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MUSCAT: Oman’s national car-rier has confi rmed that GCC ex-patriates fl ying to United Arab Emirates (UAE) have to possess an e-visa before boarding the air-craft from April 29.
“The implementation date for the electronic visa required by all UAE airports will be April 29. This will be applicable to all air-lines,” Saleem Amanulla, Vice President Airport Operations at Oman Air, said.
Last Thursday, citing a notice issued by Emirates Airlines and quoting offi cials from fl ydubai, Times of Oman had reported that the online e-visa requirement for GCC expats to travel into the UAE will become mandatory from April 29. However, an offi cial from Air Arabia, which fl ies 17 times to Sharjah and six times of Ras Al Khaima every week, said that they have not received any notice from the UAE immigration authorities insisting on e-visa requirement for GCC expatriates before board-ing the fl ight from Oman.
Meanwhile, a travel agent said that when it was introduced last year in October due to technical glitches they were receiving a lot of complaints from the custom-ers, however, now we have to wait and see what will be the situation after April 29. “Customers say
that there are a lot of hassles in processing the online application. And many got their money stuck too,” the travel agent said.
An expatriate in Muscat said that the online visa application portal accepts all applications but it takes a lot of time to approve
and issue a visa and sometimes after the long wait it can get re-jected too.
“Moreover, if our application gets rejected, we will lose money too. When one of my friends ap-plied he had to pay AED230. After a long wait for weeks, he came to know that his application was rejected. Then when refund was done after a week, he (lost) around AED100 in the name of process-ing charges and other clauses,” Vinod Lal, an Indian expatriate in Muscat, said. “It’s always a prob-lematic task to apply for online visa to UAE,” Vinod added.
An offi cial from Emirates con-fi rmed on Thursday that a notice has been issued to trade partners in Oman stating that “eff ective April 29, 2016 all GCC residents/permit holders will need to pre-apply for an on-line visa prior to their travel to Dubai.” >A2
March 26, 2016 17 Jumada Al Thani 1437 AH
SATURDAY
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To the members of the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry at Al Alam Palace, 1990
FROM THE WORDS OF HIS MAJESTYTHE SULTAN
There is no doubt that the private sector has benefi ted from the positive conditions the state has created to enable that sector to grow and gain more strength as well as to make further achievements in the trade, industrial and investment spheres. The private sector has been co-operating with the government in building the modern state which we promised to create.
‘His Majesty’s Wisdom’
Oman Air confirms new UAE directive on e-visaImplementation date for the e-visa required
by all UAE airports will be from April 29
His Majesty greets Greek president
MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has sent a cable of greetings to President Proco-pius Pavlopoulos of the Repub-lic of Greece on the occasion of his country’s National Day.
In his cable, His Majesty the Sultan expressed his sincere greetings along with his best wishes of good health, happi-ness and a long life to President Pavlopoulos and the friendly Greek people further progress and growth. — ONA
C A B L E O F G R E E T I N G S
HM receives thanks cable
MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has received a cable of thanks from President Mauricio Macri of the Repub-lic of Argentina in reply to His Majesty’s congratulatory cable on the occasion of him being elected as a President for the Republic. In his cable, President Macri expressed his utmost thanks and appreciation for His Majesty’s congratulations and good feelings, looking forward to strengthening ties of coopera-tion and friendship between the two countries for welfare and prosperity of the Omani and Ar-gentinian friendly peoples. — ONA
P R E S I D E N T O F A R G E N T I N A
‘BEAUTIFUL SUNSET AT WAHIBA SANDS’The Wahiba Sands (Ramlat Al Wahiba) are longitudinal dunes 200km long and 100km wide running south from the Eastern Hajars to the Arabian
Sea. The dunes are 100-150 metres high in shades of colour from orange to hues of amber. — Picture by Dr Sreejith Karthikeyan
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REGIONSyrian army retakes Palmyra citadel
2Syrian soldiers recaptured the old citadel of Palmyra on
Friday, state media said, in an off ensive which could open up much of eastern Syria to government forces. The recapture of Palmyra would mark gain for President Bashar al-Assad >A4
BUSINESSItalian beauty brands eye Mideast market
3Italian beauty products have their sights set on the Middle East market,
as strong demand from diff erent countries in the region keep Italy’s beauty and wellness exports on a double-digit growth path. Italian beauty exports grew 11.3 per cent in the fi rst six months of 2015 . >B3
OMANLatest Batman movie premieres in Muscat
1Turkish Airlines sponsored the Muscat premiere of Batman v Superman:
Dawn of Justice, which took place on Wednesday at Muscat City Center VOX Cinema. Two hundred twenty fi ve VIP guests, including trade partners, loyalty passengers and top managers attended the premiere.>A2
T O P T H R E E I N S I D E S T O R I E S
1,000 Omani visas to Iranian businessmen every yearA E [email protected]
MUSCAT: Oman has agreed to issue 1,000 visas to Iranian busi-nessmen per annum for facilitat-ing bilateral trade and investment between the two friendly coun-tries, an Iranian minister told the Oman Economic Forum here on Thursday.
“Oman’s minister of foreign af-fairs was in Tehran few weeks ago. He said that Oman will issue 1,000 visas in a year. We expect it to ma-terialise within a couple of weeks so that Iranian businessmen and investors can come easily,” said
Eng. Mohammed Reza Nematza-deh, Iran’s minister of industry, mines and trade.
“(Earlier) we had little bit problem in getting visa for busi-ness people (who intend to visit Oman).”
Nematzadeh said that from Iran issues visas for Omani business-men within an hour from its em-bassy in Muscat.
However, Said bin Saleh Al Ki-yumi, chairman of Oman Cham-ber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI), said that the Sultanate’s government should not confi ne number of visas for Iranian busi-nessmen to 1,000, rather consider
all visa requests. “If there is a need for 10,000 visas, let us issue 10,000 visas. We want both governments to open doors,” he added.
Al Kiyumi noted that Oman’s imports from Iran include cattle
and carpets, while the Sultanate’s exports to the country are mainly equipment and vehicle.
Highlighting the challeng-es faced by both countries in strengthening trade relations, Al Kiyumi said that lack of com-munication between the private sectors of both countries and port facilities are adversely aff ecting trade. “OCCI started working with Iran for strengthening trade. The chamber has already lead several business delegations to Iran.”
However, Al Kiyumi noted that the recently launched fortnightly shipping service between Sohar and Bandar Abbas is not getting
enough cargoes to make it viable.Iranian industry minister said
that the banking relations between his country and Iran will be nor-malised as soon as possible. “We have Bank Melli Iran branch here and other Iranian banks are ready to open branches in Muscat,” add-ed Nematzadeh.
Nematzadeh also noted that there are a lot of room for strength-ening trade between the two coun-tries. “Our existing economic re-lation is too low, we have a lot of potential on both sides. There are several potential areas for invest-ment in both countries,” added Nematzadeh.
B I L A T E R A L T R A D E
28% fall in Oman road accidents
TARIQ ZIAD AL [email protected]
MUSCAT: February saw the number of road accidents de-cline compared to the same month last year, according to National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) data .
Road accidents in Oman re-corded a massive decline of 28.4 per cent, which dropped to 333, compared with February 2015. Injuries also decreased by 22.1 per cent and deaths by 3.7 per cent, where 207 and 45 respectively were recorded, compared with the same month last year.
The drop in vehicle registra-tions could be linked to fall in the number of accidents, where a 2.8 per cent slump in new vehi-cle registrations was recorded, compared with February 2015.
During the fi rst two months of 2016, 17,424 new vehicles were registered in the country where, as of February, there are over 1.3 million vehicles on Omani roads. In February alone, 8,570 vehicles were registered, of which 450 were government vehicles, which recorded an in-crease of 124.5 per cent, up from the same month last year. Com-pared with January 2016, there is a 29.7 per cent increase in new government vehicle registra-tions in February, while private vehicle registrations dropped by 8.2 per cent to 5,586 vehicles, and taxi registrations slipped 15 per cent to 39. >A2
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No clarity on travel to UAE by roadThe notice also adds that any GCC permit holder (other than the ap-proved 46 nationalities eligible to get visa on arrival), arriving with-out a pre-applied online visa will not be accepted to travel.
More than one million expatri-ates in Oman — regardless of their professional status — will now have to apply for an e-visa to obtain entry into the UAE.
Changes related to entryIn October last year, the UAE in-troduced the changes related to entry to the Emirates for expatri-ates living in the GCC countries. Under the rules, regardless of the profession, expatriates have to ap-ply online for an e-visa.
Earlier, expatriates holding a certain professional status were eligible to get visa-on-arrival in the UAE — the move though did not
aff ect those from countries with treaties with the UAE, such as the European Union.
Mired in confusionHowever the implementation of the new rules was mired in confu-sion, with some airlines allowing expats to fl y into Dubai and get
a visa on arrival while others in Oman blocked passengers from travelling. The system was appar-ently halted for some time while authorities worked on the online application system.
There was also erratic enforce-ment at the land border with some expats allowed in, some turned away. The latest notice does noth-ing to clarify what might happen to travellers by road.
According to the new norms, for getting a UAE visa, a GCC resi-dence entry permit is valid for 30 days before entry from the issu-ance date, and allows a stay period after entry of 30 days, which can be extended to 60 days.
A GCC accompanied entry per-mit is valid for 60 days before en-try from the issuance date, and the stay period after entry is 60 days, which can be extended by another
60 days. However, upon arrival, if the GCC residency is found to have expired or cancelled, the entry permit holder shall not be granted entry, and if the profession of the GCC resident is determined to have been amended after the issu-ance of the entry permit, the hold-er shall not be granted entry.
The GCC residency must be valid for at least three months from the arrival date and the pass-port must be valid for at least six months from the arrival date.
Also, checks have to be con-ducted before allowing entry to foreigners, with temporary pass-ports. However, foreigners pos-sessing only emergency passports will not be allowed entry into UAE. The new rule also stipulates that a GCC resident e-visa is only valid for entry into the arrival/issuance port in UAE.
O N L I N E V I S A
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A1 AL ROWAS RECEIVES UK OFFICIALAbdulaziz bin Mohammed Al Rowas, Advisor to His
Majesty the Sultan for Cultural Aff airs, received in his
offi ce on Thursday, Alex Aiken, Executive Director for
Government Communications at the Prime Minister’s
Offi ce of the United Kingdom. — ONAThere was also erratic
enforcement at the
land border with some
expats allowed in,
some turned away
‘In February
27 Omanis
lost lives’
This year in February, 27 Oma-nis, six of them females, lost their lives in diff erent road accidents, which refl ects a 2.9 per cent jump, compared with the same month last year. Expatriates registered a 16.2 per cent drop in deaths due to road accidents, with 18 deaths be-ing reported, including that of one female. Last year, Oman recorded 6,279 accidents, where 3,624 were injured and 675 died. 458 Omanis and 217 expatriates lost their lives due to road mishaps. Speeding was recorded as the number one cause of accidents, due to which 383 lives were claimed and 1,728 were injured in 3,411 accidents.
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A1Latest Batman movie premieres in Muscat
Times News Service
MUSCAT: Turkish Airlines sponsored the Muscat premiere of the action adventure Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which took place on Wednesday, March 23 at Muscat City Center VOX Cinema.
Two hundred twenty fi ve VIP guests, including trade partners, loyalty passengers and top man-agers of companies operating in Oman, attended the premiere.
“Bringing the movie to Muscat
was a long and hard eff ort. As the offi cial partner of this movie, we wanted our invitees to experi-ence this exciting premiere be-fore the general release,’ said Me-hmed Zingal, General Manager of
Turkish Airlines, Oman. ‘Muscat is one of the privileged cities in our network. Turkish Airlines hosted its distinguished guests at this extraordinary event,’ added Zingal. In the fi lm, Turkish Air-lines is featured during a scene aboard a Boeing 777 airplane. Ad-ditionally, two of the fi lm’s stars, Ben Affl eck, who plays Batman, and Jesse Eisenberg, who plays global magnate Lex Luthor, took part in a special advertisement announcing Turkish Airlines’ newest “destinations”– Gotham City and Metropolis.
Turkish Airlines, which fl ies to more countries than any other airline, encourages fans to join the online conversation around the movie using the hashtags #fl ygotham and #fl ymetropolis. For more information, visit turk-ishairlines.com.
‘Batman v Superman:
Dawn of Justice’
was sponsored by
Turkish Airlines
in in Muscat
American Jazz singer Al Jarreau to perform at ROHMTimes News Service
MUSCAT: Jazz is an eclectic music genre that arose in New Orleans, the ‘Deep South’ of the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, link-ing popular African American and European American musi-cal traditions, such as folk and hillbilly music, the blues, ‘swing’ and ragtime.
A hallmark of jazz is improvisa-tion; and, as jazz spread around the world, musicians adapted the genre to suit local culture. UN-ESCO has recognised jazz as one of the world’s most popular music genres by declaring April 30 as In-ternational Jazz Day.
The Royal Opera House Mus-cat (ROHM) had accordingly scheduled a performance by fa-mous American jazz singer, Na-talie Cole, in April, but, tragically, her early death intervened.
The search for a replacement has now come to fruition and ROHM announced that Grammy Award-winning American Jazz singer and song stylist, Al Jarreau has been engaged to perform on April 24 at 7.30 pm to mark the International Jazz Day.
With authentic roots in Gospel and Afro-American music, Jar-reau is only the second artist—Michael Jackson was the fi rst—to win Grammy Awards in three do-mains—jazz, pop and the rhythm
and blues categories. Focused on recording and global touring, Al Jarreau’s career spans over fi ve decades.
The Jarreau concert promises to be a night to remember, not only for jazz fans, but for all those who love the best of popular Ameri-can singing. Former New York Times music critic, Dan Heck-man, places Jarreau with all-time great American singers, such as Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole and Bing Crosby, because of his natu-ral charisma and the quality of his voice. “At times, I’ve heard Al Jarreau sing with the dark bari-tone timbre of Sinatra, the snappy rhythmic articulation of Cole, the cool balladry of Crosby...”
R O Y A L O P E R A H O U S E M U S C A T
EXTRAORDINARY EVENT: In the fi lm, Turkish Airlines is fea-
tured during a scene aboard a Boeing 777 airplane. — Supplied picture
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Bringing the movie to Muscat was a long and hard eff ort. As the offi cial partner of this movie, we wanted our invitees to experience this exciting premiere before the general release
Mehmed Zingal, General Manager of Turkish Airlines, Oman
Oman economic
forum concludes
MUSCAT: Fifth Oman Economic Forum concluded on Thursday evening at Barr Al Jissah Hotel with two sessions on the most signifi cant investment attracting factors, in addition to boosting en-trepreneurship through small and medium enterprises.
It is worth mentioning that the two-day forum was organised by the ministry of Commerce and industry in coordination with the State’s Reserve Fund, the Special Economic Zone of Al Duqm, CBO and Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry with the participa-tion of more than 500 investors, and businessmen from inside and outside the Sultanate , including more than 100 representatives and head of sovereign investment and pension funds and international investment funds, in addition to offi cial and trade delegations from the Islamic Republic of Iran, Chi-na, Japan, Turkey and other Asian countries. — ONA
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Omani halwa: Taste that lingersOmani halwa is a
national delicacy of
the Sultanate loved
for its taste by the
expatriates too.
The art of making
Omani halwa has
been perfected over
generations and
its popularity can
be gauged from
the fact that it is
in great demand
among tourists and
visitors who like
to take it home as
gift for friends and
family. Some mouth-
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REGION
Syrian army retakes citadel of Palmyra from IS militants
BEIRUT: Syrian soldiers recap-tured the old citadel of Palmyra overlooking the city’s ancient ruins on Friday, state media and a monitoring group said, in an off ensive which could open up much of eastern Syria to govern-ment forces.
The recapture of Palmyra, which the militants seized in May 2015, would mark the biggest sin-gle gain for President Bashar Al Assad since Russia intervened in September and turned the tide of the fi ve-year confl ict in his favour.
Palmyra is the site of some of the most extensive ruins of the ancient Roman empire, and tem-ples and tombs were dynamited by IS militants in what the United Nations has described as a war crime. The city controls routes east into the heartland of territory held by the militants, who have proclaimed a “caliphate” to rule over swathes of Syria and Iraq.
The scale of Friday’s fi ghting refl ected how much of a strategic prize the city represents, with jets launching dozens of air strikes and soldiers fi ring mortar bar-rages, while IS militants hit back
with two car bombings. Russian warplanes have continued to sup-port the Syrian army and its allies as they push their off ensive on the desert city, despite Moscow’s recent announcement that it was withdrawing the bulk of its mili-tary forces.
Air strikesBeirut-based television channel Al Mayadeen, broadcasting from the edge of Palmyra, showed a low-fl ying jet carry out three air strikes against what it said were IS militants withdrawing from the old citadel back into Palmyra.
State television and Al Manar, the television station of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group, later quoted mil-itary sources saying government forces had seized the citadel, lo-cated above the ancient ruins.
The Britain-based Syrian Ob-servatory for Human Rights confi rmed the citadel had been
captured. It said there were 56 air strikes between dawn and early afternoon on Friday. A ceasefi re backed by the United States and Russia covers most of Syria but not areas held by IS. The fi rst truce of its kind since war began fi ve years ago has been accompa-nied this month by the fi rst peace talks attended by Assad’s govern-ment and most of the groups op-posed to him. Meanwhile, Damas-cus has turned its fi re on IS.
Moscow is the main ally of As-sad’s government, while Wash-ington and other Western coun-tries have backed foes trying to overthrow him during fi ve years of civil war that has killed 250,000 people and led to the world’s worst refugee crisis. Both powers are committed to fi ghting against IS and have backed a new dip-lomatic push to end fi ghting on other fronts.
A Russian special forces offi cer
was killed in combat near Palmyra in the last week, Interfax said, suggesting the Kremlin has been more deeply engaged in the Syrian confl ict than it has acknowledged.
IS suicide bombers detonated two car bombs as they tried to re-pulse government forces who ad-vanced into the hotel district close to the ancient ruins, said the Ob-servatory which monitors Syria’s war through a network of sources.
Soldiers interviewed on Mayadeen and Syrian television said that the army was completing the capture of high ground over-looking Palmyra. Syria’s antiqui-ties chief Maamoun Abdulkarim said that driving IS out of Palmyra would be a victory for the whole world. “After all the tragedy we have suff ered in Syria for fi ve years, and the 10 months in Palmyra after it fell...it’s the fi rst time we feel joy,” Abdulkarim told Reuters.
“We pray for victory soon, so
that the damage is limited. Pal-myra, under their control, was the loss of a civilisation,” he said. “The only choice is to liberate the city in any way possible”.
Mayadeen and Al Manar showed footage of the ancient city on Friday. It was not possible to assess from the long-range shots what damage had been infl icted, but colonnades and several struc-tures appeared to be still standing.
UN envoy Staff an de Mistura has set out a common blueprint for a political process aimed at ending the civil war, and said on Thursday talks would tackle the divisive issue of a post-war transi-tion when the warring sides gath-er again next month.
Progress has been slow, with the government delegation and its opponents disagreeing funda-mentally on the terms of such a transition, including whether As-sad must leave power. — Reuters
The recapture of
Palmyra, which the
militants seized in
May 2015, would
mark the biggest
single gain for
President Bashar
Al Assad since
Russia intervened
in September
Cairo strongman pulls trucks with his teeth, swallows nails
CAIRO: In Cairo’s Imbaba, strong-man Karim Hussein pulls trucks with his teeth, swallows nails and casually steps on mounds of broken glass, off ering one of the few forms of live entertainment for residents of the poor and crowded district.
