Times of Oman - June 27, 2016

MONDAY

June 27, 2016 21 Ramadan 1437 AH

RAMADAN PRAYER TIMINGS

FROM THE WORDS OF HIS MAJESTY THE SULTAN

IFTAR

Dhuhr

12.15pm

7.02PM

Asr

3.33pm

Maghrib

7.02pm

FAJR 3.55AM

Isha

8.25pm

Fajr (Tomorrow)

3.55am

On the occasion of the 9th National Day, 1979

‘His Majesty’s Wisdom’ On the international scene, the Sultanate has actively played its part in the quest for world peace and in the championship of human rights.

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DECISION

SUGGEST MINISTERS

HM issues Royal Decree

‘Relax degree criterion to hire locals’ HASAN SHABAN AL LAWATI

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MUSCAT: Oman should consider employing more locals, regardless of their educational majors at universities, ministers suggested.

The suggestion came during a closed-door meeting with Majlis Al Shura youth and education committees.

Shura member Tawfiq Al Lawati said this would allow for more job vacancies to be filled

by Omanis.

However, he pointed out that hiring in technical professions, such as medicine and engineering, would not be regulated under

Majlis Al Shura member Tawfiq Al Lawati.

this suggestion.

“Internationally, around 80 per cent of college graduates have jobs that are not related to their majors,” Al Lawati explained, adding that obtaining a higher education degree is “not the end of the road”, which is why Omanis who struggle to find a job should be trained to cultivate their communication, technical and other skills.

“Job-seekers need to think outside the box and learn other skills to boost their chances of getting a job,” he added.

Khalid Al Farei, head of the education committee of Shura, echoed Al Lawati, saying this decision will “help in handling the

current situation”.

“If they are qualified, I think people should apply for jobs which require similar basic skills as learned in their major,” Al Farei added, while saying that educational institutions must also prepare students to work in more than one field.

In contrast, Sultan Al Abri, another Shura member, said the minister’s suggestion “cannot work”.

He noted that the root of the problem is the major areas of study being taught in Omani colleges and universities, because, according to Al Abri, there are few job vacancies in those fields in Oman. >A7

MORNING MINUTE

MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said yesterday issued Royal Decree No. 34/2016 upgrading the Directorate of Awqaf and Religious Affairs in the Governorate of Dhofar to a Directorate General.

Article (1) states that the organisational level of the “Awqaf and Religious Affairs Directorate in the Governorate of Dhofar”, Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs, shall be upgraded to the status of “Directorate General of Awqaf and Religious Affairs in the Governorate of Dhofar”.

Article (2) says that this Decree shall be published in the Official Gazette and enforced on its date of issue. -ONA

Despite all the hardships, the medics are not ready to compromise with their work ethics

HASAN SHABAN AL LAWATI

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With no payment for the past seven months, 24 medical interns are passing through difficult times and depending on handouts

MUSCAT: A worried group of Omani medical interns says the government has failed to pay them for the seventh consecutive month.

Marriages have been postponed, loan repayments are mounting up and day-to-day living has become a hand-to-mouth trial for 24 young medics toiling in government hospitals.

The Ministry of Health has failed to pay the interns since December 1 last year and now these young medics are reaching a breaking point.

With the Eid holiday looming, young trainees say they are not able to purchase even the basics and are reliant on friends and family for handouts.

This is the first time a group of government interns has not been paid for work. Legally, the interns cannot file a lawsuit, as they are not working under contracts.

Even during their periodic evaluations to be offered job contracts, no intern has yet to receive an offer of employment.

Dr Ahmed Al Risi, 25, a newly married intern who just graduated from a medical school in New Zealand, said that after

1,100 Omani rial is the monthly salary paid to each medical intern for the duty they perform from 7:30am to 2:30pm

DURING RAMADAN

Monthly wages “Apart from the government’s payment, my family has been supporting me financially throughout my studying years. I don’t want to be a burden anymore,” Al Risi said, adding that despite his not being paid, he is not prepared to compromise on his work ethics or the quality of services he provides to patients.

At the same time, he is afraid that he will not be able to pursue his

dream to become a neurosurgeon, as he cannot afford to apply to take the required international tests.

Since December 1 last year, 20 Sultan Qaboos University graduates began working at different public hospitals in the Sultanate of Oman.

Also, four medical students who graduated from universities outside Oman began work in January 2016.

Another intern, Dr Abdul Majeed Al Qutaiti, said that after three-month delay in payment, he sought an answer from the local authorities.

“Once a week, using our WhatsApp group, we send a medical intern to the authorities to followup on our case,” he said. >A6

TOP THREE INSIDE STORIES

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Iftar boxes at Oman airports for fliers

‘Oman must establish own space agency’

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Oman needs to establish its own space agency in collaboration with local educational institutes and global partnerships with key space agencies, space technology expert Nader Sabry said. Sabry is CEO and Founder of TIMEZ5 Global Inc. >A2

TARIQ ZIAD AL HAREMI

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MUSCAT: Passengers will receive Iftar boxes while waiting to board their planes during Ramadan, along with those arriving near the time for Iftar, at Muscat International Airport and Salalah Airport, thanks to the Oman Airports Management Company (OAMC).

Since the beginning of Ramadan, OAMC put in place a programme that reflects the giving and rewarding nature of the holy month of Ramadan. For passengers waiting to board their planes, and passengers just arriving at

seven years away from home and his family, it is sad to spend his first Eid in Oman, employed, but “without expectations”.

the airport terminal, OAMC staff will hand out Iftar boxes, which typically contain dates, water and Omani halwa, to assist passengers in breaking their fasts.

This is OAMC’s first Ramadan programme, which began at the beginning of the month, and has seen the distribution of 800 Iftar boxes per day at both Muscat International Airport and Salalah Airport. >A6

Sami Yusuf releases album shot in Oman

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MARKET

SPORTS

Massive tourism hub coming up in Duqm

Oman Air crowned champions in Cardiff

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Permission to build a massive tourism hub with hotels, residential and commercial complexes and an amusement park has been granted to Al Khonji Real Estate and Development in Duqm by Special Economic Zone Authority in Duqm (Sezad). >B1

Oman Air swept to their second win in three Extreme Sailing Series events when they finished on the podium in all but one race on the final day in Cardiff to tighten their grip on the overall 2016 leaderboard. They stretched their lead at the top of the season table. >C4

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British singer Sami Yusuf says, “I would like to thank Oman’s Ministry of Tourism for giving me the opportunity to carry out this dream UK singer releases album shot in Oman >A3

‘Sultanate needs own agency for space technology’ Setting up its own space agency will also help Oman diversify its sovereign investments into a new growth area and reap economic benefits

Times News Service MUSCAT: Oman needs to establish its own space agency, in collaboration with local educational institutes and global partnerships with key space agencies, a space technology expert said.

“In the past three years, with the establishment of the UAE Space Agency and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, new opportunities in the region have opened. Oman stands to benefit from this by establishing its own space agency, in collaboration with local education institutes and global partnerships with key space agencies. This will help Oman also diversify its sovereign investments into a new growth area that helps Oman benefit economically,” said Nader Sabry, a space technology entrepreneur based in the UAE. Pioneer Sabry is CEO and Founder of TIMEZ5 Global Inc., a Canadian space technology company certified by NASA’s Space Foundation and a GIES Innovation award winner from His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of UAE. TIMEZ5 is the world’s first health and wellness Muslim lifestyle company delivering a physio-spiritual experience through

innovative products.

Sabry is the sole innovation leader in a $2 trillion lifestyle market within the Islamic economy focused on using space technology for the health, wellness and lifestyle.

His landmark product is the TIMEZ5 physiological prayer mat introduced in 2012 after five years of research and sells in 35 countries including Oman.

He was former head of innovation and thought leadership at A.T. Kearney, previously advised governments and Fortune 1000 companies, and helped found several successful start-ups. He has raised more than $12 million in venture capital and co-created several high-growth companies.

Shaping innovation He helped shape innovation as a published author, speaker, lecturer, and as the (former) chairmen of the Institute for Strategy Complexity Management forum.

As a University of Cambridge graduate, Sabry has attained his postgraduate education in business administration holding an MBA, BComm and business diploma. Canadian by birth to parents of Arab Muslim heritage, he is married and is a father to a very inquisitively adventurous son.

The world’s first physiological prayer mat is very popular

Oman stands to benefit from this by establishing its own space agency, in collaboration with local education institutes and global partnerships with key space agencies Nader Sabry

Space technology entrepreneur

in Oman, said Nader Sabry. Regarding Oman’s market, he said there are 5,690 registered users in Oman. “We have an annual increase of 38.97 per cent growth in the Oman market and have seen a surge in Omani demand in 2016 of 62.56 per cent ,” he said.

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150 firms found violating midday break rules REJIMON K

reji@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Nearly 150 companies were found violating the midday break rule in Oman from June 1 until 23, the Ministry of Manpower tweeted on its official twitter handle.

“The ministry visited 1,037

companies and found 143 businesses violating the midday break rule,” the ministry’s tweet read. That’s six firms per day, on average.

The rule, which is effective from June 1 until the end of August, bans work at outdoor sites between12.30pm and 3.30pm when the summer heat

is at its peak.

According to Article 118 of the Oman Labour Law, violators can be penalised with fines ranging from OMR100 to OMR500, or a jail term of not more than one month, or both.

The penalty is doubled for those found guilty of repeated violations.

Embassies plan to help workers file petitions The online complaint platform states that a complainant should not delay in lodging a claim, as per Article 7 of the Labour Law

Last week, the Ministry of Manpower opened a special section on its website for workers to submit labour complaints online

REJIMON K

reji@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Asian embassies in Oman are planning to make available extra services to assist workers in filing labour complaints online in Arabic on the Ministry of Manpower (MoM) website.

Last week, the Ministry of Manpower opened a special section on its website for workers to submit labour complaints online.

Even though a senior official at the Ministry of Manpower said that the service will be made available in English in the future, social workers from Asian counMUSIC

UK singer releases album shot in Oman REJIMON K

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MUSCAT: Oman is a beacon of hope for the world as it strives to preserve its natural beauty, said Sami Yusuf, on the release of his latest album, “Barakah”, which was shot in Oman.

“As a lover of nature, tradition and the environment, it has always been a dream of mine to work on a project that incorporates all those subjects in a music video. I would like to thank Oman’s Ministry of Tourism for giving me the opportunity to carry out this dream,” the singer posted on his official website.

The album was released on Saturday. Sami Yusuf collaborated with the Ministry of Tourism of Oman to not only showcase its incredible natural beauty, but also to stress the importance of the conservation of nature.

“It is my hope that through this initiative we remind people of the celestial beauty and sanctity of nature. To this effect, Oman is a beacon of hope for the world as it strives to preserve its natural beauty and aims for an eco-friendly approach and lifestyle, which is to be applauded.

It has been an honour for me to have worked on this noble project and I am positive people will love what they see when it is launched,” Yusuf added.

Ya Rasul Allah, a song in the album, comes from the Kurdish Qadiri zawiyas (Sufi centers) of western Iran, noted Yusuf. “It is a traditional devotional piece expressing love of the Prophet (PBUH) and longing to visit Medina. The original words are in Kurdish, but additional verses in Persian, Turkish and Arabic have been added,” Yusuf noted.

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tries had raised their concerns that the Arabic-only website service would be a challenge for nonOmani workers.

“Definitely, there is a plan to set up special services for workers to assist them in lodging their grievances online on the Ministry of Manpower website. We are working on the logistics. Soon, we will make it happen,” Indra Mani Pandey, the Indian ambassador to Oman, told Times of Oman.

A senior official from the Sri Lankan embassy in Muscat also said that they will look into options to help workers who need assistance in submitting complaints in Arabic.

“We will look into various options. Our aim is always to assist

workers,” the official said.

According to a senior official at the Ministry of Manpower, the website will also be made available soon and workers in Sohar and Salalah will be able to submit their claims during the next phase of the expansion.

Meanwhile, Sulaiman Khalili, assistant director at the Information Department at the Ministry of Manpower, told the Times of Oman that the service is currently in its trial phase and, in the future, it will be expanded across Oman.

The online complaint platform states that a complainant should not delay in lodging a claim, as per Article 7 of the Labour Law. Article 7 states that an employee’s right to make any claim based

upon this law shall expire after the lapse of one year from the date on which such a claim arises.

Deadline Regarding cases instituted before the implementation of this law, the one-year deadline will commence from the date on which the law comes into force.

The online platform also clearly points out that an employer cannot act against a complainant for approaching the ministry to lodge a complaint.

The current practice is that the complainant approaches the Labour Dispute Department and fills in the form available there with all details about the complainant, employer and labour claims.

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FASTING

IF TAR

7:02

WORD

H E A LTH TIPS

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Remember that it is a good idea to pace your mealtimes during the non-fasting hours. Try not to eat continuously from Iftar to just before Fajr. At Iftar, break your fast with a light snack such as dates and soup, and have a full meal about an hour later.

Wake up 30 minutes to an hour before Fajr prayers and have a healthful Suhoor.

Don’t forget to drink at least two litres of water slowly between Iftar and Fajr.

Love of Allah/ Hub Allah No religion urges its followers to adopt mutual love, affection, and intimacy like the religion of Islam, and there are many different types, from romantic love to brotherly love, to various ways Allah loves his followers. While there is a divine mercy (rahmah) that is available to everyone and embraces everything there is another, warmer, type of love called “hub,” which Allah gives to those who repent (2:222), those who do good (2:195; 5:13), those who are just (5:42; 49:9), those who persevere in patience (3:145), those who fight for His cause (61:4), those who love cleanliness (61:4), and those who put their trust in Him (3:158). Typically translated simply as “love” other meanings attributed to hub include affection, fondness, beloved, and passion.

TODAY’ S VERSE

Good and evil deeds are not equal.

Repel evil with what is better; then you will see that one who was once your enemy has become your dearest friend.

(Fussilat, 41:34)

RAM ADAN T I P

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

{Masjid Moosa Abdulrahman} It is important to adjust our Ramadan sleep schedules to get enough rest, especially for those who work away from home. Try to get to bed before midnight so that you can get at least four hours of undisturbed sleep before waking up for Suhoor and Fajr prayers.

W H E R E TO SP EN D YO UR ZAK AT The literal meaning of Zakat is ‘to cleanse’ or ‘purification’. In the Islamic faith, Zakat means purifying your wealth for the will of Allah to acknowledge that everything we own belongs to Allah and to work towards the betterment of the Muslim Ummah. According to Islamic regulations, Zakat is 2.5% of one year’s total cumulative wealth.

Zakat is not always financial, and can include everything from volunteering your time to giving an encouraging word, but when it comes to financial donations to the less fortunate, it can be difficult to decide which causes speak most to your heart. Here we will highlight worthy causes to help you decide.

{ Spotlight: Oman Hereditary Blood Disorder Association } WHAT THEY DO:

Oman Hereditary Blood Disorder Association (OHBDA) aims at creating awareness among public on how to avoid the spread of hereditary blood disorders. It provides a wide range of services: Creating public awareness, counselling, tracking services for parents with infants who screen positive by the State Laboratory, family counselling and support services, as well as coordinating medical and social services with the concerned organisations and in-charge institutions energising an effective social partnership.

W H ERE:

OHBDA is a non-profit organisation based in Al Hail, officially recognised by Ministerial Decision No. 75/2009 since 2009.

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Masjid Moosa Abdulrahman is located in the timehonoured Seeb souq, facing Bushra Al Khair shopping centre. The mosque’s exterior sports an allwhite, minimalistic design, which gives it a unique, modern feel that stands out from the old-school market around it. The crisp white is broken only by a great, dark brown door accented with gold finishes. The white motif continues with the towering columns that fill the spacious interior. The mosque is currently undergoing massive renovations, but remains open for prayers. *This mosque has a Ladies’ Prayer Hall

GLOB A L RA M A DA N REC I P E S M OROCCO

{ Harira Soup} INGREDIENTS

3 tablespoons bl olive oil, plus extra to drizzle 4 boneless, skinless chicken thighs Salt and pepper, to taste 1 leek, washed and finely sliced 4 fat celery sticks, chopped into small pieces 3 large carrots, chopped into small pieces 2 big parsnips, peeled and diced Small bunch coriander, stalks finely chopped, leaves reserved to serve 1 tablespoon cumin seed 2 teaspoons ground cumin 2 teaspoons ground coriander 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 2 teaspoons ground turmeric 2 tablespoons harissa 2 400g cans chopped tomatoes 2 chicken stock cubes, crumbled d

85g raw green lentils, picked & rinsed Zest and juice 1 lemon 1 tablespoon sugar Fresh bread, for serving (optional) PREPARATION

Heat 1.5 tablespoons of oil in a frying pan over medium to medium-high heat. Season chicken thighs with salt and pepper and brown well on both sides. Set aside. Deglaze the pan by pouring a cup of water into the pan and scraping up all the browned bits.

Reserve this liquid and set aside.

Put the remaining oil, vegetables, and coriander stalks in a big saucepan.

Gently cook until vegetables are soft, about five minutes. Stir in the spices (through turmeric), turn up the heat, and cook for a few minutes. Stir in the harissa, followed by the tomatoes, chicken, stock cubes, and lentils.

Add water to the reserved deglazing liquid to make 500ml of liquid total. Add to the pot and bring to a simmer. Cover and cook 30 minutes.

Remove chicken and shred finely.

Return to the soup along with lemon zest and juice, sugar, and coriander leaves. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve with fresh flatbread.

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Duqm Airport

OMAN AIRPORTS STATISTICS: May 2015-2016

MAY 2015

OAMC is managing and operating Muscat International and Salalah Airports, and the regional airports in Duqm and Sohar

AV I AT I O N

MAY

2016

2015

2016

36

2,480 34

1,359 82%

5.8%

JANUARY - MAY JANUARY - MAY 2015

Key Civilian Aircraft Movements Cargo & Mail (in Kilograms)

2016

2015

2016

11,277

The decrease in the number of flights of the national carrier to Salalah is because bigger aircraft have been deployed on the route.

Total Number of Passengers

174 168

6,497 73.5%

3.5%

Muscat International Airport Salalah Airport MAY 2015

2016

MAY 2015

950,058

MAY

2016

16%

MAY

2016

2015

11%

2016

2015

2015

54.31M

37,765

19%

2016

10%

MAY

2016

844

2015

2016

151,237 766

139,446

-9%

-8%

JANUARY - MAY JANUARY - MAY JANUARY - MAY 2015

59.47M

41,483

4.81M 4.04M

2016

2015

14%

JANUARY - MAY JANUARY - MAY JANUARY - MAY 2015

2016

72,564

10.66M 7%

MAY

83,046

11.85M

8,504 7,921

815,953

2015

2016

2015

419,400

4,137

361,279

9%

2016

2015

3,713

16%

2016

713,898

-10%

535,127 -25%

Source: Airport Statistics 2014-2015, Oman Airports Managment Company

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Oman Airports Managment Company is a government-owned company, responsible for the management and operation of the civilian airports in the Sultanate of Oman. The infrastructure of the airports such as the terminal buildings, cargo buildings, runways, aprons, car parking and other facilities are directly under the OAMC’s management.

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OUR VISION “To be among the top 20 airports of the world by 2020”

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AV I AT I O N

80% seat occupancy on Oman Air flights to India REJIMON K

reji@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Over the past year in the Indian market, Oman Air has seen an average rate of 80 per cent seat occupancy, while increasing seat capacity by 30 per cent, the airline reports.

In a statement to Times of Oman, the airline said that the dynamic travel industry and forward-thinking aviation sector in India, currently valued at $16 billion, has become an important market for it. Meanwhile, Oman Air’s chief executive officer was quoted by the Indian media as saying that the airline plans to operate 175 weekly flights to India by 2018.

“We operate 126 weekly flights from Muscat to 11 destinations in the Indian market, which totals 21,147 seats. We enjoy a load factor of 80 per cent on our India routes and, therefore, by 2018 we plan to operate 175 weekly flights, and increase frequency to triple the daily flights from Mumbai, Delhi, Kochi, Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad. Therefore, we are seeking to expand the current flights to 29,000 seats per week.

Also, we would like to operate twice-daily flights to the remaining destinations,” said Paul Gregorowitsch, Oman Air CEO. Last year, the airline began operating flights to Goa, its 11th destination in India. Bhanu Kalia, Country Manager-India, Oman Air, said that 50 per cent of their business is generated through the travel trade in India and, therefore, they have regular interactions with Indian travel agencies.

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OAMC initiatives help boost passenger traffic at airports TARIQ ZIAD AL HAREMI

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MUSCAT: Muscat International Airport is becoming the go-to-place for air travel, as one more airline added it as a direct route. Air Asia X has become the newest airline to join the Muscat family, offering direct flights to and from Bangkok.

At the same time, Oman Airports Management Company (OAMC) continues to raise its customer service satisfaction by implementing initiatives, such as ‘Something on your Mind?’ and ‘Fkrati’.

This month, OAMC began a programme to uphold the traditions

and culture of the holy month of Ramadan by handing out Iftar boxes to passengers waiting to board their flights, and to those disembarking on arrival.

With OAMC continuing to climb to the top among the world’s airports, Muscat International Airport recorded a 16 per cent growth in passengers in May 2016, with 950,058 passengers, compared to 815,953 during the same month last year.

Salalah Airport recorded a 14 per cent increase in passenger movement in May 2016, with 83,046, compared to 71,564 in May 2015.

Duqm Airport saw an 82 per cent rise in passengers, with 2,480 pas-

sengers in May 2016, against 2,359 during the same month last year.

Civil aircraft movement also increased by 8 per cent at Muscat International Airport, with 8,281, but decreased by 9 per cent at Salalah Airport to 766. OAMC said that the decrease in aircraft movement is due to the national carrier using larger aircraft to transport more passengers and fly less frequently, instead of flying more, smaller aircraft,which are less efficient.

Duqm Airport saw 36 aircraft landings and departures during May this year, compared to 34 during May last year, which is a 5.8 percent increase.

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NOBLE PROFESSION

Writers urged to apply for literary competition Staff Reporter MUSCAT: Omani writers and literati have been urged to apply for literary awards in the annual competition organised by the Omani Society for Writers and Literati (OSWL), the society has announced.

Eight categories, including poetry, essay, theatrical, criticism, best intellectual, best article, children’s literature and best translation, are categories in the 2016 literature award.

The competition is open to all Omani writers, literati and society members. A participant can-

Restaurants will be graded like hotels now as the ministry clubs them under different categories, Maitha Al Mahrouqi, undersecretary at MoT

not compete in more than one category, and the book or body of work must have been released in 2015-2016.

Contestants will be asked to submit five copies of their work, which will be nonrecoverable.

Prize money The winner in each category will receive OMR1,000 prize money, with citations being handed out at the headquarters of Omani Society for Writers and Literati in Murtafaat Almatar in Muscat.

Participants have been asked to submit their work by August 31, 2016.

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Medical interns facing financial crisis due to non-payment

Al Qutaiti said he has only OMR10 left in his pocket.

“For months I couldn’t buy new things, not even a bottle of perfume, and some of my friends had to delay their weddings,” he said, adding that increased petrol prices only made life harder for him, as he drives 60km to the hospital.

“I feel ashamed to ask my parents for cash, so I borrow from my employed friends,” he admitted, adding that the common response he received from the Ministry of Health (MoH) was, “Keep working and we are following the case”, which, according to him, was first told to him last February.

Meeting Asked if the delay in payment affects his performance at work, he replied, “Of course it does, I get less sleep due to worrying. Such an attitude from the authorities kills our passion during a critical time, as I am just starting my career.

Some of my colleagues have considered working in different jobs,” he added. Medical interns work from 7:30am to 2:30pm on normal days.

But the doctors said they usual-

Another Sultan Qaboos University graduate, Dr Asia Al Mamari, noted that during her university studies, she was privileged to receive free food and accommodation

ly come home late due to the large workload, in addition to on-call shifts once a week.

Normally, each medical intern is paid about OMR1,100 per month.

More than OMR1.3 billion was allocated in the budget for the Ministry of Health in 2016.

Asked if he might leave the country to work elsewhere, he stressed that medical interns be-

long here and want to serve Oman.

“But if all doors are closed, I may consider leaving”, Abdul Majeed Al Qutaiti said.

Another Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) graduate, Dr Asia Al Mamari,noted that during her university studies, she was privileged to receive free food and accommodation.

“Now, without a payment, my loans have exceeded OMR2,000,” she said, while explaining that she depends entirely upon help from family. Al Mamari added that she would not be able to take her Medical Council of Canada Evaluating Examination (MCCEE) due to money issues, and stressed that she is seeking an apology from the health ministry for the delay.

Trust “My trust in government bodies has been shaken, as they refuse to support their own citizens,” she noted.

Dr Abdullah bin Saleh Al Abdali made it clear that “patients should not pay for MoH mistakes”. He said that if Oman does not want its own medical students, other countries “will be happy to host us”.

Social media activists in Oman

have launched an Arabic hashtag, translated as “I’m in solidarity with doctors”.

Working hours “Medical interns’ training requires long working hours, exhausting tasks and late night stays. In return, their rights were dismissed”, said Senior Dr Zakariya Al Muharmi of Sultan Qaboos University on Twitter, in support of his students.

“We have chosen a noble profession to serve mankind, but we ended up without receiving our salaries for more than six months”, India-graduate Dr Haifa Al Zadjali said, adding that her parents have borrowed money from banks to help her complete her MBBS degree, in the hope that she returns and repays the “outstanding loan”.

Al Zadjali said that it is “not possible to survive without income”.

“I earnestly urge that our case be addressed and I am asking for an immediate solution,” she added. The Times of Oman has sent letters to the Ministry of Health seeking its comment. When contacted, a Ministry of Health spokesman declined to comment.

‘No ministry consent for new restaurant needed’ and we will monitor them under the standards requirements like hotels.”

The Ministry of Tourism says

Getting approval from different authorities made the businessmen’s lives difficult. With the ‘Invest Easy’ system, the procedures have become easier

that only tourism restaurants need to get their permissions

FAHAD AL GHADANI

fahadnews@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Restaurants will no longer need to get approval from the Ministry of Tourism (MoT) to establish a business, a senior ministry official said.

Establishing a restaurant used to be hard for businessmen as they had to seek approvals from different government bodies, including MoT. But from now on, the ministry has made it clear that only tourism restaurants need to get such permissions.

“Non-tourism category restaurants have nothing to do with the ministry now,” said Maitha Al Mahrouqi, undersecretary at MoT. She explained that in the past it was quite complicated to establish a new restaurant.

“Getting approval from different authorities made the businessmen’s lives difficult. With the ‘Invest Easy’ system, the

Maitha Al Mahrouqi Undersecretary at MoT

procedures have become easier,” said Al Mahrouqi, adding that restaurants can now establish their business without referring to the ministry. However, when there is a plan to grade the restaurant under the tourism establishment, then the restaurant owner should seek MoT’s approval.

“The new tourism regulation came out with international criteria for restaurants as a restaurant needs to meet a specific level to get the tourism licence,” said Al Mahrouqi.

