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March 21, 2016 12 Jumada Al Thani 1437 AH

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MORNING MINUTE

As part of our support for our Arab joint work, we welcome the positive efforts which have brought a new spirit of detente and co-operation among the Arab States.

At the Opening Session of the 10th Summit of the Co-operation Council of the Arab Gulf States in Muscat, 1989

FROM THE WORDS OF HIS MAJESTYTHE SULTAN

‘His Majesty’s Wisdom’

How clean and safe is your health clinic?

DEEBA [email protected]

MUSCAT: Almost 100 clinics across Oman, along with dozens of medical staff members, faced action from authorities in 2015, patient safety regulators have an-nounced.

Infection control and patient safety remain a key challenge for the Ministry of Health’s Direc-torate General of Private Health Establishment, says a top official, who detailed his department’s dossier of shame, listing problems at a number of clinics and among medical staff operating in the Sul-tanate last year.

In 2015, 10 clinics were shut down permanently and 88 others suspended temporar-ily throughout the country, when they failed to comply with safety standards set by the Min-istry of Health in Oman, said Dr Mazin Jawad Al Khabouri, Di-rector General of Private Health Establishment.

Besides taking action against the clinics, the licences of 10 med-ical staff members were revoked, and another 26 were reassessed, while 53 were given fines and 29 medical staff received warnings.

“When we revoke licences of

medical staff, we notify the GCC about them and they become blacklisted,” he added.

Irregular practicesAccording to Dr. Mazin, most clinics were shut down due to ir-regular practices, which hindered procedures preventing infection control and patient safety. “All our actions are due to patient safety concerns — we normally go and inspect private health care centres, and if we find there are grave issues, we suspend them temporarily and wait for them to improve. >A6

Ten clinics were shut

down and 88 others

handed temporary

suspension in 2015

HM sends greetingsMUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qa-boss bin Said has sent a cable of con-gratulations to President Dr Hage Geingob of the Republic of Namibia on the occasion of his country’s in-dependence anniversary.

In his cable, His Majesty the Sultan expressed his sincere con-gratulations and best wishes of good health and happiness to Pres-ident Geingob and the friendly Namibian people further progress and prosperity. — ONA

P R E S I D E N T O F N A M I B I A

Oman confident of recovery in oil prices: MinisterA. E. [email protected]

MUSCAT: Oman’s Minister of Oil and Gas Dr Mohammed bin Hamad Al Rumhy on Sunday said he is confident of crude oil prices recovering after a meet-ing of Opec and non-Opec mem-bers scheduled to take place in Qatari capital Doha to decide on freezing output.

According to Dr Al Rumhy, oil prices might recover by 25 per cent by the end of the year, from the current level of around $37 per barrel for Oman Crude.

Freezing productionHe said the oil producers will first have to reach an under-standing on freezing production before the proposed meeting on April 17.

“I hope an agreement or un-derstanding is already there so that the meeting is to just put a stamp on what has already been agreed upon,” added Dr Al Rumhy, speaking on the side-lines of the ministry’s annual press briefing to announce the achievements of the country in the energy sector. The members of the Organisation of Petrole-

um Exporting Countries (Opec) and key oil producers from outside the group will meet on April 17 in Doha in a bid to sta-bilise falling crude prices.

The meeting is a follow-up to last month’s talks between Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela when they proposed an accord to freeze oil output at January levels.

Dr. Al Rumhy said there are expectations of prices touching $60 or $70 per barrel towards the end of the year. >A6

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Dr Mohammed bin Hamad Al Rumhy. — Jun Estrada/Times of Oman

OMANIndian workers bodies to be repatriated soon

1Bodies of the two Indian workers who died in an accident at their company workplace in Sohar Free Zone, will be repatriated to India, depending on how fast the paper works will be over. >A2

REGIONJet victims mourned

2Relatives gathered at Rostov-on-Don to mourn the jet crash victims . >A10

BUSINESSIran-Oman gas talks

3Iran has started talks with Sultanate on using Oman LNG’s spare capacity >B1

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

A4Oman Air’s revenue rises to OMR466m

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MUSCAT: As Oman faces Guam in the crucial 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier in Muscat on March 24, the Times of Oman is offering its read-ers the chance to cheer on our team in person at the match. >A6

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Deceased Indian workers’ bodies to be sent soonREJIMON K [email protected]

MUSCAT: Bodies of two Indians who died in an accident at their company workplace in Sohar Free Zone will be repatriated to India on Monday or Tuesday, depend-ing on how fast the paperwork is completed, a top official of the concerned company said.

“In cooperation with the local government and the Indian em-bassy in Oman, we are doing our best to complete the paperwork soon to repatriate the bodies of the deceased workers,” the offi-

cial said. The workers injured in an accident at their place of work died at the hospital where they were admitted.

“The incident happened on March 17th evening. On March

18th night, one worker died while the second injured worker passed away on 19th morning,” the offi-cial added. The two were injured at the industrial plant reportedly due to an accident near the fer-rochrome furnace. One worker was from the central state of Ut-tar Pradesh while the other hailed from the eastern state of Assam.

According to an embassy of-ficial, the paperwork has been completed and bodies will be repatriated at the earliest. “The company will also be sending one of their officials to accompany the bodies,” the official added.

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Injured at their place of work, the two workers died in a hospital

The incident happened on March 17th evening. On

March 18th night, one worker died while the second

injured worker passed away on 19th morning

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Takatuf, Riyada in leadership development initiative

Times News Service

MUSCAT: Takatuf Oman LLC. (Takatuf ), is partnering with the Public Authority for SME Development (Riyada) to offer a unique opportunity to Omani entrepreneurs.

This programme is aimed at strengthening the local econ-omy by contributing to more sustainable business growth for Oman’s SME market, through developing improved leadership abilities among SME owners.

Takatuf’s expertise in leader-ship assessment, HR solutions and coaching will be used to establish an “SME Leaders Em-powering Programme,” a cus-tomisable opportunity based on each participant’s experience.

Entrepreneur participants will take an assessment exer-cise that will provide them with their own personal profile and self-insight about their operat-ing styles, strengths and devel-opment themes to create their personal development plans.

This process will be followed by workshops on how to hire the right team, promote a coach-ing culture and implement HR good practices across their organisations.

Interested candidates may apply at Riyada’s website http://riyada.om (announcements’ section), until 5th April 2016. The programme will be held in English in Muscat.

ECONOMY

Oman invests $11.4 billion in oil, gas sector

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MUSCAT: Oman has invested $11.4 billion in developing the oil and gas sector last year.

However, the government was able to reduce its total budgeted expenditure in the oil sector by $1.3 billion during the period, mainly due to enhanced efficiency.

Some of the reduction in ex-penditure was due to increased efficiency. “Companies were able to reduce expenditure,” said Salim Al Aufi, undersecretary at the Ministry of Oil and Gas.

Of the total expenditure, $8.2 billion was for oil sector, while the remaining $3.2 billion invest-ment was for developing the natu-ral gas fields.

However, capital expenditure in natural gas sector increased by $600 million last year, mainly due to BP’s investment in Khazzan field, Al Aufi added.

Salim Al Aufi, undersecretary at the Ministry of Oil and Gas, said that the government would follow a similar policy in cutting expendi-ture this year as well, but it will not affect Omani work force.

OmanisationAl Aufi said that as many as 1,130 new jobs for locals were added in 2015 in oil and gas companies,

which takes the total number of Omani personnel in the energy sector to 13,130.

The Omanisation ratio in oil and gas sector is around 79 per cent, which is more than the regu-latory requirement.

Al Aufi said the average price of Oman Crude was $54.5 per barrel in 2015, which shows a 45.32 per cent fall from the previous year’s average price of $103.23 a barrel.

Three concession blocks – 30,

40 and 52 – were returned to the ministry of oil and gas last year. However, several concession agreements of multinational en-ergy firms were renewed last year.

Referring to health, safety and environment, he said there was a substantial fall in lost time inci-dent in the energy sector last year.

Stringent measures and ef-forts taken by the companies like warning and follow-up helped to reduce road accidents.

Of the total

expenditure, $8.2

billion was for oil

sector, while the

remaining $3.2

billion investment

was for the

development of the

natural gas fields

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As many as 1,130 new jobs for locals were added in 2015 in oil and gas companies, which takes the total Omani employment to 13,130 in the energy sector in the Sultanate of Oman

Salim Al AufiUndersecretary at the Ministry of Oil and Gas

RELIEF FOR PASSENGERS: Flying on Kuwait Airways is now set

to become more affordable for customers, said Rajan Jayaraman,

District Sales Manager-Oman, Kuwait Airways. — Supplied photo

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Kuwait Airways suspends fuel surcharge levyTimes News Service

MUSCAT: Passengers flying on Kuwait Airways will no longer pay fuel surcharges, following the continuing drop in oil prices.

Seen as a boost for people trav-elling on Kuwait Airways, and providing less expensive air trav-el, the airline said the fuel levy has been immediately suspend-ed. “Flying on Kuwait Airways is now set to become more afford-able for customers,” said Rajan Jayaraman, District Sales Man-ager-Oman, Kuwait Airways.

He also said that Kuwait Air-ways is committed to providing competitive airfares, along with the best services to its custom-ers. “The removal of the fuel sur-charge tax will create a cleaner and more transparent fare struc-ture for the future and deliver immediate benefits to customers, in the form of competitive pric-ing for travellers choosing to fly with Kuwait Airways. Further, Kuwait Airways is the first car-rier in Muscat to remove fuel sur-charge taxes on all of its routes,” he added. Also, Kuwait Airways has introduced their “Baggage Made Simple” policy by adopt-

ing a per-piece concept, instead of the traditional weight concept, on all routes. “The new baggage policy benefits customers who carry more weight and also enjoy reduced excess baggage charges, if any extra piece is carried. The excess bag charges for the maxi-mum of 23kg’s bag has been re-duced over 60 per cent on many routes,” he added. Last week, Ku-wait Airways announced it will add a new flight between Muscat and Kuwait beginning April 2.

Now, Kuwait Airways operates four flights per week from Mus-cat to Kuwait on Tuesday, Friday, Thursday and Sunday.

Beginning April 2, Kuwait Air-ways will begin operating five flights per week between Muscat and Kuwait, which will also con-nect to destinations in India and the sub-continent, the Middle East, Far East and Europe. “The introduction of a new flight on Saturday will cater to the grow-ing demand for traffic between Kuwait and Muscat,” Jayaraman said. These five weekly flights will be operated using the new A320 aircraft, configured with 16 Business and 114 Economy class seats.

L O W O I L P R I C E S Oman Air’s revenues increase to OMR466m

Times News Service

MUSCAT: Oman Air’s revenues increased to OMR465.971 mil-lion, Oman Air’s shareholders were informed at the airline’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at Oman Air’s headquarters in Muscat.

Oman Air Chairman Darwish bin Ismail bin Ali Al Balushi an-nounced financial results for the year 2015, covering the company’s finances and operations during the last full year.

Additionally, Oman Air carried 6.3 million passengers in 2015, up from 5.1 million in the previous year. More than 28,000 round trips were flown and capacity in 2015 rose to 20.5 billion available seat kilometres, with an average seat occupancy of 71.4 per cent being reached.

New aircraftOman Air also saw the arrival of nine new aircraft in 2015, includ-ing Oman Air’s first two Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners and new Boe-ing 737s. The airline launched three new destinations, flying to Singapore, Goa and Dhaka, as well

as adding more scheduled flights to some of its established routes.

Further, Oman Air’s staff at Muscat International Airport handled 47,823 flights and 10.3

million passengers over the course of the year.

Handling feesOf these flights, 19,830 were oper-

ated by airlines other than Oman Air, amounting to OMR17.610 million in the total handling fees received in 2015, compared to OMR14.346 million last year, an increase of OMR3.264 million.

Additionally, Oman Air’s ca-tering division served 7.5 mil-lion meals in 2015, being 900,000 meals more than in 2014. A healthy growth of 9 per cent in income from rooms, food and beverages was also recorded.

The amount of cargo that Oman Air handled in 2015 increased to 140,000 from 125,000 tonnes in the previous year.

Darwish Bin Ismail Bin Ali Al Balushi, Chairman of Oman Air, noted, “As our fleet grows in size, the on-board comforts that it of-fers are benefitting from a range of improvements. We have worked hard, with our partners at Muscat International Airport, to improve connections and customers are now enjoying reduced waiting times and greater convenience.”

Oman Air Chairman

Darwish bin Ismail

bin Ali Al Balushi

announced financial

results for the year

2015, covering the

company’s finances

and operations during

the last full year

UPBEAT: Oman Air launched three new destinations in 2015, flying to Singapore, Goa and Dhaka, as

well as adding more scheduled flights to some of its established routes. — Supplied photo

ACHIEVEMENTS Number of passengers carried increases to 6.3 million

More than 28,000 round trips operated

10.4 million passengers handled at Muscat

International Airport

7.5 million meals were served by Catering Division

Revenues up by 14.1 per cent to OMR465.971 million

Losses reduced by 21.2 per cent to OMR86 million

Social and economic benefit to Sultanate of Oman

totals OMR 450 million

Turkish Airlines introduces nine more Istanbul-Muscat flightsTimes News Service

MUSCAT: Growing trade and tourism links between the Sul-tanate of Oman and Turkey has prompted Turkish Airlines, the national flag carrier of Turkey, to introduce nine flights a week be-tween Muscat and Istanbul.

From March 29, Turkish Air-lines will operate double daily flights on Tuesday’s and Saturday from the Muscat International Airport.

“On the rest of the days, we will operate one flight a day,” said Me-hmed Zingal, General Manager, Turkish Airlines, in Muscat, after inaugurating their new office in Ruwi here on Sunday.

In an exclusive interview to the Times of Oman, he said Oman is a very important market for Turk-ish Airlines.

“It is the fastest growing airline company in the world and con-necting Oman to more than 100 destinations daily,” he said.

Mehmed Zingal also said they

are growing at a rate of 20 per cent in Oman. “In 2006, we started our operations in Oman with three flights a week and in 2015 we car-ried around 40,000 people from Oman,” he said.

To celebrate the 10th anniver-

sary of its operations in Oman, Turkish Airlines organised an event on Sunday night at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in which 250 VIP guests, including ambas-sadors, travel agent executives, airline professionals and civil

aviation directors participated. A Turkish dance group performed traditional folk dances as a rep-resentation of the magnificent Turkish culture.

The show was appreciated by all guests.

“We are the official airline partner of Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice Movie,” said İhsan Gorgun, the Marketing Manager of Turkish Airlines.

He also added that the premiere of the movie will be held in Mus-cat next Wednesday.

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CELEBRATIONS: To celebrate the 10th anniversary of its opera-

tions in Oman, Turkish Airlines organised an event on Sunday

night at the Grand Hyatt Hotel. - OK Mohammad Ali

From March 29, Turkish

Airlines will operate

double daily flights on

Tuesday’s and Saturday

from the Muscat

International Airport

Mobile tourism station project launched

Times News Service

SALALAH: A mobile tourism station project for the Khareef tourist season has been launched by the Ministry of Tourism.

The move is part of an effort to support small and medium enter-prises (SMEs) in the Sultanate, and to enhance various tourism initiatives in the country.

The event took place under the patronage of Abdullah bin Aqeel Al Ibrahim, Deputy Governor of Dhofar. The project has been fi-nanced by Salalah Methanol and supported by Riyada (the public authority for SME development), Al Rafd Fund, Salalah Port, Dho-far municipality and the admin-istration for handcrafts indus-tries in Dhofar. Salalah will see seven mobile tourism stations, of

which two will supply food and beverages to the tourist destina-tions and another two stations will showcase and sell traditional handcrafts at high footfall areas. Two more stations will provide refreshments to different destina-tions and one station will provide

tourism services and information. These mobile tourism stations will be operated by the SMEs to support the local economy and provide technical and practical training to employees and owners of these SMEs.

Marhoon bin Saeed Al Amri, the General Manager of Tourism in Dhofar Governorate, under-lined the importance of coop-eration between the public and private sectors, and said this was paramount to the project.

He also stated that this encour-ages SMEs and entrepreneurs to provide these services since the Ministry of Tourism and its part-ners have extended all facilities necessary to ensure the success of these stations. The goal is to pro-vide the highest calibre of services to the tourists who will be arriving

though the Port of Salalah during the winter tourism season. This is also an opportunity for these vendors to continue offering these services all year round in a sus-tainable fashion since there are many destinations where they can operate in different seasons, he added.

The head of external affairs at Salalah Methanol, Ahmad bin Musalam Kashoob, stated that his company gives a lot of importance to the need to sponsor and sup-port SMEs and entrepreneurs.

He also added that Salalah Methanol regularly supports local initiatives through different spon-sorship projects and also by work-ing with the SMEs, as this is a part of the vision and strategy pursued by Salalah Methanol and its par-ent company, Oman Oil.

K H A R E E F T O U R I S T S E A S O N

It is the fastest growing airline company (Turkish Airlines) in the

world and connecting Oman to more than 100 destinations daily

Mehmed Zingal, General Manager, Turkish Airlines, in Muscat

INITIATIVE: The mobile tour-

ism stations will be operated

by the SMEs to support the

local economy. - Supplied photo

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Heavy rain in Sharqiyah, Quriyat and Al Qaabil areas of Sultanate

Staff Reporter

MUSCAT: Heavy rain fell in Shar-qiyah, Quriyat and Al Qaabil area on Sunday afternoon, weather enthu-siast said quoting residents. “Wadis were overflowing in Qaabil and other areas. Meanwhile, there was moderate rain fall in Saham, Sohar, Barka, Suwaiq and Suwaiq,” Bader Ali Al Baddaei, an administrator of www.rthmc.net, a local Web-based forum that discusses weather in Oman, told Times of Oman.

Meanwhile, Oman Meteorol-ogy Department has predicted flash flood, thundershower and hailstorm from Tuesday until Thursday in Muscat, Mussandam, Buraimi, Dhahira, Batinah, Shar-qiyah, Al Wusta and Dhofar due to a deep upper air trough.

The Public Authority for Civil Aviation has advised people to be cautious during rain.

According to Jason Nicholls, a senior meteorologist at Accu-weather.com, there will be some

storms over far north-east Oman.“Isolated rain possible on Sun-

day; more rain, locally heavy, for Oman and UAE later next week,” the meteorologist tweeted on his official Twitter handle.

Meanwhile, according to the Meteorological Department’s re-

port on Saturday, in the past 24 hours 11.2mm rain fell in Bidiyyah, 2.4 mm in Ibra, 10.8mm in Al Mud-haibi, 8.4mm in Izki and Qalhat and 4mm in Sur.

During last week’s rain, the Pub-lic Authority of Civil Defence and Ambulance’s (PACDA’s) opera-

tions centre had received 332 res-cue calls. PACDA data recorded 255 water rescue operations, 37 land rescue operations, 29 fire extinguishing operations, eight ambulance-related calls, and four search operations.

As dams have started overflow-

ing in Oman resulting from rainfall caused by the low depression over the Sultanate authorities have warned public to be cautious.

In a tweet, ministry of regional municipalities and water resourc-es have cautioned public to stay away from overflowing dams.

Oman Meteorology Department has

predicted flash flood, thundershower and

hailstorm from Tuesday until Thursday

in Muscat, Mussandam, Buraimi, Dhahira,

Batinah, Sharqiyah, Al Wusta and Dhofar

due to a deep upper air trough

NEED FOR CAUTION: The Public Authority for Civil Aviation has advised people to be cautious during rain. - Courtersy @RthathWeather

OCCI real estate panel plans brokerage training courseTimes News Service

MUSCAT: A proposal to hold a training course on “Real estate Brokerage”, in cooperation with the Ministry of Manpower, was among the issues discussed by the Real Es-tate committee of the Oman Cham-ber of Commerce and Industry at its first meeting of 2016.

The meeting held at the OCCI headquarters, under Dr. Ibrahim bin Baqer Al Ajmi, the Chairman of the committee, along with com-mittee members representing the private sector also discussed hold-ing an Omani Properties exhibi-tion for all Omani companies in the field. Besides, the possibility of regularly holding a real estate forum every two years.

Dr. Ibrahim pointed out that the committee, in cooperation with firms in the public and private sec-

tor, will organise a number of ac-tivities to promote the real estate sector and to learn about the train-ing needed in this sector. These events also aim at promoting the sector and introducing available opportunities and resources.

Five-day courseThe chairman explained that the committee is planning to hold a training course on brokerage, in cooperation with one of the spe-cialised institutes and the Minis-try of Manpower. The course will last five days and include impor-tant topics related to this sector.

Regarding the real estate exhibi-tion, the chairman said it targets to promote the sector and bring foreign investment to the region, besides marketing local projects.

It was also agreed that a ques-tionnaire is to be prepared to gath-

er views about large projects and discuss whether their manage-ment wishes to participate in such an exhibition.

Local market studyIn discussions about the topic for the forum, Dr. Ibrahim said that the committee proposed to pre-pare a local market study in Sep-tember or October that includes categories such as real estate me-diators, developers and investors.

The committee also underlined the importance a market survey to know the attractive rules and others to utilise them in bringing investments to Oman.

It was also proposed that the Economic Research Department at OCCI undertake a compre-hensive and accurate study about those real estate regulations that encourage investments.

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UK institutions to share course

information at Muscat, Salalah

Times News Service

MUSCAT: Higher education in-stitutions from the UK will soon share course information with students in Oman who seek to pursue their higher education in the UK.

Being organised in Muscat and Salalah, the Al Ahlam UK Educa-tion Expo will commence from today March 21 from 4:30pm until 9:00pm for two days at In-terContinental Muscat and then move to Salalah on March 23 and will be open from 5:00pm until 8:00pm for two days at Hilton Salalah Resort

The economy of Oman has seen immense development over the last decade, with growth in sec-tors such as aviation, railways, oil and gas, logistics and entrepre-neurship, creating many new job opportunities for Omani nation-als. The UK institutions that will be visiting Oman at the Al Ahlam UK Education Expo will feature sessions to help students become more knowledgeable about these new opportunities.

Among the universities par-ticipating will be Glasgow, Kent, Northampton, Portsmouth, Swansea, and others that have a wide array of Bachelors, Masters and PhD courses to offer in spe-cialisations such as aerospace, civil petroleum, mechanical, computers, electronic engineer-ing, economics, business, entre-preneurship, law, medical, vet-erinary and life sciences, fashion marketing, strategic quality man-

agement, social and political sci-ences, and others.

Yuliya Whittem, Senior Inter-national Officer at Aston Univer-sity, expressed excitement about participation at the Expo, and said that among the various accred-ited degrees, there are specialised courses in Entrepreneurship and Business Law, Transport Product Design and Health.

Director of International De-velopment at Sheffield Hallam University, Gerardine Togher, said that Oil and Gas Management, Forensic Accounting, Sports Busi-ness Management and Railway Engineering are among the cours-es the university offers.

Apart from universities, there are Pathway providers who are

participating in the Expo. They of-fer Presessional English, Interna-tional Foundation and Pre Maters courses, in partnership with lead-ing universities. INTO University Partnerships, Study Group and Kaplan International Colleges are three such institutions that will be present at the expo.

Nusrat Bashir, Recruitment Manager of Study Group, ex-plained that most Omani students require an additional academic year before entering a degree pro-gramme. Study Group offers a one year international foundation to help bridge the gap in academic and language skills. Omar Ratib, Recruitment Director of INTO University Partnerships, stated that apart from offering founda-tion courses, they also provide a pre-masters in Aviation and En-trepreneurship at Glasgow Cal-edonian University and INTO London.

Mina Ghabrial, Regional Man-ager of Kaplan International Col-leges, said he is looking forward to meeting students at the Expo and sharing information about their pathway programmes in fields such as engineering and business, which can help students progress to a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree at a leading university.

English language schools will also meet potential students. They value Omani students who integrate well with other nation-alities, creating a positive study experience for all, while improv-ing their English language skills and growing as individuals.

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More than 30 institutions, including universities, Pathway providers and English language schools will share a wide range of course information about higher education in the United Kingdom

SQU to host GCC varsity theatre event

MUSCAT: Sultan Qaboos Uni-versity (SQU) will host the 4th University Theatre Festival for the GCC universities and high-er education institutions from during March 27 to 31.

The opening of the seminar will be held under the patron-age of Salim bin Mohammed Al Mahrouqi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Heritage and Culture for Heritage Affairs.

It should be noted that the festival is held once every two years, as it was held for the first time in the sisterly State of Kuwait. - ONA

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We do this every year, and if anything happens between now and March next year, we will have another fund raiser.John Fannin, Feeney’s Manager

The Times of Oman, in association with the Oman Football Associa-tion (OFA), is offering its readers return airline tickets to Dubai. Be-sides free tickets and even a free McDonald’s meal, for the match in Muscat to win these fabulous priz-es, all readers have to do is log on to timesofoman.com and participate in our online quiz for the next four days, as we test the football knowl-edge of all contestants.

Five lucky winners will be awarded a return airline ticket to Dubai, along with free passes for the Oman-Guam game.

“We are once again happy to be associated with Times of Oman in promoting the game in the country. The World Cup qualifier match on March 24 is very crucial for us, and we are looking forward to a full house at the stadium,” said Alister J. D’Silva, Head of Market-ing, Brand and Events at the Oman Football Association.

The last day to enter the contest is March 24.

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‘Infection control is primary concern’However, if the issues are enor-mous we shut them.”

Additionally, there have been a number of incidents in the past which have resulted in the crea-tion of stricter regulations.

“There was a doctor giving pa-tients expired injections, which is completely unethical, so we revoked his licence. Another doc-tor was injecting patients in their knee joints, due to which we had an outbreak of infections, and these people had to be operated on to clean their joints because they were infected and the doctor was not practicing safe techniques,” said Dr Mazin.

“The latter was asked, by the Ministry of Health, to stop prac-ticing medicine until the infection control problems in his clinics had ended, and then he was asked to stop injecting into patients’ joints, and this was a few months ago. However, since he wanted to continue his practice, we made him work with a consultant in

the Ministry, and he was asked to practice under his supervision until the consultant was satisfied that the doctor understood the implications of joint injections.”

“There were also cases where a sterilising machine was not certi-fied, so it was not possible to know if equipment was sterilised prop-erly or not. Then there was anoth-er case with a doctor who opened a clinic and was bringing in doc-tors on visitors visas to practice in the country, which is completely illegal,” recalled Dr. Mazin.

Investigate violationsThe Ministry has a committee to investigate violations, which holds regular meetings, and clin-ics are also inspected on a regular basis. Sometimes there are also surprise inspections conducted by the Ministry.

“If a clinic or doctor is found to be violating laws, we either close the clinic or stop the doctor tem-porarily. For example, if we find

infection control problems in a clinic, we close it temporarily un-til they have overcome or rectified the shortcomings, and sometimes we ask that the doctor be reas-sessed,” noted Dr Mazin.

The inspections are quite straightforward, noted Dr Mazin. “When somebody wants to open a private clinic, they apply for a license or apply for a permission, they fill out a form and we check if their background is okay, we sign it and then they start registering with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Next, they find a suitable location and tell us about it, and then we go and take a look. If it is suitable, then they can begin with their setup and, at the same time, we give them related letters for the police to issue a visa, so they can have exams conducted for their staff. Once that is sorted out and the person says their clinic is ready to open, we then go take a look, and if it is complete and everything looks fine, we give

them a licence.” Dr Mazin says that sometimes irregular practic-es are not performed deliberately, but then the background of a doc-tor determines what is done.

“Doctors should normally self-regulate themselves, but if we see that they are not doing that, we intervene and sort the matter out and regulate their practice. Some-times, irregular practices are not consciously done,” said Dr Mazin.

The ministry is also becoming more careful when it comes to li-censing doctors.

“We are becoming stricter about privileges, so doctors can’t practice out of their specializa-tions. If they want to do something more, they need to get permission from us,” added Dr Mazin.

If members of the public have concerns about a hospital or clinic, they can be in touch with the contact centre of the Minis-try of Health’s Directorate Gen-eral of Private Establishment at 24441999.

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Feeney’s continues to support charities

TARIQ ZIAD AL [email protected]

MUSCAT: Feeney’s Restaurant continues to support cancer pa-tients, and is currently raising money for children battling cancer.

Since 2007, when Cyclone Gonu struck, Feeney’s has taken the initiative in helping those affected by natural disasters, ill-nesses and disabilities, such as the blind and disabled, as well as in raising money for people up-rooted following last year’s Nepa-lese earthquake.

“We want to support the coun-

try by giving back every year,” said John Fannin, Feeney’s Manager, while adding that the Oman Can-cer Association (OCA) is the group the restaurant assists most often.

Last year, Feeney’s raised OMR1,400 for cancer awareness and delivered the money to OCA. Fannin said that by revealing the amount raised, the charity will continue to reach the same goals as last year. The money is col-lected during raffles, in which customers purchase tickets and win prizes during drawings.

Muscat Duty Free, Chedi Ho-tel, Grand Hayyat Hotel and Mer-cedes are supporting Feeney’s fund raising this year.

“We do this every year, and if anything happens between now and March next year, we will have another fund raiser. We try to give to two charities every year,” said Fannin.

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Oman switches off lights for Earth Hour awarenessTimes News Service

MUSCAT: Spearheading en-vironmentalism in the Sultan-ate, the Environment Society of Oman (ESO) organised a fam-ily event at the Muscat Hills Golf and Country Club in recognition of Earth Hour 2016.

Some 200 children, parents and others attended the event, joining 26 ESO volunteers for a day filled with activities and live music. All attendees were urged to take measures to com-bat climate change and, later in the evening, joined people across the world in observing Earth Hour 2016.

The event included awareness and educational games for chil-dren, face painting, a photo sec-tion and live music by musicians Ghazi Balucci, Vidya Ram and Majaz Band. During the event, visitors were given the opportu-nity to dispose of e-waste, such as laptop computers, mobile phones and printers, that will be recycled in an environmentally-friendly way by Averda.

Suaad Al Harthi, ESO Program Director said, “Climate change is the greatest environmental chal-lenge facing mankind, posing a grave threat to future generations in every part of the world. But while climate change has been caused by people, we, by taking a united stand, can reverse the trend. That is what Earth Hour is all about – uniting millions across 25 time zones, six conti-nents, 7,000 cities, and 172 coun-tries and territories in an effort to spotlight climate action. It is an important reminder that every act we take, no matter how big or small, can play a pivotal role in saving our planet. It is time we take better care of this world, af-ter all, it is the only one we have.”

This year, as part of its Earth Hour campaign, ESO visited schools, colleges, and universities across Oman to encourage stu-dents to live sustainable lifestyles and taught them how to join the global movement. Additionally, the society received ongoing sup-port from some of Oman’s most iconic building owners, with both the Royal Opera House Muscat and the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque switching off their lights-during Earth Hour.

Millennium Resort Supporting the fight against cli-mate change, Millennium Re-sort Mussanah commemorated Earth Hour 2016 by switching off all non-essential lights for an hour, uniting with the world in an effort to highlight important

environmental issues. All unnec-essary electric tools were also un-plugged for the hour, resulting in the resort saving 1360 kilowatts of energy.

During the celebration, the resort went a step further and organised a special display of can-dles to illuminate the beach, the marina, and every electricaloutlet in the resort’s interior.

Held annually every March 19, Earth Hour is an event started in Australia to encourage sustain-able living and raise awareness on important issues related to sus-tainability, conservation and the environment. Since its inception in 2007, the grassroots movement has gone global, with more than 100 million people across 25 time zones and six continents partici-pating last year.

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‘Crude prices to rise 25% by year-end’“All indications are that it will happen because the supply is real-ly affected and the demand is still increasing. I am optimistic about it. By the end of the year, we will see a 25 per cent increase in crude oil price.” The minister said Oman would attend the Doha meeting, if invited.

Freezing productionHowever, he noted that Oman’s willingness to cut production by 5 to 10 per cent would not influence supply much since the country is not a major oil producer.

“We are talking about countries cutting production by 1 million barrels or 1.5 million barrels per day.” This will have an impact on the global supply, he added.

Dr. Al Rumhy said the Sultan-ate, if needed, can manage a re-duction in crude oil production by cutting the output of majority state-owned Petroleum Develop-ment Oman (PDO).

Oil production targetThe minister said the average

crude oil production of Oman this year would be around 990,000 barrels per day, against 980,000 barrels per day in 2015. The coun-

try’s average daily crude oil pro-duction in January and February was over one million barrels per day. However, crude oil produc-tion declined in March due to heavy rains. In July and December 2015, the Sultanate’s crude oil and condensate production exceeded

one million barrels per day.The minister said although

some oil projects are being re-viewed, the general policy is not to slowdown production. The gov-ernment does not have any plans to reduce the country’s ability to produce oil and gas.

Similarly, natural gas produc-tion will increase this year by 1.5 million cubic metres per day to 104.5 million cubic metres per day from 103 million cubic metres per day last year.

The daily production of natural gas increased to the tune of 5.5 million cubic metres in 2015 over the previous year.

Salim Al Aufi, undersecretary at the Ministry of Oil and Gas, said that 437 million barrels were add-ed to oil and condensates reserve and 0.07 trillion cubic feet to the gas reserve in 2015, due to the new discoveries and re-assessing the producing fields.

He said that the Sultanate’s to-tal reserves of oil and condensates amounted to about 5,373 million barrels and approximately 22.99 trillion cubic feet of gas by the end of 2015.

The undersecretary pointed out that refineries production from Mina Al Fahal and Sohar refin-eries amounted to 85.38 million barrels (including 46.50 million barrels from Sohar Refinery and 38.88 million barrels from Mina Al Fahal Refinery), including the refining residues.

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MUSCAT: Oman is ready to reduce its oil and condensate production by 5-10 per cent if an agreement is reached among oil exporters to re-duce production to improve oil prices at the market, Dr Mohammed bin Hamad Al Rumhy, Minister of Oil and Gas said at the annual press conference that was held at the Ministry’s headquarters.

“We have made regional and international efforts to bring oil prices back to its natural upward path. We

hope regional and interna-tional players at the market would join hands to achieve fair stability of oil prices, he added.

