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His Majesty receives thanks MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has received a cable of thanks from King Abdullah II of Jordan in reply to His Majesty’s congratulatory cable on the occasion of his accession to the throne of the kingdom. In his cable, King Abdullah II expressed his thanks for His Majesty’s feelings that embody good relations binding the two countries, praying to Allah the Almighty to protect His Majesty and grant him good health and wellbeing to achieve further aspirations of progress and prosperity for the Omani people. -ONA His Majesty receives Eid greetings >A5

The fate of the event 233 PRISONERS

in 2016 is now in the

HM issues Royal pardon

hands of a court after officials disagreed on its future

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EID GREETINGS The Chairman and staff of Muscat Media Group extend their heartiest greetings to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said on the advent of Eid Al Fitr.

M I N I S T RY O F AW Q A F

Difficult to see moon today MUSCAT: The astronomical report released by the Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs about moon sighting of Shawwal 1436 AH said that it will be difficult to sight Shawwal moon for 1436 in all the governorates of Oman on Thursday, 29th of Ramadan, as per the astronomical calculations.

The report, which highlights the sunset and moon stay after sunset timings, concludes that sighting will not be possible in all the governorates as per astronomical calculations. -ONA

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ADVISORY

ROP warns of theft during Eid holiday FAHAD AL GHADANI

fahadnews@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: As the Eid Al Fitr holiday approaches, citizens and residents have been urged by the Royal Oman Police (ROP) to take precautions against theft in their houses. Many thefts occur around this time, as some people return to their villages, while others travel abroad with their families to spend holidays.

“Burglars choose this time to commit thefts. By taking some precautions, people could protect their property,” said a reliable source at the ROP. Generally thieves target homes believing that residents may have kept valuables such as gold and cash. There are ways to ensure people can protect their property while going on a holiday, he said.

“Installing surveillance cameras, locking windows and doors,

and closing open spaces in the house will reduce chances of theft,” said the source. People should also keep some lights on in their homes to make thieves believe people are living in the house, he suggested.

“Criminals use different means to break into a house such as with a duplicate key or breaking open doors or windows. Therefore, people should take precautions,” said the source. He also said that building a high wall or fence around the property could deter thieves. The ROP’s records showed that 154 people were arrested in May for committing 119 thefts, said the source.

The report also claimed that the ROP was making intensive efforts to reduce thefts in general and vehicle thefts in particular.

The ROP patrols combed those areas where frequent reports of such crimes are recorded.

Holiday There will be no editions of Times of Oman on Saturday and Sunday on account of Eid Al Fitr holidays.

Due to the holidays, there will be no issues of Hi on July 17 and 24.

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MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, the Supreme Commander, has issued a Royal pardon to a number of prisoners convicted in different cases.

Among the 233 prisoners granted pardon are 77 foreign prisoners. His Majesty, the Supreme Commander’s Royal pardon coincides with Eid Al Fitr 1436 AH and the July 23rd Blessed Renaissance Day 2015, as well as in consideration of families of the prisoners. -ONA

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MUSCAT: A war of words, which has broken out over the future of Muscat Festival, has now spilled over into court action which holds the fate of the event in 2016.

Times of Oman can report that a Muscat Municipal Council member has filed a case in the court against the decision made by the Chairman of Muscat Municipal-

ity to form a primary committee to organise the festival next year.

A member of the council said: “We are not against the Muscat Festival. But we feel that Muscat Municipality is not the right body to organise the festival,” said the member.

He claimed that Muscat Municipality had agreed with the council to organise the event for the last time for 2015 and then hand it over to the Ministry of Tourism.

“We had even put plan B in place for the Ministry of Tourism and decided to postpone the Muscat Festival 2016 to the coming year if the ministry doesn’t get enough time to organise the festival,” said the member.

“Now, as the municipality neglected that, one of the members has filed a case against the Chairman of Muscat Festival’s decisions on forming a committee for Muscat Festival 2016,” said the member. >A5

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THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2015 On Thursday, 20 buses will leave Muscat carrying 49 passengers each. We will ferry around 1,000 passengers, both locals and expatriates, to Dhofar Vinod, Gulf Transport Corporation >A5

OMAN NATIONAL DEFENCE COURSE ENDS The National Defence College on Wednesday held a function to mark the graduation of the National Defence Course. Nasr bin Hamoud Al Kindi, Secretary General of the Royal Court Affairs was the chief guest.— ONA

‘Eid should not wash away our good habits’ Some people consider Eid an

If you continue your good habits even after Ramadan, it shows that you have truly gained something from the Holy Month

occasion that would ‘lift the burden from their shoulders’ so that they can eat and drink again during the day, which is a ‘wrong’ attitude

Hilal Al Rashdi Adviser, Ministry of Awqaf ELHAM POURMOHAMMADI elham@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Eid Al Fitr should not mark the end of good habits developed during Ramadan which made the fasting month a spiritually and physically rewarding experience, say experts.

“If you continue your good habits even after Ramadan, it shows that you have truly gained something from the Holy Month. If you do not continue them, it means that you did it only for the sake of

Ramadan,” said Hilal Al Rashdi, adviser at the Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs.

Allah is not only the God of Ramadan, but he is the God of all the months, Al Rashdi told the Times of Oman.

Spirituality The scholar believes that people should keep the spirituality alive and should not forget everything

after Eid. Some people consider Eid an occasion that would ‘lift the burden from their shoulders’ so that they can eat and drink again during the day, said Al Rashdi, noting that it was a ‘wrong’ attitude.

Eid is not a celebration of the end of Ramadan but is a celebration of being alive and having had the opportunity to fast and benefit from this special month, he added.

Religion of joy Eid shows that Islam is also a religion of joy and happiness, said Al Rashdi, adding that it is an occasion when people should be thankful for God’s blessing that enables them to buy new things and should appreciate them.

Medical experts also believe that people should not get out of the healthy habits that they acquired during Ramadan.

Ramadan is all about ‘following rules’ so people should try to do so even after Ramadan, said Dr Ahmed Hamed Al Wahaibi, senior consultant in Family Medicine at the Ministry of Health.

Healthy diet This good habit can be a balanced and healthy diet that they followed in Ramadan, a healthy weight loss or quitting smoking, he noted, adding that Eid should not put an end to these habits.

Monika Seth, a nutritionist and weight loss consultant at Al Raffah Hospital, also says that people should not give up their good habits after Ramadan.

“For example, they can continue the weight loss plan and exercise regime even after the holy month and the healthy eating plan can be reviewed by a professional to make the required changes as per the individual’s requirements,” she noted.

TENDER BOARD

OMR82m contract for Liwa housing plan MUSCAT: Tenders worth OMR105,795,164 were awarded by the Tender Board at its 14th meeting for 2015 held on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Dr Rasheed bin Al Safi Al Huraibi, Chairman of the Tender Board.

The projects for which tenders

were awarded included: The construction of infrastructure at the new residential area in the Wilayat of Liwa in North Al Batinah Governorate (OMR82,400,000).

The TV digital transmission project for the Public Authority for Radio and TV (OMR10,706,298).

Supply of surgical materials for the Ministry of Health (OMR5,178,196).

Additional works for the supply and installation of standard equipment for Muscat International Airport and Salalah Airport, as well as the other domestic airports (OMR4,200,000).

Additional works to provide licenses for Microsoft programme for the schools of the Ministry of Education for the school year 2015/2016 (OMR1,373,230).

Additional works to extend the lease contract for the building of the Public Authority for SMEs Development (OMR559,200).–ONA

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THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2015

TODAY’S DUAA ‘O Allah, on this day, make my efforts worthy of appreciation, and my sins forgiven, my deeds accepted, my flaws concealed, O the best of those who hear.’

Eid Mubarak!

Eid Al Fitr culminates a month of fasting wherein the faithful spent their time praying and beseeching God for forgiveness and mercy, writes AFTAB H. KOLA

Ramadan has come and gone Eid has dawned upon us Thank You Allah for this blessed day It’s a time of happiness, a time of joy Thank You Allah for this blessed day...

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nternational Islamic song writer-singer Zain Bikha’s Eid song encapsulates the essence of Eid Al Fitr, the festival that is celebrated after one month of fasting. Anas ibn Malik, a companion of the Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him), reports that when God’s messenger (PBUH) settled in Madinah its people had two days a year to celebrate and enjoy themselves. He said to them: “God, blessed and sublime be He, has substituted them for you with two better days: the day ending the fast and the day of sacrifice.” (Related by Ahmad, Al-Nassaie, Al-Tirmidhi and others).

So, after a month of fasting, Eid is finally upon us.

It is a time of triumph, an occasion for rejoicing after going through a period of intense sacrifice of worldly good and engaging in intense worship. Muslims are permitted to celebrate only two Eids; one is Eid Al Fitr and the other is Eid Al Adha (Bakrid). A small section of the population, because of ignorance, celebrate the birth of Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) and few other events. There is nothing in the Holy Quran to say that we should celebrate the Mawlid or birthday of the Prophet (PBUH). The Prophet (PBUH) himself did not do this or command anyone to do it, either during his lifetime or after his death.

Though we all look forward to celebrate the Eid, yet the completion of this year’s Ramadan leaves us sad.

It would do us good if we asked ourselves some questions: Have we fulfilled the requirements of Taqwa (Allah consciousness) and graduated from the Rama-

dan school with a certificate of God-consciousness?

Have we fought with our evil desires and defeated them, or have we been overtaken by them? Have we performed our deeds properly so we may be entitled to receive mercy and forgiveness? What have we gained from Ramadan?

If you were among those who benefited from Ramadan, fulfilled the requirements of Taqwa, truly fasted the month, prayed in it with truthfulness, and strove against your desires, then praise and thank Allah, and ask Him for steadfastness upon it until you meet your death. Remember, the Lord of Ramadan is also the Lord of other months. If you want to continue enjoying the spirit of fasting and worship, then there remains voluntary fasting that you can do throughout the year. If praying at night during Ramadan was so spiritually uplifting, then you can continue praying Tahajjud throughout the year. Likewise charity and feeding the poor is not limited to Ramadan. And reciting and contemplating over the Holy Quran is not only for Ramadan, rather it is for all times.

Righteous actions are for all times and all places, so strive – O my brother and sister – and don’t get into of laziness mode. And do not fall into forbidden actions.

Eid celebrations Now coming back to Eid celebrations... We start the day with Fajr prayers and then take a morning bath, wearing new clothes, applying perfume and heading towards Eidgah. It is recommended to have a light breakfast on Eid Al Fitr before leaving for prayers. Before we set out for prayers we should pay Zakatul Fitr (refer our earlier article on the subject). It was the practice of the Prophet (PBUH) that Eid prayer should be offered in the open space unless it is raining, etc. This gives a chance to all people in the city to attend that prayer and

Hadith of the day THE PROPHET (PEACE BE UPON HIM) says this about fear of Allah: “Our Lord taught me nine things: To fear Allah openly and in secret, to speak justly in a state of anger or content, to be economical in wealth or poverty, to remain friends with those who abandon me, to give to those who deprive me, to forgive those who wrong me, to think about Allah when I’m quiet, to praise Allah when I’m speaking, for my facial expression to be a deterrent and to command what is good and true, and to enjoin the good.”

meet their fellow Muslims afterward, offering them their congratulations on having completed the duty of fasting in Ramadan and praying to God to accept their worship and reward them for it. There is no harm in praying Eid prayers in masjids as well.

Taking two separate routes to and from the prayer ground is recommended. We recite the following Takbir on the way to prayers and until the beginning of Salaat-Al-Eid: Allaho-Akber, Allaho-Akber. La ilaha ill-lal-lah. Allaho-Akber, Allaho-Akber. Wa-lilahill hamd. (Allah is great, Allah is great. There is no god but Allah. Allah is great, Allah is great. And all praises are for Allah). We come out of prayers and wish and hug each other. Eid prayer is wajib (strongly recommended, just short of obligatory). Consisting of two Rakaat (units) it must be offered in congregation.

The prayer is followed by the Khutbah (sermon).

The Khutbah is part of the worship and listening to it is Sunnah. Then the entire day is celebrated with fervour. Food is an important aspect of Eid as special preparations are rustled up while visits to one’s relatives and friends are the order of the day. We share snacks and sweets on Eid day and greet each other by saying “Eid Mubarak” - which roughly translates as “happy Eid” or “blessed Eid.” While retaining the aspect of happiness and enjoyment, moderation is a very essential component of celebrating Eid, just as it is an essential aspect of Islamic life. Moreover, in Islam even feasts are so oriented that we celebrate them hoping for reward from God. So, we need to take special care that celebrations do not spillover into excess mode. Let us pray for the true spirit of Eid and we wish you all Eid Mubarak.

Hope you all benefited from all the articles which we published in these columns for one full month. (email: aftabkola@gmail.com)

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HM receives Eid greetings from top leaders the State Council members, employees and myself, it gives me pleasure to express our heartfelt greetings on the occasion of Eid Al Fitr, which comes as a gift from Allah to fasting people and worshipper in Ramadhan. We appeal to Allah the Almighty to grant Your Majesty health, wellbeing and welfare and accept Your fasting and prayers. We also appeal to Allah to maintain continuous security, stability and welfare of Oman under Your Majesty’s wise leader-

MUSCAT: On the occasion of Eid Al Fitr, His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has received a cable of greetings from Dr Yahya bin Mahfoudh Al Mantheri, Chairman of the State Council, Khalid bin Hilal Al Ma’awali, Chairman of Majlis Al Shura, Sayyid Badr bin Saud Al Busaidi, Minister Responsible for Defence Affairs and Lt Gen Hassan bin Mohsen Al Shraiqi, Inspector General of Police and Customs.

In his cable, the Chairman of State Council said: “On behalf of

ship. We also appeal to Allah for the return of this occasion on all Arabs and Muslims with welfare and unity.

Khalid bin Hilal Al Ma’awali, Chairman of Majlis Al Shura: “On behalf of Majlis Al Shura members, employees and myself, it gives me pleasure to express our heartfelt greetings of this great occasion.

We also express our deep loyalty and appreciation for the welfare Your Majesty has brought to your loyal citizens, who have been pray-

ing to Allah this month long, as it is the case in other days of the year, to grant Your Majesty good health, welfare and support Your Majesty to achieve more progress and prosperity. They also expressed their sincere loyalty and appreciation to their beloved leader who have set an example for justice, fairness and being up to promises.”

Sayyid Badr bin Saud Al Busaidi, Minister Responsible for Defence Affairs: “On this happy occasion, I am honoured to extend my

greetings and those of the brave Armed Forces and all employees at the Ministry of Defence to Your Majesty the Sultan, praying to the Almighty Allah to bestow blessings of these generous days on Your Majesty, Oman and its loyal people. The valiant Armed Forces of Your Majesty and personnel at the Ministry of Defence renew their loyalty, allegiance and obedience to Your Majesty, praying to Allah the Almighty to grant Your Majesty good health,

happiness and a long life”.

Lt Gen Hassan bin Mohsen Al Shraiqi, Inspector General of Police and Customs said: “On the happy occasion of Eid Al Fitr, I am honoured to extend my greetings and those of the Royal Oman Police (ROP) personnel to Your Majesty, praying to the Almighty Allah for the return of this and other happy occasions on Your Majesty with good health and happiness, Oman and its people with progress and welfare.”

NAT I O NA L C E L E B R AT I O N S

‘BASTILLE DAY, IRAN DEAL SHARE HISTORIC DATE’ A long-awaited nuclear agreement between Iran and the West that will go down in history coincided with another important historic day, Bastille Day, said Roland Dubertrand, French Ambassador to Oman as he celebrated his country’s national day in Muscat. The ambassador praised Oman’s role in negotiations and spoke about France’s ties to Oman. “The French government want to pay tribute to the role of Oman for reaching the very positive agreement concluded between the P5+1 and Iran today. Let me say that it was concluded the 14th of July,” Dubertrand said.—Text: Sarah Mac-

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Shuttles to Salalah packed for Khareef from Muscat to Salalah are accommodating a full load of passengers

TARIQ AL HAREMI tariqh@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Since the Khareef season began in Salalah, many locals, residents, and tourists, have flocked to Dhofar, Oman’s best kept secret and the only region in the GCC where people can enjoy greenery, a forest-like environment and seasonal showers.

Shuttle services from Muscat to Salalah are accommodating a full load of passengers.

“On Thursday, 20 buses will leave Muscat carrying 49 passengers each,” said Vinod from the Gulf Transport Company.

“We will ferry around 1,000 passengers, both locals and expa-

triates, to Dhofar,” he added.

According to the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI), between June 6, 2015, and July 13, 2015, 29,025 people have visited Salalah, which is a 5.2 per cent increase as compared to 27,586 last year during the same period. Omanis make up 50.9 per cent of GCC visitors and Emiratis make up 8.3 per cent, while the rest of the citizens from the GCC make up 5.2 per cent of the visitors.

In the first 15 days, more than 15,000 tourists visited Salalah,

Muscat Fest fate

He added that the court has accepted the case yesterday and more hearings will follow.

Debate has been raging for more than a year now over the future of the Muscat Festival with both sides taking different views on how the event can be restructured and revamped to increase its quality and attendance.

Last year the event featured an Ice Village and the Dinosaur Village for the first time, but despite good numbers, still drew some negative comments that not enough had been done to update it.

Confirming there is a court case, a senior official at Muscat Municipality said that they are going ahead with the festival plans.

“The court will decide on its fate but we are fully preparing for the festival. The festival committee was formed and it is functioning it’s duties,” he said.

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with Omanis topping the list with 8,013 and Asians coming next with 4,196.

The Khareef season, which begins every year on June 21 and ends on September 21, is considered to be one of the most important tourist seasons in the Gulf region. “While the rest of the Sultanate swelters, the Dhofar region remains cool. This draws more visitors to Salalah,” said a long time resident of Salalah.

Rains had already begun this year, he added.

During this autumn season, Oman Air is set to operate 284 flights between Muscat and Salalah, an 11 per cent increase in the number of flights compared to 2014. Ahead of the season, the new Salalah airport was also opened last month and airlines have increased the frequency of their flights.

The increase in flights is expected to allow some 352,738 passengers to travel between Salalah and Muscat. Hotels are also geared up to welcome guests with special packages, and tour operators and travel agents are already busy scheduling trips.

Meanwhile, the Dhofar Municipality is also improving and developing its public services in different wilayats.

The municipality has developed internal road networks, infrastructure, and paved public parks with interlocking tiles, along with rest areas along the coasts.

The Royal Oman Police is also operating patrols along the Adam – Thumrait Highway with aerial and land ambulance services in collaboration with the Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance (PACDA).

Last year, between June 21 and September 21, 431,105 people visited Salalah to enjoy the Khareef season with 24.2 per cent of them being non-Omanis.

Some 69,126 visitors were from the neighbouring GCC states, 7,789 were from other Arab countries, 23,849 were Asians, and 2,200 were Europeans, in addition to 1,079 visitors from the rest of the world.

The average temperature in Salalah during the Khareef season is 26°Celsius. The lowest temperature ever recorded from 1986 to 2010 was 21° Celsius, while 34° Celsius was the highest temperature recorded.

