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Hunt for nuclear deal as Oman talks close

SARAH MACDONALDsarah@timesofoman.com

MUSCAT: After two long days of deep discussions on Iran’s nuclear accord, US Secretary of State John Kerry, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Za-rif and European Union Special Representative Catherine Ashton emerged from trilateral talks with little serious progress made.

The trilateral talks wrapped up shortly after 8:30pm on Monday night, and then Ashton and Zarif met for one more meeting.

But as US President Barack Obama said on Sunday, there were “big gaps” that couldn’t be fi lled

during the talks in Muscat. Earlier in the evening Kerry

told photographers “We are work-ing hard. We are working hard.”

His Iranian counterpart, Zarif, was quoted saying “We will even-tually,” when asked if they were making progress.

But despite their optimism, by the end of the trilateral talks, the speculation in Muscat was that while several points had been agreed upon, there was still no

sign of a comprehensive agree-ment, even after four long rounds of discussions.

Some of the main issues at hand include the number of uranium enrichment facilities Iran will be allowed to operate, reducing sanc-tions on Iran and creating a time-line for a new treaty.

Currently Iran has 19,000 cen-trifuges but the Western powers would like this number greatly reduced.

At issue are the lifting of sanc-tions, too, with the Iranians hoping for an immediate re-moval, and the West looking for a gradual easing of the economic restrictions. >A6

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points had been

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His Majesty issues two Royal Decrees

Real estate sector in Oman up OMR315m

MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has issued two Royal Decrees as follows:

Royal Decree No. 59/2014 amends some of the provisions of the Capital Market Law.

Article (1) states that the amendments attached to this De-cree shall be applied to the Capi-tal Market Law, promulgated un-der Royal Decree No. 80/98.

Article (2) the Decree shall be published in the offi cial gazette and be enforced on its date of issue.

Royal Decree No. 60/2014 rati-fi es the Sultanate’s joining the Revised International Conven-tion on the Simplifi cation and

Harmonisation of Customs Pro-cedures (Revised Kyoto).

Article (1) stipulates that the Sultanate shall join the afore-mentioned Revised Kyoto Con-vention’s procedures of simplifi -cation and harmonisation (Kyoto A) according to the version at-tached to the Decree.

Article (2) instructs the de-partments concerned to join the above-mentioned revised con-vention (Kyoto A) attached, and in line with their provisions.

Article (3) the decree shall be published in the offi cial gazette and be enforced on its date of is-sue. -ONA

Times News Service

MUSCAT: An OMR315 million boom in the property sector of Oman has seen real estate sales soar in the Sultanate.

The real estate scene in Oman is looking exceedingly bright, with sales fi gures registering a 69.7 per cent increase by the end of August 2014.

The total value of real estate sales contracts in Oman by the end of August 2014 stood at OMR765 million, as compared with OMR450 million during the same period in 2013, registering an increase of 69.7 per cent.

The volume of sales contracts by the end of August 2014 num-bered 55,521 as compared with 46,921 during the same period in 2013, an increase of 18.3 per cent.

Rising demand“The demand for free-hold prop-erties is increasing more than ever, especially now since the de-mography of the country is chang-ing with people moving from rural areas to cities. Businesses have also grown across all sectors and this has resulted in the growth of the essential offi ce spaces in major cities of Oman,” said Abdul Wahid Al Farsi, vice-president, external aff airs, Omran.

A recently released ‘Real Estate Activity’ report issued by the Na-tional Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) revealed that the traded value of property in Oman witnessed a signifi cant growth of 55.6 per cent by the end of August 2014, with sales of OMR1.91 billion as compared with OMR1.23 billion in the same period of 2013.

During the same period, the amount of fees collected on all property transactions reached OMR28.2 million, as com-pared with OMR17 million in 2013, representing an increase of 65.9 per cent.

Exceptional demandRefl ecting these fi gures, proper-ties at Saraya Bandar Jissah re-ported exceptional demand.

Following a stronger-than-forecast demand from home buyers and property investors for newly released units in the Zaha residential zone, the Saraya Bandar Jissah sales centre re-ported that its entire 2014 stock allocation of properties has al-ready been sold to local and inter-national buyers.

After the much anticipated launch recently of residen-tial sales, Oman’s newest pre-mier lifestyle destination, Saraya Bandar Jissah has de-cided to release further proper-ties previously allocated for a 2015 release.

Zaha, the fi rst residential zone to go on sale at Saraya Bandar Jissah, has struck a chord in the property market with demand exceeding all expectations.

Having only gone on sale in September, the company has exceeded 2014 sales forecasts, with two months of the year still remaining.

Lee O’Donoghue, vice-pres-ident, marketing and sales of Saraya Bandar Jissah, while com-menting on the company’s sales said, “Our sales centre continues to be inundated with requests for information on the Zaha residen-tial properties.” >A2

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OMANUpcoming Labour Law to boost jobs

1Nationals can have an optimistic outlook on the revised Labour Law, which

will come into eff ect soon. The Ministry of Manpower has submitted a revised Labour Law to ministerial council to stabilise private sector jobs. >A3

OMANFerry service to Abu Dhabi planned

2Muscat may soon be connected to Abu Dhabi by a ferry service

providing a comfortable and entertaining travel option between the two countries. ADPC manages nine non-oil and gas ports in UAE. >A5

MARKETShadeed Iron and Steel for share sale

3Shadeed Iron and Steel, part of the $12 billion-Indian steel

conglomerate Jindal group, is planning to list its shares on the Muscat Securities Market (MSM) next year. >B1

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Real estate in Oman (End of August)

Property titledeeds issued

in 2014

150,456

Property titledeeds for

GCC citizens

2,233

Values (Million OMR)

Salescontract

Mortgagecontracts

Bartercontracts

Fee on propery

Traded value of property

450

765 775

1,140

6.9 7.3 17 28.2

1,230

1,910

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Report reveals that the traded value of property in Oman witnessed a significant growth

2013 2014

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TOUGH TALKS: US Secretary of State John Kerry, EU Special Representative Catherine Ashton and

Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on the second day of talks in Muscat on Monday. -ONA

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OMANThe State Council has approved proposals of the education committee to establish a national centre for educational resources and e-learning

State Council okays education centres >A3

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HM sends greetings to Angola

MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has sent a cable of greetings to President Jose Ed-uardo Dos Santos of the Republic of Angola on the occasion of his country’s National Day.

In his cable, His Majesty the Sultan has expressed his sincere greetings and best wishes to Pres-ident Dos Santos and the friendly people of Angola. -ONA

N A T I O N A L D A Y‘Don’t dump wet waste in box near underground trash bins’

ELHAM POURMOHAMMADIelham@timesofoman.com

MUSCAT: People using the new-ly installed boxes near the under-ground waste-bins seem to be ig-noring the Muscat Municipality’s guidelines.

Although the over-ground waste containers have been la-belled that these should be used for ‘cardboard, magazine and newspaper,’ some people are dumping their ‘wet waste’ in these boxes, using them as an alterna-tive to the underground bins.

“Every day, I see that wet waste has been thrown into these con-tainers, which makes the area smell bad as these boxes are not

covered the way the underground ones are. I think people should read what is emblazoned in a big font size on these containers,” said Nasser, an expatriate liv-

ing in Muttrah Business District (MBD). MBD and Central Busi-ness District (CBD) had been cho-sen for the pilot project.

Sonia said that she used to see

garbage bags and other dry trash left in front of the underground waste-bins before these boxes were installed and was happy to see the area cleaner after the in-

stallation of the large containers. “I thought people have become

more cooperative and these boxes have improved the situation. But later I noticed that some peo-ple are now throwing wet waste bags into these boxes, while they should be used only for paper trash, just as the purpose written on them,” she added.

The Muscat Municipality and Al Bariq Equipment, which is implementing the project for the municipality, have called for peo-ple’s cooperation to eff ectively use the new underground waste bins.

The Times of Oman had earlier reported that some people leave their garbage bags outside the waste-bins for diff erent reasons, including that their trash bag size is bigger than the size of the receiver part of the containers or they do not bother to open the lid of the waste bins.

The Muscat Municipality says the size of the underground waste-bins is acceptable and has put up posters in buildings, in-structing people on how to use the new waste containers.

“Put the garbage in a proper gar-bage bag and close it tightly. Then open the container’s lid and place the bag inside the container. The cover will close automatically,” reads the poster.

Ignoring Muscat

Municipality’s

guidelines, some

people are throwing

wet waste in the

newly installed boxes

FOLLOW GUIDELINES: The Muscat Municipality has put up posters in buildings, instructing people

on how to use the new waste containers. -Times of Oman

352 held for Labour Law violation

MUSCAT: The weekly report of the joint inspection team at the Ministry of Manpower pointed out that 352 workers, including 274 commercial workers, 22 farm workers and 56 housemaids and their equivalents were arrested between November 2 and Novem-ber 8 for violating the Labour Law .

The inspection teams caught 318 workers, including 199 ab-sconding workers, 109 astray workers and 10 workers on the charges of violating other provi-sions of the law.

ArrestsThe highest number of arrests (95) were made in Governorate of Al Batinah followed by the Governo-rate of Muscat with 93 workers.

The competent authorities at the Ministry of Manpower are tak-ing the legal procedures against the violators.

DeportedThe Ministry of Manpower sta-tistics also showed that during the period 318 expatriate work-ers were deported for violating provisions of the Labour Law and ministerial decisions concerning the law. -ONA

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

Zaha property demand exceeds forecastsMeanwhile, the traded value of mortgage contracts totalled OMR1.14 billion by the end of Au-gust 2014 as compared with the total of OMR775 million for the same period in 2013, representing an increase of 47.8 per cent.

The volume of mortgage con-tracts registered during the same period totalled 13,249 contracts as compared with 9,718 contracts registered during the same period

in 2013, increasing by 36.3 per cent. During the same period, the

traded value of barter contracts increased by 5.8 per cent, at OMR7.3 million by the end of August 2014 as compared with OMR6.9 million during the same period in 2013. The number of registered barter contracts by the end of August 2014 stood at 818 as compared with 970 registered during the same period in 2013,

representing a decline of 15.7 per cent. The report also revealed that property title deeds issued by the end of August 2014 numbered 150,456 as compared with 137,309 issued during the same period in 2013, refl ecting an increase of 9.6 per cent. Property title deeds for GCC citizens totalled 2,233 by the end of August, increasing by 9.1 per cent as compared with 2,046 during the same period in 2013.

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FAHD, HAITHAM MEET WORLD TOURISM ORGANISATION SECRETARY-GENERALHis Highness Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers and His Highness Sayyid Haitham bin Tareq Al Said, Minister of Heritage and Culture yesterday

met Dr Talib Al Rifaie, Secretary General of the World Tourism Organisation in Muscat. -ONA

Upcoming labour law to boost jobs

REJIMON Kreji@timesofoman.com

MUSCAT: Nationals can have an optimistic outlook about the re-vised labour law, which will come into eff ect soon, said a top offi cial at the Ministry of Manpower.

Taking into account the con-cerns of job-seekers in the private and public sector, the ministry has recently submitted a revised labour law to the ministerial coun-cil in order to stabilise the private sector recruitment.

“We have learnt our lessons from the 2011 issues. So, ac-cordingly, we have made certain changes to the existing labour law and have submitted them to the higher authorities for approval,” Said bin Naser Al Sadi, advisor to the minister of manpower, told Times of Oman.

The 2011 issues mainly focused on the creation of job opportunities and other benefi ts for nationals. “There are certain problems faced by the private sector in job creation and employment. Those problems have to be solved for the growth of the economy. So, stressing more on creating a better environment in the private sector, we have pro-posed certain changes and when it comes into eff ect, it will boost the economy,” said Al Sadi.

Last month, Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Al Bakri, minister of manpower, confi rmed that the new labour law would be announced soon, and assured that it will bring stability in the private sector.

It is assumed that the reduced eligible age for pension, better health insurance facilities and the legal status of contracts for

private sector employees could fi nd a place in the amended la-bour law. However, an increase in wages will not be a part of the new amendment.

The advisor was speaking with Times of Oman on the sidelines of the Oman Forum platform organ-ised to discuss socio-economic is-sues, under the patronage of the Ministry of Manpower and the Central Bank of Oman. During the discussions on job creation in both private and public sector, the advi-sor said that the new trend shows that nationals prefer jobs in the public sector to the private sector.

“The recent changes ushered in

allow nationals to resign from the private sector and join the pub-lic sector. This has increased the job migration rates. We should look into this issue seriously. To slowdown this migration, the pri-vate sector should make the job environment more attractive for nationals and the present pen-sion system should also be studied again,” said the advisor.

“In addition, a proper balance

should also be maintained while employing nationals and expa-triates, so that the ongoing and upcoming projects are not ham-pered,” added the advisor.

According to the advisor, fake Omanisation practices also exist-ed in private sector recruitment.

“We have come across cases where nationals have been recruit-ed for the sake of meeting Omani-sation rates and get visas for ex-patriate workers. This has to be sorted out with cooperation from all sectors involved in recruitment process,” said the advisor.

According to National Centre for Statistics and Information (NSCI),

the number of Omanis employed in the private sector had grown to 189,931 by the end of June 2014, and it indicated a growth of 10.4 per cent in 18 months compared to De-cember 2012 fi gures of 172,066.

On the other hand, the num-ber of expatriate workers in the private sector by June 2014 was pegged at 1,539,177. The fi gure was 1,316,182 by the end of 2012 and it indicated a growth of 16.9 per cent.

In the 18-month period when Omani private companies hired 17,865 Omanis, they also hired 222,995 expatriates. It showed that the private sector hired over 12 expatriate workers for every

Omani, in that period. The third version of Oman Forum, organ-ised by Alam al Iktisaad Wal A’mal (Aiwa) magazine published by United Media Services (UMS) was opened at Grand Hayatt Ho-tel under the auspices of Sayyid Taimour bin Asa’ad Al Said, As-sistant Secretary General for In-ternational Cooperation at The Research Council (TRC).

In a statement, His Highness Sayyid Taimour bin Asa’ad Al Said, said that the forum will come out with recommendations that bene-fi t generating job opportunities for Omanis and enhance the Islamic banking experience in Oman.

The revised labour

law would be

announced soon,

and is expected to

bring stability in

the private sector

recruitment

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MUSCAT: Islamic banks and windows have reported a remarkable growth at the end of August 2014, when compared to the results of the same period last year, said a top offi cial at Central Bank of Oman (CBO).

“In 2014, the total assets stood at OMR1billion. In 2013, it was 196 million. The market share for Islamic banks and windows now amount to 5 per cent of the banking sector,” said Ali Al Raisi, the deputy CEO of CBO.

Islamic banking, which has become increasingly important since 2011 when the CBO an-nounced its decision to license Islamic banking services with the objective of diversifying and widening banking services, now has 10 per cent of the total branch network in the Sultan-ate. Oman introduced Islamic fi nance at the end of 2012, becoming the last country in the six-nation Gulf Coop-eration Council to do so. Since then, two full-fl edged Islamic banks and six Islamic windows at conventional banks have opened their doors. Under a base scenario, the study estimates Oman’s Islamic

banking operations could reach OMR5billion in assets by 2018, a 7 per cent share of estimated total banking assets at that time.

According to a Thomson Reuter’s recent study, Oman’s Islamic banking operations could reach OMR5 billion of assets by 2018, a 7 per cent share of estimated total bank-ing assets at that time.

A best-case scenario puts the fi gure at OMR7.1 billion, a 10 per cent share.

Recently, ratings agency Standard & Poor’s said that Islamic banks are set to boost their market share in the Gulf countries to nearly 30 per cent in the next fi ve years.

“We think the market share of Islamic banks in the overall banking system assets in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries could gradu-ally inch closer to 30 per cent over the next fi ve to six years, from just under 25 per cent currently,” said Timucin Engin, a credit analyst with Standard & Poor’s. S&P said it expected total GCC banking assets, both conventional and Islamic, to rise to $2 trillion by the end of 2015, from $1.7 trillion at year-end 2013.

However, solid market posi-tions by conventional banks in the region will prevent the fast-growing Islamic banks from attaining a bigger share, said Engin. The GCC region groups Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. It has one of the world’s largest Islamic banking markets and S&P said govern-ment support should help the sector to keep expanding its market share.

The agency said it expected Islamic banks would con-tinue to grow faster than their conventional peers in the next couple of years, particularly in Qatar and Saudi Arabia, where domestic credit is projected to grow the most.

‘Islamic banks showing remarkable growth’

We have learnt our lessons from the 2011 issues...There

are certain problems faced by the private sector in job

creation and employment. Those problems have to be

solved for the growth of the economy. So, stressing more

on creating a better environment in the private sector, we

have proposed certain changes and when it comes into

effect, it will boost the economy

Said bin Naser Al SadiAdvisor to the minister of manpower

Ali Al Raisi, deputy CEO, CBO

State Council okays education centresTimes News Service

MUSCAT: The State Council has approved proposals of the educa-tion committee to establish a na-tional centre for educational re-sources and e-learning.

It also approved the proposal to study the educational situation for people with disabilities and how they can be included in the main-stream. The Council’s regular ses-sion, which commenced on Mon-day was chaired by Dr Yahya bin Mahfoudh Al Manthri.

The chairman emphasised the immensely blessed moment ex-perienced by the entire nation on viewing the televised Royal speech of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said delivered at the occasion of the 44th National Day of the Sul-tanate of Oman, and gave the peo-

ple tremendous joy and relief. Al Manthri called upon the Almighty to bless His Majesty, the visionary leader good health and wellness and the best of tranquillity and happiness.

The steadfastness of HM’s vi-sion has led to the building of outstanding solid foundations of a progressed nation and today Oman enjoys peace and harmony, and maintains cooperation in the regional and global environment.

Pointing to the output of the third annual session, Al Manthri added that the session had wit-nessed several remarkable activi-ties, events and meetings. Com-mending the sincere eff orts of the members, he appreciated the cooperation extended by the tech-nical devices of the Secretariat, which played a proactive role in

the success of these events and meetings. Al Manthri also appreci-ated and valued sincerely the co-operation received by the Council of Ministers and the Shura Coun-cil and other competent authori-ties of the state, which enabled the overall performance meticulously.

Traffi c lawThe following regular session meeting of the Council will discuss the amendments to the Traffi c Law referred to the Council by the Shura Council.

He further added that owing to its high degree of importance, it is imperative for the Council to ac-cord focused attention, conduct conscious discussion, and contrib-ute workable solutions to reach the best legal preventive and curative solution. This must complement

and contribute to ROP’s eff orts and other relevant authorities in the reduction of traffi c accidents in the Sultanate, which has unde-niably become a social, economic and cultural burden.

He further reminded those pre-sent that His Majesty the Sultan had warned about the escalating consequences of road accidents, when Oman had joined the global initiative for road safety of the United Nations General Assembly in 2004. In addition, in 2009, His Majesty had said that road safety must be discussed seriously and public awareness be stressed in or-der to limit road accidents.

Al Manthri praised the role played by the Royal Oman Police in performing their tasks, which had curtailed road accidents and helped to minimise them this year.

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The following regular

session meeting of the

Council will discuss

the amendments to

the Traffic Law referred

to the Council by the

Shura Council

Dr Yahya Al ManthriState Council Chairman

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OMAN 20x20format of Pecha Kucha contest

involves designers describing

each slide for twenty seconds

‘Ballet is an art form for all senses’

Can you describe how your choreography is created? To this day creating ballets – at least for me – is a scary thing to do. There is no recipe. Every ballet I create starts from somewhere else and then asks for a diff erent approach, diff erent step material and emotional and intellectual text. Sometimes it is an idea that gets me searching for music. Mostly, it is the music that shows me the direction I want to go and the designer I would like to work with. But sometimes there are also the guest choreographers who I invite for the Ballett am Rhein. One usually plans them fi rst into a programme and then follows with one’s own work. They point the direction how to counterbal-ance musically or dance technique wise. It is a never ending task and adventure; there is no plan to be followed.

What comes to you fi rst – the choreography or the music? Usually the music comes fi rst. For me music is bigger than life; it is a philosophy. It is the time in which the composer lived that gives ideas or tells you to go against the usual expectations. It is the musical structure, the rhythm, the colours, the dynamics; it is the emotional text, the sub-text and the superstructure. Being musi-cal can also mean portraying the

atmosphere of the music, at times going against it and including the entire knowledge of contemporary music and art. It is very rare that I have an idea before selecting the music.

What is it you like about the music of Schubert and Brahms, which will be fea-tured in Muscat? Schubert is a favourite of mine; his music “dances” and has so much depth, it’s so light and yet so heavy – but so human, modest and unforced. Brahms’ music is not an immediate love of mine. Not always do you have to love the music completely to make a good ballet – something being in the way can give you an extra portion of inspiration about creating diff erently.

The dancers in your company are probably familiar with the classical ballets such as Swan Lake that inspired your Johannes Brahms - Symphony No 2 piece, so how did they re-spond to your choreography? Most dancers in my company have never danced Swan Lake but of course know it. I only tried to capture the atmosphere, the es-sence of Swan Lake into ‘Johannes Brahms – Symphony No. 2’. The 2nd Symphony of the composer is like the tide and creates a magical almost fairy tale world for me –

something yearning to another place: romantic, yet also real. So naturally, a creature quality came to my mind. What is a Swan Queen? She is human but also bird ... So it is no way a copy of Swan Lake! It is more that I have taken the essence over and made my very own Brahms ballet out of it. It has also tonnes of links to La Bay-adère, Coppélia and other works.

What separates your style from other contemporary choreographers?Well, I think it is very hard to pin me down, maybe because I react so much to the musical world which changes my step material all the time. Of course you can still recognise a ‘Schläpfer’ by now. Maybe the grounded way I use point shoes is unique in my

ballets. They are like a “weapon” for the women - a great one. My dancers hammer them into the ground! I look for a true natural speech behind a very strong ballet technique. I still want to see the individual human being but it is hard for me to tell you what makes me diff erent.

One of the missions of the ROHM is to foster cross-cultural communication. How can dance be a part of this? Dance is an international art form, meaning, that it is based on ritual and emotional truth, body language and not words. These basics are everywhere among human beings – as diff erent as our cultural heritage may be. I am very happy to be able to bring that what we believe, into the ROHM and

the Oman. I am very honoured and grateful for the invitation!

Modern ballet isn’t well-known in Oman, so what would you say to encourage people to come and see the Bal-lett am Rhein?Come, be curious and watch! Let the senses take in what is shown, let the mind step back. Not want-ing to understand is important to estimate contemporary ballet. Dance needs a diff erent way of being a recipient. Not insisting on a story line; letting oneself go along kinaesthetically with the movements shown on stage. It is an art form that has to be taken in by all senses. You have to be alert, awake, open minded and let go of images of what ballet should or should not be.

The Ballett am Rhein

Düsseldorf Duisburg

will perform for two

nights at the Royal

Opera House Muscat

this Wednesday and

Thursday. Times

of Oman’s SARAH MACDONALD spoke

with the company’s

award-winning

director and chief

choreographer,

Martin Schläpfer,

about his work and

modern ballet

GRACEFUL FORM: Dance is an international art form; which means

that it is based on ritual and emotional truth, body language and

not words.– Photographs courtesy GERT WEIGELT

Come, be curious and watch!

Let the senses take in what is

shown, let the mind step back.

Not wanting to understand

is important to estimate

contemporary ballet. Dance

needs a different way of

being a recipient

Martin SchläpferBallett am Rhein Düsseldorf Duisburg Director

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MUSCAT: Gallery Sarah in part-nership with the Oman Society for Fine Arts, will host an exhibition, ‘Honoured’ starting from today at 7.30 pm.

The exhibition will be inau-gurated by Sheikh Ahmed bin Suwaidan bin Mohammed Al Bu-lushi, at Gallery Sarah.

Nine prominent Omani artists are featured in the show: Anwar Sonya, Moosa Omar, Ahmed Al Mashaikhi, Ayoub Al Balushi, Su-hair Fouda, Saif Al Amri, Moham-med Al Saigh, Mohammed Fadhil and Dr. Mona Al Baiti.

These nine artists have been honoured at the 22nd Annual Art Exhibition 2014, and were se-lected by the Oman Society for Fine Arts.

Inspired piecesMany of the art works being pre-sented at the exhibition are Oman inspired pieces showcasing the dif-ferent painting, printing and sculp-ture techniques of some of Oman’s most infl uential artists to date.

Among these artists are Anwar Sonya and Moosa Omar who have constantly pushed the boundaries of their art for many years, paving the way for future generations of Omani artists to explore, build, install and create a lasting artistic legacy in the Sultanate.

‘Honoured’ will run at Gal-lery Sarah until the December 7 from 9.30am uptill 6pm, Saturday to Thursday.

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Pecha Kucha provides stage for hidden designer talentTARIQ AL HAREMI

MUSCAT: Pecha Kucha Muscat organised its sixth event showcas-ing local Omani talent in diff erent fi elds of creativity, innovation and motivation.

The speakers ranged from mo-tivational speakers to designers, the youngest being a 14-year-old girl.

“All our talents are Omani and it is important that we showcase them for their ben-efi t and the country’s,” said Sara Fida Al Abdullah, Pecha Kucha Muscat organiser.

‘Change’ seemed to be the word of the evening, as many spectators shared one purpose and that is to open up the community to ne-glected talents and increase sup-port and investment in them.

“Getting sponsors for each

event is hard. It took me a year to fi nd one for the 6th event and I would like to express my grati-tude to Dr Amer Al Rawas for his unwavering belief and support for the youth of this nation,” said Al Abdullah.

Pecha Kucha is an event which started in 2003 by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham of Tokyo’s Klein-Dytham Architecture (KDa), as a way to attract peo-ple to their lounge, SuperDeluxe, and to allow young designers to meet, show their work, and exchange ideas.

Pecha Kucha is now held in more than 700 cities worldwide. Oman was the 509th to be ab-sorbed into Pecha Kucha through the eff orts of Sara Fida, making it one of the most popular inspira-tional nights in the Sultanate.

Their offi cial website said,

“Some Pecha Kuchas tell great stories about a project or a trip. Some are incredibly personal, some are incredibly funny, but all are very diff erent, and they turn each Pecha Kucha Night into ‘a box of chocolates.’”

The speakers follow a 20x20 format where twenty pictures are compiled on one slide show, and the speaker would describe each slide for twenty seconds before it automatically shifts to the next.

“20 seconds x 20 images are a bit longer than that, but the idea is the same - short, concise pres-entations. As far as we know, Pe-cha Kucha was the fi rst to put a limit on the number of images and number of seconds -- with the all important auto-forward. There’s no ‘next slide’ or ‘go back one, please’ at Pecha Kucha,” said the website.

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LOCAL HUES: Art works of Anwar Sonya (above) and Moosa Omar

(below right) will be displayed at the show. –Supplied photo

‘Honoured’ art show at Gallery Sarah begins today

BUDDING TALENT: Pecha Kucha is an event which started in 2003 as a way to allow young design-

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‘Strict vigil has curbed meteorite smuggling activity’FAHAD AL MUKRASHIfahad@timesofoman.com

MUSCAT: Smuggling of priceless meteorites out of the country from the Omani deserts has witnessed a sharp decline as compared to pre-vious years.

Dr Ali Al Rajhi, director general of the Mining Department at the Ministry of Commerce and In-dustry told Times of Oman, that almost no case of smuggling of meteorites from the Omani de-serts has been registered this year. He credited this to the strict vigil of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry along with other security authorities in the Sultanate.

There are round-the-clock se-curity patrols in those designated areas for meteorites especially in

remote areas, which have helped to curb such malpractices.

“A new law will be implemented by the beginning of the next year to preserve meteorites in Oman along with other natural life spe-cies,” says Al Rajhi.

The new law will include heftier penalties and jail terms for anyone caught smuggling meteorites, said Al Rajhi and added that such a step

was taken after meteorites in the deserts of Oman were being smug-gled out of the country and sold by tourists in the American and French markets.

More than 3,336 meteorites have been discovered in the Omani de-serts, mostly in Wusta and Dhofar governorates. This has led to mete-orite hunters from abroad visiting the Omani deserts to search for

the rocks. Most meteorite hunt-ers enter the country at the border posts in rented vehicles, which makes it diffi cult for them to be apprehended.

International marketsAccording to offi cials, a meteorite found in Oman was off ered for sale for millions of dollars in the inter-national markets.

Further, most Omani meteor-ites are sold at well-known events, such as the Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossils Showcase in the USA and the Ensisheim Meteorite Show in France.

Other cases of smuggling were discovered on Masirah Island, where tourists stole large quanti-ties of meteorites that are used to make necklaces and bracelets. In

order to clamp down on this prac-tice, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry has told those inter-ested in such rocks to obtain a li-cence, said offi cials.

Oman is second after the Ant-arctica in the discovery of mete-orites, according to a study done in Oman. Unfortunately, many Omanis are unaware of their importance.

Additionally, the smuggling of cats’ eyes shells from Masirah Island by tourists continues on a regular basis, as well as Geode stones from Dhofar in the Wilayat of Thumrait.

Geological experts believe it very important to approve a law to preserve Oman’s meteorites. Oth-erwise, offi cials fear the smuggling will increase over time.

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Dr Ali Al Rajhi, director general of the Mining Department

said that almost no case of smuggling of meteorites

from the Omani deserts has been registered this year

Ferry service to Abu Dhabi fromMuscat in offing

RAHUL DASrahuldas@timesofoman.com

MUSCAT: Muscat may soon be connected to Abu Dhabi by a ferry service providing a comfortable and entertaining travel option be-tween the two countries.

Speaking to Times of Oman, a senior offi cial of the Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) said that the company had discussions with a shipping line regarding the possibility of starting a ferry service among GCC countries in-cluding Oman.

“ADPC itself has no plans to operate such a service, but Zayed Port in the heart of Abu Dhabi received over 189,000 cruise pas-sengers during the last season and the same facilities (a dedi-cated cruise terminal) could po-tentially be used to welcome ferry passengers,” he said.

The spokesperson also said, “ADPC is supportive of any plans and is working with the shipping line in question, to provide infor-mation as they examine whether such a service would be possible and viable. However, ADPC can-not give any more details at pre-sent or any follow-up as no deci-sion regarding such a service has been made yet.”

ADPC manages around nine non-oil and gas ports in the Unit-ed Arab Emirates (UAE).

A large number of people from Muscat visit UAE regularly, es-pecially during the holidays and weekends.

“We have to drive around 600 kilometres or fl y. The passenger ferry service will help especially those people travelling with fami-lies and children,” said Ravi Ku-mar, an Indian expatriate living in Muscat.

A tourism expert said that the ferry service can attract more tourists to Oman and UAE, apart from reducing the pressure on road and air traffi c.

“We believe that it will bring in huge revenue and tourists to both countries,” pointed out another expert.

He also said the number of travellers increase during the Eid holidays and weekends.

“We have to wait at the Oman-UAE border sometimes for more than fi ve to six hours. So, I think this new cruise service will help us in cutting time during the holi-days and whenever there are long weekends,” he added.

Cruise ambitionsOffi cials said that Abu Dhabi’s cruise ambitions have also got a boost recently following new visa regulations which include an AED200 (US $55) multi-entry cruise visa for the UAE.

“The new visa fee makes it much more aff ordable for opera-tors to promote Arabian itinerar-ies, of which Abu Dhabi is a key stopover,” said an offi cial.

The 2013-2014 cruise season which ran from November to April, was the busiest yet for Abu Dhabi, with a record 10 maid-en calls (fi rst-time visits) and 189,709 passengers visiting the UAE capital on 75 calls into Zayed Port during the season.

In comparison, during the 2006-2007 cruise season Zayed Port hosted just 29 cruise ships and 35,366 passengers.

A large number of people from Muscat

visit UAE regularly, especially during the

holidays and weekends. Offi cials said

that Abu Dhabi’s cruise ambitions also

got a boost recently following new visa

regulations which include an AED200

multi-entry cruise visa for the UAE

OCEAN LINKS: Abu Dhabi Ports Company is working with a shipping line and is supportive of the

possibility of starting a ferry service among GCC countries including Oman.– Supplied photo

Rotana to fl y four times to Abu DhabiTimes News Service

MUSCAT: Abu Dhabi-based Ro-tana Jet will be increasing its fre-quency to Muscat.

Salim Al Hajry, senior manager, traffi c, Minbar Al Khaleej (MKS), representing Rotana Jet in Oman, said that the UAE-based car-rier will now operate four fl ights a week to Abu Dhabi.

“Muscat passengers to Abu Dhabi will travel on a 50-seater Embraer aircraft which will take around an hour,” said the offi cial.

Embraer ERJ is a part of the re-gional jets produced by Embraer, a Brazilian aerospace company and it is powered by two turbofan engines.

The promotional tickets are priced at OMR20 (one-way in-cluding taxes) and the fl ights will operate on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.

It also plans to add a fi fth fl ight soon. “We are increasing our fre-quency to Oman, as we want more people to use Rotana Jet,” Rajen-dran Vellapalath, commercial and planning director at Rotana Jet, said recently.

Offi cials said that they are tar-geting businessmen between the two countries and those who go for a visa run or are changing their visa from tourist visa to a residen-tial one. According to UAE regu-lations, tourist visa holders must exit from their country and they

can only enter on a new visa, after they attain a work permit. So, a lot of people go to Oman to change their visa.

Rotana Jet is targeting this seg-ment by off ering a cheaper option to exit via Oman.

In October, Rotana Jet said that it had moved its scheduled opera-tions from Al Bateen Airport to Terminal 2 at Abu Dhabi Interna-tional. The airline will continue to operate its private jet services from Al Bateen.

Rotana offi cial said, “Rotana Jet is gearing up for more expansion with new routes steadily opening up, keeping in line with our com-mitment to provide passengers with choice and great value.”

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I don’t think Oman is seeking glory to champion a most diffi cult political standoff but to create harmony among its neighbours

Abdulsattar Al Fahmi, retired Egyptian diplomat

Oman’s efforts raised hopes ahead of talks

SALEH AL SHAIBANYsaleh@timesofoman.com

MUSCAT: As the United States (US) and Iran held talks at Al Bustan Palace Hotel to end a nu-clear standoff between the two countries, Omani citizens and ex-patriates eagerly awaited till late in the evening the outcome of the trilateral meeting hosted by the Government of Oman.

Oman’s relationship with the Islamic Republic has deep roots while the US has used the Sul-tanate on a few occasions to suc-cessfully mediate hostage crises of American citizens captured in hostile situations in the past.

But according to local reactions by observers in the capital Mus-cat, the current talks between the

two countries is Oman’s most dif-fi cult mediation to date.

Greatest triumph“This will not only be Oman’s greatest triumph in its diplomatic eff orts if it ends successfully but it will also be the greatest achieve-ment in international politics.

To make the two countries agree to have talks is one thing but to make them reach a middle

ground that satisfi es both coun-tries is the challenge of the cen-tury, given the sensitivity of the situation,” Omar Al Rukaishi, a doctorate student in political sci-ence, told Times of Oman. Other observers said that the negotia-tions between the US and Iran is not about political triumph on Oman’s part but is it about dif-fusing tensions in the Gulf region over sectarian issues.

Political standoff “I don’t think Oman is seeking glory to champion a most diffi cult political standoff but to create harmony among its neighbours. We know that the US is used as a pawn to long-standing religious issues between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Oman knows that if the two countries (Iran and Saudi Arabia) continue to lock horns the situation will become explo-sive sooner or later.

“The AGCC (Arab Gulf Coop-eration Council) region will go up in fl ames. So, it is not just about settling a nuclear programme,” said Abdulsattar Al Fahmi, a re-tired Egyptian diplomat.

Oman’s eff ortBoth Iranians and American ex-patriates in Oman welcomed Oman’s eff ort as a facilitator hop-ing that the talks will end the hot-ly contested nuclear programme by Iran opposed by the US and its allies.

“I really hope the two countries will shake hands at the end of the talks and agree on something that will end their enmity for good,” Pe-ter Granger, a US national work-ing as an oil engineer told Times of Oman ahead of the talks. Iranians based in Muscat were also hoping for a fruitful conclusion.

“It is about time Iran and US become friends. They have a lot in common. A peaceful conclu-sion of the talks will mean a last-ing peace in the Gulf. It will also mean the end of religious fanati-cism in the Gulf and the beginning of a new era of economic success,” said Farhad Al Fazzallah, an Ira-nian businessman.

Oman’s ties with

Iran have deep roots

while the US has

used the Sultanate

on a few occasions to

successfully mediate

hostage crises of

American citizens

captured in hostile

situations in the past

DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS: US secretary of State John Kerry on a visit

to Muttrah Souq, in Muscat, on Sunday. – O K Mohammed Ali/Times of Oman

Customs offi cials foil bid to smuggle in hashishTimes News Service

MUSCAT: The Customs depart-ment at Al Mazyounah’s borders foiled an attempt by a GCC na-tional to smuggle in hashish at the customs inspection area there.

The Customs found 29 small pouches and 4 large blocks of hashish weighing 9 kilogrammes, hidden in the rear seats of the vehicle.

The national has been jailed awaiting necessary legal action. The General Administration of Customs does it best to prevent entry of banned and dangerous substances that aff ect the health of the community.

Drug dealer heldThe Public Administration to combat drugs and psychotropic substances arrested an Asian in the Wilayat of As Seeb on charges of possession and traffi cking of narcotic substances with the help of international gangs.

Ten capsules of heroin were re-

covered from his possession.DEA (Drugs and Psychotropic

Substances), led by the Dhofar Police also arrested a man who was trying to smuggle in a large quantity of Qat at the Al Mazy-ounah border. The accused pos-sessed 24 packets of the drug.

Both the accused have been sent to the prosecution for further investigation.

Royal Oman Police regularly calls upon citizens and residents to cooperate with them to combat this scourge and to inform them about any information that will help in the detection of smug-glers and drug dealers. They are advised to call the emergency telephone (9999) or report to the nearest police station.

Road safety Hassan bin Mohsen Shariqi, In-spector General of Police and Customs Chairman of the Na-tional Committee for Road Safety, on Monday presided over a meet-ing of the National Committee

for Road Safety in the presence of Mohsen bin Mohammed Ben Ali Sheikh Chairman of Muscat Municipality and members of the Committee.

The meeting reviewed the traf-fi c situation in the Sultanate and traffi c statistics for the last period of this year, which indicated a de-crease of deaths and injuries over the same period last year.

The meeting also discussed the proposed amendment of traf-fi c law, and the construction of traffi c safety institutes in the regions of the Sultanate. They also reviewed the details of Brit-ish Transport Research Labora-tory (TRL) study on diff erent aspects related to traffi c safety in the Sultanate.

The Committee heard a brief-ing from the awareness campaign launched by the Royal Oman Po-lice, under the slogan ‘Thank you for speed observance’ and the steps that will be implemented during the coming period as part of the campaign plan.

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BAKHA CITIZENS CELEBRATECitizens of the Wilayat of Bakha express joy over His

Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said’s good health and

pledged their loyalty during celebrations on Monday. -ONA

SQU college wins medical awardTimes News Service

MUSCAT: The College of Medi-cine and Health Sciences at the Sultan Qaboos University, has been selected as the best medical institute in the Arab world by the UAE-based Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences, this year.

The SQU College of Medicine shares this award with Mongi Ben Hamida National Institute of Neurology, Tunisia. This was an-nounced by Dr Ali Rashid Al Nu-aimi, the director of the UAE Uni-versity and a member of the Board of Trustees of Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences in Dubai (UAE).

The Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award is given for diff erent categories in medical sci-ences with a total monetary value of AED2.8 million.

Prof. Najib Al Khaja noted that the winners would be honoured during the awards ceremony slat-

ed for next month at the Rashid Hall at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Cen-tre in the presence of the patron, His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Deputy Ruler of Dubai and the UAE Min-ister of Finance.

The 8th Dubai International Conference for Medical Sciences will also be held from December 15 to 17 in Dubai. The conference will discuss the main issues involved in the award, including drug discov-ery, targeted therapy, cell therapy and vaccines.

Prof Omar Al Rawas, dean of the College of Medicine and Health Sciences at SQU, said that the award refl ects the academic status of the college and the professional capabilities of its graduates.

“The college was able to win the award because of the high stand-ard of its academic curriculum in preparing medical graduates, educational approach, capabilities and effi ciency of the staff .

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Iran-US talksThe discussions have also in-

cluded a time frame for a new agreement, with the Western powers looking for a treaty of at least 10 years and the Iranians aiming for fi ve to seven years.

These talks, facilitated by the Sultanate of Oman, were part of the 9th round of negotiations. They came ahead of the No-vember 24 deadline to reach an agreement which would see Iran reducing its nuclear capa-bilities in exchange for the West lifting more of its economic sanctions against Iran.

The previous agreement, which went into eff ect in Janu-ary saw Iran agreeing to limit some of its nuclear activities in exchange for an easing of the ex-isting sanctions.

Iran denies that its nuclear ambitions are for anything oth-er than energy, while the US and its allies worry that Iran is try-ing to build nuclear weapons.

Although the results of the talks in Muscat weren’t what any of the parties had hoped for, Oman’s role was still appre-ciated. Before the talks began

behind closed doors on Sunday morning, Kerry took a moment to acknowledge the role Oman has played hosting these talks and mediating between the USA and Iran before.

“I just want to thank His Maj-esty Sultan Qaboos and I want to thank the foreign minister and all Omanis for hosting all of us here, for their very generous welcome, and for the role they have played in helping to bring parties together in order to be able to have these negotiations. And I hope you will convey the best wishes of the American people and President Obama to His Majesty,” Kerry said.

After the talks fi nished Iran’s ambassador to Oman, Ali Akbar Sibeveih, also spoke briefl y to the press and thanked Oman for hosting the talks.

The negotiations will contin-ue today with the P5+1 - France, Britain, the United States, Rus-sia, and China, which are the fi ve permanent members of the United Nations Security Coun-cil, plus Germany - with Cath-erine Ashton.

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Fresh fighting erupts in South Sudan despite truce

JUBA: Fresh fi ghting has erupt-ed in civil war-torn South Su-dan, the government and rebels said on Monday, with both sides blaming each other for violating a new ceasefi re deal.

Reports of clashes in the oil-rich north and on several other fronts came just 48 hours after the country’s President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Rief Machar wrapped up peace talks in Ethiopia and promised region-al mediators they would immedi-ately stop the war. Rebel military spokesman Lul Ruai Koang, however, accused government troops of having “launched co-ordinated attacks” in Unity and Upper Nile States, and said a re-bel base in Jonglei State was also “under heavy shelling”.

