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Obama thanks His Majesty MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said received a phone call from US President Barack Obama. President Obama expressed his thanks and gratitude for His Majesty’s efforts in assisting the US administration in securing the release of two US citizens in Yemen. Obama thanked His Majesty for supporting the international efforts in dealing with the situation in Yemen. Both leaders stressed the importance of supporting political solutions to deal with the Yemeni crisis and quickly responding to the pressing humanitarian needs in the country. -With inputs from ONA

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HM pardons 189 prisoners

tragedy during Eid Al Adha, authorities have urged the

MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, the Supreme Commander, has issued a Royal pardon to 189 prisoners convicted in different cases. They include 62 foreign prisoners. His Majesty, the Supreme Commander’s Royal pardon coincides with the advent of the blessed Eid Al Adha 1436 AH and in consideration of the families of the prisoners. -ONA

MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has sent a cable of greetings to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia on the occasion of National Day. In his cable, His Majesty the Sultan has expressed his sincere greetings along with his best wishes of good health, wellbeing and a long life to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, praying to Allah the Almighty for the return of this and similar occasions on him to achieve the aspirations of further progress and prosperity for the Saudi people. -ONA

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His Majesty receives greetings MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said received cables of greetings from State Council Chairman Yahya bin Mahfoudh Al Mantheri, Majlis Al Shura Chairman Khalid bin Hilal Al Ma’awali, Minister Responsible for Defence Affairs Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harib Al Busaidi and Inspector General of Police and Customs Lt.Gen Hassan bin Mohsen Al Shraiqi, on the occasion of the blessed Eid Al Adha. In his cable, Al Mantheri, and on behalf of State Council members and staff, extended sincere greetings on the occasion of blessed Eid Al Adha, which coincides with an important Islamic event of pilgrimage in which Muslims

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There is no need to issue salaries in advance because of the Eid Al Adha, said a senior official at the Ministry of Manpower. He said the usual date for releasing salaries is very close, so the Ministry was of the opinion that there is no need to take a decision on early pay. >A3

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travel to the city of Mecca. He said: “Your Majesty the Sultan, Haj season is considered as a symbol of forgiveness among Muslims. By the grace of Allah, under your wise leadership, the Sultanate is at the forefront of the countries which calls upon forgiveness and justice.” In his cable, Majlis Al Shura chairman said: “On this occasion, the pilgrims are guests of their Creator. While at Jabal Al Rahma, their hearts are ﬁlled with mercy and tranquillity due to the sanctity of this occasion.” “This dear occasion motivates in us the spirit of tolerance and brotherhood among all Muslims,” he added.

“Your Majesty, the Monarch of the State, these dear occasions in Your Majesty’s blessed era have noble meanings and features, not only due to Oman’s true traditions and values, but also due to the love and brotherhood spirit Your Majesty has promoted among Omanis in different parts of the Sultanate. Your Majesty has made strong bonds among citizens in the urban, rural and Bedouin areas where everyone enjoys security, prosperity, justice and equality. It is no wonder then that the Omanis managed to keep pace with the modern development and at the same time maintaining their true Omani values and traditions,” he added. >A2

MUSCAT: It is supposed to be a time of celebration but Eid Al Adha has been tinged with tragedy as each year the holiday is marred by unnecessary deaths. This year police authorities have urged residents to stay safe, urging them to drive responsibly, swim safely and not to play with ﬁre during the long weekend. Last year, during the Eid Al Adha holidays, nine people drowned in different incidents across the wilayats and several road accidents were reported, while 15 people died and 172 were injured in 2013 accidents. “As it is a shorter holiday, people prefer to visit indoor tourist spots. Unfortunately for some, negligence in adopting safety measures puts them into trouble. So, we advise the public to be safe during the holidays and avoid any untoward incident,” a police official from the Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulances, told the Times of Oman. According to the police, a spike

in the number of road accidents is common during the holiday period, in addition to incidents of drowning and other injuries. “People should be extra careful while visiting tourist spots. They should always seek the help of a guide, who knows the pitfalls of the spot. Non-swimmers are strongly advised against venturing into water. Parents taking children to beaches should also take extra care. Loss caused by momentary negligence could be irreparable,” the officials added. During the 2014 Eid holidays, an Omani national drowned in Wadi Shab and another drowned in Wadi Bani Khalid. Seven expatriates drowned at the Yiti and Mughsayl beaches. The police have also advised tourists visiting the country to adhere to the rules and laws of the Sultanate for their own safety and the safety of others. >A3

Holiday notice There will be no editions of Times of Oman on September 24 and 26 on account of Eid Al Adha holidays. There will also be no issue of Hi this week.

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people had drowned during Eid Al Adha holidays in 2014 in different incidents across the Sultanate

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More police deployed as holiday rush leads to delays at Oman-UAE border Staff Reporter MUSCAT: With the rush of Eid Al Adha holiday-makers having already begun, travellers are facing delays at the Oman-UAE border, said sources in Buraimi. “As of now, travellers from both sides are having to wait for more than an hour to cross the border,” sources in Buraimi revealed, adding that the situation might worsen in the coming days. “However, we can see that more police have been deployed at the border to ease the situation,” the sources added. Last year, holidayers had to wait for more than three hours in queue to complete immigration procedures while entering Oman from the UAE. Normally, it takes only half an hour to complete the formalities. Two borders have to be crossed to enter Dubai from Oman—the Al Wajajah border in Oman and the Hatta border in the UAE. Expats in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, who wish to cross into Oman through the Hili border post in the UAE, have to

LONG WAIT: Long queues are seen at the Oman-UAE border due to the rush of tourists.

pay Dh35 for an exit stamp on their passports. The same rule applies to those travelling to Buraimi through the Saa’ and wadi Jizi border posts. It costs OMR5 to obtain a visa. Ear-

lier, the entry was free for expats. These rules are now part of the regulations implemented for entry and exit of people between Oman and the UAE and are aimed at reducing border traffic, particularly

at the Hili border post. While the total number of inbound visitors was pegged at 2,098,000 in 2014, the total number of outbound tourists was estimated to be 4,727,000.

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His Majesty, Iran President exchange Eid greetings MUSCAT: With the advent of the Blessed Eid Al Adha, His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said exchanged greetings with President Dr Hassan Rouhani of the Islamic Republic of Iran during a phone call on Tuesday. His Majesty the Sultan expressed his sincere greetings along with his best wishes of good health, happiness and a long life to President Rouhani, praying to Allah the Almighty for the return of this blessed occasion on him and the people of Iran to achieve all aspirations of progress and prosperity for them, and on all Muslims with blessings and welfare. On his turn, President Rouhani expressed his sincere greetings to His Majesty the Sultan, praying to Allah the Almighty to perpetuate the blessings of good health, happiness and a long life on His Majesty, and for the return of this occasion on His Majesty to achieve further aspirations of progress, welfare and prosperity for the Omani people under His Majesty’s wise leadership, and on all Muslims with blessings and welfare.–ONA

We had planned several things during Eid Al Adha, which have been cancelled now Mohammed Faisal, who had planned to visit Salalah

As festival nears, Eid shopping in top gear With Eid just a day away, it is common to spot consumers coming out of shopping malls and hypermarkets with

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“On the advent of this Islamic blessed occasion, on behalf of myself and the members of the Majlis Al Shura, it gives me pleasure to express utmost greetings, appealing to Allah to protect Your Majesty and bestow on you blessings of care and victory to remain always a leader for Oman and its people,” the Majlis Al Shura Chairman concluded. In his cable, the Minister Responsible for Defence Affairs said: “Your Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, on the occasion of the blessed Eid Al Adha, I am honoured to extend my greetings and that of Your Majesty’s valiant Armed Forces, the triumphant Firaq Forces and all employees of the Ministry of Defence, praying to the Almighty Allah to ensure many happy returns of the day while Oman is enjoying welfare and prosperity.” He added: “Your Majesty the Sultan, during the Haj days, Your Majesty’s armed forces extract lessons that enhance their dedication to serve their dear nation and to remain always reliable guards and formidable fort for this nation. We also maintain our oath

to defend this nation ”. “The valiant armed forces, the victorious Firaq Forces and all employees of the Ministry of Defence, as they celebrate the blessed Eid Al Adha occasion, pray to the Almighty Allah Your Majesty for the return of this and similar occasions while Your Majesty enjoying a good health, happiness and a long life,” he added. In his cable, Lt.Gen Al Shraiqi and on behalf of the Royal Oman Police personnel extended sincere greetings on the occasion of the blessed Eid Al Adha, praying to Allah the Almighty to grant His Majesty a good health and happiness, Oman and its people continuous growth and prosperity. The Inspector General added: “While celebrating this blessed occasion with joy, the ROP personnel realise the importance of preserving the security of their nation. They take inspiration from Your Majesty’s noble principles and values, which were originated in the teachings of Islam. The ultimate goal for the ROP personnel will always be to maintain the stability of the nation, serve its citizens, safeguard and add to the achievements made.”– ONA

loaded trolleys and overﬂowing bags, giving the country’s economy a shot in the arm

SHAHZAD RAZA shahzad@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: With the Eid Al Fitr festival just around the corner, Omanis are making the most of getting another reason to shop. Going by the overwhelming evidence presented by leading shopping malls and hypermarkets, it seems consumers will shop till they drop. The whole town is either on the road leading to a shopping place or inside one already. Society plays its part in encouraging certain shopping trends on special occasions, such as Eid. Retailers come up with enticing promotions to attract the consumer. When advised by the government, employers pay early salaries, even annual bonuses, to facilitate a shopping frenzy. In the bargain, retailers and consumers both make a killing, or so it seems. Festivals, such as Ramadan and Eid are God’s gift to the country’s economy as billions of dollars change hands in an unprecedented spending spree worldwide

MARKET BUZZ: Retailers come up with enticing promotions to attract the consumers. When advised by the government, employers pay early salaries, even annual bonuses, to facilitate a shopping frenzy.–TIMES OF OMAN

or through record transactions done through online shopping. In fact, online shopping is gaining so much traction that global B2C (business to consumer) e-commerce sales in 2015 are expected to touch $1.77 trillion and jump to $2.35 trillion in 2017. Oman has also swung into shopping mode and a visit to the Muttrah souq provides compelling proof. One of Muscat’s oldest shopping destinations, the souq is replete with colours, commotion and commerce. Sellers can be seen making the most attractive offers and giving their Eid merchandise a ﬁnal touch. With hardly any space to stand before the shops selling clothes, traditional jewellery and consumables, shoppers compete for the best bargain. Shopkeepers also enjoy the unprecedented interest in their wares and waste no opportunity

to make hay while the sun shines. “Ramadan and Eid are the occasions we wait for. This is the best season for us,” said Ahmed, a shopkeeper, who sells children’s clothing. Ramadan is also considered the best time in Oman to buy a new car. Sensing the excitement of the festive atmosphere, all automotive companies announce exciting promotions and freebies to reward their customers. Many of them are even offering cash prizes to woo those looking to purchase a new car. With Eid shopping nearing its peak, leading shopping malls, such as the Muscat and Qurum City Centres, the Muscat Grand Mall, Lulu Hypermarket’s outlets, Centrepoint showrooms and electronic majors, such as Emax, Extra and Sharaf DG, are all experiencing record footfalls. Consumers looking to make the most of the money they spend

never miss eye-catching promotions, such as “buy two, get one free” or an opportunity to participate in a raffle draw promising a car or home appliances. Retailers know customers want their shopping to be fun and rewarding; all festival promotions are designed keeping this fact in mind. “Eid is a special occasion and people come to buy new clothes, shoes and accessories. Our offers do not just attract Muslims, the whole city comes to shop here,” said a Lulu official, referring to the increased consumer traffic this festival season. With Eid just a day away, it is a common to spot consumers coming out of shopping malls and hypermarkets with loaded trolleys and overﬂowing bags. Thanks to this great festival, the economy gets a shot in the arm and many people in the country can be found laughing all the way to the bank.

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Al Noor Association for Blind to have multi-purpose halls Times News Service MUSCAT: A multi-purpose hall for the Al Noor Association for the Blind will be established in Al Batinah and Al Dahirah in Sohar. The Al Noor Association signed an agreement with Jindal Shadeed Iron and Steel (Jisis) for the same at an event, where Mahna Bin Saif Al Lamki, Governor of the Al Batinah North Governorate, was also present. The multi-purpose hall will have an area of 870 square meters and cost OMR150,000 to build. Once completed, it will be able to accommodate 600 persons and will host training programs, social, cultural and sports events. The agreement for constructing the hall was signed by the Chief Executive of Jisis, Nishan Iktar Ansari and Al Hajri, the General Director of the general directorate for north and south Al Batinah Governorate. The event, held on Monday, began with a brief history of the Al Noor Association being shared and later the association requested that the Sohar Municipality allocate land for the construction of a building spread over 3,700 square metres.

Official: No need for early salary As the usual date for releasing of salaries is very close, the Ministry decided not to take a decision on

SOCIAL COMMITMENT: The agreement for constructing the hall was signed by the Chief Executive of Jisis, Nishan Iktar Ansari and Al Hajri, the General Director of the general directorate for north and south Al Batinah Governorate.–Supplied photo

The head of the Al Noor Association, Mohammed Al Balushi, spoke to the Times of Oman about the main challenges currently facing the association. Financial support “Financial support is the most important challenge that we are facing. The devices needed for the blind are very expensive and are not available in Oman, so we have to deal with outside companies

to import these devices. There is also a lack of awareness in society about helping the blind as some taxi drivers are afraid to transport blind people, and some of our graduates, who are blind, are ﬁnding it difficult to get employment.” Al Balushi urged the public to extend help, pointing out that the number of people with social disabilities in Oman has reached 64,000, including 21,200 with blind disabilities.

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Bait Al Zubair announces timings Times News Service

TREASURES GALORE: The award-winning building houses cultural treasures.–Supplied photo

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MUSCAT: Bait Al Zubair Museum has announced its new timings during the Eid holidays. The museum will remain open on Wednesday and will be closed on Thursday and Friday. After Eid holidays, the regular opening timing will resume from Saturday to Thursday, 9:30am – 6pm. Bait Al Zubair features one of Oman’s ﬁnest private collections of ethnographic material. The award-winning building houses cultural treasures spanning sev-

eral centuries that reﬂect the country’s unique identity and rich cultural heritage. Visitors can discover antique jewellery, traditional dress and weaponry, and even step back in time to experience how Omanis lived over 100 years ago, in a carefully renovated period home. New exhibits feature a valuable collection of ancient Islamic gold coins and maps of Arabia. Special Eid cards, artwork and heritage-themed gifts are available in the extensive gift shop — a destination in itself.

releasing of salaries before Eid festival

Times News Service MUSCAT: There is no need to issue salaries in advance for the upcoming Eid Al Adha festival, said a senior official of the Ministry of Manpower (MoM). The official clariﬁed that the usual date for releasing of salaries is very close, so the Ministry of Manpower decided that there is no need to take a decision on releasing salaries in advance for the private sector employees. “On the other hand, the government sector has not released salaries earlier either, as the duration of holidays is shorter this time. So we did not make any announcement regarding early salaries this time,” the official explained. However, the official’s statement has shocked local residents and expatriates, as they were expecting salaries to be paid before the Eid holidays. “We had planned several things during Eid Al Adha, which have been cancelled now,” said Mohammed Faisal, who had planned to visit Salalah during this weekend. He added that every year there was a ministerial decision asking private sector employers to pay their employees ahead of the Eid Al Adha festivities. “We were expecting it this year also.

HOLIDAY MOOD: Residents and expatriates had been expecting salaries to be paid before the Eid holidays as they had made elaborate plans for shopping and travelling, which will now have to be shelved.–TIMES OF OMAN

But we were surprised when we didn’t get (early salaries) this year,” said Faisal. A section of companies are, however, pleased with the fact that no such orders have been issued this year. “This kind of order derails cash ﬂow for a large number of companies,” said a spokesperson for a private limited company, which has more than 100 employees on its pay roll. He also pointed out that it is not easy for small companies to hand out money like this when most of their earnings are generated only at the end of the month. “The directive, issued on an ad hoc basis, from one Eid to another is very inconvenient,” said the spokesperson. However, some local residents said they are very unhappy with the decision to not pay salaries in advance. “Now, we have to borrow money from someone,” said Mohammed Karim. A large number of expatriates have even called off their holiday

plans. “The holidays come at the end of the month and besides it is two days extra, so we have cancelled our plans,” said Satish M., who works in the private sector. During the Eid festival in the past, a large number of businessmen had stated that it was unfair to expect employers to release early Eid pay, as this placed an undue ﬁnancial burden on the companies. “I believe, the government sector knows the situation, so it depends on them. But as far as the private sector is concerned, it is best left to the employees,” business leaders had said. “The employee should be given the choice whether they want an advance payment, based on their requirements. We have more than one million employees in the private sector and just 20 per cent of them are Omanis. So the Omanis may need their salaries earlier, but the rest probably do not, and that creates quite a few problems,” the businessmen had stressed.

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A1 Tourists should avoid going to unmapped tourist spots “Tourists should avoid going to unmapped tourist spots, such as hiking trails,” the officials added. Negligence in using ﬁreworks could also result in accidents, the police cautioned. “We would advise parents to monitor and raise awareness among children about the dangers of lighting ﬁreworks,” the official added. The police official also revealed that the authorities also receive

distress calls related to personal injuries from the public that stem from slaughtering animals for the festival feast. Meanwhile, Mark Pudwell, business development and training manager at Competence HR, said responsible behaviour, safety and consideration for others would enhance the holiday experience and ensure that families do not suffer the agony of losing a loved

one at such a special time. “Eid Al Adha is a time for celebration and enjoying the holidays with family and loved ones, but it should be remembered that accidents can and do happen during this time, and extra care should be taken whilst engaging in outdoor activities, such as swimming, BBQs, climbing and dune driving,” Pudwell said. “Young children should never be left alone in vehi-

cles and must be supervised at all times, such as while swimming, and must also wear appropriate buoyancy aids if they cannot swim safely,” Pudwell said, adding that BBQ liquids must be used with care and responsibility. “Driving long distances to be with family is a hazard so regular breaks must be taken on such journeys to reduce fatigue, which is a considerable factor leading to

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More workers seek to alter visa status Times News Service MUSCAT: About 232 more workers have agreed for alterations in their visa status, according to the weekly report on correcting the visa status of private sector expatriate employees. The Ministry of Manpower began altering the status of private sector expatriate employees last month. The corrections fall under two categories — the ﬁrst being the status correction of an employee who wishes to leave the Sultanate permanently and will include granting of amnesty for ﬁnes issued to the employee, and the second being those who are leaving their current jobs and want their visa status altered in the Sultanate. In addition, the expatriate employees will have to clear any complaints against them while on the job. Reports inform that 232 cases were corrected, in which 52 employees’ status were altered after having resigned from commercial establishments, as well as eight for resigning from domestic positions. Further, 170 employees were granted job status corrections with the same employer, while two applied for transfer to a new position. Labour law violators According to the weekly report issued by the joint labour inspec-

STATUS CORRECTION: Reports inform that 232 cases were corrected, in which the status of 52 employees was altered after having resigned from commercial establishments, as well as eight for resigning from domestic positions.–File photo

tion team at the Ministry of Manpower, 360 labourers were arrested between September 13 to 19 for violating labour laws. The arrested employees included 284 commercial labourers, 40 farmers and 36 domestic servants. The investigation made clear that of those arrested, 138 were

labourers who had left their employment without permission and 202 were terminated from their employment. The remaining 15 labourers were referred by other authorities. Al Dakhiliya Governorate recorded the highest number of arrested, 119, followed by North

Al Batinah Governorate with 94 detainees. The involved departments at the Ministry of Manpower are undergoing legal procedures regarding the violators. Further, the weekly report also noted that 205 violators were deported due to violations of labour laws and ministerial decisions.

road collisions,” he added. Daryle Hardie, Chief Executive Officer at Safety First Oman, also echoed the same opinion. “Please be extra careful on the roads during this long weekend, remembering it is better to get there late, than not at all. Don’t speed up or use the mobile while driving. And please insist that all your passengers wear their seat belts,” cautioned Hardie.

Meanwhile, social workers from the expatriate community also urged people to remain safe during the holidays. “Long drives and visiting unmapped tourist locations should be avoided,” Shaji Sebastin, an Indian social worker said. “Most of the road accidents happen during holidays. And when they happen, it is quite difficult to coordinate with the authorities,” Sebastin added.

W E D N E S DAY, S E P T E M B E R 23, 2 0 1 5 It’s extremely dangerous. We don’t want it to continue and (if it did) the alternative would be chaos or an intifada (uprising) that we don’t want.

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Haj pilgrimage begins in Mecca Metro train service for Haj

Pilgrims began moving from the

MECCA: Saudi Arabia has rolled out a special metro train service for this year’s Haj season that will allow pilgrims to travel daily from Mecca to Arafat and help reduce traffic congestion. This year’s metro service was ﬂagged off on Monday and will have the carrying capacity of 370,000 passengers daily, Al Mashaer Al Muqaddassah Makkah Metro Southern Line (MMMSL) Director of Operations Haji Muhammad Burhanuddin Ismail said. The train will commence operations between the Arafat 1 station and will head

holy city of Mecca to nearby Mina for the start of the six-day event

MECCA: Hundreds of thousands of Muslims from across the globe began the annual Haj pilgrimage on Tuesday in one of the largest annual gatherings of people in the world. In what for many will be the highlight of their spiritual lives, pilgrims began moving from Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca to nearby Mina for the start of the six-day event. Almost two million people are expected to take part in this year’s pilgrimage, undeterred by a crane collapse at Mecca’s Grand Mosque earlier this month that killed 109 people and injured nearly 400 at Islam’s holiest site. Joyous pilgrims like 35-year-old Egyptian Walaa Ali had been gathering for days ahead of the event. “It is a gift from God that He has chosen us to come here,” Ali said with tears in her eyes, as preachers nearby explained the history and rituals of the Haj to men and women sitting side by side in Mecca. “I am so happy to be here,” she said. This year’s Haj takes place against a backdrop of increased violence in some Muslim countries, a surge of the potentially deadly MERS virus and the war in Saudi Arabia’s neighbour Yemen.

HIGHLIGHT OF SPIRITUAL LIVES: Muslim pilgrims circle counterclockwise Islam’s holiest shrine, the Kaaba, at the Grand Mosque in the Saudi holy city of Mecca, late on Sunday. -AFP

The Haj is among the ﬁve pillars of Islam and every capable Muslim must perform the pilgrimage at least once in his or her life. Previously marred by stampedes and ﬁres that killed hundreds, the pilgrimage had been largely incident-free for the past decade after safety improvements. But preparations for this year’s event were marred when a construction crane working on an expansion of the Grand Mosque collapsed during severe winds. Saudis, Iranians, Nigerians, Malaysians, Indonesians and Indians were among the dead.

100,000 police About 100,000 police have been deployed to secure pilgrimage sites and manage the crowds, and authorities say they are on alert for possible attacks by extremists. The IS group has carried out bombings targeting security forces and mosques in the kingdom in recent months. Security forces have taken “measures to prevent terrorist groups from exploiting Haj season to carry out acts of sabotage,” interior ministry spokesman General Mansur Al Turki said. “We take all possibilities into

consideration during hajj. This includes the kingdom being targeted by terrorist organisations,” he said. This year’s Haj also comes with Saudi Arabia at war, leading an Arab coalition conducting air strikes and supporting local forces in Yemen against Iran-backed rebels since March. Most Yemeni pilgrims performing the Haj this year already reside in the kingdom. Among other challenges facing Saudi authorities is potential transmission of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV).

