Times of Oman - June 26, 2016

SUNDAY

June 26, 2016 20 Ramadan 1437 AH

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FROM THE WORDS OF HIS MAJESTY THE SULTAN

On the occasion of the 9th National Day, 1979

‘His Majesty’s Wisdom’ Oman will co-operate to the full to ensure the preservation of the peace and freedom of the states and peoples of the area and to help them resist the forces of oppression.

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MADAGASCAR

HM sends greetings MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has sent a cable of greetings to President Hery Rajaonarimampianina of Madagascar on his country’s Independence Day anniversary.

In his cable, His Majesty the Sultan has expressed his sincere greetings and wishes to the president and his country’s people. —ONA ‘FREE VISA’ WORKERS

False papers a nightmare for embassies

Unhealthy food habits, increased stress levels, diabetes and cholesterol are adding to the prevalence of strokes in the region

Diseases once known to occur in middle age are afflicting current youth due to sedentary lifestyles

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deeba@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: People as young as 24 are suffering neurological strokes and heart attacks in Oman, a condition earlier prevalent only among those above 50, a fact senior medics underlined with con-

cern. New, plugged in, sedentary lifestyles are becoming a ticking health time-bomb for the young, as various life threatening conditions previously known to occur from middle age are striking the younger generation.

Dr. R.R. Sharma, senior consultant and neurosurgeon at the Atlas Hospital in Oman, said while the phenomenon is global, it is more prevalent in the Gulf countries.

Dr. Sharma, who has been working in Oman for almost three decades now, and has experience of both public and private sector, noted that the change in lifestyle from healthy to sedentary, is increasingly contributing to the situation.

“It is true that younger people are suffering strokes and it is happening not only in the Middle East, but globally. Only the rate

varies. In the Middle East and South East Asia, it is far higher than in many other places in the world and there definitely is a reason for that,” he said.

Along with better documentation of stroke cases over the years, and with the help of modern techniques, Dr. Sharma says lifestyle factors such as unhealthy food habits, increasing stress levels, diabetes and cholesterol are contributing to the prevalence of strokes in the region.

Junk food “People are resorting to eating at restaurants and junk food joints and are ignoring healthy home cooked food. Salads and fruits have been taken over by fried foods,” he added.

Another important factor is stress, Dr. Sharma said.

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“Performance on the job has become a criterion for progress and people are increasingly trying to better that to achieve success.

This also leads to a habit of smoking, which is another contributing factor. We see people having heart attacks at 25 or 30 years of age.”

“All these factors give rise to diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol, obesity, and all of these have implications for the body,” he added.

Dr Sharma also mentioned that Oman and the region experience intense heat, especially in the summer months. So when one is on the move, even normal dehydration makes one’s blood thick, because people are not taking pure water.

“People mostly consume soft drinks and energy drinks, which might give immediate relief from

the heat but their long term implications are bad. Heavy consumption of alcohol is bad, too,” he said.

Dr Sharma came to Oman in 1988 and has worked for several hospitals in the country. He said since his initial years in Oman, trends have changed to an overwhelming extent.

“There are now more nuclear families, sometimes patients don’t have anyone to look after, food habits have gone astray, physical exercise is not happening and stress levels have increased. All these factors have an enormous impact on the population.

“Although there is greater awareness, people are developing more risk factors, too. Previously, when I worked here, the stroke levels were very low but now you hear people having strokes quite often.” >A6

MUSCAT: Absconding and ‘free visa’ workers are ‘haunting’ embassy officials and social workers after death, because of the difficulties involved in tracing their relatives.

Due to the lack of proper documents, embassy officials and social workers struggle to repatriate bodies when the absconding and ‘free visa’ workers die here.

In one case, the Bangladesh embassy has been trying for the last six months to identify a dead Bangladeshi housemaid.

Her remains are still unclaimed and, as her papers were not correct, identification has become a major hurdle.

Embassy officials and social workers confirm that they have come across several cases of bodies of ‘free visa’ and ‘absconding’ workers lying here in Oman for months in the mortuary as they struggle to find the deceased’s family details back in the home country.

“We come across several cases of ‘free visa’ and ‘absconding’ expats lying in Oman for months. Due to lack of proper documents, we find it hard to track their families back in Bangladesh,” a senior Bangladesh embassy said. >A6

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Sufyan to play with top world cricketers

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As some of the Oman cricketers are plying their trade in the UK, one more from the Sultanate will make a short appearance there next month. >C5

The Sultanate of Oman has bagged the first place at the Arab countries’ level in the world least polluted countries index 2016 issued by Website “numbeo.com”. >A7

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Amazingly alive Ras Al Shajar Sanctuary

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C O N S U LTA N C Y F I R M

Brexit a boon as real estate prices plummet REJIMON K

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DIVERGENCE: A person holds European country flags in one hand and a United Kingdom flag in another in Lille, northern France.

European Commission Chief Jean-Claude Juncker said Britain’s planned departure from the European Union was “not an amicable divorce” but called for it to be quick. -AFP

MUSCAT: With Britain waking up to a new and uncertain dawn, Cluttons, the leading international real-estate consultancy has said those investing in the UK property market can now get their hands on investments for 30 per cent less than Thursday’s price.

In a historic referendum on Thursday, Britain voted to exit from the European Union with 52 per cent of the voters backing the decision to leave the European bloc. This move has been labelled as “Brexit.” It sent shockwaves through financial markets across the globe.

The deterioration in the value of the sterling will have erased any gains reported in recent years for Omani investors and buyers from the Gulf, whose currencies retain a fixed peg to the US dollar.

Oman respects UK decision MUSCAT: An official spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Oman respects the decision of British people to exit from the European Union.

The Sultanate expresses its trust that Britain will continue its international construc-

“Any US dollar investors will find the price of an average prime Central London residential asset $96,000 less than it was on June 22. Conversely of course, the London residential property is now $96,000 cheaper for international

tive role to support foundations of safety and security, and boost the economic development. At the same time, Oman stresses on the historic ties between the two countries and nations, and on their bilateral relations in different fields. -ONA

buyers looking to enter the market,” Faisal Durrani, head of Research at Cluttons, said.

According to Durrani, this will be beneficial for those from the Gulf eyeing a London residential asset, who will find it 31 per

cent cheaper than it was during the last market peak in the third quarter of 2007.

“The longer term implications are too early to assess, but we may start to see the unlocking of London’s stalled residential property market, with investors both exiting and entering the market as we head towards a period of demand volatility,” Durrani added.

A recent survey by Cluttons also revealed that 25 per cent of Gulf investors intend to buy homes abroad this year, purely for capital gains.

Of all the 127 High Net Worth Individuals, who responded to the research survey, 55 per cent already have an international property portfolio and 17 per cent named London as their most preferred city of choice from among 196 global destinations. >A6

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SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 2016 Our focus today is to reduce the number of Indonesia housemaids and, instead, increase the number of professionals in other sectors Officials, Indonesian embassy in Muscat

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Budget spending down: NCSI report MUSCAT: General spending in the state budget during the first quarter of this year has decreased by 1.9 per cent to OMR2,395,500,000 compared to the first quarter of last year, said the Ministry of Finance.

The National Statistics and Information Centre in its monthly statistics said the above statis-

tics received from the Ministry of Finance showed that the current expenditures for the sectors of defence and national security, ministries and interests on loans and expenses of production of oil and gas have decreased to OMR1,628,700,000 during the first quarter of this year against the same period last year.

The current expenses for the defence and national security sector increased by 3 per cent to reach OMR584, 500,000.

The contributions and support during the first quarter of this year decreased by 47, 8 per cent to OMR98,600,000 compared to OMR189,000,000 during the same period of 2015. -ONA

Indonesian maid ban is not being defied: Embassy In the last one year, no Indonesian housemaids have come to Oman, embassy officials said Times News Service MUSCAT: Indonesia’s Embassy in Muscat has refuted reports that Indonesian women are defying a government ban on travelling to Oman to work as maids.

“In the last one year, no Indonesian housemaids have come to Oman,” Virgino Rikaryanto, Socio-Culture Affairs official at the Indonesian Embassy in Muscat, said.

‘Not true’ He also clarified that the Omani government has not legalised any contract ever since Indonesia stopped sending its domestic workers to Oman.

“The report is not true in (relation to) Oman. It may be happening in other countries,” he said.

His comment came after a survey revealed that Indonesian women are still pouring into the Middle East, including in Oman to work as maids.

Indonesia had announced in May 2015 a permanent ban on sending women to the Middle East as domestic workers, following reports of widespread abuse in the Middle East.

To regulate “This was done to regulate the recruitment process, and to protect Indonesian workers in Oman. It will also end certain malpractices, which agencies in Indonesia indulge in, while recruiting domestic workers from various regions in Indonesia,” officials had stressed, when the ban was announced.

However, the survey released by an advocacy group Migrant Care found that hundreds of Indonesian women are still taking up jobs in the Middle East.

Survey’s findings A total of 1,020 women interviewed between March 2015 and last month at Jakarta’s main airport said they were travelling abroad for the first time to seek jobs as maids.

“About 90 per cent of them were bound for Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and Kuwait,” the poll showed.

The rest were going to Malaysia, which is not part of the ban.

Embassy officials said they are keen on bringing skilled workers to Oman at the moment. “Our focus today is to reduce the number of Indonesia housemaids and, instead, increase the number of professionals in other sectors.”

According to the National Centre for Statistics and Information, the number of Indonesian nationals working in the private sector in Oman was 28,323 in May 2016, including 27,681 females and 642 males.

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‘Child labour prevalent in low-income families’

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According to a survey commissioned by the Ministry of Social Development, 94% of child labourers in Oman are boys. All the children come from low-income Omani families

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babaumar@timesofoman.com tariqh@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: An estimated 331 children aged 7 to 18 years are working in the Sultanate, with over a third of them residing in the capital Muscat itself, a new study has revealed.

According to the report, commissioned by the Ministry of Social Development, 94 per cent of child labourers in Oman are boys.

All the children come from lowincome Omani families.

Researchers said 37.5 per cent of these children are based in Muscat, while 26.9 per cent are concentrated in the North and South Batinah province. Some 10.3 per cent of these child workers are in the Al Dhahira Governorate.

Musandam accounted for 10 per cent of these child labourers, while the percentage of working children in the north and south province of Al Sharqiyah was pegged at 9.6 per cent. About 6.3 per cent of child workers are present in the Dhofar governorate. The remaining 2.1 per cent were found working in the central provinces of the country.

Educational status “Some 56.8 per cent of these children have passed or are studying in Class 10 to 12,” the study said, adding “some 41 per cent have not studied beyond class nine.”

The children are exposed to

exploitation and there is a high proportion of them dropping out of school, according to the study, which also states that 36.3 per cent of these children had only ‘acceptable’ or ‘weak’ academic records. The survey further stated that most of the children belong to families where parents have low education levels and monthly incomes are of around OMR300. About 40.8 per cent of these families earn less than OMR250 a month.

The majority of these child workers are working in traditional family industries, such as fishing, agriculture or livestock and other minor professions, usually near home and with their families.

About 48.3 per cent of the children have found work in the fishing industry, while 23.6 per cent are working as salesmen, and 10.6 per cent sell grilled meat.

First study The study is being billed as one of the first to discuss the level of child labour in the governorates of the Sultanate.

The Times of Oman spoke with a prominent lawyer in the Sultanate who said she and her firm have never received a complaint about child labour. She added that it may be the culture and traditions of the country that expect children to help their parents at such a young age. According to the Labour Law, it is legal for children above 15 years to work.

Chapter Five: “Employment of Juveniles and Women,” Article 75 states: “The employment of juveniles from either sex or permission thereto to enter the place of work before they attain the age of 15 is prohibited. The aforesaid age may be raised through a decision of the minister in respect of certain industries and works that so require.”

Article 76 of the Labour Law also stated: “Juvenile employees, who are less than 18 years of age shall not be required to work between 6 pm and 6 am nor shall they be required to do actual work for a period exceeding six hours a day.”

Penalty A penalty for this is explained in Article 118, which states: “Violators of Chapter Five shall be punished by a fine of OMR500. The fine may be doubled according to the number of women juveniles employed in violation of the provisions. If the same incident is repeated after one year, the employer may be subject to a maximum of one month imprisonment in addition to the fine.”

The Child Law also has a similar rule pertaining to working children. According to the Child Law’s Article 45, “Children shall not work in areas or industries that can harm their nature, or in an environment that harms their health, safety and behaviour and those workplaces shall be underlined by the Minister of Manpower in coordination with responsible authorities.”

Article 46 expands this by stating that, “Children shall not work if they have not completed 15 years of age in the areas mentioned in Article 45 of the law. The Minister of Manpower may raise the age limit in some areas and industries if necessary.”

Article 71 of the Child Law cites the penalties for making children work where it states,

M I N I S T R Y O F H E A LT H

Decision to postpone medicines price cut draws mixed reaction MOBIN MATHEW BLESSON

mobinmathew@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Ministry of Health’s (MoH’s) decision to postpone a drugs’ price reduction in Oman has received a mixed response from residents and distributors.

Many residents in Oman are of the opinion that the government’s move is not good as the drug prices in Oman are considered one of the highest in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region.

“I usually buy medicines from my country (India) because of the high prices here. When I heard the ministry is going to reduce the price I thought it will avoid my burden of bringing medicines from India and also save the time I spend at the airport to get the clearance, but the new report implies that my trouble will continue” said Mathew John, a diabetic patient, who has been residing in Oman for the past decade.

‘Hard to believe’ “When the decision to reduce the medicine prices was taken last year, we welcomed the move because it will benefit the common man like us, but the decision to postpone it is hard to believe,” Raju Bhaskar, told the Times of Oman (TOO).

“The government’s decision reflects some sense because if the drugs prices drop drastically, there is a likelihood of a medicine shortage in the country as private pharmacies might stop buying medicines in large quantities,” Appu John, a resident of Oman said.

“But when we compare the price with other GCC countries, it is much higher; so the government should take some steps to control the price,” John added.

Temporary relief The decision to postpone the revision in drug prices has come as a temporary relief for pharmacies in the Sultanate.

“It is a welcome step and quite wise of the Ministry of Health to hold their decision and study this project a bit more deeply, or else

According to a latest circular issued to all private pharmacies and stores, the new prices would come into effect after enforcement of the Pharmacy Practice Law many small players in the sector will be in trouble,” Mohammad Osama Rawat, general manager of Oriental Pharmacy, told TOO. “Oman is a much different market than other GCC countries. The cost of operation is much higher due to a big area and comparatively smaller market in terms of turnover,” Rawat added.

A good way Unifying the price in the GCC countries is a good way to tackle the price issue, he said.

“I would always honour the MoH’s decision, but do not understand how we can manage it when all other related overheads and the turnover are not the same in all GCC countries,” Rawat stated.

“Government’s decision to reduce the price is good for retailers, but it will be a nightmare for the wholesalers,” another official at a pharmacy in Muscat said.

“Service costs are higher in Oman than in any other place and reducing the profit margin will affect distributors badly and this had made us approach the ministry, and to request a further study of the details of the impact of the

price revision before implementing the decision,” he added.

MoH had decided to postpone the implementation of the medicine price revision in May too, which was aimed at cutting the profit margin of a large number of medicine sellers in the Sultanate.

In November 2015, the ministry said prices of 4,246 drugs registered in the Sultanate will be reduced from January 2016, but later postponed it to June 2016.

According to a latest circular issued to all private pharmacies and stores, the new prices would come into effect after the enforcement of the Pharmacy Practice Law. Not the first The ministry’s decision to reduce the prices of medicines is not the first of its kind in the Omani market in the recent past. This was the third time such a decision was made, which covers the largest number of drugs.

Such a decision was first taken in October 2014 when prices of 1,400 drugs were reduced. The second time was in June last year, when prices of around 1,180 drugs were slashed.

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“A jail sentence of not less than one month and not more than six months, and a fine of not less than OMR500 and not more than OMR5,000, or either of these two punishments are handed to those who violate Articles 45, 46, 48 and 49 of this law.”

“The study aims to recognise the magnitude of the problem of child labour and its geographical spread in the Omani society and to identify the social, educational and economic characteristics of Omani child labourers,” the survey read.

The survey also identified the health risks, psychological, familial, and economic aspects affecting child labourers.

About 72.5 per cent of these children are aged 16 to 18 years, while some 23.5 per cent are aged 10 to 15 years old. About 90.9 per cent of this workforce is healthy though, the study said.

Family size The results have also found that 42 per cent of working children live in families consisting of nine of more members, while 34.7 per cent live in families consisting of five to eight members forcing these youngsters to raise the family’s income. In its recommendations, the survey called for the formation of a committee in each province to ensure that child labour laws are not violated.

The study also urged families to join awareness programmes to learn about the importance of cohesion and education, as well as be awarded a monthly stipend to overcome economic difficulties, along with raising awareness about child labour in order to solve the issue.

It has also recommended stepping up Corporate Social Responsibility activities in the private sector and creating programmes that can contribute to improving efficiency of those under social insurance and low-income families.

MUSCAT: Global meteorologists have predicted thunderstorms in Oman next week.

“Spotty thunderstorms can break out across Oman around the middle of next week,” Jason Nicholls, senior meteorologist and international forecasting manager at AccuWeather.com said.

Last week, residents in different areas of Oman witnessed rain, especially in Salalah. It rained heavily in Bahla and in many areas in the Dhofar Governorate.

“For the last one week, we are

experiencing rain in Salalah. A few days ago it rained heavily. Roads were flooded,” Basil Peter, a resident of Salalah, said. “It rained on Friday too,” Basil added.

Dust storm Meanwhile, dust storm has been predicted by Oman meteorology department in Buraimi, Fahud, Ibra, Qarn_Alam, Adam, Yanqual, Shinas, Saham, Liwa and Al Khaburah. The department has also predicted thunderstorm in Salalah.

“Skies over Dhofar, Al Wusta and south Al Sharqiyah governorates will be cloudy with chance of isolated rain,” the forecast adds.

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PLACE OF WORSH IP Ramadan presents a great opportunity to go pray in beautiful houses of worship that you might not otherwise see. Whether for Taraweeh prayers or Dhuhr, pay a visit to one of Muscat’s architectural monuments of faith.

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{ Masjid Salem Bin Said Al Rawahi } One of the prettiest places of worship in the city can be found in a posh neighbourhood of Qurum at the Masjid Salem Bin Said Al Rawahi, which opened in 2006. The cheerful exterior sports a combination of pink and peachy orange tiles with classic Omani details adorning the roof, traditional Islamic carvings along the walls and strikingly contemporary window design. The white and gold accented blue dome breaks-up the otherwise soft colour palette of the exterior, making it even more inviting.

FAST I N G F I T N ESS T I P By this time, most people’s bodies have adjusted to the new eating and sleeping schedule of Ramadan, so if you want to increase your activity try adding 15-30 minutes of moderate exercise just before you break your fast at Iftar, again just before going to bed, and again right before Suhoor. Try push-ups, sit-ups, and squats pre-Iftar; yoga before bed; and a brisk walk just before Suhoor.

TODAY’ S VERSE

Indeed, prayer prohibits immortality and wrongdoing.

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The literal meaning of Zakat is ‘to cleanse’. In the Islamic faith, Zakat means purifying your wealth for the will of Allah by acknowledging that everything we own belongs to Him and as a means of working towards the betterment of the Muslim Ummah (community). Though Zakat is not always financial, and can include everything from volunteering your time to giving an encouraging word to your fellow man, according to Islamic regulations, Zakat is 2.5% of one year’s total cumulative wealth (there are various ways of calculating what should be counted), and when it comes to these financial donations to the less fortunate, it can be difficult to decide which causes speak most to your heart. We hope these charitable spotlights will help you decide.

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{ Islam } Islam, the name of the Muslim faith, finds its linguistic roots in the Arabic word for “peace” and “submission” and those who follow Islam (Muslims) are “those who submit to Allah”. Based on the message from God as revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and written as the Holy Quran, the religion builds on the Abrahamic religions of Judaism and Christianity, recognising all Prophets from Adam to Jesus, up through Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). The faith is based on the words of Allah via the Holy Quran and the teaching and sayings of the Prophet via the Sunnah (passed down accounts of his teachings and lifestyle) and five essential pillars including: Shahada, faith that there is one true God and Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is his messenger; Salat, the five daily prayers; Zakat, annual charity based on accumulated wealth; Sawm, fasting during the month of Ramadan; and Haj, the once-perlifetime pilgrimage to Mecca.

{ Conquests and Calendars } 633-643CE After the death of the first Caliph, Abu Bakr, the Prophet’s (PBUH) companion Umar Al Khattab was elected as the second Caliph. He brought Syria, Iraq, Egypt, and Palestine under Muslim rule, and when Jerusalem was captured, he declared that Christians would be protected. After these successful conquests, he introduced the 12-month, lunar Islamic calendar still in use today.

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GCC countries stand to gain by promoting labour mobility SUNDAY BEAT SALEH AL SHAIBANY

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man and its five economic partners in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) must remove obstacles for expatriate workers and allow them to move freely to transfer their skills and boost business growth.

At the moment, expat workers face problems when they want to move from one GCC state to another. Each country has its own laws and restrictions imposed on migration.

One of the biggest obstacles is for expats, who wish to transfer their business investments or open a branch in another GCC country. Expat workers also face barriers when their sponsors want to transfer them to another GCC country because labour rules are not compatible.

Oman and its GCC partners need to encourage workers to move to where they can find jobs or set up trade. Expats also find it baffling when their qualifications are only recognised in some GCC countries, but rejected by the rest. For Oman and the GCC to become a true single market, labour requirements must be standardised for non-nationals.

GCC nationals enjoy all the job and investment facilities available in each other’s countries. However, the same facilities are out of reach for resident expatriates.

With oil prices showing no signs of recovering from their former levels, mobility within GCC countries will boost intertrade growth. Labour mobility will also stop illegal and abusive treatment of expatriate workers. It will improve the human rights record of the six GCC countries when a unified standard is used throughout the region to protect them.

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Salalah, Muscat airports get more flyers MUSCAT: Passenger traffic at the Muscat International Airport grew 18.9 per cent during the first five months of 2016 to 4,808,563 passengers, against 4,043,865 during the same period of last year.

The number of flights at the airport also rose 10.1 per cent to 41,436, compared with 37,641 flights last year, according to the latest report by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI).

International flights were up 13.5 per cent to 37,767 flights, while domestic flights fell 15.9 per cent to 3,699 during the period, compared with a year ago.

Meanwhile, the international passenger count at the airport reflected a growth of 19.7 per cent to 4,433,315 passengers, while domestic passengers rose 9.9 per cent to 375,248 passengers during the period.

Salalah Airport Passenger traffic at the Salalah airport grew 16 per cent to 419,150 passengers, up from 361,273 during the same period of last year. The number of flights at the airport, on the other hand, fell 5.5 per cent to 3,555, compared with 3,763 flights last year. International flights increased 8.9 per cent to 1,544 flights, while domestic flights dropped 14.2 per cent to 2,011 during the period, compared with 2015.

Meanwhile, the international passenger traffic at the airport reported a growth of 26.8 per cent to 155,421 passengers, while domestic passengers increased by 10.5 per cent to 263,729 passengers during the same period. -ONA

For Oman and the GCC to become a true single market, labour requirements must be standardised for non-nationals

A free movement of workers across the borders will also reduce exploitation when workers have a choice.

Skills gap Labour mobility will help address shortages and plug in the skills gap within GCC. For example, some countries in GCC face a huge challenge to find nationals to fill up vacancies in the retail sectors. Expats within the region can plug in these holes more quickly and economically. Regional knowledge is also important since it takes a long time for someone with no GCC experience to familiarise with the local ways.

Expats help widen the scope of services and improve competitiveness when they move freely in the regional countries.

From the economic point of view, it will help solve labour shortages within GCC member states and contribute to a more efficient distribution of human resources. All GCC countries have one thing in common.

They need foreign workers in important sectors, such as construction, manufacturing, retail, oil and gas.

GCC policies aim to find a match between the needs of employers and job seekers.

They find it difficult to get nationals to work on certain jobs, even with the current high unemployment rate.

Finding the right experience to fulfil certain positions has always been a priority for employers since GCC has a youthful population. Matching experience and the pool of job seekers has been a challenge and an obstacle for business improvement. Making expats move within the GCC bloc much more easily will address this inherent problem.

True picture There are critics who would say GCC needs to safeguard the jobs of its nationals by restricting inter-migration of expats.

However, the true picture is that, in situations where many nationals are choosy what they pick for employment, employers can easily plug in the holes by getting expats from neighbouring countries. GCC can put in place safeguards to reserve job allocations for their nationals in some positions, mainly office-based. Historically, GCC countries have had trouble convincing their nationals to work as plumbers, electricians or carpenters.

The regional states have always argued for greater closure of their borders and greater control over entry and participation within their societies. This perhaps was true in the past, but current economic hardships require greater participation with global societies.

For free trade and economic development, the labour movement can work well to increase foreign investments and inter-change of trade with the GCC bloc.

In conclusion, the open border theory needs to be implemented, not just for GCC nationals, but for residents as well, for greater economic integration.

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A1 Money exchange houses in Oman register rush at counters Interestingly, the majority of respondents (63 per cent) said they are likely to invest in their preferred location during 2016.

Meanwhile, money remittance houses in Oman are witnessing a huge rush at their counters as the Brexit vote has had a cascading effect on Asian country currencies.

Conversion rates for the Indian rupee, Pakistani rupee and Bangla-

desh taka are going up as the sterling fell to a 31-year low, following the Brexit vote.

According to remittance houses, since Friday, OMR1 became equivalent to Indian Rs 176.45, Pakistan Rs 272.00 and Bangladesh Taka 203.50.

India’s rupee plunged 72 paise against the US dollar when the trade ended on Friday evening in

India. “We have seen a 30 per cent volume increase in transactions due to the Indian rupee’s fall on Friday,” Philip Koshy, general manager of Modern Exchange in Oman, told the Times of Oman.

“This may continue until Monday and then it is expected to fall again. However, we also expect the Indian government to adopt some corrective measures to avoid a fur-

ther fall,” Koshy said, adding that a majority of the transactions were made by high volume customers.

Following Brexit, as the markets opened on Friday, all sectors saw heavy selling, including realty, metals, auto, banking, finance, capital goods and power.

This led to the weakening of the Indian rupee. Sustained bouts of dollar demand from im-

porters amidst weakness in other Asian currencies also weighed on the rupee.

Meanwhile, Tonny George Alexander, director of Oman UAE Exchange, said conversion rates have gone up due to Brexit, however, it is too early to say how much the volume of transactions have increased.

“India and Britain have investment relations. So the anxiety of

investors in both countries has led to the rupee’s fall,” Alexander said, adding that the slump in the rupee may continue for a few more days.

Meanwhile, there are reports that Brexit panic wiped $2 trillion off world markets—as it happened.

Markets have slumped in Europe, America and Asia, as economists predicted that the Brexit vote will push the UK into recession.

Women-only Turkish bath set to open soon Aya Al Siyabi, the 34-year-old network engineer turned fashion entrepreneur, is a perfect example

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career and focusing more on what I love,” Aya told Times of Oman.

To learn more on fashion and understand the global trends, Aya flew to Hollywood and pursued a course for six months.

MUSCAT: A women-only Turkish bath is set to open in Oman – and it’s all thanks to the vision of one Omani, who gave up a lucrative IT career to prove that sisters can do it for themselves.

Aya Al Siyabi, the 34-year-old network engineer turned fashion entrepreneur, is a perfect example for women in the Gulf.

After working with many leading companies as a network engineer in vital projects in Oman, Aya has changed her course of career and is set to open a first one of its kind integrated women centre in Oman.

Aya’s integrated centre will

Fashion arena “There I learned the latest trends and new things in the fashion industry. It has instilled confidence in me. I am sure that I can bring a change in Oman fashion arena through my learning and centre,” Aya added.

According to Aya, the fashion scene in Oman is changing a lot.

“Omani women are more open now. They know the latest trends.

They want it too. Their need for more instils confidence in me,” Aya said while thanking her husband to be supportive for helping her to move forward. Aya’s Julosia will have a soft opening for the customers in mid of next month.

for women in the Gulf

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EXCLUSIVELY FOR WOMEN: Slated to be opened officially in September, Aya’s centre Julosia will also have an only-for-women Turkish bath in Oman for the first time.– Supplied photo

have beauty spa, boutique, café, party hall, studio and a library too equipped with advanced technology, only for women.

First time in Oman “Only for women, that too under one roof, is for the first time in Oman,” Aya told Times of Oman.

Slated to be opened officially in September, Aya’s centre Julosia

will also have an only for women Turkish bath in Oman for the first time.

“Like all women, I am also interested in fashion. I was running a small beauty parlour alongside my daily job as a network engineer. However, I wanted to be different and unique. I want to leave my mark on whatever I do. So, I thought of changing my course of

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A1 ‘Difficult to track their family’ “In some cases, it even takes months to find the family,” he told Times of Oman.

For the last six months, the embassy officials have been coordinating with local authorities and those in Bangladesh to repatriate the housemaid’s body.

“As she was an ‘absconding’ housemaid, we got the information quite late when she passed away. In addition to that, as some papers were missing, it was quite hard to find her home contacts.

However, we finally tracked down her home address and contacts.

Now, the hurdle we face is how to

fund the repatriation process as her employer has failed to turn up,” the embassy official added.

It’s the responsibility of the employer to repatriate the body of the worker to the home country, but many fail to do so and the onus falls on the embassy and social workers.

