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On the occasion of the 11th National Day

FROM THE WORDS OF HIS MAJESTYTHE SULTAN

‘His Majesty’s Wisdom’

REJIMON K [email protected]

MUSCAT: Undocumented ex-patriate workers overstaying in Oman have been urged to take up the amnesty off er immediately, as only three more days are left be-fore the clemency ends, a top offi -cial at the Ministry of Manpower has said.

“All overstaying and undocu-mented workers should come for-ward to make use of this amnesty as per the rules and regulations,” Salem Said Al Badi, directorate general of labour welfare at the Ministry of Manpower, told the Times of Oman.

“Until the end of September, 23,653 expatriate workers had made use of the amnesty and left Oman,” the offi cial added.

October 28The amnesty programme an-nounced on May 3 will come to an end on October 28. Initially announced for three months, the scheme was extended to provide more time to undocumented workers to make use of the am-nesty and leave Oman.

Earlier, the offi cial had said any violators caught after the end of

the scheme will face strict action.According to an offi cial from

the Bangladesh embassy, some 23,000 people had registered for the amnesty scheme and around 15,500 have left Oman.

“Five hundred more are wait-ing to complete the procedures,”

the offi cial added. “We tried our best by reaching out to interior areas in Oman to encourage peo-ple to come forward and make use of the amnesty off er. Some 7,000 more have to leave. They have not turned up. But when compared to previous instances of similar off ers, the response this year is quite promising,” the offi cial noted.

Well organisedAn Indian social worker in Oman said this time the amnesty scheme was well organised and the extended time enabled many to make use of the opportunity.

“The six-month-long amnesty off er helped many stranded ex-patriates to fl y back to their home countries without paying any fi ne or facing any legal action,” Shaji Sebastin, a Muscat-based social worker who has been closely as-sociated with all amnesty pro-grammes in Oman, said.

“Last time, we used to assist the embassies a lot. This time, it was well organised and there was no need to do much. (We are) Happy to see that undocumented and overstaying workers were sent back without (being made to pay) any penalties,” Shaji said. >A6

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OMANMobile app for Indian workers in distress

1A mobile app to help Indian workers in distress, especially labourers, will be

launched soon. >A2

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2OAMC invites tenders for terminal facilities at Muscat airport. >A6

MARKETHuge responseto sukuk issue

3Oman’s fi rst issue of sovereign Islamic bonds got strong orders. >B1

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

Weatherman forecasts new tropical low in Arabian Sea

REJIMON [email protected]

MUSCAT: A tropical system could spawn in the Arabian Sea during the middle of next week, according to global meteorologi-cal departments.

“A tropical system could spawn in the Arabian Sea. The main

threat area would be Somalia, Yemen and Oman,” Jason Nichol-ls, senior meteorologist from Ac-cuweather.com said.

Although it is early to pinpoint the exact location for the not-yet-existing storm, Nicholls antici-pates that several inches of rain and fl ooding could happen, start-ing around November 1.

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Democracy the real winner in Shura elections

FAHAD AL [email protected]

MUSCAT: Oman witnessed a good turnout of voters for the eighth Majlis Al Shura polls held across the Sultanate on Sunday.

The fi nal list of winners or the voter turnout was not available at the time of going to print, but

some leads were available.Some of the winners for Majlis

Al Shura elections are: Wilayat of Madha: Khalid bin Ahmed bin Said Al Sa’adi, Wilayat of Bukha: Abdullah bin Ahmed bin Abdul-lah Al Malik, Wilayat of Dhank: Hamoud bin Ahmed bin Hamad Al Yahya’ei, Wilayat of Wadi Bani Khalid: Ahmed bin Hussein bin

Khamas Al Sa’adi, Wilayat of Na-khal: Mohammed bin Suleiman bin Hamoud Al Kindi, Wilayat of Wadi Al Ma’awil: Khalid bin Hilal bin Nassir Al Ma’awali, Wilayat of Sumail: Abdullah bin Hamoud bin Salim Al Nadabi, Younis bin Ya’aqoob bin Issa al-Siyabi.

Tawfi q Al Lawati, leading can-didate from Muttrah, thanked voters for once again showing faith in him. >A4

Maryam, the mentor of artists in SultanateStaff Reporter

MUSCAT: With Oman’s art scene undergoing steady devel-opment, if there is one name that stands out, it is that of Maryam Mohammed Al Zadjali, direc-tor, Omani Society for Fine Arts (OSFA). The OSFA was estab-lished in 1993 under the orders of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said and is part of the Diwan of Royal Court.

As part of #Omanpride cam-paign, we feature Maryam, who has been heading the art asso-ciation since 2008. At the helm of the nation’s premium art associa-tion, she has been instrumental in encouraging young Omani art-ists and giving them a platform

to display their art. Right now, Maryam is involved in an OSFA project that is close to her heart.

“We are producing a directory of the Omani artists. This direc-tory will feature 200 artists who have been part of the OSFA for 20 years, from 1993 to 2013. It will be published by the end of this year,” she says. >A5

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Just 3 days of amnesty left

expatriate workers have so far made use of the

amnesty scheme in the Sultanate and left for their home countries

23,653

His Majesty sends greetings

HM receives thanks from Spanish King >A6

MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has sent a cable of greetings to President Dr. Heinz Fischer of Austria, on the occasion of his country’s National Day.

In his cable, His Majesty the

Sultan has expressed his sincere greetings along with his best wish-es of continuous good health and happiness to President Fischer and the Austrian people further progress and prosperity. -ONA

Staff Reporter

MUSCAT: A Sultan Qaboos University student was injured after he was allegedly stabbed by another student on the universi-ty campus, according to a Royal Oman Police (ROP) tweet.

While the injured student has been admitted to a hospital for treatment, the police have ar-rested the accused involved in the attack. The offi cial said that the victim’s injury is not life threatening.

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FESTIVAL OF VOTES: Long queue of voters at a polling booth and an old woman casts her vote. -ONA

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Voting for the Majlis Al Shura elections went

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Mobile app for Indians in distressStaff Reporter

MUSCAT: A mobile app to help Indian workers in distress, espe-cially those in blue-collar jobs, will be launched soon, its makers have said.

“In close cooperation with the Indian embassy in Muscat, the app that will be launched soon will help Indians in Oman to reach out to the Indian embassy offi cials, Oman-based social organisations, the Indian emigration offi ces, In-dia-based social organisations and other agencies involved in aiding migrants,” Jose Chacko, a Muscat-based Indian businessman who is supporting the app, said.

Named ‘MigCall’, the non-com-mercial app can be downloaded

from Google Play Store and will run on android platform.

“Once you register your name and a few more details, it will au-tomatically download fi ve Oman-based and fi ve India-based hel-pline numbers. The user has to go only once online for this. The numbers will be saved in his tel-ephone contact list,” Jose added.

The Oman-based numbers will include the Indian embassy’s 24x7 helpline number, which will be attended to by multi-lingual dedi-cated offi cials, in addition to social workers’ numbers in Muscat.

The India-based numbers will include state-wise emigration offi ce numbers and CIMSKER-ALA, an NGO which stands for the rights of Indian migrants all

over the world. The app’s regis-tration and description will be available in English, Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Bangla languages. In addition to the telephone contact numbers, the app will also have quick icons for sending emails to the Indian embassy, social organisations and emigration offi ces in India.

“The idea to develop such an app came up after I found that major-ity of Indians in Oman are clueless about how to approach or contact Indian embassy or social organisa-tions when in distress. Even if we distribute booklets containing the telephone numbers, they misplace these. So I thought of creating an app which will ensure that help remains on their fi ngertips,” said

Rejimon K, a journalist who con-ceptualised the app.

“The Indian embassy, with which the app was discussed, wel-comed the move and has assured all support. This app will prove to be a boon for the Indian expatri-ates in distress,” Rejimon added.

The app, developed by Cocoa-labs, an Indian software fi rm, is supported by Manila-based Mi-grant Forum in Asia, which stands for the rights of migrants, and the International Trade Union Con-federation (ITUC).

“The app will be widened to cover other expatriate commu-nities in Oman and later, other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries will also be covered,” Rejimon added.

Named ‘MigCall’, the

non-commercial app

can be downloaded

from Google Play

Store and will run on

android platform. The

app is supported by

Manila-based Migrant

Forum in Asia

HELP AT HAND: The app’s

registration and description

will be available in English,

Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil,

Telugu, Kannada and Bangla

languages. – Supplied photo

Focus on women leaders in tourism, hospitality sectorTimes News Service

MUSCAT: Female tourism and hospitality leaders recently got together to discuss the represen-tation of women in the sector and how to attract more women to it.

Oman’s fi rst “Lady Leaders in Tourism Forum” held at Oman Tourism College comes in the backdrop of marginal represen-tation of women in the booming tourism and hospitality sector.

Held as part of the OTC’s cel-ebrations marking the Omani Women’s Day, the get-together was attended by 33 leading wom-en from private and public sec-tors who have carved a niche for themselves in the tourism and hospitality industry.

Welcoming the guests, Jaana Raisanen, director of Quality (Pro-fessional and Vocational Studies) at the OTC, said, “Internationally, the tourism industry has almost twice as many women employers as other sectors but females are still poorly represented at profes-

sional level. This is reason enough for us, as the only tourism college in Oman, to bring female leaders together for stimulating conversa-tions and collaborations to discuss the issue.”

Dr Shoba Zacharia, assistant dean at the OTC, inaugurated the function, which started with a small panel discussion on how to encourage more women to join the industry as well as how to assist the professional growth of females who are already in the sector.

Katrin Herz, general manager of the Ritz-Carlton Al Bustan Palace Hotel and the fi rst female general manager of a 5-star hotel in Oman, shared with the audi-ence her passion for the industry spoke about career growth op-portunities available for females in tourism and allied sectors.

Other panel members includ-ing Agata Paula, marketing man-ager of the Butterfl y Hotel Suites in Sohar; Ruaa Al Balushi, stu-dent at the OTC and Ibtisam Al Salemiah, a trainer and racer at

Oman Sail, also gave inspiring speeches on the topic.

“As an Omani woman, I am fi lled with pride to see that the women in Oman have proved ca-pable of working in any fi eld of their choice and contributing to nation building along with their male counterparts,” said Ibtisam Al Salemiah.

Amal Al Hinaiah, language training supervisor at Anantara resort, Jebel Akhdar, spoke about her supportive role in the Sultan-ate’s tourism industry.

“As a language training super-visor at a premier tourism project in the country, my job involves frequent interactions with peo-ple from diff erent nationalities. This provides me with a chance to network and gain valuable pro-fessional experience. I call upon every Omani woman to feel proud of being a part of this progressive country that gives every woman an equal opportunity to grow and succeed in life, without any gen-der discrimination,” she added.

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Amal Al Hinaiah, Language training supervisor at Anantara resort

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Global award for

SQU professor

VANCOUVER, CANADA: Nailah Al Lamkiyah, Radiol-ogy professor at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, has re-ceived the best international mentor award in medical edu-cation.

The award, instituted by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC), was presented to Prof Al Lam-kiyah at a special event held in Vancouver, Canada.

Prof Al Lamkiyah, who is working as a professor of ra-diology at the Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, is also the deputy CEO for Academic Af-fairs at the Oman Medical Spe-cialty Board (OMSB). -ONA

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Sultanate to observe Youth Day

MUSCAT: Oman will mark to-day, October 26, as the Omani Youth Day. The date was select-ed upon a Royal blessing from His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, and underlines the great attention His Majesty has been paying to the cause of youth since the dawn of the blessed Renaissance.

It also shows that His Maj-

esty appreciates and respects the role youth play as the main segment of society in ensuring overall development and hold-ing out hope not only about the country’s present, but also about its future.

Ever since His Majesty the Sultan took over the reins of pow-er in the country, he has always accorded high priority to the de-velopment of the Omani citizens, making it the key goal.

He paid great attention and care to the health, education, thinking process, qualifi cation and training of youth.

In the last 45 years, His Majes-ty has given his wise instructions to the government to take care of the youth, help them in various ways and harness all the possi-bilities to achieve their hopes and dreams and instil good principles and values in them. -ONA

His Majesty the

Sultan has paid

great attention

and care to the

health, education,

thinking process,

qualifi cation, and

training of youth

HM receives Saudi King’s message

MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said received a writ-ten message from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), inviting His Majesty the Sultan to attend the 4th Summit of Arab-South American coun-tries scheduled to be held in Ri-yadh next November.

The message was received by Yousef bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Minister Responsible for For-eign Aff airs, when he received here yesterday Eid bin Moham-med Al Thaqafi , KSA’s ambassa-dor to the Sultanate. -ONA

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Oman in Gulf-Japan Food Fund deal

MUSCAT: Oman on Monday be-came a signatory to a pact for es-tablishment of an OMR154 million Gulf Cooperation Council-Japan food fund.

Represented by the State Gen-eral Reserve Fund (SGRF), the Sultanate yesterday signed at the Crowne Plaza Hotel an agreement with a group of Japanese indus-trial and fi nancial organisations

including Bank Mizo of Japan, Oman National Investment De-velopment Company ‘Tanmiya’ and Gulf Investment Corporation, for the establishment of the Gulf-Japanese Food Fund with a capital of OMR154 million ($400 million).

The SGRF alongside with a number of investors from the GCC countries own 50 per cent of the Fund and Japan owns the remain-

der 50 per cent. As per the agree-ment, the Sultanate will receive 70 per cent of the share of GCC investments.

The investment comes within the SGRF’s plan to venture into areas that bring benefi t to the national economy including food industries which will promote the level of food security in the Sul-tanate. -ONA

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Omani offi cial

MUSCAT: His Highness Sayy-id Mohammed bin Salim Al Said, chief of the Protocols De-partment at the Foreign Minis-try, received Italy’s Star Order (Class Commendatore) granted by the Italian authorities.

The order was given away by Paola Amadei, Italian ambassa-dor accredited to the Sultanate, during a ceremony held at her residence, yesterday. The cer-emony was attended by a num-ber of ambassadors and offi cials of the Foreign Ministry. -ONA

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Huge interest in Majlis Al Shura elections: Minister

TARIQ AL [email protected]

MUSCAT: Majlis Al Shura elec-tion is eliciting a keen interest as nearly 80 journalists from across the world are covering the exer-cise, said Dr Abdul Munim bin Mansour Al Hasani, Oman’s Min-ister of Information.

After visiting the media centre set up for Majlis Al Shura elections on Sunday morning, he told jour-nalists, “Majlis Al Shura elections at this stage are attracting interest from around the world.”

“Watching how interested jour-nalists from around the world are in these, we can see how important the Shura elections are,” he added.

About the previous Majlis Al Shura, he said the experience that the council gains is on a step by step basis.

“There are many changes that have happened in the cabinet re-garding the people who (got) elect-ed, regarding the awareness in the society, regarding how the country (government, people, communi-ties) sees the Majlis Al Shura as the voice of the people.”

“After 2011, you can see the dif-ference in what happened before and after that year,” he said.

Majlis Al Shura

election at this stage

is attracting interest

from around the

world, said Dr Abdul

Munim bin Mansour

Al Hasani, Minister

of Information

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BIG DRAW: As many as 80 journalists from across the world covered Shura elections. – Jun Estrada

‘Majlis needs to have a bigger voice’

TARIQ AL [email protected]

MUSCAT: Omani citizens hope that the new Majlis Al Shura mem-bers get more privileges in terms of having their voices heard.

Speaking to the Times of Oman, Essa Al Riyami, a voter, said, “Elect-ed Majlis Al Shura members repre-sent the people, so they should have some rights to monitor government activities and projects.”

“But I hope people vote for the best and able candidates,” he said

Opportunity“This is an opportunity for the can-didates to be better than their pre-decessors. The situation these days (in Oman) has changed,” he added. Speaking to the Times of Oman, Al Riyami expressed his concern about the ‘power’ granted to Majlis Al Shura. “Everyone has been say-ing Majlis Al Shura will have special privileges, especially since 2011, but unfortunately, some issues that were raised were not taken care of,” said Al Riyami. “They need to have a bigger voice for the (sake of the) nation,” he added.

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Voters hail election process for being smooth and professional

“We are ready to take on more re-sponsibility,” Al Lawati said.

The other candidates leading from the Muscat governorate are Saif Hamood Khamis Al Amri from Seeb; Khalid Abdul Rahim Al Zedjali from Muscat, and Ahmed Said Al Mashery from Amerat.

People came out early from their homes to cast their vote at the 107 polling centres spread across the Sultanate. When the voting started at 7am, most of the polling centres had long queues of people patiently waiting for their turn to cast their votes.

A total of 590 candidates con-tested for the 85 seats, vying for the backing of a total of 611,906 regis-tered voters.

Sayyid Hamoud bin Faisal Al Busaidi, Minister of Interior, re-viewed the progress of the election process in various wilayats of the Sultanate throughout the day by visiting various polling stations.

Smooth processKhalid bin Hilal bin Saud Al Busai-di, chairman of the Main Commit-tee for the Majlis Al Shura’s eighth term elections, said voting went on very smoothly without any hin-drances in all the wilayats.

Al Busaidi informed that the mobile e-units were available at the election centres to help voters who had not activated the e-sys-tem in their IDs to fi x it and enable them to vote.

He also said a full paid leave was granted to voters working in both public and private sectors, provid-ed they obtained a paper from the voting centre. “I would like to ap-preciate the spirit of cooperation among voters and workers at the election committees,” he said.

Most of the voters who turned out for polls gave a thumbs up to the way the election was con-ducted. Expressing happiness over the smooth process, Khalid Al Sinani said, “The arrangement and management of the election process was very smooth and pro-fessional.”

Al Sinani, who was voting for the third time, said, “We had to wait for a long time during the 2007 elections. This automated system is in line with the requirements of modernisation and development of the nation.”

Al Busaidi explained that new technologies including of e-voting were introduced in this election.

Voters used this system on Oc-tober 18 at the embassies of the GCC countries, the Sultanate’s

Commercial Offi ce in Dubai, as well as for the staff of the electing and voting committees.

The system was also used at the standard election centre in the Wilayat of Bausher in Mus-cat Governorate and by vot-ers in Dhofar and Musandam Governorates.

The chairman affi rmed that e-voting system has proved to be effi cient and accurate. Therefore, there is scope for wider use of this system in the election process in the future.

Meanwhile, Ali bin Khalfan Al Jabri, under secretary of the Min-istry of Information, said the Ma-jlis Al Shura experiment is going on well as guided by the wise vi-sion of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said.

AchievementAl Jabri said a landmark achieve-ment during the previous term of the Majlis Al Shura included the election of the chairman of Majlis Al Shura from among its members. This means that the Majlis Al Shu-ra was constantly developing as an institution and its evolution would not stop at a particular stage.

Al Jabri affi rmed that the over the past years, the Majlis Al Shura, in its various terms, has achieved qualitative and quantitative progress and was evolving in line with the best international practices.

He added that many media per-sons and journalists from diff erent parts of the world alongside Oma-ni correspondents and journalists who prepare reports for regional

and international media, covered the election process.

He asserted that the extensive presence of journalists at the Me-dia Centre was an indicator that the Omani experience is being tracked by media from diff erent parts of the world.

Hamdan Al Yousufy, a member of the Municipal Council, said most of the candidates contesting were well educated. “This election features a number of well educated candidates. It will change a lot of things and I believe they will bring

about positive changes in Majlis Al Shura,” Hamdan said.

Maryam Al Zadjali explained that she voted because she want-ed “the winning candidates to take people’s voices and demands to the concerned authorities at the centre.”

Of the eight candidates who contested in the Wilayat of Mus-cat, one was a woman.

Sayyid Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Busaidi, Deputy Wali of Muscat, Head of the Election Committee in the wilayat, said the voting process

was conducted smoothly, high-lighting the eff orts made by mem-bers of the Election Committee to expedite the election process.

He pointed out that the number of male and female voters regis-tered at the electoral registry in the Wilayat of Muscat stood at 12,136.

He also said that two centres were prepared for voting in Al Zah-ra School for Basic Education that included 13 halls, and Safana Bint Hatim Al Ta’ee School in Yitti that included nine halls.

In the Wilayat of Salalah, voters

headed to the ballot boxes to elect two representatives from among eight candidates. The number of total voters stood at 32,818.

Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohsen Al Shanfri, adviser to the Minister of State and Governor of Dhofar, Head of the Election Committee in the Wilayat of Salalah, said the wilayat witnessed early prepara-tions as four election centres with 53 halls received voters in diff er-ent parts of the Wilayat of Salalah.

(With inputs from Tariq Al Haremi and ONA)

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EXERCISING FRANCHISE: A total of 590 candidates contested for the 85 Majlis Al Shura seats, vying for the backing of a total of 611,906

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‘Need to foster occupational safety culture’

MOBIN MATHEW [email protected]

MUSCAT: Oman needs to devel-op a culture of safety to prevent accidents on work sites.

“We need to develop a safety culture for the workers to prevent occupational accidents and to ensure the wellbeing of workers,” said Dr Mohamed Said Alyazidi, from the Ministry of Health.

He was presenting a paper at the Middle East Health & Safety Conference and Expo, which was inaugurated by Sayyid Salim bin Musallam Al Busaidi, Undersec-retary for Administrative Devel-opment Aff airs, Ministry of Civil Services.

According to Alyazidi, Oman is following international regula-tions and also has certain laws to prevent occupational accidents and to look after the health and safety of the workers.

“Safety culture should not only be followed by workers but also by the decision-makers and inspec-tors in this fi eld,” Alyazidi said.

According to Alyazidi, working in a safe environment, with good equipment, good health services and medical surveillance, will motivate workers and help in-crease productivity.

Speaking about Oman’s experi-ence in the area of occupational health and safety of the work-ers, Alyazidi said, “Oman has a national committee for occupa-tional health and safety of the workers, formed in 2003 and re-formed in 2007.”

According to Alyazidi, the man-

ufacturing and construction sec-tor records the highest number of occupational injuries in Oman. Body parts mainly aff ected in oc-cupational accidents are hands and many workers lose their jobs because of this disability.

The Middle East Health and Safety Conference and Expo is being held at the Grand Hyatt Muscat.

Three-day conferenceThe three-day conference is be-ing held in cooperation with the Ministry of Manpower, Minis-try of Oil and Gas, and the Public Authority of Social Insurance (PASI), Sultanate of Oman.

The conference will highlight the latest technologies, method-ologies, practices and key trends in reducing lost time, risk identi-

fi cation, HSE management sys-tems, behavioural safety, fatigue management, fi re safety, etc.

Participants at the summit in-clude important government bod-ies, regulatory authorities, health, safety & environment profession-als along with global solution pro-viders to name a few.

The event brings together HSE professionals from sectors like oil and gas, transportation, construction, aviation, energy and manufacturing companies to understand the latest innova-tions, available technologies and build new business relationships while establishing professional contacts.

According to the organisers, this event will be a knowledge sharing platform to bring in ex-pertise from all across the Mid-dle East and the world. The par-ticipants include Middle East’s HSE experts like Dr. Brent Pasula - Vice President, HSSE, Petrofac ECOM; Andrew Clarke - HSE Manager, Global Wells Organi-zation, BP Oman; David Wilson - General Manager, HSSE Port of Salalah; Dr. Macodou Sall - Epidemiologist, Saudi Aramco Vice President, IHPM-MENA; Dr. Mohammad Aref- HSSE Manager, UAE Weatherford; Dr. Mohammed Abdulrazik Hamza- Medical Consultant Ministry of Health, Oman; Eng. Nadira Al Hi-nai - Founder & President, Occu-pational Safety & Health Omani Society, to name a few.

The manufacturing

and construction

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FOCUS ON SAFETY: The three-day conference is being held in co-

operation with the Ministry of Manpower, Ministry of Oil and Gas,

and Public Authority of Social Insurance. – O K Mohammed Ali

Dr Mohamed Said Alyazidi

from the Ministry of Health,

Oman.

Nurturing talented artistsThe Omani Society for Fine Arts now has more than 600 members and branches in Sohar, Buraimi and Salalah. “We have members from diff erent governorates,” she says. What makes Maryam happy is the fact that OSFA has been able to give exposure to a growing number of talented Omani artists throughout the country.

Keen interest“The youth, particularly graduates and university students, are show-ing keen interest,” she says. “We are cooperating with school, colleges and sports club to hold art work-shops in diff erent governorates,” she says, adding that the number of people who appreciate and under-stand art is also increasing. The fact

that expatriates living in Oman are given a chance to be part of the so-ciety makes Maryam very content.

AwardsHerself an accomplished artist, Maryam is a recipient of many in-ternational and national awards.

“I have been working with the Omani Society for Fine Arts since 1993 and have been a part of the art scene since 1980,” she says. “There is a boom in the art scene in Oman. The fact that so many galleries have come up and so many muse-ums are hosting artists’ exhibitions is very encouraging,” she says.

“The OSFA is committed to en-couraging the artistic talents of the community through various pro-grammes,” she says.

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Maryam Mohammed Al Zadjali.

Shabab Oman leaves for Saudi Arabia

KUWAIT: ‘Shabab Oman II’, the Royal Navy of Oman’s ship, left Al Shuwaikh Port in Ku-wait on Sunday and is heading to King Abdul Aziz Port, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Hamed bin Said Al Ibrahim, the ambassador to Kuwait and a number of Kuwaiti Navy Force offi cers, saw off the ship while leaving the port.

The Sultanate’s embassy in Kuwait and ‘Shabab Oman II’ personnel organised a number of events, including the offi cial reception under the patronage of Sheikh Salman Sabah Al Sa-lem Al Sabah, Minister of In-formation and Minister of State for Youth Aff airs in Kuwait, in the presence of the diplomatic corps of friendly countries in Kuwait. Sheikh Salman said: “We appreciate the directives of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said to begin the journey of ‘Shabab Oman II’ from Kuwait for promoting the message of friendship and peace. -ONA

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My research in Antarctica was part of the habilitation research that I conducted in cooperation with the Alfred Wegener Institute of Germany

Prof. Dr. Wilfried Bauer, associate professor at the Department of Applied Geosciences at GUtech

His Majesty receives thanks

MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has received a ca-ble of thanks from King Felipe VI of Spain in reply to His Majesty’s greetings cable on the occasion of his country’s National Day.

In his cable, King Felipe VI ex-pressed his sincere thanks for His Majesty’s greetings and best wish-es. He affi rmed the deep relations binding the two countries, wish-ing His Majesty the Sultan good health and happiness and the Om-ani people further progress and prosperity. -ONA

C A B L ETender invited for Muscat airport terminal facilities

Times News Service

MUSCAT: Qualifi ed businesses have been invited by Oman Air-ports Management Company S.A.O.C (OAMC), to participate in the Request For Proposal (RFP) for commercial opportunities at the New Muscat International Airport.

Operation and management of Commercially Important Pas-senger (CIP) lounges, operation

and management of airside tran-sit hotel, souvenirs’ outlet (main departures area), electronics and entertainment outlets, gold and jewellery outlets, high street fashion and sports outlets, con-venience/grocery outlet land side, news/CTN outlet, and spa outlet

are among the commercial oppor-tunities available at the New Mus-cat International Airport.

The participating companies are expected to meet some eligi-bility criteria in terms of expertise and fi nancial capability to deliver on the required services.

All participating companies must provide a bank guarantee issued by a locally registered bank which should be addressed to Oman Airports Management Company at the time of submit-ting the proposal. “The OAMC en-visages a state of the art terminal

facility that will provide a magnif-icent gateway for the Sultanate of Oman,” according to an advertise-ment issued by the company.

Document feesInterested companies can collect the RFP documents from the com-mercial department of OAMC’s offi ces near the cargo building between 8am and 3pm upon pre-senting receipt of document fees paid at the fi nance department at the OAMC headquarters.

The RFP fee for operations & management of CIP loung-es and airside transit hotel is OMR300 while the bid amount is OMR20,000.

The RFP fee for other avail-able commercial opportunities is OMR200 and the bid amount is OMR10,000.

Distribution of the documents will start from October 28 and end on November 15. Companies should submit the bids before January 28 of next year.

The proposer should provide full contact details of the com-pany, including name, telephone number and e-mail address. Al-ternatively, the company should submit a business card of the main contact person.

Participating

companies are

expected to meet the

eligibility criteria in

terms of expertise

and fi nancial

capability to deliver

on the required

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MEGA PROJECT: An artist’s impression of the new Muscat International Airport. – Supplied photo

GUtech professor showcases Antarctica fi eld researchTimes News Service

MUSCAT: Prof. Dr. Wilfried Bau-er, associate professor at the De-partment of Applied Geosciences at GUtech, gave a presentation showcasing his fi eld research in Antarctica, at GUtech recently.

The presentation was aimed at raising awareness about fi eld re-search in Antarctica and specifi -cally about the movement of the Earth’s tectonic plates that cre-ated the current distribution of continents and oceans.

The geoscientist travelled to Antarctica four times and stayed there for a year, working with a team of international scientists at various research laboratories.

“My research in Antarctica was part of the habilitation research that I conducted in cooperation with the Alfred Wegener Insti-tute of Germany. Through our research, we found out that 1.1 billion years ago, an extensive is-land arc surrounded the southern tip of South Africa, but it was left behind on the Antarctic continent after the Southern Ocean opened some 50 Million years ago.

“The island arc existed for a period of nearly 100 million years and then collided with South Afri-ca. The cores of the continents are more than three billion years old. Gondwana, the former ‘super-continent’, which contained what is today called South America, Africa, Australia, India and Ant-arctica is around 550 billion years

old”, explained Bauer. “Antarctica was the ‘heart of Gondwana’, its centrepiece”, he added.

According to the researcher, based on the results of the latest research one might draw conclu-sions about other locations close to Antarctica, which are more diffi cult to explore, due to various scientifi c research restrictions imposed in diff erent countries or due to the thick overburden of younger sediments.

Mining ban“In Antarctica, mining and ex-ploration are not allowed, but it is an ideal environment for re-search, which is free.

“Less than 1 per cent of the continent is not covered with ice, but there are rocks there that are perfectly exposed, without veg-

etation or weathered surfaces,” said Bauer.

Research in Antarctica began only after World War II. Current-ly, a large number of international research teams are coordinating their fi eld work in order to maxi-mize the scientifi c fi ndings of their expensive and sometimes dangerous work.

Bauer, who is currently part of a research group that contributes to an ongoing research programme of the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS-IGCP 648) Supercontinent Cycles and Global Geodynamics, has exten-sive research and fi eld experience in petrology and the structural geology of highly deformed rocks.

The geoscientist earned his PhD and habilitation at RWTH Aachen University in Germany.

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EXTENSIVE RESEARCH: Prof. Wilfried and a colleague at work in

Antarctica. Photo-Supplied

Amnesty

Initially, the three main Asian country embassies in Oman had estimated that there would be around 47,000 undocumented workers eligible for the amnesty.

Similar amnesty off ers for un-documented workers were there in 2005, 2007 and again from the end of 2009 to the beginning of 2011. According to the latest government statistics, there are 1,903,694 expatriates working in Oman legally.

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MUSCAT: Eighty-three research proposals are competing for the second edition of the National Research Award (NRA) this year, said Dr Saif bin Abdullah Al Hadd-abi, assistant secretary-general for Programmes and Research at The Research Council (TRC).

The research proposals have been divided into two categories — 56 under the best led-by Ph.D

holder research category, and 27 under the nascent research cat-egory. Awarding them will also include six research projects of good quality outcomes presented under the Faculty Mentored Un-dergraduate Research Award Pro-gramme (FURAP).

Al Haddabi said awarding NRA’s winning projects will be a part of the Second Annual Research Fo-rum (ARF) organised by TRC on October 26-27. The ARF will hold

sectorial sessions that address a number of work papers. Activi-ties of the ARF will also include displaying 21 posters of some re-search, with excellent research outputs that have been published in referred journals.

Speaking about the objectives, Al Haddabi said it aims to encour-age researchers to continue with their research, spread the culture of research, and raise its quality in the Sultanate.

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83 projects in race for research award

Korean movies to be screenedTimes News Service

MUSCAT: In its endeavour to promote people-to-people cul-tural exchanges and to off er a glimpse of Korean cinema to all interested in Korean culture, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, with the support of Ko-rean Film Council, Oman Film Society and City Cinema, will present another edition of “Ko-rean Movie Nights” on Novem-ber 3 and 4 at 7:30pm at City Cinema, Muscat Grand Mall.

The two popular fi lms se-lected this year to be screened at this much-awaited annual event are“Goodbye Mom” and “The Happy Life”.

The fi rst movie“Goodbye Mom”released in 2009 is a touching drama about mother daughter relationship and the second movie “The Happy Life” released in 2007 is a comedy drama revolving around the col-lege rock band Volcano and its members.

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Yemeni President Abdrabbo Mansour Hadi loyalists had taken control of a number of mountain peaks on the southern approach to Taiz

Resident

Yemen forces make gains in Taiz

DUBAI: Yemeni forces loyal to President Abdrabbo Mansour Hadi made gains on Sunday in the south-western city of Taiz after days of battles with Houthi fi ghters, a local offi cial and residents said.

The Hadi supporters, who have been backed by air strikes by a Saudi-led coalition since March, made particular progress around the presidential palace, the locals said. The complex has changed hands several times and been all but destroyed in the fi ghting.

Houthi fi ghters killedMedical sources said 13 Houthi fi ghters were killed in the fi ghting in Yemen’s third largest city. So were eight fi ghters loyal to Hadi. Reuters could not independently verify their accounts.

The Arab coalition is trying to restore Hadi’s government. The

Houthis have support from forces loyal to former president Ali Ab-dullah Saleh.

Several residents said Hadi loyalists had taken control of a number of mountain peaks on the southern approach to Taiz, Yem-en’s cultural capital.

At least 5,600 people have been killed in Yemen, the poorest coun-try on the Arabian Peninsula, and the United Nations says the humanitarian situation, exac-erbated by the Arab coalition’s blockade of Yemeni ports, grows worse every day. Houthi gunmen

prevented convoys of medical supplies from entering an enclave of Taiz, the aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres said. Residents there reported the rebels were also blocking the entry of food, water and fuel to the area, it said.

“After weeks of negotiations, we

have made no progress in convinc-ing offi cials of the need to provide impartial medical assistance,” MSF’s emergency manager for Yemen, Karline Kleijer, said in a statement. The United Nations envoy to Yemen said on Friday he was arranging face-to-face nego-

tiations between the Yemeni gov-ernment and Houthi rebels. But he warned the confl ict had left most of the country in dire need.

The Saudi-led coalition has gained ground in southern Yemen, and Hadi’s government offi cially returned to Aden after southern fi ghters and coalition forces drove the Houthis out in July.

In controlBut Houthi forces remain in con-trol of much of the country de-spite almost daily air strikes. A suicide attack earlier this month forced the government to relo-cate to Saudi Arabia while eff orts were being made to restore secu-rity in the city.

Sudanese forces arrived in Aden last week to reinforce the coalition troops and have deployed around the airport and the city’s four ports. Hadi supporters have be-gun eff ort to prevent gunmen from moving around with weapons.

A security offi cial in Aden told Reuters on Sunday that armed tribesmen raided the central prison in Aden, killing a guard and wounding another, to free a pris-oner held for an earlier attack in the city. — Reuters

Hadi supporters,

backed by Saudi-

led coalition strikes,

made particular

progress around the

presidential palace

2003 Iraq invasion played a role in rise of IS militant group, admits BlairLONDON: Former British prime minister Tony Blair acknowl-edged the 2003 invasion of Iraq played a part in the rise of the IS militant group, and apologised for some mistakes in planning the war, in an interview broadcast on Sunday.

Blair’s decision to send troops to back the US-led invasion is still a live political issue in Britain, where a six-year public inquiry into the confl ict is yet to publish its fi ndings.

Asked whether the off ensive was the principal cause of the rise of IS, which now controls large ar-eas of Iraq and neighbouring Syr-ia, Blair said there were “elements of truth” in that.

“Of course, you can’t say that those of us who removed Saddam (Hussein) in 2003 bear no respon-sibility for the situation in 2015,” Blair told US network CNN.