She added that the ministry

grants a number of privileges to tourism restaurants, such as offering a musical show in a restaurant in accordance with its tourism grade.

“Restaurants will be graded like hotels now as the ministry clubs them under different categories,” said Al Mahrouqi.

She explained that there are three categories for restaurants, based on cuisine offered, location, number of staff and other issues.

“Our standards are very consistent like the location, number of employees, uniform and food

Tourism regulation MoT had issued a new tourism regulation recently to organise different matters in the tourism market.

In an earlier news report, the Times of Oman had addressed the new regulation for hotels establishments in Oman, stating that hotels in Oman have been told to register the names of all guests and their visitors with the Royal Oman Police on a daily basis and that guests are not allowed to bring under-age girls to rooms without the female being accompanied by at least a second degree relative.

Moreover, as part of the new regulations, a tourist guide will now have to obtain a proper licence to do his job after passing a test and interview.

The ministry had also announced earlier an ‘Omani Tourism Strategy,’ stating that global tourism will become the main economic driver for employment in the world, accounting for 11 per cent of the total number of jobs a decade from now and will contribute more than 9 per cent of the global Gross Domestic Product, attracting more than 1 billion international flights.

The Sultanate has the potential to achieve a leading position in the global tourism field.

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Iftar box

Overall, officials have handed out over 30,000 Iftar boxes, so far. “In the spirit of the holy month of Ramadan, OAMC supervises on this carrying initiative, which aims to promote the spirit of solidarity and to give a good picture of the meanings and implications of the holy month,” said OAMC. “In addition, it reflects Oman Airports’ desire to support society’s customs and values,” noted OAMC, adding that they are planning to continue handing out Iftar boxes every year.

An earlier OAMC programme, which was part of the efforts to reach the ranks of the top 20 airports in the world, was entitled ‘Something on Your Mind?’ and allowed passengers to send complaints and feedback to airport authorities. Further, as part of this programme, the airport management will actively work to find solutions to problems, such as customer complaints with airlines and baggage handlers.

“It is a blessing month and the OAMC team works tirelessly and with motivation to promote the human values of the holy month,” noted OAMC.

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OMAN EID AL FITR

Enjoy ‘Shaun the Sheep’ show at City Centre malls

Riyada board meeting focus on procurement

Times News Service MUSCAT: In celebration of Eid Al Fitr, Majid Al Futtaim’s shopping malls in Oman - City Centre Muscat and City Centre Qurum will welcome the internationallyacclaimed children’s show ‘Shaun the Sheep’ along with the funfilled `Championsheeps’ games from July 7 to July 16, 2016.

After featuring in Wallace & Gromit’s 1995 short film ‘A Close Shave’, ‘Shaun the Sheep’ was given his own television show and has recently made it to the big screen in a new feature film. And now, the farm characters are brought to life, live in Oman!

The well-loved characters Shaun, Blizter, the Farmer and the flock of sheep will take to the stage performing live for children and families to enjoy at City Centre Qurum from July 7 to July 9 before heading to City Centre Muscat from July 12 to July 16, 2016 at 5:00pm, 6:30pm, and 8:00pm.

Kicking off on the first day of Eid Al Fitr, the show’s storyline will be sure to have the little ones joining in when Shaun and Bitzer discover the Farmer’s secret – an old dance mat and music machine. Children in the audience will be encouraged to help Bitzer teach the Farmer how to perform the dance steps and join Shaun and the Flock to learn a new dance craze.

In addition to the daily live performances, Shaun will be hosting the popular ‘Championsheeps’ games, engaging the entire family starting on July 7 with several daily sessions starting at 4pm.

Children can show off their skills in a number of activities and competitions such as hula hooping, aerobics, line-dancing, hopper race, Bitzer’s sack race and so much more.

On July 7 to 9, children can join in the ‘Championsheeps’ at 4pm, 5:30pm, 7pm and 8:30pm at City Centre Qurum.

The meeting commended the measures taken by more than 37 government institutions by

follow the allocation of 10 per cent of government procurement and tenders for small and medium enterprises

MUSCAT: Implementation of the provision to allocate 10 per cent of government procurement and tenders to small and medium enterprises was the main agenda of a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Public Authority for the Development of Small and Medium Enterprises (Riyada).

The board held its second meeting of the year under the chair of Dr. Ali bin Masoud Al Sunaidy, Minister of Commerce and Industry and Chairman of the Board of Directors.

The meeting reviewed the implementation-report of the decisions of Saih Al Shamikhat and the measures taken by relevant institutions to implement those decisions.

The meeting commended the measures taken by more than 37 government institutions by naming staff to follow the allocation

Holding its second meeting of the year under the chair of Dr. Ali bin Masoud Al Sunaidy, Minister of Commerce and Industry and Chairman of the Board of Directors, the board gave instructions to the executive management of Riyada to continue to pursue this matter in coordination with the Tender Board

of 10 per cent of government procurement and tenders for small and medium enterprises.

It also commended the provision of the Tender Board by those institutions with details of the procurement and tenders that have been assigned to these institutions.

Briefed The meeting stressed the importance for all government agencies to name staff to follow up this issue and to assign at least 10 per cent of the procurement and tenders for small and medium enterprises. The meeting gave instructions to the executive management of Riyada to continue to pursue this matter in coordination with the Tender Board.

The meeting was also briefed on the programmes and activities

Sultanate developing plans to combat spread of drugs

Drug abuse Countries of the world have celebrated the United Nations’ (UN) International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, which falls on June 26 each year to raise awareness of the major problem that drugs pose to society.

The National Committee for Drugs and Psychotropic Substances said that as per the Na-

DRUG HAUL: The number of drug dependents in the Sultanate as

of 2014 stood at 625 ; a decline by 29 per cent compared to 2013.

– Supplied photo

tional Record for Drug Dependency the number of drug dependents in the Sultanate as of 2014 stood at 625 ; a decline by 29 per cent compared to 2013.

The number of recorded drug dependents who applied for treatment at the different health institutions from 2004 to 2014 stood at 4,955 including 4,872 Omanis

of which females are only 49 cases (only 1 per cent), between 15 to 50 years – an average of 29.

In terms of education, 10 per cent of the female drug dependents have university degree compared to 60 per cent having primary or secondary education and 20 per cent did not attend school. -ONA

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reached 7.15 per cent

“Many graduates, most of them females who are ‘Before School Child Education’ majors, are in limbo, as the number of available jobs can be counted on one’s fingers,” he said.

This was discussed during the ‘Harmonisation of higher education outputs with labour market’ meeting, which included participation by Rawya Saud Al Busaidi, Minister of Higher Education, Khalid Umar Al Marhoon, Minister of Civil Service and Abdullah Al Bakri, Minister of Manpower.

The unemployment rate in Oman has reached 7.15 per cent, according to the International Labour Organisation, predicting that the number of unemployed people in the world will increase by nearly 2.3 million in 2016 and 1.1 million in 2017 as a result of last year’s global economic slowdown.

The Times of Oman reported last February that more than half of Omanis remain jobless after graduating from colleges in the Sultanate, according to a survey conducted by the Ministry of

HM sends greetings to Djibouti MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has sent a cable of congratulations to President Ismail Omar Guelleh of the Republic of Djibouti on the occasion of his country’s Independence Anniversary.

In his cable, His Majesty the Sultan has expressed his sincere congratulations along with his best wishes of good health and happiness to President Guelleh and the people of Djibouti further progress and prosperity. -ONA OCCI, ECGA

naming staff to

GENERAL FRAMEWORK

MUSCAT: National Committee for Drugs and Psychotropic Substances said that it is currently developing the necessary plans and programmes for the National Strategy for Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, after having developed the general framework for the strategy.

The Committee said that it is keen on involving all respective stakeholders in the development of the strategy including the public and civil society organisations and the Human Rights Commission to come out with integrated and balanced strategy that include awareness, prevention, combating, training, treatment, rehabilitation, monitoring, security and research issues, as well as the science-based studies.

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Higher Education (MoHE).

The survey was carried out among 12,551 students who have been searching for jobs after graduating from college.

The survey pointed out that while 53 per cent remained jobless, 47 per cent of Omanis obtained jobs after graduating from college.

The study also showed that students studying Science, Philosophy and Engineering received jobs after graduating from college, while students in the Arts struggled to find a job.

carried out by Riyada during the first half of this year and those planned to be implemented during the coming period.

Effectiveness indicators The meeting stressed the importance of developing effectiveness indicators for these programmes, particularly their contribution in providing job opportunities for Omanis and increasing the contribution of small and medium enterprises in the national economy.

The meeting also stressed the importance of the partnership between Riyada and private sector companies in implementing a number of initiatives that support small and medium enterprises and entrepreneurship in the Sultanate. The meeting approved the conducting of 4th

“Omani innovations” exhibition this year, on the condition that it is implemented in partnership with private sector companies, in addition to the implementation of the Entrepreneurship Award every two years so that the implementation of the third edition of the award will be in 2017, and it should implemented in cooperation and partnership with the private sector.

Due to the importance of expanding the services of Riyada to all citizens in all governorates of the Sultanate, the meeting instructed the executive management to coordinate with other concerned authorities to provide some of the services of Riyada through branches of these authorities in the governorates, as well as the expansion in the provision of services electronically.--ONA

Meeting held to promote Oman exports SOHAR: An joint meeting was held in the Wilayat of Sohar yesterday between branch of Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI) and the Export Credit Guarantee Agency (ECGA) Oman in the Governorate of North Al Batinah.

The meeting aimed to explore means of joint cooperation between them and present ideas and proposals that would increase Omani exports.

The meeting discussed an idea of establishing an ECGA office at the OCCI branch in Sohar to support Omani industrialists.

Eng. Khalid bin Khamis Al Jashmi, ECGA acting Director General said that the Agency is making great efforts in encouraging Omani exports, besides undertaking an important role in increasing exports through insurance coverage offered to local producers.

He said ECGA Oman decided to open an office in the Wilayat of Sohar due to the active industrial movement in Sohar Free Zone and Sohar Industrial Port. -ONA

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REGION CRACKDOWN

Bahrain activist Rajab faces 13 years in prison: Lawyer DUBAI: Bahraini activist Nabeel Rajab will face trial for tweets condemning the kingdom, his lawyer said on Sunday, and he could face up to 13 years in prison.

Rajab was arrested earlier this month on unspecified charges.

Jalila Sayed, Rajab’s lawyer, told supporters in an e-mail that he faces a prison term for tweets he made last year.

First hearing ”The first hearing will be on 12 July 2016. Nabeel may face up to 13 years of imprisonment if convicted in that case,” she wrote.

Nabeel Rajab

There was no immediate comment from Bahraini authorities regarding the case. Rajab has repeatedly been arrested since 2011 protests.

The Bahraini government earlier

Jalila Sayed, Nabeel Rajab’s lawyer, told supporters in an e-mail that he faces a prison term for tweets he made last year this month announced that cleric Ayatollah Isa Qassim would be stripped of his citizenship and before that closed down Al Wefaq Islamic society. — Reuters

SURVIVORS: Iraqi security forces help civilians, who fled from Al Shirqat, because of IS violence, on

the outskirts of Al Shirqat, south of Mosul, Iraq, on Saturday. — Reuters/Stringer PROCUREMENT FIGURES

Egyptian ministry rejects wheat fraud allegations CAIRO: Egypt’s Ministry of Supplies on Sunday dismissed allegations that its wheat procurement figures were inflated and promised penalties for domestic suppliers that misreport stocks.

The ministry announced a government-led inspection of wheat silos this month after an unusually high procurement figure prompted widespread fraud allegations from top industry officials, traders and parliamentarians.

If the numbers were misrepresented, Egypt may have to buy more foreign wheat to meet domestic demand while contending with a dollar shortage that has already sapped the country’s import capability. Wheat industry officials and parliamentarians have appeared on television and in local newspapers in recent days saying that private suppliers have misreported stocks to boost government payments on highly subsidised local wheat.

Missing from silos The ministry, however, denies that any wheat is missing from silos around the country.

“We do not believe the state has lost money or that funds have been wasted,” the ministry said, adding that suppliers would be fined if found to be misreporting their stocks. “There is a 25 per

Iraq commander declares defeat of IS in Falluja Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi claimed victory in Falluja more than a week ago, but

CONTROVERSY: The world’s biggest importer of the grain said it

had ended its local procurement this month with nearly 5 million tonnes of wheat from its farmers, markedly higher than the 3 million to 3.5 million tonnes a year delivered over the past decade.

clashes continued inside the city

— Bloomberg file photo

west of Baghdad,

BATTLE: Smoke rises from clashes with IS militants in the north-

western Golan district of Falluja, Iraq, on Saturday. — Reuters/Stringer

cent penalty on quantities not supplied in addition to the price of the wheat itself.”

A lawyer representing a group of wheat industry officials who are demanding an independent inspection of silos challenged the ministry’s claims.

“Why doesn’t the ministry want a neutral committee formed to count some of these storage areas to clarify the truth of the matter?”

the lawyer, Mohamed Heikal, said in a statement to Reuters.

But the ministry said on Sunday that -- independently assessed or otherwise -- it is not possible to verify quantities held in each storage site until the wheat is fully discharged.

“There is no one able to estimate the quantity of wheat in a silo except by actually discharging the wheat inside of it, and that has not happened yet,” the ministry said. — Reuters

including in its central Golan district

FALLUJA: Iraqi forces recaptured the last district held by IS militants in the city of Falluja on Sunday and the general commanding the operation declared the battle complete after nearly five weeks of fighting.

Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi claimed victory in Falluja more than a week ago, but clashes continued inside the city west of Baghdad, including in its central Golan district.

The assault is part of a wider offensive by Iraqi forces against IS which seized swathes of territory in the country in 2014. A USled coalition has been supporting the offensive, mostly in the form of air strikes.

“We announce from this place in central Golan district that it has been cleaned by the counter terrorism service and we convey the good news to the Iraqi people that the battle of Falluja is over,” Lieutenant General Abdul Wahab Al Saidi told state TV. Flanked by jubilant fighters, some waving Iraqi flags, Saidi said a few militants were still holding out in buildings. At least 1,800 IS militants were killed in the operation to retake Falluja and the rest had fled, he said.

The swift entry of Iraqi forces into central Falluja last week surprised many who expected a drawn-out battle with IS.

The success of the Falluja operation launched on May 23 gives fresh momentum to Iraqi forces in the campaign to retake Mosul — IS’ de facto capital in Iraq and by far the largest city in their selfproclaimed caliphate.

Speaking from the newly recaptured Golan district, army Colonel Ahmed al-Saidi described seeing torn IS banners and discarded weapons. “Falluja has returned to us and Daesh’s (IS) existence is becoming history,” he said by telephone. “The next defeat of Daesh (IS) will be in Mosul.”

Limited resistance Sabah Al Numani, a spokesman for the counter-terrorism forces that spearheaded the offensive told Reuters the insurgents had put up limited resistance in Falluja and folded after some of their commanders abandoned the fight.

Iraqi forces were now working to dismantle bombs and booby-trapped houses, whilst pursuing militants who slipped out of the city from the northwest, Numani said.

Defence Minister Khalid Al Obeidi said on Twitter around 90 percent of Falluja remained “safe and habitable”, comparing that favourably with the cities of Ramadi and Sinjar, which were recaptured from IS but destroyed in the process.

Fighting to recapture the Iraqi city has forced more than 85,000 residents to flee to overwhelmed government-run camps. The

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

The swift entry of Iraqi forces into central Falluja last week surprised many who expected a drawn-out battle with IS extremist militants United Nations says it has received allegations of abuse of civilians fleeing the city, including by members of Shi’ite armed groups supporting the offensive.

The militants seized Falluja in January 2014.

The mayor of Falluja told Reuters that displaced families could return to the city within two months if the government and intentional aid agencies provided assistance. “The city doesn’t requires just rebuilding its infrastructure but also serious rehabilitation of its society,” said Esa Al Esawi. “Daesh (IS) worked to brainwash people and we need serious programmes by the international community to help people get rid of Daesh’s (IS) deviant ideologies and restore their normal life.” — Reuters

African migrants react as they arrive at the CETI, the short-stay immigrant centre, after crossing the border from Morocco to Spain’s North African enclave of Melilla, Spain, on Sunday. — Reuters

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PM: Declare undisclosed income by September 30 NEW DELHI: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked people to declare their undisclosed income by September 30, making it clear that this is the last chance to avoid problems that will follow after the window of opportunity closes.

He said no questions would be asked about the source of the undisclosed income or assets if the declaration is made voluntarily by September 30.

“For those having undisclosed income, the government has provided a special chance to declare it by September 30,” Modi said in his monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’.He said by paying a penalty, those having undisclosed money can free themselves from various kinds of burden.

“I have promised that there will be no inquiry into the source of the undisclosed income and assets if the declaration is made voluntarily.That is why I am saying it is a good chance for becoming a part of transparent system,” he said.

“Let me tell the countrymen that this chance is till September 30.

Consider this as the last chance,” the prime minister asserted during the programme.

He said he has told BJP MPs that if anybody faces any problem after September 30 for not abiding by the rules, no help should be provided to them.

“It will be better that you take advantage of the window provided and save yourself from the difficulties that you can face after September 30,” he said.

Modi said there was a time when taxation rules were such that people would tend to avoiding paying taxes.

“But gradually, times changed.

Now, for a taxpayer, it is not much difficult to abide by the government rules. Still, old habits die hard,” he said, adding there are still people who feel that it is better to avoid paying taxes. - PTI

INDIA

Imposition of Emergency, dark night for India: Modi The impact of the Emergency was to inflict a dictatorship on the country, said Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who was imprisoned during the Emergency period SEMINAR: Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh with BJP senior leader Sushil Kumar

NEW DELHI/LUCKNOW: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley attacked the Congress over clamping of Emergency on its 41st anniversary on Sunday, calling it a “dark night” for the country and a “blot” on the party.

Recalling the Emergency period when Indira Gandhi was the prime minister, Jaitley asserted its impact was to “inflict a dictatorship” on the country while Modi said the “shining example” of “democratic” powers of a common citizen seen during that period should keep reminding the nation again and again.

Modi spoke about the Emergency when he addressed the nation on his monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’.

Democracy “Sometimes some people mock at my ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme and even criticise it. This is possible because we are committed to democracy,” he said. “...today when I am talking to you on June 26, we should not forget that our strength is democracy, our strength is people’s strength

Modi lighting a lamp during a seminar ‘Save Democracy on Emergency’ in Patna on Sunday. - PTI

and our strength is every citizen.

We have to take this commitment further and strengthen it,” he added. He said that the democracy, which empowers every citizen, had been suppressed on this day in 1975.

“The morning of June 26, 1975, was such a black night when Emergency was imposed on the country. All rights of the citizens were taken away.

The country was turned into a prison. Along with Jayaprakash Narayan, lakhs of people and thousands of politicians were sent to jails,” he recalled.

The prime minister said it is the strength of the countrymen that they have lived this democracy.

“When the newspaper offices are sealed and radio speaks only voice, people on the other hand make you realise the power of democratic forces. This is a big strength for any nation,” he said in apparent reference to the Emergency days. He said there should be an attitude that people continue to realise their strengths.

COMMENTS

Yashwant flays Modi government on NSG, says it is being ‘misguided’ NEW DELHI: BJP leader Yashwant Sinha on Sunday flayed the Narendra Modi government over its vigorous push to get Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) membership, saying there was no need for it as India stands to “lose and not gain” by becoming a member and alleged that people sitting in the government were “misguiding it everyday”.

The BJP veteran, who has often been critical of the Modi government after being sidelined in the party, said India should not have gone to the elite grouping as an “applicant” and should not accept NSG membership as it has already got what it needs.

“India which has shown so much keenness and desperation in getting NSG membership, it is not required at all. We are comfortable outside NSG. If we become members of NSG, we will have more loss. There will be no gains for us. I say this strongly that India should not accept the NSG membership. We should not go there as an applicant. Whatever we had to get, we have got it,” 83-year-old Sinha said.

His comments come after India’s push for becoming a member of the NSG came a cropper at the plenary meeting of the 48-member Nuclear Suppliers Group recently as divisions persisted over admitting non-NPT members with China leading the opposition to it.

Ahead of the meeting, India had pushed its case with a number of countries, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading the charge and also meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping in Tashkent urging him to take a decision on India’s membership on merit while seeking Beijing’s support.

“Whether those sitting in the government understand this (issue) or not, I do not know. But I know this that such people are sitting in government who are misguiding it everyday,” Sinha said.

Sinha, who was external affairs minister in the previous NDA government led by Atal Behari Vajpayee, has spoken out against various aspects of Modi govern-

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Whether those sitting in the government understand this (issue) or not, I do not know.

But I know this that such people are sitting in government who are misguiding it everyday Yashwant Sinha BJP leader

India to get MTCR membership NEW DELHI: In its first entry into any multilateral export control regime, India is all set to join the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) on Monday as a full member, three days after it failed to get NSG membership due to stiff opposition from China and a few other countries.

“We applied for the membership of MTCR last year and all the procedural formalities have been com-

ment’s foreign policy especially its handling of Pakistan.

Congress on Sunday dubbed as “event management” the Narendra Modi government’s push to get NSG membership and accused it of “embarrassing” the nation with its “misplaced euphoria”.

“There was no reason for our

pleted. Tomorrow,Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar will sign the document of accession into MTCR in the presence of Ambassadors of France,Netherlands and Luxembourg,” External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said.

Significantly, China, which stonewalled India’s entry into NSG at the justconcluded Seoul plenary, is not a member of 34-nation MTCR. -PTI

government to file the application. It was ill-advised -- the desperation, which the prime minister showed and also the prematured claims, which he made when he went to Switzerland and Mexico as if everybody is endorsing us,” Congress spokesperson Anand Sharma said. - PTI

Jaitley targeted the Congress over Emergency and operation Blue Star at the Golden Temple among other issues and threw a challenge at the present Congress leadership, asking if it had any views and internal debate on them.

“If one looks back at the history of the Congress Party after independence, the blots on it are economic reforms being delayed by over two decades, transformation of India in to a dynastic democracy, the imposition of Emergency in 1975, Operation Blue Star and corruption,” the minister said in his Facebook post - ‘Constitutional dictatorship imposed by Indira Gandhi forty-one years ago’.

“The impact of the Emergency was to inflict a dictatorship on the country,” said Jaitley, who was imprisoned during the Emergency period. On June 26, 1975, Indira Gandhi imposed an internal emergency in the country, he said, adding “the phoney reason she gave was that there was a breakdown of public order in as much as

Jayaprakash Narayan had asked the police and the army not to follow illegal orders.”

The actual reason, however, was that her continuation as the prime minister was threatened since the Allahabad High Court had unseated her as Member of Parliament for adopting corrupt practices during her election, he said.

Meanwhile, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday called for inclusion of a chapter on the Emergency in textbooks, as there was a need to tell people about the “atrocities” committed during the period.

“Around 75 per cent of the population is unaware why and how emergency was imposed in the country. Like independence struggle there is a need to tell the people about atrocities committed at that time,” Naqvi told reporters here.

He was here to felicitate Loktantra Senanis (fighters for democracy during Emergency) at a function organised by party’s city

unit on 41st anniversary of its imposition. Naqvi said he would take up the matter with the concerned ministry.

“They should realise how deeprooted our democracy is. At that time people showed that they will not tolerate feudal mindset, arrogance and autocracy,” he said.

The minister said even after that Congress failed to learn a lesson and break free of the shackles of their “feudal mindset”.

“That was the day when foundation of Congress-free India was laid. When we talk about Congress-free India, we mean that we want to rid the country from the feudal mindset, arrogance and autocracy. This is the reason that the Congress is shrinking from political map of the country,” he said.

Naqvi said Congress could not digest the progress being made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi government.

“Therefore efforts are made to create hurdles. The first thing which Modi government did after coming to power was to remove power brokers,” he said.

He said at time when the PM was discussing the nation’s growth with other countries, the ‘yuvraj’ was visiting a university where alleged “anti-India” slogans were raised -- an apparent reference to Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi and JNU. Taking a dig at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Naqvi said the CM is trying to prove that only he is honest while the rest of the world is corrupt.

“But when he gets exposed, Kejriwal becomes irritated and indulges in drama,” he said. Naqvi claimed BJP would form the next government in Uttar Pradesh with a thumping majority.

“The cycle of SP and BSP regime is over. As per the surveys and reports there is clear inclination of the people towards BJP and they want us in power,” he said. - PTI

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Neighbouring country trying to destabilise India: Rajnath Home Ministry officials will visit Kashmir to find out if there were any lapses involved in the attack in Pampore, the deadliest one on security forces in recent years, in which eight CRPF personnel were killed

ARMS CACHE: Army personnel display arms and ammunition recovered from the two militants who were killed in an encounter, at Uri on Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir on Sunday. - PTI

FATEHGARH/SRINAGAR: In the wake of attack on a Central Reserve Police Force(CRPF) convoy in Indian-administered-Kashmir, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday clearly accused Pakistan of trying to destabilise India even as he said lapses, if any, in Saturday’s incident would be looked into and status of infil-

tration ascertained.

A three-member team of Home Ministry officials will visit Kashmir on Tuesday to find out if there were any lapses involved in the attack in Pampore, the deadliest one on security forces in recent years, in which eight CRPF personnel were killed and 21 injured.

The team will look into the pos-

sible increase of cross border Infiltration and practices being followed during the movement of paramilitary forces convoy in Jammu and Kashmir.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, while condemning the incident and paying tributes to the deceased eight CRPF personnel, said the people

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of the state were the “worst sufferers” of such attacks as these deprive them of development and employment.

Observing that such attacks “defame” the state, she highlighted that the strike had been carried out during Ramzan, the holy month when “people should be seeking forgiveness and expiation for past sins” and “making sure not to hurt others.”

After the attack, CRPF has moved about half-a-dozen heavyarmoured mine protected vehicles (MPVs), which were earlier used for anti-Naxal operations, to Kashmir Valley to effectively secure its troops deployed there.

“An attempt is being made by these terrorists and our neighbouring country to destabilise India,” Singh said in a clear reference to Pakistan but without naming it.

“I want to praise the bravery of our security men. I salute their courage. Terrorists attacked them (security men) deceitfully.

But our security men killed those two terrorists successfully,” he said addressing a function in Fatehgarh Sahib in Punjab to mark the 300th martyrdom anniversary of legendary Sikh Warrior Baba Banda Singh Bahadur.

Defence Minister Manohar Par-

rikar, in an apparent reference to Pakistan, said India seeks peace “but from the position of strength and not from the position of weakness”.

He said the attack is a “fallout of frustration” as he cited the records of last one month during which 25-30 terrorists have been gunned down after their infiltration from across the border.

“I am pained that eight jawans were killed. Why, how it happened and whose fault it was, it will be clear after an enquiry,” he said.

Rajnath Singh said he has asked the Home Secretary to send a team to Pampore “to look into any lapses so that we can correct it in the future and our jawans do not face martyrdom in such incidents.”

