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GOVT PLANS TO DIVEST 19% STAKE IN OMANTEL Oman government, the single largest shareholder in Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel), plans to sell a 19% stake in the biggest telecommunication service provider in the country. >B1

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Oman ranked among top hubs for investors The annual Economic Freedom of the World Report ranks Oman as the 26th most economically free

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HM sends greetings MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has sent a cable of congratulations to President Sebastian Pinera of the Republic of Chile on the occasion of his country’s Independence anniversary. In his cable, His Majesty the Sultan has expressed his sincere congratulations along with his best wishes to President Pinera and to the friendly people of Chile. -ONA CHEMICAL WEAPONS

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Times News Service MUSCAT: Oman has been ranked the 26th most economically free country in the world, according to the 2013 Economic Freedom of the World Report, released yesterday by the Fraser Institute, Canada’s leading public policy think-tank. The report reveals that the Sultanate has made considerable improvements in the sound money and freedom to trade internationally indexes as it becomes more competitive in global markets and offers attractive incentives to investors. It further highlights Oman’s efforts to reduce bureaucratic bottlenecks, bypassing outdated regulations and safeguarding property rights while aggressively promoting international trade and investment. The annual Economic Freedom of the World Report is the most objective and accurate measure of economic freedom published by any organisation, using 42 distinct variables to create an index ranking of the countries around the world based on policies that encourage economic freedom. Hong Kong and Singapore re-

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The Sultanate has made considerable progress in the sound money and freedom to trade internationally indexes

tain the top two positions in the 2013 Economic Freedom of the World Report, followed by New Zealand, Switzerland, Australia, Canada, Mauritius, Finland, the United Kingdom and Chile completing the top 10. Within the GCC, Oman is the third most economically free country. Dr Salem ben Nasser Al Ismaily, Chairman of the Public Authority for Investment Promotion and Export Development (PAIPED), said: “As more countries are surveyed each year and standards improve, Oman’s ranking at 26th out of 152 countries clearly signals we are a leading business destination for investment and a country that is serious about improving its business environment and competitive appeal. “In fact, research shows that

Oman has made a great leap in reducing bureaucratic bottlenecks, bypassing outdated laws and ensuring intellectual property rights

people living in countries with high levels of economic freedom enjoy higher levels of prosperity, greater individual freedoms and longer life spans,” he noted. “Our ranking in this year’s Economic Freedom of the World Report demonstrates a solid foundation for future growth and highlights the progress we are making as a successful market economy. Indeed, our work on economic freedom with other government agencies and Oman’s private sector will, I believe, lead to greater innovation, risk-taking, entrepreneurship and, ultimately, a higher standard of living for the people of Oman,” added Al Ismaily. Commenting on Oman’s ﬁnancial performance, Hamood Sangour Al Zadjali, Executive President, Central Bank of Oman, said, “Over

Oman is considered serious about improving its business environment and competitive appeal

the past few years, Oman’s financial markets have matured significantly, resulting in improved liquidity as well as supporting growth in a number of sectors.” Among the 152 countries, Oman’s overall performance remains consistent with last year’s report in key categories, such as access to sound money: 85th to 81st; freedom to trade internationally: ninth to sixth; size of government: 91st to 101st; legal system and security of property rights: second to fifth; regulation: 12th to 23rd. Faris Al Farsi, PAIPED’s Director General of Investment Promotion, remarked, “Areas highlighted by the report for improvement include regulations pertaining to credit market, labour laws and general business framework. In this regard, the PAIPED

Within the GCC region, Oman is the third most economically free country

team works closely with government agencies and the business community to identify and resolve challenges. On a positive note, the ranking suggests that our collaborative work is beginning to pay dividends.” Commenting on the report, His Highness Sayyid Dr Adham Al Said, Assistant Professor of Economics at the Sultan Qaboos University, said, “Oman should be pleased with its overall performance in advancing economic freedom. It needs to be mindful of the areas of marked improvements and must sustain them. Moreover, it needs to identify the causes of setbacks in areas in which it historically performed well. Oman has to address the deﬁciencies which have high impact on economic freedom such as regulation and the legal system.”

BEIRUT: The UN-Arab League envoy on Syria yesterday urged the United States and Russia to build on their recent rapprochement to allow progress towards a political solution to the conflict. Veteran negotiator Lakhdar Brahimi, who wants to revive efforts to hold a peace conference in Geneva aimed at bringing the warring parties together, called on the two powers to build on the momentum from a deal on Syria’s chemical weapons. “What matters now is that this rapprochement between Russia and the United States is confirmed, lasts, and that together these two leading countries mobilise other leading countries so that we finally move towards a political solution,” he said. Brahimi said he would like to see negotiations begin in Geneva “the day after tomorrow”. “But to be realistic, they’re not going to be before October, and probably not in early October,” he said. -AFP See also >A7

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Top officials of the AFC will be arriving here this month to visit the 14 clubs in the inaugural Omantel Professional League. >C1

The ROP are investigating an arson attack on the headquarters of Oman Cancer Association last week which caused damages. >A3

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Sultanate, Iran sign MoU on military cooperation TEHRAN: Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harib Al Busaidi, Minister Responsible for Defence Affairs, and Iranian Defence Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehghan signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for military cooperation, at the headquarters of the Iranian Ministry of Defence in Tehran, yesterday. The MoU will serve as a framework for military cooperation between the ministries of defence of the two countries. The two sides held talks during which they discussed a number of issues of mutual concern within the framework of good relations between the two countries. They reviewed the existing cooperation between the two ministries of defence in both the countries and ways of further developing them. The minister responsible for defence affairs was accorded an official welcome on his arrival at the headquarters of the Iranian ministry of defence. Sayyid Badr is on an official visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran, accompanied by a delegation

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BOOST TO TIES: The MoU will serve as a framework for military

cooperation between Oman and Iran. – ONA

comprising senior military officers of the Sultan’s Armed Forces, in response to an invitation from Minister of Defence of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The signing ceremony was attended from the Omani side by Sheikh Yahya bin Abdullah Al Fannah Al Araimi, the Sultanate’s ambassador to the Islamic Re-

public of Iran, the military delegation accompanying the Minister Responsible for Defence Affairs and the Omani Military Attaché in Tehran. From the Iranian side, the signing ceremony was attended by a number of senior officers at the Iranian Ministry of Defence. -ONA See also >A4

Bangladesh’s Supreme Court yesterday sentenced a senior religious party leader to death for mass murder. >A14

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FAHAD AL MUKRASHI fahad@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: With juvenile delinquency on the rise in Oman, crimes like theft and traffic law violations comprised a majority of the cases referred to the Public Prosecution over the past three years, according to Hussein bin Ali Al Hilali, Public Prosecutor of the Sultanate. The prosecutor said that most of the juvenile cases are settled

by the Public Prosecution without involving the judiciary. These cases are settled in accordance with certain regulations and by taking into account the age of the juvenile delinquent. Al Hilali stressed the importance of involving the young people in sports and cultural activities through civil society institutions so that they can productively spend their spare time instead of indulging in petty crime. Statistics with the Public Prosecutionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arm dealing with juvenile cases showed that the total number of cases involving such crimes were 181, including 46 criminal cases and 129 cases of misdemeanour. With 81 cases, theft topped as a crime in juvenile delinquency instances, followed by 26 cases of crimes classiďŹ ed as mischief, according to the Public Prosecution.

A total of 316 accused were cited in juvenile crimes in 2012, of whom 278 were citizens and 38 expatriates. Shinas topped the wilayats in the number of juvenile cases, followed by Barka, Saham and Rustaq. Among the crimes dealt with rarely by Public Prosecution departments nationwide were staff resistance, Omani passport law violations and cyber law violations. Experts said it has often come to light that juveniles committing crimes come from homes with a disturbed marital state of affairs. Often, either their parents have separated or divorced, or the upbringing of such young people is found wanting. The juvenile delinquency cases have been on the rise with every passing year, sounding alarm bells for all segments of society.

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OMAN Arsonists target OCA building Among the items destroyed in the ﬁre were furniture, computers and ﬁnancial records

SALEH AL SHAIBANY saleh@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: The Royal Oman Police are investigating an arson attack on the headquarters of Oman Cancer Association (OCA) last week, which caused extensive damage running into thousands of rials. Unidentiﬁed arsonists had last Wednesday afternoon set ﬁre to the premises of the charitable

organisation after breaking into the building that OCA had rented in Azaiba. Extensive damage A neighbour rang the police after seeing flames erupting from the house. Firefighters arrived to find the back door unlocked but no one inside. The lounge was ablaze and already extensively damaged. The first floor was also badly damaged in the fire.

Fire crew and the police used breathing apparatuses and a hose reel jet to bring the blaze under control, witnesses said. “This is a criminal act and we would like to see the person or people responsible for it to be punished,” Dr Wahid Al Kharusi, secretary of the Oman Cancer Association’s Board of Directors told the Times of Oman. Among the items destroyed in the ﬁre were furniture, carpets, computers and ﬁnancial records. The award winning Oman Cancer Association uses mammography technique to detect breast cancer in its early stages. The OCA, which celebrated its 10th anniversary this year, also has a mobile unit that reaches people in the remote areas of the country.

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NHRC pledges to strengthen human rights MUSCAT: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) yesterday held its meeting under the chairmanship of Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Riyami, NHRC Chairman. Al Riyami said the NHRC would continue its efforts to protect human rights. Dr Rashid bin Hamad Al Balushi, Secretary-General, presented the report of the General Secretariat, which included works done by the Office of the General Secretariat and NHRC departments. The meeting reviewed the awareness plan and initiative taken by NHRC within the framework of the plan that aims at disseminating and enhancing the culture of human rights among members of the Omani society and residents in the Sultanate. The meeting also touched upon cooperation with other departments that would contribute in disseminating the culture of human rights. — ONA

Call to focus on ‘creative economy’ MUSCAT: A creative economy symposium titled ‘The Role of Policies and Strategies in the Development of Crafts, Arts and Creative Industries in the Sultanate of Oman’, concluded at the Bait Al Zubair Museum yesterday. Experts and officials stressed on the need to develop a ‘creative economy’ and to focus on developing the necessary plans and strategies to take advantage of the opportunities and investments that are provided by this type of economy. The participants stressed on the importance of holding further discussions with the participation of various government, private and civil society institutions to come up with a clear and common plan that contributes to planning for the creative economy. This would make the Sultanate a fertile ﬁeld for innovators and investors in the areas of ‘creative economy’. Diverse themes The symposium discussed a number of international and local themes and experiences related to the ‘creative economy’, where the creative experience of Oman in the ﬁeld of photography was discussed. A presentation from the United Kingdom addressed a group of global cities in urban development and cultural planning. It highlighted the importance of addressing the ‘creative economy’ when planning cities and mapping the places associated with the ‘creative economy’. —ONA

REJIMON K. reji@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: A few wadis in Sohar, Saham, Ibri, Izki and Nizwa were overﬂowing due to heavy rains disrupting the traffic movement, yesterday. “The rain which started at around 1pm, lasted till 3pm in different parts of Sohar and surrounding areas. Some of the wadis in Sohar, Saham, Ibri, Izki and Nizwa were overﬂowing. Traffic movement was disrupted but no untoward incidents were reported,” said Bader Ali Al Baddaei, one of the administrators of www. rthmc.net, a local web-based forum that discusses weather trends in Oman. Meanwhile, meteorological department’s weather forecast for the next 48 hours reported that there are chances of convective cloud developments and thundershowers over Al Hajar mountains and adjoining areas

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WEATHER SNAGS: Some of the wadis in Sohar, Saham, Ibri, Izki

and Nizwa were overﬂowing due to showers. — Picture supplied by RTHMC

towards afternoon. The forecast also added that there are chances of early morning low clouds or fog patches along the coastal areas of southeastern coast and the mountain of Dhofar governorate. The report also added that

along the coastal areas of Oman, sea winds will be easterly to northeasterly light to moderate during the day becoming variably light at night and over the rest of the Sultanate winds will be southeasterly light to moderate.

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Rowhani, Busaidi pledge to boost defence relations TEHRAN: President Hassan Rowhani of the Islamic Republic of Iran received at the presidential headquarters in Tehran yesterday Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harib Al Busaidi, Oman’s Minister Responsible for Defence Affairs, who is on an official visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran. During the meeting, the Minister Responsible for Defence Affairs conveyed the greetings of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, along with his best wishes of continuous good health and happiness to the Iranian president, and wishes of further progress for the Iranian people. Good wishes exchanged On his part, the Iranian president requested Badr Al Busaidi to convey his greetings along with his best wishes of continuous good health and a long life to His Majesty and the Omani people further progress and prosperity. Rowhani hailed the good relations binding his country with the Sultanate. He valued the generous visit of His Majesty the Sultan to the

DEFENCE TIES: President Hassan Rowhani of the Islamic Republic of Iran holding parleys with the Omani delegation. — ONA

Islamic Republic of Iran, terming it a successful visit and reiterating the good impact it had on the relations between the two countries. During the meeting, they discussed means

to enhance the existing friendly relationship to better serve the interests of the two friendly countries, and other issues of common concern. The meeting was attended from

the Omani side by Sheikh Yahya bin Abdullah Al Fannah Al Araimi, Sultanate’s ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran and senior officers of the Sultan’s Armed Forces.

From the Iranian side, it was attended by the Minister of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics and a number of officials of the Iranian government. — ONA

Ministry to announce job exam dates MUSCAT: The Ministry of Civil Service will today announce the dates for written tests and interviews for the job vacancies previously posted in announcement number 2/2013 of the ministry. The announcement would include 2,317 vacancies in the governorates of the Sultanate and various ministries and governmental units under the Civil Service Act and other related organisations. The announcement will also provide details about 18,790 applicants who have qualified for the written tests and interviews. These candidates were selected in accordance with the sorting rule mentioned in the vacancy announcement. There are 350 vacancies not yet filled either because no one applied for the job or because none of the applicants had the qualifications required by the job. — ONA

Rail network to spur commercial growth Plans are afoot to construct more than

During the construction phase, we would be able to play a vital role in bringing in goods and materials, which will result in increased business for shipping agents

40,000 kilometres of railway line in the near future in the Gulf region with a total envisaged investment of more than OMR100 billion

Abraham Raju REJIMON K. reji@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: The Sultanate’s move to build its ﬁrst railway network will open up and attract more business opportunities, shipping industry representatives said. “The Ministry of Transport and Communications has said that it will begin the work on the $15.5 billion railway network from the last quarter of 2014. From that point onwards, we are expecting huge business opportunities in this sector. We will be able to derive beneﬁt during the construction phase and later too,” Abraham Raju, representative of shipping agents’ group in Oman, told the Times of Oman. The proposed 2,244-kilometre (1,394-mile) railway is part of a

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regional railway network expected to link the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, as per a 2004 agreement. According to the ministry, the Omani government is committed to funding at least the infrastructure works of the project estimated to cost between OMR5-6 billion (between $12.9 billion and $15.5 billion). “During the construction phase, we would be able to play a vital role in bringing in goods and materials, which will result in increased business for shipping agents. Once the rail network is established, it will help us a lot. We will be able to do our business

in a better and less time-consuming fashion,” Abraham added. According to the ministry, a section of the railway project is expected to become operational by 2018. Plans are afoot to construct more than 40,000 kilometres of railway line in the near future in the Gulf region and much more as part of the long-term development plans, with a total envisaged investment of more than OMR100 billion. Meanwhile, responding to reports that the global shipping industry is now passing through its ﬁfth straight year of deep downturn after ﬁrms ordered large number of new vessels between

2007 and 2009, even when the global economy hit the buffers, Abraham said they are not affected by the reported crisis. “Regional crisis, value of the dollar and other external factors are certainly there in the present scenario, but these things are not affecting us. We are doing well,” Abraham added. According to statistics released in August by National Centre for Statistics and Information, compared to 2012, the period this year till July registered a ﬁve per cent increase in total cargo handled at Sultan Qaboos Port and 12 per cent increase at Salalah Port.

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ROHM to celebrate Sudanese security Verdi’s classics experts visit SQU Times News Service

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MUSCAT: The Royal Opera House Muscat (ROHM) will present a musical evening tomorrow celebrating the classic works of Giuseppe Verdi, one of the greatest opera composers of the romantic era. The audience will be treated to an evening ﬁlled with fabulous music performed by exceptional singers highlighting Verdi’s musical genius.

MUSCAT: A delegation from the Higher Security Academy in Sudan, led by its director Prof. Ibrahim Abu Auf Mohammed, visited the Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) yesterday. The delegation was received by Prof. Amer bin Ali Al Rawas, SQU’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Postgraduate Studies and Research, and other top officials. The visit falls within the framework of promoting cooperation between the two institutions through exchange of expertise and experience. The meeting between the ofﬁcials of the two institutions reviewed certain issues of mutual interest. In order to have a face to face interaction with academicians and researchers, the delegation visited some of the faculties at the SQU, including the College of Engineering and the Remote Sensing and GIS Centre. The team also visited the Cultural Centre and the Main Library at the SQU. The visit of the delegation

Arias, ensembles, chorus This showcase of work by the acclaimed Italian composer, who lived from 1813 to 1901, will feature arias, ensembles and rousing choruses from his greatest operas such as Rigoletto, Macbeth, Forza del Destino, Don Carlo, Otello and more. This concert will be conducted by German maestro Sebastian Lang-Lessing, one of the most versatile conductors of his generation. A group of internationally renowned and acclaimed singers will perform Giuseppe Verdi’s beautiful music, accompanied by

Some of Verdi’s greatest operas such as Rigoletto, Macbeth, Forza del Destino, etc. will be on show.

the chorus and orchestra of Teatro di San Carlo. The concert will begin at 7:30pm. For tickets or more information, visit www.rohmuscat. org.om or call 24403332.

The visit is expected to broaden the prospects for future collaboration

from the Higher Security Academy in Sudan is important for the SQU since it maintains close ties with the Oman National Defence College. The visit is expected to broaden the prospects for future collaboration and exchange of expertise. Prof. Ibrahim Abu Auf laid stress on the importance of academic and research ties between Sudan and the Sultanate. “These ties can be nurtured through mutual visits, joint forums and events,” he said, underscoring the need for wider partnership between the Arab and Islamic nations for social and cultural development and national security of all the countries.

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OMAN Global faculty boosts Qatar varsity A new faculty has joined GU-Q, including

With such a diverse population, both here on the campus, and more broadly in the region, there is a greater focus on how countries have interrelated over a longer period of time

four academics trained in internationally recognised universities, namely Harvard, Georgetown University in Washington D.C., the University of Toronto, and UCLA

Prof Karine Walther Faculty chair at GU-Q

Times News Service ACADEMIC COLLABORATION: GU-Q’s teaching methodology is an innovation for students of history in the region. — Times Of Oman

DOHA: In a move to provide an opportunity for regional students to pursue a degree in a specialised subject, Qatar Education City’s Georgetown University Qatar (GU-Q) officially announced the launch of a brand new major, International History, as a part of a major expansion initiative. This is the ﬁrst time that a degree in International History is being offered in the region. The new major will join a list of current offerings that include degrees in International Politics, International Economics and Culture and Politics. “Georgetown’s main campus in Washington D.C. boasts one of the best international history programmes in the United States, and now, we are delighted to bring that academic opportunity to this region, where it will be the ﬁrst time such a degree is offered,” said GUQ’s Dean Gerd Nonneman. “This new major strengthens our standing as a student-focused research university through our world class scholarship, our regional and global orientation, and our commitment to hands-on

teaching that is inspired by our research.” In order to teach the new major, new faculty have joined the university, including four academics trained in internationally recognised universities, namely Harvard, Georgetown University in Washington D.C., the University of Toronto and UCLA. “We now have a historian of African origin, one from the Middle East, a specialist on Islam in South Asia, and someone whose focus is on China, to list just a few,” said Professor Karine Walther, who teaches history and is also the faculty chair for International History at GU-Q. “All of these are developing areas that our students in Doha want to know more about, and with this major, we are making a tremendous contribution to our students’ understanding of the politics, economics, and histories of these regions.” The current academic year has the largest student body to date, comprising a total of 248 stu-

dents enrolled in GU-Q’s fouryear liberal arts undergraduate programme, representing 44 different countries. Georgetown University has students from Oman enrolled in different bachelor degrees it offers. “With such a diverse population, both here on the campus, and more broadly in the region, there is a greater focus on how countries have interrelated over a longer period of time,” said Professor Walther. “Speciﬁcally, there is greater interest in understanding how Doha is bringing Qatar into this globalised world and learning about the various inﬂuences that have shaped this country.” Apart from the new major, GUQ’s teaching methodology is also an innovation for students of history in the region. “Students still need to know a chronology of events, as history has traditionally been taught, but I also talk in my class about narratives; about the idea that historians are not objective tellers of a single truth. History is always being re-written, espe-

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Fresh water crisis in Amerat STAFF REPORTER

MUSCAT: Fresh water crisis has erupted in the wilayat of Amerat after the main pipeline suffered damages. According to reports, residents are facing acute problems due to water shortage and are urging authorities for swift action to resolve the situation. The Wali of Amerat, Sheikh Muhanna bin Said Al Ma’wali, chaired an emergency meeting

to ﬁnd urgent solutions to the impending crisis. Members of the Shura Council from Amerat constituency, municipality officials and other responsible people in the wilayat of Amerat were also present during the meeting. It was decided that water would be provided to the residents through tankers till the main water pipeline is repaired. The officials also formed teams to organise and distribute water

through tankers, arranged by the Public Authority for Electricity and Water. The Public Authority for Electricity and Water held a separate meeting in the wilayat of Amerat to discuss urgent solutions and avoid a repeat of the crisis experienced last month. The authority is currently working to upgrade the mainline to 1,400mm capacity which will ensure additional water supply to the wilayat.

cially in times of ﬂux.” By teaching students to rethink history, says Professor Walther, they are “training to be able to one day write their own historical narratives, and not have them written by others.” Career prospects But Dean Nonneman is quick to point out that a career as a historian, or even a thorough understanding of how our societies came to be where they are, are not the only things the new degree prepares students for. “History is one of those majors that trains people incredibly well in analytical skills and in coping with large amounts of complex information. Our international history majors in DC tend to be some of the most successful people on the career front because they are so well rounded and skilled: they do very well on the job market. International history graduates also go on to achieve remarkable success at medical school, law school, and a range of other graduate programmes.”

Nonneman also said that GU-Q is already doing research collaboration in the region. He informed that GCC-based researchers are often involved in projects organised by the Centre for Regional & International Studies (CIRS). “These included projects on migration in the Gulf, the nuclear question in the Middle East, the political economy of the Gulf, and the international relations of the Gulf among others,” he said. The recent growth campaign at GU-Q also includes a brand new media and politics certiﬁcate offered in partnership with the Northwestern University in Qatar, and more teaching staff to accommodate the increased student enrolment. The 15 new academics slated to join GU-Q include faculty members from across several disciplines, including economics, applied linguistics, English, literature and culture, world literature, and Arabic language. Founded in 1789, Georgetown University is a student-centred

international research university offering highly ranked undergraduate, graduate and professional programmes preparing the next generation of global citizens to lead and make a positive impact in the world. The outstanding students, faculty, alumni and professionals of Georgetown are dedicated to real-world applications of research, scholarship, faith and service. Founded in 1919, the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS) is a premier school of international affairs. At the campuses in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. and Doha, Qatar, SFS provides a rigorous education combining theory and practice while instilling glorious values among men and women in the service of others. At GU-Q, students have the opportunity to major in culture and politics, international history, international economics, and international politics with the same curriculum as that available to students in Washington.

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Libya calls for help to restore security Seeking lasting peace, Prime Minister Ali Zeidan says his country is under the threat of ‘terrorism and weapons’

NO END TO HARDSHIPS: Palestinians queue up at an aid distribution centre of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in

Gaza City, yesterday. UNRWA operates through 11,000 staff in over 200 installations across the Gaza Strip, providing education, health care and social services to Palestinian refugees. – AFP

Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian in raid OCCUPIED WEST BANK: Israeli troops yesterday shot and fatally wounded a Palestinian fighter during a raid on his home in a occupied West Bank refugee camp, the army and Palestinian security officials said. “The wanted suspect was injured, evacuated by military forces for further treatment and later died of his wounds in an Israeli hospital,” a military statement said. Palestinian security sources named the dead fighter as Islam Al Tubasi, 21, and said he was shot as troops stormed his home in the Jenin refugee camp, north of the occupied West Bank city of Nablus. The sources had no information on whether he was engaged in violent activity but Islamic Jihad said he was a member of that group. Army statement The army statement said that as soldiers tried to arrest Tubasi, a crowd gathered and attacked them with firearms, petrol bombs and improvised explosives. “Amidst the turmoil, the target of the activity was identified attempting to flee the area. The se-

Curbs on building materials for Gaza eased OCCUPIED JERUSLAEM: Israel is to allow limited quantities of building materials for use by the private sector into the blockaded Gaza Strip starting from Sunday, a Palestinian official said. After “efforts exerted by the Palestinian Authority, Israel has agreed for the ﬁrst time in six years for building materials such as cement, iron and gravel to be brought into Gaza from Sunday” through the Kerem Shalom goods crossing, Raed Fattouh, PA official in charge of Gaza supplies, said yesterday.

curity forces managed to detain the suspect using live ﬁre,” the English-language statement said. It said troops also shot and wounded one of the rioters, who was taken to an Israeli hospital.

An Israeli official who asked not to be named conﬁrmed the move, saying it was a bid to “strengthen the economy and support (Palestinian president Mahmoud) Abbas,” who had also requested the Gaza measures. The quantities allowed in would be 1,600 tonnes of gravel, 800 tonnes of cement and 400 tonnes of iron per day, Fattouh said. A Hamas government official said it was a positive development, but insufficient. “It’s a positive step, but Gaza

“The ongoing terrorist threat from the Jenin Area requires that the IDF maintains operational access in the area,” army spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Lerner, said in the statement.

needs 6,000 tonnes of gravel, 4,000 of cement and 1,500 of iron per day,” deputy economy minister Hatem Oweida said. Middle East Quartet representative Tony Blair in a statement praised “the Israeli government’s decision to approve a series of easing measures for the occupied West Bank and Gaza,” but did not specify what those were. “This is an important step in building a more positive environment for the diplomatic negotiations,” Blair said. — AFP

“The attack against the (Israeli) forces warranted a forceful response in self defence. The (military) will review the circumstances of the shooting that led to the death of the suspect.” —AFP

LONDON: Libya’s Prime Minister Ali Zeidan yesterday appealed to the outside world to help restore security, as it combats political chaos and tries to restart oil exports, crippled by protestors at a cost of $130 million a day in lost income. Zeidan met with his British counterpart David Cameron, who two years ago was a driving force behind a Western military campaign that helped topple Muammar Gaddafi and aimed to encourage a stable democracy in Libya. That has yet to emerge. A combination of strikes, militias and political activists have blocked the majority of Libya’s oilfields and ports since end July but the government’s fledging army and police force are ill-equipped to deal with armed protestors. “If the international community does not help in the collection of arms and ammunition, if we don’t get help in forming the army and the police, things are going to take very long,” Zeidan said at a Libya investment conference in London. “The situation is not going to improve unless we get real and practical assistance.” Zeidan insisted that he still wanted to solve the crisis through dialogue rather than force. “We are going to work on solv-

The situation is not going to improve unless we get real and practical assistance Ali Zeidan Libya’s Prime Minister

ing this problem,” he said. “When blood is shed, the loss will be greater”. Tripoli has had some success with the restart of its biggest south-western oilﬁeld on Monday but the bulk of oil production in the east is still paralysed. The General National Congress’ crisis committee negotiated a deal with an armed group to allow the resumption of the El Sharara oilﬁeld, which is expected to reach full capacity by Friday. Following the restart in the west, Libyan oil output is expected to rise to 400,000-450,000 barrels per day (bpd) compared with its pre-war capacity of around 1.6 million bpd, deputy oil minister Omar Shakmak said on the sidelines of the London event. — Reuters

INCITING VIOLENCE

Top Bahraini opposition leader questioned MANAMA: Bahraini authorities referred former opposition MP Khalil Marzooq to the public prosecutor yesterday, the interior ministry said, with the opposition saying he has been accused of inciting violence. Marzooq, a prominent ﬁgure in the main opposition Al Wefaq formation, has been “summoned and referred to the public prosecution”, the ministry said on Twitter. The ministry’s statement fol-

lows calls from Al Wefaq to release Marzooq, saying he was being held for questioning after police summoned him to Al Budayia station, west of Manama. Former MP Ali Alaswad said that the police had called Marzooq in over a speech he gave last Friday. “He is accused of encouraging youth to engage in violence and trying to topple the regime,” Alaswad said. Al Wefaq also condemned the

summons in a statement issued yesterday, calling it “a clear attack on political activism in Bahrain”, adding that it “reﬂects an intensive effort by the regime to further complicate the situation” in the country. Marzooq served as deputy speaker in the 40-member parliament before 18 Al Wefaq MPs walked out in February 2011 protesting violence against demonstrators. Elsewhere, police announced

that security forces dismantled a “homemade bomb” in Isa Town, a Manama suburb. Security forces were alerted that “two suspicious objects” were spotted in the suburb but “after examining them they found the ﬁrst to be a fake bomb,” a government statement said. “The other was a gas cylinder with a detonator,” the statement said, adding that an investigation was underway “to bring the suspects to justice”. —AFP

U N G E N E R A L A S S E M B LY

Sudan seeks US visa for Bashir KHARTOUM: Sudan conﬁrmed yesterday it had applied for a US visa for its president to let him attend the UN General Assembly in New York, despite global arrest warrants out against him over charges of war crimes in Darfur. Washington earlier said it had received the application, calling the move “deplorable, cynical and hugely inappropriate” due to Omar Hassan Al Bashir’s indictment by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Risky trip A trip to the United States could be risky for Bashir, who has limited his travel mostly to African neighbours and Arab allies since the court asked member countries to detain him if he entered their territories. The United States is not a member of the Hague-based ICC so would not be legally bound to hand the president over. But Washington has led calls for Bashir to face international justice over the bloodshed in the now decade-old conﬂict in the western region of Darfur. Sudan dismisses the charges, says reports of mass killings in

Bashir also planned to meet several African leaders of the sideline of the UN session in New York, where debates start next week Darfur have been exaggerated, and refuses to recognise the court which it says is part of a Western plot against it. “The foreign ministry took the necessary measure to obtain a visa for the president of the republic and his delegation, the ministry said in a statement. It said Bashir also planned to meet several African leaders of the sideline of the UN session in New York, where debates start next week. The ministry also dismissed criticism of the application from US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power. “The US government is not qualiﬁed morally, politically or legally to give any lessons or recommendations in respecting the international law

or human rights,” the foreign ministry said in a statement. The US was obliged to grant a visa under the 1947 UN Headquarters Agreement establishing the world body’s base in New York, the ministry said. As the United Nations’ “host country,” the United States has a policy of issuing visas for members of delegations regardless of disputes with individual countries. Sudan’s visa request comes at a time of rising African frustration with the ICC due to a perception that prosecutors disproportionately target African leaders, a charge the ICC denies. The US state Department has not commented on whether a visa would be granted. — Reuters

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REGION TECHNICAL GLITCH

Rare web freedom for Iranian Net users

UP IN FLAMES: Thick smoke rises out of vehicles at the site of a car explosion which killed seven people and wounded 20, on the Syr-

ian border crossing of Bab Al Hawa, at the Syrian-Turkish border which is manned by Free Syrian Army members, yesterday. – Reuters

No proof Assad forces behind attack: Russia Moscow suspects that rebels had staged the sarin gas attack

MOSCOW/AMMAN: Russia and France disagreed radically yesterday over a report by UN investigators into a chemical weapons attack that killed hundreds of people in Syria, highlighting the problems agreeing on action at the United Nations Security Council even as a car bomb exploded on the Syrian side of the main Bab Al Hawa border crossing with Turkey, killing at least seven people and wounding 20, the Turkish news agency Dogan said. Sitting beside French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius at a news conference in Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the report had produced no proof that President Bashar Al Assad’s troops carried out the August 21 attack and that Russia still suspected rebels forces were behind it. Fabius took the opposite view, saying the report left no doubt that Assad’s forces were to blame for the attack which Washing-

We want the events of August 21 to be investigated dispassionately, objectively and professionally Sergei Lavrov Russian Foreign Minister ton says killed more than 1,400 people. The United States has also blamed Syrian government forces. Lavrov acknowledged that the investigators’ report proved that chemical weapons had been used but that “there is no answer to a number of questions we have asked,” including whether the weapons were produced in a factory or home-made. Serious grounds “We have very serious grounds to believe that this was a provocation,” Lavrov said after talks in Moscow between two countries with veto powers in the UN Security Council. He said there had been “many provocations” by the rebels ﬁghting Assad’s government and added: “They were all aimed, over the last two years, at provoking foreign intervention.”