He hailed the efforts that had been made which con-tributed to the uptake of oil and condensates production to more than one million barrel a day during July and December 2015, which is a good indicator on the sec-tor’s ability to sustain such production level at the near future. — ONA

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ALAWI MEETS SPECIAL ENVOY OF AFRICAN UNION TO LIBYAYousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs met in Salalah

yesterday with Jakaya Kikwete, former Tanzanian President and Special Envoy of the

African Union to Libya, on the sidelines of meetings of the Libyan Constitutional Drafting

Assembly, being hosted by the Sultanate. The meeting discussed the developments in the

Libyan arena and role of the African Union in restoring calm and stability in Libya.

The meeting was attended by Dr. Qasim bin Mohammed Al Maslahi, the Sultanate’s Am-

bassador to Libya. -ONA

Workshop on ‘Trade, WTO and Food Security’ today

Times News Service

MUSCAT: WTO Chair at Sultan Qaboos University will host the Second MENA Trade Workshop, entitled “Trade, WTO and Food Security”, on March 21 and 22.

The two-day workshop will discuss the linkage between trade, WTO and food security, as well as other trade related and food security issues.

The event will be an opportu-nity for academicians and practi-tioners from the region to present their findings and discuss food security, in light of the challenges presented by limiting natural re-sources and international market instability.

The WTO chair at SQU con-ducts research, curriculum, and outreach activities, which are relevant to both the Middle East and North African Countries (MENA) and WTO.

Commenting on the theme of the workshop, Dr. Houcine Boughanmi, WTO Chair Pro-fessor at SQU, said that today, food security has become an ur-gent concern, particularly in the MENA region.

“Food security is explicitly

mentioned in the preamble of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) as a non-trade concern that should be given considera-tion in trade negotiations, along with protecting the environ-ment and the possible negative effects of the implementation of the agreement on the net food-importing developing countries. However, during the last food crises, global food prices spiked in unprecedented ways and world food markets were disrupted in such a way that many countries, scholars, and developmental in-stitutions questioned the reli-ance on trade and world markets to solve developing countries’ food security issues. The role of WTO and trade disciplines in the AoA was considered not flexible enough to allow countries to pur-sue their national food security policies. New and old paradigms of food security emerged to em-phasize, in different degrees, the relationships between trade, international cooperation, and self- reliance in food production. In this regard, the WTO Chair at SQU is hosting a workshop that addresses these issues.”

Dr. Houcine Boughanmi fur-

ther said that in addition to price variables, climate change is cre-ating new challenges to the future of food security in the region.

Critically affected“Agriculture in the MENA re-gion is considered an area that will be critically affected by cli-mate change. Year to year local-ised production variables are expected to increase, and with potentially negative impacts on the food security of local com-munities. Trade, as it connects “the land of the plenty to the land of the few”- thereby increasing food availability- could contrib-ute to food security solutions, but more innovative mitigation and adaptation policies are needed to attenuate the negative effects of climate change”. In this con-text, the workshop sessions will discuss the food security and the WTO DDA agenda; food security and trade policies; strategic food reserves; supply chain and food import management (wheat and staple commodities); food secu-rity and climate change; manag-ing food import risks; regional food intra-trade; and global-value chain and food security.

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SHARING THOUGHTS: The event will be an opportunity for academicians and practitioners from the

region to present their findings and discuss food security, in light of the challenges presented by

limiting natural resources and international market instability. – Supplied photo

Health Ministry call centre wins regional prize

MUSCAT: Call centre of the Ministry of Health won the award for Best Government Call Centre in the Middle East in the 30 employees and less category. The ministry will receive the award in a ceremony which will be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates today. The centre re-ceived in 2015 7,846 calls and 124 cases were recorded by thesmartphone application. -ONA

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Bangladeshi expats celebrate birth

anniversary of ‘Father of the Nation’

Times News Service

MUSCAT: Ninety-sixth Birth Anniversary of Bangladesh’s ‘Fa-ther of the Nation’ Banga Bandhu Sheikh Majibur Rahman and the country’s National Children Day were celebrated at the Embassy premises, Shati Al Qurum, on 17th March, 2016.

Bangladesh Ambassador Sheikh Sikender Ali, who was the chief guest, delivered his speech. The entire programme was beautifully compered by the Counsellor and Head of Chancery, Abdul Hassan Mridha. All staff of the Bangladesh Embassy, including Zahed Ahmed Counsellor (Labour) and Anwar

Uddin, First Secretary, both of whom have newly joined, attended the programme.

Among others who attended the programme were Bangla-desh School’s principal, director, administrator, dignitaries from

various parts of Oman, doctors, engineers and members of the business community.

At the end, two birthday cakes presented by the Banga Bandhu Parishad were cut by H.E. Sheikh Sikender Ali.

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JOYOUS EVENT: All staff of the Bangladesh Embassy, attended the

programme. – Credit

Rise in number of fixed telephones

MUSCAT: Total number of post-paid fixed telephone lines regis-tered a growth of 1.1 per cent in the Sultanate at the end of February 2016 to stand at 328,811 compared to 325,083 lines as at the end of December 2015.

Subscribers of various fixed tel-ephone lines witnessed a rise by 1.4 per cent to stand at 441,102 as at the end of February 2016.

Subscribers of mobile service stood at 6,611,895 at the same pe-riod, comprising a decline by 0.5 per cent whereas the number of active mobile broadband subscrib-ers stood at 3,267,291 according to the figures issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Informa-tion (NCSI).

Fixed prepaid telephone lines witnessed a growth at 4.5 per cent

taking the total to 58,514.The number of pre-paid public

telephones remained unchanged at 6,801 lines whereas the number of integrated service digital networks and wireless fixed lines slightly declined.

National Centre for Statistics and Information statistics pointed out that the number of mobile sub-scribers stood at 6,611,895 as at the end of February 2016.

Pre-paid mobile subscribers represented the largest number of the total subscribers to stand at 6,021,576.

The number of mobile internet subscribers stood at 2,707,000 as at the end of February 2016 includ-ing 2,705,000 as post-paid mobile internet subscribers. The NCSI figures also highlighted a 4.5 per cent growth in the num-ber of fixed broadband subscribers to reach 243,715 compared with the end of December 2015. -ONA

Subscribers of mobile service stood at

6,611,895, a decline by 0.5 per cent, whereas

the number of active mobile broadband

subscribers stood at 3,267,291, according

to data released by NCSI

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cannot count the times my wife has juggled work and her school sched-ules to attend one of our children’s plays, award ceremonies, or sports activities. I know she believes someone has to be there for them, someone has to be in the audience to clap and show that they are loved.

Mothers show compassion when their child is sad, listen when they need a friend, celebrate their suc-cesses, give them strength when they fail, and always think of their child before their own needs. Moth-ers often stay up all night with their

baby, if he or she is sick and hold them in their arms to comfort them, possibly telling them that every-thing will be alright. If they have to go to work the next morning, they may be exhausted, but they will likely tell you they wouldn’t trade the good times or bad times for any-thing in the world. Because of this maternal devotion, children often think of their mothers first during major events throughout their lives. If you have ever watched an award ceremony, professional sports draft, or attending a wedding, you have surely heard the phrase “I would like to thank my Mom, she was always there for me”.

Why is Mother’s Day so special? Being a mother is special privilege; a unique job that requires unwaver-ing commitment, dedication, and love. This maternal love not only helps their child develop into a lov-ing and responsible adult, but helps the mother to evolve into a more de-voted and caring being. There truly is no replacement for a mother; it is a special bond, which can only be created between a mother and their child. Mother’s Day is the perfect occasion to thank them for being there. I hope you and your mom have a very happy and memorable Mother’s Day. — Michael Zuren PhD./EzineArticles.com

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Mother’s Day is celebrating the loving bond be-tween a mother and her child.

Being a mother or a father is one of the toughest yet most reward-ing jobs you could ever have. At the moment of conception, many mothers’ nurturing instincts take over. They start eating better, schedule regular doctor’s appoint-ments, and prepare for their new baby. The maternal inclination to protect and comfort their baby kicks in and shapes the way they think and act. Many people say “women glow during pregnancy”, possibly pregnancy itself radiates motherly love that secretes from their bodies. Women know how painful birth can be, but they push the pain aside, just waiting for the first moment they see their baby. You can clearly see at the time of birth, their tears are not because they are exhausted and in pain, but because of their immediate love for their baby.

Mothers are responsible for nurturing, teaching, and loving their children. Their impact on their child’s life is crucial to their child being a positive and con-tributing member of society. We have all seen in movies the major events between mothers and their children’s lives; such as watching their child going off to school for the first time, watching them sing in their first school performance, or sitting in the audience as their child receives an award at school; but there are so many other ways mothers impact their children. I

CELEBRATE Mother’s Day with your beloved mother at a fanciful restaurant and surprise her with her favorite items inside a Gift Basket. How marvelous that could be. Let her dig through the gift and let her capture her breath and realize how thankful you are for having her as your mother.

Someone once said that a mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie. But when it is her special day like on Mother’s Day, why don’t you try to return the favor and make her feel that she deserves a pie or two? One effective way to say ‘thank you’ to your mother is to give her a gift basket on Mother’s Day.

A gift basket is a thoughtful way to remember your mom on her honored day. Giving her a gift basket is an opportunity to show your mother how much she means to you not just because of the contents of your basket, as you obviously know what she likes, but also in the creative way your basket is prepared. The latter is what will really matter to your mom for, as mothers are truly sensitive, she will surely notice that you really put time and effort into the making of her gift.

So what should you include inside your Mother’s Day gift basket? Depending how much you know your mother, you may opt to give her a singular gift or a variety of gifts, even a combina-tion of different gifts. If you’re going to give your

mom a piece of expensive jewelry, do not just hand it over to her in a box, which is what typically everyone would do. Whether you’re going to put it in the box or not, place it inside your gift basket underneath a lot of colorful paper and trappings. Let your mother dig her way to the bottom of the basket, and make her feel like a child once again, excited and eager to unravel her present. Alter-natively, you can give your mom an assortment of accessories, which you can arrange around inside the basket.

You may also try to go on a theme-inspired basket, like a ‘beauty’ theme; thus, giving your mother a variety of beauty products or spa treat-ment products. Or, you may opt along a ‘book’ theme, and give her a collection of inspirational books or books on yoga and meditation, or books of her favorite author. You may indulge her with certificates to spa facilities or wellness program as well, for a ‘health’ themed basket.

If your mom is the quiet and simple type, a variety of flowers arranged on a basket would be a sweet gift but also gives the idea of abun-dance. Or, if she is into nature or a green thumb, you may opt to give a basket laden with differ-ent plants to be planted, or packets of seedlings maybe, or bonsais to be adorned in the garden or inside the house. Or, if your mother loves tea or coffee, you may give her tea or coffee packs of different and unusual flavors.

Now, when adorning your gift basket, always think and personalize. You can decorate the bas-ket with small fresh flowers, or you may even go as far as cutting pictures of your mother and the two of you together over the years and sticking them on the sides of the basket.

Or, you may simply desire to spend some time with your mother. Why don’t you bring her to a nice and cozy place where you two can just talk, and bring with you a food gift basket filled with her favorite food, or food you yourself cooked us-ing her recipes! And don’t forget to tuck in an extra blanket for her to wrap her around with if ever she gets cold, or an extra pillow to make her extra comfortable wherever she’ll be seated.

Whatever thoughts you have for Mother’s Day, the gift basket should be a vital part of it. Make your mother’s most recent memory of you and her to be a wonderful and of lasting impression.— Elaine Edwards/ArticlesFactory.com

Choosing the perfect gift for your mom!Why is

Mother’s Dayso special?

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Don’t litter a beautiful country like OMAN.Ensure proper disposal of garbage.

While we honor all our mothers with words of love and praiseWhile we tell about their goodness and their kind and loving waysWe should also think of Grandma, she’s a mother too, you see....For she mothered my dear mother as my mother mothers me.

Remember the Grandma too ...

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Four militants were killed and three others wounded by the Algerian army in the desert region of Ain Saleh, where Krechba is located

Russians mourn victims of flydubai passenger jet crash

ROSTOV-ON-DON (RUSSIA): Relatives gathered to mourn the 62 victims of a passenger jet crash in southern Russia on Sunday and officials warned an investigation could take weeks to determine the cause of the downing.

At Rostov-on-Don airport about 400 people paid their respects to the 55 passengers and seven crew who died when the Boeing 737-800, operated by Dubai-based budget carrier flydubai, crashed in the early hours of Saturday.

Bereaved relatives laid red and white carnations on a growing pile of flowers, candles and children’s toys, framed by photos of the dead. “We mourn,” read an inscription listing the victims’ names.

“What happened cannot be ex-pressed with any words. I can’t comprehend how the relatives of the victims will go on living,” Rostov resident Marina Bondar told Reuters.

“The whole world is expressing its condolences to us. But it is im-possible to forget this.”

At the crash site, Russian work-ers finished their search of the snow-covered wreckage, having sifted more than 200 pieces of the victims’ bodies scattered across the airfield, Russian TV reported.

Russia’s airline regulator said work had started extracting infor-mation from the doomed plane’s flight recorders, which were badly damaged in the crash.

“The received recorders are

badly damaged mechanically,” Russia’s Interstate Aviation Com-mittee (IAC) said in a statement on its website, alongside a photo of a crumpled recorder.

“Specialists... have started the inspection, opening and removing the memory modules from their protective coverings for further work to restore the cable con-nections and prepare to copy the data,” the IAC said.

RIA news agency cited an IAC official as saying it could take one month to decode information from the recorders. Under inter-

national aviation rules, the inves-tigation will be led by Russia’s air safety investigation agency with representatives from the United States, where the jet was made, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where the airline is based.

Flydubai’s CEO Ghaith Al Ghaith said on Saturday it was too early to determine the cause of the crash, but officials have suggested it could have been caused by pi-lot error, a technical problem or strong winds at the airport.

Speaking at a news conference in Dubai on Sunday he said: “We

have high confidence in the Rus-sian authorities who are capable of managing local conditions for flights,” he said.

“We fully trust the Russian au-thorities in this.”

“The airport was open. It was good enough to operate and good enough to land, as per the authori-ties,” he added.

“The weather conditions were good enough for the flight.”

Flydubai said in a statement it was organising hardship pay-ments to families of the victims amounting to $20,000 per passen-

ger, in accordance with its condi-tions of carriage.

The airline has not cancelled or delayed any flights because of the crash, it added, and Rus-sian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov said the airport would reopen on Monday morning.

Security services in the Mid-dle East and Russia are on heightened alert for militant threats to aviation following the IS claim of responsibility for downing a Russian passenger plane over Egypt’s Sinai Penin-sula in late October. — Reuters

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‘US sanctions keeping foreign companies away from Iran’DUBAI: The United States is still fundamentally hostile to Iran and its policies have undermined the benefits of sanctions relief, Iran’s supreme leader said on Sunday.

Ringing in a new Iranian year at a televised rally in the city of Mashhad, Supreme Leader Aya-tollah Ali Khamenei said fear of US regulations was keeping big foreign companies, particularly in the financial sector, away from Iran. The uncompromising stance of Iran’s most senior figure poses a challenge to President Has-san Rouhani, the architect of last year’s nuclear deal who hopes to open Iran’s economy to the world.

In keeping with the deal, many international sanctions on Iran were lifted in January. Since then

foreign business delegations have flocked to Tehran and billions of dollars of deals have been signed.

But European banks and other companies have stayed away, largely due to remaining US sanc-tions. That, Khamenei said, was a sign that Iran should be economi-cally self-reliant because the US and its allies were not reliable partners. “In Western countries and places which are under US in-fluence, our banking transactions and the repatriation of our funds from their banks face problems... because (banks) fear the Ameri-cans,” he said.

“The US Treasury... acts in such a way that big corporations, big institutions and big banks do not dare to come and deal with Iran,”

Khamenei said. The Central Bank of Iran has also said remaining US sanctions have scared off Europe-an firms. To drive the point home, the stage on which Khamenei sat carried a giant banner reading “the year of the Resistance Economy: Action and Implementation”, his chosen slogan for the Iranian year 1395 that began on Sunday.

In a video message earlier, Rou-hani said further engagement with other countries was the key to economic growth, a view that has put him increasingly at odds with Khamenei, who outranks him. “I am sure that with cooperation and effort inside the country, and constructive engagement with the world, our economy can bloom and develop,” Rouhani said.— Reuters

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Algerian army kills militants behind gas plant attackALGIERS: Algeria’s army has killed four militants authorities believe were responsible for Fri-day’s attack on the Krechba gas fa-cility operated by state oil compa-ny Sonatrach with BP and Statoil, a security source said on Sunday.

Al Qaeda’s North Africa branch claimed responsibility for the rocket attack on the gas plant in central Algeria that caused no cas-ualties or damage. BP had initially said the plant had been shut down as a safety precaution, but a top Sonatrach source said on Sunday production was unaffected by the assault. “Output in Krechba’s site was not affected, and Sonatrach’s CEO visited the gas facility to support workers and encourage them to maintain production,” the Sonatrach source said on condi-tion of anonymity. Algeria’s oil and gas facilities are heavily protected by the army, especially since mili-tants killed 40 oil workers in an attack on the In Amenas gas plant near the Libyan border.

An Algerian security source who also did not want to be iden-tified told Reuters that four mili-tants were killed and three others wounded by the army in the desert region of Ain Saleh, where Krech-ba is located. The Algerian defence ministry has not yet confirmed the operation. The Krechba site produces 2 billion cubic meters of gas a year, and fields in the region of Ain Saleh produce around 9 bil-lion cubic meters. Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb has claimed sev-eral attacks across north and west Africa recently, including an as-sault on a resort in Ivory Coast last week that killed 18 people.

Algeria fought a civil war in the 1990s that pitted government forces against hardliners and killed 200,000 people. In recent years, the country has become an important partner in the campaign against militancy. The OPEC na-tion is also a major gas supplier to Europe. — Reuters

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THE FATEFUL FLIGHT FZ981

Source: Flightradar24.com

Rostov-on-DonAirport

THE LAST TEN MINUTESThis chart shows the last 40

kilometres travelled by the flydubai FZ981 when it was approaching to

the Rostov-on-Don airport.

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Jaitley, Rahul lock horns overUttarakhand political crisis

DEHRADUN/NEW DELHI: Uttarakhand Speaker Govind Singh Kunjwal has issued notices to nine rebel Congress MLAs ask-ing them why they should not be disqualified from the House even as Arun Jaitley and Rahul Gandhi sparred over the political crisis in the Uttarakhand.

Main opposition BJP has, meanwhile, claimed that 35 MLAs including 26 from the party and

nine from Congress had already given a notice for a no-confidence motion against the Speaker to the Vidhan Sabha Secretary for his al-leged failure to conduct the House in an impartial manner even be-fore he issued the notices to the rebel Congress MLAs (Member of Legislative Assembly).

Killing democracyChief Minister Harish Rawat while training his guns on the BJP said they are “killing” democracy.

“BJP party with the support of their party at Centre is trying to destabilise the state governments.

They are killing democracy. They talk about cooperative fed-eralism and they are targeting the

opposition governments selec-tively,” he said.

Notices have been issued to the nine rebel Congress MLAs fol-lowing a request from party chief whip and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Indira Hridayesh seek-ing action against them for vio-lating the party whip in the state Assembly during voting on the Fi-nance Bill. The notices have been pasted on the walls of the houses of the MLAs concerned which asks them to submit their replies to the Speaker by March 26 evening.

However, Pradesh BJP presi-dent and Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly Ajay Bhatt said as a notice of no-confidence has already been moved against the

Speaker he should quit his post.Using the Uttarakhand crisis

to escalate his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP, Rahul Gandhi said it has exposed the “true face of Modiji’s BJP” and that “toppling” governments by “blatant use of money” seems to be the ruling party’s new model.

“Toppling elected Govts by in-dulging in horse trading & blatant misuse of money & muscle, seems to be BJP’s new model, after fail-ure in Bihar”.

“Congress Party will fight dema-goguery with democracy. This at-tack on our democracy & Consti-tution, first in Arunachal & now Uttarakhand, is the true face of Modiji’s BJP,” the Congress Vice

President said in a series of tweets.Senior BJP leader and Finance

Minister Arun Jaitley blamed the Congress for the crisis, claiming there is “deep division” and said it cannot be attributable to the BJP.

“There is a deep division in the Congress in Uttarakhand...it can-not be attributable to the Bharati-ya Janata Party,” Jaitley told re-porters in Delhi.

The Congress had earlier ac-cused the BJP of engineering split in the party.

Jaitley said that a majority of MLAs voted against the contro-versial Finance bill but the Speak-er declared it passed.

“In Uttarakhand, Speaker con-sidered a failed bill as passed. This is happening for the first time in the country,” he said.

StrategyChief Minister Rawat said the BJP strategy to topple his gov-ernment is a type of an encounter and referred to how police horse Shaktiman was brutally attacked during a protest by BJP workers in Dehradun and had its hind leg amputated.

“First they broke the leg of the horse and now by doing horse trading, they want to break the leg of Uttarakhand.”

Before the crisis unfolded, the Congress had 36 MLAs in the 70-member Assembly.

The ruling party also has the support of 6 members of the Pro-gressive Democratic Front, while opposition BJP has 28 MLAs. - PTI

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SPEAKS OUT: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat speaks at Holi Milan Programne in Dehradun on Sunday. - PTI

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Arun JaitleyFinance Minister

Merger talks: JD(U), RLD, JVM(P), SJP may form new partyNEW DELHI: After a failed attempt at unification of the larger Janata Parivar, Janata Dal(United), Rashtriya Lok Dal, Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Pra-jtantrik) and Samajwadi Janata Party look set to merge in Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Ut-tar Pradesh.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, JD(U) President Sharad Yadav, RLD chief Ajit Singh, his son Jayant Chaudhary and poll strategist Prashant Kishor had a meeting at the residence of JD(U) general secretary K. C.Tyagi in the national capital on March 15 to work out the modalities, sources close to the development said.

While Nitish Kumar is in di-rect talks with JVM(P) leader and Jharkhand’s former chief minister Babulal Marandi, who had part-ed ways with BJP long back and formed his own outfit, Ajit Singh

and K. C.Tyagi have held several rounds of discussions with Sama-jwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) chief Kamal Morarka.

“The four parties can merge to-gether very soon. Talks are in final stages. The date has not been de-cided but the new party may come into existence this month itself,” a source said.

The JD(U), which rules Bihar in alliance with Lalu Prasad’s RJD, has pockets of influence in the neighbouring Jharkhand.

Important playerRLD has been an important player in western Uttar Pradesh, while Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtri-ya) formed by former prime minis-ter Chandra Shekhar has little in-fluence in the state after Mulayam Singh Yadav walked out of it and formed Samajwadi Party.

Janata Dal had 22 MPs in Uttar

Pradesh in 1991, when Mulayam Singh Yadav and Chandra Shekhar parted ways with V. P. Singh and formed Samajwadi Janata Party.

Since then Janata Dal and later Janata Dal (United) have been on decline there.

In 1996, the party headed by Sharad Yadav had 6 MLAs, which came down to two in 2002 Assem-bly polls. Buoyed by the victory in Bihar, the party feels it can reju-venate its moribund unit in Uttar Pradesh in alliance with RLD and other smaller parties.

JD(U) has also roped in Peace Party, which has some presence in eastern UP.

Peace Party Chief chief Sub An-drei had also met Nitish Kumar and JD(U) general secretary K. C. Tyaigi to discuss the issue.

While JD(U) lacks a cadre base in Uttar Pradesh and can hope to gain from alliance with regional

parties like RLD and Peace Party, Nitish Kumar’s persona could help these parties in cementing their vote base.

The RLD, which in the past called the shots in western UP with its Jat-Muslim combination, is a considerably weakened politi-cal entity in the region following a rupture in its support base after the Muzaffarnagar riots in 2013.

RLD hopes Nitish Kumar, with his pro-Muslim image, could help undo some of the damage.

JD(U) leaders had also cam-paigned for RLD candidates in the bypoll to three assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh in February.

The two major parties in Uttar Pradesh — Bahujan Samaj Party and Samajwadi Party — have al-ready ruled out the possibility of alliance with any party.

The JD(U)-RLD combine is keen on having the Congress in the

anti-BJP front for UP polls.JD(U) was also keen on forging

an alliance with Congress in As-sam, but the latter’s state unit was not inclined.

Six splinter groups of Ja-nata Parivar had last year made an attempt at merger and even announced Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav as their leader.

The parties were H. D. Deve Gowda-led Janata Dal-Secular, JD(U), Lalu Prasad’s RJD, Om Prakash Chautala’s Indian Nation-al Lok Dal, Kamal Morarka-led Sa-majwadi Janata Party and the SP.

However, not only the plan failed to take off, Mulayam Singh Yadav’s party even fielded candi-dates against those of the grand al-liance of JD(U)-RJD-Congress in Bihar assembly polls last year.

“If not Janata Parivar, at least let the Lok Dal Parivar come togeth-

er,” said a senior leader of JD(U) on fresh efforts for merger.

“Some final points need to be sorted out about the flag, the elec-tion symbol and the new constitu-tion as something from all the four parties will have to be incorporat-ed,” a source said.

Election symbolJD(U) is already looking for a new election symbol.

It is of the view that its existing ‘arrow’ election symbol is “confus-ing” voters.

JD(U)’s symbol arrow bears re-semblance to the bow and arrow symbol of Jharkhand Mukti Mor-cha and Shiv Sena.

The party’s bid to seek a new symbol and merge with other parties comes ahead of assembly election scheduled in five states — Assam, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, West Bengal and Kerala. - PTI

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Body of soldier retrieved from under 12-feet of snow

SRINAGAR: Indian Army teams on Sunday recovered the body of a soldier who had gone missing following an avalanche in Kargil area of Indian-admin-istered-Kashmir.

“Rescue teams of army on the third day of a gruelling search operation managed to recover the mortal remains of sepoy Vi-jay Kumar K from under 12 feet of snow,” a defence spokesman said here. He said the search op-eration continued for three days despite adverse weather condi-tions and up to 15 feet of snow in the area of avalanche. Rescue dogs, deep penetration radars and metal detectors were also pressed into service, he said.

“Vijay, who belongs to Vallaramapuram village of Thirunelvelli district of Tamil Nadu, is survived by his parents and two younger sisters. Army is in the process of evacuating his mortal remains from the area after which it will be moved to his native place where the cremation ceremony will take place with full military hon-ours,” the spokesman said.

Sepoy Sujit, the soldier who was rescued on the first day itself, is medically stable and recovering well, he said. Lt Gen D. S. Hooda, has expressed his deep condolence to the family of Kumar, the spokesman said. - PTI

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77% students with foreign medical degree fail MCI hurdle NEW DELHI: An average 77 per cent Indian students who returned with a foreign medical degree in the past 12 years failed to clear the mandatory screening examination conducted by Medical Council of India.

Any citizen possessing a prima-ry medical qualification awarded by any medical institution outside the country who wants provisional or permanent registration with MCI or any state medical council needs to qualify the screening test (known as Foreign Medical Grad-uates Examination) conducted by the MCI.

In a year-by-year break-up of the number of students who sat for the screening exam, data provided by NBE under RTI Act shows that since 2004, the number of instanc-es of successful candidates cross-ing 50 per cent of the total who appeared was two, while in one particular instance, only 4 per cent students passed the test.

The highest percentage of 76.8 successful candidates was regis-tered way back in September 2005 when 2,851 students appeared for the test and 2,192 passed it.

In March 2008, 58.7 per cent candidates were able to clear the screening with 1,087 out of 1,851 candidates clearing it. The last two sessions of the screening exam in 2015, however, saw only 10.4 per cent and 11.4 per cent candidates clearing the test. - PTI

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Happiness quantum for UAE inhabitantsOhood Al Roumi

I’m delighted to join in the celebration of this year’s International Day of Happiness. But, to be honest, my focus is on the other 364 days of

the year. After all, I am in the happiness business.There have been a number of initiatives and ef-

forts around the world to move beyond GDP and data on schools or hospital beds in measuring a country’s success in governance and development. In a country that has spent the past five decades building an economy from a standing start, the government in which I serve knows only too well that such figures, while showing that our develop-ment is progressing, do not tell the whole story – or anything like it.

In 2011, the United Nations called on member states to place more emphasis on happiness and wellbeing when working to achieve and measure social and economic development. Since then, many countries have come to realise that placing happiness at the heart of their governance objec-tives makes perfect sense.

Here in the UAE, we have recognised, as others are recognising, that we need benchmarks for gov-ernance that truly express what we mean by suc-cess. The question we ask is not whether we are providing adequate services and sound economic policy to our people, but whether we are making our people happy. Of course, the latter requires de-livering the former; but it also means going beyond statistics, to comprehend that we are all individuals with our own hopes, fears, and aspirations.

Happiness is serious business in the UAE, where attention to it permeates everything we do in gov-ernment, including efforts to encourage private-sector companies to place a value on it in their eve-ryday operations. It entails formulating national strategies, programmes, and policies to increase happiness and then measuring our achievements on an ongoing basis.

But what exactly is this indicator we are calling happiness? It is neither a transitory moment of de-light nor a constant condition. It is a state of being beyond satisfaction, a flourishing and ambient joy.

Happiness is knowing that you and your family are safe; that there is opportunity open to you and your children; and that you can depend on a high degree of care, dignity, and fairness in your society. Happiness is not something that is bestowed from on high; we all must work to achieve it. But, as I see

it, our role in government is to create an environ-ment that enables happiness and a positive attitude toward life to flourish. Setbacks or frustrations in one’s life do not necessarily imply a loss of happi-ness, which depends on how you – and others who are helping you – go about overcoming obstacles. Happiness thus entails a commitment to helping others, as well as taking responsibility for your own decision to proceed constructively and optimisti-cally. In my ten years working in government, I have personally encountered no situation that could not be handled with a smile, a little consideration, and a touch of positivity. Happiness is something I take personally and believe in passionately.

Happiness can’t be mandated, demanded, or en-forced. It must be encouraged and nurtured. It re-quires a change of mindset, with a focus on seeking constructive outcomes. So how are we going about it in the UAE? It is still early days – my post is just over a month old. But we already have a 100-day plan in place and a clear set of tasks ahead of us. We have defined guidelines for shaping policy across govern-ment, and we have started to create structures for coordinating among government entities and for defining new approaches to services and service delivery. We are also developing benchmarks and assessment tools, in order to formulate and monitor measurable performance indicators for happiness.

Alongside our efforts to place the quest for hap-piness at the core of the national agenda, we need to encourage the private sector to join us. In one of the world’s most diverse labour markets – the UAE is home to people representing up to 200 nation-alities – we must ensure that, beyond maintaining appropriate legislative and regulatory frameworks, our country’s entrepreneurs act on the basis of en-lightened self-interest. Just as GDP is not the only benchmark to define a country’s success, profit alone cannot define a company’s success. In our connected and social world, where opinion, news, and information travel at the speed of light, happi-ness is a competitive advantage; indeed, it is central to a company’s brand. - Project Syndicate

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Committed to agenda of governance in J&K: Jaitley

SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI: As the deadlock over government for-mation in Indian-administered- Kashmir continued, the BJP on Sunday said it is fully committed to the agenda of governance in the state while Peoples Democratic Party President Mehbooba Mufti is likely to make a second trip in five days to Delhi on Monday.

Mehbooba Mufti is also likely to

call a meeting of senior party lead-ers in the coming days to clear the “misgivings” about the stalemate over government formation.

Though issues of government formation in Jammu and Kashmir did not come up for discussion at BJP’s National Executive meet which concluded in Delhi on Sun-day, senior party leader and Union Minister Arun Jaitley said the po-litical resolution emphasised the

party’s commitment to the ‘agen-da of governance’ in J and K.

“We stand fully committed as far as agenda of governance is concerned,” Jaitley told reporters on the issue of government forma-tion in Jammu and Kashmir.

In Srinagar, sources in the PDP said Mehbooba is likely to go to Delhi on Monday.

The sources also said the PDP president is likely to hold a meet-

ing with senior party leaders in the next few days to inform them about the last week’s develop-ments on government formation.

The sources said the date of the meeting has not been finalised yet as several senior party leaders are stuck in Jammu “due to closure of the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway”.

DeadlockThe PDP and the BJP failed to end the deadlock as the meeting between their respective party presidents — Mehbooba and Amit Shah on Thursday — could not make any headway.

BJP MLA Ravinder Raina said the party will “never” accept new conditions for alliance put forth by Mehbooba Mufti.

“Several PDP legislators who are in favour of the formation of the government in the state and who also don’t want midterm polls in the state are in touch with the BJP leadership for the forma-tion of the government,” Raina told reporters in Jammu.

While BJP said it could not form the government based on fresh conditions put forth by the PDP, the regional party main-

tained that there were no new de-mands made by it but it only want-ed assurances on a timeframe for implementation of the “Agenda of Alliance” agreed between the two parties last year.

“The BJP is trying to give an impression that the PDP is mak-ing some new demands for the government formation which is not true. We only want imple-mentation of the agenda of alli-ance. These misgvings have to be cleared,” PDP sources said.

The sources said the issues flagged by the PDP president during her meeting with BJP top leaders are part of the agenda of alliance which was finalised by PDP patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed with the national party.

“The PDP president has made it clear time and again that she will stand by her father’s decision of forming an alliance with the BJP as he was convinced that it is in the interests of the people of the state.

“All that Mehbooba wants to en-sure is that the promises made to her father in terms of political ini-tiatives and economic progress of the state see the light of the day,” they said. - PTI

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Modi urges party workers to focus on developmentNEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked his party workers not to get dis-tracted by “irrelevant” issues raked up by the opposition and said their sole focus should be to move ahead with government’s mantra of development.

If tough nationalist discourse was the highlight of party chief Amit Shah’s address and the po-litical resolution adopted by the meeting, Modi chose to dwell on

his government’s works, saying the party has always taken up the cause of nationalism and now is the time for development.

“We should not engage in irrel-evant issues. We should work on our agenda. Our rivals will try that we remain engaged in irrelevant issues and the government’s work is not discussed among the people.