The capital Riyadh saw a jump in infections last month, but health officials say there has never been a case of MERS infection among pilgrims. Saudi Arabia is the country worst affected by MERS, with 532 deaths since the virus appeared in 2012. The health ministry has mobilised thousands of health workers to help secure a virus-free pilgrimage and to care for routine ailments. The ﬁrst day of the Haj is known as Tarwiah Day, when pilgrims traditionally watered their animals and stocked water for their trip to Mount Arafat, about 10 kilometres (six miles) southeast of Mina. Pilgrims stay in specially-built

north toward Jamarat in Mina, stopping at the nine stations along the way, said Prasarana Malaysia Berhad company, which was awarded a three-year contract for operations and maintenance of the train network. Providing connectivity between Arafat, Muzdalifah and Mina, over 370,000 pilgrims are expected to travel daily on the 18.1 km alignment. The train service is exclusive for Haj season. MMMSL was launched in November 2010. The train is expected to effectively take out 53,000 buses. -AFP

ﬁreproof tents in Mina, a city which only comes alive during hajj season. At Mount Arafat they will pray and recite from the Holy Koran during the climax of the Haj season on Wednesday. Mount Arafat, a rocky hill on a vast plain, is where the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) is believed to have given his ﬁnal sermon after leading his followers on the Haj. With the start of the Haj, pilgrims enter ihram, a state of purity in which they must not quarrel, wear perfume, cut their nails, or trim their hair or beards. During ihram, men wear a seamless two-piece shroud-like white garment, symbolising resurrection and emphasising unity regardless of social status or nationality. -AFP

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Risk of new Palestinian intifada: Abbas PARIS: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warned on Tuesday that there was a risk of a new Palestinian intifada, or uprising, erupting if violence at the Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem did not ease and peace talks with Israel did not resume. Israeli-Palestinian strife has risen sharply in recent weeks as Arab states and Palestinians have accused Israeli forces of violations at Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa mosque, one of Islam’s holiest sites. “We spoke about what’s happening at Al Aqsa,” Abbas told a news conference after meeting French President Francois Hollande. “It’s extremely dangerous. We don’t want it to continue and (if it did) the alternative would be chaos or an intifada (uprising) that we don’t want.” Abbas called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to order an end to Israeli actions in Jerusalem’s Old City where Al Aqsa is located, stop continued settlement activity in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and return to the negotiating table. “We consider the only way to

WARNING OF A NEW UPRISING: French President Francois Hollande, right, with his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas, left, during a meeting in Paris on Tuesday. -AFP

reach peace is through negotiations,” he said. The talks collapsed in April 2014. Hollande urges calm Hollande urged calm in Jerusalem and said the 1967 “status quo”, which meant access for Palestinians to Al Aqsa, could not be put into question. Israel captured Jerusalem’s Old City and the West Bank in the 1967 Middle East war.

Abbas sees Israel’s actions at Al Aqsa as an attempt to change the long-standing status quo under which Jewish access is permitted but Jewish prayer banned. Jews refer to the area as Temple Mount, where an ancient Jewish temple once stood, and it is the most sacred place in Judaism. Netanyahu’s office said last week that Israel was committed to maintaining the status quo and

that Palestinian “rioters” would not be allowed to prevent Jews visiting the area. The Palestinians waged two previous intifadas against Israel - in the late 1980s and in 2000-2005. Interim peace deals were signed two decades ago, but follow-up negotiations on a state Palestinians seek in the West Bank and Gaza Strip with East Jerusalem as their capital have gone nowhere. The veteran Palestinian leader was in Paris to meet Hollande ahead of the United Nations General Assembly next week. France is trying to launch an international “contact group” at the United Nations that would comprise UN Security Council members, Arab states and the European Union with a view to reviving the peace process. “We have proposed to create a framework for an international group to help prepare a restart of this dialogue,” Hollande said. “The idea has been supported on the whole and at the UN General Assembly and in the months to come we will work to give it some substance.” -AFP

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Syria receives Russian arms DAMASCUS: Russia has delivered new arms including warplanes to Syria as the regime increases attacks on rebels, officials said Tuesday, in a sign that Moscow’s growing support for its ally is having an effect. A senior Syrian military official said Damascus had received a fresh batch of arms, including at least five fighter planes, while a monitoring group said there had been a marked increase in regime attacks on the IS. The deliveries came amid a rapid Russian military build-up in Syria, with US officials saying Moscow had deployed 28 new combat planes and begun drone flights in the country. Syria’s devastating four-year conflict has taken on a new dimension in recent days as Moscow has moved to boost its military presence in the country, raising deep concerns in Washington. The Syrian military official said the new fighter planes had arrived on Friday along with reconnaissance aircraft at a military base in Latakia province, the traditional heartland of President Bashar

DISPLACED: German Vice Chancellor and Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel meets Syrian children in UN-run camp for Syrian refugees, in Amman, on Tuesday. -AFP

Al Assad’s regime. The regime had also received “sophisticated military equipment to ﬁght IS” including targeting equipment and precision-guided missiles, the ofﬁcial said, speaking on condition of anonymity. The new weapons had already been deployed against IS in the cities of Deir Ezzor and Raqa, the group’s de facto capital in Syria.

“Russian weapons are starting to have an effect in Syria,” the official said. Another military source in Latakia confirmed that the army had received spy planes and other equipment “that will allow Syrian ground and air forces to accurately identify targets.” The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a monitoring group, said new Russian equipment was being put into action effectively, with at least 38 IS fighters killed in air strikes in rebel-held towns in central Syria on Monday. “The number of raids is growing and the strikes are more precise after the Syrian air force received arms and more efficient planes from Moscow,” Observatory director Rami Abdel Rahman said. Monday’s strikes hit rebels in the town of Palmyra -- where IS has destroyed a series of ancient ruins — and two other towns in Homs province, he said. Moscow has been an unwavering supporter of Assad during a conflict that has seen more than 240,000 killed since March 2011, insisting it would continue arms deliveries to his regime. -AFP

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Government clears $2.5b military chopper deal NEW DELHI: India cleared on Tuesday a $2.5 billion deal to buy 37 military helicopters from aviation giant Boeing, on the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States. Modi’s government is in the middle of a multi-billion dollar upgrade of its Soviet-era military hardware, partly to keep up with neighbouring Pakistan and bigspending China. The cabinet cleared the purchase of 22 Apache helicopters and 15 heavy-lifting Chinook choppers, a long-pending deal that was discussed during US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel’s visit to India last August. “The cabinet committee on security has given the green signal for the helicopters. The deal is worth $2.5 billion,” a government source said. Since his sweeping election victory last May, Modi’s government has approved a string of military projects that had stalled under the previous left-leaning Congress government, in part over corruption scandals. Modi has also worked to shore up regional alliances since he came to power. He wants to end India’s status as the world’s number one defence importer by instead manufacturing defence equipment locally. His government has lifted the cap on foreign investment in the defence industry to 49 per cent and pushed tie ups between foreign and local companies. The deal comes as Modi heads this week to New York, where he hopes to meet US President Barack Obama ahead of the United Nations General Assembly. The deal for the Apaches was “hybrid”, with one contract to be signed with Boeing for the helicopters and the other with the US government for its weapons and radars, according to the Press Trust of India news agency. -PTI

INDIA

Mayawati warns of stir if quota system is reviewed ‘Patel quota agitation is supported by RSS, BJP’

The BSP chief who has a sizeable inﬂuence among Dalits in UP, said the government would have to pay a heavy price if it dared to make change in the reservation system at the RSS’ prodding

TALKING TOUGH: BSP supremo Mayawati addresses a press conference in New Delhi on Tuesday. - PTI

NEW DELHI: As the chorus of criticism against Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat’s call for a review of reservation policy grew louder, the Centre on Tuesday made it clear that it was not in favour of reconsidering the existing quota system. The fresh opposition to Bhagwat’s call came when Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief and dalit leader Mayawati joined parties like Lalu Prasad-led RJD and Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) in warning the NDA government of nation-wide agitation if it tinkered with the quota system. The BJP on Monday had distanced itself from Bhagwat’s call while the Congress had slammed him, saying the issue of reservation in India is settled as mandated by the Constitution. Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad reiterated the line he had taken on Monday at a brieﬁng in the BJP office, saying this was the stand of the party as well the government. “Our government is not in fa-

vour of making any change in the existing reservation policy for the SCs, STs, backward castes and extremely backward castes. We believe that it is necessary for their economic, educational and social progress. There is no need to reconsider it,” he said at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting. Mayawati, a former Uttar Pradesh chief minister who has a sizeable influence among Dalits in the state, said the government will have to pay a heavy price if it dared to make change in the reservation system at the RSS’ prodding. “If the Narendra Modi government tries to toe the line of Bhagwat, if it tries to tamper with the humanitarian provision of reservation as enshrined in the Constitution, then BSP will launch a nation-wide mass agitation which will prove costly to the government,” she said at a press conference here. Bhagwat, however, got the backing of Vishwa Hindu Parishad which asked the Centre to set up a judicial commission to find out if the beneficiary castes needed it

BIHAR POLLS

Nitish says ready for any debate on ‘jungle raj’ issue PATNA: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday said he was ready for any debate on ‘jungle raj’ bogey while asserting he was giving 100 per cent guarantee that rule of law would prevail without any pressure from any quarter. Kumar, who has been chosen as chief ministerial candidate by the grand secular alliance of JD(U), RJD and Congress, said at a function of a private national TV channel, “I am prepared for a debate on jungle raj issue.” Stating the jungle raj accusation has become “irrelevant” today, he said, “Even women can move freely in the night...gari (vehicle) has moved ahead...its (return of jungle raj) not possible now.” “I give 100 per cent guarantee that rule of law would continue to prevail in Bihar without any pressure from any quarter,” Kumar said. The CM’s assertions appeared as a bid to assuage people’s misgivings against any adverse impact of tie-up with Lalu

WOOING VOTERS: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with RJD chief Lalu Prasad during a programme on Bihar elections in Patna on Tuesday. - PTI

Prasad’s RJD whose 15-year rule from 1990 to 2005 was described in certain quarters as ‘worse law and order situation.’ Kumar said the “jungle raj” term was used by others and not by him even when JD(U) was opposed to RJD for 10 years. He said at that time he had used “Atank raj” phrase (rule of terror)

against the crime graph under previous rule. “For past over one-and-a-half year I am running government with the help of RJD and Congress and never got any recommendation to set free any criminal,” he said in support. RJD President Lalu Prasad also described the jungle raj allegation as “a ploy to drive forward castes away from us.” Speaking at the same function, RJD chief claimed when he gave voice to poor and deprived sections of society it was dubbed as “jungle raj.” Nitish Kumar will be the next chief minister even if RJD gets more seats than JD(U) in the Bihar assembly elections, RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Tuesday said. He said if the grand alliance, which also includes Congress, comes to power, Kumar will occupy the hot seat, seeking to put to rest speculation over his stand if his party wins the largest number of seats among the partners. - PTI

any more. In an interview to RSS mouthpiece Organiser, Bhagwat had pitched for a review of the reservation policy, contending it has been used for political ends and suggesting setting up of an apolitical committee to examine who needs the facility and for how long. As Bhagwat’s remarks triggered a row, the RSS on Monday clarified that he did not speak about existing quota system but had said everybody should try to ensure that all weaker sections reap its benefits. “In his interview RSS ‘sarsanghchalak’ Mohan Bhagwat did not speak about reservations being given to the weaker sections of society presently. He said everybody should strive that all weaker sections of society get reservation benefits as was the aspiration of makers of Constitution. “This interview was not on the subject of reservation but about integral humanism and should be seen in this context,” RSS chief spokesperson Manmohan Vaidya said in a statement. - PTI

AHMEDABAD: Senior Congress leader Shankersinh Vaghela on Tuesday claimed that the ongoing agitation by the Patel community to get reservation under OBC category is backed by RSS and BJP Government in Gujarat. The former Gujarat chief minister also slammed RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat over his statement on the current reservation policy and sought to link his comment with the ongoing agitation by the Patels for OBC tag. Bhagwat has pitched for a review of the reservation policy, maintaining it has been used for political ends and suggesting setting up of an apolitical committee to examine who needs the facility and for how long. “I have been telling since the beginning that the agitation by the Patel community is sponsored by the State Government (led by BJP) and supported by RSS, VHP and Bajrang Dal. All gave their support to this agitation,” claimed Vaghela during an interaction with media at Gandhinagar. “Now, (amid the Patel stir) Mohan Bhagwatji made a statement that reservation system should be reviewed. This statement reﬂects their (RSS) ideology. By making such statements, he actually wanted to create a controversy on reservation system,” alleged the Leader

of Opposition. BJP, being a part of the Sangh parivar, has also embraced right-wing ideology, where there is no place for the uplift of Dalits, downtrodden and backward classes, he said. According to him, reservation system is an attempt to give justice to these sections of society. However, Vaghela admitted the system, put in place after Independence, has not brought much change in the lives of many of these sections. “Beneﬁts of reservation have not reached to everyone. Even today, SCs/ STs are living in miserable condition in villages. Youths from Valmiki community (SC) are engaged in cleaning sewers and manual scavenging still exists.” In an indirect attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vaghela alleged that BJP played caste card during the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. BJP is double-faced. To get power, BJP engaged in vote-bank politics by announcing its leader belongs to a backward caste, said Vaghela in a reference to Modi. Commenting on the alleged atrocities by police on Patel community during violence after their rally on August 25, Vaghela said the police action was totally uncalled for. - PTI

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INDIA Public outcry forces retreat of draft encryption policy The draft encryption policy wanted users

I have noted some of the concerns... I have personally seen that some of the expressions used in the draft are giving rise to uncalled-for misgivings

to store all encrypted communication for at least 90 days and make them available to security agencies, if required, in text form

Ravi Shankar Prasad Telecom and IT Minister

NEW DELHI: After a massive public outcry, the government on Tuesday withdrew a contentious draft encryption policy that sought to make it mandatory for everyone to store all messages, including those of WhatsApp, for 90 days. Telecom and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said a revised policy will be placed in the public domain again after reworking some of the “expressions” that gave rise to “misgivings”.

A draft encryption policy released on Monday wanted businesses, telcos and Internet companies to store all encrypted data for 90 days in plain text which should be presented before law enforcement agencies whenever asked. Failing to do so would mean legal action as per the law. Following public backlash over

such a move, which is being seen as a threat to privacy, the government through a new addendum on Tuesday clariﬁed that social media sites, including WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter, payment gateways, e-commerce and passwordbased transactions are exempt from the policy. Hours later, the government

decided to withdraw the draft encryption policy. At a news conference to speak on the decisions taken by the Cabinet, Prasad told reporters that the draft National Encryption Policy, which had been released on Monday evening, is not the ﬁnal view of the government and was placed in the public domain just to seek comments and suggestions from people. “I wish to make it very clear that it is just a draft and not the view of the government. But I have noted some of the concerns expressed by certain enlightened segments of the public. I have personally seen that some of the expressions used in the draft are giving rise to uncalled-for misgivings,” he said. “Therefore, I have written to DeitY to withdraw that draft, rework it properly and thereafter, put in the public domain for comments,” he said. He stressed that common users would not come under the ambit of the encryption policy that will be framed. The new draft to be issued will clearly state which services and creators it would apply to and which ones will be exempt. The draft policy that was put up on the website of Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) on Monday

meant that the government could access all encrypted information stored on computer servers in India, including personal e-mails, messages or even data. The draft policy wanted users to store all encrypted communication for at least 90 days and make them available to security agencies, if required, in text form. Criticised The move was criticised on the Internet, with many expressing fears that law enforcement agencies with easy access to encrypted information could easily compromise security and privacy. Defending the decision, Prasad said the government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promoted social media activism. “The right of articulation and freedom we fully respect, but at the same time, we need to acknowledge that cyber space transaction is rising enormously for individuals, businesses, the government and companies,” he said. The minister, however, maintained that there is a need for an encryption policy which would apply to those who are involved in encrypting a messaging product “for a variety of reasons”. -PTI

WITH RIDERS

3D panoramic view of Indian cities, tourist spots soon NEW DELHI: Indian cities, tourists spots, hills and rivers could be explored soon through 360-degree, panoramic and street-level imagery as the government plans to allow Google to cover such locations through the Google Street View with certain riders. Except sensitive locations like defence installations, nuclear sites and some other high-valued spots, permission is expected to be given to the internet services giant to cover most of the Indian territory through the Google Street View. A formal communication is likely to be conveyed to the Google after detailed deliberations by the top officials of the Ministries of Defence, Home, External officials and the Prime Minister’s office, official sources said on Tuesday. Google Street View explores places around the world through 360-degree, panoramic and street-level 3D imagery. Everything taken under it posted online. It has been extensively used in the United States, Canada and many European countries, its applications in India have been limited so far. - PTI

GROWTH POTENTIAL

Government focusing on strengthening economy in era of global turmoil: Jaitley HONG KONG: Confident about India sailing through global turmoils without much adverse impact, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said the government is focusing on strengthening the country’s real economy and harnessing its true growth potential of 8-9 per cent. “I am one of those who believe that we have learnt to live in the era of turmoils. Whether it was Greece crisis, or China devaluation or speculations about rate hike by the US Fed. “Everyday, something or the other impacts the market. As policy planners, we can not really hedge our bets (on these factors),” Jaitley said. The finance minister, who was here for the second leg of his fourday visit to the two top global financial centres — Singapore and Hong Kong — said there would certainly have been an impact if the US central bank had raised the rates. “That impact on the market does create an optical impression of some kind of a turmoil,” he said, adding that the policy makers should not be perturbed by such transient factors. Approach “That’s why my own approach has been that rather than concentrating on what will happen in other economies and the subsequent impact on our market, we should concentrate on real economy in India and we should concentrate on our own policies, investments and on our own growth targets and on keeping our own inflation under control. “Markets will keep moving up and down. Even if change had taken place in the Fed rate, the market would have been impacted for some period of time and then would have stabilised. That happened after what happened in China,” Jaitley said while interacting with journalists during his Hong Kong visit that ended on Monday. He also dismissed suggestions

ENGROSSED: Union Minister for Finance Arun Jaitley with Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha during the India Economic Convention 2015 in New Delhi, recently. - PTI

that the business confidence in India was weak and said that “facts speak otherwise”. “There have been a series of reforms. The government has become far more decisive. There is a lot of economic activity that is happening and even in the midst of the global economic slowdown, our figures are much better. “India is one of the fastest growing economies in the world and certainly it can’t be amid any disappointment or disillusion,” the finance minister said. Public investments have gone up significantly by about 39 per cent and FDI this year has improved by 49 per cent from the previous year, he added. “Our domestic private investment has to become stable. That is down because our companies had over-stretched themselves and had excess capacity. I don’t think they lack confidence. In an economy which has grown by 7-7.5 per cent despite adverse global situation, the companies do not lack confidence. “If our rates come down a little more, then manufacturing, infra-

structure and real estate also stand a chance of picking up,” he said. When asked if he was satisfied with this level of growth, Jaitley said India has become extremely aspirational. “It is so aspirational now that even 7-7.5 per cent does not excite India anymore. So, India would be far more comfortable if it graduates from 6-8 per cent growth to 8-9 per cent growth,” he said. “I think there was a time when a couple of years ago, the world was losing interest in India and that interest revived after the elections last year brought in a stable and a reform oriented government,” Jaitley said. There is a lot of excitement that the investment people now have. The FDI inflows have significantly improved and investors are looking at different sectors in India, including infrastructure, smart cities, manufacturing sectors and services, he added. “Many are cautiously optimistic because they want to closely watch the pace of reforms. They also want to watch how India further improves the business envi-

ronment,” Jaitley said. Talking about the performance of the Modi government so far, Jaitley said, “We have done reasonably well. Even in the midst of global slowdown, we have grown quite fast and faster than many other markets. Restored credibility “I think we have restored the credibility of the Indian economy and of the governance. The government is decisive and is improving the life of Indians.” Asked whether there have been any disappointments, Jaitley said the government was here “to govern, irrespective of the political hurdles that come our way as in democracy such hurdles can be created by the opponents”. He said foreign investors have a number of opportunities available in India, from services to manufacturing to infrastructure, including power, highways and railways sectors. “Over the next 20 years, we need a huge amount of investments and investors can come in many segments,” he said. - PTI

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PAKISTAN KILLING OF ISMAILI COMMUNITY

RAIN SHOWER IN LAHORE A Pakistani man covers himself with plastic sheeting as he travels on a horse-drawn cart during a rain shower in Lahore on Tuesday. — AFP

Paralysed convict’s hanging postponed who was convicted of murder in 2009,

Khalid Yusuf was apprehended after a brief encounter with the police in Karachi Baloch on Monday

nage case on September 16, the ATC remanded three more suspects to police custody following their implication in the case as the police arrested another suspect in the case. Sultan Qamar Siddiqi, Hussain Omar Siddiqi and Naeem Sajid were sent on a two-week physical remand after investigators submitted that they had confessed to facilitating the assailants who carried out the deadly Safoora bus attack. The three suspects were arrested by Rangers in mid-June during raids in different parts of the city. Subsequently, they were grilled for 90 days under preventive detention.— Express Tribune

GRAFT CHARGES

KARACHI: Conﬁdante of Pakistan People’s Party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, Dr Asim Hussain, who is in Rangers’ custody over graft charges, was rushed to a hospital early on Tuesday after he suffered chest pain, Express News reported.

contracted tubercular meningitis in 2010 while in prison which left him paralysed from the waist down, according to rights jail officials

LEGAL AMBIGUITY: In this undated handout photograph released by Justice Project Pakistan NonProﬁt Organisation yesterday, Pakistani prisoner and murder convict Abdul Basit, lies on a hospital bed in Faisalabad. —AFP/JUSTICE PROJECT PAKISTAN

LAHORE: Pakistan has postponed the execution of a paraplegic death row convict following appeals by human rights groups, officials said Tuesday. Abdul Basit, 43, who was convicted of murder in 2009, contracted tubercular meningitis in 2010 while in prison which left him paralysed from the waist down, according to rights groups and jail officials. Basit was due to be hanged on Tuesday, but a court delayed the execution after Justice Project Pakistan, the human rights law ﬁrm handling his case, raised concerns about how the wheel-

chair-bound man would mount the scaffold. “The hanging has been postponed. A magistrate in the morning ordered the postponement because Abdul Basit is a disabled man,” Usman, an official at Faisalabad jail where Basit is being held and who goes by one name, said According to Justice Project Pakistan, prison guidelines require that a prisoner stands on the gallows and the rope’s length is determined by his standing height. They said in a statement last week that attempting to hang a wheelchair-bound convict may not work. Another jail official, who re-

quested anonymity, said: “The rules are silent on the hanging of a disabled person. It doesn’t explain how to execute a prisoner who can’t stand on his legs. “The hanging has been delayed for the time-being and a new date would be ﬁxed after taking advice from the senior officials.” Basit’s mother Nusrat Perveen also conﬁrmed the execution delay, telling AFP that a jail official had called her to inform her “the hanging has been postponed because of Basit’s sickness”. “Why do they want his execution? He is already severely sick, what will they get from his hanging?” she added.

