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RAMADAN PRAYER TIMINGSDhuhr 12.18pm

Asr 3.38pm

Maghrib 7.01pm

Isha 8.22pm Fajr (Tomorrow) 4.04am

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EID GREETINGSThe Chairman and staff of Muscat Media Group extend their heartiest greetings to

His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said on the advent of Eid Al Fitr.

Court to rule over future of Muscat Festival

FAHAD AL GHADANIfahadnews@timesofoman.com

MUSCAT: A war of words, which has broken out over the future of Muscat Festival, has now spilled over into court action which holds the fate of the event in 2016.

Times of Oman can report that a Muscat Municipal Council mem-ber has fi led a case in the court against the decision made by the Chairman of Muscat Municipal-

ity to form a primary committee to organise the festival next year.

A member of the council said: “We are not against the Muscat Festival. But we feel that Muscat Municipality is not the right body to organise the festival,” said the member.

He claimed that Muscat Mu-nicipality had agreed with the council to organise the event for the last time for 2015 and then hand it over to the Ministry of Tourism.

“We had even put plan B in place for the Ministry of Tour-ism and decided to postpone the Muscat Festival 2016 to the com-ing year if the ministry doesn’t get enough time to organise the festival,” said the member.

“Now, as the municipality ne-glected that, one of the members has fi led a case against the Chair-man of Muscat Festival’s deci-sions on forming a committee for Muscat Festival 2016,” said the member. >A5

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ROP warns of theft during Eid holidayFAHAD AL GHADANIfahadnews@timesofoman.com

MUSCAT: As the Eid Al Fitr holiday approaches, citizens and residents have been urged by the Royal Oman Police (ROP) to take precautions against theft in their houses. Many thefts occur around this time, as some people return to their villages, while oth-ers travel abroad with their fami-lies to spend holidays.

“Burglars choose this time to commit thefts. By taking some precautions, people could protect their property,” said a reliable source at the ROP.

Generally thieves target homes believing that residents may have kept valuables such as gold and cash. There are ways to ensure people can protect their property while going on a holiday, he said.

“Installing surveillance cam-eras, locking windows and doors,

and closing open spaces in the house will reduce chances of theft,” said the source. People should also keep some lights on in their homes to make thieves believe people are living in the house, he suggested.

“Criminals use diff erent means to break into a house such as with a duplicate key or breaking open doors or windows. There-fore, people should take precau-tions,” said the source. He also said that building a high wall or fence around the property could deter thieves. The ROP’s records showed that 154 people were ar-rested in May for committing 119 thefts, said the source.

The report also claimed that the ROP was making intensive eff orts to reduce thefts in general and vehicle thefts in particular. The ROP patrols combed those areas where frequent reports of such crimes are recorded.

A D V I S O R Y

His Majesty

receives thanks

HM issues

Royal pardon

MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has received a cable of thanks from King Ab-dullah II of Jordan in reply to His Majesty’s congratulatory cable on the occasion of his ac-cession to the throne of the king-dom. In his cable, King Abdullah II expressed his thanks for His Majesty’s feelings that embody good relations binding the two countries, praying to Allah the Almighty to protect His Majesty and grant him good health and wellbeing to achieve further as-pirations of progress and pros-perity for the Omani people. -ONA

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MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, the Supreme Commander, has issued a Royal pardon to a number of prisoners convicted in diff erent cases.

Among the 233 prisoners granted pardon are 77 foreign prisoners. His Majesty, the Su-preme Commander’s Royal pardon coincides with Eid Al Fitr 1436 AH and the July 23rd Blessed Renaissance Day 2015, as well as in consideration of families of the prisoners. -ONA

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There will be no editions of Times of Oman on Saturday and Sunday on account of Eid Al Fitr holidays. Due to the holidays, there will be no issues of Hi on July 17 and 24.

Holiday

SPORTSOman stun Afghans

2Zeehan Maqsood and Mehran Khan claimed four wickets each to

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MARKETOman is Iran’s priority

3Oman is Iran’s priority in trade as new opportunities are coming

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OMANGood habits of Eid

1Eid Al Fitr should not mark the end of good habits developed during Ramadan

which made the fasting month a spiritually and physically rewarding experience. >A2

T O P T H R E E I N S I D E S T O R I E S

Diffi cult to see

moon today

MUSCAT: The astronomical report released by the Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Aff airs about moon sighting of Shaw-wal 1436 AH said that it will be diffi cult to sight Shawwal moon for 1436 in all the governorates of Oman on Thursday, 29th of Ramadan, as per the astronomi-cal calculations.

The report, which highlights the sunset and moon stay after sunset timings, concludes that sighting will not be possible in all the governorates as per as-tronomical calculations. -ONA

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‘Eid should not wash away our good habits’

ELHAM POURMOHAMMADI elham@timesofoman.com

MUSCAT: Eid Al Fitr should not mark the end of good habits de-veloped during Ramadan which made the fasting month a spiritu-ally and physically rewarding ex-perience, say experts.

“If you continue your good hab-its even after Ramadan, it shows that you have truly gained some-thing from the Holy Month. If you do not continue them, it means that you did it only for the sake of

Ramadan,” said Hilal Al Rashdi, adviser at the Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Aff airs.

Allah is not only the God of Ramadan, but he is the God of all the months, Al Rashdi told the Times of Oman.

Spirituality The scholar believes that people should keep the spirituality alive and should not forget everything

after Eid. Some people consider Eid an occasion that would ‘lift the burden from their shoul-ders’ so that they can eat and drink again during the day, said Al Rashdi, noting that it was a ‘wrong’ attitude.

Eid is not a celebration of the end of Ramadan but is a celebra-tion of being alive and having had the opportunity to fast and benefi t from this special month, he added.

Religion of joy Eid shows that Islam is also a re-ligion of joy and happiness, said Al Rashdi, adding that it is an oc-casion when people should be thankful for God’s blessing that enables them to buy new things and should appreciate them.

Medical experts also believe that people should not get out of the healthy habits that they ac-quired during Ramadan.

Ramadan is all about ‘follow-ing rules’ so people should try to do so even after Ramadan, said Dr Ahmed Hamed Al Wahaibi, senior consultant in Family Medicine at the Ministry of Health.

Healthy dietThis good habit can be a bal-anced and healthy diet that they followed in Ramadan, a healthy weight loss or quitting smoking, he noted, adding that Eid should not put an end to these habits.

Monika Seth, a nutritionist and weight loss consultant at Al Raf-fah Hospital, also says that people should not give up their good hab-its after Ramadan.

“For example, they can con-tinue the weight loss plan and ex-ercise regime even after the holy month and the healthy eating plan can be reviewed by a professional to make the required changes as per the individual’s require-ments,” she noted.

Some people

consider Eid an

occasion that would

‘lift the burden from

their shoulders’ so

that they can eat and

drink again during

the day, which is

a ‘wrong’ attitude

If you continue your

good habits even after

Ramadan, it shows that

you have truly gained

something from the

Holy Month

Hilal Al RashdiAdviser, Ministry of Awqaf

OMR82m contract for Liwa housing planMUSCAT: Tenders worth OMR105,795,164 were award-ed by the Tender Board at its 14th meeting for 2015 held on Wednesday under the chair-manship of Dr Rasheed bin Al Safi Al Huraibi, Chairman of the Tender Board.

The projects for which tenders

were awarded included: The construction of infra-

structure at the new residential area in the Wilayat of Liwa in North Al Batinah Governorate (OMR82,400,000).

The TV digital transmission project for the Public Authority for Radio and TV (OMR10,706,298).

Supply of surgical materi-als for the Ministry of Health (OMR5,178,196).

Additional works for the sup-ply and installation of standard equipment for Muscat Interna-tional Airport and Salalah Air-port, as well as the other domes-tic airports (OMR4,200,000).

Additional works to provide li-censes for Microsoft programme for the schools of the Ministry of Education for the school year 2015/2016 (OMR1,373,230).

Additional works to extend the lease contract for the building of the Public Authority for SMEs Development (OMR559,200).–ONA

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NATIONAL DEFENCE COURSE ENDSThe National Defence College on Wednesday held a

function to mark the graduation of the National Defence

Course. Nasr bin Hamoud Al Kindi, Secretary General of

the Royal Court Aff airs was the chief guest.— ONA

On Thursday, 20 buses will leave Muscat carrying 49 passengers each. We will ferry around 1,000 passengers, both locals and expatriates, to Dhofar

Vinod, Gulf Transport Corporation >A5

Hadith of the dayTHE PROPHET (PEACE BE UPON HIM) says this about fear of Allah: “Our Lord taught me nine things: To fear Allah openly and in secret, to speak justly in a state of anger or content, to be economical in wealth or poverty, to remain friends with those who abandon me, to give to those who deprive me, to forgive those who wrong me, to think about Allah when I’m quiet, to praise Allah when I’m speaking, for my facial expression to be a deterrent and to command what is good and true, and to enjoin the good.”

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TODAY’S DUAA‘O Allah, on this day, make my efforts worthy of apprecia-tion, and my sins forgiven, my deeds accepted, my flaws

concealed, O the best of those who hear.’

Eid Mubarak!Eid Al Fitr culminates a month of fasting wherein the faithful spent their time

praying and beseeching God for forgiveness and mercy, writes AFTAB H. KOLA

Ramadan has come and goneEid has dawned upon usThank You Allah for this blessed dayIt’s a time of happiness, a time of joyThank You Allah for this blessed day...

International Islamic song writer-singer Zain Bikha’s Eid song encapsulates the essence of Eid Al Fitr, the festival that is celebrated af-ter one month of fasting. Anas ibn Malik, a companion of the Prophet Mohammed (peace

be upon him), reports that when God’s messenger (PBUH) settled in Madinah its people had two days a year to celebrate and enjoy themselves. He said to them: “God, blessed and sublime be He, has substitut-ed them for you with two better days: the day ending the fast and the day of sacrifi ce.” (Related by Ahmad, Al-Nassaie, Al-Tirmidhi and others).

So, after a month of fasting, Eid is fi nally upon us. It is a time of triumph, an occasion for rejoicing after going through a period of intense sacrifi ce of worldly good and engaging in intense worship. Muslims are permitted to celebrate only two Eids; one is Eid Al Fitr and the other is Eid Al Adha (Bakrid). A small section of the population, because of ignorance, celebrate the birth of Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) and few other events. There is nothing in the Holy Quran to say that we should celebrate the Mawlid or birthday of the Prophet (PBUH). The Prophet (PBUH) himself did not do this or command anyone to do it, either during his lifetime or after his death.

Though we all look forward to celebrate the Eid, yet the completion of this year’s Ramadan leaves us sad. It would do us good if we asked ourselves some ques-tions: Have we fulfi lled the requirements of Taqwa (Allah consciousness) and graduated from the Rama-

dan school with a certifi cate of God-consciousness? Have we fought with our evil desires and defeated them, or have we been overtaken by them? Have we performed our deeds properly so we may be entitled to receive mercy and forgiveness? What have we gained from Ramadan?

If you were among those who benefi ted from Rama-dan, fulfi lled the requirements of Taqwa, truly fasted the month, prayed in it with truthfulness, and strove against your desires, then praise and thank Allah, and ask Him for steadfastness upon it until you meet your death. Remember, the Lord of Ramadan is also the Lord of other months. If you want to continue enjoy-ing the spirit of fasting and worship, then there re-mains voluntary fasting that you can do throughout the year. If praying at night during Ramadan was so spiritually uplifting, then you can continue praying Tahajjud throughout the year. Likewise charity and feeding the poor is not limited to Ramadan. And recit-ing and contemplating over the Holy Quran is not only for Ramadan, rather it is for all times.

Righteous actions are for all times and all places, so strive – O my brother and sister – and don’t get into of laziness mode. And do not fall into forbidden actions.

Eid celebrationsNow coming back to Eid celebrations... We start the day with Fajr prayers and then take a morning bath, wearing new clothes, applying perfume and heading to-wards Eidgah. It is recommended to have a light break-fast on Eid Al Fitr before leaving for prayers. Before we set out for prayers we should pay Zakatul Fitr (refer our earlier article on the subject). It was the practice of the Prophet (PBUH) that Eid prayer should be off ered in the open space unless it is raining, etc. This gives a chance to all people in the city to attend that prayer and

meet their fellow Muslims afterward, off ering them their congratulations on having completed the duty of fasting in Ramadan and praying to God to accept their worship and reward them for it. There is no harm in praying Eid prayers in masjids as well.

Taking two separate routes to and from the prayer ground is recommended.  We recite the following Takbir on the way to prayers and until the beginning of Salaat-Al-Eid: Allaho-Akber, Allaho-Akber. La ila-ha ill-lal-lah. Allaho-Akber, Allaho-Akber. Wa-lilahill hamd. (Allah is great, Allah is great. There is no god but Allah. Allah is great, Allah is great. And all praises are for Allah). We come out of prayers and wish and hug each other. Eid prayer is wajib (strongly recom-mended, just short of obligatory). Consisting of two Rakaat (units) it must be off ered in congregation. The prayer is followed by the Khutbah (sermon). The Khutbah is part of the worship and listening to it is Sunnah. Then the entire day is celebrated with fervour. Food is an important aspect of Eid as special preparations are rustled up while visits to one’s rela-tives and friends are the order of the day. We share snacks and sweets on Eid day and greet each other by saying “Eid Mubarak” - which roughly translates as “happy Eid” or “blessed Eid.”

While retaining the aspect of happiness and enjoy-ment, moderation is a very essential component of cel-ebrating Eid, just as it is an essential aspect of Islamic life. Moreover, in Islam even feasts are so oriented that we celebrate them hoping for reward from God. So, we need to take special care that celebrations do not spillo-ver into excess mode. Let us pray for the true spirit of Eid and we wish you all Eid Mubarak.

Hope you all benefi ted from all the articles which we published in these columns for one full month. (email: aftabkola@gmail.com)

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Muscat Fest fate hangs in balance

He added that the court has ac-cepted the case yesterday and more hearings will follow.

Debate has been raging for more than a year now over the future of the Muscat Festival with both sides taking diff erent views on how the event can be restructured and revamped to increase its quality and attendance.

Last year the event featured an Ice Village and the Dinosaur Village for the fi rst time, but despite good numbers, still drew some negative comments that not enough had been done to update it.

Confi rming there is a court case, a senior offi cial at Muscat Munici-pality said that they are going ahead with the festival plans.

“The court will decide on its fate but we are fully preparing for the festival. The festival committee was formed and it is functioning it’s du-ties,” he said.

The Municipality has already started calling for tenders which includes implementation and man-agement of the illuminated village of Muscat Festival 2016, rent sites for making and selling Omani halwa and light food in the festival and to implement and manage of commer-cial exhibition and fi rework display for Muscat Festival 2016.

“The festival should not stop un-der any circumstances,” he said.

However the council member said that he felt the Ministry of Tourism, not the Muscat Munici-pality, was the right body to organise the event, especially as it organises Khareef Salalah Festival annually. “We think that Muscat Munici-pality has many other things to do other than organising Muscat fes-tival. Our suggestions were part of the solutions for most of the Mus-cat Municipality problems,” said the member.

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HM receives Eid greetings from top leadersMUSCAT: On the occasion of Eid Al Fitr, His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has received a cable of greetings from Dr Yahya bin Mah-foudh Al Mantheri, Chairman of the State Council, Khalid bin Hilal Al Ma’awali, Chairman of Majlis Al Shura, Sayyid Badr bin Saud Al Busaidi, Minister Responsible for Defence Aff airs and Lt Gen Hassan bin Mohsen Al Shraiqi, Inspector General of Police and Customs.

In his cable, the Chairman of State Council said: “On behalf of

the State Council members, em-ployees and myself, it gives me pleasure to express our heartfelt greetings on the occasion of Eid Al Fitr, which comes as a gift from Allah to fasting people and wor-shipper in Ramadhan. We appeal to Allah the Almighty to grant Your Majesty health, wellbeing and wel-fare and accept Your fasting and prayers. We also appeal to Allah to maintain continuous security, stability and welfare of Oman un-der Your Majesty’s wise leader-

ship. We also appeal to Allah for the return of this occasion on all Arabs and Muslims with welfare and unity.

Khalid bin Hilal Al Ma’awali, Chairman of Majlis Al Shura: “On behalf of Majlis Al Shura members, employees and myself, it gives me pleasure to express our heartfelt greetings of this great occasion. We also express our deep loyalty and appreciation for the welfare Your Majesty has brought to your loyal citizens, who have been pray-

ing to Allah this month long, as it is the case in other days of the year, to grant Your Majesty good health, welfare and support Your Majesty to achieve more progress and pros-perity. They also expressed their sincere loyalty and appreciation to their beloved leader who have set an example for justice, fairness and being up to promises.”

Sayyid Badr bin Saud Al Busaidi, Minister Responsible for Defence Aff airs: “On this happy occa-sion, I am honoured to extend my

greetings and those of the brave Armed Forces and all employ-ees at the Ministry of Defence to Your Majesty the Sultan, praying to the Almighty Allah to bestow blessings of these generous days on Your Majesty, Oman and its loyal people. The valiant Armed Forces of Your Majesty and per-sonnel at the Ministry of Defence renew their loyalty, allegiance and obedience to Your Majesty, praying to Allah the Almighty to grant Your Majesty good health,

happiness and a long life”.Lt Gen Hassan bin Mohsen Al

Shraiqi, Inspector General of Po-lice and Customs said: “On the happy occasion of Eid Al Fitr, I am honoured to extend my greetings and those of the Royal Oman Po-lice (ROP) personnel to Your Maj-esty, praying to the Almighty Allah for the return of this and other happy occasions on Your Majesty with good health and happiness, Oman and its people with progress and welfare.”

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Shuttles to Salalah packed for Khareef

TARIQ AL HAREMItariqh@timesofoman.com

MUSCAT: Since the Khareef season began in Salalah, many lo-cals, residents, and tourists, have fl ocked to Dhofar, Oman’s best kept secret and the only region in the GCC where people can enjoy greenery, a forest-like environ-ment and seasonal showers.

Shuttle services from Muscat to Salalah are accommodating a full load of passengers.

“On Thursday, 20 buses will leave Muscat carrying 49 pas-sengers each,” said Vinod from the Gulf Transport Company.

“We will ferry around 1,000 passengers, both locals and expa-

triates, to Dhofar,” he added.According to the National

Centre for Statistics and Infor-mation (NCSI), between June 6, 2015, and July 13, 2015, 29,025 people have visited Salalah, which is a 5.2 per cent increase as compared to 27,586 last year during the same period. Omanis make up 50.9 per cent of GCC visitors and Emiratis make up 8.3 per cent, while the rest of the citizens from the GCC make up 5.2 per cent of the visitors.

