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June 20, 2016 14 Ramadan 1437 AH

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Dhuhr 12.14pm

Asr 3.31pm

Maghrib 7.01pm

Isha 8.24pm Fajr (Tomorrow) 3.53am

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MORNING MINUTE

The leaders of the Arab world must recognise that the Arab peoples cannot any longer afford to descend to the mutual recrimination and petty disputes which for far too long have been the cause of worsening relations between their states.

On the occasion of the 8th National Day, 1978

FROM THE WORDS OF HIS MAJESTYTHE SULTAN

‘His Majesty’s Wisdom’

Times News Service

MUSCAT: New signboards have been installed at Oman-UAE road borders informing that visa -on-arrival requests for residents of GCC will be processed elec-tronically and manual processes have been discontinued.

However, this doesn’t apply to nationalities of around 46 coun-tries having a treaty with the UAE, such as Hong Kong, Singa-pore, UK, Germany or the Euro-pean Union countries. Citizens of these countries have a choice be-tween visa-on-arrival or applying for a visa online.

Embassy officials of these coun-tries also confirmed to Times of

Oman that citizens of these coun-tries don’t require an e-visa to visit UAE. “Our citizens don’t re-quire an e-visa before travelling,” confirmed a senior official of Italy Embassy in Muscat.

Frequent travellers, how-ever, said that Hatta border was providing visa-on-arrival even when the airlines had completely stopped it from April 29, 2016.

“But from June 15 they stopped completely and even put up sign boards at the Hatta border,” said Indian expat, who travelled to Dubai this weekend.

He said that many travellers were turned down at the border as they were not carrying the e-visa. >A6

U A E V I S I T

REGIONIraq camps struggle to shelter people

2Iraqi government-run camps struggled on Sunday to shelter people

fleeing Falluja, as the military battled IS militants. >A8

MARKETCrude production in May rises marginally

3Oman’s total crude oil and condensates output during May 2016 stood at

30.10m barrels. >B1

OMAN‘Cancellation of Sohar flights shocking’

1Oman Air’s decision to cancel Sohar flights “came like a thunderbolt”, says

Majlis Al Shura member. >A3

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

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UK expats in Oman have their say in Brexit debate

No new 100, 500 baisa notes this Eid

MUSCAT: Annual bonuses for ministers, undersecretaries and their equivalent have been stopped due to the financial conditions currently being witnessed by the Sultanate, said the Ministry of Fi-nance. It added the precautionary measures have been taken by the government in response to the oil price dip.

The Ministry said in a state-ment, a copy of which was ob-tained by the Oman News Agency (ONA), that it continues its re-vision of expenditure on items and that it works hard to activate the non-oil revenues to reduce deficit resulting from the sharp decline in oil revenues and re-duce reliance on oil as the major source of revenues. -ONA

HASAN SHABAN AL LAWATIhassan@timesofoman.com

MUSCAT: Fresh banknotes of the denomination of 100 and 500 Omani baisas will not be available this year, an official at the Central Bank of Oman (CBO) said ahead of the Eid Al Fitr holidays.

Printing costThe decision was taken to cut the cost of printing millions of new money bills, and also to reduce the traffic which hits Ruwi’s Central Business District (CBD) ahead of Eid Al Fitr, according to the bank official. >A6

M I N I S T R Y O F F I N A N C E

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Indian expat’s body to be sent back homeREJIMON Kreji@timesofoman.com

MUSCAT: The body of Bhiku Prasad, an undocumented Indian worker who passed away in Oman after lying in a coma for several days, was scheduled to be flown back to India on Sunday night, an Indian embassy official said.

“His mortal remains will be

flown back to India tonight. His medical bills and expenses required for repatriating the body has been paid by the In-dian embassy,” the official told Times of Oman.

Bhiku passed away on Tuesday night. He had come to the Sultan-ate from Uttar Pradesh hoping for a new life on a visitor visa. After three months of looking for a job,

he got one.However, after joining the com-

pany, he collapsed on the third day at work. As his papers were still being processed, he was classified as an ‘undocumented’ worker.

Without the correct papers, he was stuck in a bureaucratic limbo, with no one ready to pay his medi-cal bills. Had he come to Oman through the proper channels, his

hospital treatment would have been covered.