The team, to be headed by Secretary (Border Management) Sushil Kumar, is to submit its report at the earliest. The other officials are Special Secretary (Internal Security) Mahesh Kumar Singla and Joint Secretary Gyanesh Kumar. “We should greet and welcome the bravery of our security people and the way they are working with such valour and courage... India cannot forget those security men who got martyred.

They are not with us now and we pay our tributes to them,” the Home Minister said. - PTI

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Concerted efforts needed to combat drug abuse: Pranab NEW DELHI: President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said terrorism, smuggling and drug activities are co-related and a concerted effort is needed to break the nexus which was creating “havoc” in the country’s social life.

Regretting that the menace of alcoholism and drug abuse was leading to a “complete loss of values” and rise in crime rate, the president said governments, NGOs and civil society members have to work together to eradicate these vices.

His remarks came on the occasion of International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.

Referring to the growing menace of terrorism, Mukherjee questioned the sources of funding for growing terrorist activities and said many studies have established that terrorism, smuggling and drug activities are co-related.

Unless these linkages are broken, it will be very difficult to fight all three, he said.

Thaawarchand Gehlot, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, said efforts should be directed towards bringing drug abuse victims into the mainstream society and make their lives a success. He also said his ministry is fully committed to implementation of demand reduction strategy in the country. - PTI

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Britain, I believe, had the best of all possible deals with the European Union, being a member of the common market without belonging to the euro and having secured a number of other opt-outs from EU rules. And yet that was not enough to stop the United Kingdom’s electorate from voting to leave.

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Towards an economic stimulation policy T

he Sultanate of Oman recently selected five banks to arrange an international bond issue that is worth $2.5 billion.

This step aims to preserve the budget, continue to fund government projects, and maintain an active Omani market. Many observers consider funding by bond issuance a signal of a weak national economy and a decline in income. However, does this really send signals of weakness or strength in the way future challenges are handled?

To answer this question correctly, we need to analyze two factors. Firstly, we have to consider the level of confidence in Oman’s economy which was represented by high subscription volumes from international investors, totalling close to $6 billion. A strong interest from investors represents their belief in the Sultanate’s promising opportunities and its ability to continue the development process in various economic sectors.

Next, we must study similar past occurrences in other economies that had faced a decline in national income and subsequently had to reconsider their policies and their effectiveness.

The American experience after the Great Depression in the first half of the 20th century is a useful case study which shows us how bold financial policies taken by consecutive governments can result in positive outcomes. What did they do to handle the Great Depression? How was the American economy saved from its fluctuating state between falling into a crisis and a total collapse? How did the United States manage to revert the enormous impacts of the Great Depression to become an international economic superpower? Can we consider the IMF’s recommendations to remove subsidies on basic materials and reduce spending on infrastructure and government development projects to be viable? Or could we find better recommendations?

The Great Depression caused an unprecedented increase in unemployment, insolvent banks, and frozen projects. To deal with this crisis, President Franklin Roosevelt instituted an economic stimulating policy called The New Deal. He ordered the Central Bank to print more money, gave unemployment aid to those who were unemployed, and started a systematic approach to reform the economic structure. President Roosevelt then moved towards constructing giant projects, such as building bridges, roads, dams, desalination plants, and even new

cities. These projects that were financed by additional, development-stimulating cash poured large amounts of money in economic sectors, leading to a receding unemployment, increasing wages, and a growing demand for products. Frozen projects and plants went back to work again, while banks were revived after people began using them to deposit money. Only 18 months following the implementation of The New Deal, the United States was no longer bankrupt. The same plan continued after World War II, with more cash invested to increase demand on products.

During President Kennedy’s era, the US started its space invasion projects, channeling more cash towards enhancing space research and NASA’s activities. A wide range of scientific research projects in medicine, agriculture, and production tools came about as a result of these activities. The same policy was applied during the reign of other American presidents, leading to a surge in the ICT sector’s contribution to the GDP. I believe that highlighting the American experience up until this point is enough for our purpose since those policies were unfortunately followed by a series of setbacks for the public sector’s role, while the private sector expanded its role and become even more influential than the state’s entities. A deviation happened in the development journey of this American experience, causing more crises to appear.In short, the economic stimulation policy that leads to pouring more cash and increasing government spending has been the most successful policy to deal with crises throughout history, unlike the reduction in spending, privatization, and receding role of the state in preserving our development. Stimulating the economy needs an increase in liquidity, and borrowing from bonds is one path to ensuring this. The incoming cash will result in products, services and financial assets that remain in place after the bond is paid back.

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PAKISTAN Government fails to utilise China’s trade concessions Ministry is reviewing

Beijing invites Islamabad to tap halal food

the first phase of China-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement, which revealed that Pakistan could only export in 253 tariff lines out of the total 7,550, where average export value was $500

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has been unable to fully tap and utilise the concessions granted by China under the China-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) and only used 3.3 per cent of the total tariff lines, said a review of the first phase of CPFTA. According to official sources, the Ministry of Commerce is reviewing the first phase of the CPFTA, which revealed that Pakistan could only export in 253 tariff lines out of the total 7,550, where average export value was $500.

“Pakistan mainly exported raw materials and intermediate products such as cotton yarn, woven fabric and grey fabric while valueadded products were completely missing,” they said.

“This is why Pakistan has not benefitted from the CPFTA. Some of the value-added products like garments are included in the concessionary regime.”

The officials said that Pakistan shared its concern regarding the insufficient utilisation of conces-

BEIJING: Pakistan, the second largest exporter of rice to China, has every opportunity to grab a sizable share in the halal food market as well as meet the demand for fruits, primarily mangoes, through better competitiveness in terms of quality and price, said Ye Anping, director for Asia and African Affairs, Department of International, Ministry of Agriculture, China.

Talking to a group of journalists from South Asia, who were on a visit to China, he said Pakistan and China should enter into livestock and agriculture quarantine agreements to clear the way for export of meat and agricultural products to Beijing. In reply to a question, he said the balance of trade in agricultural products was in

sion and competition faced by the local industries due to cheap imports from China. They said it was agreed that the tariff reduction modalities of the second phase would be designed in a way to accommodate all the genuine concerns of both countries adequately.

Pakistan and China are already negotiating for the second phase of Pak-China FTA since 2011, however, Minister for Commerce Khurram Dastgir recently said that the negotiations had been halted as Pakistani businessmen were protectionists and Chinese wanted more liberalisation.

The CPFTA on trade in goods was signed on November 24 2006 and implemented on July 7, 2007.

favour of Pakistan as in 2015 China imported agri-products, of which rice constituted 85 per cent, worth $430 million from Pakistan and exported fruits and vegetables valuing $320 million.

“China does not want to

First banking channel The FTA on trade in services was signed on February 21, 2009 and in operational since October 10, 2009.

Under the Trade and Service Agreement, Pakistan will open the first banking channel of Habib Bank Limited in China by the end of this year and the Chinese au-

reduce its trade deficit because it wants to expand agricultural trade to meet its domestic demand,” he said, reiterating that tremendous scope existed for Pakistan and other South Asian nations to capitalise on the opportunity.

Ye emphasised that countries keen to enhance exports of agricultural products to China needed to understand the demand from Chinese markets and also ought to be extremely competitive.

He also invited the countries interested in gaining access to the halal market of China to attend the ChinaArab States Expo that was held in Ningxia Hui autonomous region every two years in September.

He acknowledged that the cost of Chinese agricultural products was comparatively high and Beijing, because of the constant shrinking of its cultivable land, had turned into the largest importer of agricultural goods in the world since 2012.

thorities have already given the approval by relaxing the reserve limit from $20 billion to $15 billion.

Bilateral trade volume, which amounted to $4 billion in 2006-7, reached an all-time at $12 billion in 2014-15. Pakistan’s exports jumped to $2.1 billion in 2014-15 from $575 million in 2006-07.

DASU HYDROPOWER

- Express Tribune

Correspondingly, China’s exports to Pakistan increased to $10.1 billion in 2014-15 from $3.5 billion in 2006-07.

Pakistan’s major exports to China are cotton yarn/fabric, rice, raw hides and skins, crude vegetable material, chemical material, fish and fish preparations and crude mineral.

Major imports from China are machinery (all sorts) and its parts, fertiliser manufactured, chemical element, yarn and thread of synthetic fibre, iron and steels, chemical material and product, vegetable and synthetic textile fibre, road vehicles and their parts, non-ferrous metals, tyres and tubes of rubber. - Express Tribune

KIDNAPPING CASE

Ovais Ali Shah. – File

Authorities told to take measures to trace abducted Sindh judge’s son ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Anwar Zaheer Jamali has directed authorities to make effective and concerted efforts to recover Sindh High Court Chief Justice’s son Ovais Ali Shah.

Advocate Ovais was abducted from outside a supermarket in the upscale Clifton neighbourhood on Monday noon, according to police.

The Chief Justice of Pakistan held separate meetings with Chief Secretary and Home Secretary Sindh, Director General Pakistan Rangers, Sindh Major General Bilal Akbar, IGP and other officials of the operation and investigation wings of police, at Supreme Court Karachi Registry on Saturday.

Chief justice observed that the abduction had sent wrong message to the masses and caused disappointment and sense of insecurity among judges and their families.

Justice Jamali also directed chief secretary to employ all resources to ensure improvement in the law and order situation of Sindh in general and Karachi in particular.

Earlier, the Chief Justice of Pakistan was apprised about the measures so far taken by Sindh government for the recovery of the abductee.

Just two days after Advocate Ovais’ abduction, qawwali maestro Amjad Sabri was shot dead in Karachi while the whereabouts of the assailants still remain unknown. – Express Tribune

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World Bank lowers hydel project rating Snow leopard forced to live in captivity

ISLAMABAD: A World Bank report lowered the progress rating of the first phase of 2,160MW Dasu hydropower project, moving it down to ‘moderately satisfactory’ from its previous ‘satisfactory’ status.

The federal government failed to resolve a host of land related issues, including ones on land acquisition and payment of service charges with the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government.

The latest implementation status report of the WB-funded project also raised the specter of unwanted delays.

Lingering land-related issues highlighted the flawed government policy of starting major development projects without doing adequate spadework.

The government preferred 4,320MW Dasu hydropower project over Diamer-Bhasha dam and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was initially keen to inaugurate its first phase before the end of his five-year term in 2018.

The Dasu project is one of the projects expected to produce 31,000MW of power that the federal government claimed it would complete in next five years to address power outages, on a per-

called the project a ‘high-risk, high-reward’ operation.

POWER PRODUCTION: The Dasu project is one of the projects

expected to produce 31,000MW of power that the federal government claimed it would complete in next five years – Express Tribune

manent basis. Its newest deadline for ending power outages is March 2018.

The current overall implementation progress on phase-I of the Dasu hydropower project is ‘moderately satisfactory’, a notch down from the previous rating, the World Bank report showed.

The project, however, retained ‘satisfactory’ rating in terms of expanding the hydropower supply in Pakistan.

World Bank financing is criti-

cal for the timely completion of the project’s first phase that has a total cost of $4.3 billion. The bank has already approved $588.4 million for the scheme. It has also given guarantees of $460 million to raise about $2.5 billion in commercial loans from domestic and foreign lenders.

This would be achieved by installing a 2,160MW hydropower unit on the Indus River, which can be expanded to cheaply produce 4,320MW in future. World Bank

Property rates The federal government took over 15 months to determine property rates for acquiring land for the project. In November last year, the Executive Committee of National Economic Council (Ecnec) approved the land rates.

However, officials said that an issue related to payment of service charges to the K-P government still remained unresolved.

Due to the lingering dispute, work on the project remains far below the pace needed for its timely completion.

The contracts to start work on the main site of the project have not yet been awarded. This has led to delays in the construction of the main hydraulic structure, construction of intakes, waterways and powerhouses.

The World Bank loan would primarily be used for project supervision, implementation of social and environmental management plans, and preparatory works such as relocation of Karakoram Highway (KKH), access roads, offices and colonies.

GILGIT: A majestic beast has been stripped of its right to live in the wild and has been forced to live in a cage in Gilgit-Baltistan for nearly four years.

“King of mountains,” as the snow leopard is called, usually lives at an altitude of 12,000 to 18,000 feet and walks around an area of around 250 kilometres.

This particular cat called Lovely, was deprived of this and lost its independence in December 2012 when it was hardly six months old.

Its mother apparently deserted the injured cub after it failed to cross a river in Khunjerab National Park, one of world’s highest parks in Hunza Valley of GilgitBaltistan. A field team of the wildlife department spotted it and shifted it to a rehabilitation centre, following its treatment. If Lovely’s mother is searching for her cub, it will inevitably be disappointed.

The cub only looks like the king of mountains and along with its habitat, everything about it has changed. The big cat has become domesticated – it eats meat supplied by the wildlife department

and given to it by the caretaker instead of preying on markhors and other wild animals. Instead of striding and roaring aloud in the wild, Lovely is confined to a cage in Gojal which is only a few metres wide.

Sheer injustice “This is sheer injustice with this beautiful animal,” Athar Iqbal, a nature lover who visited Gojal recently said. “It not only defies nature but is also against animal rights – the cat is supposed to live in the mountains, not in a cage.”

Rahat Karim, a local said, “It seems to me that the leopard pleads for her release with anyone who visits her.” “I was wondering why Lovely was not released into the wild immediately after its treatment?” Basit Khan, a pioneering conservationist in Gilgit-Baltistan who also headed WWF from the mid-1990s to early 2000s asked.

“Whose fault is it and who is there to compensate for the four prime years of this cat’s life that it spent in captivity?” he added. Khan asked authorities to release the animal from the cage. - Express Tribune

FRUITS EXPORTS

Country struggles to become leading exporter of mangoes KARACHI: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has voiced serious concern over the dearth of state-of-the-art facilities for handling mango exports in the country.

“Mango is a perishable commodity that needs speedy, effective and careful handling during the export process while standardisation of exporting firms is another factor that affects shipments, particularly to industrialised countries,” said FPCCI acting president Khalid Tawab in a statement.

Though Pakistan mangoes were recognised as one of the best in the world and despite the country being the fifth leading producer, it had been unable to be a leading mango exporter, he said.

The delay in installing a vapour heat treatment (VHT) plant and shortage of hot water treatment

facilities have made it difficult for Pakistan to tap markets of Japan, South Korea, the United States and Iran for the last many years.

Tawab also pointed to other critical challenges such as post-harvest loss, lack of compliance and standardisation, phyto-sanitary requirements, contamination and lack of quality packaging and preservation that needed serious attention.

“According to safe estimates, 30 per cent to 40 per cent of mangoes are wasted every year due to unavailability of state-of-the-art facilities,” he said. Tawab also underscored the need for exploring new markets for mango exports that had remained untapped so far.

There is a huge potential for mangoes in the traditional markets such as Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Central Asia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Canada,

a small amount of carbohydrates, calcium, iron, potassium and a little protein, which are highly demanded in the European Union and other advanced nations.

SWEET AND JUICY: Though Pakistan mangoes were recognised

as one of the best in the world and despite the country being the fifth leading producer, it had been unable to be a leading mango exporter. – Express Tribune

Europe and Scandinavian states and non-traditional markets like South Africa, Japan, the US, Russia and Australia.

“The ban on Indian mango ex-

ports to Australia has opened new opportunities for Pakistan to expand its market there,” he added.

Pakistani mangoes are rich in fibre, low in calories and contain

Value addition Tawab emphasised the need for improving the process and value addition to mitigate the handling losses.

“Value addition and application of state-of-the-art techniques to preserve them will help the country earn hefty foreign exchange.”

He also suggested that the government should organise mango shows in foreign countries that will lead to increase in exports and help explore new avenues.

Earlier in May this year, Pakistan Fruit and Vegetable Exporters, Importers and Merchants Association had said that Pakistan market would target shipment of 100,000

tonnes of mangoes which is expected to fetch over $75 million.

Pakistan Fruit and Vegetable Exporters, Importers and Merchants Association chairman Waheed Ahmed had said that the country had not met the previous export target due to a drastic fall of about 40 per cent in mango production.

The exporters, besides targeting traditional markets, will also try to tap new markets in China, Russia, Iran, Belarus and Middle Eastern countries. However, in the absence of much-needed vapour heat treatment (VHT) plant, the Japanese market will remain untapped for the third consecutive year.

The exporters had hardly exported 72,000 tonnes of mangoes last year, the lowest for the last five years. However, production is expected to be higher this season than the previous year. - Express Tribune

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was conducted by using sledgehammer as a way to ‘ease’ people’s fears of glass bridges. The new transparent bridge spans two cliffs, 430 metres in length, six metres in width and can withstand the weight of over 800 people. Each segment of the bridge is composed of three layers of ultra-strong glass. - Reuters

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WORLD Sturgeon vows to veto British exit from EU There are going to be deeply damaging and painful consequences of the process of trying to extricate the UK from the EU. I want to try and protect Scotland from that, Scottish First Minister

THREAT: Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon appears via video link on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show in this photograph received via the BBC in London, Britain on Sunday. - Jeff Overs/Courtesy of the BBC/

LONDON: Scotland will do whatever it takes to remain in the European Union, including potentially blocking legislation on a British exit from the bloc, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Sunday.

Scotland, a nation of five million people, voted to stay in the EU by 62 to 38 per cent in Thursday’s referendum, putting it at odds with the United Kingdom as a whole, which voted by 52 to 48 per cent in favour of an exit from the bloc, or Brexit.

Sturgeon has said a new Scottish referendum on independence from the rest of the UK was “highly likely” if that were the best option to keep Scotland in the European bloc.

“There are going to be deeply damaging and painful consequences of the process of trying to extricate the UK from the EU. I want to try and protect Scotland from that,” Sturgeon told BBC television.

Scots voted against independence by 55 to 45 per cent in a 2014 referendum, after a campaign during which remaining in the EU was presented as a key reason to stick with the UK. Scottish newspaper the Sunday Post published a poll by research firm ScotPulse, taken on Friday,

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that suggested support for independence had surged to 59 per cent after the Brexit vote.

Sturgeon said the Brexit vote was a game-changer that made it legitimate for Scotland to revisit the issue of independence.

“The context and the circumstances have changed dramatically.

The UK that Scotland voted to remain within in 2014 doesn’t exist anymore,” she said.

A vote for independence would end the 300-year-old union between Scotland and England, its far more populous southern neighbour, dealing a body blow to the UK at a time when it is likely to still be dealing with the fallout from Brexit.

That could lead to border controls being set up between the two countries.

“I certainly don’t want to see

in any circumstances a border between Scotland and England,” Sturgeon said.”Whatever happens here England is our nearest neighbour and will always I hope be our best friend but these are circumstances in which Scotland hasn’t chosen to be.”

Sturgeon said she would seek a way of negotiating directly with the EU on the best way to achieve Scotland’s aim of staying in the bloc.

She said it would be “completely unacceptable” for whoever succeeds David Cameron as British prime minister to try and stop Scotland from holding a second independence referendum on the basis that the issue had been settled in 2014.

Under the UK’s complex arrangements to devolve some powers to Scotland, Wales and North-

ern Ireland, legislation generated in London to give effect to the vote to leave the EU may have to gain consent from the three devolved parliaments.

Asked whether she would consider asking the Scottish parliament to block a motion of legislative consent, Sturgeon said: “Of course.”

“If the Scottish parliament was judging this on the basis of what’s right for Scotland then the option of saying that we’re not going to vote for something that is against Scotland’s interest, of course that’s going to be on the table.”

Sturgeon’s pro-independence Scottish National Party holds 56 of the 59 seats representing Scotland in the national parliament in London, while in the devolved parliament in Edinburgh it has 63 seats out of 129.

Asked if she could imagine the fury of British voters who had made the choice to leave the EU if the Scottish parliament blocked Brexit, Sturgeon said: “I can, but it’s perhaps similar to the fury of many people in Scotland right now as we face the prospect of being taken out of the European Union against our will.” — Reuters

C O U P AT T E M P T, L E A D E R S H I P B AT T L E

Brexit referendum triggers open conflict in main parties of country LONDON: Britain’s two main parties were in open conflict on Sunday after a vote to leave the EU triggered an attempted “coup” in the main opposition Labour Party and a bitter leadership contest in the ruling Conservatives.

Both parties are reeling from the referendum result, when British voters rejected the arguments of their leaders and decided to leave the European Union in a vote which underscored the deep divisions in the country.

Prime Minister David Cameron has said he will resign -- prompting a fierce battle to replace him -- and several Labour lawmakers quit the party’s top policy team to try to force their leader, Jeremy Corbyn, from office.

Cameron has said he will stay on in his post until October to try to help reassure the public and markets, but his decision to announce his resignation immediately after the vote has unsettled those who campaigned to leave the European Union. They say they will wait until a new eurosceptic leader is in place before triggering the process to leave the bloc as leading Conservatives jockey to take the mantle. Former London mayor Boris Johnson, whose support for the leave camp galvanised the “Out”

campaign, is favourite to replace Cameron but media have reported that there is a group of pro-Cameron lawmakers looking for “anyone but Boris”.

Foreign Minister Philip Hammond ruled himself out of the contest, but said: “It’s got to be somebody who can unite the Conservative Party... but it’s also got to be somebody with a credible strategy for dealing.., with the challenge of negotiating an exit from the European Union without destroying our prosperity in the process.”

The deep divisions in Labour were also blown into the open when Corbyn sacked his foreign affairs policy chief, Hilary Benn, overnight because, as his spokesman said on Sunday, “he has lost confidence in him”.

A growing number of Labour lawmakers have called on Corbyn to resign in the aftermath of the vote to leave the EU. Some party members say he failed to assuage concern among the party’s traditional supporters; others that he should have campaigned more in favour of EU membership.

Two Labour politicians have submitted a motion of no confidence in Corbyn, which will be debated later this week. — Reuters

CRISIS: Labour Party shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, Seema Malhotra, listens as leader Jeremy Corbyn, right, speaks on immigration and moving on after the EU referendum, in central London, Britain on Sunday. — Reuters

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French PM urges Europe to stop being finicky and intrusive PARIS: The European Union must stop being nit-picky and intrusive, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Sunday as the bloc scrambled to handle the aftermath of Britain’s vote to leave.

The Brexit vote to leave the EU has deepened fears among mainstream politicians across Europe about the rise of eurosceptic, anti-establishment parties, particularly in France, where the far-right National Front is increasingly popular.

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‘Britain to become new Norway’ BRUSSELS: Britain will get a Norway-type deal to keep close economic ties with the European Union but will have no say on decision-making in the bloc after “Brexit” materialises, Finland’s former prime minister Alexander Stubb said on Sunday.

Stubb, who served as Finland’s prime minister in 201415, said the EU should not push Britain into quickly launching a formal exit procedure.

“This will be an extremely complicated set of negotiations, there will be hundreds and thousands of legal, political and economic implications.

Painful, long After the initial shock, we should now take it easy and be patient, one step at a time,” Stubb said. “It’s going painful and long,” he told Reuters in a phone interview, adding that putting a firm deadline would be “unwise”. — Reuters

That concern has also prompted mainstream French politicians on the left and right to call for an overhaul of Europe, in a country where surveys show disillusionment with Brussels is growing.

“We must put an end to this sad and finicky Europe. Too often it is intrusive on details and desperately absent on what’s essential,” Valls said.”We must break away from the dogma of ever more Europe.

Europe must act not by principle but when it is useful and pertinent.”

Former president Nicolas Sarkozy echoed those sentiments.”Europe cannot continue to build itself against the people,” he said.

More Europe While a large majority of French are attached to EU membership, polls over the past few years have consistently shown a majority also want Europe to have fewer powers, said Francois Miquet-Marty, head of the Viavoice polling institute.

Only one on five voters want “more Europe”, he said.

Long in the EU’s driving seat alongside the bloc’s power-house Germany, France, dogged by a poor track-record on abiding by the EU’s fiscal rules, has been steadily less active on the EU scene over the past years.

In his speech on Sunday in Normandy, Valls insisted Europe “is not about seeing sovereign states disappear.”

He also said Europe must defend its economic interests better, on trade matters but also on financial, social, environmental and cul-

tural issues.”Europe must be firm,” he said.

While an Odoxa opinion poll on Friday showed 64 per cent of French want to stay in the EU, the number of those who want to leave rose by 7 percentage points in the course of three months.

Sarkozy said he wasn’t sure what the answer would be if the French were asked a Leave or Remain question in a referendum.

“Do you think that 30 kilometres of Channel between us mean we’d think that differently?” he told

France 2 television.

However Sarkozy, who had so far rejected the idea of an EU referendum in France, added his voice to a growing chorus of politicians of all political stripes saying a referendum on a new treaty or EU project could be a good idea.

Afraid of people Only the far-right National Front wants a referendum on EU membership.

“We should not be afraid of the people,” Sarkozy said. — Reuters

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Spain poll to aid anti-austerity party Podemos The last election, in December, broke the mould of 40 years of stable conservative or

LOW TURNOUT: A man casts his vote at a polling station in Spain’s general election in Bilbao, on Sunday. — Reuters

socialist majorities

a government

lowest in Spain’s democratic history on a hot summer’s day with most polls predicting the same deadlock as in the December vote.

MADRID: Spaniards voted on Sunday in a parliamentary election in which anti-austerity party Podemos is seen making big gains, potentially delivering a new jolt to Europe’s political mainstream days after Britain voted to leave the European Union.

The last election, in December, broke the mould of 40 years of stable conservative or socialist majorities and failed to produce a government, as start-up political parties channelled the growing resentment of the establishment following an economic crisis and a series of corruption scandals.

By 1600 GMT, two hours before voting booths were due to close, turnout was on track to be the

Coalition government Voters said they were jaded with the political stand-off that resulted from the last election and the inability of party leaders to form a coalition government.

“I’m disappointed.

The people voted in December for a greater range of parties and in the end all the politicans wanted was an absolute majority and they were unable to respond to what the people wanted,” said 35-year-old administrative clerk Sonia Hontoria, who said she would leave her vote blank.

Four big parties and six smaller regional ones are likely to win seats in the 350-strong assembly, with none of them seen coming close to a majority.

The centre-right People’s Party

and failed to produce

(PP) looks set to be the biggest party again, with about 120 seats, and is expected to benefit from a low turnout.

But its natural coalition partner, the liberal Ciudadanos (“Citizens”), is likely to win only about 40 seats, leaving them well short of the 176 needed for a majority.

Leftist alliance In theory, the rise of Unidos Podemos (“Together We Can”), a leftist alliance led by Podemos, could offer a way out.

The 90 seats it is expected to win, combined with about 80 for the Socialist Party (PSOE), would be close to a majority.

Support from some of the regional parties could enable them to form a government.

Many analysts believe, however, that the 137-year-old Socialist Party would prefer to form a grand coalition with the PP, led by the acting prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, or give passive support to a minority PP government, rather than combine with a group that threatens their existence.

Crucial time “This is a crucial time for the left. Our time has come. We have an opportunity for change,” said Carlos Martinez, a retired administrative clerk who cast his ballot for Unidos Podemos in the Arganzuela neighbourhood, in the south of Madrid. — Reuters

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GULF EQUITIES DECLINE Gulf stocks declines across global markets on uncertainty over how Britain’s decision to leave the EU will affect economies in the region.

