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Illegal expats shun amnesty to leave Oman

REJIMON [email protected]

MUSCAT: As the clock ticks down on an amnesty for illegal expats in Oman, figures show that fewer than a fifth of the expected number have come forward.

There are only 24 more days left until the July 31 deadline runs out on the three-month long amnesty period. While around 50,000 undocumented and over-staying expatriates were expected to accept amnesty, only 8,334 have taken advantage of it so far and flown home.

The amnesty, which began on May 3, provides an opportunity to undocumented and overstaying workers to go home without fac-ing any legal action for violating their residency status and Oman’s labour laws.

Data from four major Asian countries’ embassies revealed that around 8,334 undocumented and overstaying migrant workers have already flown back home by making use of the opportunity.

Paper clearance“Around 4,000 have already left the country and around 12,000 have registered, waiting for the papers to be cleared,” an official from the Bangladesh embassy told the Times of Oman.

“We are trying our best to spread the message of amnesty to the interior areas and persuade our citizens who are staying ille-gally in Oman to make use of this opportunity,” the official added.

So far, with the available data, Bangladeshi citizens top the number who have made use of the amnesty.

Oman has carried out similar

amnesty programmes in 2005 and 2010.

At the time of 2010 amnesty, around 60,000 undocumented migrant workers, mainly from India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan, had left the country, according to embassy officials.

Registration processAn official from the Pakistan embassy said around 2,500 Paki-stanis have left the country and a few hundred are waiting for the completion of the registration process.

An Indian embassy official said that 1,700 Indian workers have left Oman and a report from the Philippines Overseas Labour Of-fice said 134 Filipinos have al-

ready been repatriated.Meanwhile, Mohammed San-

aullah from Bangladesh Social Club and Shaji Sebastin, an In-dian social worker, urged the remaining undocumented and overstaying expatriates to make use of this opportunity.

While Shaji said by continu-ing as an undocumented worker, a migrant is risking everything, Sanaullah said it is the time for them to start a new life.

Rafeek Ravuther, a migrant rights activist in India, said both the host and foreign countries must discuss the larger issue of how documented migrant work-ers become undocumented.

Rights of workers“No one wishes to overstay in a foreign land alone and struggle for his existence. When migrant worker’s rights are protected, he would become more productive,” Ravuther told the Times of Oman.

Meanwhile, a trade union lead-er said irregular migrant workers should make use of this opportu-nity to become regular.

“Oman is offering an oppor-tunity for the irregular workers to correct their situation and become regular. Either they can do that or go back without pay-ing any fines or facing any legal action. The world is big. They can migrate to other countries as regular documented migrant workers rather than risking their lives by continuing as an irregu-lar one,” Mohammed Al Khaldi, board member of General Federa-tion of Oman Trade Union, said.

Fewer than a fith

of the numbers

expected have

come forward to

claim amnesty from

prosecution, and

time is running out

OMANTwo arrested for bank robbery

1Police have arrested an Arab and an Asian in connection with the last month’s

robbery at Oman Arab Bank’s Wadi Kabir branch. >A3

OMAN82% Omanis have own houses: Study

2More than four-fifths or 82.2 per cent of Omani families have their own

houses, according to a study released recently. >A6

MARKETGreece crisis unlikely to affect Gulf nations

3Gulf countries, including Oman, are unlikely to face major negative

fallout from the financial crisis in Greece. >B1

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Five arrested in Buraimi for 40 Dubai robberies Times News Service

MUSCAT: Five members of a gang convicted on 40 counts of robbery in Dubai were arrested in the Governorate of Buraimi by the Royal Oman Police (ROP).

The gang members were re-portedly from a South American country and had been convicted on 40 counts of robbery in Dubai.

Colonel Mohammad Khalfan Al Dughaishi, commander of the Buraimi Police, said that the Directorate General of Inquir-ies and Investigations personnel noticed five tourists behaving suspiciously and began to inves-tigate them.

On raiding their hotel room in Buraimi, the personnel found large quantities of jewellery, men’s and women’s watches, Arab and Western currencies as well as tools used to commit crimes.

Col Mohammad added that while exchanging information with other Gulf Cooperation Council, they discovered that the suspects were wanted in 40 robbery cases in the UAE. It was also clear that the suspects were using fake European passports for travel.

The ROP has asked citizens and residents to co-operate by immediately reporting any suspi-cious activity for public safety.

B I G H A U L

Early pay for private sector workers tooTimes News Service

MUSCAT: Salary for private sector employees should be given before July 14 due to Eid Al Fitr, a Ministry of Manpower circular has stated. The circular was uploaded to the ministry’s official twitter account.

On June 30, the ministry had issued a circular stating that government bodies should pro-cess salaries for July earlier so that employees could receive them by July 14.

The circular also stated that the deadline for registering sal-aries in the government system is July 8 as the IT department in each organisation has to reg-ister the daily and monthly up-dates in the system as well.

M I N I S T R Y O F M A N P O W E R

RECOVERED: Cash and goods confiscated by the ROP from the

arrested persons. – Supplied photo

The amnesty provides an op-

portunity to expats to go home

without facing any legal action.

Amnesty ends on July 31

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50,000 41,666

Estimated undocumented and overstaying expatriates

Expats who have left Oman

8,334 Bangladeshis

4,000PakistanisPakistanis

2,500IndiansIndians

1,700FilipinosFilipinos

134

Remainingcases

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OMANIndian director plans film on safe migration

REJIMON K [email protected]

MUSCAT: An award-winning Indian director is doing a recce in Oman to make a film on migration aimed at creating awareness for potential Indian migrants.

“A majority of Indians who wish to migrate to the Gulf countries get into trouble during migration and after migrating due to a lack of awareness of the rules and regula-tions their home and host country. I want to convey the message of safe migration to potential mi-

grants through my film,” Suneel Kumar Reddy, the film maker from the south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, told the Times of Oman.

Educating migrants“I have visited other countries in the region as well. The movie is not about showing these countries in a bad light but about educating potential migrants on safe migra-tion,” said the director, who has won 18 state awards.

Suneel, the journalist-turned-filmmaker, who does extensive re-search before commencing a film,

said that while discussing the idea of migrating to the Gulf countries posing as a worker he was ap-proached by many agents offering him jobs in Gulf in return for huge amounts of money. “I was startled to realise the facts,” said Kumar, who is dressed very modestly.

“I never believe in showing off. I always like to be one among the common people and want to make films about them. The day I real-ise that I cannot connect with the common man, I will stop my job,” he added.

Suneel started his film career in 2001 by making a silent movie, which portrayed the woes of a hearing impaired couple.

So far, Suneel has made 14 films. “I make both commercial and

parallel movies. But I am more in-terested in portraying the naked truth of life and society. I tried to convey the grim face of life through writings, but I realised that movies are a better medium to convey the message to the common people. When we add a little fiction it is well received,” said the director, who has received numerous op-

portunities to screen his films at international festivals.

Earlier filmSuneel’s 2009 movie ‘Swantha Ooru’, which was well received, was also about migration.

“That movie was about how people were forced to leave the place they grew up in due to indus-trialisation and commencement of special economic zones. Inter-nal migration is a big problem in India now,” he added. Suneel will produce and direct the two-hour movie which will feature new fac-es in the lead role. “The movie will be shot in Andhra Pradesh and the GCC countries,” he said.

Out of the 600,000 Indi-ans working Oman, a major-ity are blue-collar workers who work for a monthly salary of around OMR100.

Film director Suneel Kumar Reddy,

who does extensive research before

commencing a film, is in Oman to make

a film on migration. His movie seeks to

educate workers on safe migration

I make both commercial and parallel movies. But I am more interested in portraying the naked truth of life and society. I tried to convey the grim face of life through writings, but I realised that movies are a better medium to convey the message to the common people. When we add a little fiction it is well received

Suneel Kumar ReddyIndian film maker

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New strategy for human resources in postal servicesTimes News Service

MUSCAT: As part of its new strategy to develop human re-sources in postal services, the Oman Post Company is aiming to build a second generation of postal workers.

Recently, Oman Post organ-ised a training course for em-ployees to enhance their ability with skills that help them convey quality services. Work ethics, promotion of values, job loyalty, and performance upgrades were taught to the employees in the postal sector, to prepare the sec-ond rung of staff. These courses will be circulated to all workers in the 88 branches in different states of Oman.

Trainer Iyad Wahid Abrahim confirmed that the session relat-ed to ethics of a business career and the development of loyalty in professionals, focussed on ethics practiced by working employees in this field which raised the level of performance and increased productivity.

The session concentrated on themes related to everyday issues that workers may face to enable them to maintain confidentiality, and avoid commercial activities which is against work ethics.

He added that Oman Post has an effective strategy for the upgradation of human resourc-es and it would consider other courses in the future in the field of effective communications, management in general and hu-man resources, as well as some specialised courses in warehouse management, such as accounting and financing.

He confirmed that Oman Post is one of the oldest companies in the world and there was no doubt that it would seek to develop its human resources to restore its leadership.

Awad bin Khamis bin Masood, a trainee working at Oman Post in Muscat, said the session fo-cussed on giving workers an un-derstanding on ethics in terms of dealing with colleagues, job per-formance, being precise at work, and the speed of treatment and transparency, all of which was re-lated to the moral side in a work environment.

He said, “The interesting thing about the course is that any em-ployee in any professional sec-tor will need to boost production ethics, especially if he or she is dealing with the public, as deal-ing with any customer must be based on ethics first.”

H U M A N R E S O U R C E S

WORK CULTURE: The training sessions talked about work ethics

and dealing with customers along with values of dealing with

colleagues, job performance, being precise at work etc–File photo

The interesting thing about the training course

is that any employee in any professional

sector will need to boost production ethics

Awad bin Khamis bin Masood, trainee at Oman Post

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Dar Al Atta’a celebrates Qaranqasho

Times News Service

MUSCAT: In cooperation with Shell Oman Marketing, Dar Al Atta’a organised Qaranqasho cel-ebration in the Childhood Care Centre in Al Khoudh. The func-tion was organised for 120 chil-

dren and included several ac-tivities such as Iftar, distribution of sweets and toys, magic show, competitions and cake cutting.

Another function was organ-ised by Dar Al Atta’a in coop-eration with The Wave Muscat. During the function, toys and

qaranqasho sweets were distrib-uted to 235 children suffering from cancer and admitted to Sul-tan Qaboos University Hospital, Khoula Hospital, Royal Hospital and Dar Al Hanan.

Praising the corporate houses for their social responsibilty and

participation in the Qaranqasho celebrations, the organisers said that it helped draw a smile on the faces of less fortunate and sick children.

Dar Al Atta’a also appreciated the initiative of a group of stu-dents from Khimji’s institute.

H E L P I N G H A N D

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: Dar Al Atta’a organised Qaranqasho celebrations in association with the corporate houses to bring a smile

on the faces of less fortunate and sick children. – Supplied photo

Spurt in fire incidents trigger alarm in industrial areas


MUSCAT: Repeated incidents of fire in industrial areas in Oman are a matter of concern that need to be dealt with immediately, said com-pany owners and experts.

“Accidents caused by fire have become a serious issue of concern, especially in industrial areas. Most of the time, the losses suffered in these accidents is beyond imagi-nation. Whoever is at fault should be penalised for not only risking their properties but also of others,” said company owners from differ-ent industrial areas in Oman.

“We cannot understand why some companies are compromis-ing on safety measures,” added company owners.

On Monday, fire broke out in Rusayl and Ghala industrial ar-eas. Last week, massive fire dam-aged a labour camp, warehouse and a workshop in Ghala, and two weeks earlier, two warehouses were gutted in the Sohar Owhi in-dustrial area.

However, timely action by fire fighters doused the flames without loss of life in any of the accidents.

A risk engineer at an insurance firm said that the main reason for a majority of such accidents is a short circuit.

“With reference to the trend and available data, short circuits are the main reason. This number rises in summer as the tempera-ture outside will also contribute to the overheating of electrical cables and fixtures resulting in a

short circuit,” Girish Mahadeva, a risk engineer at Muscat Insurance company, told the Times of Oman.

“Short circuits occur mainly due to temporary or loose electrical wiring at the worksite or work-shop, overloading of electrical out-lets or fixture by connecting too many switches with no surge pro-tector, use of PVC conduit pipes for wiring systems, and keeping combustible material and stock near electrical fixtures, in addition to improper ventilation in LT and HT electrical panel rooms, and poor electrical wiring standards without circuit breakers and surge current protection,” added Girish.

While detailing the corrective measures, the risk engineer said that companies should maintain a standard electrical wiring sys-

tem, use metal pipes for electri-cal wiring to withstand the heat and periodically inspect electrical fixtures and wiring to check for overheating.

Meanwhile, Philip K. Philip, chief executive officer of Muscat Insurance Company and Muscat Life Assurance Company, said that most of the incidents of fire could have been checked, if not avoided completely, had there been an ap-propriate risk management sys-tem in place.

“Regular staff training in han-dling fire extinguishing appli-ances should be made mandatory in all business organisations. The presence of properly maintained smoke detectors and fire alarms should also be made mandatory,” added Philip.

On Monday, fire

broke out in Rusayl

and Ghala industrial

areas. Last week, a

fire damaged a labour

camp, warehouse and

a workshop in Ghala,

and two weeks earlier,

two warehouses were

gutted in the Sohar

Two arrested in bank robbery case

Staff Reporter

MUSCAT: Royal Oman Police (ROP) sleuths have arrested an Arab and an Asian national in connection with last month’s Oman Arab Bank’s Wadi Kabir branch robbery.

The robbery took place on June 20. “The burglars were pre-

paring for the robbery at least for three months. They cut the power supply to the bank and entered through the front door. They robbed OMR8,590 from the bank,” police said in a statement.

After the theft the Arab nation-al had left Oman through Muscat International Airport. However, the Asian was arrested on the next

day of the robbery itself.Later, the Arab national was ar-

rested on his return to the Sultan-ate. “The burglars have confessed to the crime,” the police added.

In a statement issued on June 22, the bank had assured its cli-ents that there have been no se-rious losses or damages to the Wadi Kabir Branch as a result

of a burglary attempt. “All our branches are fully equipped with a full-fledged security system and 24-hours CCTV surveillance cameras, which will assist and help ROP in identifying the per-petrators,” the statement added.

Oman Arab Bank operates in 67 branches and offices, more than 120 ATMs and deposit machines.

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Three held for cultivating marijuanaTimes News Service

MUSCAT: An official of the Royal Oman Police (ROP) said that the Drug Enforcement Ad-ministration and Psychotropic Substances Directorate ar-rested three people on charges of cultivation marijuana plant in the courtyard of their home in Yanqul.

The administration also arrested two people from a neighbouring country and 14 expatriates of Asian national-ity on charges of possession of different types of narcotic sub-stances. The official added that the administration received information about drug traf-fickers of Asian nationalities in Ibri, Yanqul and Dhank and fol-lowing investigations the police arrested them.

The ROP has urged all citi-zens and residents to cooperate to combat the drugs menace and to inform the police about any information that will help in de-tecting drug dealers by calling the emergency phone (9999) or toll-free General Department for Drug Control (1444).

Infiltrators deported The Royal Oman Police in co-operation with the military and security services arrested 113 infiltrators belonging to differ-ent nationalities from a number of wilayats in the Sultanate for entering the country illegally. The authorities also deported 107 infiltrators after taking nec-essary legal measures and coor-dinating with the embassies of their countries.

R O P A C T I O N

DANGER SIGNALS: Fire safety experts say that most of the incidents of fire could have been checked, if not avoided completely, had there been an appropriate risk manage-

ment system in place.– File photographs

SECURITY ISSUE: The Oman Arab Bank had assured its clients that there have been no serious losses at the Wadi Kabir Branch.–File photo

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TODAY’S DUAA‘O Allah, on this day, let me have mercy on the orphans, and

feed [the hungry], and spread peace, and keep company

with the noble minded, O the shelter of the hopeful.’

It is a great sight to see the celebra-tions of having accomplished the full month of fasting and Muslims gearing up for Eid Al Fitr which is one of the rewards. We all rustle up

sumptuous dishes and wear new and pretty attire on the occasion. But what about those who cannot afford a square meal on the day of celebrations? Islam is a religion of compassion and so it tells Muslims not to forget their brethren on the festive occasion and share with them at least some food which they can have on that day. And Zakat Al Fitr is the amount of food that we give at the end of Ramadan so that poor Muslims can have something to eat on Eid. Zakat Al Fitr is not to be confused with zakat. It is a must for each and every Muslim, adult or minor, male or female. It is said that Zakat Al Fitr pu-rifies the Muslim and the sins he commit-ted in Ramadan. It also spreads love and solidarity in society. Zakat Al Fitr aims to make the poor happy and save them the trouble of asking for money on the joyful event of Eid Al Fitr. It shows the poor that society does not forget them.

The purpose of Zakat Al Fitr is to puri-fy one who fasts from any indecent act or speech and to help the poor and needy. It is incumbent on every free Muslim who possesses one Sa of dates or barley which is not needed as a basic food for himself or his family for the duration of one day and night. Every free Muslim must pay Zakat Al Fitr for himself, his wife, children, and servants. (One Sa’ equals approximately three kilograms).

The required amount of Zakat ul Fitr is one Sa’ of wheat, rice or corn or similar items considered as basic foods.

The jurists agree that Zakat Al Fitr is due at the end of Ramadan. They differ, however, about the exact time. While many believe that is due at the sunset of the night of breaking the fast, for this is when the fast of Ramadan ends. While many others say that Zakat Al Fitr is due

at the start of Fajr (dawn) on the day of Eid because it is an act of worship con-nected with Eid. However, it is up to you to decide the best time as we shall not en-gage here in deciding who is correct. Pay after Magrib on the last day of Ramadan or during Fajr time, as you wish. It is not permissible to delay giving Zakat Al Fitr after the day of Eid (i.e. on+e may give it up to the time of the Eid prayer). Howev-er, there are some jurists who think that it is permissible to delay giving it even after the Eid prayer. Anyway, the founders of the four accepted Islamic legal schools agree that Zakat Al Fitr is not nullified simply by failure to pay it on its due time. If it is not paid before Eid prayer, one is not exempt from it. It becomes a debt payable even after death. The heirs must not distribute the deceased’s legacy be-fore payment of the deceased’s unpaid.

Al Qaradawi explains the reasons for these differences in opinion by saying that the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to pay Zakat Al Fitr after Fajr prayer by the day of Eid but before the Eid prayer for the reason that the Muslim communi-ty was still small and limited in number. During the time of the Companions the payment was made one or two days be-fore the Eid.

After the spread of Islam the jurists permitted its payment from the begin-ning and middle of Ramadan so as to ensure that the Zakat Al Fitr reached its beneficiaries on the day of Eid, thereby avoiding the possibility that the process of distribution would delay reception of the payment after the day of Eid. After explaining the different views regard-ing the time of payment, Sheikh Atiyyah Saqr stated that these differences of opinion among the jurists justify some leniency for Muslims in regard to the time of payment, and therefore a Mus-lim can pay at any of these times. He also took the view that paying it at different times gives the poor and needy the op-

portunity to benefit from Zakat Al Fitr and fulfil their needs for longer periods. These differences are due to taking into consideration both the needs of the poor and the opportunity of getting to the wis-dom behind the obligation of Zakat Al Fitr. Therefore, the most acceptable and practical approach is to apply whichever practice fulfils the purpose and wisdom behind Zakat Al Fitr, that is bringing hap-piness to the poor on the day of Eid and giving their children a chance to enjoy this day as others do.

Permissible substitutesThe jurists hold different views as to the types of food which must be given as Zakat Al Fitr. The Hanbali view is that the kinds of food which can be given are five: dates, raisins, wheat, barley, and dry cottage cheese. Imam Ahmad is reported to have said that any kind of staple grain or dates are also permissible, even if the above five types are available. The Ma-likis and Shafi’is are of the view that it is permissible to give any kind of food as long as it is the staple food in that par-ticular region or the main food of the person. As for the Hanafis, they permit paying the value of Zakat Al Fitr in cash. Ibn Al Qayyim highlighted these differ-ent viewpoints and concluded that the Prophet (peace be upon him) prescribed Zakat Al Fitr as one Sa’ of dates, barley, raisins or dry cottage cheese.

These were the main staple food in Madina. As for people of other territo-ries, what they should pay is one Sa’ of their staple grain, such as corn, rice, etc. But if their main staple food is other than grain, such as milk, meat, fish, etc., then they should pay one Sa’ of that particular food. This is the opinion of the major-ity of scholars and is the preferred point of view, since it achieves the purpose of fulfilling the needs of the poor on the day of Eid with the staple food of their region. – Excerpted from various sources

Purify your fast by giving Zakat Al FitrIt is the amount of food that we give at the end of Ramadan so that poor Muslims can have something to eat on Eid, writes AFTAB H. KOLA

Hadith of the dayANAS IBN MALIK related that Rasulullah said: When Lailat Al Qadr comes Gabriel descends with a company of angels who ask for blessings on everyone who is remem-bering Allah, whether they are sitting or standing (Baihaqi).

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Hyderabad community Iftar on July 10

Times News Service

MUSCAT: The Hyderabad community will host their tra-ditional annual Iftar party at Clock Tower, Ruwi, on July 10.

According to Dr Abdul Mohi who heads the organising team, over the last few years, hun-dreds of residents have been taking part in the gathering.

The previous event like the ones earlier attracted a much higher number of guests from different countries than previ-ously. The fasting Muslims will gather to break the fast at the fixed time. The Iftar will be fol-lowed by the Maghreb prayers.

Arrangements have also been made for women and children, who are again expected to be a large part of the gathering like on earlier occasions.

The public gathering that has become an integral part of Ramadan activities in Mus-cat attracts fasting Muslims from countries in Asia and other parts of the world in large numbers. Many locals join in despite the heat. The organis-ers, through media outlets and other means, invite all Mus-lims to attend the event with their families.

Public Iftar parties, a com-mon feature among Muslim communities across the world, offer a meeting ground for peo-ple from different communities and nationalities on one plat-form. This goes a long way in generating goodwill in society. People understand each other better and build bonds of broth-erhood, said Dr Mohi.

Ramadan being a month of generosity and worship, many different organisations and communities hold Iftar and din-ner parties and feel honoured in serving those who are fasting.

The main goal of the host community is to seek the pleas-ure of the Almighty by way of serving people and displaying respect for their fast.

R A M A D A NSalalah hosts 15,000 visitors in 15 days of Khareef festival


MUSCAT: More than 15,000 tour-ists have visited Salalah in the first 15 days of this year’s Khareef sea-son, revealed statistics.

“So far, 15,159 people have visit-ed Salalah during this Khareef sea-son. Omanis top the list and Asians are in second place,” National Cen-tre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) said.

While, the number of the Oma-nis who visited Salalah stood at 8,013, Asians numbered 4,196.

The Khareef season, which be-gins every year on June 21 and ends on September 21, is consid-ered one of the most important tourist seasons in the Gulf region.

Last year, 431,105 people vis-ited Dhofar. During this autumn season, Oman Air is set to oper-ate 284 flights between Muscat and Salalah, an 11 per cent in-crease in the number of flights compared to 2014.

“While the rest the Sultanate swelters, the Dhofar region stays

cool. This draws more and more visitors to Salalah,” said Basil Pe-ter, a long time resident in Salalah.

Ahead of the season, the new Salalah airport was also opened last month and many airlines have increased the frequency of their flights. The increase in the num-ber of flights is expected to allow the movement of some 352,738 passengers between Salalah and Muscat. Hotels are also geared up to welcome guests with spe-cial packages, and tour operators and travel agents are already busy scheduling trips.

“We see a positive trend and business is doing well. Special packages and offers are bringing us good business,” Manuel Levonian, general manager at Crowne Plaza in Salalah, told the Times of Oman.

Public services Meanwhile, the Dhofar Munici-pality is also improving and devel-oping its public services in differ-ent wilayats. The municipality has developed internal road networks, infrastructure, and paved public

parks with interlocking tiles, along with rest areas along the coasts.

The Ministry of Tourism is cur-rently implementing a project to develop Al Dahareez beach which includes pathways for pedestrians, shades, a barbeque area, and paved areas for families, in addition to water fountains and car parks.

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

The Ministry of Transport and Communications is also making great efforts to develop and main-tain the main and sub roads in all wilayats of Dhofar. The Ministry of Health is making considerable efforts to meet the health needs of citizens, residents and visitors in the different wilay-ats. It has established a health corner at the Municipality Rec-reation Centre to provide services to visitors at the Salalah Tourism Festival.

The Khareef

season, which

begins every year

on June 21 and

ends on September

21, is considered

one of the most

important tourist

seasons in the

Gulf region

MUSCAT: Sayyid Moham-med bin Sultan Al Busaidi, Minister of State and Gov-ernor of Dhofar on Monday chaired a meeting on the preparations of the governo-rate to receive visitors and tourists during Khareef season.

The meeting reviewed the preparations of the various departments to serve the visitors in the tourist season, in addition to discussing the maintenance of the roads leading to the Governorate of Dhofar across the Wilayat of Thumrait and the coastal road through the Wilayat of Shillem and Al Halaniyat Islands.

The meeting also dis-

cussed the health services and the preparations of medi-cal staff, health points, emer-gency centre and the heart centre as well as, the avail-ability of adequate medicines and mobile medical services on the Adam-Thumrait road.

The meeting was attended by Sheikh Abdullah bin Seif Al Mahrouqi, Deputy Governor of Dhofar, Sheikh Salim bin Oufait Al Shanfari, Head of Dhofar Municipal-ity, a number of advisors, the Dhofar police commander, representatives of respective ministries and government institutions, and officials of the concerned authorities in the private sector in the governorate.– ONA

Governor reviews facilities

FESTIVAL TIME: The number of the Omanis who visited Salalah in the first 15 days stood at 8,013 while Asians numbered 4,196. Last

year, 431,105 people visited Dhofar during the period. – File photographs

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The Masters Programme in IT to be delivered

at MCBS, has a curriculum designed with

support of companies from the IT sector

Prof Joseph Mani, Assistant dean at MCBS

New graduate course at Modern CollegeTimes News Service

MUSCAT: A Master in Informa-tion Technology graduate pro-gramme will be introduced by the Modern College of Business and Science (MCBS) this fall, in affiliation with the University of Missouri, St. Louis (US), which endorses the degree.

The curriculum addresses the demand and expectations of the job market, and provides an in-depth overview of information technology areas such as knowl-edge and skills in database de-velopment, application software development, software develop-ment methodologies along with a common theme of networking and information security.

Students can choose among four specialisations: Network-ing, Enterprise Resource Plan-ning, Cyber Security, and Project Management. Each of these pro-vides a choice of five specialisa-tion courses.

“The Masters Programme in IT to be delivered at MCBS, has a curriculum designed with sup-

port of companies from the IT sector and provides hands-on ac-tivities one needs in order to de-velop demonstrable, marketable skills. Modern College relies on the expertise of its Industry Advi-sory Boards when it comes to cur-

riculum design. Moreover we are supported by experts from SAP as the only Omani college - member of the SAP University Alliances – which delivers a SAP dual pro-gramme, ” said Prof Joseph Mani - assistant dean at MCBS.

Courses delivered under the new programme will allow stu-dents to prepare for internation-ally recognised certifications SAP, CISCO, CEH, Security+, and PMP.

Assignments have been planned as individual and team work projects so students will not only gain knowledge in the concentration areas but will also have an opportunity to enhance their team building and leader-ship skills.

The programme is aimed at preparing students for leadership positions in the IT industry.

Applicants should have a Bach-elor’s degree in computing or related disciplines from a univer-sity recognised by the Ministry of Higher Education of Oman with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of not less than 2.75.

Applicants with adequate work experience with CGPA be-tween 2.74 and 2.5 will also be considered.

Classes will be held in the eve-nings as MCBS aspires to meet expectations of those candidates who combine work and studies.

M A R K E T A B L E S K I L L S

GLOBALLY RECOGNISED: Courses delivered under the new pro-

gramme will allow students to prepare for internationally recog-

nised certifications SAP, CISCO, CEH, Security+, and PMP.

Omanoil women staff give gift to children at hospitals

Times News Service

MUSCAT: Marking the middle of the Holy Month of Ramadan, Women employees from Oman Oil Marketing Company (Oman-oil) celebrated Qaranqasho with more than 170 children at Al Nah-dha Hospital, The Royal Hospital and the Armed Forces Hospital in Muscat.

Observed on the 14th night of the Holy Month of Ramadan, Qaranqasho is a social event, where children from neighbour-ing communities go door-to-door chanting special rhymes to get sweets and candy.

Realising that many hospital-

ised children will not be able to join in the celebrations this year, the Omanoil staff took Qaran-qasho to these hospital wards accompanied by a character dressed as a rabbit, distributing gifts and candy, while provid-ing entertainment for everyone during the visit.

Making a differenceDedicating its resources to be an agent of change for the socio-eco-nomic development of the coun-try, Omanoil has pioneered vari-ous social initiatives throughout the Sultanate over the years, com-ing together with communities to make a difference.

S O C I A L I N I T I A T I V E S

Omanoil staff took Qaranqasho

to hospitals for children.

82% Omanis have own houses: Study

Times News Service

MUSCAT: More than four-fifths or 82.2 per cent of Omani fami-lies own their houses, according to a study entitled “Families in the Sultanate of Oman – Their Social and Economic Characteristics” released recently by the National Centre for Statistics and Informa-tion (NCSI).

It says that the number of Omani and expatriate families increased 18.3 per cent, from 2003 and 2010.

However, the percentage of Om-ani families owning houses has de-creased considerably in six wilay-ats. These are Maqshan with 40.7 per cent, Muttrah with 57.6 per

cent, Dhalkut with 58.7 per cent, and Shaleem and Al Halaniyat Is-lands with 62.3 per cent, in addi-tion to Buraimi with 62.4 per cent and Bausher with 63.2 per cent.

This necessitates a further study to find the reasons for such a decrease in families owning hous-es in these wilayats.

More than 87 per cent of Omani families live in villas and Arabian houses, while 1.3 per cent lives in

rooms and an even lower percent-age of 0.9 per cent lives in bow-ers or boxes. However, there are some wilayats where the percent-age of families living in rooms is increasing.

The study explained that 24.4 per cent of expatriate families live in rooms.

In total, about 92 per cent of Om-ani families live in average houses of 2 to 5 rooms, or big houses of 6

rooms and more, while the other 8 per cent live in small houses which have two rooms or less.

The study explained that the distribution of Omani families to the governorates is more mod-erate than the distribution of expa-triate families.

The data also showed that Mus-cat and Al Batinah North gover-norates accommodate about 56.5 per cent of the total number of expatriate families, while they ac-commodate about 42.1 per cent of Omani families.

The study also indicated that the distribution of Omani families in the wilayats is more moderate compared to the distribution of ex-patriate families.

Just four wilayats – Muttrah, Bausher, Seeb and Salalah – ac-commodate about 49.5 per cent of expatriate families, while the four wilayats that contain the highest number of Omani families in the Sultanate are Seeb, Sohar, Bausher and Salalah, with 24.3 per cent.

The average size of the Omani families has not witnessed any change between 2003 and 2010.

Family size fallingIn 2010, the average Omani fam-ily comprised 7 to 8 persons as compared to 8 in 2003. If the ex-patriates residing with Omani families such as domestic work-ers are excluded, the average size of the Omani family will decrease slightly to 7.5 per cent. However, it still remains high.

The study noted that there are some devices and facilities that became available to the families in the Sultanate and no longer repre-sent a problem or requirement.

The data indicated that about 97.3 per cent of Omani families have mobile phones and 96.5 per cent have television sets. However, there are a significant number of Omani families that do not have computers. According to the avail-able data, 59.6 per cent of Omani families do not have Internet con-nections and 75.9 per cent do not have fixed lines phones.

Drinking waterAbout 37 per cent of Omani fami-lies receive drinking water from the public water supply system, while 24.8 per cent receive water from government water distri-bution points. The data demon-strated that 26.2 per cent of Omani families depend on bottled water and 6.8 per cent receive drinking water from wells located outside their houses.

However, this percentage in-creases in some wilayats. Around 1.2 per cent receives drinking water from the Aflaj. Moreo-ver, this percentage increases in some wilayats.

The findings of the study ex-plained that like in other coun-tries, men headed a vast majority of households in the Sultanate, but women also headed 6.8 per cent of the families. There are slight dif-ferences between the Omani and

expatriate families in this respect. The data indicated that 91.7 per cent of Omani families’ have males as heads, while the percentage in-creased to 96.1 per cent in case of expatriates. The average age of the head of the family was 43.5, while the average age of the Omani fam-ily increased to 45.6. It decreased among expatriate families to 39.5 years. This was attributed to the scarcity of expatriates who are over the working age.

The age distribution of the heads of families in the Sultanate showed that 13.7 per cent (whether Omanis or expatriates) are under thirty. It also showed that 30.6 per cent belonged to the 30 to 39 age group and 25.5 per cent belonged to the age group of 40 to 49 years.

The data indicated that 16.3 per cent belong to the 50 to 59 age group, while those in the age group of 60 to 69 do not exceed 8.3 per cent. The percentage of those who head families and are over the age of seventy is 5.5.

The study noted that when the educational status of the house-hold head is high, the opportunity of the family to live a better life increases. The educational status also varies according to the place of residence. Around 30.5 per cent of the household heads living in villages are illiterate, compared to 13.6 per cent in the urban areas.

The data indicated that 9.5 per cent of those heading households in urban areas hold a diploma com-pared to 3.6 per cent in the villages.

