flats for rent Muttrah near Oman house.

Contact: 97007934/92629232 Room for rent in AL Khuwair near Ibis hotel with A/C. #95724975 Studio in souk Al Khoud behind of Al Ahali bank with 2 BR toilet+ kitchen in 2 floor 160RO. Contact 99738881

Villa in AL Ansab with six attached bedroom, Majlis, hall, kitchen and split unit A/C s located at phase 4 in heights, near to the main road, opposite Haya water. Contact: 99311348 2BHK M.B.D R.O 300/-.

Contact: 92144045 / 97799175

For Rent Offices & Showrooms in Al Khoud- 94051789-97201688 For Rent offices in Qurum opposite city center- 9405178997201688 For Rent Flats in Mawalah south-94051789-97201688

3BHK Ghubra R.O 400/-.

Contact: 92144045 / 97799175

For Rent brand new villas in Al Ansab- 94051789-97201688

2 bedrooms flat with hall, 2 bathrooms in Darsait near Muscat Municipality. # 92584715 / 24700120

For Rent Mini Furnished Apartment in Qurum- 9405178997201688

1BHK flat Darsait near MCT Municipality 220/-. Contact: 99342661 For rent Seeb 1 room, 2 rooms, 3 rooms , with all supplements, including water electricity and sewage also. We provide the following services free plumber and electrician 2 cleaner for garbage our price on your hand, just call on Farahat: 98020768 Hilal: 96541283 2BHK Ghubra R.O 350/- & 325/-.

Contact: 92144045 / 97799175

NEW WAREHOUSE FOR RENT at Ghala Ind. Area. 800 & 2500 approx sqms Near Hotel Al-Madinah Holiday.Ghala. Container can enter. Immediate access to roads & highways.

CONTACT : 94583320 2BHK villa Mumtaz R.O 300/-.

Contact: 92144045 / 97799175 New flats for rent Darsait Al Sahel.

Contact: 99311525 / 92533356 1BHK with split A/C in Darsait, opp. Muscat Municipality.

Contact: 96708000 Villa with 5 rooms, two sitting rooms, 5 toilets and kitchen at Al Hail North. Contact: 91130875 Flats in Wadi Kabir. Contact: 99376454 2BHK flats / offices & shops for rent in a brand new building at Honda Road. Contact: 91165807 Room available Nr. Oman house opposite Muttrah Hotel. Contact: 97367108 2 BHK flats for rent near PDO Gate No.2 with spilt AC. Contact: 94057023 2BHK Ghubra R.O 300/-.

Contact 92144045 Flat for rent at Wadi Al Kabir next Al Hassan.co, 2 bedroom, 3 WS, 1 sitting room. Contact: 99210008 Room in Al Mwalih very close to Wave. Contact: 95192927 600 SQT commercial flat for rent opposite Oman flourmill Darsait more details. Contact: 91214849/ 99364735 Villa for rent in Wadi Kabir.

Contact: 95562646

1BHK Near Al Nahdha hospital Ruwi R.O 200/-. Contact: 99617786 3BHK flat for rent at Muttrah.

Contact: 99423596 2 BHK flat available for rent in Darsait. Contact: 99357586 Brand new residential flats in Wadi Kabir near Muscat football club, have 2 bedroom family hall, 2 toilets, Kitchen with spilt AC for 250/- R.O. Contact: 95999904 / 98585889 / 92383886 Villa in Arjan complex near Seeb stadium 4BHK, 1 living room, 1 majles, 1 extra room in ground floor. Contact 93219597 Al Mawalh villa for rent 17 bedrooms, all attached toilet, 2 big hall, 1 big kitchen, outside 1 kitchen 1 PVT room near (Mac Donald).

Contact: 99654252 /95566475 1BHK flat spilt with A/C Al Khuwair, 230/-. Contact: 99358589 / 95570288

FOR SALE Six unused rack mount (4U) PC i5 with original windows 7 for sale.

Please Contact: 99206367 or opaloman@omantel.net.om Used steel racks (slotted angle shelves) for sale in lot.

Contact: 24703981 High performance fork lift with automatic functions, plus Isuzu engine and one year warranty. Model 2015.

Contact: 98883445 GP and dental clinic in Adam.

Contact: 99330385

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SITUATION SITUATION WANTED VACANT JUNIOR ACCOUNTANT A reputed legal firm in Oman is looking for filling the position urgently. t $BOEJEBUFT TIPVME CF # $PN graduate with working knowledge in Ms. Excel t .JO ZFBS XPSLJOH FYQFSJFODF JO maintaining accounts till finalization t "CJMJUZ UP BDDFQU SFTQPOTJCJMJUJFT and work cordially as a team Interested candidates should send their resumes with a covering letter to - hr@alalawico.com

Wanted female Gynecologist, female Staff Nurse â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2 no., Dental Asst, female Lab Tech from India or Filipino with MOH license & data flow for Al Saadi Specialized Medical Centre in Mussana.

Contact 92025033, dr.srinivas76@gmail.com

ENGLISH TEACHERS WANTED IMMEDIATELY FOR VARIOUS LOCATIONS Dh^ d ÍŽ / Z/ ÍŽ ^K, Z ÍŽ E/ t ^ > > , ÍŽ Z< ÍŽ hZ /D/ <, KhZ , ÍŽ <, ^

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ACCOUNTANT Wanted Assistant Accountant secretary (male). Send CV with photo to mubasu23@gmail.com

Looking for Ç&#x2020;Ä&#x17E;Ä?ĆľĆ&#x; Ç&#x20AC;Ä&#x17E; ^Ä&#x201A;ĹŻÄ&#x17E;s and Sales Engineers with experience in earthmoving equipments, cruchers, quarry & mining industry.

Email:

SALES EXECUTIVE FOR SAUDI A Prominent Building Materials Trading Company looking for Graduates with minimum 2 years work experience in Sales.

Should possess GCC Driving license.

Indian Male candidates preferred.

Wanted urgently A well known family in Oman urgently needed an experienced Indian female part time or full time Nursing Assistant to take care of their Mother recovering from stroke.

applyinggchr@gmail.com

cv4gcc@gmail.com

Contact 99717791 or 94084335

REQUIRED SALES EXECUTIVE

WANTED

URGENTLY REQUIRED

For the sale of Building Material, with 5-7 years experience in GCC, holding a valid Omani driving license.

Email:

migc.vacancies@gmail.com

URGENTLY REQUIRED Gynecologist, General Practioner, Staff Nurses, Lab Technician & Pharmacist for a poly clinic in Saham.