Dubai’s DFM General Index lost 2.9 per cent at 11:38am local time.

Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul Index fell 2.4 per cent. - Bloomebrg News

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Massive tourism hub at a cost of OMR390m coming up in Duqm company´s statement, the first phase will begin with the construction of a 3-star hotel, which is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2019.

The signing of this agreement comes as a part of Special Economic Zone Authority in Duqm’s efforts to encourage Omani investors to invest within the Sultanate of Oman

Times News Service MUSCAT: Permission to build a massive tourism hub with hotels, residential and commercial complexes and an amusement park has been granted to Al Khonji Real Estate and Development in Duqm by Special Economic Zone Authority in Duqm (Sezad).

The usufruct (a joint property) agreement was signed, in the name of the Authority, by Yahya bin Abdullah Al Jabri, chairman

MEGA PROJECT: The project consists of many phases. First phase will begin with the construction of a 3-star hotel, which is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2019. — Supplied picture

of the Board of Directors, and Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Khonji, chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Al Khonji Real Estate.

Investment opportunities The signing of this agreement comes as a part of Sezad´s efforts to encourage Omani investors to invest within the Sultanate, and as part of ongoing efforts by the government to diversify the nation’s sources of income and identify rewarding investment opportunities

within the nation’s private sector.

According to the agreement, Al Khonji Real Estate was granted the usufruct right to develop a land area of approximately 661,000 square metres to build a tourist and real estate project to be executed in numerous phases, at an approximate cost of OMR390 million, and it is expected that the project will create almost 4,000 direct jobs when it is completed.

The project consists of many phases and, according to the

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Muscat bourse announces new sample of Sharia Index Times News Service MUSCAT: Muscat Securities Market (MSM) has announced its new sample of MSM Sharia Compatible Index for the first quarter of 2015. New sample will be used with effect from Tuesday.

The circular of MSM sample index is compatible with the requirements of Sharia regulations approved by the Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI).

The new sample index includes 32 publicly listed company in the MSM whose financial activities were found compatible with the requirements of Sharia regulations. The MSM revises the sample every three months and adds companies that meet the standards and drops others that do not.

The new sample added Oman Textile Holding Company, while respondents saw the exit of Gulf International Chemicals Company because it exceeded the allowable percentage of liquidity ratio of 67 per cent and exit of Oman Oil Marketing Company because of its high interest value from investment that exceeded the allowable percentage of 30 per cent.

The new sample of MSM Sharia Index includes Al Anwar Ceramic Tiles companies, Al Jazeira Service, Al Maha Ceramic, Al Izz Islamic Bank, Bank Nizwa, Computer Stationery Industry, Dho-

Muscat Securities Market. – Times file picture

far Beverage & Food Stuff, Gulf Mushroom products, Gulf Plastic Industries and Majan Glass.

It also includes Muscat Gases, Muscat Thread Mills, National Biscuit Industries, Al Kamil Power, Oman Cables Industry, Oman Chromite, Oman Cement and Oman flour Mills.

The new sample of MSM Sharia Index includes also Oman Refreshment, Oman Telecommunications, Oman Textile Holding, Omani Qatari Telecommunications, Raysut Cement, Salalah mills, Shell Oman marketing, Sweet of Oman, Salalah

Port Services, Takaful Oman Insurance and A Saffa Foods.

Observers confirm that Islamic indexes used by the financial markets will help attract a new segment of investors as they resonate with their aspirations.

Besides, these investors prefer them because of reliable reference for identifying investments that comply with the requirements and provisions of Islamic law. This, in turn, contributes to the development and growth of the Islamic capital market sector through a wide range of non-traditional investment options.

Villas and residential units The project also includes the construction of a commercial complex, villas and residential units, which would be offered to both local and foreign investors, becoming the first project with units offered for sale in the Special Economic Zone in Duqm.

According to the master plan, the amusement park will be completed by 2020 and the health complexes by 2022.

Al-Khonji Real Estate stood out in recent years as one of the leading Omani companies in the real estate sector, and has developed various commercial and real estate complexes in the Governorate of Muscat,the most notable being “Rimal 1” , “Rimal 2” and “The Office”. The tourist industry is considered one of the nation’s key sectors,and is the focus of the Special Economic Zone Authority in Duqm, due to the area’s moderate temperatures during the summer.

In the past few years, many usufruct agreements were signed to build a number of tourist projects in the area facing the Arabian Sea.

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MARKET OMAN STOCKS

MUSCAT SECURITIES MARKET

INDICES Index .................................................High .................Low..................... Value ............... Prev . Value.......... Diff ...............Diff % MSM30 Index ........................................5,792.68 ...............5,759.00 ....................5,762.21 ................... 5,796.93................-34.72 .................. -0.60 Financial Index .....................................7,273.33 ............... 7,211.86 ....................7,218.43 ...................7,284.43................-66.00 .................. -0.91 Industrial Index ....................................7,247.66 ............... 7,199.80 ................... 7,205.57 ...................7,280.92................-75.35 .................. -1.03 Services Index .......................................3,235.14 ...............3,221.08 ................... 3,222.31 ................... 3,235.14................-12.83 .................. -0.40 MSM SHARIAH INDEX.......................883.58 .................. 879.14 ...................... 879.20 ...................... 885.07.................. -5.87 .................. -0.66 Trading Summary Volume ................Turnover ..........Trades .............. Market Cap............. Up............Down ............. Equal .........Sec. Traded 14,838,992 .................2,384,277 .....................762 ................16,960,113,193 ...................1 ..................... 23 .................... 17 .........................41

SHARE PRICE BULLETIN FOR SUNDAY, JUNE 26 ISIN ......................................SECURITY NAME ..................................................................VOLUME..... TURNOVER............TRADES ......OPEN PRICE......HIGH ............. LOW ........ CLOSE PR. ...PREV. CLOSE...DIFF (RO).........DIFF % .............LAST PR.....LAST BID .............LAST OFFER ........MARKET CAP.PAR VALUE

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

OM0000003026 ...........OMAN TELECOMMUNICATION ......................... 20,000 ............32,200........................5 ............1.610 ........... 1.610............1.610 ............1.610 ............. 1.605............ 0.005............. 0.312 ................1.610 ..............1.600................... 1.610 ................1,207,500,000 ......0.100 OM0000001145 ............PORT SERVICES CORPORATION ........................... 4,700 ...............1,096........................2 ........... 0.232 ...........0.234 ...........0.232........... 0.246 .............0.246 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.234..............0.232...................0.246 ..................23,379,840.........0.100

Muscat Securities Market. – Times file picture

OM0000001319 ............NATIONAL ALUMINIUM PRODUCTS .....................350 .....................84........................1 ........... 0.240...........0.240 ...........0.240 .......... 0.246 .............0.246 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.240 ............ 0.240...................0.246 ................... 8,258,577 ..........0.100 OM0000001517 ............HSBC BANK OMAN ......................................................44,653 .............. 4,380........................5 ........... 0.095 ...........0.099 ...........0.095........... 0.098 .............0.098 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.098..............0.098...................0.099..................196,030,653 ........0.100

MSM index ends lower

OM0000001962............AL MADINA INVESTMENT ................................... 206,299 ............12,378......................11 ........... 0.060 ...........0.060 ...........0.060........... 0.060 .............0.060 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.060..............0.060...................0.061...................12,429,083 .........0.100 OM0000002200 ...........AHLI BANK ......................................................................33,000 ...............6,039........................2 ............0.183 ........... 0.183 ...........0.183 ............0.183 ............. 0.183............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.183 ..............0.168...................0.182..................260,781,614 ........0.100 OM0000002572 ...........OMAN OIL MARKETING ................................................575 ............... 1,081........................1 ............1.880 ........... 1.880 ...........1.880........... 1.880 .............1.880............ 0.000.............0.000 ................1.880 ..............1.880...................1.900.................. 115,197,000 ........0.100 OM0000002846 ...........GULF INV. SER. PREF SHARES ............................ 121,100 ............. 12,716........................6 ............0.105 ........... 0.105 ...........0.105 ........... 0.105 .............0.105............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.105 ..............0.105...................0.108.................... 9,596,032 ..........0.100 OM0000003000 ...........ALMAHA PETROLEUM PRODUCTS MAR. ............ 500 .................. 750........................1 ............1.500 ........... 1.500 ...........1.500........... 1.500 .............1.500 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................1.500..............1.490...................0.000 .................103,500,000 .......0.100 OM0000003661 ............VOLTAMP ENERGY .....................................................55,248 ............ 23,646........................5 ........... 0.428 ...........0.430 ...........0.428........... 0.428 .............0.428 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.430..............0.430...................0.450...................25,894,000.........0.100 OM0000003968 ...........OOREDOO........................................................................... 7,900 ............... 5,814........................1 ............0.736 ........... 0.736 ...........0.736 ........... 0.736 ............. 0.736............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.736 ..............0.732...................0.736..................479,094,953 .......0.100 OM0000004735 ...........SEMBCORP SALALAH..................................................2,000 ..................490........................1 ........... 0.245 ...........0.245 ...........0.245........... 0.245 .............0.245 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.245..............0.238...................0.245 .................233,870,128........0.100 OM0000004925 ...........AL BATINAH POWER....................................................5,000 .................. 995........................1 ............0.199 ........... 0.199 ...........0.199 ........... 0.208 .............0.208 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.199 ..............0.199...................0.205 .................140,376,585 ........0.100 OM0000004933 ...........AL SUWADI POWER ......................................................5,000 ...............1,002........................3 ........... 0.205 ...........0.205 ...........0.199 ........... 0.210 .............0.210 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.199 ..............0.199...................0.210..................150,025,331 ........0.100 OM0000001483............NATIONAL BANK OF OMAN ...................................51,380 .............12,332........................7 ........... 0.244...........0.244 ...........0.240 .......... 0.240 .............0.241 ...........-0.001 ............-0.415................0.240 .............0.236...................0.240 .................353,947,506........0.100 OM0000001160 ............NATIONAL GAS .............................................................28,621 .............14,776..................... 10 ............0.518 ........... 0.518 ...........0.516 ............0.516 .............0.520 ...........-0.004 ........... -0.769 ...............0.516 .............. 0.512...................0.516 ...................28,380,000.........0.100

Omantel was the only gainer, up 0.31 per cent

OM0000003281............TAAGEER FINANCE ......................................................9,910 ...............1,239........................2 ............0.125 ........... 0.125 ...........0.125 ............0.125 .............0.126............-0.001 ........... -0.794 ...............0.125 .............. 0.125...................0.126................... 31,698,750 .........0.100 OM0000002820 ...........GULF INVESTMENT SERVICES ...........................65,952 ............... 7,255........................9 ............0.110 ........... 0.110............0.110 ............0.110 ............. 0.111 ............-0.001 ........... -0.901 ...............0.110 ...............0.111................... 0.115 .................... 6,472,754 ..........0.100

while Oman Hotels & Tourism was the top

OM0000001525 ............OMAN INVESTMENT AND FINANCE.............. 337,400 ............65,796..................... 25 ............0.197 ........... 0.197 ...........0.195 ............0.195 ............. 0.197............-0.002 ............-1.015................0.195 ..............0.192...................0.195 ...................39,000,000.........0.100 OM0000002796 ...........BANK MUSCAT ............................................................ 2,023,986...... 769,081...................146 ........... 0.380 ...........0.380 ...........0.378........... 0.380 .............0.384 ...........-0.004 ........... -1.042 ...............0.380..............0.378...................0.380 .................948,575,098........0.100

loser, down 9.88 per cent, on Sunday

OM0000003398 ...........BANK SOHAR................................................................ 320,658 ........... 54,932........................9 ............0.170 ........... 0.172 ...........0.170 ............0.171 ............. 0.173............-0.002 ............-1.156................0.172 ...............0.171...................0.172..................274,369,387........0.100 OM0000002168............AL ANWAR CERAMIC TILES ................................ 20,000 ...............5,000........................4 ........... 0.250 ...........0.250 ...........0.250........... 0.250 .............0.254 ...........-0.004 ............-1.575................0.250..............0.246...................0.248 ..................74,053,421 .........0.100 OM0000002028 ...........GULF INTERNATIONAL CHEMICALS ..............39,980 ............... 9,797..................... 10 ........... 0.248 ...........0.248 ...........0.243........... 0.245 .............0.249 ...........-0.004 ........... -1.606 ...............0.243............. 0.242...................0.246 ................... 5,145,000 ..........0.100

MUSCAT: Amid Brexit induced sell-off that affected regional indices, the MSM30 Index was a relative outperformer with loss of 0.60 per cent to close at 5,762.21 points. The MSM Sharia Index closed at 879.20 points, down 0.66 per cent. Bank Nizwa was the most active in terms of volume while Bank Muscat led in terms of turnover. Omantel was the only gainer, up 0.31 per cent while Oman Hotels & Tourism was the top loser, down 9.88 per cent. A total number of 762 trades were executed on Sunday, generating turnover of OMR2.4 million with 14.8 million shares changing hands. Out of 41 traded securities, one advanced, 23 declined and 17 remained unchanged.

At the session close, Omani investors remained net buyers for OMR108,000 followed by GCC & Arab Investors for OMR98,000 while foreign investors were net sellers for OMR206,000 worth of shares.

Financial Index retreated 0.91 per cent to end at 7,218.43 points.

Al Anwar Holding, Al Madina Takaful, Al Izz Bank, Bank Nizwa and Al Sharqia Investments declined 4.52 per cent, 4.05 per cent, 3.39 per cent, 2.63 per cent and 2.31 per cent respectively.

Industrial Index had strong loss of 1.03 per cent to close at 7,205.57 points. Al Hassan Engineering, Al Jazeera Steel, Galfar Engineering, Al Maha Ceramics and Raysut Cement decreased 5.00 per cent, 4.57 per cent, 3.70 per cent, 2.22 per cent and 1.88 per cent respectively.

Services Index ended at 3,222.31 points, down 0.40 per cent. Omantel, up 0.31 per cent was the only market gainer.

Oman Hotels, Renaissance Services, OIFC, National Gas and Phoenix Power decreased 9.88 per cent, 3.78 per cent, 1.02 per cent, 0.77 per cent and 0.64 per cent respectively. — United Securities

OM0000001418 ............RAYSUT CEMENT ........................................................48,479 ............ 63,279........................8 ............1.320 ........... 1.320 ...........1.300............1.305 .............1.330............-0.025 ........... -1.880 ...............1.310 ..............1.300................... 1.310 ................. 261,000,000 .......0.100 OM0000005005 ...........ALMAHA CERAMICS .................................................. 18,347 ...............8,073........................3 ........... 0.440...........0.440 ...........0.440 .......... 0.440 .............0.450 ...........-0.010 ........... -2.222 ...............0.440..............0.440...................0.450...................23,100,000.........0.100 OM0000002440 ...........AL SHARQIA INVESTMENT HOLDING ........... 722,270 ............91,561.....................42 ............0.125 ........... 0.129 ...........0.124............0.127 .............0.130............-0.003 ........... -2.308 ...............0.126 .............. 0.125...................0.127...................11,430,000 .........0.100 OM0000003521 ............GALFAR ENGINEERING AND CON. .................. 2,323,467..... 242,404...................129 ........... 0.100 ........... 0.106 ...........0.099........... 0.104 .............0.108 ...........-0.004 ........... -3.704 ...............0.106..............0.105...................0.108................... 30,157,986 .........0.100 OM0000003224 ...........RENAISSANCE SERVICES ..................................... 209,009 ........... 58,523......................17 ........... 0.280...........0.280 ...........0.280 .......... 0.280 .............0.291............-0.011 ........... -3.780 ...............0.280............. 0.280...................0.287...................81,382,286 .........0.100 OM0000004768 ...........AL MADINA TAKAFUL............................................. 348,943 ...........24,904........................8 ........... 0.072 ...........0.072 ...........0.071 ............0.071 .............0.074 ...........-0.003 ........... -4.054 ...............0.072..............0.072...................0.074...................12,425,000.........0.100 OM0000001772 ............AL ANWAR HOLDING............................................... 2,782,275 ......470,657................... 147 ............0.166 ........... 0.171............0.166 ............0.169 ............. 0.177............-0.008 ........... -4.520 ...............0.171 ..............0.170................... 0.171 ................... 29,575,415 .........0.100 OM0000002176 ............AL JAZEERA STEEL PRODUCTS ..........................41,100 ................7,739......................11 ............0.181 ........... 0.191............0.181 ........... 0.188 ............. 0.197............-0.009 ........... -4.569 ...............0.191 ..............0.190...................0.194...................23,480,816 .........0.100 .............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 9,898,102 ...2,010,016...................632 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ......31........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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

OM0000001053 ............OMAN TEXTILE HOLDING .......................................... 448 ...................143........................1 ........... 0.320 ...........0.320 ...........0.320........... 0.320 .............0.320 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.320..............0.320...................0.352....................1,920,000 ..........1.000 OM0000001368 ............CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IND. ....................70,570 ............... 2,117........................6 ........... 0.030 ...........0.030 ...........0.030........... 0.030 .............0.030 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.030..............0.030...................0.031....................2,550,000 ..........0.100 OM0000001400 ...........OMAN FLOUR MILLS ................................................... 1,000 .................. 564........................1 ........... 0.564 ...........0.564 ...........0.564........... 0.554 .............0.554 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.564..............0.550...................0.000 ..................87,255,000 .........0.100 OM0000001897 ............MAJAN COLLEGE ..........................................................2,000 ...............1,020........................1 ............0.510 ........... 0.510 ...........0.510 ........... 0.510 .............0.510............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.510 ..............0.500...................0.520 ..................15,300,000.........0.100 OM0000005963 ...........PHOENIX POWER ........................................................97,300 ............. 15,179........................9 ............0.156 ........... 0.157 ...........0.156 ............0.156 ............. 0.157............-0.001 ........... -0.637 ...............0.156 .............. 0.154...................0.156..................228,165,828........0.100 OM0000001566 ............OMAN FISHERIES ..................................................... 137,000............... 7,939......................13 ........... 0.057 ...........0.058 ...........0.057........... 0.058 .............0.059 ...........-0.001 ............-1.695................0.058..............0.058...................0.059....................7,250,000 ..........0.100 OM0000004420 ...........BANK NIZWA ................................................................ 4,330,518 .......321,813......................61 ............0.075 ........... 0.076 ...........0.074........... 0.074 .............0.076 ...........-0.002 ........... -2.632 ...............0.074..............0.073...................0.074..................111,000,000 ........0.100 OM0000004511 ............ALIZZ ISLAMIC BANK.............................................. 108,800 ..............6,207........................4 ........... 0.058 ...........0.058 ...........0.057........... 0.057 .............0.059 ...........-0.002 ........... -3.390 ...............0.057..............0.057...................0.058...................57,000,000.........0.100 OM0000002564 ...........AL HASSAN ENGINEERING.................................. 180,349 ............13,626..................... 30 ........... 0.078 ........... 0.078 ...........0.074........... 0.076 .............0.080 ...........-0.004 ........... -5.000 ...............0.075..............0.074...................0.075.................... 5,715,808 ..........0.100 OM0000001228............OMAN HOTELS AND TOURISM ............................12,905 ...............5,652........................4 ........... 0.438 ........... 0.438 ...........0.438........... 0.438 .............0.486 ...........-0.048 ........... -9.877 ...............0.438............. 0.000...................0.438...................30,594,300.........0.100 .............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 4,940,890 ..... 374,261...................130 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ......10........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

ECONOMY

China’s finance minister sees Brexit heightening uncertainty BEIJING: China’s finance minister and leading economists on Sunday voiced concerns about Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, with the policymaker saying it has heightened market uncertainty, though some expect a limited impact on the Chinese economy.

The “Brexit” decision “will cast a shadow over the global economy... The repercussions and fallout will emerge in the next five to 10 years,” said Lou Jiwei, China’s Minister of Finance, at the first annual meeting of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in Beijing.

“It’s difficult to predict now,” he said. “The knee-jerk reaction from the market is probably a bit excessive and needs to calm down and take an objective view.”

Stock markets around the world plunged in the wake of the referendum while the Sterling’s value also plummeted.

Lou’s views were separately echoed by other economists at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in China’s northern city of Tianjin. “It’s hard to talk about and judge the direct impact on China’s economy,” said Huang Yiping, a professor at Peking University and a member of the central bank’s monetary policy committee.

Direct impact on China “If (Brexit) is an important landmark in terms of a reversal of globalisation, I think that’s very bad for the world, it’s very bad for China,” Huang said.

Li Daokui, a professor at Tsinghua University and a former adviser to China’s central bank, was more optimistic on the referendum’s effects on the world’s second-largest economy.

Lou Jiwei, China’s Minister of Finance. — Bloomberg file picture

“China is perhaps one of the least impacted economies in the world by the event of Brexit,” he told an audience at WEF. “The only short-term impact I can think about is the exchange rate of the renminbi... But I do think within a few trading sessions that situation will very quickly subdued,” said Li. Also speaking at WEF was economist Nouriel Roubini, famed for predicting the global financial crisis, who said the decision to leave the European Union “creates a whole bunch of financial, economic, political and geopolitical uncertainties.”

It could be the “beginning of the disintegration” of the bloc of countries, the euro zone or the United Kingdom, said Roubini.

“I don’t expect a global reces-

sion or another global financial crisis,” he added.

“I think the impact of Brexit is significant but not of the same size and magnitude of the one we had 2007 to 2009.”

Michael Falcon, CEO of Global Investment Management Asia Pacific at JP Morgan, said he expects more market volatility but doesn’t think the vote would derail a global recovery.

“It is a shock, not a crisis and so far markets seem to be handling this pretty well,” Falcon said at the WEF conference. — Reuters

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Projects worth $20b using Crystal Lagoons technology Times News Service MUSCAT: Crystal Lagoons, the multinational innovation company and developer of patented technology that makes giant crystalline lagoons a reality, has tallied up its current activity in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia (MENASA) projects, revealing a presence in real estate developments worth a staggering $20 billion.

Today, 15 active projects are adding value to local communities and the tourism economy in the UAE, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and India.

In Oman, the Alargan Towell Investment Company is developing the 50-hectare Barka Resort

integrated tourism complex project. Located 50 kilometres west of central Muscat, the four-hectare lagoon will form the centrepiece of the project and will be surrounded by three hotels, serviced apartments, a mixed-use souk, commercial areas and a collection of villas, townhouses and apartments. The first phase of the project is scheduled to be completed by 2017.

Proven business model “We have developed our patented technology and proven business model to provide the world’s top amenity and in the process add significant value to any real estate project in the world. Our sustainable technology and green credentials, makes pristine water lagoons

possible at a very low cost, our ultrasonic filtration system means we use up to 50 times less energy than conventional filtration systems ensuring we have the lowest levels of energy and water consumption when compared to any other amenity,” said Carlos Salas, Middle East Regional Director, Crystal Lagoons.

“These USPs have been instrumental in allowing us to take our technology all over the world.

What’s more, we are able to deliver a viable, affordable long-term solution to our partners in the Middle East, North Africa and India despite climate and geographical challenges, particularly when you consider we use brackish water from underground aquifers, water

that has no other use,” added Salas.

High profile projects Three high profile GCC projects are currently under development, including the 160-hectare Mayasem mixed-use development, located north of Jeddah, which will feature a new 7.5-hectare lagoon as its leisure centrepiece.

In Dubai, the Mohammed Bin Rashid City District One mixeduse development, a joint venture between Meydan Group and Sobha Developers Ltd., situated close to the Meydan Racecourse, will feature a 40-hectare lagoon with a further eight hectares to be added to the existing 1.43-hectare pilot lagoon this year. The completion date is 2020.

Customer experience is top priority of telecoms Improving levels of customer support and personalising the customer experience are seen as the most important routes to improving customer relationships in the Middle East, EY’s latest report reveals Tim Peters. — Supplied picture

Times News Service MUSCAT: Nearly 68 per cent of telecommunications (telecoms) C-suite respondents cite customer experience management as their top strategic priority over the next three years, according to EY’s latest telecommunications report ‘Navigating the Road to 2020 Opportunities and challenges for telecom operators in the Middle East.’ Wasim Khan, Partner and Chief Operating Officer, EY, says: “A better customer experience can help telecoms remain relevant.

Every telecommunications player in the region sees customer experience as a top-three agenda item.

Improving levels of customer support and personalising the cus-

tomer experience are seen as the most important routes to improving customer relationships in the Middle East. “ “While many operators are diversifying into new growth segments and overhauling their organisational structures, better customer relationships are seen as the surest route to thriving in the digital era,” he added.

Regional players are even more emphatic in their focus on cost efficiencies and smart services.

Three in four regional respondents cite cost control compared with one in two participants globally and 38 per cent cite developing new services as a top three strategic priority and see smart home services as a leading driver of digi-

tal revenues, compared with 17 per cent globally.

Tim Peters, MENA Telecom Advisory Services Leader, EY, says: “Greater levels of organisational agility are critical in a world where start-ups and web giants are reshaping demand scenarios. There is proportionately greater confidence in the revenue-generating potential of TV and cloud services too,” says Tim. Although Middle East respondents are less likely to nominate network upgrades as a strategic priority compared with their global peer group, this does not mean that capex is levelling off. In fact, 63 per cent of regional players see capex trending up in the next 12 months compared with 50 per cent

of respondents globally.

Additionally, 43 per cent of local operators see internal collaboration as a leading route towards operating model improvements, while one in four believe that talent attraction and retention is a strategic priority. While almost three-quarters of global C-Suite participants believe disruptive competition is a leading risk facing the sector, Middle East telecom operators are more focused on the journey toward more intuitive, convenient and trusted relationships with customers.

“The telecommunications industry will continue to evolve in a number of new directions. Operators will continue to seek differentiation through network quality and breadth of service portfolio, underpinned by further industry consolidation and the appearance of new technologies to support data needs in the gigabit era. Operator strategies are expected to diverge on the basis of differences in geographic scale, level of digital ambition, and contrasting prioritisations of growth and efficiency within their strategic agenda. Yet higher levels of agility, more collaborative mindsets and a recasting of customer relationships will be vital to all,” Tim added.

CRYSTAL CLEAN: Three high profile GCC projects are currently

under development. — Supplied picture

OIL SUPPLIES

Iran’s crude export boom is fizzling out LONDON: Five months after sanctions on Iran were eased, the rapid rise in the country’s oil production and exports appears to be ending as quickly as it began.

Any slowdown in Iranian output will hasten the rebalancing of global oil supply and demand, adding weight to the assertion

by Saudi Arabia’s oil minister Khalid Al Falih that “the oversupply has disappeared.”

Iran’s observed crude oil exports, which exceeded two million barrels a day in both April and May, slipped by almost 20 per cent in the first three weeks of June. One of the country’s primary aims after restrictions on oil sales were eased was to regain its markets in Europe. Before the latest sanctions were imposed in 2012, Iran was exporting about 600,000 barrels a day of crude to countries in the European Union, with Italy, Spain and Greece its biggest buyers. By May, Iran had regained more than half of those EU sales, delivering more than 350,000 barrels a day of crude and spurring expectations that flows would soon be back to their pre-sanctions level. Upgrades were also completed at Iran’s principal loading terminal at Kharg Island, allowing it to load nine vessels at a time and store 30 million barrels of crude.