The study indicates

that the distribution

of Omani families in

the wilayats is more

moderate compared

to the distribution of

expat families which

is concentrated in

just four wilayats

Characteristics of families in Oman

Source: NCSI Graphics

Distribution in North Muscat and Al Batinah (from the total) 56.5% Omani

familiesExpatfamilies

Have mobiles

42.1%Devices with Omani families:

97.3%

Havetelevision

96.5%

Don’t have

Internet

59.6%

Don’t have

fixed line

75.9%

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houses

Housing (Omani families):

82.2%

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87%

Live in rooms

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REGIONT U E S DAY, J U LY 7, 2 0 1 5

Deal on truce expected as air strikes kill 30 in Yemen

DUBAI/ADEN: Yemen’s exiled government said on Monday it expects a deal shortly on a hu-manitarian ceasefire that would run through the Eid Al Fitr holi-day later this month, as air strikes by Saudi-led warplanes killed at least 30 people.

The United Nations has been pushing for a halt to fighting and air raids that have killed nearly 3,000 people in Yemen since March when a Saudi-led coalition intervened against Houthi forces in a bid to restore President Ab-drabbo Mansour Hadi.

The government, exiled in Ri-yadh, said talks were focusing on carrying out an April UN resolu-

tion calling for Houthis to quit cit-ies seized since September and for aid supplies to be sent to stricken Yemeni civilians.

“We are now in consultations for guarantees to ensure the suc-cess of the truce,” Hadi spokes-man Rajeh Badi told Reuters.

“The mechanism we presented to implement Resolution 2216

demanded real guarantees to en-sure aid is delivered to those who need it,” he said, noting that talks were under way to “lift the delib-erate siege on Aden, Taiz, Lahj and Dhalea”.

Major cities in central and southern Yemen have been racked by heavy fighting between the Houthis and a patchwork of mili-

tary, regional and tribal forces al-lied with Hadi.

Badi said a sought-after “hu-manitarian pause” would last through the end of the three-day Eid, due to start on July 17.

The Houthis have also signalled readiness to honour a truce.

Houthi spokesman Mohammed Abdul Salam last week said in a

Facebook post he had discussed the matter with UN Yemen envoy Ould Cheikh Ahmed on Friday. Cheikh Ahmed flew to Sanaa on Sunday for talks with the Houthis.

The United Nations last week designated the war in Yemen as a Level 3 humanitarian crisis, its most severe category, and the Unit-ed States and the European Union have endorsed calls for a humani-tarian suspension of hostilities.

On Friday, the United Nations alerted aid groups that a truce could start soon and advised them to be ready to start shipping aid. The United Nations engineered a five-day humanitarian ceasefire in May but aid groups said it did not last long enough to cover all of Yemen’s needs.

In southern Yemen, a bomb-ing run by Saudi-led warplanes killed around 30 people at a mar-ket in the town of Al Foyoush on the road between the major port of Aden and the province of Lahj, according to local residents.

They said that 10 of the dead were Houthis while the rest were civilians shopping at an adjacent popular market. The Houthi-controlled Saba news agency said 42 people in all had died in Saudi-led strikes across the country on Monday. — Reuters

A deal on a ceasefire

that would run

through the Eid

Al Fitr holiday is

expected, said

exiled government

Kuwait detains 26 for link with mosque attackKUWAIT: Kuwait has detained 26 people suspected of involvement in a suicide bombing on a mosque last month that killed 27 people, a local newspaper reported on Monday, quoting the public prosecutor.

The attack prompted the govern-ment to declare it was at war with militants and that it would strike at cells believed to be on its soil. The prosecutor, Dherar Al Asousi, said four women were among the 26 suspects detained for possible links to the attack, the Al Qabs newspa-per said. Asousi said the suspects had been detained for 10 days.

IdentifiedHe said other suspects, including fighters with IS abroad, have been identified and that some of their relatives inside Kuwait have been charged in connection with the blast. Asousi gave no numbers and provided no further details.

Al Rai newspaper, another Ar-abic-language Kuwaiti daily, said last week that 10 suspects, among them Saudis, Kuwaitis and state-less residents of Kuwait, had been referred to the public prosecution, a move that indicates a criminal case has been opened. Among those 10 are five principal suspects accused of helping the suicide bomber, a Saudi, to carry out the attack, the newspaper said. — Reuters

C R A C K D O W N

Egypt’s president set to approve anti-terror lawCAIRO: Rattled by attacks on its soldiers and the assassination of the top prosecutor, Egypt is set to pass sweeping legislation that critics say grants police impunity, censors media and further re-stricts freedoms.

President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi is expected to approve the law this week, after pledging tough meas-ures against militants who have bedevilled the country since the army’s ouster of his predecessor Mohamed Morsi in 2013.

The former army chief has led an extensive crackdown on the hardline opposition and mili-tants, vowing to eradicate Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood movement and militants. But one year into Sisi’s rule, his government was stunned by the assassination of state prosecutor Hisham Barakat on June 29. Barakat’s killing in a car bombing was followed by large-scale attacks on soldiers in the Sinai Peninsula, prompting the cabinet to rush through the law over the objections of rights groups. “It’s a disaster to see the state pass such a law in an atmos-phere charged with calls for re-venge,” said Gamal Eid, a lawyer who heads the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information.

Two-year prisonArticle 33 of the cabinet-ap-proved draft law stipulates a min-imum two-year prison sentence for anyone who reports casualty tolls from militant attacks that stray from government figures.

The law came partly in re-sponse to coverage of militant assaults on soldiers in the Sinai on July 1. The military said 21 soldiers were killed in the attacks,

after several media outlets re-ported higher tolls from security officials. “This is a dangerous arti-cle that violates the constitution,” the Egyptian Journalists Syndi-cate said in a statement.

“It violates the reporter’s right to seek information from various sources... it allows the executive authorities to act as censors, and the judges of truth,” it said.

Government officials say the wording of the provision requires proof of “intent” and “malice” when reporting figures that con-tradict official statements.

“The government has a duty to protect citizens from false infor-mation,” Justice Minister Ahmed Al Zind told AFP, arguing that the law should not be seen as “a re-striction on media freedoms”.

The new legislation also ap-pears to grant police and soldiers impunity when carrying out “an-ti-terrorism” operations, saying they cannot be held criminally li-

able for the use of force.Hundreds of soldiers and po-

licemen have been killed in mili-tant attacks since Morsi’s over-throw, while at least 1,400 people, mostly hardliners, have been killed in a police crackdown on protest-ers. While policemen have largely been cleared of wrongdoing in the deadly crackdown, the law would grant them further protection from prosecution over abuses, critics say. Legal expert and law-yer Shaaban Said said police offic-ers were already protected from prosecution over acts of violence committed in self-defence. “The fear is that this law could allow police officers to act excessively or use disproportionate force against suspects,” he said.

The draft law stipulates death sentences for the founders and financiers of vaguely defined “terrorist” groups, and five-year prison terms for promoting “ter-rorism” on social media. — AFP

T O U G H M E A S U R E S

Iraqi warplane accidentally bombs Baghdad, kills eightBAGHDAD: A bomb fell from an Iraqi Sukhoi warplane and explod-ed in eastern Baghdad on Monday because of a “technical problem”, killing at least eight people and wounding 17, officials said.

“One of the bombs became stuck because of a technical problem, and during its (the air-craft’s) return to base it fell on... houses in Baghdad Jadida,” secu-rity spokesman Brigadier General Saad Maan said. The pilot tried six times to drop the bomb, which became stuck while he was car-rying out strikes against the IS group, but was unable to dislodge it “mechanically or manually,” the defence ministry said in a state-ment. But the bomb came loose as the plane overflew Baghdad to

land at its base, the ministry said.The governor of Baghdad prov-

ince, Ali Al Tamimi, called for the Rasheed air base, where the plane was bound, to be moved to a non-residential area.

Tamimi said he contacted the air force and was told the plane was returning from the Haditha area in Anbar province, which is surrounded by IS. The explosion ripped through small houses in Baghdad Jadida, tearing down walls, smashing roofs and leaving

bricks and other rubble piled in the street. “Our house was destroyed,” said Ali Jassem, a 27-year-old in-terior ministry employee.

Jassem said that if an acciden-tal bombing can happen in an area where there is no fighting, “God knows the extent of the events happening” in combat zones.

Iraq received Sukhoi Su-25 jets from Russia and Iran last year as it sought to bolster its fledgling air force to combat IS, which overran large parts of the country.

The Su-25s are robust aircraft designed for ground attack mis-sions, but Iraq’s Sukhoi fleet is made up of ageing planes that have seen heavy use as Baghdad’s forces battle to push the extrem-ists back. — AFP

T E C H N I C A L P R O B L E M

UP IN ARMS: Houthi followers hold mock missiles and their rifles as they shout slogans during a demonstration against the United Nations in Sanaa, Yemen, on Monday. – Reuters

HARD STAND: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, right, listens to members of the armed forces, in the Sinai Peninsula, on Saturday. Sisi is expected to approve the anti-terror law this week. – Reuters/The Egyptian Presidency/Handout

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INDIAT U E S DAY, J U LY 7, 2 0 1 5

If he (Chouhan) and his family members are not involved in the Mahaghotala, why is he skirting a CBI probeArun Yadav, Congress state chief

Move over selfie, its time for new craze called ‘velfie’ MUMBAI: Move over selfie, India is embracing the “velfie” with Bol-lywood stars, sporting heroes and even politicians taking and posting videos of themselves online using a range of new mobile apps.

From lip-synching famous mov-ie scenes and quizzing political leaders to interviewing job candi-dates, Indian tech firms are betting on the latest craze to grip social media — the video selfie.

“2014 was about selfies...2015 is for #velfies!” screams the blurb for Velfie, a smartphone app similar to Dubsmash where users mime songs or quotes to pre-recorded audio before posting the clips on social networks.

Global phenomenonGerman-developed Dubsmash has rapidly become a global phenom-enon since its launch in November and has been downloaded more than 50 million times across 192 countries, according to its website.

The global craze is sweeping the Indian film industry, with nu-merous stars entertaining legions of loyal fans with dubbed videos which are uploaded to popular sharing platforms Facebook and

Instagram. Actors Salman Khan and Ranveer Singh, and actresses Sonakshi Sinha and Richa Chadda are just some of the Bollywood stars to have embraced it, lip-synching everything from Hindi film dialogue to lyrics from West-ern songs.

A short clip of Khan and Sinha miming lines from a 1971 Indian movie has been liked more than 71,000 times on Instagram, while hundreds approved of Chadda’s turn from controversial American hip-hop song Baby Got Back.

Rammohan Sundaram, co-founder of India’s Velfie, which was launched in April, said vid-eos were a more entertaining way for Bollywood royalty and other celebrities to engage with their audiences.

“A selfie is only one picture but a ‘velfie’ can speak of emotions that you just can’t render in a single photo,” Sundaram said.

“Selfies will remain because pic-tures will always be there but we’re creating a whole new space that’s more exciting, more engaging and more social in nature,” he added.

Film star Akshay Kumar used Velfie recently to promote his film

Gabbar is Back by asking fans to dub their favourite line from the movie to win a chance to meet him.

Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh is also a fan — his lip-synching of one of Bollywood legend Am-itabh Bachchan’s most well-known movie lines has been liked

12,000 times on Facebook.The app — which is free and lim-

its videos to ten seconds in length — has been downloaded 200,000 times and is already operating in around 140 countries, according to Sundaram.

He said its pause-and-play fea-

ture and the fact many of the vid-eos are accompanied by subtitles differentiates it from Dubsmash.

“We’ve also made a lot of en-hancement filters that make the videos look really good,” the tech developer added.

Sundaram said Velfie plans to expand to become a “video social network” in the coming months, essentially a Twitter-like timeline consisting solely of video selfies.

Users will also be able to live-stream on the platform and Sunda-ram hopes brands will use it to ad-vertise, generating revenue.

Another new Indian-based app available on Android and iOS is Frankly.me, which allows netizens to pose questions to celebrities, sports stars and politicians who then answer with video selfies.

Users of the app, launched in January, are also able to vote for certain questions to be answered, increasing the likelihood of a re-

sponse, according to co-founder Nikunj Jain who says Frankly.me is aiding democracy in India.

In Delhi elections earlier this year, Aam Aadmi Party candidates including leader Arvind Kejriwal fielded thousands of queries di-rectly from voters and then posted videos of themselves replying.

“For the first time in the history of this country we had a state elec-tion where candidates were using this platform to talk directly to the electorate and people voted based on the responses,” Jain said.

He said more than 400,000 questions have been asked and around 30,000 have been an-swered so far on Frankly.me.

“Casting directors are also using it to do auditions and companies are using it for hiring,” Jain added.

He said that while popular video app Vine was about “broadcast-ing” short videos, Frankly.me aimed to create “rich, two-way conversation” with people reply-ing to each other when it was con-venient for them.

“We believe that video selfies can be the primary mode of all non-urgent communication on the internet,” Jain stated. -AFP

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FAD: Employees of Indian technology company ‘Frankly.me’ work at an office in Noida on the outskirts of New Delhi recently. Bollywood stars, sporting heroes and even politicians have are increasingly taking and posting videos of themselves online using a range of new mobile apps. - AFP



BORDER TROOPER KILLED IN FIRING ALONG LINE OF CONTROLA villager shows the tailfin of mortar shell which was fired from the Pakistan side at Arnia village in Jammu on Monday. A BSF trooper was killed overnight in Pakistan firing on the line of control (LoC) in Indian-administered-Kashmir’s Kupwara district. “A BSF trooper identified as Abhijeet Nanday of 119 battalion was killed in Pakistani firing on the LoC in Leepa Valley of Nowgam sector late on Sunday night, a senior police officer said on Monday. “Indian troops retaliated effectively and firing exchanges in the area continued for several hours,” he added. - PTI

Opposition playing politics over Vyapam-linked deaths: Minister

BHOPAL: Facing the heat over the Vyapam scam after a series of mysterious deaths, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Government in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh on Monday accused the Congress of “playing politics over the deceased” and asserted that Jabalpur Medical College Dean Arun Sharma’s death was not re-lated to the case.

Hitting out at the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government, the Con-gress said Chouhan was the king-pin of the Vyapam “mahaghotala” (mega scam) and had become “maut ka saudagar” (merchant of death).

Putting a brave front in the face of the Congress onslaught here and at Delhi, Government spokesman and Health Minister Narottam Mishra said the opposition party

was playing politics over the de-ceased and claimed that the deaths of Dr Arun Sharma and of a woman trainee sub-inspector on Monday were not related to Vyapam.

“Dr Sharma was a very good man. His death has nothing to do with the Vyapam scam,” Mishra told reporters.

Unfortunate“It is very unfortunate that Con-gress is playing politics over bod-ies. They (Congress) are trying to connect deaths to Vyapam scam. The state government stands with bereaved families in the hour of their grief,” he said.

Targeting the Chief Minister, Congress state chief Arun Yadav said, “Chouhan was the kingpin of the Vyapam ‘mahaghotala’ (major

scam)” and sought his resignation.He said the dumper scam (in

which the CM and his wife had been accused of buying lorries by fraudulent means but were ab-solved by court) was “Chouhan’s primary education and now with Vyapam scam he has done his PhD.”

“He (Chouhan) made his jour-ney from dumper to bumper”, the Congress leader said, referring to Vyapam scam in which students were admitted to medical course and youths got jobs allegedly by paying hefty sums as bribes to a nexus of politicians and officials of MP Professional Examination Board (MPPEB), known as Vya-pam in local parlance.

Demanding a probe into inves-tigation of the SIT-STF investi-gation of the scam, he said, “Now,

the way these two agencies are investigating the scam needs to be probed as well.”

Pressing for probe by Central agency into the scam, he said, “If he (Chouhan) and his family members are not involved in the Mahaghotala, why is he skirting a CBI probe.”

He said that Congress will hold a state bandh soon to press its de-mand. Seeking to turn tables on the rival, Mishra said, “What Congress is doing is not good for democracy,” adding except for that party no one in MP was seeking a CBI probe.

He said government was sad-dened by the death of Dr Sharma, who was found dead in a hotel room in Delhi on Sunday.

On the death of the trainee sub-inspector Anamika Sikarwar (25) in Sagar district, he said that her father has already clarified that her suspected suicide was a fallout of a family discord.

Chouhan faced more heat on Monday over the Vyapam scam af-ter the woman trainee sub-inspec-tor recruited by the state board was found dead in a lake, with Congress demanding his immedi-ate sacking and an impartial probe.

The woman’s death came after the unexplained death of journal-ist Akshay Singh, who was cover-ing Vyapam scam in Jhabua while Jabalpur Medical College Dean Arun Sharma, probing fake exami-nees, was found dead in a hotel at Dwarka in south-west Delhi.

Many accused and witness-es have died so far in Vyapam scam, a massive admission and recruitment racket allegedly in-volving several bureaucrats and politicians. - PTI

Hitting out at the

Shivraj Singh

Chouhan government

in Madhya Pradesh,

the Congress said

Chouhan was the

kingpin of the

Vyapam mega scam

and had become

merchant of death

UNRELENTING: Members of Youth Congress protest against Central and Madhya Pradesh government over Vyapam scam in Bengaluru on Monday. - PTI

NEW DELHI/JHABUA: The Supreme Court on Mon-day agreed to hear a petition seeking removal of Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav on the ground of his alleged involvement in the massive admission and recruitment scam in the state.

A bench comprising Chief Justice H. L.Dattu and Jus-tices Arun Kumar Mishra and Amitava Roy said that it will hear the petition about the Vyapam scam relating to the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB) along with other pleas on the issue on July 9.

The petition, filed by a group of lawyers, have sought removal of Yadav and record-ing of his statement in the case. Earlier, the apex court had granted four months more time to the Special Investigation Team (SIT), constituted following a High Court order, to conclude probe into the case.

Meanwhile, the govern-ment of MP agreed to get the viscera samples of deceased TV journalist Akshay Singh tested at AIIMS in Delhi, a panel of doctors that conduct-ed the autopsy on the body at

the Dahod General Hospital in Gujarat have “reserved” their opinion on the cause of death, police said on Monday.

“The opinion on the cause of the death is reserved in the post-mortem report,” Jhabua district Superintendent of Police(SP), Abid Khan told reporters here.

“The viscera have been preserved by the hospital and the process to send it to AIIMS (New Delhi) has been initiated by the authori-ties,” Khan said. Police have also registered a case in this regard in Megnnagar Police Station.

A police team has been dispatched to New Delhi for recording statements of those including the cameraman who were with Akshay when he died all of a sudden. - PTI

Vyapam scam: SC to hear plea for removal of MP governor

Ram Naresh Yadav

Immunity for foreign asset disclosuresNEW DELHI: The government will give immunity from prosecu-tion under FEMA, Prevention of Money Laundering Act and four other laws to persons declaring undisclosed foreign assets under the compliance window of the new Black Money Act.

The one-time 90-day compli-ance window being provided to foreign asset holders to come clean will, however, not guaran-tee immunity for wealth gener-ated from corruption, according to FAQs on Black Money law issued by the Finance Ministry on Monday.

Prior informationOn the provision of the compli-ance rules that bars persons against whom the government has prior information for making disclosures, the Finance Minis-try said declarations by such per-sons will be dealt under the In-come Tax Act and not under the stringent Black Money law.

This concession will be avail-able only to persons who had not received any intimation from the tax department having prior information about their foreign assets.

DeclarationsOn whether government has any prior information, persons mak-ing declarations will be intimated by October 31, a month after the closure of 90-day compliance window on September 30.

In case they do not receive any such information, they will have to pay 30 per cent tax and an equivalent amount of penalty by December 31.

Disclosures made, the FAQs said, will enjoy “immunity from prosecution under the five Acts viz. the Income-tax Act, Wealth Tax Act, FEMA, Companies Act and Customs Act.”

It, however, does not provide immunity from prosecution un-der ‘any other Act’. - PTI

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NEW DELHI: Indian Railways on Monday rolled out its 50,000th coach marking a significant junc-ture in the public carrier’s history, with Minister Suresh Prabhu say-ing we have to “think differently” for the 100,000th coach.

Launching the coach, manufac-tured at the Integrated Coach Fac-tory (ICF) at Chennai, through video conferencing from here, Prabhu said it is totally different

from the first coach rolled out from the factory over 60 years ago.

Fuel consumption“There have been many changes in terms of quality, interior de-sign, speed, fuel consumption, noise reduction in the coach manufacturing technology since the first coach was manufac-tured here 60 years ago,” he said, dedicating the 50,000th coach, a

three-tier AC coach, to the nation.“The 100,000th coach will be

different from the today’s coach as the technology is changing and we have to think differently also,” he said.

Prabhu also stressed on the public carrier’s plans to build a full train on solar power.

“We have plans to manufacture a full train to be run on solar pow-er from this facility.” - PTI

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India, Uzbekistan sign three pacts, to boost ties

TASHKENT: On his first visit to Central Asian countries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Mon-day held talks with Uzbek Presi-dent Islam Karimov on key bilat-eral and regional issues including the situation in Afghanistan as the two countries inked three pacts to boost cooperation between their foreign offices and in the field of culture and tourism.

Modi, who arrived here in the Uzbek capital on the first leg of his eight-day visit to Central Asia and Russia, was received at the airport by his counterpart Shavkat Mi-romonovich Mirziyoyev and was accorded a ceremonial welcome.

Enhance connectivityDuring the talks, Modi and Kari-mov discussed ways to enhance strategic, economic and energy ties apart from reviewing key re-gional issues including the situa-tion in war-torn Afghanistan.

Addressing a joint press event, Modi said, “I have begun my jour-ney in Uzbekistan underlining its

importance for India, not just in this region, but also in Asia. Presi-dent Karimov and I discussed vari-ous initiatives to further enhance connectivity between India and Uzbekistan.”

He said they also discussed in-ternational and regional issues including the situation in Afghani-stan and reiterated the importance of peace and stability in the coun-try. And in this context, Modi said both the leaders talked about the rising threat of extremism and terrorism in the “extended neigh-bourhood” of the two countries.

Noting that in recent years, India and Uzbekistan have built a strategic partnership on the foundation of mutual respect and

shared interests, Modi said he conveyed his keen interest to sus-tain regular high level dialogue be-tween the two sides.

“I briefed President about the In-ternational North South Transport Corridor and proposed that Uzbek-istan consider becoming a mem-ber,” Modi said. Modi said India will expand cooperation in capac-ity building through increase in the number of training offers in India.

Commitment“Consistent with our commit-ment, the Uzbekistan-India In-formation Technology Centre has been upgraded this year,”

Modi said and welcomed Presi-dent Karimov’s assurance to en-sure speedy completion of the Entrepreneurship Development Centre being set up in Tashkent.

“Tomorrow, I will be paying a visit to the Monument of Inde-pendence and Humanism and the Memorial of Late Indian Prime

Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri.We are thankful to the people of

Tashkent and Uzbekistan, for pre-serving the legacy of our former Prime Minister.

“This has been a very rewarding visit. It has sown the seeds of a rich harvest in the years ahead,” Modi said. Modi is here on his first-leg of six nation visit including Rus-sia where he will be attending Summits of BRICS and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).From Uzbekistan, Modi will go to Kazakhstan on Tuesday.

He will then travel to Russia on July 8, before flying to Turkmeni-stan on July 10, Kyrgyzstan on July 11 and Tajikistan on July 12.

The SCO Summit, to be held in Ufa in Russia, may see India get-ting the membership of the six-na-tion grouping comprising China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, which could be a major highlight of the visit. - PTI

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EXCHANGING VIEWS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov at

Presidential complex in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Monday. - PTI



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crucial test of joint

parliamentary panel

NEW DELHI: The vexed land acquisition bill is all set to face the crucial test at the hands of the joint parliamentary panel which may take up clause-by-clause consideration of the measure later this month.

At Monday’s meeting of the Joint Committee of Parliament, members decided that if the gov-ernment is able to reply to their queries on July 16, the panel could take up clause-by-clause consid-eration of the bill from July 22.

The committee decided to summon secretaries of con-cerned ministries on July 16 to listen to their views of the amendments to the 2013 Act.

The secretaries from Legal Af-fairs, Legislative Department, Rural Development and Com-merce Ministries, and top offi-cials from Railways are likely to appear before the committee.

At least two members said af-ter the meeting that if the com-mittee is able to satisfy itself about the questions raised by it on July 16, the panel may reach the crucial phase of considering the various amendments brought by the NDA government through an ordinance.

OrdinanceThe ordinance was later brought as a bill in the Lok Sabha and re-ferred to the committee amidst opposition to its various provi-sions by several political parties. Between July 16 and 18, members would also get notices to move their amendments to the bill.

The panel, which had sought an extension of one week has now been given time till July 28 — first day of second week of Monsoon session beginning July 21 — to complete its task.

Since sitting BJP member Dileep Singh Bhuraia had passed away last month, the Lok Sabha is likely to adjourn for the day on July 21 after paying obituaries.

Panel chairman S. S.Ahluwalia of BJP may not be able to move a motion in the House seeking ex-tension and he is likely to do the same on July 22, some members said. Since the committee was formed by a motion of the House, it will officially get an extension after Ahluwalia moves a motion in this regard.

ExtensionSpeaker Sumitra Mahajan is learnt to have approved moving the motion for extension.

Since the Joint Committee of Parliament is different from a department-related standing committee or an investigative Joint Parliamentary Committee, it will present a bill in Parlia-ment based on the amendments moved by members as well as the government.

Once the amendments have been moved, they would be dis-cussed on a clause-by-clause ba-sis. If there is a unanimity, the bill will be adopted.

Otherwise, there could also be a vote on the amendments.

The Committee will then table the bill — as reported by it — in both Houses of Parliament.

One option before the govern-ment is to move official amend-ments in Parliament based on amendments moved by NDA members in the committee.

This may happen after the committee submits the bill pre-pared by it in both Houses.

So far, the panel has heard various organisations and indi-viduals on the amendments to the 2013 law.

Most of the, including some RSS affiliates, have opposed the changes,including removal of consent clause and social impact assessment.

There are indications that gov-ernment may reintroduce a “di-luted” consent clause to mellow down opposition to the bill. - PTI

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TRADITIONAL SWEET DISHA man dries Seviiyan (thin vermicelli) which is used for the preparation of ‘sheerkhurma’, a traditional sweet dish prepared by during the holy month of Rama-

dan, at a factory in Lahore on Monday. — AFP

Militancy blights the lives of thousands of students

ISLAMABAD: Tens of thou-sands of students in Khyber-Pa-khtunkhwa (K-P) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas were forced to put their studies on hold following their families’ displace-ment owing to militant violence, military operations or floods.

According to The State of Chil-dren in Pakistan 2014 report, schools used as long-term shel-ters for the internally displaced

persons (IDPs) from Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) have also become damaged, cast-ing a shadow on inadequate edu-cational infrastructure.

The report, second such study on the status of children in Paki-stan, has recently been launched

by the Office of National Com-missioner of Children, Islamabad and Unicef.

The study on the challenges faced by the educational institu-tions in the K-P said: “Many poor householders, faced with the loss of livelihoods, have taken their

children out of school so they can contribute to the family’s income.”

The authorities had accom-modated the IDPs from North Waziristan Agency in govern-ment schools of Bannu, Karak and Lakki Marwat districts after the military operation was launched

against militants on June 15, 2014.According to United Nations

Office for the Coordination of Hu-manitarian Affairs (OCHA) situa-tion report No 7, the total number of schools used as shelter by the IDPs was 1,404.

Of these, 80 per cent of the schools (1,131) were in Bannu. Around 75 per cent of them were primary schools and 46 per cent were girls’ schools.

Proper arrangementsResumption of education was difficult in the schools (where the IDPs were accommodated) after summer holidays because affected families did not want to leave schools as they did not have proper arrangements for alterna-tive shelters while the schools had facilities, including drinking wa-ter, electricity and latrines etc.

As a result, thousands of chil-dren were unable to get education due to prolonged stay of the IDPs while the school infrastructure was also damaged. As of October 2014, the government reported that schools were re-opened as the IDPs vacated nearly 940 of more than 1,000 schools that were occupied across Bannu, Karak and Lakki Marwat.

Families occupying schools had moved to host families, some unused schools and to Baka Khel camp. — Express Tribune

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for the internally

displaced persons

from Federally

Administered Tribal

Areas have also

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Have no links with political leaders, says model AyaanRAWALPINDI: For the first time since her arrest, supermod-el Ayaan has taken the stand in court to proclaim her innocence, saying she has no connections with any political leader, Express News reported.

“I have not committed any crime,” Ayyan was quoted as tell-ing a customs court on Monday.

Denying allegations that she maintains links with political leaders and was laundering mon-ey for them, the supermodel said, “I have no connections with any political leaders.”

“Pakistan is my country after getting bail, I am not going to run away,” she went on to add.

Ayaan was expected to be in-dicted in the money laundering case on Monday.

However, the court accepted the defence counsel’s argument that he was not provided with the complete challans pertaining to the case.

During the court proceedings, Ayaan’s counsel, Sardar Latif

Khosa, pleaded the court to ad-journ the hearing in money laun-dering case as a bail plea for her release had already been filed in the Supreme Court.

Meanwhile, the court ad-journed the hearing in the appli-cation of Customs intelligence to register a new money laundering case against the suspect till July 16. Earlier in the day, the model was presented before the court in a police armoured personnel car-

rier amid strict security.On June 29, Ali’s bail plea

against her detention by customs officials in the Lahore High Court was rejected. Earlier that day, the Rawalpindi customs court had extended her judicial remand till July 6 and directed her senior lawyers to attend the next hear-ing. On March 14, Ayaan was ar-rested by customs officials from Islamabad airport for alleged money laundering. — Express Tribune

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BADLY AFFECTED: File photo shows Pakistani girls attending class at a school in Mingora, the main

town of Swat valley. According to United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

situation report No 7, the total number of schools used as shelter by the displaced was 1,404. — AFP

The court extended

Ayaan’s judicial remand

and adjourned hearing

in the money laundering

case till July 11Ayaan

Gunmen kill three in Quetta attackQUETTA: Gunmen on Monday shot dead two brothers belonging to a minority sect and a policeman at a passport office in the Pakistani city of Quetta, officials said, the latest sectarian attack to strike the country’s restive southwest.

The brothers, who belonged to the Hazara ethnic group, whose members easily recognised by their Central Asian features, were enter-ing the city’s passport office along with their parents when the wait-ing gunmen opened fire. “The boys, in their twenties, were killed in the shooting while their parents were wounded and a policeman who was passing by the site was also killed after he shot and wounded one at-tacker,” senior police official Abdul Razzaq Cheema said.

He added that two gunmen were involved in the shooting but they had others assist them in escaping the scene. Akbar Hussain Durrani, home secretary of the Balochistan province confirmed the shooting and the casualties.

Police later said they had ar-rested one wounded suspect, who claimed he was not an attacker but a passerby. The community pro-tested by placing the bodies of vic-tims, wrapped in shrouds, outside the regional police chief’s office, witnesses said. — AFP

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Entertainer vows to take PTI to court over duesISLAMABAD: Muhammad Asif aka DJ Butt, an entertainer whose beats punctuated political rhetoric at the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) sit-in in Islamabad last year, claimed on Monday that the party owes him Rs80 million.

“My total payment for playing music at the PTI sit-in was Rs140 million but I have only been paid Rs60 million so far,” DJ Butt said, while speaking to Express News.

“I will go to court if my payment is withheld,” he said, adding the party still owes him Rs80 million.

Further, Butt, who has been working with PTI since 2010, said, “My daily pay was Rs600,000.” He added he owes Rs50 million to people for services. In Septem-ber 2014, during the sit-in, Butt was arrested by law enforcers on charges of abetting. — Express Tribune

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Imran Khan. — Express Tribune

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What did they mean by that? Did Greece’s “No” voters truly think the creditor na-

tions were bluffing when they said “No” meant goodbye to the country’s membership of the single currency? Or did the majority of voters who marked Oxi on their ballot papers in cities and villages across Greece real-ly want out of the eurozone? We can’t be sure. That’s the problem with ref-erendums. Plebiscites are presented as the apotheosis of democracy – but they often leave as many questions as answers.

But the question of what the Greek people meant is today of secondary importance. The critical question now is: What do the country’s credi-tors do? If we are to believe the hard rhetoric that has emanated from the capitals of Germany, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands over the past week the process for ejecting Greece from the single currency will shortly begin.

That would very likely start with a decision from the European Cen-tral Bank to tighten – or even cut off – the access of Greek banks to the emergency lending lifeline that has kept them solvent in recent months. Without that liquidity lifeline the big four Greek banks that look after the savings of the majority of the popula-tion will need to be nationalised and recapitalised with a new de facto al-ternative currency. Some savers may well see a large bite taken out of their deposits in the process.

Yanis Varoufakis, the Greek fi-nance minister who resigned after the referendum on Monday, had said that there is no way for the eurozone to force Greece out of the single cur-rency against its will. That’s true enough. No one can stop Greece using the euro – just as America can’t stop small Caribbean countries pricing goods in dollars.

But if Greece’s banks can’t borrow from the Frankfurt-based European Central Bank the supply of those eu-

ros in Greece will very soon dry up. If the Syriza-led government is to con-tinue paying public sector workers it would need to establish an alternative means of payment. Call it a Greek gov-ernment “IOU” or call it a new drach-ma – the effect is the same: Greece is no longer really in the eurozone.

In the end that may be good for Greece. Its stunted exports industry would become more competitive if it introduced a new currency that is weaker than the euro. Its large tour-ism sector would get a shot in the arm from the devaluation.

But in the immediate term it would be a nightmare for Greece. The cur-rency transition would take time. In the meantime imports of medicines, fuel and even food would dwindle. Businesses – unable to pay their euro-denominated debts – would de-fault. Unemployment would soar and the country’s economy would enter a new depression.

But maybe the ECB will stay its hand for a while. Cutting the throat of Greek banks would be a decision with extraordinarily significant geo-politi-cal ramifications. The European Cen-tral Bank board, led by Mario Draghi, is nominally independent. But inde-pendence has its limits when a cur-rency zone’s very existence is at stake. Draghi will want to have the tacit nod of approval from the governments of the eurozone before taking such a step. This is Greece’s chink of light.