Dubbed “The Pharaoh” by friends and family, Hussein seemed destined to be a strong-man from a young age, and claims to have a unique biological makeup that easily absorbs pain.
“I began this journey when I was around seven or eight years old. I was drinking a glass of milk, half of which was fi lled with ghee, and the glass broke,” he said.
Glass for breakfast“I started eating the glass from my hand, and until today I have be-tween three to four cups (of glass) for breakfast. One day when I was at the barber shop, I took the razor from him and ate it.”
SpellboundHe leaves crowds spellbound along dusty, potholed lanes by placing his foot under the tyre of a mov-ing SUV, clenches a heavy wooden bench between his teeth or eats
chunks of raw meat -- Imbaba’s equivalent of street performers in cities like New York.
“When my parents noticed that I eat glass and razors, and saw me chewing on hammer nails, they took me to see several doctors and found that I can di-
gest glass and metal as any other food,” said Hussein. He says his abilities have been passed down to his children, who also lie shirt-less on their backs over broken glass as he stands on them. The ‘Pharaoh’ also has a soft side.
He hopes his notoriety as Im-
baba’s ultimate tough guy will enable him to one day perform for the masses and donate his earnings to an orphanage or chil-dren’s cancer hospital. Time may be on his side. Hussein says he is only getting stronger and health-ier with age. — Reuters
U N I Q U E B I O L O G I C A L M A K E U P
Sadr warns of unrest if reformsare blocked
BAGHDAD: Powerful Iraqi cleric Moqtada Al Sadr warned political party leaders on Friday they would face street protests if they obstruct a government overhaul planned by Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi to fi ght corruption.
Sadr also called on Abadi to an-nounce a new cabinet lineup by Saturday that would see current ministers replaced by techno-crats with no party affi liation to tackle systemic political patron-age that has abetted bribery and embezzlement.
The infl uential cleric spoke in a Friday sermon delivered by a representative to tens of thou-sands of people outside the gates of Baghdad’s fortifi ed Green Zone that houses government offi ces, parliament and embassies. Sadr’s followers began a sit-in a week ago outside the Green Zone to pressure the government to see through anti-corruption pledges. Abadi has shown a willingness to act but has been slow to deliver on a reshuffl e announced in February.
Depleting fi nancesCorruption is depleting the central government’s fi nancial resources at a time when revenues are de-clining due to lower oil prices and Abadi needs to ramp up funding for the US-backed war against IS militants. “If he brings a logical reform package to parliament and does not get enough votes, there will be a call to escalate protests against those who did not vote” for the proposed cabinet, said Sadr’s envoy, Sheikh Asaad Al Nasiri.
“If (Abadi) does not announce a package that appeases the people, then we will have another stance we will announce tomorrow. We will not be content with a sit-in at the Green Zone,” Nasiri added amid crowd chants of, “Yes, yes to Moqtada our leader!” He did not mention a deadline which Sadr gave Abadi last month to imple-ment reforms. The deadline ex-pires next week. — Reuters
I R A Q
TOUGH GUY: Egyptian strongman Karim Hussein, 38, eats nails, top, carries a wooden ladder holding it
by his teeth, top right, and pulls a truck with his mouth in Cairo, Egypt, March 18, 2016. – Reuetrs
READY FOR OFFENSIVE: Forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar Al Assad stand near their weapons during their off ensive to recapture
the historic city of Palmyra in this picture provided by SANA on Thursday. – Reuters/SANA/Handout
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Indians stranded in Brussels after attacks return home
NEW DELHI: A Jet Airways air-craft on Friday brought back 242 Indians including 28 crew mem-bers, who were stranded following the deadly terror attacks on air-port and metro station in the Bel-gian capital Brussels on Tuesday.
The ‘recovery’ fl ight 9W 1229 from Amsterdam, which landed here this morning, also carried onboard the passengers who were bound for Mumbai as their fl ight was cancelled at the last minute due to a technical problem in the aircraft. The airline had earlier taken all its stranded passengers in Brussels to the Dutch capital by road. “The fl ight 9W 1229 carry-ing 214 passengers, including 69 bound for Mumbai, along with 28 Jet Airways crew members land-ed at IGI airport at 5.10am,” a Jet Airways spokesperson said.
“I was coming from Toronto and as soon as we arrived at the airport and when to the arrival bay, within 15 minutes they were asking us to evacuate as soon as possible. We had no idea what had happened,” a woman passenger said after ar-riving here while narrating her ordeal at the Brussels airport.
She said that there were hun-dreds of passengers running out
with their baggages. “From there we found out that there were three blasts.”
“The blast occurred in the de-parture area of the airport as soon as our fl ight had landed. They took all of us out and we remained stranded there for quite some time,” said another passenger.
Jet Airways on Thursday oper-ated two fl ights from Amsterdam for Toronto and Delhi after trans-porting all its stranded passengers in Brussels to the Dutch capital by road. It had initially planned to fl y three recovery fl ights from Am-sterdam including one to Mum-bai after pulling out all its four grounded aircraft from the Brus-sels airport.
However, it had to cancel the Mumbai fl ight at the last mo-ment as the aircraft developed some problem, forcing the airline to combine the two fl ights into
one. The aircraft, which brought back the passengers to Delhi, was later fl own to Mumbai with 69 passengers onboard, Jet Airways said. “I was just landing when the blast took place. So, we could not get inside the airport (termi-nal building),” said another pas-senger. “We were taken to some other place. We were taken care of very well,” he said.
Heightened alertMeanwhile, amid a heightened alert in the wake of Brussels ter-ror attacks, security agencies have stepped up vigil at sensitive air-ports in the country with passen-gers being made to take off their footwear and belts and go through detailed frisking.
At major airports like Del-hi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hy-derabad, Kolkata, Chennai and Ahmedabad, CISF and local po-
lice have shored up security ap-paratus and passengers are being observed and screened minutely with reintroduction of risk-based Secondary Ladder Point Check (SLPC) which entails frisking people before they enter the air-craft. The surveillance and patrol teams along the peripheries have also been asked to be extra cau-tious as passengers enter the ter-minal area unchecked.
While fl iers at many such air-ports are being asked to take out their footwear and belt to under-take a “clean search”, a second lay-er of profi ling-based body search and frisking is being conducted just before passengers board the aircraft.
“More hands are deployed when such security drills are made op-erational. The security staff is cer-tainly more at certain sensitive fa-cilities and changes will be made
as per the level of threat indicated by central intelligence agencies,” a senior offi cial involved in air-port security said. Another offi cial said the hand baggage and booked cargo of the fl iers has also been brought under detailed search as part of the stepped up security drills and measures put in place in the wake of the terror attacks in airport and metro station at Brus-sels that left 31 people dead and 300 injured on Tuesday.
Airlines and special teams of the CISF and airport security have been asked to conduct risk-based Secondary Ladder Point Check (SLPC) which entails frisk-ing passengers on the air side just before entering the aircraft.
They said these instructions are for people who look to be suspicious and hence not all passengers have to go through the SLPC. “The instruc-tions have been issued keeping in mind the prevailing security situa-tion and based on the assessment of central security agencies.
“While these measures are not new and there is nothing to panic, they are being deployed to add the extra layer of security and en-sure that nothing is left to chance in ensuring a fool proof security when it comes to smooth civil avi-ation operations,” the offi cial said.
Armed Quick Reaction Teams (QRTs) of Central Industrial Se-curity Force commandos and lo-cal police have been positioned at vantage locations to enhance vigil along the peripheries of these air-ports, they said.
Special anti-sabotage teams and bomb detection and disposal teams and sniff er dogs have been asked to be on stand by at these airports. While India does not follow the ‘concourse security’ plan for civil aviation operations which entails frisking of fl iers and their luggage before entering the airport, security personnel in plainclothes are being deployed increasingly to keep tab on any suspicious movements at these facilities, they said. — PTI
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Dentist beaten to death after duel over bike grazing son
NEW DELHI: In a shocking in-cident, a 40-year-old dentist was dragged out of his house and beat-en to death with bats, iron roads and hockey sticks in Vikaspuri area of West Delhi by a group of 12 people following an argument over a bike grazing the doctor’s child.
The incident took place on Wednesday night when dentist Pankaj Narang was playing cricket with his eight-year-old son and a nephew outside his residence.
Police on Friday said fi ve per-sons including a middle-aged woman were arrested and four juveniles were apprehended in the case. According to police, Na-rang took out his son and nephew to play cricket to celebrate India’s one-run victory over Bangladesh in the World Twenty20 tourna-ment. When they were playing, the cricket ball rolled out on to the road and Narang’s eight-year-old son had gone to collect it.
Then, Naseer (23) and a minor, both residents of a nearby slum cluster, sped past on a motorcycle which grazed the child, triggering a scuffl e between the doctor and the bike- borne youths.
However, after around 10 min-utes, the duo came with around 10 people and dragged Narang from his house and attacked him with bats, iron rods and hockey sticks.
Witnesses said people who had gathered attempted to intervene, but they were also thrashed by the group. Police said Narang died on the way to hospital. The group also severely thrashed the doctor’s brother-in-law.
Naseer and the three other youths, Amir, Ameer and Gopal, all aged around 20 years, were arrested.
The police arrested Naseer’s mother Maesar too who, police said, instigated his son and others to beat the doctor.
She was seen attacking the doc-tor in CCTV grab as well. Narang’s wife is also a doctor. — PTI
S H O C K I N G I N C I D E N T
‘Fortune’ names Kejriwal among world’s 50 greatest leadersNEW YORK: Arvind Kejri-wal has been named among the world’s 50 greatest leaders by Fortune magazine with the Delhi Chief Minister being the sole In-dian leader on the list topped by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.
Fortune’s third annual ‘World’s 50 Greatest Leaders’ list features men and women from across the globe from the fi elds of business, government, philanthropy and the arts who are “transforming the world and inspiring others to do the same”.
Forty-seven-year-old Aam Aad-mi Party chief is ranked 42nd on the list and is the sole leader from India. However, South Carolina’s Indian-American Governor Nikki Haley is also on the list at 17th while another Indian-American
Resham Saujani is at the 20th spot.Fortune credits Kejriwal for his
eff orts to curb pollution in New Delhi through the scheme of al-lowing vehicles of odd and even numbers on alternate days on the city’s roads.
“When Kejriwal unveiled a blueprint to tackle the smog in New Delhi -- called the world’s most polluted city by the World Health Organization -- many were sceptical. A key component: an ‘odd-even’ pilot project in which vehicles were allowed on the roads only on alternate days.
“The uplifting result of the pi-lot this January: roads were less clogged, hourly particulate air pollution concentrations dropped by 13 per cent, and citizens could breathe deep,” Fortune said.
It said leadership is not “dema-goguery, pandering, even pop-ulism” but is defi ned by people across the world “you’ve never heard of who are rallying follow-ers to make life better in ways you never imagined.”
“...the New Delhi ‘government offi cial’ risking his career to fi ght pollution; the Italian mayor wel-coming Middle East migrants to his tiny town-improving its econ-omy and brightening their pros-pects,” the US-based magazine said in a reference to Kejriwal and Domenico Lucano, the Mayor of the Italian town of Riace, who was ranked 40th on the list.
“The leaders you’ll meet here, known and new, will lift your mood and upgrade your assessment of the world’s future. Some may in-
spire you to join their followers. And those unheard-ofs, so seem-ingly ordinary, may even prompt you to rethink your own potential as an inspiring leader,” Fortune said. Bezos, who topped the list this year, has been on the list all three times, along with Pope Fran-cis who comes in at the
4th position followed by Apple CEO Tim Cook.
The list includes German Chan-cellor Angela Merkel (2), Myan-mar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi at (3), US astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmo-naut Mikhail Kornienko (22), IMF Managing Director Christine La-garde (36), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Co-chair and CEO Melinda Gates and Susan Des-mond-Hellmann (41), — PTI
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HONOURED: Forty-seven-year-old Aam Aadmi Party chief and
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been ranked 42nd on the
list and is the sole leader from India. – PTI
REUNITED: Afsha Rajkotwala (in orange) who was stranded at the Brussels airport following the
bombing welcomed by her family at the international airport in Mumbai on Friday. – PTI
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FESTIVE SPIRITPeople playing Kodamar Holi (festival of colours) at Beawar in the west Indian state of Rajasthan on Friday. — PTI
PDP, BJP set to stake claim to form J&K government
JAMMU: Ending the more than two-month deadlock Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are set to jointly call on Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra on Saturday and stake claim to form the new government that will be headed by Mehbooba Mufti who will be the fi rst woman chief min-ister of the state.
A day after Mehbooba, 56, was unanimously elected as the PDP’s legislature party leader and nomi-
nated as the party’s chief ministe-rial candidate, 25 members of BJP met in the state’s winter capital here on Friday and elected Nirmal Singh as its leader.
Singh will again be the deputy chief minister in the new cabinet, a post he had held in the Mufti
Mohammed Syeed’s dispensation.Sources in the know of the de-
velopments said that both PDP, which has 27 members in the 87-member Assembly and BJP will seek time from the Governor for Saturday and stake their claim to form the government.
Mehbooba will hand over a let-ter staking claim to form the gov-ernment while Singh will hand over the letter from the BJP side supporting her claim, the sources said. The Governor had sum-moned both Presidents of PDP and BJP separately for on Friday for consultations on Government formation in the state.
The sources said that both the parties mutually decided to post-pone Friday’s meeting and seek time for a meeting so that their two leaders can jointly call on the Governor and apprise him about the decision of the legislative par-ties of PDP and BJP.
SupportEarlier in the day, BJP’s interlocu-tor on Jammu and Kashmir Ram Madhav said “legislative party of the BJP in Jammu has decided to support PDP in the formation of the government in the state and together BJP and PDP will ap-proach the Governor and stake the claim for formation of the govern-ment very soon.”
Friday’s BJP meeting was at-tended by Madhav, who is also the party’s National General Secre-tary, and Minister of State in PMO Jitendra Singh.
Brushing aside rumours over diff erences over distribution of
portfolios, both the parties said the alliance was being worked out on the lines as decided under the leadership of Mufti Moham-med Sayeed, who died on January seven this year.
Jitendra Singh ruled out any diff erences between the coalition partners BJP and PDP and said “there was never a breakdown in the coalition between BJP and PDP. I think this is the continua-tion of the process which started about a year back.”
“...when you are in a coalition you have to accommodate each other’s priorities and each other’s preferences. That is precisely we do in a healthy coalition to augur well for the state of Jammu and Kashmir.”
“As we have decided to form the government with PDP, we will support the Chief Ministe-rial candidate of PDP”, BJP state president Sat Sharma said.
PDP and BJP had formed an alliance on March one, last year with Sayeed as the Chief Minis-ter. Both the sides had formed an Agenda of Alliance which sought to address internal and external dimension of the state.
Governor’s rule was imposed in J-K on January 8 after Mehbooba decided against taking over the reins after her father’s death. — PTI
Both PDP, which
has 27 members
in the 87-member
Assembly, and BJP
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the Governor today
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Amit Shah promises corruption-free government in AssamSIBSAGAR/SONARI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Friday hit out at Assam Chief Minister Tarun Go-goi saying the north-eastern state made no progress during his 15-year tenure, which only saw un-precedented corruption and illegal infi ltration.
Addressing election campaign meetings at these two places, he
promised that BJP) would take As-sam on the road of progress if voted to power by ensuring a corruption-free government and stopping il-legal infi ltration from Bangladesh.
“Corruption is highest in As-sam. No money is being spent for development of roads, electricity supply, building good hospitals. If you search, the money sent for development will be found in the
ministers’ houses,” Shah claimed.
ResponsibleHe held the Congress-led state government “responsible” for “people remaining below the pov-erty line, 42 per cent not receiving clean drinking water, no electric-ity, no proper facilities for adivasi tea garden workers, increased maternal and child mortality rate,
and 19,000 incidents of atrocities against women.”
The central government gave funds for several development schemes but Gogoi could not give (project) completion certifi cates when asked for and that is why de-velopment has remained halted in Assam, he claimed.
“Gogoi cannot give a govern-ment that will help the poor, only
BJP can. Assam’s people gave him 15 years. But Assam remained where it was or went backwards when the rest of the country pro-gressed,” the BJP president said.
“You ask Tarun Gogoi what he has done for Assam during his last 15 years in power here. He sent a Prime Minister from Assam to the Rajya Sabha for 10 years. What did he do for making railway lines
double-track? Nothing. He only talked and there is unprecedented corruption,” Shah said.
BJP and development have be-come synonymous, he said, adding where there is NDA and BJP gov-ernment, there is development.
To buttress his point, he named states like Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Ma-harashtra and Goa. — PTI
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One armyman killed, one missing in avalanche
JAMMU/SRINAGAR: An army jawan was killed while another went missing when an avalanche hit a patrol party in Siachen’s Turtuk sector Ladhak region of the Indian administered northern state of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday morning.
The avalanche hit the partol party around 8am at Turtuk area of Siachen - the highest battleground in the world - following which two jawans got buried under the snow, a Defence Spokesperson said.
Rescue drillsImmediately, rescue drills were launched and one of the soldiers, Lance Havildar Bhawan Tamang was rescued in a “critical” con-dition and shifted to a nearest medical facility. “Lance Havildar Bhawan Tamang, who was earlier rescued from an avalanche that hit an army patrol party this morning in Turtuk sector has succumbed to his injuries,” the spokesperson said, adding the soldier could not be revived by the medical team.
Tamang was a resident of Lop-shu village in Darjeeling.
Meanwhile, massive eff orts are on to search and rescue the miss-ing jawan despite an inclement weather in the area. — PTI
L A D A K H
Mamata hits out at poll panel after 8 workers killed
LALGARH/KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trina-mool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Friday targeted the Election Commission, saying law and order is now under the poll panel and eight party workers had been killed in the last seven days.
“The police is under Election Commission. Now the Elec-tion Commission looks after law and order. Eight TMC workers were killed in last seven days by CPI(M),” she told an election meeting at Lalgarh in West Mid-napore district which was earlier aff ected by Maoist violence.
Political vendetta“Every day they are killing (our party workers). Who gave them the right to kill? We will not tol-erate killing. There is no place for political vendetta in Bengal,” she said.
Banerjee asked her partymen not to be scared and work for the upcoming Assembly polls with the support of public.
“Don’t get afraid if somebody comes from outside and scare you. They will go back after three days. Do the election (work) with the support of the people,” the TMC su-premo said, in an indirect reference to the Election Commission. — PTI
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DEADLOCK ENDS: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Me-
hbooba Mufti addressing a crucial Legislature party meeting in
which she was elected chief minister Candidate and Legislature
party Leader, at her residence in Srinagar on Thursday. – PTI
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PTI lawmaker rips away veils shrouding landmark
KARACHI: Clifton residents awoke on Thursday morning to see the white-marbled Teen Tal-war monument shrouded by a colourful eyesore – an advertise-ment for the ‘My Karachi Oasis of Harmony’ exhibition organised by Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI).
The iconic three swords in-scribed with Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s famous three (mottos) ‘Unity, Faith and Discipline’ were erected in 1974 on the directions of then Prime Minister Zulfi kar Ali Bhutto as part of his beautifi -cation campaign for the port city.
Enraged by the ‘tarnishing of a local landmark’ lawmaker Khur-ram Sher Zaman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf took matters into
his own hands and had the monu-ment unwrapped.