Lavrov said the UN report should be examined not in isolation but along with evidence from sources such as the Internet and other media, including accounts from “nuns at a nearby convent” and a journalist who had spoken to rebels. “We want the events of August 21 to be investigated dispassionately, objectively and professionally,” he said. After Lavrov spoke, Fabius, whose country has stood with US President Barack Obama in backing military action against Syria, challenged Lavrov’s interpretation by saying the result of the report was clear. “When you look at the amount of sarin gas used, the vectors, the techniques behind such an attack, as well as other aspects, it seems to leave no doubt that the regime is behind it,” Fabius said.

EGYPT CRACKDOWN

Brotherhood’s spokesman held, assets of other members frozen CAIRO: Egypt’s army-backed authorities arrested the spokesman of the Muslim Brotherhood yesterday and froze the assets of other members, in a new blow to deposed president Mohamed Mursi’s supporters. Since Mursi’s overthrow by the army on July 3 and his detention, more than 2,000 members of the Brotherhood have been arrested and several are facing trial. The crackdown that has fractured the Brotherhood’s organisation has also seen hundreds of Mursi’s supporters killed in clashes across the country. In a new blow to the Brotherhood, police arrested group spokesman Gehad Al Haddad and ﬁve others yesterday. Active member An arrest warrant had been outstanding for Haddad, who was active on social networks. For weeks he managed to escape arrest although he kept active on social networks and appeared frequently on television. Among the others arrested was a Mursi-appointed former provincial governor, Hossam Abu Bakr, in an apartment in Cairo’s Nasr City district, security sources said. The six men are to be held at Cairo’s Tora prison where several top Brotherhood ﬁgures are jailed, including the group’s supreme guide Mohamed Badie, security

Brotherhood’s spokesman Gehad Al Haddad’s arrest came as a court ordered the freezing of the assets of top Brotherhood leaders

sources said. Nasr City was the epicentre of pro-Mursi protests, where the deposed president’s supporters camped for weeks to demand his reinstatement and clashed with security forces. Mursi has been held at an undisclosed location since his overthrow in a military-led coup following massive protests against his one-year turbulent rule. In mid-August the militarybacked interim government launched an operation to break up two pro-Mursi protest camps in Cairo, including in Nasr City. Hundreds of people there, and elsewhere in the country, were killed in ensuing clashes. By the following week, more than 1,000 people had been killed in violence across Egypt,

most of them Mursi supporters. Haddad’s arrest came as an Egyptian court ordered the freezing of the assets of top Brotherhood chief Badie, his two deputies Khairat Al Shater and Rashad Bayoumi, as well as Salaﬁst leader Hazem Abu Ismail and preacher Safwat Higazi. The ﬁve are currently under arrest, accused of inciting the murder of protestors opposed to Mursi. Around 15 politicians have already had their assets frozen as part of the crackdown against the Brotherhood, a once formidable and highly organised movement founded in Egypt in 1928. Long banned in Egypt, the group had become gradually more tolerated in the years before the 2011 revolution, winning parliamentary seats through candidates who ran as independents. It took centre-stage only after the uprising which toppled president Hosni Mubarak, winning a majority in parliament and then the presidency. But Mursi’s July 3 ouster has reset the clock. The violent dispersal of the protest camps in August and the campaign of arrests has thinned Brotherhood ranks and made it increasingly difficult for it to mobilise large numbers of supporters. The new authorities have laid out a political roadmap which provides for parliamentary and presidential elections in 2014. — AFP

Lavrov and Fabius agreed there should be a renewed push for a political solution in Syria. The Russian minister also thanked France for supporting a US-Russian deal which calls for Syria to account fully for its chemical weapons within a week and for the removal and destruction of the entire arsenal by mid-2014. But the differences over culpability for the August 21 attack indicated the hurdles faced in translating the chemical weapons agreement into progress towards ending a civil war that has killed more than 100,000 people since March 2011. Their comments also pointed to likely wrangling in the UN Security Council over the mechanism for enforcing the agreement, which Assad has accepted, and disputes over punishment for any violations. At Bab Al Hawa border crossing with Turkey, the explosion occurred at a roadblock manned by hardline ﬁghters at the entrance of the rebel-held crossing, several hundred metres (yards) from the Turkish side, activists said. The wounded were rushed to Turkish hospitals. Dogan reported seven people killed but the Turkish foreign ministry said it had no information yet. No speciﬁc group was blamed for the attack. —Reuters

TEHRAN: A technical glitch allowed some Iranians temporary access to banned social networking websites Facebook and Twitter, an Iranian Internet official said yesterday. Surprised Internet users on Monday night were able to log onto their accounts without using illegal software that enables them to circumvent a widespread state-run ﬁltering mechanism. They voiced their delight online, with posts revelling in the rare web freedom—restricted in 2009 when social networking sites enabled protestors to organise antigovernment demonstrations in the aftermath of a disputed presidential election. “Dear friends in America, do you believe miracles?! Well one has just apparently happened in Iran and the government in Tehran has lifted its ﬁltering on Facebook!!!,” said an overwhelmed Mehdi on his page. Ali joined in, referring to the election of moderate President Hassan Rowhani, who has prom-

ised to bring more social freedoms. He said in a tweet: “Twitter and Facebook has been freed! Rowhani thank you!” But Iranian state media reported that the unblocked access—to the websites was being investigated. Abdolsamad Khoramabadi, the secretary of an ofﬁcial group tasked with detecting Internet content deemed illegal, told the Mehr news agency that “it was apparently due to a technical glitch and the committee is investigating it”. “If there had been any negligence, it will be punished,” he said adding that he was unsure of the origin of the problem. Such incidents have happened in the past, giving Iranians temporary, unﬁltered access to the Internet. But by yesterday morning, access to the sites was once again blocked. A Twitter user, Sima, was dismayed: “What a joy was last night, logging onto Twitter without the VPN ... #sigh.” — AFP

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INDIA BRIEFS

Ways to boost defence ties with US discussed

UMA BHARTI ARRESTED BJP leader Uma Bharti stages a protest with supporters after she was not allowed to visit riot-hit area of Muzaffarnagar, in Khatauli, yesterday. The furious MP legislator asked the policemen why the Gandhis were let into Muzaffarnagar on Monday if there was a bar on politicians’ entry. She was not satisﬁed when police told her that the Gandhis were part of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s convoy. Uma then staged a sit-in after which police arrested her. Uma accused the UP government of failing to ensure safety to the people of the state. - PTI

NEW DELHI: India and the US yesterday discussed ways to further boost their defence ties in ﬁelds of joint development and production of military hardware amid indications from America that it was willing to liberalise its defence export regime for India. In a delegation level meeting between US Deputy Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter and Defence Secretary Radha Kant Mathur, the two sides also discussed proposals to buy defence equipment from the US including the C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft. The American side discussed a number of co-production and co-development projects during the meeting. India is likely to ink deals worth several billion dollars with the US during Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s proposed visit there on September 27. India has also chosen US equipments such as Chinook heavy-lift choppers, Apache 64D attack choppers and M-777 howitzers for its armed forces and the deals are in ﬁnal stages of negotiation. The US has said that it was willing to provide the status of very close ally to India.

Import duty on gold, silver jewellery hiked to 15%

Rahul says opposition leaders work for rich should dream, travel in airplanes, move in cars. This is their thought. This is not our politics.”

We do not believe in making tall claims. But we deliver. We want your children should see big dreams. If we do not allow you to dream, then this nation cannot move

GARNERING SUPPORT: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi

meeting supporters during a rally in Baran, yesterday. – PTI

forward, says the Congress leader

BARAN (Rajasthan): In an apparent attack on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, ruling party Congress’s vice president Rahul Gandhi yesterday said the opposition leaders only make tall claims and work for the rich while his party has stood by the poor and believes in helping them realise their dreams. Addressing a rally in this town of poll-bound Rajasthan, Rahul listed the various initiatives of the United

Progressive Alliance government including Food Security Bill, Land Acquisition Bill and MNREGA for empowerment of the economically weaker sections. “People come and make tall claims,” he said in an apparent reference to Modi, who addressed a rally in the state on September 10. “We do not believe in making tall claims. But we deliver. We want your children should see big dreams. If we do not allow you to dream, then this nation cannot move forward,” he said. He hit out the opposition for resisting the passage of food security

bill in Parliament and MNREGA on the plea that there would be constraint of funds and accused them of working only for the elite. “When it comes to schemes for the poor, they ask where the money will come from. But, when mines are to be allotted and land is acquired then nobody raises questions. This is the difference between them and the Congress party,” he said. “Our politics is the politics of your dreams,” he said claiming that the Congress party stood only for the poor and will continue to do so. “They want only 500-odd people

New slogan Referring to the old Congress slogan, “aadhi roti khayenge, Congress ko layege (will eat half chappati but ensure victory for Congress”, he said after the Food Security Bill, the party has coined a new slogan — “Pet bhar ke roti khayenge, Congress ko jitayenge (We will have a full meal and ensure victory for congress”. Empathising with the poor farmers, Rahul said disease and sickness are the biggest cause of poverty. “In Rajasthan, medicines are provided free of cost by the government. Not just here, this will be brought across the country,” he said, with reference to UPA’s plan for ushering in universal health coverage for all. Attempting to woo the youth, Rahul said India is a country of the youth — a majority of whom were poor. “They have a lot of dreams. If government does not hold their hand and provide them employment and food opportunities, then we will not be able to move forward,” he said. “We will do this for you... the dreams of the poor will be fulﬁlled,” he added. - PTI

NEW DELHI: The government yesterday increased the import duty on gold and silver jewellery to 15 per cent from 10 per cent to protect the domestic industry, although it would make ornaments more expensive for consumers. “To protect the interests of small artisans, the customs duty on articles of jewellery and of goldsmiths’ or silversmiths’ wares and parts thereof is being increased from 10 per cent to 15 per cent,” an official statement said. It said an import duty differential between jewellery and the primary metal is needed to protect millions of artisans who depend on the labour-intensive industry after the duty on gold was increased in stages to 10 per cent on August 13. In the absence of any duty differential, it said, “there is an apprehension that Indian jewellery makers would not be able to compete with cheaper imports, particularly when majority of the imported jewellery is machinemade as compared to handmade jewellery in India.” Gold jewellery imported during 2012-13 stood at $5.04 billion.

Notice served to defence lawyer in Delhi rape case NEW DELHI: The Delhi Bar Council yesterday sought a response from A. P. Singh, the counsel for convicts in the December 16 gangrape case in the national capital, for his remarks that he would have burnt alive his daughter had she been having physical and moving around at night with her boyfriend. In a meeting yesterday under the Chairmanship of Surya Prakash Khatri, a majority of members of Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) took the view and issued a show-cause notice to Singh for his remarks soon after the convicts were awarded with death penalty on September 13. Murari Tiwari, Secretary of BCD, said “although the issue was not in the agenda of today’s meeting Singh’s repeated defence of his statement forced the members to take a serious view and a issue showcause notice as to why his license will not be suspended for making such “unwarranted remarks.”

Dilip Kumar recovering MUMBAI: Bollywood’s legendary actor Dilip Kumar, who was admitted to a hospital here on Sunday after suffering a heart attack, is recovering but is under observation. “He (Dilip Kumar) is doing ﬁne. He is recovering, but is under observation... there is nothing to worry. He will be there in hospital for two-three (more) days,” sources close to the actor said yesterday. Last evening, a press release from Lilavati Hospital, where the 90-year-old thespian is admitted in the intensive care unit (ICU), said that Dilip Kumar had suffered a myocardial infarction (heart attack) Sunday. All treatment as per protocol was instituted. At present his condition is stable. The hospital also stated that, “In view of his advanced age and post bypass status, he needs close monitoring in the ICU.” - Agencies

2014 ELECTIONS

Groundswell of hatred against UPA: Modi GANDHINAGAR: Main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi yesterday said there is a groundswell of “hatred and dislike” against the UPA government and common people are eagerly awaiting to exercise their mandate to vote the government out of power. “The 2014 Lok Sabha elections; from the time I started knowing and understanding politics and elections, is the ﬁrst time that the common man is eagerly awaiting polls,” Modi said here. He was addressing a function organised on his 64th birthday yesterday to felicitate him for his elevation as the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate recently. “This time the discussion has begun from the common people and they are hoping for polls to happen as soon as possible. The entire country is in a hurry for elections and waiting for this government to go soon”. Modi said, “For the ﬁrst in India, I am seeing such a hatred and dislike for any elected government,” he said without naming the government at the Centre. Desire for change “There is a desire for change in the country. People strongly believe that the present situation cannot just be allowed to prevail for long,” the Gujarat Chief Minister said. Modi said that the common people were awaiting elections the way they do for rains in a hot and humid month of June.

ELATED: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi with priests at

a felicitation function on the occasion of his birthday in Gandhinagar, yesterday. – PTI

“Generally, discussions on elections start on television and in newspapers and people start discussing it only after candidates file their nomination papers. However, this time it is the other way round,” he said. Taking a dig at United Progressive Alliance government at Centre over missing coal files, Modi said, “It is said that coal scam files are missing, but I say the entire government in Delhi is missing”. Meanwhile, BJP leader L. K, Advani, who has been upset over Modi’s elevation as the party’s Prime Ministerial candidate, yesterday wished him on his 64th birthday. Advani joined a host of digni-

taries, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in greeting Modi on his special day. The BJP patriarch made a telephone call to wish Modi, sources said. Advani has been upset and sulking ever since Modi was named as BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate on September 13. The two came face-to-face at the birthday party of Rajya Sabha MP and noted lawyer Ram Jethmalani last Sunday but cold vibes between them were clearly visible there. Advani had been opposing Modi’s projection, arguing that it would weaken the party’s campaign against the government over issues like corruption and price rise.

There is a desire for change in the country. People strongly believe that the present situation cannot just be allowed to prevail for long Narendra Modi Gujarat chief minister

However, his objections were overruled by the BJP, prompting him to attack the party chief Rajnath Singh over the way he was functioning. Sources in Modi’s office said that he also received good wishes from the Prime Minister as also noted singer Lata Mangeshkar, among others. “Everyone has blessed me, and given love to me. I believe that people’s blessings never go waste. That will give me strength, understanding and capability,” Modi told reporters. He also sought blessings from his 94-year-old mother Hira Ba by driving down to the house of his younger brother Pankaj Modi yesterday. - PTI

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INDIA BRIEFS

Pakistan keen to have serious dialogue: Sharif

RALLY AGAINST RESERVATION POLICY

ISLAMABAD: Asserting that people had given him the mandate to improve ties with neighbours, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said Pakistan is keen to have a comprehensive dialogue with India for the resolution of all issues including Kashmir. Sharif said he is committed to a “serious sustained and constructive engagement” with India that must include the issue of Kashmir. Describing the recent tension at the LoC as matter of concern, he said Pakistan will respond to the situation with “restraint and responsibility”. In an interview to a Turkish media network, Sharif said his government is pursuing a foreign policy of forging stable and cooperative relations with all countries, especially neighbouring countries. “For the effective pursuit of our socio-economic agenda, good relations with all our neighbours are essential and a priority for my government,” Sharif said.

Students shout slogans at a temporary prison after they were detained during their Aarakshan Bachao Mahapanchayat in Allahabad, yesterday. The issue of reservation has been simmering for some time now in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh over the issue of a three-tier reservation policy in public services examinations. - PTI

Three in 10 drivers text and email while driving

More efforts needed for faster growth: Pranab

India-born scientist chosen for UN environment award

The underlying growth impetus

Though India’s economic growth has declined in recent times, I am confident we will be able to bring the deceleration to a halt and revert to the high growth levels that we attained in the past

remains strong due to continued rise in per capita incomes, expanding middleclass consumers and a

Pranab Mukherjee

young workforce, says

President

the President

NEW DELHI: President Pranab Mukherjee yesterday pitched for stronger efforts to enable the country to secure growth at a faster pace and expressed conﬁdence that India would be able to stop present “deceleration” in its economy, reverting to a high growth rate. “I believe the underlying growth impetus remains strong due to continued rise in per capita incomes, expanding middle-class consumers and a young and energetic workforce.

NEW DELHI: About three in ten Indian drivers indicate they text, email, or use social media while driving, according a survey released yesterday. According to the survey by opinion research ﬁrm Ipsos, Indian male drivers (31 per cent) are more likely to use their smartphone while driving compared to females (26 per cent). As for demographics, age is among the most important variable in determining a driver’s likelihood to message from behind the wheel. “Those under the age of 35 years (34 per cent) are most likely to say “yes” they engage in the behaviour, compared with those 35-49 years (25 per cent) and those 50-64 years (14 per cent),” the survey said. “Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of accidental death in India, and using a phone while driving signiﬁcantly increases the risk of accidents,” said Biswarup Banerjee of Ipsos.

Of course, stronger efforts from all stakeholders can build on this trend, and enable us secure faster growth,” he said. Inaugurating the first Engineers Conclave, 2013, Pranab said it is happening at a time when the world is beginning to emerge from the global economic crisis. Confident “Though India’s economic growth has declined in recent times, I am confident we will be able to bring the deceleration to a halt and revert to the high growth levels that

we attained in the past,” he said. In terms of purchasing power parity, Indian economy is the third largest in the world and its growth rate over the last few years is second only to China, he said, adding that Indian economy has been more resilient than most of the other emerging economies. The President said the innovation capability of Indian scientists and engineers would play a critical role in enabling India to become a leading nation in the 21st century. “People should be at the heart of the engineering effort, reaching

out to human resources, consumers and vendors,” he said. Pranab noted that achievements of Indian engineers have not adequately percolated down to the grassroots and the potential to impact the common man’s life is yet to be fully exploited. “One innovation that made a difference about three decades back was replacement of wooden wheel by rubber tyres in bullock carts... Our country needs hundreds of such innovations that are simple and sustainable in a rural context,” he said. - PTI

KOLKATA: An India-origin scientist, who proved how cutting emissions of “black carbon” or soot can significantly lessen the impact of climate change, has been selected for the United Nation’s top environmental award. A statement issued by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) yesterday said Veerabhadran Ramanathan of Scripps Institution of Oceanography in California is to receive the 2013 “Champions of the Earth award”, the UN’s highest environmental award. In 1997, he had co-led an international research team that first discovered the climate impact in Asia of widespread air pollution, known as the atmospheric brown cloud (ABC). The prize is awarded annually to leaders from government, civil society and the private sector, whose actions have had a significant and positive impact on the environment.

Bhatkal’s NIA custody extended till Sept. 22 NEW DELHI: A Delhi court yesterday extended till September 22 the NIA custody of Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal after the probe agency said he was involved in “subversive activities” of causing bomb blasts in different parts of India since 2003. Bhatkal and his close aide Asadullah Akhtar were produced before the court in muffled faces amid tight security after expiry of their seven-day National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody. - Agencies

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PAKISTAN INSURGENCY

Taleban ‘still at war’ with govt

HONOUR: Turkish President Abdullah Gul, left, awards Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, with ‘Turkey’s

Order of The Republic’, during a ceremony in Ankara, yesterday. — AFP

Turkish top civil award for Sharif Pakistani prime minister hails the Medal of Democracy honour as a ‘renewal of an abiding commitment to work continuously towards

I am deeply touched by the exalted recognition granted for my humble contribution to furthering our fraternal relations, a calling close to my heart Nawaz Sharif Prime Minister of Pakistan

exploring new vistas’

ANKARA: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif received the highest Turkish Civil Award, “Medal of Democracy” on his three day visit to Turkey yesterday at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart, Express News reported. This award will help further the ties between the two countries. On receiving the award, Nawaz Sharif said, “It is indeed a great honour for me to have been bestowed with the ‘Medal of Democracy’ by your Excellency”. He further added “I am deeply touched by the exalted recognition granted for my humble con-

tribution to furthering our fraternal relations, a calling close to my heart”. ‘New vistas’ He also said “It is a renewal of an abiding commitment to work continuously and untiringly towards exploring new vistas for cooperation between our two countries”. During the visit Nawaz also addressed the business forum and signed important Memorandum’s of Understanding with the Turkish government. Nawaz Sharif also had separate meetings with leading Turkish entrepreneurs and investors.

Leading businessmen from Pakistan also attended the forum to explore mutually beneficial entrepreneurial opportunities. Turkey and Pakistan have had a history of positive cooperation. In 2005, Turkey’s housing development administration assisted in the construction of 5,000 homes in earthquake-affected areas of Pakistan-administered Kashmir and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Turkish companies are becoming increasingly active in Pakistan’s energy sector as well and in 2009, Turkish firms built Pakistan’s first wind turbines. — Exclusive. in arrangement with Express Tribune

PESHAWAR: The Pakistani Taleban yesterday insisted they are still at war with government troops because peace talks have yet to start and the military is still launching multiple offensives against them. The announcement came two days after two senior military ofﬁcers were killed by a Taleban bomb in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. “War is continuing, it was started by the government and they will have to stop it,” Shahidullah Shahid, main spokesman for the Tehreek-e-Taleban Pakistan (TTP), said yesterday from an undisclosed location. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who took office after winning elec-

tions in May, has called for peace talks and last week won backing from main political parties. But hopes that the talks would go ahead were dealt a blow when a Taleban bomb on Sunday killed three soldiers including a major-general. Analysts said the attack endangered the proposed peace talks with the insurgent group. Pakistan army chief General Ashfaq Kayani on Monday said militants would not be allowed to take advantage of the peace talks offer. But the Taleban said that they would carry out more attacks because peace talks have yet to be ofﬁcially proposed. “No one has contacted us for

peace talks, not even a tribal jirga has approached us. If they (government) want to end this war, they will have to announce a ceaseﬁre,” Shahid said. Preconditions for talks The Taleban on Sunday announced preconditions for talks on ending the insurgency, demanding that troops withdraw from tribal areas and that prisoners are freed. But Pakistan’s military on Sunday insisted they would not let Taleban set conditions for. When the TTP spokesman was asked about his group’s future plans after the attack which killed the officers, he said: “We will never miss any opportunity to attack the army like that.” — AFP

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he United States-Russian agreement to dismantle Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal is remarkably ambitious and offers a better chance of deterring this threat than the limited military strikes that President Obama was considering. Even so, the task of cataloguing, securing and destroying President Bashar Al Assad’s poison gas cache — which Washington and Moscow have estimated at 1,000 tons — is daunting. It will require vigilance and commitment by the United Nations, with success ultimately dependent on the cooperation of the Government. The US Secretary of State John Kerry said that the agreement was a “framework” that would have to be put into effect in a United Nations Security Council resolution. The world won’t have to wait long to see if the deal, announced by Kerry and Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, will get off the ground. Under the deal’s terms, Syria is required to provide a “comprehensive listing” of its chemical arsenal within a week. That includes the types and quantities of poison gas, and storage, production and research sites. The agreement also requires “immediate and unfettered” access to these sites by international inspectors, with the inspections to be completed by November. Also by November, equipment for mixing and ﬁlling munitions with chemical agents must be destroyed. All chemical weapons and related equipment are to be eliminated by the middle of 2014. The deadlines are necessary to keep the pressure on, but meeting them will not be easy in the middle of a civil war, even if the Syrian government cooperates. The United States and Russia have worked for 15 years to eliminate their own chemical arms stocks and still have years to go. The agreement avoids imminent American military action, but the regime will be responsible for providing security for United Nations inspectors, as well as access to sites and information. President Vladimir Putin of Russia has undoubtedly elevated his stature in the Middle East with this diplomatic move. But he is now on the hook as he never was before to make sure that chemical weapons are never used in Syria. President Obama deserves credit for putting a focus on upholding an international ban on chemical weapons and for setting aside military action at this time in favour of a diplomatic deal. The Syria crisis should demonstrate to the world that Obama is serious about a negotiated solution to all problems. There are many uncertainties ahead. Now that Russia and the United States have reached a deal, there’s reason to hope this cooperation will help advance an overall peace settlement for Syria.- The New York Times News Service

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West is using Malala to wash its own barbarity

R DEBASISH MITRA

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t is difficult to escape the impression that the Taleban in Pakistan, be they the Punjabi element or the TTP, have the government on the back foot. On September 15, two senior army officers were killed in Dir, an attack that was almost immediately claimed by the TTP. Practically simultaneously, the TTP are demanding that there be ‘confidence building measures’ such as the withdrawal of the army back to its bases in the tribal areas, and the release of Taleban prisoners. The loss of two highly regarded senior officers in an attack that demonstrated that the Taliban have excellent intelligence as well as the ability to quickly act on it in the form of a pre-placed IED, is proofpositive that far from being defeated or even neutralised they are a potent fighting force in the Swat valley. At the diplomatic level they have forestalled any thought the government might have had of an operation against them by announcing a willingness to engage in talks, at a stroke rendering the government hamstrung, damned if it does and damned if it does not. The political response to the attack in Dir is illustrative of the weakness of the government, both at federal and provincial levels. An indication of the confusion that prevails with regard to how we are to deal with the terrorism was the fact that several of our ministers along with others in place of power and authority in the government and politics expressed their condolences but did not condemn the TTP for carrying out the attack. Many simply did not have the spine to point a finger at the terrorist group that they are now apparently in thrall to — a group that has killed tens of thousands of their fellow countrymen over the years, the stakeholders that have driven a stake through the national heart without a word of demurral from those who now seek appeasement. A group that is able to demand, probably with a reasonable degree of confidence, the release of men dedicated to the overthrow of the democratic state. How many more of the upper echelons of the military are we to see murdered before the state makes a robust response? Time to walk the walk Mr prime minister, if you can because the time for merely talking the talk is over. - The Express Tribune

India is happy with the court’s verdict on rapists This refers to the letter, Capital punishment is a primitive practice (September 16). I feel the opinion the writer of the referred letter has expressed is misleading. He certainly represents only a miniscule of the Indians who may have been irked by the death sentence the court slapped on the four convicted in raping and murdering a young paramedical student in India’s capital city. An overwhelming majority of the Indians, including the parents of the victim, ministers, political leaders, social workers, and women activists have expressed satisfaction with the judgement. Opposition leader of the lower house of the Indian Parliament, Sushma Swaraj, has been demanding the same. Those criminals did not deserve any

lesser treatment. Death was what they gave to the hapless victim and death is what they deserve. Soman Sanku Rustaq

Delhi gangrape convicts got what they deserved This refers to the letter, Capital punishment is a primitive practice (September 16). No punishment can be primitive for the brutes who inflicted the most unimaginable and horrific atrocities on the hapless girl. I wonder whether the writer of the letter considers their rapacious acts to be in line with the values or ethics of humanity about which he pontificates? These culprits are the monsters of society and deserve every inch of the agony that they will undergo while wait-