According to medics, from day one, Prasad was in a critical state.

TOO had reported Prasad’s story on June 12. That night itself, Sushma Swaraj, the Indian Minis-ter for External Affairs, respond-ed to the story and tweeted that if medics permit, he would be flown back. >A6

M E D I C A L B I L L S P A I D

e-visa signboards for Dubai installed

Bonuses for ministersstopped

THE GIRL WHO IS ONE IN A MILLIONSuffering from a rare congenital disorder, this

Omani girl could barely eat solids. Now, thanks

to life changing surgery in India, she’s smiling

again and looking forward to starting school

RAHUL DASrahuldas@timesofoman.com

MUSCAT: A year ago, little Al Baraa would never have dreamed of posing happily for a photograph.

Today, the little angel is happy to pose – and play – after a life chang-ing operation saved her from a one-in-a-million birth deformity.

Three-year-old Al Baraa had her jawbone rebuilt with titanium im-plants to correct the birth defect.

The condition also left her with a drooping expression and an extra ear on her right cheek.

A resident of Farhad village in Oman, Al Baraa had been existing on a liquid diet as she could not chew solid food. “She used to survive on juices, milk and water, but after the surgery she has started taking solid food and now eats practically every-thing along with us,” her delighted father Salim Rashid Al Saadi said.

Doctors said she was suffering from a rare condition -Agenesis of the Mandible – which left her un-able to eat properly.

“Earlier, she was also facing dif-ficulty in breathing,” her father said,

adding that three more surgeries are planned – cosmetic surgery and two throat surgeries.

Salim, who works in a private firm in Muscat, said the additional operations would be carried out in six months’ time, to allow the tod-dler to rest and heal.

“We want her to fully recover as soon as possible,” he said, speaking from the family home, near Tiwi vil-lage. Dr Vivek Soni, a maxillofacial surgeon at Fortis Hospital, Mum-bai, who conducted the surgery, said she was born with the rare deform-ity, with the right side of her jaw missing. >A6

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Cabinet stress on funding for education

MUSCAT: Strengthening fur-ther education funding, de-spite the economic slump, is one of the major goals of Oman, the Council of Ministers has announced.

Revealing a raft of new meas-ures, the council also took time to thank the people of Oman for playing their part in help-ing the country get through the downturn.

The Council of Ministers agreed that the number of seats in higher education institu-tions should remain the same and that the number of students dispatched to study technical specialisations should be in-creased. >A7 See also >A2

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OMAN

106 participate in SQU blood donation drive

MODHAHER ALAJMImodhaher@timesofoman.com

MUSCAT: A blood donation cam-paign was organised by Sultan Qa-boos University (SQU) at Oman Avenues Mall to mark World Blood Donor Day.

Operating under the slogan, “Blood Connects Us All”, the cam-paign sought to promote voluntary blood donations and community involvement.

The event was attended by a large group of donors - both Oma-nis and expats, including Filipinos

and Indians.Commenting on the blood drive,

Dr. Arwa Al Riyami, Chairperson of the Blood Donation Committee at SQU said, “Attendance at this campaign was higher, compared to other campaigns conducted in the Holy Month of Ramadan.”

Out of 174 visitors who arrived to donate blood, 106 were qualified to donate blood, with an average of ten donors giving blood per hour. Dr. Arwa Al Riyami appealed to the public to donate blood.

“One single donor benefits three patients” she noted.

Some donors were rejected fora variety of medical reasons, includ-ing low blood pressure.

“Donors should have a meal before donating blood and drink plenty of fluids, especially after fasting,” she advised.

Al Riyami noted the contribu-tion of the “Oman Blood Donors” volunteer group. “The group worked in recruiting visitors, edu-cating them about the importance of blood donations and helping them in the donation process.

The medical team included seven to ten members who worked

with blood donors. “This contribution highlights the

importance of different volunteer groups in supporting blood dona-tion activities,” said Al Riyami.

This blood drive was part of the Sultan Qaboos University blood donation campaign schedule for the month of Ramadan. There are twice-weekly campaigns being held in mosques and malls. In ad-dition, the Sultan Qaboos Univer-sity Blood bank has extended its working hours to 24 hours per day, except Fridays, to welcome blood donors to share the gift of life.

