Times of Oman - August 30, 2016 by Muscat Media Group

TUESDAY

August 30, 2016 26 Dhul Qa’ada 1437 AH

FROM THE WORDS OF HIS MAJESTY THE SULTAN

On the occasion of the 14th National Day, 1984

‘His Majesty’s Wisdom’

MORNING MINUTE

We must actively demonstrate our gratitude by increasing our efforts to deserve these blessings, by preserving and defending the values and traditions that our Holy Religion has taught us to cherish, and by striving to make our country strong and self-reliant.

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OMAN Gazal is too ill to be moved to the country’s only specialist burns unit at

Indian envoy to honour fisherman

Omani Said Al Gamboosi who led a rescue operation to save the lives of 11 Indian sailors from a sinking cargo vessel, will be honoured by the Indian ambassador. >A6

Khoula Hospital

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OIL PRICE

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Murdered man’s nephew found dead in room

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MUSCAT: Fuel stations are staffing up to deal with an endof-month rush as experts are predicting a rise at the pumps after a rally in the oil price. Globally, oil prices have surged dramatically this month as the Oil Production and Exporting Countries (OPEC) have hinted at a production freeze. “We expect a price rise in September. However, we don’t expect a rush on the day of new price announcement. It seems that consumers have now adjusted to the ﬂuctuating prices,” Rajeev KR, a senior official at Siraj Al Jazeera Projects, a fuel sales company in Oman, said. “But we don’t want to take any risks. We have plans to deploy extra staff on the day of the price announcement to handle the rush,” Rajeev added. Currently, the cost of Super grade petrol is 166 baisas per litre, 156 baisas for Regular grade petrol and 178 baisas for diesel per litre. In July, the cost of Super grade petrol was 180 baisas per litre, 170 baisas for Regular grade and 188 baisas for diesel. Meanwhile, Robin Mills, a Middle East energy expert and author of ‘The Myth of the Oil Crisis’ and ‘Capturing Carbon’, said Oman will have to raise fuel prices further next month,

MUSCAT: A 45-year-old Indian supervisor was found dead in his apartment in Al Hail on Saturday, relatives and friends said. The victim, Shibu Natesan, was found dead in his room at around 9am. Shibu is the nephew of Satyan Kesavan, who was found dead in Muttrah with his throat slit on July 12. Shibu had accompanied Satyan’s remains to India and only returned from India three weeks ago. .>A6

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baisas is the rate per litre for Regular grade petrol, 166 baisas for Super grade and 178 baisas per litre for diesel

given the appreciation in crude oil prices. Expected to rise “I expect oil prices overall to rise somewhat during the rest of the year, but with ups and downs,” he added. According to a tweet posted by Oman’s Ministry of Oil and Gas, Omani crude was trading at $45.85 per barrel on Monday at the Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME), which was $0.67 lesser in value than Sunday. .>A6

AL ZAMAN

Journalists’ case hearing deferred Times News Service MUSCAT: Three Al Zaman newspaper journalists will learn their fate on September 19, an Omani court has ruled. The court postponed sentencing to September 19, 2016 for editor-in-chief Ibrahim Al Maamari and Zaher Al Abri, who was released on bail last week. A defence appeal for the third detained journalist Yousef Al Haj will be heard on September 5, the court announced.

MUSCAT: She has yet to open her eyes after being pulled from a burning car ﬁve days ago. Little Gazal Mohammed has 75 per cent burns and is on life support as her mum Laila maintains a round-the-clock bedside vigil. Her mum’s message is simple yet emotive: “Please pray for our daughter”. Gazal Mohammed and her three-year-old brother Sulaiman were pulled from their burning family car at a petrol station in Sur last Wednesday. Hero rescuer Mohammed Al Hashmi raced to the smoke-ﬁlled vehicle and single-handedly rescued both children after their father, who had left them to buy groceries, raised the alarm. >A6 See also >A3

MARKET

MSM divides stocks into six sub-parts

In an attempt to club all blue chip stocks under a separate market segment, the MSM has divided listed joint stock companies into six different sub-parts. >B1

SPORTS

Detry moves into top 15 of Road to Oman

Thomas Detry was in sensational form at the Bridgestone Challenge as he romped to a 12-shot victory to help him rise to 13th in the Road to Oman. >C1

TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2016

OMAN

This is a very important area for bilateral relations and certain proposals have been under consideration for some time. Ali Javed, Ambassador of Pakistan to Oman

TRANSPORT

Pakistan plans ferry service from Karachi to Muscat SHAHZAD RAZA

shahzad@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: A ferry service between Oman and Pakistan increasingly looks like a possibility. If things go as planned, Pakistan will start a ferry service to Oman, the United Arab Emirates and Iran soon. An international ferry policy is likely to be announced by Pakistan’s Federal Ministry of Ports and Shipping this week. Mir Hasil Khan Bizenjo, federal minister for Ports and Shipping was quoted by the Pakistani me-

dia as saying last week that the government of Pakistan would introduce its international ferry policy to boost maritime trade, as well as attract investment to its shipping industry. The proposed ferry service, the minister said, would run on the Karachi-Muscat-ChabaharDubai route. This would attract foreign investment, he said, urging businessmen to invest in the shipping industry. “This is a very important area for bilateral relations and certain proposals have been under consideration for some time. Such

projects have a certain ﬁnancial undertaking. Once we are through with those assessments, this ferry service can then start,” Ali Javed, ambassador of Pakistan to Oman said in a chat with the Times of Oman yesterday. More details will come to light after the policy announcement. Maritime trade has always been on the agenda and both Oman and Pakistan had come close to announcing the start of a ferry service between Muscat and Gwadar in 2010 when the then Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani visited the Sultanate. MINSITRY OF MANPOWER

Complaints portal training for employees Times News Service MUSCAT: A training session on the online complaint portal offered by the Ministry of Manpower was conducted for a number of the ministry staff. The portal enables the private sector employees to report violations and complaints electronically. A link was uploaded by the ministry in its official website to educate users on how to use the portal. Advice to users However, the ministry advised users to activate the electronic approval (PKI) in order to be able to use the minitry’s online complaints portal.

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TRANSPORT

New Mwasalat bus route for Muscat Staff Reporter MUSCAT: Mwasalat will launch a new “Al-Khoudh-Sultan Qaboos University-A’Sahwa Tower” bus route from Friday, the public transport company said in a statement. The transport company will operate trips on the new route (two TELECOM

TRA comes out with tariff guide Times News Service MUSCAT: To enhance customer experience, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has released a handy guide to help customers choose from the right packages. “The main objective of publishing this digest is to assist the consumers in comparing different offers and enable them to choose a tariff plan or service provider, which best suits their needs. We expect this initiative will enhance transparency of tariffs because many subscribers do not have access to the required information before subscribing to a data service as such information is usually published on the service provider’s websites,” Hilal Al Siyabi, Media and Events manager at TRA, said. The rates published in the guide, however, do not cover promotional tariffs. “That is simply because promotional tariffs are short-term offers, which can change quickly,” he added. OMAN AIR

Disinfectant wipes for passengers Times News Service MUSCAT: Oman Air has announced it will start using Virus-Guard disinfectant wipes, designed to protect against contagious diseases, which will shield travellers from such diseases. The airline has joined a list of major aviation leaders, who use the wipes designed for protection against swine ﬂu, H1N1, H7N9, Ebola, Mers and Zika. The national ﬂag carrier’s staff currently uses the wipes to disinfect aircraft galleys, lavatories and door handles. “We are committed to maintaining a healthy and safe environment for our passengers and employees,” said Miguel Serra, vice president of Ground Operations, Oman Air. “Our partnership with VirusGuard will help ensure that we are taking all the necessary steps and precautions for swift and coordinated action against international health threats,” he added. Oman Air’s management is monitoring the Zika virus’s status in South America, and has posted information on its website about the virus sourced from the World Health Organisation. FEE

New passenger facility charge at Doha airport Times News Service MUSCAT: After the United Arab Emirates (UAE), passengers from Oman will soon have to pay an additional 35 Qatari riyals (OMR3.7) if they travel to Qatar or use the Hamad International Airport at Doha for transit. According to the airport authorities, the Hamad International Airport will introduce a new passenger facility charge for tickets issued from Tuesday, for travels starting December 1. The fee will automatically be added to an individual’s plane ticket price and will also apply to transit passengers.

ways) at a rate of one bus every 20 minutes from 06:00 until 21:40 throughout the week from Sunday to Saturday and on public holidays. Route The new route will be as follows: (from the bus station at Sahwa Tower - Al-Mawaleh Central

Souq – Rusayl Bridge –Knowledge Oasis- South Mawaleh - the University Southern Gate -University Hospital - Al-Khoudh Sixth Roundabout –the University Northern Gate – Al Mawaddah Roundabout -Sultan Qaboos Mosque- Al- Akhoud Souq – A’Salaam Roundabout and will ﬁnish at the Al-Khoudh Park).

Then the bus will return on the same route to the starting point. Points The route allows customers to board at many different sites in the area, notably: Sultan Qaboos University, University Hospital, Knowledge Oasis as well as AlKhoudh Souq.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2016

OMAN DEVELOPMENT

Omani bank appointed Omagine Phase 1 financial advisor Times News Service MUSCAT: An Omani bank has been hired as a financial advisor and lender for phase one of the multi-billion dollar Omagine project, which is scheduled to begin in 2017. The bank will deliver a termsheet specifying debt financing

and advisory services on or before September 4, to execute phase one of the project. Material terms A term-sheet is a bullet point document outlining the material terms and conditions of a business agreement. When asked whether Omagine

will agree to the term sheet of the Omani bank, Omagine Chairman Frank J. Drohan said he will not be able to say until he sees it. “We are working on that process now,” he told the Times of Oman. Located in Seeb, the project features seven pearl-shaped buildings, which will host hotels, offices, residences and entertainment

venues, on one million square metres of land. Quarterly report Phase one of the project is valued at approximately $220 million and will have one hotel, 250 residences and one pearl, said U.S.-based Omagine Inc. in its quarterly report ﬁled with the U.S. Securities

and Exchange Commission. The company, however, did not disclose the name of the bank. The project is expected to create more than 1,000 jobs for nationals when it is completed in seven years. “During the July 19 to August 18, 2016 period, shareholders of Omagine LLC met several times,

Free course offer, praise for Omani who saved children a burning car and rescued two children trapped inside

@3thwb_najd: “Saying thank you isn’t enough, but we ask God to add this act to your good deeds and give you all that you wish for.”

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tariqh@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Mohammed Al Hashmi, the Omani hero who pulled two children from a burning car, has been offered a place on two international safety courses by a Muscat college - free of charge. Mohammed raced to a burning car at a Sur petrol station last Wednesday and rescued two children from inside as ﬂames consumed the vehicle. International College for Engineering and Management (ICEM) has now offered him a choice between the globally accredited Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) certiﬁcate and the American Society of Home In-

deserves respect and recognition.”

@ALSAMR888: “If you risk your own life to save children, it is the epitome of giving and bravery and it that is the characteristic of a true man.”

Hashmi raced to

HERO: Mohammed Al Hashmi

spectors (ASHI) courses. Affan Khalfan Al Akhzami, Managing Director and CEO of ICEM, told Times of Oman that they are happy to help Hashmi, as he thoroughly deserves it. “We came to know that he is unemployed. The courses offered by us will help in ﬁnding a job. It’s a gesture from our side for his bravery,” Affan added. Mohammed told Times of Oman that he has received a call from the institute and he is very happy to accept the offer.

@almakn3: “A brave act

“I am happy. I didn’t do it expecting anything in return. My aim was to save the children at that time. Thanks to the Almighty for giving me the strength to act at that critical moment,” he told the Times of Oman. He was waiting in his car at a petrol station on Wednesday when tragedy struck. While others were running for help, Mohammed sprang into action and rescued the children. His action saved the lives of two children, Gazal and Sulaiman Mohammed,

PAC D A

Fire safety advice for Haj pilgrims TARIQ ZIAD AL HAREMI

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both separately and together, with the senior management of the Omani Bank and the Omani bank has agreed in principle to be the LLC’s ﬁnancial adviser and to provide debt ﬁnancing required for LLC to design, develop and construct phase one valued at approximately $220 million,” the company said in the report.

that is only done by fire fighters… and those with a brave heart to face fires.” @abuwaeel87: “He proved that he is a man of difficult situations; he

after their father left them in the car to buy some groceries at a ﬁlling station in Sur. A ﬁre started inside the vehicle and Mohammed leapt into action. His bravery has been the talk of social media with a hashtag in his honour on twitter. Some considered him like Superman when he leapt into the face of danger out of nowhere and a graphic designer, Mohammad Al Asmar, painted a picture portraying the hero as wearing a dishdasha and musar (turban) while the top is unbuttoned to reveal under-

@YUSUF_ALQASMI: “Thank you is little compared to what you deserve. You truly are an Omani man and this is who Omanis are. You deserve the highest recognition,” @MugtahedAlarab “The Omani hero who saved the two Jordanian kids from death in Oman deserves recognition and a job immediately.”

neath the classic red and blue colours of Superman with the letter M for Mohammad on the chest. Of those who stood out on social media thanking the hero, Ismail Al Ajmi, Oman’s national team footballer player said, “He who saved the two children from the burning car, thank you, and God will bless you greatly for your actions.” Some social media users ask the responsible authorities to recognise him and acknowledge his brave act while also asking authorities to offer him a job.

MUSCAT: Haj travellers are being given fire safety advice by the Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance (PACDA) ahead of the annual pilgrimage. Fires can break out anytime, whether due to a faulty electrical wire, by pure accident or as a result of a bad decision. Therefore, PACDA has advised pilgrims to take preventative measures to avoid being harmed or worse during a fire outbreak. “You have to know the exits and entrances to the campsites and accommodations, as well as the location of fire extinguishers,” said PACDA. “You have to remain calm and collected if a fire breaks out,” added PACDA. Pilgrims have also been asked to not use open flames, such as candles as a source of light inside their tents and use battery operated light sources instead, such as lanterns and flashlights. Electrical connections “Make sure gas canisters are closed after you’re done cooking at your accommodation and always prepare your food in the designated kitchens,” advised PACDA. The pilgrims have also been asked to check electrical connections inside their tents to avoid accidental electrical fire outbreaks.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2016 We are indeed grateful to him. We will ﬁnd an occasion to honour him for his act of humanity and friendship towards the people of India Indra Mani Pandey, Indian ambassador to Oman

OMAN Indian envoy to honour fisherman for heroic act Said Al Gamboosi, the 45-year-old Omani ﬁsherman in Jalan, had led a rescue operation to save the lives of 11 Indian sailors from a sinking cargo vessel in Omani waters

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MUSCAT: Said Al Gamboosi, the 45-year-old Omani ﬁsherman in Jalan who led a rescue operation to save the lives of 11 Indian sailors from a sinking cargo vessel in Omani waters, will be honoured by the Indian ambassador in Oman. “We are indeed grateful to him. We will ﬁnd an occasion to honour him for his act of humanity and

Said Al Gamboosi, the 45-yearold Omani ﬁsherman.

GRATEFUL: Indra Mani Pandey, the Indian ambassador to

friendship towards the people of India,” Indra Mani Pandey, the Indian ambassador to Oman, said.

dian cargo vessel with 69 cars, food items, cooking oil and tyres landed in troubled waters in Jalan, near Sur on Saturday morning. The vessel was heading to Yemen from Sharjah and was hit by something at around 2am.

Rescue operations Gamboosi and his friends led the rescue operations when the In-

L A B O U R L AW V I O L AT I O N

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

356 illegals held MUSCAT: 356 workers including 263 commercial workers, 37 farm workers and 56 housemaids and their equivalents were arrested for violating the Labour Law during the August 21 to 27 period, according to the Ministry of Manpower. The inspection team arrested 328 workers, including 224 absconding workers, 101 astray workers and three workers with no documents. The Governorate of Muscat saw

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the largest number of workers violating the law at 99, followed by the Governorate of North Al Batinah with 90 such workers. Competent authorities at the ministry have initiated legal procedures against these workers. On the other hand, the ministry’s statistics showed that 354 expatriate workers were deported for violating provisions of the Labour Law and the ministerial decisions executing the law. -ONA

Stress on quality system MUSCAT: Quality Assurance Centre in the Ministry of Health yesterday held a meeting of the officials of the Directorate General of Pharmaceutical Affairs& Drug Control, Directorate General of Administrative Affairs and the Directorate General of Financial Affairs. Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Saidi, minister of health said that it is one of the ﬁrst to establish the quality system and focused at applying the comprehensive system. Dr. Ahmed Al Manthri, Director General of Quality Assurance Centre said the meeting is aimed to familiarise all workers about introducing the ISO system. -ONA R E PAT R I AT I O N

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Expat’s death

“Shibu was troubled after Satyan’s death. He was coordinating with police and other authorities to follow up the claims and other things. It may be that all the tension led him to take this drastic step,” Shan, Shibu’s’s nephew, told Times of Oman. Shibu had been working in Oman for 20 years. He is survived by his wife and two boys. Meanwhile, relatives and friends told Times of Oman that his body will be ﬂown back to India on Tuesday.

The sailors waited until ﬁrst light to check for damage However, by that time, water had started gushing into the vessel. They dropped the attempt to salvage the vessel and jumped into the water wearing life jackets.

SUR CAR BLAZE

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Gazal critical: Medics

While Sulaiman has 30 per cent burns and is responding to treatment, Gazal has yet to open her eyes, her uncle said. Her mother, Laila Al Gharram, is at her daughter’s bedside maintaining a round-the-clock vigil. She said: “Please pray for my daughter.” Specialist burns unit The uncle of the children, Mohmood Abu Atiya, is calling for a specialist burns unit to travel to Sur to help save Gazal, as medics have advised them it is too dangerous to move them to the country’s only specialist burns unit at Khoula Hospital in Muscat, almost 200 kilometres away. “Gazal is still on medical support. She has not opened her eyes yet. She is in a critical stage. We are all praying for her recovery,” Mohmood, Gazal’s uncle, told Times of Oman. Sulaiman may be transferred to Khoula hospital on Tuesday, according to his uncle. Gazal and her three-year-old brother Sulaiman Mohammed suffered burns while they were in the car at the fuel station. Gazal and Sulaiman had badgered their father to take them for a drive, according to Mohmood. “Sulaiman is recovering. He

has suffered 30 per cent burns only. He is on oxygen support. Both can’t talk. Their mother and father are with them from day one in the hospital. Both of them are still not out of the shock. We are supporting them by all means and praying to the Almighty for the speedy recovery,” Mohmood added. “Medics are saying that Gazal’s vital conditions are bad and they are trying their best to bring her back by all means,” Mohmood added. Gazal and Sulaiman have two siblings, six-year-old Saif and eight-year-old Malak. “We are taking care of them. We have not told them about the tragedy. They won’t be able to adjust to it,” Mohmood added. Jordanian embassy According to Mohmood, the Jordanian embassy officials have also offered assistance. “The embassy intervened to shift the children to Khoula Hospital. However, according to medics, as they are not in a stable condition, we have to continue here. But we plead that if a specialised medical team can come to Sur from Khoula, it would be a blessing for us. We can save the children,” Mohmood added.

TRAFFIC SAFETY

ROP launches social media campaign for safe driving TARIQ ZIAD AL HAREMI

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MUSCAT: A month-long initiative called “What did they say?” was recently launched by the Royal Oman Police (ROP) to promote traffic safety by tweeting facts from experts and scientiﬁc studies. ROP will post information on its Twitter account daily regarding traffic safety, which serves to educate and inform the public about the right way to operate a vehicle, preventive measures and simple every day good-to-know information for 30 days. The initiative was launched on August 21, with the ﬁrst post from the General German Automobile Club (ADAC), which said, “Looking at your phone for two seconds while travelling at 100 kilometres per hour is equal to driving blind for 60 metres.” A World Health Organisation study stating, “Wearing seat belts decreases the risk of death for front-seated passengers by 40 to 50 per cent, while for those in the back is reduced by 25 to 75 per cent,” was posted on the second day of the initiative. A fact posted by ROP quoted the German Authority for Quality Monitoring. “The headrest in a vehicle should not be touched. The driver must keep his head four centimetres away so that it can do what it was created for in case of an emergency.” Quite often people seem to enjoy texting, looking through social

UPDATE: ROP will post information on its Twitter account daily

regarding traffic safety. – Supplied picture

media and having a phone conversation while driving, due to which a serious accident could be imminent and is a common cause for accidents in Oman. Psychologist Peter Keigland explained that people have certain amount of attention span. While some can focus on two things at once, others cannot. “Every human being does not have but a certain limited ability to be focused; so if the driver begins to focus his attention on the phone, then some of his focus is not on the road, which will make him a danger to himself and others around him,” said Keigland in a post from ROP. While summer months are the hottest months in the Sultanate, a rare danger—which is becoming increasingly common—is vehicles catching ﬁre at petrol pumps or while they are parked in the

sun. The reason is partly due to them having a full tank of petrol. A German car club advised “not to ﬁll the car up during summer months and it is not wise to keep pumping gas even after the nozzle has stopped; especially in summer.” Speeding is in fact the leading cause for car accidents, injuries and death in the Sultanate. The Sultanate’s Grand Mufti, Sheikh Ahmad Al Khalili also advised people against speeding, which he considers worse than committing suicide. “Speeding beyond limit is worse than committing suicide as it is a crime and brings a great deal of bad deeds because the person, who commits suicide takes his own life, but the person who speeds disregards his own life and that of others,” said Al Khalili. The posts will continue for 30 days.

P R I C E S D E R E G U L AT E D

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However, last Thursday, Omani crude’s value was $47.2 per barrel at the DME. Oman had deregulated prices of petroleum products in midJanuary, resulting in a 38.3 per cent jump in the price of Super grade petrol to 166 baisas per litre in August (against 120 baisas before mid-January), a 36.8 per cent growth was seen in regular grade petrol prices to 156 baisas per litre (against 114 baisas before mid-January), and a 21.9 per cent surge in diesel prices to 178 baisas (against 146 baisas prior to mid-January). Meanwhile, ratings agency Moody’s noted that Gulf Cooperation Council countries will face some near-term relief from higher oil prices, with narrower ﬁscal and current account deﬁcits than previously expected. “In particular, Oman, Kuwait and Qatar are set to be the main

beneficiaries of higher oil prices in the short term, given the larger reliance on oil for government revenues,” Steffen Dyck, a senior credit officer at Moody’s, explained. Moody’s now forecasts a gross domestic product (GDP) deficit of 15.1 per cent for Oman in 2016 and expects oil prices to remain low, moving within the $40 to $60 per barrel range over the medium term. The ratings agency also projects fiscal gains of 3.5 to 4.5 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP) of Oman over the 2016 to 2017 period, adding that on the external side, higher oil prices will benefit Oman the most by reducing the current account deficits by an average of 4 to 7 per cent of the GDP, followed by Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. On August 8, OPEC said it would meet on the sidelines of an

energy conference in Algiers in late September, which will also be attended by non-OPEC producers. Saudi Arabia has conﬁrmed it is on board with discussing actions if prices remain low, and that has imparted much more credibility to the talks. Since the Saudis officially joined in, oil has risen more than 15 per cent. It was Saudi Arabia that pushed the OPEC strategy of letting the market set prices. That had resulted in a steep decline in oil—to lows in the $20s last winter—as producers kept pumping, adding to a giant global oil glut. Meanwhile, latest reports indicate that oil prices fell nearly 3 per cent on Monday as China ramped up exports of reﬁned products, US oil producers added rigs for an eighth consecutive week, and prospects emerged for increased exports from Iraq and Nigeria.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2016

OMAN NAT I O NA L P R O G R A M M E

BROKERAGE AGENTS

Higher education admission results MUSCAT: Ministry of Higher Education announced the number of students who have met the terms of the national programme for post-graduate studies. Twenty-seven candidates have met the terms for the Phd, 191 applicants have met the terms for the masters degree and 102 candidates met the terms for competing in the medical specialisations. Hamad bin Hamood Al Balushi, director general of scholarships said that the department concerned at the Ministry of Higher Education will communicate, today, through SMS to

students who met the terms for graduate studies to inform them about the results. The number of applicants who registered for the programme stood at 2,500 of whom 1,119 applicants have met the requirements for e.registration in the system and 354 applicants have not uploaded any documents. 267 applicants have completed their registration for the medical specialisations. The electronic registration commenced on February 21 and continued up to July 16 last year, through the e. system of the higher education admission centre. -ONA

Training for 27 Omanis

SAHAM POLICE STATION BUILDING OPENED

The Royal Oman Police celebrated yesterday the opening of Saham Police Station building in the Governorate of North Al Batinah, within the framework of the strategy for reconstructing and completing the facilities, as well as developing services for citizens and residents. -ONA

Salalah sees 22% rise in tourists until August 28 Omanis came ﬁrst as their number reached 447,713 constituting 74 per cent of the total visitors to Dhofar and an increase by 21.6 per cent compared to the same

BIG JUMP: Number of visitors to Khareef Salalah “Monsoon sea-

son” exceeded 604,000.

period in 2014

MUSCAT: Number of visitors to Khareef Salalah “Monsoon season” exceeded 604,000, registering a rise compared to the same period last year. Omani citizens comprised 74 per cent of the total visitors. Until the end of August 28, 2016, the number of visitors stood at 604,990, a rise by 21.7 per cent compared to the same period in 2015, according to the statistics of a survey conducted by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) for Khareef visitors in 2016. Omanis came ﬁrst as their numI TA

Registration for excellence in e-government complete MUSCAT: Information Technology Authority (ITA) completed registration stage for the 5th version of Sultan Qaboos Award for Excellence in e-government. Twenty-six projects of 38 public and private organisations have registered in the competition. This year there are 11 categories, of which eight are for government institutions, namely Best Public Service — Government to Employee, Best Public Service — Government to Citizens, Best Mobile Service — Government to Employee, Best Mobile Service — Government to Citizens, and Best Whole of Government Service. Three new categories Three new categories were added, Best Service Support Doing Business Best e-Participation for Decision-Making and Best e-Transformation Achievement. Three categories are for private enterprises, two of them for large organisations, namely Best Private Sector Service and Best Private Sector Mobile Service, and one for small and medium enterprises, namely Best SME Service for the public. The arbitration panel will meet next October to select the best projects. -ONA

ber reached 447,713 constituting 74 per cent of the total visitors to the Governorate of Dhofar and an increase by 21.6 per cent compared to the same period in 2014. UAE Visitors from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) came second of the total visitors and ﬁrst at the level of the GCC countries as they stood at 57,079 constituting an increase by 13.1 per cent compared to the same period in 2015. Saudi visitors came third out of the total GCC visitors reaching 25,139 representing an increase by 39.5 per cent compared to the Saudi visitors in 2015.