But deliveries fell to 285,000 barrels a day in the first three weeks of June. What happened?

Bloomberg tracks the tankers loading Iranian crude, which allows us to examine in detail where this oil is going.

The big Asian buyers — China, India, Japan and South Korea — remain Iran’s most important customers. But the pattern of sales to Europe is now very different from that seen before the sanctions era.

But more worrying for Iran is the difficulty that it seems to have had in persuading its biggest pre-sanctions buyers to resume purchases. Italy, previously Iran’s best customer in Europe, loaded its first cargo in mid-June, five months after the restrictions were lifted. Purchases by Spain and Greece are also well below pre-sanctions levels.

Outside Europe, Iran has also struggled to regain customers it lost to sanctions. A delivery to the Tanzanian port of Dar Es Salaam in March remains its only postsanctions sale to Africa, while purchases by US companies are still banned.

If there isn’t, then a slump in output after a short-lived surge will leave Iran producing less oil than analysts had expected in the second half. — Bloomberg News

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DIGITAL PIONEERS ARE FINDING NEW FRONTIERS SCARCE

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AVEN’t downloaded any new apps lately?

Join the club.

“Even the very biggest app publishers are seeing their growth slow down or stop altogether,” Recode’s Peter Kafka wrote last week.

“Most people have all the apps they want and/or need. They’re not looking for new ones.”

This could just be the result of a temporary bottleneck. Lots of people, myself included, currently own smartphones with only 16 gigabytes of storage. That’s often not enough space even to upgrade all the apps we’ve already downloaded — I’ve been having to delete apps on a regular basis for the past six months. Someday I’ll get a better phone and this will change, right?

Still, it seems like it’s more than just a storage-capacity issue. A handful of dominant mobile apps are crowding out the rest in terms of mindshare. And, at least in the developed world, there aren’t many untapped customers left to go after.

This situation may represent the new normal for the mobile In-

ternet and the Internet in general.

There could well be lots of revenue growth left — in the annual Internet Trends slideshow she released earlier this month, Mary Meeker of the venture capital firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers pointed to rising advertising spending on mobile and the great potential of voice interfaces. Apple and Google, meanwhile, are hoping that app subscriptions will increase mobile spending. What there doesn’t seem to be, though, is a lot of truly virgin digital territory.

In the early days of the commercial internet, digital homesteaders could stake big claims. Now a small group of companies — Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft, mainly — already controls most of the territory. Facebook is only 12 years old, and five-year-old Snapchat now seems like it may be breaking into the mainstream. It’s not impossible for newcomers to find a niche. But as I’ve written before, the advantages to size seem to be growing. Microsoft’s acquisition of LinkedIn, is just one more indication of that.

A handful of dominant mobile apps are crowding out the rest in terms of mindshare. And, at least in the developed world, there aren’t many untapped customers left to go after.

Those advantages surely aren’t permanent. They could last a while, though. And while there may still be lots of opportunities for digital companies to disrupt existing markets in the physical world, that’s not exactly settling new lands.

The digital frontier seems to have closed, for the moment at least.

Thinking about this led me to take a look at historian Frederick Jackson Turner’s famous essay on “The Significance of the Frontier in American History.” It was first delivered as a speech in 1893, not long after the Superintendent of the US Census, reporting on the findings of the 1890 Census, declared that: Up to and including 1880 the country had a frontier of settlement, but at present the unsettled area has been so broken into by isolated bodies of settlement that there can hardly be said to be a frontier line.

Turner argued that the “perennial rebirth” of frontier settlement had played a big role in shaping the American character and the country’s political development.

Each frontier did indeed furnish

a new field of opportunity, a gate of escape from the bondage of the past; and freshness, and confidence, and scorn of older society, impatience of its restraints and its ideas, and indifference to its lessons.

Hey, that sounds like Internet entrepreneurs! Does the closing of the digital frontier mean they’re suddenly going to become patient, rulefollowing respecters of tradition?

Turner didn’t offer much of a prediction in 1893, other than to say that, “He would be a rash prophet who should assert that the expansive character of American life has now entirely ceased.” The US found lots of ways to change and expand after the 1890s.

In fact, in terms of living standards and life expectancy, the really big changes and improvements were still to come. It was in the 20th century, after the frontier had closed, that entrepreneurial bets, infrastructure investments, efficiency gains and government programs began to pay off in a big way for average Americans. Here’s hoping that the same will be true of the post-digitalfrontier era. — Bloomberg News

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BLACKBERRY FORECASTS BETTER PROFIT

BlackBerry shares rose as much as 4.6 per cent after forecasting better-than-expected profit and insisting there was a way to make its ever-shrinking phone business profitable again. Fiscal-year adjusted loss will be 15 cents a share, compared with an estimated loss by analysts of 31 cents. Fiscal first-quarter earnings per share, excluding some items, broke even, compared with analysts’ average estimate of a loss of 7 cents. — Bloomberg News

T E C H U P D AT E S

Adobe shares decline most in four months Adobe Systems shares declined the most in four months after the company forecast revenue in the current quarter that may miss analysts’ estimates, signalling slowing momentum for its cloudbased products. Adobe forecast sales in the fiscal third quarter of $1.42 billion to $1.47 billion and adjusted earnings of 69 cents to 75 cents per share. That compares with estimates of $1.47 billion and 71 cents, respectively. Shares fell 4.8 per cent to $94.99 at 12:17pm in New York trading after earlier dropping as much as 5.5 per cent, the biggest intraday decline since February 8. Fiscal second-quarter revenue climbed 20 per cent to $1.4 billion, the company said on Tuesday in a statement. The sales met analysts’ estimates. Profit excluding certain items was 71 cents a share in the period ended June 3. Analysts on average projected profit of 68 cents. CEO Shantanu Narayen is investing in products delivered over the internet for Adobe’s corporate customers who need high-powered software for tasks from editing video to analysing digital marketing efforts. “You have typical seasonality in Q3 and that’s what you’re seeing in the guidance that we provided,” Chief Financial Officer Mark Garrett said in an interview. “The key is how are we going to see the rest of the year — and that’s playing out exactly as we thought.” “The valuations were crazy a little while ago, and I think they’ve come back down to something more reasonable, and that’s why you’re seeing more M&A,” he said.

“We feel very good about the year, and we feel very good about how we’re positioned for FY17,” he said. — Bloomberg News

Naspers planning to boost growth of Internet business

Researchers at Alphabet unit Google, along with collaborators at Stanford University, the University of California at Berkeley, and OpenAI have some ideas about how to design robot minds that won’t lead to undesirable consequences for the people they serve JACK CLARK

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OOGLE can see a future where robots help us unload the dishwasher and sweep the floor. The challenge is making sure they don’t inadvertently knock over a vase — or worse — while doing so.

Researchers at Alphabet unit Google, along with collaborators at Stanford University, the University of California at Berkeley, and OpenAI — an artificial intelligence (AI) development company backed

by Elon Musk — have some ideas about how to design robot minds that won’t lead to undesirable consequences for the people they

serve. They published a technical paper on Tuesday outlining their thinking. The motivation for the research is the immense popularity of artificial intelligence, software that can learn about the world and act within it.

Today’s AI systems let cars drive themselves, interpret speech spoken into phones, and devise trading strategies for the stock market. In the future, companies plan to use AI as personal assistants, first as software-based services like Apple’s Siri and the Google Assistant, and later as smart robots that can take actions for themselves.

But before giving smart machines the ability to make decisions, people need to make sure the goals of the robots are aligned with those of their human owners.

“While possible AI safety risks have received a lot of public attention, most previous discussion has been very hypothetical and speculative,” Google researcher Chris Olah wrote in a blog post accompanying the paper. “We believe it’s essential to ground concerns in real machine learning research and to start developing practical approaches for engineering AI systems that operate safely and reliably.”

The report describes some of the problems robot designers may face

in the future, and lists some techniques for building software that the smart machines can’t subvert.

The challenge is the open-ended nature of intelligence, and the puzzle is akin to one faced by regulators in other areas, like the financial system; how do you design rules to let entities achieve their goals in a system you regulate, without being able to subvert your rules, or be unnecessarily constricted by them?

For example, if you have a cleaning robot (and OpenAI aims to build such a machine), how do you make sure that your rewards don’t give it an incentive to cheat, the researchers wonder. Reward it for cleaning up a room and it might respond by sweeping dirt under the rug so it’s out of sight, or it might learn to turn off its cameras, preventing it from seeing any mess, and thereby giving it a reward. Counter these tactics by giving it an additional reward for using cleaning products and it might evolve into a system that uses bleach far too liberally because it’s rewarded for doing so.

Correct that by making its reward for using cleaning products tied to the apparent cleanliness of its environment and the robot may eventually subvert that as well, hacking its own system to make itself think it deserves a reward regardless.

While cheating with housecleaning may not seem to be a critical problem, the researchers are extrapolating to potential future uses where stakes are higher. With this paper, Google and its collaborators are trying to solve problems they can only vaguely understand before they manifest in real-world systems. The mindset is roughly: Better to be slightly prepared than not prepared at all.

“With the realistic possibility of machine learning-based systems controlling industrial processes, health-related systems, and other mission-critical technology, smallscale accidents seem like a very concrete threat, and are critical to prevent both intrinsically and because such accidents could cause a justified loss of trust in automated systems,” the researchers write in the paper.

Potential solutions Some solutions the researches propose include limiting how much control the AI system has over its environment, so as to contain the damage, and pairing a robot with human buddy. Other ideas include programming “trip wires” into the AI machine to give humans a warning if it suddenly steps out of its intended routine.

The idea of smart machines going haywire is hardly new: Goethe wrote a poem in the late 18th century where a sorcerer’s apprentice creates a living broom to fetch water from a river for a basin in his house. The broom is so good at its job that it almost floods the house and so the sorcerer chops it up with an ax. New brooms emerge out of the fragments and continue with their tasks.

Designing machines that avoid this kind of unintentionally harmful outcome is the core idea behind Google’s research.— Bloomberg News

Naspers is seeking to further boost its international internet business as it grapples with falling PayTV subscription numbers in sub Saharan Africa. The company, which usually spends half a billion dollars a year on acquisitions, is “on the lookout” for more deals, Chief Executive Officer Bob Van Dijk said in a phone interview on Saturday, without giving further information on potential targets.

Naspers, Africa’s biggest company by market value, said on Friday that adjusted net income — its main measure of profit — rose 21 per cent to $1.2 billion in the 12 months through March. The company has transformed itself from a South African newspaper publisher into a continent-wide multi-media provider and backer of emergingmarket internet businesses. It now counts on internet businesses for about 70 per cent of revenue. Naspers has benefited from an early investment in Tencent Holdings Ltd, in which it owns a 34 percent stake. It also owns Africa’s biggest pay-TV network, DSTV. The payTV business has been struggling, with subscription numbers falling by 288,000 in 2016. “We have also lost a lot of subscribers in the last year in sub Saharan Africa, people have just not been able to afford it,” Van Dijk said. “We bill in local currencies, but our costs are in dollars. It is quite painful when the currencies are running in the wrong direction.” The company has frozen prices and says it expects a difficult few years in sub Saharan Africa. — Bloomberg News

Xerox names Jeff Jacobson as chief after company split Xerox’s directors named Jeff Jacobson as the incoming chief executive officer of the document technology seller after the organisation splits into two publicly traded companies. The separation remains on track to occur by the end of the year, the company said on Thursday in a statement announcing the appointment. Jacobson, 56, will run the $11 billion business, which will sell the copiers for which the Xerox brand is famous and also provide related services.

He is currently president of the Xerox Technology business. Earlier this month, Xerox named Ashok Vemuri to take on the CEO position for the smaller of the two new companies, which will be called Conduent and sell business process outsourcing services. That business brought in about $7 billion in revenue in 2015. — Bloomberg News

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ROUND-UP Nissan’s sleek SUV range now comes with unlimited Ramadan benefits win two X-Trails 2.5S 7STR CVT 16 MY in the ‘grand SMS and win raffle draw’ that will be held on June 20 and July 18, 2016 at Qurum showroom. Anybody can SMS to 90466 to enter the contest.

Offering customers of Nissan’s SUV range a chance to enjoy a surfeit of attractive value propositions, Nissan Oman is giving more benefits than ever before

MUSCAT: As part of the ongoing ‘Season of Rewards’ offer, Nissan Oman from the house of Suhail Bahwan Automobiles (SBA), has announced unlimited Ramadan benefits on its SUV range.

Offering customers of Nissan’s SUV range a chance to enjoy a surfeit of attractive value propositions, Nissan Oman is giving more benefits than ever before.

Nissan patrons stand to benefit much from Nissan Oman’s ‘Season of Rewards’ offer while opting for the SUV range. The of-

fer which started on May 15, will continue till July 14. The exciting offer is valid on all SUV range models purchased for personal use, says a press release.

From attractive cash gift, free periodic maintenance service package to fuel card, free registration, extended mileage warranty – there is much to gain for customers of Nissan’s SUV range models. Besides they also get a chance to participate in a grand raffle. Besides there are additional benefits on purchase of second vehicle in family as well as a part of loyalty scheme.

Commenting on the promotion on Nissan SUV range, a senior official of SBA said, “By offering the customers unlimited benefits, we are confident that we will help our patrons relish asuperior ownership experience. Nissan SUV

range is designed for full-size family adventures and has some innovative features. It is a great time to consider owning and buying from a collection of the superior Nissan SUV range.”

Assured cash gift Under the ‘Season of Rewards’ offer, Nissan SUV customers can avail assured cash gift ranging from OMR1,000 to OMR2,500 varying model-wise.

Scratch and win gifts Customers buying any Nissan SUV vehicle will get a scratch and win card which will entitle them for two assured gifts comprising free periodic maintenance service upto lifetime of the car (minimum assured 1 year/ 10,000km PMS; offer includes new service intervals of 10,000km)

and free fuel up to OMR1,000 (minimum assured of OMR50).

Extra benefits Nissan SUV customers can enjoy extra benefits such as free registration (on select models), 6 years unlimited mileage extended warranty (on select models), loyalty card benefits among others.

Additional benefits Loyal customers stand to enjoy additional benefits on purchase of a second Nissan vehicle in the family. To avail additional benefits under the scheme, the second car can be purchased either in the name of existing Nissan owner or his/her immediate family members.

Grand raffle Nissan patrons have a chance to

ENHANCING CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE

The ‘Transfer outside Oman’ feature allows customers to remit cash from OMR100 to OMR10,000 to bank accounts overseas, while the ‘Account to Account transfer’ feature allows users to instantly transfer cash to any bank in the Sultanate from OMR1 up to OMR5,000 with a charge of 0.200 Baisa and amount will be trans-

ferred to the beneficiary within few seconds. “This unique feature requires users to enter the receiver’s debit card number instead of account number,” said Al Zadjali.

In addition to the newly added mobile banking options, the flagship ‘Card-less Cash Transfer’ service allows customers to use their mobile phone as an ATM card where they can have access to their accounts and withdraw cash from any BankDhofar ATM without using the card. Previously the bank introduced ground-breaking Touch ID Access feature for the first time in Oman, enhancing security measures while using compatible iPhones and iPads. This feature allows customers to authenticate their login and transaction details using fingerprint recognition feature.

Additionally, customers can view their debit card details,

transaction details, and change the limit of cash withdrawal and POS machines, as well as the option to block debit cards internationally as an additional security measure. BankDhofar offers a wide range of instant mobile banking services such as instant connection to accounts and cards details, instant payment of utility bills and mobile top-up options, instant credit card due payment, location of nearest ATM, CDM & branches, instant money transfer to self or to any third party, updated currency exchange rates, instant update on promotions and new products and services.

The mobile app also allows customers to view account details and check the balance in all their accounts, view last 10 transactions (mini-statement), view up to 150 transaction under statements with opening and closing balances.

C E L E B R AT I O N

Kunooz Oman hosts annual Iftar for stakeholders MUSCAT: Kunooz Oman, a holding company engaged in the mining of minerals, celebrated its annual Iftar at the Grand Hyatt in Muscat recently.

Sheikh Salim Abdullah Al Rawas, chairman, of Kunooz, welcomed the guests to the annual Iftar celebrations and thanked them for sharing their time during this holy month and wished them health and happiness. He also thanked the management and staff of Kunooz for its success.

Speaking at the event, Dean Cunningham, CEO of Kunooz said, “It gives us great pleasure to meet

stakeholders for Iftar during this period of celebrations. Since it presents a unique opportunity to reflect on the past and look forward to the days to come. Moreover

Benefits on SUV range Nissan’s SUV range is preferred by auto aficionados in Oman as it provides customers with a comprehensive product line up to choose from. Nissan Oman’s world-class service facilities, equipped with state-of-the-art diagnostic tools and trained manpower enables them to fulfil the promise of a great ownership experience.

Nissan Pathfinder Classic Customers can now avail a special EMI rate of OMR199 on Nissan Pathfinder Classic (terms and conditions apply). Under the ‘Season of Rewards’ offer, buyers can avail an assured cash gift of OMR2,500 on buying Nissan Pathfinder Classic.

Nissan Patrol Safari (Y61) Customers can avail a special EMI rate of OMR250 on Nissan Patrol Y61 (terms and conditions apply).

Under the ‘Season of Rewards’ offer, customers can avail an assured cash gift of OMR1,000 on buying Nissan PatrolSafari Y61.

Nissan Patrol Nismo Under the ‘Season of Rewards’ offer, customers can avail an assured cash gift of OMR1,000 on buying Nissan Patrol Nismo.

Suhail Bahwan Automobiles is largely committed to supporting Nissan’s growth in the Sultanate through major emphasis on customer satisfaction and by providing world-class after-sales services in Oman. With a national network of more than 19 showrooms, 22 service centres and 35 spare parts outlets, SBA has further built upon its legacy of trust, excellent customer service and providing value for money to each of its customers.

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BankDhofar introduces new features to its mobile banking application MUSCAT: Within its continuous efforts to enrich its customer experience by providing best-in-class products and services, BankDhofar has introduced new features to its mobile banking app, adding more convenience to its eBanking channels. The newly launched features include instant cash transfer options to other banks within the Sultanate and overseas.

Marwan Al Zadjali, Executive eBanking manager, said: “BankDhofar is the first to introduce this service through mobile banking application. We have been committed to embrace creativity and innovation, and we aspire to lead with technology and best banking solutions in the region. We have successfully launched a wide variety of banking services that are accessible to our customers wherever they are through our Mobile Banking application.”

Suitable financing options SBA has designed some easy and convenient financing options to ease the convenience of owning a Nissan SUV. Flexible EMIs can also be tailor-made for any individual requirement from in-house auto finance team.

Nissan Patrol Y62 The Nissan Patrol is now available with EMI starting from OMR279 (terms and conditions apply). Under the ‘Season of Rewards’ offer, customers can avail an assured cash gift of OMR1,000 on buying Nissan Patrol.

Ramadan, is a time to be introspect and be grateful. In keeping with this spirit, we remain thankful to the efforts put in by each and every employee, across the group. Their

efforts, their hard work and their dedication has made us into one of Oman’s best companies to work for. In addition, we are also thankful to the faith and trust placed in us by our regulators, banking partners and clients. I look forward to their continued support and wish them all a blessed Ramadan.”

Kunooz is one of Oman’s largest mining groups comprising Al Rawas Mining Company, Mihwar Al Wifaq, Al Rawas Marble and Granite, Salalah Readymix and Al Rawas Transport, and two associate companies Majan Mining and Carmeuse Majan.

Radisson Blu celebrates Eid with special offers MUSCAT: Marking the festive spirit of Eid, Radisson Blu Hotel, Muscat has announced great deals on hotel stays and sumptuous dining choices that guarantee a truly festive setting for families and friends during Eid Al Fitr.

Celebrating Eid, a special brunch is lined up and all set to open the first day of Eid and continue on the second day of Eid. Timed from 1pm to 4pm, children between the ages of 6 and 12 years receive a 50% discount, and children under 5 dine with the hotel’s compliments. All diners receive complimentary access to the swimming pool during brunch.

The junior guests can get colourful and have their face painted, while the hotel’s henna artist will be present to create a unique and beautiful henna designs.

Alongside this, the hotel reintroduces its famous themed dinner buffets at Olivos Restaurant & Terrace. Hotel guests can enjoy a great BBQ every Monday featuring live cooking at the hotel garden, savour the authentic and fresh flavours of Lebanese cuisine every Tuesday, and on Wednesday go on a culinary journey to magical India with the ‘Tastes of India’ themed buffet.

Last but not the least, don’t miss out the sumptuous seafood night to start your weekend along with family and friends.

Enjoy your evening and relax at the newly renovated and improved restaurant and bar ‘Lazy Lizard’ or ’O’Malley’s’. Experience Arabic speciality at the Lazy Lizard. This relaxing outdoor dinner environment invites you to enjoy hot and cold mezzeh, sandwiches, salads, burgers and pizzas along with your favourite beverage. Join the ultimate party at O’Malley’s with its resident DJ on the desk playing your favourite hit music. Doors open from 6pm onwards.

Mohamad Yassine, cluster general manager of Radisson Blu Hotels, Muscat and Sohar, said: “Eid is a time for people to come together, and that is why we want to offer something that can accommodate everyone. Our staff has worked hard for this event, abiding by cultural expectations. Bringing together delectable cuisine, entertainment and relaxation, everyone can find something to enjoy at Radisson Blu Hotel, Muscat during this time. We are looking forward to sharing a memorable experience with all our guests, and we wish you Eid Mubarak.”

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Lulu opens its first hypermarket in Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR: UAE based retail major Lulu Group further consolidate its retail presence in the Far Eastern by opening the first Lulu mall with hypermarket in Malaysia.

The 250,000 sq. ft hypermarket was inaugurated by the Datuk Sri Najib Tun Razak, Malaysian Prime Minister in the presence of Dato Sri Dr Ahmed Zahid Hamidi, Dy. Prime Minister, Minister of Agriculture, government officials, ambassadors of UAE and high commission of India and other dignitaries.

The group had recently announced its plans to invest $300 million as part of its expansion and intends to set up 10 hypermarkets in the next five years in the country, says a press release.

The new hypermarket ideally located in the CapSqaure, Jalan Munshi area of Kuala Lumpur is expected to be one of its kind in the country and will attract large segment of population from all walks of life with its attractive product offers and range. The new hyper-

market is spread in 3 levels and combines everything from grocery and supermarkets products to fashion, household and latest electronics & gadgets. Hot food from around the world, fresh seafood and locally grown produce are some of the key highlights in the

supermarket area.

Najeeb Razak said, “We are very pleased to welcome Lulu brand to Malaysia as this will pave way for more international brands to come and invest in Malaysia. I am also hopeful that Lulu will surely open many more hypermarkets and malls not only in Kuala Lumpur but also in other parts of Malaysia.”

“With an initial investment of $300 million in the first phase, we plan to open 10 hypermarkets by end-2021 and a central logistics and warehousing facility in Malaysia. These projects are likely to generate more than 5,000 job opportunities for Malaysians,” said Yusuff Ali M. A., chairman, Lulu Group while commenting about the first Lulu hypermarket in the country.

KR Group organises annual Iftar for staff MUSCAT: The KR Group hosted its annual Iftar at Al Bustan Palace Hotel recently.

Over 1,000 people, including KR employees’ families, directors and business division associates from the Muscat region, attended the event.

Commenting on the significance of the occasion Kanak Khimji, director of KR said, “Each year the Khimji Ramdas Group hosts an Iftar gathering to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan with its extended family.

“The event is extremely important to us as a company and

conscious social citizens for it symbolises unification, oneness – family. It is an opportunity to restore ties of friendship and forge new connections.”

The event has been part of the company’s tradition with the aim of bringing together people from all walks of life in harmony, friendship and unity. But, if the years are any indication, KR’s Iftar gatherings accomplish much more than that – they imbibe the core values inspired by the holy month of Ramadan, strengthening convictions in the kindness and generosity of human nature.

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beIN introduces 4K media server first time in Oman The new beIN 4K media server offers complete PVR functionality and will be able to broadcast TV signal at 3,840 pixels (horizontally) x 2,160 lines (vertically)

MUSCAT: beIN launched its beIN 4K media server in time for football fans to enjoy this year’s top sporting event, UEFA Euro 2016, in 4K. beIN will broadcast all four quarterfinal matches, semifinal matches and the final of Euro in 4K and will ensure a constant supply of 4K content through collaboration with various other entertainment and sports partners.

The new 4K media server is now available with Mustafa Sultan Electronics (MSE) – Al Khuwair, says a press release.

beIN is the first pay-TV platform in the region to introduce the 4K technology that is quickly taking over the mainstream video ecosystem. The new beIN 4K media server offers complete PVR functionality and will be able to broadcast TV signal at 3,840 pixels (horizontally) x 2,160 lines (vertically). This resolution is four times better than conventional HD resolution, offering beIN audience an unprecedented TV experience.

The newly introduced beIN 4K media server has a 1TB built-in hard drive and personal video re-

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corder. It can also record up to 3 channels while watching a fourth one live and allows viewers to pause and rewind their favourite programmes. beIN 4K media server also provides Wireless Entertainment Network, Video on demand, parental control and has 7 days electronic programme guide. beIN Media Group, which is a leading provider for sports channels in broadcasting all live action of global sport events has announced five packages keeping different nationality sports viewers in mind and also boosting entertainment experience.

The first package is Access Package which has 26 HD Channels including. The second package is Top Entertainment which has extra 13 channels above the Access package. Third package is Top Sports which contains Access package + extra 14 Premium HD Sports Channels. Fourth is the complete package which contains all channels of Access, Top Movies and Top Sports packages.

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The last package is the Euro 2016 package that is currently broadcasting. The Euro 2016 package is available as an add-on with at least Access package or with an active Sports or Sports Global package expiring after November 1. Copa America football tournament is also available on the Euro 2016 package.

The new packages facilitate customers to choose depending upon their interest and budget.

MSE Entertainment Factory (Pay-Tv) division is pioneer in Pay TV business for more than 20 years and is the distributor for OSN in Oman. Besides OSN, MSEEF is a leading distributor for beIN Sports. It has a showroom in Al Khuwair and six kiosks at Muscat City Centre, Qurum City Centre, Muscat Grand Mall Panorama Mall, Nizwa Grand Mall and Sohar Safeer Mall.

MSE-EF also offers the Pay TV services through their sub dealers spread across in all major towns of the Sultanate.

INDIAN SOCIAL CLUB

ISC Salalah celebrates International Yoga Day MUSCAT: Indian Social Club, Salalah celebrated 2nd International Yoga Day in association with Art of Living, Salalah recently, says a press release.

Of the two sessions held, the morning session was arranged for the officers of INS Sharda from 8.30am to 9.30am.