Shooting Malala was a barbarity that Taleban committed. But has the West been far behind Taleban in committing savageries? The parade of barbarism we saw in Abu Ghraib prison obliterated the “false divide between ‘civilized’ and ‘barbarous’ nations”

ights group Amnesty International has announced to offer its highest honour to Malala Yousafzai. She has already been nominated for Nobel Peace Prize. And former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has teamed up with Malala in undertaking an ambitious challenge: educating the Syrian refugee children in Lebanon. She has also been awarded prestigious International Children’s Peace Prize. And we are more than happy because she certainly deserves all of them more than anyone else in the world today. Yet, there is something disturbing in all the honours heaped upon her. She and all she stands for have been hijacked cynically by the West. This sixteenyear-old daughter of Pakistan and everything about her are now been used to justify a bigger barbarity which the world has been witnessing since past decade and more. With all her ordeals and aspirations Malala offered the media in West a big story — a story that buttressed and institutionalized traditional Western concepts about the natives — brown men and women, their society. In their narratives — cynical and racist — men that live and roam on lands that lay beyond the domains inhabited by whites are all savages who burn, shoot and rape girls and women. Men in these badlands, especially the Muslims, are still years away from civilization unworthy of even interaction. Naturally, to these Westerners and their media the story of Malala Yousufzai was more than a fairy tale — an unbelievable narrative of a sweet innocent girl ravaged by a bunch of blood thirsty savages who only want to take Pakistan and Afghanistan back to Stone Age. Malala, therefore, had to be taken out of such vicious environment, must be given the best medical care available in the world of the white men and projected as a justiﬁcation of whatever the whites are doing in our world. Britain, in particular, leveraged Malala and her story to whitewash its sins and crimes in Afghanistan and Iraq. And not only that, Britons even, very subtly though, used Malala to justify its historical crime against humanity — its imperialism. Britain sought to emerge as “knight in shining armour” ever ready in the service of damsels in distress. Malala the magic washed out in one sweeping stroke the West’s crimes — its wars, its colonisations, its occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq, its drone attacks that have killed scores of Malalas, its destruction of schools and its utter lies about Iraq and its former president Saddam Hussein. Taleban’s barbaric attempt to murder Malala left the world rather paralysed with pain, anger and indignation. And as our courageous daughter fought for her life in a hospital in Britain we all united in our prayers for her. We wanted her to be back among us but we did not expect that she and her cause would so be hijacked

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The mind of a bigot is like the pupil of the eye. The more light you shine on it, the more it will contract OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES JR.

by Britain and the West to justify their crimes. This is unfortunate and is equally nauseating and we see the attempts as acts to institutionalize hubris. Brutality, irrespective of who perpetrates the scourge, cannot be justified. And equally unjustifiable are attempts to use one brutality to validate another. The West cannot deny that it has, for past ten years and more, created hundreds of Malalas in Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan, destroying their schools and this denying them their right to education. Shooting Malala was a barbarity that Taleban committed. But has the West been far behind Taleban in committing savageries? The parade of barbarism we saw in Abu Ghraib prison obliterated the “false divide between ‘civilized’ and ‘barbarous’ nations.” The shocking narratives coming out of the prison in Iraq proved in its ability to descent into the darkness of barbarity the West — Britain, France, the United States and other white men’s nations — is equally dexterous. Absolutely repugnant were the prison abuses. Hearing Gordon Brown at the United Nations on Malala’s sixteenth birthday was a nauseating experience for many. In his finely tailored signature suit Brown, sitting beside Malala Yousufzai, offered a great photo op for the cameramen who were seen falling over each other in projecting a story of how the West’s intervention has been benign in a world where girls are shot when they want to study. His broad grin looked more like a commercial of toothpastes and still that was acceptable. But the message he gave, or at least tried to give, — ‘look at Malala! She and likes are the reason why we (West) waged the war’ — wasn’t acceptable at all. In no way was the West’s intervention aimed at rescuing our society or the natives. Naming a day after Malala Yousufzai and making her a brand ambassador of a cause are laudable steps taken by the masters of our planet. And why wouldn’t they do so. In Malala they have found their justification, their means to proclaim their righteousness and a perfect tool to condone their own crimes. Malala is focussed; she is steadfastly absorbed in her own cause; she wants every single girl child across the world to be educated; she does not understand the meanness of politics and that of the West; she isn’t concerned with the innocents the drones of white men kill in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen, Mali and elsewhere. To the West, therefore, she is the perfect tool by which the West seeks to wash its guilt and off load its burdens. Malala certainly deserves our support because 32 million daughters across the world are in need of a figure to champion their cause. They are kept denied of education by society, poverty, parents and Taleban. We are proud that world has chosen Malala for the job. But, we cannot allow the West to hijack her for its own benefit. We condemn that effort. The author is the Opinion Editor of Times of Oman

ing for the gallows. Activists who show a misplaced concern for the human rights of dastardly villains are conspicuously silent about the human rights of the victims! I wonder if these misplaced activists would have espoused the cause of ethics and human rights if one of their family members was the victim? K.R. Nayak MBD

Hearty congratulations to the US beauty from India Heartiest congratulations to America’s top beauty queen of Indian origin — she is from Andhra Pradesh. She has bought laurels to her homeland. Her attitude in rising above the nasty racial prejudice is simply commendable. Her determination to reduce her

extra body weight through natural ways of dieting and exercise also is commendable. Her response to one of the queries posed by judges that ensured her victory as well as a big round of applause is worth pondering upon. She said she would give importance to internal beauty rather than external beauty acquired artiﬁcially, like plastic surgery. G.V.K. Durga Ravi Muscat

Yuvraj Singh still has a lot of cricket left in him Yuvraj Singh proved in Challenger Trophy that there is still a lot of cricket left in him. To brand him as a spent force was indeed a big mistake. Ashoke Panicker Seeb

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PERSPEC IVE Our fear of nuclear energy may cost us the earth I

fect on the use of nuclear power worldwide has been enormous. Three months after the tsunami, Germany declared its intention to phase out nuclear power by 2022. The idea is to make a huge move towards renewable energy, certainly a laudable goal. But so far it hasn’t worked that way. German CO2 emissions have actually risen for the past two years; it is building new fossil-fuel power stations at a rapid rate to make up for the shortfall. At best, Germany will stay still on its carbon emissions by running very fast indeed. Had it stuck with nuclear but gone ahead with its renewable subsidy plans, it would have made a sizeable dent in its emissions. No wonder analysts are talking about a “lost decade” – and all this in a country that is safe from the kind of seismic shock that caused the Fukushima disaster. If there is a logic to this, I can’t see it. While the economic consequences will be serious, this is the most profound cost of our aversion to nuclear: the impact on the climate, and hence on future generations. The same is true in Japan, which has been forced to abandon its carbon emissions target for 2020. In this context, it is avowedly good news that the Liberal Democrat Energy Secretary, Ed Davey, has persuaded his party to accept a role for nuclear power. That means that all three major parties now accept the need for nuclear. Unfortunately, the Lib Dems’ deeply cautious step isn’t really enough. As Davey pointed out to his party’s conference in Glasgow, it will be “unimaginably” hard to reduce our carbon emissions as we need to without more nuclear power stations. But he also said that there would be no public subsidy for nuclear energy – and without public subsidy, it doesn’t seem very likely that more nuclear power stations are going to get built. That there are many Greens who will take solace in that fact is a deeply disturbing state of affairs. Their opposition to nuclear seems, once again, to be more deeply psychologically rather than scientiﬁcally rooted; and it gestures towards the need for a new mainstream radicalism on nuclear power, and on climate change more generally, a wholehearted embrace of whatever works, no matter the historical baggage. There are many things wrong with nuclear power and the industry that produces it; and there is no question that it is a historically fraught alternative. But to reject it at this point is not to hold ﬁrm to a principle – it is to put the dogma of environmentalism above the vital interests of the people that it is supposed to serve. We might be scared of nuclear energy, and there might be powerful reasons for that fear. But we have to embrace it – for the alternative is very much worse. - The Independent

t would have been hard to imagine back in 1945 that the most permanent and devastating consequences of mankind’s discovery of nuclear weapons might one day be summarised not by the names Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but by that of another Japanese city: Fukushima. The atomic bombs that fell on Japan at the end of the Second World War were so devastating that it seems almost indecent to say that – particularly when the case is a subtle one, with no horror so stark as the instantaneous deaths of at least 100,000 people. This unfolding disaster, instead, has psychological roots, not in the destructive force of those weapons, but in the weight of the word that defines them. The meltdowns at Fukushima have to date killed nobody. Three Mile Island, likewise, cannot be connected with a single documented fatality. Even Chernobyl, the very worst such catastrophe the world has witnessed, caused the deaths of 28 people through exposure to high doses of radiation and, later, another 15 from thyroid cancer. The number of deaths caused by oil and coal extraction, in contrast, are in the thousands every year. But we press on with those dirty fuels regardless. The reason is simple, at least as far as the public debate goes: those fuel sources do not share a scientific basis, and a name, with the most terrifyingly destructive force ever devised by humanity. Radiation is a scary thing, much less graspable than a car crash or a house fire or any of the other dangers that kill people in very much larger numbers every year. You can’t see it, you don’t understand it, and you won’t notice when it is hurting you. And these factors, it seems to me, exert a much larger influence on public attitudes to nuclear power than anything more rational – with possibly disastrous results. Look at Japan, where the last working nuclear reactor shut down, with no timetable for a restart. That milestone is the understandable final step of a retreat that began soon after the 2011 tsunami, and it will presumably make the Japanese public feel very much safer. Unfortunately, they will also pay a heavy price – as will we. To cover the 30 per cent of electricity that used to come from nuclear energy, Japan now imports huge quantities of liquefied natural gas (LNG) – around a third of the world’s supplies. That has created a significant trade deficit. The irony is that the reaction to Fukushima has perhaps been more damaging to Japan than the disaster itself ever was. The consequences of Fukushima do not end there. For one thing, it is pushing up costs of LNG here as well. And as with previous disasters, the chilling ef-

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The shut down of the last nuclear reactor will presumably make the Japanese public feel very much safer. Unfortunately, they will also pay a heavy price — as will we across the world

Of human spirit and anti logic

JAYANTA G BORPUJARI Special to Times of Oman

s usual, the Friday lunch was heavy. The twenty-fourhour news channel’s sensationalized news stream, spiced up by a background score suitable for a thriller, failed to sustain my attention. The inevitable happened. I landed up in an unfamiliar city, in the back seat of a sleek taxi driven by a smartly dressed middleaged driver. His cell phone cried out

loud on the empty front seat, ﬂashing multiple colours in a restless pattern. The driver did not move. I touched his arms and pointed at the phone. He said, “No, sir; I do not talk on the phone while driving.” I was impressed. Drivers, normally, defy rules, ignore elaborate awareness campaigns on safe driving and trivialise penalties to indulge in animated phone calls with one hand on the wheels in most cities. I looked around. Indeed, not a single driver used phones. Then, I read a big hoarding that said, “Always talk on the phone while driving. Never lose that precious moment to interact with your loved ones”. It was issued in public interest by the local metropolitan police authorities. I walked into a public park. It was so clean and tidy! There was not even a spec of dust anywhere, leave alone empty cans or chips packets. I saw prominently displayed signboards at every hundred metres with the message, “You must litter. At least, spit a couple of times.” I rubbed my eyes and read again. Yes, I read it right! I passed by a few large buildings.

Each entrance carried a prominent board - “Park here, now”. A big notice on top of a bus stop on the other side of the road read, “Muscle your way; be the ﬁrst to ride.” Crazy! I saw their impressive public library where prominent notices read, “No silence, never”. Perplexed and curious, I went into the mayor’s office. After basic pleasantries I asked, “Sir, I have travelled extensively, but have never seen a remarkable city like this before.” “Oh, thank you! What about our city has impressed you so much?” “Your public information policy is so peculiar, but so effective! You encourage people to talk on phone while driving; no one does! You exhort people to dirty public places; they are spectacularly clean!” The mayor laughed out loud. He replied, “Ah! You see, we believe every human being is born free and wants to stay free. We salute this indomitable spirit and recognise that the citizens do not like to be told what not to do. They love to disobey. When your police force bans talking on phone while driving, people resent. They play hide and seek with the officers to ﬂout the

rules, risking their own lives. Same goes with a public park. Who on earth is the municipal commissioner to order them to throw garbage only in the dustbins? We exploit people’s natural penchant to defy. We deploy anti logic; something that my learned friend would call a reverse psychology.” “Anti logic?” “Yes, we ask people to do exactly what we do not want them to do. They ensure they never do what we ask them to do. We get what we want.” On my way back, the taxi driver drove so fast that I held on to the armrest for my life. I said, “Come on, drive faster.” The taxi driver immediately slowed down. That’s when a noisy commercial break on the colourful box brought me back to where I belong! Ah, anti logic! Eureka! Full of ideas, riding my new found wisdom.

The author is a freelance writer based in Muscat. All the views and opinions expressed in the article are solely those of the author and do not reﬂect those of Times of Oman.

BJP banks on Modi’s spirit

OOMMEN KURUVILLA Special to Times of Oman

he other day I happened to watch on the box BJP’s founder leader L.K. Advani’s one-time confidant and adviser Sudheendra Kulkarni explain why he thought Narendra Modi was the party’s wrong choice for the nation’s top executive job. Kulkarni, a former colleague of mine in a Sunday newspaper, had been a true blue leftist and hence his transmogrification as a BJP ideologue in the late nineties had surprised me a teeny bit. I was also mildly amused to hear Kulkarni tear Modi off a strip much like a Congress spokesperson. Though Kulkarni and I are not on the same page on many issues, I think he was spot on when he said that Modi was, at bottom, a polarising figure; he split his own party, in the first place. How can such a polarising figure unify a country of vast diversity like India? But the saffron party hopes that if polarisation does happen it will be to its advantage. BJP doesn’t want to see things in the right perspective as its real ‘high command’ is the RSS. The latest developments have showed yet again where the party’s decision making process takes place. Nobody has any doubt that the ultimate aim of the RSS, BJP’s parent organisation, is nothing but a ‘Hindu rashtra’. The RSS architecture is built on the premise that the minorities are foreigners. The BJP’s protestations that the RSS is only a cultural organisation and nothing more are all unadulterated codswallop. The RSS has always known that Narendra Modi is an autocrat to the core and hence he might not kowtow to its diktats all the time. Even so, it might have calculated that Modi is, flaws and all, the best man for promoting Hindutva, given his 2002 riots credentials. Modi, no doubt, is a ‘cando’ leader, a demagogue par excellence. His campaign speeches are peppered with scads of soundbites that relate to the common man. However, I think he should avoid importing slogans and punchlines, especially from the US which has banned his

entry into that country. Resorting to slogans like ‘yes we can’ smacks of unoriginality. But then a shrewd politician like Modi may have different objectives in his mind even when he blasts out the ‘yes we can’ number of Barak Obama. Does it mean that we ‘can’ banish the ‘foreigners’ or orchestrate riots while the administration would be playing the fiddle? Whatever, we are sure to hear a smorgasbord of magic tricks with words in the coming days. The BJP, no doubt, has extenuating circumstances for picking Modi as PM choice. It knows full well that given the diversity of parties, not least the regional variety, it is really hard to come to power. So it has decided to go for the broke and flag up Modi as something of a deus ex machina who would solve all the problems of the nation. But realistically speaking, the euphoria around the crowning of Modi could evaporate post-poll. It’s better for the party to have a gander at the ‘India Shining’ big bang euphoria in the 2004 election campaign that ended in a despairing whimper. The party is advised to give a thought to Advani’s warning that the campaign focus would turn to Modi instead of the drawbacks of the UPA government on several fronts, corruption, inflation, price rise, a tottering economy, et al. Advani’s caveat may not be good-intentioned, but its logic is as clear as cut-glass. Remember, it was Advani who ushered Modi into the party in the late eighties and made him the chief minister of Gujarat in 2001. Earlier, Modi had shown his mettle in micromanaging Advani’s famous (or infamous?) ‘rath yathra’ that began from Somnath in Gujarat, something which helped the former’s stock rise in the party. When former prime minister A.B. Vajpayee was about to sack Modi in the wake of the 2002 riots, it was again Advani who came to his rescue. Advani had been in a sulk ever since the party made Modi the chief of the poll campaign committee. Now, his discomfort is complete with Modi’s elevation as the prime ministerial candidate. Prime task before Modi at the moment is to lure parties to the residual NDA, unify the party and the people of the country as a whole and send out a message that he would make a true leader who would be all things to all people. Will a person who thrives on Hindutva and polarisation be able to fulfil this task? The writer is a freelance contributor based in India. All the views and opinions expressed in the article are solely those of the author and do not reflect those of Times of Oman.

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149 Philippine hostages escape MANILA: More than a hundred people who were held hostage by Muslim rebels waging deadly street battles with Philippine troops escaped yesterday amid a military offensive in which dozens of guerrillas were killed. Ninety-nine people have died and 90,000 residents displaced since the standoff in the southern city of Zamboanga began on Monday last week, when hundreds of Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) gunmen invaded. Hundreds of other civilians had remained trapped as the rebels sought shelter from a military assault in Muslim neighbourhoods of the city, with some of the residents used as hostages or human shields.

After a relentless military offensive involving helicopter rocket attacks and intense street ﬁghting, 149 people escaped on Monday night and yesterday morning from the MNLF, authorities said. The shell-shocked men, women and children were tearfully reunited away from the frontlines with their relatives, who had waited in anguish for days. “I couldn’t sleep, I couldn’t eat, all I thought about was my little boy and my family,” said a 28-yearold hotel employee as he and his rescued family members embraced tightly. “My son, my father and mother, cousins and nephews were taken hostage... it was nearly too much to bear.”

Military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Ramon Zagala said the rebels had been swept out of 70 percent of neighbourhoods they had initially controlled and reduced to a few dozen ﬁghters, down from an estimated 200 when the conﬂict began.

AN ARTIST WITH A DIFFERENCE A Beluga paints a picture with a special paintbrush at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium in Yokohama, Tokyo, yesterday. The aquarium will show the Beluga’s new attraction from the end of this month. — AFP

‘Practically defeated’ “They (the rebels) have nearly run out of bullets. They are practically defeated,” Zagala said. In one of the biggest victories, Zagala said 123 hostages had been freed in a battle with rebels yesterday morning that left three soldiers dead. Thirty rebels had been killed over the past 24 hours, according to Zagala. — AFP

Malala, Snowden nominated for European award The $65,000 award is bestowed by the European Parliament and past winners include Nelson Mandela and

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BRUSSELS: Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teen shot by the Taleban for championing girls’ education, and US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden have been nominated for the European Parliament’s prestigious Sakharov human rights prize. Malala, who has become emblematic of the ﬁght against the extremism, is backed by the three main political groups in parliament, making her a favourite for the award.

Snowden, the US contractor who revealed widespread spying by the United states on friends and foes alike and who has sought asylum in Russia, has been nominated by the Greens and a far left group. A parliament statement yesterday also named the Standing Man group, activists behind the Taksim Square protests in Istanbul in June which upset the accepted view that Turkey was on the smooth path to lasting political stability. The other nominees are jailed Ethiopian journalist Reeyot Al-

emu and Eskinder Nega, Belarus political prisoners Ales Belyatsky, Eduard Lobau and Mykola Statkevich, and jailed former Russian oligarch and Putin-foe Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Also nominated is the CNN Freedom Project, a global media campaign to raise awareness on human trafficking. The winner of the prize will be announced in October. Past winners of the $65,000 prize include South African antiapartheid hero Nelson Mandela and former UN secretary general Koﬁ Annan. — AFP

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Top Jamaat leader gets death DHAKA: Bangladesh’s Supreme Court yesterday sentenced a senior religious party leader to death for mass murder, toughening the punishment originally handed down by the country’s war crimes tribunal and sparking fresh violence. Abdul Quader Molla, 65, the fourth-highest leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, had been given a life sentence in February by Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal. The tribunal has since January convicted six extremists of crimes related to the 1971 war, in which pro-independence ﬁghters battled Pakistani forces which were helped by local leaders. Molla’s life sentence had

sparked deadly protests and widespread riots and there was fresh unrest yesterday as he was sentenced to hang, with Jamaat supporters torching vehicles in Chittagong. “There were about 2,000 Jamaat protestors. They rioted, torching a police van and a private car,” local police chief Mohammad Mohiuddin said. Sporadic clashes There were also sporadic clashes in the capital Dhaka and several other cities and towns, police said. Outside the northern city of Bogra, a policeman was injured after protestors hurled three small bombs, police inspector Fazlul Karim said. Molla was convicted of rape,

murder and mass murder including the killing of more than 350 unarmed Bengali civilians, a poet and a top journalist during the war, when he was a physics student at Dhaka University. Stunned Defence lawyer Tajul Islam said: “We are stunned by the verdict. This is the ﬁrst time in South Asian judicial history that a trial court sentence has been enhanced by a Supreme Court.” Islam said the defence would seek a review of verdict in their ﬁnal attempt to avoid hanging. But the country’s law minister and the attorney general said after the verdict that there is no scope for review of the ruling. — AFP

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Cruise wreck upright after massive salvage ROME: The Costa Concordia cruise ship was hoisted upright from its watery grave off Italy’s Giglio island yesterday following the biggest-ever salvage operation of its kind, 20 months after it ran aground. The 290-metre long — longer than the Titanic and more than twice as heavy — emerged from the sea as horns sounded across the water in celebration, mixing with applause and cheers from onlookers in the port — the climax to a 19-hour operation. One side of the ship had lain underwater since the January 2012 tragedy in which 32 people died, and emerged a rusty brown contrasting with the brilliant white on the exposed side.

Nick Sloane, the South African salvage master who gave the orders from a control room on a barge next to the ship, said his team was “proud to have risen to such a challenge, all the more so because many people thought it couldn’t be done. ‘Delivered in time’ “Without the shipbuilders and all the equipment which was delivered in time, we wouldn’t be here today,” the 52-year-old said, while his wife handed him a South African ﬂag to celebrate a triumphant end to more than a year’s work. After ﬁnal checks to secure the ship, the search will begin for two bodies that are still missing. — AFP

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WORLD ASSISTED SUICIDE

Hawking bats for right to die for terminally ill patients

British cosmologist Stephen Hawking

LONDON: British cosmologist Stephen Hawking has backed the right for people who are terminally ill to choose to end their lives and to receive help to do so as long as safeguards are in place. The wheelchair-bound Hawking was diagnosed with motor neurone disease aged 21 and told he had two to three years to live. Now 71, he is one of the world’s leading scientists, known especially for his work on black holes and as author of the international bestseller A Brief History of Time. Speaking ahead of the release of a documentary about his life this week, Hawking said he backed the right to die but only if the person involved had chosen that route.

Britain and the issue of whether or not to decriminalise it for people whose lives are unbearable is a matter of debate in many countries.

He recalled how he was once put on a life support machine after suffering pneumonia and his wife was given the option of switching off the machine but this is not something he wanted. “I think those who have a terminal illness and are in great pain should have the right to choose to end their lives, and those who help

them should be free from prosecution,” Hawking told the BBC. “There must be safeguards that the person concerned genuinely wants to end their life and are not being pressurised into it or have it done without their knowledge and consent as would have been the case with me.” Assisted suicide is illegal in

Die with dignity Right-to-die advocates say people capable of making that decision should be allowed to die with dignity. Opponents say liberalising the law could leave vulnerable people at risk. Switzerland and several US states are among places where some forms of euthanasia or assisted suicide are legal under certain circumstances. Hawking, who has made guest appearances in TV shows such as

The Simpsons and Star Trek, says his active mind and sense of humour are key to his survival. Hawking communicates via a cheek muscle linked to a sensor and computerised voice system. He urged anyone with a disability to focus on what they can do and not regret what they cannot do. Theoretical physics “Theoretical physics is one ﬁeld where being disabled is not a handicap. It is all in the mind,” said the scientist, who works at Cambridge University. The documentary “Hawking” by Vertigo Films is due to be released in Britain on September. 20. -Reuters DENMARK

A hotel that serves dishes from ‘throw away’ foods COPENHAGEN: A restaurant serving dishes made from food about be thrown away by supermarkets and other companies opened its doors in Copenhagen yesterday. “We had all worked in kitchens or supermarkets and seen how much food was thrown away, and we wanted to do something about it,” said Sophie Sales, a co-founder of “Rub og Stub”, which translates as “lock, stock, and barrel”. Denmark is home to an active community of “freegans”, people who eat discarded edible food to reduce waste. But unlike activists, Rub og Stub won’t go rummaging through trash to ﬁnd its ingredients, and the restaurant doesn’t accept food that’s been found through so-called “dumpster diving”. Instead, they’re trying to get to the food before grocery stores and other retailers throw it out. -AFP

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WORLD BANK FACES CHALLENGE FROM RIVALS The World Bank must be more selective and ﬂexible in its work as it faces rising ﬁnancial constraints and challenges from rivals, according to an internal strategy document. >B3

Oman government plans to divest 19% stake in Omantel A.E. JAMES

businesseditor@timesofoman.com

The size of the issue may be roughly around OMR200m and it will be offered to Omani investors at a discount

MUSCAT: Oman government, the single largest shareholder in Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel), plans to sell a 19 per cent stake in the biggest telecommunication service provider in the country. The share sale will be through a public subscription to Omani individual investors and institutions, according to a disclosure statement posted on MSM website, after the company received a letter from the Ministry of Finance

on the proposed divestment. The government is now completing the procedures to ﬂoat the share and the Capital Market Authority (CMA) will determine the terms and conditions for the subscription and the share price after the government completes procedures. Market sources said that Omantel has a paid up capital of OMR75 million and a huge market capitalisation of OMR1.2 billion, making it the second largest listed ﬁrm on the Muscat Securities Market in terms of market capitalisation after Bank Muscat. The government’s owner-

ship will go down from 70 per cent to 51 per cent, after the share offer. “The size of the issue may be roughly around OMR200 million and it will be offered at a discount,” said a source, who does not want to be named. Considering yesterday’s market price, the total size of the issue (of around 142.5 million shares) is estimated at around OMR218 million. However, the shares will be offered at a discount. Market sources also said that the price determination of Omantel share will be easy, since it is a listed ﬁrm. “The government is

trying to take advantage of the ongoing boom in the market,” noted another source. However, sources said that since government departments are involved in the share offer, there could be a delay in ﬂoating it. The company has to complete the share issue prior to the dividend payment in March next year. Referring to the appetite for Omantel share, a source said; “Money is there on the sidelines. However, many investors will divest their holding in the market to arrange money for Omantel offer.”

Oman government divested its 30 per cent stake in Omantel way back in 2005 by issuing 225 million shares at a price of OMR1.280 per share, aggregating to OMR288 million. The issue evoked tremendous response and raised OMR700 million from investing public. Omantel share fell 4.31 per cent to OMR1.531 yesterday on the Muscat Securities Market amid 1.45 million shares changing hand. The shares have lagged the benchmark MSM 30 Index this year, climbing 4.1 per cent compared with a 14 advance for the measure.

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MARKET Boeing ready to fly bigger 787 as CEO considers boosting output and avoiding setbacks like the battery fires that grounded the fleet this year are critical if Boeing is to keep revenue growing as it redesigns the best-selling 737 and 777 jets, said George Ferguson, senior analyst with Bloomberg Industries in Skillman, New Jersey.

A smooth takeoff for the 787-9 should help Chicago-based Boeing speed the Dreamliner’s manufacturing tempo to proﬁt from a backlog of 853 orders worth $146.5b

CHICAGO: As Boeing prepares to fly the first of its bigger 787 Dreamliners, Chief Executive Officer Jim McNerney is plotting production of the marquee jet at a faster pace as he gains confidence it has overcome a troubled past. A smooth takeoff for the 787-9 should help Chicago-based Boeing speed the Dreamliner’s manufacturing tempo to profit from a backlog of 853 orders worth $146.5 billion, according to Bloomberg

Industries estimates. The latest Dreamliner features tighter design and manufacturing controls that the world’s largest aerospace company is using to develop the 737 Max and 777x. While Boeing is working to produce 10 Dreamliners a month by year’s end, the most ever for a twin-aisle jet, McNerney is studying boosting output again when the 787-10 makes its mid-decade debut. “We have a marketplace that

AVOIDING SETBACKS: Accelerating Dreamliner production and

avoiding setbacks like the battery fires that grounded the fleet are critical if Boeing is to keep revenue growing. — Bloomberg file picture

wants us to go higher,” McNerney told a Morgan Stanley Industrials and Autos Conference on Monday, while saying Boeing won’t do so until assuring that production and

the supply chain are stable at the record pace. “The two words ‘787’ and ‘stable’ haven’t always been used in the same sentence.” Accelerating Dreamliner production

Company’s future “Without getting the 787 programme up and moving and delivering, they’re going to be in a situation shortly where the 777 will be the only wide-body program that’s delivering any volume,” Ferguson said in a phone interview. “The 787 is the hope of the future for this company when it comes to the wide- body business.” Boeing rose 3.9 per cent on Monday to $115.67 — the highest level in at least 33 years — after Peter Arment, an aerospace analyst with Sterne, Agee & Leach, raised his price target $44 to $164 per share.