Zaman said he received multi-ple phone calls from constituents and friends about the advertise-ment covering Teen Talwar. He explained that initially he con-tacted the District Municipal Corporation (DMC) South but no one answered. Zaman added that when he determined that no gov-ernment offi cial is going to help
him, he decided to take action.Along with a crowd of support-
ers and a crane, Zaman arrived at Teen Talwar on Thursday evening and was raised up in the machine to tear down the adver-tisement. “One can expect this government to rent out the mau-soleum of Quaid-e-Azam,” he said sardonically.
Regardless of whether an ad-vertisement is for a noncommer-
cial event, it is not justifi ed to wrap it around a historical monu-ment, he said. People gathered at the spot also expressed their anger towards the government. Saleem Usman, a resident of Bath Island, said these monuments are our na-tional assets and it seems like the government has left no part of the city untouched in its quest to fi ll the pockets.
Tariq Rafi q and his friends were present at the site to support their lawmaker. “It is the duty of citi-zens to point out the [wrongs] of the city and join hands with peo-ple who are sincere in their eff orts to fi x it,” he said.
When contacted, DMC South administrator Nisar Ahmed Soomro said he had also sent his teams to remove the advertise-ments but he came to know that the work had already been done by the local lawmaker. The advertis-ers had not taken permission from the DMC to hang their advertise-ments, he explained.
Muhammad Idrees, chairper-son of the special committee for the exhibition, said they had per-mission from all the relevant de-partments to go ahead with their campaign. The motto of our ex-hibition is to rebuild the image of Karachi, he stressed. — Express Tribune
Karachi’s iconic
white-marbled Teen
Talwar monument
had been covered
by an advertisement
for the ‘My Karachi
Oasis of Harmony’
exhibition organised
by Karachi Chamber
of Commerce
and Industry
EYE SORE: Residents of Karachi’s Clifton locaility didn’t welcome
the covering up of the monuments. - Express Tribune
Enraged by the
‘tarnishing of a local
landmark’ lawmaker
Khurram Sher Zaman
of the Pakistan
Tehreek-e-Insaf took
matters into his own
hands and had the
monument unwrapped
MQM tried to negotiate withISI’s ex-chief Zaheer: Kamal
HYDERABAD: Muttahida Qau-mi Movement’s leadership tried to hire services of a go-between to arrange negotiations with the former chief of Inter-Services In-telligence General Zaheerul Islam in 2013. A huge sum of money was also allegedly paid to the interme-diary for the task.
The MQM’s dissident and lead-er of the fl edgling Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP), Mustafa Kamal, came up with this disclosure at a rally in Hyderabad on Thursday.
“Should I speak the truth?” he asked the cheering few thousand supporters who turned up at the inaugural event of a PSP’s offi ce in Latifabad Unit 6. “But we don’t have to give a full dose; instead, we will go for a slower one so that they may understand.”
Expose accusersAs he hung on, the crowd shout-
ed the name of the religious schol-ar and former MQM leader Aamir Liaquat Hussain. Kamal, however, chose to avoid naming anyone.
“People are doing propaganda on TV talk shows that we are brought here by the establishment,” he said, adding that he wanted to expose the accusers by exposing their own links. — Express Tribune
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FAWAD KHAN IN ‘KAPOOR & SONS’ Pakistan actor Fawad Khan, left, poses with Indian Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt, centre,
and actor Sidharth Malhotra as they attend a press conference for Hindi fi lm ‘Kapoor &
Sons’ in Mumbai on Friday. — AFP/STR
Cairo fi rm in bid to purchase brokerage house in KarachiKARACHI: One of the largest in-vestment banks operating in the Middle East has shown interest in acquiring a majority stake in In-vest and Finance Securities (IFS), a Karachi-based brokerage house.
In a securities fi ling on Friday, Bank Alfalah said its client EFG-Hermes Holding Company (EFG) wants to acquire up to 51 per cent shares in the Karachi-based secu-rities company.
Speaking to The Express Trib-une, IFS Chairman and CEO Muzammil Aslam said the Cairo-based EFG will be the fi rst mul-tinational company to invest in Pakistan’s brokerage industry.
“Global investment banks have done business in Pakistan’s eq-uity market, but EFG will be the fi rst one to actually have its own
skin in the game as a majority shareholder of a local brokerage house,” he said.
With paid-up capital of $1.2 bil-lion, EFG is one of the biggest bro-kerage houses in the Middle East. It operates in Egypt, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait, Oman, Jordan and Saudi Arabia with in-direct access to six more markets through a network of partners.
It has managed transactions of mergers and acquisitions amounting to over $53 billion in the last 10 years across the Mid-dle East. Further, EFG will con-duct due diligence to acquire up to 10.2 million shares, or 51 per cent of issued capital, of IFS.
In case of a favourable outcome of the due diligence exercise, EFG will sign a share purchase agree-
ment with the majority share-holders of IFS besides extending a tender off er to buy shares from its minority shareholders.
IFS was in the news just a few months ago when its original owners sold the company to a group of six acquirers led by vet-eran stock market analyst Mu-zammil Aslam.
Aslam currently owns 18 per cent shares in IFS. Along with Chief Operating Offi cer Asim Ali who owns a 7 per cent stake, the duo currently has management control of IFS. With the rest of the four acquirers, they control 78 per cent shareholding between them. Remaining 22 per cent shares constitute the free fl oat of IFS on the Pakistan Stock Ex-change. — Express Tribune
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Million ways to die in brutal Syria confl ictDebarati Guha-Sapir
Five years into a brutal civil war, there is no shortage of ways to die in Syria. People are starving to death, most notably in the be-
sieged western town of Madaya. Then there is the violence itself. Killing by aerial bombardment remains (so far) the preserve of government and international forces. Non-state armed groups are restricted to artillery and other ground-launched weapons, including grenades, car bombs, suicide bombs, and, of course, guns.
Syria has become a playground for international power games. What began as a non-violent protest against the government has degenerated into a free-for-all, with women and children paying a dis-proportionate price and terrorised civilians pour-ing out of the country.
The vulnerability of the Syrian people is com-pounded by a health system at the breaking point. Almost half of Syria’s ambulances have been de-stroyed; more than one-third of its hospitals no longer function; and the fl ow of pharmaceutical imports has slowed to a trickle, with none reaching rebel-held zones. Moreover, local pharmaceutical production has collapsed; Syria now meets less than 10 per cent of domestic demand, down from 90 per cent before the confl ict.
This breakdown is not just an unfortunate side eff ect of the crisis; Syrian medical facilities have come under direct, seemingly deliberate attack. Physicians for Human Rights recorded 16 attacks on hospitals last October alone in a total of 346 at-tacks on 246 health facilities, while Doctors with-out Borders has condemned so-called double-tap tactics, in which aerial bombings of high-density civilian centers are followed by strikes on the nearest hospitals, removing emergency care for the injured. Even small clinics have been bombed by state-controlled forces.
Such attacks, particularly in Idlib, Aleppo, and Hama, have killed patients, doctors, and other health workers, destroyed ambulances and health infrastructure, and helped to drive medical per-sonnel out of Syria. This is clearly unacceptable – not least because every country involved in the confl ict has signed the Geneva Conventions, which explicitly prohibit “directing an attack against a zone established to shelter the wounded, the sick, and civilians...”
We do not have fi gures for all war-related deaths inside Syria. We do not know precisely how many children have died from preventable diseases as a result of the breakdown in vaccina-tion programmes, or how many mothers and in-fants lost their lives for lack of medical equipment and personnel.
But some jarring data about confl ict-related deaths is available. The Violations Documentation Centre (VDC), a Syrian human-rights network and think tank, recently provided the fi rst reliable, large-scale dataset on violent civilian deaths since the outbreak of the confl ict. It lists 78,769 fatalities – including name, age, gender, and cause of death – from September 2011 to January 2015.
An analysis of the VDC’s data conducted by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disas-ters, which I direct, shows that while most of these deaths were recorded in rebel-held regions, the pattern of killings was similar in both opposition- and government-controlled areas. Specifi cally, children are bearing the brunt of the violence. In both rebel- and government-held zones, children are more likely than men to be killed by explosives; they are more likely to die from aerial bombard-ments in rebel-held zones; and they are fi ve times more likely to die from ground-launched explo-sives in areas under government control. Perhaps most shocking of all, of the 4,597 named women and children killed by bullets, 852 children and 695 women were executed.
The data may not be complete, but the exist-ing evidence should be more than enough to spur stronger eff orts to provide essential medical care and stabilise fragile communities. While an im-portant initiative to improve the delivery of health and humanitarian assistance has been launched by the United Kingdom’s Department for Interna-tional Development and the Wellcome Trust, it is nowhere near enough.
Much stronger humanitarian action in Syria is needed this year. First, aerial attacks and strikes against hospitals or clinics must be publicised, investigated, and condemned internationally.— Pro-
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Mwasalat bus route for SQU a welcome moveIt has come to my knowledge that very soon a Mwasalat bus service for the Sultan Qaboos University route will be started. This is a very good move as very often taxis are the only available transport facility
on that route and the cost of which is too high for students who rely on university transport in case they miss it. Similarly, at present there is no public transport facility available for the students and the faculty, commuting towards Knowledge Oasis Muscat, which has two private colleges on the campus. The students and faculty of these colleges too face the same prob-lem which the SQU students face. In my opinion, none of these colleges really have their own transport system . The students and the faculty have to rely on contractors’ transport, who having a monopoly in the campus and take the passengers for grant-ed. Hence I sincerely request the authori-ties to look into the problem of transport service of the students and the faculty of the colleges located in KOM campus sym-pathetically . The KOM campus should also
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‘About 100 Chinese boats encroach in Malaysian waters’KUALA LUMPUR: About 100 Chinese fi shing boats have been detected encroaching in Malay-sia’s waters in the disputed South China Sea, Malaysia’s state news agency and a coastguard offi cial said on Friday.
The reported encroachment on Thursday is the latest action by Chinese vessels to raise concern
in Southeast Asia, where four countries object to China’s claim to virtually the whole of the South China Sea.
Malaysia’s national security minister Shahidan Kassim said as-sets from the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency and the navy have been sent to the area near the Luconia Shoals to monitor the sit-
uation, the Bernama news agency reported. Shahidan did not specify what type of Chinese vessels had been spotted but a Maritime En-forcement Agency offi cial said they were fi shing boats guarded by two Chinese coastguard vessels.
China claims most of the South China Sea through which about $5 trillion in ship-borne trade
passes every year. Its Southeast Asian neighbours Brunei, Malay-sia, the Philippines and Vietnam, also claim parts of the sea, as does Taiwan.
China’s foreign ministry spokes-man, Hong Lei, asked about the Malaysian report at a briefi ng on Friday, said he did not “understand the details” of what Malaysia had
said. “Now is the fi shing season in the South China Sea... At this time of year, every year, Chinese trawlers are in the relevant waters carrying out normal fi shing activi-ties,” Hong said. He did not elabo-rate.
Shahidan said Malaysia would take legal action if the boats were found to have trespassed into its
exclusive economic zone, Berna-ma cited him as saying.
The Malaysian maritime agency offi cial said three of its boats were monitoring the Chinese fl eet.
“Our orders are not to provoke them in any way,” said the offi cial who declined to be identifi ed as he is not authorised to speak to me-dia. — Reuters
D I S P U T E D S O U T H C H I N A S E A
Held US citizen admits spying in North Korea
SEOUL: A Korean-American man detained in North Korea has confessed to stealing military secrets and plotting subversion with South Koreans, the North’s offi cial news agency and foreign media reported on Friday.
North Korea, which has been criticised for its human rights re-cord, has in the past used detained Americans to extract high-profi le visits from the United States, with which it has no formal diplo-matic relations.
Kim Dong Chul, who has pre-viously said he was a naturalised American citizen and was ar-rested in North Korea in October, admitted to committing “unpar-donable espionage” under the direction of the US and South Korean governments and deeply apologised for his crimes, the North’s KCNA news agency said.
“The extraordinary crime I com-mitted was defaming and insult-
ing the republic’s highest dignity and its system and spreading false propaganda aimed at breaking down its solidarity,” KCNA quot-ed Kim as saying. A source in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang told Reuters that diplomats were notifi ed in the morning of the con-fession and Kim’s comments were similar to the recent confession of another American being held there, Otto Warmbier.
The US State Department said it was aware of the reported in-cident but had no further details, citing privacy concerns.
“The welfare of US citizens is one of the Department’s highest priorities,” department spokes-woman Elizabeth Trudeau said in a statement. Warmbier was sen-tenced to 15 years of hard labour this month for trying to steal a propaganda banner.
The North is also holding a Ko-rean-Canadian Christian pastor, who is serving a life sentence for subversion. Kim apologised for trying to steal military and state secrets in collusion with South Koreans, and said he was paid for doing it. He described the acts as aimed at overthrowing the North Korean regime, KCNA said.
Photographs issued by the North’s state news agency showed Kim bowing and wiping away tears. Japan’s Kyodo news agency and China’s Xinhua news agen-cy also reported Kim’s meeting with media outlets in Pyongyang where he confessed to anti-state activities. Kim spoke of mak-ing contacts with South Koreans to pass secret information con-tained in USB memory sticks and also images state media said were damaging to the North on data storage cards. — Reuters
Kim Dong Chul,
who was arrested
in North Korea in
October, admitted
to committing
‘unpardonable
espionage’ under
direction of US
and South Korea CONFESSION: This picture released from North Korea’s offi cial
Korean Central News Agency on Friday, shows Kim Dong-Chul, a
Korean-American as he addresses a news conference in Pyong-
yang on March 25. - AFP/KCNA VIA KNS/KCNA
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Belgium should account for failure of intelligence: TurkeyANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused the Bel-gian authorities on Friday of be-ing soft on militant groups and said they should account for in-telligence failures in the run-up to suicide bombings in Brussels.
Erdogan, still smarting from the presence of pro-Kurdish militant protesters near an EU-Turkey summit in Brussels this month, said European authori-ties had shown themselves “in-capable” after Turkey deported one of the Brussels attackers last July but he was subsequently released.
Erdogan has repeatedly equat-ed the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which is waging an insur-gency in Turkey’s southeast, with IS, saying both are terrorist or-ganisations and accusing Europe of failing to adequately condemn the PKK.
“They (the Belgians) are allow-ing members of the separatist terrorist organisation to set up tents right next to the European Council, they allow pictures of
terrorists to be displayed, they let their fl ags fl y there,” Erdogan said. “So, what happened? What happened, just two days later?,” he went on, before condemning European authorities for releas-ing Ibrahim El Bakraoui, one of two brothers named by Belgium as responsible for Tuesday’s at-tacks in Brussels, following his deportation from Turkey.
Incapable governments“Such incapable governments
... We detained this guy in Gazi-antep, we deported him, sent him back. Those gentlemen didn’t do what was necessary and released the terrorist,” Erdogan said in a speech in the central Turkish town of Sorgun.
Erdogan said on Wednesday that Belgium had ignored a warn-ing that Bakraoui was a militant. But Bakraoui was deported to the Netherlands, which said it did not realise he was a dangerous suspect as Turkey had failed to follow normal procedures when expelling him. — Reuters
B R U S S E L S A T T A C K S
SECURITY LAPSE: A man is searched by soldiers at the entrace
to a Brussels subway station following Tuesday’s bombings in
Brussels, Belgium on Friday.- Reuters
Turkey editors’ spy trial held behind closed doors
ISTANBUL: A Turkish court took the trial of two prominent jour-nalists charged with espionage behind closed doors on Friday and accepted President Tayyip Er-dogan as a complainant, in a case which has drawn international condemnation.
Can Dundar, editor-in-chief of Cumhuriyet, and Erdem Gul, 49, the newspaper’s Ankara bureau chief, stand accused of trying to topple the government with the publication last May of video pur-porting to show Turkey’s state in-telligence agency helping to truck weapons to Syria in 2014.
Erdogan, who has cast the news-paper’s coverage as part of an at-tempt to undermine Turkey’s global standing, has vowed Dundar will “pay a heavy price”. The two journalists could face life in prison if convicted.
Packed courtroomAnti-government chants rang out as the decision to take their trial behind closed doors was an-nounced in the Istanbul court-room, packed with journalists, op-position politicians, rights groups, relatives and diplomats from sev-eral nations.
“We will try you in stadiums”
shouted some of the protesters. “You will get lost in the depths of that palace” said others, in refer-ence to Erdogan’s vast new palace complex in Ankara, as security guards ushered them out.
The trial was later adjourned to April 1 after opposition lawmakers refused to leave, two of the law-makers told Reuters. The prosecu-tor argued for a confi dential trial because some evidence involved state secrets.
Lawyers for the journalists ar-gued that evidence could be read in closed session while the rest of the trial should remain open. Erdogan has acknowledged that the trucks, which were stopped by gendarme-rie and police offi cers en route to the Syrian border, belonged to the MIT intelligence agency and said they were carrying aid to Turk-mens in Syria.
Turkmen fi ghters are battling both President Bashar Al As-sad and IS. But he has said that prosecutors had no authority to order the trucks be searched and that they were part of what he
calls a “parallel state” run by his ally-turned-foe Fethullah Gulen, a United States-based cleric who Erdogan says is bent on discredit-ing him and the Turkish govern-ment.
Gulen networkThe prosecutors have denied those allegations, while Gulen has denied plotting against the gov-ernment. A 473-page indictment says the editors aided a “terror-ist” network led by Gulen, which they deny.
Ahead of the trial, Dundar said he would use the hearings to re-focus attention on the story that landed him in the dock.
“We are not defendants, we are witnesses,” he told Reuters in an interview at his offi ce last week, promising to show the footage in court despite a ban.
“We will lay out all of the illegali-ties and make this a political pros-ecution ... The state was caught in a criminal act and it is doing all that it can to cover it up.”
The trial comes as Turkey de-
fl ects criticism from the European Union and rights groups that say it is bridling a once-vibrant press. EU enlargement chief Johannes Hahn described the trial on his Twitter account as a “test case for press freedom and rule of law in Turkey”. Dundar and Gul spent 92 days in jail, almost half of it in solitary confi nement, before the constitutional court ruled last month that pre-trial detention was unfounded because the charges stemmed from their journalism.
Both were subsequently re-leased pending trial, though Er-dogan said he did not respect the ruling. “Elsewhere in the world (Dundar and Gul) would be lauded for their eff orts to dig into this issue,” said Nina Ogni-anova of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). “They have done their jobs as investigative journalists, serving the public in-terest in pursuing a story that is signifi cant not just for the country, but the region,” she said, describ-ing the trial as part of a “massive crackdown on press freedom”.
Top-selling newspaperAuthorities this month seized con-trol of Zaman, Turkey’s top-selling newspaper, on charges it funded Gulen’s network. A few weeks ear-lier the pro-Kurdish IMC channel was pulled off the air over allega-tions of “spreading terrorist prop-aganda”.Zaman’s editor-in-chief said at
the time the seizure was because of its criticism of government policies. IMC denied any ties with terrorist networks and said its clo-sure was also a political decision.
Dundar took the helm at Cum-huriyet, which has a circulation of 52,000, last year and worked to overhaul the staunchly secular 92-year-old daily into a left-lean-ing outlet with more readers.