A I R B A S E AT TA C K

Afghanistan national arrested CHARSADDA: In a joint effort, police and law enforcement agencies arrested on Tuesday a suspected Afghan national from Charsadda district of KhyberPakhtunkhwa over his alleged involvement in Badhaber PAF airbase attack. “A raid was conducted in the village of Pladherai near the entry point of the Charsadda district,” a security official who

KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Karachi has handed over a man, who is said to be working as a Pakistan International Airlines engineer and is suspected of financing terror activities of the Ismali community bus attackers, for a 90-day preventive detention to the police’s Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD). Khalid Yusuf was apprehended after a brief encounter with the police near Karachi’s Baloch Colony area on Monday, an investigation officer informed the ATC judge as the suspect was produced in court amid tight security on Tuesday. The investigation officer further told the court that the accused was rounded up after suspects involved in the carnage informed investigators of Yusuf’s involvement in financing the group’s activities. Further, he said the accused has been working as an engineer in the Pakistan International Airlines and was financially supporting terrorist organisation al Qaeda. The ATC, while accepting the request of the investigation officer to allow 90-day preventive detention of the accused for further investigation, handed over Yusuf to the CTD police. During a hearing of the bus car-

Detained Zardari aide admitted to hospital

Abdul Basit, 43,

groups and

PIA engineer in detention over Karachi attack

requested not to be named said. “The man from Afghanistan was living in a rented house,” said the official, claiming the security forces tracked him down in connection to the attack on Badhaber airbase. However, the official refused to give any further detail of the raid owing to the sensitivity of the matter. According to sources, the ten-

ants living in suburban localities were not registered and there was no mechanism for any available data on the identities of people living there. Terrorists identified On Sunday, five Taliban-linked terrorists who were killed in the Badhaber base attack had been identified through their fingerprints. — Express Tribune

Basit’s case is the latest to shine a spotlight on Pakistan’s decision to lift a six-year moratorium on executions last December, after Taliban militants massacred more than 150 people -- mostly children -- at a school. Since that time it has executed more than 200 people, including a convicted murderer amid a storm of protests from rights groups that his confession had been extracted by torture and he was a minor at the time of the crime. Amnesty International estimates that Pakistan has more than 8,000 prisoners on death row, most of whom have exhausted the appeals process. — AFP

Dr Hussain, who is a, was moved to an intensive care unit (ICU) of the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), where doctors performed various tests, including chest x-ray, before declaring his condition out of danger. — Express Tribune

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illary Clinton needs help. Her poll numbers have been shaky. Her base of support, Democratic women, is restive. And she is mired in a law-enforcement review of her use of a private server and e-mail account while she was secretary of state. As Nate Silver wrote at FiveThirtyEight Politics, she has been stuck in a “poll-deflating feedback loop” in which negative news stories drive down her poll numbers, which produce more negative stories, which drive down her poll numbers. The e-mail problem is at the centre of the trouble. It has raised questions about her judgment and honesty, about the security of confidential State Department communications while she was in office, and about how the evolving story will influence her presidential campaign. Mostly, it has raised suspicion that in using a private communications system outside official channels, she put her own needs for protection from domestic political enemies (aka House Republicans) ahead of the nation’s need to maintain secure communications and accurate public records. Fortunately for Clinton, there is someone who can sort through all this, clear much of it up and send Clinton merrily on her way to the Democratic nomination for president. Even more fortunate, he’s a Republican. FBI Director James Comey isn’t just a Republican; he’s a loyal partisan, a contributor to the presidential campaigns of both Obama’s 2008 and 2012 Republican opponents. Nothing Obama has done in office has expressed more contempt for congressional “scandal” investigations than Comey’s 2013 appointment. In a single personnel move, Obama mocked the skeevy machinations of Representative Darrell Issa of California, the former chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee who

claimed in 2011 that Obama’s administration was “one of the most corrupt” in history. In appointing a Republican to head the FBI, Obama made it clear that he had no cause to fear legitimate investigations. The FBI is now conducting a review of Clinton’s e-mail account, thumb drives and private server. (The server was “wiped clean,” which stands to complicate the work.) If Clinton’s idiosyncratic e-mail practices, which she attributed to “convenience,” in any way broke the law or compromised national security, her troubles have only just begun. But if the FBI concludes that her sin was a misguided but ultimately inconsequential effort to shield her personal communications from the prying eyes of Republicans and reporters, Comey’s stellar professional reputation and Republican bona ﬁdes will aid immensely in putting the matter behind her. If opponents whine that Comey has somehow been co-opted by Obama or his former secretary of state, the claim will not go far. Just this year, the Justice Department has indicted two Democrats, Senator Robert Menendez and Representative Chaka Fattah, on corruption charges. Members of the president’s party enjoy no protection from the FBI. There is something to celebrate in this. Far from being one of the most corrupt administrations in history, the Obama administration thus far appears to be one of the cleanest. More important, the law still rises above Washington’s ﬁerce partisanship. If Clinton did something wrong, it won’t be swept under the rug. If she’s innocent, there will be no show trial -- at least outside Congress. And in the likely event that the result is neither indictment nor exoneration but something uncomfortably inconclusive, it will be up to the voters to determine her fate. Politics continues to be toxic in Washington. But so far, the justice system hasn’t drunk the poison. - Bloomberg View

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Hadi returns to Yemen after six-month exile Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi’s return is the most concrete sign yet that a military coalition led by Saudi Arabia has secured enough territory from the Houthi militia for the exiled government to resume administering at least part of the country

ADEN (Yemen): Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi landed in Yemen’s Aden on Tuesday, airport sources said, returning to the southern port city for the first time since he escaped to Saudi Arabia as Houthi fighters closed in six months ago. His return is the most concrete sign yet that a military coalition led by Saudi Arabia has secured enough territory from the Houthi militia for the exiled government to resume administering at least part of the country. A government source said Hadi would spend the Eid Al Adha holiday in the city then fly to New York to deliver a speech at the United Nations. Hadi was greeted by Prime Minister Khaled Bahah and several ministers who had returned to Aden last week to help set up an interim administration. An alliance of Arab states — mostly Yemen’s wealthy neighbours — intervened in the im-

DEVASTATION: People gather at the site of a Saudi-led air strike in Yemen’s capital Sanaa on Tuesday. Warplanes from Saudi-led alliance bombed two houses in Yemen’s capital on Tuesday, killing at least 20 people, medics and local officials said.- Reuters

poverished country’s civil war in March with the aim of restoring Hadi, and have helped drive the Houthi forces back from Aden. Coalition ground troops are now trying to push into Houthi strongholds in northern Yemen and in Sanaa, which the group seized a year ago. So far, they appear to have made few gains. A former army general and vice president, Hadi assumed office in 2012 under a Gulf-brokered transition plan following “Arab Spring” protests which ended over three decades of rule by his predecessor, Ali Abdullah Saleh. But the ex-strongman maintained ties to powerful loyalists in the country’s fractured army, and made common cause with the Houthis to seize much of Yemen by force starting late last year. The Houthis and Saleh say Hadi

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and his government are corrupt and have lost any mandate to rule, while a UN. Security Council resolution in April reaffirmed that he was Yemen’s legitimate, internationallyrecognized leader. A security vacuum in Aden and much of Yemen’s south, which were won back from the Houthis in July, may yet delay the regrouping of the Yemeni state there as armed gangs and Al Qaeda militants have stepped up their presence. Air strikes Alliance planes bombed two houses in the capital Sanaa on Tuesday, killing at least 20 people, medics said The air attack came a day after similar raids killed around 50 people. “Two missiles hit the two houses in the Asbahi district in southern Sanaa, destroying them, killing 20 people and wounding

others,” a medic at the scene said. Saba, the Houthi-controlled state news agency, said 236 people have been killed in air strikes over the last four days. Medics reached by Reuters estimated the death toll was lower for some of the incidents mentioned in the report. Two Saudi soldiers missing A spokesman for the Saudi Defence Ministry said on Tuesday that two Saudi soldiers strayed into enemy territory in Yemen and are presumed to be in the hands of the Houthis. “Two soldiers from the Saudi forces are missing after they lost their way inside Yemeni territory and the evidence points to them being alive and detained by the Houthi militias,” Brigadier General Ahmed Al Asseri said in a statement. - Reuters

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‘No peace until all foreign troops leave Afghanistan’ KABUL: The Taliban’s new leader told Kabul on Tuesday it must cancel a security deal with the United States and expel all foreign troops if it wants peace, as 10 Afghan soldiers died in an “insider” attack. Mullah Mansour, who formally took charge after the death of Taliban founder Mullah Omar was confirmed in July, made the demand in a message marking Eid Al Adha festival. “If the Kabul administration wants to end the war and establish peace in the country, it is possible through ending the occupation and revoking all military and security treaties with the invaders,” Mansour said. Highlighting the precarious security situation, 10 soldiers were killed Tuesday after a collaborator allowed Taliban militants access to their post in the northern province of Jawzjan, governor Lutfollah Azizi said. And six police officers including a district chief were killed the same day by a roadside bomb in the neighbouring province of Balkh. Washington and Kabul signed a deal in September last year allowing around 13,000 foreign troops, including 10,000 US soldiers, to stay on after NATO’s combat mission ended in December 2014. The residual force is not engaged in day-to-day fighting with the Taliban but focuses instead on training, support and counterterrorism operations. “The Islamic Emirate (Taliban) believes if the country is not under occupation, the problem of the Afghans can be resolved through intra-Afghan understanding,” Mansour said in the message posted in English on the Taliban’s website. The Taliban, fighting a bloody insurgency since a US-led invasion ousted them from power in 2001, have long said the departure of “occupying” foreign troops is a necessary condition for meaningful peace talks. But Afghan military analyst

Washington and Kabul signed a deal in September last year allowing around 13,000 foreign troops, including 10,000 US soldiers, to stay on after NATO’s combat mission ended in December 2014

General Atiqullah Amarkhil said the demand for the cancellation of the security pact was new. “By issuing such messages Mansour is trying to boost support among his followers and to get more concessions during negotiations,” Amarkhil told AFP. “Also Mansour wants to show the Afghan people and the world that the Taliban are capable of continuing the war.” Rifts and rivalries The militants have spent recent weeks trying to patch up a rift in their movement sparked by the power struggle which followed the admission that Omar had died in 2013. Many in the movement were unhappy the death had been kept secret for two years — during which time annual Eid statements were issued in Omar’s name. Others said the process to choose Mansour as his successor was rushed and even biased. Among Mansour’s opponents were members of Omar’s family, though the dead leader’s son and brother pledged allegiance to the new chief last week, according to Taliban officials. - AFP

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BRUSSELS: EU ministers pushed through a deal to relocate 120,000 refugees on Tuesday, but rode roughshod over ﬁerce opposition from central and eastern states in a major blow to unity in the bloc. In a move that deepens bad blood over the biggest migration crisis since World War II, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Romania and Slovakia all voted against the plan while Finland abstained. The hotly debated proposal will

SEEKING REFUGE: Migrant children use water from a standpipe as they wait for transport at the main train station of Vienna, Austria, on Tuesday. — Reuters

see European Union countries forced to take a share of thousands of new arrivals from Syria, Afghanistan and Eritrea who are currently in frontline EU states like Greece and Italy. The ministers were under pressure to reach a deal that could be ratiﬁed by EU leaders at a crisis summit on Wednesday, but in a rare step for a bloc that is keen to

show a united front, the agreement was by a majority vote instead of unanmity. “Decision on relocation for 120,000 persons adopted today, by large majority of member states,” the EU’s Luxembourg presidency said in a tweet. Officials said the relocation deal covered 66,000 refugees who would be moved from Greece and

Italy plus another 54,000 who had previously been earmarked to be relocated from Hungary before it refused to back the plan. Hungary and its eastern partners oppose the plan because they say Brussels has no right to make them take in thousands of people, and to do so amounts to a violation of their national sovereignty. “It’s not a perfect deal but it’s one

that will allow us to start working on the problems we’re facing,” an EU diplomat told AFP. The UN and other international organisations had warned it was the “last chance” for increasingly overwhelmed European states to agree on how to cope with the huge tide of people fleeing conflict in the Middle East, Asia and Africa. EU Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos had warned that the bloc faced an “existential crisis”. On the eve of the talks, UN chief Ban Ki-moon urged leaders across the EU to “show leadership and compassion” as the continent grapples with the unrelenting wave of migrants. Many of them are refugees like Abdullah, a 35-year-old Syrian father of two from warravaged Aleppo. “We have no choice but to leave. We are dying here every day,” he told AFP in Istanbul where he has worked odd jobs for three years to save money for a journey across Europe he hopes to make soon. More than half a million people have already braved dangerous sea crossings and arduous land treks to make it into Europe this year, heaping pressure on countries along the migrant trail, some of which have closed their borders while others have diverted the flow elsewhere. Some 2,800 people have died this year trying to cross the Medi-

terranean in flimsy boats. But tensions have kept boiling over, with fears the EU’s cherished Schengen passport-free zone could be under threat from the tide of migrants, many of whom are trying to make their way to Germany. Budapest has taken the toughest stance on the crisis, erecting razor-wire barriers along its borders with Serbia and Croatia in a bid to keep migrants out and enacting new laws to jail illegal migrants. On Monday, lawmakers voted to give troops at Hungary’s borders the right to use rubber bullets, tear gas and net guns -- devices that fire netting to entangle the target -- in a non-lethal way “unless it cannot be avoided”. German rail operator Deutsche Bahn meanwhile said it would suspend key services to and from Austria and Hungary until October 4, citing border controls introduced to manage a record migrant influx. Meanwhile Croatia’s prime minister urged non-EU Serbia to restart directing migrants towards Hungary and Romania to help ease the burden on his country after it dealt with a surge in numbers this week. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, whose country is one of the main landing points for refugees crossing the Mediterranean, meanwhile called for responsibility to be shared, saying “otherwise there is no point in talking about a united Europe”. — AFP

FIGHT AGAINST PKK REBELS

Two Kurdish ministers quit Turkey interim government over ‘logic of war’ ANKARA: Two Kurdish ministers accused Turkey’s government of promoting a “logic of war” as they quit the cabinet on Tuesday, two months after the resumption of ﬁghting between the army and Kurdish rebels. EU Affairs Minister Ali Haydar Konca and Development Minister Muslum Dogan said the state’s two-month-old offensive against the militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) had created a “hellish” situation “especially in the Kurdish cities”. “A logic of war has been put into place,” Konca, who is a member of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democracy Party (HDP), told a press conference, describing the climate in the country as worse than under martial law in the 1990s. Lamenting the loss of life among the “police, soldiers, guerrillas, women, children and the elderly” Konca said “both the palace (the presidency) and the (ruling party) AKP send the message that this war will be continued on a larger scale.” Further setback The resignations were seen as dealing a further setback to the peace process and ceaseﬁre between the government and PKK, which broke down in July after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched an “anti-terrorism” offensive against the militants.

A statement from Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu’s office said he had accepted their resignations and that neither would be immediately replaced, NTV channel reported. NTV said the two ministers, who have been vocal critics of the AKP, resigned over a debate on terrorism during a weekly cabinet meeting in the capital Ankara.

FURIOUS: Turkey’s Minister for EU Affairs Ali Haydar Konca, left, and Development Minister Muslum Dogan hold a press conference at the headquarters of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) in Ankara yesterday, after resigning from the interim government. — AFP

The HDP rejects the government’s allegations that it is a front for the PKK, which has been blamed for a string of attacks that have killed dozens of soldiers and police in recent weeks, since the ﬁghting resumed. While enjoying some support among non-Kurds, the HDP is generally seen as defending Kurdish interests. Konca and Dogan were brought into government after an inconclusive election in June, which led to the formation of a caretaker

cabinet tasked with running the country until snap elections on November 1. The June vote dealt a blow to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), which failed to win a governing majority for the ﬁrst time in 13 years after losing seats to the HDP. The HDP was the biggest winner of the vote, gaining representation in parliament -- and later in government -- for the ﬁrst time in the history of a pro-Kurdish party.

No opposition figures Their exit leaves no opposition figures in the government as it presses a relentless campaign of airstrikes against PKK bases in southeast Turkey and northern Iraq which pro-government media say has killed over 1,000 rebels. The military has also carried out ground operations aimed at flushing the PKK out of mainly Kurdish southeastern cities. The army’s nine-day curfew of the mainly Kurdish city of Cizre earlier this month caused particular outrage among Kurds. The HDP claimed 23 civilians were killed in the operation. The government said up to 32 rebels died. — AFP

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3 foreigners, Filipina abducted from resort MANILA: Gunmen kidnapped two Canadian tourists, a Norwegian employee and a Filipina from a luxury resort island in the conﬂict-wracked southern Philippines, while other foreigners narrowly escaped, police said Tuesday. The abductions add to a string of kidnappings of foreigners in the south since the early 1990s, most often by extremist militants seeking to extort ransoms, although the latest culprits were not immediately identiﬁed. Police said armed men sailed two motorboats into a marina on Samal island just before midnight on Monday and seized the four from aboard yachts, apparently knowing exactly who they wanted to abduct, police said. “They appeared to target the foreigners. They went straight for the yachts,” Superintendent Antonio Rivera said. — AFP

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Akhtar wants to buy a PSL franchise, recruit Aamir Shoaib Akhtar expressed his desire

I am planning to buy a team in the PSL and would like to have Aamir in my team so that I can guide him and make him an effective bowler

to buy a PSL team and take returning Aamir under his wing

KARACHI: Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akthar on Tuesday said he was eager to take youngster Mohammed Aamir under his wing and guide him back to the national team following his return to cricket after a ﬁve-year ban. Aamir, 23, was suspended along with then-captain Salman Butt and pacer Mohammed Asif for bowling no-balls to order as part of a complex betting scam exposed by a tabloid sting during Pakistan’s tour of England in 2010. The International Cricket Council (ICC) lifted all sanctions on the trio earlier this month, making them eligible for domestic and international matches. Akhtar, the fastest bowler in his-

Shoaib Akhtar Former Pakistan fast bowler

tory, said he was looking to buy a team in the upcoming Pakistan Super League (PSL) T20 event that will be staged in Qatar in February, and wanted to recruit Aamir. “I am planning to buy a team in the PSL and would like to have Aamir in my team so that I can

guide him and make him an effective bowler,” Akhtar, who retired in 2011, said. Now 40, Akhtar’s career brieﬂy overlapped with Aamir, who made his debut in 2009 aged 17. The pair shared the attack in two ODIs in the 2010 Asia Cup and two Twenty20s

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Khanna in fray SANTIAGO: All India Tennis Association (AITA) President Anil Khanna will be up against David Haggerty of the US, Spain’s Juan Margets Lobato and Swiss Rene Stammbach as the ITF is all set to elect its new president at its AGM on Friday. - IANS

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Younis Khan in hot water after outburst over one-day snub LAHORE: Veteran Pakistan batsman Younis Khan is facing disciplinary action for lashing out when it became clear he was to be dropped for next month’s one-day series in Zimbabwe. The 37-year-old hit out at selectors a day before the squad was announced last week — without his name included. “If I am not selected the one-day team will not be able to stand up,” Younis said in a TV interview. The head of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Shaharyar Khan said the batsman, who has averaged a dismal 18.32 in 29 one-day matches in the last three years, was clearly frustrated. “I respect him a lot and we will sit with him and discuss it with

Younis Khan

him but we will consider taking action,” PCB chairman Khan said. “There are two actions, extreme or moderate, but we have to ﬁnd a position in between. Something should be done.” It is the third series in a row for which the selectors have overlooked Younis Khan, who scored just 43 runs in three World Cup

matches in Australia and New Zealand earlier this year. But he has been in ﬁne Test form, rolling back the years to hit a sublime 171 not out as Pakistan chased an improbable 377 to beat Sri Lanka in Pallekele in July. He was further piqued over an event on Saturday to launch the logo for the new Twenty Pakistan Super League. “I was not invited and that made it easy for me to decide whether to play the PSL or not,” he retorted on Saturday night. But the PCB’s Shaharyar Khan said: “If we had not invited Younis and other greats I would have been apologising. Younis saying he was not invited is factually not correct.” - AFP

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Aaryan to clash with Vatsalin for under-10 crown MUSCAT: Aaryan Punja and Vatsal Manikandan advanced to the final of the under-10 singles at the National Bank of Omansponsored Annual Badminton Tournament organised by the Indian Social Club Muscat. Aaryan justified the top billing that he received in his first tournament and lined up a clash in the final against Vatsal who earned his place in the summit clash with hard-fought three-set victories in his last two rounds. In the semifinal, Aarya played with confidence to send back fourth seed Abheek Gupta with a 15-12, 15-7 victory while Vatsal upset third seed Aseem Kunte in three games 15-11, 11-15, 15-9 verdict. Ashpruha Patnaik, the girls under-13 defending champion, advanced to the final of the under-13 event. In the semifinal, Ashpruha, who remained unbeaten in the round-robin stage, proved too strong for Muthu Abirami whom she demolished with a 15-0, 15-4 scoreline. In the final, she will take on Sanjana Kulkarni who also maintained a clean slate in the round robin stage and in the semifinal trounced Shama Nayaz 15-7, 15-7.

Aaryan justified the top billing and lined up a clash against Vatsal

The No. 1 seed in the boys under-13 singles, Mohamed Iman took his berth in the last four after overcoming Aaryan Punja 1511, 15-13. Second seed Jeswin Mathew joined Iman in the last four after coasting to a confident 15-10, 1510 win over Sidharth AK. Prayag Mohanty put in another impressive display and registered a convincing 15-2, 15-9 win over Pavan Kumar S. Akhil Ashok completed the semifinal line-up with a hard-fought 15-12, 14-16, 15-10 victory over N.V. Keertan in the quarterfinals. Sailee Kerkar and Gauri Krishna qualified for the finals of the girls under-18 singles. In the semifinals, Sailee defeated Nishita Karnik 21-6, 21-5 and Gauri beat Hareeshma Haridas 21-10, 21-15 in the semifinals.

against Australia in England the same year, before Aamir’s career crashed to a halt following the ban. “Everyone knows how talented Aamir was when he played cricket so on his return he will have to work hard to become the same bowler,” said Akhtar.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has devised a rehabilitation programme for all three players, with Aamir already playing grade cricket since April this year under a special dispensation by the ICC. He picked up seven wickets in his last match, a non first-class qualifier for the Sui Southern Gas Company, with a cunning mix of inswingers, outswingers, bouncers and varied angles from over and around the wicket. While some influential voices, including former captain-turnedcommentator Ramiz Raja, have voiced their opposition to the spot-fixing trio ever being allowed to represent their country again, Akhtar said it was right for them to get a second chance. “I have seen them suffer in the last five years so all three must be treated in the same manner,” said the former player, whose own career was dogged by controversy including a drug scandal, an infamous dressing room fight and frequent claims of insubordination. “Imagine Pakistan’s attack with Aamir, Wahab Riaz, Mohammed Irfan, Shahid Afridi and Yasir Shah and if they play together we can win the next World Twenty20,” he added. - AFP

DRIVE SLOWER LIVE LONGER

Watson urges selectors to be patient with rookies MELBOURNE: Former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has urged selectors to be patient with the rookies in Steven Smith’s team as they battle to cement places in the wake of a string of retirements. Watson, former skipper Michael Clarke, wicketkeeper Brad Haddin, opener Chris Rogers and seamer Ryan Harris all retired from Tests after the Ashes defeat in England and Smith will lead a raw side during a two-match series in Bangladesh next month. Australia selectors have been criticised for lacking patience in the past and deﬂating the conﬁdence of rising, young talents by dropping them after a handful of matches if they fail to perform. Watson, who was dumped af-

ter the ﬁrst Ashes Test in Cardiff and never reinstated, said selectors needed to play the long game with the rebuilding side. “The best way to get the best out of players is to give them some time to be able to ﬁnd their feet and feel comfortable in the group,” Watson told Sky Sports Radio. “They are the best players that they can pick from at this point in time. They’ve got to go with what their judgments are to make sure they stick with these guys.” Selectors have picked Usman Khawaja in the 15-man squad to tour Bangladesh. “He’s someone that just needs a bit of time to get his feet again, feel comfortable in the groove and continue to develop his game,” Watson said. - Reuters

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‘Dalmiya was a pillar of strength for global cricket’

France wary of Romania ter Saturday that would be a problem. They are excited.” Australia kick off their campaign against Fiji on Wednesday with coach Michael Cheika admitting there was “no comfortable feeling” in the pool of death. Pool A also includes hosts England, who beat Fiji 35-11 in the tournament opener on Friday, and Wales, who laboured to an ultimately convincing 54-9 win over Uruguay on Sunday. “The teams in our pool will be having a totally different lead in,” said Cheika. “There is no feeling comfortable in our group. Perhaps that’s how it should be. It’s the World Cup and it will be tough every game and we will have to earn everything we get.”

France’s star centre Wesley Fofana does not want his

Sports Reporter MUSCAT: Oman Cricket’s Chief Development Officer Duleep Mendis described passing away of Indian cricket chief Jagmohan Dalmiya as a great loss to world cricket. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) chairman Dalmiya, who had previously served as the chief of the International Cricket Council (ICC), passed away in the east Indian city of Kolkata on Sunday after suffering a massive heart attack. The 75-year-old cricket administrator was credited with playing a lead role in world cricket becoming a proﬁt making industry while turning the BCCI into the most powerful cricket body of the world. But Duleep Mendis, who is also the coach of Oman national team, described Dalmiya as ‘a pillar of strength for world cricket’. Speaking to Times Sport, the Sri Lankan great said: “It is with profound sadness I heard of the demise of Mr. Jagmohan Dalmiya.” “Dalmiya was a pillar of strength not only for India but the entire cricket world,” the former Sri Lankan captain added. Duleep Mendis also recalled his association with Dalmiya while also speaking about the Indian’s role in development of cricket in the Asian region. “I had the opportunity to work as the Tournament Director during the inaugural Asian Test Championship (in 1999). It was a privilege to work under him and he took personal interest in the success of the championship.

