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MUSCAT: As rains returned to parts of Oman so did the perils of overfl owing wadis and once again emergency services had to rescue unwary citizens.

On Wednesday cyclone Nilo-far was swinging away from

the Sultanate but not before dumping rain on several parts of Oman, causing wadis to swell, especially in Wadi Al Abreen in Quriyat where several people were stranded and the Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance (PACDA) had to re-spond amid dramatic scenes.

Warnings that the tail-end of Nilofar could yet bring more rain led PACDA to issue a multi-lingual warning to citizens to not attempt wadi crossings. Yester-day, the Oman meteorological

department forecast isolated rain in south Sharqiyah region and in some parts of Muscat over a 24-hour period.

While there was relief that the consequences of the tropi-cal cyclone were minimal, the storm again highlighted con-cerns of the dangers of fl ooding in Oman, which has now even forced the Ministry of Hous-ing to block building permits in wadi channels.

Yesterday there were rains in Masirah, Sur, Jalan, Fins, Muzra, Dabab and in Quriyat.

“The intensity of tropical cy-clone Nilofar has come down. It is moving in a north-eastward direc-tion away from the Omani coast towards India and Pakistan,” said the met department. >A2

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OMANOman-India pact on legal cooperation

2A judicial and legal cooperation agreement on criminal issues was

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MARKETOman enjoys lowest inflation rate in Gulf

3Oman recorded the lowest infl ation of 1.06 per cent among the six GCC

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RAIN FURY: The storm again highlighted the dangers of fl ooding in Oman. – Supplied photos

626 vacancies in government announced

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Mixed response to Saudi bar on female football supportersFAHAD AL [email protected]

MUSCAT: When Oman’s foot-ball superstar Ali Al Habsi bounded around the Sultan Qa-boos Sports Complex with the country’s fi rst Gulf Cup trophy that he and his teammates won after beating Qatar on Janu-ary 18, 2009, he was cheered by hundreds of female fans, sig-nalling a change in their role in Omani society.

Female football fans had thronged the 34,000 capacity stadium to see Al Habsi and his team making history in front of the home crowd. Such optimism was refl ected after every interna-tional match Oman hosted where the female fan following for the game continued to increase.

However, in an interesting turn of events, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) has announced that female soccer fans will not be allowed to attend the 22nd edition of the Gulf Cup being hosted by Saudi Arabia from November 13 to 26, which will see the participation of all GCC nations.

Speaking to Times of Oman, Sayyid Khalid Al Busaidi, chair-

man of the Oman Football Asso-ciation (OFA), while welcoming the decision, had this to say: “We respect all decisions by the or-ganising committee of Gulf Cup.

“However, we don’t necessar-ily agree with them. I understand the sensitivities in Saudi Arabia regarding the participation of women in sports related activi-ties but I personally feel that it is unfair to ban females from enter-ing the stadiums,” he said.

Sayyid Khalid said SAFF could arrange a special zone for female fans within the stadi-ums: “This is the most impor-tant sporting event in the re-gion and there could have been many ways to create special female zones in the stadiums,” he added.

Zamzam Al Salhi, a private sec-tor staff , was upset with SAFF for the statement. “They should have come to an agreement with all the participating countries before taking a decision,” she said. >A3

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MUSCAT: The Ministry of Civil Service yesterday announced 626 vacancies in the ministries and government units subject to the Civil Service Act, in various governorates of the Sultanate.

The ministry said in a state-ment that they required candi-dates from diff erent qualifi ca-tions and scientifi c disciplines.

The announcement also ex-plained in detail the require-ments for each vacancy.

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Most employers scan candidates online before interviewsTimes News Service

MUSCAT: Around 82 per cent of employers research candidates online before interviews, reveals a poll by Bayt.com, the region’s leading career site.

The ‘Social Recruiting in the Middle East and North Africa’ poll, recently conducted by Bayt.com, also revealed that 65.6 per cent of people in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are aware of the concept of social recruiting.

Also, eight out of 10 believe that social media platforms are a good way for employers and candidates to engage through industry-relat-

ed discussions. Social media is also considered to be a great plat-form for employer branding by 79 per cent of respondents, with the majority of job seekers (79.8 per cent) stating that they will check a company’s social media profi le before applying for a job.

Job postingsTwo thirds of job seekers (65 per cent) have a strong desire to see job postings shared on social me-dia platforms, while 67.6 per cent will click on a social media-posted job opportunities either ‘very of-ten’ (33.7 per cent) or ‘quite often’ (33.9 per cent).

Adding to that, 21.8 per cent of

jobseekers say that they would love to combine their job search activities with company research.

Meanwhile, while 29.7 per cent of jobseekers believe that a dedi-cated jobsite will be very useful to them, a majority are starting to see the benefi ts of enhanced so-cial recruiting, with 32.9 per cent saying that a jobsite with both social and career content dimen-sions would be most benefi cial.

Online presence vitalReacting to the survey, Tonia Gray, general manager, Compe-tence HR, said that the survey highlights the importance of com-panies and individuals having an

active, professional and appropri-ate on line presence.

“At Competence HR we uti-lise various methods to identify suitable candidates both within and outside of Oman for the nu-merous vacancies we have for our clients.

“Our recruitment team are all Omani and we have a huge net-work locally, but in addition, we utilise Monster, bayt.com and other portals to seek possible can-didates,” says Gray.

She says that the Competence HR team is active on LinkedIn and they also have the Compe-tence HR LinkedIn group where their vacancies are advertised

as well as on their own website which is updated regularly. Ad-ditionally they utilise their Fa-cebook page and their team also uses its own personal accounts to advise and assist people in their own networks.

“On line recruitment for both the employer and the potential employee is becoming more and more important as a tool and it is vitally important that both the company and the individual en-sure their on-line presence is a positive representation of them-selves,” adds Gray.

Hussain Al Rahbi, an HR man-ager of a company, where the Om-anisation percentage is more than

80 per cent, says that it is always better to get a background check done of candidates before calling them for interviews.

“Everyone needs to be double sure before recruiting,” he says.

No longer enoughSuhail Masri, VP of Sales, Bayt.com, says, “Having a shiny online presence, whether for companies or professionals, has never been more important.

“For employers in particular, simply having a static website is no longer enough, with almost 80 per cent of jobseekers checking a company’s social media profi le before applying.”

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“However, the sea will be very rough along the Arabian Sea coast and rough along the Oman Sea coast. So, the fi shermen and seafarers should avoid venturing out to sea in the next 24 hours,” the met department added.

“Roads were waterlogged and wadis were overfl owing in many areas,” said Bader Ali Al Baddaei, one of the administra-tors of www.rthmc.net, a local web-based forum to discuss weather trends in Oman.

“We had received reports that vehicles were trapped in some of the wadis,” added Bader.

“Our personnel were able to rescue them without any inju-ries,” tweeted PACDA on its of-fi cial Twitter account about the incident in Quriyat.

High risk constructionNilofar also provided a coinci-dental backdrop to a statement by a senior offi cial at the Minis-try of Housing earlier this week, stating that it had stopped is-suing permits for construction work in wadi channels due to the high risk of fl oods.

In the past, some permits had been issued for such de-velopment but that has now been stopped, Abdullah Salim Mubarak Al Mukhaini, secre-tary of land registry, told Times of Oman, on the sidelines of The Home Show 2014 in Oman.

Dr Aisha Mufti Al Qurashi, an adviser at the Ministry of Re-gional Municipalities and Water Resources, said last month that buildings had been constructed in wadi channels even after the Gonu experience and despite the warnings issued.

Tougher rulesShe called for tougher rules and their strict enforcement to pre-vent another unpleasant experi-ence. There should be fi nes and punishment for those who fl out the law, she had said at the time, noting that some people tend to forget these things after a while and do whatever possible and use every ‘wasta’ they have to get the approval they need despite being warned against it.

“The Gonu experience, from one point of view, was a big dis-aster and it cost a lot to rebuild the infrastructure. On the other hand, it was very useful as it taught everybody a lesson, (es-pecially) those who did not be-lieve what we used to say,” said Al Qurashi.

Sami Al Muharbi, a resident of Bidbid said of the move, “It is a much needed law. This de-cision will help avoid incidents in future caused by wadis and fl oods. We needed this law and I hope the ministry will be strict on those who violate it.”

Ahmad Al Farsi, a resident from Quriyat, where yesterday’s rescue took place, said, “Quriyat is always aff ected by wadis and fl oods. I have witnessed a lot of incidents here like houses being fl ooded by overfl owing wadis. I request the locals to take this decision seriously for the sake of their safety.”

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Omani women do not see a decline in gender equality

ELHAM POURMOHAMMADI [email protected]

MUSCAT: Oman has dropped six places from its 2013 ranking in the Global Gender Gap Index 2014, but Omani women say great strides have been made to reduce the gender gap though acknowl-edging that there is always more that could be done.

Oman ranked 128th in this year’s index, which benchmarked national gender gaps of 142 coun-tries on economic, political, edu-cation and health-based criteria.

Last year, 136 countries were included in the Index. The Sultan-ate was 122nd in terms of gender equality in 2013.

The 2014 list was dominated by northern Europe, with Iceland, Finland, and Norway topping the list. Chad, Pakistan and Yemen re-mained at the bottom of the index.

In the Gulf Cooperation Coun-cil (GCC) region, Oman came in behind Kuwait (113), the United Arab Emirates (115), Qatar (116) and Bahrain (124), but in front of Saudi Arabia (130).

The index examines the gap between men and women in four fundamental categories, namely economic participation and op-portunity (including wage equali-ty), educational attainment, health and survival and political empow-erment. Oman ranked 128th, 96th, 91st and 139th in the four said cat-egories, respectively.

Speaking to Times of Oman, some Omani women said they believe that eff orts to reduce and fi nally eliminate the gender gap in

the country are satisfactory. How-ever, they said the potential of the women can be utilised further in various fi elds.

Not accurateSaada Salim Al Ismaili, director of women’s sports at the Oman’s Ministry of Sports Aff airs, said she does not think that the report is accurate and may have failed to take into consideration some ground realities. The participation of women in society has increased, said Al Ismaili, who, apart from be-ing the director of women’s sports, is a board member of the Oman Olympic Committee, vice-presi-dent of Oman Women’s Commit-tee, president of Women’s Basket-ball Committee, and a member of Oman women’s football.

She said that Omani women are doing commendably in all areas and are provided with equal op-portunities on an equal basis with men in terms of education and em-ployment. Their salaries are also equal to men working in the same positions with the same qualifi -cations, said Al Ismaili, adding, however, that the country’s per-formance in the area of healthcare could be improved.

“They are also performing well in ministries and embassies and their number is increasing, but the focus should be on quality and not quantity,” she added.

New male jobsManal, another Omani woman, said, “In my opinion, women in Oman have equal opportunities when it comes to getting education,

and they perform much better in some disciplines. I think as far as education and economic achieve-ments are concerned women are doing equally well, if not better.”

However, there are some social and geographical factors at play, which may aff ect the overall status of women in the society, she added.

Commenting on employment

opportunities for women, Manal said, “In the last two years, new positions have been created in the government sector and somewhat in the private sector, but these were mainly in sectors where men are probably preferred such as in the police and defence. This may have actually increased the gender gap.”

She said that according to a study she did a couple of years ago, fe-males are more active in jobs such as education, healthcare and IT.

Higher ranksManal added that in these posi-tions and similar jobs, their sala-ries are almost equal and relatively good given their qualifi cations and academic background.

She said that the government is on the right track to provide equal opportunities for women but add-ed that she thinks women’s par-ticipation in the private sector has gone down since last year.

“I think their presence is still limited to retail and small ser-vices and they are rarely seen in higher ranking positions such as CEO, general manager, or head of the board of directors. However, the banking sector is an excep-

tion where females are well rep-resented at the top.” She also said that the government is on the right track in engaging more women in the sphere of diplomacy. “For me, the ministerial position is not about being a male or a female. It is about qualifi cations. But I think women are capable enough to be in such posts,” she added.

Oman is not only MuscatHis Highness Sayyid Faisal Al Said, Ithraa’s director general of market-ing and media, said some cultural factors aff ect the assessment of Oman’s position in various indexes, including the gender gap.

“We should keep in mind that Oman is not Muscat alone, and we are trying to spread the message (of equality) to all governorates and at all levels,” Al Said told Times of Oman.

“From a cultural point of view, there are still some families who oppose the idea of their daughter or wife working outside or for ex-ample in a gender-mixed environ-ment,” he said.

However, the government’s pol-icy is aimed at encouraging both men and women equally, Al Said noted, adding that women are as capable as men and are even more committed to their work. “The question is how to use their poten-tial and not have them staying at home,” he added.

No discriminationGalaal, a female Omani employee, said that she does not think the report is refl ective of the progress made by Oman in terms of giv-ing women equal opportunities in various fi elds. She said that Oman is a pioneer in terms of respect for women’s rights, not only in the Gulf region but in the Middle East.

“I think women are considered equal to men in all areas, including education and employment and are equally paid,” said Galaal, and added, “There is no discrimination whatsoever.”

Omani women said they believe the eff orts to

reduce and fi nally eliminate the gender gap

in the country are satisfactory

STRAIGHT TALK: Saada Salim Al

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Three held for faking theft

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MUSCAT: Three people includ-ing a woman were held for faking a theft case to steal money.

The Royal Oman Police (ROP) had earlier arrested three people on charges of stealing OMR337,000 belonging to a money exchange shop in Mus-cat. A woman had reported to Khoudh Police Station that she was robbed on way to a local bank. After investigations it was found that the woman and the other two accused had faked the incident to steal the money. Cash was recovered from a fl at in Khu-wair area.

The accused have been re-ferred to the Public Prosecution.

The ROP in collaboration with other military and security de-partments arrested 134 people for illegally entering Oman last week. The ROP also deported 86 others after taking necessary legal action, in coordination with their respective embassies.

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Diff erent opinions

The decision also means that Oman female’s soccer support-ers will not be able to fl y to Saudi Arabia for the games.

“If that is the case, we will have new rules every time a Gulf Cup is hosted. It is quite unfair to keep us away from watching and supporting our national team. The presence of female fans has its own meaning to the national team,” she said.

However, a fan, Nawal Abdul-lah Al Balushi and her friend Huda Al Ajmi welcomed the de-cision by SAFF.

“Watching the games in e sta-dium is special but we prefer to watch these games on television. We need to respect the decision taken by SAFF,” they said.

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Korea-Sultanate ties celebrated

SARAH [email protected]

MUSCAT: On South Korea’s Na-tional Foundation Day, the em-bassy in Muscat celebrated the 40th anniversary of its diplomatic relations with Oman.

The celebrations took place aboard the Korean Naval Vessel Dae Jo Yeong, which was docked at Port Sultan Qaboos. For the South Korean ambassador, Kim Daesik, hosting the event on a ship was a childhood dream come true. He told the guests that he was from a poor background, but as a child thought that maybe one day even he could fi nd success in his life and host people on a yacht.

“One day, an idea struck me that even I, again, personally poor, could have a stately and dignifi ed party on a big ship. As the captain mentioned, this ship is now being engaged in counter-piracy opera-tion in Gulf of Aden. This time, I

asked my government to allow this ship to come up to Muscat,” explained Kim.

The celebrations featured a performance of Korean music on traditional instruments such as the gayageum, a 12-string zither-like instrument, and the haegeum, a 2-string instrument played with a bow. Guests were also treated to freshly made Korean food, includ-ing kalbi (grilled beef ), kimbab (rice rolled in dried seaweed) and kimchi (spicy pickled cabbage).

“It’s an honour to celebrate this

40th anniversary between Korea and Oman,” commented Com-modore Hwang Sunwoo, Cap-tain of the Korean Naval vessel Dae Jo Yeong.

Ambassador Kim said that Ko-rean people believe that at the age of 40 years, life should be free from uncertainty, and that people should have learned from many of life’s experiences.

He said the relationship be-tween South Korea and Oman can be described similarly.

The Embassy of South Korea has also organised a number of events, including exchanges of high-level government offi cials and delegations, such as former president Lee Myung-bak who made a keynote speech at Oman Economic Forum.

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GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP: South Korean ambassador Kim Daesik

hosted the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations with Oman.

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Oman unites against cancerTimes News Service

MUSCAT: About 6,000 peo-ple turned up to take part in the 11th annual walkathon of the Oman Cancer Association (OCA) that was held at the Qurum Natural Park.

The theme of the walkathon was ‘Walk for the Cure’. The campaign to raise awareness about cancer was led by Yuthar Al Rawahy, founder and chairperson of the Oman Cancer Association (OCA).

People from diff erent age groups and nationalities took part in the walkathon

Expressing happiness over the

participation, Yuthar said, “Lack of knowledge about cancer pre-vention, diagnosis and treatment leave many women in our com-munity vulnerable to the disease. If women are empowered with information, they will seek advice earlier and be better able to make informed choices and decisions regarding their treatment.”

She added, “Our intention is to create cancer awareness. We

have always strived to advocate early diagnosis of cancer through repeated examination leading to early prognosis and a higher prob-ability of complete cure.

“Through this walkathon we once again advocated awareness and good health.”

A participant said, “Studies clearly show that early detection of breast cancer through mam-mography improves treatment op-tions, chances for successful treat-ment and survival. Early-stage breast cancer typically produces no symptoms when the tumour is small and most treatable, so it is important that women follow rec-ommended guidelines.”

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HEALTH FIRST: People from diff erent age groups and nationalities took part in the walkathon organ-

ised by Oman Cancer Association. –TIMES OF OMAN

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Expats can return on a tourist visa

FAHAD AL [email protected]

MUSCAT: Expatriates who cur-rently face a two-year ban on their return to Oman after having left a job in the Sultanate can return on a tourist visa, or one granted to join a family, visitor or investor visa, the Royal Oman Police (ROP) has clarifi ed.

“An expatriate who leaves his job without having obtained a No Objection Certifi cate (NOC) can come back to the Sultanate using a tourist, family joining, visitor or investor visa,” said an offi cial source at the ROP.

The investor visa is granted to an expatriate who invests in Oman and receives a certifi ca-tion of approval from the con-cerned authority. “The investor visa is valid for six months from the date of the visa stamped on the passport. Subsequent to the verifi cation of investment he has made, he is granted a two-year residence permit which is subject to approval by the concerned au-thority. The visa allows multiple entries to the country. The inves-tor or the partner has to obtain an approval for investing in the Sul-tanate from the Ministry of Com-merce and Industry,” stated the ROP website.

While a visitor visa is granted to the relatives and friends of an Omani national or an expatriate

who is resident in Oman at the request of and on the responsibil-ity of his sponsor, a family join-ing visa is granted to the wife of the foreigner, who is a resident in Oman, as also to his children who are below the age of 21 years.

A tourist visa is granted by the concerned authority to those for-eigners who wish to visit the Sul-tanate for tourism purposes.

The clarifi cation that expatri-ates who had quit their jobs can re-enter Oman with these visas has come at a time when confu-sion prevailed over the two-year visa ban decision.

The ban, which came into ef-fect on July 1, bars any expatri-ate worker from joining another company unless he has an NOC and a minimum of two years have elapsed since his date of depar-ture from the Sultanate.

This clarifi cation on the part of the ROP makes it clear that expa-triates who had quit their jobs can return with these visas. It means that a wife who quit her job can come back to Oman on a family joining visa and others can return on a visitor, investor or tourism visas. However, expatriates can-not take up jobs when they enter

the country with these visas.The offi cials also explained that

expatriates who resigned and left the Sultanate before the imple-mentation of the two-year ban are still required to obtain an NOC from their previous employers.

The ROP source also said the two year period referred to in the decision does not refer to the two years of contract that the expats sign. “It doesn’t matter if the em-ployee completes the two years of contract or not. Once the ex-pat leaves his job, irrespective of whether he has completed two days or two years of his contract period, he must spend two years outside Oman to join another job in Oman in case he didn’t obtain NOC letter from fi rst employer.”

Recently, an ROP offi cial had clarifi ed there was no plan to de-lay the implementation of the ban on return of expat workers.

“There is no offi cial commu-nication from authorities on any change in the rule that came into eff ect recently,” said the senior offi cial.

There had been much talk on social media that the two-year ban on the return of expatriate workers will come to an end soon.

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Gidon Kremer and ensemble to explore musical seasons

Times News Service

MUSCAT: Latvian violinist Gi-don Kremer and his musical en-semble the Kremerata Baltica will take listeners on a musical journey through the four seasons when they play at the Royal Opera House Muscat tonight.

The concert will include mu-sic by Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi, Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla, and American composer Philip Glass, all focusing on the theme of the four seasons.

Kremer and his ensemble will begin with Vivaldi’s Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 8, RV 315, L’estate, better known as Summer, from his famous Four Seasons, in a version for vibraphone and strings.

This will be followed by Piaz-zolla’s Cuatro Estaciones Porte-ñas (The Four Seasons of Bue-nos Aires), arranged for violin and strings.

The fi nal piece is Glass’s Vio-lin Concerto No. 2 The American Four Seasons, a modern piece that lets listeners decide for them-

selves which season is being de-picted by what music, and one that will include a multimedia visual component.

“What is great about Gidon Kremer is that he’s a fabulous musician, and he hand-selected the Kremerata Baltica. This pro-gramme is also interesting because many composers wrote about the four seasons, not just the most recognised, Vivaldi,” said ROHM’s Director General Christina Scheppelmann.

Born in Riga, Latvia in 1947, Gidon Kremer is one of the best violinists in the world today. By the time he was a teenager he was winning major European music awards, and he has gone on to re-cord more than 120 albums.

His recordings have won nu-merous accolades, including the 2001 UNESCO Prize and in 2011 he was awarded the ‘Una Vita Nella Musica - Artur Rubinstein’ prize, which is considered the No-bel Prize for music.

R O H M P R O G R A M M E S

Times News Service

MUSCAT: Following on from the success of its fi rst key-board presentation last year, the Royal Opera House Mus-cat (ROHM) has announced that it will once again present an educational musical event to introduce its audience to its impressive collection of keyboard instruments.

There will be two presenta-tions on Saturday. An English presentation will take place at 10:30am, narrated by Christina Scheppelmann, di-rector general of the ROHM, and an Arabic presentation at 6pm hosted by Dr Issam El Mallah, adviser to the board of directors for Programming & Events. It is a free ticketed event. Audience members may call the box offi ce to re-serve seats or pick up a ticket on the day of the event.

The musical demonstra-tion will be focused around the various types of key-boards owned by ROHM, from organs to pianos, explained in historical order starting with the enormous

pipe organ, a top of the line instrument built by the famous Orgelbau Klaiscom-pany, and also the smaller chest organ. The presentation will then continue with intro-ductions to the harpsichords and proceed on with the two beautiful grand pianos, crafted by world renowned piano makers, Steinway & Sons and Bosendorfer.

Another highlight of the presentation will be a short video taking audiences around the inside of the Pipe Organ along with a live camera link to two projec-tion screens in order to better show off the details the key-board instruments. “We have a portable camera so that when we go up to the organ podium we can show a close-up of the four keyboards of the pipe organ, stops and pedals on the screens. When we demonstrate the harpsichords and pianos we can then show the insides of those instruments and zoom into the mechanisms to illustrate the introduction,” explained Scheppelmann.

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This agreement is the fi rst step towards enhancing bilateral legal and judicial cooperation between the India and the Sultanate

Rajnath Singh, India’s Home minister

Pact inked with India to combatcriminals

NEW DELHI: A judicial and le-gal cooperation agreement cover-ing criminal issues was signed at India’s Home Ministry in New Delhi yesterday between the Sultanate and the Government of India.

The agreement was signed by Dr Ali bin Masoud Al Sunaidy, Oman’s Minister of Commerce and Industry on behalf of the Omani government and Rajnath Singh, Minister of Home, on be-half of the Indian government.

The agreement covers aspects of cooperation between the two friendly countries in the fi eld of investigation, apprehending, prevention of crime, including terrorism related crimes, inves-

tigation or seizure of crime-gen-erated revenues and other joint operations through cooperation and exchanging legal assistance in the penal criminal issues.

The agreement provides for ex-change of assistance in criminal issues, investigation, interroga-tion, trial or any other procedures related to crime, as per the laws in force in both countries. The agreement also provides for the judicial reports related to tax, fees and custom evasion crimes, as well as international transfer for capitals or payments.

Singh affi rmed that this agree-ment is the fi rst step towards enhancing bilateral legal and ju-dicial cooperation between the India and the Sultanate. He add-ed that such an agreement would contribute to boosting trade ex-change between the two friendly countries, which witnesses a continuous growth.

The signing ceremony was at-tended from the Omani side by ambassador Sheikh Hamad bin Saif Al Rawahi, the Sultanate’s ambassador to India and a num-ber of offi cials at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the Ministry of Justice and the Sul-tanate’s embassy in India. From the Indian side the meeting was attended by the Indian ambassa-dor to the Sultanate and a num-ber of offi cials of the Indian Min-istry of Home Aff airs. –ONA

This agreement

is the fi rst step

towards enhancing

bilateral legal and

judicial cooperation

between Oman

and India

LEGAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT: Dr Ali bin Masoud Al Su-

naidy, Oman’s Minister of Commerce and Industry and Rajnath

Singh, India’s Minister of Home, exchanging documents. –ONA

iPhone 6 models go on sale next monthTimes News Service

MUSCAT: Telecom majors in Oman are all set to off er the much-in-demand iPhone 6 and 6 Plus from Apple.

Omantel announced that it would off er iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, the biggest advancements in iPhone history beginning from November 13. Custom-ers may get more information at www.omantel.om.

Ooredoo also announced that it would off er the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus from November 13.

“Customers can pre-order the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus from Friday November 7 at www.oore-doo.om/iphone6,” said a release.

Even though, iPhone’s 6 series models are still not being sold by Apple’s authorised stores in

Oman, they are available in lo-cal shops which have purchased them from United Arab Emirates and other countries.

In local stores, the iPhone 6 16GB costs OMR325, 64GB will cost OMR410 and 128GB will cost OMR430. The iPhone 6 Plus 16GB will cost OMR350 and 64GB will cost OMR440.

Price rangeIn September, Apple’s on-line store crashed under the weight of demand from ea-ger customers hoping to pre-order one of the new iPhone 6 models during its launch.According to Apple’s offi cial web-site, the price of iPhone 6 16GB is $199, while the iPhone 6 Plus 16GB will be $299 with a two-year contract for US customers.

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APOLOGY TO TANZANIAN EMBASSY In a story published on September 11, 2014,

headlined ‘Agencies not to recruit Tanzanian housemaids’, a quote was wrongly attributed to an offi cial from the Embassy of Tanzania. The Times of Oman apologises for the error and any distress it caused.

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Oman Air contest for mediaTimes News Service

MUSCAT: Journalists and blog-gers are being invited to enter their work for the Oman Air Me-dia Awards UK 2014, and the winner will bag a luxury break for two in Oman’s beautiful capital city of Muscat.

Oman Air is inviting entries for four categories of the awards, with

the winner of each category going forward for consideration as the overall winner.

The categories are: Best article about the destination of Oman (print or online); Best blog article about Oman (online only); Best article about Oman Air (print or online); Best article about Oman Air’s sports sponsorship (Extreme Sailing Series, Route Du Rhum,

Ahmad Al Harthy, polo in Europe etc). Articles submitted for consid-eration to judges should have been published at any time over the last fi ve years. The overall winner will receive a long-weekend break for two in Muscat, including Business Class return fl ights from London Heathrow, airport transfers and three nights’ half board in one of Muscat’s most luxurious hotels.

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My government is not stubborn. It respects the vote of representatives in parliament. Just mind you that every time there’s been a rift between us, the enemy has jumped in to take advantage

Hassan Rouhani, Iran’s President

Iraqi peshmerga to join battle

SURUC/BEIRUT: Iraqi pesh-merga fi ghters arrived in south-eastern Turkey on Wednesday en route for the Syrian town of Kobane to try to help fellow Kurds break an IS siege which has de-

fi ed US-led air strikes. Kobane, on the border with Turkey, has been under assault from IS militants for more than a month and its fate has become a test of the US-led coalition’s ability to combat the insurgents.

Weeks of air strikes on IS po-sitions around Kobane and the deaths of hundreds of their fi ght-ers have failed to break the siege. Syrian Kurds and their interna-tional allies hope the arrival of the peshmerga, along with heavier weapons, can turn the tide.

A Turkish Airlines plane touched down in the southeastern city of Sanliurfa at around 1:15am (2315GMT) amid tight security, a news correspondent said. A con-voy of white buses escorted by ar-

moured jeeps and police cars left the airport shortly afterwards.

“They will be in our town today (Wednesday),” Adham Basho, a member of the Syrian Kurdish National Council from Kobane, said of the peshmerga, confi rm-ing that a group of between 90 and 100 fi ghters had arrived in Sanliurfa overnight.

A separate group of peshmerga is travelling to the Turkish border region by land with heavier weap-ons. A Kurdish television channel showed footage of what it said was a convoy of peshmerga vehicles loaded with weapons en route to the area.

Crowds gathered in the main square of the Turkish border town of Suruc amid a heavy police pres-

ence as Turks and Syrian refugees came out hoping to catch a glimpse of the convoy. Saleh Moslem, co-chair of the Syrian Kurdish Dem-ocratic Union Party (PYD), said the peshmerga were expected to enter Kobane—known as Ayn Al Arab in Arabic—later on Wednes-day and would bring heavy arms with them. “It’s mainly artillery, or anti-armour, anti-tank weapons,” he said. The lightly armed Syrian Kurds have said such weaponry is crucial to driving back IS insur-gents, who have used armoured vehicles and tanks in their assault.

Hemin Hawrami, a senior offi -cial in the Kurdistan Democratic Party in Iraq, wrote on his Twit-ter feed that peshmerga fi ghters were just a few kilometres from

Kobane and would enter soon. In Iraq, security forces said

they had advanced to within 2km (1.2 miles) of the city of Baiji on Wednesday in a new off ensive to retake the country’s biggest oil refi nery that has been besieged since June by IS.

IS militants have executed at least 46 members of a tribe that fought against them in Iraq’s An-bar province, sources said.

The men from the Albu Nimr tribe were killed in an area over-run by the militants last week north of the town of Heet, a local leader and a doctor said. A police colonel and a leader from the anti-militant Sahwa forces confi rmed the killings, saying they took place on Wednesday. — Agncies

Besieged for more

than a month now,

Kobane’s fate will be

a key test for the US-

led coalition

Parliament rejects Rouhani’s third nominee

DUBAI: Iran’s conservative-dominated parliament rejected President Hassan Rouhani’s third nominee to lead the cov-eted Ministry of Higher Educa-tion, underscoring the diffi cult task he faces in implementing his promised social and politi-cal reforms.

The choice of Minister for Science, Research and Higher Education is sensitive because the ministry sets the ideologi-cal direction for universities, which have been a hotbed of pro-democracy protests and clashes with security forces.

Parliament, where hardliners hold a majority, voted 160 to 79 with seven abstentions to reject Mahmoud Nili Ahmadabadi, Rouhani’s third attempt to fi ll the job since his landslide elec-tion last year on a platform of social and political reforms.

His fi rst choice, Moham-mad Ali Najafi , was dismissed over alleged ties to mass pro-tests. The second nominee, Reza Faraji-Dana, was initially approved but impeached in August, only nine months into his tenure.

Criticised for his no-show in parliament to defend his former minister Faraji-Dana against impeachment, Rouhani made a point of attending Wednesday’s debate to plead for a yes vote, joined by his high profi le foreign minister and nuclear negotiator Mohammad Javad Zarif.

“We are at a very sensitive juncture. Our oil revenue has dropped 30 per cent, insecurity has engulfed the region and we are facing new global challeng-es,” Rouhani told parliament.

“My government is not stub-born. It respects the vote of representatives in parliament. Just mind you that every time there’s been a rift between us, the enemy has jumped in to take advantage.” — Reuters

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Delhi LG to take call ongovernment formation

NEW DELHI: Lt Governor Na-jeeb Jung on Wednesday decided to invite political parties to ex-plore possibility of government formation in Delhi, a day after Supreme Court’s rap over delay in taking a decision on the issue.

Jung, who had come back from abroad on Tuesday, met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday and apprised him of his move to call the parties before

taking a fi nal decision on ending the political uncertainty in Delhi which is under President’s Rule since February after Aam Aadmi Party government’s resignation.

“In view of the President’s ap-proval to explore the possibility of installing a popular government in Delhi, the Lt Governor would be exploring the possibilities with the leaders of all political parties over the next few days,” LG’s offi ce

said. Sources in LG’s offi ce said BJP, the single largest party in the Assembly, may be invited “at the earliest” to know their views on government formation followed by AAP and Congress.

On Tuesday, the Centre in-formed the Supreme Court that President Pranab Mukherjee had accepted a proposal by the LG to invite the BJP to take a shot at the power in Delhi.

Hearing a petition fi led by AAP seeking dissolution of the Assem-bly, a fi ve-judge bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice H. L. Dattu had put the issue on a fast forward mode as it slammed the Centre and the Lt Governor over delay in taking a decision on gov-ernment formation. The case will come up for hearing today again.

The BJP appeared undecided on taking a shot at power even as a number of its senior leaders including party President Amit Shah and Union ministers Nitin

Gadkari and Rajnath Singh were learnt to be in favour of the party forming a government.

Though Delhi BJP leaders maintained that a “fi nal decision” on whether to go for polls or form a government was yet to be tak-en, Union minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday said the party was ready for elections. The AAP and Congress have accused BJP of “running away” from the elec-tions by not taking a decision on whether to end President’s Rule.

Currently BJP, along with ally Akali Dal’s lone MLA, has 29 legis-lators and will require the support of fi ve more MLAs to prove major-ity in the 67-member assembly if it decides to form the government.

The party is hoping of getting support of expelled AAP MLA Vi-nod K. Binny and Independent MLA from Mundka Ramvir Sho-keen in case it decides to form gov-ernment. President’s Rule was im-posed in Delhi on February 17. - PTI

Sources in Lt Governor’s offi ce said BJP,

the single largest party in the Assembly,

may be invited ‘at the earliest’ to know

their views on government formation,

followed by AAP and Congress

‘Declare TMC terrorist party’

KOLKATA: The BJP on Wednes-day urged the Election Commis-sion to declare Trinamool Con-gress as a ‘terrorist party’, upping the ante against the ruling party after political clashes in Birbhum violence left three people dead.