Interested candidates may apply to:

Civil Engineer (Building Construction) 2 Nos Qualification: BE in Civil Engineering Electro Mechanical Engineer (Building Services)1 No. Qualification: BE in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Send detailed resume to sskpvr@gmail.com

SALES EXECUTIVE &KZ Zh^, ZÍ&#x2022; dÄ&#x17E;Ä?Ĺ&#x161;ĹśĹ?Ä?Ä&#x201A;ĹŻĹŻÇ&#x2021; Ć?ŽƾŜÄ&#x161; Ä&#x201A;ĹśÄ&#x161; Ć&#x2039;ĆľÄ&#x201A;ĹŻĹ?ÄŽ Ä&#x17E;Ä&#x161;Í&#x2022; having not less than 5 years similar experience in Oman, and good exposure in the market to get projects. tÄ&#x17E; Ć&#x2030;Ć&#x152;Ä&#x17E;ĨÄ&#x17E;Ć&#x152; KĹľÄ&#x201A;ĹśĹ? EÄ&#x201A;Ć&#x; ŽŜÄ&#x201A;ĹŻÍ&#x2DC;

Please Send your CV to Ć&#x152;Ä?ĹŻĹ?Ĺ?Ć?Ä&#x201A;Ç&#x2021;Î&#x203A;Ä&#x201A;Ć?Ä&#x201A;Ć?ŽžÄ&#x201A;ĹśÍ&#x2DC;ĹśÄ&#x17E;Ć&#x161;Í&#x2022; amiprojects@gmail.com Fax: 24498480 WĹ&#x161; ŜŽÍ&#x2014; ώϰϰϾϯϴϲϲ ÍŹ ώϰϰϾϏώϳϳ

A well reputed FMCG company is looking for a young energetic candidate to work as

SALES ANALYST Graduate with good analytical, communication skill and excellent exposure of MS Office may please send your CV to:

Call 99135775 or 91311990

muscatrecruitments2015@gmail.com

MEDICAL

SALES / MARKETING

ADMIN We require Male/Female Omani Administrator (Front Office) with valid visa, Cont: 92680323/91425640.

CATERING Chinese/ Arab/ shwamar cook & helper wanted. Contact 95529970

DRIVER Omani driver with heavy license send CV to jobtech42@gmail.com.

Contact: 98813893 We require Omani driver with valid visa, Cont: 92680323/91425640.

Urgently require male and female nurses preferably with MOH license or prometric pass with 60% and above for a reputed polyclinic in Muscat. Send your CV to hrhospitalmuscat@gmail.com Required a Female Staff Nurse with MOH license for a high class dermatology center in Barka (Muscat). Interested candidates places send your CV to mdcjobs2015@gmail.com

Required Sales Executive 2 - 3 yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; OMAN experience in corporate sales preferably in office and business supplies such as stationery, IT Consumables. Experience of meeting business owners, IT and purchasing decision makers. Ability to make appointments with the decision makers. OMAN driving license. To apply â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Please mail Resume: hr@officeoman.com

Indian Pediatrician required for reputed medical centre in Dubai.

Proffered DHA passed candidate, send CV: nafuaehr@gmail.com

Primed International is looking for experienced sales executives having strong background of digital and print media. Send your CVs at angeline@primedia-oman.cm contract on 91391801

Lab technician for a clinic in Muttrah. Contact: 99330385

Required Sales man, Tailor and Barber. Contact: 96964767

Required licensed lady G.P .or Gynecologist male Asst. Pharmacist, lab technician for a clinic in Salalah. Contact: 93129219 Email: clinicrecruitment2015@gmail.com

Shipping company in Oman requires Sales Executives for Muscat Exp in shipping industry & D/L preferred .contact: 97990844/ Email: operations@arabianseabridge.com

Private dental clinic in Buraimi city need a Dentist have practice license in Oman. Contact -98379121

Wanted sales man with valid Oman deriving license for an electrical trading company.

Email: amuloman@omantel.net.om

Wanted driver. Contact 91025698 Looking Office and House Driver.

Contact: +968 96339339

DESIGNER Indian Trailer Driver holding Omani driving license with release letter. Contact: 99462980

ENGINEER/TECH/MECH Wanted Urgently for Contractor Civil Engineer (Road Construction).

Quantity Surveyor. Land Surveyor Accountant. Please send your CV to info.muscatibex@gmail.com Civil diploma holder with driving license for a construction company.

Contact: 99169512 Required by grade excellent construction co. well experienced Civil Site Engineer.

Please send the resume.

Email: excelgrd123@gmail.com New consulting office is looking for an environmental Engineer with 3-5 years of experience. Please send your CV to: ozonegeoc@gmail.com Sales Engineer: Mechanical Engineering holder with 2-4 yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Exp. in Sales, preferably in Metal fabrication Company. Omani D/L is a must.

Contact: recruitment747@gmail.com Experienced construction Civil Engineer with qualiďŹ cation (attested) certiďŹ cates & with Omani driving license. Contact: 99601004 email:slayhawk@yahoo.com Instrumentation & controls Technician with 2-3 years experience preferably in water sector and having valid driving license Send CV to shiju@spec-link.com or call Ph:+968 99450811

EDUCATION Required Teachers for kindergarten & elementary B.A. + B.Ed + experience. Contact: 24705605 from 8 am to 1pm

A reputed Wellness Center is looking for MOH licensed or Prometric Passed Physiotherapist, Nurse and Occupational therapy.

Please send your CV to : hr2015.oman@gmail.com

MANAGER Urgently required GRP foreman with minimum 5 years experience.

Contact: 99382174

MISCELLANEOUS A leading institution in Muscat requires a Teacher for Indian Classical Dance. The candidate should be well qualiďŹ ed and experienced. Send your resume to dance.oman@gmail.com Musicians/Sales staff for Musical Instruments & Pro-Audio showroom.

Experienced Sound & Light Professionals for Live Events.

Please send your detailed C.V. to: info@tunesoman.com

OFFICE/SECT. Omani receptionist required receptionist, well presented with excellent communications skills and telephone manner, ďŹ&#x201A;uent in Arabic and English required for Ruwi office candidates should be familiar with Ms English and Arabic office suite.

Send CV and covering email to mj-co@omantel.net.om

SKILLED Mason, 3-4 yrs in ďŹ tting tiles, bathroom ďŹ ttings i.e. bathtub, shower tray & WC with plastering. Trade certiďŹ cate is required.

Contact: 24813822

Indian Salesman required for printing press with minimum 3 years experience and should have knowledge of English â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Hindi language with GCC driving license.

Contact: 96917952 Email: swapneelbhatt@gmail.com A leading trading group is looking for outdoor Sales Coordinator with driving license & release / NOC & female office assistant. Email: CV to alhajoil@omantel.nrt.om or fax: 24701683 Required experienced car spare parts counter Sales Executive for a trading company at Wadi Kabir. Contact 24811999 Send resume to qualityspareparts@yahoo.com Omani / Expats, male / female required for gift articles shop with minimum 2 years experience and should have knowledge of MS Office English & Arabic language.

Contact 96917952 Email: swapneelbhatt@gmail.com Required Marketing Executive, 2 yrs experience. Contact 91120552

SITUATION WANTED ARCHITECT Architect (BSC), female 23 one year experience with valid Omani driving license, under family visa looking for suitable placement.

Contact 92670199 Email: tkhaleque92@gmail.com Architect with bachelor degree 4 years experience in architectural design (interior & exterior) professional in (3D Max- Archicad - AutoCAD Photoshop). Contact 96041201 Email: amer.yousfan@gmail.com

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE Indian male B.Com Graduate with 2+ years experience in Accounts & Administration looking for a suitable placement. Contact: 96923391 Accountant Indian male having 12+ years of experience in accounts & ďŹ nance having knowledge of tally seeking suitable opportunity.