“The government is entirely responsible for these unneces-sary attacks motivated by its de-sires and attempts to recapture oil fi elds under our control,” he said in a statement.

Army spokesman Philip Aguer confi rmed there was fi ghting in Upper Nile State, but blamed the rebels for starting it.

“The battle continued for a few minutes... and the attack was repelled,” he told local radio.

Fighting in South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, started in December last year when Kiir accused his sacked deputy Machar of trying to stage a coup, with the violence broadening into an ethnic confl ict.

The war has left tens of thousands dead, forced almost two million from their homes, pushed the country to the brink of famine and has been marked by atrocities by both sides. Kiir and Machar signed a trcue at the start of the year and several sub-sequent deals to renew it, but the truces have been short lived—with each side accusing the other and maintaining the right to fi ght in self-defence. — AFP

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Iranian among five nuclear engineers killed in SyriaBEIRUT: Gunmen killed fi ve nu-clear engineers, four of them Syr-ian and one Iranian, on the out-skirts of Damascus on Sunday, a monitoring group said on Monday.

The engineers were shot dead as they were travelling in a small con-voy to a research centre near the northeastern district of Barzeh, the Syrian Observatory for Hu-man Rights said. No one claimed

responsibility and Syrian and Ira-nian state media did not mention the attack, which occurred in an area controlled by forces loyal to President Bashar Al Assad.

The UN atomic agency, Inter-national Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said last year that Syria de-clared a “small amount of nuclear material” at a Miniature Neutron Source Reactor, a type of research

reactor usually fuelled by highly enriched uranium, near Damas-cus. The IAEA has also asked for permission for years to visit a site in the eastern province Deir Al Zor that US intelligence reports say was a nascent, North Korean-designed reactor geared to making plutonium for nuclear bombs. Is-rael bombed it in 2007.

Meanwhile, Syrian President

Bashar Al Assad said on Monday he was ready to study a UN plan to “freeze” fi ghting in the northern city of Aleppo, a statement from his offi ce said.

“President Assad has been in-formed by (UN envoy Staff an) de Mistura of the main points of his initiative,” said the statement is-sued after the two men held talks in Damascus. “(Assad) said it was

worthy of study and that work on it is needed... in order to re-establish security in Aleppo,” it added. It is De Mistura’s second visit to Syria since he was appointed peace en-voy in July. On October 30, De Mistura put forward an “action plan” for Syria that proposed to “freeze” fi ghting in local areas to al-low for aid deliveries and to lay the groundwork for talks. - Agencies

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The government is entirely responsible for these unnecessary attacks motivated by its desires and attempts to recapture oil fi elds under our control

Lul Ruai Koang, Rebel military spokesman

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DEADLY ARSENALSecurity forces display arms and ammunition recovered from Maoists in Kumandi reserve forest area at Latehar in

Jharkhand state on Monday. The Maoists have frequently targeted police and government workers in what they say is a

fi ght for greater land rights and more jobs for neglected labourers and the poor. -PTI

Crime charges against seven new ministers

NEW DELHI: Attempted mur-der, waging war on the state, criminal intimidation and fraud are some of the charges on the rap sheets of ministers Prime Min-ister Narendra Modi appointed to the cabinet on Sunday, jarring with his pledge to clean up politics.

Seven of 21 new ministers face prosecution, taking the total in the 66-member cabinet to almost one third, a higher proportion than be-fore the weekend expansion.

At least fi ve people in the cabi-net have been charged with se-rious off ences such as rape and rioting. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said any suggestions there were criminals in the cabinet were “completely baseless.

“These are cases arising out of criminal accusations, not cases out of a crime,” he told reporters on Monday, adding that Modi had per-sonally vetted the new ministers.

AccusedRam Shankar Katheria, a law-maker from Agra, was appointed junior education minister yet has been accused of more than 20 criminal off ences including at-

tempted murder and promoting religious or racial hostility.

Katheria was not immediately available for comment and a mo-bile phone number given by his offi ce was switched off .

The inclusion of such politi-cians does not sit easily with Modi’s election promise to root out corruption, and has led to crit-icism that he is failing to change the political culture in India where wealthy, tainted politicians some-times fi nd it easier to win votes.

“It shows scant respect for the rule of law or public sentiment,” said Jagdeep Chhokar, co-founder of the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) which campaigns for better governance. “Including these people in the cabinet is a bad omen for our democracy.”

Modi won the biggest parlia-mentary majority in three dec-ades in May with a promise of graft-free governance after the previous government led by Con-gress party was mired in a series of damaging corruption scandals.

Soon after coming to power, Modi called for courts to fast track cases against politicians in an ef-

fort to curb political criminality in the world’s largest democracy. Cases in India’s overstretched judicial system often drag on for years. Yet Modi’s cabinet includes twice as many politicians facing criminal charges as the previous Congress party one.

Hansraj Gangaram Ahir, the new junior chemicals and ferti-lizer minister, was another eye- catching choice. He is charged with around 20 off ences, includ-ing intent to wage war against India, criminal intimidation and abetting a mutiny.

Ahir did not respond to requests for comment, and it was not im-mediately clear what incidents the more serious charges pertained to. His secretary said the cases were politically motivated.

Shrikant Sharma, a spokesman for Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Ja-nata Party (BJP), said it was up to courts to decide if ministers were guilty, and said many of the charg-es related to political rivalries.

The BJP is led by Amit Shah, the closest aide of Modi, who is accused of ordering police to car-ry out three extra-judicial killings

and running an extortion racket when he served under Modi as home minister in Gujarat almost a decade ago.

He has denied the charges. He is facing a trial in Mumbai.

Preferred choiceThe number of lawmakers charged with off ences has more than dou-bled in the last two decades. About a third of federal and state legisla-tors face charges, the ADR said. Politicians facing criminal charges are twice as likely to win an elec-tion as their untainted peers, mak-ing them the preferred choice of candidates for political parties in India, according to a study pub-lished last year by the group.

In offi ce, these politicians are sometimes accused of enriching themselves or their backers by siphoning off money from govern-ment spending. “We hear again and again the country’s leaders promise to clean up the system,” said Satish Misra, a political ana-lyst at the Observer Research Foundation. “Self interest pre-vails over principles. That is why the system never changes.” - Reuters

The inclusion of such

politicians does not

sit easily with Modi’s

election promise to

root out corruption,

and has led to

criticism that he is

failing to change

the political cultureONE FOR THE ALBUM: President Pranab Mukherjee, centre left, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi,

centre right, pose with new cabinet ministers after a swearing-in ceremony at the Presidential Pal-

ace in New Delhi, on Sunday. - AFP

Shiv Sena to sit in opposition in Maharashtra

MUMBAI: In a sudden move, the Shiv Sena on Monday announced its decision to sit in the opposition in Maharashtra assembly and not join the minority BJP government headed by Chief Minister Deven-dra Fadnavis.

“We have sent a letter signed by Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray to this eff ect to the leg-islature secretariat. In the letter we have requested that the name of Sena legislature party leader Eknath Shinde should be an-nounced as leader of opposition at the earliest,” said party spokes-person Neelam Gorhe.

She added that the Sena’s claim

to the leader of opposition post was by virtue of its position as the second largest party with 63 legis-lators in the 287-member house, with the Congress having 42 and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) 41 members.

DecisionThe party’s decision came in the wake of the Shiv Sena chief ’s two-day ultimatum on Sunday to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to declare that it would not seek the NCP’s support to save his minority government in the cru-cial vote of confi dence scheduled here Wednesday.

Earlier in the day, Gorhe in-dicated the party’s mood on the issue when she said that talks with the BJP on power-sharing and other pending matters have been stalled.

The Sena’s 63 members came to the Vidhan Bhavan wearing traditional Maharashtrian orange turbans, raising slogans and sym-bolically occupied the opposition benches in the assembly.

The fi rst two days of the special three-day session of the assembly are to be devoted to the members being administered oath.

The move was apparently trig-gered by NCP president Sharad

Pawar’s reiteration of his party’s “unconditional external support” to the BJP “in the interest of po-litical stability” in the state and to avoid fresh elections.

Months of acrimonyThe Sena decision brings down the curtain on nearly two months of bitter acrimony between the two allies of 25 years which re-sulted in snapping of ties on Sep-tember 25, fi ghting the elections separately. The Sena boycotted the cabinet expansion of Modi in New Delhi and also withdrew its nominee at the last minute on-Sunday. - IANS

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No fi nal decision on Modi-Sharif meeting in NepalNEW DELHI: India on Saturday remained non-committal on hav-ing a bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif on the sidelines the South Asian Association for Re-gional Cooperation (Saarc) sum-mit in Nepal later this month.

When asked about the possi-bility, External Aff airs Ministry Spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said the Saarc summit was nearly two weeks away and it was a very long time from the perspective of Indo-Pakistan relations.

“That meeting (Saarc) is ap-proximately 15 days away. As they say in politics a week is a long time ... In India- Pakistan relations two weeks is a very very long time,” he said. Finance Minister Arun Jait-ley had on Sunday said that there cannot be a dialogue with Islama-bad if ceasefi re violations are re-peated. At the same time, he said India will welcome dialogue but the environment for dialogue has to be created by both the countries.

Apparently referring to Jaitley’s comments, the spokesperson said India remains committed to pav-ing a “path”.

“At this stage, all I can share with you is that we remain com-mitted to paving a path. But for

that path to be paved you have to have a situation that will promote the path to be paved. We have not reached that stage as yet,” he said. India had called off the Foreign Secretary-level talks after the Pa-kistan envoy here met Kashmiri separatists. - PTI

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That meeting (SAARC)

is approximately 15

days away. As they say

in politics a week is a

long time ... In India-

Pakistan relations two

weeks is a very very

long time

Syed AkbaruddinExternal Affairs Ministry spokesperson

It shows scant respect for the rule of law or public sentiment

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Black money will be key issue at G20, says Modi

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Min-ister Narendra Modi on Monday said the importance of global co-operation against black money will be a “key issue” he will highlight at the upcoming G20 summit in Bris-bane, as he embarks on a three-na-tion visit from today.

Seeking to inject momentum in the country’s ‘Act East’ policy, Modi will undertake the 10-day visit of Myanmar, Australia and Fiji to attend key multilateral sum-mits and undertake bilateral meet-ings during which India is expect-ed to push for steps to create more jobs and improve world economy.

“A key issue for me would be to highlight the importance of inter-national cooperation against black money,” Modi said in a pre-depar-ture statement.

As India attempts to unearth black money stashed abroad, Modi is expected to renew the country’s

commitment to a global response to deal with cross border tax avoid-ance and evasion.

In the statement, Modi said dur-ing the course of the Asean-India and East Asian summits in My-anmar Capital Nay Pyi and at the G20 summit in Brisbane and bi-lateral visits to Australia and Fiji he will meet over 40 leaders from countries representing Asia, Afri-ca, Europe, North America, South America and Pacifi c Region.

At the annual summit of the Group of 20 of the world’s biggest developed and emerging econo-mies, Modi said he intends to di-cuss how it can accelerate creation of next generation infrastructure, which also includes digital infra-structure, and ensure access to clean and aff ordable energy. The two-day summit will be held from November 15. G20 accounts for 85

per cent of the world’s economic output. During his foreign tour, Modi will undertake a bilateral vis-it for talks with Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott in Canberra after the G20 summit. Modi will be the fi rst Indian Prime Minister to visit Australia in 28 years since Rajiv Gandhi in 1986.

“While we have much in com-mon with Australia, our political, strategic and economic relations have been below potential.

A closer strategic partnership with Australia will support India’s economic goals; promote our secu-rity interests, including maritime security; and, reinforce our eff orts to foster a climate of peace and stability in our extended continen-tal and maritime neighbourhood,” he said referring to his four-city, three-day visit from November 16 that covers Melbourne and Sydney

besides Melbourne and Canberra. Meanwhile, Aam Aadmi Party

chief Arvind Kejriwal on Monday met the chief of Supreme Court-appointed SIT and accused the government of taking selective ac-tion against those named in the list of 628 persons who have allegedly stashed money abroad.

“In the meeting with the SIT chief, we raised issue that like pre-vious government, new govern-ment is also doing nothing on black money. We have told him that ac-tion is selectively being taken on the list of 628 persons submitted in the apex court by the Centre,” he told reporters.

Kejriwal said, “Some people have been raided, interrogated and made to pay taxes, penalty and are now being prosecuted and why similar action has not been taken against others.” - PTI

Seeking to inject

momentum in the

country’s ‘Act East’

policy, Modi will

undertake the 10-day

visit to Myanmar,

Australia and Fiji

for attending key

multilateral summits

Aadhaar to be made mandatory for issuance of passportNEW DELHI: Indian government is planning to make Aadhaar man-datory for issue of passports and is in the process of establishing a system for validation of criminal antecedents of the applicant.

The issue was discussed thread-bare at a meeting between the Ministries of the Home and the External Aff airs, offi cial sources said on Monday.

The MEA is working with the Unique Identifi cation Authority of India to implement it and the pro-cess is expected to be completed by the end of this month.

In the new process, the appli-cant, if not in possession of an Aadhaar card, has to produce the

Aadhaar enrolment number. The move has been taken up as

per the directive of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has favoured faster passport services in a trans-parent and simplifi ed manner to the citizens.

Complaints A number of complaints are being received regularly by the govern-ment related to police verifi cation for passports and consequent de-lay in issuance of the travel docu-ment. The MEA had a meeting with the National Crime Record Bureau, under the Home Ministry, and the latter confi rmed that they will be able to establish a system

for validation of criminal anteced-ents of the applicant.

“National Crime Record Bureau has confi rmed that they will be able to set up the validation mech-anism within two months. Once this is established, the criminal antecedents of the applicants for all categories will be validated on NCRB database before passport issuance,” an offi cial note prepared on the issue said.

The MEA is of the view that when an applicant already has an Aadhaar card or has applied for, his identity to a major extent is established — this needs to be confi rmed by UIDAI. Therefore, based on NCRB validation and the

applicant’s self declaration on the aspects of citizenship, criminal an-tecedents, criminal proceedings, summons/ warrants etc. the pass-port can be issued on post-police verifi cation basis.

While granting the passport, the applicant will also be given the address of police station which is responsible for the police verifi ca-tion so that the applicant can also actively pursue and complete the process of verifi cation before trav-elling abroad.

“In the event of any wrong dec-laration by the applicant, the pass-port will be impounded/ revoked as per specifi ed procedure,” the note said. - PTI

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GOOD INITIATIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, third right, at the

launch of ‘Jeevan Pramaan’ – an Aadhaar-based Digital Life Cer-

tifi cate for pensioners with Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

centre, in New Delhi on Monday. -PTI

A key issue for me

would be to highlight

the importance

of international

cooperation against

black money

Nrendra ModiPrime Minister

Missile jointly developed by India, Israel testedJERUSALEM: India and Israel on Monday successfully test fi red a long range surface to air missile jointly developed by them, marking a milestone in bilateral cooperation in devel-oping advanced weapon systems. “The Long Range Surface to Air Missile (LRSAM) is successfully fl ight tested against a fl y-ing target in a range in Israel, today,” an offi cial statement said. Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) carried out the test in the presence of Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) scientists and offi cials of the Indian Army. The LR-SAM system is jointly developed by DRDO and IAI Israel. “All the systems including the radar, communication launch sys-tems and the missile system have performed as expected and hit the target directly and damaged it. The system is developed for both Israel Defence Forces and Indian Armed Forces,” the statement said.

Six out of 10 men admit to violence against partnersNEW DELHI: Six out of 10 Indian men admit they have acted violently against their wives or girlfriends, with those facing fi nancial diffi culties more likely to carry out abuse, a study re-leased on Monday said. Some 52 per cent of women surveyed across the country reported suff ering some form of emotional or physical violence in their lifetime, including being kicked, hit, choked and burned, the study said. The report by the UN World Population Fund and the Washington-based Interna-tional Center for Research on Women (ICRW) underscores the high rates of abuse facing women in the country. “The study puts a spotlight on the high prevalence of intimate part-ner violence in India,” the study said.

Ban on Bollywood women make-up artists quashedNEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday quashed a un-ion rule which for decades sought to prevent women working as make-up artists in the country’s Hindi fi lm industry known as Bollywood. Judges banned the discrimination on fi lm sets along gender lines, following a petition launched by women against the Cine Costume Make-up Artists and Hair Dressers Association. The petitioners said the group had denied them identifi cation cards for their work because they were women — a provision designed to protect the jobs of male make-up artists. Describing it as “impermissible and illegal”, the court struck down the clause of the association, which covers the western state of Maharashtra— home to Bollywood. -Agencies

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Sharif disqualification case sent to top judge

QUETTA: The Supreme Court on Monday referred the prime min-ister’s disqualifi cation case to the chief justice of Pakistan.

A three-member bench also suggested the appointment of three senior lawyers as amicus curiae or impartial advisers to the court. The lawyers included Raza Rabbani, Hamid Khan and Khawaja Haris, Justice Jawwad S.

Khawaja also rejected the appli-cation of the Attorney General of Pakistan Salman Aslam Butt for dismissal of the petition seeking PM’s disqualifi cation.

The Supreme Court’s Quetta registry held the hearing of the application fi led by Gohar Nawaz Sindho, and the bench comprised Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja, Jus-tice Sarmad Jalal Usmani and

Justice Mosheer Alam.In the application, the petition-

er had said that, according to Ar-ticle 63 of the Constitution, a par-liamentary member who defamed or ridiculed the army stood dis-qualifi ed. Hence, he argued, both the prime minister and Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar stood ineligible for Parliament.

Four petitions have been fi led

so far seeking the prime minis-ter’s disqualifi cation.

Sindhu, who is also the vice president of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Lawyers Forum, said that since the court reserved the rights to punish those who ridiculed the superior courts, it also comes into the court’s jurisdiction to give a verdict on this petition.

VerdictThe attorney general cited a La-hore High Court verdict, which said it was a political issue, and should be addressed on a political forum rather than in court. How-ever, Butt’s plea was rejected.

After hearing the arguments of both the counsels, Justice Kha-waja, while referring the case to the chief justice, remarked that the case was one of its kinds, and the court should give its verdict on the questions raised regarding the Constitution.

“Once the court gives the ver-dict on this petition, there would be no issue in future regarding the merit of public representa-tion in 1,077 electoral constitu-encies,” he said.

The court referred the petition to the CJP, and suggested to ap-point three senior lawyers as ami-cus curiae. - In exclusive arrangement with

The Express Tribune

In the application,

the petitioner had

said that, according

to Article 63 of

the Constitution,

a parliamentary

member who

defamed or ridiculed

the army stood

disqualifi edIN TROUBLE: Four petitions have been fi led so far seeking the

disqualifi cation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. – AFP fi le photo

German businesses urged to invest in PakistanISLAMABAD: After signing 19 agreements and memoran-dums with China, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif invited Ger-man investors on Monday to invest in Pakistan, Radio Paki-stan reported. The premier who is on a two-day offi cial visit to the country at the invitation of Chancellor Angela Merkel, invited German investors to invest particularly in Pakistan’s energy and agriculture sectors in an interview to a German television. “There is great scope for investment in agriculture, livestock and forestry in Pakistan. Germany can prove to be an important partner in these sectors,” Sharif said. Reiterating Pakistan’s resolve for peace in the region, the prime minister said, “Pakistan wants peace in the region and for this purpose the country is extending maximum possible cooperation to ensure stability in Afghanistan.” “Elimination of terrorism would serve the interests of both Pakistan and Afghanistan and help strengthen their economies,” he added.

Musharraf asked to appear in court on December 10

QUETTA: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Monday rejected former presi-dent General (retd) Pervez Musharraf’s medical reports and ordered him to ap-pear before the court on December 10 in the Nawab Bugti murder case. ATC Quetta Presiding Offi cer Nazeer Ahmed Langov held a hearing of the case, during which

he rejected the former president’s medical report, seeking exemption from personal appearance before the court. The judge further contended that the court would cancel Mush-arraf’s bail orders if he failed to appear for the next hearing. Raising questions regarding the former president’s medical report, Sohail Rajput, the lawyer of Jamil Akbar Bugti, alleged that Musharraf had been taking part in political activities and appearing on TV channels in good health.“Musharraf’s lawyer has presented a so-called medical certifi cate that says former president can’t travel. However, the court rejected it,” Rajput confi rmed, adding, “Musharraf has been using delay tactics since day one.”

Pakistani schools condemn Malala for backing RushdieISLAMABAD: An association of Paki-stani schools held an “I am not Malala” day on Monday, condemning young Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai for what it called her support for controversial novel-ist Salman Rushdie. Education campaigner Malala was shot in the head by the Taliban in October 2012 but recovered and went on to win this year’s Nobel peace prize. The 17-year-old has been hailed around the world for standing up for girls’ rights to edu-cation, but the response to her in Pakistan has not been uni-versally positive, with some seeing her as a “Western agent” on a mission to shame her country. The All Pakistan Private Schools Federation last year barred its members from buy-ing Malala’s memoir I am Malala because of what the group said was its “anti-Pakistan and anti-Islam content.” It said the book, written with British journalist Christina Lamb, was too sympathetic to British novelist Rushdie.

Two soldiers, four militants killed in North WaziristanISLAMABAD: At least two soldiers and four militants were killed in an exchange of fi re in Pakistan’s troubled tribal belt near the Afghan border, the military said on Monday. The clash took place during a clearance operation late Sunday in North Waziristan tribal district, where the military has been waging a major off ensive against insurgents since June. “Four terrorists were killed during clearance operation in Gharla-mai area of North Waziristan. Two soldiers also embraced shahadat (martyrdom) in the exchange of fi re,” a military statement said. - Agencies

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Once the court gives the verdict on this petition, there would be no issue in future regarding the merit of public representation in 1,077 electoral constituenciesJawwad S. Khawaja, Judge

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Bombing kills 47 schoolboysin Nigeria

POTISKUM (NIGERIA): Boko Haram were suspected of killing nearly 50 pupils on Monday in a suicide bombing in northeast Ni-geria, in one of the worst attacks against schools teaching a so-called Western curriculum.

The explosion at the all-boys school in Potiskum is the latest in a series of atrocities against schoolchildren in the state of Yobe, and the second suicide at-tack in the town in eight days.

The massacre came just a day after the release of a new Boko Haram video in which the group’s leader, Abubakar Shekau, again rejected Nigerian government claims of a ceasefi re and peace talks. Students at the Govern-ment Comprehensive Senior Science Secondary School in Potiskum were waiting to hear the principal’s daily address when the explosion happened at 7:50am (0650 GMT). “There was an explosion detonated by a suicide bomber. We have 47 dead and 79 injured,” national police spokesman Emmanuel Ojukwu said, adding that Boko Haram was believed responsible.

A teacher at the school, who asked not be identifi ed, called the blast “thunderous”, while a local described the horror of the after-math. Adamu Alkassim said the scene was a mass of abandoned footwear, blood and fl esh, as the victims were taken to the Potis-kum General Hospital, just 100 metres away.

One rescue worker involved in evacuating the students from the school said the wounded had “various degrees of injuries”.

Teen victims The victims are thought to be in their teens. Boko Haram, which wants to create a hardline state in northern Nigeria, has previ-ously carried out deadly attacks on schools teaching a so-called Western curriculum since 2009.

In February, gunmen killed at least 40 students after throwing explosives into the dormitory of a government boarding school in Buni Yadi, also in Yobe state.

In July last year 42 students were killed when Boko Haram stormed dormitories in a gun and bomb attack on a government boarding school in the village of Mamudo, near Potiskum.

Boko Haram’s most high-profi le attack on a school came in April, when fi ghters kidnapped 276 girls

from the town of Chibok in Borno state, also in northeast Nigeria. More than six months later, 219 of the girls are still being held.

Potiskum, the commercial hub of Yobe state, has been repeat-edly targeted by deadly attacks blamed on Boko Haram.

Last Monday, at least 15 people were killed in a suicide bombing on a religious ceremony in the city. On Wednesday, 16 men ar-rested by the military on suspi-cion of links to Boko Haram were found dead with bullet wounds just hours later. Yobe is one of three northeastern states that have been under a state of emer-gency since May last year to try to quell the bloody insurgency.

But violence has continued unabated and Boko Haram has seized at least two dozen towns and villages in recent months, raising doubts about the govern-ment’s ability to control the re-gion. Boko Haram fi ghters were seen in a new video obtained by AFP on Sunday parading a tank in an unidentifi ed town that they apparently now control and Shekau preaching to locals.

The message in the 44-minute video appeared to be aimed at reinforcing Shekau’s claim that he has created a caliphate within Nigeria. Shekau, who has previ-ously expressed solidarity with other militant groups and lead-ers, seemed to associate territory under his control with a wider, global caliphate. But he does not submit to the authority of any other leader. — AFP

Israeli navy fires on Gaza boats, two fishermen hurtGAZA: Two Gaza fi shermen were wounded and four missing on Monday after the Israeli navy fi red on two boats off the coast, offi cials from the Hamas-run security ser-vices said.

It was not immediately clear whether the four had been arrest-ed, the offi cials added.

The Israeli military confi rmed that naval fi re had destroyed one boat it said had been involved in bringing goods, but had no infor-mation about the four fi shermen reported missing.

The two wounded fi shermen were pulled out of the water off the southern port of Rafah after the Israeli fi re destroyed both boats, a Hamas security offi cial said.

The Israeli military said that naval vessels had tracked a boat engaged in illegal activities from nearby Egypt. “The navy identi-fi ed a fi shing boat which had left the Gaza shore and went down to-wards Egypt,” a statement said.

“The forces followed the boat and identifi ed it heading back to-wards Gaza, fully loaded,” it said,

adding that Israeli warships had fi red warning shots before tar-geting the vessel when it failed to respond. “The ‘smuggling’ at-tempt was foiled and the target was destroyed,” it said, without indicating what the boat had been carrying.

Under the terms of Israel’s eight-year blockade of the Palestinian territory, Gaza’s fi shermen have the right to trawl the waters up to six nautical miles off the coast.

There are around 4,000 fi sher-men working in Gaza, more than half of whom live below the pov-erty line. The waters off Rafah, a town that straddles the Gaza-Egypt border, have become an in-creasingly important route since Egyptian security forces destroyed a network of tunnels running un-der the land border. — AFP

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Bangladesh arrests cleric for inciting TV host’s murder

DHAKA: Bangladesh police said on Monday they have ar-rested a hardline preacher for allegedly inciting the murder of a popular television host.

Sheikh Nurul Islam Faruqi, the 60-year-old chief cleric of a Dhaka mosque and host of tel-evision shows on religious is-sues, was found tied to a chair with his throat slit at his home in the capital in August.

On Monday, police said they had arrested 35-year-old preacher Mozaff or bin Moho-sin. “We’ve arrested him for inciting the murder. He has been remanded for two days for questioning,” police spokesman Monirul Islam said.

“We have seen the video in which he (Mohosin) could be seen seeking Faruqi’s punish-ment.” — AFP

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Government

Comprehensive Senior

Science Secondary

School in Potiskum

were waiting to hear

the principal’s daily

address when the

explosion happened at

7:50am (0650 GMT)

CATCH ON DISPLAY: Palestinian fi shermen display their catch at the port in Gaza City on Monday.

Israel allowed, for the fi rst time since 2007, the transport of Gazan fi sh to the occupied West Bank

through Kerem Shalom crossing, the only commercial crossing in the Gaza Strip. – AFP

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Isis has a grisly ritual whereby its victims are compelled to chant ‘Isis remains’ in the moments before they are executed. Unfortunately, the slogan remains all too true: fi ve months after it defeated the Iraqi army and captured much of northern and western Iraq, it is still tightening its grip and

nobody has devised a feasible policy to defeat it.The United States announced on Friday sending

another 1,500 soldiers to Iraq to advise and train its army, doubling the number it already has in the country. A new development is that the extra troops will be sent to serve in Iraqi army and Kurdish units and no longer be confi ned to Baghdad and the Kurd-ish capital, Erbil. The supposed reason for sending them, according to the Pentagon press secretary, Rear Admiral John Kirby, is because “the Iraqis have demonstrated the willingness and the will to go after Isil (Isis)”.

A more likely motive for sending US reinforce-ments at this time is that, over the past six weeks, the military situation in Iraq has either not changed or, in parts of the country, has deteriorated signifi cantly. On October 2, Isis launched an off ensive in Anbar, a vast province west of Baghdad that makes up a quarter of Iraq. It captured most of the towns, villages and bases it did not already hold, winning a victory in the battle for Anbar that has been going on since the start of the year and opening the way for an attack on Baghdad. Contrary to what the Pentagon is saying, the Iraqi army showed that it remains unable to stop Isis and launch an eff ective counteroff ensive.

The most important feature of the Iraqi and American plan to weaken and ultimately to defeat Isis is to turn the majority tribes against the move-ment, as happened in 2006-07. Then, Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI), the predecessor of Isis, faced a revolt by the so-called Awakening Movement. But this time round, it is not happening like that: Isis is deter-mined to prove that it will slaughter any majority tribe, party or individual opposing it.

The tragic fate of the Albu Nimr tribe over the past few weeks is a demonstration of why it will be so diffi cult to engineer a majority tribal revolt against Isis. The Albu Nimr claim half a million members concentrated in central Anbar but also present in Mosul, Salahuddin and Baghdad. They played an im-portant role in combating AQI from 2006 on and, from the start of this year, were one of the main forces fi ght-ing Isis. But, in early October, they lost two important strongholds at Hit and Zauiyat, and, ever since, Isis has mercilessly hunted down their tribesmen.

So far, the Albu Nimr say that 497 of their mem-bers have been killed in a series of massacres, in-

cluding 20 women and 16 children. When the Albu Nimr’s stronghold at Zauiyat was under siege by Isis, the tribal elders appealed to Baghdad for help in the shape of weapons and air strikes, but they received nei-ther. It is an important failure because other tribes, an-gered at Isis’s seizure of power in their territories, will think twice about staging a revolt when the penalty of failure is mass murder and the eviction.

In its determination to eliminate all who threaten Isis from within, the organisation does not rely sole-ly on collective punishment. It has its own security and intelligence service, similar to the Mukhabarat of Saddam Hussein and the present Iraqi govern-ment. It strikes pre-emptively, seeking out tribal sheikhs, former members of the Awakening Move-ment and retired army and police offi cers critical of the new extremist regime. It sees enemies eve-rywhere, responding with a fresh wave of killings to calls for an anti-Isis uprising by tribal leaders in Baghdad and Erbil.

There have been some small successes by the anti-Isis forces on the periphery of the caliphate de-clared by Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi on June 29. These victories are not quite what they seem and are cer-tainly not all good news from the point of view of Washington. Similarly, when Kurdish Peshmerga recaptured the Arab-Kurdish town of Rabia on the Syrian border, they found that just one of them had stayed behind — and he was regarded with suspi-cion. What happened in these two places highlights the dilemma facing millions in Isis-held areas: they may detest and fear Isis, but they hate and are even more terrifi ed by the Iraqi and Syrian governments.

In these circumstances, no wonder the US is dou-bling its forces on the ground to try to stiff en Iraqi government resistance. Sent to bases in the fi eld, the soldiers would presumably be able to call in close-support US air strikes. Hitherto, only about 10 per cent of 6,600 air missions fl own in Iraq and Syria have led to air strikes because Isis has evacuated bases and buildings it used to occupy and hidden its vehicles and heavy weapons. Only at the siege of Kobani have its fi ghters been concentrated and vulnerable to air attacks using precise intelligence from the Syrian Kurds on the ground.

US President Barack Obama was criticised dur-ing the run-up to the congressional elections for his limp response to the escalating wars in Iraq and Syria. But the Republicans were sensibly wary of suggesting an alternative strategy: the US problem is that it has never had a credible partner on the ground in Syria in three years of war, and none in Iraq since the fall of Mosul on June 10. Until it has, Isis will remain. —The Independent

Why US had to send more troops to Iraq

The US’s problem is that it has never had a credible partner on the ground in Syria in three years of war, and none in Iraq since the fall of Mosul on June 10

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The European Central Bank said this week that it was prepared to take additional steps to revive the struggling economies of the 18 countries that use the euro. The trouble is that the ECB

is already way behind the curve, and the steps it seems to have in mind will not be suffi cient to help the millions of unemployed people.

The euro area economy barely grew in the fi rst half of the year and could soon enter its third recession since the fi nancial crisis in 2008. The zone’s unemployment rate was 11.5 per cent in September and hasn’t declined since June. Infl ation has been below 0.5 per cent since July, a level that is far below the central bank’s target of 2 per cent.

Given these depressing facts, the bank should be taking urgent measures, which could include large-scale purchases of government bonds, or quantitative easing. But European offi cials remain far too divided and timid. The ECB’s president, Mario Draghi, has not been able to persuade others, particularly representatives from the Ger-man central bank, to be more aggressive.

Draghi said this week that there were no major fi ssures on the cen-tral bank’s governing council, which was ‘unanimous in its commit-ment’ to additional unconventional monetary policies. He reiterated the ECB’s modest plans to lend more to banks and buy bonds that are backed by bank loans, mortgages and other assets. But these steps will not be suffi cient.

Indeed, if the governing council were truly united behind doing what it takes to bolster the economy, it would have done much more by now. But such a move would help everyone, including northern European econo-mies that are beginning to stagnate. — The New York Times News Service

ECB’s bid to revive economy

This spring, the chairman of the Federal Communications Com-mission (FCC) proposed a plan that would have allowed broad-band companies to divide the Internet into fast and slow lanes.

That idea that was roundly attacked by advocacy groups like Public Knowledge and the American Civil Liberties Union, and now the chairman is reportedly considering a new approach.

Under current rules, big phone and cable companies like Verizon and Time Warner Cable have the right to favour some types of Internet traffi c over others. These companies could, for instance, ask Netfl ix and Ama-zon to pay extra fees to have their videos delivered to consumers ahead of content from competitors. This approach would greatly benefi t large companies at the expense of smaller businesses, and would limit con-sumer choice and the ability of start-ups to compete on the web.

This problem is a result of the commission’s own doing. For years, legal experts have pleaded for rules that require cable and phone com-panies to treat all data on the Internet equally. But the FCC made huge mistakes in the past decade in classifying cable and phone-based broadband services as information services, which can be only lightly regulated, as opposed to telecommunications services, which are sub-ject to far greater controls.

Now Tom Wheeler, the FCC chairman, seems to be looking for a solu-tion. He has not provided details about a new approach, but legal experts say it is based on several ideas that law professors, technology compa-nies and public interest groups have been debating since the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in January struck down the commission’s previous rules, which the court said improperly ap-plied telecommunications regulations to broadband service. The most straightforward solution would be to reclassify broadband as a telecom-munications service and issue rules that prohibit phone and cable com-panies from giving preference to some Internet content.

Broadband providers will, of course, fi ght reclassifi cation tooth and nail. They say they can be trusted to treat all data fairly. But companies like Verizon and AT&T have previously said, in court hearings and public statements, that they do want to strike deals with businesses like Google to deliver their content faster to consumers.

To avoid that political battle, Wheeler and his staff appear to be consid-ering a hybrid approach that would regulate high-speed Internet service in two parts, as described in an April letter to the commission from Tejas Narechania and Tim Wu of Columbia Law School.

This still leaves lots of unanswered questions. For example, would a hybrid approach leave consumers with fewer protections than busi-nesses like Netfl ix and YouTube would have? Would exemptions from the rules be granted to broadband companies for particular services, like video gaming? And would any new rules apply to agreements like Netfl ix’s recent deals to pay Comcast, Verizon and AT&T to directly connect its streaming movie system to their networks?

A hybrid approach, if done right, could be promising. Ultimately, how well it would protect an open Internet and consumers would de-pend on the commission’s being willing to issue rules that limit the power of the broadband giants. — The New York Times Service

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His Majesty the Sultana great leader of massesAs a Kenyan who came to Oman fi ve months ago to work as a waiter, I was surprised beyond imagination to observe how Oman erupted in joy with the brief ad-dress to the nation by His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said from Ger-many. It’s evident that he is a great ruler in the hearts of the people of the Sultanate, His Majesty the Sultan is a man of the people, a living legend unlike a majority of my African rulers whom we never respect back home due to high handedness. As an expatriate who is a benefi ciary of the Sultan’s kind policies, I must join the citizens in praying for His Majesty the Sultan. I wish His Majesty the Sultan a speedy recovery. Mohammed Chavulimu LogonzeMarmul

Appreciate Oman’s eff orts in Iran-West negotiationsThe Iranian nuclear issue has long been a matter of concern the world over. It had brought Iran on the verge of war in the recent past. During the regime of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, there seemed almost no hope to cope with the problem in a peaceful way. Major international newspapers pub-lished stories and comments about the sensitivity of the matter and the escalating tensions. The roots of Iranian nuclear programme can be traced back to the closing phases of Iran-Iraq war after the 1979 revolution, but it became an issue for the political leaders around the world in 2002. Given the divergence of opinion, it was hard for any country to play the role of a mediator to bring Iran and the West on a negotiating table to

break the deadlock. But Oman’s sincere eff orts to help ease tension between Iran and the West to bring both the parties on the nego-tiating table are really exemplary. This is an eye-opener for the world to recognise and appreciate how Oman is playing the role to settle the international issues posing threat to world peace and continue to sustain its posture as a peace loving and peace building nation.Nasir IqbalAl Rustaq

Iran-West diff erences should be resolved soonI am anxiously waiting for the fi nal outcome of West-Iran nuclear talks being mediated by Oman. I am optimistic about the outcome, which can possibly ease the ten-

sion in the region. I hope that given that Iran has a new leadership, it will adopt a positive approach at the talks and the diff erences will be settled, which will help the country move forward on the path of progress. I also hope the US and its allies will then fully lift the sanctions imposed on Iran. Roman HossainMuscat

Lower crude prices could slow growth in GCC statesThe fall in oil prices is stoking an apprehension among the oil exporting countries including the GCC states because lower oil prices could slow economic growth and aff ect their corporate and infrastructure sectors. Faisal MohammedRuwi

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Some months ago, before she bought her fi rst laptop, my mum asked me to look up

something. She wanted to fi nd out about a CD of fi rework sounds, de-signed to be played to dogs in the run up to Bonfi re Night in a bid to get them used to the whizzes and bangs that were to come. Having clocked how much they cost, we decided that when she next came to stay, I’d play her dog, Daisy, some clips of fi reworks for free on Youtube. We forgot, and spent the time walking Daisy.

I need to resurrect the fi rework-acclimatisation programme pron-to, if this past week is anything to go by. When I visited Nick for the fi rst time in three days, he greeted me with the words that always make my soul soar — “I love you.” It all fell to earth pretty quickly af-ter that. Two occupational thera-pists were trying to convince him that he ought to wear a splint on

his immobile right hand. “No.” Just for a little while? “No.” Later? “No.” I weighed in and received the same response. They asked if Nick would like them to go. “Yes. Go away.” He looked at me. “You too.” Really? “Yes.”

We trooped out. I gave him 20 minutes grace before going back in. “Please go away.” Shall I just sit here quietly? “No. Go away.” Do you want me to come back to-morrow? “Yes. But go away now.” Fair enough. I am always remind-ing the people who look after Nick to ask him his opinion on things and to take what he says seri-ously, however annoying, because he’s often right (that sore throat he complained about turned out to be an infection; the painkill-ers he distrusted made him slug-gish beyond recognition). Now, even though it hurt like hell, I had to practise what I preached and leave him alone with his demons.

One of his team found me sign-ing out of the visitors’ book wear-ing my best attempt at a brave face. The previous night, she ex-plained, had been a bad one for Nick. It was Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, and the skies around the hospital had been fi lled with explosions. Ah. Things began to make sense.

Since he came round after months of semi-consciousness, Nick has been hypersensitive to noise. Nurses chatting in the cor-ridor are making, to him, an outra-geous cacophony. Other patients’ shouting sets Nick to bellowing at them to be quiet.

So off I’m going to the hospital with fi rework footage on an iPad and the hope that Nick will want to see me for long enough for me to show him that, insofar as the bangs and crashes go, there’s nothing to be frightened of.

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1831 Nat Turner, a slave who led a revolt against slave owners, is hanged in Jerusalem, Virginia.

1889 Washington becomes the 42nd state

of the Union 1909 Construction begins on the naval base

at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. 1918 The German leaders sign the

armistice ending World War I. 1919 The fi rst two-minutes’ silence is

observed in Britain to commemorate those who died in the Great War

1987 An unidentifi ed buyer buys Vincent

Van Gogh’s painting “Irises” from the estate of Joan Whitney Payson

OCCI ECONOMIC COMMITTEE MEETSMUSCAT: The OCCI economic committee held its fi rst meeting of the year under the chairmanship of Jamil bin Ali Sultan, vice president of the chamber who is also chairman of the committee. The meeting was attended by members of the private sector in the committee. The committee discussed the preroga-tives of the committee and regulation of committees. It also touched on the service off ered by the chamber to businessmen in various fi elds, including consul-tancy and economic research aimed at studying the country’s economic situation.

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We obviously notice that once oil price starts its downward spiral, news agencies and analysts rush to ask questions about what the Sultanate can do about it. But the question that comes to my mind is: Are these questions and analyses about Oman arbitrary or well thought out?

In the wake of falling oil prices in the global markets, people wonder as to what would be the national policy response of the Sultanate

— independently as an oil producer, and not as a collective strategy of the oil cartel. Analyses and predictions start pouring in from here and there suggesting, at times, cutting on government spend-ing or subsidies, and at other times, cancelling bo-nuses and other benefi ts.

This refl ects the gravity of our concerns over the declining oil prices and its potential impacts on the standard of living, government spending and oth-ers, owing in a large part to our unfortunately heavy reliance on oil and our inability so far to diversify our sources of income.

The government has not been up to the mark, and did not strive seriously to fi nd sustainable alterna-tives to the fast depleting energy reserves, in spite of the government being fully aware of the serious threat the tanking oil prices poses for our fi nancial resources which are crucial at this critical phase of brisk national growth and increased state expendi-ture. This leaves us all concerned, and wondering how deep the prices will fall. We can do nothing but to closely observe the markets, fi ngers crossed and looking at each other out of bewilderment, and blame ourselves for the incompetent handling of the issue over the years.

We obviously notice that once oil price starts its downward spiral, news agencies and analysts rush to ask questions about what the Sultanate can do about it. But the question that comes to my mind is: Are these questions and analyses about Oman arbitrary or well thought out? Or, are those analysts, international institutions and others are aware of the fi nancial strength and resilience of the Sultanate and equally its capability to adapt? Do they already have suffi cient data about our fi nan-cial reserves as to know whether these reserves are suffi cient to cope with the fl uctuating oil markets? These questions need answers.