On the eve of a visit of its cen-tral team to Birbhum district, the BJP also alleged that West Ben-gal was fast becoming a “safe ha-ven” of terrorists and anarchists under Trinamool Congress rule, posing a “grave threat” to nation-al security.

MemorandumState BJP president Rahul Sinha made the demand that the TMC be declared a “terrorist party” in a memorandum submitted to the chief electoral offi cer of West

Bengal on the prevailing law and order situation in the state.

Since the victory of TMC in the polls hundreds of people are be-ing murdered in the state,” he al-leged at a news conference.

“Considering the depth of the dangerous situation we will re-quest you to declare All India Tri-namool Congress as a terrorist party as the people of West Ben-gal are not safe from them,” the memorandum said.

“Thousands of cases of rape are being reported. At least 5,000 people of opposition parties were hospitalized,” he alleged.

Separately, BJP vice-president Muktar Abbas Naqvi accused the TMC regime of being lethar-gic in dealing with anti-national activities. - PTI

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LPG rates hiked by Rs3

NEW DELHI: Subsidised cook-ing gas (LPG) rates have been hiked by Rs3 per cylinder after the government raised the commis-sion paid to dealers.

The commission paid to deal-ers was last week hiked by Rs3 per 14.2-kg cylinder to Rs 43.71. Consequently, retail selling price of subsidised LPG too have been increased in the same proportion,

offi cials said. Dealers’ commission was last revised in December 2013 when it was hiked by Rs 3.46 per cylinder to Rs 40.71.

The increase in commission — which as per practice is passed on to consumers — has been eff ected from October 23.

Subsidised LPG in Delhi now costs Rs417 per 14.2-kg cylinder as against Rs 414 previously. - PTI

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clouds development and rain over Al-Hajar mountains and adjoining areas during afternoon while mostly clear skies over rest of the Sultanate. Chances of dust raising over desert and open areas.EXPECTED WIND: Wind will be northeasterly to easterly light to moderate over most of the Sultanate, occasionally fresh along Arabian Sea coast.SEA STATE: Very rough along the southeastern coast with maximum wave height of 5.0 metres and moderate along the Musandam coasts with maximum wave height of 2.0 metres and moderate to rough alonf Oman Sea coast with maximum wave height of 2.5 metres.HORIZONTAL VISIBILITY: Good over most of the Sultanate becoming poor during rain and rising dust. THE NEXT 48 HOURS OUTLOOK: Partly cloudy skies with chances of rain showers along the coastal areas of Arabian Sea. Clear to partly cloudy skies over the Sultanate with chances of convective clouds development and rain with occasional thundershowers over Al-Hajar mountains and adjoining areas during afternoon may extend to coastal areas.

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Government hands 627 names to court in black money case

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NEW DELHI: The Indian govern-ment on Wednesday handed over to Supreme Court a sealed cover containing names of 627 Indians allegedly having black money in a Swiss bank, a day after it was pulled up by the court for not re-vealing all information in the case.

Attorney General Mukul Rohat-

gi submitted the list of people with bank accounts at HSBC in Swit-zerland to the apex court, which fi xed March 31, 2015 as the dead-line to conclude the investigation into the case.

The Supreme Court said that the list will be given to the top of-fi cials of a panel it has set up of re-

tired judges and regulators to map the recovery of black money.

Cover“The court, after hearing the Cen-tre’s arguments, did not open the cover but directed that it should be given to the Special Investiga-tion Team (SIT) probing the case

today itself,” Rohatgi told the me-dia in New Delhi. He also said that more than half of the people in the list are Indian nationals while the rest are Non-Resident Indians. He said that most people named in the list, which was last updated in 2006, have their accounts with the HSBC Bank.

Next hearingThe Supreme Court also directed the government to share the list with the Enforcement Directorate and the Central Bureau of Investiga-tion. The case will be next heard on December 3 after the SIT submits its status report by November 30.

Earlier on Wednesday, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said, “The government is not interested in protecting anybody. We will obey the court orders.”

The previous Congress govern-ment and the new BJP administra-tion have both argued in court that tax treaties with other countries prohibit the disclosure of names till charges are framed.

The judges told the government to present any reservations to its Special Investigation Team (SIT).

“It said we must place the prob-lems before the SIT for further ne-gotiations on treaties and any eco-nomic impact,” said Rohatgi.

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Congress dares BJP government to make all the names publicNEW DELHI: Daring the gov-ernment to make public names of all those having foreign bank ac-counts, Congress on Wednesday alleged that BJP had “befooled” the public on the issue during the election campaign and questioned as to what happened to its prom-ise of bringing back black money.

Slamming the ruling party for making “tall” promises on black money during Lok Sabha polls, Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi said it had vowed to disclose “55,000 accounts” during the election campaign but “even Rs55 has not come in fi ve months” after it came to power. The BJP, however, in-sisted that that the Centre was sincere in its intention to bring back the black money stashed abroad and was eff ectively work-ing in this direction. The Con-gress’ attack on the black money issue came as the Centre placed a list of 627 Indian account holders in HSBC bank, Geneva before the Supreme Court, complying with its direction. “It is wrong for any political party to try to fool the people by taking credit for any-thing. You have been promising as a party in power some 55,000 accounts some nine months in the election campaign. Even Rs 55 has not come in fi ve months. What you have done today is en-tirely on yesterday’s court order,” Singhvi said.

His colleague and Congress leader Manish Tewari said, “Dur-ing the last fi ve years, BJP has been shouting that if they have the names, they will make it public and bring back the black money within 100 days and distribute it among the public. “So, they have to stand by their words. L. K. Advani had come up with an adjourn-ment motion in 2011 on the issue of black money. Therefore, the government should immediately make public all those names.”

Defending the action of pre-senting the names before the apex court, BJP Vice President Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said Gov-ernment is sensitive to the is-sue, is sincere in its actions and is working in this direction ef-fectively. To a question on gov-ernment bowing to the SC order while disclosing names, he said, “It is not a question of bowing down. Our intention is to bring back the black money wherever it is parked in the world.

“There is a legal process and the government is working strongly in this direction.”

Naqvi said the government has been working in this direc-tion right from day one with all sincerity and entered into un-derstanding with other countries and encouraged them to cooper-ate and with SIT.

Disclosure“This resulted in disclosure of some things one after another. The government has respected whatever the court has said and whatever the information the government had, it has given it,” he said.

The apex court on Wednesday asked the SIT in the black money case to go through the list and take appropriate action in ac-cordance with law. - PTI

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MEDIA BRIEFING: Attorney General Mukul Rohatagi talks to the

media at the Supreme Court after a hearing on the black money

case in New Delhi, on Wednesday. - PTI

BLACK MONEY TRAIL November 1991: Swiss magazine Schweizer Illustrierte

names former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi among 14 politicians, alleging he had some $2.2 billion in a Swiss bank account in his name

March 2009: Senior lawyer and BJP leader Ram Jethmalani fi les a PIL seeking Supreme Court’s intervention in bringing back over Rs70,000 crore in black money stashed in tax havens abroad by Indians

February 2011: The BJP-led NDA releases a booklet, Indian Black Money Abroad in Secret Banks and Tax Havens, which contains allegations against Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and her late husband Rajiv Gandhi

July 2011: Supreme Court sets up SIT, to investigate the stashing away of black money in foreign banks and to take steps bringing it back in the country

February 2014: Manmohan Singh says his government shared the opposition’s views on getting back the black money stashed by some Indians in foreign banks

April 2014: Government discloses to the Supreme Court the names of 26 people who had accounts in banks in Liechtenstein

October 2014: The government discloses names of businessmen Pradeep Burman and Pankaj Lodhiya, as well as Timblo Private Limited and its fi ve directors who are said to hold bank accounts abroad - IANS

NEW DELHI: The unearthing of untaxed income Indians have al-legedly stashed away in foreign accounts could add up to $35 billion to the country’s foreign exchange reserves, a Bank of America Mer-rill Lynch (BofA-ML) report said Wednesday.

The report came out the day the govern-ment submitted to the Supreme Court names of 627 people who are holding accounts in foreign banks revealed to it by the French government.

“Reports place Indi-ans’ deposits in Swiss accounts in an astonish-ingly wide range of $2 billion-2 trillion. We have worked with an es-timate of capital fl ight of about $200 billion based on a recent research study,” the Bank of America Merrill Lynch report said.

“If even half of this is unearthed, it could add $30-35 billion (three to four months of current import cover) to forex reserves over time, if taxed at, say, 30-35 per cent,” it added.

The report cites a re-cent study by Raghben-dra Jha and Duc Nguyen Truong of the Australian National University, which estimated India’s total capital fl ight at over $186 billion during 1998-2012. - IANS

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I don’t know about you, but I fi nd dinner conversations often veer in strange directions these days, like the friend telling me the other evening that the terrorists calling themselves Isis or IS could easily dispatch one of their own to West Africa, make sure he contracts

Ebola, then get him onto the London Under-ground or the Paris Metro or the New York sub-way, squeezed up against plenty of other folk at rush hour, and bingo!

“I mean,” he said, “I can’t possibly be the fi rst to have thought of this. It’s easy. They want to commit suicide anyway, right?” Right: We are vulnerable, less safe than we thought.

A mouthful of pasta and on he went about how the time has come to blow up the entire Middle East, it’s done for, fi nished; and how crazy the energy market is right now with some trying to drive down prices in order to make costly Amer-ican shale oil production less viable, which in turn should ensure the United States continues to buy crude from them even now that it has be-come the world’s largest oil producer.

But of course the Russians are not happy about cheap oil, nor are the Iranians, and the bottom line is it’s chaos out there, sharks de-vouring one another. Nothing happens by chance, certainly not a 25 per cent drop in oil prices. Somebody would pay for this plot.

Not so long ago, I struggled to remind my-self, this guy was brimming over with idealism, throwing in a big investment-banking job to go to the Middle East and invest his energies in democratic change, a free press, a new order, bending my ear about how the time had come for the region and his country in particular to join the modern world. Nothing in the Arab ge-nome condemned the region to backwardness, violence and paranoia. His belief was fervid. It was married to deeds. He walked the walk for change. I was full of admiration.

Then a shadow fell over the world: annexa-tions, beheadings, pestilence, Syria, Gaza and the return of the Middle Eastern strongmen. Hope gave way to fever. When Canada is no lon-ger reassuring, it’s all over. We are vulnerable and we are fearful. That is the new zeitgeist, at least in the West. Fanaticism feeds on frustra-tion; and frustration is widespread because life for many is not getting better. People fret.

Come to think of it, our conversation was not

encrypted. How foolish, anybody could be lis-tening in, vacuuming my friend’s dark imagin-ings into some data-storage depot in the Ameri-can desert, to be sifted through by a bunch of spooks who could likely hack into his phone or drum up some charge of plotting against the West by having ideas about the propagation of Ebola. Even the healers are being humiliated and quarantined, punished for their generous humanity, while the humanoid big-data geeks get soda, steak and a condo in Nevada. There were cameras and listening devices every-where. Just look up, look around. It was a mis-take to say anything within range of your phone. Lots of people were vulnerable. Anyone could hack into the software in your car, or the drip at your hospital bed, and make a mess of you.

What has happened? Why this shadow over the dinner table and such strange fears? It seems we have the remorse of Pandora.

The empowering, all-opening, all-devouring technological spirit we have let slip from the box has turned into a monster, giving the killers-for-a-caliphate new powers to recruit, the dictators new means to repress, the spies new means to listen in, the fear mongers new means to spread alarm, the rich new means to get richer at the expense of the middle class, the marketers new means to numb, the tax evaders new means to evade, viruses new means to spread, devices new means to obsess, the rising powers new means to block the war-weary risen, and anxi-ety new means to inhabit the psyche.

Hyper-connection equals isolation after all. What a strange trick, almost funny. The crisis, Antonio Gramsci noted in the long-ago 20th century, “consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born.”

Many people I talk to, and not only over din-ner, have never previously felt so uneasy about the state of the world. There is something in the air, fi n-de-siècle Vienna with Twitter.

Hope, of course, was the one spirit left behind in Pandora’s Box. One of the things in the air of late was a Google executive dropping to earth from the stratosphere, a fall of 135,890 feet, plummeting at speeds of up to 822 miles per hour, and all smiles after his 25-mile tumble. Technology is also liberation. It just doesn’t feel that way right now. The search is on for some-one to dispel foreboding and embody, again, the hope of the world. – The New York Times News Service

We are vulnerable and less safe than ever

We are vulnerable and we are fearful. That is the new zeitgeist, at least in the West. Fanaticism feeds on frustration; and frustration is widespread because life for many is not getting better. People fret. Hope has given way to fever

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The game of altering the content of textbooks has gone on for a very long time in our country. We see it now in Khyber-Pakh-tunkhwa (K-P), where the PTI, under pressure from its coali-

tion partner the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), has agreed to alter the content of school textbooks. This content had been revised under the previous ANP government to make it broader based and to include local heroes like Bacha Khan and Rehman Baba as a part of their history curricu-lum. Under the new changes, all girls depicted in books will be shown wearing dupattas, including minor schoolgirls and the greeting ‘good morning’ will be replaced by ‘Assalamualaikum’. Other recommen-dations made by the JI had included removing images of Christmas cakes, or the Christian cross. It is not quite clear if these have been ac-cepted, but around 18 Islamic verses are, oddly enough, to be inserted in a Chemistry textbook.

While these alterations are questionable given the overall environ-ment in which we live today and the need to create greater tolerance, particularly in K-P, what is most damaging of all is when eff orts are made to change history. The JI demands that references to Raja Dahir and Ranjit Singh be removed from the books have also been accepted. We need to remember that sticking with history and sticking with the facts is crucial. Children must be taught a factual, objective version of the past. Ideological grounds must not be used to alter this. We hope the persons responsible for education in K-P will ensure that is not the case. The PTI government had placed a great deal of emphasis on im-proving education for all in the province. It must now ensure it sticks to this promise and does not give in to pressures to create any kind of misunderstanding about our past in textbooks. Children have been brainwashed for far too long in our country. This process must be end-ed for the sake of truth and for the sake of our future generations. It is imperative that this opportunity be provided to them. – The Express Tribune

Rewriting history

With good reason, Americans are deeply confused about the risks of Ebola. It is a frightening disease, made more so by duelling theories about how best to deal with people arriv-

ing from West Africa and by wildly diff erent messages — based partly on erroneous information given out by New York City offi cials — about whether the doctor who returned to New York from treating patients in Guinea and came down with the disease was or was not a danger to others when he moved around the city. To make matters worse, two ambitious governors — Chris Christie of New Jersey and Andrew Cuomo of New York — fed panic by imposing a new policy of manda-tory quarantines for all health care workers returning from the Ebola-stricken countries of West Africa through John F. Kennedy and New-ark Liberty international airports. There is absolutely no public health justifi cation for mandatory quarantines.

It’s not surprising that they have started to adjust their earlier po-sitions, which seemed politically motivated, as they have come under a barrage of criticism from public health experts for their dangerous overreaction. They now say they will allow health care workers to be confi ned to their own homes, where they will be checked twice a day by public health offi cials. Lost in this grandstanding was one essential point. The danger to the public in New York in the case of Dr. Craig Spencer, who had worked in Guinea for Doctors Without Borders, was close to non-existent. Health experts are virtually unanimous in de-claring that people infected with the virus do not become contagious until after they develop a fever or other symptoms at which time they need to be hospitalised and taken out of circulation. Health care work-ers like Dr. Spencer know that it is in their interest to ensure that — if symptoms do arise — they get care quickly to improve their chances of survival and to reduce the risk of infecting their friends and families. Dr. Spencer reported his temperature promptly when it was a low-grade fever of 100.3 degrees. The problem with a mandatory quaran-tine, even if done at home, is that it can discourage heath care workers from volunteering to fi ght the virus at its source in West Africa. Doc-tors Without Borders, the nongovernmental organization that has led the battle there, typically sends its workers on arduous four- to six-week assignments. The risk of being quarantined for another 21 days upon return has already prompted some people to reduce their length of time in the fi eld and may discourage others from volunteering in the fi rst place. An editorial published Monday in The New England Jour-nal of Medicine cited estimates that tens of thousands of additional volunteers will be needed to control the epidemic and warned that a mandatory 21-day quarantine, for people who are not sick and may never become sick, would be “more destructive than benefi cial.” Poli-cies that will reduce the chances of recruiting additional volunteers — without actually protecting the public — will only make the Ebola crisis worse. - The New York Times News Service

Mandatory quarantines will worsen Ebola crisis

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Drivers using phones while driving cause accidentsThis refers to the letter, Speed is the primary cause of most accidents (October 29). Yes, we are aware that speed thrills but it also kills. However, I beg to diff er with the writer of the letter on the point that in Oman speed is not the only cause of accidents. In fact, theer is another aspect to it — the primary cause of most accidents is the use of mobile phones while driving. I think that speeding becomes the primary cause of accidents when it gets linked with the usage of mobile phones. Most of the drivers lose their concentration and alert-ness while driving when they speak or text while driving. And, when driving at a high speed, this habit turns fatal. If we look into statistics, we could see that more

than 80 per cent of the accidents happen mainly because the driv-ers were using their phones while driving at a high speed. In view of this, the authorities should be fo-cusing more on curbing the use of mobile phones than just control-ling speeding. LateefMuscat

Politics must not mire black money probeThe BJP government in India has made a good beginning by revealing the names of those who have stashed their money in banks abroad. However, this move should not get blurred by selective leakage of names, with a clear political agenda. While some esti-mates put India’s off shore money at $1.4 trillion, the Washington

based think-tank Global Finan-cial Integrity, in a report, put this fi gure at $344 million.Ushadevi SuddapalliRuwi

Indian minorities are an integral part of the nationThis refers to the article, Why is West so concerned about peaceful ways of Indian Muslims? (October 28). Muslims in India are found throughout the country living in perfect harmony with other com-munities. In fact, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is right in saying that Muslims in India are as patriotic as members of other communities. In their love for India, the readiness to fi ght for the country, willingness to sacri-fi ce anything for national security and the development cause, the

Muslims in India are second to none. Suddapalli Bhaskara RaoRuwi

Fresh elections in Delhi is the best option availableA move is under way to invite BJP to form government in Delhi. I feel that such a move is not ethical because it would encourage BJP to go into horse trading. The BJP does not have the numbers to form government in Delhi and it will certainly need help from out-side the party. The Congress will not support BJP’s eff orts and nei-ther will Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The BJP will put money power into use and try to lure MLAs from the Congress and AAP.C. K. ChandraWadi Kabir

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1270 The Seventh Crusade ends by the Treaty of Barbary.

1485 Henry VII of England crowned. 1697 The Treaty of Ryswick ends the

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cut off , surrounded and forced to surrender to General Petrus Joubert’s Boers at Nicholson’s Nek.

1905 The czar of Russia issues the October

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EDUCATIONAL DELEGATION TO LEAVE FOR UAE ON SATURDAYMUSCAT: An educational delegation will leave for Abu Dhabi on Saturday on a four-day offi cial visit to the United Arab Emirates. The visit is within the context of the joint educational cooperation programme. The delegation, comprising a number of headmasters of primary schools in the Sultanate, will visit a number of model schools in the UAE, the public education di-rectorate and will meet the undersecretary of the UAE Ministry of Education and Youth.

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Spain’s Constitutional Court has suspendedreferendum, halting all campaigning andpreparations for vote on independence

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For anyone suff ering from mild depression — who still has an interest in where

Pakistan is going — a bout with the national media, particularly the poisonous electronic ‘tawk shows’, is bound to send him or her reeling downwards into severe de-pression. And there are frighten-ing statistics fl oating around as to the percentage of loyal Pakistanis

who are already mentally affl icted.The Mian of Raiwind some-

what battered and bruised as is his Family Inc. totters along with not an inspiring thought in his head for the country.

He and his Family Inc., together with opposition partner Zardari Inc., are intent upon maintaining the status quo of the worn out, futile ‘system’, as the established political so-called ‘rulers’ have no intention of promoting change in the non-governance in which they both excel. So, what do we have to look forward to — another three to four years of stagnation with no relief in sight?

The opposition has made noises about reducing the terms of the assemblies to four rather than fi ve years, but we can be sure that will die a natural death.

The worst thing about the two alternating political parties and their titular chiefs is their smug-ness and total inability to relate to reality. There cannot be many in the country who have any doubts about the corruption of Sharif and Zardari — people believe that they may have diff erent modes of

amassing wealth at the expense of the national exchequer, the lat-ter by turning the country into an open auction mart; the former with more stealth, more privately, having his own men at every key post, using outmoded fi nancial laws as a cover, with, of course, the Family Inc. sharing in the spoils.

Their known properties and assets, and the knowledge of how they were gained, should be a na-tional disgrace — but no, we put up with it. Yet, on October 11, Mian Sahib blithely stated that “his gov-ernment considered corruption of even a penny haram” and raised his hands to heaven and gave “thanks to Allah that He had saved him and his team from indulging in this evil”.

Stricken dumb, Pakistanis could neither laugh nor cry.

At the PPP rally in Karachi on October 18, when heir apparent Bilawal Zardari was launched upon the country, his father came out with the question as to who is fi nancing Imran Khan and his sit-in and rallies.

Well, that was cheeky consider-ing we all know who was fi nancing

the show in Karachi — the taxpay-ers of the country and the Sindh exchequer.

And the Sindh government had the gall to shut down the city. All very disgraceful, as is the contin-ued illegal occupation by Fortress Zardari of public space and roads in Karachi, which is but another form of corruption.

And yet another form of the same ‘curse’ and ‘poison’, the moral corruption which rather than abating has grown by leaps and bounds, the acceptance of violence and intolerance as a way of life. Former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani seems uncon-cerned and certainly unrepentant that a guard on duty with his son casually murdered a youth on a motorbike, who failed to acknowl-edge the VIP cult.

Then, we have Malala, praised and reviled, and Aasia Bibi with her death sentence, who of late has taken precedence in the inter-national press.

Aasia is yet another victim of the much-misused blasphemy laws, which have claimed many a life. – The Express Tribune

While there is nothing wrong in stressing our social affiliations or groupings or even the primordial loyalties, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to tell us from the well-oiled propaganda machinery

At a recent discussion in the national capital of India, historian Romila Thapar deliv-ered a lecture on a topic that I thought sits

pretty well on our tribe of scribes. Well, here goes the title of that seminar: ‘To Question or not to Question: That is the Question.’

That indeed is the question haunting me — and dare I say very many like me — for quite some time now.

The question assumes an even greater rele-vance in this ‘age of selfi es’.

The profession of pen-pushers has always been associated with the need to question, and question, and question more. But if we are in such complete awe of any person that we jostle for selfi es with them, shall we ever be able to put diffi cult posers to him, or her? Questions, that may unsettle them?

So should journalists be jostling for selfi es with others, whosoever, however high or mighty?

I can already guess some of the questions com-ing my way.

‘What’s wrong about (or with) selfi es? I am a huge fan of this person. He is such an inspiration to me/us? It was such a privilege.’

Picture perfect, I say. But there is a problem here. True, scribes too are part and parcel of the social milieu they come from. And their percep-tions are very much shaped by the social milieu.

It’s also true that the sciences engaged in mapping human behaviour do not ascribe to the theory of 100 per cent objectivity. If the subject of investigation is human behaviour, subjectivity is bound to creep in. But would that imply that the scientist then wan-tonly abandons his primary tools? Can an intelligent observer of human behaviour aff ord to ignore the larger picture? Should they not at least try to main-tain a bare minimum distance from the subject in order to arrive at an objective assessment? After all, one has to observe things from a distance if one wants to present an unbiased picture. Try one must, even if cent per cent detachment from the subject may be an impractical idea.

For journalists, therefore, very much like social scientists, it’s imperative not to look at things from the prism that others have reserved for them.

Selfi es are selfi es. But what about the questions?If we are not supposed to ask questions then

what is this business of high tea with the collective of scribes? Is this journalism? Or, as we all suspect, are we PR guys masquerading as journalists?

We are no longer asking questions. We are churning out ‘truth’ as others want to get it

manufactured through us. That, indeed, is a colossal tragedy.

While there is nothing wrong to stress our social affi liations or groupings or even the pri-mordial loyalties, it’s becoming increasingly diffi cult to tell us from the well-oiled propa-ganda machinery.

And, the way we have been giving our basic journalistic ethos a go-by, whatever we may be left with, we are bound to jostle for those self-ies more often now at the cost of professional pride and competence.

It’s the job of a journalist to inform. It’s not just about taking dictations.

Which brings me to what Romila Thapar was quoted as saying in that New Delhi meet-ing: “There are more academics in existence than ever before but most prefer not to con-front authority even if it debars the path of free thinking. Is this because they wish to pursue knowledge undisturbed or because they are ready to discard knowledge, should authority require them to do so.”

The whole debate here is about the path of free thinking. If we have the liberty of think-ing, then as a natural corollary to that, we also have to have the liberty to ask questions — dif-fi cult questions, questions that make others grope for the exit route.

In the imperfect society that we live in to-day a plethora of questions are begging our attention. So why are we not asking those diffi cult questions?

Have we, in our over-zealousness for selfi es, forgotten to delve deeper into our inner selves and look at things as they are, and not what we have assumed them to be.

And, if we have wilfully chosen to be silent, can we do justice to our profession?

It’s even worse if our silence turns out to be a selective one.

I believe there’s no pressing need yet to write an obit piece on the journalism of courage. But one must confess that the trend in the Indian media these days is forc-ing us to revisit the moot point time and again: to question or not to question?

That, I reiterate, is the question.

The author is the Deputy Editor of Times of Oman. All the views and opinions expressed in the article are solely of the author and do not refl ect those of Times of Oman.

To question or not toquestion, is the question

One of the most shocking ads aired this political season was aimed at a

woman named Robin Hudson. Hudson, 62, is not a congres-sional or Senate candidate. Rather, she is a State Su-preme Court justice in North Carolina, seeking her second eight-year term.

This ad in North Carolina, which aired during the pri-mary season, was a startling. First, the money came from an organisation called Justice for All NC — which, in turn, was funded primarily by the Republican State Leadership Committee. That is to say, it was the kind of money that has fl ooded the political sys-tem and polluted American politics.

And then there was its sub-stance. “We want judges to protect us,” the ad began. The voice-over went on to say that when child molesters sued to stop electronic monitoring, Judge Hudson had “sided with the predators.” It was a classic attack ad.

Not surprisingly, the truth was a bit diff erent. In 2010, the State Supreme Court was asked to rule on whether an electronic-monitoring law could apply to those who had been convicted before it passed. Hudson, in a dissent, wrote that the law could not be applied retroactively.

As it turns out, the ad prob-ably backfi red. “It clearly ex-ceeded all bounds of propriety and accuracy,” said Robert Orr, a former North Carolina Supreme Court justice. Hud-son won her primary and has a good chance of retaining her seat in the election next week.

But her experience is being replicated in many of the 38 states that hold some form of judicial elections.

“We are seeing money re-cords broken all over the country,” said Bert Branden-burg, the executive director of Justice at Stake, which tracks money in judicial elections.

“Right now, we are watch-ing big money being spent in Michigan. We are seeing the same thing in Montana and Ohio. There is even money go-ing into a district court race in Missouri.” He added, “This is the new normal.”

To be sure, the defi nition of big money in a judicial elec-tion is a lot diff erent than big money in a hotly contested Senate race. According to

Alicia Bannon at the Bren-nan Centre for Justice at New York University School of Law, a total of $38.7 million was spent on judicial elections in 2009-10. During the next election cycle, the total rose to $56.4 million.

But that is partly the point. “With a relatively small in-vestment, interest groups have opportunities to shape state courts,” said Bannon. Sure enough, that is exactly what seems to be going on. Americans for Prosperity, fi -nanced by the Koch brothers, has been involved in races in Tennessee and Montana, ac-cording to Brandenburg. And the Republican State Lead-ership Committee started something this year called the Judicial Fairness Initiative, which supports conservative candidates.

In that district court race in Missouri, for instance, Judge Pat Joyce, a 20-year judicial veteran, has been accused in attack ads bought by the Re-publican State Leadership Committee as being a liberal. (“Radical environmental-ists think Joyce is so groovy,” says one ad.) Republicans are spending $100,000 on attack ads and have given another $100,000 to her opponent, a man whose campaign was nearly $13,000 in debt be-fore the Republican money showed up.

It should be obvious why this is a problem. Judges need to be impartial, and that is harder when they have to raise a lot of money from people who are likely to appear be-fore them in court — in order to compete with independent campaign expenditures. An in-fl ux of independent campaign money aimed at one judge can also serve as a warning shot to other judges that they’ll face the same opposition if their rulings aren’t conservative enough. Most of all, it is terri-bly corrosive to the rule of law if people don’t believe in the essential fairness of judges.

Yet there seems to be little doubt that the need to raise money does, in fact, aff ect judges. Joanna Shepherd, a professor at Emory Law, conducted an empirical study that tried to determine whether television attack ads were causing judges to rule against criminal defendants more often.

She found, as she wrote in a report entitled “Skewed Jus-tice,” that “the more TV ads aired during state supreme court judicial elections in a state, the less likely justices are to vote in favor of criminal defendants.”

“There are two hypotheses,” she told me when I called to ask her about the study. “Ei-ther judges are fearful of mak-ing rulings that provide fodder for the ads. Or the TV ads are working and helping get cer-tain judges elected.”

“Either way,” she concluded, “outcomes are changing.” - The

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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court rejected on Wednesday pe-titions seeking to declare the May 2013 general elections null and void. A three-judge bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice Nasirul Mulk, was hearing three petitions, including one fi led by former SC judge Justice Mahmood Akhtar Shahid Siddiqui.

“Thank you, these petitions are dismissed,” the chief justice said to the petitioners after hearing their arguments about the main-tainability of their petitions.

The bench observed that they could not overlook Article 225 of the Constitution, which states that all election matters would

be heard by election tribunals. The chief justice further said that there is no record on whether last year’s elections were rigged, maintaining that allegations are not enough to proceed in this mat-ter.Mulk also objected the fact that the petitioners did not name any parliamentarians as party in

the petition, as they are the ones who would be aff ected by the court’s verdict.

During the hearing, Justice Sid-diqui’s counsel Mian Allah Nawaz submitted the petition, arguing that the 2013 elections are a chal-lenge to the “role and constitu-tional functions of the SC, and the court has the duty and power under Article 184(3) of the Con-stitution to come to the rescue of beleaguered citizens of Pakistan.”

The counsel contended that Ar-ticle 225 is not applicable in this matter. He went on to claim that the ECP purchased defective ink from the Pakistan Council of Sci-entifi c and Industrial Research Laboratories and National Da-tabase and Regulation Author-ity (NADRA), and supplied it to returning offi cers and presiding offi cers for use in polling stations.

The petition also questioned why offi cials of the ECP failed to follow the “statutory pre-requi-sites to the electoral process.”

According to sources, Justice Siddiqui was close to former chief justice Ifi tkhar Chaudhry during his tenure. – In exclusive arrangement with

The Express Tribune

Chief Justice Nasirul

Mulk said there

is no record on

whether last year’s

elections were rigged,

maintaining that

allegations were not

enough to proceed

in this matter VERDICT: The bench observed that they could not overlook Article

225 of the Constitution, which states that all election matters

would be heard by election tribunals. - AFP fi le photo

‘No Afghan cooperation in off ensive against militants’

PESHAWAR: The Pakistani army complained on Wednesday that Afghanistan had failed to co-operate with its ongoing off ensive against Taliban militants in the countries’ border area.

The chief military spokes-man Major General Asim Bajwa said Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Maulana Fazlullah was “operating freely” from across the border in the Afghan provinces of Kunar and Nuristan.

Pakistan launched an operation in June against militant hideouts in the North Waziristan tribal

area, which borders Afghanistan, but Bajwa said the Afghans had refused requests for help.

Zarb-e-Azab operation“We did not get cooperation from Afghanistan that we were expect-ing before launching the Zarb-e-Azab operation,” Bajwa told a press conference.

“We had asked them to dislodge the terrorists, intercept them, kill them or hand over to us, but they (Afghans) were not forthcoming in this cooperation.”

Relations between the two

neighbours are often testy, with both sides accusing the other of either failing to deal eff ectively with militants or of supporting them outright.

More than 1,100 militants and 100 soldiers have been killed since the start of the long-await-ed operation against the Taliban strongholds, Bajwa said. He added that more than 100 militants have surrendered.

It is diffi cult to independently verify the Pakistan army’s num-bers because journalists do not have regular access to the confl ict

zones. Bajwa also said that most of the important areas of North Wa-ziristan had been cleared of mili-tants and described the operation as progressing “successfully”.

Militants ‘roaming freely’ But he complained that Afghan inaction was undermining the operation and the Pakistani mili-tary was concerned at militants “roaming freely” over the border.

“Had we received the coopera-tion of Afghanistan, the eff ect of the operation would have been much better,” he said. - AFP

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Robots to sell espresso machinesTOKYO: Food giant Nestle said on Wednesday that its Japan unit would hire 1,000 robots as sales clerks at stores across the country.

The fi rst batch of the robots—a chatty humanoid called ‘Pepper’ —will report to work by the end of this year at outlets that sell cof-fee capsules and home espresso machines.

“From December, they will start selling coff ee machines for us at big retail stores,” said Nestle Japan spokeswoman Miki Kano.

“We are sure that our customers will enjoy shopping and being en-tertained by robots.”

Pepper—which has already been at work, chatting with customers at wireless giant SoftBank’s out-

lets—has proved an eff ective mar-keting tool for the Japanese mobile carrier, delighting managers who put it to work collecting customer opinions. The 120-centimetre (four-foot) tall robot, which moves on rollers and has what looks like a tablet computer strapped to its chest, was unveiled in June by SoftBank president Masayoshi

Son. He billed it as an “emotional” robot that understands “70 to 80 percent of spontaneous conversa-tions”. — AFP

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Zambian president Sata dies in LondonLUSAKA: Zambia’s President Michael Sata — nicknamed “King Cobra” for his sharp tongue and manner — has died, offi cials said on Wednesday, making his vice-president Africa’s fi rst white head of state in decades.

Sata, 77, died on Tuesday while undergoing treatment in Lon-don’s private King Edward VII hospital for an unspecifi ed illness, the Zambian government said. Vice-President Guy Scott, 70, was named interim leader—making him the fi rst white president of an African nation since FW de Klerk ruled apartheid South Africa more than 20 years ago.

Scott, whose parents were from Scotland, is not eligible to stand in the upcoming presiden-tial election—which must be held within the next 90 days—because of a rule in Zambia’s 1996 consti-tution barring heads of state with foreign parents.