“We should move ahead with one mantra: vikas, vikas, vikas. This is the answer to our country’s

all problems and we are working in this direction. Change is hap-pening and the wheel of progress is moving fast. The party and gov-ernment are working shoulder to shoulder,” Modi said.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh briefed reporters about the Prime Minister’s address, which was not open to the media, and said Modi told the audience that a lot of work was done in the 22 months the party has been in power and no

allegation of corruption has been levelled against it.In an apparent dig at opposition parties, Modi cautioned party workers against those who are not happy with the government’s “unprecedented” development works, saying they will rake up futile issues to make things difficult for them.

“You should remain unaffected.”Asked about what Modi spoke on

nationalism, a issue that has domi-nated the two-day meet, Singh said,

“He (Modi) said nationalism is our strength... We have always done agitation on the issue of national-ism and moved forward.Now time has come for development. There is a need for development.”

Highlighting the government’s schemes, like providing LPG con-nection to the poor, electrification of villages so far and disbursement of Mudra loans to lakhs of people, he asked party workers to reach out to the beneficiaries. Modi

also praised the BJP’s organisa-tional growth and said now there is a need for “capacity building” among party workers so that they could play a robust role in building the nation. There was a need for them to engage with constructive government works like ‘Swachh Bharat’ and ‘Beti padhao, beti bachao’. Invoking Mahatma Gan-dhi, Modi said he connected peo-ple with the freedom movement by taking up their causes. -PTI

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Lucky draws, incentives to attract more voters PATHANAMTHITTA (Kerala): Gifts to voters may trigger alarm bells ringing in normal course but not in this district of poll-bound state of Kerala where the authori-ties are set to use them as an incen-tive among other measures to draw more electors to booths.

Faced with below par polling percentage in recent elections compared to the state average, the administration has hit upon the idea of offering incentives and lucky draws, perhaps for the first time in the country, to those who cast their votes in the May 16 as-sembly elections.

Pathanamthitta clocked 68.22 per cent polling in 2011 assembly elections as against the state aver-age of 75.12 per cent. Polling per-centage was also lower during the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. District Col-lector S. Harikishore, who is also the District Election Officer, has drawn up a three-pronged strat-egy to increase the voting percent-age this time. As part of the plan, a ‘Vote and Win’ contest will be organised in 100 selected booths, where the polling percentage was below 60 per cent in the last two elections, Harikishore said. - PTI

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Musharraf cut off-shore deal with government, claims aide

ISLAMABAD: A close aide to General Pervez Musharraf has claimed that travel restrictions on the former military ruler were lifted as a result of an ‘off-shore deal’ struck with the government.

The claim by Ahmad Raza Kas-uri, the chief coordinator of the All Pakistan Muslim League (AMPL), negates the government’s version that Musharraf’s name was struck

off the Exit Control List (ECL) in compliance with the Supreme Court orders.

Musharraf is facing a slew of court cases on different charges, including high treason for sub-verting the Constitution in 2007. He flew to Dubai Thursday morn-ing after the government lifted in-ternational travel restrictions on him. A day earlier, the top court di-rected the government to remove Musharraf’s name from the ECL.

“At 2.00 am on Thursday, my phone rang. It was General Sahib (Musharraf ) on the line. General Sahib took me into confidence and shared details of the agreement (struck with the government) be-fore his departure,” Kasuri told The Express Tribune.

As a first step towards its im-plementation, Attorney General for Pakistan Salman Aslam Butt did not argue against the Supreme Court order for lifting travel re-strictions on Musharraf, accord-ing to Kasuri. The agreement also envisages the government will wrap up the treason trial, he said. “I will disclose contents of the deal at an appropriate time,” said Kasuri when pressed for details.

Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said on Thursday that the government removed Musharraf’s name from the ECL in compliance with the Supreme Court orders. “He (Musharraf ) has been allowed to travel abroad for medical treatment. His law-yers have committed before the

apex court that he will return af-ter four to six weeks,” Nisar told the media.

Musharraf’s name was put on the ECL after he returned to Pa-kistan in 2013, hoping to lead his party in the general elections. He was, however, disqualified from contesting the polls and found himself fighting an array of charg-es relating to his time in power from 1999 to 2008.

A senior government official said the three-judge special court trying Musharraf for treason would continue proceedings in absentia. The court has already indicted Musharraf, and there is no need for his presence in the court anymore, he added.

“The special court can record

his statement through a video link, if he reneges on his commit-ment to come back.”

Senator Farogh Nasim, who is Musharraf’s lead counsel in the treason trial, refused to comment on this issue. However, Kasuri ruled out ‘trial in absentia’.

“This cannot be a viable op-tion in such high-profile cases,” he said.

Punjab Law Minister Rana San-aullah has said that if the court is-sues Musharraf’s arrest warrants, then he would be brought back through Interpol. “The court has not ordered putting Musharraf’s name on the ECL in any case,” he said.

‘Go Nawaz Go’ ralliesMeanwhile, Pakistan People’s Party supporters staged ‘Go Nawaz Go’ rallies in several cities of Sindh on Saturday to protest the government decision to strike Musharraf’s name off the ECL.

“The federal government is passing the buck to the judici-ary for allowing Musharraf to go abroad,” said provincial informa-tion adviser Maula Bux Chandio, who led a rally in Hyderabad. “This is contemptuous for a con-stitutional institution (such as the judiciary).” — Express Tribune

Ahmad Raza Kasuri’s

assertion, negates

the government’s

version that the

former ruler’s name

was struck off the

Exit Control List

in compliance

with Supreme

Court orders

At 2.00 am on Thursday, my phone rang. It was General

Sahib (Pervez Musharraf) on the line. General Sahib

took me into confidence and shared details of the

agreement (struck with the government) before his

departure, said Ahmad Raza KasuriPervez Musharraf

CJ criticises military takeoversKARACHI: Pakistan’s top judge has said repeated martial laws have not only hampered democ-racy in the country but have also kept its people away from accept-ing democratic norms.

“Martial laws have left Paki-stani society in a shambles,” Chief Justice of Pakistan Anwar Zaheer Jamali said on Saturday while speaking at a ceremony organised in memory of renowned lawyer Abdul Hafeez Pirzada at Kara-chi’s Mohatta Palace Museum on Saturday.

Pakistan has witnessed three decades of direct military rule since its independence in 1947. Military coups began in 1958 and since then there have been three successful military-led govern-ments besides several unsuccess-ful coup attempts.

Jamali termed the repeated im-position of martial laws Pakistan’s ‘misfortune’.

He said Pirzada had a distinc-tive personality both as a lawyer and a politician with worldwide recognition.

He recalled it was the late law-yer whose contribution and ser-vices had helped the country come out of the 1971 disturbance.

After the death of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Pirzada quit politics in 1977. — Express Tribune

‘ S O C I E T Y I N S H A M B L E S ’

FURIOUS FANS Pakistani men broke a TV set after their cricket team

lost a match against India during the World T20

cricket tournament late on Saturday in Karachi. — AFP

Rs100b agriculture package unveiled by Shahbaz SharifLAHORE: Chief Minister Shah-baz Sharif announced a Rs100 billion package on Saturday for the development of agricul-ture sector.

Addressing the Punjab Agri-culture Conference 2016, Shah-baz said that a kissan (farmer) commission would be set up to resolve the problems of growers, increasing per acre yield and de-veloping agriculture.

“Rs100 billion will be spent on the prosperity of farmers and promotion of agriculture during the next two years. Agriculture is the backbone of economy. The government has taken a number of steps for the welfare and pros-perity of the farmers and devel-opment of the agriculture sector during the last seven and a half years,” he said.

He said that Punjab Agricul-ture Conference 2016 had been convened for the development of agriculture. “Representatives of farmers, agriculture experts and government will deliberate in working groups and formulate concrete proposals and recom-mendations. A solid agriculture policy will then be formulated,” he said.

Heinous tradeShahbaz said that in 1998, his government had eliminated spurious agriculture medicines. “However, this heinous trade has resurfaced. Our farmers toil day and night, but there is no increase in per acre yield. Agriculture extension services have grown sluggish.

Research institutions are not doing what they should. The practice of giving timely advice to farmers has also degenerated,” he said.

The chief minister said that agriculture and research devel-

opment were integral. “Appropri-ate attention has not been paid to agriculture research in univer-sities and agriculture research institutions. An increase in per acre yield is not possible with-out adopting modern technology. The government, agriculture re-search institutions and universi-ties will have to work together to deal with these challenges,” he said. Shahbaz said that the Rs100 billion he had announced would be only for the development of agriculture.

“In addition to the funds, work is continuing on the construction and rehabilitation of rural roads under a Rs150 billion project. Work is also continuing on the project for providing potable wa-ter in rural areas,” he said.

He said that the projects for generating thousands of mega-watts of electricity would be completed by 2017-18. “Cheaper electricity will then be available in abundance,” he said.

Punjab’s Law Minister Rana Sanaullah said that bold deci-sions were needed for the promo-tion of agriculture and empower-ing farmers. — Express Tribune

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attacks so far this year in Turkey, a NATO

member that faces multiple security threats

Istanbul bomber identified as Turkish member of IS

ISTANBUL: A Turkish member of the IS militant group was re-sponsible for Saturday’s suicide bombing in Istanbul that killed three Israelis and an Iranian and wounded dozens of others, Tur-key’s interior minister said.

Efkan Ala identified the bomber as a man born in the southern prov-ince of Gaziantep, adding that five people had been detained so far in connection with the bombing.

“We have determined that Mehmet Ozturk, born in 1992 in Gaziantep, has carried out the heinous attack on Saturday in Istanbul. It has been established that he is a member of IS,” Ala told a news conference broadcast live on television.

Israel has confirmed that three of its citizens died in the blast. Two of them held dual citizenship with the United States. An Iranian was also killed, Turkish officials have said.

Deliberately targetedIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel is try-ing to determine whether its citi-zens were deliberately targeted. Eleven of the 36 wounded were Is-

raelis. Saturday’s attack on Istiklal Street, Istanbul’s most popular shopping district, appeared simi-lar to a January suicide bombing blamed on IS that killed at least 12 German tourists in the city’s his-toric centre.

More than 80 people have now been killed in four suicide attacks so far this year in Turkey, a NATO member that faces multiple secu-rity threats.

As part of a US-led coalition, it is fighting IS in neighbouring Syria and Iraq. It is also battling Kurdish militants in its south-east, where a 2-1/2-year ceasefire collapsed last July, triggering the worst violence since the 1990s.

The spate of bombings has raised questions about Turkey’s

ability to protect itself from a spillover of both the Syria and Kurdish conflicts.

An offshoot of the militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) claimed responsibility for two re-cent car bomb attacks in the capi-tal Ankara that killed a total of 66 people. Turkey sees the Kurdish insurgency as fuelled by the ter-ritorial gains of Kurdish militia fighters in northern Syria.

Police were questioning the father and brother of the alleged bomber Ozturk and had deter-

mined his identity by checking a DNA sample from the blast scene against one taken from his father, security sources said.

Ozturk’s family reported him missing after he went to Istanbul in 2013, the security sources said.

Police were on high alert on Sunday after the previous day’s attack and due to concerns about potential clashes between secu-rity forces and Kurdish militants during a spring festival this week-end that is widely celebrated by Kurds. The US and some Euro-pean embassies had warned their citizens to be vigilant before the Nouroz celebrations.

A small group of lawmakers from the Peoples’ Democratic Party, the Kurdish-rooted opposi-

tion party, were scheduled to walk to Istanbul’s Bakirkoy district for the festivities. Roads in that area were being closed by police for security reasons, Anadolu Agency reported.

Streets across the city, usually bustling with traffic and pedes-trians on Sundays, were eerily quiet apart from the sound of po-lice helicopters buzzing overhead. Television footage showed Istiklal Street virtually empty.

Social media sites such as Twit-ter and Facebook were not readily accessible, local users reported.

Authorities have blocked ac-cess to such sites after bomb-ings in the past, usually because graphic images have been shared online.- Reuters

Israel has confirmed

that three of its

citizens died in the

blast. Two of them

held dual citizenship

with the United

States. An Iranian

was also killed,

Turkish officials said

SECURITY CHECK: Police officers search a car during a security control check in central Ankara, Turkey, on Sunday. - Reuters

Indonesia to summon China envoy over fishing boat incidentJAKARTA: Indonesia will sum-mon the Chinese ambassador in Jakarta over an incident involv-ing a Chinese fishing vessel in the Natuna Sea, a minister said on Sunday.

The move comes amid height-ened tensions in the South China Sea over China’s land reclamation there and over its claims on vast swathes of what is an important shipping corridor.

Several Southeast Asian coun-tries have overlapping claims in the area.

Indonesia was attempting to detain the Chinese vessel for fish-ing illegally in waters near the contested South China Sea when a Chinese coast guard vessel inter-vened, fisheries minister Susi Pud-jiastuti told reporters in Jakarta.

“What we will ask the ambas-sador is that if they say their nine-dash line does not claim Natuna then why is there still illegal fish-ing happening there,” Pudjiastuti said, adding the Chinese ambas-sador will be summoned by the foreign ministry on Monday.

“Their government should not stand behind illegal and unregu-lated fishing,” she said.

Chinese embassy officials and Indonesian foreign ministry offi-cials were not immediately avail-able for comment.

China claims vast swathes of the South China Sea that are also claimed by several Southeast Asian countries. Indonesia is not a claimant in the disputed South China Sea, but has raised concerns over China’s inclusion of the re-source-rich Natuna Islands in its so-called “nine-dash line”. - Reuters

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ARRIVAL CONTINUES: Refugees and migrants are seen on board the Eleftherios Venizelos passen-

ger ferry as they are transferred to the Greek mainland, following their departure from the port of

Mytilene on the Greek island of Lesbos, on Sunday. – Reuters

Students among 13 killed in Spain crash

FREGINALS (SPAIN): At least 13 people were killed when a bus carrying a large group of foreign university students crashed early on Sunday midway between the Spanish cities of Valencia and Bar-celona, authorities in the north-eastern region of Catalonia said.

Eight of the 43 passengers had also been seriously injured.

The students were from at least 19 countries and many were part of the Erasmus exchange pro-gramme between European uni-versities, emergency services in Catalonia said.

Regional leader, Carles Puig-demont, told a local radio station that all the victims were women.

CollisionThe bus crashed and overturned at about 0600CET (0500GMT)on a road that runs along Spain’s eastern coast. After swerving onto the other side of the road, it had hit an oncoming car, injuring the two passengers.

The bus, which was carrying 61 passengers, according to esti-mates from the authorities, was driving away from Valencia on the last weekend of the Fallas fes-

tival, known for its big firework displays.

“There were students on board, many of them foreign stu-dents studying in Catalonia and in Barcelona who had travelled to Valencia for the Fallas and were returning,” Jordi Jane, Cata-lonia’s regional interior minister said at a televised news confer-

ence. He said the victims were all aged between 22 and 29.The driver had been taken to a lo-cal police station, Jane said. The cause of the accident was not im-mediately clear but was most like-ly due to “human error”, he said.

The driver had tested negative for alcohol and drug, a Catalan court said in a statement.

Catalonia’s emergency services said in a statement that passen-gers on board included students from Hungary, Germany, Swe-den, Norway, Switzerland, Czech Republic, New Zealand, Great Britain, Italy, Peru, Bulgaria, Po-land, Ireland, the Palestinian Ter-ritories, Japan, Ukraine, Holland, France and Finland.

Authorities had not yet given the nationalities of the dead.

Initial estimates were that 14 people had been killed. — Reuters

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Trump refuses to condemn violence at chaotic ralliesWASHINGTON: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said that “professional agitators” bore much of the blame for violence at his rallies as video showed a protester being beaten and another apparently being grabbed by Trump’s campaign manager.

Speaking on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday, Trump defended cam-paign manager Corey Lewan-dowski and declined to condemn supporters who have attacked protesters at his increasingly cha-otic rallies.

Nor did he back down from his warning that there would be riots in the streets if the Republican Party denied him the nomination for the November election.

“I don’t know what’s going to happen, but I will say this, you’re going to have a lot of unhappy peo-ple,” he said.

“I don’t want to see riots, I don’t want to see problems. But you’re talking about millions of people,” he said.

Scenes of mayhem have become increasingly common at the bil-lionaire businessman’s rallies as he secures his position as the Re-publican frontrunner despite op-position from many senior party officials. Trump has on occasion said that he would like to punch protesters himself.

Television footage from an Ari-zona rally on Saturday showed a man punching and kicking a protester as he was led out of the event. Another video appeared to show Lewandowski grabbing a protester by the back of his shirt.

Trump declined to condemn the violence and said it was often pro-voked by protesters, who briefly blocked a highway leading to an Arizona rally on Saturday.

“These people are very disrup-tive people. They’re not innocent lambs,” he said.

He also defended Lewandowski

and said a security official had ac-tually grabbed the protester. Le-wandowski also manhandled a re-porter last week, according to the Washington Post.

“I give him credit for having spirit,” he said of Lewandowski.

Republican leaders said Trump needs to more clearly discour-age his supporters from engaging in violence.

“All of the candidates for presi-dent ought to be discouraging that kind of activity, because people in the audience tend to listen to those who are speaking,” Senate Repub-lican Leader Mitch McConnell said on ABC.

Republican National Commit-tee Chairman Reince Priebus said the campaign should let law en-forcement police the rallies.

“The sheriff there was in the crowd and the Secret Service is there and that’s their job to do it,” he said on ABC. “Condoning vio-lence is not the answer.” — Reuters

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EU-Turkey deal fails to stem flow of refugees to GreeceLESBOS (GREECE): They waved, cheered and smiled, elated to have made it to Europe at dawn on Sunday in a packed blue rub-ber motor boat.

The 50 or so refugees and mi-grants were among the first to arrive on the Greek island of Lesbos on day one of an EU deal with Turkey designed to close the route by which a million people crossed the Aegean Sea to Greece in 2015.

Exhausted but relieved, the new arrivals wrapped their wet feet in thermal blankets as volun-teers handed out dry clothes and supplies.

Reuters witnesses saw three boats arrive within an hour in darkness in the early hours of Sunday. Two men were pulled out unconscious from one of the boats amid the screams of fellow passengers and were later pro-nounced dead.

Twelve boats had arrived on the shoreline near the airport by 6 a.m. (0400 GMT), a police offi-cial said. A government account put the number of arrivals across Greece in the past 24 hours at 875 people.

Under the European Union

deal with Turkey, all migrants and refugees, including Syrians, who cross to Greece illegally by sea from March 20 will be sent back to Turkey once they are reg-istered and their asylum claims have been processed.

That is expected to take ef-fect from April 4, by which time Greece must have in place a fast-track process for assessing asy-lum claims. The EU has pledged to help Greece set up a task force of some 4,000 staff, includ-ing judges, interpreters, border guards and others to manage each case individually.

In return, the EU will take in thousands of Syrian refugees di-rectly from Turkey and reward it with more money, early visa-free travel and progress in its EU membership negotiations.

Among the early morning ar-rivals on the seaweed strewn beach on the south of Lesbos was Syrian Hussein Ali Muhammad,

whose studies were interrupted after the war began. He said he wanted to go to Denmark to con-tinue university. Asked if he was aware of the European decision, he said: “I know that. I hope to cross these borders. I hope I com-plete my studies here (in Europe), just this. I don’t want money, I just want to complete my studies. This is my message.”

Muhammad, who worked odd jobs in Turkey to pay a smuggler to bring him across, said he did not want to go back.

“I worked very, very hard in Turkey, I collected the money to come here... It’s very dangerous and not good.”

Another arrival, 30-year-old computer engineer Moham-med from Daraa in Syria, said he hoped to stay in Greece until he found a way to be reunited with his wife and son in Germany.

“I know the decision. I hope to (meet with) my wife and chil-dren,” he said.

Doubts remain about whether the deal is legal or workable. It was not clear what would hap-pen to the tens of thousands of migrants and refugees already in Greece. — Reuters

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Iran in talks to process itsgas in Oman

A. E. [email protected]

MUSCAT: Iran has started dis-cussion with Oman for using spare capacity of Oman LNG to process Iranian gas for exports.

Addressing the annual media briefing here on Sunday, Dr Mo-hammed bin Hamad Al Rumhy,

minister of oil and gas, said that Oman LNG has a spare capacity of 1.5 million tonnes per annum, which can be used by Iran for liq-uefying their natural gas. “That would be the sort of volume we are talking about.” However, this is possible only after Iran exports its gas to Oman. Oman LNG has three trains, with a combined capacity of 10.4 million tonnes per annum. Presently, the LNG produced from Oman LNG’s three-train plant facility in Sur is sold to markets in Asia and Europe. Over 1,900 cargoes have been ex-ported from the Sultanate since production began in 2000.

Dr Al Rumhy said the serious discussion with Iran is for build-ing a 260-km-long natural gas pipeline between the two coun-tries to import natural gas. “Work is underway for identifying the optimum route. We are making progress. But this kind of pro-

jects will take time,” added Dr Al Rumhy. The proposed pipeline will connect the Iranian province of Hormuzgan to Sohar in Oman.

Iran has signed an agreement to export 10 billion cubic metres of gas per year to Oman in a deal that involves building a pipeline at a cost of about $1 billion. Both countries have signed a memo-randum of understanding in 2014 for the sale of Iranian gas to Oman for a 25-year deal valued at around $60 billion.

Iran sits on the world’s largest gas reserves, according to the lat-est statistics compiled by BP, but the country was prevented from exporting much of it until the sanctions were lifted recently.

Oman’s natural gas produc-tion, which was at 103 million cubic metres per day in 2015, will increase substantially once BP’s Khazzan project starts produc-tion and Iran starts pumping gas to the Sultanate.

Tehran has started

dialogue to use Oman

LNG’s spare capacity

to liquefy its natural

gas in the Sultanate

for exports

PDO exceeds 2015 oil, gas production target Times News Service

MUSCAT: Petroleum Develop-ment Oman (PDO) on Sunday said that it set a new combined oil, gas and condensate production record of 1.29 million barrels of oil equiv-alent per day (boepd) in 2015.

The company said it was confi-dent of reaching a new sustainable long-term oil production plateau of 600,000 barrels per day (bpd), well ahead of its original 2019 tar-get, to support revenue generation.

The PDO also said it is pledging to intensify its cost-control pro-gramme to combat the effects of the low oil price environment with an efficiency drive across its opera-tions and has reduced planned ex-penditure this year by $1.6 billion.

The average PDO daily oil pro-duction for 2015 was 588,937 bpd, the highest since 2005 and almost 14,000 bpd above the planned tar-get. Gas production was 83 million cubic metres a day, one million cubic metres above the planned target as the company stepped up its effort to meet growing national gas demand.

“With the sharp fall in global oil prices dominating our thoughts and deeds, I am pleased to be able to report that PDO still managed to surpass expectations right across the business,” said Raoul Restucci, PDO managing director, com-menting on the 2015 performance.

“As the nation’s largest oil and gas producer, our staff are fully aware of the vital role they play in generating the resources and revenue needed to power Oman and their commitment to stay the course and deliver value, despite the worsening economic situation, was truly impressive,” he added.

Sustainability“Ensuring our business is sustain-able is a long-term goal of PDO but the current low oil price environ-ment also underscores the critical importance of sustainability in the present. PDO has seized the oppor-tunity to continue to drive busi-ness improvement and operate more efficiently, while maintain-ing our overarching commitment

to safety.“The current environment re-

quires us to leave no stone un-turned to boost near-term cash-flow and we have reduced 2016 expenditure by $1.6 billion. We’ll continue to work with our contrac-tors to identify further cost reduc-tion opportunities and optimise expenditure in light of the coun-try’s economic challenges.

“Importantly, we have been able to maintain our growth plans and will continue to actively pursue and accelerate projects which can generate increased revenues, with early monetisation of discover-ies and opportunities, top quartile recovery, meeting government gas requirements, delivering projects on promise, and ensuring stake-holder expectations are fulfilled.”

PDO added significant reserves and contingent resources, in ex-cess of annual production, in 2015. There was a substantial oil discov-ery at Sadad North in southern Oman amounting to 44.5 million barrels of commercial contingent reserves (CCRs), contributing to a total of 109 million barrels of CCRs from new discoveries. Ad-ditionally, there was a 2 per cent rise in Stock Oil Initially In Place (STOIIP) to 67.8 billion barrels and a 4 per cent increase in Gas Initially In Place (GIIP) to 78.2 trillion cubic feet (tcf ). >B4

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Jindal Shadeed aims to meet steeldemand in Oman

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SOHAR: Jindal Shadeed Iron and Steel has made a capital invest-ment of more than $1 billion to ex-pand the integrated steel complex at the Sohar industrial port.

The rebar mill with a capacity of 1.4 million tonnes per annum is the latest addition to the complex, which has been commissioned in January 2016. Rebar is a steel bar used to re-inforce concrete structures.

“The newly expanded facil-ity will further facilitate in making Oman self-sufficient in meeting its domestic demands of rebars,” said N. A. Ansari, chief executive officer of Jindal Shadeed Iron and Steel, at the dedication ceremony on Sunday.

Dedicated to nationIndia’s largest investment in Oman, the Jindal Shadeed steel complex in Sohar, has been dedi-cated to the nation here on Sunday by His Highness Sayyid Taimur bin Asad Al Said. The steel com-plex includes the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) largest capacity electric arc furnace of SMS and rebar mill.

Ansari said that Jindal Shadeed is the only company in GCC to ex-port special quality billets to Eu-rope automotive and special qual-ity round billets to Saudi Arabia for seamless pipe manufacturing.

“Capacity of the plant has been selected on the basis of demand in GCC and the neighbouring coun-tries,” Ansari added. “Through our complex, Oman will help to reduce the dependence of the GCC coun-tries on imports from outside the

region,” he added. According to officials, the plant

will strengthen the domestic pro-duction capacity which is vital to the nation’s industrial growth.

“We have the biggest rebar mill in the region and it is the most modern mill,” Naveen Jindal, chairman of the Jindal Steel and Power Limited said. “The support from the government encouraged us to invest here and we got a great support from the local people,” Jindal added.

In-country valueJindal further said that the opera-tion of the plant will also contrib-ute to in-country value (ICV). “It will also create substantial em-ployment opportunities for the lo-cals,” he added.

Indira Mani Pandey, India’s am-bassador to the Sultanate, in his speech, said that this is an example which shows the position of bilat-eral relationship between Oman and India. “Our relationship is a historic one and we enjoy an excel-lent relation,” ambassador added.

The inaugural plaque at the complex was also officially un-veiled on the occasion.

Rebar mill with a

capacity of 1.4 million

tonnes per annum is

the latest addition to

Sohar complex, which

was commissioned in

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BP Oman’s gas project to start production by 2017A. E. [email protected]

MUSCAT: BP Oman said that construction work of its Khaz-zan natural gas project is now 65 per cent complete and the first gas is expected in late 2017. The production from the field will eventually result in an increase of around 40 per cent to Oman’s natural gas supply.

“BP Oman’s work at Khaz-zan will make a huge contribu-tion to Oman’s energy supply, improving both energy security and the county’s foundations for industrial diversification. This responsibility drives all of us to make sure the project delivered safely, on time and on budget. The passing of the 65 per cent com-pletion milestone is a testament to our commitment and ability to achieve this,” said Yousulf Al Ojaili, president of BP Oman.

BP Oman is a lead partner in

the project with a 60 per cent interest, while Oman Oil Com-pany Exploration and Production holds 40 per cent.

BP’s technical expertise is in-strumental in helping the country unlock the vast reserves of tight has, which are locked in deep, dense and extremely hard rock strata at Khazzan, in the south of Block 61. A head of agreement was recently signed with the Ministry of Oil and Gas to amend the Block 61 exploration and production sharing agreement, increasing the license area to enable a sec-ond stage of development. This adds a further over 1,000 square kilometres to the south and west of the original 2,700 square kilo-metres license area and will ena-ble combined plateau production from phase 1 and 2 of the project to reach around 1.5 billion cubic feet of gas a day.

Around 11,000 jobs have been created in the development of

Khazzan. Up to the fourth quarter of 2015, the in-country-value con-tribution was around 43 per cent of BP’s third party spend, which is equivalent to $516 million.

The company plans to drill 330 wells during the project life-time. The whole project includes building gas processing plant, gathering systems, overheads and roads.

Omani businesses support Khaz-zan in a range of specialist areas including rig construction, pipeline and equipment manufacture.

The proportion of Omanis working at BP Oman has risen to 72 per cent with a target of 90 per cent by 2020.

Safety is of paramount im-portance and the record since development started has been excellent. In 2015, BP Oman achieved over 20 million man-hours of work, and drive over 27 million kilometres without any loss time incidents.

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Bank Nizwa to arrange $150m financing for South Sea EnergyTimes News Service

MUSCAT: Bank Nizwa has signed an agreement to arrange a structured Sharia-compliant financing facility of $150 mil-lion to South Sea Energy (SSE) for development and production project in Block 17 in the Gover-norate of Musandam.

This first of its-kind agreement with a fulfledged Islamic bank, reaffirms the growing role of Sha-ria-compliant solutions in the Oil and Gas sector in Oman.

The move comes as the Sultan-ate continues to open its doors to many international exploration firms in order to boost oil and gas production. The South Sea En-ergy is one of the key partners in the joint venture PetroTel Oman (PetroTel), operator of the 2,378 square kilometres on-shore Block 17. With its international expertise in the oil and gas in-dustry, the company is gearing up to finding further untapped reserves in Musandam.

The agreement was signed by

Dr Jamil El Jaroudi, chief execu-tive officer of Bank Nizwa; and Datuk Seri Mahmud Abu Bekir Taib, executive vice president of South Sea Energy Tun Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib bin Mahmud was also present. Bank Nizwa will be responsible for advising and structuring the financing for South Sea Energy.

Supporting growthCommenting on the signing, Dr Jamil El Jaroudi, said, “This agreement demonstrates our strength and capability in sup-porting the growth of key sectors in Oman. As the trusted partner

for SSE, we will be exploring vari-ous financing avenues to raise the necessary funds for this mega-project in Block 17. Acting as in-termediaries and consultants, we will also be sharing insights on the local industries, regulations and processes to ensure a seam-less and rewarding project man-agement and implementation.”

Since inception, Bank Nizwa has been involved in several pro-ject finance deals. This latest agreement cements the bank’s commitment to raising its cor-porate and commercial client portfolio. The bank’s Investment Banking and Corporate Banking Division serves the needs of the government sector, government-owned entities, corporate and commercial clients, as well as small-and-medium-enterprises.

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Former Vale CEO killed in plane crashSAO PAULO: Roger Agnelli, the former chief executive officer of Vale, the world’s largest iron ore producer, was among seven people killed when a small plane crashed on Saturday in the north-ern suburbs of Brazil’s largest city, a source close to aviation au-thorities said.

Roger Agnelli was instrumental in setting up pelletising plant in

Sohar, Oman.Emergency services confirmed

that the pilot and six passen-gers were killed when the plane slammed into two homes shortly after takeoff from the airport of Campo de Marte in northern São Paulo around 3:20pm local time (1820 GMT).

The 56-year-old Agnelli, his wife Andreia and their two

children, Anna Carolina and João, died in the crash, said the source, who asked not be named because of the sensitive nature of the information.

