Times of Oman - August 22, 2016

MONDAY August 22, 2016 18 Dhul Qa’ada 1437 AH

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FROM THE WORDS OF HIS MAJESTY THE SULTAN

‘His Majesty’s Wisdom’ We entrust you with the responsibility of giving advice in various matters connected with our development, we hope that you will co-operate in discharging your duty with unquestionable honesty and sincerity and that you will make a tangible contribution which will enrich the development of our good land.

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D H O FA R

Man falls in sewage pit, dies

To cut costs, companies are going for cheaper packages

Without cover, onus of paying medical bills falls on social activists

Staff Reporter MUSCAT: One person died after he fell in a sewage pit at an under-construction site in the Dhofar Governorate on Sunday, the Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance (PACDA) reported.

His body was recovered by the rescuers, PACDA tweeted.

AUSTERITY BITES: FIRMS CUT MEDICAL INSURANCE COSTS

TOP THREE INSIDE STORIES

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Muscat University to open soon

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Dr. Rawya Saud Al Busaidi, Minister of Higher Education issued a decision on Sunday for opening of Muscat University. The Times of Oman had reported that the higher education institution will open its doors on September 25 for its first batch of students in Pathway Programmes (Foundation and Pre-Masters).>A5

MARKET

Tender for building dairy farm floated

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Mazoon Dairy Company, which plans to build a major dairy farm with a capital expenditure of OMR100 million to achieve selfsufficiency in dairy production in Oman, has started major initiatives to build the project in a large area in Buraimi. >B1

SPORTS

ACC non-Test playing full status for Oman

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Oman Cricket has been upgraded as a non-Test playing full member of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), according to information provided by Oman Cricket. A decision to this effect was taken during the 2016 ACC General Assembly, which is being organised in Sri Lanka capital Colombo. >C3

MORNING MINUTE

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Insurance coverage for chronic ailments like diabetes & hypertension are being excluded

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reji@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Private sector companies are excluding chronic and common medical conditions from health insurance plans due to austerity measures, say hospital doctors and insurers.

Insurance agents have also recorded a drop in the number of staff health plans being renewed by companies so far this year.

Where plans are renewed, they say, they are smaller and some

common medical conditions which require monthly medication are being dropped.

“We are witnessing a worrisome trend. We have found that some companies are excluding insurance coverage for chronic ailments like diabetes, hypertension and blood pressure because it needs constant medication and treatment,” Dr Rohil Raghavan, director at Lifeline Hospitals in Oman, said.

“Even though we have not come across full package cut cases, we

of a company’s existing clients have not renewed policies this year and others have opted for inhouse management

are seeing that coverage for some diseases are excluded,” the hospital official added.

Dr Basheer A, senior internist at Badr Al Samaa Hospital, also said that he has noticed the same trend in recent months.

“Companies, which used to provide chronic diseases treatment for workers have taken it out.

Some workers who come to me don’t have coverage for chronic diseases, which they used to get earlier,” the medic said, adding that to control costs companies may be going for smaller packages.

Senior officials from insurance companies across Muscat said that companies are following a trend of renewing the medical in-

surance of their employees with fewer benefits – to save some money. “We have seen a trend of renewal of medical insurance at lesser benefit or introducing deductible for premium reduction,” one official said.

Another confirmed that they are seeing a change in attitude from some private employers regarding health plans.

“Yes, it is a general trend in the market due to current economic conditions,” the official said, adding that 5 per cent of the company’s existing clients have not renewed policies this year and many others have opted for in-house management.

An official from an insurance company also added that the employers have become cost conscious due to economic conditions. >A6

RARE DISEASE

Under the knife 70 times, to undergo 71st surgery soon REJIMON K

reji@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Vijayan Manicketh, an Indian expatriate in Muscat, is 63 years old but he has been on the surgical table 70 times at different hospitals in Oman and India.

Now, he is getting ready for his 71st surgery.

Vijayan is suffering from Rhinosporidiosis, a rare disease, which primarily affects the mucosa of the nose. Its manifestation is a mass growing inside the affected cavity and the only treatment is surgical excision.

“From my toes to skull, unwanted growth happens regularly and the disease has been haunting me ever since I was 18 years old.

Last year, I had three surgeries,” Vijayan added.

According to Vijayan, a single

Vijayan Manicketh.

doctor in Kerala has done 30 surgeries on him. “Doctors said many patients have cell growth, but that they have not encountered anyone with systematic growth like mine,” he said, adding that it started as nasal Rhinosporidiosis

and spread to other parts of the body. According to medical reports, the number of surgeries is going up as his immune system is weakening with age.

Vijayan has tried various forms of medicines – allopathy, homeopathy, Ayurveda, naturopathy, Yoga and alternative medicines.

“The only solution, though temporary is laser surgery to burn the body growth,” he added.

“It is like a small berry growing throughout my body and comes out of the body and people find it odd, and I try to hide it by putting cotton in my nose,” he said.

“As the treatment is expensive in Muscat, I go to India three to four times every year for surgeries. Each surgery costs me about Rs50,000 and it has financially ruined me as well,” Vijayan added. >A6

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OPENING IN SEPTEMBER

IMAX theatres to redefine movie viewing in the Sultanate RAHUL DAS

rahuldas@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: An IMAX cinema screen, featuring crystal clear big screen viewing, is set to open in Oman next month. IMAX is an acronym of ‘image maximum’.

Speaking to Times of Oman, a senior official of VOX Cinemas said IMAX projectors will be installed at VOX, City Centre Qurum.

“It will be opening in September 2016, and the first movie that is likely be screened is called Sully,” a spokesperson of VOX Cinemas said. Sully is a soon-to-be-released American drama, directed and coproduced by Clint Eastwood and written by Todd Komarnicki.

The film stars Tom Hanks, with Aaron Eckhart, and will open on September 9, 2016.

Film star Tom Hanks.

Clint Eastwood.

Hudson River The story of Sully is based on veteran US Airways pilots Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenburger, who became a hero after landing his crippled plane in the Hudson River, saving Flight 155’s crew and passengers.

IMAX is a technology that allows greater size and resolution of films, resulting in higher quality, sharper image and exceptional clarity.

“We are very excited, as far as we know, IMAX is quite different from the regular multiplex expe-

rience,” says S Kapoor, an Indian expat who is a regular cinema buff.

Owing to its larger-than-life picture and sound format, the IMAX experience “involves” the viewer with crystal clear images projected onto an enormous screen, and with powerful sound emanating from state-of-the-art digital surround sound systems.

In a tweet, VOX Cinemas Oman said on Sunday that the trailer for Sully was filmed using IMAX cameras and will be seen in Oman beginning September 8.

Eastwood used the new ALEXA IMAX 65mm cameras to film the movie.

This camera is a next-generation 2D digital camera developed through a partnership between ARRI and IMAX for use by today’s leading filmmakers working in the IMAX format.

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World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations (WFTGA) would be glad to include Oman in the global association Mary Clark, trainer from the WFTGA

TOURISM

Training to enhance skills of Omani tourist guides starts Times News Service MUSCAT: A training programme which aims to raise the skill levels of tour guides in Oman is being conducted at the Ministry of Tourism.

Jointly conducted by German University of Technology (GUtech) and World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations (WFTGA), it aims to enhance the overall performance of guides by helping them understand the psychology of tourists, skills of managing tour groups, along with technical translations of tourism sites.

The sessions also focus on tourism itineraries, time management, and identify various emergency procedures. They introduce new ways to conduct an engaging tour session. This is the first training programme to be conducted by WFTGA in the country.

Face of the country Mary Clark, trainer from the WFTGA said that the association was happy to be present in the Sultanate and that they would be glad to include Oman in the global association. She also added that tour

guides are the face of the country as they create the experience for tourism destinations in the Sultanate.

The event was inaugurated by Maitha Saif Al Mahrouqi, Undersecretary of Ministry of Tourism, who thanked the tour guides from various organisations, including the National Museum, Mark Tours and Nizwa Castle.

She stressed the importance of tour guides in the country in sharing the unique culture and tourism experience with visitors which come to the Sultanate. The programme will run until August 29.

Indian charity home gets help from Oman Saraswathy Manoj and her friends operate a Whatsapp group named WeHelp, which assists people in Oman and India

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reji@timesofoman.com

SHARING THE LOAD: WeHelp collected new and used clothes do-

nated by members from different parts of Oman. – Supplied photo

MUSCAT: A group of Indians in Muscat have shipped 322kg of clothes for 400 mentally-challenged and orphaned people sheltered in a charity home in the south Indian state of Kerala, yesterday.

“As they are orphaned and moreover as they are mentallychallenged, they struggle a lot. We visited them while we went on annual leave a few months back.

It was quite heartbreaking to see them struggling. So thought of helping them as much we can,” Saraswathy Manoj, an Indian social worker in Muscat, said.

Saraswathy and her friends operate through a Whatsapp group named WeHelp in lending out help to people struggling in Oman

and India. “We spread the message after reaching in Oman. Our group members were quite cooperative.

We collected clothes from different parts of Oman. It was packed in Muscat for shipping,” Kabeer CV, another member of WeHelp, said.

“The charity house is struggling to meet the daily needs of shel-

tered people. So, our help would be a blessing for them,” Kabeer added.

“It is a mix of used and new clothes. The clothes are meant to people aged between 18 and 90 years old,” Kabeer added.

Two weeks ago, WeHelp had shipped 107kg of clothes for children sheltered in a charity home suffering from different ailments.

WeHelp does a lot of charity work in Oman too. They support people who are hospitalised and also workers who are stranded.

“Helping others as much we can is our motto. Sometimes, even letting the stranded to know there are somebody in town to help them is also a big relief for them,” Asha Rayner, another WeHelp member, added.

The group also runs a blood donation Whatsapp group named WeHelpBloodDonor in Oman where more than 200 people are donors.

“We donate blood regularly and the government hospital authorities encourage and support us a lot,” Joshy Purushothaman, another WeHelp member, added.

H I G H E R E D UC AT I O N

Second round of registrations gets underway today MUSCAT: Registration for the eadmission system for the second round of sorting for the academic session 2016-2017 begins today.

The Higher Education Admission Centre (HEAC) announced starting registration on the e-admission system for the second and last sorting out for the academic year 2016/2017.

The second sorting out provides a good opportunity for students who failed to get seats at the first sorting out.

It also provides better choices for students who got seats, but are looking forward for better seats.

From today and until the end of business on Thursday, all students who registered earlier or have not registered can apply for the vacant and new programmes.

The results will be announced on September 1, 2016.

The number of vacant seats after the first sorting out for this year is about 121.

The HEAC announced them either because the number of applicants are below the capacity or

All students who registered earlier or have not registered can apply for the vacant and new programmes

some students did not accept the seats offered to them during the first sorting out.

The number of new programmes, eight in all included scholarships provided by BankMuscat, Oman India Fertiliser Company and Special Economic Zone Authority in Duqm.

More details and updates are available at www.heac.gov.om.

The link of the ad about the program is also available on social networks, such as twitter and Facebook. -ONA

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Fresh warnings from ROP against using mobile phone while driving The US Department of Transportation’s Distracted Driving Global Fact Sheet states that “distracted drivers are about four times as likely to be involved in crashes as those who are focused on driving. Drivers who are texting can be more than 20 times more likely to crash than non-distracted drivers”.

The chance of getting into an accident increases multiple times when drivers start talking on the phone, said the Royal Oman Police

Staff Reporter MUSCAT: Royal Oman Police (ROP) continues to warn drivers against mobile phone use while driving with just days remaining until new traffic laws come into force.

There are never enough warnings to drivers against using mobile phones while driving as the ROP reiterates the dangers via so-

cial media. “The chance of getting into an accident increases multiple times when drivers start talking on the phone,” said the ROP in a tweet.

“Using the phone while driving is an extremely dangerous task that could cost your life as well as others,” the tweet added.

The new traffic law states in Article 49 that using hands to carry a phone or any electronic device of that sort will land you in jail for up

to 10 days or a fine of up to OMR300.

Safety experts also recently called for all drivers to buy hands-free headsets or Bluetooth headsets if they want to take a call while driving, which are inexpensive.

Using the phone while driving is not only limited to talking. Texting is an even bigger danger to drivers and those around them.

A study conducted by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) called “The Impact

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of Hand-Held and Hands-Free Cell Phone Use on Driving Performance and Safety Critical Event Risk” found that text messaging, browsing and dialing resulted in the longest duration of drivers taking their eyes of the road.

“Text messaging increased the risk of a crash or near-crash by two times and resulted in drivers taking their eyes off the road for an average of 23 seconds total,” said the study.

“There is no direct increased

crash risk from the specific act of talking on a cell phone. However, visual-manual tasks such as locating the phone, looking at the phone and touching the phone, are always involved when using a hand-held cell phone.

“This makes the overall use of a hand-held cell phone riskier when driving,” it added.

The US Department of Transportation’s Distracted Driving Global Fact Sheet states that

“distracted drivers are about four times as likely to be involved in crashes as those who are focused on driving. Drivers who are texting can be more than 20 times more likely to crash than non-distracted drivers.”

The fact sheet also stated that “by 2030, road traffic injuries are projected to be the fifth leading cause of death worldwide, surpassing HIV/AIDS, all forms of cancer, violence, and diabetes.”

EVENT

Customs directorate to hold orientation session for CEOs MUSCAT: An orientation session on the facilities provided to business community by the Directorate General of Customs (DGC) at the Royal Oman Police (ROP) will organised today.

Lt.Col Abdullah bin Hassan alBalushi, Director of Public Relations Department at DGC said that the meeting, to be held at the headquarters in A’Seeb will host chief executive officers of companies overseeing the Omani airports and ports in the Sultanate, as well as

HOPE AND DISPAIR: People watch the Rio Olympics final badminton match between India’s P. V. Sindhu and Carolina Marin of Spain on a screen in Chandigarh, India, on Friday. -Reuters

Why do India’s athletes under-perform at the Olympic Games?

SYED HAITHAM HASAN

haitham@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Even with the massive potential within the country, India struggles to make its mark on the medals tally at the Olympics every four years.

Most blame the lack of sporting culture in the country, and call for reforms to strike a balance between academics and sports, while others lament the lack of facilities present in the country for sports.

Syed Naqvi, Indian Hockey legend: The Olympic medals for India in Rio were a glorious achievement and a dream come true for athletes. Even though a lot has been done in recent years, India still suffers from issues related to an imbalance between academics and sports. The older generation mainly concentrates on academics, rather than maintaining an equilibrium between the two. As a former athlete, I have seen several potential talents who gave up sports for academics under the pressure of their families. For India to perform better, sports education must begin at an early age.

The sports facilities of the country must improve drastically and awareness about the importance of sports needs to increase, too.

Imtiaz Baqi, Director, Abstract Oman: It is an understatement to say that it is terribly disappointing thus far – we only have a silver and a bronze medal to show for the largest contingent ever sent

by India to an Olympics. However, I wholeheartedly congratulate Sakshi and Sindhu for creating history, against all odds.

The kind of support and corporate backing that cricket enjoys in India is sadly lacking for all other sports. The government does not appear to be providing necessary support, nor training facilities, and the present one is in a poor condition. The government claims to have sanctioned Rs460 million for the Sports Ministry’s Target Olympic Podium Scheme.

Yet, only Rs60 million seems to have been spent! Little wonder that India is amongst the bottom of the chart, with two medals, whereas several small countries occupy higher positions.

There is a huge focus on academics, at the expense of sports and even creativity.

Jatinder Singh, Oman Cricket team player: It’s an amazing feeling to see India doing so well at the Olympics, with literally no preparation facilities.

Credit to the guys, who have gone there and competed. The Sports Ministry needs to look into encouraging sports seriously and develop facilities accordingly.

Athletes should be awarded long term contracts and looked after nicely, with highly qualified coaches and nutritionists. It is obvious that parents want their children to study well, get high grades and settle into life, because there is hardly any money in sports and no future security. So if sports becomes more remunerative, many parents would love their kids to take up a sport.

Madhu Jesrani, Secretary, Oman Cricket and General Manager, Khimji Watches: India is very backward when it comes to sports, and there is a huge task to develop it, as India is a long way from world class levels. They lack international levels of sporting, as well as coaching facilities, some of which are in a pathetic state. Encouragement in sports is missing in the country, which is the main reason for it.

Even with the large amount of talent, several policies in India have to change,which include encouraging youth to take up sports.

Dr. Sanjay Dalal, Director, Talent Hunters Oman: As an Indian, I feel very proud to learn about India’s achievements in the Olympics. All Indians feel the same. Until recently, the curriculum in schools and colleges in India were not designed for overall development of a child. They focused only on academics. However, now India is making strides in the field of sports. Until now, India had only one popular sport taken up professionally, that being cricket, but recently many other sports have been taken up by the younger generations. Infrastructure, facilities, encouragement, funding-- everything is flowing in to encourage young ones to pick up different sports.

All these are necessary to reach the highest levels of the Olympics.

This was the reason for India’s under performance. With more participation, exposure and experience, there is only one upwards.

shipping companies and agencies, customs clearance companies and offices, couriers and representatives of some ministries and government bodies related to work of customs in order to publicise the facilities provided by the DGC to the business community.

Working paper He added that the meeting will discuss a working paper on the facilities provided to the business community, the achievements in

order to facilitate the easy flow of goods, boosting economy, promoting investment and speeding up of customs work.

Discussion will also be held on another working paper entitled ‘The Reliable Economic Generator’ which is an initiative of the Omani customs to build a real partnership based on cooperation, trust and commitment by companies or entities that are related to the application of international safety and security standards. -ONA

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MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 2016 The future of basketball in Oman is very difficult because of the lack of support and the limited number of players and clubs interested in it Ahmed Al Balushi, basketball referee at the Rio Olympics

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MUSCAT BY THE NIGHT The play of light and shade, captured by a deft photographer can reveal unseen aspects of everyday scenes.

This art is very much evident in these images taken

by Sharukh Zalam(below).

Omani referee proves mettle at Rio Games

M U S C AT M U N I C I PA L I T Y

Most important element The most important element that a referee should rely on is developing arbitration skills, according to Al Balushi.

“The most important element that a referee could be relied upon in developing himself is working on the development of arbitration skills and self-confidence, and not to despair,” Al Balushi said.

“On the other hand, we have to create opportunities for selfdevelopment such as seminars, camps and attend tournaments,” he added.

Ahmed Al Balushi, a basketball referee from Oman has officiated in eight games at the Rio Olympics in the first round and the quarter final of the

Health inspectors given training in food monitoring Times News Service MUSCAT: A programme conducted by the Muscat Municipality yesterday under the title “monitoring food and establishment for beginners” saw 27 new health inspectors taking the course in the wilayat.

The course will take 25 hours and is spread over five days.

The programme aims at equipping the new food and safety inspectors with important talents and knowledgeable experience related to their field of work as well as the health standards which should be applied to food establishments (restaurants), including the basics of preserving the safety and edibility of food along with guaranteeing it is free from pollutants.

During the course, the inspector will learn and understand the “food safety” terminology as well as understand food poisoning, its

The programme aims at equipping the new food and safety inspectors with skills and experience related to their field of work

causes, symptoms, and preventive measures. They will also discuss food pollutants and their effect on human health as well as learn about their responsibilities, the food supervisor’s responsibility, safe ways of distributing food, and disposing waste, in addition to several other topics related to their profession.

basketball event

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mobinmathew@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: There weren’t many precious moments for Oman in the Rio Olympics, but an Omani national has taken the Sultanate’s name to another level not as a competitor but as a referee.

Ahmed Al Balushi, a basketball referee from Oman has officiated in eight games at the Rio Olympics in the first round and the quarter final of the basketball event.

“Participation in this event is an ambition and dream of each referee. It is an opportunity to gain experience and expertise as well as contacts with different referees from all the continents of the world, and benefit from the officiating in a high-level match,” Al Balushi told the Times of Oman in an email interview.

The 41-year-old Al Balushi is the first Olympic basketball referee from the Sultanate and third Olympic referee after Mohamed Al Mousawi and Abdullah Al Hilali.

They officiated in the football events in the Atlanta and Beijing

KEEN EYE: The 41-year-old Ahmed Al Balushi is the first Olympic basketball referee from the Sultanate. – Supplied photo

Olympic Games, respectively, according to a report. Al Balushi’s appointment was based on his impressive performance in the Gulf and Asian competitions last year.

He has been elected as one of the officials in the International Basketball Federation (FIBA)’s Asia Challenge in Iran which will begin next month.

Skills The level of basketball games in the Sultanate does not offer opportunities to improve the skills of a referee, according to Al Balushi.

“The level of basketball games in the Sultanate does not give full opportunity to improve the level of referees, so it is necessary to find other elements of alternative development,” he asserted.

Al Balushi was a sports teacher, and later in 1995 he attended the basketball referees course, after which he decided to be a basketball referee.

Speaking about the future of basketball in Oman, Al Balushi said, “The future of basketball in Oman is very difficult because of the lack of support and the limited number of players and clubs interested in it.

“We need financial support as well as administrative and technical plans for the future to support the game in schools and clubs, and to improve stadiums and sport facilities,” he added.

Right now, he is the secretary general of the Oman School Sports Association.

He was also a football coach and he has the coaching licence from the Asian Football Confederation.

Previously, Al Balushi had officiated in the U-17 World Championship for Women in the Czech Republic in 2014.

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Sultan Qaboos varsity welcomes 3,000 undergraduates Times News Service MUSCAT: Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) yesterday opened its doors for the 31st batch consisting of around 3,000 undergraduate students.

Dr. Ali bin Saud Al Bimani, the Vice Chancellor of SQU, congratulated the new batch while addressMINISTERIAL DECISION

Muscat University to open soon Times News Service MUSCAT: Dr. Rawya Saud Al Busaidi, Minister of Higher Education issued a ministerial decision on Sunday for the opening of Muscat University.

The Times of Oman had reported that the higher education institution will open its doors on September 25 for its first batch of students in Pathway Programmes (Foundation and Pre-Masters).

Muscat University will be located in the capital, according to the ministry.

From 2017, the university will provide undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes for Omanis and expatriates through its three faculties of business management, engineering and technology, and transport and logistics.

The university can take up to 160 students this year, 80 in the foundation and 80 to be enrolled in the Pre-Master’s programme, according to Prof. Yusra Mouzughi, Muscat University’s deputy vice-chancellor for academic affairs.

She said the foundation and Pre-Master’s programme will cost around OMR4,000 while the advanced ones will vary between OMR,4000 to OMR8,000.

ing the students and their parents at the university’s amphitheatre.

“SQU is keen to enhance quality of its academic programmes to make them meet the job market requirements of the time. The immediate priority of the newly admitted students is to complete the Foundation Programme (FP) offered by the university or to

meet its requirements.

“The Foundation Programme is aimed at improving the English language proficiency, reinforcing the knowledge of mathematical and analytical techniques, consolidating the basic applications of computer sciences, and integrating necessary study skills,” he said.

The induction week for the new

students which started yesterday will run until August 30.

Induction The induction aims to introduce the new students to the different units and centres at SQU that offer a plethora of services and facilities in academic, religious, cultural fields as well as services

to promote sports activities and various social and health care programmes.

Academic life The Vice Chancellor wished the students a pleasant and productive academic life during their studies and called them to follow the rules and regulations of the institution.

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MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 2016

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DHOFAR’S THIRD ARAB FILM FORUM CONCLUDES Dhofar’s third Arab film forum concluded yesterday at a ceremony presided over by Abdullah Al Amri, Shura member of Sadah in Dhofar. The forum ran from August 15 to 20 and focused on Arabian and Iranian movies. Award for the best short novel film was presented to ‘Har Jaf Sayfan’, directed by Egyptian director Sharif Al Bandari, award for the best Omani film went to ‘Al Nuqta Al Sawda’ directed by Hassan Al Balushi and the Judges panel award was given to the film ‘Shoof’, by Tunisian director Iman Daleel.

SALALAH

Shooting championship ends SALALAH: Salalah Tourism Festival Shooting Championship concluded at the Dhofar Police Command in Raysut yesterday.

It was held under the patronage of Sheikh Salim bin Mustahil Al Ma’shani, Advisor at the Diwan of Royal Court in the presence of Sheikh Salim bin Oufait Al Shan-

fri, Head of Dhofar Municipality, Head of the Organising Committee of Salalah Tourism Festival.

The championship is part of the sporting events associated with the Salalah Tourism Festival 2016 with the participation of more than 800 from clubs of the Governorate of Dhofar, the wilay-

ats of the Sultanate and some GCC countries.

The contestants competed in four events, including individual, clay pigeon shooting, and the elderly and young people competitions. The chief guest distributed awards to winners of various competitions in the end. -ONA

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A1 Firms eye cheaper policies “The majority of them have become cost conscious. They are asking for lesser packages when compared to previous years,” the official added.

Currently in Oman, companies are not bound to provide health insurance coverage for expatriate workers, leaving them who fall ill without proper cover.

Last year in October, Oman government officials had said that mandatory healthcare insurance for all expatriate and Omani workers, to be provided by employers, is being actively considered by the government. However, a senior official at the Ministry of Manpower said that there has been no decision taken as yet.

“It has not been shelved. However, no updates at this moment,” Saeed bin Nasser Al Saadi, the advisor to the Minister of Manpower, said. Recently, Dubai’s government made limited health insurance coverage for expatriate workers law and in Abu Dhabi, changes to health insurance policies have also been made in an effort to help blue collar workers there.

However, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait currently don’t have mandatory health insurance coverage for expatriate workers.

Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia has a mandatory insurance scheme for expatriate workers in place.

Shaji Sebastin, a social worker in Oman for the last 30 years, said he and his friends constantly come

across stranded workers who struggle to pay hospital bills due to lack of mandatory health insurance coverage.

“As companies are not bound to provide health insurance coverage for expatriate workers, when a worker falls sick, he is left alone.

Fearing the costs, the worker won’t go to hospital, and when he fails to have treatment, his condition worsens.

“At this time, he will be admitted and will get stuck in a hospital bed.

Finally, the onus to pay his bills will fall on social organisations and workers,” Shaji added.

Kartiq Chandra, a Bangladeshi worker with a small company in Muscat, is a sample case.

He is struggling from chronic diabetes and as he is not covered with a health insurance package, he is left to struggle alone.

“It’s quite expensive at private hospitals here. For diabetes, we have to do constant lab tests and have to take medicines daily.

With my small salary, it’s not possible. Somehow, I am trying to go back home,” Chandra told Times of Oman. A trade union leader in Oman said that health care for all workers in the private sector has to be made mandatory.

“It should be made mandatory to care for the workers’ health regardless of the means to do that and if it is via medical insurance then the government should form some mechanism that the work-

ers in the private sector get quality treatment at all levels and real value for the money paid by their companies to this service in the form of consumer protection,” Saud Salmi, the trade union leader, told Times of Oman.

“Earlier, the same issue was discussed in the meetings convened for drafting the new labour law. I am hopeful that it will be included in the new labour law,” the trade union leader added.

However, Article 33 of Oman Labour Law states that the employer must provide his employees with access to medical facilities in the establishment and he shall, if the number of his employees in one place or one country exceeds one hundred, employ a qualified nurse for providing medical aid and shall assign a doctor to visit and treat them in the place prepared by him for such purpose.

“The employer must provide the employees with the medicine required for the treatment, all of which must be free of charge. If the number of the employees is more than five hundred the employer shall, in addition to what is mentioned above, provide his employees with all other means of treatment in cases, the treatment of which call for the assistance of specialist doctors or surgical operations or the like and also required medicine free of any charge, except me costs of dental, opthalmic and maternity treatment,” the law adds.

FIRST PHASE LAUNCH DISCUSSED

Maitha reviews Saraya Bandar Jissah project Times News Service MUSCAT: Maitha Saif Al Mahrouqi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Tourism, reviewed the work at the Saraya Bandar Jissah project.

Accompanied by experts from the Ministry of Tourism, she took a tour of the entire project to review the latest developments, met the project management team and discussed the launch of the first phase.

Built on the government-owned land, the Saraya Bandar Jissah project is a partnership between Omran and Saraya.

The first phase of the project is set to launch 224 units over three residential areas as well as two 5-star hotels with accompanying entertainment facilities, villas, and apartment complexes.

The project is a spectacular 2.2 million square metre beach facing property that also holds a preserved historic fort spanning hundreds of years.

The resort is set to house its first residents at the beginning of next year, where one of the two

SPECTACULAR PROJECT: Built on the government-owned land, the Saraya Bandar Jissah project is a partnership between Omran and Sarayat. – ONA

hotels will be handed over to the Jumairah Group. The first hotel will have 206 guest rooms as well as conference hall overviewing the beach front, along with VIP chalet and a dive centre.