Manpreet Singh, chairman, ISC Salalah inaugurated the sessions. Sri Kumar of Art of Liv-

ing welcomed the participants.

Singh presented a memento to Lt. Commander Sumit Malik of INS Sharda.

Second session was in the evening for the Indian community from 8pm to 9.30pm. Around 200 people participated in the morning and evening session.

Singh gave away the mementos to Dr Ravi and Cyril, yoga teachers from Art of Living.

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Muscat Insurance alizz holds annual Ramadan Iftar for staff opens branch in Sur MUSCAT: Muscat Insurance Company (A Muscat National Holding Group Company), a leading insurance company in the Sultanate of Oman for the past 22 years, has reached another milestone by opening its 17th branch in the Governorate of Sur in Al Sharqiyah region.

The branch was inaugurated

by Sheikh Abdullah Salim Al Hajri, deputy wali of Wilayat of Sur. Sheikh Aimen bin Ahmed Al Hoosni, chairman of Muscat National Holding Co. praised the team and wished best of luck, says a press release.

Philip K. Philip, Group CEO, expressed his happiness on the opening of 17th branch in Sur. He said, “Muscat Insurance Co. has grown to 17 branches and I take this opportunity to convey my gratitude to all our customers and I reiterate this tremendous growth is the result of our continued customer focus and dedication.

“The company draws its strength from proximity to customers, commitment to deliver outstanding services. The expan-

sion will help to deliver better services as well as better availability of its products. As a leading insurance service provider, we are committed to living up to the expectations of customers, employees and shareholders. We look forward to build long term association with the local communities and working closely with them.”

Mohammed Moosa, assistant general manager commented that the Sur branch is located in the heart of the city to cater to the local population especially in the advent of Ramadan.

K. S. Parameswaran, chief marketing & relationship manager mentioned that the Sur branch will facilitate the growing needs of insurance in this governorate on all classes of insurances.

Over the past 22 years Muscat Insurance Company has been growing and diversifying its products to suit the demands of people of this country. It has been successful in reaching out to various cities across the Sultanate of Oman. The company is planning further expansion within this year.

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MUSCAT: alizz Islamic bank recently held the third consecutive annual Iftar for its employees across the Sultanate.

The event, attended by top executives, highlights executive management’s keenness to strengthen the spirit of friendliness and harmony and reinforce relationships between employees and executives, says a press release.

“Our employees are the cornerstone of our success and the real investment that ensures our sustainability. That is why this annual event is a top priority for us,” said Aisha Al Kharusi, chief marketing officer - Alizz Islamic Bank.

“It has been running for the third year in a row with the aim to get closer to employees, express our appreciation to what they do and listen to their demands and customer needs so that we can deliver premium Sharia-compliant services and products.

“We focus on understanding our customer needs and exert great efforts to satisfy these needs.

We constantly monitor customer trends and employ robust criteria to achieve the bank’s goal, which is to offer the best services ever,” she explained.

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Sayyarati Ramadan offer generates strong response The feature-rich Sayyarati finance from Bank Muscat can be obtained within the shortest possible time at low interest rates starting from 3.5 per cent, equivalent to 1.91 per cent on flat rate

MUSCAT: The Sayyarati vehicle finance from Bank Muscat, the flagship financial services provider in the Sultanate, coinciding with the Ramadan sales season has evoked big response.

Guaranteeing the fastest turnaround, the feature-rich Sayyarati finance can be obtained within the shortest possible time at low interest rates starting from 3.5 per cent, equivalent to 1.91 per cent on flat rate. The Sayyarati package includes financing up to 8 years for new and used vehicles, the lowest monthly payment option, on-the-spot approvals and option for motor insurance funding with the lowest monthly payment in the market, says a press release.

The offer comes as a boon for new employees in government and

quasi-government sector who can avail Sayyarati finance if they have been employed for one month.

Customers are not required to furnish post-dated cheques, making Sayyarati the easy, convenient and completely hassle-free way to own a new car. Notably, Sayyarati finance can be obtained from all Bank Muscat branches spread across Oman.

Facilitating convenience during the holy month of Ramadan, the Sayyarati Centre at Wattayah will have extended timings. Customers can also apply for Sayyarati finance through Saed sales unit.

Unique in all aspects with unparalleled benefits, Sayyarati is the preferred vehicle finance facility in Oman for both citizens and expatriates. The Ramadan offer includes various unique benefits,

making it quicker, easier and more affordable to own one’s dream vehicle. Oman is home to the world’s best known automobile brands.

By encouraging people to buy top quality vehicles, Bank Muscat reiterates its commitment to road safety, thereby promoting safety and happiness in Oman.

Sayyarati significantly enhances the value proposition offered to customers across all dealers and brands, including motor insurance at low premium through the bancassurance channel of Bank Muscat. Post-dated cheques are not required and payment is automatically debited from customer account on a monthly basis. Customers can visit any auto dealership or Bank Muscat branches to avail the special Ramadan Sayyarati finance.

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Health benefits of fasting during Ramadan MUSCAT: During the holy month of Ramadan Muslims all over the world fast from dawn to dusk. Ramadan is done for the purpose of spiritual growth, being one of the five pillars of Islam and it comes with an array of health benefits too.

Quite a number of research papers have been published regarding the benefits of fasting which could positively influence the overall health. Significant among them includes weight loss, reduced levels of bad cholesterol, increased levels of good cholesterol, and reduction in blood pressure.

Dr Francy Pullikan, specialist Internal Medicine at Burjeel Hospital briefs on some of the health benefits of fasting.

1. Fasting promotes fat breakdown and weight loss.

Due to fasting, calorie con-

sumption is significantly reduced during Ramadan. But if you are binge eating on sweets, calorie reduction might not happen. However, if you maintain your usual eating habits, you are very likely to eat less amount of food and lose weight. This is especially true in Ramadan when your source of energy during your fast is mainly

fat. Trying to stay lightly active during the day can promote even more fat breakdown.

2. Fasting improves your blood fat levels.

A study conducted in the Annals of Nutrition Metabolism 1997shows that fasting lowered bad LDL cholesterol levels by 8 percent, triglyceride by 30 percent, and increased good HDL levels by 14.3 percent – thereby protecting your heart from cardiovascular disease.

This is mainly due to the change in eating and exercise habits during Ramadan. Most people tend to go for healthier food options such as dates, nuts, lentil soup, and home cooked meals. Studies have noted that overall saturated fat consumption – usually found in butter, lard, fatty meat, and fast food, is reduced in Ramadan.

3. Fasting leads to reduction

in stress hormones in the body, which may lead to temporary reduction of blood pressure in people with hypertension.

4. Fasting prompts release of certain brain chemicals called endorphins, which reduce stress levels and give an overall sense of wellbeing.

Dr Francy also provided some helpful tips to be followed during fasting: 1. Break the fast with fruits, fresh juices, and plenty of fluids.

2. Have a balanced meal: 50 percent from complex carbohydrates such as wheat/rice/potatoes/other veggies; 40 percent from protein food like meat/fish/legumes; and 10 percent from good fats.

3. Avoid deep-fried oily foods rich in mono unsaturated fats.

4. Do not try to compensate for the missed meal by overeating.

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Awasr and Oman Avenues Mall launch initiative for better health MUSCAT: Awasr, the Sultanate’s first specialised high-speed fiber Internet provider, has in partnership with Oman Avenues Mall, the modern mixed-use destination, announced the launch of an initiative in Ramadan encouraging people to exercise and enhancing the concepts of healthy lifestyles among all segments of society.

The initiative, dubbed ‘Darbark’, is a 2.25-kilometre walking track inside the Oman Avenues Mall away from the summer heat. Customers can use the track to burn calories after Iftar (sunset meal) as the track runs from Awasr Service Centre at the basement level right up to the third floor, says a press release.

The walking track is marked on the ground with foot prints that will take customers to the final destination point. Mall goers can burn double the amount of calories if they finish two laps, a total of 4.5 kilometres. Once they have completed the walk, they can share their experience through social media using hashtag #DarbakOmanAvenues to win great weekly prizes.

Ben Watson, general manager of Oman Avenues Mall, said: “This initiative reflects Oman Avenues Mall continuous efforts to find new ways to engage the community of Muscat and the Darbak initiative does this perfectly. Our partnership with Awasr adds more value to this initiative and encourages more mallgoers to get engaged and walk inside an air-conditioned mall while at the same time enjoy window-shopping in Ramadan.”

Commenting on ‘Darbak’, Issam Al Ismaily, head of Marketing, Awasr, said: “We are glad

The initiative, dubbed ‘Darbark’, is a 2.25-kilometre walking track inside the Oman Avenues Mall. Customers can use the track to burn calories after Iftar to be part of this community initiative that seeks to enhance healthy lifestyles among our customers and all Omani people. We decided to support this initiative because it encourages people to get active and adopt healthy living methods.”

Mysa Al Hinai, Oman Avenues Mall’s head of Corporate Communications, said the initiative comes in line with ‘Together This Ramadan’ Campaign, which the mall launched to enhance the values of communication, solidarity and compassion in Ramadan.

“We have also organised creative activities targeting all members of the family and bringing families and friends together in the holy month.”

Located in the heart of Muscat, Oman Avenues Mall has quickly become a hotspot, and a vibrant dining, entertainment and shopping destination for the city. In Ramadan, the mall runs special entertainment events such as Aladdin Theater shows every Wednesday and Sunday, Areej Art Band performances every Thursday and Saturday, Roaming Hakawati Storytelling every Tuesday, Friday and Monday.

SUPPORTING SMALL ENTERPRISES

Zubair SEC facilitates manufacturing incubation for its member MUSCAT: Zubair Small Enterprises Centre (Zubair SEC) has facilitated for one of its members ‘Let’s Go Company’- an Injaz Oman graduate, an incubation and support opportunity for product development, prototyping, and manufacturing by Zubair Building Material, a subsidy of Zubair Furnishing.

This facilitated cooperation between Zubair SEC member and Zubair Furnishing comes in alignment with Zubair SEC’s efforts to support small enterprises through business development. This is also a part of the collaboration agreement with Injaz Oman to host and adopt some of its outstanding Sharikati Programme graduates who have designed and initiated innovative products and solutions during their membership at Injaz Oman and who wish to take their business concepts further towards actualisation in the market, says a press release.

Zubair SEC has signed up so far 15 Sharikati members of the 2015 and 2016 Sharikati Programme rounds who are now enjoying a

variety of services and support at the Centre.

Ali Shaker, business adviser at Zubair SEC, commented: “This kind of support aligns with the strategic direction of Zubair SEC to provide its members with valuable services that they cannot attain easily as start-ups. Many start-ups come with brilliant innovations and product ideas but they struggle later with the prototyping and manufacturing, which usually require high budgets and industryspecific expertise.”

He added, “We managed to help our member Mazen Al Hadhrami, founder of ‘Let’s Go Company’, overcome this challenge by establishing collaboration with one of the Zubair Group companies, Zubair Furnishing. We requested them to adopt and fully support our member in prototyping and manufacturing, which they agreed immediately and promised all levels of cooperation.”

‘Let’s Go Company’, which first came to limelight through Injaz Oman’s Sharikati competition,

specialises in developing camping equipment using environmentfriendly material and technology.

The company aims to be a leading Omani producer of such top-notch products inside and outside the Sultanate. The company aims at providing innovative and modern solutions for tourists. Their first product ‘Go Adventure’ is a multipurpose chair that has a solar power point for charging a power bank that provides electricity to charge electric appliances such as mobile phones. The innovative chair

comes with a sun shade, sleeping bag and can be turned into a bed.

Appreciating the member’s passion for innovation, Vivek Pai, executive vice president at Zubair Furnishing, said: “We are impressed with the dedication and commitment of Let’s Go Company to work on creating something original. Zubair Furnishing looks forward to collaborating with these young minds. We would like to acknowledge the supportive role Zubair SEC has been playing in the growth of the SME sector.

This sector needs all possible support and nurturing since it will be a key future driver for socio-economic growth.”

Pai added, “SMEs tend to be drivers of innovation and change, so they are extremely important for the economy. We are happy to put our knowledge and expertise in the service of Mazen Al Hadhrami who has shown tremendous enthusiasm to develop his product. We are ever willing to assist Oman’s talented youth and provide insight to the industry updates which they can take back and use.”

Expressing his gratitude for the support, Mazen Al Hadhrami, founder of Let’s Go Company said, “Zubair SEC has been providing utmost support to SMEs in terms of industry and market exposure, capacity building, and developing opportunities for its members to work closely with big companies such as Zubair Furnishing. The incubation opportunity with Zubair Furnishing allows us to interact, learn and better understand the business and market we aim to

penetrate. We will benefit from Zubair Furnishing’s deep market and industry expertise towards developing and perfecting our product and company’s performance.

Explaining the challenges the company faced and how they overcame them, the Al Hadhrami said:“One of the biggest challenges that we faced was that we could not find a manufacturer to prototype and produce our product. We got in touch with a company in China but it was very difficult to communicate because we had to speak Chinese to make them understand how the product looks like. While we were looking to get support to start our business, we heard that a furnishing workshop can manufacture our product in Oman. We thought of Zubair Furnishing which was one of the major companies in the Middle East, India, Europe and the USA in furniture manufacturing. We joined Zubair SEC and with their support we got a proposal from Zubair Furnishing to manufacture 10 prototypes and support in the needed marketing.”

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Toyota Camry comes with host of benefits MUSCAT: The athletic, luxurious and intelligent Toyota Camry is packed with a host of exciting features giving its owners a lot to cheer about.

Camry fans are now delighted by the news that from now until July 21, the 2016 YM Camry can be bought for as little as 0% interest on EMI (for two years). 1 year insurance (Oman only) and an assured cash gift of OMR800 is also available with it.

There also is a gift voucher to spend at a prominent mall and a chance to take part in a Grand Raffle with four Toyota Prius E hybrids to be won, says a press release. In lieu of the one-year insurance, customers may also opt for an attractive cashback.

These benefits are applicable for all purchases except those made by government organisations and ministries. Please visit the nearest Toyota showroom for exact details.

“Indeed, those who love the Camry will definitely feel exhilarated by the benefits that make their favourite Toyota even more rewarding to own,” an enthusiast remarked.

In Oman, the nationwide parts and service network of Saud Bahwan Automotive supports Toyota’s outstanding product quality. No wonder then that today, Toyota is one of the most trusted and well-known brands.

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from coach Didier Deschamps at the

into the Irish defence who desperately guarded their goal.

break revitalised the French, who struggled to find their feet early on after conceding a Robbie Brady penalty in the second minute, the fastest goal in the 2016 tournament

LYON: Hosts France came from behind to beat 10-man Ireland 2-1 and reach the Euro 2016 quarterfinals after two second-half strikes from forward Antoine Griezmann at Parc OL on Sunday.

A tactical switch from coach Didier Deschamps at the break revitalised the French, who struggled to find their feet early on after conceding a Robbie Brady penalty in the second minute, the fastest goal in the 2016 tournament.

France will play either England or Iceland at the Stade de France next Sunday.

“We have difficulties getting into games, we saw that again today, and that’s something we have to work on,” said Griezmann.

“Finding ourselves trailing made it difficult but we showed

MATCH HERO: France’s Antoine Griezmann kicks the ball on target during the Round of 16 football match against Republic of Ireland. – AFP

we’ve got heart. Things were said in the dressing room at halftime and in the second half, it was a different France team.”

It was the worst possible start

for the hosts when midfielder Paul Pogba clumsily barged over Ireland’s Shane Long in the penalty area, allowing Brady to dispatch the resulting spot kick to go 1-0 up

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TERRIFIC WIN: German players celebrates triumph over Slovakia in the Round of 16 match at the

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LILLE: Germany thumped Slovakia 3-0 with goals from Jerome Boateng, Mario Gomez and Julian Draxler to cruise into the Euro 2016 quarter-finals on Sunday and confirm their status as tournament favourites with a sparkling performance.

Central defender Boateng, who had been passed fit after an injury, connected perfectly with a clearance in the eighth minute to volley home from 25 metres for his first international goal as the world champions took control from the start.

The Germans, who next face either holders Spain or Italy, saw Mesut Ozil’s weak 13th minute penalty saved but Gomez made no mistake two minutes from halftime when he tapped home a perfect cut back from the marauding Julian Draxler.

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past the hour as the Germans kept a fourth straight clean sheet at the finals.

Comfortable with either foot, the winger utilised his speed and intelligence to good effect, helping his side pin the Slovaks in their own half for much of the opening period.

Deflected volley Boateng opened the scoring with a deflected volley following a corner and ran to celebrate with team doctor Hans-Wilhelm Mueller-Wohlfahrt, who helped him recover from a muscle injury sustained in their last group game with Northern Ireland.

Ozil’s weak penalty, well saved

by Matus Kozacik, was one of the few blemishes in an otherwise superb Germany performance.

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Euro 2016 friendly but, apart from a few forays forward, they were all at sea.

Five minutes before halftime Juraj Kucka forced a flying save from Germany captain Manuel Neuer as he sent Peter Pekarik’s cross toward the top corner.

Germany hit back immediately, Draxler turning Kucka inside out before squaring for Gomez to stab the ball home from close range to make it 2-0.

Slovakia were marginally better in the second half but when the excellent Draxler hooked a volley into the top corner in the 63rd minute there was no way back.

Draxler and Boateng were replaced by Lukas Podolski and Benedikt Hoewedes nine minutes later as the game took on the air of a friendly with Germany’s place in the last eight against Spain or Italy already booked. - Reuters

on the second minute.

Finding themselves behind for the first time in the tournament, the hosts seemed to lack the urgency to wrestle control of a stop-

start first half.

Their best chances fell to Griezmann who headed over the bar from close range, while a late strike by Dimitri Payet whacked

Surging run At the other end, Ireland didn’t really threaten apart from a bouncing shot from striker Daryl Murphy that forced keeper Hugo Lloris to dive to his left.

A flat first half ended with the French players trudging off to the noise of loud booing from the packed home support.

Deschamps switched things up after the break, bringing on flying winger Kingsley Coman for holding midfielder N’Golo Kante and moving playmaker Pogba into the middle and Griezmann into a more central role behind strike partner Olivier Giroud.

The strategy paid dividends immediately as France stretched a tiring Ireland. Griezmann equalised in the 58th minute from a Bacary Sagna cross, and then fired his team in front three minutes later when Giroud nodded the ball down into his path.

Another surging run from Griezmann saw him chopped down on the edge of the area by Shane Duffy, earning the defender a red card as the game started to look beyond the Irish.

All was forgiven by the French crowd, who broke into a deafening ‘Marseillaise’ and cheered their team all the way to their first knockout stage win in the competition since winning Euro 2000.

On a bum note, though, Kante and defender Adil Rami picked up yellow cards and will miss the quarterfinal through suspension. - Reuters

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XHAKA SAYS PENALTY MISS WILL MAKE HIM STRONGER

England risk ultimate slip against upstarts Iceland and I have never lost,” he said this week after two wins and four draws against them as Sweden coach.

Iceland have already exceeded expectations by qualifying second in their group behind Hungary and will go into the game with nothing to lose and the whole world, beyond England, willing them on

NICE: For England it should be a routine assignment against a rank outsider ahead of bigger tests while for Iceland it is the pinnacle of the country’s sporting history, which makes Monday’s Euro 2016 clash a mouth-watering prospect.

England’s players cheered, along with most neutrals, when Arnor Ingvi Traustason snatched a stoppage-time breakaway goal to beat Austria in Iceland’s final group game as it meant England would not, after all, be facing Portugal in the last 16.

Yet, once the dust settled on that extraordinary finale, the England coaching team had to get

THE STARS: This combination shows England’s forward Jamie Vardy, left, and and Iceland’s midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson who will face-off in crucial tie today. – AFP

to work quickly to refocus their players away from thinking they had been offered an easy route into the quarterfinals.

Iceland have already exceeded expectations by qualifying second in their group behind Hungary and will go into the game with nothing to lose and the whole world, beyond England, willing them on.

In Iceland, where English football and the Premier League is almost worshipped, they are loving every minute of their amazing first taste of a major tournament, but for the players and experienced coach Lars Lagerback it is not party time yet. “We’re preparing for the game against England, not losing ourselves in the celebrations,”

said midfielder Elmar Bjarnason of a side who believe their performances in France show their qualification for the tournament, after home and away wins over the Netherlands, was no fluke.

In Swede Lagerback they have a coach who certainly has no fear of Monday’s big-name rivals.

“I’ve played England six times

Remarkable commitment Iceland are unlikely to change the way they have performed so far, defending deep and then showing remarkable commitment when they do break forward.

England came up against a similar defensive approach in their final group game against Slovakia but, despite the attacking talent and proven scoring ability in the team, very rarely looked like finding a way through in a 0-0 draw.

Coach Roy Hodgson is expected to revert to the team with which he began the tournament, with the exception of Daniel Sturridge coming in for Raheem Sterling.

Harry Kane, yet to find the net or look remotely like scoring, will again lead the line with Wayne Rooney reinstalled as the man pulling the strings in midfield.

England, though, will also need the likes of midfielders Adam Lallana and Dele Alli to start living up to their billing and creating chances for themselves and others if Hodgson’s men are to secure only their second European Championship knockout stage win following a shootout success over Spain in 1996. They followed that by losing to Germany on penalties in the semi-finals and on the horizon here are potentially daunting tests against the likes of France, Spain, Italy or Germany.

However, England cannot though start looking any further than Monday or they could suffer the ultimate slip-up. - Reuters

T O D AY ’ S M AT C H E S

Round of 16 8pm: Italy vs Spain 11pm: England vs Iceland (All Oman time)

CAN THEY MAKE IT

After 58-year wait, Wales edge closer to first semifinal PARIS: The last time Wales reached the quarter-finals of a major soccer tournament, at the 1958 World Cup, the might of Brazil and a fledgling Pele stood between them and progress.

It has taken the best part of six decades for them to return to one of international football’s major stages and, having clawed their way into the last eight of Euro 2016 where they will face Belgium or Hungary, they might fancy their chances of going one better than their heralded predecessors.

A cagey 1-0 win over a rigidly organised Northern Ireland side in Saturday’s last-16 clash in Paris teed up what many Wales fans may see as a winnable quarter-final, with a firstever place in the last four of a major tournament up for grabs.

With a spot in the country’s footballing record books now within touching distance, Wales boss Chris Coleman was not going to dampen fans’ hopes after Saturday’s victory.

“Get carried away and keep dreaming,” was his message to the jubilant supporters at the Parc de Princes.

“Why not? We won’t look ahead but the fans can get carried away. There’s nothing wrong with that. They’re enjoying every minute and they deserve to.”

Many of those fans would not have been alive when Wales reached the last eight of the 1958 World Cup in Sweden but there are some notable similarities between that Wales side and the current one.

Both the 1958 side and Coleman’s were propelled on their way by a talismanic, internationally-renowned forward who carried the nation’s hopes on his shoulders.

While Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale is today’s star attraction, 58 years ago it was John Charles.

Charles, a centre forward whose brute physicality was matched by pace and dazzling technique, was in his pomp in 1958, having left Leeds United to join Juventus for a British record fee the year before.

The ‘Gentle Giant’, as he was known, scored Wales’s only goal in their opening group game, a 1-1 draw against a Hungary team whose ‘Magical Magyars’ had reached the final four years previously.

Sadly for Wales, Charles picked up an injury against the same side in a playoff after both teams finished level on points, ruling him out of the quarterfinal against Brazil. — Reuters

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Spain face familiar Italy challenge While Conte has kept tinkering with his squad, Spanish counterpart Vicente Del Bosque has relied on the same lineup

PARIS: A mouth-watering clash of styles between holders Spain and familiar foes Italy on Monday for a place in the Euro 2016 quarterfinals is a tough one to call after mixed performances from both sides in the group stage.

Spain, who cruised to a 4-0 victory over Italy in the Euro 2012 final in Kiev, started their title de-

fence in promising fashion before a 2-1 defeat by Croatia meant they must now take on their old rivals in the last 16. “I saw that 2012 final on TV,” Spain midfielder Koke said.

“I really enjoyed the way Spain played that game. But against such big teams there are no favourites.”

Italy, relying on a bunch of veterans with no real top name in

their squad apart from goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, had been written off by many and left for the tournament in an atmosphere of doom and gloom. The Azzurri surprised observers with an opening 2-0 win over fancied Belgium and went on to beat Sweden 1-0 before looking their age in a 1-0 defeat by Ireland.

“We need to have the same enthusiasm to face a team like Spain that we had when we approached Belgium, who also seemed stronger than us,” Italy coach Antonio Conte said. Giorgi Chiellini, the leader of an Italian defence widely regarded as the best in the competition, echoed a general feeling by saying he would have preferred the two sides to meet later in the tournament.

“Spain have been our bogey team

PORTUGAL’S PROGRESS

Santos hails tactical triumph LENS: Portugal substitute Ricardo Quaresma’s extra-time winner left coach Fernando Santos praising his team for executing his orders after a tactical game of catand-mouse with a Croatia side many tipped to win Euro 2016.

Portugal soaked up enormous pressure, with Quaresma heading Cristiano Ronaldo’s parried shot into an empty net in the 117th minute to secure a 1-0 win and HAPPY COACH

Hodgson happy to continue but will not ‘beg’ LONDON: England manager Roy Hodgson has said he is prepared to remain in the job after Euro 2016 but will not be ‘begging’ for a new deal.

Hodgson’s contract expires after the tournament in France and Football Association chairman Greg Dyke indicated last week that the 68-year-old may have to lead the team to the semifinals to guarantee staying on.

“I’m not begging for the job. I am prepared to carry on,” Hodgson told British media ahead of Monday’s last-16 match against Iceland in Nice. “It is different to wanting it. I’m prepared to carry on if the FA want me to.

“If they don’t want me to, then my contract will have run out and that is how it will be. I believe in the team I am working with and believe the team is showing such potential that it will go on to do good things and if the FA want me to continue with me looking after them, I will be happy to do so.”

England reached the last 16 after finishing second to Wales, who have already reached the quarterfinals, in Group B. If they beat Iceland, their next opponents will be hosts France , who beat Ireland. — Reuters

put them into the quarter-finals against Poland.

“It was a very tactical match.

Portugal tried to take over but Croatia didn’t let us, but when they tried to take over we didn’t let them,” Santos told reporters.

“You have to look at both sides of the coin. We faced an amazing team.”

Portugal conceded possession to Croatia for long spells, but the

fact that neither side managed a shot on target until Ronaldo’s late effort that led to the goal shows how well the respective teams’ defensive plans worked.

“We were prepared,” Santos added. “I got the team ready to fight against Croatia’s strengths and to make the best of (exposing) their weaknesses. We didn’t let them counter, we paid special attention to that.” — Reuters

since 2008 which is when their winning cycle began,” Chiellini said, referring to a defeat on penalties in the quarterfinals of the European championship that year, which the Spaniards went on to win.

Dangerous Morata Spain, whose dominance of the game looked to be coming to an end when they made a shock group-stage exit from the 2014 World Cup, are still the masters of possession, relying on their trademark, tiki-taka style based on short passing and movement.