Visitors from Bahrain stood at 5,981 whereas Kuwaiti and Qatari visitors stood at 5,957 and 6,810 respectively. Visitors from other Arab countries stood at 12,833, while the Asian visitors represented 4.7 per cent of the total visitors to Dhofar as they reached 40,056, the majority of them were Indian (23,220 visitors). European The number of European visitors rose by 23.8 per cent to reach 2,136. Visitors from American countries also rose by 5.5 per cent to stand at 810. Visitors from Africa and Oceania stood at 267 and 180 respectively. -ONA

MUSCAT: Capital Market Authority (CMA) will organise a two-day training programme for 27 Omanis working at the insurance brokerage agents to provide them with the required technical and administrative skills that help them market their licenced insurance products. Rashid bin Mohammed Al Rashdi, Director of Licence Regularization Department at CMA said that the programme comes in a bid to empower Omanis working at insurance brokerage companies. He added that about 340 Omani employees working at insurance brokerage companies beneﬁted from the program this year.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2016

REGION AMBUSH NEAR ALGERIAN BORDER

Militants kill three Tunisian soldiers TUNIS: Militants killed three Tunisian soldiers and wounded seven others on Monday, opening ﬁre on them with riﬂes and rocket propelled grenades after their patrol hit anti-tank landmines, an army spokesman said. Militants use the remote, mountainous region along the Algerian border as a base and the military has been hunting them down in the rugged terrain with patrols and air strikes on suspected training camps. Landmine blast Army spokesman Belhassen Ouslati said the three soldiers had been killed in the landmine blast and that clashes were continuing after the ambush in the Mount Sammama area. Since the 2011 protests against former leader Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisia’s democracy has been

held up as a model for a region wracked by violence and instability. But militants are one of the key challenges for the new Prime Minister Youssef Chahed, who ofﬁcially took office on Monday. A local Al Qaeda affiliate, Okba Ibn Nafaa, has been based in the Mount Chaambi range. Some of its leadership is Algerian while some foreign militants ﬂed there after the French intervention in Mali. Militants occasionally carry out attacks on army patrols and checkpoints in the remote areas around Mount Chaambi, and occasionally raid local homes for food and supplies. IS has also drawn several thousands Tunisian militants to its ranks in Syria, Iraq and more recently in neighbouring Libya. Tunisian authorities are concerned about returning militants carrying out attacks at home. — Reuters

Suicide bomber kills 54, injures 67 in Aden Attack targeted a school compound where conscripts of the Popular Committees, forces allied to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, were gathered for breakfast

ADEN: A suicide bomber killed at least 54 people when he drove a car bomb into a militia compound in Aden on Monday, the health ministry said, in one of the deadliest attacks claimed by IS militant group in the southern Yemeni port city. The director general of Yemen’s health ministry in Aden, Al Khader Laswar, told Reuters that at least 67 other people were wounded in the attack in the city’s Mansoura district. The militant IS group said in a statement carried by its Amaq news agency one of its suicide bombers carried out the bombing. “Around 60 dead in a martyrdom operation by a ﬁghter from IS targeting a recruitment centre in Aden city,” the statement said, without giving further details. A security source said the attack targeted a school compound where conscripts of the Popular Committees, forces allied to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, were gathered for breakfast. Witnesses said the suicide bomber entered the compound behind a truck that had brought breakfast for the conscripts, who

DEADLY ATTACK: (Above and Below) Soldiers and people gather at the scene following an attack by a suicide bomber who drove a car laden with explosives into a compound run by local militias in the southern port city of Aden, Yemen, on Monday. – Reuters

had queued for the meal. Ambulance sirens wailed throughout the morning as they ferried casualties to a hospital run by medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), which was overwhelmed by the number of casualties. An MSF spokesperson said the hospital received at least 45 bodies and more than 60 wounded people. Militants, including IS, have exploited an 18-month-old civil war between the Houthi movement and Hadi’s supporters, attacking senior officials, religious ﬁgures, security forces and compounds of the Saudi-led Arab military coalition which supports Hadi. Last month, the governor of the southern Yemeni city of Aden survived a car bomb attack targeting his convoy, the latest attempt on the city’s top official. In May, a suicide bomber killed at least 40 army recruits and injured 60 others when he rammed a booby-trapped car at recruits

lined up to enlist for military service at a compound in Aden. Hadi’s supporters, who accuse former president Ali Abdullah Saleh of using militants to target the internationally-recognised president, have launched a series of raids in recent weeks to try to stem the violence, seizing dozens

of people suspected of involvement in attacks across the city. In eastern Yemen, forces loyal to Hadi, backed by troops from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), drove members of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula from the city of Mukalla in a military operation in May. — Reuters

RUSSIAN-MADE DEFENCE SYSTEM

Iran deploys S-300 missiles at Fordow nuclear facility ANKARA: Iran has deployed the Russian-supplied S-300 surfaceto-air missile defence system around its Fordow underground uranium enrichment facility, Iranian state media reported on Monday. Iranian state TV on Sunday aired footage of deployment of the recently delivered missile system to the nuclear site in the central Iran. “Our main priority is to protect Iran’s nuclear facilities under any circumstances,” Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ (IRGC) air defence force told state TV. Iran and the six major powers reached a landmark nuclear deal in 2015 aimed at curbing Iran’s nuclear programme in exchange for lifting nuclear-related sanctions imposed on Tehran over its disputed nuclear work. Enrichment of uranium at the Fordow facility, around 100km (60 miles) south of Tehran, has

stopped since the implementation of the nuclear deal in January. Russia, under pressure from the West, in 2010 cancelled a contract to deliver S-300s to Iran. But Russian President Vladimir Putin lifted that self-imposed ban in April 2015, after an interim deal was reached between Iran and the six powers. In August, Iran said that Russia had delivered main parts of the system to the country, adding that the missile system would be completely delivered by the end of 2016. The IRGC’s Esmaili did not say whether the system was operational, but added: “Today, Iran’s sky is one of the most secure in the Middle East”. Iran’s top authority Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday that the country’s military power was for defensive purposes. “The S-300 system is a defence system not an assault one, but the Americans did their

utmost to prevent Iran from getting it,” Khamenei said in a speech broadcast live on state TV. Meanwhile, Iran’s military detected a US drone entering Iranian airspace on Monday and issued a warning for it to leave, which it subsequently did, Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported. “Iran’s army air defence detected and warned an American drone in the eastern airspace of the country. It was coming from Afghanistan. The drone left the area,” Tasnim quoted the Iranian military as saying. Tasnim gave no details on how the Iranian authorities had warned the unmanned drone to leave its airspace. A US defence official said last week that four of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) vessels “harassed” a US warship on Tuesday. Tehran said the ships had only been carrying out their regular duties monitoring foreign ships. — Reuters

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More than 70 tents burnt down in Iraqi refugee camp BAGHDAD: More than 70 tents were destroyed by ﬁre on Monday in the refugee camp of Yahayawa, near the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, but no one was injured, the United Nations’ refugee agency UNHCR said. The ministry of displacement and migration “has requested us to provide tents and core relief items CRIs to affected families”, UNHCR spokeswoman in Baghdad, Caroline Gluck, said. “We will respond with tents and CRIs without delay; the Ofﬁce for the Coordination of Humanitarian affairs is coordinating with other clusters to provide any other assistance needed,” she said in an email. The war with IS has forced

about 3.4 million people to leave their homes across Iraq, the UN says. Last week, the UNHCR said that hundreds of thousands more people could be uprooted by the military assault to dislodge the militants from Mosul, the biggest city still under IS control, in northern Iraq. The Yahayawa camp houses about 500 internally displaced families and is managed by the provincial council. Meanwhile, the Iraqi oil ministry said that Iraq has put out ﬁres at four oil wells in the oil-producing region of Qayyara which Iraqi forces recaptured from IS last week. “Work is underway to put out ﬂames in the remaining wells or oil spots that Daesh (IS) crimi-

nal gangs set ablaze before fleeing the city,” Deputy Oil Minister Fayadh Al Nema said in the statement. He didn’t say how many fires were still ablaze. The Qayyara region produces heavy sour crude and has a small refinery to process some of the oil. Late on Sunday, IS claimed a suicide bombing that killed at least 15 people and injured 16 at a wedding party near the city of Kerbala. Five assailants including the suicide bomber attacked the celebration in Ain Al Tamr, west of Kerbala in southern Iraq, firing machine guns and throwing hand grenades, the police said. All the attackers were killed by security forces. — Reuters

TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2016

L AW A N D O R D E R

Curfew lifted in Kashmir Valley barring three areas SRINAGAR: Life in Srinagar city on Monday started limping towards normalcy as authorities lifted curfew from entire Indian-administered Kashmir Valley except three police station areas after 51 days of continuous curfew following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani. “Curfew has been lifted from Kashmir except from Pulwama town and the areas in Srinagar falling under the jurisdiction of police stations MR Gunj and Nowhatta,” a police official said. He said the curbs were lifted following improvement in the situation. “However, the security forces will remain deployed in strength in sensitive areas of the Valley to maintain law and order,” the official said. Curfew was clamped in entire Valley on July 9 following violence in the aftermath of Wani’s killing in an encounter in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district a day earlier. The violence has left 68 people, including two cops, dead and several thousand injured. While public transport continued to be off roads, there was increased movement of private cars and auto-rickshaws on the roads here this morning, the official said. Minor traffic jams were seen along the Rambagh-Jawahar Nagar-Rajbagh axis leading to commercial hub of Lal Chowk due to the increased movement of private vehicles. The attendance in government offices also showed upward trend with majority of employees reporting for work. The banks were also open and witnessed massive rush of customers as soon as they opened. However, schools, colleges and other educational institutions and shops remained closed due to the strike called by separatists groups who have asked people to lockdown all government offices, except essential services on Monday. — PTI

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Indian assures Myanmar of whole-hearted support India will stand by with Myanmar at ‘every step’ of its new journey, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in talks with Myanmarese President U Htin Kyaw

NEW DELHI: India on Monday promised all possible support to Myanmar’s new government in ushering in a new pathway of development as the two sides resolved to step up overall engagement and “actively” cooperate in combating terrorism and insurgent activities in the region. In wide-ranging talks with Myanmarese President U Htin Kyaw, Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed that India will stand by with Myanmar at “every step” of its new journey and that it wants to take the ties to “new heights”. Modi’s assurance to Htin Kyaw, on his ﬁrst foreign trip after assuming the top office in April, came amid China’s diplomatic offensive in reaching out to Myanmar’s new dispensation. Earlier this month, Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s most powerful leader and Foreign Minister, chose to visit China ﬁrst over India. “Let me assure you that at every step of the way 1.25 billion people of India will stand by (with) you- Both as partners and as friends,” Modi said, adding, “A bright future for Myanmar is not

WARM WELCOME: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, and Indian President Pranab Mukher-

jee, left, gesture while welcoming Myanmar President U Htin Kyaw, centre, during a ceremonial reception in New Delhi on Monday. – AFP

just your objective. It is also our aspiration.” Monday’s talks were ﬁrst toplevel engagement between the two countries after government of Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy came to power following the historic elections that brought curtains down on decades-long military rule. The two sides signed four MoUs to boost cooperation in areas of connectivity, medicine and renewable energy, besides agreeing to deepen ties in a range of sectors, including agriculture, banking and power. Reading out a statement to media with Htin Kyaw by his side, Modi said both sides recognised that each other’s security interests are closely aligned and the two countries agreed to work together to combat terror and insurgent activities in the region. “We recognised that our security interests are closely aligned.

And, we agreed on the need to remain sensitive to each other’s strategic interests and concerns. “To this end, President and I agreed to work together for the safety and security of our people. And, actively cooperate to combat the common challenges of terrorism and insurgent activity in our region,” Modi said. Myanmar, considered one of India’s strategic neighbours, shares a 1,640-km-long border with a number of northeastern states including militancy-infested Nagaland and Manipur. India has been raising with Myanmar the issue of several northeast militant groups having training camps in that country. Ways to combat the insurgent groups active in northeast and ensuring better border management were deliberated upon. Both sides also deliberated on maritime security cooperation in the Bay of Bengal.

Resolving to boost cooperation in agricultural sector, both sides also agreed to work towards a long-term and a mutually-beneﬁcial arrangement for trade in pulses. Calling Myanmar a “bridge” that connects India with South East Asia, Modi said, “Our discussions on Monday have enabled us to evolve a road map and an action agenda for our cooperation.” Modi said two agreements signed on Monday will facilitate the construction and upgrading of 69 bridges and the Kalewa-Yargi road section of the India-Myanmar-Thailand trilateral highway project. He said he has also conveyed to the President India’s full support to the peace process initiative under the ‘21st Century Panglong Conference’. “Buddhist principles of ‘metta’ or loving kindness and ‘Sarva Pantha Sambhava’ (equality of all religions) deﬁne our ways of life,”

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he said, while complimenting maturity of Myanmar’s leadership and commitment of its people to democracy. Htin Kyaw on his part said his government wants to strengthen ties with India. Talking about intensity of bilateral ties, Modi said its extent and depth are shaped by a robust development cooperation partnership, which has a strong “people ﬁrst” philosophy. “India’s nearly $2 billion development assistance is touching the lives of the common man of Myanmar. Our engagement is supporting projects in connectivity, infrastructure, capacity building education, healthcare and many other sectors,” he said. Giving example of India’s assistance, he talked about the Kaladan project and said its port and waterway segment were nearing completion later this year. “In April this year, we took the small step of supplying power to Tamu in Myanmar. I have told the President that we are willing to substantially scale up our supply of power,” Modi said. Talking about cultural ties, he said it is a “key centrality” in the foundation of the ties. “I am happy that our partnership is restoring Ananda temple in Bagan in Myanmar. We are also ready to restore other historic monuments and pagodas, which were damaged in the earthquake which hit Myanmar just last week,” he said. The Myanmarese President arrived in the Buddhist pilgrimage town of Gaya on Saturday where he visited the Mahabodhi Temple, the most sacred of Buddhist shrines, Daijokyo Buddhist Temple and Myanmar Buddhist Vihara. He travelled to Agra on Sunday and paid a visit to Taj Mahal before arriving. Earlier in the day, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj called on Htin Kyaw. — PTI S TAT E A S S E M B LY

India to grow at 7.6 per cent in 2016-17: RBI MUMBAI: The near-term growth outlook for India seems brighter than last fiscal and the economy is likely to expand at 7.6 per cent in 2016-17, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Monday. “Overall GVA (gross value added) growth is projected at 7.6 per cent in 2016-17, up from 7.2 per cent last year,” RBI said in its Annual Report 2015-16. A better than anticipated agricultural performance and the possibility of allowances under the 7th Pay Commission’s award being paid out in the fourth quarter of 2016-17 provide upsides to this projection, it said. On the other hand, a rise in the implicit GVA deflator, as Wholesale Price Index (WPI) based inflation hardens, will operate as a statistical downside, RBI said. The effects of Brexit on the Indian economy have been relatively muted, including the immediate impact on equity and foreign exchange markets, it added. Yet, in view of the linkages to the United Kingdom and the euro area, spillovers through trade, finance

taken by the government such as 100 per cent FDI in defence, civil aviation, pharmaceuticals and broadcasting,” RBI said.

BRIGHTER FUTURE: A better than anticipated agricultural perfor-

mance and the possibility of allowances under the 7th Pay Commission’s award being paid out in the fourth quarter of 2016-17 provide upsides to the projection, said the Central bank. – AFP File

and expectations channels cannot be ruled out as events unfold, it said. “Abstracting from these external shocks, the near-term domestic outlook appears somewhat brighter than the outcome for 2015-16,” RBI said. While a durable pick-up in investment activity remains elusive, consumption will continue to provide the main support to aggregate demand and may receive a boost from the revival of rural demand in response

to the above-normal and spatially well-distributed southwest monsoon as well as from the seventh pay commission’s award, it said. Industrial activity has been in contraction mode in the early months of 2016-17, pulled down by manufacturing and looking ahead, no strong drivers are discernible at this juncture that could engineer a turnaround. “Some support to industrial activity may, however, stem from the recent measures

Inflation The headline inflation, it said, is expected to trend towards the target of 5 per cent by the last quarter of the year, although at the current juncture, upside risks are prominent. “If the current softness in crude prices proves to be transient and as the output gap continues to close, inflation excluding food and fuel may likely trend upwards and counterbalance the benefit of the expected easing of food inflation,” it said. RBI said it is also important to take note of impact of the implementation of the Seventh Pay Commission’s award on the future trajectory of headline inflation. The largest effects are expected to emanate from increased house rent allowance in the Consumer Price Index, which may push up retail inflation, which shot up to nearly 2-year high of 6.07 in July. RBI said he commitment of the

central government to the path of fiscal consolidation in 2016-17 has enhanced the credibility of fiscal policy, which will, in turn, help in anchoring inflation expectations and in improving the business environment, including by fostering credibility among international investors. A conducive environment has also been created through appropriate incentives or penalties for states to renew their fiscal consolidation. “The passage of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill marks a new era in co-operative fiscal federalism and a growing political consensus for economic reforms,” the report highlighted. It said GST implementation will boost trade, investment and growth by reducing supply chain rigidities, encouraging scale economies, cutting down transportation and transaction costs, as also promoting efficiency gains. Report said the country’s external position is viable and wellbuffered to sustain a pick-up in non-oil non-gold imports as growth gathers momentum. — PTI

Resolution to change name of West Bengal passed KOLKATA: The West Bengal state Assembly on Monday passed a resolution to change the name of the state from West Bengal to ‘Bangla’ in Bengali and ‘Bengal’ in English. The resolution was moved by state Parliamentary Affairs minister Partha Chatterjee under rule 169, which said that the name of the state would be ‘Bangla’ in Bengali, ‘Bengal’ in English and ‘Bangal’ in Hindi. Speaking on the motion, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said, “The name Bangla has a historical and cultural background. I don’t have any problem with the name of ‘Bango’ either. But most of the people want the name ‘Bangla’. In English it will be ‘Bengal’ so that there will be no confusion with the name of neighbouring Bangladesh.” Later se said the matter would now be sent to the central government and then it will be placed in Parliament. — PTI

FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY

Three super girls along with Jitu Rai conferred Khel Ratna NEW DELHI: It was a celebration of woman power in sports as Olympic stars PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik and Dipa Karmakar were conferred India’s highest sporting honour — the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna — along with shooter Jitu Rai in a gleaming awards ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on Monday. For the ﬁrst time in the history of National Sports Awards, four athletes were chosen for the Khel Ratna honour, owing to the three girls’ superlative show at the Rio Olympics. In 2009, three athletes -- boxers Vijender Singh and MC Mary Kom and wrestler Sushil Kumar -- had been given this award together. Shuttler Sindhu won a historic silver in the women’s singles, Sakshi won India’s ﬁrst ever medal (bronze) in women’s wrestling while Dipa grabbed a piece of his-

tory for herself with a fourth place finish in artistic gymnastics with her now famous Produnova vault. Shooter Jitu Rai was always a contender after consistently producing medal-winning performances in the last two years, including gold at the Asian and Commonwealth Games along with a silver at the World Championships. The four Khel Ratnas, who were greeted with a loud round of applause when they walked up to receive their awards from President Pranab Mukherjee, received a medal, certificate and cash prize of Rs7.5 lakh each. Also honoured were 15 Arjuna awardees who received statuettes, certificates and award money of Rs5 lakh each. Long distance runner Lalita Babar, who finished a creditable 10th in the 3000m steeplechase in the

Rio Games, boxer Shiva Thapa, only the third Indian to win a World Championships medal last year, and hockey players VR Raghunath and Rani Rampal were among those who received the Arjuna award. Cricketer Ajinkya Rahane, who was also selected for the Arjuna Award, missed out on the ceremony as he is in the United States with the Indian team for a Twenty20 series against the West Indies. Teen Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, the ﬁrst Indian athlete to become a world champion at any level with a gold medal at the U-20 World Championship, was also among the Arjuna winners this year. Goalkeeper Subrata Paul was the lone footballer in the list of Arjuna awardees, which also included shooter Apurvi Chandela and wrestler Vinesh Phogat. — PTI

SPORTING HONOUR: President Pranab Mukherjee in a group photo with the sportspersons and dignitaries at the National Sports and Adventure Award 2016 function at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on Monday. – PTI

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PAKISTAN Islamabad, Riyadh to scale up efforts to counter IS threat The agreement was

Appeals against new military court convictions dismissed ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Monday upheld verdicts and death sentences in the cases of 16 civilians convicted of terrorism-related offences by military courts, the ﬁrst time the highest court has ruled on the legality of cases tried by the military. A ﬁve-member bench ruled that the appellants had not proved the military violated their constitutional rights or failed to follow procedure, in a blow to some activists who contend the courts routinely violate people’s rights. Pakistan’s government empowered military courts to try civilian terrorism suspects in January 2015, following an attack by Pakistani Taliban militants on a school in Peshawar that killed more than 130 pupils. The military has so far convicted 104 civilians in the secret tribunals. Of those, 100 have been sentenced to death, and four to life imprisonment. All but six are said by the military to have confessed.

reached during highlevel talks between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defence Minister Mohammed bin Salman, who made a stopover in Islamabad late on Sunday on his way to China

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Sunday agreed to redouble their efforts to deal with the threat posed by terrorist groups, particularly Da’ish (IS), which is said to be involved in recent terrorist attacks in the Kingdom. The agreement was reached during high-level talks between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defence Minister Mohammed bin Salman, who made a stopover in Islamabad late Sunday on his way to China. Prince Mohammed was received at Nur Khan Airbase by Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and other senior officials. Shortly after landing, the deputy crown prince was taken to the Prime Minister House where he held talks with Premier Nawaz Sharif. The state-run PTV reported that chiefs of the three services, including army chief General Ra-

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BOOSTING TIES: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, right, meets with Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

in Islamabad, Pakistan on Sunday. — Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via Reuters

heel Sharif, were also present at the PM House. The talks remained focused on the current regional situation particularly in the Middle East and efforts to deal In July, a long-time Pakistani resident Abdullah Qalzar blew himself up near the US Consulate in Jeddah, injuring two security officers. At least a dozen Pakistanis were then arrested in security sweeps following the blast. Last week, Saudi authorities discovered a Pakistani identity

card along with four kilos of explosives in the bag of a suspected bomber in Qatif. The bomber was intercepted by officials near a mosque in the city and shot dead when he allegedly tried to set off the bomb. The two countries have already been sharing intelligence and closely cooperating with each other to deal with common threat of terrorism, said an official familiar with the talks. The official, who requested anonymity, said Nawaz reiterated Pakistan’s ﬁrm commitment to

Saudi Arabia to protect its territorial integrity and sovereignty in the face off current threats. Pakistan is part of the Saudi-led alliance that the Kingdom cobbled together in December last year to ﬁght terrorist groups, including the IS. Saudi media reported that Prince Mohammed’s visit to Pakistan was signiﬁcant keeping in view the role of Pakistan in efforts directed to “ensure peace and security in the Middle East and in its extended neighbourhood.” The visit was part of the regu-

lar exchange of visits of top Saudi and Pakistani officials, said Pakistani Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Manzoorul Haq. This is Prince Mohammed’s second visit to Islamabad this year after he travelled to the country in January to drum up support for a Saudiled 34 nation counter-terrorism alliance. “These visits indicate that the Kingdom and Pakistan share common political, strategic and economic objectives,” Arab News reported ahead of Prince Mohammed’s visit. — Express Tribune

Peshawar school Those whose appeals were dismissed on Monday included nine members of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and two Al Qaeda members, according to Pakistan’s military. Two convicts are said to have been involved in the Peshawar school killings. Pakistan has been battling the TTP, an umbrella organisation of militant groups ﬁghting to impose obscurantist rule, and its allies including Al Qaeda since 2007. Lawyers for all 16 convicts contended their clients had been tried in secret, without access to legal counsel of their choice, and that their confessions had been recorded illegally. They also claimed they were denied access to military court records when preparing their appeals. — Reuters

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Thailand police link resort bombings to insurgency in south BANGKOK: Thai police identified on Monday a third suspect wanted in connection with a wave of bombs in tourist towns this month that killed four people and for the first time linked the attacks to separatists operating in the far south. Thailand’s tourist industry had been largely spared a spill-over of violence from a decades-old insurgency in the far south and authorities had at first dismissed any connection between the August 11-12 bombings and the separatists. But police issuing an arrest warrant for a third suspect on Monday said all three of the people they wanted to question had links to previous attacks blamed on the insurgents. “The three suspects for which we have obtained an arrest warrants are known to have ties to other previous attacks in the southern provinces,” deputy national police spokesman Kissana Phathanacharoen told Reuters. Police identified the third suspect as Asamin Katemadi and said he was also wanted in connection with a 2015 bomb attack on the tourist island of Samui. Four Thai people were killed in the coordinated bomb attacks in various tourist town south of Bangkok this month and dozens were wounded, including foreigners. Authorities even hinted that supporters of ousted populist premier Thaksin Shinawatra might have been responsible. He denied any link. Thailand’s three far-south provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat are majority-Muslim and resistance to central government rule has existed there for decades, resurfacing violently in 2004.

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Mujahideen Bangladesh, a local militant group that has pledged allegiance to IS, was involved in organizing in the cafe attack. Two days before Kerry’s visit, security forces said they had killed three militants, including a Bangladeshi-born Canadian citizen called Tamim Ahmed Chowdhury who was suspected of being the mastermind.