ﬁrst appearance at this World Cup against Romania on Wednesday to end as it did for South Africa against Japan

PAYING TRIBUTES: Duleep

Mendis

Dalmiya always had cricket’s best interests at heart,” he added. Duleep Mendis also said Dalmiya made a great contribution to world cricket. “His contribution to the world cricket is enormous. He was one person who had believed in and worked for the globalisation of cricket. “And not to forget his contribution to Asian cricket.. it was immense. He was instrumental in the formation of Asian Cricket Council, which over the years had done wonders for cricket, not just India and neighbouring Testplaying nations but the entire the Asian region.” Stating that the world cricket will surely miss Dalmiya, Duleep Mendis said: “My prayers are with his family and close friends. May God give them the strength to bear this loss.” “May his soul rest in peace!” he concluded.

LONDON: France’s star centre Wesley Fofana does not want his ﬁrst appearance at this World Cup against Romania on Wednesday to end as it did for South Africa against Japan. The 27-year-old Clermont ace — known for his rapier like thrusts through the middle — returns to the side after a groin injury prevented him playing in France’s opening 32-10 win over Italy. While he admits that he knows little about his Pool D opponents for the game at London’s Olympic Stadium, he says Japan’s 34-32 win over the Springboks has been a wake up call for every team. “The Japanese result has shown everybody that no game is won in advance,” Fofana told French radio. “Nobody gave the Japanese a hope in hell.” Fofana is one of 13 changes made by coach Philippe Saint-Andre to his starting line-up against Italy but the only one who is realistically in line to begin the ﬁnal and potentially table-topping clash with Six Nations champions Ireland in Cardiff on October 11.

TO LEAD ALL BLACKS: Flanker Sam Cane will captain New Zealand for the ﬁrst time when All Blacks face Namibia on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Michael Leitch and Ayuma Goromaru can rubberstamp their sporting hero status by helping Japan claim another famous World Cup scalp when they play Scotland on Wednesday. Another amazing win would take Japan tantalisingly close to their ﬁrst ever World Cup quarterﬁnal. But in order to win “the most important game in the World Cup”, as

coach Eddie Jones termed it, they must work even harder than they did to beat two-time world champions South Africa 34-32 on Saturday. “We haven’t just come here to make one splash in the pond, we are here to play a World Cup and we want to make the quarterﬁnals,” said 55-year-old Jones ahead of the Pool B match. “If the players aren’t excited af-

Cane leads All Blacks Flanker Sam Cane will captain New Zealand for the first time when the All Blacks meet Pool C minnows Namibia at the Olympic Stadium on Thursday. Coach Steve Hansen made 12 changes from the side that beat Argentina. Only lock Sam Whitelock and wingers Julian Savea and Nehe Milner-Skudder remain from the team that edged out the Pumas 26-16 on Sunday — a sign of the depth of talent Hansen has at his disposal. Kane, who has played 25 matches for his country, came on as a replacement on Sunday to score the All Blacks’ final try that put the Pumas out of reach. England, on the other hand, are waiting on the fitness of centre Jonathan Joseph and back-row forward Ben Morgan as they prepare for their crunch clash against Wales at Twickenham on Saturday. Joseph suffered a blow to his chest during tournament hosts England’s 35-11 opening win over Fiji at Twickenham last week, while Morgan is trying to overcome a knee injury. - Agencies

INSTRUCTORS

Six women benefit from Oman Sail-Oxy Oman programme MUSCAT: Occidental of Oman Inc (Oxy Oman) and Oman Sail have completed the first phase of their vision to empower the sporting ambitions of women in Oman. The Women’s Programme has successfully trained six Omani women to become certified sailing instructors, and Oxy Oman will now move to the second phase of the programme named Oman Sail’s Community Programme to train 40 girls from government schools across Muscat, Sur and Al Musannah. “The programme we developed with Oxy Oman was designed with two clear goals, firstly the training of women and then using them to inspire and mentor a new generation of female sailors to realise their potential,” Oman Sail CEO David Graham said. “We anticipate our partnership will pave the way for other women to engage in sports, and by doing so expand their horizons and open the doors to greater and more varied career opportunities.” Hussam Al Nabhani, Vice-President of Corporate and External

Affairs at Oxy Oman, said: “As a responsible corporate citizen, we aim to leave a lasting legacy by contributing to establishing platforms on which communities can mutually beneﬁt, develop and thrive. “We carefully choose our partners to support local communities, and create innovative partnerships through which we can accomplish our objectives. Working with Oman Sail to realise the dreams of women across the Sultanate will help develop a passion for sport and shape role models for Omani girls to emulate.” The six recruits were selected after demonstrating their ambition to learn and proving their physical capabilities. They have completed a series of training sessions to develop essential skill sets including technical knowledge, leadership and coaching capabilities, and also gained international experience by racing among accomplished sailors, most recently during Cowes Week and Normandy Week. Testament to their talent, the trainees were also chosen for both

their physical and mental endurance to participate in Oman Sail’s EFG Sailing Arabia — The Tour 2015, a dynamic regional sailing regatta designed to reignite the Gulf’s maritime heritage. Marwa Al Khaifi, an inductee into the programme, said: “Not only did our training encompass theory and practice but we got the chance to work with people who supported both our personal and professional development. “In addition to our trainers, we were inspired by Mohsin Al Balushi, the first Arab to sail around the world, who encouraged us to dream big, and we met double Olympic Gold Medallist, Sarah Ayton OBE, who shared her experiences sailing as a woman.” With the completion of the programme, the women are now qualified to teach sailing and motivate others to discover the benefits of the sport as an activity, teach them the rudiments of sailing and encourage them to develop valuable life skills such as confidence, leadership, teamwork and responsibility.

FUTURE INSTRUCTORS: Oman Sail and Oxy Oman complete ﬁrst phase of women’s programme.

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Oman, Iran sign agreements to study subsea gas pipeline Times News Service

Two separate agreements were signed for conducting studies in the offshore and onshore sections

MUSCAT: Two agreements have been signed by Iran and Oman to study a subsea gas pipeline for carrying Iranian gas to the Sultanate in a project worth $60 billion, said an Iranian official. These agreements were signed for studies in the offshore and onshore sections, with Omani Oil Minister Mohammed bin Hamad Al Rumhy visiting Tehran, Iran’s Press TV reported on Monday, quoting Alireza Kameli, managing

BANKING AND FINANCE

CALL RATES: Saudi Arabia’s three-month interbank lending rate, a benchmark for some loans, climbed 12 basis points from this year’s low in March to 0.88875% on Monday. - Bloomberg ﬁle picture

Surplus cash of Gulf banks dries up amid slump in crude oil price DUBAI: Gulf banks, which battled to extend loans when oil averaged more than $100 a barrel, are seeing surplus cash dry up because of the slump in crude oil prices. Deposits in Saudi Arabian banks fell by about 17 billion riyals ($4.53 billion) in July from June, with that ﬁgure rising to about $6.6 billion in Qatar. In the UAE, they fell for a third successive month in August, declining by Dh4.4 billion ($1.2 billion) and causing the loans-to-deposits ratio in the country to worsen to 102.3 per cent, from 94.8 per cent a year ago. Loans are growing faster than deposits in the three countries. It’s a sudden change of circumstance for an industry marked until recently by intense competition for lending as ﬁnancial institutions sought to deploy the billions of reserves built up during the era of high oil prices. Crude has halved in the past year to less than $50 a barrel, prompting governments to fund spending through bond sales and use cash accumulated during the boom. “The government is going from a net saver to a net borrower and that obviously has a massive effect on domestic liquidity,” Jaap Meijer, director of equity research at Arqaam Capital, said in a phone interview from Dubai. “If the governments withdraw liquidity from the domestic banking system then interest rates will rise faster than they would in the United States.” Interest rates Saudi Arabia’s three-month interbank lending rate, a benchmark for some loans, climbed 12 basis points from this year’s low in March to 0.88875 per cent on Monday, while the rate in

The government is going from a net saver to a net borrower and that obviously has a massive effect on domestic liquidity Jaap Meijer Director of equity research Arqaam Capital

the UAE has advanced 15 basis points this year to 0.82429 per cent. In Qatar, the three-month interbank rate has climbed 16 basis points from this year’s low to 1.18823 per cent. Banks are borrowing in both the bonds and loans market in anticipation of the cash drain. Financial institutions issued 86 per cent of the $19.8 billion of bonds sold from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) this year. Qatar National Bank raised $3 billion from a syndicated loan in March, while First Gulf Bank secured a $1 billion term facility from a group of foreign banks this month. Saudi Arabia raised SR55 billion this year from sales of local currency securities to local banks and institutions. Qatar raised QR15 billion this month, while Kuwait plans to sell dinar-denominated bonds this year, it said earlier this month. — Bloomberg News

director of the National Iranian Gas Exports Company (NIGEC). In an interview published on the Iranian Oil Ministry’s website Shana on Tuesday, Kameli said that the export of Iranian gas to Oman is expected to begin in two years and a half time. “This is our target. However, the two countries will be making efforts to shorten this time,” the ofﬁcial said. According to Press TV, the offshore deal was signed between the Iranian Offshore Engineering and

Construction Company (IOEC) and Oman’s Ministry of Oil and Gas. For the onshore section, an agreement was signed between the Pars Consulting Engineering Company and the Omani side. The offshore section envisages building a pipeline for 200 kilometers from Kuh-e Mubarak in Iran to Oman’s Sohar port in ﬁve months. The onshore section of the pipeline in Iran will be built for another 200 km from Rudan to Kuh-e Mubarak in six months. The agreement for the purchase

of around $60 billion worth of natural gas from Iran for 25 years, which includes laying a $1 billion gas pipeline to Oman across the Gulf, was signed during the visit of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to Muscat in March 2014. Oman has undertaken to pay the entire cost of the pipeline and the related infrastructure, according to Iranian Oil Minister BijanZanganeh, said Press TV in a report. Zanganeh has said that gas exports to Oman and entry into its

retail market will make it possible to sell the Iranian natural gas to the region, especially Asian countries. In July, Kameli said the Gulf countries are Iran’s top priority for gas exports. “Currently, many countries have voiced readiness to invest in our upstream and downstream gas sector and are seriously pushing for imports of the Iranian gas. Although we cannot ignore the European gas market, exports to Europe come later in our priorities,” Kameli said.

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MARKET BRIEFS

Oman United Insurance appoints new chief executive MUSCAT: Oman United Insurance board has decided to promote R. Muthukumar, who was the acting chief executive officer of the company, to the position of chief executive officer. The Capital Market Authority also approved the board’s decision. Muthukumar has been working with Oman United Insurance Company for 24 years and employed in various positions, capacities and responsibilities. Muthukumar, who has a Master Degree in Commerce (M.Com) from India, is a Chartered Accountant (from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India).

HSBC gets nod in China for bond sale BEIJING: People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has allowed HSBC Holdings to sell bonds in the country’s interbank market, its ﬁrst such approval for a foreign commercial bank. The central bank gave HSBC the green light to sell 1 billion yuan ($157 million) of bonds in the interbank market, according to a statement on its website. The People’s Bank of China also allowed BOC Hong Kong Holdings, controlled by China’s fourth largest lender by assets, to sell 10 billion yuan of bonds. The approval “could signal the opening up of an alternative source of funding for global borrowers,” Helen Wong, chief executive for Greater China at HSBC, said in a press statement on Tuesday. - Times News Service/Agency

Bahrain stocks cheapest in world as turnover wilts Cheaper grain to ease pain in Middle East

BB All Share Index, which fell 25 days out of 29, is trading near the lowest level since January 2014 and hasn’t closed 1% on any day this year

CAIRO: Bahraini stocks are among the cheapest in the world. That hasn’t stopped the value of trades dropping as low as an elementary school teacher’s salary. The BB All Share Index has fallen 25 days out of 29 and is trading near the lowest level since January 2014 and hasn’t closed 1 per cent higher on any day this year. Liquidity woes The 12-month daily average value of shares changing hands is less than $2.5 million, compared to $216 million on the main market in Dubai, its rival as a Middle East business hub. Trading has fallen as low as $42,000 in 2015, according to data. “Liquidity is drying up across the region, so small markets like Bahrain are usually the ﬁrst to suffer,” said Fadhel Makhlooq, the head of brokerage at Manama, Bahrain-based Securities & Investment. “It doesn’t make sense

SLUMP IN TURNOVER: The 12-month daily average value of shares changing hands is less than $2.5 million, compared to $216 million on the main market in Dubai. – Bloomberg News

to buy stock if you can’t sell it when you want. Foreign investors need about $2.5 million minimum daily turnover in any stock in order to even start considering the name. That’s become very rare here.” The smallest member of the sixnation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and host to the United States Fifth Fleet, Bahrain relies on the ﬁnancial industry for as much as 17 per cent of economic output and counts on some of the most liberal business regulations in the region to attract investment. The island kingdom, which suffered unrest following the 2011 Arab Spring, has seen some banks

leave or reduce operations. The nation announced on Thursday the formation of a ‘mini cabinet’ to tackle its ﬁnancial problems after the price of Brent crude sank more than 50 per cent in 12 months. Emerging markets The slump in Bahrain’s equities has cut the 12-month forward price-to-earnings ratio for its stocks in MSCI’s frontier markets index to 7.6 times, fourth-lowest among members of the gauge and cheaper than all emerging markets except Russia, according to data. To help boost trading volumes,

the bourse started an Islamic index this month comprised of 17 Bahraini-listed Shariah-compliant companies. Chief executive officer Khalifa bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa said “we at the bourse hope” that the gauge helps attract more investors. “It’s a question of breadth versus depth,” Shaikha Sameer Alzayani, the head of listing and issuer affairs at the Bahrain Bourse, said in an interview at the Arab IPO Summit in Dubai last week. The index is “targeting new clients that put more emphasis on dealing in the Islamic and Sharia-compliant shares,” she said. - Bloomberg News

LONDON: Countries in the Middle East and North Africa that subsidise food for their citizens are catching a break, even as the global oil slump hammers the region’s economy. From Iran to Morocco, the cost of importing basic grains such as wheat and barley will plunge by as much as a third to the lowest in at least ﬁve years, according to the Rome-based United Nations’ Food & Agriculture Organisation. The FAO will release global data in October. After two years of bumper global harvests, cheaper grain will help ease the blow of a plunge in oil revenue in a region that supplies more than a third of the world’s crude but can’t produce enough of its own crops. Many people in the area rely on their governments to ensure affordable basic food supplies. - Bloomberg News

ROBIN HOOD INDEX

Gates’ riches can provide $1,700 to each poor in US NEW YORK: Would the world be a better place if the wealthiest gave their fortunes away to the bottom billion? We tried to answer the question by creating the Robin Hood Index. We took a spattering of 42 countries with radically different demographics and economies, then compared the wealthiest individuals to the percentage of the populations living in poverty. By the way, only in Chile, the Netherlands, France and Australia is the richest person a woman. The index shows how the net worth of each country’s wealthiest person compares to the livelihood of his fellow countrymen by calculating the lump sum in dollars each person living in poverty would get if the assets of the richest citizen were liquidated and redistributed. The Bloomberg Billionaire Index and the CIA World Factbook were our reference points. The net worth of Bill Gates would turn into a one-off payment of $1,736 if distributed to the neediest 15 per cent of Americans. Cyprus and Sweden India’s large population means Mukesh Ambani’s $19.2 billion net worth amounts to the smallest payout to the poor of any other country analysed. His net worth is 13.6 million times more than the gross domestic product of his fellow Indians. Still, with 30 per cent of the country destitute, his riches would result in each poor person getting $59, enough for 118 basic meals priced at Rs35 (50 cents) and consisting of rice, dal, two vegetables, one pickle and three chapatis.

WEALTH DISTRIBUTION: The net worth of Bill Gates would turn into a one-off payment of $1,736 if distributed to the neediest 15 per cent of Americans. – Bloomberg News

Mukesh Ambani’s $19.2 billion net worth amounts to the smallest payout to the poor of any other country analysed. With 30 per cent of the country destitute, his riches would result in each poor person getting $59, enough for 118 basic meals priced at Rs35

Cyprus and Sweden are where the poor stand to gain the most, $45,987 and $33,149 respectively, yet they are also exceptional. They have small populations — the island of Cyprus in the Mediterranean has 1.1 million people — and fairly high living standards — Sweden ranks among the highest when it comes to GDP per capita.

Quantifying the boost from each payout is hard because each dollar will buy you something different in local currency terms. The poverty line also is different from nation to nation. Nevertheless, a modern-day Robin Hood it seems would do little to improve the lives of those in need. - Bloomberg News

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MARKET TECHNOLOGY

Exports of Swiss watches decline as Apple Watch takes on low-end models GENEVA: Swiss watch exports fell in August, heading for the ﬁrst annual decline in six years amid concern that competition from Apple’s smartwatch may dent demand for low-end timepieces. Shipments declined 1.6 per cent to 1.47 billion francs ($1.5 billion), the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry said on its website on Tuesday. Exports of watches with wholesale prices less than 200 francs fell 13 per cent, while the 200-franc to 500- franc segment plunged 24 per cent. “I presume that the Apple Watch would put pressure on the low and mid-tier segment of the Swiss watch market,” said Jon Cox, an analyst at Kepler Cheuvreux in Zurich. “Stock market volatility isn’t helping in China.” Watch shipments, which make up about a tenth of Switzerland’s total exports, have declined 1.2 per cent in the ﬁrst eight months of 2015. The introduction of the Apple Watch, combined with a surge in the Swiss franc and a Chinese government campaign against extravagant spending, have combined to cloud the outlook. - Bloomberg News

Vehicle sales in Sultanate drop in first seven months Vehicle registrations slumped by 28.6 per cent to 57,063 during the ﬁrst seven months of 2015, down from 79,911 registrations during the same period last year IN REVERSE GEAR: A drastic fall in vehicle registration was seen in the category of private vehicles and taxis, which dipped by 37.5 per cent and 38.6 per cent, respectively. – Times ﬁle picture

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businesseditor@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Total vehicle registrations in Oman slumped by 28.6 per cent to 57,063 during the ﬁrst seven months of 2015, down from 79,911 registrations during the same period last year. The fall in registration could be

attributed to the unwillingness of people to spend on high value products, such as vehicles, in view of the recent drop in oil prices. As far as vehicle registrations are concerned, a drastic fall was seen in the category of private vehicles and

ECONOMY

taxis, which dipped by 37.5 per cent and 38.6 per cent, respectively, to 39,071 units and 393 units, according to statistics released by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI). “Car loan interest rates are at an all-time low, the youth are

getting jobs and projects are going on. So, it is difficult to ﬁnd any reason, other than weak customer sentiment,” said Bikram S. Rishi, chief executive officer of Muscat Finance, which is engaged in a uto ﬁnance.

Government vehicles Rishi noted that the government’s vehicle purchases had increased by 15.2 per cent to 1,400 units and rent-a-car companies’ registrations had also surged by 29.9 per cent to 2,504 vehicles in the ﬁrst seven months of 2015, up from a year ago. He added that the interest rate for auto ﬁnance ranged between 4.5 per cent and 8.5 per cent, depending on whether the vehicle is brand new or used, and what is the tenure of the loan. Registration for motorbikes also fell by 23.1 per cent to 562 bikes, from 731 motorbikes during the period under review. Oman imports vehicles for domestic sales and for re-exports to regional markets. The Sultanate’s total vehicle registration in 2014 was pegged at 143,034 vehicles, of which 77.89 per cent or 111,406 vehicles were private cars.

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AGREEMENT

ADB projects slowdown in Oman signs agreement with Asia on weak China growth energy firm for oil exploration HONG KONG: Weaker growth in China this year is expected to cause a slowdown in the rest of Asia, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Tuesday as it became the latest major body to revise down its forecasts for the world’s number two economy. It also warned central banks to prepare for an expected United States Federal Reserve interest rate rise, with many nations already seeing huge capital outflows as dealers look for safer US investments. The report comes as markets have been hit by extreme volatility driven by fears over the Chinese economy — and its leaders’ management of it — after last month’s surprise devaluation of its yuan currency. “The combination of a moderating prospect in China and India, together with delayed recovery of advanced countries, weighed on our forecast for the region as a whole,” said ADB chief economist Shang-Jin Wei, who presented the report at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club in Hong Kong. Inflation In an update to its flagship Asian Development Outlook released in March, the bank said growth in the region would hit 5.8 per cent this year and 6 per cent in 2016. March’s forecast was for 6.3 per cent for both years. Inflation in the developing Asia

The combination of a moderating prospect in China and India, together with delayed recovery of advanced countries, weighed on our forecast for the region as a whole Shang-Jin Wei Chief economist, ADB

region was forecast to ease further, partly due to lower global commodity prices. Wei said that the overall outlook for the region was “still positive” but had been impacted by capital ﬂow reversals and weakened commodity prices for exporters, partly related to the China slowdown. “Developing Asia is expected to continue to be the largest contributing region to global growth de-

spite the moderation,” he added. However, it tipped China — the main driver of global economic growth — to expand 6.8 per cent this year, instead of the 7.2 previously estimated, following a stream of weak indicators including on trade, inﬂation, investment and consumer spending. US rate worries The ADB predicted growth rate would be the slowest since 1990, a year after the Tiananmen Square crackdown that led to global sanctions against Beijing. It is also below China’s official target for the year of ‘about’ 7 per cent. But Wei said talk of a collapse in Chinese growth was ‘overblown’. “Consumption growth continues to look relatively strong. Retail sales look relatively resilient... job market employment looks relatively resilient,” he said. Wei added that stocks volatility was unlikely to have a long-lasting effect on growth. It added that Southeast Asia was bearing the brunt of China’s slowdown, with growth in Southeast Asia this year put at 4.4 per cent, before rising to 4.9 per cent in 2016. Jurgen Conrad, head of the ADB’s economic unit, told reporters in Beijing that the revision was “mainly due to the delayed recovery in industrial countries reducing export demand.” - AFP

MUSCAT: In continuation of the efforts made by the Sultanate to attract investments for oil and gas exploration, the Ministry of Oil and Gas on Tuesday signed a new exploration and production sharing agreement with Oman Lasso Exploration and Production Karwan. Under the agreement, the company will explore oil and natural gas in Block 54, which has an area of 5632 square kilometres and located in Al Wusta Governorate. The agreement allows the company to drill several wells. The government does not bear any ﬁnancial commitments during exploration period. The agreement was signed in Muscat on behalf Oman government by Dr Mohammed bin Hamad Al Rumhy, minister of oil

and gas; and by Amrou Al Sharif, president and chief executive ofﬁcer of Oman Lasso Exploration & Production Karwan. The Ministry of Oil and Gas said

that the company’s efforts will be crowned with success in discovering hydrocarbons, which will increase reserves and production rates in the Sultanate. – ONA

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MARKET Index rises marginally

OMAN STOCKS

MUSCAT SECURITIES MARKET

INDICES Index .................................................High .................Low..................... Value ............... Prev . Value.......... Diff ...............Diff % MSM30 Index ........................................5,769.46 ................5,751.13 ....................5,765.42 ....................5,753.16..................12.26 ................... 0.21 Financial Index .................................... 6,879.24 .............. 6,845.49 ................... 6,867.07 ...................6,852.45..................14.62 ................... 0.21 Industrial Index ....................................7,359.62 ............... 7,347.66 ................... 7,348.24 ................... 7,358.96................ -10.72 .................. -0.15 Services Index .......................................3,235.19 ...............3,226.21 ...................3,226.22 ................... 3,235.19.................. -8.97 .................. -0.28 MSM SHARIAH INDEX.......................909.00 ..................906.57 ...................... 906.66 ......................909.00..................-2.34 .................. -0.26 Trading Summary Volume ................Turnover ..........Trades .............. Market Cap............. Up............Down ............. Equal .........Sec. Traded 10,877,072.................. 2,294,763 .....................631 ...............14,543,076,221 ................ 10 ......................14 ....................24 .........................48

Bank Muscat, up by 3.14%, was the day’s top gainer while Global Financial Investment,

SHARE PRICE BULLETIN FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22

down by 5.17%, was the top loser ISIN ......................................SECURITY NAME ..................................................................VOLUME..... TURNOVER............TRADES ......OPEN PRICE......HIGH ............. LOW ........ CLOSE PR. ...PREV. CLOSE...DIFF (RO).........DIFF % .............LAST PR.....LAST BID .............LAST OFFER ........MARKET CAP.PAR VALUE

MUSCAT: Led by ﬁnancial heavyweights, the MSM30 Index gained 0.21 per cent to close at 5,765.42 points. The MSM Sharia Index closed at 906.66 points, down by 0.26 per cent. Al Anwar Holding was the most active in terms of volume as well as turnover. Bank Muscat, up by 3.14 per cent, was the day’s top gainer while Global Financial Investment, down by 5.17 per cent, was the top loser. As many as 631 trades were executed during the session generating turnover of OMR2.2 million with over 10.8 million shares changing hands. Out of 48 traded securities, 10 advanced, 14 declined and 24 remained unchanged. Omani investors were net buyers for OMR165,000 followed by foreign investors for OMR52,000 while GCC and Arab investors were net sellers for OMR218,000 worth of shares. Financial Index advanced 0.21 per cent to end at 6,867.07 points. Bank Muscat, Al Madina Investment, Al Madina Takaful, Oman & Emirates and Ominvest gained by 3.12 per cent, 1.69 per cent, 1.16 per cent, 0.98 per cent and 0.84 per cent, respectively. Global Finance & Investment, Dhofar Investment, Al Sharqia Investment, Bank Nizwa and Bank Sohar declined by 5.17 per cent, 3.90 per cent, 1.82 per cent, 1.61 per cent and 0.62 per cent, respectively. Industrial Index declined by 0.15 per cent to close at 7,348.24 points. Construction Materials and Galfar Engineering increased by 3.03 per cent and 1.08 per cent, respectively. Oman Fisheries, Al Anwar Ceramics, Voltamp Energy and Raysut Cement declined by 3.77 per cent, 0.60 per cent, 0.49 per cent and 0.43 per cent, respectively. Services Index closed the week at 3,226.22 points, down by 0.28 per cent. Phoenix Power

gained 0.68 per cent to close at OMR0.149. Shell Oman, OIFC, Renaissance Services, Al Jazeera Services and Sembcorp Salalah declined by 1.46 per cent, 1.20 per cent, 0.62 per cent, 0.49 per cent and 0.38 per cent, respectively.