“Dr Scott will act as president of the Republic of Zambia until

the country goes for a presiden-tial by-election” said Defence Minister Edgar Lungu.

Scott issued a statement con-fi rming his temporary promo-tion and the 90-day period for the elections. He added that national mourning for Sata would begin Wednesday. “We will miss our beloved president and comrade,” he said. — AFP

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Bangladesh hardline leader gets death

DHAKA: A Bangladesh court on Wednesday sentenced to death the leader of the country’s larg-est party for war crimes, a long-awaited verdict that triggered vi-olent protests by his supporters.

The war crimes tribunal found Motiur Rahman Nizami, head of the Jamaate Islami party, guilty of mass murder, rape and looting during war in 1971.

Head judge Enayetur Rahim sentenced Nizami to “hang by the neck until his death” for or-chestrating the killing of doctors, intellectuals and others during the confl ict as head of a militia.

“It’s a historic verdict,” chief prosecutor Haider Ali told re-porters outside the packed and heavily guarded court in Dhaka.

Ali said Nizami, Jamaat’s leader since 2000 and a minister in a former Jamaat-allied gov-ernment, led the Al Badr militia “which took part in many hei-nous crimes”.

Security tightenedSecurity was tightened across Bangladesh before the ruling af-ter similar judgements against several of Nizami’s senior lieu-tenants plunged the country into one of its worst crises last year. Jamaat supporters took to the streets in cities and towns to protest against the latest sen-tence, clashing with police and border guards, but it was quiet in the capital.

Around 1,000 Jamaat activists hurled small bombs at offi cers who fi red rubber bullets and tear gas in response in the northwest-ern town of Shibganj, police in-spector Abdus Sabur Khan said, adding that about a dozen people were injured.

Police also fi red rubber bullets and tear gas in the northeastern city of Sylhet to disperse demon-strators, while smaller clashes and protests were reported in more than a dozen other towns and cities. Jamaat, more than a dozen of whose leaders are be-ing tried for war crimes, called a three-day nationwide strike starting Thursday, saying it was “stunned” by the verdict.

Junior home minister Asaduz-zaman Khan said “all sorts of se-curity measures” had been taken across Bangladesh including the deployment of extra police, amid fears the sentence could unleash a new round of bloodletting. Tens of thousands of Jamaat supporters fought with police and more than 500 people died in the earlier unrest and in sub-sequent political violence ahead of disputed polls. — AFP

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dent Michael Sata. – AFP fi les

SENTENCED: Jamaate Islami

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100 buried alive in Sri Lanka mudslide

COLOMBO: More than 100 people were buried alive in a tea-growing region of Sri Lanka on Wednesday as mudslides triggered by monsoon rains washed away their homes on a plantation, disas-ter offi cials said.

One witness spoke of hearing a noise like thunder as part of a mountainside collapsed onto the estate, burying some of the work-ers’ homes in 30 feet (nine metres) of mud and debris.

“What I gathered is that about 100 people have been buried alive,” Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said after visiting the site in the eastern Ko-slanda region.

“There is no chance they could have survived,” said the minister, as other offi cials said 16 people were confi rmed dead.

Hundreds of soldiers, who ini-tially used their hands to dig for survivors, had switched to oper-ating excavators by evening but hopes had faded of fi nding anyone else still alive.

“Anyone buried under the mud has a very slim chance of surviv-ing,” Disaster Management Center spokesman Sarath Kumara said.

Frequent loss of lifeThe annual monsoon brings vital rains for irrigation and electricity generation but also causes frequent loss of life and damage to property. The minister said the search and rescue mission led by troops had now turned into a recovery opera-tion, which they hope to resume at fi rst light on Thursday.

He said using heavy machinery also had to be done carefully be-cause the surrounding hills were

unstable. “Initially we estimated the missing number at 300, but most of them were at school or work,” the minister said.

“We have already started relief operations to provide them with shelter and food. “Even the offi ce where records were kept had been damaged,” the minister said.

The region’s top military offi cial, Major General Mano Perera, said 302 people, including 75 school-children, whose homes were de-stroyed in the mudslide were being looked after at two schools in the same area.

The mudslide hit at a time when most people were at work and chil-dren were already in school, leav-ing the elderly and the very young at home. The military offi cer said about 500 troops had been de-ployed in the area to carry out the search for victims.

Kumara said 16 bodies have so far been recovered from the disaster around 200kilometres (125miles) east of the capital Co-lombo. “We have reports of 140 houses getting washed away in the mudslides,” Kumara added. — AFP

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have survived,

said Disaster

Management

Minister Mahinda

Amaraweera

DISASTER: Residents stand

outside a damaged building at

the site of a landslide caused

by heavy monsoon rains in

Koslanda village in central Sri

Lanka, on Wednesday. – AFP


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Unmanned US rocket bursts into fi reball soon after lift off WALLOPS: Authorities on Wednesday started investigating what made an unmanned US supply rocket explode in a fi reball moments after lifting off from a launch pad in Virginia, destroying supplies and equipment bound for the Interna-tional Space Station.

The 14-story Antares rocket, built and launched by Orbital Sci-ences Corp, blasted off from the

Wallops Flight Facility at 6:22pm (2222GMT) on Tuesday but burst into fl ames moments later, the fi rst disaster since Nasa turned to private operators to run cargo to

the space station. Orbital Sciences stock fell 15.9 per cent to $25.54 on Wednesday. The rocket was carry-ing a Cygnus cargo ship with a 5,000 pound (2,273 kg) payload for the station, a $100 billion research labo-ratory owned and operated by 15 nations that orbits about 260 miles (418 km) above Earth.

The loss of the supply vessel posed no immediate problem for

the orbiting station’s six crew: two from Nasa, one from the European Space Agency and three Russians, offi cials said. “There was no cargo that was absolutely critical to us that was lost on that fl ight. The crew is in no danger,” National Aero-nautics and Space Administration Associate Administrator William Gerstenmaier said. Russia’s Rosko-smos space agency said it was ready

to help ferry extra US cargo to the space station if Nasa requested. The station is overseen by Russia and the United States, whose relations are at a low ebb over the Ukraine crisis. The unmanned Russian Pro-gress supply vehicle launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakh-stan hours after the explosion and the capsule, carrying more than 5,000 pounds of food, fuel and sup-

plies, reached the station at 9:08am (1308 GMT). No one was hurt in the US accident but witnesses said the explosion shook buildings for miles around and described a massive ball of fi re lighting up the evening sky.

In the control room, reaction was a mix of “shock and professional-ism,” said Frank Culbertson, Orbital Executive Vice-President and mis-sion director. — Reuters

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Egypt creating security buffer at Gaza border

ISMALIA (EGYPT): Egypt be-gan clearing residents from its border with the Gaza Strip on Wednesday to create a buff er zone following some of the worst anti-state violence since presi-dent Mohamed Morsi was over-thrown last year.

A day after being ordered by the army to move, many in the area had already packed their be-longings and begun to leave when an announcement from Cairo made the eviction offi cial.

Forcible seizure“If any resident resists leaving the area in a cordial manner, their property ... will be forcibly seized,” read the decree signed by Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb.

General Abdel Fattah Harhour, the governor of increasingly law-less northern Sinai region, told journalists the departing resi-dents would be compensated for their lost homes. Egypt declared a state of emergency after at least 33 security personnel were killed on Friday in two attacks in the Sinai Peninsula, a remote but strategic region bordering Israel, Gaza and the Suez Canal.

It also accelerated plans to cre-ate a 500-metre deep buff er zone by clearing houses and trees and destroying tunnels it says are used to smuggle arms from Gaza to militants in Sinai. — Reuters

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MUSCAT: The public sector should come up with more inno-vative solutions in the services that it is providing to locals, ex-patriates and tourists to attain a higher level of competitiveness, said an Omani offi cial.

“It is universally accepted that innovation in the public sector is imperative for the competi-tiveness of any nation. However, the incentives to innovate in the public sector have been lower, and risks often higher than in the business community,” said His Highness Sayyid Faisal Al Said, Ithraa’s director general of mar-keting and media, at the Oman Competitiveness Forum 2014.

Speakers from the govern-ment and the private sector from around the world discussed methods of driving public sec-tor innovation and effi ciency at the two-day forum, which com-menced yesterday at Al Bustan Hotel under the patronage of Yahya bin Said Al Jabri, chairman

of the Special Economic Zone Au-thority Duqm (Sezad).

Al Said noted that public service innovation may be considered in some cases as an optional extra or an added burden. “This way of thinking has to change,” he said.

“Oman is becoming increasing-ly diverse and sophisticated and along with this, citizens’ demands of their public services are chang-ing. One consequence of this is the expectation that public ser-vices be available 24/7,” said the offi cial at Ithraa, which organised the event.

“The 8am to 3pm availability is no longer acceptable to a family where both parents work, and in-creasingly run much of their lives online. We aim to meet these ex-pectations. Ultimately, our aim is to fi t public services to the citizen, rather than vice versa,” he said.

Day one of the forum ended with a special feature session on competitiveness which was in-cluded in response to the recent World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Index.

“Ithraa organises Oman Com-petitiveness Forum (OCF) each year because we are passionate about Oman’s competitiveness as it has a direct bearing on the wellbeing of our citizens. We rec-ognise that the key role it plays for a country to thrive and make its mark in today’s fast-changing world. This feature session will explore how competitiveness is achieved as well as what it means,” stated Al Said.

The Sultanate was ranked 46th out of 144 global economies in the 2014-15 Global Competitiveness Report, dropping 13 places from last year. Restrictive labour regu-lations, inadequately educated workforce, ineffi cient bureau-cracy and poor work ethics were some of the problematic factors raised in the survey.

Public sector should

come up with

innovative solutions

in the services that

it is providing to

attain a higher level

of competitiveness,

said an Ithraa offi cial

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ADDRESS: Speakers from the government and the private sector

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innovation and effi ciency at the two-day Oman Competitiveness

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MUSCAT: Oman recorded the lowest infl ation of 1.06 per cent among the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states, which witnessed annual infl ation rates ranging between 1.06 per cent and 3.8 per cent by the end of August 2014, according to a re-cent report by the Statistical Cen-tre for the Cooperation Council for the Arab Countries of the Gulf .

While Qatar’s infl ation was the highest, recording an increase of 3.8 per cent in prices compared to August 2013, Bahrain followed with 3.1 per cent and Saudi Ara-bia registered 2.8 per cent, while Kuwait with 2.71 per cent and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with 2.42 per cent made up the rest.

The GCC Stat infl ation report notes that when compared to July 2014, on a month-by-month basis infl ation rates rose by 0.7 per cent in Qatar, 0.4 per cent in both Saudi Arabia and the UAE, 0.25 per cent in Oman and 0.1 per cent in Bah-

rain with Kuwait registering 0.08 per cent rise.

Housing and utilityHighlighting the main groups in the GCC consumer price index (CPI) that registered the highest degree of annual infl ation, the re-port recorded an increase of 12.42 per cent in tobacco prices in Ku-wait, while prices in the recrea-tion and culture category rose by 10.9 per cent in Saudi Arabia.

Qatar and Bahrain registered a rise of the housing and utility prices by 7.9 per cent and 5.4 per cent respectively.

Meanwhile, prices of furniture and household goods in the Sul-tanate of Oman went up by 7.24 per cent, whereas miscellaneous goods and services in the UAE in-creased by 5.09 per cent.

Food and beverage prices in-creased across the GCC by August 2014, where the annual infl ation rates in this category increased

by 2.5 per cent in Saudi Arabia, 2.1 per cent in Bahrain 2.06 per cent in the UAE and 1.82 per cent in Kuwait. Oman and Qatar showed an increase of 1.51 per cent and 1.2 per cent, respectively.

On the other hand, August in-fl ation rates decreased for other recording categories when com-

pared to the same month of last year. Communication costs in Kuwait decreased by 0.69 per cent, while clothing and footwear prices in Oman and the UAE fell by 1.19 per cent and 0.28 per cent respectively.

Household goodsIn Bahrain, prices of furniture and household goods decreased slightly by 0.1 per cent. In con-trast, neither Saudi Arabia nor Qatar registered any decrease in any of the recording categories through to August 2014.

General indicators showed that housing and utility prices in-creased the most among all Gulf Cooperation Council member states, registering a rise of 7.9 per cent in Qatar, 5.4 per cent in Bah-rain, 4.39 per cent in Kuwait and 3.1 per cent in Saudi Arabia.

It also showed an increase of 2.87 per cent in the UAE and 0.72 per cent in Oman.

Oman recorded the

lowest infl ation rate

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highest infl ation

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infl ation rates in this category increased by 2.5% in Saudi Arabia,

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Electricity Holding staff to present papers at conferenceTimes News Service

MUSCAT: Employees of the Electricity Holding Group will present papers and case studies at the Knowledge Sharing Confer-ence 2014, with a focus on human resources, customer services, as-set management, health and safe-ty and communication.

Additionally, the conference will feature high-profi le local and international speakers that will provide further insights and in-dustry’s best practices. Over 300 Electricity Holding Group’s em-ployees will attend the event.

Yahya bin Said Al Jabri, chair-man of Special Economic Zone of Al Duqm will be the chief guest at the Knowledge Sharing Confer-ence 2014 opening ceremony on November 2 at the Shangri-la’s Barr Al Jissah Resort& Spa.

The conference forms part of the group’s key activities to en-courage knowledge and best prac-tice sharing to enhance business performance, promote innova-

tion and develop technical and human resources capabilities to improve the quality of service de-livery across the group.

Mohammed bin Abdulah Al Mahrouqi, chairman of Electric-

ity Holding Company and chair-man of the Public Authority for Electricity and Water; Eng. Omar bin Khalfan Al wahaibi, chief executive offi cer of the Electricity Holding Group and the conference chairman with over 20 guests including the Electricity Holding Group board members will be present.

Local sponsorsThe knowledge shearing confer-ence will be sponsored locally and internationally by Voltump, Siemens, Lucy Electric, Glob-al Chemical & Maintenance, Rukun AL Yaqeen International, Oman Cable, United Engineer-ing Company, GDF Suez, ACWA Power, Al Habib, Energoproject Entel and OIFC.

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CHIEF GUEST: Yahya bin Said Al

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MARKETT H U R S DAY, O C TO B E R 3 0, 2 0 1 4

MSM index closes flat

MUSCAT: The MSM 30 Index closed relatively fl at at 6,979.23 points, marginally down by 0.03 per cent. The MSM Shariah in-dex increased by 0.04 per cent to close at 1,040.95 points.

Al Anwar Holding was the most active in terms of volume as well as turnover. The top gainer of the day was Al Hassan Engi-neering, up by 5.79 per cent, while Dhofar Cattlefeed, down by 4.64 per cent, was the top loser.

Altogether 1,744 trades were executed in the day’s session gen-erating a turnover of OMR13.4 million with more than 37.2 mil-lion shares changing hands. Out of 53 traded stocks, 24 advanced, 11 declined and 18 remained un-changed. Foreign investors re-mained net buyers to the tune of OMR2.5 million worth of shares, while Omani investors were the net sellers at OMR2.2 million fol-lowed by GCC & Arab investors,

who sold stocks amounting to OMR268,000.

The fi nancial Index closed with gains at 8,479.54 points, up by 0.21 per cent. Al Anwar Hold-ing, Oman & Emirates Holding, DBIH, Al Madina Takaful and Al Sharqia Investments increased by 4.86 per cent, 3.55 per cent, 2.47 per cent, 2.06 per cent and 1.72 per cent respectively. Ahli Bank, National Bank of Oman and Bank Sohar decreased by 1.83 per cent, 1.09 per cent and 0.90 per cent respectively.

Industrial Index was up by 0.34 per cent to close at 9,533.92 points, down by 0.13 per cent. Al Hassan Engineering, Construc-tion Materials, Voltamp Energy, Oman Fisheries and Galfar En-gineering increased by 5.79 per cent, 4 per cent, 1.46 per cent, 1.37 per cent and 1.21 per cent re-spectively. Dhofar Cattlefeed and Oman Cements fell. – United Securities

The top gainer was Al Hassan Engineering,

up by 5.79 per cent, while Dhofar Cattlefeed,

down by 4.64 per cent, lost the most

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SHARE PRICE BULLETIN FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29

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

Security Name .................................................... Volume .....Turnover ... Trades ......... High .........Low ..........Close ......... Prev. .......... Diff . ............ Diff .............Last ..........Last ............ Last ................ Market Cap .........Par........................................................................................................................................................................................ Pr. ............ Close ........... RO ............... % .................Pr ..............Bid ............ Off er ............................................value

AL ANWAR HOLDING ................................. 12,257,071 ........3,703,396............ 561 ............0.308 ......... 0.297 ............0.302 ............ 0.288 ............ 0.014 ............. 4.861 ............. 0.304 ............0.304 ............. 0.306 ............... 39,411,000.000 ......0.100OMAN AND EMIRATES INV. HOLDING ...........4,291,312 ........... 752,126............237 ............ 0.178 .......... 0.172 ............ 0.175 ..............0.169 ............ 0.006 .............3.550 ..............0.175 ............ 0.175 ..............0.176 ............... 21,328,125.000 ......0.100AL SHARQIA INVESTMENT HOLDING ...........1,011,855 ............179,401.............. 56 ............0.180.......... 0.176 ............ 0.177..............0.174 ............ 0.003 ............. 1.724 ...............0.176 ............ 0.176 ..............0.179 ............... 15,314,040.000 ......0.100GULF INVESTMENT SERVICES .......................309,232 ............. 60,689.............. 46 ............ 0.197 .......... 0.195 ............ 0.196 .............0.193 ............ 0.003 ............. 1.554...............0.195 ............ 0.194 ..............0.195 ................11,533,270.532 ......0.100OMAN UNITED INSURANCE ............................. 98,000 ............. 39,903...............15 ............0.408 ......... 0.404 ............0.408 ............ 0.402 ............ 0.006 ............. 1.493.............. 0.408 ............ 0.406 ............. 0.408 ..............40,800,000.000 ......0.100VOLTAMP ENERGY .............................................. 7,190 ................2,985............... 11 ............0.420 ......... 0.410 ............ 0.416..............0.410 ............ 0.006 ............. 1.463.............. 0.420 ............ 0.414 ............. 0.420 ...............25,168,000.000 ......0.100AL MADINA INVESTMENT .................................84,727 ................6,574.................7 ............0.078 ......... 0.077 ............0.078 .............0.077 ............ 0.001 ............. 1.299 ............. 0.077 ............ 0.078 ..............0.079 ................ 16,157,807.952 ......0.100GALFAR ENGINEERING AND CON. ......................76,507 ..............12,780...............16 ............ 0.168 .......... 0.163 ............ 0.167..............0.165 ............ 0.002 ............. 1.212 ...............0.165 ............ 0.164 ..............0.165 .............. 44,024,333.087 ......0.100ONIC. HOLDING ...............................................423,554 ........... 158,893.............. 50 ............0.380 ......... 0.372 ............ 0.376 .............0.372 ............ 0.004 ............. 1.075 .............. 0.378 ............ 0.378 ............. 0.380 ...............65,207,142.000 ......0.100OMAN INVESTMENT AND FINANCE ........... 1,704,055 ...........369,542...............81 ............0.220 ......... 0.214 ............ 0.217 .............0.215 ............ 0.002 .............0.930 ..............0.215 ............ 0.214 ..............0.215 .............. 43,400,000.000 ......0.100OMINVEST ....................................................... 68,300 ............. 29,663...............17 ............0.438 ......... 0.430 ............0.434 .............0.430 ............ 0.004 .............0.930 ............. 0.430 ............ 0.426 ............. 0.430 .............146,146,462.000 ......0.100DHOFAR INT.DEV.AND INV. HOLD. .........................14,325 .................7,621.................5 ............0.532 ......... 0.532 ............0.532 .............0.528 ............ 0.004 ............. 0.758.............. 0.532 ............ 0.532 ..............0.536 .............117,040,000.000 ......0.100NATIONAL GAS ..................................................49,873 .............. 30,131...............17 ............0.608 ......... 0.604 ............0.604 ............ 0.600 ............ 0.004 .............0.667 ............. 0.604 ............ 0.600 ............. 0.608 ................27,519,094.056 ......0.100BANK MUSCAT ...............................................596,904 ...........415,444.............. 29 ............0.700 ......... 0.692 ............0.696 .............0.692 ............ 0.004 .............0.578 ............. 0.700 ............ 0.696 ..............0.700 .......... 1,519,150,978.848 ......0.100AL JAZEERA STEEL PRODUCTS ............................. 8,120 ................ 3,763.................3 ............0.464 ......... 0.462 ............0.464 .............0.462 ............ 0.002 .............0.433 ............. 0.464 ............ 0.462 ..............0.470 ............... 57,952,653.440 ......0.100SHELL OMAN MARKETING .................................6,950 ..............14,074.................2 ............2.025 ......... 2.025 ............2.025 ............ 2.020............ 0.005 .............0.248 ............. 2.025 ............ 2.025 ............. 2.200............ 192,375,000.000 ......0.100RAYSUT CEMENT ...........................................320,596 ...........672,252.............. 25 ............2.100 ......... 2.090 ............2.095 ............ 2.090 ............ 0.005 .............0.239 ............. 2.100 ............ 2.100 ..............2.150 ............419,000,000.000 ......0.100ACWA POWER BARKA ............................................. 500 ................... 368................. 1 ............ 0.736.......... 0.736 ............ 0.736 .............0.736 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ..............0.736 ............ 0.736 ..............0.740 ............. 117,760,000.000 ......0.100AL ANWAR CERAMIC TILES ............................... 48,233 ............. 25,469.................7 ............0.530 ......... 0.528 ............0.528 .............0.528 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.528 ............ 0.524 ..............0.528 ............ 130,334,020.080 ......0.100AL JAZEERA SERVICES .................................... 171,000 ..............63,612...............16 ............0.372 ......... 0.372 ............0.372 .............0.372 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.372 ............ 0.370 ..............0.372 ................22,767,989.556 ......0.100AL OMANIYA FINANCIAL SER. ............................ 80,493 ............. 26,563.................3 ............0.330 ......... 0.330 ............0.330 .............0.330 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.330 ............0.000 ............. 0.344 ................75,793,979.910 ......0.100ASAFFA FOODS ........................................................200 ................... 182.................2 ............0.908 ......... 0.908 ............0.908 ............ 0.908 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.908 ............0.900 ............. 0.908 ............108,960,000.000 ......0.100GLOBAL FINANCIAL INVESTMENT ............. 2,276,000 ...........283,096.............. 20 ............ 0.126.......... 0.124 ............ 0.124 .............0.124 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.124 ............ 0.122 ..............0.124 ..............24,800,000.000 ......0.100GULF INTERNATIONAL CHEMICALS .................88,301 .............. 17,823.............. 22 ............0.202 ......... 0.200 ............0.202 ............ 0.202............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.202 ............ 0.201 ............. 0.202 ................ 4,242,000.000 ......0.100NATIONAL ALUMINIUM PRODUCTS ................. 85,000 ..............23,125.................5 ............0.273 ......... 0.272 ............0.272 .............0.272 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.272 ............ 0.270 ..............0.272 ..................9,131,434.400 ......0.100OMAN CABLES INDUSTRY .................................. 16,748 ............. 40,028.................5 ............2.390 ......... 2.390 ............2.390 ............ 2.390 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 2.390 ............0.000 ............. 2.380 ............ 214,383,000.000 ......0.100OMAN OIL MARKETING .......................................... 950 ................ 2,119................. 1 ............2.230 ......... 2.230 ............2.245 ............ 2.245 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 2.230 ............ 2.230 ............. 2.260 .............137,562,375.000 ......0.100OOREDOO .................................................... 3,253,185 ........ 2,160,115.............. 48 ............0.664 ......... 0.664 ............0.664 .............0.664 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.664 ............ 0.660 ..............0.664 ............ 432,226,968.720 ......0.100SALALAH MILLS ...................................................8,405 ..............12,187.................6 ............ 1.450 .......... 1.450 ............ 1.450 .............1.450 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ..............1.450 ............ 1.480 ..............1.500 .............. 69,836,442.800 ......0.100SMN POWER HOLDING ..................................... 50,247 ..............33,163................. 1 ............0.660 ......... 0.660 ............0.660 .............0.660 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.660 ............ 0.660 ............. 0.000 ............. 131,759,496.000 ......0.100SOHAR POWER .................................................... 1,590 ................... 582................. 1 ............0.366 ......... 0.366 ............0.366 .............0.366 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.366 ............ 0.366 ............. 0.390 ...............80,889,660.000 ......0.100OMAN TELECOMMUNICATION ...................1,417,436 ........2,354,189.............. 55 ............ 1.670 .......... 1.655 ............ 1.660 .............1.665 ........... -0.005 ...........-0.300 .............1.655 ............ 1.650 ..............1.655 ........ 1,245,000,000.000 ......0.100RENAISSANCE SERVICES .................................. 70,890 ............. 43,665...............13 ............ 0.616 .......... 0.612 ............ 0.616............. 0.620 ........... -0.004 ........... -0.645..............0.616 ............ 0.600 ..............0.616 ..............173,770,183.664 ......0.100BANK SOHAR ............................................... 1,251,394 ...........274,433.............. 57 ............0.221.......... 0.218 ............ 0.219 .............0.221 ........... -0.002 ........... -0.905 ............ 0.218 ............ 0.218 ............. 0.220 ............250,536,000.000 ......0.100NATIONAL BANK OF OMAN .............................820,000 ........... 299,122.............. 27 ............0.370 ......... 0.360 ............0.364 .............0.368 ........... -0.004 ........... -1.087 ............. 0.366 ............ 0.360 ..............0.366 ............ 443,653,210.000 ......0.100OMAN CEMENT .............................................. 261,111 ............186,951...............18 ............0.720 ......... 0.712 ............ 0.716 ..............0.724 ........... -0.008 ........... -1.105 ..............0.716 ............ 0.716 ..............0.724 ............236,904,860.360 ......0.100ALMAHA PETROLEUM PRODUCTS MAR. ............. 9,130 .............22,444.................5 ............2.490 ......... 2.450 ............2.460 ............ 2.490 ........... -0.030 ........... -1.205 ............. 2.475 ............ 2.460 ..............2.485 .............169,740,000.000 ......0.100AHLI BANK .................................................. 2,128,500 ........... 457,648.............. 25 ............ 0.219.......... 0.215 ............ 0.215..............0.219 ........... -0.004 ........... -1.826 ..............0.215 ............ 0.213 ..............0.215 .............278,529,791.860 ......0.100DHOFAR CATTLE FEED ..................................... 10,000 ................ 1,850................. 1 ............ 0.185 .......... 0.185 ............ 0.185..............0.194 ........... -0.009 ........... -4.639 .............0.185 ............ 0.185 ..............0.189 .............. 14,245,000.000 ......0.100SUM: ............................................................................... 33,377,884 ......12,787,970......... 1,517 .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ......................39.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

PARALLEL MARKET .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

AL HASSAN ENGINEERING ..............................136,517 ..............17,406...............18 ............0.130.......... 0.123 ............ 0.128 .............0.121 ............ 0.007 ............. 5.785 ...............0.123 ............ 0.123 ..............0.126 .................9,626,624.000 ......0.100CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IND. ......................65,981 ................ 3,410.................5 ............0.052 ......... 0.050 ............0.052 .............0.050 ............ 0.002 .............4.000 ............. 0.052 ............ 0.050 ..............0.052 ................ 4,420,000.000 ......0.100AL BATINAH DEV. INV. HOLDING .......................... 47,000 ................ 7,796...............12 ............ 0.169 .......... 0.162 ............ 0.166 .............0.162 ............ 0.004 .............2.469 ..............0.169 ............ 0.165 ..............0.169 ................ 4,980,000.000 ......0.100AL MADINA TAKAFUL ..................................... 107,300 ..............10,633.............. 20 ............0.100 ......... 0.099 ............0.099 .............0.097 ............ 0.002 .............2.062 ............. 0.099 ............ 0.098 ..............0.099 ............... 17,325,000.000 ......0.100OMAN FISHERIES ............................................. 72,000 ................5,346...............12 ............0.075 ......... 0.072 ............ 0.074 .............0.073 ............ 0.001 ............. 1.370.............. 0.075 ............ 0.075 ..............0.076 .................9,250,000.000 ......0.100SEMBCORP SALALAH ....................................... 60,234 ............141,551...............17 ............2.375 ......... 2.350 ............2.350 .............2.325 ............ 0.025 ............. 1.075 .............. 2.350 ............ 2.330 ............. 2.350 ............224,324,408.250 ......1.000BANK NIZWA ...............................................1,154,000 ........... 101,552...............21 ............0.088 ......... 0.088 ............0.088 .............0.088 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.088 ............ 0.087 ..............0.088 ............132,000,000.000 ......0.100COMPUTER STATIONERY IND. ................................. 100 ......................25................. 1 ............0.250 ......... 0.250 ............0.254 ............ 0.254 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 0.250 ............ 0.250 ............. 0.000 .................2,540,000.000 ......0.100OMAN REFRESHMENT .......................................8,549 ............. 20,945.................2 ............2.450 ......... 2.450 ............2.450 .............2.450 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 2.450 ............ 2.450 ............. 0.000 ............122,500,000.000 ......0.100SHARQIYAH DESALINATION ................................... 642 ................2,825................. 1 ............4.400 ......... 4.400 ............4.400 ............ 4.400............ 0.000 .............0.000 ............. 4.400 ............4.400 ............. 0.000 ...............28,688,633.600 ......1.000AL BATINAH POWER ....................................... 533,333 ............. 96,455.............. 52 ............ 0.182.......... 0.180 ............ 0.181 ..............0.182 ............-0.001 ........... -0.549 ............ 0.180 ............ 0.179 ..............0.180 .............122,154,624.830 ......0.100AL SUWADI POWER ......................................... 668,571 ........... 120,568.............. 57 ............0.182.......... 0.180 ............ 0.180 .............0.182 ........... -0.002 ........... -1.099 ............. 0.180 ............ 0.180 ..............0.181 ............. 128,593,141.200 ......0.100MUSCAT GASES ................................................. 11,723 ................ 9,941.................3 ............0.848 ......... 0.848 ............0.848 ............ 0.860 ............-0.012 ........... -1.395 ............. 0.848 ............0.000 ............. 0.848 .............. 25,440,000.000 ......0.100SUM: ................................................................................. 2,865,950 ...........538,452............ 221 .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ...................... 13.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

BONDS MARKET .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. RENAISSANCE SERVICES BONDS3.75.............1,005,000 ............115,575.................6 ............ 0.115 ...........0.115............. 0.115 ..............0.110 ............ 0.005 .............4.545 ..............0.115 .............0.115...............0.150 ...............48,661,292.970 ......0.100SUM: ..................................................................................1,005,000 ............115,575.................6 .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. .........................1.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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INDICESIndex .................................................High .................Low ..................... Value ............... Prev . Value.......... Diff ...............Diff %MSM30 Index ........................................6,989.13 ...............6,979.19 ................... 6,979.23 ................... 6,981.08 ...................-1.85 .................. -0.03Financial Index .................................... 8,493.52 ...............8,471.37 ................... 8,479.54 ...................8,462.14 .................. 17.40 ................... 0.21Industrial Index ....................................9,537.04 ............... 9,501.78 ................... 9,533.92 ................... 9,501.78 ..................32.14 ...................0.34Services Index ....................................... 3,667.41 ...............3,659.04 ................... 3,659.30 ................... 3,660.81 ...................-1.51 .................. -0.04MSM SHARIAH INDEX....................1,041.47 ............... 1,039.81 ................... 1,040.95 ...................1,040.58 ....................0.37 ...................0.04

Trading SummaryVolume ................ Turnover ..........Trades .............. Market Cap............. Up ............Down ............. Equal .........Sec. Traded37,248,834 ............... 13,441,997 ..................1,744 ................ 15,014,747,103 ................24 ......................11 .................... 18 .........................53

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Bank Muscat’s Islamic unit plans maiden sukuk in 2015DUBAI: The Islamic unit of Bank Muscat, Oman’s largest bank, plans to tap the Islamic bond market in the fi rst quarter of next year, in what would be the fi rst sukuk sale by a bank in the country, a bank offi cial said on Wednesday. The lender has re-ceived regulatory approval for the

issue, which would help fund its expansion, said Sulaiman Al Har-thy, group GM of Meethaq, Bank Muscat’s Islamic operation.

A size for the issue has yet to be determined, but it would fall under a OMR500 million ($1.3 billion) sukuk programme which the bank’s shareholders approved

in March this year, Harthy said at an industry conference in Dubai.

Bank Muscat is one of several Omani conventional banks which off er Islamic fi nance through stand-alone units; two full-fl edged Islamic banks started op-erations last year, Al Izz Islamic Bank and Bank Nizwa. – Reuters

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MUMBAI: Indian markets on Wednesday soared to over fi ve-week highs with Sensex reclaim-ing 27,000-mark and Nifty inching closer to 8,100-level on the back of gains in metal and auto shares in line with a buoyant global trend ahead of United States Federal Re-serve’s policy meeting outcome.

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ISG crowned X-Quiz-Itz champions

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MUSCAT: Indian School Al Ghu-bra (ISG) clinched the second edi-tion of X-Quiz-Itz champion's tro-phy after they convincingly won the inter-school quiz competition organised by the Muscat Codex team at the Le Grand Hall of Al Falaj Hotel.

Rupesh Debnath and Adithya Chandrashekar from ISG who held the lead from the start were crowned champions followed by D. Krishnamurthy and Balabhaskar Ashok from Indian School Darsait who were declared runner-up and

Dhruv Warrior and Vigneshwar K. R. from Indian School Muscat who took the third place.

Heavily relying on their audio and visual presentation, the Mus-cat Codex team got everybody in-cluding a packed audience on the edge of their seat till the last round. The entire theme of the quiz was around the Avengers movie from the Marvel franchise.

As many as 16 participants from eight school teams — Indian School Muscat, Indian School Al

Ghubra, Indian School Darsait, Indian School Seeb, Indian School Wadi Kabir, Bangladesh School Muscat, Pakistan School Muscat and Sri Lankan School Muscat — reached the fi nals of the quiz after a marathon run of prelims held in these schools. The quiz that spanned seven rounds was a visual treat to the audience.