US Secretary of State’s blunt statement followed the July 1 attack on ATTACK SITE: A Thai bomb

squad inspects the site of a deadly bombing in the southern province of Pattani on August 24, 2016. - AFP

a cafe in an upscale district of the Bangladeshi capital,

More than 6,500 people have been killed in the largely ethnic Malay region since then in bombings and shootings that take place almost daily, according to Deep South Watch, a group which monitors the conﬂict.| Shadowy insurgents Peace talks between the government and shadowy insurgents group began in 2013 under the civilian government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Thaksin’s sister, but have stalled since the military overthrew her in 2014. Prime Minister Prayuth Chanocha said on Monday meetings were taking place between the government and various insurgent groups in Malaysia but he insisted that there needed to be a cessation of violence before further terms were discussed. “As long as there is violence, can there be any trust?” he said when reporters asked him about the situation in the south. Bangkok-based analyst Anthony Davis, at security consulting ﬁrm IHS-Jane’s, told Reuters that the recent increase in violence may be due to dissatisfaction over the talks. — Reuters

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PROMISING HELP: US Secretary of State John Kerry, left and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ahead of a meeting in Dhaka on Monday. - AFP

mostly non-Muslims and foreigners

DHAKA: The United States believes that elements of IS are “connected” to operatives in Bangladesh, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday, promising help with intelligence and law enforcement after a wave of militant attacks. Kerry’s blunt statement followed the July 1 attack on a cafe in an upscale district of the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, in which 22 people were killed - mostly nonMuslims and foreigners, including one American. It directly contradicted the narrative of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government, which has blamed homegrown militants and denied a foreign hand in the hostage taking at the Holey Artisan Bakery that was claimed by IS. The cafe raid was the most

shocking of a series of atrocities that has included killings of atheist intellectuals, people from religious and sexual minorities and foreigners, raising fears over the stability of the nation of 160 million. Responding to questions after giving a speech, Kerry said he had a “very candid” conversation with Hasina. He said that IS had wide contacts around the world, including in South Asia, adding: “They are connected to some degree with some of the operatives here, and we made that very clear in our conversations.” As Kerry’s motorcade headed to the US embassy for meetings with opposition leaders, a government minister directly contradicted him. “I told him that there is no such terrorist or militants from outside or who are connected with the (IS), but there are militants inside our country and they are home-

grown,” Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan told Reuters. Bangladesh’s secular government has continued to enjoy the West’s support despite mounting concerns over its handling of the escalation in militant activity. Bangladesh’s security response has, say analysts, been coloured by a political standoff with the hardliners’-leaning opposition that boycotted the last general election and is suspected by the government of links to local militant groups. Michael Kugelman of The Wilson Center, a Washington-based think tank, said the US administration had not paid enough attention to the growing terror threats in Bangladesh, which is now impacting Americans. “It has arguably taken its eye off the ball even as this threat has begun to directly affect Americans,” he said. Police believe that Jamaat-ul-

Selfie with attackers Chowdhury is reported to have been the subject of a profile in an IS journal called Dabiq that identified him as its top operative in Bangladesh. The Syria-based militant group also published “selfie” photos of the cafe attackers on its propaganda channels while the hostage crisis was continuing. Kerry said “there is much we can do to cooperate” in the fields of intelligence and law enforcement to address security threats from both domestic and transnational organizations. “That’s the nature of the beast that we are dealing with today,” Kerry said. “I’m absolutely confident that we will build additional capacity and it will be effective.” In a speech, Kerry also touched on the need to uphold democratic principles “to defeat terrorists” and expressed concern over upholding the rights of workers. Bangladesh’s economy depends heavily on the fortunes of the $28 billion garment industry, which is struggling to improve a poor safety record epitomized by the Rana Plaza disaster of 2013 in which a factory collapse killed more than 1,100 people. Kerry was making his first visit to Bangladesh. His armored SUV hit a gate in front of the US embassy, but he was not hurt. — Reuters

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Singapore sprays insecticide as Zika expected to spread

THERMAL FOGGING: A worker fogs the corridor of a public housing estate in the vicinity where a locally transmitted Zika virus case was discovered, in Singapore, on Monday. - Reuters

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Duterte promises reward for corrupt police linked to drugs MANILA: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday promised rewards running to tens of thousands of dollars for information leading to the capture of police officers protecting drug syndicates and warned corrupt officials they would face “a day of reckoning”. In a National Heroes Day speech, Duterte said there would be no let-up in a “war on drugs” in which - according to police ﬁgures - more than 1,900 people have been killed since he came to power two months ago. Police say the toll of about 36 people a day is a result of drug dealers resisting arrest or gang feuds. Being targeted Duterte railed against critics who have complained that the poor who trade drugs to make a living are being targeted by the police, but added that army generals, city mayors, governors and police involved in the drug trade must also be stopped.

police and soldiers who he said were protecting drug traffickers or selling drugs in their communities.

Rodrigo Duterte

“I consider the ﬁght against drugs a war, there is a crisis in this country, it is drugs... it has infected every nook and corner,” he said in the speech to retired and serving soldiers, government officials and foreign diplomats. Singling out corrupt policemen known as “ninjas”, who take payoffs from drug lords, Duterte said he was placing a 2 million peso ($43,000) bounty on their heads, telling their colleagues to “squeal on your friends”. Duterte, who won a May election on a promise to wipe out drugs and dealers, last month named about 160 officials, judges,

Extra-judicial drug killings The United States, a close ally of the Philippines, said last week it was “deeply concerned” about the reports of extra-judicial drug killings and it urged Duterte’s government to ensure that lawenforcement efforts “comply with its human rights obligation”. The crackdown and some strongly worded criticism Duterte has made of the United States since coming to power present a dilemma for Washington, which has been seeking to forge unity among allies in Asia in the face of an increasingly assertive China, especially in the strategic South China Sea. This month, two UN human rights experts urged Manila to stop the extra-judicial executions and killings. Duterte responded by threatening to leave the United Nations. — Reuters

SINGAPORE: Officials sprayed insecticide and cleared drains of stagnant water in residential areas of Singapore at high risk of further Zika infections on Monday after 41 locally transmitted cases were confirmed in the city state. Workers wearing fumigation masks travelled methodically through high-rise public housing estates in seven separate areas of the island, inspecting plant pots closely as they sprayed insecticide via thermal fogging machines. The health ministry on Saturday confirmed Singapore’s first locallytransmitted case of Zika, with the tally rising to 41 just a day later. All of the infected people were either residents of the Aljunied district or workers at a construction site owned by GuocoLand in the area. ”We expect to identify more positive cases,” the ministry said on Monday in its latest update on the outbreak. “Given that the majority of Zika cases are asymptomatic or mildly

symptomatic, and mosquitoes in the affected areas may already have been infected, isolation of positive cases may have limited effect to managing the spread,” it added. Singapore, a major regional financial centre and busy transit hub, which maintains a constant vigil against the mosquito-borne dengue virus, reported its first case of the Zika virus in May, brought in by a middle-aged man who had been to Brazil. Stop work GuocoLand, which is headquartered in Singapore and has developments across Asia, was ordered on Saturday to stop work on the building site where 36 of the infected people worked. It will remain closed until the company rectifies the conditions that allowed mosquitoes to breed and steps up preventative measures, the health ministry said. The Zika virus, carried by mos-

quitoes, was detected in Brazil last year and has since spread across the Americas. It poses a risk to pregnant women because it can cause severe birth defects. It has been linked in Brazil to more than 1,600 cases of microcephaly, where babies are born with abnormally small heads and brains. The World Health OrganiSation (WHO) said on Sunday it did not know “which lineage of Zika is circulating” in Singapore or “what the level of population immunity is to this lineage of Zika in Asia.” Singapore’s health ministry said some 19 mosquito breeding habitats were detected and destroyed in its ﬁrst sweep of the Aljunied area on Sunday when it fumigated around a third of the 6,000 homes. “I feel afraid,” said Ng Kai Yee, a female student who lives near the construction site believed to be a source of the outbreak. “I heard quite a lot about how harmful Zika virus is to girls, especially pregnant women.” — Reuters

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Lebanon’s trash crisis threatens to return in summer heat

GARBAGE PILING UP: A woman covers her nose as she walks past garbage piled up along a street in Dekwaneh area, Mount Lebanon, on Monday. — Reuters

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Australian aid worker kidnapped in Afghanistan freed after raid SYDNEY/KABUL: An Australian aid worker kidnapped in Afghanistan four months ago was freed following a raid by Afghan special forces near the eastern city of Jalalabad, officials said on Monday. Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop conﬁrmed in a statement that Kerry Jane Wilson, who was taken by two armed men from the offices of a charity in Jalalabad in April, had been freed and was “safe and well”. A spokesman for Australia’s foreign ministry declined to provide details but Afghanistan’s National Directorate for Security said in a statement Wilson had been freed on Sunday night after a raid by special forces. Four people were arrested. “I deeply appreciate the work of the authorities in Afghanistan whose support and assistance facilitated her release,” Bishop said, adding that no further details would be provided about the circumstances of the release. Kidnapping for ransom has long been a problem in Afghanistan, affecting Afghans more than foreigners, and it has become a lucrative source of income for militant groups in recent years. Ransom The question of whether to pay ransom is hotly debated. Australia does not pay ransom to kidnappers, as a matter of policy, Bishop said in April. This month, an Australian and an American, both teachers at the American University of Afghanistan, were kidnapped in the capital, Kabul. They are still missing. Since June, two Indian aid workers have been kidnapped in Kabul and released after being held for several weeks each. — Reuters

BEIRUT: Rubbish is again accumulating on some Beirut streets after protesters blocked access to a dump, raising fears that last summer’s garbage crisis, which provoked unprecedented street protests, could return. The return of trash piles is among a number of signs of how dysfunctional Lebanon’s paralysed political system has become, made worse because of sectarian tension that has increased with next door Syria’s civil war. The government has not passed a budget since 2005 and Lebanon has been without a president for more than two years. In July last year authorities shut the main landﬁll site for garbage from the capital without providing

an alternative, causing months of festering rubbish to pile up around the city. That prompted massive protests in central Beirut that were unprecedented for having been mobilised independently of the big sectarian parties that dominate Lebanese politics. Plans for alternative dumps and even to export the rubbish were all rejected by residents, politicians and activists, until two temporary dumps in Beirut were eventually found. But these pungent seaside facilities are far from ideal: one is just 200 metres from Beirut International airport and the other adjacent to the central residential and commercial neighbourhood of Bourj Hammoud. In April this year the Lebanese

to protest against ﬁlling the sea with garbage,” said Roger Abi Rashed, deputy head of the local Kataeb branch. “We are here today to tell the government to ﬁnd a sustainable, not temporary, solution to the rubbish issue.” Angry that construction work was stopped, Bourj Hammoud’s municipality, which was promised $25 million in development funding from the government in exchange for hosting the revamped dump, last week prevented garbage trucks entering the site. Unable to dump waste, the private company responsible for collecting rubbish, Sukleen, stopped collecting trash from parts of Beirut and the adjoining Mount Lebanon area on Thursday. — Reuters

Turkish forces deepen push into Syria, draw US rebuke Turkey has said its campaign has a dual goal of ‘cleansing’ the region of IS and stopping Kurdish forces ﬁlling the void and extending the area they control near Turkey’s border

BEIRUT/KARKAMIS (TURKEY): Turkish-backed forces pushed deeper into northern Syria on Monday and drew a rebuke from NATO ally the United States, which said it was concerned the battle for territory had shifted away from targeting IS. At the start of Turkey’s now almost week-long cross-border offensive, Turkish tanks, artillery and warplanes provided Syrian rebel allies the firepower to capture swiftly the Syrian frontier town of Jarablus from IS militants. Since then, Turkish forces have mainly pushed into areas controlled by forces aligned to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a coalition that encompasses the Kurdish YPG militia and which has been backed by Washington to fight the militants. A group monitoring the tangled, five-year-old conflict in Syria said 41 people were killed by Turkish air strikes as Turkish forces pushed south on Sunday. Turkey denied there were any civilian deaths, saying 25 Kurdish militants were killed.

WIDENING CONFLICT: A wall along the border between Turkey and Syria is pictured near the south-

eastern town of Deliosman in Kilis province, Turkey, on Monday. - Reuters

“We want to make clear that we find these clashes - in areas where ISIL is not located - unacceptable and a source of deep concern,” said Brett McGurk, US special envoy for the fight against IS, using an acronym for the militants. “We call on all armed actors to stand down,” he wrote on Twitter, citing a US Department of Defence statement. Turkey, which is battling a Kurdish insurgency on its soil, has said its campaign has a dual goal of “cleansing” the region of IS and stopping Kurdish forces filling the void and extending the area they control near Turkey’s border. It has put Ankara at odds with Washington and adds to tensions when Turkey’s government is still reeling from last month’s failed coup, which it says Washington was too slow to condemn. US Vice

President Joe Biden sought to patch up ties in a visit last week, just as Turkish forces entered Syria. In a news conference on Monday with a visiting European ofﬁcial, Turkish European Affairs Minister Omer Celik said: “No one has the right to tell us which terrorist organisation we can ﬁght against.” He did not however mention the US comments. Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said Turkish forces had no intention of staying in Syria. “Turkey is not an occupying country,” NTV channel quoted him telling reporters. On Monday, Turkish-backed forces had advanced on Manbij, a city about 30km (20 miles) south of Turkey’s border captured this month by the SDF with US help.

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The Turkish military said it was also shifting operations westwards, which would take it into territory still under IS control. The thud of artillery was heard from the Turkish border town of Karkamis. SDF-aligned militia said they were reinforcing Manbij but insisted none of the troops in the region or the extra ﬁghters heading to the city were from the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia. Turkey has said its warplanes and artillery have bombarded positions held by the Kurdish YPG militia in recent days. It accuses the YPG of seeking to take territory where there has not traditionally been a strong Kurdish ethnic contingent. “The YPG is engaged in ethnic cleansing, they are placing who they want to in those places,”

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said in Ankara, demanding Kurdish forces withdraw east of the Euphrates river, a natural boundary with areas of eastern Syria under Kurdish control. The YPG, a powerful Syrian Kurdish militia in the SDF that Washington sees as a reliable ally against militants in the Syrian conflict, have dismissed the Turkish allegation and say any of its forces west of the Euphrates have long since left. “Turkey’s claims that it is fighting the YPG west of the Euphrates have no basis in truth and are merely flimsy pretexts to widen its occupation of Syrian land,” Redur Xelil, chief spokesman for the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia, told Reuters. US Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said the United States had demanded the YPG return to the eastern side of the Euphrates but said Washington understood this had “largely occurred”. Turkey has not spelled out if it wants to have a “buffer zone” in the region where it is fighting in north Syria. The region lies between two Kurdish-controlled cantons one east of the Euphrates and the other to the west near the Mediterranean. But Ankara fears that, if Kurdish militia create an unbroken swathe of territory, it could embolden the Kurdish militant PKK group which has fought a threedecade-long insurgency on Turkish soil to demand autonomy in Turkey’s southeast. Turkish-backed forces say they seized a string of villages south of Syria’s Jarablus in a region controlled by groups aligned to the US- and Kurdish-backed SDF. They also say they have taken a few settlements to the west in IS areas. — Reuters

CONTROVERSY

Democracy at stake in trial: Rousseff BRASILIA: A deﬁant President Dilma Rousseff warned Brazilians on Monday that her conservative opponents were trampling on democracy by using trumped-up charges to oust her and roll back the social advances of the past 13 years. The leftist leader, appearing before the Senate in a trial expected to remove her from office this week, said Brazil’s economic elite had sought to destabilise her government since her narrow reelection to a second four-year term in 2014. Rousseff calmly denied charges of breaking budgetary rules and said the impeachment process that has paralySed Brazilian politics for nine months was a plot to protect the interests of the privileged classes in Latin America’s largest economy. A future conservative government would slash spending on social programmes that helped lift 30 million people out of poverty in the past decade and sell off state assets, including Brazil’s massive offshore oil reserves, Rousseff warned “We are one step away from a real coup d’etat,” the former leftist guerrilla said. “I did not commit the crimes that I am arbitrarily and unjustly accused of.”

Pilots Association wrote to the government that more garbage dumped near the airport would raise the risk of birds attracted by the rubbish being sucked into aircraft engines, putting planes in danger. With the stench from the Bourj Hammoud dump spreading to other districts in the 30 degree heat, feuding political parties have sought to mobilise Beirut residents’ frustration. Angry about the continued use of Bourj Hammoud, which the authorities are trying to develop into a long-term sanitary landﬁll, the Christian Kataeb political party blocked the entrance, preventing construction work. “We have been here for 20 days

She began to choke back tears recalling how she faced death when she was tortured day after day in detention in 1970. “Today I only fear the death of democracy,” she said.

DEFIANT: Suspended Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff answers

to questions during the impeachment trial, at the National Congress in Brasilia, on Monday. - AFP

The 68-year-old Rousseff, an engineer who served as head of the state oil company Petrobras, was hand picked by the founder of the Workers Party, ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, to succeed him when he stepped aside in 2012, despite her lack of political experience. After riding the commodities boom in her ﬁrst term, Rousseff saw her popularity dwindle to single ﬁgures this year amid a deep

recession that many Brazilians blame on her government’s interventionist policies and a huge corruption scandal involving Petrobras under the Workers Party government. Brazil’s ﬁrst female president told senators that history would judge them and recalled her trial under the military dictatorship, which ruled from 1964-1985, when officers hid their faces to not be recognised in photographs.

Michel Temer If the Senate convicts Rousseff on Tuesday or Wednesday, as expected, her vice president Michel Temer will be sworn in to serve the rest of her term through 2018. Temer, 75, has been interim president since mid-May, when Rousseff was suspended after Congress decided it would continue the impeachment process that began in the lower house. His business-friendly government vows to take unpopular austerity measures to plug a growing ﬁscal deﬁcit that cost Brazil its investment-grade credit rating last year. Twenty of her former Cabinet ministers were in the Senate gallery to support Rousseff, including Lula himself. With the odds stacked against her, Rousseff’s testimony appears to be aimed at making a point for the history books that her impeachment was a travesty, rather than a bid to sway the 81-seat Senate to block her ouster. — Reuters

Sarkozy pledges to change constitution to ban burkinis PARIS: Former French president Nicholas Sarkozy said on Monday he would change the country’s constitution to ban full-body burkini swimsuits if he is re-elected to his former role in a vote next April. The burkini bans have exposed secular France’s difficulties grappling with religious tolerance after extremist militant attacks in a Normandy church and the Riviera city of Nice in July. Images of armed police apparently enforcing the ban on a woman on a beach in Nice have added to the controversy. The bans had been justiﬁed on public order grounds, and Socialist Prime Minister Manuel Valls appeared to defend the town ofﬁcials who imposed them. After the court set the bans aside, however, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said a law against the garments would be ruled unconstitutional. Asked about that risk, Sarkozy said: “Well, then we change the constitution. “We’ve changed it thirty odd

France’s highest administrative court suspended on Friday a ban on burkinis that had spread to a dozen French coastal cities on the grounds they violated fundamental liberties

times, it’s not a problem.” Sarkozy is struggling to catch up in the polls with rival Alain Juppe, a mild-mannered, more centrist former prime minister before their Republicains party’s primary elections in late November. — Reuters

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BROCCOLI AND CHEESE FRITTATA Give your frittata a facelift by making frittata ďŹ ngers that not only double up as a great snack box item for your children but also make inviting appetisers. Ingredients Ä&#x160;Ä&#x201A;Ĺ&#x2014;& ,! Ĺ&#x2014; !!Ä&#x160;ĂźĹ&#x2014;. -*))(-Ĺ&#x2014;)&#0 Ĺ&#x2014;)#& Ä&#x160;Ĺ&#x2014;ĂťĹ&#x2014;-' &&Ĺ&#x2014;, Ĺ&#x2014;)(#)(Ä&#x2026;Ĺ&#x2014;-&# Ĺ&#x2014;ÄĄ )/.Ĺ&#x2014;ĂťĹ&#x2014; /*Ä˘ Ä&#x160;Ĺ&#x2014;ĂźĹ&#x2014; /*-Ĺ&#x2014; ")** Ĺ&#x2014; ))% Ĺ&#x2014; ,) )&# Ä&#x160;Ĺ&#x2014;ĂťÄ&#x17E;ĂžĹ&#x2014;. -*))(Ĺ&#x2014;- &. Ä&#x160;Ĺ&#x2014; , -"&3Ĺ&#x2014;!,)/( Ĺ&#x2014; & %Ĺ&#x2014;* ** , Ä&#x160;Ĺ&#x2014;Ĺ&#x2014;ĂťÄ&#x17E;ĂźĹ&#x2014; /*Ĺ&#x2014;-", Ĺ&#x2014; 2., Ä&#x161;-" ,*Ĺ&#x2014; " ,Ĺ&#x2014; ÄĄĂźĹ&#x2014;)/( -Ä˘ Preparation Ä&#x160;Ĺ&#x2014;Ĺ&#x2014; * , . Ĺ&#x2014;ĂžĹ&#x2014;) Ĺ&#x2014;." Ĺ&#x2014; !!-Ä&#x2026;Ĺ&#x2014;*/..#(!Ĺ&#x2014;." Ĺ&#x2014;1"#. -Ĺ&#x2014; into a medium sized bowl while discard#(!Ĺ&#x2014;." Ĺ&#x2014;3)&%-Ä&#x201E;Ĺ&#x2014; Ĺ&#x2014;." Ĺ&#x2014;ĂžĹ&#x2014;1")& Ĺ&#x2014; !!-Ĺ&#x2014; ( Ĺ&#x2014; 2 tablespoons of water to the whites and whisk well. Ä&#x160;Ĺ&#x2014;Ĺ&#x2014; (Ĺ&#x2014; Ĺ&#x2014;' #/'Ĺ&#x2014;)0 (*,)) Ĺ&#x2014;()(-.# %Ĺ&#x2014;-%#&& .Ĺ&#x2014; heat the oil over a medium ďŹ&#x201A;ame. Add the onion and cook until it begins to soften, about 5 minutes. Add the broccoli and cook for another 2 minutes. Season with salt and a few turns of pepper. Pour the egg mixture over the vegetables in the skillet covering them evenly. Reduce the heat to mediumlow, cover, and let cook until the egg mixture has set around the edges but is somewhat liquid in the middle, for about 8 minutes. Sprinkle the cheese. Ä&#x160;Ĺ&#x2014;Ĺ&#x2014; (1"#& Ä&#x2026;Ĺ&#x2014;*, " .Ĺ&#x2014;." Ĺ&#x2014; ,)#& ,Ä&#x201E;Ĺ&#x2014; & Ĺ&#x2014; the skillet under the broiler about 2 inches from the heat until the surface is set and golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Be careful not to overcook or the egg mixture will become tough. Ä&#x160;Ĺ&#x2014; /.Ĺ&#x2014;." Ĺ&#x2014; ,#.. . Ĺ&#x2014;#(.)Ĺ&#x2014;Ä&#x201A;Ĺ&#x2014;1 ! -Ĺ&#x2014; ( Ĺ&#x2014;- ,0 Ä&#x201E;

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MEDITERRANEAN FRITTATA Make dinner in less than 30-minutes with this easy one-dish meal thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s made even easier with precooked chicken. This veggie-packed meal is a healthy twist on a regular frittata as it has more vegetables than egg. Ingredients Ä&#x160;ĂťÄ&#x161;ĂźĹ&#x2014;. & -*))(Ĺ&#x2014;)&#0 Ĺ&#x2014;)#& Ä&#x160;ĂťÄ&#x17E;ĂźĹ&#x2014;)(#)(Ä&#x2026;Ĺ&#x2014; ")** Ä&#x160;Ĺ&#x2014;ĂźĹ&#x2014; &)0 -Ĺ&#x2014;! ,&# Ä&#x2026;Ĺ&#x2014;'#( Ä&#x160;Ĺ&#x2014;ĂźĂşĂş!Ĺ&#x2014; -* , !/-Ĺ&#x2014; Ä&#x160;Ĺ&#x2014;ĂźĹ&#x2014; /*-Ĺ&#x2014; ")** Ä&#x2026;Ĺ&#x2014; ))% Ĺ&#x2014; "# % (Ĺ&#x2014;ÄĄ )#& Ä˘ Ä&#x160;Ĺ&#x2014;Ĺ&#x2014;Ă˝Ĺ&#x2014; /*-Ĺ&#x2014; ")** Ĺ&#x2014; , -"Ĺ&#x2014;),Ĺ&#x2014; ,)4 (Ĺ&#x2014;-*#( "Ĺ&#x2014;ÄĄ." 1Ĺ&#x2014;Ă°,-.Ĺ&#x2014; # Ĺ&#x2014;/-#(!Ĺ&#x2014; ,)4 (Ä˘ Ä&#x160;Ĺ&#x2014;ĂżÄ&#x161;Ä&#x20AC;Ĺ&#x2014; !!-Ä&#x2026;Ĺ&#x2014; * ( #(!Ĺ&#x2014;)(Ĺ&#x2014;-%#&& .Ĺ&#x2014;-#4 Ĺ&#x2014; Ä&#x160;Ĺ&#x2014;ĂťÄ&#x17E;ĂźĹ&#x2014; /*Ĺ&#x2014; ,/' & Ĺ&#x2014; . Ĺ&#x2014; " - Ä&#x2026;Ĺ&#x2014; #0# Ä&#x160;Ĺ&#x2014;ĂťÄ&#x17E;ĂžĹ&#x2014; /*Ĺ&#x2014;'#&%Ĺ&#x2014;),Ĺ&#x2014;1 . , Ä&#x160;Ĺ&#x2014;Ĺ&#x2014;ĂťÄ&#x17E;ĂźĹ&#x2014;. & -*))(Ĺ&#x2014; ,# Ĺ&#x2014; -#&Ĺ&#x2014;ÄĄ),Ĺ&#x2014;ĂťĹ&#x2014;. & -*))(Ĺ&#x2014; , -"Ä&#x2026;Ĺ&#x2014; ")** Ä˘ Ä&#x160;Ĺ&#x2014;Ĺ&#x2014; &.Ĺ&#x2014; ( Ĺ&#x2014;* ** ,Ĺ&#x2014;- -)(#(!-Ĺ&#x2014;)*.#)( &Ĺ&#x2014;! ,(#-" -Ä&#x2020;Ĺ&#x2014; halved cherry tomatoes, or parsley

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What Is It? Semsom is known for its creative hummus, and the newest addition to the lineup, Hummus Provincial, a garlic-coriander hummus, is out of this world. Meanwhile, their new Purslane with lentil salad, featuring cubes of tender beetroot, lentils, spring onions, purslane, and mint leaves dressed in a ďŹ&#x201A;avourful olive oil, is the freshest, most memorable salad Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had in recent memory. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss it. Price OMR 2.100 / OMR 2.500 Also Try Artichoke salad, little artichoke hearts stuffed with feta, pomegranate seeds, olives and herbs. Feta with Rosemary, as simple

as it sounds, but the most surprisingly delicious preparation of feta cheese Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever had. The potato balls stuffed with meat are a strange twist on kibbe, with a ďŹ&#x201A;uffy, light texture, crisp outer shell and tender beef ďŹ lling, they are utterly addictive. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Special? Semsom offers modern Lebanese cuisine, served with creative twists. Their new menu pulls in global influences, while maintaining the fresh, vibrant core of the Lebanese mezze meal. The addition of great new hummus flavours and an expanded lineup of salads on the new menu are well worth a visit, even if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been to the restaurant many times before. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; felicia@timesofoman.com Location Muscat Grand Mall, Al Ghubra, Muscat Website: semsom.com Call: +968 2439 8718

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LIFESTYLE Plantain Dessert Take three ripe plantains, peel, and cut in half, lengthwise making four pieces from each fruit. Wash in cold water. Put foil in a cooking pan, place in the fruit, cut side up, and put in 2 cups of coconut milk. Bring to boil and reduce heat to simmer. Add 1 1/2 tablespoon sugar, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon cardamom. When done, the milk will thicken and turn brownish. Serve warm or cold.