In the fi rst 15 days, more than 15,000 tourists visited Salalah,

with Omanis topping the list with 8,013 and Asians coming next with 4,196.

The Khareef season, which begins every year on June 21 and ends on September 21, is consid-ered to be one of the most impor-tant tourist seasons in the Gulf region. “While the rest of the Sultanate swelters, the Dhofar region remains cool. This draws more visitors to Salalah,” said a long time resident of Salalah.

Rains had already begun this year, he added.

During this autumn season, Oman Air is set to operate 284 fl ights between Muscat and Salalah, an 11 per cent increase in the number of fl ights com-pared to 2014. Ahead of the season, the new Salalah airport was also opened last month and airlines have increased the fre-quency of their fl ights.

The increase in fl ights is ex-pected to allow some 352,738 passengers to travel between Salalah and Muscat. Hotels are also geared up to welcome guests with special packages, and tour operators and travel agents are already busy scheduling trips.

Meanwhile, the Dhofar Mu-nicipality is also improving and developing its public services in diff erent wilayats.

The municipality has devel-oped internal road networks, infrastructure, and paved pub-lic parks with interlocking tiles, along with rest areas along the coasts.

The Royal Oman Police is also operating patrols along the Adam – Thumrait Highway with aerial and land ambulance services in collaboration with the Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance (PACDA).

Last year, between June 21 and September 21, 431,105 peo-ple visited Salalah to enjoy the Khareef season with 24.2 per cent of them being non-Omanis. Some 69,126 visitors were from the neighbouring GCC states, 7,789 were from other Arab countries, 23,849 were Asians, and 2,200 were Europeans, in addition to 1,079 visitors from the rest of the world.

The average temperature in Salalah during the Khareef sea-son is 26°Celsius. The lowest temperature ever recorded from 1986 to 2010 was 21° Celsius, while 34° Celsius was the highest temperature recorded.

Some popular attractions in the region such as Al Mirnif Cave, Dhofar Springs, and the Al Husn Souq, among others, are worth visiting.

Shuttle services

from Muscat

to Salalah are

accommodating

a full load of

passengers

‘BASTILLE DAY, IRAN DEAL SHARE HISTORIC DATE’A long-awaited nuclear

agreement between Iran and

the West that will go down

in history coincided with

another important historic

day, Bastille Day, said Roland

Dubertrand, French Ambassa-

dor to Oman as he celebrated

his country’s national day

in Muscat. The ambassa-

dor praised Oman’s role in

negotiations and spoke about

France’s ties to Oman. “The

French government want

to pay tribute to the role of

Oman for reaching the very

positive agreement concluded

between the P5+1 and Iran

today. Let me say that it was

concluded the 14th of July,”

Dubertrand said.—Text: Sarah Mac-

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Saudi allies retake Aden portADEN: Saudi-backed Yemeni militiamen captured Aden’s main port and a neighbouring district on Wednesday, a big prize in their battle to drive Houthi forces from the southern city, residents and fi ghters said.

Coming a day after the fi ghters wrested the city’s airport and an-other district from the Houthis, the advance has dealt the biggest setback yet to the Houthis in more than three months of war.

Houthi forces withdrew from the port and Mualla district into Tawahi and were slowing the mi-litiamen’s advance in another area called Crater, using intense sniper fi re from volcanic crags which overlook the seaside metropolis.

Medics said dozens of combat-

ants and civilians had been killed in the last two days of fi ghting and the main hospital made an urgent appeal for blood donations.

Saudi Arabia and other Arab states have been bombing the Houthis and their allies from the air since March 26 in the hope of reinstating Yemen’s President Abdrabbo Mansour Hadi, who fl ed into exile in Riyadh.

The Houthis say their takeo-ver of the capital Sanaa in Sep-tember and armed push into

Yemen’s south and east in March and April are part of a revolution against a corrupt government and hardline militants.

Residents said scores of south-ern fi ghters were in the streets of Aden fi ghting on Wednesday as part of the off ensive dubbed “Op-eration Golden Arrow”.

A witness saw about 40 ar-moured vehicles, which the mili-tiamen said were provided by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and were vital for their battle to win back control of the airport.

Residents said scores of fi ght-ers amassed at the entrance of Mualla in the morning and heavy exchanges of gunfi re erupted with Houthi forces, who were pushed over the course of several hours

into Tawahi district. A strug-gle for power in Yemen exploded into an international crisis in late March when the Houthis entered Aden - the country’s main port and second city - and a Saudi-led coalition began its air campaign.

Pitting mostly tribal fi ghters in Yemen’s south against Houthis, the war is tinged with some of the sectarian and regional rivalries defi ning other wars in the region.

Ali Al Ahmedi, spokesman for anti-Houthi forces in the city, said earlier on Wednesday that they would build on their capture on Tuesday of Khormaksar - an area that acts as a bridge between the mainland and a peninsula where much of the city lies. — Reuters

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Death plea for 11 in Kuwait terror attackKUWAIT CITY: Kuwait’s pub-lic prosecution has demanded the death penalty for 11 of 29 suspects charged over the sui-cide bombing of a mosque last month, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Al Qabas, citing informed sources, said two of the suspects

are currently fi ghting with IS, which claimed the attack.

The June 26 bombing, carried out by a Saudi left 26 people killed and more than 200 wounded. Those charged are seven Kuwait-is, fi ve Saudis, three Pakistanis, 13 stateless people and another person at large. — AFP

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UAE deports Australian woman

ABU DHABI: An Australian wom-an was deported from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday after being arrested and fi ned for “insulting” social media posts, ac-cording to a judicial source in Abu Dhabi. Jodi Magi, 39, appeared in an Abu Dhabi court and was taken into custody on July 12 before be-ing placed on a fl ight to Bangkok -- her “destination of choice” -- on Tuesday evening, the source said.

In February she posted on her Facebook page a photo of a car il-legally parked between two places reserved for disabled drivers near her apartment in Abu Dhabi. —AFP

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Deadlock over land bill impacting development

NEW DELHI: Ahead of the Par-liament session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday reached out to parties appealing them not to come in the way of prosperity of farmers, saying the deadlock over the land acquisi-tion Bill is seriously impacting rural development.

Addressing the second meeting of the Governing Council of Na-

tional Institution for Transform-ing India (NITI) Aayog, which was convened to discuss the Land Acquisition Bill, he said the Cen-tre and States must move together to end poverty.

BoycottedThe meeting was boycotted by Chief Ministers of the nine Con-gress-ruled states.

Only 16 CMs were present. Modi said, “The political deadlock over land acquisition (law) is se-riously impacting rural develop-ment, including the creation of schools, hospitals, roads and irri-gation projects.”

Observing that there was no diff erence between the Centre and states on paying enhanced compensation, Modi said, “po-litical considerations should not come in the way of a solution that would facilitate development of rural areas, and greater prosperity for farmers”.

The Bill was before the Parlia-mentary Standing Committee, he said, adding that “ahead of the upcoming Parliament session, it was appropriate that the sugges-tions of states be listened to, once again”. The Right to Fair Compen-sation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and

Resettlement Act or Land Acqui-sition Bill is being scrutinised by a 30-member joint committee of Parliament.

The committee is scheduled to give its report later in the month.

The monsoon session of Parlia-ment begins on July 21.

Besides the CMs of the nine-Congress ruled states, the nota-ble absentees were West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Tamil Nadu’s J. Jayalalithaa, Odi-sha’s Naveen Patnaik and Uttar Pradesh’s Akhilesh Yadav.

The meeting, however, was at-tended by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, besides the CMs of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA)-ruled states.

The Prime Minister said that after formation of his govern-ment, several states had raised concerns with regard to the im-plementation of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilita-tion and Resettlement Act, 2013.

Many states, he added, felt that development work was suff ering due to the provisions of the 2013 Act and some CMs had requested for changes in the Act and had sent letters to this eff ect. - PTI

The political

deadlock over land

acquisition (law) is

seriously impacting

rural development,

including the

creation of schools,

hospitals, roads

and irrigation

projects, Modi said

PARLEYS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an informal interac-

tion with State Chief Ministers during the second meeting of Niti

Aayog, in New Delhi on Wednesday. - PTI

Maoist rebels kill four abducted policemen in ChhattisgarhRAIPUR (India): India’s Mao-ist rebels have killed four police-men they abducted from a bus in the restive central state of Chhattisgarh, a senior offi cer said on Wednesday.

The rebels stopped the bus transporting the security per-sonnel as it was passing through a Maoist-dominated village late on Monday.

“We have been informed that the four abducted police person-nel have been killed by the Mao-ists. The bodies were thrown on the roadside near a forested area,” police superintendent K. L. Dhruv said. “Police parties have been sent out to the jungles to hunt for the culprits.”

The bodies were discovered close to the area where they were abducted, raising doubts about the search operations that police said had been launched immedi-ately after the abductions.

A police source said three of the four abducted men had been shot dead by “sophisticated

AK-47 guns” while one had his throat slit.

“The use of these guns suggests a top Maoist commander may have been involved in the abduc-tion,” the source said.

Maoists often use abduction to secure the release of jailed fellow fi ghters or to instil fear.

In May, the rebels abducted at least 250 villagers in the state’s

Sukma district hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi was to tour the region.

The villagers were later re-leased unharmed.

India’s Maoist insurgency has claimed tens of thousands of lives, and was described by former prime minister Manmohan Singh as the country’s most serious in-ternal security threat. - AFP

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TAKING STOCK: K Vijay Kumar, Home Ministry Senior Security

Adviser, along with DGP, Jharkhand, DK Panday during a visit to

Maoist-hit Latehar, recently. - PTI

NDA to launch

poll campaign

in Bihar

NEW DELHI: Aiming to end the 25-year rule of Lalu-Nitish combine in Bihar, NDA will formally launch on Thursday its campaign for the crucial As-sembly polls scheduled later this year with BJP president Amit Shah set to fl ag off 160 ‘parivartan raths’ from Patna.

BJP allies will join Shah at the event where the National Dem-ocratic Alliance (NDA) leaders are likely to highlight the social welfare schemes launched by the Centre and the state’s “fall-ing growth rate and poor law and order” to take on the Rash-triya Janata Dal-JD(U)-Con-gress alliance. - PTI

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CBI fi les cases in Vyapam

NEW DELHI: The Central Bureai of Investigation on Wednesday registered two cases in its ongoing probe in the Vyapam scam in Mad-hya Pradesh.

The CBI registered two fi rst information reports (FIRs). The fi rst has been registered against 21 candidates who participated in the 2010 pre-medical test exam while the second names eight accused in

the 2011 pre post graduate exam. The accused have been booked on charges of criminal conspiracy, punishment for cheating by im-personation, cheating and dishon-estly inducing delivery of property, forgery of valuable security, for-gery for purpose of cheating, using as genuine a forged document and knowing it to be forged and intend-ing to use it as genuine. - IANS

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Peace dialogue legitimate, says Mullah Omar

KABUL: Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar on Wednesday hailed as “legitimate” peace talks aimed at ending Afghanistan’s 13-year war, in his fi rst comments on the nascent dialogue, easing concerns that it lacked the leader-ship’s backing.

Afghan offi cials sat down with Taliban cadres last week in Mur-ree, a tourist town in the hills north of Islamabad, Pakistan, for their fi rst face-to-face talks aimed at ending the bloody insurgency.

They agreed to meet again in the coming weeks, drawing inter-national praise, but many militant commanders openly questioned the legitimacy of the Taliban ne-gotiators, exposing dangerous faultlines within the movement.

But in his annual message be-fore Eid, the festival marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, the reclusive leader backed negotiations -- though he did not refer specifi cally to last week’s meeting.

“If we look into our religious regulations, we can fi nd that meetings and even peaceful in-teractions with the enemies is not prohibited,” he said in a statement on the Taliban’s website.

Several informal meetings have been held in recent months between Taliban representatives and Afghan offi cials and activ-ists -- including in Qatar, China and Norway -- but last week’s meeting is seen as a signifi cant step forward.

Afghan offi cials have not said when and where the next round of negotiations will take place, but they are widely expected to be conducted after Eid.

Wednesday’s statement marks the fi rst clear indication of sup-port for the process from Mullah Omar, about whom rumours of ill-health and even death regularly emerge.

In the absence of a clear lead from the top, some fi ghters have fallen back on the Taliban’s tradi-tional position, that there can be

no meaningful talks until all for-eign forces leave Afghan soil.

NATO ended its combat mis-sion in Afghanistan at the end of December, but a smaller residual force remains in the country to train Afghan forces, due to leave altogether by the end of 2016.

But Wednesday’s statement is “diff erent from previous Taliban statements”, said Kabul-based political analyst Ahmad Saeedi.

“In addition to war, the Taliban leader talks about peace and ne-gotiations,” Saeedi told AFP.

“There is no doubt a gradual change is developing in the Tali-ban’s attitude. It is now for the Afghan government to use this golden opportunity and engage them smartly.”

But despite the willingness to engage in peace talks there has been no letup in militant attacks on foreign and govern-ment targets, leaving Afghan forces stretched on multiple fronts and infl icting a heavy blow on civilians.

On Sunday 33 people were killed in a suicide attack at a mili-tary base in the eastern province of Khost and on Monday 25 civil-ians were wounded in a bomb-ing inside a mosque in northern Baghlan province.

Talks are also dependent on another contributing factor -- the emergence of a local branch of IS.

The Taliban warned IS last month against expanding in the region, but this has not stopped some fi ghters, inspired by the group’s success, defecting to swear allegiance to IS chief Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi instead of the invisible Mullah Omar.

US drone strikes over the past week have killed dozens of sus-pected IS-linked cadres in Af-ghanistan, including the group’s Afghanistan-Pakistan regional chief Hafi z Saeed.

The notoriously uncompromis-ing IS has shown no desire to ne-gotiate -- and if the Taliban fault-lines widen, there is a danger the talks process could drive more of its hardline fi ghters into the arms of the Middle Eastern extremist group. — AFP

Afghan offi cials sat

down with Taliban

cadres last week

in Murree, a tourist

town in the hills

north of Islamabad,

Pakistan, for their

fi rst face-to-face

talks aimed at

ending the bloody

insurgency

If we look into our

religious regulations,

we can find that

meetings and even

peaceful interactions

with the enemies is not

prohibited

Mullah OmarAfghan Taliban leader

Suspected Indian drone shot down

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani military said it shot down an Indian spy drone on Wednesday in Kashmir, in a new sign of the decades-old tension between the nuclear-armed rivals in the disputed region.

Industry experts said the small, unarmed model was sold commercially for aerial fi lming and would contain no secret military technology.

No Indian comment“An Indian spy drone was shot down by Pakistani troops which intruded into Pakistan along (the Line of Control) near Bhimber today. The spy drone is used for aerial photography,” a statement from the Pakistani military said.

The Indian military was not available for comment.

Used by ISA photo supplied by the Pa-kistani military appeared to show a Chinese-made DJI Phantom 3, said Huw Williams, the Unmanned Systems Edi-tor at IHS Jane’s International Defence Review.

“Due to its limited operating range - about two kilometre - if the Indian military is using the system it would most likely be for close reconnaissance or se-curity work,” Williams said.

“Our Middle East editor be-lieves that IS are using similar systems.”

Pakistan is plagued by a Tali-ban insurgency that has killed hundreds of thousands of civil-ians. Since 2004, the United States has conducted 419 drone strikes in Pakistan, targeting suspected members of the Tali-ban and Al Qaeda.

SovereigntyThe missiles have killed thou-sands of suspected militants and hundreds of civilians, ac-cording to media reports col-lated by the Bureau of Investi-gative Journalism.

Pakistan often protests that the US strikes are an infringe-ment of its national sovereignty and has been pushing for its own lethal drones.

In March, the Pakistani mili-tary announced it had test-fi red its own drone equipped with a laser-guided missile. — Reuters

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Imran’s wife Reham changes details after fake degree reportISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chair-man’s wife Reham Khan was quick to respond to a Brit-ish newspaper’s report on her educational qualifi cations on Wednesday.

However, she was also quick to change the name of her university on her offi cial website after ini-tially dismissing Daily Mail’s fake degree allegations.

However, later Reham tweeted a statement for the media clarify-ing her educational qualifi cations.

The former BBC journalist took to social networking site, Twitter, claiming, “This morning is a great example of why I have never picked up the Daily Mail and why I don’t watch Pakistani TV channels.”

But Reham, did not stop there. Without naming or referring to anyone, the PTI chairman’s wife said, “A few people have an agen-da and media is promoting their senseless propaganda.”

However, she didn’t directly

address claims made in the story, including one which pointed out that university she enrolled in didn’t even off er a ‘Broadcast Journalism’ course.

Further, Reham tweeted an im-age of her website explaining her education and work career. It was on this website which Reham had said, “I have obtained my degree in Broadcast Journalism from North Lindsey College.”

Earlier on Wednesday, Daily

Mail published a report stat-ing that offi cials at North Lind-sey said it has never off ered such a course.

“Reham Khan has not been truthful about her qualifi cation,” said the British newspaper that fi rst disclosed the news of her marriage with the PTI chief.

Enrolment deniedFurther, the college reportedly denied enrolling any student by the name ‘Reham Khan’.

‘We do not have anyone by those names or date of birth hav-ing attended this college,’ said a spokesperson for the college and added: ‘We have never done a de-gree in broadcast journalism.’

However, undeterred by the reports, Reham said, “If you try to address real pertinent issues in Pakistan a select lobby will attack you. It comes with the domain. Does not, will not deter me.”

Ever since her marriage to the PTI chief, allegations have rocked their relationship. — Express Tribune

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China pledges $10mspecial grant for FATAISLAMABAD: China will pro-vide $10 million to Pakistan as per an agreement signed between the Chinese ambassador and secretary economic aff airs divi-sion of Pakistan, it was learnt on Wednesday.

“Sun Weidong, the ambassador of China to Pakistan, together with Muhammad Saleem Sethi, Secre-tary of Economic Aff airs Division of Pakistan, signed an agreement on behalf of the government of the People’s Republic of China and the government of the Islamic Re-public of Pakistan on the special grant,” a press release issued by the Chinese embassy said.

The agreement comes after President Xi Jinping’s visit to Pa-kistan in April this year.

China had earlier this year ap-proved a grant worth $129 million for development in the region.

In this regard, various pro-jects and programmes will be implemented.

“China fi rmly supports the ef-forts of Pakistan to safeguard its national security and the Chinese side will continue to provide as-sistance within its capacity for the reconstruction and livelihood im-provements of the Federally Ad-ministered Tribal Areas (FATA),” it said. — Express Tribune

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Iran deal step towards regional peace: Arabi

CAIRO/BERLIN/LONDON: Arab League chief Nabil Al Arabi said on Wednesday a historic nu-clear deal between Iran and world powers is a fi rst step to ridding the Middle East of weapons of mass destruction.