Contact: 92984019 Indian male 23 years B.Com Graduated tally looking for suitable placement. Contact: 92963507 Email: sidhiqshajahanh28@gmail.com Indian male B. Com accountant 10 yrs in Oman, exp in accounts knowledge of Tally ERP 9, Focus RT. Having NOC & D/L looking for suitable job. Contact - 93086105 Accountant, Indian Male, 15 Years experience (8 years in Oman with Driving License & NOC) seeks suitable placement, Contact 94117616, 91238272 Email: praveen78oman@gmail.com

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE Chief Accountant 25 years experienced, for the last 7 years working as Chief Accountant seeks immediate placement.

Contact: 95598477/98803439 Indian male MBA , 2 years experience visit visa , seeking placement.

Contact: 90196322 Male accountant 5 years experience 2 years in Indian & 3 years in Oman, NOC available B.com PG accounting tally E.R.P, looking suitable placement. Contact: 92780167 Experience part time Accountant in management, accounts, ďŹ nance audit tax. Contact: 95857199 Indian female 5+ yrs Oman exp in Accounts tally looking for suitable placement in W.K to Qurum area.

Contact: 95580416 Accountant, Indian Male, 24 yrs, B. Com Graduate 1 year experience as Accountant in India. Now on visit visa seeks suitable placement.

Contact 94129716; thanoof5736@gmail.com Part time Accountant services available to handle all accounts related work up to ďŹ nalization on monthly basis. Contact: 96247295 Sudanese, Masters degree in Economics, 8 years experience in procurement and ďŹ nance. Contact: 94524060 Chief Accountant, 12 years Oman experienced looking for suitable placement. Contact: 99513082

SITUATION WANTED ACCOUNT. & FINANCE Part Time Accounting, Business Management Consultancy, Accounts Finalization, Audit Preparation, Internal Audit, Accounting System for New Companies, Contact: 96975454, email :ibfc.gcc@gmail.com Part time Accountant available, contact also for auditing and taxation - 91720465 MBA Finance having 5 years experience and Oman driving license presently working in Oman seeking for a suitable placement NOC available.

Contact: 96742474 Senior Accounts professional, Indian male, 33 years MBA (ďŹ n) with 9 yrs experience, Now in Muscat on visit visa, seeking suitable job opportunities. Contact: 92914869 Email: noblev1982@gmail.com Part time accountant services from senior accountant M.com 15 years Oman exp. Contact: 97441960 Indian male B.Tech, MBA MNC experience looking for ďŹ nance proďŹ le.

Contact : 96891640545 Sir Lankan accountant having AAT qualiďŹ cation and 5 years experience seeking replacement NOC available.

Contact: 94546160 Email: pereradilipa@gmail.com Master degree commune (M.COM) it older looking for an accountant / sales job in Oman new in visit visa.

Contact: 95160805/91236665 Accountant Indian Male having 12+ years experience (6years in Oman) up to ďŹ nalization & Expert in Tally ERP 9, Focus, MS Office. Seeks suitable position in accounts, ďŹ nance or admin can join immediately contact & whatsup 98550041 Email qadeer7g@yahoo.com Finance controller 15years experience in Oman contracting , consultancy, oil & gas , IT , tourism , management accounts, ERP, feasibility, study , business strategy, project ďŹ nancing , international trade , ETC. Contact: 98571309 CertiďŹ ed Public Accountant, Filipino Male 26 years old, Bachelor of Science in Accountancy with 5 yrs. of experience now on visit visa.

Looking for suitable opening.

Contact: +968 91409308 Email: kennethalcedo07@gmail.com Pakistani male age 27 MBA ďŹ nance having 3 years work experience in ďŹ nance and admin currently in Oman on visit. Contact: 99685330 email: hussain_ca87@yahoo.com Indian Male, Chartered Accountant and Cost Accountant, CISA from USA, 25 Years of experience, 10 Years in Dubai, Seeking Job in Accounts, Finance, Audit, Banking, Project IT etc. Contact Pawan Gupta on 00971504273221, 0096896123649.

E mail address is pawan.praind@gmail.com and website is www.pawanpraind.com Male 24 yrs MBA in marketing ďŹ ancĂŠ seeking immediate placement. Contact: 96112920 Indian male 8 years experience having B.Com and MBA ready to work in HR customer service, Admin banking & related ďŹ eld.

Contact : 97436890 / 96939803.

Email: girimub@gmail.com

CMA & CIA professional Finance Manager with 10 years middle eastern experience, inclusive of Managerial experience with leading F&B companies. For further information, kindly Contact: + 971566561199 Email: babar_shabir@hotmail.com Sr. accountant Indian 10 years experience in Oman , capable to handling all accounting functions and knowledge of tally ERP9 can be joined immediately release (visa transfer) available. Contact: 94134085 Email: muscatoman95@yahoo.com B.SC Hons (ďŹ nance & accounts) having 2 years experience in accounts, male looking for suitable job on visit visa. Contact: 91420128 CIMA member B.Com with 5+ years experience in Accounts and ďŹ nance.

NOC available. Contact: 97615745 Young 24, ACCA affiliate, Advanced diploma in Accounting and Business, seeking suitable placement in Accounts, Finance or audit With valid driving license. Contact 92430152 , Email - rau_dey@yahoo.com Accountant Indian female having 5 years exp in ďŹ nalization, audit and administration in GCC presently in Muscat seeking suitable position. Contact 97323574 Email: sreeja@236@gmail.com Indian lady, bachelor degree in Preparatory Programme (BPP) and Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), completed training course in MS Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook from KTI looking for full time / part time job opportunity in Oman.

Contact 92437568, 96795853, Email: linda_navs@yahoo.com SENIOR ACCOUNTANT, with 13yrs experience, 6 yrs Oman in manufacturing, trading & contracting Cos, capable of handling all accounting, ďŹ nance, banking, L/C, import, export & ďŹ nalization seeks placement.

NOC Available. Call+968-98932752, mail:jjohnmuscat@hotmail.com

ADMIN Young Indian Male with post graduate UK degree in business admin, 4 years Oman experience in administration & purchase in electromechanical/civil contracting company. NOC available. Possess valid Oman Driving License.

Contact: 94400671 Indian Female MBA, 3yrs Exp.in Admin, Operations, Business Development, MS Office skills# 98234427, jkjsmith01@gmail.com Indian male MBA- UK 18 yrs Gulf exp in Administration/ HR & Public relationship. Fluent in Arabic/ English with D/L. Looking for suitable position. Contact - 99897280 HR/ Recruitment specialist with 8 years Oman experience in entire gamut of HR functions like resource planning , recruitment , HR policies & procedures, performing appraisal, expatriate affairs , exit interviews & ticketing. Contact 93825307 Email: javthath@rediffmail.com 26 yrs male, MBA, 3+ years experience in Administration in MNC, seeks suitable placement. Contact 95041201 Email: noyel55@gmail.com

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DAILY GUIDE SITUATION WANTED ADMIN Indian female, Masters in HR, having 4 + years Oman experience in media management and HR, looking for openings in HR, Education, Admin, Corporate communications.