Critics say the US decision to disband Saddam Hussein’s army after the invasion created a huge

security vacuum exploited by Al Qaeda, which was eventually re-placed by IS.

Some former Iraqi army of-fi cers, members of the minority community which says it has been marginalised by the government backed by Western powers, are

senior strategists in IS. The Iraqi government says it has not mar-ginalised minority community.

Blair said the protests across the region also aff ected Iraq, and pointed out that IS had risen out of a base in Syria, not Iraq.

Blair apologised for what he

described as mistakes in plan-ning and intelligence before the war and in preparations for would happen once Saddam was removed, but said it had been the right decision.

“We have tried intervention and putting down troops in Iraq; we’ve tried intervention without putting in troops in Libya; and we’ve tried no intervention at all but demanding regime change in Syria. It’s not clear to me that, even if our policy did not work, subsequent policies have worked better,” he said.

“I fi nd it hard to apologise for removing Saddam. I think, even from today in 2015, it is better that he’s not there than that he is there.” — Reuters

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Saudi court upholds death sentencefor cleric

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Su-preme Court has rejected an appeal against the death sen-tence passed this year on cleric Sheikh Nimr Al Nimr.

Nimr’s brother, Mohammed Al Nimr, told Reuters that the sentence had been upheld after hearings that took place without his lawyers or family members being given prior notice.

Nimr and six other Saudi others, including his nephew, Mohammed Al Nimr’s son, Ali, have been sentenced to death.

“We don’t want anything to happen to him or to Ali or the other young men,” Mohammed Al Nimr said.

ProtestsMore than 20 people were killed in protests between 2011 and 2013 in the district of Qatif.

Three of those were killed in protests in the two days after Nimr’s arrest, as well as one policeman.

The deaths were all offi cially described as happening after exchanges of fi re prompted by shooting or petrol bomb attacks on police.

Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry accused Nimr of be-ing behind attacks on police alongside a group of other sus-pects. — Reuters

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BADLY DAMAGED: People move boxes of cake from a damaged truck outside a food storage warehouse hit by a Saudi-led air strike in

Yemen’s capital Sanaa on Sunday. – Reuters


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APOLOGETIC: Former British prime minister Tony Blair speaks

during an appearance at the 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York

in this fi le photograph dated October 6, 2015. – Reuters fi les


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I am confi dent that these new schemes will give new direction to the economic development of the country. I want your cooperation in this

Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

Diversity is mantra of country’s unity: Modi

NEW DELHI: Against the back-drop of incidents of violence with communal and casteist overtones, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said diversity of reli-gions and castes is the beauty of India and that the ‘mantra’ of unity should be carried forward through thinking and expressions.

Invoking Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel ahead of his birth anniver-sary, he strongly batted for ‘unity in diversity’ while asserting that peace, harmony and unity are the key to progress.

“The mantra of unity should al-ways be the medium of our think-ing, our behaviour and expres-sion,” Modi said in his monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’.

“India is full of diversity. It has diff erent sects, diff erent religions, diff erent languages and diff erent castes. There are so many diversi-ties in our India and this diversity is our beauty,” the Prime Minister said in his 35-minute programme.

He said if this diversity was not there, “we would not have been able to feel proud. Therefore, di-versity is the mantra of unity.”

Mentioning the upcoming birth anniversary of Patel on October 31, Modi said, “Let us pay trib-ute to Sardar (Patel) Sahab. Take

the unity mantra forward.”The prime minister’s comments

assume signifi cance as recently there have been incidents of vio-lence lynching of a man over beef-eating rumours in Uttar Pradesh and burning of a Dalit’s house in Haryana, which had communal and casteist overtones.

Referring to the ‘Run for Unity’ organised every year on Patel’s birth anniversary, Modi said these are actually the ‘run for progress’.

“In other words, the run for uni-ty is the guarantee for run for pro-gress,” he said, while noting that earlier he used to get a chance to participate in this event.

Reach outIn an eff ort to reach out to Dal-its, the Prime Minister invoked B. R.Ambedkar, saying he was feeling excited about his upcom-ing visit to the UK where he will visit the ‘Ambedkar House’, where the architect of the Constitution

lived. The property was recently acquired by India from the British government.

“A day after Diwali, I am going to Britain. This time, I am excited about my visit to Britain and the reason for it is special. A few weeks back, I had gone to Mumbai to lay foundation stone for a big memo-rial for Ambedkar...

“Now, in London, I will for-mally inaugurate the house where Dr Baba Sahab Ambedkar lived, which recently became Indian government’s property and a place of inspiration for 125 crore Indi-ans,” he said.

He noted that the issue related to acquisition of this complex had been entangled for several years and now it is the property of 125 crore Indians.

“When Ambedkar’s name is as-sociated, you can imagine how much happiness people like me have,” Modi said.

He said Ambedkar was an inspi-

ration for the Dalits, the oppressed, the deprived, the backwards and all other Indians who live a diffi -cult life that if there is will power, one can make progress in life and get educated.

“This is the place (in London) where Ambedkar did his devotion.”

The prime minister said the central government also encour-ages capable Dalit youth.

During the programme, he also announced abolition of the prac-tice of interview for Group D,C and B posts in government jobs from January 1, next year.

He also said several important schemes will be launched ahead of Diwali.

He also talked about how the ‘Swacch Bharat’ Abhiyan is be-ing carried forward by media and common people, the importance of organ donation, progress of the ‘MP Adarsh Gram Yojana’ as also the festivals of Navratri, Eid and Diwali. - PTI

The Indian prime

minister strongly

batted for ‘unity

in diversity’ while

asserting that

peace, harmony

and unity are the

key to progress

India is full of diversity.

It has different sects,

different religions,

different languages and

different castes. There

are so many diversities

in our India and this

diversity is our beauty

Narendra ModiPrime Minister

Gold monetisation schemes launchset for Diwali eveNEW DELHI: On the eve of Di-wali, the government will launch important gold-related schemes, including the Gold Monetisation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Sunday, express-ing confi dence that it will give a new direction to the economic development.

Besides the Gold Monetisa-tion Scheme, the government will also launch ‘Sovereign Gold Bonds’ and gold coins with Ashok Chakra, he said in his monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’.

“In the last budget, we had an-nounced an important scheme. In our country, gold has become a part of our social life. Gold is treat-ed as a means of economic securi-ty, a help during the time of crisis. It is traditionally believed so.

“I don’t think anybody can re-duce the love of people for gold. But to keep gold in the form of dead money does not augur well in this age. Gold can become strength, an economic strength. Gold can become the country’s economic property and every Indian should contribute to this,” he said.

Promise in budgetHe said he was happy to an-nounce that as per the promise made in the budget, the govern-ment is going to launch “some important schemes” during this Diwali festival, prior to ‘Dhan-teras’ when gold is purchased by people. Diwali is on November 11.

“We have brought Gold Mone-tisation Scheme. Under this, you can deposit your gold in a bank and bank will pay interest to you for that like on your cash,” Modi said. He noted that as per the traditional practice, people keep gold in lockers, for which they have to pay to banks.

“Now, keep gold in the bank and bank will pay you in the form of interest. Now say, will gold not be an asset? Can gold not trans-form from dead money to live

power? This is what we have to do. You support me,” Modi said in his 35-minute programme.

Asking people not to keep gold at home, he said keeping it in banks will have two benefi ts — security and interest.

“You must take the benefi t.”Talking about the Sovereign

Gold Bonds scheme, he said peo-ple will not get any gold bar but a piece of paper which will have the same value as that of gold.

“When you return that piece of paper, you will get money as per the value of gold at that time... We are going to initiate this,” he said.

Speaking about its benefi ts, the prime minister said because of this, one would not not need to buy gold and worry about where to keep it.

It will be a matter of just a piece of paper which “nobody will come to steal”, he said, adding this se-cure scheme will be launched in the coming weeks.

“I am also happy to announce that we will be bringing out Gold Coins with Ashok Chakra. It has been 70 years since Independ-ence, but till now we are using foreign gold coin or gold bul-lion bars which is also used by foreigners. Why can’t we have swadeshi-mark coin? This is why in the coming weeks, before Dhanteras, these will be avail-able,” Modi said.

He said the government will start gold coins of 5gm and 10gm with Ashok Chakra.

Along with this, 20gm cold coin will also be available.

“I am confi dent that these new schemes will give new direction to the economic development of the country. I want your coopera-tion in this,” the prime minister told the people.

The government is launching these schemes with a view to mo-bilise a part of 20,000 tonnes of idle gold lying with households and temples. - PTI

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Modi faces fl ak for decision to abolish job interviews

NEW DELHI/ PATNA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s an-nouncement of doing away with the requirement of interviews for lesser non-gazetted central gov-ernment jobs from January 1 on Sunday drew accusations of vio-lation of the model code for elec-tions and attempts at putting an end to the reservation policy.

Bihar’s anti-BJP grand alliance

alleged that Modi’s announce-ment, made at a time when the assembly polls are underway, not only violated the model code of conduct but would also lead to “ef-fective implementation” of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s call for a review of quotas.

“The PM’s announcement of doing away with interviews for Group D, C and B non-gazetted posts in central government

means a good bye to the reserva-tion policy as recruitment will only be held on merit basis. The PM’s statement suggests so.

“We strongly oppose this and will make representation to the Election Commission soon and raise this issue inside and out-side Parliament,” JD(U) general secretary K. C. Tyagi, fl anked by Congress leader R. P. N. Singh and eminent lawyer K. T. S. Tulsi,

told reporters in Delhi.“This is the eff ective imple-

mentation of Mohan Bhagwat’s demand for a review of the reser-vation policy and the Prime Min-ister has to respond to the voters,” he said.

AllegationsOn the backfoot over allegations against his government that it was contemplating scrapping quotas for the Schedule Castes, Sched-uled Tribes and OBCs, Modi, on the campaign trail in Bihar, ac-cused RJD chief Lalu Prasad and JD(U) leader Nitish Ku-mar of spreading the “poison” of caste politics.

Clarifying once again about BJP and his government’s stand on quotas, Modi said his views on reservation match those of Lalu, Nitish and Congress and there is total unanimity among political parties in Parliament on the issue as nobody is against the existing quota system.

“Today in our country, there is no demand from any corner for doing away with reservation. All sections of the society have ac-cepted this arrangement and now new sections are demanding their inclusion in it. There is also a con-sensus on the issue among politi-

cal parties in Parliament.“I may have a lot of diff erences

with Lalu, Nitish and Congress on other topics but on the issue of reservation, I have no diff erence with any political party. My views on reservation are same as Lalu, Nitish or Congress,” he said.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said both RSS and Bhagwat have clarifi ed on the issue and BJP was never against quotas.

“BJP from the very fi rst day has been in the favour of reservation. If anybody has given the longest statement on Mandal Commis-sion, it is the third party of the grand alliance and that’s the Con-gress party. You see Rajiv Gandhi’s speech made in 1991 on Mandal Commission’s report and you will understand who favoured and who opposed it,” Jaitley said.

Tyagi charged the EC with go-ing “soft” on BJP and the PM.

Ban on live telecastThe grand alliance had petitioned the poll panel earlier this month seeking a ban on live telecast of Modi’s election rallies on days when polling is held in the state. It had also sought a ban on his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ address contending he would try and infl uence voters through it. - PTI

Bihar’s anti-BJP

alliance alleged

that Modi’s

announcement, not

only violated model

code but would also

lead to ‘eff ective

implementation’ of

RSS chief’s call for

a review of quotas

We strongly oppose

this and will make

representation to the

EC soon and raise

this issue inside and

outside Parliament

K. C. TyagiJD(U) general secretary

60 shops gutted

in Mumbai

market fi re

MUMBAI: More than 60 shops were gutted in a major fi re that broke out in South Mumbai’s busy Crawford market due to a short circuit in the wee hours on Sunday.

Fire offi cials said there was no casualty reported in the blaze.

“Our control room received an alert at 5.23am today that a massive fi re broke out at Crawford market. Soon 10 fi re tenders and eight water tankers were pressed into action,” a fi re brigade offi cial said.

“The fi re was brought under control by 8am. Preliminary probe suggested it was caused by a short circuit. Over 60 shops, mostly of perfumes and packaging material, were destroyed,” he said.

Brihanmumbai Municipal Cor-poration (BMC) Commissioner Ajoy Mehta and Mumbai Mayor Snehal Ambekar visited the spot and interacted with shop owners whose shops were gutted.

Some of the them alleged that the fi re department did not take their call seriously.

“Had the fi re department taken our call seriously and swung into action immediately, the loss could have been minimized.

“Our repeated calls to 101 went unanswered and we had to report this incident to 100 (police num-ber),” Mahatma Phule Dukandar Sewa Sangh president Ratnakar Karale said. - PTI

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GEETA SET TO GO BACK HOME Geeta, centre, plays with children at the Bilquis Edhi Foundation in Karachi, Sunday. Geeta, a Hindu deaf-mute woman

now in her early 20s, is set to depart for New Delhi. Geeta was around 11 years old when she inadvertently crossed the

border from India to Pakistan, and lost her family. Since stumbling into Pakistan, Geeta has lived in a home for lost and

abandoned children, say offi cials at the charitable Edhi Foundation. Her long search for her family has captivated the public

after a hit fi lm with a similar plot was released, and a Pakistani court said that the two countries should resolve the issue

diplomatically. — Reuters

2 killed, 16 stranded in Naran avalanche

PESHAWAR: Two people were killed while 16 others face an un-certain fate after an avalanche struck a mine on Sunday in the far fl ung village of Baisar in Naran val-ley close to Chilas.

Eighteen miners, mostly from Kohistan area, were caught in the avalanche, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) offi cials said.

Two miners are believed to have been killed while contact has been established with some of the oth-ers stranded, offi cials reported.

Rainfall, snowfallThe meteorological department forecasts strong winds with heavy rainfall and snowfall in coming few days. Assistant Commissioner of Balakot, Roman Burrana, told The Express Tribune that the road link to the aff ected area has been established. He also confi rmed the death of one person while add-ing that he was hopeful for other men’s survival.

The National Logistics Cell (NLC), National Highway Author-ity (NHA) and the military were all helping clear the route, according to offi cials.

Kaghan ValleyMeanwhile, Kaghan Valley also received heavy snowfall during the past 24 hours, causing blockage of road between Naran and Balakot.

As a result, hundreds of tourists are stranded in the area.

Taking notice of the situation, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has directed the offi cials concerned to ensure safe evacuation of tourists stuck in the snow.

He directed the interior sec-retary to contact chief secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to mobilise help for those stranded.

The National Disaster Manage-ment Authority (NDMA) has also announced to initiate helicop-ter service to rescue the tourists from Monday.

The disaster management au-thority has also asked the Na-tional Highway Authority to clear the road between Naran and Balakot. — Express Tribune

Eighteen miners, mostly from Kohistan

area, were caught in the avalanche, said

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Provincial Disaster

Management Authority offi cials


Documentary shortlisted for top awardISLAMABAD: Documentary Flight of the Falcons has made to the fi nal list of 2015 Asia-Pacifi c Child Rights Award for Television.

The documentary Flight of the Falcons, which has been produced by Infocus Asia and directed by fi lmmaker Shehzad Hameed, is a story about an extraordinary teacher Sister Zeph and her three students as they struggle to fi ght against child marriage, corporal

punishment and societal pres-sures to achieve a collective dream: empowering girls and women through education.

Hong Kong conventionThe documentary is one of 10 fi lms shortlisted for the award which will be presented during the CASBAA Convention in Hong Kong, on 28 October 2015.

“There are a thousand stories about children rights: the threats

and risks to which some children are exposed and the ways they can be overcome so that each child can grow to her or his full potential,” Christopher de Bono, Regional Chief of Communica-tion for UNICEF East Asia and Pacifi c, said.

Potent storytelling“When these are told using the potent storytelling that is the spe-cial talent of the best television

news and documentary teams, children’s lives and stories come alive and communities and coun-tries are inspired to take action,” he added. The award has been run by the Asia-Pacifi c Broadcasting Union, CASBAA and UNICEF since 2001.

It recognises the eff orts of broadcasters and producers in pursuing high quality children’s television and better coverage of children’s issues. — Express Tribune

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onshore in Hong Kong, China on Sunday. — Reuters/Stringer

100 hurt as ferry hits object near Hong Kong

HONG KONG: About 100 peo-ple were injured on Sunday when a ferry returning from Macau to Hong Kong collided with an unknown object, a police depart-ment offi cial said.

The injured were treated in fi ve diff erent hospitals in Hong

Kong, though the nature and ex-tent of injuries were not immedi-ately known, the offi cial said.

Local media group RTHK said six people had suff ered serious injuries in the accident. The inci-dent occurred around 1850 Hong Kong time (1050 GMT) on Sun-day, near the island of Lantau, the offi cial told Reuters, adding that the cause of the incident was be-ing investigated.

Busy shipping channelHong Kong is one of the world’s busiest shipping channels.

While serious accidents are rare, the waters have become in-creasingly crowded with leisure boats and vessels that ferry pas-sengers to the nearby Macau.

In 2012, 39 people were killed in a ferry collision in Hong Kong’s worst maritime disaster in decades. In Sunday’s accident, the vessel was said to have taken in water and lost power after the collision, RTHK said.

It said passengers described chaotic scenes as people stum-bled around in the dark, some bleeding and others with injuries to their arms and legs. — Reuters

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Maldives president accuses ex-deputy of plot to oust himMALE: President Abdulla Ya-meen of the Maldives said on Sunday his former deputy Ahmed Adheeb had plotted to impeach him, a day after Adheeb was ar-rested at the airport in connec-tion with an attempt on Yameen’s life last month. Yameen was unhurt in the Sep-tember 28 blast as his presiden-tial boat Finifenmaa approached the capital Male while he was re-turning from Saudi Arabia after Haj, but his wife and two aides were injured.

Adheeb was detained on Sat-urday upon his arrival at Male’s airport from China. His arrest comes after defence minister Moosa Ali Jaleel was sacked by Yameen on October 14, amid a security shake up after the explo-sion. The government initially said the blast may gave been caused by a mechanical failure but this was ruled out under an investigation involving the Unit-ed States, Saudi Arabia, Austral-ia, and Sri Lanka.

Yameen’s rule has come under criticism at home and abroad. Under him, authorities arrested the Maldives’ fi rst democratical-ly elected president, Mohamed Nasheed. Despite an interna-tional outcry, Nasheed was put on a fast-tracked trial.

Police said 17 of Adheeb’s sup-porters were arrested on Satur-day for “public order off ences”.

A lawyer for Adheeb has de-nied Yameen’s allegation.

In a televised address, Yameen said Adheeb had distracted the investigation into the boat blast and that his “isolation” was nec-essary for it to continue.

“We saw a lot of things from the vice president that could distract the investigation. The most seri-

ous of that was working together with the MDP (opposition) po-litically to take a no-confi dence vote against the president in the parliament”.

Yameen also said the boat blast incident could not have hap-pened without the knowledge of police. Adheeb’s lawyer Hussein Shameem said the allegations against his client were untrue.

“They haven’t showed any evidence. They only have an in-telligence report with very little substance. “He was threatened by senior government offi cials and senior security offi cials be-fore his return.” A broader crack-down against political dissent in the Maldives belies the popular image of the island chain of a hol-iday paradise. — Reuters

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Poland votes; opposition set for power

WARSAW: Poles voted on Sun-day in an election likely to usher the eurosceptic conservative opposition into power, ending nearly a decade of stability in central-eastern Europe’s big-gest economy and setting Po-land at odds with some of its European allies.

If opinion polls are correct, the ruling Civic Platform (PO), a pro-market, centre-right group-ing in power for eight years, will lose to the conservative Law and Justice opposition party (PiS), run by the twin brother of late president Lech Kaczynski, Jaroslaw.

Most polls show PiS as the frontrunner on more than 30 per cent. PO is second with just over 20 per cent.

Strong NATO handDistrustful of the European Un-ion and an advocate of a strong NATO hand in dealing with Moscow, PiS opposes joining the euro zone in the near future, promises more welfare spend-ing on the poor and wants banks subject to new taxation.

Michal Zurawski, in his mid-30s, who voted for PiS in the morning in central Warsaw, said he backed the party’s anti-corruption narrative and eco-nomic programme.

“Their off er is targeted at those who are less affl uent and that suits me.

“Taking care of this group and creating better social and labour conditions for them is good - will benefi t Poland’s economy and the country as a whole,” Zurawski said. — Reuters

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Dhaka rejects IS attack claimDHAKA: Bangladesh on Sunday rejected as “entirely baseless” claims by the IS group that it was behind bomb blasts targeting the minority sect that killed a 12-year-old boy and injured 90 others and said people trying to discredit the government were behind the incident.

“The (reported IS) claim is en-tirely baseless and extremist mili-

tants were not involved in it...give us just one or two days and by that time we expect the real culprits to be exposed to justice,” Home Min-ister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal told PTI.

A boy was killed and about 90 others injured in Saturday’s blasts targeting a religious procession in front of the community’s main shrine in the Bangladeshi capital.

The bombing comes just weeks after an Italian aid worker and a Japanese farmer were shot dead in attacks claimed by the IS.

Well drawn upKamal said the culprits planned such an attack under a well drawn up design coinciding with the reli-gious observance so that the inci-dent could be attributed to IS. — PTI

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Earlier this year in Myanmar, torrential rain caused mudslides that wiped out hundreds of houses and caused large-scale crop de-

struction. More than 1.3 million people were af-fected, and over 100 died. In Vietnam, the same deluges caused toxic slurry pits from coal mines to overfl ow and run through villages, and into the World Heritage-listed Ha Long Bay; the death toll was 17. As such weather events become increas-ingly frequent and intense, the need to mitigate and adapt to climate change is becoming more ur-gent than ever.

And make no mistake: These events are, at least partly, the result of climate change. As the climate scientist Kevin Trenberth of the US National Center for Atmospheric Research points out, now-adays, “[a]ll weather events are aff ected by climate change, because the environment in which they occur is warmer and moister than it used to be.”

International climate negotiators recognise this, to some extent. The eff ects faced by the peo-ple of Myanmar and Vietnam are considered una-voidable costs of failing to adapt to climate change, which offi cials classify as “loss and damage.” But such language fails to capture the full scale of the consequences – especially their impact on human lives. The people who died in Myanmar and Vi-etnam are not just “unavoidable costs,” and their loved ones cannot simply “adapt” to losing them.

This kind of bloodless rhetoric refl ects the in-adequacy of the responses to climate change that international negotiations have so far produced. In fact, if the industrialised world had done what was needed to stop climate change, as prom-ised a generation ago, Myanmar and Vietnam most likely would have been spared their recent “loss and damage.”

The so-called advanced economies failure to fulfi ll their commitments means that Myanmar and Vietnam are hardly the most vulnerable devel-oping countries today. The tiny island states of the Pacifi c, for example, have been unable to erect ade-quate defences against the “king tides” that are en-croaching on their land and causing the freshwater “lenses” beneath their atolls to become brackish. Their populations are paying for climate change with their lives and livelihoods. And without the resources to adapt, they will continue to suff er. But it gets even more perverse. Those behind the

problem – the world’s biggest polluters – continue to reap billions in profi ts, while receiving huge energy subsidies from governments (projected to reach $5.3 trillion in 2015, or about $10 million per minute). So who are these polluters? Accord-ing to a 2013 study by the scientist Rick Heede, nearly two-thirds of carbon dioxide emitted since the 1750s can be traced to just 90 of the largest fos-sil fuel- and cement-producing entities, most of which still operate.

Recognising the blatant injustice – not to men-tion the destructiveness – of this state of aff airs, a new initiative, launched by the Carbon Levy Pro-ject and supported by a growing number of indi-viduals and organizations, has emerged to demand compensation for vulnerable developing countries from the big polluters. Specifi cally, the Carbon Levy Project proposes a tax at the point of extrac-tion for fossil fuels. Such a tax is consistent with international law, including the “polluter pays” principle, and would provide a new and predicta-ble source of fi nance – amounting to billions of dol-lars – for the communities that need it most, with-out letting governments off the hook for providing public sources of fi nance. And, by raising the cost of extracting fossil fuels, it would contribute to the eventual phase-out of a sector that has no place in a climate-safe world.

Fortunately, the world will not have to wait for moral suasion to carry the day. Fossil-fuel com-panies and governments are already facing inten-sifying legal pressure. Typhoon survivors in the Philippines delivered a complaint to the coun-try’s Commission on Human Rights, calling for an investigation into big fossil-fuel companies’ responsibility for causing climate change. The Dutch group Urgenda and nearly 900 co-plaintiff s successfully sued the Dutch government, forcing it to adopt more stringent climate policies. A Pe-ruvian farmer now intends to sue the German coal company RWE to cover the costs of protecting his home, which lies in the fl ood path of a glacial lake. And the signatories of the Peoples’ Declaration for Climate Justice from Pacifi c Island countries are committed to bringing a case against big polluters for activities resulting in the destruction of their homes. Big Oil, Big Gas, and Big Coal need to accept responsibility for climate change and start making real contributions to adaptation, or prepare to bat-tle for their own survival – a battle that, in the long term, they simply cannot win. - Project Syndicate

Blair’s statement comes as a confessionThis refers to the online story, 2003 Iraq invasion played role in rise of IS militant group, says Blair (October 25). The admission by Britain’s former prime minister needs to be taken note of. This amounts to a confession on why the world is seeing a clash of civi-

lisations. The policies pursued by Blair’s administration were similar to those of former colonial powers, along with today’s superpower — the US. It’s nice to see Russia standing up to these countries and I hope President Vladimir Putin is able to lead countries of the East to with-stand these policies of blackmail. — Tahir Rizwan, Ruwi

Unscientifi c medical methods need to be discouraged This refers to the online story, Tradi-tional Chinese medicine (October 25). It is a pity that medical methods other than allopathic are still being propa-gated. Methods that have no scientifi c basis should be discouraged by the global leadership, especially the World Health Organisation. — Sallu Louis, Salalah

Sherwood’s sacking by Villa is a result of infi ghting This refers to the online story, Sherwood sacked by Villa (October 24).

It is a pity that the English Premier League side booted the astute sportsman. It is always the players to blame in any given situation. This decision reeks of infi ghting. — Sara Hussein, Muscat

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DISCUSSIONS: President Bashar Al Assad, centre right, meets a

Russian delegation of parliamentarians in Damascus. – AFP/HO/SANA

He (Netanyahu) wants to install cameras in order to monitor and arrest our people; he is lying and lying

Saeb Erekat, secretary-general, Palestine Liberation Organization

‘Video monitoring at Al Aqsa is Israeli trap’

OCCUPIED RAMALLAH: Pal-estinian offi cials reacted warily on Sunday to what US Secretary of State John Kerry hailed as Jor-dan’s “excellent suggestion” to calm Israeli-Palestinian violence by putting a sensitive occupied Je-rusalem holy site under constant video monitoring.

“This is a new trap,” Foreign Minister Riyad Al Maliki said on Voice of Palestine radio, accusing Israel of planning to use such foot-age to arrest worshippers it be-lieves are “inciting” against it.

Kerry, who met Jordan’s King Abdullah and Palestinian Presi-dent Mahmoud Abbas in Amman on Saturday, said Israel gave assur-ances it has no intention of chang-ing the status quo at the Al Aqsa mosque compound.

Long-standing banPalestinians fear, amplifi ed in so-cial media, that Israel seeks to lift its long-standing ban on Jewish prayer at the site, have fuelled a three-week-old wave of Palestin-ian stabbings in occupied Jerusa-lem, the occupied West Bank and Israeli cities. Israel has repeatedly denied the allegation.

At least 52 Palestinians, half of whom Israel says were assail-

ants, have been killed in attacks and during anti-Israeli protests in the occupied West Bank and Gaza since October 1. Nine Israe-lis have been stabbed or shot dead by Palestinians. Palestinians are also fuming over what they see as excessive use of force by Israeli police and soldiers. Israel says it is justifi ed in using lethal force to meet deadly threats.

Kerry, stepping up diplomatic eff orts to stem the worst Israeli-Palestinian bloodshed since the 2014 Gaza war, said Israel had ac-cepted a proposal by Jordan’s king, custodian of the Al Aqsa com-

pound, for round-the-clock moni-toring by cameras.

Such surveillance, Kerry said, “could really be a game-changer in discouraging anybody from dis-turbing the sanctity” of the Al Aqsa site, which Israel captured along with the rest of occupied East Je-rusalem and the occupied West Bank in 1967.

There was no immediate com-ment from Abbas. Saeb Erekat, secretary-general of the Pales-tine Liberation Organization, said Abbas had told Kerry “that he should look into the roots of the problem — and that is the continued occupation”.

In violence on Sunday, a Pales-tinian stabbed and wounded an Israeli near a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank, the mili-tary said. The wounded man fi red at the assailant, who fl ed, and the

Palestinian Health Ministry later said a Palestinian was hospitalised after being shot by an Israeli.

Speaking to his cabinet on Sun-day, Netanyahu said Israel “has an interest in cameras being deployed everywhere” to refute claims that it is changing the status quo.

Netanyahu said such surveil-lance on the plaza — where stone-throwing protests against Jewish visits often break out — would also “show where the provocations are really coming from” and to thwart them from the outset.

“He (Netanyahu) wants to in-stall cameras in order to monitor and arrest our people;, he is lying and lying,” Erekat said. A US of-fi cial said Israeli and Jordanian technical offi cials would discuss who would conduct the video monitoring, but no date for consul-tations was announced. — Reuters

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Assad’s priority is to defeat terrorism before elections: Russian lawmakerMOSCOW/BEIRUT: Syrian President Bashar Al Assad’s pri-ority is to defeat “terrorists” be-fore holding elections, but he is ready to call parliamentary and presidential polls if necessary, a Russian lawmaker who met him on Sunday said.

The remarks are a fi rst indi-cation of Assad’s response to a call by his Russian allies for new presidential and parliamentary elections, as Moscow tries to use its clout with Damascus to end al-most fi ve years of confl ict in Syria.

Russian Foreign Minister Ser-gei Lavrov, whose country has launched air strikes against As-sad’s opponents in Syria, called for the elections in an interview broadcast on Saturday.

The Syrian state news agency SANA made no mention of elec-tions in its account of Assad’s meeting on Sunday with a visit-ing Russian delegation. SANA said Assad told the visitors that “the elimination of terrorist groups” would lead to the politi-cal solution sought by both Syria and Russia.

Asked after the meeting whether Assad was ready for ear-ly elections, Russian parliamen-tary deputy Sergey Gavrilov told Reuters his impression was that

“the fi rst aim (of Assad is) the struggle with and victory over... terrorism, and after that the elec-tions - parliamentary and presi-dent elections”.

Damascus views all the groups fi ghting it as terrorists.

Insurgents operating in Syria include IS, the Al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front, other militants, and groups with a nationalist agenda seen as moderate by Assad’s for-eign opponents and fi ghting un-der the banner of the “Free Syr-ian Army”.

Broad dialogueIn a separate interview with Rus-sian state television, Gavrilov said Assad was “ready for broad dia-logue with all responsible political forces that care about Syria. He is ready for parliamentary elections, constitutional reform, presiden-tial elections if necessary”.

Another Russian present at the talks said Assad was ready to take part in a presidential election if the Syrian people supported the idea, Russian news agency RIA reported. “Assad said that if the Syrian people consider it neces-sary, he would not be against tak-ing part in presidential elections,” Alexander Yushchenko, a parlia-mentary deputy, said. — Reuters

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HATE CRIME: An Israeli fi re-fi ghter looks at a Palestinian car which was torched and racist slogans

were scrawled on it in the occupied east Jerusalem neighbourhood of Umm Tuba, on Sunday. – AFP


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Haitians vote in key polls

PORT-AU-PRINCE: Haitians began voting on Sunday in land-mark elections for president, as well as a parliament that has sat empty for 10 months, polls that offi cials hope will cement democ-racy in the Western hemisphere’s poorest country.

More than fi ve million regis-tered voters are choosing from 54 presidential candidates who ap-pear on the crammed ballot with facial images, party logos and an accompanying party number to help a vast illiterate population.

If all goes smoothly it will be fi rst time in Haiti’s rocky politi-cal history that three democratic elections have been held in suc-cession without interruption by fraud or armed rebellion.

The successor to President Michel Martelly next February is expected to be one of two can-didates, Jovenel Moïse, owner of a banana exporting business in the north of the country, and Jude Célestin, a Swiss-educated mechanical engineer who previ-ously headed a government con-struction agency.

Moïse, 37, represents the rul-

ing Parti Haitien Tet Kale (Hai-tian Party of Bald Heads) named after Martelly’s famously smooth scalp. He is running neck and neck in polls with Célestin, 53, who heads the LAPEH Party (Alternative League for Progress and Emancipation of Haiti).

A runoff for the presidential race between the top two candi-dates is scheduled for December 27. Martelly, a popular singer, shook up the political order with his election victory in 2011 as the country was still reeling from a devastating earthquake. But crit-ics say he failed to halt to corrup-tion and political infi ghting.

The Caribbean nation of about 10 million people has struggled to build a stable democracy ever since the overthrow of the dic-tatorship of the Duvalier fam-ily, which led Haiti from 1957 to 1986, and ensuing military coups and election fraud.

Haiti’s parliament dissolved in January after scheduled legisla-tive elections in 2011 and 2014 were cancelled and terms ran out on sitting members. - Reuters

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Four killed, dozens injured as car slams into Oklahoma parade crowdSTILLWATER (Oklahoma): A car with a suspected inebriated driver at the wheel barrelled into crowds watching a homecoming parade at Oklahoma State University on Saturday, killing four people and injuring more than 40 others, au-thorities said.

Witnesses told of bodies being fl ung dozens of feet into the air as the gray Hyundai Elantra plowed into the throng at the intersection of Main Street and Hall of Fame Avenue in Stillwater, some 80 miles (130 km) northeast of Okla-homa City, at the end of the parade.

Stillwater Mayor Gina No-ble and local police said the car crashed through barricades and struck an unmanned police motor-cycle before carving through the mass of spectators.

“At fi rst we thought it was part of the show,” Konda Walker, a 1991 graduate of OSU, told the lo-cal Stillwater News Press. “People were fl ying 30 feet (9 metres) into the air like rag dolls.”

Representatives for OU Medi-cal Centre in Oklahoma City said the hospital received eight victims from the crash, fi ve of them chil-dren, ranging in condition from good to critical.

One of those patients, a 2-year-old child, later died.

Stillwater Medical Centre said in a statement that its staff had treated about 40 patients aged 2 to 65. About half of them had been re-leased by Saturday evening.

Suspect not studentThe driver, identifi ed as 25-year-old Adacia Avery Chambers, was taken into custody on suspicion of driving while under the infl uence of alcohol, said Captain Kyle Gibbs of the Stillwater Police.

“I’ve been here 29 years and I can’t recall an incident of this magnitude,” Gibbs told report-ers at the scene. The suspect does not appear to have been a student at Oklahoma State Uni-versity, Gibbs said. Mayor Noble said in a statement that Chambers

was a resident of the city.Megan Lantz of Ponca City,

Oklahoma, told the Oklahoman newspaper that about 100 people were standing on the corner at the time the car, going between 45 and 50 mph (72-80 kph), struck the crowd.

“We were facing the parade and heard tires squealing and then started to hear the car hitting things and people and there was screaming and people running away,” Lantz, 32, told the paper for a story on its website.

The suspect’s father, Floyd

Chambers, 47, told the Oklaho-man in a phone interview that he learned about the accident through social media and was stunned.

“I can’t fi gure this out. This is not the person that’s my daughter. ... I can’t imagine alcohol being in-volved. She is not an alcoholic that I’m aware of,” Chambers said, add-ing that he would pray for the fami-lies and friends of the victims.

Hours later the car was still rest-ing, crumpled, against a lamppost on Main street, the intersection littered with clothes, blankets, lawn chairs and water bottles be-longing to the victims.

Streets were blocked off and secured by members of the Na-tional Guard.

Oklahoma Governor Mary Fal-lin said on Twitter that she was en route to Stillwater and that her

thoughts and prayers were with those aff ected.