The head of the Cairo-based pan-Arab bloc expressed hopes the accord reached on Tuesday would usher in “stability and se-curity” in the volatile region.

Arabi also called on the interna-tional community to put pressure on Israel to declare that it has nu-clear facilities.

The nuclear deal struck be-tween Iran and six world powers in Vienna was a “fi rst step to free the Middle East from weapons of mass destruction,” he said in a statement.

“It’s time for the international community... to stop its policy of double standards and to un-dertake its responsibilities by pressuring Israel to join the non-proliferation agreement as a non-nuclear state,” he added.

Arabi demanded that Israel place its nuclear facilities under the supervision of the Interna-tional Atomic Energy Agency.

Israel is widely believed to be the only country in the Middle

East with atomic bombs, although it has never confi rmed it.

Prime minister Benjamin Net-anyahu has described as a “stun-ning, historic mistake” the nucle-ar deal reached on Tuesday with Iran -- his country’s traditional arch enemy.

He stressed Israel would not be bound by the agreement and said the Jewish state would “always defend ourselves”.

Meanwhile, German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel is to lead a business delegation to Iran from Sunday, his ministry said.

Gabriel, who is also economy

and energy minister, “will travel to Iran from July 19 to 21 with a small delegation of industry and science representatives,” a minis-try spokeswoman said in a state-ment to AFP.

Bilateral trade between Iran and Germany was once strong but fell as a result of the sanctions, declining from 4.7 billion euros in 2010 to 2.1 billion euros last year, according to German fi gures.

“There is great interest on the part of German industry in normalising and strengthening economic relations with Iran,” especially after the nuclear

agreement, the ministry has said.In London, British foreign min-

ister Philip Hammond said, “Brit-ain hopes to re-open its embassy in Iran before the end of the year.”

“I very much hope that we will be in a position to re-open our respective embassies before the end of the year,” Hammond said in parliament.

The re-opening was depend-ent on resolving some techni-cal issues, he added, without elaborating.

Diplomatic relations were sus-pended and the British embassy was closed after hundreds of Ira-nian demonstrators stormed the building in November 2011.

Earlier on Wednesday, US Vice President Joe Biden told Demo-cratic lawmakers that nothing in the nuclear deal with Iran re-moves the option of military ac-tion, according to Representative Steve Israel said. — Agencies

Arab League chief

Nabil Al Arabi

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HERO’S WELCOME: Iranian offi cials welcome Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, centre, upon

his arrival at Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport on Wednesday, after Iran’s nuclear negotiating team struck

a deal with world powers in Vienna. — AFP

UK hopes to re-open its embassy in Iran before the

end of the year, said Foreign Minister Philip Hammond

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US spacecraft sending back images of Pluto

LAUREL (United States): Scien-tists are receiving data that will off er the closest look ever of Pluto later Wednesday, after the un-manned NASA spacecraft whizzed by the distant dwarf planet.

US President Barack Obama and physicist Stephen Hawking were among several politicians, scientists and astronauts who con-gratulated NASA for its mission’s successful historic fl yby.

After a three-billion-mile jour-ney that took nearly 10 years, the nuclear-powered New Horizons — about the size of a baby grand pi-ano — snapped pictures of Pluto as it hurtled by on auto-pilot.

The photos will reveal details of Pluto never seen before in the his-tory of space travel. The images

are to be released by the US space agency, once they are downlinked from New Horizons.

“Sending back ‘fi rst-look’ data to the team ‘down under’,” the New Horizons team tweeted, indicat-ing its space antenna in Canberra, Australia was receiving informa-tion from the craft.

New Horizons is moving faster than any spacecraft ever built, at a speed of about 30,800 miles per hour. Some 13 hours after the fl yby, applause broke out in mission con-trol at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Center outside the US capi-tal Washington, as the spacecraft

made its “phone-home” contact with Earth and all systems were reported to be intact. “We have a healthy spacecraft,” said mission operations manager Alice Bowman.

“We are outbound from Pluto.”The confi rmation eased anxiety

among scientists who were wait-ing all day to fi nd out if the $700 million New Horizons survived the chaotic Kuiper Belt, the region beyond Neptune that Stern has de-scribed as a “shooting gallery” of cosmic debris.

NASA had said there was a one in 10,000 chance that the space-craft could be lost, and all it would

take would be “a collision with a particle as small as a grain of rice”.

The spacecraft passed 7,750 miles — or about the distance from New York to Mumbai, India — from Pluto’s surface at 1149 GMT.

“It is truly amazing that hu-mankind can go out and explore these worlds. And to see Pluto be revealed just before our eyes — it is just fantastic,” Bowman said.

New Horizons principal in-vestigator Alan Stern said scien-tists can now look forward to a “16-month data waterfall” that will help scientists write whole new textbooks about Pluto.

“We have completed the initial reconnaissance of the solar sys-tem, an endeavour started under president (John F.) Kennedy more than 50 years ago, continuing to-day under President (Barack) Obama,” Stern told reporters.

Obama cheered the mission on Twitter. “Pluto just had its fi rst visitor! Thanks @NASA — it’s a great day for discovery and Ameri-can leadership,” the US president wrote. -Agencies

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Guzman’s daring small shower hole escape

MEXICO CITY: Mexican drug baron Joaquin “El Chapo” Guz-man paced nervously in his cell before bending down behind his shower’s short wall and vanish-ing, according to newly released security footage of his daring jailbreak.

While the video released late on Tuesday shows Guzman walking back and forth three times before crouching into the shower with his prison garb on, National Se-curity Commissioner Monte Ale-jandro Rubido said it was normal behaviour for prison inmates.

The small hole on the shower fl oor that Guzman slipped into late on Saturday is not seen in the close-circuit camera, which is monitored 24 hours a day. It also does not show the moment he takes off a monitoring bracelet.

A surveillance camera was on the top corner of a wall outside the cell and another inside point-ing toward the shower, but au-thorities said they had two blind spots to protect the inmate’s pri-vacy. Rubido said Guzman was last seen at 8:52pm, without indi-cating how long it took for prison guards to sound the alarm.

Guzman’s second escape from a maximum-security prison in 14 years is a huge embarrassment to President Enrique Pena Nieto’s administration, which had cel-ebrated the capture of the world’s

most wanted drug baron just 17 months ago.

While a massive manhunt for Guzman entered its third full day, prosecutors formally detained 22 offi cials from the Altiplano pris-on outside Mexico City amid sus-picions of an inside job. Twelve others held since Sunday were released. The two-minute video shows the diminutive Guzman — his nickname means “Shorty” — apparently urinating before walking toward his small bed.

He goes back toward the show-er, returns to the bed, and back to the bathroom, bending down be-hind the wall. Guzman then sits on his bed and changes footwear before heading back to the show-er for the last time and bending down. A towel on the dividing wall falls behind it.

“It’s a natural behaviour for prisoners in a confi ned space for a prolonged time,” Rubido told a news conference. The govern-ment also showed a video of the 1.5-kilometre escape tunnel, which had a motorcycle rigged on a special rail system with two metal carts in front of it. - AFP

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While the world is distracted by the un-ending Greek saga (will it or won’t it leave the euro?) and the epic Chinese

stock-market meltdown (and manipulation), something really important is going on. Three words sum it up: Iran and oil.

Negotiators have reached a deal with Iran to con-strain its nuclear arms programme. Despite the pes-simism and outright fear-mongering, an agreement has been reached.

Don’t let China’s stock market and Greece’s debt melodrama distract you from paying attention to this issue -- now that this deal is all but consum-mated, the repercussions are potentially enormous.

The agreement to end 13 years of sanctions against Iran over its nuclear aspirations is likely to be the defi ning foreign policy achievement of the Obama administration. Iran had pursued its nuclear ambitions after 9/11, accelerating the pro-gramme, once its biggest regional enemy, Saddam Hussein, was removed by the US military invasion.

Normalising relations between one of the largest military powers in the Middle East and the major powers of the West is a huge, game-changing event. Iran’s ruling party wants access to global markets, technology and capital; Iranian youth would like to access to Western consumer goods, culture and most of all, the Internet. How much any of these become part of the end result of a deal has yet to be determined.

What is perhaps most fascinating about this deal is the role and ambitions of China and Russia.

China’s motives are more obvious: It would like to blunt the projection of US military power around the world, disengagement of the US from Middle East politics and -- most of all -- a reduction of geo-political tensions that tend to raise oil prices.

Russia’s interests are more complex, since it ben-efi ts from higher oil prices. Putting Iran’s huge oil production back on the market could exacerbate today’s global crude glut. Speculation that this will happen has already helped push down the price of oil, which has fallen by about a third in the past 12 months. Further signs of a Chinese economic slow-down also are weighing on crude prices.

Given the current situation, including sanctions against Russia for its role in destabilising eastern Ukraine, one has to wonder what advantage there is for Putin & Co. if Iranian oil begins to fl ow freely to the global market.

The Houston Chronicle quoted Neil Atkinson, an

oil analyst at Lloyd’s List Intelligence in London, who observed, “It’s fi nally dawning on the market that the overwhelming weight of supply growth isn’t just going away... Iran is a huge factor. I can see $50 in sight for West Texas Intermediate [when a deal is reached].” Iran has 40 million barrels of crude stored on at least 23 ships that could be released into the market relatively quickly, the Chronicle added.

So what’s driving the Russians to be so coop-erative? Perhaps the lessons of the 1980s are still fresh in Putin’s mind. What brought down the Soviet Union wasn’t the result of military failures or armed confl icts through surrogates. Rather, it was the economic might of the US. Supporting a huge military requires a large, effi cient and pro-ductive economy and the Soviets simply couldn’t compete with the US. As much as Ronald Reagan is praised for the collapse of the USSR, Adam Smith deserves more credit.

The Russians may have fi gured out that fi ghting the American economy has been a losing game for them. A peaceful, non-nuclear Iran might help to limit the US presence in the Middle East, accord-ing to Gary Samore of Harvard’s Belfer Center. “The Russians don’t like to see the US going around the world, bombing countries,” he noted.

Given the painful sanctions on Russia -- and the related precarious economic state it is in because of much-reduced oil prices -- greater cooperation be-tween Russia and the US could be mutually benefi -cial. Both want to see a defeat of the IS. So does Iran. All benefi t from a more stable Middle East, albeit for very diff erent reasons.

Putin is smartly playing a long game. Lower oil prices will be painful in the short run for Russia. But an aggressive US, with an expansionist mili-tary around the world may be even worse. Hence, the surprising willingness of Russia to sign on to an agreement to lift sanctions against Iran. A Rus-sian economy that is more integrated into the world economy will have far better growth prospects.

The key takeaways of the deal with Iran are that it has the potential to lower energy prices, reduce ten-sions in an area fraught with confl ict and create an opening for Russia to fi nd a way to end the sanctions now hobbling its economy. A Russian economy that is better integrated into the world economy will have far better growth prospects. It will be interest-ing to watch the contortions and hysterics among member of Congress opposed to the Iran deal. But as of now the critics of the accord lack a veto-proof majority. However much they might complain, it is likely to just be political noise. - Bloomberg View

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Hosni: Omani youths shine in discharging duties Omanisation is progressing well in the Sultanate and the Om-ani citizen had proved capable of carrying out his duties, in re-sponse with the directives of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, who always urged Omani youth to seize any available op-portunities to serve their country, said Sheikh Amer bin Shu-wain Al Hosni, minister of social aff airs, labour and vocational training. He said in a statement to Al Watan daily, published yesterday, that the number of Omanis working in the private sector had increased.

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INDIAN EVES REGISTER CONSOLATION WIN OVER NZ BANGALORE: The series already out of their hands, Indian women defeated New Zealand women by three wickets to register a consolation win in the third and fi nal T20 cricket match, here on Wednesday. The win in the fi nal T20 gave Indian eves something to cheer about after having already lost the series 2-1 to New Zealand following defeats in the fi rst two games. Opting to bowl, India restricted New Zealand to a mediocre 126 for eight and then chased down the target, making 128 for the loss of seven wickets. — Reuters

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Oman stun favourites Afghanistan

EDINBURGH: Zeehan Maqsood and Mehran Khan claimed four wickets each to help Oman stun tournament favourites Afghani-stan in the ICC World Twen-ty20 Qualifi er in Edinburgh on Wednesday.

The win enhances Oman’s chanc-es to book a fl ight to the T20 World Cup in India and for that to happen the Sultan Ahmed side must con-tinue with the momentum.

This was Oman’s third win in four matches and also one of the biggest in recent times.

While Afghanistan has put a smile on the faces of cricket enthu-siasts around the world with its re-silient brand of cricket in the past couple of years, Oman, playing in the Qualifi er for the fi rst time, sur-prised many with its gritty perfor-mances, beating Canada and Neth-erlands, and losing only to Kenya.

With that kind of a background to the Group B match at Goldena-cre, Edinburgh, it was not much of a surprise that the 25th match of the competition turned out to be an enthralling encounter be-

tween the two sides. Sent in to bat on a typically cold morning, Oman posted 144 for 7 in 20 overs.

In the end, that proved to be enough as Afghanistan folded for 104 to hand Oman a commanding 40-run win. Afghanistan struck early in the morning with Zeeshan Maqsood (0), who had been in excel-lent form coming into this match, bowled off just the second delivery of the innings from Aftab Alam, the right-arm medium-pace bowler.

But losing the opener did not peg Oman back, as Jatinder Singh, its hero from the win over Nether-lands, partnered Zeeshan Ahmed to add 49 runs off as many deliver-ies for the second wicket to put the innings back on track. Afghanistan continued to attack in a desperate attempt to break the partnership and fi nally found success in the ninth over when Ahmed (29) re-turned an easy catch to Nabi.

Ahmed’s dismissal brought Sin-gh and Vaibhav Wategaonkar to-gether, with the scoreboard read-ing 49 for 2 in 8.3 overs. The duo then scripted another good stand of 38 off 35 balls before Shapoor

Zadran had Wategaonkar caught for 11 in the 15th over.

With less than fi ve overs re-maining and wickets in hand, Oman’s batsmen then decided to cut loose. Jatinder Singh held one end up while Mehran Khan, the No. 5 batsman, assumed the role of aggressor in the partnership. Sin-gh fi nally departed for a well-made 48-ball 40 studded with three boundaries and two sixes, but Mehran continued to fi re, scoring 28 off 17 balls to take Oman to a formidable total.

Nabi, with the wickets of Zee-shan, Jatinder and Mehran, ended with fi gures of 3 for 28, ably sup-ported by Aftab (2 for 38).

Afghanistan’s chase got off to a brisk start, with Mohammed Shahzad, like he has done on nu-merous occasions in this compe-tition so far, once again sending the fi elders on a leather hunt. He struck 28 off 19 balls with the help of five fours and a six before Ranpura had him caught behind.

Oman’s remaining matches are against United Arab Emirates on Friday and Scotland on Saturday.

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OMANZeeshan Maqsood b Alam 0Zeeshan Ahmed c & b Nabi 29Jatinder Singh b Nabi 40V.S. Wategaonkar c Alam b Zadran 11Mehran Khan st Shahzad b Nabi 28Amir Ali run out (Gulbadin Naib) 7R. Ranpura not out 8Aamir Kaleem b Alam 9Extras (b-3, lb-1, w-6, nb-2) 12Total (7 wickets; 20 overs) 144Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-49, 3-87, 4-109, 5-122, 6-133, 7-144Bowling: Aftab Alam 4-1-38-2; Gulbadin Naib 2-0-13-0; Shapoor Zadran 4-1-14-1; Mirwais Ashraf 4-0-34-0; Mohammed Nabi 4-0-28-3; Samiullah Shenwari 2-0-13-0AFGHANISTANM. Shahzad c Sultan b Ranpura 28J. Ahmadi c Sultan b Mehran 22A. Stanikzai c Sultan b Mehran 11S. Shenwari c Mehran b Z. Maqsood 14M. Nabi lbw b Mehran 9N. Zadran b Ansari 2Shafi qullah c Sultan b Mehran 0G. Naib c Mehran b Z. Maqsood 10M. Ashraf c Z. Ahmed b Z. Maqsood 2A. Alam c Ranpura b Z. Maqsood 0Shapoor Zadran not out 0Extras (lb-5, w-1) 6Total (all out; 17.5 overs) 104Fall of wickets: 1-32, 2-61, 3-70, 4-88, 5-89, 6-89, 7-91, 8-103, 9-104, 10-104Bowling: M. Ansari 3-0-11-1; R. Ranpura 4-0-18-1; Zeeshan Maqsood 2.5-0-23-4; Mohammed Nadeem 4-0-23-0; Mehran Khan 4-0-24-4Man of the match: Mehran Khan (Oman)Umpires: V Kulkarni and IN Ramage

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OVER THE MOON: Oman players, offi cials and guests celebrate the 40-run win over Afghanistan at Edinburgh on Wednesday. – Supplied photos

MAN OF THE MATCH: Mehran Khan of Oman receiving the award.

Teams P W L T N/R Pts Afghanistan 5 3 1 0 1 7Kenya 5 3 1 0 1 7Oman 4 3 1 0 0 6Scotland 4 2 2 0 0 4Netherlands 4 2 2 0 0 4UAE 5 1 4 0 0 2Canada 3 0 3 0 0 0

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Al Nafeesa, Cheema XI emerge championsMUSCAT: Cheema XI (tape ball) and Al Nafeesa (softball) emerged champions of the Pakistan So-cial Club organised Omantel Ramadan Cricket Tournament, which concluded at the Pakistan School ground.

Syed Ayaz, Ambassador of Paki-stan to Oman was the chief guest for the prize distribution ceremo-ny and special guest of the even-ing was former Pakistan cricketer Iaz Ahmed and guest of honour was Mohammad Hassan Lawatia (Omantel) and other dignitaries were Yaseen Bhatti, Suhail Qadar, PSC Chairman Mohammed Mu-nir, PSC vice-chairman Akhmat Raja, PSC secretary general Mo-

hammed Zaeem and chief organ-iser Mohammad Kaleem Akhtar.

Brief scores:Tape ball fi nal: Cheema XI 110

for 5 in 8 overs (Ali Raza 37, Wa-seem 20, Ruaf 2 for 31) beat Asad XI 76 for 5 (Sherbaz 22, Irfan 14, Zaheer 2 for 24) by 34 runs. Man of the match: Ali Raza of Cheema. Best bowler: Zaheer of Cheema. Best bowler: Waseem of Cheema.