Arment, who is based in Birmingham, Alabama, rates Boeing buy and predicts the company could generate about $40 billion in free cash ﬂow between 2014 and 2017. Aircraft deliveries may increase 24 per cent to about 800 annually by mid-decade. “Boeing’s got it teed up,” Gary Bradshaw, a fund manager with Hodges Capital Management in Dallas, said in a phone interview. “If they can execute, it should be a very good stock for a number of years.” Boeing is aware of the stakes and created a “disciplined management model” to guide development of the latest Dreamliner while it was still working to resolve design issues and supply-chain snarls that left the 787-8 and a redesigned 747 years behind schedule, said Scott Fancher, Boeing’s vice-president and general manager of airplane development. — Bloomberg News

N E W R E G U L AT I O N S

UAE’s central bank backs mortgage lending limits DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates central bank is “comfortable” with mortgage lending ratios proposed by lenders and expects to issue new regulations before the end of the year, the chairman of the UAE Banks Federation said yesterday. There’s “general agreement” banks should lend UAE nationals as much as 80 per cent of the value of their homes and expatriates 75 per cent, federation head Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair said in Dubai. The regulator on December 30 had issued a notice saying loans to expats, which make up the majority of country’s population, should be limited to 50 per cent of a house’s value. The central bank is seeking to protect bank’s balance sheets and avoid a repeat of the property market crash which caused prices to lose more than half their value after the ﬁnancial crisis. Dubai home prices jumped 21.7 per cent in the second-quarter from a year

earlier, beating Hong Kong for the fastest pace in the world, Knight Frank said on September 9. “We don’t want to see a spike in property prices,” said Al Ghurair, who is also chief executive officer of Mashreqbank, said. “Whatever goes up fast can come down fast.” Under the new rules, banks won’t be able to finance third homes bought by expatriates and mortgages would be limited to the equivalent of seven year’s salary or total income for an expatriate and eight years income for a citizen, he said. Income would exclude end-of-service benefits which are paid by companies to employees. Calls to the central bank weren’t returned. Expatriates Expatriates make up more than 80 per cent of the population of the UAE, which includes Dubai and Abu Dhabi, according to government estimates. Dubai first allowed foreigners to own real es-

tate in 2002, sparking a boom that attracted investors from India, Iran, Pakistan and Russia. Dubai’s real estate market crashed during the ﬁnancial crisis and many lost their jobs and left the city, defaulting on payments. The central bank also expects to release revised limits for bank’s exposure to government-related debt in the next two months, Al Ghurair said. The UAE central bank said April 2012 that banks must not lend more than 100 per cent of their capital to local governments and the same amount to government-related entities to help reduce risk. The proposed limits will “have slight changes downwards,” Al Ghurair said. — Bloomberg News

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ISLAMIC FINANCE

IMF loan terms to drive Pakistan’s Islamic bond sales JAKARTA: Pakistan faces rising borrowing costs next quarter as the government seeks to meet conditions of a $6.6 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan that may require an increase in Islamic bond sales. The IMF stipulated when awarding the funding this month that Pakistan needs to reduce reliance on bill financing and stretch out debt maturities to fund its $14 billion budget deficit. The South Asian nation, where 96 per cent of the 193 million people are Muslim, currently only issues three-year sukuk and uses six-month non-Islamic bills as a benchmark for pricing the longer-maturity notes. The Shariah-compliant yield may exceed the bill rate for the first time since May 2011 when the government recommences sales as soon as October after a six-month hiatus, according to

Standard Chartered Bank and NBP Fullerton Asset Management. The central bank raised benchmark rates last week for the first time since 2010, making it more expensive for President Mamnoon Hussain to fund a deficit that’s set at 6.3 per cent of gross domestic product for the fiscal year ending June 2014. Budget deficit “When the government has that kind of budget deficit, the loan amount won’t influence yields,” Sajjad Anwar, chief investment officer who helps oversee $450 million at NBP Fullerton Asset Management in Karachi, said in a September 13 interview. “They put a condition that there should be zero borrowing from the central bank, so the government has to rely on the private sector for financing its budget deficit,” he added. — Bloomberg News

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STOCK MARKET

MSM changes tick size of share prices MUSCAT: The board of directors of Muscat Securities Market (MSM) agreed to amend the tick sizes currently in force with effect from the October 1. The operation department of Muscat Securities Market said that the board of directors approved amending the tick sizes from one baisa and its multiplies to one baisa for the stock price up to 300 baisas, two baisas for the stock price ranging from 302 baisas to 600 baisas, four baisas for the stock price ranging from 604 baisas to OMR1 and ﬁve baisas for the stock prices above OMR1. – ONA TOP OFFICIALS

alizz islamic bank appoints top executives Times News Service MUSCAT: alizz islamic bank yesterday announced the appointment of key senior executives. The appointment includes the acting chief executive Jamal Darwiche, chief financial officer Saif Al Yarabi and head of audit Pete Byrne. In July 2012, Darwiche joined the bank as chief operating officer prior to being appointed as acting chief executive. He oversees the strategic direction of the bank which has a total paid-up capital of OMR100 million, 40 per cent of which was raised by investors in an initial public offering and 60 per cent was contributed by the bank’s promoters. Al Yarubi joined alizz islamic bank recently with more than 20 years of experience in a number of different leadership positions. He began his career in 1991 at the Ministry of Defence, before moving, in 1999 to Ernst & Young in Dubai. He joins alizz islamic bank from the Investment Corporation of Dubai where he served as finance director since 2008. Pete Byrne has worked in the financial services sector for the past twenty three years in the UK, Western Europe as well as in the Sultanate.

MARKET Rival lenders pose a threat to World Bank functioning Internal strategy document recommends cutting back on bureaucracy, greater risktaking, and adapting commercial-like work with the private sector to foster development

WASHINGTON: The World Bank must be more selective and flexible in its work as its faces rising financial constraints and challenges from rivals, according to an internal strategy document. The choices include greater risk-taking, cutting back on bureaucracy and adapting commercial-like work with the private sector, moves which would move the huge institution beyond its traditional approaches to fostering development. “To deliver on the value proposition, the WBG (World Bank Group) will need to reposition itself,” said the strategy document, prepared ahead of the bank’s annual meeting in Washington in October. “Increasing flexibility and speeding up delivery will be key,” it said. The analysis said the bank

is under more criticism from its clients, the world’s poor and middle-income countries, for moving slowly and with unwieldy bureaucratic procedures to get a project or program launched. In addition, it said, more recently the bank is facing ‘considerable competition’ in providing technical expertise from other unnamed institutions and lenders. Aid from China That suggested the bank is feeling the pressure from rising bilateral lending and aid from emerging giants like China, and from the private sector, supplanting some of its traditional roles. The new sources of development funds, the report suggests, are more agile in deciding and carrying out programmes, and less

SLACK BUSINESS: In its ﬁscal year to June, the World Bank’s four groups deployed $52.6 billion in

loans, grants and other operations, down 1.9 per cent from a year earlier. – Bloomberg News

fettered by bureaucratic rules. In its ﬁscal year to June, the bank’s four groups deployed $52.6 billion in loans, grants and other operations, down 1.9 per cent from a year earlier. At the same time, it said that the bank will have to be more ‘selective’ in the projects it undertakes. “Financial considerations will

inﬂuence and sometimes constrain the WBG’s choice,” the report said. “As part of this, the bank will need to consider such new revenue generation measures as increased engagement in reimbursable advisory services.” In that context, the report said, the bank needs to promote more partnerships with the private

sector — already a focus of its growing International Finance Corporation arm. - AFP

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MARKET MSM index ends lower

OMAN STOCKS

MUSCAT SECURITIES MARKET

INDICES Index .................................................High .................Low..................... Value ............... Prev . Value.......... Diff ...............Diff % MSM30 Index ....................................... 6,608.02 ...............6,561.92 ....................6,571.46 ...................6,606.66................-35.20 .................. -0.53 Financial Index .....................................8,086.71 .............. 8,046.12 ................... 8,079.87 ...................8,072.65.................... 7.22 ...................0.09 Industrial Index ....................................9,575.56 ...............9,549.41 ....................9,549.41 ................... 9,570.35............... -20.94 .................. -0.22 Services Index ...................................... 3,458.28 .............. 3,433.06 ................... 3,433.99 ................... 3,458.16................-24.17 .................. -0.70 MSM SHARIAH INDEX....................1,046.14 ...............1,038.32 ................... 1,038.47 ................... 1,046.13...................-7.66 .................. -0.73 Trading Summary Volume ................Turnover ..........Trades .............. Market Cap............. Up............Down ............. Equal .........Sec. Traded 29,998,031 ................. 9,289,636 ................. 1,492 ................13,362,911,706 .................. 6 ..................... 22 .................... 18 .........................46

Transgulf Holding was the most active in terms of volume. Omantel was the most active in terms of turnover. Bank Sohar gained the most

MUSCAT: Selling pressure on Omantel shares dragged down the MSM 30 index to 6571.46 points, down by 0.53 per cent. MSM Shariah Index closed at 1038.47 points, a decline of 0.73 per cent. Transgulf Holding was the most active in terms of volume, while Omantel was the most active in terms of turnover. Bank Sohar was the top gainer, closing up by 1.01 per cent, while Omantel, which was the top loser, ended lower by 4.31 per cent. Altogether 1,492 trades were executed in yesterday’s session generating a turnover of OMR9.28 million with over 29.99 million shares traded. Out of 46 traded stocks, six advanced, 22 declined and 18 were unchanged. Foreign investors were net buyers to the tune of OMR1.58 million followed by GCC& Arab investors at OMR308,000. Omani investors, who were net sellers, sold shares worth OMR1.89 million. Financial Sector Index was marginally up by 0.09 per cent at 8079.87 points. Bank Sohar, Bank Muscat, Al Anwar Holding, Oman & Emirates and HSBC Bank Oman increased by 1.02 per cent, 0.82 per cent, 0.70 per cent, 0.57 per cent and 0.56 per cent respectively. Transgulf Holding, Financial Services, Global Financial Investment, DIDIC and DBIH declined by 1.81 per cent, 1.64 per cent, 1.27 per cent, 1.15 per cent and 1.05 per cent respectively. Industrial shares fall The Industrial Sector Index fell by 0.22 per cent at 9549.41 points. Construction Material Industries, Al Hassan Engineering, Gulf International Chemicals, Oman Cement and National Aluminium Products dropped by 1.39 per cent, 1.29 per cent, 1.05 per cent, 0.64 per cent and 0.63 per cent respectively. Services Sector Index closed at 3458.99 points, a fall of 0.70 per

cent. Al Maha Marketing was the only gainer in the sector and was up by 0.20 per cent to close at RO 21.90. Omantel, OIFC, Nawras and Al Jazeira Services declined by 4. per cent, 1.58 per cent, 1.33 per cent and 0.63 per cent respectively. Batelco yield rises Bahrain Telecommunications Company’s (Batelco) bonds declined, pushing the yields up the most in three months, after Standard & Poor’s said the phone operator’s rating may be cut to junk. The yield on the 4.25 per cent, $650 million bonds maturing in May 2020 jumped 36 basis points, the most since June 24, to 6.18 per cent in Manama, the capital of Bahrain. The company known as Batelco sold the bonds in April to fund the purchase of Cable & Wireless Communications Plc’s Monaco and islands businesses. S&P placed Batelco’s BBB- rating, the lowest investment grade, on credit-watch negative. Batelco is “suffering a greater loss of market share and reduction in margins than we anticipated,” S&P analysts, led by London-based Hina Shoeb, wrote in a research note yesterday. “Higher market competitiveness suggests to us that the importance of Batelco’s role in Bahrain as a provider of key communications infrastructure may be decreasing.” The state-controlled company in December said it will buy CWC’s business for $680 million as it sought to diversify from the home market. Batelco reported a 22 per cent drop in ﬁrst-half proﬁt. Emerging-market shares fell from a three-month high as foreign direct investment in China trailed estimates, while currencies from India’s rupee to the Turkish lira declined before a Federal Reserve policy meeting. The Micex Index in Russiadropped from a six-month high.

SHARE PRICE BULLETIN FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 Security Name ....................................................Volume .....Turnover ... Trades ......... High.........Low ..........Close ......... Prev. .......... Diff. ............ Diff .............Last ..........Last ............Last ................Market Cap.........Par ........................................................................................................................................................................................ Pr. ............ Close ........... RO ............... % .................Pr ..............Bid ............ Offer ............................................value

REGULAR MARKET .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... BANK SOHAR ...............................................3,262,001 ...........650,534...............51 ............0.201 ......... 0.196 ............ 0.199 .............0.197 ............ 0.002 ............. 1.015 .............. 0.200 ............0.200 ..............0.201 ............218,900,000.000 ......0.100 BANK MUSCAT ........................................... 2,943,062 ....... 1,802,293............ 173 ............0.624 ......... 0.605 ............ 0.612..............0.607............ 0.005 .............0.824 ..............0.618 ............ 0.618 ..............0.619 .......... 1,317,183,538.608 ......0.100 AL ANWAR HOLDING ....................................1,654,791 ...........476,588...............91 ............0.294 ......... 0.283 ............0.288 ............ 0.286............ 0.002 .............0.699 ............. 0.292 ............0.288 ..............0.291 .............. 34,560,000.000 ......0.100 OMAN AND EMIRATES INV. HOLDING ...........3,328,746 ........... 588,517............120 ............ 0.179.......... 0.170 ............ 0.177..............0.176 ............ 0.001 .............0.568 ..............0.177 ............ 0.176 ..............0.177 ............... 21,571,875.000 ......0.100 HSBC BANK OMAN .......................................... 185,988 ............. 33,600............... 11 ............ 0.181 .......... 0.179 ............ 0.181..............0.180 ............ 0.001 .............0.556 ..............0.179 ............ 0.179 ..............0.181 ............ 362,056,614.990 ......0.100 ALMAHA PETROLEUM PRODUCTS MAR. .............6,000 ........... 131,400.................2 ...........21.900 .......21.900 ..........21.900 .......... 21.896........... 0.004 ............. 0.018............. 21.900..........20.700 ........... 21.900............ 151,110,000.000 ......1.000 ACWA POWER BARKA ..................................... 219,905 ........... 126,445.............. 22 ............0.575.......... 0.575 ............0.575 .............0.575 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.575 ............ 0.575 ..............0.588 ..............92,000,000.000 ......0.100 AHLI BANK ......................................................206,500 ............. 42,126...............14 ............0.204 .........0.204 ............0.204 ............ 0.204............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.204 ............0.200 ............. 0.204.............257,833,590.600 ......0.100 AL ANWAR CERAMIC TILES .............................332,894 ............161,013...............17 ............0.487 ......... 0.480 ............0.484 ............ 0.484............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.485 ............ 0.485 ..............0.487 ..............113,783,668.416 ......0.100 AL SHARQIA INVESTMENT HOLDING ..............517,252 ..............86,218.............. 23 ............0.167.......... 0.160 ............ 0.167..............0.167 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ..............0.167 ............ 0.165 ..............0.168 .............. 14,028,000.000 ......0.100 ASAFFA FOODS .....................................................5,000 ................4,745................. 1 ............0.949 ......... 0.949 ............0.949 ............ 0.949............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.949 ............0.950 ............. 0.990.............109,858,612.500 ......0.100 GALFAR ENGINEERING AND CON. ........................... 386 ................... 124................. 1 ............0.320 ......... 0.320 ............ 0.316..............0.316 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.320 ............ 0.310 ..............0.319 .............. 83,945,400.000 ......0.100 NATIONAL BANK OF OMAN .............................100,000 ............. 29,998.................4 ............0.300 ......... 0.299 ............0.300 ............ 0.300............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.300 ............ 0.295 ..............0.301 ............ 332,407,500.000 ......0.100 OMAN FISHERIES ........................................... 137,004 ..............14,145............... 11 ............0.105.......... 0.103 ............ 0.103 .............0.103 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.103 ............ 0.103 ..............0.104 ...............12,875,000.000 ......0.100 OMAN UNITED INSURANCE ............................. 50,000 ..............13,548.................5 ............0.271.......... 0.270 ............ 0.271 .............0.271 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ..............0.271 ............0.268 ..............0.271 ...............27,100,000.000 ......0.100 OMINVEST .......................................................... 1,047 ................... 478.................2 ............0.457 ......... 0.457 ............0.460 ............ 0.460............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.457 ............ 0.455 ..............0.456 .............140,819,800.000 ......0.100 RENAISSANCE SERVICES ................................ 140,675 ..............90,170.............. 29 ............0.641.......... 0.635 ............ 0.641 .............0.641 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ..............0.641 ............ 0.639 ............. 0.640.............180,822,545.014 ......0.100 SMN POWER HOLDING ........................................... 430 ................ 2,451................. 1 ............5.699.......... 5.699 ............ 5.744..............5.744 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 5.699 ............ 5.410 ..............5.700 .............114,670,688.640 ......1.000 SOHAR POWER .................................................... 9,055 ............. 20,736.................7 ............2.291..........2.290 ............2.290 ............ 2.290............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 2.290 ............2.290 ............. 2.350............... 50,611,290.000 ......1.000 SALALAH MILLS ................................................ 25,000 ............. 34,225.................2 ............ 1.375.......... 1.360 ............ 1.369..............1.375 ........... -0.006 ........... -0.436..............1.375 ............0.000 ..............1.370 ............... 65,935,234.616 ......0.100 GULF INVESTMENT SERVICES ....................1,697,000 ...........294,632...............71 ............ 0.175.......... 0.170 ............ 0.174..............0.175 ............-0.001 ........... -0.571 ..............0.174 ............ 0.173 ..............0.174 ................ 10,238,719.758 ......0.100 RAYSUT CEMENT ............................................. 10,000 ..............19,600................. 1 ............1.960.......... 1.960 ............1.960 .............1.972 ............-0.012 ...........-0.609 ............ 1.960 ............ 1.955 ..............1.989 ........... 392,000,000.000 ......0.100 NATIONAL ALUMINIUM PRODUCTS ................. 24,537 .................7,773.................6 ............0.318.......... 0.316 ............ 0.317..............0.319 ........... -0.002 ........... -0.627..............0.316 ............ 0.315 ..............0.317 ............... 10,642,149.650 ......0.100 AL JAZEERA SERVICES ......................................... 5,100 ................2,397.................2 ............0.470 ......... 0.470 ............0.470 .............0.473 ........... -0.003 ...........-0.634 ............ 0.470 ............ 0.467 ..............0.473 ............... 28,766,008.310 ......0.100 OMAN CEMENT ............................................... 75,000 ..............58,125.................6 ............ 0.775.......... 0.775 ............ 0.775..............0.780 ........... -0.005 ........... -0.641..............0.775 ............ 0.770 ..............0.775 ............ 256,426,350.250 ......0.100 GULF INTERNATIONAL CHEMICALS ................ 10,000 ................1,880................. 1 ............0.188.......... 0.188 ............ 0.188 .............0.190 ........... -0.002 ........... -1.053 ..............0.188 ............ 0.186 ..............0.190 .................3,948,000.000 ......0.100 DHOFAR INT.DEV.AND INV. HOLD. ...................... 124,455 ..............74,673.................7 ............0.600 ......... 0.600 ............0.600 .............0.607........... -0.007 ............-1.153 ............. 0.600 ............0.600 ............. 0.609............120,000,000.000 ......0.100 GLOBAL FINANCIAL INVESTMENT ..............2,913,470 ...........452,122............ 139 ............ 0.158.......... 0.153 ............ 0.155..............0.157 ........... -0.002 ........... -1.274 ..............0.156 ............ 0.154 ..............0.156 .............. 31,000,000.000 ......0.100 AL HASSAN ENGINEERING .............................526,000 ........... 120,837.............. 26 ............0.234 ......... 0.228 ............0.230 .............0.233........... -0.003 ........... -1.288............. 0.232 ............0.229 ..............0.231 ............... 17,297,840.000 ......0.100 NAWRAS .........................................................418,000 ............217,570.............. 20 ............0.525 ......... 0.517 ............ 0.521..............0.528........... -0.007 ........... -1.326............. 0.520 ............ 0.495 ............. 0.520.............339,141,943.830 ......0.100 OMAN INVESTMENT AND FINANCE ..............584,453 ...........146,298...............51 ............0.256 ......... 0.248 ............0.250 ............ 0.254........... -0.004 ........... -1.575 ............. 0.252 ............0.252 ............. 0.254..............50,000,000.000 ......0.100 TRANSGULF IND. INV. HOLDING .................... 6,535,714 ....... 1,062,924............ 221 ............0.167.......... 0.159 ............ 0.163..............0.166 ........... -0.003 ........... -1.807............. 0.164 ............ 0.164 ..............0.165 ...............10,900,625.000 ......0.100 OMAN TELECOMMUNICATION ..................1,451,264 ....... 2,221,898............202 ............ 1.581 ...........1.510 ............ 1.531 ..............1.600 ........... -0.069 ........... -4.313............. 1.544 ............ 1.536 ..............1.544 .........1,148,250,000.000 ......0.100 SUM: ................................................................................27,500,729 ....... 8,990,083.........1,340 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ...................................................................................TRADED SEC. ......................33.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

PARALLEL MARKET ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ BANK NIZWA ..................................................473,282 ...............51,611.............. 50 ............ 0.110.......... 0.107 ............0.109 .............0.109 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.109 ............ 0.109 ..............0.110 ............ 163,500,000.000 ......0.100 OMAN EDUCATION TRAINING INV. .......................5,000 ................... 950................. 1 ............0.190.......... 0.190 ............0.190 .............0.190 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.190 ............ 0.181...............0.190 ...............13,300,000.000 ......0.100 OMAN OIL MARKETING ...................................... 2,000 ............... 4,200................. 1 ............2.100 ......... 2.100 ............ 2.145 .............2.145 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 2.100 ............ 2.100 ............. 0.000.............131,434,875.000 ......0.100 OMAN REFRESHMENT .......................................3,000 ................7,050.................4 ............2.350 ......... 2.350 ............2.350 ............ 2.350............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 2.350 ............0.000 ............. 2.400.............117,500,000.000 ......0.100 MUSCAT NATIONAL HOLDING ..........................25,100 ..............41,541.................3 ............1.660.......... 1.655 ............ 1.655..............1.656 ............-0.001 ...........-0.060 .............1.660 ............0.000 ..............1.655 .................8,275,000.000 ......1.000 SHARQIYAH DESALINATION ................................1,000 ................4,239.................5 ............4.255 .........4.230 ............4.239 .............4.255............-0.016 ........... -0.376............. 4.255 ............4.200 ..............4.255................27,638,890.416 ......1.000 BANK DHOFAR .................................................. 63,650 ..............22,917.................6 ............0.362 ......... 0.360 ............0.360 .............0.363 ........... -0.003 ...........-0.826 ............ 0.360 ............0.360 ..............0.363 .............435,646,123.560 ......0.100 ALIZZ ISLAMIC BANK .......................................278,800 ............. 29,284...............14 ............0.106.......... 0.105 ............ 0.105 .............0.106 ............-0.001 ...........-0.943 ............ 0.105 ............ 0.105 ..............0.106 ............105,000,000.000 ......0.100 AL BATINAH DEV. INV. HOLDING ........................201,350 ..............18,947...............16 ............0.095 ......... 0.093 ............0.094 .............0.095 ............-0.001 ........... -1.053 ............. 0.095 ............0.094 ..............0.096.................2,820,000.000 ......0.100 CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IND. ...................893,592 ............. 63,477.............. 32 ............0.072 ......... 0.071 ............ 0.071..............0.072............-0.001 ........... -1.389..............0.071 ............ 0.071 ..............0.072 .................6,035,000.000 ......0.100 FINANCIAL SERVICES .......................................22,000 ............... 2,640.................4 ............0.120 ......... 0.120 ............0.120 .............0.122 ........... -0.002 ........... -1.639 ............. 0.120 ............ 0.120 ..............0.122 .................7,800,000.000 ......0.100 SUM: .................................................................................. 1,968,774 ...........246,855............ 136 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ...................................................................................TRADED SEC. ...................... 11.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

BONDS MARKET ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ BANK SOHAR BONDS 4.5 ...................................499,808 ..............51,980.................3 ............0.104 ......... 0.104 ............0.104 .............0.104 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.104 ............ 0.104 ..............0.106 ................. 7,436,000.000 ......0.100 SUM: .....................................................................................499,808 ..............51,980.................3 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ...................................................................................TRADED SEC. .........................1.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Rupee falls most in two weeks MUMBAI: India’s rupee fell the most in two weeks as the United States Federal Open Market Committee was scheduled to start a meeting yesterday to decide whether to taper stimulus that has driven demand for emerging-market assets. Interest-rate swaps dropped. The rupee slid 0.8 per cent to 63.37 per dollar in Mumbai, the most since September 3, accord-

ing to prices from local banks. The currency, which touched the strongest level in almost a month on Monday, has rallied 3.7 per cent in September. The Fed will probably trim its monthly debt-buying programme by $10 billion to $75 billion this week, a survey of economists showed. Overseas funds have reduced holdings of Indian notes by $10.6 billion since May 22, when

Fed chairman Ben Bernanke ﬁrst ﬂagged a potential paring of asset purchases. The Reserve Bank of India will review policy September 20 after data showed wholesale prices unexpectedly accelerated to a six-month high in August from a year earlier. “Nobody really wants to take a view ahead of the Fed and RBI decisions,” said Vivek Chaturvedi, from Ratnakar Bank. - Bloomberg News

Software shares drive surge in market index MUMBAI: Indian equities advanced, led by software exporters and consumer companies, before the United States Federal Reserve was scheduled to begin a policy meeting yesterday. Tata Consultancy Services gained the most in two weeks. ITC climbed 1.4 per cent. Tata Motors posted the biggest advance in a week. The S&P BSE Sensex added 0.3 per cent to 19,804.03 at the close in Mumbai. The gauge changed directions at least 20 times amid volumes that were 37 per cent below the 30-day average. The Federal Open Market Committee meets today and tomorrow, when members are forecast to cut monthly bond buying by $10 billion to $75 billion, according to a survey of economists. Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan makes his ﬁrst monetary policy decision this week after data showed inﬂation quickened to a six-month

high in August.“We expect the market to consolidate around these levels before fresh bets are taken based on the outcome of the Fed meeting,” Vaibhav Sanghavi, a director with Ambit Investment Advisors in Mumbai, said by phone yesterday.“The ﬁrst policy of Rajan will also be keenly watched for its tone.” Tata Consultancy increased 2.4 per cent to Rs1,947. The stock has risen 55 per cent this year, the most among Sensex companies. Wipro, a software-services company that earned 90 per cent of its sales from overseas last quarter, jumped 5.2 per cent to Rs474s. Infosys rose 1 per cent, ending a four-day decline. ITC gained 1.4 per cent to Rs338. Hindustan Unilever increased 1.4 per cent to Rs628. Tata Motors climbed 1.1 per cent to Rs335. Sesa Goa added 2.1 per cent to Rs180. Coal India advanced 1.4 per cent to Rs293.

Rajan, who took charge on September 4, inherited interestrate increases from July aimed at shoring up the rupee. He’s pledged to contain inﬂation expectations and stepped up efforts to bolster foreign-exchange reserves, prompting a climb in the rupee that cut its 2013 drop versus the dollar to 13 per cent. The RBI raised two interest rates in July to boost shorter term funding costs and capped cash injections into the banking system. The key repurchase rate was left unchanged after cuts earlier in 2013. Rajan will maintain it at 7.25 per cent at the September 20 review, Standard Chartered and Morgan Stanley said. Asia’s third-largest economy may expand 5.5 per cent in the year to March 2014, versus 5 per cent in the previous 12-month period, the weakest pace since 2003, according to central bank estimates. - Bloomberg News

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ROUND-UP GLOBAL CONNECTIVITY

Omantel launches international MPLS solutions MUSCAT: Omantel Business, the enterprise business arm of Omantel, recently announced the launch of international Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) for corporate customers. The newly introduced solutions enables multi-national companies operating in the Sultanate to have a dedicated, secured, and reliable connectivity with their headquarters and branches overseas, thanks to Omantel’s diverse and international connectivity. The MPLS solutions enable companies operating in Oman to gain access to their applications with their branches outside Oman and vice versa. The international MPLS is a very advanced solution which is deployed at a large scale to link enterprises and companies with their branches all over the world through ﬁbre optic cables. Through its partnership with international players, Omantel will provide solutions to companies and enterprises working in the Sultanate. The solutions offer direct connectivity with 1,600 cities in 120 countries around the world. Moreover, the global partner network supports several integrated global telecom solutions based on Internet technologies, Internet protocol and ﬁbre optics in particular to emerging markets such as those in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and North and South America. Commenting on the launch, manager of Connectivity Solutions at Omantel, Engineer Ahmed bin Ali Al Ojaili said, “We are delighted to announce the provisioning of the international MPLS exchange. These solutions will enable our corporate customers to link their local of-

Stage set for Naseeruddin Shah’s play ‘Dear Liar’ ‘Dear Liar’ is organised by NPA Events which is well-known for bringing quality events to Oman for nearly a decade. The two-act play of two hours and 15 minutes is directed by Pandit Satyadev Dubey

fices with their branches in more than 1,600 cities in 120 countries around the world. This will help different organisations exchange information in a very secure and safe manner, at different speeds and at affordable rates.” Al Ojaili added that the solutions constitute a qualitative leap towards globalising the MPLS solutions, especially after Omantel has recently gained the ISO 27001 for its MPLS service. This achievement shows Omantel’s commitment to implement the best global standards and best practices in order to guarantee the security of data transfer through international MPLS solutions. Omantel Business is the dedicated unit providing advanced tailored solutions to meet the needs of corporate and government customers. The solutions include a full suite of telecom and hosting services, to connect your business to your customers and partners globally as well as locally. The solutions leverage a state-of-the-art networks and systems. Our MPLS service is our first service to receive an ISO certification.

MUSCAT: While theatre buffs in Oman get set to watch the icon of Indian ﬁlm and theatre industry Naseeruddin Shah take stage on September 20 for the play Dear Liar at the Oman Auditorium, Al Bustan Palace, the actor himself expressed joy at being back in Muscat. Speaking to the Times of Oman, Naseeruddin said, “We are happy to be back in Muscat.” Talking about the popular play Dear Liar, Naseeruddin said, “We had actually closed the play but recently revived it. The ensuing years have added maturity to our understanding of the play and, hopefully, to our performances.” The man known for his talent and an exceptional body of work went on to add, “This play was one of Satyadev Dubey’s last theatrical works and we treasure it as his gift to us. It is a pleasure to recite anything written by Bernard Shaw anyway and this play contains some of his most beautiful personal writing.” Expressing happiness over being able to bring a play of high calibre to Muscat, Ashok Suvarna, executive director at the NPA Oman, said, “We, at the NPA Events feel immensely proud that we are getting these great performers like Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak Shah once again, and we

are sure that theatre lovers in Oman will have a memorable evening watching these two stalwarts on stage.” Requesting the audience to be seated early at the auditorium, Ashok said, “I humbly request all the audience be seated before 6.50pm as we have planned to start the show at 7pm sharp. We don’t want to disturb the flow of the play and performance of the artistes once the play begins. Moreover, it disturbs the audience who reach on time.” Dear Liar is organised by NPA Events which is well-known for bringing quality events to Oman for nearly a decade. The show is being brought to theatre aficionados by arrangement with Samuel French (Jagriti). Naseeruddin Shah, one of the finest actors of Indian cinema and theatre, will play the role of George Bernard Shaw, the great English playwright. The English play will also feature Ratna Pathak-Shah, Naseeruddin Shah’s talented wife who is a name to reckon with in her own right in the world of theatre. She will play the role of Mrs Patrick Stella Campbell, as portrayed in Jerome Kilty’s English play ‘Dear Liar which is based on George Bernard Shaw’s relationship with Stella.