After the crash, Oklahoma State University said it decided against cancelling its homecoming foot-ball game, which went ahead as planned against Kansas and was dedicated to the victims.

Some 25,000 students attend the university.

“We are shocked and heart-broken by this horrible tragedy. The Oklahoma State University Homecoming parade is the most wholesome of events and to have it marred in such a way is incompre-hensible,” the school’s president, V. Burns Hargis, said.

“The Cowboy Family is devas-tated by events at this morning’s homecoming parade,” the school said on its website, referring to the college mascot. - Reuters

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ASSESSING DAMAGES: Emergency offi cials stand over the car that was involved after a suspected

drunk driver crashed into a crowd of spectators during the Oklahoma State University homecoming

parade near the Boone Pickens Stadium on Friday in Stillwater, Oklahoma. - AFP

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Torrential rains pummel Texas

HOUSTON: Fire crews rescued two dozen motorists stranded by high water in Houston as torrential rains pounded southeastern Texas on Sunday, triggered by the meeting of two storm systems, one the rem-nants of Hurricane Patricia.

As of Sunday morning, parts of

the Houston area reported more than 9 inches (23 cm) of rain. The heaviest band of rain had moved to over the Gulf of Mexico and was heading toward southwest Lousiana, the National Weather Service said. The storm was ex-pected to move up toward Baton Rouge on Sunday afternoon, with 3 to 8 inches (8 cm to 20 cm) of additional rain possible in Louisi-ana through Sunday night, more in spots, said Andy Tingler, a Nation-al Weather Service meteorologist in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Rain has drenched Texas for the past two days. Navarro County, about 50 miles (80 km) south of Dallas, was one of the hardest-hit areas. The tiny town of Powell got 20 inches (50 cm) of rain over 30

hours, said meteorologist Brett Rathbun of Accuweather.

A fl ash fl ood in Navarro County swept a Union Pacifi c freight train off the tracks on Saturday, pushing locomotives and some rail cars on their sides. There were no con-fi rmed deaths from the deluge in Texas, but in San Antonio, a wom-an reported that her boyfriend was swept into a drainage ditch as he walked his dog early Saturday. Offi cials said he was considered missing. The rain systems were

intensifi ed by the remnants of Pa-tricia, which was downgraded to a tropical depression after crashing into Mexico’s west coast on Friday as a powerful hurricane.

In Houston, Mayor Annise Parker had warned residents of the state’s second-most populous metropolitan area with 6.1 mil-lion people to stay away from wet roads after dark and be aware of fl ash fl oods.

Rescue callsThe Houston Fire Department re-sponded to 28 water rescue calls from Saturday morning to Sun-day morning, Captain Ruy Lozano said. One man who was sleeping under a bridge on a grassy area was rescued by boat after climbing a

tree, Lozano said. Most of the res-cues involved stranded motorists and more than 30 vehicles were towed due to high water, he said.

The weather service issued fl ash fl ood warnings early Sunday and lat-er turned that into fl ash fl ood watch-es eff ective until 11 am Central Day-light Time for several southeastern Texas counties, including Harris County, which includes Houston, and Galveston County, as the heavy rain shifted east of the area. Some 80 water rescues from vehicles, homes and businesses had been carried out in Navarro County since Friday and authorities requested sandbags for evacuated homes, Sheriff Elmer Tanner said. Interstate 45 was shut down in some spots in Navarro on Saturday by rising water, which

reached one foot (30 cm) on the roadway in Richland. It reopened on Sunday morning.

Nineteen fl ights were cancelled on Sunday at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport, af-ter 30 fl ight cancellations and 183 delays on Saturday, according to tracking service FlightAware.

More than 100 fl ights were cancelled on Saturday and 309 delayed at Dallas/Fort Worth In-ternational Airport, one of the country’s busiest air hubs, Flight-Aware said. Tides along the south coast of Louisiana were running about 1-1/2 feet (0.5 meters) above normal and were expected to be a few feet above normal at high tide due to sustained winds and the rain on Sunday afternoon. - Reuters

Flash fl ood in Navarro

County swept a Union

Pacifi c freight train

off the tracks

Woman, children drown as migrant boat hits rocks off island of LesbosATHENS: A woman and two children drowned when an infl at-able dinghy carrying 63 migrants hit rocks off the Greek island of Lesbos on Sunday, Greek author-ities said.

Seven people were still miss-ing but the rest managed to reach land safely, a coastguard spokes-woman said. Their nationalities were not immediately clear.

Dozens of refugees including many children have died trying to make the short but perilous jour-ney from Turkey to Greece’s out-lying islands in recent months, often in overcrowded infl atables.

More than 680,000 migrants and refugees have crossed to Eu-rope by sea so far this year, fl eeing war and poverty in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, according to the International Organization for Migration.

Bulgaria, Serbia and Romania said they would close their bor-ders if Germany or other coun-tries shut the door on refugees, warning they would not let the Balkan region become a “buff er zone” for stranded migrants.

German media have report-ed that Juncker will present a 16-point plan, including an under-taking not to send migrants from one country to another without prior agreement. “The challenge now is to slow down the fl ow of migration and to bring our exter-

nal borders under control,” Junck-er told Bild. “We must also make it clear that people who arrive at our borders who are not looking for international protection have no right to enter the EU.”

Following four years of eco-nomic crisis, Europe’s govern-ments are struggling to cope with an infl ux of people fl eeing war and oppression in countries including Syria, Afghanistan and Eritrea.

Lack of policyThe lack of a common policy is straining ties between European leaders, raising questions about the EU’s future.

Hungary’s decision to close its border with Serbia and Croatia has prompted others to follow, stranding tens of thousands in inhuman conditions as tempera-tures drop.

Rights group Amnesty Inter-national said the 28-country bloc could not aff ord to end another meeting without an agreed plan.

“As winter looms, the sight of thousands of refugees sleeping rough as they make their way through Europe represents a damning indictment of the Euro-pean Union’s failure to off er a co-ordinated response to the refugee crisis,” said John Dalhuisen, Am-nesty’s director for Europe and Central Asia. — Reuters

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Oman’s sukuk issue evokes huge response

MUSCAT: Oman’s fi rst issue of sovereign Islamic bonds has re-ceived strong orders ahead of its fi nal pricing on Tuesday, said a Reuters report.

The OMR200 million, fi ve-year sukuk issue with an Ijara format drew 22 orders totaling OMR336 million during the subscription period, which ran from October 8 to 22, Mohammed Hussain Jawad, advisor at the Finance Ministry and head of the commit-tee handling the issue, told Oman News Agency.

Results of the sale and alloca-tions will be announced on No-vember 3. Jawad also said the ministry planned a second sukuk issue next year, but he did not elaborate on the size or timing.

The fi rst issue is a step to-wards developing Sultanate of Oman’s Islamic fi nance industry and gives the government a fresh channel to raise money.

It was open to sophisticated in-vestors — usually taken to mean fund managers, banks and other institutions, as well as wealthy individuals — with a minimum subscription amount to the tune of OMR500,000.

The issue will give the coun-try’s Islamic banks, insurance fi rms and funds a badly needed tool to manage their money more effi ciently, which could help them to become more profi table.

Islamic fi nance launchOman launched Islamic fi nance, which follows religious rules such as a ban on interest payments, later than other Gulf countries, granting licences to two Sharia-compliant banks, Al Izz Islamic and Bank Nizwa, in 2013.

There are also half a dozen Is-lamic windows of conventional institutions; together, the banks and windows account for about 5 per cent of the country’s total banking assets.

The sovereign sukuk, which will be listed on the Muscat Se-curities Market, may provide a

benchmark which encourages private Omani companies to issue Islamic bonds.

The issue also allows the government to begin tapping a new source of funding at a time when low oil prices are slashing its export revenues and hurting its finances.

The government has boosted domestic sales of conventional bonds this year to cover a big budget defi cit.

Bank Muscat, its Islamic win-dow Meethaq and Standard Char-tered are lead managers of the sukuk sale. - Reuters

The OMR200m,

fi ve-year sovereign

sukuk issue with

an Ijara format,

drew 22 orders

totaling OMR336

million during the

subscription period

LISTING: The sovereign sukuk, which will be listed on the Muscat

Securities Market, may provide a benchmark, which encourages

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Food grain facility to come up at Sohar port

Times News Service

MUSCAT: Usher Agro through its 100 per cent subsidiary Usher Worldwide and Prime Trading signed a joint venture agreement with Al Mada Project Manage-ment Company and Sohar Food Cluster Company to set up rice

and pulses storage, processing and packaging facility at Port of Sohar.

Alpen Capital India acted as the sole fi nancial advisor to Usher Agro on this project.

The initial facility will be set up at an estimated cost of $40 million and will contain polishing, grad-ing, blending and packaging unit for 100,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) of premium long grain rice,

including basmati rice and a state-of-the-art milling unit for 100,000 tpa of pulses. The facility will also contain 25,000 tpa of rice fortifi ca-tion plant under the patented tech-nology provided by PATH – a non-profi t organisation supported by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

The rice will be fortifi ed with vitamins and minerals to address nutrition requirements and is en-

visaged to be sold as a premium product and also supplied to the government for welfare activi-ties in the wider Middle East and North African (Mena) region.

Basmati riceThe basmati rice products of the facility will be distributed within Mena countries whereas pulses products from the facility will be distributed in India and Mena re-gion. The parties expect to com-mence the operations of the facility by end of the 2016 fi nancial year.

“The proposed food logistics and processing hub at the Port of Sohar will provide a unique op-portunity for the new joint venture in a strategic location, capitalising on direct access to agro/food berth and proximity to many export markets in the GCC and the Mena region”, said Essa Al Ghurair, pro-moter and managing director of Sohar Food Cluster Company.

Initial facility will

be set up at a cost

of $40m and will

contain polishing,

grading, blending and

packaging unit

Oman convention centre generates European interestTimes News Service

MUSCAT: Generating a vari-ety of high potential leads and the possibility to attract more than 40,000 delegates, the Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre (OCEC), the Sultanate’s land-mark events hub, has completed its third roadshow in Europe, whihc was a joint initiative with the Ministry of Tourism.

A highly important fi xture in the OCEC’s annual calendar, the exclusive roadshow presented the compelling off er of the soon-to-open venue to decision mak-ers and thought leaders in key European markets of the busi-ness events industry including Milan, Geneva, Berlin and Brus-sels — cities that also have high numbers of leading professional associations.

Four stops of roadshowAt the carefully selected four stops of the roadshow, the OCEC and Ministry of Tourism team provided the invited industry players with insights into the ex-traordinary facilities and poten-tial of the iconic venue.

“The response to the road-show was overwhelming and the OCEC team is now following up on and consolidating the leads it produced. Indeed, in Geneva we were able to fi nalise the contract for an event to be held in Decem-ber 2017. There is no doubt that this booking is a direct result of our collective eff orts in cham-pioning Oman as a preferred business tourism destination,” Trevor McCartney, the OCEC general manager said.

Illustrating the enormous in-

terest from European events in-dustry leaders, Jocelyne Mülli, managing director of K.I.T. Group GmbH, a company with 25 years of expertise in the organisation of conferences worldwide said, “I have identifi ed Oman to be of great potential for future confer-ences. It is especially interesting in terms of the capacity of the OCEC and all of the hotels on the ground, the consolidation of all of the services, and access as the international airport is just 4 kilometres away.”

Venue for eventsRecognising the strong potential of the OCEC as a venue for pro-fessional association events, Ric-cardo Jannoni-Sebastianini sec-retary-general, Apimondia, the International Federation of Bee-keepers’ Associations, which or-ganises international conferenc-es and symposiums to facilitate the exchange of information on scientifi c, technical, ecological, social and economic apicultural development explained, “Once Oman has a member association incorporated in Apimondia, it stands a good chance of compet-ing for an Apimondia event in the future.”

The third roadshow in Europe is part of the OCEC and Ministry of Tourism’s vigorous interna-tional campaign showcasing the exceptional proposition of the state-of-the-art events hub.

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ROADSHOW: Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre has completed

its third roadshow in Europe, which was a joint initiative with the

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Sembcorp Salalah board proposes stock split MUSCAT: Sembcorp Sala-lah on Sunday said that its board has decided to change the nominal value of share from OMR1 to 100 baisas by splitting a share into 10 shares, which is subject to the approval of lending institutions. The company will seek shareholders’ ap-proval in an extraordinary general meeting to be held in conjunction with the annual general meeting in March 2016, according to a stock market fi ling.

Majan Collegerecommends 30% cash dividendMUSCAT: Majan College board has proposed a 30 per cent cash dividend to its shareholders, which is sub-ject to approval at its annual general meeting. The board also approved the company fi nancial results for the year ending August this year.

Iran to export 400,000 metric tonnes of wheat TEHRAN: Iran, the second-largest wheat user in the Middle East, will export 400,000 metric tonnes of the grain after domestic supplies expanded enough to meet local demand. Iran bought 8.08 million tonnes of wheat from local farmers this year, 1.4 million tonnes more than last year, Ali Ghanbari, deputy agriculture minister, said on the Government Trading Corporation’s web-site. Durum wheat, used to make pasta, will be exported from the crop, he said.

- Times News Service/Bloomberg News

B R I E F S Advantage for Omani firms to grab Iranian contracts

A. E. [email protected]

MUSCAT: Omani companies will be able to grab several contracting and investment opportunities in neighbouring Iran as the country is set to off er planned projects worth $120 billion in a variety of sectors.

Iran is planning to seek partici-pation in several sectors, includ-ing oil and gas, petrochemical, power and transport. The projects are expected to be announced af-ter the lifting of trade sanctions

The value of projects, which are planned and not yet awarded, are some $120 billion and include OMR18.51 billion in the oil sector, $18.14 billion in the power sector, $25.20 billion in the chemical sec-tor and $17.43 billion in developing transport infrastructure, accord-ing to Ed James, director of con-tent and analysis, Meed Projects.

James spoke of Iranian busi-ness opportunities during a pres-entation on Iran’s energy and infrastructure projects market at

the Iran Breakfast Briefi ng here on Sunday.

“Once sanctions are lifted, we will see more and more projects coming to the market,” added the Meed Projects offi cial.

However, the total value of pro-jects, which are either underway or planned, is estimated at $244 billion, which constitutes about 8 per cent of the $3.4 trillion project market in the region.

Highlighting the attractiveness of investments in the country, he said Iran’s huge oil and gas re-serves off er recognised opportu-nities for investment.

Iran has the largest natural gas

reserves in the world, estimated at 1,200 trillion cubic feet, along with the fourth largest oil reserves in the world.

Iran’s oil outputIran’s oil production fell to 3.5 mil-lion barrels per day last year, from an average of 4 million barrels per day in the previous three years. However, natural gas production stood more or less the same during the period, standing at some17-18 billion cubic feet.

Iran is now looking for invest-ments in enhanced oil recovery projects and liquefi ed natural gas export facilities, and this could be

developed in joint ventures with international oil fi rms.

Energy fi rms, which could not complete some upstream oil and gas projects due to sanctions, are eagerly awaiting the lifting of sanc-tions so they might return to Iran.

Further, Iran, which has a popu-lation of 79 million people and a gross domestic product of $400 billion, has the Middle East and North African (Mena) region’s second largest petrochemical in-dustry, after Saudi Arabia, which is also looking for expansion and modernisation.

James noted that mining, pow-er, water and wastewater sectors

also off er ample investment op-portunities.

Additionally, Iran has signifi -cant mineral reserves, which in-cludes copper, graphite and coal. Also, plans are afoot to build 25 gigawatts of additional electricity generation in the next four years, between 2016 and 2020.

Total investmentThe total envisaged investment for power generation, transmis-sion and distribution is estimated at $70 billion.

Further, there is room for ex-panding and modernising trans-port infrastructures like airports, railway network and ports. “Iran already has one of the most ex-tensive railway networks in the region. It is looking for expansion and technology improvements,” noted James.

The country also has one of the most extensive metro networks in the region, which is mostly driven by population growth.

Iran has the third largest non-construction projects market of any Mena state, after Saudi Ara-bia and the United Arab Emirates. The country urgently requires for-eign investment, modernisation and access to new technologies and equipment. But the local pro-ject market’s contracting and en-gineering community has a high degree of maturity and capability.

Iran is set to off er

planned projects

worth $120 billion in

a variety of sectors

after lifting trade

sanctions

Foreign fi rms need to know the challenges in Iran: ExpertBUSINESS REPORTER

MUSCAT: There are enormous opportunities in the Iranian mar-ket but foreign individuals and entities planning to do business with Iran should have a proper understanding of the risks and challenges, say experts.

Iran has the potential to be-come one of the world’s fastest growing countries and will enjoy rise in living standards and steady progress in social indicators after the removal of the sanctions, said Richard Thompson, editorial di-rector at MEED Projects.

Speaking at the Iran Breakfast Briefi ng in Muscat on Sunday, he said increase in exports, unfrozen assets and an infl ow of investment will enable Iran to move on a large pipeline of strategic projects, with priority sectors being oil and gas, petrochemicals, mining, power, infrastructure and hospitality.

However, he noted that the business environment can be challenging and complex and in-vestors will need to assess how any of the recent developments would aff ect their business in Iran and should beware of the risks.

Various risks One of the risks is the collapse in world oil prices due to intra-Opec (Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) competi-tion, he explained.

Thompson said that another risk is a collapse of the sanctions relief programme, either due to ob-jections in the United States or by Iran’s failure to adhere to the con-ditions of the deal, which will im-mediately lead to the re-imposition of at least some of the sanctions.

According to him, other risks

include supply bottlenecks par-ticularly in Iran’s defective trans-port and logistics infrastructure, poor fi nancial management that could lead to asset bubbles, hy-perinfl ation and a new wave of currency depreciation, as well as a serious deterioration in regional stability involving the countries close to Iran.

Sanctions Patrick Murphy, partner at Clyde & Co, provided an overview of the US’ sanctions against Iran as well as other sanctions and said that those who plan to do business with Iran should have a proper understanding of which sanc-tions will be removed as part of the nuclear deal and which ones will remain in place.

Amir Kordvani, senior associate at Clyde & Co, highlighted the ‘vast’ opportunities in various sectors such as oil and gas, manufacturing,

mining, banking, retail, food, tel-ecommunications and infrastruc-ture and said that there are certain issues and challenges that need to be taken into consideration.

The challenges include lack of proper planning, lack of liquidity, a lack of signifi cant lending appe-tite among most local banks, gov-ernment pricing as well as sharp and unpredictable currency fl uc-tuations, he said.

Local partner Kordvani also noted that fi nding the right local business partner can be diffi cult and time-consum-ing and publicly available infor-mation on companies is scarce, particularly where the target company is not listed on the Teh-ran Stock Exchange.

Commenting on the intellec-tual property rights, the expert said that Iran is a member of the World Intellectual Property Or-ganisation.

“Registering your IP in Iran is important even if you are not con-templating doing business in that market in the near future,” he said, adding that patents, trademarks, copyright and similar things should be registered with the In-tellectual Property Centre within the Organisation for the Registra-tion of Deeds and Properties.

Investment approval Commenting on obtaining in-vestment approval, he said that the key legislation is the Foreign Investment Promotion and Pro-tection Act, which has some ad-vantages and limitations. With regard to listing on Iranian capital markets, Kordvani said that the Tehran Stock Exchange is rela-tively well-established.

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OPTIMISTIC: Ed James, director of content and analysis, Meed projects, said that the value of

projects worth $120 billion include oil sector, power sector, chemical sector and the development

of transport infrastructure. - A. R. RAJKUMAR/Times of Oman

Richard Thompson, editorial

director at MEED Projects.

– A. R. RAJKUMAR/ Times of Oman

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

OM0000003398 ...........BANK SOHAR................................................................ 229,225 ............40,114........................6 ............0.175 ........... 0.175............0.175 ............0.175 ............. 0.170............ 0.005 ............. 2.941 ................0.175 .............. 0.175...................0.180 ................. 252,252,000 .......0.100

OM0000001319 ............NATIONAL ALUMINIUM PRODUCTS ............. 256,330 ............55,735......................13 ............0.215 ...........0.220 ...........0.215 ............0.217 ............. 0.211 ............ 0.006 .............2.844 ................0.220 .............0.219...................0.220 ................... 7,285,005 ..........0.100

OM0000001772 ............AL ANWAR HOLDING............................................... 208,360 ........... 38,982..................... 32 ............0.183 ........... 0.190 ...........0.179 ............0.187 ............. 0.183............ 0.004 ............. 2.186 ................0.190 ..............0.190................... 0.191 ...................28,064,025.........0.100

OM0000001962 ............AL MADINA INVESTMENT .....................................89,000 ............... 5,381........................6 ........... 0.057 ........... 0.061 ...........0.057 ........... 0.060 .............0.059 ............0.001 ............. 1.695 ................0.060..............0.058...................0.060 ..................12,429,083 .........0.100

OM0000003521 ............GALFAR ENGINEERING AND CON. .................. 271,116 ............ 23,250..................... 30 ........... 0.084 ........... 0.087 ...........0.084........... 0.086 .............0.085 ............0.001 ..............1.176 .................0.087 ..............0.086...................0.087...................24,938,335 .........0.100

OM0000001517 ............HSBC BANK OMAN .................................................... 423,450 ............51,054..................... 27 ............0.120 ........... 0.122 ...........0.120 ............0.121 .............0.120 ............0.001 ............. 0.833 ................ 0.121 .............. 0.121...................0.123 ..................242,037,848........0.100

OM0000003224 ...........RENAISSANCE SERVICES ..................................... 329,587 ............58,481..................... 23 ............0.177 ........... 0.178 ...........0.177 ............0.177 ............. 0.176 .............0.001 ............. 0.568 ................0.178 .............. 0.176...................0.178 ................... 51,445,231 .........0.100

OM0000002028 ...........GULF INTERNATIONAL CHEMICALS ............ 127,295 ............ 36,828..................... 22 ........... 0.288 ...........0.292 ...........0.288........... 0.289 .............0.288 ............0.001 ............. 0.347 ................0.292..............0.285...................0.293 ...................6,069,000 ..........0.100

OM0000003026 ...........OMAN TELECOMMUNICATION ........................ 130,050 ..........212,731........................6 ............1.625 ........... 1.640 ...........1.625 ............1.635 ............. 1.630............ 0.005 ............. 0.307 ................1.630 .............. 1.630...................1.640 ................1,226,250,000 ......0.100

OM0000004735 ...........SEMBCORP SALALAH ................................................43,845 ........... 119,918......................15 ............2.740 ........... 2.740 ...........2.735 ............2.735 .............2.730 ........... 0.005 ............. 0.183 ................2.735 .............. 2.735...................2.740 ..................261,075,428 ........1.000

OM0000001418 ............RAYSUT CEMENT ........................................................10,000 .............11,200........................2 ............1.120 ........... 1.120............1.120 ............1.120 ............. 1.120 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................1.120 ...............1.110................... 1.120 ................. 224,000,000 .......0.100

OM0000001483 ............NATIONAL BANK OF OMAN ..................................... 7,000 ...............2,128........................2 ........... 0.304 ...........0.304 ...........0.304 .......... 0.304 .............0.304 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.304............. 0.304...................0.306 .................407,575,916 ........0.100

OM0000001707 ............OMAN CABLES INDUSTRY ......................................10,400 ............20,020........................2 ............1.925 ........... 1.925 ...........1.925 ............1.925 ............. 1.925............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................1.925 .............. 1.925...................2.025 .................172,672,500........0.100

OM0000002549 ...........BANK DHOFAR ............................................................ 200,000...........48,800........................ 1 ........... 0.244 ...........0.244 ...........0.244 .......... 0.244 .............0.244 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.244 .............0.233...................0.250 ................. 376,913,765 ........0.100

OM0000003141 ............ACWA POWER BARKA ................................................. 2,475 ...............2,030........................ 1 ........... 0.820 ...........0.820 ...........0.820........... 0.820 .............0.820 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.820............. 0.000...................0.820 .................131,200,000........0.100

OM0000003661 ............VOLTAMP ENERGY ...........................................................401 ...................172........................2 ........... 0.430 ........... 0.430 ...........0.430........... 0.440 .............0.440 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.430..............0.430...................0.448 ..................26,620,000.........0.100

OM0000003711 ............SOHAR POWER ............................................................ 441,175 ...........167,647........................3 ........... 0.380 ...........0.380 ...........0.380........... 0.380 .............0.380 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.380..............0.366...................0.384 ..................83,983,800 .........0.100

OM0000004768 ...........AL MADINA TAKAFUL ............................................... 38,414 ...............3,229........................6 ........... 0.084 ........... 0.086 ...........0.084........... 0.084 .............0.084 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.084..............0.084...................0.086...................14,700,000 .........0.100

OM0000004925 ...........AL BATINAH POWER ..................................................49,600 .............10,664........................3 ............0.215 ........... 0.215 ...........0.215 ............0.215 ............. 0.215............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.215 .............. 0.215...................0.218 .................. 145,100,797 ........0.100

OM0000004933 ...........AL SUWADI POWER ....................................................40,585 ............... 8,726........................5 ............0.215 ........... 0.215 ...........0.215 ............0.215 ............. 0.215............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.215 .............. 0.215...................0.219 .................. 153,597,363 ........0.100

OM0000001525 ............OMAN INVESTMENT AND FINANCE .............. 635,721 ........... 117,144.....................44 ............0.184 ........... 0.186 ...........0.184 ........... 0.184 ............. 0.185............-0.001 ........... -0.541 ...............0.186 .............. 0.185...................0.187 ...................36,800,000.........0.100

OM0000001087 ............OMAN UNITED INSURANCE ................................ 60,000 .............15,420........................5 ........... 0.257 ........... 0.257 ...........0.257 ........... 0.257 .............0.259 ...........-0.002 ........... -0.772 ...............0.257 ..............0.237...................0.257...................25,700,000 .........0.100

OM0000002440 ...........AL SHARQIA INVESTMENT HOLDING ............ 20,000 .............. 2,240........................3 ............0.112 ........... 0.112............ 0.112 ............0.112 ............. 0.113 ............-0.001 ........... -0.885 ............... 0.112 ...............0.113................... 0.117 ...................10,080,000 .........0.100

OM0000002226 ...........AL JAZEERA SERVICES .......................................... 136,505.............55,967........................6 ............0.410 ........... 0.410 ...........0.410 ........... 0.410 ............. 0.416............-0.006 ........... -1.442 ...............0.410 ..............0.410...................0.000 ..................25,093,752 .........0.100

OM0000005005 ...........ALMAHA CERAMICS .................................................... 5,559 ...............2,568......................12 ........... 0.462 ........... 0.462 ...........0.462........... 0.462 .............0.478 ...........-0.016 ........... -3.347 ...............0.462..............0.462...................0.476 ...................24,255,000.........0.100

OM0000001681 ............OMAN AND EMIRATES INV. HOLDING ............ 25,000 ...............2,475........................ 1 ........... 0.099 ........... 0.099 ...........0.099........... 0.099 ............. 0.105............-0.006 ............-5.714 ................0.099 .............. 0.105................... 0.110 ...................12,065,625 .........0.100

.............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 3,791,093 ... 1,112,904...................278 .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ......26........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

PARALLEL MARKET ................................................................................................................................................................................. OM0000001053 ............OMAN TEXTILE HOLDING .......................................2,200 .................. 808........................2 ........... 0.366 ........... 0.368 ...........0.366........... 0.368 .............0.360 ........... 0.008 .............2.222 ................0.368 ..............0.362...................0.368....................2,208,000 ..........1.000

OM0000004420 ...........BANK NIZWA ................................................................ 799,761 ............ 59,904......................41 ........... 0.073 ........... 0.075 ...........0.073 ........... 0.075 .............0.074 ............0.001 ..............1.351 .................0.075 ..............0.074...................0.076..................112,500,000 ........0.100

OM0000001400 ...........OMAN FLOUR MILLS .......................................................350 ...................165........................ 1 ........... 0.470 ........... 0.470 ...........0.470 ........... 0.488 .............0.488 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.470 ..............0.470...................0.480 ..................76,860,000 .........0.100

OM0000001566 ............OMAN FISHERIES .........................................................2,000 .................. 108........................ 1 ........... 0.054 ........... 0.054 ...........0.054........... 0.054 .............0.054 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.054..............0.054...................0.057.................... 6,750,000 ..........0.100

OM0000001590 ............MUSCAT FINANCE ........................................................2,000 ..................290........................ 1 ............0.145 ........... 0.145 ...........0.145 ........... 0.150 ............. 0.150............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.145 .............. 0.135...................0.145 ................... 37,742,771 .........0.100

OM0000005963 ...........PHOENIX POWER ........................................................55,550 ...............8,344......................11 ............0.150 ........... 0.151 ............0.150 ........... 0.150 ............. 0.150............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.150 .............. 0.150................... 0.151 ..................219,390,219 ........0.100

.............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 861,861 .............69,618..................... 57 .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ........ 6........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

BONDS MARKET ................................................................................................................................................................................. OM0000004628 ...........BANK SOHAR BONDS 4.5 .............................................7,035 .................. 704........................3 ........... 0.100 ........... 0.100 ...........0.100 ........... 0.100 .............0.100 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.100 ..............0.100...................0.109 .................... 7,150,000 ..........0.100

OM0000005971 ............B.MUSCAT COMPL. CONVR. B.B.3.5 ..................... 75,762 ............... 7,122........................3 ........... 0.094 ...........0.094 ...........0.094........... 0.094 .............0.094 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.094..............0.094...................0.098................... 30,471,192 .........0.100

.............................................SUM: ....................................................................................82,797 ............... 7,825........................6 .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ........ 2........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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

O M A N S T O C K S

INDICESIndex .................................................High .................Low ..................... Value ............... Prev . Value.......... Diff ...............Diff %MSM30 Index ........................................5,922.18 .............. 5,903.39 ................... 5,922.18 ................... 5,905.74 ..................16.44 ...................0.28Financial Index .....................................7,256.42 .............. 7,202.98 ................... 7,256.42 ................... 7,229.52 ................. 26.90 ................... 0.37Industrial Index ....................................7,323.60 ...............7,305.80 ................... 7,306.54 ....................7,314.68 .................. -8.14 ...................-0.11Services Index ...................................... 3,282.92 ...............3,279.70 ................... 3,281.57 ................... 3,279.70 .................... 1.87 ................... 0.06MSM SHARIAH INDEX...................... 908.02 ................. 906.94 .......................907.22 ...................... 907.38 .................. -0.16 .................. -0.02

Trading SummaryVolume ................ Turnover ..........Trades .............. Market Cap............. Up ............Down ............. Equal .........Sec. Traded4,735,751 .....................1,190,347 .....................341 ............... 14,714,023,990 ................ 12 ........................6 .................... 16 .........................34

MSM index ends higher

MUSCAT: Amid very thin trad-ing volumes, the MSM30 Index gained 0.28 per cent to close at 5,922.18 points. The MSM Sharia Index declined by 0.02 per cent to close at 907.22 points. Bank Ni-zwa led in terms of volume, while Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel) led in terms of turnover.

Today’s top gainer was Bank Sohar, up by 2.94 per cent, while Oman and Emirates Holding was the day’s top loser, down by 5.71 per cent.

As many as 341 trades were executed during the trading session generating turnover of OMR1.19 million with 4.7 million shares changing hands. Out of 34 traded securities, 12 advanced, six declined and 16 remained un-changed. GCC and Arab investors were net buyers for OMR152,000, while Omani investors were net sellers for OMR124,000 fol-lowed by foreign investors for OMR28,000 worth of shares.

Financial Index closed at 7,256.42 points with gains of 0.37 per cent. Bank Sohar, Al Anwar Holding, Al Madina Investments, Bank Nizwa and HSBC Bank in-creased by 2.94 per cent, 2.19 per cent, 1.69 per cent, 1.35 per cent and 0.83 per cent, respectively. Oman & Emirates Holding, Al Sharqia Investments and Oman United Insurance declined by 5.71 per cent, 0.88 per cent and 0.77 per cent, respectively.

Industrial Index retreated to close at 7,306.54 points, down by 0.11 per cent. National Alumini-um, Oman Textiles, Galfar Engi-neering and Gulf International Chemicals gained by 2.84 per cent, 2.22 per cent, 1.18 per cent and 0.35 per cent, respectively. Al Maha Ceramics fell by 3.35 per cent to close at OMR0.462.

Services Index advanced 0.06 per cent to close at 3,281.57 points. Renaissance Services, Oman Telecommunications

Company (Omantel) and Semb-corp Salalah advanced by 0.57 per cent, 0.31 per cent and 0.18 per cent, respectively. Al Jazeera Services and OIFC declined by 1.44 per cent and 0.54 per cent, respectively.

Dubai stocks soarDubai stocks climbed the most in two weeks, leading most Arab markets higher, after measures taken by central banks in Europe and China to shore up the global economy boosted appetite for riskier assets. The DFM General Index climbed 0.7 per cent, the most since Octo-ber 11, to 3,614.66 at 12:39 p.m. lo-cal time. Emaar Properties PJSC, the real estate developer with the highest weighting on the gauge, led the advance with a 1.2 per cent gain. Qatar’s QE Index and Kuwait’s SE Index advanced 0.3 per cent. Israel’s TA-25 Index increased 2.2 per cent.

Equities worldwide rose last week after China’s central bank cut interest rates and European Central Bank President Mario Draghi signaled that he will bol-ster stimulus if needed amid signs of slowing global growth and tepid infl ation.

Investors are betting that cen-tral banks worldwide, includ-ing the US Federal Reserve, will continue to support low-rate environments. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index and the MSCI Emerging Market Index both rose the fourth consecutive week on Friday.

The rise in stocks "is largely on the back of developments in the international markets," said Mu-hammad Shabbir, who manages about $550 million as the head of regional equities at Rasmala Investment Bank Ltd. in Dubai. "They had some positive momen-tum on Thursday and Friday."

- United Securities/Bloomberg News

The top gainer was Bank Sohar, up by 2.94

per cent, while Oman and Emirates Holding

was the day’s top loser, down by 5.71 per cent.

Apicorp’s $500m sukuk oversubscribed Times News Service

MUSCAT: Arab Petroleum In-vestments Corporation (Apicorp) has placed a $500 million, fi ve-year sukuk as part of its $3 billion sukuk programme announced in July.

Apicorp’s transaction repre-sents the largest inaugural sukuk issuance by a supranational is-suer. It is also the fi rst inaugural issuer from the Gulf Cooperation Council to announce and price its

transaction intraday.The deal was favourably priced

with a profi t rate of 2.38 per cent. The total order book for the issu-ance was $832 million, meaning it was oversubscribed with over 40 participating investors.

The sukuk saw 20 per cent participation from Asia and Eu-rope, with strong interest across all asset classes. The transaction marks a strategic step forward for Apicorp in becoming a regular

issuer of sukuk in the global mar-kets, and positions the company’s credit alongside its multilateral development bank peers.

As the fi rst transaction from a GCC based entity post-summer, the successful Apicorp sukuk may also help pave the way for other issuers from the region to access the international capital markets.Goldman Sachs and Standard Chartered Bank acted as global co-ordinators for the sukuk issuance.