The French Economy Minister, Emmanuel Macron, has contradicted his German and Dutch colleagues, by saying that Oxi does not mean talks with Greece stop.

Could there still, even now, be a high-level compromise involving the two giants of Paris and Berlin that saves tiny Athens? Has Greece jumped over the cliff with a French safety rope attached to its waist? Perhaps there was some bluff in the creditors’ tough talk after all. We shall very soon find out. But make no mistake: Greece has taken an almighty and terrifying leap into the unknown. - The Independent

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the country. In New Delhi in India, there used to be a sprawling campus called Tou-rist Camp. Adjacent to Asif Ali Road, this camp catered to budget travellers where tourists from Europe and many other countries come in chartered private buses, driving all the way across many countries, park their buses inside the campus and stay in budget cottages at a very nominal price. Why can we not have such camps where the daily room rent could be as low as OMR5 per head? — Muzahid Ahmad, Ruwi

Need to avoid eating too much fried food cannot be overstatedThis refers to the online story Hos-pitals in Oman heaving over ‘fast and feast’ (July 5). I agree that fatty fried foods should be limited as it leads to

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Saudi Arabia’s King opens new airport in Madinah

DUBAI: Weeks before the annual Haj, Saudi Arabia has opened a new international airport built at a cost of $1.2 billion and a passen-ger capacity of eight million a year in the holy city of Madinah.

Custodian of the Two Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia officially opened the majestic Prince Mo-hammed bin Abdulaziz Inter-national Airport which is the country’s first airport construct-ed and operated entirely by the private sector.

Phase one of the airport, span-ning a total area of four million square meters, will allow for a pas-senger handling capacity of eight million a year, which will increase to 18 million and over 40 million passengers per annum in phase two and phase three respectively.

The ownership of the airport is with General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) which also over-sees the operations of the King-dom’s 27 existing airports.

“The government is drawing up several efforts to increase its non-oil revenues and GACA is a lead-

ing contributor to these economic diversification efforts, driving the civil aviation industry’s growth through expansion, infrastructure development and privatisation,” said Sulaiman Al Hamdan, Presi-dent of GACA.

He said the focus of the coun-

try’s recently rolled-out corporate strategy and plan was to transform Saudi Arabia’s aviation sector profitability and performance by encouraging foreign investments and privatising the management and operation of its airports.

“The new Medina airport is the first in a series of airports that will be privatised to further elevate passenger services and experi-ences,” Al Hamdan said.

The airport has the distinction of being the first airport outside America to receive the Leadership in Energy and Environmental De-sign Gold Certification from the US Green Building Council.

The airport has 6 external ter-minals located within close prox-imity of the Hajj terminal, with a total area of 10,000 square meters and seating capacity of 4,000.

The airport also features ad-vanced passenger and baggage conveyance services with 36 el-evators, 28 escalators and 23 con-veyor belts, all in place to facili-tate and speed up the movement of passengers and luggage inside the terminals.

The Haj in the holy city of Mak-kah will be performed in Septem-ber during which Madinah will also host millions of pilgrims who would visit the city. — PTI

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Comet carrying Philae probe could be hosting ‘alien life’PARIS: Astronomers proposed a novel explanation on Monday for the strange appearance of the comet carrying Europe’s robot probe Philae through outer space: alien microscopic life.

Many of the frozen dust ball’s features, which include a black crust over lakes of ice, flat-bot-tomed craters and mega-boulders scattered on the surface, were

“consistent” with the presence of microbes, they said.

Observations by the European Space Agency’s Rosetta comet or-biter has shown that 67P/Chury-umov-Gerasimenko “is not to be seen as a deep-frozen inactive body, but supports geological pro-cesses,” Max Wallis of the Univer-sity of Cardiff said in a statement issued by the Royal Astronomical

Society (RAS). In fact, the comet racing towards the Sun at a speed of 32.9 kilometres (20.4 miles) per second, “could be more hospitable to micro-life than our Arctic and Antarctic regions”.

Wallis and his colleague Chan-dra Wickramasinghe of the Buck-ingham Centre for Astrobiology, presented their theory on Mon-day to a meeting of the RAS in

Llandudno, Wales. They pointed to Rosetta’s detection of complex organic material, which gave the comet its surprisingly super-dark and low-reflecting surface, as “evidence for life”. Furthermore, Wickramasinghe told AFP that 67P’s gas ejections started “at dis-tances from the Sun too far away to trigger surface sublimation”.

This implied that micro-organ-

isms under the comet’s surface had been “building pockets of high pressure gases that crack overly-ing ice and vent organic particles,” he said by email. Wickramasinghe also cited a rugged surface with ev-idence of re-sealed cracks and dis-placed boulders, and a covering of organics which “need to be resup-plied”. The observed features “are all consistent with a mixture of ice

and organic material that consoli-date under the Sun’s warming dur-ing the comet’s orbiting in space, when active micro-organisms can be supported,” said the statement.

Micro-organisms could use liq-uid water to colonise the comet -- infiltrating cracks in the ice and “snow” during warmer peri-ods when the cosmic wanderer is nearer the Sun, the duo said. — AFP

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Philippines confirms second case of MERS virusMANILA: The Philippines con-firmed a second case of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syn-drome (MERS) corona virus on Monday in a man who showed symptoms after arriving in Manila last month from Dubai.

The 36-year-old was admitted to hospital on Saturday and was un-der observation, Health Ministry spokesman Lyndon Lee-suy said, adding contact tracing was now under way to prevent the spread of the disease.

Condition improvingThe man had also travelled to Saudi Arabia, the spokesman said. His condition was improving and there was no known transmission so far. The first case discovered in the Philippines was in January, a Filipino nurse working in Saudi Arabia who survived.

MERS was first identified in humans in Saudi Arabia in 2012 and the majority of cases have been in the Middle East. Scien-tists are not sure of the origin of the virus, but several studies have linked it to camels. Isolated cases cropped up in Asia before an out-break erupted in South Korea in May and became the largest out-side of Saudi Arabia. — Reuters

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MILESTONE: Custodian of the Two Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia

officially opened the majestic Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International Airport which is the

country’s first airport constructed and operated entirely by the private sector. – Saudi Press Agency

The 36-year-old man was admitted to hospital on

Saturday and was under observation. The contact tracing

was now under way to prevent the spread of the disease.

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OCCUPIED GAZA STRIP: A Palestinian girl, whose family house was destroyed by what witnesses said

was Israeli shelling during a 50-day war last summer, looks out of a makeshift shelter in Beit Hanoun

in the northern Gaza Strip on Monday. A majority of children living in areas of Gaza hardest-hit during

last year’s conflict are showing signs of severe emotional distress and trauma, including frequent bed

wetting and nightmares, a global children’s charity said on Monday. - Reuters

FRANCE: Models present creations by Belgian designer Raf Simons as part of his Haute Couture Fall

Winter 2015/2016 fashion show for fashion house Christian Dior in Paris, France, on Monday. - Reuters

MOZAMBIQUE: Conservation officials look on as they burn 2.5 tonnes of seized ivory and rhino horn in

Maputo, on Monday. Mozambique destroyed the haul as part of a campaign to end an illicit trade that

is fuelling a wave of big animal poaching in Africa, a conservation group said. The Wildlife Conser-

vation Society said in a statement that over 2,400kg of ivory and 86 pieces of rhino horn weighing

193.5kg were put to the torch, in the first major destruction of rhino horn ever. - Reuters

UNITED STATES: Austin Dillon (3) goes airborne as he was involved in a multi-car crash on the

final lap of the NASCAR Sprint Cup series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona

Beach, Florida, United States in this photo taken on Monday. - AP/PTI

NEPAL: Tibetan women sing as they celebrate the 80th birthday of their spiritual leader, the Dalai

Lama, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday. The Dalai Lama will celebrate his 80th birthday this week-

end in southern California. Hundreds of well-wishers are expected at a three-day Global Compas-

sion Summit to mark the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader’s big day, with events from Sunday through

Tuesday at Anaheim’s Honda Centre and the University of California, Irvine. - PTI/AO

A T H E N S / F R A N K F U R T : Greece’s combative finance min-ister resigned on Monday, remov-ing one major obstacle to any deal to keep Athens in the euro zone af-ter Greeks voted resoundingly to back the government in rejecting the austerity terms of a bailout.

Leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras promised German Chan-cellor Angela Merkel that Greece would bring a proposal for a cash-for-reforms deal to an emergency summit of euro zone leaders on Tuesday, a Greek official said. It was unclear how much it would differ from other proposals reject-ed in the past.

Gloomy officials in Brussels and Berlin said a Greek exit from the currency area now looked ever more likely.

But they also said talks to avert it would be easier without Yanis Varoufakis, an avowed “erratic Marxist” economist who infu-riated fellow euro zone finance ministers with his casual style and indignant lectures. He had campaigned for Sunday’s ‘No’ vote, accusing Greece’ creditors of “terrorism”.

“I was made aware of a certain ‘preference’ by some Eurogroup participants, and assorted ‘part-ners’, for my... ‘absence’ from its meetings; an idea that the Prime Minister judged to be poten-tially helpful to him in reaching an agreement,” Varoufakis said in a statement.

His sacrifice suggested Tsipras was determined to try to reach a last-ditch compromise with Eu-ropean leaders.

Greece’s political leaders, more accustomed to screaming abuse at each other in parliament, issued an unprecedented joint statement after a day of talks at the presi-dent’s office backing efforts to reach a deal with creditors.

They called for immediate steps to reopen banks and said any deal must address debt sus-tainability - code for reducing Athens’ crushing debt - but gave no hint of concessions from the

Greek side towards lenders’ de-mands for deep spending cuts and far-reaching reforms of pensions and labour markets.

The chief negotiator in aid talks with international creditors, Euclid Tsakalotos, a soft-spoken academic economist, was ap-

pointed finance minister. Austrian Finance Minister

Hans Joerg Schelling said pub-licly what other euro zone players had said in private: “Varoufakis was someone who massively de-stroyed trust through his name-calling and by repeatedly criticis-

ing the institutions... that’s why I hope that the basis for talks will now be better.”

To win any new deal, Greece will have to overcome deep dis-trust among partners, above all Germany, Greece’s biggest credi-tor and the EU’s biggest economy, where public opinion has hard-ened in favour of cutting Greece loose from the euro.

Varoufakis had a particularly acrimonious relationship with Germany’s Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, who said the new Greek minister would not have an easy task.

German government spokes-man Steffen Seibert said condi-

tions were not yet in place for a resumption of negotiations with Greece.

While jubilant Greeks cel-ebrated their national gesture of defiance late into the night, there was gloom in Brussels.

European Commission Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis said there was no easy way out of the crisis and the referendum result had widened the gap be-tween Greece and other euro zone countries.

Broker agreement Tsipras has also spoken by tel-ephone to French President Francois Hollande, who is trying to broker an agreement ahead of Tuesday’s Brussels summit.

Hollande was due to meet later on Monday with Merkel in Paris to seek a joint response from the euro zone’s two lead-ing powers, whose positions have drifted apart.

An EU source said barring some major Greek concession, euro zone leaders were more likely to discuss on Tuesday how to cope with a Greek exit, and how to reinforce the remaining currency union, than any new aid programme for Athens.

While France and Italy have emphasised the importance of more talks, a big majority of the 19 euro zone government favour tak-ing a hard line with Greece, dip-lomats said, and German public opinion is running out of patience.

Merkel’s vice-chancellor, So-cial Democrat Sigmar Gabriel, said: “If Greece wants to stay in the euro, the Greek government must quickly make a substantive offer that goes beyond its willing-ness thus far.” — Reuters

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Greek finance minister quits in effort to smoothen talksLeftist Prime

Minister Alexis

Tsipras promised

German Chancellor

Angela Merkel that

Greece would bring a

proposal for a cash-

for-reforms deal to an

emergency summit

of euro zone leaders

on Tuesday, a

Greek official said

RESOUNDING ‘NO’: Members of the European Parliament hold posters with the word ‘No’ (Oxi in Greek) during a debate at the European

Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on Monday. — Reuters

EXIT: Greece’s maverick finance minister Yanis Varoufakis, who announced his surprise resignation

leaves the Ministry of Finance with his wife Danai on the back of a motorbike downtown Athens, on

Monday. — AFP

Throng greets Pope Francis in Ecuador

44 killed in twin bomb blasts in Nigeria’s Jos

GUAYAQUIL (ECUADOR): Hundreds of thousands of peo-ple greeted Pope Francis with cheers and flags in scorching heat on Monday for the first open-air mass of his three-nation trip to South America. The first pope from Latin America waved from his popemobile at a park in Guayaquil, Ecuador’s largest city, where a jubilant crowd of more than 600,000 people welcomed him, according to official figures.

A sea of Catholics, many from neighbouring countries, held pic-tures of the pope at Los Samanes park, as firefighters sprayed the crowd with water to keep them cool amid punishing heat.

Authorities had anticipated a crowd of more than one million people on the second day of the pope’s trip to the region, which will also include stops in Bolivia and Paraguay.

Sleeping bagsKeeping vigil in tents, sleeping bags and on cardboard, tens of thousands of people had spent the night in the rough ahead of the service.

The 78-year-old Argentine-born pontiff declared when he arrived in Ecuador on Sunday that the plight of the continent’s myriad poor would be a dominant theme of his tour. — AFP

JOS (NIGERIA): At least 44 people were killed in twin bomb blasts in the central Nigerian city of Jos, the emergency services said on Monday, after a wave of mass casualty attacks blamed on Boko Haram militants.

Sunday’s bombings took the death toll from raids, explosions and suicide attacks to 267 this month alone and to 524 since Muhammadu Buhari became president on May 29, according to an AFP count. The former army general has repeatedly vowed to crush the hardliners and is eyeing the deployment of a strengthened regional force at the end of this month to deliver a hammer blow.

But with the death toll rising, at-tacks increasing and the military seemingly unable to prevent at-tacks on civilians, he will be under pressure to act fast.

Sunday’s blasts happened with-in minutes of each other at a shop-ping complex and near a mosque in the religiously divided capital of Plateau state, which the rebels have targeted before.

“At the moment we have 44 dead bodies and 47 others injured from the scenes of the two attacks,” Mo-hammed Abdulsalam, from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said. — AFP

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B O K O H A R A M I N S U R G E N C Y

Iran talks deadlocked as West declines demands end to UN missile sanctionsVIENNA: A dispute over UN sanctions on Iran’s ballistic mis-sile programme and a broader arms embargo were among issues holding up a nuclear deal between Tehran and six world powers on Monday, the day before their latest self-imposed deadline.

“The Iranians want the ballistic missile sanctions lifted. They say there is no reason to connect it with the nuclear issue, a view that is difficult to accept,” one Western official told Reuters. “There’s no appetite for that on our part.”

Deal by Tuesday nightIranian and other Western of-ficials confirmed this view. The foreign ministers of the six powers - Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States - met with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohamed Javad Zarif on Monday to try to strike a deal with Iran by Tuesday night.

“The Western side insists that not only should it (Iran’s ballistic missile programme) remain un-

der sanctions, but that Iran should suspend its programme as well,” an Iranian official said.

“But Iran is insisting on its rights and says all the sanctions,

including on the ballistic missiles, should be lifted when the UN sanc-tions are lifted.”

Separately, a senior Iranian of-ficial told reporters in Vienna

on condition of anonymity that Tehran wanted a United Nations arms embargo terminated as well. A senior Western diplomat said a removal was “out of the question”.

Economy crippledThe deal under discussion is aimed at curbing Tehran’s most sensi-tive nuclear work for a decade or more, in exchange for relief from sanctions that have slashed Iran’s oil exports and crippled its economy.

The United States and its allies fear Iran is using its civilian nucle-ar programme as a cover to develop a nuclear weapons capability. Iran says its programme is peaceful.

If there is a nuclear deal, it will include a draft UN Security Coun-cil resolution that, once adopted, would terminate all UN nuclear-related sanctions while simultane-ously re-imposing other existing restrictions on Iran.

The six powers argue that re-moving those measures could fur-ther destabilise the region.— Reuters

N U C L E A R S T A N D O F F

ENDGAME: Federica Mogherini, left, High Representative of the

European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and Iranian

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attend a meeting at the

table at the Palais Coburg Hotel, where the Iran nuclear talks meet-

ings are being held, in Vienna, Austria on Monday. — AFP

Sri Lanka poll timed

to foil ex-president

Rajapaksa comeback

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s August elections have been timed to stop a comeback by war-time presi-dent Mahinda Rajapaksa, who remarkably may see his popu-larity rise in coming months if criticised for war crimes in a UN report, said government sources.

Rajapaksa’s crushing of a 26-year Tamil Tiger insurgency in 2009 won him support among the country’s Sinhalese major-ity and he still has a very strong following.

Thousands rallied to hear him announce his comeback cam-paign on a Buddhist holiday in his Hambantota district on July 1.

“He is popular and a strong campaigner among Sinhala masses with the war victory,” said Kusal Perera, director of the Centre for Social Democracy, a Colombo-based think tank.

A UN report on the last days of the war is due for release in Sep-tember but an aide to President

Maithripala Sirisena said diplo-matic sources had warned it may be leaked in late August.

The possibility of an early re-lease prompted Sirisena to call elections for August 17 to give his ally Prime Minister Ranil Wick-remesinghe an edge and hopeful-ly deny Rajapaksa any chance of a political resurgence, said sources close to Sirisena.

“Even if is not said openly, the UN report was considered when deciding the date,” Champika Ranawaka, power and energy minister and one of Sirisena’s close allies, told Reuters.

Foreign diplomatic sources said some Western countries also worried the UN report could help Rajapaksa and urged Sirisena not to delay elections. Dissolving parliament for August elections has also saved Wickremesinghe from a scheduled no-confidence motion over alleged mismanage-ment of the economy. — Reuters

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Varoufakis was someone who massively destroyed trust through

his name-calling and by repeatedly criticising the institutions...

that’s why I hope that the basis for talks will now be better

Hans Joerg Schelling, Austrian Finance Minister

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RUNNING FOR SAFETY: Residents run along the breakwater as high waves brought by typhoon

Linfa crash along Manila Bay at a slum area in Baseco, Tondo in Manila on Monday. – Reuters

Storm shuts Manila schools, floods towns

MANILA: All shipping was or-dered to remain in harbour and some flights were cancelled in the northern Philippines, while schools were closed in the capital, Manila, on Monday due to flood-ing and landslides from a tropical storm, disaster officials said.

WarningsStorm warnings were issued in at least 14 areas of the main Philip-pine island of Luzon as tropical storm Linfa moved slowly across the north of the Southeast Asian archipelago. It was carrying max-imum wind gusts of 100km per hour (60 mph).

Alexander Pama, executive di-rector of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, said the storm would bring heavy rain within a 400-km (250 miles) radius. The storm was named Egay in the Philippines.

“We are grounding all sea travel and fishing operations in

the north because we expect sea waves to go as high as 4 metres (13 feet), Pama said. “We don’t want any lose of life or any acci-dents,” he said.

Army units had been placed on standby to evacuate people to temporary shelters if needed, Pama said. The government was expecting some crop damage in rice-producing areas in northern Luzon. Linfa made landfall in the north of the island on Saturday and was about 135 km (85 miles) southwest of Laoag City in Lu-zon’s far north on Monday. — Reuters

Storm warnings were

issued in at least

14 areas of the

main Philippine

island of Luzon



WADING THROUGH: A boy tugs on a water basin with his friend

wearing a mask as he wades through deep flooding caused by

typhoon Linfa, locally named Egay, at Longos town in Malabon

City, north of Manila on Monday. – Reuters

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Indian Rs .............................164.69

Pak Rs ...................................260.25

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Source: Bank Muscat

Indian Rs .................................. 164.55

Pakistan Rs ............................ 263.50

Sri Lanka Rs .......................... 346.60

Bangla Taka.............................201.70

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Greece fallout unlikely to affect Gulf nations

A. E. [email protected]

MUSCAT: Gulf countries, in-cluding Oman, are unlikely to face major negative fallout from the fi-nancial crisis in Greece, after Ath-ens voted to back the government in rejecting the austerity terms of a bailout, according to economists and market analysts.

Market analysts said that Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) insti-tutions’ exposure to Greek bonds

is not known and as such it is dif-ficult to estimate the impact of the European country’s default.

However, a fall in crude oil prices, in the aftermath of Greek financial crisis, will affect hydro-carbon-based Gulf economies. Further, financial institutions may divest their holdings in Gulf bourses to compensate for their losses in Europe.

Greece issued bailout bonds earlier and no one knows the ex-posure of Gulf-based financial

institutions to these bonds, Lo’ai B. Bataina, general manager and head of investment of Investment Management Group, Oman Arab Bank, told Times of Oman.

However, he said listed com-panies in the Gulf region do not have much exposure to Greece. The fall in euro against US dollar will benefit those firms import-ing from Europe.

As far as high net worth individ-uals who have exposure to Greece are concerned, they will try to

balance their positions by selling some of their holdings. “European funds may try to exit from Gulf region to support their financial position,” noted Bataina.

Echoing a similar view, Suresh Kumar, head of research at Al Maha Financial Services, said that it is quite unlikely that it could trigger a financial crisis like the one in 2008 since the lenders are IMF and European Central Bank. “There could be some indi-rect impact (in GCC region) due to a decline in crude oil prices. It looks like there could be further decline in oil prices,” Suresh Ku-mar said, adding, “Since Oman’s exports to Europe is not that big, a fall in euro value will not have much adverse impact on Omani companies. Oman Crude fell by $2.33 to $57.65 per barrel on Mon-day. Also, barring Muscat and Abu Dhabi, all GCC boures declined. However, since Greek economy is small in the Eurozone, its adverse impact will be limited.

Market analysts said

that GCC institutions’

exposure to Greek

bonds is not known

and as such it is

difficult to estimate

the impact of the

present crisis

Oman issues licence to first solar projectMUSCAT: A licence for the Sul-tanate’s first solar power plant was issued to Bahwan Astonfield Solar Energy Company by the Authority for Electricity Regulation (AER).

The 303-kilowatt solar power plant is located in the wilayat of Al Mazyounnah in Dhofar Gov-ernorate. The power generated by the solar project will be sold to the Rural Areas Electricity Com-pany (Raeco) as per an agreement signed between the two parties.

The plant is an important step in encouraging and promoting the use of renewable energy resources in the Oman.

The plant will help in assess-ing the feasibility of commercial use of such technology, as well as the challenges that may be faced if more similar projects with higher capacities are implemented.

Abdul Wahab bin Abdullah Al Hinai, director of licences and legal affairs at the AER, said that the licence for this pilot project is the first of its kind. He pointed out that the licence, issued officially on June 1, is valid for two years, which is also the duration of the power purchase contract signed with Raeco.

This project will open the door for similar pilot projects or other projects with greater capacities, especially the AER has initiated

the development of the proper reg-ulatory framework that encour-ages the use of renewable energy at the different level.

Solar cells on rooftopsThe renewable energy bylaws and regulations will be completed by the end of this year. Work is un-derway to develop the regulatory framework for the power genera-tion from solar cells placed on rooftops and the power generated by other plants and exported to the grid. Necessary measures are tak-en to make the building a producer and a consumer of electricity at the same time.

“Meanwhile, work on a 50-meg-awatt wind-based power plant is underway in Shaleem andHalani-yat Islands in Dhofar Governorate and will be operated by Raeco after construction work is completed,” Al Hinai noted. – ONA

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CRUDE OIL PRICE: However, a fall in crude oil prices, in the after-

math of Greek financial crisis, will affect hydrocarbon-based Gulf

economies. – File picture

Picture is used only for illustration purpose

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Global commodity prices fall as Greek voters reject bailout offerMELBOURNE: Crude oil, met-als and grains slid as Greece’s vote against further austerity and China’s attempts to halt a stock crash shook confidence in global economic growth. Raw-materials prices tumbled from the start of trading in Asia as polls were clos-ing in Greece and after policy makers in Beijing took emergency measures over the weekend to shore up the country’s equities

market. The Bloomberg Commod-ity Index dropped as much as 2.1 per cent to 99.7301, the biggest in-traday loss in more than six weeks, and was at 100.0522 in London.

Finance Minister Yanis Varou-fakis quit hours after Greek voters rejected more spending cuts and tax increases, taking the country to brink of financial failure and risking its exit from the euro. Chi-na, the world’s top energy, grains

and metals consumer, suspended initial public offerings and bro-kerages pledged to buy shares in measures aimed at halting the steepest three-week stock plunge since 1992.

“Faced with a combination of the Greek ‘no’ vote, weakening commodity prices and nervous-ness about the possible spill over effects of plummeting Chinese markets, investors will be thinking

safety first,” Ric Spooner, a chief analyst at CMC Markets in Syd-ney, wrote in an e-mailed note.

China’s economyThe Bloomberg commodity gauge is down 4.1 per cent this year as Greece’s slide toward collapse and China’s slowing economy stoked speculation demand growth for raw materials would weaken.

Copper fell as much as 4.2 per

cent on Monday, leading all met-als lower on the London Metal Ex-change. Brent crude lost as much as 1.6 per cent, sliding below $60 a barrel for the first time since April. Wheat and soybeans on the Chica-go Board of Trade both fell at least 2.1 per cent each.

The yield on 10-year Treasuries plunged 7 basis points.

The Shanghai Composite Index rose 2.4 per cent on Monday, par-

ing an earlier rally of as much as 7.8 per cent. The index slumped 29 per cent in the previous three weeks, posting $3.2 trillion of losses. The government is trying to prop up the country’s stock market, which was fueled by a record number of amateur investors to become the world’s second-largest.

Gold failed to sustain an ear-lier gain as the dollar strengthened against the euro. - Bloomberg News

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Saudi Arabia isplanning to sell bonds in riyals

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia, the country with the world’s lowest debt-to-GDP ratio, is evaluating the sale of local currency bonds to bridge a budget deficit after oil prices slumped, according to three people with knowledge of the plan.

The sale of securities in Saudi riyals will be carried out through an auction process by the king-dom’s Ministry of Finance this year or early in 2016, said the people, asking not to be identified because the information hasn’t been made public. The sales are expected to be in small tranches, they said.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates the budget deficit of the world’s biggest oil exporter will widen to about 20 per cent of economic output this year after the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman

of Saudi Arabia ordered a two-month bonus for public sector workers and pensioners.

Brent crude has dropped 46 per cent over the past year and traded at $59.77 a barrel on Monday.

Oil export income accounts for about 90 per cent of Saudi government revenue.

Issuing local currency debt “is perhaps the easiest and cheaper option for Saudi Arabia at this stage,” Apostolos Bantis, a credit analyst at Commerzbank, said by phone from London on Monday. “The local banks are very liquid to absorb this kind of debt and even more in the future if needed.”

Saudi Arabia’s banks have lent about 86 riyals for every 100 ri-yals of deposits they hold, accord-ing to data from the Saudi central bank. That compares to Dh99 for every Dh100 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

A spokesman for the Minis-try of Finance didn’t respond to phone calls, an e-mail and a fax seeking comment. Officials haven’t announced plans to tap the bond market.

Budget deficitWhile the biggest Arab economy hasn’t sold securities with a ma-turity of more than 12 months for eight years, the government’s General Authority of Civil Avia-tion raised 15.2 billion riyals ($4.1 billion) from 10-year Islamic bonds in 2013 at a profit rate of 3.21 percent. In the past, Saudi

Arabia used the windfall from crude exports to slash its debt to gross- domestic-product ratio to less than 2 per cent.

The country in December last year forecast the budget deficit to widen to 145 billion riyals this year from a projected 54 billion riyals last year.

The 2015 budget probably as-sumed an average oil price of $80 a barrel, down from $103 a barrel in the previous year, John Sfakianakis, a former chief eco-nomic adviser to the Ministry of Finance, said in December.

Net foreign assetsFor now, the government is fi-nancing its budget shortfall by drawing down its deposits at the central bank, accelerating the de-cline in currency reserves.

Net foreign assets dropped more than $6 billion in May, tak-ing their four-month decline to more than $54 billion about 8 per cent of the total.

Saudi Arabia is pressing ahead with an investment program to boost non-oil GDP growth, and military spending is likely to rise as the kingdom leads air strikes against Shiite rebels in Yemen.

- Bloomberg News

Sale of securities in

riyals will be carried

out through an

auction process by

Ministry of Finance

this year or in 2016


LENDING RATIO: Saudi Arabian banks have lent about 86 riyals for every 100 riyals of deposits they

hold, according to data from the Saudi central bank. That compares to Dh99 for every Dh100 in the

United Arab Emirates. – Bloomberg News

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MARKETDuqm port’s berth contract to be awarded by year-end

ELHAM POURMOHAMMADI [email protected]

MUSCAT: A recently floated ten-der for the completion of a com-mercial berth in the Port of Duqm will be awarded by the end of the year, giving a major boost to the port’s capacity, said a senior offi-cial at the Port of Duqm Company.

“We want to award (the tender) in the second half of 2015, with the start of operation and construction generally in 2016,” Reggy Vermeu-len, chief executive officer of Port of Duqm Company (PDC), told Times of Oman in an interview.

It will take around two years

for the commercial package to be finished including the container, the multi-cargo terminal and the mineral terminal, the official said.

The port is currently in the ear-ly stages of operation, Vermeulen

said, adding, “Our maximum ca-pacity today would be handling of 250,000 containers a year. That is today, but when fully finished af-ter the realisation of the tender, it will be 3.5 million.”

The chief executive officer of PDC, which is a joint venture be-tween the government of Oman and Consortium Antwerp Port (CAP) in Belgium, said that the intermodal connectivity in the Port of Antwerp can serve as a good model for the Port of Duqm. The Port of Antwerp is one of the largest ports in Europe.

Multi-industry hubVermeulen said that the Bel-gian port is a multi-industry hub where everything is taking place and there is access to airport, rail, inland waterway, coastal ships and road network.

Asked about Oman’s upcoming national railway which would run to Duqm, the official said the fact that things are being built from scratch in the Port of Duqm al-lows for strong and tight integra-tion with the railway.

Railway expertise “The first railway in Europe was in Belgium so we have the longest railway history in Europe and Bel-gian companies have built a lot of railways around the world,” he said.

“We have a lot of expertise. We are not yet on the ground in Oman, but it is a knowledge that we do use for the Duqm project and we hope to share later on with Oman Rail,” added Vermeulen.

Commenting on target com-

panies for investment in Oman, he said that apart from Belgium, PDC is seeking to attract invest-ments from Oman’s classic trade partners such as the neighbouring countries, Far East countries, the United Kingdom and the United States. However, he said that the port focuses on all countries and does not necessary focus on a particular country.

Gas price Asked whether the hike in gas pric-es would have any impact on indus-tries in Duqm, Vermeulen said that for the moment it has no particular impact as the gas pipeline will reach Duqm when the refinery starts working in 2018 or 2019.

“However, it is a point of very high attention for our investors who require gas while they are negotiating with the government,” he noted. Asked if Duqm is con-sidering cruise ship services, Ver-meulen said that it is not a target in the short term.

“I think a port like Port Sultan Qaboosis perfect for cruise liners. For us, it is not an immediate tar-get,” the chief executive officer of PDC concluded.

It will take two years

for the commercial

package to be

completed, which

include a container,

a multi-cargo and a

mineral terminal at

the port

AMBITIOUS PLAN: Reggy Vermeulen, chief executive officer of Port of Duqm Company, said that the intermodal connectivity in Europe’s Port of Antwerp can serve as a good model for the Port of Duqm. - ISMAIL AL FARSI/Times of Oman

Oman Cement completes maintenance workMUSCAT: Oman Cement Company on Monday said that it has completed maintenance work at its kiln which has 4,000 tonnes per day clinker capacity and started normal production. The company shut its kiln last month for maintenance work, Oman Cement said in a stock market filing.

Al Omaniya Financial’s net profit up by 6.2%MUSCAT: Al Omaniya Financial Services said the company has achieved a 6.2 per cent growth in net profit for the first six months of 2015 at OMR3.11 million, against OMR2.93 million for the same period last year. The company’s total revenue edged up by 0.51 per cent to OMR9.28 million from OMR9.24 million, the com-pany said in a stock market filing. Also, Al Omaniya’s net worth touched OMR63.28 million by end of June 2015, against OMR60.07 million for the same period last year.

Oman Chromitenet profit up 12%MUSCAT: Oman Chromite has achieved a 12.4 per cent growth in net profit at OMR276,797 for the first half of this year, against OMR242,464 for the same period last year. Total income of the company also grew to OMR1.15 million from OMR900,286 during the period under review, according to a disclosure statement posted on MSM website.

Al Anwar Ceramic’snet profit declinesMUSCAT: Al Anwar Ce-ramic Tiles said its net profit declined by 7.1 per cent to OMR3.96 million by end of June 2015, from OMR4.27 million. The company’s gross revenue moved up by 3.7 per cent to OMR14.70 million from OMR14.18 million during the period under review, while total expenses moved up by 7.7 per cent to OMR10.38 million from OMR9.64 million.

CBO issues CDsworth OMR150mMUSCAT: A tender for cer-tificates of deposit (CDs) was held at the Central Bank of Oman on Monday. The total amount allotted for issue No. 925 was OMR150 million. A bulletin issued by the CBO stated that the average inter-est rate of these certificates was 0.09 per cent whilst the maximum accepted interest rate was 0.10 per cent. The tenor of these certificates is 28 days. The maturity date is August 5. The certificates of deposit issued to licensed banks by the CBO as a mon-etary policy instrument The repo rate from July 8 to 14 is 1 per cent. - Times News Service/ONA

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Renaissance shareholders okay bond buyback schemeTimes News Service

MUSCAT: Shareholders of Renaissance Services have ap-proved the company’s Manda-tory Convertible Bonds (MCB) buyback scheme and the issu-ance of perpetual notes to buy-back the MCBs at an extraor-dinary general meeting here

on Monday. Renaissance held meetings with its sharehold-ers and bondholders to discuss a scheme to give holders of its MCBs the option to choose cash instead of shares.