Some popular attractions in the region such as Al Mirnif Cave, Dhofar Springs, and the Al Husn Souq, among others, are worth visiting.

The Municipality has already started calling for tenders which includes implementation and management of the illuminated village of Muscat Festival 2016, rent sites for making and selling Omani halwa and light food in the festival and to implement and manage of commercial exhibition and firework display for Muscat Festival 2016.

“The festival should not stop under any circumstances,” he said.

However the council member said that he felt the Ministry of Tourism, not the Muscat Municipality, was the right body to organise the event, especially as it organises Khareef Salalah Festival annually.

“We think that Muscat Municipality has many other things to do other than organising Muscat festival. Our suggestions were part of the solutions for most of the Muscat Municipality problems,” said the member.

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THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2015

REGION Saudi allies retake Aden port Coming a day after the fighters wrested the city’s airport and another district from the Houthis, the advance has dealt the biggest setback yet to the Houthis in three months of war

ADEN: Saudi-backed Yemeni militiamen captured Aden’s main port and a neighbouring district on Wednesday, a big prize in their battle to drive Houthi forces from the southern city, residents and fighters said.

Coming a day after the fighters wrested the city’s airport and another district from the Houthis, the advance has dealt the biggest setback yet to the Houthis in more than three months of war.

Houthi forces withdrew from the port and Mualla district into Tawahi and were slowing the militiamen’s advance in another area called Crater, using intense sniper fire from volcanic crags which overlook the seaside metropolis.

Medics said dozens of combat-

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ants and civilians had been killed in the last two days of fighting and the main hospital made an urgent appeal for blood donations.

Saudi Arabia and other Arab states have been bombing the Houthis and their allies from the air since March 26 in the hope of reinstating Yemen’s President Abdrabbo Mansour Hadi, who fled into exile in Riyadh.

The Houthis say their takeover of the capital Sanaa in September and armed push into

Yemen’s south and east in March and April are part of a revolution against a corrupt government and hardline militants.

Residents said scores of southern fighters were in the streets of Aden fighting on Wednesday as part of the offensive dubbed “Operation Golden Arrow”.

A witness saw about 40 armoured vehicles, which the militiamen said were provided by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and were vital for their battle to win back control of the airport.

Residents said scores of fighters amassed at the entrance of Mualla in the morning and heavy exchanges of gunfire erupted with Houthi forces, who were pushed over the course of several hours

into Tawahi district. A struggle for power in Yemen exploded into an international crisis in late March when the Houthis entered Aden - the country’s main port and second city - and a Saudi-led coalition began its air campaign.

Pitting mostly tribal fighters in Yemen’s south against Houthis, the war is tinged with some of the sectarian and regional rivalries defining other wars in the region.

Ali Al Ahmedi, spokesman for anti-Houthi forces in the city, said earlier on Wednesday that they would build on their capture on Tuesday of Khormaksar - an area that acts as a bridge between the mainland and a peninsula where much of the city lies. — Reuters

FA C E B O O K ‘ I N S U LT ’

UAE deports Australian woman ABU DHABI: An Australian woman was deported from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday after being arrested and fined for “insulting” social media posts, according to a judicial source in Abu Dhabi. Jodi Magi, 39, appeared in an Abu Dhabi court and was taken into custody on July 12 before being placed on a flight to Bangkok -- her “destination of choice” -- on Tuesday evening, the source said.

In February she posted on her Facebook page a photo of a car illegally parked between two places reserved for disabled drivers near her apartment in Abu Dhabi. —AFP

MOSQUE BOMBING CASE

Death plea for 11 in Kuwait terror attack KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait’s public prosecution has demanded the death penalty for 11 of 29 suspects charged over the suicide bombing of a mosque last month, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Al Qabas, citing informed sources, said two of the suspects

are currently fighting with IS, which claimed the attack.

The June 26 bombing, carried out by a Saudi left 26 people killed and more than 200 wounded.

Those charged are seven Kuwaitis, five Saudis, three Pakistanis, 13 stateless people and another person at large. — AFP

THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2015 Police parties have been sent out to the jungles to hunt for the culprits K. L.Dhruv, Police superintendent

INDIA

Deadlock over land bill impacting development The political deadlock over land acquisition (law) is seriously impacting rural development, including the creation of schools,

PARLEYS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an informal interaction with State Chief Ministers during the second meeting of Niti Aayog, in New Delhi on Wednesday. - PTI

hospitals, roads projects, Modi said

tional Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog, which was convened to discuss the Land Acquisition Bill, he said the Centre and States must move together to end poverty.

NEW DELHI: Ahead of the Parliament session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday reached out to parties appealing them not to come in the way of prosperity of farmers, saying the deadlock over the land acquisition Bill is seriously impacting rural development.

Addressing the second meeting of the Governing Council of Na-

Boycotted The meeting was boycotted by Chief Ministers of the nine Congress-ruled states.

Only 16 CMs were present.

Modi said, “The political deadlock over land acquisition (law) is seriously impacting rural development, including the creation of schools, hospitals, roads and irrigation projects.”

and irrigation

Observing that there was no difference between the Centre and states on paying enhanced compensation, Modi said, “political considerations should not come in the way of a solution that would facilitate development of rural areas, and greater prosperity for farmers”.

The Bill was before the Parliamentary Standing Committee, he said, adding that “ahead of the upcoming Parliament session, it was appropriate that the suggestions of states be listened to, once again”. The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and

INSURGENCY

Maoist rebels kill four abducted policemen in Chhattisgarh RAIPUR (India): India’s Maoist rebels have killed four policemen they abducted from a bus in the restive central state of Chhattisgarh, a senior officer said on Wednesday.

The rebels stopped the bus transporting the security personnel as it was passing through a Maoist-dominated village late on Monday.

“We have been informed that the four abducted police personnel have been killed by the Maoists. The bodies were thrown on the roadside near a forested area,” police superintendent K. L. Dhruv said. “Police parties have been sent out to the jungles to hunt for the culprits.”

The bodies were discovered close to the area where they were abducted, raising doubts about the search operations that police said had been launched immediately after the abductions.

A police source said three of the four abducted men had been shot dead by “sophisticated 1 6 J U LY

NDA to launch poll campaign in Bihar NEW DELHI: Aiming to end the 25-year rule of Lalu-Nitish combine in Bihar, NDA will formally launch on Thursday its campaign for the crucial Assembly polls scheduled later this year with BJP president Amit Shah set to flag off 160 ‘parivartan raths’ from Patna.

BJP allies will join Shah at the event where the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders are likely to highlight the social welfare schemes launched by the Centre and the state’s “falling growth rate and poor law and order” to take on the Rashtriya Janata Dal-JD(U)-Congress alliance. - PTI

TAKING STOCK: K Vijay Kumar, Home Ministry Senior Security Adviser, along with DGP, Jharkhand, DK Panday during a visit to Maoist-hit Latehar, recently. - PTI

AK-47 guns” while one had his throat slit.

“The use of these guns suggests a top Maoist commander may have been involved in the abduction,” the source said.

Maoists often use abduction to secure the release of jailed fellow fighters or to instil fear.

In May, the rebels abducted at least 250 villagers in the state’s

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Sukma district hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi was to tour the region.

The villagers were later released unharmed.

India’s Maoist insurgency has claimed tens of thousands of lives, and was described by former prime minister Manmohan Singh as the country’s most serious internal security threat. - AFP

Resettlement Act or Land Acquisition Bill is being scrutinised by a 30-member joint committee of Parliament.

The committee is scheduled to give its report later in the month.

The monsoon session of Parliament begins on July 21.

Besides the CMs of the nineCongress ruled states, the notable absentees were West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Tamil Nadu’s J. Jayalalithaa, Odisha’s Naveen Patnaik and Uttar Pradesh’s Akhilesh Yadav.

The meeting, however, was attended by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, besides the CMs of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA)-ruled states.

The Prime Minister said that after formation of his government, several states had raised concerns with regard to the implementation of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.

Many states, he added, felt that development work was suffering due to the provisions of the 2013 Act and some CMs had requested for changes in the Act and had sent letters to this effect. - PTI

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CBI files cases in Vyapam NEW DELHI: The Central Bureai of Investigation on Wednesday registered two cases in its ongoing probe in the Vyapam scam in Madhya Pradesh.

The CBI registered two first information reports (FIRs). The first has been registered against 21 candidates who participated in the 2010 pre-medical test exam while the second names eight accused in

the 2011 pre post graduate exam.

The accused have been booked on charges of criminal conspiracy, punishment for cheating by impersonation, cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property, forgery of valuable security, forgery for purpose of cheating, using as genuine a forged document and knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine. - IANS

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China pledges $10m special grant for FATA ISLAMABAD: China will provide $10 million to Pakistan as per an agreement signed between the Chinese ambassador and secretary economic affairs division of Pakistan, it was learnt on Wednesday.

“Sun Weidong, the ambassador of China to Pakistan, together with Muhammad Saleem Sethi, Secretary of Economic Affairs Division of Pakistan, signed an agreement on behalf of the government of the People’s Republic of China and the government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on the special grant,” a press release issued by the Chinese embassy said.

The agreement comes after President Xi Jinping’s visit to Pakistan in April this year.

China had earlier this year approved a grant worth $129 million for development in the region.

In this regard, various projects and programmes will be implemented.

“China firmly supports the efforts of Pakistan to safeguard its national security and the Chinese side will continue to provide assistance within its capacity for the reconstruction and livelihood improvements of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA),” it said. — Express Tribune

Peace dialogue legitimate, says Mullah Omar Afghan officials sat down with Taliban cadres last week in Murree, a tourist town in the hills north of Islamabad, Pakistan, for their first face-to-face talks aimed at ending the bloody insurgency

KABUL: Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar on Wednesday hailed as “legitimate” peace talks aimed at ending Afghanistan’s 13-year war, in his first comments on the nascent dialogue, easing concerns that it lacked the leadership’s backing.

Afghan officials sat down with Taliban cadres last week in Murree, a tourist town in the hills north of Islamabad, Pakistan, for their first face-to-face talks aimed at ending the bloody insurgency.

They agreed to meet again in the coming weeks, drawing international praise, but many militant commanders openly questioned the legitimacy of the Taliban negotiators, exposing dangerous faultlines within the movement.

But in his annual message before Eid, the festival marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, the reclusive leader backed negotiations -- though he did not refer specifically to last week’s meeting.

“If we look into our religious regulations, we can find that meetings and even peaceful interactions with the enemies is not prohibited,” he said in a statement on the Taliban’s website.

If we look into our religious regulations, we can find that meetings and even peaceful interactions with the enemies is not prohibited Mullah Omar Afghan Taliban leader

Several informal meetings have been held in recent months between Taliban representatives and Afghan officials and activists -- including in Qatar, China and Norway -- but last week’s meeting is seen as a significant step forward.

Afghan officials have not said when and where the next round of negotiations will take place, but they are widely expected to be conducted after Eid. Wednesday’s statement marks the first clear indication of support for the process from Mullah Omar, about whom rumours of illhealth and even death regularly emerge.

In the absence of a clear lead from the top, some fighters have fallen back on the Taliban’s traditional position, that there can be

no meaningful talks until all foreign forces leave Afghan soil.

NATO ended its combat mission in Afghanistan at the end of December, but a smaller residual force remains in the country to train Afghan forces, due to leave altogether by the end of 2016.

But Wednesday’s statement is “different from previous Taliban statements”, said Kabul-based political analyst Ahmad Saeedi.

“In addition to war, the Taliban leader talks about peace and negotiations,” Saeedi told AFP. “There is no doubt a gradual change is developing in the Taliban’s attitude. It is now for the Afghan government to use this golden opportunity and engage them smartly.”

But despite the willingness to engage in peace talks there has been no letup in militant attacks on foreign and government targets, leaving Afghan forces stretched on multiple fronts and inflicting a heavy blow on civilians.

On Sunday 33 people were killed in a suicide attack at a military base in the eastern province of Khost and on Monday 25 civilians were wounded in a bombing inside a mosque in northern Baghlan province.

Talks are also dependent on another contributing factor -- the emergence of a local branch of IS. The Taliban warned IS last month against expanding in the region, but this has not stopped some fighters, inspired by the group’s success, defecting to swear allegiance to IS chief Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi instead of the invisible Mullah Omar.

US drone strikes over the past week have killed dozens of suspected IS-linked cadres in Afghanistan, including the group’s Afghanistan-Pakistan regional chief Hafiz Saeed.

The notoriously uncompromising IS has shown no desire to negotiate -- and if the Taliban faultlines widen, there is a danger the talks process could drive more of its hardline fighters into the arms of the Middle Eastern extremist group. — AFP

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Suspected Indian drone shot down ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani military said it shot down an Indian spy drone on Wednesday in Kashmir, in a new sign of the decades-old tension between the nuclear-armed rivals in the disputed region.

Industry experts said the small, unarmed model was sold commercially for aerial filming and would contain no secret military technology.

No Indian comment “An Indian spy drone was shot down by Pakistani troops which intruded into Pakistan along (the Line of Control) near Bhimber today. The spy drone is used for aerial photography,” a statement from the Pakistani military said.

The Indian military was not available for comment.

Used by IS A photo supplied by the Pakistani military appeared to show a Chinese-made DJI Phantom 3, said Huw Williams, the Unmanned Systems Editor at IHS Jane’s International Defence Review.

“Due to its limited operating range - about two kilometre - if the Indian military is using the system it would most likely be for close reconnaissance or security work,” Williams said.

“Our Middle East editor believes that IS are using similar systems.”

Pakistan is plagued by a Taliban insurgency that has killed hundreds of thousands of civilians. Since 2004, the United States has conducted 419 drone strikes in Pakistan, targeting suspected members of the Taliban and Al Qaeda.

Sovereignty The missiles have killed thousands of suspected militants and hundreds of civilians, according to media reports collated by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism.

Pakistan often protests that the US strikes are an infringement of its national sovereignty and has been pushing for its own lethal drones.

In March, the Pakistani military announced it had test-fired its own drone equipped with a laser-guided missile. — Reuters

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Imran’s wife Reham changes details after fake degree report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman’s wife Reham Khan was quick to respond to a British newspaper’s report on her educational qualifications on Wednesday.

However, she was also quick to change the name of her university on her official website after initially dismissing Daily Mail’s fake degree allegations.

However, later Reham tweeted a statement for the media clarifying her educational qualifications.

The former BBC journalist took to social networking site, Twitter, claiming, “This morning is a great example of why I have never picked up the Daily Mail and why I don’t watch Pakistani TV channels.”

But Reham, did not stop there.

Without naming or referring to anyone, the PTI chairman’s wife said, “A few people have an agenda and media is promoting their senseless propaganda.”

However, she didn’t directly

Mail published a report stating that officials at North Lindsey said it has never offered such a course.

“Reham Khan has not been truthful about her qualification,” said the British newspaper that first disclosed the news of her marriage with the PTI chief.

Reham Khan

address claims made in the story, including one which pointed out that university she enrolled in didn’t even offer a ‘Broadcast Journalism’ course.

Further, Reham tweeted an image of her website explaining her education and work career. It was on this website which Reham had said, “I have obtained my degree in Broadcast Journalism from North Lindsey College.”

Earlier on Wednesday, Daily

Enrolment denied Further, the college reportedly denied enrolling any student by the name ‘Reham Khan’.

‘We do not have anyone by those names or date of birth having attended this college,’ said a spokesperson for the college and added: ‘We have never done a degree in broadcast journalism.’

However, undeterred by the reports, Reham said, “If you try to address real pertinent issues in Pakistan a select lobby will attack you. It comes with the domain.

Does not, will not deter me.”

Ever since her marriage to the PTI chief, allegations have rocked their relationship. — Express Tribune

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Iran deal step towards regional peace: Arabi Arab League chief Nabil Al Arabi demanded that Israel place its nuclear facilities under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency

CAIRO/BERLIN/LONDON: Arab League chief Nabil Al Arabi said on Wednesday a historic nuclear deal between Iran and world powers is a first step to ridding the Middle East of weapons of mass destruction.

The head of the Cairo-based pan-Arab bloc expressed hopes the accord reached on Tuesday would usher in “stability and security” in the volatile region.

Arabi also called on the international community to put pressure on Israel to declare that it has nuclear facilities.

The nuclear deal struck between Iran and six world powers in Vienna was a “first step to free the Middle East from weapons of mass destruction,” he said in a statement.

“It’s time for the international community... to stop its policy of double standards and to undertake its responsibilities by pressuring Israel to join the nonproliferation agreement as a nonnuclear state,” he added.

Arabi demanded that Israel place its nuclear facilities under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Israel is widely believed to be the only country in the Middle

HERO’S WELCOME: Iranian officials welcome Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, centre, upon his arrival at Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport on Wednesday, after Iran’s nuclear negotiating team struck a deal with world powers in Vienna. — AFP

UK hopes to re-open its embassy in Iran before the end of the year, said Foreign Minister Philip Hammond

East with atomic bombs, although it has never confirmed it.

Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described as a “stunning, historic mistake” the nuclear deal reached on Tuesday with Iran -- his country’s traditional arch enemy.

He stressed Israel would not be bound by the agreement and said the Jewish state would “always defend ourselves”.

Meanwhile, German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel is to lead a business delegation to Iran from Sunday, his ministry said.

Gabriel, who is also economy

and energy minister, “will travel to Iran from July 19 to 21 with a small delegation of industry and science representatives,” a ministry spokeswoman said in a statement to AFP. Bilateral trade between Iran and Germany was once strong but fell as a result of the sanctions, declining from 4.7 billion euros in 2010 to 2.1 billion euros last year, according to German figures.

“There is great interest on the part of German industry in normalising and strengthening economic relations with Iran,” especially after the nuclear

agreement, the ministry has said.

In London, British foreign minister Philip Hammond said, “Britain hopes to re-open its embassy in Iran before the end of the year.”

“I very much hope that we will be in a position to re-open our respective embassies before the end of the year,” Hammond said in parliament.

The re-opening was dependent on resolving some technical issues, he added, without elaborating.

Diplomatic relations were suspended and the British embassy was closed after hundreds of Iranian demonstrators stormed the building in November 2011.

Earlier on Wednesday, US Vice President Joe Biden told Democratic lawmakers that nothing in the nuclear deal with Iran removes the option of military action, according to Representative Steve Israel said. — Agencies

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LAUREL (United States): Scientists are receiving data that will offer the closest look ever of Pluto later Wednesday, after the unmanned NASA spacecraft whizzed by the distant dwarf planet.

US President Barack Obama and physicist Stephen Hawking were among several politicians, scientists and astronauts who congratulated NASA for its mission’s successful historic flyby.

After a three-billion-mile journey that took nearly 10 years, the nuclear-powered New Horizons — about the size of a baby grand piano — snapped pictures of Pluto as it hurtled by on auto-pilot.

The photos will reveal details of Pluto never seen before in the history of space travel. The images

ENTHUSIASTIC: People wait for telemetry from the New Horizons probe at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory on Tuesday in Laurel, Maryland. - AFP

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“Sending back ‘first-look’ data to the team ‘down under’,” the New Horizons team tweeted, indicating its space antenna in Canberra, Australia was receiving information from the craft.