Operating under

the slogan ‘Blood

Connects Us All’, the

drive was organised

at Oman Avenues

Mall to mark World

Blood Donor Day

NOBLE CAUSE: Out of 174 visitors who arrived to donate blood, 106 were qualified to donate blood,

with an average of ten donors giving blood per hour. – Photo supplied

Minister praises decision to retain general diploma seat allocations MUSCAT: The declaration of the Council of Ministers to retain the number of seats allocated for graduates of the general diploma confirms the constant atten-tion of the wise leadership of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said to support the education sector in this generous country, and his belief that the creation of con-scious and eligible generations has been always a means and a goal, said Dr. Rawyah bint Saud Al Busaidiyah, Minister of Higher Education.

Number of scholarships Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Sarmi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Higher Education said that the number of schol-arships for the academic year (2016/2017) are approximately (29,359) seats, of them (17,730) seats in government institu-tions of higher education in the Sultanate, and (9,638) seats in the internal scholarships, along with (1,643) seats in the external scholarships, divided into (143) external scholarships Group A, and (1,500) external scholarships Group B.

Omani Experts ProgrammeHe added that there are 10 schol-arships for the Omani Experts Programme, in addition to (62) external grants from the sisterly and friendly countries, as well as 174 scholarships for the disabled students, 10 of them at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), 158 at the colleges of higher technol-ogy, and 6 at the Sharia Sciences college, adding that 50 scholar-ships have been dedicated to the disabled students at the private higher education institutions within the internal scholarship programmes.

Mariam bint Khalifa Al Khu-

saibiyah, Assistant Director-General for Scholarship Affairs in the Directorate General of Schol-arships at the Ministry of Higher Education explained that a num-ber of programmes were added to the external scholarships pro-gramme, including Medicine and Dental Surgery in Scotland, along with Bio-medicine programme in Australia, Applied Mathemat-ics and Sustainability Studies programmes in the United States, Financial Mathematics and Wa-ter Management in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and New Zealand.

Important developmentsOn the most important develop-ments in the internal scholar-ship, she pointed out that the ministry has added a range of disciplines and programmes within the scholarship plans to keep abreast with the develop-ment enjoyed by the various sectors in the country, including Bachelor of Science in Logistics, Islamic Banking, Global Lo-gistics Management, Material Engineering, Ornaments and Jewellry Design, Web Design, Information security, Organi-sational Leadership, Entrepre-neurship, Energy Economics, Transportation Management, Logistics and Small Enterprises Management.

Al Khasaibiyah added that the students with scholarships from the families of the social security, low-income families and girls grants will be able to select the educational institu-tion they are interested in or close to their residence taking into account their social and financial conditions and to pro-vide a suitable environment for education, social and psycho-logical stability.

H I G H E R E D U C A T I O N

Donors should have a meal before donating blood

and drink plenty of fluids, especially after fasting

Dr. Arwa Al Riyami, Chairperson of the

Blood Donation Committee at SQU

Wadis overflow, roads

suffer damage in rain

REJIMON K reji@timesofoman.com

MUSCAT: Rain fell in Bahla, Shank and nearby areas in the afternoon, a weather enthusiast said, quoting residents.

“Wadis overflowed and roads suffered damage in some areas,” Bader Ali Al Baddaei, an admin-istrator of www.rthmc.net, a local Web-based forum that discusses weather in Oman, told the Times of Oman. Four people travelling in a vehicle found themselves trapped in an overflowing wadi in Andam and had to rescued.

The rain in Mudhaibi led to wadis overflowing and traffic in the region being disrupted. Manah and Andam were hit by sandstorms.

“It rained in the afternoon and the weather was windy, too. At many places, traffic came to a halt due to overflowing wadis,”

Mussab Al Wahaibi from Weath-er Oman, a twitter handle which discusses weather patterns in Oman, said yesterday.

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

OVERCAST: Rain in Mudhaibi led

to wadis overflowing and traffic

in the region being disrupted.

– Photo Bader Ali Al Baddaei www.rthmc.net

‘Firms should get ready

for Value Added Tax’

STAFF REPORTER

MUSCAT: Companies should take action now to prepare for Value Added Tax and Excise Tax, urged Price Waterhouse Coopers, (PwC) after the Gulf Cooperation Council Ministers of Finance ap-proved in principle both treaties last Thursday.