The perpetual notes could be issued both in United States dol-lar and in Omani rial.

“Renaissance is taking this

step because the buyback of MCBs is good for the company’s shareholders, MCB holders and for the company. The buyback gives MCB holders the choice to take cash instead of shares and so avoid any risks associated with share price volatility and liquidi-ty,” said Samir J. Fancy, chairman of Renaissance Services.

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INVESTORS’ MEETING: Renaissance Services held meetings with its shareholders and bondholders to discuss a scheme to give holders of its Mandatory Convertible Bonds the option to choose cash instead of shares. – O. K. MOHAMMED ALI/Times of Oman

Asia-Pacific cities drive economic growth, global tradeHONG KONG: Asia Pacific cities are driving the global economy.

From the West Coast of the Americas spanning cities includ-ing Vancouver, San Francisco and Lima to Auckland, Jakarta and the metropolises of Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo, the 100 big-gest metropolitan centres across the region make up one fifth of the global economy, or $22 trillion worth in 2014.

That’s according to a new analy-sis by the Brookings Institution, which identified the 100 largest metro economies — 49 in China, 19 in Japan, South Korea and Tai-wan, 12 in North America, seven each in Southeast Asia and Latin America, and six in Australia and New Zealand.

“The Asia-Pacific MetroMoni-tor reaffirms the shift in global economic growth to the East and South, as Asia continues its path through urbanisation and industri-alisation,” the report’s authors Jo-seph Parilla and Jesus Leal Trujillo wrote. “As a result, major metro economies remain the engines of the Asia-Pacific economy and its centers for trade and investment.”

The numbers tell their own

story: The 100 biggest metropoli-tan economies in the Asia Pacific region together accounted for 20 per cent of global gross domestic product and 29 per cent of global GDP growth in 2014.

Chinese metro economiesIf they were a single country, they’d be the largest national economy on earth with $21.9 trillion in output last year.

Chinese metro economies en-joyed the fastest GDP per capita growth. But it’s not all about Asia. Cities such as Portland, San Jose, Seattle and others all outpaced na-tional growth averages in 2014.

“Cities are where the region’s most significant developments — China’s continued liberalisation and economic expansion, the rise of Southeast Asia, and the technol-ogy-led growth occurring in North America — all come to ground,” the report’s authors wrote.

“These dynamics—along with therecent pushamong national governments to cement trans-Pacific ties—offer the potential for a new era of shared growth and prosperity among cities in the Asia-Pacific region.” - Bloomberg News

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MUSCATSECURITIES MARKET

SHARE PRICE BULLETIN FOR MONDAY, JULY 6

REGULAR MARKET .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................OM0000001962 ............AL MADINA INVESTMENT ..................................... 11,000 .................. 825........................2 ............0.075 ........... 0.075 ...........0.075 ........... 0.075 .............0.074 ............0.001 ..............1.351 .................0.075 ..............0.073...................0.075 ................... 15,536,354 .........0.100

OM0000004768 ...........AL MADINA TAKAFUL ............................................... 41,815 ...............3,680........................7 ........... 0.088 ........... 0.088 ...........0.088........... 0.088 .............0.087 ............0.001 ............. 1.149.................0.088 ..............0.088...................0.089...................15,400,000 .........0.100

OM0000001483 ............NATIONAL BANK OF OMAN ...................................95,000 .............32,110........................3 ........... 0.338 ........... 0.338 ...........0.338 ........... 0.338 .............0.336 ........... 0.002 ............. 0.595 ................0.338 ..............0.308...................0.336..................453,160,065 ........0.100

OM0000003661 ............VOLTAMP ENERGY .....................................................12,304 ............... 5,313........................5 ........... 0.424 ...........0.440 ...........0.424........... 0.432 .............0.430 ........... 0.002 ............. 0.465 ................0.440..............0.430...................0.440 ..................26,136,000 .........0.100

OM0000002796 ...........BANK MUSCAT ............................................................ 2,217,356 ...1,239,497..................... 62 ............0.556 ........... 0.562 ...........0.556 ........... 0.558 .............0.556 ........... 0.002 ............. 0.360 ................0.560..............0.560...................0.562................ 1,278,837,009 ......0.100

OM0000003026 ...........OMAN TELECOMMUNICATION ........................ 511,250 ..........894,627..................... 25 ............1.750 ........... 1.750............ 1.745 ............1.750 ............. 1.745 ............ 0.005 ............. 0.287 ................1.750 .............. 1.740................... 1.745 ................1,312,500,000 ......0.100

OM0000001160 ............NATIONAL GAS .................................................................. 300 ...................107........................ 1 ........... 0.356 ........... 0.356 ...........0.356 ........... 0.352 .............0.352 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.356 ..............0.356...................0.370...................17,600,000 .........0.100

OM0000001319 ............NATIONAL ALUMINIUM PRODUCTS .................2,050 .................. 574........................2 ........... 0.280 ...........0.280 ...........0.278 ........... 0.280 .............0.280 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.278 ..............0.262...................0.278....................9,400,006 ..........0.100

OM0000001418 ............RAYSUT CEMENT .......................................................... 5,000 ...............7,500........................ 1 ............1.500 ........... 1.500 ...........1.500 ........... 1.500 ............. 1.500 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................1.500 ..............1.480...................1.500 ................. 300,000,000 .......0.100

OM0000001517 ............HSBC BANK OMAN ..................................................... 50,000 ...............6,600........................ 1 ............0.132 ........... 0.132 ...........0.132 ........... 0.132 ............. 0.132............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.132 .............. 0.133...................0.135 ................. 264,041,288 .......0.100

OM0000001533 ............OMINVEST ........................................................................4,500 ...............2,160........................2 ........... 0.480 ...........0.480 ...........0.480........... 0.480 .............0.480 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.480..............0.480...................0.000 .................177,800,304 ........0.100

OM0000001707 ............OMAN CABLES INDUSTRY ..................................... 25,000 .............57,500........................2 ........... 2.300 ...........2.300 ...........2.300 .......... 2.300 .............2.300 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................2.300 .............2.275...................2.295 ................ 206,310,000 .......0.100

OM0000002549 ...........BANK DHOFAR ............................................................. 30,000 ...............8,400........................ 1 ........... 0.280 ...........0.280 ...........0.280 .......... 0.280 .............0.280 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.280..............0.275...................0.280 .................432,523,993 .......0.100

OM0000003398 ...........BANK SOHAR................................................................ 695,010 ......... 132,102..................... 24 ............0.185 ........... 0.191 ............0.185 ........... 0.190 ............. 0.190 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.190 ..............0.190................... 0.191 ..................273,873,600........0.100

OM0000004925 ...........AL BATINAH POWER ..................................................32,235 ............... 6,518........................8 ........... 0.202 ...........0.203 ...........0.202 .......... 0.202 .............0.202 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.203..............0.203...................0.207 ................. 136,327,261 ........0.100

OM0000004933 ...........AL SUWADI POWER .................................................... 15,403 ................3,118........................5 ........... 0.202 ...........0.203 ...........0.202 .......... 0.202 .............0.202 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.203..............0.203...................0.205 .................144,310,081 ........0.100

OM0000003968 ...........OOREDOO......................................................................... 55,108 ............42,326........................6 ............0.772 ........... 0.772 ...........0.768 ............0.768 ............. 0.772............-0.004 ........... -0.518................0.768 .............. 0.768...................0.772 ..................499,925,169 ........0.100

OM0000002820 ...........GULF INVESTMENT SERVICES ......................... 442,500...........62,240......................14 ............0.142 ........... 0.142 ...........0.140 ............0.141 ............. 0.142 ...........-0.001 ........... -0.704 ...............0.140 ..............0.140...................0.142 ....................8,296,894 ..........0.100

OM0000003521 ............GALFAR ENGINEERING AND CON. .................. 497,114 ............. 63,181..................... 23 ............0.126 ........... 0.128 ...........0.126 ............0.127 ............. 0.128............-0.001 ............-0.781 ................0.127 ..............0.126...................0.127 ................... 36,827,541 .........0.100

OM0000002366 ...........AL BATINAH DEV. INV. HOLDING ........................22,088 ............... 2,747........................9 ............0.126 ........... 0.126 ...........0.123 ........... 0.124 ............. 0.125............-0.001 ........... -0.800 ...............0.123 .............. 0.123...................0.126 .................... 3,720,000 ..........0.100

OM0000001681 ............OMAN AND EMIRATES INV. HOLDING ........... 3,075,170 ......372,678..................... 74 ............0.120 ........... 0.123 ...........0.120 ............0.121 ............. 0.122 ...........-0.001 ........... -0.820 ...............0.120 .............. 0.119................... 0.121 ................... 14,746,875 .........0.100

OM0000001525 ............OMAN INVESTMENT AND FINANCE .............. 260,239 ........... 54,487..................... 28 ............0.211 ........... 0.211............0.208 .......... 0.209 ............. 0.211 ............-0.002 ........... -0.948 ...............0.208............. 0.208...................0.209 ..................41,800,000 .........0.100

OM0000001087 ............OMAN UNITED INSURANCE ................................... 7,907 ...............2,261........................2 ........... 0.286 ........... 0.286 ...........0.286........... 0.286 .............0.289 ...........-0.003 ........... -1.038................0.286..............0.286...................0.288 ..................28,600,000 ........0.100

OM0000003224 ...........RENAISSANCE SERVICES ....................................... 91,027 ............ 25,488......................12 ........... 0.280 ...........0.280 ...........0.280 .......... 0.280 .............0.283 ...........-0.003 ........... -1.060 ...............0.280..............0.278...................0.280 ..................78,986,447 .........0.100

OM0000005005 ...........ALMAHA CERAMICS .................................................... 9,698 ...............5,344......................12 ........... 0.550 ........... 0.554 ...........0.550 ........... 0.552 .............0.558 ...........-0.006 ............-1.075 ................0.550 ..............0.550...................0.554...................28,980,000 ........0.100

OM0000002028 ...........GULF INTERNATIONAL CHEMICALS ..............45,600 .............10,580........................6 ........... 0.232 ........... 0.233 ...........0.232........... 0.232 .............0.235 ...........-0.003 ........... -1.277................0.232..............0.232...................0.238....................4,872,000 ..........0.100

OM0000002440 ...........AL SHARQIA INVESTMENT HOLDING .............90,821 ............. 11,358......................11 ............0.125 ........... 0.126 ...........0.125 ............0.125 ............. 0.127............-0.002 ............-1.575 ................0.125 .............. 0.125...................0.128 ...................11,250,000 .........0.100

OM0000001772 ............AL ANWAR HOLDING............................................... 251,521 .............51,640..................... 29 ........... 0.203 ...........0.207 ...........0.203........... 0.205 .............0.209 ...........-0.004 ............-1.914 ................0.204 ............ 0.204...................0.206 .................. 30,765,375 .........0.100

OM0000001145 ............PORT SERVICES CORPORATION .........................23,400 ...............4,770........................7 ........... 0.205 ...........0.205 ...........0.201 ........... 0.204 ............. 0.215............ -0.011 ............-5.116 ................0.201 ..............0.201...................0.205 .................. 19,388,160 .........0.100

.............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 8,620,416 ..........3,109,732.............384 .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ......29........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

PARALLEL MARKET ................................................................................................................................................................................. OM0000001368 ............CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IND. ......................3,000 ...................118........................2 ........... 0.040 ...........0.040 ...........0.039........... 0.040 .............0.040 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.039 ..............0.039...................0.040 ...................3,400,000 ..........0.100

OM0000001566 ............OMAN FISHERIES ..........................................................9,635 .................. 530........................2 ............0.055 ........... 0.055 ...........0.055 ........... 0.055 .............0.055 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.055 ..............0.054...................0.055....................6,875,000 ..........0.100

OM0000002564 ...........AL HASSAN ENGINEERING...................................... 5,000 .................. 505........................ 1 ............0.101 ........... 0.101............0.101 ........... 0.100 .............0.100 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.101 ..............0.099................... 0.101 .................... 7,520,800 ..........0.100

OM0000004776 ...........TAKAFUL OMAN INSURANCE ................................8,300 ...................921........................ 1 ............0.111 ............0.111 ............ 0.111 ............0.111.............. 0.111 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................ 0.111 ...............0.111................... 0.113 ................... 11,100,000 .........0.100

OM0000005963 ...........PHOENIX POWER ...................................................... 6,071,632 ...... 937,390...................373 ............0.156 ........... 0.156 ...........0.153 ........... 0.154 ............. 0.155 ............-0.001 ........... -0.645 ...............0.153 .............. 0.152...................0.153 ................. 225,240,625 .......0.100

OM0000004511 ............ALIZZ ISLAMIC BANK............................................... 23,900 ...............1,864........................2 ........... 0.078 ........... 0.078 ...........0.078 ........... 0.078 .............0.079 ...........-0.001 ........... -1.266 ...............0.078 ..............0.078...................0.079...................78,000,000.........0.100

OM0000004420 ...........BANK NIZWA ................................................................ 422,575 ........... 30,962......................16 ........... 0.073 ........... 0.074 ...........0.073 ........... 0.073 .............0.074 ...........-0.001 ............-1.351 ................0.073 ..............0.073...................0.074..................109,500,000 .......0.100

.............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 6,544,042 .....972,290...................397 .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ........ 7........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

BONDS MARKET ........................................................................................................................................................................................ OM0000004602 ...........BANK MUSCAT CONV. BONDS 4.5 .......................... 1,264 .................. 134........................ 1 ............0.106 ........... 0.106 ...........0.106 ........... 0.106 ............. 0.106 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.106 ..............0.106...................0.108 ...................32,091,406 .........0.100

OM0000004867 ...........BANK MUSCAT C C B 4.5 ..............................................1,265 .................. 129........................ 1 ............0.102 ........... 0.102 ...........0.102 ........... 0.102 .............0.102 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.102 ..............0.102...................0.104...................32,603,553 .........0.100

OM0000005971 ............B.MUSCAT COMPL. CONVR. B.B.3.5 ................... 1,953,949 .......193,441........................9 ........... 0.099 ........... 0.099 ...........0.099........... 0.099 .............0.099 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.099 ..............0.099...................0.100...................32,092,000 ........0.100

.............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 1,956,478 ...... 193,704......................11 .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ........ 3........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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 ........................................6,438.01 .............. 6,432.27 ................... 6,435.04 ...................6,434.42 ....................0.62 ................... 0.01Financial Index .....................................7,808.49 ............... 7,790.12 .................... 7,796.77 ................... 7,808.16 ................ -11.39 .................. -0.15Industrial Index ................................... 8,338.36 .............. 8,323.27 ....................8,327.21 ...................8,338.36 .................-11.15 .................. -0.13Services Index ...................................... 3,446.22 ...............3,440.81 ....................3,441.18 ...................3,449.32 .................. -8.14 .................. -0.24MSM SHARIAH INDEX....................... 991.63 ..................990.24 ...................... 990.24 .......................991.52 .................. -1.28 .................. -0.13

Trading SummaryVolume ................ Turnover ..........Trades .............. Market Cap............. Up ............Down ............. Equal .........Sec. Traded17,120,936 .................. 4,275,726 .....................792 ...............15,059,469,020 .................. 6 ......................16 .................... 17 .........................39

MSM indexcloses flat

MUSCAT: Oman’s general index - MSM30 Index - remained intact and ended flat at 6,435.04 points, up by 0.01 per cent. The MSM Sha-riah Index closed at 990.24 points, down by 0.13 per cent.

Phoenix Power remained the most active in terms of volume, while Bank Muscat was the most active in terms of turnover. The top gainer was AlMadina Invest-ments, up by 1.35 per cent, while Port Services, down by 5.12 per cent, was the day’s top loser.

As many as 792 trades were executed during the day’s trad-ing session generating turnover of OMR4.27 million with over 17.1 million shares changing hands. Out of 39 traded securi-ties, six advanced, 16 declined and 17 remained unchanged. Foreign investors were net buy-ers for OMR982,000 followed by GCC and Arab investors for OMR281,000 while Omani inves-tors were net sellers for OMR1.26 million worth of shares.

Financial Index ended the day at 7,796.77 points, down by 0.15 per cent. Al Madina Investments, Al Madina Takaful, NBO and Bank Muscat increased by 1.35 per cent, 1.15 per cent, 0.60 per cent and 0.36 per cent, respectively. Al Anwar Holding, Al Sharqia Investments, Bank Nizwa, Al Izz Bank and Oman United Insurance declined 1.91 per cent, 1.57 per cent, 1.35 per cent, 1.27 per cent and 1.04 per cent, respectively.

Industrial Index declined by 0.13 per cent to end at 8,327.21 points. Voltamp Energy gained by 0.47 per

cent to close at OMR 0.432. Gulf International Chemicals, Al Maha Ceramics and Galfar Engineering fell by 1.28 per cent, 1.08 per cent and 0.78 per cent, respectively.

Services Sector Index contin-ued its negative run to close at 3,441.18 points, down by 0.24 per cent. Oman Telecommunications Company, up by 0.29 per cent, was the sole sector gainer. Port Servic-es, Renaissance Services, OIFC, Phoenix Power and Ooredoo de-clined by 5.12 per cent, 1.06 per cent, 0.95 per cent, 0.65 per cent and 0.52 per cent, respectively.

Emaar MisrEmaar Misr for Development SAE, which started trading on Sunday, has offered to buy back 90 million shares through a fund as the stock plummeted on its second trad-ing day, according to the state-run Mena news agency.

Mena reported the planned pur-chase without identifying the fund or the stock exchange official it cited. The shares were suspended from trading for about 30 minutes after plunging 14 percent. Emaar Misr closed down 9.9 percent at 3.55 pounds in Cairo.

Emaar Misr, Egypt’s second-biggest publicly-traded real estate developer, has declined 6.6 percent since its debut after raising 2.28 billion Egyptian pounds ($291 mil-lion) in the nation’s biggest initial public offering this year.

The company is a unit of Emaar Properties, Dubai’s biggest prop-erty developer. Emaar didn’t re-spond. – United Securities/Bloomberg News

The top gainer was Al Madina Investments,

up by 1.35 per cent, while Port Services, down

by 5.12 per cent, was the day’s top loser

UK’s Rolls-Royce downgrades profit forecasts for two yearsLONDON: British engineering company Rolls-Royce down-graded its profit forecasts for this year and next, citing continued weakness in oil and gas markets plus lower demand for some of its aero-engine programmes.

The profit downgrade, the lat-est in a series issued by the com-pany, comes four days after new chief executive Warren East took the helm.

Rolls-Royce said on Monday that its 2015 profit would now come in between £1.325 billion and £1.475 billion ($2.1-2.3 bil-lion), as much as 5 per cent lower than it had previously guided, due

to a further deterioration in en-ergy markets which would affect sales of marine engines.

Impact on investorsFor 2016, Rolls-Royce said lower demand and pricing for its Trent 700 engines, reduced demand for its business jet engines and a softer regional aftermarket would hit profits by £300 million. “I am clearly disappointed by today’s announcement and the impact this will have on our investors and employees,” East said.

“Notwithstanding the market developments, it is our respon-sibility to build a business that is

sustainable and resilient no mat-ter what is thrown at us and this will be my fundamental priority for the next few years.”

East replaced John Rishton, who stepped down after a difficult period for the 131-year-old com-pany. A decade of strong profit and revenue growth came to an end last year, followed by a warning in February that profit would fall by as much as 13 percent this year.

The group said as recently as May that shifts in currency ex-change rates could hit reported revenues this year but possibly not profits, enabling it to main-tain its current forecast. - Reuters

T E C H N O L O G Y

Sensex moves up; rupee gainsMUMBAI: Domestic stocks, which fell in early trade in a knee-jerk reaction to Greece’s ‘no’ to eurozone bailout conditions, rebounded handsomely in late-afternoon trade, with the bench-mark Sensex rallying 115.97 points to end at 28,208.76. The 50-share Nifty recaptured the crucial 8,500-level.

Financial markets slipped into a bit of a turmoil after Greek vot-ers overwhelmingly rejected the bailout package from the coun-try’s creditors, which set off panic among investors here.

“Indian markets are resilient against Greece crisis. Further-more, strengthening of the rupee and renewed buying interest of foreign portfolio investors boosted sentiment to shut the day on a firm note,” said Gaurav Jain, Director,

Hem Securities.The 30-share Sensex start-

ed off sharply lower at 27,857.2 and swayed between 27,774.8 and 28,235.31 before ending at 28,208.76, a gain of 115.97 points, or 0.41 per cent. The broader Nifty, too, climbed 37.25 points, or 0.44 per cent, to settle at 8,522.15.

Major gainersThe major index gainers included Dr Reddy’s (3.64 per cent), Cipla (3.35 per cent), HeromotoCorp (1.34 per cent), TCS (1.37 per cent) and Lupin (1.05 per cent). The key losers were Vedanta (down 4.45 per cent), Hindalco (1.36 per cent), NTPC (0.76 per cent), Tata Steel (0.73 per cent) and Infosys (0.65 per cent). Of the 30-share Sensex pack, 19 ended in the green while 11 finished lower.

Currency appreciatesContinuing its rising streak for the fifth straight session, the rupee in a volatile trade on Monday ended higher by 4 paise to 63.40 against the United States currency follow-ing consistent selling of dollar by banks and exporters.

A sharp rebound in local equity markets along with robust capital inflows predominantly weighed on the local unit, despite strong dollar overseas.

The Indian currency resumed sharply lower at 63.62 per dollar against the weekend close of 63.44 at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market, spooked by uncertain-ties surrounding to Greece crisis and massive selling in equities, and drifted further to hit a fresh intra-day low of 63.65 on initial dollar demand. - PTI

I N D I A N M A R K E T S

BLEAK PROSPECTS: For 2016, Rolls-Royce said lower demand and pricing for its Trent 700 engines,

reduced demand for its business jet engines and a softer regional after-market would hit profits by

£300 million. - Bloomberg News

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MUSCAT: Suhail Bahwan Auto-mobiles, the exclusive importers and distributors of Renault vehi-cles in Oman, have announced an irresistible Ramadan offer on the Renault Symbol.

2015 Ramadan highlights:

Curve TV, Apple iPhone 6-16GB, Lenovo Laptop-Intel Core i5 or a LG 42” LED TV.

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-nault Symbol1.6L.

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and free extended warranty period -

receive AAA Roadside Assistance

supported by AAA Oman. -

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prize winner will walk away with a new 2015 Renault Duster 2L PE.

Suhail Bahwan Automobiles de-

add to the pleasure and conveni-

and ensure hassle and worry-free

with attractive interest rates. Renault has always made pio-

class facilities and services to its valued customers.

The Renault Symbol is a status-

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bined with its low fuel consump-tion make the new Renault Symbol the perfect sedan for families look-

status and style. Competitive ad-

Smart from every angleSymbol is packed with topnotch

-

-dan offers as well spacious interior

litres bootspace, and the possibility to increase it up to 1,257 litres with

the rear bench seat folded.The new Renault Symbol also

offers plenty of safety features. It

for child seats, three points rear seatbelts with three rear head-rests in addition to a central

-sitive door lock. It also boasts as

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Comfort and technologies To top it all, Renault Symbol will be available in various colours to satisfy all customer preferences and desires. It comes with the new

wheel controls, a cruise control and speed limiter. It is also fur-nished with an automatic air-con-

harsh climate conditions.The new Media Nav multime-

to your phonebook and call history thanks to Bluetooth.

A world class brandThe Renault principle of safety is

-vent, correct, protect and educate.

performs auxiliary tasks automat-ically to promote the responsibil-

when they are not in a position to control their vehicle or when they put themselves in a position

-dible seatbelt reminders and tyre

vehicle are fundamental factors of its overall dynamic, active safety and accident avoidance perfor-mance. Moreover, Renault is also known to have the maximum num-

-

emphasis on customer satisfac-

after-sales services in Oman.

The Renault Symbol

is a status-enhancing

yet affordable

family sedan

Jaguar F-Type performs mission critical parachute deployment testMUSCAT:

-chute tests as part of the com-

-

The jet and rocket powered car, which aims to surpass the cur-

side of the car which open to in-

driver has two back-up parachutes

slow down before the end of its 12-mile track in Hakskeen Pan, South Africa, says a press release.

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SSC to a halt exactly in front of Turnaround Team, who will be

-turn run in the opposite direction. This has to take place within one hour. In the 1997 record attempt, the Thrust SSC team missed a re-

cord by less than one minute be-cause the turnaround over-ran.

To test this system ahead of the -

R Coupé and ran it on a former military runway to over 180mph

Green, who was at the wheel for

-tions. Each of these systems is safety-critical and each needs to be tested to ensure it will work safely,

to validate the parachute systems in

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The test took place at the former --

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parachute cans were mounted di-

Green released the parachute -

-lent to one tonne that dramati-cally slowed the car before Green

-pé and its dynamic ability — it will

with a limited top speed of 186mph — enabled the successful comple-tion of a vital test for the Blood-hound SSC team and SES, Blood-

in a safe controlled manner with-

a communications test run with an

South Africa last year, also validat-

chute that deploys, inflates and pulls out the main chute.

we continue to support this world record attempt. The Bloodhound Project is bold, inspirational and

-cellent job behind the wheel of the

Bloodhound SSC car rolls out for

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Petrogas E&P partners

with Nissa Sidab Centre

MUSCAT: always upheld its commitment to support communities within which it operates. In its latest en-

-ration and production company has offered its support to Nissa Sidab Centre.

provides women with an oppor-

their household income from the products created, even as they continue to render their house-hold duties, says a press release.

the centre with materials that will propel their business fur-

--

"As a corporate, we always en--

ours and look forward to support-

strides in the work place and this is another example of them strad-

are proud to support such entre-preneurial zeal,” he added.

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ment and production.

C O R P O R A T E S U P P O R T

KR supports SCML story-telling event

MUSCAT: As part of increased -

ties, the Khimji Ramdas Group re-

First of its kind

-

at Qurum Natural Park where the event took place. This concept of

by the SCML in Muscat, says a press release.

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SCML initiative, Rajive Ahuja, head of Corporate Communica-

are happy to back any endeavour -

dren and youth of Oman. As an

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in the children of today to ensure -

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therefore, is to ally with initiatives that help spark a nation-wide in-

Over 15 families, children in

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word as they followed Laila on her scholastic adventures.

C H I L D R E N ’ S D A Y O U T

Qatar Airways lands in Zanzibar

DOHA: Qatar Airways launched its second new destination of the

Island of Zanzibar recently. Zan-

Salaam and Kilimanjaro.Qatar Airways will initially op-

-zibar via Kilimanjaro, and com-

will offer an additional two week--

to fly non-stop to Zanzibar three-times-a-week and on a linked

a-week, says a press release.-

local time and was welcomed by

Qatar Airways Chief Com-mercial Officer Marwan Koleilat

the airline that has spread its in--

way in Africa and 148th destina-

-ist destination has been stead-

-cover its wonderful combination of cultures, and Qatar Airways is

people the opportunity to visit

this beautiful island with all it has to offer.

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travel experience from Zanzibar, Qatar Airways will provide pas-

travel to Doha and connect on-wards to more than 140 world-

new state-of-the-art Hamad In-ternational Airport.”

minister of infrastructure and

pleasure and extreme pride that we welcome Qatar Airways to

-bar as its newest destination in Africa and we look forward to

investment, trade and tourism to our island.”

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route, with 12 seats in Business

Economy. Each seat on selected -

dio and video entertainment sys-

music channels.-

main connected with friends, col-

-

-lio of destinations covers a rich

also includes Nairobi, Entebbe,

Cape Town, Addis Ababa, Alex-

Casablanca, Djibouti, Khartoum and Luxor.

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Hyundai Motor’s video campaign honoured at Cannes Lions Awards

MUSCAT: In April this year Hyundai Motor Company launched a global ‘New Thinking’ campaign entitled ‘A Message to Space’, which aimed to connect families and set a world record.

The renowned Cannes Lions International Festival of Crea-tivity 2015 has just honoured the video as part of its 62nd year of recognising excellence in brand communications.

Since the campaign began, the campaign video has gathered mo-mentum with 65 million YouTube views which resulted in media magazine AdWeek ranking it as number one in its chart of the 10 most watched ads in April. The

Lions award follows last month’s Third Prize Award in the ‘Film: Use of Medium’ category at the 2015 New York Festivals World’s Best Advertising awards, says a press release.

Commenting on the recogni-tion for the marketing campaign,

Jin (James) Kim, Vice-President and Head of Hyundai Africa and Middle East said: “The praise we have received from the Cannes Lions for our ‘Message to Space’ campaign is invaluable. Our vision as a manufacturer is to become a ‘lifetime partner in automobiles

and beyond’ and this campaign highlights our philosophy of car-ing for customers through emo-tional interaction and becoming a brand beyond simply a means of transportation.”

The campaign tells the story of how Hyundai Motor sent a mes-

sage from a 13-year-old girl to her astronaut father. In the video, 11 Genesis cars write a huge mes-sage, covering about 5.55 km2, on the Delamar Dry Lake, Nevada– an image the girl’s father was able to capture from the International Space Station. In a unique exten-sion to the concept, Hyundai Mo-tor invited viewers to create their own virtual message to share with loved ones, an opportunity taken up by more than 85,000 people around the world.

Now in its 62nd year, the Cannes Lions International Fes-tival of Creativity recognises excellence in brand communica-tions across 17 categories, cover-ing everything from traditional print and film to technology and product design. The week-long event in Cannes, France, attracts more than 10,000 delegates from 90 countries and this year re-ceived over 37,000 entries.

Since the ‘A Message

to Space’ campaign

began, the campaign

video has gathered

momentum with

65 million YouTube

views which resulted

in media magazine

AdWeek ranking it

as number one in its

chart of the 10 most

watched ads in April


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Ooredoo team celebrates Qaranqashow at MasirahMUSCAT: As part of the 11th an-nual Goodwill Journey, Ooredoo family volunteers organised a spe-cial Qaranqashow celebration for children and their families at the Oman Women’s Association in Masirah Island.

Celebrating Qaranqashow for the very first time outside Mus-cat, Ooredoo welcomed more than 150 children to join in the festivi-ties that mark the middle of holy month of Ramadan; traditional songs and playing fun-filled games, complete with sweets while enjoy-ing their new gifts and toys, says a press release.

Dedicated to making a differ-ence to the lives of people across

Oman, Ooredoo’s Goodwill Jour-ney volunteers completed the first leg of their journey to the north last week and then travelled to the southern regions, visiting Quriyat

before stopping in Masirah Island to celebrate Qaranqashow. The volunteers then travelled to Duqm before heading south to their final destination of Sadah.

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Bank Muscat organises

Iftar gathering for mediaMUSCAT: Bank Muscat, the flagship financial services pro-vider in the Sultanate, hosted its annual Iftar gathering for me-dia representatives, as part of cultural and social events lined up by the bank during the holy month of Ramadan.

Prominent journalists, cor-respondents and reporters from various media houses attended the Iftar along with members of the bank’s management team. It was an opportunity for media to interact with the bank’s manage-ment and employees.

Expresses gratitudeOn the other hand, it was a chance for the bank’s management to ex-press its gratitude to the media for their support to the bank through-out the years, and their efforts in communicating the bank’s news to the public, says a press release.

Bank Muscat organises several economic, social, and cultural events every year; and Ramadan annual gathering is part of these events where the bank introduces its activities such as al Wathbah Ramadan Souq, lectures deliv-ered by Meethaq Islamic Bank-ing, and other Iftar dinners that aim at boosting ties among the

bank, people, and other officials in the public and private sectors.

Salim Mohammed Al Kaabi, deputy general manager, Hu-man Resources of Bank Muscat, thanked the media representative for attending this gathering.

He said that the bank is proud of the good relationship with media, and that this event marks yet another affirmation of the close relations between the bank and the valued media houses in Oman, which are con-sidered key partners in the pro-gress of beloved country.

It is worth noting that ‘Rama-dan Al Khair’ programme is going on during the holy month; more events will be organised in the head office at the Airport Heights where a number of bank officials and employees from all depart-ments will have a chance to en-gage with the bank’s stakeholders.

G E T - T O G E T H E R

Prominent journalists, correspondents as well as reporters from key media houses attended the Iftar along with members of the bank’s management team

AHLIBANK RAMADAN CAMPAIGNMajid Al Balushi, branch manager of ahlibank, Salalah branch presents a cheque to an

official (right) from Omani Women’s Association, Salalah as part of the bank’s annual

Ramadan campaign. — Supplied photo

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Third Virsa series event reviews journey of Naat

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MUSCAT: In a soulful evening titled ‘Mera Payambar Azeem Ter Hai - Naat ka Safar’, the third event of Virsa series designed to revisit and relive literary heritage of Pa-kistan, the participants enlivened the proceedings with a melodious and reverent review of the sub-ject — history and journey of Naat, which is poetry in praise of Proph-et Muhammad (pbuh).

Organised by Alhpa Events Oman, led by its managing direc-tor Fahad Awais Muneer, the even-ing saw leading luminaries of Naat sharing their views, reviewing the long journey of Naat and its fore-most writers and reciters, culmi-nating with a soul-stirring, heart-

warming prayer for Pakistan, Oman and His Majesty Sultan Qa-boos bin Said by Moulana Ismail Bukhari, whose knowledge, dic-tion and voice quality impressed one and all.

Syed Fayyaz Ali Shah, lead-ing Omani businessman, was the chief guest, while Chaudhry Shaukat Ali, Counsellor, Embassy of Pakistan, was the guest of hon-our of the event attended and par-ticipated by poets, writers, Naat reciters and some of the leading lights of the Pakistani community in Oman.

The four-member organising committee of Virsa series com-prises Chaudhry Shaukat Ali, Shahzad Raza, Murawwat Ahmad and talented compere Qamar Riaz

Senior journalist Shahzad Raza highlighted the salient features of the aims and objectives of the Vir-sa series. Noted poet Murawwat Ahmad made a candid speech on the history, leading Naat reciters and the heritage of Naat. Chaudhry Shaukat Ali impressed one and all with his powers of speech and clarity of thought.