“In the case of bodies of absconding and ‘free visa’ workers, first it is quite difficult to track the family back in Bangladesh. We do it through our network and with the help of media in Bangladesh.

The second hurdle we face is of raising money to repatriate a body.

Nearly OMR500 is needed to repatriate a single body,” Mohd Sanaulla, a Bangladeshi social worker, said. “As employers won’t turn up, we struggle a lot,” Sanaulla said adding that from a humanitarian point of view, action should be taken to settle the issue.

Recently, a Times of Oman investigation found that nine out of every 10 Bangladeshi workers in Hamriya are ‘free visa’ workers who don’t work under their sponsor - a violation of the labour law.

Without proper documents, job and protection, they struggle daily just to find food and survive.

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Loss of speech, paralysis

Dr Sharma added, “Stroke is a sudden seizure of a function related to the nervous system. ‘Stroke’ is not a scientific word, but it is understood in daily practice that something has struck you badly, a function has been lost due to certain acute condition.

“Symptoms are loss of speech and paralysis of the right side, so you know something is wrong in that area of brain.”

The youngest patients that Dr Sharma saw were in their teens.

“We have seen cases even among those in their early teens or late teens. These could be due to genetic issues or vascular problems, meaning that the blood supply to a part of the brain has stopped, and the brain has lost control on your body parts.”

According to the latest WHO data published in May 2014, deaths due to strokes reached 950 or 10.94 percent of the total deaths in Oman.

According to Dr. Srijithesh P. Rajendran, a neurologist at Badr Al Samaa hospital, when compared to the western world, more young people in the Middle Eastern and South Asian population suffer strokes.

“In Western countries, usually stroke cases are common in the age group of 50s and 60s.

However,in the South Asian or Middle Eastern population,

Hypertension was the culprit Staff Reporter MUSCAT: One of the youngest patients suffering a stroke in the country was a 24-year -old national. Hypertension

people are having strokes even when they are in their 30s or 40s. Risk factors include hypertension, diabetes and stress.”

According to Dr. Rajendran, if risk factors are controlled, it can reduce the risk of stroke by 90 per cent, but there are undetected or uncorrected risk factors which give rise to the condition. He advises patients to act FAST in case of a stroke.

“FAST is an acronym used to help detect and enhance responsiveness to stroke victim needs.

FAST stands for ‘Facial drooping, Arm weakness, Speech difficulties and Time factor’. If you feel any of these things, you must rush to a hospital within four to four and a half hours of developing or noticing the stroke condition,” he added.

Dr. Sivakumar, neurologist at

was the prime cause behind his problem, and undetected blood pressure was the culprit. The stroke had resulted in brain haemorrhage. Fortunately, he survived.

Aster al Raffah hospital, said, “Oman is the second or third country in the Middle East where diabetes is being detected at a very young age.”

“This, coupled with the type of food, smoking, and no physical exercise, elevates their cholesterol levels, and contributes to strokes in younger people.”

Dr Sreenivas advised that people should get screened for diabetes and hypertension after leaving school. “It should be a compulsory thing. Health awareness is also very important. The youngest case I have seen was of a 24 year old Omani male and the contributing factor was hypertension.”

In the UAE, which is across the border, it was reported that annually 7,000 to 8,000 patients suffer a stroke, which means every hour, a person is hit by a stroke.

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Sultanate least polluted country in Arab world BELGRADE(SERBIA): Oman has bagged the first place at the Arab countries’ level in the world least polluted countries index 2016 issued by Website “numbeo.com”.

Muscat got the 69th place in the least polluted countries list and 142nd place in the most polluted cities at the world level.

Sixth in Asia Muscat got the sixth place at the Asian level in the least polluted cities. The index also indicated the

RAS AL SHAJAR.: The sanctuary was founded in 1985 under the umbrella of the Office for Conservation of Environment at the Diwan of

Royal Court. – ONA

The sanctuary is located in the eastern villages of the Wilayat of Quriyat

QURIYAT: Ras Al Shajar Sanctuary is one of the unique areas in Oman, known for its rich biodiversity, animals, plants and geological elements.

The sanctuary is located in the eastern villages of the Wilayat of Quriyat in the Governorate of Muscat. It is about 93.7 square kilometres in area. It is also considered unique for its large and dense vegetation cover, especially Acacia Tortilis, thus it is called Ras Al Shajar.

The sanctuary was founded in 1985 under the umbrella of the Office for Conservation of Environment at the Diwan of Royal Court.

It contains many mammals, notably the Arabian Gazelle, which lives in the coastal part of the sanctuary, as well as the Arabian

Tahar (Arabitragus Jayakari), which lives in the rugged mountainous areas of the sanctuary.

The Red Fox, Arabian Lynx also lives in the sanctuary, which is a safe haven for many migratory and endemic birds, such as Hoopoe, Indian Roller, Pipit, Bee, Egyptian Vulture, Eagle, the See-See Partridge, Owls, and Crowned Sandgrouse, along with Wild Pigeon, Falcon, Curlew, and Seagulls.

The Arabian Gazelle is one of the most prominent animals that abound in the sanctuary, as well as the Arabian Tahar, whose presence in the Arabian Peninsula is limited to this sanctuary.

It spreads along the western and eastern Al Hajar Mountains and Mount Qahwan, which is located between the Wilayat of Sur, Ja’alan Bani Bu Ali and Al Kamil Wa Al Wafi in the Governorate of South A’Sharqiyah.

The sanctuary is characterised by several significant wild plants, which are useful to humans, animals and nature, such as the Acacia Tortilis, Ziziphus SpinaChristi, Moringa Peregrina, Acridocarpus Orientallis, Fagonia Indica, Ficus cordata, Euphorbia Larcia, Dodonaea, Acacia Nilotica, Maerua Crassifolia, Ptero-

pyrum Scoprium, and Caralluma Arabica, used by villagers for medical purposes until today.

The sanctuary has a unique tourist and environmental location that combines the sea and the mountains. There are old houses in the sanctuary, in addition to tourist attractions located around the sanctuary, such as the Majlis Al Jin Cave, the Wadi Shab, Hawyat Najm Park, and several caves, such as the Mahafir Cave.

Active community The local community residing in the sanctuary is an active one. It is conscious of the importance of maintaining the sanctuary; most of them work in grazing, as well as make handicrafts that use raw materials taken from the surrounding environment, such as date palm fronds. Locals also collect leaves of mountain thyme

that grows in the mountains of the sanctuary. They dry them and sell them in the local markets. They also produce honey.

Talking about the efforts made by the Office for Conservation of Environment at the Diwan of Royal Court in taking care of the sanctuary, Dr. Sheikh Abdul Majid bin Saleh Al Darmaki, assistant director general of the Office said: “The Ras Al Shajar Sanctuary is one of the natural habitats that is taken care of by the Office for Conservation of Environment for its natural potential.”

He added that the office is keen to conduct many awareness-raising activities in the sanctuary, and engage with the local community in implementing those activities in order to familiarise them with the importance of environmental resources in the sanctuary, and the need to join hands to protect them and keep them safe.

He said to the ONA that 300 seedlings of wild Ghaf trees: Prosopis Cineteria, Acacaia Tortilis and Ziziphus Spina Christi have been planted in a suitable area in the sanctuary. The office also clearly demarcated the boundaries of the sanctuary, resulting in reduced poaching. -ONA

reduction in polluted potable water in the Sultanate.

The noise and light pollution in Muscat was low ( at 35.42 degrees).

The level of inconvenience for staying in Muscat for a while was low (32.69 degrees) and the level of inconvenience in terms of landscaping was also low ( at 34. 04 degrees), according to the index.

Abu Dhabi came second in the least polluted cities at the Arab countries’ level followed by Dubai, Amman and Doha, respectively. —ONA

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REGION LIBYAN CONFLICT

A fighter from the pro-government forces loyal to Libya’s Government of National Unity fires a machine gun during an operation to recapture the costal city of Sirte from IS on Saturday. They overran the city some 450 kilometres east of Tripoli in June last year. — AFP

Air strikes kill 47 in eastern Syria village The militant group IS controls most of Deir Al Zor province

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Saudi Arabia warns recruitment agents RIYADH: The Saudi Interior Ministry on Saturday warned of human trafficking charges against recruitment agents in Tanzania and Burundi.

The Public Relations Director of the Interior Ministry, Major-General Mohammed Al Marool, urged agents to wait until legal steps between Saudi Arabia, Tanzania and Burundi are finalised and the opening of an office for hiring their citizens.

Human trafficking The warning came after information was received from the Saudi Foreign Ministry that the two countries were investigating human trafficking and illegal recruit-

ment of local manpower charges against some Saudis, Xinhua reported.

He said that besides those, the agents might face other labour violations charges as they entered the countries with tourist visas.

BEIRUT: Air strikes carried out

by Syrian or Russian warplanes killed dozens of people in eastern Syria on Saturday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group reported.

It said the strikes hit the village of Al Quria in the eastern countryside of Deir Al Zor province, killing 47 people including 31 civilians.

The militant group IS controls most of Deir Al Zor province and has laid siege since March last year to the remaining government-held areas in the city of the same name, which is close to Syria’s eastern border with Iraq.

Deir Al Zor province links IS’ de facto capital in the Syrian city of Raqqa with territory it controls in Iraq.

The Syrian army and its allies recently made advances against IS in Raqqa province, but were driven back from some of those areas by a counter-attack.

Both Syrian or Russian warplanes have been carrying out air strikes against the militants.

US-backed forces are separately advancing against the extremists militants in another stronghold city further north near the Turkish border.

- Reuters

DEFIANT: A Syrian Kurdish woman flashes the sign of victory

during the funeral of eight members of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) who died during an assault against the IS group in the town of Manbij on Friday. — AFP

Female domestic workers The recruitment agencies in Saudi Arabia has been badly hit by the decisions of some countries to ban their female domestic workers in Saudi Arabia, including Indonesia.

The government has been negotiating with various countries to reach agreements to find alternatives for domestic workers for Saudis who are highly dependent on domestic workforce. — IANS

BLEAK FUTURE: A young Syrian Kurdish fighter attends the funeral of eight members of Syrian Democratic Forces who died during an

assault against the IS group in the town of Manbij on Friday. — AFP

MUTUAL RESPECT

Ties with Britain remain consistent after Brexit: Iran TEHRAN: Relations between Iran and Britain will not change after the latter voted to leave the European Union, Iran’s Foreign Ministry has said.

Iran respects the decision of British people and deems it consistent with the will of the majority of Britons in determining their own foreign relations, Xinhua news agency quoted the ministry

as saying in a statement.

“Iran has always sought expansion of relations with the European countries based on mutual respect and non-interference in one another’s internal affairs, and Britain’s exit from the EU will not cause any changes in Iran’s policy,” it said. Britain’s “Leave” camp won the historic referendum on Thursday by obtaining nearly 52

per cent of the ballots, pulling the country out of the 28-nation bloc after it joined the EU in January 1973. — IANS

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SMART CITY MISSION

Urbanisation can mitigate poverty, says prime minister PUNE: Making a strong pitch to consider urbanisation as an opportunity to mitigate poverty and not as a problem, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said cities have to be strengthened through comprehensive and inter-connected approach combined with increased public participation.

Addressing a gathering here after the launch of projects under government’s flagship Smart City mission in 20 cities across the country, he said, “There was a time in our country when urbanisation was considered a big problem. But, I feel differently. We should not consider urbanisation as a problem, but consider it as an opportunity.”

“People in the economic field consider cities as a growth centre.... If anything has the potential to mitigate poverty it is our cities.

That is why people from poor places migrate to cities, as they find opportunities there.

“It is now our responsibility to provide strength to cities so that it can mitigate the maximum poverty, in the shortest time, and adds new avenues for development. It is possible as it is not a difficult task,” he said.

As the prime minister launched 14 smart city projects in Pune, and initiated 69 other works in other smart cities in the country, he

made a plea for working in a comprehensive, inter-connected and vision-oriented manner and not in piece-meal.

“There cannot be a transformation as long as we take things in bits and pieces. We need to adopt a comprehensive, inter-connected and vision-oriented approach,” he said.

Development Modi added that every city has a distinct identity and the country’s people “who are the smartest” should decide on how to develop urban spaces. Stressing that the spirit of participative governance is vital, he said people of the cities have to decide about the development of their urban spaces as these decisions cannot be taken by people sitting in Delhi. He stressed on increased public participation in deciding the course of development of smart cities and called for intense competition among cities to develop them as modern centres of growth.

“If we consider it as a problem, our approach to address it would be the same, but if we consider it an an opportunity we would start thinking differently,” he said.

Modi also took a veiled dig at the previous Congress governments, alleging that while they took the

SPELLING OUT: Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivering his address at the launch of the projects, Smart Cities Mission, in Pune on Saturday. - PTI

country on the reverse path, his government was finding new avenues to move forward.

Modi said smart cities should not be seen as a fancy concept since the mission is meant for ensuring availability of basic services to people though infrastructure including houses for urban poor in a comprehensive manner.

He referred to extensive use of digital technology in the smart city plans for improving the quality of governance and public services.

Expressing satisfaction over citi-

zen participation in preparation of smart city plans, he said, over 2.5 million people have given serious suggestions to the government, which need to be taken seriously.

“Earlier competition was being run on who was left behind and who are poor. Ways were being found to move backwards. This is a government which is running a competition for finding ways to move forward,” Modi said.

The prime minister said it was not as if no work was done earlier or governments did not spend

budgets, but wondered how some countries surpassed India in a short period despite attaining independence after it.

“I keep asking this question to myself and wonder. I discuss this with people and analyse old experiences.... if anyone is the smartest it is the citizen of the country. “If the strength of 125 crore citizens is put to good use and their skills harnessed, they can do wonders. Then one does not require governments, the world will move faster on its own,” he said.

Modi said that is the reason why this smart city concept was evolved through public participation and stressed that if people are empowered and involved in participatory development the country would develop faster. He urged people to rise to the challenge for improving urban areas and said the era of competition among cities and towns has come to stay.

In his 35-minute address at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, the prime minister while referring to the “changing” attitudes said gone are the days when the central government was looked as a giver of funds, as it was now being looked at as a source of ideas.

Elaborating, he said that in all the recent surveys, Swachh Bharat Mission was ranked as the most

Eight CRPF personnel, two militants killed in ambush Officials said the suspected LeT terrorists sprayed a bus carrying the personnel of 161 battalion of CRPF with bullets at Frestbal in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir

SRINAGAR/ NEW DELHI: In the deadliest attack on security forces in three years, eight Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed and 21 others critically wounded when terrorists rained bullets on a bus carrying them in Indian-administered- Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday.

The suspected Lashkar-eTaiba(LeT) terrorists sprayed a bus carrying the personnel of 161 battalion of CRPF with bullets at

SITE OF ATTACK: Security forces inspecting the CRPF bus which was attacked by militants on Srinagar-Jammu National High Way at Pampore on the out skirts of Srinagar on Saturday. - PTI

Frestbal, 14km from here, officials said. The CRPF’s Road Opening Party (ROP) engaged the terrorists and killed two of them.

According come accounts, two more militants were involved in the attack but there was no official confirmation. The area has been sealed and message flashed about the possibility of two terrorists having fled the spot in a

car towards Srinagar. The injured were rushed to the hospital where doctors declared five of them having been brought dead, while the condition of four of the 21 personnel was stated to be critical. After the encounter was over, bodies of three more CRPF personnel were found on the back seats of the bus raising the death toll to eight.

The terrorists appeared to have

carefully chosen the spot for the ambush as every vehicle has to slow down there because of a sharp curve on the road.

Security agencies suspect a reconnaisance might have preceded the assault. This is the third terror strike in three weeks targeting security personnel and the deadliest after the June 24, 2013 attack on Army personnel at Hy-

derpora on the outskirts of Srinagar in which nine armymen were gunned down.

Inspector General of CRPF Nalin Prabhat rushed to the spot and was leading the combing operations. “We have eliminated two terrorists who are believed to be from Lashkar-e-Taiba,” he said.

Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police K. Rajendra, who visited the spot, said the two terrorists had been neutralized but “unfortunately we have suffered some causalities too”.

Asked whether the slain terrorists were from across the border, Rajendra said, “In all probability they seem to be from Pakistan.”

Director General of CRPF Durga Prasad will visit the scene of encounter on Sunday.

In Delhi, Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh expressed deep anguish over the killing of the CRPF personnel. “My heart goes out to the families of the CRPF men who lost their lives in Pampore. I also pray for the speedy recovery of the injured,” he said in a tweet. This is the second attack on a bus carrying security personnel within three weeks.

On June 3, terrorists had fired at a bus carrying BSF personnel in Bijbehara, killing two of them. On June four, terrorists had gunned down three policemen at general bus stand. - PTI

popular of government’s initiatives since the idea of sanitation appealed to people.

Modi launched the flagship Smart City Mission into implementation mode with the launch of 14 projects of Pune’s Smart City Plan, a year after he set off the programme by releasing its guidelines. He said urban spaces have to focus on solid and liquid waste management.

The prime minister also launched “Make Your City Smart” contest inviting people to come out with designs for street, junctions and open spaces and a “Smart Net Portal” which is a net based platform for sharing of ideas and sourcing of solutions for smart city development.

Minister of Urban Development M. Venkaiah Naidu said that the smart city projects launched on Saturday were the first shoots of urban renaissance taking place in the country as a result of paradigm shift in the approaches to urban development ushered in by the government. He said what is happening in Pune on Saturday was “historic”. “It is a turning point in the country’s history. We have heard about cultural renaissance, but under Prime Minister Narendra Modi an urban renaissance is taking place,” he said. - PTI 41ST ANNIVERSARY

BJP leaders attack Congress on Emergency anniversary NEW DELHI: On the 41st anniversary of the Emergency, BJP leaders on Saturday attacked Congress, saying its design to bring “authoritarianism” was defeated by the then united opposition and asked it to “repent”.

In a series of tweets, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the erstwhile Jansangh and opposition parties fought the battle together and the people supported it.

“41 years ago, Congress declared emergency and brought authoritarianism and tried to end democracy. Sangh, Jansangh and opposition parties together fought the battle and people supported it. That is why the danger to the democracy was finished and intentions of authoritarianism was destroyed,” he tweeted.

Javadekar, who was among the imprisoned leaders during the Emergency, said that Yervada jail had then turned into a“political university”. The “Emergency” refers to a 21-month period in 1975-77 when Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had declared a state of emergency across the country.

Union Minister Giriraj Singh tweeted “On June 25, 1975, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi imposed emergency. A day for Congress to repent and realise that the country belongs to common (man) not Congress.” - PTI

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Swamy will dent Modi’s image, spook foreign investors AMULYA GANGULY

Narendra Modi’s Alpha-male image of a domineering individual, a la Barabara Cartland’s romantic fiction, has been severely dented by the antics of Subramanian Swamy, a seemingly out-of-control saffron gadfly.

Initially presumed to have been elevated to the ranks of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs to needle the Nehru-Gandhis in parliament, Swamy has veered off the designated course, like an authentic maverick, and is now picking off one target after another -- Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan first and Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian next.

Swamy has succeeded in discomfiting Rajan sufficiently with his charges of the banker not being fully an Indian, as he is a Green Card holder, and also acting at the behest of the US multinationals to damage the Indian small and medium industries. There is not an iota of proof in what Swamy has been saying, but that is the way loose cannons operate.

However, the unsubstantiated allegations were sharp enough to get under Rajan’s skin, making him

decide not to seek a second term.

Evidently, an economist of his stature was not going to allow a common or garden-variety meddler to make insulting insinuations for long.

Rajan’s expectation may have been for the government to come to the defence of an “employee”, as Swamy calls the governor of a widely respected autonomous institution. But, apart from Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s disapproval of personal attacks, there was not a squeak from the others.

The prime minister even told the Wall Street Journal that it wasn’t the media’s business to be interested in the tenures of central bankers. If anything, the dismissive remark suggested that he was on Swamy’s side, although the fact that Modi does not hold press conferences probably means that he believes that nothing should be of interest to the media any way.

However, it is when Swamy trained his guns on Arvind Subramanian that Jaitley jumped to the latter’s defence by asserting how valuable the adviser is.

A BJP spokesman also said that the party does not agree with Swamy’s views and that they

Subramanian Swamy

were “completely his personal opinion”.A parallel can be drawn with what happened earlier.

Soon after Modi’s takeover in 2014, the saffron hotheads started shooting from the hip, calling Nathuram Godse a patriot (Sakshi Maharaj, MP) and those not associated with the BJP were illegitimate children (Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, a union minister).But they were quickly reined in.

So were those like Yogi Adity-

anath, MP, who were campaigning in favour of ghar wapsi for Muslims and a devious love jihad directed at Hindu girls.

The next few days will show whether similar disciplinary steps will be taken against Swamy.

But, irrespective of whether his exuberance is checked, what the events of the recent past has shown is that neither is the BJP as disciplined as it claims to be, nor is Modi in full control of his party

and the saffron brotherhood as is believed. While Swamy’s provocative conduct may have pleased himself and the extremists around him, probably in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), they cannot he unaware that his antics have damaged Modi’s reputation more than any of the opposition’s attacks have done.

Moreover, Swamy is no longer seen as a court jester who likes to entertain the audience with his political frolics, but as an activist who is unafraid of pursuing his own line even if it contradicts the government’s.

As long as he was targeting the Nehru-Gandhis, he was perceived as someone serving the BJP’s cause.But no longer.

Now it is suspected, as the Congress has pointed out, that his real target is Arun Jaitley who, the grapevines suggest, is not a favourite of the genuine saffronites.

If this is indeed the case, then it is obvious that Swamy has powerful backers who are not as mindful of the reputation of God’s gift to the nation, which is how parliamentary affairs minister Venkaiah Naidu describes Modi.

Considering how there are vis-

ible signs of progress in fields like science and technology with the launch of 20 satellites in one go, the possibility of a bullet-train ride in five hours between Delhi and Kolkata, the government’s energetic pursuit of a seat in the Nuclear Suppliers Group and so on, the totally unnecessary controversies created by allowing Swamy to run amok can seem odd to the average person.

Whatever be the subterranean political manoeuvres, they are bound to harm Modi’s image internally and spook the foreign investors notwithstanding the opening of new doors for them since the move is seen more as a measure to calm the markets after Rajan’s decision to quit than a genuine desire to open up the economy.

The government has spent too much time dithering about the economy with the result that doubts are being raised about the claims of a seven percent growth rate - the Congress plus the cow, as Arun Shourie mockingly calls the economic policy. The government now has to show that its hands are firmly on the wheel and that it cannot be pushed around by a busybody. - IANS

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Mehbooba wins Anantnag bypolls in popularity test The decisive victory margin for Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is seen as a public endorsement of her Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) decision to

ELATED: Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti,

continue its alliance

right, talks with newsmen after she won Anantnag bypoll election, at Womens College MA Road in Srinagar on Saturday. - PTI

with the BJP

ANANTNAG: Making mincemeat of her electoral rivals, Indian-administered-Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday won the Anantnag assembly bypoll by a margin of over 12,000 votes — in what is seen as a first popularity test of the over year-old PDP-BJP government in the state.

Mehbooba Mufti polled 17,701 votes while her closest rival Hi-

lal Ahmad Shah of the Congress managed just 5,616 of the over 28,500 polled on June 22, an official of the election commission said here.

Low turnout National Conference’s Iftikhar Hussain Misghar came a distant third with a little over 2,800 votes in the low turnout polling — 34 per cent — amid a boycott call by Kashmiri separatists and militants. In Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home

Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated Mehbooba Mufti on her electoral victory. Modi termed it a “phenomenal victory”.

The decisive victory margin for the first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir is seen as a public endorsement of her Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) decision to continue its alliance with the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Her rivals in the National Conference and the Congress had made Mehbooba Mufti’s decision

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to continue the alliance with BJP a hallmark of their electoral campaign in Anantnag.

The by-election was necessitated because of the death of her father, then chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. The late chief minister represented the seat in the assembly that has an effective strength of 87.

Mehbooba Mufti’s victory margin is double that of her father. In 2014, Sayeed won the assembly seat defeating Congress’ Shah by a margin of 6,000 votes. But the voter turnout then was 40 per cent.

“She has won people’s endorsement for the vision of Mufti Muhammad Sayeed,” a senior PDP minister said.

Opposition candidates alleged that the chief minister “engineered” her victory by using the government machinery in her favour. The Congress’ Shah alleged discrepancies in some Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) as they were “not sealed properly” and that postal ballots were counted as “bogus votes”.

“They have changed the voting machines. This is a murder of democracy. The election observers acted as dead wood,” Shah said.

Congress and National Conference supporters earlier created a ruckus inside the counting

hall, Government Degree College, Anantnag, by shouting anti-government slogans that briefly disrupted the vote count.

As election officials refused to entertain the protests, the opposition supporters led by Shah walked out and refused to be part of the counting. The PDP has termed the protest as a frustration over defeat. PDP legislator Abdul Raheem Rather said that the Congress had lost from “places where they had a good support”.

“This is expected from them,” Rather said, refuting the allegations of bogus votes.

Eight candidates contested from the constituency that has over 84,000 eligible voters.

Sayeed passed away in New Delhi on January 7 after a brief illness. Mehbooba Mufti assumed power after being sworn in as the chief minister of the PDP-BJP coalition government on April 4.

It is mandatory for a chief minister or any other minister in the state to become a member of either house of the state’s bicameral legislature within six months of being sworn in. Mehbooba Mufti represents the south Kashmir Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency in parliament. She will now give up the Lok Sabha seat with her election as legislator. - IANS

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Su-30 flies with BrahMos missile for first time NASHIK: For the first time, a Sukhoi fighter jet flew with the supersonic BrahMos missile, moving it closer to trials for launching the missiles from the air.

The demonstration flight, carried out at the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) here, involved carriage of BrahMos missile on the Su-30MKI fighter.

BrahMos Aerospace is a joint venture between India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Russia’s Federal State Unitary Enterprise NPO Mashinostroyenia (NPOM).

This is the first time the BrahMos missile was “married” to a fighter jet.

IAF’s fight test crew Wing Commander Prashant Nair and Wing Commander M.S. Raju flew the BrahMos carrying fighter for 45 minutes under a cloudy sky.

“With today’s successful flight, the BrahMos air version programme now inches closer towards actual test firing when a 2.5-ton BrahMos air-to-ground missile will be fired from the Sukhoi-30 in the coming months,” a BrahMos official said. Chief managing director HAL, T. Suvarna Raju and CEO and MD BrahMos Aerospace Sudhir Kumar Mishra were present at the trial. - IANS

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Thursday night is said to have been momentous for those who campaigned to leave the European Union and turn Britain’s back on the twenty-first century. On that, at least, I can agree. As Cicero wrote: “O wretched and unhappy was that day.” The decision to leave the EU will dominate British national life for the next decade, if not longer.

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utting aside security implications of allowing foreign investors into crucial sectors, the Government of India has announced one of the biggest reform push, allowing 100 per cent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in most sectors of the economy.

Triggering the Indian stock markets, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has announced its intention to radically liberalise norms in single brand retail, airports, civil aviation, food products, pharmaceuticals and animal husbandry sectors. While the announcement about the FDI policy was very stimulating, especially in the wake of the exit of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Chief Dr Raghuram Rajan, the easing up on the FDI policy is likely to provide new avenues for business and employment opportunities. The move is also expected to benefit much awaited foreign companies, such as Apple, IKEA and a few more in the civil aviation and defence sectors.

While the Modi government’s major reforms have the potential to bring about an incredible transformation in the Indian economy, enthusiasm for FDI has to be tempered with caution and paramount attention must be paid to its effect on domestic investment. While economic theory gives some guidance on what to expect from FDI, empirical studies present unsettled views on the relationship between FDI and domestic investment. It will be therefore interesting to see how local investors perceive and actually respond to this move over time. In the long run, we have to see if the domestic firms will be able to sustain the pressure generated by FDI. On the one hand, an increase in FDI can have a positive spill-over effect and lead to higher amounts of domestic investment.

This is termed as the ‘crowding in’ effect. Let us take a hypothetical example to understand this scenario. Let us imagine that we welcome a new foreign friend to our family, hoping that the new foreign friend will help the family prosper.

So our foreign friend arrives and of course, in the long run, we would expect our friend to support the existing members of the family and let them grow. There are two critical aspects to note here. First, the way the remaining family members respond to or rather react to the foreign friend will be interesting to watch. Secondly, not

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On the other hand, an increase in FDI has the potential to either drive down or even eliminate domestic investment. This is referred to as the ‘crowding out’ effect. Going back to our foreign friend example, crowding out is where the foreign friend drives out either few or most of the existing members of the family. In such an event, the foreign friend is merely replacing or substituting the existing ones. If this happens, is it really essential to replace family members?

In real life, while there can be numerous reasons for this to happen, let me share a couple of them.

Having access to both global and local markets, multinational firms are usually more efficient than the domestic ones. Foreign players, which enter the market, might perhaps come with more bargaining power. They might borrow money from the domestic market and can eventually raise the interest rates. Given these circumstances and given the fact that India has many small and indigenous businesses, it is possible that domestic firms will perhaps struggle to compete with more efficient and technologically more superior players and hence might be driven out of the market.

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Islamabad becomes full member of Shanghai organisation ISLAMABAD: Pakistan became a full member of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) after signing Memorandum of Obligations (MoOs), on Friday.

The memorandum was signed

by Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz at SCO’s Heads of State Summit at Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Radio Pakistan reported.