“Some administrative matters still need to be resolved, notably with regards to the tax collection mechanism related to intra-GCC trade. The GCC Committee has been tasked to provide its recom-mendation by the end of summer in view of the formal announce-ment of the treaties,” the PwC statement added.

The Excise Tax and VAT trea-ties constitute common frame-work for the introduction of these

taxes in the GCC which is expect-ed to occur by 1st of January 2017 and January 1 2018, respectively. The treaties will form the basis for the issuance of national VAT and Excise Tax legislation by each GCC Member State.

“The introduction of VAT and Excise Tax constitute an im-portant policy reform aiming to help GCC Governments achieve medium to long term social and economic policy goals, and re-duce reliance on hydrocarbon revenues,” Jeanine Daou, Middle East Indirect Taxes Partner, said.

“Approval of the treaties is an important development as it sets out common principles that will guide the application of VAT and Excise Tax at a national level by each individual Member State,” Daou added.

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Sohar flights withdrawal a logical and inevitable decision: Oman Air

STAFF REPORTER

MUSCAT: Oman Air’s decision to cancel its flights to Sohar “came like a thunderbolt” to the people of the North and South Al Bati-nah governorates, for its negative impact on commercial tourist in-dustries, Mohammed Al Zadjali, a Shura member, said on Sunday.

The national airliner’s contro-versial decision has come under

fire during the Majlis Al Shura 19th regular meeting.

Oman Air said last week that there is no economic feasibility for its operation at Sohar Airport.

However, Al Zadjali said that their justification “is puzzling”.

“We have the right to question economic and tourism studies in light of the economic circumstanc-es,” he says “millions of riyals were pumped into projects and then we

are surprised by their failure”“When the series of failures of

planning and draining economic resources will end?” Al Zedjali, Chairman of the Legal Committee, questioned.

He suggested the government to find solutions with Oman Air, and to find alternative companies which can operate the airport. Seats not exceeded 5 per cent, says Oman Air

Meanwhile, Oman Air said its decision to suspend the operations to Sohar was “logical and inevita-ble, in light of the highest utilization of seats not exceeding 5 per cent,”

An official at the company told the Times of Oman that from a commercial perspective, it was stated previously this will be tem-porary suspension and will go through reconsideration once ca-pacity improves.

“Oman Air’s stance on the issue is clear and no doubt should be raised on the decision to suspend this operation. It came as a result of the low utilisation in spite of various special offers and promo-tion packages.” .

“We tried for 20 months to be exact but only carried 168 pax; ie an average of 1 passenger per flight on the 155 flights operated,” he concluded.

The decision has

come under fire

during the Majlis Al

Shura 19th regular

meeting

Omani pilgrim missing in Saudi found

FAHAD AL GHADANIfahadnews@ timesofoman.com

MUSCAT: Abdullah Al Hattali, the 51-year-old Omani national who went missing 11 days ago, was finally found by another pilgrim, according to Ibrahim Al Kharousi, the Omani Haj At-taché in Saudi Arabia.

“Abdullah was found by an-other national pilgrim after his photo was circulated in the area in an attempt to trace him as there were reports that he had been spotted earlier,” Al Kharou-si said from Saudi Arabia.

He added that his (the missing person’s) son, Hamad Al Hattali, and another relative were lead-ing the search effort along with the campaign organiser.

“My father is in a good con-dition and we are flying back home on Tuesday,” said Hamad. He added that he was very much relieved and happy to have his father back. “I still don’t know how my father would have spent the 11 days away from home without any connection with the campaign organiser and the Haj Attaché.

Ibrahim advised pilgrims, especially the elderly, that they should always be accompanied by relatives or the campaign or-ganiser. “Every pilgrim should carry all the relevant docu-ments, including identity card and proof of address of resi-dence,” said Ibrahim.

Need for guidesHe stressed that Haj and Um-rah organisers should send guides as well along with the drivers. “There are several cases where groups of pilgrims perform Umrah or Haj with-out any guide which results in people going missing,” Ibrahim said, adding that each group of pilgrims must be accompanied by at least two guides.