Delightful spellQamar Riaz once again conducted the event in style. Young and gifted Muntazir Zaidi cast a delight-ful spell on the audience with his beautiful Naats and an amazing voice quality.

He was aptly described as the “find of Virsa series” by the par-ticipants. Other Naat reciters too made their presence felt with im-pressive performances.

They included Maulana Ismail Bukhari, Naeem Shahzad, Chaud-hary Muhammad Afzal, Maratab Ali, Ghulam Murtaza Qadri and Rahat Hussain Bhutta.

In the end gifts were presented to all Naat reciters and Nadeem Azeemi, chairman Sohar Poly In-dustries, who sponsored the event held at Crystal Suites’ lovely con-ference hall. Next Virsa series event will be held on August 28.

The poetry evening

saw leading

luminaries of Naat

sharing their views,

reviewing the long

journey and heritage

of Naat and its

foremost writers and

reciters, culminating

with a soul-stirring,

heart-warming

prayer for Pakistan,

Oman and the health

and long life of His

Majesty Sultan

Qaboos bin Said

Bank Sohar holds half

yearly draw live on

Al Shabab FM radio

MUSCAT: In a unique and inno-vative approach from its regular draw events and for the first time, Bank Sohar conducted its highly anticipated Al Mumayaz Sav-ings Scheme Half Yearly Draws with a prize pool exceeding OMR150,000 live on air through popular Al Shabab FM Radio during the regularly aired ‘Youm-kin’ competition recently.

The half yearly draw, with a prize pool of over OMR150,000 was conducted by Nada Al Bal-ushi, presenter of ‘Youmkin’ show at Shabab FM, following a detailed interview was conduct-ed on the bank and its success over the past eight years on the Al Shabab radio station.

The draw saw one minor ac-count holder Maram Ahmed from Al Qurum branch win OMR5,000 as part of the children’s draw and Adil Al Raisi from Al Seeb branch win OMR50,000 as a part of the exclusive draw. The draw event also witnessed Nasser Khalfan from Sur branch and H. M. Al Wahaibi from Al Qurum branch emerges as winners of the half-yearly grand prize of OMR50,000 each, says a press release.

In the interview with Redha Al Lawatia, seiner chief manager Liabilities & Sales, Al Shabab FM discussed the swift rise of Bank Sohar into one of the most renowned names in the banking industry in the Sultanate. They also featured the bank’s unique savings scheme and how it has been working towards promoting a culture of savings in Oman.

Congratulating the winners Narasimhan, DGM and Head of Retail Banking, said: “With this draw behind us we have passed the half way mark of our Al Mu-mayaz Savings Scheme for 2015. This year, the savings scheme was tailor-made to meet cus-tomer requirements and one of the most popular features was that it offers the largest prize for children — ensuring that savings

would be imbibed in them from an early age.”

He also mentioned, “I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all the winners in our mid-year draws and would like to inform our current and potential customers that with more than 1,100 winners by the end of the scheme in 2015, their chances are very high to win. We encourage all our customers to save for the future whilst attain the benefits of Al Mumayaz Sav-ings Scheme and wish all the best of luck for the impending draws.”

Following the popularity of last year’s savings scheme, the bank has revised this year’s scheme to provide even better incentives to save by offering significantly more chances, more winners, and more prizes. In addition to continuing with its hourly prize draws of OMR1,000 each from Sunday to Wednesday; the bank is undertaking a branch-wide tour conducting the weekly draw at each of its branches through-out the year; where one winner will win OMR5,000 per draw in addition to a dedicated branch draw worth OMR1,000 specifi-cally for customers of the branch in which the weekly draw event is held. In total the weekly draws will see more than 70 winners be-fore the end of the year.

With the half yearly prize draw now completed, the sav-ings scheme has now passed its half-way mark with five more monthly draws yet to be conduct-ed, culminating with the highly anticipated year-end grand draw to be conducted shortly after the financial year 2015 comes to a close on December 31, 2015. The monthly draws, which will continue till November, will wit-ness over 80 winners collectively throughout the year; where each month five winners will each receive OMR10,000, while five minor account holders will win OMR1,000 each.

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Hempel launches Strata range of floor coatingsMUSCAT: Global coatings sup-plier Hempel announced the launch of a new range of high-performance multi-layer floor-ing systems and coatings for con-crete floors.

Available in the Middle East, the Strata range delivers best-in-class abrasion resistance and mechani-cal strength for long-lasting pro-tection in demanding applications.

The Strata range has been developed to meet the most de-manding floor specifications, with an eye on sustainability and lifecycle costing to reduce the need for cyclical maintenance.

The comprehensive range in-cludes a full portfolio of multi-layer flooring systems and coat-ings, from hardwearing epoxies and screeds to long-lasting fillers, sealers and road markings, says a press release.

Floors are exposed to different levels of wear and tear, and there is a product match in the Strata

range for almost any situation, from light and medium to heavy-duty traffic. The products are ideal for demanding applications, such as car parks, racetracks, factories, hotels, villas and aircraft hangars. The range also includes odour-free coatings for areas where the indoor environment is in focus and anti-microbial products for food production and laboratories.

Lene Heitmann, group product

manager at Hempel, comments: “We developed the Strata range using our vast experience in pro-tective and decorative coatings to deliver unbeatable durabil-ity as well as an attractive finish. The name Strata is derived from the extremely hard rock layers of the Earth’s crust, and reflects the products’ promise to provide the ultimate protection for floors.”

Strata’s best-in-class abra-

sion resistance and mechanical strength has been proven in exten-sive tests at accredited independ-ent laboratories, as well as through onsite application tests. The prod-ucts are available in a wide range of standard colours, and can be sup-plied in any requested colour.

As with other Hempel products, the products in the Strata range are manufactured to ISO 9001:2008 standards in production facilities that meet the ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management System and OHSAS 18001:2007 Occupational Health and Safety System standards.

“The Strata range complements our existing portfolio of decorative and protective products, and means we now provide the full range of coatings for projects,” says Vikram Sood, sales manager, Decorative Coatings. “This will help custom-ers reduce project complexity and ensure high-quality protection throughout the building.”

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Maisarah Islamic Banking opens

fourth branch in Birkat Al Mouz

MUSCAT: Maisarah Islamic Banking Services recently opened its fourth branch after successful establishment of Azaiba, Salalah and Sohar branches.

The soft launch of the Birkat Al Mouz comes as part of the Is-lamic window’s strategy to extend its outreach across the Sultanate and to provide world-class Islamic banking products and services to customers in Dakhiliyah governo-rate and neighbouring areas, says a press release.

Commenting on the soft launch of Birkat Al Mouz branch, Sohail Niazi –AGM at Maisarah Islamic Banking Services – noted: “We are very delighted to extend our network of branches to cater to more customers in different parts of Oman. We aspire to fulfil the-market demand for Islamic prod-ucts and services for both retail and business banking custom-

ers. Since the establishment of Maisarah in 2013 there has been an increasing demand on Shari-ah-compliant banking products and financial solutions. The wide range of options available for our customers is tailor-made to suit their requirements, fulfil their needs and meet their aspirations.”

Showing an impressive growth since its launch in 2013 and dem-onstrating a high degree of product innovation and best services, the Is-lamic window has been recognised

for its commitment to lead the Islamic finance market in the Sul-tanate, earning prestigious awards and titles from leading local and in-ternational organisations including the ‘Best Islamic Banking Window - Oman 2015’ award by the London based International Finance Maga-zine (IFM), the ‘Islamic Bank of the Year – Oman 2015’ award by The Banker, ‘Best Islamic Community Support Bank 2014’ by Global Fi-nancial Market Review and ‘Best Islamic Window in Oman 2013’ by Global Financial Market.

Mohammed Al Ishaqi, Birkat Al Mouz Branch manager, also noted: “The new Birkat Al Mouz branch is all set to serve our customers with a new look and feel that de-fines Maisarah brand and philoso-phy in banking. The branch team is ready and all geared up to pro-vide our customers with the best banking experience.”

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Mercedes-Benz to supply new

Sprinter fleet to Muscat Bakery

MUSCAT: Mercedes-Benz Oman Commercial Vehicles has signed an agreement to supply Muscat Bakery with a fleet of Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Vans, ideal for both urban and long distance transport and deliveries, says a press release.

“Mercedes-Benz Vans are born to run,” explained Daniel Fitzjohn, general manager, Mer-cedes-Benz Oman, Commercial Vehicles. “The Sprinter Van is a premium-quality durable vehicle with an impressive reputation for reliability suitable for a num-ber of applications. Engineered to offer the highest vehicle uptime and designed to run around the clock, the new Sprinter ensures the greatest level of service and is perfectly-suited to the demands of Muscat Bakery.”

Commenting on the agree-ment Sharaffudin, MD of Muscat

Bakery remarked that the leading bakery had researched the market thoroughly before opting for the Sprinter, noting: “In particular, we chose the new Sprinter for its comprehensive operational reli-ability and advanced safety fea-tures which will enable us to con-centrate on our business and keep doing a top job every day.”

“In selecting the new Sprinter, Muscat Bakery has the extra peace of mind of knowing that its

fleet is supported by the expertise and experience of the Mercedes-Benz after-sales network here in Oman,” added Fitzjohn.

Always leading the field and optimised to give outstanding long-term economy with low CO2 emissions, the versatile Sprinter Van is the safest van in its seg-ment with five additional new safety systems, introduced as a world premiere, protecting its driver and load like no other.

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Kia exceeds historic 15m milestone

MUSCAT: Kia Motors has an-nounced that it expects to reach the 15 million cumulative export (from South Korea factories) mile-stone by this month.

This landmark achievement comes 40 years after its very first export shipment of 10 units of the Brisa pickup truck in 1975, says a press release.

According to the spokesperson, “Put into a different perspective, 15 million Optima sedans, each measuring 4,845 mm in over-all length, would circumvent the earth (40,000km) 1.8 times when lined up bumper to bumper.”

Cumulatively through May of this year, the B-segment Rio has been the number one exported Kia

model with 2.23 million vehicles shipped, while the Sportage com-pact CUV, A-segment Picanto and Sorento midsize CUV follow with 1.57 million, 1.43 million and 1.08 million units exported, respective-ly. In terms of the regional break-down of Kia’s historical exports, 6.03 million vehicles have been

shipped to North America, 3.35 million to Europe, 2.52 million to the Middle East & Africa, 1.71 mil-lion to Central & South America (including the Caribbean) and 1.29 million to Asia Pacific.

Following the 10 million ex-port milestone reached in March of 2011, it has taken Kia only four

years and three months to hit 15 million exports, which is one year and nine months less than it took the company to grow its export volume from 5 million to 10 million vehicles.

Furthermore, while it took 30 years to surpass the 5 million ex-port mark, Kia will ship its 15 mil-lionth vehicle after only an addi-tional 10 years.

Kia vehicles are currently man-ufactured at a total of four manu-facturing plants in South Korea, which have benefited from contin-uous investment into production facilities and technology to ensure an efficient domestic manufactur-ing system that places quality at the core of every step in the vehicle assembly process.

The company has also expanded annual production capacity in Ko-rea from 800,000 units in 2000 to 1.71 million units in 2014 with over 70 per cent of domestic production exported to overseas markets.

This domestic production net-work is complemented by a grow-ing overseas manufacturing pres-ence for the Korean automaker which is currently operating five state-of-the-art production plants located in the US state of Georgia (Kia Motors Manufactur-ing Georgia), Slovakia (Kia Motors Slovakia) and China (Dongfeng Yueda Kia Motors).

Reliable International Automo-tive (RIA), the distributor for Kia in Oman provides a rewarding owner-ship experience for customers.

This landmark achievement comes 40 years

after its very first export shipment of 10 units

of the Brisa pickup truck in 1975

Chopard launches new Mille Miglia models at BaselworldMUSCAT: Over the years since its launch in 1988, the Mille Miglia has become a flagship collection of Chopard. In 2015, Chopard has entirely revisited this grand clas-sic by introducing the collection dubbed Mille Miglia GTS (for Grand Turismo Sport).

This new collection, composed of three models (Automatic, Power Control and Chrono) sees the introduction of a Chopard movement for the first time. The Automatic and Power Control models have been equipped with a Chopard movement from the workshops of Fleurier Ebauches, says a press release.

Madhursinh Jesrani, general

manager, Khimji’s Watches – the sole distributors of Chopard col-lections in Oman – said: “Since 1988, Chopard has been offi-cial timekeeper of ‘la corsa più

bella del mondo’ — known as the world’s most beautiful race that annually stretches from Brescia to Rome and back.

“Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, co-president of Chopard, is an active driver who takes part in the race each year.

“The Mille Miglia collection ac-tually stems from the fascination for classic cars nurtured by him. The new Mille Miglia creations unveiled at Baselworld 2015 are dedicated to drivers who combine a competitive spirit with distinc-tive style. These new models re-juvenate the classic racing spirit embodied by the Mille Miglia col-lection over the past 25 years.”

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Serena wins Williams’ duel as Sharapova grinds into quarters

LONDON: Serena Williams sank her sister Venus in a battle of the all-conquering Wimbledon titans on Monday as Maria Sharapova dug deep to join the world number one in reaching the quarterfinals.

The Williams sisters have won the title five times each out of the last 15 at the All England Club but it was Serena who triumphed in their first Grand Slam clash since the 2009 Wimbledon final.

Meanwhile, 2004 Wimbledon champion Sharapova, 2012 beaten finalist Agnieszka Radwanska and two-time Grand Slam winner Vic-toria Azarenka also booked their places in Tuesday’s quarter finals.

All eight Wimbledon quarter-finalists from last year are out of the tournament, while Serena and Sharapova are the only two from the world’s top 12 who are still standing. US duo Madison Keys and Coco Vandeweghe, Switzer-land’s Timea Bacsinszky and Gar-bine Muguruza of Spain also made it to the last eight. Serena secured her 14th win in 26 clashes with Venus and the sisters hugged at the net after the match on Centre Court finished 6-4, 6-3.

Playing each other “definitely doesn’t get easier”, Serena said.

“I was out there, I thought, wow, I’m 33 and she just turned 35. I don’t know how many more mo-ments like this we’ll have. I plan on playing for years but you never know if we’ll have the opportunity to face each other.”

As for the match, “it was re-ally good for me to get it done in straight sets and just put this be-hind me and move forward”, she said. The 20-time Grand Slam champion remains on course to completing the feat of holding all four majors at the same time, hav-ing the US, Australian and French Open titles under her belt.

Azarenka awaits for SerenaSerena faces Azarenka, the 2012 and 2013 Australian Open cham-pion, in the quarter-finals after the Belarusian 23rd seed saw off

the in-form Belinda Bencic, on a career-high ranking of 22, 6-2, 6-3.

Sharapova endured her toughest test so far but still made it through to the quarter-finals with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Kazakhstan’s unseeded Zarina Diyas. The Russian fourth seed won Wimbledon 11 years ago but has only made it past the fourth round once since 2006.

“I thought I’ve been doing good but as we all know, it only gets tough-er from here,” the Siberian said. “It’s a great position to be in. I lost at this stage last year so was extremely hap-py to go a round further.”

She faces Vandeweghe in the quarter-finals after the US world number 47 edged out Czech sixth seed Lucie Safarova, last month’s beaten French Open finalist, 7-6 (7/1), 7-6 (7/4). Vandeweghe had never been beyond the third round

of a Grand Slam before this year’s Wimbledon.

Radwanska eyes path to finalWhile Serena, Sharapova and Aza-renka have 27 Grand Slam titles between them, there are no major winners at all in the bottom half of the draw, where 13th seed Rad-wanska is the highest-ranking player still standing after Caroline Wozniacki crashed out.

The Danish fifth seed, blew her chance to make the quarterfinals with a 6-4, 6-4 defeat to 20th seed Muguruza. Wozniacki, who has been the world number one de-spite never having won a Grand Slam, was the only top 12 player left in the bottom half of the draw.

Wozniacki has now reached the fourth round at the All Eng-land Club five times without ever

progressing. Muguruza will face Bacsinszky for a place in the semi-finals. The Swiss 15th seed, who reached her first Grand Slam sem-ifinal at the French Open, recov-ered from a terrible start to beat world number 48 Monica Nicules-cu of Romania 1-6, 7-5, 6-2.

Polish 13th seed Radwanska booked her spot in the quarter-finals with a 7-5, 6-4 win over Ser-bian 28th seed Jelena Jankovic.

Former world number one Jankovic had knocked out defend-ing champion Petra Kvitova in the third round.

Radwanska faces 21st seed Keys in the quarterfinals.

The 20-year-old, an Australian Open semifinalist earlier this year reached the last eight with a 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 win over Belarusian quali-fier Olga Govortsova. - AFP

The Williams sisters

have won the title

five times each out

of the last 15 at the

All England Club but

it was Serena who

triumphed in their

first Grand Slam

clash since the 2009

Wimbledon final

IN QUARTERFINALS: Serena Williams reacts against US player Venus Williams during their women’s singles fourth round match. – AFP

LONDON: Andy Murray slayed Croatian giant Ivo Karlovic to make the Wimbledon quarterfi-nals on Monday while controversial Australian Nick Kyrgios was under fire for ‘tanking’ in his last-16 exit.

British third seed Mur-ray claimed a 7-6 (9/7), 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 win over 2.11-metres (six feet, 11 inches) tall Karlovic to book his place in the last-eight at the All England Club for the eighth suc-cessive year. French 21st seed Richard Gasquet defeated Kyrgios 7-5, 6-1, 6-7 (7/9), 7-6 (8/6) in a controversial clash to avenge a second round loss to the temperamen-tal Australian in 2014.

But Gasquet’s win was overshadowed by the lat-est controversy surround-ing 20-year-old Kyrgios. He tanked the third game of the third set — allowing Gasquet four uncontested points —after argu-ing with umpire James Keothavong over a code violation for swearing, a gesture which brought boos from the crowd.

French Open champion Stan Wawrinka defeated Belgian 16th seed David Goffin 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (9/7), 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals. Pospisil reached the quarterfinals with a 4-6, 6-7 (4/7), 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 win over Viktor Troicki. - AFP

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Masood-Younis show rattles hosts Sri Lanka

PALLEKELE: Shan Masood and Younis Khan compiled unbeaten centuries to keep Pakistan in the hunt for a landmark victory in the series-deciding third and final Test against Sri Lanka on Mon-day. Set a challenging target of 377 runs, the tourists recoverd from a shaky 13-2 to move to 230 without further loss by stumps on the rain-free fourth day in Pallekele.

Masood, the five-Test old left-hander, was unbeaten on 114, hav-ing reached his maiden century by lofting off-spinner Tharindu Kaushal for a six over long-on to-wards the end of play.

Younis, who made his 100th Test appearance in the second match of the series, got to his 30th century in the day’s last over. The pair have put on 217 so far for the third wicket with Younis on 101.

Pakistan will enter the final day’s play on Tuesday needing a further 147 runs with eight wick-ets in hand on a wearing, but easy-paced pitch at the Pallekele Inter-national Stadium.

If Pakistan win, it will be the first time a visiting team will have scored more than 300 runs in the fourth innings to win a Test on Sri Lankan soil.

Pakistan’s highest success-ful chase is 314 runs they made against Australia to win the Kara-chi Test way back in 1994.

Earlier, Sri Lanka’s captain Angelo Mathews was last man out for 122 as the hosts took their overnight score of 228-5 to 313 before they were all out at the stroke of lunch.

Pakistan, starting their sec-ond innings after the break, were

dealt a blow before a run had been scored when seamer Suranga Lakmal bowled Ahmed Shehzad to claim his 50th Test wicket.

Sri Lanka struck again in the seventh over when Azhar Ali was caught down the leg-side by wick-et-keeper Dinesh Chandimal off Dhammika Prasad for five.

Masood, on 79, was fortunate to survive a close shout for leg-before by Mathews, who asked for a review after on-field umpire Paul Reiffel had turned down the appeal.

Replays proved inconclusive whether the ball had hit the bat, but with both the Hot Spot and Snicko technologies not available in this series, the TV umpire gave the benefit of doubt to the bats-man. Pakistan’s fast bowler Im-ran Khan took all the five wickets that fell in the morning session in the space of 33 balls.

Imran’s maiden five-wicket haul saw Sri Lanka lose their last five wickets for 35 runs after they were coasting at 278-5 in the first hour of play. - AFP

Set a challenging

target of 377

runs, the tourists

recoverd from a

shaky 13-2 to move

to 230 without

further loss by

stumps on the

rain-free fourth

day in Pallekele

Sri Lanka 1st innings: 278 (D. Karunaratne 130, U. Tharanga 46; Yasir Shah 5-78, Rahat Ali 3-74)Pakistan 1st innings: 215 (Azhar Ali 52, Sarfraz Ahmed 78 not out, D. Prasad 3-78, N. Pradeep 3-29, T. Kaushal 3-37)Sri Lanka 2nd innings (overnight 228-5):D. Karunaratne b Rahat 10K. Silva c Misbah b Ehsan 3U. Tharanga c Azhar b Yasir 48L. Thirimanne b Rahat 0A. Mathews c Sarfraz b Imran 122J. Mubarak c Azhar b Yasir 35D. Chandimal lbw b Imran 67D. Prasad c Sarfraz b Imran 0T. Kaushal c Sarfraz b Imran 8S. Lakmal c Sarfraz b Imran 0N. Pradeep not out 4Extras (b-4, lb-9, w-3) 16Total (all out, 95.4 overs) 313Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Karunaratne), 2-22 (Silva), 3-35 (Thirimanne), 4-80 (Tharan-ga), 5-161 (Mubarak), 6-278 (Chandimal),

7-278 (Prasad), 8-290 (Kaushal), 9-306 (Lakmal), 10-313 (Mathews).Bowling: Rahat 21-3-82-2 (w1), Ehsan 17-4-66-1 (w1), Imran 20.4-3-58-5 (w1), Yasir 32-7-80-2, Azhar 5-1-14-0Pakistan 2nd innings:Shan Masood not out 114Ahmed Shehzad b Lakmal 0Azhar Ali c Chandimal b Prasad 5Younis Khan not out 101Extras: (lb-6, w-1, nb-3) 10 Total (for two wickets, 63 overs) 230Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Shehzad), 2-13 (Azhar).Bowling: Prasad 13-2-42-1, Lakmal 12-2-34-1 (nb3), Pradeep 10-2-32-0 (w1), Mathews 6-1-15-0, Kaushal 20-1-92-0, Mubarak 2-0-9-0Position: Pakistan need 147 runs more to win with eight wickets in handUmpires: Ian Gould (ENG) and Paul Reif-fel (AUS)TV umpire: Sundaram Ravi (IND)Match referee: Chris Broad (ENG)

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TON MAKERS: Pakistan cricketer Shan Masood, right, is congrat-ulated by teammate Younis Khan. – AFP

Venus inspiring sister Serena’s history bidLONDON: Serena Williams hailed “perfect sister” Venus as the inspiration for her march towards tennis history after the five-time champion won their Wimbledon showdown on Monday.

Serena and Venus met for the 26th time as the world number one eased to a 6-4, 6-3 fourth round victory at the All England Club.

Serena was relieved to have beaten the only player she regards as her equal, in the process ensur-ing she remains on course to be-come the first woman since Steffi Graf in 1988 to win all four Grand Slams in the same year.

But the 33-year-old, bidding to win her fourth successive major ti-tle and 21st in all, was quick to hail Venus 35, for providing a life-time of inspiration.

“I always say I wouldn’t be the player I am today if it wasn’t for Venus,” Serena said.

“Just having an opportunity to watch her win matches, watch her go to the top, and me wanting to be there because she was there. “Her practising next to me on the court. That inspiration, her inspiring me. “Venus does nothing wrong. She’s like the perfect sister.”

Serena conceded she would much rather not have had to se-cure a 15th career win over Venus, but she was happy the unwanted

match-up gave her a chance to re-flect on their epic achievements at Wimbledon, where both siblings have won five titles.

“Sometimes you have to play people that you don’t want to play. That happens,” she said.

“But I just really was enjoying the moment out there. It was such a great vibe, such a great situation to be in, when we were both so young and dreaming of coming to Wimbledon. “Not only did we ful-fil our dreams, we both won it five times. That’s pretty amazing.”

Sisterly wordsTaking on Venus hasn’t got any easier for Serena despite her win-

ning record in their rivalry.“In the past I had to really pre-

tend like, ‘No, I’m not playing Venus’,” said Serena who tackles Victoria Azarenka on Tuesday for a place in the semi-finals.

“But now I was thinking, I’m playing a tough opponent. She’s been playing so well. Oh, my God, how am I going to be able to over-come this?” After exchanging “sisterly words” at the net, Serena wants to put the reunion behind her and power through the rest of the tournament. “I look forward to tomorrow. I feel like my tourna-ment has finally begun,” she said.

“This is where I feel really com-fortable in a Grand Slam.” - AFP

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WARM HUG: Serena Williams and Venus Williams embrace. – Reuters

Bizzare fansLONDON: Serena Williams said Wimbledon fans should be made to explain themselves after ‘blacking up’ their faces in a bizarre tribute to Australian star Nick Kyrgios.

The controversial and flam-boyant Kyrgios’s Wimbledon run, which ended in a fourth round defeat against Richard Gasquet on Monday. Kyrgios, 22, has tweeted his blessing to what some may interpret as a politically incorrect gesture. But five-time Wimbledon win-ner Serena was less impressed when told of the incident after her last 16 win over sister Venus.

“Oh, gosh. Really? I didn’t know that,” Serena said.

“I think you’re better asking the fans that question.” — AFP

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Oman lose out on valuable practice

MUSCAT: Nepal and Oman lost out on valuable match practice ahead of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2015, with their first warm-up match in Belfast washed out by persistent showers.

According to information post-ed on the ICC website, put in to bat, Oman’s top order did well to post 115 for 4 in 16.3 overs before rain stopped play.

Zeeshan Maqsood set up the in-nings with his 44 in 31 balls, while Vaibhav Wategaonkar’s 17-ball 23 also gave the scoreboard a lift. Jatinder Singh was out for a sedate 14 off 15 balls.

Mehran Khan remained unbeat-en on 6 and Aamir Kaleem was 2 not out when the rain came.

Nepal was set a revised target of 126 in 16 overs, but only three balls of the innings could be bowled

before the match was eventu-ally called off. Nepal had scored six of the three ball bowled by Munis Ansari.

Meanwhile, Scotland, Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea gave their campaigns a boost with wins in the first round of warm-up games on a rain-hit Monday.

PNG and Kenya were similarly frustrated by breaks in play in Bready, but PNG found that it had done just enough at the start of its chase to win by 10 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis method.

Asked to bat, Kenya couldn’t quite get partnerships going. No batsman made more than 25 runs, and the innings ended at a reason-able 141 for 4 in 20 overs. Mahuru Dai and Assad Vala picked up two wickets each, while Norman Va-nua, John Reva and Charles Amini chipped in with one apiece. PNG lost two wickets in the first five overs on its way to 45 runs, but with the clouds returning, that would prove to be enough for a win.

At the Grange Cricket Club Ground in Edinburgh, Scotland eased to a six-wicket win over Namibia with 22 balls remaining. Having chosen to bat, Namibia started strongly thanks to Stephen Baard (32 in 24 balls) but went on to lose wickets at regular inter-vals. It was only a 61-run partner-ship for the sixth wicket between

Raymond van Schoor (42) and JP Kotze (21) that took it to 127 for 8.

Namibia would then have been buoyed to have Scotland on the mat at 37 for 3, but an unbeaten 66-run stand between Preston Mommsen (15) and Richie Ber-rington put paid to any hopes of a win. Berrington needed just 35 balls for his fluid 61, smashing four boundaries and as many sixes on the way.

Earlier, Alasdair Evans, Gavin Main and Michael Leask did their bit, bagging two wickets each.

In the final game of the morn-ing at Watson’s, Edinburgh, Ir-fan Ahmed was the star as Hong Kong came back well and held its nerve for a nine-run win over the Netherlands. With five overs to go, Netherlands was 85 for 5 needing 29 runs to win. However, it lost those last five wickets for just 19 runs, Irfan involved in four of the dismissals.

Tanwir Afzal (3-21) had done most of the damage till then, get-ting rid of much of the top order cheaply. That Hong Kong could put up 113 in its 20 overs was thanks to Babar Hayat (42), who found support in Mark Chapman, the only other batsman in the side to cross 20.

The ICC World T20 Quali-fier begins in Scotland and Ireland on July 9.

Oman’s first warm-up

match against Nepal

in Belfast on Monday

was washed out by

persistent showers

OMAN NATIONAL CRICKET TEAM: Oman will have one more warm-up against Ireland on Tuesday

before the ICC World T20 Qualifier begins on July 9. – Supplied photo

MUSCAT: Oman gained a con-fidence booster ahead of the Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup 2015 in Portugal on Sunday night, when they edged Mexico 3-2 in a offi-cial warm-up match.

The hallmark was the out-standing performance of their striker Khalid Al Araimi, who scored all the three goals for Oman. The hat-trick proved good enough for the national beach football team coached by Talib Hilal. The match started off with Mexico, who is in Group C, open-ing the account in the first period, but Oman bounced back in the second period with Khalid scor-ing two goals.

The third period saw Khalid scoring once more not before Mexico too scored their second goal of the match.

This friendly match was the first since Oman were crowned the Asian Champions in Doha three months ago. Oman will also play Argentina in another friend-

ly before the World Cup begins.Oman will face two former

world championship finalists — Switzerland and Italy — in Group B of the 2015 Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup.

Tough openerOman open what is only their second World Cup campaign on July 9 against the Swiss, who finished runners-up to Brazil in 2009 when the last of the an-nual tournaments took place on Jumeirah Beach in the UAE, be-fore the Asian champions face 2008’s beaten finalists Italy two days later.

Oman then round off their Group B campaign on July 13 against Costa Rica, looking to secure a top-two finish that will take them through to the knock-out stage.

The group phase will take place from July 9 to 14. The knock-out phase begins on July 15 with final slated from July 19.

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WARMING UP: Oman national team warming up on the sands of

Portugal. – OFA

Oman edge Mexico in

warm-up ahead of Fifa

Beach Soccer World Cup

Wins for Ruwi Kings and Abu Dhabi Travel

MUSCAT: Ruwi Kings and Abu Dhabi Travel scored wins in the League tournament of the 6th Al Turki/NMC Cup 2015 be-ing played at the Al Rifa ground near the Azaiba beach.

The tournament is being sponsored by Al Turki Enter-prises and National Metal Cans.

In the first match of Sunday night, Ruwi Kings beat Wadi Kabir Boys by a whopping 70 runs. Batting first Ruwi Kings amassed 118 for 6 in 8 overs and restricted the Wadi Kabir Boys to 39 for 6 in 8 overs.

In the other match of the night, Abu Dhabi Travel beat Shanfari XI by 31 runs. Batting first Abu Dhabi Travel scored 82 for 5 in 8 overs and restricted Shanfari XI to 51 for 5 in 8 overs.

Brief scores: Ruwi Kings 118 for 6 in 8 overs (Sahil 39: 3 sixes, 3 fours), Giri 41: 1 four, 5 sixes, Pranav 2 for 34, Dhaval 2 for 17) beat Wadi Kabir Boys 39 for 6 in 8 overs (Sumon 1 for 5, Adnan 1 for 8) by 79 runs. Man of the match: Sahil of Ruwi Kings.

Abu Dhabi Travel 82 for 5 in 8 overs (Sherbaz 34, Ishtiaq 16, Mishra 2 for 23, Liaqat 2 for 3) beat Shanfari 51 for 5 in 8 overs (Atif 12, Sherbaz 3 for 7) by 31 runs. Man of the match; Sherbaz of Abu Dhabi Travel.

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MAN OF THE MATCH: Sahil of

Ruwi Kings.

MAN OF THE MATCH: Sherbaz of Abu Dhabi Travel.

Saud Travel and Al Faisal notch victories

MUSCAT: Saud Travel and Al Faisal won their matches in the Pakistan Social Club organ-ised Omantel Ramadan Cricket Tournament 2015 at the Paki-stan School ground.

In the first match, Saud Trav-el beat Rahat Computers by 23 runs, thanks to fine batting by man of the match Ijaz (30) and Faisal (27) and good bowling by Khursheed (2 for 14).

In other match Al Faisal beat Oman Engineering by 13 runs. Al Faisal set a low target of 51 for 5 in 8 overs and then restricted Oman Engineering to 38 for 7 in 8 overs, thanks to man of the match Abbas (2 for 3) and Za-heer (3 for 16).

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Plenty at stake for captains

LONDON: Rival skippers Alastair Cook and Michael Clarke both have particular reasons for want-ing to win the upcoming Ashes se-ries that begins with the first Test in Cardiff starting on Wednesday.

For England skipper Cook, an Ashes series win would be the ide-al reward for several difficult years which included a 5-0 whitewash reversal ‘Down Under’ in 2013/14, the fall-out from the international exile of Kevin Pietersen and a per-sonal loss of form.

Meanwhile an Ashes series win in England is one of the few out-standing achievements left for Clarke to fulfil in the course of a brilliant career, with the star bats-man’s three previous Test series in Britain ending in defeat.

Clarke has a reputation for being a bolder and more aggressive leader in the field than Cook and Australia great Shane Warne, himself a re-nowned cricket tactician, said he always detected the makings of a future skipper in his compatriot when they played together at Eng-lish county side Hampshire in 2004.

“We stood alongside each other in the slips and chatted all day about captaincy,” Warne told the Sunday Times. “He showed a great cricket brain for one with so little big-match experience under his belt.”

Clarke, however, has not always had the support of his players as was shown by the fall-out from the ‘homework-gate’ affair in India, although there appears to be far greater harmony within the Aus-tralia camp since Darren Lehmann replaced Mickey Arthur as coach on the eve of the 2013 Ashes in England.