GRAND OPENING

The correspondence between George Bernard Shaw and Mrs Patrick, a celebrated actress who ﬁrst played Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion way back in 1914, has since become a shining part of literary history. Dear Liar chronicles their intimate relationship spread over four decades, and does so through letters in all their sparking glory. There may not be two other individuals so intriguingly linked in our contemporary literary history. The two-act play of two hours and 15 minutes, directed by Pandit Satyadev Dubey, set in the period between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, highlights not only their deep mutual admiration and love but also a crucial era of history (1899-1939) in terms of path-breaking accomplishments in theatre. It also reveals the warm human side of George Bernard Shaw, a great philosopher and critic in his own right. Starring in over 100 Hindi,

Motley Theatre Group Passionate about theatre, Naseeruddin Shah started the Motley Theatre Group in 1979. For over three decades, Motley has brought every possible genre of drama to audiences of professional theatre in India and the world over. With ‘story-telling’ theatre, Motley has found its niche and is serving the purposes of both entertainment as well as education. Dear Liar is a Motley Theatre Group presentation. Since 1983, Ratna Pathak-Shah has acted in Mandi, Heat and Dust, Mirch Masala, Mr Ahmed, Encounter: The Killing, Paheli, Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota, Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, Aladin and Golmaal 3. Ratna Pathak-Shah formed a formidable team with her spouse Naseeruddin Shah in The Perfect Murder, a Merchant Ivory production. A stage and television actress of repute, Ratna continues to act regularly in plays, often for the Motley Theatre Group, as well as Shashi Kapoor’s Prithvi Theatre in Mumbai.

BRIEFS

Plaza Hotel opens in Ruwi MUSCAT: Plaza Hotel, a part of the Sun City Hotel, was opened in Ruwi High Street recently. The hotel was inaugurated by Hani Hamdan Al Ajmi, official from the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The hotel is conveniently located opposite to the Bank Muscat branch in Ruwi High Street. The hotel has 35 luxurious rooms including three suite rooms well furnished, comfortable and amenities like LCD TV with cable connection. Apart from that, the hotel also has a conference room and a party hall.

commercial and art movies, Naseeruddin Shah has won several awards. In 1984, he won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor in Paar at the Venice Film Fest. He also won the IIFA Award for Sarfarosh in 2002 and three Filmfare Awards for Best Actor in Aakrosh in 1981, Chakra in 1982 and Masoom in 1984. He also won the National Film Award for Best Actor in Sparsh in 1979, Paar in 1984 and for Best Supporting Actor in Iqbal in 2006. He has also been honoured with both the Padma Shri and the Padma Bhushan for his contribution to Indian cinema. The versatile actor has also starred in international ﬁlms such as Mira Nair’s The Monsoon Wedding and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen with Sean Connery.

The hotel houses an in-house restaurant which specialises in Indian and continental cuisine. Om Prakash Daryani, who is the owner of the Plaza Hotel, extended his heartfelt gratitude to his local partners Mohammed Abdul Hussain Yahya Al Lawati for his support and association for the past 30 years. He also thanked other directors of the company Purushottam Mamnani and Rajkumar Gulani, without whose support, this project would not have seen the light of the day.

MEGA SHOW

Bedazzling Malayalam stage show set for Onam celebrations on Sept. 27 MUSCAT: Oman is ready for the much awaited celebration for Onam. Malayalam superstar Mohanlal will be ﬂying into Oman after almost a decade for a mega star night Mohanlal Show 2013 – Laalettante Onakkahzcha which will be held at Qurum Amphitheatre on September 27, 2013. The official launch of the ticket sale took place at Aaryans Restaurant at Al Falaj Hotel, Ruwi on September 16. The highlight of the programme will be honouring Lt Col Bharath Mohanlal, with a Pravasi Keerti Award for his contribution to Indian cinema. The show will also

feature live music by renowned play back singers Naresh Iyer, Biju Narayanan, Gayathri and youth icon singer Sayonara. Archana, a leading TV actress and performer will electrify the stage and the crowd with a dance performance. The show also includes hilarious comedy skits by comedians from the reality show ‘Manorama Comedy Festival Team’. Comedians will elicit spontaneous laughter, with Harisree Ashokan, and Siddiqe entertaining with their clever portrayals of comic heroes. With the experience of hosting many successful shows in Oman, JMT Events is presenting this

mega show for all the Malayalam movie lovers. The inclusion of leading Tamil singer Naresh Iyer will also attract Tamil ﬁlm lovers. Ticket rate: OMR50 for VVIP – Single, OMR50 for VIP Family (2+2), OMR15 for VIP Single, OMR10 for Silver zone and OMR5 for Blue zone. Tickets can be purchased from all Mars hypermarkets, Ramee Guest Line Hotel, Qurum, Ananthapuri Restaurant, Kumarakom Restaurant, Hala Muscat Shopping Centre, Ruwi and Wadi Kabir, Mullapandal Restaurant, MBD, Divine Restaurant, Ruwi, Happy Centre, Ruwi, Rusayl and Seeb.

First sponsorship for IAE 2014 for Julius Seesar

MUSCAT: Julius Seesar Thamburaj, an Indian Civil Engineer working in Oman, received his ﬁrst sponsorship amount from his sponsor Salim Al Kindy, managing director of Tebodin & Partners along with his colleagues Hittjo Buitenkamp and Rajesh Kumar. Julius, who is working in Oman since 2007, has been selected for the International Antarctic Expedition (IAE) – 2014 along with the team who already got selected from the Sultanate of Oman to represent both Sultanate and Republic of India.

Second phase of Intilaaqah programme launched MUSCAT: Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) play a critical role in Oman’s economy. However, starting a new venture without understanding market demands and what is needed to sustain a business can be daunting. With interests and enthusiasm growing in Oman towards self-employment, Shell Development Oman (SDO) officially launched its new ‘Intilaaqah Entrepreneurial Development Programme’ (IEDP) recently. Intilaaqah is an adoption of Shell’s LiveWire global programme and aims to encourage young people, particularly in the Mena region, to set up their own businesses. The second phase of the programme began on September 2. This phase consists of a seven-week training programme that includes 13 days of intensive classroom training with real time consultation for shortlisted candidates. Phase two aims to focus on equipping the trainees with strategic skills and the entrepreneurial mind-set needed to identify and prioritise opportunities.

A L Z H E I M E R ’ S D AY

Alzheimer’s management at Coimbatore Ayurvedic Centre MUSCAT: On the occasion of the world Alzheimer’s day, observed on September 21, Coimbatore Ayurvedic Centre announced management of Alzheimer’s at their clinics in Ruwi and Seeb. Alzheimer’s is an age-related progressive neuro degenerative disorder which can be caused by mental stress, physical strain, BP and hectic life-style, etc. Some of the main symptoms are gradual and slow memory loss leading to severe loss of memory, unusual be-

haviour, and personality changes. In Ayurveda, this condition is correlated as Smrithinasa (Smrithi means memory and Nasa means loss or deterioration). Treatment Alzheimer’s can be managed through Panchakarma therapies and Rasayana medicines at Coimbatore Ayurvedic Centre both at Ruwi and Seeb. The course of treatments are as follows. Nasyam: Application of brain-

regenerative medicines through nose. Siro Vasthi: Keeping of smrithi-vardhaka (memory boosting) oils over head for a particular period. Siro Dhara: Pouring of brainnourishing and nervine regulative oils over the forehead continuously. Siro Lepam/Thalam: Herbal paste application over head. Siro Pichu: Soaked cotton or cloth with suitable oils being

placed over head. Abyangam: Application of brimhana (toning-up and neurostrengthening) oils over head and body. Internal medicine: Like brahmi and aswagandha (medhya and smrithi-vardhaka oushadhas). Yogasana: To improve concentration of mind. To get relived from stress and strain. Special Diet: Diet regulations are also advised during the period of treatments.

Coimbatore Ayurvedic Centre provides excellent service and care against lower back pain, neck pain, joint pain, headache, gynae disorders, obesity, sciatica and shoulder-arm syndrome. Medical packages Treatment packages like relaxation and stress relief, weight reduction, diabetic care, spine and neck care, sports and trauma care, skin and beauty care, mother and baby care, etc. and massage facili-

ties with medicated steam bath are also attached with this centre. Kerala speciality treatments and insurance-coverage are also available with the centres. Coimbatore Ayurvedic Centre is the ﬁrst and only authorised dealer and treatment centre of AVP at Oman. The centres are fully equipped with efficient doctors, dedicated therapists and authentic medicines for healing touch to the people of Oman with classical Ayurvedic treatments.

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ROUND-UP Meethaq opens branch in Nizwa Bank Muscat is the first commercial bank in Oman to obtain CBO approval and launch Islamic banking window operations MUSCAT: Meethaq, the pioneer of Islamic banking in Oman from Bank Muscat, opened a state-of-the-art branch in Nizwa yesterday. Dr Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Saadi, governor of Dakhiliyah, presided as the guest of honour at the grand ceremony attended by dignitaries and senior bank officials. Khalifa Al Saadi congratulated Meethaq for extending the branch network to all parts of Oman. He said, “The banking sector is witnessing a new phase with the launch of Islamic banking and the state-of-the-art Meethaq branch network reflects Bank Muscat’s focus to redefine Islamic banking operations in Oman. “With unique products and services, Meethaq Islamic banking will benefit citizens and complement the economy.” Sulaiman Al Harthy, group general manager — Islamic Banking, said, “Meethaq is proud to open the new branch in Nizwa as part of its focus to expand branch operations across the Sultanate and thereby offer world-class Islamic banking experience to customers. The new branch design creates a unique ambience and banking environment in line with the Meethaq brand values of true partnership, transparency and trust. Meethaq plans to

expand the branch network and introduce a number of innovative products and services soon to complement the unique Islamic banking experience.” Sulaiman Al Harthy added, “Meethaq strives to fulfil the needs of customers with innovative Sharia based products and the extension of the branch network is yet another proof of its commitment and dedication to meet customer expectations for Islamic banking. Meethaq is well positioned to provide Islamic financial expertise to diverse segments and thereby promote the good of society as a whole.” Meethaq plans to open branches in all major cities and towns across Oman. Bank Muscat is the first commercial bank in Oman to obtain CBO approval and launch Islamic banking window operations. The bank has invested in staff, systems and controls to ensure the service is delivered in a professional, segregated and fully Sharia compliant manner. Full suite of products Meethaq offers a full suite of Islamic banking products. The Sharia compliant products and services include savings account, current account, home finance, auto finance, credit card, mobile

banking, etc. Mohammed Hamoud Al Abri, manager of Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry branch in Nizwa, said the new Meethaq branch will benefit citizens and business in the region. Meethaq has adopted the best practices in Islamic banking and finance worldwide to combine a robust model which protects customers and complements the Islamic banking industry. Every Meethaq product goes through the process of Sharia compliance certification by the Sharia Supervisory Board and is created in line with the guidelines of the Central Bank of Oman. As the pioneer of Islamic banking in Oman, Meethaq stands out for its independent Sharia Supervisory Board, separate capital allocation from shareholders’ money, unique risk management tools, complete fund segregation, separate books of account, core banking system which supports Islamic banking operations, standalone Islamic banking branches and proper profit distribution mechanism among investment account holders/depositors. The adoption of AAOIFI standards (Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions) distinguishes Meethaq Islamic banking practices in terms of standardisation of products and services.

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AUSTRALIA DESERVED ODII SERIES WIN: CLARKE Australia captain Michael Clarke was in no doubt his side “deserved” their 2-1 One-day International (ODI) series win over England after a 49-run success in their tour ﬁnale at Southampton. >C2

AFC officials to monitor progress of pro league OFA’s attempt to host press conferences

STAGE SET: His Highness Sayyid Al Rawy Kais Al Said tees-off

plans for the Golf Classic. – Supplied photo

Sayyid Al Rawy Golf Classic to be held on October 4 MUSCAT: The Inaugural His Highness Al Sayyid Al Rawy Kais Al Said Golf Classic is set to take place on October 4. After ﬁve days of promotion, the event was full to capacity with 110 golfers. The Principle title Sponsor Bank of Beirut will be supporting the event along with associate sponsor Audi, two high quality brands — Prominent names in Oman’s banking and automobile sectors — reﬂects the growth potential of golf in the sultanate. His Highness Al Sayyid Al Rawy Kais Al Said said: “I am extremely excited about the Rawy Classic and pleased to have supporting sponsors with Bank of Beirut and Audi. Without their help this event would not be possible. Muscat Hills Golf & Country Club is an excellent facility and golf course which is growing rapidly in terms of golf & also on the residential side. This event is expected to be the pinnacle event

of the season for Muscat Hills.” The HH Rawy Golf Classic is anticipated to be one of the largest amateur events held at Muscat Hills Golf & Country Club. Attracting 100 top golfers and low handicappers from over Muscat and the GCC. “We see a lot of similarities between golf and banking.” said Ramy Zambarakji, Managing Director, Bank of Beirut, Oman. “Golf is competitive and challenging, demanding the mentality of a winner. This mirrors our credo, as we also set ourselves ambitious goals and push boundaries to achieve positive results.” He concluded. A Banquet dinner and award ceremony will take place at Muscat Hills Golf & Country Club after conclusion of the event His Highness Al Sayyid Al Rawy Kais Al Said will be attending the prize giving along with other dignitaries.

ahead of the Week Two matches turned chaotic with coaches of only two clubs turning up

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MUSCAT: Top officials of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will be arriving here this month to visit the 14 clubs involved in the inaugural Omantel Professional League (OPL) and monitor the progress. Speaking to Times Sport yesterday, Mohammed Saifuddin Abu Backar, technical director of OPL, informed that the AFC officials would be visiting the club representatives from September 23 till October 3. “They will be coming to have a ﬁrst-hand experience of OPL. They will go to all the 14 clubs and will meet the officials there and will also inspect the stadiums and other facilities there,” Saifuddin said. Speaking about the conduct games, Saifuddin said in three weeks time the clubs will have to take the responsibility of conducting ‘home games’ in their stadiums. “To start with we are assisting the clubs in every way we can.

SHARING VIEWS: Technical directer of OPL Mohammed Saifuddin Abu Backar, left and OPL CEO

Sheikh Shabib Al Hosni. – Times of Oman / ISMAIL AL FARSI

But after three weeks, the clubs will have to organise matches themselves. As per the OPL rules it is their duty to organise home matches. Clubs will have to take care of all the issues related to the matches. In case of any complaints from anyone, the match commissioner will submit a report to the tournament committee, which will take appropriate action if needed,” he noted. “This is just a start and as we keep saying it will take years for us to reach the level that we are aiming for. But so far so good,” he said. Saifuddin also said registration of the players is still on. “We have given a deadline until the second week of next month. Teams are still coming on a daily basis to register the players. Next season we will use more accurate methods to register players,” he said. Teams can register a minimum of 18 players and a maximum of 30 and among the four foreign players one must be an Asian national. Chaotic affair Meanwhile, the OFA’s attempt to host press conferences ahead of the Week Two matches turned

chaotic with coaches of only two clubs turning up at the association headquarters at Seeb Stadium while managers of other clubs expressed complete ignorance about the whole affair. Though seven matches, two of them at the Seeb Staduim, are scheduled for the second week, only coaches of Seeb and Fanja made it to the ‘pre-match’ press brieﬁngs yesterday. Seeb’s Peter Dawo and Fanja’s Hisham Jidran said their respective teams were ready for the second week action. On Thursday, Seeb play away against Al Nahda and Al Musannah take on Al Arouba at Seeb Stadium. On Friday, Sohar host Al Shabab, Dhofar and Al Nasr will be involved in Salalah derby at Al Saada Spots Complex while Sur play Majees at home. Fanja and Al Ittihad square off at Seeb Stadium on Saturday while Suwaiq face Saham at the same venue in the second match. In his comments, Seeb coach Peter said that their match against Al Nahda will be a tough affair while pointing out that there won’t be any major changes in either the

team composition or the formation for the match. Fanja coach Hisham Jidran said his team will be missing three key players against Saham. Star player Ahmed Mubarak ‘Kanu’ and former international Ahmed Hadid would not be available for match while striker Abdulaziz Al Maqbali is ruled out with injury. Meanwhile, an official of Suwaiq said they did not receive an official invitation or communication for attending the press conference. Suhail Al Rashidi, coach of Al Musannah, also said that team were not informed about the conference. Saham Chairman Adil Al Farsi said being a member of the Professional League Association he was informed but he said he had apologised for his team not attending the conference as it is being held more than four days prior to the match. Meanwhile, OPL CEO Sheikh Shabib Al Hosni said that the press conferences held prior to the matches are aimed to showcase the readiness of each team. “These press meets are part of professionalism.”

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SPORTS Comfortable win for West Indies A The 25-year-old left-hand batsman Jonathan Carter smashed his way to

India tour of South Africa still in limbo JOHANNESBURG: Arrangements for India’s scheduled tour of South Africa will remain in limbo until after the Indian board’s annual meeting on September 29, according to Cricket South Africa chief executive Haroon Lorgat. With India having made arrangements for an incoming tour by the West Indies and a tour of New Zealand which clash with the beginning and end of the ﬁxtures published.

Jadeja tops ICC ODI rankings

a breathtaking 133 off 132 balls to spur the Caribbeans BIG WICKET: West Indies A players celebrate after claiming the wicket of India A captain Yuvraj Singh. – PTI

BANGALORE: Powered by Jonathan Carter’s brilliant all-round show, West Indies A comfortably defeated India A by 55 runs in the second unofficial ‘ODI’ at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium yesterday. The 25-year-old left-hand batsman Carter smashed his way to a breathtaking 133 off 132 balls to help West Indies reach a fighting total of 279 for six. In reply, India were all out for 224 in 48.4 overs with Carter grabbing two for 33 in 6.4 overs with his right-arm seam-up stuff. The most successful Caribbean bowler was pacer Miguel Cummins who had impressive figures of 4 for 31 in 10 overs to show for his efforts. Carter got the first and last wickets of the Indian innings in Robin Uthappa and Jaydev Unadkat. The Indian batsmen failed to fire collectively as there wasn’t a

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single half-century in the innings. Skipper Yuvraj Singh again topscored with 40 (58 balls, 3x4, 1x6) but once he was dismissed by leftarm spinner Nikita Miller in the 28th over, the writing was on the wall. The India A captain loosely lobbed a catch to his counterpart Kieran Powell standing in covers. The dangerous Yusuf Pathan (0) was out off the very next delivery from Miller edging one to Ashley Nurse at ﬁrst slip. With half the team back in the pavilion with only 114 on the board, India A never recovered from the twin setbacks. Meanwhile, Yuvraj summed up accurately when he pointed out that centurion Jonathan Carter’s dropped catch when he was on six, besides poor batting, contrib-

uted to the defeat. “We did not bowl well and Carter’s dropped catch was also a factor. We should have restricted them to about 260. No one in our batting line-up got going. We did not ﬁeld well and if you want to win, you need to bowl well too,” said Yuvraj at the postmatch interaction with the media. West Indies A captain Kieran Powell attributed his team’s success to Carter’s century and also strengthening of the bowling department. “Carter played a massive role in our win, particularly considering the situation we were in. It was expected of him and he delivered. We juggled the bowlers little bit and worked on the ﬁeld settings and it worked out,” said Powell. — PTI

DUBAI: Ravindra Jadeja continued to top the bowlers’ list, while Virat Kohli was the highest-ranked Indian batsman at fourth in the latest ICC ODI rankings issued yesterday. Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was unchanged at seventh in the batsmen’s list followed by Suresh Raina at joint 16th. In the bowling chart, R Ashwin and Bhuvneshwar Kumar held on to their 18th and 20th positions respectively.

Pakistan playing like India of 90s KARACHI: Pakistan’s former captain Salim Malik has come out of hibernation to slam the current national team by comparing it to the Indian side of the ‘90s which, according to him, “didn’t play as a unit”. — Agencies

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Australia deserved ODI series win: Clarke SOUTHAMPTON: Australia captain Michael Clarke was in no doubt his side “deserved” their 2-1 One-day International (ODI) series win over England after a 49run success in their tour ﬁnale at Southampton. Shane Watson’s 143 and the allrounder’s fourth-wicket partnership of 163 with Clarke (75) took Australia to 298 on Monday, a total that might have been even greater but for 22-year-old England allrounder Ben Stokes’s ODI best ﬁve for 61 and debutant seamer Chris

Jordan’s three for 51. However, Australia had more than enough runs to play with as England managed just 249 in reply before being bowled out under the Ageas Bowl ﬂoodlights. After England’s preceding 3-0 Ashes series success, the main event of an Australia tour that started with their early exit from the ICC Champions Trophy oneday tournament in Britain and saw them replace sacked coach Mickey Arthur with former Test batsman Darren Lehmann, this

series seemed an after-thought. That was especially so after the ﬁrst and third matches ended in rain-marred no results, with Clarke making a hundred in Australia’s 88-run second ODI win in Manchester before Jos Buttler led England to a series-levelling three-wicket victory in Cardiff. “For a lot of people, this series did not mean a lot,” Clarke said. “But to us it meant a great deal. “Everyone in our dressingroom is excited, and so they should be—because we deserved

this win,” the man-of-the-series added. “I don’t know whether it will have much impact on the Ashes back home but we get the ﬂight back home tomorrow (Tuesday) a lot happier as a one-day side certainly,” Clarke said. “The biggest ‘positive’ is we’ve got to see a lot of young cricketers come through, and we’ve got to learn about them more than anything,” Morgan said. “Even Jordan looked really threatening up front. He bowled a heavy ball, and came back at the end and bowled well.” - AFP

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SPORTS CHAMPIONS LEAGUE T20 QUALIFIERS

Skipper McCullum powers Otago past Faisalabad MOHALI: Skipper Brendon McCullum led from the front smashing an unbeaten 83 as Otago Volts from New Zealand comfortably beat Pakistan’s Faisalabad Wolves by eight wickets in qualifying round match of the Champions League Twenty20 yesterday. Opting to bat, the Misbah-ulHaq led side could manage only C LT 2 0

Dhawan steers Sunrisers MOHALI: Shikhar Dhawan, Parthiv Patel powered Sunrisers Hyderabad to an 8-wicket win over Kandurata Maroons in another Champions League Twenty20 qualifier yesterday. The openers put on 121 as they made light work of a target of 169 set by Kandurata Maroons from Sri Lanka. A century-stand between skipper Dhawan (71) and Patel (52) and a late flourish by Thisara Perera helped Sunrisers Hyderabad cruise to an eight-wicket win with two overs to spare. Earlier, Sangakkara smashed his way to an unbeaten 61 as Maroons scored a challenging 168 for three. The Sri Lankan side was struggling, having lost both the openers inside first five over, but Sangakkara and skipper Lahiru Thirimanne (54) joined forces to help the side a stiff target before the Indian outfit. — Agencies

139 for eight in the wake of some controlled bowling from the Otago bowlers. Pacers Ian Butler (2/23), James McMillan (2/24) and James Neesham (2/26) all bowled well with only Misbah making a signiﬁcant contribution with 46 off 34 balls. In reply, McCullum hit an unbeaten 83 from just 65 balls stud-

ded with nine fours and two sixes, besides sharing a 41-run stand for the second wicket with Hamish Rutherford (25) before putting on an unbeaten 101-run partnership with Derek de Boorder (30 not out). Otago lost opener Neil Broom for a duck but Rutherford (25) and McCullum quickly stamped their authority. While McCullum adopt-

ed a cautious approach at the start, left-handed Rutherford attacked the bowling, hitting a six each in three consecutive overs to set it up for the winners. Saeed Ajmal, however, saw Rutherford off having scored quick-ﬁre 25 off 12 balls that included a boundary and three sixes. But McCullum ﬁrmly held on to

his wicket and patiently continued in the able company of De Boorder. Once they got set, the two righthanders cut loose and McCullum looked in devasting form as he dismissed any loose deliveries out of his presence. Electing to bat, Faisalabad Wolves lost early wickets to ﬁnd themselves in a spot of bother at

45 for three at the half-way stage but valuable contributions from captain Misbah-ul-Haq (46) and Khurram Shehzad (27) steadied their innings. Even though the duo stitched a solid 61-run stand off 46 balls for the fourth wicket, the Wolves still failed to post a competitive total on the board. — PTI

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SPORTS SAILING

30 Omanis on Laser Worlds race panel MUSCAT: Oman Sail has announced a world class race committee dominated by Omanis for the upcoming Laser World Championships, one of the biggest sporting events ever held in the Sultanate, which gets underway at Al Musannah Sports City in November this year. Organised and hosted by the Ministry of Sports Affairs and Oman Sail, it is the ﬁrst world sailing championship being held in Oman. Featuring separate events for the Laser Standard, Laser Masters and Laser Radial Youth classes, it will attract over 450 of the world’s best competitors from some 50 nations over a seven week period from November 14, 2013 through to January 3, 2014. Venue partner Millennium Resort Musannah, together with a specially appointed event committee, have ensured that all preparations are already ahead of schedule at Al Musannah Sports City. The race management team comprising about 30 Omanis will be led by International Laser Class Principal Race Officer Jeff Martin and Omani race officers Abdul Aziz Al Shidi and Said Al Areimi. In addition the high proﬁle jury will feature Omani sailing icons

Saleh Al Jabri, skipper of the Jewel of Muscat and Mohisn Al Busaidi, the ﬁrst Arab to sail non-stop around the world, alongside some the world’s best judges with experience in the Laser class. Chairman of the jury will be Doug Elder of New Zealand. “It is an incredible achievement that this major world class event will be run almost entirely by Omanis, the core of whom are youth progamme coaches and instructors from the Oman Sail sailing schools,” said Issa bin Sultan Al Ismaili, championship director and head of the events committee. “They deserve the highest praise as this is an extremely demanding event and they have trained very hard to reach this international level of expertise and capability in just two years.” Omani Race Officers Said Al Areimi and Abdul Aziz Al Shidi and their team will be responsible for managing all racing on the water and setting the courses under the watchful eye of Jeff Martin, Principal Race Officer appointed by the International Laser Class Association to ensure that the competition is run according to the Class’ standards, while the jury will ensure that racing is fair and abides by the racing rules of sailing.

Enhance-OCT match to launch new season Oman Cricket League’s new season

It’s a huge task to run the league with 82 teams but our dedicated team are all set for the big challenge

will see A Division teams competing in a 50-over-a-side double league and the B division sides squaring off against each other in a

Madhu Jesrani

30-over-a-side single

OC General Secretary

league format

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MUSCAT: The much-awaited Oman Cricket League’s new season will be launched on Friday with Enhance CT taking all-Omani side of OCT Muscat in the inaugural match. With the Sultanate cricket’s governing body deciding to organise the matches on both weekly holidays, the second match of ‘A’ division between Passage to India and four-time domestic champions Raha CT, will be played on Saturday. The busy schedule of ﬁrst week see 14 matches played at eight different grounds on Friday, seven Senior and four Junior League matches slated to be played at eight grounds the following day. The ‘A’ division teams will play in a 50 overs-a-side double league with all matches played on the turf grounds in Al Amerat, the ‘B’ division will be a 30 overs-a-side format single league whilst the other divisions will play in a single T20 format. A record number of 82 teams have been grouped from ‘A’ to ‘J’ division this season. A total number of 21 senior league matches and four junior matches of U-16 and U-19 teams are also slated for this Friday and Saturday. Speaking to Times Sport yesterday, Madhu Jesrani, general-

secretary of Oman Cricket (OC), said though it is a “challenging” task to have 82 teams in the new season, his team is all set for the League. “I am more than happy because this is the highest number (of teams, 82) but at the same time it is not easy for us because there will be a lot of matches being played in two days and I ask everyone to cooperate. “Teams have to play every Friday and Saturday,” Madhu said. Interestingly, OC is also planning to introduce ‘online-live scoring system’ for ‘A’ and ‘B’ divisions from this season. “Some of our staff received training with CricHQ technology recently and we are hoping it can be implemented during this season,” Madhu added. Confident Speaking about his team’s preparations ahead of the first match, Enhance CT skipper Guru Prasanna expressed confidence. “We are quite optimistic about this League because we have the right quality of players and theyall add value to the team,” Guru added. Enhance is going into the tournament with much needed practice. The team had an overseas camp in the United Kingdom in June where they played few

friendly matches against the local UK sides. “We had a good preparation for this tournament. We had a rigorous training camp in UK and that has boosted our preparation. Even after coming back from UK we did not stop training. We have been training regularly and all our players are in good form,” Guru said. Enhance will be without their key Omani player Nadil Al Balushi, who preferred to play for OCT Muscat this season. “Nadil will be playing for OCT Muscat. He has been a key player for us and we are going to miss him this season,” Guru said. However, Enhance is upbeat following the arrival of former Tamil Nadu Ranji player Ramakrishnan Ramkumar. “Ramkumar is going to play for us this season. We are excited to have him in the side,” Guru noted. Enhance will also have four other new players in the side. Former Times of Oman batsman Shahid Naseem, national team player Masthan Basha, off-spinner Ravi Baradkane from Karnataka and Nester Danem will feature in the side. “Overall we have a strong team and we hope we can perform better in this season,” Guru said. OCT Muscat have been promoted to the ‘A’ Division by vir-

tue of having won the ‘B’ Division championship. “It’s good to have an all-Omani team playing in the ‘A’ division. I am sure it will make the season even more exciting,” Guru added. Week I ﬁxtures: Friday: A’ Division: OCT Muscat ‘A’ vs Enhance. ‘B’ Division: Indian Social Club vs MCCC ‘A’. ‘C’ Division: OCT Seeb vs Galfar; ‘E’ Division: Al Faizal Group vs MARH; ‘D’ Division: OCT Amerat vs Ernst & Young; ‘D’ Division: Atkins vs TR Engineering; ‘E’ Division: OCT Muscat ‘B’ vs Assarain ‘B’; ‘F’ Division: Oasis Water vs Tile Marine; ‘G’ Division: Al Rehwan vs Rukun Al Yaqeen; ‘G’ Division: Bank Muscat vs Techno Elevators; ‘H’ Division: R K Group Vs MCCC ‘C’; ‘I’ Division: Beatrice vs Saih Al Suwaiq; ‘I’ Division: Caledonian College vs DhofarAutomotive; J’ Division: Abu Maather Trading vs Al Itihad. Saturday: ‘A’ Division: Passage to India vs Raha; ‘B’ Division: Enhance Eagles vs Al Saigh; ‘D’ Division: Larsen & Toubro vs Muscat Electronics; Under-19: PSM vs ISWK; Under-16: ISWK vs BDSM; ‘C’ Division: PDORC vs Uday Khimji; Under-16: MCCC vs BOC; ‘E’ Division: Majees vs Times of Oman; Under-16: PSM vs ISD; ‘I’ Division: Bank Dhofar vs Bank Sohar; ‘G’ Division: Al Nahdha vs ISC Urdu Wing.