Observers may note that analysts are always ea-ger to know how the Sultanate would face up to any decline in oil prices and what the alternatives are. Analysts do so for reasons and fears that we under-stand, but this also stresses the fact that we did not build a fl exible economy capable of intelligently dealing with the changes in oil markets.

Sadly, this also shows that the much touted policies of diversifying our sources of income have failed to enhance the non-oil sector’s contribution to national economy from the present fi gure of 14 per cent of the state budget which has been stag-nant for more than thirty years!

This contribution remained unchanged, unfor-tunately, despite the fact that 10 per cent of that contribution comes in the form of taxes, fees, ser-vices, and others. The contribution of non-oil sec-tors is less than 5 per cent, if one bothers to check

the fi gures and percentages.We have been experiencing this dramatic situa-

tion for over three decades, with offi cials all along chanting the mantra of diversifi cation of income sources. The naked fact is, we have failed miser-ably! The contribution of the non-oil economic sectors such as agriculture, industry, tourism and services — despite strong government support — has been lacklustre, as we have already seen. This is only because our intention was not strong, nei-ther was it serious. The state support for these sectors ended up in the wrong place, we can safely assume. Loans granted to the agriculture, industry and tourism sectors did not benefi t them, as they were utilised for various other things.

We have lived long hoping that we will achieve self-suffi ciency, export goods, and diversify sourc-es of income, to name a few of our aspirations. The period of 90s ended with these things. After that — specifi cally after 2000 — it was the period of large industrial projects; and during this period long-term gas deals were signed at cheap prices and huge installations established.

The value-addition of these installations was minuscule compared to the depletion of natural re-sources such as gas they engendered, and which is now sold in markets at ten times its original price. Moreover, the amount of money spent on these industrial installations was huge. Other mistakes were also made, it must be mentioned.

The current period has witnessed heavy invest-ments through the various investment arms of the government and in diverse sectors including oil and tourism. We wonder how many bodies are involved in managing investments in the country. This refl ects the state’s poor vision regarding in-vestment management, a crucial aspect of national development. The economic diversifi cation was more like a slogan or a red herring. But in fact, there has been no organised and purposeful work to help the Sultanate achieve economic balance with re-spect to oil and non-oil resources.

Of course, some eff orts in income source diver-sifi cation yielded results, but in a very limited way and representing an insignifi cant fi gure in the state budget, especially if we deduct charges, taxes and other revenues. This is what worries everyone and makes us concerned when oil prices go down!

I hope that we do not underestimate the views of others on the fi nal stages of diversifi cation of income sources and less dependence on oil. These views come out of love and concern for this coun-try and the future of its people.

The author is a member of Oman Journalist Associa-tion and a senior writer for Arabic newspapers. All the views and opinions expressed in the article are solely those of the author and do not refl ect those of Times of Oman.

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Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip are expected to gather to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the death of former president Yasser Arafat.

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Investigating Arafat’s DeathOctober 12, 200475-year-old Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat falls ill four hours after eating meal at his presidential compound in Ramallah –where Israeli forces had kept him isolated since 2001, accusing him ofpromoting terror attacks

October 29Flown to French military hospital outside Paris after being diagnosed with digestive and blood abnormalities

November 11Dies after suffering massive stroke.Doctors unable to determine cause ofillness. No autopsy performed

November 6, 2013After year-long analysis, Swiss teamreports finding elevated levels of polonium in Arafat’s ribs, pelvis and clothes, but tests cannot categorically prove that substance killed him

November 8Palestinian investigative committeesays that Israel is “prime and only suspect” in Arafat’s death.

December 26Russian team fails to find enough evidencethat polonium killed Arafat.

July 3, 2012Al Jazeera report says Swiss forensicexperts had discovered traces of radioactive polonium-210 on Arafat’s personal belongings, including his trademark keffiyeh scarf.

November 27Arafat’s body exhumed on request of hiswidow, Suha, to find out if his death wascaused by polonium poisoning.

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Flip through any news-paper and go from the foreign news to the

business pages and what you’ll see is the ‘other’ great geopoliti-cal struggle in the world today. It’s not the traditional one be-tween nation states on land. It’s the struggle between ‘makers’ and ‘breakers’ on the Internet.

This is a great time to be a maker, an innovator, a starter-upper. Thanks to the Inter-net, you can raise capital, sell goods or services and discover collaborators and customers globally more easily than ever. This is a great time to make things. But it is also a great time to break things, thanks to the Internet. If you want to break something or someone, or break into somewhere that is encrypted, and collaborate with other bad guys, you can recruit and operate today with less money, greater ease and greater reach than ever be-fore. This is a great time to be a breaker. That’s why the bal-ance of power between mak-ers and breakers will shape our world every bit as much as the one between America, Russia and China.

Consider what Robert Han-nigan, the director of GCHQ, Britain’s version of our Na-tional Security Agency, wrote last week in The Financial Times: The ISIS, was “the fi rst militant group whose mem-bers have grown up on the In-ternet.” As a result, “they are exploiting the power of the web to create an extremist threat with near-global reach.” And, the simple fact is, he said, “messaging and social media services such as Twitter, Fa-cebook and WhatsApp... have become the command-and-control networks of choice for terrorists.” ISIS has used them to recruit, coordinate and in-spire thousands of people from around the world to join its fi ght to break Iraq and Syria.

Hannigan called for a ‘new deal’ between intelligence agencies and the social net-works so the companies don’t encrypt their data services in ways that make breakers like ISIS more powerful and diffi -cult to track.

This will be an important debate, because this same free, open command and control system is enabling the mak-ers to collaborate like never

before, too. In United States, I met two Israeli ‘makers’ whose company relies heavily on Ukrainian software engineers. Their 11-year-old, 550-person company with employees in 20 countries, TOA Technolo-gies, is a provider of cloud-based software that helps fi rms coordinate and manage mobile employees. It was just sold in a multimillion-dollar deal. Since I don’t know a lot of Israelis in Cleveland who em-ploy code writers in Kharkiv, Ukraine, to service Brazil, I in-terviewed them.

Yuval Brisker, 55, was trained in Israel as an archi-tect and fi rst went to New York in the late-1980s to study at Pratt Institute. He later met Irad Carmi, now 51, an Israeli-trained fl autist, who came to study at the Cleveland Insti-tute of Music. Over the years, both drifted away from their chosen fi elds and discovered a love for, and taught them-selves, programming. An Is-raeli friend of Brisker’s started a company in the 1990s dot-com boom, MaxBill, and even-tually employed them both, but it went bust after 2001.

“We were both dot-com refugees,” said Brisker. “But one day Irad calls me up and says, ‘My father-in-law just came back from the doctor and asked: ”Why is it that I have to wait for the doctor in his offi ce when he knows he’s going to be late and run-ning behind? There must be a technological solution.“ The doctor knows he will be late and all his patients have cell-phones. ... Same with the cable guy. This was wasting millions of man hours.’”

In 2003, they started a com-pany to solve that problem. But they had no money, and Carmi was working in Vienna. Carmi second-mortgaged his Cleveland home; Brisker took out loans. They communicated globally using email, Yahoo Messenger and an early Ya-hoo system that worked like a walkie-talkie. They wrote their business plan on free software without ever seeing each other face to face. Carmi in his travels to Spain discovered Alexei Tur-chyn, a Ukrainian programmer, who managed the creation of their fi rst constantly updated cloud-based enterprise soft-ware. Eventually, they head-quartered in Cleveland. Why not? As they say: “On the Inter-net, no one knows you’re a dog” - or in Cleveland or Mosul.

It still matters, though, be-ing seen as an “American com-pany,” said Brisker:

Malaise? Why do some peo-ple respond to malaise with constructive, creative ener-gies and use the Internet to scale them, and others with destructive creative energies and use the Internet to scale those? I don’t know. But more and more people will be super-empowered by the Internet.

— The New York Times News Service

Makers and breakers on the Internet

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YEMEN: A riot policeman gestures to people to run from an area fi lled with smoke at Taghyeer (Change) Square, after demolished huts were set on fi re, in Sanaa on Monday. These temporary shelters had not

been removed from the square after protesters vacated it last year. It was not immediately apparent who had set the huts on fi re. – Reuters

MYANMAR: A girl wearing a hat and tanaka paste on her face gets out of a fountain after releas-

ing water in it at one of the main intersections of Naypyitaw on Monday. Leaders from ASEAN, East

Asian and other countries will gather for the ASEAN summit this week in Myanmar’s capital, Naypy-

itaw. United States President Barak Obama is also scheduled to attend. – Reuters

EGYPT: German fi lm director Volker Schlondorff , right, receives an honourary award from Egyptian

actress Leila Alawi during the opening ceremony of the 36th Cairo International Film Festival in the

Egyptian capital on Sunday. – AFP

TURKEY: A group of girls take a selfi e during a ceremony at the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the Turkish Republic’s founder,

marking the anniversary of his death, in Ankara, on Monday. – AFP

GIZA: People and a camel stand next to the pyramid of Khufu,

during a reopening ceremony of the Sphinx, in Giza, on Sunday.

The Great Sphinx of Giza, which sits next to the ancient Pyramids,

reopens after undergoing major restoration work, including repairs

to its worn out base, in a ceremony attended by the country’s top

offi cials, including Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab. – Reuters

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SAFE LANDING: Search and rescue teams approach the Soyuz

TMA-13M capsule, carrying International Space Station (ISS) crew

members, after its landing near the town of Arkalyk in northern

Kazakhstan on Monday. – AFP

ISS astronauts return to Earth

ARKALYK (KAZAKHSTAN): A three-man multinational crew of astronauts returned to Earth Monday aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, after spending 165 days working together at the Inter-national Space Station, Nasa said.

ISS commander, Russia’s Maxim Surayev, his American colleague Reid Wiseman and German Alexander Gerst from the European Space Agency touched down at 10:58pm Sunday (0358GMT on Monday).

The three men smiled broadly from reclining chairs as medical personnel tended to them amid patches of snow on the barren steppe just northeast of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, where they landed.

Surayev fl ashed a V for victory sign while Wiseman pumped his fi st as they waited to regain their land legs after nearly half a year of weightlessness. “Everything

was in the spirit of cooperation, so I think that everybody needs to learn and follow the example of the ISS crew members,” Surayev said. “Let’s try to live together side by side. This is the most important thing,” he added.

While in space the crew trav-elled more than 70 million miles (112.7 million kilometres), Nasa said. The “bulls-eye” touchdown was executed amid low clouds and fog “following a fl awless descent back into the atmosphere,” ac-cording to Nasa TV. The spacecraft was pulled onto its side by its para-chute upon arrival, which Nasa TV added was not uncommon. — AFP

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Successful China in interests of US and world, says Obama

BEIJING: US President Barack Obama said on Monday a success-ful China was in the interests of the United States and the world but Beijing had to be a partner in underwriting international order, and not undermine it.

Speaking to growing concerns among US and other companies about the Chinese business envi-ronment after arriving in Beijing, Obama also urged China to reject the use of cyber theft for commer-cial gain and create a more level playing fi eld where policy is not used for the benefi t of some fi rms over others.

Obama’s trip to China for an Asia-Pacifi c summit comes at a

time of growing China-US friction with Washington trying to expand American interests in Asia while Chinese President Xi Jinping dem-onstrates more willingness than his predecessors to demonstrate Beijing’s clout on regional issues.

The two countries have disagreed in recent months on a range of top-ics, including trade, maritime is-sues and cyber security, while the United States has lobbied against the setting up of a multilateral infrastructure investment bank

sponsored by China. “Our mes-sage is that we want to see China successful,” Obama told a news conference. “But, as they grow, we want them to be a partner in underwriting the international order, not undermining it.”

Obama and Xi will meet over dinner on Tuesday night and then for bilateral talks as part of an of-fi cial state visit on Wednesday. In a deal that he said would improve trade and business ties between the world’s two largest economies, Obama announced that China and the United States agreed to signifi cantly extend the length of short-term visas. But he also urged Beijing’s leaders to create a fair market place for foreign fi rms.

Level playing fi eld“We look to China to create a more level playing fi eld on which foreign companies are treated fairly, so that they can compete fairly with Chinese companies,” he said in a speech to business leaders at the Asia-Pacifi c Eco-nomic Cooperation (APEC) forum. “We look to China to be-come an innovative economy that values the protection of intellec-tual property rights, and rejects cyber theft of trade secrets for commercial gain.” — Reuters

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IS leader Baghdadi’s aide killed

BAGHDAD/RIYADH: An aide to IS leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi has been killed in an air strike near the city of Fallujah, Iraqi state tel-evision reported on Monday.

State television identifi ed the man as Abu Huthaifa Al Yamani. It did not say when the strike took place or give further details. It was not immediately possible to con-fi rm the death or whether Yamani was an aide to Baghdadi.

Contradictory reports have emerged over the fate of IS leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi after US-led air strikes against the group in at least two locations in Iraq on Friday.

Major Curtis Kellogg, spokes-man at the US military’s Central Command, said it had no informa-tion to corroborate media reports that Baghdadi was wounded in any strike on the city of Mosul in the north and Al Qaim to the west.

The strikes could have killed or wounded some of his aides, who Iraqi offi cials said were in gather-ings targeted by the strikes.

Fallujah is an IS stronghold to the west of Baghdad.

Meanwhile, Saudi state me-dia reported that Iraqi President Fouad Masoum is visiting Riyadh on Tuesday. The Saudi media re-ports gave no details on the visit of Masoum. — Agencies

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BOOSTING TIES: Chinese President Xi Jinping, centre, and US President Barack Obama, left, talk

before the display of fi reworks during the Asia-Pacifi c Economic Cooperation summit in Beijing on

Monday. – AFP

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TOKYO: Japanese shoppers are up in arms over a serious butter shortage that has forced Tokyo to resort to emergency imports, as some grocers limit sales to one block per customer.

Some shop shelves are bare and stores are trumpeting the arrival of new supplies with posters in the windows announcing “We have butter!” With Christmas cake-baking season fast approaching,

social media has been abuzz over the shortage, with Twitter user @justastarter1 claiming to be a “but-ter refugee” after trailing between shops without success.

The agriculture ministry said the problem is linked to a broil-ing summer that left the nation’s cows exhausted and unable—or unwilling—to generate their usual milk supply. The bovine strike has sapped supply just as dairy farm-

ers trim their herds to cope with Japan’s dwindling population and falling demand.

And with farmers prioritising supply for liquid milk to keep the supermarket shelves stocked, Ja-pan now faces a shortage in the raw material used to produce but-ter—popular among home bakers.

In a bid to try and keep the na-tion’s kitchens operating, the gov-ernment in May imported 7,000

tonnes of butter, and a further 3,000 tonnes in September, the fi rst time in years Tokyo has raided foreign dairy markets.

“Judging from inventory levels at the end of September, stock-piles are down 30 per cent from a year earlier so we’re in a shortage trend,” said an agriculture minis-try offi cial.

But not many farmers are will-ing to raise milk production, the of-

fi cial added. “They are concerned about where the dairy farming in-dustry will go in the future as they see feed prices soaring,” he said.

A sharply weaker yen has sent the price of imported feed grain skyward.

Japan’s raw milk production was 7.45 million tonnes in the year ended in March, down 14 per cent from the peak year 19 years ago, ac-cording to government data. — AFP

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Euro ............................................2.06

Pound ...........................................1.62

Indian Rs .............................159.49

Pak Rs ....................................261.56

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Indian Rs ................................... 159.51

Pakistan Rs ............................ 263.00

Sri Lanka Rs .......................... 339.20

Bangla Taka...........................200.60

Phil Peso ....................................116.00

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Muscat 24ct per gm (OMR) .......15.05

Muscat 22ct per gm (OMR) .......14.50

10 Tola Bar Muscat (OMR) ............. N/A

Dubai 24ct per gm (Dh) ............142.25

Dubai 22ct per gm (Dh) ............ 135.00

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Murban Crude ........ (Spot) .........$81.20

Arabian Light ......... (Spot) ..........$81.31

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N.Sea Brent ............... (Spot) ........$84.96

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Shadeed Iron and Steel plans share sale on Muscat bourse

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MUSCAT: Shadeed Iron and Steel, part of the $12 billion-Indian steel conglomerate Jindal group, is planning to list its shares on the Muscat Securities Market (MSM) next year.

The Sohar-based Shadeed Iron and Steel, a subsidiary of Jindal

Steel and Power, is planning to fl oat a mega initial public off ering to raise ‘substantial amount’ for its pro-posed expansion in Sohar, which may run into more than a $1 billion.

“Experts are working on valua-tion for coming out with a share of-fer. Defi nitely, it is in our mind,” N A Ansari, chief executive offi cer of Shadeed Iron and Steel told Times of Oman.

Feasibility study“It is our desire to double the ca-pacity and we are working on a fea-sibility study. Our present capacity is two million tonnes of steel in the form of round and square billets and blooms,” added Ansari.

The initial public off ering, which is planned for next year, will be substantial since the par-ent company has already invested more than $1 billion in acquiring the Omani plant (a direct reduc-tion plant for producing hot bri-quetted iorn) from an Abu Dhabi group and for forward integration of a steel melting shop.

Rolling millHowever, an Indian newspaper on Monday said that the size of the is-sue could be in the range of $500 million, which was denied by An-sari saying that the issue size can be determined only after complet-ing valuation.

Ansari said the company is plan-ning to further integrate the new steel melting shop with a 1.4 mil-lion tonnes per annum rolling mill, which is mainly for producing re-bars and wire rods. The rolling mill, which is under construction now, will be commissioned to-wards the end of 2015.

The proposed expansion is for enhancing capacity of both di-

rect reduction iron (DRI) plant and steel melting shop. “We are not able to meet our metallic re-quirement of steel melting shop. A major chunk of this requirement is met through imports. We are working out an economic model,” he noted.

Surge in demandShadeed Iron and Steel foresees a tremendous surge in demand for iron and steel in the Gulf markets on huge infrastructure spending. There is a phenomenal demand for billets from other Gulf countries as well.

Early this year, Shadeed Iron and Steel commissioned its state-of-the-art two million capacity steel melting shop at its Sohar fa-cility. With the commissioning of a steel melting shop, which was set up with a capital expenditure of $400 million, the company ex-panded its operations from being

merely a supplier of hot briquetted iron (HBI) to an integrated steel-maker in the Gulf region.

Located at Sohar Port, Shadeed Iron and Steel is the fi rst inte-grated steel plant of a large capac-ity, which is helping Oman to meet its domestic demands in semi-fi nished steel — square and round billets and blooms, fi nished steel, rebars and wire rods. It also bears the potential for the development of ancillary industries to support many needs of the steel plant.

Jindal group is one of India’s major steel producers with a sig-nifi cant presence in sectors like mining, power generation and in-frastructure.

The Sohar-based company is planning to

fl oat a mega initial public off ering to raise

‘substantial amount’ for funding its proposed

expansion in Sohar, which may run into

more than a $1 billion

Galfar’s order book position at OMR475m by end-Sept.Times News Service

MUSCAT: The order book posi-tion of Galfar Engineering and Contracting is over OMR475 million by end-September this year and the company is expect-ing some more projects in the coming months.

In the fi rst nine months of 2014 alone, the company bagged new projects worth OMR148 mil-lion compared to previous year at OMR63 million. The company’s board has approved the unaudited fi nancial results.

Galfar Engineering and Con-tracting has also completed Hasik-Shuwaimiya road project, cutting across peak hills and virgin ter-rains, covering a total distance of approximately 85 kilometres in Dhofar region.

“The road is now open to the pub-lic. Further, we have been awarded Mirbat-Taqa road project in the same alignment,” stated Salim bin Abdullah Said Badr Al Rawas, vice chairman of the company.

The parent company of Gal-far has made net profi t of OMR3 million for the fi rst nine months, against OMR5.6 million for the same period last year. The com-pany’s revenue stood lower at OMR271 million, against OMR289 million for the same period last year. The consolidated net profi t

of the group was OMR2.4 mil-lion, against OMR6.7 million for last year, while revenue came down from OMR303 million to OMR284 million for the period under review.

Galfar said its consolidated earnings per share was six baisas by end-September 2014, against 20 baisas for the same period last year. However, the parent com-pany’s earnings per share stood at 8 baisas, against 17 baisas by end-September 2013.

Dualisation work on the 52-km-long Jibrin-Ibri road (stage 2) ap-

pears to have been bagged by Gal-far Engineering and Contracting Company, the company said in a disclosure statement on Sunday.

The bid amount of the compa-ny at OMR28.03 million is the same as that announced by the Tender Board.

Jibrin-Ibri segment is the sec-ond part of 127km-long Nizwa-Ibri road and the dualisation pro-ject is vital for ensuring safety of commuters in the long route. The project involves conversion to two-lane dual carriageway be-tween Nizwa and Ibri.

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Delay to set up Sharia body derails Dubai’s hub ambitionDUBAI: If Dubai is serious about becoming the capital of the global Islamic economy, it may need to put its centralised Sharia board in place.

A year after the emirate set out plans to be the Islamic economic hub, it’s seven months behind schedule in setting up a body that Moody’s Investors Service said would help spur the emir-ate’s sukuk market. Dubai is still deliberating with the federal gov-ernment to establish the board, according to Abdulla Mohammad Al Awar, chief executive offi cer of the Dubai Islamic Economy De-velopment Centre (DIEDC).

“Today the initiative is not at a stage that it could be launched,” Al Awar said in an interview in Dubai on October 29. “We are in discussion with the federal au-thorities, such as the central bank, to make sure they’re involved in the decision.”

While Ernst & Young estimates that Islamic fi nancial assets are set to almost double to $3.4 tril-lion by 2018, regulations in the in-dustry are underdeveloped. Insti-tutions typically turn to their own Sharia scholars to determine if products comply with Islam’s principles. A central board may help overcome differences, said Khalid Howladar, the Dubai-based global head of Islamic fi nance at Moody’s.

Centralised principlesDubai, one of seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates, planned to establish its board in the fi rst quarter as it sought to become a global center for Islamic fi nance, e- commerce, fashion and arts, education, tour-ism, standards and certifi cation, and an export hub of Halal food.

“A board could be helpful to have the broader UAE aligned with centralised principles,”

Omar Shaikh, executive board member at the Islamic Finance Council UK, an adviser to com-panies and governments on Sha-riah fi nance, said on November 5. “They provide a fi nal authority which allows standardisation of interpretations and avoids sce-narios of confl icting Sharia opin-ions creating market confusion.”

Malaysia was one of the fi rst countries to set up a Sharia author-ity as part of its central bank, he said. “There would be more con-fi dence in the Sharia policies and procedures if there was some cen-tral bank involvement,” Howladar at Moody’s said by e-mail on No-vember 5. “Some of the complex-ity of the sukuk market issuances from the UAE could be reduced if there was more harmonisation.”

Even without a central board, the UAE is poised to be the world’s third-biggest issuer of Islamic bonds for a third con-secutive year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Still, PricewaterhouseCoopers said in a report last month that Islamic banks are challenged by a percep-tion among customers that they aren’t “true” to Sharia values. The UAE Federal National Council, a half-elected advisory council with some parliamentary powers, plans to push for a central Sharia board, a committee member said last week. — Bloomberg News

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The rolling mill, which

is already under

construction now,

will be commissioned

by the end of 2015

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alone, the company bagged new projects worth OMR148 million

compared to previous year at OMR63 million. — Times fi le picture

Today the initiative is not

at a stage that it could

be launched. We are in

discussion with the

federal authorities, such

as the central bank, to

make sure they’re

involved in the decision

Abdulla Al AwarChief executive officer, DIEDC

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Modi’s ‘Make in India’ push to depend on Chinese steel

NEW DELHI: India’s steel con-sumption is expected to grow at its fastest pace in fi ve years next year on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s infrastructure push, but a scarcity of raw materials means it will be at the expense of another key goal — curbing imports.

In his triumphant election cam-paign, Modi criticised the last gov-ernment for exporting iron ore but importing steel. But his fi rst fi ve months as the prime minister has coincided with a surge in imports of both, denting his high-decibel drive to make India an export powerhouse.

India’s steel imports from Chi-na, the world’s biggest producer of the alloy, doubled in April-Sep-tember from a year ago though the

country has enough capacity to meet its demand.

While India’s consumption is expected to rise, China will con-tinue to see a downtrend, likely leading to a fl ood of cheap steel from China just as Modi pushes ahead with a signature ‘Make in India’ initiative to boost industry.

Charged by the strongest elec-toral mandate in three decades, Modi has staked his reputation on making India an export hub, launching his pet campaign with much fanfare in September with a lion as its logo.

Soaring steel imports, however, underscore the challenges Modi faces in realising his dream. Steel-makers, such as JSW , are clam-ouring for higher import tariff s.

“The ‘Make in India’ slogan has to be true for steel also,” said Ravinder Bhan, deputy general manager of marketing at state-owned Steel Authority of India. “Let steel fi rms get iron ore and other raw materials. But that’s not happening.”

India, Asia’s third-largest econ-omy, has become a major importer of iron ore and coal despite having big reserves of both at home. Once a top exporter, India is now bring-ing in shiploads of iron ore due to court action against illegal mining that has stifl ed supply, while coal behemoth Coal India is struggling to boost production.

The shortages mean that India’s steel industry is running at 80 per cent of capacity. But the World

Steel Association expects Modi’s pro-business plans — building 100 new ‘smart’ cities, creating new logistic hubs and residential townships — to spur steel demand that has been weak in recent years.

China imports jump World Steel expects India’s de-mand to rise 3.4 per cent to 76.2 million tonnes in 2014, after growth of 1.8 per cent in 2013. Structural reforms and improving confi dence will support a further six per cent growth in 2015, it said.

Indian steelmakers such as JSW, Tata Steel and Jindal Steel and Power Ltd, however, run the risk of being priced out by their Chinese competitors.

“The global market is such that

the only thing that you can do is take some protective action to save the (Indian) industry,” said A.S. Firoz, chief economist at a Steel Ministry unit. “Otherwise you can’t decide what the global prices will be or at what price Chi-na will export steel.”

A Steel Ministry spokesman said he had no immediate comment on whether authorities would con-sider raising tariff s, although a government offi cial who spoke on condition of anonymity said the is-sue was being looked into.

China, the world’s largest steel producer, rolls more steel in a month than India, the fourth largest producer, manages in nine months. But a slowdown in China means it is set to end with a surplus of about 100 million tonnes a year.

“Made outside india” A tonne of reinforcement steel produced in India for use in buildings can cost up to Rs15,000 ($244) more than that from Chi-na, according to Firoz.

Shipments into India jumped 33 per cent to 4.19 million tonnes in April-September from a year ago, with imports from China leaping 108 per cent to 1.34 mil-lion tonnes. Total steel imports in the fi scal year to next March 31 could nearly double to nine mil-lion tonnes, JSW predicts.

“Through ‘Make in India’, Modi is saying that India should be the hub for the rest of the world and of course to meet our full demand,” said N.C. Mathur, president of the Indian Stainless Steel Develop-ment Association. — Reuters

India’s steel imports

from China, the

world’s biggest

producer of the alloy,

doubled in April-

September from a

year ago though the

country has enough

capacity to meet

its demand FUELLING GROWTH: While India’s consumption is expected to rise, China will continue to see

a downtrend, likely leading to a fl ood of cheap steel from China. — Bloomberg fi le picture

Italian Chambers delegation in Omanto further strengthen bilateral relationTimes News Service

MUSCAT: Representatives of 10 Italian companies are visiting Muscat this week as part of a busi-ness delegation organised by the Italian Chambers of Commerce of Turin and Vicenza, together with Tricolore International, the fi rst international business develop-ment agency, set to enhance the commercial relations between Oman and Italy.

The Italian fi rms are inter-ested in approaching the Omani market, looking for potential business partners for joint ven-tures and local distributors. Most of delegation is composed by manufacturers operating in the interior design sector and build-ing automation (Razzetti Errepi, Rizzi, Emmevi Rubinetterie, Fer-rerolegno, Future Leather, Stv serrature, Ihba). Other three companies are exploring new op-portunities in the engineering and construction fi elds (Cogeis, Stu-dio Doppio, Asset).

“We have arranged more than

60 B2B meetings, trying to iden-tify for each Italian company the most appropriate local counter-part with the aim to create real business opportunities of mutual benefi t for both the Italian and the Omani companies,” said Caterina Carannante, general manager of

Tricolore International. The agency, setup in 2011, is commit-ted to stimulate the interest of the Italian entrepreneurs for Oman as a successful business and in-vestment destination and points to open a direct access way to the Italian expertise and products.

Economic stability“The number of Italian compa-nies targeting to access the Sul-tanate has constantly increased in the last three years,” Caterina said. “Far from being nowadays an unknown market, Oman is be-coming more and more attractive thanks to its economic stability and major investment plans. The result is a stronger competition which requires the right combi-nation of quality and price to suc-ceed,” she added

In partnership with the main Italian entrepreneurial associa-tions, Tricolore is trying to sup-port the companies in implement-ing the most sustainable market strategy. The ongoing infrastruc-tural and real estate development

of Oman is undoubtedly a stra-tegic opportunity for the Italian companies, talented to off er spe-cialised know-how and high qual-ity products.

Beside the engineering and con-struction services, continues Ca-terina, we fi nd the interior design a very successful niche market, especially when cooperating with the local professional channel.

Tricolore has in fact launched the fi rst “Atelier of authentic Made in Italy” based on 18th No-vember Street.

“We are the ideal partner for consultants, architects and con-tractors looking for the best combination of quality, style and price,” says Carlo D’Andrea, part-ner of Tricolore and responsible for the new division. “We want to prove that Made in Italy can make the diff erence with its unique style but it doesn’t mean neces-sarily expensive. We are able to advise and procure a range of products tailored to the specifi c project requirements, both aes-thetically and economically.”

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Caterina Carannante. — Supplied

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Falling oil prices to slow Gulf economiesDUBAI: A prolonged decline in oil prices will likely slow the economies of the energy-rich Gulf states and impact their massive infrastructure projects, Standard and Poor’s Ratings Ser-vices said on Monday.

“The recent drop in hydrocar-bon prices, if sustained, could have a signifi cant impact on the region’s economic and fi nancial indicators... and dampen econom-ic growth,” S&P said in a report.

Energy revenuesOn average, energy revenues for the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states constitute 46 per cent of their gross domestic prod-uct (GDP) and three quarters of their exports, the report said.

Total GDP of the GCC states — Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates — hit $1.64 trillion last year, according to the Interna-tional Monetary Fund.

S&P viewed Bahrain and Oman as most vulnerable to a decline in the hydrocarbon market, and Qa-

tar and UAE as the least vulner-able. “While the Gulf countries’ signifi cant oil and gas reserves are key supports for their sover-eign credit ratings, their econo-mies’ concentration in the hydro-carbon sector is also a signifi cant vulnerability,” it said.

It said the decline will hurt infrastructure projects and the private sector.

The agency revised Brent oil price at $85 a barrel for the rest of the year and $90 a barrel for 2015 and beyond. The assumption is very close to most of the GCC’s budget price for oil.

Lower government revenues may also result in more eff orts to tackle energy subsidy reform, but this is likely to hurt industries re-liant on feedstock subsidies, such as petrochemicals.

A senior World Bank offi cial had said last week that the GCC states, which pump a fi fth of the world’s crude oil, spend more than $160 billion on energy sub-sidies annually, and called for immediate cuts. — AFP

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G20 global infrastructure hub to be based in Australia

SYDNEY: A global infrastruc-ture hub proposed by G20 nations to help strengthen economic growth will be based in Sydney and funded by Australia, a report said on Monday.

The Group of 20 of the world’s biggest developed and emerging economies agreed in September that a Global Infrastructure Ini-tiative to share information about matching investors with projects would be established, but details were sketchy.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott had told The Australian news-paper that the proposed agency would not involve a new “interna-tional bureaucracy”, but would act instead as a clearing house for ide-as on raising commercial funds for new public works, such as roads and railways.

“It will be a signifi cant focus for international thinking and be a way of getting our, gener-ally speaking, quite innovative approach to infrastructure before other countries,” he said ahead of the G20 leaders’ summit in Bris-bane this weekend.

“We expect that we will prob-ably be the main contributor to the funding but I think we have some modest contributions from some other countries that have already been earmarked.”

The hub’s main purpose is to cut red tape and close the “informa-tion gap” between potential inves-tors and infrastructure projects as the G20 looks to spur world econ-omies by shifting from govern-ment-led growth towards private sector-led growth. — AFP

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Al Watanyiah’s initiatives adding more value to construction sector

ELHAM POURMOHAMMADIelham@timesofoman.com

MUSCAT: Al Watanyiah United Engineering and Contracting Company has been bringing added value to the construction sector in Oman through its technology-based initiatives, heralding a new era with signifi cant implications.

Al Watanyiah, formerly known as National United Engineer-ing and Contracting Company (NUEC) with a history of over two decades, re-branded in early 2013 with a new vision to emerge as a large and diversifi ed construction organisation capable of executing and delivering complex, prestig-ious and challenging projects.

Dr Hamed Hashim Al Dhahab, the chief executive offi cer of the

Omani company, believes that the re-branding helped the company became more known and Al Wa-tanyiah’s initiatives are putting it in the forefront of the sector.

Speaking to Times of Oman, Al Dhahab said that one of the com-pany’s main projects have been the use of enterprise resource planning (ERP), a business management software that a company can use to collect, store, manage and interpret data from many business activities, including product planning, cost, manufacturing or service delivery and marketing and sales.

“You will rarely fi nd ERP system (being used) in the construction sector because it is labour inten-sive and many companies say they cannot do that,” he said.

According to him, Al Watanyiah is the only company in the construc-

tion sector besides Galfar with the most effi cient ERP system. There are some other companies which use the system, but Al Watanyiah’s ERP system is much more effi cient and comprehensive, added Al Dha-hab, who is also the chairman of the Oman Society of Contractors.

Reducing paperwork Commenting on the benefi ts of the initiative, he said that it will help reduce paperwork, create an inte-grated database for all the projects in the country, and will make fre-quently updated reports available.

“We have completed phase 1 of

the project and phase 2 will fi nish in four or fi ve months from now. By the time we fi nish, everything will be computerised, no paper from acqui-sition to delivery (will be required).”

Restructuring In addition, he said that the initia-tive to restructure the company with the help of KPMG, which will be completed in the near fu-ture, will help boost the perfor-mance of Al Watanyiah. With a workforce of 3,700 plus people, the company has been delivering what it promises to clients and has completed a large number of major projects as well as joint venture projects since its estab-lishment, Al Dhahab said.

It has even taken over some pro-jects which other companies with-drew from, he added. However, the CEO said that the company cannot claim it is ‘perfect’ as there are oth-er external factors which may aff ect the implementation of the projects and it always seeks to improve.

Turnover Commenting on the company’s turnover, Al Dhahab said that Al Watanyiah’s average turnover in the last fi ve years has been around OMR40 million per year.

Al Watanyiah, one of the well

established excellent grade and ISO 9001-2008 certifi ed Omani construction company, has ex-ecuted many prestigious projects, ranging from civil construction, highways and highway structures, airports and concrete pavements, substation works, sewerage net-works and water supply works.

It is also executing projects in joint venture with reputed inter-national companies and is cur-rently working on a number of pro-jects in various areas.

Major clients Al Watanyiah’s major clients are ministries and government estab-lishments, such as the Ministry of Defense, Royal Oman Police, Min-istry of Interior, Royal Court Af-fairs, Diwan of Royal Court, Pub-lic Authority for Electricity and Water, Ministry of Transport and Communications, Petroleum De-velopment Oman (PDO), Ministry of Education, Muscat Municipal-ity, Haya Water and some private clients including Octal Petro-chemicals and Salalah Methanol.

It has also ventured into the oil and gas sector, entering into part-nership with PBG Group of Poland and registered a new company in Oman named Al Watanyiah Oil and Gas LLC last year.

The company re-branded in 2013 with a new

vision to emerge as a large and diversifi ed

construction fi rm capable of executing and

delivering complex and challenging projects

Dr Hamed Hashim Al Dhahab. — Supplied picture

Macy’s set to open fi rst Gulf outlet in Abu Dhabi

ABU DHABI: The Arabian Gulf’s fi rst Macy’s department store will be part of a $1 bil-lion Abu Dhabi mall planned by Gulf Capital and Stephen Ross’s Related Cos.

The Gulf Related joint ven-ture will put up $350 million of its own cash, and seek loans from Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank for the rest, co-managing partner Kenneth Himmel said in Abu Dhabi on Monday. The shopping centre, which will also include Bloomingdale’s, will open in March 2018.

“The most popular shopping centres in the United States have a Bloomingdale’s and a Macy’s because they do com-plement each other very well,” Himmel said.

The Al Maryah Central mall will connect with an existing luxury shopping center called the Galleria on Al Maryah Is-land. The mall will have 2.3 million square feet of space and the project includes a tower containing a 200-room hotel and another with about 300 ser-viced apartments, Himmel said.

Gulf Related will seek loans for 65 per cent of the towers devel-opment cost of about $340 mil-lion, Himmel said. — Bloomberg News

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Index rises marginally

MUSCAT: The MSM30 Index closed with gains at 6,923.26 points, up by 0.26 per cent. The MSM Sharia index increased by 0.33 per cent to close at 1,046.77 points. Al Maha Ceramics was the most active in terms of vol-ume as well as turnover. The top gainer of the day was Oman Edu-cation & Training, up by 6.06 per cent while Gulf International Chemicals, down by 8.42 per cent was the top loser of the day.

Stocks traded on MSMA total number of 1,582 trades were executed during the day’s trading session generating turno-ver of OMR4.1 million with more than 10 million shares changing hands. Out of 48 traded stocks, 19 advanced, four declined and 25 remained unchanged. GCC & Arab investors remained net buyers for OMR256,000 fol-lowed by Omani investors for OMR192,000 while foreign investors were net sellers for OMR449,000 worth of shares.

The fi nancial Index increased by 0.21 per cent to end the day’s session at 8,330.69 points. Al Batinah Development, Global Fi-nance & Investments, Al Anwar Holding, Al Sharqia Investments and Gulf Investment Services in-creased by 4.29 per cent, 3.33 per cent, 1.42 per cent, 1.10 per cent and 0.53 per cent respectively. Al Madina Investments was the only loser and was down by 2.60 per cent to close at OMR0.075.

Industrial Index closed at

9,611.65 points, up by 0.40 per cent. Al Anwar Ceramics, Na-tional Aluminium, Al Hassan Engineering, Voltamp Energy and Al Maha Ceramics increased by 2.21 per cent, 1.69 per cent, 1.67 per cent, 1.40 per cent and 1.32 per cent respectively. Gulf International Chemicals was the only loser in the sector and was down by 8.42 per cent to close at OMR0.174.

Services Sector Index in-creased by 0.17 per cent to close at 3,608.98 points. Oman Edu-cation & Training, Sembcorp Salalah, OIFC, Omantel and Ooredoo increased by 6.06 per cent, 1.78 per cent, 0.93 per cent, 0.60 per cent and 0.60 per cent respectively. Renaissance Ser-vices and Al Batinah Power de-creased by 1.75 per cent and 0.55 per cent respectively.

Arabtec shares riseArabtec Holding jumped the most since July on speculation it may get more deals in Egypt af-ter its second-bigger shareholder bought a stake in a Cairo-based luxury real estate developer.

The UAE’s biggest publicly traded construction company rose 8.8 per cent, the biggest in-crease since July 15, to Dh4.21 at the close in Dubai, helping to lift the emirate’s DFM General Index 2.8 per cent, the most in three weeks. Trading on Arabtec’s shares was about 1.7-times the three-month daily average.

— United Securities/Bloomberg News

The top gainer of the day was Oman

Education & Training, up by 6.06 per cent.