Soft ball fi nal: Al Nafeesa 74 all out (Aqib Ilyas 38, Adnan Ilyas 13, Adnan 3 for 19, Zaheer 2 for 16) beat Al Faisal 70 all out (Waseem 25, Khurram 15, Ehsan 12, Fayyaz 3 for 15, Mazhar 3 for 23). Man of the match and best batsman: Aqib Ilyas. Best Bowler: Adnan.

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CHAMPIONS: Al Nafeesa with the glittering cup after beating Al

Faisal in the fi nal. – Supplied photo

T20 Champions League axed over fans fl opNEW DELHI: The Twenty20 Champions League, an interna-tional tournament featuring the top domestic teams of the major cricket nations, is to be scrapped after failing to excite fans, organ-isers announced Wednesday.

The three-week event had been billed as the richest club tourna-ment in the sport with a total prize pool of $6 million that included a winner’s purse of $2.5 million.

Jointly owned by the cricket boards of India, Australia and South Africa, the tournament

was launched in 2009 with much fanfare following the overwhelm-ing success of the Indian Pre-mier League (IPL). But after six editions, the co-owners said the league would be “discontinued with immediate eff ect” due to “limited public following”.

“The governing council deter-mined that the discontinuation of the league was the most appro-priate decision due to the tourna-ment’s limited public following,” said a statement from repre-sentatives of the Indian, Austral-

ian and South African boards. “It was a fantastic platform for players from around the world to showcase their talent and the participating teams thoroughly enjoyed the experience over the last six seasons. Unfortunately, off the fi eld, the Champions League wasn’t sustaining the interest of the fans as we had hoped.”

Although South Africa did host one of the editions of the tourna-ment, all the others were staged in India. While the glitzy IPL regularly draws sell-out crowds,

the Champions League was often played to a backdrop of a few hun-dred spectators while the view-ing fi gures were only a fraction of those for IPL matches.

Speculation that the tourna-ment, for which the International Cricket Council had laid down a three-week window in September and October, may be cancelled had been rife over the last six months.

On Tuesday, Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals were suspended for two years after of-fi cials betted on matches. - AFP

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Froome enjoys quiet day, Majka wins

CAUTERETS: Chris Froome en-joyed a safe day in the saddle on Wednesday, retaining the overall leader’s yellow jersey after his ri-vals failed to attack him on the 11th stage, a 188-km Pyrenean trek won by Pole Rafal Majka.

Majka, who last year won the polka dot jersey for the mountains classifi cation, powered away from

the group of breakaway riders in the climb up the col du Tourmalet and never looked back.

The Tinkoff -Saxo rider beat Ireland’s Dan Martin (Cannon-dale-Garmin) by one minute and German Emanuel Buchmann (Bora Argon) by 1:23. Team Sky rider Froome fi nished ninth, 5:21 off the pace, having spent a quiet

day in the group of leading riders, with none of his opponents trying to unsettle him. He only lost two seconds to Spain’s Alejandro Val-verde, who sprinted in the fi nale to take eighth place.

A day after Froome and his Sky team mates hammered their rivals, there was a truce in the peloton.

The stage win was contested

by the eight men who formed the day’s breakaway, after a fast start from Pau, as Team Sky allowed the group to build a decent lead.

Froome still leads American Tejay van Garderen (BMC Rac-ing) by 2:52 with Colombian Nai-ro Quintana (Movistar) in third place, 3:09 off the pace. Contador is sixth 4:04. - Reuters

T O U R D E F R A N C EBangladesh crush Proteasto win series

CHITTAGONG: Opener Soumya Sarkar and Tamim Iqbal hit half-centuries as Bangladesh drubbed South Africa by nine wickets in the third and fi nal one-day international to take the three-match series 2-1 in Chit-tagong on Wednesday.

Soumya, fresh from his un-beaten 88 in the series equalling second match, scored 90 and Tamim added an unbeaten 61 as Bangladesh raced to 170-1 after the home bowlers had restricted the mighty Proteas to 168-9 in a rain-hit game.

The fi rst series win over the world cricket heavyweights con-tinues minnows Bangladesh’s

coming-of-age party, capping another historic success for Mashrafe Mortaza’s men after their maiden appearance in the World Cup quarterfi nal and suc-cessive series wins over India and Pakistan earlier this year.

Soumya led the batting charge with his stroke-fi lled 75-ball in-nings, which included 13 fours and a six, with local boy Tamim playing the role of an anchor in their 154-run opening stand.

The match was reduced to 40-over-a-side as rain at the Za-hur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium halted play midway through the South African innings for nearly three hours. — AFP

The series triumphs over the world

cricket heavyweights continues minnows

Bangladesh’s coming-of-age party

SOUTH AFRICAQ. de Kock b Mustafi zur 7H. Amla c Rahim b Shakib 15F. du Plessis c Rahim b Shakib 6R. Rossouw c Rahim b Mahmuddullah 17D. Miller c Sabbir b Mortaza 44J. Duminy c Das b Rubel 51F. Behardien c Sabbir b Shakib 12K. Rabada b Mustafi zur 1K. Abbott b Rubel Hossain 5M. Morkel not out 1Extras (lb3, w4, nb2) 9Total (nine wickets; 40 overs) 168

Fall of wickets: 1-8 (de Kock), 2-19 (du Plessis), 3-45 (Amla), 4-50 (Rossouw), 5-113 (Miller), 6-149 (Behardien), 7-155 (Rabada), 8-167 (Abbott). 8-168 (Duminy)Bowling: Mustafi zur 8-0-24-2, Mashrafe Mortaza 5-0-29-1, Shakib 8-0-33-3, Rubel

6-0-29-2 (nb1, w4), Nasir 8-0-30-0, Mah-mudullah 5-0-20-1BANGLADESH (target 170 D/L method):Tamim Iqbal not out 61Soumya Sarkar c Amla b Tahir 90Litton Das not out 5Extras (lb5, w9) 14Total (for one wicket; 26.1 overs) 170Fall of wickets: 1-154 (Sarkar)Bowling: Abbott 5-0-27-0, Rabada 6-0-41-0 (w3), Morkel 5-0-36-0 (w1), Tahir 6.1-1-37-1 (w2), Duminy 4-0-24-0 (w3)Result: Bangladesh win by nine wickets under D/L methodSeries result: Bangladesh win series 2-1Toss: South AfricaUmpires: Michael Gough (ENG) and Sharfoudoulla Saikat (BAN)TV Umpire: Richard Illingworth (ENG)Match Referee: David Boon (AUS)

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PAKISTANAzhar Ali c Siriwardana b Dilshan 79Ahmed Shehzad b Pathirana 30Mohd Hafeez c Mathews b Pathirana 9Babar Azam b Siriwardana 12Shoaib Malik b Mathews 51Mohammad Rizwan lbw b Pradeep 52Sarfraz Ahmed lbw b Malinga 7Anwar Ali not out 29Yasir Shah c Siriwardana b Malinga 1Rahat Ali not out 0Extras: (b4, lb3, w9, nb1) 17Total (for eight wickets, 50 overs) 287Fall of wickets: 1-59 (Shehzad), 2-75 (Ha-feez), 3-96 (Azam), 4-179 (Malik), 5-197 (Azhar), 6-217 (Sarfraz), 7-273 (Rizwan), 8-278 (Yasir).Bowling: Mathews 10-2-36-1, Pradeep 8-1-42-1, T. Perera 2-0-15-0 (w1), Malinga 10-0-64-2 (nb1, w5), Pathirana 9-0-70-2, Siriwardana 5-0-22-1 (w2), Dilshan 6-0-31-1 (w1)

SRI LANKAK. Perera c Yasir b Irfan 68T. Dilshan b Rahat 47U. Tharanga b Rahat 28A. Mathews run out 8L. Thirimanne c Anwar b Rahat 4D. Chandimal not out 48M. Siriwardana lbw b Hafeez 26S. Pathirana st Sarfraz b Hafeez 33T. Perera c Malik b Anwar 15L. Malinga not out 2Extras: (lb2, w7) 9Total (for eight wickets, 48.1 overs) 288Fall of wickets: 1-92 (K. Perera), 2-140 (Tharanga), 3-155 (Dilshan), 4-157 (Mathews), 5-159 (Thirimanne), 6-196 (Siriwardana), 7-248 (Pathirana), 8-285 (T. Perera).Bowling: Irfan 10-0-61-1 (w2), Rahat 9.1-0-73-3 (w3), Hafeez 10-0-61-2 (w1), Anwar 7-0-33-1, Yasir 10-0-51-0 (w1), Malik 2-0-7-0.

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Sri Lanka level seriesPALLEKELE: Dinesh Chandi-mal hit an unbeaten 48 to guide Sri Lanka to a series-levelling two-wicket victory over Pakistan in the second one-day interna-tional in Pallekele on Wednesday.

Chasing Pakistan’s challenging 287-8, the hosts recovered from 159-5 to post 288-8 with 11 balls to spare in a tense fi nish to the day-night match.

Chandimal led the fi ghtback by adding 37 for the sixth wicket with Milinda Siriwardana (26), 52 for the seventh with debutant Sachith Pathirana (33) and 37 for

the eighth with Thisara Perera.Perera was eighth out when

three more runs were needed for victory, but Lasith Malinga kept his cool amid mounting tension before Chandimal hit the win-ning run.

Pakistan had won the fi rst match in Dambulla by six wickets last Saturday to take the lead in the fi ve-match series.

Ninth-ranked Pakistan need a series win to stay in contention for a place in the eight-nation Champions Trophy in England in 2017. — AFP

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Oman is Iran’s trade priority in post-sanctions era: Ambassador

ELHAM POURMOHAMMADI elham@timesofoman.com

MUSCAT: Oman is Iran’s priority in trade as new opportunities are coming up for foreign investors fol-lowing a nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, said the Iranian ambassador to the Sultanate.

Since a couple of months ago, several major countries have been sending trade delegations to Iran to have a share of Iran’s market in various sectors and a number of high-ranking officials plan to pay a visit to Iran in the near future, ambassador Ali Akbar Si-beveih told Times of Oman in an exclusive interview.

“However, we will give priority to those friends who stood by us during the time of hardship. Defi -

nitely, the Sultanate of Oman and His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said have a special and important place among Iran’s loyal friends,” Sibeveih said.

The lifting of the sanctions will give a signifi cant boost to Iran-Oman bilateral trade and Iran will show its ‘loyalty’ to the Sultanate, he noted.

Untapped potential Sibeveih said that Iran and Oman have ‘exemplary’ political rela-tions but still there is untapped trade potential which needs to be utilised to enhance bilateral economic ties.

According to him, a bright fu-ture is awaiting trade ties between the two countries due to a number of factors including the develop-

ment of ports in Oman, especially the Port of Duqm, which will be a major port in the region.

Oman will become a major hub for the transit of goods from Iran to other countries and vice versa, he said, adding that the transit cor-ridor that will connect Iran and Oman with a number of Central Asian countries will create new trade opportunities as well.

The upcoming projects between Iran and Oman are also of high sig-nifi cance, the ambassador said.

Recently, a shipping line was es-tablished between the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas and Sohar Port in Oman, he said, expressing hope that more ports will be connected in future as planned to facilitate trade. The project for constructing a pipeline for carrying Iranian gas to Oman is another major project, Sibeveih said.

The agreement for the purchase of around $60 billion worth of natural gas from Iran for 25 years, which includes laying a $1 billion

gas pipeline to Oman across the Gulf, was signed during the visit of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to Muscat in March 2014. The lay-ing of the gas pipeline is expected to start in the next few months, the ambassador noted.

He added that there are huge in-vestment opportunities for foreign investors, including other Gulf countries, in various fi elds such as oil and gas and tourism. Iran had already opened the doors of trade to other Gulf countries and still ex-

tends the hand of cooperation and friendship to them, Sibeveih said.

Tourism is a major source of in-come for many countries and Iran has been developing its infrastruc-ture to receive tourists from all over the world, he added.

Tourism The ambassador said that Iran and other countries, especially in the Gulf region, can increase their tourism cooperation and tour-ists should know how safe and secure Iran is. Foreign investors are welcome to invest in projects for building hotels and tourism facilities given Iran’s huge tourism potential and its rich culture and history, he noted.

Commenting on the expected increase in Iran’s oil exports after the implementation of the deal, Sibeveih said that Iran is one of the founding members of the Or-ganisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) and will regain its share of the oil export market.

New business opportunities are coming up

for foreign investors following a nuclear deal

between Iran and world powers, said the

Iranian ambassador to the Sultanate

However, we will give priority to those friends who stood

by us during the time of hardship. Definitely, the Sultanate

of Oman and His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said have a

special and important place among Iran’s loyal friends

Ali Akbar Sibeveih Iran’s ambassador to the Sultanate

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Tehran’s deal not to impact crude oil market until 2016LONDON: Global oil markets would not feel the real impact of Iran’s historic deal with world powers until 2016 as sanctions remain in place while nuclear inspectors go to work, said banks including Citigroup, UBS and Commerzbank.

Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries’ (Opec) fourth-largest member would not achieve a crude-export boost of more than 500,000 barrels a day, or about 50 per cent, until next year as Iran’s compliance with curbs on its nuclear programme is verifi ed, the banks say.

The nation will probably choose to gradually increase exports once sanctions are lifted, rather than risk lower prices by rapidly push-ing crude into an oversupplied market, according to the Interna-tional Energy Agency (IEA).

The agreement between Iran and six world powers will even-tually lift restrictions that have halved its crude exports, provided the Gulf nation removes nuclear centrifuges and cuts uranium stockpiles. Sanctions will remain in place at least until internation-al monitors report on the coun-try’s compliance in December.

“The current time line for the lifting of sanctions precludes any substantial increase from Iran” this year, Harry Tchilinguirian, head of commodity markets strategy at BNP in London, said by e-mail Tuesday. “It will be a long and winding road before Ira-nian oil returns to the market.”

Crude oil recoveryWest Texas Intermediate, the U.S. crude benchmark, slumped 2.5 percent on the New York Mercan-tile Exchange after the deal was announced early Tuesday, before ending the day 1.6 percent higher at $53.04 a barrel. Obstacles to the restoration of Iran’s exports mean the early drop was “over-done,” said Eugen Weinberg, head of commodities research at Com-merzbank AG in Frankfurt.

Iran can add about 300,000 to 500,000 barrels a day by the end of 2016, with the extra supply po-

tentially pushing WTI below $45 a barrel, Citigroup’s New York-based head of commodities re-search Ed Morse said.

The current surplus in global oil markets may prompt Iran to slow the return of exports, rather

than off er price discounts to at-tract buyers, according to Antoine Halff , head of the oil markets and industry division at the Paris-based IEA. “It’s not like refi ners are starving for crude,” Halff said in an interview. - Bloomberg News

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DOHA: Natural gas made Qatar’s citizens the richest in the world within a genera-tion. Even with bigger fuel reserves, Iran will struggle to follow its neighbour’s path.

Iran’s own production is consumed by a population of 78 million and an oil indus-try that injects gas into fi elds to boost productivity. Qatar, with a population of 2.3 million, now ranks second only to Russia in gas exports, generating about $86 billion last year.While Iran and world pow-ers reached a nuclear deal af-ter almost two years of talks that would ease sanctions and allow more investment, the government in Tehran is

contending with domestic gas demand that is doubling every decade. Iran holds 18 per cent of the world’s gas and yet accounts for less than 1 per cent of trade.

“They have a huge do-mestic demand,” Jonathan Stern, head of the natural gas program at Oxford Institute of Energy Studies, wrote in an e-mail. “To keep up with this demand, production has to rise at a faster rate.”Iran has consistently been a net importer of gas for a decade and the development of South Pars, part of the big-gest gas fi eld, will probably take longer than expected, says Moses Rahnama, an analyst. - Bloomberg News

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NBO net profi t rises 22%Times News Service

MUSCAT: National Bank of Oman (NBO) said its net profi t surged ahead by 22 per cent to OMR28.1 million for the fi rst half of 2015, from OMR23 million posted for the same period last year.

The bank’s net interest in-come and income from Islamic fi nancing surged ahead by 18 per cent to OMR45.4 million from OMR38.5 million during the pe-riod under review. Net loans and advances and fi nancing activi-ties showed a robust growth of 10 per cent at OMR2,434.1 million for the fi rst half of 2015, against OMR2,221.7 million for the same period last year, the bank said in

a stock market fi ling. However, customer deposits fell by 12 per cent to OMR2,458.7 million from OMR2,788.9 million during the period under review, while total assets declined by 7 per cent to OMR3,255.1 million by the end of June, 2015.

The bank’s operating income was up by 19 per cent to OMR64.4 million for the fi rst half of 2015, against OMR54.1 million for the same period last year. The un-audited results for the fi rst half are subject to the approval by the board of the bank.

H A L F - Y E A R R E S U L T

Greece getting set to vote on bailout

ATHENS: Greece on Wednes-day geared up for a parliamen-tary vote on draconian reforms demanded by eurozone creditors in exchange for a huge new bail-out, just hours after a bombshell report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) criticised the deal.

The outcome of the crucial vote was far from clear after the IMF issued a stark warning that Greece would need far more debt relief to stop it crashing out of the common currency than Europe-

an governments have so far been willing to contemplate.

The last-ditch deal struck on Monday saw Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras agree to sweeping changes to labour laws, pensions, value-added taxes and other taxes — many of which had been rejected by voters in a public ref-erendum — in exchange for new funds to keep Greece’s struggling economy alive.

The parliament in Athens must approve the deal before the 18 other eurozone leaders start ne-gotiations over what Greece is to get in return: a three-year bailout worth up to €86 billion ($95 bil-lion), its third rescue programme in fi ve years.

Eurozone contributionUnder the new plan, eurozone governments will contribute be-tween €40 and 50 billion, the IMF will contribute another ma-jor chunk and the rest will come from selling off state assets and the fi nancial markets, a European offi cial said.

Tsipras has predicted “the great majority of Greek people” will support the deal, but admits he “cannot say with certainty” that it will be enough to stop Greece exiting the eurozone — a so-called

‘Grexit’ — until the fi nal bailout agreement is signed.

Dramatic deteriorationA senior IMF offi cial also said the fund would only participate in a third bailout if its EU creditors produce a clear plan. The current deal “is by no means a compre-hensive, detailed agreement”, the offi cial said. It was not the fi rst time the IMF has urged greater debt relief. But political analysts questioned why the strongly-worded report — which creditors were aware of, two days before it was published — appeared not to have been taken into account.