CAPTAINS SET FOR NEW SEASON: From left, Guru Prasanna of Enhance, Mohammed Aslam of OCT Muscat A, Khalid Rasheed of Raha

and Syed Aamir Kaleem of Passage to India. – Supplied photos

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BRILLIANT TRAVEL WRITER The long-awaited ﬁnal volume of Patrick Leigh Fermor’s memoirs is ﬁnally published

This is the Byron Room,” murmured John Murray the seventh, ushering me into the Regency drawing room of his publishing house in Piccadilly, where marble busts perched on carved bookcases under a white rococo ceiling. “And that fireplace is where they burned Lord Byron’s papers after he died.” He smiled sheepishly, for it was his own ancestor, John Murray the second, who committed one of the great vandalisms of literary history — burning the poet’s scandalous memoirs instead of publishing them. “And here,” he said with some relief, “is Paddy.” Paddy, as Patrick Leigh Fermor was always known to friends, was a great crag of a man, scowling at a wooden desk, where a page of lopsided writing in black ink was refusing to do his bidding. “It’s no good,” he raised his tousled head and glowered at us, a handsome man with dark, mischievous eyes. Then he burst out laughing. “It’s a poem in medieval French I want to send to the Spanish ambassador, but I can’t remember the end of it!” Leigh Fermor strode briskly over, despite his 89 years, shook my hand and launched into an unstoppable reminiscence of tramping across Europe in 1933. “I borrowed £15 from somebody and caught a boat to the Hook of Holland, heading for Constantinople. I got somebody to give me a letter to a very nice baron in Bavaria and I went to stay with him — And then I borrowed a horse off somebody and crossed the whole of the great Hungarian plain on this horse — it was the right way to see it — it was totally unspoilt then. At the Iron Gates I caught a ship for about 50 miles, then stayed with a very nice consul in Sofia.” And he rattled off the names of places and people that must have vanished long before I was born, in a lost world of feudal Europe, as though it were all just yesterday. That epic journey and the power of his storytelling will be in many people’s thoughts this weekend, as Leigh Fermor’s final book of travel memoirs is published. Fans have been waiting three decades for this. The Broken Road is the last, missing volume in a trilogy that many thought would never be completed. It concludes the story he told that day in the Byron Room, of a youthful trek from London to Istanbul in 1933, catching the last echoes of an older order before the Second World War changed everything. Across this vanished world Leigh Fermor had walked aged 19, meeting monocled aristocrats and ragged chimney sweeps, sleeping in cowsheds or in castles,

dodging gypsy encampments, cadging lifts on cargo boats, falling for pretty girls, dancing and drinking and talking his way to the heart and soul of central Europe. The journey was enchanting, the writing rich and vivid. But he never finished the trilogy. The two previous volumes — A Time of Gifts and Between the Woods and the Water — appeared in 1978 and 1986 to huge acclaim. They prompted Jan Morris to hail him as “the greatest of living travel writers”. Then the words stopped, 500 miles from Istanbul. For years, friends and fans pestered him to finish it. He never did. Perhaps it was the failing powers of old age, perhaps it was the pressure of living up to expectations, perhaps — like that medieval French poem — he could no longer recall enough of the ending. When he died in 2011 — seven years after our meeting in Piccadilly — it seemed another great loss to literature. But three years before his death, his biographer Artemis Cooper had stumbled across a 45-year-old typescript filed at John Murray’s office. It was called A Youthful Journey, and it was Leigh Fermor’s early attempt to describe the post-Danube part of the route. Her interest rekindled his, and slowly he began to sift his way through this fading text, revisiting the great journey, reworking the words, a man in his nineties taking one last shot. He never finished. The final manuscript was a mass of revisions and expansions that petered out just days from Istanbul. But Cooper and the travel writer Colin Thubron took it upon themselves to sort it into best order and present it to the world. It was perhaps a homage to their friend as much as a literary laying to rest. And John Murray published it, a posthumous memoir saved from oblivion at last. The result is The Broken Road. It’s as charming as its predecessors, a fascinating glimpse of a vanished era. Leigh Fermor drifts through the pre-war Balkans, meeting White Russian officers, dancing at diplomats’ parties, falling in love with a Frenchspeaking student, drinking slivovitz with coachmen and concierges. On a moonless night by the Black Sea he nearly drowns, but stumbles his way into a cave where a ragged gang of fishermen and sailors sitting around a fire take him in for a night of wild drinking and traditional dances. It is perhaps the emotional heart of this book — a moment from an ancient myth, which his derring-do and joie de vivre have brought to life — glitteringly told, impossibly romantic, unrepeatable today. —Jonathan Lorie/The Independent

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The Colony (Action/Thriller) (15+) 2:30pm; CP No:793 Percy Jackson 2 : Sea of Monsters (Adventure/Fantasy) (PG) 4:15pm; CP No:803 Grand Masti (Comedy) 6:30pm; CP No: 814 Getaway (Action/Crime) (12+) 9:15, 11:45pm; CP No:797

PLAZA 3 Chennai Express (Action) (PG) Cast: Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, 3:30, 9:30pm; CP No:692 Zanjeer (Action/Thriller) (PG) Cast: Ram Charan, Priyanka Chopra 6:30pm; CP No:786

Planes (3D) (Animation/ Adventure) (PG) Cast: Carlos Alazraqui, Dane Cook 11:30 am, 1:30, 3:30pm; CP No:809 Riddick (Action/Thriller) (15+) Cast: Vin Diesel, Karl Urban, Kate Sackhoff 5:15, 9:30pm; CP No:778 Getaway (Action/Crime) (12+) Cast: Ethan Hawke, Selena Gomez, Jon Voight 7:30, 11:45pm; CP No:797 Turbo 3D (Animation/Comedy) (PG) Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson 11:30am; CP No: 734 We’re The Millers (Comedy) (15+) Cast: Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Aniston 1:30pm; CP No:743 Percy Jackson 2 : Sea of Monsters (Adventure/Fantasy) (PG) Cast: Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario 3:30, 7:30 pm; CP No:803 THAI FILM FESTIVAL Timings: 5:30 pm Grand Masti (Comedy) (18+) Cast: Vivek Oberoi, Ritesh Deshmukh 9:30pm; CP No:814 The Colony (Action/Thriller) (15+) Cast: Laurence Fishburne, Bill Paxton 11:45pm; CP No:793

Pullipullikalum Attinkuttiyum (Malyalam) (Comedy) (PG) CP No:817 Cast: Kunchako Bhoban, Namitha Pramod 7:30, 10:30pm

Getaway (Action/Crime) (12+) Cast: Ethan Hawke, Selena Gomez, Jon Voight 3:00, 9:30, 11:30pm; CP No:798 Percy Jackson 2 : Sea of Monsters (Adventure/Fantasy) (PG) Cast: Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario 5:00, 7:00pm; CP No:804 Planes (3D) (Animation/Adventure) (PG) 3:30, 5:30pm; CP No:810 Riddick (Action/Thriller) (15+) Cast: Vin Diesel, Karl Urban, Kate Sackhoff 7:15, 9:30pm; CP No:779 The Colony (Action/Thriller) (15+) 11:45pm; CP No:794 Kick Ass 2 (Action/Crime) (15+) 2:00pm; CP No:766 Zanjeer (Action/Thriller) (12+) Cast: Ram Charan, Priyanka Chopra 4:00pm; CP No:784 Shuddh Desi Romance (Hindi) (Comedy/ Romance) (PG) Cast: Parineeti Chopra, Sushant Singh Rajput 6:30pm; CP No:787 Percy Jackson 2 : Sea of Monsters (Adventure/Fantasy) (PG) 9:00pm; CP No:804 Riddick (Action/Thriller) (15+) Cast: Vin Diesel, Karl Urban, Kate Sackhoff 11:30pm; CP No:779 The Colony (Action/Thriller) (15+) 3:30pm; CP No:794 One Direction: This Is Us (Documentary/ Music) (PG) 5:30pm ; CP No:821

PLAZA 1 Grand Masti (Comedy) (18+) Cast: Vivek Oberoi, Ritesh Deshmukh 3:30, 6:30, 9:30pm; CP No:815 PLAZA 2 John Day (Hindi) (Thriller) (15+) Cast: Randeep Hooda, Naseeruddin Shah 3:30 pm; CP No:816 Zanjeer (Action/Thriller) (PG) Cast: Ram Charan, Priyanka Chopra, Sanjay Dutt 6:30pm; CP No:786 Shuddh Desi Romance (Hindi) (Comedy/ Romance) Cast: Parineeti Chopra, Sushant Singh Rajput, Vaani Kapoor 9:30pm; CP No:790

Riddick (Action/Thriller) (15+) Cast: Vin Diesel, Karl Urban, Kate Sackhoff 3:30, 11:30pm; CP No:780 Getaway (Action/Crime) (12+) Cast: Ethan Hawke, Selena Gomez, Jon Voight 7:30, 9:30, 11:30pm; CP No: 799 Planes (3D) (Animation/Adventure) (PG) Cast: Carlos Alazraqui, Dane Cook 3:30, 5:30, 7:15 pm Percy Jackson 2 : Sea of Monsters (Adventure/Fantasy) (PG) Cast: Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario 5:30, 9:45, 11:45 pm; CP No:805 Kick Ass 2 (Action/Crime) (15+) Cast: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, Christopher Mintz - Plasse 4:00pm; CP No: 769 Zanjeer (Action/Thriller) (PG) Cast: Ram Charan, Priyanka Chopra 6:00pm; CP No: 785 Pullipullikalum Attinkuttiyum (Malyalam) (Comedy) (PG) Cast: Kunchako Bhoban, Namitha Pramod 8:30pm; CP No: 818

Planes (3D) (Animation/Adventure) (PG) ) Cast: Carlos Alazraqui, Dane Cook, Stacey Keach 5:30pm; CP No:812 Percy Jackson 2 : Sea of Monsters (Adventure/Fantasy) (PG) ) Cast: Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario,

Getaway (Action /Crime) Cast: Ethan Hawke, Selena Gomez, Jon Voight 4:00, 8:00, 10:00 & 11:55pm CP No: 1022 (12+) The Family (Malavita) (Action/Comedy) Cast: Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer 11:55pm The Colony (Action/Sci-Fi/Thriller) Cast: Kevin Zegers, Laurence Fishburne 4:00, 8:15, 10:00pm; CP No: 1023 (15+) Kick-Ass 2 (Action/Comedy/Crime) Cast: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace 2:00pm; CP No: 994 (15+) We’re the Millers (Comedy/Crime) Cast: Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Aniston, Emma Roberts 2:00pm; CP No: 995 (12+) The Conjuring (Horror/Thriller) Cast: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Lili Taylor 6:00pm; CP No : 917 (15+) Shuddh Desi Romance (Romance) Cast: Sushant Singh Rajput, Parineeti Chopra 6:00pm; CP No: 997 (PG)

Brandon T. Jackson 7:30, 9:30pm; CP No:806 Riddick (Action/Thriller) (15+) ) Cast: Vin Diesel, Karl Urban, Kate Sackhoff 11:30pm; CP No:781 Getaway (Action/Crime) (12+) ) Cast: Ethan Hawke, Selena Gomez, Jon Voight 5:15, 7:15, 11:55pm; CP No:800 Pullipullikalum Attinkuttiyum (Malyalam) (Comedy) (PG) Cast: Kunchako Bhoban, Namitha Pramod 9:00pm; CP No: 818

Planes (3D) (Animation/Adventure) (PG) ) Cast: Carlos Alazraqui, Dane Cook 11:30, 1:30, 3:30pm; CP No:813 Percy Jackson 2 : Sea of Monsters (Adventure/Fantasy) (PG) Cast: Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario, Brandon T. Jackson 5:30, 7:30pm; CP No:807 Getaway (Action/Crime) (12+) ) CP No:801 Cast: Ethan Hawke, Selena Gomez, Jon Voight 9:30, 11:30pm Kick Ass 2 (Action / Crime) (15+) Cast: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, Christopher Mintz - Plasse 12:30pm; CP No:766 Riddick (Action/Thriller) (15+) Cast: Vin Diesel, Karl Urban, Kate Sackhoff 2:30, 4:30, 6:45, 11:45 pm ; CP No:782 Pullipullikalum Attinkuttiyum (Malyalam) (Comedy) (PG) ) Cast: Kunchako Bhoban, Namitha Pramod, Irshad 9:00pm; CP No:820

Film Information - 24540856 / Advance Booking - 24540855 Website: www.albahjacinema.net

STARS CINEMA Film information 24791641 / 24786776 Thoofan (2D)(Telugu) (Action/Romance) Cast: Ram Charan, Priyanka Chopra and Prakash Raj 3:45, 6:45 & 9:45pm (Cinema 3) Varutha Padatha Valibar Sangam (2D) (Tamil) Cast: Karthikeyan, Sri Divya and Sathya Raj 3:45, 6:45 & 9:45 (Cinema 2) Pullipullikalum Attinkuttiyum(2D) (Mal) (Comedy/Romance) Cast: Kunchako Boban, Namitha Pramod, Suraj and Joju 3:30, 6:30 & 9:30pm (Cinema Main) Neelaksham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi (Mal) (Comedy/Romance) Cast: Dulqar Salman, Sunny Wayne 3:45, 6:45 & 9:45pm (Cinema 4)

For More Information 24789032, 24786776 Website: www.isurf.co.om

Remember bidding and count points

SUDOKU

1 7

1 5 9 3 7 2 7 3 1 4 3 6 1 2 8 4 5 2 9 5 9 3 6 6 5 2

VINOBA Bhave, an Indian advocate for human rights who died in 1982, said, “Innumerable actions are going on through us all the time. If we started counting them, we should never come to an end.” Luckily, it is not that tough at the bridge table. But the more counting you do, the better you will play. In today’s deal, South is in four hearts. West leads the diamond king. East overtakes with his ace and returns a diamond. West wins with his jack and cashes the diamond queen, East discarding the club two. Now West shifts to a deceptive spade nine. How should declarer continue? Note South’s balancing jump overcall. This is no longer weak, as it would have been in the second seat. It is intermediate, showing a respectable six- or seven-card suit and some 14-16 high-card points. The hand will typically contain seven playing tricks (winners). South has lost three tricks, his book. He must play the trump suit without loss. In normal circumstances, he would ﬁnesse through East. But whenever an opponent opens the bidding and you buy the contract, always count up the high-card points. Here, North and South have a combined 24 points. East has already produced four, the diamond ace. That leaves at most 12 for West, yet he opened the bidding. He must have the heart king. (Alternatively, if East had had that king, he would have had seven points and would not have passed over his partner’s opening bid.) So declarer should win trick four and play a heart to his ace. When the king luckily drops, South can claim. — By Phillip Alder

2 6

7 4 5 3

HOW TO PLAY Fill the empty cells with the numbers 1 to 9, so that each number appears once in each row, column and area. — Seven Galaxies

7 9 4 8 1 3

3 6 5 9 7 2

8 2 1 4 5 6

5 7 2 6 3 1

B I G NAT E

48 49 50 51 52 53

Clariﬁed butter Preﬁx for while — de cologne Main point Hockey goals Moon or sun

DOWN 1 Circuit 2 Dwight’s nickname 3 “— -Man Fever” 4 Whitewater craft 5 Immature butterﬂies 6 Elec. or water 7 H. Rider Haggard novel 8 Meat on skewers 9 None at all 10 Elongated circle 11 TV warrior princess 16 Land parcel 19 Oil job 20 Gullible one 21 The chills 22 Credit card balance 23 — on the dog 25 Dine

26 “Blue Tail Fly” singer 27 Eat “lite” foods 28 Lampreys 30 Movie sleuth 31 Cabin 34 Victorian garment 35 Crop hazard 37 Goethe masterpiece 38 Proofreads

1 8 6 2 4 9

2 1 3 7 6 8

9 5 7 3 2 4

39 Old-time safecracker 40 Grades 1-12 41 Iowa college town 42 Became frayed 44 Stiller of “Zoolander” 45 Zodiac sign 46 Trireme mover 47 Well-worn pencil

6 4 8 1 9 5

6 4 9 8 2 3 5 1 7 2 1 7 9 6 5 4 8 3 5 8 3 4 1 7 9 6 2

MARMADUKE

CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Back talk 4 PC “brains” 8 Kentucky fort 12 Rap-sheet letters 13 Novelist, for short 14 Chalet feature 15 Nutty confection (2 wds.) 17 Kind of muffin 18 A fuel 19 Derek & The Dominos hit tune 20 Sierra — (Mexican mountains) 23 Tavern 24 Tommie of the diamond 25 Dwindle 29 Cause a blister 30 River rapids 32 Compete for 33 Mild condiment 35 Dressy shoe 36 Breakfast grain 37 Sumptuous repasts 39 Pine for 42 Dry riverbed 43 Boulevard liners 44 Clear broth

4 3 9 5 8 7

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Answer to previous puzzle

ACES ON BRIDGE

BORN LOSER

WITH LOVE

MATHIVADHANI

SHANTANU SRIRAM

RYAN SIMON

September 18, 2009

September 18, 2007

September 18, 2006

ALISHA ABDUL NASSER

DIYA VINOD

VINAYAK SHARMA

TEERTH MEHULA SHETH

September 18, 2003

September 18

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September 20, 2001

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H E A LT H C A P S U L E

W E D N E S DAY, S E P T E M B E R 1 8, 2 0 1 3

PRAYER TIMINGS

Dhuhr Asr Maghrib Isha Fajr (Tomorrow)

Y O U R B I R T H D AY

BORN today, you are a disciplined and hard-working individual, and you will always do whatever you need to do to excel at a given endeavour. There is a certain danger, however, that you may consider bending or even breaking the rules to increase your odds and put yourself ahead of the competition. This is not something you are likely to do without being encouraged or even cajoled by others; if and when you do run afoul of the law in any way, it is likely because someone else has talked you into it! There are times when “no” is your best answer. You enjoy behaving in a spontaneous manner, especially when it comes to social situations, love in particular. Indeed, one of the things that others ﬁnd most fascinating and attractive about you is the freedom you feel to do what you want, when you want. Also born on this date are: Xzibit, rapper; Lance Armstrong, cyclist; Jada Pinkett Smith, actress; James Gandolﬁni, actor; Frankie Avalon, actor and singer; Robert Blake, actor; Jack Warden, actor; Greta Garbo, actress.

12.06pm 3.33pm 6.13pm 7.24pm 4.39am

Sunset Sunrise (Tomorrow)

6.10pm 5.54am

High tide Low tide

6:48pm 1:15am

7:09am 1:11pm

FIND-IT-ALL

W E AT H E R

AIRLINES

lear to partly cloudy skies along the coastal areas of Dhofar governorate and adjoining mountains. Mainly clear skies over the rest of the Sultanate with chance of convective clouds developments and thundershowers over Al-Hajar mountains and adjoining areas towards afternoon associated with fresh downdraft wind. Chance of early morning low clouds or fog patches along the coastal areas of south Al-Sharqiya and Al-Wusta governorates. EXPECTED WIND: Along the coastal areas of Oman sea wind will

be easterly to northeasterly light to moderate during day becoming variable light at night and over the rest of the Sultanate wind will be southeasterly light to moderate. SEA STATE: Slight to moderate along the southeastern coast with a maximum wave height of 1.5 metres and slight along the rest of Oman’s coasts with maximum wave height of 1.0 metre. HORIZONTAL VISIBILITY: Good over most of the Sultanate becoming poor during thundershowers, and fog.

Max

OMAN WORLD Max 37 Min 32 Max 21 Min 14

Max 35 Min 25

Max 36 Min 28 Max 16 Min 8

Max 35 Min 29

Max 16 Min 10

Max 39 Min 24

Max 42 Min 27

Max 39 Min 24

VIRGO

Max 38 Min 29

[AUG. 23-SEPT. 22] You may be surprised to learn that someone has not been following through as expected, leaving you with a heavy burden.

Max 34 Min 26

Max 31 Min 26

Max 27 Min 15

Max 28 Min 25 Max 27 Min 12

—www.met.gov.om

LIBRA L You aren’t quite sure what your ultimate goal is at this time, but you can keep busy doing things that consistently pay off in small ways.

SCORPIO S [[OCT. 23-NOV. 21] You will be eager to do what others need you to do for them. It’s important that you feel that someone else has your back as well.

SAGITTARIUS S

FROM MUSCAT (RUWI) QURIYAT - SUR - JAALAN (Route 36) Dept Destination Arrival Time Time 15:00 Quriyat 16:30 15:00 Sur 18:00 15:00 Jaalan 19:30

GULF Abu Dhabi Doha Dubai Kuwait Manama Riyadh

40 41 39 42 38 44

28 30 30 32 31 29

WORLD Athens Baghdad Beijing Berlin Boston Cairo Colombo Frankfurt Hong Kong Istanbul Johannesburg Kuala Lumpur Lisbon Paris Perth Singapore Tokyo Toronto

28 38 28 11 22 36 30 17 29 25 27 36 25 17 18 32 30 22

22 23 16 8 11 26 26 9 25 17 19 23 19 11 12 27 21 15

TO AL BURAIMI (Route 41) 06:30 Sohar 06:30 Buraimi 08:00 Buraimi 13:00 Sohar 13:00 Buraimi 16.00 Sohar 16.00 Buraimi TO SINAW (Route 52) 17:30 Sinaw

TO MUSCAT (RUWI)

Operating Days Daily Daily Daily

FROM JAALAN-SUR-QURIYAT (Route 36) Dept Destination Arrival Operating Time Time Days 05:30 Sur 06:45 Daily 05:30 Quriyat 08:30 Daily 05:30 Ruwi 10:00 Daily

08:50 11:00 14:30 15:45 17:40 18.35 20:20

Daily Daily Daily via Ibri Daily Daily Daily Daily

20:50

Daily

TO AL BURAIMI (Route 41) 07:00 Sohar 07:00 Ruwi 13:30 Ruwi 13:00 Sohar 13:00 Ruwi 13:00 Sohar 17:00 Ruwi TO SINAW (Route 52) 07:00 Ruwi

To Yanqul (Route 54) 14:30 Nizwa 14:30 Yanqul

16:50 19:30

Daily Daily

TO IBRI (ARAQI) (Route 54) 08:00 Nizwa 08:00 Al Araqi

10:20 12:30

TO SUR (Route 55) 07:30 Sur 14:30 Sur TO FAHUD - YIBAL (Route 62) 06:30 Fahud 06:30 Yibal

08:55 11:40 20:20 14:55 17:40 19:20 22:15

Daily Daily Daily via Ibri Daily Daily Daily Daily

10:25

Daily

To Yanqul (Route 54) 06:00 Nizwa 06:00 Ruwi

08:40 11:00

Daily Daily

TO IBRI (ARAQI) (Route 54) 15:40 Nizwa 15:40 Ruwi

17:55 20:20

Daily Daily

12:00 18:45

Daily Daily

TO SUR (Route 55) 06:00 Ruwi 14:30 Ruwi

10:45 19:00

Daily Daily

10:30 11:15

Daily Daily

TO YIBAL - FAHUD (Route 62) 12:30 Fahud 12:30 Ruwi

13:15 17:30

Daily Daily

TO MARMUL-SALALAH (Route 100) 07:00 Salalah 20:00 10:00 Marmul 20:30 10:00 Salalah 23:30 19:00 Salalah 07:40

Daily Daily Daily Daily

TO SALALAH -MARMUL (Route 100) 07:00 Ruwi 19:50 10:00 Marmul 13:15 10:00 Ruwi 22:30 19:00 Ruwi 07:30

Daily Daily Daily Daily

TO MARMUL (Route 101) 06:00 Marmul

Daily

TO MARMUL (Route 101) 06:00 Marmul

16:30

Daily

DUBAI TO SALALAH (Route 102) 15:00 Salalah 07:00

Daily

[[NOV. 22-DEC. 21] There is nothing magical or mystical in what you are able to do. The key is hard work — together with clear priorities.

CAPRICORN [DEC. 22-JAN 19] How you lay out your plans will make all the difference. Be warned, however: There is such a thing as being too detailed!

AQUARIUS [JAN. 20-FEB. 18] You may be feeling somewhat rundown and uninspired. In fact, you may have been trying to do too much at one time.

PISCES [Feb. 19-March 20] You’re ready to give someone a chance, but he or she must be ready to accept the responsibility and all it entails.

ARIES [March 21-APRIL 19] You’re ready to see others go their own way, but why is not altogether clear to you. Don’t be too demanding or abrupt.

TAURUS [APRIL 20-MAY 20] You will want to be sure that all the pieces are in place before you start the ball rolling. Once this begins, there’s no stopping it!

GEMINI [MAY 21-JUNE 20] What lies beneath the surface is sure to be most fascinating to you, but you mustn’t overlook what is on the surface.

CANCER [JUNE 21-JULY 22] You may be too busy looking for hidden meanings to hear the warnings you are being given in a clear, straightforward manner.

LEO [JULY 23-AUG. 22] The payoff today may be small, but what is most important is that your efforts open one or two doors that you can go through tomorrow.

16:50

SALALAH TO DUBAI (Route 102) 15:00 Dubai 07:00 TO DUBAI (Route 201) 06:00 Sohar 06:00 Dubai 13:00 Sohar 13:00 Dubai 15:00 Sohar 15:00 Dubai

08:30 11:30 15:30 18:30 17:35 20:55

Daily Daily Wed,Thur Wed,Thur Daily Daily

TO DUBAI VIA FUJIRAH & SHARJAH (Route 204) Dept Destination Arrival Operating Time Time Days 07:00 Fujairah 11.45 Daily 07:00 Sharjah 13.30 Daily 07:00 Dubai 14.00 Daily

TO DUBAI (Route 201) 07:30 Sohar 07:30 Ruwi 13:00 Sohar 13:00 Ruwi 15:30 Sohar 15:30 Ruwi

10:50 13:40 16:15 19:10 18:45 21:35

Daily Daily Thur-Fri Thur-Fri Daily Daily

FROM DUBAI VIA FUJIRAH & SHARJAH (Route 204) Dept Destination Arrival Operating Time Time Days 16:00 Sharjah 16:30 Daily 16.00 Fujairah 18.15 Daily 16.00 Ruwi 23.00 Daily

LISTINGS

PHARMACIES Round the clock Al Hashar Pharmacy, Ruwi: 24783334; Appolo Medical Centre, Hamriya: 24782666; Muscat Pharmacy, Ruwi: 24702542, Salalah: 23291635; Atlas Pharmacy, Ghubra: 24503585; Ruwi 24811715 Muscat Region Apollo, Al Hamriya. Tel: 24787766 Muscat, A Seeb Market. Tel: 24421691 Muscat, Al Khuwair. Tel: 24485740 Muscat, Al Hail South. Tel: 24537080 Dhofar Region Muscat, Al Nahdha Road, Salalah. Tel: 23291635 HOSPITALS Al Amal Medical & Health Care Centre: 24485052 Atlas Hospital: Ruwi: 24811743/ Ghubra: 24504000 Al Musaﬁr Specialised Medical Clinic: 24706453 Hatat Polyclinic LLC, Ruwi: 24563641, Azaiba: 24499269, Sohar: 2683006 Al Raffah Hospital: 24618900/1/2 Al Massaraat Clinic & Laboratory: 24566435 Al Makook Medical Coordinance Centre: 24499434 Apollo Medical Centre, Hamriya: 24787766, 24787780 Capital Polyclinic: 24707549 Badr Al Samaa Polyclinic, Ruwi: 24799760/1/2 Capital Clinic, Seeb: 24420740 Ceregem National Raak: 24485633 Dr Harub’s Clinic: 24563217 Elixir Health Centre: 24565802 Emirates Medical Centre: 24604540 1st Chiropractic Centre: 24472274 Hamdan Hospital: 23212340 International Medical Centre LLC: 24794501/2/3/4/5 Kims Oman Hospital: 24760100

24 Hrs Emergency: 24760123 Lama Polyclinic, Sohar: 26751128, MBD: 24799077, Al Khuwair: 24478818 Magrabi Eye and Ear Hospital: 24568870 Muscat Private Hospital: 24583600 Welcare Diagnostic and Treatment Centre, Al Khuwair: 24477666 Al-Hayat Polyclinc LLC: 22004000 ROYAL OMAN POLICE Emergencies and inquiries: 9999 General Directorate of Passport and Residence: 24569603 Directorate General of Customs: 24521109 Traffic violations inquiries: 24510228 Public Relations Admin: 24560099 ACCOMMODATION Al Bahjah Hotel: 24424400 Al Bustan Palace: 24764000 Al Khuwair Hotel Apartments: 24478171 Al Madina Holiday Inn: 24596400 Al Maha International Hotel: 24494949 Al Fanar Hotel: 24712385 Al Falaj Hotel: 24702311 Al Qurum Resort: 24605945 Azaiba Hotel Apartments: 24490979 Beach Hotel: 24696601 Bowshar Hotel: 24491105 Coral Hotel Muscat: 24692121 Crowne Plaza Muscat: 24660660 Crystal Suites: 24826100 Golden Tulip Seeb: 24510300 Grand Hyatt Muscat: 24641234 Haffa House Hotel: 24707207 Hotel Muscat Holiday: 24487123 InterContinental Muscat: 24680000 Majan Continental Hotel: 24592900 Marina Hotel: 24711711 Midan Hotel Suites: 24499565 Mina Hotel: 24711828 Muttrah Hotel: 24798401

Nuzha Hotel Apartments: 24789199 Oman Dive Centre: 24824240 Park Inn: 24507888 Qurum Beach House Hotel: 24564070 Radisson Blu Hotel: 24487777 Ramee Dream Resort Seeb: 24453399 Ramee Guestline Hotel: 24564443 Ruwi Hotel: 24704244 Safeer Hotel Suites: 24691200 Sheraton Oman Hotel: 24772772 Shangri-La’s Barr Al Jissah Resort and Spa: 24776666 The Chedi Muscat: 24524400 The Treasurebox Muscat Hotel: 24502570 AIRLINE OFFICES Muscat Airport Flight information (24 hours): 24519456/24519223 Aeroﬂot: 24704455, Air Arabia: 24700828, Air France: 24562153, Air India: 24799801, Air New Zealand: 24700732, Biman Bangladesh Airlines: 24701128, British Airways: 24568777, Cathay Paciﬁc: 24789818, Egypt Air: 24794113, Emirates Air: 24404400, Ethiopian Airlines: 24660313, Gulf Air: 80072424, Indian: 24791914, Iran Air: 24787423, Japan Airlines: 24704455, Jazeera Airways: 23294848, Jet Airways: 24787248, Kenya Airways: 24660300, KML Royal Dutch Airlines: 24566737, Kuwait Airways: 24701262, LOT Polish Airlines: 24796387, Lufthansa: 24796692, Malaysian Airlines: 24560796, Middle East Airlines: 24796680, Oman Air: 24531111, Pakistan International Airlines: 24792471, Qatar Airways: 24771900, Qantas: 24559941, Royal Jordanian: 24796693, Saudi Arabian Airlines: 24789485, Singapore Airlines: 24791233, Shaheen Air: 24816565, SriLankan Airlines:

WEDNESDAY

Min

L O N G D I S TA N C E B U S T I M I N G S ( O M A N NAT I O NA L T R A N S P O R T C O M PA N Y S A O C ) * S U B J E C T T O C H A N G E

[[SEPT. [S S 23-OCT. 22]

24784545, Swiss International Airlines: 24796692, Thai Airways: 24705934, Turkish Airlines: 24703033 MUSEUMS Bait Al Baranda: Corniche (seafront opp ﬁsh market), Open from Saturday to Thursday 9am to 1pm and 4 to 6pm Natural History Museum: Al Khuwair, Tel: 24604957, Open from Saturday to Wednesday: 8am to 1:30pm; Thursday: 9am to 1pm Museum of Omani Heritage: (former Omani Museum), Madinat Al Alam, Sat-Wed 8am to 1:30pm, Thursday 9am to 1pm, Tel: 24600946 Armed Forces Museum: Bait Al Falaj, Tel: 24312651, Open from Sat to Wed: 8am to 1:30pm; Thurs 9-12pm and 3-6pm; Fri 9-11am and 3-6pm. Al Hoota Caves 24498258; Turtle Beach 96550606/96550707 Children’s Science Museum: Shatti Al Qurum, Tel: 24605368, Open from Saturday to Wednesday: 8am to 1:30pm, Thursday: 9am to 1pm Oman-French Museum: near Muscat Police Station, Tel: 24736613, Open from Sat to Wed: 8am to 1:30pm, Thurs: 9am to 1pm Bait Al Zubair, Muscat: Tel: 24736688, Al Saidiya St., Muscat museum@baitalzubairmuseum.com Open from Sat to Thurs: 9:30am to 6pm. National Museum Ruwi: Tel: 24701289, Open from Saturday to Wednesday: 8am to 1:30pm, Thursday: 9am to 1pm Sohar Fort Museum: Tel: 26844758, Open from Saturday to Wed: 8 to 1:30pm Thurs: 9am to 1pm Muscat Gate Museum: at Al Bahri Road, Muscat open from Sat to Wed 8am to 2pm

THURSDAY ETA

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EXTRA B O L LY W O O D

Salman to promote ‘Mickey Virus’ POPULAR TV host Manish Paul, who is foraying into Bollywood with Mickey Virus, a film set against the backdrop of hacking, says Bollywood A-listers like Salman Khan and Ranbir Kapoor will promote his film. Directed by debutant Saurabh Varma, Mickey Virus is a comedy thriller, which features Manish as a computer hacker named Mickey Arora. “Thankfully, a lot of actors (and directors) including Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Karan Johar, Ranbir Kapoor and Remo Fernandez who have recorded a promo each for my film. I am very happy for this,” Manish said.