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BTOSHIBA IN TALKS TO SELL SENSOR UNITToshiba is in talks to sell its image sensor business to Sony for about ¥20 billion ($165 million) to raise cash after an accounting scandal, people familiar with the negotiations said. The companies are near a deal and may announce it as early as next week. The Japanese industrial conglomerate is selling assets to raise cash after accounting irregularities cut about $1.3 billion off profi t reported over almost seven years. - Bloomberg News

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T E C H U P D A T E S

Signifi cance of smart service

Ericsson discussed the implementation of smarter services across a variety of industries and the key issues facing network operators with remit to support increasingly connected societies at GSMA Mobile 360. In the Networked Society, where connec-tivity is the catalyst for collaboration and innovation, smarter services are creating diff erentiated experiences and operational effi ciency. Drawing on the skills of expert speakers at GSMA Mobile 360, Ericsson will examine the issues in implementing these services, as well as solutions that pave the way to life in the Networked Society. Alp Uysal, vice president and head of Strat-egy and Business Excellence at Ericsson, said: “In the networked society, information and communications technology will be the catalyst of a new economic model delivering growth and pros-perity based on a greater social cohesion and environmental sus-tainability. It will empower transformation, creating disruptive changes across both industries and society.” - Times News Service

Legal backing for Google’s catalog

Digital transformation gets a

boost in Middle East, Africa

LG’s digital display solutions

Digital transformation across the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia will be fuelled by the partnerships signed by lead-ing public and private sector organisations at Gitex Technology Week, industry experts said. Supporting innovation in the UAE, Dubai Internet City announced a strategic partnership with the Dubai Museum of the Future Foundation for the UAE Drones for Good Award 2016. Etisalat is in discussion with the Expo 2020 offi ce to transform the Expo 2020 site as the fi rst and smartest district of the future with plans to roll out the 5G network. In one of the largest partnerships signed at the event, Saudi Tel-ecom Company (STC), Microsoft, and F5 Networks signed an agreement to launch a new era of cloud services for Saudi Ara-bia. “Gitex Technology Week 2015 has been our biggest and best yet both in terms of investment in the show itself and the sheer quality and quantity of the leads we’ve generated. As ever, Gitex is also a powerful platform to engage in industry discussion and thought-leadership on the most pressing IT challenges and op-portunities facing the region,” said Garth Braithwaite, regional director - Middle East and Turkey, F5 Networks. - Times News Service

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The world’s biggest search provider can keep add-ing to its digital library of millions of books without paying their authors, a

United States appeals court has said, ruling that the eff ort is ‘fair use’ of published material under copyright law.

Google, which has scanned more than 20 million books since 2004, has said that its goal is to provide a ‘virtual card catalog’ of all books in all languages, so that people can search and fi nd excerpts. At the same time, the Web company said it makes sure to respect authors’ and publishers’ copyrights, while pro-viding links to where people can buy or borrow a book.

The court’s decision gives insti-tutions — public or private, large or small — a template for how they can scan and share books, according to Brandon Butler, a practitioner-in-residence at American University’s Washington College of Law.

“It’s a charter document for any-one who wants to do research on books and to learn about books, which means librarians, search companies,” Butler said.

“If you’re a relatively informed reader of these cases there’s enough here, now, that you can design a mass digitisation programme.”

Fair useA three-judge panel of the New York-based court said that Goog-le’s purpose of helping people fi nd books and view excerpts online is legal. The ruling promises to help Mountain View, California-based Google retain its dominance in Web searches. The court also approved Google’s Library Project, which pro-vides digital copies of books for par-ticipating research libraries.

“Google’s unauthorised digitis-ing of copyright-protected works, creation of a search functionality and display of snippets from those works are non-infringing fair uses,”

US circuit judge Pierre Leval wrote on behalf of the court. “The purpose of the copying is highly transforma-tive, the public display of text is limited and the revelations do not provide a signifi cant market substi-tute for the protected aspects of the originals.”

Easy to use“The decision underlines what peo-ple who use the service tell us: Goog-le Books gives them a useful and easy way to fi nd books they want to read and buy, while at the same time benefi ting copyright holders,” said Gina Scigliano, a spokeswoman for Google. “We’re pleased the court has confi rmed that the project is fair use, acting like a card catalog for the digital age.”

The appeals panel upheld a lower-court decision throwing out a copy-right lawsuit by writers including Jim Bouton, the former New York Yan-kees pitcher and author of ‘Ball Four’ — a behind-the-scenes look at life in the major leagues published in 1970.

The Authors Guild, a writers’ or-

ganisation, argued the Google pro-ject is “quintessentially commercial in nature” and intended to advance the company’s business interests. The group said Google Books vio-lates authors’ rights to control their works. The guild may ask the Su-preme Court to consider the case.

“The Authors Guild is disap-pointed that the Court has failed to reverse the District Court’s fl awed interpretation of the fair use doc-trine,” Mary Rasenberger, execu-tive director of the Authors Guild, said in a statement. “We trust that the Supreme Court will see fi t to correct the Second Circuit’s reduc-tion of fair use to a one-factor test — whether the use is, in the court’s eye, ‘transformative.”’

The appeals court ruled that Google Books is fair use despite the company’s commercial motivation. Other recognised forms of fair use, including news reporting and com-mentary, quotation, book reviews and parodies, are generally done for profi t, Leval said in the opinion.

The Authors Guild sued in 2005

alleging that Google infringed cop-yrights by scanning and indexing books without writers’ permission. Judge Denny Chin ruled in Novem-ber 2013 that Google Books provides a public benefi t and doesn’t harm authors. Chin, a judge on the appeals court, didn’t participate in the re-view of his decision.

Digital libraryThe appeals court ruled in 2014 in favour of the HathiTrust Digital Li-brary, a nonprofi t project by a group of university libraries to make digi-tized books available for the disa-bled. That ruling, and others like it, gave people confi dence that institu-tions and companies would be able to scan books and expose the results without breaking the law, Butler said. The ruling helps to defi ne how extremely large companies can do this, he said.

“The only question was ‘is it dif-ferent when the biggest, wealthiest company in the United States does it at a really big scale?”’, Butler said. “And the answer is no.” - Bloomberg News

United States-based

technology company,

which has scanned

more than 20 million

books since 2004,

has said that its

goal is to provide a

‘virtual card catalog’

of all books in all

languages, so that

people can search

and fi nd excerpts

With its grand entry at Gitex Technology Week, LG Electronics underlined its strong commitment to the evolving digital display solutions market with the global debut of the world’s narrowest bezel video wall at 0.9mm on each bezel. Stealing the limelight at the show, the VH7B video wall’s seamless and immersive display solution demonstrated how it will redefi ne the aesthetics of wall display solutions in the region. In addition to the global debut, a range of display solutions were showcased including the 98” UL-TRA HD 4K premium signage display, 84” 10-point touch white board, the new ultra-stretch 86” display, and the innovative LG beacon solution demonstrated on 10” compact touch screens. Also on display was the UHD premium Hospitality TV UX960H designed to provide a connected guest in-room experience. These solutions are catered for a range of vertical industries in-cluding retail, education, transportation and hospitality. LG of-fered display signage solutions tailored to the conditions of the ever changing market. Among show visitors, there was a strong uptake for the new Web OS 2.0 that elevates and simplifi es the customisation possibilities for partners and system-integrators. In addition, the new 86” ultra-stretch display garnered strong interest among customers. “LG’s B2B display solutions enable multiple regional industries to bridge the gap between tradi-tional media and online marketing by incorporating data-driven digital signage into their marketing strategies. - Times News Service

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ROUND-UP

Jaguar Land Rover launches Technician of the Year Award

MUSCAT: Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) Mena, the leading manufac-turer of premium luxury vehicles, is launching its fi rst regional com-petition to fi nd the Jaguar Land Rover Technician of the Year.

This inaugural award pro-gramme, which will become an an-nual event, is dedicated to recog-nising and rewarding Jaguar Land Rover technicians who go above and beyond to ensure customers receive the highest standard of customer service.

As a long-term investor in its people across the Mena retailer network, Jaguar Land Rover pro-vides a comprehensive learning and development programme en-suring employees from all levels and designations are trained to the

highest possible standard, says a press release.

Challenging both theoretical and practical skills, the Technician of the Year Award Programme will consist of a range of technical as-sessments in addition to a custom-er service element to demonstrate how Jaguar Land Rover techni-cians provide exemplary customer service beyond the mechanical fundamentals.

Commenting on the Techni-cian of the Year competition, Rob Preston, director, Customer Ser-vice at Jaguar Land Rover Mena, said: “As part of our promise to deliver superior customer service across our retailer network, we continuously invest in extensive training to make sure our techni-

cians off er the best possible ser-vice to our customers. This award programme helps us show our appreciation to technicians who go one step further in delivering excellence and carrying our brand promise and values at the heart of their work.”

Retailers from each market will have the opportunity to nominate up to two technicians for the pro-gramme across both Jaguar and

Land Rover brands. Open to the entire Mena region, the selected technicians from each market will attend preliminary fi nals that will be held in Dubai, UAE; Amman, Jordan and Casablanca, Morocco from November 22 to December 6.

Two of the top six fi nalists for both Jaguar and Land Rover brands (12 in total) will then com-pete for the Jaguar and Land Rover Mena Technician of the Year titles

in Dubai on January 26, 2016. In addition to winning the Jaguar Land Rover Technician of the Year Trophy and cash prizes, the two winning Jaguar Land Rover tech-nicians will go on to compete in the Global Jaguar Land Rover Techni-cian of the Year fi nals that will be held in the UK in 2016.

Daron Lloyd, manager, Train-ing Academy, added: “The Jaguar Land Rover Mena Technician of the Year Award Programme shows our commitment to setting ser-vice standards for our technicians through extensive training and de-velopment, which are aligned with the global brand standards.

“By recognising those techni-cians who excel at their expertise, we aim to inspire all Jaguar Land Rover technicians to achieve this level of distinction.”

Jaguar Land Rover launched a new dedicated regional train-ing academy in Dubai in 2014 designed to deliver technical and non-technical training pro-grammes to retailers and regional offi ce staff across the Mena net-work. Now, with 40 retailers across 18 markets in Mena, and a further 24 retailers expected by 2017/18, the academy serves as a dedicated regional training facil-ity to enable Jaguar Land Rover to replicate the in-depth training off ered by its UK-based academy.

This inaugural award programme, which

will become an annual event, is dedicated

to recognising and rewarding Jaguar Land

Rover technicians who go above and beyond

to ensure customers receive the highest

standard of customer service

Corrigendum

In a report headlined ‘SSA Busi-ness Solutions holds seminar on lean management’ published on October 13, the keynote speaker’s name and designation should have read as ‘Minoo Sa-her, former Group CEO and MD of Mustafa Sultan Enterprises’. The error is regretted.

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FTTH conference to host Oman roadshow tour

MUSCAT: The 7th edition of FTTH Council Mena Conference taking place from November 9 to 11 at Grand Hyatt, Muscat will host an Oman roadshow tour, world of application demos and workshops, besides a two-day conference programme as announced by the Fibre to the Home (FTTH) Coun-cil Mena under the theme ‘FTTH, The Edge of a Brighter Tomorrow’.

Following the inauguration of the conference on November 10, by Dr Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Futaisi, Minister of Transport and Communications, a formal intro-duction to the overall theme will be given through keynote speeches by Dr Salim Sultan Al Ruzaiqi,

CEO of the Information Technolo-gy Authority, Ebrahim Al Haddad, regional director of the ITU Arab Regional Offi ce and Dr Suleiman Al Hedaithy, chairman FTTH Council Mena, says a press release.

The opening ceremony will be followed by a special panel which will cover the key drivers in devel-oping national broadband strate-gies and will include high level leaders such as Sheikh Talal Said Marhoon Al Mamari, CEO of Om-antel and Said Al Mandhari, CEO of OBC. The conference topic of the fi rst day will also cover the role of verticals in the FTTH business deployment process including the best regulatory models.

On the same day, the ‘World of Applications’ session, will show-case the latest applications and e-services by various companies in a dedicated area.

A promising second day of the conference on November 11, will explore the future of fi bre, the role of FTTH and FTTx in trans-forming countries to smart cities, the global experience of FTTH services with special focus on de-livering gigabit services, new op-portunities for FTTH deployment in the Mena region and innovative FTTH solutions for operators, net-works and customers.

“We encourage participants to register for three days to allow

them access to all activities, work-shops and the main conference. On this occasion, we are pleased to announce that Omani partici-pants will benefi t from special conditions to access these days,” says Al Hedaithy.

The pre-conference day on No-vember 9 will include many activi-ties and workshops.

These include ‘A Mini MBA in Fibre-to-the-Home’ and ‘Next Generation Access’ which will guide attendees on proper infra-structure deployment strategies; the Oman roadshow a guided tour which will explore the fi bre infra-structure of Oman; and two tech-nical workshops.

W O R K S H O P S

ahlibank picks daily winners

MUSCAT: ahlibank announced the names of the My Hassad daily prize draw winners, each of them taking home OMR1,000.

Dawood Sulaiman Nasser Al Maawali from Seeb branch, Amal Saif Sulaiman Ameir Al Ghafri from Ibri branch, Ahmed Saif Mubarak Al Sulaimani from Barka branch, Said Nasser Saif Al Yahmadi from Barka branch and Al Salim Amur Al Jahwari from Sohar branch, were the lucky winners for the week, says a press release.

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

My Hassad Saving Scheme was introduced in July 2008 as an extension of the bank’s tra-dition of product innovation. Opening My Hassad Saving ac-count is simple and easy.

M Y H A S S A D

Oman Avenues Mall extends support to 12th OCA walkathonMUSCAT: As the world marks the ‘Breast Cancer Awareness Month’ during October, Oman Avenues Mall has put its best foot forward to support the breast cancer awareness initiatives in the Sultanate.

The mall has taken a dedicated step to support Oman Cancer Association (OCA), which is or-ganising its 12th annual walka-thon at the Qurum Natural Park tomorrow from 4pm. This year’s walkathon is expected to witness a large turnout under the theme ‘Don’t’ wait till it’s too late’, says a press release.

By joining hands with OCA to support the noble cause, Oman Avenues Mall has reiterated its commitment towards soci-ety through building awareness about breast cancer with a par-ticular focus on promoting early screening and healthier lifestyles in the country.

OCA operated a small stand at the mall each weekend in Octo-ber. Participants were encour-aged to take the fi rst step towards fi ghting cancer by registering their names for the walkathon in these special counters. The coun-ters also sold walkathon T-shirts, which helped raise funds for the overall campaign.

The mall team is demonstrat-ing its support to OCA’s Annual Pink Ribbon campaign by turn-ing the central atrium pink. The central atrium will be adorned in pink décor till today. October 24 was also dedicated to the cause, when 50 of the staff wore OCA’s pink T-shirts throughout the mall to drive awareness for the campaign and educate the soci-ety on breast cancer.

Speaking at the Oman Avenues Mall recently, Ben Watson, gen-eral manager, said, “We take this as a privilege to show our support to OCA in promoting their can-cer awareness initiatives in the

Sultanate. We strongly believe that such awareness campaigns are vital to educate women and their family members about the importance of regular screenings to detect breast cancer at an early stage, when it is likely to be most easily treated.”

“By taking this step, we aim to set an example to encourage every single individual to join hands to advocate awareness and educate our communities on the risks and hazards of this disease. We appreciate OCA for all their eff orts, initiatives and yearly walkathons to raise awareness on the symptoms and screening op-tions for cancer among people of every gender, age and nationality in the Sultanate,” he added.

In addition to the annual walk-athon, OCA has a number of sus-tainable land mark projects such as MMU, palliative care training and Dar Al Hanan which recent-ly won the GCC 2015 award for public service.

Emphasising the importance of the yearly walkathon, Dr Wa-hid Al Kharusi, secretary gen-eral of OCA, said, “We have been organising this walkathon every year to spread the word that early detection of cancer can save lives. We appreciate Oman Avenues Mall for having ex-tended their support to promote our cause by being a part of this year’s walkathon.

“The motto of the associa-tion is ‘Repeated regular ex-aminations gives early diagnosis which results in cure’. We thank all the participants for making the 12th annual walkathon too a great success like all previous years. We are glad that our par-ticipants made maximum use of all facilities off ered to them like the mobile mammography units (MMU), which was specially set up to provide free, on-the-spot mammograms to all women.”

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EduTraC 2015 harnesses platform for higher education, training and career opportunitiesMUSCAT: The second edition of EduTraC Oman was offi cially in-augurated by Sheikh Khalid bin Omar Al Marhoon, Minister of Civil Services at Oman Interna-tional Exhibition Centre recently.

EduTraC Oman has established as the benchmark event and the three-day event took place under the patronage of Ministry of High-er Education, Ministry of Educa-tion – National Career Guidance Center, Ministry of Civil Services and Ministry of Manpower. The Oman Academic Accreditation Authority participated as the as-sociate partner at EduTraC Oman 2015. The three-day expo aimed to educate visitors how to make the best decision about their future and explore more about higher education, training, and job op-tions available to them in Oman and overseas, says a press release.

Higher education pavilionThe higher education pavilion was supported by Education USA, US Embassy in Oman, British Coun-cil, UK Trade & Investment, Edu-cation Malaysia, Educational Con-sultants India Limited (EdCIL), Ministry of Education & Culture – Cyprus, Study in Cyprus, Educa-tion New Zealand. The diamond sponsors were Majan College and Colleges of Technology.

The platinum sponsors were College of Banking and Financial Studies, International College of Engineering and Management, Caledonian College of Engineer-ing, Gulf College, National Au-tomotive Higher Education In-stitute and IE Business School from Spain. University of Dundee, Leeds Beckett University, Swiss Education Group, Education Zone, Emirates Aviation University and Hult International Business School participated as the gold sponsors. The catalogue sponsor

was Bradfi eld Group and MI Store (Apple Inc) the education technol-ogy partner.

EduTraC Oman 2015 also host-ed free interactive career advice forums which ran concurrently throughout the event for its visi-tors featuring experts who pre-sented the latest information on a variety of topics.

Each seminar was interactive and followed by a Q&A session with the presenter. A series of lectures, presentations and work-shops were organised on the side-lines during the exhibition.

Bregje Van Baaren- Researcher and Liaison from DG of Scholar-ships at Ministry of Higher Edu-cation presented the undergradu-ate and postgraduate external scholarships presentation to the delegates who participated at the exhibition. Akram Al Yaqoubi and Owais Al Syed were also among the panel and put light on the un-dergraduate and postgraduate ex-ternal scholarships off ered by the Oman government.

Training and job pavilionThe expo also featured a pavilion for job seekers to meet HR person-nel from diff erent industry sectors, associations, government organi-sations and private sector compa-nies who promoted the available on-the-job training and job vacan-cies for prospective candidates.

A dedicated pavilion for banking and fi nance institutions provided an excellent opportunity to job seekers interested in hunting job opportunities in banking and fi -nance sector and young entrepre-neurs in obtaining fi nancing infor-mation to start their new business as well as for the needs of their ex-isting business.

The training and job pavilion was supported by Jisser Oman, Amideast and The Training Gate-way. Bayt.com was the strategic career partner. The diamond sponsors were HSBC Bank Oman, National Bank Of Oman, Poly-glot Institute, Rusayl Institute, Sohar International Institute and Knowledge Grid. The plati-

num sponsors were Oman Arab Bank, Port of Salalah, Maharat, Pioneer Institute of Management and Technology, International Institute of Robotics & Intelli-gent Studies, Oxygen OM, T.C for Entrepreneurship and Technical Administrative Training and In-stitute (TATI).

Expo highlights• Supported by Ministry of

Higher Education, Ministry of Ed-ucation – National Career Guid-ance Centre, Ministry of Civil Ser-vices and Ministry of Manpower

• 8 country pavilions• More than 165 local and inter-

national participants• 8,500 visitors over the three

days• 18 participation countriesEduTraC Oman is an annual

event for higher education, train-ing and career and is organised by Al Nimr International Exhibition Organisers – Sultanate’s leading organiser in the exhibitions and conferences industry.

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FRiENDi now serves 15% of people in Oman

MUSCAT: One in seven people in Oman are now using the FRiENDi mobile brand as their mobile ser-vice provider, an important mile-stone for Oman’s third largest mo-bile provider.

FRiENDi mobile Oman, is a brand of Virgin Mobile Middle East & Africa, and now has 600,000 cus-tomers enjoying the service across the Sultanate. The brand caters to those who have a piece of their heart outside the Sultanate and to the modern data hungry customer, says a press release.

FRiENDi mobile was the fi rst mobile reseller to launch in the Middle East when it opened in

Oman in 2009. The FRiENDi mo-bile brand has since expanded beyond Oman, and now also op-erates in Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Malaysia.

According to Mikkel Vinter, CEO and Founder of Virgin Mobile Middle East & Africa: “FRiENDi mobile Oman is among the top 5 best performing MVNOs in the world and we are proud of the results and the steady increase in its market share year after year. This is an impressive achieve-

ment, particularly given the other high performing MVNOs are in markets where the MVNO frame-work has been in existence for a longer time.”

To continue the growth in Oman and supporting the vision for the business, Alex Bennett has been appointed as its new chief execu-tive offi cer in the Sultanate.

Bennett joins from telecommu-nications giant ACN, where he was vice president, European Services, based in Amsterdam. He also pre-

viously worked in senior roles at TalkTalk in the United Kingdom, and will be based in the FRiENDi mobile Oman main offi ce in Mus-cat, and will lead the organisation to deliver on its ambitious plan.

“We are delighted that so many customers in Oman have embraced the FRiENDi mobile brand, and we look forward to fur-ther market growth. We are also pleased to announce the appoint-ment of Alex Bennett as CEO for the Oman operation. Alex brings the vision and proven ability to manage successful telecoms busi-nesses and teams. His role is to continue to delight our customers in Oman with world class products and services,” Vinter added.

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SA conducts second phase of Coral Reef Cleaning CampaignMUSCAT: Sohar Aluminium (SA) recently conducted the sec-ond phase of its annual ‘Sohar Aluminium Coral Reef Cleaning Campaign’, an initiative to con-serve marine life and coral reefs.

The campaign conducted in cooperation with the Directorate General of Fisheries in North Al Batinah Governorate, rep-resented by the Department of Fisheries Development in Sohar, refl ects the continuing eff orts of SA in community service.

The coral reef cleaning team comprised volunteers from the company, Sohar Department of Fisheries Development, Al Mur-jan Volunteering Team and local fi shermen, says a press release.

The teams were briefed on safety to ensure this activity is done safely. SA also distributed safety gear, including life jackets and GPS devices to all volunteers. The team then set sail 35km into the sea where the divers were dis-

tributed and started cleaning the reefs. The activity took four hours, during which vast amounts of bro-ken nets, cages and other forms of littering were removed from the coral reefs off the shores of Al Sabarah, Al Shizaw, Al Hadhaira, Karawan and Sallan.

In the depths of Omani waters is a paradise of coral reefs, inhab-ited by an array of marine life. These reefs, however, get pollut-ed by broken nets, fi shing cages, and littering. The sediments de-posited onto reefs smother corals and interfere with their ability to feed and reproduce killing off several reef species. Abandoned fi shing nets can entangle and kill reef organisms and break or dam-age reefs. Hence, enormous ef-forts are required to clean these reefs and save their ecosystem.

‘Sohar Aluminium Coral Reef Campaign’ aims at promoting the company’s ‘Zero Harm’ mindset in the local community.

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Meethaq forum hosts agriculture minister

MUSCAT: Meethaq, the pioneer of Islamic banking in Oman from Bank Muscat, hosted the sixth Majlis Meethaq evening, a unique social forum aimed at facilitating interaction with prominent per-sonalities sharing inspirational aspects of their life and career as well as views and perspective on the economy and important social and cultural issues.

Dr Fuad bin Jaff er Al Sajwani, Minister of Agriculture and Fish-eries, addressed the gathering at Bank Muscat head offi ce, says a press release.

Highlighting the renaissance

achievements of the Sultanate, Al Sajwani recalled the various re-sponsibilities handled by him at the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the College of Bank-ing and Financial Studies and as a member of the Al Shura. He noted that life was challenging in the ear-ly 70s but the inspiration provided by His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said helped citizens to take up their responsibilities seriously. The minister said the agriculture and fi sheries sectors were poised for major development as part of the government strategy to diver-sify the economy.

Majlis Meethaq is a monthly gathering in which a well-known economic, social, religious or cul-tural persona having infl uence on Omani society from the Sultanate or abroad is hosted. The interaction between the guest and the audience is aimed at focusing on aspects of the presenter’s personal life, suc-cess in career and views on issues facing the country and community.

Sulaiman Al Harthy, group gen-eral manager, Islamic Banking, said: “Meethaq is proud to host the Majlis forum aimed at presenting successful role models to commu-nity and highlight their achieve-ments to motivate and inspire citizens, especially youth, to attain success in life.

Ideal platform“We thank Dr Fuad Jaff er Al Sa-jwani for addressing the session and enlightening the audience on opportunities and challenges he faced in making crucial deci-sions in life which led to success. Meethaq, as part of its social de-velopment commitment, aims to develop the Majlis forum as an ideal platform to interact with prominent personalities and draw inspiration from their experiences in achieving success in life.”

Al Harthy added: “Meethaq is focused on developing as a bench-mark Islamic fi nancial institution in Oman and the region. Within

just two years of operations, Meethaq has attained the leading position in the Islamic banking in-dustry in Oman in terms of fi nanc-ing receivables, branch network, products and services, IT infra-structure and human resources development. Meethaq not only provides benchmark Islamic fi -nancial solutions to support the country’s development but also plays a key role in raising aware-ness and educating people on im-portant aspects of Islamic banking and fi nance.”

As the pioneer of Islamic bank-ing in Oman, Meethaq has adopted the best practices in Islamic bank-ing and fi nance worldwide to com-bine a robust model which pro-tects customers and complements the Islamic banking industry. Eve-ry Meethaq product goes through the process of Sharia compliance certifi cation by the Sharia Super-visory Board and is created in line with the guidelines of the Central Bank of Oman.

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BankDhofar receives

award at OER summit

MUSCAT: In further recogni-tion of its excellence and pio-neering of nationwide business initiatives, BankDhofar has been awarded the ‘OER Top 20 Oman’s Largest Corporates’ at the annual ‘OER Finance Sum-mit & Top 20 Awards’ organised by United Media Services.

The award was received by Ab-dul Hakeem Omar Al Ojaili, acting CEO of BankDhofar, during a high profi le function that was held at Crowne Plaza Hotel in Muscat re-cently, says a press release.

The event brought together CEOs and senior executives from the top 50 listed compa-nies on Muscat Security Market, business leaders from privately owned and joint stock compa-nies, as well as senior govern-ment offi cials, invited guests and keynote speakers from regional and international organisations.

Upon receiving the award, Al Ojaili said: “We are very de-lighted to have been recognised among the top performing fi rms in Oman. This reiterates BankD-

hofar’s commitment to excel and grow in all business areas, con-tribute to the development of the country’s economy and meet the aspirations of all internal and ex-ternal stakeholders.”

Focusing on fi nance manage-ment and the challenges in the business environment, the sum-mit provided a platform for the participants to; engage in peer networking, exchange knowledge and expertise in the global busi-ness arena along with best prac-tices and opportunities in the day-to-day business environment.

“We at BankDhofar have di-rected all our eff orts and resourc-es towards leading the Omani banking industry in all business areas, working constantly to pro-vide the best customer experi-ence through creative fi nancial solutions, tailored products and innovative services. We have intensifi ed our eff ort to further expand our business operations and continued to follow best in-ternational banking practices,” added Al Ojaili.

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Bank Sohar wins ‘Peak of Success Trophy’ from WorldcobMUSCAT: Marking its 7th award in 2015, Bank Sohar received the ‘Peak of Success Trophy’ for busi-ness excellence from the Texas based World Confederation of Businesses (Worldcob) for the second consecutive year.

Receiving this recognition is a resounding endorsement of the bank’s astounding performance year-on-year, its high customer service standards and the success-ful integration of its sound busi-ness strategies and growth plans, says a press release.

The award was handed over to the bank at the Bizz Arabic 2015 Awards held recently at the Al Bustan Palace, a Ritz-Carlton Ho-tel, Muscat. Receiving the award on behalf of the bank were Rashad Ali Al Musafi r, acting CEO, and

Mustafa Ali Mukhtar, DGM and head of Corporate Banking. Also in attendance at the awards were Sasi Kumar, Group GM of Busi-ness, and R. Narasimhan, GM of Retail Banking at Bank Sohar along with other senior manage-ments members from the bank.

Judging criteriaThe judging criteria for the prestig-ious award took into consideration managerial leadership, manage-ment systems, quality in services, managerial creativity and innova-tion, social responsibility, business results, certifi cations, and other recognitions received recently.

Sharing his thoughts on the sig-nifi cance of the award, Rashad Al Musafi r said, “We at Bank Sohar strive to deliver business excel-

lence right from our products and services to the experiences cus-tomers share when visiting our branches and interacting with our staff . Accolades such as this clearly support the vision that has been set forth for the progress of the bank by the Board and Executive Man-agement. We are truly honoured to have received this award which

will most defi nitely also serve as a source of encouragement for our staff , especially as we move to-wards the start of our ninth year of operations in the Sultanate.”

Bank Sohar was selected for this prestigious award following a rigorous assessment and judging process. The Worldcob research team compiles data from around

the world on businesses with ref-erences from market research companies, public relations fi rms, more than 100 diff erent chambers of commerce around the world in-cluding the American Chamber of Commerce as well as references from Worldcob’s own members, which amount to over 3,000 com-panies in 100 countries.

The research team forwards the compiled data to Worldcob’s Evaluation Committee, which then screens the data and matches it against a business excellence questionnaire. The committee reviews companies on business excellence criteria such as mana-gerial leadership, management systems, quality of goods/services, managerial creativity and innova-tion, social responsibility, busi-

ness results, certifi cations and other recognitions. Companies that receive 90 points or more are considered to have achieved business excellence and are thus selected to receive the award.

“We would like to thank World-cob for this honour and will con-tinue to pave the way for innova-tion and excellence within the Sultanate’s banking sector,” added Al Musafi r.

The BIZZ Awards Committee comprised a distinguished panel of judges who took into account a number of key features of the or-ganisation before reaching their decision. Bank Sohar scored consistently high on all param-eters to emerge as a winner in the business excellence category for Middle East.

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More than 30 property developers

from India to take part in Oryx show

MUSCAT: The Times of India, India’s largest newspaper, in as-sociation with Muscat-based East Expo, is organising Oryx Property Show on October 30 and 31 at Holiday Muscat, Al Khuwair from 10.30am to 8.30pm, both days inclusive.

Well-known property devel-opers from fi ve countries will participate in the two-day inter-national exhibition. Join the in-dustry’s choice for the best inter-national and local property deals. One glance is all it takes to get hooked onto these luxury homes, says a press release.

The Indian pavilion at the exhi-bition will have the largest pres-ence as more than 30 real estate developers are taking part in it. Properties from diff erent states and major cities in India will be showcased at the exhibition. NRIs usually look for a property that can replicate their standard of living regardless whether the property will be utilised for end use or taken purely from an in-vestment point of view, no com-promise on standards, conveni-ence of lifestyle options and most importantly security.

The property exhibition re-mains the number one choice for people buying property in India and abroad and it is hard not to see why the appetite for luxurious living is still going strong — with great deals, exciting off ers, the best living conditions to choose and re-laxed pace of life that it has to off er.

The real estate exhibition will showcase properties from the

UAE, Singapore, Oman, Malya-sia and India (Biggest pavilion with 30 exhibitors - Pan India Presence). Both commercial and residential projects will feature in the exhibition. Property develop-ments, which will be showcased at the property show, will be known for their latest technologi-cal advancements and new con-struction trends.

Great time to investM. I. Sait, managing director of Mindscape Exhibitions, says: “Property in these countries, par-ticularly India continue to pro-vide excellent value for money

— like elsewhere, there is a huge choice and variety of property for sale, which has had the eff ect of maintaining a buyer’s market. With extremely reasonable pric-es, and many bargains to be had, it is a great time to invest.”

The exhibition will help both citizens and expatriates of the Sultanate to get fi rst-hand infor-mation about the latest trends in the real estate sector.

This is a rare opportunity as internationally well-known com-panies are coming under one roof. Moreover, the exhibition will also showcase some of the leading and upcoming projects in Oman.

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Ooredoo unveils iPhone 6s and 6s Plus with great data bundlesMUSCAT: At an exciting mid-night launch in their fl agship store in Muscat Grand Mall as well as in stores in Salalah and So-har, Ooredoo unveiled the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus.

The fi rst 10 customers at each store were presented with good-ies and had their photos taken and shared on Ooredoo’s popular social media platforms. Everyone in the queue was treated to tra-ditional Omani hospitality; there was certainly a great atmosphere surrounding the event, says a press release.

Customers purchasing the new iPhones and combining it with one of the value packed Shahry Plans; Shahry Sahra or Shahry Mazeed, will receive 50 per cent extra data for a full year on top of the bundle allowance.

Feras Al Shaikh, Ooredoo direc-tor of Sales, said: “This promotion was tailor-made to give our cus-tomers more value than ever before by combining our best postpaid and prepaid plans with the latest iP-hone. To make it even more exciting we added more data to the promo-tion, as customers are constantly telling us they want more data. This is an amazing phone on an amazing network and we are providing cus-

tomers with an unrivalled off er in the Omani market.”

Ooredoo’s Shahry plans are per-fect for frequent smartphone us-ers. Shahry Sahra gives youth and the young at heart a value added monthly service with 10GB of free night time data per month to use between 10pm and 8am, 1GB of unrestricted data and 600 national minutes to any network, all for just OMR19 per month.

Shahry Mazeed gives custom-ers 1,500 national minutes to any network, 3GB of data on weekdays and unlimited SMS. Plus, from Thursday 10pm until Saturday 10pm, there’s 10GB data and 2,500 Ooredoo-to-Ooredoo minutes. To take advantage of Ooredoo’s new promotion, customers are required to purchase their new iP-hone 6s or 6s plus in-store.

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Azzan counts on home advantage at Ghala OpenMUSCAT: Azzan Al Rumhy will hope to benefi t immensely from playing in his own backyard when the MENA Golf Tour makes the next stopover at the picturesque Ghala Golf Club this week.

The top-ranked Omani golfer, who lives just a lob wedge away from the course, will be joined by Ali Hameed Al Saleh and Rashad Al Harthy in leading the home challenge against a quality interna-tional fi eld, led by defending cham-pion Zane Scotland of England.

Fresh from competing in the Nomura Cup in Abu Dhabi, where they fi nished 23rd overall, the trio will look to break into the top three on the MENA Division that recog-nises the region’s top performers, creating a separate competition within the main competition.

“I know the course pretty well, having played it numerous times. If I play to my potential, I think I can do well here. The immedi-ate goal is to try and make the cut and then see how far I can go,” said Azzan, adding: “Whatever the out-come, playing alongside a strong fi eld will be a great learning curve.”

If Azzan and his fellow Omanis have their own goals, England’s

Scotland will be eyeing another strong fi nish, if not victory, to close the gap on his compatriot Gary King, who currently leads the Order of Merit standings. A nine-time win-ner on the tour Scotland boasts four top-10s this season and will start as one of the fi rm favourites, but po-

tential storylines look very strong as each of the fi rst eight events on the tour has seen a new winner.

Order of meritWith just one more event left on the 2015 MENA Golf Tour sched-ule before the cut is made for the

season-ending Tour Champion-ship, the third edition of the tour-nament at Ghala will keep things interesting with players jockeying for positions on the Order of Merit.

It is brewing up to be a terrifi c battle for the honours in the Ama-teur Division with India’s Ryhan

Thomas and Morocco’s Ayoub Lguirati, who fi nished tied on top at Muscat Hills last week, fast catching up with leader James Al-lan of England.

Both Thomas and Allan have fl irted with success this season be-fore missing out on the honour of becoming the fi rst amateur to win

a MENA Golf Tour event, their dra-matic progress bringing a breath of fresh air to the competition.

With Morocco’s Younes El Has-sani returning to form with a tied fourth at Muscat Hills, the title race in the MENA Division has been thrown open. Just $3,000 separate the top four, including frontrun-ner Faycal Serghini, indicating the race for the Shaikh Maktoum Golf Foundation has all the ingredients for a thrilling fi nish.

Order of Merit standings: Professionals: 1. Gary King (England) $17,588; 2. Paul Do-herty (Scotland) $17,076; 3. Per Barth (Sweden) $15,551; 4. Jake Shepherd (England) $15,300; 5. Thriston Lawrence (South Africa) $14,700; 6. Ross McGowan (Eng-land) $13,000; 7. Gabriel Canizares (Spain) $12,343; 8. Luke Joy (Eng-land) $10,985; 9. Stuart Archibald (Scotland) $9,871; 10. Zane Scot-land (England) 9,563.Amateurs: 1.James Allan (Eng-land) 251 points; 2. Rayhan Thom-as (India) 186; 3. Ayoub Lguirati (Morocco) 164; 4. Karim El Hali (Morocco) 141; 5. Michael Harra-dine (Switzerland) 124.