A new investigative report-ing unit he set up unearthed the footage of the purported arms shipment. — Reuters
Can Dundar, editor-in-
chief of ‘Cumhuriyet’,
and Erdem Gul, 49,
the newspaper’s
Ankara bureau chief,
stand accused of
trying to topple the
government
CLAMPDOWN: Turkish daily ‘Cumhuriyet’s’ editor-in-chief Can
Dundar, left, and Ankara editor Erdem Gul, right, hold hands as they
arrive at the Istanbul courthouse before their trial on Friday. - AFP
Ex-CIA chief Hayden says Brexit would not impact Britain’s securityLONDON: European Union is not a “natural contributor to na-tional security” and a British exit from the bloc would have a lim-ited impact on US intelligence co-operation, the former head of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has said.
The issue of security has be-come one of the main arguments between those who want Brit-ons to vote to stay in the EU and those who want to leave ahead of a June 23 referendum on British membership.
Attacks in Brussels on Tuesday have fuelled the diff erences, with advocates for leaving arguing the bloc’s open border policy allowed for the killings to take place while Prime Minister David Cameron and others said recent attacks showed greater intelligence coop-eration was needed.
“The union is not a natural contributor to national security of each of the entity states and in fact in some ways gets in the way of the state’s providing secu-rity for its own citizens,” Michael Hayden, ex-director of the CIA and the National Security Agency, told BBC radio in an interview aired on Saturday.
Asked if a British EU exit, or “Brexit”, would upset US intel-
ligence offi cials, he said: “With regard to this specifi c line of national security ... it wouldn’t have much eff ect certainly on the American ability to cooperate with national security services.”
Hayden said he agreed with comments published on Thurs-day from Richard Dearlove, the former head of Britain’s MI6 foreign intelligence service, who said leaving the EU would do little damage to British national secu-rity and could reap security gains. “Whether one is an enthusiastic
European or not, the truth about Brexit from a national security perspective is that the cost to Brit-ain would be low,” Dearlove wrote in Prospect magazine.
Intel sharing to suff erHowever, the head of EU-wide police body Europol and other former British security chiefs have argued intelligence shar-ing would suff er and it would be harder for British police to protect citizens from militant attacks if it left the bloc.
Hayden praised British, French and Scandinavian intelligence agencies, but said most other Eu-ropean security services were small and Belgium’s was “under-resourced, legally limited and frankly working for a government that itself has its own challenges in terms of overall governance”.
Belgian security services have been criticised for lapses ahead of this week’s attacks in Brussels which killed at least 31 people, prompting its interior and justice ministers to off er to resign. — Reuters
J U N E 2 3 R E F E R E N D U M
The union (European Union) is not a natural
contributor to national security of each of the entity
states and in fact in some ways gets in the way of the
state’s providing security for its own citizens
Michael HaydenEx-director of the CIA and the National Security Agency, United States
Bulgaria ‘ready to fence’ Greek borderSOFIA: Bulgaria is ready to build a fence on its border with Greece to keep out migrants amid fears they could head its way after the Western Balkan route was closed, Prime Minister Boiko Borisov said on Friday.
Parliament last month voted to let its army assist police in guard-ing the European Union mem-ber’s borders to avoid a refugee in-fl ux that has overwhelmed some of its neighbours.
Bulgaria shares a border with Greece to its south that is about 500 kms (310 miles) long. “The
main threat is coming from the Greek border,” Borisov told par-liament on Friday. “It is very long and unprotected, and our concern is that the Greek government did not take measures in recent months. We are ready to erect a barrier if necessary.”
Hungary’s Prime Minister Vik-tor Orban said that a fence should be erected on the Macedonian and Bulgarian borders with Greece to curb the infl ow of migrants into Europe.
Earlier this month, Bulgaria and its neighbour Macedonia to
the west held joint air and land operations along their common border to ensure control of it amid an increased fl ow of migrants.
On Thursday, Defence Minis-ter Nikolay Nenchev requested an additional $860,000 to pro-vide essential equipment to army personnel taking part in border protection and control jointly with police. In November 2013, Bulgaria started building a barbed wire fence along its border with Turkey. Almost 100 kms of the planned 166 km fence have al-ready been erected. — Reuters
M I G R A N T I N F L U X
WORRIED: Workers attach
barbed wire to a border fence
to prevent illegal crossings
by migrants at the Bulgarian-
Turkish border near the Bulgar-
ian village of Shtit, on March
18, 2016. -AFP
SPOR S
SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 2016
Australia knock out Pakistan
MOHALI: Australia beat Pakistan by 21 runs in their World Twen-ty20 Super 10 stage match in Mo-hali on Friday to stay on course for the semifi nals and eliminate their opponents from the tournament.
Australia skipper Steven Smith struck an unbeaten 63 off 43 to steer Australia to 193-4, before James Faulkner took fi ve wickets, including two off consecutive de-liveries in the fi nal over, to help his team seal the win.
Man-of-the-match Faulkner gave away just 27 runs and was helped by another impressive per-formance by young leg-spinner Adam Zampa, who took two for 32.
Australia, batting fi rst on a green-tinged pitch, lost three wickets in quick succession, with fi t-again paceman Wahab Riaz do-ing the initial damage by bowling in-form Usman Khawaja for 21 and castling David Warner on nine.
Aaron Finch went next, bowled by left-arm spinner Imad Wasim for 15 to leave Australia struggling on 57-3.
Smith, however, steadied the ship aided fi rst by Glenn Maxwell (30 off 24 deliveries) and then by the big-hitting Shane Watson.
Watson struck four fours and three sixes to race to an unbeaten 44 off 21 deliveries as Australia took 66 runs off the last fi ve overs.
Pakistan got off to a poor start,
losing Ahmed Shehzad for one, and Faulkner picked up the key wicket of opener Sharjeel Khan who smashed six boundaries en route to a quick-fi re 30.
Zampa got into the act by getting Pakistani skipper Shahid Afridi stumped for 14 and bowled Umar Akmal, who was looking danger-ous after racking up 32 in 20 balls.
But Faulkner took the plaudits with a match-winning perfor-mance, bowling the settled Khalid Latif (46 off 64 balls) before strik-ing again next ball to get Wasim.
He was at it again at the death, dismissing Sarfraz Ahmed and Riaz with his fi rst two deliveries as Pakistan, who needed 30 runs from the last six balls, ran out of steam. - Reuters
Australia skipper
Steven Smith struck
an unbeaten 63 off
43 to steer Australia
to 193-4, before
James Faulkner
took fi ve wickets
AUSTRALIAU. Khawaja b Riaz 21A. Finch b Wasim 15D. Warner b Riaz 9S. Smith not out 61G. Maxwell c Shehzad b Wasim 30S. Watson not out 44Extras (lb-8, w-5) 13Total (4 wickets; 20 overs) 193Did not bat: J. Faulkner, P. Nevill, A. Zampa, N. Coulter-Nile, J. HazlewoodFall of wickets: 1-28, 2-42, 3-57, 4-119Bowling: Mohammed Amir 4-0-39-0;
Mohammed Sami 4-0-53-0; Wahab Riaz 4-0-35-2; Shahid Afridi 4-0-27-0; Imad Wasim 4-0-31-2
PAKISTANS. Khan b Faulkner 30A. Shehzad c Coulter-Nile b Hazlewood 1K. Latif b Faulkner 46U. Akmal b Zampa 32S. Afridi st Nevill b Zampa 14S. Malik not out 40I. Wasim c Coulter-Nile b Faulkner 0S. Ahmed c Khawaja b Faulkner 2
W. Riaz c Hazlewood b Faulkner 0M. Sami not out 4Extras (b-1, lb-1, w-1) 3Total (8 wickets; 20 overs) 172Did not bat: Mohammed AmirFall of wickets: 1-20, 2-40, 3-85, 4-110, 5-147, 6-147, 7-164, 8-164
Bowling: J. Hazlewood 4-0-26-1; N. Coulter-Nile 4-0-45-0; J. Faulkner 4-0-27-5; S. Watson 2-0-27-0; A. Zampa 4-0-32-2; G. Maxwell 2-0-13-0Man of the match: J. Faulkner (Australia)
MOHALI: Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi will go back home before deciding whether to retire from international cricket after his team lost to Australia and were eliminated. “I’m going to go back home and in the next four-fi ve days I will take a decision and whatever is better for the country, I will go with that. I think I will announce this in my country,” he said.
“As a player I’m fi ne but as a captain I’m not fi t because it’s not easy to handle the pressure, espe-cially if you are playing for Pakistan... the expectation pressure, the media pres-sure, everything.” — PTI
Afridi undecided
JUBILANT: Australia’s Glenn Maxwell embraces teammate and man of the match James Faulkner,
right, following their win over Pakistan. – PTI
‘Broken’ Bangladesh
hope to turn it around
KOLKATA: Bangladesh skip-per Mashrafe Mortaza on Friday admitted they were in a state of sorrow in the aftermath of their inexplicable one-run loss to In-dia but hoped they would return home with their heads held high by winning against New Zealand in their concluding league fi xture of ICC World Twenty20 here on Saturday.
“The whole team is in a state of sorrow, everyone is broken. No-body is blaming anyone but we’ve somehow accepted the defeat. Everyone was very upset. They just could not talk to each other. It was so disappointing,” Mortaza said summing up the team’s mood after their loss in Bengaluru.
“We have never lost this way. We have to play our best again. If we get the opportunity, we have to make sure we don’t repeat the same mistakes. The conditions are similar but the wicket is dif-ferent. New Zealand are on top clearly, whereas we lost all three. We will try our best.”
Mortaza further said saying ‘sor-ry’ to their fans would not be enough and they would try to play hard to put the disappointment behind and try to get over the line against the unstoppable Black Caps.
“Even if we say sorry it’s not go-ing to be enough. We just have to think positive that we still have a match left, we have to play hard, and try to win. New Zealand have beaten India in these conditions, so they’re a strong team.”
Chasing 147, Bangladesh need-ed just two runs from the last three balls and they managed to lose three wickets, the last one in the form of a run out through a class act by Indian skipper MS Dhoni.
“Playing in front of about 40,000 crowd, we had a good chance to beat them but we could not... That was so shocking. Boys got some chance to regroup. We
still have a match and if we do well may be something we can take back home.
“No point thinking about the past. It’s not going to be the last match. We have to think we have one match left. We have to play our best and try to win,” Mortaza said.
Blaming it on their inexperi-ence, he added: “Inexperience is still there. We have not faced such a situation maybe. Hope we will turn it around. If we can learn from this mistakes hope we will win more diffi cult matches from hereon.” - PTI
P R E V I E W
No point thinking
about the past. We
have to play our
best and try to win
Mashrafe MortazaBangladesh captain
Hope exit brings big changes in Pak cricket, says Waqar
MOHALI: Coach Waqar You-nis on Friday hoped that the early exit of Pakistan from the World T20 would help all stakeholders to take correc-tive measures and arrest the team’s steady slide. “Of course, it is disappointing (to be out of the tournament). Last match (against New Zealand) was more disappointing than this one. Of course, we made bowl-ing mistakes today, conceded a lot in the last 5-6 overs. We gave runs after taking wickets. We could have stopped them at 165-170 but the bowlers bowled off the plan,” said Waqar, after the team’s 21 run loss to Australia.
He was expectedly asked about the reason for decline in Pakistan cricket and one of the reasons he feels is national team not getting an opportunity to play home series in the coun-try. “Whatever we say now will sound like an excuse. There has been no cricket in Pakistan in the last six-seven years and the consequences of that are start-ing to show. If you look at it deep-ly, we had match winners like Muhammed Hafeez, who could bowl earlier and Saeed Ajmal.
“There is a bit of decline. it is very important to address it. We need to see where the infra-structure and domestic cricket is headed,” said the former cap-tain. Waqar.
Asked to compare Pakistan with other teams in the compe-tition, he said: “I think the dif-ference in the team is clear. We are not the best of fi elding side. I think the selectors need think deep about it. When you pick someone you have to look at the fi elding aspect also.” — PTI
R E A C T I O N
West Indies in semifi nalsNAGPUR: In-form West Indies continued their unbeaten run and defeated South Africa by three wickets to seal their spot in the semifi nals of the ICC World Twen-ty20, here on Friday.
With three wins out of as many games, West Indies thus became the second team after New Zea-land to enter the semifi nals of the marque event.
South Africa are virtually out of the tournament and their fate now hinges o the result of tomor-row’s Super 10 Group 1 match against England and Sri Lanka at New Delhi.
If England win on Saturday, Eoin Morgan’s men will secure their place in the semifi nals as the second team from Group 1 and the match between South Africa and Sri Lanka will be a mere formality.
Electing to bowl, West Indies fi rst restricted South Africa to 122 for eight and then chased down the target with two balls to spare with three wickets in hand.
Chasing 123 for win, West Indies were dealt a severe blow in the fi fth ball of their innings when danger-ous Chris Gayle was cleaned up by a late in-swigning delivery from Kagiso Rabada.
Johnson Charles (32) took the off ensive to the opposition, hitting Chris Morris for two boundaries to pick up 11 runs of the fourth over.
Known for their fi elding prow-ess, South Africa stayed on in the contest, courtesy a brilliant eff ort from Rilee Rossouw whose’s di-rect throw on to the stumps caught Andre Fletcher (11) short of the crease. Charles carried on his good work in the company of Marlon Samuels (44) before the former went for a huge swipe only to give a skier to South Africa captain Faf du Plessis at cover.
But Rabada’s next over eased the pressure for West Indies as he went for three boundaries — one by Dwyane Bravo and two by Samuels.
Bravo, however, departed in
the last delivery of the next over handing a simple catch to Wiese at backward point off Aaron Phangi-so while going for a wild slash out-side off -stump.
With West Indies needing a manageable 24 off 24 balls, it took a superb 17th over from leg-spin-ner Imran Tahir (2/13) to bring South Africa back into the match.
After dropping a diffi cult chance
from Samuels off his own bowl-ing, Tahir came back strongly and picked up two wickets in con-secutive balls to the delight of the Proteas.
Tahir fi rst dismissed Russell as the batsman went for a huge slog across the line only to fi nd Miller at deep midwicket and then cas-tled West Indies skipper Daren Sammy with a fi rst ball googly. - PTI
W O R L D T 2 0
SOUTH AFRICAH. Amla run out (Russell/Ramdin) 1Q de Kock b Russell 47F du Plessis c Benn b Russell 9R. Rossouw c Russell b Gayle 0AB de Villiers b Bravo 10D. Miller b Gayle 1D. Wiese c Sammy b Bravo 28C. Morris not out 16A. Phangiso run out (Ramdin) 4Extras (b-4, w-2) 6Total (8 wickets; 20 overs) 122Did not bat: K. Rabada, Imran TahirFall of wickets: 1-1, 2-13, 3-20, 4-46, 5-47, 6-97, 7-112, 8-122Bowling: S. Badree 3-0-22-0; A. Russell 4-0-28-2; C. Gayle 3-0-17-2; C. Brathwaite 2-0-11-0; S. Benn 4-0-20-0; D. Bravo 4-0-20-2WEST INDIESJ. Charles c du Plessis b Wiese 32C. Gayle b Rabada 4
A. Fletcher run out (Rossouw) 11M. Samuels c de Villiers b Morris 44D. Bravo c Wiese b Phangiso 8A. Russell c Miller b Tahir 4D. Sammy b Tahir 0C. Brathwaite not out 10D Ramdin not out 1Extras (lb-1, w-8) 9Total (7 wickets; 19.4 overs) 123Did not bat: S. Badree, S. BennFall of wickets: 1-5, 2-34, 3-66, 4-87, 5-100, 6-100, 7-113Bowling: K. Rabada 3.4-0-38-1; C. Morris 4-0-33-1; Imran Tahir 4-0-13-2; D. Wiese 4-0-19-1; A. Phangiso 4-0-19-1Man of the match: M. Samuels (West Indies)Umpires: IJ Gould (England) and RA Ket-tleborough (England)TV umpire: BNJ Oxenford (Australia)Match referee: BC Broad (England)Reserve umpire: Aleem Dar (Pakistan)
S C O R E B O A R D
MAN OF THE MATCH: Marlon Samuels led West Indies chase with
caution and aggression. – Reuters
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Oman stay in hunt to pip Iran after win over Guam
MUSCAT: Oman remain in the hunt to pip Iran to top spot in Group D of the 2018 FIFA World Cup/2019 AFC Asian Cup joint-qualifi ers after being made to work for a 1-0 win over a brave Guam outfi t on Thursday.
Following a goalless fi rst half at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Com-plex, the breakthrough fi nally ar-rived for the hosts when Ahmed Mubarak capitalised at a goal-mouth scramble to net what ulti-mately proved to be the winner.
However, they were made to endure a nervy fi nish as Guam belied their underdogs status by displaying tremendous en-deavour and were unlucky not to force what would have been a remarkable draw.
As expected, Oman enjoyed the dominant share of possession from the opening whistle but, when-ever they had the ball, the visitors showed that they were not content to just sit back as they pushed for-ward at every opportunity.
Jason Cunliff e was looking lively for the Matao while Travis Nicklaw was making a real nui-sance of himself in the opposition penalty box, although it was Oman who had the best chance of the opening 45.
Having been picked out inside the box from a freekick, Abdulaziz Al Muqbali did well to keep his composure and create space for
himself only to scoop his volley over the bar with only Doug Her-rick to beat.
Nonetheless, Al Ahmar made no mistake with their fi rst real oppor-tunity after halftime when, after Herrick had spilled a shot, Qasim Said unselfi shly laid the ball back to Mubarak, who slid in and got enough on his shot to guide it into the back of the net.
While falling behind after such a spirited display would have been a blow to most teams, Guam refused to be deterred and increased their eff orts in search of an equaliser.
Nicklaw threatened with a long-range eff ort in the 69th minute before substitute Marcus Lopez came excruciatingly close eight minutes from time, but he could only watch on in despair as his shot hit the post after beating Ali Al Habsi.
In the end, it was not to be for
them as Oman held on for a win which keeps them three points behind Group D leaders Iran, ahead of their meeting in Tehran next week.
The group winners and four best runners-up (total 12 teams) will advance to the 2019 AFC Asian Cup fi nals and the fi nal round of qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
The next best 24 teams from the preliminary stage of the joint qualifi ers will compete in a sepa-rate competition for the remain-
ing slots (12 slots or 11 slots + 1 slot for the host) in the 24-team 2019 Asian Cup.
Iran on cruiseEhsan Haji Safi scored from the penalty spot in each half as Iran consolidated their position at the top of Group D.
The home side dominated the contest as the Group D frontrun-ners met the side that sits at the football of the fi ve-team table, with Haji Safi , who plays his club foot-ball in Germany with second divi-
sion side FSV Frankfurt, breaking the deadlock with a 33rd minute penalty, awarded after Alireza Ja-hanbakhsh had been fouled inside the area by Bikash Jairu.
After spurning a glorious oppor-tunity to double Iran’s advantage early in the second half, Sardar Azmoun did make it 2-0 to Team Melli shortly after the hour mark when the prolifi c 21-year-old net-ted his fi fth of the qualifi ers before the infl uential Haji Safi scored his second from the spot fi ve minutes later.
And with 12 minutes left to play Jahanbakhsh - who was the 2014/15 player of the season in Dutch football’s second tier Eerste Divisie prior to his move from NEC to AZ Alkmaar — scored Iran’s fourth and fi nal goal, with the tal-ented 22-year-old winger slot-ting home after weaving his way through a tiring India defence. - AFC
The win keeps Oman
three points behind
Group D leaders
Iran, ahead of their
meeting in Tehran
next week
MOMENT OF JOY: Oman players celebrate after scoring the lone goal of the match against Guam. – JUN ESTRADA / Times of Oman
Can’t always say it’s a transition phase: Chandimal
NEW DELHI: Senior Sri Lan-kan batsman Dinesh Chandi-mal today admitted that his side cannot always use ‘transition phase’ as an excuse for the team not doing well in recent times.