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“We are outbound from Pluto.”

The confirmation eased anxiety among scientists who were waiting all day to find out if the $700 million New Horizons survived the chaotic Kuiper Belt, the region beyond Neptune that Stern has described as a “shooting gallery” of cosmic debris.

NASA had said there was a one in 10,000 chance that the spacecraft could be lost, and all it would

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take would be “a collision with a particle as small as a grain of rice”.

The spacecraft passed 7,750 miles — or about the distance from New York to Mumbai, India — from Pluto’s surface at 1149 GMT. “It is truly amazing that humankind can go out and explore these worlds. And to see Pluto be revealed just before our eyes — it is just fantastic,” Bowman said.

New Horizons principal investigator Alan Stern said scientists can now look forward to a “16-month data waterfall” that will help scientists write whole new textbooks about Pluto.

“We have completed the initial reconnaissance of the solar system, an endeavour started under president (John F.) Kennedy more than 50 years ago, continuing today under President (Barack) Obama,” Stern told reporters.

Obama cheered the mission on Twitter. “Pluto just had its first visitor! Thanks @NASA — it’s a great day for discovery and American leadership,” the US president wrote. -Agencies

JAILBREAK

Guzman’s daring small shower hole escape MEXICO CITY: Mexican drug baron Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman paced nervously in his cell before bending down behind his shower’s short wall and vanishing, according to newly released security footage of his daring jailbreak.

While the video released late on Tuesday shows Guzman walking back and forth three times before crouching into the shower with his prison garb on, National Security Commissioner Monte Alejandro Rubido said it was normal behaviour for prison inmates.

The small hole on the shower floor that Guzman slipped into late on Saturday is not seen in the close-circuit camera, which is monitored 24 hours a day. It also does not show the moment he takes off a monitoring bracelet.

A surveillance camera was on the top corner of a wall outside the cell and another inside pointing toward the shower, but authorities said they had two blind spots to protect the inmate’s privacy. Rubido said Guzman was last seen at 8:52pm, without indicating how long it took for prison guards to sound the alarm.

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While a massive manhunt for Guzman entered its third full day, prosecutors formally detained 22 officials from the Altiplano prison outside Mexico City amid suspicions of an inside job. Twelve others held since Sunday were released. The two-minute video shows the diminutive Guzman — his nickname means “Shorty” — apparently urinating before walking toward his small bed.

He goes back toward the shower, returns to the bed, and back to the bathroom, bending down behind the wall. Guzman then sits on his bed and changes footwear before heading back to the shower for the last time and bending down. A towel on the dividing wall falls behind it.

“It’s a natural behaviour for prisoners in a confined space for a prolonged time,” Rubido told a news conference. The government also showed a video of the 1.5-kilometre escape tunnel, which had a motorcycle rigged on a special rail system with two metal carts in front of it. - AFP

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hile the world is distracted by the unending Greek saga (will it or won’t it leave the euro?) and the epic Chinese stock-market meltdown (and manipulation), something really important is going on. Three words sum it up: Iran and oil.

Negotiators have reached a deal with Iran to constrain its nuclear arms programme. Despite the pessimism and outright fear-mongering, an agreement has been reached.

Don’t let China’s stock market and Greece’s debt melodrama distract you from paying attention to this issue -- now that this deal is all but consummated, the repercussions are potentially enormous.

The agreement to end 13 years of sanctions against Iran over its nuclear aspirations is likely to be the defining foreign policy achievement of the Obama administration. Iran had pursued its nuclear ambitions after 9/11, accelerating the programme, once its biggest regional enemy, Saddam Hussein, was removed by the US military invasion.

Normalising relations between one of the largest military powers in the Middle East and the major powers of the West is a huge, game-changing event.

Iran’s ruling party wants access to global markets, technology and capital; Iranian youth would like to access to Western consumer goods, culture and most of all, the Internet. How much any of these become part of the end result of a deal has yet to be determined.

What is perhaps most fascinating about this deal is the role and ambitions of China and Russia.

China’s motives are more obvious: It would like to blunt the projection of US military power around the world, disengagement of the US from Middle East politics and -- most of all -- a reduction of geopolitical tensions that tend to raise oil prices.

Russia’s interests are more complex, since it benefits from higher oil prices. Putting Iran’s huge oil production back on the market could exacerbate today’s global crude glut. Speculation that this will happen has already helped push down the price of oil, which has fallen by about a third in the past 12 months. Further signs of a Chinese economic slowdown also are weighing on crude prices.

Given the current situation, including sanctions against Russia for its role in destabilising eastern Ukraine, one has to wonder what advantage there is for Putin & Co. if Iranian oil begins to flow freely to the global market.

The Houston Chronicle quoted Neil Atkinson, an

oil analyst at Lloyd’s List Intelligence in London, who observed, “It’s finally dawning on the market that the overwhelming weight of supply growth isn’t just going away... Iran is a huge factor. I can see $50 in sight for West Texas Intermediate [when a deal is reached].” Iran has 40 million barrels of crude stored on at least 23 ships that could be released into the market relatively quickly, the Chronicle added.

So what’s driving the Russians to be so cooperative? Perhaps the lessons of the 1980s are still fresh in Putin’s mind. What brought down the Soviet Union wasn’t the result of military failures or armed conflicts through surrogates. Rather, it was the economic might of the US. Supporting a huge military requires a large, efficient and productive economy and the Soviets simply couldn’t compete with the US. As much as Ronald Reagan is praised for the collapse of the USSR, Adam Smith deserves more credit.

The Russians may have figured out that fighting the American economy has been a losing game for them. A peaceful, non-nuclear Iran might help to limit the US presence in the Middle East, according to Gary Samore of Harvard’s Belfer Center. “The Russians don’t like to see the US going around the world, bombing countries,” he noted.

Given the painful sanctions on Russia -- and the related precarious economic state it is in because of much-reduced oil prices -- greater cooperation between Russia and the US could be mutually beneficial. Both want to see a defeat of the IS. So does Iran.

All benefit from a more stable Middle East, albeit for very different reasons.

Putin is smartly playing a long game. Lower oil prices will be painful in the short run for Russia.

But an aggressive US, with an expansionist military around the world may be even worse. Hence, the surprising willingness of Russia to sign on to an agreement to lift sanctions against Iran. A Russian economy that is more integrated into the world economy will have far better growth prospects.

The key takeaways of the deal with Iran are that it has the potential to lower energy prices, reduce tensions in an area fraught with conflict and create an opening for Russia to find a way to end the sanctions now hobbling its economy. A Russian economy that is better integrated into the world economy will have far better growth prospects. It will be interesting to watch the contortions and hysterics among member of Congress opposed to the Iran deal. But as of now the critics of the accord lack a veto-proof majority. However much they might complain, it is likely to just be political noise. - Bloomberg View

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OVER THE MOON: Oman players, officials and guests celebrate the 40-run win over Afghanistan at Edinburgh on Wednesday. – Supplied photos

EDINBURGH: Zeehan Maqsood and Mehran Khan claimed four wickets each to help Oman stun tournament favourites Afghanistan in the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in Edinburgh on Wednesday.

The win enhances Oman’s chances to book a flight to the T20 World Cup in India and for that to happen the Sultan Ahmed side must continue with the momentum.

This was Oman’s third win in four matches and also one of the biggest in recent times.

While Afghanistan has put a smile on the faces of cricket enthusiasts around the world with its resilient brand of cricket in the past couple of years, Oman, playing in the Qualifier for the first time, surprised many with its gritty performances, beating Canada and Netherlands, and losing only to Kenya.

With that kind of a background to the Group B match at Goldenacre, Edinburgh, it was not much of a surprise that the 25th match of the competition turned out to be an enthralling encounter be-

tween the two sides. Sent in to bat on a typically cold morning, Oman posted 144 for 7 in 20 overs.

In the end, that proved to be enough as Afghanistan folded for 104 to hand Oman a commanding 40-run win. Afghanistan struck early in the morning with Zeeshan Maqsood (0), who had been in excellent form coming into this match, bowled off just the second delivery of the innings from Aftab Alam, the right-arm medium-pace bowler.

But losing the opener did not peg Oman back, as Jatinder Singh, its hero from the win over Netherlands, partnered Zeeshan Ahmed to add 49 runs off as many deliveries for the second wicket to put the innings back on track. Afghanistan continued to attack in a desperate attempt to break the partnership and finally found success in the ninth over when Ahmed (29) returned an easy catch to Nabi.

Ahmed’s dismissal brought Singh and Vaibhav Wategaonkar together, with the scoreboard reading 49 for 2 in 8.3 overs. The duo then scripted another good stand of 38 off 35 balls before Shapoor

Zadran had Wategaonkar caught for 11 in the 15th over.

With less than five overs remaining and wickets in hand, Oman’s batsmen then decided to cut loose. Jatinder Singh held one end up while Mehran Khan, the No. 5 batsman, assumed the role of aggressor in the partnership. Singh finally departed for a well-made 48-ball 40 studded with three boundaries and two sixes, but Mehran continued to fire, scoring 28 off 17 balls to take Oman to a formidable total.

Nabi, with the wickets of Zeeshan, Jatinder and Mehran, ended with figures of 3 for 28, ably supported by Aftab (2 for 38).

Afghanistan’s chase got off to a brisk start, with Mohammed Shahzad, like he has done on numerous occasions in this competition so far, once again sending the fielders on a leather hunt. He struck 28 off 19 balls with the help of five fours and a six before Ranpura had him caught behind.

Oman’s remaining matches are against United Arab Emirates on Friday and Scotland on Saturday.

G R O U P B S TA N D I N G S

Teams P W L Afghanistan 5 3 1 Kenya 5 3 1 Oman 4 3 1 Scotland 4 2 2 Netherlands 4 2 2 UAE 5 1 4 Canada 3 0 3

MAN OF THE MATCH: Mehran Khan of Oman receiving the award.

RAMADAN CRICKET

Al Nafeesa, Cheema XI emerge champions MUSCAT: Cheema XI (tape ball) and Al Nafeesa (softball) emerged champions of the Pakistan Social Club organised Omantel Ramadan Cricket Tournament, which concluded at the Pakistan School ground.

Syed Ayaz, Ambassador of Pakistan to Oman was the chief guest for the prize distribution ceremony and special guest of the evening was former Pakistan cricketer Iaz Ahmed and guest of honour was Mohammad Hassan Lawatia (Omantel) and other dignitaries were Yaseen Bhatti, Suhail Qadar, PSC Chairman Mohammed Munir, PSC vice-chairman Akhmat Raja, PSC secretary general Mo-

hammed Zaeem and chief organiser Mohammad Kaleem Akhtar.

Brief scores: Tape ball final: Cheema XI 110 for 5 in 8 overs (Ali Raza 37, Waseem 20, Ruaf 2 for 31) beat Asad XI 76 for 5 (Sherbaz 22, Irfan 14, Zaheer 2 for 24) by 34 runs. Man of the match: Ali Raza of Cheema.

Best bowler: Zaheer of Cheema.

Best bowler: Waseem of Cheema.

Soft ball final: Al Nafeesa 74 all out (Aqib Ilyas 38, Adnan Ilyas 13, Adnan 3 for 19, Zaheer 2 for 16) beat Al Faisal 70 all out (Waseem 25, Khurram 15, Ehsan 12, Fayyaz 3 for 15, Mazhar 3 for 23). Man of the match and best batsman: Aqib Ilyas. Best Bowler: Adnan.

CHAMPIONS: Al Nafeesa with the glittering cup after beating Al Faisal in the final. – Supplied photo

ASHES

T20 Champions League axed over fans flop NEW DELHI: The Twenty20 Champions League, an international tournament featuring the top domestic teams of the major cricket nations, is to be scrapped after failing to excite fans, organisers announced Wednesday.

The three-week event had been billed as the richest club tournament in the sport with a total prize pool of $6 million that included a winner’s purse of $2.5 million.

Jointly owned by the cricket boards of India, Australia and South Africa, the tournament

was launched in 2009 with much fanfare following the overwhelming success of the Indian Premier League (IPL). But after six editions, the co-owners said the league would be “discontinued with immediate effect” due to “limited public following”.

“The governing council determined that the discontinuation of the league was the most appropriate decision due to the tournament’s limited public following,” said a statement from representatives of the Indian, Austral-

ian and South African boards.

“It was a fantastic platform for players from around the world to showcase their talent and the participating teams thoroughly enjoyed the experience over the last six seasons. Unfortunately, off the field, the Champions League wasn’t sustaining the interest of the fans as we had hoped.”

Although South Africa did host one of the editions of the tournament, all the others were staged in India. While the glitzy IPL regularly draws sell-out crowds,

OMAN Zeeshan Maqsood b Alam 0 Zeeshan Ahmed c & b Nabi 29 Jatinder Singh b Nabi 40 V.S. Wategaonkar c Alam b Zadran 11 Mehran Khan st Shahzad b Nabi 28 Amir Ali run out (Gulbadin Naib) 7 R. Ranpura not out 8 Aamir Kaleem b Alam 9 Extras (b-3, lb-1, w-6, nb-2) 12 Total (7 wickets; 20 overs) 144 Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-49, 3-87, 4-109, 5-122, 6-133, 7-144 Bowling: Aftab Alam 4-1-38-2; Gulbadin Naib 2-0-13-0; Shapoor Zadran 4-1-14-1; Mirwais Ashraf 4-0-34-0; Mohammed Nabi 4-0-28-3; Samiullah Shenwari 2-0-13-0 AFGHANISTAN M. Shahzad c Sultan b Ranpura 28 J. Ahmadi c Sultan b Mehran 22 A. Stanikzai c Sultan b Mehran 11 S. Shenwari c Mehran b Z. Maqsood 14 M. Nabi lbw b Mehran 9 N. Zadran b Ansari 2 Shafiqullah c Sultan b Mehran 0 G. Naib c Mehran b Z. Maqsood 10 M. Ashraf c Z. Ahmed b Z. Maqsood 2 A. Alam c Ranpura b Z. Maqsood 0 Shapoor Zadran not out 0 Extras (lb-5, w-1) 6 Total (all out; 17.5 overs) 104 Fall of wickets: 1-32, 2-61, 3-70, 4-88, 5-89, 6-89, 7-91, 8-103, 9-104, 10-104 Bowling: M. Ansari 3-0-11-1; R. Ranpura 4-0-18-1; Zeeshan Maqsood 2.5-0-23-4; Mohammed Nadeem 4-0-23-0; Mehran Khan 4-0-24-4 Man of the match: Mehran Khan (Oman) Umpires: V Kulkarni and IN Ramage

the Champions League was often played to a backdrop of a few hundred spectators while the viewing figures were only a fraction of those for IPL matches.

Speculation that the tournament, for which the International Cricket Council had laid down a three-week window in September and October, may be cancelled had been rife over the last six months.

On Tuesday, Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals were suspended for two years after officials betted on matches. - AFP

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SPORTS Bangladesh crush Proteas to win series

TOUR DE FRANCE

Froome enjoys quiet day, Majka wins

The series triumphs over the world cricket heavyweights continues minnows Bangladesh’s coming-of-age party

CHITTAGONG: Opener Soumya Sarkar and Tamim Iqbal hit half-centuries as Bangladesh drubbed South Africa by nine wickets in the third and final one-day international to take the three-match series 2-1 in Chittagong on Wednesday.

Soumya, fresh from his unbeaten 88 in the series equalling second match, scored 90 and Tamim added an unbeaten 61 as Bangladesh raced to 170-1 after the home bowlers had restricted the mighty Proteas to 168-9 in a rain-hit game.

The first series win over the world cricket heavyweights continues minnows Bangladesh’s

coming-of-age party, capping another historic success for Mashrafe Mortaza’s men after their maiden appearance in the World Cup quarterfinal and successive series wins over India and Pakistan earlier this year.

Soumya led the batting charge with his stroke-filled 75-ball innings, which included 13 fours and a six, with local boy Tamim playing the role of an anchor in their 154-run opening stand.

The match was reduced to 40-over-a-side as rain at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium halted play midway through the South African innings for nearly three hours. — AFP

SCOREBOARD

SOUTH AFRICA Q. de Kock b Mustafizur 7 H. Amla c Rahim b Shakib 15 F. du Plessis c Rahim b Shakib 6 R. Rossouw c Rahim b Mahmuddullah 17 D. Miller c Sabbir b Mortaza 44 J. Duminy c Das b Rubel 51 F. Behardien c Sabbir b Shakib 12 K. Rabada b Mustafizur 1 K. Abbott b Rubel Hossain 5 M. Morkel not out 1 Extras (lb3, w4, nb2) 9 Total (nine wickets; 40 overs) 168 Fall of wickets: 1-8 (de Kock), 2-19 (du Plessis), 3-45 (Amla), 4-50 (Rossouw), 5-113 (Miller), 6-149 (Behardien), 7-155 (Rabada), 8-167 (Abbott). 8-168 (Duminy) Bowling: Mustafizur 8-0-24-2, Mashrafe Mortaza 5-0-29-1, Shakib 8-0-33-3, Rubel

6-0-29-2 (nb1, w4), Nasir 8-0-30-0, Mahmudullah 5-0-20-1 BANGLADESH (target 170 D/L method): Tamim Iqbal not out 61 Soumya Sarkar c Amla b Tahir 90 Litton Das not out 5 Extras (lb5, w9) 14 Total (for one wicket; 26.1 overs) 170 Fall of wickets: 1-154 (Sarkar) Bowling: Abbott 5-0-27-0, Rabada 6-041-0 (w3), Morkel 5-0-36-0 (w1), Tahir 6.1-1-37-1 (w2), Duminy 4-0-24-0 (w3) Result: Bangladesh win by nine wickets under D/L method Series result: Bangladesh win series 2-1 Toss: South Africa Umpires: Michael Gough (ENG) and Sharfoudoulla Saikat (BAN) TV Umpire: Richard Illingworth (ENG) Match Referee: David Boon (AUS)

ODI SERIES

Sri Lanka level series PALLEKELE: Dinesh Chandimal hit an unbeaten 48 to guide Sri Lanka to a series-levelling two-wicket victory over Pakistan in the second one-day international in Pallekele on Wednesday.

Chasing Pakistan’s challenging 287-8, the hosts recovered from 159-5 to post 288-8 with 11 balls to spare in a tense finish to the day-night match.

Chandimal led the fightback by adding 37 for the sixth wicket with Milinda Siriwardana (26), 52 for the seventh with debutant Sachith Pathirana (33) and 37 for

the eighth with Thisara Perera.

Perera was eighth out when three more runs were needed for victory, but Lasith Malinga kept his cool amid mounting tension before Chandimal hit the winning run.

Pakistan had won the first match in Dambulla by six wickets last Saturday to take the lead in the five-match series.