Their defence, however, can show signs of nerves under pressure and they lack ruthlessness up front, even if they do have a dangerous marksman in Alvaro Mor-

ata, who has scored three goals to top the scorers’ table alongside Gareth Bale of Wales.

Italy, by contrast, follow the recipe they have used over the years, shutting shop at the back and patiently waiting for their chances with plenty of discipline.

While Conte has kept tinkering with his squad in the group stage, Spanish counterpart Vicente Del Bosque has faced criticism for using the largely the same lineup in all three games. “I accept it (the criticism) because it goes with my position,” Del Bosque told AS newspaper. “Had I made changes and we lost, people would have said ‘why change something that works?’ But there was nothing to alter.” — Reuters

TOP SCORER: Spain’s Alvaro Morata, who alongwith Gareth Bale leads the table. - AFP

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Djokovic stays focused on title defence but sees bigger picture Wimbledon 2016: Men and Women’s Preview The 29-year-old will

2016 win-loss: 44-3 2016 titles: 6 Career titles (total): 65 Grand Slams: 12 First man since Rod Laver to hold all four majors at once – could claim Golden Slam with Olympic victory.

begin his attempt to win a fourth Wimbledon title

Roger Federer

he plays British wildcard James

— 12 months after claiming a second

RECENT WIMBLEDON FINALS Djokovic, Murray and Federer have dominated final in last five years – only Rafael Nadal, absent this year with wrist injury, has broken through stranglehold.

2015

7-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3

2014

2013

Andy Murray GBR Novak Djokovic SRB

6-4, 7-5, 6-4

2012

Roger Federer SUI Andy Murray GBR

S

* Data correct as of June 22

6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 5-7, 6-4 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4

Garbine Muguruza

2016 win-loss: 22-10 2016 titles: 1 Career titles (total): 3 Grand Slams: 1 Finalist here last year and secured maiden Grand Slam in Paris after stellar rise through ranks.

Angelique Kerber

2016 win-loss: 28-10 2016 titles: 2 Career titles (total): 9 Grand Slams: 1 Australian Open winner hoping to recover from poor clay season – but suffered early exit here last year.

2016 win-loss: 24-8 2016 titles: 1 Career titles (total): 18 Grand Slams: 0 Performs well on grass – finalist at Wimbledon in 2012 and semi finalist in two of last three years.

RECENT GRAND SLAM CHAMPIONS New champions have claimed last three Grand Slams as Williams’ dominance falters.

Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic SRB Roger Federer SUI

Agnieszka Radwanska

LONDON: On court Novak Djokovic is taking tennis to extraordinary new levels with his singleminded obsession with winning; off it the Serbian is more than happy to share power.

The 29-year-old will begin his attempt to win a fourth Wimbledon title on Monday when he plays British wildcard James Ward on Centre Court — 12 months after claiming a second successive title by beating Roger Federer.

While nothing will distract him from that goal, the dominant Serbian also knows that, however big the gap is between himself and his rivals — and it is a yawning chasm — no player is bigger than the sport. At his pre-tournament news conference at Wimbledon on Sunday, the world number one confirmed he had re-joined the 12man ATP Players’ Council, along

2016 win-loss: 27-9 2016 titles: 3 Career titles (total): 14 Grand Slams: 2

Novak Djokovic SRB Roger Federer SUI

2016 win-loss: 24-4 2016 titles: 1 Career titles (total): 70 Grand Slams: 21 Aiming for 7th title but attempt to equal Steffi Graf’s Open Era record of 22 majors is proving tricky.

beating Roger Federer

I’m hoping I can contribute to the evolution and to the betterment of our sport in every aspect

Grass arguably his least favourite surface. Quarterfinal is best finish to date at Wimbledon.

Serena Williams

successive title by

2016 win-loss: 33-6 2016 titles: 2 Career titles (total): 37 Grand Slams: 2 Excellent form on clay followed by record fifth title at Queens after reuniting with coach Ivan Lendl.

Stan Wawrinka

2016 win-loss: 16-6 2016 titles: 0 Career titles (total): 88 Grand Slams: 17 Season blighted by injury for first time in career – looking to end four year Grand Slam drought.

on Monday when

Ward on Centre Court

Andy Murray

Novak Djokovic

Roland Garros 2016

Garbine Muguruza ESP Serena Williams USA

7-5, 6-4

Australian Open 2016

Angelique Kerber GER Serena Williams USA

6-4, 3-6, 6-4

U.S. Open 2015

Flavia Pennetta ITA Roberta Vinci ITA

7-6, 6-2

Wimbledon 2015

Serena Williams USA Garbine Muguruza ESP

6-4, 6-4

Source: WTA

with chief rival Andy Murray and Murray’s brother Jamie, the world’s top doubles player.

It is a responsibility Djokovic will apply himself to with the same devotion as his career for the next two years as tennis wrestles with the kind of doping and corruption scandals that have afflicted world sport.

“I’ve been very flattered and humbled to be elected by my colleagues,” Djokovic told reporters.

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“The way I see it is that I managed to gain trust from players, which is very important to me. I have been part of the Player Council for three years earlier in my career. I’ve been familiar with the way the system works.

“I’m hoping I can contribute to the evolution and to the betterment of our sport in every aspect.”

There is little argument that he has taken tennis to new levels of

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perfection since losing to Murray in the 2013 final here.

Since then he has won six of the 11 grand slam titles on offer, taking his tally to 12 overall.

In beating Murray at Roland Garros earlier this month he became the first man in 47 years to hold all four majors.

He also won the ATP World Tour Finals in November and will have his eye on Olympic gold in

Defending champion

August and probably the Davis Cup too.

His immediate focus though is on a smooth opening to his Wimbledon campaign having chosen again not to play any grasscourt tournaments in the run-up.

“This year is quite different from previous years because I’m coming in with a Roland Garros title,” he said. “That gives me, obviously, a lot of confidence. I’ve played a lot of points in the practice sessions these four or five days, trying to be on the grass as much as I can. So I’m really keen on getting on the court.”

Djokovic, who beat Federer in the last two Wimbledon finals, could face a tough path to a hat-trick. Bigserving Canadian Milos Raonic is a potential quarterfinal opponent with Federer possible in the semis.

Ward is unlikely to pose too many problems, although Djokovic is well aware that the crowd will be rooting for his opponent when play begins on Monday.

“It’s going to be the first match on the untouched grass,” he said. “ That’s probably one of the most special tennis matches that you get to experience as a tennis player.

“I’m looking forward to that. Obviously I know that he doesn’t have much to lose.” - Reuters

SAILING

Master XI, Asfandyar XI notch wins Oman Air triumphs in Cardiff Act MUSCAT: Master XI and Asfandyar XI notched wins in the ongoing NMC Cup 2016 MRI Ball Floodlit Ramadan Cricket Tournament at the Azaiba Cultural Sports ground.

In the first match of the National Metal Can sponsored tournament, Masters XI beat Rahil Sports by five wickets, while in the match that followed Asfandyar XI beat Klair Sports by 2 runs.

Brief scores (MRI Ball category): Rahil Sports 39 for 5 in 8 overs (Sarmad 2 for 12, Sunil 1 for 3, Irfan 1 for 9) lost to Masters XI

44 for 5 in 7 overs (Sunil11no, Irfan 10no, Muzam 2 for 2, Jitu -2 for 8). Man of the match: Irfan of Master XI Asfandyar XI 53 for 7 in 8 overs

(Ayaz 17, Ataullah 12, Farooq 3 for 6) beat Klair Sports 51 for 7 in 8 overs (Faisal 21, Rana Naveed -13, Azeem-3 for 7). Man of the match: Ghazanfar of Asfandyar XI.

MUSCAT: Oman Air swept to their second win in three Extreme Sailing Series events when they finished on the podium in all but one race on the final day in Cardiff to tighten their grip on the overall 2016 leaderboard.

They stretched their lead at the top of the season table to three points over second placed Red Bull Sailing Team after a close contest in Cardiff that left the Austrian team just six points adrift by the end of the final race.

Morgan Larson’s crew notched up ten outright wins from 29 races with another nine podium places to add to the mix, reaffirming their status as the most consistent team in the fleet and confirming them as Cardiff champions.

A win in the final race may have eluded them but achieving overall victory, and fending off the 11th hour challenge from Red Bull, was reassuring, Larson said.

“It’s a fantastic result because it was tough right up to the final moments of the last race, but we did what we needed to do and came away with a win.”

Their success reaffirmed Oman Air’s strong track record in Car-

diff, added Pete Greenhalgh but it also signified a bright future for the next generation of young sailors coming through Oman Sail’s youth programmes.

“I love doing the Cardiff event and it is amazing to win here,” he said. “The Oman Sail squad track record has been pretty good over the past four, five years and fortunately we have managed to keep that going so we are really happy.

“We’ve been working really hard on bringing talented Omani sailors up through the project whether it is on the Oman Air boat or as part of our shore crew and it is really paying off with these results.”

Among the Omani sailors inspiring those youngsters with his growing collection of titles and trophies is Nasser Al Mashari, Oman Air’s super strong bowman and a rock solid member of the crew for many years. He was already looking ahead to the next Act in Hamburg next month.

“It’s not the first time Oman Sail has won in Cardiff but this is a fantastic achievement,” he said.

“We worked hard and sailed well and had a great time on the water.”

Act 4 takes place in Hamburg from July 28 to July 31 when Oman Air will be back in action aiming for their third crown in 2016.

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Klair, Qamar, Sialkot advance MUSCAT: Klair XI beat Sialkot Stallion by 9 wickets in the Omantel Ramadan Cricket (MRI) Tournament, while Qamar Al Barka and Sialkot Stallion A notched victories in the Tape Ball tournament organised by the Pakistan Social Club at the Pakistan School Muscat ground. Qamar Al Barka beat Double Road by three wickets, while Sialkot trounced Hala Phone by nine wickets.

Brief scores: MRI category: Sailkot Stallion 56 for 8 in 8

overs (Nadeem 29, Farooq 3 for 8) lost to Klair 57 for 1 in 4.1 overs (Mohsin 37 not out, Faisal 16) by 9 wickets. Man of the match: Mohsin of Klair XI.

Tape Ball Category: Double Road 81 for 7 in 8 overs (Irfan 20, Bilawal 18) lost to Qamar Al Barka 82 for 7 in 6.3 overs (Shiraz 20, Waleed 17 not out, Mudassar 2 for 11) by 3 wickets. Man of the match: Shiraz of Qamar Al Barka.

Hala Phone 87 for 8 in 8 overs (Sachin 28, Nithin 20, Wasif Khan 2 for 24) lost to Sailkot Stallion A 90 for 1 in 4.3 overs (Irfan Butt 74 not out) by 9 wickets. Man of the match: Irfan Butt of Sailkot Stallion A.

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Options for MS after marking souvenir stumps, and after Kumble is done with it

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month ago, after scripting a record three centuries in a single season of the Indian Premier League, Virat Kohli put the secret behind his success down to an eatsleep-train-repeat routine.

That’s the sort of boring cycle of life top cricketers around the world need to get used to in order to catch up with or go past the elite few who set incredible benchmarks for others to break a lot of sweat.

Obviously, there will come a time when they realise they couldn’t do it anymore, and that’s when we get to hear about the simple joys of life they would look forward to doing in their post-retirement days.

Bidding goodbye to 16 years of international cricket life in March 2012, Rahul Dravid said he was excited about a brand new routine of buying grocery and picking up his children from school. In 2008, Anil Kumble’s shoulders were “pretty weak after bowling more than 10,000 international overs”, but they were still strong enough to support wildlife conservation that got him into embarking on many jungle journeys during one of which, a year ago, he had an up, 10-foot close and personal encounter with a tiger.

Nothing could, however, keep these guys off the 22 yards for long. Dravid is happy to take a break now and then from family routines to be in charge of the juniors, spotting, moulding and inspiring them to do bigger things. Kumble will now be on the road again, trying to play an “invisible” innings along with Kohli, MS Dhoni and their boys.

Apparently, there’s no room for everyone. Those who played their last innings a long time ago, some 24 years as in the case of Ravi Shastri, may have to make room for guys who played the game until more recently, say eight years ago, as in the case of Kumble.

Old order need to change, yielding place to new.

Those who have watched Dhoni struggle with the bat in the recent months have been wondering how long the legend could hang around. If we go by his performance in the just concluded Zimbabwean tour, Dhoni’s days as a batsman seem numbered. The ICC World Cup has been scheduled for July 2019, but the three years in time looks like the wide yorker outside off stump that Dhoni fails to connect nowadays.

Ahmad’s ORT suffers cruel blow to Pr-Am title hopes Next is the biggest race of the season and the most highprofile GT contest

Leave the ICC World Cup in 2019 to Kohli and Kumble. Prospects may be brighter for MS beyond 2019 Dhoni batted just twice during the Zimbabwean tour, and his performance in both innings was below par. In the first T20, India lost the match when only eight runs were needed from the last over, with Dhoni at the crease, having already faced 14 balls. In the third, which India won off the last ball, Dhoni struggled to make nine runs from 13 balls. Four dot balls in a row in the 15th over when the score was 84 for four, a single off the last ball to retain strike, another dot ball off the first ball of the 16th over, then a single, one more dot ball off the first delivery of the 17th over as he tried to slog and missed, and, finally, a repeat hit-andmiss rattled his stumps. The legend of the famed finisher looked ancient.

If the end is in sight, what’s going to keep Dhoni busy in his post-playing days? Earlier this year he said the souvenir stumps were part of his retirement plan. The stumps have not been marked, so he would watch videos of the matches to identify them.

Fine, but after spending a few months playing video games, riding bikes, listening to music and marking “ok this from that match”, what next?

On current form, it’s time for Dhoni to mark the stumps and enjoy a season or two of the Indian Premier League as the coach of a franchise of his choice.

That done, possibly in three to four years, he could look for his room in the Indian dugout. As the coach, of course. Leave the ICC World Cup in 2019 to Kohli and Kumble. Prospects may be brighter for MS beyond 2019.

The writer is a freelance contributor based in India. All the views and opinions expressed in the article are solely those of the author and do not reflect those of Times of Oman

in the world, the globally renowned Total 24 Hours of Spa

MUSCAT: Ahmad Al Harthy and the Oman Racing Team powered

by Motorbase suffered a cruel blow to their Pro-Am title aspirations in the Blancpain Endurance Cup during round three at Paul Ricard on Saturday night – suspension failure at two thirds race distance costing a near guaranteed podium.

On course for a richly deserved second place finish, and with a real possibility too of challenging for a maiden Pro-Am class victory, 34-year-old Omani Ahmad and

BAD DAY: Ahmad Al Harthy’s Oman Racing Team will now look

ahead to Spa in hope of bouncing back. – Supplied photo

British team-mates Jonny Adam and Devon Modell instead had to settle for 13th place in class at the end of six grueling hours of racing.

After faultless stints from Ahmad and Modell over the course of the opening four hours, matched by superb team-work during the pit-stops, Adam was scheduled to pilot the No.44 Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 for a double-stint during the last third of the nighttime encounter.

Frustratingly, just minutes into his stint and while running second in Pro-Am, the left-front wishbone

component of the suspension collapsed. Adam, thankfully, managed to coax the Aston with its badly deranged front-left wheel back to the pits and the Oman Racing Team got to work.

Repairing the car as quickly as possible, the delay still cost the team in the region of half an hour meaning any hopes of a podium were gone. Doing everything he could, Adam pressed on and ended the contest at midnight 13th in Pro-Am. “Everyone is so, so disappointed – all of the guys did such an amazing job and the podium was there for

us, maybe even the Pro-Am win”, reflected a thoroughly dejected Ahmad, “Almost as soon as Jonny went out in the car, with about two hours to go, the front-left wishbone broke and that was it.

“We were looking unbelievably strong up to that point, everything had gone so well. Our strategy was perfect, the pit-stops were perfect, our driving was consistent and we made sure we stayed out of trouble.

Everyone did such a great job and it was no fault of anyone – just one of those things. We have so many positives to take away to Spa though, we’ll be back even stronger.”

Oman Ministry of Sports Affairs, Oman Air, National Bank of Oman (NBO), Barr Al Jissah and Omantel backed driver Ahmad took the opening stint of the big six-hour race and from 10th in ProAm, 23rd overall on the grid, he got away cleanly at the rolling start and maintained class position.

Next on the Blancpain Endurance Cup calendar is the biggest race weekend of the season and the most high-profile GT contest in the world, the globally renowned Total 24 Hours of Spa, between July 28 and July 31.

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SHIHAB AL HABSI IMPRESSIVE IN PORTIMAO Shihab Al Habsi makes a convincing return from a crash to impress in the second round of the CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy in Portimao, Portugal, which concluded yesterday. The talented lad, Shihab, did well in the free practice sessions and also qualified for the final, where he did well posting a fast lap of 59.326 seconds. Earlier, Shihab was ninth in the first free trials out of 36 racers in his category with 59. 327 seconds as his fastest lap. In the second trials he had failure to his Kart engine and got the 15th place with 59. 468 seconds. In the third trials he got the 18th place with 59. 971 seconds. In the fourth trials he 20th place with 1. 205 seconds, due to engine issues. In the first qualifiers, Shihab was 19th place with fastest lap at 59. 570 seconds. In the second qualifiers he finished 16th with fastest lap being 59. 545 seconds, which was enough to qualify for the finale.

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SASF Board holds meeting

MUSCAT: Sport Activities Support Fund (SASF) held its 2nd meeting for 2016 under the chair of Sheikh Sa’ad bin Mohammed bin Al Mardhouf al-Sa’adi, Minister of Sports Affairs, Chairman of the Board.

Agenda of the meeting contained several topics, the foremost of which included recommendations of the Fund’s Investment Committee made at its minutes of previous meeting, in addition to discussing perfor-

mance of portfolios and investment revenues of the Fund.

The Board also discussed recommendations of the Investment Committee pertaining to the Fund investments in real estate sector particularly fluctuations being witnessed by the real estate market and means of enhancing revenues. It also discussed the Fund’s financial report that basically focused on stance of the Fund’s revenues against its expenditure for the previous period of 2016. - ONA

Match abandoned BRISTOL: Rain forced the abandonment of the third Oneday International between England and Sri Lanka on Sunday with the hosts’ hopes of taking a 2-0 lead thwarted. England, who lead the five-match series after a thumping 10-wicket triumph at Edgbaston on Friday, were on 16-1 and chasing Sri Lanka’s tally of 248 for 9 when the match was called off. Kusal Mendis (53), Dinesh Chandimal (62) and Angelo Mathews (56) had made half centuries with Liam Plunkett taking 3-46. England can wrap up the series at The Oval on Wednesday. - Reuters

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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

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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 Next Change: School Bus ( Mal); Jackson Durai ( Tamil) Programmes are subject to change

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Albert (Animation) Voice Overs: Alfred Bjerra Larsen, Oscar Diets, Asta Norbdy 9.30 p.m.

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The Asian Connection (Action) Cast: Steven Seagal, Michael Jai White, Pim Bubear 9.30 & 11.45 p.m CP No: 1265 (15+)

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

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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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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

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LIFESTYLE The sheer acceleration of the 488 astounds, but the controlled Turbo-charged engine, combined with evenly weighted steering, takes a touch of the chaos out of being strapped inside a missile.

ndless column inches have been devoted in magazines, websites and newspapers to the concept of ‘first love’ and how many people never quite move on. I’ve never been much of a subscriber to that, not to cheapen the heady rush of emotions one felt back then, or indeed to denigrate the girl in question for whom fondness and a tinge of gratitude remain, I simply feel that looking to the future rather than pining for the past is my thing. But for every rule there is, as they say, an exception, and on my ‘first love’ rule of course it is Ferrari that has come along to break it.

Ferrari, for goodness sake. It’s sort of like being the stable boy and falling in love with the Queen (#princessbride), but after years of driving cars I finally have been well and truly smitten.

Why oh why Cupid did you have to point your arrow at the Italian supercar maker’s 488 GTB, could you literally have picked anything more unattainable? That’s because after a weekend behind the wheel of this astonishing piece of machinery, I’m not sure there is any point in driving anymore. In my time I’ve been impressed by the uber-luxury of some of my test-drives, I’ve been utterly enthusiastic about the speed and the performance of others, but while I enjoyed the experience behind their wheels, the 488 captured my heart in way none that have gone before ever did (including its awesome stable mate the FF).

Why? Do you have all day?

Perhaps it’s because the 488 Gran Turismo Berlinetta is not totally perfect that made it stand out for me, often it’s the idiosyncrasies that play on the emotions.

The sheer comedy of trying to haul my 100kg plus carcass into the somewhat tight confines (for me at least) of the turbo-charged beauty from standing height to virtually horizontal will linger long in the memory. However just learning to get in and out of the thing added to the joy, and having made the effort

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PERFORMANCE Maximum speed 330 km/h (205 mph) 0-100 km/h 3.0 s 0-200 km/h 8.3 s 0-400m 10.45 s 0-1000m 18.7 s Weight/power ratio 2.04 kg/cv (6.13 lb/kW) FUEL CONSUMPTION 11.4 l/100 km The Ferrari 488GTB was courtesy of Alfardan Motors LLC. They are based in the Alfardan Building, Meydan Al Azaiba, Muscat. Call +968 2452 3014 for more details.

to climb down and inside, just sitting there in the plush Italian leather bucket seats, gripping the wheel with its F1-style paddle gear-changers, sends a tingle down one’s spine.

That tingle becomes a waterfall of emotions when you actually push the START button and the V8 (turbo-charged not naturally aspirated) roars to life. It is physically impossible to restrain the wide schoolboyesque grin from cracking your face wide open.

And then you depress the accelerator and just listen to this work of art, capable of 100kph in just three seconds, sing up and down

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through the octaves.

Ferrari have for all purposes crammed Pavarotti inside the engine. As you drive this perfectly sculptured creature over time you begin to develop a relationship with that operatic baritone. In the lower ranges it burbles along almost having a conversation with you, but as you put the pedal to the metal it leaps into joyous song.

If you are in sport mode and manual you begin to understand just from the pitch when to change gears (via the seven-gear F1 dual-clutch paddle system), though helpfully the Knightrider-style red LED lights on

the steering wheel also count up to maximum power to assist in gear changing. The sheer acceleration of the 488 astounds, but the controlled Turbo-charged engine, combined with evenly weighted steering, takes a touch of the chaos out of being strapped inside a missile.

What increases that sense of control is the braking system, which has perhaps impressed me more than any car I’ve ever driven.

In fact in very few does the braking actually merit more than a passing mention but in the 488 GTB it is every bit as exciting as the acceleration (well almost). The new Brembo Extreme Design braking system, taken from the concept LaFerrari car, delivers breathtaking stopping distances. It seems almost weird to enjoy the sensation of killing the speed so much, but the kinetics of the de-acceleration control the descent as the needle drops down through the KPH so efficiently you never feel like you are ever going to be in trouble. Of course, that also combines with Ferrari’s muchloved Side Slip Control System which one Top Gear writer once branded the ‘helping idiots drive supercars’ system. No surprise that Top Gear Magazine this year voted the machine its ‘Supercar of the Year’. The end-result is a car that is perhaps not quite as ferocious as its predecessor, the 458, with some calling it more ‘sensible’. Harsh in the extreme, I feel, to call a car with a top speed of 330kph sensible; rather it’s more sophisticated, like dating Sophia Loren and not some Instagram-yearning wannabe from a reality television show. While the experience might be different from the 458 it is no less exciting, engaging or astonishing for it. And so this love letter must come to an end, I simply know that my days roaring through the mountains of Oman behind the wheel of the GTB will stay with me for a long, long time. So much so that when I see one driving past a pang of jealousy stabs the heart.

‘That’s my girl’ my heart says… sigh.

—scottarmstrong@timesofoman.com

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Contact: 94101134

1 B/R Fully Furnished Luxury Apartment @ Al Khuwair 33, 2 B/R Fully Furnished Luxury Apartment @ Al Khuwair 33, 4 B/R Unfurnished Apartment with attached Split A/C @ Azaiba. For Short Term or Long Term lease.

Contact: Atlas Real Estate & Rent A Car LLC : 99249069 / 94617563/ 99436312/ 92888376, Email: info@alshahiintl.com 2BHK split A/C 200/- Monthly & 1BHK spilt A/C 150/- monthly new building good location Barka Market. contact 99342661 Flat in Al Khuwair opp grand mall 4 room 3 toilet + hall kitchen in 3 floor 400. Contact 99420346 2 BHK flat at Wadi Kabir behind Pioneer Hotel apartment.

Contact: 99857332 /99261522 Rent flat near Ruwi Badar Al Sama, 2 bed rooms, attach bathroom, big hall, and big kitchen.

Contact - 99345137

Fully Furnished apartments in Boucher (35). Contact 94051789 / 97201688

3 BHK flat at Azaiba, Opp. Sultan Centre. Contact 99261522

Rent flat in Wada Adai, one bed room with toilet, big kitchen, hall with A/C. Contact 99345137

Offices and flats in Ghala.

Contact 94051789 / 97201688

Shop for rent at Wadi Kabir Industrial area. Contact: 99888390

3000 Sqr mtrs compound land in Misfah. Contact 99792181

2000 sqft land with p/cabin, toilets at YETI. Contact 99221683 / 92830110

Flat for rent in South AlGhubrah 3 rooms, hall and 3 toilets, kitchen rent 450/-. Contact: 99335580

1700 sqr mtrs open Land + small store + garage for Rent in Ruwi.

Contact 99792181

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ACC. AVAILABLE

SITUATION WANTED BUSINESS

Furnished apartment for rent, two rooms, majlis, hall, kitchen.

Near Carrefour al-mawalah.

Contact 99336776

New flat for rent separate property in Al Mawaleh South 3, 3 bedrooms , 3 bathrooms , hall, Kitchen & store.

All are with A/C split unit.

Contact: Whatsapp 98575157

FOR SALE SHUTTERING PLYWOOD SIZE : 4’ X 8’ X 18MM

Flat for rent in Al Mawaleh South 3, 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, hall, kitchen & store with air condition.

Contact 98575157

2 & 3 BHK Flat in Al Khuwair & Ghubra. Contact 99792181

3 BHK Al Khuwair. R.O 375/-.

Contact: 97799175

4 BHK Villa in Bowsher Heights.

Contact 99792181

Restaurant for sale heart of Ruwi.

Contact 92346306

1BHK Ghobrah R.O 250/-. Contact: 97799175 /92144045

Furnished office (61M2) for sale / rent Al Khuwair near Zawawi Mosque. Contact: 95611569

Shop for sale at Ruwi high street.

Contact: 98787853

1.2.3 BHK flats & villas. Contact: 92144045/ 97799175

FOR SALE

Flats for rent near Indian school in Wadi Kabir. Contact 99777122 2 bed rooms flat with hall, 2 bathrooms in Darsait near Muscat Municipality.