One person on the ground was also injured when the 7-seater CA-9 aircraft crashed into the homes, but other residents were removed unharmed, a spokesman for the fire department said. - Reuters

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REGULAR MARKET .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................OM0000001962 ............AL MADINA INVESTMENT .....................................16,000 .................. 987........................2 ............0.061 ...........0.062 ...........0.061 ........... 0.062 .............0.059 ........... 0.003 ............. 5.085 ................0.062..............0.062...................0.065...................12,843,386 .........0.100

OM0000003125 ............GLOBAL FINANCIAL INVESTMENT ................ 520,000 ...........70,200........................9 ............0.135 ........... 0.135 ...........0.135 ............0.135 ............. 0.130............ 0.005 ............. 3.846 ................0.135 .............. 0.132...................0.135 ...................27,000,000 .........0.100

OM0000002820 ...........GULF INVESTMENT SERVICES ...........................20,700 ............... 1,967........................3 ........... 0.095 ........... 0.095 ...........0.095 ........... 0.095 .............0.092 ........... 0.003 ............. 3.261 ................0.095 .............. 0.091...................0.095.................... 5,590,106 ..........0.100

OM0000001533 ............OMINVEST .................................................................... 164,541 .............82,271........................7 ........... 0.500 ...........0.500 ...........0.500........... 0.500 .............0.490 ............0.010 ............. 2.041 ................0.500..............0.490...................0.504 .................276,430,821 ........0.100

OM0000002028 ...........GULF INTERNATIONAL CHEMICALS ............ 653,540 ......... 208,119..................... 89 ............0.314 ...........0.320 ...........0.314 ............0.318 ............. 0.312............ 0.006 ............. 1.923 ................0.316 .............. 0.316...................0.318 ....................6,678,000 ..........0.100

OM0000002168 ............AL ANWAR CERAMIC TILES ............................... 229,067 ........... 65,284........................9 ........... 0.285 ........... 0.285 ...........0.285........... 0.285 .............0.280 ........... 0.005 ............. 1.786.................0.285 ..............0.285...................0.290 ..................84,420,899.........0.100

OM0000001087 ............OMAN UNITED INSURANCE ............................... 1,211,053 ....... 282,818..................... 54 ........... 0.230 ........... 0.235 ...........0.230........... 0.234 .............0.230 ........... 0.004 ............. 1.739.................0.235 ..............0.235...................0.236...................23,400,000 ........0.100

OM0000003521 ............GALFAR ENGINEERING AND CON. .................. 1,473,864 .........91,700..................... 62 ........... 0.062 ........... 0.063 ...........0.061 ........... 0.062 ............. 0.061.............0.001 ............. 1.639 ................0.063 ..............0.062...................0.063................... 17,978,799 .........0.100

OM0000001483 ............NATIONAL BANK OF OMAN ................................. 381,298 .........104,406..................... 22 ........... 0.270 ........... 0.275 ...........0.270........... 0.274 .............0.270 ........... 0.004 ..............1.481.................0.275 ..............0.274...................0.275..................367,354,609 ........0.100

OM0000002374............UNITED FINANCE .......................................................12,000 ............... 1,764........................3 ............0.147 ........... 0.147 ...........0.147 ............0.147 ............. 0.145............ 0.002 ............. 1.379 ................0.147 .............. 0.145...................0.147 ...................45,682,446 .........0.100

OM0000001772 ............AL ANWAR HOLDING............................................... 319,100 .............55,855..................... 38 ............0.173 ........... 0.177 ...........0.173 ............0.175 ............. 0.173 ............ 0.002 ..............1.156.................0.176 .............. 0.175................... 0.176 ...................26,263,125 .........0.100

OM0000002176 ............AL JAZEERA STEEL PRODUCTS ........................ 253,801 ...........34,906..................... 23 ............0.138 ........... 0.139 ...........0.137 ............0.138 ............. 0.137 .............0.001 ............. 0.730 ................0.138 .............. 0.137...................0.138 ................... 17,235,918 .........0.100

OM0000003968 ...........OOREDOO....................................................................... 245,000 .........172,206......................16 ........... 0.700 ........... 0.728 ...........0.700 ........... 0.704 .............0.700 ........... 0.004 ............. 0.571 ................0.728 ..............0.700................... 0.716 ..................458,264,738........0.100

OM0000004925 ...........AL BATINAH POWER ..................................................15,000 ...............3,000........................ 1 ........... 0.200 ...........0.200 ...........0.200 .......... 0.200 ............. 0.199.............0.001 ............. 0.503 ................0.200 ............ 0.200...................0.204 .................134,977,486 ........0.100

OM0000004933 ...........AL SUWADI POWER ......................................................8,900 ............... 1,780........................3 ........... 0.200 ...........0.200 ...........0.200 .......... 0.200 ............. 0.199.............0.001 ............. 0.503 ................0.200 .............0.201...................0.205 .................142,881,268 ........0.100

OM0000001145 ............PORT SERVICES CORPORATION ........................... 2,700 .................. 491........................ 1 ............0.182 ........... 0.182 ...........0.182 ............0.183 ............. 0.183............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.182 ..............0.182...................0.184 ................... 17,392,320 .........0.100

OM0000001319 ............NATIONAL ALUMINIUM PRODUCTS ............. 250,800 ............55,172........................8 ........... 0.220 ...........0.220 ...........0.218 ........... 0.220 .............0.220 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.220 ............ 0.220...................0.240 ....................7,385,719...........0.100

OM0000001418 ............RAYSUT CEMENT ........................................................41,000 ............ 38,376........................4 ........... 0.936 ........... 0.936 ...........0.936........... 0.936 .............0.936 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.936 .............. 0.916...................0.936..................187,200,000........0.100

OM0000001517 ............HSBC BANK OMAN ............................................................268 .....................25........................ 1 ........... 0.095 ........... 0.095 ...........0.095 ........... 0.095 .............0.095 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.095 ..............0.095...................0.100.................. 190,029,715 ........0.100

OM0000001525 ............OMAN INVESTMENT AND FINANCE .............. 151,500 .............31,058......................11 ........... 0.205 ...........0.205 ...........0.205........... 0.205 .............0.205 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.205............. 0.204...................0.205 ..................41,000,000.........0.100

OM0000002200 ...........AHLI BANK .................................................................... 175,000 ........... 30,100........................2 ............0.172 ........... 0.172 ...........0.172 ............0.172 ............. 0.172............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.172 ............. 0.000...................0.172 ..................245,106,217 ........0.100

OM0000002440 ...........AL SHARQIA INVESTMENT HOLDING ............. 67,433 ............... 6,743........................8 ........... 0.100 ........... 0.100 ...........0.100 ........... 0.100 .............0.100 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.100 ..............0.100...................0.104....................9,000,000 ..........0.100

OM0000002549 ...........BANK DHOFAR ............................................................ 150,000 ........... 39,300........................3 ........... 0.262 ...........0.262 ...........0.262........... 0.262 .............0.262 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.262..............0.250...................0.262 .................404,718,879 ........0.100

OM0000003026 ...........OMAN TELECOMMUNICATION ........................ 407,026 .......... 637,711.....................40 ............1.570 ........... 1.570 ...........1.560 ............1.565 ............. 1.565 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................1.565 .............. 1.560................... 1.565 ................ 1,173,750,000 ......0.100

OM0000003141 ............ACWA POWER BARKA ................................................. 1,000 .................. 648........................ 1 ........... 0.648 ........... 0.648 ...........0.648........... 0.636 .............0.636 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.648 ..............0.648...................0.000 .................101,760,000 ........0.100

OM0000003398 ...........BANK SOHAR................................................................ 259,215............ 40,168........................6 ............0.155 ........... 0.155 ...........0.153 ............0.155 ............. 0.155 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.153 .............. 0.153................... 0.155 ................. 223,423,200 .......0.100

OM0000003661 ............VOLTAMP ENERGY .................................................... 25,000 .............10,750........................4 ........... 0.430 ........... 0.430 ...........0.430........... 0.430 .............0.430 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.430............. 0.000...................0.430 ..................26,015,000 .........0.100

OM0000004768 ...........AL MADINA TAKAFUL ............................................. 150,000 ........... 10,500........................9 ........... 0.070 ........... 0.070 ...........0.070........... 0.070 .............0.070 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.070..............0.069...................0.070...................12,250,000 .........0.100

OM0000005005 ...........ALMAHA CERAMICS ................................................ 137,083 .............54,914......................21 ........... 0.402 ...........0.402 ...........0.400 .......... 0.400 .............0.400 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.400..............0.398...................0.400 ..................21,000,000 .........0.100

OM0000001822 ............UNITED POWER .............................................................2,003 ............... 6,793........................2 ............3.375 ...........3.400 ...........3.375 ........... 3.390 .............3.400 ...........-0.010 ........... -0.294 ...............3.400..............3.400...................3.425 .................... 2,712,000 ..........1.000

OM0000002796 ...........BANK MUSCAT ............................................................ 1,184,526 ......436,326......................91 ........... 0.370 ........... 0.370 ...........0.366........... 0.368 .............0.370 ...........-0.002 ........... -0.541 ...............0.366 ..............0.366...................0.368..................885,560,252 .......0.100

OM0000001160 ............NATIONAL GAS .............................................................35,528 ............. 10,516........................6 ........... 0.296 ........... 0.296 ...........0.296........... 0.296 .............0.299 ...........-0.003 ........... -1.003 ...............0.296..............0.295...................0.296 ..................14,800,000 .........0.100

OM0000002226 ...........AL JAZEERA SERVICES ............................................21,440 ............... 6,132........................5 ........... 0.286 ........... 0.286 ...........0.286........... 0.286 .............0.289 ...........-0.003 ........... -1.038................0.286..............0.285...................0.286 ..................17,504,422 .........0.100

OM0000002366 ...........AL BATINAH DEV. INV. HOLDING ...................... 140,500 ........... 10,400......................21 ........... 0.074 ........... 0.077 ...........0.073 ........... 0.074 .............0.075 ...........-0.001 ............-1.333................0.074 ..............0.073...................0.074....................2,220,000 ..........0.100

.............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 8,725,886 .. 2,603,386...................585 .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ......34........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

PARALLEL MARKET ................................................................................................................................................................................. OM0000001368 ............CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IND. .................. 180,000 ..............5,940........................3 ........... 0.033 ........... 0.033 ...........0.033 ........... 0.033 .............0.032 ............0.001 ............. 3.125 ................0.033 .............. 0.031...................0.033....................2,805,000 ..........0.100

OM0000005963 ...........PHOENIX POWER ...................................................... 1,636,632 ......242,160..................... 28 ............0.145 ........... 0.149 ...........0.145 ........... 0.148 ............. 0.145............ 0.003 ............. 2.069 ................0.148 .............. 0.146...................0.148 ..................216,465,016 ........0.100

OM0000004776 ...........TAKAFUL OMAN INSURANCE ..............................15,000 ...............1,540........................3 ............0.102 ........... 0.103 ...........0.102 ........... 0.103 ............. 0.101 ............ 0.002 ............. 1.980 ................0.103 ..............0.102...................0.104...................10,300,000 .........0.100

OM0000004420 ...........BANK NIZWA ................................................................ 607,461 ............ 43,850..................... 25 ........... 0.073 ........... 0.073 ...........0.072........... 0.072 ............. 0.071.............0.001 ............. 1.408 ................0.072 ..............0.072...................0.073................. 108,000,000 .......0.100

OM0000001590 ............MUSCAT FINANCE .................................................... 135,000 ............ 17,550........................2 ............0.130 ........... 0.130 ...........0.130 ........... 0.130 ............. 0.130............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.130 ..............0.129...................0.130 ................... 32,710,401 .........0.100

OM0000001723 ............OMAN ORIX LEASING .............................................. 52,900 ............... 6,718........................2 ............0.127 ........... 0.127 ...........0.127 ............0.127 ............. 0.127............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.127 .............. 0.125...................0.127 ................... 30,655,773 .........0.100

OM0000002564 ...........AL HASSAN ENGINEERING....................................24,686 ................1,511........................5 ........... 0.062 ........... 0.062 ...........0.061 ........... 0.061 ............. 0.061............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.061 ..............0.059...................0.061 .................... 4,587,688 ..........0.100

OM0000004511 ............ALIZZ ISLAMIC BANK.............................................. 600,644 ........... 34,490......................16 ........... 0.058 ........... 0.058 ...........0.057 ........... 0.057 .............0.057 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.058 ..............0.057...................0.058...................57,000,000 .........0.100

OM0000001566 ............OMAN FISHERIES ..................................................... 117,900 ...............6,485........................7 ............0.055 ........... 0.055 ...........0.055 ........... 0.055 .............0.056 ...........-0.001 ............-1.786 ................0.055 ..............0.055...................0.056....................6,875,000 ..........0.100

OM0000001053 ............OMAN TEXTILE HOLDING .....................................67,302 ............ 20,347......................13 ........... 0.300 ........... 0.310 ...........0.300 .......... 0.302 .............0.328 ...........-0.026 ............-7.927................0.310 ..............0.306...................0.320 ................... 1,812,000 ..........1.000

.............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 3,437,525 ...... 380,591...................104 .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ......10........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

BONDS AND SUKUK MARKET ...................................................................................................................................................................... OM0000004628 ...........BANK SOHAR BONDS 4.5 ................................................325 .....................35........................ 1 ............0.108 ........... 0.108 ...........0.108 ........... 0.109 ............. 0.109 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.108 ..............0.070...................0.109 .................... 7,793,500 ..........0.100

.............................................SUM: ..........................................................................................325 .....................35........................ 1 .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. .........1........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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

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INDICESIndex .................................................High .................Low ..................... Value ............... Prev . Value.......... Diff ...............Diff %MSM30 Index ........................................5,349.12 ...............5,327.06 ................... 5,349.12 ...................5,326.67 ................. 22.45 ................... 0.42Financial Index .................................... 6,596.69 .............. 6,545.52 ................... 6,596.69 ...................6,545.57 .................. 51.12 ................... 0.78Industrial Index ....................................6,593.15 ...............6,569.47 ................... 6,591.32 ...................6,568.84 ................. 22.48 ...................0.34Services Index ...................................... 3,048.70 .............. 3,046.57 ................... 3,048.70 ...................3,045.85 ....................2.85 ................... 0.09MSM SHARIAH INDEX....................... 837.21 .................. 836.18 ...................... 836.98 ...................... 834.58 ....................2.40 ...................0.29

Trading SummaryVolume ................ Turnover ..........Trades .............. Market Cap............. Up ............Down ............. Equal .........Sec. Traded12,163,736 .................. 2,984,012 .................... 690 ...............16,309,846,554 ................ 19 ........................7 .................... 19 .........................45

MSM index ends higher

MUSCAT: Even though the trad-ing activity was low, the MSM 30 Index ended on a positive note at 5,349.12 points, up 0.42 per cent. The MSM Sharia Index gained 0.29 per cent to close at 836.98 points.

Phoenix Power was the most active in terms of volume while Omantel led in terms of turnover. Al Madina Investment, up 5.08 per cent, was the day’s top gainer while Oman Textiles was the top loser, with loss of 7.93 per cent.

As many as 690 trades were executed on Sunday, generating a turnover of OMR2.9 million with 12.1 million shares changing hands. Out of 45 traded securi-ties, 19 advanced, 7 declined and 19 remained unchanged. Omani investors were net buyers to the tune of OMR395,000 followed by GCC and Arab investors at OMR315,000. Foreign investors, who were net sellers, sold shares amounting to OMR710,000.

Financial Index has strong gains of 0.78 per cent to close at 6,596.69 points. Al Madina Investments, Global Financial Investments, Gulf Investments, Ominvest and Takaful Oman gained 5.08 per cent, 3.85 per cent, 3.26 per cent, 2.04 per cent and 1.98 per cent respectively. Al Batinah Development and In-vestment and Bank Muscat de-clined 1.33 per cent and 0.54 per cent respectively.

Industrial Index advanced 0.34 per cent to 6,591.32 points. Construction Materials, Gulf In-ternational Chemicals, Al Anwar Ceramics, Galfar Engineering and Al Jazeera Steel increased 3.13 per cent, 1.92 per cent, 1.79 per cent, 1.64 per cent and 0.73 per cent respectively. Oman Textiles and Oman Fisheries de-clined 7.93 per cent and 1.79 per cent respectively.

Services Index closed at 3,048.70 points, up 0.09 per cent. Phoenix Power, Ooredoo, Al Bati-nah Power and Al Suwadi Power

increased 2.07 per cent, 0.57 per cent, 0.50 per cent and 0.50 per cent respectively. Al Jazeera Ser-vices, National Gas and United Power declined 1.04 per cent 1 per cent and 0.29 per cent respectively.

Gulf equities dropAbu Dhabi stocks headed for the steepest drop in two months, lead-ing declines across most Gulf Arab equity markets, as traders locked in gains following the biggest jump since January.

The ADX General Index fell 2.4 per cent to 4,369.62, the biggest slide since January 20 on a clos-ing basis. The gauge climbed the most in seven weeks on Thursday. First Gulf Bank and Emirates Tel-ecommunications, which together account for more than half of the gauge, led the emirate’s stocks lower. The Bloomberg GCC 200 Index, which tracks the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council’s big-gest companies, dropped 0.1 per cent and Qatar’s QE Index was lit-tle changed.

The GCC is home to about 30 per cent of the world’s proven oil reserves, and nations in the region depend on income from crude to finance government spending. While Brent, a benchmark for half the world’s oil, fell on Friday, it closed higher for a fourth week, at $41.20 per barrel.

Dubai’s DFM General Index added 0.3 per cent, even as Emaar Properties fell. The developer of the world’s tallest tower and the company with the largest weight-ing on the index lost as much as 3 percent after its board proposed a 2015 dividend of 15 fils per share.

The company’s 2015 profit beat analyst expectations as rev-enue from apartment sales more than doubled.

Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index was the biggest ad-vancer in the Gulf, adding 0.9 per cent as it headed for a third day of gains. - United Securities/Bloomberg News

Al Madina Investment, up 5.08 per cent, was

the day’s top gainer while Oman Textiles was

the top loser, with loss of 7.93 per cent

Tayseer gas field

in the Sultanate

On the gas supply front, the Mabrouk Southwest discovery, yielded 0.38 tcf of commercial contingent reserves. The field was discovered as a satellite to the Mabrouk field in the Barik and Miqrat reservoirs in the northern part of PDO’s Block 6 concession area. By the year’s end, the Tayseer gas field dis-covery in southern Oman fur-ther added in place volumes of 0.93 (tcf ) of gas and 117 million barrels of condensate.

PDO achieved the majority of its corporate project delivery milestones on or ahead of plan, and all were delivered within the year, with ground-clearing on the landmark Miraah solar energy project, the largest of its type in the world at peak capacity, already complete.

The company is now work-ing to continuously improve its project delivery with a simplifi-cation of standards and further collaboration with contractors which will enhance delivery, the use of the Omani supply chain and improve cost effectiveness.

During his presentation at the annual Ministry of Oil and Gas media briefing, Restucci highlighted a string of PDO achievements last year. These included the creation of 7,200 employment, training and re-deployment opportunities for Omanis with PDO contractors and the award of contracts worth more than $3.7 billion to nation-ally registered firms.

The company has also ramped up its support of domestic small and medium enterprises, includ-ing 190 active Local Community Contractors and four Super Lo-cal Community Contractors. The SLCCS now have a total capital worth of OMR23.2 million and

more than 9,400 shareholders drawn from the communities where they operate.

“Despite the recessionary pressures, it has been more im-portant than ever to pursue our In-Country Value (ICV) pro-gramme to build a sustainable Omani industrial/private sector base able to compete on the inter-national stage and retain more of the industry’s wealth in the Sul-tanate,” Restucci said.

The company is currently operating a variety of commer-cial-scale enhanced oil recov-ery (EOR) projects that include chemical EOR, miscible gas in-jection and thermal applications. It will also continue the matura-tion of more promising and novel EOR technologies through labo-ratory and field testing.

However, because of the re-source-intensive nature and higher cost of tertiary recovery mechanisms, much emphasis has been placed on accelerating conventional oil and gas opportu-nities instead of additional short-term expansion of EOR projects.

This optimisation is very much enabled by the several develop-ment choices we have in our portfolio and means that EOR is now expected to account for ap-proximately 25 per cent of PDO oil production by 2025, as op-posed to last year’s projections of 33 per cent by 2023.

On the safety front, the com-pany recorded a 14 per cent im-provement in Lost Time Injury Frequency at 0.28 per million manhours, albeit with two work-related fatalities. There was also a 54 per cent fall in Tier-1 Asset Integrity-Process Safety (AI-PS) incidents and a 30% drop in the overall number of motor vehicle incidents.

P D O ' S O I L P R O D U C T I O N

Air India to buy more wide-body planes HYDERABAD: Air India is mull-ing expanding its Boeing wide-body aircraft feet to implement its plans of adding a host of new desti-nations in its overseas network in a couple of years.

The airline is expected to draw up a firm plan in this regard early next fiscal, highly-placed airline sources said. As of now, the gov-ernment-owned carrier has 40 wide-body or twin-aisle planes in its fleet — 15 Boeing 777s, 21 B-787 (Dreamliners) and jumbo B-747, as against 68 Airbus single-aisle A-320 family aircraft.

“We have not added too many wide-body planes in the fleet in the last couple of years, except the in-duction of Dreamliners from the 2005 order. We are now considering expanding this fleet as well by add-ing some long range Boeing aircraft going forward,” the sources said.

A final call on the issue, includ-ing the choice of aircraft — B-777s or Dreamliners — is expected to be made early next financial year, they said. The new routes that are on India’s radar include Washing-ton and Houston among others in the United States, Sweden and

some destinations across Africa, sources said.

Air India is expected to take de-liveries of another nine wide-body planes by March 2018 which in-clude six Dreamliners and three B777-300ERs. At the same time, it will induct another around 30 A-320s, includng A-320 neos, during the same period.

“But this will not suffice as we will be adding a number of destina-tions in the international network and hence require a good number of aircraft to meet the purpose,” they said.

As per estimates of global air-craft makers — Boeing and Airbus, Indian airlines together are likely

to order 1,740 and 1,600 planes re-spectively over the next 20 years. Of this, while Airbus forecast India will require 380 wide-body planes, Boeing has pegged the require-ment at 280.

250-300 seater aircraftBoeing’s senior vice president for Asia-Pacific and India sales Dinesh Keskar had during the In-dia Aviation show here last week said that Indian aviation was frequency-driven and there was a market for 250-300 seater aircraft like the Dreamliners and B-777s.

As part of its fleet expansion plan, the national carrier had in 2006 placed orders with Boeing

for 68 aircraft — 27 Dreamlin-ers, 15 B777-300ERs, eight B777-200LRs and 18 B-737-800s. The airline has so far taken delivery of 21 Dreamliners, 12 777-300ERs and all eight B777-200LRs and 18 B-737-800s.

However, the delivery of three B777-300ERs was postponed in the wake of the downturn in the global aviation sector in 2008 as there was no ‘cancellation’ clause in the original purchase agreement with Boeing. But last September, Air India had decided to take the deferred delivery of these three planes, which are now expected to join the fleet between January-March next year. - PTI

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T E C H U P D A T E S

$5 a night hostels led to Japan’s first $1b startupIn 2012, Shintaro Yamada was 34 years old, single and frustrated with his job. So he quit a comfortable position in Tokyo and set out to see the world. He made a point of travelling on the cheap and mixing with the locals. He stayed at $5-a-night hostels without hot water, hitching motorbike rides and hopping local buses between destina-tions. Over six months and 23 countries, he hiked the world’s largest salt flat in Bolivia, stayed in a nomad’s home at the edge of the Sa-hara desert, tracked the tur-tles of the Galapagos Islands and visited the tree in India where Buddha found nirvana.

The trip left him deter-mined to start a company that would let people in dif-ferent countries connect with each other. He saw that even the poorest villages had mobile phones and everyone craved technology for reaching the wider world. That led him to found Mercari, a mobile e-commerce site that matches individual buyers and sellers and this month became the first Japanese startup worth at least $1 billion.

“It broadened my mind, made me want to make something that could be useful anywhere in the world,” said Yamada, now 38, wear-ing a bright pink hoodie at the company’s headquarters in central Tokyo. “I began to think about a platform that would allow people to exchange money or things or services using their smartphones.”

Yamada struggled with ideas for education and language ap-plications before teaming up with two other founders to establish Mercari in 2013. It reached the landmark valuation this month after raising ¥8.4 billion ($74 million) from investors including Mitsui and Globis Capital Partners. The company is now based in the same Roppongi Hills complex as Google and Goldman Sachs, with hallways that show off its eclectic mix of goods including a boombox, an acoustic guitar and a stylish green bicycle.

Lone unicornThough the valuation is an accomplishment for Mercari, it also highlights the dearth of major private startups in the world’s third-largest economy. There are 155 so-called unicorns in the world, according to CB Insights, with 92 in the United States, 25 in China and seven in India. Japan has suffered from a lack of ven-ture capital and a risk-averse culture where the best and brightest strive for stable jobs at big companies and then stay for life.

Yamada thinks the problem isn’t quite as dire as it may appear. Many tech companies in Japan go public well before they reach the $1 billion valuation mark because the country has lenient listing requirements for small, high-growth businesses. The TSE Mothers market requires just $10 million in capitalisation and has no income prerequisite; companies going public on the tech-heavy Nasdaq must clear $50 million market cap or $750,000 in profit.

Still, he thinks Japan does need more entrepreneurial role mod-els, the likes of Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg. “There are just not that many people trying,” he said. “Maybe if I do it, more people will believe that it’s possible to succeed.”

Brass ringYamada is used to taking the path less traveled. He studied math-ematics at Waseda University, a prestigious school where gradu-ates typically head to the country’s top banks and blue- chip com-panies. Instead, he took an internship developing an auction site for Rakuten, then a little-known e-commerce site. He met founder Hiroshi Mikitani and saw as he began building the company into what is now a retailing giant worth $14 billion.

Rather than stay with Rakuten though, Yamada struck out on his own after graduation. He founded a games company called Unoh (Japanese for right brain) in 2001. The company produced several hits and was acquired by Zynga in 2010.

He helped localize apps for the San Francisco-based company, an early leader in casual games like FarmVille. It lasted about 18 months. Yamada wanted to work on a project with more global scale. That led to his six-month odyssey and the founding of Mercari with fellow Waseda alumnus Tommy Tomishima and Ryo Ishizuka.

Mercari’s edge has been that it’s designed specifically for mobile phones and lets individuals easily browse through items for sale or post their own. People sell everything from clothes and electron-ics to baseball tickets. While its staying power remains unproven, the app has been downloaded 32 million times and generates 10 billion yen in monthly transactions, Yamada said. Mercari takes a cut of each sale.

“The market for business-to-consumer services is already quite developed, but user-to-user applications still have a lot of room to grow,” said Tomoaki Kawasaki, an analyst at Iwai Cosmo Securities. - Bloomberg News

In US, Internet startups face teething problems

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Several new pieces of re-search have investigat-ed the cause of declin-ing dynamism among United States busi-

nesses. The drop in the number of startups is a real concern, since new high-growth businesses are believed to be an important driver of economic expansion.

One new paper, by Massachusetts Institute of Technology economists Jorge Guzman and Scott Stern, ar-gues that new companies are having trouble scaling up. The research-ers used historical data to identify companies that are likely to grow a lot in the future — such as where the company is registered. Five out of the eight characteristics they use in-volve the company’s name — in the past, for example, new companies with shorter names have tended to grow more later on.

Guzman and Stern find that many more companies with these telltale indicators of growth potential have been started in the last few years, but that these companies have been succeeding much less frequently than in the past.

Guzman and Stern’s method has an obvious shortcoming — it can’t actu-

ally be that easy to identify companies with high growth potential. If every-one knew that businesses with short names were likely to experience huge growth, every startup that pitched it-self to venture capitalists would just pick a short name. Eventually, low-quality companies embracing the short-name trend would drive down the success percentage for short-named companies. This kind of fad might be responsible for some part of the effect that Stern and Guzman find.

Patenting and incorporationBut probably not all of it. Other measures, like patenting and incor-poration, are far less easy to game. The decreasing success of ambi-tious companies should be worry-ing, especially because influential figures in industry have been warn-ing us about it for quite some time.

Andrew Grove, former chief ex-ecutive officer of Intel, has writ-ten that US companies struggle to achieve large scale, especially in manufacturing. He largely blames the short-termism of the financial system and the lack of a domestic manufacturing ecosystem.

Another cause that some have suggested is rent-seeking. This is the economics term for when ex-isting companies use regulation to

block new competitors. Obviously, if new companies can’t steal business from old ones, there is less room for growth. Large corporations are more dominant today than in the past. One problem for this thesis is that some research indi-cates that increasing regulation hasn’t had much of an impact on dynamism. So if rent-seeking is the problem, it’s still an open question as to how, exactly, big companies are using the govern-ment to block their competitors.

I would like to suggest a third — and more worrying — possibility. The changing nature of technology may have altered the structure of competition in the US economy, en-couraging more monopolies.

Venture capitalistsVenture capitalists have been noticing the troubling rise of winner-take-all situations in the startup world. For example, here is legendary venture capitalist Marc Andreessen in 2013:

In normal markets you can have Pepsi and Coke. In technology markets in the long run you tend to only have one…The big compa-nies, though, in technology tend to have 90 per cent market share. So we think that generally these are winner-take-all markets. Generally, number one is going to get like 90 per cent of the profits. Number two is going to get like 10 per cent of the profits, and numbers three through 10 are going to get nothing.

Why are today’s growth indus-tries more likely to be winner-take-all? The Internet. Companies such as Facebook or Snapchat have strong network effects — the more users they have, the more it pays to become a user. It just doesn’t make sense to have three or four Face-books out there.

Strong network effects create

natural monopolies — industries where competition tends to vanish on its own.

Natural monopolies existed in old-line industries, of course. Utili-ties are a prime example. Where they did exist, they were usually heavily regulated. The reason is that monopolies are bad for the economy — they keep prices too high and choke off demand. That is also why the government has antitrust laws — to prevent col-lusion between companies and ensure that competition keeps the economy efficient.

Natural monopoliesNatural monopolies are a unique threat to competition, because they don’t rely on collusion, and can’t easily be broken up. Imagine if the government ordered Facebook to split into two social networks. Peo-ple would eventually abandon one and move to the other, to be con-nected to more of their friends, and the monopoly would return.

If the Internet breeds natural monopolies that crowd out compe-tition, it could spell trouble for the US economy. That will lead to most new ambitious companies failing — exactly what Guzman and Stern have seen happening in the past decade and a half. The result won’t just be a less dynamic economy, it will also be a less efficient one, as monopolies jack up prices above their efficient levels.

This is a troubling possibility because the remedy isn’t clear. Fa-cebook and other tech companies probably can’t be regulated like utilities, and even if they were, the benefit would be ambiguous. Natural monopoly is an economic threat that the United States sim-ply hasn’t had to cope with very much in the past, and policy makers don’t have good countermeasures available. - Bloomberg View

Companies such as Facebook or Snapchat

have strong network effects — the more

users they have, the more it pays to become

a user. It just doesn’t make sense to have

three or four Facebooks out there

MAKING A DIFFERENCE: The changing nature of technology may have altered the structure of competition in US economy, encouraging more

monopolies. Venture capitalists have been noticing the troubling rise of winner-take-all situations in the startup world. – Bloomberg News

Shintaro Yamada, chief

executive officer of Mercari

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Lincoln 2016 MKX launched in Oman

MUSCAT: The entirely new 2016 Lincoln MKX was launched in Oman at an exclusive function.

The guest of honour at the func-tion was Alex Schaeffer, director, Lincoln Middle East. He was ac-companied by Marianne Papas, National Sales manager, Ford Middle East, says a press release.

Salim and Saud Mohamed Bahwan attended the occasion which also saw the presence of dignitaries from the public and private sectors.

In his keynote address, Alex Schaeffer, spoke about Lincoln’s unparalleled focus on automotive luxury and Lincoln’s impressive journey into the future.

“Over the last few years Lincoln has taken several significant steps. In 2013 we introduced our first all-new product the Lincoln MKZ a mid-sized luxury sedan. In 2014 we introduced Lincoln to China, the largest luxury market in the world. In 2015 we unveiled our exclusive audio partnership with Harman International – Revel

Audio and in 2016 we present our latest entirely new vehicle the Lincoln MKX, a luxury medium utility vehicle. The promise to de-liver four all-new products in four years will be fulfilled later this year when we start production of the all-new Continental. In terms of growth, Lincoln has witnessed Best Annual Sales Results in more than 15 years in North America. Growth continues in China – More than 35 stores opened in just two years. We are now opening a new flagship store in China every 10 days. We will deliver two all-new products to the showroom by 2020,” said Alex.

Speaking about Lincoln’s plans for the Middle East he said: “The Middle East Market remains the third most important market for Lincoln’s long term global growth strategy. Our strategy remains fo-cused on three key factors: First, building products that are truly compelling and excite consumers; Second, working with our partners in creating a client experience that is unmatched in today’s market; Third to communicate our prod-

ucts and automotive experience on a platform distinct from any other offering in the marketplace. The MKX is the third all-new Lincoln product at the Lincoln showroom here in Oman. It is an able con-tender in the largest segment in the Middle East luxury industry.”

Sharing his views on the new 2016 MKX, he said, “The MKX is Lincoln’s most favourable name-plate. MKX continues to grow in popularity with five consecutive years of year-on-year growth. The entirely new Lincoln MKX has over 36 new features and tech-nologies compared to its prede-cessor. Several of these are indus-try or segment exclusive. MKX introduces our 10-year exclusive partnership with Revel by Harman into our portfolio. Revel Audio was founded in 1996 with one vision, making the world’s finest loud speaker. We have taken that vision with Revel and engineered it into our vehicles to provide a second to none audio experience.”

Highlighting Lincoln’s passion to reward consumers with out-standing features that enhance

the feeling of luxury, Alex Schaef-fer said, “At Lincoln the vision for every product feature we create starts with the human experience first. Park in/out – We wanted our customers to feel confident in parking, whether in or out; paral-lel or perpendicular we wanted customers to have confidence in their vehicle – so we brought this to life on our MKX. Another exclu-sive feature is the 22-way seat that can adapt to more body types and habits than any other seat in the segment, and provide a massage along the way. We also recognised that on the drive customers have very distinct expectations. That’s why we have created Lincoln Drive Control. This feature takes three key technologies our CCD Suspension, Active Noise Control and Electronic Power Steering and creates a mood for you. Whether you want to feel and hear a sports drive or whether you have had a difficult day and want nothing but quiet comfort, Lincoln Drive Con-trol can deliver on your terms.”

In the MKX the interior blends function with flowing forms to inspire a sense of luxurious adventure. It is both open and cocoon-like, stunning yet quiet. The push-button gear shift ena-bles true flow through from the instrument to the centre console. In the MKX safety too has been advanced. The semi-autonomous features include the first Lincoln

implementation of technology that may help avoid or lessen the sever-ity of some frontal crashes: Pre-Collision Assist with Pedestrian Detection. If no corrective action is taken and the system detects a collision is imminent, the brakes are automatically applied.

The new Auto Hold feature re-lieves the driver from having to press the brake pedal continuously to keep the vehicle stationary in traffic. Auto Hold releases the brakes when the accelerator ped-al is pressed. The other features available to seamlessly assist the driver are: Adaptive cruise con-trol; Lane-Keeping System with Lane-Keeping Alert and Lane-Keeping Aid; Blind Spot Informa-tion System, or BLIS and Cross-traffic alert. New in the MKX is a 360-degree camera system where the view shows up to seven feet all around the vehicle, helping to make parking easier.

Earlier in the evening, the rep-resentative of Arabian Car Mar-keting Company spoke about the unique initiatives ACM has under-taken towards customer satisfac-tion. He said: “At Arabian Car Mar-keting, we have always committed ourselves to the goal of complete customer delight. It is this guiding philosophy that motivates us to consistently raise our standards of care and support ever higher. Our new Lincoln showroom is testa-ment to this. It is the first exclu-

sive showroom for the brand in the Middle East.

“It incorporates various stra-tegic brand elements and has ushered in a world-class luxury experience for our valued custom-ers. You would be pleased to learn that Arabian Car Marketing offers a range of initiatives designed to delight you. Among them are com-plimentary services for a brand new Lincoln for the first three years; Choice of availing a Lincoln courtesy car during your Lincoln’s service schedule and much more. These exclusive benefits go a long way in enhancing the luxury own-ership experience.”

Acknowledging the strong sup-port received from customers and Lincoln Motor Company, he said, “We would like to thank all our Lincoln customers for being a part of this prestigious brand and look forward to welcoming many more to this ever growing family of Lin-coln customers. We also take this opportunity to express our grati-tude to Lincoln Motor Company for their constant support, guid-ance and encouragement.”