Cook, by contrast, has been a less divisive figure within his own side and even the exiled Pietersen, in the midst of his controversial autobiography, said his criticisms

of Cook were not personal.This Ashes campaign will be

Cook’s first as Test skipper since the appointment of Australian Trevor Bayliss as England coach.

Bayliss has said England must “fight fire with fire” if they are to regain the Ashes from Australia.

This has led to speculation that Cook may find it difficult to work on a tactical level with Bayliss.

“I’m not sure if that’s exactly in Alastair Cook’s DNA to be re-ally able to put a game on the line,” said Australia all-rounder Shane Watson.

Cook has shown a return to form this year with a hundred against the West Indies in the Caribbean and a fine century against New Zealand at Lord’s.

This has been heartening for England, as so much of Cook’s leadership style is based upon his own run-scoring.

Often differences in captaincy style are simply a reflection of the resources available to a skipper and Clarke, certainly in respect of fast bowlers, has had the stronger hand in recent years.

But the fact that Clarke even-tually set a defensive field when off-spinner Nathan Lyon came under fire during Australia’s final warm-up match against Essex, was a reminder that even the most in-novative captaincy strategies have their limits.

As late Australia great Richie Benaud, one of Test cricket’s most celebrated skippers, once famously observed: “Captaincy is 90 percent luck and 10 percent skill, but don’t try it without the 10 percent.” - AFP

For England skipper

Cook, an Ashes

series win would

be the ideal reward

for several difficult

years which included

a 5-0 whitewash

reversal ‘Down

Under’ in 2013/14,

the fall-out from the

international exile of

Kevin Pietersen and a

personal loss of form

READY FOR THE ASHES SHOW: England captain Alastair Cook and Australia skipper Michael Clarke. – Reuters

LONDON: James Anderson has insisted he no longer feels the need to ‘sledge’ opponents as he prepared to lead Eng-land’s attack in another Ashes series against Australia.

Much of the build-up to Wednesday’s first Test in Car-diff has been about how much ‘sledging’ or verbal abuse of op-position players will take place during the five-match series.

Players and fans alike en-joyed the sporting atmosphere in which England’s preceding series against New Zealand took place, with the Kiwis long having given up on ‘sledging’.

Lancashire paceman Anderson — who was told to “get ready for a broken arm” by Australia captain Michael Clarke during the last Ashes, which Australia won 5-0 on home soil in 2013/14 — called last month for an end to Ashes ‘sledging’.

This was met with ridicule by Australia’s Brad Haddin and Mitchell Johnson, who both pointed out that Anderson had rarely been shy of delivering a few verbals himself.

“The pre-Ashes phoney war has been in full swing for a while now - and I’ve already been called a hypocrite,” said

Anderson, England’s leading Test wicket-taker, in Monday’s edition of the Sun.

“It’s all because I said that verbal confrontations are not something I need as much these days. I’ve come to realise I don’t need to chirp away.

“It was something I used effectively for a few years and it helped my game. But I’m at a stage in my career where I’m

not keen to engage opponents in wars of words as much as I did.” Anderson added: “The re-sponse from Haddin and John-son was that I should look in the mirror because I’ve started plenty of confrontations.

“Well I’m not saying I didn’t. What I am saying is that it’s not something I rely on any more.

“We (England) are not going to seek out trouble, go looking for fights or start sledging.”

Anderson, who met Prince Charles (the Prince of Wales), the heir to the British throne, on Monday later told Sky Sports: “He was very much lending his support, encour-agement and it was lovely to see him,” he said.

“He asked me about the game and preparation, wishing us good luck.”

Anderson was left out of England’s dramatic 3-2 one-day series win over New Zealand and said the break from international duty had done him good.

“It’s been nice to have time away from cricket and get my fitness in a good place. It’s been nice meeting with the guys.

“We had a good practice and have two days to get overs in at the nets.” - AFP

James Anderson gives up on ‘sledging’

GIVEN UP: James Anderson feels no need to sledge. – Reuters

LONDON: Mitchell Starc has told England there will be no let-up when they face Australia’s pace attack in the first Ashes Test in Cardiff on Wednesday.

The left-arm fast bowler took nine wickets in Australia’s final warm-up match as they defeated county side Essex over the week-end and Starc is now set to be an in-creasingly important figure follow-ing the injury-enforced retirement of fellow-paceman Ryan Harris.

But with Australia’s squad also including another left-arm fast bowler in Mitchell Johnson, as well as emerging right-arm seam-er Josh Hazlewood, the 25-year-old Starc is looking forward to see-ing England’s top-order batsmen unsettled by pace and movement.

“Having some guys who can

bowl some good heat — and we can swing it — it is always good to see those batsmen jumping around and making life hard for them,” said Starc, who had a brief spell with reigning English county champions Yorkshire during 2012.

“When you have a few guys who can consistently bowl over 140kph (87mph), that is great to have because there is no respite.

“We will have Mitch Johnson coming in, who has terrorised England in Australia, then Josh and I are following on and can hopefully both push it up a decent pace as well.”

Starc, Australia’s man of the tournament when they won this year’s World Cup, added he had increased his pace and that would help him combat the effect of un-

responsive pitches. “I have prob-ably gained a yard or two but for me it is that consistency, which is what I was questioned about for a long time and tried to find,” he said.

“There is that confidence in myself now that in a pretty dead, lifeless wicket I can produce con-sistently. Now over the last six months, it is really getting to the point where it needs to be in terms of being able to swing the ball for a while. It is all merging into one and I am starting to see results.”

Amid all the talk of ‘sledging’, Starc said he had little time for verbal spats with opposition play-ers. “I am not one to chirp the batsmen, I am just trying to con-centrate on bowling and do my own thing,” he said.

“I am not the same all-out ag-

gression like Mitch (Johnson), and am not going to change the way I play cricket just for one se-ries. I am still going to be trying to do the same thing I have done over the past 12 months, to play some good cricket.”

Starc’s time at Yorkshire, de-layed by visa problems, did allow him to get to know three batsmen in Root, Ballance and Adam Lyth.

“I spent a lot of time with them in those three months when I was here,” Starc recalled. “They have gone on to bigger things now, play-ing for England, and done well.

He added: “I only played one-and-a-half (County) Champion-ship games with them, so for us it is more for the way we have watched them play in the last (Test) series against New Zealand. - AFP

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Starc promises ‘no respite’ for England

Cummins ready to take the red ball after Ashes call-upSYDNEY: Australian quick Pat Cummins has not played a first class match for two years but is confident his body will hold up to the rigours of test cricket should he get the call during the Ashes series against England.

The 22-year-old right-armer was called into the Australia squad on Saturday when Ryan Harris announced his retire-ment after scans ruled him out of the series, which starts in Cardiff on Wednesday.

Cummins, who had been in Queensland since the World Cup preparing for an Australia ‘A’ tour to India, said he felt fighting fit even if he was aware his chances of getting a game were slim. “Really fortunate to get the call now. Not the nicest circumstances with ‘Ryno’ go-ing down but just a wonderful opportunity for myself,” he told reporters in Brisbane before his departure for England.

“I’m certainly hopeful but I know I haven’t played a first class game for a year or two so the jump up for a test series was always going to be a big call.

“My body feels really strong and the jump up shouldn’t be too much. There’s a tour match after the second test so I’d love to get an opportunity in that and get used to bowling hopefully two or three days in a row.”

In many ways, Cummins was an appropriate replacement for Harris given the way injury has also hampered his career, lim-iting him to just six first class matches and his one and only Test. That Test came in Johan-nesburg in October 2011 when, as an 18-year-old, he claimed man of the match honours after his second innings 6-79 and 13 not out fired Australia to victory over South Africa.

Given that sensational debut, it is perhaps understandable that Cricket Australia would wrap him in cotton wool when back and foot injuries afflicted his still-growing body. It is a strategy that appears to have paid dividends.

“Body’s been great, I’ve been lucky I haven’t had to think about any niggles or anything for the last two years,” Cum-mins said. “So I’ve just been up here bowling and getting used to the red ball.”

With Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Peter Siddle ahead of him the pecking order, Cummins is perhaps wise to be circumspect about getting into the side.- Reuters

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Chris Froome takes yellow jersey in crash-marred third Tour stage

HUY (Belgium): Chris Froome made a statement of intent on Monday by taking over the race leader’s yellow jersey at the end of a crash-marred third stage of the Tour de France.

The 30-year-old Briton finished second on the 159.5km run from Antwerp to the infamous Mur (wall) de Huy behind Spaniard Joaquim Rodriguez.

But his high finish coupled with six bonus seconds on the line was enough to give Team Sky leader Froome the yellow jersey by one second from German Tony Martin.

It was agonising for Martin once again as he has now spent three days within touching distance of the jersey without being able to snatch it. Yet the main news of the day was the spectacular crash that saw four riders abandon as around 20 hit the deck.

Among them was the yellow jer-sey wearer Fabian Cancellara who, although able to continue, was vis-

ibly hurt and lost several minutes by the end. Australia’s Simon Ger-rans, Frenchman William Bonnet, who caused the crash, Dutchman Tom Dumoulin and Dmitry Ko-zontchuk of Russia were the four forced out of the race after the crash 100km into the stage.

It caused the stage to be first neutralised and then stopped for around 10 minutes as several rid-ers received treatment.

But once it restarted, with 52km left to ride, the race was on.

Accelerations first from 2013 champion Froome’s Sky team and then that of his overall rival Alber-to Contador’s Tinkoff-Saxo deci-mated the pack.

By the time they got to the Mur de Huy gaps started to appear.

Rodriguez, a former winner of the Fleche Wallonne one-day clas-sic that also finishes on the Mur, accelerated away to victory but

behind him, Froome proved the strongest of the rest to finish sec-ond with Frenchman Alexis Vuill-ermoz a surprise third.

Froome put 11sec into overall rivals Vincenzo Nibali, the defend-ing champion, in seventh and Nai-ro Quintana, who finished 10th.

Contador lost 18sec to Froome and now sits eighth overall at 36sec. American Tejay Van Garderen had another good day and came home sixth in the same time as Nibali and Quintana to now sit third overall at 13sec.

Nibali is 1min 39sec behind Froome with Quintana at almost two minutes. For the second day running Czech Jan Barta, who won the day’s combativity award, got in the breakaway and was joined by Swiss Martin Elmiger, Belgian Serge Pauwels and France’s Bryan Nauleau.

They quickly built up a lead of

3min 30sec but had been almost caught just before the crash hap-pened inside the final 60km.

The teams of the four main overall contenders each took turns to apply pressure and the peloton had been shredded by the time it reached the final climb to the fin-ish. One of those casualties was French hope Thibaut Pinot who was dropped on the penultimate Cote de Cherave climb with 6km left. He had given up more than a minute by the finish.

Clearly injured, Cancellara was grimly holding on at the back but he finally lost touch with 20km left and once he arrived at the finish, he went straight to hospital.

Tuesday’s fourth stage prom-ises more perils as the riders will tackle more than 13km of cob-blestones on the longest stage of the race, 221.5km from Seraing to Cambrai. - AFP

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YELLOW FOR FROOME: Team Sky rider Chris Froome of Britain

waves as he wears the race leader’s yellow jersey on the podium

of the third stage of the 102nd Tour de France cycling race from

Anvers to Huy, Belgium. – Reuters

BAD MISHAP: Sunday’s race leader and yellow jersey holder Trek Factory rider Fabian Cancellara of

Switzerland lies on the ground after a fall. – Reuters

Home-made hero Lewis Hamilton ‘living a dream’SILVERSTONE: Lewis Ham-ilton is the British Grand Prix’s most modern home-made hero.

This was clear when he claimed his third British Grand Prix at Sil-verstone on Sunday.

But he is also a global icon and a happy man of the world.

Clearly comfortable with his status as a double world cham-pion, he revels in his connection with Britain’s younger genera-tion of sports fans as much as he enjoys the trappings of fame and fortune. After several years of occasional public tantrums and impetuous reactions, the 30-year-old Englishman appears to have found himself.

He seems to be at ease with life as he races with unprecedented speed, elan and control and, be-tween Grands Prix, flies from one red carpet to the next.

From Cannes to Glastonbury and Manhattan to some of the Mediterranean’s most glamorous resorts via various recording stu-dios and film sets, Hamilton has indulged in what he concedes is a “rock ‘n roll lifestyle”.

“Yes, I’m living my dream,” he said. “I love it and I want to do it now because you never know if you will have the opportunity again if you don’t take it. So, yes, I’m on a lot of planes and I’m in a lot of hotels!”

His flamboyance, in appearance

and lifestyle, is approved of by some including F1’s long-serving ring-master Bernie Ecclestone, 84, but questioned by others, in-cluding another fellow-British world champion Damon Hill.

Hamilton cares not a jot. He has retained his connection with his fans in Britain and beyond, giving Formula One a marketing platform that Ecclestone appre-ciates. At Silverstone, he feels the support gives him energy.

Mental strength“It’s the banners, the flags, the team caps, the messages that get sent every day,” he explained Sat-urday, after seizing the 46th pole of his career to set up Sunday’s dramatic win over his Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg.

His ongoing success - he leads Rosberg by 17 points in the cham-pionship - has been built from ex-periences, public and private, that have given him a sense of balance and mental strength this year.

Most notably, he responded fol-lowing the end of his long-term romance with American singer Nicole Scherzinger by starting this season in a positive and suc-cessful mood.

“I don’t really know how I’ve done that,” he said.

“It’s not that it’s been easy. It was very, very tough in that peri-od, but I was determined not to let

it get in the way of what I’m here to do... which is win races and championships.

“I understand the opportunity that was ahead of me and I just did everything that I could to stay on it. It’s been wobbly. It’s not been easy, but I’m grateful that I’ve stayed on course.”

He drew on that inner strength when a team blunder cost him a near-certain win at the Monaco Grand Prix. “It was hard beyond belief. It was definitely the hard-est moment for me that I can re-call,” he said.

“I’m very strong in my faith and I stopped and prayed about it ... give me strength to get through this because I know there are going to be more positives moving forwards.

“It’s a powerful thing to be able to send a strong message to peo-ple that, no matter what’s thrown at you, you can get by. That was re-ally the ultimate test for me.”

He bounced back with a victory in Canada and refused to change his lifestyle to suit critics who expected something more tradi-tional from a champion.

“It’s just strange how people want everyone to do the same thing as the people back in the day,” he said. “There was never a black driver before, firstly, so I’m much different to any of the ones in the past. Let’s do me, my way.”- AFP

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England can win the Ashes, says Pietersen

LONDON: Former captain Kevin Pietersen believes the form of three players will be key to England’s hopes of beating Australia to regain the Ashes in their test cricket series starting in Cardiff on Wednesday.

The controversial batsman, who was sacked by England last year and denied a recall, told online sports bookmaker Paddy Power on Monday that, contrary to widespread expectation, Eng-land can win the series.

“This is going to be a very tough series,” he said. “Ashes se-ries always are, but that’s not to say we can’t beat Australia. Far from it, in fact.

“However, a great deal relies on the form of three players Aus-tralia will be most concerned about — Joe Root, Jimmy An-derson and Alastair Cook.”

Pietersen was cast aside by England after two stormy years of troubled relationships with the management and his team-mates following the 2013-14 Ashes series in Australia.

England lost all five tests, four out of five One Day Internation-als and all three T20 matches.

The South African-born right-hander said Root is crucial to England’s hopes. — Reuters

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US triumph as Women’s World Cup offers hope amid Fifa crisis

VANCOUVER: A World Cup that kicked off amidst one of the biggest scandals in soccer history ended in joyous celebration on Sunday as the United States defeated Japan 5-2 in a free-wheeling clash that offered some hope of better days ahead for the so-called Beautiful Game.

The troubles that have rocked the sport’s governing body Fifa for more than a month seemed a world away as golden confetti rained down on a capacity crowd of over 53,000 at BC Place following an en-tertaining contest that showcased the good in a sport some had start-ed to believe was rotten to the core.

The U.S. returned to the pinna-cle of women’s soccer with a domi-nating display to cap a riveting tournament that pushed the sport into new territory.

The Americans last triumphed in 1999 but women’s soccer is a vastly different game than it was a decade-and-a-half ago with new nations forging their way into the elite and triggering unprecedented global interest in the tournament.

Despite corruption scandals swirling around Fifa and a lawsuit filed by leading players against or-ganisers for being forced to play on artificial turf, the tournament end-ed in triumphant fashion, smashing worldwide television ratings and attracting an eye-popping total at-tendance of 1.35 million spectators.

Since the World Cup began on June 6 in Edmonton, the tourna-ment had been waiting for the ar-rival of a star and on the final game she finally arrived, American cap-tain Carli Lloyd grabbing the spot-light with an stunning three-goal masterclass that laid the founda-

tion for the U.S. victory.As Golden Ball winner Lloyd

demonstrated with her astonish-ing 13 minute hat-trick, that in-cluded a goal from the half-way line, the women’s game is deliver-ing a level of excitement and qual-ity beyond previous standards.

“We always say that every women’s World Cup is special and another milestone in the develop-ment of women’s football and I truly believe that this seventh edi-tion of Fifa women’s World Cup Canada has made history in many ways,” said Tatjana Haenni, the Fifa deputy director of the compe-titions division and head of wom-en’s football.

Certainly, the U.S. made history by becoming the first nation to win three World Cups while Lloyd re-wrote the individual record books.

The attacking midfielder’s hat-trick was the first by any player in a women’s World Cup final. In fact, no team had ever scored more than two goals but the 32-year-old Lloyd went one better all by herself.

After losing to Japan on penal-ties in the 2011 final, the Americans were quick to seize control this time, scoring four times in the opening 16 minutes and leading 4-1 at halftime. Japan continued to push forward after the break and did pull one back, but had simply left themselves too much to do against an American side that had conceded just one goal en route to the final.

“I will tell you this, I never doubted it,” said American goal-keeper Hope Solo, who was award-ed the Golden Glove as the best keeper of the tournament.

As the crowd, that included U.S. vice-president Joe Biden and Ca-nadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper stood and cheered, all seemed right in the soccer world.

But there was a stark reminder of more possible turbulence ahead as loud boos echoed through the stadium when it was announced Fifa vice-president Issa Hayatou would present the trophy.

Normally that task falls to em-battled Fifa president Sepp Blatter but he opted not to come following corruption investigations by U.S. and Swiss authorities which in-clude scrutiny of how Fifa award-ed World Cup hosting rights to Russia and Qatar for the 2018 and 2022 men’s tournaments.

Blatter has not been accused of any wrongdoing, but has re-tained an attorney and while he was absent from Sunday’s final, like the rest of the soccer world, his attention was diverted back to the events on the pitch. “A #FI-FAWWC hat-trick for the #USA. Congratulations on becoming the 1st team to win 3 Women’s World Cups @ussoccer_wnt.” he tweeted. - Reuters

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OVER THE MOON: Members of the USA team celebrate winning the title after the final of the 2015 Fifa Women’s World Cup against Japan

in Vancouver. – AFP

VANCOUVER: Scoring three times in a Women’s World Cup final would be a dream come true for most soccer players but not Carli Lloyd.

The American captain fired a sensational hat-trick in a 5-2 rout of Japan on Sunday then said she had dreamed of scoring four. Lloyd fell just short of making her fantasy reality but the hat-trick, the first in a wom-en’s World Cup final, capped an outstanding tournament by the attacking midfielder.

She celebrated a first World Cup win while adding the Gold-en Ball award as the tourna-ment’s top player to a glittering resume that already includes two Olympic gold medals.

“The break we had before we met up in Jersey I was home and it was just my headphones, myself and I at the field and I’m running and I’m doing sprints and I just completely zoned out,” Lloyd recalled to reporters.

“I dreamed of and visualised playing in a World Cup final and visualised scoring four goals.

“Sounds pretty funny but that’s what it is all about.

“At the end of the day you can be physically strong, have all the tools but if your mental state

isn’t good enough you can’t bring yourself to bigger and better things. For me I am just constantly visualising ... and I was on a mission today.”

By any sporting standard, it was mission accomplished as Lloyd helped re-write the World Cup record book.

No team had ever scored more than two goals in a final but the brilliant Lloyd went one better all by herself -- and within just 16 minutes.

“She’s just a beast, man, she’s unbelievable, a rock star,” gushed U.S. coach Jill Ellis. “I’m just so happy for her.”

The 32-year-old also earned a spot on television highlight shows around the globe, com-pleting her hat-trick with an outrageous long-range goal that will be part of Women’s World Cup talk for years to come.

Gathering the ball in her own half, Lloyd spotted Japan goalkeeper Ayumi Kaihori far

off her line and shot from the half-way line with the scram-bling Japanese keeper only able to touch the ball on to the post and into the net. You train and train and train and I’ve dreamed of scoring one shot like that,” said Lloyd. I did it once, I think, when I was younger on the national team in a training envi-ronment but very rarely do you just wind up and hit it.

“I think when you are feel-ing good mentally, physically, those are just instincts and it just happens. I feel like I just blacked out for the 30 minutes.”

What was an American dream was also a Japanese nightmare as Lloyd struck twice in the opening five minutes.

She has established herself as public enemy number one in Japan, having also scored both goals in the United States’ 2-1 victory over the Asians in the London Olympics gold medal final four years ago. - Reuters

Hat-trick star Lloyd dreams big and wins World Cup

DREAM COME TRUE: Captain

Carli Lloyd. – AP/PTI

AFC head lauds confederation after Japan runSINGAPORE: Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa wasted little time in praising the work of his organi-sation after Japan’s runner-up showing at the women’s World Cup. The holders were thumped 5-2 by the United States in the final in Vancouver, Canada, on Sunday but the Fifa executive committee member said the Jap-anese should not be despondent.

“The Nadeshiko have made Asia proud with their perfor-mance. I would like to congratu-late the whole team, the coach and the Japan FA for an excellent tournament,” he said in a state-ment on Monday.

“...they fell just short of victory in the final. However, I am sure that we have not yet seen the last of this team.”

The Bahraini royal said Japan, China, Australia, South Korea and Thailand had each received $200,000 subsidies from the AFC for qualifying for the World Cup.

Thailand were the only AFC side out of the five who failed to make it through to the knockout stages in Canada and Salman credited the AFC development programmes for the success.

“Asia has some of the world’s best women’s national teams, as

this World Cup has shown once again. Five of the top 20 women’s national teams are Asian,” added Shaikh Salman.

“I am confident that Asian women’s teams will continue to excel on the world stage, with new contenders also starting to challenge established teams for the top positions.

“This shows that our wom-en’s football development pro-grammes are starting to bear fruit.” - Reuters

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Dining

Mangoes make me nostalgic. I can still hear my grandma’s voice telling little stories revolving around this gorgeous fruit while she sliced and peeled them

for my sister and I. One of my favourites was a tale about a smart young man and his wise old father.

A young man was sent off to university by his wise old father to become a learned man, and after excelling in his studies, the confident boy returned home. When he arrived, his father greeted him and inquired about his studies. “Good you are home, what have you learned in college?”“Father, I have learned many things,” the boy bragged. “Look, do you see those mangoes? Tell me how many are there?”

“There are two mangoes, my son,” his father re-plied. “Now I will prove to you there are three man-goes,” said the son, smugly.

“Ok, wait,” said the curious father, who then called his wife to join them.

His son went on to intellectualise the mango tree, using a twisting, turning set of arguments and logic to convince the crowd of friends and neighbours who had gathered, that there were in fact three mangoes hanging in the tree.

His father was quiet for a minute. “Alright son, you proved it,” he said, handing a mango to his wife and holding the other in his hand. “Now your moth-er will eat one mango, I will eat the second, you can eat the third.”

For years I sat eating fresh mango slices and listening to my grandmother’s stories. Since then I have learned many new ways to enjoy the fruit. Now that we are in the peak of the mango season, with dozens of small, big, sweet, sour, yellow, and green ones appearing in hypermarkets and souqs throughout Muscat, it is a great time to try a new variety (see our mango guide) or a new recipe that takes advantage of the summer bounty. Turn the page for three of my favourites.

MangoMemories Story by Pallavi Nigam

Photos by Venecio Datan

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RAW MANGO CURRY

INGREDIENTS1 onion, chopped 1tbsp ginger and garlic paste 1 green chilli, chopped1tbsp mint leaves, chopped1tbsp coriander, chopped 4 green mangoes, peeled and chopped 1/2tsp black pepper1tsp turmeric powder1tsp red chilli powder 1tbsp oil 1tsp sugarSalt and pepper

PREPARATIONHeat oil in the pan and add the chopped onion. Sauté until lightly caramelised and then add ginger and garlic paste, green chilli, mint, and chopped coriander. Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, and sugar. Sauté for 2 -3 minutes.Add the raw mangoes and cover with water. Let it simmer for 45 minutes. Adjust the seasoning to taste and serve hot with rice.

ALPHONSO ICE CREAM

INGREDIENTS250g (1 pack) of peeled, pitted frozen Alphonso mangoes 1tbsp mint, chopped1tsp lemon zest1tsp vanilla essence 1tbsp honey100g whipped cream

PREPARATIONPut peeled, pitted frozen Alphonso mangoes in a blender with all the ingredients. Blend until smooth.Spread the mixture in a box and freeze it for at least half an hour before serving. Eat withing 10-14 days.

SPICY MANGO SALAD WITH ASIAN DRESSING

INGREDIENTS2 sweet mangoes (any variety)1 red chilli, chopped2tbsp moong sprouts1tbsp mint leaves 1tbsp coriander leaves 1tsp sesame seed oil1tsp soy sauce

PREPARATIONChop the mangoes. Sprinkle on chopped chilli, moong sprouts, mint leaves, and coriander leaves.Drizzle with sesame seed oil and soy sauce. Toss well and serve

Saline Situation

Salting can make soups and curries, as the right amount enhances all its

flavours, but too much will render it inedible. Swati Dasgupta offers a few

tips on how to save over-salted soups, sauces, and curries

Starchy, bland, or absorbent in-gredients will soak up some of the salt in curries and soups while sim-mering. The ingredient can either be eaten as part of the dish or, in some cases, removed and discard-ed. Either way, dinner will be saved.

1 Add a little milk or water and let the liquid reduce again.

2 Add a handful of noodles.

3 Add sliced potatoes.

4 Add unsalted butter to curry (this will neutralise all the seasonings).

5 Add ground cauliflower florets.

6 Add cooked white rice puréed if you want to maintain a smooth tex-ture, or add the grains for a heartier textured soup.

7 Add a little cream, brown sugar, or vinegar depending on the flavour profile of your sauce.

*If all else fails, double the recipe, adding back all the ingredients except the salt.

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Pallavi Nigam completed her culinary education at ICIF in Italy and worked as a chef for Grand Hyatt, Mumbai. She is now based in Muscat where she writes recipes and teaches cooking classes. Contact her:[email protected] @pallavizzaopallavizza.com

Changing the face of Indian cuisine: Chef Gaggan

EXPECT OUT of the ordi-naries’ when you enter this restaurant. The chef here wears protective glasses and wields a blow torch, while gases fume through the kitchen doors. For Kolkata-born chef Gaggan Anand - whose restaurant ‘Gaggan’ in Bangkok has been ranked the best in Asia and 10th best in the world by a ratings website - “a progressive path was necessary to change the face of Indian cuisine globally”.

“I was made to be differ-ent,” Anand, 36, said from Bangkok, adding that his progressive cooking comes from his desire to change the look, feel, texture and taste of Indian food - inspired by rock and roll music and his guru, Ferran Adria at ElBulli restaurant in Spain’s Girona town.Drawing flavours from the street food of Kolkata, Anand retains some of the popular street snacks on his menu. Chocolate pani puri, edible plastic spiced nuts, potato 2-some - crispy and liquid, Keema pao (mini burgers made with lamb curry), Bengali mus-tard and noori pakoda find a place among the street food inspirations.“I had the idea to open up a restaurant on Indian food made in a progressive way, but it took me two years to believe that my idea could be made possible,” Anand exclaimed, adding that his culinary journey was never planned but he had merely followed what had come his way.

Indian restaurant in Slovenia gets certificate of excellence

The only Indian-owned and operated restaurant in Slovenia — the Taj Mahal in Ljubljana — has received a Certificate of Excellence from Trip Advisor, with a rating of 4.5/5.00.

The restaurant, owned by Mandeep Singh, has been ranked at 35 out of 380 rated restaurants in Ljubljana, the highest among those serving Indian cuisine made by Indian chefs.Trip Advisor is a widely popular website for travel-lers worldwide where people can check in few comments from other travellers.

Mandeep Singh said that he invested in and converted this restau-rant in central Ljubljana from Chinese to Indian cuisine two years ago and has since added external catering, home delivery and takeaway services. The restaurant with nearly 70 covers has the capability of catering for large group tours. -IANS

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BAZAAR CAFÉ, looks like a bistro one might find in the charming Achrafieh neighbourhood of Beirut, with its expansive patio of colour-ful tiles and terracotta stone and a rustic, hipster interior that com-bines touches like vibrant hand woven seat covers, knotted wooden tables, industrial hanging lanterns, and beautifully mismatched tiles set in concrete flooring. Opened a few weeks ago in Madinat Sultan Qaboos, the restaurant is still trying to find its culinary identity, with a huge menu that includes eve-rything from pizza to Asian food and mixed grill. They are also currently holding nightly Iftar dinners for up to 50 guests with a set menu of soup, main, and beverage, with the op-tion to add salad and dessert. These dinners are where the Jordanian-Palestinian chef really shines, as he turns out classic Levantine dishes like yoghurt-marinated lamb man-saf and the nutty cracked-wheat dish freekah, which have already

earned him a loyal following. After Ramadan the restaurant plans to introduce a new music selection, featuring vintage hits from around the world, which will make for a lively ambiance, and they also plan to re-examine their menu, which is a good thing, as the massive 85-dish book features some outstanding salads and mezze, but is hit-or-miss when it comes to the mains. I love the relaxed, modern atmos-phere at Bazzar Café and I look for-ward to visiting them again as they settle in and find their footing in the kitchen. Call them now to book a seat at one of their fabulous Iftar dinners. –[email protected]

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Know Your Mango

Small market sells a world of dates in Delhi

A SMALL MARKET in the bylanes of South Delhi’s Okhla and Batla house area sell the most exotic dates.Different varieties of dates imported from Middle Eastern countries — Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Palestine — to North African countries like Al-geria and Tunisia are sold all across the market by street vendors and

shopkeepers. Mohammad Shadab is a fruit vendor in Zakir Na-gar near Jamia Millia Islamia campus. Every year ahead of Ram-adan, he buys all varieties of dates from the Azadpur (wholesale) Mandi and decorates them at his shop. “Selling dates is profit-able because there is a huge demand in the holy month,” Shadab told IANS. Even when the date prices surged this year as compared to the last, business is still profitable for most sellers. Ashraf Khan is another date seller in the Batla House market. He particularly likes the Ajwa quality of dates - which is consid-ered very nutritious and of good medicinal value. Ajwa dates, which come from Saudi Arabia and are priced at Rs3,200 ($50) per kg, are among the most revered dates sold in the capital city. Khan added that the sale of dates soars many-fold in the holy month as people from all communities prefer to buy them. According to Agro Products, a distribution company, dates are usually graded into three groups. While soft dates like Barhee, Halawy, Khadrawy, Medjool have high moisture and low sugar content, semi-dry varities like Dayri, Deglet Noor and Zahidin have firm flesh, low moisture and high sugar content. Dry dates like Thoory have high sugar content. -IANS

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There are an estimated one thousand mango varieties

grown around the world, and during mango season, you can

find a dozen different types available in the market.