Grilled Plantain Take four green plantains and sprinkle with pepper, and grill until tender over a charcoal ﬁre. Alternatively you may broil them for 6-8 minutes. Serve hot.

PLANTAIN

While fried plantains are a traditional treat in different parts of the world, this starchy and unsweet variety of banana can be made in many other ways.

Fried Plantain Heat 1/2 cup oil in frying pan over medium heat. Peel 4-5 green plantains and cut 1/4 inch slices. Place in frying pan and cook each side until golden. Drain the oil in a paper towel and press to make it ﬂat. Dip into salt water, drain the water well and fry again till crispy. Can be had with ﬁsh, meats, soups, or eggs.

ONE INGREDIENT NGREDIENT

FIVE WAYS

Bake Plantain Cake Preheat oven to 215 degree C. In a blender pour 1/2 cup orange juice, add three bananas sliced and two sliced plantains. Once pureed, add 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Add 500g of pecan chips to the batter. Place the batter in a cake pan and bake for 30 minutes or until plantain is done.

Plantain Stew Take 3 ripe plantains and slice after peeling off the skin. Cut into 8-10 slices. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil and then fry the slices until brown or golden brown. Set aside in a covered dish. Separately take 2-3 tablespoons of oil, add 1/2 cup chopped onions, 2 large chopped tomatoes, salt to taste, 1 teaspoon curry powder or nutmeg powder, and 1 cup shredded chicken or beef. Cook for 15 minutes. Pour over plantain and serve with green vegetables.

FOOD NOTES

What are the egg substitutes for baking? Using eggs in your baked good products is a passé. Today, the market is ﬂooded with several egg substitutes that you can use to bake. However, you will have to choose your replacement carefully so as to avoid drastic changes in taste. Be it chocolate eggless cake, pineapple eggless cake or cookies you can prepare them with ease and great taste too. For your convenience, we have listed out a few egg substitutes below.

Banana Yes, this simple fruit can also act as a substitute for eggs. However, bananas tend to make your product a little sweeter and hence it is recommended that you reduce the amount of sugar used in your recipe. Depending upon your need, you may use 1/2 or 1 banana to replace one egg. Banana also adds moisture to the product. So, use bananas wisely.

Silken Tofu Silken tofu makes baked goods dense and hence can be used to prepare brownies , quick breads, chocolate eggless cake and pineapple eggless cake. In addition to this, tofu is ﬂavourless and can be used in baked goods easily. Use 1/2 cup of pureed tofu to replace 1 egg in your recipe.

Flax Seeds If you need a good binder, then look no further. Ground flaxseeds make for an excellent binder in baked goods. Flax seeds add a crunchy flavour to pancakes and baked goods. You may also use flax seeds to produce a yummy chocolate eggless cake. You can replace one egg with 1 tablespoon of ground (fine) flax seeds in 3 tablespoons of water.

Baking Soda and Vinegar If you wish to make ﬂuffier baked goods, then make use of baking soda and vinegar to replace eggs in your recipe. Mix one tablespoon of white vinegar and 1 teaspoon baking soda as a replacement for one egg. You may also try other substitutes for eggs such as chia seeds, apple sauce, and mashed avocado. We recommend that you choose your egg replacement based on the function of the egg i.e. binder, leavening agent, and add moisture. Choose carefully and make your own eggless baked product in a jiffy.

Three tips to buy non-stick cookware When it comes to buying cookware, there are a few pointers that one must keep in mind before they decide on their choice or start buying. Some of these pointers are: 1) Consider your cook top: Flat-bottomed pans are essential for a smooth top range. (Nearly every set out there is flatbottomed, but double-check with a straight edge.) If you have an induction cook top, magnetic stainless steel is your best bet (bring along a magnet: If it sticks to the bottom, it’ll work with an induction cook top). 2) Choose your pieces: You’ll want an assortment of skillets and pots, a stockpot, and lids. Manufacturers count a lid as a piece, and it might fit more than one piece of cookware in the set. Don’t overbuy. A set that contains more pieces might not be the smartest choice if you use only a few and the rest take up space in your cabinet. And note that utensils and even a cookbook can count as pieces of a set. 3) Learn the lingo: You’ll see pre-seasoned on labels of cast iron cookware. It usually means a wax-based coating has been applied to prevent rust while the pans are in the warehouse or on store shelves. But some pans may actually be pre-seasoned so they can be used right away. If not, look for the manufacturer’s instructions. The above mentioned tips and pointers will definitely help you in making the right choice with your cookware. Any time you want to buy non stick cookware, just keep these pointers in mind and have a clear picture of what you really want. Browse the appropriate cookware portals until you find what you’re looking for. — Artipot

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OMAN CRUDE PRICE FALLS

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Oman Crude (October delivery) declined by 30 cents to $45.85 per barrel, said Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME). The average price of Oman Crude (September delivery) stabilised at $43.40 per barrel, $3.20 higher than August delivery. – ONA

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Muscat 5,779.60 - 29.73 - 0.51%

Dubai 3,494.30 + 4.03 + 0.12%

Abu Dhabi 4,595.13 - 4.61 - 0.01%

Saudi Arabia

6,071.16 - 0.25 - 0.00%

Kuwait 5,404.70 - 6.27 - 0.12%

Qatar 11,261.51 + 64.03 + 0.57%

Bahrain 1,135.82 - 3.52 - 0.31%

CRUDE OIL PRICE

CURRENCY RATES*

DRAFT RATES (OMR1)*

GOLD PRICES*

Type ............................Delivery...........Price

Forex rates vs OMR1* US Dollar ................................. 2.58 Euro ............................................ 2.29 Pound ...........................................1.96 Indian Rs ............................. 174.06 Pakistan Rs ........................267.38 Bangla Taka......................200.84

Indian Rs ...................................174.30 Pakistan Rs .............................272.00 Sri Lanka Rs .................................. N/A Bangla Taka........................... 203.50 Phil Peso ................................... 120.25

Muscat 24ct per gm (OMR) .......16.80

Oman Crude............. (Spot) ........$45.85 Dubai Crude ............. (Spot) ........$46.00 Murban Crude ........ (Spot) .........$47.20 Arabian Light ......... (Spot) .........$46.13 N.Sea Brent............... (Spot) ........$49.22 West Texas Int ....... (Spot) ........ $47.00

290-KM-LONG PIPELINE

Orpic’s new pipeline to be ready in 2017

* Rates are as of August 29 Source: Bank Muscat

* Rates as of August 29 Source: Oman UAE Exchange

Muscat 22ct per gm (OMR) .........16.11 Dubai 24ct per gm (Dh) ............159.50 Dubai 22ct per gm (Dh) ............ 150.00 * Rates as of August 29 Source: Malabar Gold & Diamonds

MSM divides listed stocks into six separate sub-segments

Times News Service MUSCAT: Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (Orpic) on Monday said that the company’s 290-kmlong pipeline to connect Mina Al Fahal refinery in Muscat with its Sohar refinery, will be commissioned in 2017. It is a two-way multi-product pipeline with an intermediate distribution and storage facility in Al Jifnain. Upon commissioning in 2017, the Al Jifnain Terminal will deliver more than 50 per cent of Oman’s fuel via the state-of-theart storage facility, said a company release. Muscat Sohar Product Pipeline (MSPP) and Al Jifnain Terminal project is the first of its kind to be constructed in Oman – removing the need for Orpic to ship refined products, and bringing a new level of efficiency and lower costs to its business. Meanwhile, the Muscat Sohar Product Pipeline has achieved a great milestone of having 5 million man hours without Lost Time Injury (LTI). With more 2,000 personnel on board, MSPP is one of the key strategic growth projects.

Methodology in selecting Sharia index ﬁrms changed

The six sub-segments in the market are regular market, parallel market, follow-up market, bonds and sukuk market, rights issue market and third market. This is in comparison with the existing structure of

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four markets.

MUSCAT: Oman’s stock market on Monday said that it has changed the methodology adopted in selecting companies for Sharia Index. The Muscat Securities Market has decided to select 15 best companies that comply with Sharia principles as stipulated by the bourse, according to a circular issued by the Muscat Securities Market.

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businesseditor@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: In an attempt to club all blue chip stocks under a separate market segment, the Muscat Securities Market (MSM) has divided listed joint stock companies into six different sub-segments. All the best performing companies have been brought into the regular market after evaluating the ﬁrms on the basis of eight new criteria, which include a higher paid up capital of OMR5 million, instead of OMR2 million earlier, posting net proﬁts not less than 5 per cent of paid-up capital for the

last two years, a minimum of 40 per cent free ﬂoating shares on the bourse and shareholders’ equity of not less than 120 per cent of paidup capital. “We want to put all blue-chip companies in the regular market. The criteria for listing in the regular market are tough in an attempt to select the best performing companies,” said an official at the MSM, on the condition of anonymity. The new regulation will be introduced on September 4. The Muscat bourse has 128 listed companies. The companies will need to mandatorily fulﬁl seven parameters out of the eight parameters

NEW STRUCTURE: The companies will need to mandatorily fulﬁl

seven parameters out of the eight parameters and stipulations on minimum capital and net proﬁt are compulsory. - Times ﬁle picture

and stipulations on minimum capital and net proﬁt are compulsory. The six sub-segments in the market are regular market, parallel market, follow-up market, bonds and the sukuk market, along with the rights issue market and third market. This is in comparison with only four markets existing earlier. Earlier, there were some issues regarding stock liquidity of certain shares in the regular market. The authorities have studied all

companies in detail to place the best performing companies on the regular market and if a company does not meet the criteria, it will be shifted to the parallel market. With the new structure, 28 companies have been included in the regular market, 75 in the parallel market, 13 in the follow-up market and 24 in the bonds and sukuk market. The third market is for closely held ﬁrms, which are not traded on the bourse on a regular basis.

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MARKET OMAN STOCKS

MUSCAT SECURITIES MARKET

INDICES Index .................................................High .................Low..................... Value ............... Prev . Value.......... Diff ...............Diff % MSM30 Index ....................................... 5,809.64 ...............5,779.60 ....................5,779.60 ...................5,809.33................ -29.73 .................. -0.51 Financial Index .....................................7,433.62 ............... 7,387.25 ....................7,387.25 ................... 7,431.20................-43.95 .................. -0.59 Industrial Index ....................................7,572.06 ...............7,538.30 ................... 7,538.30 ................... 7,572.06................ -33.76 .................. -0.45 Services Index .......................................3,152.66 ...............3,141.92 ....................3,141.95 ....................3,153.17................ -11.22 .................. -0.36 MSM SHARIAH INDEX.......................893.92 .................. 891.16 ....................... 891.17 ...................... 893.68.................. -2.51 .................. -0.28 Trading Summary Volume ................Turnover ..........Trades .............. Market Cap............. Up............Down ............. Equal .........Sec. Traded 13,530,356 ..................3,106,177 .....................595 ................17,160,675,267 .................. 4 ..................... 25 .................... 11..........................40

SHARE PRICE BULLETIN FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 29 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 .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Muscat Securities Market. – Times ﬁle picture

OM0000002366 ...........AL BATINAH DEV. INV. HOLDING ....................... 23,000 ...............2,082........................5 ........... 0.089 ...........0.092 ...........0.089............0.091 .............0.089 ........... 0.002.............2.247 ................0.092..............0.088...................0.092 ...................2,730,000 ..........0.100

MSM index ends lower

OM0000001319 ............NATIONAL ALUMINIUM PRODUCTS .............. 20,000 .............. 4,250........................4 ............0.215 ........... 0.215 ...........0.210........... 0.212 .............0.210 ........... 0.002............. 0.952 ................0.210............. 0.202...................0.213.....................7,117,147 ...........0.100 OM0000002168............AL ANWAR CERAMIC TILES ............................... 101,000 ............21,818........................9 ............0.218 ........... 0.218 ...........0.216 ........... 0.216 .............0.214 ........... 0.002............. 0.935 ................0.216 ..............0.210...................0.216...................63,982,155 .........0.100 OM0000001525 ............OMAN INVESTMENT AND FINANCE.............. 350,000 ........... 69,250........................6 ............0.198 ........... 0.198 ...........0.197 ........... 0.198 ............. 0.198............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.197 ..............0.196...................0.197...................39,600,000.........0.100 OM0000002440 ...........AL SHARQIA INVESTMENT HOLDING ........... 550,915............ 72,276..................... 30 ............0.133 ........... 0.133 ...........0.130............0.131 ............. 0.131 ............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.130 ..............0.130................... 0.131 ................... 11,790,000 .........0.100 OM0000002549 ...........BANK DHOFAR ............................................................ 121,767 ............ 29,224........................5 ........... 0.240...........0.240 ...........0.240 .......... 0.240 .............0.240 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.240 ............ 0.240...................0.245 .................407,808,336........0.100 OM0000003026 ...........OMAN TELECOMMUNICATION ........................ 289,529 .........468,602..................... 35 ............1.615 ........... 1.620 ........... 1.615 ........... 1.620 .............1.620............ 0.000.............0.000 ................1.620 .............. 1.610...................1.620................1,215,000,000 ......0.100 OM0000003224 ...........RENAISSANCE SERVICES ......................................... 1,000 .................. 247........................2 ........... 0.250 ...........0.250 ...........0.247........... 0.250 .............0.250 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.247..............0.246...................0.249 ..................74,694,419 .........0.100 OM0000003711 ............SOHAR POWER.................................................................2,110 ...................561........................1 ........... 0.266 ...........0.266 ...........0.266........... 0.273 .............0.273 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.266..............0.266...................0.270 ..................60,335,730 .........0.100 OM0000004735 ...........SEMBCORP SALALAH.............................................. 1,594,000...... 379,372......................13 ........... 0.238 ...........0.238 ...........0.238........... 0.238 .............0.238 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.238..............0.238...................0.250 .................227,188,124 ........0.100 OM0000004768 ...........AL MADINA TAKAFUL............................................... 71,750 ............... 5,166........................4 ........... 0.072 ...........0.072 ...........0.072........... 0.072 .............0.072 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.072..............0.072...................0.073...................12,600,000.........0.100 OM0000001483............NATIONAL BANK OF OMAN ................................... 60,177 .............15,044........................7 ........... 0.250 ...........0.250 ...........0.250........... 0.250 ............. 0.251............-0.001 ........... -0.398 ...............0.250..............0.245...................0.250 .................368,695,319 ........0.100 OM0000001749 ............OMAN CEMENT .......................................................... 116,000............ 55,648........................8 ........... 0.480 ...........0.480 ...........0.478........... 0.480 .............0.482 ...........-0.002 ............-0.415................0.478..............0.450...................0.480 .................158,818,901 ........0.100

Top gainer was Al Batinah Development, up by 2.25 per cent, while the top loser was Gulf

OM0000005005 ...........ALMAHA CERAMICS ................................................ 701,500 .........336,645......................18 ........... 0.480 ...........0.480 ...........0.470........... 0.480 .............0.482 ...........-0.002 ............-0.415................0.480..............0.472...................0.478...................25,200,000 ........0.100 OM0000004933 ...........AL SUWADI POWER .................................................. 273,418............ 54,386........................9 ............0.199 ...........0.200 ...........0.198 ........... 0.199 .............0.200 ...........-0.001 ........... -0.500 ...............0.198 ..............0.198...................0.201..................142,166,862........0.100 OM0000004925 ...........AL BATINAH POWER................................................ 253,892 ........... 50,366........................7 ............0.198 ........... 0.199 ...........0.198 ........... 0.198 ............. 0.199............-0.001 ........... -0.503 ...............0.198 ..............0.198...................0.199...................133,627,711 ........0.100 OM0000002796 ...........BANK MUSCAT ............................................................ 215,363............82,924..................... 26 ........... 0.388 ...........0.388 ...........0.384........... 0.386 .............0.388 ...........-0.002 ............-0.515................0.386..............0.384...................0.386..................963,552,600 .......0.100

Investment Services, down by 3.28 per cent.

OM0000002226 ...........AL JAZEERA SERVICES ............................................55,383 .............10,590......................16 ............0.192 ........... 0.192 ...........0.189 ............0.191 .............0.192............-0.001 ........... -0.521................0.189 ..............0.188...................0.189................... 11,690,016 .........0.100 OM0000003398 ...........BANK SOHAR................................................................ 545,000 ........... 90,675......................19 ............0.167 ........... 0.167 ...........0.165 ............0.166 ............. 0.167............-0.001 ........... -0.599 ...............0.165 ..............0.164...................0.167..................266,346,891........0.100

MUSCAT: Amid thin trading volumes, the MSM30 Index declined by 0.51 per cent to 5,779.60 points, its lowest level in 2 months. The MSM Sharia Index slid 0.28 per cent to end at 891.17 points. Phoenix Power was the most active stock in terms of volume while Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel) led turnover-wise. The top gainer was Al Batinah Development, up by 2.25 per cent, while the top loser was Gulf Investment Services, down by 3.28 per cent. As many as 595 trades were executed on Monday, generating turnover of OMR3.11 million with 13.5 million shares changing hands. Out of 40 traded securities, four advanced, 25 declined and 11 remained unchanged. Omani investors were net buyers for OMR595,000 while GCC and Arab investors were net sellers for OMR524,000 followed by foreign investors for OMR71,000 worth of shares. Financial Index closed at 7,387.25 points, a loss of 0.59 per cent. Al Batinah Development, up by

2.25 per cent, was the only gainer. Gulf Investment Services, Global Financial Investment, Oman & Emirates Holding, Al Anwar Holding and Al Madina Investment declined by 3.28 per cent, 2.94 per cent, 2.14 per cent, 2.11 per cent and 1.61 per cent, respectively. Industrial Index declined by 0.45 per cent to close at 7,538.30 points. National Aluminium, Al Anwar Ceramics and Oman Flour Mills gained by 0.95 per cent, 0.93 per cent and 0.64 per cent, respectively. Oman Fisheries, Galfar Engineering, Al Hassan Engineering, Voltamp Energy and Oman Cables declinedby 3.23 per cent, 1.89 per cent, 1.35 per cent, 0.87 per cent and 0.84 per cent, respectively. Services Index ended at 3,141.95 points, down by 0.36 per cent. Ooredoo Oman, Phoenix Power, Port Services, Al Jazeera Services and Al Batinah Power lost 2.17 per cent, 1.37 per cent, 1.33 per cent, 0.52 per cent and 0.50 per cent, respectively.

OM0000002176 ............AL JAZEERA STEEL PRODUCTS ........................ 118,400............ 28,253......................17 ............0.241 ........... 0.241 ...........0.237........... 0.239 .............0.241 ...........-0.002 ........... -0.830 ...............0.237..............0.231...................0.237...................29,850,612 .........0.100 OM0000001707 ............OMAN CABLES INDUSTRY......................................16,824 ............ 29,947........................5 ............1.780 ........... 1.780............1.780 ............1.780 ............. 1.795 ............-0.015 ........... -0.836 ...............1.780 .............. 1.700...................1.780 ..................159,666,000........0.100 OM0000003661 ............VOLTAMP ENERGY ..................................................... 23,817 .............10,813........................9 ........... 0.454 ...........0.454 ...........0.454........... 0.454 .............0.458 ...........-0.004 ........... -0.873 ...............0.454..............0.454...................0.458...................27,467,000 .........0.100 OM0000001517 ............HSBC BANK OMAN .................................................... 950,000 ...........94,050........................3 ........... 0.099 ...........0.099 ...........0.099........... 0.099 .............0.100 ...........-0.001 ........... -1.000 ...............0.099..............0.097...................0.099..................198,030,966........0.100 OM0000001533 ............OMINVEST ......................................................................31,448 .............17,296........................3 ........... 0.550 ...........0.550 ...........0.550........... 0.550 .............0.556 ...........-0.006 ............-1.079................0.550..............0.550...................0.554..................349,684,988 .......0.100 OM0000001145 ............PORT SERVICES CORPORATION ........................ 20,000 .............. 4,460........................2 ........... 0.224...........0.224 ...........0.222 .......... 0.223 .............0.226 ...........-0.003 ........... -1.327................0.222............. 0.222...................0.225 ..................21,193,920 .........0.100 OM0000001962............AL MADINA INVESTMENT .....................................23,378 ............... 1,432........................5 ........... 0.062 ...........0.062 ...........0.061 ........... 0.061 .............0.062 ...........-0.001 ............-1.613 ................0.061 ..............0.061...................0.062 ..................12,636,234 .........0.100 OM0000003521 ............GALFAR ENGINEERING AND CON. .................. 1,242,312 ...... 129,038..................... 48 ............0.105 ........... 0.105 ...........0.103........... 0.104 .............0.106 ...........-0.002 ............-1.887................0.103 ..............0.103...................0.104................... 30,157,986 .........0.100 OM0000001772 ............AL ANWAR HOLDING............................................... 881,311 ..........164,072..................... 83 ............0.190 ........... 0.190 ...........0.184........... 0.186 .............0.190 ...........-0.004 ........... -2.105 ...............0.185 ..............0.184...................0.186...................32,550,457 .........0.100 OM0000001681 ............OMAN AND EMIRATES INV. HOLDING............ 50,000 ...............6,850........................1 ............0.137 ........... 0.137 ...........0.137 ............0.137 .............0.140 ...........-0.003 ........... -2.143 ...............0.137 .............. 0.135...................0.137 ................... 16,696,875 .........0.100 OM0000003968 ...........OOREDOO....................................................................... 402,300 ........290,266..................... 28 ............0.728 ........... 0.728 ...........0.716 ........... 0.720 ............. 0.736............-0.016 ........... -2.174................0.720..............0.720...................0.724..................468,679,846 .......0.100 OM0000003125 ............GLOBAL FINANCIAL INVESTMENT ................. 30,000 ...............4,950........................1 ............0.165 ........... 0.165 ...........0.165 ............0.165 ............. 0.170............-0.005 ........... -2.941 ...............0.165 ..............0.160...................0.165 ...................33,000,000.........0.100 OM0000002820 ...........GULF INVESTMENT SERVICES ......................... 160,050 ............18,866......................15 ............0.118 ........... 0.119............ 0.117 ............0.118 .............0.122 ...........-0.004 ........... -3.279 ...............0.117 ...............0.117................... 0.118 ....................6,943,500 ..........0.100 .............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 9,295,644...2,549,419.................. 444 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ......32........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

PARALLEL MARKET ................................................................................................................................................................................. OM0000001400 ...........OMAN FLOUR MILLS ............................................... 134,100 ............84,747..................... 35 ........... 0.628 ........... 0.632 ...........0.628........... 0.632 .............0.628 ........... 0.004............. 0.637 ................0.632..............0.628...................0.632...................99,540,000.........0.100 OM0000001046............PACKAGING CO. LTD .................................................... 2,100 ...............4,221........................1 ............2.010 ........... 2.010 ...........2.010........... 2.010 .............2.010 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................2.010............. 0.000...................0.000 ...................6,030,000 ..........1.000 OM0000001368 ............CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IND. ...................... 7,000 ..................224........................1 ........... 0.032 ...........0.032 ...........0.032........... 0.032 .............0.032 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.032..............0.032...................0.033....................2,720,000 ..........0.100 OM0000004420 ...........BANK NIZWA ................................................................ 1,355,721 ........101,679..................... 23 ............0.075 ........... 0.076 ...........0.075........... 0.075 .............0.075 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.076..............0.075...................0.076..................112,500,000........0.100 OM0000002564 ...........AL HASSAN ENGINEERING................................... 62,900 ...............4,616..................... 10 ........... 0.074 ........... 0.074 ...........0.073........... 0.073 .............0.074 ...........-0.001 ............-1.351 ................0.073..............0.072...................0.073.................... 5,490,184 ..........0.100 OM0000005963 ...........PHOENIX POWER ...................................................... 2,377,141.......343,326..................... 53 ............0.145 ........... 0.146 ...........0.144........... 0.144 .............0.146............-0.002 ........... -1.370................0.144..............0.143...................0.144..................210,614,610 ........0.100 OM0000004511 ............ALIZZ ISLAMIC BANK................................................26,750 ................1,713........................5 ........... 0.066 ...........0.066 ...........0.064........... 0.064 .............0.065 ...........-0.001 ............-1.538................0.064..............0.064...................0.065.................. 64,000,000 ........0.100 OM0000001566 ............OMAN FISHERIES ..................................................... 269,000 ............16,232..................... 23 ............0.061 ........... 0.061 ...........0.060........... 0.060 .............0.062 ...........-0.002 ........... -3.226 ...............0.060..............0.060...................0.061....................7,500,000 ..........0.100 .............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 4,234,712 ...... 556,758....................151 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ........ 8........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

— United Securities

MERGER AND ACQUISITIONS

D A R S A I T A N D A L AT H A I B A

Haya Water’s two major sea outfall projects to be ready by year-end Times News Service MUSCAT: Around 85 per cent of the two sea outfall projects in Darsait and Al Athaiba has been achieved and the project is expected to be completed by end of current year, Haya Water said in a press statement. The company said that the two sea outfall projects will greatly help to discharge mixed raw sewage and storm water during storm and cyclones. The Darsait Sewage Treatment building coincides with the establisment of the two outfall projects in Darsait and Al Athaiba. This project is considered to be of signiﬁcance because it discharges surplus of treated effluent (TE). Technicas Reunidas and Sarooj Construction Company joint venture was appointed by Haya water to execute detailed design and construction works in August, 2014. The main objective of both projects is to ensure that the discharges

IMPORTANT PROJECT: The company said that the two sea outfall projects will greatly help to discharge mixed raw sewage and storm water during storm and cyclones. - Supplied picture

cause no environmental degradation of the coastal region and that the outfalls will provide a futureproof solution, avoiding adverse impact on beaches and at a nearby desalination plant. The company successfully completed last year the construction Al Seeb outfall. In 2010, Haya Water appointed Halcrow to carry out feasibility studies and develop designs for emergency marine outfalls at

two prime locations, from Darsait Sewage Treatment Plant (STP), the third largest STP in Muscat, and from Al Athaiba Central PumpingStation (CPS) which pumps all the collected sewage from Bausher catchment into Al Ansab STP, the second largest STP in Muscat. The Darsait Sewage Treatment building coincides with the establishing of the two outfalls

in Darsait and Al Athaiba. This project is considered to be one of a signiﬁcant importance because it discharges surplus of Treated Effluent (TE). Both projects will greatly help to discharge mixed raw sewage and storm water during storm and cyclone events. Although, networks are dedicated for transporting sewage storm and rainwater may enter these networks via sewage manholes that are designed to handle limited amount of storm ﬂow. A comprehensive series of surveys and investigations have been conducted together with detailed design work including 2D and 3D hydrodynamic dispersion modelling, environmental impact assessment (EIA), hydraulic, surge and structural analysis. The proposed outfalls are 1600mm dia High Density Polyethylene (HDPE), extending up to 3,100m long in water depths up to 22m in Al Athaiba and 2,500m long in water depth up to 45m in Darsait.