During the event, guests went around viewing the vehicles on dis-play and getting a first-hand experi-ence on what makes these vehicles so special. Earlier in the day a well-attended press meet was held.

The entirely new 2016 MKX is now on display at the Lincoln showroom at Wattayah.

The entirely new

Lincoln MKX has

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compared to its

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Al Injaz celebrates Mother’s Day

MUSCAT: Al Injaz Private School organised a grand gala fun time family carnival on its Al Ansab campus recently to commemorate the wonderful occasion of Moth-

er’s Day and World Down Syn-drome Day. The event which was conducted by the students with the support of the teachers was inaugurated by Amararam Gujjar

from the Indian Embassy of Oman, says a press release.

The response was overwhelming with the crowd thoroughly enjoy-ing themselves with the lively mu-

sic, having tasty dishes at the food court, playing at the fun game stalls and the haunted house, and viewing the cultural programmes presented by the students and the magic show.

C A R N I V A L

Iranian, Oriental rugs on sale at Persian Carpets

MUSCAT: A fabulous collec-tion of Iranian and Oriental carpets and rugs is on display at the Persian Carpets showroom; located on 1st floor of Al Wadi Commercial Centre in Qurum commercial area.

The sale exhibition consists of a wide variety of fine carpets such as Silk Qums, Isfahans, Tabraiz, Naeens, Pakistanis and Turkmen tribal antique rugs and handi-

crafts, says a press release.Khalid Aga, who is an expert,

said that the prices are on the rise due to emerging situation in Iran, so this is the right time to buy Per-sian carpets.

“Everyone can easily select a rug from our huge variety at affordable prices and more discounts are be-ing offered during the sale. This ex-hibition sale will be on till March 30,” he added.

B I G S A L E

MUSCAT: Having a well expe-rienced pastry chef can be a lot more beneficial in creating high quality flavoured cakes.

This is what makes Trattoria stand out among their valuable customers and which is why now they are venturing in creating wedding cakes.

CAKES by Trattoria has iden-tified itself with the tagline - ‘Perfection by Confection’. Be it birthdays, anniversary, cor-porate or personalised events, customised flavoured cakes like White Chocolate Mandarin Cake, Dulche Deleche Mousse cake and many more are made keeping in mind about the customers taste preference. A variety of dessert

items are also available ranging from tarts, eclair, Swiss rolls and many more, says a press release.

Lawrence D’sa, general manag-er of Four Seasons Tourism, stat-ed: “Our cakes have maintained quality with fine ingredients and we are delighted with the re-sponse that we have got from cor-porates and valuable customers.”

Trattoria comes under the flagship of Four Seasons Tour-ism which also has O Sole Mio (Radisson Blu), Rossini (The Cave), Annab (Shatti Al Qurum) and Mamasan (Ghubrah). The group has also started catering to private and corporate events by the name of Ahlan catering that also does home delivery.

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CAKES by Trattoria offers

‘perfection by confection’

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TZC Social Advisory body discusses new initiatives

MUSCAT: The Zubair Corpora-tion’s (TZC) Social Advisory Com-mittee, formed to provide a broad based approach to enhance social well-being and contribute to com-munity building, held its annual meeting recently.

The meeting was held under the chairmanship of Khalid bin Mohammed Al Zubair, managing director of The Zubair Corpora-tion (Z-Corp). The Social Advisory Committee of Z-Corp, which was

formed in 2013, consists of a group of talented and committed Omanis who are active in the field of volun-teer work and community based initiatives, says a press release.

The Z-Corp’s Social Advisory Committee has been focusing on improving the well-being of the Omani society through commu-nity building initiatives and by encouraging socially sustainable practices for the society.

At the meeting, members of the Social Advisory Committee re-viewed achievements of last year as well as discussed new initia-tives that they plan to undertake in the coming year. Small teams were formed to study the new initiatives that were discussed. It was decid-ed that these teams will send a re-port on how the new initiatives can be implemented. They deliberated on priorities and listed directions to undertake to improve the social well-being of the community.

Appreciating the effort of the members of the Social Advisory Committee, Khalid Al Zubair

said, “As a private sector entity, at Z-Corp we believe that we must contribute through long-term community initiatives. We are committed to protecting and im-proving the lives of the people in the communities in which we op-erate. We are delighted that Social Advisory Committee formed by the Z-Corp to undertake its corpo-rate social responsibility objective has been serving the Omani soci-ety and contributing to its positive development. Private sector com-panies have unique opportunities to give back to the society and we are happy to give back through vol-unteerism and resources.”

He added, “We appreciate that community-minded Omani youth are volunteering for projects that address the needs of communi-ties. Our committee members have started and supported unique pro-jects such as the ‘Iqra’ libraries and ‘For Them’ an initiative for parents with autistic children. These have received very positive response from the members of the society.”

As part of the ‘Iqra’ initiative launched by Z-Corp’s Social Advi-sory Committee, multiple libraries were launched in Royal Hospital, Nizwa Hospital, Rustaq Hospital and Ibra Hospital. Patients, visi-tors and bystanders now make use of the waiting time in these hos-pitals by indulging in reading. To recognise the writing talents of well-known and aspiring local au-thors, Z-Corp has stocked all its ‘Iqra’ libraries with books written by Omani writers.

Designed to train and empower parents of autistic children with best practices, the committee has launched the training programme titled ‘For Them’. The training pro-gramme ‘For Them’ aimed at help-ing parents with autistic children have been organised in Muscat, Sohar, Nizwa and Mudhaibi.

Yaqoob Al Khanbashi, member of the social advisory committee in Z-Corp said, “We are happy with what has been achieved by us so far and plans are on to continue the pro-jects that have been launched with renewed vigour. We are working out strategies to launch many new initi-atives. As members of this commit-tee, we are thankful to the Z-Corp for making us part of this project that contributes to the community. We have been encouraged to ac-tively contribute our skills, time and expertise in implementing projects that will benefit the communities in which we live and work.”

The Social Advisory

Committee of Zubair

Corporation, which

was formed in 2013,

consists of a group

of talented and

committed Omanis

who are active in

the field of volunteer

work and community

based initiatives

Muscat Insurance shifts its head officeMUSCAT: Muscat Insurance Company, a Muscat National Holding Group company, a lead-ing general insurance company in the Sultanate, marked the ex-pansion with the shifting of its head office to its own building in Al Khuwair 17/1 under the aus-pices of Sheikh Aimen Ahmed Al Hosni, chairman of the parent company, says a press release.

Philip K. Philip, CEO MNHC, said: “We are happy to be in the new office for serving our cus-tomers in a better atmosphere. In the meantime, we look for-ward to further expanding our services to the people of all re-gions of Oman. We will continue our expansion programme that began in 2014. It’s our endeavour to be present in all major cities of the country. The company is serving to grow and growing to

serve the nation.”Ramesh P. L., GM - MIC prom-

ised that MIC will live upto the expectations of its customers and provide best-in-class products and services.

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Bank Muscat extends major support to OEF

MUSCAT: Bank Muscat, the flag-ship financial services provider in the Sultanate, is a key supporter and participant in the two-day Oman Economic Forum (OEF)

beginning on March 23 under the patronage of Dr Ali bin Masoud Al Sunaidy, Minister of Commerce and Industry, at Shangri La’s Barr Al Jissah Resort and Spa.

The fifth edition of Oman Economic Forum on the theme ‘Oman a bridge between Asia & GCC’ is organised by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and Al-Iktissad Wal-Aamal Group in cooperation with the State Gen-eral Reserve Fund, Duqm Special Economic Zone Authority, Central Bank of Oman and Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry, says a press release.

The forum expected to attract over 500 investors from Oman and the Arab states, is a platform for Omani policymakers, investors and businessmen to meet with their counterparts in brotherly and friendly countries to review the Sultanate’s development plans

and discuss investment opportu-nities and trends.

Bank Muscat enjoys an unri-valled position in Oman as well as the region, a clear recognition of the global best practices pursued by the bank. Bank Muscat is one of the few GCC-based banks in a position to provide customers and counterparts pan-GCC coverage. The bank is very active in Trade Finance and Financial Institution business, with FI risk appetite covering most countries in Asia and South Asia, the GCC and the larger Middle East as well as parts of Africa. Presently, the bank has branches in Saudi Arabia and Ku-wait and representative offices in Dubai and Singapore.

Oman Economic Forum is a platform for Omani

policymakers, investors and businessmen to

meet with their counterparts in brotherly and

friendly Arab countries to discuss investment

opportunities and trends

Majan Electricity marks Earth HourMUSCAT: Majan Electric-ity Company (member of Nama Group) participated in the global event Earth Hour within the company’s framework of its com-mitment to social responsibility and environmental protection.

Majan also held a special event to mark this occasion in the front of its main building in Sohar with its employees and their children with the participation of the Department of Environmental and Climate Affairs in North Al Batinah Governorate, a number of educational institutions and students with their parents, says a press release.

Competitions heldSeveral activities and environ-mental competitions were held in order to raise awareness on the risk of high consumption of electricity. Gifts were distrib-uted to encourage the audience to adopt energy conservation as a style of their daily lives. Majan switched off non-essential lights in its building and lit candles to send a message for the public say-ing that we are all responsible for preserving our planet.

The world celebrates this event by encouraging people to switch off unnecessary lights in homes and institutions for one hour from 8:30 to 9:30pm as per the local timing of each city.

The logo of Earth Hour this year came under the theme ‘Change Climate Change…Our Future Starts Here’. Earth Hour

is considered the first global cam-paign of its kind that concerned of energy conservation and the reduction of CO2 dioxide.

Majan Electricity Company holds such events and environ-mental activities to signify the company’s eagerness to raise the culture of electricity con-sumption and to preserve the environment.

This is also a way to activate the company’s social responsi-bility and consolidate the com-munication bonds between the company and the community.

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Key Renault models registerimpressive mileage figuresMUSCAT: Suhail Bahwan Auto-mobiles, exclusive distributors for Renault vehicles in Oman, recently conducted an exciting ‘Mileage Rally’ within the city for its key models namely Symbol, Fluence, Safrane, Duster and Koleos.

As the name suggests, the ‘Mileage Rally’ was an initiative to test fuel efficiency and mileage of Renault vehicles that brought together an overwhelming num-ber of participants. The aim was to engage with customers and provide a platform for Renault ve-hicle owners to get together and experience the superior mileage of their respective vehicles, says a press release.

The ceremonial flag off took place at the Renault showroom in Qurum and concluded at the Mumtaz Mahal Restaurant. The average mileage delivered by the vehicles in the rally stood be-tween 19–22kmpl. During the ral-ly, the participants were provided with a route map, instructions manual and maximum mileage booklet and had to follow a pre-defined route to the destination. Safety being the key parameter for Renault, participants had to maintain safe regulations while driving on the road.

Delighting customers On the occasion, a senior SBA official said: “The Renault Mile-age Rally is an innovative way to thank the old, new and prospec-tive Renault customers. The sales numbers reflect the strong cus-tomer connect of Renault for its high fuel efficiency, low cost of ownership and the overall value.”

The aim of the Mileage Rally was Renault Oman team’s way of creating a better bond and sus-tained relationship with its ex-isting customers. Renault Oman strives on strong customer feed-back, which resulted in providing its most valued and desired cus-tomers and their family members an afternoon filled with fun and entertainment followed by an ap-petising lunch.

The Mileage Rally witnessed an enthusiastic and interactive audience. Customers shared their

unique driving experiences with Renault SBA officials, the sales and the service team.

Customers speak An excited participant comment-ed, “Fluence not only fetched me a record mileage, but gives me su-perb fuel efficiency and safe driv-ing options too while on the road.”

Another happy customer quipped, “I would like to thank the Renault officials for conduct-ing such a fun event for us. It is al-ways fun to drive along with other Renault owners and compare our mileage readings.”

Winners thanked Suhail Bahwan Automobiles for giving them a weekend full of fun with family and an opportunity to bond with other Omani families.

Renault’s current Q1 offer Renault has announced its ex-clusive Q1 offer on its sleek range of vehicles for customers which lasts till April 23.

Renault Symbol 1.6l: Custom-ers will be entitled to receive free registration, free periodic main-tenance service up to 2 years / 30,000km (whichever comes first), free unlimited warranty period of up to 6 years, AAA road side assistance card and a cash gift of OMR500.

Renault Megane 1.6l SE CVT: Customers will be entitled to re-ceive free registration, free peri-odic maintenance service up to 2 years / 30,000km (whichever comes first), free unlimited war-ranty period of up to 6 years, AAA road side assistance card and a cash gift of OMR600.

Renault Fluence 1.6l and 2.0l: Customers will be entitled to re-

ceive free registration, free peri-odic maintenance service up to 2 years / 30,000km (whichever comes first), free unlimited war-ranty period of up to 6 years, AAA road side assistance card and a cash gift of OMR1,000.

Renault Safrane 2.0l, 2.5l and 3.5 l: Customer benefits include free registration, free periodic maintenance service up to 2 years / 30,000km (whichever comes first), free unlimited warranty period of up to 6 years, AAA road side assistance card and a cash gift of OMR1,000.

Renault Koleos 2.5l: Customers will be entitled to free registra-tion, free unlimited warranty pe-riod of up to 6 years free registra-tion, free periodic maintenance service up to 2 years / 30,000km (whichever comes first), AAA road side assistance card, and a cash gift of OMR1,500.

Duster 2.0l PE and SE model attractions comprise free registra-tion, free unlimited warranty pe-riod of up to 6 years, free periodic maintenance service up to 2 years / 30,000km (whichever comes first), AAA road side assistance card and a cash gift of OMR750.

Captur 1.2l Turbo PE, SE and LE models comes with free registra-tion, free unlimited warranty pe-riod of up to 6 years, free periodic maintenance service up to 2 years / 30,000km (whichever comes first), AAA road side assistance card and a cash gift of OMR1,000.

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Sohar Islamic starts operation at Al KhoudMUSCAT: Complementing its ever growing customer base and product portfolio, Sohar Islamic - Bank Sohar’s Islamic banking window has announced the soft opening of its new branch in Al Khoud in the Governorate of Mus-cat marking it as the fifth branch.

The fully functional Al Khoud branch will offer the bank’s cus-tomers its complete Sharia-com-pliant products and services, says a press release.

Located adjacent to Al Barakat Street in Al Khoud, the new branch opened its doors to customers in the presence of Salim Khamis Saif Al Maskari, DGM and head of Sohar Islamic, senior manage-ment members of Bank Sohar, and Khadija Saleh Al Sibani, sen-ior manager of the new branch. In commemoration of the soft launch, the bank presented a spe-cial gift to the first customer who opened an account at the branch.

Al Maskari said: “We are very pleased to open our fifth Sohar

Islamic branch. With the new branch, we will be bringing our diverse range of Sharia-compliant products and services to the door-steps of customers in Al Khoud area. Given its strategic location, this branch will be one of the key branches in our network.”

The new branch features ample parking space and houses a spa-cious design with clear demarca-tion of the areas covering a range of customer friendly facilities. The fully functional branch is

manned by qualified staff offer-ing customers the entire range of Sharia-compliant Islamic Bank-ing products and services from Sunday to Thursday from 8am till 2pm. In line with Sohar Islamic’s other branches, the Al Khoud branch will also offer customers full-fledged ATM and CDM facili-ties. The new branch will initially operate in a ‘soft mode’ until its of-ficial opening which is expected to take place soon.

“In keeping with our vision of

offering our customers an immer-sive banking experience, the new branch is designed with custom-er convenience as the singular standout feature. As such, the So-har Islamic Al Khoud branch has been designed with simplicity and convenience in mind and repre-sents the latest state-of-the-art in banking, allowing our customers to enjoy a seamless banking expe-rience with world-class customer service and at a prime location,” added Al Maskari.

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Maisarah supports IFN Oman seminarMUSCAT: Reiterating its com-mitment to contribute to the rapid development of Islamic financial market in the Sultanate, Maisarah Islamic Banking Services of Bank Dhofar supported the inaugural IFN Oman Dialogue and Seminar that was hosted recently by RED-money and Islamic Finance News.

The one-day double format-ted event was held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Muscat. The semi-nar focused on the opportunities available in the Omani market for capital raising and investment in the Sharia compliant space, says a press release.

It was attended by Hamood Sangour Al Zadjali, executive pres-ident of the Central Bank of Oman, Abdullah Salim Al Salmi, execu-tive president of Capital Market Authority, Sohail Niazi, Chief Islamic Banking officer of Maisa-rah, as well as regulators, industry practitioners and international key players with solid understand-ing of the local and international

banking industry. Commenting on the event, Niazi

noted: “The Islamic finance indus-try is developing rapidly in the Sul-tanate and worldwide. The Omani market looks very promising and there are so many opportunities for investment and growth of busi-nesses. Maisarah has always been keen in leading the Islamic bank-ing market by building up resourc-es, sharing expertise and following best international practices in the market. Our products and services set the standard for best Islamic fi-nancial solutions and we are com-mitted to lead with creativity and innovation to provide the best cus-tomer experience there is.”

The event encompassed a series of keynote addresses, presenta-tions, panel discussions and case-studies that highlighted the ben-efits and opportunities currently available in Oman, offering an in-dependent and impartial platform for the identification and resolu-tion of specific issues, challenges

and opportunities facing the in-dustry. Industry leaders provided insight on the future outlook of Oman’s Islamic finance landscape and what is expected from market players and regulators to support the sector development.

As a result of its commitment to lead the Islamic finance market in the Sultanate, Maisarah showed an impressive growth since the start of its operations in 2013, demonstrating a high degree of product innovation and offering best services in the market.

Over the years the Islamic banking service provider earned a number of prestigious awards and titles from leading local and international organisations in-cluding: ‘Islamic Bank of the Year – Oman 2015’ award by The Banker, ‘Best Islamic Bank 2015’ award by the Global Banking and Finance Review magazine, ‘Best Islamic Banking Window - Oman 2015’ award by the International Finance Magazine (IFM).

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AB and Morris tame aggressive Afghans

MUMBAI: AB de Villiers an-nounced himself at the World Twenty20 with a swashbuckling 64 and made Afghanistan pay heavily for dropping him twice as South Africa revived their cam-paign with a 37-run victory at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.

Unable to defend a target of 230 runs against England two days ago at the same ground, South Africa chose to bat first after winning the toss and racked up a total of 209 for five in their 20 overs.

The plucky Afghans came out all guns blazing in their assault on the target with the diminutive Mohammed Shahzad leading the charge with 44 off 19 balls.

Shahzad, who hit five sixes and three fours, tore into paceman Kyle Abbott in the second over and took 22 runs off him as Afghani-stan made a strong start.

The right-hander took Afghani-stan to 47-0 in three overs, remind-ing South Africa of the onslaught by the English batsmen on Friday, before paceman Chris Morris up-rooted his stumps.

Afghanistan, who made the Su-per 10 stage after coming through the qualifiers, were ahead of South Africa’s score at the halfway stage on 103 for two but lost too many wickets to keep up with the re-quired run rate.

The lanky Morris showed good control to finish with four wick-ets, earning him the player of the match award, while leg-spinner Imran Tahir and fast bowlers Abbott and Kagiso Rabada all

picked up two wickets each.South Africa dropped Dale

Steyn from the side that lost against England and drafted in seamer David Wiese, who also had a forgettable outing, conceding 47 off his four overs.

Earlier, opener Quinton de Kock (45) continued his impres-sive show with the bat and added 65 for the second wicket with captain Faf du Plessis after South Africa lost Hashim Amla early in their innings.

The Proteas, among the favour-ites to lift the trophy at Kolkata’s

Eden Gardens on April 3, lost De Kock and Du Plessis (41) in quick succession, which set the stage for De Villiers to explode.

The right-hander was first dropped by Samiullah Shenwari on 26 off his own bowling and then again on 35 by the same fielder at midwicket off leg-spinner Rashid Khan.

Rashid was the unfortunate bowler who suffered most from De Villiers’s onslaught as the batsman plundered 29 runs in the 17th over with four sixes and a boundary to race past his fifty in 24 deliveries.

De Villiers added 76 for the fourth wicket with left-hander JP Duminy (29 not out), who guided South Africa past the 200-run mark with David Miller (19).

Afghanistan, who also lost their opening match against defending champions Sri Lanka, have little chance to advance past the Super 10 stage after their second loss. - Reuters

Unable to defend a

target of 230 runs

against England two

days ago at the same

ground, South Africa

chose to bat first

after winning the

toss and racked up

a total of 209 for five

in their 20 overs

SOUTH AFRICAQ de Kock c Shahzad b H. Hotak 45H. Amla c Stanikzai b Zadran 5F. du Plessis run out (Nabi) 41AB de Villiers c Zadran b Nabi 64JP. Duminy not out 29D. Miller c Naib b Zadran 19D. Wiese not out 0Extras (lb-2,w-4) 6Total (5 wickets; 20.0 overs) 209To Bat: C. Morris; K. Abbott; K. Rabada;

Imran TahirBowling: Amir Hamza 3-0-25-1; Dawlat Zadran 3-0-46-1; Shapoor Zadran 3-0-28-1; Mohammed Nabi 4-0-35-1; Rashid Khan 4-0-51-0; Samiullah Shenwari 3-0-22-0AFGHANISTANM. Shahzad b Morris 44Noor Ali st De Kock b Tahir 25A. Stanikzai c De Kock b Morris 7G. Naib c De Kock b Abbott 26M. Nabi c De Villiers b Tahir 11

S. Shenwari c Wiese b Abbott 25N. Zadran c De Kock b Rabada 12R. Khan b Morris 11D. Zadran b Morris 0A. Hamza not out 3S. Zadran b Rabada 1Extras (lb-1,w-6) 7 Total (all out;20.0 overs) 172Bowling: K. Rabada 4-0-37-2; K. Abbott 4-0-36-2; C. Morris 4-0-27-4; Imran Tahir 4-0-24-2; D. Wiese 4-0-47-0.


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CELEBRATION: South Africa’s captain Faf du Plessis, second left, celebrates with teammates AB de

Villiers, left, Hashim Amla, second right, and Kagiso Rabada after winning their World T20 cricket

tournament match against Afghanistan at The Wankhede Cricket Stadium in Mumbai. – AFP

Fletcher makes it easy for WindiesBENGALURU: West Indies brushed aside Sri Lanka by seven wickets in their World Twenty20 Super 10 match on Sunday, with opener Andre Fletcher smashing an unbeaten 84.

Fresh from the impressive six-wicket win over England on Wednesday, Windies skipper Darren Sammy won the toss at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium and put Sri Lanka in, trusting his batsmen to chase down any total.

Defending champions Sri Lan-ka slumped to a disappointing 122-9 and then had no answer to Fletcher, who opened alongside Johnson Charles as Chris Gayle, scorer of an unbeaten century against England, dropped down the order. Gayle never made it to the crease but his services were scarcely missed as Fletcher smashed five sixes and six bound-aries to seal a routine second Group One victory for his team.

The win was set up by a strong bowling performance by the

Windies, with pace bowler Carlos Brathwaite drawing first blood by getting the in-form Tillakaratne Dilshan out lbw with his first ball of the match in the third over.

Dilshan, who scored 83 against Afghanistan on Thursday, had tried to set the tone, hitting his first ball for six and following that up with a boundary, but he was out for 12. His strike partner Dinesh Chandimal also suffered a soft dismissal, when he was run out on 16 in the fifth over.

Spinner Samuel Badree took 3-12 in his four overs to wreak havoc with Sri Lanka’s top order with Lahiru Thirimanne, Cha-mara Kapugedera and Milinda Siriwardana all falling cheaply.

Captain Angelo Mathews and Thisara Perera had a mountain to climb to put a competitive to-tal on the board and managed 44 runs in 46 balls for the sixth wick-et but both were caught off deliv-eries by Dwayne Bravo to give Sri Lanka no chance. - Reuters

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Australia take on Bangladesh, look to keep hopes aliveBENGALURU: On the back-foot after losing to New Zealand in their tournament-opener, Australia would aim for a big win over Bangladesh when the two teams clash in a Super 10 Group 2 match of the ICC World Twenty20 here on Monday.

Both teams go into Monday’s match after enduring losses as Bangladesh had been beaten by Pakistan in their lung- opener.

At stake is survival for both the sides given that a loss would mean near ouster from the tour-nament. Australia would be fancied to win the match even though their big guns in batting, including David Warner and Steve Smith, failed to come good in the previous match.

The formidable Aussie line-up would look to get into the groove in Monday’s match and be ready for the tougher chal-lenges ahead.

Smith will hope that the in-form Usman Khawaja and Shane Watson give the side a solid start as they did against New Zealand, putting up 42 runs in five overs. The Aussie middle-order, which collapsed in a heap against New Zealand, would also be expected to de-liver on Monday. — PTI

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ECSTATIC: West Indies’ Andre Fletcher, left, and Andre Russel

celebrate win over Sri Lanka. – PTI

SRI LANKAD. Chandimal run out (Charles) 16T. Dilshan lbw b C. Brathwaite 12L. Thirimanne c A. Fletcher b S. Badree 5C. Kapugedera st D. Ramdin b S. Badree 6A. Mathews c D. Ramdin b D. Bravo 20M. Siriwardana c C. Gayle b S. Badree 0T. Perera c A. Russell b D. Bravo 40N. Kulasekara b A. Russell 7R. Herath run out (D. Bravo) 3J. Vandersay not out 0D. Chameera not out 0Extras (w-5, nb-1, lb-1) 13Total: ( for 9 wkts, 20 overs) 122 Fall of wickets: 1-20, 2-32, 3-41, 4-47, 5-47, 6-91, 7-116, 8-121, 9-121Bowling: Andre Russell 4-0-34-1; Samuel Badree 4-0-12-3; Sulieman Benn 4-0-13-0;

Carlos Brathwaite 4-0-36-1; Dwayne Bravo 4-0-20-2

WEST INDIESA. Fletcher not out 84J. Charles b J. Vandersay 10M. Samuels st Chandimal b Siriwardana 3D. Ramdin b M. Siriwardana 5A. Russell not out 20Extras: (w-5, lb-1) 5Total: (for 3 wkts, 18.2 overs) 127Fall of wickets: 1-39, 2-54, 3-72Bowling: Angelo Mathews 1-0-13-0; Rangana Herath 4-0-27-0; Nuwan Kulasekara 2-0-17-0; Jeffrey Vandersay 4-1-11-1; Milinda Siriwardana 4-0-33-2; Dushmantha Chameera 3-0-15-0; Thisara Perera 0.2-0-11-0

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Trust Hydrotec win Al Hail Super Cup

MUSCAT: Trust Hydrotec de-feated Future Oild Field by 36 runs to emerge the champions of Al Hail T10 Super Cup Cricket Tournament organised by Al Hail Cricket Team on Saturday.

In an exciting final, Trust Hy-drotec captain Kabeer won the toss and elected to bat first. Trust Hydrotec went on to score 113 for four in 10 overs.

Wajid top scored with 54 runs and other useful contribution came from Mhraj (26) and Afridi (14). For Future Oil Field, Imran took one wicket.

In reply, Future Oil Field were restricted to 77 for three in 10 overs. Imran was the top scorer with 21 runs. Irfan claimed two wickets for Trust Oil Field.

Wajid was declared the man of

the match for his match winning knock of 54 runs while Wajid of Trust Oil Field was declared as the man of the tournament. Che-ma and Irfan of Future Oil Field were adjudged the best bowler and best batsman respectively.

Rafeeq Al Balushi, senior board

member of Al Hail CT, handed over the trophies.

The organisers thanked the main sponsor Cricket Cottage Oman, Oasis Water, Pocari Sweat and Gulf Modern Trading & Mar-keting (Lichi Oman) for their val-uable support.

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Rosberg’s dramatic victory opens Formula One season

MELBOURNE: Nico Rosberg won a dramatic Australian Grand Prix on Sunday after a bungled tyre strategy dashed Sebastian Vettel’s chances of a season-open-ing triumph and Fernando Alonso survived a spectacular crash that left his McLaren wrecked.

Rosberg’s 15th Formula One victory was also his fourth in suc-cession after the German Mer-cedes driver won the final three races of last season.

Pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton bat-tled back to secure a Mercedes one-two after the defending world champion recovered from a cha-

otic start that pushed him back to sixth at the first turn to finish eight seconds behind his team-mate.

Four-time world champion Vettel came third for Ferrari after leading for much of the race, but the German’s victory hopes faded with an aggressive tyre strat-egy that fell flat after the race was halted due to Alonso’s crash.

“The strategy was crucial today, so I’m really thankful the team did a good job on that,” ecstatic Ger-

man Rosberg told reporters.“The car’s just been unreal to-

day... We’ve got to keep an eye on the red guys (Ferrari), they are very close as you saw today.”

Ferrari enjoyed a brilliant start, with Vettel able to carve through the front-row occupying Mer-cedes duo on the run to the first turn. His Finnish teammate Kimi Raikkonen also got off to a flyer and he darted up the side to claim second place as Rosberg’s rear left tyre made contact with Hamil-ton’s front wing.

Compound issuesVettel appeared poised for an un-likely win but the race turned on its head when Alonso crashed into Haas driver Esteban Gutierrez at high speed going into turn three of the 18th lap.

The Spaniard’s car careened into a barrier and was smashed to piec-es before it flipped, rolled and flew end-over-end into another barrier.

Alonso walked away from the wreckage but the red flag came out to halt the race for around 10 minutes as track staff swept away debris and repaired the barriers.

During the break, Mercedes opted to run both cars on medium compound tyres and rode them to the finish, while Ferrari took the more aggressive route, stick-ing with their super-softs, which

were quicker but ultimately re-quired another stop.

The mistake proved costly and was compounded when Vettel’s next tyre change was botched, while Raikkonen’s race was over on lap 23 when an engine failure forced him out and he reached the pits with flames shooting out of the top of his car.

“Obviously the red flag didn’t help us,” Vettel said.

“We went for the aggressive route but maybe with hindsight we may have gone with something else,” the German added of the tyre strategy.

New team Haas, the first Amer-ican-owned F1 outfit to race in 30 years, celebrated points on debut, with Frenchman Romain Grosjean finishing sixth behind Red Bull’s fourth-placed Daniel Ricciardo and Felipe Massa in a Williams.

Force India’s Nico Hulkenberg, Williams’ Valtteri Bottas, and the Toro Rosso duo of Carlos Sainz and Max Verstappen completed the top 10, with Renault rookie Jolyon Palmer narrowly missing out on a point on debut.

Red Bull’s Daniil Kvyat was among six cars that failed to fin-ish including Manor Racing’s Indonesian rookie Rio Haryanto. Haryanto’s team mate and fellow debutant Pascal Wehrlein was last of the 16 finishers. -Reuters

Rosberg’s 15th

Formula One victory

was also his fourth

in succession

after the German

Mercedes driver won

the final three races

of last season

GREAT START: Mercedes’ Nico

Rosberg celebrates his victory

in the Australian Grand Prix in

Melbourne on Sunday. – AFP

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MUSCAT: Veteran golfer Ali Hameed secured the prestigious Oman Senior Open for the third successive time at the Ghala Golf Club on Saturday.

The 13th edition of the annual competition, organised by the Oman Golf Committee (OGC), saw participation of 90 golfers.

The day-long tournament, played on the 18-hole course of the Ghala Golf Club, was support-ed by Bank Muscat, Haya Water and Omanline Institute.

While a confident Ali Hameed excelled in the gross category tak-ing the top honours, Dr. Moham-med Al Rumhy, the Minister for Oil & Gas and the Patron of the OGC, won the second place.

Ali Hameed compiled a score of 78 to secure the Claret Jug and the gold medal. Dr. Al Rumhy carded 80 and beat Mike Ren-nardson, also 80, for the second place on countback.

Ali Hameed was thrilled to win the competition. “It’s been a good win for me. It’s good to be back in the competition. I have won this title in the past and it feels nice to win again. The level of com-petition was quite good, we all enjoyed it,” he said. In the nett leaderboard, it was Yvonne Well-ing who finished champion in the ladies’ category, with a score of 72. The runner-up prize was won by Nelly Materna with a score of 73.

James McDonough took the men’s nett title with a score of 66. C Das and Khawar Nabi finished with the same score of 70 but the former won the second place on countback.

Meanwhile, Ali Hameed also won the nearest to pin award while the prize for the longest drive went to Puli Sharma.

Mike Cuddihy scored 86 to take the Super Senior (60 years and above) gross title.

Later during an impressive ceremony, Sayyid Sulaiman bin Hamoud Al Busaidi, the Deputy Secretary-General of the Coun-cil of Ministers, handed over the trophies and medals in the pres-ence of OGC Chairman Mundhir Al Barwani and other top officials.

Special recognitionDuring the ceremony, the OGC presented a memento to Ali Ha-meed for his contributions to Oman golf.

The player retired from the na-tional team duty last year.

He had come into the competi-tion as the title favourite, having emerged on top in 2014 and 2015.

Recalling the day’s action, he said: “Initially, it was a little tough out there. I wasn’t finding it easy to get into my rhythm. But as the day progressed, things got better for me and I began to play with more confidence.”

Ali Hameed pointed out that he particularly cherished his contest with Dr Al Rumhy. “I en-joyed that bit a lot. The competi-tion was good. At one stage on the 13th hole, things were really chal-

lenging for me. There was a light drizzle and the breeze was getting hard. I was lagging behind follow-ing a couple of bogeys. But later on the 17th hole, I managed to play better and stay ahead of him.”

OGC Chairman Al Barwani later thanked all the participants and sponsors, and he hailed the competition as a success.

“Yet again, the Oman Senior Open has been a tremendous suc-cess for all of us.

“The competition was great out there. My heartiest congratula-tions to all the winners.”

Ali Hameed makes it three in a row at Oman Senior Open

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While a confident Ali Hameed excelled in the gross category taking the top honours with a score of 78, Dr. Mohammed Al Rumhy, the Minister for Oil & Gas and the Patron of the Oman Golf Committee, won the second place after getting the better of Mike Rennardson on countback

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Al Turki record 53-run win against Sinha

MUSCAT: Al Turki recorded a 53-run win over Sinha in a Muscat Pharmacy and Stores-sponsored Premier Division match at the Ministry of Sports Affairs ground on Saturday.