REGULAR MARKET ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... OM0000002796 ...........BANK MUSCAT ............................................................ 128,907 ............ 67,713.....................24 ............0.510 ........... 0.536 ...........0.510 ........... 0.526 ............. 0.510.............0.016 ............. 3.137 ................0.530.............. 0.516...................0.530................1,205,498,686 ......0.100 OM0000001962............AL MADINA INVESTMENT ................................... 1,008,739 ........ 60,865..................... 33 ........... 0.060 ........... 0.061 ...........0.060........... 0.060 .............0.059 ............0.001 ............. 1.695 ................0.061 ..............0.060...................0.061...................12,429,083 .........0.100 OM0000004768 ...........AL MADINA TAKAFUL............................................. 129,516 .............11,256......................11 ........... 0.086 ...........0.087 ...........0.086........... 0.087 .............0.086 ............0.001 ..............1.163.................0.087..............0.086...................0.087...................15,225,000 .........0.100 OM0000003521 ............GALFAR ENGINEERING AND CON. .................... 99,195 ...............9,277.....................20 ........... 0.094 ...........0.094 ...........0.092........... 0.094 .............0.093 ............0.001 ............. 1.075 ................0.092..............0.092...................0.094 ..................27,258,180 .........0.100 OM0000001681 ............OMAN AND EMIRATES INV. HOLDING........... 225,875 ............23,153......................17 ............0.102 ........... 0.105 ...........0.100........... 0.103 .............0.102 ............0.001 .............0.980 ................0.102..............0.102...................0.104................... 12,553,125 .........0.100 OM0000001533 ............OMINVEST .................................................................... 299,106 ..........143,571........................4 ........... 0.480 ...........0.480 ...........0.480........... 0.480 .............0.476 ........... 0.004.............0.840 ................0.480..............0.480...................0.490 .................265,373,588........0.100 OM0000001772 ............AL ANWAR HOLDING............................................... 3,439,867 ......598,839..................... 69 ............0.173 ........... 0.175............0.173 ............0.174 ............. 0.173.............0.001 ............. 0.578 ................0.174 .............. 0.173...................0.174 ................... 26,113,050 .........0.100 OM0000001483............NATIONAL BANK OF OMAN ................................. 232,720 ........... 68,652........................6 ........... 0.295 ...........0.295 ...........0.295........... 0.295 .............0.294 ............0.001 .............0.340 ................0.295............. 0.290...................0.295..................395,509,524........0.100

Emerging markets Emerging-market currencies retreated for a third day and stocks fell as slumping commodity prices and conﬂicting signals from the Federal Reserve on when it will start raising interest rates curtailed demand for riskier assets. A gauge tracking 20 developing-nation currencies weakened 0.6 per cent, led by a 1.5 per cent drop in South Africa’s rand as Brazil’s real touched a record low. The lira slid and Turkish bonds extended losses after the central bank kept borrowing costs on hold. Hindalco Industries was among the biggest losers on the S&P BSE Sensex Index in Mumbai, while copper producer KGHM PolskaMiedz fell 4.4 per cent in Warsaw. The Fed’s decision to keep borrowing costs on hold last week failed to calm emerging markets rattled by concern that China’s economy is faltering and signs of a global slowdown. As a fourth Fed official talked up prospects for higher interest rates in 2015, a lecture by Chair Janet Yellen later this week may offer greater clarity after the US central bank left borrowing costs unchanged last week. MSCI Emerging Markets Index decreased 0.8 per cent to 808.93 by 1:22pm in London, reversing earlier gains of as much as 0.5 per cent. All but one of 10 industry groups declined, as gauges tracking energy and material companies lost 1.3 per cent. The Bloomberg Commodity Index dropped toward the lowest level this month.

OM0000001087............OMAN UNITED INSURANCE ................................ 50,000 .............11,600........................2 ........... 0.232 ...........0.232 ...........0.232........... 0.232 .............0.232 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.232..............0.228...................0.232 ..................23,200,000 ........0.100 OM0000001145 ............PORT SERVICES CORPORATION ....................... 202,616 ........... 27,944......................13 ............0.138 ........... 0.138 ...........0.136 ............0.138 ............. 0.138............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.138 .............. 0.137...................0.138................... 13,115,520 .........0.100 OM0000001160 ............NATIONAL GAS ...............................................................2,000 ..................604........................1 ........... 0.302 ...........0.302 ...........0.302........... 0.300 .............0.300 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.302..............0.302...................0.306 ..................15,000,000.........0.100 OM0000001319 ............NATIONAL ALUMINIUM PRODUCTS ............. 200,000...........43,600........................2 ............0.218 ........... 0.218 ...........0.218........... 0.218 .............0.218............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.218 ..............0.210...................0.218.....................7,318,576 ..........0.100 OM0000001517 ............HSBC BANK OMAN .................................................... 260,000........... 29,640........................8 ............0.114 ........... 0.114............0.114 ............0.114 ............. 0.114............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.114 ...............0.111................... 0.114 ..................228,035,658........0.100 OM0000001707 ............OMAN CABLES INDUSTRY......................................10,000 .............19,000........................2 ........... 1.900 ........... 1.900 ...........1.900........... 1.900 .............1.900 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................1.900..............1.850...................1.890..................170,430,000........0.100 OM0000001749 ............OMAN CEMENT ............................................................56,000 ............ 25,500........................4 ........... 0.456 ........... 0.456 ...........0.450........... 0.456 .............0.456 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.450..............0.412...................0.450..................150,877,956 ........0.100 OM0000002028 ...........GULF INTERNATIONAL CHEMICALS .................1,805 .................. 453........................1 ............0.251 ........... 0.251 ...........0.251 ............0.251 ............. 0.251............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.251 .............. 0.251...................0.259.................... 5,271,000 ..........0.100 OM0000002176 ............AL JAZEERA STEEL PRODUCTS ................................245 .....................49........................1 ........... 0.200...........0.200 ...........0.200 .......... 0.200 .............0.200 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.200 ............. 0.191...................0.199...................24,979,592.........0.100 OM0000002200 ...........AHLI BANK .................................................................... 150,000 ........... 29,850........................4 ............0.199 ........... 0.199 ...........0.199 ........... 0.199 ............. 0.199............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.199 ..............0.190...................0.198..................283,582,193........0.100 OM0000002374............UNITED FINANCE ...................................................... 45,000 ...............5,850........................6 ............0.130 ........... 0.130 ...........0.130........... 0.130 .............0.130............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.130 .............. 0.125...................0.130...................40,399,442.........0.100 OM0000002549 ...........BANK DHOFAR ..............................................................53,899 .............12,612........................2 ........... 0.234 ...........0.234 ...........0.234........... 0.234 .............0.234 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.234..............0.234...................0.235..................361,466,480........0.100 OM0000002820 ...........GULF INVESTMENT SERVICES ......................... 218,931 .............21,819..................... 26 ........... 0.099 ........... 0.100 ...........0.099........... 0.100 .............0.100 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.099..............0.099...................0.100....................5,884,322 ..........0.100 OM0000003000 ...........ALMAHA PETROLEUM PRODUCTS MAR. ..........3,750 ............... 7,388........................1 ............1.970 ........... 1.970 ...........1.970 ........... 1.970 .............1.970............ 0.000.............0.000 ................1.970 ..............1.970...................1.980..................135,930,000........0.100 OM0000003026 ...........OMAN TELECOMMUNICATION ..........................30,050 ............ 48,825......................19 ............1.625 ........... 1.625 ...........1.620............1.625 ............. 1.625............ 0.000.............0.000 ................1.625 ..............1.620...................1.625 ................ 1,218,750,000 ......0.100 OM0000003711 ............SOHAR POWER................................................................ 1,050 .................. 359........................1 ........... 0.342 ...........0.342 ...........0.342........... 0.340 .............0.340 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.342............. 0.340...................0.350...................75,143,400 .........0.100 OM0000003968 ...........OOREDOO....................................................................... 103,851 ............ 78,096........................6 ............0.752 ........... 0.752 ...........0.752 ........... 0.752 ............. 0.752............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.752 ..............0.744...................0.752..................489,510,061 ........0.100 OM0000004925 ...........AL BATINAH POWER..................................................20,345 ...............4,326........................2 ............0.213 ........... 0.213 ...........0.212........... 0.213 .............0.213............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.212..............0.212...................0.214.................. 143,751,023 ........0.100 OM0000004933 ...........AL SUWADI POWER .....................................................13,765 ...............2,918........................1 ............0.212 ........... 0.212 ...........0.212........... 0.212 .............0.212 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.212..............0.212...................0.214..................151,454,144 ........0.100 OM0000005005 ...........ALMAHA CERAMICS ................................................. 68,000 ............ 33,320........................6 ........... 0.490 ...........0.490 ...........0.490........... 0.490 .............0.490 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.490..............0.488...................0.490 ..................25,725,000 .........0.100 OM0000004735 ...........SEMBCORP SALALAH..................................................2,908 ............... 7,590........................2 ............2.610 ........... 2.610 ...........2.610........... 2.610 .............2.620 ...........-0.010 ........... -0.382 ...............2.610 ..............2.610...................2.635..................249,143,279........1.000 OM0000001418 ............RAYSUT CEMENT ........................................................31,203 ............. 35,811......................13 ............1.155 ............1.155............1.140 ............1.150 ............. 1.155 ............-0.005 ........... -0.433 ...............1.140 .............. 1.130...................1.140 ................. 230,000,000 .......0.100 OM0000003661 ............VOLTAMP ENERGY ................................................... 173,134 .............71,134......................21 ............0.410 ........... 0.412 ...........0.410........... 0.410 .............0.412............-0.002 ........... -0.485 ...............0.412 ..............0.410...................0.412...................24,805,000 ........0.100 OM0000002226 ...........AL JAZEERA SERVICES ............................................42,673 ............. 17,325..................... 10 ........... 0.406 ...........0.406 ...........0.406........... 0.406 .............0.408 ...........-0.002 ........... -0.490 ...............0.406..............0.406...................0.412...................24,848,935.........0.100 OM0000002168............AL ANWAR CERAMIC TILES ............................... 281,000 ............93,106..................... 23 ........... 0.334 ...........0.334 ...........0.330........... 0.332 .............0.334 ...........-0.002 ........... -0.599 ...............0.330..............0.328...................0.330 ..................98,342,942 ........0.100 OM0000003398 ...........BANK SOHAR................................................................ 979,860 ..........157,979.....................44 ............0.161 ........... 0.163 ...........0.161 ............0.161 .............0.162............-0.001 ............-0.617................0.163 .............. 0.163...................0.170..................232,071,840 .......0.100 OM0000003224 ...........RENAISSANCE SERVICES .......................................90,035 ............ 14,380......................11 ............0.160 ........... 0.161............0.159 ........... 0.160 ............. 0.161 ............-0.001 ........... -0.621................0.161 .............. 0.161...................0.162...................46,504,163 .........0.100 OM0000001525 ............OMAN INVESTMENT AND FINANCE.............. 173,000 ............28,418........................7 ............0.166 ........... 0.166 ...........0.163 ........... 0.164 ............. 0.166............-0.002 ........... -1.205 ...............0.163 ..............0.162...................0.166...................32,800,000 ........0.100 OM0000002275 ...........SHELL OMAN MARKETING ................................... 51,750 .......... 104,535........................8 ........... 2.020...........2.020 ...........2.020 .......... 2.020 .............2.050 ...........-0.030 ............-1.463................2.020 ............ 2.020...................2.050 .................191,900,000........0.100 OM0000002440 ...........AL SHARQIA INVESTMENT HOLDING .............33,066 ............... 3,571........................6 ............0.109 ........... 0.110............0.107 ........... 0.108 ............. 0.110............-0.002 ............-1.818................0.109..............0.108...................0.109....................9,720,000 ..........0.100 OM0000001509............DHOFAR INT.DEV.AND INV. HOLD.................... 485,337 ......... 191,282........................3 ........... 0.400........... 0.410 ...........0.390........... 0.394 .............0.410............-0.016 ........... -3.902 ...............0.410 ............. 0.000...................0.410...................97,081,600 .........0.100 OM0000003125 ............GLOBAL FINANCIAL INVESTMENT ...................13,571 ............... 1,495........................4 ............0.105 ........... 0.112............0.105 ............0.110 ............. 0.116 ............-0.006 ............-5.172................0.112 ............. 0.000................... 0.112 .................. 22,000,000 ........0.100 .............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 9,412,769 ... 2,113,706.................. 444 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ..... 40........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

PARALLEL MARKET ................................................................................................................................................................................. OM0000001368 ............CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IND. .................. 177,680 ...............6,008........................5 ........... 0.033 ...........0.034 ...........0.033........... 0.034 .............0.033 ............0.001 ............. 3.030 ................0.034..............0.034...................0.035....................2,890,000..........0.100 OM0000005963 ...........PHOENIX POWER ...................................................... 1,083,331 .......161,914................... 147 ............0.148 ........... 0.150 ...........0.148 ........... 0.149 .............0.148.............0.001 ............. 0.676 ................0.149 ..............0.149...................0.150.................. 217,927,618 ........0.100 OM0000002564 ...........AL HASSAN ENGINEERING.....................................19,415 ............... 1,707........................4 ........... 0.088 ...........0.088 ...........0.086........... 0.088 .............0.088 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.088..............0.086...................0.096.................... 6,618,304 ..........0.100 OM0000004511 ............ALIZZ ISLAMIC BANK.................................................. 1,000 .....................66........................1 ........... 0.066 ...........0.066 ...........0.066........... 0.068 .............0.068 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.066..............0.066...................0.000 ..................68,000,000 ........0.100 OM0000004420 ...........BANK NIZWA ................................................................ 120,493 .............. 7,410......................15 ........... 0.062 ...........0.062 ...........0.061 ........... 0.061 .............0.062 ...........-0.001 ............-1.613 ................0.062..............0.061...................0.063...................91,500,000.........0.100 OM0000001566 ............OMAN FISHERIES ...................................................... 48,030 ...............2,435........................9 ........... 0.050 ........... 0.051 ...........0.050............0.051 .............0.053 ...........-0.002 ............-3.774................0.051 .............. 0.051...................0.055....................6,375,000 ..........0.100 .............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 1,449,949 ...... 179,540....................181 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ........ 6........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

BONDS MARKET ................................................................................................................................................................................. OM0000004602 ...........BANK MUSCAT CONV. BONDS 4.5 ........................ 10,013 ............... 1,091........................2 ............0.109 ........... 0.109 ...........0.108........... 0.109 .............0.109 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.108..............0.108................... 0.115 ...................32,999,653 .........0.100 OM0000005971 ............B.MUSCAT COMPL. CONVR. B.B.3.5 ....................... 4,341 .................. 425........................4 ........... 0.096 ...........0.098 ...........0.096........... 0.094 .............0.094 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.098..............0.094...................0.098................... 30,471,192 .........0.100 .............................................SUM: ....................................................................................14,354 ................1,516........................6 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ........2........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

— United Securities/Bloomberg News

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India seeks to reduce transport costs Iran’s shoppers wait with ambitious $6b waterways goal for foreign brands proposals to link major Indian rivers and facilitate commerce and manage water date back to British colonial days, the plan has remained just that.

NEW DELHI: They cost 50 per cent less than highways. Yet for decades India failed to develop 14,500 kilometres (9,000 miles) of its inland waterways as a viable alternative to move cargo and ease congestion on land. That was a lost opportunity owing to a lack of a vision and funds, Amitabh Verma, chairman of the Inland Waterways Authority of India, a 29-year-old statutory body responsible for creating infrastructure on waterways, said in an interview. That indifference is changing after NTPC, India’s biggest power producer, showed the Ganges can be used to transport coal. Long-pending plan Prime Minister Narendra Modi is stepping up efforts to realise a long-pending plan to link the nation’s rivers and get companies to move cargo from foodgrains, cement and fertilizer to cars using waterways. More than Rs400 billion ($6 billion) will be needed to develop the new fairways and funding will come from the World Bank, Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Japan International Cooperation Agency besides the federal budget, Verma said. “In two years, we will be having some success stories to tell,” he said. “The government wants to do something new and different.” While there is acceptance that transportation by waterways, both coastal and inland, is fuel efﬁcient, environmentally friendly and more economical than rail or road, the share of goods transported via India’s inland waterways is only 0.4 per cent, compared with 42 per cent in the Netherlands, 8.7 per cent in China and more than eight per cent in the US.

AMBITIOUS TARGET: Indian government presented legislation in May that would grant the federal government rights to regulate and develop 101 channels across 24 states for shipping and navigation, in addition to the existing 4,382 kilometres of ﬁve main waterways. - Bloomberg ﬁle picture

The transportation cost for inland waterways is Rs1.06 per tonne per kilometre, while it is Rs2.58 for highways, according to the Indian Ministry of Shipping. Modi’s government presented legislation in May that would grant the federal government rights to regulate and develop 101 channels across 24 states for shipping and navigation, in addition to the existing 4,382 kilometres of ﬁve main waterways. The bill is likely to pass in the next session of parliament starting in late November, and Verma said his organisation is preparing to kick off with feasibility studies and other engineering aspects for the projects. “So, by May next year, we will award the contracts and by November we expect some work to

start” for eight waterways, Verma said at his office in Noida near New Delhi, adding engineering design details will be available for another 53 new waterways by June 2016. The Inland Waterways Authority also will raise money from the debt markets and is exploring various models for public- privatepartnerships, Verma said, adding the body is making all efforts to overcome human and financial constraints to take on the “very big challenge.” Of the five national waterways India declared since 1986, three are operational. Development has lagged behind other modes of transport in the absence of integrated policy, insufficient financial outlays, lack of expertise and coordination with states. While

‘Far-fetched’ plan “When the existing five waterways aren’t yet functional, it is far-fetched to plan developing 101 more in a short horizon,” the Indian Chamber of Commerce told a panel of lawmakers. It is “better to work on these existing five first and then replicate the successful model.” The government is trying to get long-term cargo commitments from companies including Maruti Suzuki India, the nation’s No. 1 carmaker, Fertilizer Corp. of India, Tata Chemicals and Dalmia Bharat Cement to build the business and help lure investment. “We are quite hopeful this time” because of the government’s commitment, said Vikram Suryavanshi, a Mumbai-based analyst with PhillipCapital. “They are constantly discussing with private players to address the issues that are currently limiting investment. There is huge opportunity.” Holiest river NTPC moves coal from the port of Sagar Island up the nation’s holiest river for about 560 kilometres to the Farakka thermal plant in the eastern state of West Bengal. “Our experiment has been a success and we’re considering replicating it to two other plants,” said Kaushal Kishore Sharma, NTPC’s director of operations. “Ferrying coal through rivers eases congestion, is more friendly for the environment and comes without any additional cost burden.” — Bloomberg News

DUBAI: Two months after Iran reached a nuclear deal that will open its markets to the world, officials are warning of economic stagnation as consumers hold off on purchases of domestic goods while they wait for international brands to arrive. From cars to fridges and televisions, shoppers are excited at the prospect of more choice and competition that should force Iranian manufacturers to lower prices and improve quality. The deal with world powers in July will likely see banking and other sanctions lifted in 2016, making it easier for foreigners to partner with Iranian firms or export to Iran. Since the deal, Iranian manufacturers have seen growth in sales prices fall far behind inflation, central bank data show, while officials and analysts describe a slowdown in consumer spending and warehouses filling with unsold goods. “The subsequent rush of Western businesses to enter the Iranian market informed Iranian consumers that soon there will be alternative supplies of consumer goods priced more competitively and with a substantially higher quality and post-sale services,” said Mehrdad Emadi, an economist at the Betamatrix consultancy in London. That competition is likely to lift Iran’s economy in the long term, but consumer anticipation of lower prices and foreign goods is a challenge to manufacturers used to a captive market. “Unfortunately some people thought prices would fall suddenly after the nuclear deal, and because of this the market is facing a recession,” Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri was quoted as saying by state news agency IRNA this month.