Ninth-ranked Pakistan need a series win to stay in contention for a place in the eight-nation Champions Trophy in England in 2017. — AFP

SCOREBOARD

PAKISTAN Azhar Ali c Siriwardana b Dilshan 79 Ahmed Shehzad b Pathirana 30 Mohd Hafeez c Mathews b Pathirana 9 Babar Azam b Siriwardana 12 Shoaib Malik b Mathews 51 Mohammad Rizwan lbw b Pradeep 52 Sarfraz Ahmed lbw b Malinga 7 Anwar Ali not out 29 Yasir Shah c Siriwardana b Malinga 1 Rahat Ali not out 0 Extras: (b4, lb3, w9, nb1) 17 Total (for eight wickets, 50 overs) 287 Fall of wickets: 1-59 (Shehzad), 2-75 (Hafeez), 3-96 (Azam), 4-179 (Malik), 5-197 (Azhar), 6-217 (Sarfraz), 7-273 (Rizwan), 8-278 (Yasir).

Bowling: Mathews 10-2-36-1, Pradeep 8-1-42-1, T. Perera 2-0-15-0 (w1), Malinga 10-0-64-2 (nb1, w5), Pathirana 9-0-70-2, Siriwardana 5-0-22-1 (w2), Dilshan 6-031-1 (w1)

SRI LANKA K. Perera c Yasir b Irfan 68 T. Dilshan b Rahat 47 U. Tharanga b Rahat 28 A. Mathews run out 8 L. Thirimanne c Anwar b Rahat 4 D. Chandimal not out 48 M. Siriwardana lbw b Hafeez 26 S. Pathirana st Sarfraz b Hafeez 33 T. Perera c Malik b Anwar 15 L. Malinga not out 2 Extras: (lb2, w7) 9 Total (for eight wickets, 48.1 overs) 288 Fall of wickets: 1-92 (K. Perera), 2-140 (Tharanga), 3-155 (Dilshan), 4-157 (Mathews), 5-159 (Thirimanne), 6-196 (Siriwardana), 7-248 (Pathirana), 8-285 (T. Perera).

Bowling: Irfan 10-0-61-1 (w2), Rahat 9.1-0-73-3 (w3), Hafeez 10-0-61-2 (w1), Anwar 7-0-33-1, Yasir 10-0-51-0 (w1), Malik 2-0-7-0.

CAUTERETS: Chris Froome enjoyed a safe day in the saddle on Wednesday, retaining the overall leader’s yellow jersey after his rivals failed to attack him on the 11th stage, a 188-km Pyrenean trek won

by Pole Rafal Majka.

Majka, who last year won the polka dot jersey for the mountains classification, powered away from

the group of breakaway riders in the climb up the col du Tourmalet and never looked back.

The Tinkoff-Saxo rider beat Ireland’s Dan Martin (Cannondale-Garmin) by one minute and German Emanuel Buchmann (Bora Argon) by 1:23. Team Sky rider Froome finished ninth, 5:21 off the pace, having spent a quiet

day in the group of leading riders, with none of his opponents trying to unsettle him. He only lost two seconds to Spain’s Alejandro Valverde, who sprinted in the finale to take eighth place.

A day after Froome and his Sky team mates hammered their rivals, there was a truce in the peloton.

The stage win was contested

by the eight men who formed the day’s breakaway, after a fast start from Pau, as Team Sky allowed the group to build a decent lead.

Froome still leads American Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing) by 2:52 with Colombian Nairo Quintana (Movistar) in third place, 3:09 off the pace. Contador is sixth 4:04. - Reuters

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Oman is Iran’s trade priority in post-sanctions era: Ambassador New business opportunities are coming up for foreign investors following a nuclear deal

However, we will give priority to those friends who stood by us during the time of hardship. Definitely, the Sultanate of Oman and His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said have a special and important place among Iran’s loyal friends

between Iran and world powers, said the Iranian ambassador to the Sultanate

ELHAM POURMOHAMMADI

elham@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Oman is Iran’s priority in trade as new opportunities are coming up for foreign investors following a nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, said the Iranian ambassador to the Sultanate.

Since a couple of months ago, several major countries have been sending trade delegations to Iran to have a share of Iran’s market in various sectors and a number of high-ranking officials plan to pay a visit to Iran in the near future, ambassador Ali Akbar Sibeveih told Times of Oman in an exclusive interview.

“However, we will give priority to those friends who stood by us during the time of hardship. Defi-

nitely, the Sultanate of Oman and His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said have a special and important place among Iran’s loyal friends,” Sibeveih said.

The lifting of the sanctions will give a significant boost to IranOman bilateral trade and Iran will show its ‘loyalty’ to the Sultanate, he noted.

Untapped potential Sibeveih said that Iran and Oman have ‘exemplary’ political relations but still there is untapped trade potential which needs to be utilised to enhance bilateral economic ties.

According to him, a bright future is awaiting trade ties between the two countries due to a number of factors including the develop-

Ali Akbar Sibeveih Iran’s ambassador to the Sultanate

ment of ports in Oman, especially the Port of Duqm, which will be a major port in the region.

Oman will become a major hub for the transit of goods from Iran to other countries and vice versa, he said, adding that the transit corridor that will connect Iran and Oman with a number of Central Asian countries will create new trade opportunities as well.

The upcoming projects between Iran and Oman are also of high significance, the ambassador said.

SANCTIONS

Tehran’s deal not to impact crude oil market until 2016 LONDON: Global oil markets would not feel the real impact of Iran’s historic deal with world powers until 2016 as sanctions remain in place while nuclear inspectors go to work, said banks including Citigroup, UBS and Commerzbank.

Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries’ (Opec) fourth-largest member would not achieve a crude-export boost of more than 500,000 barrels a day, or about 50 per cent, until next year as Iran’s compliance with curbs on its nuclear programme is verified, the banks say.

The nation will probably choose to gradually increase exports once sanctions are lifted, rather than risk lower prices by rapidly pushing crude into an oversupplied market, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).

The agreement between Iran and six world powers will eventually lift restrictions that have halved its crude exports, provided the Gulf nation removes nuclear centrifuges and cuts uranium stockpiles. Sanctions will remain in place at least until international monitors report on the country’s compliance in December.

“The current time line for the lifting of sanctions precludes any substantial increase from Iran” this year, Harry Tchilinguirian, head of commodity markets strategy at BNP in London, said by e-mail Tuesday. “It will be a long and winding road before Iranian oil returns to the market.”

Crude oil recovery West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. crude benchmark, slumped 2.5 percent on the New York Mercantile Exchange after the deal was announced early Tuesday, before ending the day 1.6 percent higher at $53.04 a barrel. Obstacles to the restoration of Iran’s exports mean the early drop was “overdone,” said Eugen Weinberg, head of commodities research at Commerzbank AG in Frankfurt.

Iran can add about 300,000 to 500,000 barrels a day by the end of 2016, with the extra supply po-

Even with huge gas reserves, Iran unlikely to match Qatar DOHA: Natural gas made Qatar’s citizens the richest in the world within a generation. Even with bigger fuel reserves, Iran will struggle to follow its neighbour’s path.

Iran’s own production is consumed by a population of 78 million and an oil industry that injects gas into fields to boost productivity. Qatar, with a population of 2.3 million, now ranks second only to Russia in gas exports, generating about $86 billion last year.

While Iran and world powers reached a nuclear deal after almost two years of talks that would ease sanctions and allow more investment, the government in Tehran is

tentially pushing WTI below $45 a barrel, Citigroup’s New Yorkbased head of commodities research Ed Morse said.

The current surplus in global oil markets may prompt Iran to slow the return of exports, rather

contending with domestic gas demand that is doubling every decade. Iran holds 18 per cent of the world’s gas and yet accounts for less than 1 per cent of trade.

“They have a huge domestic demand,” Jonathan Stern, head of the natural gas program at Oxford Institute of Energy Studies, wrote in an e-mail. “To keep up with this demand, production has to rise at a faster rate.”

Iran has consistently been a net importer of gas for a decade and the development of South Pars, part of the biggest gas field, will probably take longer than expected, says Moses Rahnama, an analyst. - Bloomberg News

than offer price discounts to attract buyers, according to Antoine Halff, head of the oil markets and industry division at the Parisbased IEA. “It’s not like refiners are starving for crude,” Halff said in an interview. - Bloomberg News

Recently, a shipping line was established between the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas and Sohar Port in Oman, he said, expressing hope that more ports will be connected in future as planned to facilitate trade. The project for constructing a pipeline for carrying Iranian gas to Oman is another major project, Sibeveih said.

The agreement for the purchase of around $60 billion worth of natural gas from Iran for 25 years, which includes laying a $1 billion

gas pipeline to Oman across the Gulf, was signed during the visit of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to Muscat in March 2014. The laying of the gas pipeline is expected to start in the next few months, the ambassador noted.

He added that there are huge investment opportunities for foreign investors, including other Gulf countries, in various fields such as oil and gas and tourism. Iran had already opened the doors of trade to other Gulf countries and still ex-

tends the hand of cooperation and friendship to them, Sibeveih said.

Tourism is a major source of income for many countries and Iran has been developing its infrastructure to receive tourists from all over the world, he added.

Tourism The ambassador said that Iran and other countries, especially in the Gulf region, can increase their tourism cooperation and tourists should know how safe and secure Iran is. Foreign investors are welcome to invest in projects for building hotels and tourism facilities given Iran’s huge tourism potential and its rich culture and history, he noted.

Commenting on the expected increase in Iran’s oil exports after the implementation of the deal, Sibeveih said that Iran is one of the founding members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) and will regain its share of the oil export market.

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NBO net profit rises 22% Times News Service MUSCAT: National Bank of Oman (NBO) said its net profit surged ahead by 22 per cent to OMR28.1 million for the first half of 2015, from OMR23 million posted for the same period last year.

The bank’s net interest income and income from Islamic financing surged ahead by 18 per cent to OMR45.4 million from OMR38.5 million during the period under review. Net loans and advances and financing activities showed a robust growth of 10 per cent at OMR2,434.1 million for the first half of 2015, against OMR2,221.7 million for the same period last year, the bank said in

Greece getting set to vote on bailout Athens geared up for a parliamentary vote on draconian

a stock market filing. However, customer deposits fell by 12 per cent to OMR2,458.7 million from OMR2,788.9 million during the period under review, while total assets declined by 7 per cent to OMR3,255.1 million by the end of June, 2015.

The bank’s operating income was up by 19 per cent to OMR64.4 million for the first half of 2015, against OMR54.1 million for the same period last year. The unaudited results for the first half are subject to the approval by the board of the bank.

reforms demanded by eurozone creditors in exchange for a huge new bailout

ATHENS: Greece on Wednesday geared up for a parliamentary vote on draconian reforms demanded by eurozone creditors in exchange for a huge new bailout, just hours after a bombshell report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) criticised the deal.

The outcome of the crucial vote was far from clear after the IMF issued a stark warning that Greece would need far more debt relief to stop it crashing out of the common currency than Europe-

an governments have so far been willing to contemplate.

The last-ditch deal struck on Monday saw Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras agree to sweeping changes to labour laws, pensions, value-added taxes and other taxes — many of which had been rejected by voters in a public referendum — in exchange for new funds to keep Greece’s struggling economy alive.

The parliament in Athens must approve the deal before the 18 other eurozone leaders start negotiations over what Greece is to get in return: a three-year bailout worth up to €86 billion ($95 billion), its third rescue programme in five years.

Eurozone contribution Under the new plan, eurozone governments will contribute between €40 and 50 billion, the IMF will contribute another major chunk and the rest will come from selling off state assets and the financial markets, a European official said.

Tsipras has predicted “the great majority of Greek people” will support the deal, but admits he “cannot say with certainty” that it will be enough to stop Greece exiting the eurozone — a so-called

‘Grexit’ — until the final bailout agreement is signed.

Dramatic deterioration A senior IMF official also said the fund would only participate in a third bailout if its EU creditors produce a clear plan. The current deal “is by no means a comprehensive, detailed agreement”, the official said. It was not the first time the IMF has urged greater debt relief. But political analysts questioned why the stronglyworded report — which creditors were aware of, two days before it was published — appeared not to have been taken into account.

The revelations put greater strain on Tsipras, who has been forced to turn to pro-European opposition parties to get the reform measures through parliament in the face of opposition from some 30 rebel lawmakers in his own radical left Syriza party.

Panos Skourletis, minister for employment, urged lawmakers to “vote for the bill”. - AFP

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Qatari investor to acquire trophy assets in Europe DUBAI: While most sovereign wealth funds in the Gulf are moving away from European trophy assets, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr Al Thani is sticking to a strategy honed as head of the $250 billion Qatar Investment Authority (QIF).

The former Qatari prime minister is taking a 10 per cent stake in Spain’s El Corte Ingles, western Europe’s largest department store owner, adding to an agreement last year to inject €1.75 billion ($1.94 billion) into Deutsche Bank. He’s also taken over Jersey energy company Heritage Oil as he builds his portfolio as an individual investor.

While Sheikh Hamad continues to pursue prestigious European investments, the fund he once headed is heading away from its strategy of buying stakes in European companies such as Barclays and Total.

China’s Citic The QIA — and other Gulf funds — are looking increasingly to Asia to capitalise on the region’s growing population and economies, with Qatar saying in December it plans a $10 billion venture with China’s Citic.

“There’s less of a focus on high profile trophy assets generally and more of a focus on investing in drivers of international economic growth,” said Nick Tolchard, head of Invesco Middle East. “These changes are coming as the funds move on from the financial crisis and have focused on risk management and strategic asset allocation in a low-yield environment.”

The QIA on Monday said it will partner with Singapore’s CapitaLand to set up a $600 million serviced residence fund. It also agreed to pay HK$9.3 billion ($1.2 billion) to buy a stake in Hong Kong billionaire Li Kashing’s electric utility last month.

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority joined a group that is planning a bid for Australian electricity assets, people with knowledge of the matter said in April.

These deals contrast with many done during the global financial crisis when Gulf funds were valuable sources of capital to distressed sellers in Europe and the United States.

The QIA bought well-known assets such as the Shard skyscraper in London and Harrods department store, and stakes in Volkswagen, Credit Suisse and Barclays. Abu Dhabi Investment Authority bought a stake in Citigroup.

Sheikh Hamad was ousted as prime minister and head of Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund in 2013. - Bloomberg News

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China economy grows 7%; but stocks nosedive again “While actual growth is almost certainly a percentage point or two slower than the official figures show, there are good reasons to think that the latest figures are mirroring a genuine stabilisation,” wrote Julian Evans-Pritchard, economist at Capital Economics in Singapore. “There is growing evidence of an improvement in the wider economy.”

Policymakers had

Bank Nizwa reduces net losses in first half of 2015

already unleashed a series of measures to pull stocks out of a 30 per cent fall, but Wednesday’s tumble

Times News Service MUSCAT: Bank Nizwa, the Sultanate’s first Islamic bank, said its net loss for the first half of 2015 declined by 18 per cent to OMR3.2 million, from OMR3.90 million for the same period last year.

The bank’s financing to customers surged ahead by 206 per cent at OMR205.28 million for the first half of this year, from OMR67.29 million for the same period last year.

Customer deposits also soared by 124 per cent to OMR135.72 million from OMR60.69 million during the period under review, the bank said in a stock market filing.

Operating income up Bank Nizwa’s operating income rose by 46 per cent to OMR5.01 million, while its operating expenses were up by 5 per cent to OMR7.69 million.

Total assets of the bank rose by 27 per cent to OMR300.30 million by the end of June, 2015 from OMR236.03 million for the same period last year. The unaudited financial results are subject to the approval of the board.

could be a matter of concern for Beijing BEIJING: China’s economy grew an annual 7 per cent in the second quarter, beating analysts’ forecasts, though its volatile stock markets took a sharp dive in a reminder of the threats to Beijing’s efforts to direct the economy out of a slowdown.

Policymakers had already unleashed a series of measures to pull stocks out of a 30 per cent nosedive and appeared to have succeeded last week, but Wednesday’s tumble could reawaken concerns over the government’s ability to manage the economy.

The day began on a positive note with the growth figures and monthly activity data that also beat expectations across the board, with factory output hitting a five-month high, following reports of increased bank lending on Tuesday.

As the National Bureau of Statistics released the upbeat figures, it described the stock markets as

GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE RISES: The data showed fiscal expenditure rose 13.9 per cent on an annual basis in June, a sharp rise from May’s 2.6 per cent, but well below April’s 33.2 per cent spike.

CSI300 index ended down 3.5 per cent, while Shanghai Composite Index lost 3 per cent. – Bloomberg News

key to economic stability. As if on cue, the key indexes, already down in morning trade, fell more than 4 percent in the afternoon.

Not impressive The CSI300 index eventually ended down 3.5 per cent, while the Shanghai Composite Index lost 3 per cent. “Investors liquidated their positions as the GDP data failed to impress,” said Steven Leung, a director at UOB Kay Hian in Hong Kong.

It has been a difficult year for the world’s second-largest economy, with slowing growth in trade, investment and domestic demand compounded by a cooling property sector, deflationary pressure,

then the equity market panic from mid-June.

Beijing will need to keep providing liquidity to the stock exchanges and cut the cost of corporate financing, which remains far higher than returns on investment for many companies.

Economists have also called for more direct fiscal stimulus to help support heavily indebted local governments.

Wednesday’s data showed fiscal expenditure rose 13.9 per cent on an annual basis in June, a sharp rise from May’s 2.6 per cent but well below April’s 33.2 per cent spike.

Faith in figures Some analysts, who on average

H A L F -Y E A R LY

HSBC Bank Oman’s net profit declines Times News service MUSCAT: HSBC Bank Oman said its net profit for the first half of 2015 declined by 8.8 per cent to OMR5.2 million, from OMR5.7 million posted for the same period last year.

However, the bank’s net loans and advances surged ahead by 15.7 per cent during the first half of this year to OMR1,314.7 million from OMR1,136.6 million for the same period last year, according

to a stock market filing. Customer deposits edged down by 0.8 per cent to OMR1,945.2 million.

HSBC Bank Oman’s operating income rose by 5.9 per cent to OMR36.1 million for the first half of this year, from OMR34.1 million for the same period last year, while operating expenses grew by 4.5 per cent to OMR27.7 million.

Total assets stood lower at OMR2,350.8 million by end-June 2015, against OMR2,380 million for the same period last year.

L O A N FA C I L I T Y

Bank Sohar signs $250m loan agreement Times News Service MUSCAT: Bank Sohar has signed a $250 million loan facility with a three-year lifespan, with the proceeds to be used for general funding purposes, according to a Reuters report.

The facility was signed on Tuesday, Arab Banking Corpora-

tion said in the statement, adding that it and a further 10 banks from the Gulf, Europe and Asia were the lenders, the report added.

In May, it was announced that the Omani bank was marketing the deal to potential lenders, with the loan paying 120 basis points over the London interbank offered rate (Libor).

had tipped GDP to rise 6.9 per cent, question the accuracy of official data, implying the numbers are more about reassuring investors than true reflections of performance. For example, June power output only increased 0.5 percent year-on-year, though factory output climbed 6.8 per cent. The statistics bureau rejected suggestions that figures were being inflated.

It is not only the government reporting a warmer second quarter; the recent independent China Beige Book survey also reported signs of a broad-based recovery for the period, which it said was largely driven by growth in the interior provinces.

Credit questions The statistics bureau warned that recovery required more support to consolidate. “We must also take note that domestic and the external economic environment remains complex, and the global economic recovery is tortuous and slow,” it said.