Batting first, Al Turki put on 273 for seven in 50 overs. Twinkle Bhandari and Shiv Palsinh scored 90 and 74 respectively. In reply, Sinha lasted 43.3 overs before be-ing bowled out for 220.

Brief scores: Al Turki 273 for 7 in 50 overs (Twinkle Bhandari 90; Praneeta

Kumara 2/32) bt Sinha 220 in 43.3 overs (Rangaseewa Perera 44; Rahul Singh 4/51). Points: Sinha - 0, Al Turki – 2.

Future Oilfield winFuture Oilfield recorded a 12-run victory over Carillion Alawi in an Enhance-sponsored D Divi-sion match. Batting first, Future Oilfield managed to score 144 for eight in 20 overs. In reply, Carillion Alawi were bowled out for 132 in 19 overs.

Brief scores: Future Oilfield 144 for 8 in 20 overs (M. Amjad 50; Arun Ku-mar 3/24) bt Carillion Alawi 132 in 19 overs (Sharon Sebastian 35; Imran Ali 5/30). Points: Carillion Alawi – 0, Future Oilfield - 2.

Sayarti defeat Falcons In an E Division match, Sayarti de-feated Enhance Falcons by three wickets. Batting first, Enhance Falcons scored 165 for nine in 20 overs. In reply, Sayarti scored 166 for seven in 17 overs.

Brief scores: Enhance Falcons 165 for 9 in 20 overs (Sparsh Agarwal 61; Lokesh Naik 3/32) lost to Sayarti 166 for 7 in 17 overs (Jaison Manjila 2/32). Points: Enhance Falcons – 0, Sayarti - 2.

Khurshid beat Oasis Water In an F Division match, Khurshid CT recorded a 77-run win over Oasis Water. Khurshid CT scored 213 for six in 20 overs. In reply, Oasis Water scored 134 for eight in 20 overs.

Brief scores: Khurshid CT 213 for 6 in 20 overs (Feroz 97; Satheesh Kumar 2/12) bt Oasis Water 134 for 8 in 20 overs (Shibin P. 45; Saif Rahman 3/21). Points: Oasis Water – 0, Khurshid CT – 3.

Easy for OUA Travel In another F Division match, OUA Travel scored a 35-run win over Bahihi. Batting first, OUA Travel scored 187 for four in 20 overs. In reply, Bahihi were bowled out for 152 in 18.1 overs..

Brief scores: OUA Travel 187 for 4 in 20 overs (Jayson Delboy 77, Nahas Haneefa 79) bt Bahihi 152 in 18.1 overs (Ashok Rajan 38, Deepak Bhandari 38; Shameer Om 3/23, Arun Dev 3/29). Points: Bahihi – 0, OUA Travel – 2.

Aptus Infotech post winIn a G Division match, Aptus Info-tech defeated RK Group by eight wickets. Batting first, RK Group scored 137 for eight in 20 overs. In reply, Aptus scored 138 for two in 11.3 overs.

Brief scores: RK Group 137 for 8 in 20 overs (Jeel Dixit 34; Vishnu Lal 3/34) lost to Aptus Infotech 138 for 2 in 11.3 overs (Biji Sundar 62 n.o). Points: Aptus Infotech – 3, RK Group - 0.

Axis down Caledonians In an H Division match, Axis Group posted a four-wicket win against Caledonian College. Batting first, Caledonian College scored 163 for eight in 20 overs. Axis Group scored 167 for six in 19.5 overs.

Brief sores: Caledonian College 163 for 8 in 20 overs (M. Sohil 32 n.o; Sameer Hameed 3/24) lost to Axis Group 167 for 6 in 19.5 overs (Sharath Raj 56). Points: Axis Group – 2, Caledonian College - 0.

Majees B beat Bank Dhofar In an I Division match, Majees B defeated Bank Dhofar by five wick-ets. Batting first, Bank Dhofar were bowled out for 131 in 20 overs. In

reply, Majees B scored 134 for five in 18.5 overs.

Brief scores: Bank Dhofar 131 in 20 overs (S. Jose 25; Sathish Dass 6/28) lost to Majees B 134 for 5 in 18.5 overs (Arjun Rajesh 45 n.o; K. Raghu 2/25). Points: Majees B – 2, Bank Dhofar – 0.

Ideal win against QBGIn a J Division match, Ideal Inter-national registered a 23-run win over QBG. Batting first, Ideal In-ternational scored 151 for seven in 20 overs. In reply, QBG were

Brief scores: Ideal International 151 for 7 in 20 overs (M.D. Shameel 60) bt QBG 128 in 19.3 overs (Wasim 36; Shameel 3/18). Points: Ideal Interna-tional – 2, QBG — 0.

Big victory for HFP In a J Division match, Hussain Fah-dhil Partners (HFP) posted a 93-run win over OCT Al Nahdha. Bat-ting first, HFP scored 181 for four in 20 overs. In reply, OCT Al Nahdha were bowled out for 88 in 14.5 overs.

Brief scores: HFP 181 for 4 in 20 overs (Prasobh Mohan 62) bt OCT Al Nahdha 88 in 14.5 overs (Binu Baby 3/13). Points: HFP – 3, OCT Al Nahdha - 0.

Batting first, Al Turki

put on 273 for seven

in 50 overs. In reply,

Sinha lasted 43.3

overs before being

bowled out for 220

E DIVISION: Sayarti after defeating Enhance Falcons. – Supplied photo

J DIVISION: Ideal International pose for a group photo. – Supplied photo

G DIVISION: Aptus Infotech celebrate their victory. – Supplied photo I DIVISION: Majees B who defeated Bank Dhofar. – Supplied photo

AL TURKI STARS: Shivpal Rana

and Twinkle Bhandari.

Mane helps Southampton beat LiverpoolLONDON: Southampton staged a remarkable recovery from 2-0 down with Sadio Mane scoring twice to damage Liver-pool’s hopes of moving into top-four contention with a 3-2 win in the Premier League on Sunday.

Philippe Coutinho’s curl-ing shot past Fraser Forster gave Liverpool the lead after 17 minutes and they doubled their advantage four minutes later when Daniel Sturridge finished off a swift counter-attack.

Liverpool were well worth their lead but Southampton were a different proposition af-ter the break. Mane had a pen-alty saved by Simon Mignolet in the 49th minute but he made amends with a close-range fin-ish just past the hour mark.

From then on it was all South-ampton as the visitors, looking heavy-legged after their mid-week Europa League clash with Manchester United, sat back in the hope of playing out time.

Graziano Pelle shook off the attentions of both Liverpool’s centre backs to equalise with a powerful 20-metre strike seven minutes from time.

Mane snatched the points three minutes later with a pre-cise low finish after Mignolet had failed to clear and the ball was played back into the danger area. Victory moved Southampton into seventh place on 47 points, three more than Liverpool.

Meanwhile, Aleksandar Mitrovic headed a late equal-iser to end Newcastle’s miser-able losing run against fiercest neighbours and rivals Sunder-land but the 1-1 draw still left both teams deep in the relega-tion mire.

The Serbian soared at the far post to nod man-of-the-match Georginio Wijnaldum’s 79th minute chipped cross back into the opposite corner just as the home fans at St James’ Park were preparing for a seventh straight defeat at the hands of the Black Cats. - Reuters

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GALAXY S7GALAXY S7 EDGE

OS Android 6.0

(Marshmallow)

Network LTE

Cat.9 (450/50Mbps)

* May differ by markets and mobile operators

Dimension142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9mm, 152g

150.9 x 72.6 x 7.7mm, 157g

AP Octa core(2.3GHz Quad + 1.6GHz

Quad), 64 bit, 14nm process

Quad core(2.15GHz Dual + 1.6GHz

Dual), 64 bit, 14nm process

* May differ by markets and mobile operators

Memory4GB RAM (LPDDR4),

32/64GB (UFS 2.0)

+ MicroSD (up to 200GB)

Display5.1” Quad HD Super

AMOLED 2560 X 1440

(577ppi)

5.5” Quad HD Super

AMOLED 2560 X 1440

(534ppi) Edge Screen

Rear Camera Dual Pixel

12MP (F/1.7), Smart OIS

Front Camera 5MP (F/1.7)

Battery 3,000mAh

3,600mAh

Fast Charging both on

wired and wireless

Wireless Chargingcompatible with WPC

and PMA

ConnectivityWiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac

(2.4/5GHz), MIMO,

Bluetooth® v 4.2 LE, ANT+,

USB 2.0, NFC, Location

SensorsAccelerometer, Proximity,

RGB Light, Geo-magnetic,

Gyro, Fingerprint,

Barometer, Hall, HRM

PriceGalaxy S7 Flat: OMR270

Galaxy S7 Edge: OMR300

Available at SARCO

outlets and all leading

electronic stores

SAMSUNG’SS7 IS HERE.WHAT’S NEW?

ack in time gone by, ‘New’ used to be really new: it possessed novel-ty. The new didn’t need to be cross examined to vali-

date or actually discover its new-ness; it could do that on its own. To-day, however things have changed quite a bit ever since the definition of new took a whole new dimen-sion. From being a state, ‘New’ has morphed to being a trend.

The trend is hot in electronics, and even hotter in the smartphone market. Around this time every year mobile phone biggies have to come up with a new flagship model, even if there isn’t anything actually new to offer. Leading the bandwagon is Samsung, which re-ligiously offers a new model every year for its smartphone crown jewel; the ‘Galaxy S’ series. Since its initiation in June 2010, the ‘S’ series has seen seven instalments (in six years), with the latest, the S7 launched just recently.

So how does the phone add up while many are still relishing the newness of the S6 (which actually was something new with a total de-sign overhaul)? Does it really have something to fascinate further or just another hasty attempt to re-main on top? The honest answer is: “Not much really”.

Compared to the S6, the S7 is almost identical. Just like the S6, the S7 also has two avatars; the Flat and Edge, wearing the same stylish glass and metal construc-tion which did away with the Samsung’s plastic affair. There is difference in the size game though this time. While both S6 versions; Flat and Edge shared the same 5.1-inch QHD Super AMOLED screen, only that one screen was flat and the other screen was curved— this year the curved Gal-axy S7 Edge jumps up to 5.5-inch-es, while the flat Galaxy S7 stays at 5.1 inches. The bigger phone also comes with a bigger battery — 3600mAh versus the 3000mAh battery on the S7.

The edges of the new S7’s rear panel curving towards the frame make the phone less slippery and

more ergonomic, fitting into the palm of hand much better than the S6. The rear camera sensor bump is also significantly reduced (almost four-fold), allowing the device to look more compact and smoothly constructed.

On the technical front, the Gal-axy S7 packs a Snapdragon 820 processor, while the Galaxy S6 houses the Exynos 7420 processor, slightly lower but still very much comparable to the Snapdragon 810. With a current generation proces-sor and an extra gigabyte of RAM – 4GB compared with 3GB — the S7 is certain to be faster than the S6.

But the S6 is already a pretty speedy gadget and how practical would the further increment be is a thing to wait and watch. For most users it would probably be negligible.

However, it is the camera where the S7 improves significantly. That is not at all to say the S6 camera lacked in any manner. It is just that S7 has bettered the best. The S7 camera has lower specs: 12MP on the back, compared to the S6’s 16MP, and 5MP on the front.

While the new camera may produce a lower number of pix-els, it makes up for this with dual-pixel technology; a feature that

promises a substantial increase in image clarity despite the lower pixel numbers.

At F/1.7, the lower camera aper-ture (rule of thumb: lower the bet-ter), means even better low-light performance. Combined, the S7 focuses up to four times faster in low-light conditions and twice as fast in daylight.

Chastised for reducing the bat-tery size on the Galaxy Note 5 and S6, Samsung has aptly responded to critics packing the S7 with a 3,000mAh battery, which is bigger than even that of the Galaxy S5.

However, Samsung still hasn’t

adopted USB Type-C; the S7 re-mains on MicroUSB.

With the Galaxy S6’s launch many users complained losing the MicroSD slot, removable battery, water resistance, and MicroUSB 3.0 port of the S5.

Samsung has re-introduced some features from the Galaxy S5 with the S7, with MicroSD slot supporting an upto 200GB expan-sion and much improved and very practical IP68 certified water re-sistance; no clunky, unreliable ex-ternal port covers to protect the in-nards. The protection is all on the inside now.

The heart-rate monitor and fin-gerprint scanner remain as before, but the one catchy feature you might dearly miss is the IR blaster. While both S5 and S6 had the TV remote capabilities, we wonder why the S7 is bereft of it.

So finally is the Galaxy S7 a go or no go? Of course for the Galaxy devout it’s definitely a go-go, and it is also among the best options for someone looking to buy their first top end smartphone.

And even if it doesn’t sound good enough to the real smart smart-phone user, who cares? ‘Latest is the best’ is the buzzword in the smartphone arena, until some real technological breakthroughs like augmented reality, flexible screen, or 3D playback maybe.— [email protected]

Sticking pretty close to its predecessor,Samsung’s latest flagship, the Galaxy S7, brings backsome of the features the Galaxy S6 missed out on.Enough to make you go for it?

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SHATTIKung Fu Panda 3 – 3D (Animation) PGCast: Jack Black, Bryan Dustin Hoffman3:30, 5:30 & 7:30PMThe Wave (Action | Drama | Thriller) PG12Cast: Kristoffer Joner, Thomas Bo Larsen7:00 & 9:45PMThe Witch (Horror | Mystery) 15+Cast: Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson11:45PMSolace (Crime | Drama | Mystery) 12+Cast: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Xander Berkeley3:00, 9:30 & 11:30PM Eye In The Sky (Drama| Thriller | War) PG12Cast: Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman5:30PM The Divergent Series: Allegiant (Action| Adcenture| Sci-Fi) PG12Cast: Shailene Woodley, Zoë Kravitz7:30PM Triple 9 (Action | Crime | Drama) 15+Cast: Casey Affleck, Chiwetel Ejiofor3:15, 9:15 & 11:30PM London Has Fallen (Action| Crime) PG12Cast: Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman5:00PM

MUSCAT GRAND MALLKung Fu Panda 3 – 3D (PG) Animation Cast: Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman12:45, 5:30, 7:30 PMGold Class – 6:45 PMKapoor and Sons – 2D (PG12) Hindi | DramaCast: Alia Bhatt, Sidharth Kapoor, Fawad Khan9:00 PMSolace – 2D (12+) Crime | Drama | MysteryCast: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Colin Farrell9:30, 11:30 PMGold Class – 3:30, 8:45, 11:00 PMThe Dressmaker – 2D (15+) DramaCast: Kate Winslet, Liam Hemsworth4:30 PMZootropolis – 3D (PG12) Animation |

Cast: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman12:15, 2:15 PMThe Divergent Series: Allegiant – 2D (PG12) Action| Adventure| Sci-FiCast: Shailene Woodley, Zoë Kravitz3:00 PMTriple 9 – 2D (15+) Action | Crime | DramaCast: Casey Affleck, Chiwetel Ejiofor6:45, 11:45 PM

PANORAMA MALLLondon Has Fallen (Action) (2D)(PG12)Cast : Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:30 pmTriple 9 (Action, Crime)(2D)(15+)Cast : Casey Affleck, Chiwetel Ejiofor9:15, 11:30 pmTriple 9 (Action, Crime)(2D)(15+)-VIP LOUNGECast: Casey Affleck, Chiwetel Ejiofor3:00 pmThe Divergent Series: Allegiant (Action, Adventure)(2D)(PG12)Cast : Shailene Woodley, Zoë Kravitz3:15, 7:00 pmKung Fu Panda 3 (Action)(MX4D)(PG)Cast : Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman4:30, 6:30, 8:30 pmKung Fu Panda 3 (Animation)(3D)(PG)Cast : Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman

5:30, 7:00 pmKung Fu Panda 3 (Animation, Action)(3D)(PG)-VIP LOUNGECast : Jack Black, Bryan Cranston7:15 pmSolace (Crime, Drama)(2D)(12+)Cast : Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Xander Berkeley3:00, 5:00, 9:30, 11:30 pmSolace (Crime, Drama)(2D)(12+)-VIP LOUNGECast : Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Colin Farrell5:15, 9:15, 11:15 pmKapoor and Sons (Drama)(2D)(PG12)Cast : Alia Bhatt, Sanjay Dutt, Fawad Khan9:00 pmEye In The Sky (Drama, Thriller)(2D)(PG12)Cast : Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman2:45, 11:45 pm

AZAIBA Triple 9 (2D) (Action |Crime) (15+) Cast: Casey Affleck, Chiwetel EjioforTiming: 4:50, 9:30, 11:30 PMKung Fu Panda 3 (3D) (Animation) (PG) Cast: Jack Black, Bryan Cranston3:00, 5:00, 7:00 PMThe Divergent Series-Allegiant (2D) (Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi) (PG12) Cast: Shailene Woodley, Zoë Kravitz2:45, 11:45 PM

Jai Gangaajal (Hindi) (2D) (Action) (PG12) Cast: Priyanka Chopra, Rahul Bhat, Ayush, Mahesh Khedekar3:30 PMKapoor and Sons (Hindi) (2D) (PG12) Cast: Alia Bhattm Siddhart Malhotra2:30, 5:05, 7:40, 10:15, 11:30 PMMaheshinte Prathikaaram (Mal) (2D) (Drama | Comedy) (PG12) Cast: Fahadh Faasil, Soubin Shahir6:50, 9:15 PMPugazh (Tamil) (2D) (Action ) (PG) Cast: Jai, Surabhi Laxmi, RJ Balaji7:00, 9:00 PM

RUWIScreen 1Kapoor & Sons (Drama / Family) –PG12Cast : Sidharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt, Rishi Kapoor3.30, 6.30, 9.30 PMScreen 2Kung Fu Panda 3 (2D) (Animation) –PGVoice Overs: Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman3.30, 5.30, 7.30 PMJai Gangajal (Action) –PG12Cast : – Priyanka Chopra, Prakash Jha, Manav Kaul, Rahul Bhat 9.45 PM

Screen 3Neerja (Action / Biography) –PG12Cast : Sonam Kapoor, Shabana Azmi3.45, 9.45 PMMaheshinte Prathikaaram – Mal-(2D) (Comedy / Family) –PG12Cast : Fahadh Faasil, Anusree, Soubin6.45 PM

SURThe Wave ( Action | PG12) Cast : Kristoffer Joner, Thomas Bo Larsen4:15, 8:15 PMTriple 9 ( Action |Crime | Drama ) (15+) Cast: Casy Affleck, Kate Winslet6:15 PMEye in the Sky ( Drama ) (PG12) Cast: Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman11:45 PMMaheshinte Parthikaaram (Malayalam) (PG12) Cast: Fahad Faasil, Soubin Shahir10:35 PMKung Fu Panda 3 (3D) (Animation) (PG) 4:30, 6:15 PMEmeli (Thriller) ( 12+)Cast : Sarah Bolger, Carly Adams, Carl Bailey10:15 PMKapoor And Sons ( Drama ) ( PG12) Cast : Alia Bhatt, Siddharth Malhotra8:00 PM

SOHARLondon Has Fallen – 2D (Action) (PG12)Cast: Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman3:30PMSolace – 2D (Crime | Drama | Mystery) (12+)Cast: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Xander Berkeley2:30, 9:45, 11:45PMThe Wave – 2D (Action | Drama ) (PG12)Cast: Kristoffer Joner, Thomas Bo Larsen5:00, 9:15PMKung Fu Panda 3 – 2D (Animation) (PG)4:45PMKung Fu Panda 3 – 3D (Animation) (PG)2:45, 6:45PMEmilie– 2D (Thriller) (12+)5:00, 11:45PMEye in the Sky -2D (Drama| Thriller ) (PG12)Cast: Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman7:15, 11:30PMKapoor and Sons– 2D (Hindi) (PG12)9:00PMPugazh – 2D (Action| Thriller) (PG)7:15PMMaheshinte Prathikaaram– 2D (Drama)

Cast: Fahadh Faasil, Soubin Shahir8:45PM (PG12)

BURAIMIThe Witch (Horror | Mystery) (15+)Cast: Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson11.45PMThe Wave (Action | Drama ( PG-12) 4.45, 9.30PMMaheshinte Prathikaaram(Mal) ( PG12 ) Cast: Fahadh Faasil, Soubin Shahir7.30PMKung Fu Panda 3 (Action|) (PG) Cast: Jack Black, Bryan Cranston5.30, 7.00PMTriple 9 (Action | Crime | Drama) (15+) Cast : Casey Affleck, Chiwetel Ejiofor5.15, 11.30PMKapoor & Sons (Hindi | Drama) (PG 12)Cast : Alia Bhatt, Sanjay Dutt, Fawad Khan9.00PMFrankenstein (Horror | Thriller) 18+ 9.45PMEye in the Sky (Dramar) PG12 7.30, 11.30 PM

SALALAHKung Fu Panda 3 (3D) (PG) (Animation) 3:00, 4:55PMThe Wave (2D) (PG12) (Action | Thriller) Cast: Kristopher Jonner, Thomas Bo Larsen3:30, 9:45PMFrankenstein (2D) (18+) (Horror | Thriller) Cast: Carrie-Anne Moss, Xavier Samuel5:30PMLondon Has Fallen (2D) (PG12) (Action) Cast: Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman1:30PMTriple 9 (2D) (15+) (Action | Crime | Drama)1:15, 5:30, 11:30PMThe Witch (2D) (15+) (Horror | Mystery)Cast: Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson10:05PMSolace (2D) (12+) (Crime | Drama | Mystery) 3:30, 6:50, 11:45PMEye in the Sky (2D) (TBC) (Drama) 1:00, 11:55PMKapoor and Sons (2D) (PG12) (Hindi) 8:45PMMaheshinte Prathikaaram (2D) (PG12) (Mal) (Comedy / Drama)7:45PM Pugazh (2D) (PG12) (Action| Thriller) 7:15PM

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Round the clock

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Hamriya 24782666

Muscat Pharmacy, Ruwi 24702542

Salalah 23291635;

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Muscat Region

Apollo, Al Hamriya 24787766

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Atlas Hospital

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Ghubra 24504000

Al Musafir Specialised

Medical Clinic 24706453

Hatat Polyclinic LLC,

Ruwi 24563641

Azaiba 24499269

Sohar 2683006

Al Raffah Hospital 24618900/1/2

Al Massaraat Clinic &

Laboratory 24566435

Al Makook Medical

Coordinance Centre 24499434

Apollo Medical Centre,

Hamriya 24787766, 24787780

Capital Polyclinic 24707549

Badr Al Samaa Polyclinic,

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Capital Clinic, Seeb 24420740

Ceregem National Raak 24485633

Dr Harub’s Clinic 24563217

Elixir Health Centre 24565802

Emirates Medical Centre 24604540

1st Chiropractic Centre 24472274

Lifeline Hospital Salalah 23212340

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Kims Oman Hospital 24760100

24 Hrs Emergency 24760123

Lama Polyclinic, Sohar 26751128

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Magrabi Eye and

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Muscat Private Hospital 24583600

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15:00 Sur 18:00 Daily

15:00 Jaalan 19:30 Daily

TO AL BURAIMI (ROUTE 41)

06:30 Sohar 08:50 Daily

06:30 Buraimi 11:00 Daily

08:00 Buraimi 14:30 Daily via Ibri


13:00 Buraimi 17:40 Daily

16.00 Sohar 18.35 Daily

16.00 Buraimi 20:20 Daily

TO SINAW (ROUTE 52)

17:30 Sinaw 20:50 Daily

TO YANQUL (ROUTE 54)

14:30 Nizwa 16:50 Daily

14:30 Yanqul 19:30 Daily

TO IBRI (ARAQI) (ROUTE 54)


08:00 Al Araqi 12:30 Daily

TO SUR (ROUTE 55)

07:30 Sur 12:00 Daily

14:30 Sur 18:45 Daily

TO FAHUD - YIBAL (ROUTE 62)

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06:30 Yibal 11:15 Daily

TO MARMUL-SALALAH (ROUTE 100)

07:00 Salalah 20:00 Daily

10:00 Marmul 20:30 Daily



TO MARMUL (ROUTE 101)


SALALAH TO DUBAI (ROUTE 102)

15:00 Dubai 07:00 Daily

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07:00 Sharjah 13.30 Daily

07:00 Dubai 14.00 Daily

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05:30 Quriyat 08:30 Daily

05:30 Ruwi 10:00 Daily

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TO YANQUL (ROUTE 54)



TO IBRI (ARAQI) (ROUTE 54)



TO SUR (ROUTE 55)



TO YIBAL - FAHUD (ROUTE 62)

12:30 Fahud 13:15 Daily


TO SALALAH -MARMUL (ROUTE 100)





TO MARMUL (ROUTE 101)


DUBAI TO SALALAH (ROUTE 102)


TO DUBAI (ROUTE 201)



13:00 Sohar 16:15 Thur-Fri

13:00 Ruwi 19:10 Thur-Fri



FROM DUBAI VIA FUJIRAH/SHARJAH (ROUTE 204)

16:00 Sharjah 16:30 Daily

16.00 Fujairah 18.15 Daily

16.00 Ruwi 23.00 Daily

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Kung Fu Panda 3 – 3D (Animation) PGVoice Overs: Jack Black, Bryan Dustin Hoffman3:30, 5:30 & 7:30PM

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Ok so you sat in your comfort chair, with the laptop in your lap; turned on your favour-ite playlist and put on

your headphones. The mood was just getting groovy, when suddenly one side of the earphone doesn’t work. Few feelings in this world are worse than getting your mu-sical mood ruined due to im-paired headphones. And while you may vent out your anger and frustration on the poor broken pair for spoiling your mood, truth is most probably, you yourself are responsible for it.

You probably belong to the care-less majority who often weirdly

enough sleeps with headphones on, cruelly jerks them out from the socket, throws them onto the table to rot until next time, and what not, treating the gadget like extra tough for no clear reason.

There is nothing wrong with one breaking every two three years; that is how much life they generally have. But if your headphones are breaking every three months, you are treat-ing your pair badly. Earphones or headphones, truth is they are deli-cate and deserve gentle handling and some care for optimal and long-time performance. Follow the under given simple routine, and you won’t again be cursing your pair of head-sets. Enjoy music uninterrupted.

Store in a case when not in use: While most headsets come with one; still buy one if yours didn’t. It is important to protect the headset from debris. A roomy pouch or sack that will prevent the cord from getting crimped, caught or tangled is ideal. Strict-ly avoid stuffing them into your pants’ pocket, a quite common mal-practice, which severely damages the cord due to excessive rubbing and pulling.

Avoid poor storage methods: A most common way to put off the earphones is to wrap it around the device it is plugged to (many do it with utmost care). Don’t do that, as it stretches the cord, especially when wrapped tightly, leading to the weakening and eventually breakage of the inner wire overtime. Always carefully unplug it from your lis-tening device when you’re done. While unplugging, grasp the plug rather than pull on the cord.

Use with caution: The biggest problem is not with the storage, but with the usage. So engrossed we become enjoying the tunes, that we totally forget about the device deliv-ering all that aural ecstasy. We’ve all been there when we suddenly get up and the headphone cable is snapped off our head; the headset crash-ing to the floor, or accidentally roll over the headphone cable with the wheeled office chair. Also, smashing them right away on a surface instead of putting gently leads to the tearing of the delicate membrane which de-livers the toned sound. That shrill are distortions you might be com-plaining about in your headset is a fruit of the very smashing. Avoid it.

Replace foam covers: Some ear-phones have foam that covers the ear-bud inserting into your ear ca-nal. This material can break down over time and is to be changed once or twice a year. And no it is not at all expensive to replace. Also make sure to clean the covers after every use, to avoid ear wax deposi-tion which it catches every time it goes into the ear. Even better to keep your ears clean as well. Your

hearing will be better too (Nah I wasn’t referring to you by that).

Exposure to water or moisture of any kind could damage the internal wiring and consequently the func-tioning of the earphones. Earphones are all about wires and a piece of magnet. For cleaning, use a moist absorbent paper or a soft cloth with a dab of rubbing alcohol which should clean it well enough. Make sure to keep only on to cord and not reach the diaphragm (speaker unit).

No full volumes: A constant buzz-ing noise all the time while listen-ing could mean there is a problem with the earphone (occasional buzz means the played content is the problem). Using frequent high sound levels leads to loosening of components, eventually causing a buzz and a reduction in audio quality. Cranking up the bass too high is the biggest culprit.

If your earphones have stopped working, try cleaning them before you give up on them and move on to another pair. Also check the war-ranty information to see if you are eligible for a [email protected]

LIFESTYLEC7M O N DAY, M A R C H 2 1 , 2 0 1 6

T E C H T A L K

MIND THE CORD PLEASELike all things wired, your headphones are also

delicate and require proper handling. Avoid

rough treatment and the most popular gadget

could sing to your ears for long.

Do you check your smartphone often? You may be impulsivePeople who frequently check and re-check their smartphone are driven most strongly by uncontrolled impulses and are less apt in delaying gratifica-tion, says a study.

Psychologists Henry Wilmer and Jason Chein from Temple University in the US carried out the study to develop better understanding of the impact of smartphone and mobile technology usage to assess the potential problems associated with heavy use.

The researchers gave 91 un-dergraduate students a battery of questionnaires and cogni-tive tests. They indicated how much time they spent using their phones for social media purpos-es, to post status updates and to simply check their devices.

Each student’s tendency to delay gratification in favour of larger, later rewards was also assessed. They were given hy-

pothetical choices between a smaller sum of money offered immediately or a larger sum to be received at a later time.

The results, published in Springer’s journal Psychonomic

Bulletin and Review2, provided evidence that people who con-stantly check and use their mo-bile devices throughout the day are less apt to delay gratification.

“Mobile technology hab-its, such as frequent checking, seem to be driven most strongly by uncontrolled impulses and not by the desire to pursue re-wards,” Wilmer noted.

The findings provide evi-dence that increased use of portable electronic devices is associated with poor impulse control and a tendency to de-value delayed rewards.

“The findings provide im-portant insights regarding the individual difference factors that relate to technology en-gagement,” Chein said. “These findings are consistent with the common perception that frequent smartphone use goes hand in hand with impatience and impulsivity,” he added. -IANS

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Flat in Al Khuwair opp grand mall

4 room 3 toilet + hall kitchen in 3

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4 bedroom new villa Al Mawaleh

2 km to city center mall luxury

high end fit outs, split A/C, full

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2 bed rooms flat with Hall, 2bath-

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1000 sq mtrs industrial land in

Ghala suitable for warehouse

workshop etc. Contact :24700120 /

92584715

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Pharmacy. Contact: 9922478 /

99332297

Single bed room flat behind Ger-

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Hospital. Contact: 99203954

2 studio flat for rent in Al Am-

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150/- and 130/- each. Contact:

99350946

2 BR, 2 bath, a kitchen, a yard

, with AC, separate enterance,

AlKhuwair near ibis hotel. PDC. RO

250 .. Call 97056443

Commercial/ residential flat for

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house also available, location

Muttrah. For more details contact

– 99364735 / 95729711

Readymade office space for rent

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Furnished 2BHK near Indian

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250 with sale of household items

total RO700. Contact:92622506

Flats in Al Khuwair, Al Ghobrah,

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Villa in Seeb near the beach and

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Flats in Wadi Kabeer, MBD, Dar-

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Villa in Al Khuwair. Contact:

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Flat for rent in South AlGhubrah

3 rooms, hall and 3 toilets, kitchen

rent 450/-. Contact: 99335580

Flats, shops and basement in

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Contact: 92433127/96291778/

92589235/97293708

1 & 2 BHK Flat in Al.Khuwair.

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2 BHK flat in Ghobrah.

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2 BHK flat in Ruwi.

Contact - 99792181

Office Space Available in Al Khu-

wair & CBD.Contact – 99792181

Double bed room flat CBD area.

Contact: 97608564

2 Bedrooms, kitchen, toilet, car

park R.O 200/- & 1 bedroom,

kitchen, toilet R.O 130 in Al Khu-

wair. Contact: 95154331

2 BHK flats /office & shops valu-

able in a new building at Honda

road .Contact: 91165807

Water tank for rent Quantity

5000 Gallon with driver. Contact:

96449233

1BHK near medical Darsait R.O 180/-

Muttrah house. Contact : 95076261

Commercial land in Ghala 2500sqm

for rent CONTACT- 93506187 /

97684266

For rent flats and shops behind

Al jmlah in Al Amerat. Contact :

91231380

Room for rent available in a flat

for Executive bachelor at Azaiba,

behind Al Meera Hypermarket

with attached bath with cot & AC ,

rent inclusive of Water & Electric-

ity. Contact 96404166 / 97433992

Villa in Al-Khuwair 33. Quality

Finishing. Consist 5 Bedrooms, 1

Living room, 3 Lounges, All with

A/C, Kitchen and storage . Contact:

90665135

For rent 4 flats each flat consists

of 3 BRS, 1 STR, 2 Toilets, Kitchen,

Monthly rent for each flat R.O

250/- location Al Inashel, Muttrah.

Contact: Abdullah 99445880

Flats for rent in Al Mabela (7) near

Industrial roundabout close to the

Al Wafa Mosque area 142 (m2)

2 rooms and a large hall, 1 Kitchen

and 3 toilets, for inquires please

contact : 94359353

Flats and Labor accommodation

for rent in South Al Mabela. Con-

tact : 95230355 / 95331177

New flats for rent at Darsait near

to Ministry of Sports, Mumtaz area

the flats includes, 1 living room, 2

bedroom, kitchen, 3 toilets, every

rooms with split A/C high quality

finishing rent per flat is R.O 340/- .

Interested candidates please Con-

tact : 00968 92225523

2 BHK & 1 BHK Flats for rent

Muttrah near Oman house S/ AC.