Ahead of their World T20 cricket match against England tomorrow, Chandimal blamed on “inexperience of middle-or-der” for their inconsistent per-formances of late but he added that players need to “put their hands up and perform”.
“You cannot always say tran-sition. We need to put our hands up. We will give our best shot in the next game,” Chandimal said when asked whether a team comprising of Tillakaratne Dilshan, him, Chamara Ka-pugedara, Angelo Mathews and Thisara Perera can be termed as inexperienced.
“We are struggling with mid-dle order. In big games, we don’t have experience. The guys are working hard in practice. We are looking to do well in our next game,” Chandimal said.
He said the game against England and the next against South Africa will give his side an opportunity to do better.
“We are concerned with our middle order but we will have a good chance anyway. England’s pacers can be surprise package,” the talented right-hander said.
Chandimal is confi dent that the slowish Feroze Shah Kotla track will prove to be an ad-vantage for the Sri Lankans considering that scoring will be diffi cult as compared to the batting-friendly conditions at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
“It’s all about the condi-tions. Wankhede was a good pitch while this (Kotla) wicket is slow. So we will have a good chance,” he added.
Sri Lanka are playing their third game after a six-day break and Chandimal said it has helped the team to rejuvenate. - PTI
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NEW DELHI: A win against Sri Lanka will put them fi rmly in contention for a semi-fi nal berth but England’s best batsman Joe Root was forthright in his as-sessment that his team has not been able to play “best cricket” in the tournament so far.
“If we’re being honest, we’ve not done one part of our game consistently well. Times we’ve bowled extremely well and when we’ve batted well. The ex-citing thing for me is, when that comes together we’ll be a very hard side to beat,” Root told me-diapersons ahead of their fi nal group league game against Sri Lanka here on Saturday.
But he also admitted that fi nding ways to win is the key, which they have done in the last two matches.
“We have not performed at our best throughout the com-petition, which in a way is quite exciting because we know that’s still to come. The really pleas-ing thing for me is we’re fi nding ways of winning games of crick-et. As long as we can continue to do that, all we can worry about is making sure we get that win tomorrow and give ourselves the best chance of qualifying,” said Root. — PTI
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BREXIT RISKS £500M ENERGY BILL SHOCKAmber Rudd, United Kingdom’s energy secretary, has warned that Britain’s exit from EU (Brexit) would threaten Britain’s energy security. Speaking at the
BritNed interconnector, a new 1-gigawatt electricity link between UK and the Netherlands, operated as a joint venture between National Grid and TenneT Hold-
ing, near Rochester, UK, he said a UK vote to leave the European Union might force gas and power bills up by £500 million ($700 million) a year.- Bloomberg News
ArcelorMittal to sell LaPlace, Vinton steel plants in US
LONDON: World’s largest steel manufacturer ArcelorMittal is selling its LaPlace and Vinton Long Carbon facilities in the Unit-ed States to an affi liate of the asset management fi rm Black Diamond Capital Management.
Financial details of the deal were however not disclosed.
The deal will help the Luxem-bourg-based steel maker to re-duce its debt that stood at $15.7 billion for the quarter ended De-cember 2015.
The company, led by billionaire Lakshmi Mittal, in a regulatory fi ling said it has entered a “defi nitive trans-action agreement to sell its LaPlace and Vinton Long Carbon facilities in the US to an affi liate of Black Dia-mond Capital Management.”
Terms of the transaction are confi dential and not being dis-closed, said the fi ling issued on Thursday.
The LaPlace facility in Louisi-ana along with a rolling mill in Har-riman (Tennessee) manufactures steel billets, fl ats, channels, angles and beams. The Vinton facility, lo-cated in El Paso in Texas produces rebar and grinding media.
Selective divestment“Simultaneously, ArcelorMittal has entered a transition services agreement with Black Diamond, in order to facilitate a smooth transi-tion period and ensure no business disruption,” the company said.
ArcelorMittal North America executive vice president and chief executive offi cer Jim Baske said: “The sale of LaPlace and Vinton is consistent with ArcelorMittal’s stated strategy of selective divest-ment of non-core assets. I would like to thank the employees of LaPlace and Vinton for their com-mitment and eff orts over the years, and wish them a successful future under new ownership.”
Black DiamondBlack Diamond manages over $8 billion in assets, across its three lines of business: Control Dis-tressed/Private Equity, Hedge Fund and CLOs and other struc-tured vehicles.
The steel giant, which contin-ued to suff er from Chinese indus-try’s overcapacity that has driven the world prices down, reported a decline in net sales at $63.58 bil-lion in 2015 against $72.28 billion in 2014.
Its net loss at $7.9 billion in 2015 was mostly due to $4.8 bil-lion write-downs on the iron ore mining business and a $1.3 billion charge on inventory owing to the global steel price plunge.
A year earlier, the group made a loss of $1.1 billion. - PTI
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Japan infl ation around zero for second month in a rowTOKYO: Prices in Japan didn’t rise in February, reinforcing just how far the nation remains from reaching the Bank of Japan’s 2 per cent infl ation goal.
Japan’s consumer prices ex-cluding fresh food didn’t budge for a second consecutive month, as forecast. Stripping out energy and food costs, the gauge rose 0.8 per cent from last year, according to a statistics bureau report on Friday.
Time is ticking for bank of Japan (BoJ) governor Haruhiko Kuroda, who is forecasting infl ation will ac-celerate to reach 2 per cent in about a year. Even with the central bank’s adoption in January of a negative interest rate alongside the BoJ’s already unprecedented asset pur-chases, prices aren’t rising.
“Infl ation hasn’t hit bottom yet
— it’s going down further,” Shin-ichiro Kobayashi, a senior econo-mist at Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting in Tokyo, said be-fore the report was released. “It’s gradually becoming clearer that Kuroda won’t attain the price tar-get as he projects.”
Kobayashi expects consumer
prices excluding fresh food will drop by as much as 0.5 per cent in May or June, and the bank will probably have to add stimulus in July, he said.
There is little sign of infl a-tionary pressure in Japan. The economy contracted last quarter, wage growth is slow, the yen has
strengthened — driving down im-port prices — and although oil has risen about 10 per cent this year, its price is still about half of what it was at the end of February 2015.
The price gauge Kuroda often cites also is showing weakness. The BoJ’s price index, which ex-cludes energy and fresh food,
gained 1.1 per cent in February for a second month, down from 1.3 per cent in December, according to a central bank report on Friday.
“It’s likely the BoJ’s price measure will slow to below 1 per cent this year with the fading impact of a weak yen and subdued growth in base sala-ries,” said Koya Miyamae, an econo-mist at SMBC Nikko Securities.
Risk of contractionJapanese companies and house-holds piled up cash at record levels in the last quarter of 2015, off ering little support for an economy that some analysts forecast is at risk of contracting again.
Corporate assets in cash and deposits reached a record high of ¥246 trillion ($2.2 trillion), rising for the 29th consecutive quarter,
according to Flow of Funds data released by the Bank of Japan on Friday. Households’ assets rose to ¥902 trillion, the highest level on record, marking nine straight years of growth.
The data adds to concerns among economists that Japan’s recovery continues to be under-whelming after the economy contracted in the fourth quarter. Households are tightening their purse strings as wages are stag-nant while companies are hesitant to invest at home amid global eco-nomic uncertainty.
“Japan’s virtuous economic cy-cle is quite weak,” said Hideo Ku-mano, an economist at Dai-ichi Life Research Institute.
“I expect a very fragile recovery this quarter.” – Bloomberg News
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Gas pipeline in focus during Rouhani’s visit to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was scheduled to arrive in Pakistan on Friday as the neighbours seek to revive trade ties held back for years by interna-tional sanctions.
The two-day trip, the fi rst by an Iranian head of state in 14 years, will feature talks on a long-delayed gas pipeline, a plan to in-crease trade between ports on the Arabian Sea and a goal to boost electricity sales. Pakistan des-perately needs energy, and Iran is looking for buyers.
“A new chapter of relations be-tween Iran and other countries — especially neighbours and es-pecially Pakistan — is going to be started,” Seyed Abbas Badrifar, a
spokesman for Iran’s embassy in Islamabad, said in telephone in-terview on Tuesday. He said the pipeline “is very much on, and it’s up to Pakistan when it builds.”
Economic diplomacyPakistan, which has tradition-ally had close relations with the United States and Saudi Arabia, enforced United Nations-backed economic sanctions designed to deter the nuclear programme. Those restrictions made it diffi -cult to fi nd fi nancial backing for the 800km (500 miles) of pipeline needed on the Pakistani side.
With most sanctions now lifted, both countries are seeking to bol-ster economic links. Pakistan cur-
rently trades more with rival India than it does with Iran. The two nations last year agreed to boost their bilateral trade to $5 billion from $1 billion over fi ve years.
“Iranians are on a course of ac-tive economic diplomacy,” said Hasan-Askari Rizvi, a Lahore-based defence analyst.
“Also Pakistan provides them
an opening to China.”
China’s helpPakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has revived investor in-terest in Pakistan with moves to clamp down on extremism and ease electricity shortages. China is helping to build up Pakistan’s infrastructure with a $46 billion investment corridor that will give it a link to the Arabian Sea.
Rouhani will travel with eight cabinet ministers including those responsible for oil, electricity and industries. Pakistan and Iran plan to sign a fi ve-year strategic com-mercial plan, as well as easing the trade of meat and animals be-tween Karachi and Chabahar port in Iran, according to Badrifar from the embassy. Pakistan is also look-ing to import as much as 3,000 megawatts of electricity from Iran, up from about 75 megawatts now. – Bloomberg News
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s two-day
trip will feature talks on a long-delayed gas
pipeline, trade between ports on the Arabian
Sea and a goal to boost electricity sales
VISIT: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was scheduled to travel
with eight cabinet ministers including those responsible for oil,
electricity and industries. – Bloomberg News
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France fi nes Google over ‘right to be forgotten’
BRUSSELS: French data pro-tection authority said it has fi ned Google €100,000 ($111,720) for not scrubbing web search results widely enough in response to a Eu-ropean privacy ruling.
The only way for Google to up-hold the Europeans’ right to pri-vacy was by delisting inaccurate results popping up under name searches across all its websites, the Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertes (CNIL) said in a statement on Thursday.
Irrelevant informationIn May 2014 the European Court of Justice ruled that people could ask search engines, such as Google and Microsoft’s Bing, to remove inadequate or irrelevant informa-tion from web results appearing under searches for people’s names — dubbed the ‘right to be forgotten’.
The US Internet giant has been at odds with European Union data protection authorities over the ter-ritorial scope of the ruling.
Google complied, but it only scrubbed results across its Euro-pean websites such as Google.de in Germany and Google.fr in France on the grounds that to do other-wise would have a chilling eff ect on the free fl ow of information. - Reuters
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GENERAL MOTORS’ SPORTS UTILITY VEHICLE AT NEW YORK AUTO SHOWThe General Motors’ Buick Envision sports utility vehicle (SUV) is displayed at the 2016 New York International Auto Show in New York, United States. Nearly
1,000 cars and trucks will be on display at North America’s fi rst and largest-attended auto show. - Bloomberg News
Thai banks awash with cash spurring sovereign bond rallyBANGKOK: Banks in Thailand banks awash with cash are pro-pelling a record rally in sovereign bonds. With economic growth stuck below 3 per cent, that shows no signs of abating.
Baht-denominated sovereign notes have risen 2.9 per cent in March and are headed for an un-precedented ninth monthly gain, according to a Bloomberg index that goes back to the start of 2010. The debt has returned 6.3 per cent this year, second only to Indonesian securities in Asia, and the 10-year yield dropped to a record last week.
Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha has failed to lift economic ex-pansion since taking over in a mili-tary coup in May 2014, with Thai growth trailing its Southeast Asian peers by at least two percentage points last year. That’s resulted in sluggish lending that hasn’t kept pace with growth in deposits. In-surers, pension plans and social security funds have a lot of extra cash so demand for debt will be sustained, according to Yingyong Nilasena, chief investment offi cer at the Government Pension Fund overseeing $10 billion.
“As long as excess deposits con-tinue to build in the banking sys-tem and loan demand doesn’t pick up, Thai bonds are likely to see con-tinued interest,” said Manu George,
a Singapore-based fi xed-income investment director at Schroder Investment Management, which oversees $440 billion globally.
Deposits at Thai commercial banks have increased 10 per cent since May 2014 to 12.3 trillion baht ($348 billion) at the end of January, central bank data show. Outstand-ing loans rose 6 per cent to 13.5 tril-lion baht over the same period.
The Thai economy expanded 2.8 per cent last year, compared to 4.8 per cent in Indonesia, 5 per cent in Malaysia and 5.8 per cent in the Philippines. Businesses are oper-ating at around 60 to 65 per cent of their capacity and the private sec-tor doesn’t want to borrow because of weak global demand and sub-dued domestic consumption, said Nattariya Wittayatanaseth, a mar-ket and economic research special-ist at Kasikornbank in Bangkok.
Demand to riseThe yield on 10-year Thai govern-ment bonds has fallen 71 basis points this year to 1.81 per cent and reached a record low of 1.77 per cent on March 18.
Similar-maturity Malaysian and Indonesian notes off er yields of 3.87 per cent and 7.78 per cent, respectively. Foreign funds have pumped $4 billion into Thai secu-rities this year as the baht rallied
2.2 per cent against the dollar.Demand for Thai debt could
rise more than the annual average over the past fi ve years as retail investors seek the safety of fi xed-income securities due to a planned cut in deposit protection, said Thai Bond Market Association Presi-dent Tada Phutthitada. Only 14 per cent of sovereign debt is held by foreigners, compared with 39 per cent in Indonesia and 31 per cent in Malaysia, making locals the dominant force.
“The yields are at an unprec-edented low but the money needs to be parked somewhere,” said Yingyong at the Government Pen-sion Fund in Bangkok. “We may also see more fund infl ows from foreign investors, which primarily speculate on the possible strength of the baht.”
The Bank of Thailand cut its benchmark rate twice in 2015, to 1.5 per cent, and six of 23 econo-mists surveyed by Bloomberg see one or more reductions by the middle of the year. Exports fell for 13 straight months through Janu-ary and the consumer-price index has declined every month since the start of last year.
While Prime Minister Prayuth is pushing infrastructure projects and stimulus measures for farm-ers and businesses. - Bloomberg News
E C O N O M Y Sharp to get loan, time extensionfor Foxconn deal
TOKYO: Sharp’s banks are ready to push back the deadline for most of the company’s yen 510 billion yen ($4.5 billion) in loans and credit lines beyond March 31, people with knowledge of the matter said, giving the electron-ics maker more time to reach a renegotiated deal to be acquired by Foxconn Technology.
The extension may be as long as one month, said the people, who asked not to be identifi ed as the decision hasn’t been pub-licly announced. Foxconn chair-man Terry Gou agreed a month ago to buy Sharp for more than ¥600 billion, but has held off on signing a fi nal agreement while his advisers scrutinise the com-pany’s fi nances.
While the wrangling has raised the risk of the deal falling apart, extra time from Sharp Corpora-tion’s lenders will reduce the like-lihood that Sharp will miss loan
payments and face a dire situa-tion, such as liquidation.
Foxconn is seeking to cut the amount it will pay for equity in Sharp to about 389 billion yen, one person said. Foxconn will probably still pay about ¥100 bil-lion for preferred shares that the banks own, though the payment may be delayed, the person said.
Toyodo Uemura, a spokesman for Tokyo-based Sharp, declined to comment. Masako Shiono, a spokeswoman for Mizuho Finan-cial Group, and Taiki Kitaura, a spokesman for Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, declined to com-ment. Foxconn didn’t respond to an e-mailed request for comment.
Moving targetFoxconn, which includes Hon Hai Precision Industry, and Sharp have said they are working to-ward a fi nal agreement. It has been a month since Sharp’s board backed Foxconn’s bailout over a competing off er from Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ). Since then, Gou has put the brakes on the deal while he seeks more clarity on Sharp’s per-formance in the current quarter, people familiar with the matter have said. ‘Yomiuri’ newspaper
and Jiji fi rst reported that Fox-conn is seeking to pay a lower price for equity in Sharp.
A reduction in the value of Fox-conn’s off er would put it closer to the bid from INCJ. The Japanese government-backed investment fund had off ered about 300 billion yen for Sharp, all of which would have been put into the company through the purchase of addi-tional shares. Sharp hasn’t gone back to INCJ to seek another bid, the people said. Toshimitsu Irie, a spokesman for Innovation Net-work Corporation of Japan, de-clined to comment.
Sharp, along with the banks, are aiming for Sharp directors to endorse a fi nal proposal by March 31, one person said, although the board could meet for a vote earlier if a deal is presented.
At the same time, an exten-sion by the banks would give Sharp and its board more time to negotiate a fi nal agreement in April. - Bloomberg News
Foxconn chairman
Terry Gou agreed a
month ago to buy
Sharp for more than
¥600 billion, but has
held off on signing
a fi nal agreement
while his advisers
scrutinise the
company’s fi nances
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SHANGHAI: Shanghai unveiled a package of measures designed to stem a surge in property prices in the metropolis, underscoring how regulators in top-tier cities are shifting gears in an economy where housing has been a brake on growth in recent years.
The local government will tighten approval criteria for non-resident homebuyers, raise down-payment requirements for some second homes and ban unregulat-ed lending, Gu Jinshan, chief of the city housing management com-mission, said at a press conference on Friday.
Shanghai, where new home prices soared 21 per cent in Feb-ruary from a year earlier, becomes the fi rst large city to tighten resi-dence-buying requirements. It is taking advantage of greater free-dom from the central government for local authorities to deal with divergent property markets across the country. In fi rst-tier cities, stimulus intended to boost slug-gish real-estate investment led to a home-buying frenzy.
Finance-center Shanghai has seen ‘panic buying’ and phony di-vorces that can double a couple’s buying power, Gu said. The local market has also been aff ected by a infl ow of funds from other regions, and from the stock market, which plummeted in mid-2015.
Shanghai will limit homebuying eligibility to those who have paid income taxes and social insurance for at least fi ve years consecutively, up from two years now. - Bloomberg News
P R I C E S C L I M B Italian beauty brands eye huge Middle East market
Times News Service
MUSCAT: Italian beauty products have their sights set on the lucra-tive Middle East market, as strong demand from countries such as the UAE and Saudi Arabia keep Italy’s beauty and wellness exports on a double-digit growth path.
Despite a slowdown in Europe, Italian beauty exports grew 11.3 per cent in the fi rst six months of 2015 according to the country’s National Institute for Statistics, with exports of skincare, haircare, and cosmetics to the UAE alone up by 34 per cent — the largest growth rate from all of Italy’s in-ternational markets.
Saudi Arabia is also a key player for Italian cosmetics, according to analysts Euromonitor Interna-
tional, Saudis beauty and wellness market was worth $5.2 billion in 2015, making it a high-value des-tination for manufacturers of pre-mium Italian beauty products.
Most of which will be out in force at the upcoming Beaut-yworld Middle East 2016 trade show in Dubai, where they will launch their latest innovations, from men’s grooming products, hair dyes, or organic skin creams, to hair removal equipment and professional cosmetic lines.