Even so, bureau spokesman Sheng Laiyun predicted further improvements in the second half as previous policy measures, including several interest rate cuts, take effect. Andrew Colquhoun of Fitch Ratings also expects an improvement in the rest of the year.

“The resilience of retail sales in June is a further encouraging sign that downside risk, while not negligible, is receding, despite recent equity-market volatility.”

Data on Tuesday showed bank lending increased sharply in June. - Reuters

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MARKET MSM index ends higher

OMAN STOCKS

MUSCAT SECURITIES MARKET

INDICES Index .................................................High .................Low..................... Value ............... Prev . Value.......... Diff ...............Diff % MSM30 Index ....................................... 6,543.87 ...............6,521.78 ................... 6,543.87 ...................6,534.55....................9.32 ................... 0.14 Financial Index .................................... 8,124.84 ...............8,089.15 .................... 8,111.37 ................... 8,101.97....................9.40 ................... 0.12 Industrial Index ....................................8,406.75 ...............8,382.73 ................... 8,382.73 .................. 8,404.80................-22.07 .................. -0.26 Services Index ...................................... 3,500.87 .............. 3,482.33 ................... 3,500.87 ...................3,485.95..................14.92 ................... 0.43 MSM SHARIAH INDEX.......................991.64 .................. 991.18 .......................991.27 ...................... 990.99....................0.28 ...................0.03 Trading Summary Volume ................Turnover ..........Trades .............. Market Cap............. Up............Down ............. Equal .........Sec. Traded 17,576,759 ...................3,207,691 ..................1,393 ................15,176,724,697 ................ 12 ......................12 .................... 16 .........................40

The top gainer was Al Madina Takaful, up 7.87 per cent, while the top loser was Gulf

SHARE PRICE BULLETIN FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 15

Investment Services, down 4.86 per cent ISIN ..................................................SECURITY NAME ...............................................................................................VOLUME ..............TURNOVER...................TRADES ...........OPEN PRICE............. HIGH....................LOW...............CLOSE PR. ..........PREV. CLOSE..........DIFF (RO) .................DIFF %......................LAST PR...............LAST BID.....................LAST OFFER .................MARKET CAP ........PAR VALUE

MUSCAT: Oman’s general index — MSM30 Index — ended the week on a positive note at 6,543.87 points, up by 0.14 per cent. MSM Sharia Index closed at 991.27 points, up by 0.03 per cent.

Phoenix Power was the most active in terms of volume as well as turnover.

The top gainer was Al Madina Takaful, up 7.87 per cent, while the top loser was Gulf Investment Services, down 4.86 per cent.

As many as 1,393 trades were executed during the day’s trading session generating turnover of OMR3.2 million with over 17 million shares changing hands.

Out of 40 traded securities, 12 advanced, 12 declined and 16 remained unchanged. Omani investors were net buyers for OMR249,000 while GCC and Arab investors were net sellers for OMR216,000 followed by foreign investors for OMR32,000 worth of shares.

Financial Indexadvanced 0.12 per cent to close at 8,111.37 points. Al Madina Takaful, Al Madina Investments, Al Sharqia Investments, Bank Sohar and Oman United Insurance gained 7.87 per cent, 4.48 per cent, 3.31 per cent, 2.04 per cent and 1.94 per cent, respectively. Gulf Investment Services, Takaful Oman, Oman & Emirates Holding, Al Batinah Investment and United Finance declined by 4.86 per cent, 3.39 per cent, 2.42 per cent, 2.31 per cent and 2.01 per cent, respectively.

Industrial Index ended lower at 8,382.73 points, down by 0.26 per cent. Construction Materials and Gulf International Chemicals gained 2.44 per cent and 0.73 per cent, respectively. Galfar Engineering and Al Jazeera Steel declined by 2.94 per cent and 1.67 per cent, respectively.

Services Sector Index showed strong gains of 0.43 per cent to close at 3,500.87 points. Oman

Education & Training, Al Batina Power, Renaissance Services, Al Suwadi Power and Port Services gained by 6.90 per cent, 3.77 per cent, 1.44 per cent, 1.42 per cent and 1.06 per cent, respectively.

OIFC and Oman Telecommunications Company declined by 1.36 per cent and 0.57 per cent, respectively.

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

OM0000004768 ...........AL MADINA TAKAFUL............................................. 2,139,508 ......205,088...................105 ........... 0.092 ...........0.097 ...........0.092........... 0.096 .............0.089 ........... 0.007............. 7.865 ................0.095..............0.095...................0.096...................16,800,000.........0.100 OM0000001962............AL MADINA INVESTMENT ................................... 658,938 ............46,018..................... 48 ........... 0.068 ...........0.070 ...........0.068........... 0.070 .............0.067 ........... 0.003............. 4.478 ................0.070..............0.069...................0.070...................14,500,597 .........0.100 OM0000004925 ...........AL BATINAH POWER................................................ 107,910 .............23,709........................7 ............0.216 ...........0.220 ...........0.216 ........... 0.220 .............0.212 ........... 0.008............. 3.774 ................0.220 .............0.216...................0.220 .................148,475,235 ........0.100 OM0000002440 ...........AL SHARQIA INVESTMENT HOLDING ........... 1,207,618.......188,222..................... 85 ............0.156 ........... 0.159 ........... 0.151 ............0.156 ............. 0.151 ............ 0.005..............3.311.................0.151 ...............0.151...................0.152...................14,040,000.........0.100 OM0000003398 ...........BANK SOHAR................................................................ 246,976 ........... 49,374......................14 ............0.197 ...........0.200 ...........0.197 ........... 0.200 ............. 0.196............ 0.004............. 2.041 ................0.200 ............ 0.200...................0.202 ................ 288,288,000 .......0.100 OM0000001087............OMAN UNITED INSURANCE ............................... 1,039,670 ......328,626..................... 50 ........... 0.320 ...........0.322 ...........0.310............0.316 .............0.310............ 0.006............. 1.935 ................0.310 ..............0.308...................0.310...................31,600,000.........0.100 OM0000003224 ...........RENAISSANCE SERVICES ..................................... 520,438 ..........147,017.....................44 ........... 0.278 ...........0.289 ...........0.278........... 0.282 .............0.278 ........... 0.004............. 1.439 ................0.283..............0.283...................0.285...................79,550,636 .........0.100 OM0000004933 ...........AL SUWADI POWER ....................................................97,000 ............ 20,855........................5 ............0.215 ........... 0.215 ...........0.215 ............0.215 .............0.212 ........... 0.003..............1.415.................0.215 ..............0.212...................0.218..................153,597,363 ........0.100 OM0000001145 ............PORT SERVICES CORPORATION .........................36,657 ...............7,000........................3 ............0.190 ........... 0.195 ...........0.190............0.191 ............. 0.189............ 0.002............. 1.058 ................0.195 .............. 0.197...................0.000 ..................18,152,640 .........0.100 OM0000002028 ...........GULF INTERNATIONAL CHEMICALS ............ 368,147 ..........101,169..................... 34 ........... 0.273 ...........0.278 ...........0.272........... 0.275 .............0.273 ........... 0.002............. 0.733 ................0.272..............0.268...................0.272.................... 5,775,000 ..........0.100

Emerging stocks fall Emerging market stocks fell for a second day as industrial companies tumbled and betterthan-estimated economic data in China failed to bolster investor confidence in the nation’s equities. Russia’s ruble weakened.

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. plunged 30 per cent in Seoul on concern the company may report losses and could need to restructure its debt. The Shanghai Composite Index sank 3 per cent and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng China Enterprises Index slid 1.3 per cent. The ruble, South Africa’s rand and Turkey’s lira lost at least 0.3 per cent versus the dollar.

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index lost 0.2 per cent to 939.03 at 9:07 a.m. in London. China’s gross domestic product expanded 7 per cent from a year earlier in the second quarter, beating estimates for a 6.8 per cent increase. The Shanghai Composite has slumped 25 per cent in four weeks, the world’s worst-performing equity market. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen addresses Congress while Greece’s parliament prepares to vote on reforms to qualify for more aid.

The developing-nation index has declined 1.9 per cent this year and trades at 11.5 times projected 12-month earnings, data compiled by Bloomberg show. The MSCI World Index has risen 3.6 per cent in 2015 and is valued at a multiple of 16.5.

OM0000001160 ............NATIONAL GAS ................................................................1,017 .................. 388........................1 ........... 0.382 ...........0.382 ...........0.382........... 0.390 .............0.390 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.382..............0.382...................0.388...................19,500,000 .........0.100 OM0000001418 ............RAYSUT CEMENT ........................................................... 1,731 ...............2,595........................4 ............1.500 ........... 1.500 ...........1.495 ........... 1.500 .............1.500 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................1.500..............1.480...................1.500................. 300,000,000 .......0.100 OM0000001509............DHOFAR INT.DEV.AND INV. HOLD........................4,063 ............... 1,910........................1 ........... 0.470 ...........0.470 ...........0.470........... 0.470 .............0.470 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.470............. 0.000...................0.470..................115,808,000........0.100 OM0000001517 ............HSBC BANK OMAN ......................................................18,305 ...............2,524........................3 ............0.136 ........... 0.138 ...........0.136 ............0.138 ............. 0.138............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.138 .............. 0.133...................0.138..................276,043,165........0.100 OM0000001707 ............OMAN CABLES INDUSTRY........................................ 1,500 ...............3,405........................1 ........... 2.270 ...........2.270 ...........2.270........... 2.300 .............2.300 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................2.270..............2.150...................2.270 ................ 206,310,000 .......0.100 OM0000002168............AL ANWAR CERAMIC TILES ............................... 193,830 ............79,470........................6 ............0.410 ........... 0.410 ...........0.410........... 0.410 .............0.410............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.410 ..............0.404...................0.410.................. 121,447,610 ........0.100 OM0000002200 ...........AHLI BANK ........................................................................ 6,520 ............... 1,447........................1 ........... 0.222...........0.222 ...........0.222 .......... 0.222 .............0.222 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.222............. 0.204...................0.222 .................316,358,024........0.100 OM0000002549 ...........BANK DHOFAR ..............................................................85,604 ............ 24,055........................3 ............0.281 ........... 0.281 ...........0.281........... 0.281 .............0.281............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.281 ..............0.274...................0.281..................434,068,721........0.100 OM0000002614............ONIC. HOLDING ............................................................10,500 ...............5,040........................4 ........... 0.480 ...........0.480 ...........0.480........... 0.480 .............0.480 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.480............. 0.000...................0.520 ..................83,243,160 .........0.100 OM0000003661 ............VOLTAMP ENERGY .......................................................2,000 .................. 950........................2 ........... 0.480 ...........0.480 ...........0.470........... 0.480 .............0.480 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.470..............0.470...................0.478...................29,040,000 ........0.100 OM0000003968 ...........OOREDOO.........................................................................75,809 ............ 58,554......................13 ............0.772 ........... 0.776 ...........0.772 ........... 0.772 .............0.772............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.776 ..............0.772...................0.776................. 502,528,946 .......0.100 OM0000005005 ...........ALMAHA CERAMICS ..................................................10,609 ...............5,953......................15 ........... 0.562 ...........0.562 ...........0.560........... 0.562 .............0.562 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.560..............0.560...................0.562...................29,505,000.........0.100 OM0000003026 ...........OMAN TELECOMMUNICATION ..........................72,295 .......... 125,854..................... 26 ............1.740 ........... 1.750............ 1.735 ............1.740 ............. 1.750............-0.010 ............-0.571................1.750 .............. 1.740................... 1.750 ................1,305,000,000......0.100 OM0000002796 ...........BANK MUSCAT ............................................................ 255,726 ......... 147,504..................... 25 ........... 0.570 ...........0.580 ...........0.570........... 0.576 .............0.580 ...........-0.004 ........... -0.690 ...............0.580..............0.578...................0.580 ............... 1,320,089,816 ......0.100 OM0000001525 ............OMAN INVESTMENT AND FINANCE.............. 183,651 ............40,000......................16 ............0.218 ...........0.220 ...........0.216 ........... 0.218 .............0.221 ...........-0.003 ............-1.357................0.218 ..............0.217...................0.218...................43,600,000 ........0.100 OM0000002176 ............AL JAZEERA STEEL PRODUCTS ........................ 396,083 ............93,655.....................24 ........... 0.240...........0.240 ...........0.236........... 0.236 .............0.240 ...........-0.004 ............-1.667................0.236..............0.235...................0.236................... 29,475,919 .........0.100 OM0000001772 ............AL ANWAR HOLDING............................................... 1,510,745 .......353,297..................... 99 ........... 0.237 ........... 0.237 ...........0.233........... 0.234 .............0.238 ...........-0.004 ............-1.681 ................0.236..............0.236...................0.237................... 35,117,550 .........0.100 OM0000002374............UNITED FINANCE .......................................................20,329 ...............2,969........................2 ............0.146 ........... 0.149 ...........0.146 ........... 0.146 .............0.149............-0.003 ........... -2.013 ...............0.149 .............. 0.145...................0.149................... 45,371,681 .........0.100 OM0000002366 ...........AL BATINAH DEV. INV. HOLDING ........................69,640 ...............8,850......................12 ............0.129 ........... 0.129 ...........0.126............0.127 .............0.130............-0.003 ........... -2.308 ...............0.126 .............. 0.125...................0.127.................... 3,810,000 ..........0.100 OM0000001681 ............OMAN AND EMIRATES INV. HOLDING........... 369,000 ........... 44,724........................7 ............0.121 ........... 0.122 ...........0.120............0.121 .............0.124 ...........-0.003 ........... -2.419 ...............0.120..............0.120................... 0.121 ................... 14,746,875 .........0.100 OM0000003521 ............GALFAR ENGINEERING AND CON. ......................6,000 ...................791........................2 ............0.131 ........... 0.132 ...........0.131 ........... 0.132 ............. 0.136............-0.004 ........... -2.941 ...............0.132 ..............0.132...................0.134...................38,277,444 .........0.100 OM0000002820 ...........GULF INVESTMENT SERVICES ......................... 273,121 .............37,367......................19 ............0.142 ........... 0.142 ...........0.136 ............0.137 .............0.144 ...........-0.007 ........... -4.861 ...............0.136 .............. 0.136...................0.140.................... 8,061,521 ..........0.100 .............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 9,990,940.......2,158,380 .............. 681 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ......32........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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

OM0000002580 ...........OMAN EDU. & TRIN. INV. HOLDING.................... 37,397 ............... 5,797........................1 ............0.155 ........... 0.155 ...........0.155 ............0.155 ............. 0.145.............0.010 ............. 6.897 ................0.155 ..............0.148...................0.159...................10,850,000 .........0.100 OM0000001368 ............CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IND. .................. 143,000 ..............6,007......................12 ........... 0.040...........0.043 ...........0.040 .......... 0.042 .............0.041 ............0.001 ............. 2.439 ................0.042..............0.041...................0.042 ...................3,570,000 ..........0.100 OM0000001566 ............OMAN FISHERIES .......................................................36,583 ...............1,945........................5 ........... 0.053 ...........0.054 ...........0.053........... 0.053 .............0.053 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.053..............0.053...................0.054 ...................6,625,000 ..........0.100 OM0000004420 ...........BANK NIZWA ................................................................ 1,097,221..........85,619..................... 37 ........... 0.078 ........... 0.079 ...........0.078........... 0.078 .............0.078 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.078..............0.078...................0.079..................117,000,000 ........0.100 OM0000005963 ...........PHOENIX POWER ...................................................... 5,756,829 ......885,863...................643 ............0.154 ........... 0.155 ...........0.153 ........... 0.154 .............0.154............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.155 .............. 0.155...................0.156................. 225,240,625 .......0.100 OM0000004776 ...........TAKAFUL OMAN INSURANCE ...............................37,618 ...............4,270........................6 ............0.114 ........... 0.114............0.113 ............0.114 ............. 0.118............-0.004 ........... -3.390 ...............0.114 .............. 0.114................... 0.117 ...................11,400,000 .........0.100 .............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 7,108,648 ...... 989,501...................704 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ........ 6........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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

OM0000004487 ...........RENAISSANCE SERVICES BONDS3.75 ............ 277,606 ........... 40,253........................5 ............0.145 ........... 0.145 ...........0.145 ............0.145 ............. 0.145............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.145 .............. 0.145...................0.160...................61,355,543 .........0.100 OM0000005971 ............B.MUSCAT COMPL. CONVR. B.B.3.5 ................... 199,565.............19,557........................3 ........... 0.098 ...........0.098 ...........0.098........... 0.098 .............0.099 ...........-0.001 ............-1.010................0.098..............0.098...................0.099................... 31,767,838 .........0.100 .............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 477,171 .............59,810........................8 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ........2........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

- United Securities/Bloomberg News

INDIAN MARKETS

Sensex rises 265 points; rupee falls MUMBAI: Reclaiming its crucial psychological level of 28,000, the S&P BSE Sensex surged 265 points to end at 28,198.29 on fresh buying mainly in auto, IT and tech sectors on the back of good foreign capital inflows even as cues from Asian markets were largely mixed.

The 50-share index Nifty crossed crucial 8,500-level, rose by 69.70 points or 0.82 per cent to 8,523.80. The Sensex resumed higher at 28,022.14 and rose fur-

ther to 28,218.37 before finishing at 28,198.29, showing a gain of 265.39 points or 0.95 per cent.

Rupee ends lower The rupee ended marginally lower by two paise to 63.41 against the American currency on fagend dollar demand from banks and importers on the back of higher dollar in the overseas market. However, good foreign capital inflows restricted the rupee’s fall

against the dollar, a forex dealer said. The rupee resumed higher at 63.36 per dollar as against the Tuesday’s closing level of of 63.39 per dollar at the Interbank Foreign Exchange Market and moved up further to 63.35 per dollar on initial selling of dollars.

However, it failed to maintain its gains on fresh dollar demand from banks and importers and dropped to 63.44 per dollar before ending at 63.41 per dollar. - PTI

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The initial days were difficult.

Our fingers ached badly and we struggled with finger positioning and timing. But the teachers helped us rectify our mistakes Mohammed Al Farsi & Haitham Al Farsi Omani Oud Musicians

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be back home at 9 o’clock. Our father, Rashid Mirza Al Farsi, and mother, Laila Abdulla Sabir Awalad Thani, took great pains to ensure that we attended every session without fail,” Haitham said.

The training under Mohammed Brahmi, Dr Sharifa, Sameeh Mahjoubi and Khaled Twaigri helped them master the basics. “The initial days were difficult. Our fingers ached badly and we struggled with finger positioning and timing. But the teachers helped us rectify our mistakes,” Mohammed said.

Two years later, the siblings gave their first public performance at the Oud Hobbyists’ Association. The prodigies lit up the night and mesmerised oud fans with their skills.

They went on to perform shows at Al Bustan Palace Hotel, Royal Oman Police Academy, Royal Oman Airforce Academy, and Arabesque Music Festival, but their big break came in 2014 when they were invited to the Opera House. “It was a dream come true for us,” Mohammed said.

They practiced every day at the OHA, leading up to the big day.