Marine experience The second hotel will house 112 chalets over three unique authentic experiences. The lower levels will highlight the unique marine experience of the Sultanate, while the second level will highlight the

agricultural oasis that the Sultanate is famed for.

The top level will highlight the mountainous landscape and culture, thus blending all the unique lifestyles of Oman.

The project will also have three housing sections and 33 villas located in the Namir Island which is the middle island. Each villa hosts its own private swimming pool.

The three bedroom villas will be built on 427 square metres of space while four bedroom villas

will be built on 498 square metres of space. The second housing section will host 169 villas and apartments- two bedroom apartments of 200 square metres and three bedroom apartments of 351 square metres overviewing the gardens and the ocean.

The third housing section will host 22 villas with panoramic views of the ocean and the mountains. Each housing unit hosts a spacious 750 square metres of prime real estate.

B E G I N S T O D AY

Oman to take part in Jordan Festival MUSCAT: Oman will take part in the Jordan Festival for Arab Media in Amman on Monday.

Dr. Abdul Mon’em bin Mansour Al Hassani, Minister of Information will lead the Sultanate’s delegation.

The Sultanate will be the Guest of Honour of the festival. More than 700 Arab media men and artists, besides the official delegations headed by ministers of information, directors general for public media and press organisations, in addition to officials at media production companies have been invited to take part in the festival.

Delegations from the Sultanate, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Qatar, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Sudan, Yemen, Iraq, Palestine, Syria and Jordan are taking part in the festival.

An Omani night will be or-

ganised during the festival. The Omani night will include Omani heritage performances, documentaries, music performances and Oud music, in addition to other events.

The festival will include an exhibition for media cities, satellite and radio channels, production companies and technology providers.

Seminars and lectures It will also include seminars and lectures on the media content, Arab drama, e-media ethics, and media means response to terrorism issues, Al Quds in Arab media and Arab Renaissance.

The Festival will have open competition for the participants at the official competitions. There will be awards for the best Television and Radio works in several fields in the Arab world. -ONA

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ther of a 19 years old engineering student, Vijayan has even started giving counselling to other patients as he has been suffering from the strange disease for many years.

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REGION Tunisian PM keeps old security chiefs in place Youssef Chahed kept seven key ministers, including defence and interior, from predecessor Habib Essid’s government, providing continuity

TUNIS: Tunisia’s prime minister-designate unveiled a new cabinet that retained the previous government’s security stewards while bringing in new faces to try to revive the economy and give the ruling coalition a broader base.

Youssef Chahed kept seven key ministers, including defence and interior, from predecessor Habib Essid’s government, providing continuity — some said stagnation — as the country faces continued fallout from last year’s IS attacks and spillover from the war in neighbouring Libya. Lamia Zribi, a former business development official, will be the nation’s first woman finance minister.

The appointments, announced late Saturday, followed more than two weeks of consultations since parliament dismissed Essid over the country’s weak economic performance. They included an unprecedented number of women and young officials, and gave representation to six political parties, including the dominant Nidaa Tounes and Ennahda, to try to shore up the new government’s mandate to act.

The issue is not “changing ministers, but the quality of the policies to be adopted in the economic and social fronts,” and to rebuild trust with the unions, political

NEW CABINET: Tunisia’s prime-minister-designate Youssef Chahed left, presenting his new cabinet to Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi at the Carthage Palace on Saturday. – AFP/Tunisian Presidency Press Service

analyst Salaheddine Jourchi said Sunday. Chahed, he added, did well by drawing in smaller parties.

Although Tunisia has avoided much of the unrest that hit neighbouring countries since it sparked upheavals in 2011, its embrace of democratic policies hasn’t brought it economic growth. Unemployment is 15 per cent, and even higher among young people, as economic reforms proceed slowly and tourism and foreign investment suffer from militant attacks that killed dozens last year.

Priorities Chahed, at a news conference late Saturday, said his government’s priorities would be fighting terrorism and corruption, economic development, and the empowerment of women and youth. He named six women to the 26-member cabinet, including Zribi, 55, who worked in the Ministry for Development and Investment and as a director of

Tunisia’s state bank for small and medium enterprises. Five of the new cabinet members are under the age of 35.

The priorities reflect issues the International Monetary Fund (IMF) wants Tunisia to address in return for the $2.9 billion loan approved in June. Under a five-year economic reform programme that runs to 2020, Tunisia has pledged to bring down public debt to 50 per cent of gross domestic product compared to an estimated 54 per cent in 2015, according to the fund.

It’s also promised to offer greater exchange rate flexibility, restructure public banks to improve financial sector intermediation, reduce energy subsidies, implement a more progressive tax system and reform state-owned bodies.

The ability to push through this overhaul hinges on the government’s ability to transcend partisan politics that have been at least partly to blame for earlier failures.

SHELLING, AIR STRIKES

Israel retaliates after rocket from Gaza hits border town OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Palestinian fighters in the Gaza Strip launched a rocket that landed in the Israeli border town of Sderot on Sunday and Israeli aircraft and tanks responded by shelling the Gaza town of Beit Hanoun, the army and police said.

The rocket caused no injuries or damage in Sderot, where it landed in a residential area, police said. An Israeli shell damaged a Beit Hanoun water tower and there were no casualties, local residents said.

The Israeli army said aircraft and tanks had targeted two Hamas posts belonging to Hamas group fighters.

Hamas controls the Gaza Strip and has observed a de-facto ceasefire with Israel since a 2014 war but some small armed cells of fighters have defied the agreement and have continued to occasionally launch rockets at Israel.

More than 2,100 Palestinians, mostly civilians, were killed during the 2014 Gaza conflict. Six-

DAMAGED: A water tank is seen after local residents said it was damaged by an Israeli shell at Beit Hanoun in Gaza. – Reuters

ty-seven Israeli soldiers and six civilians in Israel were killed by rockets and attacks by Hamas and other groups of fighters.

Despite the ceasefire, Hamas has vowed to continue to dig tun-

nels intended to infiltrate Israel, and while Hamas leaders stress they do not seek an imminent war, they see tunnels as a strategic weapon in any future armed confrontation. — Reuters

Tunisia’s economy grew 1.4 per cent in the second quarter of 2016 compared to 1.1 per cent in the same period a year ago, according to government figures.

The IMF projects Tunisia’s GDP will grow 2 per cent in 2016 and 3 per cent the following year, with the implementation of the reform programme.

Critics of Essid’s government have accused Chahed’s Nidaa Tounes party and the moderate Ennahda of worrying more about retaining power than effecting change. Still, Chahed’s focus on bringing in new faces and bridging party divides could, at the same time, lead to the same kind of paralysis that made Essid’s government ineffective, said Samir ben Omar, a senior member of the opposition Congress of the Republic party. This is a government “of accommodation” that “lacks competencies,” ben Omar said. — Bloomberg News

SYRIA

Rebels preparing attack from Turkey on IS-held town BEIRUT: Hundreds of Syrian rebels are preparing to launch an operation to capture a town held

by IS militant group at the border with Turkey, a senior Syrian rebel said on Sunday, a move that would frustrate Kurdish hopes to expand further in that area.

The rebels, Turkey-backed groups fighting under the banner of the Free Syrian Army, are expected to assault Jarablus from inside Turkey in the next few days, said the rebel official, who is familiar with the plans but declined to be identified.

“The factions are gathering in an area near the border (inside Turkey),” the rebel said.

Jarablus, located on the western bank of the Euphrates river, is the last significant town held by the militant group on Syria’s border with Turkey. It is 34 miles (54km) east of Al Rai, a border town the

same rebel groups recently took from IS. By taking Jarablus themselves, the rebel groups would preclude an assault on the town by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a group of Kurdish-dominated militias who on August 6 took the city of Manbij, 20 miles (30km) to the south, from IS. IS has pulled personnel out of Jarablus in recent days, the rebel leader said. On Friday families of IS militants were evacuated from Jarablus and another city nearby, Al Bab, to the group’s stronghold of Raqqa, a war monitor said.

The operation aimed to effectively end IS’ foothold at the Turkish border, the official said, adding that the assault on the town would difficult. “There will certainly be resistance. They will have mined it heavily,” he said. “The operation of entering Jarablus will not be easy”. — Reuters

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INDIA No compromise with those indulging in violence: Jaitley meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue. CPI(M) MLA Mohammed Yousuf Tarigami, who was part of the delegation, said the situation in the Valley should not be seen through the prism of law and order.

As the unrest continues in Kashmir, Jaitley outlined the Modi government’s priorities, asserting that there will be no compromise with those indulging in violence even as efforts will be made for development of the state

JAMMU: Acknowledging that situation in Indian-administeredKashmir is “serious”, senior union minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday asserted that there can be no compromise with those indulging in violence as he described stonepelters as “not satyagrahis but aggressors” who target police and security forces.

He slammed Pakistan for the current unrest, saying it was “attacking the integrity of India” in a “new way” after failing to snatch Jammu and Kashmir by waging wars and fuelling trouble ever since partition in 1947 and vowed to defeat this design too.

As the unrest continues in Kashmir, Jaitley outlined the Modi government’s priorities, asserting that there will be no compromise with those indulging in violence even as efforts will be made for development of the state which was “denied” for

TIRANGA YATRA RALLY: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley with Minister of State PMO Jitendra Singh, Dyputy Chief minister Nirmal Singh and other BJP leaders during BJP Tiranga Yatra rally as part of 70th Independence Day celebrations at Smailpur in Bari Brahmana, Jammu, on Sunday. - PTI

the last 60 years. “Now this time, a serious situation has emerged in which Pakistan, separatists and religious forces have joined hands and now with a new way, they are attacking the integrity of India,” he said addressing a rally on the outskirts of Jammu city while talking in the context of ongoing 44-day unrest in Kashmir.

Referring to stone pelters, he said, “they are not satyagrahis but aggressors.

If a police post manned by 10 police personal is attacked by 2000 stone pelters, it is an attack, but some people do not realise it.”

“Major challenge” Describing the situation as a “major challenge”, he said, “today in such a challenge, the need of the country is that we don’t compromise with the integrity and security of the nation.”

He asked people of Jammu and Kashmir to stand with the country in the “struggle against the sepa-

ratists” so that “this new phase of Pakistani strategy of war is defeated this time as well”.

Priorities Prime Minister Narendra Modi has three priorities for Jammu and Kashmir, said Jaitley, minister of finance.

Listing these priorities, he said, “There will be no compromise on the security and integrity of the country and no compromise with the people who indulge in violence. Secondly, as Jammu and Kashmir has faced violence and wars, it needs development which was denied for past 60 years by National Conference and Congress governments. Thirdly, Jammu, being the support base of BJP, needs added attention.”

His outlining of the priorities assumes significance as the opposition has been accusing the Modi government of having no policy with regard to dealing with the unrest. The opposition parties

have been pressing for a political solution and dialogue to address the unrest.

Meanwhile, a delegation of opposition parties from Jammu and Kashmir, led by National Conference leader Omar Abdullah, on Sunday met Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi here to discuss the situation in the Valley which has been witnessing violence for the over past 40 days.

Congress is part of the opposition in the Jammu and Kashmir.

“Discussed the current political crisis in J and K with a delegation of opp(osition) leaders from the state led by @abdullah_omar (Omar Abdullah),” the Congress leader tweeted after the meeting.

On Saturday, the delegation had met President Pranab Mukherjee requesting him to urge upon the central government to find a solution to the present Kashmir crisis politically rather than administratively.

The delegation will on Monday

Clash One person was killed in a clash between a mob and security forces in downtown Srinagar on Sunday, shattering the peace that was by and large witnessed in Kashmir through the day with curfew in force in the capital and two other towns.

Irfan Ahmed was injured in a clash between stone pelters and security forces in Fateh Kadal area and he succumbed to his injuries in SMHS hospital later, a police official said.

With this, the toll during the 44-day unrest has gone up to 65, including two policemen.

Earlier, the situation was largely under control through the day with incidents of stone pelting reported only from three places — Kangan in Ganderbal and Trumgund and Behrampora in Sopore.

The miscreants assembled on roads and pelted stones on police and security forces, police spokesman said.

Apart from these incidents, “the situation remained under control across the valley till the filing of this report”, he said.

Curfew was in force in the entire Srinagar district as well as in Anantnag and Pampore towns as a precautionary measure, a police official said. He said restrictions on the movement of the people were also in force in rest of the Valley. - PTI

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MEETING

Bashar Al Assad

India has a role to play in combating terror: Assad NEW DELHI: As a growing power, India has a role to play in meeting the challenge of terrorism, Syrian President Bashar Al Assad has said as the two countries agreed to upgrade their security consultations.

Assad made the assertion during a meeting with Minister of State for External Affairs M. J. Akbar when the latter called on him on Saturday during his Syria visit.

“There was an agreement between both sides for further upgrading security consultations,” the sources said.

However, the sources did not mention the level to which they have been upgraded to. During the meeting, Assad also welcomed India’s objective position on the conflict in Syria and both leaders acknowledged that terrorism was a global problem, sources said.

“As a growing power, India has a role to play in meeting the challenge of terrorism,” sources quoted Assad as saying.

On his part, Akbar, during their meeting, said the age of destruction should give way to the age of reconstruction in Syria. Assad also invited India to play an active role in the reconstruction of the Syrian economy.

Both leaders agreed that as secular nations, India and Syria believe in faith equality. Akbar is currently on a nearly week-long visit to West Asia from August 17. - PTI

I N C L E M E N T W E AT H E R

Ganga above danger mark in Bihar, West Bengal and UP NEW DELHI: The Ganga on Sunday crossed the danger mark in West Bengal, Bihar and neighbouring districts of Uttar Pradesh where Yamuna river is also in spate, while heavy rainfall has created a flood-like situation in some parts of Rajasthan where six persons have died so far.

However, the weather was hot and dry in the national capital and other northern states of Punjab and Haryana. In UP, Ganga is flowing above the danger mark at Fafamau, Naini(Allahabad), Mirzapur, Varanasi, Ghazipur and Ballia while Yamuna is flowing above the red mark at Chillaghat (Banda) and and Mohna (Jalaun).

Similarly, Sharda river is flowing above the danger mark at Palliakalan (Kheri). In western, the weather was dry even as light to

moderate rains occurred at isolated places.

In Bihar, National and State Disaster Response Force have been deployed and Army has been put on alert as the rising water level of Ganga has created flood like situation in all the districts situated along the banks of the river. Ganga and six other rivers were flowing above danger mark in Patna, Bhagalpur, Khagaria, Katihar, Siwan, Bhojpur, Buxar and Hajipur districts, a disaster management department statement said.

Vast areas in several villages of Malda district in West Bengal have submerged, affecting a population of nearly 20,000, even as heavy to very heavy rain in districts of southern parts and in the SubHimalayan region of are predicted for Monday, triggered by a low

pressure. Additional District Magistrate, Malda, Kanchan Chowdhury said the rise in the water level of the river was due to the release of 10 lakh cusecs of water from the Sone dam in Uttar Pradesh.

Heavy rainfall Heavy to extremely heavy rainfall and created flood like situation in Rajasthan with Baran, Pratapgarh, Chittogarh and Jhalawar districts as the worst affected.

The water level in Chambal river in Dholpur crossed the danger mark Sunday. Six persons of a family died when a portion of their house collapsed in Baran district of Rajasthan on Saturday. A total of 33 people were airlifted by Air Force on Sunday from two locations in Pratapgarh district while 24 others were airlifted from

Baran on Friday. Several others are also stranded and rescue operations are on. “Three persons are trapped at an island in Parvati river. They had gone for fishing in the river but suddenly the water level in the river rose. Efforts are on to rescue them,” Baran Collector SP Singh said. In Delhi, it was a sultry Sunday with the mercury settling at 35.4 degrees Celsius, a notch above the normal for this time of the season.

The weatherman has predicted generally cloudy sky for Monday and maximum and minimum temperatures of around 36 and 26 degrees Celsius respectively.

Meanwhile, Punjab and Haryana braved a hot day today as temperatures stayed above normal level in various parts of the two states. - PTI

INUNDATED: A view of submerged houses with flood waters of River Ganga in Patna on Sunday. - PTI

R A L LY

Mayawati lashes out at Modi government over Dalit ‘atrocities’ AGRA: Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati, launching her party’s election campaign from Agra — considered the Dalit capital of north India — lashed out at the Narendra Modi-led BJP government for “atrocities” on Dalits and failing to fulfill promises made before the Lok Sabha elections.

The Uttar Pradesh assembly elections are expected to be held some time in February 2017.

Addressing a mammoth rally at the Kothi Meena Bazar ground, Mayawati targeted Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat for asking Hindus to produce more than two children.

The Centre can not take care of two children, who will provide for more, she wondered.

Mayawati said the Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government was soft towards capitalists.

It had failed to bring back black money from foreign countries as promised. The BJP-led government, she said, was deliberately

Mayawati

expanding the private sector to hit the Dalits who were being denied benefits of reservation.

Mayawati said the BJP was trying to capture power in Uttar Pradesh by circulating lies. She said the Centre was not able to take care of law and order in Delhi, how can it take care of such a big state like UP. She attacked the Congress for sending a tainted politician to UP as future chief minister. The BSP chief counselled the state’s voters that the

BJP in desperation could foment communal trouble for electoral gains. “You should remain patient against such designs,” she cautioned. It was a ‘Tilak, Taraju aur Talwar’ party, she said.

Targeting the Samajwadi Party, Mayawati advised Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav to stop calling her “Bua” (aunty), recalling the unfortunate incidents at the Lucknow guest house years ago.

She said the Samajwadi Party was a government of gundas and anti-social elements.

In her one-hour-long speech, Mayawati minced no words denouncing deserters and those who accused her of collecting money for distributing tickets.

She did not even spare the media which, according to her, was under the influence of capitalists and the BJP. Mayawati, who has been Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh four times, said Agra was the Dalit capital of north and she would do everything for the progress of the city when in power. - IANS

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PAKISTAN

INTERVIEW

Pakistani student tops LLB exam across Commonwealth ISLAMABAD: Maryam Atta Malik is nothing short of genius. She was only 13 when she decided to become a lawyer.

Not only is she a barrister today, she is also the recipient of Lincolns Inn’s Joan Denning Prize for topping the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) across the Commonwealth.

The Joan Denning Prize is awarded to a student who obtains an ‘outstanding’ in the exceptionally demanding BPTC. During an interview with The Express Tribune, Atta who recently got to know her result says she still hasn’t fully grasped it.

“It hasn’t sunk in yet. I was expecting a good result, but not this,” she adds.

Elaborating her experience, Atta says she had not anticipated how

difficult the course was going to be.

However, within the first week of starting university she realised how extraordinarily demanding the course was.

Recalling her schedule she says she used to wake up at 7am, have black coffee, attend her earliest classes, eat something, head to the library, head home, relax for 15-20 minutes, have more black coffee and get back to studying.

She says she couldn’t enjoy weekends because she had to study. “I used to spend most of my time in the library…I’ve spent nights there,” Atta says.

Atta’s affiliation with law began after she came across a documentary on rape which highlighted the number of unreported rape cases and the outcomes of those that made it to court. She realised there

was a dearth of people fighting for women in Pakistan.

Recently, after appearing on a radio show, Atta says she was surprised to find how little women in Pakistan know about the rights granted to them under the Nikahnama. She wants to work to educate people about their rights.

“People need someone to explain their rights to them. It’s not one person’s responsibility, it’s the responsibility of the state,” she adds. Furthermore, Atta particularly wants to work towards establishing ethical practices in the legal system by introducing a code of conduct. For students who want to follow in her footsteps, perseverance is key.

“There are going to be times when you feel like everything is falling apart. But you have to push

through,” Atta says.

She recommends having a shortterm and a long-term goal and then finding a way to achieve it.

She also stresses the importance of being organised.“ You can’t be lazy,” she adds.

Do you have a role model? I ask her. Her answer is short.

“No. My future self is my role model” Where do you see yourself in 20 years?

“I’ll either be a very successful lawyer or a high court judge,” she says with confidence. Towards the end of the interview, Atta expresses gratitude to her tutors, friends and parents. She makes a special mention of her father, who was initially averse to the idea of her becoming a lawyer. He is now her greatest supporter. - Express tribune

ACHIEVEMENT: Maryam Atta Malik who recently got to know her result says she still hasn’t fully grasped it. - Express Tribune

Government may appeal SC’s August 18 judgment Legal experts believe the apex court through this verdict has actually elaborated the functioning of the parliamentary system of government, where the cabinet should be taken on board in every important decision

On August 18, the Supreme Court declared the prime minister could not act unilaterally on financial issues or approve any ordinance without first gaining the federal cabinet’s approval

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to appeal the top court’s recent judgment that clipped the prime minister’s powers of taking solo decisions on fiscal matters.

“If we accept the judgment, it will not be possible to run the government smoothly,” a senior government functionary said while speaking with The Express Tribune on the condition of anonymity.

The official said that giving the cabinet more leverage would mean slowing down the day-today working of the government.

He added the implications of the

sales tax. Barrister Ali Zafar, who appeared as amicus curiae in the case, rejected the notion that dayto-day affairs of the government would be slowed down.

“I think the officials have not read the judgment. I do not see anything which may affect the functioning of the federal or provincial governments,” he said.

Zafar, who is the Supreme Court Bar Association president, explained the government enjoyed two types of executive powers with one used by the prime minister and his cabinet and the other delegated to the secretaries.

“The government can amend the rules of business at its convenience,” he suggested.

The Supreme Court in its judgment also endorsed the stance of Barrister Zafar.

Nawaz Sharif.

judgment equally applied to the General Headquarters (GHQ) and the provincial governments.

He said the matter would be formally placed before the cabinet and its approval would be sought for filing a review petition in the Supreme Court.

“Imagine if there was a coalition government, wouldn’t the minor party have a trump card in its hand? There will be constant blackmailing,” he claimed while expressing his apprehensions.

The official added both the federal and provincial cabinets would have to be in session 24 hours and the prime minister and chief min-

isters would not be able to take any steps without the prior approval of the cabinet.

“All these practical difficulties will be highlighted in the review petition,” the official said.

Questioned A senior law officer questioned if the Supreme Court’s registrar could act under the stipulated rules, then what was wrong when a secretary or a minister took decisions under the rules of business.

“The SC verdict is contrary to international norms as the US president enjoys unlimited fiscal powers,” he claimed.

Fearing drastic implications of the apex court’s judgment, the law officer recommended that the federal and provincial governments challenge the verdict.

On August 18, the top court declared the prime minister could not act unilaterally on financial issues or approve any ordinance without first gaining the federal cabinet’s approval.

The ruling came after apex court judges heard appeals filed by the importers of cellphones and textile goods. Through constitutional petitions, the appellants had challenged certain government decisions on imposing

Verdict Legal experts believe the apex court through this verdict has actually elaborated the functioning of the parliamentary system of government, where the cabinet should be taken on board in every important decision.

Usually the prime ministers use their discretion while sending summaries to the president to promulgate ordinances, assuming an anticipatory approval of the cabinet. The government would now have to get the cabinet’s approval before promulgating ordinances or before issuing orders of financial nature or any such move would be considered illegal.- Express Tribune

SINDH

Madrassah reform bill on the cards KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to introduce the Sindh Madrassah Registration Bill, 2016 through which every seminary will have to be approved by the local commissioner, informed adviser to chief minister (CM) on law, Murtaza Wahab, on Saturday.

He was addressing the media after the Sindh cabinet meeting along with the CM’s information adviser, Maula Bux Chandio.

Wahab explained that a new process of registration will be introduced for existing seminaries which have to obtain no-objection certificates from the deputy commissioner, superintendent of police, Sindh Building Control Authority and religious authorities.

Talking to The Express Tribune, he remarked that the registration will be for a period of two years after which it will be renewed accordingly.

The right to information act also came under discussion during the cabinet meeting in which every citizen would have the right to get the desired information from any government department, he said, adding that the bill on NGOs also came under discussion in which the registration process and funding of NGOs will be made accountable.

Meanwhile, legislation on a conflict of interest bill as well as an amendment in the Sindh Arms Act, 2013 was also discussed by the cabinet members. Talking to the media personnel, Chandio claimed the National Action Plan (NAP) is not being implemented throughout the country. - Express Tribune

‘ G O AT S F O R WAT E R ’

Centuries-old barter system revived with this Pakistani startup creasing their livelihood. “With low water access, the livestock was of lower weight and fetched a lower sale price. After the installation of the pump and with regular water access, farmers are able to increase the quality and value of their livestock holdings.”

Salahuddin said a normal transaction would mean a farmer giving up 30 goats for one solar-powered pump.

KARACHI: It is not a hidden fact that Pakistan lacks in areas of infrastructural development, faces an acute energy crisis, and is unable to provide basic facilities of healthcare and education to many.

Hence, it makes sense that startups tend to focus on these areas to fill the void.

‘Goats for water’ (GFW) is one such endeavour and was recently selected as one of 18 South Asian companies in the USAID — and DFID-funded Spring programme – a startup accelerator.

The programme has chosen startups based on the businesses’ commitment to providing economic empowerment to girls.

They will receive nine months of technical expertise, investmentreadiness support and mentorship.

The GFW, as its name, is based on the centuries-old barter system, allowing rural communities to exchange their ‘goat holdings’ for a solar-powered water pump or solar home-lighting solutions.

Model The model is currently being tried out in off-grid villages in Sindh hit by the energy crisis but have ample access to sunlight to sustainability meet their energy needs.

Fariel Salahuddin, the founder of GFW, is an energy consultant who had advised governments in South Asia, East Asia and MENA region on energy policy.

“It was while advising the Pakistani government on circular debt and energy crisis that I identified the need for a community-based,

EXPANDING OPERATIONS: The start-up is planning to now expand operations to two more villages in Sindh. - Express Tribune

off-grid approach to fulfil the rural populations’ energy needs.”

The start-up has so far successfully installed solar pumps in three villages, Pathan Goth, Faiz Muhammad, and Haji Nabi Buksh, said Salahuddin.

“Most of these villages in Sindh are operating pumps on old (tractor) engines running on diesel. We offer them our services in return for livestock; the number of goats is equivalent to the communities’ one-year expenditure on diesel

fuel consumed to pump water from the ground and the market price of the goats.

“The cost varies from village to village as depths of the wells vary.

For a 300-400 feet well, the cost is usually Rs1 million to 1.5 million.”

One solar pump provides about 200 households with daily supply of water.

According to the GFW team, the daily availability of water has improved the health and hygiene of the community as well as in-

‘Goat holdings’ GFW then sells the ‘goat holdings’ around Eid Al Adha time, when demand for these animals is at its highest.

The start-up is planning to now expand operations to two more villages in Sindh.

Salahuddin said women or girls are generally responsible for fetching/collecting water for households in rural areas.

“Mostly, it has been seen that people do not have money to buy diesel to keep their pumps running and hence women have to walk many kilometres to gain access to water.

“This wastes a lot of their time, which otherwise could be utilised in doing other productive work.

This business model helps save them that time. Girls also tend to skip school to accompany their mothers to walk long distances.

But in places that now have regular access to water, girls are reportedly attending school more regularly, and women have reported more leisure and income generating time,” she said. - Express Tribune

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WORLD’S HIGHEST AND LONGEST GLASS-BOTTOMED BRIDGE Visitors cross the world’s highest and longest glass-bottomed bridge above a valley in Zhangjiajie in China’s Hunan Province on Sunday. - AFP / Fred Dufour

Singapore’s premier Lee briefly taken ill during speech SINGAPORE: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong took ill while delivering a National Day rally speech on Sunday but returned to the stage after about an hour’s break.

His official Twitter account said he felt “unsteady” because of prolonged standing, heat and dehydration.”His heart is fine and he did not have a stroke,” it said.

Television footage showed Lee, 64, physically shaken and holding onto the stand for support.

“I gave everybody a scare,” Lee said after he returned to the stage at 10.40pm (1440 GMT). “I will have a full check-up after this.”

Lee, the eldest son of the citystate’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew, was speaking about the idea that a person from any race can become president in Singapore when he took ill. When he came back, he spoke about the need to prepare for his own successor.

“Nothing that has happened has changed my timetable or my resolve to press on with a succession,” Lee said. “In the next GE (general election), we will reinforce the team again and soon after the next GE, my successor must be ready to take over from me.”

The ruling People’s Action Party has ruled Singapore since independence in 1965, and won a decisive victory in last year’s general election. - Reuters

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BILLOWING SMOKE: Bangladeshis gather to watch rescue operations outside the Bashundhara City shopping complex that caught fire in Dhaka on Sunday. -PTI/AP

12 trapped after fire breaks out at mall in Dhaka

Duterte threatens to quit UN after drugs war censure cent lives lost to drugs.

He then launched an attack on the United Nations and its members — including by inference Manila’s traditionally close ally, Washington — saying, it could not fulfill its own mandate but was “worrying about the bones of criminals piling up”.