82 Italian exhibitorsA total of 82 Italian exhibitors will span more than 1,500 square me-tres at the three-day event when it opens from May 15 to 17 at the Dubai International Convention
and Exhibition Centre. With 74 country pavilion exhibitors and eight standalone exhibitors, Ital-ian participation at Beautyworld Middle East 2016 has grown by 13 per cent over the previous year, further underlining the positive intent by leading manufacturers to develop the fast-growing Mid-dle East and African market.
“For a few years now, the Italian beauty industry has stressed the need to develop its international export markets, and to actively promote high-quality beauty and cosmetic products of which Italy is famous for,” said Ahmed Pauwels, chief executive offi cer of Messe Frankfurt Middle East, the organ-iser of Beautyworld Middle East.
“It’s estimated that Italy makes
approximately 65 per cent of the world’s makeup, and with the Mid-dle East and Africa overtaking Lat-in America as the world’s fastest growing beauty and wellness mar-ket last year, now is the ideal time to target this high-growth region.”
The Italian pavilion is one of 26 offi cial country pavilions at Beaut-yworld Middle East 2016, the wid-er region’s largest international trade fair for beauty products, hair, fragrances, and wellbeing.
Among the headline Italian ex-hibitors at the 21st edition of the annual showcase is RCM, a manu-facturer of high-end professional haircare and cosmetics products. Having found importers from Qa-tar and Lebanon at the previous edition of Beautyworld Middle East, RCM is returning in 2016 to launch the summer collection of its Nee Makeup line, developed by, and exclusively for, makeup pro-fessionals.
Salon franchiseRoberto Corti, chief executive of-fi cer of RCM, said the company is also looking at introducing to the Middle East its Everline Center-beauty salon franchise: “Our con-cept is to develop a professional environment with simple design, elegant furniture, and accessories inspired by beauty and fashion,” said Corti.
“The EverlineCenter will have training programme and we’ll launch two collections every year.
It will be a space not only for hair-care but where the ‘total look’ will be developed, off ering profession-al hair products, essential skin-care and the most wonderful and amazing make up line.”
“Barba Italia is dedicated en-tirely to the care and wellness of the man,” said Giacomo De Nardis, the president of DNG Group, whose products are 100 per cent natural and aren’t tested on animals.
“We would like to enlarge our vision of male wellness and care in the Middle East by fi nding dis-tributors who want to develop the brand with us and build a strong and successful business partner-ship in the region. Our aim is to not only off er quality and effi cien-cy, but also to off er something dif-ferent in the market specifi cally for men’s needs.”
Apart from Italy, Beautyworld Middle East 2016 will host coun-try pavilions from Argentina, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Brazil, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Jordan, Ko-rea, Malaysia, Morocco, Pakistan, Poland, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, the UK and the US.
Strong demand from
countries such as
the UAE and Saudi
Arabia keep Italy’s
beauty and wellness
exports on a double-
digit growth path
JAPAN’S SOFTBANK OPENS ITS ‘PEPPER-PACKED MOBILE SHOP’Customers visit the Pepper-Packed Mobile Shop operated by SoftBank Group in Tokyo, Japan. Customers at the store, which opened from Thursday until March
30, are served entirely by SoftBank’s Pepper robots. SoftBank’s robotics unit and Microsoft will use Pepper to build a next-generation in-store solution for the
retail industry, according to the company. – Bloomberg News
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Vietnam’s growth slows as crude, farm income drop
HANOI: Vietnam’s economic growth slowed in the fi rst quar-ter as the country’s income from crude and agriculture production dropped.
Gross domestic product rose 5.46 per cent in the fi rst three months from a year earlier, ac-cording to data released by the General Statistics Offi ce in Hanoi in Friday. That compares to the previously reported 7.01 per cent pace in the last quarter of 2015 and a median 6.1 per cent estimate in a survey for this quarter.
The economy “faces challenges including drops in international prices of crude oil. Any further price declines will negatively aff ect the state budget this year,” accord-ing to Nguyen Bich Lam, head of the General Statistics Offi ce. Viet-nam typically releases growth esti-mates before the end of the quarter, weeks ahead of its peers, and the numbers are often revised later.
Oil income dropsState income from crude oil dropped 53 per cent in the fi rst quarter, according to a statement from the General Statistics Offi ce.
vietnam reduced its crude oil production by 3.7 per cent to 4 mil-lion metric tonnes in the fi rst quar-ter from a year earlier as global oil prices dropped, according to Lam. Crude oil this week extended its retreat below $40 a barrel on glob-al markets amid a revival in the United States dollar.
Rice production from the Me-kong Delta, the country’s largest rice-growing area, dropped 6.2 per cent in the fi rst quarter, dragging down total agricultural production by 2.7 per cent, according to Lam.
“Unfavourable weather with the ongoing severe drought has hurt agricultural production this year,” Lam said. – Bloomberg News
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Egypt central bank puts time limit on tenures of bank CEOs CAIRO: Egypt’s central bank has imposed a time limit on the ten-ures of chief executive offi cers of commercial lenders, launching a purge of several top executives that puts it on a likely collision course with the country’s bank-ing sector.
To help modernise the sec-tor and “inject new blood”, chief executives of public and private banks as well as the heads of for-
eign banks operating in Egypt would have to step down after nine years, the central bank said in a statement.
The decision is the latest sur-prise by Tarek Amer, a central bank governor who has moved aggressively to bring dollars into a banking system starved of for-eign currency and slow the rapid fall of the Egyptian pound on the black market. - Reuters
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tein legumes as fffffffffffffffffffff d c mpanies add them tt everything fr m breakfast cereals tt snacks. Exp rt demand ffffffffffffffffffffff r peas will stay r bust if harvests in India are smaller than expected, Canada’s agriculture agency said in a rep
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f capacity as Canadian pr ducti n increases, Al-Katib said. utput is als increasing in the United States, where lentil s wings reached 493,000
acres in 2015, 75 percent higher than the pri r seas n and the largest in fi ve years, acc rding tt gggggg vernment data. Pr ducti n climbed m re than 50 per cent fr m the pri r year.
M ney cr p“Pulse acres are gggggg ing tt gggggg up this year, because that’s the big m ney cr p,” N rm Hall, the president f the Agricultural Pr ducers Ass ciati n f Saskatchewan, said in a March 16 teleph ne interview fr m Wynyard. Prices fffffffffffffffffffff r peas have alm st quadrupled in the past fi ve years, and farmers are able tt get the same yields as wheat with l wer fertilizer c sts, said Hall, wh has planted pulses n his Saskatchewan farm ffffffffffffffffffffff r the past 30 years. By c ntrast, wheat, c rn and s ybean futures traded in Chicagggg have p sted three straight annual declines. Gr wers are fetching rec rd prices fffffffffffffffffffff r green lentils, acc rding tt Brian Clancey, the president and seni r market analyst at Vanc uver-based Stat C mmunicati ns Ltd. Farmers are getting bids f as much as 80 Canadian cents per p und f N . 1 large-green lentils, he said. That’s up fr m 45 Canadian cents this time last year. US lentil and yell w pea acres will pr
bably gain this year, with plantings fffffffffffffffffffffff r each cr p tt pping 500,000 acres, said Pete Klaiber, the vice president f marketing fffffffffffffffffffff r the M sc w, Idah-based USA Dry Pea & Lentil C uncil. Supplies f lentils and yell w peas are tight and will be “very tight” beffffffffffffffffffffff re the harvest begins in July and August, he said. “There’s gggg ing tt be a sigh f relief when the new cr p c mes in,” Klaiber said. “It is a cr p that’s making m ney ffffffffffffffffffff r farmers. Because f the increased p pularity and increased desire tt put it in the gr und, pe ple have been scrambling tt fi nd en ugh seed fffffffffffffffffffffff r additi nal acres.” – Bloomberg News
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lentil is taking over
Plantings of peas
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Canada will rise
33 per cent in
2016 to 10 million
acres. As demand
grows, pulse
crops are still
fetching higher
returns than
grains or oilseeds,
prices for which
have fallen amid
oversupply
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FamilySECTIONB L I F E STY L E S AT U R DAY, M A R C H 2 6, 2 0 1 6
The unpredictable hot and cold — and hot again weather may not be good for your skin. Study shows that excessive sun exposure can cause wrinkles, age spots and uneven skin tone on our faces, worst it could also be the cause of skin cancer. “Our skin is the largest part of our body and we need to take care of it, from morning to evening. Aside from the fact that it gives us confi dence and self-esteem to have a beautiful skin, I believe that keeping our skin healthy is also a way for us to prevent the early signs of ageing and some skin diseases” says Lenka Josefi ova.
Lenka Josefi ova, the reigning Miss European Tourism 2015, the Dubai-based beauty queen, model, actress, and TV presenter reveals her top se-crets, not only on how to protect your skin from sun damage but also on how to achieve and maintain a sparkling, beautiful skin all throughout the year.
Drink a lot of water and eat berries Being hydrated with water is a simple act but is often underrated and ignored. You should always try to drink 8-10 glasses of water, the more the better. It cleanses your body naturally and every-thing that is natural and organic is always the best. I always carry a small bottle of water. Berries are a powerful antioxidant that eradi-cates toxins in your body and it is also the trusted fruit if you want to lose some weight.
Avoid fried food Fried food like doughnuts and French fries should be avoided, I know it’s hard but you have to give up something to be able to get something. Oily foods can trigger acne and breakouts too. If you are really craving for it, have some alternative such as mash potato or a brown bread topped with dark chocolate.
Use moisturizer and sunblock Your skin can also get thirsty, mostly when it is hot or humid or even inside an air-condition room. And when we are thirsty, we have to drink some water. It is also the same for our skin, always apply lotion after taking a shower as it replenishes the moisture that we lose naturally after taking a bath. There are many moisturizers that acts as a sunblock too so it would be easier and more helpful for all.
Don’t ever sleep with makeup At night, this is a super must — you have to remove your make up, even though how tired you are and even though it is the most expensive make up in the world, most of them have chemicals that will irritate your skin overnight. It is also our duty to make our skin breathe after putting make up on for more than 7 hours in daytime.
Smile and be happy A happy life is also good for our skin as when our body releases happy hormones such as seroto-nin, dopamine and oxytocin — we tend to glow naturally — perhaps by hanging out with friends and your loved ones, exercising and even spending some me-time alone listening to a good music. Also, it is important to consult and visit your doctor every month.
Be beautiful within The last but defi nitely not the least, the best way to be beauti-ful is to think happy and kind thoughts, not only for yourself, but also for others. It is being thank-ful for all your blessings and not complaining all the time. Physical beauty is important but inner beauty is the most important. Like what Cinderella said, I believe that you need to be kind and be brave all the time. —[email protected]
Lenka Josefi ova is a Dubai-based Czech-born supermodel, host, TV presenter, actress, brand ambassador and a beauty pageant title holder. She was crowned Miss Intercontinental Czech Republic 2014, Most Popular Star of the year 2014 during The Asian Trend Awards 2014 held in China, representing the UAE and she is the newly crowned Miss European Tourism 2015, winning a crown over 40 contestants in recently concluded fi nal in Malta. Here are some tips from the Dubai-based beauty queen:
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Who else? My mom
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Old besties who sud-denly turn strangers
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These cute creatures can be found just about everywhere except Australia and Antarctica. Some peo-
ple think of them as pests because they sometimes nest in places they are not welcome, eat garden roots and buds and get into bird feeders to eat more than their share. A few species have been known to dam-age farmers’ fi elds.
Most people like squirrels well enough to share the backyard and parks with, but worldwide, the big-gest threat to these little animals is the destruction of their forest and grassland homes.
All in the familySquirrels are a kind of rodent (gnawing animals), closely related to mice, rats, and beavers. There are about 270 species in the Sciuri-dae (squirrel) family. Squirrels can be divided into three main groups: tree squirrels, fl ying squirrels and ground squirrels.
Tree squirrels Tree squirrels have bushy tails and live mostly in trees. They can be found in forests all over the world. These animals spend most of the day searching for food.
Flying squirrels Flying squirrels live in trees and are nocturnal, searching for food at night.
They have a special fold of skin between their front and back legs that allows them to glide from tree to tree. Most species are from Asia,
but two small fl ying squirrels inhab-it North America.
Ground squirrels Ground squirrels have short tails and tend to be more compact than their cousins. They burrow in open fi elds. Chipmunks are a
kind of ground squirrel, and so are marmots (groundhogs) and prairie dogs.
DinnertimeSquirrels spend a great deal of time eating and collecting food. They like to eat nuts, seeds, pinecones,
bark, sap, insects, eggs, fruit, plant shoots, buds and fungi. What they eat depends on the season and what is available.
If they live in a place with cold winters, squirrels store caches of food in the ground or under leaves near their nests.
Squirrels usually remember where they have hidden food, but if they forget, they have a keen sense of smell to help them locate a lost meal.
Many squirrels share much of their habitat with humans.
They have adapted by nesting close to bird feeders, and they can be quite bold if they are used to people feeding them in the park.
• Squirrels are benefi cial to forests when they bury nuts and when they nibble on certain under-ground fungi. Unclaimed, buried nuts often grow into young trees, helping forest growth.
• Most tree and fl ying squirrels live alone, but some live in small fam-ily groups.
• The front feet of a squirrel have four digits, and the back have fi ve.
• Squirrels molt (shed their fur) twice a year, usually in the spring and fall.
• Squirrels have strong upper and lower incisor teeth that grow continuously throughout their lives. The incisors are ideal for cracking nuts, while the molars grind food into bits.
• The eastern gray squirrel can also be tan, brown or black.
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diagonally, even backward. Find them and circle their letters.
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Rooms for rent in Al Khuwair near
Muscat Holiday Hotel. #95724975
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
2B/R with 3 toilets directly from
owner, near Dolphin Complex
Bausher. Contact 92158031
2 BHK fully furnished fl at at Ruwi
MBD area. #93211557 / 24814853
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4 room 3 toilet + hall kitchen in 3
fl oor 400. Contact 99420346
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, with AC, separate enterance,
AlKhuwair near ibis hotel. PDC. RO
250 .. Call 97056443
Readymade offi ce space for rent
(240sm) in Bank Melli Iran Build-
ing, MBD area, Ruwi, opposite
Center point. Contact: 99011352
House for rent, 2 bedrooms, 1 toilet
& kitchen. Contact: 96968104
Staff & employees accommo-
dation new building 3 fl oor Al
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TV. Contact: 97166111 / 97252028
Flat of 3 BHK in Al Ghobra South
opposite Royal Hospital. RO 380/-.
Contact – 91776665
Luxury fl at of 3 BHK in Al
Watayah. RO 500/-#91776665
Clean fl at of 2 BHK in Al Khuwair
33. RO 330/- Contact – 91776665
2BHK available in Ghubra near
Al Maha Hotel and Mumtaz area
Ruwi. Contact: 99269751
1 BHK fl at with 1split and 1 win-
dow AC, next to Indian School Ghu-
bra for rent at RO 270/-. Contact:
98867658 / between 4pm - 10pm
Villa at Azaiba 7 rooms with at-
tach bath on 18th November road.
Contact: 99224748 / 99332297
Amazing fl at of 2 BHK in Remal
Building. RO 550/- #91776665
Shops / fl ats available in Honda
Road, Ruwi & Mabellah Indus-
trial area. Contact 24833972/
24833974/ 99367448
House for rent in Mawallah near
City Center, 2 bedroom, (2) toilets,
hall & kitchen. Contact : 96968104
Brand new deluxe fl ats located near
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of the main road coming from the
Seeb palace roundabout, 2 bedrooms,
family hall, kitchen, 3 toilets, balcony
with split unit A/cs. #: 97755586
5 fl oor building for rent in Al Khu-
wair near Muscat Dunes hotel each
fl oor, 3 fl ats each fl at with 2 BHK.
Contact : 93223324
3 BHK, 1BHK fl ats for rent new
building with A/C, behind Muscat
Bakery at Wadi Al Kabir. Contact :
92103604 / 99338133
3500 & 2700 sq mtrs industrial
land + accommodation & store for
sale in Wadi Kabir. #99792181
Villa in Al-Khuwair 33. Quality
Finishing. Consist 5 Bedrooms, 1
Living room, 3 Lounges, All with
A/C, Kitchen and storage . Contact:
90665135
2,200 sq mtr factory area & 800
sq mtr store with 8 accommoda-
tion rooms and 10 offi ce cabins
available for rent in Barka indus-
trial area. Contact 91398381 / 80 /
78, email - [email protected]
Flats in Al Khuwair, Al Ghobrah,
Al Hail & Seeb. Contact: 92125648
/ 95250300 / 24182000
Villa in Seeb near the beach and
Dreams Resort. Contact: 92125648
/ 95250300
Flats in Wadi Kabeer, MBD, Dar-
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92125648 / 95250300/ 24182000
Villa in Al Khuwair. Contact:
92125648 / 95250300
Flat for rent in South AlGhubrah
3 rooms, hall and 3 toilets, kitchen
rent 450/-. Contact: 99335580
Flats, shops and basement in
MBD area and Honda road.
Contact: 92433127/96291778/
92589235/97293708
1 & 2 BHK Flat in Al.Khuwair.
Contact - 99792181
2 BHK fl at in Ruwi.#99792181
Offi ce Space Available in Al Khu-
wair & CBD.Contact – 99792181
2 Bedrooms, kitchen, toilet, car
park R.O 200/- & 1 bedroom,
kitchen, toilet R.O 130 in Al Khu-
wair. Contact: 95154331
2 BHK fl ats /offi ce & shops avail-
able in a new building at Honda
road .Contact: 91165807
Water tank for rent Quantity 5000
Gallon with driver. #96449233
2 BHK fl at in Ghobrah.#99792181
1BHK near medical Darsait R.O 180/-
Muttrah house. Contact : 95076261
Commercial land in Ghala 2500sqm
for rent #93506187 / 97684266
For rent fl ats and shops behind Al
jmlah in Al Amerat. #91231380
Room for rent available in a fl at
for Executive bachelor at Azaiba,
behind Al Meera Hypermarket with
attached bath with cot & AC , rent
inclusive of Water & Electricity.
Contact 96404166 / 97433992
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
2 BHK & 1 BHK Flats for rent
Muttrah near Oman house S/ AC.
Contact: 97007934 / 92629232
New fl ats for rent at Darsait near
to Ministry of Sports, Mumtaz area
the fl ats includes, 1 living room, 2
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rooms with split A/C high quality
fi nishing rent per fl at is R.O 340/- .
Interested candidates please Con-
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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. #9979218
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AL Khuwair family bachelors
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1 Bed room, sharing K& T, R.O 100,
2 bedrooms , sharing K& T R.O
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Flat for rent 2 BHK 2 split A/C, 2
toilets, Wadi Kabir near Kuwaiti
Masjid. #97007934 / 92609232
Two bedrooms fl at in Al Ghobrah
near Oman Oil of 18 November Street.
OMR 330 Monthly. #99333479 or
95215360 or 97509955.
2 BR fl ats with 2Baths Kitchen
Al Amerat Aster Hospital .#99366142
2BHK split A/C 200/- Monthly
& 1BHK spilt A/C 150/- monthly
new building good location Barka
Market. Contact: 99342661
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5 B/R Fully Furnished villa @ Ma-
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Please Contact: Atlas Real Estate
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02 BHK residential fl at opposite
to Al Nahdha hospital.