According to Hala Jamal, quiz-master and the brain behind X-Quiz-Itz, the inter-school quiz by Muscat Codex provides a perfect

learning platform for the students when they participate in major quiz competitions such as the Times of Oman quiz. “This is more or less a learning ground for these students and I am sure our quiz contest will certainly help them while they take part in major quiz competitions,” said Hala.

School champions“In a sense all of these fi nalists are champions in every right. The rea-son I use the term school champi-

ons is because we witnessed them while the prelims and semifi nals were taking place.

"They have the capacity to sit down and qualify through a writ-ten prelim and they showed tenac-ity and extreme confi dence to be able to think on their feet and go for the answer," added Hala.

The fi rst prize winners Rupesh and Adhithya won two return tick-ets courtesy of Jet Airways.

The 'Best Cheering Squad' com-petition gained a lot of attention

during the prelims, as children turned up in numbers to support their school teams. Indian School Darsait students were selected as the best cheering team for the event winning themselves Tabs from Turbonet to take home.

Like the team promised, they gave away audience prizes which included android powered tabs from TurboNet, vouchers from Al Aktham Restaurant and City Cinema vouchers.

Muscat Codex team comprising Hala, Midhun Thomas, Midhun Mukund, Fayas Fazil, Anush Iyer and Ajith Raveendran organised the quiz contest.

Creative Partners of the event were Habib Salem Electricals, Green Ghubra Printing Press, Al Ajwakh Trading and Sanat Trad-ing. The sponsors for the event were Jet Airways, Turbonet, Happy Center, Sea Pearls, Al Ha-reeb, AAK Partners, Badr Al Sa-maa, Zahrat Tarding, JMT, Selex, KIMS, Al Namaani Cargo, City Cinema, Al Aktham Restaurant, Dream Flower Shopping Centre and Sahban United.

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Last two days to benefi t from Audi's ‘month of quattro’ off erMUSCAT: Audi Oman had re-cently announced a promotion in keeping with the brand’s tagline 'Claim your land of quattro' that celebrates the brand’s innovative all-wheel drive technology — quat-tro. Audi Oman urges patrons to visit their showrooms and avail of the fantastic ‘month of quattro’ of-fer that comes to a close tomorrow, says a press release.

Audi quattro is the top-selling luxury all-wheel drive system in the world, providing superior trac-tion and handling and a balanced drive no matter the road condition.

Expedition partner Audi Oman’s promotion is linked to Audi’s ‘Land of quattro’ global campaign that showcases the unique beauty of countries around the world. Now in Oman, and dur-ing the month of quattro, Audi is

on a quest to discover and promote the most exciting hidden trails — and urges one and all to be its ex-pedition partner.

“Audi is the only premium manufacturer to off er all-wheel drive on every one of its models.

Under the Audi Oman promotion all those planning to buy their dream Audi can now do so and enjoy a free fi ve-year unlimited mileage warranty plan, free fi ve-year/105,000km maintenance plan, free fi ve-year/105,000km

service plan, free fi ve-year road-side assistance and free registra-tion. For further details one can log onto www.audi-me.com/land-ofquattro,” said Ahmed Shareifi , general manager, Audi Oman.

Audi quattro has been a part of the brand’s DNA for over 30 years and is core to the performance and design of Audi vehicles.

With this new special promo-tion, Audi aims to celebrate its pioneer technology and continual commitment to its development, while increasing Audi’s brand im-age and awareness, particularly the all-wheel drive experience.

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Infi niti is fastest growing premium car brand in MEMUSCAT: Infi niti has become the fastest growing premium car brand in the Middle East. For the fi rst half of Fiscal Year 2014 (April-September), sales grew by 30 per cent culminating in a 6.25 per cent market share in Septem-ber. Sales have been boosted with the arrival of the all-new Q50, substantial gains in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and UAE, and In-fi niti’s popular and strong SUV line-up, says a press release.

Highlights of the gains of the fi rst half of the year include:• Infi niti sales up 30 per cent in a market growing by 14.6 per cent• UAE leads growth with 41 per cent gain • All-new Q50 makes strong con-tribution• Demand for QX60, QX70 & QX80 remains buoyant

• QX70S Elite Sport brings fresh appeal to the iconic QX70 range

“Infi niti recognises the Middle East as a key strategic market and we are demonstrating our com-mitment to the region through expansion of the network and product range. In fi nancial year 2014 we have already substan-tially increased our off ering in the KSA and introduced the all-new Q50 with three engine options. These elements have helped us to further deliver the Infi niti brand promise and achieve the highest Infi niti share of any market in the world,” said Juergen Schmitz, MD, Infi niti ME.

In the next fi ve years, Infi niti’s expansion plan is set to increase its global model range by 60 per-cent and more than double the number of its powertrains.

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Dutch ambassador visits WCAS, highlights

higher education prospects in Netherlands

MUSCAT: Barbara Joziasse, Am-bassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Oman recently visited Waljat College of Applied Sciences (WCAS) and delivered a lecture on the topic 'Higher educa-tion prospects in the Netherlands'.

She was accompanied by Louma Al Atassi, General Aff airs Offi cer, and Marieke van Oversteeg from the embassy. The event was organ-ised under the auspices of College-International Interactions Initia-tive, says a press release.

The ambassador was briefed about the activities of WCAS af-ter her reception at college by the Dean, Dr Mohan Varma and the topics of mutual interest were discussed. She informed them about her country's collabora-tions and joint ventures in the Sultanate of Oman.

The ambassador started her in-teractive presentation by briefl y giving an overview of Netherlands, its strengths and its strong cultural and bilateral trade and maritime ties with Oman. She highlighted her country’s innovative approaches, areas of growth and international position it enjoys in some key areas of economy, diff erent technological advancements being used in vari-ous sectors like aviation, manufac-turing, agriculture, port manage-ment etc. She spoke about hi-tech areas being used in Business and Research and development activi-ties. She mentioned that around 81,000 (30%) of the students study-ing in Netherlands are internation-al students which is much higher as compared globally. She also spoke about various areas where Nether-lands has international rankings.

The Dutch ambassador also shared information about diff er-ent links and websites where in-formation can be found out about diff erent universities and colleges in Netherlands for pursuing Mas-ter and Doctoral programmes, eligibility criteria of admission, scholarship opportunities, intern-ship and job prospects, procedure and processes related to Visa, etc.

She appreciated the eff orts made by WCAS in off ering quality inter-national academic programmes in engineering, IT and management. She was particularly impressed by the large number of female stu-dents present in the audience.

The session came to close after a question and answer session and vote of thanks by Dr G. P. Mishra, associate professor, Department of Management.

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Women urged to take breast cancer seriouslyMUSCAT: October is dedicat-ed as breast cancer awareness month worldwide to educate and empower women to take control of their own health and to cre-ate awareness about the disease among the general population.

Breast cancer is a group of ma-lignant tumour cells that starts in the breast. All people, whether male or female, are born with some breast cells and tissue which have the possibility to pro-gress into cancer.

Though rare, men may also de-velop breast cancer. Women with certain risk factors are more likely to develop breast cancer, but many women with risk factors never de-velop it. Some risk factors like age, race, sex, family history, personal health history, early menstruation, late age at fi rst child birth and late menopause cannot be changed. But others like sedentary lifestyle with limited physical activity, con-suming a diet high in saturated fat, being obese, intake of exces-sive amounts of alcohol, radiation therapy to the chest and taking combined hormone replacement therapy can be avoided.

“The most eff ective diagnostic tool in detecting breast cancer early is a mammogram, an X-Ray picture of the breast which can detect malignant tumours before they can be felt during a physical examination. According to re-ports of World Health Organisa-tion, mammography screening can reduce breast cancer mortal-ity by 20 to 30% in women over 50 years old in high-income coun-tries when the screening cover-age is over 70%. Annual mam-

mograms are recommended for women above the age of 40 with a family history of breast cancer, but it is an expensive option for women from economically weak-er backgrounds,” said Dr Fousiya Jamal, MBBS MD, from the de-partment of obstetrics and gynae-cology, Lifeline Hospital Sohar.

“Educating people about the warning signs and symptoms is the fi rst step we can take in the fi ght against this disease. Adopt-ing measures to reduce risk fac-tors, especially by those with a history of breast or ovarian can-cer among fi rst degree relatives, is also strongly advocated by medi-cal practitioners. Compared to 10 years ago, advances in testing and imaging techniques have re-

sulted in less aggressive surgery and treatment options with lower doses of chemotherapy and ra-diation. This also leads to better quality of life and lower mortal-ity rates for those who have been diagnosed with breast cancer, es-pecially if they are detected early,” she explained.

The cruel truth about breast cancer is that it can happen to anyone of any age or race. But the earlier it is detected, the better the prognosis for complete recovery. Therefore, it is essential to spread awareness about the dreaded dis-ease not only to women, but also to their family members who can encourage them to conduct regu-lar self examination and undergo annual breast cancer screening.

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Top Bollywood singer Sunidhi Chauhan to perform on Dec. 6

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MUSCAT: Famous Bollywood songstress Sunidhi Chauhan is all set to impress Muscat with her solo performance in the capi-tal in December. The show titled as Dhoom Machale with Sunidhi Chauhan is expected to enthral Muscat audience on December 6.

Sunidhi, a star who is known for her power-packed performances, is likely to attract a huge crowd to her concert at City Amphitheatre, being organised by Eventful.

“We are happy to host a singer

who is much in demand. She has many hits to her credit, besides she has a sung a variety of songs,” said Dr Sathish Nambiar, managing di-rector, Eventful.

“In recent years, Eventful has defi nitively raised the bar for entertainment in Muscat, with smash hits like A. R. Rahman’s Jai Ho concert, the Senorita evening presented by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and Vishal-Shekhar’s Golmaal Express and not to mention the Shreya Ghoshal concert. We are happy to add Sunidhi Chauhan to the list,” he said.

Sunidhi has sung super hit songs like Sheila Ki Jawani from Tees Maar Khan, Desi Girl from Dostana, Dhoom Machale from Dhoom, Kaisi Paheli from Parinee-ta, Beedi Jalaayile from Omkara, Dance Pe Chance from Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, Udi from Guzaarish, Tee Amo from Dam Maro Dam, among others.

The ‘Indian Glam Diva’ has won three Filmfare Awards after being nominated for about dozen times. She has also won two Star Screen Awards, two IIFA Awards and one Zee Cine Award, GIMA awards and many more.

She started her career from a very young age and has crooned innumerable Bollywood songs to date. An immensely talented

singer, Sunidhi started singing when only four years of age until she was discovered by a TV an-chor Tabassum and encouraged to shift base to Mumbai to pursue a career in singing.

She was accommodated in Kalyanji’s troupe ‘Little Wonders’ where she was in the lead. She participated and won the music reality show ‘Meri Awaaz Suno’ in 1996. She recorded the music album Aira Gaira Nathu Khaira (HMV) as a part of the prize.

But the album being promoted as children’s failed to work in Sunidhi’s favour.

She sang for the fi rst Bollywood fi lm Shastra but it was only Sand-eep Chowta composed RGV’s Mast (1999) that gave Sundhi instant fame with the Ruki Ruki Si Zindagi track. And from there on there was no looking back for her. Along with Bollywood she has sung in Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi, Telugu, Gujarati, Kannada, Bhojpuri, Tamil and As-samese languages. At present, she has recorded about 2,500 tracks.

Sunidhi has paired with Udit Narayan, Sukhwinder Singh, Alka Yagnik and most famously with Sonu Nigam in several hit tracks. She even collaborated in the

‘Heartbeat’ (India Mix) with En-rique Iglesias. Sunidhi has worked with varied music composers like A. R. Rahman, Bappi Lahiri, Vishal Shekhar, Nadeem Shra-van, Shankar Ehsaan Loy, Jatin Lalit, Pritam Chakraborty, Rajesh Roshan, Anand Milind and Anu Malik and well known lyricists like Gulzar, Irshad Kamil, Prasoon Joshi, Javed Akhtar, Swanand Kirkire, Sameer and Anand Bakshi.

One of the leading playback sing-ers of Bollywood, she has voiced most of the leading ladies. Sunidhi does have a relishing span in the fi lm industry and has continually proved her position despite facing stiff competition from fellow con-temporary Shreya Ghoshal.

Sunidhi has made her foray into television, judging the partici-pants in the reality show Indian Idol, Season 5 and Season 6 along-side Anu Malik. She has appeared in minor appearances in Bas Ek Pal (2006), Ehsaas (2001) and Bhoot (2003). She considers Mi-chael Jackson and Mariah Carey her idols and she wishes to earn international fame in their lines.

She won Flimfare Awards in 2001, 2007 and 2011, IIFA Awards in 2005 and 2007, Star Screen Awards in 2004 and 2007, Zee Cine Awards in 2005 and many other honours.

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Amphitheatre, being

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Fun-fi lled Halloween party at Al Araimi tomorrow

MUSCAT: Al Araimi Complex will be celebrating Halloween in a grand way tomorrow from 7:30pm to 9:30pm. This unique family event will give families, especially kids, an amazing op-portunity to be the part of a nev-er before Halloween party, says a press release.

Al Araimi Complex guaran-tees it to be an unforgettable event as it will be fi lled with fun and frolic. There will be a Pumpkin Carving Contest for Adults, wherein Best Carved pumpkin wins the prize, Cos-tume contest, Halloween DJ dance, Games for kids, Face Painting, Candy Floss with your mall decorated in a Halloween theme. So don’t miss, make sure you are at Al Aarimi with fam-ily and friends to enjoy the best Halloween party in town.

Built for world class stand-ards off ering shoppers the very best in retail and life style, Al Araimi Complex is home to over 90 of the country’s most popular retail shops. Al Araimi is designed to meet shopping needs of an avid shopper and is historically known for off ering products for all age groups.

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Omantel fi rst operator to off er LTE roamingMUSCAT: Omantel is the fi rst op-erator in the Sultanate to launch 4G-LTE roaming as the company expanded its roaming agreements with operators in six diff erent countries. The new service will enable customers of the largest telecom operator to enjoy supe-rior mobile broadband speeds while roaming in those countries,

says a press release.Commenting on the launch of

the new service, Baha Mohammed Ridha Al Lawati, general manager of Carrier and Roaming Services, said: “Omantel has reached another milestone in extending its 4G off er-ing to its customers while roaming abroad. Our postpaid customers travelling abroad are now able to

enjoy premium mobile broadband speeds as part of the 4G-LTE tech-nology with operators in six diff er-ent countries including Etisalat UAE, Vodafone UK, Netherlands, Spain, Ireland, and New Zealand.”

“Omantel is committed to off er its customers with wider global roaming coverage in 199 countries while managing more than 1,300

roaming agreements. We continu-ously work on providing the best in class communication services keeping our customers connect-ed in Oman and while roaming abroad. Omantel continues to ex-pand its 4G footprint regionally and globally by teaming up with additional partners in the near fu-ture,” Al Lawati added.

“The new feature will give extra impetus to the recently launched data roaming packages off ered to our corporate and individual cus-tomers and it will continue on en-hancing the customer experience while roaming as the LTE roaming off ers at least fi ve times faster mo-bile broadband speeds than 3G,” he explained.

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New India Assurance conducts seminar on money laundering MUSCAT: New India Assurance Company recently conducted a seminar on ‘Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Act’ at Mumtaz Mahal restaurant for sub-agencies and staff .

The seminar was conducted as a follow up process as per regula-tory procedures manual for anti-money laundering for insurance companies, brokers and agents. The seminar was clubbed with performance review and intro-duction of online policies in vari-ous classes of business, including the revised medical insurance covers, says a press release.

The seminar was attended by

the staff members of sub-agency operations of New India Assur-ance and it is a part of continuous eff orts to provide total insight to the dealing staff on the various as-

pects and provisions of the Money Laundering and Terrorism Fi-nancing Act. The seminar was in-augurated by K. V. Francis, Chief Operating Offi cer, in the presences

of staff members of New India and the invitees from its sub-agencies.

Francis informed the audience that money laundering and ter-rorism fi nancing crimes are eco-nomic crimes that require inten-sive eff orts for combating them in various sectors. Later there was a detailed deliberation on anti mon-ey laundering, headed by Moham-ed Al Lawati and Tawfeeq, with comprehensive presentation on the various provisions of the Act conveying the areas on which the insurance industry has to be vigi-lant and watchful so as to avoid misuse of the insurance covers by vested parties and groups.

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Revamped Queens restaurant reopens

MUSCAT: Queens restaurant, one of Oman’s favourite dining spots, reopened in a refreshing style with all new ambience.

Having been a fi ne dining es-tablishment for two decades, it is now host to new styles with more dishes, says a press release.

“With Queens, we’ve listened to customer demand and made the conscious decision to focus on serving up our interpretation of hearty, nostalgic dishes that din-ers will remember so well from their childhood. The new concept

gives diner control on how little or how much they want to eat,” said V. T Vinod, managing direc-tor of Mars International, during the reopening ceremony.

“Quality and aff ordability are the two key factors in our busi-ness, we off er the best dining ex-perience with the taste and price that nobody can match,” stated Naveej Vinod, executive director of Mars International.

Queens restaurant, known for its quality cuisine with a creative, inspiring twist, invites guests to

experience an outstanding menu with new additions in an invigor-ated atmosphere. The multi cui-sine restaurant won’t disappoint anyone irrespective of their eth-nicity and taste.

In addition to the luxurious dining experience, Queens also provides door delivery of orders and takes party orders. Apart from the tremendous change in the in-teriors and menu, the taste and tradition remains the same as it embosses their tagline ‘it’s a food experience’ in every visitor’s mind.

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Ssangyong unveils 2 new SUVs in Paris Motor Show

MUSCAT: Ssangyong has un-veiled two concepts, XIV-Air and XIV-Adventure, at the recently concluded Paris Motor Show, pri-or to its international launch. XIV is expected to go on sale in Korea from early 2015 and other global markets soon afterwards, says a press release.

Based on the brand’s design phi-losophy of ‘Robust, Speciality, and Premium’ and intended to create a close and emotive connection with

owners, this B-segment SUV will become one of Ssangyong’s most signifi cant strategic models.

The XIV-Air and XIV-Adven-ture are equipped with several recent technologies including a Stop/Startfuel saving system and three mode smart steering with electric power assistance, in addi-tion to an all-wheel drive (AWD) system which Ssangyong off ers on all its SUV models.

And to meet the most stringent environmental legislation and fuel effi ciency requirements across the

globe, XIV comes with a choice of 1.6 litre petrol and 1.6 diesel Euro 6 engines to ensure low CO2 emis-sions. The design of XIV-Air and XIV-Adventure has been inspired by the association of the power and dynamism of nature, and Ssangyong’s new design philoso-phy, ‘Nature born - 3 Motion’ — the central theme of the brand’s vehi-cle design language.

The marque’s design philoso-phy embraces the dignifi ed, dy-namic and rhythmical qualities of nature,while enriching the custom-er experience through the harmony of man, nature and the car. A slim, wide grille, headlights built into the structural design, and a rugged tail-gate completes the SUV style of the XIV-Adventure while closely echo-ing the Ssangyong ‘look’.

Inspired by the anticipation and excitement of the journey, XIV-Adventure embraces the es-cape from the routines and frus-trations of urban life, leaving the crowded streets and skyscrapers behind while travelling away to new beginnings and possibilities. With such design cues as a heavy-duty bumper protector, purposeful roof rack and search light, the car evokes happy memories of escap-ing to the country and camping out in the wild surrounded by nature.

Inside, the XIV-Air pursues an emotional design language in-spired by the eff ect of a cool and silky breeze.

The shape of a bird’s wings in fl ight and two-tone colour way of white and a dark blue creates the sense of inner space and a sporty, stylish ambience, while the metal central fascia highlights the car’s futuristic design.

The interior fully embraces the importance of easy-to-use con-trols and devices, and integrates the very latest IT to ensure the best possible interface with users.

Safety has been a key prior-ity throughout the design stages of the new XIV, with passengers at the centre of consideration. To this end, XIV is equipped with a host of advanced safety features.

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Bank Muscat Board approves Q3 resultsMUSCAT: Bank Muscat, the fl agship fi nancial institution in the Sultanate, yesterday an-nounced the Q3 fi nancial re-sults, approved by the board of directors. The bank posted a net profi t of OMR126.73 million for the 9-month period ending Sep-tember 30, 2014 compared to OMR102.51m reported during the same period in 2013, says a press release.

“The key business lines of the bank maintained performance momentum during the period. Going forward, the bank will continue its prudent policies and align growth according to market conditions, which pose a chal-lenging situation,” said Sheikh Khalid bin Mustahail Al Masha-ni, chairman of Bank Muscat.

The key highlights of the re-sults for the period are:

1) Net interest income from conventional banking and In-come from Islamic Financing stood at OMR182.75m for the nine months of 2014 compared to OMR171.97m for the same period of 2013, an increase of 6.3 per cent.

2) Non-interest income at OMR104.1m was higher by 33.2 per cent compared to OMR78.16m for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. This includes one-off investment gain

of OMR9.4 million arising from investment in Al Salam Bank ac-counted in second quarter 2014.

3) Operating expenses for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2014 stood at OMR117.55m as compared to OMR123.02m for the same pe-riod in 2013. Last year, operating expenses included OMR14.98m prepaid travel card operating loss provision. Excluding that, the operating expenses increased by 8.8 per cent.

4) Impairment for credit losses for the nine-month pe-riod in 2014 was OMR40.71m as against OMR26.42m for the same period in 2013. Recoveries from impairment for credit loss was OMR19.55m for the nine-month period of 2014 as against OMR20.61m for the same period in 2013. Share of income from associates for the nine-month period in 2014 was OMR896,000 against OMR349,000 for the same period in 2013.

5) Net Loans and advances increased by 5.2 per cent to OMR6,042 million as against OMR5,741 million as at 30 September 2013.

6) Customer deposits, includ-ing CDs, increased by 14.9 per cent to OMR6,351 million as against OMR5,527 million as at September 30, 2013.

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Noted poet to attend KeralaPiravi event

MUSCAT: Noted Malayali poet Murukan Kattakkada will at-tend a cultural fest organised to celebrate the Kerala Piravi Day starting at 5.30pm at the Crys-tal Suites Hotel, Wadi Kabir on Saturday, November 1, says a press release.

The celebratory event, which is open to all, will also feature a recital of the famous Kerala poet. Organised by a locally-based cultural body, known as ‘AABS’, the event is hosted by Muscat Unique Diamond.

Kattakkada’s popular poems are revered for their true por-trayal of the maladies of the contemporary social life in Kerala. His poems have wide readership, thanks to the sim-plicity of language sans any obscure symbolism.

His magnum opus poem Kan-nada (spectacles) holds a mir-ror to the contemporary Kerala life and has inculcated both re-fi ned and common readers of Malayalam literature.

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Jindal Shadeed signs $725m loan facility with Bank Muscat

NEW DELHI: Shadeed Iron & Steel (Jindal Shadeed), a wholly owned subsidiary of Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. (JSPL) and Bank Mus-cat on behalf of a consortium of 11 banks signed the successful fi nan-cial closure of $725 million syndi-cated term loan facility.

The commemorative ceremony was part of a high-level business delegation led by Dr. Ali bin Ma-soud Al Sunaidy, Minister of Com-merce and Industry, Oman, along with representatives from various public and private companies of Oman, which is currently in India as part of the B2B Oman-India

Roadshow, says a press release.

Strong demandSpeaking at the event, Naveen Jin-dal, Chairman of Jindal Steel & Power Ltd., said: “We are commit-ted to building a comprehensive steel manufacturing facility in the Sultanate of Oman. Huge infra-structure spending in the Middle East is driving a strong demand for steel and fuelling investment in steel projects. We see great syner-gy in this tie-up with Bank Muscat which will help us drive our expan-sion projects in Oman to build one of the largest steel plants in the

Middle East region.”AbdulRazak Ali Issa, Chief

Executive, Bank Muscat, whilst thanking the consortium banks for the successful fi nancial closure of the $725 million syndicated fa-cility, said: “Oman has always fa-cilitated a conducive environment for several overseas investors, including Indian investors, to set up projects in the country and this has played a pivotal role in helping Oman to achieve its Vision 2020 of diversifying from oil as a major source of income to other allied activities such as metals, down-stream oil and gas etc.”

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MUSCAT: Following the unveiling of its new brand, Ooredoo is already setting the stage for what’s to come — two fi rst-of-their-kind off ers in the market for both prepaid and postpaid customers.

The Shahry keys promo-tion for postpaid customers is now a permanent off er which allows customers to use local bundled minutes to call over 100 international destina-tions or receive calls while roaming in the GCC. For Ooredoo prepaid customers, Ooredoo have recently added to the ‘More’ suite of off ers with ‘More International’, to supplement the successful ‘More Internet’ and ‘More Credit’ recharge bonuses, says a press release.

“There has been a huge move to Internet calling and apps, with smartphones not only redefi ning the mobile experience but re-shaping the way we communicate. Customers want value for money and innovative plans and packages to suit their individual needs and life-styles and these off ers de-liver exactly that and much more,” said Feras Al Sheikh, director of Consumer Sales at Ooredoo.

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Pakistan warned to brace for Australia backlashABU DHABI: Pakistan coach Waqar Younis has warned his team to beware a backlash from a wounded Australia in the second and fi nal Test in Abu Dhabi start-ing today.

Pakistan thrashed the Austral-ians by 221 runs in Dubai on Sun-day, with their spinners rattling through the visitors’ batsmen on a slow pitch.

The defeat cost the tourists their chance of regaining the top test ranking from South Africa, while giving a raw Pakistan outfi t a timely dose of belief after recent struggles.

Waqar, however, said he ex-pected the Abu Dhabi clash to be a true test of the hosts’ mettle.

“We have won the fi rst test but it’s a long way to go, the sec-ond test will be tough,” the for-mer Test paceman told reporters yesterday.

“We all know that Australia are very positive about their crick-et and they feel hurt, they will bounce back, I am sure, and we have to be prepared for that.”

Pakistan can seal their fi rst series win over Australia in 20 years, and also lift their ranking from sixth to a respectable third.

“To come into (the) top three is a big thing,” said Waqar, a mem-ber of the 1994 side that beat Aus-tralia at home. “But besides com-ing into the top three, consistency is more important for me because

we have always been unpredicta-ble, sometimes up and then down, so we need to give consistent per-formances.

“It’s necessary that if we give a good performance then we must have a follow through so that peo-ple have confi dence in us as a side. We have proved in the fi rst test that we have got the talent and the potential.

“So if we apply ourselves then results will come.”

More intentThe 42-year-old coach can only have been buoyed by the perfor-mances of his rookie slow bowling duo of debutant leg-spinner Yasir Shah and left-armer Zulfi qar Ba-bar. The pair took 14 out of 20 wickets on off er, including nine

in the fourth innings as Australia were skittled for 216 when chas-ing 438. Australia coach Darren Lehmann bemoaned his team’s inability to pick the deliveries that didn’t turn.

Australian media suggested number three batsman Alex Doolan’s spot might be vulnerable to Phillip Hughes after his strug-gles in Dubai, but captain Michael Clarke said the only change they would consider would be to bring a third paceman, depending on the pitch.

That would give a chance to either left-arm seamer Mitch-ell Starc or workhorse Ben Hil-fenhaus to join Peter Siddle and Mitchell Johnson in the pace at-tack, and mean no repeat for the two specialist spinners in Nathan Lyon and Steven O’Keefe.

Where Pakistan’s spinners plundered Australia, both Lyon and O’Keefe, who made his Test debut in Dubai, were feasted upon by the hosts’ batsmen, and nei-ther would feel very secure about holding their place.

Clarke said Australia would be go for broke for a win, even if it meant risking another demoralis-ing loss. “Drawing the second Test against Pakistan is not an option for us,” Clarke wrote in a column published in News Ltd media yesterday. “We’ll look to bat with more intent this time around.” -

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Drivers set for ‘challenging’ Oman International Rally

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MUSCAT: The Middle East re-gion’s top rallyists who converged in Muscat to take part in the Oman International Rally described the candidate event for the Mid-dle East Rally Championship as a technically challenging rally that will test the abilities of both the drivers as well as the navigators.

The Oman International Ral-ly, which is being revived by the Oman Automobile Association after a gap of seven years, will be offi cially fl agged off by Rashad Al Hinai, Undersecretary at the Min-istry of Sports Aff airs, at the OAA facility at 6 pm today.

A total of 24 teams, including six from the UAE and three from Qatar, have registered for the event. Oman will be represented by 15 teams.

Four of the participants, who addressed the media after yes-terday’s reconnaissance of the course, declared in unison that Oman rally is the ‘very diffi cult’ event of the region.

Abu Dhabi Racing team’s Sheikh Khalid Al Qasisimi said ‘there is no doubt it is a wonderful event’.

“The stages are beautiful. The mountains and valleys make it very interesting rally to participate,” said the champion Emirati rallyist.

“We are all ready for the chal-lenge,” he added.

“But I must admit it is a very dif-fi cult rally,” Al Qassimi said.

“It is both challenging and dif-fi cult in many ways. The terrain is mixed, there are tarmac sections and also gravel sections. So it is not going to be easy.

“Then there are many blind spots. So both driver and the navi-gator have to be at their best. One mistake and the team is off the road and out of the event,” he added.

“I just hope we will be able to safely complete the rally and hope

to fi nish on the podium as well,” Al Qassimi added.

His Abu Dhabi Racing team-mate Mohammed Al Muttawa, while echoing his views, said: “It’s a great opportunity for us to come here and participate in this chal-lenging rally.”

“We have to be very careful as there are number of blind turns. But there is no doubt it is going to be very diffi cult and technically

challenging rally,” he added.Qatar’s Khalifa Al Attiyah, one

of the drivers who took part in last Oman International Rally way back in 2007, said: “I am happy to be back in Oman and I am hoping to fi nish on the podium.”

“The stages are the best and the fi eld is also very competitive. I hoping to achieve good result in the Group N category,” Khalifa, who fi nished sixth in 2007, said.

Al Manji eyes good resultsMeanwhile, Oman’s national rally champion Khalid Al Manji is hop-ing to achieve a good result to match his preparations.

“I have spent a lot of time and energy in the run-up to this event,” he said. “I have been preparing my-self and my car well for this rally.”

“I did well last season in our national rally championship. But this rally is diff erent as I will be

competing against some of the best rallyists from our region. But I am hoping to compete well and achieve a good result,” he added.

Clerk of Course Hani Shaban, speaking on the occasion, said the drivers completed the two-day reconnaissance and ‘the drivers were satisfi ed with the condition of the stages.’.

Meanwhile, the organisers in-formed that today’s inaugural cer-emony will be marked by a road safety campaign in which 1,000 schoolchildren will assemble at the venue carrying International Automobile Association (Fia) 10 road safety instructions.

“As many as 1,000 students from 10 schools in Muscat will hold aloft banners that proclaim Fia’s road safety instructions. Besides, helmets designed by the schools will be put on sale,” the organisers informed.

“The campaign is supported by Petroleum Development Oman, Royal Oman Police, International College of Engineering and Man-agement, Shell, Safety Bus and Oman Road Safety Association,” added the organisers.

The organisers informed that safety will be given top priority in order to bolster Oman’s claim to host an MERC round.

“We have made elaborate ar-rangements to ensure safety of the competitors, spectators, media persons and marshals inside the track and have formulated a good plan for emergency vehicle move-ment. We will deploy enough num-ber of ambulances, police person-nel and fi re fi ghters.”

The International Automobile Federation will decide on OIR’s inclusion in the MERC calendar based on the report by its observer, to be submitted after the event. At present, the MERC consists of six events — Qatar International Rally, Kuwait International Rally, Jordan Rally Middle East, Rally of Lebanon, The Cyprus Rally and Dubai International Rally — and is widely considered as one of the competitive rallies in the World.

The number may go up to nine if Fia welcomes all the three con-tenders — Oman, Abu Dhabi and Iran — in to the MERC fold.

Dr Abdul Munim bin Mansour Al Hasani, Minister of Informa-tion, will be the chief guest at the closing ceremony on November 1.

The Oman

International Rally,

being revived by the

OAA after a gap of

seven years, will be

offi cially fl agged off

by Rashad Al Hinai,

Undersecretary at the

Ministry of Sports

Aff airs, at 6 pm today

MUSCAT: The Oman Automo-bile Association (OAA) which is hosting the Oman International Rally after a gap of seven years with the aim of getting included in the Middle East Rally Cham-pionship (MERC) got a shot in the arm yesterday with a top Fia offi cial expressing confi dence in Oman achieving their goal.

Nasser Khalifa Al Attiyah, Fia vice-president, said: “The Oman has a great history of rallying. In the previous years they have or-ganised very successful events.”

“They have been part of the Middle East Rally Champion-ship. So they have the experi-ence of hosting the events and with success too,” Al Attiyah,

who is also the president of Qatar Motor & Motorcycle Federation (QMMF), said.

“We have confi dence in their ability to organise such events and we are also confi dent they can achieve their goal of get-ting their rally included in the MERC,” he added.

“We all know Oman is a great

venue for rallying. The stages are great here.

“However, there are certain criteria set by Fia. And the OAA knows what Fia needs and we also know that Oman is ready to fulfi ll those criteria,” Al Attiyah said. “We hope Oman will host a great rally and impress the Fia observer to achieve their goal.”

‘Experienced’ Oman has ability to be back in MERC fold

READY FOR TOUGH TEST: Fia vice-president Nasser Khalifa Al Attiyah, back row second right, speaks on the eve of the Oman Internation-

al Rally during a press conference at Hormuz Grand Hotel yesterday. – SHABIN. E/Times of Oman

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Murray ease past Benneteau

PARIS: Andy Murray turned in a clinical performance yesterday as he joined Stan Wawrinka, David Ferrer and Milos Raonic in the next round of the Paris Masters.

The two-time Grand Slam winner, who was absent last year afer undergoing back sur-gery, overcame the challenge of French world number 28 Julien Benneteau and advanced to the last 16, 6-3, 6-4.

The 27-year-old Scot will now meet either Bulgarian Grigor Dim-

itrov or Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay for a place in the quarter-fi nals.

If Murray, who won his third tournament of the season at Valen-cia on Sunday, wins his next match he will guarantee qualifi cation for the World Tour Finals in London for the seventh straight year.

Murray dictated play with pin-point accuracy and although Ben-neteau put up some second set resistence the result was never in doubt. Also on Wednesday, world number four Stan Waw-rinka snapped a three-game losing streak as he qualifi ed for the third round with a 6-4, 7-6 (8/6) victory over Dominic Thiem.

The Swiss 29-year-old came

through a tight match in 1hr 36min against the Austrian to book a meeting with big-serving South African Kevin Anderson.