The document was jointly signed by the Foreign Ministers of Six SCO member states, Secretary General SCO and the Adviser on Foreign Affairs.

“Pakistan has been an observer at SCO since 2005. It has been a regular participant in the meetings of SCO and was the first SCO observer to apply for full membership in 2010,” a statement issued

by Pakistan’s Foreign Office said.

Pakistan’s request for membership was approved in principle at the SCO heads of state summit in Ufa, Russia last July.

The SCO Heads of State Council had ‘agreed to launch the procedure’ of accepting Pakistan as a member state of SCO. India also signed the SCO memorandum of obligations on Friday, commencing the process of its membership into the organisation.

Kazakhstan meet “We expect that our partners will be able to accede as quickly as possible, by our next meeting in Kazakhstan” next year, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said after Pakistan and India signed the memorandums on joining, the Kremlin website said.

He added that it was time to ‘work closely’ on ensuring Pakistan and India are integrated into the organisation’s cooperation mechanisms, which include regular meetings between member states’ foreign ministers and heads of government.

Putin told Chinese state news agency Xinhua ahead of the summit that the accession of Pakistan and India would increase SCO’s “relevance, both in the region and worldwide.”

Uzbek president Islam Karim sid that the accession negotiations for Pakistan and India had been ‘difficult’ but that organisation members had managed to reach a compromise. - Express Tribune

Britain’s EU exit to affect Pakistan’s textile exports Since the EU is the largest trading partner of Pakistan, exporters are concerned that political uncertainty in Europe, depreciation of euro and pound may slow down their exports

KARACHI: In another sign that Pakistan’s exports will continue to tumble, some analysts as well as stakeholders are fretting over UK’s decision to exit the European Union, saying that the development is more negative than it is neutral for the economy.

Pakistan’s stock market tumbled over 1,400 points in the aftermath of UK’s historical referendum, with textile and auto sectors bearing the brunt of the decision.

The plunge came amid expectations that Pakistan’s exports, majority of which are textile-related, will plummet to the European Union (EU) after UK exits the 28-nation trading bloc.

However, at a time when world’s markets are reeling with uncertainty, some analysts say the negative impact emanating from Brexit will be comparatively less for Pakistan’s economy as it is relatively insulated from global markets. The reason is that Pakistan’s exports are only 7 per cent of the country’s total Gross Domestic product (GDP).

However, since the EU is the largest trading partner of Pakistan, exporters are concerned that political uncertainty in Europe, depreciation of the euro and the pound sterling may slow down their exports even further in the coming months. A weaker euro and pound sterling makes Pakistan’s exports relatively expensive, causing demand to drop, while a slowdown in foreign econ-

SLOWDOWN: The Pakistani textile community is looking to pause, take a deep breath before jumping on conclusions for the long term.

Pakistan’s exports are only 7 per cent of the country’s total Gross Domestic product. – Bloomberg News

omies is also likely to result in declining imports.

Textiles Meanwhile, the Pakistani textile community is looking to pause, take a deep breath before jumping on conclusions for the long term.

“I don’t know what to say at this moment, pound sterling and the euro have taken a big hit and this will certainly hurt my exports in the short term as well as long term,” said Multinational Export chief executive officer M. Babar Khan, whose company exports most of its knitwear to the EU. Khan, who has two textile factories in Karachi, said that a lot will depend up on how the UK and Pakistan negotiate over duties once the UK leaves the EU. The EU awarded the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) Plus status to Pakistan in December 2013 for the next 10 years, which has already helped the country in adding over $1 billion per year in its exports since Janu-

ary 2014. Exporters are worried whether Pakistan will receive the same benefits once Britain exits the EU. However, since Pakistan has good political relations with the UK and the country also supported Pakistan’s case within the EU in gaining GSP Plus status, some exporters believe Pakistan will succeed in getting the same duty concessions from the UK. The textile sector will be affected as a weaker pound sterling and the euro (down 2.3 per cent in a single day) will render Pakistan’s exports more expensive, Topline Securities reported on Friday.

Out of total Pakistan’s textile exports of $11.6 billion during the first 11 months (Jul-May) of current fiscal year 2015-16, textile exports’ share to the UK was $1.2 billion (10 per cent).

Over 10 per cent of Pakistan’s total exports to the EU come from its leather sector. There are some concerns of slowdown in the EU markets, but there is no panic.

Increased taxes on beverages, mobile phones come into force

Tax on pesticides The sales tax on pesticides and their active ingredients will be abolished compared to earlier 7 per cent tax. Similarly, locally manufactured and imported agriculture tractors that were subject to 10 per cent sales tax will now be taxed at the rate of 5 per cent.

The FBR said the sales tax on urea fertiliser had been reduced to 5 per cent from the standard 17 per cent. The tax reduction along with subsidy will bring down urea prices by Rs390 per 50kg bag.

However, the federal government has given its share of sub-

Auto The Brexit resulted in global markets coming crashing down with pound sterling and the euro taking a massive hit. On the other hand, safe havens like the yen and gold appreciated significantly. The appreciated yen was trading at 101.9 against the dollar, up by 3 per cent as of yesterday.

The yen also appreciated about 3 per cent against the Pakistan

rupee on Friday.

“This will be negative for local auto sector as portion of their costs are denominated in the yen,” according to the Topline Securities report. Invest & Finance Securities chief executive officer CEO Muzammil Aslam commented that Pakistan will face some impact of the Brexit in terms of imports and exports.

“There is uncertainty everywhere and this is expected to continue. The very fact that the pound sterling and the euro are depreciating is enough to know that Pakistani exports to the UK and the EU will take a hit in coming months,” he added.

The price of the precious metal increased 3 per cent overnight in the local market. - Express Tribune

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ISLAMABAD: The agriculture relief package and increase in taxes on mobile phones, beverages and cement were scheduled to come into effect on Saturday as acting President Mian Raza Rabbani has given his assent to the budget for the new fiscal year.

“The president is pleased to grant assent to the Finance Act 2016,” said the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Friday. Except for certain provisions, the new tax laws would come into effect from July 1, it added.

The important measures that will be taken from the new fiscal year include powers to open up to 10-year-old accounts of companies and individuals, linking the taxfree cash withdrawal and banking transactions of Rs50,000 with a single CNIC, increase in tax rates on insurance business and withdrawal of group tax relief facility.

The FBR said according to the Finance Act 2016 certain provisions would come into force from the next day following the assent of the President.

“We have some concerns because we believe political upheaval in Europe may hit Pakistan’s leather exports in the EU. But it may not be that severe because there is already a slowdown in EU’s leading markets,” Pakistan Tanners Association (PTA) Chairman Gulzar Feroz told said.

“Now that Pakistan will have to negotiate duty concessions with the UK, we would urge the UK authorities to consider Pakistan’s interests and allow it to export its products comparable to the GSP Plus arrangements,” said Feroz.

HIGH TAXES: Federal excise duty on aerated waters and beverages has been increased from 10.5 per

cent to 11.5 per cent. The tax on category-B mobile has been doubled to Rs1,000 per phone and it has been increased to Rs1,500 per set for high-end smartphones, up from Rs1,000. – Bloomberg news

sidy in the shape of reduction in sales tax. It will not provide cash, unlike provinces that will give a cash subsidy.

The manufacturers will also take a hit of Rs50 on their profit, which many believe are charging far higher prices from farmers than the prevailing international prices.In his budget windup speech, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar had announced that the agriculture relief package would come into force before the start of July in order to facilitate the farmers in purchasing inputs before Eid holidays.

The government’s decision to immediately implement the agriculture package will also thwart plans of the fertiliser manufacturers, who had started misusing the opportunity.

Some of the manufacturers

were getting draft orders from the fertiliser dealers at prevailing prices and would supply the product in July. Thus, the stock they were selling at 17 per cent sales tax would be shown to the government as supplied at 5 per cent tax.

This will reduce intended benefits for the farmers besides adversely affecting government’s revenues. Some of the leading manufacturers were involved in this game, said sources in the FBR. Sales tax on sugar These companies were sending cargoes directly from the factory to the dealers and the in charge of warehouse was giving an informal invoice. In the accounts of companies, the containers were shown in transit.

The FBR has also enforced 8 per cent sales tax on sugar from

Saturday. Until Friday, the government was charging 8 per cent federal excise duty on sugar, which has now been replaced with 8 per cent sales tax.

More revenue The move will increase revenue collection and slightly push up prices of the commodity, as sales tax is charged by including all incidences and taxes in the base price.

The government has also increased sales tax on mobile phones with effect from Saturday. The tax on category-B mobile has been doubled to Rs1,000 per phone and it has been increased to Rs1,500 per set for high-end smartphones, up from Rs1,000.

Similarly, federal excise duty on aerated waters and beverages has been increased from 10.5 per cent to 11.5 per cent. - Express Tribune

New kidney, liver centre on the cards FAISALABAD: “An amount of Rs4 billion has been allocated for the establishment of a new kidney and liver centre in Faisalabad.

This decision is in line with the government’s policy to provide comprehensive health cover to the citizens,” Provincial Assembly Member (MPA) Madiha Rana said.

She was addressing an Eid gifts distribution ceremony at the Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI). Gifts were presented to orphans at the ceremony.

Thanking the Rehman Foundation for providing free dialysis facilities to the poor, she said more non government organiations (NGOs) in Faisalabad should step up to provide health and education.

She also thanked Khalid Pervaiz Sheikh of Anjuman-i-Islamia for managing the orphanage and providing lodging, education, sports and co-curricular facilities to the children. The minister condemned the killing of Amjad Sabri.

“A great man was taken away from us. Such acts of terror are attempts to demoralise the nation that it is fighting extremism.”

Earlier, FCCI president Chaudhary Muhammad Nawaz said his responsibility was limited to resolving problems confronted by the business community. However, he said he had personally fixed two high priority areas for himself – health and education. He said he was proud of his collaboration with various NGOs in this regard.

He also presented a cheque for Rs96,000 to Rehman Foundation and said that more donations would be arranged for the NGO. Pervaiz Khalid Sheikh of Apna Ghar also addressed the function.

He said the Anjuman-i-Islamia had been providing social services to inhabitants of the city for

Rs4 billion has been allocated for the establishment of a new kidney and liver centre in Faisalabad.

This decision is in line with the government’s policy to provide comprehensive health cover to the citizens Madiha Rana

Member, Provincial Assembly

nearly a century.

“Last year, we gave out small loans amounting to Rs20 million to 564 families of Guru nanakpura,” he said. He said he had adopted 100 schools under a scheme announced by the chief minister.

“These neglected public sector schools did not have teachers and lacked basic facilities,” he said.

“As many as 6,000 students of a primary girls school did not have uniforms, but we managed to raise funds to provide for them.”

Waqar Ahmed Niaz of the Rehman Foundation also briefed the participants. —Express Tribune

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SPAIN: A horse rears up in the crowd during the traditional San Juan (Saint John) festival in the town of Ciutadella, on the Balearic Island of Menorca on the eve of San Juan day. During the island’s San Juan festival, held each year on June 23 and 24, Minorcan race horses gallop and prance on their hind legs through the streets of Ciutadella to honour of the town’s patron saint. As the ‘caixers’ (horse riders) ride together in a parade, spectators attempt to pat the horses’ chests to get good luck. – AFP

FRENCH POLYNESIA: From left, Miss Heiva Mehealani Tepou, second placed Vaita Buisson, Miss Tahiti 2016 Vaea Ferrand and third placed Vanille Guyot-Sionnest smiles during the Miss Tahiti 2016 beauty contest on Saturday in at the city hall of Papeete, French Polynesia. – AFP

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WORLD China, Taiwan ties in meltdown as tensions rise China has insisted Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen recognise something called the ‘1992 consensus’ reached between China’s Communists and Taiwan’s then-ruling

FRAUDSTERS: Taiwan’s and China’s suspects are surrounded

by China police SWAT team and Cambodia police before being deported at the International Airport of Phnom Penh, on Friday.

— Reuters

Nationalists, under which both agreed there is only one China

BEIJING: The Chinese government said on Saturday it had stopped a communication mechanism with Taiwan because of the refusal of the selfruled island’s new government to recognise the “one China” principle, in the latest show of tension between the two.

China, which regards Taiwan as wayward province, is deeply suspicious of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, who took office last month, as they suspect she will push for formal independence. Tsai, who heads the proindependence Democratic Progressive Party, says she wants to maintain the status quo with China and is committed to ensuring peace. But China has insisted she recognise something called

the “1992 consensus” reached between China’s Communists and Taiwan’s then-ruling Nationalists, under which both agreed there is only one China, with each having their own interpretation of what that means.

In a brief statement carried by the official Xinhua news agency, China’s Taiwan Affairs Office said that since May 20, when Tsai took office, Taiwan has not affirmed this consensus. “Because the Taiwan side has not acknowledged the 1992 consensus, this joint political basis for showing the one China principle, the cross Taiwan Strait contact and communication mechanism has already stopped,” spokesman An Fengshan said. The announcement came as Taiwan expressed anger at Cambodia’s deportation of 25 Taiwanese nationals wanted on fraud charges to China on Friday, ignoring attempts by Taiwanese officials to have them returned to the island. Taipei has accused Beijing of kidnapping when other countries such as Kenya and Malaysia have deported Taiwanese

to China, also in fraud cases.

Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council said on Friday it had expressed its concerns to the Taiwan Affairs Office about the Cambodia case using the communication system. In a statement on Saturday, the council said both sides of the Taiwan Strait had a responsibility to maintain peace and stability.

“The government will continue to keep open the door to communication and dialogue,” it said. The regular communication mechanism had been ushered in following a rapid improvement of ties under the rule of Taiwan’s then-president Ma Ying-jeou, who took office in 2008 and signed a series of landmark trade and tourism deals with China.

Tsai is currently on her first trip overseas as president, visiting diplomatic allies Panama and Paraguay, with transit stops both ways in the United States. Defeated Nationalist forces fled to Taiwan after a civil war with the Communists in 1949, which has never formally ended. — Reuters

TURKEY

28 detained over Gulen links ISTANBUL: Turkish police detained 28 people on Saturday over allegations of funding the movement of US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, a foe of President Tayyip Erdogan, the privately-owned Dogan News Agency reported.

The investigation included the head of a prominent business confederation TUSKON and fiPROBE

Debris found in Tanzania may be of MH370 KUALA LUMPUR: A new piece of debris found in Tanzania will be examined for a possible link to the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, Malaysian state news agency Bernama cited the country’s transport minister as saying on Saturday.

“This debris is quite large... only if it is confirmed to be that of Boeing 777 will we send an investigation team there to study whether it really belonged to MH370 or not,” Malaysian transport minister Liow Tiong Lai was quoted as saying.

Madagascar Liow said recent discoveries of bags and other personal items found in Madagascar were not connected to MH370.

Flight MH370 disappeared in March 2014 with 239 passengers and crew on board shortly after taking off from Kuala Lumpur bound for Beijing.

Deliberately switched off Investigators believe someone may have deliberately switched off the plane’s transponder before diverting it thousands of miles off course over the Indian Ocean.

A piece of the plane washed up on the French island of Reunion in July 2015. — Reuters

nancial police were searching for 23 other people in Istanbul and s provinces of Konya, Kayseri and Mugla, it said. Police was not immediately available for comment.

The raids were the latest police operations targeting thousands of supporters of the cleric, accused of leading what authorities describe as a “Gu-

lenist Terror Group” trying to overthrow Erdogan. Gulen denies the accusations.

Thousands of police officers, prosecutors and judges were sacked or reassigned for alleged links to the cleric while several media outlets with ties to Gulen have been seized or shut down.

— Reuters

S O M A L I C A P I TA L

10 killed in Shabaab attack MOGADISHU: Somalia’s Al Shabaab extremist group launched a suicide bomb attack on a hotel in the centre of Mogadishu on Saturday before fighters stormed inside, police and the militant group said.

Police said at least seven people had died and 10 others were wounded. Gunfire echoed round the seaside city after the blast and

ambulances raced to the scene.

“We attacked the hotel which was frequented by the apostate government members,” al Shabaab military operations spokesman Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab told Reuters, adding that the group’s fighters were inside the building.

Al Shabaab frequently carries out attacks in the capital in its

bid to topple the Western-backed government.

“Those who died included civilians and hotel guards,” police major Ali Hassan said. “We have rescued many people from the back door. No one can enter the building from the front or near the front.

There are snipers there,” he said as fighting continued. — Reuters

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Scotland keeps plans to secede from UK open The SNP argues that many Scots opted to remain part of the United Kingdom in 2014 because they believed that was the only way to guarantee EU membership

EDINBURGH: Scotland’s devolved government will start a drive to protect its European Union membership and will prepare for a possible fresh independence vote after Britain voted to exit the bloc, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Saturday.

“We are determined to act decisively in a way that builds unity across Scotland,” Sturgeon told reporters, adding that might include a vote on Scottish secession from the United Kingdom.

Scots rejected independence in a 2014 referendum by 55-45 per cent and at the time the vote was considered a decisive verdict for a generation. Since then support for independence has not shifted significantly, according to polls.

Remain in EU On Thursday Britain as a whole voted to leave the EU, but Scotland voted by 62 to 38 per cent to remain.

The SNP argues that many Scots opted to remain part of the United Kingdom in 2014 because they believed that was the only way to guarantee EU membership. The SNP argues Thursday’s

CRISIS OVER EU MEMBERSHIP: Scotland’s First Minister and Leader of the Scottish National Party, Nicola Sturgeon, fifth left, chairs an emergency Cabinet meeting at Bute House in Edinburgh, Scotland on Saturday, following the pro-Brexit result of the UK’s EU referendum vote. — AFP/POOL/Jane Barlow

outcome changes the case for independence, and many Scots may reassess their 2014 vote.

Sturgeon on Friday said a new referendum was “highly likely”.

After meeting ministers in her devolved government on Saturday, Sturgeon said Scotland would not allow its EU membership to be taken away without exploring all the possibilities and would seek to build broad-based support at home and abroad to maintain it.

“We will seek to enter into immediate discussions with the EU institutions and with other EU member states to explore all possible options to protect

Scotland’s place in the EU,” said Sturgeon, speaking outside her official residence.

She reiterated that an independence vote could be offered.

Second referendum “A second (Scottish) independence referendum is clearly an option that requires to be on the table, and it is very much on the table,” she said. She would also establish a panel of experts to advise the Scottish government on legal, financial and diplomatic matters concerning EU membership.

Any new vote should be decided by “clear public appetite”, but the

independence option should be there, said a spokesman for the Scottish Greens, the kingmaker for Sturgeon’s SNP. Her party is two seats shy of a majority in the devolved parliament.

“It is too soon to say whether and when a further referendum on Scottish independence will take place, but in the wake of the EU referendum result few people will doubt that it must be on the table,” a spokesman for the party told Reuters.

Wille Rennie, leader of Scotland’s pro-EU Liberal Democrats said in a statement he had committed his party to backing Sturgeon’s EU negotiation process, but had received a guarantee this was not a ruse for a new independence drive.

Splitting Scotland from the UK would end three centuries of shared history, upending another successful economic relationship shortly after the now-impending divorce between Britain and the EU. — Reuters

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Britain’s European Union commissioner Jonathan Hill resigns BRUSSELS: The British member of the EU executive, Financial Services Commissioner Jonathan Hill, resigned on Saturday after having campaigned against Britain leaving the European Union.

Following the referendum vote for Brexit on Thursday, few expected a Briton to retain oversight of the EU banking and finance market that will be a key battleground in negotiations between London and Brussels on dissolving British membership.

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said he was handing the portfolio to Valdis Dombrovskis, who will take it into his brief as vice president for the euro from July 16.

An EU official said the move made it clear that plans for an EU capital markets union would now focus on the euro zone after Hill had worked to ensure new EU rules would not disadvantage London’s huge finance industry based outside the currency area.

“It’s clear there will be a less clear division between the capital markets union and the euro zone,” the official said.

London-based banks and other financial firms are concerned about access to the EU once Britain leaves the single market.

Hill said in a statement a day after British voters backed Brexit in a referendum called by Prime Minister David Cameron: “I don’t believe it is right that I should carry on as the British commissioner as though nothing had happened.”

Financial stability Dombrovskis, who as prime minister took Latvia into the euro, and whose current role already oversees Hill’s portfolio, said his priority was to maintain financial stability in markets.

Cameron, who will be replaced once his Conservative party elects a new leader, will leave it to his successor to discuss what to do with Britain’s seat on the Commis-

I don’t believe it is right that I should carry on as the British commissioner as though nothing had happened Jonathan Hill

British member of the EU executive

sion, a British spokesperson said.

It retains the right to a seat, along with the 27 other EU states, until it finally leaves the Union.

Hill, 54, a lobbyist and former Conservative leader in the upper house of parliament who has become a popular figure among EU colleagues in 18 months in Brussels, was described by Juncker as a “true European” whom he had tried to persuade to stay on.

Hill, a close ally of Cameron, said: “I came to Brussels as someone who had campaigned against Britain joining the euro and who was sceptical about Europe. I will leave it certain that, despite its frustrations, our membership was good for our place in the world and good for our economy.” — Reuters

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Merkel against calls to force Britain out of bloc quickly LONDON/BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel sought on Saturday to temper pressure from Paris, Brussels and her own government to force Britain into negotiating a quick divorce from the EU, despite warnings that hesitation will let populism take hold.

Eurosceptics in other member states applauded Britons’ decision to leave the European Union in a referendum that sent shockwaves around the world, with farright demands for a similar vote in Slovakia underlining the risk of a domino effect. With the referendum decision finally made on Thursday and Prime Minister David Cameron having announced his resignation, European politicians and institutions felt free to shower demands on Britain over its future outside the world’s largest trading bloc.

The European Central Bank said Britain’s financial industry, which employs 2.2 million people, would lose the right to serve clients in the EU unless the country signed up to its single market - anathema to “leave” campaigners who are set to lead the next government in London.

Almost alone in continental Europe, Merkel tried to slow the rush to get Britain out of the EU door.

Europe’s most powerful leader made clear she would not press Cameron after he indicated Britain would not seek formal exit negotiations until October at least.

“Quite honestly, it should not take ages, that is true, but I would not fight now for a short time frame,” Merkel told a news conference.

“The negotiations must take place in a businesslike, good climate,” she said.”Britain will remain a close partner, with which we are linked economically.”

Britain’s decision to leave the EU is the biggest blow since World War Two to the European project of forging greater unity.

But Merkel appeared more conciliatory than others within

END GAME: (Left to right) Luxembourg’s Foreign minister Jean Asselborn, Italy’s Foreign minister Paolo Gentiloni, Germany’s Foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Belgium’s Foreign minister Didier Reynders, France’s Foreign minister Jean-Marc Ayrault and Netherlands’ Foreign minister Bert Koenders address a press conference after talks at the Villa Borsig in Berlin on Saturday. — AFP

her coalition government and elsewhere in Europe.

The chief executive of Britain’s “Vote Leave” campaign called for informal talks before London notifies the EU it wants to leave under the Lisbon Treaty, which provides for two years of divorce proceedings.

But German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, a member of Merkel’s Social Democrat coalition partners, showed a greater sense of urgency on getting talks going.

“This process should get underway as soon as possible so that we are not left in limbo but rather can concentrate on the future of Europe,” he said after hosting a meeting of his colleagues from the six founding members of the EU - Germany,

France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.

French Foreign Minister JeanMarc Ayrault warned of the dangers of delay.”We have to give a new sense to Europe, otherwise populism will fill the gap,” he said.

Petition for another vote In Britain itself, divisions widened after the relatively close vote.

Almost 1.9 million Britons have signed a petition on parliament’s website calling for a second EU referendum because Thursday’s 52-48 per cent result in favour of “Brexit” was not decisive enough.

The petition will have to be discussed by lawmakers, but it has no legal force and its backers compare with the 17.4 million Britons who voted “leave”. — Reuters

B AIIB OFFERS FIRST LOANS Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB announced its first loans for projects from a slum upgrade in Indonesia to a highway in Pakistan. The loans total $509 million, a statement by the bank said on Friday. - Bloomebrg News

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Commercial banks assets rise by 7.7% Credit to the private sector increased by 12.1 per cent to reach OMR16.9 billion as at the end of April 2016.

Conventional banks’ overall investments in securities stood at OMR2.7 billion as at the end of April 2016.

MUSCAT: The total assets of conventional commercial banks increased by 7.7 per cent to OMR28.6 billion in April 2016 from OMR26.5 billion a year ago.

Of the total assets, credit disbursement accounted for 67.2 per cent and increased by 9.4 per cent at the of end April 2016 to OMR19.2 billion, according to statistics issued by the Central Bank of Oman (CBO).

Credit to the private sector increased by 12.1 per cent to reach OMR16.9 billion as at the end of April 2016. Conventional banks’ overall investments in securities stood at OMR2.7 billion as at the end of April 2016.

Investment in Government Development Bonds and Govern-

Central Bank of Oman. – Times file picture

ment Sukuk increased by 37.7 per cent over the year to OMR923.1 million at the end of April 2016.

Banks also invested OMR368.6 million in Government Treasury Bills as at the end of April 2016.

Commercial banks’ investments in foreign securities stood at OMR853.1 million in April 2016, registering an increase of 61.3 per cent over the year. Aggregate deposits held with conventional banks registered a modest increase of 2.8 per cent to OMR18.3 billion in April 2016 from OMR17.8 billion a year ago.

Government deposits Government deposits with conventional banks declined by 8.4 per cent to OMR4.7 billion. Deposits of public enterprises increased by 45.9 per cent to OMR1.2 billion during the same period.

Private sector deposits, which constituted 66 per cent of total deposits with conventional banks, increased by 4.7 per cent

to OMR12.1 billion in April 2016 from OMR11.5 billion a year ago.

The core capital and reserves of conventional banks stood at OMR3.7 billion as at the end of the April 2016, a rise of 17.7 per cent over the previous year.

Islamic banking entities provided financing to the extent of OMR1.95 billion as at the end of April 2016 when compared to OMR1.3 billion a year ago.

Total deposits held with Islamic banks and windows also registered a significant increase to OMR1.72 billion in April 2016 from OMR0.8 billion outstanding as at the end of April 2015. The total assets of Islamic banks and windows combined, amounted to OMR2.5 billion at the end of April 2016 which constituted about 8.3 per cent of the banking system assets.

The combined balance sheet of conventional and Islamic banks (other depository corporations) taken together, provides a com-

plete overview of the financial intermediation taking place in the banking system in Oman. The total outstanding credit extended by the other depository corporations stood at OMR21.1 billion as at the end of April 2016, a rise of 12.4 per cent over the level witnessed a year ago. Credit to the private sector increased by 15.1 per cent to OMR18.8 billion as at the end of April 2016. Of the total credit to the private sector, the share of the household sector (mainly under personal loans) stood at 46 per cent, closely followed by the nonfinancial corporate sector at 45.8 per cent, financial corporations at 5.3 per cent and other sectors the remaining 2.9 per cent.

Total deposits also registered a significant growth of 7.4 per cent to OMR20 billion at the end of April 2016. Private sector deposits of the banking system registered a growth of 7.8 per cent to OMR13 billion at the end of April 2016. — ONA

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Costly divorce for UK Inc. LONDON: As executives digest the news of the UK’s vote to leave the European Union, they’re cautioning that business will suffer — affecting everything from beach vacations to wristwatch ads to initial public offerings of stocks.

Companies exposed to the UK economy warned that the decision could slow growth and prompt them to cut their investments in

the country, and the pound and stocks plunged in response to the so-called Brexit vote.

Ryanair said airfares will rise, Swiss watchmaker H. Moser & Cie. said it’s considering reducing ad spending and people familiar with the matter said Telefonica is considering delaying plans for IPOs of two units, including UK mobile operator O2. - Bloomberg News

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Is technology still the best sector for investment in 2016?

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When investing in stocks you would be forgiven for thinking the only certainty is uncertainty. Analysing stocks against the backdrop of the global factors that affect stock values, such as economic conditions and world events — for example how chaos in the Middle East can suddenly send oil prices spiralling at short notice — is an imprecise art. That said, certain categories of stocks may offer a better chance than others for a steady return on investment.

Technology is likely to be a winner in 2016, simply because tech generally is moving on at a rapid rate, with commensurate growth for the companies involved. Careful decision making as to what type of tech and which companies to invest in is required. Research needs to be thorough; a useful source of market intelligence can be found on the IG Dubai website.

Internet of Things Technology is growing at a rapid pace in this area. As devices, ranging from household appliances, cars, road infrastructure and industrial equipment, ‘talk’ to each other, so companies involved in this field are growing. It is not necessarily new tech companies, however. Established corporations in other fields, such as Sony, Cable and Wireless (C&W) and General Electric, are experiencing, or expect to experience growth, as they are involved in supplying equipment. For example, Sony manufactures sensors that are used extensively to enable cars to ‘talk’ to each other, the driver, roads and building infrastructure.

The Cloud This is well established for providing third party data storage and is a tech area likely to enjoy continued growth, as demand for storage grows with the increasing amount

of data being generated. Here, tech giants, such as Google and Microsoft, have a strong presence. Indeed, this is an area of great benefit to Microsoftwith their Azure platform, since their core software business is actually declining, in terms of turnover.

Artificial Intelligence This is concerned with developments in computers and other tech ‘talking’ to us and being able to work things out for themselves.

This is an area of strong growth, and — like Microsoft— is an area where an established company in a declining tech field can benefit from another. IBM has experienced a general decline over recent years, but its involvement with artificial intelligence, with its Watson project, is a major growth area for the blue chip organisation.