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Three tons power South Africa to ODI series triumph against India

MUMBAI: Quinton de Kock, Faf de Plessis and AB de Villiers all scored hundreds as South Africa crushed India’s bowling attack to post 438-4 and win the deciding One-day International by 214 runs at the Wankhede Stadium.

With the fi ve-match series tied at 2-2, de Villiers won the toss and opted to bat in hot and humid con-ditions and could not have been a happier man at the close of their innings as his team matched their second highest score in the 50-over format.

A 58-ball 87 from local boy Ajinkya Rahane and a 60 from out-of-form opener Shikhar Dhawan brought some cheer for the crowd

but it was never going to be enough for the hosts, who folded for 224 inside 36 overs.

Kagiso Rabada took four wick-ets while pace colleague Dale Steyn took three for the touring side to complete a 3-2 series win, their fi rst in ODIs in India.

It was only the second time that a team had scored three centuries in an ODI innings after South Af-rica did it against West Indies in January this year on their way to their highest total of 439 for two.

De Kock (109) continued to

make merry against the Indian bowlers, scoring his fi fth century in nine innings against the oppo-nents after South Africa had lost Hashim Amla (23) early.

The left-hander hit 17 fours and a six on his way to his eighth ODI hundred and laid the perfect plat-form for de Villiers’s onslaught with a 154-run stand with du Ples-sis (133 retired hurt).

India compounded their misery by dropping catches and du Plessis made the most of his good fortune to score his fi rst century against

India and his fi fth overall after be-ing put down twice, on 45 and 85.

The right-handed batsman suf-fered severe cramps during the later part of his innings and had to retire but had added 164 runs with de Villiers for the third wicket be-fore that.

De Villiers, the owner of the record for the fastest hundred in the format, needed no invitation to launch into the Indian bowlers with the stage set perfectly for his pyrotechnics.

The 31-year-old reached his

century, his 23rd in the format, in just 57 balls and cleared the boundary ropes with ease. The right-hander hit 11 sixes and three fours in his knock.

India medium paceman Bhu-vnehwar Kumar ended with fi g-ures of 1-106 in his 10 overs, the second most expensive in ODIs behind Australian Mick Lewis’s 0-113 against South Africa in 2006.

The two sides will play a four-Test series with the fi rst match starting at the Northern Indian city of Mohali on Nov. 5. - Reuters

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OVER THE MOON: South African players pose with trophy after win one day series win against Indian during a one day match played in

Mumbai on Sunday. – PTI

SOUTH AFRICAQ. de Kock c Kohli b Raina 109H. mla c Dhoni b M. Sharma 23Faf du Plessis retd hurt 133AB de Villiers c Dhoni b Kumar 119D. Miller not out 22F. Behardien c Raina b Harbhajan 16D. Elgar not out 5Extras: (lb-2, w-9) 11 Total ( for 4 wickets, 50 overs) 438Fall of wickets: 1-33, 2-187, 2-351(Du Plessis rtd hurt), 3-398, 4-430Bowling: Bhuvneshwar Kumar 10-0-106-1; Mohit Sharma 7-0-84-1; Harbhajan Singh 10-0-70-1; Axar Patel 8-0-65-0; Amit Mishra 10-0-78-0; Suresh Raina 3-0-19-1; Virat Kohli 2-0-14-0 INDIAR. Sharma c Tahir b Abbott 16S. Dhawan c Amla b Rabada 60V. Kohli c de Kock b Rabada 7A. Rahane c Behardien b Steyn 87S. Raina b Rabada 12MS Dhoni b Tahir 27A. Patel c Miller b Steyn 5H. ingh c sub (Morris) b Steyn 0B. Kumar c Miller b Tahir 1A. Mishra lbw b Rabada 4M. Sharma not out 0Extras: (lb-1, w-4) 5 Total: (in 36 overs) 224Fall of wickets: 1-22, 2-44, 3-156, 4-172, 5-185, 6-195, 7-201, 8-210, 9-219, 10-224Bowling: Dale Steyn 7-0-38-3; Kasigo Rabada 7-0-41-4; Kylie Abbott 7-0-39-1; Farhaan Behardien 8-0-55-0; Imran Tahir 7-1-50-2 Man of the match: Quinton de KockMan of the series: AB de VilliersUmpires: AK Chaudhary (India) and HDPK Dharmasena (Sri Lanka)TV umpire: VA Kulkarni (India)Match referee: BC Broad (England)

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Persistent rain washes out fourth day’s play in ColomboCOLOMBO: The fourth day’s play in the second and fi nal Test between Sri Lanka and West In-dies was washed out due to persis-tent rain on Sunday.

West Indies will resume their second innings on 20 for one on the fi nal day and need another 224 runs for a series-levelling win after the hosts won the fi rst test in Galle by an innings and six runs.

Shai Hope (17) was unbeaten overnight after his opening part-ner Kraigg Brathwaite (three) fell lbw to paceman Dhammika Prasad on the fi nal delivery of the second session on Saturday before rain washed out the entire fi nal session.

The ground at the P Sara Oval remained covered with Colombo receiving heavy overnight rain and more showers during the day.

The umpires made a couple of inspections during the day and fi nally called off play shortly after the scheduled tea break. - Reuters

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NO PLAY POSSIBLE: Australian umpires Simon Fry, left, and Rod Tucker walk on the covers as rain

stops play during the fourth day of the second Test match between Sri Lanka and the West Indies at

the P. Sara Oval Cricket Stadium in Colombo. – AFP

Stubborn Root steadies England, but still it’s advantage Pakistan

DUBAI: Joe Root made a half-century as England rallied to 130 for three at the close of the fourth day of the second Test on Sunday, 360 runs behind Pakistan after the hosts’ Younis Khan had made a swaggering 31st Test century.

Root, 59 not out, put on 102 runs with Ian Bell (46), the duo’s second innings defi ance giving the tourists hope of forcing an improbable draw.

Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul Haq had declared in the early afternoon on 354 for six to set England a daunting victory target of 491.

Batting for a second time, Eng-land appeared as if they cared little for the scoreboard and were sim-ply aiming to get through poten-tially more than 140 overs without losing 10 wickets.

Pakistan were similarly uncon-cerned by the run rate, positioning four slips as Misbah began with an all-seam attack of Wahab Riaz and Imran Khan. Moeen Ali (1) lasted 15 balls in another miser-able outing for the novice opener, his series average now just 12 after a thick edge carried to Younis at second slip off Imran Khan.

In came Bell to partner skipper Alastair Cook, who appeared to be struggling with an injury that left him labouring between the wickets.

Cook’s (10) torment was soon over, his attempted sweep off Ya-sir Shah giving Wahab a catch at deep backward square as England stumbled to 19 for two.

Misbah switched from seam to spin and then back to pace, but Bell and Root defended adroitly.

Root brought up his 15th Test half-century, and third of the se-

ries, with a four past third man.Bell then tried to leave a Zulfi qar

Babar delivery, but the ball hit his glove and carried to Younus. Jonny Bairstow is six not out.

Pakistan strollPakistan, who have never lost a se-ries in the United Arab Emirates, their adopted home since 2009, be-gan the morning on 222 for three.

They suff ered an early set-back, however, when Misbah (87) thumped James Anderson’s slower delivery to Cook at mid-off for a com-fortable catch. Younis was unruffl ed and Pakistan’s record run scorer registered his 10th hundred in the UAE with a cut for four as Pakistan reached lunch without further loss.

England were lethargic in the af-ternoon, their sluggish movement in the fi eld allowing Pakistan to score freely. That slowness lulled the hosts into complacency, how-ever, as Younus (118) lofted a top edge from Adil Rashid beyond the bowler’s head and Moeen made a sprawling catch.

Asad Shafi q (79) was then trapped leg before wicket by Moe-en as Pakistan scored 43 runs in seven post-lunch overs.

The highest total England have ever chased down successfully in the fourth innings is 332, against Australia in 1928-29.

The fi rst Test in Abu Dhabi was drawn. Sharjah will host the fi nal match in the series from Novem-ber 1. - Reuters

Root, 59 not out,

put on 102 runs

with Ian Bell (46),

the duo’s second

innings defi ance

giving the tourists

hope of forcing an

improbable draw

118runs from 211 balls13 fours

YOUNISKHAN

ONE MORE DAY TO GO: England’s Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow walk off at the end of the fourth day’s

play in Dubai. – Reuters

Pakistan 1st innings: 378 (Misbah-ul Haq 102, A. Shafi q 83, Y. Khan 56, S. Masood 54) England 1st innings 242 (J. Root 88, A. Cook 65; W. Riaz 4-66, Y. Shah 4-93) Pakistan 2nd innings (overnight: 222-3) M. Hafeez c Root b Wood 51S. Masood c Buttler b Anderson 1S. Malik b Wood 7Y. Khan c Ali b Rashid 118 Misbah-ul Haq c Cook b Anderson 87 A. Shafi q lbw b Ali 79 S. Ahmed not out 3 Extras (b-6, lb-1, nb-1) 8 Total (for 6 wickets declared, 95 overs) 354Fall of wickets: 1-1, 2-16, 3-83, 4-224, 5-337, 6-354Did not bat: W. Riaz, Y. Shah, Z. Babar, I. Khan Bowling: J. Anderson 15-7-22-2, S. Broad 10-1-34-0, M. Wood 14-3-44-2 (nb-1), M.

Ali 11-0-60-1, B. Stokes 17-3-54-0, A. Rashid 25-1-107-1, J. Root 3-0-26-0

England 2nd innings:A. Cook c Riaz b Shah 10M. Ali c Y. Khan b I. Khan 1I. Bell c Y. Khan b Babar 46J. Root not out 59J. Bairstow not out 6Extras (b-6, nb-2) 8Total (for 3 wickets, 54 overs) 130Fall of wickets: 1-9, 2-19, 3-121To bat: B. Stokes, J. Buttler, A. Rashid, S. Broad, M. Wood, J. Anderson Bowling: I. Khan 6-2-16-1 (nb-1), W. Riaz 8-1-15-0 (nb-1), Y. Shah 16-5-37-1, S. Malik 6-0-32-0, Z. Babar 18-7-24-1Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and Paul Reiff el TV umpire: Chris Gaff aney Match referee: Andy Pycroft

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Atmosphere not conducive for Indo-Pak cricket: ThakurNEW DELHI: BCCI Secretary Anurag Thakur on Sunday said the atmosphere between India and Pakistan is not conducive for cricket right now and stressed on the importance of creating a good environment before resumption of the proposed bilateral series.

“The atmosphere right now is not conducive for cricket to be played between the two countries. Pakistan government should talk to Indian government fi rst. That will be a great help for building the conducive atmosphere,” said Thakur on the sidelines of a crick-et match between Parliamentar-ians and Celebrities.

“And then you don’t require so much eff ort for talks to happen

between two cricketing boards,” he added.

PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan was in India last week to discuss the proposed India-Pak bilateral cricket series in December but Shiv Sena workers stormed the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai last Monday, and the scheduled meeting between the heads of two cricket boards were called off .

MeetingLast Friday, PCB called on its Indi-an counterpart BCCI seeking a re-scheduled meeting to discuss the series in the United Arab Emirates in December.

Meanwhile, wishing the Indian team all the best for the fi nal match

played between India and South Africa at Wankhede, Thakur said, “Look the series is well poised. It’s going to be a thriller. One who wins this match will automatically win the series also. I also want to thank the Prime Minister who talked about the importance of this series on Mann ki baat. I wish the Indian team all the best.”

Thakur who also scored an un-beaten century in the match played between Parliament and Celebri-ties thanked the organisers for giv-ing him an opportunity to play. All the earnings from the match will be given to Prime Minister Relief fund to support Nepal Earthquake victims and Heat Wave victims in India. - PTI

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

Pakistan government

should talk to Indian

government first and

that will help a lot

Anurag ThakurBCCI secretary

Gambhir ‘made racist remarks’

NEW DELHI: India discard Manoj Tiwary, who was involved in an ugly on-fi eld altercation with Gautam Gambhir in a Ranji Trophy match, on Sunday claimed that the Delhi skipper had made racist remarks about former In-dian captain Saurav Ganguly and

Bengalis. “He made racist re-marks made about Saurav Gangu-ly and Bengalis. I spoke to Saurav Ganguly and he is very upset that his name has been dragged in the matter. We will never accept any-thing against Saurav Ganguly,” Tiwary said.

“Gautam Gambhir is not say-ing the truth. If I had done what Gambhir is saying why have I been fi ned 40 percent and him

70 percent,” the Bengal cricketer added. Gambhir and Tiwary had nearly came to blows on Day 3 of the Ranji Trophy match between Delhi and Bengal at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium here on Sat-urday and umpire K. Srikanth had to step in to defuse the situation.

The two players were sum-moned for a hearing after the day’s play by Match Referee Valmick Buch. Buch has said that detailed report has gone to BCCI and they will now decide the quantum of punishment.

“I don’t mind sledging but abusing someone’s mother is not right,” Tiwary said.

The incident happened in the eighth over on Saturday when Partha Sarathi Bhattacharjee got out of Manan Sharma’s bowl-ing and Tiwary came in to bat at No.4 wearing a cap. Tiwary fi rst took guard and was about to take strike. But he stopped the bowler and signalled at the dressing room to bring his helmet as a pacer was operating from the other end.

Delhi players felt that it was a deliberate time wasting tactic.

Manan ticked off Manoj and he told him to lay off .

All of a sudden, Gambhir, at fi rst slip, got into the action and started abusing the Bengal skip-per, who then retaliated. - PTI

Gambhir and Tiwary

had nearly came

to blows on Day 3

of the Ranji Trophy

match between Delhi

and Bengal at the

Feroz Shah Kotla

stadium here on

Saturday and umpire

K. Srikanth had to

step in to defuse

the situation

BLAMED: Gautam Gambhir. – PTI

Harris backs Ashes pacers to come good against KiwisMELBOURNE: Retired Aus-tralian fast bowler Ryan Harris has backed the pace bowlers em-ployed during the recent Ashes series to fi nd greater consist-ency and to bleed fewer runs dur-ing this summer’s opening Test against New Zealand in Brisbane.

Harris, who was to be a key ele-ment of the ultimately failed Ash-es defence until a chronic knee injury forced him into retirement before the fi rst Test in Cardiff , be-lieves the national selectors are likely to stick with a seam attack of Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood.

The 35-year-old, who has been working as a specialist assis-tant coach with the PM’s XI and Cricket Australia XI in Canberra in recent days, indicated that Pe-ter Siddle and James Pattinson might also fi gure in this week’s national selection discussions.

Australia’s squad for the start of the three-match Test series against the Black Caps is expect-

ed to be announced next Friday. “I think the guys that were in there (for the Ashes Tests) can do it,” Harris said “That’s why Hazle-wood was in there, and Starc as well and they were a little bit in-consistent - they all were. I don’t think they (selectors) need to change personnel, obviously Pe-ter Siddle came in for the last Test (in England) and did a great job.”

“James Pattinson might be in the mix as well although he’s com-ing back from injury. The good

thing is there’s options there, there’s pressure there for the guys that did play (in England) and with Pete (Siddle) coming in and doing what he did at The Oval it’s going to chuck a spanner in the works for selection, which is healthy.”

“We need someone who can bowl dots and keep that consist-ency, and that allows Johnson to attack and even Starc at times, he’s got pace and he can attack. We do need that, and we probably lacked that in England,” he said. - IANS

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SUPPORT: Retired Aussie quick Ryan Harris.

Pakistan threaten to pull out of 2016 T20 World Cup

LAHORE: Pakistan may pull out of next year’s Twenty20 World Cup, if hosts India fail to honour the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) com-mitting them to play six series between 2015 and 2023.

Talks between the two cricket boards failed to bear fruit on Oc-tober 19 in Mumbai.

On Saturday, Pakistan Crick-et Board chief Shaharyar Khan said that if India do not play a series in winter, then the gov-ernment might not let Pakistan team take part in the World T20 next year, BBC reported.

“This is possible that if India close all doors, then we have to decide and make a policy. We will have to take advice from the Pakistan government and I think the government will say don’t go in the event,” Khan said.

India and Pakistan have not taken part in a bilateral Test series since 2007. India were to feature in two T20s, fi ve One-Day Internationals and two Tests this year in the UAE, where Pakistan play their home matches because of se-curity concerns in their own country. - IANS

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Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East set for seventh seasonMUSCAT: With 12 action-packed races taking place over six pulsating weekends and across four world-class regional racing circuits, the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Mid-dle East is gearing up for its most exciting season yet, as organisers confi rmed the schedule for the sev-enth instalment of the series.

A proven path for regional driv-ers to accelerate their careers onto the biggest stages of racing through intense competition with global motorsport professionals, the return of the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East for Sea-son 7 is a signifi cant boost for the region’s racing scene. Regarded as the purest form of racing with

all drivers competing in identi-cal Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars, the unique one-make series will con-sist of 12 races between November 2015 and March 2016.

New for Season 7 will be the re-turn of race action to Al Reem In-ternational Circuit in Saudi Arabia and also Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, tracks not visited by the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Mid-dle East in over two years.

Following a gripping Season 6 which saw Clemens Schmid take the Drivers’ Championship over Kuwait’s Zaid Ashkanani, and Skydive Dubai Falcons secure the team title in just their second sea-son, drivers and fans can expect

another year of exciting sporting drama with old scores to be settled and new rivalries to be forged.

A world class grid featuring a number of past champions, veter-ans and new, home-grown future stars is expected to line up at the fi rst race weekend in Bahrain.

Speaking ahead of the forthcom-ing series, Walter Lechner, Man-ager of Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East, said: “Year on year we have seen this series bring out the very best in local racing talent. As they battle against each other on the region’s fi nest racing circuits, they increase their racing knowl-edge and ability, all while supply-ing regional motorsport fans with

a thrilling spectacle. The series has attracted and nurtured some incredible regional drivers and we expect more of the same in the com-ing season. It’s going to be another tough competition ensuring a lot of excitement for the fans and plenty of opportunities for the participants to enhance and refi ne their skills.”

Deesch Papke, CEO of Porsche Middle East and Africa FZE, added: “Motorsport is the lifeblood of Por-sche, it is in our DNA. From over 50 years of competition on the race-track our brand has evolved mot-orsport technology and transferred the knowledge into its powerful road legal sports cars.

“The 911 GT3 Cup which our

drivers will compete in have a di-rect link to the 911 GT3 which you see on the roads today. It’s through this race-inspired philosophy we have been able to maintain our racing edge over the competition. Crucially the Porsche brand con-tinues to evolve in every region and as Season 7 fast approaches, we are extremely proud to have established the Middle East’s pre-mier motorsport series to help lo-cal drivers develop their skills.”

The new season will open in spectacular fashion at the Bah-rain International Circuit (BIC) on November 19 2015, as part of the thrilling World Endurance Championship weekend, before

travelling to Al Reem in Saudi Ara-bia in early December. Three UAE rounds will kick-start the New Year across January and February, before the return to Bahrain for the climactic conclusion to Season 7 in early March.

The 2015-2016 race schedule: Round 1: Race 1 (Nov 20), Race 2 (Nov 21) at Bah-rain International Circuit, Bahrain. Round 2: Race 3 (Dec 4), Race 4 (Dec 5) at Al Reem International Circuit, Saudi Arabia. Round 3: Race 5 (Jan 22), Race 6 (Jan 22) at Yas Marina Circuit, UAE. Round 4: Race 7 (Jan 29), Race 8 (Jan 30) at Dubai Autodrome, UAE. Round 5: Race 9 (Feb 19), Race10 (Feb 19) at Dubai Autodrome, UAE. Round 6: Race 11 (March 4), Race 12 (March 5) at Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain.

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NBO Golf Classic to provide all-round entertainmentMUSCAT: The NBO Golf Classic Grand Final, which will be organ-ised at Almouj Golf at The Wave, Muscat, between November 4 and November 7, promises to be an event for all the family with a range of entertainment and excit-ing activities for all ages.

As well as providing an oppor-tunity to see talented internation-al and young Omani golfers fi ght it out at the fi nale of the European Challenge Tour season, there is also an opportunity for patrons to visit the Public Village for an abundance of entertainment for both children and grownups.

The highlight of the Public Village activities will be a star-studded performance of the songs of Frozen, the smash-hit movie, in which three beloved charac-ters will perform iconic anthems from the fi lm including the catchy ballad, ‘Let It Go’, winner of Best Original Song at the Academy Awards. Tickets for the perfor-mance, which will take place on November 6 and 7 are available from Muscat City Center till Oc-tober 30, but numbers are limited.

Other activities available for dignitaries, distinguished guests, adults and children alike are golf nets and putting lessons, a jump-o-mania station, an air speed gun and, of course, the bouncy castle.

The NBO Golf Classic Grand Final marks the climax to the European Challenge Tour sea-son where the top 45 players on

the Road to Oman Rankings will compete for not only the prestig-ious tournament title, and a prize fund of €375,000, but also one of the coveted spots on next sea-son’s European Tour on off er for the top 15 ranked players follow-ing the conclusion of play.

Ahmed Al Musalmi, CEO of the National Bank of Oman, commented: “We are delighted to welcome so many families to the NBO Golf Classic Grand Final. Golf is a sport which is in-clusive and for all ages, and we want to use the opportunity to encourage the next generation to pursue sporting endeavours. As one of the leading sports events in the Sultanate, National Bank of Oman feels that it is our duty to inspire school children and involve the full spectrum of the community in this exceptional, world-class tournament.”

“Even for those not partial to golf will fi nd a wide range of ac-tivities available to ensure that a memorable day is had by all.”

As one of the Sultanate’s lead-ing sports events, the NBO Golf Classic Grand Final 2015 will fur-ther cement Oman’s status as a global hub of high-quality sporting competition. Key sponsors of this year’s edition of the globally-cel-ebrated tournament include: key sponsors: Shangri-La Barr il Jis-sah Resort & Spa, Oman Air, Al Je-naibi International Automobile, Al Mouj and Al Tukri Enterprises.

G R A N D F I N A L Halep, Sharapova winin contrasting styles

SINGAPORE: Romania’s Simona Halep kicked off her campaign for a maiden WTA Finals title in em-phatic fashion with a thumping 6-0, 6-3 victory over U.S. Open cham-pion Flavia Pennetta in the fi rst match of the eight-woman season-ending tournament on Sunday.

While the opener proved to be a sprint, the second ‘Red Group’ tie was a marathon when Maria Sharapova beat Agnieszka Rad-wanska 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in a full-blooded encounter marked by sev-eral swings in momentum as both players struggled on serve.

World No. 2 Halep is the high-est ranked player in the fi eld after Serena Williams, who has won the tournament for the last three years, withdrew citing the need to rest after a year spent carrying injuries in her quest for a calendar Grand Slam.

Halep crushed Williams in round robin play a year ago before losing to the American in the fi nal and her love of the Singapore In-door Stadium hard court was evi-dent in a fi rst set she wrapped up in 26 minutes after breaking serve three times.

“I feel the same now as I did against Serena,” Halep told report-ers of the win. “I can play my best tennis here yet I didn’t play my best today, but I played good ten-nis. I played solid and was domi-nating the match,” she added.

Sidelined by leg and arm inju-ries, Sharapova had yet to com-plete a match since Wimbledon but after shaking off some initial rust, the Russian was back to her very best against Radwanska, playing each point as if her life de-pended on it.

A single break was enough to give the Pole an edge in the opener but her excellent retrieving skills could do little to prevent the world num-ber three from rallying for victory once the Russian had raised her in-tensity levels through the roof.

“Coming into this event, I tried to do everything I could to be healthy and although I didn’t play my best tennis today, sometimes that’s not what matters,” Sharapo-va said of a match that lasted two hours, 48 minutes with a large por-tion of games going to deuce.

“I’m so happy that I got through and have a chance to play two more matches to end the season and hopefully more, so I couldn’t be happier at this point.” - Reuters

Halep kicked off

her campaign with

a 6-0, 6-3 victory

over Pennetta and

Sharapova beat

Radwanska

4-6, 6-3, 6-4

MotoGP title goes to wire amid Rossi dramaKUALA LUMPUR: MotoGP championship leader Valentino Rossi will start the season fi nale in Valencia from the back of the grid after the Italian was penalised for clashing with Marc Marquez at the Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday.

Dani Pedrosa claimed a domi-nant victory at Sepang and was followed home by Rossi’s Yamaha teammate Jorge Lorenzo, who has closed the gap on his championship rival to seven points ahead of the decider in Spain in two weeks’ time.

Rossi fi nished third but had an anxious wait to see if he would

keep the points after making enough contact with Marquez to send the Spaniard spinning into the gravel on the eighth lap.

After an inquiry, Race Direction opted against docking the seven-time premier class champion any points but imposed a “three-point penalty” that will see him start at the back of the fi eld in Valencia.

The Yamaha team have appealed the decision. Prior to the race, Rossi had claimed former champion Mar-quez wanted fellow Spaniard Loren-zo to win the championship instead of him and the simmering relation-

ship between the pair boiled over at the Sepang International Circuit.

The duo darted into corners try-ing to get the upper hand, swap-ping places and touching wheels a number of times until Rossi slowed at Turn 14, forced Marquez wide and then fl icked out a knee, which resulted in his rival’s Honda sliding into the gravel.

Rossi said it was a racing inci-dent and regretted his rival had crashed out. By avoiding disquali-fi cation, Rossi remains on 312 points ahead of the Valencia Grand Prix, seven ahead of Lorenzo with

25 available for victory in Spain.There was more drama on the

podium as a largely pro-Rossi Malaysian crowd booed Lorenzo when he picked up his second-place prize, with the Spaniard storming off immediately after the anthems and not waiting to pose for photographs.

Rossi then declined to attend the traditional post-race news confer-ence, where double world cham-pion Lorenzo said: I don’t think it’s a good decision. He took out Marc, and Marc gets zero points but he gets 16 points. - Reuters

M A L A Y S I A N G R A N D P R I X

CAPTION KICKER: Simona Halep of Romania celebrates during her

match against Falvia Pennetta of Italy at the season-ending WTA

Final in Singapore on Sunday. – AFP

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Percy defeats Shabaz to bag singles titleMUSCAT: Percy Pereira added one more crown to his collection of trophies by winning singles ti-tle at the National Bank of Oman-sponsored annual badminton tournament organised by the In-dian Social Club (ISC) Muscat.

Percy, the number four seed, met Shabaz the number three seed in the fi nal.

Shabaz, who is known for his hard hitting smashes, went into the game with confi dence of hav-ing beaten Percy last year.

The fi rst game, Shabaz used his smashes in attempt to take con-trol while Percy used his drops and high tosses to keep his oppo-nent at bay.

However, it was Percy who soaked up all the pressure and won the fi rst game 21-19.

The second game was no diff er-ent with both players exhibiting delightful drops.

Shabaz started off well but Per-cy managed to keep at level terms at the interval.

On resumption, Shabaz stepped up on his smashes but Percy man-aged to put these back and win some crucial points to keep his nose in front.

Closer to the end, Percy held his nerve to fashion another close win at 21-19.

Earlier in the semifi nals, Shabaz had beaten the num-ber two seed Niyaz in two tough games winning 26-24 and 21-9 while in the other hand, Percy had toppled the top seed Prabhu AR in another thrilling encounter win-ning 24-22, 17-21, 21-15.

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FINALISTS: Percy Pereira, left, and Shabaz. – Supplied photo

Mumbai City beat toppersFC Goa 2-0

MUMBAI: Sunil Chhetri and Fred-eric Piquionne found the net in ei-ther half as Mumbai City FC defeat-ed table-toppers FC Goa 2-0 at the DY Patil Stadium here on Sunday.

Chhetri gave Mumbai the lead by converting a penalty in the 33rd minute after Goa defender Raju Gaikwad had pulled Frederic Piquionne from behind inside the penalty box.

Piquionne (48th minute) scored the hosts’ second goal shortly af-ter the break when he headed in a cross from Juan Aguilera.

Mumbai are now sixth on the eight-team tablke with seven points from fi ve matches. Goa con-tinue to hog the top spot with 10 points from six games.

The visitors, however, had start-ed on a strong note with Narayan Das fi ring wide after a speculative shot from outside the box early on. Leo Moura also shot over the bar for the Goans moments later.

Goa almost took the lead in the ninth minute, but Raju Gaekwad’s fl ick from a corner was headed wide by Victorino Fernandes.

BreakthroughMumbai City FC’s fi rst threat-ening moment came in the 13th minute. Sony Norde’s defl ected cross fi zzed across the Goan pen-alty box before going out of play inches from the far post. The hosts started growing in confi dence as the game went on.

The breakthrough came cour-tesy a brilliantly taken Chhetri penalty after the referee adjudged that Piquionne had unfairly been brought down in the box. Chhetri confi dently stepped up and did the rest, bagging his third goal in as many matches.

He could have scored again just minutes later, but for Goa goalkeeper Laxmikant Kattimani pulled off a brilliant save. Chhetri was having a major infl uence on the game by this stage and minutes later he played in Piquionne who was denied by another excellent save by Kattimani.

Goa almost scored near the hour mark when Fernandes was played through on goal with just the keeper left to beat. His shot failed to meet the target though, after an on-rushing Mumbai custodian Subrata Paul did just enough to put him off . Paul denied Fernandes again in the 66th minute by diving low to his right.

FC Goa head coach Zico made several changes in an attempt to turn things around, bringing in Mandar Rao Dessai, Joff re and Romeo Fernandes. Mumbai, how-ever, were in no mood to let their advantage slip as marquee player-cum-coach Nicolas Anelka decid-ed to come on himself and see the remainder of the match out. - IANS

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City return to top after dull derby drawLONDON: Manchester City re-turned to the top of the Premier League by drawing 0-0 away to Manchester United in a disap-pointing local derby on Sunday that only fl ickered into life in the dying stages.

City have 22 points, the same as Arsenal, but a better goal dif-ference. United stay fourth, two points behind, with West Ham United also above them. They came closest to a goal when sub-stitute Jesse Lingard hit the bar six minutes from the end.

City had won six of the previous eight league derbies, but like the home side found chances hard to come by this time.

There were more yellow cards than chances in a fi rst half during which United did not manage a single attempt on goal.

City did at least have a header by Yaya Toure following a corner that drifted wide and an earlier shot by Raheem Sterling defl ected for a corner.

Fernandinho and returning captain Vincent Kompany re-

ceived yellow cards, as did the home side’s Juan Mata, joined later by Morgan Schneiderlin.

United improved after the inter-val, Chris Smalling going close with a header from a corner and Mata only just being beaten to a through ball by goalkeeper Joe Hart. They

brought on Jesse Lingard and Ma-rouane Fellaini while City took off Yaya Toure and it was the United pair who came closest to creating a goal in the last few minutes.

The lively Lingard latched onto a pass from Anthony Martial and hit the bar before Fellaini headed

down for Smalling to bring the only signifi cant save from either goalkeeper, as Hart turned his shot behind for a corner.

Despite manager Louis van Gaal’s concerns about fatigue fol-lowing Wednesday’s long trip to Moscow for a Champions League game, while City had played at home, United fi nished the stronger.

“We came wanting three points but respect to Manchester Unit-ed, we had to defend well and lim-ited them to two half chances,” Hart told the BBC. “We don’t want praise, we want points. We are back on top of the league now and we can hopefully kick on.”

City skipper Kompany admitted the game had not lived up expecta-tions. “I don’t know how it looked from the outside but it didn’t feel like a dynamic derby,” he said. “Both teams looked defensively solid.

“Everyone knows how much this game means to me. I was dis-appointed to be left out of the team (previously) but it is all about opinions. There is no problem with me and the manager.” - Reuters

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ISAPPOINTING DERBY: Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney, left,

hugs Manchester City’s Vincent Kompany after their Premier

League match at Old Traff ord on Sunday. – Reuters

Rosberg on pole in US

AUSTIN: Lewis Hamilton will have to get past Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg if he is to secure his third Formula One world championship at the U.S. Grand Prix on Sunday.

Rosberg took his third suc-cessive pole position, with Hamilton alongside on the front row, in a qualifying ses-sion postponed from Saturday and then cut short by further bad weather.

Hamilton will become a tri-ple champion with three races to spare if he scores two points more than Rosberg and nine more than Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel, who qualifi ed fi fth but has a 10-place grid penalty.

The grid places were decided by the positions in the second of the three qualifying sessions after the fi nal phase was delayed and then cancelled.

Australian Daniel Ricciardo will line up in third place for Red Bull with Russian teammate Da-niil Kvyat alongside. - Reuters

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LONDON: Winger Adam Ashley Cooper’s hat-trick of tries sent Australia into a fi rst World Cup fi nal since 2003 after a 29-15 vic-tory over Argentina on Sunday secured a showdown with holders New Zealand at Twickenham next weekend.

The Wallabies were superior at the breakdown with David Pocock immense and too clinical in the backline for the gung-ho injury-hit Pumas who paid the price for costly early mistakes.

Australia, in control from two

early tries, were under the cosh for long periods of the second half but resilient defence and Ashley-Cooper’s third try on 71 minutes put the game beyond reach.

Saturday’s fi nal will be the fi rst time the southern hemisphere powers, both world champions on two occasions, have met in a

World Cup fi nal having clashed in three semifi nals. The only fi nal not to feature either New Zea-land or Australia since the tour-nament’s inception in 1987 was eight years ago when South Africa beat England.

Australia, who scraped into the semifi nals with a controversial

last-gasp penalty against Scot-land, fl ew out of the blocks with 14 points on the board in the opening nine minutes.Sixty-seven seconds had elapsed when Australia lock Rob Simmons intercepted a risky Nicolas Sanchez offl oad to sprint under the posts from 30 metres out and set the tone for an open

and exhilarating contest. Sanchez got the Pumas up and running with his fi rst shot at goal but they then paid the price for knocking-on from a quick tap-penalty.

Superb back play by the Walla-bies following a scrum ended with a fi ne fl oated pass from Bernard Foley that gave Ashley-Cooper a clear run to the line.

The Pumas, who lost winger Juan Imhoff to a head knock after 20 minutes, were weakened fur-ther when lock Tomas Lavanini was sent to the sin-bin for a no-arms tackle on Israel Folau.

Worse was to follow when captain Agustin Creevy, a fi tness doubt all week, trudged off after half an hour. The Wallabies quick-ly rubbed salt in the wounds, Ash-ley-Cooper this time taking a long pass from Will Genia to score in the left corner.

Sanchez’s boot gave the Pumas hope as they trailed 19-9 at the break and two more penalties got his side to within seven with plen-ty of time left.

The Pumas came at the Wallabies hard and it needed plenty of scram-bling defence to keep them at bay. Having held fi rm, Australia got back into Pumas territory and wrapped up the game when winger Drew Mitchell zipped through a fl urry of tired tacklers and Ashley-Cooper walked the ball over the line. - Reuters

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be the fi rst time the

southern hemisphere

powers, both world

champions on two

occasions, have met

in a World Cup fi nal

having clashed in

three semifi nals

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Cup semifi nal at Twickenham in London on Sunday. – Reuters

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Ooredoo A post big win over Galfar

MUSCAT: Ooredoo A defeated Galfar CT by 191 runs in a Khimji Ramdas-sponsored A Division match played at the Municipality Ground II during the morning ses-sion on Friday.

Put into bat fi rst, Ooredoo A scored 293 for the loss off six wick-ets in 30 overs with Gustav Borger, Ramesh Kandachamy and Vijeesh

C.V. contributing 71, 60 and 68 re-spectively. Tanmoy Kar claimed three wickets for Galfar.

Ooredoo A completed their bo-nus point victory by bowling out Galfar for 102 in 19.4 overs. Sunil Baby claimed six scalps while Vi-jeesh took two.

Brief scores: Ooredoo A 293 for 6 in 30 overs (Gustav Borger 71,

Ramesh Kandachamy 60, Vijeesh C.V. 68; Tanmoy Kar 3/50) bt Galfar 102 in 19.4 overs (Srikantha Achari 24 n.o.; Sunil Baby 6/30). Points: Ooredoo A - 3, Galfar - 0.