“I’m trying to fi nd my confi -dence, I have some victories but I know that my level of game is there. What I still miss is winning match-es,” said Wawrinka, who won his fi rst Grand Slam at the Australian Open in January and admitted he was somewhat surprised by his re-cent rise into the top fi ve.

“I’m so happy, I didn’t think I would be able to be ranked so high, but I had ups and downs. In the summer I didn’t play very well and I had bad moments, although I did well in the US Open.

“I wouldn’t change anything and I know I have a good level of game. I know things can change quickly; I can lose fi rst round and I can also go very far in a tournament, so the important thing is really to con-centrate on improving my level.”

Former champion and fourth seed David Ferrer also advanced as he subdued the talents of rising Bel-gian star David Goffi n 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 to set up an all-Spanish third round tie against Fernando Verdasco.

Earlier on the third day of the penultimate tournament of the season, Canada’s Milos Raonic kept alive his chances of qualifying for the World Tour Finals with a tough three-set win over American

qualifi er Jack Sock. The number seven seed needs to win the tour-nament in Paris to guarantee his place in the elite eight-man fi eld to take part in the season fi nale, which begins in London November 9.

He scraped through against world number 44 Sock, 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (7/4) in just over two hours.

Awaiting Raonic in the third round will be Roberto Bautista-Agut, who knocked out French-man Richard Gasquet 6-4, 6-2.

Later on centre court, world number two Roger Federer makes his much-anticipated debut in his second round match against an-other Frenchman, Jeremy Chardy.

Federer comes to the French capital less than 500 points behind Novak Djokovic in the race for the season-ending world number one spot. There are a maximum 1,000 points on off er at Bercy for the champion while the World Tour Finals off er 1,500 points.

Federer can also close ground or overtake the Serb, who won his second round match over Philipp Kohlschreiber on Tuesday, when he plays the Davis Cup fi nal for Switzerland against France, start-ing on November 21 in Lille.

Japanese sixth seed Kei Ni-shikori will take on Spanish vet-eran Tommy Robredo later in the day while Frenchmen Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Gael Monfi ls are in action against Austrian Jurgen Melzer and American John Isner respectively. — AFP

The two-time Grand

Slam winner, who

was absent last year

afer undergoing back

surgery, overcame

the challenge

of French world

number 28 Julien

Benneteau and

advanced to the

last 16, 6-3, 6-4.

CLOSER TO WORLD FINALS: Britain’s Andy Murray returns the ball to France’s Julien Benneteau. – AFP

Sania can’t wait to play in Federer’s team in IPTLHYDERABAD: On a high after winning the WTA Finals doubles crown and a clutch of prestigious titles this year, Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza says she is now brac-ing herself for the International Premier Tennis League where she will play in the same team as Swiss veteran Roger Federer.

“I think it is going to be great for this region to have such great tennis players come out and play. I think I am personally excited to be in the same team as Roger Federer. I am looking forward to that. I think it is a great format and hopefully it is going to click,” she told PTI here in an interview.

The IPTL features four fran-chise teams, including India, and is scheduled to start towards the end of next month. The IPTL matches would played between star-studded teams comprising

the likes of Roger Federer, No-vak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Pete Sampras among others.

Sania she was able to meet her targets for this season. “To fi nish off the season like this, it’s good. Basically, I achieved what any tennis player wants to achieve in a year, win a slam, win a gold medal and win the India championships. It has been an incredible year for me,” she said.

“Especially, to fi nish off the partnership (with Cara Black) this way, on such a high, winning the way we did in the fi nal. It has been pretty amazing,” she said.

Sania and Cara notched the WTA Finals title with a stun-ning 6-1, 6-0 victory over defend-ing champions Hsieh Su-wei and Peng Shuai in Singapore last Sunday.

The 27-year-old said she has

had an “extraordinary career” so far. “It’s defi nitely been an ex-traordinary career for me.

“If someone told me I was go-ing to achieve all this, 10 years ago, I would have taken it with both hands. It’s been a dream come true. It is still going on. I am living my dreams. So, I feel very bless-ed,” she said.

She said she would like to work towards becoming world number one soon.

“It should never be enough. As athletes, we should never be sat-isfi ed. There is so much out there to win. I defi nitely want to achieve a lot more. I defi nitely want to get number one hopefully before I retire. But also, try and win a women’s doubles Grand Slam next year. There is so much left to achieve. Till I have that hunger, I will keep trying,” Sania said. — PTI

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HIGH HOPE: Sania Mirza

Fringe players look to impress

MUMBAI: Fringe players will have a chance to prove their mettle when the Manoj Tiwary-led India ‘A’ take on Sri Lanka in the only one-day warm up match, which will mark the be-ginning of the hastily scheduled ODI series, here today.

The tour game, at the Cricket Club of India’s Brabourne Stadi-um, also provides Rohit Sharma, recovering from a fractured fi nger and shoulder injury, a chance to prove his fi tness and get back into the side for the last two games of the best-of-fi ve ODI series.

In the opening slot, Mahrash-tra’s Kedar Jadhav, a hard-hit-ting middle-order batsman, can show himself as a good back-up option with the World Cup only a few months away. Delhi’s Un-mukt Chand would also be itch-ing to show his worth after hav-ing scored an unbeaten 79 and 101 against West Indies in the two warm-up matches played earlier this month.

Among all-rounders, Stuart Binny and Parveez Rasool will strive to again get a look in the limited-over side. With MS Dhoni in need of a bowling all-rounder, the selectors under Sandeep Patil’s chairmanship, will be keenly following the duo’s performance. — PTI

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MUSCAT: The second edition of the National Bank of Oman (NBO) Golf Classic got off to a resound-ing start at the Pro-Am yesterday when His Highness Sayyid Kamil bin Fahad bin Mahmood Al Said hit a ceremonial tee shot into the sea as part of the fun NBO Ocean Challenge.

Following the Challenge, Ra-shad Al Hinai, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Sports Aff airs, took to the stage in the magnifi cent VIP Pavilion, adjacent to the 18th green, alongside the Gulf of Oman, to welcome the players, offi cials and distinguished guests.

Rashad Al Hinai commented: “We are immensely proud of our European Challenge Tour event. Last year’s inaugural event was an enormous success and we have gone to great lengths to surpass what we achieved last year. We

were overwhelmed with the praise and accolades the tournament re-ceived from the players, offi cials, spectators and media from all around the world.

“We are grateful for the support we have received from both the private and public sectors, includ-ing the Ministries of Sports, Infor-mation, Tourism and Health, the Royal Oman Police and the Muscat Municipality.

“We also thank our presenting sponsor Oman Air and our pre-mium sponsors Shangri-La Barr Al Jissah Resort & Spa, Al Jenaibi International Automobiles BMW and The Wave, Muscat.

“It is also good to be working with local, regional and interna-tional partners Y&R, WSP Global, Zeehan events,Talentz, Gloria Jeans coff ee, Tanuf Water, Pocari Sweat, See Muscat and the stun-ning venue, Almouj Golf.”

Nick Tarratt, Director European

Tour International Dubai Offi ce, then welcomed the presentation party onto the stage to join Rashad Al Hinai, Ahmed Al Musalmi, CEO of NBO, Mohammed Mafoodh Al

Ardi, Chairman of NBO, and Has-san Shaban, NBO Head of Govern-ment Banking.

Jose Maria Zamora, Deputy Director of the European Chal-

lenge Tour, thanked the NBO for their sponsorship of what has become, arguably, the fi nest tour-nament on the Challenge Tour worldwide schedule.

The prizes were handed over to the National Bank of Oman winning team led by professional Adrien Bernadet and comprising Mark Yap, Robert Pancras and Anil Sethi.

The runners-up were Jordi Gar-cia Pinto’s team of Sivaji Ganguly, Sumant Sunder and Waqar Ghu-lam while third on a countback were Edouardo Espana’s team of Jam Soonawalla, Virender Agar-wal, Fayad Mohammed.

The novelty prizes for the morn-ing round were presented to Chris Murray (Nearest the Pin Hole 17), Devan Thuppali (Nearest the Pin Hole 2); HH Azzan Al Said ( Long-est Drive Hole 3); Sivaji Ganguly (Nearest the Pin Hole 4); Julian Chong (Longest Drive Hole 7); Su-mant Sunder (Longest Drive Hole 16) and Shan Sultan (Nearest the Pin Hole 14).

The NBO Golf Classic fi rst day’s play begins today at 6.30 am off the 1st and 10th tees.

Oman national team captain Azzan Al Rumhy tees off on the 1st tee and Matthew Fitzpatrick tees off on the 10th. The others early starters are England’s Daniel Gaunt, Swedish duo of Jens Fah-bring and Bjorn Akesson, and Ital-ian Matteo Delpodio.

The 2014 NBO Golf Classic was offi cially

launched yesterday with His Highness

Sayyid Kamil bin Fahad bin Mahmood

Al Said hitting a ceremonial tee shot

at Almouj Golf at The Wave, Muscat

RESOUNDING START: CHis Highness Sayyid Kamil bin Fahad bin Mahmood Al Said hits a ceremonial

tee off to inaugurate the NBO Golf Classic at Almouj yesterday. – JUN ESTRADA/Times of Oman

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Three Danes fi shing for golfi ng gloryMUSCAT: Three Danish profes-sional golfers seeking success at the National Bank of Oman (NBO) Golf Classic at Almouj Golf, this week took to the ocean yesterday for a fi shing trip that brought in surprising catch.

Lasse Jensen, Jeff Winther and Jeppe Huldahl took a break from practising on the Greg Norman-designed course for a fi shing trip from the harbour at Muscat and landed 20 fi sh onto the boat, in-cluding a number of good-sized Tuna and a 28 pound Dorado.

Having landed their catch they took the fi sh to a nearby fi sh restau-rant to cook for their customers.

“The fi shing trip was just some-thing we all wanted to do,” said Lasse Jensen. “The ocean looks so inviting from the golf course so we hired a fi shing boat at the harbour for a bit of fun. But we had abso-lutely no idea that we would catch so many good fi sh, particularly the Dorado, which was enormous.

“It was a great trip for all of us. We were hoping to eat the fi sh we had caught but we ran out of time so we gave it to the restaurant. We’re having a wonderful time in Muscat. The Wave course is one of the best we play all year worldwide on the European Challenge Tour.”

Jensen, Winther and Huldahl will be teeing off in the fi rst round of the four-day NBO Golf Clas-sic at Almouj Golf today in a bid to make the top 45 players on the Challenge Tour at the conclusion

of the tournament. The leading 45 players then go through to play in the Dubai Festival City Chal-lenge Tour Grand Final hosted by Al Badia Golf Club in Dubai next

week. The top 15 after the Grand Final will earn their playing cards to compete on the 2015 European Tour International Schedule.

Jensen sits just two places

outside the crucial top 15 in the European Challenge Tour Rank-ings, so NBO Classic presents a huge opportunity to secure Euro-pean Tour status and he is hoping the recent successes of his fellow Danes on the world stage can in-spire him to achieve that goal.

Jensen feels confi dent that it is now only a matter of time before he returns to join that elevated company on the European Tour and a big performance in this week’s crucial penultimate event could secure that dream.

“Before going into these fi nal four events my goal was just to get one big result,” said the 30 year old. “One big result would be enough and I knew that if I fi n-ished top 20 in all four it would not be enough.

“These are big weeks with big money and I know if I don’t get that one big result people around me will be getting big results and overtaking me.

“I’m really looking forward to these last two events. I played this event and I really like the course, the cities are a little more West-ern than the previous two events in China too, so I feel a little more comfortable. So far I haven’t been able to say ‘this is my week’, I’ve just been showing up and hoping it will happen for me.

“There are so many Danes up there on The European Tour and pushing on now so that’s obvious-ly an inspiration for the rest of us.”

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GREAT TRIP: Lasse Jensen was delighted with his catch especial-

ly the 28 pound Dorado. – Supplied photo

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AL SHABAB HOLD SUR, DHOFAR EDGE SAHAM Al Shabab and Sur played out a 1-1 draw at the Seeb Sports Complex, yesterday. Jaber Al

Owaisi scored for Shabab, while Bilal Obaid equalised for Sur, At the Sohar Complex, Dho-

far edged Saham in a 4-3 thriller. Khalifa Jamail of Sohar amd Basir Abdullah of Dhofar

were punished with red cards for rough play. — Times of Oman / ISMAIL AL FARSI

NEU’s Rehenesh denies Dynamos

NEW DELHI: Young NorthEast United FC goalkeeper T P Re-henesh made three spectacular saves to deny Delhi Dynamos a win as the the two sides settled for a goal-less stalemate after an entertaining Hero Indian Super League match in New Delhi yes-terday. The 21-year-old Rehenesh denied Delhi captain Alessandro del Piero in what could have been his fi rst goal of the ISL in the 39th minute as he he dived full length to his right after the Italian leg-end’s free kick had beaten the de-fensive wall.

The Kerala goalkeeper then made diving saves to deny Delhi striker Hans Mulder twice — in the 87th and 90th minutes — much to the agony of the home supporters.

With the draw, Delhi Dynamos remained on fourth in the league standings with six points from four matches while NorthEast also maintained their third spot with eight points from fi ve games.

The Dynamos are unbeaten in the league with three draws and a win. NorthEast were without marquee player Joan Capdevila and Koke due to injuries but de-spite their absence, the match was evenly contested with the biggest crowd turning up at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.

The visiting team had their share of supporters among the 20,000-odd crowd with a large number of Delhi — based young-sters from the eight states of that region turning up. Delhi’s marquee

player Del Piero showed fl ashes of his brilliance including a fi erce drive from just outside the box which was, however, parried away by a diving NorthEast goalkeeper Rehenesh in the 14th minute. The 39-year-old Del Piero also tried his luck from his trademark free-kick in the 39th minute but was denied by a beautiful work by the NorthEast keeper, who dived to his right to pluck the ball.

Del Piero was later substituted in the 57th minute by Brazilian Gustavo Dos Santos. In between, NorthEast striker James Keene’s strike from inside the box off a pass by Durga Boro was saved brilliantly by Delhi goalkeeper Kristof Van Hout’s long legs.

Young NorthEast keeper Re-henesh was brilliant under the bar as he also made a diving save to deny Mulder a goal in the 86th minute. NorthEast looked a bet-ter side in the second half with more goal-bound moves. English-man James Keen and Durga Boro were in the thick of things upfront and Brazilian Felipe de Castro gave the supplies as Delhi defence was under constant pressure. — PTI

The 21-year-old Rehenesh denied Delhi

Dynamos captain Alessandro del Piero in

what could have been his fi rst goal of the ISL

GOALMOUTH ACTION: Delhi Dynamos FC players (orange) and NorthEast United FC players (white)

in action during the ISL match at Nehru Stadium in New Delhi. – PTI

Drogba is proving why he is a Special One, says MourinhoLONDON: Some Chelsea fans thought manager Jose Mourinho had taken leave of his senses when he decided to bring the ageing Di-dier Drogba back to the club in the close season.

There was a feeling that the 36-year-old Ivorian was well past his best and that returning to Stamford Bridge might tarnish the legacy he left after a dazzling fi rst spell with the Londoners.

Drogba has, however, well and truly silenced the doubters in the last week, scoring three goals in three games and proving a more than capable understudy for the injured Diego Costa and Loic

Remy. “His character is bigger than his body,” Mourinho told re-porters after the centre forward grabbed the opening goal in Tues-day’s 2-1 League Cup fourth-round victory at Shrewsbury Town.

“What he did today maybe was because of his character and not because of his body. Let’s see the reaction after this but this is what makes players special.

“If I was a kid player and I played with this guy on my side, what more could I wish for?

“For the kids it must be a privi-lege and they have to learn by ex-ample—the example the older guys gave today.”

Drogba left Chelsea two and a half years ago after helping them win the Champions League for the fi rst time.

He joined the Blues from Olym-pique Marseille in 2004 and scored 157 goals in 342 appearances in his fi rst spell, hoovering up three Pre-mier League titles, four FA Cups and two League Cups.

Drogba was on target from the penalty spot in the 6-0 romp against Slovenians Maribor in the Champions League last week and also struck with a trademark head-er in the 1-1 draw at Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday. — Reuters

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OOC, OFA chiefs receive invitations for Gulf Cup

MUSCAT: Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed Al Zubair, Chairman of the Oman Olympic Committee (OOC), received Saudi Arabian Football Association General Sec-retary Ahmed Al Khamis in his of-fi ce yesterday.

The Saudi offi cial, who is also the Director of 22 Gulf Cup Foot-ball Championship to be hosted in Riyadh from November 13 to 26, visited the OOC chief to person-ally hand over an offi cial invitation for the opening ceremony of the Gulf Cup.

During their meeting, OOC chief Sheikh Khalid Al Zubair stressed the signifi cance of the tournament that has been creating positive ef-

fect at various levels over the years.He also wished Saudi Arabia all

success in hosting the region’s pre-mier football tournament.

Meanwhile, Ahmed Al Khamis also visited the Oman Football As-sociation (OFA) headquarters to hand over the Gulf Cup invitation

to OFA chief Sayyid Khalid bin Hamad Al Busaidy.

Blatter to attendAfter the meeting, Ahmed Al Khamis thanked the Oman Foot-ball Association for the warm wel-come and for their support.

He also informed that Gulf Cup inaugural ceremony will be at-tended by Fifa President Sepp Blatter and Asian Football Con-federation chief Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa.

Sayyid Khalid, meanwhile, said: “We are pleased and honoured to

receive an invitation to participate in the 22nd Gulf Cup.

“We would like to congratulate the Saudi Arabian Football Asso-ciation in advance for their readi-ness to host the event. We wish them all success in hosting the championship.”

Oman’s top offi cials

wished Saudi Arabia

all success in hosting

the region’s most

popular football

tournament

WELCOME TO SAUDI ARABIA: Saudi Arabian FA General Secretary Ahmed Al Khamis offi cially invites OFA chairman Sayyid Khalid Al

Busaidi and OOC chairman Sheikh Khalid Al Zubair for the forthcoming Gulf Cup Football Tournament. – Supplied photos

OCCI-CBC tournament from Sunday

MUSCAT: The opening cer-emony of the 5th OCCI-CBC Basketball Tournament will be held on November 2, according to information received here.

The opening ceremony will be held under the auspices of Fahmy Al Mushrafy, Chief Planning Offi cer, Daleel Petro-leum LLC at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Bausher.

The opening game will be be-tween Pepsi and Daleel Petro-leum. Six teams have confi rmed participation and the teams are Oman Cement Company (rep-resented by Seeb Club); Oman Refreshment Company (Pepsi Cola); We Enterprise; Daleel Pe-troleum LLC (Al Itifaaq Club); Shams Al-Tafani Trad Est LLC; Sultan Center.

The golden sponsor for this tournament is Daleel Petro-leum, while the support spon-sors are See Muscat and Pocari Sweat. Games will take place every Sunday and Tuesday with two games to played on each night.

The fi rst game will start at 7.30 pm and second game will start at 9 pm. The tournament will be played on a round-robin basis.

The fi nal will be played on December 23.

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Desert Marathon from November 7MUSCAT: The second Oman Desert Marathon, to be held from November 7 to 14 in the Bidiya Desert, Sultanate of Oman.

The exceptional marathon adventure is one of the most ex-traordinary sporting events on sand, and an extreme challenge in the amazing and beautiful desert scenery.

The Oman desert, with its im-mense dunes and lush palms, is fascinating. The dunes extend be-yond the horizon, and the hospi-tality of its inhabitants is known around the world. The spirit of the ancient caravans can still be felt in this amazing atmosphere, encouraging not only top athletes, but also less energetic runners.

The Oman Desert Marathon is a 165 km race run in six stages. Runners carry their equipment, their sleeping bags and their food during the adventure.

The Oman Desert Marathon was praised as “one of the top 10 desert marathons in the world,” and “one of the 100 Great Races.” This unique and very popular point-to-point Oman Desert Marathon starts at Bidiya Sands. Its worldwide participants are provided spectacular views of the golden sand dunes and the oases

street at Bidiya. The target of the organisers are to support tour-ism and the economy through the creation of this type of adventure sport which attracts millions of people in the world.It is hoped that the marathon will attract for-eign tourism through distinctive

global coverage that will accom-pany the event, which will help in promoting the Sultanate as a dis-tinctive tourist destination in the world map. This will impact on reviving the economic situation in the Sultanate in general and the Wiliyat Bidiya in particular.

Top runners taking part are Ra-chid El Morabity, Mustapha Ait AMar and Aziza Raji from Mo-rocco; Salameh Al Aqra and Mo-hammed Al Swaiti from Jordan, Juan-Maria Jimenez from Spain, Benoit Laval from France and Glyva Evhgenii from Ukraine

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REVEALING DETAILS: Organisers of the Second Oman Desert Marathon announcing the programme,

which will have top runners participating. – Supplied photo

MUSCAT: The committee for the Olympic Solidarity at the Oman Olympic Committee (OOC) held its second meeting under the chairmanship of Sheikh Mah-foudh bin Ali Al Juma, to discuss and review the activities and events that have been implement-ed so far within the Olympic Soli-darity programmes.

The discussed topics included training courses in volleyball, handball and athletics.

The meeting lauded the

mechanisms adopted by the Olympic Solidarity Committee to obtain four training grants from the Olympic Solidar-ity of the International Olym-pic Committee (IOC) in order to help some Omani players to qualify for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016.

The grants covers technical and fi nancial assistance which will contribute to develop the standard of athletes like Ahmed Al Marjabi and Shnoona Al Habsi,

showjumper Sultan bin Hamoud Al Touqi Ring and a member of the national shooting team.

It is worth mentioning that the committee succeeded in obtain-ing at the beginning of this year training grants to help some ath-letes to participate in the Youth Olympics in China.

The committee also reviewed many the plans and proposals made by the members to make maximum use of the Olympic Solidarity programmes.

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Kenyan marathoner Kiptoo ready for Worlds

NAIROBI: Frankfurt Mara-thon champion Mark Kiptoo, while expressing his happiness at winning, said his focus is now on the Beijing World Champi-onships in August 2015.

“It has been a good test for me. I have just shifted to the mara-thon and I am still sure I can get a medal in Beijing,” Kiptoo said on Tuesday, reports Xinhua.

He believes that with the win, he has proved that he can per-form for the country in mara-thons and wants the selectors to consider him, specially with Kenya losing to Uganda at the 2013 Moscow World Champi-onships in the 42 km race.

“Selection for the national team is based on coaches and merit. I have done my part and now have top podium fi nish in my three marathons,” he said.

The 38-year-old made his debut in 42 km in 2013 and fi n-ished second in Frankfurt. His attempt in Paris in April end-ed with a tendon injury as he pulled out midway through the race after just 30 km.

However, he has returned to showcase his talent and won in Frankfurt. — IANS

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Muneer, Ayaan, Avigyan in quarters

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MUSCAT: Young Oman talent Muneer Al Rawahi defeated com-patriot Azzan Al Harji to storm into the quarterfi nals of the boys under-12 competition at the ongo-ing Oman Arab Bank (OAB) Open Tennis Championships being or-ganised by the Oman Tennis As-sociation (OTA) at the Sultan Qa-boos Sports Complex.

Muneer dropped just one game on his way to a 9-1 victory over Azzan. Joining Muneer in the last eight are Ayaan Malhotra and Avi-gyan Battacharya.

Ayaan had to overcome a bat-tling Tyler Blake before emerging a 9-7 winner, while Avigyan record-ed a 9-3 win over Hassan Haider.

Another Omani boy Eyad Al Khanjari entered the last 16 in the boys under-14 category. He ad-vanced after overcoming Abdul-lah Al Raisi for a deserving 6-4, 6-2 victory.

In the under-10 (unisex) event, Japanese girl Nao Nishino was too good for Piyush Sivakusnar. The reward for her 9-1 win was a place in the quarterfi nals.

Taisei Nishino too moved into the last eight stage of the boys un-der-18 section with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Barnaby Myers.

In the men’s B singles, Zakariya Al Suleimani eased past Suresh Sampana for a 6-1, 6-0 win and a place in the last 16.

Shuck Aldemita also moved up

after a 7-5, 6-4 victory over Mo-hammed Aal Falahi.

Fatma, Younis advanceOmani star Fatma Al Nabhani and her compatriot Younis Al Rawahi entered the quarterfi nals of the mixed doubles after receiving a walkover from their fi rst round opponents Saleh Al Rawahi and Aisha Al Suleimani.

Omani junior talent Maryam Al Balushi and her partner Richard Martinez also reached the quar-terfi nals with a well-earned 6-4, 6-4 victory over Lara Schmid and Copil R. Arlyn Torralba and Arjay Canaja booked their place with a 6-2, 6-2 win against Salve Valen-ton and Jay Reyes.

Catherinne Bonfert and Yashika Jain fought back from a set down to defeat Amr Hassan and Said al Naamani 3-6, 6-2, 10-2.

Joining them in the quarter-fi nals were Imran Khan and Deepathika G, who defeated Rose Higham and Abdullah al Yahyaei 6-2, 6-1.

The annual championships, one of the biggest events to be organ-ised by Oman Tennis Association with participation of 260 players in various categories, runs till No-vember 26 and is supported by one of country’s leading banks, Oman Arab Bank, as the title sponsored and co-sponsored by Omantel and Pocari Sweat.

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MUSCAT: The Opening Cer-emony of the ITF/OS Regional Coaching for Beginners and In-termediate candidates was held yesterday at the Oman Olympic Committee headquarters in Al Ghubra.

The 11–day course, organised by Oman Tennis Association with the support of Olympic Solidarity and Oman Olympic Committee and International Tennis Federation.

The OOC board member Ma-hafouz Ali Al Juma welcomed the 45 participants with 5 na-tions from UAE, Yemen, Qatar and Iraq made a few words about the course.

The Oman Tennis Associa-tion Chairman Mutassim Al Zadjali also made an opening speech to all participants.

The coaching course will be conducted by Amir Borghie of International Tennis Federa-tion (representative for West Asia) together with Saddiq Al Hashmi (co-instructor).

According to Borghie the course will be conducted in two phases.

The fi rst three days is called “Play tennis and will be dedicat-

ed to teaching on how to coach the children and newcomers and it will be followed by the main course. Basically it will be a combination of a workshop

and the main course,” he said.“It is a very encouraging to

see that 37 local participants have registered for the course,” he said.

International Tennis Federation coaching course begins

GOOD REPRESENTATION: Participants and Oman Tennis Association offi cials on the opening day

of the ITF/OS Regional Coaching Course for Beginners and Intermediate candidates. – Supplied photo

Erica Vaz claims women’s title; Simon stuns AshishMUSCAT: Erica Vaz retained the women’s singles title at the Vil-leroy & Boch + Hansgrohe Open Table Tennis Tournament organ-ized by the Indian Social Club Muscat.

In the fi nal, the favourite had to come up with her best to counter the challenge of Tanvi Joshi who put Erica under continuous pres-sure before bowing out.

Tanvi won the second game to get even and came close to win-ning the third before Erica made it two-games-to-one in the best-of-seven-games fi nal.

Erica played with more author-ity thereafter to win the fourth game and asserted her supremacy in the fi fth to lift the title with fi nal scores of 11-8, 9-11, 11-9, 11-7, 11-2.

Earlier in the semifi nal, Erica scored an emphatic 11-8, 11-3, 11-2 victory over Sneha Narayanan and Tanvi was stretched to the limit and earned her place in the fi nal the hard way after outlasting the determined eff ort of Smrithi Na-tan with a 8-11, 11-7, 12-10, 11-8.

Simon Joseph caused a major upset in the veterans singles when he shrugged off the loss of the fi rst game to stun second seed Ashish Panday in the quarterfi nals.

Simon fought back after the

loss of the fi rst game and held his nerves to demolish the second seed with a 6-11, 11-6, 5-11 11-5, 11-1 verdict.

Italian Marconi Leonardo de-feated Tanveer Hassan 11-6, 11-7, 9-11, 11-5 in the veterans singles and in the second round routed Keith Jackson 11-0, 11-4, 11-2 to line-up a quarterfi nal date with top seed R. Murali. Rajesh Mehta advanced to the semifi nals of the veterans singles after defeating

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VICTOR & VANQUISHED: Women’s champ Erica Vaz, left, and

runner-up Tanvi Joshi. – Supplied photo

STUNNING WIN: Simon Joseph

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veterans singles.

PSO girls clinch titleMUSCAT: The Philippine School Oman (PSO) Girls - Un-der-16 volleyball team emerged as champions in the recently held Muscat Secondary Schools League (MSSL). This years’ tournament was held at The American International School in Muscat (TAISM). The PSO Lady Patriots Team bested four other teams from participating schools; The American Interna-tional School Muscat (TAISM), American British Academy (ABA), British School Muscat (BSM) and The Sultan School.

The PSO Girls Volleyball Team fi nished the tournament with a dominant performance and an unblemished record of 6 wins and 0 losses. Building on the success of their program being also last year’s MSSL 2014 U16 Champions, the Girls’ Team con-tinued with its winning ways.

The team was coached by PSO Faculty Member, GamalielNacor and supported by volunteer par-ent trainers/coaches and ex-var-sity college players Edsel Bringas and Alain Garcia (not in picture).Edsel Bringas who has been men-toring and helping with the PSO Boys’ and Girls’ volleyball pro-gram since 2007 stated that, “It is indeed a joy to watch them reap the rewards of their hard work.”

The 2014 PSO team was com-posed of; Janelle Bolido, Hanna Marie Alvarez Calupig, Shirley Mae Castro (Team Captain), Angel Enriquez, Sarah Garin, Julienne Therese Lopez, sisters Alyssa Ira and Ivy Manuel, EisabelleMap-anao, Angela Pasasadaba, Thea Stephanie Rimas, Trina Allen Ritchie, and JoeleaneSollano.

Meanwhile, the PSO Boys Vol-leyball U-16 team fi nished third in the same league.

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TIME MAGAZINE has named her as one of the world’s 100 most influential people and Julia Roberts called her “the most beautiful woman in the world”.

Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai met in 1997 and married in 2007. “The moment we met we both knew that this was something for keeps,” Aishwar-ya remembers. “It just felt perfect — and still does.” And Abhishek adds: “She is my buddy , my closest friend and I can discuss anything with her.

“Our relationship is just about two peo-ple falling in love which has organically grown. It was meant to be.”

Now one of the most glamorous and powerful couple in movies, the pair both have a schedule of new films which will keep them busy for the next two years “We stipulate that we have time off for a family life,” Aishwara says.

“It’s very important that we spend time with Aaradhya as she grows up. We both feel very strongly about this.”

As the top Bollywood star she has long been a major target for Hollywood money-men but says: “I have enough success at

home not to have to rush to Hollywood or look for greener pastures,” she says. “Things just seem to happen and if the right time comes to move, maybe I will. But I’m certainly in no hurry.

The star, whose friends call her Ash, comes from an academic middle-class Indian family and was expected to take up medicine or the law. But at four she enjoyed posing for family photographs and later, despite planning to become an architect, she became the face of Indian commercials for Pepsi, Palmolive, Lon-gines and L’Oreal, and the country’s most popular model.

Friends encouraged her to enter the Miss India beauty contest. She came second after the judges branded her as “an egotist,” but entered again after the winner retired in mid-term, and this time won easily.

In 1994 she beat nearly 90 competitors to become Miss World in South Africa and during her year’s reign became the highest-earning Miss World on record. Not surprisingly the film world soon beckoned and although she had no

drama school training, her major film was a box-office smash hit — despite be-ing slammed by the critics.

“After a while I stopped reading any criticism that wasn’t constructive,” she says. “I made a decision to give acting my best shot — and learn really fast. I have no formal training and can’t turn emotions on and off like as tap.

“I need to reach inside myself into my own experiences and to draw on them and the emotions they evoke. I know I still have a lot to learn but I think that every time I make a movie I get a little better.”

Ash admits that she enjoyed becoming a star “When people ask me if I feel like a caged bird, I say no. I do try to stay in touch with the real world. I made the choice to have this kind of life and if at any time I don’t like it or it interferes too much with family life, I would walk away.”

Ash admits that she didn’t particularly enjoy being the focus of the world’s gos-sip columns when early in her career she broke up a relationship with her co-star in two movies, Salman Khan.

There were stormy scenes which

caused Ash to make a public statement in which she said: “He hounds me. He tries to injure himself when I refuse to take his calls. He suspected me of having affairs with all my co-stars.

“At times he even got physical with me but thankfully he left no marks. I also had proof that he was cheating on me and I told him that the relationship had absolutely no future and I wanted it to end.”

Later she was rumoured to be dating Internet mogul Sabeer Bhatia, but always denied any serious involvement. “After all, I only met him once!” she said.

But that doesn’t mean that Ash didn’t want to get married one day. “The idea of marriage still retains most of its tradition and charm in India, but I will be very care-ful before I commit myself to marriage - a man can mess up a women’s life in the sense that she loses all focus once she’s in-volved with him,” she once said.

Looking back, she laughs: “I can’t be-lieve I said that. But that was long before I met Abhishek. Marrying him was by far the best thing I’ve ever done.”- John Graham/Tony James Features

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The bad news is that pop su-perstar Adele has delayed her third album until next year to recover from what could have been career-threaten-

ing throat surgery. The good news is that Adele’s best mate Beyonce will be duet-ting on the album, followed by some joint appearances in an Adele tour which could last an astounding two years.

An insider told us: “Only Beyonce and her husband Jay Z could have persuaded Adele to take on such a monster tour —she gets stage-fright and hates travelling. They have discussed singing together on the new album and on tour and already Jay has penned at least two possible songs.”

Adele, whose son Angelo has just turned two, plans to spread appearances over two years to give her more time with her fam-ily. We were told: “Adele is now fully fi t and can’t wait to get back into the big-time.

“She is negotiating a new recording contract and has been off ered $40 mil-lion for a residency in Las Vegas, plus a headline appearance at next year’s Glas-tonbury Festival. She’s certainly back in a big way!”

Ironically, just as important in the 26-year-old pop diva’s life at the moment is choosing wallpaper and furniture for her baby’s nursery in her remote mansion on Britain’s south coast.

“For Adele and her partner Simon Ko-necki, being parents has become the most important thing in their lives,” says a friend. “Everything else is taking second place to that.”

“London is like a goldfi sh bowl when you’re well-known,” Adele says. “Simon and I are determined to protect our fam-ily from too much publicity which is why we’ve moved to the country.”