Big Data The rise in data generation and capture is rapidly accelerating, and it is mainly newer software companies that are providing the means for all this data to be analysed and processed. Here, some careful analysis is required before investing, as many of these companies are experiencing huge growth, but are investing heavily in their businesses, so profits are presently less easy to find.

Old and new tech Tech household names provide a mixed bag of investment potential.

With Google and Microsoft becoming involved in newer growth developments, such as the Cloud, they could provide a safe pair of hands, investment-wise, as they carefully diversify to embrace ‘new tech’. The same could be said of IBM, concerning its involvement in artificial intelligence.

New tech is a potentially high growth and exciting field to invest in, but care needs to be taken inexactly choosing its whereabouts.

US investors eye low rates, earnings data They pointed to expectations that US interest rates would remain low, that upcoming reports would show US corporate earnings had recently improved and that Britain’s breakup with the EU would be gradual, and not economy-wrecking.

TURBULENT TIMES: Friday’s 3.6 per cent slump erased the S&P 500’s gains for 2016. But even as the index suffered its worst one-day drop in 10 months, some US investors looked for reasons to expect more upbeat trading next week. — Bloomberg News

NEW YORK: With markets reeling after Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, some on Wall Street expect cooler heads to prevail over the next several sessions as investors focus domestically on the outlook for the US economy and company earnings.

The unexpected decision by Britons to break away from the world’s biggest trade bloc raised the specter of a slower global economy and sent stocks and currencies plunging by historic amounts on Friday.

Friday’s 3.6 per cent slump erased the S&P 500’s gains for 2016. But even as the index suffered its worst one-day drop in 10 months, some US investors looked for reasons to expect more upbeat trading next week.

They pointed to expectations that US interest rates would remain low, that upcoming reports

would show US corporate earnings had recently improved and that Britain’s breakup with the EU would be gradual, and not economy-wrecking.

“I don’t think this is a catalyst that’s going to cause a bear market in this country at all. People should not be going ‘the world is coming to an end.’ It’s not,” said Ken Polcari, director of the NYSE floor division at O’Neil Securities in New York.

US companies do stand to lose from Britain’s divorce from the EU, a process expected to take two years to negotiate.

Britain was the fifth-largest buyer of US exports last year, with $56 billion in purchases, according to US Census Bureau estimates. A stronger dollar versus the pound and other currencies would inevitably hurt US companies selling abroad.

“There’s going to be a lot of reconsideration, pausing, certain deals that were contemplated are going to change,” said Steve Massocca, chief investment officer at Wedbush Equity Management.

“But ultimately, this is not going to have a fundamental impact on how the world goes about doing business.” Fed Chair Janet Yellen is scheduled to speak at an event in Portugal on Wednesday and investors will want to know how she sees the so-called Brexit changing the outlook for the US economy and interest rates.

Traders have completely priced out any chance of a Fed rate hike this year and are even weighing the possibility of a rate cut, federal funds rate futures suggest.

“This event pretty much ensures that unless something dramatic changes, interest rates in this country are going no-

where for the foreseeable future, and that is at the end of the day a positive scenario for the stock market,” said Ted Weisberg, a trader with Seaport Securities in New York.

On Tuesday, the US Commerce Department plans to release its final gross domestic product estimate for the first quarter of 2016.

That and a slew of other economic data, including the Conference Board’s read on June consumer confidence, could sway investor sentiment at a time when the health of the US economy has become a more critical question for investors.

The second-quarter earnings season hits full force in mid-July.

Improved earnings reports from US companies could be good news for stocks, as they would make higher share prices justifiable on a price-earnings basis. — Reuters

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GCC states fuel $100 billion in airport construction projects Times News Service MUSCAT: With the International Air Transport Association (IATA) projecting Middle East passengers to grow by 4.9 per cent per year to 2034, the GCC is fuelling $100 billion in airport expansion and construction projects in Bahrain, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and UAE, according to Deloitte.

“As Middle East airports expand, aesthetic and acoustic considerations are vital for growing passenger numbers, and providing a high-quality traveller experience, whether waiting, dining, or shopping.

Good acoustics are essential for a serene airport atmosphere, such as by reducing loudspeaker sound, and perforated ceilings to minimise the noise of people talking or walking,” said Mohamed Nawarah, Country Manager – Kingdom of Saudi Arabiaat Hunter Douglas, the international airport consultancy based in The Netherlands.

Dubai International Airport is the world’s busiest international airport, and Al Maktoum International Airport is set to have one of the world’s largest capacities at 160 million annual passengers.

Abu Dhabi International Airport is set to reach 40 million pas-

sengers by 2017. Hunter Douglas has advised many of the world’s leading airports.

Brussels Airport At Brussels Airport, the Connector is an above-ground building connecting Piers A and B, which replaced a dark route through stairs, escalators, and elevators.

The Connector allows departing passengers to walk straight from the check-in desk to their gate, and arriving passengers to easily walk to the baggage reclaim hall and exit.

Connector also hosts Europe’s largest screening platform with 25 lanes.

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‘Britain at risk of credit downgrade’ LONDON: Ratings agency Moody’s said Britain’s creditworthiness was now at greater risk after voting to leave the European Union (EU), as the country would face substantial challenges to successfully negotiate its exit from the bloc. Moody’s assigned a negative outlook to its ‘Aa1’ rating for British government debt after a Thursday referendum showed that a clear majority of Britons wanted to leave the EU, prompting Prime Minister David Cameron to announce he would resign.

“During the several years in which the UK will have to renegotiate its trade relations with the EU, Moody’s expects heightened uncertainty, diminished confidence and lower spending and investment to result in weaker growth,” the agency said.

Britain’s finance ministry and central bank had warned voters the country would face a major economic hit if it left the EU after more than 40 years as a member, and sterling on Friday fell to its lowest against the dollar since 1985.

Rival credit ratings agency Standard & Poor’s — the only major body one to still assign Britain a top-notch triple-A grade — said before Thursday’s referendum that Britain was likely to face a downgrade if it voted to leave, and Fitch

Ratings said on Friday that the vote would be “moderately negative”.

But Moody’s was the first to take concrete action after the vote, just as it was in 2013 when it was the first to strip Britain of its ‘AAA’ credit rating due to slow growth and rising public indebtedness.

The decision to leave the EU raised questions over Britain’s hitherto high-quality economic policymaking, Moody’s said.

“Policy predictability and effectiveness of economic policymaking ... might be somewhat diminished,” Moody’s said.

“The challenges for policymakers and officials will be substantial.” Protracted trade talks, slow growth or heightened pressures on sterling could all trigger a downgrade, Moody’s said.

Supporters of Britain leaving the EU have largely dismissed warnings about the economic consequences as scaremongering, and are confident Britain will negotiate trade deals and immigration controls superior to those it already has.

But Moody’s said leaving the EU was likely to leave Britain with less money to spend on public services.

“The negative effect from lower economic growth will outweigh the fiscal savings from the UK no longer having to contribute to the EU budget,” it said. — Bloomberg News

Vehicle sales in region to reach 4.4m in 2020 At the same time, the number of vehicles in operation on the region’s roads will rise from 34.8 million in 2015 to 44.5 million in 2020.

READY FOR THE ROAD: This surge in demand is being driven by a variety of factors. — Supplied picture

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$17.2 billion as compared to the 2015 total of $12.98 billion. This represents a projected pan-regional compound average growth rate 9CAGR0 of 5.9 per cent.

MUSCAT: Total light vehicle sales in the Middle East is estimated to reach 4.4 million by 2020 as compared to the 2015 total of 3,2 million, according to Frost & Sullivan.

At the same time, the number of vehicles in operation on the region’s roads will rise from 34.8 million in 2015 to 44.5 million in 2020.

This burgeoning growth is expected to drive up demand for parts and accessories, for which sales in 2020 is expected to reach

E U R E F E R E N D U M I M PAC T

India expected to benefit from Brexit: YES Bank CEO SINGAPORE: India could benefit from Brexit and delay in hike in the US interest rate over the next six months, YES Bank Chief Executive Officer Rana Kapoor has said.

“In the next 1-6 months, India could very well be a significant beneficiary of this extraordinary event, given Eurozone pain points, delayed hike in US interest rates and with India increasingly standing out as the must invest destination for strategic and financial investors. Therefore this is good news in the bad news, for India,” Kapoor said on Friday night.

Extreme volatility With Britain opting to repudiate its European Union membership, global markets are facing extreme volatility, noted Kapoor.

“In the very near term, there could be some adverse spillover on India through financial linkages with rest of the world. However, I expect the dust to settle down soon as our policymakers have enough ammunition to ward off unwarranted volatility,” he said, echoing views of the Indian business community.

Despite regular bouts of economic, financial, and political crises globally over the last two years, India has proved its eco-

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nomic mettle by boosting structural and institutional factors of growth while adequately ring fencing its vulnerabilities, observed Kapoor.

“The Government’s persistence with Foreign Direct Investment liberalisation, passage of critical reforms like the Bankruptcy Bill along with the anticipated Goods Services Tax Bill will help India,” said Kapoor, largely reflecting the Indian financial sector’s growing confidence in the government and its reforms. is leading YES Bank’s $1 billion fund raising on the global market and its confident of winning new stakeholders for the bank and investors for India.

“We believe the steadfast In-

dian market will continue to be the world’s best performer with high yields,” he said, noting that the global financial institutions lost $2.1 trillion within hours of learning British pullout of the European Union.

Kapoor expects the global economies to spend this weekend calculating the risk factors from Brexit, and hope for a sobering Monday (27 June 2016). “Hopefully, all the shocks would be absorbed over the weekend for the narrow vote on Brexit was not completely unexpected,” said Kapoor who also noted the increasing discord within EU with more and more opposition viewing their wish to be out of more than six-decade old union. — PTI

Surge in demand This surge in demand is being driven by a variety of factors, chief among which are rapid urbanisation and growing infrastructural and industrial development in the surging economies across the region.

As the automotive aftermarket in the Middle East and Africa continues to post impressive growth

rates, international auto aftermarket players are keen to be a part of this growth by increasing their footprint across the region.

Automechanika Dubai 2016 Automechanika Dubai 2016, the Middle East and Africa’s largest automotive aftermarket exhibition, proved to be among the most successful editions yet, with hectic business deal making and networking as well as a series of product launches being among the main features of the show.

The 14th edition of the trade and networking mega event that

draws in the who’s who of the automotive industry from around the wider region and its hinterland, featured as many as 2,017 exhibitors from 58 countries, and attracted 30,018 visitors from 119 countries. The robust participation by the international trade underlines the continued high interest in the region from global automotive players, who see the region as a key driver in their future business plans.

Targeting the fast-growing regional markets were a majority of the world’s leading brands who showcased their innovative automotive technologies across six product groups of Parts & Components; Electronics & Systems; Repair & Maintenance; Tyres & Batteries; Accessories & Tuning; and Service Station & Car Wash.

“The Middle East is now one of the world’s most significant automotive markets, thanks to higher income levels and a penchant for quality automobiles,” said Ahmed Pauwels, CEO of Messe Frankfurt Middle East, organiser of Automechanika Dubai.

“The advantages of maintaining a base in the region gives companies the ability to better access and meet the needs of their regional customers,” he added.

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CRACKED BULL MARKET

he Wall Street deal-making machine that powered 2015 to one of the biggest years ever for mergers and acquisitions has slowed, and that means the pop to stock prices that investors could count on from corporate transactions has been reduced. While there are still seven months left in 2016, the volume of takeovers shows few signs of picking up.

Take the knee-jerk jump in acquired companies on the first trading session after a takeover is announced.

Those gains alone added $192 billion to equity values in 2015, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

This year, single-day moves following M&A are on pace to add $70 billion — the least since 2009.

Seldom since stocks began their ascent in March 2009 has the outlook been more bleak than now. Economists are cutting forecasts for global growth and the Federal Reserve is warning more interest rate increases are coming as soon as next month.

Announced buybacks, the biggest source of equity demand in the sevenyear bull market, dropped 38 per cent in the last four months, the number of dividend boosts is the lowest since 2009 and earnings are in free fall.

“M&A, buybacks, flows into equities — they’ve been like safety nets for the market, and if something goes wrong, it’s likely to be more exaggerated in their absence,” Thomas Melcher, the Philadelphia-based chief investment officer at PNC Asset Management Group, said by phone.

“It doesn’t mean the market can’t sustain these levels, but it does mean it’s walking on a tightrope.”

Companies are putting on the brakes at a time when most investors are nursing losses. The S&P 500 is down 3.5 per cent in 12 months and has gone a full year without setting an all-time high, a fallow period that has just two precedents in past bull markets. Declines of comparable length have usually been the start of bear markets, defined by a 20 per cent retreat in prices.

Other sources of corporate largess are slowing down. In the first quarter, capital spending at US companies dropped by the most since 2009.

That’s against the backdrop of the fourth straight quarter of declining profits and the fifth quarter of shrinking revenue.

Near-zero interest rates and a deluge of so-called mega deals valued at $20 billion or above pushed merger activity to $5 trillion in 2015 — a record-setting level, before a handful of terminated transactions. Scrutiny by antitrust enforcers and the US Treasury’s stand against corporate tax inversions were to blame.

Deal-making remains stalled, with just over $300 billion in the first quarter, the least since the first quarter of 2014, according to Bloomberg data.

The S&P 500 gained less than one per

cent in that period, as one of the fastest rebounds in history erased an 11 per cent loss.

“It’s about economic, regulatory and capital market uncertainty,” said Marc Zenner, co-head of corporate finance advisory at JPMorgan Chase’s investment banking unit in New York. “The high-yield market is virtually shut down and the equity market is not lending itself to as many deals, so companies are not as willing to engage in M&A if the money is not going to be there.”

Executives are dimming the outlook for cash handouts that investors have become accustomed to throughout the bull market.

Planned buybacks fell $147 billion from a year ago last quarter and the number of firms cutting dividends rose to a seven-year high.

While determining the direct price impact of a drop in M&A activity isn’t a precise science, measuring the jump in target companies’ shares when a deal is announced is useful as a rough gauge of how stock prices are aided by deals in the aggregate.

At this time last year, the one-day share price moves of US-listed target companies in deals of any size translated into $73 billion in new market cap, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. That compares with just $27 billion in 2016. To put the statistic in perspective, the market value created by target price reactions equated to roughly three months worth of executed buybacks, which occurred on a scale of roughly $150 billion per quarter last year.

“Taking away that demand component is adding pressure to valuations with everything else held equal and given disappointing growth domestically and across the globe,” said Mark Heppenstall, the Horsham, Pennsylvania-based chief investment officer of Penn Mutual Asset Management.

His firm oversees about $20 billion.

“Less financial engineering has got to put pressure on prices here.”

The dearth in M&A in 2016 may be a temporary phenomenon that’s an effect of market volatility and a regulatory crackdown. The most common impetus for deals — need for growth, cash hoards, low interest rates, and shareholder activism — are still there.

In fact, the reduction in shareholder-friendly corporate activity like buybacks, dividends and buyouts may be more an effect of a weak equity market instead of a contributor to it, according to JPMorgan’s Zenner.

“It’s hard to separate whether M&A and buybacks drive the stock market or if the stock market drives buybacks and M&A,” he said. “You could say yes, the decline in M&A and buybacks is going to create weakness in the stock market, but you need to look at the root cause, which is that volatility and uncertainty about the future cause companies to be less confident.” — Bloomberg News

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Porsche 718 Boxster available with newly developed engines The newly developed engine with turbocharging result in the 718 Boxster developing 300hp from 2.0 litres of engine displacement. The 718 Boxster S, on the other hand, now produces 350hp from 2.5 litres of displacement, using a turbocharger with VTG

MUSCAT: Twenty years after the first Boxster made its debut, Porsche is restructuring its midengine roadsters.

With the introduction of new versions of its two-seater convertible, Porsche continues the tradition of four-cylinder flat engines used in the 718 mid-engine sports cars that won numerous races back in the 1950s and 1960s, says a press release.

The newly developed engine with turbocharging result in the 718 Boxster developing 300 hp

(220 kW) from 2.0 litres of engine displacement. The 718 Boxster S, on the other hand, now produces 350hp (257 kW) from 2.5 litres of displacement, using a turbocharger with variable turbine geometry (VTG). Porsche is the only manufacturer to offer VTG technology in production cars with petrol-driven engines, both in the 911 Turbo and in the 718 Boxster S. The two Boxster models feature a considerable power gain of 35 hp (26 kW) compared to their predecessors. Thanks to the new

turbo engines, efficiency has been improved, resulting in up to 13 per cent lower fuel consumption.

The new chassis tuning and stronger brakes facilitate passionate and sporty driving. The exterior design of the new 718 Boxster was also completely revised. The interior now houses a newly designed dash panel that includes the latest generation of Porsche Communication Management (PCM), with a state-of-the-art touchscreen as standard as well as the optional navigation module.

The launch of the new 718 Boxster generation represents the first time since the late 1960s that

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Porsche is again implementing sports cars with four-cylinder flat engines, which combined with turbocharging results in torque being significantly boosted. The 2.0-litre engine of the 718 Boxster has a maximum torque of 380 Nm (+ 100 Nm), available from 1,950 rpm to 4,500 rpm. The 2.5-litre engine of the 718 Boxster S produces 420 Nm (+ 60 Nm) over a speed range of 1,900 rpm to 4,500 rpm.

The Porsche turbo concept boosts driving performance whilst improving fuel economy at the same time. With the optional PDK, the NEDC fuel consumption value for the 718 Boxster is 6.9 l/100 km

(- 1.0 l/100 km) and 7.3 l/100 km (- 0.9 l/100 km) for the 718 Boxster S. Both models come with a six-speed manual transmission as standard. PDK now features fuelsaving virtual gears.

For both models, the Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM), with a 10 millimetre lower ride height, is now available as an option. In addition, the S-version can be equipped with the PASM sport chassis, resulting in a 20 millimetre lower ride height. The active chassis, which has also been retuned, offers a broader spread between long-distance touring comfort and dynamic sporty stiffness.

Awaiting the driver in the cockpit of the 718 Boxster is the upgraded interior with new elements, such as the instrument panel and all-new PCM unit, featuring mobile phone and audio interfaces, as well as Sound Package Plus with 110 watts of audio power. As an option, PCM can be extended further with the navigation module, operated with voice control.

The new Porsche 718 Boxster models are now available for order in Oman.

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VLCC offers advanced, best summer skin care treatments MUSCAT: VLCC, a trusted premier wellness brand in scientific weight management solutions, skin and hair care treatments, beauty services, and personal care in the Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, has introduced its latest, effective and best summer skin care treatments at all its centres.

Just in time for summer, VLCC Group has introduced its new Advanced Rejuve treatments, the latest solution for face rejuvenation.

What sets Advanced Rejuve apart is that it utilises radio frequency, a non-surgical, non-invasive, painfree procedure with an instant and visible effect, says a press release.

It comes in two variations, Advanced Rejuve Hydra and Ad-

vanced Rejuve White, and is designed to tighten sagging skin, reduce lines and wrinkles, and improve skin laxity and skin tone.

The solution is perfect to achieve a younger and healthier looking skin.

Aside from Advanced Rejuve, VLCC also offers other effective skin treatments such as MelanoWhite, designed to lighten stubborn pigmentation, brown spots and acne scar marks; H20smotique, which seals moisture into skin; and EyeEnergy, a highly recommended solution to address wrinkles and fine lines. EyeEnergy eliminates puffiness and eye bags and lightens dark circles.

Further, the leading wellness brand helps address a wide array of

lip concerns, from sensitive, wrinkled lips to dark, pigmented ones.

Its Lip Peel treatment returns your lips to its natural plumpness with improved texture and softness.

Heed the advice of experts. Go the extra mile to make everyday a good skin day. ‘‘We all know that overexposure to the sun is damaging to one’s skin.

It has been an oft-repeated reminder especially during summer when the sun is at its hottest. Prolonged exposure to ultraviolet radiation can lead to sunburn, premature ageing, wrinkles, discolouration, uneven skin pigmentation, and hosts of other major skin problems including skin cancer,” said Monique Lange, regional head of Beauty, VLCC.

ACCOLADES

IHG Oman bags coveted awards MUSCAT: During the 2016 IMEA (India, Middle East & Africa) Finance Learning Event that was held recently in India, Adla Hachem, area director of Finance & Business Support – IHG Oman, won the Best Finance Leader of the Year award while IHG Oman Procurement Team bagged the IMEA Special Award.

The IHG also recently held its annual Commercial Workshop (Learn, Lead, Win) for the India, Middle East and Africa region in Amman Jordan. A total of 124 prop-

erties attended this prestigious event that involved revenue, sales and marketing sessions. Several important awards were presented across the region. IHG Oman re-

ceived two distinguished awards; Hanibal Michael won the Best Area Revenue Leader of the Year and IHG Oman won the Best Commercial Team for the entire region.

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Sohar Aluminium fights heat stress MUSCAT: During the month of May, Sohar Aluminium (SA) launched its annual Heat Stress Management Campaign in line with its continuous efforts to build and maintain a culture of high safety standards among its employees and contractors, while sharing its values and initiatives with the community.

This yearly campaign focuses on raising awareness among SA’s employees and the general public on heat stress and heat illnesses and ways to prevent Heat illnesses during the peak summer season which stretches from May to September, says a press release.

The campaign started off with a ‘Meet and Greet’ activity that was led by SA’s executive committee and management team in various departments. They greeted all employees and contractors coming and leaving the site, offering them fruits, water and information leaflets to remind them to stay hydrated.

Regular reminders and attractive visuals across the plant ensure all personnel at SA are continually informed and en-

couraged to avoid heat stress.

One of the unique aspects of this campaign is a specially branded van known as the ‘Quench Squad’ that travels to different Operation areas distributing nutritious snacks and hydration fluids to SA employees and contractors. SA medical team conducts a robust physiological and environmental monitoring in the field every summer to raise awareness of employees and contractors and alert them on possible impending heat illnesses.

The medical team makes use of advanced technology that includes heart rate monitoring and core body temperature monitoring. In order to maximise the positive impact of this campaign, this year, SA also broadcast awareness messages through the local radio channels both in Arabic and English. This initiative, supported by the Ministry of Health, consisted of giving general heat stress advice to the general public on a daily basis with the intention to contribute in reducing heat illnesses during summer season across the Sultanate.

BRIEFS

Hilal Mart set to provide quality products at lower prices MUSCAT: Hilal Mart, a new brand in food sector, is entering the Oman market with the aim of providing good quality products at lower prices.

Khalid Al Wahaibi, the chairman of the group said, “With effective network of overseas partner we will be able to provide best quality products with affordable price. We are confident that Hilal Mart with more than 50 branches will grab big share in the market. Promoting local products is very important and in our outlet local products will be available along with the imported products. Our customers will be able to choose from a diverse variety of products available to them.”

Al Basma opens outlet in Jifnain

MUSCAT: Al Basma Electronics opened its 14th outlet in Jifnain.

Speaking on the occasion Mohammed Musthafa, general manager of Al Basma, said that the new branch in the labour camp area is the part of expansion plans to serve the labour camp staffs of Oman.

He stressed the company’s policy of best price and better service. Basma Care, the service centre is also opened along with new showroom. Company will open new outlets soon in Bidiyah and Sohar..

VRSS hosts Iftar

MUSCAT: Vanguard Reservoir Surveillance Services (VRSS) recently organised an Iftar gathering for its customers, suppliers and business partners at the Al Bandar Hotel, Shangri-la Barr Al Jissah Resort and Spa, Muscat.

Attended by over 75 people which included government officials, bankers, private sector business leaders and other PDO dignitaries as well as VRSS senior management team along with its shareholders, the dazzling event enabled VRSS team to foster stronger relationship with its clients in a unique Ramadan Iftar setting.

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The best-selling Sorento is available with a limited period offer on SUV (7-Seater) Sorento 3.3L EX SPL during the ‘Waffer Ma Kia’ offer

MUSCAT: Meant for customers with active lifestyles, Sorento is the perfect getaway vehicle for adventurers and families on the go.

Now, the best-selling Sorento is available with a limited period offer on SUV (7-Seater) Sorento 3.3L EX SPL during the ‘Waffer Ma Kia’ offer, says a press release.

The offer includes a cash gift of OMR1,200 and 0% interest on EMI (2 years) or 2.99% interest on EMI for up to five years. Customers also enter into a grand raffle of OMR5,000 and four raffles of draws of OMR1,000 each.

There also is an assured Scratch & Win coupon ‘Cash for Fuel’ up

to OMR100.

The third generation Kia Sorento 7-seater SUV is a unique blend of style, confidence and practical technology. Its smoother, sweptback profile and deeply sculpted surfaces introduce a greater level of sophistication.

The cabin has a ‘Premium’ feel with space for up to seven occu-

pants and numerous innovative features. A best-seller, the Kia Sorento has notched up sales of more than 100,000 units in each of the past five years, and offers a long list of features.

Reliable International Automotive, the distributor for Kia in Oman provides a rewarding ownership experience for customers.

I N F O R M AT I V E S E S S I O N

Al Hashar Electronics holds HVAC seminar MUSCAT: Al Hashar Electronics, the Sultanate’s leading distributor of global brands in the consumer electronics, appliances, HVAC, modular kitchens and storage units, recently held a seminar on the latest global developments in the HVAC sector at the Golden Tulip Hotel, Muscat, recently.

HVAC experts and senior executives representing top brands including Mitsubishi Electric, Rinnai, Lennox, Onida and Voltas gave presentations on the advancements in HVAC technology and design at the seminar, which was attended by contractors, consultants, developers, project managers and senior officials from leading business houses in the Sultanate.

The Al Hashar HVAC team presented brand detailing on Mitsubishi Electric, Lennox and Voltas brand of products. Brand detailing of Onida air-conditioners was done by Nagaraj Murarishetty (Business Head – MRC Electronics), while Richard Ford (VPCommercial Business Development at Rinnai Middle East) gave a presentation on Rinnai range of

gas water heaters.

The participants were introduced to Mitsubishi’s City Multi range of eco-friendly cooling systems - which can be used for multiple applications across hotels, offices, malls and homes - that are noted for their high cooling efficiency even in extremely adverse weather conditions of up to 54 degrees Celsius; the Voltas air-cons

with auto-restart and active carbon filter/hydrophilic aluminium fins; and the super-slim Lennox precision cooling solutions featuring silver ion filters.

Ford highlighted the cutting edge technological features of the Japanese top brand Rinnai gas water heaters, with special focus on the highly efficient Blue Flame technology, while Murarishetty

projected the state-of-the-art features of Onida air-cons such as one-touch-auto climate control and advanced five-speed cooling options that make them highly efficient and user-friendly.

A Q&A session was arranged following the brand detailing sessions, where customers were able to interact with brand experts to gain deeper understanding of the various HVAC products and features.

Rajeev Sharma, GM of Al Hashar Electronics, in his speech expressed thanks to the brand experts as well as the project managers for their presence, and said: “It’s been the corporate philosophy of Al Hashar Electronics to provide the best HVAC solutions to the people of Oman, and the company has partnered with some of the leading global HVAC brands to achieve this objective. The seminar is yet another initiative from Al Hashar Electronics to engage its esteemed customers with top international brands so as to enhance awareness about their outstanding features that make it highly sensible for businesses to invest in them.”

Benefits on fuel efficient Renault Fluence this Ramadan till July 21 MUSCAT: Prompt acceleration, fluid driving, fuel economy - the Renault Fluence stands out for these reasons and many more.

The comfortable and lively Renault Fluence is not only graced with a great engine but also offers an excellent mileage of 19.6km/l (extra urban condition) and 149 g/km of CO2.

With Renault Oman, from the house of Suhail Bahwan Automobiles, announcing an unlimited Ramadan offer on this special car, now is the right time to own a Renault Fluence. As part of its strategic focus to enhance ownership experience, Renault Oman has put together unlimited offers for the customers of Renault Fluence till July 21, says a press release.

A senior official for SBA said, “Fuel efficiency remains one of the main criteria for buyers when they are looking around for a new car. If customers are looking for a fuel efficient car, Renault Fluence would be the right choice. To make the ownership experience attractive, we are pleased to offer unlimited benefits to the customers who want to own a Renault Fluence (1.6 litre and 2.0 litre).”

Those looking to purchase Renault Fluence during the scheme period are assured of a cash gift of OMR1,000.

All customers purchasing Renault Fluence are entitled to a scratch and win card through which they can win any one of the

products comprising of Apple iPhone 6s, Dell Laptop-Intel Core i5 or LG 32-inch LED TV. Customers of Renault Fluence are entitled to a scratch and win card through which they can win an assured service package. Customers will be eligible to win an assured service package gift up to 100,000km Periodic Maintenance Service with minimum assured service package of 30,000km Periodic Maintenance Service. The other service package they are eligible to are 80,000km PMS, 60,000km PMS, 50,000km PMS or 40,000km PMS. Renault Fluence customers will be eligible to receive free registration for first year for Oman only and free extended warranty period of up to six years / unlimited mileage. Customers of Renault Fluence will also get a AAA Roadside Assistance card for the first year and as supported by AAA Oman.

Customers purchasing any of the Renault models during the scheme period will be eligible to participate in a raffle draw and stand a chance to win five Renault Symbols throughout the offer period.

Suhail Bahwan Automobiles has designed the Ramadan scheme in such a way that buyers can avail easy financing option with attractive interest rates which in turn offers hassle free way to own a Renault Fluence.