Merger values in Mena region fall by 10 per cent Times News Service MUSCAT: Despite sluggish macro-economic situation at the beginning of 2016, overall deal activity in the first half of 2016 was largely consistent with first half of 2015. The UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt were the top three markets in terms of deal activity in first half of 2016. Announced deal value in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region decreased from $21.9 billion in first half 2015 to $19.7 billion in first half 2016, a decrease of 10 per cent. Technology ($4.4 billion), real estate ($ 4.2 billion) and consumer products ($3.7 billion) were the top three sectors by deal value in first half 2016. Phil Gandier, Mena Transaction Advisory Services Leader, EY, says: “With modest recovery in the macro-economic situation, the outlook for merger and acquisitions (M&As) in second half 2016 remains cautiously optimistic and

the deal activity on a full year basis in 2016 is expected to mirror the performance in 2015.” In first half 2016, both from a deal activity and value perspective, significant portion of technology and real estate deals were outbound. In line with the trend noticed in first half 2015, acquisition capital allocation to outbound transactions in first half of 2016 was at 52 per cent of total deal value. Europe and US continued to be the top two destinations for outbound transactions. Domestic M&As had a positive performance in the first half of 2016, recording an increase in value of 67 per cent in first half 2016 compared to first half 2015. Anil Menon, Mena M&A and Equity Capital Markets Leader, EY, says: “Improving business sentiment and investor confidence is expected to see an uptick in domestic M&A activity during second half 2016 especially in consumption led sectors in key markets such as KSA and UAE.”

TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2016

MARKET Oman UAE Exchange opens Sinaw branch Customers can now walk in and choose from a range of services, such as instant bank transfers, instant money transfers and foreign currency exchange

RANGE OF SERVICES: Customers can now walk in and choose from a range of services, such as instant bank transfers, instant money transfers and foreign currency exchange. - Supplied picture

Times News Service MUSCAT: Oman UAE Exchange, one of the leading remittance and foreign exchange brands in the Sultanate, opened a new branch in Sinaw, increasing the total number of its branch network in Oman to 53. Customers can now walk in and choose from a range of services, such as instant bank transfers, instant money transfers and foreign currency exchange, according to a company release.

“We have always been at the forefront in providing prompt and customised ﬁnancial solutions to our customers. It is this con-

nect that has led to the brand being nominated for the ‘Best Brand 2016’ under the Exchange House category in the country.

AUTOMOTIVE

The opening of the branch reinforces our commitment to bringing financial services closer to our customers and is in line with our expansion strategy,” said Boban M P, chief executive officer, Oman UAE Exchange. Strategically located in the city of Sinaw and spaciously designed with five counters; the new branch with its experienced staff, strong technology and streamlined processes will help facilitate increased interaction with customers. Strong correspondent banking relationship with over 70 banks across the globe will addto its might. One of the popular services of the brand among the expatriates is FLASHremit. It enables them to conveniently transfer money in realtime, directly to their beneficiary account in a secured manner. Once the account is credited, the sender receives an instant SMS notification. At present, this service is available for customers, who have a bank account in State Bank of India, State Bank of Travancore (India), Federal Bank (India) and Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) in Bangladesh. Tie-ups with other banks for this service are in the offing. The new branch will operate from 8:30am to 12:30pm and 4:30pm to 8:30pm all days of the week.

R E C I P R O C AT I N G C O M P R E S S O R S S U P P LY

PDO signs major deal with Neuman & Esser Times News Service MUSCAT: Neuman & Esser (NEA) has signed a landmark contract with Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) for the supply of new reciprocating compressors and healthcare for PDO’s installed ﬂeet of reciprocating compressors, commencing from the second half of 2016. The new machines’ supply contract was signed by PDO Managing Director Raoul Restucci, on behalf of PDO, and by theManaging Director of Neuman & Esser Italia S.r.l, Carlo Terragni, while the healthcare contract was signed by Restucci, on behalf of PDO, and the Managing Director of Global Pavilion Saleh Al Habsi. Global Pavilion is the local representative of NEA in Oman. The signing ceremony was attended by Alexander Peters, shareholder and managing partner of the Neuman&Esser Group and senior managers of PDO, NEA and Global Pavilion. As part of the new agreement, Neuman&Esser will manufacture, supply, test, install, commission and start-up a ﬂeet of electric motor-driven reciprocating compressors to be installed across PDO’s compression projects. The healthcare contract covers the aftermarket services for PDO’s

fleet of NEA reciprocating compressors, other company compressors and potential new reciprocating compression package awards over the next decade. These are the first-ever frame contracts awarded by PDO for the provision of reciprocating compressor equipment and services. Complete tailor-made compressor packages and solutions, able to satisfy PDO’s requirements, will be assured by the NEA Application Centre through technical knowledge and experience in flexible order handling. NEA Gulf, a local aftermarket and service company based in Dubai, in collaboration with NEA’s local partner, Global Pavilion, will also support PDO’s in-country value initiative by developing Omani service engineers and promoting Omani talent development through training programmes. Neuman & Esser has supported Oman’s focus on projects to enhance oil and gas production, and has strengthened its partnership with PDO in past years by supplying highly engineered compressor packages and offering local services capability. Founded in 1830, Neuman&Esser has been designing, manufacturing and delivering reciprocating compressors all over the world for more than a century.

I M P O R T E D W H E AT

Egypt ban on wheat with fungus adds to confusion for traders

READY FOR THE ROAD: The $81,500 car is so vital to the bottom line that BMW is doubling down with a coupe variant. — Bloomberg ﬁle picture

BMW plans a new coupe to put ‘7-Series’ back in luxury race MUNICH: Less than a year after BMW introduced the latest iteration of its flagship 7-Series, a roomy sedan that can park itself via remote control, the automaker has quietly conceded that it landed with a thud. Even so, the $81,500 car is so vital to the bottom line that BMW is doubling down with a coupe variant. A sporty two-door version of the 7-Series is in the works for as soon as 2019, according to a person familiar with BMW’s plan, who asked not to be named because the plans aren’t public. The luxury coupe is the first of several new versions BMW is considering to give sales of its highest-end car a lift. Similar strategy Mercedes-Benz used a similar strategy to cement the position of its S-Class as the world’s bestselling top-of-the-line sedan. Just four years ago, the 7-Series was at parity with its Mercedes rival. Today, sales have fallen 40 per cent below those of the S-Class and are only slightly ahead of Tesla Motors Inc.’s Model S. Next year will be even tougher for the 7-Series, with Audi poised to introduce a self-driving version of its A8 flagship. BMW’s aim with new vari-

ants is to pull even with the leader again, according to the person familiar with its plans. Success with the 7-Series is important both for BMW’s image and its bottom line. After a decade of ruling the world of luxury cars by filling nearly every market niche from two-seat roadsters to brawny sport utility vehicles, BMW is on the cusp of losing its lead this year. A spiffier look and new crop of SUVs helped Mercedes outsell BMW by more than 30,000 cars this year through July. The fortunes of a company’s most expensive car tend to reflect the company as a whole, with the halo — or shadow — of the model extending across the entire brand. High-end sedans are more lucrative than smaller vehicles, making them a crucial source of cash to invest in new technology. And they’re typically the place where automakers introduce new features, providing a proving ground for ideas that filter down into less expensive models. “The 7-Series hasn’t managed the same ‘aha’ effect as the new S-Class, which is what Audi will be going for too” with its new A8, said Juergen Pieper, an analyst at Bankhaus Metzler in Frankfurt. “It’s lacking that special something.”

Losing lead Internally, BMW has blamed the 7-Series’s slow sales on too few technological advances and boring design, a person familiar with the plans said. Features such as gesture control, which uses up to ﬁve different hand signals for functions like radio volume, haven’t ignited the same customer interest as the likes of Tesla’s Autopilot. And the 7-Series doesn’t offer the variants available in the S-Class, which comes in six different versions, including a convertible and an ultra-luxury model called the Maybach. BMW will also bring out a competitor in the range above 150,000 euros ($170,000), development chief Klaus Froehlich told Automotive News this year. That would be roughly the same price category as the Maybach. In the meantime, a plug-in hybrid and the ﬁrst high-performance version of the current 7-Series sedan will contribute to sales, BMW says. Thanks to last year’s revamp, deliveries of the car more than doubled in July to 5,025 vehicles, and a company representative said it expects “this positive trend to continue over the course of 2016.” — Bloomberg News

CAIRO: Egypt will no longer accept imported wheat containing any traces of the ergot fungus, the Agriculture Ministry said, sowing fresh regulatory confusion that has hampered shipments to the world’s biggest buyer of the grain. The new ruling runs counter to a less restrictive policy by the Supply Ministry allowing for shipments containing as much as 0.05 per cent ergot levels. Agriculture Minister Essam Fayed announced the decree in an e-mailed statement issued in coordination with Prime Minister Sherif Ismail, the head of the ministry’s agriculture services department, Ahmed Abou El-Yazid, said on Sunday at a news conference in Cairo. Ergot is a naturally occurring fungus that can be toxic in high quantities. Repeated reversals of decisions over ergot standards have prompted Egypt to reject several shipments and led some traders to withhold offers or raise their asking prices to Egypt’s staterun General Authority for Supply Commodities. “This will dramatically impact the market,” Hesham Soliman, president of Alexandria-based Medstar for Trading, said by phone. “Traders will now, if they decided to take the risk and participate in GASC tenders, charge much higher prices to cover the huge

– Bloomberg ﬁle picture

risk involving selling to Egypt.” Contaminated wheat Egypt’s cabinet said in June it would back international standards that allow for 0.05 per cent ergot levels in wheat. While the agriculture ministry then said it would abide by the Cabinet decision, its latest decree stipulates that it is now banning the import of wheat with any traces of ergot. “It is forbidden to import wheat contaminated with ergot,” according to the decree, obtained by Bloomberg and dated on August 22. The latest change in policy creates uncertainty in grain markets, said Swithun Still, a director at Morges, Switzerland-based trader Solaris Commodities. “Many suppliers will prefer to

abstain from GASC tenders, and those who offer will probably increase prices to factor in the risk,” he said on Sunday. The decision came after a committee formed last month by the ministry determined it was dangerous to the local wheat crop to allow imports with any amount of ergot, according to Abou El-Yazid. “I want to reassure everyone that there’s not a single grain contaminated with ergot has been allowed to enter Egypt up to this day,” he said. Of about 15 cargoes of imported wheat that have arrived recently, two were contaminated with ergot and weren’t allowed into the local market, he said. The committee’s review of Egypt’s wheat imports over the past 10 years determined that about two percent of the shipments contained ergot. It recommended that Egypt buy wheat from regions where past shipments showed the grain didn’t contain ergot, including from Ukraine, Russia, Latvia and Lithuania, Abou El-Yazid said. The review showed that previous shipments of wheat from France, Canada, Poland, Romania, Serbia and the US had traces of ergot, Ashraf Khalil, head of the Plant Pathology Research Institute and a member of the committee, said in an interview in Cairo. — Bloomberg News

TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2016

FEATURE

HIGH-TECH MANUFACTURING ISN’T WORTH ALL THAT MUCH Amazon has been investing more money in research and development than all but one or two other companies on earth

everal technology companies dominate the world in terms of revenue. How about that Hon Hai!?! The full name is Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., but you probably know it as Foxconn, the main name it does business under. It’s the Taiwan-based contract manufacturer with hundreds of thousands of employees in mainland China, several of whom probably put your iPhone together. Foxconn is really big, and it’s about to get bigger after completing the acquisition Friday of once-great Japanese electronics maker Sharp. But before you get all excited (or worried) about tables turning and China rising, here’s how profitable those same five companies are: You know the story about Amazon. com: It started out as a bookstore, and a big part of its revenue still comes from the low-margin retailing of low-tech products. In fact, according to the Global Industry Classification Standard taxonomy, it’s really a consumer discretionary company, with peers such as Macy’s and McDonald’s. But Amazon has been investing more money in research and development (R&D) than all but one or two other companies on earth — which is why I’ve included it here among the world’s tech giants, and also another big reason its margins are so low. Foxconn doesn’t sell books, and its $1.6

billion in R&D spending last year was about 11 per cent of Amazon’s total (and also much lower than the R&D spending of the other three companies listed above). It just so happens that contract manufacturing of electronics is a really low-margin business. Foxconn’s proﬁt margin is 3.1 per cent; at the No. 2 contract manufacturer, California-based Flex (formerly Flextronics) it’s 2 per cent. Foxconn’s acquisition of Sharp is an attempt to boost those margins. The most expensive part of a smartphone is the display, and Sharp makes displays. In another attempt at raising margins, Foxconn has been replacing lots of workers with machines (its employee count went from 1.1 million at the end of 2014 to 830,174 at the end of last year). Still, it’s fair to say that investors around the world aren’t expecting a whole lot from these efforts. Part of the difference in market caps may be the result of overvalued US equity markets. Part of it may be that US corporate executives care more about keeping investors happy than Asian ones do. But the main divide I see here is that Samsung and Hon Hai manufacture things, while Apple, Amazon and Microsoft don’t. Samsung sells many of those things to consumers under its own brand, which is one of the reasons it is so much more valuable than Hon Hai. But while Apple, Amazon and Microsoft all sell products with their brand names on them, they

contract out all the manufacturing. This isn’t just an American thing. Chinese companies do it, too. Huawei, one of the world’s biggest sellers of communications equipment, contracts out almost all of its manufacturing. Smartphone sensation-turned-disappointment Xiaomi relies on Foxconn and other contract companies to make its products. Lenovo, which bought IBM’s personal computer business in 2005 and long made a point of bucking the trend to outsourcing, has been putting more and more of its manufacturing in the hands of Flex. In 2009, Harvard Business School professors Gary Pisano and Willy Shih argued in the pages of the Harvard Business Review that technology companies that outsourced production were making a big mistake, and that the US was being permanently harmed as high-tech manufacturing knowhow moved to Asia. They may still turn out to be right about the geographical impact — the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, home to Foxconn’s biggest manufacturing facility as well as the headquarters of Huawei, Chinese internet giant Tencent and scores of other tech companies, certainly has prospered from the shift. But for individual tech companies, getting out (or staying out) of the low-margin, high-investment business of manufacturing just keeps paying off. —JUSTIN FOX/ Bloomberg News

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Zubair SEC inks MoU with Sustainability on providing cutting-edge HR-related solutions and assistance in the development of small enterprises and

in Oman as part of a strategy to generate employment and boost the national economy

MUSCAT: In line with its strategy to extend further advisory and guidance services to its members, Zubair SEC signed a collaboration agreement with Sustainability; a company specialised in HR consultancy in the Sultanate. Sustainability is a human resources consultancy ﬁrm in Oman which comprises a team of profes-

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Caledonian College concludes summer school programme

The MoU focuses

new entrepreneurs

sional HR experts who are dedicating their time and effort to support and provide human resources related advisory services to young Omani SMEs and entrepreneurs. The MoU focuses on providing cutting-edge HR-related solutions and assistance in the development of small enterprises and new entrepreneurs in Oman as part of a strategy to generate employment and boost the national economy, says a press release. As per the terms of MoU, Sustainability will provide specialised HR advisory to members referred to the company by Zubair SEC. Sustainability will also collaborate with Zubair SEC on future activities and workshops to raise awareness on important HR issues and guidelines. Zubair SEC, a social responsibility initiative of The Zubair Corporation, will organise HR ad-

visory sessions by Sustainability team for its members. It will also provide office space and meeting rooms for the Sustainability team to offer their advisory services to Zubair SEC members. Commenting on its decision to share skills, knowledge and expertise with Omani entrepreneurs, Mohammed Al Balushi, chairman at Sustainability said, “All our consultants are top HR industry experts who are offering their time and effort to support SMEs at no charge. They understand that HR plays an essential role in workforce management, performance, growth and succession planning. Experts from our team can help SMEs streamline processes and procedures related to HR. They will be able to identify challenges and suggest set solutions to overcome them. Our team is so much looking forward to working with

Zubair SEC members.” Stating the importance of extending HR development and strategic guidance for SMEs, Ali Shaker, business adviser and in charge of partnership relations at Zubair SEC said, “It is important that start-ups get advice on matters affecting human resources such as recruitment, workforce management, motivation, and accountability at the initial stages of their businesses. New entrepreneurs must have a clear HR strategy as it is key to establishing advantage over any competition. This collaboration with experts from Sustainability will complement our advisory efforts and help SMEs immensely. Zubair SEC has always been a strong advocate of the importance of collaboration between organisations from different sectors to extend the best support to SMEs.”

MUSCAT: Caledonian College of Engineering (CCE) concluded a four-week summer school programme for school-leavers at the college’s Al Hail campus. Offered as a part of the Caledonian College's corporate social responsibility (CSR) and as a gesture of goodwill towards the community, this is the sixth year that summer school has been conducted. Students were welcomed by Dr Ahmed Al Balushi, dean, and formally inducted by Jenny Walker, associate dean Professional Development, says a press release. The main objective of the programme was to provide a worthy, fun and educational experience for school-leavers by introducing them to college life and give a broad idea of the different engineering disciplines that they can study at various tertiary institutions. In spite of the vacation time it was a surprise to see 120 students for the programme. The 54-hour programme gave students three hours a day of practical and theo-

retical activities with learning revolving around workshops and practical sessions. Students also discussed the key concepts in debates and had fun answering theme related quizzes. In lab sessions, students used their creativity and IT skills and successfully completed their digital scrapbook presentations. Furthermore, they undertook various projects such as ‘Google Sketch Up’, creating web pages using ‘Dreamweaver 8’ and many more. Everyone completed the course successfully, each receiving a completion certiﬁcate. In the closing ceremony, Prof. A. Vallavaraj, associate dean (undergraduate studies) congratulated the students and staff for working hard to make the programme worthwhile. Awards and merit certiﬁcates were given to participants for their excellent performance in various activities. One of the highlights of the closing ceremony was the talent show.

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Pakistan School Seeb celebrates 70th Independence Day MUSCAT: Pakistan School Seeb recently celebrated its 70th Independence Day. A special assembly was arranged in the school with a colourful programme. Chief guest Dr Fayyaz Hussain Umrani, the chairman of SMC along with SMC members and parents attended the occasion,

says a press release. The celebrations of the day included ﬂag hoisting, singing patriotic songs, tributes to the national heroes, speeches by students, principal and guests. In the end everyone gathered joined the principal for ‘Pledge of Allegiance’ to the Pakistan ﬂag.

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Waljat College opens admissions for monsoon session 2016-17 MUSCAT: The monsoon session admissions for Waljat College of Applied Sciences, KOM, Rusayl, have opened various streams for the academic year 2016-17, including Bachelor of Engineering, Advanced Diploma in Engineering, Diploma in Engineering and Bachelors programme in Business Administration, Computer Applications and Foundation Programme. Wide range of choices is available for students who passed out Grade XII or its equivalent

with t55% marks with English, Mathematics and Physics are eligible for admissions in various streams, says a press release. The much sought after course – Bachelor of Engineering (BE) has Biotechnology, Chemical Computer Science, Electronics and Communication is spread in 8 semesters. Entrance test may be conducted as per the student’s credentials if needed at WCAS with prior intimation and suitability after submission of admission form.

SALALAH: Indian Social Club (ISC) Salalah celebrated India’s 70th Independence Day with enthusiasm and fervour. The celebration took place in the Sultan Qaboos Indoor multipurpose auditorium of ISC Salalah. Prominent and eminent personalities from different walks of life of Oman and Indian communities attended the occasion, says a press release. Indra Mani Pandey, Ambassador of India to the Sultanate of Oman, was the chief guest of the function. Harinder Singh Lamba, executive director, Fashion Apparel, was the guest of honour. Sheikh Mohammed Said Al Amri and Sheikh Mohammed Ali Al Amri were also present on the occasion as guests. Hridhya S. Menon, lady coordinator of ISC Salalah, opened the function by inviting the chief guest, guest of honour and guests on the stage. The dignitaries were accompanied by Manpreet Singh, chairman - ISC Salalah. Sunny Jacob, vice chairman, Vinay Kumar, joint general secretary and Mohandas, cultural secretary were also present. Manpreet, in his welcome speech, thanked His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said for his generous support to the Indian community in Oman and highlighted the achievements of India and Oman. He also wished His Majesty good health and prosperity to the people of Oman. He further highlighted the sacriﬁce of India’s leaders and freedom ﬁghters and emphasised the need for maintaining harmony and brotherhood. Manpreet presented bouquet and mementos to the ambassador, guests of honours and guests. Pandey, in his independence Day message, greeted the Indian community in Oman and thanked them for their outstanding contributions in strengthening India’s friendly relation with Oman and in the development of India and

Oman. He thanked the government and people of Oman for their cooperation in expanding India’s strategic partnership of Oman and in promoting the welfare of Indian community in Oman. He further expressed his thanks and gratitude for the help and support extended by the social workers and volunteers from within the community for making the functioning the embassy service easier. To add colour to the function there was an enthralling and colourful cultural programme by the talents of Salalah. They performed to the heart’s content, with patriotic songs, melodies, and nostalgic performance to enthral the crowd extensively. The talents of the participants were highly appreciated by the large audience present over the function. Hridhya anchored the programme diligently. The function concluded with vote of thanks by Mohandas.

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OTE introduces Café Lounge for Cadillac, Chevrolet customers Customers can now ﬁx service appointments in advance for a ‘1 hour maintenance’ and can drop their cars, relax at the lounge for about an hour, collect their cars after service and drive back

MUSCAT: Cadillac and Chevrolet customers can now relax at the ‘Café Lounge’ while their cars undergo servicing at OTE Group’s new, state-of the-art Cadillac and Chevrolet Service facility at Ghala. This is a ﬁrst of its kind offering for customers visiting the service centre. Customers can now ﬁx service appointments in advance for a ‘1 hour maintenance’ and can

drop their cars, relax at the lounge for about an hour, collect their cars after service and drive back, says a press release. The lounge is well-appointed and offers a comfortable space to sit back and relax in a contemporary ambience. Located on the ﬁrst ﬂoor of the new Ghala service facility, it is equipped with a host of complementary facilities including Wi-Fi, reading material, choice of beverage as well as children’s play area, etc. An exclusive ladies area within the lounge offers further privacy and exclusivity. “Cadillac and Chevrolet are aspirational brands and our customers are just as distinctive. The Cafe Lounge combines sophistication with a touch of personal care and we have received enthusiastic re-

sponse to this lifestyle space. This lounge was created in-line with OTE Group’s vision of providing an excellent ownership experience for customers throughout their ownership lifecycle,” commented Anil Dua, managing director of OTE Group. The new Chevrolet & Cadillac

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service facility at Ghala has three dedicated and spacious service receptions one each for Chevrolet, Cadillac and Quick Service, which are designed to offer convenience and minimise the wait period. The service centre is operational from 7.30am till 7.30pm with a break in-between 1pm and 2pm every

day from Sunday to Thursday. On Saturdays, it is operational from 8am till 5.30pm with a break inbetween 1pm and 2pm. The quick service facility within the new service centre offers ‘1 hour maintenance’ for scheduled maintenance jobs with pre-booked appointment. Chevrolet scheduled maintenance programme offers competitive and transparent pricing for all scheduled maintenance service jobs at an every 10,000km interval. Customers can relax in the Café Lounge after dropping their car for scheduled maintenance and take back their car in one hour, without the hassle of visiting the service facility twice for dropping and collecting their cars. To ensure that every customer’s vehicle remains in top operating

condition and also to achieve complete customer satisfaction, OTE Group is continuously investing in technical and customer care training for its service staff. Highly qualiﬁed and trained service advisers and technicians carefully look into every detail of the repair work that is required, thereby assuring complete peace of mind when it comes to repairs or scheduled maintenance. This state-of-the-art service facility is an amalgamation of the convenience and hi-tech diagnostic capability featuring skilled resources specially trained by General Motors. The Regional Road Side Assistance programme offered by General Motors for Chevrolet and Cadillac cars ensure the peace of mind for customers looking forward to road trips across the entire GCC region. OTE Group offers class-leading vehicle ownership experience and provides comprehensive aftersales service. The OTE Group represents the brand Chevrolet and Cadillac in the Sultanate of Oman. With a nationwide network of showrooms and nine service centres, OTE Group ensures that customers are never far from getting high quality service.

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Sticks Night 2016 set to be held on September 30 MUSCAT: Events in Style is organising Sticks Night 2016, Indian folk dance with DJ on September 30 at Majan Continental Hotel from 8.30pm onwards. Indians in Oman will celebrate the event by dancing to different styles eg, Dodhiyu, Popatiyu, Sanedo, Rass, Bhangra, Rail Gadi, etc. with rocking dandiya music by DJ Oscar, who had rocked the floor in Sticks Night 2014 event as well, says a press release. Special highlight of the event will be Kirit Helia, Bollywood choreographer’s first ever workshop in the Sultanate. Helia will give dandiya lovers in Muscat a live glimpse of Rangeela Raas Leela’s flair for Sticks Night 2016. He is running garba classes in Mumbai Rangeela Raas Leela and he has performed at several places in India. Events In Style (Rawabi Mazoon United) is famous for celebrating and managing Indian events and as well as corporate events and theme parties. Since last three years Events In Style is organising this special night in Muscat and Sohar. Kintu Shah, the organiser, is from Ahmedabad, Gujarat the state which is famous for Indian folk dances. Indian folk dance is a simple dance form, and is performed to express joy and happiness among

Quriyat Desalination celebrates one million hours without LTI

themselves. The dances are extremely simple with minimum of steps or movement. Kintu said, “Indians here in Muscat will get a chance to learn and dance garba on this day. A free coaching session is available on September 22 for new learners and experienced ones. “I am grateful to Lakhoo’s Exchange, Ganatra Enterprise, Shah Nagardas and all others who have

extended their support to make this a grand event.” The next event by Events in Style is ‘The M’, a unique and exciting show ‘Mind, Music & Magic’ being held for the ﬁrst time in Oman. It would be a fun ﬁlled event showcasing Balabhaskar, the violin maestro, Adarsh AAdi, the mentalist and Raja Moorthy, set to take place at Hotel Sheraton in October.