Contact: 99342733 /99795241
2 BHK Flat in Wataya. #99792181
Four bedroom two fl oors 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
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house (500sqm), offi ce,
accommodation (1000sqm), open
area (2000sqm) please
contact: 99273774 - 99202278
Offi ces & fl at in CBD, Ruwi. Contact
95345909 / 92820734
Flat with two rooms with window
A/C, with toilets & car parking way
No: 1670 north Al Hail near Dosteen
restaurant 1KM Inside. #99238334
2 BHK Apartment for rent near
MSQ area. Contact 92888063
3BHK in Qurum P.D.O high 350/-
Monthly. Contact: 99342661
Commercial fl ats of 3 & 2
BHK in Al Ghobra North 18 Nov
street RO.650/- & 450/- contact
91776665
2 BHK – modern & spacious fl ats
with split ac for rent in Qurum near
PDO gate no. 2. contact 94057023
2 BHK fl ats with split Ac available
for rent at Al Khuwair 33. contact
94057023
2 BHK fully furnished fl at for rent
in Wadi Kabir.contact
92233322
Furnished offi ce for rent No. 503
at Business Center – Al Khuwair.
Contact: 24488833
For rent and investment Land
industrial shops in Rusayl.
Contact: 99323957 / 95490842
1B/R apartment executive fully
furnished at AL Khuwair 33 & 5 B/R
villa unfurnished at Madinat
Al Ilam & 5 B/R villa furnished 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 Khu-
wair 33 RO.650/- contact 91776665
600 M2 showroom or offi ce in
Bousher in front of Dolphin complex.
RO.3.5 per m2. Contact 91776665
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
Store with cold store in Wadi
kabir. Contact: 99374977
Luxury and brand new semi
furnished 2 BHK fl at in Remal-
bowsher. RO.550/- #91776665
Spacious 1 BHK fl at in Al Wattaya
with all split A/C’s and parking.
RO.300/-Contact – 91776665
OFFICES FOR RENT AT AZAIBAPrime 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
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FOR RENT FOR SALE
FOR SALE
Dental chair and mobile dental X
Ray for sale. Contact: 92737149
Shop for sale at Ruwi center. Con-
tact: 98787853
Approx. 300 SQM Super market
available for sale. Complete with
furniture & fi xtures, security cam-
era and internet connection. With
2 entrances. #for appointment /
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.#99333479 or 95215360
Approx. 300 sqm, supermarket
available for sale. complete with
furniture & fi xtures, security Cam-
era & internet connection with
2 entrances.# for appointment/
viewing at 93518390 / 99082534.
Excavators 3 nos (Hitachi
240/350, 2008/2013 model),
Tipper 1 no. (Astra 2011 model).
All are in good condition, sell on
the maximum off er.#98999503 /
99782930 / 98981112
Zanzibari coff ee shop for rent or
sale in Barka Souq road, at Prime
location. Contact: 99814411
FOR RENTStore space in Al
Wattayah.Contact
99382489 / 99263443
2 storey villa, 5 rooms with at-
tached bath,1 hall & kitchen at
Madinat Sultan Qaboos under
fi nishing. Contact 99778773
Good conditioned 5 ton forklift for
sale. #99885638 / 94052713
Wholesale Iranian best carpets
quality TOP per sqm 17.5 RO quality
normal per sqm 13.5 RO for Masjid
per sqm 13.5RO in Oman and all
Gulf country’s delivery in Muscat
and Iranian Souvenirs paintings
and gifts. #91213269 / 99234905
Steel Scrap materials for immedi-
ate sale#99273774/ 99202278
Almost new beach/ garden lounge
chairs /bar stools/ counter. Photos
can be sent 95865457
400 sq mtrs Commercial/Residen-
tial land in Mabela Phase 5 Block 2.
OMR 165 Thousand. #99333479 or
95215360 or 97509955
A well running pharmacy for
sale at prime location. Contact-
99627621, 93240949
Space for printing press available
at wadikabir with or without
machinery. Contact 99328430
Shop for sale near Oman House,
Muttrah. Contact 99024362.
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 Scaff oldings, 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
ACC. AVAILABLE
ACC. AVAILABLE
Big room with attach bathroom
and hall near ISM. Contact:
99419830
Small old house for rent in Al
Ghoubra. Contact : 97165972
Room available for Executive
bachelor at Al Hail. #96234708
Furnished apartment for rent, two
rooms, majlis, hall, kitchen. Near
Carrefour al-mawalah. Contact
99336776
BUYING
Buying cars for cash. CONTACT
90202090
Bobcat available for rent. CONTACT
97623299
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION
Offi ce and private transport
available in Muscat area. contact
94297820
Transportation. #91703829
Ruwi, Muttrah, Al Khuwair,
Muscat, Qurum, seek transporta-
tion. Contact: 91132238
Transportation. Contact 99508282
Transportation. contact 92015894
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
MATRIMONIAL
MATRIMONIAL
Mumbai settled Muscat based
Christian born again Keralite girl,
28 yrs, working school in Muscat
looking for suitable alliance. Con-
tact: 99074180 / 97671730
Nair boy 31 /175 cms working in
Muscat Pooram star wants suitable
bride. Contact : 95501263
Ezhava Divorcee, 37 yrs,
5.3”, Pharmacist in Muscat.
Email :suryakv2010@gmail.
com,+919961176066
Keralite, Kollam Marthoma male
(27) yrs diploma in Civil (Muscat)
seeking alliances form suitable
families. Contact: 95253640
NRI
1650 Sq ft plot with gate for sale
Erettai Vaikkal, Vayalur Road, Trichy
95366777
Housing in a well developed area
for sale in Mangalore 100 meters
from Main road at: Malaraya
Temple Road, Chilimbi Near Urva
stores, Mangalore -Karnataka,
India Land: 181.60 Sq.mts, House
built in the year 1986 consisting
of ground fl oor and fi rst fl oor. Total
build up area around 2000 Sq.ft
with car parking. Separate water
and electricity connections. Con-
tact: Anil Kumar: +91 97418 85128
(between 12 noon till 10 pm).
Flats villas land for sale in Pune
Contact: 95272138/918139098275
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Party & Wedding equipment rentals.
Full line, from Tables, Linen & Skirt-
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Call Andrea 9606 2222 for Catering
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Grader, roller, bobcat, JCB 3CX, JCB 4CX with breaker & water
tanker for rent. CONTACT 93218705
/ 24478450
Room with attached bathroom for
a family in Wadi Kabir. #97167857
Room with kitchen available at
Ruwi.# 91214897 / 98049288
Room for rent with furniture.
Al Bustan village.CONTACT
93687466
Furnished room attached bath for
Indian bachelor, Al-Falaj Ruwi &
lady Wadi Kabir near Mars hyper-
market. #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 c#92680041 Mr. Altaf
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. #96059801.
Transportation available Ruwi to
Al Khuwair, Ghubra & Azaiba.
Contact: 91103909
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ADMIN
ADMIN
ACCOUNT. & FINANCE
ENGG. / TECH./MECH.
Required urgently a Legal Consultant/ Lawyer for reputed
law fi rm in Sohar, Muscat. Can-
didates should have 5-7 years
experience as a Legal Consultant/
Lawyer with good knowledge of
Computer & should be fl uent 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/
fi nance fi eld. On visit visa. Immedi-
ately available. CONTACT 92836216 /
DOMESTIC HELP
ACCOUNT. & FINANCE
ACCOUNT. & FINANCE
ACCOUNT. & FINANCE
Required Accounts Offi cer- en-
sure accurate processing of
revenue data into ERP systems
and invoicing module. Posting of
invoices to customer SAP portal
and delivery to customer offi ces
and interface with country man-
ager/ reporting to regional CEO.
Qualifi cations: BSc accounting.
Relevant experience & knowledge
on online accounting systems
especially the customer
SAP system. Submit CV to:
Accountant with gulf experience
in construction fi eld preferred with
Oman driving license. Interested
candidates send CV to:
Email: [email protected]
Gsm: 95892831/95197615
Wanted house boy for an
Indian doctor family. Interested
may contact 94765020.
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 candidates for following
posts: Accountant, Storekeeper, Foreman Building Maintenance, Van-salesman (water), Helpers. Candidates with Omani driv-
ing license preferred. Contact
99273774/99202278
Wanted driver. Contact :
91025698
Part or full time Driver Required call
us 91120552
Wanted Nurse for a dental centre
in capital area. Interested may
contact – 93431024 or send CV to
Wanted Staff Nurse for
a dermatology clinic in Muscat .
Must have MOH license and NOC.
Attractive salary off ered. Email:
Required gynecologist GEN: practitioner lady lab Technician and pharmacologist immediately
for a clinic in Suwaiq. #95081010
Email: [email protected]
Required female Nurse, with MOH
license for private dental clinic in
Bowshar area, Muscat.#92189807
GP doctor needed for reputed clin-
ic. Preferably with MOH license or
with Datafl ow & Paramatics pass
Contact: 95388934
SALES / MARKETING
SALES / MARKETING
Electrical Engineer, 7 years exp,
NOC, GCC driving license looking
for suitable jobs in MEP services,
O & M of high voltage systems,
FMS. Contact: 96137008
DESIGNER/DRAUGHTSMAN
EDUCATION/TRAINING
Electrician cum Plumber, Maintenance Supervisor with
D/L, Building Material Sales-
man, C.C.T.V Technician. contact
9938304. E mail: helplinellc123@
yahoo.com
28/male/MBA - fi nance/B.Com -
Accountant with 4 years of Dubai/
India experience looking for a
suitable placement. CONTACT
90187483
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. #96491030
25 yrs, MBA (fi nance) 1.2 years
experience seeking for Accounts
job. Contact : 94819575
10 yrs of Oman experience capable
of handling large accounts, looking
for suitable placement in senior
sales / business development posi-
tion. Contact : 98987654
Indian female 24 B.Com M.Com
having 1 year experience as Cus-
tomer Relation Executive seeks for
suitable placement. #95128242
Email: [email protected]
Accountant available with NOC, 7
years experience in Oman. Ready
to join immediately. Contact :
98263394
Indian male 24 yrs B. Com, Tally
ERP with one year exp seeking for
suitable placement. Now on visit
visa. Contact: 94469269
CATERING
Cooks (Arabic Indian) gulf exp
looking job. Contact: 99531802
Indian male, rich working experi-
ence in oman as “ Personal Assis-
tant / Offi ce Manager (Executive
Offi ce) / senior administrator /
business development asst.” hold-
ing Omani driving license. Local
release available – 99168054 -
10 yrs experienced Omani PRO
looking for suitable position. Good
knowledge in HR Admin ROP, all
Ministries related aff airs. Contact:
99588154 / 93387833
MBA professional with 5 yrs exp
in the fi eld of HR , Administration,
Sales (Business Development)
and accounts, holding valid UAE
driving license on visit visa until
end of March. Contact: 91731542/
B.Com 3 years business process
outsourcing. Contact: 94657273
Indian male 26 yrs MCA, 2 yrs ex-
perienced in System Admin & data
base controller. Contact: 92835125
Female MBA – HR professional, 5
yrs experience in teaching & admin-
istration, have fl air in areas of man-
agement, on visit visa. #95905163,
Email : [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 Government
& PDO tenders ready to join im-
mediately with NOC. #@ 91240251/
Email; [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, Offi ce 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 suit-
able placement in Administration/
HR/ Operations/ Coordination/
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 Supervi-
sor, 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 experience
in media management and HR,
looking for openings in HR, Educa-
tion, Admin, Corporate communi-
cations. Contact 98252030
Light duty driver, 3 years driving
experience of Oman, staying in
Oman from last 8 years. Contact:
96731603
Light car driving. Contact:
99578213
Looking for light driving job 2
years exp. Contact: 91625977
Pakistani looking for driver job,
6 years experience with own car.
Contact : 95365879
Driver. Contact : 94087276
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 offi cials
(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
Light driver looking for job Oman
exp. Contact :95292621
Indian light driver cum house
cleaner. #96255558 /99415443
Urgently required a Marketing Executive with 2 years experience
and driving license (GCC) for a re-
puted building material & electrical
showroom in Al Khoud. Please send
CV to – startradingmuscat@gmail.
com. 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 consult-
ant in Oman, looking for a STUDENT
COUNSELOR AND IMMIGRATION
COUNSELOR for our company. Inter-
ested candidates can email their CV
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]
Required Sales staff 2 NOS Having
experience in Cosmetics Sales.
Send your updated CV to
GSM 92683688
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-
Female seeking suitable place-
ment in reputed Company, 5 yrs
experience in Oman. Skills : Tally,
EKP9, Sage ACC, PAC, ITIL, MS
Offi ce. Contact 95483804,
Male Accountant M.Com Accounts
& fi nance, 3 yrs exp in accounts
looking for suitable job on visit visa.
Contact: 94648575
Indian CA fi nalist, 7 yrs exp
having driving license with visa
looking for fi nance / 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 Affi liate, 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 expe-
rience in Oman looking for a suit-
able job in fi nance. #99284193
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
Indian male 28 yrs MBA fi nance/
marketing and graduate in com-
puter experience 3 yrs seeking
suitable job, now family visit visa.
Contact: 93195378
Email: [email protected]
Indian Male Accountant 10yrs
Exp. in OMAN Retail & Furniture Co.
(Release Available)#92564955
Indian male 34 Yrs, Dual MBA
Finance and marketing with IT
skills, 7+ yrs of experience,
Looking for suitable placement.
Contact : 94879615,Email-
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT, with
13yrs experience, 6 yrs Oman in
manufacturing, trading & con-
tracting Cos, capable of handling
all accounting, fi nance, banking,
L/C, import, export & fi nalization
seeks placement. NOC Available.
Call+968-98932752,
mail:[email protected]
A reputed multinational Trading & Services Co. in Oman requires
Service Sales ENGINEERThe candidate should be a Mechanical Engineer / Sr. TechnicianWith 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]
DOMESTIC HELP
ARCHITECTURE
Housemaid (overseas) Indian fam-
ily looking for job. #99531802
Syrian Architect with 3 years of
experience in Design and Supervi-
sor in Oman. Contact : 97915193
Female Architecture with 3 years
experience seeking for a job knows
(AutoCAD2D, Photoshop, 3D Max
sketch up modeling). Contact:
95582641 / 99632745
3D & Multimedia Designer look-
ing for job, currently using family
visa. Contact : 95844940 Email:
Revit, autocad, 3d max , diploma
civil engg, certifi cate attested,
salary exp : 250 OMR. Contact :
92279784
Revit, Autocad D/man, expected
salary 200 OMR PH :92279784
Senior CAD Designer Indian male
with 10 years of experience (8
years of experience in GCC) good
knowledge of architectural, civil
using AutoCAD, MS Offi ce seeking
suitable position. Contact: 90518123
Email: [email protected]
Indian Female, Bsc Fashion De-
signer with Oman driving Lisence,
looking for any good job.
Contact 98757582
Interior Designer Seeking suit-
able job. On visit visa in Oman.
Contact - 92166130
AutoCAD draftsman experience 2
years. Contact: 93738335 /95809393
Email: [email protected]
An Art Gallery located in Qurum Area is looking for an Art
Gallery Manager to temporary run the place during the entire
month of June of this year.
Requirements for the jobs:- Omani female.
- Respectable, punctual, hard-working and good
communications skills.
- Fluent in speaking, reading and writing English.
- To have some experience in the field of Sales
- Have basic knowledge in using a computer.
- Having a degree in Fine Arts or History of Arts is an
advantage.
- Able to provide own transport
CVs are to be sent to the following e-mail account: [email protected]
For further information, please call 24566130
Wanted A Sales person
with valid GCC D/L,
experienced in project
selling of Ceramic tiles &
sanitary ware. Contact
with contractors &
consultants would be an
added advantage.
Email CV to – [email protected]
ENGINEER/MECHANIC.
ENGINEER/MECHANIC.
Decoration Company looking for
Interior Design Engineer with
experience in 3D and Supervision.
Send your CV with the design
which you have done and after the
implementation. Email: alrih16@
hotmail.com
MANAGER
A well reputed building material
& contracting Company in Oman is
looking for staff : Project Manager
(more than 10 yrs experience), En-
gineer (more than 5 years of expe-
rience), Purchase Manager (more
than 10 yrs of experience). Contact:
99808868 Email: amtcbarka@
gmail.com
MBA, Finance, 1 yr experi-
ence in Accounting now on
visit visa, looking for suitable job.
#92901121, Email : lijojoy456@
gmail.com
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT-M. Com Fi-
nance-Indian with 7 years experience
in Finance & Accounts up to fi naliza-
tion. Currently employed in Oman.
Having D/L & NOC. #94122464,
Email: [email protected]
Chief Accountant 25 years experi-
enced looking for part/full time ac-
countant 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.
Email: [email protected]
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].
EDUCATION/TRAINING
Female B. Ed English teacher, 7 yrs
exp seeking suitable placement. Con-
tact : 99739415 / 92091528
Indian Female, MSc Maths from
a Central University, B.ED quali-
fi ed with over 6 yrs into teaching.
Distinction holder and passion for
teaching, currently on family Visa.
Contact: 91360147. iffi _ftm@yahoo.
co.in.
WANTED URGENTLY FORINDIAN SCHOOL IBRI
“Teachers to teach English & Chemistry. Qualified
Candidates with minimum two years of teaching
experience may send in their C.V immediately to The
Principal, Indian School Ibri, P.O Box: 160, Postal Code:
511, Ibri. or e-mail : [email protected]”
NB:- This is a free recruitment with no fee of any kind
payable by the candidate to anyone.
Medical/Engineering Entrance
coaching: Teachers for Chemistry,
Maths & Biology required urgently
call 91396893 or email :
TECHNICIAN
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]
A well reputed International FMCG is looking
for a young and dynamic marketer to take on the
role of a Marketing Coordinator in Muscat. The
role requires 2-3 years of marketing experience
with a bachelors degree along with valid Oman
driving license, proficiency in Microsoft Office, &
good English skills.
Suitable candidates should forward their CV on the provided
Email address : [email protected]
A well reputed building material &
contracting Company in Oman is
looking for staff : Project Manager
(more than 10 yrs experience), En-
gineer (more than 5 years of expe-
rience), Purchase Manager (more
than 10 yrs of experience). Contact:
99808868 Email: amtcbarka@
gmail.com
A Leading construction company
in Muscat urgently requires expe-
rienced Civil Engineer to work as
Project Manager / Advisor ( Omani
Nationals only) for full time or part
time. Send C.V to hr.azatllc@gmail.
com Whatsapp 98437450
Civil Engineer with minimum 5/8
years experience with valid Oman
driving license. Contact Interested
candidates send CV to:
Email: [email protected]
Gsm: 95892831/95197615
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
DAILY GUIDES AT U R D AY, M A R C H 2 6 , 2 0 1 6 C5
SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION WANTED
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
IT
Indian History graduate with diploma in Safety with
valid Oman Driving licence seeks suitable placement.
Contact-93361624, [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
Email: [email protected]
Civil Engineer 11 yrs exp in con-
struction fi eld having Oman driving
license & NOC. Contact – 94194399 /
Engineer has 10 years local &
international experience in ready
mix concrete also in Oil & Gas fi eld
also in marketing & sales fi eld , has
Omani driving license. #92534098
Indian male, Mechanical
Engineer having 1year experi-
ence, on visit visa looking for
suitable job. Contact:97416564,
Email:[email protected]
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 8 years experience
Structural buildings marine. Availa-
ble NOC release. Contact: 92451323.