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Bridgestone, TAC promote tyre safety MUSCAT: Bridgestone Tyres - Towell Auto Centre (TAC) participated in a consumer fair held in Nizwa to enhance awareness on proper tyre maintenance to the visiting public.

As a sole distributor of the world leader Bridgestone Tyres, TAC considers these initiatives as its corporate social responsibility.

The event was organised by the Public Authority for SME Devel-

opment, says a press release.

Safety campaigns “Tyres are a crucial component of vehicles and are exposed to tough conditions like different terrains, changing weather conditions, friction and high temperature at high speed driving. Hence proper tyre maintenance is important for the safety of motorists. We want to reach as many people as we can

through safety campaigns. Partnering with government bodies, we are able to take part in major events like this.

Set in a more relaxed atmosphere where people come to shop, unwind and spend some good time with family allow us to reach out to the visitors and explain the need of proper maintenance of tyres,” said Oommen John, AGM Bridgestone Division of TAC.

“At TAC, we focus on delivering world-renowned tyres that focus on safety, reliability and durability. To complement these, we have excellent quality tyres, expert team of professionals who take all measures to ensure that the after sales and service procedures are carried out diligently. Our primary focus remains on the safety of motorists and we take all initiatives towards safety aspect.”

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Geepas hands over keys of Toyota Corolla to 3 lucky winners of ‘Shop & Win’ promotion MUSCAT: Geepas, leading consumer electronics brand, successfully ended the 3-month long mega ‘Shop & Win’ promotion that ran all across Oman.

The final raffle draw took place recently at Nesto Hypermarket, Mabelah, Oman. Three lucky winners were handed over with keys of three brand new Toyota Corollas, says a press release.

The lucky winners of the Toyota Corollas are: Ibrahim Salih Al Balushi, Coupon number: 15044, Rashis Al Habsi, Coupon number: 185616 and Jameela Al Balushi, Coupon number: 37712 The prize distribution ceremony took place in the presence

of all the winners along with key officials from all participating brands. More than 60 winners were handed over with brand new Geepas washing machines, televi-

sions, refrigerators, cooking ranges and much more exciting prizes.

Group brands, Royalford, providing premium tableware & kitchenware, and Clarkford, exclusive

brand of fashionable watches also teamed up together to be a part of the mega ‘Shop &Win’ promotion. Keys of Toyota Corollas were handed over to three the winners.

Customers entered the promotion by purchasing products from ranges across all three brands i.e.

Geepas, Royalford and Clarkford.

With every spend of OMR10, customers got a chance to get one coupon to enter the ‘Shop & Win’ promotion raffle draw, and stand chances to winning three brand new Toyota Corollas along with top-of-the-line range of Geepas refrigerators, televisions, washing machines, cookers, vacuum cleaners, etc.

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Bank Muscat organises unique Qaranqasho celebration in Samail The children of Alden village’ in the wilayat of Samail enjoyed the night, singing with joy while the bank’s employees took part in the occasion, presenting lots of gifts and sweets to the children

MUSCAT: Bank Muscat organised a unique Qaranqasho celebration in Alden village in the wilayat of Samail as part of its Ramadan Al Khair programme.

The village’s children enjoyed the night, singing with joy while the bank’s employees took part in the occasion, presenting lots of gifts and sweets to the children.

In the first-of-its-kind event from Bank Muscat children with their families moved around the village, celebrating Qaranqasho, says a press release.

In addition, Bank Muscat celebrated Qaranqasho at Oman Avenues Mall on June 14. The celebration included a variety of exciting activities and games as well as presenting gifts and sweets to the children in a fun and joyful atmosphere. Bank Muscat’s staff enjoyed the celebration as well who participated in distributing these sweets to the children. The bank utilised the occasion to present Al Mazyona and encouraged saving habits among the participants.

Bank Muscat continues to organise and sponsor activities of Ramadan Al Khair initiative

which aims to strengthen the relationship between the bank, local communities as well as public and private institutions.

The bank’s executive management and staff participated in the initiative, taking place in Bank Muscat headquarters and Oman’s governorates and regions, inviting clients and officials from the government and private sectors.

Bank Muscat plans to launch and sponsor several programmes and events across the Sultanate especially in Ramadan that contribute in supporting the society.

As part of its Ramadan Al Khair initiative Bank Muscat conducted

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several Iftar gatherings to thank all partners concerned for their efforts and services, build strong relationships with the institutions’ officials and sharing the jpy of breaking fast together.

Recently, the bank invited Muscat Municipality’s call centre staff, Royal Hospital employees, journalists and media representatives as well as board members of Oman Journalist Association to enjoy the Iftar.

Further, Bank Muscat lined up month-long celebrations across the Sultanate to create a platform for customers and the public to enjoy Ramadan nights.

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MGM launches ‘Shop and Win’ promotion

Bank Sohar distributes ration packs in Sohar MUSCAT: As part of its ongoing partnership with Dar Al Atta’a for the holy month of Ramadan, Bank Sohar staff in partnership with Dar Al Atta’a volunteered and participated in the distribution of Ramadan ration packs to families in the Wilayat of Sohar.

This is the third in a series of distributions that took place in various wilayats of the Sultanate, with the first two distribution having taken place in wilayats of Quriyat and Bidbid, says a press release.

Commenting on the bank’s participation in the charity initiative, Munira Abdulnabi Macki, GM of HR and Corporate Support at Bank Sohar said, “Bank Sohar has always been a community-oriented organisation where community investment and volunteering has become a part of our operating culture. We believe that while it

is important to do business, plan growth and build market share, it is just as important to uphold humanitarian values and extend a helping hand to those in need. Operating hand-in-hand with charitable organisations such as Dar Al Atta’a, is the best way to connect with the community while ensuring our contributions have the widest reach.”

The charity drive provided an opportunity for staff to directly connect with the community and with low-income families; allowing them to understand firsthand the challenges they face in their day-to-day lives and especially during the holy month. It also enables them to understand just how rewarding charitable work can be while also strengthening their commitment to future volunteering projects.

MUSCAT: In celebration of the holy month of Ramadan, Oman’s favourite lifestyle and shopping destination Muscat Grand Mall has launched a ‘Shop and Win’ promotion which gives shoppers the chance to win an exciting grand prize of a Lexus LX 570.

Under the promotion, which runs till July 5, customers are eligible for the ‘Shop & Win’ coupon

with every OMR20 purchase at any store within Muscat Grand Mall. With every coupon shoppers go into the draw to win the grand prize of a Lexus LX 570 luxury SUV. Throughout the holy month, MGM will also be hosting a range of fun-filled family activities such as the Al Hakawati (the story teller), henna, and face painting for children.

MGM aims at surprising customers with campaigns such as this, as delighting customers is at the very core of its business. The ‘Shop and Win’ comes as part of the mall’s big programme of family entertainment and fun activities planned throughout the holy month. The mall also aims at giving its visitors a range of activities that enrich the shopping experience.

Till July 5 customers are eligible for the ‘Shop & Win’ coupon with every OMR20 purchase at any store within Muscat Grand Mall

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Toyota picks lucky winner Salam Al Abd Ali Al Musallami from Masirah won the first raffle draw

MUSCAT: Toyota, one of the most trusted and well-known brands in Oman, is currently running a thrilling offer building up into ‘The Biggest Excitement Ever’.

The range of popular Toyota models is now available with a host of benefits, making this the best time to visit a Toyota showroom, choosing a new Toyota and adding even more joy and excitement to life.

Now the excitement has been redoubled with the announcement of the first winner - The 25-yearold Salam Al Abd Ali Al Musallami from Masirah. He purchased a Hilux S/C 2.7 GL-S for personal use from the Toyota Sinaw branch. He is happy with the purchase and delighted to have won the first raffle.

Such is the excitement generated by the Toyota offer and adding to it are the thrilling Toyota models - having already won over many hearts with their style, quality and value.

Indeed, the Toyota offer is truly exciting in its scope and ambit, as

the spokesperson explained, “The offer is about 2016 YM Toyota vehicles now being available with a host of exciting model-specific benefits like 0% interest rate, upto two years of comprehensive insurance, service package for up to 3 years / 30,000km service (whichever is earlier) and even assured cash back upto OMR1,100. In addition, a customer can choose to avail of the cash gift in lieu of benefits like insurance and service package. To top it all, every Toyota customer gets a gift voucher to spend at a prominent shopping

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mall and a chance to take part in an amazing raffle, with 16YM model of Prius Hybrid to be won. (Conditions apply) “The earlier one buys and enters the raffle, the more are the chances of winning,” the spokesperson added.

The campaign will end on July 21. It has been greeted with an enthusiastic, unbridled response, which is evident from the footfalls in the showrooms spanning Oman.

An enthusiast added, “I am very excited about the offer and going to make the most of it. It is truly worth it.”

The benefits are applicable for all purchases except those made by government organisations and ministries. 0% Interest rate for up to two Years is applicable only on 2016 YM models of Yaris Hatchback, Yaris Sedan, Corolla and Camry through select finance companies for short term tenure, up to 24 months, for individual purchases only. For all deals exceeding 24 months, normal interest rates will be applicable for full tenure of the loan. All deals are subject to finance company/ credit approval.

Assured cash gift is applicable on 2016YM models of Yaris hatchback, all Toyota sedans, Avanza, RAV4, Prado, Innova and Hilux 4x2(2.7L) only and the amount varies between model, model variants and model year. There is also cash gift given in lieu of the service and insurance only as applicable for respective models. In case the customer chooses service, insurance (as applicable), he/ she will not be eligible for cash gift offer.

Cash gift can also be used as part of down payment.

Customers will be eligible for the raffle only upon taking delivery of the vehicle during this campaign period after completing necessary formalities and not against booking. In Oman, the nationwide parts and service network of Saud Bahwan Automotive supports Toyota’s outstanding product quality.

SPONSOR

Sohar Islamic hosts finals of 4th Quran memorisation contest MUSCAT: With its focus on actively supporting community initiatives, Sohar Islamic - Bank Sohar’s dedicated Islamic Banking window, sponsored the 4th Annual Quran Memorisation Competition.

The competition, which began registrations in December last year and started its semi-final phase at the end of February, recently held its finals at the Seeb Wali’s Office, under the auspices of Sheikh Ibrahim Yahya Abdullah Al Rawahi, Wali of Seeb wilayat, says a press release.

The finals, held on June 22, were attended by students and teachers from various schools across Seeb, together with several dignitaries and government officials. Representing the bank at the event was Haifer Juma Al Zedjali, chief relationship manager – Corporate Banking at Sohar Islamic.

Commenting on the sponsorship, Salim Khamis Saif Al Maskari, DGM and head of Sohar Islamic said, “Sohar Islamic has always been a steadfast supporter of developing cultural values and promoting young talent in our beloved country.

As a result we place great emphasis on supporting contests like these which not only seek to recognise and reward outstanding youngsters who have learned to memorise the Holy Quran, but also aims to spread the Islamic values of peace and harmony across the country.

Furthermore, our involvement in such events also helps bring us

closer to our community.”

The sponsorship marks the second time Sohar Islamic has sponsored the competition; having previously supported it in 2014. Organised by Kaab bin Zayed School, this year’s competition was split into two separate contests. The first was an open competition for students of all ages, both male and female; testing their knowledge and memory of the entire Holy Quran.

Taking top honours in this contest was Salah Al Anbouri, who won OMR1,000. Coming in a close second and third were Moosa Al Kharousi and Mohammed Ahmed, who were presented with prizes worth OMR500 and OMR300 respectively.

The second contest was of a much larger scale, with students from 56 schools in the Wilayat of Seeb vying for top honours in four categories based on their grade. Students from Grades I to IV, V to VII, VIII and IX, and X to XII, showcased their skill of memorising several Quran verses of their choice respectively. The winners of each category received OMR1,000 each.

“On behalf of the management, I would like to congratulate each of the winners of the contest.

I sincerely hope their success serves as a source of encouragement to other youngsters to read and understand the messages of the Holy Quran and to embrace, implement and spread its religious values,” added Salim Khamis Al Maskari.

MIDDLE EAST COLLEGE

Admissions start at MEC MUSCAT: Registration and admissions are going on at the Middle East College (MEC) for fall semester 2016, for the different programmes offered by MEC in Engineering, Science & Technology and Business Studies.

Admissions for the new intake in the coming fall semester for the General Foundation Programme (GFP), various undergraduate programmes and the postgraduate programmes will continue during June till the beginning of October, says a press release.

MEC offers 19 different programmes at the undergraduate level such as Civil Engineering, Multimedia Technology, Supply Chain and Logistics Management, Electronics and Telecommunication and Computer Science,to name a few, in both full time and part time courses. It also

offers different programmes for the postgraduate degree namely MSc Electronic Engineering, MSc IT and MBA IT. These programmes are provided by MEC in academic partnership with the University of Wolverhampton and Coventry University, UK, a university which is ranked number 15 in the list of the best UK universities.

In addition, MEC organises various student exchange programmes with different educational institutions from around the world such as Hanyang University, South Korea, Asian Institute for Gaming and Animations, India, University of Barcelona, Spain and Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland, in order to provide its students with ample opportunities to enhance their skills and talent.

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MJEC organises Iftar SOHAR: As part of its celebration to mark the holy month of Ramadan, Majan Electricity Company (MJEC), member of Nama Group, organised an Iftar gathering for its employees at Radisson Blu in Sohar.

ThE gathering witnessed the presence of executive management, a number of managers and section heads which aimed to consolidate and strengthen the bonds of communication and connection among all employees.

Adil Al Raisi, CEO of MJEC, emphasised on the importance of such gatherings which would rise the spirit of teamwork and mutual understanding and interaction away from work environment.

MJEC is eager to ensure the continuity of such gatherings in order to build a bridge of communication among its employees as this comes from its firm belief in the big contribution of human resources in developing the company.

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CELEBRATION: Poland’s players celebrate their team’s win in the Euro 2016 round of sixteen football match between Switzerland and Poland at the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium. – AFP

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Blaszczykowski had given Poland a 39thminute lead before Shaqiri levelled with a spectacular bicycle kick in the 82nd to send the contest into a dramatic climax

ST ETIENNE: Poland beat Switzerland 5-4 in a shootout to reach their first European Championship quarterfinal as a riveting clash ended 1-1 after extra time on Saturday following a brilliant late equaliser by Swiss Xherdan Shaqiri.

Grezgorz Krychowiak drilled in the winning spot-kick after Granit Xhaka had missed Switzerland’s second penalty to send the Polish fans at the Geoffroy Guichard stadium into raptures.

The Poles will meet Croatia or Portugal for a berth in the semis.

Jakub Blaszczykowski had given Poland a 39th-minute lead before Shaqiri levelled with a spectacular bicycle kick in the 82nd to send the contest into a dramatic climax.

“We were prepared for this kind of battle,” Poland coach

Adam Nawalka said.

“The Swiss are a world class side and it was no surprise that they came storming back in the second half. But the important thing is that my team showed potential after conceding the equaliser. We are mentally prepared for the quarterfinal match in Marseille on Thursday.”

Man of the match Shaqiri, who was superb in the second half and extra time, said the goal meant little after a painful loss.

“It’s a great disappointment, we could have achieved something very big,” the 24-year old forward told a news conference.

“It was a beautiful goal and I am always proud to score for my country, but we are out.”

Gaping goal Poland dominated the first half and should have gone ahead inside the first minute when Arkadiusz Milik sent his shot over a gaping goal following a calamitous defensive mix-up.

With striker Robert Lewandowski subdued, the Poles created had to rely on chances created by livewire left winger Kamil Grosicki and the impressive Blaszczykowski on the other flank. Switzerland captain Stephan Lichsteiner could not keep up with Grosicki, who fired over the bar from 18 metres after a

clever run through the middle.

Blaszczykowski broke the deadlock with a composed finish from 10 metres after a darting run

by Grosicki and a dummy from Milik gave the winger time and space to pick his spot.

With Shaqiri and striker Haris Seferovic stifled by Poland’s rocksolid defence, the Swiss created little in the opening period despite roaring “Go Suisse” chants by their supporters.

They came out with renewed purpose in the second half and Shaqiri finally showed a glimpse of his talent with a dazzling solo run and a stinging shot which Lukasz Fabianski parried.

Blaszczykowski had Yann Sommer at full stretch as the pace increased with Switzerland throwing men forward. Shaqiri produced a moment of magic with one of the best goals of the tournament in the 82nd minute, twisting his body in the air to unleash a fierce shot which gave Fabianski no chance as it went in off the post.

Galvanised by the goal, Switzerland took the upper hand and dominated extra time, forcing several desperate clearances by a defence which had conceded in only one other match in 2016.

Substitute Eren Derdiyok missed a sitter for the Swiss as a rattled Poland held on to force the shootout. - Reuters

PARIS: Wales reached the Euro 2016 quarterfinals with a 1-0 win over Northern Ireland thanks to an own goal by Gareth McAuley in a poor encounter at the Parc des Princes on Saturday.

Centre back McAuley turned a Gareth Bale cross into his own net 15 minutes from time in the all British last-16 clash. The Irish had their best chance in the first half when Stuart Dallas’s fierce strike was parried away by goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey. Wales will play Belgium or Hungary, who meet on Sunday, for a place in the semifinals next Friday in Lille.

With no former major tournament winners in Wales’s half of the draw, they will advance with belief intact that they can create a sensation. And in an ironic touch,

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JUBILANT: Wales’ Gareth Bale celebrates with teammates. – Reuters

it was Wales, whose inhabitants voted to leave the European Union in Thursday’s British referendum, who remained in Europe, and

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Northern Ireland, whose people voted to stay, who departed.

Coleman named the same team that had trounced Russia 3-0 last Monday, but Northern Ireland provided vastly more disciplined opposition, sitting in a low bloc and looking to attack on the break.

It obliged Bale, the tournament’s joint-top scorer, to move out to the right in search of the ball and aside from a mishit shot that flew well wide, he scarcely offered a threat in the first half. Instead it was Northern Ireland who procured the few sights of goal, Stuart Dallas testing Wayne Hennessey at his near post. — Agencies

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GERMANY’S BOATENG BACK IN TRAINING FOR SLOVAKIA GAME

Germany rely on all defensive prowess to keep Slovakia at bay

IRELAND VS FRANCE

READY FOR KNOCKOT: This combination shows Ireland’s forward Robbie Keane and France’s goalkeeper Hugo Lloris. – AFP

Henry handball gives Irish extra motivation against France

Slovakia’s much bigger task, however, will be to somehow slow down their opponents’ quick passing game that on a good day can rip any defensive plan to shreds

PARIS: Thierry Henry’s handball sent such shockwaves that barely anyone remembers it was actually William Gallas who scored the infamous goal France that ruined Ireland’s chances of a World Cup appearance more than six years ago.

On Sunday, Les Bleus face the Irish in Lyon in a Euro 2016 last16 clash in which the host nation will start as heavy favourites.

In the stands, there is little doubt the Irish fans, who are enjoying growing popularity in France thanks to their goodnatured presence in the streets across the country, will outsing the local supporters.

Qualification for a quarterfinal against Iceland or England, however, will be decided on the field, where the Irish will take extra motivation from the drama at the Stade de France in 2009.

“It is absolutely (extra motivation), but we’ve got all the motivation in the world here regardless of that, we’ve got a side that are prepared and actually love playing for their country and that’s very, very important. It’s a driving force,” Ireland manager Martin O’Neill told reporters.

His assistant Roy Keane believes the team have the qualities to trouble the French, who have been remarkably quiet on the Henry incident. “It’s massive game against France who will be red-hot favourites,” he said, add-

ing that Ireland’s goal was to create another bit of history. Keane hopes Ireland will make the most of their set pieces.

“I’d like to think every time we get the ball in the box their fans will be nervous wrecks,” he said.

France, who have yet to play a full match at their best in the tournament, have only conceded one goal in three matches, a penalty, but the back four have not been really tested.

Coach Didier Deschamps is likely to field the team who beat Romania in the tournament’s curtain-raiser, with striker Olivier Giroud supported by Antoine Griezmann and Dimitri Payet — himself a lethal weapon on set pieces. France played their last group game on Sunday and will have had three more days to prepare than Ireland, who clinched their qualification with a lastgasp 1-0 win over a depleted Italy team on Wednesday.

“In the past, some teams have had a lot of time to get ready and they were knocked out,” France assistant coach Guy Stephan said. “You have to find the balance between recovery, preparation and training. It was difficult because at the beginning of the week we did not know who we would face.”

Giroud and defender Adil Rami missed a training session each to nurse minor problems but will be fit for Sunday. - Reuters

TRAINING SESSION: Germany players, top, warming up, ahead of their training session.

EVIAN: Germany will have to decide on the eve of their Euro 2016 round of 16 match against Slovakia on Sunday whether defender Jerome Boateng can help them to another clean sheet en route to what they hope is their fourth continental crown.

Boateng returned to training on Saturday after overcoming a muscle injury and appeared fit for Sunday’s Euro 2016 round of 16 clash against Slovakia.

Boateng picked up a calf muscle injury towards the end of their 1-0 victory over Northern Ireland this week and his participation on Sunday was in doubt.

He did not train with the team on Friday, undergoing an individual session involving cycling and jogging, and seemed fit on Saturday, as Germany prepare for their departure to Lille later in the day.

The 27-year-old, who has resumed his World-Cup winning partnership in central defence with Mats Hummels, has helped the world champions keep a clean sheet in all three of their group stage matches in the tournament so far.

Boateng has been crucial for the German defence which has yet to concede a goal in this tournament. He had renewed his World Cup-winning partnership in the central defence with Mats Hummels, with both players only re-

Below, Slovakian players jogging during their training session. – AFP

cently back from injury.

They will need all the defensive prowess they can muster if they are not to replicate the mistakes that led to their 3-1 loss to the Slovaks in their friendly international on a rain-drenched pitch in May. A new pitch has been laid in Lille after heavy rain and frequent play had damaged it irreparably. Germany, who won the tournament in 1972, 1980 and 1996, are prepared for the game, keeper Manuel Neuer said.

“We have to keep a clean sheet,” Neuer told reporters on Friday.

“We know that we can concede goals as well. But so far we have defended well and in knockout games we want to keep a clean sheet.”

Slovakia’s Marek Hamsik and Vladimir Weiss will have their

work cut out against the solid German backline, with full backs Jonas Hector and Joshua Kimmich in fine form.

Hamsik has been in equally stellar form, drilling in one goal and setting up another in their 2-1 victory over Russia in the group.

He had scored a similarly spectacular long-range effort against the Germans in their friendly victory last month but it is unlikely the world champions will give him so much space again.

“You just have to look at a Youtube video with his goals,” said Neuer of Hamsik. “It will be important that our holding midfielders stop him early and he does not get a chance to shoot.”

Slovakia’s much bigger task,

however, will be to somehow slow down their opponents’ quick passing game that on a good day can rip any defensive plan to shreds.

Despite having yet to find their perfect mix in attack, Germany have more than double the efforts on goal than their opponents in the entire tournament.

With average possession of 65 percent and passing accuracy at a staggering 91 percent, Germany are expected to maintain their pressure throughout the game as they look for a last eight spot.

“The huge euphoria is maybe not there yet (in Germany) but if we beat Slovakia and then play against a big opponent then we can say we have arrived at the tournament,” Neuer said. - Reuters

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Round of 16 5pm: France vs Ireland 8pm: Germany vs Slovakia 11pm: Belgium vs Hungary (All Oman time) DISCOVERING CONFIDENCE

Payet turns sharp corner from nowhere to the top

Hungarians await as Belgium yet to prove their credentials Belgium finished second in Group E after an opening defeat by Italy, but Wilmots refuses to see it as a blessing in disguise, even if the draw means they will avoid Spain, Germany, France, England and the

Dimitri Payet

PARIS: Plenty of reasons have been propounded for Dimitri Payet’s meteoric rise from international underachiever to France’s outstanding player at Euro 2016 — but the best words to explain it probably came from Didier Deschamps.

“Football becomes simple when you can fire the ball into the top corner,” the France coach said, referring to his attacking midfielder’s newly-discovered habit of scoring sensational goals. What Deschamps meant is that Payet, whose unique vision and skills are nothing new, now also has discovered the confidence needed to turn a match around.

Splendid goals The 29-year-old has illustrated just that with two splendid goals in France’s victories over Romania and Albania before narrowly missing what could have been the goal of the tournament, if not the year, with a magnificent volley that rattled the crossbar against Switzerland.

Payet’s international career had never really taken off and he had not played for France for nearly a year when Deschamps, having watched his convincing Premier League performances with West Ham United, recalled him for friendlies against the Netherlands and Russia in March.

His return was a success as he was instrumental in two comfortable victories, scoring from a free kick against Russia.

Another dazzling free kick strike to snatch victory in a Euro 2016 warm-up against Cameroon convinced Deschamps that Payet had at last shaken off his tag as a gifted but erratic player.

“I have come a long way,” Payet said after the France coach picked him in his squad for this tournament.

“I certainly couldn’t imagine this would happen to me when the season started.”

The rest of the story is still being written and featured an emotional moment when Payet left the pitch with tears of joy running from his eyes after his stunning winner against Romania.

It probably made Payet recall the day he cried after leaving another pitch 12 years earlier.

The teenager had just won a domestic competition on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion, where he was born.

He had returned to Reunion after hearing he would never become a professional player and being kicked out the Le Havre academy that has produced a string of brilliant players over the years, including Dimitri Payet’s international team mate Paul Pogba. — Reuters

STAYING FOCUSSED: Belgium players warm-up during a training session at Le Haillan. – AFP

Italians until the final Italy, but Wilmots refuses to see it as a blessing in disguise, even if the draw means they will avoid Spain, Germany, France, England and the Italians until the final. Concerned about the pressure on his team, the coach hinted that he would rather face one of the heavyweights.

“These are games in which you have nothing to lose,” he told reporters. “Matches like we played

TOULOUSE: The Euro 2016 draw has opened up for Belgium, but Marc Wilmots’ side are still to confirm their title credentials before their round of 16 match against undefeated Hungary on Sunday.

Belgium finished second in Group E after an opening defeat by F E W E R S E AT S F O R I R I S H FA N S

Ticket allocation unfair, says Ireland manager LYON: Ireland manager Martin O’Neill said on Saturday it was unfair that fewer than 5,000 tickets had been allocated to Ireland supporters for their game against France in the round of 16 of Euro 2016. Hosts found out three days before Ireland that they would be playing in Lyon for a place in the quarterfinals. “Ticket allocation

is something I do have a gripe about”, O’Neill said at the brand new Parc OL stadium, which has around 59,000 seats.

“It’s totally disproportionate.

For a stadium this size and this brilliance, for us or any team playing in the round of 16 to be allocated under 5,000 tickets is pretty unfair, really,” he added. - Reuters

against Brazil in the 2002 World Cup are nicer.

“In this Euro there are no easy games, no small teams,” he added.

“They criticised us for losing to Wales (during qualification) and look where they are now.”

Belgium’s prospects have improved with the draw - bookmaker William Hill has slash their championship odds from 11/1 to

11/2 - but Wilmots is yet to prove he can make the most of his talented squad.

They were outworked and outthought against Italy, but romped to victory against Ireland in perhaps the best performance yet by this collection of talented players.

Despite Wilmots’ bullish response to critics after this match, hopes Belgium had turned the cor-

ner were deflated when they again lacked fluency against Sweden.

Wilmots insisted Belgium had grown since their opener, but conceded that there was still much to improve.

Euro 2016 joint top scorers Hungary may have a taste for blood after giving Portugal an almighty scare in a 3-3 draw on Wednesday, but they will face a sterner test from a Belgium defence eyeing a third straight clean sheet.

That thrilling game also exposed Hungary’s defensive deficiencies and they should provide Belgium with ample opportunity to rediscover the attacking coherency they demonstrated against Ireland.

For that match, the introduction of Mousa Dembele was decisive in providing midfield mobility that had previously been lacking, although an ankle knock picked up in that match may mean Radja Nainggolan again partners Axel Witsel.

Hungary coach Bernd Storck has demonstrated an admirable tactical flexibility, giving all of his 20 outfield players some action and has hinted at more changes for Sunday’s match.

Adam Lang will likely continue at right back with Attila Fiola injured and attacking midfielder Zoltan Gera should return after being injured against Portugal. - Reuters

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S P O R S

Oman Racing Team stay positive at Paul Ricard Oman Racing Team powered by Motorbase entry made good progress and went on to post the eighth fastest time in Pro-Am during pre-qualifying – within just 0.5 seconds of the top two in class

MUSCAT: Front-running Blancpain Endurance Cup Pro-Am READY FOR THE CHALLENGE: Oman Racing Team’s Ahmad Al Harthy in action during the qualifying driver Ahmad Al Harthy says he rounds at Paul Ricard in France. – Supplied photo is quietly confident of building on the great momentum achieved what Jonny [Adam] is capable of.” during the first two events of the foot compared to rival squads Heading into the biggest event season when final qualifying for the Oman Racing Team powered of the season to date second in the round three takes places place at by Motorbase entry made good Pro-Am championship, within progress and went on to post the Paul Ricard in France. just three points of the top of the The Aston Martin V12 Van- eighth fastest time in Pro-Am durstandings, the Aston Martin trio tage GT3 driver and team-mates ing pre-qualifying – within just 0.5 arrived in France this week off the Jonny Adam and Devon Modell seconds of the top two in class. back of a magnificent second place “Paul Ricard six-hour is always go into the all-important grid-dePro-Am finish during the previous termining session for six-hour a tough weekend, but we’re ready race at Silverstone in the UK. Paul Ricard 1000km race off the mentally for qualifying and the “We’re expecting another very back of a positive, if not entirely race”, said Aston Martin Middle hot day but the race should be a lot straightforward, start to the East and North Africa ambassacooler with it starting in the evendor Ahmad, “We had an unfortuweekend on Friday. ing”, added Ahmad, “It’s going to Despite an engine issue in the nate engine issue in the Bronze be a big challenge, but we’re hope‘Bronze’ test ruling the trio out of test, which took away the majority ful of a strong race and looking almost the entire session on a par- of the first session for us, but the forward to trying to build on our ticularly hot first day, a new pow- team did a fantastic job to change Silverstone podium.” erplant was rapidly fitted to the the engine so quickly.