MUSCAT: The teams working tirelessly at the Quriyat Desalination Plant celebrated after achieving the milestone of one million hours worked without lost-time incident (LTI) recently, says a press release. Eng. Yacoob Al Kiyumi, COO of OPWP said: “To reach one million hours and not to have had a lost-time incident since starting work on February 1, 2016 is a good achievement taking in consideration the large number of workers, working on very complex and robust landscape. We are now looking towards the next milestone and approaching the ﬁnal phase of the project. “This achievement was possible because all teams worked

towards maintaining the highest safety standards for themselves and fellow workers at site. The importance of remaining vigilant and not compromising to complacency helped achieve this target.” To celebrate, Hyflux together with OPWP presented certificates and awards to selected team workers, and a lunch reception was later provided for all workers at Quriyat. The presentation was attended by Yacoob Al Kiyumi and Fahad Al Qari, project manager together with Wong Lup Wai, Hyflux’s COO and all parties involved in the project. The landmark desalination project includes contract civil and structure, pipeline, marine works,

maintenance work and planned shutdowns covering a range of services including access solutions, corrosion protection and electro mechanical works. The Quriyat Desalination Plant, occupying 7.6 hectares, is speeding towards completion in May 2017. It will have cutting edge technology similar to the plants built in Singapore and will be one of the most energy efficient plant in Oman. OPWP and Hyﬂux have been emphasising on high standard safety procedures and precautions since work started. Both OPWP and Hyﬂux applies stringent polices and has competent HSE and Site managers working 24/7 on site to oversee and implement the policies.

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Bank Sohar supports Muscat Autism Centre MUSCAT: Within the framework of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities, Bank Sohar recently extended its support to the Muscat Autism Centre. The donation will be used to partly finance the centre for a year. This donation marks the first donation ever made from the bank to the Muscat Autism Centre as well as the bank’s 13th donation of the year, says a press release. The donation cheque was handed over at Muscat Autism Centre head office to Laurance Al Nabki, CEO of Muscat Autism Centre, by Mazin Mahmood Al Raisi, senior AGM & head of Marketing and Customer Experience. Commenting on the bank’s contribution to the association, Munira Abdulnabi Macki, GM of HR and Corporate Support at Bank Sohar said, “We are always looking for effective ways in which we can contribute to our community and offer support to those who need it. In fact a significant number of initiatives under our CSR framework are aimed towards reaching out to special children and making a positive change in their lives, be it through education, sport or financial support. We found Muscat Autism Centre to be a place that shares these views and works tirelessly towards

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Toyota Corolla Multi Drive 7S now on offer The Toyota Corolla with Multi Drive (MD) 7S transmission has become a customers’

these goals. We are glad to offer our support to them and look forward to a long relationship as we join hands to make a difference in the lives of these wonderful children.”Thanking Bank Sohar for its support, Laurance Al Nabki said, “Autistic children require special attention and education to develop the necessary skills to effectively cope with everyday life and society. This is why we are extremely grateful to the bank for its support and look forward to working with them again in the future.” Bank Sohar strives to ensure that its contributions are carefully planned and evaluated in order to diversify and reach out to the maximum number of people especially those in most need of it, offering recipients positive support and making a meaningful change.

favourite within a short span of its introduction MUSCAT: To many enthusiasts in the automotive industry, the 11th Generation of the world famous Toyota Corolla is no less than an icon. Not only does it have a legendary reputation, it offers a truly impressive resale value, even after years of use. The Toyota Corolla with Multi Drive (MD) 7S transmission has become a favourite of customers within a short span of its introduction. Currently, the 2016YM Corolla 1.6 litre and the Corolla 2.0 litre versions are available with attractive cash gifts. Customers are advised to make the most of this

wonderful opportunity to own one of the best-loved cars across the world, says a press release. “I came to know of the cash gift offer through a friend of mine. I am now the proud owner of a shiny new Corolla. In fact, this weekend I am planning to take my friend and his family for treat – just as a way of thanking him for bringing the good news to me,” remarked an enthusiast, sporting a contented smile. The Toyota Corolla with Multi Drive 7S allows owners to ‘Drive Smooth and Save Smart.’ It does so by delivering a very smooth, yet powerful driving performance; topping it up with gratifying fuel efficiency. Making a strong design statement with its unique visual signature, the Corolla Multi Drive 7S signiﬁes Toyota’s brand evolu-

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Infiniti ME collaborates with renowned light painter artist for all-new Q30 regional launch MUSCAT: Infiniti Middle East collaborated with Patrick Rochon, world renowned light painter, to launch the all-new Infiniti Q30 at an exclusive event in Beirut, Lebanon. Patrick used light painting and captivated the senses of the audience to bring out the emotion behind the all new category-redefining premium active compact Infiniti Q30. Patrick Rochon is known worldwide as a light painting artist who has been creating a unique style of light painting since 1992. Through an innovative mix of creativity, technology and visionary design, he used his dynamic art form to launch the premium Infiniti Q30. A spokesperson for Infiniti Oman who attended the launch event said, “Audiences felt a connection with the new Infiniti Q30 that pushes boldly past the conventional boundaries of design through the pulse of light used by the artist Patrick. During the event, he captured light, made it dance, shaped it and transformed it into beautiful pieces of art. Patrick used his art to accentuate the signature design of Infiniti Q30.” The new Infiniti Q30 perceives everyday life as a journey of selfexpression fuelled by creativity and personality of the driver. Challenging the status quo and pushing the boundaries is the only way to

stand out and to define a distinctive style that speaks for itself. With its unique and elegant design, born out of human energy, the new Infiniti Q30 wants to connect with the driver to give a holistic driving experience. In the same way, Patrick’s light paintings can be considered an extension of the human soul, for its vibrant, dynamic and ever changing form. From the first artistic brush stroke, the new Infiniti Q30 takes shape and wants to inspire all those who are born to challenge. Infiniti Q30 offers a complete technology package that aug-

ments the car’s driving experience while providing supreme safety to all occupants. The new Q30 makes a bold visual statement through its exceptional exteriors and superb interiors. The car has been engineered to exacting standards to deliver a driving experience that is distinctly Infiniti. It stands out for its versatile dimensions, confident dynamics and intuitive technologies. At the Infiniti Q30 launch, Patrick used engineering and created a character, costume, reflex to reveal the car. The audience were shown the new car with the move-

ments of his light. Audiences at the event were captivated with the unique art form used to launch the all-new Inﬁniti Q30. SBA is largely committed to supporting Inﬁniti Oman’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 40 showrooms, service centres and parts outlets, SBA has further built upon its legacy of trust, excellent customer service and providing value for money to each of its customers.

tion. The Corolla’s design theme combines clean lines and balanced proportions to give it an immediate visual impact. It tapers at the front and rear of the vehicle to help emphasize the wheel arches and wheels-to-the-corner stance. “Now there will be more fun-ﬁlled driving trips and less visits to the gas station,” chuckled a proud new owner “It is really a smoother, silkier drive…one that lasts longer, goes farther on the same amount of fuel… yeah…I am living it and loving it!” The new Multi Drive 7S continuously variable transmission meticulously controls the speed and shifting pattern to realise excellent power train performance while ensuring a powerful and linear acceleration. It also has a 7-speed sequential shiftmatic mode with

manual gear shifting-like characteristics that give the driver complete control when required. The squared-off corners and elongated three-box profile are typically Corolla, but it has a dynamic front end – the bars of the grille extend into the oversized LED-adorned trapezoidal headlamp clusters to give the sedan a broad, thrusting nose. The flanks sport character lines that emphasise the Corolla’s rear arches and the kicked-up leading edge of the side glass. At the back, protruding wraparound tail-lamp clusters and a chrome bar contribute to a wedge-like rear three-quarter profile. Adding to the style quotient is a trendy rear spoiler. The design lends itself to a spacious cabin that offers refined comfort and class-leading legroom with abundant storage space. The interior also looks upmarket thanks to the piano-black finish to the infotainment system, a softtouch dashboard and sophisticated dark grey accents. In Oman, Toyota’s outstanding product quality is supported by the nationwide parts and service network of Saud Bahwan Automotive. No wonder then that today, Toyota is one of the most trusted and wellknown brands.

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15 entrepreneurs enrol in new batch at Bank Muscat al Wathbah Academy The objective of al Wathbah Academy is to impart the required skills and guidance to entrepreneurs drawn from diverse ﬁelds to develop successful SME business ventures

MUSCAT: Bank Muscat, the ﬂagship ﬁnancial services provider in the Sultanate yesterday marked a new session of al Wathbah Academy in Muscat as part of its ‘Let’s Do More’ vision and

commitment to partnership in supporting SMEs embark on entrepreneurial ventures. Fifteen entrepreneurs have enrolled in the new batch for a comprehensive training programme at al Wathbah Academy in Muscat, says a press release. The objective of al Wathbah Academy is to impart the required skills and guidance for entrepreneurs drawn from diverse ﬁelds to

develop successful SME business ventures. The Corporate Social Responsibility initiative is aimed at equipping youth with self-employment skills boosting the country’s progress and development. The 8 months training programme is offered in association with an experienced faculty and consultants, leading to accredited international certiﬁcation by Project Management Institute (PMI).

Fatma Al Maskiry, AGM – SME Credit and Marketing, said: “Bank Muscat is proud to welcome the new batch of entrepreneurs at al Wathbah Academy in Muscat. To date, al Wathbah Academy programmes have beneﬁted entrepreneurs in Muscat, Sohar and Salalah. The unique SME initiative marks a clear progression of the well-deﬁned strategy pursued by the bank in line with the directive of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said to support the SME sector and strengthen its role in the economic development of Oman. In light of the business environment in Oman which offers tremendous

opportunities and challenges for the SME sector, Bank Muscat remains committed to creating selfemployment opportunities for citizens across the Sultanate.” Considering the focus on the SME segment in Oman, Bank Muscat has taken the lead in launching new initiatives benefiting SMEs across Oman. The bank’s al Wathbah suite of tailor-made financial and non- financial solutions including Working capital facilities, loans, al Wathbah SME non-collateral finance, advisory services, workshops, networking events, corporate cards and e channels. Also available in terms of educa-

tional support and development are initiatives such as the al Wathbah Business Zone which is a dedicated facility at the head office for the use of entrepreneurs who lack office facilities. All SME customers are entitled to use the facility free of charge subject to booking in advance. al Wathbah SME TV is the ﬁrst educational video channel in the banking sector in Oman launched with the sole objective of helping SMEs gain 24/7 access to vital information that help drive their business further. al Wathbah SME TV provides a common platform to educate and update SMEs on the latest rules, regulations, challenges and opportunities for SME business ventures. The bank also regularly conducts workshops and seminars to equip SMEs to identify business opportunities and tackle challenges. Serving as building blocks for existing and prospective entrepreneurs, these initiatives reiterate the bank’s commitment to the SME sector.

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AIWA Awards all set to felicitate top performing companies tomorrow MUSCAT: Oman will witness tomorrow AIWA Awards, the most high proﬁle event of its kind targeted primarily at the top echelons of the business community in the Sultanate. Setting up new benchmarks in the industry, corporates in Oman will be felicitated based on a highly qualitative performance survey. BMW and Oriental Group of Companies are the associate partners; Voltamp and ACWA Power are the support partners for the event. In a red carpet awards evening at Ritz-Carlton Al Bustan Palace tomorrow, AIWA will felicitate the top performing listed companies in Oman during the last ﬁnancial year, says a press release. To recognise the top achievers

in Oman’s corporate world, Alam al-IktisaadWalA’mal (AIWA) had instituted the annual Awards for Oman’s Best Performing Companies in 2011. AIWA, published by United Media Services, is Oman’s leading Arabic business magazine. This year marks the sixth edition of the AIWA Awards. Overall 15 top ranking compa-

nies will receive the coveted trophy across three categories. Furthermore, special awards will be presented for achievements that go beyond the balance sheet such as Lifetime Achievement, Business Leader, Excellence in Corporate Leadership, CEO of the Year, Entrepreneur of the Year and Best Manufacturer of the Year, etc.

A networker’s dream, the event will be attended by the who’s who of Muscat corporate high life. The premium event will attract more than 200 top business leaders, CEOs and senior government officials from a cross-section of industries, ministries and government bodies. It will witness the congregation of the key decision-makers who are driving the country’s business and economy. Gulf Baader Capital Markets SAOC (GBCM) is the knowledge partner whereas KPMG is the validation partner for the ranking process used for the awards. Times of Oman and Al Shabiba are the media partners. Ruwi Modern Printers is the print partner.

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Best deals for your dream home at India Fair MUSCAT: India Home Fair 2016 is giving you the best opportunity to buy your dream home in India and that too at the best prices possible. It has been observed in the past that NRIs end up spending more for the same unit as they aren’t able to get hold of the best deals running back in their home country, but this year builders like Purvankara, Godrej, Wadhwa, Brigade, Nyati and more are giving you the opportunity to avail of these special offers and rates right

here in Muscat at your disposal. Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC), India’s largest home loan bank, is bringing the India Homes Fair at a very opportune time to Muscat on September 2 and 3 at Al Falaj Hotel. Organised by East Expo and Molecules International it promises to be the most exciting twoday road show for buying property in India, says a press release. HDFC is a reputed and a leading bank in India bringing togeth-

er all the major builders from India on a common platform for the beneﬁt of Indians, working and staying in Oman. The selection of those builders are based on trust-worthiness and have proved their merit in the Indian market. Besides, HDFC has also ensured that these builders comply with the norms and regulations of the real estate market in India. Indian Home Fair 2016 is the right avenue for Indians in Oman

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to choose their dream properties as more than 45 reputed builders from different parts of country are participating in the exhibition. On its part, HDFC has many novel schemes which are aimed at prospective real estate buyers. All the home loan schemes of the bank will be explained and will be made available at the exhibition venue. To help the visitors a help desk will be available at the venue to provide solutions, advise and guide you to making the right investment.

Wasel Exchange opens new branch in Amerat MUSCAT: Wasel Exchange, Oman’s youngest money exchange company, opened a branch in Al Amerat recently. Ahmed Hamed Saif Al Subhi, chairman of OIFC inaugurated the branch in the presence of Mohammed Ramadan Qasim Al Balushi, Shura Council member; and Said Ahmed Safrar, chairman of Wasel Exchange. Opening of the branch in Al Amerat, has expanded the money exchange company’s network to ﬁve branches. The new branch is conveniently located near Bank Muscat and OIFC branches in Al Amerat, says a press release. Speaking on the occasion, Ahmed Al Subhi, said: ‘’Wasel has embarked upon an ambitious expansion programme as we propose to open another ﬁve branches before the end of this year, taking the total number of

branches to 10. As we expand further, we will open more branches in unrepresented areas across the country by introducing new products and services. At Wasel, customer satisfaction is the key, and we will continue to offer best rates and services.’’ Safrar said: “At present, Wasel has arrangements with three Indian banks, viz Federal Bank, Punjab National Bank and Indian Overseas Bank. The arrangement with State Bank of Travancore will commence services soon. Further, Wasel has arrangements with Allied Bank in Pakistan and Eastern Bank in Bangladesh. “We also offer Western Union, Express Money and Transfast services in all our branches, and is in the process of adding remittance arrangements with leading international players in the immediate future.’’

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‘Maktabati’ beneﬁts over 19,000 students

Qatar Airways to increase ﬂights to Riyadh

MUSCAT: The mobile library ‘Maktabati’ is a Dar Al Atta’a initiative, sponsored by BP Oman, which encourages school students to read and develops their reading skills. ‘Maktabati’ operates from a bus that tours schools around the Sultanate, providing books at a reasonable price and conducting reading and story-writing competitions, says a press release. One year since the library’s launch, over 19,000 students across different age groups have visited and have bought over 20,000 books. ‘Maktabati’ is one of several educational initiatives being sponsored by BP Oman’s Social Investment Programme. Shamsa Al Rawahi, Social Investment Programme Officer, commented on the importance of the library: “We believe that reading has a role to play in the development of the nation. Supporting this initiative would increase the chance of reading becoming part of a student’s lifestyle and an important component of today’s society.” The library has toured 29 schools in 15 different wilayats (provinces) across six governorates. Teachers and supervisors from the various schools have welcomed the concept and supports how it raises the importance of reading among

DOHA: Qatar Airways announced that it will operate 20 flights per week to and from Riyadh starting September 1, increasing its services by more than 40 per cent. Passengers travelling into and out of Saudi Arabia will benefit from greater connectivity to the award-winning airline’s extensive network of more than 150 destinations via its state-of-the-art hub at Hamad International Airport in Doha, says a press release. This news follows the announcement that the Doha-based airline is increasing its flights to Medina to three daily services, from the beginning of September. Qatar Airways now serves eight cities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and with the recent increase to four daily services to Jeddah will operate a total of 143 flights a week. Ehab Amin, senior vice president, Commercial GCC, Levant, Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Africa - Qatar Airways said: “Increasing our capacity to Riyadh, on top of our recently announced frequency increases to Jeddah and Medina, reflects the importance of Saudi Arabia to Qatar Airways. We are proud to serve eight destinations

children. Ali Al Daraai, a supervisor at Ras Al Jabal Basic Education School, said: “‘Maktabati’ has made reading an exciting activity for the students and motivated them to read and research more.” Sharing his experience so far, Maktabati’s librarian, Hatem bin Said Al Maamari, commented: “There is a huge gap between books and the readers and the best way to tackle this, is to introduce reading to schools.

Students are now motivated to read and the teachers and supervisors have been supporting us all the way. I am very positive that the upcoming days will bring even better results.” Currently at the Salalah Municipal Entertainment Centre, the library will remain at this province until the end of the local tourism festival. ‘Maktabati’ will then restart its educational tour around schools during the new semester.

Increasing the number of Qatar Airways flights to Riyadh means Saudi travellers have more convenient access to our rapidly expanding global network. The increased capacity will boost the amount of first class seats available between Riyadh and Doha Ehab Amin

Senior vice president, Commercial GCC, Levant, Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Africa - Qatar Airways

in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and to sponsor Saudi Premier League winners, Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia FC. “Increasing the number of Qatar Airways ﬂights to Riyadh means Saudi travellers have more convenient access to our rapidly expanding global network. The increased capacity will boost the amount of ﬁrst class seats avail-

able between Riyadh and Doha, so more passengers from Saudi Arabia can enjoy our award-winning premium service as well as the ultimate in luxury and elegance in the skies.” From September 1, Qatar Airways will add a third daily ﬂight every day except Tuesday, offering an increase from 14 to 20 ﬂights weekly.

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After bowling the Kiwis out for 214, the hosts did not enforce the follow-on as the pitch is getting more and more difficult for the batsmen

PRETORIA: South Africa slid to 105 for six on the third day of the second and final Test against New Zealand on Monday but were still firmly in command at Centurion, holding a 372-run lead. After bowling the Kiwis out for 214, the hosts did not enforce the follow-on as the pitch is getting more and more difficult for the batsmen. New Zealand’s bowlers took six wickets in the last session of the day with only stand-in opener Quinton de Kock (50) offering any resistance as Stephen Cook, Hashim Amla, JP Duminy, captain Faf du Plessis and Stiaan van Zyl went cheaply. De Kock played a characteristically aggressive innings, hitting the first four balls he faced to the boundary. Temba Bavuma (25) and Vernon Philander (3) were the unbeaten batsmen at the close of play. Tim Southee and Trent Boult claimed two wickets apiece. “The longer the sun bakes down and the cracks widen and the deeper the Test goes, the less chance

COMPLETE DOMINANCE: South Africa’s wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock, right, celebrates the dismissal of Tim Southee of New Zealand during the third day of their second Test match at the Supersport Cricket Stadium in Centurion on Monday. – AFP

there is for the team batting last. There is no point declaring overnight,” South Africa paceman Dale Steyn told reporters. New Zealand responded in the last session to a pep talk, said allrounder Doug Bracewell. “We spoke about giving everything for a session. It’s a funny old game, anything can happen yet,” Bracewell added. Earlier, New Zealand started

their ﬁrst innings on 38 for three and, despite a determined knock from Kane Williamson, lost wickets regularly until tea when the captain was the last batsman to fall. Williamson’s 77 came off 133 balls and, apart from an entertaining cameo by tailender Neil Wagner, there were few other batting positives for the Kiwis. Pretoria-born Wagner hit Steyn to all corners of the ground as he

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History-making Detry moves into top 15 of Road to Oman

MAIDEN PRO VICTORY: Thomas Detry in full ﬂow at the Bridgestone Challenge. – Photo supplied

MUSCAT: Thomas Detry was in sensational form at the Bridgestone Challenge as he romped to a 12-shot victory to help him rise to 13th in the Road to Oman and in the process secured his place alongside the top 45 European Challenge Tour players in the season-ending NBO Golf Classic Grand Final, which takes place in Oman at the stunning Almouj Golf from November 2 to 5. This was the Belgian’s ﬁrst professional win and it couldn’t have tasted any sweeter. The 23 year old ﬁnished 29 under par overall – matching the joint lowest under par score in Challenge Tour history set by Spain’s Ivó Giner in 2003. This has helped him climb 18 places in the Road to Oman Rankings after cashing a winner’s cheque for €28,800. Detry was ecstatic with his record-breaking performance at Heythrop Park Resort, England, saying: “I talked to my caddie earlier and said ‘this is what I play golf for’. This is what drives me to play golf. There is no point in being nervous and being under pressure, just go out there and enjoy yourself. “I think this win will mean I

This was the Belgian’s first professional win and the victory helped the 23 year old climb 18 places in the Road to Oman Rankings after cashing a winner’s cheque for €28,800 move up in the Rankings but I still need to go out there and put some numbers on the board. I am taking a week off next week — a much needed week off I think — but I am really looking forward to playing in the last ﬁve or six events.” As well as a share of a €400,000 prize fund on offer for victory in the prestigious NBO Golf Classic Grand Final, the top 15 players on the Road to Oman Rankings following the conclusion of the tournament will earn their playing cards for next season’s European Tour International Schedule. In addition, the top three players will also win a share of the lucra-

tive €60,000 Bonus Pool. South African Thriston Lawrence, who was the winner of the Ras Al Khaimah Classic in 2005 on the MENA Tour, finished runner-up on 19-under to earn his first points on this season’s Road to Oman. He had featured in two other events earlier this year but failed to make the cut in both. However, the 19,800 points he earned from this tournament have helped him catapult up to 56th in the Rankings. Denmark’s Martin Ovesen also made a phenomenal climb in the Road to Oman, shooting up from 192nd to 69th after finishing third. This was an incredible performance from the 24 year old as he had failed to finish higher than 43rd so far this season. At the summit of the Challenge Tour rankings, Englishman Jordan L Smith and Frenchman Joël Stalter increased their chances of finishing in the top three as they have moved from fourth and ninth to second and fifth respectively. Stalter’s compatriot Romain Langasque still leads the Road to Oman with seven events to play before the grand finale takes place in Muscat.

South Africa 1st innings: 481 for 8 declared New Zealand 1st innings M. Guptill c van Zyl b Philander 8 T. Latham c de Kock b Steyn 4 K. Williamson c de Kock b Rabada 77 R. Taylor run out 1 H. Nicholls lbw Rabada 36 B. Watling c de Kock b Steyn 8 M. Santner b Philander 0 D. Bracewell lbw Rabada 18 T. Southee c de Kock b Piedt 8 N. Wagner c de Kock b Steyn 31 T. Boult (not out) 0 Extras (b-5, lb-2, nb-1, w-15) 23 Total (all out, 58.3 overs) 214 Fall of wickets: 1-13, 2-13, 3-26, 4-86, 5-106, 6-111, 7-144, 8-169, 9-214. Bowling: D. Steyn 20-3-66-3 (w-1); V. Philander 15-1-43-2; K. Rabada 16.3-4-623 (nb-1, w-2); D. Piedt 7-0-36-1. South Africa 2nd innings S. Cook lbw Boult 4 Q. de Kock c Williamson b Bracewell 50 H. Amla c Guptill b Southee 1 J. Duminy lbw Southee 0 F. du Plessis c Taylor b Boult 6 T. Bavuma (not out) 25 S. van Zyl c Watling b Wagner 5 V. Philander (not out) 3 Extras (b-4, nb-1, w-6) 11 Total (6 wkts, 34 overs) 105 Fall of wickets: 1-31, 2-32, 3-32, 4-47, 5-82, 6-98. Bowling: T. Southee 10-5-27-2 (w-1); T. Boult 8-0-38-2; D. Bracewell 7-2-19-1; N. Wagner 9-1-17-1 (nb-1, w-1).

crashed 31 in 30 deliveries before the fast bowler had him caught behind.Steyn ended with ﬁgures of three for 66 while Kagiso Rabada picked up three for 62. The ﬁrst Test was drawn. - Reuters

A ﬁle photo of Oman under-23 team

Oman suffer first defeat at GCC Under-23 tourney MUSCAT: After two successive and well-deserved victories, Oman team suffered their first loss in the ongoing GCC Olympic (Under-23) Football Championship in the Qatari capital of Doha on Monday. According to information received here, Hamad Al Azzanicoached Omanis came up against a strong Saud Arabia side who handed the Sultanate squad a 3-0 defeat for their second victory in the five-team competition. Oman were on a high after making a rousing start to their campaign with a 3-1 victory over Bahrain last Wednesday and their morale was further boosted by a 1-0 win over Qatar on Friday. On Monday, however, the Omanis found it difficult to control the proceedings against Saudi Arabia and conceded an early goal. The Saudis aggression cou-

pled with Oman’s own mistakes made it difficult for the Sultanate to find the equalier and the score remained 1-0 in favour of Saudi Arabia at the break. The Saudis, who got the better of the UAE in a 1-0 win in their first match, scored two more goals in the second session to put the match beyond Oman’s reach. Oman, with six points from three outings, have now slipped to second place in the table while Saudi Arabia, also on six points but from two games, occupy the top place thanks to their better goal average. Oman now need to win their final match against the UAE on Wednesday and hope for a slip up by Saudi Arabia to keep their hopes of winning the title. Saudi Arabia play their remaining matches against Bahrain on Wednesday and Qatar on Friday.

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The talent and experience of the team has started to get reflected in the performance and in the times to come, this season we will be playing 13 Tests and I think by the end of it if everything goes well, touch-wood, we will be the number one team in the world and the gap between the first and second team will be substantial

under skipper Virat Kohli and the fact that all the Indian fast bowlers are ﬁt and doing well will held the team in good stead

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LAUDERHILL: Limited over captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni believes that India’s Test side led by Virat Kohli can regain it’s top ranking in longest format by the end of the home season in which they play 13 Tests against New Zealand, England, Australia and Bangladesh.