“Three days before the show, we rehearsed at the Opera House. It was our first visit to the iconic building.

We were surprised to see the grand stage. We were part of 24 children in-

vited to perform,” Haitham said.

From that day, Rashid Al Farsi began to consider them as grownups. “I am proud of their achievement. They worked hard to make it a memorable one,” said Rashid Al Farsi, who once nurtured a dream to become a musician in his childhood. “I wanted to learn music. I couldn’t realise my dream. Now, I am trying to achieve it through my children,” he said.

Following the ROHM show, Mohammed and Haitham received invitations to perform in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

“We turned down all the invitations as we do not want to miss school for a long time.”

Having earned a name for themselves, the youngsters now aim to turn their passion into a profession. “We are just beginners. We need to study more to become experts. We have to practice for many years to realise our ultimate dream,” said Mohammed.

Haitham feels it is just a matter of time. “We will train hard and become successful oud musicians.”

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THE HISTORY OF OUD Oud is a highly beloved instrument for Arabs. It has been always associated with pure, genuine music heard by people of high-taste. Little wonder, then, that the instrument has been labelled in Arabic as ‘The Sultan of all Musical Instruments’.

Obviously, oud musicians were of a high rank in the courts of kings and sultans. The instrument moved to Europe with the Islamic expansion to Spain starting from Cecily. The Crusades also contributed to introducing it to Europe. In Europe, it was referred to as the lute.

Oud is believed to be one of the oldest musical instruments and ancestor of the modern guitar. And the earliest proof of its existence can be found in an excavated cylindrical seal from the Uruk Period in Mesopotamia, which dates back almost 5000 years. Variations of the oud were found all across the Middle East, from the classical Arabic oud of Iraq to the Turkish variation called Kopuz.

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l Farsi brothers, Mohammed and Haitham, will never forget their debut performance at the Royal Opera House Muscat.

“It was a big stage and the audience had a lot of dignitaries. We were under tremendous pressure.

But we concentrated on the task at hand. Our confidence got a big boost when they cheered us after the first rendition,” said Mohammed, the elder brother. That particular performance earned the talented pair minor celebrity status.

The youngest oud musicians in the Sultanate, Mohammed was just 13 and Haitham was 11 when they joined Oman Oud Hobbyists’ Association’s summer training programme in 2012.

For the next three years they travelled from Nizwa to Muscat and back twice a week in order to learn the nuances of the traditional Arabic musical instrument from the association. “We would start at 3 o’clock in the evening from Nizwa and would

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EID BLESSINGS SALEH AL SHAIBANY

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hope you read this column today enjoying the bounties of Eid blessings. I don’t only mean the good food you are going to eat or new clothes you are planning to wear, also the great mercy that allows you to celebrate the day. For those who are challenged by poor health, this is a time to be grateful that you have lived another day to seek solace from God; for those struggling with pangs of guilt, this is a day to ask for forgiveness and to be released from their accumulation; and for those holding on to wrongs done to them, this is the perfect time to flush out all the hatred that has built up.

Eid is an important time to settle disputes with families and friends. If you have been seeking revenge, then this is the day you come to terms with your quarrel by letting it go. The best way to bury the hatchet, as far

as I’m concerned, is to reach out to your sworn enemies and wish them ‘Eid Mubarak’.

For those who think that the blessings of Eid are confined only to Muslims, think again. In the multicultural neighbourhoods we live in these days, it is wrong not to extend a hand of friendship to non-Muslims and wish them well.

If your neighbour has a problem that you can do something about, then ignoring it would not be in the spirit of Eid. The more good you do during this blessed holiday, the greater the benefits, from a clean heart to freedom from the bad feelings that are steeling your joy. If we get our attitudes right, then this weekend will be a blessed time to renew allegiance with people who affect our daily lives.

If you are planning to spend too much money this time, then refrain from doing so. Eid is

With the right attitude, Eid can be the beginning of the rest of our lives. We should be thankful that we have survived the year and are able to join others in celebrating the occasion

not about showing off or being wasteful, but about shining taking notice and care of the under-privileged. Think of people who cannot afford to pay for a traditional Eid lunch. If someone has stolen your new pair of shoes after the Eid prayers, then blame the society rather than the thief. Perhaps we did not extend enough charity to the poor prior to the blessed day. It is something to think about the second time around if we have missed it this time in terms of charity.

However, with progress, we often feel that religious festivities are old fashion. Progress has many challenges but the real issue is to stick to what has been tested and prevailed.

Many of us are ashamed to be linked to God for fear of being dismissed as backward. What we fail to understand, however, is that religion is a test of faith.

Today, as we put our faith in pro-

gress, we continue to hope that it will solve many of our modern problems. However, we cannot remove religion and faith from our tradition and associate it with contemporary customs. Religion is for all time and eternity while progress changes when we want to change it. In other words, if we put our faith in the mercy of changing times then we might as well worship the computer chip instead of the creator of the universe.

With the right attitude, Eid can be the beginning of the rest of our lives. We should be thankful that we have survived the year and are able to join others in celebrating the occasion. Death waits for no one and some of us may not be around for next year’s Eid. In this regard, it is worth our while to reflect on the achievements of the past year and focus on what will be most important to us in the coming twelve months.

H O L LY W O O D

EID TRADITIONS

Joyful Decorations: Pre-Eid Henna HENNA has been one of the most important cosmetics for females in the Eastern world since ancient times, when women used primitive tools like sulphur sticks and wicker palm to create beautiful designs on their skin.

Omani society is still characterised by some old habits that make it distinctive, and applying henna before celebrations, like weddings or Eid, is one such traditional habit through which women still express joy and pleasure, though the methods have evolved since the days of sulphur sticks.

Older women tend to stick to traditional designs and shapes of henna, while the young girls are more eager to find the newest styles.

And there are even new henna alternatives out this Eid — henna stickers.

With Eid Al Fitr quickly approaching, the salons are teaming with customers seeking these custom embellishments.

“Natural henna is always my first choice, but there is no place to stand in the beauty saloons, as it is very crowded ( just before Eid),” said Hajer Al Khanjari.

“Overcrowding at the beauty sa-

loons is not just caused by females coming for henna, many are coming for other services too,” said Ameena Al Farsi.

Some see the use of stickers as a good substitute for henna fatigue, but they are still not their first choice.

“The stickers are a good solution and are time reducing, but still stickers are not the same as henna, putting henna is more beautiful,” said Eman Al Shiheemi.

On being asked about the reason for overcrowding before Eid, Maha Al Jabri, who has a talent for henna engraving said: “I’m a little bit slow. The crowding happens because of that the inscriptions need more focus and it takes long time.”

“However, all that can reduce to the minimum through prior coordination and showing the punctuality by females,” Maha added.

But crowded or not, the salons are still filled with a sense of gleeful excitement as the Holy Month of Ramadan draws to an end.

“I feel happy when I see these designs on the female hands.

Nothing can beat that happiness.

It pushes me to do more of these works.” -Khawlah Al Jabri

Amanda Seyfried has faced gender pay disparity AMANDA SEYFRIED was paid merely a fraction of what her co-star received for a big-budget film. “A few years ago, on one of my big-budget films, I found I was being paid 10 per cent of what my male costar was getting. And we were pretty even in status,” Seyfried told Sunday Times. “I think people think that just because I’m easy-going and game to do things I’ll just take as little as they offer — It’s not about how much you get, it’s about how fair it is,” she said, and added: “It’s up to the actresses to decide if they’re willing to walk away from something.” Seyfried has starred in movies like Mamma Mia!, Dear John, In Time, Les Miserables, and Ted 2.

Jordana shares beauty tricks and her favourite products JORDANA BREWSTER knows how to manage her looks even if she’s stranded on a deserted island. She says she would use a toothbrush to “tame” her brows! “I would take a toothbrush, which I would use on my teeth, but I could also use it on my eyebrows to help tame those since I wouldn’t have a tweezer,” femalefirst.co.uk quoted Brewster as saying. The 35-year-old actress also opened up about her favourite products and says she prefers “double duty” items such as coconut oil, which can be used for cooking as well as a moisturiser. “I love stuff that can do double duty, like coconut oil. It’s really good for cooking, but it’s also like one of the best moisturisers for your body, ” Brewster told PopSugar.com, an online media network of websites.

Jessica Simpson celebrates

birthday at island Don’t litter a beautiful country like OMAN. Ensure proper disposal of garbage.

SINGER-TURNED fashion designer Jessica Simpson, who turned 35 last week, celebrated her birthday by treating her family and a number of friends to a two-week vacation in St Barts where she showed off her jet-skiing skills. Simpson chartered a private jet to take around 20 family and friends to the island on July 6. According to a source, Simpson and her friends were so excited when they arrived at the island. “When they got off the plane, the girls were all dancing and skipping around,” the source said. -IANS

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Contact: 99737562 / 93887852 Luxurious room, fully furnished with free WIFI and gas at Ruwi.

Contact : 95586937 Shop for rent/ sale in Ruwi near Dish market good location, behind City Cinema. Contact: 91318111 Flat for rent in Wadi Kabir with 3 rooms. Contact : 98555580 / 92800007 Flat for rent 2 bedrooms, sitting room, store gym in ground floor in Mumtaz area-Ruwi.

Contact 95135445 1BHK flats at Muttrah near Oman house. Contact : 93231403 1BHK Darsait R.O 225/-.

Contact: 92144045

Flat at Darsait. Contact 99326879

2 bedrooms apartments for rent in Al Khuwair and Ghubra. Call Yellow Bird property on 24615375 / 97137989 or visit www.muscat-realty.com One & two bedroom apartments available for rent, near avenue mall, close to Atlas hospital next to Diwans office, South Ghobrah.

Contact 99833747 250 sq mtrs restaurant for rent in Plaza Hotel, Walja Ruwi.

Contact 99326339 3 Bedroom flat in Wadi Kabeer and 2 bedroom villa in Sidab- Muscat.

Contact: 95755953

1BHK Wadi Kabeer, RO 225/-.

Contact: 92144045

Villa with two floors in (Hay Al Arjan) in AL Khoud with 4 bedrooms, hall, Majles, kitchen & one room in ground floor. Contact: 93219597

2BHK Darsait R.O 300/-.

Contact: 92144045

For rent office CBD flat in Ruwi.

Contact: 92820734 / 95345909

2BHK Ghubra R.O 350/-.

Contact: 92144045 1,2,3 BHK. Contact: 97799175

House in Amerat near to Makah hypermarket with three room, 5toilets, kitchen and hall 430/-.

Contact: 92747078

Spacious 2- BR flat in MBD. Contact 99713489

Room with A.C AL Khuwair R.O 120/- Contact: 97799175

For rent if require flats for rent in Wadi Kabir please send me messages through Whatsapp.

Contact: 99376454 Bath attached room for rent Al Khuwair. Contact 99743569 Flat with A/C in the South Al Mabella close to the Mosque Al Tawab consists of 2 rooms, hall, 2 bathrooms and kitchen. Contact: 99388995 4 BHK single villa in Al Khuwair.

Contact: 97616158 1 Villa & 3 big Flats of 2/3 BHK with hall, Kitchen & ACs Al Khoudh 6, Close to express way, from owner. Tel 97600322 alnehang@gmail.com Fabulous AC flat at Al Khoud 3 bedrooms, hall and kitchen RO 270/for rent. Contact: 99334699 2 BHK flat in Al Ansab with split A/C. RO.250/- Contact – 93191111 2BHK near Oman house behind Khimji, H.O. Contact: 95865686 506sqm space with mezzanine available for rent in AL Wadi Al Kabir, Suitable for carpentry / Auto workshop and / or electrical shop interested parties may.

Contact: 24703981

Villa for rent in Al Khuwair 33, 8 bedrooms & 5 bathrooms with parking area near Taimur Mosque.

Contact: 99366624

BUYING/SELLING All type of car scanner available easy car diagnostic for professional and self use Authorize LAUNCH and Autel dealer. GSM:92393972 www.omancartools.com Used furniture & Electronic items, office & house. Contact: 99834373

2BHK with split AC at Al Khuwair 33. Contact: 94057023

FOR SALE Office space at Alasfoor Plaza Qurum. Contact : 24566217 /24564686 For rent if require flats for rent in Wadi Kabir please send me messages through Whatsapp.

Contact: 99376454 Luxury 3 BHK flat in Al Wattaya with split A/C & private parking.

RO.500/- Contact – 93191111 Flat for rent in Mabellah 8th.

Contact: 97147240

Equipped kitchen showroom company for sale at Ghubrah, Muscat.

6 visa available, Contact owner at 96303747 Computer set up for sale. Contact 94412557 A parlour well settled / well equipped in running position at Ghobrah for sale. Contact immediately on 97498898

Flat in South Al Hail, 2 bedrooms, Majlis, 2 bathrooms, kitchen RO 250/-. Contact 93221474

Darsait near labor card Medical business furnished office for sale, rent R.O 260/- p/m.

Contact: 91211117

Flat in Ruwi Mumtaz 2 BHK RO 300 or 1 BHK 250 RO. Contact 98588240

Ladies beauty parlor sale in Muttrah, above Ahla supermarket.

Contact: 93231403

2BHK with split AC near PDO Gate no -2 at Qurum. Contact: 94057023

Used Super market Gandola RO 40.000 PER meter, double tube light RO 2.000 per piece.

Contact: 96441670

2 bed rooms, kitchen, toilet & car park in Al Khuwair R.O 200/- .

Contact 95154331 Deluxe furnished / unfurnished flats Qurum. Contact: 24566217 / 24564686 Commercial 3 BHK flat in Al Ghobra 18 Nov Street. RO 700/Contact 93191111 2 BHK flat in Al Azaiba near sea, with split A/C. RO.340/- Contact 93191111 Villa of 5 BHK in Al Ansab with split A/C. RO.650/- Contact – 93191111 For rent in Qantab European style 4 bedrooms, 4 baths, Guest toilet, fully equipped modern kitchen, covered car park for two cars, approximately 150 meters from the beach. For enquiries, please Contact: Yasser at 92606005

Total Station Survey Instrument S3 2” / Servo/ Trimble access bundle - batch 9101025 – not used.

Contact: 94282782 / 95425747 6 bedroom, 6 bath rooms, sitting & dining villa at Qurum.

Contact: 99342733 Turkish MDF door with frame for sale, size 210 x 100 Price: RO 75/-.

Contact: 95899296 / 92141514 Sale & repair of Tyres 315/80 R 22.5 & 12.00 R 24.

Contact: 97477128 Brand new 4 BHK plus Maids room in Barka, 2 Kms from Lulu.

Contact: 99347089 Commercial land for sale 3000 m in quriyat road main high way can use as a petrol station license available asking price 350,000 For more information please call on 99070701 with out name

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3 cents plots-(12nos.) at walkable distance from Kovalm Jn.,Trivandrum,Lorry site near to main road-Bus route, for immediate sale. 3 cents- 15 lakhs only.

Call 00968-95036240, 0091-9961034763 or email- cfhd1@ yahoo.com

AVAILABLE Party & Wedding equipment rentals.

Full line, from Tables, Linen & Skirting, Chairs & Chair covers, Cutlery, Crockery, Glassware, Chafing Dishes, Ice Sculptures, to Large Sound Systems and spectacular lighting. Call Andrea 9606 2222 for Catering and Croyden 9623 5555 for Sound & Light. www.tunesoman.com, E-mail: info@tunesoman.com

ACC. AVAILABLE Fully furnished 1BHK with all household items in Darsait near Lulu on monthly Basis.

Contact : 99493500 Self contained furnished room for executive bachelor in a decent Ghubra North villa. Contact 92595830 1BHK sharing in Ruwi. Contact: 91214537 Sharing accommodation available for working lady or couples near Ruwi Church. Contact: 92837206

Centre For Housing DevelopmentTrivandrum: Group of senior and retired Engineers and Architects provides service in the field of Design and Supervision of buildings in Kerala.For appointments, E-mail your site location and building requirements to cfhd@ymail.com. or call 00968-95036240, 0091-9961034763.

38 cents plot with 2BHK house by the river bank in Thrissur Dist. near Irinjalakuda (Karavanoor).

Contact: 99347089 500 acre agricultural land suitable for rubber plantation for sale in Ratnagiri Maharashtra. price 2 lakh per acre, rubber board approved land, minimum purchase 20 acre.

We provide care taking by experienced Malayalee team for your plantation. please call , prasad 95760790

New company seek partnership.

Contact: 96996938 General Investors.

Gsm-99674870

FOR HIRE Silver Car, car for rent. Contact: 96166155 / 98402662 Volvo 12 Ton Truck for monthly rent. Contact: 98713900

ACC. WANTED Required a room in Darsait / WadiKabir /Ruwi area.

Contact: 95405033

ACC. AVAILABLE ACC. AVAILABLE Accommodation available with Keralite family near W.K main school. Contact: 95882866 /96575016

MOTOR VEHICLE FOR SALE

2 Rooms & 2 bathrooms with kitchen near al meera hyper markets, azaiba for executive bachelors / family. Gsm : 942 888 63

Urgent sell KIA CERATO 2012, 63200 KM Run Expat family used,1.6L, Price R.O. 3300/-. Excellent Condition. GSM 92286477 Volvo prime mover model 1998 for inspection Contact: Mr. Mohammed Al Harthy 99427071 Doctor driven, Toyota Corolla 2009, Honda CRV 2009, low mileage available at Bombay Medical, behind Ruwi Police Station.

Contact 99326339

Rooms for rent in Seeb for couple / single/ working ladies.

Contact: 96996938

Fully furnished room for a decent expatriate. independent kitchen, bathroom in Wadi Adai.

Contact 96243086 at 5p.m.

Room attached toilet and kitchen near Indian School Wadi Kabir.

Contact: 95345537

Furnished room AL Khuwair for Indian Sri Lankan. Contact: 96536307

Furnished room with attached bathroom in W/K. Contact: 97167857

Toyota Corolla 1.8 ltr GLI excellent condition 28,000 kms.

Contact: 97717152

Single furnished room, attached bathroom in Wadi Kabir.

Contact: 92155261

Furnished room for Indian couples or family near Honda Road (Walja).

Contact 98952904

Sharing for non cooking executive bachelor in CBD area WIFI free, Advance deposit. Contact: 95094504

Touareg 2011 Oman cars, 114000 KM, silver, 8500/-R.O. Contact 92857111

Wall papers, grass carpets sale & fixing. Contact 99834373 / 97102699

Fully furnished room in Ruwi for non cooking ex- bachelor.

Contact 94412557

Furnished room attached bath for lady in Wadikabir (Mars Hypermarket) – 95941515

Coffee shop at Liwa main road.

Contact : 99515419

Room with bath, kitchen Al Khuwair.

Contact: 99743569/ 97004265

Independent rooms in Qurum / Al Hail. Contact 95529970

FOR SALE Well established medium size construction company for sale. Equipments, 30 employees & ongoing projects.