Contact 98252030 Indian male with 20 years in Oman in the field of language institute (admin registrar, Acct clerk) seeking a suitable position NOC available.

Contact: 96553961 Email: u.m.sulfi@gmail.com Planner administrator 10 years experience in oil and gas.

Contact: 90375369 Email: merapak123@yahoo.com Qualification B.com accounting BE mechanical engineer course completed experience 17 years HR administration, parches store, quality assurance. Contact: 93820512 Email: kuruvilajohn2012@gmail.com Indian female M.Tech electronics IELTS 6.5 experience in VLSI project training seeks placement in education / training / Admin field in family visa now. Contact: 90195131 Email: chinj.89@gmail.com MBA graduate seeking a suitable position in/as Administration/Secretary/Front office. Contact 94627227 Indian Female, MBA-HR having 8+ experience in Administration/HR, Customer Support, Office Coordinator with good Computer skill, Now on Visit Visa, looking for suitable position. Contact: 90196235 10 years Gulf & 4 years Oman experience in HR / Admin & logistics fluent in Arabic / English with D/L looking for suitable position.

Contact: 95824598 19 years of gulf experienced (6years in Oman) Indian male MBA Graduate, HR & Administration professional seeking suitable job, NOC available, can join immediately.

Contact: 99103763 /99519841

CATERING Cooks (Arabic Indian) gulf exp looking job. Contact: 99531802

DESIGNER/DRAUGHTSMAN AutoCAD d/ man 7 years exp in GRC gypsum marble.

Contact: 96967862 Indian female 25 diplomas in fashion designing seeking placement. Contact: 97412132 Indian male Interior Draftsman 3D, visualizer graphic designer 7 years exp 2 years in Oman on visiting visa. Contact: 95605527 Email: aby.mangattu@gmail.com 25 years male BA. English , Qualified as mast in digital animation having 5 yrs ex in character animation specialized Auto Desk mago and motion building software knowledge, seeking suitable placement.

Contact: 97917357 Creative Designer with 8+ years experience in web, graphic, video editing, outsourcing looking for a suitable placement in a reputed company. Contact 97276004

DRIVER Pakistani, light driver looking job exp, 4 years. Contact: 96346582 Driver job wanted please.

Contact: 96393082 Driver with car looking for job.

Contact: 96692779 5 years exp Light vehicle driver.

Contact: 93015630 Looking personal driver 10 yrs exp in Oman. Contact: 96693290 Looking for job as light duty driver 5 years exp in Oman.

Contact: 92602182 Experienced Light Duty Driver, Fluent in English, Arabic Well knowledge of Oman Areas Seeking Suitable placement 97950869 Driver 10 years experience Oman 3 years company will give release knows English, Hindi, Arabic & Nepalese. Contact: 95897233 / 95674697 Driver (light & heavy duty) valid gulf /Indian) looking job.

Contact: 95175192 Experience light vehicle driver available. Contact: 94141925

DRIVER Bangladesh driver looking for job.

Contact: 98503237 Light driver, looking for job.

Contact: 98372745/99090362 Bangladeshi male light vehicle driver with 2 yrs exp looking for job.

Contact: 93761597 Pakistani male light vehicle driver looking for job. Contact: 96393805 Bangladeshi driver need job.

Contact : 97106424 Searching heavy / light driver job with Qatar and Saudi GCC license.

Has 8 years of experience in Qatar readymix and Almarai Company, Saudi Arabia. Contact: 96080988 Light driver. Contact: 95084826

EDUCATION Indian female B.Sc Maths, B.Ed, PGDCA , having 5 years experience in teaching 2 years experience in office work looking for suitable job on visit visa.

Contact: 92594844/95705724

ENGG. / TECH./MECH. Sudanese Electrical Engineer.

Contact: 97452159 Email: mohamedkarrar.mk@gmail.com Indian Male, Mechanical Engineer having 1year experience, on visit visa looking for suitable job.

Contact:97416564, Email: jovinmathias@gmail.com Electronics and communication Engineer B.Tech Indian male (23) having 1 year experience CCNA, MCSA trained seeking suitable job currently on visit visa.

Contact: 00968 91282138 Email: aashirfathah@gmail.com Sudanese male Mechanical Engineer 7 years experience (HVAC, fighting, energy) PMP certificate.

Contact: 97986890 Indian lady 25 electrical engineer with a dynamic and vibrant personality seeks employment opportunities in Muscat has worked for 3 years in tendering & fascination department. Contact: 97710156 Email: deepthikaron@gmail.com Electrical (MEP) Engineer (diploma) having 16 years (6 years in Oman ) in MEP site experience civil & MEP procurement and MEP QS NOC available cable to join immediate. Contact: 96533493 Civil Engineer 7 years experience, Driving license, NOC available.

Contact - 98078095 Kerala Electrical Technician foreman (4y) cum storekeeper (6 yrs).

Contact: 93563744

ENGG. / TECH./MECH.

ENGG. / TECH./MECH.

MISCELLANEOUS

B.Tech Mechanical Engineer, Indian M, having 1.5 years experience in steel fabrication, AutoCAD & MEP looking for suitable placement.

Contact|: 90154793 Email: sangu.vazhoor@gmail.com

Indian male, BE (ECE), 18 months experience in telecom field as BTS Installation & commissioning engineer, trouble shooting the BTS, 3G & 4G equipments, currently on visit.

Contact 95183497, email : v.karthi984@gmail.com

Sir Lankan male , 27 years , pursuing MBA, having 4 yrs retail industry experience in operations customer services, training and development as an executive in looking for suitable placement currently in Oman on visit.

Contact: 98445287 Email: mihiran.dhsnuka1@gmail.com

Indian female M.Tech (electrical power system) having gulf experience in family visa seeking suitable placements in Oman.

Contact: 91001194 /94306164 Indian male 23 bachelors degree in electrical engineering having 1 year experience on visiting visa looking for suitable job ( certificate attested).

Contact: 93547687 Email: ajay.v.s.prabhu@gmai.com

Indian female General Nurse with 3 yrs exp with Oman prometric 63% looking for a suitable placement.

Currently on visit visa staying in Sohar. Contact: 94493227 Email: subirinson@gmail.com

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

Contact – 90164912

M.S.C HSE Engineer 8 yrs experience in oil & gas fields, hold N.D.T level 2 Master in Radiation protection. Contact: 95058541

Indian female dentist prometric cleared seeking suitable openings in Muscat. Contact: 95585807/92880267

Structural Engineer of 8.5 years experience, expert for all structure, want good officer as H.O.D. Contact: 98124095

Sudanese Geologist 3 years experience in mining and geotechnical.

Contact : 97612807

Staff Nurse (B.Sc nursing) male Indian, 25 yr old, having 3 years experience with prometric 64%& cleared data flow, seeking suitable placement. Contact: 94035637

Indian male 27 yrs M.Tech mechanical engineering (energy engineering) and HVAC diploma holder , 4 years exp , seeking suitable placements currently on visit.