“I do not want to insult you. But maybe we’ll just have to decide to separate from the United Nations,” he said.

Two UN human rights experts last week urged Manila to stop the extrajudicial executions and killings that

DHAKA: A fire on Sunday broke out at a shopping mall in the Bangladeshi capital, with authorities evacuating shoppers and staff but 12 people remained trapped inside the complex.

The fire originated from a leather shop on the sixth floor of the eight-storey building in Bashundhara City here around 11.20am.

Nineteen people, including three women, were rescued by fire fighters who brought the flames under control after two hours of efforts.

“Twelve persons were trapped on the roof of the eight-storey mall. They are safe and the firefighters are trying to rescue them,” an official was quoted as saying by bdnews24.com. The cause of the fire — the fourth such incident in the same mall — could not be confirmed yet. - PTI

have escalated since Duterte won the presidency on a promise to wipe out drugs SPELLING OUT: This handout photo taken on Sunday and released by the Presidential Photographers Dividion (PPD) shows President Rodrigo R. Duterte gesturing as he speaks during a press conference at the presidential guest house in Davao City. - AFP/Presidential Photographers Division

MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte railed against the United Nations on Sunday after it called for an end to the wave of killings unleashed by his war on drugs, saying he might leave the organisation and invite China and others to form a new one.

Two UN human rights experts last week urged Manila to stop

the extra-judicial executions and killings that have escalated since Duterte won the presidency on a promise to wipe out drugs.

About 900 suspected drug traffickers have been killed since he came to power after winning the election on May 9.

Duterte on Friday denied that the government was responsible and in a middle-of-the-night news conference in his home town, Davao, said the deaths were not the work of the police and invited UN experts to investigate themselves. The news conference was

broadcast by local media and the full version was posted on Facebook by GMA news.

“I will prove to the world that you are a very stupid expert,” the president said, urging them to count not just the number of drugrelated deaths but also the inno-

Criticising Criticising the UN for not doing enough to address hunger and terrorism and for not being able to do anything about Syria and Iraq and allowing big powers to bomb villages and kill innocent civilians, he said he would invite China and African nations to form another global organisation.

“You now, United Nations, if you can say one bad thing about me, I can give you 10 (about you).

I tell you, you are an inutile. Because if you are really true to your mandate, you could have stopped all these wars and killing.”

He said the UN should have acted according to protocol by sending someone such as a rapporteur to talk to him. “You do not just go out and give a statement against a country,” he said. - Reuters

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Hundreds swelter in Hong Kong protests at perceived election meddling HONG KONG: Hundreds of protesters rallied on Sunday against Hong Kong’s disqualification of six candidates from legislative elections, the latest outpouring of anger at a perceived tightening grip on the city’s freedoms by China.

The former British colony was handed back to China in 1997 under an agreement that gave ultimate control to Communist Party rulers in Beijing while promising Hong Kong a high degree of autonomy.

But Beijing’s refusal to grant full democracy, which prompted widespread street protests in 2014, has triggered tension with growing calls for Hong Kong to split from China.

“Against the political filtering (of candidates), give us a fair election,” chanted the demonstrators in sweltering heat of 32 degree Celsius (90 degrees Fahrenheit).

Police estimates put the number of demonstrators at 760, while organizers said 1,300 took part.

The government took the controversial decision to invalidate

six candidates’ nominations on the grounds that they could be advocating for Hong Kong independence, an idea anathema to Beijing.

But only three of the six showed up on Sunday.

Growing split One of the barred candidates, Edward Leung, a figurehead of the “localist” movement putting the financial hub’s interests before those of Beijing, said he did not join because he was not invited, illustrating a growing split in the opposition camp. Leung was barred from running despite declaring to the Electoral Affairs Commission that he did not promote Hong Kong independence.

“This split has been around for a long time,” said Benny Tai, an associate professor of law at the University of Hong Kong who joined Sunday’s protest and helped lead the 2014 protests that paralysed the main streets of Hong Kong for more than two months.

“There is an actual difference between the ideals of the local-

ists and the democrats. Personally I think this is unnecessary and harmful to everybody, but this issue cannot be solved within a short time,” Tai said.

The organiser of Sunday’s march, Jimmy Sham, said the absentees might have had their own reasons for staying away.

“You can’t say this shows there is a split just because they did not show up for one event,” he said.

Among the disqualified candidates who did join the march, Alice Lai, of the pro-colonial days “Hong Kong-UK Reunification Campaign”, said electoral freedom concerned everybody.

“This is about protecting our election rights and our freedom of speech,” she said.

The government said in a statement its officers had been handling election matters in line with the law “as well as the principle of impartiality with a view to ensuring that the election would be held in an open, fair and honest manner”.

The Legislative Council election is on September 4. - Reuters

RALLY: League of Social Democrats chairman Avery Ng, centre, holds a placard as he participates in a rally against the banning of pro-independence candidates in the upcoming legislative council elections, in Hong Kong on Sunday. -AFP

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Child suicide bomber kills 51 at wedding party in Turkish city 69 injured in the attack on a wedding party for a member of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party in Gaziantep near the Syrian border as President Tayyip Erdogan blamed IS militant group for the carnage

GAZIANTEP (TURKEY): At least 51 people were killed when a suicide bomber aged between 12 and 14 attacked guests dancing on the street at a wedding party in the Turkish city of Gaziantep near the Syrian border late on Saturday, the Turkish President said.

The attack was the deadliest in a series of bombings in Turkey this year, and President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday IS militant group was likely behind it. Turkey faces multiple security threats from militants at home and from Syria. “Initial evidence suggests it was a Daesh (IS) attack,” Erdogan said during a visit to Gaziantep after the attack. He said 69 people were in hospital and 17 were “heavily injured”.

IS has been blamed for other attacks in Turkey, often targeting Kurdish gatherings in an effort to inflame ethnic tensions. The deadliest one was last October, when suicide bombers killed more than 100 people at a rally of pro-Kurdish and labour activists in Ankara.

Saturday’s attack comes with Turkey still in shock just a month after Erdogan and the government survived an attempted coup by rogue military officers, which Ankara blames on US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen. Gulen has denied the charge. Saturday’s wedding party was for a member of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party, it said, and the groom was

DEADLY ATTACK: Women cry during a funeral for a victim of Saturday night’s attack on a wedding party in Gaziantep in southeastern Turkey near the Syrian border, on Sunday; (Below) Debris in a room after the suicide bombing. – AFP

among those injured. The bride was not hurt, one local official said.

Celebrations were ending at the traditional henna night party, when guests have decorative paint applied to their hands and feet.

Some families had already left when the bomb went off but women and children were among the dead, witnesses said.

Blood and burns marked the walls of the narrow lane where the blast hit. Women in white and checkered scarves cried, sitting crosslegged outside the morgue waiting for word on missing relatives. “The celebrations were coming to an end and there was a big

explosion among people dancing,” said 25-year-old Veli Can. “There was blood and body parts everywhere.”

“We want to end these massacres,” witness Ibrahim Ozdemir said. “We are in pain, especially the women and children.”

NATO member Turkey is a partner in the Western coalition against IS in Iraq and Syria, allowing US jets to fly attacks against the group from its air bases.

It has also backed some rebel groups in Syria.

Hundreds gathered for funerals on Sunday, some weeping at coffins draped in the green, local

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Father kills daughter by punching her 22 times CHICAGO: In a shocking incident in the United States (US), a father allegedly murdered his four-month-old daughter by punching her 22 times as she was making baby noises while he was watching television.

Cory Morris, 21, from Minneapolis, has been charged with second-degree murder for allegedly punching the baby girl named Emersyn in her face and chest to quiet her “baby talk”. According to the charges, Morris called police on August 13 and admitted he had just killed his daughter.

When police arrived, they found the four-month-old unconscious on a changing table.

Morris, who was alone watch-

ing the child at the time of the incident, told police that he punched the child approximately 15 times in the face and 7 times in the chest with a closed fist, then squeezed her chest with his hands in an attempt to quiet her.

The Hennepin County medical examiner confirmed the baby died from blunt force trauma.

After he did this he called both his mother and his wife and said, “’I did something bad’, but didn’t tell them what he actually did,” Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman was quoted as saying

by KMSP-TV. Morris told police he was watching TV when his daughter began making ‘baby talk’ noises. He took the baby out

of her swing and carried her into a bedroom, placing her on a changing table. Morris said he started punching the baby because she continued to make noises.

According to the criminal complaint, Morris was left to care for the baby girl three to four times per week while his girlfriend worked. His girlfriend reported that Morris went from happy to mad easily, and has grabbed her or thrown things in the past. “Family members have suggested there may be mental health issues here.

These will need to be evaluated during the course of this case,” Freeman said. Morris remains in the Hennepin County Jail, with bail set at $2 million. — PTI

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Motorcycle bomber kills three at market in north Cameroon YAOUNDE: A suicide bomber on a motorbike killed three people and wounded 24 on Sunday at a market in north Cameroon, where Boko Haram is waging an insurgency for a breakaway IS across four countries, authorities said.

A senior military official said the bomber was also killed in the attack in Mora, in Cameroon’s Far North province. He said that it was possible one of the three victims was also on the bike. Another security source said authorities were convinced this was the work of Boko Haram.

A regional offensive against Boko Haram led by Nigeria, Chad,

Cameroon and Niger - the four countries most affected by the militant group - has chased it out of towns in the Lake Chad region.

In response, the group has launched a guerrilla campaign mostly targeting the civilian population. “Sunday is a big market day,” Communications Minister Issa Tchiroma said by telephone, confirming the details and death toll in the Mora attack. “There were also six people seriously wounded who were transported out by helicopter to Maroua.”

He said that “the situation is currently under control”. Cameroon has been frequently hit by

suicide attacks. A suicide bomber killed at least 11 people when he blew himself up close to a mosque in Cameroon near the Nigerian border at the end of June.

Boko Haram pledged its allegiance to IS last year but the group has apparently split, with IS naming Abu Musab Al Barnawi three weeks ago as the group’s leader for West Africa in a two-page interview in its weekly magazine.

But the previous figurehead Abubakar Shekau, or someone claiming to be him, appears to have rejected the new role in another video published after Barnawi’s appointment. — Reuters

television images showed. But other funerals would have to wait because many of the victims were blown to pieces and DNA forensics tests would be needed to identify them, security sources said.

In Gaziantep, the chief prosecutor’s office said they had found a destroyed suicide vest at the blast site. Three suspected IS suicide bombers killed 44 people at Istanbul’s main airport in June.

Violence has also flared again this week in the largely Kurdish southeast. Ten people were killed in bomb attacks, mostly police and soldiers, in an escalation that officials blamed the PKK.

Turkey began air strikes against IS last July, in the weeks after a peace process with the PKK collapsed and it also began targeting PKK targets in northern Iraq.

Just a half an hour away from Gaziantep is the border town of Kilis which has been repeatedly hit by rockets and shelling from IS territory, killing civilians on some days. On Sunday, ruling AK Party lawmakers as well as Erdogan himself emphasised that they see IS as no different to the Kurdish separatist PKK and the group led by Gulen, all three classified by Turkey as terrorist organisations. — Reuters

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SYDNEY COLOUR RUN A runner participates in the annual Colour Run in Centennial Park in Sydney on Sunday. The Colour Run is a 5km fun run started in the United States in 2012. — AFP

Twin suicide bombs kill 20 in Somalia MOGADISHU: More than 20 people were killed on Sunday when suicide bombers from the militant Al Shabaab group detonated two car bombs at a local government headquarters in Somalia’s semiautonomous Puntland region, witnesses and officials said.

Residents of the town of Galkayo in north central Somalia said they heard two loud blasts in quick succession followed by heavy gunfire.

“There were two huge bombs.

The first one was a truck bomb, followed a minute or so (later) by another car bomb. My brother was injured at the scene,” Halima Ismail, a local resident, told Reuters.

Deadly attacks Al Shabaab, which has carried out a series of deadly attacks in the Horn of Africa country as it seeks to topple the government, claimed responsibility for the bombings.

“There were two suicide car bombs,” Abdiasis Abu Musab, the group’s spokesman for military operations, told Reuters.

Police initially put the death toll at 10, including civilians and security forces personnel, but a medi-

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Nigerian rebel group agree on truce, ready for dialogue YENAGOA (NIGERIA): A Nigerian militant group, which has claimed a wave of attacks on oil facilities in the Niger Delta, said it was ready for a ceasefire and a dialogue with the government.

The restive southern swampland region has been rocked by violence against oil and gas pipelines since the start of the year, reducing the OPEC member’s output by 700,000 barrels a day to 1.56 million bpd.

Any ceasefire agreement would be very difficult to enforce as the militant scene is divided into small groups dominated by unemployed youth driven by poverty, who are difficult to control even by their “generals”.

“We are going to continue the observation of our announced ceasefire of hostilities in the Niger Delta against... the multinational oil corporations,” the Niger Delta Avengers said in a statement received by Reuters on Sunday.

“We promise to fight more for the Niger Delta, if this opportunity fails,” it said.

The Niger Delta Avengers have claimed several major attacks but have been apparently less active in recent weeks, which has led to speculation about a ceasefire as the government has been trying for two months to reach out to the militants. — Reuters

Al Shabaab has become more active in Puntland, a large part of northern Somalia, since moving more forces there after being pushed out of strongholds farther south by an African Union force and the Somali National Army, experts and officials say cal official said that number had doubled.

“Death toll is over 20 and it may rise further,” said Ahmed Sugule, a doctor at Galkayo hospital. He said another 30 people were wounded in the attack.

The group controlled Mogadishu for several years until 2011 when African Union forces drove it out. — Reuters

Sadiq Khan calls for Labour to replace Corbyn as leader In a boost to lawmaker Owen

I know from my own election - up against a nasty and divisive Tory campaign - that if we are strong and clear enough in our convictions, the message will get through to the public. That’s a test that Jeremy (Corbyn) totally failed in the EU referendum. Why would things be different in a general election?

Smith, who is challenging for the Labour leadership, the London mayor broke his silence over who he was backing in the contest

Sadiq Khan London’s mayor Jeremy Corbyn

LONDON: London’s mayor called on fellow members of Britain’s opposition Labour Party to replace leader Jeremy Corbyn, saying his failure to drum up support for Britain remaining in the EU showed he could not command the backing of voters.

Sadiq Khan is one of Labour’s most influential members after beating a challenger from the ruling Conservative party to become London’s first Muslim mayor earlier this year - a big prize for a party struggling in the opinion polls.

In a boost to lawmaker Owen Smith, who is challenging for the Labour leadership, Khan broke his silence over who he was backing in the contest to say Corbyn could

not lead the party to victory at the next election due in 2020.

“Jeremy has already proved that he is unable to organise an effective team and has failed to win the trust and respect of the British people,” Khan said in an article he wrote for Britain’s Observer newspaper.

“I am afraid we simply cannot afford to go on like this.”

Britain’s June 23 vote to leave the European Union has shaken the country’s political landscape, throwing Labour and the opposition UK Independence Party into turmoil and exposing deep divisions in the ruling Conservatives.

Corbyn, a veteran left-wing member of parliament, was criticised by fellow lawmakers for failing to persuade thousands of traditional Labour supporters to back staying in the bloc and for calling for an immediate beginning to divorce proceedings.

Own election “I know from my own election - up against a nasty and divisive Tory campaign - that if we are strong and clear enough in our convictions, the message will get through to the public. That’s a test that Jeremy totally failed in the EU referendum. Why would things be

different in a general election?”

Khan asked.

Corbyn has denied allegations from his critics that he failed to campaign strongly enough for Britain to stay in the EU and his leadership campaign said Khan should note that he won his election as mayor with Corbyn’s help.

“Sadiq Khan is entitled to his opinion,” the campaign spokesman said in a statement.

“But he won the London mayoralty, as others have pointed out, by standing on a Labour platform under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn, backed by the huge numbers who have joined our party to sup-

port Jeremy and now campaign for Labour.”

Favourite to win Corbyn is favourite to win the leadership contest, supported by thousands of members who swept him to power last year amid a desire for change, particularly among younger voters who face difficulty in getting jobs and owning homes.

Smith is backed by most of Labour’s elected lawmakers, dozens of whom have said they have no confidence in Corbyn.

The outcome of the leadership election is expected on September 24. — Reuters

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Call for facial recognition system to identify suspects BERLIN: Germany’s Interior Minister wants to introduce facial recognition software at train stations and airports to help identify terror suspects following two attacks in the country last month.

Speaking to the Bild am Sonntag newspaper, Thomas de Maiziere said internet software was able to determine whether persons shown in photographs were celebrities or politicians.

“I would like to use this kind of facial recognition technology in video cameras at airports and train stations. Then, if a suspect appears and is recognised, it will show up in the system,” he told the paper.

Unattended luggage He said a similar system was already being tested for unattended luggage, which the camera reports after a certain number of minutes. Other countries are also looking at such technology, but Germans have traditionally been sceptical of surveillance due to abuses.

ATTACK: Police stand at the scene of a suicide attack in the southern German city of Ansbach on June 25, 2016. — AFP file photo

Germans are on edge after militant group IS claimed two attacks in July, one on a train near Wuerzburg and one at a music festival in Ansbach, in which asylum-seekers injured 20 people.

As a result, organisers of festivals have raised security, including banning rucksacks, introducing security checks at all entrances and erecting fencing.

De Maiziere said a ban on

rucksacks at large-scale events could also be useful, adding that it would be up to on-site security officials to take that decision.

“We will have to get used to increased security measures, such as longer queues, stricter checks or personal entry cards.

“This is tedious, uncomfortable and costs time but I don’t think it’s a limitation of personal freedom,” he said. — Reuters

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ervyn King, former governor of the Bank of England, has written the best article I’ve read on Britain’s exit from the European Union. In an essay for the New York Review of Books he makes many excellent points, but one is of surpassing importance. It’s an obvious point, or ought to be, that nonetheless has been almost entirely ignored by other respectable commentators: Whether Britain should stay in the EU depends on where the EU is heading.

The EU is plainly in deep trouble with or without the UK, and its condition as a political project is anything but stable. Judging whether Britain is better off as a member therefore requires a judgment not only about what Britain has gained or lost from membership up to now but also an assessment of the future character of the whole EU enterprise. Britain’s Remain campaign, expressing the collective opinion of every expert on the subject, has had almost nothing to say about this.

As King points out, the EU is structurally unsound. (Joseph Stiglitz in the Financial Times makes the same point.) It has pressed political union both too far and not far enough. That is, it has created half a political union -- with a single currency but without a collective fiscal policy or the political apparatus that would be necessary to legitimise it. King: Putting the cart before the horse -- setting up a monetary union before a political union -- has led the European Central Bank to become more and more vocal about the need to “complete the architecture” of monetary union by proceeding quickly to create a Treasury and finance minister for the entire eurozone. The ability of such a new ministry to make transfers between member countries of the monetary union would reduce pressure on the European Central Bank to find new ways of holding the monetary union together. But there is no democratic mandate for a new ministry to create such transfers or to have political union -- voters do not want either. And voters aren’t the only ones who don’t want it. German officialdom (backed by popular opinion) is viscerally opposed to a “transfer union,” which is Germany’s name for fiscal policy as it operates in any normal country. Germany’s position is understandable, since Germans would give much more than they received in any such

arrangement. But that doesn’t alter the conclusion: Not only is the EU structurally unsound, but there’s also little prospect that the structure either can be or will be repaired.

The most dangerous scenario of all in fact would be a political union that happened despite all this, forced by pressure of events onto electorates -- Germany’s in particular -- that didn’t want it. The hazards posed by discontented voters rebelling against deaf elites are already vividly apparent in Britain (the success of the Brexit campaign), in the rest of the EU (where far-right populist parties are gaining ground) and in the US (Donald Trump). A European political union without strong popular backing might test Europe’s democracies to destruction. The closest Remain campaigners came to acknowledging this grim prospect was to say that Britain could help guide the EU in its efforts to address the union’s problems, such as they may be. Given the scale of the task, that would be far from reassuring even if it were true. King explains why it’s false.

Britain can’t guide the EU in solving this existential problem because it has already detached itself from the EU core. It chose not to join the single currency and didn’t participate in the Schengen plan for borderless travel. Britain isn’t, and isn’t seen as, a full member of the club. How then can it provide leadership? “For all our shared history, culture, and values,” as King says, “it would be impertinent for a country that has chosen to join neither the euro nor the Schengen areas to tell our European partners what they should do.”

The Remainers’ take on Britain’s semi-detachment was to say that Britain has the best of both worlds. It gets the benefits of membership, without the worry of living entirely inside a house whose roof might fall in -- or, as Remainers might prefer to think, whose paintwork needs touching up. I applaud the sentiment: It’s good, whenever possible, to have the best of all worlds. But the question is whether Britain’s less-than-fullhearted commitment to the European adventure is best pursued as an increasingly anomalous member of a broken EU or as a concerned and friendly neighbour. Granted, the answer to that question isn’t obvious. But what certainly ought to be obvious is that the question deserved to be asked -- and that’s something the Remain campaign refused to acknowledge. - Bloomberg View

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TECH SPECS: • Infiniti Q30, 2.0litre Premium • Engine: 4-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine • Displacement in cc: 1,991cc • Kw/hp & torque in Nm: 208hp@5,500rpm • Transmission: 7-speed dual clutch transmission (DCT) • Fuel consumption: 1/100km: 6.0 • 0-100 km/h: 7.3 seconds

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ou see opportunity. If something doesn’t exist, you create it. This is exactly what luxury automotive giant Infiniti just did. They created a vehicle that redefines premium compact segment that pushes boldly past the conventional boundaries of design. Yes, the Infiniti Q30 is in town. It’s a car that is uniquely styled and competent enough to prove a decent alternative to the premium brands in the market.

When Infiniti Q30 was first debuted to the region at the Dubai International Motor Show last year it was met with widespread critical acclaim and it was with much fanfare, Suhail Bahwan Automobiles, the official dealers of Infiniti in Oman, launched the Q30 early this month.

Crossovers, we know continue to crowd showrooms across the country, but few have styling as distinctive as the Q30. The car is a fresh start in some respects but it hasn’t completely shied away from the existing Infiniti guidelines.

The double-arch grille with 3D mesh, for example, has grown from the Q50, with a more fluid movement into the headlamps. The dramatic curves and turbulent lines flow up the bonnet, over the fenders and across the body line into the strong shoulder of the car.

It has a sweeping roofline and a high beltline which makes the cabin feel small – but that’s the price for fashion.

The signature C-pillar arcs forward in a dynamic crescent shape that emphasises motion, even when stationary.

The contrast of the long, lowslung roof-line, conjuring an image of a rakish shooting brake in silhouette, and elevated stance adds to the visual impact.

This also adds to a sleek look that gives the impression of the car being in motion even when standing still. The balance of sculptural shapes moving past one another creates a harmonious design that can be appreciated at a glance.

The Q30 looks breathtaking from inside the moment you open the door. It has a shape that flows naturally in beautiful asymmetry which creates an inviting interior that is fresh and unique.

From the driver’s seat, the intersecting curves of the interior are refreshingly dynamic.

The cabin inside is quite attractive and it features a 7.0-inch touch-screen infotainment screen which is a highlight of the car. After you connect your compatible Smartphone, Infiniti InTouch brings your world into your car, allowing you to read emails, or text, listen to your play-

list, navigate unfamiliar streets or call your friends.

On the technology front, the Q30 delivers in spades as the best equipped with the highest level of assistive technology in the segment.

This includes ‘Around View Moni-

tor’ with ‘Moving Object Detection’, ‘Intelligent Parking Assist’, ‘Forward Collision Warning’ with ‘Forward Emergency Braking’, and ‘Blind Sport Warning.’

A first for Infiniti and this category, the Intelligent Parking As-

sist is designed to work in the three most common parking situations, tight parallel parking, 90 degree backing-in and heading-in parking. Using 12 sensors in the front and rear, the system automatically steers the vehicle into place with

the additional help or audio and visual warnings whilst the driver controls the brake and accelerator.

The Q30 has a 208-hp 2.0-litre turbo four-cylinder which drives the front or all four wheels through a seven speed automatic and this makes the Q30 fun to drive.

The Q30’s redeeming feature when it comes to the driving experience is its smooth ride — in fact, it’s one of the most comfortable cars in its class — which makes it feel effortless.

The engine is strong enough to take the car in just 7.3 seconds from 0 to 100kph.

The Q30 is available in both

1.6L and 2.0L turbo variants in a 2WD configuration. The 2.0L is also offered with an optional AWD drive-train.

Overall, the Q30 is sure to impress the new generation of buyers in Oman as it offers a complete technology package that augments the car’s driving experience while providing supreme safety to all passengers.

— nishad@timesofoman.com

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The BMW 507 was driven by US musician Elvis Presley, famous already at that time as the “King of Rock’n’Roll”, while he was doing his military service in Germany. After that it disappeared for nearly 50 years and was believed to have been lost before returning to the limelight. After almost two years of exacting restoration work, BMW Group Classic presented the roadster for the first time in a public arena. Restored to its original condition, it was exhibited on August 21 at the Concours d’Elegance in Pebble Beach, California.

The BMW 507 with chassis number 70079 was on view for visitors to the popular classic car show exactly as it was when soldier Elvis Presley took delivery of the car on December 20, 1958: With paintwork finished in Feather White, the 150hp V8 aluminium engine under the bonnet, centre-lock rims, blackand-white interior and a Becker Mexico radio.

Looking back on the process, the story of Elvis’ BMW 507 and its restoration is pure Rock’n’Roll: As captivating as the swinging hips of the “King”, energy sapping, an emotional roller-coaster, and full of surprising twists and turns. And the story already began three years before the “King” started military service with the US Army stationed in Hesse, Southern Germany.

The BMW 507 has always been one of the most exclusive and sought-after rarities in the model history of the brand with just 254 automobiles being produced between 1955 and 1959.

Right after its world premiere at the Frankfurt International Motor Show in 1955, the twoseater penned by designer Albrecht Graf Goertz was hailed

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in the press as the “Dream from the Isar”. Celebrity owners like Alain Delon, Ursula Andress and John Surtees contributed to the image of the roadster as a status symbol. However, no other automobile of this model is shrouded in mythology like the BMW 507 once owned by Elvis Presley.

This particular roadster was believed to have been lost for almost five decades. In fact, there was not even certainty about the chassis number of the car driven by the “King”. There were also doubts about whether Elvis Presley had ever transported the car back to the USA after

he finished his military service in Germany, and nobody knew anything about the subsequent ownership of the car.

Elvis Presley used the BMW 507 to drive between his home in Bad Nauheim and the US Army Base in Friedberg. His female fans always kept a close eye on him and he was often mobbed by them. The paintwork of the roadster was frequently daubed with messages of love painted in lipstick.

In March 1960, Elvis Presley ended his military service in Germany. Back on American highways, he must have abandoned sheer driving pleasure in an open-top BMW since a few months later he traded in the red roadster bearing chassis number 70079 with a Chrysler dealer in New York. The dealer in turn sold the car for the ridiculously low price from today’s perspective of $4,500 to radio moderator Tommy Charles. The BMW 507 was fitted with a Chevrolet engine in preparation for action on the race track. This took up

so much space that parts of the front frame carrier had to be cut out. Charles won a race in Daytona Beach/Florida with the radically modified roadster and he lined up on the starting grid in several more competitions before selling the vehicle in the course of 1963.

Two more changes of ownership followed and the BMW 507 then went to California. Space engineer Jack Castor acquired the car in 1968 and he used it occasionally as a runabout for everyday use before deciding to put the car into storage for a subsequent restoration.

In the spring of 2014 The BMW 507 was shipped to Germany in a container, together with the spare parts collected by Castor. The first stop in Munich was the BMW Museum where the roadster was presented to an admiring audience in the special exhibition “Elvis’ BMW 507 – lost and found”. Work then began on restoration in the workshop of BMW Group Classic.

—lifestyle@timesofoman.com

Keep smart cars safe from hacking A team of student researchers in the US created a security protocol to protect from cyber attacks smart cars with GPS, Bluetooth and Internet connections. In 2015, two researchers remotely hacked a Jeep Cherokee and controlled everything — from the car’s radio and media console to its brakes and steering. “These cars have become the trend of the future,” said Shucheng Yu, an Associate Professor of computer science at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR). “There could be some very severe consequences if someone hacked into the car. A car can be fully controlled by the hacker if it is not protected,” Yu added in a university statement.

Yu and his student Zachary King, a junior majoring in computer science at the UALR, created a security protocol to protect smart cars

from hacking in the project “Investigating and Securing Communications in the Controller Area Network (CAN)”.