Mehdi Pourghazi, head of the industrial committee of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, predicted growth could fall to zero, compared to three per cent last year, according to the ISNA agency. Outdated cars Carmakers, the biggest non-oil sector of the economy, are facing a particularly sharp slowdown. New car registrations for the first five months of the Iranian year, which starts on March 21, were down 15 per cent from the year before, traffic police chief Taghi Mehri was quoted as saying by the ISNA agency this month. A social media campaign urging a boycott of carmakers has recently emerged, highlighting frustration at the lack of choice. Campaign supporters say Iran’s two carmakers, Iran Khodro and Saipa, take advantage of import tariffs to sell outdated and unsafe vehicles at inflated prices. Reuters was unable to reach the companies for comment. “I sold my car two weeks ago and wanted to buy a new one, but I decided to wait until the price is lower. Iranian car makers should learn they cannot rule the market by monopoly,” one supporter Mehdi posted on Facebook. Iran Khodro and Saipa produce versions of foreign cars but do not have access to the latest models. Consumers say the manufacturers cannot procure parts under sanctions so use replicas or even second-hand parts, resulting in poor standards of safety and reliability. — Reuters

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In life it’s the friends who really don’t change that much, who remain true to themselves, who stay with you throughout the journey. Sure their appearance might change, they’ll age, their perspectives and politics might radically alter, but ultimately the things that make them ‘them’, the qualities that first draw you to their friendship, remain intact. This innate trust and bond is something brands in all industries have tried to emulate to keep their relationships alive with customers. Some succeed in the short term but only a special few manage to stay the long course; core values can be difficult to retain through strategic reviews and management changes. Among those handful is Dubai’s One & Only Royal Mirage. This luxury resort holds one of the Emirate’s prime locations on Jumeirah Beach gazing out on the Palm Jumeirah. Like many of its contemporaries it possesses a private beach, a beautiful azure blue pool complex and lush palms creating an oasislike feel. As you would expect from a five-star it has a collection of fine dining restaurants, a spa, and of course sumptuously designed rooms. But a quick look at their website would check off all these requirements, so what separates the One & Only Royal Mirage from a very good looking crowd in Dubai? Perhaps the clue is in the name, the One & Only. At first blush you might think they are referring to

themselves but in fact a stay at the resort will convince that they mean you, as the service is geared to make each guest feel like the ‘one & only’ priority to the hotel. This distinctive service is something that has remained central to the ethos of this stunning resort since day one, some 16 years ago. There have been overhauls, new openings and refurbishments along the way, but that trusted, reliable sense of ‘you know exactly what standard you’ll get’ is firmly in place. Of course this is as it should be, but any frequent traveller to Dubai will have a litany of tales about how previous favourites, who also once excelled, had fallen by the way side, causing deep disappointment when service levels dropped. Time and again properties cut corners on the personal service trying to rely solely on their looks, but time and again they fail to learn that five-star means a top class ‘experience’ rather than simply ‘bling and breakfast’. Thankfully, One & Only Royal Mirage is one of the precious few which bucks this trend. This property was one of the first to indulge in the Arabesque

This property was one of the first to indulge in the Arabesque theme, but throughout from lobby to lounge, restaurants to rooms, it does not go over the top. There is a muted elegance about the décor, with the gorgeous swirls, and deep fabrics...

theme, but throughout from lobby to lounge, restaurants to rooms, it does not go over the top. There is a muted elegance about the décor, with the gorgeous swirls, and deep fabrics, but the colours don’t cross the line into garish, and gold is used to complement rather than conquer the senses. This calm demeanour is reflected in the staff, who are assured, courteous and competent, rather than stuffy fellows encountered at other resorts whose sole training seems to run to ‘look down on the guests’. Picking the mid-range room on offer in The Palace section of the resort, a Superior Gold Club room echoes the understated luxury throughout the resort. Beiges, browns and golds intertwine in the décor with deep carpets underfoot, fine thread count linens on the kingsize bed, all with that Arabic twist including intricate lights hanging from the ceiling. The mix of light and dark creates an intimate and yet not claustrophobic home for the night. The patio opening up onto the balcony with pool and sea view opens the room up to even more light. As you might expect the room comes with access to the Gold Club, which hosts a more private venue for breakfast, lunch and a generous beverage hour, which bubbles with conviviality as the guests mingle to share stories of their days’ experience. While you have your pick of restaurants, the Moroccan restaurant Tangine is a jewel of a find. Dark and intimate, with intricately carved wood, the interior set a distinctly North African tone. Here you’ll find authentic Mo-

roccan fare with a host of dishes, some sweet, and some savoury. Of it all the Mechoui, the roasted lamb shoulder served with saffron rice, is possibly one of the most memorable meat dishes on offer in Dubai, with the flesh crumbling away. The strong flavours combined with the tenderness of the meat make the diner sit up and take notice (the Tagine Djaj Bi Zaytoon, braised chicken served with preserved lemon and green olives, also deserved attention). If you want something a little lighter, or you simply want to hang out, the Jetty Lounge, is one of Emirate’s coolest spots. This outdoor lounge is open to the sky and looks across the bay at Dubai, with the city and the night providing the only chic lighting required, while music and beautiful people mix creating an atmosphere of easy elegance. It’s this relaxed refinement that defines a stay at the One & Only Royal Mirage, in a city obsessed with bling it focusses on bliss. No more so than at its Spa, featuring an Oriental Hammam with separate men’s and ladies’ hours, the ideal way to shake a little of life’s hectic pressures off. In total there is 2,000sqm of relaxation, health and fitness on offer within the spa, but chances are after one of the treatment you’ll be too chilled to try it all. When you finally come to check out of the One & Only Royal Mirage in Dubai you’ll do so happy that after so many other disappointments, at least one friend has remained true. *To book or get more information visit http://royalmirage.oneandonlyresorts.com/

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CHILDREN BELOW THE AGE OF 3 YEARS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE CINEMA | BOX-OFFICE COUNTER OPENS 30-MINUTES PRIOR TO THE SCREENING OF THE FIRST SHOW Moomins on the Riviera: 2D (Animation) 10:00, 11:45 AM, 03:15 PM (PG) From Eid Day Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials: 3D (Action) (PG12) 3:15, 11:45 PM; Gold Class: 06:30 PM Sicario (Action, Crime, Drama) (12+) 12:15, 07:45, 11:55 PM Gold Class: 02:00, 09:00, 11:15 PM Moomins on the Riviera : 2D (Animation ) 10:00 AM, 01:30 PM (PG) Everest : 3D (Adventure) (PG) 4:45 PM Hotel Transylvania-2 : 3D (Animation) (PG) 10:00, 11:45 AM, 02:30 PM Gold Class: 12:15 PM Calendar Girls (Hindi) : 2D (Drama) (TBC) 9:30 PM Pay the Ghost : 2D (Horror) (15+) 5:45, 10:00 PM The Intern: 2D (Comedy ) (PG12) 7:00 PM; Gold Class: 04:15 PM

CITY CINEMA Contact (10 am to 6PM) 24567664 | 68. www.citycinemaoman.net facebook.com/citycinemaoman SHATTI Sicario (Action, Crime)(12+)(2D) 9:15 pm The Maze Runner: Scorch Trials (Action) 2:00, 9:15, 11:45 pm (PG12)(3D) The Maze Runner: Scorch Trials (Sci fi) 6:45 pm (PG12)(2D) American Ultra (Action)(12+) 5:00 pm The Transporter Refueled (Action)(PG12) 4:30, 11:30 pm Moomoins On The Riviera (Animation) (PG) 2:00, 3:30 pm Eden (Drama, Thriller)(12+)(2D) 3:45, 5:30 pm Everest (Adventure, Drama)(PG)(3D/IMAX) 1:30, 9:30, 11:55 pm Everest (Adventure, Drama)(PG)(2D) 7:00 pm Hara Maznouka (Comedy)(12+)(Arabic) 7:15 pm From Eid Day Sicario (Action, Crime)(12+)(2D) 12:00 pm /07:00 pm /09:30 pm /11:55 pm The Visit (Comedy, Horror) (15+) 2:30 pm /11:45 pm The Intern (Comedy)(PG12) 12:15 pm /03:45 pm /07:45 pm Hotel Transylvania 2 (Animation)(3D)PG 12:15 pm /06:00 pm Hotel Transylvania 2 (Animation) (3D)PG 2:00 pm Pay The Ghost (Horror, Thriller) (15+) 5:00 pm /10:00 pm /11:45 pm The Maze Runner: Scorch Trials (Sci fi) 4:30 pm /09:15 pm (PG12)(3D) Everest (Adventure, Drama)(PG)(3D/IMAX) 2:30 pm /07:00 pm Everest (Adventure)(PG)(2D) 7:00 pm

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AZAIBA Sicario – 2D (12+) Action; 10:45 PM Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials – 2D 5:30 PM (PG12) Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials – 3D 2:30, 08:00, 10:30 PM (PG12) Utopiayile Rajavu - 2D (PG) Family; 8:00 PM Moomins on the Riviera – 2D (PG) Animation, 2:15, 03:45 PM Maya – 2D (15+) Horror; 5:15 PM Everest – 3D (PG) Adventure, Drama, Thriller 6:45, 11:15 PM Everest – 2D (PG) Adventure; 3:15 PM Katti Batti – 2D (PG12) Romance 3:45, 06:15, 08:45 PM The Transporter Refueled - 2D (PG12) 2:00, 11:30 PM American Ultra – 2D (12+) Action, Comedy 12:15, 05:30 PM Hero – 2D (PG12) Action; 9:00 PM From Eid Day Sicario – 2D (12+) Action, Crime, Drama 12:00, 04:00, 06:15, 10:45 PM Pay The Ghost - 2D (15+) Horror 2:15, 11:55 PM Hotel Transsylvania 2 – 2D (PG) Animation, 2:00 PM Hotel Transsylvania 2 – 3D (PG) 12:15, 03:30, 05:10 PM Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials – 2D 12:00 PM (PG12) Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials – 3D 4:40, 11:45 PM (PG12) Everest – 3D (PG) Adventure, Drama, Thriller 2:25, 11:30 PM Kis Kisko Pyar Karu – 2D (PG) Romantic, 2:15, 07:00, 09:30 PM Calendar Girls – 2D (TBC) Hindi, Drama 12:00, 06:45, 09:00 PM Kunji Ramayanam – 2D (PG) Comedy 4:45, 09:30 PM Trisha Illana Nayanthara - 2D (PG) 7:10 PM Romantic

MUSCAT GRAND MALL Sicario (Action, Crime, Drama) (12+) 9:30 PM Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials: 3D 10:00 AM, 09:30, 11:55 PM (Action) (PG12) Gold Class: 03:45, 08:45, 11:15 PM Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials: 2D (Action) (PG12) 4:45 PM American Ultra: 2D (Action) (12+) 1:15 PM Everest : 3D (Adventure) (PG) 7:15, 11:45 PM Gold Class: 01:15, 06:15 PM Everest : 2D (Adventure) (PG) 4:45 PM Katti Batti (Hindi) : 2D (Romance) (TBC) 7:00 PM The Dead Lands : 2D (Action ) (15+) 12:30 PM The Transporter Refueled : 2D (Action) 2:45 PM (PG12)

THE MAZE RUNNER: SCORCH TRIALS (Action, Sci fi) (PG12)(3D) Cast : Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario Timings: 2:00, 9:15, 11:45 PM

CALENDAR GIRLS (DRAMA) –15+ Cast: Akanksha Puri, Ruhi Singh, Kyra Dutt Timings: 2.30 PM From Eid day

2:45 PM Katti Batti - 2D (TBC) Romance 9:15 PM Moomins on the Riviera - 2D (PG) Animation 3:00, 04:30 PM Maya - 2D (T) (15+) Horror 6:00 PM Sicario - 2D (12+) Action, Crime, Drama 8:45 PM Eden - 2D (12+) Drama, Thriller 2:30 , 11:55 PM Hara Maznouka - 2D (Arabic) (12+) Comedy, Thriller 8:25 PM From Eid Day Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials - 3D (PG12) Action 4:30 , 11:45 PM Pay the Ghost - 2D (15+) Horror | Thriller 2:45 ,10:00 , 11:55 PM Ahwak - 2D (Arb) (TBC) Drama 6:45 PM Cast: Tamer Hosny, Ghada Adel, Mahmoud Hemeida, Entsaar The Intern - 2D (PG12) Comedy 12:30 , 04:30 , 07:20 PM Wicked Flying Monkeys - 2D (U) Animation 2:15 , 04:00 PM Hotel Transsylvania 2 - 2D (PG) Animation 2:45 PM Hotel Transsylvania 2 - 3D (PG) Animation 12:30 , 05:45 PM Sicario - 2D (12+) Action|Crime| Drama 12:30 , 02:45 , 07:00 , 09:15 , 11:30 PM Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon - 2D (PG) Romantic |Comedy Cast : Kapil Sharma, Elli Avram, Simran Kaur Mundi 12:15 , 07:30 , 11:15 PM Calendar Girls- 2D (TBC) Drama Cast : Akanksha Puri, Ruhi Singh, Kyra Dutt

Welcome Back (Comedy) – 12+; 3.45 PM Everest (2D) (Adventure) – PG; 6.45, 9.00 PM Phantom (Action) – PG; 11.30 PM Screen 3 Phantom (Action) – PG; 3.30, 6.15 PM Katti Batti (Romance) – PG12; 9.00, 11.45 PM From Eid Day Screen 1 Calendar Girls (Drama) – 15+; 2.30 PM Cast : Akanksha Puri, Ruhi Singh, Kyra Dutt Kis Kisko Pyaar Karu (Comedy / Romance) 5.30, 8.30, 11.30 PM Screen 2 Kis Kisko Pyaar Karu (Comedy / Romance) 1.00, 3.30 PM Calendar Girls (Drama) – 15+ 6.30, 8.45, 11.45 PM Screen 3 Calendar Girls (Drama) – 15+; 1.00 PM Kis Kisko Pyaar Karu (Comedy) ; 3.30 PM Jawani Phir Nahi Aani (Comedy) 6.00, 9.00, 11.45 PM SOHAR The Transporter Refueled - 2D (PG12) Action, Crime, 05:15 , 10:10 PM American Ultra - 2D (12+) Action, Comedy 4:15 , 11:30 PM Hero - 2D (PG12) Action, Drama, Romance 6:00 PM Everest - 2D (PG) Adventure 4:45 PM Everest - 3D (PG) Adventure 2:30 , 07:00 , 11:45 PM Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials - 3D (PG12) Action 7:00 , 09:30 , 11:55 PM Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials - 2D (PG12) Action

RUWI Screen 1 Katti Batti (Romance) – PG12; 3.30 PM Welcome Back (Comedy) – 12+ 6.30, 9.30 PM Screen 2

9:30 PM Kunji Ramayanam - 2D (M) (PG) Comedy Cast : Vineeth Sreenivasan, Dhyan Sreenivasan, Aju 9:00 PM Trisha Illana Nayanthara- 2D (T) (PG) Romantic |Comedy Cast : G. V. Prakash Kumar, Anandhi, Manisha Yadav 5:00 PM

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BURAIMI Maze Runner: The Scroch Trails - 3D 5:00, 9:30, 11:55PM Everest – 3D (Adventure) (PG) 5:15, 7:20, 11:45PM Sicario– 2D (Action) (12+); 11:30PM The Transporter Refueled– 2D (Action) 5:30, 11:30PM The Blood Lands – 2D (Horror) 10:00PM Tekken Kazuya’s Revenge – 2D (Action) (15+); 10:00PM Katti Batti – 2D (Romance/Comedy) (PG12) 7:30PM Maaya – 2D (Horror) (15+); 7:15PM From Eid Day Sicario– 2D (Action, Drama, Crime) (12+) 5:30, 7:45, 9:45, 11:45PM Maze Runner: The Scroch Trails - 3D 5:00, 11:30PM Everest – 3D (Adventure) (PG) 2:30PM Hotel Transylvania 2 – 3D (Animation, 2:00, 4:45PM Pay the Ghost – 2D (Horror, Thriller) (15+) 3:45, 10:00, 11:55PM Tale of Tales – 2D (Fantasy) (12+); 6:30PM Kiss Kisko Pyaar Karu – 2D (Romantic) 2:30, 9:00PM Kunji Ramayanam – 2D (Comedy) (PG) 7:30PM SUR Sicario(Action | Crime | Drama) (12+) 11:45 PM Maze Runner : the Scorch Trails (3D) (Action | 03:00, 07:00, 11:45 PM The Dead Land (Action) (15+) 09:50 PM Utopiayile Rajavu (Malayalam)(Family | 07:25 PM Katti Batti (Hindi) (Romance) (TBC) Cast: Imran Khan, Kangna Ranaut. 05:10 PM American Ultra (Action | Comedy) (12+) Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart. 05:15 PM Everest (3D) (Adventure | Drama | Thriller) (PG) Cast: Jason Clarke, Ang Sherpa, Thomas M. Wright 03:00 PM, 09:30 PM From Eid Day Sicario(Action | Crime | Drama) (12+) Cast: Benicio Del Toro, Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin 2:30, 4:45, 9:30, 11:45 PM Maze Runner : the Scorch Trails (3D) (Action | Sci - Fi | Thriller) (PG12) Cast: Dylan O’ Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie. 5:10, 11:55 PM Hotel Transylvania (3D) (Animation) (PG) 12:15 PM, 02:00 PM, 03:35 PM Kunji Ramayanam (Malayalam)(Family) (PG) 9:45 PM Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon (Hindi) (Romance) (PG) 12:00 PM, 07:00 PM Everest (3D) (Adventure | Drama | Thriller) (PG) 7:30 PM

SALALAH Tekken: Kazuya’s Revenge (2D) (15+) (Action) 10:15AM/02:00/10:15PM Everest (3D) (PG) (Adventure/Drama/Thriller) Timings: 10:15AM/07:00/11:55PM Everest (2D) (PG) (Adventure/Drama/Thriller) Timings: 02:15PM Moomins on the Riviera (2D) (PG) (Animation/Comedy/ Family) Timings: 10:00AM/3:45PM Sicario (2D) (12+) (Action/Crime/Drama) Timings: 11:30 PM Cast: Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro The Transporter Refueled (2D) (PG12) (Action/Crime/ Thriller) Timings: 2:30PM Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (3D) (PG12) (Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller) Cast: Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie 11:30AM/9:15/11:45PM Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2D) (PG12) (Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller) 04:30PM Katti Batti (2D) (PG12) (Romance) 12:00/ 07:45PM Cast: Imran Khan, Kangana Ranaut American Ultra (2D) (12+) (Action/Comedy) Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Connie Britton 12:30/ 04:15PM Utopiayile Rajavu (2D) (PG) (Malayalam) (Family/ Comedy/Drama) Cast: Mammootty, Jewel Mary, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Babu, Indrans 8:45PM Maaya (2D) (15+)(Tamil) (Horror) 6:00PM Hero (2D) (PG12) (Action/Drama/Romance) Timings: 05:15PM From Eid Day Pay the Ghost (2D) (15+) (Horror/Thriller) Timings: 12:30/10:10/11:55PM Cast: Nicolas Cage, Sarah Wayne Callies, Alex Mallari Jr. Everest (3D) (PG) (Adventure/Drama/Thriller) 2:15PM Hotel Transylvania 2 (3D)(PG) (Animation/Comedy/Family) 10:00AM/02:00/3:45PM Sicario (2D) (12+) (Action/Crime/Drama) 10:15AM/07:00/09:15/ 11:45 PM Cast: Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro The Intern (2D) (PG12) (Comedy) 11:45AM/5:30PM Cast: Anne Hathaway, Robert De Niro, Rene Russo Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (3D) (PG12) (Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller) Cast: Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie 4:30/11:30PM Kiss Kisko Pyaar Karu (2D) (PG) (Romantic/Comedy) Cast: Kapil Sharma, Elli Avram, Simran Kaur Mundi 10:45AM/ 07:45PM The Visit (2D) (15+) (Fantasy/Romance) Cast: Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould, Deanna Dunagan 1:15/ 10:00PM Ahwak (2D) (PG12) (Arabic) (Comedy) Cast: Tamer Hosny, Ghada Adel, Mahmoud Hemeida, Entsaar 5:30PM Tale of Tales (2D) (12+)( Fantasy/Romance) 3:00PM Cast: Salma Hayek, Vincent Cassel, Toby Jones Kunju Ramayanam (2D) (PG) (Malayalam)(Comedy) 7:45PM Cast: Vineeth Sreenivasan, Dhyan Sreenivasan, Aju Varghese

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Utopiayile Rjavu (Mal) (Drama/Com) 3-45 & 9-45 Pm At Cinema-4; Friday 3 Shows NEXT CHANGE: Pulli (Tamil) Rajni Murugan (Tamil) Singh Is Bling (Hindi) Programmes are subject to change

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HOSPITALS Al Amal Medical & Health Care Centre 24485052 Atlas Hospital Ruwi 24811743/ Ghubra 24504000 Al Musafir Specialised Medical Clinic 24706453 Hatat Polyclinic LLC, Ruwi 24563641 Azaiba 24499269 Sohar 2683006 Al Raffah Hospital 24618900/1/2 Al Massaraat Clinic & Laboratory 24566435 Al Makook Medical Coordinance Centre 24499434 Apollo Medical Centre,

Hamriya 24787766, 24787780 Capital Polyclinic 24707549 Badr Al Samaa Polyclinic, Ruwi 24799760/1/2 Capital Clinic, Seeb 24420740 Ceregem National Raak 24485633 Dr Harub’s Clinic 24563217 Elixir Health Centre 24565802 Emirates Medical Centre 24604540 1st Chiropractic Centre 24472274 Hamdan Hospital 23212340 International Medical Centre LLC 24794501/2/3/4/5 Kims Oman Hospital 24760100 24 Hrs Emergency 24760123 Lama Polyclinic, Sohar 26751128 MBD 24799077 Al Khuwair 24478818 Magrabi Eye and Ear Hospital 24568870 Muscat Private Hospital 24583600 Welcare Diagnostic and Treatment Centre, Al Khuwair 24477666 Al-Hayat Polyclinc LLC 22004000 AIRLINE OFFICES Muscat Airport Flight information (24 hours) 24519456/24519223 Aeroflot 24704455 Air Arabia 24700828 Air France 24562153 Air India 24799801

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LIFESTYLE

SNAKE BOAT RACE

or a few months during the monsoon season, the state of Kerala in India comes alive with colourful snake boat races. A snake boat (or chundan vallam) is a long traditional canoe style boat used by the people of the Kuttanadu region, in south Kerala. It's a traditional war boat. Typical snake boats are 100 to 120 feet long, and hold around 100 rowers. Each of the backwater villages has its own snake boat, which they take great pride in. Villagers get together every year in August and race the boats along the lakes and rivers. Times of Oman lens man A. R. Rajkumar captures the joy and excitement during one of the snake boat races in Alappuzha recently.

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New 1/2 B/R RES/ Comm. ﬂats near Medical College Bausher directly from owner. #:92158031

Available furnished meeting hall for seminars on a hourly, daily, monthly, yearly basis. please contact 93203773 : Email: mbdeast@gmail.com

Single room available for Executive bachelor near Zakhar mall behind Kamat Restaurant. # 94271085

2 BHK with split AC Al Khuwair -33 for residential & commercial use. Contact : 94057023

Villas and flats for rent. Contact: 99120014. www.dreamhomesoman.com Deluxe 3 BHK Penthouse with Seaview, ideal for office / residence at Qurum near PDO. # 9772 1313 / 95070421 For rent : showroom / storage space available (area 290 SQM, 6M height) facing Al Mina street, Jibroo. Contact: 99360631 / 96760819 Villa in Bausher 36 for Rent : Mordent design, Mordent decorations with spot lights, 4 bedrooms, 6 balconies, Kitchen, Store, 6 toilets, full marble, full split unit. #94009600 New Building in Mutrah, 2 B/D Room Flat + Setting Room,3 Baths+ Kitchen with split unit Ac’s. Behind Khimiji’s main office/opposite to Oman House Call 99419712 Wadi Kabir, 2 Bed Room Flat with sitting Room, 2 Bath Rooms+ Kitchen. Opposite to Kuwaiti Mosque. Close to Indian school. Call 99419712/99261628 2BHK new flats in Al Khud rent 240/-. Contact: 97616158 Twin villa with basement for rent AL Khuwair 25. Contact: 99359988 3 BHK, 3 bathrooms, 2 balconies Nr Al Hassan, W/Kabir R.O 325/-. Contact: 99384640 House for rent 4BR family hall, fitting room, dining room, kitchen, store with A/C & satellite reception at Mawaleh south , behind Sultan discount center rent R.O 550/-. Contact: 93653311

Flat for rent, 2 bedrooms, 1 sitting room, 3 toilets next to Al Hassan Company in W/K. Contact: 99210008

Rooms for rent in Al Khuwair near Ibis Hotel with AC. Contact: 95124975

2 BHK ﬂat in Al Khuwair. Contact 99792181

Deluxe 1,2,3 bedroom ﬂats in Wadi Kabir , Ruwi, Mumtaz & Al Khuwair areas. Contact : 24707340 / 99472457 / 95282986

3 & 4 BHK villa in Al Khuwair. Contact 99792181

Deluxe villas at Al Hail. Contact 95282986

100 & 700 sqr mtrs office space in Al Khuwair. Contact 99792181

Two shops in Muttrah Souq, for rent more details please contact: 91214849 / 99364735

2 BHK ﬂat in Rex Road (Ruwi). Contact 99792181

New ﬂats for rent in Darsait Al Sahal. Contact: 99777351

VILLA IN AZAIBA – Four Bed Room Villa, near Well Roundabout & Umm Al Qura Mosque. Available for sharing also. Call 92887809 / 98048207.