Gulf International Chemicals, down by 8.42

per cent, was the top loser of the day

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GLOBAL FINANCIAL INVESTMENT ................... 10,000 ................1,240................. 1 ............0.124.......... 0.124 ............ 0.124 .............0.120 ............ 0.004 ............. 3.333 ............. 0.124 ............ 0.124 ..............0.132 ..............24,800,000.000 ......0.100AL ANWAR CERAMIC TILES .............................809,026 ...........449,833...............17 ............0.560 ......... 0.552 ............ 0.556 ............ 0.544 ............ 0.012 .............2.206 ............. 0.552 ............ 0.552 ............. 0.560 ............. 137,245,672.660 ......0.100NATIONAL ALUMINIUM PRODUCTS ................. 10,000 ................2,999.................3 ............0.300 ......... 0.299 ............0.300 .............0.295 ............ 0.005 ............. 1.695 .............. 0.300 ............0.290 ............. 0.300 ............... 10,071,435.000 ......0.100AL ANWAR HOLDING ...................................1,132,842 ...........323,472............ 106 ............0.288 ......... 0.283 ............0.286 ............ 0.282 ............ 0.004 ............. 1.418 .............. 0.286 ............ 0.286 ............. 0.287 ...............37,323,000.000 ......0.100VOLTAMP ENERGY ............................................22,613 ................ 9,841...............14 ............0.436 ......... 0.430 ............0.436 .............0.430 ............ 0.006 ............. 1.395 .............. 0.436 ............ 0.436 ............. 0.440 .............. 26,378,000.000 ......0.100AL SHARQIA INVESTMENT HOLDING ................67,587 ..............12,386...............18 ............0.184.......... 0.182 ............ 0.183..............0.181 ............ 0.002 ............. 1.105 .............. 0.184 ............ 0.182 ..............0.185 ............... 15,833,160.000 ......0.100OMAN CABLES INDUSTRY ....................................6,534 ..............15,687.................4 ............2.410.......... 2.400 ............2.400 .............2.375 ............ 0.025 ............. 1.053 .............. 2.400 ............2.400 ..............2.470 ............ 215,280,000.000 ......0.100OMAN INVESTMENT AND FINANCE .............. 197,500 ............. 42,650.............. 20 ............0.220 ......... 0.215 ............ 0.216 .............0.214 ............ 0.002 .............0.935 ..............0.215 ............ 0.214 ..............0.215 ..............43,200,000.000 ......0.100OMAN TELECOMMUNICATION ..................... 290,331 ........... 483,168.............. 25 ............ 1.665 .......... 1.655 ............ 1.665 ..............1.655 ............ 0.010 .............0.604 ..............1.665 ............ 1.665 ..............1.675 .........1,248,750,000.000 ......0.100OOREDOO ...................................................... 202,500 ........... 136,890.................3 ............0.676.......... 0.676 ............ 0.676 .............0.672 ............ 0.004 .............0.595 ............. 0.676 ............ 0.676 ..............0.684 ............440,038,299.480 ......0.100GULF INVESTMENT SERVICES ..........................80,749 ..............15,398...............19 ............ 0.191 .......... 0.190 ............ 0.191 ..............0.190 ............ 0.001 .............0.526 ............. 0.190 ............ 0.190 ..............0.191 ............... 11,239,054.447 ......0.100AHLI BANK ..................................................... 200,000 ..............42,101.................7 ............ 0.211 .......... 0.210 ............ 0.211 ..............0.210 ............ 0.001 ............. 0.476 ............. 0.210 ............ 0.211 ..............0.214 ............ 273,347,842.244 ......0.100RAYSUT CEMENT ............................................. 29,500 ............. 62,045.................3 ............ 2.110 .......... 2.100 ............ 2.105 .............2.100 ............ 0.005 .............0.238 ..............2.110 ............ 2.110 ..............2.180 ............421,000,000.000 ......0.100AL JAZEERA SERVICES ................................... 504,000 ........... 176,458............... 11 ............0.374 ......... 0.350 ............0.350 .............0.350 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.374 ............ 0.360 ..............0.374 ............... 21,421,495.550 ......0.100AL JAZEERA STEEL PRODUCTS ...........................54,158 ............. 24,913.................2 ............0.460 ......... 0.460 ............0.460 ............ 0.460 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.460 ............0.000 ............. 0.460 ............... 57,453,061.600 ......0.100BANK MUSCAT ............................................... 548,551 ............382,611...............51 ............0.700 ......... 0.692 ............0.696 .............0.696 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.696 ............ 0.692 ..............0.696 .......... 1,519,150,978.848 ......0.100BANK SOHAR .................................................. 239,370 ..............51,465.................7 ............ 0.215 .......... 0.215 ............ 0.215..............0.215 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ..............0.215 ............ 0.215 ..............0.217 ............245,960,000.000 ......0.100DHOFAR INSURANCE ....................................... 80,000 ............. 16,000.................2 ............0.200 ......... 0.200 ............0.200 ............ 0.200............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.200 ............0.200 ..............0.210 ..............40,000,000.000 ......0.100GALFAR ENGINEERING AND CON. ......................95,091 ..............15,247...............15 ............ 0.161 .......... 0.158 ............ 0.160 .............0.160 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.160 ............ 0.158 ..............0.161 ................42,179,001.760 ......0.100HSBC BANK OMAN ..........................................329,003 ..............51,650.................7 ............ 0.157 .......... 0.156 ............ 0.157..............0.157 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ..............0.157 ............ 0.155 ..............0.157 .............314,049,108.030 ......0.100NATIONAL BANK OF OMAN ............................ 300,000 ...........109,200.................6 ............0.364 ......... 0.364 ............0.364 ............ 0.364 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.364 ............ 0.352 ..............0.366 ............ 443,653,210.000 ......0.100NATIONAL GAS ................................................. 32,100 .............. 19,774.................6 ............ 0.616 .......... 0.616 ............ 0.616..............0.616 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ..............0.616 ............ 0.616 ............. 0.620 ...............28,065,831.024 ......0.100OMAN AND EMIRATES INV. HOLDING ..............549,200 ............. 95,682.............. 40 ............ 0.176 .......... 0.173 ............ 0.174..............0.174 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ..............0.175 ............ 0.173 ..............0.175 .............. 21,206,250.000 ......0.100OMAN CEMENT ............................................. 228,319 ........... 163,476...............15 ............ 0.716 ...........0.716 ............ 0.716 ..............0.716 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ..............0.716 ............ 0.712 ..............0.716 ............236,904,860.360 ......0.100OMAN CHLORINE ............................................. 44,487 ............. 24,913.................4 ............0.560 ......... 0.560 ............0.560 .............0.560 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.560 ............0.000 ............. 0.560 ...............34,592,335.120 ......0.100OMAN UNITED INSURANCE ............................... 2,000 ...................804................. 1 ............0.402 ......... 0.402 ............ 0.412 .............0.412 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.402 ............ 0.406 ............. 0.420 .............. 41,200,000.000 ......0.100SALALAH MILLS .................................................16,720 ............. 24,913................. 1 ............1.490.......... 1.490 ............ 1.490 .............1.490 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 1.490 ............0.000 ..............1.490 ............... 71,762,965.360 ......0.100SOHAR POWER ....................................................5,260 ................ 1,925.................7 ............0.366 ......... 0.366 ............0.366 .............0.366 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.366 ............ 0.366 ..............0.374 ...............80,889,660.000 ......0.100RENAISSANCE SERVICES ................................244,214 ............136,757...............41 ............0.560 ......... 0.554 ............0.560 .............0.570 ............-0.010 ........... -1.754 ............. 0.560 ............ 0.554 ............. 0.560 .............157,972,894.240 ......0.100AL MADINA INVESTMENT ..............................223,900 ............. 16,804...............12 ............0.077 ......... 0.075 ............ 0.075 .............0.077 ........... -0.002 ........... -2.597............. 0.075 ............ 0.075 ..............0.077 ............... 15,536,353.800 ......0.100GULF INTERNATIONAL CHEMICALS ..............273,009 .............. 47,611.............. 38 ............ 0.188...........0.171 ............ 0.174..............0.190 ............-0.016 ........... -8.421 ..............0.175 ............ 0.174 ..............0.175 .................3,654,000.000 ......0.100SUM: ................................................................................. 6,828,564 ........ 2,957,912............506 .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 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PARALLEL MARKET ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... OMAN EDU. & TRIN. INV. HOLDING ....................... 31,000 ................4,334.................4 ............0.140 ......... 0.139 ............ 0.140 .............0.132 ............ 0.008 ............. 6.061.............. 0.140 ............ 0.140 ............. 0.000 .................9,800,000.000 ......0.100AL BATINAH DEV. INV. HOLDING ...........................11,900 ............... 2,024.................2 ............ 0.173 .......... 0.166 ............ 0.170 .............0.163 ............ 0.007 .............4.294 ..............0.166 ............ 0.166 ..............0.169 ................. 5,100,000.000 ......0.100SEMBCORP SALALAH .......................................... 3,681 ................8,429.................6 ............2.300 ......... 2.260 ............2.290 ............ 2.250 ............ 0.040 ............. 1.778 .............. 2.260 ............2.260 ............. 2.295 .............218,596,976.550 ......1.000AL HASSAN ENGINEERING ..............................110,663 ..............13,538...............17 ............0.124...........0.121 ............ 0.122 .............0.120 ............ 0.002 ............. 1.667 .............. 0.124 ............ 0.121 ..............0.124 ..................9,175,376.000 ......0.100ALMAHA CERAMICS ....................................1,223,965 ........... 753,757............956 ............0.620 ......... 0.604 ............ 0.616..............0.608 ............ 0.008 ............. 1.316 .............. 0.620 ............ 0.620 ............. 0.624 .............. 30,800,000.000 ......0.100AL SUWADI POWER ........................................... 72,620 ..............13,036...............19 ............0.180.......... 0.178 ............ 0.180 .............0.179 ............ 0.001 .............0.559 ............. 0.180 ............ 0.180 ..............0.181 ............. 128,593,141.200 ......0.100ALIZZ ISLAMIC BANK ......................................... 31,000 ................2,914.................2 ............0.094 ......... 0.094 ............0.094 ............ 0.094 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.094 ............ 0.094 ..............0.099 ..............94,000,000.000 ......0.100AL MADINA TAKAFUL ....................................... 28,059 ................2,806.................6 ............0.100 ......... 0.100 ............ 0.100 .............0.100 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.100 ............ 0.100 ..............0.102 ...............17,500,000.000 ......0.100BANK NIZWA ............................................... 1,105,805 ............. 95,599............... 11 ............0.087 ......... 0.086 ............0.086 .............0.086 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.086 ............ 0.085 ..............0.086 ............129,000,000.000 ......0.100COMPUTER STATIONERY IND. ..............................6,500 .................1,651................. 1 ............0.254 ......... 0.254 ............0.254 ............ 0.254 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.254 ............ 0.254 ............. 0.000 .................2,540,000.000 ......0.100MUSCAT GASES ................................................ 12,000 ................9,984.................3 ............0.832 ......... 0.832 ............0.832 .............0.832 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.832 ............ 0.760 ..............0.836 ..............24,960,000.000 ......0.100OMAN FISHERIES ............................................. 58,900 ............... 4,306............... 11 ............0.074 ......... 0.072 ............0.073 .............0.073 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.073 ............ 0.072 ..............0.073 ................. 9,125,000.000 ......0.100SHARQIYAH DESALINATION ............................. 49,338 ...........226,955...............12 ............4.600 ......... 4.600 ............4.600 ............ 4.600............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 4.600 ............ 4.550 ............. 4.600 .............. 29,992,662.400 ......1.000AL BATINAH POWER ....................................... 481,032 ............. 86,544...............21 ............0.180.......... 0.178 ............ 0.180 .............0.181 ............-0.001 ........... -0.552............. 0.180 ............ 0.180 ..............0.181 ..............121,479,737.400 ......0.100SUM: ................................................................................. 3,226,463 ........1,225,878......... 1,071 .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 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BONDS MARKET .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. BANK MUSCAT C C B 4.5 ................................................76 ........................ 8................. 1 ............0.100 ......... 0.100 ............ 0.108 .............0.108 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.100 ............ 0.100 ..............0.108 ...............34,521,408.900 ......0.100BANK MUSCAT CONV. BONDS 4.5 ...........................11,316 ................ 1,221.................3 ............0.108.......... 0.107 ............ 0.108 .............0.108 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.108 ............ 0.105 ..............0.109 ...............32,696,903.988 ......0.100RENAISSANCE SERVICES BONDS3.75.....................4,629 ................... 532................. 1 ............ 0.115 ...........0.115............. 0.115 ..............0.115 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ..............0.115 .............0.115...............0.150 ...............48,661,292.970 ......0.100SUM: ........................................................................................ 16,021 .................1,761.................5 .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ........................ 3.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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INDICESIndex .................................................High .................Low ..................... Value ............... Prev . Value.......... Diff ...............Diff %MSM30 Index ....................................... 6,923.26 ...............6,905.16 ...................6,923.26 ................... 6,905.16 ..................18.10 ...................0.26Financial Index .................................... 8,340.53 ...............8,318.49 ................... 8,330.69 ................... 8,313.49 ..................17.20 ................... 0.21Industrial Index .................................... 9,611.72 .............. 9,563.44 .................... 9,611.65 ...................9,572.90 ..................38.75 ...................0.40Services Index .......................................3,613.50 .............. 3,602.85 ................... 3,608.98 ...................3,602.85 .................... 6.13 ................... 0.17MSM SHARIAH INDEX....................1,046.78 ...............1,043.35 ....................1,046.77 ................... 1,043.35 ....................3.42 ................... 0.33

Trading SummaryVolume ................ Turnover ..........Trades .............. Market Cap............. Up ............Down ............. Equal .........Sec. Traded10,071,048 ..................4,185,551 ..................1,582 ............... 14,993,167,898 ................ 19 ........................4 .................... 25 .........................48

Kuwait says Opec output unlikely to be cut ABU DHABI: Opec won’t cut its collective crude output when it meets later this month and global oil prices will stabilise once the surplus is absorbed by the market, Kuwait Oil Minister Ali Al-Omair said.

Opec, which supplies about 40 per cent of the world’s oil, meets on November 27 to debate supply. The 12-member Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec), which has a production

target of 30 million barrels a day, pumped 30.974 million barrels a day in October, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

“I don’t think there will be any cut in the production,” Al-Omair said at a conference in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. “We feel prices will settle down once surplus oil is absorbed.”

Oil tumbled into a bear market this year as supply expanded from

the US to Libya. Opec members Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have resisted calls to cut output while Libya, Venezuela and Ecuador have asked for action to prevent even lower prices.

Kuwait has no plans to cut its own crude production, which should increase to four million barrels from a current by 2020, Al- Omair said. Kuwait produced 2.85 million barrels a day in Octo-

ber, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

Analysts dividedOpec’s decision on output will be unanimous, the United Arab Emirates’ Energy Minister Su-hail Al Mazrouei said at the same conference in Abu Dhabi, without indicating what the group will de-cide when its members gather this month in Vienna. — Bloomberg News

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Peugeot 301 receives ‘Best Small Car’ award

MUSCAT: Peugeot, distributed in Oman by European Motors, clinched the 'Best Small Car' cat-egory for its entry-level saloon, the Peugeot 301, at the recently held Automan 2013 Car of the Year Awards. This distinction comes on the heels of its recent 'Best Small Sedan' win at the Middle East Mo-tor Awards (MEMA) 2013, and adds to the laurels it has collected at launch throughout the region, says a press release.

The exclusive ceremony took place at the 'On the Rocks' luxury lounge with the coveted awards being conferred by Sheikh Hatim Al Taie, Publisher and CEO of Al Roya Press and Publishing. Re-ceiving the awards on behalf of Peugeot was Gurdeep Singh Mul-tani, Brand Manager for Peugeot in Oman.

“A family vehicle that is both safe and reliable with great driving

characteristics, the 301 has been very well received by both the gen-eral public and our corporate cli-ents alike. In fact, Peugeot has seen a signifi cant year-on-year growth 35 per cent sales growth in 2013, with commercial and retail sales of the 301 being a major contributor to this fi gure,” said Gurdeep.

Commenting on the award, Da-vid Marin, the Middle-East Re-gional Manager for Peugeot said, “Against a raft of brilliant competi-tion, I am truly pleased to see the 301 rising to the top. It is a car that has made its mark on the region of-fering customers a blend of value, effi ciency, driving dynamics and style that few cars can match. It comes as no surprise then that the 301 is one of our best selling vehi-cles in our current fl eet.”

The 301 incorporates the lat-est stylistic codes of the Peugeot brand and combines them with the modern fi ttings with the roomi-

ness of a generous family car and built to Peugeot's highest quality criteria. Whether driving in the city or on more diffi cult roads, the 301's impressive handling al-lows for the best adaptability to driving conditions.

The 301’s elegant design, eye-catching silhouette and harmo-nious lines are both modern and sturdy at the same time. The planted stance asserts its iden-tity through its strong front design, refi ned contours and well-grounded form hints at its impressively spacious interiors and excellent road holding man-ners. The chrome touches just add that extra note of refi nement.

With an overall length of 4.44 metres it sets itself apart with an optimised and generous structure which puts it a step ahead of the competition. Due to its benchmark characteristics in its segment, the 301 off ers class-leading occupant

space in the rear due to a wheel-base of 2.65m and a best in class boot volume of 506 litres. Com-plementing the space, the 301 also incorporates modern equipment including electronic air condition-ing, an MP3 audio system with bluetooth hands-free kit and USB connection, remote opening of the boot, rear parking assistance and more; all of which guarantee an excellent level of comfort on board.

The 301’s proven safe handling characteristics combined with high levels of comfort are the re-sult of Peugeot's 120 plus years of technical expertise, thus guaran-teeing excellent driving pleasure under all conditions. In addition, a wide range of safety equipment is also available and includes: ABS, up to two airbags, emergency braking assistance, ISOFIX, and more. Under the bonnet, Peugeot off ers the latest generation 1.6L petrol engine that is perfectly suited to the expectations of the market, with power values com-ing in at 115 hp and paired with either a 5-speed manual or a 4-speed automatic gearbox.

Furthermore, the 301 was de-veloped to adapt to all conditions of use, and extreme variations in temperature. In fact the vehicle has undergone over 20,000 hours of rig-orous testing in various conditions and especially higher temperature environments to ensure that it can easily cope with the high tempera-tures experienced in this part of the world; ensuring that the 301 will remain a valuable member of ones family for many years to come.

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Centrepoint opens new outlet in Ibri

IBRI: Centrepoint continues to grow its presence in Oman with the launch of its fi fth store in Ibri. The store was inaugurated by Said bin Ali bin Al Naimi, deputy wali of Ibri, in presence of Land-mark Group management, says a press release.

Centrepoint Ibri is located on Hafeet road, 1,000 metres from Qaboos Mosque roundabout.

“We greatly value that Centrepoint has been accepted so wholeheartedly by the resi-dents of Oman. We will always strive to cater to the growing cus-tomer base within this region,” said Vinod Talreja, director of Centrepoint.

According to Clive Freeman, COO of Landmark Group-Oman, “The opening of the Centrepoint store in Ibri is part of our dedicat-ed eff ort to bring the brand closer to the people of Oman. There are anticipated plans for Centrepoint to continue to open in other ma-

jor cities in Oman in the coming months as well.”

Centrepoint represents the Landmark Group’s strategy to synergise its core retail concepts, Babyshop, Shoe Mart, Splash, and Lifestyle, under one iden-tity, thereby projecting a ‘single fashion destination for the en-tire family’. First launched in Kuwait in 2005, Centrepoint already has 109 stores across UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan, Egypt, Libya and Lebanon.

The most visible benefi t of this convergence has been the en-hanced design and stimulating shopping experience for consum-ers. Centrepoint off ers the same great value for money in a visu-ally exciting destination for the whole family. It is shaping con-sumer perceptions, increasing brand worth and fuelling future growth for the group in the mid-market retail section.

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ISG CBSE-I Annual Day leaves audience spellbound

MUSCAT: The International wing of Indian School Al Ghubra recently celebrated its fourth An-nual Day with a display of vibrant music and dance. Dr Abdulla Ab-bas bin Ahmed was the chief guest at the event which was also presid-ed over by members of the School Management Committee, staff , parents and well-wishers, says a press release.

Shwetha K. C. of Grade V wel-comed Dr Abdulla Abbas bin Ahmed in the most eco-friendly manner with a lovely potted plant. Papri Ghosh, Principal, Indian School Al Ghubra, formally wel-comed the gathering and also highlighted the eff orts put forth by ISG CBSE-I to develop and impart learning with a diff erence. She reminisced the challenge taken up by the ISG family to initiate the CBSE International curriculum. She also thanked Dr P Moham-med Ali whose vision and guiding light has always been a source of strength and the active support rendered by Ahmed Rayees, Presi-dent and members of the School Management Committee, parents and teachers.

The visual round up ‘ISG CBSE I Happenings’ showcased the va-riety of programmes and activi-ties held in the school through the academic year along with the ac-

complishments of some brilliant student achievers in academics, sports and various fi elds.

Dr Abdulla Abbas gave away medals and certifi cates to the toppers of the CBSE-I Grade 10 Examinations. Trophies were awarded to the Best Houses in General Knowledge — Uranus House, Curricular Activities, Aca-

demics and Best Overall House Trophy — Saturn House.

The cultural extravaganza began with the ISG CBSE-I Choir ‘Sym-phony in Harmony’ accompanied by The Blue Band. The audience was held spell bound by the per-fection of the vocal rendition and the precision displayed by the stu-dents playing The Blue Band.

The highlight of the evening was the musical ‘A Night to Remember’ which showcased an ensemble of song, and dance. The show focused on the experiences of a group of children stranded in a Museum, where the various exhibits come to

life — opening a world of exciting revelations about art, culture and civilisations of the world.

The meticulously crafted sets and props, colourful cos-tumes were well appreciated. ‘C’esttoujours le bon moment’ engraved on the massive gate-way replicating the Renaissance period held the visitors in mys-tery which was unravelled in due course of the evening — ’It’s al-ways the right time.’

The brilliant choreography and apt music score along with the per-formance by the students won the praise of one and all.

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MUSCAT: Full of love and grati-tude to their wise and cherished leader, National Private School staff and students thanked Allah for keeping His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said safe and letting him get over his illness.

Flag of Oman hoisted at all corners of the school with all teachers and students holding photos of His Majesty to express their joy and enthusiasm, says a press release.

“After a long time of wait and concern, millions of faithful Om-ani people started to smile and feel much happier for two heart-ening occasions; the fi rst one is the 44th National Day of the blessed Renaissance and the sec-ond is that His Majesty gets over his disease,” said Yahia Saleh Al Gharfri, an Arabic teacher.

Then all the students listened carefully to His Majesty the Sultan’s speech and felt com-fortable and relieved when he started speaking to the nation. They prayed to Allah Almighty to guard, favour and protect him from any harm.

Suliman Al Hamdi, the prin-cipal, asked all the students and staff to prostrate themselves before Allah and thank Him for their leader’s safety. Finally, the students headed for their class-rooms listening to a hymn enti-tled ‘Years take pride in you’.

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Pioneer delivers dynamic content to car with new appMUSCAT: Pioneer GulfFZE (Subsidiary of Pioneer Corpora-tion, Japan) — Pioneer continues to advance the connected car expe-rience with the development and launch of AppRadioLive. Devel-oped by Pioneer, AppRadioLive is a proprietary new app for users of Pioneer’s AppRadio mode in-dash receivers, says a press release.

This new app aggregates con-tent from popular music, events, traffi c, weather and news sources through a new interactive user interface to provide seamless ac-cess to personalised information while in the vehicle. The AppRa-dioLive app is available for the lat-est iPhone devices and is compat-ible with all Pioneer receivers that support AppRadio Mode.

The AppRadioLive app devel-oped with direct feedback from existing AppRadio Mode users is testament to Pioneer’s com-mitment to refresh the product lifecycle for our most valued cus-tomers,” said Muralidhar Masala, Senior Manager, Product Planning & Marketing Department, Pioneer Gulf FZE.

“Pioneer goes beyond to fur-ther enhance the driving experi-ence with AppRadioLive giving our drivers a seamless experience between the built-in aggregated content for a safer and more fun user experience.”

AppRadioLive eliminates the need to individually open diff er-ent apps to access content from partners such as Feedly3, Stitcher, Eventseeker4, INRIX3, Yelp and more, greatly simplifying the us-er’s experience.

The dynamic home screen of AppRadioLive provides an inter-active interface divided into four

quadrants consisting of maps, music, news information, and cal-endar events. By selecting one of the four quadrants, the driver can bring the necessary information into focus with a full screen view.

MappingThe AppRadioLive map feature also allows destinations to be ex-ported directly into any of the user’s favourite AppRadio Mode compatible navigations apps, such as Waze, NavGate Drive or Navfree to obtain route and voice guidance.

AppRadioLive’s map feature provides access to a map with IN-

RIX®3 live traffi c data including traffi c fl ow and incidents informa-tion. AppRadioLive makes it easy to quickly obtain an estimated time of arrival (ETA) to various destinations such as home, work or a specifi ed destination. With-in the same interface, users can quickly fi nd popular points of in-terest with reviews delivered from Yelp®3 and receive information about concerts and other nearby events delivered by Eventseeker.

MusicAppRadioLive provides access to a variety of audio content from mu-sic to podcasts, and even Internet radio. Users have quick access and control over the music stored on their iPhone device and also have access to streamed content through services like Stitcher, off ering more than 25,000 on demand radio shows and podcasts; Pioneer aggre-gated Internet Radio with access to several hundred pure play stations, sorted by genre; and Rdio5, one of the largest music streaming servic-es in the world with over 25 million songs available.

News InformationWith Feedly3, AppRadioLive us-ers can stay up-to-date on the lat-est news topics that matter most to them. The service enables custom-isable RSS (Really Simple Syndi-cation) news feeds to be read back using a high quality text-to-speech engine. Open Weather Map3 is also built-in giving users access toup-to-date 5-day weather fore-casts for locations including their home, work, and destination when a route is set.

Calendar eventsAppRadioLive keeps users organ-ised and informed by accessing the users' iPhone calendar and Facebook events and delivering this information through a single, simple interface.

Eventseeker can also update the user’s calendar view with in-formation about nearby activities such as concerts, sporting events and more. AppRadioLive provide users the ability to view all of their activities in chronological order or in a quick snapshot with a timeline view.

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ahlibank announces daily winners

MUSCAT: ahlibank announced the names of MyHassad daily prize draw winners.

Hamed Mohammed Al Hi-nai from Al Khoudh branch, Amal Yousuf Ahmed Al Raisi Main branch Nasser Hamood Nasser Al Rushaidi from Barka branch and Nasser Mohammed Abdullah Al Ajeel from Salalah branch, were the lucky winners of OMR1,000 each for the week, says a press release.

MyHassad savings account continues to successfully sat-isfy the existing customers and attract new ones.

This Saving Scheme was in-troduced in July 2008 as an ex-tension of the bank’s tradition of product innovation. Open-ing MyHassad Saving account is simple and easy. Customers need only to open their MyHas-sad account with OMR100 for their chance to win OMR1,000 in the next working day’s draw.

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Bank Muscat receives award for fund transfer

MUSCAT: Bank Muscat, the fl ag-ship fi nancial services provider in the Sultanate, has won a prestig-ious award from Citibank in rec-ognition of operational excellence in the fi eld of dollar payments pro-cessing. Bank Muscat was among a select group of regional institu-tions to receive the annual excel-lence award for straight-through-processing (STP) presented by Citibank for outstanding perfor-mance in dollar denominated fund transfer and commercial pay-ments, says a press release.

The award recognised Bank Muscat’s exceptional quality of Swift messages on dollar payment and maintaining an outstanding error-free rate for remittances. The award was based on evalua-tion of the quality and accuracy of Swift payment messages routed

through Citibank.

Exceptional qualityIt highlighted the bank’s commit-ment to high standards of quality in meeting the stringent criteria for fund transfer. The bank’s ex-ceptional quality in the delivery of commercial payments and trans-fers, facilitated by a state-of-the-art in-house payment architec-ture which helps to consistently maintain high Swift standards for automated processing throughout the payment chain resulting in extremely high STP rates was also acknowledged.

The bank’s Central Operations Electronic Payments department, Treasury back offi ce and Global Trade Services department are handling fund transfer operations while the technical and security

issues are handled by the Systems & Procedures department. The Fi-nancial Institutions Group, reck-oned as one of the leading FI teams in the region, has established more than 500 correspondent banking relationships across the world.

Citibank is among Bank Mus-cat’s prominent correspondent banks for dollar payments. Citi-bank representatives commended the operational teams involved in processing dollar payments at Bank Muscat for the error-free rate maintained consistently throughout the high volume of re-mittances processed during 2014.

A multi-award winning organi-sation, Bank Muscat’s STP per-formance has been consistently lauded by the international fi nan-cial and banking community for several years.

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ISC Salalah joins prayers for HM

SALALAH: The Indian Social Club (ISC), Salalah joined the prayers organised by all the expa-triate social clubs under the su-pervision of Ahmed Al Marhoon and Mufti Abdur Rab Al Yafayi at Sultan Qaboos Mosque recently.

Just after the Friday prayers, Dr. Khadernawaz Khan, General Secretary of the ISC, was invited to speak. He said the Indian com-munity felt overjoyed to see His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said speak to his people on television from Germany.

He also said that the Indian community was waiting for His Majesty’s return to Oman soon, says a press release.

Manpreet Singh, chairman, ISC Salalah, was specially in-vited into the mosque to express his views.

Singh praised His Majesty the Sultan for the immense favours done to the Indian community. He prayed to Allah Almighty to bestow health upon His Majesty.

“Insha Allah (God willing), our beloved Sultan will soon be in Oman,” he added.

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MUSCAT: InterContinental Muscat received a certifi cate of appreciation from Dar Al Atta’a for their contribution and sup-port the hotel has given in 2014.

In 2013, Musahamatee pro-gram was introduced by Dar Al Atta’a to all hotels in Oman. The programme was for the hotels to encourage their guests upon check-out to donate OMR1 which would be used to help the local community, associations and schools, says a press release.

The InterContinental Muscat raised over OMR5,000 and was the highest amongst other local hotels. Dar Al Atta’a donated some of the money to the Minis-try of Education for their adult educational programme in pur-chasing stationeries and bags for the same. Also, OMR1,000 was donated to the association for the disabled and six sets of hearing aids were purchased for the young children.

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‘Hasya Kavi Sammelan’ set for 24th edition on Nov. 21MUSCAT: Life is so much bet-ter when we are laughing. To do just that, Hindi Wing of Indian Social club is putting together, with great support from spon-sors and eff orts from volunteers, one of the most eagerly awaited events — Hasya Kavi Sammelan (humorous poetry conference) — on Friday, November 21 at the lawns of Embassy of India. Inci-dentally, this is the 24th year run-ning that Hasya Kavi Sammelan is being organised by Hindi Wing in Oman, says a press release.

“Easily one of the oldest run-ning blockbuster events, this popular and most sought after yearly event off ers healthy lit-erary entertainment for Hindi speaking audience of Oman,” said Gajesh Dhariwal, Convenor of Hindi wing.

“There is a two months delay in organising this event this year as the poets of popular choice were not available. We received numer-ous calls from interested Hindi speaking and understanding pa-trons inquiring about the reasons for the delay. For them and for all those who believe laughter is the best medicine, it’s time to join the invited gathering on November 21,” he added.

The galaxy of stars participating in the event includes immensely popular Surendra Sharma, who is the main draw. Those who know his capabilities, distinctive style

and incredible ability to bring hu-mour from anywhere, specially on himself and his wife, will not want to miss him. His facial expressions and powerful punch lines have become stuff of legends. Interest-ingly, his now famous lines ‘chaar line suna raha hoon’ (i am going to say four lines) have become trade mark. His poker faced expression automatically brings out laughter and smiles on most serious faces. Dr. Sharma is also one of the oldest humorous poets in India today and easily among those who started the glorious tradition of humor-ous poetry. His awesome presence on stage is enough to ensure a full house for the evening.

There are going to be six other poets on stage. Each one better known than the other and spe-cialising in their own style of un-

forgettable humour. Other poets include Mamta

Sharma, Ashkaran Atal, Dinesh Raghuvanshi, Deepak Saini, Gaurav Sharma and Ghanshyam Agarwal. In fact, the program has become so popular that demand for conducting it in other parts of Oman has been continuously on the rise. Apart from Salalah, this time it will also be held in Sohar.

The program will be presented by Areej Vegetables and many other who have always been be-hind the success of Hasya Kavi Sammelan, said Gajesh Dhariwal, who has been the man behind the scene conducting this event for the last 24 years. He promises a much bigger and better show next year, when the time will come to celebrate Silver Jubilee of Hasya Kavi Sammelan in Oman.

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Cayenne GTS: Resonant in more than name alone

MUSCAT: Through its name alone, the new Cayenne GTS an-nounces its outstanding sporting characteristics. With the letters GTS going back to the famous 904 Carrera GTS of 1963, in 2007; the Cayenne GTS became the fi rst Porsche of the modern era to re-vive the acronym. Since then, at Porsche the GTS title has signi-fi ed the brand’s especially sporty models. Alongside the new GTS and completing the Cayenne port-folio at the lower end of the range, is the new entry-level 3.6-litre, V6 petrol engine Cayenne, says a press release.

The Cayenne is to-date Por-sche’s most successful range, with the four-door sports cars in gener-al making a major contribution to the company’s profi table growth. As a result, it has played a fun-damental role in ensuring future investment in the broad spectrum of highly dynamic models off ered across the entire portfolio.

Whether two or four doors, Por-sche drivers like their cars to be sporty. A 3.6-litre V6 bi-turbo en-gine is the performance-oriented enhancement of the new power unit presented in the Cayenne S.

Its consumption is lower and it delivers improved levels of per-formance. Compared to the previ-ous model with a V8 naturally as-pirated engine, power output rises by 20 hp to 440 hp and torque by 85 Nm to 600 Nm, while fuel con-sumption goes down by up to 0.9 l/100 km. The Cayenne GTS ac-celerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 5.2 seconds, or 5.1 seconds with the optional Sport Chrono pack-age. That’s 0.5 and 0.6 seconds re-spectively less than the previous model. Top speed is 262 km/h. As standard it has a sports exhaust system, which provides the un-deniable GTS sound.

Thanks to its suspension the Cayenne GTS captivates drivers with its unmistakable lateral dy-namics. The Porsche Active Sus-pension Management (PASM) damping system has a sporty set-up; alongside standard air sus-pension the vehicle sits 20 milli-metres lower. Additional standard features include the brakes from the Cayenne Turbo with 390-mil-limetre discs on the front axle (358 millimetres at the back), inclusive

of brake callipers painted red in typical turbo fashion.

Several design attributes also externally showcase the sporti-ness of Porsche’s new Cayenne GTS. As standard it has the turbo nose section with large air intakes and the Sport Design package in-cluding; more contoured side sills, wheel arch extensions, roof spoil-er and lower rear of the vehicle, all painted in the car body colour.

All around the car, the colour black provides some striking contrasts: all lettering is black, as are the 20-inch wheels in the RS Spyder design, the exhaust tail-pipes, the bi-xenon headlights’ inner apertures and the fi ttings of the darkened LED rear lights. The striking GTS lettering is also a new external feature that can be found on the front doors.

The sporting characteristics are also apparent in the cars’ in-terior. Eight-way electrically adjustable GTS sports seats in leather/Alcantara upholstery, with GTS lettering on the head-rests are fi tted as standard. Al-cantara is the predominant up-holstery material featured inside the car. The interior GTS package is optionally available in carmine red or rhodium silver with rev counter face, decorative stitching, headrest lettering and safety belts in contrasting colour.

The new Cayenne base model features a 3.6-litre V6 naturally aspirated engine, which deliv-ers 300 hp, taking the car from 0 to 100 km/h in 7.7 seconds – 7.6 seconds with the optional Sport Chrono package. This results in a 0.2 seconds improvement from the previous. At 230 km/h, top speed matches the level of the previous model. Like all new Cay-enne models it benefi ts from the general effi ciency measures, such as coasting, Auto Stop/Start func-tion and thermal management, as a result of which fuel consump-tion drops in comparison to the previous model by 0.7 l/100 km to 9.2 l/100 km. That equates to CO2 emissions of 215 g/km, thus 21 g/km lower than before.

Compared to the previous mod-el the new Cayenne also off ers more comprehensive standard features, including a new eight-speed Tiptronic S with Auto Stop/Start and coasting functions, bi-xenon main headlights with four-point LED daytime driving lights, the multi-function sports steer-ing wheel with paddle switches and the automatic boot lid.

The Cayenne and Cayenne GTS will be celebrating their world premiere on November 19 at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show. Both models can be ordered as of now.

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Omani innovators explore

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MUSCAT: Bank Nizwa’s Head of Shari’a Dr Anwar Soubra con-ducted an in-depth workshop on the various Islamic fi nancing solu-tions available to businesses at the annual Entrepreneurs Products Exhibition. The session was at-tended by Omani innovators who lead businesses ranging from man-ufacturing, handicrafts and food to accessories, fragrance, fashion and textiles, says a press release.

“Islamic banks aim to stimulate development, generate economic value-added and signifi cantly con-tribute to the lives of people within the parameters of Shari’a law.

“The Islamic fi nance framework is designed based on the Mush-araka system whereby investment risks are shared and long term benefi cial partnerships are es-tablished between the institution and the individual to achieve these goals,” explained Dr Soubra during

his presentation.He went on to highlight the main

diff erences between conventional and Islamic banking and how in-stead of collecting interest against commercial activity, Islamic banks provide funding appropri-ate through Shari’a compliant in-struments such as Murabaha, Ijara (leasing) and Istisna.

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Oman Air celebrates success at WTM MUSCAT: Oman Air celebrated in style at this year’s World Travel Market held between November 3 and 6. The national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman shared with guests its unprecedented awards success over the last 12 months, says a press release.

In a move aimed to recipro-cate the airline’s success, Oman Air used the occasion of WTM to announce the winners of its own brand-new awards programme, the Oman Air Media Awards UK.

Since last year’s highly success-ful participation in World Travel Market, Oman Air has scooped numerous international awards, been named in an array of maga-zine ‘Top 10’ lists and received praise from customers and travel trade representatives alike.

Furthermore, Oman Air’s own Extreme Sailing Series crew has competed globally to great ac-claim, and Oman Air-sponsored Omani motorsports ace Ahmad Al Harthy was named as the win-ner of the 2014 British GT Cham-pionship following a series of spectacular drives.

Ahmad’s Aston Martin Van-tage, resplendent in Oman Air’s colours, provided the perfect backdrop for the announcement of the winners of the Oman Air Media Awards UK. This is the fi rst time that these awards are being presented, and the out-standing work of UK journalists and bloggers who have written about Oman, Oman Air and the

airline’s sports sponsorship is be-ing recognised.

The winners of each of the four categories of the awards went ahead for consideration as over-all winner of the Oman Air Media Awards UK, with the successful writer taking home a fabulous long weekend for two in Oman. Business Class return fl ights with Oman Air will ensure that the win-ner’s luxury break will start in style as soon as they arrive at Heathrow for their fl ight to Muscat.

The winning entries to the Oman Air Media Awards UK were announced at a reception on Oman Air’s landmark white stand from 4pm on the second day of WTM. Prizes were presented in the presence of VIP guests from Oman and the UK.

“Oman Air is delighted to have participated in World Travel Market once again, which is per-haps one of the greatest events of its kind in the world. And, follow-ing a year in which we have been

honoured by more awards than ever before, it is only fi tting that we recognise the invaluable role that the UK’s journalists and blog-gers have played in the success of Oman Air, and of the destination of the Sultanate of Oman,” said Mohammed Al Shikely, general manager, Marketing at Oman Air.

“The media has raised aware-ness of Oman Air as world-class airline of First Choice. It has also off ered a window onto the awe-inspiring beauty, timeless herit-age and rich culture of Oman. As a result, Oman Air has carried more passengers to more desti-nations over the last 12 months than at any previous time in our history. Furthermore, over the last year the Sultanate of Oman has welcomed more visitors than ever before. So we are delighted to announce the fi rst winners of the Oman Air Media Awards UK and recognising the outstanding con-tributions made by Britain’s jour-nalists and bloggers,” he added.

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‘November Bonanza’ on new 2015 Nissan Sunny

MUSCAT: After a series of suc-cessful promotions and off ers all-year round, Nissan from the house of Suhail Bahwan Automobiles has now announced their much antici-pated November Bonanza on their exclusive range of vehicles.

The re-engineered 2015 Nis-san Sunny comes with major re-fi nements in interior and exterior styling coupled with key additions in customer-friendly technology solutions. This complete makeo-ver model breaks new ground for entry-level compact sedans, says a press release.

Customers purchasing the 2015 Sunny can now avail the excit-ing November Bonanza off er that comes with benefi ts like free reg-istration, easy fi nance options, periodic maintenance service for 2 years/ 35K (whichever comes fi rst), extended warranty amount and a cashback of OMR400.

Stylish exteriorThe 2015 Sunny boasts a bold new front and rear treatment anchored by larger headlights, a more sub-stantial looking fascia and stand-ard chrome plating on the grille – all of which strengthen the new

Sunny. Other exterior design ele-ments include a fi xed roof anten-na, available blacked-out B-pillars, chrome door handles and front fog lights. Smart aerodynamic engi-neering helps create a low coeffi -cient of drag in the segment which aids in the Sunny’s impressive real-world fuel economy. An exclu-sive 15-inch V-spoke aluminum-alloy wheel design is available with mid variants and above.

Roomy, refi ned interiorNissan Sunny off ers fi ve-passen-ger practicality with a high degree of comfort and refi nement. De-signed to appeal young families looking for a medium sized sedan that combines upscale design with space, quality and value-added features, all New Sunny delivers ease of handling in city driving conditions apart from superior fuel economy.

The new Sunny comes with a re-freshingly new centre stack shape, Nissan Intelligent Key with Push Button Ignition, a drive computer with outside temperature display and a steering wheel with stand-ard audio and Bluetooth Hands-free Phone System controls. The

2015 Sunny features a AM/FM/CD audio system, NissanCon-nect with Mobile Apps, standard auxiliary-in, USB/iPod controls, a passenger-side vanity mirror and new seat fabric.

The Sunny, with dual airbags and anti-lock braking system (ABS) as standard fi tment, com-bines fi ve-passenger practical-ity with a high degree of comfort, space and value. The All New Nissan Sunny’s interior volume of 2549 litres and trunk volume of 490 litres is one the largest in the segment. Nissan Sunny deliv-ers more rear legroom than most mid-size sedans – better than even some luxury cars.

Advanced technologyThe 2015 Sunny utilises Nissan’s global lightweight ‘V’ platform and is powered by a 1.5-litre HR15DE 4-cylinder engine rated at 99 horse-power at 6,000 rpm. The engine features a range of fuel effi ciency enhancing technologies, including a dual injector system that allows a wider injection of fuel than a tradi-tional single-injection system.

Standard safety features in-cludes Driver and front passenger airbags, ABS+EBD+BA and engine immobiliser.

Sunny 1.5 S MT/AT: It features a stylish exterior with door mirrors (black folding manual with lever), a roof antenna, a black radiator grille and outside door handles

with 175/R14’’ steel wheels and a centre cap. Its interior boasts pow-er and tilt steering with an odom-eter and twin trip meter, a drive computer with fuel economy, drive range along with warnings (for door ajar, head lamp, key remove and low fuel), high back front seats with a fi xed type head rest, manual slide and reclining facilities for driver and front seat, seat belt re-minder (for driver only), manual A/C (with new round dial type de-sign), wide 2 DIN CD MP3/ Aux/ USB and two speakers, front pow-er windows, a central door lock and a new steering wheel design.

For safety, the Sunny 1.5 S MT/AT off ers driver and front passen-ger airbags, ABS+EBD+BA and an engine immobiliser.

Sunny 1.5 SV AT: Includes S fea-tures in addition to attractive body coloured power operated mirrors, an anti-dazzle mirror and keyless entry with remote trunk opener. It also features a tachometer, chrome grill/door handles, full cover for the wheel and steering control for Bluetooth and audio.

Sunny 1.5 SV Comfort AT: It in-cludes SV AT features along with a front fog lamp (with chrome fi nisher), rear parking sensors, rear power window, rear head rest (separate and adjustable), rear seat center armrest with 2 cup holders, silver AC vents (cluster C and con-sole), driver seat height adjuster, a front wiper (variable, intermittent and mist), a rear seat comfort fan, 2 speakers in the front and 2 speakers in the rear (4 speakers in all) and 185/65 R15 tires with alloy wheels.

Sunny 1.5 SL AT: It features a rear spoiler with mud guard, fi ne vision meter with illumination control, a drive computer (with service interval indication), out-side temperature display, an auto AC, a piano black centre cluster, Ikey with push button start, Nis-san Connect- Smart phone con-nectivity, ORVM with LED turn lamps and a front bumper with lower chrome.

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Omani citizen owns

rare 25th Anniversary

Edition Mazda MX-5

MUSCAT: Murthad Rashid Al Kharusi’s happiness knows no bounds. He has created a nation-wide record as he now owns a 25th Anniversary Edition Mazda MX-5 convertible coupe. Brought in Oman by Towell Auto Centre (TAC) in only two numbers and only 30 such cars available in the GCC, this record is truly extraor-dinary, says a press release.