Contact: 98791735 Email: anilengandiyur@gmail.com Engineer from India with exp in German company seeking opportunities in procurement/manufacturing/ QC/Fleet Management/automotive services/Total 6 years expContact: 91306841 email: shanyphilip23@gmail.com Electrical Engineer B.Tech Indian male 26 having 4 experiences currently on express visa.

Contact: 91229832 Email: kpabhijith@gmail.com Mechanical Engineer (UK), 28 years old male, looking for suitable placement with 4 years experienced and with valid Oman driving license, NOC available immediate availability. Contact: +96897612297 Email: engrmirza1786@gmail.com Indian male 25 years, B-Tech Graduate with two years experience in Oman as Civil Engineer in a reputed construction company. Looking for suitable jobs. Resident card will expired on 06-01-2016.NOC available.

Seeking immediate placements.

Contact: 96179737/97076972, email:robinsj.sj@gmail.com Electrical Engineer 13 years experience HV/ LV in Oman 5 years, Oman valid D/L to NOC. Contact: + 0091- 9946570903 Email: shibualukka@gmail.com Ref: no-Oman 97095094 BE CIVIL, Indian M29, 5 yrs exp. having DL & NOC, looking for suitable position. Contact: 94576233 Email: suhailmullah@gmail.com Indian male B.Tech electrical 2 years experience seeks placement.

Contact: 93570984 Email: arunprasad7883@gmail.com

Civil Engineer having 2 years & 8 month experience in Oman, looking for a suitable placement.

D/L available. Contact: 94450270

Indian male 26 years B.E in engineering with valid Omani driving license and 4 years experience in all fields. Contact: 92064786

HSE Engineer, 27 Indian B Engg mechanical , Nebosh IGC 5 years experience on tourist visa.

Contact: 94135234

Civil Engineer (diploma) 4years experience one years in Oman seeking job with NOC. Contact 97472737 / 9678971

Medical Lab Technologist 5 years experience willing to work in Oman.

Contact: 97007930

Civil Engineer (B.Tech) Indian Male, Having 21 years experience in Major Construction works including 2 years in consultant firm as Resident Engineer in Ministry Projects, Oman.

Available NOC, able to join immediately, seeks a suitable placement.

Contact 92048143

Mechanical Engineer (B.Tech), Engineering Management Graduate (Masters), 3 years experience in Diesel power plants with valid Oman Driving license. On visit visa seeking for a suitable role. Contact: 91140522 Email: nitinjkoshy2@gmail.com Indian female (23 yrs) M Tech in Agricultural Engineering (Specialized in Agricultural Processing and Food Engineering) seeking suitable placement. Contact: 92290733, praveenasreenath1692@gmail.com Mechanical Engineer, 24 having good knowledge in HVAC looking for suitable placement.

Contact: 95434381 Email: shuhaibusman313@gmail.com Indian male 24 yrs B.Tech Mechanical Engineer with additional qualification in AutoCAD primavera PDMS , QA, QC pipeline engineering project planning and management seeking suitable placement currently on visit visa. Contact: 98810928

MEDICAL

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

Experienced Diesel Generator Mechanic seeks well placement.

Contact: 97278343

Road and construction Engineer with 5 years exp in Oman.

Contact: 97646908

Construction machinery repairs Engineer, 4 years experience with driving license. Contact 94001961

Omani Mechanical Engineer/ GPA-3.49 graduated in 2013.

GSM#95276154 / 99201710 B tech Mechanical Engineer, Indian male, 33 yrs, having 10 yrs Exp includes 6 yrs in GCC, Having Oman D/L. Seeking Suitable placement. # 96978380, prajithks@gmail.com.

Mechanical Engineer M.tech 2 years experience HVAC design Engineer Revet MEP, AutoCAD. Contact: 90150913 Email: rahmanmechengg@yahoo.com Civil Engineer 6 years experience in materials & structural valid D/L 3 yrs supervision work in Oman.

Contact: 96086214 MSc, Software Engineering Indian male 26 years, 3 yrs IT Supervisor Network Administrator.

Contact : Oman: 96602630 Indian: 0091-9952158562 Email: imran.imran13@gmail.com

HOSPITALITY Bachelors’ hotel Mgmt 10 years experience seeking vacancy FMCG or hospitality NOC and GCC D/L. Contact: 94525463 Indian male/31yrs with hotel management degree, 03 yrs experience in F&B services at 5 star hotel Dubai & 05 yrs in American 6 star cruise liner as Butler. Has Oman driving license.

Contact no 91135371 Dutch male qualified commercial pilot (Faa-ME-IR certified) is looking for job openings in middle east. rutjestom@outlook.com

IT

Indian Female Dentist with 7 year experience in MOH seeks suitable placement preferably in Muscat region. Contact : 94003843 BSC, Medical laboratory Technician 20 yrs experience in Oman.

Contact: 92943244

MANAGER/ SUPERVISOR Keralite with NOC/DL seek BDM Position. Contact- 96795603 MBA (marketing) with 17 years experience in freight forwarding/ logistics industry in GCC & Oman.

Presently working as branch manager in Muscat. Looking for a suitable position. Release and NOC available.

Contact: 99856331

IT Indian male B.Tech computers, networking 1 years experience in Database support on visit.

Contact: 96376061 Email: diaz1992@outlook.com

Logistics, shipping & receiving and supply chain expert: Sudanese Canadian with 8 yrs experience in DHL/ loomiss xp Canada. Contact: 94044784

Male 26 years , BSc IT with years 4 years experience , currently on visit visa looking for any IT support job. Knowledge of hardware & net working, environment, programming languages, Linux environment. Contact: + 968 95369856 /968 24781651 Email: mark.tony.alphonso@hotmail.com

The Business Development Manager, Iraqi, Experience 15 Years Inside and outside Oman following activities: tenders& real estate& construction & marketing projects& investments& transportation & Marine services& companies management& develop business.

Contact :- 92385033

Software Programmer, 6 yrs exp in software projects & development (Java,PL/SQL Unix) on visit visa.

Contact: 99487493

SKILLED / UNSKILLED

Oracle ADF Developer: Msc (IT), 2 yrs of Experience in Software Development (Oracle ADF, sql, pl/sql), Oracle OCA & SQL Expert, Currently on visit visa. Contact : +968 93755858 / 92141644. Email : shiralkarmuzammil@yahoo.com Network Professional, CCNP with 6 years experience and Bachelors degree on visit visa looking for suitable job. Contact: 96760618, varghese.manthara@gmail.com Indian male , IT professional, 8 yrs experience including GCC in windows server, computer hardware, networking & office administration seeking suitable placement.

Contact 95994227 Male, 31 years, M.I.T, CCNA, 9 years exp in Qatar as assistant IT manager, network administrator, server management and knowledge of developing website, Qatar D/L. Contact: 0097477237607, 00968 97683849 Email:mohsin2022@gmail.com Hardware & net working, 2 years exp. Contact: 96244031 Indian male B.Tech Eng IT, CCNA, MCITP, RHCE 3years experience.