600 SQT commercial ﬂat for rent opposite Oman ﬂourmill Darsait more details. Contact: 91214849/ 99364735

Flats in Ruwi, Muttrah, Mumtaz area available. Contact: 24813822

Flats, shops for rent in Ruwi, MBD & Mumtaz area. Contact 97293708

Villa for rent - Al Seeb/Al Mawelah Block 5 - 4 bedrooms with attached bathrooms , Majlis, 2 halls, kitchen and storeroom. split Ac and carpark - Contact 99564616 / 99498448

Flats in Al Khuwair 33 with gym free for tenants 2 BHK RO.425/-. Contact 93161111

1BHK Wadi Kabeer near Sana RO 180/-. Contact : 95094028

3BHK ﬂat Darsait Near I.D card Medical 450/- R.O. Contact: 99358589 / 95570288

Fully Furnished 2BHK Apartments available at Bareeq Al Shatti. Contact 92888063

1& 2 BHK ﬂats for rent at Wadi Kabir, Wadi Adai, Hamriya, Al Khoud and Mabela and shop at Al Khoud land line. Contact : 24834644 GSM 93994401/ 02/ 03, 3 lines

2BHK with split AC near PDO Gate No.2 Qurum available for immediate renting. Contact : 94057023

Twin villa 6BR hall, kitchen at Al Ansab-2. Contact: 99747560 / 99444786

Furnished room for rent at Al Khuwair R.O 225/- for family only. Contact: 99251975 2BHK, 2 Baths, Split A/C, Wadi kabeer towards Al bustan, Near Indian Elementary School. Contact 99441193, 93004802 Spacious 2BHK with attached bathroom near Lulu Wadikabir. Rent – OMR 280/=. Contact 98759576 or 95822833 2 bedroom villa in Sidab. Contact: 95755953 / 95555162 1BHK Ruwi & 3BHK Bosher. Contact: 99024730 2BHK new Amerat with AC 230/R.O. Contact: 99024730 Villa /room for rent Al Qurum behind Mars. Contact: 95349530 / 99586517 2BHK close to Indian school kindergarten Wadi Kabir R.O 320/-, 1BHK R.O 250/-. Contact: 99476728 / 98484415 Room with A.C at AL Khuwair R.O 120/-. Contact: 97799175 1BHK flat with A/C AL Khuwair 250/- R.O. Contact: 99358589 / 95570288 2 BHK Flats for rent Muttrah near Oman house. Contact: 97007934 / 92629232 1BHK near Al Nahdha Ruwi. Contact: 99617786 New flats 1 room and living room with accessories & 2 rooms and living room with accessories in Wadi Kabir. Contact: 92130703 / 96045478 New flats for rent in Darsait, Al Sahal. Contact : 99311525

3BHK well maintained flat (villa type) G. floor split A/C separate entrance, parking, and compound available in Al Khuwair behind Sagar Polyclinic Way no. 3922, Block 239, Villa No. 1839. Contact: 99253125 Two shops in Muttrah Souq, for rent more details pleas. Contact: 91214849 / 95729711 Flat and show room for rent Al Khuwair 33, Al Ghubrah, Darsait and Jibroo. Contact: 24485240 / 24485241 / 93651633 / 92109563 1 & 2 bedroom flats available for rent in wadi-kabir (opp: pencil bldg), ideal for company staff / families bulk corporate deal possible. Contact: 97677170 Flats in Al Khuwair 2 BHK RO.350/Contact – 93161111. Furnished flat in Bareeq Al Shatti 2 BHK RO.750/-. Contact 93161111 Commercial villa near Bareeq Al Shatti 8 BHK + swimming pool RO.2500/-. Contact 93161111 Villa in Madinate Sultan Qaboos 3BHK + maid room RO.1400/-. Contact 93161111 Villa in Al Khuwair 4 BHK RO.600/-, Flat in Madinate Sultan Qaboos 3BHK RO.600/-. Contact 93161111 Flat in Qurum near PDO 2 BHK + 1 BHK RO.550/ – 375/Contact 93161111 Flats in Azaiba opp to Al Sahwa Tower 2 BHK RO.450/- 1BHK RO.350/-. Contact 93161111 Villa for rent in Al Khuwair 33, 8 bedrooms & 5 bathrooms with parking area near Taimur Mosque. Contact: 99366624

Villa for rent: 6 bed rooms, 1 sitting room, 2 halls, 1 kitchen and 1 pantry. Al Mawaleh South phase 3 close to Al Sahwah roundabout, ﬁrst line behind Amwag perfume factory. Contact - 99360366 Shops for rent in Wadi Kabeer. Contact: 99888390 1BHK ﬂats available for rent in CBD area. Contact: 98116480 Flat for rent in Hamriya. Contact: 99341112

FOR SALE Beauty Parlor for sale or rent. Contact 99131775 / 96700192 For sale land in Amerat 3000 Sq.mt with petrol pump permission. Contact 99323957 / 92702891

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AVAILABLE Vegetable & fruit counter in grocery store in Saham available. Contact: 93006562 / 99417418 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

GOOD NEWS ACC. AVAILABLE Near Mars Wadi Al Kabir spacious room hatched bath room separate kitchen facility (small family). Contact: 95731543

FOR SALE Gas cooker (4 burner) in good condition for immediate sale. Contact 96027403 Computer training centre for sale. contact 94412557 Ladies parlor for sale at Ansab. Contact: 98806430 Ice Cream & juices shop in Ruwi good location for sale suitable for beauty parlor also. Contact: 92150455 Shop for sale at Ruwi High street inside. Contact 96023492 Sale of Radiator of Cummins C 1100D5B Generator presently lying at M/s Al Ansari Yard in Ghala. For further information, please contact Mr. Deshpande on 99415504 M/s Muscat Surveyors LLC on 24816579

Large room furnished sep / entrance Wadi Kabir. Contact: 99336206 A big room in available near Hamriya R/A for Muslim couple / small family / Executive bachelor rent 150/- per month including W+ E. Contact: 99495131 Acc. available for a decent Expatriate in Wadi Adai, Ruwi. Sharing entrance, own: room, kitchen and bathroom- fully furnished including elect. RO 150. Contact 96243086 from 5pm 3 BHK Fully Furnished Villa for (Family or executive bachelors) at South Al Mawaleh (Behind Seeb City Center). Gsm 92494923 Separate room with A/c, Small Fridge and Bed, for non-cooking Asian bachelor, behind Shell ﬁlling station, Ghoubra round about. Contact: 94263390

Bobcat Grader and roller for rent. Contact: 94584688 Volvo 12 Ton Truck for monthly rent. Contact: 98713900

ACC. AVAILABLE Single room with separate bathroom available opp. Al Nahdha Hospital for Indian families. Contact : 92394614 Sharing accommodation for couples near Kims Darsait. Contact: 94627458 Room for rent with sharing bathroom & kitchen at Al Khuwair, behind Golden Spoon Restaurant. Contact 92994415 Semi furnished separate room for non-cooking Asian bachelor, behind Shell ﬁlling station, Ghubra round about. Contact: 94263390

SITUATION WANTM.V. FOR SALE ED

Brand new 3 bedroom ﬂat in Ernakulam Vytila Bus terminal, 1500 sq ft, ready to occupy. Contact 96947652

Toyota Yaris (Hatchback) - White, 2008, fully automatic, Expat used. 9206 6523

Ready to occupy (brand New) 3BHK,1200 sq ft apartment in Mogappair at KG signature citydirect from owner -No broker. Contact Muscat-93210545, Chennai 9840468313

Mitsubishi Pajero 2006 model Automatic, 1,22,000 km, insurance + registration valid till August 2016 black, well serviced, good condition, OMR 2,800/-. Contact: 94515102

MATRIMONIAL RC, Keralite ( Kottayam) male, 27 yrs, Civil Engineer, working in Muscat from decent family looking for suitable alliance. Contact : 95035953

Genuine Ayurvedic treatments & massage, Ayurvedic clinic at Al Khuwair. Contact: 24478618 / 97263637 / 93309131 Ayurvedic Treatment for joint pain, backache, paralysis, massage, steam bath, obesity, spondylitis , IDEAL CARE Ayurvedic Clinic, 18 November Street, Azaiba Contact: 99639695 / 98342990

Large room with separate bathroom & sharing available in Al Khuwair. Contact 95250161

Suitable alliance invited for a Marar (ambalavasi) girl 24yrs 170cm from thrissur, star rohini, shuddha jathakam, MTECH (e&c), from parents of boys belong to marar/ podoval/nair or related communities. GSM: 00968 93691316 Email- smgkutty2006@yahoo.co.in

FREE INFORMATION ABOUT ISLAM. If you would like to know more about Islam, please call: 99425598, 99250777, 99353988, 99253818, 99341395, and 99379133. For ladies: 99415818, 99321360, 99730723 Orvisit:www.islamfact.com

Furnished room (for Ladies)with attached bath separate entrance in Mabela. Contact :99634841

Seeking alliance for our son from Muslim families. Interested families Contact: 99889590

Ayurvedic massage backache, joint pain, neck pain etc. Contact 98254909

Mercedes car – C 180, 2010 model for sale, 160.000 KM, very good condition, expecting around R.O 6,000. Contact: 99751044 Lexus GX 460, 2013. Contact : 99336093 Kia Cerato 2014 Model for sale 1300 kms Under agency warrenty and service. Contact: 99634841

GOOD NEWS Ayurvedic treatment for backache, paralysis, arthritis etc & massage, All Season (Vaidyaratnam). Contact 24475280 / 95371664 / 92504980 www.siddhayur.com

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DAILY GUIDE SITUATION SITUATION WANTED VACANT

SITUATION WANTED ACCOUNT. & FINANCE Highly experienced & qualified Finance Controller / Manager seeks suitable position. NOC available. Can join immediately. Contact: 92817797 Indian female 26 yrs B.Com CA Inter with 4 yrs experience seek placement in accounts. Contact : 94045427 Indian male 27 yrs, B. Com, MBA, CA Inter ( pursuing final) with 7+ yrs experience, seeks suitable placement in accounts, holds valid Saudi D/L. Contact : 95358659 ACCA finalist, Recent B.Com Graduate, Indian female, looking for full time employment in Accounting and Audit. +968 96964379, sangeethaumesh5@gmail.com Chief Accountant, 12 years Oman experience looking for suitable position. Contact: 99513082

ADMIN

Accountant 7 Years Experience with D/L and NOC. Contact 97712084

Omani Receptionist required receptionist, well presented with excellent communications skills and telephone manner, ﬂuent in Arabic and English required for Ruwi office. Candidates should be familiar with MS English and Arabic office suite. Send CV and covering email to mj-co@omantel.net.om

MEDICAL

BEAUTICIAN Urgently required experienced Beautician. Contact 96616731 or send CV to pbm.ibra@gmail.com

CATERING Cooks & helpers for café. Contact: 95529970 Restaurant Staff urgently required Tandoor roti maker, waiter/ helper required in restaurant in Saham. Contact : 98029701 / 95821905 Required Catering Supervisor, Chef, Asst. Cook & Chapathi makers for a catering Company in interior area. Apply with NOC. SMS : 99242984 Required Filipina female Waitresses & male Housekeepers in Dolphin Hotel – Muscat. Only residents / contact number: 24488192 please send C.V : dolphinhoteloman@hotmail.com

DOMESTIC HELPER Looking for a female who can teach and play with two kids at their home in Gubrah. Candidate must be caring and ﬂuent in English. Timing 2pm -6pm and salary RO120. Contact: 93892656 Required housemaid for part time at Ghubra.Contact:93267065

DRIVER A reputed Lebanese chain of Restaurants requires Delivery Man in Muscat. The person should have a two wheeler driving license and must be familiar with the Muscat city. Are you interested to be a part of a reputed group please call 92443104. Driver with Oman driving licence needed. Visa available. Contact 94288863

Senior Architect, Indian male 15yrs exp. having DL& NOC, Looking for suitable position. Contact: 97239313 Email: abdul_muq2000@yahoo.co.uk

CATERING Indian male B.A with Diploma in Hotel Mgt with 15 yrs experience in hotels & catering, having Oman D/L seek suitable placement. Contact: 95451547 Email: lijosaju@yahoo.com

DRIVER Bangladeshi light driver (AG) 48) expe, 14 years, need job & visa have release paper transpire. #99165961 Light Vehicle Driver with 4 yrs exp looking for job. Contact: 94241385 Light duty driver looking for job more than 4 years exp in Oman. Contact: 92602182 Driver. Contact: 95084826 Wanted driving job. #97690766

Urgently required Female Nurses with MOH license for a Polyclinic. Attractive Salary with accommodation. Contact: 97091664 or 97327175. Email: mmcmuscat@gmail.com

ACCOUNTANT Urgent need Purchaser / Imports, Accounts Assistant. Candidates with bachelors degree and 3 to 5 years relevant experience. Please email CV to trend1993@yahoo.com

SALES / MARKETING

Indian female MBA fresher ﬁnance & HR B.Com Computer on family joining visa. Contact : 93839846 Email: abmiesunny92@gmail.com

ARCHITECT

DRIVER Looking for an experienced house driver for an Omani family. Interested candidates may Contact: 96203333

DRAUGHTSMAN A leading Construction Company in Muscat urgently requires Draughtsman (Civil). Send CV : hr.azatllc@gmail.com or call 99344279

EDUCATION Urgently required for a private bilingual school at Al Ansab for immediate placement - Physics, Maths, Librarian, Nurse, Special Educators. Please email your CV : employment22013@gmail.com immediately. Post Graduate researcher required. Contact 99229700

ENGINEER/TECH/MECH Reputed metal fabrication company seeks fabrication supervisor, structural steel fabricator, Machine maintenance Technician and Electrician. Contact: 99102383 Email: hr@khancogroup.com A Mechanical Engineer with salesmanship experience of 5 years & above preferable with Oman drivers license and NOC. Please forward your CV to almaadhi.trd@gmail.com

MEDICAL Urgently needed female Dermatologist with minimum 5 yrs experience. Send CV : elixirhealthcenter@yahoo.com P.S. details of salary and beneﬁts will be sent after submitting the CV Wanted Pharmacist (B.Pharm), Staff Nurses (female) with or without MOH license for a polyclinic near Sohar. Excellent salary package. Contact 99006915, Email : alhinaee.clinic@yahoo.com

Wanted a Lab Technician with valid M.O.H license and N.O.C to work in a polyclinic. Salary R.O 450/- per month (package).Contact: 96493058 (2 pm to 4 pm). Email: ap_sdsudhi@yahoo.com Required urgently General Physician Gynecology, Pharmacist, LAB Technicians staff nurse. Contact: 95133572 Email: kunoozghala@gmail.com Wanted Nurse for dental centre in Mawaleh South & Qurum. Contact 93431024, Email : drasyanaseem@gmail.com Required Pharmacies with license, needed for clinic in Al Khoudh , Contact :+968 97696502 , mail CV to towershr70@gmail.com

MANAGER Required Sales Manager for a hotel supply company with minimum 5 years experience. # 92035162

MISCELLANEOUS Building material Salesman, Electrician cum Plumber & C.C.T.V Technician. Contact: 99383044 Experienced Denter, Spray painter, Mechanic, Outdoor sales person required. Contact 98045373

SALES / MARKETING Marketing Manager with Oman experience & driving license. Contact: 95766844 Looking for qualiﬁed, good communication and computer skills candidate with experience for position of : Sales Manager to work in high-end window tinting business. Minimum academic requirements: bachelor’s degree and own a driving license. Kindly email your CV to abdullah.alhinai86@gmail.com Urgently required Sales Executives for construction materials with local experience, driving license and NOC. Send the CV with photo to grioman@gmail.com

Sales Executive : required urgently for an established Printing Press. Minimum 3 years relevant experience and working knowledge of printing process is expected. Contact 99354681 Urgently need Project Sales Executive - Modular Kitchens, candidates with bachelor’s degree and 3 to 5 years relevant experience, please email CV to trend1993@yahoo.com Accomplished Advertising Sales & Business Development Executives for leading Media Enterprise. Enthusiastic Freshers also welcome. jobs@interacoman.com Required experienced Sales / Marketing Executives having light license. Send your CV ocean@omantel.net.om AVON requires female Omani Nationals (bi-lingual) and Expatriates to join their expanding local Sales Team. Candidate must have good communication skills, highly organized with a commitment and enthusiasm to be successful. Training will be provided. Valid Omani D/L necessary. Send CV on samiha-avon@mhd.co.om Required Sales Executive for Stationery Company with Oman driving license. Send Email: mipartjob@gmail.com

SKILLED LABOR Wanted urgently need two Tailors who can make curtains. Contact: 98962888

SITUATION WANTSIT. WANTED ACCOUNT. & FINANCE

Accountant with 8 years U.A.E experience, on visit visa, looking for a job. Contact : 96166512

Driver Pakistani available. NOC available. Contact: 94356465

Senior Accountant 10 years experience, looking for accounts parttime works and ﬁnalization works. Contact: 96247295

Pakistani male light vehicle driver looking for job. Contact: 96474528

Indian female (BSc MBA) having 6 yrs exp in Garment industries seeking suitable office oriented job. Contact : 91317975

Wanted driver. Contact 95112461

25 yrs female Indian with B.Com MBA looking out for a job in finance / marketing / HR field with a work experience of 1 year, 3 months at Bank Muscat & 7 months at India. Contact: 94657403 / 95537261 Indian male B.Com Graduate 24 years looking for suitable placement. Contact: 97219505 Indian male 10 years experience, 6 years in Oman, with Oman driving license, having NOC seeking suitable job. Contact: 96012973 Jordanian Accountant (ACPA) with more than 15 yrs experience in Oman (Accounts, Purchase & finance. Contact: 92881223 Email: kamal_sarhan@yahoo.com Indian male, 27years, MCom, having 2years experience in Accounts looking for suitable position. Presently on visit visa. Contact 93455055| gibingeorge88@gmail.com Part time Accountant available. Contact : 93438100

ADMIN Indian male BBA Graduate 12 years experience in Administration level 15 months exp in Oman having NOC available looking for suitable placement. Contact : 91458388

Fresher 24 years B.Com Graduate, Tally 7.2 & ERP9, looking for a suitable placements in Accounts. Contact: 97219505

14 years of gulf experience in HR / Admin & logistics ﬂuent in Arabic / English with D/L looking for suitable position. Contact: 95824598

Senior Finance Professional (CA, ICWA, CIMA), Indian, with more than 25 years of varied experience in ﬁnance and accounting, project evaluations and business valuations seeks suitable employment opportunities in Oman, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait or Bahrain. Available for immediate joining. Contact Gopal +971 50 508 2538, email – rajiraja@hotmail.com

Indian 24 years BCA MCITP having 2 years exp as system administrator looking suitable job. # 94170892 Filipina, 10 yrs experience in Fashion Retail, Shipment, Logistics, Inventory, Warehouse Control and Store Management is seeking employment. Call +971565833126 or 97728418.

Driver with car. Contact :91452930

Car with driver or without cat specially Companies. Contact 97943750 / 97408900 Driver job wanted. #99343782 Light duty driver 5 years exp in Oman. Contact: 92602182

DOMESTIC HELP Housemaid (exp 20 years) looking for English, family. Contact: 99564133 / 96534195

EDUCATION Indian female, MSC physics B.ED having 5 years experience in teaching looking for suitable jobs. Contact: 97367389

ENGG. / TECH./MECH. Young Electrical Engineer looking for suitable placement. Having specialization in electronics. Contact 99227861 Project Manager (Interior fitouts décor & MEP) B.E. Arch having 8 years experience looking for a suitable position in a reputed company. Local release is available. Contact: 91528851 B.E Arch with 8 years experience as 2 Project Manager in Interior fitouts décor & MEP works looking for suitable. Local release is available. Contact: 91528851 Indian male diploma in Civil Engineering with 20 years experience in interior fitout with valid driving license NOC and local release available. Contact: 98048410 Mechanical Engineer, male 28 yrs, Indian 2 yrs experience (L& T Ports) as Maintenance Engineer knowledge in protect planning & management seeking for a suitable job. Contact: 92685011 on visit visa. Email: srinathvijayanavs@gmail.com

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ENGG. / TECH./MECH. 22, Indian female,Chemical Engineer with valid Omani driving license seeking internship/job opportunities in oil and gas/perfumery and cosmetics sector. Currently on family visa.Contact: 97242506 Professional Civil Engineer 25 yrs experience with N.O.C Management and Supervision with D/L. Contact: 97290338 Bangladeshi Diploma Civil Engineer 3 years experience in Bangladesh 2 years in Oman. Contact: 93796905 / 97319361 Electronic & Communication Engineer auto cad, 2 yrs Indian experience in Instrumentation, currently on visit visa looking for a suitable position. Contact : 94493227, Email: rijokokkadan@gmail.com Female Civil Engineer with 3.5 years experience looking for job in Muscat, proﬁcient in site execution, tendering procedures billing, Quantity take off, budgetary control have knowledge in AutoCAD, SAP, Word, excel, power point. Contact: 97207212 Email: ranjur20@gmail.com

ENGG. / TECHNICAL MECH. ENGG Indian male having 1 year exp & AutoCAD knowledge looking for suitable job. Contact: 92835957 Indian Mechanical Engineer 31 yrs, 8+ experience in sales & Bus. Dev, having Oman driving license & NOC. Contact: 97116858 Email: menonamit1984@gmail.com Electrician 3 years experience in Building lines in Oman and other related experience also. NOC available. Stay till 29.09.2015. Contact: 94057129 / 95964419 Email: raheemdadbaloch@hotmail.com Electrical Eng. Degree (MEP) need suitable job of construction 12 yrs exp. Email: mohd.ateeq.khan@gmail.com

Civil Engg, B.Tech fresher Indian male currently on visit visa seeks suitable placement. #91702450 Email: tijoct2015@hotmail.com

C-SWIP 3.1 ASNT level 2 QC Mech. Engr 5+ yrs exp Indian male 26 seeks placement. Contact : 91823331 Email: kannasekhar46@gmail.com

Civil Engineer, Indian M 29 5yrs exp. having DL & NOC Looking for suitable position. Contact: 94576233 Email: suhailmullah@gmail.com

Electrical and Electronics Engineer with one year experience and GCC licence holder seeking a job mail – shyjalpk@gmail.com

Pakistani diploma civil (Eng) 24 year 1.5 years experience in Pak) 2 years in (Oman). Contact: 97138320

SUPERVISOR: Indian male site supervisor (AIR CONDITIONING) 25 years of experience with valid Oman Driving license, seeking suitable placement. Contact: 97498809, 93391910 Email: hilariankj@gmail.com

MEDICAL A GNM Nurse seeking suitable placement in Hospital or clinic having 11 yrs experience in Oman. Contact 98766167, can ready to work temporary or permanent. Indian female BSc Nurse with 4 years experience with Oman prometric 64% looking for suitable placement in capital area. Contact: 95847286 Indian male, MSc, MPhil, BEd Chemistry,2 Yrs Teaching experience and having experience in lab analyst, currently on visit visa, seeks suitable post. Contact 90208673

MANAGER/ SUPERVISOR

Since March 2010 in Oman as a building Construction Site supervisor with Oman D/L looking for suitable placement or small Omani Construction Co. Contact 93061107 D.A.E (Civil) Engineer 5 years experience Infrastructure work + safety officer cause (OSHA & IOSH) looking for suitable placement. #97850996

Indian BE (MECH) aviation BE degree diploma in material quality management 17 years Navy aviation 13 years construction purchase stores professional on visit. Contact: 90205082 /98796982

Degree Engineer Civil, 6 years experience Oman D/L, N.O.C available for a suitable position. Contact: 93523507 / 95961336