Standings (after Rd2): 2nd Ah“We were a bit on the back-foot No.44 Oman Ministry of Sports mad Al Harthy/Jonny Adam/DevAffairs, Oman Air, National Bank from there but learnt a lot during the on Modell, 30pts of Oman (NBO), Barr Al Jissah next two sessions, and we were hap2016 Blancpain Endurance Cup py with the pace in pre-qualifying. and Omantel liveried car.

Pro-Am Team Standings (after It’s going to be tough to get that Getting preparations properly Rd2): 2nd Oman Racing Team underway during the second track perfect lap in qualifying with so powered by Motorbase, 30pts. session, although on the back- many cars out there, but we know Oman Racing Team

It’s going to be a big challenge, but we’re hopeful of a strong race and looking forward to trying to build on our Silverstone podium. We are expecting another very hot day but the race should be a lot cooler Ahmad Al Harthy

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Naman Ojha to lead India A team in Australia NEW DELHI: Wicketkeeperbatsman Naman Ojha was on Saturday named captain of the India A team, which will take part in the two unofficial ‘Tests’ and a four-nation One-day tournament, in Australia, starting August 14.

Ojha had a memorable Australia tour with India A team in 2014 when he had struck a double hundred and a hundred in a four-day match. As many as nine players from the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led squad are part of the ‘A’ team.

The tour will begin with a match against Australia A in the four-team One-day event opener on August 14.

The other two teams being South Africa A and National Performance Squad.

The two Test matches against Australia A are scheduled for September 8 to 11 and September 15 to 18 in Brisbane.

India A squad : Naman Ojha (C), Faiz Fazal, Akhil Herwadkar, Shreyas Iyer, Karun Nair, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Vijay Shankar, Axar Patel, Jayant Yadav, Dhawal Kulkarni, Jaydev Unadkat, Barinder Sran, Shahbaz Nadeem and Sanju Samson. - PTI

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Anderson doubtful LONDON: England fast bowler James Anderson is doubtful for the first Test against Pakistan, the ECB said. He sustained a stress fracture in his right shoulder blade during the third Test against Sri Lanka this month. “(His) availability for the Pakistan Test series, commencing on July 14, will be determined following ongoing management and review,” ECB said.— Reuters

SAILING

Oman Air revel in Cardiff breeze CARDIFF: Oman Air kept up a steady pace despite high winds and sudden gusts to extend their lead on the second day of the Extreme Sailing Series in Cardiff.

Morgan Larson’s team fared well in the challenging conditions where some gusts were clocked at 22 knots, their trademark consistency underpinning another strong performance with four podium places in six races, including victory in the final race of the day.

The GC32 catamarans came into their own in the Cardiff Bay conditions, popping up on their foils and skimming above the water at high speeds, some of the races finishing in just seven – rather than the normal 12 – minutes.

“These boats are incredible and the competition is really tight,” said skipper Larson. “It was all on.

Sometimes, you are feeling good and are right up the front and one little shift later you are right out the back. That’s when you know things are really competitive.

“Anyone can win a race and I’m thinking this will come down to the wire. In these conditions, it is

about sailing the boat well. If you can do that, the points will look after themselves.”

By the end of the day, Oman Air had strengthened their position at the top of the leaderboard by jumping six points ahead of second placed SAP Extreme and seven in front of Alinghi.

But it was the ‘new kids on the block’ ChinaOne, skippered by Taylor Canfield that stole the show with two outright wins in the opening two races to finish in fifth place overall.

Their performance showed that all the teams are making gains in the new GC32s, said Oman Air’s Nasser Al Mashari, racing as ever with his powerhouse crew of Pete Greenhalgh, Ed Smyth and James Wierzbowski.

“ChinaOne did really well and it just shows that you have to work hard and keep your focus to avoid making mistakes and stay ahead of the game,” said Al Mashari. Oman Air, who also lead the 2016 overall leaderboard by two points, continue racing through to Sunday June 26.

TOUGH JOB: Oman Air crew in thick of action on Day 2 of stadium

racing close to Cardiff city. – Supplied photo

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Sufyan to brush shoulders with world’s top cricketers in England Omani all-rounder Sufyan Mahmood will be taking part in the International Cricketers Association organised charity matches and dinner in the United Kingdom next month

T.K. MOHANDOSS sportseditor@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: As some of the Oman national cricketers are plying their trade in the United Kingdom, one more from the Sultanate will make a short appearance there next month end.

The only Omani cricketer in the national squad, Sufyan Mahmood, has received a special invitation from International Cricketers Association (ICA) to attend a charity dinner and also two charity cricket matches in the United Kingdom.

After having received the official nod from Oman Cricket, Sufyan Mahmood who performed well in the recently concluded ICC World Cricket League Division 5 in Jersey recently, is thrilled about the opportunity.

Speaking to Times Sport Sufyan Mahmood thanked Oman Cricket for allowing him to take part in such a big event and incidentally, he is the only one invited to be part of the charity event, which will be held between July 27 and August 1.

According to the Omani allrounder the first match will be held in Manchester and the second in Luton.

Big opportunity “It’s a big opportunity for me to brush shoulders with the biggest names of world cricket and I thank ICA for the invite,” said Sufyan, who has always stood out whenever he got the chance to be part of the Oman playing eleven.

“It’s a dream come true for me,” said Sufyan, who has proved many-atime that hard work breeds success.

According to 1991-born Sufyan, the top names who are likely to be there for the charity event are Inzamam Ul-Haq (Pakistan), Correy Collymore (West Indies), Niel O’Brien (Ireland), Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan), Abdur Razzaq (Pakistan), Wahab Riaz (Pakistan - subject to availability due to the EnglandPakistan series), Monty Panesar (England), Rana Naved (Pakistan), Fawad Alam (Pakistan), Simon Jones (England), Mushtaq Ahmed (Pakistan), Taufeeq Umar (Pakistan), Ryan Sidebottam (England), Waseem Jaffer (India) and Shahid Afridi (Pakistan).

Apart from playing in the WCL, Sufyan Mahmood had made his Twenty20 International debut for Oman against Hong Kong on November 26.

Sufyan has been an inspiring factor for Omani cricketers and he has been working hard to lure more national cricketers into the main fold.

Being a team man, Sufyan not only wants to play along side top cricketing personalities, he also wants to learn more from his experienced counterparts.

“More than opportunity this trip will be more of education for me, which I will share with all cricketers in Oman,” he said.

RAMADAN CRICKET

Klair XI, Waseem XI, Muscat Livestock advance MUSCAT: Klair XI, Muscat Livestock and Waseem XI advanced to the next round o the Omantel Ramadan Tape Ball Cricket Tournament organisted by the Pakistan Social Club at the Pakistan School Muscat ground on Friday night. In the first match, Klair XI beat Sialkot Stallions by seven wickets, while Muscat Livestock ousted Al Nafeesa by seven wickets in the second match.

In the third match of the night, Waseem XI edged out Sher XI by 9 runs.

Brief scores: Sialkot Stallion 68 for 9 in 8

overs (Shahid 4 for 17) lost to Klair 71 for 3 in 5 overs (Shams 25 run) by 7 wickets. Man of the match: Shahi of Klair XI. Al Nafeesa 128 for 6 in 8 overs (Aqib 57, Saeed 32, Sherbaz 2 for 23, Amir Khan 2 for 38) lost to Muscat Livestock 132 for 3 in 7.2 overs (Imran 86 not out, Sherbaz 27) by 7 wickets. Man of the match: Imran of Muscat Livestock.

Waseem XI: 84 for 4in 8 overs (Tanveer 44) beat to Sher XI 75 for 7 in 8 overs (Ijaz 27, Tanveer 2 for 14, Waseem 2 for 14) by 9 runs. Man of the match: Tanveer of Waseem XI.

NATIONAL GAS TO FACE OEC IN NMC INDEPENDENCE CUP SEMIFINALS National Gas defeated Star CC by 50 runs in the NMC Independence Cup 2016 organised by the Oman Indo-Pak Friends at the Acaiba Clutural Sports ground.Batting first National Gas scored 86 for 4 in 8 overs with Waseem (52) top scoring. In reply, Star CC were restricted to 36 for 9 in 8 overs with Rehan (3 for 5), Martin (3 for 18) and Omkar (2 for 1) bowling well.

Waseem was adjudged the man of the match. The victory ensured a semifinal berth for National Gas along side OEC, who they face next. The other semifinal will be played between Asfandyar XI and Sialkot XI. — Supplied photo

It’s a big opportunity for me to brush shoulders with the biggest names of world cricket and I thank ICA for the invite. It’s dream come true for me

Sufyan Mahmood Oman all-rounder

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Health WWW.TIMESOFOMAN.COM

Story Dr Yahia Said

Rising consumption of fast foods, the ones with preservatives and high chemical content, and less consumption of vitamins and minerals are causing a significant rise in gastrointestinal (GI) problems. Time to watch what you eat.

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unctional gastrointestinal (GI) and motility disorders are frequent problems in today’s time. These are groups of diseases where structural and biochemical abnormalities aren’t detected when an endoscopy and other investigations are performed.

Patient readings are normal but the patient still feels symptoms like discomfort, change in bowel movements, and dyspepsia.

Stress is not a principal factor but contributes to gastrointestinal problems especially in functional GI. These can be treated by diet, exercise, stress reduction techniques, and change in lifestyle habits. Many patients also suffer from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) due to the rising consumption of fast foods, red meats, foods with preservatives and high chemical content and less consumption of foods that are high in vitamins and minerals.

Consumption of natural food decreases the risk of gastrointestinal problems. 30 per cent of the population cannot tolerate dairy products because of the changing levels of their gut microbiota (complex community of over more than 100 trillion microbial cells in our gut) which increases their intolerance.

When you consume healthy and natural food it conserves microbiota but when you eat unhealthy food it disturbs the composition of microbiota, leading to gastrointestinal problems.

GCC countries, Oman included, are also prone to a rising number of liver diseases. Viral hepatitis, an early stage of liver disease, is very common in the GCC and if left undiagnosed it could lead to liver cirrhosis, the final stage of liver disease.

Non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases (NAFLD), the build-up of extra fat in liver cells that is not caused by alcohol, is now a major global prob-

lem with 25-30 per cent of liver cirrhosis patients found with the condition. Since liver diseases present no symptoms to patients in the early stages, a patient must opt for a liver function test in their routine blood tests to rule out liver diseases.

Changing food habits have also led to high frequencies of cancer in the GI tract, of which colorectal cancer is one of the most recurrent.

If detected early, colorectal cancer is one of the most curable cancer. A full colonoscopy screening after 50 years for all patients even if there are no symptoms is needed. However, if a patient has a family member with colon cancer, then sigmoidoscopy screening is recommended especially for people in the age group of 25-30 years.

Nevertheless patients with no genetic ties can also be susceptible to colon cancer.

New studies suggest that children with autism are more likely

GCC countries, Oman included, are also prone to a rising number of liver diseases. Viral hepatitis, an early stage of liver disease is very common in the GCC and if left undiagnosed it could lead to liver cirrhosis, the final stage of liver disease

to have gastrointestinal problems early in life, compared to children who don’t have the condition. Research is still being done in this area, but there is a hypothetical theory that autism may be related to a microbiota dysregulation.

Another study related to paediatric gastroenterology found that the administration of three or more courses of antibiotics before children reach an age of 2 years is associated with an increased risk of early childhood obesity. Administration of antibiotics in children is recommended only if there is proof of infection. Using large amounts of antibiotics can disturb the microbyte composition in children and lead to functional GI problems.

There is a hypothetical theory that the disturbance of the microbyte composition can lead to obesity.

Capsule endoscopy is a procedure where patients consume capsules containing tiny wireless cameras

that inspect the digestive tract.

The capsules transfer images to a software through a device and is highly useful for detecting unexplained anaemia or bleeding from the GI tract or pathology of the gut or bowel when an upper and lower endoscopy didn’t find any abnormalities. Another technological advancement in the field of colonoscopy is the fuse full spectrum. Endoscopy with system of multiple cameras, which gives you a 330 degree visualisation of the GI system and reduces the adenoma miss rate from 40 per cent to 7 per cent. This is not covered by a standard colonoscopy that only gives you a 170 degree visual aid; the lateral angle is not shown which is why the scope has to be moved a lot to detect the lesions.

Dr Yahia Said is gastroenterologist at Apollo Hospital Muscat.

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CITY CINEMA Contact (10 am to 6PM) 24567664 | 68 www.citycinemaoman.net facebook.com/citycinemaoman SHATTI Now You See Me 2 (2D) (Action | Comedy | Thriller) (PG12) Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson 11:30 PM The Crew (2D) (Action | Adventure | Drama) (PG12) Cast: Vladimir Mashkov, Agne Grudyte, Sergey Shakurov 9:00, 11:45 PM The Call Up (Action | Sci-Fi) (12+) Cast: Morfydd Clark, Chris Obi, Parker Sawyers 9:45 PM The Asian Connection (Action) (15+) Cast: Michael Jai White, Steven Seagal, Pim Bubear 11:30 PM The Code of Cain (2D) (Action) (12+) Cast: Sally Kirkland, Natasha Alam, Eric Roberts 9:30 PM

MUSCAT GRAND MALL Udta Punjab - (2D) (Crime | Thriller) (PG12) Cast: Alia Bhatt, Shahid Kapoor, Diljit Dosanjh 9:00PM The Call Up - (2D) (Action | Sci-Fi) (PG12) Cast: Morfydd Clark, Chris Obi, Parker Sawyers 11:45PM The Crew - (2D) (Action | Adventure | Drama) (PG12) GOLD CLASS Cast: Vladimir Mashkov, Agne Grudyte, Sergey Shakurov 9:00 & 11:30PM The Crew - (2D) (Action | Adventure | Drama) (PG12) Cast: Vladimir Mashkov, Agne Grudyte, Sergey

The Crew (2D) (Action | Adventure | Drama) (PG12) Cast: Vladimir Mashkov, Agne Grudyte, Sergey Shakurov 9:00, 11:45 PM

Shakurov 9:15PM The Asian Connection - (2D) (Action) (15+) Cast: Steven Seagal, Michael Jai White, Pim Bubear 11:45PM PANORAMA MALL The Jungle Book - (3D) Adventure | Drama| Family) (PG) MX4D Cast: Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley 10:00PM The Crew - (2D) (Action | Adventure | Drama) (PG12) VIP LOUNGE Cast: Vladimir Mashkov, Agne Grudyte, Sergey Shakurov 10:30PM The Crew - (2D) (Action | Adventure | Drama) (PG12) Cast: Vladimir Mashkov, Agne Grudyte, Sergey Shakurov 9:15 & 11:45PM Now You See Me 2 - (2D) (Action | Comedy |Thriller ) (PG12) Cast: Michael Jai White, Steven Seagal, Pim Bubear 11:30PM

The Asian Connection - (2D) (Action) (15+) Cast: Steven Seagal, Michael Jai White, Pim Bubear 11:45PM

Udta Punjab - (2D) (Crime | Thriller) (PG12) Cast: Alia Bhatt, Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Diljit Dosanjh 9:00 PM

The Call Up - (2D) (Action | Sci-Fi) (PG12) Cast: Morfydd Clark, Chris Obi, Parker Sawyers 9:30PM

The Asian Connection - (2D) (Action) (15+) Cast:Steven Seagal, Michael Jai White, Pim Bubear 9:45 & 11:45PM Udta Punjab - (2D) (Crime | Thriller) (PG12) Cast: Alia Bhatt, Shahid Kapoor, Diljit Dosanjh 9:00PM Warcraft - (4D) (Action| Adventure | Fantasy) (PG12) Cast: Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster 9:15PM

Udta Punjab (Hindi) (2D) (Crime | Thriller) Cast: Alia Bhatt, Shahid Kapoor, Diljit Dosanjh, Kareena Kapoor Khan 9:00, 11:35 PM (PG12) Houseful 3 (Hindi) (2D) (Romance | Comedy) (PG12) Cast: Akshay Kumar, Jacquline Fernandes, Ritesh Deshmukh, Abhishek Bacchan 11:45 PM Oka Manasu (Telugu) (2D) (Romance | Comedy) (TBC) Cast: Niharika Konidela, Naga Shourya, Niharika Konidela 9:00 PM

Screen 3 Te3n (2D) (Hindi | Thriller ) (PG12) Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vidya Balan 10:30PM

AZAIBA Albert (Eng) (2D) (Animation) (PG) Voice Overs: Alfred Bjerre Larsen, Oscar Dietz, Asta Nordby 10:45 PM Kammati Padaam (Mal) (2D) (Crime | Drama) (12+) Cast: Dulquer Salmaan, Vinayakan Tk, Shine Tom Chacko 10:45 PM 7 Hours To Go (Hindi) (2D) (Thriller) (12+) Cast: Sandeepa Dhar, Shiv Pandit, Vipin Sharma 9:15, 11:30 PM

LONG DISTANCE BUS TIMINGS (OMAN NATIONAL TRANSPORT COMPANY SAOC) *SUBJECT TO CHANGE

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Sur Quriyat Ruwi

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TO AL BURAIMI (ROUTE 41)

TO AL BURAIMI (ROUTE 41)

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Sohar Buraimi Buraimi Sohar Buraimi Sohar Buraimi

08:50 Daily 11:00 Daily 14:30 Daily via Ibri 15:45 Daily 17:40 Daily 18.35 Daily 20:20 Daily

TO SINAW (ROUTE 52) 17:30

Sinaw

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16:50 19:30

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Nizwa Al Araqi

Sur Sur

10:20 12:30

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Fahud Yibal

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Salalah Marmul Salalah Salalah

Daily Daily

20:00 20:30 23:30 07:40

Marmul

Dubai

16:50

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Sohar Dubai Sohar Dubai Sohar Dubai

Nizwa Ruwi

08:40 11:00

Daily Daily

15:40 15:40

Nizwa Ruwi

17:55 20:20

Daily Daily

06:00 14:30

Ruwi Ruwi

10:45 19:00

Daily Daily

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Fahud Ruwi

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Marmul

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TO DUBAI (ROUTE 201) 07:30 07:30 13:00 13:00 15:30 15:30

Sohar Ruwi Sohar Ruwi Sohar Ruwi

TO DUBAI VIA FUJIRAH & SHARJAH (ROUTE 204)

FROM DUBAI VIA FUJIRAH/SHARJAH (ROUTE 204)

07:00 07:00 07:00

16:00 16.00 16.00

Fujairah Sharjah Dubai

11.45 13.30 14.00

The Call Up (Action/Sci:Fic) Cast: Morfydd Clark, Chris Obi, Parker Sawyers 11.45 p.m.

CP No: 1266 (PG12)

BURAIMI The Crew PG12 (Action | Adventure | Drama) Cast: Vladimir Mashkov, Agne Grudyte, Sergey Shakurov 9:15 & 11:45 PM The Call Up PG12 (Action | Sci-Fi) Cast: Morfydd Clark, Chris Obi, Parker Sawyers 9:30 PM Udta Punjab PG12 (Crime | Thriller) Cast: Alia Bhatt, Shahid Kapoor, Diljit Dosanjh 11:15 PM The Code of Cain 12+ (Action) Cast: Sally Kirkland, Natasha Alam, Eric Roberts 9:30 PM The Asian Connection 15+ (Action) Cast: Michael Jai White, Steven Seagal, Pim Bubear 11:30 PM

Albert (Animation) Voice Overs: Alfred Bjerra Larsen, Oscar Diets, Asta Norbdy 9.30 p.m.

CP No: 1267 (U)

STAR CINEMA Film information 24791641 / 24786776 Website: www.isurf.co.om Kammati Paadam (Mal) (Act\Drama) Cast : Dulquer Salmaan & Vinayakan 9:30 Pm Cinema Main Udta Punjab (Hindi) (Act) Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor & Alia Bhatt 9-30 PM Cinema-2 Oka Manasu ( Telugu) ( Drama\ Comedy) Cast: Naga Shourya & Niharika 9-45 pm Cinema-3 Jacobinte Swargarajyam (Mal) (Drama) Cast: Nivin Pauly & Renji Panicker 9-45 pm Cinema-4

SALALAH The Call Up (PG12) (Action | Sci-Fi) Cast: Morfydd Clark, Chris Obi, Parker Sawyers 9:30 PM The Asian Connection (15+) (Action) Cast: Michael Jai White, Steven Seagal 9:15 PM Udta Punjab (PG12) (Thriller | Crime) Cast: Shaid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt 11:15 PM Kammati Paadam (12+) (Mal| Crime) Cast: Dulquer Salman, Shaun Romy 11:00 PM The Crew (PG12) (Action |Drama) Cast: Vladimir Mashkov, Agne Grudyte, Sergey 9:00, 11:45 PM

Next Change: School Bus ( Mal); Jackson Durai ( Tamil) Programmes are subject to change

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AINSLEY BEVAN MARTIS June 26, 2005

SAGAR SATHEESH June 26, 2003

Send us a colour photograph of the child (below 17 years) whose birthday you are celebrating, along with his/her full name, date of birth, address, telephone number and parents’/your name to Times of Oman, With Love, PO Box 770, PC 112, Ruwi or through e-mail to extra@ timesofoman.com

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ROYAL OMAN POLICE Emergencies and inquiries: 9999 General Directorate of Passport and Residence 24569603 Directorate General of Customs 24521109 Traffic violations inquiries 24510228 Public Relations Admin 24560099 EMBASSIES IN OMAN

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SALALAH TO DUBAI (ROUTE 102) 15:00

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10:25

TO YIBAL - FAHUD (ROUTE 62)

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TO MARMUL-SALALAH (ROUTE 100) 07:00 10:00 10:00 19:00

Ruwi

TO SUR (ROUTE 55)

TO FAHUD - YIBAL (ROUTE 62) 06:30 06:30

07:00

The Asian Connection (Action) Cast: Steven Seagal, Michael Jai White, Pim Bubear 9.30 & 11.45 p.m CP No: 1265 (15+)

TO IBRI (ARAQI) (ROUTE 54)

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Film information 24540856 / Advance Booking 24540855 Website: www.albahjacinemaoman.com

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TO IBRI (ARAQI) (ROUTE 54) 08:00 08:00

08:55 Daily 11:40 Daily 20:20 Daily via Ibri 14:55 Daily 17:40 Daily 19:20 Daily 22:15 Daily

SOHAR The Crew - (2D) (Action | Drama) (PG12) Cast: Vladimir Mashkov, Agne Grudyte, Sergey 9:00 & 11:45PM The Asian Connection - (2D) (Action) (15+) Cast:Steven Seagal, Michael Jai White, Pim

TO SINAW (ROUTE 52) 20:50

TO YANQUL (ROUTE 54) 14:30 14:30

Sohar Ruwi Ruwi Sohar Ruwi Sohar Ruwi

Daily Daily Daily

Screen 2 Housefull 3 (2D) (Comedy / Drama) –PG12 Cast : Akshay Kumar, Ritesh Deshmukh, Nargis Fakhri, Jacqueline Fernandez 10.00 PM

SUR The Crew ( Action | Adventure | Drama) Cast : Vladimir Mashkov, Agne Grudute, Sergey Shakurov 9:15, 11:45 PM (PG12) The Asian Connection ( Action ) ( 15+ ) Cast: Steven Seagal, Michael Jai White, Pim Bubear 9:45 PM Udta Panjab ( Hindi | Crime | Thriller) (PG12) Cast : Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Diljit Dosanjh, Kareena Kapoor Khan 11:30 PM

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QURIYAT - SUR - JAALAN (ROUTE 36) Quriyat Sur Jaalan

RUWI Screen 1 Udta Punjab - (2D) (Crime | Thriller) (PG12) Cast: Alia Bhatt, Shahid Kapoor, Diljit Dosanjh 10:00PM

BAHJA CINEMA

11:45PM Udta Punjab - (2D) (Crime | Thriller) (PG12) Cast: Alia Bhatt, Shahid Kapoor, Diljit Dosanjh 11:15PM The Call Up - (2D) (Action | Sci-Fi) (PG12) Cast: Morfydd Clark, Chris Obi 9:30PM Kammati Paadam - (2D) (Mal| Crime) (12+) Cast: Dulquer Salman, Shaun Romy 10:00PM Oka Manasu - Telugu (2D) (Romance | Comedy) (TBC) Cast: Niharika Konidela, Naga Shourya, Niharika Konidela 9:00 PM

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PHARMACIES (ROUND THE CLOCK) Al Hashar Pharmacy, Ruwi 24783334 Apollo Medical Centre,

Hamriya Muscat Pharmacy, Ruwi Salalah Atlas Pharmacy, Ghubra Muscat Region Apollo, Al Hamriya Muscat, A Seeb Market Muscat, Al Khuwair Muscat, Al Hail South Dhofar Region Muscat, Al Nahdha Road, Salalah

24782666 24702542 23291635; 24503585 24787766 24421691 24485740 24537080

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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 Lifeline Hospital Salalah 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 International Hospital, Al Ghubra 22004000, 94267068/97049520 Al Hayat Clinic, Al Hail 22009455

AIRLINE OFFICES Muscat Airport Flight information (24 hours) 24519456/24519223 Aeroflot 24704455 Air Arabia 24700828 Air France 24562153 Air India 24799801

Air New Zealand 24700732 Biman Bangladesh Airlines 24701128 British Airways 24568777 Cathay Pacific 24789818 Egypt Air 24794113 Emirates Air 24404400 Ethiopian Airlines 24660313 Gulf Air 80072424 Indian 24791914 Iran Air 24787423 Japan Airlines 24704455 Jazeera Airways 23294848 Jet Airways 24787248 Kenya Airways 24660300 KML Royal Dutch Airlines 24566737 Kuwait Airways 24701262 LOT Polish Airlines 24796387 Lufthansa 24796692 Malaysian Airlines 24560796 Middle East Airlines 24796680 Oman Air 24531111 Pakistan International Airlines 24792471 Qatar Airways 24771900 Qantas 24559941 Royal Jordanian 24796693 Saudi Arabian Airlines 24789485 Singapore Airlines 24791233 Shaheen Air 24816565 SriLankan Airlines 24784545 Swiss International Airlines 24796692 Thai Airways 24705934

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LIFESTYLE “It is never impossible to keep your skin and body healthy during Ramadan, whether you are fasting or not. It is our duty to ourselves and our environment to have a clean body and mind all the time,” says Wafa Yahya, fashion blogger based in the UAE. “When our skin and body is nourished, we tend to be more productive with our work and we become more joyful with our relationship and interaction with people” Wafa added.

“I have enlisted seven easy steps below on how to stay well and glowing during the Holy Month. These steps can be easily summed up with an acronym of R.A.M.A.D.A.N.”

Wafa Yahya

Rehydrate

When you are fasting for long hours, it is advisable to drink more water than your usual habit. Water doesn’t just refresh you from inside but it also cleanses the toxins in your body. Our skin will also benefit from water as it is scientifically proven that a hydrated skin is a nourished skin.

Activate

Ramadan should not be an excuse for you to become lazy and forget about exercise, you can definitely do that before you go to sleep or when you wake up in the morning. Two to three hours after Iftar, you can try some stretching, run on a treadmill or even jog around your home with your family or friends. It is your responsibility to have an active lifestyle as part of your daily habit. You can start with little exercise and increase gradually.

Meditate

Meditation is sometimes mistaken for exercise but it is a completely different thing. From the old French word ‘meditacion’, it literally means thought or reflection. To meditate for even 10-15 minutes a day is healthy for our body, mind, and soul. Try to assimilate silence and cherish that moment every day. You can say a prayer and thank God for all the blessing that we have. You will definitely feel much better afterwards. Do not forget that real beauty originates from the inside out.

Analyse your Food

You need to stop eating junk food or limit it for once or twice a month. Indulging on French fries filled with salt and many chemicals that you cannot even pronounce or doughnuts and artificial juices drowning in sugar will never give you a beautiful skin. Too much salt will absorb more water in your body and can cause high blood pressure and excessive sugar as we all know, is the cause of many diseases, such as diabetes. Care for your body and it will take care of you.

Nap and Sleep

It sounds so simple but having an ample time of sleeping is sometimes taken for granted. The right amount of sleep will improve your memory, concentration and immunity. It will also make you glow naturally as you feel re-energised and recharged. Many offices during Ramadan have short timings and you can actually take advantage of that to go home and take a power nap after 5pm and wake up before Iftar. If you do not have time to nap during the day, be sure to get those 7-8 hours of sleep every night. Always remember that health is wealth and following the mentioned steps are the only way for you to keep that glowing skin, no matter what season it is. — Courtesy of Infinity 8

Detoxify

Instead of buying boxed, artificial juices from the grocery, replace it with nutritious fresh juice. You can even do your own and mix your favourite fruits, shake it up and enjoy it at home, perhaps after an exercise. It is also much cheaper and it will surely detoxify your body. You can also replace junk food with almonds, spinach, carrots, and green leafy veggies as snacks.