The girl born Adele Laurie Blue Ad-kins in north London began singing at the age of four, and grew up listening to the Spice Girls. “They made me what I am to-day,” she says.

And that is very rich and successful. Recently she shared fourth place with Lily Allen and Duff y in the list of rich pop stars under 30 with a personal fortune of over $55 million

In fact after graduating from the BRIT school — classmates were Amy Wine-house, Leona Lewis and Jesse J — she

spent years supporting other pop stars on the club and tour circuit before she fi nally got an agent and a record contract.

Her debut album, 19, released in 2008, sold over a million copies in a week, fol-lowed by her second, 21, which spent 11 weeks at number one. One critic wrote: “Adele is simply too magical to compare her to anyone.”

Strangely for a girl who’s always wanted to sing, Adele fi nds fame and fortune hard to take. “She hates all the fuss,” an insider says. “The bigger a star she becomes, the more she wants to hide away.

“She says how she fi nds it hard to adjust to being stared at and have people crowd round her. She was always shy when she was young and much prefers writing and recording songs to singing in public.”

Most of her songs are about love — or lack of it. “I’ve only had two boyfriends before Simon, one at 19 and one at 21. The second was incredible but we just stopped being in love and I was bitter and devas-tated. One consolation is that I was able to write some good songs about it.”

Adele’s mother was a teenager when her daughter was born. “We’re as thick as

thieves,” Adele says. “She’s only a bit over 40 and we’re more like sisters.

“I moved out of the family home and got my own fl at but I’m not much good on my own. It’s nice to have someone to come home and make a cup of tea for.”

Adele says she would always put family and friends before her career: “Your career will end at some point but your family and friends will never leave you.

“I’ve always wanted to be married and have children — love is the driving force in life. I fi nd it really comforting, sharing mo-ments of your life with someone, having someone to listen to you and talk to you.”

One of the reasons why Adele isn’t missing being in the spotlight is that she has always had to contend with serious stage-fright. “It just came on gradually. I’m fi ne in the studio and even on TV.

“It’s just these great places full of thou-sands of people which freak me out, but we’ve made the decision about the tour and I’ll deal with it. I’m pretty tough un-derneath and with Beyonce by my side and Jay Z backing us up, what is there to worry about? -Judson Bennett/Tony James Features

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BITSIE TULLOCH had a premonition. It was 2011, and she, David Giuntoli, Silas Weir Mitchell and Russell Hornsby were all in Portland, Oregon, gearing up to shoot the pilot for the NBC series Grimm. The quartet was at the bar of their ho-tel, sitting around and chatting.

“The boys were all saying, ‘What do you think? Will it get picked up’?” Tulloch recalled. “I said to the boys, ‘We’re going to go at least fi ve seasons.’ They all thought, ‘Who is this crackhead? Why would you be so confi dent?’

“I just said, ‘This show has such an entertaining idea. Eve-ryone loves fairy tales. It’s a format people are familiar with and characters people can relate to,’” she said. “And that’s how I felt because, with fairy tales and legends, they’re about a young protagonist who’s overcoming obstacles to get home or get back to a loved one.

“Also it was a procedural, which people love, crossed with fairy tales and horror and great special eff ects and all this tremendous talent behind it,” Tulloch said. “I always thought of the show as melding Buff y the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003) and The X-Files (1993-2002), with Buff y and the other characters grown up.”

The show performed well out of the gate and, Tulloch noted, once the fi rst 13 episodes had aired, NBC unleashed the writ-ers, letting them delve deeper into the show’s sinister world of Grimm and Wessen. The Grimm are hunter-guardians who protect mankind from the mythological, malevolent and often hard-to-detect creatures called Wessen — pronounced “VES-sin.”

Giuntoli stars as Nick Bur-khardt, a Portland cop who, in the pilot, discovered that he’s a Grimm. Tulloch plays Dr. Juli-ette Silverton, Nick’s girlfriend, who initially didn’t know his secret, but does now. Hornsby co-stars as Hank, Nick’s partner, who also is now aware of Nick’s Grimm side, while Mitchell is Monroe, a shape-shifting crea-ture called a Wieder Blutbad who helps Nick and Hank solve

cases. Sasha Roiz plays Captain Renard, Nick and Hank’s boss, who also happens to be part creature, a half-Hexenbiest.

Story lines are popularTulloch, who spoke by telephone from Portland during a break from shooting a fourth-season episode of Grimm, won’t come out and say “I told you so.”

“The fans really started get-ting excited once we got into the mythology, and I also know that fans of fantasy, sci-fi and horror are incredibly loyal and smart,” said Tulloch, a 33-year-old actress whose other credits include Quarterlife (2008) and The Artist (2011). “Even when NBC moved us around a bit, the fi rst two seasons, all the fans showed up.

“And our show runners are smart enough to listen to the fans, what they like, what they want,” she continued. “They’re

very aware of which story lines are popular with the fans and which ones aren’t. So I think the show has gotten better and better from season to season, which is not always the case with shows, and I’m so proud of it.”

Season 4 is darker than ever, visually and story-wise. A new director of photography is light-ing scenes darker, making it spookier. In terms of stories, Tulloch promised/warned, some “heavy, heavy” things are on the way during the next several weeks, especially now that Nick has lost his powers as a Grimm.

“Stuff happens to Juliette that the fans are going to lose their minds about,” Tulloch said. “They’re pushing the limits and testing the characters,” she said. There’s a major twist, about a third of the way through, that’s going to shock everybody, said Tulloch. -Ian Spelling/The New York

Times News Service

Bitsie Tulloch’s ‘Grimm’ world

Eddie Redmayne was cast as Professor Ste-phen Hawking, the theoretical physicist who not only is con-

sidered one of the world’s most brilliant men — and whose most important work is largely incom-prehensible to laymen – but also is arguably the world’s most famous disabled person, confi ned to a wheelchair and denied the use of vir-tually his entire body by the ravages of motor-neuron disease, a variant of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a.k.a. Lou Gehrig’s disease.

How can any actor hope to cap-ture this iconic fi gure in a fi lm, especially when given only two hours and three minutes to trace the entire course of one of the 20th century’s most celebrated lives?

“For me, when I got the part, the stakes felt pretty high,” Redmayne said, “and for several reasons. Firstly you’re depicting a living hu-man being who is also an icon, and you’re telling their family’s story. Secondly you’re representing a brutal disease — in the prepara-tions I spent several months meet-ing people suff ering from A.L.S. So you feel that they’ve invited you into their lives, and you want to

make sure you do them justice.“Then there was the science el-

ement, also being absolutely true to the discoveries,” the actor con-tinued, talking to a small group of reporters at Manhattan’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. “And then there’s the thing of making a fi lm, making it enjoyable. So the answer is — It was pretty daunting.”

At 32 Redmayne suddenly is a hot commodity, after years of acting on stage in London and on Broadway, appearing on tel-evision in the BBC’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles (2008) and The Pillars of the Earth (2008), and co-starring in such films as The Good Shepherd (2006), My Week with Marilyn (2011) and Les Miserables (2012).

Strange resembelanceIn person he looks a decade young-er than his age and actually bears a striking resemblance to the young Hawking. The Theory of Every-thing follows the renowned Brit-ish cosmologist and astrophysicist through key periods of his life: his student years at Cambridge Uni-versity, his fateful diagnosis with motor-neuron disease at 21, his fi rst meeting with Jane Wilde

(Felicity Jones), who would be-come his wife and the mother of their three children, and the scien-tifi c breakthroughs that led to his landmark book, A Brief History of Time (1988).

By coincidence Redmayne also studied at Cambridge and occa-sionally saw Hawking there — but only from a distance.

“I studied history of arts at Cam-bridge,” the actor explained, “and I would just see him across campus. You’d see the famous, iconic im-age of him going over one of the bridges, and then you’d occasion-ally overhear his voice.

“So one of the great joys for me about fi lming this was going back there and the nostalgia of that for me,” he said.

Redmayne admits, however, that he knew precious little about Hawking when he began work on The Theory of Every-thing, which will open in lim-ited release on November 7 (US). To him Hawking was “the guy who’d done stuff to do with black holes.” Even when he re-ceived the film’s script, he as-sumed that it would be a stand-ard biopic, but instead found it to be something else altogether.

“This script subverted all my ex-pectations,” he said. “It was a deeply passionate love story, but a compli-cated love story, and I really wanted to do it. That’s what we dream of, telling interesting stories, so I fought quite hard to get the job.

“What’s interesting is that

there’s a disconnect,” he said. “It’s like any job interview. You go in and you tell people you’d be great for the role for this, that and the other reason, and they’re like, ‘Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!’ Then you get off ered the job and you’re like, ‘Yeah ... Aargh. What have I ... I have no idea how to do this.’

“So what was interesting was that the fear and expectation drove me,” he said. “I did see that . there was a lot of potential to mess it up, but it just drove me to go and research and to work as hard as I possibly could at it.”

Redmayne read everything he could fi nd about Hawking, and director James Marsh gave him a full four months to work out Hawking’s physical decline and faltering speech, time which the actor used to consult with danc-ers and vocal coaches. Then, fi ve days before production began, he met the real Hawking.

He and Jones also visited with Jane and her second husband, Jonathan Hellyer Jones.

Redmayne is the fi rst to ac-knowledge, however, that much of his performance depends on Jones’ turn as Jane.

“Symbiosis” was probably the

word (for what) I feel Jane and Stephen had for a long time, and that Felicity and I found,” Red-mayne said. “She’s an old friend. We started at a place called the Donmar Warehouse Theatre in London. Michael Grandage, a big director there, was a great sup-porter of both of ours, and I’d ad-mired her hugely. So when I found out that she was doing it, it was great because we leapt in at a level of trust already.

“It was rancidly hard for her,” he continued, “because normally, when you’re a couple of actors coming up on a scene, you say, ‘How shall we do this? Let’s try a few diff erent ways. Maybe we should shift it.’ Virtually every scene, I would come with limita-tions, going ‘I can’t move from here. I can’t do.’ And so much of the heavy lifting was her work.

Redmayne has heard the buzz about the possibility of Oscar nominations for him and for the fi lm. It’s “all very nice,” he said, but he’s more concerned about how Hawking, Jane and their children will react to the fi lm, and hopes that the drama does justice to the former couple’s unique love story. – Ian Spelling/The New York Times News Service

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‘Interstellar’ was Anne Hatha-way’s second Christopher Nolan movie, after The Dark Knight Rises (2012), but it still took her awhile to realise what

that meant.“One day I asked, ‘When do we pretend

to be in Zero G’ ?” the Oscar-winning actress recalled. “Chris said, ‘We don’t pretend here.’

“Chris has a real intensity to him,” she said. “He takes what he does very seriously.”

When the 44-year-old Nolan walked into a hotel suite for an interview on an uncommonly warm fall afternoon in Los Angeles, that intensity came across. Look-ing matinee-idol handsome in a dark-blue business suit and a sky-blue shirt, with a slash of light-blond hair pushed off his forehead, he was punctual to the second and all business. Making movies is a se-rious undertaking for Nolan, and so is promoting them.

He is famous for running a tight ship, but that’s understandable given the com-plex and highly stylised fare in which No-lan specialises — and the huge box-offi ce returns that have induced Hollywood to let him do pretty much anything he wants.

His fi lmography — much of it co-written by his brother, Jonathan Nolan — includes Batman Begins (2005) and its two sequels, The Dark Knight (2008) and The Dark Knight Rises, which between them have earned almost $2.5 billion at the global box offi ce, but also the out-of-nowhere in-die hit Memento (2000), Insomnia (2002) and the mind-bending Inception (2010), which earned more than $800 million and won four Oscars.

His latest movie is typically ambitious: Interstellar, opens in the US on November 5, focuses on space travel and the chal-lenges of sustaining human life on other planets, all convincingly rendered at a re-ported cost of $165 million.

The seed of the story was planted in 2012, Nolan said, when he watched

the space shuttle Endeavour be carried through Los Angeles to the California Sci-ence Centre, ending a journey of 123 mil-lion miles.

“My wife Emma and I were with our kids in Griffi th Park,” the fi lmmaker re-called, “and it was the most moving mo-ment for me. Travel in space is a great, collective endeavour of hope and opti-mism. That’s something we need to feel again. I want my children to be able to look up again and explore their vast place in the world.”

Eventually the Nolan brothers pro-duced a screenplay about Cooper (Mat-thew McConaughey), an astronaut who travels through an interstellar wormhole in a quest for a new home for humanity, hoping to ensure a future for the family he may never see again.

The mission is all the more pressing be-cause, in the near future envisioned by the fi lm, a severe drought has made the Earth increasingly uninhabitable, to the degree that Cooper’s children may represent the planet’s fi nal generation.

Hathaway plays Brand, Cooper’s second in command, with Jessica Chastain as Murphy, an earth-based scientist working to facilitate their mission. The cast also includes Casey Affl eck, Wes Bentley, Ellen Burstyn and Michael Caine.

“The inception of this project was talk-ing to my brother, Jonah, who was work-ing on this screenplay originally for Ste-ven Spielberg,” Nolan said. “We’re always bouncing ideas off of each other, and this script sounded incredibly exciting to me.”

When Spielberg left the project, Nolan readily stepped in.

“For me this was a fascinating movie about the inevitability,” he explained. “We are going to leave this planet at some point. We are going to the moon and Mars. The idea with this story is that you could view Earth as a nest. One day we must leave the nest.

“To me that seemed like a massive thing

that really hadn’t been addressed in mov-ies, which is always an opportunity I’m looking for as a director.”

To envision the environmental catas-trophe that underlies Interstellar, Nolan reached out to documentarian Ken Burns, whose The Dust Bowl (2012) explored the drought that devastated the American plains in the 1920s and 1930s.

“I spoke to Ken Burns at great length about his Dust Bowl documentary, which was extraordinary,” Nolan said. “I learned that this was a man-made environmental crisis. I had to tone it down for this fi lm, but I wanted the details to be correct.”

Viewers shouldn’t expect a heavy-handed political message about climate change, however.

“In our story we’re saying that man-kind is being gently nudged off the planet by the Earth itself,” Nolan said. “For me it was about addressing the idea of the planet having enough of us and suggesting strongly that we go somewhere else.

“I found that idea very winning!”They also shouldn’t expect a fi lm that is

nothing but intergalactic starscapes.“At the heart of the story,” Nolan said,

“there was this great family relationship. You learn that, the more you explore the cosmic scale of things, the more the focus really comes down to who we are as peo-ple. If you want to explore the bigger ques-tions, you have to ground it in the human experience. I wanted to keep this about the humanity and use the exploration of humanness as a lens to view ourselves.”

The most pivotal scene for him, the di-rector said, was one in which Cooper, on the other side of the wormhole, gets sever-al video messages from his kids back home and begins to sob.

“He wanted to come to the crying scene fresh,” Nolan recalls. “No rehears-al, no planning. I knew the fi rst take was the one we’d use, so the technical de-mands I placed on the crew were signifi -cant. What you actually see in the fi lm

is the fi rst take. It’s one of my favourite movie moments, where you just drop theatricality and artifi ce to see some-thing very raw.

“Let me tell you that there were a lot of manly men watching the dailies in tears,” he added. “It was extraordinary for me to see.”

A native of London, Nolan has been making movies since he was 7, when he fi rst took charge of his father’s Super-8 camera. His fi rst theatrical feature, a noir thriller called Following (1998), cost only $6,000 to make, but nowadays he’s thought of as a maker of blockbusters. Besides the Batman movies, he also pro-duced Man of Steel (2013) and is produc-ing Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, due out in 2016.

Nonetheless the fi lmmaker — who lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Brit-ish producer Emma Thomas, and their four children — doesn’t think of his work in those terms.

“The fun thing about this movie, In-terstellar, was that it was sometimes one person in a room talking to the camera,” Nolan said. “It was extremely intimate. It’s great for me when I can do thrilling action set pieces combined with a highly personal moment.

“I try not to be self-conscious in my choices,” he continued. “I do want to try out a lot of things, large and outlandish things and personal things too. The reason I’m a fi lmmaker is to tell stories. I hope they have resonance with people.

“I’m just always looking for a great story and an opportunity to challenge myself as a fi lmmaker,” Nolan said. “It just has to grab me and hold me.”

As to the next story that will grab and hold him, don’t ask.

“I’m a one-movie man,” Nolan said, laughing. “A few weeks after this fi lm comes out, I’ll start to think about the next obsession.” – Cindy Pearlman/The New York

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Wonder is hit-ting the road this fall with the Songs in the Key of

Life Performance tour, an 11-city run that, as the title indicates, will feature the entirety of his Grammy Award-winning album Songs in the Key of Life (1976). It’s an ambitious undertaking and something that Wonder has never done before, and his calm veneer belies his excitement for the endeavour.

“Something like Songs in the Key of Life, it’s a work,” the 64-year-old Motown legend ex-plained, speaking by telephone from Los Angeles. “It’s an actual concept or project that you do, and the music, thank God, has stood the test of time and all that. And for me it speaks of a kind of place that I was in when I did it. It speaks of a place that I was in, growing up in Detroit, and things that I experienced. The songs are culminations of diff erent experiences that I had or diff er-ent things that happened that infl uenced those ideas.

“So I wanted to do Songs in the Key of Life and really make the musical statement, because we had never toured Songs in the Key of Life like this,” Wonder continued. “We did shows, but never the whole thing all the way through, so I felt it would be great to do that.” Songs in the Key of Life is a landmark work, both for Wonder and for popular music in general. Wonder’s fi rst album

in two years, and part of a gold-en period following his Talking Book (1972), Innervisions (1973) and Fulfi llingness’ First Finale (1974), the album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard charts and has been certifi ed diamond for sales of more than 10 million copies in the United States. It spawned a pair of No. 1 hits, in I Wish and Sir Duke, and won four Grammys, in-cluding Album of the Year, mak-ing Wonder the fi rst artist to win that prize for three consecutive releases. It has been preserved in the Library of Congress’ Na-tional Recording Registry and was ranked No. 56 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Wonder — who was born Stevland Hardaway Judkins in Saginaw, Michigan. — recalled that Songs in the Key of Life be-gan much as any of his other al-bums had.

“I didn’t have a form or a con-cept,” he explained. “I was just writing songs, like I usually did. I think, when I was close to the end, I came up with the title Songs in the Key of Life, and that was because there’s so many dif-ferent things we talk about in the album — relationships, growing up, the planets, Saturn, the young little girl playing in the commu-nity, just those experiences.”

There were direct sources for many of the album’s 21 songs, counting an accompanying four-song EP dubbed A Something’s Extra. Village Ghetto Land was inspired by a woman in Wonder’s

Detroit neighbourhood whose classical and operatic music wafted onto the streets from her open window. Black Man was a rumination on African-Ameri-can contributions to American society in light of the nation’s ap-proaching bicentennial.

Spirit of its ownPerhaps the album’s most memo-rable song, Isn’t She Lovely, found Wonder revelling in the joys of fatherhood, even sampling the sound of his baby daughter, Ai-sha, splashing in the bathtub as she played with Wonder and her mother, Yolanda Simmons.

“It all took a spirit of its own,” Wonder recalled. “It became an energy, and that energy ultimate-ly is what brought me to the title and, ultimately, the whole work.”

It took awhile, of course. Won-der had been producing an album a year, occasionally more, since 1962. When a year passed and Songs in the Key of Life was still gestating, Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr. and his executives got

nervous. “They didn’t under-stand why I was taking so long,” Wonder said. “I think at the last minute I said, ‘Well, Berry, this is a double album. It’s not just 10 songs.’ We went back and forth and argued about the EP, but ulti-mately we agreed to agree.

“My engineer who worked with me heard me say ‘We’re almost fi nished’ so many times that he did some T-shirts that said ‘We’re almost fi nished,’ and a few people had those, which was pretty funny.”

The idea of taking the album on the road was hatched last De-cember, after Wonder’s fi rst-ever live performance of the complete album, which took place at the annual House Full of Toys benefi t concert in Los Angeles.

For the road version he plans to alter the sequence of the album somewhat, weaving in the four songs from A Something’s Extra and also including outtakes such as Easier and Life Story.

“There were songs that didn’t make Songs in the Key of Life that I probably might play at the concerts because the songs are good,” said Wonder, who also plans to fi lm and record the shows for possible commercial release. “I did Easier in Decem-ber, and it was fun doing that. There was talk about me rere-leasing it with those songs on it, but I don’t ever want to do that, only because I might want to just cut them over again and do them now.” – Gary Graff /The New York

Times News Service

Katie Price sells old house, wants to start afresh

SINGER Katie Price says she wants to make a fresh start in a new home with husband Kieran Hayler, who cheated on her. Price, who forgave Hayler after discovering his aff airs with her friends Jane Pountney and Chrissy Thomas ear-lier this year, has moved out of the Sus-sex home as she couldn’t stop thinking about Hayler, reported femalefi rst.co.uk. “I left my stress at the old house with all the memories of Jane Pountney and Kieran in there, so I was glad to leave. I hate the old house, there are so many bad memories of Kieran cheating. “I wanted

to get out of the house because I hate walking in the kitchen and knowing they’d been in there together. I was fi nding things like that hard,” she told OK magazine. The 36-year-old star, who has two children with Hayler and two from her past relationships, is now looking forward to making a “fresh start” after buying an 11-bedroom mansion which boasts its own swimming pool, sta-bles and tennis court. Price is looking forward to settling down there with Hayler and the kids.

Jim Carrey not interested in getting hitched againIT SEEMS that actor Jim Carrey had his share of matrimony. The 52-year-old says now he doesn’t want to “voluntarily” go the marriage way. He appeared on the Howard Stern Show where he spoke about love and relationships, reports eonline.com. Asked if he would ever consider marriage again, Carrey said: “I just don’t see it as necessary at this point. Is it really sacred? I don’t know.” Car-rey was previously married to actresses Lauren Holly and Melissa Womer. The actor says that having relationships is still important and he still appreciates a great woman. “If you hook up with some-one who is famous, you become a sellable commodity and that’s the most important thing in those magazines. It’s not what you’re do-ing in the movie. It’s who you are with, what are you doing, are you breaking up?” he said. Asked if the perfect girl came along, would he ever consider marriage, Carrey said: “I can’t say that I know how I would feel if I meet somebody that knocks my head off . I can’t make hard fast rules about the future.”

Bynes to spend another month in psychiatric facilityTROUBLED ACTRESS Amanda Bynes will spend at least an-other month receiving psychiatric care.On Monday, a judge agreed to extend her involuntary commitment to a psychiatric facility in California for 30 days, reported people.com. According to reports, doctors treating the onetime child star approached the judge about extending the stay, explaining they do not think she is well enough to be discharged. Bynes fi rst entered a facility Oct 10, following a driving under the infl uence (DUI) arrest, a shoplifting incident and a series of worrisome tweets. —IANS

S T A R B U Z Z

The singer is in the midst of a tour that focuses on a key part of his past

STEVIE WONDERBACK IN ‘THE KEY OF LIFE’

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Peter Jackson has spent years making JRR Tolkien’s Middle Earth into a spectacular visual eff ects — and

the director has revealed that he intends to end things with a bang. The final instalment in The Hobbit trilogy, entitled The Battle of the Five Armies, is set to culminate in an epic, 45-minute battle scene.

Oscar-winner Jackson, who also directed The Lord of the Rings

trilogy, told Entertainment Week-ly that designing and creating the footage was a feat in itself.

“There’s a lot of logistics that have to be thought through,” he said. “We have dwarves and men and elves and orcs, all with diff erent cultures, with diff erent weapons, and diff erent shields and pat-terns and tactics.”The confl ict is played out at the bottom of the Lonely Mountain and sees a num-ber of armies fi ghting for their right to the treasure of Erebor.

With such a vast number of fi ghters, Jackson explained that it was important to envisage the clash as a whole: “Are they (the armies) going to fi ll up the val-ley or look like a speck?” Jackson added that the eagles will have a key role in the action too, with the Lord of the Eagles making his debut.“Tolkien uses eagles in a way that can be kind of awkward because they tend to show up out of the blue and change things pretty quickly,” he said.

“So here they’re just part of the plan, not the saviours.”

And if you’re worried that 45 minutes of blood and gore could become tiresome, do not fear. “We have a rule that we’re not allowed to go more than two or three shots of anonymous people fighting without cutting back to our principal charac-ters,” Jackson said. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is scheduled for release in Decem-ber. - Antonia Molloy/The Independent

Nick Jonas angry over band split POP STAR Nick Jonas is reportedly angry with his siblings over the breakup of their band — The Jonas Brothers. The trio disbanded in October last year after pulling out of a North American tour, but it was thought to have been a joint decision, reported contactmusic.com. In June, this year Nick’s brothers and former bandmates Joe and Kevin Jonas headed out on tour with an interactive theatre show for fans, but they were not joined by their sibling, and now it has emerged there is some ill-feeling over the split. Actor Frank Grillo, who stars with Nick Jonas in new US TV drama Kingdom, said: “He is angry about the whole Jonas (Brothers) thing. I don’t know if I’m supposed to say this. He’s not crazy about the other brothers.”

David McIntosh keen to marry Kelly BrookFOLLOWING their recent reconcili-ation, actor David McIntosh says he wants to marry his on-off girlfriend Kelly Brook. The 28-year-old star is eager to wed the model in Mykonos, Greece, reported okmagazine.com. “I would like to think that there is a future for us. As far as I’m concerned, I’ve done nothing wrong. Hopefully, things

can be normal. I was engaged and would like to get married,” he said. The couple got together in February this year and were engaged to be married just a month later, only for them to split shortly after McIntosh came out of the Celebrity Big Brother house amid rumours that he had cheated on his 34-year-old girlfriend. However, he insists their relationship is built on more than a physical attraction, saying he loves Brook because “she has a great personality”.

Keating wants ‘Game of Thrones’ themed weddingSINGER Ronan Keating says he would like a “Game of Thrones” themed wedding if he and Storm Uechtritz every tied the knot. The singer met Uechtritz on the Australian X-Factor, where he was a judge, and is already thinking about the style of wedding. Uechtritz, however, has very diff erent ideas about the type of wedding that she would like, reports femalefi rst.co.uk. “If we did get married, I was thinking more of a ‘Game of Thrones’ kind of theme, but she’s really earthy,” Keating told Hello magazine. “Yeah, I’d want it to be very organic and natural. I grew up on a farm in North Queensland so I’d like simplicity,” Uechtritz added. Keating split from his wife Yvonne Connolly in 2012. The couple had three children, Jack, Missy, and Ali. Keat-ing believes that he had found his soul mate with Uechtritz, but they are in no rush to walk down the aisle. “We’ve both found our soul mate and we know that we are going to spend the rest of our lives together, but we’re not in a rush to make an announce-ment about wedding bells just yet,” the singer added.

Actress Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Martin splitJENNIFER LAWRENCE and her boyfriend, singer Chris Martin, have split. The Oscar-winning actress and Martin were fi rst linked in August following Lawrence’s split with her then boyfriend, actor Nicholas Hoult. “Jen (Jennifer) is the one who broke it off with Chris,” a source told people.com. Following a few quiet date nights at Martin’s Malibu home, the romance seemed to move further into the spotlight Sep 19, when Law-rence attended Martin’s performance at the iHeartRadio music festival in Las Vegas. A source says the couple was together as recently as Oct 21, following Martin’s friendly dinner with his former lover Gwyneth Paltrow. Representatives for the stars haven’t responded to requests for comment.

Kelli Garner to play Marilyn Monroe in a mini-seriesKELLI GARNER is all set to essay the role of late actress Mari-lyn Monroe in a miniseries. Garner will star with Oscar winner Susan Sarandon, who will take on the role of Monroe’s mentally ill mother Gladys Baker in the series titled Marilyn, reported eonline.com. Based on the New York Times best-seller The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe by J. Randy Taraborrelli, Marilyn will apparently reveal everything that the iconic superstar suc-ceeded in hiding from an all-too-invasive world. The miniseries will show how she lived a life in the spotlight while simultane-ously fi ghting a battle against the mother of all demons, which she inherited from her mother, a troubled woman “whom she loves, hates and wants desperately to save”. —IANS

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Flat for rent in Ruwi, Mumtaz Area

and Al-Hail South. Contact 91409778

Villa for rent in Muscat 6 rooms.

Contact 96116767

Furnished / unfurnished apartments

available for rent on long term /short

term basis, near Vacha’s hypermar-

ket in Ghala. Contact : 97677211

3 rooms, 3 bath & Kitchen Oman

House Muttrah. Contact 99319149

W W W.T I M E S O F O M A N . C O MSECTION

CONNECT H E D A I LY G U I D E

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T H U R S D AY, O C T O B E R 3 0 , 2 0 1 4

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DAILY GUIDET H U R S D AY, O C T O B E R 3 0 , 2 0 1 4 D3

Parlor for sale in Ruwi near Honda

Road. Contact 97452727 / 99358615

Running studio for sale at Amerat

Souq. Contact 97621737

Running restaurant with all ameni-

ties for sale. For further information

contact: [email protected]

Shop for sale in Al Hail North main

road near Bank Muscat ATM. Serious

buyers only. Contact 96435935

23,886 Sq Mtrs Agriculture land

with water well in Al Salwa, Barka.

OMR 260 Thousand. Tel: 99333479

or 95215360

Leather sofa for sale, brand new

unused black color. 3+2+1+1.

Contact- 99349311

Villa in Mawaleh for sale town

house style near Sahwa roundabout

taamer road. Contact :96969824

Shop for sale behind ROP building.

Honda Road, Ruwi.

Contact 92130636

Electrical & Building Material Shop

in Muscat for sale.

Contact 95330905

For sale 8000 GLO Water Tanker

new. Contact 92906773

Lady Beauty saloon. Contact

97786792, 96644372

FOR SALE

FOR SALE

BUYING/SELLING

ACC. AVAILABLE

Restaurant in a running and excellent

condition, ample parking space with a

capacity of 55 seating and a party hall

for sale. Contact - 99343735

We are dealing with sale of all beauty

salon equipments, furnitures & cos-

metics. # 942 888 61 / 942 888 63

Furnished room near Manam

Apartments executive bachelor/

working lady RO 140/-. Wattaya.

Furnished room for small family or

executive bachelor one/two Indian,

Sri Lankan at Darsait.

Contact 99454129

1 BR accommodation available at

Rex Road, suitable for bachelors.

Contact 99889590

Furnished room available for

Executive bachelor in Ruwi area.

Contact 99054542

Sharing fl at with A/C,

Al Wadi Kabir. Contact 95470129

Furnished room for Indian Bachelor

in Al Falaj/Ruwi & for lady in Wadi

Kabir Al Maya-RO 130/-.

Contact 96202458

Big room with attached bath near

Mabela Souq for working lady or

single couple.R.O. 110 –

call 95208305

Sharing accommodation for a fam-

ily in W/K. contact 97167857

Room available for Executive

bachelor in Ruwi near Honda Road.

Contact 92241735

Looking for purchase of Used Portable Compressor (350 CFM,

7 Bar Pressure) powered with Diesel

run Generator. Kindly contact :

99014686 or

[email protected]

*Classifi ed Advertisement space booking with text, should be done till 12.00

noon for next day’s publication. * Subject to

space availability

Expat leaving Oman has house

hold items and furniture for sale.

Contact 96964756.

ACC. WANTED

FOR RENT

Sharing accomodation required

for a non- cooking executive lady.

Contact - 99360615

Shop for sale in Seeb near Bank

Muscat. Contact 99828343

Vegetable shop for sale in Wadi

kabir, Cont : 92786449

For Sale Well running Pharmacy at

primelocation. 93240949

Flats For Sale in Boushar: OMR 35

Thousand 1 bedroom. OMR 45 Thou-

sand 2 bedroom. Monthly income

1 bedroom OMR 270 and 2 bedroom

OMR 350.

Tel: 99333479 or 95215360

Restaurant for sale. Contact

95901870

If you have any properties /

Inquiries. Contact us

[email protected] .

Tel 24505072/ 91155779

Fax 24507045

New Villas in (Al Ghobra/

Al Khoudh / Al Mabella).

Contact 24505072/ 91155779

Fax 24507045

AVAILABLE

Established Restaurant for rent

with sponsorship.

Contact 97628242

Party & Wedding equipment rent-

als. Full line, from Tables, Linen

& Skirting, Chairs & Chair covers,

Cutlery, Crockery, Glassware, Chaf-

ing Dishes, Ice Sculptures, to Large

Sound Systems and spectacular

lighting. Call Andrea 9606 2222 for

Catering and

Croyden 9623 5555 for Sound &

Light. www.tunesoman.com,

E-mail: [email protected]

Sharing accommodation available

for family big room, hall & separate

toilet at Mumtaz, Ruwi.

Contact 97612335

Single room available for exclu-

sive bachelors in Azaiba villa

and complete ground fl oor with

Kitchen facility bedroom and

Hall in Darsait. Contact details –

98048207,99261773

Semi furnished room with Separate

T&B Split AC Wifi pref Filipino

or non cooking bachelor lady in

Boushar near Rehab Hotel RO.145/

mo incl W&E. Contact 99058225

Sharing accommodation avail-

able bedroom, bathroom & sharing

kitchen for small family near Indian

School Wadi Kabir.

Contact 99209727,

Sharing one big room with AC and

bathroom, kitchen sharing for lady or

single person near OC Centre, Ruwi

RO 130 Rials. Contact 99410160

Sharing room with AC available.

Contact 95470129

Executive bachleor accomodation

available at north al hail. Near wave.

Contact : 91325959

NRI

Looking for an experienced A/R

conditioner and deep freezer Tech-

nician to independently handle

a running refrigeration service

center in Kannur Kerala. Attractive

terms off ered. Please send CV to

vfi [email protected]

For Astrological consultation, Jathakam. Contact 99860435 /

97102599

5 Rooms, main living room + Wom-

en living room+2 halls, 6 toilets,

kitchen in Azaiba near Al Fair

800 RO. Contact 99888873

Flats, shops basements, location,

Ruwi MBD area, Honda road, Qurum.

Contact 96942749 / 97293708

Big Villa at Bowshar 8 rooms,

8 bathrooms, kitchen, maid room &

Majlis. Contact 91183117

Logistic Company with new equip-

ments, contracts sale. Contact

99438523 / 94252527

Cntd..on PG 9

DAILY GUIDED4 T H U R S D AY, O C T O B E R 3 0 , 2 0 1 4

DAILY GUIDE

DOMESTIC HELP

DOMESTIC HELP

DRIVER

EDUCATION

SKILLED / UN SKILLED

SKILLED / UN SKILLED

SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION VACANT

MEDICAL

MEDICAL

SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION WANTED

SITUATION WANT-

EDSIT. WANTED

Housemaid for Indian family in

Al-Khuwair. Off er Salary, Visa,

Accommodation, Food, ticket.