King built an experimental environment that simulates the communication system in a smart car, which allows the security protocol to be tested through simulations. “There are many ways that hackers can control CAN,” King said. “Once they access it, hackers can pretty easily control your car however they want.

We are proposing to add a layer of security, so if an unauthorised person accesses it, they still would not be able to control your vehicle,” King said. The participants were honoured in July during commencement ceremony at the UALR Engineering and Information Technology Building.

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Mercedes-Benz Oman launches 130 year journey campaign For the next two weeks Mercedes-Benz Oman will be taking its social media followers on a journey through the 130 year history of Mercedes-Benz and its legacy in Oman. As the journey drives through the car maker’s milestones, starting from Karl Benz’s conceptualisation of the automobile to the leading powerhouse it is today, followers will be invited to share their dreams for a chance to win a once in a lifetime opportunity.

“Mercedes-Benz was born from a love for invention and today we are a living testimony of how one dream, one aspiration, one horsepower, can change everything,” said Clive Hammond, MercedesBenz-Oman CEO. “We are proud of our achievements and are excited to be taking Oman on this 130 year journey of revolutionising mobility and pioneering safety as we continue to set the standard which all other automobile companies aspire to accomplish.”

He added, “Mercedes-Benz represents the perfect blend of intelligence, emotion, and modern luxury, but having the best product innovation is not enough. Engaging with our cus-

tomers, fans and Mercedes-Benz enthusiasts is important to us.

We hope our followers and new followers enjoy our story and stay tuned as we reveal an exciting prize we have on offer.” The campaign starts from the invention of the world’s first “Motorwagen” all the way to the modern day with its innovative self-parking and self-braking vehicles. The intelligent automobiles of the future will also be featured during the journey as Mercedes-Benz leads the way to achieving its dream of “accident free and autonomous driving”. The campaign will also highlight the history of the luxury car maker in Oman led by Zawawi Trading Company since 1972. Between August 26 until September 8, Mercedes-Benz Oman will offer followers the opportunity to participate by sharing their dreams for the chance to win a once in a lifetime prize.

To find out more about the Mercedes-Benz journey campaign please follow MercedesBenz Oman on Facebook: Mercedes-Benz Oman, Instagram: @ mercedesbenzoman and Twitter: @MercedesBenzOM. —lifestyle@timesofoman.com

Facebook launches teenagers-only social network app Facebook has launched a new iOS app Lifestage — a sort of video diary where you answer biographical questions about yourself and share a visual profile with your school network. Lifestage only works for those who are 21 and younger and allows you to discover video profiles created by others in your school to learn more about them, Facebook said in a blog post on Saturday. Every time someone updates their page, it shows up in a feed prompting others to check it out. Once your school is unlocked, you can access the profiles of others in your

school community and discover others who are into the same stuff as you are, and connect with them. In case you are 22 or older, you will see your own profile and will not be able to communicate with any other users, however it is still not clear how the app will restrict users. Although, the app allows you to select your school, but you won’t be able to see other users unless a minimum of 20 people from the same school start using it. Lifestage says that it cannot confirm that people who claim to go to a certain school actually go to that school.—IANS

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MASHREQ’S CEO RESIGNS Aamir Peracha, CEO of Mashreqbank ’s asset management unit, has left a month after being appointed to the position, two people with knowledge of the matter said. Peracha, who was named CEO of Mashreq Capital DIFC in June, left last month. — Bloomberg News

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The pre-qualified companies can bid for the main contract to develop a new farm, factory, offices, accommodation and associated facilities — all coming up in 1,500 hectares area

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businesseditor@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Mazoon Dairy Company, which plans to build a major dairy farm with a capital expenditure of OMR100 million to achieve self-sufficiency in dairy production in Oman, has started major initiatives to build the project in a large area in Buraimi.

A tender for pre-qualifyinglocal companies to develop the farm, M U S C AT B OU R S E

Trading on MSM briefly affected by technical snag MUSCAT: Trading on the Muscat Securities Market faced a malfunction of the trading platform on Sunday due to which Muscat Securities Market management has decided to suspend trading at 12 pm, to rectify the malfunction and delete the trades and orders to ensure fair trading.

After a brief suspension, new trading session began from 12:15 pm to 2 pm.

The trading hour was extended to recover the lost trading time, according to a statement released by the Muscat Securities Market on Sunday.

The malfunction is now rectified and the trading platform is expected to run smoothly.

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Iraq will boost oil exports this week IRBIL/DUBAI: Iraq, Opec’s second-biggest producer, will increase crude exports by about 5 per cent in the next few days after an agreement to resume shipments from three oil fields in Kirkuk. Shipments will rise to about 150,000 barrels a day as exports resume from the Baba Gorgor, Jambour and Khabbaz fields, Fouad Hussein, a member of the oil and energy committee of the Kirkuk provincial council, said by phone on Sunday. Iraq’s exports were 3.71 million barrels a day in July, according to the IEA. Calls to the Kurdistan Regional Government for comment weren’t answered and text messages weren’t immediately returned.

— Bloomberg News

dairy plant and associated facilities at Sunaynah in Buraimi has already been floated. The prequalified companies can bid for the main contract to develop a new farm, factory, offices, accommodation and associated facilities – all coming up in a large area of 1,500 hectares.

The proposed integrated joint venture dairy project plans to start with approximately 4,000 cows in 2017, which will grow to a herd size of 25,000 in 2026. The company will produce approximately 202 million litres in 2026, which will go up to 985 million litres in 2040. This, along with increase in existing production and the new milk collection scheme being promoted, will reduce the import dependency from 69 per cent in

2014 to 13 per cent in 2026.Apart from fresh milk, the dairy project is aimed at producing fresh juice, mineral water, laban and yogurt, according to earlier reports.

Mazoon Dairy has a capital outlay of OMR100 million with a debt-equity ratio of 50:50.The contribution of state-owned Oman Food Investment Holding, which was established to achieve self-sufficiency in dairy production and food security, in the equity capital of the joint venture is 20 per cent. Oman Food Investment Holding is being established by the government to invest in food security projects, which focus on import substitution and rural development.

The project opens huge opportunities in the employment sector

in Oman. The project is expected to reach around 90 per centOmanisationwithin 10 years. The company will employ approximately 2,300 staff in the tenth year and will also provide indirect employment through forward and backward linkage effects of the project.

According to reports, merely31 per cent of Oman’s 162 millionlitre demand is met by local companies and the remaining 69 per cent is by way of imports, mainly from other GCC countries.

The long-term strategy is to achieve more than 100 per cent domestic demand in dairy products and probably to export the product from Oman. It is expected that Oman will become a net exporter of dairy products by 2040.

MUSCAT: Six initial public offerings (IPOs) were floated in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region during the second quarter of 2016, collectively raising $397.2million, a 40 per cent fall in volume and 81 per cent slump in value compared to the first quarter of 2016.

Phil Gandier, Mena Transaction Advisory Services Leader, EY, says,“Given the recent trends, Saudi Arabia and Egypt are the key Mena markets that are likely to see any IPO activity in Mena.

Uncertainty in the global capital markets, driven by events such as the vote by the United Kingdom to exit the European Union and fluctuating oil prices, may result in future uncertainty in the Mena capital markets and the potential deferral of initial public offerings in the Mena region.”

Meanwhile, the UAE has circulated new draft IPO regulations for feedback from stakeholders, setting requirements increasingly in line with international exchanges.

Looking to Saudi Arabia, the Capital Market Authority has announced several major changes such as relaxing the requirements for foreign institutional investors, introducing new trading options,

and the relaxation of reporting deadlines and the implementation of a new settlement process as Saudi Arabia works toward inclusion on the MSCI emerging market index.

Saudi Arabia and Qatar have also announced plans to open a new exchange for small and medium-sized companies towards the end of 2016 or beginning of 2017.

“Regulators in the Mena markets continue to implement new regulations to strengthen the capital markets and attract investment. Once the economic environment stabilises and general market sentiment improves, the backlog of IPO candidates will begin to emerge,”Mayur Pau, Mena Growth Markets and Financial Services IPO Leader, EY, said.

“Looking historically at economic cycles, the right window of opportunity is often quite short, so it is crucial for companies who are looking to launch an IPO to prepare well in advance. That way they can hit the market when the time is right,” he added.

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MARKET Alizz Islamic unveils ‘Murabaha’ loan scheme to purchase property per cent financing with payment period extending up to 10 years.

The minimum salary requirements for customers wishing to benefit from the scheme are only OMR300 for government employees and OMR350 for private sector employees.

Under the ‘Murabaha’ scheme, any customer wishing to purchase land just needs to submit the application. The bank then buys the land and sells it to the customer

Times News Service MUSCAT: As part of its efforts to make ownership of land a reality for all, Alizz Islamic Bank has introduced a land financing ‘Murabaha’ product that features several facilities and simple application process.

Under the scheme, a customer wishing to purchase a piece of land just needs to submit the required application with a commitment to

purchase the land. The bank then buys the land and sells it to the customer in line with the principle of ‘Murabaha’ where the price includes the original cost price as well as the bank’s profit.

MINIMUM DOCUMENTATION: The ‘Murabaha’ financing, which is available to both Omani citizens and expatriates, comes with minimal documentation and a fast approval process. Besides, the scheme offers up to 80 per cent financing with payment period extending up to 10 years. – Supplied picture

Bank security The land is registered in the name of the customer who pays the purchase price in scheduled installments. Customers are required to provide a security to the bank guar-

anteeing their commitment to pay the installments regularly as per the ‘Murabaha’ agreement.

The ‘Murabaha’ financing, which is available to both Omani citizens

and expatriate residents in Oman to purchase residential properties, comes with minimal documentation and a fast approval process.

Besides, the scheme offers up to 80

Value added products Commenting on the ‘Murabaha’ scheme, Moosa Al Jadidi, executive manager for Operations at Alizz Islamic Bank, said: “Alizz is committed to provide value added products that enable our customers to meet their various necessities. We have developed the ‘Murabaha’ product to fulfill the dreams of everyone to own a piece of land, and we have made it easily accessible by making the application procedures simple.”

Al Jadidi added: “For us at Alizz Islamic Bank, our customers are our priority and our primary goal

is to provide them the best services. We have adopted the latest technological innovations to make banking transactions easy for our customers and offer them a rich experience in Islamic banking.”

Alizz Islamic Bank has introduceda range of products and services that matches the requirements of our customers and their satisfaction levels. These include as many as 26 products based on Sharia principles designed for both individuals and corporates.

Alizz has made it possible for customers to benefit from its valueadded services by visiting the nearest branch of the bank or contacting the customer service team.

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TRANSPORT NETWORK

China opens locomotive plant for high-speed trains in India BEIJING: China’s largest high speed train maker has announced that its first $63.4 million joint venture plant in India to repair and manufacture railway locomotive engines has started operations.

The state-run China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) is the first foreign company to set up assembly line of rail transportation equipment in India after Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled his ambitious ‘Make in India’ campaign in 2014, the company said in statement.

The joint venture named CRRC Pioneer (India) Electric, is TECHNICAL SUPPORT: The joint venture, named CRRC Pioneer housed in Haryana.

The plant was set up with an in- (India) Electric, is housed in Haryana. It will also provide technolvestment of $63.4 million and the ogy support to India’s rail system. – Bloomberg News Chinese side holds 51 per cent of the share, state-run Xinhua news Weiping said the new plant will agency reported. create jobs and tax revenue for The India plant will repair and local people and help improve manufacture railway locomoinfrastructure. It will advance cotive engines. It will also provide operation in industrial capacity Is the investment of technology support to India’s rail and local equipment manufacturjoint venture plant system and supply electric transing, he said. in India to repair and mission systems to oil drilling, India has one of the world’s manufacture railway wind power generation and minlargest railway network spanning locomotive engines. The ing equipment making in India, about 64,000 kilometres. Since its Chinese side holds 51% the report said. presence in the Indian market in stake This is China’s first major in2007, CRRC has supplied it with vestment in Indian Railways subway trains, locomotive enafter the two worked out a multigines and other railway vehicles pronged collaboration for Chinese participation in the modern- line from Chennai to Mysore via and parts, the report said.

“Given more than 60,000 kiloisation of Indian railway systems. Bangalore. metres of railways in India, it is While Indian Railway engifar from enough to build a single neers are getting trained in China Feasibility study in heavy hauling, China is also China is also conducting feasi- locomotive engine plant in India,” cooperating with India to set up bility study to build a high speed Yu said.

“CRRC will build more plants a railway university similar to the railway line between Chennai and New Delhi. Japan has bagged the (that are) able to produce trains, one it developed.

Besides the high speed train, first bullet train project to build locomotive traction systems India and China have agreed to a high speed rail line between and other key parts in India,” he said. CRRC was formed from the cooperate to identify the techni- Ahmedabad and Mumbai.

China Railway Rolling Stock merger of former rivals CNR Corcal inputs required to increase speed on the existing railway Corporation vice president Yu poration and China CSR. — PTI

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PDO supports tailoring training for 300 women Times News Service MUSCAT: State-owned Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), a major exploration and production company in the Sultanate, is supporting the training of 300 Omani women jobseekers so that they can work in the clothing industry.

The company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Fashion Apparels which will employ the school leavers on successful completion of a six-month course at its factory in the Salalah Free Zone.

The garments firm has opened a new $20 million production unit on the site and plans to export around 12 million clothing items a year. At its full capacity by 2018, it aims to employ 500 Omanis.

Under the terms of the MoU, the company is committed to sponsor the women through the tailoring training programme, which will include sewing machine tech-

the right attitude to work. As the required skills are not available in Salalah, we are designing our own training programme in collaboration with PDO. “The programme will have a combination of technical and soft skills aimed at grooming youngsters to take up management position in the due course of time,” he added.

niques and English communication and computer skills. It is the latest move by the company to extend its job creation efforts beyond the oil and gas industry to other sectors of the economy.

PDO external affairs and communication manager Suleiman Al Mantheri signed the agreement with Fashion Apparels executive director Harinder B.S. Lambaat at an official ceremony at PDO’s Knowledge World centre in Al Qurum.

Fashion Apparels “PDO is pleased to partner with Fashion Apparels on this vocational training programme which will provide hundreds of Omani women with jobs in the clothing industry,” said Raoul Restucci, managing director of PDO. “PDO is dedicated to supporting the Sultanate’s economy by expanding work opportunities for both Omani men and women so that they can create a sustain-

JOBS TO OMANI WOMEN: Petroleum Development Oman is committed to sponsor the women through the tailoring training programme, which will include sewing machine techniques and English communication and computer skills. – Supplied picture

able future for themselves. “This means we will be supporting more vocational training for nationals beyond our natural boundaries in the oil and gas industry to aid economic development and diversification in other sectors,” he added.

The women will work on items for leading brands such as Walmart, Macy’s and J.C. Penney.

Fashion Apparels human resources manager Hassan Khashoub said: “We are committed to developing young Omanis who have

Tehran hints at ending rial’s dual exchange rate Iran currency’s dual-exchange rate system is seen as an obstacle deterring foreign investment needed to rebuild the economy

TEHRAN: Iran’s central bank is signaling that it will loosen its grip on the rial in an effort to end a dualexchange rate system seen as an obstacle deterring foreign investment needed to rebuild the economy.

Policy makers, in a decision reported earlier this month, allowed commercial lenders to buy foreign currencies using rial rates set by the market rather than those dictated by the central bank. Akbar Komijani, a deputy governor, said the regulator will be “responsible for this market and will guide it.”

Authorities are “laying the foundation” for plans to unify the existing two rial-to-dollar exchange rates, said Kamal Seyedali, a former deputy governor.

The move will lead to more cash entering the banking system rather than circulating through exchange houses, he said.

Luring overseas companies is central to Iran’s push to revive an economy that was cut off from global commerce by international sanctions imposed over its nuclear programme. Foreign direct investment rose to $4.5 billion

WEAK CURRENCY: As ever tighter sanctions pushed Iran deeper into financial isolation and weakened the rial, the gap between the two existing exchange rates widened. – Bloomberg News

in the first quarter of this year, according to fDi Intelligence, a division of the Financial Times.

That’s still way below the government’s hopes of drawing $30 billion to $50 billion in foreign financial resources a year.

Tighter sanctions As ever tighter sanctions pushed Iran deeper into financial isolation and weakened the rial, the gap between the two existing exchange rates widened. Iranian lenders were compelled to stick to the official rate set each morning by the central bank.

Registered exchange houses, though, could buy and sell using the rate in the market, where the rial traded at 35,350 per dollar on Thursday, compared to 31,071 cited on the central bank’s website.

Key sanctions have now been

lifted, following the successful diplomatic offensive unleashed by President Hassan Rouhani after he took office in 2013. The government has also worked to narrow the gap between the two rial rates, and has lowered inflation from a pre-Rouhani peak approaching 40 per cent to single digits in July.

Yet substantial barriers to investing in Iran remain, resulting in a growing mood among Iranians that the 2015 nuclear deal isn’t improving their lives. Obstacles include still-in-place United States curbs linked to Iran’s missile development and its support for groups classified as terrorist organizations in Washington and some European capitals, and the economic power of non-transparent state agencies. Another is the dual exchange rate.

Rouhani last month under-

scored the need for Iran to move toward unification. Days later, Central Bank governor Valiollah Seif, who had announced plans to adopt a single rate within months following the January implementation of the nuclear deal, said the policy would be in place before the end of the Iranian year in March 2017.

Simplification could help “attract foreign investors,” said Seyedali, who was at the central bank until January 2012 and looked after foreign-exchange affairs and is now chairman of the state-owned Export Guarantee Fund of Iran.

- Bloomberg News

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National objectives The tailoring course, which will include technical and on-the-job training, is being run by the Arabian Training Institute in Salalah.

It is being run as part of PDO’s national objectives programme, which was launched in 2011 and has so far created more than 20,000 employment, redeployment and training opportunities for jobseekers with its oil and gas contracting community.

Al Mantheri said: “We are now also committed to diversifying oursupport outside our core busi-

ness to help the development and employment of Omanis in other economic sectors.

“For example, as well as partnering with Fashion Apparels, PDO also recently signed an agreement with Oman Air to support the training of the jobseekers in a variety of cabin and ground staff positions, along with the upskilling of a further 100 existing Oman Air customer service staff.

“This approach underlines the central role that PDO plays across the nation’s entire economy and we will do all we can to support His Majesty’s aim of greater Omanisation and extending the professional capacity and capability of Omanis.”

PDO has also championed female economic empowerment through its Banat Oman project which has so far trained 300 women from low-come backgrounds in traditional Omani crafts and skills so they can earn a living and set up their own businesses.

CHANGE OF GUARD

Patel: Central bank’s ‘inflation warrior’ with corporate background MUMBAI: An economist by profession, Urjit Patel has his task cut out as India’s next central bank governor — to keep inflation under check without hurting growth — but he will have to do that without being seen as an interest rate hawk, a title incumbent Raghuram Rajan had to carry unwillingly.

While Rajan’s exit has been seen in many quarters as driven by his often candid views against various policies of the government, Patel’s appointment as the 24th of India Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor may end up ensuring continuity of the monetary policy of the current governor.

Ironically, Rajan will be succeeded by a deputy who went on to be known as his ‘inflation warrior’ for steering one of the biggest reforms carried out by the RBI in recent history by changing its face to an inflation-targetting central bank.

Patel headed a committee on Monetary Policy Reforms that suggested a medium-term target on inflation and a glide-path to achieve the number. It was this report that led to the signing of an agreement on inflation targeting between the government and the central bank on February 20, 2015.

Inflation target When he assumes charge as RBI governor after Rajan demits office on September 4, 52-year-old Patel will have an inflation target of 4 per cent for March 2018, with a legroom of two percentage points on either side, which has been since notified by the government as per his own recommendations.

Patel, who was made deputy governor in January 2013, will also be among the few RBI governors to have had a corporate background

NEW ROLE: Urjit Patel. – PTI

as most of the occupants of the top post at Mint Street were either career bureaucrats or economists with academic institutions.

A soft-spoken person of Gujarati origin who has kept a low profile throughout his term at RBI, Patel was first given a three year term as deputy governor and got an extension this January.

Worked for IMF He has been heard rarely in the media and analyst conferences, barring a few media interviews, though his name has been doing the rounds as the next RBI governor ever since Rajan made the surprise announcement in June that he would not opt for the second term.

Like Rajan, Patel also worked with International Monetary Fund before coming to India — first at the Finance Ministry and then at RBI. He also served as Advisor (Energy and Infrastructure) with the Boston Consulting Group.

Born on October 28, 1963, Patel is a PhD (Economics) from Yale University (1990) and M Phil from Oxford (1986). He has been a non resident Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution. He was with IMF between 1990 and 1995. — PTI

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MARKET Saudi to allow foreigners to purchase share offerings In a series of measures to increase international participation, Saudi Arabia’s Capital Market Authority has approved regulations on book-building in initial share offerings that include qualified foreign investors

RIYADH: Saudi Arabian stocks joined gains across most Gulf equities after the kingdom said it would let foreign investors take part in initial public offerings (IPOs), boosting overseas access to the Middle East’s largest exchange.

The Tadawul All Share Index added 0.1 per cent, its second straight advance. Abu Dhabi’s ADX General Index also rose 0.1 per cent and Bahrain’s BB All Share Index climbed 0.3 per cent.

The Bloomberg GCC 200 Index, a gauge of the largest and most liquid companies in the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), increased 0.1 per cent.

Saudi Arabia’s Capital Market Authority approved regulations on book-building in IPOs that include qualified foreign investors,

STOCKS GAIN: Saudi Arabian stocks joined gains across most Gulf equities as the Tadawul All Share Index added 0.1 per cent, its second straight advance. – File picture

according to a statement posted on the regulator’s website after the end of trading on Thursday.

The kingdom is adopting a series of measures to increase international participation in one of the world’s most restricted exchanges following a halving of oil prices in the past two years.

“News from Thursday shows that the market will be a lot more open for international investors, and with oil prices up, it’s creating some positive sentiment,” said Muhammad Faisal Potrik, the Riyadh-based head of research at Riyad Capital. “Overall, stock prices are pretty attractive

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at these levels, especially banks, and I think that’s why people are investing right now.”

Saudi valuations Brent crude capped its strongest weekly increase in five months on Friday, as investors weighed speculation that Organsiation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) talks next month will lead to an output freeze. It has climbed more than 20 per cent since it dipped below $40 a barrel earlier in the month, meeting the common definition of a bull market.

Saudi equities are trading at about 12.2 times expected earn-

ings, according to data compiled.

That’s near the lowest valuation in four months, down from more than 16 times in June 2015. In addition to the IPO rules, which take effect from Jan. 1, regulations coming into force next month cut the amount of assets foreigners must have under management to invest directly in the nation’s stocks to 3.75 billion riyals ($1 billion) from 18.75 billion riyals.

Insurance companies Wataniya Insurance, Gulf General Cooperative Insurance and ACE Arabia Cooperative Insurance were the biggest gainers on a percentage basis on Sunday, each climbing at

least 4.2 per cent. Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (Sabic), one of the world’s biggest petrochemicals manufacturers, was the largest contributor to the index gain.

Kuwait index slips Kuwait’s SE Price Index slipped 0.2 per cent and Dubai’s DFM General Index declined 0.4 per cent. - Bloomberg News

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FUEL DEMAND

China’s diesel exports rise to record in July SHANGHAI: China’s diesel exports rebounded to a record in July this year as severe flooding in some parts of the country curbed domestic fuel demand.

The world’s largest energy consumer exported 1.53 million tonnes of diesel last month, a 39 per cent jump from June and beating the previous record in May, according to data posted Sunday on the website of the General Administration of Customs. While outbound gasoline shipments in July slipped from a record the previous month, they more than doubled from last year to 970,000 tonnes.

China’s worst flooding since 1998 will reduce the nation’s oil demand by as much as 10 per cent in July and August, Morgan Stanley analysts including Adam Longson said in a report earlier this month.

The floods caused about $33 billion in economic losses last month, according to London-based insurance broker Aon. “Heavier-than-usual flooding starting from June has markedly damped road transportation and construction,” Lin Jiaxin, an analyst with ICIS China, said before the data were released. “Refiners had to ship excess fuels overseas to lower stockpiles.”

Gasoline shipments slowed as the nation’s output growth in July was the weakest since February 2015. Production rose 1.6 per cent from a year ago to 10.54 million tonnes last month, compared to June’s increase of 8.7 per cent, according to data released on Wednesday by the National Bureau of Statistics.

Refineries may be slowing production as domestic demand for the motor fuel is weaker than expected, which may put a lid on gasoline exports. - Bloomberg News

OMAN STOCKS

MUSCAT SECURITIES

INDICES Index .................................................High .................Low..................... Value ............... Prev . Value.......... Diff ...............Diff % MSM30 Index ........................................5,899.66 .............. 5,894.42 ....................5,899.14 ...................5,894.46....................4.68 ...................0.08 Financial Index ..................................... 7,589.78 ............... 7,574.74 ....................7,589.78 ....................7,574.73..................15.05 ...................0.20 Industrial Index ....................................7,646.49 ............... 7,636.31 ....................7,636.31 ................... 7,646.49................ -10.18 .................. -0.13 Services Index .......................................3,183.64 ............... 3,180.51 ....................3,182.12 ....................3,179.91....................2.21 ................... 0.07 MSM SHARIAH INDEX...................... 902.27 ................. 900.44 ...................... 902.10 ...................... 900.45.................... 1.65 ................... 0.18 Trading Summary Volume ................Turnover ..........Trades .............. Market Cap............. Up............Down ............. Equal .........Sec. Traded 1,112,787.........................285,452 ....................... 83 ................17,298,897,557 .................. 3 ........................3 ..................... 8 ..........................14

SHARE PRICE BULLETIN FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 21 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

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

OM0000002226 ...........AL JAZEERA SERVICES ............................................ 17,500 ...............3,564........................3 ........... 0.204...........0.204 ...........0.201........... 0.204 .............0.201 ........... 0.003............. 1.493 ................0.201..............0.199...................0.201...................12,485,672 .........0.100

OM0000003224 ...........RENAISSANCE SERVICES ..................................... 194,475............. 51,701......................17 ........... 0.268 ...........0.268 ...........0.265........... 0.266 .............0.264 ........... 0.002............. 0.758 ................0.265............. 0.260...................0.265...................79,474,862 .........0.100

OM0000001525 ............OMAN INVESTMENT AND FINANCE.............. 100,000 ...........20,000........................2 ........... 0.200...........0.200 ...........0.200 .......... 0.200 .............0.200 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.200 .............0.190...................0.200 ................. 40,000,000 ........0.100

OM0000001749 ............OMAN CEMENT ........................................................... 20,000 ............... 9,760........................1 ........... 0.488 ...........0.488 ...........0.488........... 0.488 .............0.488 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.488..............0.482...................0.488..................161,465,882 ........0.100

OM0000002200 ...........AHLI BANK .................................................................... 150,000 ...........28,500........................5 ............0.190 ........... 0.190 ...........0.190........... 0.190 .............0.190 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.190..............0.180...................0.190..................270,756,867........0.100

OM0000002796 ...........BANK MUSCAT ............................................................ 190,250 ............75,720..................... 25 ........... 0.398 ...........0.398 ...........0.398........... 0.398 .............0.398 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.398..............0.398...................0.402 .................993,507,603........0.100

Bank Nizwa top gainer as Muscat bourse edges up

OM0000003281............TAAGEER FINANCE ...................................................13,000 ............... 1,586........................1 ............0.122 ........... 0.122 ...........0.122........... 0.122 .............0.122 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.122..............0.120...................0.122...................30,937,980 .........0.100

OM0000003661 ............VOLTAMP ENERGY ...........................................................199 .....................91........................1 ........... 0.456 ........... 0.456 ...........0.456........... 0.458 .............0.458 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.456..............0.456...................0.470...................27,709,000 .........0.100

OM0000003968 ...........OOREDOO........................................................................ 25,000 ............ 18,500........................1 ............0.740 ........... 0.740 ...........0.740........... 0.740 .............0.740 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.740..............0.728...................0.740..................481,698,730........0.100

OM0000003026 ...........OMAN TELECOMMUNICATION ..........................21,000 ............ 34,355........................4 ............1.640 ........... 1.640 ...........1.630 ............1.635 .............1.640 ...........-0.005 ........... -0.305 ...............1.635 .............. 1.635...................1.640................1,226,250,000......0.100

MUSCAT: Due to technical issues, the Muscat Securities Market (MSM) started trading at 12.15pm and extended trading time by one hour. Despite that, trading volumes were very low and only 14 stocks were traded.

The MSM 30 Index ended at 5,899.14 points, up by 0.08 per cent, while MSM Sharia Index gained 0.18 per cent to close at 902.10 points.