Fruits and vegetables will detoxify your body more naturally than any medicine or capsules sold in the pharmacy.

Armoured with a Smile

Smiling is free and it is proven to change even a bad morning, believe that everything will be better. As you smile, you are actually exercising muscles in the face that will help wrinkles go away. Be kind as some people may be facing a hard battle and they just need sunshine of contagious happiness. Be that radiant fairy and grant everybody the gift of positivity. Remember that when you smile, you have the power to break the ice.

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ACC. AVAILABLE

Independent room in Qurum / Hail. Contact: 96229522 Room, bath room for executives in Wadi kabir. Contact 99336206 One room available in 2BHK in Al Falaj area for Executive bachelor only. Contact 99131742.

FOR RENT

Flat for rent in Al Khoud, 2 rooms & hall. Contact: 91763665

4 BHK Villa in Bowsher Heights.

Contact 99792181

2BHK split A/C for rent Muttrah near Oman House.

Contact: 97007934 / 92629232

Furnished office (61M2) for sale / rent Al Khuwair near Zawawi Mosque. Contact: 95611569

1 Bed room, sharing K& T, R.O 100, 2 bedrooms , sharing K& T R.O 200/- in AL Khuwair.

Contact 95154331 Flats in Wadi Kabir. Contact 94051789 / 97201688 02 BHK residential flat opposite to Al Nahdha hospital.

Contact: 99342733 /99795241 Flat for Rent 2 bed room Near ISM muscat Indian Scoole Dar sate Tel : 00 968 95158570 Labor Camp available with all facilities near Sohar Port.

Contact: 98050654 / 99015826 5 BHK Villa in Al Khuwair, for Staff Accommodation.

Contact 99792181 2 & 3 BHK Flat in Al Khuwair & Ghubra. Contact 99792181

Mitsubishi Outlander 2008 model 4 cylinder, 2.4lt, Metallic grey , 135000km , excellent condition , expat driven , single owner Price R.O 3.500/- Neg. Contact: 99330486

Fully furnished room available for executive bachelors opp. Star Cinema. Contact 92886715

House in North Al Hail with 3 rooms, living room, hall, 4 toilets 300 RO. Contact 99738881 / 99439568

1BHK at Hamriya near Muscat Pharmacy & 2 BHK at Mawaleh near Mosque Sadiq Al Amin.

Contact: 99224748 / 99332297

Accommodation available in a villa for south Indian family, one bedroom, hall, kitchen north Ghobrah. Contact: 99209160

2 BHK available Mumtaz area Ruwi. Contact: 99269751

2BHK Big Size Flat Behind Bank Muscat, Wadi Kabir. Near ISWK. 97826454, 24815012.

Warehouse at Wadikabir - total area 3500 sqm - covered warehouse (500sqm), office, accommodation (1000sqm), open area (2000sqm) please contact: 99273774 - 99202278

Nissan Pathfinder 2013 No-2 lady driven KM 50.000 power sterns auto transmission power window R.O 6500/- Contact: 99157377

Room for rent with sharing, kitchen in Al Khuwair behind Burger King. Contact: 92994415

Flat for rent 2 BHK 2 split A/C, 2 toilets, Wadi Kabir near Kuwaiti Masjid. Contact: 97007934 / 92629232

Plot at Barka next to Germany College & next to Aramex Company, next to Bahwan Warehouse, next to Omasco warehouse 37,074 SQM2 required 0.250 Baiza per SQM. Contact: 99888390

Furnished apartment for rent, two rooms, majlis, hall, kitchen.

Near Carrefour al-mawalah.

Contact 99336776

2 Rooms (furnished) toilet, kitchen for small family or bachelor, Hamriya. Contact: 98335050

2 bed rooms flat with hall, 2 bathrooms in Darsait near Muscat Municipality.

Contact: 92584715/ 24700120

FOR SALE

FOR SALE SHUTTERING PLYWOOD SIZE : 4’ X 8’ X 18MM GSM: 92835445,93205253,93205423

FOR SALE Dental chairs for sale sparingly used dental units for sale.

Contact Mr. Ansari 92616343.

Kumar 99570284 Shop for sale and electronic Ruwi high street main road side shop exit in good reputed building.

Contact: 95238577 / 95178297 Well running computer shop for sale in Al Seeb Souq near Ooredoo showroom 30Sqm, 2 shutters.

Contact: 92501276 Dental chair for sale in Salalah.

Contact – 99082092 Laundry / empty shop near Camellia Café, CBD, Ruwi.

Contact: 92868123 /92841089 Tender Board Construction Company for lease / Run. Contact: 92868123 / 92841089 HD Scaffoldings, Shuttering Jacks, Wooden Planks, Shuttering wood assorted, Tower hoist (lift), Concrete Mixer, Bending Machine, Steel Fabrication Machinery (Searing/Cutting, lathe & Welding) including tools for immediate sale: Contact 99273774/ 99202278

Luxury Apartments in Boucher (35) / Ghala / Qurum. Contact 95056808 / 97201688 Shop for sale opp Towell Service Center, Wadi Kabir.

Contact 99221683 1No brand new containerized package type STP 100 m3/ day with blower equipments (suitable for camps). Serious Buyers may.

Contact: 99445367 Book Shop in a busy shopping mall for sale, interested parties please contact 99851255 Single colorful Bed and Sofa for Sale at Al Khuwair.

Contact 92881849 / What`s up No 97290565 Steel Scrap materials for immediate sale. Contact: 99273774/ 99202278 Space for printing press available at wadikabir with or without machinery. Contact 99328430 Almost new beach/ garden lounge chairs /bar stools/ counter.

Photos can be sent 95865457

Shop for sale at Ruwi high street.

Contact: 98787853 Urgent sale of steel scrap only serious buyers kindly contact +968 96725423 for viewing the items.

Shop for sale near Oman House, Muttrah. Contact 99024362.

WANTED Partner / investor 20% - 30% share transfer running building construction company.

Contact 93163157 Urgently required looking to immediately buy used Grit blasting & airless spray equipment 1 No each. Contact: 968 24810930 / 93203772 / 93203773 / 93203778 IELTS Coaching (academic) required nearby wadi Kabir area.

Please call on mobile or msg on Whats up.

Mobile # 92927880/99012165

MV SALE

Furnished room attached bath for Indian bachelor, Al-Falaj Ruwi & lady Wadi Kabir near Mars hypermarket. Contact: 96202458/96761960 Furnish bedroom with attach bathroom for executive bachelor.

Contact: 97704794 1 BHK appartment for rent in Al Khoud Shabiya near mazoon mosque for rent (next to alkhoud medical center and squ) MOB: 93913224 Room with attached bathroom and sharing kitchen available for Executive bachelor or small family at wadikabir. Contact 93049849 Sharing Accommodation available for working ladies opposite Al Nadhah Hospital. Preferably Indians. Room with seperate toilet and sharing kitchen.RO.90.

Contact 96524717 Sharing accommodation near ISD. Contact: 99657340 Room available in Mumtaz area 1 room, 1 Bathroom, Kitchen & 1 room, common bathroom. Interested please contact 92680041 Mr. Altaf Room with attached bathroom for a family in Wadi Kabir. #97167857 Room available for Executive bachelor at Al Hail. #96234708

ACC. WANTED Accommodation Wanted for an Executive Bachelor, Single Flat / Sharing Room @ Wadi Kabir. Pls call: 93883674 / 98103169

Toyota Corolla 1.8xli Automatic 2007 July 113000Kms Expat driven excellent condition RO.2750 Contact: 98924106 Mazda 6, model 2005, company maintained excellent condition.

Price RO 1250/- Mazda 2, model 2014, 45,000km, for sale.

Price RO 2950/- Call: 95244761 Mazda6, 2.5L (classic model, 2014) expat driven, excellent condition , 80.000km , mulkiya till march 2017, RO 5.700 ( Negotiable). Contact: 99415861 Toyota Prado, 2009 model, 6 cylinder, single expat owner used, white pearl color, km 287k Contact- 99318152 Nissan Qashqai 2013 Kms 30,000 VGC comprehensive Insurance UAE / Oman.

Contact: 96995430

NRI Ready to occupy just completed 3 BHK in Chennai -Pallikkaranai :1600sqft ,builders lcs city makers ,high quality construction , woodwork done, part of 64 apts all 3bhk in 4 blocks gated community with swimming pool/gym/common hall/2 car parking. Genuine buyers call rag @99235815 or email: sairaj_2k@yahoo.com NRI Property for Sale: 774Sq .

2 BHK flat with OC ready at Palava City Casa Rio, Dombivili, Mumbai Contact : 97003326, 96791085

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

ACC. WANTED Urgently required Villa with 8 rooms near Bausher/Ghala/Al Ansab area for accommodation of Staff from a reputed company in Oman. Interested party may contact - Mr. Pramith 99694150

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Email: dailyguide@timesofoman.com classiďŹ eds@timesofoman.com Tel.: 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 /431 / 456 / 461 Fax: 24812624

SITUATION SITUATION WANTED VACANT URGENT REQUIREMENT

URGENTLY REQUIRED

EVENT COORDINATOR

Buildings construction qualified & experienced male

For a reputed Company t .JOJNVN ZFBST FYQFSJFODF JO Event Management. t (PPE DPNNVOJDBUJPO TLJMM t 0NBO ESJWJOH MJDFOTF JT NVTU t 'FNBMF DBOEJEBUF QSFGFSBCMF Send CV with current picture.

NFOUJPO 3FG OP Email: vacancy299@gmail.com

SITUATION WANTED ACCOUNT. & FINANCE

Projects Manager with Civil Engineering B.SC & quantity survey knowledge 10- 15 years experience. For a Muscat based well known construction company.

Email - alfayafy@outlook.com

Fax - 24479675

Indian male B.COM, MBA 4 years in Larsen & Toubro total 26 years gulf experience English, Arabic speaking driving license NOC available.

Contact: 95588565

Indian male age 26, Accountant one year experience in accounts looking for suitable job. Contact Email: Anishkhan991867@gmail.

Com Mobile: +968 9565 9415

Indian male Accountant 2.5 years exp in Oman with valid D/L NOC available. Contact: 98870112

QualiďŹ ed and experienced MBA post graduate with proven work exposure in Middle East & India, having more than 5.5 years of rich experience in accounts , project coordination and administration in (3.5 years UAE experience) oil and gas projects is currently looking for suitable job. Contact 93953613, Email-allen.mathew83@gmail.com

Accountant Having 5 Years experience in reputed companies.

Currently working in Muscat (NOC AVAILABLE) GSM.91367217 Email Shahid0717@gmail.com Indian/MBA/male Chief Accountant 18Yrs Experience, MIS, C.Flow, Budgeting, ERP, Cost accounting &Liasing with auditors. NOC available.

Contact: 92254691/97826674 email: khader2305@gmail.com Indian male 27 yrs, MBA ďŹ nance with 4 years experience currently in Muscat on visit visa seeking suitable placement in ďŹ nance / admin. Contact: 90921724

ARCHITECT Construction Company looking for Architect with experience in Oman. Contact 97192707

ACCOUNTS A leading cosmetic company in Muscat is looking for an Accountant â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Email: us on vacancies@maryanagroup.com An Omani Audit ďŹ rm is seeking audit partner to join the ďŹ rm, the candidate should be completed any certiďŹ cate course CIA,CPA, CA, ACC, and 4 yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; experience, interested candidates to submit their CVs to : auditbureau2016@gmail.com

BEAUTICIAN Required Beautician for Beauty Saloon at Ghobrah. Clearance / visa available.

Contact no. 95924910 Urgently required a Gulf experienced professional hair dresser cum beautician (lady) for a reputed beauty salon.

Immediate appointment.

Contact: 99816262 / 98557585 Fax: 24796211 Email: skin.hair.makeup@gmail.com Beauty salon needs lady for henna. Contact: 93336061

CATERING Urgently required south Indian cooks with NOC, having suitable experienced. Contact: 94268319 /97408945 Email: ashok.k55@yahoo.com Shawarma / grill / Salad / Chinese, Cook. Contact: 96229522 Shawarma / grill / Salad / Asian Cook. Contact: 95529970

DOMESTIC HELPER House maid cooking cleaning experienced with babies required immediately. Contact: 95584060 / 98920399 IMMEDIATE - Housemaid wanted for an Indian Family - husband, wife and 2 girls. Visa, accommodation and all other requirements will be provided. Please call me on 92725141.

House maid for Omani family.

Contact: 99773100

DESIGNER

WANTED Female Gynaecologist, Female GP- Two Female Staff Nurse (From India or Pilipino)and One Female Dental Assist and Female Lab Technician.

With MOH Licence and Data Flow for Al Saadi Specilised Medical Centre, Musanna.

Required Omani Driver for a restaurant. Contact 95929911 Wanted a experience Driver for Capital and Interior work.

Gsm : 942-888-63

Part time Accountant up to ďŹ nalization auditing available after 4 pm. Contact: 91126314

ENGI./TECH./MECH.

Sudanese GIS Analyst hold master in RS & GIS Resident have an experience in accounting & store management. Contact: 97943738

Urgently Require BE civil Engineer with 2+ years experience and Omani driving license must , Salary R.O300/- Send CV to nctp@nctp786oman.com or Contact: 24565337

Indian 20 years well experienced accounts & ďŹ nance professional looking for immediate placement NOC available. Contact: 94546455 Email: salahuddin8@gmail.com

Testing / Protection Engineer with minimum 05 years of experience and should have Oman DCRP license, Interested candidates send resume to krishivan@gmail.com QualiďŹ ed and experience Technician required for the kitchen restaurant equipments. Who can repair hot and cold equipments will be preferred. Contact: Email: alsatrading14@gmail.com / Fax: 24727481 Electrician with qualiďŹ cation and experience. Contact: Fax: 24727481 Email: alsatrading14@gmail.com CCTV & Burglar alarm Technician. Urgently looking for an Expatriate with minimum 5 years experience with NOC. Email your CV with recent Photograph to: joyr@alasalaintl.com

IT Required Shop Sales man + Hardware Technician for IT Company with minimum 2 years experience.

Contact: 98825806 / 98825806, Email: info@rns-group.com

MEDICAL Wanted staff nurse with MOH license, immediate appointment, to work in a private clinic. Permanent post or locum. All Nationals can apply. Salary negotiable, free accommodation available.

Contact â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 99048170/ 94870029

Advertising and signboard making company required fresh or experience Graphic designer send CV to info@agloenterprises.com

GP doctor needed for reputed clinic. Preferably with MOH license or with DataďŹ&#x201A;ow & Paramatics pass Contact: 95388934

Required urgently driver, experience Omani or expat drivers with P.D.O. license.

Contact: 98242478

Indian male B.Com graduate looking for suitable placement in accounts, office Administration & marketing, 12 years experience, NOC available Oman D/L. Contact: 95804210

DRIVER

Urgently required a Graphic designer with 2 years experience in graphic designing, Photoshop, illustrator. Send CV to email: hr@cityvago.com

Looking for a full time driver with valid Omani license.

Contact: 95454033

Part time Accountant available to handle all accounts up to ďŹ nalization and audit work.

Contact: 95804210

Contact # 92025033, Email : dr.srininvas76@gmail.com

Wanted for Ibra clinic lab Technicians gynecologist physician lady medical officer MOH license and NOC needed or prometric with high score and dataďŹ&#x201A;ow.

Contact - 99373493 yahyakam@omantel.net.om

DRIVER

Indian (Male) having 17+years Experience in Trading & Healthcare seeking senior Position in Accounts (11 years GCC Experience)currently on Resident Visa (NOC Available) and has a valid Omani Driving Licence. Contact: 91335026; skumartp@gmail.com

Required GP Doctors, gynecology, X ray tech staff nurses.

Contact: 99681325 Email: altaqwamedicalcentre@gmail.com Required gynecologist GEN: practitioner lady lab Technician and pharmacologist immediately for a clinic in Suwaiq.

Contact 95081010 Email: umchealthcare@gmail.com

Young Indian male (25) with B.Com degree on visit visa with D/L and N.O.C for simple opportunities preferably in accounting.

Contact : 96324484

MEDICAL Urgently required Pharmacist for a Pharmacy in Barka.

Contact: 99452755 Care Medical Centre Al Seeb requires Gynecologist and General Practitioner. Mail CV to: sarita_h23@yahoo.com Urgently required experienced female Lab Technician, with knowledge of histopathology & cytology, with MOH release, for a well-known laboratory in Al Khuwair.

Contact: 95271561/98893034 Wanted Staff Nurse for a dermatology clinic in Muscat .

Must have MOH license and NOC. Attractive salary offered. Email: clinicvacancy2015@gmail.com

MANAGER/ SUPERVIBranch Manger required to manage entire Business. ftt@futuretarget.net 99110080 Urgently required a Purchase Manager to handle all the procurements for a reputed Ready-mix concrete Company, having its branches all over Oman. The candidate should possess required experience, product knowledge and excellent communication skills. Interested candidates may send their CV to sndakshin@gmail. com / Contact: 99256757

MISCELLANEOUS Required candidates for following posts: Accountant, Storekeeper, Foreman Building Maintenance, Van-salesman (water), Helpers.

Candidates with Omani driving license preferred.

Contact 99273774/99202278

SECRETARIAL & OFFICE Required outdoor Sales/ Marketing Executive with experience in selling Technical- Mechanical products/ building materials & hardware/ auto parts. Graduate with Oman license preferred.

Apply to: jobalkent@gmail.com or fax to: 24799615 Advertising & interior company required Sales Executive with driving /L send CV to info@agloenterprises.com Require Salesman with D/L for construction, Ind materials, hydraulic hoses & ďŹ ttings.

Contact 99221683 / 92830110 Required smart, young, dynamic Sales & Marketing Executive having 2-3 years sales experience for a reputed manufacturing company in Oman, having its Head Office in Ruwi. Experience in building materials is an added advantage. Omani Driving License and NOC is a must.

Attractive remuneration package.

Apply with photograph to E-mail: salesjobds@gmail.com

7 Years experience as Financial Analyst, MBA in ďŹ nance. Responsibilities- research contributor, ďŹ nancial statement analysis, generating MIS & efficiency report, managing TAT, business & clients.

On visit visa in Muscat.

Contact- 90191628 / 96175780 Part Time Accounting, Audit Preparation, Internal Audit, Monthly Reports, Accounting set up for new companies, GSM: 96975454, email: ibfc.gcc@gmail.com Chief Accountant, well experienced available.

Contact: 95598477 Indian male 43 yrs accountant presently on tourist visa looking for suitable placement in a company 18yrs experience in managing ďŹ nance in Indian and abroad.

Contact: 90190648

Indian male 25 yrs, Graduate in commerce, overall 5 yrs exp in accounts/ ďŹ nance ďŹ eld. On visit visa. Immediately available.

Contact 92836216 / muhammad.tausif623@gmail.com Indian male 31 chartered Accountant having 2 years Oman experience looking for suitable placement in ďŹ nance and audit ďŹ eld NOC available.

Contact: 96357827 Email: ubaiskeeran@gmail.com Accountant available with NOC, 7 years experience in Oman.

Ready to join immediately.

Contact 98263394 Well experienced Account M.Com available with NOC, Tally & ERP. Contact : 99035707 Indian male 34 yrs, M.Com â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Finance with 5 yrs experience in Accounts in India, presently in visiting visa looking for a suitable placement. Contact: 93671785 Email: jeyan903@gmail.com Indian male 34 Yrs, Dual MBA Finance and marketing with IT skills, 7+ yrs of experience, Looking for suitable placement. contact 94879615,Emailsajan_chacko1981@yahoo.com Sudanese Accountant, Alexandria University Graduate bachelor of commerce Diploma of Marketing professional photographer worked in PR and social media for 2 years looking for a job in public relations media, social media or marketing.

Contact: 96976240 ACCA member with 6 yrs of experience in Oman looking for a suitable job in ďŹ nance. Contact: 99284193 Accountant 8Years Experience with D/L and NOC. Contact 97712084 Indian, Kerala Male B.COM & B.PE, Currently on Visit Visa. Looking for a suitable job in Accounts, Store Keeper, Sales etc. Ready to join as early as possible.

Contact: 96988923 email:- sajith3969@gmail.com

ADMIN Indian Female, MBA-HR having 8+ experience in Administration/ HR, Customer Support, Office Coordinator with good Computer skill, Now on Visit Visa,looking for suitable position. Contact: 90196235 Indian male 21 yrs Graduate in business administration (BBA) with computer knowledge (hardware & software) seeks suitable employment immediately.

Contact: 98085633 / 98898504

Part time accounting workers up to ďŹ nalization, on monthly basis & yearly ďŹ nalization works.

Contact : 96247295

Indian female, MSC more than 6 years Oman experience in office coordination, administration & managerial, clerical jobs looking for a suitable position.

Contact: 91303124

ACCA qualiďŹ ed professional lady with 5 years experience in ďŹ nance management accounts is looking for a suitable placement NOC can be Contact: 94521899

Indian female MBA ďŹ n & HR now on visit visa looking for suitable placement. Contact: 92097764

Accountant Indian male, 6 years experience up to ďŹ nalization in tally with reporting knowledge & good knowledge of payroll, having Oman D/L, NOC. Contact: 92540313

Indian female, 27, MCA, 2 yrs experience in Administration and HR in India & Oman. Currently in family visa seeking suitable jobs preferably in Muscat.

Contact.99417993

Accountant , female , 1 &half years experience up to ďŹ nalization in tally, good knowledge in reporting, pursuing ACCA, valid D/L. Contact: 95373751

Indian/ 23yrs female/ 5yrs GCC experience with NOC looking for a suitable position in HR/Admin / Accounts/ BD. Contact +96890656997

SKILLED / UNSKILLED

28/male/MBA - ďŹ nance/B.Com Accountant with 4 years of Dubai/ India experience looking for a suitable placement.

Contact 90187483 shobinkarikkan1987@gmail.com

Indian female with nearly 10 years of Oman experience in Administration & HR, seeking suitable placement. NOC available.

Contact: 99242841

Required Indian Mason â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5 nos., eligibility (minimum 5 yrs experience in road construction ďŹ eld).

Contact: 99882127 Email: georgymv@yahoo.com

Indian female 28 yrs B.Com 4 yrs experience in MNCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s currently in Muscat seeking suitable placement in Finance / Admin.

Contact: 94743790

Required female person to work at the retail shop/Marketing.

Please send your CV on e mail: zeyanaalharmaly@yahoo.com Required marketing / PR manager for a modern restaurant group in Oman , proďŹ cient in illustrator & Photoshop charismatic , proactive , creative & ďŹ&#x201A;exible excellent writing / Editing skills degree in relevant area ďŹ&#x201A;uent in English.

Send CV to marketingpr2016@gmail.com

Filipino HRD especialist / material controller supervisor with 18 yrs experience looking for suitable job in Oman.

Contact: (+968) 98037142 / (+968) 92659817

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ENGINEER

Sudanese Male 35 yrs B.Sc Electronic System Engineering

Indian male MBA Finance & Marketing 25 yrs having 1.9 years of experience Finance & Marketing Contact: 95206140/ 96992013

Contact : 93919943 agneljerin@yahoo.com

with 11 yrs. Experience in Gov/Private.

CISCO (CCNP-R&S) and Ethical hacking ; , ǀϴͿ ĞƌƟ Į ĞĚ͘ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ŽĨ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟ ŽŶ ĂŶĚ /d services management.

Email: gabaroki2k@gmail.com Mob:+97450475034

bonnythomas007@gmail.com

ADMIN

An MBA (MĂƌŬĞƟ ŶŐ ĂŶĚ Finance)

Indian Male MBA (UK),

An MBA (MĂƌŬĞƟ ŶŐ ĂŶĚ Finance)

AŌ Ğƌ Žŵ ;Oĸ ĐĞ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƐĞĐƌĞƚĂƌŝĂů ƉƌĂĐƟ ĐĞͿ GƌĂĚƵĂƟ ŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ^ W ZW ĂŶĚ ĐĐŽƵŶƚƐ ;^ W ĞƌƟ Į ĞĚͿ͕ diploma in IŶƚĞƌŶĂƟ ŽŶĂů &ŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů ZĞƉŽƌƟ ŶŐ ^ƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐ ;/ WͲh<Ϳ͕ ƉĞĂĐŚ ƚƌĞĞ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƟ ŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂďůĞ experience seeks suitable placement.

9 years experience in Dubai/London/ Mumbai in Management Consulting, Sales & Marketing, Business Development for Real Estate/Banking seeks similar placement with D/L.

With SAP erp and accounts ;^ W ĞƌƟ Į ĞĚͿ͕ ĚŝƉůŽŵĂ ŝŶ ůŶƚĞƌŶĂƟ ŽŶĂů &ŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů ZĞƉŽƌƟ ŶŐ Standards (IAAP-UK), peach tree ĂĐĐŽƵŶƟ ŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂďůĞ experience seeks suitable placement

Gsm:+958 98103250

Contact: 95168205

Gsm: +968 98103247

With 2 years exp in Telecom sector, currently on visit visa, looking for suitable placement.

Indian female MBA / HR, 2.5 experience seeking suitable job.

Contact: 99257214

ARCHITECT Architect Engineer seeking for suitable job, 8 years experience.

GSM : 96075000, Email : haytham_201046@yahoo.com Indian female diploma architect 6 years exp in Oman Engineering consultancy, valid Oman driving license. Contact: 96683293 / 97750870

DESIGNER/DRAUGHTSMAN Architectural Draftsmen diploma in construction technology with 6 years experience in drafting and detailing as per British standard in Oman with valid Omani license looking for suitable opportunity Noc available. Call 94375897.

Autocad works freelance, MEP, Civil works, Interior, 2d/3d, BOQ etc.

Contact 97103168 Revit, Autocad D/man, expected salary 200 OMR PH :92279784 Filipino Senior Revit/AutoCAD Draftsman with 20 years professional experience is looking for suitable job in Oman. Please Contact: 96489798, (+974) 66653780.

DRIVER Driver light duty (house or company) valid Gulf D/L looking job.

Contact- 95175192 Pakistani driver with car Subaru 2004 model. Contact: 99667817 Driver with Electrician 4 years experience looking for job.

Contact: 97456062 Pakistani driver with 3 years experience, seeking for placement familiar with Batinah & Sharqiyah regions. Contact 99832706 Looking for driver job.

Contact: 99035942 /97383016 Looking for job driver.

Contact: 94158238 Six years experienced light duty vehicle driver looking for a suitable placement. Contact: 96362871 Driver with light duty license 10 yrs exp. Contact: 94566432

ENGG. / TECH./MECH. Diploma in Mechanical Engg, 10 years exp in steel fabrication site work with valid Oman driving license. Contact: 94434293 B.Sc Civil Engineer 7 years gulf experience total experience 9 years having GCC D/L seeking for suitable replacement local release available.

Contact: 98628515/ 98289234 Email: sofiq.sohel02@gmail.com B.E Electrical Engineer, Age 28 yrs.

5.5 yrs experience. 2 yrs in OMAN as site supervisor/ site engineer, with valid GCC license. NOC available. Contact: 95527936 Email: pksg07@gmail.com Civil Engineer diploma, 4 yrsexp seeks suitable position ina reputed company. NOC available.

Contact 96789711 Indian male 24 years dynamic & professional B.Tech (Mech. Engg) with 1 year experience working on BPCL project in India seeks opening for suitable post, currently in Oman. Contact: 93672286 / 97772272 Mechanical Engineer with one year’s experience as Asst. Piping Engineer having good knowledge of PIPING DESIGNS, PDMS, SP3D, AUTOCAD, PRO-ENGINEER WILDFIRE, DS CATIA, JAVA SCRIPTS etc, looking for suitable opportunity. Contact: +968-99200724/24496072.

Civil Engineer B.Tech with 6+ years in supervision designing planning and QC expert in Mech, civil software. Contact: 90719263 Project co-odinater & AutoCAD draftsman Indian male, 8 yrs exp in Oman in civil, interior, precasting with D/L & NOC. Contact: 92188496, Email: vimalg.kannur@gamil.com Quantity surveyor (B.E Civil) 5+ years experience in buildings and mosque N.O.C available ready to join immediately. Contact: +97826597 / +919171430681 Email: sai.praba.777@gmail.com For preparing Civil / MEP Auto CAD drawings.

Contact -93480346.

Email: cadjobsoman@gmail.com

Driver with car. Contact:93346085 13 years experience driver.

Contact 95068976 Bangladeshi driver looking for job.

Contact: 97418036 Experience driver 12 years experience in GCC, seeks suitable placement. Contact: 93722881

DESIGNER Interior design supervisor 6 yrs experience valid Oman license NOC / release available.

Contact: 92508926

DIETICIAN Indian female dietician with 3 years experience in India seeking a suitable placement preferable in Muscat. Contact: 99104209

EDUCATION/TRAINING Female B. Ed English teacher, 7 yrs exp seeking suitable placement. Contact 99739415 / 92091528 Indian male, M.Tech Graduate in Chemical Process Control Engineering looking for lecturing jobs, currently in Oman. Contact : 98352288

ENGG. / SUPERVISOR Site Supervisor, Diploma in Civil Engg (cert attested) knows autocad revit, salary exp: 250 Ph : 92279784

Email:

Civil Engineer 7 years experience, Driving license, NOC available.