“I am thrilled, excited, hon-oured and overwhelmed as I know I am amongst the only two who will be driving this exclusive edition Mazda MX-5 Miata in the country. I have a passion for road-ster and I want to thank TAC for bringing this lightweight beauty in Oman. I can’t wait to drive my Mazda MX-5,” said Murthad Rashid Al Kharusi.

Riyadh Ali Sultan, General Manager, TAC congratulated the proud owner. “On behalf of the entire TAC family, I would like to congratulate Murthad Rashid Al Kharusi as he is amongst the only 2 to drive this ground-breaking model in the country and amongst select few to own this Mazda MX-5 in the region. Globally approximately 1,000 units and only 30 cars in the GCC of this 25th Anniversary Edition have been unveiled. Built for the love of driving, we are happy that

this car has been purchased by a driving enthusiast. Once again, our heartiest congratulation to Murthad on owning the 25th An-niversary Edition Mazda MX-5 Miata, a rare car that is truly spe-cial,” stated Riyadh Ali Sultan.

Indeed, this iconic model is very special. The lavish interior is testament to the uncompro-mising skills and techniques developed according to Mazda’s Takumi (master craftsman) con-cept. Headrests embossed with the 25th Anniversary logo, and red contrast-stitching on the leather seats, fl oor console lid, manual shift lever boot, parking brake handle and door armrests are just some of the highlights.

Equipped with special care-fully selected parts, the Mazda MX-5 represents Mazda’s vehi-cle-engineering philosophy — the pursuit of driving pleasure along with outstanding environmen-tal and safety performance. TAC provides service to all models of Mazda and makes owning a Maz-da extra pleasant with its effi cient after sales service and quick re-sponse time. With a network of 13 service outlets and 10 parts outlets spread across Oman, TAC is the only Mazda distributor in the world to win the Mazda Cus-tomer Service award.

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Oman set for Gulf Cup adventure

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MUSCAT: The Sultanate’s del-egation, including Paul Le Guen’s 23-player squad, will leave for Riyadh on Tuesday morning to participate in the 22nd Gulf Cup Football Championship that is scheduled to take place in the Saudi Arabian capital city from November 13 to 26.

The delegation will be led by Oman Football Association (OFA) chief Sayyid Khalid bin Hamad Al Busaidi and it will include OFA fi rst vice-chairman Sheikh Naif bin Salim Al Marhoon as deputy head of the delegation and second vice-chairman Saleh bin Abdullah Al Farsi as the member of the tech-nical committee.

The delegation also includes OFA board members Khalid bin Said Al Rawas, Humaid bin Sulei-man Al Jabri and Ahmed Moham-med Al Mayasi and Director of Development and Education De-partment Jim Selby among other offi cials,.

Speaking about the Oman’s par-ticipation and chances at the Gulf Cup, OFA chief Sayyid Khalid said: “The team have been preparing well for the championship. The team’s main aim is to produce consistent performances. We are hopeful of the team achieving pos-itive results.”

Stating the Gulf Cup has always produced stunning performances but also sprang many surprises in the past, he said: “If we look at the previous Gulf Cup tourna-ments there have always been the big surprises. One can never pre-dict the results. It will not be any diff erent this time too. So we can expect many surprises at the 22nd Gulf Cup.”

“Now the time is for the action on the fi eld and our sincere wishes for all the GCC national teams,” he added. The OFA chief also thanked Saudi Arabia and its football as-sociation for their sincere eff orts in making arrangements for the regional championship.

While thanking the Ministry of Sports Aff airs for their continued support for the national team, Sayyid Khalid also appreciated the backing given by various gov-ernment and private sector organ-isations as well as the Omani fans to the team.

Le Guen’s 23Meanwhile, Oman’s French coach Paul Le Guen revealed the list of 23 players he has selected for the Gulf Cup.

Goalkeepig hero Ali Al Habsi, who has recently been loaned by Wigan to the fellow English Championship side Brighton, will lead the team and the other two selected for the goalkeeping duties are Mohannad Obaid Al Zaabi of Al Khabourah and Fanja’s Mazen Al Qasbi.

The defenders include Abdul-salam Amor, Saad Suhail, Hassan

Mudhaff ar (all from Al Arouba), Nasser Al Shimmli, Sulaiman Al Busaidy (both Al Nahda), Moham-med Al Musallami (Fanja), Ali Salim (Dhofar) and Jaber Al Awai-si (Al Shabab).

The midfi elders selected for the job are Ahmed Mubarak ‘Kanu’, Eid Al Farsi, Raed Ibrahim Saleh Al Haikal, Ali Hilal Al Jabri (all Fanja), Qasim Said, Juma Darwish Al Mashari (both Al Nasr), Hus-sain Al Hadhri (Dhofar) and Fahad Khamis Al Jalboobi (Saham).

The four forwards selected by Le Guen are recalled veteran strik-

er Hani Al Dhabit (Dhofar), Mo-hammed Al Siyabi, Mohammed Al Ghassani (both Al Shabab) and Abdulaziz Al Maqbali (Fanja).

At the Gulf Cup, Oman begin their campaign against defending champions UAE on November 14.

Then they face Iraq on No-vember 17 before concluding their Group B engagements on November 20.

The semifi nals will be played on November 23.

The third-place play-off and the fi nal are slated for November 25 and 26 respectively.

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MUSCAT: The Referees Committee of the 22nd Gulf Cup has selected three Omani referees to offi ciate at the Novem-ber 13-26 tournament in Riyadh.The Omanis selected for the job are Yaqoub Abdul Baqi, who will offi ciate as the match referee, Saif Al Ghafri and Abdullah Al Shamakhi, who will act as assistant referees.

Referees Committee will be headed by the international federation representative Slistian Gergina of Rwanda and Asian Football Confed-eration representative John Chai Eng Singapore and Arab federation rep-resentative Essam Abd El Fatah of Egypt.

The team of referees includes three members from 10 countries, includ-ing eight participating na-tions as well as Australia and Slovenia.

Omani observerThe tournament organ-ising committee also selected experienced Omani offi cial Fahd Al Raisi as one of the observ-ers. The team will be led by Salman bin Namshan and includes Abdurrah-man Ibrahim Hassan of UAE, Rashed Mahbob Al Dosari of Qatar, Hamad Al Sanei and Naser Al Saadi of Saudi Arabia.

There will also be two match coordinators Turky Al Rabei and Yehya Al Qarni, both from Saudi Arabia.

Meanwhile, the Sul-tanate’s squad, who are scheduled to arrive at 12.15 pm on Tuesday, will have their fi rst training session at Al Hilal Sta-dium in the evening.

3 Omani referees to offi ciate in Riyadh

The team have been preparing

well for the championship. The

team’s main aim is to produce

consistent performances.

We are hopeful of the team

achieving positive results

Sayyid Khalid Al BusaidiOFA chairman

Kiwis have mountain to climb after Pakistan run-festABU DHABI: Ahmed Shehzad hit a career-best 176 while Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq struck unbeaten centuries before Paki-stan declared their fi rst innings on 566 for three wickets in the fi rst test against New Zealand in Abu Dhabi on Monday.

Shehzad was out hit wicket when a high-pitched ball from Co-rey Anderson hit his helmet and he lost his balance with the Pa-kistan Cricket Board (PCB) later announcing he had fractured his cheek bone and would be closely monitored for 48 hours to ensure he does not need surgery.

In a lop-sided contest between bat and ball at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Azhar Ali’s 87 was the lowest score by a top-fi ve Paki-stani batsman while the bottom half of their batting order did not get a chance to bat.

Shehzad, who had added 178 runs with Mohammed Hafeez to give Pakistan a fl ying start on Sunday, raised 169 for the second wicket with Azhar to put his team on top. Continuing the good work, Younis (100 not out) hit his fourth century in fi ve innings while Mis-bah (102 not out) struck his third successive test hundred in a 193-run unbroken partnership.

Openers Brendon McCullum (nine) and Tom Latham (fi ve) sur-vived seven overs to guide New Zealand to 15 at stumps on day two, with the team still needing 352 more runs just to avoid the follow-on.

Overnight batsman Shehzad stepped out to hit off -spinner Mark Craig for a six and took three runs off Tim Southee to bring up his 150, bettering his previous best of 147 against Sri Lanka at Sharjah earlier this year.

Anderson fi nally got the break-

through in the fi nal over before lunch when he sent down a bounc-er and Shehzad missed the line at-tempting a hook shot.

The ball hit the side of his hel-met and the overbalancing bats-man dropped his bat which hit the stump before a dazed-looking

Shehzad needed to be helped off the fi eld.

A CT scan carried out after She-hzad was taken to a Dubai hospital in some pain showed a depressed fracture of the zygomatic arch (cheek bone) of his skull, a PCB press release said.

“The specialist surgeon has con-fi rmed a minor fracture and has advised 48 hours of close monitor-ing. In case the pain doesn’t sub-side then the surgeon may opt for decompression”, team manager

Moin Khan said in the release. Shehzad hit 17 boundaries and a

six in his 371-ball knock. Azhar Ali was denied a third

successive Test century by a sharp-turning Ish Sodhi delivery which pitched outside leg stump, beat the bat and hit the top of the off -stump.

The India-born leg-spinner could have claimed Misbah’s wick-et as well but Craig could not get his hand to a skier on the fi rst occa-sion and Jimmy Neesham spilled

another in Sodhi’s next over. Younis, who scored 106, 103

not out, 213 and 46 in his last four innings, continued his dream run and his hundred came when Southee dropped him off McCul-lum at short mid-on. Captain Mis-bah reached his hundred in the same over and immediately de-clared the innings. — Reuters

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Pakistan 1st innings:M. Hafeez c & b Anderson 96 A. Shehzad hit wicket b Anderson 176 A. Ali b Sodhi 87 Younis Khan not out 100 Misbah ul-Haq not out 102 Extras: (lb-4, nb-1) 5 Total: (for 3 wkts dec; 170.5 overs) 566 Fall of wickets: 1-178 (Hafeez), 2-347 (Shehzad), 3-373 (Ali) Bowling: Boult 26-7-62-0, Southee 23-5-62-0 (1nb), Craig 33-1-126-0, Sodhi 43-6-162-1, Anderson 19-3-68-2, Neesham 16-0-50-0, McCullum 10.5-1-32-0 New Zealand 1st innings: T. Latham not out 5 B. McCullum not out 9 Extras: (nb-1) 1 Total: (for no loss; 7 overs) 15 Bowling: Rahat 3-2-1-0 (nb1), Khan 1-0-4-0, Babar 2-0-6-0, Hafeez 1-0-4-0

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Ahmed Shehzad hits career-best 176 before suffering a

fractured cheek bone, Younis, Misbah register centuries

MAKING MERRY: Centurions Pakistani captain Misbah-ul Haq, left,

and teammate Younis Khan run between the wickets. – AFP

BOUNCER THAT FELL SHEHZAD: Pakistan’s Ahmed Shehzad is hit

on head by Corey Anderson’s bouncer that ended his innings. – AFP

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Al Harthy quick in pre-season testing

MANAMA: Oman’s Ahmad Al Harthy has been showing glimpses of his championship credentials at Bahrain International Circuit as the drivers in the region’s most successful racing series, the Por-sche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East, took to the track for pre-season testing with Round 1 just a matter of days away.

Returning to the series for Sea-son 6, Al Harthy posted consist-ently quick times on the track which will host the opening round of the series — Race 1 on Novem-ber 14 and Race 2 on November 15 — but the Omani will have to be at his very best to get past the fastest man in testing, defending cham-pion, Zaid Ashkanani.

Featuring a grid packed with regional and International talent, Season 6 of the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East looks set to be the most competitive yet with Al Harthy under no illusion as to the challenge his rivals pose.

With Season 5 champion Ash-kanani in fi ne form, Al Harthy’s Al Nabooda team mate Clemens Schmid will be looking to reclaim the title he won in Season 4 and missed out on by just one point in the last instalment.

Unable to attend testing this

weekend, the competition will have to wait to get their fi rst look at Schmid who is due to arrive in Bahrain later this week.

When Al Harthy fi nally does line up alongside the likes of Ashkanani and Schmid this coming weekend, along with other regional contend-ers from Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, the series is sure to deliver more excitement than ever.

Speaking after pre-season test-ing Al Harthy said: “It was really great to fi nally get out on the track and put the car through its paces, BIC is such a fantastic venue and you can feel there is a real buzz as excitement builds to the start of Season 6 on Friday. The car feels fantastic, really powerful and sharp in the corners as you would expect.”

He added: “I was reasonably happy with my performance as this was the fi rst time I was able to compare times with the guys I’ll be racing against so I don’t feel I’m too far from the pace. The focus for me will be to make sure I am con-

sistent with my driving and able to play a substantial role in delivering points for the team.

“When we return to Bahrain at the end of the season for Round 6 we want to be on the podium tak-ing home the team trophy. It is achievable but we need to make sure our concentration is at the level required for professional driving and if we can do that, we can reap the rewards.”

Regarded as the purest form of racing with all drivers competing in identical fi fth generation Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, the unique one-make se-ries will consist of 12 races between November 2014 and April 2015.

Six intensely competitive race round weekends will be staged at the region’s leading circuits with two rounds in Bahrain, two in the United Arab Emirates and two in Qatar over a six month period.

The new season will open in spectacular fashion with a night race on the 14th November 2014 at the Bahrain International Cir-cuit (BIC) as part of an illustrious

World Endurance Championship weekend. It will be the fi rst time the championship will open under fl oodlight conditions adding to the challenge and tension of the fi rst race of the new season.

The championship will also fi n-ish in style returning to Sakir for the fi nal round of the series. As a fi tting fi nale to the season whilst providing local drivers with a chance of a lifetime the sixth sea-son is expected to form part of the offi cial race weekend schedule to support the 2015 Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix in April 2015.

Created to encourage Arab tal-ent and off er a platform into the world of international GT and sports car racing, the one-make GT series has already proved vastly popular amongst local driv-ers. The championship is based on the highly successful Porsche for-mula for one-make series racing the challenge gives every driver an equal chance to compete, racing in identically constructed Porsche GT3 Cup cars.

Returning to the

series for Season 6,

Ahmad Al Harthy

posted consistently

quick times on the

track which will host

the opening round

of the series

PORSCHE GT3 CUP CHALLENGE: Oman’s Ahmad Al Harthy is satisfi ed after the test runs at the Bahrain

International Cricuit. – Supplied photo

Anti-corruption code approvedDUBAI: The International Cricket Council approved its re-vised anti-corruption code on Monday but left it up to home boards to allow banned players to return early to domestic com-petition. For a player to return to domestic competition before the expiry of his ban would need the agreement of the chairman of the anti-corruption board, Sir Ronnie Flannagan, and the rel-evant National Cricket Federa-tion, with the approval of the ICC Board, an ICC release explained.

The revised code will specifi -cally help Pakistan seamer Mo-hammed Aamir’s early return to domestic cricket, likely in February next year. Last year, the Pakistan Cricket Board had demanded the ICC relax certain conditions of Aamir’s ban after he pleaded guilty to a spot-fi xing crime and then completed the re-habilitation process.

Aamir, now 22, was banned along with Salman Butt and Mo-hammad Asif in a spot-fi xing scandal on Pakistan’s tour of England in 2010. Aamer was banned for fi ve years, Butt for ten (with fi ve suspended) and Asif for seven (two suspended).

The trio, also jailed in Britain, were charged with orchestrating deliberate no-balls during the Lord’s Test against England in re-turn for money.

The ICC said the revised code would close certain loopholes and address the issue of who has jurisdiction in a particular case.

The code would also allow a player charged with an off ence but who has not been provision-ally suspended, to agree to volun-tarily suspend him/herself, the ICC said. ICC chairman Narya-naswami Srinivasan, himself suspended in India over a fi xing scandal in a Twenty20 league, said: “The process for the revi-sion of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code was exhaustive and has been based on our learning and experiences over the past few

years. “This code is now even more robust and comprehensive and it provides clarity on juris-dictional issues, gives options to the charged Participant and off ers more choices to the Anti-Corruption Tribunal.”

ICC Chief Executive David Richardson admitted the fi ght against corruption was still a priority. “The battle against cor-ruption remains one of cricket’s biggest challenges and we remain committed to eliminating this menace from our sport,” he said.

Aamer last week said that he was anxiously awaiting the revi-sion of the code and would apply to the Pakistan Board to be al-lowed to play in domestic match-es. “I am waiting for the ICC de-cision and once it comes I will apply with the PCB to resume my domestic career and then inter-national matches,” said Aamer.

The ICC Board also accepted the PCB’s nomination of its for-mer chairman, Najam Sethi, for the ICC Presidency.

The presidency is now merely an honorifi c position with all the power in the hands of the chair-man, following a reorganisation in June.

The Board also reiterated its support for the no-tolerance ap-proach in dealing with suspected illegal bowling actions. — AFP

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The revised code

will specifically help

Pakistan seamer

Mohammed Aamir’s

early return to

domestic cricket, likely

in February next year

ICC raises World Cup prize money

DUBAI: The International Cricket Council on Monday an-nounced a 20 per cent increase in prize money for next year’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The winners will take home $3.975 million (3.18 million euros), but if a team re-mains unbeaten that would rise to more than $4m..

The 2011 edition jointly host-ed by India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka had prize money of $8.01 million. “Should a team at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 win the tournament without losing a match, it will receive to-tal prize money of $4,020,000, while a team that loses one match on the way to winning the tournament will receive USD $3,975,000.”

The team which loses the March 29 fi nal at Melbourne will pocket $1.75 million while the two losing semifi nalists will each get $600,000 each.

The four losing quarter-fi nal-ists will receive $300,000 each while the winners of each group matches will get $45,000 per match, the ICC said.

All six teams elimintaed from the fi rst stage will get $35,000 each. The decision was taken at a two-day ICC Board meeting in Dubai while playing conditions were also fi nalised. — AFP

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Dhoni ruled out of first Australia Test

MUMBAI: India on Monday named a jumbo 19-man squad for the four match Test series in Aus-tralia starting next month even as captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was ruled out of the opening match due to injury.

Batsman Virat Kohli will lead the tourists in the fi rst Test in Bris-bane from December 4, with Dho-ni returning to the helm for the remaining three games, the Board of Control for Cricket in India said in a statement.

Dhoni has opted out of the on-going one-day series against Sri Lanka due to a long-standing wrist injury.

Dhoni’s injury worries prompt-ed the selectors to include two other wicket-keepers, Wriddhi-man Saha and Naman Ojha, in the unusually large touring squad that comprises eight specialist bats-men and fi ve seamers.

Right-hand batsman Lokesh Rahul, 22 and leg-spinner Karn Sharma, 27, are the two new faces

in the squad, having forced their way in with strong performances in domestic cricket.

Rahul, who can also keep wick-ets, is the third opener behind Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay, while left-hander Suresh Raina was back in favour after playing the last of his 17 Tests in Septem-ber, 2012.

Ishant Sharma leads the new-ball attack that includes Bhu-vneshwar Kumar, Mohammad Shami, Umesh Yadav and Varun Aaron. The three spinners in the side are Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Karn Sharma.

The tour, which ends with the World Cup in Australia and New

Zealand in February and March, gives India a chance to improve their poor record overseas in re-cent years. India have won just three and lost 14 of their 23 Tests away from the sub-continent in the last four years, enduring 4-0 routs in England and Australia in 2011 and a 3-1 drubbing in England earlier this year.

The series opener in Brisbane will be followed by Tests in Ad-elaide, Melbourne and Sydney.

The One-day squads for the subsequent tri-series against Aus-tralia and England from January 16 and the 50-over World Cup will be picked later.

Test squad: Mahendra Singh

Dhoni (capt), Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, Lokesh Ra-hul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Wriddhiman Saha, Na-man Ojha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Karn Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Ya-dav, Varun Aaron.

Team for last 2 Sri Lanka ODIs: Virat Kohli ©, Ajinkya Ra-hane, Rohit Sharma, Ambati Ray-udu, Suresh Raina, Robin Uthap-pa, Axar Patel, Karn Sharma, R Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Dhawal Kulkarni, Stuart Binny, Vinay Ku-mar, Kedar Jadhav.

Coach: Duncan Fletcher. — AFP

Lokesh Rahul and

Karn Sharma are

the two new faces

in the squad bound

for four-match Test

series Down Under

FROM THE FILES: In this photograph taken on July 27, 2014, India’s Captain and wicketkeeper Mahen-

dra Singh Dhoni, right, reacts after hurting his fi nger as teammates Ajinkya Rahane and Virat Kohli

look on during the fi rst day of the third Test against England at Southampton. – AFP

Flexible White still hopeful of World Cup spotSYDNEY: Cameron White is hoping his fl exibility as a bats-man might bring an end to his three-and-a-half year exile from one-day international cricket and earn him a place in the Australia squad for next year’s World Cup.

The 31-year-old showed his value in a tight spot on Sunday when he hit a nerveless 41 not out from 31 balls to guide the Twen-ty20 side to a series-clinching victory over South Africa at Syd-ney’s Olympic Stadium.

“I feel as though I’ve been in good form now for quite a while and it’s good to take advantage of that form,” White told reporters after the match.

“It was good to be not out and to get the win.”

White, who started his interna-tional career as a spin-bowling all rounder, played the last of his 87 one-day internationals in April 2011 and was not included in the squad for the upcoming ODI se-ries against the Proteas.

Twenty20 skipper Aaron Finch, who was included in the squad for the fi rst two matches in Perth, said he had no doubt that White would do a job if called up.

“I think his record for Australia speaks for itself,” Finch said.

“When you look at that, it’s been pretty outstanding for a long time.

“At the same time, the side at the moment, there’s some quality players in there. I think it takes a bit of luck at times to fi nd an opening in the team.

“But saying that, he’s been in great touch in all forms of cricket for about two-and-a-half years now, so there’s no reason why he wouldn’t be the next guy picked if something was to happen.

“And I’m sure if he did come in and fi ll a spot there he’d do an amazing job.”

Prefers top slotWhite, who batted at number six on Sunday just a few days after opening in the fi rst match of the series, said he preferred to be at the top of the order but was happy to play where he was needed.

“Given the chance to open the batting simply means I can bat wherever required,” he said.

“The one-day team is a re-ally hard team to get into. There’s some really good players in there.

“I’ve just got to keep making as many runs as I can and try to be in form when the squad is picked and hopefully get a chance.” — Reuters

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SHOWING HIS WORTH: Cameron White was the match-winner

for Australia during the T20 series decider in Sydney. – AFP

OMAN TO HOST INTERNATIONAL TENT PEGGING TRAINING PROGRAMMEThe International Tent Pegging Federation (ITPF) held a meeting in Barka on Monday to discuss the preparations for the fi rst

tent peg training programme to be hosted by the Sultanate from November 19 to 26. The meeting was chaired by ITPF chief Mo-

hammed bin Isa Al Fairuz and attended by Oman Equestrian Federation offi cials. Around 35 riders from six countries including

United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Norway, Russia, Algeria, and Oman will take part in the training programme. — Supplied photo

Ruthless Wawrinka routs BerdychLONDON: Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka opened his ATP Tour Finals campaign in scintillating style with a 6-1, 6-1 demolition of Tomas Berdych on Monday.

Wawrinka, the reigning Aus-tralian Open champion, had been in poor form heading into the prestigious event at London’s O2 Arena, but the world number four was back in the groove against the Czech as he took only 58 minutes to wrap up his Group A opener.

The 29-year-old hit 16 winners to only four from Berdych, while the Czech’s 20 unforced errors were also a large part of his un-doing. Wawrinka made it to the semi-fi nals on his Tour Finals de-but last year and, on this evidence, will fancy his chances of progress-

ing from a group that also includes world number one Novak Djoko-vic and US Open champion Marin Cilic, who meet later on Monday.

It was another dispiriting Tour Finals start for Berdych, who had lost all four of his previous opening matches at the eight-man tournament. After winning his maiden Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in January, Wawrinka has suff ered a gradual slump that reached its lowest point over the last month as he lost four of his last fi ve matches, including fi rst round exits in To-kyo, Shanghai and Basel.

Despite that woeful run, Waw-rinka had won his last four match-es against Berdych, including in the group stage of the Tour Finals

last year, and he was quick to re-establish his supremacy against the Czech. Wawrinka broke in the second game and refused to re-lease his grip as he landed another break to race into a 5-0 lead before most fans had even got settled in their seats. Berdych got on the scoreboard at last but it was too late to stop the Swiss wrapping up the fi rst set in 25 minutes.

There was no let-up from Wawrinka in the second as he out-played the Czech with his mix of power and poise from the baseline. He broke for a 2-1 lead and, with Berdych completely out of sorts, it was no surprise to see Wawrinka break twice more as he sprinted to victory. Japan’s Kei Nishikori made a stunning start to

the ATP World Tour Finals with a 6-4 6-4 win over Andy Murray on Sunday but fellow debutant Milos Raonic was put fi rmly in his place by Swiss maestro Roger Federer.

Asian trailblazer Nishikori walked on court accompanied by the usual O2 Arena music and lights before dismantling home fa-vourite Murray with some dazzling special eff ects of his own. Canada’s Raonic, like Nishikori the fi rst man from his country to qualify for the ATP’s year-ending showpiece, be-gan horribly before improving as he lost 6-1 7-6(0) to six-times for-mer champion Federer.

Federer and Nishikori will now meet in Group B on Tuesday when Murray and Raonic will be battling to keep themselves afl oat. — AFP

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Al Naggar, Anwar reign supreme at ISC Open

MUSCAT: Egyptian Mohamed Al Naggar and Anwar Al Balushi hogged the limelight and reigned supreme on the concluding day of Villeroy & Boch + Hansgrohe Open Table Tennis Tournament organised by the Indian Social Club Muscat with Al Naggar win-ning the Open Men’s Singles title and Anwar Al Balushi the Omani Singles crown.

Hans-Christian Freiherr von Reibnitz, Ambassador of the Fed-eral Republic of Germany to the Sultanate presided over the fi nals

and lauded the high standard of ta-ble tennis witnessed at the fi nals.

Also present at the fi nals was Abdullah Bamakahalef, Chair-man of Oman Table Tennis Com-mittee and APS CHauhan, Depu-ty Head of Mission of the Indian Embassy alongside Dr. Sathish Nambiar, Chairman of ISC and vice chairman CM Sardar, R. Mu-rali of Al-Amana Building Mate-rials and Percy Pereira of Supa Sportsman.

Mohamed Al Naggar was in su-perb touch and put in a class act to

counter the spirited fi ght put up by the talented Kenneth Vaz.

Al Naggar claimed victory to win the coveted men’s singles title 11-5, 11-9, 10-12, 11-6, 11-8.

Al Naggar was spot on and gave Kenneth no liberties in the fi rst game. Kenneth matched Al Nag-gar and kept pace with him in the second before the Egyptian wrapped up for a 2-0 lead.

Kenneth opened up in the third game and went on the off ensive to take a 6-3 lead. Al Naggar rallied to 6-all. The two traded the lead

until 9-all when a brilliant coun-ter –attack saw Al Naggar gain game point.

Kenneth made two brilliant re-trievals and wrest the initiative and pulled back the third game. Al Naggar unleashed a fl urry of fore-hand winners and went 10-6 lead before winning the game with a brilliant forehand smash across the table.

Kenneth gained a marginal lead in the fi fth game and dominated the long rallies before Al Nag-gar leveled at 8-all. The Egyptian

gained championship point with a brilliant forehand and Kenneth could not control the next fore-hand which went long to give Al Naggar the men’s singles title.

Anwar Al Balushi lifted the Om-ani singles crown after outplay-ing Ismail Al Suleimani of Nizwa Club in straight games.11-4, 11-4, 17-15, 12-10. After a shaky start, Ismail made his presence felt and matched Anwar to make a fi ght of it. The third game was a nail-biting cliffh anger in which Ismail saved fi ve game points to level at 10-all as

both fought for every point. The gutsy Ismail saved an-

other four game points before Anwar fi nally wrapped up the marathon game.

A 6-1 lead to Anwar saw him dominate the fourth game before Ismail leveled at 10-all but could not stop Anwar who put the issue beyond Ismail to capture the Oma-ni Singles crown.

The tournament was spon-sored by Al-Amana Building Ma-terials and co-sponsored by Supa Sportsman LLC.

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OMANI SINGLES: Winner Anwar Al Balushi and runner-up Ismail Al

Suleimani with guests after the Omani singles fi nal. – Supplied photo

ALL WINNERS: All the winners and runners-up of the Villeroy & Boch + Hansgrohe Open Table Tennis Tournament organised by the Indi-

an Social Club Muscat. with chief guest Hans-Christian Freiherr von Reibnitz, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany. – Supplied photo

ISC tennis from Saturday

Ferrer out of CTL

MUSCAT: The Indian Social Club (ISC) Muscat will organ-ise the annual tennis tourna-ment for their club members from November 15 at the club’s tennis court in Darsait.

The tournament, which is sponsored by Falcon Insurance Company, is open to members of the ISC and trainees at the club’s coaching facility and in-cludes men’s singles and dou-bles, veterans’ singles, junior singles events for boys and girls under-10, under-12, under-14 and under-17 years and a junior doubles event.

The deadline for submission of entries is 8.00 pm on Novem-ber 12. Entry forms and details can be obtained from the club reception (Tel. 24701347).

NEW DELHI: World No. 10 David Ferrer of Spain on Monday pulled out of the inaugural Cham-pions Tennis League (CTL) due to an infl amed lower back.

CTL is a six city-based fran-chise league to be played from November 17-26 in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Delhi, Pune, Ben-galuru and Chandigarh. - IANS

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Younis eyes another crown, Zakariya enters U-14 final

MUSCAT: The Oman Arab Bank (OAB) Open Tennis Champion-ships resumed after the organisers were forced to cancel two full days of scheduled matches, fi rst due to a friendly football match between Oman and Yemen national teams and then the inclement weather that aff ected the courts at the Sul-tan Qaboos Sports Complex.

Despite the forced rest, the play-ers showed no rustiness but re-turned refreshed to produce some scintillating tennis.

Among those who performed to their optimum were Omani talents Younis Al Rawahi and Zakariya Al Suleimani, both advanced in their respective categories with con-trasting victories.

Younis Al Rawahi is going from strength to strength at this an-nual tournament. He had already

bagged the mixed doubles title in the company of his more illustri-ous compatriot Fatma Al Nabhani. The young Omani, who is also eye-ing top honours in the men’s pro singles, stormed into the fi nal of boys under-18 competition with a victory over Tim Rutherford.

Though he had to overcome a late resistance from his opponent, Younis booked his berth in the summit clash with straight sets 6-2, 6-4 victory over Tim.

In the title clash, Younis will square off against another young talent Nevil Philip, who brushed aside the challenge of Subash Pil-lai for a 6-1, 6-1 win in his semifi nal.

Zakariya Al Suleimani, mean-while, had to dig deep before over-coming talented Taisei Nishino for a place in the boys under-14 fi nal. Zakariya won the fi rst set rather

easily but Taisei fought back to clinch the second.

The Omani boy, however, kept his cool in the match tie-break to clinch the match and a berth in the

fi nal with a 6-3, 4-6, 10-4 victory.Another Omani talent Maryam

Al Balushi made it to the girls un-der-14 semifi nals with an easy 6-0, 6-2 victory over Tallulah Nieper.

In the under-10 (unisex) com-petition, Tyler Blake and Nao Nishino reached the semifi nals with one-sided victories. Tyler de-feated Kesu Prasad 9-0 while Nao knocked out Lula al Riyami by the same margin.

In the men’s pro singles, Matei Horia defeated Arjay Canoza 6-3, 6-4 for a place in the semifi nals.

In the men’s B singles, Khalid Ikram and Marlon Austria booked their places in the semifi nals. Khalid advanced after defeating Bruno Van Begin 6-2, 1-6, 10-6 while Marlon moved up with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Shuck Aldemita.

In the veteran doubles, Nil-son MacLure and Ronnie Periera reached the semifi nals defeating Ver Cajayon and Orlando Espinas 6-2, 6-1. They are joined in the last four by Robin Kleinveldt and Luis Torres who received a walkover from Siddique Al Hasmi and Toff el Al Rawahi.

The annual championship, one of the biggest events to be organ-ised by Oman Tennis Association with participation of 260 players in various categories, runs till No-vember 26 and is supported by one of country’s leading banks, Oman Arab Bank, as the title sponsored and co-sponsored by Omantel and Pocari Sweat.

Younis Al Rawahi, who had already bagged

the mixed doubles title in the company

of Fatma Al Nabhani, stormed into the

fi nal of boys under-18 competition

IN FINE TOUCH: Younis Al Rawahi. – Supplied photo

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MUSCAT: Times of Oman record-ed a 49-run win against Ibrahim Al Kishri in an Enhance-sponsored Twenty20 ‘E’ Division match.

Opting to bat fi rst, Times of Oman scored 167 for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs. Major contributions came from opening batsman Mujtaba Ahmed (43), Waqas Manzoor (23 not out),

Shuaib Ghani Al Balushi (22), Sherbaz Safdar (21) and Moham-med Al Fayd (20). Aftab Hussain bagged three wickets.

Ibrahim Al Kishri in reply lost wickets at regular intervals and were bowled out for 118 off 17.2 overs. Opening batsman Moham-med Shakil top scored with 23.

Aqeel Ahmed Ali bowled bril-

liantly to end with fi gures of three for three in 2.2 overs while Ovais Ka-rim took two wickets in four overs.

Brief scores: Times of Oman 167 for 8 in 20 overs(Mujtaba Ahmed 43, Waqas Manzoor 23 n.o., Shuaib Ghani Al Balushi 22, Sherbaz Safdar 21, Mohammed Al Fayd 20; Aftab Hussain 3/27) bt Ibrahim Al Kishri 118 in 17.2 overs (Mohammed Shakil 23; Aqeel Ahmed 3/3 and Ovais Karim 2/22). Points: Times of Oman - 2, Ibrahim Al Kishri - Nil.

Al Daam International winIn an F Division T20 match, Al Daam International defeated Ma-jees CT by seven wickets.

Brief scores: Majees CT 143 for 6 in 20 overs (Nazim Muhammad 51 n.o., Ad-nan Mehboob 25; Jaykumar 2/14) lost to Al Daam International 144 for 3 in 19.2

overs (Mahin Ummer 55 and Abhilash 35). Points: Al Daam International - 2 (2 games, 3 pts), Majees CT –Nil (2 games, Nil).

Easy for SayartiSayarti registered a 59-run win against R K Group in a ‘H’ Division T20 match.

Brief scores: Sayarti 177 for 7 in 20 overs (Janardhanan Adres 53, Sunil Ku-mar 35, Christopher Raja 27 n.o.; Vishal Bupendra 2/28) bt R K Group 118 in 17.3 overs (Waman Karuthankar 35, Nithin Ashok 22; Priyantha Kumar 3/17, Srini-vasan Selvaraja 2/6, Ruwan Rupasinghe 2/16, Imtiaz Ahmed 2/22). Points: Sa-yarti - 2 points (2 games – 4 points) and R K Group -Nil points (2 games – Nil points)

Oza, Ratre dazzleSiddharth Oza scored a brilliant

unbeaten 100 and Homeshwar Ra-tre took fi ve for 18 as NBO B regis-ter a 112-run win against OCT Al Nahdha in a J Division T20 match.

Brief scores: NBO B 227 for 3 in 20 overs (Siddharth Oza 100 n.o., Home-shwar Ratre 49, Ismail Al Balushi 33) bt OCT Al Nahdha 115 in 18.3 overs (Abdul-lah Al Balushi 37, Mohamed Ali Rasool Al Balushi 22; Homeshwar Ratre 5/18, Sid-dharth Oza 2/15 and Sameer Al Balushi 2/32). Points: NBO B - 2 (2 games, 4 pts), OCT Al Nahdha -Nil (2 games, Nil)

Dalal lifts Bank MuscatSkipper Pratik Dalal took four for 24 to help Bank Muscat register a thrilling win against Rukun Al Yaqeen (RAY) in a ‘H’ Division T20 match.

Brief scores: RAY 185 for 7 in 20 overs

(Ragunath M. 53, Kodeeswaran S. 33, Rajesh Ayyavu 26, Mifaz Mohammed 22 N.O. and Prinson T.D. 20 n.o.; Pratik Dalal 4/24) lost to Bank Muscat 186 for 6 in 20 overs (Yousuf Abdulrahim Al Balushi 51, Osman Al Zadjali 36, Pratik Dalal 28 and Adil Vawda 25; Armstrong M. 3/34 and Prinson T.D. 2/47). Points: Bank Muscat 2 (2 games, 4 pts), RAY – Nil (2 games, Nil).

Ahli Bank down Al AnsariIn an I Division T20 match, Ahli Bank defeat Al Ansari by 11 runs.

Brief scores: Ahli Bank 195 for 7 in 20 overs (Haris Alam 75, Jaspreet Singh 37, Manoj Anchan 25; Sajid Tanwar 4/23) bt Al Ansari 184 for 8 in 20 overs (Amit Sam-pat 53, Adnan Nalwala 33 n.o., Sohail Khan 25, Siva Jayanth 24; S.M. Imran 4/27, Jas-preet Singh 2/40). Points: Ahli Bank - 2 (2 games, 4 pts), Al Ansari – Nil (2 games, Nil).

Opting to bat fi rst, Times of Oman scored 167

for eight in 20 overs. And then bowled out

Ibrahim Al Kishri for 118 off 17.2 overs

WINNING TEAMS: Members of Times of Oman, left, and Sayarti teams pose for group photos after respective victories. – Supplied photos

WAB AND OCC WIN AT OCCI-CBC TOURNAMENTWAB and OCC recorded easy victories in the ongoing Oman Chamber of Commerce and

Industries and Companies Basketball Competition (OCCI-CBC) at the Sultan Qaboos

Sports Complex. WAB defeated Daleel Petroleum 67-56 and OCC beat STTE 72-31. In

Tuesday’s action, WAB face Pepsi and Daleel Petroleum take on OCC. — Supplied photo

Europcar Open on December 5MUSCAT: Europcar Oman, part of Ajit Khimji Group, marked a strategic tie-up with Almouj Golf by offi cially handing over the keys of a versatile Volkswagen Mul-tivan to the management of the Golf Club. The van will be used as the offi cial vehicle of the Golf Club to accommodate the travel needs of guests and players.

Immediately after the key handover ceremony, Europcar Oman also offi cially announced the second edition of Europcar Open Golf tournament to be held at the Almouj Golf on December 5.

Speaking during the ceremony, Ajit Singh, Group General Man-ger — Retail, Asha Enterprises, said: “Forging partnerships with world-class brands like Almouj Golf is part of our integrated mar-keting strategy. This will enable us to be seen as an inspirational brand that make a positive diff er-ence to people’s lives, our custom-ers and our planet and thereby make us the car rental company of choice”

He added: “This was also a per-fect platform to offi cially announce the second edition of Europcar

Open at Almouj Golf. As we prom-ised last year, Europcar Oman will continue its endeavor to create a niche golfi ng event in Oman that encourages golfi ng talent and also portrays the brand as a promoter of such elite sporting events”

“We are excited to announce this new long-term marketing partner-ship between Almouj and Europ-car Oman,” said Simon Duffi eld, General Manager, Almouj Golf.

“Europcar has an outstanding reputation as a leader in the car rental industry and therefore it is only befi tting that they join hands with Almouj, another leader in its category. We look forward to working with Europcar to build a sporting event which will provide golf enthusiasts and their families

a unique and unforgettable expe-rience at Almouj”

Nitin Sapre, General Manager, Europcar Oman said: “We are de-lighted with our association with Almouj Golf and the Van hando-ver represents an important step towards our common goal of pro-viding ace customer service to both Golf enthusiasts and rent a car customers”

“Europcar Open, Golf challenge, demonstrates our commitment to continuously support the lo-cal sporting culture and develop strong links with a game highly popular globally. Also the sporting event will provide priceless expe-riences to our clients, and at the same time mapping Oman as a life-style, tourism hub” he concluded.

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Carlsen’s games contain dynamism, say experts

CHENNAI: World Chess champi-on Magnus Carlsen’s style of play may be dry and not greatly enter-taining but that does not mean his moves lack dynamism and crea-tive ideas, say experts.

The 23-year-old Norwegian plays a wait and watch game. Wait for the opponent to make a mis-take or grind slowly, tire out the opponent in a long end game.

An Indian chess player had earlier said with astonishment: “I wonder whether Carlsen has a chess engine/computer inside his head. He plays exactly those moves suggested by chess engines.”

A middle-aged player adopting such a style is understandable. It is baffl ing to see such a style from the 23-year-old world champion, said a senior chess player here.

Even grandmasters term Carls-en’s style as dry.

However, not many agree with that view entirely.

“Carlsen doesn’t play the most entertaining chess that often, but one should not exaggerate. His games do contain dynamism and creative ideas. One can’t be num-ber one in modern chess with-out being an all-round player,” World No.7 and a grandmaster Anish Giri said. According to him, it is not Carlsen that one should be worried about.

“Magnus will steer his oppo-nents toward positions they are uncomfortable. He does not mind getting almost nothing out of the opening, as long as his opponents

are out of the elements. The rea-son is Magnus believes that he can beat anyone. He does not care for fancy wins,” Susan Polgar, a four-time women’s World chess cham-pion, said.

“He only cares that he wins every game, if he could. Not many people have this kind of self confi -dence,” she added.

As to Indian grandmaster Viswanathan Anand’s chances of rebounding in the title match fol-lowing his defeat against Carlsen Sunday, she said: “He (Anand) cannot allow Carlsen to get inside his head. If he can do this, he can bounce back. Right now, he is mak-ing mistakes he normally would not make against others. He is al-lowing Magnus to psyche him out.”

“Anand is a fi ghter and I hope that he will fi ght. He cannot be timid. He cannot allow Magnus to steer the game towards the type of positions he likes,” she added.

Anand has not been the favour-ite, and even less so after Sunday’s second game loss. But with 10 games to go, there is hope among his fans, Giri said.