The revelations put greater strain on Tsipras, who has been forced to turn to pro-European opposition parties to get the re-form measures through parlia-ment in the face of opposition from some 30 rebel lawmakers in his own radical left Syriza party. Panos Skourletis, minister for employment, urged lawmakers to “vote for the bill”. - AFP

Athens geared up

for a parliamentary

vote on draconian

reforms demanded

by eurozone

creditors in

exchange for a huge

new bailout

Qatari investor to acquire trophy assets in Europe

DUBAI: While most sovereign wealth funds in the Gulf are moving away from European trophy assets, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr Al Thani is sticking to a strategy honed as head of the $250 billion Qatar Investment Authority (QIF).

The former Qatari prime min-ister is taking a 10 per cent stake in Spain’s El Corte Ingles, west-ern Europe’s largest department store owner, adding to an agree-ment last year to inject €1.75 bil-lion ($1.94 billion) into Deutsche Bank. He’s also taken over Jersey energy company Heritage Oil as he builds his portfolio as an indi-vidual investor.

While Sheikh Hamad con-tinues to pursue prestigious European investments, the fund he once headed is heading away from its strategy of buying stakes in European companies such as Barclays and Total.

China’s Citic The QIA — and other Gulf funds — are looking increasingly to Asia to capitalise on the re-gion’s growing population and economies, with Qatar saying in December it plans a $10 billion venture with China’s Citic.

“There’s less of a focus on high profi le trophy assets generally and more of a focus on investing in drivers of international eco-nomic growth,” said Nick Tol-chard, head of Invesco Middle East. “These changes are com-ing as the funds move on from the fi nancial crisis and have fo-cused on risk management and strategic asset allocation in a low-yield environment.”

The QIA on Monday said it will partner with Singapore’s CapitaLand to set up a $600 mil-lion serviced residence fund. It also agreed to pay HK$9.3 bil-lion ($1.2 billion) to buy a stake in Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing’s electric utility last month. Abu Dhabi Investment Authority joined a group that is planning a bid for Australian electricity as-sets, people with knowledge of the matter said in April.

These deals contrast with many done during the global fi -nancial crisis when Gulf funds were valuable sources of capital to distressed sellers in Europe and the United States.

The QIA bought well-known assets such as the Shard sky-scraper in London and Harrods department store, and stakes in Volkswagen, Credit Suisse and Barclays. Abu Dhabi Invest-ment Authority bought a stake in Citigroup.

Sheikh Hamad was ousted as prime minister and head of Qa-tar’s sovereign wealth fund in 2013. - Bloomberg News

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Bank Nizwa reduces net losses in fi rst half of 2015

Times News Service

MUSCAT: Bank Nizwa, the Sul-tanate’s fi rst Islamic bank, said its net loss for the fi rst half of 2015 declined by 18 per cent to OMR3.2 million, from OMR3.90 million for the same period last year.

The bank’s fi nancing to custom-ers surged ahead by 206 per cent at OMR205.28 million for the fi rst half of this year, from OMR67.29 million for the same period last year.

Customer deposits also soared by 124 per cent to OMR135.72 mil-lion from OMR60.69 million dur-ing the period under review, the bank said in a stock market fi ling.

Operating income upBank Nizwa’s operating income rose by 46 per cent to OMR5.01 million, while its operating ex-penses were up by 5 per cent to OMR7.69 million.

Total assets of the bank rose by 27 per cent to OMR300.30 mil-lion by the end of June, 2015 from OMR236.03 million for the same period last year. The unaudited fi nancial results are subject to the approval of the board.

C O R P O R A T E R E S U L T China economy grows 7%; but stocks nosedive again

BEIJING: China’s economy grew an annual 7 per cent in the sec-ond quarter, beating analysts’ forecasts, though its volatile stock markets took a sharp dive in a re-minder of the threats to Beijing’s eff orts to direct the economy out of a slowdown.

Policymakers had already un-leashed a series of measures to pull stocks out of a 30 per cent nosedive and appeared to have succeeded last week, but Wednes-day’s tumble could reawaken con-cerns over the government’s abil-ity to manage the economy.

The day began on a positive note with the growth fi gures and monthly activity data that also beat expectations across the board, with factory output hitting a fi ve-month high, following reports of increased bank lending on Tuesday.

As the National Bureau of Sta-tistics released the upbeat fi gures, it described the stock markets as

key to economic stability. As if on cue, the key indexes, already down in morning trade, fell more than 4 percent in the afternoon.

Not impressiveThe CSI300 index eventually ended down 3.5 per cent, while the Shanghai Composite Index lost 3 per cent. “Investors liquidated their positions as the GDP data failed to impress,” said Steven Le-ung, a director at UOB Kay Hian in Hong Kong.

It has been a diffi cult year for the world’s second-largest econo-my, with slowing growth in trade, investment and domestic demand compounded by a cooling prop-erty sector, defl ationary pressure,

then the equity market panic from mid-June.

Beijing will need to keep provid-ing liquidity to the stock exchang-es and cut the cost of corporate fi -nancing, which remains far higher than returns on investment for many companies.

Economists have also called for more direct fi scal stimulus to help support heavily indebted local governments.

Wednesday’s data showed fi scal expenditure rose 13.9 per cent on an annual basis in June, a sharp rise from May’s 2.6 per cent but well be-low April’s 33.2 per cent spike.

Faith in fi guresSome analysts, who on average

had tipped GDP to rise 6.9 per cent, question the accuracy of offi cial data, implying the num-bers are more about reassuring investors than true refl ections of performance. For example, June power output only increased 0.5 percent year-on-year, though factory output climbed 6.8 per cent. The statistics bureau re-jected suggestions that fi gures were being infl ated.

It is not only the government reporting a warmer second quar-ter; the recent independent China Beige Book survey also reported signs of a broad-based recovery for the period, which it said was largely driven by growth in the in-terior provinces.

“While actual growth is almost certainly a percentage point or two slower than the offi cial fi g-ures show, there are good reasons to think that the latest fi gures are mirroring a genuine stabilisation,” wrote Julian Evans-Pritchard, economist at Capital Economics in Singapore. “There is growing evidence of an improvement in the wider economy.”

Credit questionsThe statistics bureau warned that recovery required more support to consolidate. “We must also take note that domestic and the external economic environment remains complex, and the global economic recovery is tortuous and slow,” it said.

Even so, bureau spokesman Sheng Laiyun predicted further improvements in the second half as previous policy meas-ures, including several interest rate cuts, take eff ect. Andrew Colquhoun of Fitch Ratings also expects an improvement in the rest of the year.

“The resilience of retail sales in June is a further encouraging sign that downside risk, while not negligible, is receding, de-spite recent equity-market vola-tility.”

Data on Tuesday showed bank lending increased sharply in June. - Reuters

Policymakers had

already unleashed a

series of measures

to pull stocks out of

a 30 per cent fall, but

Wednesday’s tumble

could be a matter of

concern for Beijing

HSBC Bank Oman’s net profi t declinesTimes News service

MUSCAT: HSBC Bank Oman said its net profi t for the fi rst half of 2015 declined by 8.8 per cent to OMR5.2 million, from OMR5.7 million posted for the same period last year.

However, the bank’s net loans and advances surged ahead by 15.7 per cent during the fi rst half of this year to OMR1,314.7 million from OMR1,136.6 million for the same period last year, according

to a stock market fi ling. Customer deposits edged down by 0.8 per cent to OMR1,945.2 million.

HSBC Bank Oman’s operat-ing income rose by 5.9 per cent to OMR36.1 million for the fi rst half of this year, from OMR34.1 mil-lion for the same period last year, while operating expenses grew by 4.5 per cent to OMR27.7 million.

Total assets stood lower at OMR2,350.8 million by end-June 2015, against OMR2,380 million for the same period last year.

H A L F - Y E A R L Y

Bank Sohar signs $250m loan agreementTimes News Service

MUSCAT: Bank Sohar has signed a $250 million loan facility with a three-year lifespan, with the proceeds to be used for gen-eral funding purposes, according to a Reuters report.

The facility was signed on Tuesday, Arab Banking Corpora-

tion said in the statement, adding that it and a further 10 banks from the Gulf, Europe and Asia were the lenders, the report added.

In May, it was announced that the Omani bank was market-ing the deal to potential lenders, with the loan paying 120 basis points over the London inter-bank off ered rate (Libor).

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GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE RISES: The data showed fi scal expenditure rose 13.9 per cent on an

annual basis in June, a sharp rise from May’s 2.6 per cent, but well below April’s 33.2 per cent spike.

CSI300 index ended down 3.5 per cent, while Shanghai Composite Index lost 3 per cent. – Bloomberg News

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MARKETT H U R S DAY, J U LY 1 6, 2 0 1 5

MUSCATSECURITIES MARKET

SHARE PRICE BULLETIN FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 15

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

OM0000004768 ...........AL MADINA TAKAFUL ............................................. 2,139,508 ......205,088................... 105 ........... 0.092 ........... 0.097 ...........0.092........... 0.096 .............0.089 ........... 0.007 ............. 7.865 ................0.095 ..............0.095...................0.096...................16,800,000 .........0.100

OM0000001962 ............AL MADINA INVESTMENT ................................... 658,938 ............46,018..................... 48 ........... 0.068 ........... 0.070 ...........0.068........... 0.070 .............0.067 ........... 0.003 ............. 4.478 ................0.070..............0.069...................0.070...................14,500,597 .........0.100

OM0000004925 ...........AL BATINAH POWER ................................................ 107,910 .............23,709........................7 ............0.216 ...........0.220 ...........0.216 ........... 0.220 ............. 0.212 ........... 0.008 ............. 3.774 ................0.220 ............. 0.216...................0.220 .................148,475,235 ........0.100

OM0000002440 ...........AL SHARQIA INVESTMENT HOLDING ........... 1,207,618 .......188,222..................... 85 ............0.156 ........... 0.159 ........... 0.151 ............0.156 ............. 0.151 ............ 0.005 ..............3.311 ................. 0.151 ...............0.151...................0.152 ...................14,040,000 .........0.100

OM0000003398 ...........BANK SOHAR................................................................ 246,976 ........... 49,374......................14 ............0.197 ...........0.200 ...........0.197 ........... 0.200 ............. 0.196............ 0.004 ............. 2.041 ................0.200 ............ 0.200...................0.202 ................ 288,288,000 .......0.100

OM0000001087 ............OMAN UNITED INSURANCE ............................... 1,039,670 ......328,626..................... 50 ........... 0.320 ...........0.322 ...........0.310 ............0.316 ............. 0.310............ 0.006 ............. 1.935 ................0.310 ..............0.308...................0.310 ...................31,600,000 .........0.100

OM0000003224 ...........RENAISSANCE SERVICES ..................................... 520,438 ..........147,017.....................44 ........... 0.278 ........... 0.289 ...........0.278 ........... 0.282 .............0.278 ........... 0.004 ............. 1.439 ................0.283..............0.283...................0.285...................79,550,636 .........0.100

OM0000004933 ...........AL SUWADI POWER ....................................................97,000 ............ 20,855........................5 ............0.215 ........... 0.215 ...........0.215 ............0.215 ............. 0.212 ........... 0.003 ..............1.415 .................0.215 ..............0.212...................0.218 .................. 153,597,363 ........0.100

OM0000001145 ............PORT SERVICES CORPORATION .........................36,657 ...............7,000........................3 ............0.190 ........... 0.195 ...........0.190 ............0.191 ............. 0.189............ 0.002 ............. 1.058 ................0.195 .............. 0.197...................0.000 .................. 18,152,640 .........0.100

OM0000002028 ...........GULF INTERNATIONAL CHEMICALS ............ 368,147 ..........101,169..................... 34 ........... 0.273 ........... 0.278 ...........0.272........... 0.275 .............0.273 ........... 0.002 ............. 0.733 ................0.272..............0.268...................0.272.................... 5,775,000 ..........0.100

OM0000001160 ............NATIONAL GAS ................................................................1,017 .................. 388........................ 1 ........... 0.382 ........... 0.382 ...........0.382........... 0.390 .............0.390 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.382..............0.382...................0.388...................19,500,000 .........0.100

OM0000001418 ............RAYSUT CEMENT ........................................................... 1,731 ...............2,595........................4 ............1.500 ........... 1.500 ...........1.495 ........... 1.500 ............. 1.500 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................1.500 ..............1.480...................1.500 ................. 300,000,000 .......0.100

OM0000001509 ............DHOFAR INT.DEV.AND INV. HOLD. ....................... 4,063 ............... 1,910........................ 1 ........... 0.470 ........... 0.470 ...........0.470 ........... 0.470 .............0.470 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.470 ............. 0.000...................0.470..................115,808,000 ........0.100

OM0000001517 ............HSBC BANK OMAN ...................................................... 18,305 ...............2,524........................3 ............0.136 ........... 0.138 ...........0.136 ............0.138 ............. 0.138............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.138 .............. 0.133...................0.138 ..................276,043,165 ........0.100

OM0000001707 ............OMAN CABLES INDUSTRY ........................................ 1,500 ...............3,405........................ 1 ........... 2.270 ...........2.270 ...........2.270........... 2.300 .............2.300 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................2.270..............2.150...................2.270 ................ 206,310,000 .......0.100

OM0000002168 ............AL ANWAR CERAMIC TILES ............................... 193,830 ............79,470........................6 ............0.410 ........... 0.410 ...........0.410 ........... 0.410 ............. 0.410............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.410 ..............0.404...................0.410 .................. 121,447,610 ........0.100

OM0000002200 ...........AHLI BANK ........................................................................ 6,520 ............... 1,447........................ 1 ........... 0.222 ...........0.222 ...........0.222 .......... 0.222 .............0.222 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.222............. 0.204...................0.222 .................316,358,024 ........0.100

OM0000002549 ...........BANK DHOFAR ..............................................................85,604 ............ 24,055........................3 ............0.281 ........... 0.281 ...........0.281 ........... 0.281 ............. 0.281............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.281 ..............0.274...................0.281 ..................434,068,721 ........0.100

OM0000002614 ............ONIC. HOLDING ............................................................10,500 ...............5,040........................4 ........... 0.480 ...........0.480 ...........0.480........... 0.480 .............0.480 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.480............. 0.000...................0.520 ..................83,243,160 .........0.100

OM0000003661 ............VOLTAMP ENERGY .......................................................2,000 .................. 950........................2 ........... 0.480 ...........0.480 ...........0.470 ........... 0.480 .............0.480 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.470 ..............0.470...................0.478...................29,040,000 ........0.100

OM0000003968 ...........OOREDOO.........................................................................75,809 ............ 58,554......................13 ............0.772 ........... 0.776 ...........0.772 ........... 0.772 ............. 0.772............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.776 .............. 0.772...................0.776 ................. 502,528,946 .......0.100

OM0000005005 ...........ALMAHA CERAMICS .................................................. 10,609 ...............5,953......................15 ........... 0.562 ........... 0.562 ...........0.560........... 0.562 .............0.562 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.560..............0.560...................0.562...................29,505,000 .........0.100

OM0000003026 ...........OMAN TELECOMMUNICATION ..........................72,295 .......... 125,854..................... 26 ............1.740 ........... 1.750............ 1.735 ............1.740 ............. 1.750 ............-0.010 ............-0.571................1.750 .............. 1.740................... 1.750 ................1,305,000,000 ......0.100

OM0000002796 ...........BANK MUSCAT ............................................................ 255,726 ......... 147,504..................... 25 ........... 0.570 ........... 0.580 ...........0.570 ........... 0.576 .............0.580 ...........-0.004 ........... -0.690 ...............0.580..............0.578...................0.580 ............... 1,320,089,816 ......0.100

OM0000001525 ............OMAN INVESTMENT AND FINANCE .............. 183,651 ............40,000......................16 ............0.218 ...........0.220 ...........0.216 ........... 0.218 ............. 0.221 ...........-0.003 ............-1.357................0.218 .............. 0.217...................0.218 ...................43,600,000 ........0.100

OM0000002176 ............AL JAZEERA STEEL PRODUCTS ........................ 396,083 ............93,655..................... 24 ........... 0.240 ...........0.240 ...........0.236........... 0.236 .............0.240 ...........-0.004 ............-1.667................0.236 ..............0.235...................0.236................... 29,475,919 .........0.100

OM0000001772 ............AL ANWAR HOLDING............................................... 1,510,745 .......353,297..................... 99 ........... 0.237 ........... 0.237 ...........0.233 ........... 0.234 .............0.238 ...........-0.004 ............-1.681 ................0.236 ..............0.236...................0.237................... 35,117,550 .........0.100

OM0000002374............UNITED FINANCE .......................................................20,329 ...............2,969........................2 ............0.146 ........... 0.149 ...........0.146 ........... 0.146 ............. 0.149............-0.003 ........... -2.013 ...............0.149 .............. 0.145...................0.149 ................... 45,371,681 .........0.100

OM0000002366 ...........AL BATINAH DEV. INV. HOLDING ........................69,640 ...............8,850......................12 ............0.129 ........... 0.129 ...........0.126 ............0.127 ............. 0.130............-0.003 ........... -2.308 ...............0.126 .............. 0.125...................0.127 .................... 3,810,000 ..........0.100

OM0000001681 ............OMAN AND EMIRATES INV. HOLDING ........... 369,000 ........... 44,724........................7 ............0.121 ........... 0.122 ...........0.120 ............0.121 ............. 0.124 ...........-0.003 ........... -2.419 ...............0.120 ..............0.120................... 0.121 ................... 14,746,875 .........0.100

OM0000003521 ............GALFAR ENGINEERING AND CON. ......................6,000 ...................791........................2 ............0.131 ........... 0.132 ........... 0.131 ........... 0.132 ............. 0.136............-0.004 ........... -2.941 ...............0.132 .............. 0.132...................0.134 ...................38,277,444 .........0.100

OM0000002820 ...........GULF INVESTMENT SERVICES ......................... 273,121 .............37,367......................19 ............0.142 ........... 0.142 ...........0.136 ............0.137 ............. 0.144 ...........-0.007 ........... -4.861 ...............0.136 .............. 0.136...................0.140 .................... 8,061,521 ..........0.100

.............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 9,990,940 .......2,158,380 .............. 681 .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ......32........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

PARALLEL MARKET ................................................................................................................................................................................. OM0000002580 ...........OMAN EDU. & TRIN. INV. HOLDING.................... 37,397 ............... 5,797........................ 1 ............0.155 ........... 0.155 ...........0.155 ............0.155 ............. 0.145.............0.010 ............. 6.897 ................0.155 .............. 0.148...................0.159 ...................10,850,000 .........0.100

OM0000001368 ............CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IND. .................. 143,000 ..............6,007......................12 ........... 0.040 ........... 0.043 ...........0.040 .......... 0.042 ............. 0.041 ............0.001 ............. 2.439 ................0.042..............0.041...................0.042 ...................3,570,000 ..........0.100