According to the Ministry of Endowment and Religious Af-fairs, out of the 18,587 Haj appli-cants, only 9,081 were approved. The ministry announced ear-lier that 2,346 pilgrims had not specified their mode of travel yet, and called upon them to up-date the ministry. The ministry said 3,034 pilgrims will travel over land for the Haj, while 4,522 will travel by air. The ministry has urged pilgrims who have been contacted by the ministry for approval to register their campaigns through the approved website hajj.com. The ministry warned that any other way to register campaigns will not be accepted.

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His images tell the untold stories from OmanDEEBA HASANdeeba@timesofoman.com

MUSCAT: ‘Because the best sto-ries are our own’, says the tagline on the website of Pinaki, a Swiss photographer who has photo-graphed hundreds of people and documented their background sto-ries in black and white.

Pinaki’s website is unusual and very unique, for neither does it cap-ture the beauty of a place, nor tell how good a specific product, food or makeup item is, and it does not tell much about the author, himself.

What it does is tell the special and exciting stories of ordinary people from throughout the world. So beautifully are the words tied in together with a single photograph that viewers might perhaps want to read them for days.

Subjects might be holy men, old women, possessed teens, troubled people, fishermen or just anybody this creative photographer came across. So what is the idea behind his photography?

“The first impulse behind it was that I wanted people to look at my work. While my work, in itself, gives me enormous pleasure, shar-ing it with others has always been extremely important. I’ve always been interested in the larger pic-ture, never in photography, by it-self. And that larger frame involves writing and design,” notes Pinaki.

Interestingly enough, Pinaki worked in Oman for a while, and ventured into the vast expanse of desert to capture rare, unseen shots of people, in the most dra-matic way possible. All in black and white, the photographs dis-

play minute details of people in a remarkable manner.

Initially, he admits not having a clue about where to go in Oman, so he started travelling into unknown lands, which would perhaps pro-vide better stories for his website.

“Most of their suggestions re-volved around the usual suspects, the few places that tourists kept going to. Over time, I just started to go to places on the map that looked interesting. I’d pick a spot, my office would hire a Land-Cruiser, and I’d set off alone. I’d go where I want, stop wherever, sleep over, shoot people I’d meet, and start to communicate with the Bedouin,”recalled Pinaki.

Was language a barrier? Appar-ently not. “At first, with hand sig-nals and then with a few words of Arabic. It wasn’t a problem, and never is when I travel anywhere. When people see you’re interest-ed in their lives and are making an effort, they like that. You just have to be open enough to make the connection, and they help you,” added Pinaki.

Some of his subjects are not looking at the camera, as they car-ry on their trade, while some are focused on the lens.For Pinaki’s subjects are deeply expressive, and viewers can see their thoughts

through their facial expressions. Pinaki has photographed men, women and children, mostly living in the far interiors of Oman.

Although he has taken pictures in several parts of the world, Oman was the gateway for his later travels.

“I’ve done stories on France, Russia, the Netherlands, Portu-gal, Switzerland, Germany, Oman, Kuwait, Yemen, Bahrain, the UAE, Iran, India, Thailand and Malay-sia. But Oman was the gateway and helped me develop profes-sionally,” added Pinaki. Russia is his favourite country, thus far, with the mix of beauty and misery, both of which he likes to document in his writings.

His popular blog grew out of passion, rather than academics, and he has always been far away from the conventional world. “At first, I started publishing my work online in 2001. I was out of college, unemployed, dreaming of trave-ling the world, and shooting and writing about faraway places.”

Originally from Bombay, India, Pinaki, 35, now lives in the Em-mental Alps of Switzerland.

Speaking of his shooting tech-nique, he says, “Sometimes in Oman I felt that I was shooting blind, zooming in and out without seeing. So I started shooting with just one lens and, over the years, settled on the one that was perfect for me.” He does not shoot any oth-er way.Notes Pinaki, “I have one fixed lens, never use a flash,and I only shoot in black and white. Minimalism and focus is key. As Cartier-Bresson said, ‘It is with the strict economy of means that sim-plicity of expression is achieved.’”