Polgar said Anand has nothing to lose at this point. Win, lose, or draw — he should fi ght like a cham-pion, one game at a time. — IANS

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NOT AN ENTERTAINER: Magnus

Carlsen’s games are dry. – File photo

(1) Carlsen, Magnus (2863) - Anand, Viswanathan (2792) [C65] World Chess Cham-pionship 2014 Sochi (2), 09.11.2014

After a fi erce battle in Game 1 that ended in draw all the spectators where eagerly wait-ing for the second game to know what strategy the reigning world champion will adopt. 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Carlsen is choosing the Spanish Open-ing, the idea of this move is to increase the pressure on the e5 Square. 3...Nf6 The Berlin Wall variation, this is the opening that Vladimir Kramnik used to defeat Garry Kasparov in London 2000. It was also Carlsen main variation against Anand in their last Match in Chennai. 4.d3 protecting the pawn on e4 and opening the diagonal for the c1 bishop. 4...Bc5 5.0–0 [5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.Nxe5?

White seems to win a pawn, how should black proceed ?] 5...d6 6.Re1 0–0 7.Bxc6 bxc6 8.h3! not allowing Bishop g4 8...

Re8 9.Nbd2 Nd7 [9...h6 10.Nc4 Be6] 10.Nc4!

with the idea to play Knight a5 and attack the weak pawn on c6. 10...Bb6 [10...Nf8 with the idea to play Bd7 runs into 11.Bd2! Ne6 12.b4 Bb6 13.a4 and white has more space]

11.a4 a5 12.Nxb6!? A very good decision, White

wants to open the centre and take advantage of the weak pawns on the Queen side. 12...cxb6 13.d4 Qc7?!

The beginning of the problems started from this point, the Black Queen isn’t protecting the King side which makes the Black King vulnerable on that side. [13...c5 is a possible improvement 14.d5 Nf8] 14.Ra3!

Carlsen shows his class, he is now using the third rank to bring his rook on the King side. 14...Nf8 15.dxe5! before starting an attack on the King side it is important to stabilise the centre. 15...dxe5 16.Nh4 preparing the arrival of the Queen on h5 16...Rd8 17.Qh5 f6 We can see that black’s posi-tion is very passive with their pieces on the fi rst and second rank. 18.Nf5 Be6 19.Rg3!

White is attacking with 4 pieces ! 19...Ng6 20.h4!

The black Knight on g6 is protecting the King on g8 therefore Carlsen is preparing to chase it by playing h4-h5. 20...Bxf5 21.exf5 Nf4 22.Bxf4 exf4

23.Rc3! White has a full control of the “e” fi le and black can’t advantage of the “d” fi le because of the checkmating ideas on e8. 23...c5 24.Re6 Rab8?! 25.Rc4! not only attacking the pawn on f4 but also preparing to double the rooks on the “e” fi le. [25.Ra3] 25...Qd7 26.Kh2 not allowing the exchange of the Queens 26...Rf8 [26...Re8 27.Rce4 Rxe6 28.fxe6] 27.Rce4 Rb7 28.Qe2!

Now Black can’t stop the inva-

sion on the seventh rank [28.Qf3] 28...b5 29.b3 bxa4 30.bxa4 Rb4 31.Re7 Qd6 threatening to play f4-f3 winning the Queen on f3 32.Qf3 [32.f3] 32...Rxe4 33.Qxe4 f3+ 34.g3 h5?? The fi nal mistake [34...Qd2 35.Qxf3 Qxc2 36.Kg2 Kh8] 35.Qb7 Black can’t stop Rxg7 followed by checkmate. 1–0

The writer is an International Master who is incharge of Oman International Chess Academy in Muttrah. All the views expressed in the article are solely those of the author and do not refl ect those of Times of Oman

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CHILDREN’S DAY CRICKET TOURNAMENT A GREAT SUCCESSA cricket tournament for children was successfully organised as part of Children’s Day celebrations in Ruwi recently. Sailesh

XI batted fi rst and scored 161 runs for the loss of six wickets. Krish top scored with 20 runs. In reply, Reyansh XI achieved

the victory in a tense fi nal-over fi nish. Local league player Siddarth offi ciated the match while senior cricketer Mony handed

over the trophies. Brie scores: Sailesh XI 161 in 20 overs (Krish 20 ,D. Aditya 18, Sailesh 16, Vedanth 14) lost to Reyansh XI

162 for 8 in 19.2 overs (Archit 34, Neel 19, Tanmay 17, M.P.R. Aditya 16, Shaswath 13 n.o). — Supplied photo

CTL will help promote tennis in India: JankovicNEW DELHI: For a country like India that is deprived of top class tennis action due to lack of top-tier tournaments, organisation of the Champions Tennis League (CTL) will be great for the sport, says for-mer world No. 1 Jelena Jankovic.

The 29-year-old Serbian sin-gles star, ranked 14, will play for ‘Delhi Dreams’ in the six-team league beginning November 17 here at DLTA Complex. India hosts only one ATP 250 tourna-ment - Chennai Open - at the be-ginning of the season and it was way back in 2008 when the coun-try hosted a top WTA event.

“I think the league will help promote tennis in India. There were some tournaments in India several years ago, I was in Banga-lore in 2008. It is nice to have a league and get top players play-ing. I think the standard is great. We have a lot of big names, great champions from the past and now (present),” Jelena said from Thai-land, where she is holidaying.

“I think, it’s fun and exciting to play in that part of the world. It’s a diff erent format. I have never played something like that. I have played Fed Cup, which is diff erent. I am really looking forward to play-ing in that kind of competition in front of the Indian fans,” she said.

The Delhi team, also featuring

South African Kevin Anderson, Juan Carlos Ferrero and India’s Sanam Singh, is co-owned by Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn and businessman Sanjeev Kassal.

Jelena, who became world No. 1 in 2008 after reaching the U.S. Open fi nal, said there should be no doubt about the approach of the players in the league.

ATP President Chris Kermode had called Mahesh Bhupathi’s IPTL a glorifi ed exhibitions.

“I don’t think that’s the case. I think the players will give their best and it will be a great compe-tition,” she asserted.

Talking about Sania Mirza, whom the Serbian beat in all fi ve meetings on the WTA tour, Jelena said the Indian made a good deci-sion last year by restricting herself to doubles only. Jelena said Sania could have fared better in singles had she not suff ered those injuries when she was in her prime.

“She is a great player and Sania has promoted tennis in India very well. In the past I have played against her in the singles and she was good. I think she could have done better (without injuries) but that’s the way it is.

“And I think it was a great deci-sion because she is very success-ful in doubles now. It was up to her,” she said. — PTI

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WWW.TIMESOFOMAN.COMSECTIONC T U E S DAY, N OV E M B E R 1 1 , 2 0 14LIFE & STYLE

Earlier this year, ladies, famous and not, fl ocked to salons for sharply shorn pixie cuts — a “Rosemary’s Baby” sort of ‘do that Berry wore for years.

Like any drastic cut, the newly incarnat-ed pixie was meant to impart sophistica-tion (Jennifer Lawrence), power (Robin Wright) and tween liberation (Emma Watson). For others, it may have been a way to drum up press (Miley Cyrus and Pamela Anderson).

It didn’t look good on everyone.“It’s a very short, very androgynous

haircut,” said the hair maestro Serge Nor-mant, who counts long-locked celebri-ties like Julia Roberts and Sarah Jessica Parker as clients, “and it was a lot of peo-ple just following a trend, so you have those who probably shouldn’t have done it in the fi rst place.” Now he sees former

pixie-ists at his salon who can’t wait for their hair to grow out.

It isn’t the fi rst time Normant has seen such a phenomenon play out.

“Before, it was bangs and women com-plaining about their sweaty foreheads,” he said. “My fi rst advice is to say: ‘Don’t follow trends. It’s important to think a month ahead.’”

Too late for that? Well, growing out a Mia Farrow hairdo can be quite the process.

“Hair will only grow at its set opti-mum speed, and that’s genetically pre-determined,” said Dr. David Kingsley, a trichologist (an expert on hair and the scalp) and son of Philip Kingsley, who founded the well-known hair clinics. “The average is about half an inch per month.”

Even so, shorn ladies can maximise growing speed by watching their diet

and boosting nourishment. “Make sure you’re getting enough protein, vitamin D, biotin, iron and B12,” Kingsley said. Vivis-cal, a supplement popular among fash-ion models can enhance hair health, he said, but contrary to word-of-mouth, it won’t actually speed up growth. “Also don’t overdo it on supplementation,” Kingsley said. “Your body can only absorb so much.”

This being beauty, there are less natural

interventions like minoxidil, the active ingredient in Rogaine,

which introduced a women’s topical aerosol last month. Dr. Joshua Zeich-

ner, the director of cosmetic and clini-cal research in dermatology at Mount Sinai Hospital, said that it may increase the length of your active growth phas-es but that you’re better off observing healthy hair nutrition and protecting existing strands. Colouring, straighten-ing and blow-drying can wreak havoc on the hair shaft, causing breakage, he said.

Kingsley suggested hair shaft moistur-isers, including British Science Formu-lations Healthy Hair Growth Serum and Alterna Caviar Lengthening Hair & Scalp Elixir. But he cautioned that the products are not miracle workers.

“It’s not going to fi x an actual split end,” he said.

Better yet, head to your hair stylist for some sleight of hand. Normant said that the best solution is to grow out the front section, while judiciously but regularly trimming the back. Otherwise, “it starts looking really unkept,” he said. “You try to get to the point where you can blend the front part with the back so that it’s not disconnected.”

Distraction can also smooth awk-ward transitions.

“People forget headbands can look good on short hair, too,” Normant said.

All else failing, think colour, which can disguise myriad fl aws.

“A new colour can give you something that’s a little more interesting when you feel your haircut isn’t interesting yet,” he said. “This is your opportunity to do some-thing striking.” - Bee Shapiro/The New York Times

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I don’t see myself as a super-star,” insists Didier Drogba, at 36 still one of the most charismatic footballers in the game and hero of Chel-

sea’s recent epic match against Manchester United.

“I’m just someone who had more chances than most and was lucky to have parents behind him who let him take those chances. A lot of people in football are better than me but they just didn’t have the chance to show it.”

Certainly Chelsea fans, to whom Drogba is a larger than fi gure, wouldn’t agree with any of that. They say that without the Ivory Coast star Chelsea wouldn’t have won the 2012 Champions League or the Premiership twice in a row.

Back at his favourite club this season after spells at Shanghai and Galatasaray, the player who theo-retically should be in the twilight of his career is once again a fi rst choice in Jose Mourinho’s squad.

“I pick the best players and on his day, Didier is the best player,” Mourinho says. “I came back to Chelsea and so did he. For both of us the club is our home.”

But Drogba has another home — the Ivory Coast, where he was born before moving to France as a child and whose national team he captained until he retired from in-ternational football this year.

He also played a vital part in bringing peace to the war-torn country — in 2006 after Ivory Coast qualifi ed for the World Cup, Drogba managed to per-suade both sides in the civil war to agree to a ceasefi re — the fi rst for fi ve years — and has worked behind the scenes to help make the truce permanent.

Two years later he gave his $4.7 million fee for an advertising cam-paign to build a hospital — now named after him — in his home town of Abidjan through his Di-dier Drogba Foundation. “Every-one should have the right to basic healthcare and the chance to stay alive,” he says. “Now we are working on building other hospitals in Ivory Coast. There are many things in life more important than football.”

Not to Chelsea fans. They recent-ly voted him the club’s greatest-ever player — he’s scored more goals for the club than any other foreign star

— and is Chelsea’s fourth highest goal-scorer of all time.

Drogba came late to profes-sional football — he was 21 when he signed for French club Le Mans all though he had played every day in the streets and car-parks since he was a toddler. He stud-ied accountancy at university and although he never attended a football academy was spotted by scouts as an outstanding talent.

Drogba fi rst joined Chelsea in 2004 for the then record fee of $38 million and in his fi rst season helped the club win its fi rst league title in 50 years. After that, records tumbled with monotonous regu-larity — the striker became the fi rst African player to score 100 Premier League goals and the only player in history to score in four separate cup fi nals in one year.

Drogba admits he was in tears when Mourinho left the club in 2007 after falling out with the owner. He remembers “Many of us used to play fi rst and foremost for the manager. Now we needed to forget those feelings and fi nd another source of motivation. The truth was the damage was big in

the dressing room after Mour-inho left and I wanted to leave too, but I had a four year contract and as a professional footballer I had to honour that.”

The special oneHe was as good as his word and only left Chelsea when his con-tract expired in June 12 to join Chinese Super League side Shang-hai Shenhua linking up with for-mer Chelsea idol Nicolas Anelka on a two and a half year deal worth $317,000 a week before moving on to Turkish giants Galatasaray for $6.35 million a season.

But when Jose Mourinho re-turned to Stamford Bridge, Drog-ba knew what he must do. In July this year he left Galtasaray on a free transfer and signed a one year contract with Chelsea.

“It was an easy decision.” He says. “I couldn’t turn down the chance to work with Jose again. Everyone knows the special rela-tionship I have with this club and it has always felt like home to me.

“The Special One” was delight-ed to welcome back his old friend: “He’s come back because he is one

of the best strikers in Europe. I know his personality very well and know he’s coming back to make more Chelsea history.”

And so he did. Making his 350th appearance for the club his pen-alty held Manchester United to a 1-1 draw and kept Chelsea at the top of the table.

Away from football, Drogba en-joys a tranquil private life with his wife Diakiten and their three children in their massive Home Counties mansion with rolling grounds and swimming pools He also has a house in the Ivory coast and a luxury yacht.

He shares with his friend and fellow striker Samuel Eto’o a passion for fast cars — at the last count Drogba was slightly ahead with a collection which in-cludes a Ferrari California, a two-seater Mercedes and a vintage Mini-Cooper.

“Of course I like the lifestyle and what it can give my family,” Drogba says. “But I could quite easily give it up and cope without all the trappings of wealth, and return to the simple life on the Ivory Coast,” he says. —Tony James

HE’S BEEN VOTED ONE OF THE WORLD’S 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL MEN. HE LIVES IN A $22 MILLION LEAFY MANSION, HAS A $142 MILLION FORTUNE AND A GARAGE FULL OF RARE CARS… AND DOES NOT REGARD HIMSELF AS A SUPERSTAR

VOLTAIRE said, “Chance is a word void of sense; nothing can exist without a cause.”

He is being haphazard, not giving probability a percentage.

We hold a void occasionally at the bridge table. When you have a void and a decent suit fi t, usually it will be better to play in that suit than in no-trump — as in this deal.

I agree with South’s opening bid, even though a two-club response would have been a tad uncomfortable. A good partner would have shown a major. Here, though, North responded with a game-invitational three diamonds. (Some players would have preferred a game-invitational two no-trump. Best is a two-diamond inverted minor-suit raise, if you employ that gizmo.)

Over three diamonds, South decided that his void justifi ed heading for game. His three-heart rebid initially promised a heart stopper and suggested a black-suit weakness for no-trump purposes. North, with both black suits held, rebid three no-trump. Then South judged well not to pass.

The play was interesting in fi ve diamonds. West led a low club, and East covered dummy’s card as cheaply as possible. Declarer ruff ed, played a trump to dummy’s queen, cashed the heart ace, played a heart to his king, ruff ed a heart in the dummy, ruff ed a club in his hand, ruff ed his last heart (East discarded a club), ruff ed the club nine, played a spade to dummy’s king, and ruff ed the club king. West, down to two spades and two diamonds, overruff ed and cashed his high trump, but then had to lead away from the spade queen into South’s ace-jack. Cool!

— By Phillip Alder

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

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Ashley20 Mantra chants21 Nerdy

guy 23 Driver’s

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26 Dappled 27 Heavy burden28 Was a working cat31 Fire-breather33 Surrealist painter34 “Aquarius”

musical35 Firmament36 Drops leaves38 Fly catcher41 Downhill racer43 Before

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FIND-IT-ALLT U E S DAY, N OV E M B E R 1 1 , 2 0 1 4

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HOSPITALSAl Amal Medical & Health Care Centre: 24485052Atlas Hospital: Ruwi: 24811743/ Ghubra: 24504000Al Musafi r Specialised Medical Clinic: 24706453Hatat Polyclinic LLC,Ruwi: 24563641, Azaiba: 24499269, Sohar: 2683006Al Raff ah Hospital: 24618900/1/2Al Massaraat Clinic & Laboratory: 24566435Al Makook Medical Coordinance Centre: 24499434Apollo Medical Centre, Hamriya: 24787766, 24787780Capital Polyclinic: 24707549Badr Al Samaa Polyclinic, Ruwi: 24799760/1/2Capital Clinic, Seeb: 24420740Ceregem National Raak: 24485633Dr Harub’s Clinic: 24563217Elixir Health Centre: 24565802Emirates Medical Centre: 246045401st Chiropractic Centre: 24472274Hamdan Hospital: 23212340International Medical Centre LLC: 24794501/2/3/4/5Kims Oman Hospital: 24760100

24 Hrs Emergency: 24760123Lama Polyclinic, Sohar: 26751128, MBD: 24799077, Al Khuwair: 24478818Magrabi Eye and Ear Hospital: 24568870Muscat Private Hospital: 24583600Welcare Diagnostic and Treatment Centre, Al Khuwair: 24477666Al-Hayat Polyclinc LLC: 22004000

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ACCOMMODATIONAl Bahjah Hotel: 24424400Al Bustan Palace: 24764000 Al Khuwair Hotel Apartments: 24478171Al Madina Holiday Inn: 24596400Al Maha International Hotel: 24494949Al Fanar Hotel: 24712385Al Falaj Hotel: 24702311Al Qurum Resort: 24605945Azaiba Hotel Apartments: 24490979Beach Hotel: 24696601Bowshar Hotel: 24491105Coral Hotel Muscat: 24692121Crowne Plaza Muscat: 24660660Crystal Suites: 24826100Golden Tulip Seeb: 24510300Grand Hyatt Muscat: 24641234Haff a House Hotel: 24707207Hotel Muscat Holiday: 24487123InterContinental Muscat: 24680000Majan Continental Hotel: 24592900Marina Hotel: 24711711Midan Hotel Suites: 24499565Mina Hotel: 24711828Muttrah Hotel: 24798401

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PRAYER TIMINGS

Dhuhr 11.56am

Asr 3.06pm

Maghrib 5.28pm

Isha 6.41pm Fajr (Tomorrow) 5.01am

Sunset 5.24pm

Sunrise (Tomorrow) 6.18am

High tide 12:28am 11:27am

Low tide 5:36pm 6:26am

W E A T H E R

OMAN

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Partly cloudy skies along the coastal areas of governorates of Al-Wusta and Dhofar with chance of isolated rain. Mainly clear skies over rest of the

Sultanate.EXPECTED WIND: Along the coastal areas of Oman, wind will be northeasterly light to moderate and northerly to northwesterly moderate over rest of the Sultanate.SEA STATE: Slight to moderate along the Sultanate coasts

with maximum wave height between 1.25 and 2.5 metres.HORIZONTAL VISIBILITY: Good over most of the Sultanate becoming moderate during rain.THE NEXT 48 HOURS OUTLOOK: Chance of clouds development over Al-Hajar mountains and adjoining areasduring afternoon. Chance of early morning low level clouds or fog patches over governorates of Al-Buraimi and Al-Dhahira.

Max Min

GULFAbu Dhabi 28 22Doha 27 20Dubai 29 18Kuwait 25 9Manama 25 21Riyadh 24 18

WORLDAthens 20 15Baghdad 24 9Beijing 13 1Berlin 13 9Boston 14 12Cairo 26 17Colombo 30 25Frankfurt 12 8Hong Kong 23 20Istanbul 18 12Johannesburg 21 14Kuala Lumpur 33 24Lisbon 18 14Paris 17 11Perth 23 13Singapore 31 24Tokyo 14 12Toronto 13 3

WORLD

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Max 13Min 11

Max 32Min 19

Max 21Min 14

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LONG DISTANCE BUS TIMINGS (OMAN NATIONAL TRANSPORT COMPANY SAOC) *SUBJECT TO CHANGE

QURIYAT - SUR - JAALAN (Route 36)Dept Destination Arrival Operating Time Time Days 15:00 Quriyat 16:30 Daily15:00 Sur 18:00 Daily15:00 Jaalan 19:30 Daily

FROM JAALAN-SUR-QURIYAT (Route 36)Dept Destination Arrival Operating Time Time Days 05:30 Sur 06:45 Daily05:30 Quriyat 08:30 Daily05:30 Ruwi 10:00 Daily

TO AL BURAIMI (Route 41)06:30 Sohar 08:50 Daily06:30 Buraimi 11:00 Daily08:00 Buraimi 14:30 Daily via Ibri13:00 Sohar 15:45 Daily13:00 Buraimi 17:40 Daily16.00 Sohar 18.35 Daily16.00 Buraimi 20:20 Daily

TO AL BURAIMI (Route 41)07:00 Sohar 08:55 Daily07:00 Ruwi 11:40 Daily13:30 Ruwi 20:20 Daily via Ibri13:00 Sohar 14:55 Daily13:00 Ruwi 17:40 Daily13:00 Sohar 19:20 Daily17:00 Ruwi 22:15 Daily

TO SINAW (Route 52)17:30 Sinaw 20:50 Daily

TO SINAW (Route 52)07:00 Ruwi 10:25 Daily

To Yanqul (Route 54)14:30 Nizwa 16:50 Daily14:30 Yanqul 19:30 Daily

To Yanqul (Route 54)06:00 Nizwa 08:40 Daily06:00 Ruwi 11:00 Daily

TO IBRI (ARAQI) (Route 54)08:00 Nizwa 10:20 Daily08:00 Al Araqi 12:30 Daily

TO IBRI (ARAQI) (Route 54)15:40 Nizwa 17:55 Daily15:40 Ruwi 20:20 Daily

TO SUR (Route 55)07:30 Sur 12:00 Daily14:30 Sur 18:45 Daily

TO SUR (Route 55)06:00 Ruwi 10:45 Daily14:30 Ruwi 19:00 Daily

TO FAHUD - YIBAL (Route 62)06:30 Fahud 10:30 Daily06:30 Yibal 11:15 Daily

TO YIBAL - FAHUD (Route 62)12:30 Fahud 13:15 Daily12:30 Ruwi 17:30 Daily

TO DUBAI (Route 201)06:00 Sohar 08:30 Daily06:00 Dubai 11:30 Daily13:00 Sohar 15:30 Wed,Thur13:00 Dubai 18:30 Wed,Thur15:00 Sohar 17:35 Daily15:00 Dubai 20:55 Daily

TO DUBAI (Route 201)07:30 Sohar 10:50 Daily07:30 Ruwi 13:40 Daily13:00 Sohar 16:15 Thur-Fri13:00 Ruwi 19:10 Thur-Fri15:30 Sohar 18:45 Daily15:30 Ruwi 21:35 Daily

TO MARMUL-SALALAH (Route 100)07:00 Salalah 20:00 Daily10:00 Marmul 20:30 Daily10:00 Salalah 23:30 Daily19:00 Salalah 07:40 Daily

TO SALALAH -MARMUL (Route 100)07:00 Ruwi 19:50 Daily10:00 Marmul 13:15 Daily10:00 Ruwi 22:30 Daily19:00 Ruwi 07:30 Daily

TO MARMUL (Route 101)06:00 Marmul 16:50 Daily

SALALAH TO DUBAI (Route 102)15:00 Dubai 07:00 Daily

TO MARMUL (Route 101)06:00 Marmul 16:30 Daily

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

TO DUBAI VIA FUJIRAH & SHARJAH (Route 204)Dept Destination Arrival Operating Time Time Days 07:00 Fujairah 11.45 Daily07:00 Sharjah 13.30 Daily07:00 Dubai 14.00 Daily

FROM DUBAI VIA FUJIRAH & SHARJAH (Route 204)Dept Destination Arrival Operating Time Time Days 16:00 Sharjah 16:30 Daily16.00 Fujairah 18.15 Daily16.00 Ruwi 23.00 Daily

FROM MUSCAT (RUWI) TO MUSCAT (RUWI)

LISTINGS

FLT NO DEPARTURES TO ETD AI986 BOMBAY  0005LX243 DUBAI/ZURICH  0020BA072 ABU DHABI/LONDON- HEATHROW  00259W539 BOMBAY  0025SG062 AHMEDABAD  0030LH619 ABU DHABI/FRANKFURT  0050WY685 RIYADH  0105WY251 MADRAS  0110WY201 BOMBAY  0120WY225 COCHIN  0125WY235 HYDERABAD  0135WY341 LAHORE  0150WY345 ISLAM ABBAD  0150WY601 DUBAI  0150WY241 DELHI  0155WY431 TEHRAN  0155WY151 ZURICH  0155WY643 KUWAIT  0200WY637 ABU DHABI  0205WY313 CHITTAGONG  0205WY657 BAHRAIN  0205WY123 MUNICH  0210WY133 PARIS  0215WY115 FRANKFURT  0215WY667 DOHA  0220WY143 MALPENSA  0225NL769 LAHORE  0230WY691 DAMMAM  02354H584 DACCA  0245TK775 ISTANBUL  0310PK282 SIALKOT  0325PK230 LAHORE  0330ET625 ADDIS ABABA  0450EK867 DUBAI  0455FZ042 DUBAI  0510QR1133 DOHA  0520EY385 ABU DHABI  0525WY3921 DUQUM OMAN  0715GF561 BAHRAIN  0745WY903 SALALAH  0800WY3301 MUKHAIZNA  0800WY603 DUBAI  0800WY215 TRIVANDRUM  0845WY325 KARACHI  0920WY905 SALALAH  0920WY291 CALICUT  0920WY273 JAIPUR  0930FZ044 DUBAI  0935WY283 BANGALORE  0940WY245 DELHI  0955WY231 HYDERABAD  0955G9115 SHARJAH  1005WY815 BANGKOK  1010WY605 DUBAI  1030WY203 BOMBAY  1030WY253 MADRAS  1040WY717 ZANZIBAR/DARESSLAM  1045EK863 DUBAI  1055EY383 ABU DHABI  1105WY655 BAHRAIN  1110QR1129 DOHA  1115QR8551 DUBAI WORLD CENTRE/DOHA  11309W533 COCHIN  1135WY917 KHASAB  1140WY331 KATHMANDU  1205G9842 RAS AL KHAIMA  1210WY631 ABU DHABI  1225IX350 CALICUT  1255WY3303 MUKHAIZNA  1300WY101 LONDON-HEATHROW  1325PK192 GWADUR/TURBAT  1325WY663 DOHA  1330WY413 AMMAN  1330WY927 SALALAH  1415BG024 CHITTAGONG  1415FZ048 DUBAI  1415WY609 DUBAI  1420WY405 CAIRO  1430IX818 MANGALORE  1530KU678 ABU DHABI/KUWAIT  1625WY675 JEDDAH  1630FZ046 DUBAI  1700WY613 DUBAI  1700WY913 SALALAH  1735WY623 DUBAI  1820WY907 SALALAH  1840WY681 RIYADH  1845QR1127 DOHA  1845GF565 BAHRAIN  1855WY661 DOHA  1900WY647 KUWAIT  1900WY653 BAHRAIN  1910WY695 DAMMAM  1910EK865 DUBAI  1915WY909 SALALAH  1940SV535 RIYADH  2000G9117 SHARJAH  2005RG126 BATEEN AIRPORT OF AUH  2015WY611 DUBAI  2025WY635 ABU DHABI  2030TG508 KARACHI/BANGKOK  2040FZ048 DUBAI  2040WY915 SALALAH  2050WY825 KUALA LUMPUR  2110WY817 BANGKOK  22359W529 TRIVANDRUM  22406.00E+82 BOMBAY  2245AI908 MADRAS  2300AI974 DELHI  2310QR1135 DOHA  2320GF567 BAHRAIN  2325UL206 COLOMBO  2335WY673 JEDDAH  2350WY901 SALALAH  2350EY381 ABU DHABI  2350

FLT NO DEPARTURES TO ETD AI986 BOMBAY  0005LX243 DUBAI/ZURICH  00209W539 BOMBAY  0025BA072 ABU DHABI/LONDON-HEATHROW  0025LH619 ABU DHABI/FRANKFURT  0050WY685 RIYADH  0105WY211 TRIVANDRUM  0110WY251 MADRAS  0110WY201 BOMBAY  0120WY811 BANGKOK  0120WY225 COCHIN  0125WY235 HYDERABAD  0135WY601 DUBAI  0135WY821 KUALA LUMPUR  0140WY341 LAHORE  0150WY241 DELHI  0155WY281 BANGALORE  0200WY637 ABU DHABI  0205WY657 BAHRAIN  0205WY323 KARACHI  0210WY371 COLOMBO  0210WY667 DOHA  0220WY383 MALE  02354H584 DACCA  0245PK230 LAHORE  0315TK777 BAHRAIN/ISTANBUL  0350WY267 LUCKNOW  0355EK867 DUBAI  0455FZ042 DUBAI  0510QR1133 DOHA  0520EY385 ABU DHABI  0525GF561 BAHRAIN  0745WY603 DUBAI  0800WY903 SALALAH  0800WY273 JAIPUR  0820WY3301 MUKHAIZNA  0830WY291 CALICUT  0920NL769 LAHORE  0930FZ044 DUBAI  0935WY231 HYDERABAD  0955WY245 DELHI  0955WY917 KHASAB  1000G9115 SHARJAH  1005WY815 BANGKOK  1010WY203 BOMBAY  1030WY905 SALALAH  1030WY605 DUBAI  1030WY253 MADRAS  1040WY347 ISLAM ABBAD  1040WY311 CHITTAGONG  1040WY717 ZANZIBAR/DARESSLAM  1045EK863 DUBAI  1055EY383 ABU DHABI  1105WY433 TEHRAN  1105IX554 TRIVANDRUM  1110WY655 BAHRAIN  1110IX442 COCHIN  1115QR1129 DOHA  11159W533 COCHIN  1135WY331 KATHMANDU  1205G9842 RAS AL KHAIMA  1210IX350 CALICUT  1255PA451 LAHORE  1315WY101 LONDON-HEATHROW  1325WY663 DOHA  1330WY3303 MUKHAIZNA  1330WY413 AMMAN  1330WY413 AMMAN  1330WY645 KUWAIT  1340WY645 KUWAIT  1340WY3921 DUQUM OMAN  1345WY113 FRANKFURT  1345WY927 SALALAH  1415FZ048 DUBAI  1415WY609 DUBAI  1420WY121 MUNICH  1425WY405 CAIRO  1430WY913 SALALAH  1545WY675 JEDDAH  1630FZ046 DUBAI  1700WY613 DUBAI  1700WY623 DUBAI  1820WY907 SALALAH  1840QR1127 DOHA  1845WY681 RIYADH  1845GF565 BAHRAIN  1855WY647 KUWAIT  1900WY661 DOHA  1900WY695 DAMMAM  1910WY653 BAHRAIN  1910EK865 DUBAI  1915WY909 SALALAH  1940G9117 SHARJAH  2005RG126 BATEEN AIRPORT OF AUH  2015WY611 DUBAI  2025WY635 ABU DHABI  2030FZ048 DUBAI  2040WY915 SALALAH  2050WY825 KUALA LUMPUR  2110AI978 HYDERABAD/BANGALORE  2200KL442 DOHA/AMSTERDAM  2230WY817 BANGKOK  22359W529 TRIVANDRUM  22406.00E+82 BOMBAY  2245AI908 MADRAS  2300AI974 DELHI  2310QR1135 DOHA  2320GF567 BAHRAIN  2325UL206 COLOMBO  2335EY381 ABU DHABI  2350WY901 SALALAH  2350WY673 JEDDAH  2350

A I R L I N E S

—www.met.gov.om

TUESDAY

FLT NO ARRIVALS FROM ETA WY682 RIYADH  0005WY406 CAIRO  0005WY676 JEDDAH  0005WY648 KUWAIT  0010WY816 BANGKOK  0015WY824 KUALA LUMPUR  0055WY916 SALALAH  01054H583 DACCA  0115NL768 LAHORE  0130TK774 ISTANBUL  0215PK281 ISLAM ABBAD/SIALKOT  0225PK225 LAHORE  0230QR1132 DOHA  0345ET624 ADDIS ABABA  0350EK866 DUBAI  0355EY384 ABU DHABI  0405GF560 BAHRAIN  0405FZ041 DUBAI  0415WY902 SALALAH  0630WY638 ABU DHABI  0650WY658 BAHRAIN  0700WY686 RIYADH  0700WY668 DOHA  0710WY644 KUWAIT  0715WY692 DAMMAM  0725WY674 JEDDAH  0730WY602 DUBAI  0805WY202 BOMBAY  0815WY432 TEHRAN  0815WY102 LONDON-HEATHROW  0820WY342 LAHORE  0835FZ043 DUBAI  0850G9114 SHARJAH  0915WY236 HYDERABAD  0920WY226 COCHIN  0930WY242 DELHI  0935EK862 DUBAI  0940WY346 ISLAM ABBAD  0940WY252 MADRAS  0940QR8550 DOHA  1000QR1128 DOHA  1010EY382 ABU DHABI  10159W530 TRIVANDRUM  1035WY3922 DUQUM OMAN  1055WY904 DUBAI  1110WY822 KUALA LUMPUR  1115G9841 RAS AL KHAIMA  1120IX337 CALICUT  1155FZ037 DUBAI  1200WY314 CHITTAGONG  1210WY268 LUCKNOW  1210WY904 SALALAH  1215WY3302 MUKHAIZNA  1230PK191 GWADUR  1240BG023 CHITTAGONG  1245WY906 SALALAH  1325WY606 DUBAI  1330WY326 KARACHI  1355WY918 KHASAB  1440IX817 MANGALORE/ABU DHABI  1440KU677 KUWAIT  1525WY656 BAHRAIN  1530WY632 ABU DHABI  1535FZ045 DUBAI  1555WY3304 MUKHAIZNA  1630WY274 JAIPUR  1640WY216 TRIVANDRUM  1705WY204 BOMBAY  1710WY292 CALICUT  1720WY610 DUBAI  1730WY246 DELHI  1730WY284 BANGALORE  1740WY232 HYDERABAD  1740QR1126 DOHA  1745WY664 DOHA  1745EK864 DUBAI  1800GF564 BAHRAIN  1810SV534 RIYADH  1900G9116 SHARJAH  1915WY254 MADRAS  1920RG125 BATEEN AIRPORT OF AUH  1930WY144 MALPENSA  1930TG507 BANGKOK/KARACHI  1935FZ047 DUBAI  1945WY614 DUBAI  2030WY152 ZURICH  2110WY124 MUNICH  2115WY624 DUBAI  2125AI973 DELHI  2125WY134 PARIS  21306.00E+81 BOMBAY  2130WY914 SALALAH  2130WY414 AMMAN  21359W534 COCHIN  2140AI907 MADRAS  2200QR1134 DOHA  2210UL205 COLOMBO  2225BA073 LONDON-HEATHROW/ABU DHABI  2240GF566 BAHRAIN  2240EY388 ABU DHABI  2250WY908 SALALAH  2255AI985 AHMEDABAD/BOMBAY  2310WY662 DOHA  2315LX242 ZURICH/DUBAI  23209W540 BOMBAY  2325WY654 BAHRAIN  2330LH618 FRANKFURT/ABU DHABI  2330WY612 DUBAI  2335WY116 FRANKFURT  2345WY696 DAMMAM  2350WY928 SALALAH  2350WY636 ABU DHABI  2350WY717 ZANZIBAR/DARESSLAM  2355WY910 SALALAH  2355

WEDNESDAY

FLT NO ARRIVALS FROM ETA

WY406 CAIRO  0005WY676 JEDDAH  0005WY682 RIYADH  0005WY648 KUWAIT  0010WY816 BANGKOK  0015WY916 SALALAH  01054H583 DACCA  0115PK229 LAHORE  0215TK776 ISTANBUL/BAHRAIN  0300QR1132 DOHA  0345EK866 DUBAI  0355GF560 BAHRAIN  0405EY384 ABU DHABI  0405FZ041 DUBAI  0415WY902 SALALAH  0630WY638 ABU DHABI  0650WY324 KARACHI  0700WY686 RIYADH  0700WY658 BAHRAIN  0700WY668 DOHA  0710WY674 JEDDAH  0730WY602 DUBAI  0805WY202 BOMBAY  0815WY102 LONDON-HEATHROW  0820NL768 LAHORE  0830WY342 LAHORE  0835FZ043 DUBAI  0850G9114 SHARJAH  0915WY236 HYDERABAD  0920WY226 COCHIN  0930WY242 DELHI  0935EK862 DUBAI  0940WY212 TRIVANDRUM  0940WY252 MADRAS  0940IX443 COCHIN  1010QR1128 DOHA  1010EY382 ABU DHABI  1015IX549 TRIVANDRUM  10209W530 TRIVANDRUM  1035WY282 BANGALORE  1100WY604 DUBAI  1110G9841 RAS AL KHAIMA  1120WY372 COLOMBO  1140IX337 CALICUT  1155FZ037 DUBAI  1200WY384 MALE  1205WY384 MALE  1205WY332 KATHMANDU  1210WY268 LUCKNOW  1210WY332 KATHMANDU  1210PA450 LAHORE  1215WY904 SALALAH  1215WY3302 MUKHAIZNA  1230WY826 KUALA LUMPUR  1230WY818 BANGKOK  1235WY918 KHASAB  1300WY606 DUBAI  1330WY906 SALALAH  1445WY812 BANGKOK  1525WY656 BAHRAIN  1530WY274 JAIPUR  1530FZ045 DUBAI  1555WY204 BOMBAY  1710WY434 TEHRAN  1720WY292 CALICUT  1720WY822 KUALA LUMPUR  1720WY3922 DUQUM OMAN  1730WY3304 MUKHAIZNA  1730WY610 DUBAI  1730WY246 DELHI  1730WY232 HYDERABAD  1740WY284 BANGALORE  1740QR1126 DOHA  1745WY348 ISLAM ABBAD  1745WY664 DOHA  1745EK864 DUBAI  1800GF564 BAHRAIN  1810WY646 KUWAIT  1900G9116 SHARJAH  1915WY254 MADRAS  1920RG125 BATEEN AIRPORT OF AUH  1930FZ047 DUBAI  1945WY914 SALALAH  1950WY614 DUBAI  2030AI977 BANGALORE/HYDERABAD  2105KL441 AMSTERDAM/DOHA  2120WY624 DUBAI  2125WY312 CHITTAGONG  2125AI973 DELHI  21256.00E+81 BOMBAY  2130WY414 AMMAN  21359W534 COCHIN  2140AI907 MADRAS  2200QR1134 DOHA  2210UL205 COLOMBO  2225GF566 BAHRAIN  2240BA073 LONDON-HEATHROW/ABU DHABI  2240EY388 ABU DHABI  2250WY908 SALALAH  2255AI985 AHMEDABAD/BOMBAY  2310WY662 DOHA  2315LX242 ZURICH/DUBAI  23209W540 BOMBAY  2325LH618 FRANKFURT/ABU DHABI  2330WY654 BAHRAIN  2330WY612 DUBAI  2335WY928 SALALAH  2350WY636 ABU DHABI  2350WY696 DAMMAM  2350WY910 SALALAH  2355WY717 ZANZIBAR/DARESSLAM  2355

BORN today, you are likely to be quite popular, though it may be quite diffi cult to pin down exactly why. For whatever reason, you have tremendous crossover appeal, and are held in the highest possible esteem by all kinds of people, even those with whom you have little or nothing in common. Even your harshest critics are quick to recognise and point out the things about you that they admire — those who might not agree with what you do cannot help but admire the way you do it! You commit to everything you undertake with a rare kind of zeal, and you won’t be restricted in any way. You don’t like “no”!

It may be that your ultimate role in life is a supporting one, but that doesn’t mean that you will not be fulfi lled and contribute greatly to the good of the world around you. Indeed, you will only take on a supporting role if you are confi dent that it can help you make your mark and have some kind of lasting, memorable infl uence.

Also born on this date are: Demi Moore, actress; Calista Flockhart, actress; Barbara Boxer, US senator; Leonardo DiCaprio, actor; Jonathan Winters, comedian; Kurt Vonnegut Jr., author; George S. Patton, US military leader; Stanley Tucci, actor.

You’re not aligned with others in the most productive way. Even one small adjustment can make a big diff erence by day’s end.

VIRGO [AUG. 23-SEPT. 22]

LIBRA [SEPT. 23-OCT. 22] LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL[S[[[S[S[S[[S[SS[SSSS[S[[[[SSSSSSSSSS

SCORPIO [OCT. 23-NOV. 21] S[

SAGITTARIUS [NOV. 22-DEC. 21] S[[[[[[[[[[[[[[

AQUARIUS [JAN. 20-FEB. 18]

You’ll need someone to help you understand certain key issues that are, at fi rst, somewhat over your head. Don’t hesitate to ask.

You are feeling somehow entitled, but some will continue to deny your requests — unless you ask in a certain way.

You have great things in the works, but you may have to weather a setback or two before things really take off . Be patient.

There’s no reason for you to settle for second best. Hold out for what you really want, and you’ll be truly satisfi ed.

You’re trying to put together a puzzle that is proving more stubborn than expected. You know where the last piece goes!

You may feel as though you don’t have enough to work with, but a more creative allocation of resources can solve the problem.

Put yourself in another’s shoes, and you’ll come to a greater understanding of a situation that has been, until now, a mystery to you.

PISCES [Feb. 19-March 20]

You may want to let this day slip by without trying to fi x everything, confi dent that you can regroup and address problems tomorrow.

GEMINI [MAY 21-JUNE 20]

CANCER [JUNE 21-JULY 22]

LEO [JULY 23-AUG. 22]

CAPRICORN [DEC. 22-JAN 19]

Y O U R B I R T H D A Y

ARIES [March 21-APRIL 19]

TAURUS [APRIL 20-MAY 20]

You may have to talk turkey to someone in a way that comes as quite a surprise. In the end, you should both be seeing eye to eye.

You’ll want to clean up one mess before making another — literally or fi guratively. In any event, priorities still matter.

Now is the time for you to acknowledge the help that someone else has given you. He or she will be willing to give even more if you seem grateful.

C11

EXTRAT U E S DAY, N OV E M B E R 1 1 , 2 0 14

Bogus emails lure people into sharing informationMORE INTERNET users are being lured into revealing personal infor-mation as they log into bogus emails, says a new study. Certain websites in-cluded in phishing emails successfully lure users up to 45 per cent of the time, according to the study. Once on the bogus pages — which tend to imitate le-gitimate sites, like Google itself, in an eff ort to obtain people’s private details — 14 percent of people unwittingly submit their information to hackers. Researchers said the per-centage of people who get tricked was “much higher” than they expected. To reach this conclusion, the team looked at 100 phish-ing emails self-reported by Gmail users. On the most eff ective phishing sites, as many as 45 per cent shared key information, Huffi ngton Post newspa-per reported. —IANS

STUDY

Since the introduction of colourful, single-load packets of laundry de-tergent in 2012 through the end of 2013, more

than 17,000 children under age 6 ate or inhaled the contents or squirted concentrated liquid from a packet into their eyes, research-ers reported on Monday.