OM0000001566 ............OMAN FISHERIES .......................................................36,583 ............... 1,945........................5 ........... 0.053 ........... 0.054 ...........0.053 ........... 0.053 .............0.053 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.053 ..............0.053...................0.054 ...................6,625,000 ..........0.100

OM0000004420 ...........BANK NIZWA ................................................................ 1,097,221..........85,619..................... 37 ........... 0.078 ........... 0.079 ...........0.078 ........... 0.078 .............0.078 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.078 ..............0.078...................0.079..................117,000,000 ........0.100

OM0000005963 ...........PHOENIX POWER ...................................................... 5,756,829 ......885,863...................643 ............0.154 ........... 0.155 ...........0.153 ........... 0.154 ............. 0.154............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.155 .............. 0.155...................0.156 ................. 225,240,625 .......0.100

OM0000004776 ...........TAKAFUL OMAN INSURANCE ...............................37,618 ...............4,270........................6 ............0.114 ........... 0.114............ 0.113 ............0.114 ............. 0.118 ............-0.004 ........... -3.390 ............... 0.114 .............. 0.114................... 0.117 ...................11,400,000 .........0.100

.............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 7,108,648 ...... 989,501...................704 .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ........ 6........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

BONDS MARKET ................................................................................................................................................................................. OM0000004487 ...........RENAISSANCE SERVICES BONDS3.75 ............ 277,606 ........... 40,253........................5 ............0.145 ........... 0.145 ...........0.145 ............0.145 ............. 0.145............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.145 .............. 0.145...................0.160 ................... 61,355,543 .........0.100

OM0000005971 ............B.MUSCAT COMPL. CONVR. B.B.3.5 ................... 199,565 .............19,557........................3 ........... 0.098 ........... 0.098 ...........0.098........... 0.098 .............0.099 ...........-0.001 ............-1.010 ................0.098 ..............0.098...................0.099................... 31,767,838 .........0.100

.............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 477,171 .............59,810........................8 .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ........ 2........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

ISIN .................................................. SECURITY NAME ...............................................................................................VOLUME ..............TURNOVER ................... TRADES ...........OPEN PRICE ............. HIGH .................... LOW ............... CLOSE PR. ..........PREV. CLOSE.......... DIFF (RO) .................DIFF % ......................LAST PR............... LAST BID .....................LAST OFFER ................. MARKET CAP ........PAR VALUE

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INDICESIndex .................................................High .................Low ..................... Value ............... Prev . Value.......... Diff ...............Diff %MSM30 Index ....................................... 6,543.87 ............... 6,521.78 ................... 6,543.87 ...................6,534.55 ....................9.32 ................... 0.14Financial Index .................................... 8,124.84 ...............8,089.15 .................... 8,111.37 ................... 8,101.97 ....................9.40 ................... 0.12Industrial Index ....................................8,406.75 ...............8,382.73 ................... 8,382.73 .................. 8,404.80 ................-22.07 .................. -0.26Services Index ...................................... 3,500.87 .............. 3,482.33 ................... 3,500.87 ................... 3,485.95 ..................14.92 ................... 0.43MSM SHARIAH INDEX....................... 991.64 .................. 991.18 .......................991.27 ...................... 990.99 ....................0.28 ................... 0.03

Trading SummaryVolume ................ Turnover ..........Trades .............. Market Cap............. Up ............Down ............. Equal .........Sec. Traded17,576,759 ...................3,207,691 ..................1,393 ................15,176,724,697 ................ 12 ......................12 .................... 16 .........................40

MSM indexends higher

MUSCAT: Oman’s general in-dex — MSM30 Index — ended the week on a positive note at 6,543.87 points, up by 0.14 per cent. MSM Sharia Index closed at 991.27 points, up by 0.03 per cent.

Phoenix Power was the most active in terms of volume as well as turnover.

The top gainer was Al Madina Takaful, up 7.87 per cent, while the top loser was Gulf Investment Services, down 4.86 per cent.

As many as 1,393 trades were executed during the day’s trad-ing session generating turnover of OMR3.2 million with over 17 million shares changing hands. Out of 40 traded securities, 12 advanced, 12 declined and 16 remained unchanged. Omani investors were net buyers for OMR249,000 while GCC and Arab investors were net sellers for OMR216,000 followed by for-eign investors for OMR32,000 worth of shares.

Financial Indexadvanced 0.12 per cent to close at 8,111.37 points. Al Madina Takaful, Al Madina Investments, Al Sharqia Investments, Bank Sohar and Oman United Insurance gained 7.87 per cent, 4.48 per cent, 3.31 per cent, 2.04 per cent and 1.94 per cent, respectively. Gulf In-vestment Services, Takaful Oman, Oman & Emirates Hold-ing, Al Batinah Investment and United Finance declined by 4.86 per cent, 3.39 per cent, 2.42 per cent, 2.31 per cent and 2.01 per cent, respectively.

Industrial Index ended lower at 8,382.73 points, down by 0.26 per cent. Construction Materials and Gulf International Chemi-cals gained 2.44 per cent and 0.73 per cent, respectively. Galfar En-gineering and Al Jazeera Steel declined by 2.94 per cent and 1.67 per cent, respectively.

Services Sector Index showed strong gains of 0.43 per cent to close at 3,500.87 points. Oman

Education & Training, Al Batina Power, Renaissance Services, Al Suwadi Power and Port Services gained by 6.90 per cent, 3.77 per cent, 1.44 per cent, 1.42 per cent and 1.06 per cent, respectively. OIFC and Oman Telecommu-nications Company declined by 1.36 per cent and 0.57 per cent, respectively.

Emerging stocks fallEmerging market stocks fell for a second day as industrial companies tumbled and better-than-estimated economic data in China failed to bolster investor confi dence in the nation’s equi-ties. Russia’s ruble weakened.

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Ma-rine Engineering Co. plunged 30 per cent in Seoul on concern the company may report losses and could need to restructure its debt. The Shanghai Composite Index sank 3 per cent and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng China Enter-prises Index slid 1.3 per cent. The ruble, South Africa’s rand and Turkey’s lira lost at least 0.3 per cent versus the dollar.

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index lost 0.2 per cent to 939.03 at 9:07 a.m. in London. China’s gross domestic product expand-ed 7 per cent from a year earlier in the second quarter, beating estimates for a 6.8 per cent in-crease. The Shanghai Composite has slumped 25 per cent in four weeks, the world’s worst-per-forming equity market. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen ad-dresses Congress while Greece’s parliament prepares to vote on reforms to qualify for more aid.

The developing-nation index has declined 1.9 per cent this year and trades at 11.5 times projected 12-month earnings, data com-piled by Bloomberg show. The MSCI World Index has risen 3.6 per cent in 2015 and is valued at a multiple of 16.5.

- United Securities/Bloomberg News

The top gainer was Al Madina Takaful, up

7.87 per cent, while the top loser was Gulf

Investment Services, down 4.86 per cent

Sensex rises 265 points; rupee fallsMUMBAI: Reclaiming its cru-cial psychological level of 28,000, the S&P BSE Sensex surged 265 points to end at 28,198.29 on fresh buying mainly in auto, IT and tech sectors on the back of good foreign capital infl ows even as cues from Asian markets were largely mixed.

The 50-share index Nifty crossed crucial 8,500-level, rose by 69.70 points or 0.82 per cent to 8,523.80. The Sensex resumed higher at 28,022.14 and rose fur-

ther to 28,218.37 before fi nishing at 28,198.29, showing a gain of 265.39 points or 0.95 per cent.

Rupee ends lower The rupee ended marginally low-er by two paise to 63.41 against the American currency on fag-end dollar demand from banks and importers on the back of higher dollar in the overseas mar-ket. However, good foreign capital infl ows restricted the rupee’s fall

against the dollar, a forex dealer said. The rupee resumed higher at 63.36 per dollar as against the Tuesday’s closing level of of 63.39 per dollar at the Interbank For-eign Exchange Market and moved up further to 63.35 per dollar on initial selling of dollars.

However, it failed to maintain its gains on fresh dollar demand from banks and importers and dropped to 63.44 per dollar before ending at 63.41 per dollar. - PTI

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A l Farsi brothers, Mo-hammed and Haitham, will never forget their debut performance at the Royal Opera

House Muscat.“It was a big stage and the audi-

ence had a lot of dignitaries. We were under tremendous pressure. But we concentrated on the task at hand. Our confi dence got a big boost when they cheered us after the fi rst rendition,” said Mohammed, the elder brother. That particular per-formance earned the talented pair minor celebrity status.

The youngest oud musicians in the Sultanate, Mohammed was just 13 and Haitham was 11 when they joined Oman Oud Hobbyists’ As-sociation’s summer training pro-gramme in 2012.

For the next three years they trav-elled from Nizwa to Muscat and back twice a week in order to learn the nuances of the traditional Arabic musical instrument from the associ-ation. “We would start at 3 o’clock in the evening from Nizwa and would

be back home at 9 o’clock. Our father, Rashid Mirza Al Farsi, and mother, Laila Abdulla Sabir Awalad Thani, took great pains to ensure that we attended every session without fail,” Haitham said.

The training under Mohammed Brahmi, Dr Sharifa, Sameeh Mah-joubi and Khaled Twaigri helped them master the basics. “The ini-tial days were diffi cult. Our fi ngers ached badly and we struggled with fi nger positioning and timing. But the teachers helped us rectify our mistakes,” Mohammed said.

Two years later, the siblings gave their fi rst public performance at the Oud Hobbyists’ Association. The prodigies lit up the night and mes-merised oud fans with their skills.

They went on to perform shows at Al Bustan Palace Hotel, Royal Oman Police Academy, Royal Oman Air-force Academy, and Arabesque Mu-sic Festival, but their big break came in 2014 when they were invited to the Opera House. “It was a dream come true for us,” Mohammed said.

They practiced every day at the OHA, leading up to the big day. “Three days before the show, we re-hearsed at the Opera House. It was our fi rst visit to the iconic building. We were surprised to see the grand stage. We were part of 24 children in-

vited to perform,” Haitham said.From that day, Rashid Al Farsi be-

gan to consider them as grownups. “I am proud of their achievement. They worked hard to make it a memorable one,” said Rashid Al Farsi, who once nurtured a dream to become a musi-cian in his childhood. “I wanted to learn music. I couldn’t realise my dream. Now, I am trying to achieve it through my children,” he said.

Following the ROHM show, Mo-hammed and Haitham received in-vitations to perform in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

“We turned down all the invi-tations as we do not want to miss school for a long time.”

Having earned a name for them-selves, the youngsters now aim to turn their passion into a profes-sion. “We are just beginners. We need to study more to become experts. We have to practice for many years to realise our ultimate dream,” said Mohammed.

Haitham feels it is just a matter of time. “We will train hard and be-come successful oud musicians.”

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The initial days were difficult.

Our fingers ached badly and we

struggled with finger positioning

and timing. But the teachers

helped us rectify our mistakes

Mohammed Al Farsi & Haitham Al FarsiOmani Oud Musicians

THE HISTORY OF OUD Oud is a highly beloved instrument for Arabs. It has been al-ways associated with pure, genuine music heard by people of high-taste. Little wonder, then, that the instrument has been labelled in Arabic as ‘The Sultan of all Musical Instruments’. Obviously, oud musicians were of a high rank in the courts of kings and sultans. The instrument moved to Europe with the Islamic expansion to Spain starting from Cecily. The Cru-sades also contributed to introducing it to Europe. In Europe, it was referred to as the lute.

Oud is believed to be one of the oldest musical instruments and ancestor of the modern guitar. And the earliest proof of its existence can be found in an excavated cylindrical seal from the Uruk Period in Mesopotamia, which dates back al-most 5000 years. Variations of the oud were found all across the Middle East, from the classical Arabic oud of Iraq to the Turkish variation called Kopuz.

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HENNA has been one of the most important cosmetics for females in the Eastern world since ancient times, when women used primi-tive tools like sulphur sticks and wicker palm to create beautiful designs on their skin.

Omani society is still character-ised by some old habits that make it distinctive, and applying henna before celebrations, like weddings or Eid, is one such traditional habit through which women still express joy and pleasure, though the methods have evolved since the days of sulphur sticks.

Older women tend to stick to tra-ditional designs and shapes of hen-na, while the young girls are more eager to fi nd the newest styles.

And there are even new henna alternatives out this Eid — henna stickers.

With Eid Al Fitr quickly ap-proaching, the salons are teaming with customers seeking these cus-tom embellishments.

“Natural henna is always my fi rst choice, but there is no place to stand in the beauty saloons, as it is very crowded ( just before Eid),” said Hajer Al Khanjari.

“Overcrowding at the beauty sa-

loons is not just caused by females coming for henna, many are com-ing for other services too,” said Ameena Al Farsi.

Some see the use of stickers as a good substitute for henna fa-tigue, but they are still not their first choice.

“The stickers are a good solu-tion and are time reducing, but still stickers are not the same as henna, putting henna is more beautiful,” said Eman Al Shiheemi.

On being asked about the reason for overcrowding before Eid, Maha Al Jabri, who has a talent for henna engraving said: “I’m a little bit slow. The crowding happens be-cause of that the inscriptions need more focus and it takes long time.”

“However, all that can reduce to the minimum through prior coor-dination and showing the punctu-ality by females,” Maha added.

But crowded or not, the salons are still fi lled with a sense of glee-ful excitement as the Holy Month of Ramadan draws to an end.

“I feel happy when I see these designs on the female hands. Nothing can beat that happiness. It pushes me to do more of these works.” -Khawlah Al Jabri

Joyful Decorations: Pre-Eid Henna

SO TO SPEAK

SALEHAL SHAIBANY I hope you read this col-

umn today enjoying the bounties of Eid bless-ings. I don’t only mean the good food you are go-ing to eat or new clothes

you are planning to wear, also the great mercy that allows you to celebrate the day. For those who are challenged by poor health, this is a time to be grateful that you have lived another day to seek solace from God; for those strug-gling with pangs of guilt, this is a day to ask for forgiveness and to be released from their accu-mulation; and for those holding on to wrongs done to them, this is the perfect time to fl ush out all the hatred that has built up. Eid is an important time to set-tle disputes with families and friends. If you have been seek-ing revenge, then this is the day you come to terms with your quarrel by letting it go. The best way to bury the hatchet, as far

as I’m concerned, is to reach out to your sworn enemies and wish them ‘Eid Mubarak’. For those who think that the blessings of Eid are confi ned only to Muslims, think again. In the multicultural neighbourhoods we live in these days, it is wrong not to extend a hand of friendship to non-Muslims and wish them well.

If your neighbour has a prob-lem that you can do something about, then ignoring it would not be in the spirit of Eid. The more good you do during this blessed holiday, the greater the benefi ts, from a clean heart to freedom from the bad feelings that are steeling your joy. If we get our at-titudes right, then this weekend will be a blessed time to renew allegiance with people who aff ect our daily lives.

If you are planning to spend too much money this time, then refrain from doing so. Eid is

not about showing off or being wasteful, but about shining tak-ing notice and care of the un-der-privileged. Think of people who cannot aff ord to pay for a traditional Eid lunch. If some-one has stolen your new pair of shoes after the Eid prayers, then blame the society rather than the thief. Perhaps we did not extend enough charity to the poor prior to the blessed day. It is something to think about the second time around if we have missed it this time in terms of charity.

However, with progress, we often feel that religious festivi-ties are old fashion. Progress has many challenges but the real issue is to stick to what has been tested and prevailed. Many of us are ashamed to be linked to God for fear of being dismissed as backward. What we fail to understand, however, is that religion is a test of faith. Today, as we put our faith in pro-

gress, we continue to hope that it will solve many of our modern problems. However, we cannot remove religion and faith from our tradition and associate it with contemporary customs. Re-ligion is for all time and eternity while progress changes when we want to change it. In other words, if we put our faith in the mercy of changing times then we might as well worship the computer chip instead of the creator of the uni-verse.

With the right attitude, Eid can be the beginning of the rest of our lives. We should be thankful that we have survived the year and are able to join others in celebrating the occasion. Death waits for no one and some of us may not be around for next year’s Eid.

In this regard, it is worth our while to refl ect on the achieve-ments of the past year and focus on what will be most important to us in the coming twelve months.

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Amanda Seyfried has faced gender pay disparity

AMANDA SEYFRIED was paid merely a fraction of what her co-star received for a big-budget fi lm. “A few years ago, on one of my big-budget fi lms, I found I was be-ing paid 10 per cent of what my male co-star was getting. And we were pretty even in status,” Seyfried told Sunday Times. “I think people think that just because I’m

easy-going and game to do things I’ll just take as little as they off er — It’s not about how much you get, it’s about how fair it is,” she said, and added: “It’s up to the actresses to decide if they’re willing to walk away from something.” Seyfried has starred in movies like Mamma Mia!, Dear John, In Time, Les Miserables, and Ted 2.

Jordana shares beauty tricks

and her favourite products

JORDANA BREWSTER knows how to manage her looks even if she’s stranded on a deserted island. She says she would use a toothbrush to “tame” her brows! “I would take a toothbrush, which I would use on my teeth, but I could also use it on my eye-brows to help tame those since I wouldn’t have a tweezer,” femalefi rst.co.uk quoted

Brewster as saying. The 35-year-old actress also opened up about her favourite products and says she prefers “double duty” items such as coconut oil, which can be used for cook-ing as well as a moisturiser. “I love stuff that can do double duty, like coconut oil. It’s really good for cooking, but it’s also like one of the best moisturisers for your body, ” Brewster told PopSugar.com, an online media network of websites.

Jessica Simpson celebrates birthday at island

SINGER-TURNED fashion designer Jes-sica Simpson, who turned 35 last week, cel-ebrated her birthday by treating her fam-ily and a number of friends to a two-week vacation in St Barts where she showed off her jet-skiing skills. Simpson chartered a private jet to take around 20 family and friends to the island on July 6. According to

a source, Simpson and her friends were so excited when they arrived at the island. “When they got off the plane, the girls were all dancing and skipping around,” the source said. -IANS

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10 yrs in Oman experience in

Accounts, knowledge of Tally ERP 9,

focus RT having NOC & D/L,

looking for suitable job.

Contact 93086105

Male 26 yrs, MBA in Accounts

and Finance, 2 years Experience in

Management and Accounts Fields,

and 1 year experience in Operations

in Oman Looking for a suitable job.

Contact 94374745

Indian male 22 yrs B. Com Graduate

1 year exp in Accounts, currently on

visit visa. Looking for suitable job.

Contact 94341848 /

Email – mohdhaji7272@gmail.com

MBA Graduate with 6 yrs exp in

fi nance/accounts/ auditing. Special-

ized in accounts payable dept, Ora-

cle app user, profi cient in Sap (fi co)

end user & tally 9.0. lean &six sigma

certifi ed trainer on visit visa.