Call 99316937.

Required a cook. Contact 99209264

ADMIN/HR

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE

DRAUGHTSMAN

DESIGNER

DRIVER

Email: [email protected] classifi [email protected].: 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 /431 / 456 / 461

ENGINEERS/TECH..

Light driver looking for job.

Contact 93181200

Pakistani male having 2 yrs exp in

light vehicle driving, knows English

& Arabic also looking for job.

Contact 92399605 / 95168660


Contact 92014540

Bangladeshi male, Light Driver

experience 12 yrs looking for job in

any Company any Offi ce.

Contact 99165961

Light driver seeking job with visa,

10 yrs experience has Dubai License

until 2019, 32 yrs old Bangladeshi.

Contact 93977320

Indian light driver having good

experience wanted urgently job.

known language - English, Hindi &

Arabic. Contact 97366822


Contact 94216536

Driver require job with visa.

Contact 92073175 / 95803184

2 yrs experience. Release available

& seeking job in any company for

light driver. Contact 93966254 /

95151738

Coordinator for Transport/ Heavy

Equipment Company and Light Driver salary RO 175 + Accommoda-

tion. Contact 99454425

Required Indian driver. # 99209264

Wanted driver. Contact 97469823

Risk & Compliance Manager with

10 years experience in International

Bank, currently in Muscat looking for

suitable opportunity.

Contact 91252808.


Sr. Accountant M.Com (Finance),

14 years experience (1 year in Oman)

in fi nance & Accts. NOC available im-

mediate joining. Contact 92404608.

Email : jin_75@rediff mail.com

Indian Male: B.COM, 4 years experi-

ence in Accounts, in Manufactur-

ing Co Oman, Working Knowledge

With Tally ERP- With Oman valid

D/L,Presently working in Muscat

NOC Available Looking for Suitable

position in Reputed Company,

Contact; 95745287 and Email:

raiforeveryone@rediff mail.com

Indian Male, 24 MBA Finance,

1+ years experiences in US Health

Care in Accounts looking for a

suitable job. Contact 92239445

Indian Female 29 Yrs, B-Com Gradu-

ate with Basic Computer Knowledge

and Tally, having 6 yrs experience in

accounting seeking for the placement

in Account Assistant, currently on

visit visa in Oman Contact: 95478149


Chartered Accountant Indian

(Female) having valid Omani DL and

work experience of 1 year in a Big

4 Audit fi rm (India) seeks suitable

placement. GSM: 99484368

Sr. Accountant, Indian Male, 35

yrs, B.Com, PGDCA, having 13 yrs

experience in Accounts/Finance up to

fi nalization. 8 yrs in Oman.

Contact 95593273

Indian Female, MBA, Finance,

1 year 6 months experience in Oman

seeking suitable placement.

Contact 97349904.


Looking senior positions for a Char-

tered Accountant (CA) with 12 years

post qualifi cation experience, now

working as head of fi nance at a lead-

ing construction company in Muscat.

Contact:97916442

Indian male, 30 yrs MBA Finance, 5

yrs experience in Accounts, fi nance

and Insurance, well versed in ERP

Tally 9, MS Offi ce, valid Oman D/L.

NOC available. Contact 97366016

ACCA Member, currently working in

UAE as a Senior Accountant seeking a

job in Oman (Pakistani Male).

Contact for details CV 94066698

Female, Indian having 2 years

experience in Muscat, currently on

visit visa seeks suitable placement.

Qualifi cation : B.Com MBA (Finance).

Contact 95742787

Financial Manager, Egyptian, experi-

ence 10+ years. Contact 91676723

28 yrs, female, B. Com, 6.5 years ex-

perience in client servicing in Indian

markets for wealth management,

fi nancial products & Banking domain

knowledge. Excellent communication

skills, seeks immediate placement,

family visa. Contact : 91242128.

B.Com, 16 years experience in Stores,

accounts and procurement seeks

suitable position. Local release

available (NOC). Contact 98606546 /

91680124

Chief Accountant with 20 years

experience in reputed companies

looking for suitable placement.

Contact 97385562

MBA (UK) B.Sc (Hons), 24 yrs male

professional with ACCA background

and Masters in International Busi-

ness Management from UK is cur-

rently seeking employment

on immediate basis.

Contact - +968-97941288,

email : [email protected]

Indian male, 39 years B.Com Gradu-

ate, 10 years experience in Accounts

fi eld looking for a job currently on

visiting visa. Contact 98510225 /

99165117

Chartered Accountant with 10 yrs

of Gulf & MNC experience, in depth

knowledge in Financial statements

including consolidation, treasury,

MIS, AR/AP, Insurance, Taxation,

Payroll etc looking for Senior posi-

tion in fi nance, NOC available.

Email : [email protected].

Contact : 96293649

SALES / MARKETING

Urgently required marketing person with minimum 4-5 years ex-

perience with good communication

skills and driving license (optional)

to work part time.

Fax – 24564459,

email: [email protected]

Wanted Marketing and Lawyer. Email : fmlawoffi [email protected]

Reputed building material company looking for outdoorSales executive having valid Omani

driving license with more than 2

years local sales experience in tiles/

sanitary ware.

Please fax your CV to 24798709 /

Email – [email protected]

Requirement: Sales Executive (Building materials/ lightings).

Experience: Candidate having mini-

mum 5 years experience of selling

building materials in Oman. Driving

License: Must Mail your CV to:

[email protected]

Grade 1 Construction Company re-quired Civil Quantity Surveyor – 1

No with 10 years of local experience.


Wanted civil Engineer, Civil Fore-man, Blocks and Tile Masons, Shut-tering Carpenter, Email :

[email protected]

5 years experience with Diploma Civil required urgently for an

excellent grade company. Email :

[email protected]

Required Civil Engineer (Diploma) with Oman experience

and NOC. Email –

[email protected]

Civil Engineer with 3 yrs Gulf expe-

rience with Driving License. Send CV

by mail to : [email protected].

Contact 98015925, 95049910

An Electrical Engineering and Con-

sulting Services Company is looking

for a Dynamic Marketing person; with strong valid contacts in GCC.

Must posses 3-4 years of experi-

ence in the relevant fi eld. Send your

updated resume with latest

passport sized picture at

[email protected]

Fire and Safety Company required

certifi ed, 1. Electrician for fi re con-

trol panel and fi re fi ghting system. 2.Pipe fi tter for fi re fi ghting system

and gas installation. Oman experi-

ence with NOC and Driving license

preferable. Send CV with expected

salary to [email protected]

Required mobile technician for Samsung, Iphone and other

Smartphones. Contact 97613774

Urgently required Lab Techni-cian either Locum (3 months) or

permanent for a hospital in Muscat.

wanted the following : Gynecologist

(female), Embryologist (Muslim),

Nephrologists, Nursing Superin-

tendant (female), Nurse (female with

MOH license), Dialysis Nurses,

all other medical specialist /

consultants. Email CV :

[email protected]

Required General Physician, Gynecologist, Lab Technician, Pharmacist, Staff Nurses. Contact 96064925.


Dentist male & female with MOH

License for a polyclinic near Sohar.

Excellent salary, accommodation

and commission.

Contact 99006915,

email : [email protected]

AUTOCAD DESINGER, 3D, 3DMAX,

REVIT, PHOTOSHOP PH : 93837973

B.Tech, AutoCAD, Indian Electrical 4

yrs experience in designing, drawing,

testing commesioning of transform-

ers D.G. Sets HT Panels, LT Panels,

LT and HT, cable laying looking

immediate placements.

Contact- 94516624.


Urgently required Tile Masons for

an excellent grade company.

Contact 99882565

Experienced in fi eld operation – in-

ventory controlling safety & admin-

istration. Holding IOSH & OSHA with

D/L. Contact – 91710274

Indian Female MCA (Computer

Science) looking for placement in

Admin/Purchase/Sales Coordina-

tor/Offi ce, currently on family visa.

Contact 95462266.


HR & Admin Assistant, 26 yrs

Indian Male having 6Years of experi-

ence looking for suitable position.

Contact No: +968-93264616

Indian female MBA, HR 1 year

experience in India seeking suitable

opportunity. Contact 99889718

Indian male MBA 32 yrs having 10

yrs of exp seeking suitable place-

ment in Admin/ HR/ Operations/

Coordination/ Logistics etc. Holding

valid Oman D/L Contact - 99054786

Indian male, MBA 23 years having

1 year of exp seeking suitable place-

ment in Admin/ HR/ Marketing/ Co-

ordinator/ Logistic etc. #97014369.


MBA, 30 yrs male, Indian fresher

seeks suitable post in HR, Supervi-

sor, Admin. Contact 96329315

Male, 27 years with MBA in HR/

MKT having 2 years exp in respec-

tive fi eld looking for suitable

placement in leading organization.

Contact 91705051

Indian female, 25 yrs, HR, MBA,

Marketing having 2 yrs experience,

residing in Wadi Kabir. Contact

91208916

Experience PRO Oman Male, 36

Yrs, 16 yrs experience in PRO/ HR &

Administration, Prefect English lan-

guage speaking & writing with D/L,

Seeks suitable placement, Can join

immediate. Contact 91221773

Omani female with 9 yrs exp look-

ing for PRO job with Oman D/L.

Contact 97917333

Required Teachers for English,

Physics & Art. Only eligible candi-

date with the required experience

and qualifi cation may apply within

a week’s time at

[email protected]

Urgently required - For a reputed

British English Training Insti-

tute - English Teachers - 02 nos - Candidate should be qualifi ed in

respective fi eld and have experi-

ence min 5 years in TEFL courses

and preparation of certifi cations

like CELTA, TOEFL and IELTS etc.

Interested candidates may send CV

to [email protected]

Indian B.Sc. Maths+PGDCA - well

experienced, seeks suitable place-

ment as Admin/Commercial/

Logistic Executive or Document

Controller/Customer Service Execu-

tive; expected on short visit by Nov.

1st Week; Contact 99702383. Email:

[email protected]

Accountant 10 years Oman exp,

M.Com, upto fi nalization available for

part time works, timing 2 pm to 6 pm.

Contact 96247295

MBA, Finance, Indian male, 2 yrs

experience in Accounting experience,

seeks suitable placement.

Contact 92045306

AutoCAD Draughtsman looking for

suitable position. Contact 94436180

AUTOCAD D/MAN, STEEL STRUC-

TURE, 3 YRS DME, AUTOCAD,

TEKLA , EXP, PH : 93837973

Draughtsman, 2D & 3D (DCSE) with

2 years experience for any vacancy.

Contact 91781227

Autocad d man experienced (arch /

str) revit, 3dmax, Photoshop.

Contact : 93837973

Sri Lankan housemaid looking for a

job. Contact 99529499

Indian male, 27 yrs, NOC available.

Offi ce boy, helper degree B.Com,

exp 1.8 months, Oman. Contact

93764069, room boy (watchman

building maintenance)

Looking for full time/part time job,

cleaning, cooking, personal care

taker, ladies and kids.

Contact 97882204 / 98562066

IBH Multispeciality Medical Center- Seeb, requires the follow-ing faculty: 1) General Practitioner. 2) Gynecologist. 3) Dermatologist. 4) Nurse. 5) Pharmacist. E-mail CV : [email protected]

Contact: 97884856

Required Tailor. Contact 95204145

Electrical cum plumbing foreman capable of handling site by himself.

Free food and accommodation

salary negotiable.

Contact – 24811425 / 99410979

Masters in Banking and Finance,

UK University, 6 months experience

as Account Analyst at UK

seeking suitable position in reputed

companies. Contact 99883502,

97422558

Indian male, 44 yrs, Account Man-

ager, B.Com & MBA, 20 yrs above

experience, 9 yrs experience seek-

ing suitable position, NOC available,

currently visa expires.

Contact 97438194

Senior Position for CA with 24 years

of experience: Managing Finance, Ac-

counts, Audit, Bank Loans, Budgeting,

Business planning, Strategy,

Operations management of SAOG,

group of companies.

Mobile 91799262

Indian male age 30 having

10 yrs experience in Finance &

Accounts seeking suitable place-

ment. mob.93675399

Part time Accountant with 19 yrs

exp in Accounting Management.

Contact 95857199

Indian Document Controller,

15 years, GCC experience, release

available. Contact 99324617

Accountant 8 years experience in

Oman seeking part time job.

Contact 99867456

Indian female Senior Accountant

with 10 years experience in Ac-

counts, Finance, Audit & Tax Man-

agement. Contact 96263157


DAILY GUIDESITUATION WANTEDSITUATION WANTED

DRIVER

MISCELLANEOUS

INFORMATION TECH

INFORMATION TECH

EDUCATION

HOSPITALITY

ENGG. / TECHNICAL

ENGG. / TECHNICAL

ENGG. / TECHNICAL

MEDICAL

PHARMACIST, D PHARM , EXP,

PROMETRIC OMAN EXAM PASS,

PH : 99506977

Female dentist (BDS, P.G. certi-

fi ed) with MOH license and 5 years

experience (India + Oman) presently

in Oman seeking job as Dentist.

Contact 93471581

Female Dentist, Indian, MOH Pro-

metric Passed, more than 3 years

experience presently in Oman on

visit seeks suitable position.

Contact 99879755 / 92932440,


Senior Staff Nurse with MOH

license and more than 20 years of

experience presently on family visa

seeking suitable placement in

capital area. Contact 99630557

Indian Male GP with MOH License

and NOC, having 10 years of excel-

lent hands on experience in Oman

with corporate culture. # 98140024


Nursing caregiver, qualifi ed Nurse/

Asst. Nurse (male/ female) medical

staff seeks placement for Hospital/

clinic. Contact 92989109 (Oman),

0091 – 9555427742 (India),

[email protected]

Land Surveyor : Indian male, 1 year

experience in India, using total

station, Auto Level and AutoCAD


Contact 95140761, 99208290,


22 yrs female completed MBA

looking for job in any or-

ganization willing persons

can contact:92441525 OR

email:[email protected]

Indian male, senior Miller fl our

mills, 24 yrs exp. including erection

& QC, presently working in India.

Contact 0091 9744167051

27 Years Pakistani male in (Crimi-

nology having 4 years experience in

security and management seeking

suitable placement as security

offi cer. Contact 99191701


Indian male, 3 years experience in

Automobile Service Engineer seeks

suitable placement.

Contact 95936331

Licensed Electrical Engineer Gulf

experienced looking for suitable job.

Contact 98063081

Indian Female, 25 years, Electronics

& Communications Engineer from

Vishwarya Technological University

with 3 yrs experience in Technical

Support and Sales looking for suit-

able placement, currently on visit

visa. Contact 91713423

B.Tech Electrical & Electronics

Engineer having 1 year experience,

looking for a suitable placement -

91164021 /92287307

Bangladeshi male, Plumbing

Supervisor, 32 years experiences

Mechanical Diploma Engineering

having UAE D/L holder with 24 yrs

practical experience in the Gulf

countries looking for a suitable job.

Contact 97357960 / 91306037

Diploma Civil Engineer looking for

suitable job. Contact 95659028

Indian male - 23 yrs-Mech Engi-

neer-on visit visa-1 year exp-

Contact: 99669889 -


Mechanical Engineer 2 years

experience in HVAC. Now in Oman

on visit. Seeking suitable placement.

GSM:91744764


Indian male B.E. Electronics & Com-

munication, from Anna University,

Chennai and also done a BSNL certi-

fi ed optical fi bre optic course on

visiting visa, looking for a suitable

job. Contact 91530768,


Electrical Engineer (24), female,

fresher looking for suitable jobs,

Falaj Al Qabail, Sohar.

Contact 94347258,


Instrumentation Engineer, Indian

male having 2 years experiences in

process instruments seeks suitable

placement. Contact 95954385

Sudanese Mechanical Engineer, male, 5 yrs experience looking for

job in Oman. Contact 91762602

Indian male (23), Diploma in

Computer Engineering, 1.5 years

experience in IT Company in India.

IT skills including Web Design and

Development, Computer Hardware

Maintenance and BPO, looking for

a suitable placement, currently on

visit. Contact 92689778 / 92150123,


Indian Female, University 1st rank

holder in M.Sc Computer Science

seeking for suitable placement

available in Muscat on a visit visa.

Contact 93778682 / 95378696

Telecom Engineer with 8 yrs exp

from India in IT Networking seeks

suitable opportunities now in Oman.

Contact 99002635 Emal :

[email protected]

B.Tech Mechanical Engineer with

Quality Controller certifi cate looking

for a job. Contact 94525819.


MSc. Chemistry Teacher (5 y EXP.)

Pakistani female looking for a job in

School/college 96580101

Indian Male 25 MBA in Sports

Management; Looking for job in

Sports administration/Sports

events/sports facility management

and Sports related Organisations.

Exp. as sports development of-

fi cer in schools,Project Manager in

Syncotts international Bangalore

& part of World Hockey Series of

India-2012 as Production Runner.

Presently on Visit visa in Oman.

Contact; 96398569.


Indian Female 25yrs,

M.Sc (IT)+B. Ed with 2 yrs ex-

perience of full time teaching in

Indian school (Maths, Science and

Computers) seeking for suitable

placement. M: 97065049,

[email protected]

MANAGER/ SUPER

Carpentry / joinery manager with

over 15 years experience and valid

Omani Driving License.

Contact 97373979

Professionally qualifi ed Manager with Financial and Commercial

experience at a Group level with

diversifi ed operations across the

Middle East. Contact 98480428 ,

[email protected]

General Manager/working partner

20 years advertising agency experi-

ence. Contact 93031168

Purchase & Logistics Manager -

(12 + yrs Exp. in Oman) With D/L,

looking for suitable position.

Contact: [email protected] ,

Gsm: 93826090

Male 26 yrs, B.Tech Engineer (EIE),

with 4 years experience looking for

a good position in oil and Gas fi eld,

automation fi eld, DCS fi eld. currently

on Visit Visa, willing to join immedi-

ately. Contact 92453908, Email I’d:

yousuf_Omair [email protected]

Indian male, Civil Engineer (B.Tech)

with 4 yrs & 6 months experience in

Gulf & India, presently on visit visa,

seeking suitable position at Capital

region in Oman.

Contact 93453417, Email :

[email protected]

Civil Engineer, with 4 year experi-

ence in Gulf as Site Engineer, seeks

suitable position.

Email: [email protected].

Contact: 96305224

BMS CAD Engineer, total 8 years

exp, 3 yrs exp in Oman BMS De-

signing and drafting Diploma in

Mechanical Eng. Looking for BMS

designing and drafting job.

Contact 91237089.


Civil Engineer 10 years experi-

ence with valid Omani Driving

License, India No. 00917558957784,

00914742519390

Graduate Mechatronic Engineer with Diploma in product design and

analysis, seeking a job.

Contact – 98584349 /


Electrical Engineer having 2

yrs of experience, substation/

maintenance seeking for suitable

placement. Contact 97698493 /

99253909

Civil Engineer with 8 years experi-

ence and valid Omani D/L looking

for suitable placement. Ready to join

immediately. Contact 95326194 /

99525367

Indian female, Civil Engineer, 10 yrs

experience QS, valid Oman D/L look-

ing for better opportunities.

Contact 95719108

6 years experienced, NET WEB

DEVELOPER (Software Engineer)

available in Oman on visit visa &

looking for opportunity.

Contact 91125896

Civil Engineer, Indian male with 5

yrs experience in building looking

for immediate opportunity.

Contact 99126087

Sudanese Electrical Engineer, Bsc.

Degree with more than 8 Years Ex-

perience in Projects Field available

on Visit Visa 96160749`,


BSc Mechanical Engineer, 6 years experience Master of Project

Management (USA), energy gradu-

ated study. Contact 99487902. Email

[email protected]

Diploma in Electronics Engineering

with 5 years experience in Oman

as Customer Service Coordinator,

Inventory Control and Indoor Sales

Executive seeks suitable job. Speaks

Arabic, English & Hindi.

Contact 95681406.

Email [email protected]

Mechanical Engineer,(BTech in

Mechanical) with Certifi ed quality

controller - NDT level 2 qualifi ed as

per ASNT - SNT-TC-I A, with

1 & half yr exp. as quality control

engineer, presnetly in India seeks

suitable placement

Cont : 95405033

[email protected]

Indian Male, 26 yrs, graduate in

hospitality science, with New Zea-

land business diploma and previous

Oman experience in Customer

service seeks suitable placement in

hospitality/salesmarketing/ logis-

tics/ admin. Contact 91383167

Female 21 yrs, Tally 1 year experi-

ence, looking for visa.

Contact 95330720

Male 22 Housekeeping front offi ce

Hotel management degree course.

Contact 96732520

B.E (Chemical), 23, Indian male

with 1 year experience (production)

in Chemical Plant, on visiting visa

seeking for a suitable job.

Contact: 94525650,


Indian male 30 yrs seeking suit-

able placement to work as forklift

operator, having 5 yrs of exp. NOC

available. Contact – 94370085

Indian male 28, completed

B.H.MCT 4 yrs exp in food &bever-

ages department. Looking suitable

job for senior supervisor.

Contact – 9108857 /

[email protected]

Piping/Pipeline engineer, 3+ yrs

exp with B.E degree (Mech), familiar

with CAESAR-2, PDMS, AutoCAD,

stress analysis and piping of criti-

cal lines for hydrocarbon industry.

Contact: 95785479,


Civil Engineer 8 years Exp (2 in

Angola with DAR AL HANDASAH,

4 months in Oman) as a site engi-

neer. He holds a Diploma in project

management, fl uent in English &

Arabic. Contact: 99170315

SALES / MARKETING

SKILLED/UN SKILLED

MBA Graduate with 2 years of

experience as working as Executive

assistant in Dubai is looking for a job

(full time) other than as an Execu-

tive Assistant / Offi ce Assistant.

Contact 91615322

29 years, Indian Male with PGDM

and B.Com, experience 4.5 years in

administration, corporate sales and

marketing seeking suitable place-

ments, willing to join immediately.

Contact 99720370,


Indian female having 8 years

experience in Sales & Marketing

in oil and gas fi eld as commercial

manager, looking for a suitable

placement-NOC available -Contact -

Email- [email protected]

Mob: 96311709

Looking for Sales/Marketing job : Indian male with 5 years experience

& GCC Driving License.

Contact +91 9916918977,


15 years experience in Sales / Mar-

keting FMCG and Building Materials,

Indian male seeking suitable posi-

tion with Oman D/L. NOC available.


10 years Oman experience in Sales

and Marketing with valid D/L and

NOC available from current sponsor.

Can join immediately.

Contact 96491505

Sr. Procurement and logistics Ex-ecutive with 8 years experience (in

middle east), in Oil and gas as well

as Industrial projects and an overall

16 years of total job experience

together in India and Qatar is on the

lookout for a suitable placement.

Valid GCC driving license.

Contact: 91750084

Indian male, 24 years, Com-

pleted MBA(Marketing & HR)

with one year experience in sales,

Now in Oman on visit, seeking

for placement. GSM:94535493,

Email:[email protected]

5 years experience, valid Omani D/L,

4 years warehouse experience look-

ing for good placement. Release letter


Indian male, MBA (USA) having 5

years of International experience in

Sales and Marketing.

Contact 98853309.


Indian male, 26 with own vehicle

and Oman D/L can work in any fi eld

like Sales, Marketing, Technical side,

transportation etc. Contact 91692439

/ 97464052

Indian Male, 25 yrs in FMCG Busi-

ness looking for Senior position D/L

available. NOC available.

Contact 99015946

I have release and want job in any

company. Contact 95151738

Indian female, 32 yrs, MBA

(Marketing), holding Omani D/L


Contact 95041134.


Bsc computer-science gradu-

ate, MCSE certifi ed & diploma in

.netframework, Java, SQL, UML,

ASP.NET with good experience as

computer technician, seeking for

suitable position in IT & sales.

Mob: 95853895


Indian Female, working as IT Pro-

fessor in India since 2009, M. Phil

& MBA (Dist edu) M.Sc IT, seeking

for suitable placement in data base

management systems.

Contact 91105949. Email:

[email protected]

MBA (Operations) with 13 years

experience in IT Infrastructure

enterprises, voice network, unifi ed

communication, MS Certifi ed Lync

Avaya Polycom is on visit visa

seeking a suitable placement.

Contact 94535700.


B.Sc (Information Technology),

MBA Finance, 26 in search of job.

Accountant, Accounts Executives,

Commercial Assistant. Currently

under visit visa till 20th November

2014 seeks suitable placement.

Contact 92486255

Indian Male 23yrs, BBM With 2.5

yrs of exp. in Sales & Marketing.

Looking for a suitable placement in

sales & Marketing/Counter sales,

Store keeper or Supervisor.

Contact 92092248

WELDER, TIG, ARC, 6G, GULF EXP

PH : 93837973

Welder cum fabricator tig, 3g 6g ,

gulf experienced, PH : 93837973

Indian male, 15 years experience

in Sales & Marketing dealing with

Building Materials, construction

equipments, industrial tools,

automobile, cleaning and agricul-

tural equipments seeking suitable

position with Oman D/L. NOC


24 years Pakistani male having 3

years experience in Pre Sales and

Distribution / Marketing of FMCG

products is looking for a job.

Contact 96955096

Indian male, MBA, 6 years of experi-

ence looking for suitable placement

in Marketing and Sales.

Contact 91780948

MBA with 15+ years of experience

in Senior/Middle Level Mgt in India

and GCC with various MNC’s is on

family visit looking for a suitable

opening. Contact 97330734

Indian male, MBA (Marketing) hav-

ing more than 3 years experience in

Marketing & Sales, currently on visit

visa seeking suitable placement.

Contact 96301626.


Indian Male, MBA in Marketing and

Finance, 10 years’ Sales & Business

Development Experience with valid

D/L of Oman & UAE looking for a

suitable placement. NOC Available.

Contact: 93969961

e-mail [email protected]

Indian Male, 28 yrs, having 5

years experience in FMCG Sales in

visit visa, Looking for any suitable

jobs in Oman. Contact 98531486/

98988824

Pakistani male, 30 years looking

for a suitable position in Market-

ing/ Sales having 8 years relevant

experience, Graduate in Business

Administration with fl uent English

in Muscat on visit visa.

Contact 96528508

Sales/ Marketing / customer

service release / NOC available UK

+ Oman experience valid Oman D/L,

excellent communication & organ-

izing skills, can join immediately,

Email : [email protected],

gsm 92342060 / 96761225

SECRETARIAL

SALES / MARKETING

MISCELLANEOUS

29 yr old indian male graduate 5yrs

oman exp in sales and marketing

with valid oman driving license

looking for suitable job.Noc available

ready to join immediately

Contact 95136784

Indian male with over 19 years of

qualitative experience in Automo-

bile fi eld, expert in providing techni-

cal advice on repairs and servicing

seeks jobs in sales/ service in ma-

negerial capacity. #91-7736048460.

[email protected]

North Indian female, Commerce

Graduate with good communication

skills, looking for a job as Reception-

ist / Data Entry Operation / Offi ce

Staff at reputed companies.

Contact 91289686

Electrical Engineer, Indian, 2.5

years experience at Thermal Plant,

(erection and commissioning). Now

in Oman on visit seeking suitable

job. Contact 95836714.

Email – [email protected]

Srilankan B.Tech Quantity Surveyor

with 6 years exp (3 yrs GCC) looking

for a suitable placement with NOC.

Contact 98357512.


BE Civil Engineer, fresh graduate,

male 24 yrs, Indian looking for a

suitable placement.

Contact 95117509

Indian male Diploma in Mechani-

cal Fitter (Marine) having 3 years

experience seeking suitable place-

ment. Contact 93435399, 97858235.

Email : [email protected],

[email protected]

Indian female (25), M.Tech

(Electronics/VLSI) seeking place-

ment in Electronics/ Education

(Teaching)/ Admin.

Contact 91712140 / 93937141.


Biomedical Engineer with driving

license, 1 year experience willing to

work out in the fi eld, perfect English

language speaking, writing.

Contact 95902585

Indian male (34), IT System and

Network Manager, 8 years experi-

ence within Tunisia MS Exchange

SQL Backup Exec, trouble shooting

network on family visa. # 97441102

IT support, 1 yr experience in Oman,

5 yrs in India looking for suitable job.

Contact 97311847

Microsoft Certifi ed Systems En-

gineer (Hardware)-5 years experi-

enced Systems Engineer (2 years in

UAE as plant IT operations) search-

ing for job in Oman -

Contact 92254218 / 99412003

Searching for job BSC Computer

Science. Contact – 97923444

[email protected]

Bangladeshi male having 2 yrs exp

in Light Vehicle Driving.

Contact 98487511

5 Years exp light driver. Contact – 95884504

Sri Lankan driver looking for job.

Contact - 97387112

Light driver looking for job, 5 years

exp in Saudi Arabia + Oman 2 yrs.

Contact 96088707

Pakistani male, light duty driver.

Contact 95963682

Experienced Light Driver available.

Contact 95076476

Light driver urgently looking for

driver with offi ce boy job, family,

personal driver. NOC ready. Visa

required. Contact 91291108

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*Classifi ed Advertisement space booking with text, should be done till 12.00 noon

for next day’s publication. * Subject to space availability

British Female with 4 years experi-

ence in Oman in Marketing and

Project Management.

Call 00974 3343 7619

Indian Male MBA & PGDFM 26

Yrs. having 3.2 yrs of exp. seeking

suitable placement in Admin/HR/

Accounts/Purchase co-ordinator

etc..Holding valid Oman driving

license. Contact No :93359371

Indian Female, B.Com, Secretarial

skills, MS offi ce, Oracle, 5 years

experience in Oman, as QA/QC As-

sistant, Administrator, Document

Controller, seeking placement.

Contact: 96465391 or

E-mail: [email protected]

Indian female MCA., M. Phil in

computer Science having 5 yrs of

experience in teaching(as Lecturer)

seeking for teaching position in

school or college. Can join im-

mediately. Contact :97765173.


Indian male 23YRS, 4 Years expe-

rienced in Architectural Draughts-

man looking for a suitable Post

GSM:96023726, Email :

[email protected]

Indian Male having 10 years of

Experience in Oman having Valid

Omani Driving license working in

Purchase Dept looking for a suit-

able position. salary is negotiable.

[email protected]

Mob: 94304324/92654817

Female Candidate: Having

experience(ISRO) in Adminis-

tration (seeking suitable op-

portunities &presently in Oman

Mob:97239854,

Mail:[email protected]

Indian male 27 years B.com gradu-

ate 4 years experience as marketing

executive in IT fi eld looking for a

good job in any fi eld.

Contact 98765838

INDIAN female having ten years ex-

perience as cook. South Indian, Gu-

jarathi special. Contact:: 94224512

Homoeopathic Doctor, Indian

Female, with MOH License( to be re-

newed) (Nearly 2 years exp in Mus-

cat, Oman) seeks suitable place-

ment in Clinics/Hospitals in Muscat

area. Please Contact:92975815.

PDO Approved in Contracts, Pro-

curement, Operations, Project Indian

Male PMP, CIPS, PGDBA, DME, Oil &

Gas with Exp-18+ Yrs. & having valid

Oman & PDO D/L Seeking job -

Contact 92560287 /

[email protected]

Senior Accounts Professional, Indi-

an Male, 35 years, M.Com, MBA (Fin)

8 years in Oman, with valid Oman

DL and NOC available. Capable to

handle accounts up to fi nalization.

Contact 9602 3965.


experience(ISRO) in Administration

(seeking suitable opportunities &

presently in Oman

Mob:97239854,


Indian male, 24 years MA Sociol-

ogy (Social science) B-Ed. 2year

experience in teaching, currently

on visit seeking suitable placement.

Contact 91632006, 91397505

Email- [email protected]

Indian Male, MBA Finance, 1.5

years’ experience in Operations and

Customer Service. In Muscat on

Visit Visa till 14th Nov.

Contact: 93755852, Email:

[email protected]

Indian male having 10 years of

experience in Oman having Valid



able position. Salary is negotiable.

[email protected]

Mob: 94304324/92654817

Indian Male, 24 years old on visit

visa, 3 years Diploma in Civil Engi-

neering, 3 yrs experience. #98515106

Indian Male, 24 years old on visit

visa, 3 years Diploma in Civil Engi-

neering, 3 yrs experience.

Contact 98515106

Post graduate in hospitality and

tourism, Indian ,male 26 , looking

suitable placement ,in Muscat on

visiting visa contact 98861272

Communication Manager, pleasing

personality, strong English skills,

highly qualifi ed, Oman experience in

Corporate, Organizational & Market-

ing Communication, Business Devel-

opment, Marketing Press Relations,

Ads, Campaigns, CSR Programs.

NOC. Contact 98179887

Senior Sales & Marketing special-

ist with 14 years of experience

and proven track record in Muscat

looking for a suitable placement in

a reputed Company. Indian Male,

38 years (Electronics Engineer)

preferred industry (Electronics /

Electrical / Electro Mechanical) hav-

ing good exposure in access Control

& Automation systems, Lighting &

Electrical accessories etc.

Contact 92208744.


NDT ASNT Level II (RT,UT,PT,MPT)

Technician having 3 & half yr experi-

ence, seeks suitable placement. Cur-

rently on visit visa. # 94514454,

[email protected]

Indian male 24: Looking for job in

admin /sale/offi ce/customer service/

maintenance etc. Currently on family

visit. Contact:94514201, email id:

[email protected]

28year Indian female (MBA-

Finance) with 3+yrs experience

(Oman) in Accounts is seeking suit-

able placement in Accounts/Admin.

Contact:96141283.

Indian Male, 24 yrs on visit visa,

3 yrs Diploma in civil Engineering,

3 yrs experience. Contact 98515106

23,male, ACCA fi nalist-last paper

left, 2 years of accounts, external &

internal audit and feasibility study

experience in Audit Firm, looking for

permanent replacement, #95140445

email address:[email protected]

Indian male, age 27, having 6 years

experience in fi nance & accounts,

seeking suitable jobs. Ph: 92902651

M.Com Graduate seeking suitable


Young male, 22 years, B. Arch. gradu-

ate with 7 months training experience,

seeks suitable entry-level position

in an architecture fi rm or architec-

ture and engineering consultancy.