Email: [email protected]
Civil Engineer (B.Tech), Indian
male 24 years with 1+years Indian
experience,(Certifi ed 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:
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
Email: [email protected]
HSE Engineer (B.E Mech+Diploma
Safety+NEBOSH+OSHA) over
10yrs. Exp, (Visa Release Letter
(NOC) available), seeking suit-
able placement, Mob:97061817,
Email:[email protected]
MEDICAL
Indian male, 29 yrs, B.Tech (EEE)
with 5+ yrs of experience from re-
puted fi rms in the fi eld 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 :
B.Tech Mechanical Engineer, on
visit visa looking for job, who has
done certifi cation courses in quality
control, basic pipeline engineering,
ASNT NDT level II, also good knowl-
edge in HVAC.Contact:94743373
email:[email protected]
Engineer with 5 years technical
sales experience among leading
brands in Oman construction market
D/L. Contact : 93985140
Male QC Inspector Mechanical,
NDT 20 years experience valid
Oman D/L, NOC available. Contact:
91001104
Pakistani male, 2.5 yrs experience
in AutoCAD Electrical design, esti-
mation, installation commissioning,
operation maintenance of switch-
gear panels MV, LT, MCC, HVAC,
Gen Set, fi re alarm panels, available
on visit visa before 2nd April 2016
looking for suitable placement.
Contact 92012760, Email : ahmed.
B.E Electronics & Instrumentation
Engg, certifi cation in Industrial
Automation having 2 yrs G.C.C exp
in power plant (termination & com-
missioning) having Omani driving
license. Contact: 95862110 Email:
Civil Engineer with 9 years experi-
ence seeks suitable placement,
NOC available. Contact : 91195257
Email: [email protected]
Indian Engineer 2 years experi-
ence B.Tech (IT) CCNA & MCP certi-
fi ed visit visa seeks challenging
positions. Contact: 968 93184847,
Email : [email protected]
Indian Merchandise, 7 years
experience Dubai seeks challeng-
ing positions D/L in Dubai. Contact :
90390323 Email: nvshameem123@
gmail.com
Indian male, 27 yrs, Electronics
Engineer (B.Tech) & MBA, Project
Management with 5 years experi-
ence in electronic security system,
optical fi ber, project planning instal-
lation. Contact 94819139,
Indian Bsc Female Nurse
with 6.5 years exp, 4 years in
KSA. Passed Oman Pro Metric
with 69%, completed data
fl ow. Presently in Muscat in
visit visa looking for a suitable
placement.
Contact 94744900, 94742834,
Male GP Doctor with NOC 6 yrs
experience in Oman for perm/
locum job. Contact : 97746074
An experienced Sudanese female Dentist with MOH
license looking for job. contact
96436517 /97396088
Indian male, MCA (Post Graduate) fresher seeking
suitable placement
anywhere in Oman, now on
visit visa.
Contact 92319677, Email :
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 :
Indian Civil Engineer (BE) with
16 years of industry experience in
design, quantity surveying, looking
for suitable job. #90302823 Email:
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) transferable
VISA, Diploma, NEBOSH IGC, OSHA,
IIRSM. Mob :96647486
Indian male 23 Mechanical Engi-
neer (B.E) residing in Oman looking
for suitable job. Contact: 98530806 /
99362006
B.Sc in Civil Engineer having 10
yrs experience in structural designer
in RCC structure & steel structure in
Dubai having Municipality approval
& Dubai driving license looking
for suitable position. Email : engr.
BE Mechanical & Diploma with 4
yrs experience in India looking for
suitable job. Contact 90542737
Male Dip.Civil Engineer, having 20
yrs exp (building & road) looking for
suitable job. Contact: 94720782
B.Sc Civil Engineer 27 yrs Oman
exp as project manager, struc-
tural engineer looking for suitable
placement. NOC/local transfer
available. Contact: 99349578.
Email:[email protected]
Indian male 35yrs BE - Engg 15 yrs
exp in UAE Site Manager looking
for job. Contact 95802614, Email :
Pakistani male Diploma Civil En-
gineer 4yrs exp in Oman bulling &
mega projects, valid license Oman.
contact:98921022
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,
mail: [email protected]
Male, NDT, QA/QC Supervision
Mechanical 10 yrs experience
seeks suitable placement.
Contact 96954202, Email :
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
profi ciency 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 ,fi ber optic, Oraclellg-
SQL, PLSQL, now in Muscat on
3 months visit visa. Contact :
91868936 / 93101922. Email: sid-
Diploma in Mechanical Eng pip-
ing system in AutoCAD work, 21+
years experience with Driving
license. Contact: 95267113
Email: [email protected]
Network Engineer CCNA-MCSA
exp computer science with NOC.
Contact : 92346191
Structural Engineer, 8 yrs expe-
rienced in fl at slab, post tensioned
& slab-beam multi story building
design & supervision with driving
license. Contact: 98256860
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
Indian Male, IT System Engineer
having 4 yrs of experience in sys-
tem administration.CCNA,MCSE,
Linux. Looking for suitable job.
Contact :91272867
Male, 31 years, M.I.T, CCNA, 9
years exp in Qatar as assistant IT
manager, network administrator,
server management and knowl-
edge of developing website. Qatar
D/L and available in Oman on visit
visa. Contact:00968-98179462.
0097477237607, Email:
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 Mechanical Engineer having
8.5 years of experience in mechani-
cal maintenance of steel plant sinter-
ing 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 vibrofeeder.
Please #0091-8805022155
Indian Civil Engineer in UAE
seeking suitable placement in
Muscat-Contact 00968 99142171
Electrical Engineer with 18 years
exp in UAE. Contact: 98148034
Email: [email protected]
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
Mechanical Engineer M.Tech
2 years experience HVAC design
& site Engg revit MEP Auto CAD.
Contact: 90150913 Email:
Sudanese Telecom Engineer, 5 years experience, 3 years in Oman
PMP certifi cate. contact 93391008
Email: [email protected]
Indian female civil engineer
B.Tech having 3 years experience
sound knowledge of software,
REVIT STAD PRO structural detail-
ing currently on family visa seeks
suitable placement #95345591
Civil Engineer (BE) having total
5 years experience in build-
ing construction looking for a
suitable placement. D/L avail-
able#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
7 Yrs Exp. PM in Mech. Engg in
the fi eld 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:
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
Email: [email protected]
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
Indian male 27 yrs master in
computer applications currently
in Muscat with Oman driving li-
cense seeking suitable placement.
#93191800 Email: vijilraj60@
gmail.com
5 yrs experienced Network
Administrator seeks suitable
job,1 year Gulf experience, Indian
Nationality, Indian (Keralite), male,
fl uent in English, Hindi. Contact 91
9747520792 (India), 94022497
/ 98078068 (Oman), email :
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 experience in desktop En-
gineer, looking for IT job, on visit
visa, seeking suitable placement.
#98784174 ,email :
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
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:
SALES / MARKETING
SALES / MARKETING
Indian MBA Graduate having
4 years in Sales & Marketing
in Oman having Oman driving
license. NOC also available seeks
suitable placement. #94193313
Email: [email protected]
10 yrs exp in procurement, ten-
ders, importing, marketing and
sales, organizing events. Have car
NOC available. #94123939
Indian male 23 yeas BBM & Di-
ploma in logistic. Looking for Indore/
Outdoor sales & marketing suitable
placement, currently in one month
visit visa. Contact: 93180270/
Indian male Graduated in Busi-
ness Management having 4 yrs
exp in marketing & trading, dealt
with international companies and
product also having good knowl-
edge in logistic & Admin looking
forward to join immediately, hav-
ing GCC driving license and car
NOC available. Contact : 93639385
Email: [email protected]
Indian male Graduated in business
management having 4 yrs exp in
marketing & trading dealt with in-
ternational companies and product,
also having good knowledge in
logistic and admin, looking forward
to join immediately. having GCC
driving license and car, NOC avail-
able. Contact : 93639385 email;
B.Com, specialized in market-
ing, SAP - FICO, Tally ERP 9 2 yrs
exp in sales and accounting ph :
90226336
Pakistani male, fresh Graduate
& Diploma in hotel management
& tourism, computer literate,
interested in Sales & Marketing,
Accounts, available on permanent
visa, seeks placement with visa.
NOC available. Contact 91439870,
Email : [email protected]
Warehouse Manager of 4 years
experience in South Africa (retail,
sales & marketing) and teaching in
Maldives, on visiting visa looking
for suitable placement in Muscat.
Contact : 94745292 Email:
sabusoniairiff [email protected]
Computer Sales and Service man
(Indian) with Diploma in Electron-
ics and Communication with more
than 2 years experience available
in Oman. #97017866 / 95141354
Indian male MBA having 12 years
of Sales experience in Oman
seeking suitable position, good in
Arabic and having valid D/L. NOC
can be obtained (as per new rule).
Contact : 98908634
MANAGER
Operations & Accounts Manager
Indian 18 years experience in
Oman fi nance, purchase, sales,
HR, Admin looking for Senior
position. Contact : 99044724
Production Manager 9 years
experience in Oman manufacture
and development factories .GRB.
GRC. GRG rubber molds and false
ceilings, fi berglass 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 qualifi ed 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 & invest-
ments& tenders & real estate.
Contact 92385033
The Business Development Manager, Iraqi, Experience 15
Years Inside and outside Oman
following activities: tenders&
real estate& construction &
marketing projects& investments
& transportation & Marine ser-
vices& companies management&
develop business. Contact: :-
92385033
Indian male, with experience
in operations management,
information security, purchase &
stores mgmt, hold UAE driving
license, on visit visa, seeks suit-
able job. #91904541
Email: [email protected]
SKILLED / UNSKILLED
Mason, SH / carpenter, steel fi tter
gulf & Indian exp looking job.
Contact: 95175192
MISCELLANEOUS
12 yrs exp with store incharge
purchasing having valid Omani
driving license. #99004638
Indian male 37 yrs X-Ray welder
7 yrs exp (ARC, TIG, ARGON,
Welding) seeking suitable job.
Contact: 91360190/98223683
Graduate, computer literate, experi-
enced in sales, credit control,
accounts, Omani D/L , seeks suit-
able placement. Gsm 98805474
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
Email:[email protected]
A lady entrepreneur with BF Tech
1st Class (Fashion Technology)
since 2006 in Kerala like to make
change for better. Specialized in
designing, Production Management,
Fashion Art, Grading, Surface orna-
mentation, Garment Construction.
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: +919539397097.
Bangladeshi male, University
M.Com, Working as an Accountant
& Administrator in Oman; search-
ing better job. Phone: 94864966
Email: [email protected]
MBA, Executive Post, Omani Driv-
ing License, 14 years experience
in Multinational Groups in Sales &
Marketing. M.Z. 91685048
MBA Marketing sales & business
development, digital marketing 10
years experience telemarketing on-
line 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. #98125226
Indian male having 10 years of exp
in sales & customer service also
worked as IT Technician CCNA
Certifi ed. Graduate seeks suitable
placement. contact 92490127
NDT candidate QC job visit visa.
#93857977 / 96085401 Email:
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
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 fi tness instructor.
Seeking job presently in Mus-
cat in family visit visa. Con-
tact: 90694335/ 99438360 or
email:[email protected]
MBA graduate having 6 years exp
in Sales & Marketing, 4 years with
PEPSI, India, having international
driving license permit seeks suit-
able placement. #: 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]
Sudanese B.Sc in business admin-
istration, exp 8yrs in sales, market-
ing & accounting. #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 suit-
able placement. #98371144
email: [email protected]
Indian male, MBA Marketing
having 2.5 years Sales experience
immediately looking for a suitable
position. Contact: 91415145,
Email: [email protected]
Male 38 yrs Graduate 07 years ex-
perience indoor / outdoor electronic
fi eld with D/License & NOC avail-
able (as per new rule). #92453375
HOSPITALITY
Indian male with 1 year experi-
ence in food and beverage service
as Steward / Guest Associate look-
ing for suitable job in hospitality
/ hotel organization, presently on
visit visa. Contact: 94130103
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) #96059470
Indian , presently on visit visa
Graduate and IATA certifi ed seek-
ing a job in travel and tourism.
Contact: 97066058
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:
TOURS & TRAVEL
SECRETARIAL & OFFICE
Lady Secretary / Sales Co-coordi-
nator 12 years experience in Oman
in reputed companies, seek imme-
diate Employment. Call: 95244761
DAILY GUIDEC6 S AT U R D AY, M A R C H 2 6 , 2 0 1 6
Email: [email protected] classifi [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
• Learn in two months• Satisfaction guaranteed
Tel: 95244310
Any time available transportation
solution for house offi ce shifting,
TV fi xing, carpenter all type of
maintenance.#Indian person :
95194801 / 96594592 Whatsapp
WEB, ERP and Business Intelli-
gence (BI) creation and man-
agement at rock bottom price.
Contact: http//webviewoman
SITUATION WANTEDSERVICES
SITUATION WANT-SERVICES
SERVICESWe Provide Cleaners,
Offi ce boys, Cleaning Contracts, General cleaning etc.
Al Mudakhir Nati onal Est. LLC 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.contact 93769089 /
95323517
Split & window A/c servicing & main-
tenance. #93769089 / 95323517
GUARANTEED CLEANING: Carpet & sofa shampooing,
Contact 99314807/24792998
A/C maintenance & servicing,
fridge, washing machine & dish
washer repairing, painting & clean-
ing services, electrical & plumbing.
#99447257 / 97014234 / 24504281
A/C Technician, cold store, freez-
er, chiller all kinds of A/C & re-
frigeration installation & service.
Contact: 92279370 / 92459357
Water proofi ng ABUQABAS-
Contact 99320217/24788722
House shifting & transporting.
Contact 92490422
Pest control & Building cleaning all kinds of pest control building. Cleaning ti les /
Marble polishing monthly/ Yearly contracts available.
Contact: 98814733 /98814740 Al Husn Cleaning L.L.C
MISCELLANEOUS MISCELLANEOUS
Indian Female on a visit visa hav-
ing master degree seeking suitable
placement in any fi eld, 1 ,5 year
experience in HR .Contact :
+968 91467576.
Sudanese male, 5 years experi-
ence in warehouse management
and logistics services CONTAC
90644186
Sr Material controller, having
13 years experience in material
controlling in reputed companies.
Presently working in Muscat (NOC
Available). #00968-92944026,
Email [email protected]
Indian/male (25)/ MBA/2 years
experience in channel sales and
distribution management. on visit
visa. available for immediate join-
ing. Contact: 96914068, E mail:
Indian, BE Mechanical Engi-
neering with 1 yr exp as service
Engineer, looking for suitable po-
sitions. Contact-90637918, E mail:
Senior Accountant, 5 yrs Oman,
10 yrs UAE experience in manu-
facturing & construction valid
D/L immediately available. Email:
call: 95389018
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 Marke-
ing ,construction A/c & sales ,
93379044
HSE Engineer, Indian male, 4
plus years experience in oil & gas,
working in shclumberger Nebosh,
ISOH & NDT certifi ed, 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.
#90637918 / 99335742,email:
Indian/male (25)/ MBA /2 years
experience in channel sales and
distribution management. on
visit visa. available for immediate
joining. Contact: 96914068, email:
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]
Indian male, Kerala B.Com & B.PE,
looking for suitable Job in Sales,
Accounts, Admin etc. contact
93301023 email:- sajith3969@
gmail.com
B.Com Graduate with 4 year expe-
rience as an Accountant in Oman.
Also have Oman Driving License.
Best fl uency in English, Arabic,
Hindi& Malayalam. Looking for
Job. Currently in Oman. Cont: +968
93943448, [email protected]
SITUATION WANT-SIT. WANTED
SITUATION WANT-SIT. WANTED
Building maintenance. #96173326
Pest control treatments, Ocean center LLC #99344723
MARBLE CRYSTALLIZATION restore the original shine of your
marble. #24793614/ 99314807
House shifting packing.
Contact: 99657644 / 98518013
House shifting. Contact: 99708138
Marble crystallization & grinding, cleaning & carpet shampooing.
Ocean center LLC.#99344723
Split A/C servicing R.O 10 only.
Contact: 94217681 / 99210141
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-
termite treatment, general cleaning
painting,Plumbing, Electrical, shift-
ing. Contact Mundhir
Al-Rizaiqi trading. L.L.C.
Contact: 24810137, 99450130
Marble Restoration, Mosaic tiles
polishing, carpet shampooing,
maintenance. Contact ABU QABAS-
99320217 /24788722
Marble crystallization & grinding, Ocean center LLC .#99344723
TOURS & TRAVEL
Filipinas lady having exp in
ticketing and preservation, call
center, secretarial and real estate
is now looking for job please
call.94054080
MV SALE
GMC Acadia No 1 SLT June 2014
Blue Metallic Color 95366777
Toyota Corolla, 1.6 Ltr, 2009
Model, Automatic, 110,000Kms -
RO.3,200/-. Contact:
92769735
Doctor used Nissan Sunny 2012
new model for sale Indians pre-
ferred. Contact :
95991809
WANTED
IELTS Coaching (academic) required
nearby wadi Kabir area. Please call
on mobile or msg on Whats up. Mo-
bile no: 92927880/99012165
Physiotherapist on visit visa
searching for a job. CONTACT
99767528 / 91317863
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 – fi nance, purchase,
sales, HR & Admin exp. Contact:
99044724. E mail: srjobsinoman@
yahoo.com
Indian Male,B.Com & Diploma
Logistics & supply chain man-
agement 2years experience
looking for job in Accounts/
logistics fi eld. Presently on Visit
Visa. Software knows MS offi ce
& Tally7.2 .MOBILE:93884951-
Email:[email protected]
Indian male BE Mechanical En-
gineer having 6 yrs exp in piping
and structural construction work,
looking suitable position, release
available. #96115463-email:
Indian male at a Managerial posi-
tion having 12 yrs exp in sales &
marketing, Property Management
looking for a suitable position,
MBA qualifi ed with Oman driving
license. NOC available. contact
98125226
DAILY GUIDES AT U R D AY, M A R C H 2 6 , 2 0 1 6 C7
TOURS
TOURS
RENT A CAR
RENT A CAR
25 - 50 seater bus with PDO &
BP specifi cation for monthly rent
& small car with driver. Contact
99839898
SITUATION WANTEDCARGO
Dolphin Watch, Dhow Cruise with Buffet, & Land Tours Al- Ainain Marine Tours contact 98029602, 92808636
We arrange tours & accommodation at all the beautiful places in Oman. Contact 99839898
SITUATION WANTEDBUSINESS
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.
Driver available with car.contact
96728056
RENT A CARBest Rates for Saloon
Contact: 97869042 / 95730550
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
Looking for experienced person to
run a fully arranged Coff ee shop in
Khuwair (behind Rawasco) with 7
visa available 99441122
ACC.WANTED
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
ACC WANTED
looking for a villa in Amirat area
Contact : 95405033
*Classifi ed Advertisement space booking with text,
should be done till 12.00 noon
for next day’s publication. * Subject to space
availability
Investment RequiredMinimum OMR 500,000 for highly
profitable running Excavation
projects. Assured income 36 %.
Contact 98867530 / 99120532
Email : [email protected]
MANPOWER
C8 S AT U R D AY, M A R C H 2 6 , 2 0 1 6
DAILY GUIDEEmail: [email protected] classifi [email protected].: 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 /431 / 456 / 461Fax: 24812624
SITUATION WANTEDDINING DELIGHTS
SITUATION WANTEDDINING DELIGHTS