Here are the most popular ones

By Pallavi Nigam

Name: CHAUNSA

Origin: Eastern part of India and PakistanFlavour: Has a very rich aroma, sweet taste, juicy pulp Culinary use: Should be eaten ripe when the tenderness of the flesh can be felt through the thin peel. Good for making Mango Phirni, a dessert prepared with crushed rice and milk

Name: MALWANA & AMBA

Origin: Sri Lanka Flavour: Greenish in appearance with a sour tasteCulinary use: Good for making salads, spicy chutney and mango curry

Name: BADAMI

Origin: Grown in Southern India Flavour: Tastes similar to Alphonso with rich aroma and succulent flesh The flesh of the Badami is much paler and firmer than AlphonsoCulinary use: Eat it ripe or make Indian desserts like Shrikhand or Aam Ras

Name: LANGRA

Origin: Mainly cultivated in Bangladesh and eastern part of IndiaFlavour: Has a greenish tinge with semi-sweet taste Culinary use: Good for slicing and canning

Name: ALPHONSO

Origin: Western and southern parts of IndiaFlavour: Very sweet in taste and one of the most expensive varietiesCulinary use: Mostly eaten ripe but are also used to make sweets, candies and smoothies

Name: KESAR

Origin: Mainly grown in the Saurashtra region of IndiaFlavour: Medium sized which ripen to apricot yellow colour with red blushCulinary use: Sweet juice, squashes and jams, can be made apart from having it ripe

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Tunisia 24603486

Turkey 24697050/1/2

UAE 24400000

United Kingdom 24609000

United States 24643400

Yemen 24600815

PHARMACIES

Round the clock

Al Hashar Pharmacy, Ruwi 24783334

Appolo Medical Centre,

Hamriya 24782666

Muscat Pharmacy, Ruwi 24702542

Salalah 23291635;

Atlas Pharmacy, Ghubra 24503585

Muscat Region

Apollo, Al Hamriya 24787766

Muscat, A Seeb Market 24421691

Muscat, Al Khuwair 24485740

Muscat, Al Hail South 24537080

Dhofar Region

Muscat, Al Nahdha Road,

Salalah 23291635

HOSPITALS

Al Amal Medical & Health Care

Centre 24485052

Atlas Hospital

Ruwi 24811743/

Ghubra 24504000

Al Musafir Specialised

Medical Clinic 24706453

Hatat Polyclinic LLC,

Ruwi 24563641

Azaiba 24499269

Sohar 2683006

Al Raffah Hospital 24618900/1/2

Al Massaraat Clinic &

Laboratory 24566435

Al Makook Medical

Coordinance Centre 24499434

Apollo Medical Centre,

Hamriya 24787766, 24787780

Capital Polyclinic 24707549

Badr Al Samaa Polyclinic,

Ruwi 24799760/1/2

Capital Clinic, Seeb 24420740

Ceregem National Raak 24485633

Dr Harub’s Clinic 24563217

Elixir Health Centre 24565802

Emirates Medical Centre 24604540

1st Chiropractic Centre 24472274

Hamdan Hospital 23212340

International Medical

Centre LLC 24794501/2/3/4/5

Kims Oman Hospital 24760100

24 Hrs Emergency 24760123

Lama Polyclinic, Sohar 26751128

MBD 24799077

Al Khuwair 24478818

Magrabi Eye and

Ear Hospital 24568870

Muscat Private Hospital 24583600

Welcare Diagnostic and Treatment

Centre, Al Khuwair 24477666

Al-Hayat Polyclinc LLC 22004000

AIRLINE OFFICES

Muscat Airport Flight information

(24 hours) 24519456/24519223

Aeroflot 24704455

Air Arabia 24700828

Air France 24562153

Air India 24799801

Air New Zealand 24700732

Biman Bangladesh Airlines 24701128

British Airways 24568777

Cathay Pacific 24789818

Egypt Air 24794113

Emirates Air 24404400

Ethiopian Airlines 24660313

Gulf Air 80072424

Indian 24791914

Iran Air 24787423

Japan Airlines 24704455

Jazeera Airways 23294848

Jet Airways 24787248

Kenya Airways 24660300

KML Royal Dutch Airlines 24566737

Kuwait Airways 24701262

LOT Polish Airlines 24796387

Lufthansa 24796692

Malaysian Airlines 24560796

Middle East Airlines 24796680

Oman Air 24531111

Pakistan International

Airlines 24792471

Qatar Airways 24771900

Qantas 24559941

Royal Jordanian 24796693

Saudi Arabian Airlines 24789485

Singapore Airlines 24791233

Shaheen Air 24816565

SriLankan Airlines 24784545

Swiss International

Airlines 24796692

Thai Airways 24705934

LISTINGS

LONG DISTANCE BUS TIMINGS (OMAN NATIONAL TRANSPORT COMPANY SAOC) *SUBJECT TO CHANGE

CINEMA SCHEDULE

FROM MUSCAT (RUWI)

Dept Destination Arrival Operatingtime time days

QURIYAT - SUR - JAALAN (ROUTE 36)

15:00 Quriyat 16:30 Daily

15:00 Sur 18:00 Daily

15:00 Jaalan 19:30 Daily

TO AL BURAIMI (ROUTE 41)

06:30 Sohar 08:50 Daily

06:30 Buraimi 11:00 Daily

08:00 Buraimi 14:30 Daily via Ibri


13:00 Buraimi 17:40 Daily

16.00 Sohar 18.35 Daily

16.00 Buraimi 20:20 Daily

TO SINAW (ROUTE 52)

17:30 Sinaw 20:50 Daily

TO YANQUL (ROUTE 54)

14:30 Nizwa 16:50 Daily

14:30 Yanqul 19:30 Daily

TO IBRI (ARAQI) (ROUTE 54)


08:00 Al Araqi 12:30 Daily

TO SUR (ROUTE 55)

07:30 Sur 12:00 Daily

14:30 Sur 18:45 Daily

TO FAHUD - YIBAL (ROUTE 62)

06:30 Fahud 10:30 Daily

06:30 Yibal 11:15 Daily

TO MARMUL-SALALAH (ROUTE 100)

07:00 Salalah 20:00 Daily

10:00 Marmul 20:30 Daily



TO MARMUL (ROUTE 101)


SALALAH TO DUBAI (ROUTE 102)

15:00 Dubai 07:00 Daily

TO DUBAI (ROUTE 201)



13:00 Sohar 15:30 Wed,Thur

13:00 Dubai 18:30 Wed,Thur



TO DUBAI VIA FUJIRAH & SHARJAH (ROUTE 204)

07:00 Fujairah 11.45 Daily

07:00 Sharjah 13.30 Daily

07:00 Dubai 14.00 Daily

CITY CINEMAContact (10 am to 6pm) 24567664 | 68 .

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SHATTI

Jurassic World (Action, Adventure) (3D)

(PG12)

Cast: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Ty

Simpkins,

9:15 pm

Cold in July (15+)

Cast: Michael C. Hall, Sam Shepard, Don

Johnson

11:30 pm

Sword Of Vengeance (Action) (15+)

Cast: Stanley Weber, Edward Akrout, Misa

Beric

9:30 pm

Dark Summer (Horror, Thriller) (15+)

Cast: Peter Stormare, Grace Phipps, Keir

Gilchrist

11:15 pm

Papanasam (Drama, Family)(PG12)

Cast: Kamal Haasan, Gautami Tadimalla,

Kalabhavan Mani, 9:45 pm

MUSCAT GRAND MALL

Jurassic World (3D) (Action/Adventure)

(PG12)

Cast: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard

11:15 pm

Gold Class: 9:00 pm

Just The Way You Are (2D) (Dance/Ro-

mance) (12+) (Language - Tagalog)

Cast: Enrique Gil, Liza Soberano, Yves Flores

9:15 pm

Papanasam (2D) ( Drama/Thriller) (PG12)



Cold in July (2D) (Crime, Thriller) (15+)


Johnson

Gold Class 11:15 pm

RUWI

SCREEN 1ABCD-2 (Dance/Musical ) – PG

Cast: Varun Dhawan, Shraddha Kapoor and

Prabhudeva, 9.45 pm

SCREEN 2Second Hand Husband

(Comedy/Romance) – PG

Cast: Gippy Grewal, Tina Ahuja, Dharmendra,

Geeta Basra, 9.00 pm

Dil Dhadakne Do (Romance/Drama/

Comedy ) – PG12

Cast: Anil Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, Shefali

Shetty, Anushka Sharma, Priyanka Chopra

11.00 pm

SCREEN 3Papanasam (Tamil) (Drama/Family/Thriller) – PG12


Kalabhavan Mani, 9.30

SOHAR

Jurassic World (3D) (PG12) (Action

|Adventure | Sci-Fi)


Simpkins, 11:30 pm

Cold in July (2D) (Crime, Thriller) (15+)


Johnson

9:15, 11:55 pm

Sword Of Vengeance (Action) (15+) (2D)


Beric, 9:45 pm

Dark Summer (Horror, Thriller) (15+) (2D)


Gilchrist, 11:30 pm

Papanasam(Tamil) (Drama/Family/Thriller)

– PG12 (2D)


Kalabhavan Mani

9.30 pm

Laila O Laila - 2D (M) (PG12) Action | Thriller

Cast : Mohanlal, Amala Paul, Sathyaraj, Joy

Mathew

9:00 pm

BURAIMI

Cold in July - 2D (Crime/ Thriller) (15+)

Cast: Michael C. Hall, Sam Sheppard, Don

Johnson

9:30 pm

Sword of Vengeance – 2D (Action) (15+)


Beric

11:30 pm

Papanasam– 2D (Drama/Family/Thriller)

(PG12)



Laila O Laila – 2D (Action/Thriller) (PG12)

Cast: Mohanlal, Amala Paul, Sathyaraj, Joy

Mathew; 9:00 pm

Dark Summer - 2D (Horror/Thriller) (15+)


Gilchrist

Timings: 11:55 pm

SUR

Cold in July (Crime / Thriller) (15+)


Johnson

9:30 pm

Sword Of Vengeance ( Action ) (15+)

Cast: Stanley Weber, Wdward Akrout, Misa

Beric; 11:30 pm

Laila O Laila (Mal) (Action / Thriller) (PG12)


Mathew

10.30 pm

SALALAH

Jurassic World (3D) (PG12) (Action,

Adventure, Sci-Fi )


9:15 pm

Cold in July (2D) (15+) (Crime, Thriller)


Johnson; 11:30 pm

Second Hand Husband (2D) (PG) (Comedy,

Romance)

Cast: Gippy Grewal, Tina Ahuja, Dharmendra

9:00 pm

Papanasam (2D) (PG12) (Drama, Family,

Thriller)



Laila O Laila (2D) (PG12) (Action, Thriller)


Mathew, 9:00 pm

Sword of Vengeance (2D) (15+) (Action)


Beric; 11:55 pm

BAHJA CINEMAFilm information 24540856 / Advance

Booking 24540855

Website: www.albahjacinemaoman.com

Jurassic World (Action / Adventure)

Cast: Chris Pratt, Judy Greer, Ty Simkins

9.30 pm

CP No: 1495 (PG12)

Guardian (Action, Thriller) (15+)

Cast: Sarah Carter, Tio Pakusodewo, Nino

Fernandez

11:45 pm

CP No: 1613

Cold in July (Crime / Thriller) (15+)


Johnson.

9:30 & 11:45 pm

CP No: 659 (15+)

STAR CINEMAFilm information 24791641 / 24786776

Website: www.isurf.co.om

Premam (Mal) (Comedy)

Cast: Nivin Pauly, Anupama Parameshwaran

and Sai Pallavi

10:00 pm at Cinema Main

Papanasam (Tamil) (Drama/Family/

Thriller) – PG12


Kalabhavan Mani

9:30 pm at Cinema 2

Laila O Laila (Mal) (Romance / Thriller)


Mathew

9.45 pm at Cinema 3

Kakka Muttai (Tamil)

Cast: Ramesh & Silam Barasan

9.45 pm at Cinema 4

NEXT CHANGE: 2nd Class Yatra (Mal)

Bahubali (Telugu)

(Programmes are subject to change)

TO MUSCAT (RUWI)

Dept Destination Arrival Operatingtime time days

FROM JAALAN-SUR-QURIYAT (ROUTE 36)

05:30 Sur 06:45 Daily

05:30 Quriyat 08:30 Daily

05:30 Ruwi 10:00 Daily

TO AL BURAIMI (ROUTE 41)



13:30 Ruwi 20:20 Daily via Ibri





TO SINAW (ROUTE 52)


TO YANQUL (ROUTE 54)



TO IBRI (ARAQI) (ROUTE 54)



TO SUR (ROUTE 55)



TO YIBAL - FAHUD (ROUTE 62)

12:30 Fahud 13:15 Daily


TO SALALAH -MARMUL (ROUTE 100)





TO MARMUL (ROUTE 101)


DUBAI TO SALALAH (ROUTE 102)


TO DUBAI (ROUTE 201)



13:00 Sohar 16:15 Thur-Fri

13:00 Ruwi 19:10 Thur-Fri



FROM DUBAI VIA FUJIRAH/SHARJAH (ROUTE 204)

16:00 Sharjah 16:30 Daily

16.00 Fujairah 18.15 Daily

16.00 Ruwi 23.00 Daily

Gold Class: 11:15 pm 9:30 pm 9:00 pm 10:30 pm 9:30 pm

@MGM @SHATTI @RUWI @SUR @BURAIMI

COLD IN JULY (2D) (Crime, Thriller) (15+)Cast: Michael C. Hall, Sam Shepard Don Johnson

SWORD OF VENGEANCE (Action) (15+)Cast: Stanley Weber, Edward Akrout Misa Beric, 9:30 pm

SECOND HAND HUSBAND (Comedy/Romance) – PGCast: Gippy Grewal, Tina Ahuja

LAILA O LAILA (Mal) (Action / Thriller) (PG12)Cast: Mohanlal, Amala Paul

PAPANASAM 2D (Drama/Family (PG12)Cast: Kamal Haasan, Gautami Tadimalla, Kalabhavan Mani, 9:30 pm

C10 T U E S DAY, J U LY 7, 2 0 1 5

CHILDREN BELOW THE AGE OF 3 YEARS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE CINEMA | BOX-OFFICE COUNTER OPENS 30-MINUES PRIOR TO THE SCREENING OF THE FIRST SHOW

WEATHER

470

Maximum

370

Minimum

TEMPERATURE

20-70%RELATIVE HUMIDITY

Send us a colour photograph of the child (below 16 years) whose birthday you are celebrating, along with his/her full name, date of birth, address, telephone number and parents’/your name to Times of Oman, With Love, PO Box 770, PC 112, Ruwi or through e-mail to [email protected]

WITH LOVE

LIFESTYLEC11T U E S DAY, J U LY 7, 2 0 1 5

CHEF’SRECIPE

INGREDIENTS 1,250g beetroot 150g soft goat’s cheese Salt and pepper to taste 1tsp cooking cream

Walnut Crust 45g butter (room temperature) 2tsp brown sugar Pinch of salt 80g, chopped walnuts 1/2 egg white 1-2 drops vanilla extract

Beetroot Purée 250g beetroot, cooked

*To avoid wastage, use the trimmings from the cooked beetroot

Smoking Base 1tsp jasmine tea 1 piece star anise, crushed 1tbsp salt 3tbsp sugar 1 small knob ginger 5 cloves garlic 1/2tsp cinnamon powder 1/2tsp black pepper, crushed

SÉBASTIENCASSAGNOL

Executive Chef at The Chedi Muscat

Mille-feuilles Beetroot Salad

Preparation time: 10 minutesCooking time: 60 minutesServes 4

PREPARATION Cook beetroot in salted boiling water for 35-45 minutes un-til tender (test with a bamboo skewer). Trim beetroot with a square ring cutter or a pairing knife to a square shape. Save the trim-mings for the smoked beetroot purée. Mix goat cheese with cream and seasoning and set aside.

For Beetroot Purée Heat a deep saucepan on high heat and add smoking base. Put the beetroot trimmings on top in a perforated tray covered with aluminium foil and place over the saucepan. Leave it on the flame for 10 seconds. Remove from flame, and leave for 5 min-utes. Rest on the saucepan for 5 minutes – therefore you achieve a cold smoking effect. Blend smoked beetroot in a blender and season to taste, if the mixture is too thick add 1-2 tsp of olive oil.

For Walnut Crust Mix butter, salt, sugar, vanilla and walnut in a mortar to a crumbly consistency then add half an egg white to make a paste. On a baking sheet, pour mix into a same size square ring cutter as the beetroot and bake for 45 minutes at 135 degrees.

Assembly Thinly slice cooked beetroot and proceed with making the mille-feuilles (layers) by plac-ing 1 square onto a plate, layer with a piece of walnut crust, then pipe goat cheese mix. Repeat the layers thrice as per the presentation. Finish by garnishing with smoked beetroot purée and a few drops of balsamic reduction.

Mediterranean cuisine has influenced me sinceI was very young and very often some of the basic combinations feature in my recipes, in this instance a classic pairing of beetroot and goat’s cheese

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Avocados

As a delicious, healthy alternative to mayo, try whipping up some avocado mayonnaise.

Blend 2 avocados, 1tbsp white vinegar, 1/2 lemon juice, a pinch of garlic and onion powder and sea salt.

Lasts in the refridgerator for 1-2 days.Slices, wedges or chunks of avocado can be pickled.

Take white balsamic vinegar, water, a bit of salt, honey, garlic, rosemary and thin slivers of lemon. The pickles

are great for sandwiches and salads or for snacking.

The creamytexture of avocado makes it a great dairy-free substitue for

yoghurt in smoothies.

From cucumber and tomato to tuna and strawberry, toss in

chunks of avocado to add creamy richness to your salads.

Avocado toasts are great to start the day. Mash avocados with a fork, drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice, sprinkle

with salt and spread on your toast.Add a slice of tomato and a fried egg

for a heartier breakfast.

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FOR RENT

Furnished room for rent at

Al Khuwair R.O 225/- for family only.

Contact: 99251975

Villa AL Ghobrah, 6 bedroom 1200/-

R.O. Contact: 99340055/97557555

3 Bedroom flat in Wadi Kabeer and

2 bedroom villa in Sidab- Muscat.

Contact: 95755953

Spacious 2- BR flat in MBD.

Contact 99713489

For rent office CBD flat in Ruwi.

Contact: 92820734 / 95345909

1BHK close to ISWKG Wadi Kabir

Bldg # 1690 R.O 250/-.

Contact: 99476728

3 BHK fully Furnished Accom-

modation with very spacious hall &

kitchen in a Villa at Darsait near ISD.

Contact: 9604 8422

3 BHK Flat in Azaiba.

Contact 99792181

Studio Flat in Ruwi.

Contact 99792181

1 BHK Flat in Honda Road (Ruwi).

Contact 99792181

1 & 2 BHK flat in Al Khuwair.

Contact 99792181

Labour Camp + Store in Wadi Kabir.

Contact 99792181

Flat with A/C in the South Al

Mabella close to the Mosque Al

Tawab consists of 2 rooms, hall, 2

bathrooms and kitchen.

Contact: 99388995

2 bedrooms apartments for rent

in Al Khuwair and Ghubra. Call Yel-

low Bird property on 24615375 /

97137989 or visit

www.muscat-realty.com

Good flat villa type at Mobeileah

Senaiya. Contact : 99879872

New building in Wadi Kabir, 2 bed-

room flats. Contact: 99313274

3 bed room flat near ONTC Ruwi.

Contact: 99653336

Residential /commercial 2 B/R

near Medical College Bausher from

Owner. Contact: 92158031

256 sq mtrs restaurant for rent in

Plaza Hotel, Walja Ruwi.

Contact 99326339

Six bed room twin villa Al Athaiba.

Contact: 99207840

4 bed room flat at Al Hail South.

Contact: 99207840

Three new three bedrooms flats

with servants rooms Al Khuwair 39.

Contact: 99207840

4 BHK single villa in Al Khuwair.

Contact: 97616158

1 Villa & 3 big Flats of 2/3 BHK with

hall, Kitchen & ACs Al Khoudh 6,

Close to express way,

from owner. Tel 97600322

[email protected]

1BHK with A/C Mumtaz. R.O 250/-.

Contact 97799175

Fabulous AC flat at Al Khoud 3 bed-

rooms, hall and kitchen RO 270/- for

rent. Contact: 99334699

2BHK near Oman house behind

Khimji, H.O. Contact: 95865686

For rent in Qantab European style 4

bedrooms, 4 baths, Guest toilet, fully

equipped modern kitchen, covered

car park for two cars, approximately

150 meters from the beach. For

enquiries, please Contact: Yasser at

92606005

D2 T U E S D AY, J U LY 7, 2 0 1 5

Deluxe 3 BHK Penthouse with

Seaview, ideal for office / residence

at Qurum near PDO.

Contact: 9772 1313 / 9507 0421

Flats shops and store for rent in

Ruwi, MBD Honda road.

Contact 97293708 / 92433127

Flats for rent near Indian School in

Wadi Kabir. Contact 99777122

2 BHK flat in Al Ansab with

split A/C. RO.250/-

Contact – 93191111

506sqm space with mezzanine

available for rent in AL Wadi Al

Kabir, Suitable for carpentry / Auto

workshop and / or electrical shop

interested parties may.

Contact: 24703981

For rent if require flats for rent in

Wadi Kabir please send me mes-

sages through Whatsapp.

Contact: 99376454

Villa for rent in Al Khuwair 33,

8 bedrooms & 5 bathrooms with

parking area near Taimur Mosque.

Contact: 99366624

Office space at Alasfoor Plaza

Qurum. Contact : 24566217

/24564686

2 BHK Flats for rent Muttrah

near Oman house.

Contact: 97009734/92629232

3000 sq mtrs Industrial landß,

in Barka Sanaiya, with electricity

400KW, shed, staff accommodation

and office. Ready to start any kind

of factory. Contact 99384255.

FOR SALE

BUYING/SELLING

ACC. AVAILABLE

1BHK, 2BHK, 3BHK new flat avail-

able at Mabela in front of Modern

English School Contact: 96239126

Deluxe 1, 2 BHK flats in Darsait,

AL Khuwair 1deal for office &

residence. Contact 99369081

/99142314

Equipped kitchen showroom com-

pany for sale at Ghubrah, Muscat.

6 visa available, Contact owner at

96303747

House hold items. Contact: 97094797

Sale & repair of Tyres 315/80 R 22.5

& 12.00 R 24. Contact: 97477128

Salon for sale in Muttrah next to

Muttrah Health Center 2/500 -R.O .

Contact: 99012807

Brand new 4 BHK plus Maids room

in Barka, 2 Kms from Lulu.

Contact: 99347089

Well established medium size

construction company for sale.

Equipments, 30 employees & ongo-

ing projects. Serious buyers only

99412020

Wall papers, grass carpets sale

& fixing. Contact: 99834373 /

97102699

2 BHK commercial /

residential flat at Honda Road.

Contact: 99342733/99795241

Small old house for rent Al Ghobrah.

Contact 95112461

Fully furnished 1BHK with all

household items in Darsait near

Lulu on monthly Basis. Contact :

99378397/99493500

Full furnished single /sharing room

for Exe. bachelor at Rex Road near

Kamat with WIFI available.

Contact 92873832

Available sharing accommodation

for non cooking Executive bachelor

near Indian School Al Ghoubra with

Keralite family. Contact 91697955

Furnished bedroom with separate

bathroom and kitchen on sharing in

Darsait for Ex- bachelors.

Contact : 95376096

Furnished room attached bath room

& kitchen for Executive bachelor /

family, Honda road near NBO bank

Ruwi. Contact: 98582078

Fully furnished room for a decent

expatriate. independent kitchen,

bathroom in Wadi Adai.

Contact 96243086 at 5p.m.

For sharing accommodation room

with toilet attached, kitchen sharing

near clean building next to main

road near Indian school Wadi Kabir,

Indian couples family or bachelor.

Contact: 95345537 / 94672007

Furnished room attached bath for

lady in Wadikabir (Mars Hypermar-

ket) – 95941515

Furnished room with attached bath-

room in W/K. Contact: 97167857

Sharing for non cooking executive

bachelor in CBD area WIFI free,

Advance deposit. Contact: 95094504

Single room rear Oman house

Muttrah. Contact: 97477670

Spacious bedroom, T& K in Wadi

Kabir. Contact: 96098443

DAILY GUIDE

FOR RENTBuilding In Rusail Industrial

comprising a store divisible area 266 sq. meters.

The building includes Studios

residence.Preferably to be leased to

one company.

Mob + 968 96177505

Flat at Darsait. Contact 99326879

2BHK with split AC near PDO Gate

no -2 at Qurum. Contact: 94057023

Flat for rent in Mabellah 8th.

Contact: 97147240

2BHK with split AC at Al Khuwair

33. Contact: 94057023

All type of car scanner available

easy car diagnostic for professional

and self use Authorize LAUNCH

and Autel dealer. GSM:92393972

www.omancartools.com

Used furniture & Electronic items,

office & house. Contact: 99834373

AVAILABLE

Party & Wedding equipment rentals.

Full line, from Tables, Linen & Skirting,

Chairs & Chair covers, Cutlery, Crockery,

Glassware, Chafing Dishes, Ice Sculp-

tures, to Large Sound Systems and spec-

tacular lighting. Call Andrea 9606 2222

for Catering and Croyden 9623 5555 for

Sound & Light. www.tunesoman.com,

E-mail: [email protected]

Flat in South Al Hail, 2 bedrooms,

Majlis, 2 bathrooms, kitchen RO

250/-. Contact 93221474

Flat in Ruwi Mumtaz 2 BHK

RO 300 or 1 BHK 250 RO.

Contact 98588240

Luxury 3 BHK flat in Al Wattaya

with split A/C & private parking.

RO.500/- Contact – 93191111

2 bed rooms, kitchen, toilet & car

park in Al Khuwair R.O 200/- .

Contact 95154331

Deluxe furnished / unfurnished

flats Qurum. Contact: 24566217 /

24564686

6 bedroom, 6 bath rooms, sitting &

dining villa at Qurum.

Contact: 99342733

Turkish MDF door with frame for

sale, size 210 x 100 Price: RO 75/-.

Contact: 95899296 / 92141514

Commercial land for sale 3000 m

in quriyat road main high way can

use as a petrol station license

available asking price 350,000

For more information please call on

99070701 with out name

Fully decorated & Equipped kitchen

cabinet and marble showroom for

sale at Mabela industrial area road

no – 10 only serious buyers can.

Contact: 99337670/97763560

Shawarma Double burner for sale.

Contact: 95395378

Bath attached room for rent

Al Khuwair. Contact

99743569

Commercial 3 BHK flat in Al Ghobra

18 Nov Street. RO 700/-

Contact 93191111

2 BHK flat in Al Azaiba near sea,

with split A/C. RO.340/-

Contact 93191111

Villa of 5 BHK in Al Ansab with split

A/C. RO.650/- Contact – 93191111

DAILY GUIDET U E S D AY, J U LY 7, 2 0 1 5 D3

MOTOR VEHICLE FOR SALE

Toyota Camry 2.5glx, first registered

2013. Expat lady owner.

Contact 98149979

Suzuki Desire 2015, silver colour,

17000 km, excellent condition, 4

months old for just R.O 3,500/-.

Contact: 96473187

Toyota Prado 2008, Toyota Corolla

2009, Honda CRV 2009, low mileage

available at Bombay Medical, behind

Ruwi Police Station. #99326339

Chevrolet Epica 2008 very good

condition. Contact 92802299

Prado ,2012. Contact : 99336093

Sportage, 2013. Contact:

99336093

Peugeot 206-2007 Model, expat

driven. Contact 99209285

Land Cruiser 2012. Contact

99336093

2 Prime Movers Man 2008 with 40

ton petrol tank each working at the

moment in Al Maha. Price OMR 35

Thousand each. Contact 97000155

or 92688692

Rooms available with separate

bathroom for executive bachelors in

azaiba near al meera hyper market.

Gsm 99053844

ACC. AVAILABLE ACC. AVAILABLE

NRI

ACC. WANTED

CHANGE OF NAME

Required a room in Darsait /

WadiKabir /Ruwi area.

Contact 95405033

Single room with sharing kitchen

available for executive bachelor near

Saud Bahwan Residency Complex,

Wadi Kabir. # 99024362, 93166353.

SITUATION WANT-MATRIMONIAL

SITUATION WANT-MATRIMONIAL

Christian CSI Syrian boy, 31/178,

fair, working as Business Develop-

ment Officer in a reputed company

Muscat. Suitable proposals solicited.

Email: [email protected]

Contact: 98582078,

M4 - Marry - 4083713

A/C room with separate balcony

and big wardrobe available for

non-cooking bachelor in CBD area

(near Stars cinema). Rent OMR125

inclusive of electricity and water

charges. Contact 96568110

38 cents plot with 2BHK house by

the river bank in Thrissur Dist. near

Irinjalakuda (Karavanoor).

Contact: 99347089

500 acre agricultural land suitable

for rubber plantation for sale in Rat-

nagiri Maharashtra. price 2 lakh per

acre, rubber board approved land,

minimum purchase 20 acre. We

provide care taking by experienced

Malayalee team for your plantation.

please call , prasad 95760790

Kerala Hindu Ezhava girl (28 yrs,

164 cm), Staff Nurse (MOH), seeks

suitable alliance from Graduates /

professionally qualified boys.

Contact: 91 9746343275 /

+91 9747801255

Indian Kerala male 31 years Hindu

Ezhava working in Muscat

looking for life partner.

Contact: 99893119

Alliance invited for a Nair girl 24 yrs, 5ft, 1”, fair, slim, B.Tech gradu-

ate reputed family of Ernakulam

dist. (Star Thiruvonam Sudha-

jathakam) financially sound, from

parents of B.Tech nair boys from

Trissur, Palakkad and Eranakulam

dist. . Contact 00919495924302

email: [email protected]

Hairdressing, facial massage &

other beauty treatment for women.

Contact: 94689448

MAF Dalkia Oman LLC hereby reg-

istered with Secretariat of Commer-

cial Register under the Registration

Number (1147581) declares that it

has the intention to amend its com-

mercial name to Enova facilities and

Energy Management Services LLC.

The purpose of this announcement

is to inform any interested person to

that effect.

Furnished room for Indian couples

or family near Honda Road (Walja).

Contact 98952904

Fully furnished room in Ruwi for non

cooking ex- bachelor.

Contact 94412557

FOR LADIES

DAILY GUIDED4 T U E S D AY, J U LY 7, 2 0 1 5

SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION VACANT

Email: [email protected] [email protected].: 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 /431 / 456 / 461

CATERING

DESIGNER

ADMIN

ENGINEER

ENGINEER

EDUCATION

SALES / MARKETING

SALES / MARKETING TOURS

SECRETARIAL & OFFICE

Wanted Office Assistant- Indian

male with good knowledge in MS

Word & Excel. Contact 99107632.

Required Office Assistant

160+25+Acc, Contact 99454425

ACCOUNTANT

BEAUTY

Indian CA with 15 yrs exp working

as Finance Head of MNC looking for

Job. NOC Available. 94047434

Married lady 25 years, Master

Accounts having 5 years experience

in Indian looking for full / part time

job. Contact: 95140332 /93223050

family visa holder.

Contact 95140332

Indian male, well experienced in

Accounts and Admin looking for a

suitable vacancy. Contact : 98717938

Indian female, M.Com Finance, DCA,

3 years experience in Accounts /

finance& knowledge in ERP & Tally

seeking suitable position in corpo-

rate finance / banking / consulting.


Contact: 96953705

now in family visa.

Indian male, B.Com, Accountant,

10 yrs in Oman experience in Ac-

counts, 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 32 years MBA, 6 out

of 14 years experience in Oman in

accounts / finance having NOC and

Valid Oman driving license last date

in Oman 01/AUG/2015.

Contact: 94051463


Indian male, 30 years, CMA

(Inter),M.com.4 out of 7 years

experience in Oman in Auditing/

Accounts/ Finance. Having NOC and

valid Oman D/L. Contact: 96746420

, Email: [email protected]

Part Time Accounting, Accounts

Finalization, Audit Preparation,

Internal Audit, Onsite Tally

Training, Inventory Management

Contact : 96975454,

email : [email protected]

Dynamic, Young Accountant

Professional with CPA and ACCA (in

progress) 2/3 years experience up

to finalization of accounts. currently

in Oman on visit. Contact: 94704330

/ 99094531

Indian male 22 yrs B. Com Graduate

1 year exp in Accounts, currently on

visit visa. Looking for suitable job.

Contact 94341848 /

Email – [email protected]

Finance Manager, CPA, with more

than 15 yrs. of experience in GCC.

Fully knowledgeable in Finance,

General & Management Accounting .

NOC available. Contact 96209331

Diploma in Computer 10 years expe-

rience as an Accountant, female now

in visit visa. Contact: 95453643

Accountant Indian male, 9 years

experience in Oman can do up to

finalization. NOC available can be

joined immediately.

Contact: 94134085


Sudanese Accountant seeking

job in Nizwa state experience 10

years 3 years in Saudi Arabia, 7

yrs in Sudan. Contact : 97796394 /

94003247

Reduced experience Waiter / Supervisor/ Juice maker, Shawarma maker. Contact:

95395378

Traditional Omani restaurant requires: Waitress for restaurant. Delivery man with bike license

preferred. Interested candidates send

CV to: Email: [email protected]

Contact: 95892831

Urgently required a part – time female Accountant fluent in English

with 2-3 years experience in Tally.


Fax: 24564459

Urgently required female accountant with an experience

minimum 3years Email CV on

[email protected]

Urgently required Junior Account-ant. Please send CV:

[email protected]

MEDICAL

SKILLED

IT

Urgent! Omani healthcare com-

pany looking for a smart proactive marketing executive cum product

specialist with strong English com-

munication skills, healthcare back-

ground and marketing experience

in medical/pharmacy/microbiology/

biotechnology field. Omani driving

license is a must. Mail your CV to:

[email protected]

Driver required for a Company,

2 years experience. Visa available.

Contact 24479922

Driver needed, preferably female.

Must hold valid driving license.

Contact 95591068

DRIVER

Urgently required experienced sub-contractors for Marble Flooring

/ Marble Cladding / Grinding / Carv-

ing works. #92884177 / 99485595

Urgently required a silk Screen printer with good knowledge and

release letter or NOC. Contact:

93280288 or send CV to

[email protected]

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE

SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION WANTEDVacancy for Omani PRO Email:

[email protected] Mob 94192526

Vacancy for lady Receptionist

at Sinaw Hala Medical Center - Flu-

ency in English and Arabic Omani

or non Omani. Contact: 25524180 /

91362141 Email:

[email protected]

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 [email protected],

[email protected].

MANAGER

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

[email protected]

or fax no 24127484/ Tel: 24127485

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

Required Sales Executive with

minimum 2 years experience in Rice

/ FMCG sales. Email:

[email protected]

Looking for Outdoor Salesman for

heavy equipment spare parts.

Contact - 93292015,


Required Sales man - 1 Person Quali-

fication. 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 [email protected]

Urgently required Sales and Marketing Executive for Graphic de-

signing company. Contact: 96727631

mail: [email protected]

Required 1 male 1 female experi-

ence minimum 2 years, preferable

experience in travel tourism, good

work ethic, driving license, and

knows English & Arabic. Forward

your resume or CV to:

[email protected]

A reputed media company required female Marketing Executives with

minimum 3 years experiences in

Public relations, publishing &

advertising (with driving license).

Contact: 93946622 or FW: CV

[email protected]

Required male or female candidate with 5 years experience in renting

of properties. Interested candidates

may please mail to

[email protected]

Well established company in

selling chocolate, Arabian sweets

and fresh flowers, opening ITS first

branch in Muscat seeking:

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

Filipino Nationality) # 94490011


A company from UAE require 2 merchandisers in retail food

supply, store keeper with English

and invoicing experience. Email:

[email protected]

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

permarket, Prior Experience a MUST,

knowledgeable in MSOffice. Send CV

to [email protected] 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,

[email protected]

Indian male , 16 years of experience

and knowledge of tally also having

driving license and release, looking

for suitable positio n.