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GLOBAL RAMADAN RECIPESPAKISTAN

{ Pakora }

I N G R E D I E N T S1 cup chickpea flour (besan)1/2 teaspoon chilli powder

1 teaspoon salt1/2 cup water

2 finely chopped green chillies,1 tablespoon coriander leaves, finely chopped

1/2 teaspoon baking powderOnions, cut into rings, or sliced potato

Oil for frying Chutney, for serving (optional)

D I R E C T I O N S1. Stir the flour, chilli powder, and salt into a bowl.

2. Add water to make a thick batter and beat well until smooth. Set aside for at least 20 minutes.

3. Stir the chillies, coriander, and baking powder into the batter.4. Drop in the potatoes or onions and coat with batter.

5. Heat oil in a deep pan. Once hot, carefully drop the battered potatoes or onions into the pan and deep-fry until crisp and

golden.6. Remove from the pan with a slotted spoon and drain on a

kitchen towel. Serve hot with chutney, if you like.

FASTING HEALTH TIP

Space out your meals. During Ramadan, it is tempting to eat continuously from Iftar to just before Fajr, but it is a good idea to space your meals out just as you would on your normal diet. To avoid hyperglycaemia, break your fast gradually by eating

three dates and drinking laban or water, then after prayers enjoy the rest of your meal. And try not to skip Suhoor, as it is a great

chance to hydrate and fuel-up for the day ahead.

IFTAR

WHERE TO SPEND YOUR ZAKAT The literal meaning of Zakat is ‘to cleanse’ or ‘purification’. In the Islamic faith, Zakat means purifying your wealth for the will of Allah; to acknowledge that everything we own belongs to Allah and to work towards the betterment of the Muslim Ummah. According to Islamic regulations, Zakat is 2.5% of one year’s total cumulative wealth. Zakat is not always financial, and can include everything from volunteering your time to giving an encouraging word, but when it comes to financial donations to the less fortunate, it can be difficult to decide which causes speak most to your heart. Here we will highlight worthy causes to help you decide.

{ Omani Bahjah Orphan Society}W H AT T H E Y D O

To give hope and fight poverty are the goals of the Omani Bahjah Orphan Society. OBOS is a nonprofit society whose mission is to foster philanthropy domestically by helping

Omani orphans and vulnerable children through education and empowerment.

W H E R EStarted and based in Oman

F I N D O U T M O R E A N D D O N AT Ebahjah.net/en

Literally translating to “announcement,” the adhan is the name for the call to prayer that muezzins sing from the

slender minaret towers of every mosque five times a day to let Muslims know that the time to pray has begun.

WORD

{ Adhan }

TODAY’S VERSE

And seek help in patience and prayer. (Al Baqara, 2:45)

PLACE OF WORSHIP

This Ramadan is a great opportunity to go pray in beautiful houses of worship that you might not otherwise take the time to see. Whether for Taraweeh prayers or Dhuhr, pay a visit to one of Muscat’s architectural monuments of faith.

{Jama’ a Abdul Munim Bin Yousef Al Zawawi}

The beautiful mosque just opposite the ministries district,visible from Sultan Qaboos Highway in Al Khuwair, is called Jama’a Abdul Munim Bin Yousef Al Zawawi, better

known as the Zawawi Mosque. The holy place was built in 1985 by Abdul Zawawi’s son, Omar, and his siblings in

memory of their beloved father. Despite being in a busy part of town, the mosque is situated on a peaceful square patch of grassy land, filled with shaded trees. The marvellous ex-

terior is decorated with stone-textured tiles in a soft muddy colour, and is adorned with gigantic gilded dome, accented by gilded Islamic patterned window coverings. Inside, the

mosque features a one-of-a-kind architecture, as the entire Holy Quran has been inscribed on the interior walls.

*This mosque has a Ladies’ Prayer Hall

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UK expats in Oman have their say in Brexit debate

REJIMON Kreji@timesofoman.com

MUSCAT: The latest Brexit polls in the United Kingdom show a slight swing to the Remain camp ahead of the EU referendum.

While European Council lead-ers are warning about the long-term consequences of Brexit as being “dangerous,” Brexit cam-paigners who want to take the chance to let Britain take back control of UK’s border have rub-bished their claims.

With only three days until Thursday’s vote, some British ex-patriates in Oman said the shake-up is needed. However, others said they feel protected by Brussels.