Their study is the fi rst to com-pile all cases reported to the National Poison Data System, confi rming fears that accidental poisonings with laundry packets, which many households choose for their convenience, are not un-common. Because reporting to the database is voluntary, the fi gure is likely an underestimation, several experts said.

The study was published in the journal Paediatrics.

Critics contend that some brightly coloured packets too closely resemble candy or a teeth-ing toy. Two years ago, the fed-eral Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (US) suggested the packets “might represent an emerging public health concern.”

“These 17,000 children we found amounts to one child every hour being exposed to one of these laundry pod products,” said Dr. Marcel J. Casavant, a study au-thor and the medical director of the poison centre at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. “That’s a very diff erent order of magnitude than other hazards.”

Most of the cases occurred among children ages 1 or 2, and nearly 80 percent involved inges-tion of the contents of a packet. Two deaths of children have been confi rmed, one in Florida and an-other in New Jersey.

Most commonly, children vom-ited, became lethargic, irritated their eyes, coughed or choked, the researchers found. About 6,000 were seen in emergency rooms. About 750 were hospitalised, and half required intensive care. The

laundry packets tend to burst in a child’s mouth, and the concen-trated contents can be swallowed all at once.

“They are made with almost like a very thin Saran wrap that dis-solves when wet,” said Dr. Cyn-thia Aaron, the medical director of the Regional Poison Control Centre at Children’s Hospital of Michigan, which contributes to the national database. “They bite on it, and the contents go to the back of their throat.”

At least 10 brands of premeas-ured laundry detergent packets are available, including top sell-ers like Tide Pods and All Mighty Pacs. Consumers spent about $525 million on the two brands in 2013, an increase of more than 55 per cent compared to 2012, ac-cording to IRI, a market research fi rm based in Chicago.

In recent years, federal agen-cies, poison centres, Consumer Reports and manufacturers have warned parents to keep packets out of children’s reach and sight.

Angela Farrell, a 24-year-old mother in Levittown, Pennsylva-nia, always kept detergent pack-ets on a high shelf in her laundry room. One day in March, a pack-et fell on the ground, and her 18-month-old son put it in his mouth. She noticed immediately but, she said, “by the time I had pulled it out, he had swallowed its contents.”

When the ambulance arrived, he was lethargic, struggling to

breathe and vomiting copiously. In the emergency room, he had to be given a breathing tube.

He was in intensive care at Chil-dren’s Hospital of Philadelphia for three days. He eventually recov-ered. “I’m very upset it happened to me, because I never thought it could,” Farrell said. She has switched back to liquid detergent.

“I don’t have to worry about him getting into that big bottle as eas-ily as he bit into a packet,” she said.

Many laundry detergent pack-ets are sold in soft pouches with Ziploc-style tops that critics say

don’t deter preschoolers. Last Au-gust, Procter & Gamble changed plastic tubs holding detergent packets, making them opaque so children could not see contents and outfitting them with triple-latch lids to make them harder to open. At least four other companies “have made or are making changes regarding safety icons or opaque packaging,” said Brian Sansoni, a spokesman for the American Cleaning Insti-tute, a trade group for detergent manufacturers.

Dr. Fred M. Henretig, an emer-

gency medicine doctor and senior toxicologist at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, said the products should have “true child-resistant packaging,” he said.

“The most important factor in decreasing bad outcomes for kids is to decrease the toxic-ity of the product itself, or de-crease the ability for it to get into the hands or mouths of young children,” he said, adding, “It’s not about bad parenting.”

Casavant and his colleagues called for better product packag-ing and labelling, public educa-

tion and an industrywide product safety standard.

ASTM International, a non-profi t standards developer, has begun the process of establish-ing a standard for packaging with manufacturers, federal offi cials and consumer advocates.

“It’s important at this mo-ment for a strong and effective industry consensus standard to be established,” said Scott Wolfson, a spokesman for the Consumer Product Safety Com-mission. -Catherine Saint Louis/The New York

Times News Services

Accidental poisonings with laundry packets,

which many households choose for their

convenience, are not uncommon, study fi nds

Warning: Keep laundry packets out of children’s reach and sight

C12

EXTRAT U E S DAY, N OV E M B E R 1 1 , 2 0 1 4

FASH I ON

IT’S THAT time of the year again, when brands and de-partment stores compete for the best Christmas TV advert of 2014 and Burberry is the fi rst fashion power to take the plunge with its fi rst ever global festive campaign.

Launched with a four-minute fi lm entitled From London with Love, the campaign features 12-year-old Romeo Beckham, who lands his second major job for the British luxury brand. The dimple-cheeked son of David and Victoria Beckham stars in the campaign, which celebrates gifting during the festive season, as a cupid boy who delivers a gift to a young couple, played by British models Hannah Dodds and Anders Hayward, who then take him on a magical journey of romance across London.

They are surrounded by mu-sic and dance as 50 impeccably dressed dancers give a perfor-mance inspired by the “golden age of cinematic musicals” to a song by British songwriter Ed Harcourt titled “The Way That I Live”, which is due to be of-ficially released in December as a single

Romeo, who has clearly inher-ited some moves from his Spice Girls mum is featured dancing clad in a mini-me version of the brand’s iconic Heritage trench coat, cashmere scarf and a black suit — matching the older gen-tleman dancers — and even a golden raincoat from the au-tumn/winter collection.

This latest campaign follows Romeo’s modelling debut at the age of 10, when he led Burberry’s spring/summer 2013 print cam-paign. His modelling career got off to a fl ying start with his im-age emblazoned all over glossy

magazines and giant banners worldwide

The fi lm was launched last week in a star-studded event at the brand’s 4,000 square-foot global fl agship store on Regent Street in London. From London with Love was was directed by multi-talented Chief Creative and CEO Christopher Bailey, who’s known for handpicking home-grown actors, musicians and personalities to star in his campaigns and shows.

Commenting on Romeo’s second job for the house, Bailey said: “It continues to be an utter

joy working with Romeo.“He has charm, style and

great energy! I’m delighted that he’s the lead role in our festive campaign.” CEO Christopher Bailey described him as a “joy to work with” after his debut in the spring/summer 2013 campaign alongside Edie Campbell and Charlie France, where he “really stole the show”.

“We shot it in London,” a source told MailOnline. “Quite a lot of people, mostly actors, feature in the video, all dancing to music.”

—Linda Sharkey/The Independent

Romeo Beckham stars in Burberry’s new campaign, steals the spotlight

I was surprised to learn I could sing I always wanted to be a guitarist, but when I was re-

hearsing with my fi rst band, at 14, in my mother’s basement, no one in the room wanted to be the sing-er, so I said I’d fi ll in until we found someone. So I became the singer.

I’ve done so many gigs that I have career amnesia I do remem-ber an enormous tour schedule between 1991 and 1995, though; it was a huge time for me, with off ers

to play all over the world, so for four years, I never went home. Around 2000, I changed gear; now I only do 10 shows a month, as I didn’t want to live in hotels all my life.

There’s something very British about an audience that sings back to you. My most memorable gig was at Sheffi eld Polytechnic, early in my career. It was the fi rst time I ever heard people sing my songs to me. I think it’s particularly big in the UK as it comes from football (chanting). And when I fi nished my song, they’d kick off on another song of mine.

I don’t think I’ll have a choice which song I’ll be remembered for It’s wonderful when one of your works gets elevated, like Every-thing I Do) I Do it for You (which spent 16 weeks at number one in the UK singles chart in 1991). That

what I work for, and it’s a great song to play live, by the way.

It’s bizarre to provide a movie theme tune only to have it stuck on right at the end I went to see Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves at the cin-ema with my girlfriend as I was des-perate to see how Everything I Do sounded in the fi lm. But it got to the end and the song still hadn’t played. I thought, what’s going on? And then, right at the end of the credits, the song started. The fi lm company didn’t like the song.

We should all love each other a bit more — It’s one reason why I’m happy to make music, as I believe it contributes, on some level, to making someone happy somewhere — other than myself, of course. Most people wouldn’t want to eat what I eat I believe in treating yourself well, so I mostly

eat vegetables. (Adams has been a vegan since 1989.) I’ve had meat, but it never worked for me as I got sick from it.

I learnt pretty early on that I shouldn’t be driving: I have no ca-pacity to drive long distances, as I fall asleep. If I was going out to visit my gran I would have to stop two or three times so I could fall asleep safely for a bit, then I’d wake up and carry on — so I stopped driving.

People who treat staff badly an-noy me — Particularly at airports: whenever I’m travelling I’ll see someone shouting at some poor staff member at the airline check-in desk or at the passport check, upset about, say, showing their passport again. I’m like, “Mate, you’re holding everyone up and being annoying — just show it!” – Adam Jacques/The Independent

‘Done so many gigs, I have career amnesia’Bryan Adams reveals

some interesting

aspects of his life

experiences

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For rent apartments: An apart-

ment in old Muscat at Oman Arab

Bank’s building. 3 bedrooms + 3

bathrooms, dining room, living room

and a kitchen. Air conditioned apart-

ments. 2 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms,

living room, dining room area and

kitchen in an excellent location in Al

Khuwair opposite the court of fi rst

instance. For further information

call 97072976

Industrial land in Al Rusayl 1000 m

squared. For further information

call 97072976

New deluxe 1&2 B/R, fully furnished

and unfurnished fl ats with free in-

ternet available Al Khuwair near KM

Hypermarket. Contact 99460330

Offi ce space with cassette type A/C’s

with free internet in Al Khuwair near

KM Hypermarket. contact 99460330

Readymade offi ce space for rent

(110 & 130SM) fully or separate, with

partition) in Bank Melli Iran Build-

ing, MBD area, Ruwi, Opposite center

point. Contact 99011352

2 BHK fl at, brand new building

Ghala, 100 SQM open space offi ces,

Ghala, 40 SQM shop in Ghala, full

furnished business Centre, small

offi ces available in Ghala, 20

SQM, 25 SQM, 2 BHK in Ruwi,

Mumtaz, Darsait, Wadi Al Kabir,

Rex Road. Contact 93782735 /

99208033

1 BHK, 2 BHK, brand new building

in Mabelah on main road, 450 SQM,

showroom available in Mabelah,

good price. Prime location good for

any business like showroom, restau-

rant, bank, supermarket, retail shop.

Contact 93782735 / 99208033

Café Shop for Rent at Ghubrah North.

Contact 99359755

1 BHK fl at in Wadi Kabir. RO 180/-.

Contact 99376454

3 rooms, kitchen, store Rex Road

Ruwi behind Fathima Market. Con-

tact 91290464, 95490049

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1,2 BHK in Wadi Kabir. RO 235/-, RO

300/-. Contact 97799175

Big room attached bathroom,

kitchen near Sana Bldg, Wadi Kabir.

RO 125/-. Contact 95094028

Room attached bathroom, kitchen

near Kuwaiti Mosque, Wadi Kabir. RO

200/-. Contact 95094028

An industrial land at Al Wasit of

11550 SQM for RO 900K. Contact

95330200

A 2 bedroom direct Marine view

apartment at the Wave for RO 210 k.

Contact 95330200

2 bedroom apartments available

for rent at Ghubrah near Grand Mall,

close to Atlas Hospital next to Di-

wan’s Offi ce.#99833747, 24562526

Deluxe 3 BHK family fl at, 4 bed-

rooms bachelors villa at Al Ansab.

Contact 98458542

A cold store (-26 degree C) with

offi ce and temperature controlled

area is available for rent. Contact

24497570 / 99313046

Semi furnished offi ce space of

200 SQM in Al Khuwair next to Al

Meera Hypermarket is available. Call

99313046

BHK in Al Ghubrah North include

E/W and AC split RO 280. #95811110

House in Al Azaibah, 3 rooms, 2

halls, 4 bathrooms and kitchen, RO

480. Contact 95077881

Deluxe one, two, three bedrooms

fl ats Ruwi, Darsait, MBD, Wadi Kabir,

Wattayah.#24707340 / 99472457

LABOUR CAMP Space for rent at

YETI. Contact: 99221683/92830110

Furnished / unfurnished apart-

ments available for rent on long

term /short term basis, near Vacha’s

hypermarket in Ghala. # 97677211

1 BHK for commercial, MBD. #97799175

New fl at, Ghala near Royal Hospital,

3 BHK, hall, split A/C, RO 425/-.

Contact 92479515

1 BHK, ISD RO 225/-.#97799175

Big fl at Al Azaiba near 18 November

Street, fi rst fl oor, 5 BHK, hall, living

room, AC, family only, RO 500/-.

Contact 92479515

1, 2, 3 BHK fl ats & villas. #92144045

Flat, 3 BHK, hall, Al Khuwair near

Centre point, RO 425/-, family only.

Contact 92479515

Flat, Ghubrah, 2 BHK, hall, split AC,

RO 350, family only near Beiret Bank.

Contact 92479515

1 & 2 BHK Flat in Al Khuwair 33 near

technical college. Contact 99792181

100 + 140 +180 + 200 sqr mtrs offi ce space in Alkhuwair. #99792181

3 BHK fl at in Al Khuwair 25.

Contact 99792181

1,000 sq mtrs industrial land in Mis-

fah Industrial area near to Khanco.

OMR 1,500 Monthly. Electricity and

Boundary wall will be provided. Tel:

99333479 or 95215360

2BHK Flat at Old Muscat. Contact:

91393005

1 BHK, 2 BHK new building in

Wadi Kabir. Contact 99313274

Shop/ Offi ce near Oman House, Mut-

trah. Contact 99233116

2 BHK villa, Mumtaz, RO 300.

Contact 97799175

2 BHK, Ghobrah, RO 300. #97799175

New 1 and 2 B/R near Bank Muscat,

Bausher directly from owner. #92158031

1 BHK Darsait commercial, RO 250.

Contact 97799175

Flat for rent behind Indian

School in south Mabela (2

rooms+hall+kitchen+2 toilets) for

family only. Contact 92900776

3 BHK fl ats in Ruwi near Masjid

Sultan Qaboos.contact 99421637,

98546002

Room for rent for family attached

bathroom. Contact 92354545

For rent 2 BHK at Al Azaiba, build-

ing no. 5145 way 4470. Contact

99224748, 99425665

For rent 1 BHK at Al Khoudh, com-

mercial area Al Khoudh Souq.

Contact 99224748, 99332297

1 & 2 bedroom & studio fl ats in

Al Khuwair. Contact 96616158

Villas and apartments any location.

Contact 95178930

Family room for rent at Muttrah.

Contact 99712088 / 99022790

1st fl oor fl at in Amerat 4 rooms, 3

bathrooms, family hall, kitchen with

A/C. Contact 95522405

Showroom with Mezzanine, 310

meter square at Qurum Prime loca-

tion with excellent interior decora-

tion. Ideal for exotic jewellery etc.

Contact 24714625 / 94460790

Flat for rent in Mabela near express

road rent RO 300/-. #97695450

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FOR RENT

FOR RENT

BUYING/SELLING

Household & offi ce furniture and

electronic items. Contact 99834373,

97102699

Looking for purchase of Used Portable Compressor (350 CFM,

7 Bar Pressure) powered with Diesel

run Generator. Kindly #99014686 or

operation@khancogroup.com

ACC. WANTED

Sharing accomodation required

for a non- cooking executive lady.

Contact - 99360615

Well running coff ee shop for sale in

Bausher and Al Khuwair. #94514314

Optical shop for sale. #93560765

Brand new split unit AC on excellent

cash rate. Contact 98458542

SHOP FOR SALE AT HONDA RD.

CONTACT 99221683 / 92830110

New & Refurbished portable cabins,

Fabrication of car parks & all types of

fabric shade. Contact 94475705

Restaurant in a running and excellent

condition, ample parking space with a

capacity of 55 seating and a party hall

for sale. Contact - 99343735

We are dealing with sale of all beauty

salon equipments, furnitures & cos-

metics. # 942 888 61 / 942 888 63

Shop for sale in Al Khuwair 33 with

offi ce equipment security. Contact

96024655

Flats For Sale in Boushar: OMR

35 Thousand 1 bedroom. OMR 45

Thousand 2 bedroom. Monthly

income 1 bedroom OMR 270 and 2

bedroom OMR 350. Tel: 99333479 or

95215360

AVAILABLE

FOR SALE

FOR SALE

Established Restaurant for rent

with sponsorship. #97628242

Party & Wedding equipment rentals.

Full line, from Tables, Linen & Skirt-

ing, Chairs & Chair covers, Cutlery,

Crockery, Glassware, Chafi ng Dishes,

Ice Sculptures, to Large Sound

Systems and spectacular lighting.

Call Andrea 9606 2222 for Catering

and Croyden 9623 5555 for Sound &

Light. www.tunesoman.com,

E-mail: info@tunesoman.com

Plots available. Open land and plots

for yard and labor camps available

near Naseem Garden plot size 1000-

3000 SQM. Contact : tchacko@

alrahal.com. #99849644

Flat in Wadi Kabir near Indian

School. Contact 99362003

Flat/rooms for rent in Mumtaz Area.

Contact 92502241 / 92245110

Room for rent in Ruwi. #95372192

Villa for rent at Madinat Sultan

Qaboos – Three storied villa, 3 bed-

rooms, having spacious halls, draw-

ing and dining rooms, Majlis, kitchen,

store room, with split AC units in all

rooms, servant rooms and pantry,

surrounded by garden. #24785555

/ 99427951, villa no. 3190, way no.

2388 at Madinat Sultan Qaboos

Offi ce room for rent at prime

location Muttrah. contact 24712088

/ 99022790

Double bedroom fl at near Wadi Ka-

bir Lulu# 99719471, 99639102

Furnished fl at with room & toilet,

kitchen with A/C in Hilt Al Saad opp

Al Nahdha Hospital RO 180/- with

E/W. Contact 91114040

Ground + Mezzanine fl oor suitable

for A Grade Restaurant at prime loca-

tion, MBD south. Contact 24714625 /

94460790

New deluxe, 2 & 3 BHK fl ats avail-

able in Darsait, Mumtaz, Al Falaj.

Contact 99142314

5 bedrooms villa with 2 halls, 4

bathrooms in Darsait behind Khimjis

Mart. Contact 92584715, 24700120

3 BHK Deluxe Flat for Rent in Al khu-

wair 25. Contact 99792181

New Building in Muttrah, 2 B/D

Room Flat + Sitting Room, 3 Baths+

Kitchen with split unit Ac’s. Behind

Khimjis main offi ce/opposite to

Oman House Call 99419712

One bed room fl at behind ISM in

Darsait. Rent RO.210/- #99839629

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GOOD NEWS

Ayurvedic treatment for backache,

paralysis, arthritis etc & massage,

All Season (Vaidyaratnam).

Contact 24475280 / 95371554 /

92504980 , www.siddhayur.com

FREE INFORMATION ABOUT ISLAM. If you would like to know

more about Islam, please call:

99425598, 96050000, 99353988,

99253818, 99341395, and

99379133. For ladies: 99415818,

99321360, 99730723

Orvisit: www.islamfact.com

23,886 Sq Mtrs Agriculture land

with water well in Al Salwa, Barka.

OMR 260 Thousand. Tel: 99333479

or 95215360

Machines for sale: Articulated

dump trucks make: Volvo A35D (16

cum) model: 2005 & 25 ton AWM

Truck mounted crane model: 2008.

Contact 99207592, 99882570,

fax: 24593333

Garage for sale, good location,

express way road connecting at

Mabela, full equipped, setup “A”

Grade garage. Contact 99879872

Used containers for sale.

Contact 95539929

LG washing machine and Daewoo

microwave cum grill on sale for

140 RO together. Transport not

provided. Call: +968 97791819,

+968 99855778

Used carpentry machinery for sale,

the reputed Carpentry Company

selling the old machinery. Interested

persons may please submit their

sealed quotation with maximum pos-

sible price at our offi ce, Wadi Kabir.

Inspection of machinery and more

details please contact 95879397

Window AC in good condition and

some bottle coolers for sale.

Call 95207741

Building material shop for sale at

Al Ghobrah near Mars Hypermarket.

Contact 93797343 / 99881647

A Renault van for goods transporta-

tion, registration – 17.12.2014. You

can pay the owner, RO 1500 and to

complete the rest of the installments,

RO 147 monthly. Contact 93642648,

92182145

Industrial Area land in Rusayl 5000

SQM and building with 8 shops.

Contact 95490842, 99323957

New & Refurbished portable cabins,

Fabrication of car parks & all

types of fabric shade. Contact -

94475705

23,886 Sq Mtrs Agriculture land

with water well in Al Salwa, Barka.

OMR 260 Thousand. Tel: 99333479

or 95215360

For Sale Well running Pharmacy at

primelocation. 93240949

Running studio for sale at Amerat

Souq. Contact 97621737

Semi furnished room with Separate

T&B Split AC Wifi pref Filipino

or non cooking bachelor lady in

Boushar near Rehab Hotel RO.145/

mo incl W&E. Contact 99058225

Exec. room inside villa attached

bath share kitchen at Mumtaz area.

Contact 93103337

Bed space available @OMR 40 for

South Indian in Ruwi. #92956291

Sharing villa, large room with

kitchen, bath, dressing, Al Khuwair.

Contact 99743569, 97004265

Room for Sri Lankan, ex bachelor,

Al Khuwair. Contact 96536307

Executive bachelor in Al Khuwair.

Contact 98689559, 92125115

Fully furnished Villa at Al Mawalah

with 5 bedrooms asking 700

Tel: 95339258

2 BHK available in Darsait near

Lulu RO 250/-. Contact 92383882

1 BR accommodation available at

Rex Road, suitable for bachelors.

Contact 99889590

Executive bachleor accomodation

available at north al hail. Near wave.

Contact : 91325959

Independent rooms in Qurum /

Hail. Contact 95529970

Flats/villas owned by ROP pension

fund available for rent in Muscat.

Contact 99349526

Small offi ce for rent in Azaiba North.

Contact 92294409

Flat for rent in Al Amerat.

#99209264

Flat and room for rent in Qurum near

park. Contact 99664703

Flat for rent 2 BHK Muttrah near Oman

House.# 97007934 / 92629232

Flats, Amerat Souk. Contact

99647903 / 98026234

Industrial land for rent available at

November 2014, Ghala Area 3.500

SQM way #5251 next to Naseem

Workshop opposite Rimsigns

Industry LLC Ghala. #99349311

Excellent fl at for rent in Ruwi,

Mumtaz Area and Al-Hail South.

Contact 98051159

Beautiful villa for rent next to post

offi ce in Al Qurum, 5 bedrooms, hall

and kitchen. Contact 99311454

Warehouse for rent 200 SQM at

Ghala near Bridgestone, Ghala.

Contact 99349311

Flats & shops for rent in Al Amerat.

Flats only for family 3 rooms, 3

attach bathrooms & 1 kitchen. Flat

RO.230/- & shop RO.150/-.

Contact – 98046005

For rent fl at and showroom,

Al Azaiba, Ghala, Ghubrah,

Al Khuwair-33 and Mabelah.

#93651633, 24485240, 24485241

Rooms available near Qurum Park

with separate bathroom for family

and bachelor.Contact 99664703

I BHK Flat Wadi Kabir. RO 180/-.

Contact 99376454

2 B/R Fully Furnished Executive

Apartment @Azaiba Near Zubair

Showroom. 2 B/ R Fully Furnished

Executive Apartment @ Al Khuwair

33 Near Zhaker Mall. 5 B/R Luxury

Fully Furnished villa at Azaiba with

servants quarter. Contact: Atlas Real

Estate & Rent A Car LLC : 99249069

/ 92888376/ 93201688,

Email: info@alshahiintl.com

1 BHK fl at near Star Cinema, Ruwi.

RO 240/-.#97079146 / 95570288

5 bedrooms villa, 2 halls, 4 bath-

rooms in Darsait, behind Khimjis

Mart. Contact 24700120 / 92584715

Building with four fl ats near Pizza

Hut Mawaleh. Contact 99044164

Flat for rent in Wadi Kabir.

Contact 99383569

Flat for rent in Ruwi, Mumtaz Area

and Al-Hail South. # 91409778

1 BHK fl at in Wadi Kabir. RO 215/-.

Contact 99358589

Small house for rent at Ghubrah.

Contact 95032152

New Villas in (Al Ghobra/Al Khoudh

/ Al Mabella). Contact 24505072/

91155779 Fax 24507045

Lady Beauty saloon. Contact

97786792, 96644372

Villa in Mawaleh for sale town

house style near Sahwa roundabout

taamer road. Contact :96969824

Running restaurant with all ameni-

ties for sale. For further information

contact: restforsale2014@gmail.com

Shop for sale in Al Hail North main

road near Bank Muscat ATM.

Serious buyers only. #96435935

Logistic Company with new equip-

ments, contracts sale. Contact

99438523 / 94252527

Vegetable shop for sale in Wadi

kabir, Cont : 92786449

Spacious room, separate bathroom,

sharing kitchen at Wadi Kabir,

Shell Pump rent RO 90/- & E/W RO

20/- per month for Muslim family.

Contact 97887620

Furnished single room with

bathroom, Al Khuwair area only for

ladies. Contact 96059431

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DOMESTIC HELP

DRIVER

CATERING

SKILLED / UN SKILLED

FOREMAN

HOSPITALITY

SECRETARIAL

SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION VACANT

MEDICAL

MEDICAL

SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION WANTED

SITUATION WANT-

EDSIT. WANTED

Need a cook and house boy for an

Omani family – Contact 99233366

Require house boy having fair com-

munication skills in English with

experience in house or hotels. Age

limit required between 21 to 25 yrs

Contact 24707088, Email : alyounis-

trading@gmail.com

Required immediately on visa full-time housemaid for family in

Azaiba. Contact 95123244

for interviews asap.

Wanted Filipino Driver/House-boy with valid Omani D/L and

good knowledge of roads in Mus-

cat area. Call 91719503

Required a cook.#99209264

ADMIN/HR

ADMIN/HR

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE

DRAUGHTSMAN

DESIGNER

Email: dailyguide@timesofoman.com classifi eds@timesofoman.comTel.: 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 /431 / 456 / 461

ENGINEERS/TECH..

Telugu Driver Wanted-95450157

Urgently driver wanted, Omani

(private light). Contact 99173812,

Star life Co.LLC

Required a driver (light motor).

Contact 92392979

Required Indian driver.#99209264

Driver required for morning 7 to 9

am and 2 to 7 pm. call at 99101958

after 6 pm or SMS.

Wanted driver. Contact 97469823

Indian Male: B.COM, 4 years experi-

ence in Accounts, in Manufactur-

ing Co Oman, Working Knowledge

With Tally ERP- With Oman valid

D/L,Presently working in Muscat

NOC Available Looking for Suitable

position in Reputed Company,

Contact; 95745287 and Email:

raiforeveryone@rediff mail.com

Indian Male, MBA, 12 years experi-

ence in Banking & Insurance, well

versed in Accounting, banking

operations, insurance underwrit-

ing & sales co-ordination, currently

on visit visa. Contact 97221657,

00919444298845

Chief Accountant with 20 years

experience in reputed companies

looking for suitable placement. Con-

tact 97385562

Professionally qualifi ed Manager

with Financial and Commercial

experience at a Group level with

diversifi ed operations across the

Middle East. Contact 98480428 ,

accaprof@outlook.com

Indian male, 28 yrs, B.Com, 6 years

Accounts experience in East Africa

seeking suitable job. 3 months visit

visa. Contact 94613626

Indian male 26 yrs B. Com (Ac-

countant/Payroll Offi cer) 3 Yrs

experienced in Oman seeking for

a suitable position, release & NOC

available. Contact 97803996

M. Com, well experienced, work-

ing knowledge with Tally n ERP,

presently working in Oman seeks

suitable placement. Release avail-

able Ph: 99035707. email:abraz78@

gmail.com

Indian Accountant, B.Com and DCA

(Diploma in Computer application,

2.5 years experience in Accountant

trainee in Kerala seeking suitable

job. Contact 99283908

Full or part time Indian male,

Accountant, 4 years experience in

Oman, NOC available. #96799714

Indian female, MBA in HR & Fi-

nance, 3 yrs experience in Accounts

& Administration seeking suitable

placement. Contact 93685717. Email

: anulins7@gmail.com

Indian Female, Senior Account-

ant with 10 years experience in

Accounts, Finance, Audit & Tax Man-

agement. Contact 96263157

Part time Accountant with 19 yrs

exp in Accounting Management.

Contact 95857199

Indian Female Accountant with

1 year experience in Accounts.

Contact 98672945

Accountant 8 years experience in

Oman seeking part time job.

Contact 99867456

Indian Female 29 Yrs, B-Com Gradu-

ate with Basic Computer Knowledge

and Tally, having 6 yrs experience in

accounting seeking for the placement

in Account Assistant, currently on

visit visa in Oman Contact: 95478149

Email: tnaik15@gmail.com

Indian female Senior Account-

ant with 10 years experience in

Accounts, Finance, Audit & Tax

Management. Contact 96263157

Indian male 30 MBA Graduate 8

Years of Experience in Accounts &

Finance Looking for Part time Ac-

counts job like Daily 2 Hrs or in week

end holidays. Contact 97181244

Indian Female M.Com Graduate

having one year experience in India,

currently on visit visa seeking

suitable placement in accounts -

Contact No. 96437685.

Email:joyesjsph@gmail.com

SALES / MARKETING

SALES / MARKETING

ELECTRICIAN

Work on very good commission basis in Sales in Muscat & Salalah

only for expats. Contact 92760281

Required Sales Engineer having 1-2

year experience with Oman driv-

ing license for an Oilfi eld trading

company, please send CV to info@

patron-energy.com

Wanted males/females Omanis

& expats as freelancers to conduct

Corporate & Individual Surveys in

Muscat, Batinah, Dakhliya, Salalah,

Sharqiyah, Duqum, Ibri, Buraimi &

Musandam on project to project ba-

sis. Graduate fl uent in English, Driv-

ing license must. Contact 24701430

We are looking for an experienced

Building Materials Sales Executive

having valid Omani Driving License

and NOC. Please send CV by email :

mcntlloman@gmail.com

Urgently required Sales & Mar-

keting Executive for an Engineer-

ing company, minimum 2 year

experienced, with good communica-

tion skill & driving license. Email :

info@4dengineering.net

Tourism Company looking for

marketing person, salary RO 200/- &

commission, petrol & car free. (Also

for ladies part time RO 150/-). Con-

tact 91272676

Required salesman and tailor. Con-

tact 96964767

Required Salesman for household

and industrial chemical manufactur-

ing & trading company with mini-

mum 5 years experience and with

valid Omani Driving License. Apply

with full details to fax: 24597945 or

Email - scorpion@alhosnigroup.com

Required urgently Sales repre-sentative, young, dynamic, result

oriented, minimum 2 yrs exp, prefer-

ably Omani Driving License holder

for Building Material Co.

Apply P.O.Box 319, P. Code 131,

Hamriya with CV & Photo

Exciting career opportunities in

Advertising/Media Sales/Busi-ness Development/Web & Graphic Design for experienced people. At-

tractive terms. Apply with photo CV

to jobs@interacoman.com

Indian Male, 36 yrs available on

visit visa, 14 yrs experience seeking

suitable placement in games devel-

opment / graphics industry.

Contact 98454245

Autocad designer. 3D, 3Dmax

photoshop. Revit Gulf exp. Ph :

93837973

AUTOCAD DESINGER, 3D,

3DMAX, REVIT, PHOTOSHOP PH :

93837973

Required Tailor. Contact 95204145

Required Electrical cum plumber foreman capable of handling site by

himself, free food and accommoda-

tion, salary negotiable.

Contact 99410979, fax: 24810592,

email: fwillc2009@gmail.com

Required for leading company

– one foreman (Indian). Email :

r.yass2020@gmail.com

Business Development cum Outlet

Manager required for reputed Asian

Franchise in Muscat. 5 to 7 years of

experience in restaurant/catering

business with 2 years in supervisory

position. Self-driven people with

pleasing personality and good com-

munication skills. Call 93977533

Reputed trading company in Mus-

cat requires Female Receptionist

(Omani) and Sales Executive (any

Nationality). Interested candidates

please send CV’s to infooman@

orchidinternational.ae

Indian Male, 35 years with 10 years

Oman experience in HR & Adminis-

tration looking for suitable place-

ment. Please contact 99697957

Over 14 years of Gulf experience as

Administration/HR specialist fl uent

in Arabic / English with driving

license, looking for suitable position.

Contact 95824598

Indian male, B.Com, 5 years Offi ce

Executive experience sector Agency

seeking job in offi ce/Company for

administration. Email : aneesh-

john28@gmail.com, currently on

visit visa. Contact 99846801

Young Omani male have experience

10 years as P.R.O , CLERK, helper

supervisor, admin supervisor, H.R

Manager have diploma in H.S.E , IT ,

and P.D.O license looking for H.R po-

sition or P.R.O part time or full time.

Contact 95933288

Indian Female, 25 yrs, B.Com Gradu-

ate, presently on visit visa having 6

yrs experience seeking good oppor-

tunity in HR Admin, HR Recruiter or

Offi ce Secretary. Contact 91762061

Indian Male, MBA 2 years experi-

ence in Admin, Sales & Accounts

looking for suitable position.

Interested in Admin Sales Marketing

Accounts. Contact 94512430

Omani graduate, Male, HRM (oracle)

and PR Director, experience 3 years

seeking suitable placement.

Contact 93546877

Legal adviser and consultant in

International arbitration (Egyptian

resident) legal and administra-

tive expertise and the Omani Labor

Law and drafting contracts.contact

99664890

Indian Male 32 yrs( MBA-HR) 9 yrs

of Exp (GCC,AFRICA) in EPC, Diversi-

fi ed industries, Seeking Suitable

placement in HR/Admin. Currently

on visit visa, NOC available, join

immediately. Contact 94535618

Email:mdakhter5219@gmail.com

Experience PRO Oman Male, 36

Yrs, 16 yrs experience in PRO/ HR

& Administration, Prefect English

language speaking & writing with

D/L, Seeks suitable placement,

Can join immediate. contact

91221773

HR & Admin Assistant, 26 yrs

Indian Male having 6Years of experi-

ence looking for suitable position.

Contact No: +968-93264616

Indian female MBA, HR 1 year

experience in India seeking suitable

opportunity. Contact 99889718

Indian male MBA 32 yrs having

10 yrs of exp seeking suitable place-

ment in Admin/ HR/ Operations/

Coordination/ Logistics etc. Holding

valid Oman D/L .Contact - 99054786

AUTOCAD

Indian B.Sc. Maths+PGDCA - well

experienced, seeks suitable place-

ment as Commercial/Logistic

Executive or Document Control-

ler/Customer Service Executive;

expected on short visit by Nov. 1st

Week; Contact 99702383. Email:

prabhapisharody@yahoo.com

Indian male, MBA Finance, (Pursu-

ing CMA from US) , 15 plus years

Oman experience in Finance/Ac-

counts and Administration seeks

suitable placement. #99669275

Piping Design and Drafting Diploma

with AutoCAD and Mechanical

Draughtsman in oil and gas sector.

Email id : ayaz.pangarkar@gmail.com

GSM: 94515084

Autocad d/man knows 3d, revit,

photoshop, 3dmax ph : 93837973

Housemaid looking for job in Qurum

area. Contact No. 93623629

One of the leading Business groups

in Oman is looking for an Accountant

with 5-8 years of experience prefer-

ably in industrial parts. contact

99428552

Lecturers for Admin & Accounts Graduate with 4 yrs. experience,

Lecturers for English graduate with

CELTA/TEFL/TESOL minimum 4 yrs.

experience, Lecturers for IT gradu-

ate with Experience in Network &

AutoCAD. (Preference will be given

to Philippine Nationals)Arabian

Institute – Willayat Suwaiq .

Mail CV to: jobs@aifas.net ,

aifasswq@gmail.com

Required for a leading company: 1.Qualifi ed Accountant, salary RO

300 + accommodation, 2.English

typist, salary RO 175-200 + accom-

modation, 3.Full time driver

(light vehicles only).

Email : r.yass2020@gmail.com

Indian Female, 22yrs, married

(current in Muscat in visit visa) with

civil draftsman experience, Diploma

with AutoCAD (2D, 3D, 3 Ds max,

and rivet) seeking for any position.

Please contact +968-95601266

Required for Al Shirawi Equipment

Company LLC, Sales Engineer with

fabrication experience, 5 to 7 years

(1 No.), experience in Tipping Trailer,

Flat bed, low bed, water tanker, tip-

per. Contact 94226924

Required HVAC Engineer mini-

mum 3 to 5 years experience with

GCC driving license may apply with

details to nationalhvac.mep@gmail.

com. Fax: 24799442

MECHANICAL/ TECH

Architect, 11 years experience in de-

sign & supervision, 6 years in Mus-

cat (Consultant Offi ces & Contractor

Company) looking for suitable works.

Contact 95152875

Required Restaurant Managers, Waiters, Cooks and Cashiers for a very

reputed restaurant in Oman. Email CV

to recruit.oman2014@gmail.com

Wanted urgent Auto Mechanic for well reputed company.

Contact 92052036

IBH Multispeciality Medical

Center- Seeb, requires the following

faculty: 1) General Practitioner.2) Gynecologist. 3) Dermatologist. 4) Nurse. 5) Pharmacist. E-mail CV : sarita_h23@yahoo.com

Contact: 97884856

Wanted Doctor with MOH license for

a Polyclinic. Excellent salary with

accommodation and commission.

Contact 99752442,

email : mmcmuscat@gmail.com

Urgently required GP Doctor with

MOH license for one month from

15.12.2014. Contact 93824902

ARCHITECT

DIETICIAN

Indian Female Dietician with an

experience of 3 yrs looking for suit-

able opportunity. # 94291727 or

epsisekar@gmail.com. Presently in

Muscat.

Required Electrician cum Plumber, building material salesman, mason.

Contact 99383044

Indian Male, B.Com 5 yrs experience

in Accounts/Finance in Oman with

valid D/L seeking for suitable place-

ment. NOC available. #95960600

Accounts part time works and fi nali-

zation works. Contact 96247295

Indian Male, 26 years MBA having 4

years experience looking for

suitable post in Oman. #91738269

Senior Accountant inter CA 18yrs

experience in diversifi ed industries

seeking suitable placement

Contact 91126314

Light driver looking for job in any

Company. Release available.

Contact 98368378

Accountant, Sales Executive driving

license available. NOC available, 3

yrs experience of Accounts & can do

any job. Contact 96131298

MBA Finance with 6 years of experi-

ence including Oman experience in

the fi eld of Accounts and Finance,

Male. Contact 91157870

Sr. Accountant up to fi nalization

looking for part time job after 5 pm

(location prefer – Qurum to

Al Khoudh). Contact 92917574

Part Time Accounting, Accounts

Finalization, Internal Audit, Onsite

Tally Training, Onsite Training for

Accountants, Inventory Manage-

ment, MIS Reports, Feasibility Study

and Project Reports. #96975454,

email: ibfcoman@hotmail.com

Chartered Accountant Indian

(Female) having valid Omani DL and

work experience of 1 year in a Big

4 Audit fi rm (India) seeks suitable

placement. GSM: 99484368

Pakistani Male, ACCA Fundamental

Level qualifi ed, advanced Diploma

in Accounting and Business certifi ed

accounting technician, 3 years experi-

ence as Accounts Offi cer. #99860453,

Email: khalid.ikram08@gmail.com

Chartered Accountant with 10 yrs

of Gulf & MNC experience, in depth

knowledge in Financial statements

including consolidation, treasury,

MIS, AR/AP, Insurance, Taxation,

Payroll etc looking for Senior posi-

tion in fi nance, NOC available.

Email : prds1406@gmail.com.

Contact : 96293649

Indian male age 30 having 10 yrs

experience in Finance & Accounts

seeking suitable placement. contact

.93675399

Private Dental Clinic in Burimi

city need a dentist have practice

license in oman Mob : 98379121

Urgently required a Doctor for

leave vacancy, good payment with

commission. Contact

97091664

Urgently required Dentist manageribnalhaitham@yahoo.com

or call - 96721709

MOH licensed female nurse

required for clinic in Muscat for im-

mediate placement. #93538672

Urgently required a GP doctor with

MOH license for a leading medical

clinic.# 92008272 / 96602188

Pharmacist and Assistant Pharma-cist with MOH license are required.

Interested candidates contact

97091664 or mmcmuscat@gmail.

com. Good payment with incentives.

Require 2 dentists and 5 nurses,

Bahla. Contact 99237436

Required General Physician, Gynecologist, Lab Technician, Pharmacist, Staff Nurses. Contact 96064925.

Email : kunoozghala@gmail.com

Reputed building material company looking for outdoorSales executive having valid Omani

driving license with more than

2 years local sales experience in

tiles/ sanitary ware. Please

fax your CV to 24798709 /

Email – united@omantel.net.om

Male, 27 years with MBA in HR/

MKT having 2 years exp in respec-

tive fi eld looking for suitable

placement in leading organization.

Contact 91705051

Omani female with 9 yrs exp looking

for PRO job with Oman D/L. Contact

97917333

DAILY GUIDET U E S D AY, N O V E M B E R 1 1 , 2 0 1 4 D5

DAILY GUIDESITUATION WANTEDSITUATION WANTED

DRIVER

INFORMATION TECH

EDUCATION

FOREMAN

HOSPITALITY

ENGG. / TECHNICAL

ENGG. / TECHNICAL

MEDICAL

MEDICAL

Female Pharmacist B Pharm MOH

license seeking suitable position.

Contact 91391547 / 99538357

25 yrs Indian female M. Sc Microbi-

ology MS Offi ce 2 yrs exp seek-

ing suitable placement. Contact:

99032236 / 98049057

Indian female, 29 yrs , SENIOR

EXECUTIVE CLINICAL RESEARCH,

MSC Biotechnology & pursuing Phd/

4 Yrs total work experience/on a vis-

it visa/seeking for a suitable place-

ment/Contact num +968 95925881/

Email: remyadidi@gmail.com

Indian lady needs placement, MSc,

pure Chemistry. Contact 96749374

Sudanese Pharmacist more than

8 years experience and have a

license for working from Ministry of

Health in Oman. Contact 94526084

Medical Laboratory Technologist,

4 years experience in UAE, Master

Degree holder. Contact 97007930

Indian Male GP with MOH License

and NOC, having 10 years of excel-

lent hands on experience in Oman

with corporate culture.