Contact: 93311963 Email: sajal035@gmail.com

MISCELLANEOUS 24 years Indian female MSC Biotechnology 1 year exp.in clinical microbiology, worked in ICRISAT for project work as Trainee, looking for suitable job. Contact: 92619048 Email: anusreeg1991@gmail.com Indian male 38 years , 17 years experience in Oman with valid Oman 2 wheeler license and own bike Seeks position as (office – assistant) messenger / courier.

Contact: 92287226 Indian male 26 years Graduate 2 yrs work experience and valid Oman driving license searing for a suitable placement.Contact: 91379601

9 years exp body fitter and electric welder for job. Contact: 93015630 Looking for job, steel, fabricator & helper. Contact : 93015630 Mason, SH / carpenter, steel fitter gulf & Indian exp looking job.

Contact: 95175192 Electrician, plumber (exp gulf / Indian) looking job.

Contact: 95175192 Looking for job, Mason, carpenter, election and helper.

Contact: 93015630

SALES / MARKETING MBA qualified sales and marketing candidate having an experience of 3.5 years available in Oman on Visit visa seeks placement.

Contact 97436706 Email: shusamuel0001@gmail.com Indian male Twelve years sales experience FMCG Industry, AS sales man having valid driving license looking for the suitable placement immediately NOC available.

Contact: 99735501 Looking for a job, I have two years experience now, visiting visa for 3 months looking in accounts sales, admin, Arabic fluency in typing speaking writing, with show my talent please do needful. Contact: +968-97240204 /968- 95770412 Email: dmethaju@gmail.com Looking for Senior Sales Engineer job having 11 years of experience in automobile and civil material testing equipment sales having GCC license. Contact 94137387/96250490 Indian male 22 years B.com graduate, looking for a job, particularly in sales, currently in Oman an family visa and also possess a valid Oman driving license. Contact: 9854698 Indian male MBA Marketing and HR B.com Graduate 8 months experience in Indian seeking suitable placement, currently visit visa.

Contact: 91987119

SKILLED / UNSKILLED Indian male looking part / full time marketing job with driving license, fluent English job visa.

Contact: 94742666s Indian male 31 yrs MBA (Marketing) having more 7 years experience in marketing & distribution in frozen food / FMCG. Contact: 94143370 Female Indian 27 yrs, MBA ( gold medalist) having more than 5 years exp as a coordinator of sales & marketing , operations , billing & payment follow up of IT / Electronic products, knowledge of ERP. Contact: 97242901 Indian Male-MBA Marketing 13 years experience seeking suitable placement in any sectors call: 92009780 Email: zamannoor1978@gmail.com Sales / Marketing in charge / manager 15 years exp in consumer goods with visa D/L. Contact: 90205082 Experienced marketing executive with Oman D/L seeks well placement. Contact: 97278343 Indian male 27 yrs with 5 years experience in Oman marketing / Purchase / sales, seeking suitable placement valid Oman D/L. Contact: 98650936 Male, MBA Graduate with 3 years experience in Sales & Marketing on visiting visa looking for job.

Contact: 93242927 Marketing Executive MBA 3 years experience in Sales looking for suitable placement. Contact: 91345727 17 years Gulf experience in Purchasing / logistic and Import, export with valid driving license in Oman.

NOC available. Contact: 97829152 Sales Indian male 10 years experience in Oman D/L looking for Sales man or supervision.

Contact 92436692 Email: rejijo99@gmail.com Looking for a Senior Sales Engineer job having 11 years of experience in both automobile and civil material testing equipment sales.

Contact 94137387 / 96250490 Sales Manager modular kitchen & furniture, 46 years Indian.

Contact 94522616 Purchase experienced 8 years in Construction Company Indian male 45 yrs, release & D/L available.

Contact: 90268183 / 96987234 Marketing Executive/Merchandiser, Omani License, BA 8 years Experience in Multinational Groups.

Contact 97601343

TOURS & TRAVELS Indian male travel & tourism seeking for suitable placement.

Contact: 93675489 / 99204762

MISCELLANEOUS Indian Mechanical Engineer (16 Yrs Exp), Knowledgeable in Monitoring of workshop setup, Workshop run, Business Development, ISO certification, Quotation, Tender, Account verification, Sohar Area, Mb. 94215208’ Indian male, 27 BSC nurse 4.5 years experience in India. Pro metric passed with 61% Data flow processing, ACLS, BLS passed. Now on visit visa. Mob: 98926621, 94361049 e-mail: shemeermk@gmail.com Electrical Engineer, B-Tech, with 4 Yrs experience in India, 3 YEARS IN MRF and one year in KSEB. Available on Visit Visa.

Contact: 94741401 :Email: sobinthomask05@gmail.com.

Sudanese male...telecom engineer 11 yrs. exp in IT support, Networking, Security systems, Server support, IT sales and marketing, management .Seeking suitable placement. Contact 91182027 31 years, Indian male PG in HR , with 5 yrs Professional experience in HR in Construction Oil & Gas Oman seeking for a suitable placement(NOC Available).

Contact me on 93488914, emailKaarthickshankar@gmail.com FEMALE SYRIAN ARCHITECT ,new graduate have good experience in architect programs, auto-cad 3d max ,sketch up , Photoshop ,sketch up, searching for a job full time or part time, for Contact : 97482871

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SITUATION WANTED MISCELLANEOUS B.A Economics, Indian male, 12 years experience in teaching, both academic & Quran, looking for an opportunity. Contact 9845 6432, 9967 8470 Sudanese female, B.sc on account.16 years experience. Good in working out financial report break down of monthly and annual budget’s. follow up tax files and social Insurance costingard feasibility study. Email: amani.eltayeb@ hotmail.com, mobile:92037605 Indian Female 10 years as cook in Muscat, Oman . South Indian, Gujarati special food, Looking for part time. Contact 96710189 INDIAN MALE accountant, 12 years experience in accounting with tally also, looking for a suitable placement. #98983122 MALE ACCOUNTANT, age 25 years, ACCA UK finalist with 4 years experience in accounting & audit in Pakistan, now in Muscat on visit visa seeking suitable placement. Contact 90197029, muzammalhafiz16@gmail.com Indian female,33 yrs MSc,BEd with computer knowledge having 3yrs experience in teaching,looking for suitable job on visit visa.

Contact: 9704 2806 Mail:poornimaajith11@gmail.com Indian male 23 years old graduate with one year experience in Sales & Marketing with valid Oman driving license seeking suitable opportunities. (NOC available).

Contact: +968 98240510 , Gmail: affanahamed0@gmail.com B.Tech, MBA (Marketing), PGDM (IB) having 9 years of experience in sales & marketing/ business development seeking for suitable position. Valid Driving License Phn-97043494 Indian Male 33 yrs, BCA ,10 years experience(India & Oman) IT Support, System administrator/supervisor looking for suitable Job. Contact 95448561 Indian male, 10 years Driving experience in Dubai. Looking as a company driver job. #: 96180458 , +91 99 61 019366 (India ) Maintenance Engineer, Indian, male, DME, 36 years of age with 16 years of experience in machine maintenance and handling machine breakdowns, currently on visit visa seeking suitable position. Contact: 92180933; email: rramesssh@yahoo.com Indian male having 7 Years of Experience in Oman Having Valid Driving License working as a Office Driver ,Looking for a suitable Position, NOC Available. Contact: 99680429, E-mail:anzarkutty1975@gmail.com Syrian architect have years and half experience in oman looking for work, full time perfect in architectural programs 3d max , auto cad , Photoshop , and sketch up. for contact : 0096897482871 Female, Indian, 35 years, Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharm) fresh graduate with BSc looking for positions in Front Office, administration office, or any suitable positions in hospital, polyclinic, companies or Institutions. Contact 90236481.