Dhoni feels the team is shaping up well under skipper Virat Kohli and the fact that all the Indian fast bowlers are ﬁt and doing well will held the team in good stead in the upcoming Test matches. “I think the Indian Test team is shaping up well. It seemed we were more settled in T20 and ODI but now our team had a good batting

experience. If you notice, for the last two and a half years, we had the same batting unit, barring one or two changes. So you learn a lot. Test remains the ultimate format,” Dhoni told reporters after the 2nd T20I was washed out on Sunday. “On top of it, one plus point is that all our fast bowlers are ﬁt now and the way they are bowling. We have

10 proper fast bowlers and it’s an asset. Now we will be playing a lot of matches, so we can rotate our fast bowlers if we want to,” he observed. Dhoni is happy that talent is now getting transformed into performance. “As far as performance is concerned, the talent and experience of the team has started to get reﬂect-

ed in the performance and in the times to come, this season we will be playing 13 Tests and I think by the end of it if everything goes well, touch-wood, we will be the number one team in the world and the gap between the ﬁrst and second team will be substantial,” he added. Coming back to the short Twenty20 series, Dhoni said while the pitch remained same where the bowlers were belted for 245 in the ﬁrst game, it was the addition of an extra spinner in Amit Mishra, which paid off as the World T20 champions were bowled out for less than 150 runs. “I don’t think the wicket changed a lot. It is same as the last wicket. It is the exposure that they had in the last game, it gave them the ability to go back and think about their own game plan and often when there is no break between two matches, it actually helps the bowlers to quickly go back and plan,” said the 35-yearold from Ranchi. “It is the execution that matters and I think it was great. Addition of a spinner also paid off well. Mishra bowled really well. I felt it was the whole bowling unit who could restrict them to 140, it was a brilliant effort,” he added. - PTI

FOOTBALL

Ex-LA Dodgers owner McCourt to buy Marseille PARIS: Frank McCourt, the former owner of U.S. baseball team the L.A. Dodgers, said on Monday he had entered exclusive negotiations to buy French Ligue 1 soccer club Olympique de Marseille (OM), vowing to restore the team to its former glory. Billionaire businesswoman Margarita Louis-Dreyfus, the Russian-born chairwoman of Louis Dreyfus Commodities trading

house, said in April that she was looking for a buyer for Marseille. “Margarita and I just executed a contract for us to buy l’OM, the greatest football cub in the French league and one of the best in the world,” Frank McCourt told a news conference alongside Louis-Dreyfus and Marseille Mayor Jean-Claude Gaudin. “I’m very excited about making Marseille a champion again,”

The deal is due to be completed by the end of the year, the two sides informed. RMC Sport reported that the club had been sold for 40 million euros ($44.68 million). Margarita Louis-Dreyfus took control of Marseille after the death of her husband Robert back in 2009, but despite investing tens of millions of euros in recent years, they have struggled and ﬁnished

13th in Ligue 1 last season. Marseille, who have French soccer’s biggest fan base, won the last of their nine league titles in 2010. Ploughing funds With Qatari investors buying archrivals Paris St Germain as well as Russian and Chinese investors ploughing funds into Nice, Monaco and Lyon, they have struggled to attract top players and ﬁnancial

investment to take the club forward. McCourt, who sold the L.A. Dodgers in 2012 for $2 billion, said he aimed to bring his experience in sports’ ownership to turn the club’s fortunes around. “We have a project that we will build together,” he said. “We will build a championship calibre team that can compete year-in and yearout for the championship,” McCourt said. - Reuters

CRICKET

Coulter-Nile faces ‘lengthy’ recovery after back injury MELBOURNE: Australia fast bowler Nathan Coulter-Nile has been diagnosed with a bone stress injury in his lower back and will require a “lengthy rehabilitation period”, the country’s cricket board said on Monday. The 28-year-old paceman was sent back from Sri Lanka due to a lower back injury, ruling him out of part of the Oneday International (ODI) series and the two Twenty20 matches. “After returning to Australia, Nathan underwent an MRI scan which has unfortunately revealed a lumbar bone stress injury in his lower back,” Cricket Australia physiotherapist David Beakley said in a statement. “He will now enter a lengthy rehabilitation period with his return to play will be determined in due course.” - Reuters CRICKET

Injured Tamim out for a month DHAKA: Bangladesh opening batsman Tamim Iqbal fractured a finger during training on Saturday and will be out for up to a month, the country’s cricket board has said. The left-hander suffered the injury to the little finger of his left hand and will likely have to sit out the team’s three-match ODI series against Afghanistan at home starting on September 25. Bangladesh are hopeful the 27-year-old will be fit before England arrive for a series comprising three ODIs and two Tests, starting on October 7. “Such injuries take about three to four weeks to heal,” Bangladesh physio Bayzidul Islam said. “He should be able to start batting in four weeks.” - Reuters

TENNIS

‘Paes, Bopanna went in cold into the Olympics’ MUMBAI: Ace doubles player Leander Paes and his big-serving partner Rohan Bopanna did not practise or play enough together to give themselves a decent chance to win a medal in the men’s doubles event at the Rio Olympic Games, said the former’s ex-partner Mahesh Bhupathi on Monday. “The (men’s) doubles team was deﬁnitely under-prepared, in fact there was no preparation — that’s the right word. They did not practise, did not play any matches together. Even when Leander and me were not playing on tour in 2004 and 2008 (Olympic Games in Athens and Beijing), we always came together, played a couple of tournaments together. That’s what the Olympics demands,” said Bhupathi here at the Khar Gymkhana.

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Paes, who played in his seventh Olympics, and Bopanna crashed out after losing their ﬁrst round match in straight sets against the Polish pair of Lukasz Kubot and Marcin Matkowski. “We (he and Paes) won three

hundred matches on (ATP) tour, (but) we (still) made an effort to do it. This time they went in cold. Obviously one (doubles) match against a dilapidated Korean Davis Cup team is not the way to prepare for the Olympics,”

said Bhupathi on the sidelines of the 11Even Sports Inter Schools Maharashtra table tennis tournament where he was the chief guest at the inauguration. “That (medal) was never going to happen in the doubles. Our best bet was mixed (doubles), but unfortunately we (India) came close, but it did not happen,” said the 42-year-old Bhupathi who has won three men’s doubles and four mixed doubles titles in Grand Slam tournaments. He was referring to Bopanna and Sania Mirza’s loss in the semiﬁnals against the scratch US combine of Venus Williams and Rajeev Ram. They then lost in the bronze medal play-off too to ﬁnish outside the medal bracket. - PTI

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SPORTS Britain’s Edmund stuns Gasquet, Cilic advances The 21-year-old Edmund, who helped Britain win the Davis Cup last year, crunched 10 aces and 40 winners in all en route to the biggest victory of his career

NEW YORK: The year’s final Grand Slam began with an upset as 13th seeded Frenchman Richard Gasquet was upended 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 by Britain’s world No. 84 Kyle Edmund at the U.S. Open on Monday. Gasquet, who has reached the last 16 at Flushing Meadows four times in his career, was outplayed throughout and his U.S. Open experience lasted just one hour, 41 minutes. The 21-year-old Edmund, who helped Britain win the Davis Cup last year, crunched 10 aces and 40 winners in all en route to the biggest victory of his career. Edmund will now play Lukas Lacko of Slovakia or American wildcard Ernesto Escobedo in the second round. Former champion Marin Cilic, a popular pick to make a deep run, opened his campaign with a solid 6-4, 7-5, 6-1 victory over Rogerio Dutra Silva of Brazil. The Croatian seventh seed, fresh off a win over world No. 2 Andy Murray in the Cincinnati final, came from a break down in the first set and was pushed in the second before easing past the world No. 108. “It’s my second home, I feel great here,” said Cilic, who won the only grand slam title of his career here two years ago.

FIRST UPSET: Kyle Edmund of Great Britain hits a return against Richard Gasquet of France during a ﬁrst round match on the ﬁrst day of the U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on Monday. – AFP

“My best memories come from here in 2014. Winning Cincinnati just shows me I am in good form but it’s an extremely tough tournament, over two weeks. There are a lot of contenders for the title so I will take it step by step.” Cilic, who banged down 12 aces, now plays either Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine or Gastao Elias of Portugal in round two.

TENNIS

McEnroe ends coaching partnership with Raonic NEW YORK: Seven-time major winner John McEnroe has ended his coaching role with Canada’s Milos Raonic ahead of the year’s final Grand Slam, the U.S. Open. McEnroe joined Raonic’s coaching entourage in May as a consultant ahead of the grasscourt season, and the world No. 6 reached his first ever career Grand Slam final in Wimbledon, losing to Andy Murray in straight sets. The American said his media commitments had become an “issue” at Wimbledon. “When the U.S. Open starts on Monday, he’s got his people. I’m pulling for him and want him to do well,” McEnroe told reporters. “I’d love to see all the guys play

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their best because I think it’s better for tennis. But it’s best to sort of separate at this stage. It will just make life easier for everyone.” Raonic, who also has former world No. 1 Carlos Moya among his coaching ranks, will begin his U.S. Open campaign against Germany’s Dustin Brown. - Reuters

Players at risk with pills According to numerous players, for all the talk of banned performance-enhancing drugs in sport, mundane over-the-counter antiinﬂammatory pain medications may be more of an issue on the tennis tour. Indeed, players could be risking their long-term health by playing through pain to achieve their goals.

In the final Grand Slam event of the year, when the likes of Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams are battling injuries, many are likely to popping pills to push their aching bodies one more time. “You would be surprised how many anti-inflammatories I take,” said Gasquet, who has suffered numerous injuries during his career. “I do it a lot. Not during practice, but before matches. It’s not something I would choose to do, but sometimes I have no choice. “It’s nothing crazy to take antiinflammatories. I imagine all the players are doing it. I know a lot of football (soccer) players, they do it a lot.” Taking pain medication, before and after matches, has become the norm as the boundaries of physical possibility continue to expand. But taking too much is believed to actually slow down the recovery process after injury and taking them too regularly can cause longterm harm, some experts say. “With respect to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, persons should take as little as possible for the shortest duration possible,” Dr Eric Matteson, a consultant in the Division of Rheumatology at the Mayo Clinic, said by email. “The concerns with prolonged use are risks of developing kidney failure and hypertension, as well as stomach ulcers.” Goran Ivanisevic said taking anti-inflammatories was a necessary evil. “When I won Wimbledon (in 2001), I was smashing them,” he said. “I took them like candies. After a while I didn’t even feel it, it didn’t do me any good.” “But when you have a chance, in my case, to win Wimbledon, you take whatever, you don’t care,” he added. “I hated pain so if the doctor said ‘take two’ I’d take five. But in the end I had shoulder surgery. The pain was so big that pain killers didn’t work so I had to have surgery.” - Reuters

FOOTBALL

Allardyce defends decision to omit Barkley from England squad LONDON: England manager Sam Allardyce has defended the decision to leave Everton midfielder Ross Barkley out of his first squad for the 2018 World Cup qualifier in Slovakia at the weekend. The 22-year-old has enjoyed an impressive start to the Premier League season and many observers felt he had done enough to deserve a place in the 23-man group named on Sunday. However, Allardyce, who succeeded Roy Hodgson as manager after England’s underwhelming Euro 2016 campaign, said there was still time for Barkley to feature in his future plans. “We have had to make a few difficult decisions and none more so than Ross Barkley,” Allardyce told reporters on Monday. “For him it’s disappointing, for me, you have to make these decisions. The door will always be open for Ross but right now I feel the squad I’ve picked is the right one.” Marcus Rashford also missed out, instead selected for the under-21 squad against Norway, even though the 18-year-old striker

featured for England at Euro 2016 and scored Manchester United’s injury-time winner against Hull City on Saturday. Transfer deadline “Having international experience in the under-21s will prove invaluable for us further down the line,” the former West Ham, Bolton Wanderers and Sunderland manager added. “If he plays for Manchester United on a regular basis, if he is regularly breaking into the United team then it will be a good basis for inclusion in my squad.” Several players, most notably Manchester City’s goalkeeper Joe Hart, involved in speculation over their club futures ahead of Wednesday’s transfer deadline day. “If Joe arrives today, and I’m sure if there’s anything in the pipeline Joe will tell us this may happen. Then we can get ready if it does,” Allardyce said. Slovakia held England to a goalless draw in their last meeting at Euro 2016, a game Allardyce expects will have little bearing on Sunday’s meeting in Trnava. - Reuters

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Hamilton podium finish sours Rosberg’s victory Rosberg has the perfect opportunity to make major inroads into Hamilton’s 19-point advantage in the standings. Instead, he came away still trailing Hamilton by nine points

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS: Nico Rosberg was handed a much-needed break in the Formula One title battle which he duly converted by winning Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix, but victory could have tasted much sweeter for the German. Rosberg went into the weekend knowing this was his race to lose. Mercedes teammate and title rival Lewis Hamilton was set to start at the back of the field after taking a planned series of engine-related grid penalties. That gave Rosberg the perfect opportunity to reignite his title challenge after a run of lacklustre form and make major inroads into the Briton’s 19-point advantage in the standings. Instead, he came away still trailing Hamilton by nine points after the reigning triple world champion took full advantage of collisions involving his rivals, race disruptions and some spectacular overtaking, to finish a shock third. “I just saw at the end after the chequered flag I looked at the results and I knew Daniel was behind me and then I see Hamilton in third,” Rosberg, who cruised to a comfortable win from pole-position in a chaotic race ahead of Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo, said. “I was like ‘What, seriously?’. I don’t know what happened, I haven’t looked at the details, but for sure he must have done a great job.” Rosberg, runner-up to Hamilton in 2014 and last year, opened the season with four wins in the first four races. He led Hamilton by 43 points following May’s Spanish Grand Prix, but has steadily lost ground to his

‘WHAT, SERIOUSLY?’ Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg, left, celebrates next to teammate Lewis Hamilton after winning the Belgian Formula One

Grand Prix on Sunday. – Reuters

Christmas comes early for Hamilton at Spa SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS: Christmas came early for world championship leader Lewis Hamilton as he fought his way from the back of the grid to ﬁnish an unexpected third in Sunday’s Belgian Formula One Grand Prix. “It’s like on Christmas Day, I never expect anything,” the Briton told reporters. “When you ﬁnd you’ve got some gifts from people that love you, it’s a surprise.” Hamilton started the race 21st after being hit with a 55-place grid penalty for exceeding his permitted allocation of engine components.

former childhood friend who blitzed to six wins from seven races leading up to the Belgian Grand Prix. The race at Spa-Francorchamps was Rosberg’s one “free race”, as Hamilton referred to it, in which the Briton was set to serve his long-

He played down expectations after qualifying on Saturday, saying that making it into the top-10 points-scoring positions would be a tough ask while his Mercedes team predicted an eighth-place finish. But circumstances fell into place for the 31-year-old on Sunday. Hamilton made a clean start and rose through the field to fifth on durable medium tyres as drivers peeled off into the pits under the safety-car period prompted by Kevin Magnussen’s massive crash. The subsequent red-flag stoppage allowed the Briton to take on fresh tyres without any

pending engine-related penalties. With the championship now heading to Monza for the Italian Grand Prix, before the Asian leg which Hamilton has dominated the last two years, Rosberg was asked if he had hoped to come away

penalty before he capped his progress up to the final podium spot with some spectacular overtaking moves. “That was perfect for me,” said Hamilton, winner of six of the last seven races leading up to Spa. “I definitely wasn’t expecting that and there have been races I’ve done where I’ve needed something like that and it’s not happened. It’s been a real tough, tough fight from the back.” Hamilton suffered reliability woes early in the season and has long been aware he would have to take a hefty enginerelated penalty. Mercedes opted to take the

with more from Sunday’s race. “That’s not what I’m focusing on,” he told reporters. “I came here, Belgian Grand Prix, and I wanted to win it. So, just happy it worked out, perfect weekend for me.” Hamilton, meanwhile, who now

hit this weekend at the 7km long Spa circuit and ﬁtted three new power-units beyond his permitted allocation, expanding the pool of engines he can use over the ﬁnal eight races. Hamilton has been relaxed all weekend despite the prospect of starting near the back and was upbeat after Sunday’s race, even though victorious Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg cut his championship lead to nine points. “To come out with a clean race like I did and only lose 10 points and have three new engines, it’s a super bonus,” said the Briton. - Reuters

has three new engines, was upbeat. “Deﬁnitely things have happened in the right way in that second quarter of the season and to go into the break 19 points ahead and now only lose 10 today I’ll take it,” he said. - Reuters

FORMULA ONE

Ferrari drivers criticise Verstappen aggression SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS: A weekend that began at the top of the timesheets for Max Verstappen ended with the Dutchman out of the points and in a war of words with Ferrari rivals after a nightmare Belgian Formula One Grand Prix. The 18-year-old began Sunday’s race alongside pole-sitter Nico Rosberg in the first frontrow start of his fledgling career. But any hopes he had of converting his qualifying display into a strong showing in front of legions of his orange-clad supporters, in a race that is the closest he has to a home event, quickly vanished. Verstappen was leapfrogged by Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel off the line but attempted to make the places up on a tight first corner only for the three cars to collide. “I think it was a very bold move trying to recover those two places in one corner diving down the inside,” said German Vettel who was on the outside and collided with Raikkonen before the Finn and Verstappen’s Red Bull made contact. All three were forced to pit with damage to their cars, Raikkonen nearly losing a lap as mechanics rushed to extinguish flames emerging from beneath his Ferrari. Raikkonen and Verstappen clashed twice more later in the race, including another collision, and the Finn was more upset about the Red Bull driver changing direction at highspeed as he chased him down the flat-out Kemmel straight. “If I would not have braked we would have had a massive accident,” said Raikkonen who criticised Verstappen over the radio during the race. “I’m sure it will happen sooner or later if this doesn’t change.” Verstappen has impressed with his racecraft and overtaking skills but his driving has at times been called a bit too aggressive, especially in last month’s Hungarian Grand Prix where he also clashed with Raikkonen. The son of former racer Jos, though, said his racecraft had been fair. “I’m just defending my position and if somebody doesn’t like it, it’s his own problem,” added Verstappen who was fastest on the opening day of practice. - Reuters

FOOTBALL

Japan’s Kagawa hopes to heal old wounds in UAE rematch SAITAMA: Japan midﬁelder Shinji Kagawa is still haunted by his penalty shootout miss in the loss to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at last year’s Asian Cup and is eyeing revenge when the teams meet again in a 2018 World Cup qualiﬁer on

Thursday. Kagawa was in tears after his spot kick hit the post in Sydney as UAE claimed a 5-4 triumph on penalties to end Japan’s title defence and set up a semiﬁnal showdown against hosts Australia. “The (UAE) team was differ-

ent then and so was our coach, the players and the situation but I can still see the torment in my mind,” the Dortmund player was quoted as saying by Kyodo news agency ahead of the Asian World Cup qualiﬁer in Saitama.

“That was then but this is now and we just have to prepare well to beat them this time. I’m not sure who is in their team this time and we will have to have a look at some video footage but they have some good players and our coach will have

to have a look at how we will take them on over the next few days.” After the UAE match, Japan travel to Bangkok to take on Thailand in their next Group B match ﬁve days later and Kagawa believes the four-time Asian champions

need to be wary of their improving opponents. “We cannot afford to lose these two games. The ﬁrst one and second one we have to win,” Kagawa added. “It is a long road (to Russia) in the qualiﬁers and we want to make a good start.” - Reuters

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* 6BR Villa in Al Ghobra Facing the beach for sale. Ύ ŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů Θ ZĞƐŝĚĞŶƟ Ăů >ĂŶĚ ŝŶ Al khuwair for sale. * warehouse in Wadi Al kabir for sale.

350 labours & staff can stay With all facilities, near by Express way.

FOR RENT ^ŚŽǁƌŽŽŵ Θ >ĂďŽƵƌ ĐĂŵƉ ŝŶ ǁĂĚŝ ů ŬĂďŝƌ ĨŽƌ rent. brand new building 1BHK/Basement/ ^ŚŽǁƌŽŽŵ Θ Žĸ ĐĞƐ ŝŶ ZƵǁŝ ĨŽƌ ƌĞŶƚ

Contact

99364765 / 92699949

Contact: 91155779 hrm_gh@live.com

FOR RENT OFFICE & ACCOMMODATION FACILITY Ready to Occupy Office Facility ( 275 Sq. Mtr) & 8 No. Studio Flats at Ghala (Opp. Riyam Signs)

Contact : 95697401 / 95496379

2 BHK at Mawaleh North near Dubai Store (souq) Mosque Sadiq Al-Amin. Contact: 99224748 / 99332297 2 BHK B-5145, S- 4470 Azaiba North. Contact: 99224748 / 99332297

Office 30 sq mt at W/kabir R.O 150/-. Contact: 99384640 Flat for rent near I.S.M- 2BH-1BH. Contact: 95158570 Rooms at Al Khuwair. Contact:93830111 1 and 2 BHK ﬂat for rent at MBD, Hallat Sad, opp. Al Nahda Hospital, Al Khoudh and Mabella. Shop at Al Khoudh . Contact: 93994401 / 24834644 1 bedroom family / bachelors in Al Khuwair R.O 90/-. Contact: 95154331

Flats & office in Ruwi, CBD area, Awfait building. Contact 95135465 Brand new villa at Al Hail seaside near Waves for 500 RO per month, 4 bedrooms, sitting room, dining room kitchen with store 5 toilets including split A/C & common parking area. Contact: 92010044 3 bedroom well maintained ﬂat (villa type-only 2 ﬂats in one bldg) in Al Khuwair, behind Al Akhtam Restaurant, Villa no. 1839, Way No. 3922, block no. 239. Contact: 99462980

2 BR apartments available for rent, close to Muscat Grand Mall, next to Diwan’s Office, South Ghubra. Contact: 2456256 / 99833747 Excellent room, kitchen available for family/bachelor at Ruwi near ONTC bus station. Contact: 99709477 Executive single room with A/C bath attached sharing kitchen couple or bachelor from 1st September 2016. Contact: 92356951 / 99116286. 4BR & 6BR villas available for rent at North Al Hail close to Wave roundabout. Contact: 24562526 / 99833747

4 bedroom villa available in Muttrah / Madinat Illam and Mabela. Contact: 95915154

3 bedroom ﬂat in Wadi Kabeer, 2 bed room villa in Sidab. Contact : 95755953 / 95555162

1BHK at Ghubra RO 240. Contact: 92144045 / 97799175

Shop for rent at good location on main road behind Wholesale Al Amerat space 11 mt lomg 4 mt wide. Contact: 92877449

Commercial space shop/ Showroom/ Godown at just 1.500 RO / m2 location Seh Al Ahmer 15 minutes from Rusail Industrial Estate. Contact: 97714433 / 93437982 Deluxe 1 & 2bedroom ﬂats, ideal for office / residence at Qurum near PDO. Contact: 97721313 / 9507 0421 2 workshops for rent in Al-Mabela. Contact: 94758394

Villa for rent in Amerat 5/1 5 rooms, 7 bathrooms, kitchen, hall & Majlis with air conditioning. Contact : 99203458 30 New Deluxe Flats & Shops in Al Khoud. Contact 99738881 Office or storage Space Available for 200/-, opposite Haffa house. Contact 96680480

2BHK flats for rent @RO 160 per sqm, location Seh Al Ahmer 15minutes from Rusail Industrial Estate. Contact: 97714433 / 93437982 Spacious 3 bedroom villa with maid room at Azaiba beach. Contact 24566217 / 24564686 / 99353921 Spacious 2-&3 bedroom flats available at Qurum Alasfoor Plaza Commercial &Residential Building. Contact : 24566217 / 24564686 / 99353921 . 2 B/R flats with split A/cs & free internet. 2 BR flats fully furnished available at Al Khuwair, near KM Hypermarket. Contact 99460330 Flat for rent. Contact : 99353433 Flats, shops for rent in Ruwi Mumtaz, MBD area Honda road. Contact : 97293708 / 92433127 / 96291778

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FOR SALE ƌĞƉƵƚĞĚ DƵƐĐĂƚ ďĂƐĞĚ ůŽŐŝƐƟ ĐƐ ŽŵƉĂŶǇ ŽǁŶĞĚ ĂŶĚ ǁĞůů ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ D E WƌŝŵĞͲŵŽǀĞƌ ;ϮϬϭϭͿ Θ dƌĂŝůĞƌ ;ϰϬ ƚŽŶͿ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƐĂůĞ͘ ŵŽĚĞů ǇĞĂƌ ϮϬϭϭ͕ ĚŽŶĞ 760000 kms and in excellent ĐŽŶĚŝƟ ŽŶ͘ &Žƌ ďƵǇŝŶŐ ĞŶƋƵŝƌǇ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƐƉĞĐƟ ŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǀĞŚŝĐůĞ͕

8 Porta cabins, 2 Ablution units each units have 10 WC and 10 Showers and 2 Ashok Leyland Buses and One Mitsubishi Rosa Bus as well Located in Our Barka Camp. All are in excellent condition to use.

Call Mr. Antony on 92829020 ŽŶ Žƌ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ϯ Ɖŵ ŽĨ 31st August 2016

AVAILABLE Bobcat available for rent. Contact 97623299

FOR RENT Flat for rent in Al Mawaleh South 3, 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, hall, kitchen & store with air condition. Contact 98575157 Flat for rent 2BHK with split A/c near Kuwaiti Mosque in Wadi Kabir. Contact : 97007934 / 92629232. Flat for rent 2BHK with split A/c near Oman house in Muttrah. Contact : 97007934 / 92629232 Room for rent near Al Daser Rex road Ruwi. Contact: 92099367 / 99797645 1BHK near Oman house behind Khimji H.O. Contact: 95865686 2BHK near Oman house behind Khimji H.O. Contact: 95865686 2 BHK flat Ruwi (Mumtaz) area RO 290. Contact: 99358589 / 97079146 / 95570288 1BHK flat near Star Cinema RO 220. Contact: 99358589 / 97079146 / 95570288 Studio flat in Wadi kabeer RO 160. Contact: 99358589 / 97079146 / 95570288 Furnished room in CBD for Executive bachelors WIFI free, advance deposit. Contact 90631572 Flats for rent in Wadi Kabir 1BHK 170 R.O & Studio 120 R.O Contact : 99376454 . 2 houses for rent Al- Mawalah, behind City Centre, 2B/R, 1hall, 2 toilets, 1 kitchen &1room,1majlis,1toilet, 1kitchen. Contact: 93930352

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 Buying cars for cash. Contact 90202090

WANTED Urgently required looking to immediately buy used Grit blasting & airless spray equipment 1 No each. Contact: 968 24810930 / 93203772 / 93203773 / 93203778 IELTS Coaching (academic) required nearby wadi Kabir area. Please call on mobile or msg on Whats up. Contact 92927880/99012165

MV SALE Kia Sportage, 2008 4 CYL, excelent condition. #99378397 Volkswagen Tiguan 2012. Contact: 95218553 2015 Chrysler 300 S, Special Edition, Hard to ﬁnd, 19000 km, single owner. No Accident, beautiful Red, Full option. Contact 98960915 2015 Toyota Camry SE, single Owner. No Accident 27000 km, All power. Contact 98960915 2015 Mazda 3i Sport, Single owner. No Accident ,22000 km, 2.0 Engine. Contact 98960915

FOR SALE Good Condition Sanyo washing machine, semi automatic, RO 40 for sale in MBD Contact; 99737812 Work shop machineries for sale 1) Heavy duty press 2) H.D bending machine 3) Rolling machine, 4) Lathe 12 ft. H.D. Contact: 99722863 / 96266172 BUILDING MATERIAL SHOP FOR SALEWell-furnished running building material-electrical shop (4 shutter / 200sqm) in Al- Khoudh- 6, for immediate saleshop with stock or stock only. Serious buyers may please contact: 94320909 Building material shop located in Al Amerat for sale or rent (R.O 195) only serious buyers can contact: 93606790 Parking barrier, Italian new for sale 15 pcs, package unit A/C York 27 ton for sale 2 pcs, package unit York 7 ton for sale 1 pc. Contact: 96634648 Yamaha. Grand Piano. Very good condition. Piano stool and timer also available. Contact: 99366597 or 92493488 Sohar. Land for sale in the village of Bimmah on the coastal road Qurayat/ Sur with a space of 604 square meters for an attractive price. Contact 92905222 Shop for sale at Azaiba 45sqm. Contact : 99789125 / 94460845 Industrial land in Rusail. 4000 sqm. Contact 99323957 / 95490842.