Galfar Engineering was the most active stock in terms of volume, while Bank Muscat led in terms of turnover. Sunday’s top gainer was Bank Nizwa, up by 2.67 per cent, while Galfar Engineering was the top loser, down by 0.96 per cent.

As many as 83 trades were executed on Sunday, generating turnover of OMR285,000 with 1.1 million shares changing hands.

Out of 14 traded securities, three advanced, three declined and eight remained unchanged. Om-

ani investors were net buyers to the tune of OMR41,000 worth of shares followed by foreign investors at OMR12,000. Arab and GCC investors, who switched to net sellers, sold shares amounting to OMR53,000.

Financial Index gained 0.20 per cent to close at 7,589.78 points. Bank Nizwa, up by 2.67 per cent, was the only sector mover.

Industrial Index declined by 0.13 per cent to close at 7,636.31 points. Galfar Engineering and Al Jazeera Steel declined by 0.96 per cent and 0.38 per cent, respectively.

Services Index ended at 3,182.12 points, up by 0.07 per cent. Al Jazeera Services and Renaissance Services increased by 1.49 per cent and 0.76 per cent, respectively. Oman Telecommunications Company, down by 0.30 per cent, was the only sector loser. – United Securities

OM0000002176 ............AL JAZEERA STEEL PRODUCTS ..........................27,800 ................7,331........................4 ........... 0.265 ...........0.265 ...........0.260 .......... 0.264 .............0.265 ...........-0.001 ........... -0.377 ...............0.260............. 0.260...................0.265...................32,973,061 .........0.100

OM0000003521 ............GALFAR ENGINEERING AND CON. .................. 242,300........... 24,957........................8 ............0.103 ........... 0.103 ...........0.103........... 0.103 .............0.104 ...........-0.001 ........... -0.962 ...............0.103 ..............0.103...................0.105...................29,868,006.........0.100

.............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 1,001,524 ......276,064..................... 72 .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ......12........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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

OM0000004420 ...........BANK NIZWA ................................................................ 100,000 .............. 7,699........................5 ........... 0.076 ........... 0.077 ...........0.076........... 0.077 .............0.075 ........... 0.002............. 2.667 ................0.077..............0.075...................0.077..................115,500,000........0.100

OM0000005963 ...........PHOENIX POWER ........................................................ 11,263 ............... 1,689........................6 ............0.150 ........... 0.150 ...........0.150 ........... 0.150 .............0.150............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.150 ..............0.148...................0.150..................219,390,219 ........0.100

.............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 111,263 ...............9,388......................11 .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ........2........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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ZUCKERBERG SELLS FACEBOOK SHARES Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has made his first big share sale to fund his family’s philanthropic initiative.

The sale of more than 760,000 shares of Facebook stock, valued at about $95 million, was made by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Holdings and the Chan Zuckerberg Foundation, according to a regulatory filing on Friday. — Bloomberg News

T E C H U P D AT E S

Uber plans to expand its food business to more UK cities Uber Technologies is laying the groundwork for a nationwide rollout of its UberEats service in the UK, according to several job adverts placed online.

Three posts are available as part of a plan to roll out the service in at least three cities, according to the UberEats website. One advert calls for a general manager who would “scale and develop” the platform in either Birmingham, Manchester or Leeds. The company is also recruiting a courier operations manager to work with drivers and restaurants, with an overall aim to “take ownership of UberEats growth in your city”. The car-hailing company launched the food delivery program in North America last year and expanded the business to London two months ago. It is currently available in 18 cities around the world. Uber’s website also advertises job vacancies in a number of countries across Europe where the service has not yet launched, including Berlin, Vienna, Rome and Amsterdam. The company has not indicated a timeframe for launching the product in these cities or others in the UK. An Uber spokesman pointed to comments previously made by Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty, head of EMEA operations, who said the company was “very encouraged by the growth we’ve seen in both London and Paris and are investing heavily to bring UberEats to new cities across Europe.” — Bloomberg News

Snapchat is a threat to Twitter, not to Facebook: Analyst

Apple hits roadblocks to make changes in Watch have been this December, one of the people said. The source of the delay is that current cellular chips consume too much battery life, reducing the product’s effectiveness and limiting user appeal, according to three of the people.

Apple has begun studying lowerpower cellular data chips for future smartwatch generations.

Even without cellular connectivity, Apple still anticipates shipping models of the watch that can more precisely determine a user’s location by way of GPS chips that communicate with satellites

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PPLE has hit roadblocks in making major changes that would connect its Watch to cellular networks and make it less dependent on the iPhone, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The company still plans to announce new watch models this fall boasting improvements to health tracking.

The updated versions will also be able to integrate GPS-based location tracking, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the plans aren’t public.

An Apple spokeswoman declined to comment.

A blockbuster product Apple shipped its first watch in April 2015, hoping for a new blockbuster product amid slowing iPhone sales, which contribute almost 60 per cent of revenue. While the company shipped 1.6 million watches from April to June, that was less than half as many as during the same period in 2015, according to IDC. With investors expecting a revenue decline this fiscal year, Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook is banking on a slew of new gadgets, including a new iPhone with a faster chip and improved cameras, and a slimmer MacBook Pro laptop, to reignite growth in 2017.

Ever since its inception, network carriers have been urging Apple to release a version of the watch that can connect to data networks independent of the iPhone, and the Cupertino, California-based company

had been working to un-tether it from the handset, one of the people said. As it is now the watch must be synced with an iPhone to download most types of content and consistently track location.

Apple had been in talks this year with mobile phone carriers in the US and Europe to add cellular connectivity to the watch, according to people familiar with the talks. A cellular chip would have theoretically allowed the product to download sports score alerts, e-mail and mapping information while out of an iPhone’s reach.

Cellular models During the discussions, Apple executives expressed concern that the cellular models may not be ready for release this year and that the feature may be pushed back to a later generation, according to the people. Apple warned that, even on an aggressive schedule, the earliest possible shipment timeframe for cellular models would

GPS chips Even without cellular connectivity, Apple still anticipates shipping models of the watch that can more precisely determine a user’s location by way of GPS chips that communicate with satellites. This technology would allow the device to track running and walking distances more precisely and improve the accuracy of data submitted to health tracking applications, two of the people said. The GPS would also make navigation on the watch more accurate, the people said.

Apple said in June that it’s adding health features, such as a new app to track breathing, and watch faces with integrated activity statistics, to the device’s software this fall. The update also launches apps more quickly, allows users to more easily move between different watch faces, and adds a new swipeup menu to access battery and audio controls. While the plan for this year had been to at least partially un-tether the watch from the iPhone, Apple’s ultimate goal is to eliminate any need to connect the two devices, according to a person familiar with the company’s strategy. That ambition is currently stymied by technological limitations.

— Bloomberg News

While a lot of people on Wall Street have said Facebook should be concerned about Snapchat, one analyst says it’s really Twitter that ought to be more worried. According to James Lee at Credit Suisse Group, it looks like the dollars that advertisers are putting towards Snapchat are being taken away from the Twitter rather than Facebook.

“Snapchat’s reach-andfrequency targeting suits brand advertisers that traditionally buy a lot of TV ads,” the internet analyst said in a new note, which was based on conversations he had with advertising consultants. The upshot: “the competitive impact on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube is limited. However, they are seeing more pressures on Twitter.” That helps to make the purchase of Instagram Inc. sound like one of the best decisions Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has made. According to Lee, a lot of new ad-pricing increases will come from Instagram, and the gap between what the company charges for advertisements on the two platforms will get smaller. — Bloomberg News

T-Mobile, Sprint escalate price war with new unlimited plans T-Mobile US and Sprint are revamping their rate plans to appeal to consumers who want unlimited streaming and web surfing, as the industry’s battle for wireless subscribers enters a new phase. Under a plan called “T-Mobile One,” a family of four can get unlimited data for $160 a month. Currently, that rate would only get the family 10 gigabytes for each of the four phone lines — still plenty of data for many users. And T-Mobile says its most popular plan is for 6 gigabytes per phone — which costs $120 a month. Existing plans will still be offered and then slowly phased out starting September 6, according to Chief Executive Officer John Legere. A family of four can also now get an unlimited data plan from Sprint for the same price — $60 a month for one line, $40 for a second, and $30 for each additional line. For the same type of plan, Sprint customers previously paid $180 a month. The new pricing, announced separately by the companies on Thursday, underscore an industry-wide push to sign on heavy-spending — and heavy-using — data customers to monthly service plans as the US wireless market matures. The new competition for unlimited data plans is a threat to Verizon Communications and AT&T’s sales growth since both carriers rely on upgrading customers to higher-priced plans, said Walt Piecyk, an analyst with BTIG. — Bloomberg News

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ROUND-UP ‘Taybat’ continues to be a household choice Like the products under A’Saffa Foods’ brand umbrella, the products under ‘Taybat’ too are made of 100 percent natural and tasty chicken and beef ingredients along with aromatic and healthy spices

MUSCAT: A’Saffa Foods, Oman’s largest fully integrated poultry producer and the biggest plant for snack food and delicacy products, is known to reinforce its brand promise by offering customers more variety and diverse food products under its brand.

The launch of the company’s

sub-brand ‘Taybat’ a few years ago and the immense popularity enjoyed by it since then, has marked a major step forward in A’Saffa Foods becoming one of the leading food producers in Oman and across the region – as it continues to diversify into new areas – building on the success of its chicken and beef products, says a press release.

Sidhartha Lenka, head - Marketing and Sales of A’Saffa Foods said: “We are delighted with how well the brand has been received in just few years since its launch. The name ‘Taybat’ means ‘tasty and wholesome meal’ or ‘good food’ and this is what we strive to provide for our customers in everything we produce. All our products

are prepared using the finest and healthiest of ingredients, to ensure that they are tasty, while strictly adhering to real halal procedures that A’Saffa is famous for, across our range of products.”

“Through our brands such as ‘Taybat’, families have a much wider range of products to choose from during meal times. This is instrumental in encouraging healthy eating habits among young children thanks to our natural ingredients and 100 per cent pure and halal preparations techniques which are reflected in the name we chose for brand ‘Taybat’,” he concluded.

Like the products under A’Saffa Foods’ brand umbrella, the products under ‘Taybat’ too are made

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of 100 percent natural and tasty chicken and beef ingredients along with aromatic and healthy spices.

Taybat’s product range comprises of breaded chicken burgers, chicken burgers, chicken fillet, chicken fingers, chicken nuggets, chicken popcorn, chicken franks, chicken mince, beef burgers and beef mince to name as few, all of which are prepared using only the best quality ingredients and that enjoy a fan following that comprise the young and old alike.

Being pioneers in fully integrated poultry production, farm/ feed /health/bio security management systems and food processing, A’Saffa Foods have built its core competence and expertise in poultry production, processed food technology and innovative food recipes helping them to deliver new, flavourful choices that consumers can enjoy at all times. As a market leader, it is A’Saffa Foods constant endeavour to provide consumers with food products that are wholesome and processed hygienically from natural, pure, halal, healthy and premium ingredients – and the brand’s ‘Taybat’ range of delectable food products are a step in the same direction.

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Rabeeullah honoured with Bahrain Pravasi Mithra Award BAHRAIN: The Bahrain Keraleeya Samajam organised Pravasi Mithra Award 2016 ceremony to honour Dr K. T. Mohammed Rabeeh Rabeeullah, one of the most successful businessmen in the Gulf and an outstanding philanthropist, at the Bahrain Keraleeya Samajam Hall, Segaya recently under the patronage of Sheikha Noora bint Khalifa Al Khalifa.

Rabeeullah is the chairman and managing director of Shifa Al Jazeera Medical group, the leading healthcare conglomerate in the GCC. Over the last 30 years, Rabeeullah has expanded the group, which now has over 20 medical centres, a hospital and a chain of pharmacies. He is also renowned for his philanthropic activities.

M. P. Adbusamad Samadani, Indian orator, academician and member of Parliament, was the

chief guest of the evening. Noora Al Khalifa presented BKS Pravasi Mithra Award to Rabeeulla at the function. Adel Al Assomi, Bahrain Parliament member and E. M. Ashraf, Kairali Middle East Director were the guest of honours. Samadani presented a citation to Rabeeullah.

P.V. Radhakrishna Pillai, Samajam president, announced the life membership given to Rabeeulla at the function. President added that the new hall which will be inaugurated soon will be known as ‘Dr K. T. Rabeeullah Hall’.

The award ceremony included a variety of dance programmes by Samajam children.

Radhakrishna Pillai, N. K. Veeramani, Samajam general secretary, BKS Executive Committee members, Samajam members and non members attended the function.

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BankDhofar, Maisarah back Arab Petromin evolves to meet new Forum for Women Entrepreneurs technological challenges SALALAH: Central to their efforts that aim at developing the SME sector in the Sultanate, BankDhofar and Maisarah Islamic Banking Services supported the 1st Arab Forum for Women Entrepreneurs that kicked off recently at Crowne Plaza Hotel in Salalah under the patronage of Sayyid Mohammed bin Sultan Al Busaidy, Minister of State and Governor of Dhofar.

The 3-day event was organised

by Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the Governorate of Dhofar and it brought together women entrepreneurs from the Arab world, as well as investors, representatives of the public sector, financial institutions, and participants focusing on SME and entrepreneurship industry.

The forum highlighted opportunities and challenges facing women entrepreneurs, in addition to various key topics including marketing and role of incubators in supporting the start-ups, says a press release.

Speaking at the opening of the forum, Abdul Hakeem Al Ojaili, BankDhofar’s Acting CEO, stressed on the bank’s ongoing efforts to support the development of the SME scene across Oman. He noted: “The SME sector is a vital contributor to the growth and diversification of the country’s GDP and it plays a key role in the development of the national economy.

We have always been committed to support entrepreneurs, encour-

aging creativity and innovation, and participating in initiatives that accelerate the development of the sector.”

The event provided a platform to highlight issues relevant to women entrepreneurs in the Arab world and potential solutions to overcome such challenges. BankDhofar and Maisarah’s participation in this convention comes in line with BankDhofar and its Islamic window’s comprehensive vision to contribute to the overall development of the country through supporting small and medium-sized businesses and providing a healthy environment for them to grow,

network and exchange expertise.

BankDhofar is committed to boost the growth of SME businesses across the Sultanate. Aspiring to be the bank of choice for SME customers, catering to their financial needs and banking requirements, BankDhofar also works constantly to understand the market trends and it offers professional advisory to enable SME to manage their financial requirements. The bank invests in building an adequate infrastructure to support SMEs nationwide with a specialised team whose core responsibility is to provide financial and advisory services to SME customers.

MUSCAT: The function of engine oil in automobiles is to lubricate and reduce metal-to-metal contact in order to minimise overall friction and reduce damage.

Petromin in association with various original engine manufacturers (OEM) has been conducting laboratory engine tests to evaluate the performance of their engine oils for more than four decades.

They have progressively evolved to meet new technological challenges such as equipment builders specifications, fuel specifications and environmental considerations over emission controls and extended service intervals.

The company has also developed a quality control system with fully equipped analytical laboratories located at Jeddah, Riyadh and Dubai for testing new and used lubricating oils and greases under supervision of qualified and experienced chemists, says a press release.

In automobile, friction is one of the major sources of wear in moving engine parts. The oil in automobile engine develops a thin lubricating film on all metal parts that lets them move smoothly over each other thus minimising friction. Engine oil also helps in keeping the engine clean from the inside and seals the gap between the pistons and the cylinder and coats all the moving parts of automobile engine to provide a layer of protection against rust.

When developing new engine oil, various tests need to be performed. Lubrication oils are operated in engines running under harsh controlled conditions for periods varying from hours to days and sometimes longer which represent many thousands of kilometres of road service. Prior to testing, the engine is stripped down and moving parts are measured to record the original dimensions and then reassembled. After the running period, during which operating conditions are carefully controlled within defined limits, the engine is again stripped down and the constituent parts of the engine carefully measured and rated for cleanliness, wear and compared with industry standards.

Even though engine tests are an important indicator but when using new or novel additive chemistry, laboratory engine testing alone may not provide an adequate indicator of field performance, therefore field tests must be conducted. For many equipment builders, e.g. marine en-

gines, proof of performance from field-testing is mandatory before an approval or endorsement can be obtained.

Since its inception, Petromin Corporation has continually expanded and grown in manufacturing capacity and product development. Striving always to remain on the forefront of technology, by keeping its products abreast with all OEM approvals and keeping up with American Petroleum Institute (API) and other worldwide entities. Today, Petromin Corporation produces over 150 different products and is the market leader in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with exports to over 35 countries in the GCC, Middle East, Africa and Asia.

Exclusively distributed by Al Hashar in Oman. A wide selection of Petromin products from oils (diesel, gear, transmission, industrial, marine and gasoline engine oils) to speciality products and greases are available through their outlets and through an extensive dealer network across the Sultanate.

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Omantel, Ministry of Heritage sign agreement for major ICT project According to the terms of the agreement, Omantel will deliver a comprehensive ICT solution that will modernise the ministry’s ITC infrastructure while delivering capacity to cater for future growth

MUSCAT: Omantel has joined hands with the Ministry of Heritage and Culture (MoHC) to completely revamp its existing communications infrastructure, enhancing operations and efficiency at the ministry with an integrated suite of Information Communication Technology (ICT) solutions.

An agreement was inked at a signing ceremony attended by Hassan bin

Mohammed Al Lawati, adviser to the Minister for Heritage Affairs at the Ministry of Heritage and Culture and Sheikh Talal bin Said Al Mamari, chief executive officer of Omantel, says a press release.

The new partnership represents an important step in Omantel’s mission to bridge the digital divide, roll out smart technology and launch innovative business and eGovernment services.

According to the terms of the agreement, Omantel will deliver a comprehensive ICT solution that will modernise the ministry’s ITC infrastructure while delivering capacity to cater for future growth.

Enhanced services to be deployed include high speed internet connectivity, coupled with a high capacity cloud based storage system which is designed to cater to the ministry’s extensive archiving

needs. The highly secure cloud system is both cost-effective and flexible, allowing for upgrades as per the ministry’s future storage requirements. The partnership agreement also includes the roll-out of a new and secure website in-line with the highest international standards.

Highlighting the significance of the partnership, Hassan Al Lawati and chairman of the Digital Transformation Committee of Government Services at the ministry, said, “Through this partnership we strive to increase the quality of our electronic services both internally and externally and in doing so, meet the targets set out by the government’s vision for the delivery of e-government services.”

“The ministry’s choice to partner with Omantel was based on our absolute confidence in the company’s abilities to deliver on

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our ICT requirements being the pioneer provider of telecom solutions and products and the company is firmly aligned with the ministry’s vision for a fruitful and sustainable future for our nation.”

“The new cloud based storage solution is fully equipped with a comprehensive backup system, securing our valuable data in case of any emergencies. Of equal importance, Omantel is providing training to a number of ministry staff so they can conduct infrastructure management on site, which is a great example of knowledge transfer,” added Hassan Al Lawati.

Commenting on the relationship with MoHC, Talal Al Mamari noted, “This agreement marks the first partnership of the newly formed Omantel ICT division, a proud achievement for the new unit and the beginning of many

fruitful collaborations to come.

Oman ICT aims to accelerate Oman’s ascension towards better ICT preparedness and enhanced global rankings standings by bridging the digital divide, delivering smart technology and launching innovative business and eGovernment services.”

“The fact that Omantel is the chosen partner for critical entities such as the MoHC is a true reflection of the confidence and trust placed in the company by the market. As part of our ongoing strategy, we aim to be the digital partner of choice for the public and private sectors. This agreement is evidence of our continued efforts and successes in achieving this vision,” continued Talal Al Mamari.

“Omantel is pleased to work in collaboration with the ministry to ensure that they are equipped with

the highest quality telecommunications solutions to enable their vital work of preserving and promoting our nation’s rich and precious culture and heritage. Omantel ICT will develop a secure, large capacity cloud based storage system and associated infrastructure, with the ability to easily upgrade as per the ministry’s growing future requirements.”

Speaking on the impact of the agreement, Talal Al Mamari added, “We would like to thank Ministry of Heritage and Culture for their trust and we are confident that this collaboration will set the foundations for future partnerships to roll out e-government services. Our new ICT division is well placed to deliver on the government’s vision to create a digitised government in the years to come.”

Organisations across the region are increasingly embracing new ICT tools including Cloud, Big Data, the Internet of Things (IoT), and Software-Defined Networking. Omantel ICT solutions are consolidated onto locally owned and operated platforms meaning that clients no longer need to invest in their own ICT infrastructure or worry about costly security management. In addition, organisations can customise ICT services, effectively selecting only those that fill their specific requirements, which translates into a cost-effective, user-pays solution.

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Meethaq’s ‘Back to school with Baraem’ promotes savings habit Targeted at children below 12 years of age, Meethaq’s Baraem Account is the first Sharia based children’s savings account in Oman

MUSCAT: Meethaq, the pioneer of Islamic banking in Oman from Bank Muscat, hosted an event at Muscat Grand Mall to promote savings habit among children.

Coinciding with the new school session, the 2-day ‘Back to School with Baraem’ event held recently included fun activities and com-

The Baraem account comes with attractive profit rates so the savings grow with time. Moreover, the profit is credited on a monthly basis to the Baraem account. More the saving in Baraem account, more the Mudarabah profit from Meethaq. Notably, no transaction charges are deducted from the Baraem account.

Meethaq has created a micro site for Baraem account where children can visit to learn more about the concept of savings and good financial habits in a friendly environment and also play educational games and quizzes.

Aimed at motivating children, a friendly mascot named Barum is associated with the children’s account to engage them in a world of fun and learning. Barum, the banking friend of children, interacts with children at popular hypermarkets and malls, guiding them on savings. Barum also keeps company with children in their homes in the form of attractive money boxes.

petitions aimed at promoting savings which evoked strong response from children, says a press release.

Targeted at children below 12 years of age, Meethaq’s Baraem Account is the first Sharia based children’s savings account in Oman. The account can be opened by parents/guardians on behalf of their children. Baraem encourages children to save and utilise savings for gainful purposes such as buying books as well as disciplined spending for food and entertainment.

Baraem fulfils the desire of parents to save on behalf of their children and at the same time inculcate the savings habit among children.

On opening the account, parents receive a special welcome kit comprising Baraem Recognition Card which entitles them to discounts at various merchants, including book shops, restaurants, children’s clothing stores etc. An interesting activity book and educational aids which spark creativity are also provided to account holders.

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Art of Living workshop on happiness quotient on August 24 MUSCAT: In our everyday life either in office or at home, we tend to take stress which is inevitable. However, we can take precautions to deal with stress by simple life adjustment to lead a healthy and happy life.

Art of Living is conducting a workshop ‘Think Happy, Be Happy’ by Ajay Khimji and Kamal Khimji on August 24 between 7pm and 9pm at City Seasons Hotel, Al Khuwair.

Topics The workshop will cover topics on tools and techniques for a happier life, mind and meditation, power of breath, benefits of yoga and healthy diet.

It will be a unique workshop which focuses on how to deal with stress in our day to day life and lead a healthy and happy life.

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Lulu Group to invest $300 million for Kerala project TRIVANDRUM: Lulu Group, the Abu Dhabi-based international retailer, is developing its second Lulu Shopping Mall, hotel and international convention in Kerala capital Trivandrum.

Spread over 19 acres of land located at the National Highway in Akkulam, this will be the second biggest shopping mall in the country after the Lulu mall in Kochi, says a press release.

Pinarayi Vijayan, Kerala Chief Minister, laid the foundation stone for the mixed use project in a glittering function presided over by the Leader of Opposition, Ramesh Chennithala and other prominent personalities including ministers, MPs, MLAs. “Slated to open by early 2019, it will house Lulu hypermarket as anchor store and will include some of the best brands in fashion, cosmetics, home furnishing, jewellery and will also feature an amusement centre, multiplex, and the biggest food court,” said Yusuff Ali M. A., managing direc-

tor of Lulu Group.

Being built at an estimated cost of Rs2,000 crores ($300 million), Lulu Mall has built up area of more than 2 million square feet in four floors along with hotel and convention centre. The project is the largest private investment in Kerala in recent times.

In his speech Kerala chief minister assured all his support in making this project a grand success and provide jobs to the educated youth of Kerala.

Other attractions include a family amusement centre, a food court

with a capacity of 3,500 guests, restaurants, coffee shops and a nine-screen multiplex. The mall, designed by UK-based Design International consultants, will have parking for 3,000 cars with easy access from all main roads and will adopt latest traffic management system. The shopping mall will be environmental friendly and will adopt LEED certificate specification for echo friendly.

The project also includes a 150room luxury hotel which will be adjacent to the mall and an international convention centre.

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Zubair SEC helps member launch refurbished shop in Jalan Bu Hassan MUSCAT: In collaboration with Zubair Small Enterprises Centre (Zubair SEC), Raneem Ja’lan Trading, a recently established business enterprise specialising in readymade garments, perfumes, cosmetics and other products, launched its renovated shop in Jalan Bani Bu Hassan, in collaboration with Zubair Small Enterprises Centre (Zubair SEC).

The refurbished shop was inaugurated by Hani Muhammad Al Zubair, board member of The Zubair Corporation and Chairman of Zubair Automotive Group. The inaugural event was attended by management executives from ZCorp and Zubair SEC. Najlaa Bilal Al Shekeili, founder of Raneem Ja’lan Trading, has been an active member of Zubair SEC, a social responsibility initiative of The Zubair Corporation, for more than two years and a winner of its Direct Support Programme for the year 2015.

The refurbishing work was undertaken since the shop needed a major makeover to cater to the customers’ expectations and also allow for proper display of the various items offered for sale.

The privileges granted to Najlaa on winning the Direct Support Programme in 2015 was used to reconstruct the shop and brand in such a way that it best serves the marketing objectives and growing needs of the community.

Najlaa’s business Raneem Ja’lan Trading stands out for the social impact it has created since it has opened a source of income for local women in Jalan Bani Bu Hassan.

Najlaa’s business model depends on home produced products which are manufactured and then sold by

the women of the wilayat.

Raneem Ja’lan Trading’s marketing strategy focuses on enabling local women to operate through their homes as sale points to promote, sell goods and obtain a certain percentage of revenue.

This strategy will also encourage these women to enter the market and secure a steady income.

Najlaa aims at applying this concept into various governorates in the Sultanate.

Zubair SEC had earlier created and launched a corporate identity and branding for Raneem Ja’lan Trading as part of the marketing strategy set for the member to help her attract more customers and acquire the right market placing.

Expressing gratitude to Zubair SEC for the support extended, Najlaa Al Shekeili said, “I am grateful for the funds, strategic advice, logistical support and consultancy

service the centre has provided me. That has been crucial in my entrepreneurial journey. My shop needed a facelift to attract and appeal to more customers. The refurbishing has done a world of good to the shop and items on display look better. I am extremely happy that my business model integrates a mission of social impact.”

Praising Najlaa’s entrepreneur spirit, Hani Al Zubair said, “It gives us great fulfilment to see young Omanis excel in the businesses they establish. They inspire Zubair SEC to support small enterprises all across the Sultanate. They also highlight the importance of equipping start-ups with short and long term marketing and business development strategies which Zubair SEC has been doing. We will continue to work to build an environment and culture for entrepreneurial growth and success.”

Bank Sohar launches jingle video to promote road safety MUSCAT: As part of Bank Sohar’s continued focus towards promoting road safety, it recently launched a video titled ‘RakizWaSooq’, utilising the memorable jingle that debuted earlier in the year on Al Shabab FM and different social media channels.

Following the immense success of the jingle and the positive feedback it has received from radio listeners and community, the video was created. As with the jingle before it, the video is also aimed at promoting road safety through children and is a part of Bank Sohar’s ongoing corporate social responsibility campaign on promoting road safety to children and families, says a press release.

The video launch event took place at the Public Theatre of the Salalah Tourism Festival during the launch of Oman Road Safety Association’s (ORSA) traffic safety roadshow. The event was held alongside the launch of ORSA’s 2016 roadshow and was attended

by Mazin Mahmood Al Raisi, senior AGM and head of Marketing and Customer Experience, and Amur Said AL Amri, senior chief branch manager of the Salalah Branch, together with other bank representatives.

Representing ORSA at the event was Amor Nasser Al Matani, chairman of the Board of Oman Road Safety Association.

The event was inaugurated with the launch of the new ‘RakizWaSooq’ jingle road safety video by Amor Al Matani. Shortly thereafter a team from ORSA performed a short skit that outlined the importance of road safety and the dangers of using a mobile phone while driving as well as the importance of using a child seat.

As part of the closing ceremony, Bank Sohar was presented with a token of appreciation for its continued support of ORSA; which was received by Mazin Mahmood Al Raisi on behalf of the bank.