Contact 98140024

Email: drgpoman@yahoo.com

Mechanical Engineer, 1.5 yrs expe-

rience with India’s largest Construc-

tion company, operations & supply

chain management, water pipeline

project. Contact 94627096

Indian female (26), B.Tech (CS), 1.6

years experience Banking sector

(Axis Bank Ltd) seeking job in pvt

fi rms/ banks in Administration/

HR / Secretarial positions. Contact

94525956, Email : rekha.puzhakkal@

gmail.com currently on visit visa.

Civil Engineer have 6 years Site

experience in both structural and

fi nishing works in Oman. Email

: menaadel21@gmail.com, +968

95110820

Sudanese male, MEP Engineer, B.Sc,

3 yrs experience in Oman having

Omani Driving License looking for

job in any company. Contact +968

99141958

Indian male, B.E Mechanical with

4.5 years Quality Control, Sales &

Marketing. Email : sherjith@yahoo.

com. Contact 94620659

Indian male B.TECH, CIVIL ENGI-

NEER WITH NOC Above 3 years

experience in oman e-mail: gyp-

sum88@gmail.com GSM: 92251146

Indian, M.Tech Electrical Engineer

(Female), fresher in family visa seek-

ing suitable placements in Oman.

Contact 94306164

26 years, Indian male B.E Electri-

cal Engineer with 5 years experi-

ence with E&M currently working

with L&T Project seeking suitable

opportunity. Contact: stanleydeva@

hotmail.com

33 years Indian female B.E Com-

puter Science currently teaching in

Secondary School seeks suitable op-

portunity in school or offi ce. Contact

manins2010@gmail.com

BE Electronic Communication En-

gineer, fresh Graduate, male, 23 yrs

Indian looking for a suitable place-

ment. Email : shahbazpatel4469@

gmail.com. Contact 97685494

BE Civil Engineer having 9 years of

experience in construction of build-

ings & roads in Oman looking for a

suitable job. Contact 91078499

BE (Civil), Indian male, 22 years

experience (12 years in Oman) in es-

timation, planning & execution seek-

ing suitable placement. #98314531

Young man looking for a job Com-

puter maintenance software, 10

years experience, Chemical Engineer

looking for job, experience fertilizers,

water treatment and quality control.

Contact 91114624

Male, Indian (now in Oman), fresher,

B.E. Civil Engineer. Contact 98907359

B.Tech Mechanical (Male), procure-

ment and subcontract Management

professional with 14 yrs experience

seeking suitable position. Local

release available (NOC).

Contact 95866984,

email: josejacob19@gmail.com

HSE and NDT Engineer, M.Sc in

radiation protection with more than

6 yrs experience in oil and gas fi elds

“OSHA-NDTLII” 95481430

Civil Engineer with 5 years experi-

ence in various fi elds supervision,

design and geotechnical with Omani

license. Contact 97261086

Indian Female, 30 Years, B.Com, 3

years Oman experience in Bank-

ing and 5 Years India. Contact

96727030/96253400

Mechanical Engineer (B.E) - 4yrs

exp in manufacturing / production

seeking placement, on visit visa.

Contact: 93694953;

Email: alvinfxr@gmail.com

Civil Engineer B.E., 5 years experi-

ence with valid Driving License,

consultancy job preference.

Contact 91693008

Project Engineer, 3 years experi-

ence in primary substation OHL oil &

gas, AutoCAD, driving license avail-

able. Contact 95120225, 99410588

Having19 years exp as HSE Advisor/

Manager in oil & gas industry

looking for a suitable position.

contact 98142268,

ajaykumar1551968@gmail.com

Electronics & Communication Engi-

neer, graduate with BSNL Certifi ed

Engineering (GSM) seeking suitable

placement. Contact 91611341, email:

shuhaib_begins@hotmail.com

Civil Engineer, 6+ years work

experience in Oman, valid Omani

D/L looking for suitable placement.

Contact 96936404

Pakistani, 3 years experience in

Surveying + engineer DAE in Civil

Engineer, looking for suitable posi-

tion, valid Omani Driving License

with valid Omani visa. #97255360

B. E electrical & electronics Indian

male 24 yrs having 2 yrs Exp NOC

available seeking suitable place-

ment. Contact: 99381733

Email: shihab4eee@gmail.com

Sudanese Mechanical Engineer, 3

years experience (production, opera-

tion), driving license easy to transfer

immediately. Contact 91135140

Mechanical Engineer,(BTech in

Mechanical) with Certifi ed quality

controller - NDT level 2 qualifi ed as

per ASNT - SNT-TC-I A, with

1 & half yr exp. as quality control

engineer, presnetly in India seeks

suitable placement Cont : 95405033

suhylehameed@gmail.com

Electrical Engineer, 9 yrs experience

in Electrical Projects with Oman D/L,

NOC available, can join immediately.

Email: jobluk.om@gmail.com

Civil Engineer, 4 yrs experience

in Oman as Site Engineer holds

Diploma in civil Engineering looking

for job. NOC available.

Contact 91003490

Indian Male, 24, B.Tech Electrical

and Electronics Engineering, 2+

years experience in Electrical fi eld,

panel board designing, electrical

AutoCAD drawings and manage-

rial skills. Contact 92181106, email :

shonejthermadom@gmail.com

Civil Engineer with exp 5 years in

construction and roads. NOC avail-

able. Contact 97646908

An Indian Male, land surveyor,

27 years old, 8 years experience,

5 years in GCC. NOC available in

Oman. Contact 98498137

B.Sc Civil Engineer over 19 years

experience in construction fi eld with

project management skills seeks

suitable placement. NOC available &

can join immediately.

Kindly contact 92198264,

email: mdrana197@gmail.com

BS Electronic engineer, Pakistani

Male, 23, specialize in Industrial

Automation (Siemens PLC, HMI),

embedded system design & instru-

mentation looking for suitable place-

ment in Oman. Contact 96271586

Indian Male, 26 yrs, graduate in

hospitality science, with New Zea-

land business diploma and previous

Oman experience in Customer

service seeks suitable placement in

hospitality/salesmarketing/ logis-

tics/ admin. Contact 91383167

Indian male 28 completed

B.H.M.CT, 4 yrs exp in food & bever-

ages dept. looking for senior super-

visor position. Contact – 91018857 /

mirazhar.ali51@gmail.com

Cook/Waiter, 5 years worked in Res-

taurant, Hotel in India, with medical

papers, seeks job with visa. Contact

Asif 96290792

Female 21 yrs, Tally 1 year experi-

ence, looking for visa. #95330720

Male 22 Housekeeping front offi ce

Hotel management degree course.

Contact 96732520

B.E (Chemical), 23, Indian male with

1 year experience (production) in

Chemical Plant, on visiting visa seek-

ing for a suitable job. #94525650,

Email: nglsgy@gmail.com

Indian male 30 yrs seeking suit-

able placement to work as forklift

operator, having 5 yrs of exp. NOC

available. Contact – 94370085

Piping/Pipeline engineer, 3+ yrs

exp with B.E degree (Mech), familiar

with CAESAR-2, PDMS, AutoCAD,

stress analysis and piping of criti-

cal lines for hydrocarbon industry.

Contact: 95785479,

Email: mdshaji6105@gmail.com

Indian male 28, completed

B.H.MCT 4 yrs exp in food &beverages

department. Looking suitable job for

senior supervisor.Contact – 9108857

mirazhar.al51@gmail.com

Civil Engineer 8 years Exp (2 in

Angola with DAR AL HANDASAH,

4 months in Oman) as a site engi-

neer. He holds a Diploma in project

management, fl uent in English &

Arabic. Contact: 99170315

Civil Quantity Surveyor with 12yrs

exp (4yrs in oman-Sewerage Net-

works HAYA) looking for a suitable

job with NOC. Contact-96785025

A Filipino National seeking for the

job Vacancy as Safety Offi cer, Fire

Engineer, Fire Inspector, Fire and

Safety Instructor. Well experienced

in Off shore and Petrochemical Plants

with an IOSH Certifi cate. Please con-

tact 91718309 or 26855037

Sudanese Mechanical Engineer, male, 5 yrs experience looking for

job in Oman. Contact 91762602

Mechanical Engineer, Sudanese,

3 years experience in HVAC Site En-

gineer, driving license easy to trans-

fer immediately. Contact 91135140

Civil Engineer with 8 years experi-

ence and valid Omani D/L looking

for suitable placement. Ready to join

immediately. Contact 95326194 /

99525367

Indian Male, B.Tech in Mechani-

cal Engineering with Level II NDT,

Certifi cation & also an MBA Graduate

with 18 months experience as a QC

Engineer & 24 months experience in

an Automobile fi eld, now in Oman on

visit visa seeking suitable place-

ment. Contact: 92551673

Email: arunadur87@gmail.com

Indian Male, 29 years.

BCA + ITI Electronics, 8 years

experience in Electronic service and

telecommunication networking,

Contact 98689568

BSc Computer Science Programme

seeking job, visit visa. #97923444

Consultancy professional experi-

enced civil manager with 18 yr in

Oman with experience in PDO and

other Government sector liking for

handle self-governing projects, inter-

ested consultancy fi rm may contact

on 99765165.

Irrigation Engineer to work as mar-

keting and sales in charge. Min

5 years experience with Oman

driving license. Email CV to:

ucrecruit@gmail.com

Electrical Engineer (24), female,

fresher looking for suitable jobs, Falaj

Al Qabail, Sohar. Contact 94347258,

Email : seenaarun43@gmail.com

Instrumentation Engineer, Indian

Indian Female, Computer Engineer

with 14 Years of IT Experience. Dual

Expertise both in Business / System

Analyst and Project Management

role. Looking for any IT opportunity

pertaining to Business Analyst /

Project Manager / Software Quality

Assurance role.# 968 92661857

Email : sknair7@hotmail.com

Young and energetic Indian holding

Oman driving license, having 6+

years experience in IT Industry (4+

years in Oman) seeks placement.

Contact : 92687056, 92228414

Indian M/25 Engineering, Software

developer, 2yrs Exp, ADO.Net, WPF,

ASP.net, SQL Server, Oracle. On visit

Visa. GSM.94513655

Sudanese Computer Science having

3 years experience in Network and

Maintenance programming and

teaching. Contact 96389730

Indian Female (25), married, MSc

(Software Engg), 2+ years of experi-

ence in leading MNC, IT skill include

HTML, CSS with the design and

development of web based applica-

tion using struts frame work, J2EE

and oracle with excellent commu-

nication skills looking for a suitable

job opening. contact 95892587,

96265726

Computer Programmer 27F B.Tech

3yrExp (.net, php) seeking for suit-

able placement 98620611

MBA (Operations) with 13 years

experience in IT Infrastructure

enterprises, voice network, unifi ed

communication, MS Certifi ed Lync

Avaya Polycom is on visit visa

seeking a suitable placement.

Contact 94535700.

Email: chetan.padole@gmail.com

Heavy driver, experience, 5 years,

nationality Pakistan. #92073175

Light motor vehicle looking for

job, 3 years experience in Oman.

#92117837

7 Years exp driver (Keralite).

Contact 93412587

Driver with car. Contact 91452930

Pakistani light driver cum sales-

man, experience, 6 yrs in Dubai.

Contact 96955798,

Email : ighaff ar@yahoo.com

Driver looking for job, experience 6

yrs (KSA + Oman). Contact 99161831

Pakistani driver needs job.

Contact 99285194

Driver is available for his personal

home, driver as a Company driver,

outhouse to go to UAE, please do not

hesitate to contact 96964343

Light driver, 3 years experience in

Oman. Contact 94453093

Light driver. Contact 98537756

Experienced Light Driver available.

Contact 95076476

Driver require job with visa.

Contact 92073175 / 95803184

Bangladeshi male, Light Driver

experience 12 yrs looking for job in

any Company any Offi ce.

Contact 99165961

Sri Lankan driver looking for job.

Contact - 97387112

Light driver looking for job, 5 years

exp in Saudi Arabia + Oman 2 yrs.

Contact 96088707

An Indian Male, 24 yrs old foreman,

5 years experience, 3years in GCC.

NOC available. Contact 93087122

SALES / MARKETING

SALES / MARKETING

Indian Female: Bachelor in Travel &

tourism.1 year experience in ticket-

ing and 6 month in cargo (CIAL).

Looking suitable placement.

Contact 95883404

TOURS & TRAVEL

Business Development Manager, Iraqi, Experience 14 Years Inside and

outside Oman following activities:

tenders& real estate& construction &

marketing projects& investments&

transportation & Marine services&

companies management& develop

business. Contact :- 93240027

Experienced FMCG Sales person

with 20+ years knowing Oman Mar-

ket as Business Development Man-

ager with D/L. Contact 98506377

29 years, Indian male with PGDM

and B.Com, experience 4.5 years in

administration, corporate sales and

marketing seeking suitable place-

ments, willing to join immediately.

Contact 91722610, email : deepujo-

seph1985@gmail.com

A Graduate male looking for Mobile

Marketing job having 4 years expe-

rience in Oman & UAE with vehicle.

Interested persons please contact

94164657

Indian male, 25 years Graduate, 3

years experience in Sales in Delhi

(India) on visit seeking suitable

placement. Contact 98914220

MISCELLANEOUS

MISCELLANEOUS

26 years Gulf experience plumb-

ing fi re fi ghting Supervisor having

UAE D/L looking for job. Contact

97357960 / 91306037

5 years surveyor for pipe line, 8

years Construction/Projects experi-

enced Accountant, 5 years Drafts-

man to work in Salalah. Mail CV to

greatcontruction14@gmail.com

Indian male, experienced executive

secretary / Document Controller /

Admin Executive, looking for suit-

able job. Contract No. 91091963 /

99707262”

Land Surveyor : Indian male, 1 year

experience in India, using total

station, Auto Level and AutoCAD

seeking suitable placement.

Contact 95140761, 99208290,

Email : binu.brijiv@gmail.com

Indian male, senior Miller fl our

mills, 24 yrs exp. including erection

& QC, presently working in India.

Contact 0091 9744167051

MANAGER/ SUPERVISOR

Indian male, 24 years experience

Senior Miller Flour Mills including

erection and QC, presently in India. #

00919744167051, 98657006

Sr. Procurement and logistics Execu-

tive with 8 years experience (in mid-

dle east), in Oil and gas as well as

Industrial projects and an overall 16

years of total job experience together

in India and Qatar is on the lookout

for a suitable placement. Valid GCC

driving license. Contact: 91750084.

MBA with 15+ years of exp in Senior

/ Middle Level Management in India

and GCC on family visa looking for a

suitable vacancy. Contact 97330734

Indian Male 25 MBA in Sports

Management; Looking for job in

Sports administration/Sports

events/sports facility management

and Sports related Organisations.

Exp. as sports development of-

fi cer in schools,Project Manager in

Syncotts international Bangalore

& part of World Hockey Series of

India-2012 as Production Runner.

Presently on Visit visa in Oman.

Contact; 96398569.

Email : limshukachery@gmail.com

Indian Male, 25 years in Oman, FMCG business in Senior Manager

level looking for senior position.

Contact 99015946

SECRETARIAL

SKILLED LABOUR

Executive Secretary-Indian Male,

graduate, 16 years of experience, 9

years in Oman having valid Oman

D/L seeks suitable placement.

Contact 94542833

Welder. 3g, 6g , Tig , steel fabrica-

tion Gulf exp seeks placement.

Contact : 93837973

Physical Science/Mathematics

female teacher with 6 years Indian

experience, seeking a position in a

reputed school/Institution. QUALI-

FICATION: B.Sc (Mathematics, Elec-

tronics & computer science), B.Ed

(Mathematics & English) Contact:

Kamaal. GSM: 94300026, email:

tahaniyath.sultana@gmail.com

MSc. Chemistry Teacher (5 y EXP.)

Pakistani female looking for

a job in School/college.

Contact 96580101

Nursing caregiver, qualifi ed Nurse/

Asst. Nurse (male/ female) medical

staff seeks placement for Hospital/

clinic. Contact 92989109 (Oman),

0091 – 9555427742 (India),

medicoport@gmail.com

Indian Male, Sales and Admin expe-

rience in India, 4 yrs now in Muscat.

Contact 91344706,

Email: wilsonvarghese1@gmail.com

Indian male, Graduate, 23 yrs on

visit visa looking for suitable posi-

tion in Sales and Marketing.

Contact 91757222,

email: danishdani460@gmail.com

Indian male, MBA, 6 years of experi-

ence looking for suitable placement

in Marketing and Sales.

Contact 91780948

Marketing Professional with 7

years Oman experience in Business

Development and ATL advertising

looking for a suitable placement.

Valid D/L Oman. GSM 93466033.

Email - kavit_asher@yahoo.com,

MBA Graduate with 2 years of experi-

ence as working as Executive assis-

tant in Dubai is looking for a job (full

time) other than as an Executive As-

sistant / Offi ce Assistant. #91615322

Male, BA with D/L, 6 years exp in

Oman wants job in Sales/inventory

procures. Contact 92191026

Indian female having 8 years

experience in Sales & Marketing

in oil and gas fi eld as commercial

manager, looking for a suitable

placement-NOC available -Contact -

Email- mvrajagd_d@yahoo.com

Mob: 96311709

10 years Oman experience in Sales

and Marketing with valid D/L and

NOC available from current sponsor.

Can join immediately. #96491505

Indian male, MBA (USA) having 5

years of International experience in

Sales and Marketing. #98853309.

Email : savincgnr@yahoo.com

Indian Male, 28 yrs, having 5 years

experience in FMCG Sales in visit

visa, Looking for any suitable jobs in

Oman. #98531486/ 98988824

Indian male, MBA (Marketing) hav-

ing more than 3 years experience in

Marketing & Sales, currently on visit

visa seeking suitable placement.

Contact 96301626.

Email : georgekutti1@gmail.com

Indian Male, MBA in Marketing and

Finance, 10 years’ Sales & Business

Development Experience with valid

D/L of Oman & UAE looking for a

suitable placement. NOC Available.

Contact: 93969961

e-mail abhilash.pvrk@gmail.com

Sales/ Marketing / customer

service release / NOC available UK

+ Oman experience valid Oman D/L,

excellent communication & organ-

izing skills, can join immediately,

Email : plavon_ctg@yahoo.com,

gsm 92342060 / 96761225

Indian Female 23, BE Electronics

and Communication, First Class with

distinction, C,C++,VHDL. Currently on

family visa, looking for suitable place-

ment in electronics division or associ-

ated areas. Contact : 98952340

Finance Manager/Administrator,

Male 40, MBA-Finance & Marketing,

with over 20 years’ experience in

large multinational organizations.

Excellent project management skills.

Seeking to continue career at Senior

level. Contact: 97436065. Email:

miratifalinaqvi@hotmail.com

Electronic Engineer, 23, looking for

suitable placement.#96271586

Female staff nurse with Oman

Prometric passed, seeking suitable

placement, currently on visit visa.

Contact 97803046

Electronics Engineer, experience in

Siemens Scada PLC. On visit. Looking

for suitable job. Contact: 96271586

Filipino Female photographer/ graphic designer / receptionist

looking for suitable job in Muscat.

Contact: +971 563749414

Indian Female 30yrs, MCA, working

as Computer Teacher in India & Mal-

dives looking for Job in Oman now on

Visit Visa, CTC No. Mob 95083454,

E-mail.shibupazhoor@gmail.com.

Indian male graduate 17 years

experience in fmcg sales distribution

with valid driving license seeking

suitable placement # 92090949

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Email: dailyguide@timesofoman.com

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Email: dailyguide@timesofoman.com

*Classifi ed Advertisement space booking with text,

should be done till 12.00 noon for next day’s

publication. * Subject to space availability

Learn Driving from professional

instructors. Contact 94022250

Driving School, automatic.

Contact 92245110

Learn driving automatic from

scratch. Contact 98599675

DRIVING

MANPOWER

Housemaid , driver/operator (heavy & light Gulf D/L), house boy, cleaner, all skilled and unskilled cat-

egories process, (embassy agreement

and immigration). Contact 95175192,

EMAIL. oman.manpower@yahoo.com

SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION WANTED

LOST

CHANGE OF NAME

Baji Shaik has lost Indian Passport

No. L9786534. Finder please

handover to ROP

Viswambharan Saji Kumar has

lost Indian Passport No. G1279556.

Finder please handover to ROP

Saddam Hossain has lost Bang-

ladeshi Passport No. AA3267844.

Finder please handover to ROP

Nagarathnamma Kurrapothula has

lost Indian Passport No. G4108231.

Finder please handover to ROP

Andrew David Hall has lost British

Passport No. 761328809. Finder

please handover to ROP

Mohammed Khalid HajiNoor Mo-hammed has lost Pakistani Passport

No. KF993578. Finder please

handover to ROP

I, Haridas Krishna Ramakrishna (holder of passport No. F0804419)

son of late Vellapa Ramakrishna hav-

ing permanent address in B/5 Hayat

Nagar, Chakala Andheri (E), Mumbai

400099 (complete postal address in

India) and presently residing in Flat

No 2, Building No 5737, Way No 1980,

Al Mawaleh. Postal address: P.O Box

1104, P.C 111, C.P.O, Oman (complete

postal address in Oman) intend

to change my name from Haridas Krishna Ramakrishna (old name) to

Haridas Ramakrishna Krishna (Sur-name) (new name) for all practical

purposes. Any objection towards my

name change may please be commu-

nicated to Embassy of India, Muscat,

Diplomatic Quarters, Al Khuwair, P.

Box No. 1727, Postal Code 112, Ruwi

Sultanate of Oman.

MBA, Indian Male, 28 yrs, HR & Ad-

min, Marketing sales, 1 yr experience

in India. I have release looking for

any suitable job in Oman.

Contact 97484159

Pakistani male 32 years IT network

+ Computer Hardware professional

A+ MCSE Termination Technician

work Experience in Salalah airport.

10+ years experience in IT fi eld and

2 years Oman working experience

looking for a suitable placement

contact no 96733205 Email

faisalzaman24@gmail.com

Indian Male having 20 years Ex-

perience in Travel Agency in Oman.

Looking for suitable placement.

Contact 95692050.

Indian Male, 38 years, Electron-

ics Engineer with 14 years of Oman

experience and proven track record

as Sales & Marketing Manager (Elec-

tronics, electrical & electro mechani-

cal products) with valid Oman D/L

for a suitable placement in a reputed

Organization. #92208744,

email : ebpadmakumar@yahoo.com

Diploma in civil engineering having

an experience 23years (19years in

Oman) experience in Estimator /

quantity surveyor looking for a

suitable placement. Willing to join

immediately Contact: 96328687.

Civil Engineer, Indian Female, hav-

ing one year experience in Quantity

Survey, also knows AutoCAD, prima-

vera etc seeks placement. Contact

91690345

Indian male Engineer (B.E in E&C,

MBA) with 5 years admin/profes-

sional experience looking for a

suitable placement in a reputed

company. Contact 91387463

email: i.career543@gmail.com

Senior Accounts Professional, Indian Male, 35 years, M.Com, MBA

(Fin) 8 years in Oman, with valid

Oman DL and NOC available. Capable

to handle accounts up to fi nalization.

Contact 9602 3965.

INDIAN female having ten years

experience as cook. South Indian,

Gujarathi special.

Contact:: 94224512

Homoeopathic Doctor, Indian

Female, with MOH License( to be re-

newed) (Nearly 2 years exp in Mus-

cat, Oman) seeks suitable place-

ment in Clinics/Hospitals in Muscat

area. Please Contact:92975815.

Male senior accountant with 20+

years experience readily available.

6 years experience in construction

industry Oman. NOC & Oman driving

license holder. 93969767/ gnana-

sathia@gmail.com

Electronics & communication

Engineer, having 3+years experience

(2Yeras GCC) in Security systems/

low current systems (FAS, CCTV,

ACS, PAVA etc) seeking suitable

Post in construction/manufactur-

ing/production/maintenance depts.

Contact: hashimjm@gmail.com

91001523

Experience salesman with 5 years

experience and vehicle looking for a

job. Contact 93079087

Dynamic Indian Female, Chemical

Engineer (fresher from NIIT),

holding Oman D/L

seeks suitable placement.

Contact 97477127,

email: anjana.nanda@outlook.com

Indian Male, B.Sc, Fashion & Ap-

parel Design having 4+ yrs of experi-

ence (in retail sector as Designer-

Visual Merchandising & Marketing)

seeking suitable placement.

Contact 94535866,

email: tomsjon@gmail.com

Indian Female, B.Com, Secretarial

skills, MS offi ce, Oracle, 5 years

experience in Oman, as QA/QC As-

sistant, Administrator, Document

Controller, seeking placement.

Contact: 96465391 or

E-mail: alanns123@gmail.com

Indian female 29 Graduate/Com-

puter diploma 5-year work experi-

ence as Manager Administration/

HR in Construction & Real Estate

seeking suitable placement .

On family Visa. Contact - 91191236

British Female with 4 years experi-

ence in Oman in Marketing and

Project Management.

Call 00974 3343 7619

Indian Male MBA & PGDFM 26

Yrs. having 3.2 yrs of exp. seeking

suitable placement in Admin/HR/

Accounts/Purchase co-ordinator

etc..Holding valid Oman driving

license. Contact No :93359371

Indian Male, 24 years old on visit

visa, 3 years Diploma in Civil Engi-

neering, 3 yrs experience.

Contact 98515106

Indian female MCA., M. Phil in

computer Science having 5 yrs of

experience in teaching(as Lecturer)

seeking for teaching position in

school or college. Can join im-

mediately. Contact :97765173.

Email:dtkthillai@gmail.com

Indian male 23YRS, 4 Years expe-

rienced in Architectural Draughts-

man looking for a suitable Post

GSM:96023726, Email :

jayan.mathew009@gmail.com

Indian Male having 10 years of

Experience in Oman having Valid

Omani Driving license working in

Purchase Dept looking for a suit-

able position. salary is negotiable.

obarla313@gmail.com

Mob: 94304324/92654817

Indian Male, 24 yrs on visit visa,

3 yrs Diploma in civil Engineering,

3 yrs experience. Contact 98515106

Female Candidate: Having

experience(ISRO) in Adminis-

tration (seeking suitable op-

portunities &presently in Oman

Mob:97239854,

Mail:asherlalitha@yahoo.com

PDO Approved in Contracts, Pro-

curement, Operations, Project Indian

Male PMP, CIPS, PGDBA, DME, Oil &

Gas with Exp-18+ Yrs. & having valid

Oman & PDO D/L Seeking job -

Contact 92560287 /

shaileshsyal@yahoo.com

Indian Male, 24 years old on visit

visa, 3 years Diploma in Civil Engi-

neering, 3 yrs experience.

Contact 98515106

Senior Accounts Professional, Indi-

an Male, 35 years, M.Com, MBA (Fin)

8 years in Oman, with valid Oman

DL and NOC available. Capable to

handle accounts up to fi nalization.

Contact 9602 3965.

Female Candidate: Having

experience(ISRO) in Administration

(seeking suitable opportunities &

presently in Oman Mob:97239854,

Mail:asherlalitha@yahoo.com

Indian male, 24 years MA Sociol-

ogy (Social science) B-Ed. 2year

experience in teaching, currently

on visit seeking suitable placement.

Contact 91632006, 91397505

Email- abdulnisar.kv@gmail.com

Post graduate in hospitality and

tourism, Indian ,male 26 , looking

suitable placement ,

in Muscat on visiting visa

contact 98861272

Indian male having 10 years of

experience in Oman having Valid

Omani Driving license working in

Purchase Dept looking for a suit-

able position. Salary is negotiable.

obarla313@gmail.com

Mob: 94304324/92654817

Communication Manager, pleasing

personality, strong English skills,

highly qualifi ed, Oman experience in

Corporate, Organizational & Market-

ing Communication, Business Devel-

opment, Marketing Press Relations,

Ads, Campaigns, CSR Programs.

NOC. Contact 98179887

Senior Sales & Marketing spe-

cialist with 14 years of experience

and proven track record in Muscat

looking for a suitable placement in

a reputed Company. Indian Male,

38 years (Electronics Engineer)

preferred industry (Electronics /

Electrical / Electro Mechanical) hav-

ing good exposure in access Control

& Automation systems, Lighting &

Electrical accessories etc.

Contact 92208744.

Email : ebpadmakumar@yahoo.com

NDT ASNT Level II (RT,UT,PT,MPT)

Technician having 3 & half yr experi-

ence, seeks suitable placement. Cur-

rently on visit visa. # 94514454,

ranjithrt1988@gmail.com

Indian male 27 years B.com gradu-

ate 4 years experience as marketing

executive in IT fi eld looking for a

good job in any fi eld.

Contact 98765838

Indian male 24: Looking for job in

admin /sale/offi ce/customer service/

maintenance etc. Currently on family

visit. Contact:94514201, email id:

javeedbasha321@gmail.com

28year Indian female (MBA-

Finance) with 3+yrs experience

(Oman) in Accounts is seeking suit-

able placement in Accounts/Admin.

Contact:96141283.

Indian Male, MBA Finance, 1.5

years’ experience in Operations and

Customer Service. In Muscat on Visit

Visa till 14th Nov.

Contact: 93755852, Email:

sanjeevsuresh1988@gmail.com

23,male, ACCA fi nalist-last paper

left, 2 years of accounts, external &

internal audit and feasibility study

experience in Audit Firm, looking for

permanent replacement, #95140445

email address:afraz_8@yahoo.com

Indian male, age 27, having 6 years

experience in fi nance & accounts,

seeking suitable jobs. Ph: 92902651

Young male, 22 years, B. Arch. gradu-

ate with 7 months training experience,

seeks suitable entry-level position

in an architecture fi rm or architec-

ture and engineering consultancy.

Currently on visit visa, ready to join

immediately. Phone no. 91265929

Email: jay.kay.92@gmail.com

Indian Male, Purchase/Procurement

Offi cer with 16 years experience,

presently working in UAE,

seeking suitable placement.

Contact: 00 971 55 3390 467

Mail: nair1962@gmail.com

Indian Female Lawyer 36 yrs having

10 yrs experience presently in Oman

seeks suitable placement in Legal

fi eld/HR/Admin # 94436960

Email: famidakhan123@gmail.com

CIVIL ENGINEER (Diploma) Male

25, 3 years experience in site, CAD,

3d, MS Project, seeking job in

Oman.#92887561,

jubincivileng@gmail.com

Diploma in Civil Engineering, site

engineer with Auto Cad (Civil & MEP),

Total Station, Theodolite, Dumpy

level, etc., having 4 years experience

in Oman with Omani LMV Driving

License, Seeking suitable chances.

Contact:- 0091 9744851943(India),

00968 99416057(Oman)

Female Dentist with MOH li-

cense, 4 years experience look-

ing for work as dentist in Muscat.

Contact 91268110/99884299 or

+639274302729

M.Com Graduate seeking suitable

placement. Contact 99363721

8 yrs exp 2d, 3d draughtsman

(HOLDING OMANI DRIVING LI-

CENSE) seeking job.#97449630

PDO Approved in Contracts, Pro-

curement, Operations, Project Indian

Male PMP, CIPS, PGDBA, DME, Oil &

Gas, Construction with Exp-18+ Yrs.

& Having valid Oman & PDO D/L

Seeking job - Contact 92560287, E-

mail: shaileshsyal@yahoo.com

26 years Indian male with MBA &

PGDFM, Total 3.4 years experience

in Administration seeking suitable

placement in Muscat. Holding oman

valid driving license.#:93359371

Accountant, Indian male,29 years,

presently working in Oman as a

Senior Accountant.7 years Success-

ful experience in Accounts with

oman Driving license, seek suitable

opportunity. GSM: 98184170

B.E(Civil), Indian male with 1 year

of experience, on visit visa seeking

for a suitable job. Contact 91231972,

Email : azizdaudi110@gmail.com

Indian Male 25, Offi ce Administra-

tor/Assistant, 2 years experience in

Oman, Well versed with Computer

operation and basic knowledge

in Computer Software and Hard-

ware, seeks immediate change.

NOC available. Contact: 94024096

Eamil:ajitvinu19894u@gmail.com

Female/29 yrs old/MSC Biotech-

nology& pursuing Phd /4 yrs total

exp/Seeking for a suitable place-

ment/Contact No :- 95925881

8 yrs exp 2d, 3d draughtsman cum

site supervisor (HOLDING OMANI

DRIVING LICENSE) seeking job.

Contact : 93790601

Female Candidate: Having

experience (ISRO) in Administration

(seeking suitable opportunities &

presently in Oman Mob:97239854,

Mail:asherlalitha@yahoo.com

Indian Male, 39, graduate 17 years

experience in FMCG sales and mar-

keting Managerial and supervisor

level. With driving license also know

all over Oman include Mazira Island

and Casabu, looking for better Op-

portunities -Mob-92090949

Indian Male seeking a job in Sales

& Marketing, 11 years experience

proven experience as a dynamic can-

didate with excellent Managerial &

Communication skills. Currently on

visit Contact 99363159, 94093154

joyjohn_hhh@yahoo.com

NRI

Furnished two bed room fl at for sale

in Tripunithara, Cochin. #92143218

2 BHK fl at for sale in Bangalore, Heb-

bal. Contact 96263157

5 BHK villa in MQ near Centre point

Al Khuwair (Rent or Sale), 1 BHK fl at in

Darsait near Kims. Contact 92883001

Villa for sale 2200 sq ft in 8 cent. Kot-

tayam. Contact: 92652534

For Astrological consultation, Jathakam.#99860435 / 97102599

M.V.WANTED

Required Nissan Tida / Toyota yaris

/ Suzuki swift / hyundai/Kia hatch-

back car in good condition.

Contact : 95405033

DAILY GUIDET U E S D AY, N O V E M B E R 1 1 , 2 0 1 4 D7

DAILY GUIDE

M.V. FOR SALE

Toyota Innova, 2010 model, manual

gear. Contact 968 92187371

Pajero 2013. Contact 99336093

PROTON GEN 2 FOR SALE: Manual

Gear.Good condition. Single owner.

Silver colour. 1st registered August

2009. Full insurance till Au-

gust 2015. Price OMR 1,680 Tel:

99333479 or 95215360

Toyota Innova white 2007.

Interested call: 99365361

Mitsubishi Canter model 2013 3

ton. Contact 92104057

Mitsubishi Outlander - model

2005, silver grey, fully automatic in

excellent condition for sale.

Contact: 95867021

Lexus GS300, 2006. #93218349

2013 November model Pajero,

38000 kilometers for sale. Price ne-

gotiable. Please contact 96388496

Subaru Impreza 2.0 ltr 2000 model,

manual in super condition. #99844601

2010 Toyota Yaris (automatic), ex-

cellent condition. Contact 99737879

For sale – Camry 2011, Mazda 6

2006, Lancer 2010, Civic 1996.

Contact 96408433/ 93806625

SITUATION WANTEDCARGO

Dolphin Watch, Dhow Cruise with

Buffet, & Land Tours

Al- Ainain Marine Tours Contact-

98029602, 92808636

TOURS

RENT A CAR BUSINESS

Business of well reputed multi-

cuisine 90 covers restaurant with

banquet halls for 120+ Pax in a

property on low rental at prime

location in Muscat, also indulged in

catering, is available for takeover

as investors want to diversify and

expand in home country. Serious

buyers, please contact at

restaurantsale@rediff mail.com

Increase your income on

commission basis with our land-

scaping & gardening services

provided for big, small projects &

maintenance contracts.

Contact +968 99242207

Email: bestgardens.om@gmail.

com

BUSINESS

TRANSPORTATION

We assist in new business set up lo-

cal sponsorship, real estate services,

assist in company formation services.

Contact - 93166088

Transportation Available @ Reason-

able prices -99159277

Transportation. Contact 98621075

Transportation. Contact 96248040

Transportation. Contact 91310107

Transportation. Contact 98518979

Transportation. Contact 97838217

Transportation available car with

driver. Contact 98475141

Transport. Contact 99664703

Transportation for women only from

Muscat area only.

Contact 97007934 / 92629232

Transportation available.

Contact 95068976

Transportation available driver with

car-Muscat. Contact 97361454

Transportation. #99508282

Transportation Available

Contact: 97180655

Transportation. Contact 98698909

Transportation. Contact 96538078

Transportation. Contact:

97897833

MATRIMONIAL

Alliance invited for R.C. boy 26

years B.Tech Petroleum Engineer

from Trichur DT working for oil

fi eld Co. in Muscat from parents of

working/educated girls in Muscat.

Contact 92017304

Mumbai based Keralite (Dheevara),

40 yrs male working in Oman since

3 yrs looking for suitable alliance.

Contact 93627279

38 years undergraduate Graphic

Designer, own business, alliance from

girls of any Christian denomination.

Contact 91296049 after 5.30 pm

Keralite Orthodox boy 30/165 CM

Alleppy dist, family visa eligible.

Contact: 98059264

Keralite Male, 178 cm, 26 years old,

Christian Marthomite working is

workshop foreman in Al Khoud look-

ing for suitable alliance. #92118245

Hindu Ezhava, family settled in

Muscat looking for suitable groom

for their daughter, 24 yrs, MBA-HR

presently working (preferably

BE, B.Tech, MBA Professional).

Contact 95693133

Keralite Hindu Nair, Male 33 yrs

divorcee 6.1, working in Ministry

as Administrator seeks suitable

alliance. Please send details on

kichu23009@gmail.com.

Contact 93139524

Mangalore Sunni Muslim, seek-

ing suitable bride (preferably from

Dakshina Kannada) for their son

working as Logistics Manager.

Contact 92198085

Indian Doctor, Businessman look-

ing for working lady in Oman for

marriage, any nationality, Muslim

preference self. Contact 96290792

DAILY GUIDE Tel. 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 431 / 456 / 461Fax: 24812624

Email: dailyguide@timesofoman.com

D8 T U E S D AY, N O V E M B E R 1 1 , 2 0 1 4

DAILY GUIDE Tel. 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 431 / 456 / 461Fax: 24812624

Email: dailyguide@timesofoman.com

SERVICES

CLASSES

WEBSITE

WEB, ERP and Business Intelli-

gence (BI) creation and man-

agement at rock bottom price.

Contact: http//webviewoman

COMPUTER

COMPUTER

SITUATION WANTEDSERVICES

SITUATION WANT-SERVICES

GULF INTERNATIONAL LLC

all kind of pest control.

Contact 92326955

Truck body making, Misfah

Industrial Area. Contact 92326955.

BRIDGE GULFA LLC

House Shifting. Contact 99708138

GUARANTEED CLEANING: Carpet & sofa shampooing,

Contact 99314807/24792998

MARBLE CRYSTALLIZATION restore the original shine of your

marble. Contact 24793614/

99314807

For all your maintenance needs

including, Painting, Plumbing,

Electricity, Laying of Interlock

Tiles, Marbles etc. Tel: 99383574

Mr Chandran

Maintenance – A/C mainte-

nance & servicing, fridge wash-

ing machine and dishwasher

repairing, painting & cleaning

services, electrical & plumbing.

Contact 99447257 / 97014234 /

24504281

All types of curtain ventation,

Roman, vertical (blinds), sofa

shampooing. Contact 99539521

Pest Control Treatments, termites,

cockroaches, bedbugs. Ocean

Center LLC - Contact 99344723

Carpet and Sofa shampooing.

Ocean Center LLC – Contact

99884591

For All Your Maintenance Solutions,

A/c Servicing & Fixing, Painting,

Cleaning, Electric.

Contact No. 99002390

Civil Maintenance, Painting Elec-

tric, Plumbing, Decor, Tile Fixing,

Lecithin Copra Board fl at stifl ing ,

Carpet Cleaning and A/C Servicing.

Contact 97897831 (Indian keralite)

House shifting & transporting.

Contact 92490422

Marble Restoration, Mosaic tiles

polishing, carpet shampooing,

maintenance. Contact ABU QA-

BAS- 99320217 /24788722

Door to Door Computers repair

specialist laptop software Website

cartridges. Contact 99199376

A.M Trading Pest control.Contact 99067923

Painting Interlock plumbing

maintenance. Contact 92142319

For HT cable jointing and

termination works 33KV/11KV.

Contact 99056438 /

Email: npgoman@gmail.com

Marble Restoration, Mosaic tiles

polishing, carpet shampooing,

maintenance. Contact ABU QA-

BAS- 99320217 /24788722

Carpet Shampoo, marble & tile pol-

ishing, pest control & anti-termite

treatment, general cleaning paint-

ing, Plumbing, Electrical, shifting.

Contact Mundhir Al-Rizaiqi trading.

L.L.C. # 24810137, 99450130

Civil maintenance, Electrical &

Plumbing work. Contact 99557080 /

96236476

Part time services available for

Arabic/Quran classes or transport in

the evening. Contact 92567848

Bus service available with experi-

enced driver on monthly basis for

2 yrs. Contract for companies only.

Contact 98605556, 92577588

Electrical Plumbing Painting

Contract and Maintenance.

Contact 98456535

Waterproofi ng, light weight Screed,

Antitermite and MS Fabrication.

Contact 92888337

Waterproofi ng, light weight Screed,

Antitermite and MS Fabrication.

Contact 92888337

Catering services We do industrial

catering service, Canteen/ mess,

3 times packed meals,

and all types of catering events.

Contact 92188777/ 99249899

Part time services available for

Arabic / Quran classes or transport

in the evening. Contact 92567848

Contract general cleaning for of-

fi ces. Ocean Center LLC - 99344723

Split & window unit AC servicing &

repairing. Contact 99557080

Window & split unit AC servicing &

maintaining. Contact 96236476

Civil maintenance, electrical &

plumbing work. Contact 99557080,

96236476

Pest Control and cleaning best

services – 1. Cockroach, ants, etc, 2.

Tiles cleaning, marbles cleaning,

fl oor cleaning, and carpet cleaning.

Contact 92108447, 99666505

Pest control service, bed bugs,

cockroach, termite, snake

RA+Rodent and all insects. Contact

95084939, 97914212

Water proofi ng ABUQABAS-

Contact 99320217/24788722

Window & split unit A/C servicing

& maintenance. Contact 96236476

Split & window A/C

servicing & maintenance.

Contact 93769089

*Classifi ed Advertisement space booking with text,

should be done till 12.00 noon for next day’s publication. * Subject to space availability

FOR HIRE

TRUCK FOR HIREIsuzu 10 ton cargo body truck

(2012 FVR) with UAE experienced driver

available for long term / short term rent.

Contact: 95346950

We provide all heavy duty

equipment, tractor & trailers &

all type of trucks.

Contact 97722507

Running truck wash for rent in

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