“It is a shame that the UK may leave the EU but a serious shake-up is needed and, depending on the outcome, other member states will be looking for a referendum soon,” Tony Allam, a British expa-triate in Oman and General Man-ager at Majan Shipping & Trans-port, told the Times of Oman.

However, Donna Rockey, a Brit-ish expatriate in Muscat, said she is in favour of staying in the EU.

Hard to believe“I can’t see what the advantages are in coming out (of the EU), as we will still be governed by the same people and the same laws as we are now. If the vote is for leav-ing, it will take two years for the “divorce” to happen, and I find it hard to believe that it will benefit most people,” Donna said.

According to Donna, who has

been working with returning expats, all the laws previously brought in to stop “benefit tourism” and NHS “tourism” mostly affect British expats returning home.

Ian Hockley, another British ex-patriate in Oman, said leaving the EU is about entrenching the UK establishment and monetarism even more. He added that it will be hogwash to say that it is about freeing ourselves.

‘Misinformation’“The mood in the country is deep-ly depressing. Personally, I don’t think we are ready for this vote. There has been a huge amount of misinformation and blatant lies have been going around. Very few concrete facts are out there and almost the entire campaign has been revolving around immigra-tion,” the British expatriate said.

“The argument is that by leav-ing the EU, somehow we can take control of our borders and stop refugees. But that leads to a further point: when I go through every oth-er airport in Europe, my passport is checked by a policeman. When I arrive in the UK, it’s checked by someone in a uniform from a pri-vate security company. In essence, that sums up what is wrong with the UK. Everything is about mak-ing money. The establishments are under threat,” he added.

The International Monetary Fund last Friday issued one of the most direct forecasts to date, call-

ing the impact of Britain’s depar-ture from the European Union as “negative and substantial.”

IMF predictionThe IMF predicted that Brexit could reduce economic growth by up to 5.6 per cent over the next three years in its worst-case sce-nario. The gloomy outlook is driv-en by an expected sharp decline in the pound and severe disruptions in trade as the nation is forced to renegotiate deals with countries across the continent, potentially on worse terms.

Anchan CK, an investment ad-visor in Oman, said Brexit would have an impact on this region.

“It will significantly impact tour-ist flows to the Gulf, which have al-ready been negatively affected by other currencies weakening, such as the Russian rouble and the Chi-nese yuan,” Anchan said.

“At the same time, however, the GCC investments into the UK may begin to look much more attrac-tive, considering the exceptionally weak sterling levels that might be seen, representing something of a once-in-a-life-time opportunity to purchase UK assets,” the invest-ment advisor said. He added that the EU-GCC stalled FTA process may actually breathe new life into the UK’s trading relationship with the Gulf, as well as with other parts of the world.

According to the investment advisor, the EU has been unable

to reach a Free Trade Agreement with the GCC, despite negotia-tions going back to 1988.

“They are currently stalled. In theory, at least, it may be possible for the UK to strike beneficial bi-lateral trade deals with GCC gov-ernments, something the UK may have an incentive to conclude. British multinationals could thereby become more ambitious,” the investment advisor added.

Need to renegotiateMeanwhile, Tony said the United Kingdom will have to renegotiate with the GCC any deals it current-ly enjoys as part of the EU.

“Unless there is a substantial change in financial regulations af-fecting the city of London, Omani investors like other investors will continue to trade through the city of London since the benefits are well known in the financial world. Hence the success of the LSE,” Tony said,adding that Brits who have property in France and Spain may have some concerns about free movement.

“Let us not forget, however, that Switzerland and Norway are not EU members but their citizens have the right to free movement, be it after giving in to some EU de-mands,” he added.

Meanwhile, Santhosh Kanakandath, managing direc-tor at Assaraya Travel and Tour-ism, told the Times of Oman that the leisure business from UK is the second largest after German speaking countries and is quite significant, both in terms of qual-ity and revenues for Oman.

“The general assumption is that after the British exit the EU, tourism business is one where some kind of negatives are bound to happen, mainly due to price factor. Airfares and holiday pack-ages prices may rise as part of a chain reaction following the new move and any added costs would be passed on to the customers, eventually. This to some extent may push people to cut down their travel plans,” Santhosh added.

“According to some financial wizards, the pound may sink up to 30 per cent and make people spend less on travel and holidays,” he said while adding that Oman may see less traffic from the UK in the coming days, though that, too, could be a temporary phase.