Munira Abdulnabi Macki, GM of HR and Corporate Support at Bank Sohar who remarked on the reasoning behind the launch of this campaign, “Bank Sohar has always placed great emphasis on instilling an attitude of caution and alertness in our community with regards to road safety, conducting as well as supporting

road shows and various other initiatives from associations such as ORSA. She added that, it is a known fact that children are usually the biggest influencers in the lives of a parent.

“The video we launched, like the jingle we created earlier in the year, utilises this very fact to its advantage in order to spread awareness on this all-important aspect of road safety to parents through their children as being ambassadors for Road Safety.”

Since its first airing on the radio in May, the jingle has received an overwhelmingly positive feedback from listeners, customers and the community as a whole, through the bank’s various social media channels. This newly launched jingle video was created following its popularity, supplementing its original audio-only counterpart as it is showcased at each of ORSA’s upcoming roadshows this year as well as at schools, and on the bank’s social media pages.

“In addition, as part of the road safety campaign, the bank will also be releasing a new road safety tip on regular basis in local media and its social media pages. Plans are also in place to organise other road safety awareness events over

the next four months in various parts of the country.

“The objective of creating a memorable jingle was to increase awareness on the dangers of using mobile devices for calling or texting while driving. The song was performed in Arabic by children and was written as a message to their parents. The catchy tune advises parents to avoid talking on a mobile or sending text messages while driving in order to ensure everyone reaches to their destination and their loved ones safely. This video further reinforces this message and will be showcased at our events this year,” said Munira Macki.

Promoting road safety has been a key component of Bank Sohar’s CSR initiatives right from its inception. It has over the years conducted various road shows and activities that have successfully spread awareness on the subject. The bank has also regularly collaborated with various associations and government entities, such as the ORSA and the other related entities, to jointly organise and run various events and awareness campaigns across the Sultanate and has, over the years, also participated in various road safety exhibitions.

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Kipchoge wins marathon gold Kipchoge, 31, began to split the field after around 30 kilometres,

It was a championship and it was a bit slow so I decided to take over. Maybe it was the rain, maybe not.

Everyone wants a medal. I was coming here for gold

starting with a group of a dozen runners about him that slowly dropped away until

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RIO DE JANERIO: Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge won the men’s Olympic marathon with a dominating performance, running alone into the Sambadrome and finishing in two hours, eight minutes and 44 seconds on Sunday.

Ethiopia’s Feyisa Lilesa claimed the silver medal and American Galen Rupp took the bronze in humid conditions on a rain-slicked course.

Kipchoge, 31, began to split the field after around 30 kilometres, starting with a group of a dozen runners about him that slowly dropped away until he ran the final kilometers alone.

“It was a bit slow so I decided to take over. Maybe it was the rain, maybe not. Everyone wants a medal. I was coming here for gold,” said Kipchoge, who has won seven of the eight marathons he has entered, including two London Marathon victories.

In previous Olympic appearances, in 2004 and 2008, he had competed in the 5,000 metres before shifting his focus to the longer distance. Rupp, 30, also made the transition from a short event but RIO BRIEFS

POWER-PACKED PERFORMANCE: Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge crosses the finish line to win the Men’s Marathon athletics event of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Sambo-

dromo in Rio de Janeiro. – AFP

did so at the same Games, having finished fifth in the men’s 10,000 metres eight days ago. “I was emotionally drained after the 10K, but I got it out of the system and decided to have an attacking race,” Rupp said. “Maybe this is my best event.”

It marked the third straight time

a Kenyan had claimed a spot on the Olympic podium, following silver and bronze performances in 2012 and a 2008 gold. As he crossed the line, Lilesa raised his crossed arms in the air, a gesture of solidarity with members of his tribe who have faced violent government re-

prisals to their protests against a plan to redevelop farmland.

Kipchoge’s victory came a week after compatriot Jemima Jelagat Sumgong won gold in the women’s marathon, marking the first time both races had been won by the same nation. Sunday’s race was

relatively slow for a world-class marathon, which several runners blamed on the wet conditions. But Kipchoge said he aspired to eventually break the marathon world record of 2:02:57, set by countryman Dennis Kimetto in 2014.

“It is at the back of my mind, but

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Denmark beat champions in handball to win first gold

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A delighted Denmark won their first gold medal in men’s handball on Sunday, overcoming the defending French champions to win 28-26 in a thrilling Olympic final.

Zoirov wins flyweight title Uzbekistan’s Shakhobidin Zoirov won the men’s Olympic flyweight boxing gold medal on Sunday with a unanimous points victory over Russia’s two times world champion and 2012 bronze medallist Misha Aloyan. Venezuela’s Joel Segundo Finol and China’s Hu Jianguan won the bronze medals.

Shields defends middleweight gold Claressa Shields defended her middleweight title on Sunday to become the first U.S. boxer in 112 years to win two Olympic gold medals. Shields beat Nouchka Fontijn, whose silver medal was the first by a Dutch boxer since heavyweight Arnold Vanderlyde won bronze in 1992, by a unanimous points decision. Kazakhstan’s Dariga Shakimova and China’s Li Qian took the bronze medals as losing semifinalists.

Nino Schurter is cross-country star Switzerland’s Nino Schurter completed his Olympic medal collection as he won gold in the men’s cross-country cycling race on Sunday.

Czech Jaroslav Kulhavy, the man who beat fivetimes world champion Schurter to gold in a thrilling sprint finish in London, took the silver. Carlos Caloma Nicolas of Spain was third after grinding down France’s Maxime Marotte. — Reuters

I cannot say when,” Kipchoge said.

“But I want to cap my career with a world record, yes.”

Rupp tipped his hat to the victorious Kenyan. “It’s not like he’s a onehit wonder where he ran one great race,” Rupp said. “He’s done it over and over and over again.” - Reuters

ALL SMILES: Team Russia pose with their gold medals after winning the Rhythmic Gymnastics title. – Reuters

Russia wins fifth successive team gold RIO DE JANERIO: Russia’s rhythmic gymnasts shut out the rest of the world for a fifth successive Olympics on Sunday, with a free-flowing acrobatic display with hoops and clubs winning them another group all-around gold medal.

Spain had high hopes of snapping Russia’s reign as they were leading at the halfway point of the competition following an exquisite display with five ribbons, with the champions trailing in third behind Bulgaria.

With 30 meters of multi-coloured ribbons on show in the opening routines, the main challenge for the gymnasts was to avoid getting tangled as they showed off their synchronized choreography and acrobatic skills during the two minute 30 second displays.

The competition came alive when world champions Russia returned with two hoops and six clubs. Rolling the hoop along the contours of their bodies, diving through it, and using their feet to catapult it to fellow gymnasts were popular moves.

They drew rapturous applause as they each arched one leg back to perform a synchronised fast-

Isinbayeva earns IOC spot despite opposition RIO DE JANERIO: Double Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva, a fierce critic of a Russian track and field ban at the Rio Olympics, was elected an International Olympic Committee member on Sunday but a third of the votes were against her.

The Russian, still the reigning world record holder, was excluded from the Games along with over 100 of her team mates following revelations

paced Biellmann spin. Russia’s dynamic performance with their second routine allowed them to leapfrog the early pacesetters, and they topped the standings with 36.233. “We were concerned after the first rotation when everything did not go smoothly,” said Russia’s Anastasiia Tatareva.

“There was a collision and one of

of a systematic, state-backed doping programme in Russian sport. Isinbayeva received 45 votes in favour and 23 against with two IOC members abstaining as she was confirmed a member of the Olympic body after, three days after earning a spot on the IOC’s athletes’ commission.

With tears in her eyes, she greeted IOC President Thomas Bach following her election. She will now serve an eight-year

the ribbons ended up on the floor.

That hiccup forced us to pull ourselves together and do our best to beat our rivals.”

For the fifth successive Olympics, Russia completed the rhythmic gymnastics double after Margarita Mamun won the individual all-around gold on Saturday.

Spain, who won the gold in 1996

term on the body as a member of the commission which represents athletes’ interests.

Isinbayeva, who announced her retirement as an athlete this week, had repeatedly criticised the international athletics federation (IAAF), saying she would never forgive it for banning Russians from the Games.

“It is a violation of human rights. I will not be quiet, I will take steps,” she had said in July. - Reuters

when the sport made its Olympic debut but then failed to get on the podium at the next four Olympics, claimed silver with 35.766.

“For us this silver medal feels like gold,” said Spain’s Alejandra Quereda. “The Russians are very strong ... but we are catching up.”

Bulgaria, world champions in 2014, grabbed the bronze. - Reuters

RIO DE JANEIRO: A Mongolian weightlifter was disqualified from the Rio Olympics on the last day ahead of the closing ceremony in what was the Court of Arbitration’s final decision during the Games, sport’s highest court said on Sunday.

Chagnaadorj Usukhbayar, 19, who competed in the 56kg category but did not finish, tested positive for testosterone, becoming the seventh athlete to test positive for drugs during the Olympics in Brazil.

“In total, the CAS... dealt with seven doping cases,” it said in a statement.

“Although its office in Rio will close today, the CAS Antidoping Division will remain active from Lausanne.... to handle any applications referred by the IOC (International Olympic Committee) in relation to positive doping tests reported in the last days of the 2016 Olympic Games.” - Reuters VOLLEYBALL

Brazil spikers beat Italy for third gold RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil’s men’s volleyball team defeated Italy on Sunday to win their third gold medal in the sport and cap their country’s best Olympic performance with a total of seven golds in the Rio Games. The Brazilians had lost to the Italians in a pool match but won the final in straight sets 25-22, 28-26, 26-24, handing Italy its third silver medal in men’s volleyball.

In the audience to witness the win was Brazilian soccer star Neymar, fresh from Saturday’s gold-winning final against Germany. — Reuters

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MUSCAT: Dylan Frittelli sealed a second European Challenge Tour victory in timely fashion in the Rolex Trophy to help him surge towards the summit of the Road to Oman and in the process secured his place in the seasonending NBO Golf Classic Grand Final, which takes place in Oman at the stunning Almouj Golf from November 2 to 5.

The South African’s dramatic

two-stroke triumph has helped him climb from 13th to third in the Road to Oman Rankings which gives him a fantastic opportunity of finishing in the top 15 on this season’s Challenge Tour and securing a European Tour card after the grand finale in Muscat, as well as winning a share of the €60,000 Road to Oman Bonus Pool on offer

for the top three players.

With only eight events remaining before the prestigious event at Almouj Golf takes place, the inform Frittelli is excited about the prospect of featuring on the European Tour next season.

The 26 year old said: “This win will get me right up there in the Road to Oman Rankings and then if

I can do well in the final swing of the season I should hopefully be able to cement my place in the top 15.”

New Zealand’s Ryan Fox finished joint runner-up with Spain’s Pep Angles at the Golf Club de Genève which has bolstered the Olympian’s chances of topping the Road to Oman Rankings, as the 18,500 points he claimed has helped him rise from fourth to second position.

He’s now only 6,584 points behind current leader Frenchman Romain Langasque, while Angles also made a significant climb in the Rankings, rising from 35th to 21st as he hunts down a spot in the NBO Golf Classic Grand Final, which is open only to the top 45 players.

Englishman Jordan L Smith has fallen down to fourth in the Rankings after finishing jointninth in the Rolex Trophy and Sweden’s Alexander Bjork has dropped to fifth from third as competition on the Road to Oman heats up.

SARCO LIFT OCP CORPORATE CUP SARCO defeated Bahwan Engineering Co (BEC) by 20 runs to lift the title at the Oman Concrete Product-sponsored 2nd Corporate Cup cricket tournament organised by HCC. After electing to bat first, SARCO 78 for five 5 wickets in their six overs. In reply, BEC managed to score 58 runs.

Shankar Shetty, Senior Manager of Marketing and Sales, and Erappa, Finance Manager of OCP handed over the trophies and prizes. Nithin of BEC was adjudged the the man of the series while SARCO’s Giri and Jeethu won the best batsman and bowler prizes respectively. — Supplied photo

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Wet outfield wipes out play on Day Three in Durban DURBAN: Play was abandoned because of a wet outfield without a ball being bowled on the third day of the first Test between South Africa and New Zealand on Sunday.

Rain on Saturday had curtailed play from just before the end of the first session with New Zealand 15 for two in reply to their hosts’ first innings score of 263. There was a much heavier fall of rain overnight which left several wet patches on the outfield that the umpires wanted dried out.

They had two separate inspections at 12pm and 2pm local time but decided soft patches caused by the rain posed a danger to the players. Play will start 30 minutes earlier on Monday at 9.30am local time, the umpires said. - Reuters

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Crutchlow ends Britain’s 35-year wait for title BRNO: Cal Crutchlow ended Britain’s 35-year wait for a MotoGP race winner with victory in a wet and chaotic Czech Grand Prix in Brno on Sunday.

The non-works LCR Honda rider, who races with the number 35, became the first British winner in the top class of grand prix motorcycling since the late double world champion Barry Sheene’s last victory in Sweden on a 500cc Yamaha in 1981.

“It’s the best day of my racing career,” Crutchlow said. “We worked hard for this and I took the gamble. Not many other people did and as far as I’m concerned they’re all wimps.”

He was joined on the podium

by Yamaha’s Valentino Rossi and Honda’s leader Marc Marquez.

Marquez has 197 points after 11 of 18 races with Rossi on 144 and Lorenzo on 138. Crutchlow’s home British Grand Prix at Silverstone is next up on September 4. - Reuters

Oman upgraded as non-Test playing full member of ACC

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Al Nasr-Bausher OHA League final today MUSCAT: The curtains will come down on the Oman Hockey Association (OHA) National Hockey League on Monday when Al Nasr will clash with Bausher for the coveted trophy.

The match, to be played at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, will start at 8.00 p.m.

The final will be preceded by the third-place play-off between Ahli-Sidab and Seeb. - ONA

The Sultanate’s cricket body has also been named on the ACC Executive Board during the Asian cricket body’s General

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MUSCAT: Oman Cricket has been upgraded as a non-Test playing full member of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), according to information provided by Oman Cricket here on Sunday.

A decision to this effect was taken during the 2016 ACC General Assembly, which is being or-

BOSHER OLYMPIC CENTRE TO HOST CRICKET CAMP IN NIZWA Bosher Olympic Centre (BOC), in co-operation with Al Mada Club, will organise is a residential cricket camp in during the Eid Al Adha Holidays from September 9 to 16. According to a BOC statement, the camp is a concept created by their coaches to promote full time grouping of the players who are registered with them and also tie-up with newly formed Nizwa Cricket Academy. The camp will see participation of players aged between six to 19 years and they will trained by expert coaches, including two international coaches from India. “This is authorised by the Ministry of Sports Affairs, Oman Cricket, Bausher Club and Al Mada Club,” the statement added. — Supplied photo

ANOTHER POSITIVE: Oman Cricket General Secretary Madhu Jesrani, left, Treasurer Kiran Asher, centre, and Chief Development Officer Duleep Mendis at the ACC General Assembly. – Supplied photo

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retary Madhu Jesrani, Treasurer Kiran Asher and Chief Development Officer Duleep Mendis, the Sri Lankan who is also the coach of the Oman national team, are representing the Sultanate at the ACC General Assembly.

During the General Assem-

LONDON: Arsenal striker Joel Campbell has joined Sporting on a season-long loan, the Portuguese club said on Sunday.

The 24-year-old Costa Rica international is a versatile player who can play across the front line. - Reuters

ganised in the Asian cricket body’s new headquarters in Sri Lankan capital of Colombo.

The Oman Cricket also informed that the Sultanate has also made it to the ACC Executive Board for a period of two years.

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bly, Pakistan Cricket Board chief Shahryar Khan was elected as the ACC chairman while the new ACC Head Quarters was officially inaugurated in the presence of Sri Lanka Cricket chief Thilanga Sumathipala and Minister of Sport Dayasiri Jayasekara.

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Neymar finds redemption in display of skill and grit The golden victory brought some redemption for Neymar, who had been pilloried by the Brazilian public in the early stages of the tournament and now he is back in their hearts

GOLDEN MOMENT: Brazil’s Neymar celebrates with his son after leading his team to gold medal at the Maracana Stadium. – AFP

RIO DE JANEIRO: The frenetic home fans packed into Rio’s Maracana Stadium on Saturday held their collective breath as Brazil captain Neymar walked up to take his side’s fifth kick in a shoot-out to decide the Olympic men’s soccer final.

Both teams had converted their first four kicks but after Nils Petersen missed Germany’s fifth, Neymar, who had struggled with cramp during the second half of a tight game that ended 1-1 after extra time, was left with the chance to win it for Brazil.

The 24-year-old kissed the ball, put it on the spot and composed himself. A short pause in his runup failed to tempt German goalkeeper Timo Horn into an early dive but Neymar held his nerve to slam the ball high into the net.

He turned to run in delight but did not get far, instead sinking to his knees in tears as the stadium,

and the nation outside, erupted in a frenzy of celebration at Brazil’s first Olympic men’s soccer gold medal. Neymar had an outstanding game, scoring a superb freekick midway through the first half to give Brazil the lead.

The victory also brought some redemption for the forward, who had been pilloried by the Brazilian public in the early stages of the tournament. Now he is back in their hearts. “This is one of the best things that has happened in my life,” Neymar said of scoring the decisive penalty in the shootout to win the gold medal.

“That’s it. Now they’ll (the critics) will have to eat their words.”

In a televised interview after the game, Neymar also said he had told national coach Tite that he did not want to continue as captain.

“It was an honour, something that I received with all my heart,” he added.

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Danger man It was evident from the start that Neymar knew the nation’s hopes of winning a first men’s Olympic soccer gold rested largely on his shoulders. He sang the national anthem with gusto, hand on heart and eyes raised to the heavens.

The Germans knew it too.

In the 25th minute he was upended by Sven Bender, then fouled again a minute later.

From the free-kick just outside the penalty area, however, Neymar fired the ball on target with deadly precision and it went in off the underside of the crossbar.

In celebration, Neymar struck sprinter Usain Bolt’s trademark pose as delirious fans sang: “Ole, ole, ole -- Neymar, Neymar”.

It looked as if the perfect script was being written for the host nation but the second half was a tougher affair as Germany asserted themselves and equalised.

With Brazil’s dreams of gold in danger of being shattered, Neymar came close in the 77th minute with a little jink and a shot from the outside the area.

Suffering from an apparent injury, desperation showed on his face when he lofted a shot over in the second half of extra-time.

Before taking corners, he would face the crowd and whip them up with his arms.

It was all in contrast to the start of the tournament when his fitness, leadership abilities and lifestyle had all been questioned.

After lacklustre scoreless draws against South Africa and Iraq, he was mocked by fans, some of who contrasted him unfavourably with Marta, who wears the number 10 for the Brazil women’s team.

Neymar performed well against Colombia in the quarters, then confirmed he was back in business in the semifinal against Honduras, scoring the fastest goal in Olympic history just 15 seconds after the start. He added another in a 6-0 rout. His performance in Saturday’s final was on another level.

The victory also gave Brazil a measure of revenge for their humiliating 7-1 defeat by Germany in the semi-finals on the 2014 World Cup on home soil -- a game Neymar had to watch from the sidelines due to injury.

Brazil coach Rogerio Micale paid tribute to Neymar after the game. “He is a player of 24 years of age and already has an Olympic gold and silver medal. I think the natural step for him now is to win a World Cup and he is going to fight for it, he has the attributes,” he said.

As for comparisons to other Brazilian greats such as Pele and Zico?

“Everything is pointing in that direction.” - Reuters

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DOUBLE DELIGHT: Mo Farah of Britain celebrates after winning the men’s 5000m gold in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday. – Reuters

Rio repeat proves London was no fluke, says Farah RIO DE JANEIRO: Just to prove it was no fluke four years ago on home soil, Mo Farah summoned his last reserves of energy to complete the Olympic distance double-double on Saturday and cement his place among the all-time greats of track and field athletics.

The Somali-born Briton burned away the opposition on the last lap of the Olympic 5,000m to follow up his 10,000m victory earlier in the week.

In repeating his heroics of 2012, when he established himself as a national treasure, Farah also became the first British track athlete to win four Olympic gold medals. He matched Lasse Viren, the Flying Finn, who won both 5,000m and 10,000m in 1972 and 1976, and surpassed Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele who only managed three quarters of the doubledouble at Athens and Beijing in 2004 and 2008. The 33-year-old was as humble as ever, however, after yet another textbook run by the athlete who also boasts consecutive 5,000m-10,000m doubles in the world championships.

“I can’t believe it. My legs were a bit tired after the 10k -- I don’t

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India set to lose Australia defeat Sri Lanka No. 1 ranking as day four abandoned PORT OF SPAIN: India stood on the brink of losing their No. 1 status in the world as the fourth day’s play in their fourth and penultimate Test match against West Indies was abandoned owing to wet outfield here on Sunday.

Efforts to get the Queen’s Park Oval ready for play were given up in the very first hour of day four as the umpires called it off at 10.25 local time.

The first inspection was scheduled at 10, and the umpires deemed the ground unfit for any cricket for a third day running.

As per one member of the ground staff, the umpires had said that there was an improvement from day three, but not sufficiently enough to allow for the game to advance. And so, India are set to lose their No.1 Test ranking, which they had gained last week following Australia’s 0-3 loss in Sri Lanka.

To retain this ranking going into the long home season, the Indian team needed to win this final Test in Trinidad and take the four match series by a 3-0 margin.

But that looks impossible at this juncture, with threat of more rain and the ground in poor state.

Pakistan will thus become the new No. 1 Test ranked side, courtesy their 2-2 draw in England.

Earlier, an ICC release had said that the new No. 1 side will be presented with the Test mace

Pakistan will become the No. 1 Test side

after the completion of this West Indies-India series brings out the new rankings’ order, which should be around lunch time here on Monday once this match is finally abandoned.

Only 22 overs were bowled on day one at The Oval, on Thursday, and after winning the toss, West Indies were placed at 62 for two at lunch when the rain showers first came.

Kraigg Brathwaite (32) and Marlon Samuels (4) were unbeaten at the crease, with Ishant Sharma (1-7) and Ravichandran Ashwin (1-22) the wicket-takers.

The former dismissed Leon Johnson (9), caught at short leg

by Rohit Sharma, and the latter bowled Darren Bravo (10) with a beautiful off-break delivery.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar (0-13) and Mohammed Shami (0-14) were the other bowlers deployed.

Day two and three were abandoned without a ball being bowled, just like day four, as wet outfield and intermittent showers made sure that the ground was unfit for cricket. - PTI

COLOMBO: Steve Smith and Aaron Finch struck half centuries to help Australia to a three-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first Oneday International (ODI) on Sunday.

Sri Lanka, who lost the toss and were sent out to bat on a dry, turning wicket, set the visitors a target of 228, but Australia successfully chased them down with 19 balls to spare to give them the lead in the five-match series.

Earlier in the day, Mitchell Starc and James Faulkner took seven wickets between them to make life tough for the hosts.

Starc finished with three wickets for 32 runs in his 10 overs and drew first blood early in the Sri Lankan innings when he bowled opener Kusal Perera on one.

He became the quickest bowler in history to reach 100 ODI wickets, passing the record set by Pakistan’s Saqlain Mushtaq nearly two decades ago, when he dismissed Dhananjaya de Silva for two. Faulkner ended with four for 38, including two wickets in the same over.

First, he enticed Kusal Mendis into top-edging a slow off-cutter to Travis Head at midwicket, before tempting Angelo Mathews into a drive that was caught superbly

by Head at point to send the Sri Lanka skipper back to the pavilion with a duck.

Dinesh Chandimal top-scored for the hosts with a patient unbeaten 80 that contained just three boundaries, but his efforts were not enough to prevent Australia getting their first win of the tour after being whitewashed 3-0 in the Test series. - Reuters

now how I recovered. People were bringing me food in my hotel room,” he told reporters.

“It shows I didn’t just fluke it in London, to do it again is incredible.

I just want to see my kids and hang this medal around their necks.”

Even before a beaming Farah had finished his lap of honour holding aloft a British flag, the great and good of the country’s track and field fraternity were heaping on the praise. “Mo Farah, for services to athletics deserves to be Sir Mo Farah. He is, for me, the greatest British athlete,” BBC pundit Brendan Foster, who won 10,000m bronze in 1976, said.

“He controlled that race tonight. We will never see anyone like him again.”

While Farah made it look easy on Saturday, he admitted to fatigue in the build-up after recovering from a fall in the 10,000m final and getting clipped in the heats of the 5,000. It should have been a chance for his rivals to hunt him down but once again he proved that whatever strategy they put in place he had the answers, producing a devastating 52-second final lap.- Reuters

CRUCIAL KNOCK: Australia’s Aaron Finch, right, plays a shot as Sri Lankan wicketkeeper Kusal Perera looks on during their first Oneday International match in Colombo on Sunday. – AFP

SCOREBOARD

SRI LANKA K. Perera b Starc 1 T. Dilshan c Smith b Henriques 22 K. Mendis c Head b Faulkner 67 D. Chandimal (not out) 80 A. Mathews c Head b Faulkner 0 D. de Silva c Bailey b Starc 2 M. Siriwardana c Finch b Starc 19 T. Perera c Wade b Faulkner 21 D. Perera c Hazlewood b Faulkner 10 A. Aponso (not out) 2 Extras (b-1, w-2) 3 Total (8 wkts, 50 overs) 227 Fall of wickets: 1-3, 2-45, 3-124, 4-124, 5-132, 6-173, 7-209, 8-224.

Bowling: M. Starc 10-1-32-3 (w-2); J. Hazlewood 10-0-56-0; J. Faulkner 10-1-38-4; M. Henriques 9-0-48-1; A. Zampa 7-0-34-0; T. Head 4-0-18-0.

AUSTRALIA D. Warner c K. Perera b T. Perera 8 A. Finch c Mathews b Aponso 56 S. Smith c sub b D. Perera 58 M. Wade c Dilshan b Sandakan 26 G. Bailey c Sandakan b D. Perera 39 M. Henriques c sub b Sandakan 6 T. Head st K. Perera b D. Perera 10 J. Faulkner (not out) 5 M. Starc (not out) 5 Extras (b-2, lb-1, w-12) 15 Total (7 wkts, 46.5 overs) 228 Fall of wickets: 1-40, 2-79, 3-128, 4-190, 5-202, 6-216, 7-222.

Bowling: A. Mathews 7-0-33-0 (w-1); T. Dilshan 3.5-0-25-0 (w-1); T. Perera 5-1-25-1; A. Aponso 10-1-27-1 (w-3); M. Siriwardana 6-0-34-0; D. Perera 10-0-48-3 (w-5); L. Sandakan 5-0-33-2 (w-2).

Antonio helps West Ham beat Bournemouth LONDON: Injury-hit West Ham United beat Bournemouth 1-0 to record their first Premier League victory at their new London Stadium thanks to a late header from Michail Antonio on Sunday.

The hosts struggled to produce a performance worthy of a venue that hosted the 2012 Olympic Games and had to wait until the 85th minute for a breakthrough when Antonio rose at the far post to head home a beautifully flighted cross from Gokhan Tore.

Slaven Bilic’s side, missing forwards Andre Ayew, Andy Carroll and Dimitri Payet, lacked ideas until Bournemouth’s Harry Arter was sent off in the 78th for a second bookable offence after bringing down Cheikhou Kouyate.

That dismissal opened up the visitors whose resistance was finally broken with their first point of the season in sight. The home victory might have been more convincing but substitute Jonathan Calleri shot wide after being sent free on goal.

Earlier, Middlesbrough beat Sunderland 2-1 away thanks to a first-half double from Cristhian Stuani. The visitors withstood sustained pressure after the interval when Sunderland hit back through Patrick van Aanholt and then pushed for the winner, but Boro held on to record their first victory since returning to the top flight this season. - Reuters

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I BHK Flat -3 Nos at Hamriya – R.O. 175/-3 Bed Room/ 3 Bath room/ Very big sitting area/ kitchen - Villa 1st floor with A/C at Al Khuwair Near Rayyan Residence.

R.O 360/-For families. Contact: 94934353 - 9 am to 7 Pm. Email – forrentksd@gmail.com

Prado 2011. Contact : 99336093

2 bedrooms flats R.O 370/& one bedroom flat R.O 325/in South Ghubra, behind Asalah Bhawan building. Contact: 96202490 Flat for rent 2 BHK 2 split A/C, 2 toilets, Wadi Kabir near Kuwaiti Masjid. # 97007934 / 92629232 Spacious 2-&3 bedroom flats available at Qurum Alasfoor Plaza Commercial &Residential Building. Contact : 24566217 / 24564686 / 99353921 .

2015 Chrysler 300 S ,Special Edition, Hard to find,19000 km, single owner. No Accident, beautiful Red, Full option. Contact 98960915 2015 Toyota Camry SE, single Owner. No Accident 27000 km, All power. Contact 98960915 2015 Mazda 3i Sport, Single owner. No Accident ,22000 km,2.0 Engine. Contact 98960915

BUYING Bobcat available for rent.