Indian Male 47 years MBA-Operations Management with total 25 Yrs exp inclusive of 9 yrs in Oil & Gas sector in Oman, having valid Omani D/L & NOC, seek challenging position in SCM/Logistics/Procurement.

GSM-94236414. Mail id – dialindia33@gmail.com

Electronics/Electrical/Instrumentation Design Engineer with 2+ years of experience, having a Bachelors Degree in Instrumentation Technology. Seeking for a job, currently on visit visa.

Contact- 90142166 / Mail: aksafwan@gmail.com Sales & Marketing/ Business Development Executive: - B.Tech.

(Electrical & Electronics) MBA in marketing having 9 years of experience seeking a suitable position.

Contact (97043494) Purchase & Stores In charge – Having continues 13 years experience in a single firm, looking for a placement. Contact: - 99627427, 96154564 Marketing or Business development-BSC in marketing 5 years of experience looking for suitable position. Contact (99522233) Indian male be electrical and pg in power systems (transmission & distribution) with one year experience on visit. Seeking placement contact – 94669679/ email prsabarish@gmail.com Indian male 23 years old graduate with one year experience in Sales & Marketing with valid Oman driving license seeking suitable opportunities.(NOC available) Contact: +968 98240510 Gmail: affanahamed0@gmail.com Indian male, 29 years, B. Tech Electronics & Communication Eng. with 7 year’s experience seeking for a suitable placement, currently in UAE visit visa.

Contact 00971 552513735 Email: rahul.rn198@gmail.com Sri Lankan male – 3.5 years experience as a site supervisor & Administration executive in Oman / 2 years experience as an HR executive with Oman driving license. (English/Arabic/Urdu)/ NOC available 97281617 Sri Lankan male BSc (Physics) – 5 years experience as a site supervisor & Administration executive with Oman driving license. (English/Arabic/Urdu)/ NOC available 93214717 Marketing Coordinator, Indian, Advertising Agency experienced person with D/L seeks good opening. Contact 93031168 Male 25 years, B.E. Mechanical with CSWIP 3.1 and ASNT level 2, 3 yrs. of experience in QC in oil and gas industry. Currently working in Oman, NOC available.

Contact 91262792. vignesh1503@yahoo.com The Business Development Manager, Iraqi, Experience 15 Years Inside and outside Oman following activities: tenders& real estate& construction & marketing projects& investments& transportation & Marine services& companies management& develop business. Contact 92385033 Indian male 23yr BA TTM(Travel and Tourism Management) with Advanced Diploma in Supply Chain Logisitics and Shipping Management, exp in Logisitics (CHA) seeking in suitable placement, currently on visit visa(Oman) Contact;90291092 email:iyas.adhur@gmail.com Indian Electrical Engineer B. Tech, female 24 seeking job. presently in oman having 2 year experience in design and estimation of Ht &Lt projects. Contact number 96897436557, Mail id : sibinanoop1@gmail.com

Light Vehicle Driver, Fluent in Arabic, English. Well knowledge of Oman Areas looking for suitable placement. Contact: 97950869 B.Tech (Electrical & Electronic) with MBA in marketing having 9 years of experience seeking a suitable position as Sales & Marketing/Business Development executive. Contact-(97043494) Indian female dentist prometric cleared seeking suitable openings in Muscat. Contact 95585807, 92880267 Indian Male more than 10 years gulf experience in Office / Sales Coordinator, Admin, Secretarial and purchase with good computer skills. Having Driving license and NOC available. Looking for suitable placement. Contact: 95149624 SENIOR ACCOUNTANT: Indian male, Graduate & CA Article ship completed. 18 Years of experience.

Currently on visiting visa. seeks suitable placement.

Contact: 97498809, 98569025, Email: hilariankj@gmail.com Indian male, B.E. mechanical, 16 yrs experience, for Quotation, Tender, Accounts, Business development, Sohar Area, Part Time. Mb. 94215208 9 years experience in construction Purchase seeking suitable placement immediately, NOC available. Contact: 97332401 Digital marketing / ad words/ analytics / SEO expert, exp 5 yrs (male) certified) , (visit visa).

Contact: 93594114 (visit visa).

Email: abeyre@gmail.com Hotel exp 4 years F+ B (service) visit visa expires 13/11/2015, B.A Hotel Management. Contact: 91987013 / 96971643 Email: shinekls34@gmail.com Kerala Electrical Technician, foreman cum Storekeeper (Electrical). Contact: 93563744 Civil Engineer B.Tech with Iosh, Nebosh certification having valid Omani driving license looking for suitable job. Contact: 93631625 Mechanical Engineer (UK), 28 years, male having 3.5 years experience, looking for suitable placement with valid Oman driving license NOC available.

Immediate availability Contact: +968 97612297 Email: ymirza11@caledonian.ac.uk BE Mechanical Engineer, 23 years, Indian male on visit available for immediate placement please contact: 96145820 or arunsankar.10.92@gmail.com Sales/marketing, Indian male 35, years, having13 years experience, in that 6 years experience of KSA seeks for suitable placement, on visit visa contact: 95954786, Email:syedhameeduddin16@ gmail.com Sudanese / civil engineering Diploma / 5 years experience / deal with most popular computer programs / good in English / fluent in Arabic. Contact: 96995670 Accountant , Indian (Kerala) male, more than 09 years experience in Qatar (02 years) and New Delhi experience upto finalization of Accounts & expertise in using Tally ERP-9, MS Office (Word & Excel).

Currently on visit visa, seeking suitable placement. Contact: 97864890 / 97268429 Email: vinodthomas80@gmail. com

SITUATION WANTED Young 24 yrs, ACCA affiliate , advanced diploma in Accounting business, seeking suitable placement in accounts finance or audit with valid driving license.

Contact: 92430152 Email: rau_day@yahoo.com MALE ACCOUNTANT, age 25 years, ACCA UK finalist with 4 years experience in accounting & audit in Pakistan, now in Muscat on visit visa seeking suitable placement. Contact 90197029, muzammalhafiz16@gmail.com Indian male 26 years, 4 years experience as system and network engineer. B. Tech graduate.

Looking for suitable opening.

Contact:93125669, Email:amritrajgt18@gmail.com Indian male 23yr BA TTM(Travel and Tourism Management) with Advanced Diploma in Supply Chain Logisitics and Shipping Management, exp in Logisitics (CHA) seeking in suitable placement, currently on visit visa(Oman) contact;90291092 email:iyas.adhur@gmail.com Senior Accountant ,NOC avaliable,5yr.exp.in oman, Accounting upto finalisation, computer skills tally9, Sage ERP accpac 500(6.0A), Vcams , Audit ,valid oman driving licence, languages known english , arabic, hindi. can join immediately.