Contact: 97007934 / 92629232

2 BHK Flat in Wataya. #99792181

2 & 3 BHK Flat in Al Khuwair. Con-

tact 99792181

Staff Accommodation for Rent in

Al hail. Contact 99792181

3000 Sqr mtrs Store in Misfah.

Contact 99792181

Open land + workshop + labour

camp in Ghala & Rusayl. #99792181

Flat, 1 bedroom, kitchen, toilet in

AL Khuwair family bachelors

R.O 150/-. Contact: 95154331

1 Bed room, sharing K& T, R.O 100,

2 bedrooms , sharing K& T R.O

200/- in AL Khuwair. #95154331

Flat for rent 2 BHK 2 split A/C, 2

toilets, Wadi Kabir near Kuwaiti

Masjid. #97007934 / 92609232

Room Al khuwair 120 R.O

Contact: 97799175

Studio type in Qurum.

Contact: 92230462 -98273470

2 BHK in Wadikabir RO250.

Contact: 97799175/92144045

2 BHK in Ghobrah RO310.

Contact: 97799175/92144045

1.2BHK in Darsait .Contact:

97799175/92144045

Two bedrooms flat in Al Ghob-

rah near Oman Oil of 18 Novem-

ber Street. OMR 330 Monthly.

Tel: 99333479 or 95215360 or

97509955.

4 BHK villa in Qurum.

Contact: 97799175/92144045

2 BR flats with 2Baths Kitchen

Al Amerat Aster Hospital .Contact:

99366142

Flats in Darsait. 94051789 -

97201688

2BHK split A/C 200/- Monthly

& 1BHK spilt A/C 150/- monthly

new building good location Barka

Market. Contact: 99342661

Fully Furnished apartments in

Boucher (35). 94051789-97201688

2 BHK Apartment for rent near

MSQ area. Contact 92888063

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Al Khuwair 33 1 B/R Luxury Fully

Furnished @ Al Khuwair

5 B/R Fully Furnished villa @ Ma-

dinat Al Ilam 5 B/R Fully Furnished

villa @ Madinat Al Ilam. For Daily,

Weekly, monthly or Yearly contract.

Please Contact: Atlas Real Estate

& Rent a Car LLC 99249069 /

994617563/92888376 / 24834888E

mail: [email protected]

02 BHK residential flat opposite

to Al Nahdha hospital.

Contact: 99342733 /99795241

Flats in Wadi Kabir. Contact: 94051789-97201688

Four bedroom two floors luxurious

and spacious residential villa in

Al Hail North, near to the sea and

Oman oil. Each room has its own

bathroom. It has splits A/C’s and

shaded car park. OMR 750 monthly.

Tel: 99333479 or 95215360 or

97509955

Warehouse at Wadikabir - total

area 3500 sqm - covered ware-

house (500sqm), office,

accommodation (1000sqm), open

area (2000sqm) please

contact: 99273774 - 99202278

Full furniture room for rent for

family monthly 200/- . #99251975

Flat with two rooms with window

A/C, with toilets & car parking way

No: 1670 north Al Hail near Dosteen

restaurant 1KM Inside. #99238334

3BHK in Qurum P.D.O high 350/-

Monthly. Contact: 99342661

Flats in Muttrah. Contact:

94051789-97201688

Offices in Ghala. Contact:

94051789- 97201688

Commercial flats of 3 & 2 BHK in Al

Ghobra North 18 Nov street RO.650/-

& 450/- Contact 91776665

2 BHK – modern & spacious flats

with split ac for rent in Qurum near

PDO gate no. 2. #94057023

2 BHK flats with split Ac available

for rent at Al Khuwair 33. Contact

94057023

2 BHK, 3 toilet with split A/c

at Darsait near School. Contact

99024039 / 99061408

WAREHOUSE AVAILABLE FOR RENT

IN BALADIA SANAYAH AMIRAT

(Floor area 600sqmtrs and mezzanine of 500sqmtrs)

1100sqmts fully cover warehouse

Please contact: G.S.M

99417229/92621039

3 Rooms, 2 Toilets Flat for Rent. 18

November Street. Near Mars Hyper-

market and The Chedi. Ghobrah -Good

for Commercial or Residential use.

OMR 295/- month. Call 94477222

Conditioned room with toilets in Al

Khuwair. #92620858 /92605500

Villa for rent in Al Hail South, con-

sist of 3 bed rooms for family only.

Contact: 99546777

2B/R with 3 toilets directly from

owner, near Dolphin Complex

Bausher. Contact 92158031

We have staff accommodation in

Bousher 30 to 40 people can stay.

Contact 93782735 / 99208033

We have 7BHK commercial villa

in Al Khuwair 33 for rent. Lift also

Available. Contact 93782735 /

99208033

We have 1BHK / 2BHK flats for rent

in Mabela7. #93782735 / 99208033

We have 2BHK flats for rent in

Ghubra, Ghala, Azaiba. Contact:

93782735 / 99208033

We have 5BHK villa in Qurum near

Mars Hypermarket for rent. Contact:

93782735 / 99208033

We have office for rent in Ghubra

150 sqm. prime location main road.

Contact: 93782735 / 99208033

Flats for rent in Ghubra at good loca-

tion. 93782735 / 99208033

2 BHK flat in Azaiba, near Sultan

Centre, 2 rooms, sitting hall, kitchen

& 3 bathrooms. Contact: 93782735 /

99208033

OFFICES FOR RENT AT AZAIBA

Prime location on service road (previously

occupied by A'Saffa Foods) near Al Turky

and Mazda showroom.

- 2 BHK flat available directly from the

owner, at Azaiba.

Contact: 99229263, 93221054, 95215289

2 BHK fully furnished flat at Ruwi

MBD area. Contact – 93211557 /

24814853

OFFICE SPACES

FOR RENT230 SQ. Mtr each

Ready to move in two

offi ces for rent near Man

Truck Showroom, Ghala

Contact -

99269841 / 92429917

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FOR RENT

FOR SALE

Offices & flat in CBD, Ruwi. Con-

tact 95345909 / 92820734

2 BHK fully furnished flat for

rent in Wadi Kabir.contact

92233322

Store with cold store in Wadi

kabir. Contact: 99374977

Furnished office for rent No. 503

at Business Center – Al Khuwair.

Contact: 24488833

Offices & Showrooms in Mut-

trah. 94051789-97201688

Duplex villa in Qurum 29.

94051789-97201688

Offices & Showrooms in

Al Khoud.94051789-97201688

Brand new villas in Al Ansab.

94051789-97201688

For rent and investment Land

industrial shops in Rusayl.

Contact: 99323957 / 95490842

Flats in Qurum. Contact

94051789-97201688

1B/R apartment executive fully

furnished at AL Khuwair 33 & 5

B/R villa unfurnished at Madinat

Al Ilam & 5 B/R villa fur-

nished at Madinat Al Ilam.

Contact: Atlas Real Estate &

rent a car LLC -24834888/

99249069/92888376/94617563

Email: [email protected]

Luxury villa of 5 BHK in Al

Khuwair 33 RO.650/- contact

91776665

Brand new villas in Al Ansab.

Contact - 94051789-97201688

Flats in WadiKabir. Contact - 94051789-97201688

600 M2 showroom or office

in Bousher in front of Dolphin

complex. RO.3.5 per m2. Contact

91776665

Offices & Showrooms in Al Khoud. Contact 94051789-

97201688

Fully Furnished apartments in

Boucher (35) Contact- 94051789-

97201688

Brand new 4 BHK villa in Al Fai

compound Al Khoud. RO.475/-

Contact – 91776665

Villa of 3 BHK and sitting area in

Al Ghobra North. RO.525/-

Contact – 91776665

Luxury and brand new semi

furnished 2 BHK flat in Remal-

bowsher. RO.550/- Contact –

91776665

Mini Furnished Apartment in

Qurum. contact 94051789-

97201688

Spacious 1 BHK flat in Al Wat-

taya with all split A/C’s and park-

ing. RO.300/-Contact – 91776665

ACC. AVAILABLE

ACC. AVAILABLE ACC.WANTED

Approx. 300 SQM Super market

available for sale. Complete with

furniture & fixtures, security cam-

era and internet connection. With

2 entrances. Call us for appoint-

ment / viewing at – 93518390 /

99082534

Restaurant for sale (Indian,

chinese, Arabic food ). Contact :

91181765 / 95411354

Warehouse at Ghala Industrial

area for rent with 16 acs & heavy

duty shelves/ warehouse is in

2340 sqm land. #92400008

600 sq mtrs residential land in

Maabela Phase 4 Block 4 OMR

65 Thousand. Tel: 99333479 or

95215360 or 97509955

600 sq mtrs residential land in

Maabela Phase 4 Block 3 OMR

65 Thousand. Tel: 99333479 or

95215360

Approx. 300 sqm, supermarket

available for sale. complete with

furniture & fixtures, security

Camera & internet connection

with 2 entrances. Call us for ap-

pointment/viewing at 93518390 /

99082534.

2 storey villa, 5 rooms with at-

tached bath,1 hall & kitchen at

Madinat Sultan Qaboos under

finishing. Contact 99778773

Wholesale Iranian best carpets

quality TOP per sqm 17.5 RO qual-

ity normal per sqm 13.5 RO for

Masjid per sqm 13.5RO in Oman

and all Gulf country’s delivery

in Muscat and Iranian Souve-

nirs paintings and gifts. Contact:

91213269 / 99234905

Good conditioned 5 ton forklift for

sale. #99885638 / 94052713

Zanzibari coffee shop for rent or

sale in Barka Souq road, at Prime

location. Contact: 99814411

Almost new beach/ garden lounge

chairs /bar stools/ counter. Photos

can be sent 95865457

400 sq mtrs Commercial/Resi-

dential land in Mabela Phase 5

Block 2. OMR 165 Thousand.

Tel: 99333479 or 95215360 or

97509955

A well running pharmacy for sale

at prime location.

Contact- 99627621, 93240949

220 M2 SHOWROOM

FOR SALE@ Sanaya/ Hospital

Road- Sohar

PLEASE CONTACT:

00968 - 9898 9532/

2471 [email protected]

Fully furnished room with fully

equipped kitchen and sharing

bathroom immediately available

for Executive bachelor in N.Gubrah

opp. Maha Hotel. #95450250

Fully furnished 1BHK at Wadi-

kabir near Al Hassan RO275/

month available for 4 months

from 01/04/2016 to 31/07/16.

#92577929

1 BHK apartment for rent in Al

Khoud Shabiya near Mazoon

Mosque for rent. #93913224

Single room near Al Falaj Hotel.

Contact 99643845

Room with attached bathroom for

a family in Wadi Kabir. #97167857

Room with kitchen available at

Ruwi.# 91214897 / 98049288

Furnished bedroom with attached

bath and kitchen separate en-

trance for bachelor for RO 150 per

month all inclusive in a villa, opp.

Star Cinema.#99314807

Room with toilet for working lady.

Contact: 91450718

Room for rent with furniture.

Al Bustan village.contact

93687466

FOR RENTStore space in Al

Wattayah.

Contact 99382489 / 99263443

Offices & Showrooms in Muttrah.

#94051789-97201688

Flats in Darsait. Contact -

94051789-97201688

Offices in Qurum opposite City

Center. #94051789-97201688

Duplex villa in Qurum 29.

Contact - 94051789- 97201688

Well established coffee

shop / restaurant prime loca-

tion at AL Khoud. Contact:

92188777/98700760

Space for printing press available

at wadikabir with or without

machinery. Contact 99328430

Shop for sale near Oman House,

Muttrah. Contact 99024362.

Luxury Apartments in Bousher

(35). 95056808-97201688

Villas in Al Khoud. 95056808-

97201688

Steel Scrap materials for immedi-

ate sale#99273774/ 99202278

Urgent sale of steel scrap only

serious buyers kindly contact +968

96725423 for viewing the items.

Single colorful Bed and Sofa

for Sale at Al Khuwair. Con-

tact 92881849 /What`s up No

97290565

HD Scaffoldings, Shuttering

Jacks, Wooden Planks, Shuttering

wood assorted, Tower hoist (lift),

Concrete Mixer, Bending Machine,

Steel Fabrication Machinery

(Searing/Cutting, lathe & Welding)

including tools for immediate sale:

Contact 99273774/ 99202278

Furnished room attached bath for

Indian bachelor, Al-Falaj Ruwi &

lady Wadi Kabir near Mars

hypermarket. Contact:

96202458/96761960

Furnish bedroom with attach

bathroom for executive bachelor.

Contact: 97704794

Room with attached bathroom and

sharing kitchen available for

Executive bachelor or small family

at wadikabir Contact 93049849

Room available in Mumtaz area

1 room, 1 Bathroom, Kitchen & 1

room, common bathroom. Inter-

ested please contact 92680041

Mr. Altaf

Required single room for an

executive lady (non cooking) in

Darsait, Ruwi, Wadi Kabir.

Contact - 98591132

Accommodation required with

food for 1 month, bachelor for

March month. Preferably Al Ghob-

rah area. Contact: 99335742

WANTED

IELTS Coaching (academic) required

nearby wadi Kabir area. Please call

on mobile or msg on Whats up. Mo-

bile no: 92927880/99012165

FOR HIRE

Grader GD 705-5, Showel WA 430-

5, Roller BW 211D-40 JCB. Contact:

99292668

Grader, roller, bobcat, JCB 3CX, JCB 4CX with breaker & water tank-

er for rent. #93218705 / 24478450

BUYING

Bobcat available for rent.

Contact 97623299

Buying cars for cash.

Contact: 90202090

Scraps / Material for sale

1. Steel / G.I./ Aluminum2. Copper / P.V.C.

3. Cables / Wire.

Contact

Drake & Scull International LCC

# 97486716

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DRIVER

MEDICAL

SKILLED LABOUR

ADMIN

CATERING

ADMIN

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE

Required Cook 5 yrs exp in Oman

for family. Send CV fax: 24703854

or abuakram_omer69@hotmail.

com. Contact: 90140203

Wanted a male front Office As-

sistant minimum 3 yrs exp with

good communication skill. Visa

provided. Interested candidates

mention the expected salary and

send CV to [email protected]

Urgently required Omani recep-

tionist for a trading company in

Muscat. Kindly send CV to email:

[email protected]

Required urgently a Legal Consultant/ Lawyer for reputed

law firm in Sohar, Muscat. Can-

didates should have 5-7 years

experience as a Legal Consultant/

Lawyer with good knowledge of

Computer & should be fluent in

English both written & spoken.

Email C V to shejaanil66@gmail.

com or Contact 99153620

between 8am to 1pm & 2pm to

5.30 pm on Sunday to Thursday

Indian male good experienced in

Accounts, ERP Tally 9 & Admin in

India & Oman, presently on visit

visa, looking for suitable placement.

Contact 94834687

Indian male 25 yrs, Graduate in com-

merce, overall 5 yrs exp in accounts/

finance field. On visit visa. Immedi-

ately available. Contact

92836216 /

[email protected]

DOMESTIC HELP

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE

Wanted Accountant 6 years

minimum experience. Send CV to:

[email protected]

Required Accounts Officer- en-

sure accurate processing of

revenue data into ERP systems

and invoicing module. Posting of

invoices to customer SAP portal

and delivery to customer offices

and interface with country man-

ager/ reporting to regional CEO.

Qualifications: BSc accounting.

Relevant experience & knowledge

on online accounting systems

especially the customer

SAP system. Submit CV to:

[email protected]

Accountant with gulf experience

in construction field preferred with

Oman driving license. Interested

candidates send CV to:


Gsm: 95892831/95197615

Urgently required Kerala house

maid. Visa available. Contact:

94146486

Housemaid required for full-time

for Indian family, Hindi/English

speaking CBD area Ruwi.

Contact: 96183093

Looking for a part-time cook-cum-housemaid in Azaiba.

Call 92450197.

MISCELLANEOUS

Required for leading Com-

pany:- Qualified Accountant &

Marketing(male, female). Valuator

– real estate, English typist. Email :

[email protected]

Required candidates for following

posts: Accountant, Storekeeper, Foreman Building Maintenance, Van-salesman (water), Helpers. Candidates with Omani driv-

ing license preferred. Contact

99273774/99202278

Looking for driver with motorbike

licenses for resturant delivery , con-

tact 95048797

A woman Driver required from Mut-

trah to Darsait. Contact : 98090977

Required a expat driver with

Omani D/L. Contact –

91409668

Part or full time Driver Required call

us 91120552

ENGINEER/MECHANIC.

REQUIRED PROJECT MANAGER

For an Infra/ Bldg project in Duqm/Oman

Graduate Engineer with 20+ years experience preferably

in Oman/ GCC with valid D/L and transferable visa,

computer literate. Send CV to Email :

[email protected]

Urgently required female Gy-

necologist for a clinic at Samail.

Send CV: [email protected],

95498105

Wanted Nurse for a dental centre

in capital area. Interested may

contact – 93431024 or send CV to

– [email protected]

Wanted Staff Nurse for

a dermatology clinic in Muscat .

Must have MOH license and NOC.

Attractive salary offered. Email:

[email protected]

Required female Nurse, with MOH

license for private dental clinic in

Bowshar area, Muscat.

Contact: 92189807

GP doctor needed for reputed clin-

ic. Preferably with MOH license or

with Dataflow & Paramatics pass

Contact: 95388934

Required gynecologist GEN: practitioner lady lab Technician and pharmacologist immediately

for a clinic in Suwaiq. contact

95081010 Email:

[email protected]

SALES / MARKETING

SALES / MARKETING

TECHNICIAN

DESIGNER/DRAUGHTSMAN

Senior CAD Designer Indian male

with 10 years of experience (8

years of experience in GCC) good

knowledge of architectural, civil

using AutoCAD, MS Office seeking

suitable position. Contact: 90518123


AutoCAD Civil Draughtsman for

road, having 5 yrs experience work-

ing on X- Sec, L-Sec & alignment,

preparation of plan & profile & cross

sections, preparation of structural

drawings, quantity estimation as

per drawing. Contact 94034544,

[email protected]

AutoCAD Draughtsman seeking

job. Contact: 95516807

Indian Female, Bsc Fashion De-

signer with Oman driving Lisence,

looking for any good job.

Contact 98757582

28/male/MBA - finance/B.Com -

Accountant with 4 years of Dubai/

India experience looking for a

suitable placement. contact

90187483

[email protected]

Dynamic Indian Male Account-

ant with 9 Years Experience seeks

suitable placement. NOC available.

Contact: 96902860

An experienced Chartered Account-

ant with over 25 years in varied

industries, presently working with

a reputed group in Muscat, looking

out for a suitable change. Contact:

96491030

25 yrs, MBA (finance) 1.2 years

experience seeking for Accounts

job. Contact : 94819575

We, the storm shield in the talented candidates for the below

positions (Indian only): Maintenance Technician (male -1) should have knowledge of new

mobile devices & 3 years Oman

experience Contact: 94441111

Send CV to

email: [email protected]

Electrician cum Plumber, Maintenance Supervisor with

D/L, Building Material Sales-

man, C.C.T.V Technician. Contact:

9938304. E mail: helplinellc123@

yahoo.com

Screen printer in Ruwi. Contact

92831131 / 97752162

Indian male 24 yrs B. Com, Tally

ERP with one year exp seeking for

suitable placement. Now on visit

visa. Contact: 94469269

Indian male 7 yrs Oman exp, Tally

ERP 9, Accounting, inventory con-

troller / asset supervisor & IT sup-

port, marketing seeking suitable

job. NOC available B.Com ,PGDCA ,

location Sohar having Oman D/L.

Contact 98317698, Email: sukua-

[email protected]

MBA, Finance, 1 yr experience

in Accounting now on visit visa,

looking for suitable job. Contact

92901121, Email : lijojoy456@

gmail.com

Sr. Accountant: 37 Male, Indian,

13yrs Oman Exp. Finalisation/

Audit/Tax compliance/MIS/

Cash Flow/Budget/Payroll/AR –

99679247

Indian Male 30 yrs (M.Com) hav-

ing 9 yrs (5 yrs in Oman & 4 Yrs in

India) accountant exp looking for

suitable placement local release

available Contact 96425976

MBA Indian National 26 years

old Having (06) years experience

in FSM Industry Catering and

Restaurant, As An Accountant

and finalization of all accounts

related works, Available to join

immediately kindly contact on

98315449.

Male Accountant M.Com Accounts

& finance, 3 yrs exp in accounts

looking for suitable job on visit visa.

Contact: 94648575

Indian female MBA in financ

currently on visit visa seeking

suitable placement in Accounts /

HR/Admin Contact: 92896110. E


Indian male, M. Com with

3 yr Oman Exp in Accounts

with valid oman D/L, on

visit Visa, seeking suit-

able placement. GSM:94744575.

Email:[email protected]

Indian CA finalist, 7 yrs exp

having driving license with visa

looking for finance / accounts

position Email: rameesnm@gmail.

com, 98097009

B.Com Graduate, Indian male 24

yrs, 3 yrs exp in Oman looking for

Accounting, Sales, suitable jobs.

NOC Available. Contact:90615814.

Mail : [email protected]

Fresher 24, ACCA Affiliate, Ad-

vanced diploma in Accounting

and Business seeking suitable

placement in Accounts, Finance or

Audit with Oman driving license.

Contact - 92430152

Email - [email protected]

ACCA member with 6 yrs of

experience in Oman looking for

a suitable job in finance. Contact

99284193

Indian female MBA in finance

currently on family visa seeking

suitable placement. #96471025

Female seeking suitable place-

ment in reputed Company, 5 yrs

experience in Oman. Skills : Tally,

EKP9, Sage ACC, PAC, ITIL, MS Of-

fice. Contact 95483804, sararow-

[email protected]

Indian female Accountant 8yrs

exp in Oman. Contact:

93726921

CATERING

Cooks (Arabic Indian) gulf exp

looking job. Contact:

99531802

Indian male, rich working experi-

ence in oman as “ Personal Assis-

tant / Office Manager (Executive

Office) / senior administrator /

business development asst.” hold-

ing Omani driving license. Local

release available – 99168054 -

[email protected]

8 years of intensive Oman expe-

rience in procurement & supply

chain management looking for

suitable placement.#97755488

10 yrs experienced Omani PRO

looking for suitable position. Good

knowledge in HR Admin ROP, all

Ministries related affairs. Contact:

99588154 / 93387833

MBA professional with 5 yrs exp

in the field of HR , Administration,

Sales (Business Development)

and accounts, holding valid UAE

driving license on visit visa until

end of March. Contact: 91731542/

[email protected]

Indian Male – MBA (HR) & En-

gineering graduation with total 9

years of experience in HR & Admin

( 3 yrs of Oman Exp.) along with

hands on experience in technical

bid submission for all Govern-

ment & PDO tenders ready to join

immediately with NOC. Contact

@ 91240251/Email; kvaradhan@

hotmail.com

24 yrs, lady expat looking for

full time job with visa. Interested

fields are admin, back office,

front-office, reception. Contact:

96321431 or email: sharanya.

[email protected]

Indian female BA, 2 yrs exp look-

ing for suitable position in HR &

Administration. #94656009

Indian Female, MBA-HR having 8+

experience in Administration/HR,

Customer Support, Office Coordina-

tor with good Computer skill, Now

on Visit Visa,looking for suitable

position. Contact: 90196235

Indian male MBA 33yrs having

10 yrs of exp seeking full time

suitable placement in Administra-

tion/ HR/ Operations/ Coordina-

tion/ Logistics. Holding valid D/L.

Contact 99054786

Indian male MBA- UK 18 yrs Gulf

exp in Administration/ HR & Public

relationship. Fluent in Arabic/

English with D/L. Looking for suit-

able position. Contact - 99897280

Young Omani male have experi-

ence 12 years as P.R.O, CLERK

Helper Supervisor Admin Super-

visor, H.R Manager have diploma

in H.S.E, IT and P.D.O license,

looking for H.R position or P.R.O

part time or full time. Contact:

95933288

Filipino male with 13 years HR and

Administration managerial experi-

ence. MBA & CIPD holder. Currently

looking for job in Oman. Interested

employer Contact - 97728418.

Indian, 26 yrs , female , 5 yrs exp

in HR/ Admin with valid Oman

D/L seeking suitable placement.

Contact: 98236033

Indian female, Masters in HR,

having 4 + years Oman experi-

ence in media management and

HR, looking for openings in HR,

Education, Admin, Corporate com-

munications. Contact 98252030

Urgently required a Marketing Executive with 2 years experi-

ence and driving license (GCC)

for a reputed building material

& electrical showroom

in Al Khoud.

Please send CV to –

[email protected].

Contact - 94320909

Required urgently for a pastry

shop in Muscat Sales lady and

Pastry Chef. Filipino National

only. Contact : 96962297

We are a professional visa

consultant in Oman, looking for a

STUDENT COUNSELOR AND IM-

MIGRATION COUNSELOR for our

company. Interested candidates

can email their CV at consultan-

[email protected]

4 yrs experience in Oman han-

dling Accounts. NOC available,

strong communications. Contact

95187454, rowshan.rafiul@gmail.

com

Indian male B.Com Graduate, 6

yrs exp in auditing, accounts and

marketing 3 yrs exp in Oman with

DL looking for suitable placement.

Contact :96146287, mubarakamk@

gmail.com

Indian male, 32 yrs, B.Com having

8 yrs Accounts experience in Oman,

looking for suitable placement (local

release + Oman D/L available). Con-

tact 97494322 / 98093515

Accountant Indian male 25 yrs

BBA with Tally, having 3 years of

exp. plus Hardware, Networking

seeking for suitable placement:

98201244

Indian male 22 yrs B.Com with one

year exp in accounting auditing

with good working knowledge in

tally erp-9 looking for a suitable

placement now on visit visa

Contact: 97189500

Indian male 28 yrs MBA finance/

marketing and graduate in com-

puter experience 3 yrs seeking

suitable job, now family visit visa.

Contact: 93195378


SENIOR ACCOUNTANT, with

13yrs experience, 6 yrs Oman in

manufacturing, trading & con-

tracting Cos, capable of handling

all accounting, finance, banking,

L/C, import, export & finalization

seeks placement. NOC Available.

Call+968-98932752,

mail:[email protected]

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT-M. Com

Finance-Indian with 7 years experi-

ence in Finance & Accounts up to

finalization. Currently employed in

Oman. Having D/L & NOC. contact

94122464,


Indian Male Accountant 10yrs

Exp. in OMAN Retail & Furniture Co.

(Release Available) contact

92564955

Indian male 34 Yrs, Dual MBA

Finance and marketing with IT

skills, 7+ yrs of experience,

Looking for suitable placement.

Contact : 94879615,Email-

[email protected]

Chief Accountant 25 years expe-

rienced looking for part/full time

accountant job.

Contact: 95598477/

98803439

Indian male 25 B.Com (graduate)

2 years experience as accountant

in country club India with ERP

oracle r12, tally knowledge. On

visit visa immediately available.


Contact- 9042-1161

Indian female 25 yrs, MBA HR &

Marketing, with one and half years

experience as accountant and

6 months experience in teaching,

now on a visit visa, seeking suit-

able position. Contact: 99624044,

mail: [email protected].

A construction company requires

Civil Engineer (degree holder) is

having minimum 7 yrs exp who

can independently handle the

site. Oman experience will be

plus point. Apply with bio data

to fax no: 24489096 or email:

[email protected]. Contact:

99339661

Civil Engineer with minimum 5/8

years experience with valid Oman

driving license. Contact Interested

candidates send CV to:


Gsm: 95892831/95197615

A leading regional co. in Muscat & Barka

specializing in heavy steel industries, Earthmoving

Equipments Spare Parts and material handling

solutions for Quarries, Crushers, Cement Plants and

Mining industry is looking for:

Qualified candidates, kindly send your CV's to [email protected]

A School in Oman is looking to recruit

teachers to teach Maths and Science for Grade 1

to Grade 5. Candidates must have a Degree in

Maths or Science with a B.Ed and minimum of

two years’ experience in teaching.

Interested candidates are requested to email a

copy of their CV with relevant teaching experience

certificates and qualification certificates to

[email protected].

A reputed multinational Trading & Services Co. in Oman requires

Service Sales ENGINEERThe candidate should be a Mechanical Engineer / Sr. Technician

With min. 3 years experience in related fields :

Sales of predictive maintenance tools and condition monitoring

technologies

Hands on experience in:

* Vibration Analysis of rotating machineries

* Machinery Balancing & Alignment

* Thermography

* Troubleshooting of machinery malfunctions

Submit CV to : [email protected]

A TRADING COMPANY DEALING IN LIGHTINGSVIDEO & AUDIO DOOR PHONES,

& CCTV, SEEKS TO RECRUIT:SHOWROOM SALES MANAGER & EXECUTIVES

OUTDOOR / PROJECT SALES EXECUTIVES

Should be presentable with at least 2 years of experience of Showroom Sales, of any line of work; and

Good command at Spoken Arabic & Spoken English.

Should be presentable with at least 2 years of experience of Outdoor Sales/Project Sales, of any line of work; Good networking with dealers, consultants, contractors

Should possess valid driving license.

Email CV by March 26, 2016, at [email protected]

to generate business;

Looking for a country Sales Execu-

tive with valid driving license and

good communication skills. Inter-

ested candidates please send in the

CV’s to [email protected]

Urgently required Sales Executives

(2 nos.) & Graphic Designer for sig-

nage / print media with minimum 1

to 2 yrs experience. Send CV at Email

: [email protected], 91275555

Required Sales staff 2 NOS Having

experience in Cosmetics Sales.

Send your updated CV to

[email protected]

GSM 92683688

Urgently Required Steel Fabri-cated Products Salesman with

an experience in steel fabrication,

MUST have Oman driving license,

and immediately join. Apply,

fax 00968–24605955, emails

[email protected],

[email protected]

Required Sales Executive knowledge of building materials.

Full or part time. #99421513

DOMESTIC HELP

Housemaid (overseas) Indian fam-

ily looking for job. contact

99531802



DRIVER

ENGG. / TECH./MECH.

ENGG. / TECH./MECH.

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERIndian male 30 years, having 5 years

of experience in industrial automation and utility

maintenance in India (MRF Tyres), holding valid Oman D/L.

Contact - 92789995Email: [email protected]

IT

Building Site Supervisor working

in Oman since Mar 2010 with Oman

D/L looking for suitable placement

.contact:91507828

B.Tech electronics & Comm.Engg

with CCNA certified with 2yrs exp.

Contact-99490930.

email; [email protected]

An Iraqi civil with more than 30

years experience in (Iraq and G.C.C)

looking for a job, (N.O.C) available.

Contact: 96561306


Indian History graduate with diploma in Safety with

valid Oman Driving licence seeks suitable placement.

Contact-93361624, [email protected]

HOSPITALITY

MISCELLANEOUS

Hospitality/Hotel/ Restaurants

Dynamic result oriented hospital-

ity professional with 20 years of

international exp. MBA in Hotel

Management, specializing in

Hotel/Restaurant start ups, con-

cepts & Franchise development

with proven records. Seeking for

Challenging positions in reputed

groups as GM/COO/CEO/Business

Head. (NOC available) contact

96059470

EXPERT ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE F

HR& CRM, appraise IT system for

Contact: Tel - 96500729

12 yrs exp with store incharge

purchasing having valid Omani

driving license. Contact:

99004638

Wanted job as an office boy or cus-

tomer service. Contact: 94640906

Indian male 37 yrs X-Ray welder

7 yrs exp (ARC, TIG, ARGON,

Welding) seeking suitable job.

Contact: 91360190/98223683

B.Com Graduate with five and half

yrs exp in Oman as a purchaser. NOC

available. Valid driving license. Look-

ing for suitable placement

Contact: 96772166

Graduate, computer literate, experi-

enced in sales, credit control,

accounts, Omani D/L , seeks suit-

able placement. Gsm 98805474

A lady entrepreneur with BF Tech

1st Class (Fashion Technology)

since 2006 in Kerala like to make

change for better. Specialized in

designing, Production Manage-

ment, Fashion Art, Grading, Surface

ornamentation, Garment Construc-

tion. Email: prettyjinu08@gmail.

com Mobile: +919539397097.

Indian female on visit MBA

(International Business- Market-

ing & Logistics), BE (Computers &

Science Engg.) Trained in SAP-BI/

BW with 1 year experience

seeking for job Contact: 90228586


Bangladeshi male, University

M.Com, Working as an Accountant

& Administrator in Oman; search-

ing better job. Phone: 94864966


Civil Engineer 11 yrs exp in con-

struction field having Oman driving

license & NOC. Contact – 94194399 /

[email protected]

Engineer has 10 years local &

international experience in ready

mix concrete also in Oil & Gas field

also in marketing & sales field , has

Omani driving license. #92534098

Indian male, Mechanical

Engineer having 1year experi-

ence, on visit visa looking for

suitable job. Contact:97416564,


Civil Engineer diploma, 4 yrsexp

seeks suitable position ina reputed

company. NOC available. #96789711

Civil Engineer 8 years experience

in Oman as a project engineer for

governmental & private projects.

Contact – 90164912

Civil Engineer (B.Tech), Indian

male 24 years with 1+years Indian

experience,(Certified in Staad

Pro/ Quantity Survey/ Auto Cad).

Looking for a Suitable position.

Available In Sultanate of Oman

(Muscat) on Visit Visa.

Contact: 92835952. E-mail:

[email protected]

Indian male Electrical Engineer, having 6 years gulf experience in

designing, assembling, commis-

sioning execution etc having valid

GCC license too looking for a suit-

able. Contact: 00968-98052942


Civil Engineer 8 years experience

Structural buildings marine. Availa-

ble NOC release. Contact: 92451323.


HSE Engineer (B.E Mech+Diploma

Safety+NEBOSH+OSHA) over

10yrs. Exp, (Visa Release Letter

(NOC) available), seeking suit-

able placement, Mob:97061817,


MANAGER

MEDICAL

B.E Mechanical Engineer, 24, one

year experience as Production

Shift Engineer, Trained on HVAC

Engineering design and has good

hands on software like AutoCAD

and HAP. On a visit visa, looking

for a suitable placement.Con-

tact:95065955 Email: mjs.jazeb@

gmail.com

Indian male 26 yrs, Diploma in

Electrical Engg residing in Oman

seeking job in supervisor. Contact

: 92182283 / 95767146, Email :

[email protected]

Indian Civil Engineer (BE) with

16 years of industry experience

in design, quantity surveying,

looking for suitable job. Contact:

90302823 Email: prince.n@engi-

neer.com

Diploma in Civil Engineer having

8 years experience in Oman with

driving license. Release available

seek replacement urgently. Con-

tact: 95387537 / 97232020

HSE OFFICER - 7yrs GCC experi-

ence, (Indian, 29 yrs) transfer-

able VISA, Diploma, NEBOSH IGC,

OSHA, IIRSM. Mob :96647486

Indian Mechanical Engineer having 8.5 years of experience

in mechanical maintenance of

steel plant sintering division

looking for a suitable job Oman.