‘Boss’ about father-son relationship ACTOR Akshay Kumar says his forthcoming ﬁlm Boss highlights the “underplayed relationship” between a father and son. In the ﬁlm, Akshay will be seen as gangster from Haryana, while actor Mithun Chakraborty will be seen as his father. Boss also features Shiv Pandit, Aditi Rao Hydari. It will hit the theatres on October 16.

Varun wants dad David Dhawan to lose weight VARUN DHAWAN has a dream— he wants his actor-ﬁlmmaker father David Dhawan to lose weight. Varun made the revelation at the launch of a ﬁtness DVD Pump Start, which combines dancing and exercise routine. “One thing that I have not been able to do so far is I have not been able to make my dad lose weight till now. I have tried hard (for it) since childhood and that is still in continuation,” Varun said. He is keen to show the DVD to his father, but the actor isn’t sure if he will follow it. —IANS

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SECTION

CONNEC T H E D A I LY G U I D E

RENT

EFFCON Technologies Al Hemayah Al Aliyah LLC

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DAILY GUIDE

Email: dailyguide@timesofoman.com Tel. 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 431 / 456 / 461 Fax: 24812624

FOR RENT

We have 2 BHK, 3 BHK in Azaiba, Ghubra, Qurum, Al Khoud. Contact 93782735 Premium office & Flats with A/c’s in Al Khuwair-33. Contact 94268564 2 bedroom flats in Salalah Jadeedah new building for rent on daily or monthly basis. (Fully Furnished) Contact 92760281 2 Bedrooms Flat with 1 family Hall, 1 Bathroom, fully furnished & Open terrace in Al Khuwair. Contact: 98885043/ 96360064 Flats for rent at Wadi Kabir. Contact 99425958 Fully furnished flat behind Burger King Qurum 250/-. Contact 99654530 / 99379310 3 rooms flat behind Burger King Qurum 370/-. Contact 99654530 / 99379310 Room+ kitchen & toilets in Mawaleh opp Maqaleh Heath center. Contact 99738881 3BHKflat close ISG N. Ghobra, Way 4041 building 4390. Contact 99319880

Luxury 6 Villas for rent in Al Khoudh. Contact 98559565 3 bedroom flats Wadikabir, Al Khuwair. Contact Sudu 99797968 3 Bedroom Villa RO 700/- Al Khuwair. Contact Sudu 99797968 2BHK available Ghubra near Indian School. Contact 99269751 Furnished 1BKT Darsait Indian bachelors RO.180/-. #93289652 Room & flat for rent at Ruwi Rex Rood 1 room, 3 rooms, 2 toilets residential & commercial. Contact 95490049 / 91290464 2 BHK with AC near ISM school 350 RO last. Contact 92144045 Furnished flat in Al Khuwair 1 Bedroom, sitting room, 2 WS kitchen, Balcony. # 98003444 / 99341138 1 and 2 BR Brand New Flats in Azaiba. Contact: 96793675 Flats for rent in Wadi Kabir. Contact 96440598 2 BDR Flat Al Khuwair (fully furnished). Contact 99339078

Commercial / Residential Flat at Honda Road, Shop at Mawalah, behind city center. Contact 98087644 Full furnished room for rent Weekly 70 OMR, Monthly 250 OMR. Contact 99251975 3 bedroom ﬂat RO 280/- & studio ﬂat RO 130/- in Hail (North). Contact 97661432 Villa for rent at Amerat 5/1, 5 bedrooms + Majlis +hall+ 7 bathrooms + kitchen (with split A/Cs) for families. Contact 99203458 Flats for rent in Wadi Kabir. Contact 96440598 1BHK brand new Deluxe apartments available for rent in MSQ. Contact 99358724 / 99447002 Coffee shop for rent in Adheiba and Business partner. #96395822

400 sqm independent ware house space at Ghala. Contact 93731363 300 sqm independent ware house space at Ghala. Contact 93731363 Shop for rent in Darsait W/ Mezannine ﬂoor, total area 130 Sqm. Contact 95964066 2 BHK ﬂat available for rent in Honda road, Ruwi. Lift, security system and dish antenna are available. Contact: 99367448 / 24833972 Flat in Al Ghoubra 2 Bedroom near Indian School. Contact 98003444/ 99341138 2 Shops for rent in Al Khoud Souq near Al Fair. Contact 99463310 Office room for rent at Muttrah. Contact 24713253 / 99187422 Shop and Office available for rent in CBD Ruwi. Contact 99861331

4 Bedroom Villa for rent in 18 Nov Street Azaiba 650/- Month. Contact 92447365

2 BHK apartment in MSQ rent 450/- R.O. Contact 94300909

New showroom 1750 sqm Busher on express road and open office space 1750 sqm same building. Contact 94300909

For rent Misfa 1000 sqm Sinaya 2 rooms, bath, kitchen, full boundary wall. Contact 92989071/ 92087781/ 92353939

Store Ghala behind Kumatsu 100 mtrs. Contact 99414644 / 93666201

Fully furnished apartments for Rent in Al-Khuwair and Ghubra. Contact 95113252 or 91138757

Deluxe 2,3 Bedroom Flats, Ruwi, Mumtaz, Al Falaj area. Contact 24707340 / 99472457

Plot Area: 400 Mtr Sq. Barka Near Mazoon Electricity Station (Qarhat Baloosh), Shops: 6 Nos, Store: 260 Mtr Sq, One Room with Kitchen and Toilet. Co-ordination - N:2621745, E:588876. Contact No: 92165165

2 Extension rooms near Al Tawfeer Centre at Al Mawaleh the South in addition to a kitchen, water closet a court in front and behind the building 250 RO. Contact 98987495 2 bedrooms ﬂat with hall, 2 bathrooms in Ruwi near boys School. Contact 24700120 / 92584715 2/3 BR ﬂat near Indian School Al Ghoubra# 99057348 / 99776071

Villa 4 rooms + 2 hall+ Majlis + 5 toilets & servant room, in Khuwair opp. Grand Mall RO 900. Contact 99738881 4BHK Commercial villa on express road. Contact 94300909 Villas for rent. Contact 95178930

A beautifully presented family house located in highly desirable Qurum 16 opposite M.Q, reception, office , 2 family halls, 5 bedrooms. Contact 92883001

4 Villa with sitting room & hall & 4 bad room & 6 toilets with AC 850 RO. Contact 99548999

Spacious 2 BHK Flat for rent, near ISG, N Ghubra. Contact 97624601

Profs for rent. GSM : 98087644

2 BHK CBD. Contact 99024730

2 BHK with 3 Toilets & A/C. Near ISM, Darsait. R.O 300. #95474731

Flat for rent in Al Hail North new 3 rooms, 2 bathrooms, Kitchen. Contact 99353433

Independent Qurum/ Hail rooms. Contact 95529970

Deluxe Villa Al Khuwair 25, 6 Bedroom. Contact 98914157

4 BHK villa in MSQ rent 950/- R.O. Contact 94300909

3 BHK Flat Darsait 450/RO. Contact 99358589 / 97079146

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DAILY GUIDE

M.V. FOR SALE

AVAILABLE

FOR SALE

ACC. AVAILABLE Furnished single room for executive bachelor near Safeer hypermarket, Azaiba. Gsm 99761216 Fully equipped commercial kitchen with camp & storage facilities available at Ghala Industrial area. Interested Parties may # 99024519

BUYING/SELLING We Buy all types of Wooden Scraps. Contact ahastco123@yahoo. com , Ph: 24458759/ 98539316/ 99318152 Good Quality Wooden Kicking blocks available 1.2 mtr & 2.6 mtr length. Contact ahastco123@yahoo. com , Ph: 99318152

WANTED Shawarma Kheema Grill Machine. Contact 93014324

FOR RENT

Oil paintings For sale.#99737812 Well running block factory at Musanah for sale or looking partner. Contact 95322478 Complete Aluminum fabrication Machineries, as good as new for sale. # 99489100 / 99294095 8seated sofa set brand new one month old purchased for 800/- RO, now 400/- bed room set, cupboard, AC. Contact 99326339 2 textile running shop Seeb souq main road & 1textile shop in Dhofar building. Contact 99326339 Restaurant for sale in Plaza Hotel Ruwi, opp. Bank Muscat Ruwi high street. Contact 99326339 Coffee shop for sale in Sun City Hotel Ruwi. Contact 99326339

1 BHK Flat Wadikabir 250/RO. Contact 99358589 / 95570288

Fully furnished shop for sale at Ruwi High Street. Contact 96144119

Flat for rent Mabailah Block no 8 near German University. Contact 99445177

Shop for sale in Wadikabir. Contact 94130140

Store for rent at Wadi kabir. Contact 99893363 1 and 2 BR Brand New Flats in Azaiba. Contact: 96793675 Store for rent 700m2 Barka Alharam. Contact 95643086 Different sizes of shops in Wadi Al Kabir on main way, near Al Hassan company 300 RO and 400 RO monthly. Contact 93191111 2 BHK Mumtaz area RO 400/-. Contact 92144045 Flat for rent in Wadi Kabir. Contact 99388994. 1 BHK without AC Ghubra near to Indian School RO 250/-last. Contact 92144045 Flat, shops, basement for rent location : Ruwi area, MBD area. Contact 92433127 / 97293708 Shop for rent at Wadikabir Industrial area. Contact 99893363 2 BHK with AC for Commercial MBD area. Contact 91162431 For rent Barka Land for rent Boundary wall & Security , accommodation, small store available 500, 1000 & 2000 sq.mtr.# 99321325 / 95538172 1 BHK flat Star cinema 240/RO. Contact 99358589/97079146 Commercial flat of 2 and 3 bedrooms in 18 November street 475 and 675 RO monthly. # 93191111 New 2BHK / 1 BHK flats with Ac spilt unit in Al Hail South 280, 250 RO. Contact 93121111 / 93191111

Restaurant with existing seating capacity of 50 people and potential for 90 people and lots of parking place in prime business location at Wattayah near Bank Muscat & Indian Passport Office (B.L.S) in running condition is available for partnership or sale. Contact 95213273 Shop for sale in Ghubrah, good location. Contact 99055410 Household shop in Al Koud, Wadi Lwami, well running. Contact 98972021 / 95251676 Shopping centre Sale or rent in Seeb Souq. Contact 95204145 Brand new parlour for sale in Ghubrah with equipments or partnership/Lease. Interested parties only call 96761960 Camp for sale Including Porta cabin, kitchen & Dining facilities with RO plant. For more information. Contact Nasser 99808067 Used furniture dining table with chairs, cooking range, microwave oven, show case (big & small). Contact 96282677 Beauty Parlour for sale Mawaleh with license. Contact 95020852 Barber shop for sale Mawaleh with license. Contact 95020852 Porta cabin sale. #96432604

2 showrooms for rent Al Amerat behind Sultan Center. # 97886169

Shop for sale at Sohar Falaj Al Qabail. Contact : 99103077 2 bedroom ﬂat near Muscat private hospital, Bausher. Monthly income OMR 300, OMR 46,000. Tel: 99333479 or 95215360 Porta cabin and Container for sale. Contact 99373256

Camry 2011. Contact 94261000

Luxus ES 350, 2007 model good condition. Contact 94480418

Jeep Cherokee 2008. # 99336093

Subaru Impreza 2001 model for sale. Contact 99055410

House for sale in Aynawaram Chennai G+3, plot for sale Maduranthagam 1200 sq ft, 1.75 lakhs. Contact 99354340 IND 00919840154225

Renault Clio well maintained 2006 model Manual Expat driven RO 1750/-. Contact 95764290

2 bedroom, hall, kitchen ﬂat available for sharing in Ruwi. #99446498

3 bedroom villa for sale kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu. Contact 92893243

Room available for single Executive bachelor, behind Rawasco Supermarket Al Khuwair. #97048700 Room for rent near Hamriya roundabout for Executive bachelor. Contact 93590332 1 Bedroom sharing K & T, family bachelor RO 100 in Al Khuwair. Contact 95154331 Furnished sharing accommodation available for Executive bachelor near Star cinema / Oman house. Contact 99886840 2 BR ﬂat 6 months old in Ghala with gym, near Vasantha Bhavan / vachas Hyper market, from 10 Oct. rent RO 360. Contact 99860874 Sharing accommodation with attached bath available at behind ISM, Darsait contact 94355675 Spacious room with A/C and attach bath for walking lady of executive bachelor in Wadi Kabir (Indian only). Contact 99720561 Single furnished room.#24833609 Acc available in Muttrah behind Oman house. Contact 99354340 Fully furnished Executive bachelor room with all facilities ac, washing etc in Mumtaz, Ruwi- Contact/SMS 99459843 Pent House single room with bathroom and kitchen in Wadi Kabir (RO 150). Contact 93878793 Big two rooms for sharing opposite Al Nahda Hospital. #98725208

Furnished room in Al Falaj area with attached balcony & Wadi Kabir for Indian bachelor/Students single. Contact 96761960

Crane, 30Tons for sale. Contact 99209427

Subaru legacy, 2006 # 99328414

Single room available for Executive bachelor, near Al Falaj Hotel. Contact 99643845

Reasonably furnished Room near Kuwaiti Masjid Wadikabir. Contact 93416854

Room for rent in Ruwi. 95372192

2 BR, 2 toilet, kitchen at Al Mawaleh. # 99444786 / 99747560

350 SQ MTS and plot, clear title, on 120 ft road near IIIT, Kalindipuram Allahabad, UP, India Serious buyers Contact 99236945

Corolla2008, 3100RO -Km316000 99803235

Toyota Rav4, model 2009. Contact 96120459

Industrial Land for sale at Barkha SAGSOOK 1400 m2 and 14 Nos Shops. # 99229062 / 95977100 For Sale Steel workshop Wadikabir near Al Khaili showroom. #97235996

NRI ONLY

Toyota Corolla 1.6 Xli 2009 single owner. Contact 98180493

Cochin (Kerala) 2 BHK 822SQ.FT. 9th ﬂoor, South Star Aprt. Cochin Ernakulum South, close to RLY STN and State transport depot, OPP stadium. Price: IRS. 25 LACS. Contact 95816886

Non Cooking Bachelor or VEG family at Wadi Kabir. Contact 91165580 / 99014325

Beauty Parlour for sale# 94062285.

Flat in North Al Ghobra 3 bedrooms, 2 toilets and 1 kitchen. #95067716

New villa at Al Khuwair 33/ 6 bed rooms R.O 1000/- Monthly. Contact 99443834

Spacious furnished room attached bath for Indian bachelor close to Khimji Mart Darsait.# 95816886

Single room for bachelor or lady, opp. Al Nahdha Hospital. # 92563206

Sale of all kind of Household items including medicated double mattresses, furniture’s and Electronic items. # 92370923 / 94205904

Flat for rent at Qurum heights, ground ﬂoor, 3 bed rooms. Contact 95178930

Single room with attach bathroom near Ruwi, Darsait for an Executive lady. Contact 98591132

Well running new Coffee shop at Hamariya for sale, with clearance. Contact 93660957

350 Sqm shop CBD. # 99024730 Shop in Mabailla phase 8 industrial area 36 sqm and cost is 350 RO. Contact 93191111

Sharing accommodation with attach bathroom and split A/C available near Al Hassan Mosque, Wadi Kabir. Contact 99577462

Sharing acc. available for Executive bachelor in Muttrah, near Oman house. Contact 95915399 Furnished room in CBD area for Executive bachelors free wi-ﬁ, non-cooking, Advance deposit. Contact 95934642

FOR LADIES Tailoring, stitching. Contact 93694035 Special package for RO. 15/Home service available. (Threading, facial, waxing, pedicure, manicure, hot oil treatment) Home service available. # 99722031

Land for sale in Kollam Asramom 26.5 cent square plot with compound wall, 8.45 cent with 2 storey building in Umayanalloore near Industrial area, Ambalthumkala Ezhukone 9 cent with 2 storey building. Contact 00918086135254 / 92830626

For sale Lancer 2008 bought 2009 single driver 60000 kms 99636424

Sunni Muslim hand some boy Graduate, 24 years working as a Divisional Manager, well settled seeking Dini Namazi good family for suitable alliance. Contact 92876040 Hindu, 35 yrs lady from Mangalore, Working as beautician in Oman, seeks suitable alliance. Contact 95208305 Hindu Handsome boy Kerala Graduate 35 years working at Sales leading Automobile company at Muscat, seeking alliance from any cast or region. Contact 94176397 Email : aajesh98765@gmail.com Keralite Hindu 28 yrs Biomedical Technician working in Oman need suitable proposal. CONTACT 99433516 Email: vinojrkrishnan@gmail. com

Pajero 2003 No-1 Automatic. Contact 99384640

GOOD NEWS

Dodge Charger 2012. # 92844996

LOST Abdur Rahman has lost Bangladeshi Passport no. E 1318603. Finder please handover to ROP Fazal Wahid has lost Pakistani Passport No. BN 6171901. Finder please handover to ROP Sheikh Sulaf Al Deen has lost Indian Passport No. H0476017. Finder please handover to ROP Mohammed Shihab Deen Abdel Razaq has lost Bangladeshi Passport No. E1571842. Finder please handover to ROP

CHANGE OF NAME Onam special fresh ﬂowers Jasmine- Marigold & 5 different assorted colors ﬂowers available. Haridas Nensey SupermarketRuwi. Phone 24750784 FREE INFORMATION ABOUT ISLAM. If you would like to know more about Islam, please call: 99425598, 96050000, 99353988, 99253818, 99341395, and 99379133. For ladies: 99415818, 99321360, 99730723 Orvisit: www.islamfact.com Ayurvedic treatment for joint pain, backache, paralysis, massage, steam bath, obesity, spondylitis etc. Free consutation, Ideal Care Ayurvedic clinic, Azaiba. # 99639695 Genuine Ayurvedic treatments &massage, ayuredic clinic AL Khuwair. Contact 24478618/ 97263637/ 97109295 Ayurvedic treatment for backache paralysis arthritis etc. & massage All Season (Vaidyaratnam). # 24475280 / 95371664 / 92504980

TRANSPORTATION Transportation. Contact 99664703 Transportation available. Contact 95068976 Transportation available from Ruwi to Ghubra. Call 96402727, 96761960 Transportation available. Contact 95714934 Transportation. Contact 93400744

Kerala boy 38 years Chartered Accountant in Sultanate of Oman Hindu Nair seeking suitable alliance. Contact 97133729, E mail : kunjumonaca@gmail.com

Toyota Fortuner model 2012, 2.7 LT, km 17000. Contact 99350092

For Sale Yaris 2006 full Automatic type 2. # 99845155/ 99588572

Kerala RC boy 31 yrs Draftsman, Muscat from Kottayam Dt seeking suitable alliance. Contact 98157825 or (91) 9946872295

Muslim Parents invite alliance for son, B.Tech doing Business, seek suitable Girl good family background age 21-23 Preferable Hyderabad / Bangalore. Contact 96731961/ Email skmahmed@arspowertech.com

Chevrolet Captiva 2008 GCC, 20,0000 KM, 4100/-RO.# 97646282

Inﬁniti M375 2011. # 92844996

Thiyya girl, MBA, working in Dubai, Rohini, 27 seeks alliance from BTech/MBA holders working in Oman/Dubai. Contact 97270140

Orthodox parents seeks alliance for daughter, 26/158, B. Tech working in MNC in Muscat from well placed professionals. Email : proposalindia1234@gmail.com

2006 Model, Toyota Battery Operated Excellent condition fork Lift suitable for store & rack system. Contact 99371732

Suzuki APV 7 Seater manual well maintained 2010 Expat driven RO 2750/-. Contact 95764290

MATRIMONIAL

37 Years, Christian widow, 2 kids, working in Medical ﬁeld in Oman, looking for suitable alliance from Christian Orthodox Marthomite Roman Catholic denominations, Preferably working in Muscat. Contact 99838349

Honda Civic model 2010 fully automatic pearl white, Expat driven. Contact 91275018

Transportation. Contact 98178135 Transportation. Contact 96954496 Transportation. Contact98546606

We, Wilfred Sarone (name of father, holder of Indian passport no. K 0793708) and Raji Wilfred (name of mother, holder of Indian passport No. K 0753521) having permanent address in No.182, Sarone Cottage, Nagasandra Post, Tumkur RO Bangalore-560073 (complete postal address in India) and presently residing at the following address in Muscat P.B.No.1305 P.C No.112 Sultanate of Oman, hereby solemnly affirm and declare to change the name of our child Miss Andrea Wilfred Sarone (name as per present passport), holder of Indian passport No. H 2137587 date of issue 10.12.2008 issued at Bangalore. The name of our child will child be henceforth known as Andrea Wilfred (new name) for all purposes. Any objection towards change of name of our minor son may please be communicated to Embassy of Indian, Muscat, Diplomatic Quarters, Al Khuwair, P. Box No.1727, postal code112, Ruwi, Sultanate of Oman. We, Wilfred Sarone (name of father, holder of Indian passport No. K 0793708) and Raji Wilfred (name of mother, holder of Indian passport No. K 0753521) having permanent address in No.182, Sarone Cottage, Nagasandra Post, Tumkur RO Bangalore-560073 (complete postal address in India) and presently residing at the following address in Muscat P.B.No.1305 P.C No.112 Sultanate of Oman, hereby solemnly affirm and declare to change the name of our child Master Wilfred Allan Sarone (name as per present passport), holder of Indian passport No. H3355036 date of issue 29.03.2009 issued at Muscat. The name of our child will child be hence forth known as Allan Wilfred (new name) for all purposes. Any objection towards change of name of our minor child may please be communicated to Embassy of Indian, Muscat, diplomatic Quarters, AL Khwair, P. Box No.1727, postal code112, Ruwi, Sultanate of Oman.