Renaissance winIn another A Division match, Re-naissance recorded a 43-run win over MDC Enhance Eagles at the Municipality Ground I.

Winning the toss and batting fi rst, Renaissance put on 246 for four in 30 overs with Jaganth G. and E.K. Sajith scoring with 91 and 59 runs respectively. Khalid Latif was the pick of the MDC Enhance Eagles bowlers with fi gures of two for 36.

Renaissance completed their victory by bowling out MDC En-hance Eagles for 203 in 28.4 overs.

Khalid Latif and Nishanth M. scored 31 and 38 respectively. Ibn Eameen and Faizal Jerome were the star bowlers for Renaissance claiming three wickets each.

Brief scores: Renaissance 264 for 4 in 30 overs (Jaganth G. 91, E.K. Sajith 59; Khalid Latif 2/36) bt MDC Enhance Eagles 203 in 28.4 overs (Khalid Latif 31, Nishanth M. 38; Ibn Eameen 3/42, Faizal Jerome 3/26). Points: Renaissance - 2, MDC En-hance Eagles - 0.

Al Nahdha down Powertech In an Al Ansari Group of Compa-nies-sponsored B Division match, Al Nahdha edged Powertech by fi ve runs.

After being asked to bat fi rst, Al Nahdha put on 137 in 20 overs

with Kamran Mohammed top scoring with 22.

Manikandan, Nishad and Prab-hakaran were the pick of the Pow-ertech bowlers claiming two wick-ets each.

Al Nahdha completed their vic-tory by restricting Powertech to 132 for eight in 20 overs thanks to the eff orts of Kamran Muhammed and Imran Nasir who picked up two and three wickets respectively. Aroan and Manikandan scored 32 an 30 respectively for Powertech.

Brief scores: Al Nahdha 137 in 20 overs (Kamran Muhammed 22; Manikandan 2/13, Nishad 2/23, Prab-hakaran 2/35) bt Powertech 132 for 8 in 20 overs (Aroan 32, Manikandan 30; Imran Nasir 3/18). Points: Al Nahdha - 2, Powertech - 0.

Easy for FAP UTSC In a Raha Poly Products-spon-sored C Division match, FAP UTSC defeated Ooredoo B by 64 runs. Batting fi rst, FAP UTSC put on 201 for seven in 20 overs with Rasik top scoring with 51. Moham-med Waqas and Vinod took three and two wickets each respectively.

In reply, Ooredoo B managed to score 138 for eight in 20 overs. Faizal top scored with 45.FAP UTSC secured the bonus point in their victory. Nishad was the pick of the FAP UTSC bowlers with fi g-ures of three for 29.

Brief scores: FAP UTSC 201 for 7 of 20 overs (Rasik 51; Vinod 3/44) bt Ooredoo B 138 for 8 in 20 overs (Faizal 45; Nishad 3/29). Points: FAP UTSC 3, Ooredoo B- 0.

Put into bat fi rst, Ooredoo A scored 293 for

the loss off six wickets in 30 overs and then

they bowled Galfar for 102 in 19.4 overs

A DIVISION: Ooredoo A who defeated Galfar. – Supplied photos A DIVISION: Renaissance team pose for a group photo after their win over MRD Enhance Eagles.

Al Maddah outlast Al Meer in thrillerMUSCAT: Al Maddah overcame a stiff challenge from Al Meer before recording a three-wicket victory in an Enhance-sponsored D Division match at the Municipality Ground III on Friday.

Batting fi rst, Al Meer scored 166 for six in 20 overs with Yogendra R. and Shankar M.G. top scoring with 53 and 45 runs respectively. Abdul Rehman claimed three wickets for Al Maddah.

Al Maddah reached their target in 19.2 for the loss of three wickets thanks to an unbeaten 57 by Abdul Rahman. Al Ameer’s Sanket and Punit claimed two wickets each.

Brief scores: Al Meer 166 for 6 in 20 overs (Yogendra R. 53, Shankar M.G. 45) lost to Al Maddah 168 for 7 in 19.2 overs (Abdul Rahman 57 n.o.; Sanket Cyril 2/25, Punit Mehta 2/19). Points: Al Maddah - 2, Al Meer - 0.

Enhance Falcons win In an E Division match, Enhance Falcons defeated Al Fairuz fi ve runs. Batting fi rst, Enhance Fal-cons scored of 195 for seven in 20 overs with Anand Pathi and Jaison Manila making 41 and 45 respec-tively. Aneesh and Satham took two wickets each.

In reply, Fairuz fell just short, scoring 190 for seven in 20 overs. Satham and Sunil top scored for Al Fairuz with 57 and 52 not out. Jai-son, Kunal and Ikram claimed two wickets each for Enhance Falcons.

Brief scores: Enhance Falcons 195 for 7 in 20 overs (Anand Pathi 41, Jaison Manjila 45; Aneesh 4/35, Satham Hussain 4/29) bt Al Fairuz 190 for 7 in 20 overs (Satham Hussain 57, Sunil 52; Kunal Pandya 2/21). Points: Enhance Falcons - 2, Al Fairuz - 0.

Khurshid edge OUA Travel In a F Division match, Khurshid CT recorded a narrow 12-run win over OUA Travel.

Batting fi rst, Khurshid scored 179 for six in 20 overs with Jibin K. top scoring with a brilliant 104 off 58 balls. Shamras P. was the pick

of the OUA bowlers with fi gures of three for 23.

In reply, OUA Travel managed to score 167 for six in 20 overs. Ra-feek Al Balushi top scored with 95. Shahanavas and Jibin picked up two wickets each for Khurshid.

Brief scores: Khurshid CT 179 for 6 in 20 overs (Jibin K. 104; Shamras P. 3/23) bt OUA Travel 167 for 6 in 20 overs (Rafeek Al Balushi 95; Jibin 2/25, Shahanavas 2/18). Points: Khurshid CT - 2, OUA Travels - 0.

White Lotus win In an F Division match, White Lo-tus recorded an eight-wicket win over OCT Muscat B.

Batting fi rst, OCT Muscat B were bowled out for 120 in 19.4 overs with Najeeb Qader top scor-ing with 34 runs. Rajesh Ramesh picked up three wickets for White Lotus, while Sujith and Sachin chipped in with two wickets each. White Lotus completed their bo-nus point victory by scoring 122 for two in 12.4 overs. Praveen Shet-ty and Ramesh Nair scored 38 not out and 33 respectively.

Brief scores: OCT Muscat B 120 in 19.4 overs (Najeeb Qader 34; Rajesh Ramesh 3/20) lost to White Lotus 122 for 2 in 12.4 overs (Praveen Shetty 38 n.o., Ramesh Nair 33). Points: White Lotus - 3, OCT Muscat B - 0.

Easy for Bank MuscatIn a G Division match, Bank Muscat defeated Al Rehwan by four wick-ets. Batting fi rst, Al Rehwan scored 147 for seven in 20 overs with Aboo P.C. top scoring with an unbeaten 61. For Bank Muscat, Benny and Prathik took two wickets each.

Bank Muscat completed their bonus point victory by reaching their target in 15.2 overs, scor-ing 148 for six. Mony Narayan top scored with 70. Shihabudeen was the pick of the Al Rehwan bowlers with fi gures of three for 32.

Brief scores: Al Rehwan 147 for 7 in 20 overs (Aboo P.C. 61 n.o.; Benny Mathew 2/23, Prathik Dalal 2/24) lost to Bank Muscat 148 for 6 in 15.2 overs (Mony Narayan 70; Shihabudeen 3/32). Points: Bank Muscat – 3, Al Re-hwan - 0.

MSE down RAHRCIn an H Division match, Mustafa Sultan Enterprises recorded an easy 39-run win over RAHRC.

Batting fi rst, MSE scored 192 for nine in 20 overs, with Baiju Gopal top scoring with a fantastic 101. Abilash S. was the pick of the RAHRC bowlers, with two for 39.

MSE completed their bonus point victory by restricting RAH-RC for 153 for nine in 20 overs. Madan Pagar top scored for RAH-

RC with 51. Abdullah Alam and Hi-lari D’Souza took two wickets each.

Brief scores: MSE 192 for 9 in 20 overs (Baiju Gopal 101; Abilash S. 2/39) bt RAHRC 153 for 9 in 20 overs (Madan Pagar 51; Abdullah Alam 2/22, Hiari D’Souza 2/30). Points: MSE - 3, RAHRC - 0.

Trust Doosan beat Khalsa In an I Division match, Trust Doosan defeated Khalsa United by seven wickets.

Batting fi rst, Khalsa United scored 129 for eight in 20 overs with Mohammed Irfan top scoring with 52. Nithin Sasi and Moham-med Imran took four and three wickets respectively.

Trust Doosan completed their victory by scoring 130 for three in 17.2 overs. Mohammed Imran top scored with 54. Rajesh Ravi claimed two wickets.

Brief scores: Khalsa United 129 for 8 in 20 overs (Mohammed Irfan 52; Mohammed Imran 3/15, Nithin Sasi-4/21) lost to Trust Doosan 130 for 3 in 17.2 overs (Mohammed Imran 54; Rajesh Ravi 2/27). Points: Trust Doosan - 2, Khalsa United - 0.

Hydrotech beat HFP In a J Division match, Hydrotech defeated Hussain Fahdil Partners (HFP) by four wickets.

Put into bat fi rst, HFP scored 139 for seven in 20 overs with Sta-lin Johnson top scoring with 33. Jebin, Khurram and Nikesh took two wickets apiece.

In reply, Hydrotech scored 140 for six in 18.2 overs to secure vic-tory. Sadik P.M. and Vibin Kumar top scored with 39 not out and 31 respectively. Prasobh Mohan was the pick of the HFP bowlers with fi gures of 2/16 of 4.

Brief scores: Hussain Fadhil Partners 139 for 7 in 20 overs (Stalin Johnson 33; Khurram Rashid 2/22) lost to Hydrotech 140 for 6 in 18.2 overs (Sadik P.M 39 n.o., Vibin Kumar 31; Prasobh Mohan 2/16). Points: Hy-drotech - 2; Hussain Fadhil Partners - 0.

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F DIVISION: White Lotus

I DIVISION: Trust Doosan

J DIVISION: Hydrotech

BANK MUSCAT STAR: Mony

Narayan.

MUSTAFA SULTAN’S HERO:

Baiju Gopal.

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Mention the brand Isuzu, and the

fi rst thing that comes to our mind

is ‘truck’… for so long the word

has been glued to it. But Isuzu has

fi nally done the unexpected with

its latest SUV — the MU-X. We lay

hands on this daredevil.

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In the ever-expanding realm of mid-sized SUVs, comes a new contender that has the potential to take the bull by its horns. With a robust build, proven drive-train with gutsy 4X4 capability, and plush in-teriors, this one is in for ‘the

big trek’. And the fun part is not over yet – the mean machine has got tur-bo-charged diesel power.

Wait, did we mention diesel? Coming from the house of Isuzu – the champion of diesels, the MU-X gives a fresh whiff of life to off -road lovers, providing them with a potent and quite aff ordable alternative in the diesel segment.

Tough and torquey, the MU-X is an off road oriented SUV. The die-sel advantage scores when wander-ing off road, to conquer those rough stubborn terrains.

Much of the off -roading is done at low speeds, using a lot of power. While crawling over rocks and obstacles it is very diffi cult to stall (hold and move), and re-quires an engine that produces high amounts of torque at low revs (aka grunt). Same holds true for descending.

Diesel engines, by their very na-ture, are low-revving, high-torque engines. A petrol vehicle will often require much higher revs to main-tain momentum up hill and over ob-stacles. Also diesel engines induce combustion through compression, and hence are well-suited for wad-ing through water. (Off -roaders al-ready getting goosebumps?)

The engine barks to life with the typical gruff diesel growl. Shift to D-mode and the car moves ahead with eagerness. Not knowing what to ex-pect from the MU-X’s performance, it was actually quite surprising how lithe and responsive it felt.

The 2.5L intercooled VGS turbo-charged CRDI engine is incredibly quiet at idle, and feels much peppier than the 136bhp power fi gure sug-gests. And the more important fi g-ure, torque, is produced from as low as 1,800rpm to 2,800rpm. And you have 320Nm to play with.

The automatic 5-speed transmis-sion is electronically controlled by the transmission control module via an adaptive-learning function which constantly monitors the driver’s brake and throttle behaviour, select-ing the most appropriate shift points.

There’s ample acceleration for quick and satisfying overtaking ma-noeuvres on Muscat’s busy roads, although sometimes the engine felt a bit strained, and we felt the need of a few more ponies on it, but so was the case only when lugged con-stantly to the peak, which was quite rare a happening, if at all. Also, it’s a big thing to pilot around the average shopping centre car park, with an 11.6m turning circle requiring plenty of input at the wheel.

The happy surprises continue on the inside with the MU-X’s spoiling trove of creature comforts. Adjust-ing the driver’s seat is a motorised aff air with six-way adjustment. The interior itself is unfussy and practi-cal, with smart leather seats. With a press of the ‘Engine Start’ but-ton, the electroluminescent gauges come to life with a full swing before settling down to normal.

The MID (Multi Information Display), sandwiched between the speedo- and tachometer, has a wealth of information including time elapsed and even an instantaneous fuel con-

sumption metre, in both bar and nu-merical form. It even has an automat-ic illumination control that adjusts the brightness of the dials based on ambient lighting.

The handling of the MU-X is put to test on the winding road to Jebel Sifa, full of tight hairpin bends and turns. Much to our delight, it feels surprisingly responsive with a tight turn-in and controlled body roll. The suspension is a bit fi rm, but re-wards the driver with confi dence to push just that extra bit.

And when things do get hairy, the gritty 4x4 has the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) to keep you pointed in the right direction. The rear tyres chirp through corners at times, but the MU-X feels planted and stable enough to bite through… even through gravel and uneven rocky terrains.

The MU-X’s great all-around visibility certainly helps as well. Even the high positioned driver’s seat, which has the potential to an-noy taller types on the road, makes more sense off -road, giving you a

better view of upcoming terrain over the bonnet. All 4x4 MU-X models also have the use of Isuzu’s simple-to-use Terrain Command 4WD select dial – 2-high, 4-high and 4-low ranges – on the centre console and are fi tted with hill as-cent and descent control.

Based on the Chevrolet Trail-blazer, the MU-X shares many of the same body lines. Isuzu how-ever, has added a dash of muscle with pumped-out fender fl ares. Off -tarmac, the MU-X takes its cues from its tough cousin, the D-Max ute (coupe utility). Not only does it borrow similar styling with the wedge-shaped front and fl ared wheel arches, it adopts the D-Max’s durability. Should you wish to forgo cityscape for coun-tryside, there is a front steel plate skid/splash shield and steel plate guards that protect the sump and transfer case. The profile speaks to the sturdy underpinnings necessary for taking on any task from carting kids to school and sport, tackling tough off-roading,

or towing up to three tonnes. The MU-X is a comfy place to be in, and perhaps also the roomiest also in its class right now. The leg-room is great and enables you and your seatmate to cross legs with still enough space for a third per-son in the middle. With adjustable headrests on all rows and a second row that actually reclines, sleep-ing on-the-go is a total possible. If you’re not in the napping mood, the MU-X has a groovy 6-speaker music system with Bluetooth, and USB/iPod capability. There are also 12 cup holders and 19 storage com-partments scattered throughout the cabin making it a truly road-trip friendly vehicle. Passive safety is ensured by the six airbags (dual front, curtain and side).

Isuzu’s MU-X strikes a good bal-ance between off -road ability and general comfort. It may not have the best on-road etiquette, but it will leave the average road-based SUVs in dust when things get off tarmac. Quite [email protected]

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With seating for seven, numerous features, and the benefi t of a proper four-wheel drive system, Isuzu’s MU-X 4x4 brings family values and plenty of off -road ability to the brand’s hardy D-MAX platform.

Tech Specs – Isuzu MU-XEngine: 4 cylinder, 2.5 litre CRDI intercooled VGS turbochargedPower: 136bhp, 320Nm (1800-2800rpm)Transmission: 5 speed automaticCategory: 4WDSeating Capacity: 7

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The two main contenders for the best noise cancelling headphones are the Bose Quiet

Comfort 15 (QC15) and Monster Beats Studio by Dr Dre. Both the headphones are a

potent challenger to the other; falling in the same price bracket (around OMR100), and

being on par with each other in delivering an outstanding auditory experience. Each

has their own features that may or may not be a deal-breaker for you. We put both

head to head. Choose the one which suits you best. You will be able to pick out sounds

and nuances of your music that you have not heard before.

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ConclusionThe Monster Beats Studio is a very nice headphone, and has a few fea-tures that the QC15 does not. The Beats also has a slight edge on bass, but it isn’t much of a night-and-day difference.

The Bose QC15, on the other hand,

has a more crisp and balanced sound quality, perfect noise cancelling, and is more handy – making it the more obvious choice while on the go.

TOO Verdict: More private, more convenient, better music: Bose QC15. [email protected]

Bose Quiet Comfort 15 Monster Beats Studio vs DesignThe Monster Beats has metal hinges and folds up, and the earcups of the Bose fold down to lay fl at on a desk.

The Monsters looks very sleek in their shiny look, but the fi nish is quite prone to smudges and fi ngerprints, even at the slightest touch. The headphone kit although has a microfi bre-cleaning cloth, but to keep these at their best you’d be polishing them all day. The Bose on the other hand has a nice and clean fi nish, and quite likely to stay that way for longer periods.

Both the headphones are battery operated: the Beats re-quires two AA batteries while Bose only requires one. Both headsets operate only with noise cancellation on, but the Monster does also have a “mute” button on.

QC15:

Monster Studio:

Battery CompartmentOn the Beats, the batteries are in-stalled in the left ear-cup, which are revealed when you twist the “B” logo counter-clockwise. The logo cap feels cheap; looks like it will fall off , and is a little loose when clipped on.

Bose’s battery implementa-tion has a more clever design. Just pop open a hinge to re-veal the battery compartment, which is discretely tucked away once the battery is installed.

The Beats requires two AA batteries because in addition to its noise-cancelling technol-ogy, they are also amplifi ed. You do notice a slight volume dif-ference between regular head-phones and the Beats: they just appear to have more energy.

QC15:

Monster Studio:

Sound QualityBoth the QC15 and Monster sound just awesome; the sound separa-tion is excellent and bass reproduction is true.

While the Monster claims to have more prominent bass, it does not reproduce sounds below 20Hz and the volume starts to drop off . The Bose QC15 however is capable of reproducing sounds up to about 10Hz and maintains volume throughout. The bass is there in the Bose, but just not as exaggerated as the Beats.

QC15:

Monster Studio:

Noise CancellationThe noise cancellation on the Monster although does work, still it doesn’t completely do away with the external noise. Active noise cancellation of the headphones negates 17 dB, which isn’t very much, consid-ering the fact that even a quiet offi ce is at least 30 dB, forget your living room. Try the Mon-ster in any of the two places, and others around you would still be audible, along with all the rumble.

In contrast, the noise cancel-lation on the Bose QC15 is per-fect. The QC15 replicates com-plete silence. Even the slightest noise is practically eliminated.

QC15:

Monster Studio:

Sound LeakageBoth the headphones are ported because they have to release air pressure from the sealed cups, and they use mi-crophones to sample ambient noise. But there is still a bit of sound leakage, especially when compared to earphones.

However, wearing the Mon-ster, everyone in the close vicin-ity could hear exactly what one is listening to, making the ex-perience far from being private, which is one of the major points for using a headphone: a ma-jor fl aw. The QC15 leaks much lesser, and isn’t noticeable from a few feet away.

QC15:

Monster Studio:

ComfortThe Monster, though quite comfortable, has a bit too small earcups, resulting in a little much pressure on the head. The QC15 has a much lighter grip and is of the most comfortable pair of headphones around right now. However, since the pres-sure is less, they may slip off while exercising.

Another crucial factor is stor-age. The Bose folds fl at and the case is far slimmer (so much it can slip into a laptop bag) and has room for all the cables and even a pocket for your portable music player. The case for the Monster Beats is quite bulky and won’t slip into anything small, but comes with carabi-neer, so as to clip it to the bag; not that good an option though.

QC15:

Monster Studio:

Audio CablesBoth come with two sets of detachable audio cables (one with an in-line remote and mi-crophone for Apple iPods and iPhones, and other for general devices).

The Monster’s cables are much beefi er than the ones with the QC15, but the Bose audio ca-bles are technically more sound and proprietary. The end of each cable terminates with a little “cartridge” that fi ts snugly into the left can, and when installed looks completely integrated – as if the cable were permanently attached. The cable also has a “high/low” gain switch so you can adjust the volume on high-gain devices.

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LIFESTYLEC11M O N DAY, O CTO B E R 2 6, 2 0 1 5

T here is nothing like the feeling of load-ing up and heading out on a big motor-cycle, exploring the

unknown territories. For motor-cyclists a long road-trip is the ultimate soul soother. But wait, don’t get excited yet; don’t plan to pack your bags and getting out on the road right away for that heav-enly experience. The notion of long and alone might sound pretty adventurous and at the same time romantic, but ask a past-master and you will know that every ad-venture has its misfortune, and every romance has its tragedy. Yes, the freedom of being on your own comes at a price.

Long road trips can be a blast —but at even the slightest twist of fate, they can turn to be boring and exhausting endeavours. The best way to tackle any untoward situation, or better, preventing it in the first place is to be pre-pared in advance. Familiarise with the place you are headed to (respect to Google), and prepare a checklist of must-haves and must-dos accordingly. Here are a few golden tips:

MUST HAVES1. Tool Kit: Tyre repair equip-ment, air pump, a metric hex wrench set, screwdrivers and lockable pliers, ratchet wrenches and a multi-purpose hand tool.

2. Spares: Simple electrical re-pairs include a fl ashlight, rolls of duct and electrical tape, a mini voltmeter, spark plugs, wire, a wire stripper, fuses and spare bulbs.

3. Personal Gear: Dress in layers to save weight; use synthetic un-derwear and socks for easy main-tenance. A good rain suit that has refl ective stripes and a mesh lin-ing for an extra layer of protection from moisture.

Foam ear plugs are important to use no matter how quiet your helmet may be: wind turbulence can cause hearing damage and drains your energy.

4. Identifi cation: Make photo-copies of all of your documen-tation: emergency contact in-formation, driver’s license and registration; bike and health in-surance and service cards should

be updated. Use a plastic cover and store in a waterproof bag.

5. Communication: Having a fully charged mobile phone along with an extra charged battery helps you stay connected and is invaluable in times of emergency.

6. First-Aid: A bottle of anti-septic, pain tablets, sterile band-ages and an elastic bandage for sprains. You never know when you might need them.

7. Roadmap: Carry a laminated, foldable roadmap; a travel com-pass is also a great tool to help you get your bearings. A solid GPS system with bike mount is a good investment or a cellphone with online GPS can work, but you can’t rely on techno-aid too much while on the road (zero connec-tivity most of the times). You have to return to the basics.

8. Security: A wheel lock or heavy chain with a lock to securely park your bike at the most secluded points. You may also want to install an anti-theft alarm on your bike for an added level of protection.

9. Spare Key: It’s a smart idea to carry a spare ignition key. Stow it in a ziplock plastic bag and secure it in a safe place on your bike or in your gear.

10. Personal Necessities: There might be stretches where you don’t get any eating joints for long. Power snacks like nuts and dried fruits give you long last-ing energy. And don’t forget the toiletries; sanitary wipes, tooth brush, toothpaste and deodorant.

MUST DOS1. Practice: The road is longer than you think. If you aren’t ac-customed to riding for more than just a few hours, don’t jump onto a road trip right away. Try taking some practice rides to get used to being on a bike for longer periods of time. It takes time to adapt to longer durations of riding.

2. Keep it Balanced: In the end, you would want to keep the weight low and close to the centre of the bike and you also need to make sure that saddlebags on both the sides weigh approximately the same. Secure loose items with

net or stretch cord and stow your lightest gear in the rear rack and tank bag.

3. Install Windshield: If you’re looking to road trip, save your-self the exhaustion and install a proper windshield, before riding out, as the wind blowing in your face for long times can make tyre badly. Yes, we agree bikes do look cool naked, but again its more about practicality and less about making a style statement when out on the empty road.

4. Get your position right: If you’re going to take a stock mo-torcycle on a road trip, getting your seating and riding position right is going to be incredibly important. You probably want to buy an aftermarket seat, and you might even want to consider a back rest. You may also want to get some highway pegs and make sure your handlebars are adjusted to be as comfortable as possible. The more comfortable your bike is, the more likely you are to ride it long distances again.

More next time, ride [email protected]

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Virtual Dance Teacher to Help You Learn K-Pop

Love Korean pop dances? You may soon learn the art easily at home by track-ing body joints, thanks to a virtual dance teacher developed by South Korean researchers. Researchers Daijin Kim and his team at Pohang University of Science and Technology South Korea, successfully developed the precise 3D tracking of 15 human body joints using data of the human body and the relational information among human body joints. Its tracking performance showed just a 4.5cm error on average among 15 hu-man body joints, the study reported. In order to devel-op the virtual K-Pop dance teacher, the team selected a hundred K-Pop dance routines and collected the moves of 15 body joints of each dancing movement.

Twitter Rolls Out Polling Feature Called ‘Polls’

Social microblogging website Twitter on Friday launched a new feature called Polls, which will allow its users to take opin-ions of other users on the platform on any topic.Previously, Twitter off ered a few ways to participate in polls including tweet-ing questions, tracking replies, tallying favourites, retweets and hashtag votes.

Tesla’s China Sales to Catch Up With US in Years

In the long term, “we will probably see equal or higher sales in China than in the US. That may take fi ve or six years,” Elon Musk, CEO of electric automobile-maker Tesla Motors, said recently. Sales in China in the fi rst three quarters of 2015 reached 3,025 cars, with 791 sold in Q1, 882 in Q2 and 1,345 in Q3, respectively, Xinhua quoted Musk as saying at a press conference to unveil Tesla’s new autopilot system in Beijing. Musk said the fi gures are good on a percentage growth basis, and he is very optimistic about Tesla’s future in China. The company is in talks with offi cials at the national and provincial levels about potential joint ventures in China, accord-ing to Musk.-IANS

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LIFESTYLEC12 M O N DAY, O C TO B E R 2 6, 2 0 1 5

TECH GIFTS BRING TEACHABLE MOMENTS

From games to smart phones and devices, you’d be hard-pressed to fi nd a wish list that doesn’t include at

least one new tech device. These gifts provide children with the tools to connect with friends, and empower them to learn and explore; while also presenting an opportunity for parents to start a conversation on how to live safely in an increasingly digital world.

Technology access starts as early as six years old in many families, according to a recent survey by LifeLock, an industry leader in identity theft protec-tion. At this young age, a whop-ping 74 per cent of children have access to laptops/desktops. The

rate of technology use increases from there – by the time kids hit their mid-teens, 80 per cent have a smartphone.

“The holidays are a great time to gift a child their fi rst device, but parents are trying to fi nd the bal-ance between the opportunity to build friendships, learn and have fun using technology, and the need to stay safe and develop healthy lifestyles,” said Paige Hanson, Edu-cational Programmes Senior Man-ager with LifeLock.

As technology increasingly plays a larger presence in our lives, parents recognise the need to help their kids live a balanced life online and offl ine. Four out of fi ve parents surveyed reported having technology agreements

with their children that defi ne areas such as safety and privacy, screen time, apps and downloads and respectful behaviour. Howev-er, the overwhelming majority (79 per cent) relies on verbal versus written agreements with varying degrees of eff ectiveness. As you think about gifting your kid a de-vice this holiday season, it is also a good time to establish, or up-date, the ground rules you’d like to have as a family, and discover new resources that can help create a positive conversation.

One such resource is “The Smart Talk.” LifeLock and Na-tional PTA, the nation’s oldest and largest child advocacy as-sociation, recently teamed up to create this free digital tool which

is designed as an interactive expe-rience between parent and child, guiding families through a series of questions and conversations. After agreeing on healthy limits, a personalised family agreement can be stored on the computer or printed out and posted in a high-traffi c home area – like your fridge! By doing this, it will help serve as a daily reminder for the whole family to follow the agreed upon guidelines.

“We need to help the next gen-eration establish safe behaviours at an earlier age, and give parents a roadmap to set ground rules that strike a better, healthier balance,” said Hanson. It is also a good ex-ercise to remind parents that they also should practice healthy

online habits and safeguard their family’s identities. “Always think before you post to your social net-works,” said Hanson.

“While posting a picture of your family seems harmless enough, you could be opening yourself to identity theft. Each photo and sta-tus update also creates your child’s fi rst digital footprint, especially when they are too young to be on-line themselves.”

“When it comes to forms – ex-tracurricular, doctors’ records and more – don’t be afraid to ask what personal information is actually needed by the organisation. Many times they just need a name and maybe a birthdate, but not your kids’ Social Security Number,” con-cluded Hanson. - Family Features

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Japanese electronics major Sony is set to launch its new Xperia smartphones next month in the Middle East — Z5 and Z5 Pre-mium. Here is what we think of it:

What is good?The phones come with the same design and look as the Xperia’s Z series. Other than the dedi-cated camera button for the quick launch camera app, the addition seems to be the fi nger-print scanner on the side. What is interesting is the positioning of the scanner: the power but-ton doubles up as the scanner. No other phone has a scanner on the side.

The Z5 is also IP65 and IP68 certifi ed which means it is dust proof and water proof.

The phone’s 5.2-inch screen has a good 427 pixel density and there are no problems with view-ing angles. Watching videos and gaming is also a good experience, combined with the phone’s awe-some sound.

The Z5’s 64-bit octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor, along with a 3GB RAM unit, can take most of the things thrown at it, including heavy games.

The camera is the best of the features on the phone. The cam-era, in combination with several modes that are usually seen in all Z series phones, can take wide angle pictures. The rear 23-meg-apixel camera performs really well in any condition. The front fi ve-megapixel can also take wid-er selfi es and groupies.

The phone’s 2,930 mAH bat-tery is a fair performer as well keeping in mind that it comes with ultra stamina and stamina modes to preserve its charge.

What doesn’t work for the phone?Be it customer dissatisfac-tion or lack in innovation, the Japanese major seems ada-mant on retaining the look and design of the Z series. What seems worrisome is the sud-den heating of the phone when the battery level reaches a cer-tain level or exposure to heavy games for tad longer duration. The positive is you could cool it with a cold water bath. Also, the phone ranks a little lower (around 7,000 points) than other flagship rivals in An Tu Tu and Geekbench 3 scores.

The front camera should have come with a fl ash keeping in mind the price. A 4GB RAM would also have been fair.

However, keeping in mind the fans of the brand, the phone is defi nitely an improvement over the previous Z series as it comes future ready with a fi ngerprint scanner and VolTE support.

Should you buy it? You can decide when the prices are disclosed.

Full specifi cations: Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor @1.96 Ghz with Adreno 430 graphics processing unit | 3 GB RAM | 5.2-inch FHD display | Android Lollipop | 32 GB internal expandable to 200 GB | 23-megapixel rear and fi ve-megapixel camera units | 2,930 mAH battery | water and dust proof | 4G LTE and VolTE sup-port | Bluetooth 4.1 | NFC.- IANS

Sony Xperia Z5 Dual: Future Ready Smartphone

You Need 27 Seconds to Regain Attention After Phone UseIf you thought it is okay to talk to your car infotain-ment system or smart-phone while driving then think again. New research has found that it takes up to 27 seconds to regain full attention after issuing voice commands.

University of Utah re-searchers conducted two studies for the traffi c safety charity AAA Foundation for

Traffi c Safety. One of the studies showed

that it is highly distracting to use hands-free voice com-mands to dial phone num-bers, call contacts, change music and send texts with Microsoft Cortana, Apple Siri and Google Now smart-phone personal assistants.

In another study, they ex-amined voice-dialing, voice-contact calling and music

selection using in-vehicle information or “infotain-ment” systems in 10 model-year 2015 vehicles.

Three were rated as mod-erately distracting, six as highly distracting and one as very highly distracting, the US-based traffi c safety non-profi t said in a report.

“Just because these sys-tems are in the car doesn’t mean it’s a good idea to use

them while you are driving,” said senior author of the two studies David Strayer, psy-chology professor at Univer-sity of Utah.

“It is better not to use them when you are driving,” Strayer said.

The research also found that, contrary to what some may believe, practice with voice-recognition systems does not eliminate

distraction.But the most surprising

fi nding was that a driver travelling only 25mph continues to be distracted for up to 27 seconds after disconnecting from highly distracting phone and car voice-command systems, and up to 15 seconds after disconnecting from the moderately distracting systems. -IANS

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Contact: 99888586E-mail.

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Email: [email protected] classifi [email protected].: 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 /431 / 456 / 461

FOR RENT

Room for rent in Al Khuwair

near Ibis hotel with A/C. Contact:

95124975

1/2, B/R – Res / commercial di-

rectly from owner near Bank Muscat,

Bausher. Contact 92158031

Flat for rent in Al Hail 5 fl oor build-

ing 1bedroom R.O 180/-, 2 bedroom

R.O 260/- Mabela, 3 bedroom R.O

280/- near Nesto Hyper market.

Contact: 99614346

New deluxe villas in Madinat Qa-

boos , near British Council. Contact:

99369081

ISD, walking distance, 2 BHK,

recently renovated fl at, new and

well maintained building. Ideal for

Keralite / South Indian family, 350/-

per month, including air condition-

ers and maintenance. Contact: Iqrar

on 99076557. Available from 1st

November.

For rent one bedroom Majlis, 2

toilets, kitchen, balcony Greater Mut-

trah near Muscat Electricity distribu-

tion new building rent

R.O 230/-. Contact: 99243059

Villa in Arjan complex near Seeb

stadium 4BHK, 1 living room, 1

majles, 1 extra room in ground fl oor.

Contact 93219597

1BHK fl at available in MBD near

Khimji Supermarket with split AC &

curtain R.O 230/-. Contact: 97748721

/ 92393067

1BHK new bldg with A/C curtains

near Khimji Mart MBD. Contact:

99061408 / 99024039

Large room private toilet small

kitchen, Electricity water lnclusive

monthly RO 180/-, opp. Qurum Park.

Contact Hassan: 99349990

Private room with toilet, electric-

ity water lnclusive opp Qurum

Park monthly RO 130/-. Contact:

99349990

2BHK fl at + AC Amerat 6 km from

Amerat police. Contact: 95521432

D2 M O N D AY, O C T O B E R 2 6 , 2 0 1 5

DAILY GUIDE

Deluxe, spacious & air conditioned

two bedroom fl ats with good quality

fi nishes, wardrobes & secured base-

ment parking are available for rent

in Azaiba North, close to 18th No-

vember Street. Contact: 93888666 /

24493666/ 99228454

3 BHK Penthouse Flat with Split

A/Cs, Free Unlimited Broadband

WiFi, Security access system, Pvt.

Terrace & Secured car park,

Opposite Kims Hospital Al Falaj,

Monthly Rent: 625/-.

Contact: 99657906 or 24702141

Air conditioned two bedroom fl ats

centrally located at Al Khuwair

are available for rent. Contact:

93888666 / 24493666 / 99228454

2BHK with Split Units ,

WadiKhabeer, 93004802.

Flat for rent 2BHK Wadi Kabir near

Kuwaiti Mosque. Contact: 97007934

/ 92629232

Brand new residential fl ats in Wadi

Kabir near Muscat football club,

have 2 bedroom family hall, 2 toilets,

Kitchen with spilt AC for 250/- R.O.

Contact: 95999904 / 98585889 /

92383886

Furnished fl at for rent, 3 rooms with

attached bathroom, 1 dining room,

1 sitting room, 1 kitchen at Al Hail

South. Contact 99835995

600 SQT commercial fl at for rent

opposite Oman fl ourmill Darsait

more details.#91214849/ 99364735

New fl ats for rent At Darsait near to

Ministry of Sports, Mumtaz area the

fl ats includes1 living room,

2 bedrooms, Kitchen, 3 toilets, every

rooms with split A/C, high quality

fi nishing, rent RO 340 /-.