Serious buyers only 99412020

2013 NISSAN MAXIMA FOR SALE. Single Owner,10 Months full cover Insurance (UAE & Oman), 15,000 Km only. Intrested buyers can Call/ Whatsapp on 95692099 Prado ,2012. Contact : 99336093 Peugeot 206-2007 Model, expat driven. Contact 99209285 Sportage, 2013. Contact: 99336093 Land Cruiser 2012. Contact: 99336093 2 Prime Movers Man 2008 with 40 ton petrol tank each working at the moment in Al Maha. Price OMR 35 Thousand each. Contact 97000155 or 92688692

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Looking For office support staff with driving license and having good knowledge of all official duty.

Contact .. 91624908, 93540898

Urgently required an Electrician for an interiors fitout company with NOC available. Gulf experience is must. Call 95103518 or send your CV : to.shaista@gmail.com

Urgently required Male with 2 years’ experience in Admin Works, fluent in Arabic and English, Computer knowledge, preferably with driving license.

Working hours 6am to 2pm or 2pm to 10 pm daily Email: jayan@ra.cc or 99661980 Vacancy for lady Receptionist at Sinaw Hala Medical Center - Fluency in English and Arabic Omani or non Omani. Contact: 25524180 / 91362141 Email: halamedicalgroup@gmail.com Urgently Required: Administration with an experience minimum in 3 years in building construction, required immediately join and MUST have NOC.Apply, fax 00968–24605955, emails sbc@steelbuildingsllc.com, sbeoman@yahoo.com.

ACCOUNTANT Urgently required Accountant B. Com with 4-6 years Gulf experience in construction field and good knowledge in FOCUS accounting software.

Send CV : pccllcoman@gmail.com Urgently required a part – time female Accountant fluent in English with 2-3 years experience in Tally.

Email: mhca@mhabibgroup.com Fax: 24564459 Urgently required female accountant with an experience minimum 3years Email CV on cv.hrcharity@gmail.com Urgently required Junior Accountant. Please send CV: hr.azatllc@gmail.com

BEAUTY Required Beautician for a parlor in Ghubra. Contact: 94241385 / 97244766 Wanted experienced Beautician for beauty parlor in Al Amerat 3.

Contact: 91107337

CATERING Chinese/ Arab/ continental cook & helper wanted. Contact 95529970 Required experience Waiter / Supervisor/ Juice maker, Shawarma maker. Contact: 95395378

DESIGNER Grade”A” company in interior Designing looking for: Operations manager Sales executive Qs Interior Designer CVs to be emailed to : alzahi.oman@gmail.com Designer required for wooden joinery company with excellent knowledge of 3D Max, 2D Autocad.

Contact: 94249047 Email: mfqazi@gmail.com

DRIVER Wanted driver. Contact: 95112461 Driver heavy duty required urgently for trailer. Oman / GCC experience must. Those ready for immediate joining. Contact: 99310859

ENGINEER Urgently Required: Civil Engineer with an experience minimum in 5 years in building construction, MUST have NOC and immediately join. Apply, fax 00968–24605955, emails sbc@steelbuildingsllc.com, sbeoman@yahoo.com Construction Company in Oman urgently requires following candidates: BE Civil Engineer, minimum 3-5 years gulf experience & Civil site foreman, minimum 5 years gulf experience, diploma not required.

Email: applyforoman@gmail.com Leading Construction Company requires Quantity Surveyor (QS) with 4-6 yrs Gulf experience. Send your CV : qsmuscat2015@gmail.com (NOC required).

Construction Company in Oman urgently requires the following: B.Sc Civil Engineer, minimum 3-5 yrs Gulf experience. Civil Site Foreman, minimum 5 yrs experience with operating knowledge of Tally.

Please Email CV ; applyforoman@gmail.com

Urgently required experienced sub-contractors for Marble Flooring / Marble Cladding / Grinding / Carving works. Contact 92884177 / 99485595

ENGINEER Quantity Surveyor for Mechanical, Electrical BOQ preparation and verification required for part time assignment on immediate basis. Please Contact-tgi17@omantel.net.om MEP Engineer on urgent basis required for immediate placement.

Please contact tgi17@omantel.net.om Urgently required: HSE Engineer with an experience minimum in 5 years in building construction, MUST have NOC and immediately join. Apply, fax 00968–24605955, emails sbc@steelbuildingsllc.com, sbeoman@yahoo.com Urgently required Project Engineer for a reputed Construction Company in Muscat with Civil Engineering Degree/Diploma, 6 to 10 years experience, holding Oman/GCC Driving License.E.mail: assaud@omantel.net. om or FAX: 24953530

Urgently required a silk Screen printer with good knowledge and release letter or NOC. Contact: 93280288 or send CV to albayanstamps@gmail.com

SECRETARIAL & OFFICE Secretary (Female), Experience: Minimum 1 - 2 years. Forward CV to hr@barikgroup.com Required Office Assistant 160+25+Acc, Contact 99454425

SALES / MARKETING A vending Machine for sale of coffee products and Derivatives Company in Muscat having operations in Oman is on the lookout for quality staff for the below positions: Sales & Marketing Staff, Mechanical maintenance mechanic, General electric maintenance machines with D/L. Send CV to service@arabianvending.com

Fire and Safety Technician with NIFE or equivalent Diploma holder preference to those having D/L. Send CV to visionansara@gmail.com

Urgently required Sales Executive and interior designer for furnishing company with Valid Oman D/L and minimum 3 years experience.

Contact: 93231403/ rainbowfurnishing156@gmail.com

Required a part time steel Structural Design Engineer for a reputed steel fabrication company in Muscat. Interested person may Contact : 99451158

Experience building material Salesman required in Amerat shop.

Contact : 99641900

Required Civil Engineer (buildings) Oman experience 5+ years, BOQ+ Tendering + site supervision.

Contact: 95218004 Email: alhilalint@yahoo.com

IT IND male WEB developer 5 yrs exp B.Tech (comp science) PHP, HTML MYSQL Java script CSS. Contact: 95990529 Email: renjith341@gmail.com

MISCELLANEOUS Mason, C.C.T.V, Technician, Electrician cum Plumber.

Contact - 99383044 Required urgently experienced Gardener and building care taker.

Contact: 99231676 Well established company in selling chocolate, Arabian sweets and fresh flowers, opening ITS first branch in Muscat seeking: 1- sweets and chocolates Sales man 2- flower arranger (Asian/ Filipino Nationality) Contact: 94490011 Email: labelleoman@gmail.com A company from UAE require 2 merchandisers in retail food supply, store keeper with English and invoicing experience. Email: yesterdaysun@hotmail.com

MANAGER Urgently Required: Male – handles overall store operations of the Supermarket, Prior Experience a MUST, knowledgeable in MSOffice. Send CV to chanda@dolphin-oman.com or fax to 244-92718.

MEDICAL Require Quality Caregiver for an elderly Mother. Contact: 99425200 Required MOH licensed lady G.P Dentist Pharmacist, Asst Pharmacist for Salalah based pharmacy and clinic. Contact: 92732491 Email: clinicrecruitment2015@gmail.com Urgently wanted Lady Ayurveda Therapist. Contact: 91590083 / 92798678 Wanted female doctor GP. Interested candidates can forward your CV to jayakumar.velu@alnabaholding.com Vacancy Lab Technician for inquiry or send CV zmczahara@yahoo.com Contact 24571094 Fax: 24571097 Required Prometric passed nurse to join clinic from end August.

Contact: 99352793

Required Sales man - 1 Person Qualification. Gulf Experienced - Minimum 5 Years with Oman Driving Licence Language - English Education:- Any Degree Further Contact : Mr. Abdul Hameed Nashabat - Mobile No: 97414307 and -92807399 amn@yaqeeneng.com Urgently required female Sales Promoters individual with pleasant personality, excellent communications & presentation skills & experience in selling perfumes cosmetics and skincare products would be preferred. Send your CV & details with recent photograph to info@mawaridoman.com or fax no 24127484/ Tel: 24127485 Tyre / Spare parts outdoor Sales Executive with experience required driving license and NOC. Send CV to ptf_25@hotmail.com Wanted part time female Sales Executive with D/L for a reputed company. Contact 94688874 A leading marketing company is looking for outdoor Sales Executives on part time or full time basis in Salalah. Contact 92760281 / 96436719 Looking for Outdoor Salesman for heavy equipment spare parts.

Contact - 93292015, Email: mail.om@gulfcenter.co Urgently required Sales and Marketing Executive for Graphic designing company. Contact: 96727631 mail: smartgraphic518@gmail.com Minimum 2 years of experience with valid gulf light driving license interested candidates please Contact: 99222086 /98585851 Required male or female candidate with 5 years experience in renting of properties. Interested candidates may please mail to alqurumprop@gmail.com

SITUATION WANTSIT. WANTED ED MISCELLANEOUS Tanzanian male, 25 yrs Accountant successful experience in Tanzania looking for suitable placement in any field. Contact : 96710154 Indian Female 2yrs exp. in Accountant 5 yrs exp. in Electronics, seeking suitable Job. Contact: 97162705,93705090 Omani Mechanical Engineer, has 3 years experience ,has HSE, H2S, Riggers/Banks men Permit, Drawing / cad, SCBA, Safety Leadership and Initial Fire Response Courses. good with computer and English language looking for suitable job.

Contact 99224319-98454500

ADVERTISING Looking for JOB. I have done BS Hons in Mass communication and media, Specialised in Public Relations and Advertising. I have upto 1 year of experience. Immediate Available. Open for any JOB. Sultan Zafar #97034134

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE Indian CA with 15 yrs exp working as Finance Head of MNC looking for Job. NOC Available. 94047434 Indian male, 30 years, CMA(Inter),M.com, 4 out of 7 years experience in Oman in Auditing/ Accounts/ Finance. Having NOC and valid Oman D/L. Contact: 96746420 , Email: sijuthampi@ymail.com Indian male 32 years MBA, 6 out of 14 years experience in Oman in accounts / finance having NOC and Valid Oman driving license last date in Oman 01/AUG/2015.

Contact: 94051463 Email: gkvenkatesh83@gmail.com Indian male, B. Com having experience in Accounts or Sales on visit visa. Contact - 98295101 Indian Male B.com, 11 Year (8 Years in Oman as a Senior Accountant) experience in accounts having 5+ year experience in construction industry.

Working knowledge with SAP, AS400 & Tally –with valid Oman D/L, presently working in Qatar, will be available in Oman form 17th July-21st July-2015 looking for a suitable position in reputed organization. Contact 00974 77181323 / 98065641, email: bennybaby1982@gmail.com Finance Manager, 10 years Oman experienced MBA-Finance graduate seeking suitable placement.

Contact 97745764 Assist Accountant Indian (m) 2 years experience in Oman looking for a job immediate joining, currently working in Oman. Contact Shaheed Shamsadin : 98427810 Accountant, Indian male, 10 years experience in Oman. Can do upto finalization and knowledge of Tally ERP9 can be joined immediately with NOC. Contact: 94134085 Email: muscatoman95@yahoo.com Married lady 25 years, Master Accounts having 5 years experience in Indian looking for full / part time job. Contact: 95140332 /93223050 family visa holder.

Contact 95140332 Indian male, well experienced in Accounts and Admin looking for a suitable vacancy. Contact : 98717938 Indian female, M.Com Finance, DCA, 3 years experience in Accounts / finance& knowledge in ERP & Tally seeking suitable position in corporate finance / banking / consulting.

Email: prapullasuvarna@gmail.com Contact: 96953705 now in family visa.

Indian male with total 5 year experience (2 years experience in Accountant cum sales co ordinator in a FMCG Company in Oman) in accounts field and NOC available.

Looking for suitable job Contact 92130188 Indian male, B.Com, Accountant, 10 yrs in Oman experience in Accounts, knowledge of Tally ERP 9, focus RT having NOC & D/L, looking for suitable job.

Contact 93086105 Male 26 yrs, MBA in Accounts and Finance, 2 years Experience in Management and Accounts Fields, and 1 year experience in Operations in Oman Looking for a suitable job.

Contact 94374745 Indian male 22 yrs B. Com Graduate 1 year exp in Accounts, currently on visit visa. Looking for suitable job.

Contact 94341848 / Email – mohdhaji7272@gmail.com MBA Graduate with 6 yrs exp in finance/accounts/ auditing. Specialized in accounts payable dept, Oracle app user, proficient in Sap (fico) end user & tally 9.0. lean &six sigma certified trainer on visit visa.

Contact – 91967213 / 99064780 Finance Manager, CPA, with more than 15 yrs. of experience in GCC. Fully knowledgeable in Finance, General & Management Accounting .

NOC available. Contact 96209331 Sudanese Accountant seeking job in Nizwa state experience 10 years 3 years in Saudi Arabia, 7 yrs in Sudan. # 97796394 / 94003247

SITUATION WANTED ACCOUNT. & FINANCE

DRIVER

Accountant 8 yrs experience looking part time job.

Contact 99867456

Driver with 8 years experience looking for job. Contact: 98130645 / 94342106

Indian Accountant: Male, M com, 7 Yrs experience in Accounts up to finalization, having knowledge of ERP, Tally, seeks suitable placment.Contact 93950138 Email: lijinrajan123@gmail.com

Indian (Kerala) light driver seeking for job, 12 years experience Oman.

Contact: 98175321

Motivated and energetic male 25 having 4 years of experience in finance with Master’s degree in Economics and CAT Certified seeking opportunity in Accounts/finance/ audit in a reputable organization.

Cell no: 00968-94626209 E-Mail: omerjawedshah@gmail.com

ADMIN Indian male 2+yrs oman exp in HR. joing immediatly. release available.

Contact :93671437 Indian Female MBA, 3 years experience in Admin MIS, Family Visa.

Contact 98234427, jkjsmith01@gmail.com A Lady with 5 years experience in HR/Admin is looking for suitable job and can join immediately.

Contact : 94465835 Indian (male) MBA (MHA) with 5+ years of experience in HR. Looking urgently for suitable position.

Ph-96395254, 24813065 Email-shm1691@gmail.com Indian female with 1 half years experience in MBA / HR seeks suitable placement. Contact 99257214 Indian female with 10 yrs of experience in HR/Banking/Operations seeks a suitable placement.

Can be contacted on 98919015 or sherianne.coelho@gmail.com

AUTO CAD/DRAUGHTSAutoCAD Draughts man seeks Employment. Contact: 91889873 Electrical draftsman AutoCAD switch gear & MEP control panel 7 years experience Qatar.

Contact: 92546203/96228100

CATERING Indian male 38 yrs Senior Chef de.

De. Party pastry exp 15 yrs in five star hotels, 10 yrs exp Oman get NOC looking for job in hotel & bakery.

Contact: 96460519

DESIGNER Indian female B.Sc- Fashion Designer 21 years, fresher, One month internship in a garment industry 2015 University best designer award holder. Now looking for a creative job, currently on residential visa.

Contact: 98297940 / 99741604.

Email : zintasabu@gmail.com Architect and Interior designer, 8 years exp capable of managing turn key projects, design, BOQ, Execution.

NOC available. Contact : 95273166

Pakistan male (27) light driver seeking job, 4 years experience in Oman. Contact 96346582 Light duty driver with 2 yrs experience looking for job. #96342684 Light driver. Contact: 96961993 Indian (Kerala) light driver seeking for job, 5 yrs experience in Oman. Contact: 98029273 Looking for driving job.

Contact: 98219182 Driver: 15 years Driving Experience in Saudi Arabia, Looking for suitable place, Contact.. 91624908, 93540898 Driver available with car and without car Education, B. A exp. 5 years, language Hindi, Arabic, English.

Contact: 98522914 Bangladeshi male light driver seeking suitable placement 1 yr experience. Contact: 94158238 Driver available with car driver & without car. #96771598 / 94039796 Driver, 42 yrs seeks for suitable job KSA, 12 years Oman 4 years,.

Contact: 95796030 Heavy duty driver with PDO license, 5 yrs Intl. exp. # 95546585 Light driver. Contact:95779594 Driver looking for job. #99507039 Pakistani driving available.

Contact : 96913836

EDUCATION Professional Teacher Qualified M.Com Post Graduate in finance for teaching Accounting subject.

Contact: 91251210 English Teachers wanted immediately locations Muscat, Salalah, Ibri, Nizwa, Buraimi, Khabourah and Khasab. Contact : 91979343 Email: eaglesmuscat@gmail.com

ENGG. / TECHNICAL Mechanical Engineer, Indian 24 with 2 yrs experience in HVAC- MEP Revit – MEP, AutoCAD – MEP Navis solid works Catia PRO-E primavera.

Contact: 96975382 Email: bonny491@gmail.com 2 years experienced Electrical Engineer looking for suitable placement.

Contact: 98480509 SAP – SCM.MM Consultant B.Tech.

(Chemical), from NIT, working with oil industry, seeks employment.

Contact: 98049288 Indian female 23, B.Tech (Electrical & Electronics) & Diploma in Electrical CAD on Visit Visa seeks suitable placement.

Contact: 99278410 / 94027398, Email: renju.raghavan7@gmail.com

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Indian female, Ph. D in Mech. Engg, B.Sc, B.Ed, M.Sc & M.Phil in Physics having 6 yrs Malaysia University/ College teaching exp +1 yr experience for research fellow seeking good position in Oman. Contact 97793859 / 93621114, sreejayarejil@gmail.com

4 Years experienced (Money exchange services & Hospitality services in Oman & India) - Indian male 27 years, graduate in Hospitality science, fluent in English, Hindi & Arabic seeks suitable placement.

Contacts: 91383167

Iraqi Civil Engineer, 12 years experience with Omani driving license.

Contact: 94695595 Degree holder Civil Engineer having 10 years experience with driving license looking for better position.

Contact 98451844 Email: zahid_ruet@hotmail.com Indian male, 38 years old, DME – Mechanical Maintenance Technician 11 years Oman experience.

Ready for NOC, VISA transfer, ready to join immediately, Mob +968 95612870, Email: seeniselvan@gmail.com Indian male, 34 years old, DEE – Electrical Supervisor 10 years Oman experience. Ready for NOC , VISA transfer and valid Oman driving license light, ready to join immediately. Contact +91 9740679094, kulasekar1980@gmail.com MBA having 4years Gulf experience in Coordination with contracting company .NOC Available. Ph: 95405885 Indian female, BE, Civil engineer with 1 year experience looking for suitable vacancy, on visit.

Contact 95139583, Email : aisushetty09@gmail.com Indian male Safety Officer, 4+ years experience diploma in fire & safety Eng seeks suitable post.

Contact: 98843139 Electrical Engineer, B. Sc degree, Filipino, 15 years experience in oil & gas, power plant, substation, EPC projects, testing & commissioning, O & M with Oman D/L light.

Contact: 97090934 Electrical Engineer Indian male 29 years, having 5 years of experience in industrial automation and utility maintenance in India (MRF Tyres) seeking suitable placement.