Knowledge of maintenance in

belt conveyors, mixers, circle

cooler, ID fans, vibratory screen,

two and four roll crushers, weigh

feeders, ESP, rotary valves, apron

feeder,dragconveyor and vi-

brofeeder. Please contact 0091-

8805022155

Indian male 23 Mechanical Engi-

neer (B.E) residing in Oman looking

for suitable job. Contact: 98530806

/ 99362006

BE (Mechatronic & Robotics Engg)

CNC Operations, basic computer

knowledge, multilingual skills, 23

yrs looking for suitable place-

ment. Contact 92552789

Indian male, 25 yrs, fire & safety di-

ploma holder cum electrician look-

ing for a suitable job, presently on

visit visa. #94745056 / 98976252

Indian male, 27 yrs, Electronics

Engineer (B.Tech) & MBA, Project

Management with 5 years experi-

ence in electronic security system,

optical fiber, project planning instal-

lation. Contact 94819139,

[email protected]

B.Sc in Civil Engineer having 10

yrs experience in structural design-

er in RCC structure & steel struc-

ture in Dubai having Municipality

approval & Dubai driving license

looking for suitable position. Email :

[email protected]

BE Mechanical & Diploma with 4

yrs experience in India looking for

suitable job. Contact 90542737

Indian Mechanical Engineer with

28 years of industry experience

in Sales & Marketing, Materials

Management seeks suitable open-

ing. Presently working with Indian

conglomerate in Oman. Possess

valid driving license and SUV.

CONTACT:+968 95901425

Male Dip.Civil Engineer, having 20

yrs exp (building & road) looking for

suitable job. Contact: 94720782

B Tech Mech, certificate attested,

exp in steel fabri. and autocad draft-

ing , salary -250 OMR. Contact :

96108187

B.Sc Civil Engineer 27 yrs Oman

exp as project manager, struc-

tural engineer looking for suitable

placement. NOC/local transfer

available. Contact: 99349578.


BE Mechanical Engineer 6 yrs

exp, 1.5 yrs in Oman in piping and

structure construction work. Release

available. Contact: 96115463. Email:

[email protected]

Indian male 35yrs BE - Engg 15 yrs

exp in UAE Site Manager looking for

job. Email : [email protected]

Pakistani male Diploma Civil En-

gineer 4yrs exp in Oman bulling &

mega projects, valid license Oman.

contact:98921022

DESIGNER/DRAUGHTSMAN

Indian male, 29 yrs, B.Tech (EEE)

with 5+ yrs of experience from re-

puted firms in the field of Electrical

Site Execution & Project Coordi-

nation in HL, LT for various EPC

Projects, now on visit, seeks suitable

placement in related industries.

Contact 92310762, email :

[email protected]

Procurement Engineer (27 years

single male with Oman Driving Li-

cense) having 7 years experience

(UAE 2, Oman 3) with expertise in

MEP, Water, Electromechanical,

Instrumentation seeking suitable

placements. Contact 95852033,


Male, NDT, QA/QC Supervision

Mechanical 10 yrs experience

seeks suitable placement.

Contact 96954202, Email :

[email protected]

Civil Engineers exp 4 yrs of

Pakistan in building work. contact

95135608

Diploma in Civil Engineering 13

yrs exp with valid Oman D/L, NOC

available. Contact : 99612163

Sr. Electrical Engineer with17+ yrs

of exceptional exp in spear head-

ing strategic planning and project

management initiatives & execut-

ing various high rise residential

& commercial building as well as

roads and highway project with

proficiency in installation, seeking

a challenging position in a dynamic

organization. contact 96570891

Indian male,24 yrs, Electronics

& Telecom, Graduate, Mumbai

University (2015 batch) looking

for entry level job in Engg.com

having good knowledge at telecom,

networking ,fiber optic, Oraclellg-

SQL, PLSQL, now in Muscat on

3 months visit visa. Contact :

91868936 / 93101922. Email: sid-

[email protected]

Electrical Design Engineer (MEP)

Indian male having 1.8 years of

experience in India. Available

on visit visa looking for suitable

placements. Contact: 92658569,


Diploma in Mechanical Eng pip-

ing system in AutoCAD work, 21+

years experience with Driving

license. Contact: 95267113


Pharmacist have license and ex-

perience, looking for job in Sohar or

Buraimi. Contact- 93878153

Indian Bsc Female Nurse with

6.5 years exp, 4 years in KSA.

Passed Oman Pro Metric with 69%,

completed data flow. Presently in

Muscat in visit visa looking for a

suitable placement.

Contact 94744900, 94742834,

[email protected]

Male GP Doctor with NOC 6 yrs

experience in Oman for perm/locum

job. Contact : 97746074

An experienced Sudanese female Dentist with MOH license look-

ing for job. Contact 96436517

/97396088

Pakistani male light Vehicle Driver

with car looking for job. Contact:

99630504

2 years exp driver seeks place-

ment. Contact: 92055093

Omani male, 37 yrs, with 18 yrs

experience in heavy & medium

vehicles driving looking for driver

job for reputed higher officials

(PDO light vehicle license &

heavy vehicle license). Contact

99808035

Pakistani, 3 yrs experience in

Oman seeks driver job. Knows Hin-

di, Urdu, English & Arabic. Contact

92142648

Pakistani male light vehicle driver

looking for job. Contact: 99521033

Bangladeshi male light driver look-

ing for job 3 yrs. experience. Contact:

94077119

Light Driver looking for work in a

family. Release ready. #96693290

Experienced Indian Driver cum

Travel Coordinator, 20 yrs in Oman

looking for suitable job. Contact:

95113612 (NOC available).

Driver with car. Contact

95037759

Pakistani looking for job as

driver 4 yrs exp light duty. Con-

tact:97469730

Driver job wanted. Contact:

96393082

Light driver looking for job Oman

exp. Contact :95292621

Light driver Indian 4yrs exp in

Oman having own car looking for

job, release available .

Contact: 93053917

Seeking driver job. Contact :

93499058

2 Years exp in driving, seeking

any job .Contact: 97460056

Looking for job light duty driver

6 years experience NOC available.

Contact: 92381696

Indian light driver cum house

cleaner. Contact: 96255558

/99415443

Indian Male, IT System Engineer

having 4 yrs of experience in sys-

tem administration.CCNA,MCSE,

Linux. Looking for suitable job.

Contact :91272867

Indian male, 3 yrs experience in

IT as Linux Administrator & 1 yr

experience in Amazon EC2 Cloud

at Wipro Technologies Bangalore

looking for a suitable placement.

Contact 92889678, Email : amal-

[email protected]

Indian female B.Tech IT having 2

years experience in Oman in Ad-

min Insurance & IT support look-

ing for suitable position. Contact:

98679397

Indian female completed M.C.A

seeking for suitable jobs.

Contact: 91409481 /

97308719

ASP.NET WEB DEVELOPER ,

3 YR EXP, PH : 97947921

INDIAN male, pursued bachelor’s

of computer science having experi-

ence in desktop Engineer, looking

for IT job, on visit visa, seeking

suitable placement. Contact :

98784174 ,email : abdulmoyeed@

outlook.com

Indian female, 30 yrs, B.Tech &

MBA(I.T), 6 yrs work exp in India &

Oman exp in telecommunications,

configuration & installation of au-

tomated solution systems seeking

for suitable placement. Contact :

92689823, jobymees2014@gmail.

com

Indian female, B.Tech gradu-

ate, with one and half years

experience as ‘web developer’

interested in web development

and has experience working in

HTML,CSS,Bootstrap, JavaScript

and Photoshop. contact 9592 7075

e-mail id: mariarosejacob90@

gmail.com

MSC (IT) male 32 age 4

yrs networking system ad-

ministrator. Seeking a suit-

able placement +918608247110.

email:[email protected]

Indian female, B.Tech graduate,

with one and half years experience

as ‘web developer’ interested in web

development and has experience

working in HTML, CSS, Bootstrap,

JavaScript and Photoshop.

Contact : 9592 7075, e-mail id:

[email protected]

Omani 26(M) seeks placement,

6 yrs excellent experience

networking hardware software.

Contact: 95356166

10 yrs exp in procurement, ten-

ders, importing, marketing and

sales, organizing events. Have car

NOC available. Contact: 94123939

Purchase/Planning & Logistics Manager MBA (Finance), 14yrs.

Oman Exp. with D/L, NOC avail-

able, looking for suitable position.

Contact: 93826090

[email protected]

The Business Development Manager, Iraqi, Experience 15

Years Inside and outside Oman

following activities: tenders& real

estate& construction & marketing

projects& investments &

transportation & Marine

services& companies manage-

ment& develop business. Contact:

:- 92385033

General Manager MEP also man-

age civil, MBA, BE Electrical, 10

yrs exp in Oman valid D/L, release

available. Contact – 92447102

Indian male, with experience in

operations management, informa-

tion security, purchase & stores

mgmt, hold UAE driving license,

on visit visa, seeks suitable job.

#91904541


Production Manager 9 years

experience in Oman manufacture

and development factories .GRB.

GRC. GRG rubber molds and false

ceilings, fiberglass and executive

at site emadadly2000@yahoo.

com96149081

The Business Development Man-

ager, Iraqi, Experience 15 Years

Inside and outside Oman follow-

ing activities: construction(Very

strong and qualified to bringing

business for civil work Or any

type of the construction work for

many million per year with a good

experience in pricing and collect

payment and cash management of

the company & marketing projects

& investments& tenders & real

estate. Contact 92385033

Indian male, MCA (Post Graduate)

fresher seeking

suitable placement

anywhere in Oman,

now on visit visa.

Contact 92319677, Email :

[email protected] female Project Engineer

15 yrs experience Project Manage-

ment quality data base management

data analytics marketing business

development having Omani driving

licenses seeks suitable placement

presently on family visa, having Om-

ani experience. contact 95783792

Network Engineer CCNA-MCSA

exp computer science with NOC.

Contact : 92346191

Indian Civil Engineer in UAE

seeking suitable placement in

Muscat-Contact 00968 99142171

Sudanese Civil Engineer 4 years

experience –98093544

B.E Mechanical and diploma with

75%, age 28, 2yrs Hyundai Motor

and 3yrs in water treatment.

Contact - +91 9003612305.

[email protected]

Male 25 age M.B.A, HRM, BE

Automobile 3.4yrs exp production

engineering. # +91 9841873619/

[email protected].

Electrical Engineer with 18 years

exp in UAE. Contact: 98148034


B.Tech Mechanical Engineer (In-

dian, 23yrs male) 1.5 yrs exp (IBM

India &Pvt Ltd & Zeuzer Engineers

(Pvt ltd) looking for suitable job.

Currently on visit visa

ready to join immediately

#93354092/990249660.


Project Engineer B.Sc Civil, 7.5 yrs

in Oman, need suitable placement,

NOC release available. contact

91129192

Sudanese Electrical Engineer, granted with distinction, hard-work-

ing and can adapt to different work

conditions. Contact: 98133281

Electrical & Electronics Engineer with 3 years GCC exp in sales, GCC

driving license. Seeking suitable

placement. Contact - 90301410

Civil Engineer 6 yrs Exp in Oman

with license. Contact: 98975518

Sri Lankan Engineer (27 Years

old) – B.Sc Engineering (Hon)

Mining / Geotechnical Presently

in Muscat, 1.5 years experience.

Contact 91295802

[email protected]

Structural Engineer, 8 yrs expe-

rienced in flat slab, post tensioned

& slab-beam multi story building

design & supervision with driving

license. Contact: 98256860

Mechanical Engineer M.Tech

2 years experience HVAC design

& site Engg revit MEP Auto CAD.

Contact: 90150913 Email:

[email protected]

Sudanese Telecom Engineer, 5 years experience, 3 years in Oman

PMP certificate. contact 93391008

Email: momen.awadallam@gmail.

com

Indian female civil engineer

B.Tech having 3 years experi-

ence sound knowledge of soft-

ware, REVIT STAD PRO structural

detailing currently on family visa

seeks suitable placement contact

95345591

Civil Engineer (BE) having total

5 years experience in building

construction looking for a suitable

placement. D/L available

Contact 94450270

Bachelor Civil Engineer 6 Years

in Oman experience Valid Driving

License seeks suitable placement

Phone 97619722

Email – [email protected]

Road and Construction Engineer with 5 years exp in Oman.

Contact: 97667113

Mechanical Engineer (B.Tech)

looking for job. Contact:90623220

7 Yrs Exp. PM in Mech. Engg in

the field of Building Const. Oil &

Gas Seeking Job.94625598

Mechanical Engineer with 3 Yrs

experience in international Oil &

Gas company looking for job Con-

tacts: Tel: 90164236 Email:

[email protected]

Indian female, 31 yrs, 7 yrs expe-

rienced as AutoCAD civil drafts-

man (2 yrs experience in Oman)

currently in Oman seeks suitable.

Contact 96789441


Indian Electrical Engineer Btech,

female 24 seeking job, presently

in oman having 2 year experience

in design and estimation of Ht &Lt

projects. Contact 968 97436557,

Mail id : [email protected]

Indian Male 23 years B.Tech

Civil having 2 years experience in

quantity survey and site manage-

ment looking for suitable place-

ment. Contact:- 95042656

Sales & Marketing specialist

with 16 yrs experience in Oman in

MNC retails telecom lubes

construction related industry

handled various projects, holding

valid Oman driving license,

release available.

Contact 96960991

Interior Designer Seeking suit-

able job. On visit visa in Oman.

Contact - 92166130

Interior designer 3 years experi-

ence 1 year in Oman and 2 years

in Egypt, experience in interior

design, 3D max, AutoCAD,

Photoshop. Contact - 94762876

AutoCAD draftsman experience 2

years. Contact: 93738335 /95809393


EDUCATION/TRAINING

Female B. Ed English teacher, 7 yrs

exp seeking suitable placement. Con-

tact : 99739415 / 92091528

Indian female MSC,B.ED, MPHIL,

IELTS, currently on visit visa

seeks suitable placement. Contact:

96916534

SKILLED / UNSKILLED

Mason, SH / carpenter, steel fitter

gulf & Indian exp looking job.

Contact: 95175192

DAILY GUIDED6 M O N D AY, M A R C H 2 1 , 2 0 1 6

Email: [email protected] [email protected].: 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 /431 / 456 / 461Fax: 24812624

SITUATION WANTEDEDUCATION/CLASSES/COMPUTER/WEBSITE

Karate and self defense classes

at Azaiba 18 Nov Street. RO 10 per

month twice a week Monday and

Tuesday 6. 30 TO 7. 30. PM.

CONTACT 98294551

Spoken Arabic class for Non

Arabic Speakers & English

class for Malayalam Speakers

in Azaiba and Ruwi earn in two months

tion guaranteed

Tel: 95244310

Any time available transporta-

tion solution for house office

shifting, TV fixing, carpenter all

type of maintenance. Contact

Indian person : 95194801 /

96594592 Whatsapp

WEB, ERP and Business Intelli-

gence (BI) creation and man-

agement at rock bottom price.

Contact: http//webviewoman



MISCELLANEOUS

MISCELLANEOUS

MATRIMONIAL

Keralite, Kollam Marthoma male

(27) yrs diploma in Civil (Muscat)

seeking alliances form suitable

families. Contact: 95253640

Christian RC boy 30/160 cm fair,

working as an Accountant in a com-

pany Muscat, suitable proposals

solicited. Contact: 98788464

Ezhava girl 25yrs B. Tech working in

MNC Shudajathakam from Palakkad

looking suitable alliance Contact

99323085 / 99001726.

Malankara Catholic Male Nurse (28) from Thiruvalla working in

Nizwa Private Co. Alliance invites

parents/nurses working in Oman.

#968 98267338, 0091 9287215726

Indian male Roman Catholic 40yrs divorcee working in Muscat.

Seeks suitable alliance from

widow/ divorcee/ single. Contact:

96059801.

MISCELLANEOUS

MISCELLANEOUS

Sudanese male, 5 years experi-

ence in warehouse management

and logistics services contact no:

90644186

Physiotherapist on visit visa

searching for a job. Contact

99767528 / 91317863

32year Indian Male MSC,MBA-

HR having 8yrs Exp(HR / Payroll

/ Admin) with Oman valid DL.

Seeking suitable opening in

Human Resource, Payroll &

Admin/ backend jobs. Con-

tact:00968-99322978

Indian Male ,MBA Finance & Mar-

keting 28 yrs,6+ Exp, with oman

D/L & NOC, Hospital ,Pharma

,Herbal ,FMCG, F&B Market-

ing ,construction A/c & sales ,

93379044

HSE Engineer, Indian male, 4

plus years experience in oil & gas,

working in shclumberger Nebosh,

ISOH & NDT certified, M. Tech in

HSE. contact-krish.569@gmail.

com mobile- +91 9867016808

BE Mechanical Engineering

with one year experience now

on visit visa, looking for suitable

positions. Contact-90637918 /

99335742,email: aquasharath@

gmail.com

Indian/male (25)/ MBA /2 years

experience in channel sales and

distribution management. on

visit visa. available for immediate

joining. Contact: 96914068, email:

[email protected]

Indian male, 8.5 yrs experience,

B.Com Graduate with GCC exp &

valid driving license looking for

better job opening in Muscat. Con-

tact: 92609935 / 94771365

Indian male with 1 yr exp looking

for job in I.T as Web developer,

presently in Muscat on visit visa.

Contact: 92312978

Indian male network cabling tech-

nician (19 years Gulf experience),

seeking for suitable placement.

Contact : 0091-8089909265 (In-

dia), Email: [email protected]

B.Com Graduate with 4 year expe-

rience as an Accountant in Oman.

Also have Oman Driving License.

Best fluency in English, Arabic,

Hindi& Malayalam. Looking for

Job. Currently in Oman. Cont: +968

93943448, [email protected]

Indian male, Kerala B.Com & B.PE,

looking for suitable Job in Sales,

Accounts, Admin etc. Contact:-

93301023 email:- sajith3969@

gmail.com

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER, Indian

Male, 24 years, B.Tech in com-

puter science.3Years of experience

in technical support, software

development, troubleshooting and

managing, seek suitable place-

ment. Contact GSM- 98184170

Commercial or Operation Manager

18 yrs in Oman – finance, purchase,

sales, HR & Admin exp. Contact:

99044724. E mail: srjobsinoman@

yahoo.com

Indian male BE Mechanical

Engineer having 6 yrs exp in

piping and structural construc-

tion work, looking suitable posi-

tion, release available. Contact:

96115463-email: jijoraju085@

yahoo.com

Indian male at a Managerial posi-

tion having 12 yrs exp in sales &

marketing, Property Management

looking for a suitable position,

MBA qualified with Oman driving

license. NOC available. #98125226

SALES / MARKETING

Indian male 23 yeas BBM & Diplo-

ma in logistic. Looking for Indore/

Outdoor sales & marketing suitable

placement, currently in one month

visit visa. Contact: 93180270/

[email protected]

Indian male Graduated in busi-

ness management having 4 yrs

exp in marketing & trading dealt

with international companies

and product, also having good

knowledge in logistic and admin,

looking forward to join immedi-

ately. having GCC driving license

and car, NOC available. Contact :

93639385 email; faizenqidwai@

gmail.com

MBA Marketing sales & business

development, digital marketing

10 years experience telemarket-

ing online marketing. Contact:

98613324

Manager with 12 years experience

in sales & property management,

MBA in sales & marketing with

Omani D/L looking for a suitable

position NOC Available. Contact:

98125226

Indian male having 10 years of

exp in sales & customer service

also worked as IT Technician

CCNA Certified. Graduate seeks

suitable placement. #92490127

NDT candidate QC job visit visa.

Contact: 93857977 / 96085401


Manager Post of Family Visa, MBA

14 years Experience (2 Years in

Oman) in Multinational Groups in

Sales & Marketing. M.Z. 91685048

23 yrs, Indian male, B.Com, Gradu-

ate looking for suitable positions

as Assistant Accountant, Market-

ing Executive, Sales Executive or

in Administration, currently on

free visa with valid Oman driving

license. Contact 98093949

Indian male 26 years of experi-

ence of sales & marketing in

surgical and laboratory equipment,

looking for good placement. Con-

tact - 95774854

Indian M/39 confident Keralite,

Dubai Bank experience with

Oman driving license & NOC seeks

suitable placement in sales &

marketing / coordinator. contact

94742666

Indian male, B.Com worked in

Bahrain (4 years) and currently

working in Oman from last 4 years

in accounts and sales looking for

suitable placement. Valid Oman

license and NOC available. Contact

number : 9954 8543.

An experienced sales & market-

ing person having several years

experience in GCC with valid D/L.

Looking for a suitable position.

Contact – 92124669

Indian male with 6 yrs of GCC

exp in sales and service & 1 year

of exp in gym fitness instructor.

Seeking job presently in Mus-

cat in family visit visa. Con-

tact: 90694335/ 99438360 or


MBA graduate having 6 years

exp in Sales & Marketing, 4 years

with PEPSI, India, having inter-

national driving license permit

seeks suitable placement. contact

: 95308167,

Email : [email protected]

Indian Male 28 MBA Marketing

with 4 years of experience in sales

with good communication skills

now available in Muscat on visit

visa. GSM 95840153 /

Mail [email protected]

SECRETARIAL & OFFICE

Executive Secretary/ assistant Indian female 9 years experience in

Oman, Diploma in Business

management. Valid D/L.

Contact: 96684705

Lady Secretary / Sales Co-coordi-

nator 12 years experience in Oman

in reputed companies, seek imme-

diate Employment. Call: 95244761

Indian female BA IATA, 7 yrs exp

in travel industry knows SABRE

AMADEUS GALILEO on family

visa seeks opportunity in Oman.

Contact 93531170. E mail: claudia-

[email protected]

Filipinas lady having exp in

ticketing and preservation, call

center, secretarial and real estate

is now looking for job please

call.94054080

TOURS & TRAVEL


DRIVING

NRI

1650 Sq ft plot with gate for sale

Erettai Vaikkal, Vayalur Road, Trichy

95366777

5 cent land location Trissur town

Paravattani National Highway

Road side, opposite Skyland flat

building, best location for shops

& villa. Contact 968 95890957 /

99038328

Urgent sale semi furnished 2BHK

Kanakia properties opposite Cin-

emax Mira Road Mumbai contact

99009686

Flats villas land for sale in Pune

Contact: 95272138/918139098275

LOST

Anowara Khatun has lost Bang-

ladeshi Passport No. BH 0508034.

Finder please handover to ROP

Ida Farida BT Anurdin Huri has lost

Indonesian Passport No. AT 147403.


Mohammad Tofchhir Alam has

lost Bangladeshi Passport No. AG

6063825. Finder please handover

to ROP

Akbar Hossain has lost Bang-

ladeshi Passport No. E 1315906.


Sudanese B.Sc in business

administration, exp 8yrs in sales,

marketing & accounting. contact

96112453

Indian sales marketing profes-

sional highly experienced in busi-

ness development in ME India and

Africa seeks suitable placement.

Contact: 97897611

B.Com male 2 yrs experience in

sales Computer knowledge,

seeking suitable placement.

Contact: 98371144

email: [email protected]

Indian male, MBA Marketing

having 2.5 years Sales experience

immediately looking for a suitable

position. Contact: 91415145,


Male 38 yrs Graduate 07 years

experience indoor / outdoor

electronic field with D/License &

NOC available (as per new rule).

Contact: 92453375

Indian male 31 yrs with over 10

yrs sales & marketing exp seeking

suitable placement NOC & Oman

D/L available in audition have

proficiency in Arabic language.

Contact:95760969

Export Manager/DM Indian

Male 38 Yrs B.Sc /CIPET 13 Yrs

Experience in Business Develop-

ment &Production with Oman D/L

seeks suitable placement. Contact

: 97221058 / 92058065, E-mail :

[email protected]

Electronics service Technician ,

4 Years experience as Electronics

service engineer. Knowledge in all

type of Electronics items. Looking

for suitable placement. #99105043

B.A. in Accounting, Experience:

5years of Business/Accounts

tutoring and 2 years of Account-

ing License: 70914186. Contact:

96389047, Email: sharanizareen@

gmail.com

B.Com Graduate with 4 year expe-

rience as an Accountant in Oman.

Also have Oman Driving License.

Best fluency in English, Arabic,

Hindi & Malayalam, looking for

Job. Currently in Oman. Cont: +968

93943448, [email protected]

Indian Male,B.Com & Diploma

Logistics & supply chain man-

agement 2years experience

looking for job in Accounts/

logistics field. Presently on Visit

Visa. Software knows MS office

& Tally7.2 .MOBILE:93884951-


HSE Engineer: 3.8 years experi-

ence in Oil & Gas. NEBOSH,IOSH,

& NDT Certified, M Tech in

HSE,B Tech in Mechanical Engg.

[email protected],

Mobile- +91 9867016808

Looking for QHSE – Manager /

Asst. Manager job, Indian Male

– 39.Yrs, With 17.Yrs Experience

& NOC, NEBOSH – UK, MR – ISO

9001, 14001 & 18001, HSE Train-

ings, Audits, Pls Contact – haree.

[email protected]

Manager with 12 yrs of exp in

sales & marketing & business

development, MBA Graduate with

valid driving license looking for a

suitable placement. NOC available.

Contact: 98125226

MBA Indian male 2 years experi-

ence in firefighting & security sys-

tems sales & marketing. Seeking

suitable job. Contact – 90634050

Diploma(Electrical Engineering)

From Government polytechnic.

Age 27years, 6 years Experiance in

Maintenance, troubleshooting and

managing and Technical in substa-

tion as a Electrical Engineer.Seek

suitable placement. Contact GSM-

92995899,([email protected])

INDIAN MALE, 26 years, BBA

graduate, seeks suitable position in

automotive spare parts, Have 3 year

experience. Phone no:96026400,

[email protected]

Mechanical Engineering 6 years

experience. Contact: 00968-

998907110091-9841867534

Email: sayed.fortuner88@gmail.

con

Bangladeshi male, University

MA, Working as Store In-charge

cum Logistic Manager in Mus-

cat; searching better job. Phone:

91997605, email: mohamednaz-

[email protected]

25 years, male B.Com and

insurance Graduate with 6 year

experience looking for an opening

in accounts, finance or operations

related only. Driving license and

NOC available. #lilommca@gmail.

com and 95236312.

Admin Assistant, Having 5 years

experience in admin department

in reputed companies, presently

working in Muscat (NOC Avail-

able). GSM. 00968-98404122,

Email -

[email protected]

Master’s in Petroleum Geology

looking for relevant job ready to

join ASAP, valid drivers license.

Email : mehdi.poorjahangiri@

gmail.com

AVAILABLE

Party & Wedding equipment rentals.

Full line, from Tables, Linen & Skirt-

ing, Chairs & Chair covers, Cutlery,

Crockery, Glassware, Chafing Dishes,

Ice Sculptures, to Large Sound

Systems and spectacular lighting.

Call Andrea 9606 2222 for Catering

and Croyden 9623 5555 for Sound &

Light. ww.tunesoman.com,

E-mail: [email protected]

IT/Telecom Manager, BE, MBA 13+

Years of experience, Valid Driving

License. Available immediately.

Phone: +91205211, Email: ghu-

[email protected]

Indian Engineer, B. Tech (Mech),

MBA, MLM (Master of Labour

Management), 23 yrs experience,

5 years in Oman in the positions

of Operations Manager and Plant

Manager with Oman Driving

License seeks suitable placement.

Contact: 99744612. E-mail:

[email protected]

Indian male network cabling tech-

nician (19-years gulf experience)

Seeking for suitable placement.

Contact - 0091-8089909265 (In-

dia) email: [email protected]

Indian Male 47 years MBA-

Operations Management with total

25 Yrs exp inclusive of 9 yrs in

Oil & Gas sector in Oman, having

valid Omani D/L & NOC available

, seeks challenging position in

SCM/ Logistics/ Procurement in

any Sector. GSM-94236414. Mail

id – [email protected]

Civil Draftsman seeking job.

Contact-95516807

Structural Engineer Education

B-Tech in civil Engineering, Work

Experience More than 6 yrs con-

tact no.: +968-91431483

E-mail: mohsinyousuf86@rediff-

mail.com


TOURS

TOURS

RENT A CAR

25 - 50 seater bus with PDO &

BP specification for monthly rent

& small car with driver. Contact

99839898

SITUATION WANTEDCARGO

TRANSPORTATION

Dolphin Watch, Dhow Cruise with

Buffet, & Land Tours Al- Ainain

Marine Tours contact 98029602,

92808636

We arrange tours & accommoda-

tion at all the beautiful places in

Oman. Contact 99839898

Electrical Contracting Company

with DCRP- D Grade license, Mus-

cat started in 2013, having running

projects available for sale or part-

nership. #00968 9604 5659

SITUATION WANT-ED

BUSINESSSITUATION WANT-

EDBUSINESS

ONE STOP SHOP

BUSINESS SERVICES

Contact Saleh: 96723485

Public relation services (PRO), Formation new

companies, LLC companies, investor visa, business setup,

prepare business & companies accounts, legal

services, representing you and your company.

Office and private transport

available in Muscat area. Contact

94297820

Transportation. Contact

91703829

Ruwi, Muttrah, Al Khuwair,

Muscat, Qurum, seek transporta-

tion. Contact: 91132238


99508282 /93113534

Transportation. Contact 99508282


92015894

Transportation available Ruwi to

Al Khuwair, Ghubra & Azaiba.

Contact: 91103909

Driver available with car. Contact:

96728056

GOOD NEWS

Ayurvedic treatment for joint

pain, backache, paralysis, mas-

sage, steambath, obesity, spondy-

litis. Ideal Care Ayurvedic Clinic,

18 November Street, Azaiba.

Contact: 99639695 / 97397320

FREE INFORMATION ABOUT ISLAM. If you would like to know

more about Islam, please call:

99425598, 99250777, 99353988,

99253818, 99341395, and

99379133. For ladies: 99415818,

99321360, 99730723

Orvisit:www.islamfact.com

Ayurvedic treatment for backache,

paralysis, arthritis etc & mas-

sage, All Season (Vaidyaratnam).

Contact:24475280 / 95371664 /

92504980 www.siddhayur.com

RENT A CARBest Rates for Saloon

Contact: 97869042 / 95730550

[email protected]

Looking for experienced person to

run a fully arranged Coffee shop in

Khuwair (behind Rawasco) with 7

visa available 99441122

D8 M O N D AY, M A R C H 2 1 , 2 0 1 6

DAILY GUIDE Email: [email protected] [email protected].: 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 /431 / 456 / 461Fax: 24812624

SITUATION WANTEDSERVICES

SITUATION WANT-SERVICES

SERVICESWe Provide Cleaners,

General cleaning etc.

Contact : 94277020

Window & split unit A.C servicing &

repairing. Contact: 99557080

Split & window unit A.C servicing &

maintenance. Contact: 96236476

Split & widow unit A.C servicing &

maintenance. #93769089 / 95323517

Split & window A/c servicing & main-

tenance. #93769089 / 95323517

GUARANTEED CLEANING: Carpet & sofa shampooing,

Contact 99314807/24792998

Water proofing ABUQABAS-

Contact 99320217/24788722

House shifting & transporting.

Contact 92490422

Pest control treatments, Ocean center LLC #99344723

MARBLE CRYSTALLIZATION restore the original shine of your

marble. #24793614/ 99314807

House shifting packing.

Contact: 99657644 /

98518013

A/C maintenance & servicing,

fridge, washing machine & dish

washer repairing, painting & clean-

ing services, electrical & plumbing.

Contact: 99447257 / 97014234 /

24504281

Marble crystallization & grinding, cleaning & carpet shampooing.

Ocean center LLC.#99344723

Split A/C servicing R.O 10 only.

Contact: 94217681 / 99210141

Building maintenance. Contact: 96173326

Al farzdaq Al Fedi Trad and Cont

Maintenance services electric,

plumbing and A/C. Contact:

96524904 /94285064

Carpet Shampoo, marble & tile

polishing, pest control & anti-ter-

mite treatment, general cleaning

painting,Plumbing, Electrical,

shifting. Contact Mundhir

Al-Rizaiqi trading. L.L.C.

Contact: 24810137, 99450130

House shifting. Contact:

99708138

Villa cleaning, shifting, marble

crystallization, tiles polishing,

shampooing sofa & carpet. Modern

Eastern Arms. 92145560

Marble Restoration, Mosaic tiles

polishing, carpet shampooing,

maintenance. Contact

ABU QABAS- 99320217

/24788722

Pest control & Building cleaning all kinds of pest control

MY

Contact: 98814733 /98814740 Al Husn Cleaning L.L.C

WANTED

MANPOWER

URGENTLY REQUIRED

New/ Used Tower

Cranes

Contact - +968 92695608

Email – [email protected]

MV SALE

GMC Acadia No 1 SLT June 2014

Blue Metallic Color 95366777

Hyundai Electra saloon car

2010 with experience driver for

company and other for all Muscat

24 hours available new car with

experience driver.#97376342

Toyota Yaris 2008 model, white, color, automatic transmis-

sion, expat driven km 140500.

#99104124

Toyota Rav 4 2012 RO 5500.

Contact: 93835318

Nissan path finder model 2012

R.O 5500. Contact : 97692959

Nissan Qashqai 2013 low mile-

age 30.000kms comprehensive

insurance UAE Oman valid till

2016 . Contact: 96995430

Marble crystallization & grinding, Ocean center LLC .

Contact:99344723

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