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DAILY GUIDE

Email: dailyguide@timesofoman.com Tel. 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 431 / 456 / 461 Fax: 24812624

SITUATION VACANT

SITUATION WANTED ADMIN/HR Indian male 46 years, seeking suitable position in Admin or as Storekeeper. Contact 91385251 Indian female 25 yrs MBA in HR and Marketing and Graduation in Physics having 1year experience in Oman as administration coordinator seeks suitable placement. Contact 98510431 / 97098431 Indian, Male,28 yrs, MBA HR with 8 years experience in core HR/ Specialized in Recruitment in Tier 1 comp, Currently employed in Muscat with Valid Oman DL. Looking for growth opportunity - 95951127

Required for a leading international company in the ﬁeld of IT located in Ruwi, CBD Area, a female employee (Administrative Secretary) holding a diploma in IT and familiar with public relations and staying in Wilayat Muttrah. CVs to be sent to the email: anismaimani@gmail.com

Urgently wanted one experienced House Driver. Contact 24493666 / 99228454

Indian female, MBA( HR & Marketing) B.Tech ( Electronics & Communication) with experience. Contact 96963961

Indian male 39, Accounting professional 15+ years experience in Accounting, Auditing, available for immediate joining. #96675398

29 Indian female MBA 2 years experience in Accounts and Administration skilled with MS Office, seeking for suitable position. Contact 96962240

Charted Accountant from India, Post Qualiﬁcation experience 21 years, working in Muscat since July 2011, at a Senior position in a group of SME’s, seeks suitable change. Contact 94201290 Email chakjain37@yahoo.com

ACCOUNTANCY Urgently required Qualiﬁed & experienced Accountant, IT & Administration, for a Muscat based well known construction company. Email: khalbeeliz@gmail.com Fax 24488057

ARCHITECT / INTERIOR DECORATOR Required for Consultant Managing Director 15 yrs Arch & STR Eng 10 years. Email meceng111@hotmail.com

BEAUTY Required Indian lady beautician, Al Amerat, visa & accommodations available. Contact 92059502 Exclusive Ladies SPA & Saloon in Salalah has an opening for female Operation Executive exp. min. 3 yrs, energetic & independent to operate. Guest relationship & strong knowledge in ERP. Send CV info@ezrahlife.com Required General Beautician, Indian Nationality with local release for beauty parlour at Al Ghubrah. Contact 95134495 / 95622129 Required urgently experienced Beautician. Contact 99467033

A leading Frozen Foodstuff Company requires Heavy Duty Driver with valid Omani Driving license and having 5/10 years local experience in driving 40 ft. Trailer Trucks. Please Fax CV to: 24793305 / Contact 92880150 Wanted Light duty driver. Contact 92341826 Wanted JCB operator with local release. Contact Ashley 99257975 Pakistani Family requires Driver at Ghubrah South. Call 99101958 Expatriate driver with car for Omani family required to pick & drop children from school, middle aged person with at least 10 years clean Omani D/L. call - +968-95523416 Expatriate driver for Omani family required, middle aged person with at least 10 years clean Omani D/L. Contact +968-95523416 Wanted Driver. Call - 24170076 / 98936716. Send resume: tthrteam@gmail.com. Car Driver personal. Contact 96694954

DOMESTIC HELP Part-time housemaid (Tamil/Malayalam) required in the afternoon, near Star cinema, Ruwi. Contact after 5 pm - 99682680, 92934990

CATERING Required one House Cook for Capital area. Contact 24493666/ 99228454 Wanted experienced Cooks. Contact 95529970 Urgently required North Indian part time cook in mutrah. Contact – 99100314 Required Continental Cook (1) 3-5 years experience. Contact +968 99364735 / 99652716

DOMESTIC HELP Required Housemaid Pilipino full time. Contact 98563312 Malayali Housemaid required for Indian (Keralite) family in Muscat. Full time for ONE (1) month (October) only. Contact immediately: 98988678”. Pakistani Family living at Ghubrah south is looking for house maid. Should be resident card holder and familiar with Pakistani cooking. Contact 99101958 / 93575206

Indian Male, 27 years, 5 years’ experience as a Customer/Client relation Manager in MNCs. Seeking suitable posts in Customer relations/Administration/HR. GSM: 93088407 Indian female Currently on Visit Visa, looking for a job in Oman. Total Work Experience of 6 Years, Worked as a senior technical associate and Senior Technical Support Officer with Bank of America & Mphasis Mumbai respectively. Diploma in MBA (HR MANAGEMENT), B. Com Graduate from Mumbai University. Email : beena.bhatia24@gmail.com, daswaniash_2001@yahoo.co.in, Mobile : 98682715 / 95257148

Indian Driver required with 3 years experience with visa living in Ruwi area. Contact 96761960

DESIGNER Graphic designer with Arabic & English knowledge for a printing press. Contact 99244470 Email excelpress1@gmail.com

EDUCATION Wanted Computer Teachers for Eastern Pearl Private School, Darsait. Contact 92923349

ENGINEERS/TECH

MISC Looking for men (2) with “full experience” to run a laundry shop in Mawaleh South, call 9722 1304 Required an Arabic spoken office boy from Kerala. Contact 92345861 Urgently required experienced Fabricators, Welders 6G, Riggers, Grinders and Construction workers. Contact 99776471 / 95205473 Email ardharab@gmail.com

MEDICAL Wanted Pilipino Dental Nurse or General Nurse for Dental Polyclinic in Muscat (Preferable with MOH License). Contact 94351050 Omani Staff Wanted : A reputed hospital in Muscat urgently needs Omani HR Manager, Reception Staff, Nursing Assistants, Technicians, Security, Drivers for immediate recruitment. Please send your CV to vacancyahh@gmail.com we will call you. Required Pharmacist/Assist. Pharmacist with MOH license for a pharmacy in capital area. saif695@yahoo.com Shatti Al Qurum Medical Center is looking to employ qualiﬁed and registered nurses (Dentist hygienist and Gyno). If interested, please send your qualiﬁcations and experience to: hr71mb@hotmail.com Tel: 93655425 A licensed dentist is needed to rent a running dental clinic in Sohar (next to Sohar university). Contact 95603395 Wanted Ophthalmologist (DO), Staff Nurses (female) with MOH license for a polyclinic. Excellent Salary package. Contact 99006915 Email alhinaee. clinic@yahoo.com Urgently require an Asst. Pharmacist with or without MOH license for a Pharmacy in Barka. Contact 93353186 / 26868839

A reputed Engineering Contracting Company requires Project Manager (Piping) for Oil&Gas ﬁeld. BE (Mech),min 12 yrs exp in managing cross country pipelines, industrial piping etc. Thorough knowledge on HSE, QA and Environmental systems essential. Mail detailed CV to:- recruitbmen@gmail.com

Required a Nurse for a clinic in Al Khuwair with MOH license, Full time or Part time. Send CV ntestament@hotmail.com Contact 99355095

Required CCTV Technician with minimum 3 yrs experience. Email birdymaan@hotmail.com

Required Asst. Pharmacist with MOH License for a pharmacy in capital area. GSM: 9282057

Wanted Doctor-MBBS-MD-with MOH license –Saham. CONTACT 96941772

SALES / MARKETING

Job available with a leading food stuff Company at Seeb area: Salesmen, Light Drivers- For Omani National only, Sales Supervisors, prefer having frozen food stuff experience- all nationalities. Send your CV to : thekkutt@gmail.com Looking for efficient Sales Executives with experience. Omani driving license holders preferred. Fresher can also apply. Email : jobvaciuc@gmail.com Wanted Outdoor Sales Executive with D/L and helper, for importer and Wholesaler Company, dealing with sanitary ware in Muscat. Please post your CV to under mentioned email address. Contact 97443656 Email: gulfsanitary@yahoo.com Sales Executive - experienced/ fresher in building material /structural steel. Apply to recruitments. muscat@gmail.com Wanted experienced Marketing Executives with (valid Oman D/L) for a leading printing press in Musanah. Contact: alqariyaprintingpress@gmail.com, Mobile 96557079 Marketing company requires Sales Executive salary + incentive, visa available send CV at bdmrightway@gmail.com Contact 95748080 Required Salesman cum Driver with Education certiﬁcate for trading company visa ready. Contact 99250248 A leading oil & Gas company is looking for active Sales Engineer with minimum of 2 years experience technical, sales marketing with valid license. Contact 99061232 / 99853353 Building material Salesman. Contact 95856070 Leading construction company requires Quality Assurance (QA) & quality control (QC) Electric Engineer, Personnel. Send CV to : nikunj@uniqueom.com

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Indian, B. Com graduate with 9+ years experience, great exposure in Accounting/Administration job(TallyErp9), seeks suitable placement. Omani Driving License, Contact: 96001864

Indian female 10 years experience in admin and customer care seeking for a suitable job. Contact 97132322 Email ID: chaisonline@gmail.com

HR & Administration officer 15 years experience, looking for a suitable opening. Contact 95893806

DRIVER

Manager Accounts & HR MBA ﬁnance PGDHRM 10 yrs experience in India 14 yrs experience in Muscat Presently working in Construction/ Earth works co. in Muscat available to join immediately. # 91103856 Email newjobs13@yahoo.com

Chartered Accountant with ICWA Inter having 5 years experience in accounts, costing, budgeting, Insurance, treasury & Banking operations - Available for Immediate Joining. Contact : 96596380 Email-ﬁnancecost2@gmail.com

Indian male 4 years of HR experience, looking for Admin, Recruitment job. Contact 99489496

ADMIN

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE

Indian female MA, MBA (HR) with 5 yrs GCC exp, presently working as HR Coordinator in groups of company, seeks suitable placement. Contact 93498876

Part time Accounts /Audit service. Contact 97104365 / 92418779 (call after 5P.M). ACCA Member, Graduate (UK), 24 yrs male, 3 yrs experience, tally ERP -9, quick book & MS Office looking for suitable placement. #97268263 Indian male 40 yrs M.Com ICWAI (Inter) 12 yrs experience in Accounts and ﬁnance 7 yrs in Oman valid D/L. Good experience in IT and service Industry, looking for suitable in Finance. Contact 98334960 Part time Accountant with 15 yrs experience in Accounts Finance Audit & tax management. Contact 95857199 Finance Accounts Indian male B.Com MBA 31 years, Exp 6 years. Contact 93257426 / 92365310, Email : sibigeorgep@gmail.com Finance Controller 15+ years versatile experience in Oman, seeks immediate openings#92439941

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE

Indian male, 27 yrs Accounts 4 years experience in Oman, seeks similar position. Contact 93770862 Email badarkkb@gmail.com

Accountant: Indian male, 10 years experience, 6 years in Oman, with Oman driving license, seeking suitable placement. Contact 97123002 Email venetr@live.com

Indian male, 27 yrs Sales Executive 4 years experience in Oman, with valid Oman driving license, seeks similar position. Contact 91161698 Email badarkkb@gmail.com

14 Years exp Accountant Indian male. Contact 971506742791 UAE, 99337624 Oman

Accounts Manager, MBA Finance & PG Diploma in HR, total 24 yrs experience, working in Oman since 14 yrs now working in Oman forconstruction co. in Muscat, can join immediately. Contact 91387354, accounts242013@yahoo.com

CA, MBA (Finance) Indian male with 20+ years Oman experience seeks senior position in finance / Accounts in a reputed organization. Contact 99022386. Email: kaz1961_01@yahoo.com Accountant Indian male 2 years experience B.Com, Tally, Peachtree. Contact 93050561, Email rafikatoorans@gmail.com Accountant Indian Male, Having valid Omani driving license age 31, B.Com Graduate with 10 years of computerized Accounting experience in India, UAE & Oman, seeking suitable jobs. Contact +968 94058639 & +968 95704584 Accountant Indian male 13 years exp in Oman reporting up to finalization Payroll, immediate joining, Local release available having Omani D/L. Contact 97331967 B.Com 21 yrs with 1 yrs exp Indian male valid D/L. Contact: 95186796 Female 33, Indian B.Com looking for suitable placement as back office support. Contact 95256416 Accountant, Indian, with UAE & Oman working experience in accounts, seeks suitable position in Muscat as an Accounts Executive. Contact : 96950764. email manipv.pv@gmail.com Accounts and administration or logistics, with 5 years of experience in Oman with valid driving license. Contact 93880414 Accounting & Finance ACCA, experience 5 years. #92436843 Accountant M.Com, MBA, with 7 years experience looking for suitable placement. Contact 93029334 Email heams.merlin@gmail.com

ACCA finance professional 5 years experience including 1 yr in Oman experience, looking for suitable placement. Contact 95174220 5 years experienced M.Com Accountant looking for part time job. Contact 94109930 Indian Male 32, having over 10 yrs of experience in Finance & Accounts up-to finalization with complete admin knowledge, seeks suitable placement in middle management. Have valid Omani D/L. Contact 99881723 Chartered Accountant, Indian female 25 years, with good Knowledge and experience in Finance, Accounts, Audits, immediate joining. Contact 92530131 / 24785757 Email : muflihak@gmail.com Indian female 33 years 5 years experience in Muthoot Finance Ltd, Now on visit visa, seeks suitable jobs. Contact 96214105 Email bijibinu2003@gmail.com Indian male M.Com, Finance having 7 + yrs experience in Oman, Finalization, Audit, AR/ AP, Payroll with valid Oman D/L, seeks senior level position. Contact 93088436 Indian male 34 B.Com Senior Accountant 10 years experience (8 years in Oman) valid Omani driving license, seeks suitable placement ready to join immediately. # 91101645 Chief Accountant, 22 yrs. experienced, seeks immediate placement. Contact 95598477 / 99013963 Senior Accountant seeks part time job. Contact 99013963 / 98803439

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DAILY GUIDE SITUATION WANTED ACCOUNT. & FINANCE Part time accounts / audit services. Gsm 99761216 Male Accountant MBA, ICMAP (finalist) 6.5 years experience in finance, accounting, payroll, audit, administration, ERP,SAP,TALLY, seeking for good opportunity Email: faisalsaeedrana@hotmail.com Faisal Saeed : 97268088 Part time Accountant / Internal Auditor computerized and Manual Accounts, Driving own car. Accounts up to finalization. Contact Kumar 96414305 Indian male Accountant with 7 years experience (Expert in Tally ERP-9) seeks suitable placement. Contact 94251297 Email : milan.muscat@gmail.com Jordanian Senior Accountant 11 Years Experience, Worked In Constructions, Tourism Company and Poly Clinic, Experience in Tally Erp9. Contact 96470036 Indian female MBA (finance) working with reputed company in Muscat with valid Oman D/L seeking for suitable placement in finance /accounts. Contact 97197683 Indian male, 25 years, MBAFinance Graduate, 1 year experience with computer knowledge, on the lookout for suitable openings in Oman. Contact 93870465 and email : fahadhv@yahoo.com .

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE

DRAUGHTSMAN

Indian female 35 B.Com with 5 years experience & driving license, seeks suitable placement. #95871492

BSc Interior designer with 6 years in Mumbai and 2 years in Oman, seeking a suitable job for Site Co ordination. Contact +968 95796137

Male, Indian 26 yrs Accountant 4 yrs in Oman. Contact 95960600 Mumbai Born, male-24, PGPM + MBA (Finance) with one year experience as a ﬁnancial analyst in India. seeks job in ﬁnance. Tel: 98711999 email: sharancherian@gmail.co

ARCH/ INTERIOR Artist Masters of ﬁne Arts having 20 years experience of all kinds of Arts and decoration works in Oman, looking for suitable placement. Contact 92635029 Iraqi Architect 22 years experience. Contact 97608513 Indian female B. Arch (Architect) having 3 years Middle East experience with valid driving license on family joining visa. Contact 96908041 /99349047

CATERING Indian male BSc Hotel Management with 10 yrs experience and Oman D/L, seeking suitable replacement. Contact 95066454

DOMESTIC HELP

Indian male B.Com Tally with 8 months experience in Accounting is looking for Accounts Assistant job. Contact 94103460

Srilankan Maid available, part time hard working, trustworthy good with Children & Animals, Cooking. Contact 98024739

Muslim Chartered Accountant and M.Com, 12 Years of Experience, At present in UAE, seeking good Job in Accounts, Finance, Audit etc. Contact 00971 50 9607654, 00968 9985 7838, E mail : chishtiaca@yahoo.com

Housemaid looking for part time job, good English experience. Contact 98024739

Accounts works up to finalization on part-time / fulltime. #96247295 Indian Female, having over 5 yrs of experience in Customer Care, Accounts & Administration, seeks suitable placement.#92801607 Indian male Accountant B.Com, 6 yrs exp in oman.prof.in tally erp9, sap seek suitable placement. #98455490 mail-umct777@gmail.com Indian male 25 yrs B Com Accountant having experienced of 3 years looking for a good placement Contact 97803996 Accountant, Indian, with Qatar experience in Accounts, seeks suitable position in Muscat as an accounts Executive. Contact 94460349, E mail : jithutourism@gmail.com Indian male 28 Chartered Accountant, looking for suitable placement in Finance and Audit department. Email ubaiskeeran@gmail.com Contact 96357827 M.COM, ACMA (ICWA) 35yrs, 12 yrs exp (2 yrs in Oman with valid D/L) in finance, costing, budgeting & business plan, accounts finalization, advanced excel presently at US MNC Chennai, India interested to relocate to Oman. # 91-9789900628 Email: costmanagement2012@yahoo.com Indian male Accountant B.Com 4 years exp in India prof in Tally ERP9 seeks suitable placement currently on visit visa. Contact 91377681 house Manager and Accountant, NOC available & can join immediately seeks suitable placement. Contact 92203972 Chartered Accountant young Indian Female 26 years with good knowledge and experience in Finance, Accounts and Audit of large corporate available for immediate joining. Contact 99887464 Email deepaj122@gmail.com Indian Male, MBA ( Finance) with 5 years experience as Senior Analyst at reputed company in India, Seeks job in Finance or Accounts. Contact 91378950 Email ms.sharief@gmail.com Chartered Accountant Young Indian female 25 years with Good knowledge and experience in Finance, Accounts and Audit of large corporate, available for immediate joining. Contact 92530131/ 24785757 Email muflihak@gmail.com Chartered Accountant, with B.Sc Accountancy (special) degree, more than seven years of experience, looking for a position in accounts, finance or auditing department. Contact 93957919

Housemaid looking for part-time/ full time job. Contact 93889545

AutoCAD electrical draughtsman (2D) IND/M 5+years Gulf exp urgently looking for a job currently on visit visa. Contact 94459806 / 98192825 AutoCAD Draughtsman Gulf Experienced Ph: 98310977 Autocad d/man, gulf exp, exp in Arch, interior, structural, 3D, PH : 96722150 AutoCAD Civil Draughtsman 2D/3D IND/male 2 years Gulf experience & having Oman D/L seeking suitable placement. Contact 99147961 Email: ashratalikv786@gmail.com Electrical D/man, experienced, on visit visa. Contact :96516924

EDUCATION 26 Years Indian female BA. B.Ed & MSW degree holder applying for Teaching & office administration post. Contact 94162888 Email sreelakshmi.kuttysree@gmail.com Indian female, BSc B.ED, fresher looking for a teacher’s job for secondary section from 5th to 8th for all subjects. # 97645135 / 93023379

ENGG. / TECHNICAL A BE Civil, 26 yrs male, with 4+ yrs of exp and having an ongoing exp in oil & gas with all HSE trainings, inductions and having defensive driving license is looking for urgent placement. Contact 93525766

DRIVERS

Telecom Engineer 4 years experience in all Huawei equipment MW& BTS of site survey maintenance. Contact 94462554

Male 29, looking job for light driving having good driving experience in company in Oman, like Nawras mobile etc. Contact 96914164 / 97304221

Bio-medical Engineer (B-Tech), 3 years experience in India, on visit visa seeks suitable placement. Contact : 92163918, saviojose111@gmail.com

Indian male L/D Driver. #93078481

B.Sc in Civil Engineer, 6 years experience in Construction ﬁeld in UAE Dubai, having UAE driving license, seeking suitable placement. Contact 97125780

Driver 6 years exp with car, have valid Oman driving license with AutoCAD knowledge. NOC available. Contact 95962384 Light Duty Driver more than 10 years experienced in Capital and interior areas of Oman well versed with every nook and corner of Oman looking for a placement. Knows English, Hindi, Malayalam and Tamil can speak and understand Arabic. Contact 99771205

Mechanical Technician 36 yrs Indian male 9 yrs Gulf experience 3 yrs in Oman with D/L, seeking suitable placement. Contact 96287511 Email maheshlazer@gmail.com Sudanese B.Sc Mechanical Engineer MBA holder 4 years experience, Thermal Electricity power plants combined cycle. # 95816951

Office Driver with car. #95615642 Indian male 24 yrs, looking for driver job, heavy duty 1year experience in Oman. Contact 92473490 Email kuttushaju@gmail.com 47 years Indian Heavy Driver 16 years experience in Oman, looking for suitable placement. Contact 93842371 / 99389268 Light Driver. Contact 97020205 Experience Light duty Driver. Contact 95592452 Heavy Duty Driver with Oman license, now on visit visa in Oman, experience 4 years Oman. #92775607 Light driver. Contact 95387829 20 Yrs Exp Light Duty Driver. Contact 91210747 Driver with Car Pick & Drop. Contact 97581610

DESIGNER 3D Visualizers / designer having 2 D & 3 D experience in Oman, knowledge of interior & exterior, seeking for good place part time or fulltime, having Omani D/License. Contact 95268877 AutoCAD 2D, 3D Technician 3 years exp with Oman driving license, NOC available. Contact 95962384 Indian female, 25yrs Bsc-FASHION DESIGNING, 3yers experience in designing ﬁeld and teaching. looking for a sutable placement. Contact: 98785310. Email: vinaya.m.nair@gmail.com Indian male B.Com 30 years 5 years experience in UAE, looking for Graphic designer job, visit visa. Contact 97166820

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INFORMATION TECH. Indian male, MCA, 8 yrs exp, JAVA, J2EE, Struts, AJAX, Oracle, SQL. Contact 93858967 Email nrawat01@yahoo.co.in 10 Years of Technical presales experience, Graduate from University of Huddersﬁeld UK, previous experience of working with ZTE, looking for job. Contact 91379396 CCNA male 28 years with 4 years experience in system and network support, looking for job. #98479807 ITIL, OCP, CRISC certiﬁed IT Professional with 20 yrs. exposure to Dubai & Oman markets having expertise in ERP, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, security, IT/Project Management, Citrix, Oracle etc. is looking for immediate placement. Contact: 95602424 Indian male 27 years old, Masters in Computer Applications with 4+ years experience, Key skills: Oracle Pl/sql and .net Seeking Suitable placement. Contact: +919538345624 sujithchennat@gmail.com IT Professional with 19 yrs. experience having expertize in ERP, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Oracle Programming, Citrix, Microsoft, Lync is looking for immediate placement. Contact: 95602424 Indian male 29 BSc. IT CCNA with 3 yrs experience, looking for a suitable placement in Networking or IT service. Contact 98871199 Indian male, MBA (HR & IT), having 1.5 yrs. working experience as Asst: Mgr (HR & Admin), seeking for a suitable post. Contact 98031852 Email : sarathmalayil4u@gmail.com Indian male, MCA, MBA-HR, B.Com with 9.5 yrs. Exp. looking for a suitable opportunity as IT Project Head & SAP HR Consultant (Multi tasking) presently come on visit visa in Oman, Contact GSM : +968 92801761 E-mail : rishhi@msn.com Indian male 26 years MSC telecom (UK) B.Tech (EC) having 3 years experience in IT/Telecom seeks suitable placement. Contact 95285710 Email : prajith5678@gmail.com Indian female, B.Tech, 5 yrs of exp, JAVA, J2EE, AJAX, Struts, Oracle, SQL. Contact 96200984 Email shiljyrajan@gmail.com

MEDICAL Female MBBS doctor with 3 years experience seeks suitable position in Muscat region. Contact 91218141 Indian Doctor female MD (Anesthesiology) with 3years post MBBS experience seeks suitable placement. Contact 96243418 Staff Nurse with MOH license, available immediately. Contact 98278741 / 99433415 Arabic Dentist with MOH License looking for suitable Placement, contact 91138009 Male Nurse with MOH license and ACLS seeks placement. Contact 93262628 Email: robitjohn@gmail.com Female Staff Nurse having MOH license, looking for job. Contact 93028381 Indian female 23, M.SC Bio Chemistry with experience in teaching and clinical lab work looking suitable placement in teaching/ laboratory technologist/ chemist. Email: ktkarthika22@gmail.com, contact 97200435 M.Sc Biotechnology Clinical Research Clinical Data management IPR 4 Years experience. Contact 92136290 Email ebinabraham@gmail.com Female physiotherapist with MOH Looking for suitable job. Contact 99545952,98147312 Indian female nurse with MOH license seeks suitable placement. Contact 94499120 Male Nurse Indian 26 years with 3 years experience & MOH license, ACLS, BLS & ITLS, seeking job. Contact +91007965, 99470508 Email: jomonthomas1313@gmail.com Indian male Nurse with MOH License, 1 year experience from Oman as company Nurse is Looking for a job, now on visit visa. Contact 93645954

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SITUATION WANTED MANAGER/ SUPER Sr. Project Manager Indian National With 18 yr Experience In managing Civil Construction Business Seek Opening in reputed Civil Company ready to join immediately contact-92685422 or pmsindia2007@gmail.com Commercial Manager (Contracts Specialist ) in Construction in Muscat till 30th September seeks placement 92829562 email: forwork283@gmail.com Indian total exp18 years with 10 years Gulf exp as a services center in charge in electronics & Gulf driving License, seeks suitable placement in Oman. Contact 96527926 Purchaser/Procurement: Indian* *Male,10* years experience as Purchaser/Procurement Head in a construction comp. D/L. Contact No:92501871 Indian auto parts store keeper 16 years exp Oman in a multinational co now on visit visa seeks suitable placement. Contact 97146910 Business Development Manager with 6 yrs experience in Oil & Gas, Business development, Sales & Marketing with Oman D/L, seeks a suitable placement. Contact 92961826 Email waseemprod@gmail.com Manager/Super 12+ yrs experienced Purchase Manager with D/L & release , seeks placement . Contact 97073942.

SALES / MARKETING Indian male 6 years experience in Sales & Marketing, Looking for job. Contact 96108700 Worked as Sales Supervisor for 3 years having valid Omani driving license 5 years Sales experience in Oman. Contact 94009447 Indian male 5 yrs exp in Sales & Marketing in Oman with Oman D/L. Contact 95460860 / 95891953 Email mohammed.shufaf@gmail. com India female, 26, MBA, experience in media marketing and market research, looking for suitable opportunities in Communication/PR/ Branding, Valid D/L. Contact details: greycentral86@gmail.com MBA (Marketing and HR) & B.Tech (Electronics and Biomedical Engineering) with 1.5 years experience in marketing and media ﬁeld. Contact 96175799 Email: aadil.azis@gmail.com MBA, 30 Yrs, Indian Male with 7yrs of Marketing & Sales exp on visit visa. Contact 98823315 Indian male 25 yrs, Valid Oman driving license, 2 years experience, looking for suitable job. #98562921 Mechanical Engineer: Presently working in Muscat with valid Oman DL. Having 10 Years of experience in Technical Marketing, Project Sales & Execution. Looking for a suitable placement. Contact:96295282

Indian Male 42, B.Com Graduate, 19 years experience in AC,LCD, LED installation Manager seeking sales, service or Supervisor post, on visit visa. Contact 98044075 Mail markarmstrong20068@gmail.com

27 years Indian male 8 years’ Indian market experience in the ﬁeld of Event Management, Sales & Customer Service, looking for a challenging opportunity in Muscat in relevant ﬁeld. Contact 96167803

Sales Manager having 15 years of experience in Retail management in Oman & Currently handling Electronics & home appliances, seeking suitable placement, Release available. Contact 93826379 Email marvelgeet@yahoo.com

Indian male 27 yrs having 6 years experience in Sales & Marketing including FMCG Products in Kerala, Fluent in English and Hindi, looking for immediate placement, currently in visiting visa. Contact 94041305 Email : jibinrm@gmail.com

MISCELLANEOUS

Indian male MBA Sales & Marketing, 7 years of experience holding Oman D/L, looking for a suitable position in the same. #95475833

Indian female, 28, MBA looking for suitable placement. # 98435532

SERVICES

Indian Counter Salesman experience, Omani D/L. Contact 97438780 Indian male 24 MBA 2 yrs exp in Marketing on visiting visa. Contact 97138676 Email haris.hameedali@gmail.com Outdoor Salesman with 10 years Oman experience with valid driving license. Contact 93600795

MARBLE CRYSTALLIZATION restore the original shine of your marble.# 24793614/ 99314807

Indian male MBA marketing / ﬁnance with 4 yrs of exp in sale & marketing looking suitable placement in sales/ marketing/ sales coordination/ customer care/ retail/ admin jobs. #98443722 / 92409198

Split & Window AC Servicing & repairing. Contact 99557080

Sudanese B.Sc Computer Engineer with 6 years experience, looking for Marketing, Sales, IT Jobs. Contact 97099676 B.Tech E & I, 8+ yrs experience Sales, Marketing Procurement, etc, currently working in Oman valid D/L, looking for suitable placement. Contact 97233074 / 95140207 Indian male B.Com 33 years having 7 years experience in Sales Coordination, Office Administration and warehousing in Oman in the field of Furniture, EHA, IT Products. Contact 92786255 Indian male 6 yrs experience in Oman Sales field, having valid Omani Driving license, seeking suitable placement. Contact 92868522 15 yrs exp Purchase, Sales, Store & Admin, fluent English, Arabic, know computers, Omani D/L. Contact 99717061 Indian male 10 years experience in Sales with valid Oman driving license seeking for suitable replacement. Contact 98481925 MBA( MKTG)6 yrs exp Sales & Mktg valid OM D/L, Ind Male 30yrs currently working as an AQT manager. Contact 97757866 Indian male MBA (Sales & Marketing) 10+ yrs exp in Sales & Marketing, Purchase exp in Oman & Saudi with valid D/L, seeking suitable placement. Contact 95173538

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Indian male 25 yrs MBA Mrkt BSc Biotech 4 yrs exp in Sales & Mrkt experience in Oman with valid Omani D/L, looking for a suitable position. # 94080049/ 95138285 Email mataher786@gmail.com

Indian male 37 yrs, having 6 yrs exp. in purchasing with D/L seeking suitable placement. #99345732

22 yrs old Pakistani female looking out for a job. Contact 97019570 sadaf.j.khattak@gmail.com

Indian male 2 years exp in Sales, Have a valid Oman driving license, seeks suitable placement. #98613038

Looking for HSE Advisor job. Qualiﬁcation NEBOSH IGC and OSHA education masters in Geosciences age 28 years. Contact 93835938

27 Years Male, MBA Supply Chain Management requires position in Warehouse, procurement, distribution, logistics, import/ export, production department. #93619846

Marketing Manager 25 years experience in Building materials in GCC/ Oman. Contact 94381598

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SALES / MARKETING A dynamic Sales & Mkt professional with 9 years of experience currently situated in Muscat, looking for suitable position. Contact 95304232 Indian male 2 years exp in Oman, looking for job as Marketing Executive in Van or mini truck. Contact 96148903 An Indian having rich Gulf experience in Sales Marketing ( in House) Procurement Admin, seeking suitable placement at Senior level. Contact parthinath123@gmail.com / Contact 93689602 Indian male MBA 6 years experience in IT Sales business development and training staff in telemarketing and customer service in Oman on visit. Contact 91380575 Indian male MBA Sales & Marketing, 7 years of experience holding Oman D/L, looking for a suitable position in the same. Contact 95475833 Indian male B.A 7 years experience in Financial product Marketing Sales, looking for job. Contact 96194656

PROJECTS

Young Male Graduate BA Hons (Marketing)- United Kingdom with 2 years experience & driving licence seeks suitable placement in Business development/Brand management/Logistics. call – 96402727

Indian Male, PG in tourism, 23 years, seek suitable job in travel & tourism. Available for immediate joining .ph 92409102 , akhilantony0303@yahoo.com

MBA, Indian male (30 yrs), 6.5 years experience in Sales / Marketing / Admin with Omani D/L, seeking for suitable placement. Contact 95480402 Email dgjdp1982@gmail.com MBA in Marketing & Finance with 2 years work experience in Oman, with valid driving license and good communication skills, Seeks suitable placement. Contact 91181288 / Email george15386@gmail.com Indian male B Tech MBA with 4 years of marketing/sales experience on visit visa seeking suitable placement Ph 96010724 Indian male 27, 3 years experience in Sales & Marketing in Australia on visit, seeking suitable placement. Contact 93717152 Email engoor@gmail.com

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Male 36 Years 6 years experience in Oman as Sales Executive, Home appliances ﬁeld with Driving License. Good Command in Arabic. Contact 94378787

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TRANSPORTATION For transport. Contact 92548219 Transportation. Contact 99509283

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Indian male, BBAM, 27 years, specialized in marketing & ﬁnance, 6 years of experience as transport coordinator in an earthmoving co. having valid Omani driving license seeking for suitable placement. Contact 93213160 email: nikiniji86@gmail.com

Car with Graduate experienced driver. Contact +968 98267157 Transport Pick & Drop. # 97581610 Car with driver. Contact 95068976 Transportation Contact 95570429

FOR HIRE

Videographer for filming any occasion or event, website videos, corporate profiles, promotional films, ad films. Also calendar, brochure, logo, poster designing. Contact 99631986 24 yrs female with driving license, b.b.a plus I.A.T.A,3 years experience seeking suitable position in secretarial ,admin,hr,procurement ,travel. please contact 95337828 or e-mail at hibhak@gmail.com. Indian Female, B.Tech-IT, Fresher, Currently in Resident Visa, having C and JAVA Knowledge, seeking Suitable Position in IT. CONTACT : 97232497,99108857, psharan24@gmail.com, parthipan61@gmail.com 26 Years old Indian female Bachelor of Business Administration with 1.5 years experience, Looking for a Marketing Job, Contact # 968-99068641 Indian Male with 8 yrs exp in Marketing, Branding, Business Development & Sales. Seeking job opportunities in Muscat. Currently on Visit Visa till 19th October , joining immediate. 99502772 ACCA tution for level 1 and 2 or related bachelors or master courses, gain effective training to pass, pleas send your requirements and subjects through email. Contact Abdullah-97654769,Email id:abdullah.nooralam@yahoo.com

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