Contact – 91967213 / 99064780

Finance Manager, CPA, with more

than 15 yrs. of experience in GCC.

Fully knowledgeable in Finance,

General & Management Accounting .

NOC available. Contact 96209331

Sudanese Accountant seeking job

in Nizwa state experience 10 years

3 years in Saudi Arabia, 7 yrs in

Sudan. # 97796394 / 94003247

Chinese/ Arab/ continental cook & helper wanted. Contact 95529970

Required experience Waiter / Supervisor/ Juice maker, Shawarma maker. Contact: 95395378

Urgently required Accountant B. Com with 4-6 years Gulf experience

in construction fi eld and good knowl-

edge in FOCUS accounting software.

Send CV : pccllcoman@gmail.com

Urgently required a part – time female Accountant fl uent in English

with 2-3 years experience in Tally.

Email: mhca@mhabibgroup.com

Fax: 24564459

Urgently required femaleaccountant with an experience

minimum 3years Email CV on

cv.hrcharity@gmail.com

Urgently required Junior Account-ant. Please send CV:

hr.azatllc@gmail.com

SKILLED

IT

DRIVER

Indian female B.Sc- Fashion De-

signer 21 years, fresher, One month

internship in a garment industry

2015 University best designer award

holder. Now looking for a creative

job, currently on residential visa.

Contact: 98297940 / 99741604.

Email : zintasabu@gmail.com

Architect and Interior designer, 8

years exp capable of managing turn

key projects, design, BOQ, Execution.

NOC available. Contact : 95273166

AutoCAD Draughts man seeks

Employment. Contact: 91889873

Electrical draftsman AutoCAD

switch gear & MEP control panel

7 years experience Qatar.

Contact: 92546203/96228100

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE

SITUATION WANT-

EDSIT. WANTED

SITUATION WANT-

EDSIT. WANTED

Looking For offi ce support staff with driving license and having

good knowledge of all offi cial duty.

Contact .. 91624908, 93540898

Urgently required Male with 2

years’ experience in Admin Works,

fl uent in Arabic and English,

Computer knowledge,

preferably with driving license.

Working hours 6am to 2pm or 2pm

to 10 pm daily

Email: jayan@ra.cc or 99661980

Vacancy for lady Receptionist

at Sinaw Hala Medical Center - Flu-

ency in English and Arabic Omani

or non Omani. Contact: 25524180 /

91362141 Email:

halamedicalgroup@gmail.com

Urgently Required: Administration with an experience minimum in

3 years in building construction,

required immediately join and MUST

have NOC.Apply, fax 00968–24605955,

emails sbc@steelbuildingsllc.com,

sbeoman@yahoo.com.

MANAGER

A vending Machine for sale of coff ee products and Derivatives Company in Muscat having opera-

tions in Oman is on the lookout for

quality staff for the below positions:

Sales & Marketing Staff , Mechani-

cal maintenance mechanic, General

electric maintenance machines with

D/L. Send CV to

service@arabianvending.com

Urgently required Sales Executive and interior designer for furnish-

ing company with Valid Oman D/L

and minimum 3 years experience.

Contact: 93231403/

rainbowfurnishing156@gmail.com

Experience building material Salesman required in Amerat shop.

Contact : 99641900

Required Sales man - 1 Person Quali-

fi cation. Gulf Experienced - Minimum

5 Years with Oman Driving Licence

Language - English Education:- Any

Degree Further Contact :

Mr. Abdul Hameed

Nashabat - Mobile No: 97414307 and

-92807399 amn@yaqeeneng.com

Urgently required female Sales Promoters individual with pleasant

personality, excellent communica-

tions & presentation skills & experi-

ence in selling perfumes cosmetics

and skincare products would be

preferred. Send your CV & details

with recent photograph to

info@mawaridoman.com

or fax no 24127484/ Tel: 24127485

Tyre / Spare parts outdoor Sales Executive with experience required

driving license and NOC. Send CV to

ptf_25@hotmail.com

Wanted part time female Sales Executive with D/L for a reputed

company. Contact 94688874

A leading marketing company is

looking for outdoor Sales Execu-tives on part time or full time basis

in Salalah. Contact 92760281 /

96436719

Looking for Outdoor Salesman for

heavy equipment spare parts.

Contact - 93292015,

Email: mail.om@gulfcenter.co

Urgently required Sales and Marketing Executive for Graphic de-

signing company. Contact: 96727631

mail: smartgraphic518@gmail.com

Minimum 2 years of experience

with valid gulf light driving license

interested candidates please

Contact: 99222086 /98585851

Required male or female candidate with 5 years experience in renting

of properties. Interested candidates

may please mail to

alqurumprop@gmail.com

DRIVER

Urgently Required: Male – handles overall store operations of the Su-

permarket, Prior Experience a MUST,

knowledgeable in MSOffi ce. Send CV

to chanda@dolphin-oman.com or

fax to 244-92718.

Mason, C.C.T.V, Technician, Electrician cum Plumber.Contact - 99383044

Indian Female MBA, 3 years experi-

ence in Admin MIS, Family Visa.

Contact 98234427,

jkjsmith01@gmail.com

A Lady with 5 years experience in

HR/Admin is looking for suitable job

and can join immediately.

Contact : 94465835

Indian (male) MBA (MHA) with 5+

years of experience in HR. Looking

urgently for suitable position.

Ph-96395254, 24813065

Email-shm1691@gmail.com

Indian female with 1 half years ex-

perience in MBA / HR seeks suitable

placement. Contact 99257214

Indian female with 10 yrs of experi-

ence in HR/Banking/Operations

seeks a suitable placement.

Can be contacted on 98919015 or

sherianne.coelho@gmail.com

Quantity Surveyor for Mechani-cal, Electrical BOQ preparation and

verifi cation required for part time as-

signment on immediate basis. Please

Contact-tgi17@omantel.net.om

MEP Engineer on urgent basis

required for immediate placement.

Please contact

tgi17@omantel.net.om

Urgently required: HSE Engineer with an experience minimum in

5 years in building construction,

MUST have NOC and immediately

join. Apply, fax 00968–24605955,

emails sbc@steelbuildingsllc.com,

sbeoman@yahoo.com

Urgently required Project Engineer for a reputed Construction Company

in Muscat with Civil Engineering

Degree/Diploma, 6 to 10 years expe-

rience, holding Oman/GCC Driving

License.E.mail: assaud@omantel.net.

om or FAX: 24953530

Fire and Safety Technician with

NIFE or equivalent Diploma holder

preference to those having D/L. Send

CV to visionansara@gmail.com

Required a part time steel Struc-tural Design Engineer for a reputed

steel fabrication company in

Muscat. Interested person may

Contact : 99451158

Required Civil Engineer (build-

ings) Oman experience 5+ years,

BOQ+ Tendering + site supervision.

Contact: 95218004

Email: alhilalint@yahoo.com

IND male WEB developer 5 yrs exp

B.Tech (comp science) PHP, HTML

MYSQL Java script CSS.

Contact: 95990529

Email: renjith341@gmail.com

Required Beautician for a parlor

in Ghubra. Contact: 94241385 /

97244766

Wanted experienced Beautician

for beauty parlor in Al Amerat 3.

Contact: 91107337 Indian male 2+yrs oman exp in HR.

joing immediatly. release available.

Contact :93671437

ADMIN

CATERING

Urgently Required: Civil Engineer with an experience minimum in

5 years in building construction,

MUST have NOC

and immediately join. Apply,

fax 00968–24605955,

emails sbc@steelbuildingsllc.com,

sbeoman@yahoo.com

Construction Company in Oman

urgently requires following candi-

dates: BE Civil Engineer, minimum

3-5 years gulf experience & Civil site foreman, minimum 5 years gulf

experience, diploma not required.

Email: applyforoman@gmail.com

Leading Construction Company requires Quantity Surveyor (QS)

with 4-6 yrs Gulf experience. Send

your CV : qsmuscat2015@gmail.com

(NOC required).

Construction Company in Oman

urgently requires the following:

B.Sc Civil Engineer, minimum 3-5

yrs Gulf experience. Civil Site Fore-man, minimum 5 yrs experience

with operating knowledge of Tally.

Please Email CV ;

applyforoman@gmail.com

Grade”A” company in interior

Designing looking for: Operations manager Sales executive Qs Inte-rior Designer CVs to be emailed to :

alzahi.oman@gmail.com

Designer required for wooden

joinery company with excellent

knowledge of 3D Max, 2D Autocad.

Contact: 94249047

Email: mfqazi@gmail.com

Professional Teacher Qualifi ed

M.Com Post Graduate in fi nance for

teaching Accounting subject.

Contact: 91251210

English Teachers wanted imme-

diately locations Muscat, Salalah,

Ibri, Nizwa, Buraimi, Khabourah and

Khasab. Contact : 91979343

Email: eaglesmuscat@gmail.comIndian male 38 yrs Senior Chef de.

De. Party pastry exp 15 yrs in fi ve

star hotels, 10 yrs exp Oman get NOC

looking for job in hotel & bakery.

Contact: 96460519

MISCELLANEOUS

MISCELLANEOUS

Required urgently experienced Gardener and building care taker. Contact: 99231676

Well established company in

selling chocolate, Arabian sweets

and fresh fl owers, opening ITS fi rst

branch in Muscat seeking:

1- sweets and chocolates Sales man 2- fl ower arranger (Asian/

Filipino Nationality)

Contact: 94490011

Email: labelleoman@gmail.com

A company from UAE require 2 merchandisers in retail food

supply, store keeper with English

and invoicing experience. Email:

yesterdaysun@hotmail.com

Driver with 8 years experience

looking for job. Contact: 98130645 /

94342106

Indian (Kerala) light driver seeking

for job, 12 years experience Oman.

Contact: 98175321

Pakistan male (27) light driver

seeking job, 4 years experience in

Oman. Contact 96346582

Light duty driver with 2 yrs experi-

ence looking for job. #96342684

Light driver. Contact: 96961993

Indian (Kerala) light driver seek-

ing for job, 5 yrs experience in

Oman. Contact: 98029273

Looking for driving job. Contact: 98219182

Driver: 15 years Driving Experi-

ence in Saudi Arabia, Looking for

suitable place, Contact.. 91624908,

93540898

Driver available with car and with-

out car Education, B. A exp. 5 years,

language Hindi, Arabic, English.

Contact: 98522914

Bangladeshi male light driver seeking suitable placement 1 yr

experience. Contact: 94158238

Driver available with car driver &

without car. #96771598 / 94039796

Driver, 42 yrs seeks for suitable

job KSA, 12 years Oman 4 years,.

Contact: 95796030

Heavy duty driver with PDO

license, 5 yrs Intl. exp. # 95546585

Light driver. Contact:95779594

Driver looking for job. #99507039

Pakistani driving available.

Contact : 96913836 Wanted driver. Contact: 95112461

Driver heavy duty required urgent-ly for trailer. Oman / GCC experience

must. Those ready for immediate

joining. Contact: 99310859

MEDICAL

Require Quality Caregiver for an

elderly Mother. Contact: 99425200

Required MOH licensed lady G.P Dentist Pharmacist, Asst Pharma-cist for Salalah based pharmacy

and clinic. Contact: 92732491 Email:

clinicrecruitment2015@gmail.com

Urgently wanted Lady Ayurveda

Therapist. Contact: 91590083 /

92798678

Wanted female doctor GP. Interested

candidates can forward your CV to

jayakumar.velu@alnabaholding.com

Vacancy Lab Technician for inquiry

or send CV zmczahara@yahoo.com

Contact 24571094 Fax: 24571097

Required Prometric passed nurse to

join clinic from end August.

Contact: 99352793

ADVERTISING

Looking for JOB. I have done BS

Hons in Mass communication and

media, Specialised in Public Rela-

tions and Advertising. I have upto

1 year of experience. Immediate

Available. Open for any JOB.

Sultan Zafar #97034134

Accountant 8 yrs experience

looking part time job.

Contact 99867456

Indian Accountant: Male, M com,

7 Yrs experience in Accounts up to

fi nalization, having knowledge

of ERP, Tally, seeks suitable

placment.Contact 93950138

Email: lijinrajan123@gmail.com

Motivated and energetic male 25

having 4 years of experience in

fi nance with Master’s degree in Eco-

nomics and CAT Certifi ed seeking

opportunity in Accounts/fi nance/

audit in a reputable organization.

Cell no: 00968-94626209

E-Mail: omerjawedshah@gmail.com

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE

Urgently required an Electrician for an interiors fi tout company with

NOC available. Gulf experience is

must. Call 95103518 or send your CV

: to.shaista@gmail.com

Urgently required experienced sub-contractors for Marble Floor-

ing / Marble Cladding / Grinding /

Carving works. Contact 92884177 /

99485595

Urgently required a silk Screen printer with good knowledge and

release letter or NOC. Contact:

93280288 or send CV to

albayanstamps@gmail.com

Tanzanian male, 25 yrs Accountant

successful experience in Tanzania

looking for suitable placement in any

fi eld. Contact : 96710154

Indian Female 2yrs exp. in

Accountant 5 yrs exp. in Electronics,

seeking suitable Job.

Contact: 97162705,93705090

Omani Mechanical Engineer, has

3 years experience ,has HSE, H2S,

Riggers/Banks men Permit, Drawing

/ cad, SCBA, Safety Leadership and

Initial Fire Response Courses. good

with computer and English language

looking for suitable job.

Contact 99224319-98454500

DAILY GUIDET H U R S D AY, J U LY 1 6 , 2 0 1 5 C5

SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION WANTED

MEDICAL

MANAGER/ SUPERVISOR

Indian male, B.E ( computer science

engineer), MBA (fi nance), OCA certi-

fi ed, having 5 years of experience in

oracle Dba/ oracle apps Dba, seeks

a suitable position in the fi eld of IT.

Contact: 96212062

email: zubairkhan11@gmail.com

Well experienced MOH Licensed

Indian GP Doctor looking for locum /

permanent position in the

Capital area. Contact 98140024

email:drgpoman@yahoo.com

Indian male, B.com, diploma in ma-

terial management, 12+ years exp in

international / local purchase, ware

housing 4 logistics seeks suitable

placement NOC available.

Contact: 96477638 / 96477638

Production Manager 13 years

experience in cast Aluminium fab.

fi eld and good track record seeking

for a suitable job. NOC ready in Hand.

Contact: 96392319

Indian male, with 8 yrs exp. in

Oman (BA- Graduate) working as

a project Sales Coordinator, with

Oman D/L, looking for suitable job,

ready to join immediately with NOC.

Contact 95245057

ENGG. / TECHNICAL HOSPITALITY

Female Dentist Indian, Prometric

passed 63%,4 years of work experi-

ence, immediately available to join.

Contact 97469553,

nazianbaig@gmail.com

Indian male GP doctor, 12 years

experience parametric passed with

74% seeks suitable post.

Email: ppdr2020@gmail.com.

Contact 97985325

Indian female Dentist MOH Oman

passed seeking a suitable place-

ment in capital region.

Contact– 91377681

hashimsarawat@gmail.com

Lab Technician, Civil (8yrs Gulf ex-

perience) looking for a suitable job

(NOC available) Contact-93344378

TOURS & TRAVELS

25 Indian female B.S.C. Fashion

Technology. 5 years experience in

textile industry as a merchandiser

and good in fashion marketing.

Currently available on visit visa,

seeking for a suitable job.

Contact : 96990368.

Email: simmy.missy@gmail.com

Civil Engineer, Diploma, Male 25,

3 years experience in site, CAD, 3d,

MS Project, Seeking job in Oman. #

92875345, jubincivileng@gmail.com

Indian male accountants, 12 years

experience, tally also. Looking for a

part time/ full time job in accounts

or purchase. Contact- 98983122

Indian Female 2yrs exp. in

Accountant 5 yrs exp. in Electronics,

seeking suitable Job.

Contact: 97162705,93705090

Indian male, 14 years Experience in

maintenance & Supervisor in hotel

fi eld (Electrical, Ac Mechanical &

Plumber). NOC available #95253640

email = hareeshma24@yahoo.com

Female Candidate: Having experi-

ence (ISRO India) in Administration

(seeking suitable opportunities

&presently in Oman Mob:97239854,

Mail:asherlalitha@yahoo.com

Diploma civil Engineer seek-

ing jobs(positions suits me:

civil engineer ,site engineer,qa/qc

engineer,land surveyor ,total sta-

tion, auto level,draftsman (autocad,

microstation) mob:97239854,

Mail:asherlalitha@yahoo.com

MOH Indian Dentist 10 years experi-

ence in Oman. Can speak Arabic, has

driving license. Contact 98995321

or ventureoman007@gmail.com

BRANCH-HEAD, MBA-BBA, Indian

Male having experience in UAE,

India, Oman total 5 years (including

MNC), looking for similar or same

openings.NOC available.

Mobile :92700670,

E mail:catanalur131@gmail.com

Qualifi ed Native speaking male

English Teacher with 18 years

experience seeks position. Salary

Negotiable. Whatsapp on +968 9334

1047 / +968 93952732 or e-mail me

on nadgov@gmail.com

Indian female, IATA, B. Sc, look-

ing for suitable placement.Con-

tact-95514305, E mail id-

raveendranmala@gmail.com

ACCOUNTANT, Indian male, 29

years, 8 years experience. Presently

working in Oman as a Senior Ac-

countant with Oman Driving license.

NOC available seek suitable opportu-

nity. GSM: 98184170

Iraqi Civil Engineer, 12 years expe-

rience with Omani driving license.

Contact: 94695595

Degree holder Civil Engineer hav-

ing 10 years experience with driving

license looking for better position.

Contact 98451844

Email: zahid_ruet@hotmail.com

Indian male, 38 years old, DME –

Mechanical Maintenance Techni-

cian 11 years Oman experience.

Ready for NOC, VISA transfer, ready

to join immediately,

Mob +968 95612870,

Email: seeniselvan@gmail.com

Indian male, 34 years old, DEE –

Electrical Supervisor 10 years Oman

experience. Ready for NOC , VISA

transfer and valid Oman driving

license light, ready to join imme-

diately. Contact +91 9740679094,

kulasekar1980@gmail.com

MBA having 4years Gulf experience

in Coordination with contracting com-

pany .NOC Available. Ph: 95405885

Indian female, BE, Civil engineer

with 1 year experience looking for

suitable vacancy, on visit.

Contact 95139583,

Email : aisushetty09@gmail.com

Indian male Safety Offi cer, 4+

years experience diploma in fi re &

safety Eng seeks suitable post.