Contact : 96425101

Omani hard working have 6 years

experience as PRO and 4 years

as Admin officer and transport in

change with 6 years as safety office

on driving good English and PDO /

DL seeks suitable placement.

Contact: 92959251

A Lady with 5 years experience in

HR/Admin is looking for suitable job

and can join immediately.

Contact : 94465835

Indian male, MBA, HR seeking

immediate placement, on visit

visa. Contact 92624333. Email :

[email protected]

System administrator with 3 years

experience hold a degree, MCITP,

CCNA , CCTV biometric ,

seeking job in a company.

Contact: 99630084/98129845

Indian female with 10 yrs of experi-

ence in HR/Banking/Operations

seeks a suitable placement.

Can be contacted on

98919015 or

[email protected]

A reputed shipping and forwarding company urgently require Opera-tions Executive valid Omani D/L is

must. Experienced hands in ship-

ping field are preferred. Send your

CV to [email protected]

Minimum 2 years of experience

with valid gulf light driving license

interested candidates please

Contact: 99222086 /98585851

Required exp. employee for travel

agency in Saham.

Contact :93655939 / 92900021

Required 2 male 2 female experi-ence minimum 2 years, preferable

experience in Travel tourism, good

work ethic, fluent English, French,

German (Dutch), Italian. Forward

your resume or CV to:

[email protected]

Looking for a Sales Engineer (Me-

chanical) with 2 to 3 year relevant

experience in the Oman market

with driving license .

Please forward your CV to :

[email protected]

Required MEP Diploma Engineer specialized in building maintenance.

Fluent in English and computer

holding valid Omani driving license

& NOC. Send CV to


to arrange interview

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 [email protected],

[email protected]

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

steel fabrication company in

Muscat. Interested person may

Contact : 99451158

Quantity Surveyor (Civil & MEP) -1 No., Project Engineer – 1No both

with 7 yrs. Gulf experience.

Contact /


Required Civil Engineer (build-

ings) Oman experience 5+ years,

BOQ+ Tendering + site supervision.

Contact: 95218004


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.


Required Civil Engineer (BE/ B.

Tech) with minimum 2 years GCC

experience and valid Oman driving

license. Email:

[email protected]

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 ;

[email protected]

IND male WEB developer 5 yrs exp

B.Tech (comp science) PHP, HTML

MYSQL Java script CSS.

Contact: 95990529


Required Beautician for a parlor

in Ghubra. Contact: 94241385 /

97244766

Wanted experienced Beautician

for beauty parlor in Al Amerat 3.

Contact: 91107337

MISCELLANEOUS

Indian male with total 5 year experi-

ence (2 years experience in Account-

ant cum sales co ordinator in a FMCG

Company in Oman) in accounts field

and NOC available. Looking for

suitable job Contact 92130188

Indian female 25 MBA looking for

a suitable opening in Accounts,

Admin/Hr. Contact 97013375

Accountant 8 yrs experience

looking part time job.

Contact 99867456

Young, energetic 24, ACCA finalist,

Advanced diploma in Accounting

and business, seeking suitable

placement in accounts, finance or

audit. Contact: 92430152


Motivated and energetic male 25

having 4 years of experience in

finance with Master’s degree in Eco-

nomics and CAT Certified seeking

opportunity in Accounts/finance/

audit in a reputable organization.

Cell no: 00968-94626209 E-Mail:

[email protected]

MBA Graduate with 6 yrs exp in

finance/accounts/ auditing. Special-

ized in accounts payable dept, Ora-

cle app user, proficient in Sap (fico)

end user & tally 9.0. lean &six sigma

certified trainer on visit visa.

Contact – 91967213 / 99064780

Indian Accountant: Male, M com,

7 Yrs experience in Accounts up to

finalization, having knowledge

of ERP, Tally, seeks suitable

placment.Contact 93950138


Indian male 2+yrs oman exp in HR.

joing immediatly. release available.

Contact :93671437

ADMIN

Leading Construction Company requires Quantity Surveyor (QS)

with 4-6 yrs Gulf experience. Send

your CV : [email protected]

(NOC required).

Required for Engineering consul-

tancy office a Supervision Staff for road project at Ibri region: Civil Engineer (B.Sc) RE with 12

years experience & Land Surveyor

(Diploma) with 8 years experience.

Please email CV & certificate copy to

[email protected]

Designer required for wooden

joinery company with excellent

knowledge of 3D Max, 2D Autocad.

Contact: 94249047


English medium private school in

Sinaw urgently required English & Science teachers. Send CV :

saminternationalschoolsinaw@

gmail.com Contact: 98927055


SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION WANTED

EDUCATION

DESIGNER

AUTO CAD/DRAUGHTS-

ENGG. / TECHNICAL

SECRETARIAL & OFFICE

Mechanical Engineer, Indian 24

with 2 yrs experience in HVAC- MEP

Revit – MEP, AutoCAD – MEP Navis

solid works Catia PRO-E primavera.

Contact: 96975382


Indian female, BE, Civil engineer

with 1 year experience looking for

suitable vacancy, on visit.

Contact 95139583,

Email : [email protected]

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


Structural Engineer of 2 years & 7

months experience, specialized in

Structural Design and Site Super-

vision looking for a job. Contact:

94634906 / 94370767


B.E in ECE worked as Junior Scien-

tist Trainee in Chennai worked as

System Admin in Berik Honda

Nagger coil worked at Technical

Support in Samsung Service, pres-

ently in Bangalore.

Contact : 0091 7026267513

Indian female 23, B.Tech (Electrical

& Electronics) & Diploma in

Electrical CAD on Visit Visa seeks

suitable placement.

Contact: 99278410 / 94027398,


Indian Civil Engineer (buildings)

available immediately as supply

contract. Contact: 93263834

26 years Oman experienced person

in automobiles, showroom & work-

shop areas seeks suitable replace-

ment. currently working as General

Manager in a local company.

Contact no: +968-92009700

MEDICAL

MISCELLANEOUS

MANAGER/ SUPERVISOR

Indian male, B.E ( computer science

engineer), MBA (finance), OCA certi-

fied, having 5 years of experience in

oracle Dba/ oracle apps Dba, seeks

a suitable position in the field of IT.

Contact: 96212062


Well experienced MOH Licensed

Indian GP Doctor looking for locum /

permanent position in the

Capital area. Contact 98140024

email:[email protected]

Architect and Interior designer, 8

years exp capable of managing turn

key projects, design, BOQ, Execution.

NOC available. Contact : 95273166

Interior Designer: Indian male 31,

8 years exp. in GCC, NOC available.

95217586

Electrical draftsman AutoCAD

switch gear & MEP control panel

7 years experience Qatar. Contact:

92546203/96228100

Production Manager 13 years

experience in cast Aluminium fab.

field 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

MISCELLANEOUS

MISCELLANEOUS

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

Light driver. Contact: 96961993

Heavy duty driver with PDO license,

5 yrs Intl. exp. Contact: 95546585

Bangladeshi male light driver seeking suitable placement 1 yr

experience. Contact: 94158238

Driver available with car driver &

without car. Contact 96771598 /

94039796

Driver, 42 yrs seeks for suitable

job KSA, 12 years Oman 4 years,.

Contact: 95796030

Light driver. Contact: 95779594

Light Driver experience 4 yrs.

Contact: 98779907

Driver looking for job. Contact

99507039

Pakistani driving available.

Contact : 96913836

DRIVER

ENGG. / TECHNICAL

Female Dentist Indian, Prometric

passed 63%,4 years of work experi-

ence, immediately available to join.

Contact 97469553,nazianbaig@

gmail.com

Indian female Dentist MOH Oman

passed seeking a suitable place-

ment in capital region.

Contact– 91377681

[email protected]

Indian male Radiographer 3+ years

of experience Diploma in Radiologi-

cal technology, looking for suitable

post. Contact: 98843139

Lab Technician, Civil (8yrs Gulf

experience) 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.


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


Available for part time accounting

job, contact 99196621

23, Male, ACCA Affiliate, 2 years+

experience in Audit and Finance

in audit firm, Looking for suitable

permanent placement, NOC release

Available. Contact: #95140445

[email protected]

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:- [email protected]

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

[email protected]

Indian male auto cad draughtsman

(civil) 8 years experience seeking for

part time job Mobile no:

00968 99070584,

E mail: [email protected]

Seeking Teaching Position. Quali-

fied and experienced Native English

speaking teacher seeking posi-

tion in Muscat, I have a Teaching

Diploma , two Honours Degrees

and a CELTA Certificate. 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:- [email protected]

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

BSc Graduate, INDIAN male ,

seeking suitable jobs.

GSM: +91-8589820233.

MAIL ID: [email protected]

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, 38 years old, DME –

Mechanical Maintenance Technician

11 years Oman experience. Ready for

NOC , VISA transfer, ready to join im-

mediately, Mob +968 95612870,

[email protected]

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,

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

Young Indian Chartered Accountant,

female, Having 6 years experience in

Oman and India. Accounts and Finance

Manager, Auditor. Urgently seeking

suitable positions.# 92530131,

[email protected]

Tunisian women looking for a job,

khnows english,frensh, italian and

arabic. Contact: 91171838

Indian Male Web developer with

5 year experience. Indian, Male, 27

years, B Tech(Computer science),

professional in php, html, mysql,

javascript, css. Contact:95990529

Email:[email protected]

An experienced person who can

handle complete office activities and

purchases looking for suitable place-

ment. Contact: 92360524

CARPENTER-15 years gulf exp.

Indian male looking for suitable

post. Present working in Crown

Plaza. NOC available.

Please contact Jacob 96940120.

[email protected]

Chemical Engineer with 04 years

experience in petrochemical refinery

sector seeking for & suitable position

in petrochemical oil & gas, refinery

EPC Companies.

Contact 00968 91748400

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

[email protected].

Electrical Eng. Degree (MEP) need

suitable job of construction 12 yrs exp.


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 field on visit visa looking

for suitable job. Contact 99191535


Female Postgraduate searching

suitable job. Contact 97792820

Indian male Oman D/L 2 years

Saudi experience in electrical, fire

and safety one year Oman logistic

management experience.

Contact : 91233475

Bangladeshi Post Graduate seeks

a job good command in English and

computer ready to take the chal-

lenge. Contact 93982627 Email:

[email protected]

B.E computer science, female,

2 years experience in IT/ HR/Admin-

istration with GCC driving license,

looking job suitable vacancy in IT/

HR/ Administration filed.

Contact: 97738624

Filipino Male looking for a job &

have experience in sales, waiter,

barista, technical support / customer

service with good communication

skills. Contact 91789465

Indian material controller/ store

keeper seeking job in Oman NOC /

Release available.

Contact: 91946174

Indian Female with over 9 yrs ex-

perience with good communication

skills seeks jobs in customer service

or sales field. Contact : 96108289,

[email protected]

SALES / MARKETING

SALES / MARKETING

Indian male MBA 7 years experience

in Hospitality industry, operation,

sales & marketing looking for suitable

vacancy. Contact 92115860

Email [email protected]

MBA from UK with 9 yrs experi-

ence in London, Dubai & Mumbai.

Specialized GCC experience in top

real estate co & bank with driving

license. NOC available.

Contact 968 95168205,

[email protected]

Indian male MBA Graduate 10 years

experience in Sales and Market-

ing (Tyre Industry and Electrical

Industry) looking for a suitable

position. Contact: 96065164 Email:

[email protected]

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

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

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, kannada

can join immediately on visit visa.

Contact 93086105/33016546

Indian 6 years experience as Sales

Executive with 2 years visa, driving

license seek suitable job.

Contact 92233068

Pakistani male 34 yrs Intermedi-

ate 2 yrs exp in sales & marketing

in Oman. Looking for suitable job.

Contact - 92146864

Indian male looking for Sales

Executive job 2 years experience

in Indian completed B.B.A (visiting

visa). Contact : 95462921

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 im-

mediate to join. Contact: 98402389,

Mail: [email protected]

BE. Biomedical Engineer, 5 years

experience in the same field (Hos-

pital/company)looking for suitable

placement. Contact:92084807


ELECTRICAL ENGINEER – Indian

male seeking Electrical Engineer job

with 2 years’ experience.

Contact: 94263445, E mail –

[email protected]

ACCOUNTANT: Indian male 25 hav-

ing 4years experience in accounting

& having well knowledge in tally.

Contact:968094535881,

0091 9037622048


ACCA Affiliate, 2.5years experience

in Audit/Finance in Global Big6

Firms and Oil company in Oman,

Looking for suitable permanent

placement. Release NOC Available.

Contact: #95140445,

[email protected]

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,

[email protected]

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,


Sudanese/ 26 years/ master of

clinical pharmacy(1st class)/ 1 year

experience/live in India/excellent

communication in English(IELTS

Certificate) and arabic/pharmacist

license/hassan_kassala@hotmail.

com 00919600413966-96387227

Electrical Engineer, 29, Indian Male,

having 7+ years exp. in reputed

companies. Seeking suitable

placement in any Oman.

Contact - 97693456.

Mail ID : [email protected]

32 years, Filipina with experience

in Teleperformance, Manila call

centre, now working as Waitress in

Qatar seeking suitable post.

Contact 99022484

24 Years, indian male 2.5 Years ex-

perience in admin & accounts, dubai.

Currently on visit visa. Seeking suit-

able placement in admin & accounts.

M: 93016252 EMAIL:

[email protected]

Indian male, MBA with 20 years of

experience in back office operation,

risk and operational management,

financial management for Finance

and Trading companies. Presently

available on visit visa.

Contact: 91276221

CCNA MCITP network support /net-

work technician with 2 years experi-

ence indian male having bachelors

degree on visit visa.

Contact : 93080871

[email protected]

Video Editor 29 years Indian male

with 8 years experience on visit visa

looking for a suitable placement

contact: 91275969

[email protected]

Omani male , BBA ,with 6 year

experience in HR &Admin looking for

opportunity in HR & Admin in Mus-

cat. Joint date after one month notice

period . Mobile 92223279

Having 9+ years exp. in Admin,

Purchase, Stores & Warehouse in re-

puted companies. Presently working

in Muscat and seeking for suitable

placement. Contact +968 97693456.

email : [email protected]

Innovative Indian Male 29, B.E &

M.Tech Web designer / developer

with over 5.5 years of work experi-

ence in HTML 5, CSS 3, SEO, Digital

marketing (DFP & DCM), Magento,

CMS, Photoshop and Dreamweaver.

Can join ASAP. # 00968 9630 3055

/ email: [email protected]

10 YEAR Experienced PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER.

Currently working at Kerala, India.

Seeks placement.

Contact: 95872030 ,

email: - [email protected]

Indian male 48yrs with driving

license looking for a job to work as

driver / salesman. Residing at Al

Khoudh. Contact: 99551310

B.E Computer Science, Indian male

looking for suitable job in the field

of software or information technol-

ogy having good knowledge in Java,

ASP. Net, MS Sql, MS Word.

Contact: 91986919 Email:

[email protected]

Indian male 25 yrs exp in Adminis-

tration, Telecom, Optical Fiber Com-

munication, Networking, MS Office.

Seeks any job. On visit visa.

Contact 91385373 /

[email protected]

Computer Networking/Facility

Mgmt 5 Yrs of Exp Holds B.E(ECE),

CCNA Looking for Good Opportu-

nity, Indian - Visit Visa. Contact

91911792/

[email protected]

Network system Engineer B.E / ECE

+ CCNA & Ms certified with 4+ yrs exp

looking for a job. Currently in Oman

on visit visa. Contact: 92589502

Email: careersjegan

IT

Tanzanian male, 25 yrs Accountant

successful experience in Tanzania

looking for suitable placement in any

field. Contact : 96710154

Content Executive, freshers with

good communication skills and will-

ingness to learn may apply on

[email protected]

Business development Manager/Executive. Preferably minimum of

2 years experience. Valid driving

licence can apply on

[email protected]

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

Professional Teacher Qualified

M.Com Post Graduate in finance for

teaching Accounting subject.

Contact: 91251210

MISCELLANEOUS

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 firms logistics distribution

looking for a suitable placement, on

visit visa contact 99838743,

[email protected]

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


6 years experienced male holding

Masters Degree with experience in

customer relationship, real estate,

Sales and IT. Contact: 98823248


Indian male Graduate with 18 years

experience in Sales and Marketing

currently on visit visa seeks suitable

placement. Contact : 91996486 /

99732070

Market research / Hospitality

Indian male Graduate with nearly 30

yrs experience in Market research &

hospitality industry. NOC available.

Contact: 99347089

DAILY GUIDE Tel. 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 431 / 456 / 461 Fax: 24812624


D6 T U E S D AY, J U LY 7, 2 0 1 5

Filipino Male looking for a job &

have experience in sales, waiter,

barista, technical support / customer

service with good communication

skills. # 91789465

PART TIME ACCOUNTANT, Indian

male, M. Com, 35 years, 12 Years

exp. in Accounts, 8 years in Oman.

Knowledge upto finalization. Having

valid D/L, seeks suitable Placement.

GSM: 96249124

Egyptian Civil Engineer, total expe-

rience 7 years - 2 years experience

in Oman. I am looking for Project

Engineer, I have good experience in

site & office works.

Contact number:91148708

Indian Male 24 years, Looking for a

Suitable Job in Telecom / Network-

ing. 1 year sales experience. MSc.

Communications Engineering &

Valid Driving license. Ph: 91280121.

Email: [email protected].

ACCOUNTING – Indian male seeking

accounting job with 2 years

experience in accounting.

Contact: 94263445, E mail –

contactantonyxavieranand@gmail.

com

Sudanese male: 27 yrs, 2 years ex-

perience in accounting, other experi-

ence (purchasing – HR - Coordinat-

ing and Office Management), looking

for a job Omani Driving License,

NOC. Contact: 94174403

24 year Indian Chartered Account-

ant male with 3yrs of experience is

seeking suitable placement in Mus-

cat, currently on visit visa & ready

to join immediately. Contact him on

98201476 or email at

[email protected]

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. # 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 91055584

Over 15 years experience in Gulf.

Interior Architect, Lebanese Nation-

ality, on visit visa seeking a suitable

Placement. 96268005.

PRODUCTION OPERATOR – Indian

male seeking production operator or

related jobs with 4 years of experi-

ence in oil & gas field. #94263445.


Indian Keralite Male 35 looking for

Scaffolding supervisor post having 5

years of Supervisor and HSE experi-

ence in GCC Qatar and Saudi Arabia.

Fluent in English Arabic and Hindi .

Contact 96155921, or mail

[email protected]

Indian Male 28 yrs, having 7 years

Gulf + Indian experience in HR and

Admin field, looking for suitable place-

ment. Contact: 97914340,


Indian Male 28 years MSM, B. Com

having 6years experience in Gulf

and India as a HR and Admin looking

for suitable placement.# :97914340.


B.Sc. Mechanical Engineer Suda-

nese 3 yrs of exp. In industrial field

available in muscat on vist visa

seeking suitable job .

Contact: 95868922, Email:

[email protected]

IT system and Printer engineer ME,

5Years bank IT Management exp in

India looking for full time job visit

visa contact 94462150

Indian male with 8 yrs experience

in FMCG in Oman as Sales Supervi-

sor looking for suitable placement.

NOC available. Gsm: 96495206







[email protected]

MCA IT Professional Indian Female

seek placement in Teaching/ Non

Teaching field. Presently on visit

visa. 9588 7051,

[email protected]

ACCA Affiliate, Indian, 2.5Years

experience in Audit/ Finance in Big

6 Audit Firm and Oil Accounting in

PDO, For Permanent Placement for

Finance or Accounts or Audit. Re-

lease NOC Available on hand.

Contact #95140445,

[email protected]

Finance ACCA Affiliate, Worked as

an Auditor with 2.5 Years Experience

in reputed firm, Handled independ-

ent audit/finance assignments, Look-

ing for permanent placement, NOC

available. #95140445.

[email protected]

Piping Design Engineer, Indian

male 27, looking for suitable place-

ment in Piping Design & Engineer-

ing. Having 7 years of experience in

AutoCAD. Also familiar with PDMS

(11.6 Version),CAESAR ll. Contact :

97351786 / 96143708, E-mail :

[email protected]

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

Indian Male, Graduate, 11 years

Sales experience in Lighting /

Industrial products, ready to join im-

mediately. GSM: 9710 5356

Indian heavy duty driver with 8

years experience in oman available

with NOC. GSM : 93601943

GSM : 94496457

Indian male, 28 yrs MBA (HR/M) 2

years experience in Indian Oman in

HR & admin seeks suitable place-

ments. NOC available.

Contact 97484159


M.Sc 3+ years exp from France &

India in IT Support Engineer / Hard-

ware & Networking / Server support

/ scientific system support looking

for suitable positions. Indian, male

on visit visa, contact 98898781/

[email protected]

Looking for managerial post (full

time ), More than Ten years of expe-

rience in Team Development ,Train-

ing, planning, Administration, Sales

& Marketing, Advertisement and

Credit Control and Logistics. Contact

91076608 / 99322748. Release &

noc available

Indian male, 34years having 10

years of experience in Sales, Sales

Coordination and Administration.

Experienced in SAP and

MS Office. NOC available.

Contact # 94686594

Indian Male MBA Marketing/HRM

3 year experience with Omani D/L,

seeking suitable jobs.

Contact: 97424188


Indian, Male, 23 years, BE Electri-

cal, having 2 years experience in

Electrical Works-H.T. cabling etc,

& Construction, looking for a suit-

able placement. # +968 96927880

(Oman), +91 9765376109 (India),


Indian Female M.Com with Com-

puter Skills and Four Month Experi-

ence as Accountant ,Currently On

Family Visa Looking for a Suitable

Placement, Available Immediately.

Contact : 95846642,


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

Indian male 22 Mechanical Diploma

holder Engg with HVAC certified,

having 1 year exp. seeking suitable

position. Currently available on visit

visa. Contact - 92835952

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 [email protected]

Indian female Nurse with 5 yrs of

experience, presently working in

Oman, seeking for suitable place-

ment. NOC available can join imme-

diately. Contact: 98329941


Looking for part time jobs in Mus-

cat, Auto cad Draughtsman (Civil).

contact:-+968-99070584


Indian female MA. B.Ed. with one

year three months teaching experi-

ence. Subject: English Seeking for a

Better placement. Now working in

Oman Contact: 93961142, 92184408


B.Sc. Mechanical Engineer Suda-

nese 3 yrs of exp. In industrial field

available in Muscat on visit visa

seeking suitable job .

Contact: 95868922, Email:

[email protected]

Indian Male MBA with two year

experience in H.R as a H.R As-

sistant, Now in India, Seeking

for an urgent suitable position.

Contact:-98620260 / 93895992 ,


Indian male auto cad draughts-

man (civil) 8 years experience,

seeking for part time job mobile no:

0096899070584


8 years successful experience.

Senior Accountant, Indian male,

29 years, presently working in oman

as a senior accountant with oman

driving license. NOC available.

seek suitable opportunity.

gsm: 97705854



ACCA Affiliate, Experience in audit/

finance of 2.5 years in Big 6 Firm

and Oil industry, looking for suitable

permanent placement, Release NOC

available. Contact: #95140445

[email protected]

B.Tech Computer Engineer Wanted

job to work on(IT/Banking/Admin-

istrator/Technical/Office works)

having NOC with the limited time

from (04/06/2015 to 13/06/2015).

Mobile:98402389

email:[email protected]

British Beauty Therapist looking

for suitable position. please contact

:97175240

Highly Qualified & Experienced

Finance Manager Pakistani with

USA , UK & Canadian Degrees , CPA

,ACCA-UK . MBA-USA ,IFA- Finan-

cial Consultants Canada , Corporate

Analyst USA Professional of Bank-

ing , Audits ,ERPs & Profit Maximi-

zations ( NOC available ) call 94

504505 – 94403270

27 year Indian female who has 4

years of experience with logistics

function in distribution of spares

for both heavy machinery & wind

turbine parts. Kindly contact me on

+91 9790769104

E-mail: [email protected]

Indian male Executive Secretary

having vast experience in admin,

logistics & procurement well versed

with computer .seek suitable place-

ment. Contact : 99514286

Indian male MBA (U.K), 10 Years

of experience in Admin, Sales, HR,

stores and logistics seeks suitable

placement. Contact 99271903.

Indian Female MCA, 4 plus Years

of experience in Web designing, Ad-

min, P.A, seeks suitable placement.

Contact 99486374

8 Years successful experience,

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT, Indian

male,29 years. Presently working in

Oman as a Senior Accountant

with oman Driving license seeks suit-

able opportunity. GSM: 97705854

7 and half years experience working

accounts / inventory manager look-

ing suitable job. Contact: 96991782


Indian female , MCA BCA, certifica-

tion PL SQL , 6months training PHP,

date warehouse looking for suitable

placement. #95694330 Email:

[email protected]

B.Com with more than 5 yrs exp.

looking for an accounts part tome

job work. know with tally.

[email protected]

Part- time accountant, well experi-

ence senior accountant , doing all

type of accounting works, finaliza-

tion, budgeting available.

Contact : 98803439

Indian male, looking for a part time

accounting job. Having additional

knowledge & experience in

HR admin & purchase.

Contact 99196621

Indian Female, 24yrs, M.COM (Ac-

counts) having 3yrs experience

in Accounts, HR, Administration,

Customer Service. Good Computer

Proficiency. Seeking Suitable Posi-

tion. Visa Transfer/NOC Available.

Contact: 99654913

HSE Advisor, NEBOSH IGC, Indian

male, 4 years experience in con-

struction and oil fields, seeking suit-

able jobs. Gsm: 97458900,

Mail: [email protected]

Highly Experienced Finance Man-

ager, CPA ,ACCA-UK . MBA-USA , Pro-

fessional of Banking, Audits , ERPs

Sap , Management as Team Leader

and Problem Solver call 94 504505

/ 94403270

Indian male MBA Finance presently

OMAN IN visit visa, 26 years, looking

for an accountant job. # 95240641,

email Id mohammadabdulazharud-

[email protected]

Admin Executive, 31, Indian Male,

having 9+ years exp. in reputed

companies. Seeking suitable place-

ment in any gulf region. Contact

+968 99276601 & 97693456. email :

[email protected]

MEP Quantity Surveyor-Estimation-

Project, 10 Years Experience

(3 years in Oman). Having NOC &

Oman D/L, looking for suitable job,

Contact - 98291626

Indian house maid looking full time

job. Contact : 98254909

B.E. Civil Engineer age 27, total 3

years of experience in Mumbai look-

ing for placement asap in oman now

on visit visa of 1 month ph 9571 3441

Email. [email protected]

Indian Male, 29 years, CCNP, MCITP

having Bachelor degree and 6 years

of experience in Networking looking

for job. 96760618 /

[email protected]

Sudanese male, 31 year old, have 3

year Diploma in electrical engineer,

5 years experience in different ac-

tivities . Mobile No ; +96894549609

ACCA affiliate, with 2.5 years

experience in Big6 audit firm and

Oil industry, looking for permanent

placement in Accounts/Audit.

Release available Contact :95140445

[email protected]

Indian Female, Commerce Graduate,

Total 9 yrs of experience in India.

worked as Accounts Assistant and

Business executive seeking for suit-

able placement.

Tel : 96173533/24222457


Indian Male, 29 years, CCNP, MCITP

having Bachelor degree and 6 years

of experience in Networking looking

for job. 96760618 /

[email protected]

Female Executive Assistant/Execu-

tive Secretary with 27+ experience,

worked with top management/Board

in financial services with shorthand

skills & Omani driving license,

seeks suitable placement.

call 95941515

B.E. Civil Engineer from India with

3 years of experience looking for

suitable vacancy in oman now on

visit visa. Contact 9571 3441,

Email . [email protected]

Indian male 21 IT Eng. networking &

computer hardware diploma, 1 year

experience, currently on visit visa

looking for a suitable job.# 96036273


8 yrs exp Site supervisor cum 2d,

3d Draughtsman (holding Omani

driving license) seeking job.

Contact : 93790601

Indian, 32 years, completed M.A.

English, M.Sc. Psychology and B.Ed

in English. Searching for suitable job

in the field of teaching. To

Contact: 00968 99869535


Indian Male 24 years, Looking for a

Suitable Job in Telecom / Network-

ing. 1 year sales experience. MSc.

Communications Engineering &

Valid Driving license. Ph: 91280121.


26 years Indian male with MBA &

PGDFM, Total 3.8 years experience

in Administration, seeking suit-

able placement in any gulf region.

Holding Oman valid driving license.

Contact :94501423







[email protected]

Finance ACCA Affiliate, 2.5 years

experience in audit/finance and oil

company in reputed firms. Look-

ing for suitable permanent place-

ment. Release available. Contact

95140445, [email protected]

Sudanese male, 31 year old, have 3

year Diploma in electrical engineer,

5 year experience in different activi-

ties. Contact; +96894549609

More than Ten years of experience

in Sales & Marketing, Advertisement

and Credit Control and Logistics&

Administration.

Contact; 91076608 / 99322748


SITUATION WANTEDCARGO

Dolphin Watch, Dhow Cruise

with Buffet, & Land Tours Al- Ainain

Marine Tours Contact- 98029602,

92808636

RENT A CAR

RENT A CAR

TOURS

GOOD NEWS

Ayurvedic treatment for joint pain,

backache, paralysis massage, steam

bath, obesity, spondylitis IDEAL ,

CARE Ayurvedic Clinic 18 November

street, Azaiba. Contact 99639695 /

99117987

FREE INFORMATION ABOUT IS-LAM. If you would like to know more

about Islam, please call: 99425598,

96050000, 99353988, 99253818,

99341395, and 99379133.

For ladies: 99415818, 99321360,

99730723

Orvisit: www.islamfact.com

Ayurvedic treatment for backache,

paralysis, arthritis etc & massage,

All Season (Vaidyaratnam).

Contact 24475280 / 95371554 /

92504980 www.siddhayur.com

Butter cup rent a car presents fantastic offers all vehicles are model 2016.

Contact : 97249449

DRIVING

Learn driving with professional

only automatic. Contact 94022250

*Classified Advertisement space booking with text, should be done till 12.00 noon for next day’s publication. *

Subject to space availability

RENT A CAR

SITUATION WANT-MANPOWER

TRANSPORTATION

Transportation. Contact: 96538078

Transportation. Contact:

98522914

Transportation. Contact 99508282

Transportation. Contact:

98244078

Pick & Drop any time. Contact:

97014786

DAILY GUIDE Tel. 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 431 / 456 / 461 Fax: 24812624


D8 T U E S D AY, J U LY 7, 2 0 1 5

*Classified Advertisement space booking with text,

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

* Subject to space availability

SITUATION WANTEDSERVICES

House shifting & transporting.

Contact 92490422

MARBLE CRYSTALLIZATION restore the original shine of

your marble. Contact 24793614/

99314807

House shifting. Contact

99708138

Carpet, curtain, sofa, floor,

cleaning, shampooing, marble &

mosaic tiles grinding, polishing

and painting. Contact : 93630133 /

95821193

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

WEBSITE

WEB, ERP and Business Intelli-

gence (BI) creation and man-

agement at rock bottom price.

Contact: http//webviewoman

CLASSES

CLASSES

COMPUTER

ACCOUNTANTS AND CONSULTANTSWE ARE PROVIDING

ACCOUNTING/ AUDITINGTAX/ CONSULTING

CONTACT: 24 567 251 / 95 498 033

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.

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

Water proofing ABUQABAS-

Contact 99320217/24788722

Marble Restoration, Mosaic tiles

polishing, carpet shampooing,

maintenance.Contact ABU QABAS-

99320217 /24788722

Carpet, Sofa Shampooing. Ocean

Center LLC. Contact: 99884591

AC servicing maintenance fixing.

Contact: 99540621

BUSINESS

Required investor for new

company. Contact: 96996938

General Investors. Gsm-99674870

Learn Cup cakes, exotic cakes, Ic-

ing decorations, handicrafts.

Contact 95941515

A/C Maintenance & servicing, fridge,

washing machine & dish washer

repairing, painting & cleaning ser-

vices, electrical & plumbing. Contact:

99447257 / 97014234 / 24504281

Pest control Treatments, termites,

cockroaches, bedbugs Ocean Center

LLC. Contact: 99344723

B.E Biomedical Engineer, having 5

years of experience in Diagnostics

division seeking suitable position.

94151658

SIT.WANTED

Electronics and instrumentation

Engineer 28 year Indian male, elec-

trical, electronic, industrial, building

& automation exp of 4+ yrs in India.

Contact - 93154156

CCNP Network Professional with 6 years experience having

Bachelors degree on visit visa looking

for suitable job. #96760618 email:

[email protected]

Civil Engineer, Diploma, Male 25, 3

years experience in site, CAD, 3d, MS

Project, Seeking job in Oman.

Contact 92875345,

[email protected]

Indian male, total experience is 5

years in Retail industry. Currently

supervisor in Sun and sand sports

Muscat City centre.

Contact : 96994345.


Indian Male 34 years Mechani-

cal Engineer 3 years of Experi-

ence seeking suitable placement

immediately Contact: 91991435,

93310821

Indian female with MBA (Finance)

on visit visa, seeks immediate

placement. Phone: 968-98430089

Indian female B.ED & BCA looking

for a suitable placement in school

or admin office, having 5 yrs exp in

same field. Contact – 97384206 /

[email protected]

CCNP Network Professional with 6

years experience having Bachelors

degree on visit visa looking for

suitable job. Contact: 96 76 06 18

Indian male, 28 years, 7 years

experience in transporting & heavy

equipment renting company. Having

Omani driving license seeks suit-

able positions. Contact 94410485

Indian male, Engineer, BE Mechan-

ical, having with 21 years of experi-

ence in India and 13 years in Oman,

In production, project management,

quality control and assurance and

MR for ISO and API Standards look-

ing out for a suitable placement

in Oman. GSM: 00968 97311616.

E-MAIL: [email protected]

Indian male, post graduate, currently

in Oman on visit visa. Seeks suitable

placement.Contact 92388346

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