Contact: 00968 92225523

1&2 BHK fl at for rent at MBD Ham-

riya, Al Khoud, Mabela and shop at

Al Khoud. Contact: 24834644 / GSM:

93994401/02/03, 3 lines

1, 2 BHK in Azaiba. Contact:

99385835 / 99428143

600 SQT Commercial fl at for rent op-

posite Oman fl ourmill Darsait more

details please Contact: 91214849/

95729711

Deluxe 3 BHK Penthouse with Seav-

iew, ideal for offi ce / residence at

Qurum near PDO. #9772 1313

New buildings commercial / residential in Muttrah both

will BE rented out for one com-

pany only for more details. Contact:

99364735/95729711

Villa at Al Khuwair having six

bedrooms, six bathrooms, sitting,

dinning, hall, kitchen . Contact

24833972/24833974/ 99367448

Single BHK fl at avail-

able in Honda road Ruwi Contact

24833972/24833974/99367448

Flat 2bedrooms, 2 toilets, kitchen

and sitting room in Al Ansab.

Contact: 95302993 / 95216161

Offi ce/Shop 28 SQM, Wadikhabeer,

Contact 93004902

2BHK with Split Unit A/C ,

Wadikhabeer near Indian School,

99441193, 93004802

Flats and shops for rent in Ruwi,

MBD Mumtaz area. Contact :

97293708 / 92433127

Deluxe beach front villa at Al Hail

North with 5 bedrooms and Staff

quarter having excellent fi nishes is

available for immediate occupation.

Contact: 93888666 / 244493666 /

99228454

2 rooms, bath room & kitchen OR.

175/- & 2 B.H.K OR. 250/- Wadi Kabir

near Sana. Contact: 95094028

FOR SALEFully furnished, 2 bedroom luxury

fl at for rent at Ghala for short or long

term basis. contact 91786526 /

99881653

Furnished room for rent at

Al Khuwair R.O 225/- for family only.

Contact: 99251975

2 bedrooms fl at with hall, 2

bathrooms in Darsait near Muscat

Municipality. contact 92584715 /

24700120

Showroom / storage / offi ce space (area 290 SQM, 6 M Height) avail-

able 4 R.O PER SQM, facing Al Mina

Street, near Darsait Lulu. Contact:

99360631/ 96760819/ 24711184

2 rooms in Al Khuwair 17/1 rent

250/- R.O with water & elect. Con-

tact: 99330385

Luxury apartments in Al Khoud 3,

composed of clean – conditioned

room, lounge and toilet, kitchen and

store. Contact 93366421

Al Mawalh villa for rent 17 bed-

rooms, all attached toilet, 2

big hall, 1 big kitchen, outside 1

kitchen 1 PVT room near

(Mac Donald). Contact: 99654252 /

95566475

2bedroom centrally air conditioned

fl at at CBD. contact 24714625 /

94460790

Flats in Wadi Kabir.contact

99376454

1BHK fl at spilt with A/C Al Khu-

wair, 230/-. contact 99358589 /

95570288

Ware house space for rent at Ghala

and Barka up to 20000/- Sqm.

Contact: 99509460 / 93731363

1BHK fl ats available for rent in CBD

area. Contact: 98116480

1 & 2 bedroom fl ats available for

rent in wadi-kabir (opp: pencil bldg),

ideal for company staff / families -

bulk corporate deal possible.

Contact: 97677170

1000 sq mtrs industrial land in Gha-

la suitable for ware house, work shop

etc. Contact : 24700120 / 92584715

02 BHK commercial / residential

(with split AC) Flat at Honda road.

Contac: 99342733 / 99795241

02 BHK residential fl at opposite

to Al Nadha Hospital. Contact:

99342733 / 99795241

1000sqm industrial and with com-

pound well & two rooms at Misfah.

Contact: 99342733 / 99795241

Readymade offi ce space for rent

(100sm) in Bank Melli Iran building,

MBA area, Ruwi, opposite Center

Point. Contact: 99011352

Excess tractor and agricultural

parts for sale for details. For details

please visit us at Zawawi Trading

Company – Muscat branch – E&

P division, for more information

please Contact: Mr. said Al Sham-

makhi 99456045

Used Visi coolers (chiller) for sale.

Contact: 93888028 / 93204920

Restaurant for sale lease running

restaurant, opp. Mars Wadi Kabir 7

visa. Contact: 93334685

Shop for sale North Al Hail near

Zam Zam Hyper market. #99618161

/ 94422131/ 96557131

Expat leaving, house hold Items

for sale W. machine, A/C, furniture.

Contact: 90320430

Attention to wholesalers, retailers

& manufacturers. We can Sell/Buy

your dead stock. Contact : 99742983,

95226989

Split A/C -2, Window A/C- 25, Iron

cot- 120, cupboard - 130, water

cooler - 2, Gas big - 2, small-3 ,

Grinder-1 , Chapatti tava-1 ,

stove-2, kitchen equipment etc .

Contact: 99328223

Homegym with cross trainer for

sale. Contact 95367937

Comm. & Res land in the heart of

Ruwi 2400 sq mtr for sale.

Contact : 91155779

Comm. & Res land in Darsait, opp.

Pakistani School, 900 sq mtr for sale.

Contact: 91155779

Used Fabrication machinery for

sale : Fabrication machinery and

tools in excellent condition for

immediate sale.

contact 94652485/

99273774/99202278

Comm. & res. land for investment

for 25 years in Ghala heights.

Contact: 91155779

DAILY GUIDEM O N D AY, O C T O B E R 2 6 , 2 0 1 5 D3

FOR SALE

Running furniture showroom for urgent sale.

Ladies beauty parlor sale at Mutt rah.

Contact - 91135930

ACC. AVAILABLE

AVAILABLE

Party & Wedding equipment rentals.

Full line, from Tables, Linen & Skirt-

ing, Chairs & Chair covers, Cutlery,

Crockery, Glassware, Chafi ng Dishes,

Ice Sculptures, to Large Sound Sys-

tems and spectacular lighting. Call

Andrea 9606 2222 for Catering and

Croyden 9623 5555 for Sound & Light.

ww.tunesoman.com,

E-mail: [email protected]

Fully furnished offi ce space in

As - Assalah Tower Ghobra.contact

98202001

Single room available near Muttrah

Souq for Executive Kerala bachelor.

Contact: 96195506

Furnished room for IND EXE bach-

elor near Al Khuwair R/A. Contact :

99659513

Single room with attached toilet

& bath for Executive bachelor rent

including with water & electricity in

Ruwi. Contact: 99327158

Family sharing Ruwi high street

Raymond bldg. Contact : 99895616

Independent rooms in Qurum /AL

Hail. Contact 95529970

Furnished room with attached

bathroom separate balcony MBD

area available for couple or Execu-

tive bachelor. Contact: 96275098

Sharing accommodation available

in Bausher with split AC. Contact:

99223261

Furnished single rooms available

for Executive bachelors at Ruwi.

Contact : 93431089

Single room attached bath

S/ kitchen at Mumtaz area.

Contact: 95212017 / 96916398

Room for Rent Alkhuwair - Behind

Al Aktham Restaurant. 120 RO.

With elec. and water.For executive

bachelors only. #98803261

Flat for rent available in CBD near

Costa Coff ee. Mobile no.92820734

Private room with toilet near Qurum

park incl. W& E, monthly RO 220/-.

Contact Hassan 99349990

Accommodation available for

indian executive bachelor’s (no

kitchen).RO:125 including water

and electricitycontact 98145825,

98949724

SITUATION WANT-

ED

BUSINESS

M.V.FOR SALE

ACC. WANTED

Toyota YARIS. Model 2008. KM

70000 Expat driven, All services at

Toyota. Very clean. Rate: 2750. Con-

tact 99445675.

BWM 320i 2006, 120K kms, black fully automatic engine interiors exte-

riors in excellent condition

R.O 4200 (O.N.O). Contact:

92801633

4-5 bedrooms villa with / without

swimming pool in Wave / Madinat

Qaboos / Al Shatti area. Contact:

91396909

Reputed contracting company

required sound parties to invest ongo-

ing excavate projects high profi ts as-

sured. Contact: 98867530/ 95565039

We want fi nance for 3 (three) moths

or renewable every 3 months from

Omani nationals or Expatriate for

trading business. Contact: 99462591

or 93525028 Email:

[email protected]

INVESTORS in real estate needed

to develop and construct a low cost

housing and memorial/burial parks

in the Philippines. Return of invest-

ment is very good due to big de-

mands. Business partner is available

to help you. Please email drjmd719@

gmail.com for details.

DRIVING

COMPUTER

Comm. & Res land in Ghala

heights 400 sq mtr for sale. contact

91155779

Beauty parlour in Mobela for sale.

Contact: 96131261

For sale land in Amerat 3000 Sq.mt

with petrol pump permission.

Contact 99323957 / 92702891

NRI

Architect designed 5000 Square

feet exquisite Villa in 16 cents of

land at a scenic location on Aak-

kulam Road, Ulloor, Trivandrum for

sale. Contact +968 95372011

GOOD NEWS

GOOD NEWS

Kutchhi coff ee shop, pure Veg avail-

able, Mandvi Kutch Dabeli, Chappati,

puri Bhaji, Vada Pav, Farari Kachori,

many more, next to Lulu Wadi Kabor

Souq Al Juma, shop #3. Contact Udit

– 94460286, Kishore – 99437869

Ayurvedic treatment for backache,

paralysis, arthritis etc & massage,

All Season (Vaidyaratnam). Contact

24475280 / 95371664 /

92504980 www.siddhayur.com

FREE INFORMATION ABOUT ISLAM. If you would like to know

more about Islam, please call:

99425598, 99250777, 99353988,

99253818, 99341395, and 99379133.

For ladies: 99415818, 99321360,

99730723 Orvisit:www.islamfact.com

MATRIMONIAL

Indian Kerala male, 32 yrs, Chris-

tian R.C working in Muscat looking

for a suitable bride. If interested

Contact: 9845460 / 99883109

Nair boy 38 years Palakkad having

land & property in Kerala working

in a Star Hotel MCT as Supervisor

for cast 15 years is looking for life

partner. No demand at all. Bindu :

97944673

Pakistani male 34 years living

with parents in Oman for 27 years

using hearing aid looking for a suit-

able alliance. Contact: 95544612 /

99353096

Seeking alliance for our son from

Muslim families. Interested

families Contact: 99889590

FOR SALECompany maintained

Mercedes prime mover (2005).

Contact 99449048 26750468

Scraps for Sale:

1. Metal 2. Cable 3. Wires

Please contact: Drake & Skull International LLC

GSM: 94277228

TATA BUS model 2009 For saleSeating 60+1

Good condition

Sohar

Contact -

99449228

COMPANY CLOSING- LANDS FOR SALE

1. Al-Hail North 6300 SQM. (Resi/Comm)

2.Al-Hail South 3600 SQM. (Resi.)

3.Ar-Rumais 5235 SQM.

Interested buyers please contact GSM 99227267

AL KHAIRAT TRAINING SERVICES• PMI - PMP - (Project Management Professional)• PMI - RMP - (Risk Management Professional)• PMI - PGMP - (Program Management Professional)• AACEI - CCP - (Certified Cost Professional)• AACEI - PSP - (Planning & Scheduling Professional)• LEED GA/AP - (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)• NCMA - CCCM/CPCM - (Certified Commercial Contracts Manager & (Certified Professional Contract Manager)• STRESS MANAGEMENT • PRIMAVERA - (P6.8)• CUSTOMISED TRAININGS

For more info: +968-92295269 - +968-24488341 Email: [email protected] (Muscat, Sohar& Salalah)

LOST

Namesettim Padma Akumarthy has

lost Indian Passport No. F 4974552.

Finder please handover to ROP

DAILY GUIDED4 M O N D AY, O C T O B E R 2 6 , 2 0 1 5

SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION VACANT

Email: [email protected] classifi [email protected].: 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 /431 / 456 / 461

DOMESTIC HELP

EDUCATION

CATERING

ENGINEER/TECH/MECH

ACCOUNTANT

DRIVER

MEDICAL

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE

SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION WANTED

SITUATION WANT-

EDSIT. WANTED

SALES / MARKETING

SKILLED / UNSKILLED

SKILLED LABOUR

SECRETARIAL & OFFICE

Required Driver 1 No Indian or

Philipino, good speaking English

and Arabic with valid GCC driving

license. Contact: 99200084 Email:

[email protected]

Valid bike license (Oman), Driver

required for reputed chain of res-

taurants in Muscat visa available.

Contact: 93798969

We required driver (L.M.V). Con-

tact: 92392979

Urgently required one experi-

enced House Driver to work in

capital area. Contact: 93888666 /

24493666 / 99228454

Required heavy duty driver,

preferably with good experience

and communication skills. Contact:

91408759 Email: hanaa.alritaj@

gmail.com

ADMIN

Required Prometric passed nurse

to join clinic. Contact: 91478749

Required female Nurse with MOH

license for a private a private clinic

in Bowsher area, Muscat. Contact:

92189807

Female Lab Technician required

urgently for Sohar International

Medical Centre-reasonable salary

and furnished accommodation

-email: [email protected] ;

[email protected] / tel:91304511

/ 92369417 /93342567

New private clinic looking for GP

Doctor & OBS & GYNK Doctor & staff

Nurse with MOH license in Oman.

Contact: 97882811

Required teachers with B.Sc B.Ed

BA B.Ed, Karate and art for Omani

Pvt. School.contact 95141554 /

95825772

Post Graduate researcher required. Contact 99229700

Job vacancy for Omanis (male /

female) an experienced showroom

cashier in Wadi Kabir. Interested

candidates please mail your CV to

[email protected] & fax No.

24792831

We are looking for Chief Financial

Offi cer, Male 40- 45 years old, ,

Bachelor of Science in Account-

ancy with 5 - 15 yrs. of experience.

Contact: +968 24702133, Email:

[email protected]

Wanted Accountant. contact

94007259

Email: [email protected]

Male 28, MBA Finance & Market-

ing with 4 Years experience in UAE

seeks suitable placement. Contact

- 90264337

Chinese/ Arab/ continental cook & helper wanted. Contact

95529970

ADMIN/ HR

MISC

Urgently required for a Hotel

/ hotel apartments in Muscat:

Receptionists (Omani) – male /

female. Contact 97677211

Travel agent in Muscat required

counter staff (male / female)

Sales Executive (male/female).

Interested send CV on vacan-

[email protected]

Storekeeper Required Urgently – Any Graduate with 2-3 years ex-

perience in similar fi eld with good

knowledge of MS Offi ce, Age: 23-

28 years can apply to tclsales@

teejan.com

A well reputed profi le sheet

& Purlin manufacturing com-

pany urgently requires follow-

ing personals with valid Oman

driving license, Factory Manager,

Accountant, Sales Executive. Send

your CV to

[email protected]

Required cleaner for restaurant

at Ruwi. Labor clearance available.

Release letter required. Call immedi-

ately- 92836495

Required cleaner/helper for res-

taurant at Ruwi high street. labour

clearance ready.

Contact 92836495

Required female tailors Philippine

national 2Nos and cutting Master

also Philippine female. Must have

Oman experience in stitching fash-

ion clothes. C.R 1046847. Contact :

93219696

Experienced Secretary required

experienced for Ruwi offi ce. Must

have high standard of competence

in MS Offi ce suite and excellent

Arabic / English communication

skills. Send CV and covering email

to [email protected]

FULL time housemaid needed for

family in Azaiba - visa, accommoda-

tion provided. No release. Contact

95123244

House maid 1No. good speak-

ing English and Arabic diploma

holder preferably Philipino. Contact:

99200084 Email: almammry2013@

gmail.com

Wanted full time maid for In-

dian family. Visa provided. Contact:

92800073 / 95120404

Wanted housemaid with release for

Indian family. Contact 92800073 or

99247040

Domestic helper for a family in

Muscat. Must be able to cook Indian

food & speak

Hindi. Cleaning home laundry and

accompanying children. Contact:

91396909

A new lady’s fashion shop in shop-

ping mall require Omani and Filipino

sales lady. A new fast food shop in the

same mall require Filipino cashier.

Please send CV to newbrandpano-

[email protected]

Urgently required Sales & Marketing

Executives, carpenters and light duty

drivers for a Muscat based kitchen

company valid Omani D/L and experi-

ence in the related fi eld are preferred.

Contact: 92929906 Email: oman-

[email protected]

Required project salesman on profi t

sharing basis. [email protected]/

99221683

Lady Telesales Executives & Busi-

ness Development Executives with

Oman D/L for leading IT & Media En-

terprise. Enthusiastic Freshers also

welcome. [email protected]

Male/Female advertising and media

sales executives required with valid

driving license and minimum 1 year

experience. Mail CV to

[email protected]

Sales man with 3- 5 years experi-

ence with driving license to work

in insurance brokerage in Oman.

Contact: 93544244

Require sales executive with expe-

rience in hydraulic hoses, crimping

and services / building materials -

[email protected]/92830110

Required urgently for sales of

building materials, PPE & related

products with driving license & 4+

yrs experience in this fi eld. Email

CV & expected package to

[email protected]

Wanted Sales man (experienced in

transporting etc). contact 94007259


Urgently required: Sales Execu-tive- with 5 years experience in

aluminum and sales, MUST have

NOC and immediately join. Apply,

fax 00968–24605955,

emails [email protected],

[email protected]

Urgently required Sales Executive

with 2 years experience in electri-

cal outdoor sales. Must have D/L

and NOC. Contact: 91373200 Email:

[email protected]

Sales & Marketing Executive for travel and tourism. Contact:

92890506

A trading company in Muscat requires Sales Executive with

minimum 1 yr experience & Oman

driving license & welding machine /

electronics / power tools technician

with min. 1 year experience.


SENIOR ACCOUNTANT-M. Com

Finance, Indian with 7 years experi-

ence in Finance & Accounts up to

fi nalization. Currently employed in

Oman. Having D/L, NOC available.

Cont: 98278801, mansoormk10@

gmail.com

Sr. Accountant with 14 yrs experi-

ence, 2 yrs in Oman capable of han-

dling all accounting functions. NOC

available. Contact: 92404608 Email:

jin_75@rediff mail.com

Male Accountant 24 yrs, MBA (Fi-

nance & HR), DIFA certifi ed having 2.9

yrs experience as Account assistant

looking for suitable job, Currently on

Visit Visa. Contact:95878661 E-mail:

[email protected]

Fresher 24 years B.Com Gradu-

ate, Tally 7.2 & ERP-9, looking for a

suit#Contact: 97219505

Male accountant BSc Hons (Finance

& Accounts) having 2 years experi-

ence in accounts, looking for suitable

job on visit visa. Contact: 91420128

Indian male Accountant looking

for a suitable placement in Salalah.

More than 20 years experience in

accounting job (upto the fi nalization

of accounts), 8 years working experi-

ence in Middle East in Dubai, Salalah.

Contact: 91325029

CMA, three years experience 24, In-

dian on visit visa seeking accounts

/ Audit position. Contact: 96694516


Indian male 25 B.B.M Arabic,

English, Hindi speaking 2 years

experience in Accounting at Oman

seeking suitable placement. Contact:

91266733 / 96392009 Email:

[email protected]

Finance Manager 26 years experi-

ence with NOC available immedi-

ately. Contact: 91302906 / 91335205

MBA International Business in

fi nance and operations Indian male

24, (3 months visit visa) seeking

immediate placement. Contact 968

97489409 / Email: abhay8168@

gmail.com

Accountant fi nance Indian male 25

yrs B.Com tally ERP.9, 3+ yrs work-

ing experience in India on visiting

visa for 3 months seeks suitable

placement. Contact: 93772901

/95309001 Email id: araj2378@

gmail.com

Indian male 22 years, B.Com Gradu-

ate 1 year experience as Account-

ant in India on visit visa looking

for suitable placement. Contact:

98693800 / 95709455

Email: hameeshham29143@gmail.

com

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT. 8 years

experience. Noc Available. Oman

driving License seeks suitable Op-

portunity. GSM- 98184170

Accountant , Indian (Kerala) male,

more than 09 years experience in Qatar

(02 years) and New Delhi experience

upto fi nalization of Accounts & exper-

tise in using Tally ERP-9, MS Offi ce

(Word & Excel). Currently on visit visa,


97864890 / 97268429 Email: vinod-

[email protected]

20 years Oman experienced Lady Ac-

countant / Manager.

Contact: 96025193

MANAGER

A newly started travel agency in

Ruwi requires a Manager. The can-

didate should have 5-7 years experi-

ence with excellent communication

skills and a valid Omani driving

license. Interested candidates ,

please send CV to manager4trav-

[email protected], within 15 days from

the date of this advertisement

Indian female 22 years experi-

ence in Secretary, Accounting tally,

looking for suitable job on visit visa.

Contact: 97084473 Email: jumiha-

[email protected]

Indian male 35 years BBM diploma

in A/C & Banking 5 years experience in

Oman as Business promoter with valid

D/L & NOC seeking urgent placement

in Muscat. Contact : 92683606 Email:

[email protected]

Indian lady 15 yrs experience in Insur-

ance / Accounts looking for suitable

placement. Contact : 92986455

Urgent Accountant (female India, 6+

years exp in tally ERP (latest), fi na-

lization of account, tax accounting,

stock maintenance, payroll, ledger

etc. Contact: 91551164 / 91175456

Accountant, B.Com, male, having

2 years Oman & 8 years Kerala ex-

perience in fi nalization of accounts,

stock maintenance, payroll, tally

ERP , MS Offi ce etc. NOC in hand.

Contact: +917356273548 Email:

[email protected]

ACCA member / B.Com looking for

Accountants / auditing or relevant

job on visit visa. Contact:

97769145

Accountant cum Sales Execu-

tive Indian male 29 yrs, 6 years

experience in Oman presently on

visit visa, Oman D/L, NOC available.

Contact: 95273713, Email:

[email protected]

Male, 27 years work experience

3 years lost employment Admin-

istration Manager and Finance

Executive education MBA and BBA

fi nance C.G.P.A 3.71 Good hardwork-

ing professional. contact

99685330 Email: hussain_ca87@

yahoo.com

Accountant Indian female having

5 years exp in fi nalization, audit

and administration in GCC pres-

ently in Muscat seeking suitable

position. Contact 97323574 Email:

sreeja@[email protected]

10 yrs UAE experience fi n. Control-

ler looking for job change. Contact:

98006226

Accountant Indian male 10 years

experience in Oman can do up to

fi nalization and good knowledge of

Tally ERP- 9 can be joined immedi-

ately with NOC. Contact: 94134085


Keralite lady (2 yrs experience in

Oman) required job in Accounts. Con-

tact: 97096918

Accountant, Indian female on visit

visa degree: B.Com, exp 6+ years in

tally ERP-9 (latest), fi nalization of

account, Tax, Accounting, Stock main-

tenance payroll etc. Contact: 91551164

/91175456 Email: mk-jothipriya@gmail.

com

Sri Lankan Male Accountant, Age

26, BBA Spl, CA Inter, Having more

than 5 years’ Experience in

accounting fi eld seeking for

suitable placement NOC Available

Contact: 97250638 msmnaja@

gmail.com

Indian male with B.Com, MBA

fi nance & marketing 14 yrs exp seek-

ing suitable placement.

Contact : 0091 8697292219,

Email : [email protected]

Urgently Required Philippino sales Lady

for a boutique in

Muscat. Salary best

available in market

Contact: +968 99250595

Mail CV: [email protected]

Urgently required Project Engineer

for a reputed Construction Company

in Muscat with Civil Engineering

Degree/Diploma, 4 to 10 years expe-

rience, holding Oman/GCC Driving

License. E.mail: assaud@omantel.

net.om or FAX: 24953530

Required urgently Structural

Mechanical Engineer having more

than 5 years of experience with GCC

driver license for a reputed fabrica-

tion company in Barka. Contact:

94144901

Leading construction company

requires experienced Site Engineer

and QA/QC Engineer for residential/

commercial project. Require

NOC. Send your CV :

[email protected]

Urgently required for a leading

Company Planning engineer. Fax

: 24478522, Email : gh1.careers@

gmail.com

Experienced construction Civil Engineer with qualifi cation

(attested) certifi cates & with Omani

driving license.

Contact: [email protected]

99601004

Indian female MBA , 3 Years expe-

rience in Admin MIS , family Visa.

Contact 98234427,

[email protected]

10 years Gulf & 4 years Oman ex-

perience in HR / Admin & logistics

fl uent in Arabic / English with

D/L looking for suitable position.

Contact: 95824598

Looking for job Admin / HR. Re-

lease available. contact 94229041

Indian, Male having 8 years in

purchase and admin furnishing /

metal scrap On visit visa, avail-

able to join Immediately if selected

# 00968- 96675184 , 97704828

Indian male, HR / Admin (MBA)

Executive with 3 years experience

(UAE , India) seeks suitable place-

ment ready for immediate joining.

Contact: 90162412

HR/ Recruitment specialist

with 8 years Oman experience in

entire gamut of HR functions like

resource planning, recruitment, HR

policies & procedures performance

appraisal, expatriate aff airs, exit

interviews & ticketing.

Contact 93825307

Email: javthath@rediff mail.com

Urgent Requirement

Sales LadyFor Jewellery Showroom 1. Two years experience

in sales.

2. NOC is must.

(send CV with current picture)

Email:[email protected]

SITUATION VACANTRequired smart and efficient COUNTER SALES

EXECUTIVE (FEMALE) Omanis/Filipinas for a reputed

trading company with:-

1. Min. 2 years experience in sales of perfumes, watches

etc.

2. Ability to handle the cash/stock/outlet

independently.

3. Excellent knowledge in English and Arabic is an

added advantage.

4. Good knowledge of computers.

5. Attractive salary according to the experience.

May fax their CV’s to 24597347 or email to [email protected]

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Indian male 8 years experience hav-

ing B.Com and MBA ready to work in

HR customer service,

Admin banking & related fi eld.

Contact : 97436890 / 96939803.


Indian lady, bachelor degree in

Preparatory Programme (BPP) and

Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), com-

pleted training course in MS Word,

Excel, Power Point and Outlook from

KTI looking for full time / part time

job opportunity in Oman. Contact

92437568, 96795853,


Accountant, Indian Male, 15 Years ex-

perience (8 Years in Oman with Driving

License & NOC) Seeks suitable place-

ment, Contact 94117616, 91238272

[email protected]

Chief Accountant, 12 years of Oman

experienced looking for suitable


Part time accountant, senior ac-

countant, doing all type of ac-

counting works, up to fi nalization.

contact.95254864

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT, with 13yrs

experience, 6 yrs Oman in manu-

facturing, trading & contracting Cos,

capable of handling all accounting,

fi nance, banking, L/C, import, ex-

port & fi nalization seeks placement.

NOC Available. Call+968-98932752,

mail:[email protected]

Finance Manager, 12 years experi-

ence in leading Construction and

manufacturing companies (9 years

in Oman) have strategic vision and

proven leadership ability. B.Com,

CPA- USA & modern accounting

certifi cate from “AUC”. “NOC” in

hand. Contact: 97220505

Indian female 28 years M.Com,

Accountant having 6 years experi-

ence in Accounts, fi nalization, Tally

currently on visit visa.

Contact : 95595083 Email:

[email protected]


SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION WANTED

MANAGER/ SUPERVISOR

MEDICAL

MEDICAL

HOSPITALITY

MISCELLANEOUS

PROJECTS

Sudanese lawyer with experience

10 years in Judiciary in Khartoum.

Contact: 94458976

Microbiologist, Indian female, 25

yrs Msc Microbiology with 2.5 yrs

Exp in Hospital & Dairy industry. Ex-

pertise in Microbial analysis of milk

products and clinical samples. Cur-

rently in Oman seeking for suitable

job opportunities. GSM#94767297


Indian male 30 yrs 9 experience

in Oman housekeeping supervisor

with NOC seeking suitable place-

ment. Contact: 96254837 Email:

[email protected]

ADMIN

DRIVER

ENGG. / TECH./MECH.

ENGG. / TECH./MECH.

ARCHITECT

Architect (BSC), female 23 one year

experience with valid Omani driving

license, under family visa looking

for suitable placement. Contact:

92670199 Email: tkhaleque92@

gmail.com

Interior 3d designer, good knowl-

edge in softwares. #93837973

Architect with bachelor degree

4 years experience in architec-

tural design (interior & exterior)

professional in (3D Max- Archicad

- AutoCAD - Photoshop). #96041201


DRAUGHTSMAN

CATERING

Autocad d/man, exp in arch, interior

3d, photoshop. Contact : 93837973

Civil designer, Autocad, Diploma

(3 yrs) Civil Engg, well exp PH :

92741929

Architectural & Structural Draughtsman 5 years experience.

Contact: 97312627

Indian cook, tandoori cook, Chinese

cook experience in Indian looking

for a cook job in hotel, restaurant.

The candidate is presently in

India. Contact: 98744307

Indian female, 30 yrs, Interior Designer

Bachelor degree with 5 yrs working experience seeking suitable

placement in Oman.

Contact 98499975, Email :

[email protected]

Civil Engineer, Indian male, 25

years, B.Tech, have 3 years experi-

ence in building construction seeks

suitable positions. 92609893,

[email protected]

Palestinian dentist looking for job in

private hospitals, Medical Center or

Dental Centers in Muscat 15 yrs exp

P. hospitals out Muscat. #96951750

Project/ Program Manager/ Finance professional

Qualifi cati on MBA PMP six sigma (GB)Countries exposure Canada & Middle

East, Industry any (experienced in bank, telecom, transport.

Nati onality-Canadian. On visit in Oman.

Contact - 97203531

20 years experience. Contact:

94795033

Driver Bangladeshi, 26 years, 3

years experience U.A.E, 3 years ex-

perience Oman. Contact: 96737693

/ 99463698

Driver looking For job 95154610

Light duty driver seeks placement.

Contact: 94435912 / 92439315

Light duty driver 8 years exp in

U.A.E need visa Oman seeks place-

ment.#96975028 / 95803184

Pakistani Driver wanted job, with 3

years experience. #94356465

Driver, 42 yrs, suitable job K.S.A 12

years Oman, 4 years release avail-

able. Contact: 93885404

Looking for driving job. Contact:

93650209

Light driver need job exp 4 years.

Contact: 94208089

Looking for driving job. #98219182

Indian driver, 4 years experience in

Oman with car looking for suitable

job (NOC available). #93053917

Light duty driver looking for job, 2

yrs exp. Contact : 96342684

Driver seeking suitable placement.

Contact: 98134080

Indian Driver need job. #91254539

Light driver for job 5 yrs exp.

Contact: 92171166

Bangladeshi male driver, 48 yrs,

exp 14 years, 9 years need job &

visa, got release letter.#99165961

B.F hotels management 2 years exp

food and beverages service, kitchen,

4 languages, N.O.C available. Con-

tact: 95196212 Email:

[email protected]

Hotel exp 4 years F+ B (service) visit

visa expires 13/11/2015, B.A Hotel Man-

agement. Contact: 91987013 / 96971643


Indian 14 years experience in con-

sumer goods as Marketing Manager

with visa D/L. Contact: 90314809

Manager- Media & Advertising

industry-15 yrs Gulf exp - seeks suit-

able opening- 93031168

Indian female 2+ years Oman

experience with D/L seeks suitable

position in Business development /

corporate & retail sales in training

/ IT / education ITES companies.

Contact: 98989784

Indian Male 22 years B. Com

Graduate currently in Oman on fam-

ily visa looking for a job, preferably

in sales department. Also possess a

valid Oman driving license.contact

98504698

Indian male B.Com with valid

driving license & 8 years of Gulf

experience with NOC or transfer

letter whatever required looking for

a outdoor job is sales or business

development immediate placement.

Contact 91234320

Sales & marketing professional

with 8+ years experience at UAE

& Oman in hotels & airlines with

valid driving license NOC available,

seeks suitable opportunity. Contact

: 95544612

Purchase experienced 8 years in

Construction Company Indian male

45 yrs, release & D/L available. Con-

tact: 90268183 / 96987234

Pakistani male, 8 years sales and

marketing experience specialized in

MBA, Marketing with valid driving

license (GCC), NOC and with best

sales performance award looking

for suitable position Email: sheraz.

[email protected] , 99249296

/ 93313173

Indian male MBA, 2 years experi-

ence in sales and 2 years experience

in HR with D/L looking for a suitable

position. Contact: 91202335 Email:

[email protected]

Indian male, 26 M.A., 2 yrs experi-

ence in India and 11 months in Oman

looking for job in sales or accounts.

Contact: 97022508 Email:

[email protected]

Having 5 years exp, as offi ce

coordinator, NOC available. contact

92889617

Indian male more than 8 years

experience in UAE in Offi ce , Sales

Marketing with good computer

skills having driving license look-

ing for suitable placement. contact

99369081


Male BA, with D/L having 7 years

exp in Oman wanted suitable job in

Sales inventory & procure. contact

92191026

Sales and marketing - male 27 yrs,

2 years experience seeking suitable

placement with Oman D/L.


[email protected]

Indian male 23 years B.E Electri-

cal Engineer 1 year experience is

looking for suitable job in Oman

currently on visiting visa (certifi cate

attested). Contact: 93547687 Email:

[email protected]

Workshop Supervisor 29 years work-

ing in Oman P.D.O area project NOC

available. Contact 94594234 Email:

[email protected]

Indian, female, 24 yrs, BE, CS Engg

with 2 yrs Exp in Tech Support at

Hewlett Packard & S/W Development

at ISRO-India, looking for a job in

Tech Support /Admin/Teaching/IT

fi eld. Contact : 92891427, reshmatj@

gmail.com

Instrumentation Engineer, Indian

male 24 years of age on visiting visa

with 2 years experience in oil & gas

seeking suitable position. Contact:

94743685 Email: akashpp444@

gmail.com

Mechanical Engineer (6 years

Diesel Engine, control maintenance,

solar) (1 year HVAC) NOC & D/L. Con-

tact: 97452159 Email: mohamedkar-

[email protected]

Civil Engineer 20 years experience

in project management including 10

years in Oman. Contact: 91177755

Indian male, 23 years, B.Tech [ECE],

1 year experience in sales and instal-

lation (electronics, IT and network-

ing devices) is looking for suitable

job. Currently on visiting visa. Con-

tact: +968 96761020 email:a

[email protected]

B.SC Civil Engineer, road construc-

tion fi eld with 12 years experience

in Oman. Contact: 92200485

Indian female 25 years B.Tech (Elec-

trical) having 4 years experience in

tendering, estimation and costing

seeking suitable placement cur-

rently on family visa. #97228117

Omani Mechanical Engineer with

2years Experiences looking for new

opportunity . Contact:95993315,

[email protected]

Maintenance planner (CMMS),

Indian male 29 yrs, B.Com, MBA hav-

ing 5 years Gulf exp in oil and gas

industry in planning dept. currently

on visiting visa, looking for suitable

job. Contact: 93179096

Civil Engineer, Indian male, 11 years

experience in construction, having

D/L and NOC. Contact: 94194399


B.E Mechanical Engineer Indian

male 27 years having 4 years experi-

ence including 2 years GCC experi-

ence, seeking suitable placement.


[email protected]

M.Tech (Electronics) Indian lady (on

visit), 5 years teaching experience

in engineering colleges also running

entrance coaching centre for 8 years

is looking for a better placement in

colleges, schools & offi ce etc. Con-

tact: 93596002

Indian B. tech Civil, 19 years exp ,

seeks suitable position.

Contact: 98365910


Indian male 23 years, B.Tech Electri-

cal Engineer 2 years experience in

construction + Auto Cad designing,

is looking for suitable job. Currently

on visiting visa. Contact: 98266897


Electrical Engineer, B.Tech, with 8

years GCC experience (5 years in

Oman) in MEP & Oil/gas construc-

tion/Inspections side with NOC, is

seeking new assignments in Oman.

Has attested degree certifi cate and

Oman D/L. Contact No.96083636,


Male 22, B. Tech in Mechanical

Engineering dynamic personality,

seeking suitable position languages

known English, Hindi, Currently

in Oman. Contact: 93611341 /

92603257 Email: arjunakshysree@

gmail.com

Indian lady Electrical Engineer, M.