Contact: 92584715/ 24700120 Flat for rent 2 BHK 2 split A/C, 2 toilets, Wadi Kabir near Kuwaiti Masjid. Contact: 97007934 / 92629232 2BHK Big Size Flat Behind Bank Muscat, Wadi Kabir. Near ISWK. 97826454, 24815012.

House in North Al Hail with 3 rooms, living room, hall, 4 toilets 300 RO. Contact 99738881 / 99439568 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 Flat for rent in Al Khoud, 2 rooms & hall. Contact: 91763665 2BHK split A/C for rent Muttrah near Oman House.

Contact: 97007934 / 92629232 Warehouse at Wadikabir - total area 3500 sqm - covered warehouse (500sqm), office, accommodation (1000sqm), open area (2000sqm) please contact: 99273774 - 99202278 1BHK at Hamriya near Muscat Pharmacy & 2 BHK at Mawaleh near Mosque Sadiq Al Amin.

Contact: 99224748 / 99332297 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

Dental chairs for sale sparingly used dental units for sale.

Contact Mr. Ansari 92616343.

Kumar 99570284

GSM: 92835445,93205253,93205423

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

Shop for sale and electronic Ruwi high street main road side shop exit in good reputed building.

Contact: 95238577 / 95178297

Partner / investor 20% - 30% share transfer running building construction company.

Contact 93163157

Well running computer shop for sale in Al Seeb Souq near Ooredoo showroom 30Sqm, 2 shutters.

Contact: 92501276

Urgently required looking to immediately buy used Grit blasting & airless spray equipment 1 No each.

Contact: 968 24810930 / 93203772 / 93203773 / 93203778

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

IELTS Coaching (academic) required nearby wadi Kabir area.

Please call on mobile or msg on Whats up.

Mobile # 92927880/99012165

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

BUYING Used office house furniture & electronic items. Contact: 99834373 / 96642500 Bobcat available for rent.

Contact 97623299 Buying cars for cash.

Contact 90202090

ACC. WANTED

One single room available for executive bachelor at CBO area fully furnished and WIFI available.

Contact 92779732 Sharing accommodation available for bachelor / family at Ruwi.

Contact: 99008436 Furnished room with TV, A/C fridge at Hilat, Al Saad near main road. Contact: 95714202 Furnished room available with attached bath and balcony, near MBD area. Contact: 97636432 Single room executives Wadi Kabir. Contact: 99336206 Accommodation available in a villa for south Indian family, one bedroom, hall, kitchen north Ghobrah. Contact: 99209160 2 Rooms (furnished) toilet, kitchen for small family or bachelor, Hamriya. Contact: 98335050

For a successfully Catering Restaurant Investor cum Partner is required.

Investor with fixed returns also welcome.

Please contact – 95213273

Email: muscatcoffeeshop@gmail.com WEB, ERP and Business Intelligence (BI) creation and management at rock bottom price.

Contact: http//webviewoman

DRIVING

Room for rent with sharing, kitchen in Al Khuwair behind Burger King. Contact: 92994415

GOOD NEWS

One room available in 2BHK in Al Falaj area for Executive bachelor only. Contact 99131742.

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

Steel Scrap materials for immediate sale. Contact: 99273774/ 99202278

Labor Camp available with all facilities near Sohar Port.

Contact: 98050654 / 99015826

Space for printing press available at wadikabir with or without machinery.

Contact 99328430

Accommodation Wanted for an Executive Bachelor, Single Flat / Sharing Room @ Wadi Kabir. Pls call: 93883674 / 98103169

Furnish bedroom with attach bathroom for executive bachelor.

Contact: 97704794

5 BHK Villa in Al Khuwair, for Staff Accommodation.

Contact 99792181

Almost new beach/ garden lounge chairs /bar stools/ counter.

Photos can be sent 95865457

*Classified Advertisement space booking with text, should be done till 12.00 noon for next day’s publication. * Subject to space availability

Room available for Executive bachelor at Al Hail.

Contact: 96234708

Room with attached bathroom for a family in Wadi Kabir.

Contact: 97167857

Contact Saleh:

96723485 MV SALE Nissan Pathfinder 2013 No-2 lady driven KM 50.000 power sterns auto transmission power window R.O 6500/- Contact: 99157377

Toyota Corolla, 2010 Model, 134000 Km, good condition at RO 3350. Call 95230586 Toyota Corolla 1.8xli Automatic 2007 July 113000Kms Expat driven excellent condition RO.2750 Contact: 98924106

Room, bath room for executives in Wadi kabir. Contact 99336206

Furnished room attached bath for Indian bachelor, Al-Falaj Ruwi & lady Wadi Kabir near Mars hypermarket. Contact: 96202458/96761960

Public Relation Service (PRO) Document Clearance, Business setup, Formation new Companies, LLC Companies, Investor Visa, Legal Services.

Mazda Portege 323, 2002 model for sale. Contact: 99719298

Fully furnished room available for executive bachelors opp. Star Cinema. Contact 92886715 Independent room in Qurum / Hail. Contact: 96229522

ONE STOP SHOP BUSINESS SERVICES

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

2 BHK available Mumtaz area Ruwi. Contact: 99269751

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

Flat for Rent 2 bed room Near ISM muscat Indian Scoole Dar sate Tel : 00 968 95158570

INVESTOR PARTNER REQUIRED

Mazda 6, model 2005, company maintained excellent condition.

Price RO 1250/- Mazda 2, model 2014, 45,000km, for sale.

Price RO 2950/- Call: 95244761 FREE INFORMATION ABOUT ISLAM. If you would like to know more about Islam, please call: 99425598, 99250777, 99353988, 99253818, 99341395, and 99379133. For ladies: 99415818, 99321360, 99730723 Orvisit:www.islamfact.com Ayurvedic treatment for joint pain, backache, paralysis, massage, steambath, obesity, Spondylitis, Ideal Care Ayurvedic Clinic, 18 November Street, Azaiba.

Contact: 99639695 / 97397320

NRI Land for Immediate sale 19 cents residential land at Bakery Junction near valsala hospital, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, for sale.

Tar road frontage with lorry access.

Contact: 98469311/96179737 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

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

CHANGE OF NAME I Cholayil Abdul Latif (holder of Indian passport No. Z 2432978) Son of Konthalam Hassan having permanent residence in India, 95 A/15 Subah , Karikode, Thodupuzha ( complete postal address in India ) and presently residing in Oman , P.B .No 10 P.C 111 Muscat (complete postal in Oman) intend to change my name from Cholaayil Abdul Latif (old name) to Abdul Latif Kintalam Hassan ( new name) for all practical purpose. Any objection towards my name change may please be communicated to Embassy of India, Muscat, diplomatic Quarters, AL Khuwair, P.Box No, 1727 postal code 112, Ruwi, Sultanate of Oman.

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SITUATION SITUATION WANTED VACANT

SITUATION WANTED

URGENTLY REQUIRED Buildings construction qualified & experienced male

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 A leading chain of franchise restaurant requires

ACCOUNTANT CUM ADMIN ƋƵĂůŝĮ ĞĚ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĂŶƚ ŚĂƐ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƐ͕ ĐŽƐƚ ĐŽŶƚƌŽůƐ͕ ŝŶǀĞŶƚŽƌLJ͕ ƉƌŽĐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚ͕ Į ŶĂŶĐĞ ƵƉ ƚŽ Į ŶĂůŝnjĂƟ ŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟ ŽŶƐ͘ džĐĞůůĞŶƚ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ŝŶ dĂůůLJ ZW Ͳϵ͕͘ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ϱ ƚŽ ϳ LJĞĂƌƐ ŽĨ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐ ŝŶ & Θ ͕ ŚĂƐ ǀĂůŝĚ KŵĂŶ ͬ> ĂŶĚ ƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌĂďůĞ ǀŝƐĂ ĂƌĞ ŵĂŶĚĂƚŽƌLJ͘

Send your s ƚŽ ƌĂǁĂĮ ĚůůĐΛŐŵĂŝů͘ĐŽŵ

ARCHITECT Construction Company looking for Architect with experience in Oman. Contact 97192707

ACCOUNTS A foodstuff distribution company in Muscat is looking for an Accountant. The candidate should have good communication skills, in depth knowledge of MS office application & tally. Email us at dilipinternational@yahoo.com A leading cosmetic company in Muscat is looking for an Accountant – Email: us on vacancies@maryanagroup.com An Omani Audit firm is seeking audit partner to join the firm, the candidate should be completed any certificate course CIA,CPA, CA, ACC, and 4 years’ 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

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.

Contact # 92025033, Email : dr.srininvas76@gmail.com

Required urgently driver, experience Omani or expat drivers with P.D.O. license.

Contact: 98242478 Required Omani Driver for a restaurant. Contact 95929911

MEDICAL

DRIVER

Wanted a experience Driver for Capital and Interior work.

Gsm : 942-888-63

EDUCATION/TRAINING Required English, computer and science female Teachers up to grad 4. Contact - 95054916, aa77345@gmail.com. contact time after 5PM

ENGI./TECH./MECH. Wanted service Technicians for diesel generators and diesel air compressors for a fast growing rental company persons having thorough knowledge with Perkins / Cummins engines, ELGI compressors with Oman driving preferred.

Contact: 95443350/95041935

Beauty salon needs lady for henna. Contact: 93336061

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

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 Urgently required a Graphic designer with 2 years experience in graphic designing, Photoshop, illustrator. Send CV to email: hr@cityvago.com Advertising and signboard making company required fresh or experience Graphic designer send CV to info@agloenterprises.com

Testing / Protection Engineer with minimum 05 years of experience and should have Oman DCRP license, Interested candidates send resume to krishivan@gmail.com Qualified 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

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 – 99048170/ 94870029 Wanted Staff Nurse for a dermatology clinic in Muscat .

Must have MOH license and NOC. Attractive salary offered. Email: clinicvacancy2015@gmail.com Required gynecologist GEN: practitioner lady lab Technician and pharmacologist immediately for a clinic in Suwaiq.

Contact 95081010 Email: umchealthcare@gmail.com Wanted for Ibra clinic lab Technicians gynecologist physician lady medical officer MOH license and NOC needed or prometric with high score and dataflow.

Contact - 99373493 yahyakam@omantel.net.om

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

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

Indian female, MSC more than 6 years Oman experience in office coordination, administration & managerial, clerical jobs looking for a suitable position.

Contact: 91303124

Required Shop Sales man + Hardware Technician for IT Company with minimum 2 years experience.

Contact: 98825806 / 98825806, Email: info@rns-group.com

MISCELLANEOUS Required candidates for following posts: Accountant, Storekeeper, Foreman Building Maintenance, Van-salesman (water), Helpers.

Candidates with Omani driving license preferred.

Contact 99273774/99202278

MEDICAL Urgently required Pharmacist for a Pharmacy in Barka. # 99452755

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 GP doctor needed for reputed clinic. Preferably with MOH license or with Dataflow & Paramatics pass Contact: 95388934 Required GP Doctors, gynecology, X ray tech staff nurses.

Contact: 99681325 Email: altaqwamedicalcentre@gmail.com

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

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 Indian/ 23yrs female/ 5yrs GCC experience with NOC looking for a suitable position in HR/Admin / Accounts/ BD. Contact +96890656997 Indian female with nearly 10 years of Oman experience in Administration & HR, seeking suitable placement. NOC available.

Contact: 99242841 Filipino HRD especialist / material controller supervisor with 18 yrs experience looking for suitable job in Oman.

Contact: (+968) 98037142 / (+968) 92659817

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE 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

Qualified and experienced MBA post graduate with proven work exposure in Middle East & India, having more than 5.5 years of rich experience in accounts , project coordination and administration in (3.5 years UAE experience) oil and gas projects is currently looking for suitable job. Contact 93953613, Email-allen.mathew83@gmail.com

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 finance with 4 years experience currently in Muscat on visit visa seeking suitable placement in finance / admin. Contact: 90921724

Advertising & interior company required Sales Executive with driving /L send CV to info@agloenterprises.com

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

Require Salesman with D/L for construction, Ind materials, hydraulic hoses & fittings.

Contact 99221683 / 92830110

Part time Accountant available to handle all accounts up to finalization and audit work.

Contact: 95804210

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

Indian male B.Com graduate looking for suitable placement in accounts, office Administration & marketing, 12 years experience, NOC available Oman D/L. Contact: 95804210

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 , proficient in illustrator & Photoshop charismatic , proactive , creative & flexible excellent writing / Editing skills degree in relevant area fluent in English.

Send CV to marketingpr2016@gmail.com

SKILLED / UNSKILLED Required Indian Mason – 5 nos., eligibility (minimum 5 yrs experience in road construction field).

Contact: 99882127 Email: georgymv@yahoo.com

ADMIN

Electrician with qualification and experience. Contact: Fax: 24727481 Email: alsatrading14@gmail.com

IT

Care Medical Centre Al Seeb requires Gynecologist and General Practitioner. Mail CV to: sarita_h23@yahoo.com

SITUATION WANTED

Indian male 21 yrs Graduate in business administration (BBA) with computer knowledge (hardware & software) seeks suitable employment immediately.

Contact: 98085633 / 98898504

DRIVER Looking for a full time driver with valid Omani license.

Contact: 95454033

Branch 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

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

CATERING

MANAGER/ SUPERVI-

MEDICAL

Indian female 33 years with 9.5 years experience (1yr in Oman) as Executive Secretary, Administration, Sales Coordinator, and HR coordinator seeks suitable placement. Contact 97985059 sarithajbinu@gmail.com Indian female MBA / HR, 2.5 experience seeking suitable job.

Contact: 99257214 Indian female MBA fin & HR now on visit visa looking for suitable placement. Contact: 92097764

ARCHITECT Architect and 3D visualize three years experience 1.5 in Oman fluent in Arabic and English have Omani driving license looking for job with consultancy office or interior design firm. Contact: 94673937 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

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE Indian male age 24, B.Com. Accountant having 2 year experience and currently in Salalah.

Looking for suitable placement in finance or Audit. Contact: 90766307 Email: shhaazz.007@gmail.com

Part time Accountant up to finalization auditing available after 4 pm. Contact: 91126314 Sudanese GIS Analyst hold master in RS & GIS Resident have an experience in accounting & store management. Contact: 97943738 Indian 20 years well experienced accounts & finance professional looking for immediate placement NOC available. Contact: 94546455 Email: salahuddin8@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 7 Years experience as Financial Analyst, MBA in finance. Responsibilities- research contributor, financial statement analysis, generating MIS & efficiency report, managing TAT, business & clients.

On visit visa in Muscat.

Contact- 90191628 / 96175780 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 finance in Indian and abroad.

Contact: 90190648 Part time accounting workers up to finalization, on monthly basis & yearly finalization works.

Contact : 96247295 ACCA qualified professional lady with 5 years experience in finance management accounts is looking for a suitable placement NOC can be Contact: 94521899 Accountant Indian male, 6 years experience up to finalization in tally with reporting knowledge & good knowledge of payroll, having Oman D/L, NOC. Contact: 92540313 Accountant , female , 1 &half years experience up to finalization in tally, good knowledge in reporting, pursuing ACCA, valid D/L. Contact: 95373751 28/male/MBA - finance/B.Com Accountant with 4 years of Dubai/ India experience looking for a suitable placement.

Contact 90187483 shobinkarikkan1987@gmail.com Indian female 28 yrs B.Com 4 yrs experience in MNC’s currently in Muscat seeking suitable placement in Finance / Admin.

Contact: 94743790

Indian male 25 yrs, Graduate in commerce, overall 5 yrs exp in accounts/ finance field. On visit visa. Immediately available.

Contact 92836216 / muhammad.tausif623@gmail.com Indian male 31 chartered Accountant having 2 years Oman experience looking for suitable placement in finance and audit field 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 – 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 finance. 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 Indian Male 22 , Graduate , Specialized in Tally ERP 9.0, SAP B 1& Professional in Indian & Foreign Accounting (CPIFA) with 1 year work experience , on visit visa in Muscat , Contact no:91782545

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.

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

DRIVER Experience driver 12 years experience in GCC, seeks suitable placement. Contact: 93722881

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9 years experience in Dubai/London/ Mumbai in Management Consulting, Sales & Marketing, Business Development for Real Estate/Banking seeks similar placement with D/L.

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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

ENGG. / TECH./MECH.

Pakistani driver with 3 years experience, seeking for placement familiar with Batinah & Sharqiyah regions. Contact 99832706

Diploma in Mechanical Engg, 10 years exp in steel fabrication site work with valid Oman driving license. Contact: 94434293

Looking for driver job.

Contact: 99035942 /97383016

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

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

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

Driver with car. Contact:93346085 13 years experience driver.

Contact 95068976 Bangladeshi driver looking for job.

Contact: 97418036

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

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 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

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.

Architect Engineer seeking for suitable job 4 years experience currently working in Muscat, NOC available. Contact: 99823368

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

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

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 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

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B.Tech Civil Engineer 2 years experience on visit seeks urgent placement. Contact: 98233199

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 Electrical & Electronics Engr, knows autocad & revit.

PH: 93837973

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

An Iraqi civil with more than 30 years experience in (Iraq and G.C.C) looking for a job, (N.O.C) available. Contact: 96561306 Email: iq.bgd.mnsr@gmail.com Indian male, Mechanical Engineer having 1year experience, on visit visa looking for suitable job. Contact:97416564, Email:jovinmathias@gmail.com Civil Engineer 8 years experience in Oman as a project engineer for governmental & private projects.

Contact – 90164912 Young Indian, Engineering in Bio-technology, Bio-chemical and Chemical, looking for a challenging placement in Oman.

Contact 97607000. Email: sivasankarjayakumar@gmail.com

Indian male 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

Mech. Engineer 10 years GCC exp automobile / oil & gas / const project / plant, equip machinery in charge with driving license NOC. Contact: 95774585

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

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

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 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

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 Construction Machinery repairs Engineer, 5 years, driving license, Contact - 94001961

IT 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 Indian male 4 years experience in IT as programmer / Web support / CCNA / Network on visit visa seeking placement. Contact: 93069694 Email: mrabrar14@gmail.com Indian female, MCA currently on family visit visa skills in ASP , NET , DBMS, AutoCAD civil seeks suitable placement NT, Interested in teaching. Contact: 90417133 Email: renjitharose04@gmail.com Indian male 22 years B.A. Animation & Graphic Adobe suites and Maya, seeking suitable placement.

Contact: 90930015 Email: rahu.pamachandran50@gmail.com 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

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 IT Support Engineer, Exp 3 years in Oman 2 years in India.

Contact: 94672759

3 years experience in IT Software field, seeking suitable jobs.

Contact: 96350234, Email : greeshmavkannan@gmail.com

Pakistani male Diploma Civil Engineer 4yrs exp in Oman bulling & mega projects, valid license Oman. Contact: 98921022

Civil Engineer with 6+ years in Supervision designing & Q.C expert in much civil softwares, NOC available. Contact: 90719263

MISCELLANEOUS

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

Mechanical Engineer (Sudanese) 3 years experience : Fire fighting, HSE, Design, Production.

Contact: 93642704 Email: mohamedfdl87@gmail.com

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

Indian male B-tech 8 years experience as senior electrical project engineer / QC engineer on visit visa seeks suitable placement.

Contact 94094543 Email: anwar425@gmail.com Site Supervisor, Diploma in Civil Engg (cert attested) knows autocad revit, salary exp: 250 Ph : 92279784

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.

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

Indian female dentist specialized Endodontist, looking for suitable placement. Parametric completed.

Contact: 96410448

Sr. Quantity surveyor B.Tech (Civil Tech) above 8 years (7 years in Oman) having driving license NOC available. Contact: 92324791

Indian female 25years M.E (power electronics) 3years experience in teaching profession looking for suitable job. Contact no 97003267 & 94214909 Email: laliped106@gmail.com

Indian male, 28, post graduate, 6+ yrs exp in Oman in sales (back office) & credit control with valid Oman D/L looking for suitable lacements. NOC available.

Contact 92066 523

Indian female M.Sc Computer Science seeking suitable placement in Muscat area.

Contact 98660672

Mechanical Engineer 2 years experience as HVAC design & drafting, CAD, MEP Engg.

Contact: 90150913

Civil Engineer (Indian male) 5 years experience in Oman with valid Omani driving license & NOC looking for suitable opportunity.

Contact: 93101283

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)

Indian Male, MCA Graduate, 15 yrs exp in ERP, CSM Certified, seeking suitable role.NOC Available. Contact : GSM : 90189284 Email: meetlibran@gmail.com

Automobile Mechanic ITI 3 years experience marine mechanical fitter 2 yrs experience.

Contact 93674847

Quantity Surveyor / Site Engineer 6 years experience in Omani have valid driving license release available looking for immediate placement. Contact: 96394948

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

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

Mechanical Engineer (B.Tech) Indian male with 2 year experience, AREA OF INTEREST Work on Oil Rigs, Work as an QA/ QC inspector, Ultrasonic testing, Radiographic testing.

Contact: +91 9567526566 Email: adujohnson10@gmail.com

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

MISCELLANEOUS

Indian male 4 years experience in IT as Programmer / Web Support/ CCNA/ Network on visit visa seeking placement.

Contact: 93069694 Email: mrabrar14@gmail.com

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 8 Years experienced camp boss worked in SAOG CO. Looking for suitable position. NOC available.

Contact - 94298945

SECRETARIAL & OFFICE Indian male B.com MBA 4 years in L &T total 26 years gulf experienced English & Arabic speaking driving license with NOC. Contact: 95588565

Indian Female, 25 Years - MSc Looking for suitable job.

Mobile: 92619048, Email: anusreeg1991@gmail.com

Indian candidate with 15 years experience in Facility Management (Soft Service) looking for part time assignments / Consultancy Opportunities.

Contact- 98469311/96179737

Indian, 20 years experience in Oman as personal assistant / office manager / executive secretary / administrator / business development asst. seeks job change. Release available. Contact 99168054.

27, Indian female B.com graduate with 4 years experience in procurement and purchases on family visa looking for immediate and suitable placement.

Contact: 95828986

Lady Secretary / Sales Co-coordinator 12 years experience in Oman in reputed companies, seek immediate Employment.

Call: 95244761

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 Indian looking for a job in the trade 27 years of age for a friendly college degree. Contact: 96424192

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

SKILLED / UNSKILLED

Sudanese male bachelor geology and mining with 3 years experience in MUD logging and training in soil investigation.

Contact: 92956848

Electrician, plumber, helper, Indian & gulf exp looking job.

Contact - 95175192

BS in Electrical Engineering, Experience: 5 years(Power Plants).

Contact: 92475206 Email: zahaibzafar007@gmail.com

Mason, sh/carpenter, steel fitter, with medical.

Contact- 95175192 or mail, oman.manpower@yahoo.com

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SITUATION WANTED MISCELLANEOUS

SALES / MARKETING 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 Indian male 26 years of experience of sales & marketing in surgical and laboratory equipments.

Looking for good replacement.

Contact – 92015894 / 95774854 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 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 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.

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 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 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 male 37 years MBA graduate in marketing with 9yrs of experience in UAE in field of brand promotions & marketing with UAE D/L on a visit seeking suitable position. Conatct 95792820 Indian Male MBA, 5 years Building Materials Project Sales experience in Oman, NOC available, seeking for placement.

Contact - 90655903,99325544

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 1.5 yrs exp a sales & merchandising in Oman looking for best opportunity NOC available.

Contact: 93039342 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

MISCELLANEOUS

Indian Male, MBA marketing 5 yrs exp. in sales & 4 yrs in FMCG sector, looking for best opportunity.

NOC available. Contact: 96001877

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

4years and 7months experienced Female seeking job related to Office Job, Data Entry and Desktop Administration. Completed diploma in Computer Science.

Contact: 94653264

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 Graduate with 18 years of Marketing experience presently in Oman on family visit visa, looking for best opportunity.

Contact: 96168687 Email: dhibupaul@gmail.com

Master in Aeronautical engineering (PhD) having 4 years experience. Seeking job in universities, colleges, schools and industries.

Contact 98259462 binoaero87@gmail.com

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 female 23 ORACLE ERP Technical consultant 2+exp skills: oaf, forms reports and bipublisher.

Contact - 91156571 email: ramyaoracleapps02@gmail.com Indian Male 30 year GCC driving license and past experience as project coordinator looking for a suitable position. Project coordination, Sales executive, marketing executive or any other suitable post. Contact -97070427 Indian Male 24 years, HSE , 3 years Experienced as WELDING SUPERVISOR, PIPE FITTER, NONDESTRUCTIVE TEST, ASNT-NDT level II, per SNT-TC-LA (Radiographic Testing (RT)Penetrate testing (PT) Magnetic Particle Testing(MT)Ultrasonic Testing (UT)RTFI, looking for a suitable job.

Contact 99334770 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 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 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 Filipino Cabin steward / Linen vallet is looking for suitable job in Oman. Contact: +968 91065438 or email: blonglive@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 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.

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 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 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 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 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

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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 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 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

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 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 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 Sudanese male, 5 years experience in supply chain (warehouse management, logistics and procurement) Contact : 90644186

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Contact 00968-94057427.

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 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 B.E (Mechanical) 12 years industrial sales, 1 year Muscat experience, presently in India , immediately ready to join. Contact :917338899372 , email id : ganesh2008sep@gmail.com 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

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

25 - 50 seater bus with PDO & BP specification for monthly rent & small car with driver. Contact 99839898 Al Ibtisama rent & leasing.

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TRANSPORTATION Transportation. available.

For ladies Contact 92430239

Transportation.

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Transportation required from Qurum to WadiKabir at afternoon only 1 PM. Contact - 99012165

Transportation available Ruwi to Al Khuwair, Ghubra & Azaiba.

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MATRIMONIAL Christian Evangelical girl, 27, 150 cm. ICWA, M.Com, working in a MNC Trivandrum. Seeks suitable proposals. Contact – 96040125/ 97889342 Parents of 28 yrs, Indian Boy from Mumbai, ACCA working as a senior accountant in Muscat, seeks alliance from an Indian Sunni Muslim family. Contact(parent): 96408642 email id: khaledaoman@gmail.com Maternal uncle of Indian Sunni Muslim girl aged 21, beautiful, tall and pursuing M.Sc, Urdu speaking hailing from Chennai seeks suitable alliance.

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Parents of 28 yrs, Indian Boy from Mumbai, ACCA working as a senior accountant in Muscat, seeks alliance from an Indian Sunni Muslim family. Contact no. (Parent): 96408642 email id: khaledaoman@gmail.com Ezhava male, 31yrs, height 5.6, star Magham, B. Tech aeronautical, administrative professional, parents in Oman, native Aluva (ekm). Mob-99550870

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Parent of Thrissur based Hindu Ezhava girl aged 20, Slim,Atham star, Studying for B. Pharm seeking alliance from well employed Graduates, preferably in Engineering Contact :96425102

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Indian male Roman Catholic 40yrs divorcee working in Muscat.

Seeks suitable alliance from widow/ divorcee/ single.

Contact 96059801.

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Malankara Catholic Male Nurse (28) from Thiruvalla working in Nizwa Private Co. Alliance invites parents/nurses working in Oman.

Contact 968 98267338, 0091 9287215726