Contact: 92789995 Email: akhilabrahamlktr@gmail.com Structural Engineer of 2 years & 7 months experience, specialized in Structural Design and Site Supervision looking for a job. Contact: 94634906 / 94370767 Email: muazomer45@gmail.com Indian Civil Engineer (buildings) available immediately as supply contract. Contact: 93263834 Indian Male, IT Support Engineer, 2 yrs in Oman & 5 yrs Indian experience. Contact 97311847 Btech computer science graduate 2015 passout.. Android application marketing.. Having good communication skills and mindset to work in a team. Contact 91024385 Engineer with 3 yrs experience in Indian in MEP, HVAC& mechanical maintained field on visit visa looking for suitable job. Contact 99191535 Email: fareed029@gmail.com

IT Indian male, B.E ( computer science engineer), MBA (finance), OCA certified, having 5 years of experience in oracle Dba/ oracle apps Dba, seeks a suitable position in the field of IT. Contact: 96212062 email: zubairkhan11@gmail.com Indian female MCA, 24 years seeking suitable job. Contact 93439467 IT professional MCA Oracle certified 6 months training of PLSQL data warehousing, PHP, 3 months trained seeking job at good company. Contact: 95694330 Email: monakashyap001@gmail.com B.E Computer Science, Indian male looking for suitable job in the field of software or information technology having good knowledge in Java, ASP. Net, MS Sql, MS Word.

Contact: 91986919 Email: dileep2468.a@gmail.com Indian male 25 yrs exp in Administration, Telecom, Optical Fiber Communication, Networking, MS Office.

Seeks any job. On visit visa.

Contact 91385373 / sridharbsnlma1455@gmail.com Network system Engineer B.E / ECE + CCNA & Ms certified with 4+ yrs exp looking for a job. Currently in Oman on visit visa. Contact: 92589502

MISCELLANEOUS Female Postgraduate searching suitable job. Contact 97792820 Filipino Male looking for a job & have experience in sales, waiter, barista, technical support / customer service with good communication skills. Contact 91789465 Indian Female with over 9 yrs experience with good communication skills seeks jobs in customer service or sales field.

Contact : 96108289, Email - shijipaul84@gmail.com Part- Time Accountant, well experience senior accountant ,doing all type of accounting works, Finalization, Budgeting available.

Contact: :98803439 13 Years UAE experienced in MNC & reputed firms logistics distribution looking for a suitable placement, on visit visa contact 99838743, gani.dawood@gmail.com Male Indian BBM Graduate 8 years experience in logistics and ware housing in a reputed company valid driving license NOC available looking for suitable position.

Contact : 96311786 Email: ubinfs@gmail.com

MANAGER/ SUPERVISOR

B.E in ECE worked as Junior Scientist Trainee in Chennai worked as System Admin in Berik Honda Nagger coil worked at Technical Support in Samsung Service, presently in Bangalore.

Contact : 0091 7026267513

Indian male, B.com, diploma in material management, 12+ years exp in international / local purchase, ware housing 4 logistics seeks suitable placement NOC available.

Contact: 96477638 / 96477638

Indian female, B.Tech biotechnology with strong computer skills and 2 years experience as associate research analyst (Media Monitoring) in Nasdaq Oman seeking growth oriented jobs. Contact 92044603 /918056169148 or angeline.babithac@gmail.com.

Production Manager 13 years experience in cast Aluminium fab. field and good track record seeking for a suitable job. NOC ready in Hand.

Contact: 96392319

Electrical Eng. Degree (MEP) need suitable job of construction 12 yrs exp.

Email: mohd.ateeq.khan@gmail.com

Indian male, with 8 yrs exp. in Oman (BA- Graduate) working as a project Sales Coordinator, with Oman D/L, looking for suitable job, ready to join immediately with NOC. Contact 95245057

MEDICAL Well experienced MOH Licensed Indian GP Doctor looking for locum / permanent position in the Capital area. Contact 98140024 email:drgpoman@yahoo.com Female Dentist Indian, Prometric passed 63%,4 years of work experience, immediately available to join.

Contact 97469553, nazianbaig@gmail.com Indian male GP doctor, 12 years experience parametric passed with 74% seeks suitable post.

Email: ppdr2020@gmail.com.

Contact 97985325 Indian female Dentist MOH Oman passed seeking a suitable placement in capital region.

Contact– 91377681 hashimsarawat@gmail.com Lab Technician, Civil (8yrs Gulf experience) looking for a suitable job (NOC available) Contact-93344378

SALES / MARKETING Indian male MBA 7 years experience in Hospitality industry, operation, sales & marketing looking for suitable vacancy. Contact 92115860 Email vibin.py@gmail.com MBA from UK with 9 yrs experience in London, Dubai & Mumbai. Specialized GCC experience in top real estate co & bank with driving license. NOC available. #968 95168205, dubaihomes1@gmail.com B. Com & MBA Graduate on visit visa seeks suitable placement.

Contact : 97372624 ,email : sivaraj.gurukripa@gmail.com Indian male 27yrs , diploma,3yrs exp in oman in sales & supervisor , oman driving license holder, looking for suitable placements.

GSM -96489211 B.Tech (MECH) MBA (Marketing) having 20 years of experience in sales, marketing, projects presently working in Oman seek suitable placement N.O.C available and ready to join immediately. Contact: 91257781 email: rajrathsing@yahoo.com Indian male 45+ yrs , 20 yrs exp as sales supervisor in India looking for indoor sales /stores /cashier or any suitable placement can speak Hindi , English, Malayalam, Tamil, kannada can join immediately on visit visa. Contact 93086105/33016546 Young Bangladeshi male 26 knowing coffee shop work as watering sandwich making juice marking etc presently in Bangladesh if any employer need please Contact behalf of candidate with his brother.

Contact: 92278538 Indian male 31 visionary business strategist having over 8+ years of global experience seeking a challenging position that utilizes my years of experience currently on visit. Contact: 91902154 Management professional experienced in profitable management with organization skills with over 21+yrs exp. in Bombay, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, UAE & in Oman11 yrs as GM Publications, Printing, Media & Advertising in entire operations, Sales marketing & etc. Looking for a reputed organization for a challenging position any industry, can Join immediately with NOC. Contact : +968 98864706/99574638 Mail : akdas_uae@yahoo.com

SALES / MARKETING Looking for Sales Assistant job (having Oman driving license).

Contact: 95872634 Pakistani male 34 yrs Intermediate 2 yrs exp in sales & marketing in Oman. Looking for suitable job.

Contact - 92146864 Indian male seeking job, 8 years experience in Qatar in clerical/administration/documents controlling fields. Willing to work in customer care or sale also. Qatar driving license available. Job preferred in Sohar and surrounding cities.

Contact 93285117 Indian male. 27, Post Graduate, 5+ yrs exp in Oman in Sales & Credit Control, with valid Oman driving License, NOC available, looking for suitable placements.

Ph: 9199 3376 Indian Male, B.Com Graduate, 23, with experience in Sales looking for suitable placements. .

Contact 98371144 Market research / Hospitality Indian male Graduate with nearly 30 yrs experience in Market research & hospitality industry. NOC available.

Contact: 99347089

SKILLED / UNSKILLED Looking for job as Mason, pipe fitter, Electrician and Aluminum fixer available. Contact: 93015630

TOURS & TRAVELS 25 Indian female B.S.C. Fashion Technology. 5 years experience in textile industry as a merchandiser and good in fashion marketing.

Currently available on visit visa, seeking for a suitable job.

Contact : 96990368.

Email: simmy.missy@gmail.com

MISCELLANEOUS Indian male Diploma, Civil engineer 4.3 year experience at building construction and consulting company with Oman driving licence and N.O.C available seeking suitable placement Contact 95989500 email cv.shihabedappal@gmail.com

MISCELLANEOUS Civil Engineer, Diploma, Male 25, 3 years experience in site, CAD, 3d, MS Project, Seeking job in Oman. # 92875345, jubincivileng@gmail.com

12 yrs exp FREELANCE 2d, 3d Draughtsman (holding Omani driving license). Contact : 93790601

Indian male accountants, 12 years experience, tally also. Looking for a part time/ full time job in accounts or purchase. Contact- 98983122

Sudanese male, 31 year, have 3 year Diploma in Electrical Engineer, 6 years experience in construction and electrical plant.

Mobile No ; +96894549609

Indian Female 2yrs exp. in Accountant 5 yrs exp. in Electronics, seeking suitable Job. Contact: 97162705,93705090

Freelance Graphic Designer available to assist in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Corel Draw Projects.

Contact : 95811820

Indian male, 14 years Experience in maintenance & Supervisor in hotel field (Electrical, Ac Mechanical & Plumber). NOC available #95253640 email = hareeshma24@yahoo.com

Indian Female Lawyer 36 Yrs having 11 yrs experience presently working in Oman as Legal Advisor seeks placement in Legal/HR/Admin NOC available Contact-94436960 Email: famidakhan123@gmail.com

Female Candidate: Having experience (ISRO India) in Administration (seeking suitable opportunities &presently in Oman Mob:97239854, Mail:asherlalitha@yahoo.com Diploma civil Engineer seeking jobs(positions suits me: civil engineer ,site engineer,qa/qc engineer,land surveyor ,total station, auto level,draftsman (autocad, microstation) mob:97239854, Mail:asherlalitha@yahoo.com MOH Indian Dentist 10 years experience in Oman. Can speak Arabic, has driving license. Contact 98995321 or ventureoman007@gmail.com BRANCH-HEAD, MBA-BBA, Indian Male having experience in UAE, India, Oman total 5 years (including MNC), looking for similar or same openings.NOC available.

Mobile :92700670, E mail:catanalur131@gmail.com Qualified Native speaking male English Teacher with 18 years experience seeks position. Salary Negotiable. Whatsapp on +968 9334 1047 / +968 93952732 or e-mail me on nadgov@gmail.com

23, Male, ACCA Affiliate, 2 years+ experience in Audit and Finance in audit firm, Looking for suitable permanent placement, NOC release Available. Contact: #95140445 a.saran891@gmail.com MBA - (F), M.Com, B.COM. Indian female having knowledge of accounts with Tally looking for part time or full time job. Presently on family visa. Contact :- 91892264.

Email:- yashicapandya@gmail.com Indian Female 10 years exp as cook in Oman. South Indian & Gujarati special looking for part-time job Contact 96733187.

Indian male-28 Years, Diploma in Electrical Egg, having gulf experience. Specialization on Electrical Installation and Maintenance, Operation. 7 years experience seeks for suitable placement.

Mob – 968-95334580. E-mail -sunilkumar257.sk23@gmail.com

Indian female, IATA, B. Sc, looking for suitable placement.Contact-95514305, E mail idraveendranmala@gmail.com

Seeking Teaching Position. Qualified and experienced Native English speaking teacher seeking position in Muscat, I have a Teaching Diploma , two Honours Degrees and a CELTA Certificate. Position at Language school will be suitable. Will e-mail CV. Whatsapp only +96893952732

ACCOUNTANT, Indian male, 29 years, 8 years experience. Presently working in Oman as a Senior Accountant with Oman Driving license.

NOC available seek suitable opportunity. GSM: 98184170

MBA (F), B.COM. Indian female having knowledge of accounts with Tally looking for full or part time job. presently on family visit visa.

Contact :- 96259171.

Email:- bhumicapandya@gmail.com

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SITUATION WANTED Indian male auto cad draughtsman (civil) 8 years experience seeking for part time job Mobile 99070584, E mail: remluvp@gmail.com SENIOR ACCOUNTANT, Indian male,29 years.8 years experience .Presently working in Oman as a Senior Accountant with oman Driving license. NOC available, seek suitable opportunity. GSM: 97705854 Sudanese male (B.Sc Computer Science) (Diploma Computer Engineering) 6 yrs. experience DBA Oracle PL-SQL , MS SQL-server, MS visual studio VBA, network.

Contact :91415886 Syrian male 3yrs. exp in IT support, Networking, Security systems, Server support, IT sales and marketing.

Valid Omani D/L seeking suitable placement. Contact 91033395 Indian Male, 34 years old, DEE – Electrical Supervisor 10 years Oman experience. Ready for NOC , VISA transfer and valid Oman driving licence light, ready to join immediately, Mob +91 9740679094, kulasekar1980@gmail.com 24 years, Indian Chartered Accountant male with 3 yrs of experience is seeking suitable placement in Muscat, currently on visit visa & ready to join immediately. Kindly contact him on 98201476 or email at lokeshkaluri@gmail.com Indian Male, 38 years old, DME – Mechanical Maintenance Technician 11 years Oman experience. Ready for NOC , VISA transfer, ready to join immediately, Mob +968 95612870, seeniselvan@gmail.com BSc Graduate, INDIAN male , seeking suitable jobs.

GSM: +91-8589820233.

MAIL ID: prajinap45@gmail.com

LOST Nareed Hasain has lost Pakistan Passport No. FF 6806741. Finder please handover to ROP

COMPUTER

Young Indian Chartered Accountant, female, Having 6 years experience in Oman and India. Accounts and Finance Manager, Auditor.

Urgently seeking suitable positions.

Contact 92530131, jobcareer44@gmail.com Tunisian women looking for a job, khnows english,frensh, italian and arabic. Contact: 91171838 Indian male 25 years B.tech computers (Having 3 years of experience in customer service/Admin/IT Support) looking for suitable position.

Visa Transfer/NOC Available immediate to join. Contact: 98402389, Mail: naresh6672@gmail.com Manager, Young Indian Male, MBA, BBA. Having excellent managerial experience (around 5 years) in leading Multi-National-Company.

Looking for suitable positions.

Contact: 92700670, fardhaan@gmail.com Available for part time accounting job, contact 99196621 Indian Female MA. B.Ed. with One year three months Teaching experience. Subject: EnglishSeeking for a Better placement.

Now working in Oman.

Contact 93961142, 92184408, Email:-anoopkesavan78@gmail.com

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ACCOUNTANT: Indian male 25 having 4years experience in accounting & having well knowledge in tally.

Contact:968094535881, 0091 9037622048 Email: vishnuraj889@gmail.com Electrical Engineer, 29, Indian Male, having 7+ years exp. in reputed companies. Seeking suitable placement in any Oman.

Contact - 97693456.

Mail ID : venkatbadri23@gmail.com BE. Biomedical Engineer, 5 years experience in the same field (Hospital/company)looking for suitable placement. Contact:92084807 Email:bonnygeorge1005@gmail.com

SITUATION WANTMANPOWER

CHANGE OF NAME We, GNANA KUMAR SHIVARUDRAIAH (name of father as per the passport holder of Indian Passport No F 9152227 and MAMATHA GNANAKUMAR (name of the mother, holder of Indian Passport No. K 8460379) having permanent address in Shivaganga Nilaya, I Main 6th Cross, Hanumathapura, Belagumba Tumkur, 572104 presently residing at the following address in Muscat, PB No.3168 PC No. 112, Sultanate of Oman, hereby solemnly affirm and declare to change the name of our child Baby GAURI GNANAKUMAR (name as per present passport), holder of Indian Passport No. L 1157513 date of issue 21-04-2013 issued at MUSCAT. The name of our child will be henceforth known as DAKSHA GAURI GNANAKUMAR (new name for all Purposes).

Any objection towards change of name of our minor child may please be communicated to Embassy of India, Muscat, Diplomatic Quarters, Al Khuwair, PB No. 1727, PC 112, Ruwi, Sultanate of Oman.

Mrasi Majas for Trad & Cont joint company which is recorded under the commercial register number 1059983 in the treading & industry Al Batinah is going to change its legaly shape from joint company to ASSO company And in accordance with Article 13 of the Commercial Companies Law No. 4/74 . This is to inform any body who concerns about that to 2 months from the date publishing this advertising.

Aziz Abdullah Mohammed Al Farsi & his Son for Trad & Cont ASSO company which is recorded under the commercial register number 1064175 in the trading & industry is going to change is name to Amwaj Majan Al Momaizah ASSO. This is to inform any body who concerns about that .

SITUATION WANTMATRIMONIAL Syrian CSI boy 30/184, working in a Automobile dealership at Muscat, inviting proposals.m4marry ID: 3951195 Ph: 0091- 9656439949 / 94946429292 Indian male Roman Catholic Divorcee 40 yrs working in Muscat seeks suitable alliance from widow/ divorcee/single. Contact: 96059801 Muslim boy, 32 years MBA, studied and working in Oman as Sales manager in a reputed organisation, Tableeg Jamath invites proposals from educated girls in Gulf preferably Malayalees. Contact 99357458 and 92656899

Split & widow unit A.C servicing & repairing. Contact: 99557080 WEB, ERP and Business Intelligence (BI) creation and management at rock bottom price.

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Contact 92490422 MARBLE CRYSTALLIZATION restore the original shine of your marble. Contact 24793614/ 99314807

RC SC girl (Kerala) 28 yrs, 154cm BSC Nurse working in Oman (SQUH) seeks alliances from professionaly qualified employers.

Contact: 96228192

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Contact: 98667326 GUARANTEED CLEANING: Carpet & sofa shampooing, Contact 99314807/24792998 A/C Maintenance & servicing, fridge, washing machine & dish washer repairing, painting & cleaning services, electrical & plumbing.

Contact: 99447257 / 97014234 / 24504281

House shifting. Contact 99708138 House shifting packing.

99657644 / 98518013

Kerala Christian Orthodox boy 29/185 Staff Nurse MOH Muscat seeks suitable alliances.

Contact: 99461264

CLASSES Admission Open: CAMBRIDGE / BILINGUAL CURRICULUM admission started in Al Burj Private School, Azaiba for KG and Grade I to IV. Please register soonest.

Contact: 93211417 / 92887809.

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Pest control Treatments, termites, cockroaches, bedbugs Ocean Center LLC. Contact: 99344723

Carpet Shampoo, marble & tile polishing, pest control & anti-termite treatment, general cleaning painting, Plumbing, Electrical, shifting. Contact Mundhir Al-Rizaiqi trading. L.L.C. # 24810137, 99450130

Marble Restoration, Mosaic tiles polishing, carpet shampooing, maintenance.Contact ABU QABAS99320217 /24788722

Water proofing ABUQABASContact 99320217/24788722

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AC servicing maintenance fixing.

Contact: 99540621

Carpet, Sofa Shampooing. Ocean Center LLC. Contact: 99884591

GOOD NEWS Genuine Ayurvedic treatments & massage, Ayurvedic clinic at AL Khuwair. Contact: 24478618 / 97263637 / 93309131 Ayurvedic treatment for joint pain, backache, paralysis massage, steam bath, obesity, spondylitis IDEAL , CARE Ayurvedic Clinic 18 November street, Azaiba. Contact 99639695 / 99117987 FREE INFORMATION ABOUT ISLAM. If you would like to know more about Islam, please call: 99425598, 96050000, 99353988, 99253818, 99341395, and 99379133. For ladies: 99415818, 99321360, 99730723 Orvisit: www.islamfact.com Ayurvedic treatment for backache, paralysis, arthritis etc & massage, All Season (Vaidyaratnam).

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FOR LADIES Hair dressing, facial massage & other beauty treatment for women.

Contact: 94689448

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Dolphin Watch, Dhow Cruise with Buffet, & Land Tours Al- Ainain Marine Tours Contact- 98029602, 92808636

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RENT A CAR Learn driving with professional only automatic. Contact 94022250

TRANSPORTATION Taxi in Muscat for any where and any time just send whatssapp before one hour and we will conďŹ rm to you your appointment ,We have also travel in Muscat. what you wait for call: 99887282 Email: Awraqmuscat@yahoo.com Pick & drop anytime in Al Khuwair.

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