Contact: 98843139

Electrical Engineer, B. Sc degree,

Filipino, 15 years experience in oil

& gas, power plant, substation, EPC

projects, testing & commissioning,

O & M with Oman D/L light.

Contact: 97090934

Electrical Engineer Indian male 29

years, having 5 years of experience

in industrial automation and utility

maintenance in India (MRF Tyres)

seeking suitable placement.

Contact: 92789995

Email: akhilabrahamlktr@gmail.com

Structural Engineer of 2 years &

7 months experience, specialized

in Structural Design and Site Su-

pervision looking for a job. Contact:

94634906 / 94370767

Email: muazomer45@gmail.com

Indian Civil Engineer (buildings)

available immediately as supply

contract. Contact: 93263834

Indian Male, IT Support Engineer,

2 yrs in Oman & 5 yrs Indian experi-

ence. Contact 97311847

Btech computer science graduate

2015 passout.. Android application

marketing.. Having good communi-

cation skills and mindset to work in

a team. Contact 91024385

Engineer with 3 yrs experience in

Indian in MEP, HVAC& mechanical

maintained fi eld on visit visa looking

for suitable job. Contact 99191535

Email: fareed029@gmail.com

B.E in ECE worked as Junior Scientist

Trainee in Chennai worked as System

Admin in Berik Honda Nagger coil

worked at Technical Support in Sam-

sung Service, presently in Bangalore.

Contact : 0091 7026267513

Indian female, B.Tech biotechnology with strong computer

skills and 2 years experience as

associate research analyst (Media

Monitoring) in Nasdaq Oman seek-

ing growth oriented jobs. Contact

92044603 /918056169148 or

angeline.babithac@gmail.com.

Electrical Eng. Degree (MEP) need suit-

able job of construction 12 yrs exp.

Email: mohd.ateeq.khan@gmail.com

MISCELLANEOUS

SKILLED / UNSKILLED

SALES / MARKETING

12 yrs exp FREELANCE 2d, 3d

Draughtsman (holding Omani driv-

ing license). Contact : 93790601

Sudanese male, 31 year, have 3 year

Diploma in Electrical Engineer, 6

years experience in construction and

electrical plant.

Mobile No ; +96894549609

Freelance Graphic Designer availa-

ble to assist in Photoshop, Illustrator,

InDesign and Corel Draw Projects.

Contact : 95811820

Indian Female Lawyer 36 Yrs

having 11 yrs experience presently

working in Oman as Legal Advisor

seeks placement in Legal/HR/Admin

NOC available Contact-94436960

Email: famidakhan123@gmail.com

23, Male, ACCA Affi liate, 2 years+

experience in Audit and Finance

in audit fi rm, Looking for suitable

permanent placement, NOC release

Available. Contact: #95140445

a.saran891@gmail.com

MBA - (F), M.Com, B.COM. Indian fe-

male having knowledge of accounts

with Tally looking for part time or

full time job. Presently on family

visa. Contact :- 91892264.

Email:- yashicapandya@gmail.com

Indian Female 10 years exp as cook

in Oman. South Indian & Gujarati

special looking for part-time job

Contact 96733187.

Indian male-28 Years, Diploma in

Electrical Egg, having gulf experi-

ence. Specialization on Electrical

Installation and Maintenance, Opera-

tion. 7 years experience seeks for

suitable placement.

Mob – 968-95334580. E-mail

-sunilkumar257.sk23@gmail.com

Seeking Teaching Position. Quali-

fi ed and experienced Native English

speaking teacher seeking posi-

tion in Muscat, I have a Teaching

Diploma , two Honours Degrees

and a CELTA Certifi cate. Position

at Language school will be suit-

able. Will e-mail CV. Whatsapp only

+96893952732

MBA (F), B.COM. Indian female

having knowledge of accounts with

Tally looking for full or part time

job. presently on family visit visa.

Contact :- 96259171.

Email:- bhumicapandya@gmail.com

Indian female MCA, 24 years seek-

ing suitable job. Contact 93439467

IT professional MCA Oracle certi-

fi ed 6 months training of PLSQL

data warehousing, PHP, 3 months

trained seeking job at good com-

pany. Contact: 95694330 Email:

monakashyap001@gmail.com

B.E Computer Science, Indian male

looking for suitable job in the fi eld

of software or information technol-

ogy having good knowledge in Java,

ASP. Net, MS Sql, MS Word.

Contact: 91986919 Email:

dileep2468.a@gmail.com

Indian male 25 yrs exp in Adminis-

tration, Telecom, Optical Fiber Com-

munication, Networking, MS Offi ce.

Seeks any job. On visit visa.

Contact 91385373 /

sridharbsnlma1455@gmail.com

Network system Engineer B.E / ECE

+ CCNA & Ms certifi ed with 4+ yrs exp

looking for a job. Currently in Oman

on visit visa. Contact: 92589502

IT

MISCELLANEOUS

MISCELLANEOUS

Indian male MBA 7 years experi-

ence in Hospitality industry, opera-

tion, sales & marketing looking for

suitable vacancy. Contact 92115860

Email vibin.py@gmail.com

MBA from UK with 9 yrs experience

in London, Dubai & Mumbai. Special-

ized GCC experience in top real estate

co & bank with driving license. NOC

available. #968 95168205,

dubaihomes1@gmail.com

B. Com & MBA Graduate on visit

visa seeks suitable placement.

Contact : 97372624 ,email :

sivaraj.gurukripa@gmail.com

Indian male 27yrs , diploma,3yrs

exp in oman in sales & supervisor ,

oman driving license holder, looking

for suitable placements.

GSM -96489211

B.Tech (MECH) MBA (Marketing)

having 20 years of experience in

sales, marketing, projects presently

working in Oman seek suitable place-

ment N.O.C available and ready to join

immediately. Contact: 91257781

email: rajrathsing@yahoo.com

Indian male 45+ yrs , 20 yrs exp as

sales supervisor in India looking for

indoor sales /stores /cashier or any

suitable placement can speak Hindi

, English, Malayalam, Tamil, kan-

nada can join immediately on visit

visa. Contact 93086105/33016546

Young Bangladeshi male 26 know-

ing coff ee shop work as watering

sandwich making juice marking

etc presently in Bangladesh if any

employer need please Contact

behalf of candidate with his brother.

Contact: 92278538

Indian male 31 visionary business

strategist having over 8+ years of

global experience seeking a chal-

lenging position that utilizes my

years of experience currently on

visit. Contact: 91902154

Management professional experienced in profi table manage-

ment with organization skills with

over 21+yrs exp. in Bombay, Saudi

Arabia, Dubai, UAE & in Oman11 yrs

as GM Publications, Printing, Media

& Advertising in entire operations,

Sales marketing & etc. Looking for a

reputed organization for a challeng-

ing position any industry, can Join

immediately with NOC. Contact :

+968 98864706/99574638

Mail : akdas_uae@yahoo.com

Indian female, Ph. D in Mech. Engg,

B.Sc, B.Ed, M.Sc & M.Phil in Physics

having 6 yrs Malaysia University/

College teaching exp +1 yr experi-

ence for research fellow seeking

good position in Oman. Contact

97793859 / 93621114,

sreejayarejil@gmail.com

4 Years experienced (Money

exchange services & Hospitality

services in Oman & India) - Indian

male 27 years, graduate in Hospital-

ity science, fl uent in English, Hindi

& Arabic seeks suitable placement.

Contacts: 91383167

Female Postgraduate searching

suitable job. Contact 97792820

Filipino Male looking for a job &

have experience in sales, waiter,

barista, technical support / customer

service with good communication

skills. Contact 91789465

Indian Female with over 9 yrs

experience with good

communication skills seeks jobs in

customer service or sales fi eld.

Contact : 96108289,

Email - shijipaul84@gmail.com

Part- Time Accountant, well experi-

ence senior accountant ,doing all

type of accounting works, Finaliza-

tion, Budgeting available.

Contact: :98803439

13 Years UAE experienced in MNC &

reputed fi rms logistics distribution

looking for a suitable placement, on

visit visa contact 99838743,

gani.dawood@gmail.com

Male Indian BBM Graduate 8 years

experience in logistics and ware

housing in a reputed company valid

driving license NOC available

looking for suitable position.

Contact : 96311786

Email: ubinfs@gmail.com

SALES / MARKETING

Looking for Sales Assistant job

(having Oman driving license).

Contact: 95872634

Pakistani male 34 yrs Intermedi-

ate 2 yrs exp in sales & marketing

in Oman. Looking for suitable job.

Contact - 92146864

Indian male seeking job, 8 years

experience in Qatar in clerical/ad-

ministration/documents controlling

fi elds. Willing to work in customer

care or sale also. Qatar driving

license available. Job preferred in

Sohar and surrounding cities.

Contact 93285117

Indian male. 27, Post Graduate, 5+

yrs exp in Oman in Sales & Credit

Control, with valid Oman driving

License, NOC available,

looking for suitable placements.

Ph: 9199 3376

Indian Male, B.Com Graduate,

23, with experience in Sales looking

for suitable placements. .

Contact 98371144

Market research / Hospitality In-

dian male Graduate with nearly 30

yrs experience in Market research &

hospitality industry. NOC available.

Contact: 99347089

Looking for job as Mason, pipe fi t-

ter, Electrician and Aluminum fi xer

available. Contact: 93015630

Indian male Diploma, Civil engineer

4.3 year experience at building

construction and consulting

company with Oman driving licence

and N.O.C available

seeking suitable placement

Contact 95989500

email cv.shihabedappal@gmail.com

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House shifting & transporting.

Contact 92490422

MARBLE CRYSTALLIZATION restore the original shine of

your marble. Contact 24793614/

99314807

House shifting. Contact 99708138

House shifting packing.

99657644 / 98518013

Carpet Shampoo, marble & tile

polishing, pest control & anti-ter-

mite treatment, general cleaning

painting, Plumbing, Electrical,

shifting. Contact Mundhir

Al-Rizaiqi trading. L.L.C.

# 24810137, 99450130

Water proofi ng ABUQABAS-

Contact 99320217/24788722

AC servicing maintenance fi xing.

Contact: 99540621

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tunities with eagles to; achieve your

required band. Contact 91979343.

Split & window A.C servic-

ing & maintenance. Contact

93769089/95323517

Air condition maintenance split

and window services AC specialist

ducted and package type unites.

Contact: 98667326

GUARANTEED CLEANING: Carpet

& sofa shampooing, Contact

99314807/24792998

Split & widow unit A.C servicing &

repairing. Contact: 99557080

Split & window unit A.C servicing &

maintenance.

Contact: 96236476

Window & split unit A.C servicing &

maintenance. Contact : 93769089 /

95323517

Marble Restoration, Mosaic tiles

polishing, carpet shampooing,

maintenance.Contact ABU QABAS-

99320217 /24788722

Carpet, Sofa Shampooing. Ocean

Center LLC. Contact: 99884591

A/C Maintenance & servicing, fridge,

washing machine & dish washer re-

pairing, painting & cleaning services,

electrical & plumbing.

Contact: 99447257 / 97014234 /

24504281

Pest control Treatments, termites,

cockroaches, bedbugs Ocean Center

LLC. Contact: 99344723

Hair dressing, facial massage &

other beauty treatment for women.

Contact: 94689448

FOR LADIES

SITUATION WANT-MANPOWER

SITUATION WANT-MATRIMONIAL

Syrian CSI boy 30/184, working in

a Automobile dealership at Muscat,

inviting proposals.m4marry ID:

3951195 Ph: 0091- 9656439949 /

94946429292

Indian male Roman Catholic Divor-

cee 40 yrs working in Muscat seeks

suitable alliance from widow/ divor-

cee/single. Contact: 96059801

Muslim boy, 32 years MBA, studied

and working in Oman as Sales

manager in a reputed organisation,

Tableeg Jamath invites proposals

from educated girls in Gulf prefer-

ably Malayalees. Contact 99357458

and 92656899

RC SC girl (Kerala) 28 yrs, 154cm

BSC Nurse working in Oman (SQUH)

seeks alliances from professionaly

qualifi ed employers.

Contact: 96228192

Kerala Christian Orthodox boy 29/185 Staff Nurse MOH Muscat

seeks suitable alliances.

Contact: 99461264

GOOD NEWS

Genuine Ayurvedic treatments

& massage, Ayurvedic clinic at

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97263637 / 93309131

Ayurvedic treatment for joint pain,

backache, paralysis massage, steam

bath, obesity, spondylitis IDEAL ,

CARE Ayurvedic Clinic 18 November

street, Azaiba. Contact 99639695 /

99117987

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Ayurvedic treatment for backache,

paralysis, arthritis etc & massage,

All Season (Vaidyaratnam).

Contact 24475280 / 95371554 /

92504980

www.siddhayur.com

Admission Open: CAMBRIDGE /

BILINGUAL CURRICULUM

admission started in Al Burj Private

School, Azaiba for KG and Grade I to

IV. Please register soonest.

Contact: 93211417 / 92887809.

Indian male auto cad draughtsman

(civil) 8 years experience seeking for

part time job Mobile 99070584,

E mail: remluvp@gmail.com

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT, Indian

male,29 years.8 years experience

.Presently working in Oman as a

Senior Accountant with oman Driv-

ing license. NOC available, seek suit-

able opportunity. GSM: 97705854

Sudanese male (B.Sc Computer Sci-

ence) (Diploma Computer Engineer-

ing) 6 yrs. experience DBA Oracle

PL-SQL , MS SQL-server, MS visual

studio VBA, network.

Contact :91415886

Syrian male 3yrs. exp in IT support,

Networking, Security systems, Serv-

er support, IT sales and marketing.

Valid Omani D/L seeking suitable

placement. Contact 91033395

Indian Male, 34 years old, DEE –

Electrical Supervisor 10 years Oman

experience. Ready for NOC , VISA

transfer and valid Oman driving

licence light, ready to join immedi-

ately, Mob +91 9740679094,

kulasekar1980@gmail.com

24 years, Indian Chartered Account-

ant male with 3 yrs of experience

is seeking suitable placement in

Muscat, currently on visit visa &

ready to join immediately. Kindly

contact him on 98201476 or email at

lokeshkaluri@gmail.com

Indian Male, 38 years old, DME –

Mechanical Maintenance

Technician 11 years Oman experi-

ence. Ready for NOC , VISA transfer,

ready to join immediately,

Mob +968 95612870,

seeniselvan@gmail.com

BSc Graduate, INDIAN male ,

seeking suitable jobs.

GSM: +91-8589820233.

MAIL ID: prajinap45@gmail.com

Young Indian Chartered Account-

ant, female, Having 6 years experi-

ence in Oman and India. Accounts

and Finance Manager, Auditor.

Urgently seeking suitable positions.

Contact 92530131,

jobcareer44@gmail.com

Tunisian women looking for a job,

khnows english,frensh, italian and

arabic. Contact: 91171838

Indian male 25 years B.tech com-

puters (Having 3 years of experience

in customer service/Admin/IT Sup-

port) looking for suitable position.

Visa Transfer/NOC Available imme-

diate to join. Contact: 98402389,

Mail: naresh6672@gmail.com

Manager, Young Indian Male, MBA,

BBA. Having excellent manage-

rial experience (around 5 years) in

leading Multi-National-Company.

Looking for suitable positions.

Contact: 92700670,

fardhaan@gmail.com

Available for part time accounting

job, contact 99196621

Indian Female MA. B.Ed. with One

year three months Teaching

experience. Subject: EnglishSeeking

for a Better placement.

Now working in Oman.

Contact 93961142, 92184408,

Email:-anoopkesavan78@gmail.com

ACCOUNTANT: Indian male 25 hav-

ing 4years experience in accounting

& having well knowledge in tally.

Contact:968094535881,

0091 9037622048

Email: vishnuraj889@gmail.com

Electrical Engineer, 29, Indian

Male, having 7+ years exp. in

reputed companies. Seeking

suitable placement in any Oman.

Contact - 97693456.

Mail ID : venkatbadri23@gmail.com

BE. Biomedical Engineer, 5 years

experience in the same fi eld

(Hospital/company)looking for suit-

able placement. Contact:92084807

Email:bonnygeorge1005@gmail.comNareed Hasain has lost Pakistan

Passport No. FF 6806741. Finder

please handover to ROP

We, GNANA KUMAR SHIVARUD-RAIAH (name of father as per the

passport holder of Indian Pass-

port No F 9152227 and MAMA-

THA GNANAKUMAR (name of the

mother, holder of Indian Passport

No. K 8460379) having permanent

address in Shivaganga Nilaya, I

Main 6th Cross, Hanumathapura,

Belagumba Tumkur, 572104 pres-

ently residing at the following

address in Muscat, PB No.3168 PC

No. 112, Sultanate of Oman, hereby

solemnly affi rm and declare to

change the name of our child Baby

GAURI GNANAKUMAR (name as per

present passport), holder of Indian

Passport No. L 1157513 date of issue

21-04-2013 issued at MUSCAT. The

name of our child will be henceforth

known as DAKSHA GAURI GNANA-

KUMAR (new name for all Purposes).

Any objection towards change of

name of our minor child may please

be communicated to Embassy of

India, Muscat, Diplomatic Quarters,

Al Khuwair, PB No. 1727, PC 112, Ruwi,

Sultanate of Oman.

Mrasi Majas for Trad & Cont joint company which is recorded under

the commercial register number

1059983 in the treading & industry

Al Batinah is going to change its

legaly shape from joint company to

ASSO company And in accordance

with Article 13 of the Commercial

Companies Law No. 4/74 . This is

to inform any body who concerns

about that to 2 months from the date

publishing this advertising.

Aziz Abdullah Mohammed Al Farsi & his Son for Trad & Cont ASSO

company which is recorded under

the commercial register number

1064175 in the trading & industry is

going to change is name to Amwaj

Majan Al Momaizah ASSO. This is

to inform any body who concerns

about that .

*Classifi ed Advertisement space booking with text,

should be done till 12.00 noon for next day’s publication.

* Subject to space availability

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SITUATION WANTEDCARGO

Dolphin Watch, Dhow Cruise

with Buffet, & Land Tours Al- Ainain

Marine Tours Contact- 98029602,

92808636

RENT A CAR

TOURS

DRIVING

Learn driving with professional

only automatic. Contact 94022250

TRANSPORTATION

Taxi in Muscat for any where and

any time just send whatssapp be-

fore one hour and we will confi rm to

you your appointment ,We have also

travel in Muscat. what you wait for

call: 99887282

Email: Awraqmuscat@yahoo.com

Pick & drop anytime in Al Khuwair.

Contact 99764307

Transportation. Contact: 96538078

Transportation. Contact:98522914

Transportation. Contact 99508282

Transportation. Contact: 98244078

Pick & Drop any time. Contact:

97014786

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