CONTACT PERSON:MR. PRAKASHGSM NO:- 94048497

ACC. AVAILABLE Furnished room in ruwi and azaiba for rent for executive bachelors. Gsm 99058344 Accommodation available in a villa for South Indian family, 1 bedroom, hall, kitchen at North Ghobrah. Contact : 99209160 Big room with attached bathroom available at Honda Road, Ruwi for Executive bachelor. Contact 95527969 Furnished room available for Executive bachelor in Ruwi area. Contact: 99054542 Fully furnished 2BHK sharing ﬂat for Indian Executive near Sheraton CBD. Contact 99219337 Single room accommodation available, sharing bathroom, kitchen in Wattaya. Contact: 94107728 A big room available near Hamriya round about for Muslim couple / small family / Executive bachelor rent 125/- per month including W+E. Contac: 99495131 Big room semi furnished had with attached bathroom and separate entrance near ISG for non- cooking Indian Executive bachelor. Contact: 95146361 / 92657598 Single room with attach bathroom available near Indian School Darsait. Contact: 93324458 Single room with A/C and attached bathroom, sharing kitchen for executive bachelor/couple near Saud Bahwan Hill view Tower accommodation and Opp: Shell ﬁlling station. Contact 99024362, 93166353

Running Restaurant for sale at Ruwi’s heart, 90+ chairs minimal rent 7 visas. Contact : 94909192

Furnished rooms with kitchen at Ruwi. Contact: 91214897 / 98049288

Coffee shop for sale at Al Khuwair 33. Contact: 92994415

Rooms for rent in Ghubra North. Contact 96420432

MARKETING CONSULTANT / RETAINER - OMAN / INDIA

Sale of used wireless network equipment

SHOWCASE YOUR CAPABILITIES TO INDIA/OMAN. U.K.GRADUATED, 42 YEARS EXP MARKETING PROFESSIONAL OF INNOVATION AND IMPLEMENTATION SUCCESS STORIES IN REAL ESTATE, FMCG, CONSUMER DURABLES, GOLD / DIAMOND IN INDIA / OMAN WILLING TO TAKE ASSIGNMENTS. TOP CONNECTIONS IN OMAN / INDIA - TRADE/SPORTS/FILM/ POLITICAL Etc. INDIVIDUALS FOR NRI SERVICES ALSO WELCOME IN CHENNAI.

We plan to sell used wireless access points (99 units), wireless controllers (2 units) and an Identity service engine (ISE). All of these are CISCO products purchased in May 2012.

E-Mail: rajagopalramesh7@gmail.com Mob: 99697989

Please contact 99468907

ACC. WANTED

GOOD NEWS

One single furnished room with attached bathroom required for a Indian decent Executive bachelor non cooking, in MBD, CBD, Rex road, Ruwi, Hamriya Area. Contact 96328687

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

MATRIMONIAL Keralite RC boy 36/185 Kottayam working as an Interior Draftsman/3D visualizer in reputed company in Salalah seeks suitable alliance. Contact: 92162420 / 93925621., Ind- 91 9645945442 NAIR GIRL, B.Tech., 25/163cm Uthradam, working in MNC in India, ISG student, seeks suitable alliances from parents of boys working abroad and having M.S.in Engg. Parent Contact: 98584850 ITI electrical, SSLC, PDC, Christian, 36 yrs, second marriage seeks alliance. Contact 97368596 Looking bride for South Indian Boy, 35 years, B.E.,(MS), working in London as a Software Engineer, Christian, Height 5’5 , Ref: Proﬁle ID. 1049, Mobile: 99091975 , whatapps :93485778 www.muscatmatrimonial.com, mail: matrimonialmuscat@gmail. com

Coming Eid appointments special offer on all beauty treatments, Varkey’s Gents Spa.#92935679 Ayurvedic treatment for joint pain, backache, paralysis, massage, steam bath, obesity, Spondylitis. Ideal Care Ayurvedic Clinic, 18 November Street, Ghubra. Contact: 99639695 /97397320 Car care - care for your car. Stop worrying about your car. Enjoy your vacation peacefully. Here is a solution for safe parking and cleaning your car when you are away on vacation. Taking very good care of your car, trust us.#96964767 Ayurvedic treatment for backache, paralysis, arthritis etc & massage, All Season (Vaidyaratnam). Contact: 24475280 / 95371664 / 92504980 www.siddhayur.com

LOST Mulla Habib Ullah has lost Pakistani passport - FQ 5465281. Finder please handover to ROP.

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SITUATION SITUATION WANTED VACANT Required male, female GP, Dentist, Administrator, Nurses, Pharmacist, Lab Technician for a Polyclinic at Ibra. Contact 71100596, joharaajmal2016@gmail.com

Wanted Electrician & Ele- Technician

Seeking qualified Contracts Claims Specialist

Send CVs : tajallulu.electrical@gmail.com

3-5 yrs experienced Electrical Technicians, must have knowledge in UG Cables, OH lines & MEP. Preference for Electrician license holders.

Business Dev Manager Strong contacts in Oman with Oil & Gas cos., Main Contractors, Owners of Crushers, Heavy equipment & Cranes for marketing of Hydraulic Spare parts A-Z. alamerllc@gmail.com

Contact - 99086888

With 5+ yrs experience in contracts and claims negotiation. Expertise required in contract standards (e.g. FIDIC) and project scheduling. Omani candidate encouraged (part-time work considered). Send CV to

omanjobs99@gmail.com

Grade excellent contracting and interior designing company urgently requires experienced professionals in the following positions : 1.Draftsman: Male or female Omani or non Omanis are prefered with 3- 4 years experience available to join immediately.

2.Architect Engineer: Preferably female with minimum of three years experience in interior designing.

Send your CV to albasmaunitedllc@gmail.com ACCOUNTS Required Accounts cum Office Assistant. Send your resume to: ocean@omantel.net.om Required female Accountant Graduate in Commerce. E mail: mailcv7@gmail.com fax: 24784202

BEAUTY Urgently required a Gulf experienced professional Hair Dresser cum Beautician (Lady) for a reputed Beauty salon. Immediate appointment Contact : 99816262 / 98557585,fax : 24796211, email: skin. hair.makeup@gmail.com

DRIVER Wanted Driver for heavy (sewage vehicle) and light vehicle with valid Oman driving license. Contact: 97991654 / 97991652 Kindly send CV at Email: construction@remasalseeb.com / remaschandran2020@gmail.com

EDUCATION/TRAINING Wanted Teachers with B ED and IELTS or TOEFL. Contact 92827450 Required English & Maths Teacher for a School in Al Hail. Contact: 95339066 Teachers required with BA. B,Ed, B.Sc, B.Ed Art for private school in Oman North Al Hail. Contact : 95825772 . Email : fairozhuded13@gmail.com

ENG./TECHNICIAN Wanted Civil Engineer with minimum 3 years experience with valid GCC / Oman driving license. Contact: 97991654 / 97991652 Kindly send CV at Email: construction@remasalseeb.com / remaschandran2020@gmail.com

HOSPITALITY A fast and growing restaurant is looking for a number of staff who are experienced in the hotel or restaurant. They should be young, conﬁdent and energetic and are willing to work hard. Preferred those with NOC or on a visit visa who can join soon. Please send your CV as soon as possible to nasser.almaawaly@gmail.com

MEDICAL Required urgently Doctors & Paramedical Staff 1) Gynecology 2) General Practitioner 3) Dental 4) Radiographer. E mail:altaqwamedicalcenter@ gmail.com Wanted female & Male Nurse with or without license (good salary, food & accommodation with other beneﬁts. Contact 97700963, medicoport@gmail.com

URGENTLY REQUIRED For a new Medical Centre at Thumrait and Salalah (Oman)

General Practitioner/ Physician, Ophthalmologist, Gynecologist, Lab technician. Minimum 3 years experience Contact – 99702784 drsidiqmds@gmail.com

MEDICAL Wanted Dentist with MOH license for a clinic in Sur. Contact 97475816 Urgently required Doctor with MOH license for leave vacancy one month. Contact: 97091664. Fusion Medicare Polyclinic, Muscat wants GP, staff Nurse holding MOH license & Receptionist (Omani) Contact – 97698004 / medicare@fusionlogicoman.com

MANAGER A well reputed trading company urgently requires experienced Supervisor / Foreman to monitor effectively the cleaning services and manage 10-12 cleaners. Candidates should have at-least 5-7 year of relevant experience with valid NOC. Interested candidates may send CV’s to ffu1999@gmail.com

SALES / MARKETING

Registered Qualified Dental / Medical Nurse Needed ASAP Experience in any medical field required 3 years minimum Must have MOH license/ or passed Omani prometric exam Currently in Oman Speak English and can type and write in English Likes to work in a team Respectful & caring Takes criticism well Has good professional decoy

Please send CV to: 1979hds@gmail.com SITUATION WANTED ADMIN Indian (M), MBA, 29 Yrs, 4+ yrs HR Payroll and Admin Experience in Muscat Oman, NOC Available, Contact - 97862240. Expat lady with 17 years experience in Oman having thorough knowledge in HR policies, ISO procedures, Oman labour law and General Office Administration looking for opening with reputed offices. Please call 94542525. Indian male 27 years, Masters in Hospital Administration with 3 years experience in quality assurance and JCI Implementation currently working with Aster group as Asst Manager in Quality Assurance. Contact : 98431213 vishnuvijjay14@gmail.com Filipino HRD especialist / material controller supervisor with 18 yrs experience looking for suitable job in Oman. Contact: (+968) 98037142 / (+968) 92659817 Indian male 25yrs, B.Com, MBA, SAP (level 1) certiﬁed, 1yr exp in Office Administration, on visit visa looking for placement in Accounts, Sales & Marketing, Storekeeper, Logistics. Contact: 97914014

Required Marketing Executives with experience in advertising and printing services. Omani driving license is must. Apply : vacancyoman@gmail.com

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

Sales/ Marketing Executive required for selling structural steel products. Relevant experience in Oman and driving license is mandatory. Send CV at jgocoman@gmail.com

Egyptian woman resident, considerable experience in the Administration and Secretarial Executive for company. Contact : 97221126

Sales Executive required for block factory in Muscat with 5 yrs exp. Contact : 97197745. email: mohamadncp@gmail.com Looking for a Sales Executive for an aluminum fabrication company in Muscat, driving license is must.# 96096212 / 91261569. Required experienced Indoor and Outdoor Sales Executives for a reputed perfume company. Contact: retails2016@gmail.com Earn upto RO 1000 in Sales, expats required in Salalah on commission basis only. Contact 92760281 Required min 2 years marketing experience with ODL. Send CV : info@DoOdleZz.com Require experienced female Insurance Underwriters & Marketing Executives with ﬂuency in English (Oman Expatriates). Apply to: insure@dotintl.com Required Sales / Marketing Executives with D/L. Mail your resume to: ocean@omantel.net.om

ARCH./ INTERIOR DEC. Junior Architect from NIT (female) seeks suitable placement. Contact 92705130 Architect Engineer seeking for suitable job, 8 years experience. GSM : 96075000, Email : haytham_201046@yahoo.com

ACCOUNTS Indian female, M.Com, 4 yr’s experience in Accounts looking for Accountant/Asst. Accountant job. Contact: 98418533 / 99338639 ACCA member with 6 yrs of experience in Oman looking for a suitable job in ﬁnance. Contact: 99284193 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

ACCOUNTS Indian female M.Com.DCA,10 yrs exp in Oman as an Accountant up to finalization having Oman driving license seeking suitable job. Contact: 91609799 Indian male 33 yrs having 8 yrs accounts exp in Oman looking for suitable placement. Local release, NOC & valid Oman D/L are available. Contact: 98093515 / 97494322 Indian female, senior Accountant /ast.Finance manager having 15 years oman experience with d/l and noc looking for a suitable placement. Contact : 94838231 Indian male, B.Com, MBA in Finance, 4 yrs in Larsen & Tourbo, 26 yrs in Oman, English/ Arabic speaking with driving license. NOC available. Contact 95588565 Accountant Part time up to finalization on monthly basis by 10 plus years Oman experienced Indian CA. Audit works, Backlog accounting, Feasibility Study, Bank loan help, Tax & Internal Audit.98679664 Accountant Srilankan National Inter CA 3 yrs exp in finance on visit visa. Contact: 79049355.email: ahmedfiham777@gmail.com Part time accounting upto finalization auditing. Contact: 91126314 B.Com with 9 yrs experience looking for a suitable post for Accounting & Admin job. Contact 95409428 / 96395701, Email : saqibsoldier@gmail.com Indian Accountant 28 yrs, having M.Com with 7 yrs exp Danish Ahmed. Contact 91651695. email:danishpa2005@gmail.com Male 36 MBA finance 7yrs GCC exp. knowledge of Qbooks + tally+ SAP with D/L & NOC . Contact 96763275 fazee1980@gmail.com Finance Manager 16 years experienced chartered accountant (Sri Lankan) looking for a suitable post. NOC available. Contact 92194926 Email: manomuscat@gmail.com SENIOR ACCOUNTANT/Ast. Finance Manager-MCom FinanceIndian with 8 years experience in Finance & Accounts Dpt and Banking & Facilitation. Having D/L & NOC. Mob:94122464, cammk13@gmail.com Accountant 8Years Experience with D/L and NOC. Contact 97712084 Indian male MBA finance more than 6 years of experience in Accounts proficiency in various A/C Software, SAP (F1/ CO) seeking for suitable placement. Contact : 95920740 email : abdulhameed1527 @gmail.com

SITUATION WANTED ACCOUNTS Indian male age 26, Accountant one year experience in accounts looking for suitable job. Contact Email: Anishkhan991867@gmail. Com Mobile: +968 9565 9415 Indian male 25 yrs, Graduate in commerce, overall 5 yrs exp in accounts/ finance field. On visit visa. Immediately available. Contact 92836216 / muhammad.tausif623@gmail.com 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, Emailallen.mathew83@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 Indian female 26 yrs, MBA finance 2 yrs exp with MNC. Email: rilooozmali@gmail.com. Contact : 90551366. Indian male 34 Yrs, Dual MBA Finance and marketing with IT skills, 7+ yrs of experience, Looking for suitable placement. Contact 94879615, Emailsajan_chacko1981@yahoo.com Indian, Kerala Male B.COM & B.PE, Currently on Visit Visa. Looking for a suitable job in Accounts, Store Keeper, Sales etc. Ready to join as early as possible. #96988923 email:- sajith3969@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

DESIGNER/ DRAUGHTSMAN Free lance / part time autocad works / make boq 2d /3d arch , structural, shop drawings interior drawings. Contact 97103168 Revit, Autocad D/man, expected salary 200 OMR. PH :92279784 MEP Draughtsman GCC 4 yrs exp, NOC available. Contact: 96949041 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. Filipino Senior Revit/AutoCAD Draftsman with 20 years professional experience is looking for suitable job in Oman. Please Contact: 96489798, (+974) 66653780.

DOMESTIC HELPER Housemaid job required part time or full time in Ruwi, Darsait, Al Khuwair. Contact 98197872

DRIVER Light vehicle driver looking for job. Contact: 94291571

Accounts part time services available to handle all accounts up to ﬁnalization on monthly basis. Finalization and audit works. Contact : 96247295

Indian driver L/D (Kerala) looking for job. Contact: 98694455

Accountant available with NOC, 7 years experience in Oman. Ready to join immediately. Contact 98263394

Looking for driving part time job with car. Contact : 93650209

28/male/MBA - ﬁnance/B.Com Accountant with 4 years of Dubai/ India experience looking for a suitable placement.#90187483 shobinkarikkan1987@gmail.com Indian (M), 31 yrs, M Com 9 yrs experience in Oman, looking for Manager or Executive position in Fin & Accounts, NOC Available. Contact 968 96166178/ +919768537435: mohammednajeem@yahoo.com

Looking for sales outdoor job driver, Indian. Contact 96023492

Driver looking for job. Contact : 95893044 Driver looking for job. Contact : 95371235 Exp. Heavy duty driver looking for job. Contact : 97363138 Driver looking for job. Contact 95892363 Bangladeshi male light vehicle driver 3 yrs exp. Contact: 90923748

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

Looking for job Light driver. Contact : 98503237.

Accountant B.com Indian male 12 yrs exp seeks suitable job.NOC available . Contact : 91212471 Email: rennyj6@gmail.com

Bangladeshi male, light vehicle driver, 5 yrs Gulf experience. Contact 90209473

Indian female 28 yrs B.Com 4 yrs experience in MNC’s currently in Muscat seeking suitable placement in Finance / Admin. Contact :94743790

Indian light driver seeks job. Contact : 96693613 Driver looking for job. Contact 90524610

Driver available, light duty driver, exp 6 yrs. Contact: 94435912 / 92439315. Light Driver. Contact 92703258 / 99617026

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Contact 96126736 / 95629821 Email: ppreethi006@gmail.com

Indian Male MBA (UK),

PROJECT MANAGER,

9 years experience in Dubai/London/ Mumbai in Management Consulting, Sales & Marketing, Business Development for Real Estate/Banking seeks similar placement with D/L.

B.Tech, MBA, PRINCE-2, British Citizen now available with NOC in OMAN. 25 yrs. exp in EPC Project Management of Oil & Gas, Pipelines, Refineries & Power Plants. Seeking job immediately/

Indian male, MBA,

Hotel/Restaurant/ Hospitality

6 yrs experience in Sales & Marketing, Export / Import, logistics (general trading), holding Oman driving license, presently on visit visa, looking for suitable jobs.

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With 2 yrs experience in Scientific Analysis looking for suitable placement interested in Quality Control in food processing sector & Medical Sector also.

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Indian male 32 years (MBA) Having 7 years experience in Oman, Seeking for Business Development/ Business Support job, having Valid Oman Driving License. Mobile No : 00968 98403599 Electrical Engineer, 24 yrs, Indian Male Fresher, Training Undertaken in Electrical Draughtsman, Fire Alarm and Fire Fighting. Salary expected negotiable. #94989767, Email: Junaiz987@gmail.com Indian male 25, Graduate in commerce (B.com) having 2 years of experience in Accounts looking for a suitable placement presently on a visit visa. Contact : 97939084 / 97351786 E-mail : mohammednsr126@gmail.com 28 years, Indian (Kerala )lady seeking job as a primary teacher . Qualiﬁcations : +2 , TTC and Graduation in Sociology. She has 4 years experience in the Teaching ﬁeld. Contact +968 94743882 Indian senior Mechanical Engineer experienced in EPC projects in crushing, construction chemical, concrete products etc. # 9109 6940 E: kpopragmatic@gmail.com

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Pakistani male looking for House boy and cleaning work. GSM:96710189 Indian male, 25 years, diploma in computer science and B.E(CSE) having experience in hardware and networking seeking for the suitable job. Contact: 93879828, Email id: santoshannathurai@gmail.com Indian male BBA Graduate, looking for any suitable post. Contact: 97691779 6 years experience in Admin, Accounts & Marketing B.com Qualification NOC & D.L is available. 98895739 Mechanical Engineer (B.E), Indian, 21 yrs, Fresher, Looking for suitable job in the field, Contact- 92291955 / vishusav@hotmail.com Indian/male (26) / MBA/2 years experience in Procurement, Coordination and distribution management, with valid Oman license available for immediate joining. Contact: 92536194 email:suhailbs@gmail.com Indian male, 11 years exp. in accounting, knowledge in tally also. looking for a part time job. Contact . 98983122 Internal Auditor/Accountant : BCOM /CA INTER having 7 years experience under Chartered Accountant in India and 10 years as internal auditor/ Accounts manager in Oman , well versed with Tally and MS office , seeks suitable placement. Contact : 93214484/91358384 1.5 years experienced, 6 months in Oman, electrical engineer/ project engineer, experience in sub-station, MV, LV systems. power and oil & gas projects. NOC available. Contact : 94669679 mail:prsabarish@gmail.com Mechanical Engineer (B.E), Indian, 21 yrs, Fresher, Looking for suitable job in the field, Contact- 92291955 / vishusav@hotmail.com Electrical Engineer (DEE), Having 17 year Experience (14 year in Gulf), Experts in Estimation, Design, Planning and construction activities of MEP work seek Similar Placement with D/L & NOC Available. Contact: 97007489 4 years experience in IT Executive .i come on a visit visa seeking placement contact 94948622. Email Jarar.haider@yahoo.com whatapp 00923142195074 Indian male looking for part time job. Preferred time from 8 am to 12.30 pm. Contact: 79062787 Indian Female, 28 Yrs, M.Sc Comp Science having 3 years experience as a Lecturer/Teacher/IT Support with excellent computer skills, on family visa looking for suitable position. Pls Contact 92857417. Indian male 25, Graduate in Civil Engineering (B.E) having 3 years of experience in Site Execution & Quantity Surveyor looking for a suitable placement having Visa Release & Valid Driving License Contact : 96240153 / 97490311, E-mail : mdmosin33@gmail.com BE Electronic & Telecom Eng. 2yrs Exp in telecom copper and fibre cables, able to do project sales & support. Project installation & Commissioning, Exp in telecom related civil job. Contact 97423932, Email: mzeeshanshaikh89@gmail. com

Indian female 10 years as cook in Muscat, Oman . South Indian, Gujarati special food ,Looking for part time. Contact 95795971

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Chief Accountant , 7 years experienced ( 25 years experience in accounts) worked with reputed group companies , handling accounts, auditing, tax work, budgeting & banking facilities , seeks openings Contact 98803439 / 97413784 Indian male 37years btech civil engineer,13years oman experiense in buildings and infrastructure(steel) having d/l and noc is now in oman on visit visa,ready to join immediately. Contact : 93641216 , EMAIL: shalabha02@yahoo.com Indian male B.Tech, DCE Civil Engineer 14 years Gulf experience. Contact 97045409 Male Indian current job : call center job, B.E (ECE) searching for suitable job, email: amirraj11691@gmail.com. mobile: +919677642346 / +918428617572 B.Com Pakistani, 6 years experience of marketing NOC and D.L is available 0096898895739 Indian/male (25)/ MBA/3 years experience in administration, sales and marketing with driving license. Fluent in English, Hindi, Arabic. Contact 97291114, MAIL: jawadazeez123@gmail.com Senior sales/marketing executive. Experience in trading industries and thorough knowledge of Oman market. Driving licence and NOC available. Seeks senior position. Pls contact: 98487311 Indian male 23 yrs, Diploma in Automobile Engineering have experience in handling accounts and good marketing skill searching for new suitable job. Contact 90801420, Email: anwaar223969@gmail.com MBA with 18 years of experience in Procurement, 2 years in Sohar, Oman driving license, looking for suitable position.M:92507430, ahmed16071974@gmail.com, NOC available Indian/male(26)/MBA/2 years experience in procurement, coordination and distribution management, with valid oman license available for immediate joining. Contact 92536194 email:suhailbs@gmail.com Experienced Restaurant Manager/ supervisor, direct sales searching for suitable position Indian male 23 Diploma in Automobile engineering. Contact: 90801420, Email: anwaar223969@gmail.com Sr Project Engineer, 30 Years, Mechanical, 8 Yrs. experience in Oman & Qatar, Qatar Petroleum approved, Experienced in EPIC Projects Tanks, Vessels, Piping, Steel structures Mail; snu057@gmail.com, Ph-00974 66772193 Indian 30 years, Autocad Draftsman 10 years experience in India. 2 years Oman experience in MEP Drawings and QS Estimation. Contact: 9353 1192, 9086 4988 MECHANICAL/PRODUCTION ENGINEER, 3 years’ experience in production industry, B tech in Mech engg, Proficiency in AutoCAD, Primavera certified, Contact- arn9895@gmail.com Mob 00919895233155 MECHANICAL ENGINEER, Indian Male,26 years, 3 Years’ experience in Projects of Tanks, Boilers and Steel structures, Aware of int. Standards,B tech in Mech engg. Contact-rahulkunnath23@gmail. com, Mob-00917350860889 B.E Engineer and also did NEBOSH (IGC), Fire and Safety (HABC) First Aid.3 year of Gulf experience As a Safety Engineer looking for job. Available to join respective firm. Contact number# 94618504, Email: shan37yousfani@gmail.com 23 Male Indian 3 year experience in restaurant manager & accountant job & marketing experience looking for suitable job. Contact:90801420 , WhatsApp no :+917411062397, E-mail: anwaar223969@gmail.com TEKLA & AutoCAD.5 years Oman experience in project execution and detail drawing of Steel structures, site and shop erected tanks. Diploma in mech.Engg. Mob: 98486585 sinoshcs@gmail.com. 4 years experience in IT Executive and also ticketing staff, seeking placement Contact 94948622. Email Jarar.haider@yahoo.com

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SIT.WANTED IT professional, BE. in IT, CCNA, MCSA, MCSE, 3yrs exp. in it, valid Omani D/L seeking suitable placement in it/network/server support/ retail sales. Contact 91496939. Mechanical, 8 Yrs. experience in Oman & Qatar, Qatar Petroleum approved, Experienced in EPIC Projects, Tanks, Vessels, Piping, Steel structures. Ph-00974 66772193 Mail;snu057@gmail.com B.E Engineer and also did NEBOSH (IGC), Fire and Safety (HABC) First Aid.3 year of Gulf experience As a Safety Engineer looking for job. Available to join respective ﬁrm. Contact # 94618504, Email: shan37yousfani@gmail.com Part- Time Accountant, well experience senior accountant, doing all type of accounting works, Finalization, Budgeting available. Contact 98803439 Indian Male 23, BE. Mechanical Engineer currently on visit visa Seeking for suitable Job. Software Proﬁciency AUTOCAD, CATIA, ANSYS, SOLIDWORKS. Contact No: 90924672 / 98859557, tsprakash01@gmail.com Looking for Land surveyor job 5 years experience in Oman fully know autocad GPS and latest total station instruments NOC available:+96894144052 wasifnaz313@Yahoo.com

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