Currently on visit visa, ready to join

immediately. Phone no. 91265929


Indian Male, Purchase/Procurement

Offi cer with 16 years experience,

presently working in UAE,


Contact: 00 971 55 3390 467

Mail: [email protected]

Indian Female Lawyer 36 yrs hav-

ing 10 yrs experience presently in

Oman seeks suitable placement in

Legal fi eld/HR/Admin # 94436960


CIVIL ENGINEER (Diploma) Male

25, 3 years experience in site, CAD,

3d, MS Project, seeking job in

Oman.#92887561,

[email protected]

Diploma in Civil Engineering, site

engineer with Auto Cad (Civil & MEP),

Total Station, Theodolite, Dumpy

level, etc., having 4 years experience

in Oman with Omani LMV Driving

License, Seeking suitable chances.

Contact:- 0091 9744851943(India),

00968 99416057(Oman)

Female Dentist with MOH li-

cense, 4 years experience look-

ing for work as dentist in Muscat.

Contact 91268110/99884299 or

+639274302729

8 yrs exp 2d, 3d draughtsman

(HOLDING OMANI DRIVING LICENSE)

seeking job. Contact : 97449630

B.E(Civil), Indian male with 1 year

of experience, on visit visa seeking

for a suitable job. Contact 91231972,


Indian Male 25, Offi ce Administra-

tor/Assistant, 2 years experience in

Oman, Well versed with Computer

operation and basic knowledge

in Computer Software and Hard-

ware, seeks immediate change.

NOC available. Contact: 94024096

Eamil:[email protected]


experience (ISRO) in Administration

(seeking suitable opportunities &

presently in Oman Mob:97239854,


Female/29 yrs old/MSC Biotechnol-

ogy& pursuing Phd /4 yrs total exp/

Seeking for a suitable placement/

Contact No :- 95925881

Indian Female 23, BE Electronics

and Communication, First Class with

distinction, C,C++,VHDL. Currently

on family visa, looking for suitable

placement in electronics division or

associated areas. Contact : 98952340

Indian Male, 39, graduate 17 years

experience in FMCG sales and mar-

keting Managerial and supervisor

level. With driving license also know

all over Oman include Mazira Island

and Casabu, looking for better Op-

portunities -Mob-92090949

Indian Male seeking a job in Sales

& Marketing, 11 years experience

proven experience as a dynamic

candidate with excellent Manage-

rial & Communication skills. Cur-

rently on visit Contact 99363159,

94093154 [email protected]

8 yrs exp 2d, 3d draughtsman cum

site supervisor (HOLDING OMANI

DRIVING LICENSE) seeking job.

Contact : 93790601

Finance Manager/Administrator,

Male 40, MBA-Finance & Marketing,

with over 20 years’ experience in

large multinational organizations.

Excellent project management skills.

Seeking to continue career at Senior

level. Contact: 97436065. Email:

[email protected]

Electronic Engineer, 23, looking for

suitable placement.# 96271586

Female staff nurse with Oman

Prometric passed, seeking suitable

placement, currently on visit visa.

Contact 97803046

Electronics Engineer, experience in

Siemens Scada PLC. On visit. Looking

for suitable job. Contact: 96271586

Filipino Female photographer/ graphic designer / receptionist

looking for suitable job in Muscat.

Contact: +971 563749414

Indian Female 30yrs, MCA, working

as Computer Teacher in India & Mal-

dives looking for Job in Oman now on

Visit Visa, CTC No. Mob 95083454,

[email protected].

Indian male Commerce Graduate

with 8 years experience in stores

and logistic, fl uent English currently

in Muscat on visit visa till November

17th 2014.seeking for suitable place-

ment. Contact 99849247.

E mail - [email protected],

[email protected]

Indian male graduate 17 years ex-

perience in fmcg sales distribution

with valid driving license seeking

suitable placement

Contact. 92090949

Young male, 22 years, B. Arch. gradu-

ate with 7 months training experience,

seeks suitable entry-level position in

an architecture fi rm or architecture

and engineering consultancy.

Currently on visit visa,

ready to join immediately.

Contact:: 91265929


Indian male Commerce graduate

with 8 years experience in stores and

logistic, working knowledge in SAP &

ERP, fl uent English, currently in Mus-

cat on visit visa till 17th November

2014, seeking for Suitable placement

Contact no 99849247

email - [email protected],

[email protected]

Diploma in civil engineering having

an experience 23 years (19 years

in Oman) experience in Estimator /

quantity surveyor looking for a

suitable placement,

willing to join immediately

Contact : 96328687.

26 years Indian male with MBA &

PGDFM, Total 3.2 years experience in

administration and accounts .seek-

ing suitable placement in Muscat,

having Oman valid driving license.

Contact :93359371.

MBA Finance, 5 Years’ experience in

Accounts, Finance & Administration ,

with Valid UAE D/L

Contact 96970930

Indian male, 24 yrs, MBA in HR/

Marketing. More than 1 years experi-

enced in retail Banking (Axis Bank)

Presently in family visit in Oman

seeking for a suitable placement

Contact : 99892082 / 997 43 709

Indian female having ten years

experience as cook. South Indian,

Gujarathi special.

Contact:: 94224512

A female with a B.Sc Business

Management Degree, specialized in

Human Resource Management cur-

rently living in Sri Lanka seeking for

a suitable position in Oman.

Contact:: 9801 1529

SIT.WANTED


DAILY GUIDE

SITUATION WANTED

SITUATION WANTEDINDIAN, B.E. MECHANICAL ENGI-

NEER, 2 yrs job experience in Oman

in pipeline fi eld, fl uent in English,

Gujarati, Hindi and Marathi, with

valid oman driving license (light),

searching for a new job.

Contact no-+968 92745691

Indian, Female, Pharmacist avail-

able with MOH License, preferably in

Muscat. Contact 9439 1355.

PDO Approved - Indian Male PMP,

CIPS, PGDBA, DME, Oil & Gas/Con-

struction with 18+ Yrs. in Contracts,

Procurement, Operations, Project

with valid Oman-PDO D/L seeking

job - Contact 92560287

Indian 34M with 14 years experi-

ence in Business development /

Sales / Marketing looking for

challenging role. Contact 9367 8885

Mail: [email protected]

Indian male having 5 Years of Expe-

rience in Oman Having Valid Driving

License working as a purchase of-

fi cer ,Looking for a suitable Position,

Contact: 95132564/96456071

E-mail:[email protected]

Indian Female, B.Sc Maths Resid-

ing in Al-Ghubra, having 2 years of

experience in teaching. Looking for

school. Ph. 94231633

Indian Male, 23, MBA in Marketing.

More than 1 years experienced in the

Axis Bank Presently in family visit in

Oman Looking for a suitable vacancy

Contact : 997 43 709

Printing professional, having 20 yrs

experience in Gulf / Africa with NOC


Contact 95427923,


Part- time accountant available.

Contact ; 98803439

Indian Male looking for job in mar-

keting/sales/operations with 10yrs

experience as a dynamic candidate,

with excellent communication skills.

Please contact 93506291.

Senior Accounts Professional,

Indian Male, 35 years, M.Com, MBA

(Fin) 8 years in Oman, with valid

Oman DL and NOC available. Capable

to handle accounts up to fi nalization.

Contact 9602 3965.

Indian Female 25 yrs, Bsc.(Physics)

Bed. 2 Yrs experience in teaching,

currently on visit

seeking suitable placement .

Contact 98217776 Email:

[email protected]

Indian male 32 Years 6 years expe-

rience in Building material outdoor

Sales with valid Oman D/L.

Contact 97462080

Indian male, 22 yrs, MBA(HR) BCA

looking for suitable position. Pre-

ferred Admin, Accounts, HR, Sales,

Purchase Co-ordinator.

Contact 94512430

Indian male MBA (HR& FIN) exp one

year as HR, EXP now we have visit

visa, looking opportunity in Admin

–HR/ hospitality / purchase, seeking

suitable placement as soon as pos-

sible. Contact 93662430


M. Com/PGDCA having 15 years

of experience in Oman, looking

for a new placement in the fi eld of

Accounts and administration. NOC

available. Contact : 92425421 /


Sr. Accountant M.Com (Finance) 14

years experience (1 year in Oman) in

fi nance & Accounts. NOC available.

Contact 92404608.

Email : jin_75@rediff mail.com

Draughtsman 10 years experience

in Oil/ Gas, looking for suitable job

immediate joining NOC available.

Contact 968 98628657

Email [email protected]

Indian male, 26 Years. AutoCAD

M.E.P. Draftsman (Plumbing &

mechanical) having 4 years Oman

experience. Presently working in a

reputed company in Oman. Seeks

suitable placement.

Contact 97351786 / 96143708.

Accountant 4 years Exp (2 in UAE)

as a Business Developer & HR. CMA

holder, Fluent in English & Arabic.

Contact: 93447760

7 Yrs exp Driver Keralite.

Contact 93412587

Indian male, MBA Having experi-

ence in Accounts, looking for suit-

able job. Contact 92045306

Sudanese Mechanical Engineer, 5 years experience looking for a job

in Oman, male. Contact 91762602

Indian female BE Electrical & Elec-

tronics with 2.8 years of Experience

in Software Company. Presently in

Muscat on Residence Visa, seeking

suitable Placement. Ready to join

immediately. Contact : 93422434,

[email protected]

Civil Engineer 12 years experience

GCC with valid D/L in Oman.

NOC available. Contact 91531213

Indian male, 23, Mechanical

Engineer looking for suitable job

vacancies. Contact 91623313 Email :

[email protected]

Indian male, Diploma in Civil Engi-

neering having 17 years experience

in India & 5 months experience in

UAE, now available in Oman in visit-

ing visa seeking suitable placement

GSM- 93097757,

e-mail :[email protected]

Electrical Engineer with 7 years

experience. Looking immediate

placementPh# 91293519

IT support Engineer: Indian male,

5 years experience Hardware &

Networking in suitable Job.

Contact 97311847

Indian male B.tech Mechanical

Engineer with 3years experiance

looking for suitable job. Currently on

visit visa. Mob:96268488

[email protected]

Pakistani driver looking for a job.

Contact 99805236

B.Tech Mechanical. Indian male

with 1 year experience in Oman

looking for suitable job. NOC avail-

able. Contact: 96542340.


Indian Male B.E & MBA, 20 yrs expe-

rience in Civil construction including

7 yrs in Oman, Looking for project

manager (Civil) readily available with

NOC. Contact 97906977,


Indian male, B.Tech (Mech), 15 yrs

experience, in Oman more than 3

yrs in Manufacturing Industry with

valid Oman D/L. Exposure in Op-

erations, Quality Management and

Admin seeks suitable placement.

NOC available, can join immediately.

Contact 91301625.

25, Male, ACCA fi nalist, have good

experience upto fi nalisation of

accounts and statutory audit, seek-

ing for part time or project based

job,GSM-97654769,email id-

[email protected]

Having Experience in Junior Sys-

tem Administrator Cybex Solutions,

Cochin , Assembling & Dissembling

PC, A+, Networking Essentials. PRES-

ENTLY WORKING IN INDIA

Please contact-97239854-Ashe

Sudanese Civil Engineer has

15 years experience in contracting

and construction in Gulf, looking for

a job in Oman, on visit visa.

Contact 95963355

Civil Engineer 8 years Exp (2 in

Angola with DAR AL HANDASAH, 4

months in Oman) as a Site Engineer.

Holding Diploma in project manage-

ment, fl uent in English & Arabic.

Contact: 99170315

Electrical Engineer 9 years Exp.

Excellent in (automatic control, PLC,

M.V, substations, L.V networks & In-

stallation of local panels, plc panels,

Photocell). Contact: 94003284

M. Pharm, Ph. D (Pharmaceutical

Chemistry, under completion), In-

dian female, currently under fam-

ily visa, seeks suitable academic/

lecturing position. #95509601;

email - hanaowi@ gmail.com

Indian MSc. B.Ed Maths, Science on

visit visa looking for teaching posi-

tion. Contact 91344706

Chemistry Teacher (Indian Male)

: 33Yrs, B.Ed. & M.Phil. (Chemis-

try), having 10 Yrs experience as

a Chemistry Teacher for Higher

Secondary, Seeking suitable job

in Oman.Contact: +919952849285

(India), +96898989716(Oman),


Having 3 years experience in Saudi

Arabian Networking and Procure-

ment (Supply Chain), male 26, look-

ing for suitable placement, visiting

visa. Having Saudi and Indian D/L.

Contact 97869669 / 91525679

Indian Male, 26 years Computer

Programmer with 4 years expe-

rience in C#.net, Asp.net, SQL

server, Oracle and has knowledge in

networking. Looking for a suitable


Indian Male, B.E computer science

with MBA(fi nance) 26 age ,5 years

experience in Oracle DBA/ Oracle

Apps DBA, Linux seeking a suitable

position in the fi eld of IT.

Contact # +968 97739982,

[email protected]

IT Help Desk Support (33), 8 years

experience troubleshooting network

confi guration, designing, hardware

maintenance, website design and

administration (Joomla).

Contact 94197650, 95072166.


Indian female M. Sc Chemistry

having 2 years industry & 2 yrs

teaching experience seeks suitable


Indian Female, Computer Engineer

with 14 Years of IT Experience. Dual

Expertise both in Business / System

Analyst and Project Management

role. Looking for any IT opportunity

pertaining to Business Analyst /

Project Manager / Software Quality

Assurance role. GSM : 968 92661857


Bangladeshi Male, Plumbing Su-

pervisor, 32 yrs exp looking for job.

Contact 97357960 / 91306037

Denter, painter, vehicle-10 years

experience need job seeks job

with visa. Contact 96136615 /

91139936

Seeking a driver post job in com-

pany or family in Oman. Please

Contact: 98982410

Libyan Male having 7 years of Expe-

rience in Oman having Valid Omani

Driving license working in Purchase,

Marketing and Finance Dept look-

ing for a suitable position. salary is

negotiable. Mob: 94211919

[email protected]

Indian Male 25, Offi ce Administra-

tor/Assistant, 2 years experience in

Oman, Well versed with Computer

operation and basic knowledge in

Computer Software and Hardware,

seeks immediate change.

NOC available. Contact: 94024096

Eamil:[email protected]

Indian male MBA 32 yrs having 10

yrs exp seeking suitable placement

in Admin/HR/ Operations/ Coordi-

nation/ logistics etc. Holding valid

Oman D/L. Contact - 99054786

Indian Male over 10 years experi-

ence in Offi ce / Sales Coordinator,

Admin, Secretarial and purchase

with driving license and NOC

available. Well versed in MS offi ce.

Looking for suitable placement.

Contact 99709336

Light Driver, looking for job.

Contact 96930922

Light driver seeking job.

Contact 96771598

Light driver with car. Contact

96771598

Sudanese.male 31years.B.SC Me-

chanical Engineer.5years experi-

ence, working now in water pipeline

project, fl uent Arabic and English,

have Omani driving .looking license,

looking for good opportunity

TEl: 91117089




Purchase Dept looking for a suitable

position. salary is negotiable.

[email protected]

Mob: 94304324

Microbiologist having 13 years

experience in Pharmaceutical/Food

Beverage Quality Assurance. on

FAMILY VISA. Currently search-

ing a suitable Job in Oman. e-mail:

[email protected] , Mobile in

Oman: +96892068377

Indian Male PMP, CIPS, PGDBA,

DME, Oil & Gas with 18+ Yrs. in

Contracts, Procurement, Operations,

Project, seeking job -

Contact 92560287

28 year Indian female (MBA) with

3+yrs experience (oman) in Accounts

is seeking suitable placement in Ac-

counts/Admin. # 96141283

Bangladeshi Male, Seeking Offi ce

Boy position in Oman.

Contact 97451456

MEP Project Manager Engineering

Degree holder with 16 years of expe-

rience in Engineering, Contracting

and Execution of Building, Infra-

structure and Industrial Construc-

tion seeks suitable job. Valid D/L,

NOC available Contact 95689623

GP Male doctor with Valid Oman

MOH license, looking for suitable

placement. Contact Mob: 97063454

Telecommunication and Electron-

ics Engineer Seeking for suitable

Placement, with valid Omani Driving

License. professional and experi-

enced individual. Call 99013323

Indian male 11 years experience in

sales and marketing having D/L of

Oman looking for a suitable place-

ment. Contact: 98125746,


Admin Executive, 31, Indian Male,

having 8+ years exp. in reputed

companies. Seeking suitable place-

ment in any gulf region. Contact

+968 99276601 & 97693456. email :

[email protected]






SITUATION WANTED

Seeking a good replacement as Ac-

countant in a good organization in

Oman having 4 years experiences

in India and 6 years in Muscat in a

reputed group of companies as senior

accountant. Contact 9512 9352 /

91350411.

18 years of extensive experience in

Sales & Marketing in GCC. Holding

valid Omani driving license & NOC

is available. Fluent in Arabic and

English Language seeking for

a suitable placement.

Contact : 96383958

Indian male, b.com with tally, hav-

ing 11 years experience in account-

ing ,looking for a part time job.

contact.96423671

Well experienced Senior Account-

ant seeks part time accounting job.

Contact :98803439

Indian, Female, Pharmacist avail-

able with MOH License, preferably in

Muscat. Contact 94391355.

Indian female B.Com with 5years

experience in accounts/commercial

assistant, having Oman D/L

seeks for suitable placement in

Ruwi /w.kabir surrounding.

Contact: 99665096


Purchase Offi cer Professional, Indian male having 5 Years of Expe-

rience in Oman Having Valid Driving

License working as a purchase of-

fi cer , Looking for a suitable Position,

Contact: 95132564/96456071.

E-mail:[email protected]

Having 17 years experience HR

Management in Oil & Gas Industry

with M.A and an HR Diploma from

American University, I am looking

for an HR Role. Mobile: 99898150.


Indian Female 29 yrs, B-Com Gradu-

ate with Basic Computer Knowledge

and Tally having 6 yrs experience

in accounting, seeking for the place-

ments in Accounts/ HR/ Admin,

Presently on visit visa in Oman.

Contact: 95478149,


Masters in Information Systems

with 10.5 years of experience is

looking for a placement in teaching,

Technical support & System

Administration. Contact: 98502793,


Pakistani male 35 years, looking

for suitable placement in accounts,

14 years experience with 2 years

in Oman. Contact 97646927 /

92531035.

Indian male, 30 yrs, having 10 Years

experience in Accounting, seeking

for suitable opportunity. #93675399

Pakistani male 46, welding/me-

chanical/pipeline engineer,25 years

experience,certifi ed welding inspec-

tor, omani driving license,

Contact: 93215186


an male, 35 years, M.Com, MBA (Fin)




Contact 9602 3965.

Indian Male 30yrs,having around

8yrs experience in Sales & Market-

ing & Customer relations, Looking

for immediate placement with NOC

available. Contact 99369497 /

92080354.

Indian male, Accountant , 11 years

experience in accounting, tally, look-

ing for a part time job.

Contact 96423671

B.Tech mechanical Degree Attested

from UAE, Dubai, seeks job as a

Mechanical Engineer or Trainee.

Call.+968 96728279

Having Experience in Junior Sys-

tem Administrator Cybex Solutions,

Cochin, Assembling & Dissembling

PC, A+, Networking Essentials, pres-

ently working in India.

Contact 97239854-Asher

Male, Indian, 24, Graduate in

B.E (Hons) computer hardware &

networking with 1 year experience,

seeking a placement in IT Sector.

having oman driving license.

mobile: 92711506.

EMAIL: [email protected]

34 years Indian male, working as

QC Inspector in maintenance fi eld,

having 4 years experience in Oman

and valid Oman driving license.

Contact 95339870


an Male, 35 years, M.Com, MBA (Fin)




Contact 91395515.

Indian Female MA. B.Ed. with One

year Teaching experience, Subject:

English, seeking for an urgent suitable

placement, Now in Oman. Contact: -:

93961142, 92184408


Indian Male Graduate with 10+ y-exp

in IT H/w Business Dev, Retail Man-

agement Import/Purchase distribu-

tion looking for suitable position.GSM:

96981051

Electronics & communication En-

gineer, having 3+years experience

(2 yrs GCC) in Security systems/low

current systems (FAS, CCTV, ACS,

PAVA etc) seeking suitable post in

construction/manufacturing/produc-

tion/maintenance depts. Contact:

[email protected], 98132746/

00966544912293



companies seeking suitable place-


+968 99276601 & 97693456. email :

[email protected]

Seeking a good replacement as ac-

countant in a good organization in

oman having 4 years experiences in

India and 6 yrs in Muscat in a reputed

group of companies as senior ac-

countant . please contact :

95 12 93 52 / 91 35 04 11.

Mining Engineer and also did NE-

BOSH (IGC), Fire and Safety (HABC) 25

year old Pakistani male looking for job

and recently on visit visa. Available to

join respective fi rm. Contact number#

97412696, Email: shan37yousfani@

gmail.com

18 years of extensive experience in

gulf. Excellent communication

skills in English & Arabic, holding valid

Omani D/L. Looking for a

suitable opportunity. #96383958




Purchase Dept looking for a suitable

position. salary is negotiable. Contact

94304324 [email protected]

Indian male, age 30,having 10 Years

Experience in Accounting ,seeking for

suitable opportunity.

Contact 93675399

Indian Tamil Housemaid looking for

full time job in capital area.

Contact 95838604

57 Yrs. Old healthy person seeking

an opportunity in any area of works

(Painting, Store asst, Traffi c control-

ler, Foremen, Controller).

Saudi experienced.

Contact-97239854-Asher

26 years Indian male with MBA &

PGDFM,Total 3.1 years experience in

administration and accounts .seek-

ing suitable placement in muscat.

having oman valid driving license.

Contact :93359371,

Mechanical Engineer -B.E with 4yrs

exp in manufacturing/production

presently in Oman on visit visa seek-

ing suitable placement.

Contact : 93694953,


28 year Indian female (MBA)

with 3+yrs experience (Oman) in

Accounts is seeking suitable place-

ment in Muscat. Contact 96141283.

Indian Male, M.Com/MBA, 6 years

experience in Muscat in Adminis-

tration, Accounts, Marketing and

P.R. with valid Omani D/L look-

ing for a suitable position in a

reputed Co. NOC available. Contact

97026960

Indian, Female with 5 yrs Sales &

Admin experience in Oman looking

for a suitable placement.

Contact 98072970

AutoCAD draughtsman, 2 yrs

experience of Oman seeks suitable

job. Contact 93741905 / 93169509.

Email : naushadwarshi1976@gmail.

com

Indian female, P.G. Diploma in

Journalism and Mass Communica-

tion, 4 yrs of exp as sub- editor/

content editor in India, seeking suit-

able placement.


Contact no: 95886447, 93063576

Senior Accounts Professional,

Indian Male, 35 years, M.Com,

MBA (Fin) 8 years in Oman, with

valid Oman DL and NOC available.

Capable to handle accounts up to

fi nalization. Contact 91395515.





able position. salary is negotiable.

[email protected]

Contact 94304324

Seeking a replacement as IT sup-

port Engineer & graphic designer in

a good organization in Oman. Young

energetic boy having 4 years worked

experiences in same fi eld in Dubai

in hyper market chain of group of

company head offi ce and customer

support executive.

Contact: 91294353.

Senior Accountant, Indian Male, 35

years, MBA (Fin), 7 years in Oman,

accounts up to fi nalization.

Contact 96023965



companies. Seeking suitable place-


+968 99276601 & 97693456. email :

[email protected]

Indian Female, Teacher M.A.Bed, 3

years experience in teaching seeks

suitable position,

currently on visit visa. Contact

91229330 /98489344

Mining Engineer and also did NE-

BOSH (IGC), Fire and Safety (HABC)

25 year old Pakistani male looking

for job and recently on visit visa.

Available to join respective fi rm.Con-

tact # 97412696,


B.E.in Civil Engineering, Indian

Male, with 1 year experience seek-

ing suitable placement. Contact

91231972. Email : Visa No -876071 /

70. Email : [email protected]

Young boy (B-Com) HAVING experi-

ence Marketing, Customer

Relationship, Store managing .

Seeking suitable opportunities &

presently in India. .

Mob:97239854.


MEP Project Manager with

engineering degree and 16 years

of experience in Engineering,

Contracting and Execution of Build-

ing, Infrastructure and Industrial

Construction seeks suitable job. NOC

available Contact 95689623

Male from India, 5 years experi-

ence in Business processing and

outsource, Masters in Business Ad-

ministration (MBA), Seeking for and

urgent placement in H.R -Reputed

Organization. Now in India.

Contact 00968 98620260,

+918898877843,

Email: - [email protected]

Indian male, 21 yrs, graduated

in B. Com with computer skills in

tally and Peachtree, seeking suit-

able placement as an accountant.

Contact : 99121506, 92040258,

email:[email protected]

Senior Accountants Professional,

Indian Male, 35 years, M.Com, MBA

(Fin) 8 years in Oman, with valid

Oman DL, NOC, Capable to handle

accounts up to fi nalization.

Contact 91395515.

.Indian female, 26 years, Chartered

Accountant, Finance Manager, high

academic qualifi cation and good

experience looking for suitable

placement. Contact 92530131,

24785757.


Indian Female 27years MBA,

M.Com having 6years experience in

Accounts/Finance and Admin look-

ing for suitable placement.

Contact :00919008028843.


Indian male, 35, B.E (IT & Telecom)

on visit, 8 years exp as Technical

Manager, Onsite Coordinator, pre-

sales professional looking for suit-

able placement Contact: 92385930

26 years, Indian male with MBA

& PGDFM, Total 3 years experience

inadministration and accounts

.seeking suitable placement in

Muscat, having oman valid driving

license. Contact: 93359371

Manager-Organizational, Mar-

keting Communication, Double

Masters, smart professional, Oman

exp, Arabic speaking Indian, Quality

English writing & Communication

seeks role in International Organi-

zations / MNC’s. Quick joining. NOC


Indian female, MBA fi nance with

8 years experience in accounts.

having oman experience . Strong

in tally, net browsing & MS Offi ce,

looking for suitable position. #

:93475578


Communications Manager, Oman

exp in Organisational, Marketing

Communication, Press Releases,

Speeches, Website Content, Brand-

ing, Customer Relationship Man-

agement, Arabic speaking Indian.

Available immediately. Only MNC’s/

reputed Groups. Contact 98179887


DAILY GUIDESITUATION WANTEDCARGO

Dolphin Watch, Dhow Cruise with

Buffet, & Land Tours

Al- Ainain Marine Tours Contact-

98029602, 92808636

TOURS

RENT A CAR

TRANSPORTATION

TRANSPORTATION

TRANSPORTATION

Transportation. Contact 97838217

Transportation available car with

driver. Contact 98475141

Transportation available driver

with car-Muscat. Contact 97361454

Transportation available.

Contact 95068976



Transport. Contact 99664703


Transportation for women only

from Muscat area only. Contact

97007934 / 92629232

BUSINESS

We assist in new business set up

local sponsorship, real estate ser-

vices, assist in company formation

services. Contact - 93166088

Increase your income on

commission basis with our land-

scaping & gardening services

provided for big, small projects &

maintenance contracts.

Contact +968 99242207


We want to buy car workshop any

place in Oman or any other good

running business up to RO 20,000.

Please contact 99157377,



Transportation. Contact

96538078

GOOD NEWS

Ayurvedic treatment for backache,

paralysis, arthritis etc & massage,

All Season (Vaidyaratnam).

Contact 24475280 / 95371554 /

92504980 , www.siddhayur.com

Ayurvedic treatment for joint

pain, backache, paralysis massage,

steambath, obesity, spondylitis,

IDEAL CARE Ayuvedic Clinic,

18 November Street Azaiba.

Contact 99639695

FREE INFORMATION ABOUT ISLAM. If you would like to know

more about Islam, please call:

99425598, 96050000, 99353988,

99253818, 99341395, and

99379133. For ladies: 99415818,

99321360, 99730723

Orvisit: www.islamfact.com

Genuine Ayurvedic treatments

& massage, ayurvedic clinic at

Al Khuwair. Contact 24478618 /

97263637/ 93309131

MATRIMONIAL

SIT.WANTED

Keralite Hindu Nair, Male 33 yrs

divorcee 6.1, working in Ministry

as Administrator seeks suitable

alliance. Please send details on

[email protected].

Contact 93139524

Mangalore Sunni Muslim, seek-

ing suitable bride (preferably from

Dakshina Kannada) for their son

working as Logistics Manager.

Contact 92198085

ACC. AVAILABLE

M.V. FOR SALE

2007 Mitsubishi Lancer 1.3 ltr Manual, 1, 94,000 km expat driven.

Contact 92678975

Expat driven single user Honda

CRV 2009 model. 100,000 km.

Contact 95392848

For sale – Camry 2011, Mazda 6

2006, Lancer 2010, Civic 1996.

Contact 96408433/ 93806625

Lexus GS300, 2006. #93218349

Toyota Yaris auto 2009, 142 k,

RO 2,500. Contact 93289652

PROTON GEN 2 FOR SALE: Manual

Gear. Good condition. Single owner.

Silver colour. 1st registered August

2009. Full insurance till August

2015. Price OMR 1,680.

Tel: 99333479 or 95215360

M.V.WANTED

Required Nissan Tida / Toyota yaris

/ Suzuki swift / hyundai hatchback

car in good condition.

Contact : 95405033

1 room with attach toilet

rent RO 120/- at Al Hail North.

Contact 97661432

Big room, bathroom, kitchen near

Riyam Park, Muscat. RO 110.

Contact 95094028

Independent rooms in Qurum / Hail.

Contact 95529970

Fully furnished bathroom attached

room in Darsait, sharing kitchen

RO 170/-. Contact 94052928

Furnished single room with

bathroom, Al Khuwair area only for

ladies. Contact 96059431

1 BR accommodation available

at Rex road, suitable for bachelors.

Contact 99889590

Transportation. Contact:

97897833

Transportation Available Contact:

97180655

Mechanical Engineer , 2 years

experience in water pipeline and

plumbing seeks suitable job.

Contact: 94008908.


Indian Male, Welder. More than 10

years Gulf experienced, Presently in

Oman (Specialised in Arc ,

Ship and general Welding) .

Contact 99743709

29 yr old Indian male Graduate

5yrs oman exp in sales and market-

ing with valid oman driving license

looking for suitable job. Noc avail-

able ready to join immediately

Contact: 95136784






CLASSES

WEBSITE

WEB, ERP and Business Intelli-

gence (BI) creation and man-

agement at rock bottom price.

Contact: http//webviewoman

COMPUTER

SITUATION WANTEDSERVICES

GULF INTERNATIONAL LLC

all kind of pest control. # 92326955

Civil maintenance, Electrical &

Plumbing work. Contact 99557080 /

96236476

Truck body making, Misfah

Industrial Area. Contact 92326955.

BRIDGE GULFA LLC

House Shifting. Contact 99708138

GUARANTEED CLEANING: Carpet & sofa shampooing,

Contact 99314807/24792998

MARBLE CRYSTALLIZATION restore the original shine of your

marble. Contact 24793614/

99314807

Pest Control Treatments, termites,

cockroaches, bedbugs. Oman

Center LLC - Contact 99344723

Carpet and Sofa shampooing.

Oman Center LLC – Contact

99884591

Building construction & mainte-

nance. Contact 95659028

For All Your Maintenance Solutions,

A/c Servicing & Fixing, Painting,

Cleaning, Electric.

Contact No. 99002390

Civil Maintenance, Painting Elec-

tric, Plumbing, Decor, Tile Fixing,

Lecithin Copra Board fl at stifl ing ,

Carpet Cleaning and A/C Servicing.

Contact 97897831 (Indian keralite)

House shifting & transporting.

Contact 92490422

Marble Restoration, Mosaic tiles

polishing, carpet shampooing,

maintenance. Contact ABU QA-

BAS- 99320217 /24788722

Split & window A/C servicing &

repairing. Contact 99557080

A.M Trading Pest control.Contact 99067923

Painting Interlock plumbing

maintenance. Contact 92142319

For HT cable jointing and

termination works 33KV/11KV.

Contact 99056438 /


Marble Restoration, Mosaic tiles

polishing, carpet shampooing,

maintenance. Contact ABU QA-

BAS- 99320217 /24788722

Door to Door Computers repair

specialist laptop software Website

cartridges. Contact 99199376

Carpet Shampoo, marble & tile pol-

ishing, pest control & anti-termite

treatment, general cleaning paint-

ing, Plumbing, Electrical, shifting.

Contact Mundhir Al-Rizaiqi trading.

L.L.C. # 24810137, 99450130

Catering services We do industrial

catering service, Canteen/ mess,

3 times packed meals,

and all types of catering events.

Contact 92188777/ 99249899

Water proofi ng ABUQABAS-

Contact 99320217/24788722

Learn Driving from professional

instructors. Contact 94022250

Learn driving automatic from

scratch. Contact 98599675

DRIVING

Industrial Catering services for

labor camps staff accommodations

available. Contact 92253080 /

95682773 / 98524867

Civil maintenance, Electrical &

Plumbing work. Contact 99557080 /

96236476

Electrical Plumbing Painting

Contract and Maintenance.

Contact 98456535

Waterproofi ng, light weight Screed,

Antitermite and MS Fabrication.

Contact 92888337

Waterproofi ng, light weight Screed,

Antitermite and MS Fabrication.

Contact 92888337

Window & split unit A/C servicing

& maintenance.

Contact 96236476

Split & window A/C servicing &

maintenance. Contact 93769089

FOR HIRE

TRUCK FOR HIREIsuzu 10 ton cargo body truck

(2012 FVR) with UAE experienced driver

available for long term / short term rent.

Contact: 95346950

Cuplock System Scaff olding. Contact 99828343

We provide all heavy duty equip-

ment, tractor & trailers & all type

of trucks. Contact 97722507

Running truck wash for rent in

Ouhi Sunia Sohar. Serious people

can. Contact on 97864747

50 seater bus with PDO specifi ca-

tion for rent or lease.

Contact 99839898

MANPOWER

Housemaid , driver/operator (heavy & light Gulf D/L), house boy, cleaner, all skilled and unskilled cat-

egories process, (embassy agreement

and immigration). Contact 95175192,

EMAIL. [email protected]

*Classifi ed Advertisement space booking with text, should be done till 12.00 noon

for next day’s publication. * Subject to space availability

Party booking & sugges�ons 99320065, 99341643

Indian, Arabic, Chinese dishes, Buffet Lunch

(On Friday)Indoor & Outdoor, Catering, Party hall

availableTake Away & Home Delivery

SITUATION WANTEDDINING DELIGHTS






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