Contact 97623299 Buying cars for cash.

Contact 90202090

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8 Porta cabins, 2 Ablution units each units have 10 WC and 10 Showers and 2 Ashok Leyland Buses and One Mitsubishi Rosa Bus as well Located in Our Barka Camp. All are in excellent condition to use.

CONTACT PERSON:MR. PRAKASHGSM NO:- 94048497

FOR SALE

Good Condition Sanyo washing machine, semi automatic, RO 40 for sale in MBD Contact; 99737812

WANTED

Shop for sale. Contact: 99037008 / 99348582 Spacious villa for sale at Qurum.

Contact 99530405 Shop for sale at Honda Road.

Contact 99608165 3months old office furniture for sale at Darsait sofa, AC, table chairs. Contact: 99869897 Furniture office at Darsait for sale - rent260 p/m. Contact: 92878686 Shop for sale at Azaiba 45sqm.

Contact : 99789125 / 94460845 Shop near Camelia Cafeteria.

Contact 92868123 / 92841089 Laundry for sale, near Camelia Cafeteria. Contact 92868123 / 92841089 1No brand new containerized package type STP 100 m3/ day with blower equipments (suitable for camps). Serious Buyers may.

Contact: 99445367 Industrial land in Rusail. 4000 sqm. Contact: 99323957 / 95490842.

2 lighting showrooms in Amerat and Barka. Good central location & brisk sales. Contact 97339327 HD Scaffoldings, Shuttering Jacks, Wooden Planks, Shuttering wood assorted, Tower hoist (lift), Concrete Mixer, Bending Machine, Steel Fabrication Machinery (Searing/Cutting, lathe & Welding) including tools for immediate sale: Contact 99273774/ 99202278 Restaurant for sale heart of Ruwi.

Contact 93687466 Single colorful Bed and Sofa for Sale at Al Khuwair. Contact 92881849 / What`s up No 97290565 Shop for sale near Oman House, Muttrah. Contact 99024362.

Steel Scrap materials for immediate sale. Contact 99273774/ 99202278 Running Restaurant for sale at Ruwi’s heart, 90+ chairs minimal rent 7 visas. Contact : 94909192 Coffee shop for sale at Al Khuwair 33. Contact: 92994415 Space for printing press available at wadikabir with or without machinery. Contact 99328430 Almost new beach/ garden lounge chairs /bar stools/ counter.

Photos can be sent 95865457

ACC. AVAILABLE Furnished room in ruwi and azaiba for rent for executive bachelors. Gsm 99058344 Accommodation available in a villa for South Indian family, 1 bedroom, hall, kitchen at North Ghobrah. Contact : 99209160 Big room with attached bathroom available at Honda Road, Ruwi for Executive bachelor.

Contact 95527969 Furnished apartment for rent, two rooms, majlis, hall, kitchen.

Near Carrefour al-mawalah.

Contact 99336776 Single room with bath & kitchen for Indian bachelor or small family RO 90/-. Contact 95187974 Family sharing Ruwi at high street, Raymond building, 1 or 2 rooms. Contact 97380459 Furnished room with bath attached, near Indian School Ghubra, including W/E & Wifi for bachelors, RO 150/- pm.

Contact 98080654 A big room available near Hamriya round about for Muslim couple / small family / Executive bachelor rent 125/- per month including W+E. Contac: 99495131 Ghobra North Villa 8 bedrooms.

Contact 96420432 Room for rent near Al Falaj hotel, Ruwi. Contact: 97338108

DRIVING

Labour camp required at Barka / Rumaiz location to accommodate 800 workers with kitchen, dining & training hall facility.

Contact 968 95207700 Urgently required looking to immediately buy used Grit blasting & airless spray equipment 1 No each. Contact: 968 24810930 / 93203772 / 93203773 / 93203778

RENT A CAR

IELTS Coaching (academic) required nearby wadi Kabir area. Please call on mobile or msg on Whats up. Contact 92927880/99012165

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. ww.tunesoman. com, E-mail: info@tunesoman.com

NRI NRI owned DTCP approved plot 2000/1840 sq.mt in Chennai, Tiruvalur/orgadam. Clear bank documents with legal, urgent sale. Easy payment options available. Great bargain. ph: 94289050 / 99697989. mail: rajagopalramesh7@gmail.com 55 cents land for sale, 7 kms from Trissur town towards Shornur, opposite Bharatiya Vidha Bhavan School, Kolazhy-pottore. Contact: 91 7025559630 / 968 91968049

GOOD NEWS

25 - 50 seater bus with PDO & BP specification for monthly rent & small car with driver. #99839898

1 BHK appartment for rent in Al Khoud Shabiya near mazoon mosque for rent (next to alkhoud medical center and squ) MOB: 93913224

Coming Eid appointments special offer on all beauty treatments, Varkey’s Gents Spa. # 92935679

Sharing Accommodation available for working ladies opposite Al Nadhah Hospital. Preferably Indians. Room with seperate toilet and sharing kitchen.RO.90.

Contact: 96524717

Ayurvedic treatment for joint pain, backache, paralysis, massage, steam bath, obesity, Spondylitis. Ideal Care Ayurvedic Clinic, 18 November Street, Ghubra.

Contact: 99639695 / 97397320

Transportation. Contact: 95190627

Room available in Mumtaz area 1 room, 1 Bathroom, Kitchen & 1 room, common bathroom.

Interested please contact 92680041 Mr. Altaf

Car care - care for your car. Stop worrying about your car. Enjoy your vacation peacefully. Here is a solution for safe parking and cleaning your car when you are away on vacation. Taking very good care of your car, trust us.

Contact: 96964767

Transportation available Al Khuwair, Ghobrah, Azaiba, Al Hail & Al Khoud. Drop & pick.

Contact 95250161 Transportation available Ruwi to Al Khuwair, Ghubra & Azaiba.

Contact: 91103909

TRANSPORTATION

Ayurvedic treatment for backache, paralysis, arthritis etc & massage, All Season (Vaidyaratnam). Contact: 24475280 / 95371664 / 92504980 www.siddhayur.com

Transportation. Contact 99508282

Transportation. Contact 92015894

Transportation required from Qurum to WadiKabir at afternoon only 1 PM. #99012165

Transportation. Contact 94510847

ACC. WANTED One single furnished room with attached bathroom required for a Indian decent Executive bachelor non cooking, in MBD, CBD, Rex road, Ruwi, Hamriya Area.

Contact 96328687

TRANSPORTATION Transportation. Contact 92126933 / 98518979

Transportation. Contact :96538078 Transportation Engage.

Contact: 92711421

LOST Akkas Miah has lost Bangladesh passport No. F 0285770. Finder please handover to ROP

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DAILY GUIDE SITUATION SITUATION WANTED VACANT Required male, female GP, Dentist, Administrator, Nurses, Pharmacist, Lab Technician for a Polyclinic at Ibra.

Contact 71100596, joharaajmal2016@gmail.com

GP Doctor, Arabic Gynecologist and Staff Nurses (Female) Required for Aster Al Raffah Hospital & Clinics, Oman.

(MOH preferred).

Contact: 91431913

SITUATION VACANT Planning Engineer: Civil Eng.Degree, 5 yr exp in Primavera/STAAD.

Procurement Engineer: Civil Eng .Degree, Good communication skills, 8 yrs GCC Exp as same.

Send Your CV to surcivilmep@surunited.com

OFFICE ASSISTANT CUM ACCOUNTS EXECUTIVE Urgently required in a Trading Company Must be good at maintaining Books of Accounts & Preparing Financial Statements independently; Must be good at English (spoken & writing skills); Must be good at Excel, Word & PowerPoint; Maintaining office filing & various databases; Replying to calls/emails & fax/scan documents;

Kindly email CV before August 24, 2016 at vacanciesatgcc@gmail.com ACCOUNTS Wanted Accountant experiences with 5 yrs experience in Oman, Indian only. Contact 95337795 Required experienced Accountant for a restaurant in Muscat.

Contact: 93500992

CATERING Urgently required a well experienced Manager for a group of vegetarian restaurants in Oman.

Attractive salary offered.

E -mail: md@royalgroupoman.com

BEAUTY Urgently required a Gulf experienced professional Hair Dresser cum Beautician (Lady) for a reputed Beauty salon.

Immediate appointment Contact : 99816262 / 98557585,fax : 24796211, email: skin. hair.makeup@gmail.com

DRIVER Required 2 light drivers for Office and house (Omani). Salary negotiable. Age 35 above. Preferably Muslim. Contact 94370090.

Required an Indian Driver with Oman driving license to work in a school in Ruwi. Residence available. Contact 24705605 Abdul Rahman from 8 AM to 1 pm

DOMESTIC HELPER Wanted full time Housemaid preferably Tamilian / Malayalee for Tamil Family at Wattayah, Muscat. Contact 94043238

EDUCATION/TRAINING A well known bilingual private school require Teachers for English, Maths, Science, Computer & kindergarten. Contact 96910649 Email : staffing.oman@gmail.com.

Required English, computer and science female Teachers up to grad 4. Contact 95054916, Email:- aa77345@gmail.com.time after 5PM A bilingual private school in Saham require Teachers for English, Maths, Science & kindergarten. Email : recruitment.saham@ gmail.com, mobile : 98258978 / 93477668 Required Teacher for Madinat Qaboos near Pakistan Embassy for 7th Standard CBSE ISM boy all subjects Maths, Science, Social Studies & Hindi.

Contact 98575400

IT Looking for .NET programmer (male) who can join immediately.

Send CVs to meitbuz@gmail.com Required Shop Sales man + Hardware Technician for IT Company with minimum 2 years experience.

Contact: 98825806 / 98825806, Email: info@rns-group.com

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

Candidates with Omani driving license preferred.

Contact 99273774/99202278

ENG./TECHNICIAN

MEDICAL

Wanted Construction Manager having civil Engineering back ground with Oman driving license to run a medium size construction company with salary & incentive basic. Send CV: civilworks2016@gmail.com

STAFF NURSES ( Female) - With or without MOH License for a medical complex. Excellent Salary and Accommodation.

Phone: 99006915 , Email: alhinaee.clinic@yahoo.com

Qualified and experienced Refrigeration Technician required, who can repair cold room, freezer room and all other types of refrigerated equipments.

Email: alsatrading14@gmail.com fax : 24727481 Project Engineer-Mechanical Engineer / BE/B.Tech) having 8+ years in structural steel works -PEB / Hangars /pipe racks.

Contact 99219499 / hrdptss2016@gmail.com Erection Engineer having 8+ years experience in structural steel erection for -PEB / Hangars / pipe racks / heavy equipments.

Contact 99219499 / hrdptss2016@gmail.com Wanted Civil Engineer with minimum 3 years experience with valid GCC / Oman driving license.

Contact: 97991654 / 97991652 Kindly send CV at Email: construction@remasalseeb.com / remaschandran2020@gmail.com Required Electrical B.Tech with 5 years of Oman experience & D/L. Electrical with ITI -Industrial & MEDC license.

Contact: 99454425 Well experienced Civil Site Engineer & Senior Site Foreman, age 40 – 45. Send resume: excelgrd123@gmail.com

GP & Gynecologist for Polyclinic Muscat, with postgraduate diploma degree, prometric & dataflow. Attractive package as per CV, forward on dsm.recruitement@gmail.com Looking for a Sales Executive for an aluminum fabrication company in Muscat, during license is must.

Contact : 96096212 / 91261569.

Teachers required with BA. B,Ed, B.Sc, B.Ed Art for private school in Oman North Al Hail.

Contact : 95825772 .

Email : fairozhuded13@gmail.com AlFarooq Polyclinic Barka requires experienced qualified Male & Female GPs. Contact 99526926, 99754628 Wanted Nurse for a Dental Centre in capital area. Contact 93431024 or send CV : drasyanaseem@gmail.com Wanted DENTIST with MOH license to run a clinic. Wanted GYNAECOLOGIST to run a clinic or work on salary. Contact 99334689 Care Medical Centre Al Seeb requires Gynecologist and General Practitioner. Mail CV to: sarita_h23@yahoo.com GP doctor needed for reputed clinic. Preferably with MOH license or with Dataflow & Paramatics pass Contact: 95388934

WANTED Female Gynaecologist, Female GP- Two Female Staff Nurse (From India or Pilipino)and One Female Dental Assist and Female Lab Technician.

WANTED STORE CO-ORDINATOR

With MOH Licence and Data Flow for Al Saadi Specilised Medical Centre, Musanna.

3-5 years experience preferably in Ceramic division (tiles).

Should be with degree, technical knowledge & English fluency.

Contact # 92025033, Email : dr.srininvas76@gmail.com

MEDICAL A medical centre is looking to hire immediately a talented Nurse to join our successful team, required 3 years of experience, Oman prometric, data flow. Send your CV to- issalibi@gmail.com or Whatsapp - 91254820 Wanted Staff Nurse for a dermatology clinic in Muscat .

Must have MOH license and NOC. Attractive salary offered. Email: clinicvacancy2015@gmail.com Required gynecologist GEN: practitioner lady lab Technician and pharmacologist immediately for a clinic in Suwaiq.

Contact 95081010 Email: umchealthcare@gmail.com

MANAGER Urgently required for a well reputed company in Sohar - Camp supervisor 3 No’s, Canteen Supervisor 2 No’s, Camp foreman 2 No’s, Labour Coordinator 2 No, Marketing specialist 1 No, Receptionist female 1 No .

Contract No’s 94532131, 98317698, office no 22092638, Email nitsohar@gmail.com

SALES / MARKETING Required Marketing Executive males & females in Muscat with Oman driving license. Email : excellentchoice1ccs@gmail.com Require experienced female Insurance Underwriters & Marketing Executives with fluency in English (Oman Expatriates).

Apply to: insure@dotintl.com Require Salesman with driving license & NOC Apply: hhabsi55@gmail.com Looking for Marketing Executive with D/L. Mail your resume to: info@agloenterprises.com Required min 2 years marketing experience with ODL. Send CV : info@DoOdleZz.com Required marketing / PR manager for a modern restaurant group in Oman , proficient in illustrator & Photoshop charismatic , proactive , creative & flexible excellent writing / Editing skills degree in relevant area fluent in English.

Send CV to marketingpr2016@gmail.com Required smart, young, dynamic Sales & Marketing Executive having 2-3 years sales experience for a reputed manufacturing company in Oman, having its Head Office in Ruwi. Experience in building materials is an added advantage. Omani Driving License and NOC is a must. Attractive remuneration package.

Apply with photograph to E-mail: salesjobds@gmail.com Looking for Indian marketing lady with journalistic, advertising & media background.

Contact: 93946622 Email: ali.matani2@gmail.com

Send CV to tajallulu.abubaker@gmail.com

SALES / MARKETING Required building material Sales Man with Arabic and English language. Tel. 97004186

SKILLED / UNSKILLED Required Indian Mason – 5 nos., eligibility (minimum 5 yrs experience in road construction field).

Contact: 99882127 Email: georgymv@yahoo.com

SITUATION WANTSIT. WANTED ACCOUNTS Indian (M), B. Com, MBA in Finance in GCC for 26 years, well experienced in Accounts & Finance, 4 years in L&T, speaks Arabic, having Driving License & NOC. Contact: 95588565 Indian male, 23 yrs, MBA, fresher in Finance/ HR looking for suitable placement joining immediately.

Contact 93971850 Accountant Part time up to finalization on monthly basis by 10 plus years Oman experienced Indian CA. Audit works, Backlog accounting, Feasibility Study, Bank loan help, Tax & Internal Audit.98679664 A young CA (ACA & ACCA) with 4 yrs experience currently working as Assistant manager in one of the top firms in UK seeks suitable placement in Oman. Will be available in Oman on August 23rd & 24th. hkamran@gmail.com, Contact 0968 95925739 / 93595050 Indian male (25 yrs) with B.com degree and Omani driving license on visit visa looking for simple opportunities in the field of Accounting. Please call 96324484.

Male 36 MBA finance 7yrs GCC exp. knowledge of Qbooks + tally+ SAP with D/L & NOC . Contact 96763275 fazee1980@gmail.com Urgently looking for a situation in Banking Male / BBA/ Pakistani /age 30, 8 years Banking experience. mobile 94453122 e-mail-kashif.naqvi86@gmail.com Sri Lankan Chartered Accountant (female) Graduate 3 com sp 2 visa work experience in Accounting . banking sectors looking for a satiable position in Muscat.

Contact : 96356974 – 97488363 hansikamail@yahoo.com.

Senior Accountant MBA finance Indian 8 yrs exp in finance & accounts. Knowledge in ERP Tally 9, MS Office having Oman D/L & NOC. Contact: 97366016.

E mail:sonynath009@gmail.com Finance Manager 16 years experienced chartered accountant (Sri Lankan) looking for a suitable post. NOC available.

Contact 92194926 Email: manomuscat@gmail.com

SITUATION WANTED ACCOUNTS Chief / Senior Accountant, having 12 years Oman experience looking for a job NOC / Release with D/L available. Contact: 97385562 Indian male Accountant looking for a suitable placement in Salalah.

More than 20 years experience in Accounting job (upto the finalization of accounts) 8 years working experience in Middle East in Dubai, Muscat & Salalah. Contact : 91325029 Indian male, 25 yrs, B.Com, MBA in Finance & Marketing, SAP (Level -1) Certified, 1 yr exp in Office Administration, good communication skills in English, Now in Oman for visit visa looking for suitable placement.

Contact 97914014 Email : lithin2190@gmail.com Indian female, senior Accountant /ast.Finance manager having 15 years oman experience with d/l and noc looking for a suitable placement . Contact : 94838231 Indian male, B.Com, MBA in Finance, 4 yrs in Larsen & Tourbo, 26 yrs in Oman, English/ Arabic speaking with driving license. NOC available. Contact 95588565 Part time Accountant 13 years experience hourly, daily & contract base accounting upto finalization Contact 79002093 Accountant B.Com, Tally Indian male, 14 yrs Oman experience with driving licence & NOC seeks suitable job. Contact 97942044 Indian Accountant with 4 yrs of Oman experience upto finalization looking for job, valid D/L & NOC available. Contact 91119420, Email : ssarfaraz48@yahoo.com Indian female M.Com.DCA,10 yrs exp in Oman as an Accountant up to finalization having Oman driving license seeking suitable job.

Contact: 91609799 Indian male MBA finance more than 6 years of experience in Accounts proficiency in various A/C Software, SAP (F1/ CO) seeking for suitable placement.

Contact : 95920740 email : abdulhameed1527 @gmail.com

Indian male age 26, Accountant one year experience in accounts looking for suitable job. Contact Email: Anishkhan991867@gmail.

Com Mobile: +968 9565 9415 Indian male 25 yrs, Graduate in commerce, overall 5 yrs exp in accounts/ finance field. On visit visa. Immediately available.

Contact 92836216 / muhammad.tausif623@gmail.com Indian/MBA/male Chief Accountant 18Yrs Experience, MIS, C.Flow, Budgeting, ERP, Cost accounting &Liasing with auditors. NOC available.

Contact: 92254691/97826674 email: khader2305@gmail.com Qualified and experienced MBA post graduate with proven work exposure in Middle East & India, having more than 5.5 years of rich experience in accounts , project coordination and administration in (3.5 years UAE experience) oil and gas projects is currently looking for suitable job. Contact 93953613, Email-allen.mathew83@gmail.com Indian (M), 31 yrs, M Com 9 yrs experience in Oman, looking for Manager or Executive position in Fin & Accounts, NOC Available.

Contact: 968 96166178/ +919768537435: mohammednajeem@yahoo.com Sudanese Accountant, Alexandria University Graduate bachelor of commerce Diploma of Marketing professional photographer worked in PR and social media for 2 years looking for a job in public relations media, social media or marketing.

Contact: 96976240 Senior Accountant, M.Com, Indian, 12 yrs experience Accounts upto finalization(5 yrs in Dubai) (5 yrs Oman), NOC available. Contact 95577419, azifinj@gmail.com Accountant B.com Indian male 12 yrs exp seeks suitable job.NOC available . Contact : 91212471 Email: rennyj6@gmail.com ACCA member with 6 yrs of experience in Oman looking for a suitable job in finance.

Contact: 99284193

Bangladeshi 25 yrs, male, BBA/ finance & banking 3 months work exp in bank,1 year work experience as Trainee Merchandiser, on visit visa seeks placement.

Contact: 97678385, E mail: sarwar_stone@yahoo.com

Indian female 28 yrs B.Com 4 yrs experience in MNC’s currently in Muscat seeking suitable placement in Finance / Admin.

Contact :94743790

B.Com Graduate with computer literate and holding D/L seeks job in Accounts / Office Assistant Contact: 95041489

28/male/MBA - finance/B.Com Accountant with 4 years of Dubai/ India experience looking for a suitable placement.

Contact 90187483 shobinkarikkan1987@gmail.com

Indian (M), 26 yrs B Com, 6 yrs of experience in accounts and finance, 3 yrs in Muscat, Construction Division. NOC Available M:98390113, Email Id: shadabmustafa1990@gmail.com Graduate from Alexandria University in Accounting has freelance Interior designing experience in different design programs & recorded projects achievements, willing to join suitable job for his qualifications & talents.

Contact: + 201003966769 in Oman 99602608 Email: shadyhenaawy@gmail.com

Indian (M), 31 yrs, M Com 9 yrs experience in Oman, looking for Manager or Executive position in Fin & Accounts, NOC Available.

Contact: 968 96166178/ +919768537435: mohammednajeem@yahoo.com 7 Years experience as Financial Analyst, MBA in finance. Responsibilities- research contributor, financial statement analysis, generating MIS & efficiency report, managing TAT, business & clients.

On visit visa in Muscat.

Contact: 90191628 / 96175780

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DAILY GUIDE SITUATION WANTED Electrical Engineer (B.Tech), having 7 yrs of Gulf experience, expertise in Project Management, planning, construction activities, testing & commissioning of electrical systems, presently on visit visa, seeks job in Muscat.

Indian Male MBA (UK),

PROJECT MANAGER,

9 years experience in Dubai/London/ Mumbai in Management Consulting, Sales & Marketing, Business Development for Real Estate/Banking seeks similar placement with D/L.

B.Tech, MBA, PRINCE-2, British Citizen now available with NOC in OMAN. 25 yrs. exp in EPC Project Management of Oil & Gas, Pipelines, Refineries & Power Plants. Seeking job immediately/

Contact 91228167

Contact: 95168205

Contact- 00968-94731728/ josececy25@gmail.com

Indian female 25 yrs M.Sc Biotechnology

Indian male, MBA,

Hotel/Restaurant/ Hospitality

6 yrs experience in Sales & Marketing, Export / Import, logistics (general trading), holding Oman driving license, presently on visit visa, looking for suitable jobs.

Professional with 21 years of rich experience as CEO/General Manager, in managing business operations/ revenue expansions in hospitality/hotel sector with MBA in Hotel Management and possessing strong business acumen with excellence in executing a wide range of strategies for profitability looking for challenging career opportunity as VP/GM/CEO.

Experienced Software Professional over 20 years in Oman. Involved in system analysis, design, testing and implementing new applications, provide training and helpdesk.

Best suited to produce cost centre, consolidated, MIS reports from various applications. Manage Software, Hardware, Network resources, Wi-Fi/Biometric/CCTV Devices. Expertise in SQL, Crystal Reports, MS Office, Foxpro.

With 2 yrs experience in Scientific Analysis looking for suitable placement interested in Quality Control in food processing sector & Medical Sector also.

Contact - 91544858

Call 9785 5160

Contact # 92839516

Contact - 98842135, 98030818

ACCOUNTS Indian female, M.Com, 4 yr’s experience in Accounts looking for Accountant/Asst. Accountant job.

Contact: 98418533 / 99338639 CFA level 1 cleared (pursuing level 2) MBA operations research, female, 5 yrs experience as Analyst, have a valid Oman driving license, looking for related openings.

Contact 95818892 Indian male 34 Yrs, Dual MBA Finance and marketing with IT skills, 7+ yrs of experience, Looking for suitable placement.

Contact 94879615, Emailsajan_chacko1981@yahoo.com Accountant 8Years Experience with D/L and NOC. Contact 97712084 Accountant available with NOC, 7 years experience in Oman.

Ready to join immediately.

Contact 98263394 Indian female 26 yrs, MBA finance 2 yrs exp with MNC. Email: rilooozmali@gmail.com.

Contact : 90551366.

Accounts part time services available to handle all accounts up to finalization on monthly basis.

Finalization and audit works.

Contact : 96247295 Indian male 34 Yrs, Dual MBA Finance and marketing with IT skills, 7+ yrs of experience, Looking for suitable placement.

Contact 94879615, Emailsajan_chacko1981@yahoo.com Indian, Kerala Male B.COM & B.PE, Currently on Visit Visa. Looking for a suitable job in Accounts, Store Keeper, Sales etc. Ready to join as early as possible.

Contact 96988923 email:- sajith3969@gmail.com

ADVOCATE Egyptian legal adviser experience in arbitration and contracts and labor law, looking for a work in a Company. Contact 99664890

ADMIN Indian Female, MBA-HR having 8+ experience in Administration/HR, Customer Support, Office Coordinator with good Computer skill, Now on Visit Visa,looking for suitable position. Contact 90196235 MBA 6 year Multi fields Experience, Marketing, Strategic planning, Administration skills. Having Driving Licenses, NOC Available Seeking for Job, fouzang@hotmail. com Contact 97468157, 92521080.

Egyptian woman resident, considerable experience in the Administration and Secretarial Executive for company. Contact : 97221126 Filipino HRD especialist / material controller supervisor with 18 yrs experience looking for suitable job in Oman. Contact: (+968) 98037142 / (+968) 92659817

ARCH./ INTERIOR DEC. Architecture Graduate in Urban planning & architecture, 9 months experience in interior design & architecture. CAD skills: AutoCAD, Rhino, Illustrator, Indesign. NOC available. Contact 96926903, Email : nikcherian9@gmail.com

Indian female, MBA, Finance, B.Com & PGDM 2 years experience as Financial Analyst looking for suitable position in Accounts Administration or Executive positions, presently available in Oman.

Contact 96126736 / 95629821 Email: ppreethi006@gmail.com

CATERING Chef Indian, Chinese, Arabic tandoori experience 20 yrs in Oman.

Contact: 94342675

DESIGNER/ DRAUGHTSMAN Free lance / part time autocad works / make boq 2d /3d arch , structural, shop drawings interior drawings. Contact 97103168 Auto CAD Draughtsman Mechanical (Fabrication & Structural) having 7 years experience in Gulf with NOC. Contact : 97764497 , Email : kumar.sanal6@gmail.com CIVIL D/MAN 3D MAX 1yr EXP. PH : 96276106

Senior Accountant B.Com, 18 yrs experience abroad, 12 years in Oman with an excellent grade construction company, handling day to day activities upto finalization, proficient in Microsoft GP, knows AX – 2012, valid D/L, looks for suitable placement in Accounts / Admin. Local release available.

Contact: 968 97702648 DRIVER Looking for light driver job 5yrs exp. Contact: 92817393 Light vehicle driver 9 yrs exp in Oman. Knows - Arabic, English & Hindi. Contact: 99505887 Bangladeshi male, light vehicle driver, 5 yrs Gulf experience.

Contact 90209473 Pakistani, light duty driver seeks job. Contact 94356465 / 93782166 Driver available, light duty driver, exp 6 yrs. Contact: 94435912 / 92439315.

Driver with car seeks placement.

Contact 93346085

CAD/GIS Draughtsman with 15 years experience. Contacts: 94001764 / Email: jaisonckm@gmail.com

Driver job wanted.

Contact : 96393082

Revit, Autocad D/man, expected salary 200 OMR PH :92279784

Looking for job driver with car.

Contact 99154473

Architectural Draftsmen diploma in construction technology with 6 years experience in drafting and detailing as per British standard in Oman with valid Omani license looking for suitable opportunity Noc available. Call 94375897.

Light Driver. Contact 92703258 / 99617026

Interior Designer AutoCAD Draftsman 3D Max, now in Muscat on visit visa. Contact 92714377 / 90865342 Filipino Senior Revit/AutoCAD Draftsman with 20 years professional experience is looking for suitable job in Oman. Please Contact: 96489798,(+974) 66653780.

DRIVER 2 yrs experience, light duty driver seeks placement.

Contact 92789805 4 yrs exp D/L driver seeking suitable placement.

Contact: 96251983 Light duty Driver 3yrs experience seeks placement. Knows Hindi, Arabic & Urdu, 10 yrs exp Saudi and 3yrs in Oman. Contact :97762303 Light driver exp 4 yrs Knows English, Arabic. Hindi, Graduate.