Tel: (+968) 96339599, E-mail(ahmedmohdkhan@gmail.com) Part time accountant, senior accountant, doing all type of accounting works, up to finalization. contact.95254864 Indian Diploma Engineer, NEBOSH Qualified with valid oman D/L, Seeks placement in HSE. Contact: 97066980 Indian male, 1 Year Experience in Logisitics (CHA) field. Qualification BA Travel and Tourism Management with Advanced Diploma in Supply Chain Logisitics and Shipping Management. Currently On Visit Visa Oman, seeks suitable placement. Contact :90291092 B.E. Electronics Engineer, Indian male 22 years, seeking suitable job, currently on visit visa. #99226928, E mail : sanath301@gmail.com

BSC (Hons) Civil Engineer with Oman work experience and valid driving license looking for immediate placement in consultancy or construction firm currently on visit visa. Contact: 91181680 Indian male having 11 yrs experience 4 yrs in Oman in purchase, stores & logistics, having valid Omani D/L and N.O.C in Hand, looking for suitable position any where in Oman. Contact : 92369700 Indian male, 22 yrs, BBA, Travel & tourism brought up in Muscat, seeks suitable placement in Sales & Marketing.

Contact 93519369 Engineer- Mechanical 4 years experience looking for vocational instructor/lecturer/technical mechanical engineer jobs.

Contact : 95598477/93211870, Email: rajeesh4me@gmail.com Indian male 33 yrs, BCA ,10 years experience (India & Oman) IT Support, System administrator/ Supervisor looking for suitable Job. Contact 95448561.

Sudanese male , 31 year old , have 3 year Diploma in electrical engineer, 7 years experience in building construction and electrical production plant.

Contact 94549609 Site supervisor (Aluminium Division ) With Driving License, Fluent in English , Arabic, Well knowledge of Oman Areas Looking for suitable placement.

Cell# 97950869 31 year Indian male PG in HR ,with 5 yrs Professional experience in HR in Construction Oil & Gas Oman seeking for a suitable placement(NOC Available).

Contact me on 93488914, emailKaarthickshankar@gmail.com Indian male, B.E. Mechanical, 16 yrs experience, for Quotation, Tender, Accounts, Business development, Sohar Area, Part Time.

Contact 94215208 Admin, having 10+ years experience in Admin/HR/Logistics/Time Keeper, in reputed companies.

Presently working in Muscat. (NOC Available) Contact- 94369965, mail - satya1528@gmail.com

Sudanese /Diploma in civil engineering/5 years experience/ good computer’ skills / English & Arabic/Mobil 96995670 IT Lecturer , Indian male 30yrs,MSc Computer Science(on visit) 7 years experience in Teaching is looking for college or school.Contact:99842554 Email:riazkalleli@gmail.com Msc (IT), 2 yrs of Experience in Software Development (Oracle ADF, sql, pl/sql), Oracle OCA & SQL Expert, Currently on visit visa. Contact : +968 93755858 / 92141644, Email : shiralkarmuzammil@yahoo.com Male 25 years, B.E. Mechanical with CSWIP 3.1 and ASNT level 2, 3 yrs. of experience in QC in oil and gas industry. Currently working in Oman, NOC available.

M: 91262792. vignesh1503@yahoo.com Indian Female Accountant 5 Years of Experience in Accounting Tally, Sales coordination,and Admin, Currently on Visit Visa seeking suitable placement.

Contact :95684179 Sudanese / 30 years old / M.Sc. Logistics Management /English & Arabic/ logistics - procurement inventory planning / 91270881 Indian (Bangalore), internal auditor / senior accountant having (Gulf) 8 years, (India) 15 years experience, presently on employment visa seeking suitable placement in Salalah / Muscat.

Contact 968 94765948, email:amituppin@gmail.com Indian male, 19 years experience in purchase, material coordinator in building/pipe line construction & factory production field. have good computer skills & driving license and NOC, looking for a suitableplacement. mr.victor2015@hotmail.com Contact: 99008101 SENIOR ACCOUNTANT/ACCOUNTANT, with 8 years experience in Accounts ( 5 Years in Oman) in a Trading Company, capable of handling all accounting , Banking, L/C, import &Finalization with Driving Licence. Noc Available seek Suitable Placement.GSM-98184170.

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Contact: 93142676 60,000 Sq Mtrs Agriculture Land in Misfah can be changed to Industrial Land. OMR 29 per Square Meter.

Tel: 99333479 or 95215360 5 plots of fertile agriculture lands in Misfah East totaling 4,532 sq mtrs having date trees and using Falaj water for irrigation. OMR 158 Thousand for all 5 plots. Tel: 99333479 or 95215360 400 sq mtrs Commercial/Residential land in Mabela Phase 5 Block 2.

OMR 155 Thousand. Tel: 99333479 or 95215360 2,688 sq mtrs commercial land in MBD North. OMR 1.39 Million.

Tel: 99333479 or 95215360 Beauty parlour at Mabela for sale.

Contact: 96131261 For sale 8 Apartments (Total area 850 SQM approximate) in “Bait Al Noor” occupying two full floors (7th and 8th floors). The building is opposite to GMC car showroom facing the main road (Sultan Qaboos Road). Excellent location for best visibility of signboard for any corporate.

Contact 94194071 for details.

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ACC. AVAILABLE 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, sitting room, Kitchen & store including utilities bills at Al hail.

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Independent rooms in Qurum /AL Hail. Contact 95529970 Accommodation available for 50 to 100 labours, Misfah Industrial area. Contact – 99617464 3 Bedroom apartment with living room and 3 toilets located in Wadi Kabir near Al-Hassan Electrical Co. RO 500/- Contact 94488444

Executive single room with attached bath fully furnished. New flat, central location. Al Khuwair.

Contact 93699091 1 Bedroom with attached Bath, fully furnished, separate entrance at Mabela for ladies only.

Contact : 99634841 Single room W/ bath near Al Falaj hotel. Contact: 99643845 Single room bathroom in Darsait R.O 140/-. Contact: 93289652 Furnished office space & room available in Walja. Contact: 96246625 Bachelor accommodation Ruwi Tower R.O 75/-.Contact: 95084850 Furnished rooms attached bath for Indian bachelor Al Falaj area & for lady in Wadi Kabir near Mars Hypermarket - 96202458/96761960 Room for lady in Ghobrah 95480601 / 97361213 Single room for rent at Mumtaz area. Contact: 96916398 / 95212017 Single room for expat Indian bachelors near Al Aktham restaurant Al khuwair for RO 120. Water and electricity included. Contact:98803261 Room for rent available in a flat for Executive bachelor at Azaiba behind Al Meera Hypermarket Azaiba with attached bath with Cot & A/C, rent RO 175/- per month including Water & Electricity. Contact 96404166 / 97433992

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12 CENTS residential commercial land opposite to Ernakulum north railway station for sale.

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Flat for sale 3 BHK flat near Pattom, Trivandrum, 2 KM to parliament house, medical college. Contact: 00968- 98108979

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