Tech in power systems (NITC) &

B.Tech in EEE (CET) with 3 years ex-

perience in electrical design & con-

sultancy. Profi cient in AutoCAD, LT &

HT design estimation, seeking suit-

able position in Muscat. #97710156


BSC Civil Engineer and MBA 25

years experience in roads, infra-

structure and management have

Oman D/L. Contact: 96936263 Email:

[email protected]

Electronics Engineer, 26 yrs Indian

with 2 years work experience & PG

diploma in power electronic. Contact:

98477015

SALES / MARKETING

Civil Engineer 5 years experience in

Oman, 3 years in EURO looking best

career in my fi eld or management,

with valid driving license. Contact:

93149659

Indian male 38 yrs total 19 yrs

experience (Gulf 13 yrs) in Electrical

fi eld, electrical Forman experience 4

yrs in Oman seeking suitable place-

ment in hospital setup, maintenance,

department, construction fi eld now

visit visa, NOC available. Email: binu.

[email protected]

Palestinian Petroleum Eng-

neer (B.E) 25 yrs available in

Oman seeking for placement.


[email protected]

Indian female 11 years experience in

Oman as a Quantity Surveyor in Civil

having valid Omani driving license.

NOC available. Contact: 99879525

Experienced Civil Engg profes-

sional 12/26 years ran a company

as Working partner have estima-

tion, tendering of high rise building

infrastructure steels conc. Products

seeks suitable placement. contact

95360102 / 94460357

Indian male 24 years Instrumen-

tation technician have 2.5 years

experience in India, seeks a suitable

job. Contact: 92696798 Email:

[email protected]

Architect more than 2 years exp in

design, site supervision with strong

knowledge in AutoCAD, Revit , 3D

Max, Photo shop and Microsoft

offi ce looking for a good job. N.O.C


[email protected]

Qualifi ed Engineer with 3-5 yrs exp

in purchase, 2.2 yrs in automotive

service, excellent communication,

presentation and management skills.

PH: 968 91306841; Email:

[email protected]

Electronics diploma 1 year exp in

telecommunication, mobile tower

fi eld support Engg. Vishnu Madhu

Soodanan. Contact: 94519571 /

95233636 Email: vishnumadhull@

gmail.com

BSc. in Civil Engineer 12 years ex-

perience in infrastructure & building

having UAE D/L currently on visit

visa looking suitable placement.

Contact 91206763 Email:

[email protected]

Diploma in Civil Engineer, have total

4.5 years experience & have 1.5 years

experience in Oman. #96535084

Mechanical Engineer (Indian male) with experience in HVAC & Fire fi ght-

ing looking for suitable placement in

electro mechanical fi eld. #90154793


BE Mechanical Engineer, 23 years,

Indian male on visit available for im-

mediate placement please contact:

96145820 or arunsankar.10.92@

gmail.com

Civil Engineer B.Sc 5 years experi-

ence with building construction

companies in Oman seek suitable


Electrical Instrument Engineer

having 10 years experience in high

voltage and low voltage with exten-

sive experience in instrumentation

& automation, approved from PAEW

for more info. Contact: 92950788 /


Mechanical Engineer with 7 years

experience in oil & gas fi eld have

extensive experience in QA/ QC

(Static equipment) , have API 653 &

CSWIP3.1 certifi cations for more info:

[email protected] Contact:

91917294

4 years experience Electrical Engi-

neer electrical primary substations

UG cables and OHL, fl uent in English

and Arabic. Contact: 91204243

Electrical Engineer 4 years experi-

ence oil and gas electrical substa-

tion water project fl uent in Arabic

and English primavera p6 operator.

Contact: 99525856

Diploma Engineer civil. #91151237

Project Engineer (Electrical) 5 years

experience in Oman primary substa-

tions + OHL, oil & gas, AutoCAD de-

sign driving license. NOC available.

Contact: 93210528 / 99410588

SECRETARIAL & OFFICE

Indian Male more than 10 years

gulf experience in Offi ce / Sales

Coordinator, Admin, Secretarial and

purchase with good computer skills.

Having Driving license and NOC

available. Looking for suitable place-

ment. #95149624

SKILLED / UNSKILLED

Welder fabrication, 6g 3g,tig arc gas

PH : 95068064

MISCELLANEOUS

FEMALE SYRIAN ARCHITECT ,new

graduate have good experience in

architect programs, auto-cad 3d max

,sketch up , Photoshop ,sketch up,

searching for a job full time or part

time, for contact : 97482871

Indian Male 33 yrs, BCA ,10 years

experience(India & Oman) IT

Support, System administrator/

supervisor looking for suitable

Job.#95448561

Indian male, 10 years Driving expe-

rience in Dubai. Looking as a com-

pany driver job. Contact : 96180458 ,

+91 99 61 019366 (India )

32 years, Indian Male MSC,MBA-

HR having 7.5yrs Exp (HR/SAP

operations) with Oman valid driving

license, seeking suitable opening in

Human Resource & Admin/backend

jobs.Contact: 00968-99322978

Bangladeshi male, seeks job as

Supervisor, 2 yrs experience with

cleaning company & valid Oman

driving license. Contact 97443270

Indian Male,27 years, MCA, 3

years Experience in Web developer,

Technical Supporter, looking for

suitable position. Presently Working

in India. Contact- +91 7403288953,

+91 9020679788.Email-vinuvn88@

gmail.com.

Indian male having 14 years of

experience in HR, Purchase Dept,

having Oman driving license looking

for a suitable position , at Salalah.

Noc available. Email. Madhuvtk@

gmail.com Contact: 91182907

Indian Female 10 years as cook in

Muscat, Oman . South Indian, Guja-

rati special food, Looking for part

time. Contact 96710189

Indian male MBA (MKTG) B.com

having 2 years experience in sales

marketing and business develop-

ment looking for a suitable opening

presently on family visit visa.

Contac: 93268245 Email: greg-

[email protected]

Indian male with CA & CPA having

20 years of experience, currently

on visit seeks suitable placement.

Contact: 93910095 Email: rejithom-

[email protected]

Filipino male, 29 Graduate of Bs IT

with GCC experience as document

controller and Executive Secretary

looking for employment. Contact:

+968 93929569

Indian female MSC computer Sc,

IELTS certifi ed experienced in

teaching higher grades IGCSE GD,

CBSE in Oman and India seek-

ing suitable placement. Contact:

98048946

Indian female M.Sc Physics, B.Ed

having 5 years experience in teach-

ing looking for suitable job. Contact:

97367389

Sales Manager MBA, having 12

years of experience with valid GCC

driving license looking for a suitable

position NOC available. Contact:

98125226

Female accountant on family visa

available for part time / full time.

Contact: 98002428

Electrical Forman Indian male 38

years, total 19 yrs exp in electrical

fi eld, electrical Forman exp 4 yrs in

Oman seeking suitable placement.

Contact: 97379290

MECH. Engg with 3+ year’s exp

in India & U.A.E (Site Engg / Sales

Engg) in oil & gas on visit visa

looking for suitable jobs. contact

97896725 Email: georgymct@gmail.

com

Pakistani male 29 years General

Salesman with 5 years of experi-

ence, valid Oman D/L looking for

suitable placement. contact

97216830

Chemical Engineer, Indian, 2 years

of exp in industrial production,

seeking suitable placement. contact

91247222

Jordanian Engineer in MECHANICAL

& MANUFACTURING Good experience

Sheet Metal Fabrication, AutoCad,

Solidworks 3D, Storage Tanks & Silos,

Sales - Speaking Arabic/English/Rus-

sian -GSM#90198575 / 99201710

ENGG. / TECH./MECH.

Electrical Engineer (B.E) with 5

years experience (3 yrs in Gulf) NOC


[email protected]

Resident Engineer B.E civil 25 years

exp 12 yrs in Architecture consul-

tancy having Oman Dubai D/L NOC

available. Contact: 95732453


IT

Desktop / server / network support exp 7 yrs male, visit visa CCNA,

MCSE. Contact: 93594114

Indian army Retired Colonel with 25

years experience in project manage-

ment, optical cables, telecommu-

nications & IT system integration

available for immediate employment

in project management / Business

development. Immediate available to

join. Email: [email protected]

Indian male 28 yrs, Master degree in

Computer Application, 2 years exp in

Oman looking for suitable placement.

Contact: 93295112 Email: syedsa-

[email protected]

Indian female 25 years M. Sc Com-

puter Science 1 year experience look-

ing for a suitable placement. Contact:

91080464, Email : leahagnes@

hotmail.com

ME Communication System, Exp in

RF/Microwave, Access Ctrl, Network-

ing & Server Ph: 95508754

Indian male (22) Java /J2EE speciali-

zation with BCA Graduate having 6

months experience in web application

development / IT technical support,

looking for suitable job. Contact:

00968 96292480 Email:

[email protected]

IT Telecom / Networking Engineer

with CCNA & CCNP, 3 yrs experi-

ence, currently in visit visa. contact

97435944 Email: abdulsameerr@

gmail.com

IT System Administrator MCSA Su-

danese UAE experience. #91302074

Computer & Network Engineering.

11 yrs experience looking for suitable

job. Contact 92811179/ 95882614


LOGISTICS

10 yrs exp in Oman in logistics-

have Oman D/L-looking for suitable

placement-contact 96410767, email:

[email protected]

A BBA degree holder Man looking

For suitable job #95864575

M.Tech having 3 years experience

in Mechanical Engineering depart-

ment looking for any University to

hire. Contact: 90150913


B.Tech Mechanical Engineer with

MBA in marketing & HR 3 yrs exp

seeking suitable placement. #0091

9846568080 / 0091 4772702080,


Civil Engineer, Indian male 29,

having 7 years exp in construction

fi eld& Auto Cad in Oman. Having

valid driving license. Fluent in

English & Arabic. Looking for suit-

able job in reputed fi rm. Contact -

99650569

Indian male B.Tech Mechanical

Eng (2 years exp in India) fi re safety


93523752

B.Sc Civil 9 years experience

looking for suitable placement

as a Residence Engineer having

valid Omani D/L. Contact : 94431917


Civil Engineer B.Sc -6 years experi-

ence with constructions companies

- 1 years in Oman - qualifi ed as Site

Engineer & Planning Engineer.

Contact+968-94682217

Electrical Engineer Indian male 29

years, having 5 years of experience

in industrial automation and utility

maintenance in India (MRF Tyres),

seeking suitable placement.


[email protected]

Road and Construction Engineer

exp 5 years in Oman. contact

97646908

Medical Lab technician, MSc, 29

years, An Indian female having 3

years experience with prometric

passed on family visa seeking suit-

able placement in capital. Contact:

93231549 Email: sujithsolomon@

yahoo.co.in

DAILY GUIDE Tel. 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 431 / 456 / 461Fax: 24812624


D6 M O N D AY, O C T O B E R 2 6 , 2 0 1 5

SIT.WANTED

SIT.WANTED

Indian male having 7 Years of Expe-

rience in Oman Having Valid Driving

License working as a Offi ce Driver

,Looking for a suitable Position, NOC

Available. Contact: 99680429, E-

mail:[email protected]

Syrian architect have years and half

experience in oman looking for work,

full time perfect in architectural

programs 3d max , auto cad , Pho-

toshop , and sketch up. for contact :

0096897482871

Female, Indian, 35 years, Bachelor

of Pharmacy (B. Pharm) fresh gradu-

ate with BSc looking for positions in

Front Offi ce, administration offi ce,

or any suitable positions in hospital,

polyclinic, companies or Institutions.

Contact 90236481.

Indian Male 47 years MBA-Opera-

tions Management with total 25 Yrs

exp inclusive of 9 yrs in Oil & Gas

sector in Oman, having valid Omani

D/L & NOC, seek challenging posi-

tion in SCM/Logistics/Procurement.

GSM-94236414. Mail id –

[email protected]

Well experienced management

fi nance specialist having 18 years

experience available for placement.

Contact.95602518

23, Male, ACCA Affi liate, OBU Bsc,

2.5 years of experience in audit and

fi nance in Big 6 Firms, Looking for

permanent placement in similar

fi eld. Release NOC available. Contact:

#95140445, [email protected]

22, Male, Indian, BBA (Marketing),

1 year experience in India, Looking

for suitable placement in Sales and

Marketing. #91897046,

[email protected]

Indian Male,27,ACCA Part

Qualifi ed,B.COM with 7+ yrs exp in

receivables and credit control in

Oman looking for suitable place-

ments. NOC available. # 9657 4343.

Indian Female, Science Graduate,

3 years Experience in Teaching back

home. Looking for a suitable job op-

portunity as a teacher, in Schools in

Muscat Region. Contact : 96431456

/ 95704814

Looking for a suitable job as Jr.

Accountant/ Jr. Administration in

a reputed company. NOC Available.

GSM # 93004738.

ACCOUNTANT, Male, 8 years experi-

ence, presently working in Oman as a

Senior Accountant with oman Driving

license. NOC available, seek suitable

opportunity. GSM: 97705854

Chemical Engineer Indian 2 years

of experience in production fi eld

Contact: 91247222


Syrian male 3yrs. exp in IT support,

Networking, Security systems, Serv-

er support, IT sales and marketing.

Valid Omani D/L seeking suitable

placement. Contact 91033395

Civil Autocad Draughtsman part

time work for job mob :96023726

Indian female, MBA, 25yrs Having

4yrears of experience in MNC, hands

of experiences in recruitment and

administration, fl exible for any suit-

able job placements currently in

visting visa. Contact Tel : 98864639


Indian Male, 25, Chartered Account-

ant, working with ICICI Bank India.

On a Visit Visa in Oman. Staying with

parents at Azaiba. Ph: 24492638.


Indian Male, 26 Yrs, Business

Management, 6 years in Oman.

Knowledge of MS Offi ce and Arabic

Language. Seeks suitable position.

Contact 93931935

Indian Mechanical Engineer, 30, having 8yrs of UAE Sales/Busi-

ness Development. experience in

Electromechanical and Irrigation

sectors. Contact no- +971558763220

email [email protected]

Indian male, with fi nance and Law

degree, having more than 25 years

of experience in Finance/ Accounts /

Audit (5 years of Oman experience)

seeks suitable placement. NOC avail-

able. Contact: 98421619.

E-mail: [email protected].

Indian male Executive Secretary

having vast experience in admin,

logistics & procurement well versed

with computer seeks suitable place-

ment. Contact : 99514286

Indian male 22yr BBA with LOGIS-

TIC Diploma, exp in tally and data

entry seeking in suitable placement.

Contact; 90151739

email shakeeb.mp280gmail.com

India male 33 years. DCT, BBA,

OSHA, looking for Job in Construc-

tion HSE, 11 Years experience with

GCC license, NOC available

Contact :- 9418 4280

Filipino Senior Architect with 13

years GCC experience. Profi cient

in 3D StudioMax, AutoCAD, Revit,

Phostoshop, and Microsoft Offi ce.

With NOC and Omani driving license.

Please contact 91292933.

Indian female, 40 yrs, 7 yrs experi-

ence in customer service, with D/L

seeks suitable placement.

Contact 95580711

ME Civil- structural Engineer, 8 Years Structural Engineer ex-

perience, Looking for Structural

Designer, supervisor or site engineer

Position. Iranian male.

Contact: 93696929


Electronics System Eng. UK Gradu-

ate. Indian Female with relevant

work experience. Eng. Analysis,

Instrumentation and Control, Power

& Heat, Electrical & Fluid, Drives &

Actuators etc. Looking for an entry

level position. Email s.dinesh1508@

gmail.com. Mobile: 97848075, +91-

8105413827

MISCELLANEOUS

MISCELLANEOUS

ACCOUNTANT: Indian male 25 hav-

ing 4 years experience in account-

ing & having well knowledge in tally.

Contact:968094535881,

0091 9037622048,


Pakistan Male: 24 years,M.Com

Finance having 2.5 year experience

as a accountant & marketing execu-

tive looking for suitable placement.

Contact: 97670816,

E.mail: [email protected]

Senior Accountant. 8 Years experi-

ence. NOC available. Oman driving

license. Seek suitable opportunity.

GSM- 98184170

31 year Indian male PG in HR ,with

5 yrs Professional experience in

HR in Construction Oil & Gas Oman

seeking for a suitable placement.

Kindly contact me on 93488914,

[email protected]

MBA Finance with more than fi ve

years of experience in Finance &

Accounts including GCC, looking

for a suitable opening. Having UAE

driving license. #91391802.

Indian female with MBA in fi nance

seeking immediate placement.

Contact: 968-93316493

Sudanese/26/Bsc Computer Sci-

ence /3 years exp/skills Excellent

knowledge in operating systems

and maintaining computers Java

Programmer Web Developer Linux

SMS solutions Android developer/

email [email protected]/

# 944958080 and 99758186.

Indian male B.Eng. in IT,CCNA,

MCSA,MCSE, 2.5 yrs + exp. in IT sup-

port, networking and server support

valid Omani D/L seeking suitable

placement in IT/Network/Server

support. Contact 92607532

Indian B.E Computer Science graduate

2012 passout. 1 .5 yrs exp. in Account-

ing. Having good communication skills

and mindset to work in a team. Having

NIIT certifi cate in Diploma in Java

Technology. # 97767894


Indian male 24 YEARS, B.Tech

(Electrical & Electronics), having 2

yrs. exp as Electrical Site Engineer.

Done IOSH & NEBOSH- IGC certifi ca-

tions, seeking for suitable placement

in any related industries. Contact

98045482,

Email: mastanshaik1008@gmail.

com

Indian male, 24 years, HSE Engineer

having 2 years of Indian experience.

Done IOSH & NEBOSH- IGC certifi ca-

tions, seeking for suitable placement

in any related industries.

Contact 98045482

Indian Male (Diploma in electronics

Engineering and CCNA.) having 9

years of experience in Networking, 5

years’ experience in Oman. Looking

for a suitable Placement. NOC avail-

able. GSM- 93787098,

Email –[email protected]

Mechanical Draftsman, Indian male

27, Diploma in Mechanical Engineer-

ing having 7 years of experience

in Auto CAD looking for a suitable

placement.#97351786 / 96143708

[email protected]

ACCA Affi liate, OBU Degree, 2.5

years experience in audit and

fi nance in Big6 fi rm, Looking for

permanent placement. NOC release

available. Contact: 95140445,

[email protected]

27, male, ACCA fi nalist, have pro-

fessional experience up to fi naliza-

tion of Accounts, Statutory and in-

ternal audit, expertise in using tally

and focus & Oracle Software, have

3.5 years experience in accounts

till fi nalization, seeking for per-

manent replacement ,#97654769,

email id- abdullah.nooralam@yahoo.

com

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT, 8 years ex-

perience ,Oman driving licence,Noc

available. Seek Suitable opportunity.

GSM- 98184170

B.E Mechanical Engineer with 2

years’ experience in HVAC fi eld on

visit visa looking for suitable job.

Contact: 93442296

Email Id: [email protected].

MBA (F) B.COM Indian female

having knowledge of accounts with

Tally looking for full or part time job.

Presently on family visit visa.

Contact: - 96259171. Email: -

[email protected]

Site Supervisor/ L Driver, Pakistani

Male 33 with valid D/L, 4 years

experience in Muscat, fl uent in

English, Arabic looking for suitable

place. Contact: 97950869

Indian Male, MBA, Talented

management expert having 6 year

experience at U.A.E, India and Oman

in luxury goods and Retail. Seeking

suitable openings in related or same

fi eld. Contact:92700670


B.Tech EEE with 4+ years experi-

ence in the fi eld of it, networking,

ex-tonics etc. presently working in

Amazon India development centre as

a content quality associate seeking

for suitable jobs in Oman.

Contact : +91 9940514005, 93116402

email: [email protected]

MBA Finance with more than fi ve

years of experience in Finance &

Accounts including GCC, looking for

a suitable opening. Having UAE driv-

ing license. Contact no..91391802

Part- Time Accountant, well experi-

ence senior accountant ,doing all

type of accounting works, Finaliza-

tion, Budgeting available.

Contact 98803439

Pakistani, Male, Pak, Exp 14 Years

in IT Trainer / Computer Teacher,

looking for a better position in Oman,

already working in Prestigious Con-

struction Company. # 95983711.

[email protected]

M. Tech VLSI design, B. tech Elec-

tronics and instrumentation, Indian

female,3 years teaching experience

for graduation level students,

seeking suitable placements .

Ph:00968 92904155.

[email protected]

Indian 26M, B. Tech Computer Sci-

ence graduate, 3 years exp in India,

looking for suitable job in Muscat.

Contact : 93125669,


Sudanese/Bsc IT/26/2 years experi-

ence/excellent Eng-Arb speaking/

Omani driving license/96387227/

[email protected]

MBA - (F), M.Com, B.COM. Indian

female having knowledge of accounts

with Tally looking for part time or full

time job. Presently on family visa. #

91892264. mail: [email protected]

Admin, having 10+ years experience

in Admin/HR/Logistics/Time Keeper,

in reputed companies. Presently work-

ing in Muscat. Contact94369965mail

- [email protected]

Two year experience in Oman,

experience in sales, purchase and

system admin, Having GCC license.

Contact number 97475860,

[email protected]

Indian male B.Eng. in IT,CCNA,

MCSA,MCSE, 2.5 yrs + exp. in IT sup-

port, Networking and Server support

with valid Omani D/L seeking suit-

able placement in IT/Network/Server

support. contact 92607532

Indian Female BSC nurse with 8+

years of experience including 3

years of GCC exp. Oman Promet-

ric passed with 57 %. Currently in

Oman. Contact : 98034384

Indian male Accountant, 12 years

experience, looking for a full time

or part time job, experience in tally

also. Contact 98983122

Indian Male, 25, Chartered Ac-

countant, working with ICICI Bank

India. On a Visit Visa in Oman.

Staying with parents at Azaibah.

Ph:24492638. Email: shyamal008@

gmail.com

Indian Male 23 years B.Tech Civil

Engineering having 2 years experi-

ence in quantity survey and site

management looking for suitable

placement. Contact- 95042656

Indian female, MBA, 25yrs Having

4yrears of experience in MNC, hands

of experiences in recruitment and

administration, fl exible for any suit-

able job placements currently in

visting visa. Contact: 98864639


Indian Male -25years B.Tech

Engineer seeking any suitable jobs

in Oman ,currently on visit visa.

Contact : Haneesh N. Surendran,

Mob : 90126573,

Email: - [email protected]

Female Junior Architect, Excel-

lence in Autocad, Sketching & Mod-

elling, Internship - KHAM Designs,

Bangalore. Presently with Atulya

Architects & Associates. Email

[email protected]

Contact 00968-94057427.

Indian male BE Electrical & Elec-

tronics and PG in power systems

(transmission & distribution) on

visit seeking placement.

Contact 94669679

E Mail : [email protected]

Indian Female, MBA-HR having 8+

experience in Administration/HR,

Customer Support, Offi ce Coordina-

tor with good Computer skill, Now on

Visit Visa looking for suitable

position. Contact: 90196235

Female, 35years, Bachelor of Phar-

macy fresh graduate with BSc and

MA looking for suitable

position in hospital, polyclinic,

companies or Institutions. Contact

90236481.

Electrical Maintenance Engineer, 29, Indian Male, having 7+ years exp.

in reputed companies. Seeking suit-

able placement in Oman.

Contact 98440637.

Mail ID : [email protected]

Administration - Having 9+ years

exp. in Admin & HR in reputed com-

panies. Presently working in Muscat

and seeking for suitable placement.

Contact No.: 97693456.

email : [email protected]

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT, 8 years ex-

perience, Oman driving license, Noc

available seeks suitable opportunity.

GSM- 97705854

Indian male 24 B.Tech IT(engineer)

2.5 years exp in hardware network-

ing, programming such as C and C++.

Currently on visit visa seeks suitable


Indian male Auto Cad Draughtsman

(civil) 8 years experience seeking for

part time job.

Contact : 00968 99070584,


Indian male 32 M. A. English and

having 4 years of experience in

teaching current company is ready

to issue release letter.

Contact : 99869535


Sudanese male, 31 years, have 3

year Diploma in electrical engineer

, 6 year experience in construction

and electrical production plant .

Mobile No ; +96894549609

Indian male 37 years B.Tech Gradu-

ate having 12 years experience of

Electrical DCRP Works / Jobs in

Oman with driving license looking

for suitable opening. NOC available

can join immediately. Contact :

[email protected]

Indian female B.ARCH with 10 years

experience (Indian & Oman) as an

Architect is seeking a suitable in

Muscat. Contact: 92412810

BE Civil Engineer with 11 years of

experience in building construc-

tion with valid Oman DL, looking for

suitable placement, NOC available.

Please contact 91329910.

Indian male 24 B.Tech IT (engineer)

2.5 years exp in hardware network-

ing, programming such as C and C++.

Currently on visit visa seeks suitable


Indian male 23yrs, 2yrs exp. In Accounts (india). Seeking suitable

position in accounts. Currently on

express visa. M: 94399509,

E. [email protected]

Civil Autocad draughtsman looking

for part time job. Mobile: 95218737

Indian Male: 31yrs 8 Years Experi-

ence in the fi eld of Business Devel-

opment/ Sales/ Retail/ Logistics

with good communication Skills

seeking for suitable job in Oman .

Now available in Visit visa valid till

(21st Oct). Contact; 99052340 ,


ACCOUNTANT , Indian male 30

years B.Com Having 7 years of Oman

experience in the fi eld of accounts &

fi nance seeks for better placement.

Contact : 96143708 / 97351786

ME Civil- structural Engineer, 8

Years Structural engineer experi-

ence, looking for Structural Designer,

supervisor or site engineer Position.

Iranian male. Contact: 93696929,


ACCOUNTANT, 8 years experience,

Oman D/L, Noc available seeks suit-

able opportunity. GSM- 98184170

Network/Noc Engineer, Indian male

27 years B.com (General) 5 years &

4 month’s of experience in the fi eld

of networking seeks for better place-

ment. Contact :97663834,

bro’s no:98730758

Indian male, BBA, having 8yrs exp in-

cluding 2yrs of (UAE) exp looking op-

portunities withinSales, Logistics, Re-

tail, Operations. CONTACT 99052340,

Mail Id: [email protected]

B.Com Graduate, associate insur-

ance, 25 year male, 3 years experi-

ence in accounts and 3 years in sales

and marketing.#no-95236312, mail

[email protected]

Syrian Architect years experience

in oman for work 2d plans and 3d

internal and external projects in co-

operation or even a piece . for contact

: 97482871

Electrical Engineer with BS & MS

Degree having 5 years of Experience

in Electrical Utility/Water sector

seeks a suitable job (on visit).

Contact: [email protected]

Phone: 24413033/ 95731852

25 year male, B graduate, associ-

ate insurance with 3 years exp in

accounts and 3 years in marketing.

NOC available. Mail id lilommca@

gmail.com and no-95236312


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& sofa shampooing, Contact

99314807/24792998

Split window unit A/ C servicing.

Contact 94694472

Cleaning & Carpet Shampooing, Ocean Center LLC. #99884591

Pest Control Treatments. Ocean Center LLC. #99344723

Carpet Shampoo, marble & tile

polishing, pest control & anti-

termite treatment, general clean-

ing painting, Plumbing, Electrical,

shifting. Contact Mundhir Al-Rizaiqi

trading. L.L.C. contact 24810137,

99450130

House shifting & packing. Contact: 99657644 /98518013

House shifting & transporting.

Contact 92490422

MARBLE CRYSTALLIZATION restore the original shine of

your marble. contact 24793614/

99314807

Window & split unit A.C ser-

vicing & maintenance. Contact

93769089 / 95323517

Pest Control Gulfa Intl .LLC. Contact: 92326955

Water proofi ng ABUQABAS-

Contact 99320217/24788722

Marble Restoration, Mosaic tiles

polishing, carpet shampooing,

maintenance. Contact

ABU QABAS- 99320217

/24788722

WEBSITE

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ligence (BI) creation and manage-

ment at rock bottom price.

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MISCELLANEOUS

CLASSES

IELTS & TOEFL

Academic / General

Target Band 8

TQT Institute.

Ph #

24480800 / 99347202

Indian male, 4 years of experience

in Structured cabling, termination

and Fiber optic splicing. Look-

ing for a suitable Placement. NOC

available. GSM- 92484039, Email

–[email protected]

Indian male , 23 yrs, postgraduate

Mechanical Eng. (M.Sc, UK), 1 year

sales exp, having Oman DL, seeking

for suitable employment in reputed

fi rm. Contact: 91419764 Email:

[email protected]

Pakistani male, MBA(Marketing)+PGD(HR) with 9

yrs experience in banking & hospital

industry (Consumer Credit Review,

Admin & HR). 3 yrs experience as

Asst Manager, Admin & HR in fa-

mous private hospital in Oman with

NOC. Contact: 95761982 or umerok@

hotmail.com

Indian male 25 years, MBA fi nance

and marketing with tally have 1.3

year experience in India. Now in

Oman on visit visa. GSM: 97445488

Indian male, 19 years experience

in purchase, material coordinator in

building construction & factory pro-

duction fi eld. have good computer

skills & driving license and NOC,

looking for a suitable placement.

Contact: 99008101

Working as Senior accountant,5yr.

exp.in oman, Accounting upto

fi nalisation, relevant computer skills

tally9, Sage, vcams , Audit ,valid

oman driving license, languages

known English, Arabic, Hindi. NOC

avaliable can join immediately.

Tel: (+968) 96339599. E-mail-

([email protected])

Indian Female, 35years, Bachelor of

Pharmacy (BPharm) fresh graduate

with BSc and MA looking for posi-

tions in Front Offi ce,

administration offi ce, or any suit-

able positions in hospital, polyclinic,

companies or Institutions.

Contact 90236481

Network/Noc engineer, CCNA certi-

fi ed & CCNP trained, Indian male

27 years B.com(general) 5 years

& 4 month’s of experience in the

fi eld of networking seeks for better

placement. contact 97663834 /

98730758

INDIAN FEMALE– ME in CSE with 2

years’ experience in teaching seek-

ing Suitable Job Opportunity. Con-

tact: 94263445 or +91 9486251274,

E mail – [email protected]

Registered Filipina Nurse look-

ing for a suitable job in Admin/

receptionist, experience in admin, on

visit visa seeks placement. Contact

97435849

Structure/Pipeline,Piping Draughtsman have 12+ yrs. Exp. in

Oman seeking suitable placement.

Contact 92103713 NOC available.

Indian male 22 years, looking for

suitable placement in Hardware

and Networking fi eld, Having 1 year

exp. in India, training in al ameen

computers Muscat Ruwi. Qualifi -

cation is Diploma in Electronics

and Communication at present I

am having my valid employee

visa In the same work. Contact : -

9739622910/8050101914, Email ID

:- [email protected]

Admin, having 10+ years experience

in Admin/HR/Logistics/Time Keeper,

in reputed companies. Presently work-

ing in Muscat. #968 94369965,mail

- [email protected]

Civil Engineer B.Sc -6 years

experience with constructions

companies - qualifi ed as A Project

Engineer & Planning Engineer .

Contact+968-94682217

Sudanese / Arabic & English teacher for all nationalities / willing

to teach at home. Tel:

94211377

Indian male, 26 yr, b. tech Com-

puter science, 4 years experience

as system and network engineer

looking for suitable job.

Contact : 0096893125669,


Electrical Engineer with BS & MS

Degree having 5 years of Experi-

ence in Electrical Utility/Water

sector seeks a suitable job. Contact:

95731852 [email protected]

Chartered Accountant, looking out

for an opportunity in Oman in Audit

OR Finance fi eld. Available in

Muscat from 10th – 16th Oct.

Call : 91258435

26, Male, Indian, BBA (Finance),

MBA(HR), Looking for suitable Job.

Contact immediately. Contact

98176105, [email protected]

Indian lady looking for accounts

Job, two years experience one year

worked in Oman B.Com Graduate ,

Tally ERP9. GSM : 91123561

Indian looking for a part time ac-

counting or Internal Auditing job,

contact 99196621.

33 year male Indian Keralite

looking for Senior Accountant or

Assistant Accounts manager having

10 years of working experience in

Oman and Qatar with valid GCC

license willing to work any GCC

country, please contact :

97433387

27,male,ACCA fi nalist, have profes-

sional experience up to fi nalization

of accounts, statutory and internal

audit, expertise in using tally and

focus & oracle software, have 3.5

years experience in accounts till

fi nalization ,seeking for permanent

replacement ,GSM-97654769,email

[email protected]

Senior Management Professional,

MBA, 12 years+ exp. in Business

Development/Sales Management ,

Sales Training, Content Development

& Six sigma GSM:97428090

Part Time Accounting Job Complete

Data Entry, Upto Finalization. Any

Time Available. Location Al Hail, AL

Khoud. #- +968-92049215

Email:- [email protected]

ACCA fi nalist, Recent B.Com Gradu-

ate, Indian Female, looking for full

time employment in Accounting and

Audit.+96896964379,

[email protected]

Indian Chartered Accountant, Male

25 years, 5 years of relevant experi-

ence, On Visit visa, Staying with

Parents. Also holds BCOM (Computer

Applications). Contact 98164467,

24492638 [email protected]

Arab Lady seeking for House-

manager/Personal Assistant job.

Highly experienced. Arabic, English

&French. Contat : +961 71339568

email : [email protected]

The Business Development Man-

ager, Iraqi, Experience 14 Years

Inside and outside Oman following

activities: tenders& real estate& con-

struction & marketing projects& in-

vestments& transportation & Marine

services& companies management&

develop business.

Contact 93240027


MBA(HR), Looking for suitable

Job. Contact immediately contact

98176105, [email protected]

INDIAN MALE , MBA. Having 10+

years experience as Automotives

Sales Manager .Worked with M/s

TALWAR AUTO GARAGES PVT LTD

India’s Largest Selling Dealer for

VOLVO EICHER commercial vehicles

.Seeking for suitable Job in Oman.

Contact no: 98045482



MBA(HR), Looking for suitable Job.

Contact immediately #98176105,


FABRICATION & ERECTION-DUCT

MAN Candidate seeking suitable op-

portunities & presently in Oman with

NOC Mob:97239854,

Mail:[email protected]

25yrs Indian Female with Bsc Nurs-

ing, MHA (master of hospital adminis-

tration) Graduate looking for suitable

placement. Contact:- 99513267


50 years Indian male 15yrs experience

as Manager in Steel and paper Plant

seeking suitable placement. Kindly

contact me on +91 9840943638

Chartered Accountant, Indian male,

25, two years experience, on visit

visa. Staying with parents. Also has

B.com+computer Application.

Contact: 24492638/98164467.

[email protected]

Diploma in Civil Engineer. I have 6

year experience in Oman seeking for

suitable position Oman. #97415597,


Indian male with 18 years of

Indian and Overseas experience in

hospitality industry, with excellent

cooking, operational, managerial

and communication skills seeking

a suitable job from reputed groups

and organizations. On a visit visa.

Contact: 95363751

Indian Female, MBA-HR having 8+

experience in Administration/HR,

Customer Support, Offi ce Coordina-

tor with good Computer skill, now on

Visit Visa ,looking for suitable posi-

tion. Contact: 90196235


MBA(HR), Looking for suitable place-

ment in Finance/HR/Marketing.

Contact immediately. # 98176105,

[email protected]

Indian Male, 38 years, BE and MBA

in Marketing from UK seeks suit-

able placement in the IT industry.

#91200413.

Indian male B.Eng. in

IT,CCNA,MCSA,MCSE, 2.5 yrs + exp.

in IT support, networking and server

support valid Omani D/L seeking

suitable placement in IT/Network/

Server support.

Contact 92607532

8+ years experienced senior ac-

countant looking for a better place-

ment. Contact No. +968 92935684.

Email - [email protected].

NOC available.

29 years Indian female (MBA-

Finance) with 4 yrs experience in

Accounts, seeking suitable place-

ment in Accounts/Admin/HR. NOC

available. Contact:96141283

ACCOUNTANT: Indian male 25 hav-

ing 4years experience in accounting

& having well knowledge in tally.

Contact:968 094535881,

0091 9037622048.


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