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Contact : 98503237.

Indian light driver seeks job.

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Contact: 93521880

Iranian Architecture interior designer AutoCAD 3DS Max, 2 yrs experience. Contact 97309545

Driver with Electrician, 4 yrs experience looking for job.

Contact 92041902

Architect Engineer seeking for suitable job, 8 years experience.

GSM : 96075000, Email : haytham_201046@yahoo.com

Pakistani light vehicle driver with light duty license with 6 yrs exp in Oman looking for job & visa languages known Arabic, Urdu, Pashto, Punjabi & Hindi. Contact : 99834967 Hayat Mohammad.

ENGG. / TECH./MECH. Electrical Engineer (DEE) having 17 yrs experience (14 yrs in Gulf) experts in estimation, design, planning & construction activities of MEP work, seeks similar placement with D/L & NOC available.

Contact 97007489 BE Civil Engineer, 21 Yrs. Exp in Apartments, Malls, Industrial, Educational, Infrastructure and Fit out Projects. Have DL & NOC Contact: vsssmblr@gmail.com / 97195260 Procurement & Proposal Engineer, 7 yrs Projects exp in Oman, from oil & gas sector, with Oman D/L seeks suitable placement.

Contact 99105049 / 97054083, Email:shahabalikhan@hotmail. com Sales Engineer (male), 7 yrs exp in Oman, from Oil & Gas sector, with Oman D/L seeking suitable placement. Contact 99105049 / 97054083, E mail: madihanaaz316@gmail.com.

Civil Engineer, B-tech, Indian, 30yrs, Having 8yrs experience in building projects looking for suitable position. Contact: 99819639, email: 999saira@gmail.com Indian male, B. Tech (Electronics & communications) seeking job in the stream of electronics & communication, now at Muscat in a visiting visa for a period of one month. 91973503 B.Tech Chemical Engineering, 5 yrs experience in oil & gas petrochemicals plant simulation worked in companies like Honeywell & Aditya Birla Hindalco, looking for immediate joining in similar profile related to simulation & chemical Engg. Contact 71121608, seemi.alam@gmail.com

IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE WITH NOC HR & ADMINISTRATION PROFESSIONAL With 14 years of Oman experience in Omanization, well familiar with Oman labor laws, employee relations / welfare, Liasion & Coordination, Strategic HR Planning, performance Appraisal & General Administration.

Contact - 96501189 ENGG. / TECH./MECH. Indian Male 28 yrs, B.E with 6 yrs exp in Marketing Research and business strategy providing PR services looking for suitable placement. Contact: 90801510.

E mail:bijudotson@gmail.com Civil Engineer 8 years experience Structural buildings marine.

Available NOC release.

Contact 92451323.

Email: zubairali134@yahoo.com Quantity Surveyor 14 years exp. seeking suitable placement, NOC & D/L available. Contact: 90936370 mail: muhammedjahan@gmail.com Indian male Civil Engineer 1.6 yrs exp, having Omani D/L, looking for suitable position. NOC available.

Contact – 92157694 / mohammedamair.bin@gmail.com Diploma in Mechanical Engg, 10 years exp in steel fabrication site work with valid Oman driving license. Contact: 94696192 Civil Engineer diploma, 4 yrs exp seeks suitable position in a reputed company. NOC available.

Contact 96789711 Indian female 32 yrs PG in Eng having 6 yrs exp in MNCs (Tech.

M IBM TCS) looking for suitable placement on visit visa.

Contact: 91063348.E mail: rumpachatterjee21@yahoo.com

B.E Mechanical Engineer, age 24 with almost 1 year experience as Production Shift Engineer, has achieved training on HVAC Engineering design and has good hands on software like AutoCAD and HAP.Currently in Oman on a visit visa, looking for a suitable placement.Contact: 95065955 email: mjs.jazeb@gmail.com Indian male Electrical Engineer, having 6 years gulf experience in designing, assembling, commissioning execution etc having valid GCC license too looking for a suitable. Contact: 00968-98052942 Email: azamjeelani78@gmail.com Civil Engineer (B.Tech), Indian male 24 years with 1+years Indian experience,(Certified in Staad Pro/ Quantity Survey/ Auto Cad).

Looking for a Suitable position.

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

Contact: 92157694. E-mail: mohammedamair.bin@gmail.com M/40/Indian, Senior Draftsman, (Civil) 18 yrs Oman exp in Architectural Consultancy, seeking suitable placement. NOC available.

Contact : 92510920 email: pgrajesh25@gmail.com Sales Manager having 25+ yrs of G.C.C exp looking for suitable position. Contact: 95593795 / 93816464

B.E Electrical 3 yrs Oman Elect / MEP LV& HV/ oil & gas commission fire fight HVAC telecom projects with NOC. Contact : 96335725

Engg/ Tech/ Mech 24 m, MBA /B. Tech 2 yrs HVAC-fire fighting experience seeking placement.

Contact : 90924711, E mail : prasith.k.aniyan@gmail.com

Indian male 24yrs B. Sc Electronics & communication M.B.A (U.K) having 3 yrs exp in sales & operation of banking & financial products with Oman D/L seeking suitable placement NOC available.

Contact: 96428822

Sr. Electrical Engineer with17+ yrs of exceptional exp in spear heading strategic planning and project management initiatives & executing various high rise residential & commercial building as well as roads and highway project with proficiency in installation, seeking a challenging position in a dynamic organization. Contact 96570891

Female Chemical Engineer with 1yr exp as a lab technician.

Contact: 90920081 B.Tech Electrical Pakistani male 2 yrs exp with D/L looking for suitable post. Contact : 96752080 23 yrs female Biomedical Engineer with 1 year experience looking for any kind of suitable job in Muscat. Contact 94144084 / 92967174, sujimol.m.s@gmail.com 35 yrs, male, B.A, 4 yrs experienced HSE officer advanced Diploma in fire & safety ISOH NEBOSH course completed seeks suitable job (fluency Arabic). Contact 98973566, saresh10@gmail.com Iraqi Civil Engineer 14 years experience, Resident with Omani driving license searching for suitable job Contact : 91336638

Indian Project Manager with 23 yrs experience in Construction of residential & commercial buildings Mosque schools factories warehouses etc approved by authorities available for placement.

Contact 99608299

Indian male 29 yrs B. Tech FTTH Engineer 2 yrs experience in Dubai, with UAE license CCTV projects, Autocad, CCNA now in Dubai seeks placement.

E mail: nikhilps87@gmail.com cont : 00971522504047.

Project Manager B.Tech with 24 yrs Oman experience in sewerage network approved by Haya available for placement contract.

Contact 96158934

Indian male 25 yrs, with 4 yrs exp as Service Engineer in automobile field, now in Muscat on visit visa seeking suitable placement.

Contact: 92077172

Mechanical Engineer, Indian male, 24 yrs, Diploma in Mechanical Engineering & Quality Control Inspector Certificate looking for suitable job. Contact 99480160 / 99494584, Email : salilren007@gmail.com MEP, HVAC Engineer with about 3 years experience, now working in Dubai seeks job opportunity in Oman. GSM +97155285054 Mail id: sreejeshmech123@gmail.com Indian male, 24 yrs, BCA, CCNA, 1 yr experience as Software Trainer, looking for job, on visit visa in Salalah. Contact 91757984, Email : rayjazzeer@gmail.com B.Sc Civil Engineer, 7 yrs experience in Oman, total experience, 9 yrs having D/L, local release available. Contact 98628515, sofiq.sohel02@gmail.com

SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER EDI GIS Indian male, 32 yrs, B.Tech, PGDIT, IBM Sterling Integrator, having 9 yrs experience from IBM, Cognizant & Emphasis, Oman driving license looking for suitable placement.

Contact - 93221395

ENGLISH TEACHER Indian FM, B.A, B.ED English Lit, 4 yrs Teaching experience in Oman and 2 yrs in India, immediate joining.

Contact - 94202122 ENGG. / TECH./MECH. An Iraqi civil with more than 30 years experience in (Iraq and G.C.C) looking for a job, (N.O.C) available. Contact: 96561306 Email: iq.bgd.mnsr@gmail.com Indian male, Mechanical Engineer having 1year experience, on visit visa looking for suitable job. Contact: 97416564, Email:jovinmathias@gmail.com Civil Engineer 8 years experience in Oman as a project engineer for governmental & private projects.

Contact – 90164912 Young Indian, Engineering in Bio-technology, Bio-chemical and Chemical, looking for a challenging placement in Oman.

Contact 97607000. Email: sivasankarjayakumar@gmail.com Indian male, 30 yrs, ITC Electronic Mechanic worked as a MSc Technician in TATA Teleservices Trivandrum, now in Cochin, O&M Technician Reliance.

Email: prakeshgg@gmail.com, Contact : 91-7356269929 Construction Machinery repairs Engineer, 5 years, driving license, Contact - 94001961 Indian male B-tech 8 years experience as senior electrical project engineer / QC engineer on visit visa seeks suitable placement.

Contact 94094543 Email: anwar425@gmail.com Site Supervisor, Diploma in Civil Engg (cert attested) knows autocad revit, salary exp: 250 Ph : 92279784 Mechanical Engineer, Indian, Male, 30yrs. Experienced in Steam turbines and Thermal Power house seek employment.

Contact - +91 8130553668 or mohamedshah7@gmail.com Iraqi Civil Engineer (Road) 4 years experience, 1 year in Oman with driving license & NOC. Contact: 91142290 Pakistani male Diploma Civil Engineer 4yrs exp in Oman bulling & mega projects, valid license Oman. Contact: 98921022 Electronics and Communication Engineer with 2 years experience in Telecom Sector as RF Engineer (drive test, RF & LOS survey).

Contact: 93919943 Email: agneljerin@yahoo.com Electrical Engineer having 16 years experience in Switchgear / transformer / over head lines & lines & trading for sales /procurement & project execution, valid Oman D/L. Contact: +968- 95994727, Email : qurm340@gmail.com Electrical Engineer: Indian male 30 years, having 5 years of experience in industrial automation & utility maintenance in India, holding valid Oman D/L. #92789995 Email: akhilabrahamlktr@gmail.com Civil Engineer (Indian male) 5 years experience in Oman with valid Omani driving license & NOC looking for suitable opportunity.

Contact: 93101283 Project Management and Supervision, expert professional Civil Engineer, 26 years experience in Contractor and consultancy companies with N.O.C & driving license. Contact : 92668679

Male Sudanese 33 yrs Petroleum Engineering 7 yrs experience looking for suitable post.

Contact : 97942087 / 71103417

Seeking suitable job male 33 yrs Expat over 13 yrs exp with PDO as Project Service Engineer, Omani driving license, NOC available.

Contact: 92734174.

Diploma in Civil Engineering 5 yrs exp in Oman PDO & Port work exp seeking nice job.

Contact: 97879383 Email: rabial007@gmail.com

Mechanical/ Piping Engineer (B.Tech.) on visit visa looking for suitable job.

Contact 94703350 mail: nadeembcoolboy@gmail.com

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Indian male, Structural Engineer looking for job in structural design field. Having 6 years of experience in design field. Residing in Muscat. Contact: 91176187 Email: syam036@gmail.com

Indian male, 24 yrs, BCA, CCNA,1 yr experience as Software Trainer, looking for job, on visit visa in Salalah.

Contact 91757984, email : rayjazzeer@gmail.com

BS in Electrical Engineering, Experience: 5 years(Power Plants).

Contact: 92475206 Email: zahaibzafar007@gmail.com

Indian male Sales & Marketing experience in Dubai, having valid Dubai license seeking suitable placement. Contact : 90214432

B.Sc in Geology, fresher, need job training, on visit visa for 3 months, can speak Arabic and English.

Contact :71125541

7 yrs Dubai, 3 yrs Oman Sales & marketing exp 5 yrs Pakistan accounts experience with driving license MBA marketing & finance Diploma in Marketing Univ. of Varginia USA. NOC available looking for job. Call/whatsapp : 97367321

Electrical & Electronics Engr, knows autocad & revit.

PH: 93837973 Graduate from Alexandria University Mechanical Power Engineering and certified international Procurement Manager CIPM basics of supply chain management B SCM, APICS, seeking suitable job for his qualifications.

Contact: +2001222399139 Oman 99602608 C/O Email: samer_hen026awy@hotmail.com Civil Engineer, young Indian having almost 2 years experience looking for a challenging position seeks suitable position in Oman/ GCC. Please contact 92718490, Email ID: uvais.pk82@gmail.com Indian male 24 ,B.E ( E.C.E ) graduate with 3 years of experience in the fields of BMS and Low current systems and has good knowledge about Electronic Security Systems, currently working in Oman, NOC Available.

Contact:- 94737033/ mohdmuhafez45@gmail.com

Indian / Female (27) married MCA, 2+years of experience in software development in leading MNC – Accenture, Bangalore. IT skills include Dot Net, SQL server 2008, ASP.Net, HTML, CSS, excellent communication skills looking for a suitable job, With Oman Driving License.

Mobile: 94057790; Email: geetika.pesit08@gmail.com CFA level 1 cleared (pursuing level 2) MBA operations research, female, 5 yrs experience as Analyst, have a valid Oman driving license, looking for related openings.

Contact 95818892 IT field 3 years of experience, female seeking suitable job in Oman.

Contact: 96350234 Email: greeshmavkannan@gmail.com IT Support Engineer, Exp 3 years in Oman 2 years in India.

Contact: 94672759 Indian female M.Sc Computer Science seeking suitable placement in Muscat area.

Contact: 98660672

MEDICAL EDUCATION/TRAINING Masters with two years of teaching experience looking for suitable teaching opportunities in Salalah.

Ph: 90125347 Experienced Maths teacher bilingual AS, A, IB Thanwia Aamaa. Contact: 98016336.

Indian female MSC, BED, MPHIL, IELTS, currently on visit visa seeks suitable placement.

Contact : 91969756 / 96916534.

Female B. Ed English teacher, 7 yrs exp seeking suitable placement. Contact 99739415 / 92091528 Mathematics Lecturer , Indian Female, M Sc Mathematics from a Prestigious University, B.Ed qualified, distinction holder with 6 yrs teaching experience in colleges.

Contact: 91360147.

HOSPITALITY Housekeeping Supervisor, Hotel Industry seeks placement.

Contact 96152305 Job needed as Restaurant Supervisor having more than 8 years experience in hospitality industry ex: employer Pizza hut Oman certified course in food hygiene and safety.

Contact :+968 96480905 whatsapp:+968 93407177

IT Indian Male, MCA Graduate, 15 yrs exp in ERP, CSM Certified, seeking suitable role.NOC Available.

Contact : GSM : 90189284 Email: meetlibran@gmail.com Indian male 4 years experience in IT as Programmer / Web Support/ CCNA/ Network on visit visa seeking placement.

Contact: 93069694 Email: mrabrar14@gmail.com Indian male, B.Tech IT, 4 years Oman Experience in IT & NETWORKING, holding Oman D/L, seeks suitable placement. NOC available.

Contact: 92462578

Lecturer, MSC Nursing(OBG), 2years experience with valid IELTS,ACLS & BLS and Saudi prometric, looking for suitable opportunities in Salalah. Ph: 90125347 Pharmacist (female) passed Prometric 80% marks and dataflow completed having 3 yrs experience in Retail and Hospital Pharmacy, education Doctor of Pharmacy seeks job in Muscat. Contact 95575270.

Male Nursing Specialist with more than 3 yrs exp - Pro metric 64 pc - Data Flow accept - seeks job – 97951608 Iraqi Dentist female, MOH license seeks suitable job in clinic in Muscat. Contact 97891219 Filipino male Medical / Sales representative with 3 yrs experience is looking for suitable job in Oman.

Contact: 92610394 Veterinary Doctor: Indian Female looking for a suitable placement.

Contact: 96906534 /99014885, Email: monishmajeed@gmail.com

Indian male, 28, post graduate, 6+ yrs exp in Oman in sales (back office) & credit control with valid Oman D/L looking for suitable lacements. NOC available.

Contact 92066 523 Filipino Graphic Designer / I.T. looking for a suitable job with 10 years experience. Very good in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Photography, Knowledge in CCTV & Access Controls. Pls. Call 79042628.

SECRETARIAL & OFFICE Looking for part time job Secretarial / Data Entry / Documentation available every day after 5:00 pm Friday / Saturday full day area preferred Ruwi/ CBD/ MBD / Al Khuwair. Contact: 90414827 Lady Secretary / Sales Co-coordinator 12 years experience in Oman in reputed companies, seek immediate Employment.

Call: 95244761

SALES / MARKETING Indian male with 6 years experience in sales in oman. NOC available, looking for suitable placement. Contact 95364128 MBA (Marketing & Finance) with 15+ Years of Rich Work Experience in Retail Sales, Life Insurance & Telecom domains. Looking for a right job opportunity in Oman.

Core Competence Area: Sales & Marketing, Business Development, Distribution Channel Development, Strategic Planning, People Management, Revenue Generation, Team Building, Presentation & Communication Skills. Available in Muscat for personal interaction / meeting.

Contact 93985519 or mail on anshuman28@hotmail.com A young dynamic post Graduate with 2 years work experience in business operations looking for suitable placement. Contact 98564880 or maccmuscat@gmail.com

MANAGER/ SUPERVISOR

23 yrs experienced Sales Management (FMCG) all over GCC looking for suitable placement, currently working in MNC, Noc available.

Contact 99025200, rejymb@gmail. com

Indian male (Storekeeper) having 8 yrs experience in a reputed hospital, seeks suitable placement.

Contact 95857942 / 98239607, Email : rajukayappurath@gmail.com

34 years Indian Graduate male 6 years Oman experience in Sales & Supervisory in carpentry & gypsum work with NOC, driving license holder looking for job.

Contact 94036874

CEO, CEO Assistant looking for senior management position with more than 25 yrs Business developing experience Marketing business planning U.S.A, Africa, Kazakhstan, Saudi & Qatar MBA , TEXAS A &M – USA University.

Contact: 92010247

A young dynamic post graduate with 2 years work experience in business operations looking for suitable placement.

Contact 98564880 or Email maccmuscat@gmail.com

MISCELLANEOUS GYM Instructor 12 years experience single. Contact: 96700192 Sudanese male bachelor geology and mining with 3 years experience in MUD logging and training in soil investigation.

Contact 92956848

Indian female having 10 yrs experience in logistics & sales coordinator, exp. in SAP, MS Office valid Oman D/L, currently on visit visa looking for suitable placement.

Contact : 95251911 Indian male Engineering Graduate 6 years experience in Sales & Marketing in Oman with D/L & NOC seeking suitable openings.

Contact: 94386894 Email: tonykuravackal@gmail.com

SALES / MARKETING

Indian male, 25 yrs, 3 yrs Marketing & sales experience in Oman, having valid Oman D/L with NOC looking for suitable job in Sales or marketing related field.

Contact 98983247 Indian female 29 years Post Graduate with computer Knowledge 2 years of Oman experience in coordinator & 5 years of experience in customer service, client relation officer with excellent communication skill seeks suitable placement. Contact: 95337665 Indian female, 6 yrs experience in Cosmetic (Oman) with D/L seeking suitable placement.

Contact 98278522 Indian (M), 29 Yrs B Com, 5 yrs experience, 2 yrs in Oman as Document Controller seeking similar jobs or in sales. NOC Available.

M: +919773310782 Email Id: sajid.shaikh2123@gmail.com Indian male 42 yrs searching for suitable job, experience in Saudi Arabia, Oman, Saudi D/L holder, fluent in Arabic, English, Hindi Gulf experience 20 yrs manpower co-ordinator, sales & marketing, logistics. Contact: 90518114 Indian male age 24, B.Com. having 2 year experience and currently in visit visa. Looking for suitable placement in Sales, Marketing & finance. Contact: 90766307 Email: shhaazz.007@gmail.com Oil & gas experienced Indian lady with 6 years in sales & marketing to PDO and having valid Omani driving license. Contact 96143430 / 99875919 Indian male 14 yrs exp in business development, Sales & Marketing, 4 yrs in building material in Oman Contact: 93956234.

Indian male 35 years, B.com and 9 years GCC experience in Sales & Marketing (Transport & Logistic).

Having GCC driving license, looking for suitable placement.

Contact: 92634281 email: shinojkk1224@gmail.com Indian male Graduate with 18 years of Marketing experience presently in Oman on family visit visa, looking for best opportunity.

Contact: 96168687 Email: dhibupaul@gmail.com Indian Male, MBA marketing 5 yrs exp. in sales & 4 yrs in FMCG sector, looking for best opportunity. NOC available.

Contact: 96001877 Indian Male, 26 M.Com with 4 yrs of Experience in Accounting & Administration in a Financial Company in India, seeks suitable job, Currently in India.

Contact India:-+918907212253 Akhil:-93626288, Email: Sumeshpsmkr1989@gmail.com Indian male 37 years MBA graduate in marketing with 9yrs of experience in UAE in field of brand promotions & marketing with UAE D/L on a visit seeking suitable position. Conatct 95792820 Indian male 26 years of experience of sales & marketing in surgical and laboratory equipments.

Looking for good replacement.

Contact – 92015894 /95774854 Resident in Oman 18 years, 10 years experience in setup marketing plans and strategies, sales, import & logistics, procurement, Omani government tenders, organizing projects & events, import fireworks for festivals, NOC available, have car. Contact 94123939.

Email: 002015r@gmail.com Indian male 1 yr exp in sales automotive (TBL) looking for best opportunity , NOC available.

Contact: 97793879 Email: shyampkn@gmail.com

SKILLED / UNSKILLED Indian, looking for a suitable post 25 yrs exp in Carpentry Foreman with valid D/L seeks placement.

Contact: 95868469

SKILLED / UNSKILLED Office boy & watchman 8 yrs exp in Dubai looking for job.

Contact: 97636513

TOUR Indian female with B Com Tourism and travel management and also with IATA/UFAA foundation Diploma looking out for suitable placement, fresher, 21 yrs old .

Contact: 92300931

MISCELLANEOUS Mechanical Engineer (B.E), Indian, 21 yrs, Fresher, Looking for suitable job in the field, Contact- 92291955 / vishusav@hotmail.com Electrical Engineer (DEE), Having 17 year Experience (14 year in Gulf), Experts in Estimation, Design, Planning and construction activities of MEP work seek Similar Placement with D/L & NOC Available. Contact: 97007489 4 years experience in IT Executive .i come on a visit visa seeking placement contact 94948622.

Email Jarar.haider@yahoo.com whatapp 00923142195074 Indian male looking for part time job. Preferred time from 8 am to 12.30 pm. Contact: 79062787 Indian male 25, Graduate in Civil Engineering (B.E) having 3 years of experience in Site Execution & Quantity Surveyor looking for a suitable placement having Visa Release & Valid Driving License Contact : 96240153 / 97490311, E-mail : mdmosin33@gmail.com BE Electronic & Telecom Eng. 2yrs Exp in telecom copper and fibre cables, able to do project sales & support. Project installation & Commissioning, Exp in telecom related civil job. Contact 97423932, Email: mzeeshanshaikh89@gmail. com Fire & Safety Officer, 22 Years old, Indian expatriate seeking for a suitable placement. 2 years of experience. Ready for immediate joining. Contact : +968-97682273, Email: maniavbah555@gmail.com Indian male 23 diploma in automobile engineering have experience in handling accounts and good marketing skill searching for new suitable job.

Contact: 90801420, Email: anwaar223969@gmail.com B.E Engineer and also did NEBOSH (IGC), Fire and Safety (HABC) First Aid.3 year of Gulf experience As a Safety Engineer looking for job.

Available to join respective firm.

Contact # 94618504, Email: shan37yousfani@gmail.com Indian Male 30 Yrs with 4 years Oman experience in Mechanical & QA QC and Construction Projects.

Valid Oman Driving License and NOC has available. Looking for suitable placement. Contact: +968 97358342, +968-93992560.

Email : Kuldeepbina@yahoo.com Senior sales/marketing executive.

Experience in trading industries and thorough knowledge of Oman market. Driving license and NOC available, seeks senior position.

Contact: 98487311 Chief Accountant , 7 years experienced ( 25 years experience in accounts) worked with reputed group companies , handling accounts, auditing, tax work, budgeting & banking facilities , seeks openings . Contact 98803439 / 97413784

MISCELLANEOUS Indian male, 11 years exp. in accounting, knowledge in tally also. looking for a part time job.

Contact . 98983122 Indian male 23 yrs, Diploma in Automobile Engineering have experience in handling accounts and good marketing skill searching for new suitable job.

Contact 90801420, Email: anwaar223969@gmail.com Indian male Post graduate Dentist with 18 plus years experience with MOH Oman. Fluent in Arabic too.

Contact : 96689064/ amal_sam48@hotmail.com Indian/male (25)/ MBA/3 years experience in administration, sales and marketing with driving license. Fluent in English, Hindi, Arabic. Contact 97291114, MAIL: jawadazeez123@gmail.com Indian female 10 years as cook in Muscat, Oman . South Indian, Gujarati special food ,Looking for part time. Contact 95795971 Senior sales/marketing executive.

Experience in trading industries and thorough knowledge of Oman market. Driving licence and NOC available. Seeks senior position.

Pls contact: 98487311 B.Com Pakistani, 6 years experience of marketing NOC and D.L is available 0096898895739 Indian Female, 28 Yrs, M.Sc Comp Science having 3 years experience as a Lecturer/Teacher/IT Support with excellent computer skills, on family visa looking for suitable position. Pls Contact 92857417.

MBA with 18 years of experience in Procurement, 2 years in Sohar, Oman driving license, looking for suitable position.M:92507430, ahmed16071974@gmail.com, NOC available Indian/male(26)/MBA/2 years experience in procurement, coordination and distribution management, with valid oman license available for immediate joining.

Contact 92536194 email:suhailbs@gmail.com Experienced Restaurant Manager/ supervisor, direct sales searching for suitable position Indian male 23 Diploma in Automobile engineering. Contact: 90801420, Email: anwaar223969@gmail.com Sr Project Engineer, 30 Years, Mechanical, 8 Yrs. experience in Oman & Qatar, Qatar Petroleum approved, Experienced in EPIC Projects Tanks, Vessels, Piping, Steel structures Mail; snu057@gmail.com, Ph-00974 66772193 Indian female, M.Com, 4 yr’s experience in Accounts looking for Accountant/Asst. Accountant job.

Contact: 98418533 / 99338639 Indian 30 years, Autocad Draftsman 10 years experience in India.

2 years Oman experience in MEP Drawings and QS Estimation.

Contact: 9353 1192, 9086 4988 MECHANICAL/PRODUCTION ENGINEER, 3 years’ experience in production industry, B tech in Mech engg, Proficiency in AutoCAD, Primavera certified, Contact- arn9895@gmail.com Mob 00919895233155 MECHANICAL ENGINEER, Indian Male,26 years, 3 Years’ experience in Projects of Tanks, Boilers and Steel structures, Aware of int.

Standards,B tech in Mech engg.

Contact-rahulkunnath23@gmail. com, Mob-00917350860889

Indian male 37years btech civil engineer,13years oman experiense in buildings and infrastructure(steel) having d/l and noc is now in oman on visit visa,ready to join immediately.

Contact : 93641216 , EMAIL: shalabha02@yahoo.com

B.E Engineer and also did NEBOSH (IGC), Fire and Safety (HABC) First Aid.3 year of Gulf experience As a Safety Engineer looking for job.

Available to join respective firm.

Contact number# 94618504, Email: shan37yousfani@gmail.com

Mechanical Engineer (B.E), Indian, 21 yrs, Fresher, Looking for suitable job in the field, Contact- 92291955 / vishusav@hotmail.com

Civil Engineer with 6 yrs exp. In construction and all related works having Omani license & NOC. looking for job. Contact 94520994

Civil Engineer with 6 yrs exp. in construction and all related works having Omani license & NOC. looking for job. 94520994

23 Male Indian 3 year experience in restaurant manager & accountant job & marketing experience looking for suitable job. Contact:90801420 , WhatsApp no :+917411062397, E-mail: anwaar223969@gmail.com

Indian male B.Tech, DCE Civil Engineer 14 years Gulf experience.

Contact 97045409 Male Indian current job : call center job, B.E (ECE) searching for suitable job, email: amirraj11691@gmail.com. mobile: +919677642346 / +918428617572

TEKLA & AutoCAD.5 years Oman experience in project execution and detail drawing of Steel structures, site and shop erected tanks. Diploma in mech.Engg. Mob: 98486585 sinoshcs@gmail.com.

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SITUATION WANTED 4 years experience in IT Executive and also ticketing staff, seeking placement # 94948622.

Email Jarar.haider@yahoo.com Indian Male 23 Photographer searching for suitable job.

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