Engineer with 3 yrs experience in Indian in MEP, HVAC& mechanical maintained ﬁeld on visit visa looking for suitable job. Contact 99191535 Email: fareed029@gmail.com

Indian male, 23 yrs, B.E in Mechanical post Graduation Diploma in piping Engineering, seeking job in relevant ﬁeld. Contact : 94786570 Email: asim.hajwani6@gmail.com

Btech computer science graduate 2015 passout.. Android application marketing.. Having good communication skills and mindset to work in a team. Contact 91024385

A Senior Executive, Civil Engineering professional is available for multitask engagement, coordination lead contract disposals in consultancy or construction set ups. Contact 99703972

Indian male BE Mechanical currently on 2 yrs free visa with NOC & local release. Looking for suitable job in Muscat. Contact – 90296975 / ali.syedausaf@gmail.com

Indian 22 years male, Mechanical Engineer, B.Tech has done internships, born and brought up in Oman with Omani driving license, seeking suitable jobs. #92791637 Email: ashwinsureshkotturethu@gmail.com Indian male Production Engineer logistics supply chain seeks suitable placement, currently visit visa. Contact : 97804481 Email: akshaygopi@hotmail.com Indian male BE civil project Engineer 15 years Oman experience in building projects with valid D/L NOC available. Contact: 92178471 B.Tech civil project coordinator 5 years experience of with different ministry projects NOC available. Contact: 94194393 Indian male software Engineer 2 years experience knowledge of Java .NET C# ASP.Net. Contact: 99210940 working in techno park Indian Trivandrum Sudanese Telecom Engineer ﬁve years experience in Oman. Contact: 93391008 Cisco certiﬁed Network Engineer with license NOC 4+ years experience looking for job. Contact: 91703807 Email: ekrema.zia@gmail.com BE Electrical Engineer 8 years experience 4 years in Oman with Oman driving license. Contact : 96942032 Civil Engineer (Diploma) seeking for placement. Contact: 95200650 B.E Civil job, Project Eng exp 11 yrs. Contact: 95690780 / 95694048 Email: sadiq.asrar81@gmail.com Civil Engineer (Diploma) 3.5 years experience seeking for placement. Contact: 96535084 Civil Engineer (diploma) 3.5 yrs exp, seeking for placement. Contact: 95200650

HOSPITALITY Indian Male 5 years experience in Admin and Hospitality services, seeks suitable placement Contact:96461046 Email:chijilsidhan5@gmail.com

Sudanese procurement Manager three years experience in Oman. Contact: 93391008 Senior Manager Indian, 30 years in FMCG Business in Oman looking for better opportunity at management level. Contact 99231513 Fabrication Manager overall 07 years of experience in fabrication of Structural steel industry with NOC & driving license looking for an opportunity available up to 25th September 2015. Contact : 97004394 Email: mohanmukund_mech@yahoo.co.in 22 years B.Com Graduate having experience in trading of car accessories and also with valid GCC driving license looking for a suitable job. Contact 98504698

MISCELLANEOUS TIG+ARC welder Indian with 16yrs middle est. exp in copper nickel. Diplex, inconel, S.S, CS Now on visit visa seeks suitable placement. Contact: 96502282. Email manuangola88@gmail.com Pakistani Qualiﬁed 15 years experience in automobiles work shop supervisor service advisor repair estimator mechanical accidental having UAE driving license on express visa looking job please. Contact : 96042322

IT SALES / MARKETING Software Programmer, 6 yrs exp in software development (Java, PL/SQL Unix) on visit visa. Contact: 99487493 SAP BW Analyst : Indian male, 26 yrs, B.Tech (CS & E) from ASET, New Delhi, worked as a Business Analyst in Software Industry. Contact 98008127 / 92878708, vaisakh.bhaskar@gmail.com Indian male, 29 yrs, B. Eng in CS, CCNP, JNCIA, MCSA, MCITP, ISO/ IEC27002, 8 yrs exp in IT, Networking and Server support. Contact: 98285401 Email: maneshm3@gmail.com Indian 24 years BCA MCITP having 2 years exp as System Administrator looking suitable job. Contact: 94170892 B.Tech Information Technology looking job in System work. MS Office, Data Entry, Networking experience, 2 years experience in Linux Admin. Contact: 92472137 Email: vairavel.inbaa@gmail.com CCNA MCITP Network support/ Network technician with 2 yrs experience Indian male having bachelors degree on visit visa. Contact: 93080871, email :sean.f.peters@outlook.com BE, ECE Mumbai university skills in C, C++, windows, linux, controller and processor RTOS, Electronics, Networking, 6 months experience in embedded software seeks placement. Contact : 917774864736 Email: sadatbtisekar@gmail.com

Filipino lady looking for Receptionist Sales girl having good experience in Muscat. NOC will be available ready to join immediately. Contact: 92664896 / 91107941. After October 1st week. Contact: + 639759460269 MBA Graduate having 23 yrs of experience as Sales Manager in building materials trading looking for a suitable opportunity, release available. Contact 92106768, Email : suvimasri@gmail.com

SECRETARIAL & OFIC. Indian male more than 10 years gulf experience in Office / Sales Coordinator, Admin, Secretarial and purchase with good computer skills. Having Driving license and NOC available, looking for suitable placement. Contact 90135063 Indian female, MBA, 25yrs Having 4yrears of experience in MNC, hands of experiences in recruitment and administration, ﬂexible for any suitable job placements currently in visting visa. Contact Tel : 98864639 Email : neethuvijayan06@gmail.com

MISCELLANEOUS Indian Mechanical Engineer, 30, having 8yrs of UAE Sales/Business Development. experience in Electromechanical and Irrigation sectors. Contact no- +971558763220 email id-sangowri@outlook.com 31 year Indian male PG in HR ,with 5 yrs Professional experience in HR in Construction Oil & Gas Oman seeking for a suitable placement. Kindly contact me on 93488914, emailKaarthickshankar@gmail.com Sudanese/26/Bsc Computer Science /3 years exp/skills Excellent knowledge in operating systems and maintaining computers Java Programmer Web Developer Linux SMS solutions Android developer/ email khalid.omx@gmail.com/contact no 944958080 and 99758186.

MISCELLANEOUS Indian male, 24 years, HSE Engineer having 2 years of Indian experience. Done IOSH & NEBOSH- IGC certifications, seeking for suitable placement in any related industries. Contact 98045482 ACCA finalist, recent B.Com Graduate, Indian female, looking for full time employment in Accounting and Audit. +96896964379, sangeethaumesh5@gmail.com 27, male, ACCA finalist, have professional experience up to finalization of Accounts, Statutory and internal audit, expertise in using tally and focus & Oracle Software, have 3.5 years experience in accounts till finalization, seeking for permanent replacement ,GSM-97654769,email id-abdullah.nooralam@yahoo.com M. Tech VLSI design, B. tech Electronics and instrumentation, Indian female,3 years teaching experience for graduation level students, seeking suitable placements . Ph:00968 92904155. email-achusooraj@gmail.com Indian male 22yr BBA with LOGISTIC Diploma, exp in tally and data entry seeking in suitable placement. Contact; 90151739 email shakeeb.mp280gmail.com

Civil Autocad Draughtsman part time work for job mob :96023726

Mechanical Draftsman, Indian male 27, Diploma in Mechanical Engineering having 7 years of experience in Auto CAD looking for a suitable placement. Contact : 97351786 / 96143708 E-mail : mohammednazeer07@gmail.com

Indian male B.Eng. in IT,CCNA, MCSA,MCSE, 2.5 yrs + exp. in IT support, networking and server support valid Omani D/L seeking suitable placement in IT/Network/Server support. Contact 92607532

Indian male Oman 8 yrs exp looking for any suitable vacancy for accountant / Asst. Accountant office admin local release available. Contact : 98492752 Email: atiduehzidve@rediffmail.com ACCA Affiliate, OBU Degree, 2.5 years experience in audit and ﬁnance in Big6 ﬁrm, Looking for permanent placement. NOC release available. Contact: #95140445, a.saran891@gmail.com

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Indian B.E Computer Science graduate 2012 passout. 1 .5 yrs exp. in Accounting. Having good communication skills and mindset to work in a team. Having NIIT certiﬁcate in Diploma in Java Technology. # 97767894 Email: jinsonjacobjohn@gmail.com

Five years experience in Travel ﬁeld ,BCom., IATA & pursuing MBA, Presently working in the Travel Desk of (ITC managed) Five Star Hotel in India, looking for a suitable position in the Middleeast. pls contact 9470 5767

Indian male 24 YEARS, B.Tech (Electrical & Electronics), having 2 yrs. exp as Electrical Site Engineer. Done IOSH & NEBOSH- IGC certiﬁcations, seeking for suitable placement in any related industries. Contact 98045482, Email: mastanshaik1008@gmail.com

Business intelligence / Global Marketing management specialist with 9 years of experience developing brand value & managing overall projects to achieve business objectives seeking suitable position on family visit. Contact: 91902154 MBA 15 years experience in Sales & Marketing in telecom, FMCG, presently in India C/O Saif Kazi. Contact : 99625957 Email Id: a_kazi123@yahoo.co.in Indian male 25 yrs BBM Graduate 3 yrs of experience Sales / Marketing in Oman looking in suitable placement. Contact : 93185316 Email: karsh794@gmail.com

B.Tech EEE with 4+ years experience in the ﬁeld of it, networking, ex-tonics etc. presently working in Amazon India development centre as a content quality associate seeking for suitable jobs in Oman. Contact : +91 9940514005, 93116402 email: mail2nbn@gmail.com

MBA Finance with more than five years of experience in Finance & Accounts including GCC, looking for a suitable opening. Having UAE driving license. Contact no..91391802. Senior Accountant. 8 Years experience. NOC available. Oman driving license. Seek suitable opportunity. GSM- 98184170 Chemical Engineer Indian 2 years of experience in production field Contact: 91247222 Email:sahadpoonchola@gmail.com B.E Mechanical Engineer with 2 years’ experience in HVAC field on visit visa looking for suitable job. Contact: 93442296 Email Id: sal201091@gmail.com. MBA (F) B.COM Indian female having knowledge of accounts with Tally looking for full or part time job. Presently on family visit visa. Contact: - 96259171. Email: bhumicapandya@gmail.com Indian Male, MBA, Talented management expert having 6 year experience at U.A.E, India and Oman in luxury goods and Retail. Seeking suitable openings in related or same field. Contact:92700670 Email: jobcareer44@gmail.com MBA Finance with more than five years of experience in Finance & Accounts including GCC, looking for a suitable opening. Having UAE driving license. Contact no..91391802 Indian 26M, B. Tech Computer Science graduate, 3 years exp in India, looking for suitable job in Muscat. Contact : 93125669, Email : amritrajGT18@gmail.com Indian Male Nurse with Moh licence & Noc seeking a job with Family Status gsm:95817579. E.mail:vasudevanv2005@gmail.com Part- Time Accountant, well experience senior accountant ,doing all type of accounting works, Finalization, Budgeting available. Contact 98803439 Accountant 7 years experience with D/L and NOC. Contact 97712084 Sudanese/Bsc IT/26/2 years experience/excellent Eng-Arb speaking/ Omani driving license/96387227/ henrykarrar@gmail.com

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SIT.WANTED MBA - (F), M.Com, B.COM. Indian female having knowledge of accounts with Tally looking for part time or full time job. Presently on family visa. #91892264. mail: yv.dixit@yahoo.com Indian male Accountant, 12 years experience, looking for a full time or part time job, experience in tally also. Contact 98983122 Pakistani, Male, Pak, Exp 14 Years in IT Trainer / Computer Teacher, looking for a better position in Oman, already working in Prestigious Construction Company. #95983711. Join.mtmali@gmail.com Indian Male (Diploma in electronics Engineering and CCNA.) having 9 years of experience in Networking, 5 years’ experience in Oman. Looking for a suitable Placement. NOC available. GSM- 93787098, Email –anishktr@gmail.com Diploma in civil engineering having an experience 24years (20years in Oman) experience in Estimator / quantity surveyor looking for a suitable placement, willing to join immediately Contact : 96328687 Indian male B.Eng. in IT,CCNA, MCSA, MCSE, 2yrs + exp. in IT support, networking and server support valid Omani D/L seeking suitable placement in IT/Network/Server support. Contact 92607532 Indian male, 14 yrs Experience in Maintenance & Supervisor in hotel field ( Electrical. Ac Mechanical & Plumber ) N O C available #95253640 . email = hareeshma24@yahoo.com ME Civil- structural Engineer, 8 Years Structural engineer experience, Looking for Structural Designer, supervisor or site engineer Position. Iranian male. #93696929, Email: mhsaz1359@gmail.com Indian Male 26 years MCA, MCSE 2012 certified, Microsoft Exchange Server Administration, having 1 year experience in IT/System Administration looking for suitable placement. Contact Mob : 00968 92745708 Email: nabeelmmkty@gmail.com, Light duty driver, Young and honest. Can speak Arabic, Hindi and understand English. Release available. Ph.92854775 / 93487450 Indian female with MBA on visit visa seeking immediate placement. Contact - 968-93316493 27,male,ACCA finalist, have professional experience upto finalization of accounts, statutory and internal audit, expertise in using tally and focus & oracle software, have 3.5 years experience in accounts till finalization and statutory audit, seeking for permanent replacement ,GSM-97654769,email idabdullah.nooralam@yahoo.com Sudanese male, 31 years, have 3 year Diploma in electrical engineer , 6 year experience in construction and electrical production plant . Mobile No ; +96894549609 Indian male, B.com, MBA, having 5 years experience (3 years in U.A.E) is currently seeking suitable opportunities within finance/accounts/ admin dept.Contact:93953613, allen.mathew83@gmail.com B.Com graduate, 11 years experience in Accounts, 9 years Oman experience , Oman valid driving license, looking for suitable post. Mob:92758404 NOC Available. Indian male 27 years B.E & MS Mechanical Engineer working in Delhi for last 4 years inJcb India pvt. ltd., seeks placement in Oman. Contact: 93393768 Driver looking for job exp 2 yrs. Contact: 98522914

SITUATION WANTED Female MBA gold medalist, with computer proﬁciency, Oman driving license looking for job opportunity in event management companies in Muscat. Ph : 99012949 SENIOR ACCOUNTANT, Indian male,29 years.8 years experience .Presently working in Oman as a Senior Accountant with oman Driving license. NOC available. Seek suitable opportunity. GSM: 97705854 Two year experience in Oman, experience in sales, purchase and system admin, Having GCC license. Contact number 97475860, Yadhukrishnan08@gmail.com Indian Male, 32 yrs, MBA-HR, Trainer & Faculty worked on Omanisation & nationals development activities with 10 yrs of experience seeking suitable job. Contact : 93891401 saiprasad_18@yahoo.com Sudanese 29 male (Bsc computer science,diploma computer engineering), 6 yrs. experience dba oracle plsql , ms sql-server ,ms visual studio vba,network Omani Driver licence language English, Arabic Tel: 91415886 Piping Design Engineer, Indian male 27, looking for suitable placement in Piping Design & Engineering. Having 7 years of experience in AutoCAD. Also familiar with PDMS (11.6 Version),CAESAR ll. Contact : 97351786 / 96143708/97357143 Indian female, 24yrs, M.COM (Accounts) having 3 yrs experience in Accounts, HR, Administration, Customer Service. Good Computer Proﬁciency seeking Suitable Position. Visa Transfer/NOC Available. Contact: 99654913

Indian female B. Com MBA ﬁnance ,5 years experience in oman as an account seeking suitable placement. Contact 99044292 Indian Male 22 Years , Graduation In Electronics Seeking Jobs In Supervisory , Sales & Sales Co-ordination Fields , Good Communication Skill Contact 96141317, E-mail: akhilek5@gmail.com DIPLOMA+B.E.(CIVIL ENGINEER), Indian, 4 years of experience, currently on visit visa; Seeking Right Position. GSM:91570703. Indian male 23 years Graduate, working as a sales coordinator cum purchase & office coordination 2 yrs in oman Having oman license & NOC looking for suitable job in Muscat Email:yadhukrishnan08@gmail.com, GSM:97475860 ME. Civil Engineer, Structural Designer, 3 Years Structural Design, 6 Years Str. Engineer Experience, Looking For Structural Designer Position. Iranian Male. #93696929, Email: mhsaz1359@gmail.com Male Graphic designer cum animation, non linear editing VFX, seeking suitable position. Contact: 97792661 / 96229406 B-tech Electrical Engineer with more than 2 years of experience in erection and designing of HT and LT electrical systems. Seeking for suitable job in Muscat. #98269366. Email: sijincleetus@gmail.com Indian Female BSC nurse with 8+ years of experience including 3 years of GCC exp. Oman Prometric passed with 57 %. Currently in Oman. Contact : 98034384

SITUATION WANTED Data Entry operator cum Buyer, Indian male,26years.BA, Computer proficiency :Operating system (Windows 2000xp & Windows7) E plus and Tally ERP9, 4 yrs Experience in Oman seeks suitable placements. Mob: 95360255 Senior Accounts Professional, Indian Male, 36 years, M.Com, MBA (Fin) 9 years in Oman, with valid Oman DL and NOC available. Capable to handle accounts up to finalization. Contact 9602 3965. Driver 5 years exp know English, Arabic,& Hindi Education B.A. Contact : 91615715 / 99512270 Indian Male 24 years, Looking for a Suitable Job in Telecom / Networking, 1 year sales experience. M. Sc. Communications Engineering & Valid Driving license. Ph: 91280121. Email: jackrprasad@yahoo.com Indian lady 30 years Graduate having work experience in India and Oman looking for Admin or any other suitable job. Contact : 95676957 Indian male, 39 yrs, MSC Computer Science 10 years experience IT support, FMS Engineer, bank experience looking for suitable job. #94276449 Indian, presently on visit visa in Salalah looking for job B.com failed UAE experience in accounts, commercial Admin & warehouse. Contact: 92754071 /93346931 Email: sathyanathanuk@gmail.com MBA (Marketing /HR) with 45 years exp in business development and marketing, having valid Oman driving license seeks suitable placement currently available on family visa. Contact 97618033 Email: vjgeorge12@gmail.com Indian, male, 41 years, CA Inter, Persuing CA final. Now on express visa. 7 years of Experience in OMAN as Finance and Accounts Manager in Trading , Construction and Firefighting industry. 21 Years of exp. seeking suitable Managerial positions. No visa issues. Immediate joining. Contact 98469311 Email:sebin30@yahoo.co.in Indian male 63 years have 30 years Muscat experience all office work sales business development insurance administration accounts with Oman driving license. Contact 99249412

Indian female LLB (Advocate) 2 years experience looking for suitable post legal advisor company secretary etc. # 93343190 / 94476387 Email: shafu1019@gmail.com Indian Female Accountant, CA Final (Group I cleared), 5+ year’s experience in the ﬁeld of Accounts, Audit and Financial ERPs. Currently available in Muscat and seeking suitable job opportunities.Ph:94704800 email id: vinithsavith@gmail.com B.E (IT) 1 year exp complete schooling in Muscat needs job in software / net working / java/ WEB design or marketing. #97136248 / 99313821 Indian female, B.Sc, PGDCA, currently on family joining visa, 2 years working experience in oman as customer care / sales co-ordinator, immediate joining seeks suitable placements. Contact no. (968) 95573205 / 95949230 / 95800792 Indian male 22 years ACCA affiliate , BSc, Graduate in applied accounting 2 months working experience seeking suitable placement in Finance / Accounts / audit immediately. Contact: 97378607 / 92558734 B-tech Electrical Engineer with more than 2 years of experience in erection and designing of HT and LT electrical systems. Seeking for suitable job in Muscat. Contact: 98269366. Email: sijincleetus@gmail.com Project Manager / Senior Engineer, Indian Male BE Civil, 21yrs experienced including Oman looking for the Job Contact +918939295181 Email I’D 58031_bala@yahoo.co.in Indian male 26 , graduate in mechanical engineering having 2 years experience in fabrication production ﬁled in India, looking for a suitable job. mobile: +968-91384621 EMAIL : rmekhil@hotmail.com

INDIAN MALE 23 YEARS,B. Tech (Electrical & Electronic). Done IOSH & NEBOSH- IGC certifications. Looking for HSE engineer job in Oil Gas Sector, constructions or in any related industries. Contact 98045482 Indian male. M.com holder with two year working experience as an accountant in India. Now at Muscat on visiting visa. Seeks suitable placement. Gsm:96947500,99463120, :mohamedshafikk5@gmail.com ACCOUNTANT, Indian male,29 years.8 years experience .Presently working in Oman as a Senior Accountant with oman Driving license. NOC available seek suitable opportunity. GSM: 97705854 Civil site coordinator, Diploma, Male 25, now present in Oman, Seeking job in Oman. Contact 92887561, jubincivileng@gmail.com B-tech Electrical engineer with more than 2 years of experience in erection and designing of HT and LT electrical systems. Seeking for suitable job in Muscat. Contact:98269366. Email:sijincleetus@gmail.com Indian Female B.Sc., B.Ed.(Maths), M.C.A residing in Al-Ghubra seeking a teaching position as a Math Teacher GSM.- 94231633 Female, Indian, 35 Yrs- house maid available for Full/Part time work in Muscat. contact- 96754303. Indian male, ERP Functional Consultant (SCM, MM, HRMS), Seeks employment.Contact: 98478928, Email: anand.desai2408@gmail.com Indian male , 14 yrs Experience in maintenance & Supervisor in otel field ( Electrical . Ac Mechanical & Plumber ) N O C available#95253640 email hareeshma24@yahoo.com

Sr. Sales Executive, Indian Male, Holding Valid Oman DL. Total experience in Oman of 15 years with 4 years Rent a Car Co. experience. Looking for Opportunities in any Industry for similar sales role. # 95703233 email id “khetani_r@yahoo.com

Piping Design Engineer, Indian male 27, looking for suitable placement in Piping Design & Engineering. Having 7 years of experience in AutoCAD. Also familiar with PDMS (11.6 Version),CAESAR ll. Contact : 97351786 / 96143708, Email : mohammednazeer07@gmail.com

29 years Indian female (MBAFinance) with 4+yrs experience (Oman) in Accounts, seeking suitable placement in Accounts/Admin. Contact:96141283

Indian male 28YRS, 7Years exp. in Architectural & structural Draughtsman & 3d visualization, looking for a suitable Post GSM: +971551965944. Email:aboosuﬁyan@gmail.com

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SIT.WANTED INDIAN MALE 23 YEARS, B. Tech (Electrical & Electronic) having 4 years working experience as an Electrical site Engineer. Looking for suitable job in Oil Gas Sector or in related industries. Contact 98045482 Indian Female, M.Com & MBA with 1.5 years of experience in Reinsurance Treaty seeking a good job opportunity in Insurance & Reinsurance Accounts or General Accounts. Contact: +968 91920189, Email: neethumano.manohar@gmail.com CCNA MCITP network support / network technician with 2 years experience Indian male having bachelors degree on visit visa. #93080871 sean.f.peters@outlook.com 8 yrs exp 2d, 3d draughtsman (HOLDING OMANI DRIVING LICENSE) seeking job. Contact : 93790601 ME. Civil Engineer, Structural Designer, 3 Years Structural Design, 6 Years Str Supervising Experience, Looking For Structural Designer Position. Iranian Male. # 93696929 Email: mhsaz1359@gmail.com BSC Female Nurse having 8 years of experience ( 3 years in gulf). Prometric passed - 57%. Currently in Oman. Contact : 98034384 ACCOUNTANT, Male, 8 years experience .Presently working in Oman as a Senior Accountant with Oman Driving license. NOC available seeks suitable opportunity. GSM: 98184170 ACCOUNTANT, M.Com holder with 2 year working experience as an accountant in Kerela-India, seeks suitable placement. GSM NO:96947500, 9 9463120, mail: mohamedshaﬁkk5@gmail.com Indian Male 22 Years, Graduation In Electronics Seeking Jobs In Supervisory , Sales & Sales Co-ordination Fields , Good Communication Skill Contact 96141317, E-mail: akhilek5@gmail.com

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