Contact- 98078095 Electrical Engineer B.Tech, Indian available in Oman, 2+ years Oman exp (MEP) Light D/L. Contact - 93832935 Diploma Civil Engineering (certificate attested) 6 years Oman experience as interior work site in charge / quantity surveyor NOC/ Release available.Contact: 93120433 Civil Engr. Diploma 8 yrs exp in construction & consultancy with auto cad. D/L.Contact: 93060770 Email: vinodpmani@gmail.com Civil Engineer, Indian male 4 Years experience in Oman & India.

Looking for Permanent Placement in Oman. NOC Available, Contact: +96895984661,+96891455949 Civil Quantity Surveyor with 3yr UAE experience seeking job.

UAE driving license holder.

Email: javad.ahamad@gmail.com +96895641991; +971557969671 Electrical Engineer 5 years experience substations oil & Gas water projects fluency in Arabic & English & English driving license available. Contact: 99525856 Chemical Engineer with MBA & experience looking for job.

Contact: 94908977 Mechanical Engineer 7 years experience plumbing firefighting water pipeline projects fluency in Arabic and English driving license available. Contact: 91117089

B.E Mechanical Engineer, age 24 with almost 1 year experience as Production Shift Engineer, has achieved training on HVAC Engineering design and has good hands on software like AutoCAD and HAP.Currently in Oman on a visit visa, looking for a suitable placement.Contact: 95065955 email: mjs.jazeb@gmail.com Mechanical diploma, Indian male 26, 4 years experienced MEP supervisor seeks suitable openings NOC / Release available.

Contact: 97901559 Civil Engineer 8 years experience Structural buildings marine.

Available NOC release.

Contact: 92451323.

Email: zubairali134@yahoo.com Indian male Electrical Engineer, having 6 years gulf experience in designing, assembling, commissioning execution etc having valid GCC license too looking for a suitable. Contact: 00968-98052942 Email: azamjeelani78@gmail.com HSE Engineer (B.E Mech+Diploma Safety+NEBOSH+OSHA) over 10yrs. Exp, (Visa Release Letter (NOC) available), seeking suitable placement, Mob:97061817, Email:jayanammu1977@gmail.com Architect Engineer seeking for suitable job 4 years experience currently working in Muscat, NOC available. Contact: 99823368 B.Tech Civil Engineer 2 years experience on visit seeks urgent placement. Contact: 98233199 Electronics & telecommunication BE Indian male having skills in electronics communication, networking , embedded having 2 years experience looking for suitable position available in Oman on family visit visa. Contact: 93051918 Email: sadatbtisekar25@gmail.com Civil Engineer (QS) 2 yrs exp seeking job UAE D/L. Contact: +96895641991 Indian male, Structural Engineer looking for job in structural design field. Having 6 years of experience in design field. Residing in Muscat. Contact: 91176187 Email: syam036@gmail.com Electrical Engineer with 16 years experience in switchgear / transformer / over head lines & trading, looking for sales / procurement & project planning & Execution with NOC & D/L. Contact: 95994727 Email: qurm340@gmail.com Indian mechanical supervisor (diploma) 17 yrs experience in petrochemical construction (fabrication erection) in all steel structural and mechanical jobs, on visit visa seeks suitable placement.

Contact: 90924467 Email: pnpraveen@yahoo.co.in Indian male 24 ,B.E ( E.C.E ) graduate with 3 years of experience in the fields of BMS and Low current systems and has good knowledge about Electronic Security Systems, currently working in Oman, NOC Available. Contact:-94737033/ mohdmuhafez45@gmail.com Mechanical Engineer, B.Tech (Post Graduate) looking for suitable placement. Contact: 99576846 mail: rajeevt@modern-irrigation.com Indian male Civil Engg. 11 years experience having Omani driving license, NOC available.

Contact: 95797286 Email: nasim.anzar@yahoo.com Mechanical Engineer (B.Tech) Indian male with 1 year experience on visit visa looking for job, qualification in QA-QC, HVAC& piping engineering.

Contact: 90510800 Email: muhammedjaseem07@gmail.com

Civil Engineer (B.Tech), Indian male 24 years with 1+years Indian experience,(Certified in Staad Pro/ Quantity Survey/ Auto Cad).

Looking for a Suitable position.

Available In Sultanate of Oman (Muscat) on Visit Visa.

Contact 92157694. E-mail: mohammedamair.bin@gmail.com An Iraqi civil with more than 30 years experience in (Iraq and G.C.C) looking for a job, (N.O.C) available. Contact: 96561306 Email: iq.bgd.mnsr@gmail.com Indian male, Mechanical Engineer having 1year experience, on visit visa looking for suitable job. Contact:97416564, Email:jovinmathias@gmail.com Civil Engineer 8 years experience in Oman as a project engineer for governmental & private projects.

Contact – 90164912 Young Indian, Engineering in Bio-technology, Bio-chemical and Chemical, looking for a challenging placement in Oman.

Contact 97607000. Email: sivasankarjayakumar@gmail.com Mech. Engineer 10 years GCC exp automobile / oil & gas / const project / plant, equip machinery in charge with driving license NOC. Contact: 95774585 Automobile Mechanic ITI 3 years experience marine mechanical fitter 2 yrs experience.

Contact 93674847 Mechanical Engineer 2 years experience as HVAC design & drafting, CAD, MEP Engg.

Contact: 90150913

ENGG. / TECH./MECH. Agriculture Engineer 2 8rs, with 5 yrsexp in the field of agriculture, landscaping & irrigation. Since 2 yrs working in different projects.

Having valid UAE driving license.

Currently in Oman (Salalah) on visit visa. Contact – 94120190 / Muhammad.irfan3786@yahoo.com

Sr. Electrical Engineer with17+ yrs of exceptional exp in spear heading strategic planning and project management initiatives & executing various high rise residential & commercial building as well as roads and highway project with proficiency in installation, seeking a challenging position in a dynamic organization. Contact 96570891 Quantity Surveyor / Site Engineer 6 years experience in Omani have valid driving license release available looking for immediate placement. Contact: 96394948 Indian female 25years M.E (power electronics) 3years experience in teaching profession looking for suitable job. Contact no 97003267 & 94214909 Email: laliped106@gmail.com Sr. Quantity surveyor B.Tech (Civil Tech) above 8 years (7 years in Oman) having driving license NOC available. Contact: 92324791 Mechanical Engineer experience maintenance of pumping stations production line machinery turbine for power plant good communications skills, planning follow up Engineer projects HSE awareness trained multiple design software looking for job. Contact 949064473 / 96654019 Civil Engineer, young Indian having almost 2 years experience looking for a challenging position seeks suitable position in Oman/ GCC. Please contact 92718490, Email ID: uvais.pk82@gmail.com Civil Engineer with 6+ years in Supervision designing & Q.C expert in much civil softwares, NOC available. Contact: 90719263 Mechanical Engineer (Sudanese) 3 years experience : Fire fighting, HSE, Design, Production.

Contact: 93642704 Email: mohamedfdl87@gmail.com

Indian male B.com MBA 4 years in L &T total 26 years gulf experienced English & Arabic speaking driving license with NOC. Contact: 95588565

B.E Mechanical Engineer, age 33 with 6+ years experience in GCC in MEP building construction field (execution and design of HVAC,firefighting,plumbing), with D/L, NOC available Contact 96978380, Email: prajithks@gmail.com

Sudanese 27 yrs BSC in IT having Omani driving in resident visa experience in Administration P.R.O general account and tourism language Arabic and English.

Contact: 94907717 Email: momazoon@gmail.com

Construction Machinery repairs Engineer, 5 years, driving license, Contact - 94001961

Indian looking for a job in the trade 27 years of age for a friendly college degree. Contact: 96424192

Electrical & Electronics Engr, knows autocad & revit.

PH: 93837973

Sudanese male bachelor geology and mining with 3 years experience in MUD logging and training in soil investigation. Contact: 92956848

Senior Land Surveyor 23 yrs Oman, UAE & Egypt GPS, T.S Construction roads infrastructure oil feed electric works OHL, UGC grid , primary substation processing data. Contact: 95326927 / 92928981 Email: sdsda802@gmail.com Civil Engineer (Indian male) 5 years experience in Oman with valid Omani driving license & NOC looking for suitable opportunity.

Contact: 93101283 Indian male B-tech 8 years experience as senior electrical project engineer / QC engineer on visit visa seeks suitable placement.

Contact 94094543 Email: anwar425@gmail.com

HOSPITALITY Indian male 31yrs old with hotel management degree, 3 yrs experience in F&B services at 5 star hotel Dubai, 05 yrs in American 06 star cruise liner has butler.

Has Oman driving license.

Contact- 99859150.

IT Pakistani male Diploma Civil Engineer 4yrs exp in Oman bulling & mega projects, valid license Oman. Contact: 98921022

MISCELLANEOUS

SAP Business Objects / Data Warehousing professional. 10 years experience with top IT global companies (HP and Accenture) in team leading roles. Oman Family visa. Looking for jobs in Muscat.

Contact: 91487199 Female, 31, B.Tech- ECE/CCNA/ GSM, 5 yrs Oman experience in IT support (AD, exchange, TMG, UNIS Server admin, In-house apps support, project placement, Transfer NOC available.

Contact: 95742398 Indian female MCA having 3 yrs experience in teaching looking for any suitable job in reputed organic station on visit skilled in programming language VB, JAVA ,C,C,TT & also WEB development.

Contact 90595322 Indian Male, MCA Graduate, 15 yrs exp in ERP, CSM Certified, seeking suitable role.NOC Available. Contact : GSM : 90189284 Email: meetlibran@gmail.com Indian female M.Sc Computer Science seeking suitable placement in Muscat area. Contact 98660672

Indian male 28yrs Bcom 3yrs exp. in warehouse operations (including pharmaceutical). Well knowledge in WMS & ERP, looking for suitable job. Ph. 95576686, E: sijofranz@gmail.com (UAE visa holder, currently in Oman) BS in Electrical Engineering, Experience: 5 years(Power Plants).

Contact: 92475206 Email: zahaibzafar007@gmail.com Indian male, 28, post graduate, 6+ yrs exp in Oman in sales (back office) & credit control with valid Oman D/L looking for suitable lacements. NOC available. #92066 523 Indian Female, 25 Years - MSc Biotechnology, 1yr exp. in Clinical Microbiology & 6 months working exp. in international crop reserch institute of semi arid crops (ICRISAT) Looking for suitable job. #92619048, Email: anusreeg1991@gmail.com

MEDICAL Indian Male with 13 Years Oman Experience as Assistant Pharmacist with Valid MOH License and Oman D/L is looking for a Suitable Job in Muscat Area. NOC available.

Please Contact: 92121414 Sri Lankan female qualified in UK with BSC (Hons) pharmacology and MSC pharmaceutical science with management studies having one year experience in Sir Lanka, looking suitable placement in regulatory affairs, clinical research / trials, Pharmacologist, pharmacovigilance and research. #99550318 Indian female dentist specialized Endodontist, looking for suitable placement. Parametric completed.

Contact: 96410448

MANAGER/SUPER. Chief Accountant/Finance Manager – Indian male, CA Finalist, having 20 years’ experience in Finance, Accounts, Audit, Finalization of Accounts, preparation of Project Reports etc., looking for immediate placement.

12 yrs. in Oman in Construction and Consultancy co., have Omani D/L, knows Tally. Contact 94041048, email: jobmuscat49@gmail.com Indian male - 8 yrs exp as HSE office/supervisor -on visit visa- seeks suitable opening in Sohar - Contact 94532131 / 98317698; Email: jaseerhse@gmail.com

SAP Business Objects / Data Warehousing professional. 10 years experience with top 5 IT global companies (HP and Accenture) in team leading roles. Oman family visa. Looking for jobs in Muscat. Phone: 91487199

8 Years experienced camp boss worked in SAOG CO. Looking for suitable position. NOC available.

Contact - 94298945

IT Support Engineer, Exp 3 years in Oman 2 years in India.

Contact: 94672759

Lady Secretary / Sales Co-coordinator 12 years experience in Oman in reputed companies, seek immediate Employment. Call: 95244761

Indian male 4 years experience in IT as Programmer / Web Support/ CCNA/ Network on visit visa seeking placement.

Contact: 93069694 Email: mrabrar14@gmail.com 3 years experience in IT Software field, seeking suitable jobs.

Contact: 96350234, Email : greeshmavkannan@gmail.com

SECRETARIAL & OFFICE

Looking for part time job Secretarial / Data Entry / Documentation available every day after 5:00 pm Friday / Saturday full day area preferred Ruwi/ CBD/ MBD / Al Khuwair. Contact: 90414827 Indian female BE, 3 years office assistant experience, seeking placement.Contact-90655903

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SITUATION WANTED COMPUTER/WEB./ EDUCATION/CLASSES

Spoken Arabic class for Non Arabic Speakers & English class for Malayalam Speakers

in Azaiba and Ruwi earn in two months

tion guaranteed

Tel: 95244310

SITUATION WANTED SECRETARIAL & OFFICE Indian Female, 25 Years - MSc Looking for suitable job.

Mobile: 92619048, Email: anusreeg1991@gmail.com Indian, 20 years experience in Oman as personal assistant / office manager / executive secretary / administrator / business development asst. seeks job change. Release available. Contact 99168054.

SALES / MARKETING

SALES / MARKETING Indian male 24 B.com, 2years of experience in sales & admin & proficient in M.S Office, Excel.

Contact: 98613373 Email: syedismailnoor@gmail.com Indian male MBA 5 yrs experience in Oman and India seeking suitable position in marketing & sales NOC available.

Contact: 93059175 Email: pranodsathyan11@gmail.com

Indian male 26 years of experience of sales & marketing in surgical and laboratory equipments.

Looking for good replacement.

Contact – 92015894 / 95774854

35 years male, Lebanese holding British passport, 10 years of experience in procurement, Omani Government tenders, setup marketing plans & strategies, importing, Organizing events, management, have car, NOC available. Contact 94123939 Email: 002015r@gmail.com

Indian female, MBA Marketing with 4 years experience with 4 years experience with Oman experience, NOC and D/L looking for suitable opening with visa.

Contact: 92460623

Indian male 37 years MBA graduate in marketing with 9yrs of experience in UAE in field of brand promotions & marketing with UAE D/L on a visit seeking suitable position. Conatct 95792820

Indian female having D/L with 12 years experience in corporate / retail sales & B/D. Looking for a suitable job in training / IT / Education companies. Contact: 91751077 Email: alamelusara@hotmail.com

Indian Male MBA, 5 years Building Materials Project Sales experience in Oman, NOC available, seeking for placement.

Contact - 90655903,99325544

Indian male 3.5 yr experience in Oman sales and purchase having valid Oman driving license seeking for suitable job. Contact 91076676 Sales representative with 7 years experience and valid Oman driving license, NOC or release available-99695780 Sales 2 years B.Com male 24 yrs, Indian. Contact: 00968 94212636 naveed.ahmeed315@gmail.com Indian female, BSC, Bed, MBA (Marketing) 3years experience, seeks suitable in the marketing section. Contact: 95041134 Email: divya.vini@gmail.com Indian Male, Experienced in FMCG & other kind of Sales, looking for suitable placement in Foodstuff/ FMCG Industry with valid GCC license. Immediately available. Contact: 94625495.

Indian Male, MBA marketing 5 yrs exp. in sales & 4 yrs in FMCG sector, looking for best opportunity.

NOC available. Contact: 96001877 Indian male 33 having 6 yrs exp in Oman & 4 yes exp in Qatar having valid Oman D/L seeks opportunity in sales & business development.

Contact: 98260607 Email: amrish.sukumar@gmail. com Indian male 1.5 yrs exp a sales & merchandising in Oman looking for best opportunity NOC available.

Contact: 93039342 Sales & Marketing Executive Indian national with valid Omani D/L with good command of languages, 18 yrs exp in Middle East. Looking for suitable placement.

Contact - 98103829

Indian female 29 years Post Graduate with computer Knowledge 2 years of Oman experience in coordinator & 5 years of experience in customer service, client relation officer with excellent communication skill seeks suitable placement. Contact: 95337665 Oil &gas experienced Indian lady with 6 years in sales & marketing to PDO and having valid Omani driving license. Contact 96143430/99875919 Indian Male, 26 M.Com with 4 yrs of Experience in Accounting & Administration in a Financial Company in India, seeks suitable job, Currently in India.

Contact India:-+918907212253 Akhil:-93626288, Email: Sumeshpsmkr1989@gmail.com Indian male Graduate with 18 years of Marketing experience presently in Oman on family visit visa, looking for best opportunity.

Contact: 96168687 Email: dhibupaul@gmail.com Sales & Marketing executive MBA with 3 years exp , 6 months exp in Oman with NOC , ooking for suitable placement.

Contact: 91345727 B. Com 2 years experience in Sales Marketing Logistics Accounts and Front office Contact 95506048 Indian male 5+ years of experience as a sales & marketing executive with valid Oman D/L. Contact 95434902 Indian male 1 yr exp in sales automotive (TBL) looking for best opportunity , NOC available.

Contact: 97793879 Email: shyampkn@gmail.com

SKILLED / UNSKILLED Electrician, plumber, helper, Indian & gulf exp looking job.

Contact - 95175192 Mason, sh/carpenter, steel fitter, with medical.

Contact- 95175192 or mail, oman.manpower@yahoo.com

MISCELLANEOUS Master in Aeronautical engineering (PhD) having 4 years experience. Seeking job in universities, colleges, schools and industries.

Contact 98259462 binoaero87@gmail.com Mechanical Engineer 3 years of experience in HVAC mechanical engineer one year experience in Auto Cad B.E (mechanical engineering) revit mep, auto cad, stcw, huet.mobile: +97430384909 email: kijomonc@gmail.com Indian male 21, Graduate in commerce (B.com ) having 2 years of experience in cash counter (National trading & spare parts)looking for a suitable placement on a visit visa. Contact:+968 95919647 /+968 94245753/ uzairzain786@ gmail.com Indian candidate with 15 years experience in Facility Management (Soft Service) looking for part time assignments / Consultancy Opportunities. Contact- 98469311 Indian Male, 23, BBA Graduate, fresher, no D/L, looking for a suitable job. Contact: 94032041; Email: azzamsiddique1@gmail.com 25, Indian female (BCA- Computer Application). 1yr experience as teacher and graphic designer.

Knowledge in Photoshop, illustrator, in design. Looking for suitable job in office administration, teaching and graphic designing.

Contact - 98426509 Part- Time Accountant, well experience senior accountant, doing all type of accounting works, Finalization, Budgeting available.

Contact: 98803439 Qualified banking & Accounts management profesional seeking suitable job opportunities. Currently working in India with ICIC Bank.

Email: sheemoljohn@rediffmail. com Contact# 919755550181 Filipino Male: 35 yrs, with 3yrs Technical & Customer Service, 2yrs Online Ad Serving, 1yr dministrative work experiences looking for suitable job.

Contact 97852816 Project Engineer, Mechanical Indian Male, 26 years 3 Years experience in Projects of Tanks, Boilers and Steel structures Aware of int.

Standards B.Tech in Mech engg Contact-rahulkunnath23@gmail. com Mob-00917350860889 Filipino Cabin steward / Linen vallet is looking for suitable job in Oman. Contact: +968 91065438 or email: blonglive@gmail.com

MISCELLANEOUS Filipino Male, 28 years Old. Looking for job, Have experience in Rent a Car/ Cargo & Logistics / Real Estate/ Customer Care Executive / Sale Executive & Marketing/ Shop In- Charge. Hard working w/ good computer and communication skill.

GSM: 97761075

Indian male 25, Graduate in commerce (B.com) having 2 years of experience in purchase (supply chain management) looking for a suitable placement presently on a visit visa. Contact: 93979084 / 97351786 / E-mail: mohammednsr126@gmail.com

Indian male Administrative officer Four years experience in same field. Well known MS office tools, Specialization in handling back office operations, inter office correspondence, confidential mails, Quotations, Monthly billing.

Searching for suitable job in Oman.

Contact: +91 9750572088/ E-mail id: vijaypmk99@gmail.com

Indian Female 23 Years, Post Graduated in Sanskrit (language), Seeking for Suitable Jobs, (Teaching or Clerical), Knowledge in MS Office, Good Communication Skill #96141317, 94614317, E-mail: sou93madam@gmail.com

Indian Driver, with Oman driving license having 10 years experience in Oman, looking for suitable positions. Contact-91519047 Indian male network cabling technician (19-years gulf experience) seeking for suitable placement.

Contact: 0091-8089909265 (India) email: mohithavp@gmail.com Mechanical Engineer, Indian, (B.E.) on visit visa, seeking suitable post. Contact no: 99534733 email: rajesh92prince@gmail.com HSE Engineer, Indian male 5 years experience in Oil & Gas. Working in Shclumberger, NEBOSH, IOSH, & NDT Certified, M Tech in HSE. Contact-krish.569@gmail.com +91 9867016808 Indian male MBA, 24 yrs having experience in Sales & marketing seeks suitable placement.

Contact GSM: 93833563 email: arundulala@gmail.com.

Indian male, 24 yrs, B. Com Graduate more than 1 year experienced in accounts planning to come for a family visit in oman seeking for a suitable placement. Contact 99334770/ 99743709 Indian male 33 years, B.Com, having 6 years experience in Oman.

Tally & ERP looking for suitable placement. Mobile no :98492921 Indian Male, 22, Experienced, Looking for job in sales (no DL).

Contact: 90801420; Email: anwaar223969@gmail.com Female Architect on visiting visa, two years’ experience, graduated from School of Planning and Architecture (under MHRD). Proficient in AutoCAD, Google Sketchup and creative visualization. Email saatvika.frozenmusic@gmail.com.

Contact 00968-94057427.

Indian Architectural Engineer with 2.5 yrs experience in architectural consultancy firms, currently on visit visa, looking for suitable placement Contact no: +96894955793 hassanfaizalthariq@gmail.com.

Economist: Female, MA & M. Phil/ PhD_ in ECONOMICS. 10 years experience Banking/Lecturer/Customer Service/Trainer, currently looking for job contact: 97457248

Indian male electrician (EEE), 2 years good working experience searching for suitable job.

Gmail id ; antonyajin15@gmail. com, Contact; 918148336160 / 918300136160 Indian male Electrician(EEE) 2 years good working experience searching for suitable job. mail ; antonyajin15@gmail. com, Contact;918148336160 / 918300136160 Indian male 33 yrs, MBA - HR, worked on Recruitments,Training,Site-HR, Omanisation and development plans of nationals ,10 yrs exp.

Seeking a job.NOC avl. # 94179499 saiprasad_18@yahoo.com Indian Male, 23, BBA Graduate, Fresher, on visit visa looking for job in sales/marketing.

Contact - 94032041; Email azzamsiddique1@gmail.com Sudanese male. Bachelor geology and mining with 2 years experience in MUD LOGGING & Training in Soil Investigation. Tel: 92956848 Indian female, B.Tech Computer Science with 3 years experience seeking full time job in IT support, Teaching, HR. Contact: 95933507 / 97485997 Indian male 25, Graduate in commerce (B.com) having 4 years of experience in Office Administration (admin) looking for a suitable placement presently on a visit visa. Contact: 93979084 / 97351786 E-mail: mohammednsr126@gmail.com Indian male, 30.System administrator/desktop support professional.5 years of GCC exp.

Visa status: visit (Dubai) mob: 00971565598176/ aneeshngr@gmail.com Indian male, 26 years 3 Years’ experience in Projects of Tanks, Boilers and Steel structures Aware of int. Standards, B tech in Mech Engg. Contactrahulkunnath23@gmail.com Mob-00917350860889 Indian male 25, Graduate in commerce (B.com) having 4 years of experience in same field looking for a suitable placement presently on a visit visa. Contact : 93979084 / 97351786, E-mail : mohammednsr126@gmail.com

Karate and self defense classes at Azaiba 18 Nov Street. RO 10 per month twice a week Monday and Tuesday 6. 30 TO 7. 30. PM. Contact: 98294551

SITUATION WANTSIT. WANTED Indian male 25, Graduate in commerce (B.com) having 2 years of experience in same field looking for a suitable placement presently on a visit visa. Contact : 93979084 / 97351786, E-mail : mohammednsr126@gmail.com Indian male 26 yrs (MBA) Specialized in Marketing have 2 yrs heavy equipment sales experience, have GCC driving license looking suitable job in Oman.

Contact 99180369 Email: khajaaftab@gmail.com Indian female, 31 years (B.A., D.Ed) having 6 yrs of teaching experience in CBSE schools in India well versed with electronics devices teaching, good computer knowledge presently on visit visa looking for suitable job. #97135319 Email: nk.lucky1@gmail.com 5 years experienced (Front office & Banking), Indian Male (28 years.

Hotel Management graduate), searching for suitable position.

English, Hindi, Malayalam, Arabic fluent.

Noc available. Contact: 91383167 Indian male Electrician(EEE ).

Two years good working experience searching for suitable job.

Gmail id ; antonyajin15@gmail. com, Name; Antony Ajin.

G : 918148336160 /918300136160 Economics Specialist: Female , MA & M.Phil/PhD_ in ECONOMICS .

10 years experience Banking/Lecturer/Customer Service/Trainer currently Looking for job Call: 97457248 Female Architect on visiting visa, two years’ experience, graduated from School of Planning and Architecture (under MHRD). Proficient in AutoCAD, Google Sketchup and creative visualization. Email saatvika.frozenmusic@gmail.com.

Contact 00968-94057427.

Indian female , M.B.A, 8 Yrs of Experience in Oil and Gas industry, Trading & contracting companies. working as an Unit Manager for MNC, HR Coordinator and Office admin for local companies. seeking suitable placement immediately. Contact 99179709.

Indian male, 44 Years, Plumbing Supervisor, holding Omani Driving license, having 14 Years of experience in Oman and 8 years in India.

Looking for suitable placement.

Contact - 95154414 Email- pthariff@yahoo.com Sudanese male, 5 years experience in supply chain (warehouse management, logistics and procurement) Contact : 90644186 Indian Male, 44 Years, Plumbing Supervisor, holding Omani Driving license, having 14 Years of experience in Oman and 8 years in India.

Looking for suitable placement.

Contact - 95154414 Email- pthariff@yahoo.com

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TOURS

TOURS

RENT A CAR

Dolphin Watch, Dhow Cruise with Buffet, & Land Tours Al- Ainain Marine Tours contact 98029602, 92808636 We arrange tours & accommodation at all the beautiful places in Oman. Contact 99839898

SIT. WANTED

SITUATION WANTED BUSINESS

Regin Accountant male Indian, 2 years experience doing accounts in tally and excel searching for suitable job. No : +91 7373387282 EMAIL – regin1690@gmail.com, Indian Female Electronics System Eng. UK Graduate. Programmer Micro Controller Robot, Eng. Analysis, Instrumentation & Control, Eng. Projects, Integrated Circuit Eng., Electrical and Fluid Drives, Analogue Electronics, Wireless Systems, seeking suitable post, on Visiting Visa. # 97848075, s.dinesh1508@gmail.com

ONE STOP SHOP BUSINESS SERVICES Public Relation Service (PRO) Document Clearance, Business setup, Formation new Companies, LLC Companies, Investor Visa, Legal Services.

DRIVING

Contact Saleh:

96723485

Indian male (B.E) Quality Controller and Supervising. 3 year good working experience. Better knowledge in quality control technique.

Searching for suitable job. Mail: muthujagadeeshjkm@gmail.com, Contact: GSM : +91 9786418033 / 968 91894487 Accountant male Indian, 2 years experience, doing accounts in tally & excel seeks suitable job.

EMAIL – regin1690@gmail.com, Contact +91 7373387282 Pakistani Male, Land Surveyor with work experience in Dubai Seeks suitable job in Oman.

Contact 94347288 Indian male, 25 yrs, more than 5 years experience in Dubai, Looking for a suitable placement for jobs related to sales, marketing, coordination and support. Contact: 95140445, syedfaraz97681@gmail.com Indian Male, Post graduate with 10yrs experience in Gulf & 4.6yrs in Oil & Gas experience with SAP and ERP exposure. Finalization, MIS, Auditing, Budgeting, AP &AR, Tax, etc., with Oman D/L seeking suitable placement. NOC available.

Contact: 91743376 Indian Male, 23, BBA graduate, fresher, looking for a job in sales (indoor). No driving license.

Contact: 94032041 Mail: azzamsiddique1@gmail.com

BUYING Used office house furniture & electronic items. Contact: 99834373 / 96642500 Bobcat available for rent.

Contact 97623299 Buying cars for cash.

Contact 90202090

SIT. WANTED Indian male electrician(EEE ).

Two years good working experience searching for suitable job.

Gmail ; antonyajin15@gmail. com. Antony Ajin.G, Contact: 91 8148336160 / 91 8300136160 Sri Lankan female, 27 years, qualified English Language professional with 6 years of lecturing, managerial, marketing experience, seeking suitable position in education industry. Contact (+968) 93017330, (+968) 98445287 Email: wijayawardane.bhagya@gmail. com.

INVESTOR PARTNER REQUIRED For a successfully Catering Restaurant Investor cum Partner is required.

Investor with fixed returns also welcome.

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FOR HIRE New Volvo Trailor available for rent to UAE every alternative days, 50 ton capacity with reasonable rent contact.99318152/ email- Ahastco @gmail.com

TRANSPORTATION

25 - 50 seater bus with PDO & BP specification for monthly rent & small car with driver. Contact 99839898 Al Ibtisama rent & leasing.

Contact: 91374879 / 96627562/ 99382001/ 24751177/ 24751188

TRANSPORTATION

Transportation. available.

Contact 92430239

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