With only three days

until Thursday’s

vote, some British

expatriates in Oman

said the shake-up

is needed. However,

others said they feel

protected by Brussels

GCC investments into the UK may begin to look much more attractive, considering the exceptionally weak sterling levels that might be seen, representing something of a once-in-a-life-time opportunity to purchase UK assets

Omran plans world class family water park in SultanateSTAFF REPORTER

MUSCAT: Oman’s first world class family water park will be built in Muscat, Oman Tourism Development Company (Omran), said in a statement.

According to Omran, the project has been developed by six gradu-ates of the NCP - an initiative by the Public Private Partnership task-force (Sharaka), under the patron-age of the Diwan of Royal Court.

The all-Omani team consists of six senior executives; Aisha Al Kharusi, Eng Adnan Al Alawi, Dr Ali Mustafa Al Lawati, Badar Al Hashmi, Ali Al Lawati and includ-ing former Omran Chief Operating Office, Eng. Ali Al Rasbi, who is now the CEO of a leading oil and gas company.

The team come from a range of Oman’s leading corporates includ-ing the financial sector, oil and gas, aviation, telecom and tourism.

“The team worked on the con-cept for a year - spending over 5,000 hours on the development of a detailed business plan that included extensive financial mod-elling and stakeholder research. The findings supported the team’s outcome that the project can gen-erate significant private invest-ment and, on completion, will generate extremely profitable re-turns for shareholders,” the state-ment added.

Dr Ali Qassim Jawad Al Lawati, Advisor for Studies and Research to the Diwan of Royal Court, Chairman of the Advisory Com-mittee to the National CEO Pro-gramme said that he would like to

congratulate the graduates from The National CEO Programme Cohort One team for their excep-tional deliverable and commit-ment to the programme.

“Clearly, the outcome demon-strates their outstanding contri-bution to the tourism industry strategy by delivering a world class proposal,” the official said.

The NCP, which operates in partnership with the world leading IMD Business School in Switzer-land, is the first of its kind to be run in the Sultanate and has mandate to address Oman’s private sector’s needs for talented business lead-ers and executives.

Leadership thinkingThrough the CEO programme, which is founded on global best practice and the latest leadership thinking and learning methodolo-gies, attendees are empowered to meet the challenges of Oman’s business landscape and embrace the significant opportunities that the Sultanate’s economy offers.

James Wilson, CEO of Omran, said that Omran’s mission is to seek and support projects of na-tional significance that can help position Oman as a leading global visitor destination.

“We actively look to support develop and grow national capaci-ties to develop and manage these projects, which is why we are fully committed to collaborating with the NCP. In addition, it is one of our key performance objectives to train and develop the future executive leaders in Omran,” the CEO added.

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Ammunition manufacture training for 40 OmanisTimes News Service

MUSCAT: Forty Omani na-tionals will be given the oppor-tunity to train outside the Sul-tanate to become ammunition machine operators.

Sheikh Abdullah Nasser Al Bakri, Minister of Manpower, signed an agreement with Mo-hammad Nasser Al Rasbi, Sec-retary General of the Ministry of Defence and the chairman of the board of Oman Ammunition Production Company, to train and employ 40 Omanis enrolled in the weapons and ammuni-tions production programme.

The programme will see Om-ani participants gain a high level of skills, which will help them succeed in their careers. Fur-ther, the agreement guarantees that the Omanis, who are hold-ers of a high school diploma, will learn to operate the tools and machines used in manufac-turing ammunition.

The first agreement includes the training and employment of 20 Omani high school diploma holders for the job title of Am-munitions Machine Operator as the second group of trainees in Pakistan. The cost of the pro-gram is OMR 71,737.59.

The second agreement calls for another 20 Omani nation-als to be trained in Pakistan, as well. Eng. Ibrahim Ali Al Balushi, manager of the ammunition fac-tory for light weapons, noted, “The first group of technical staff and labourers proved their worth in the work they were do-ing in France, where these jobs needed intense training during the entire training session.”

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As part of our National Objectives programme to create job and training

opportunities for Omanis, PDO is going beyond our natural boundaries of the

oil and gas sector to support economic diversification and development

Raoul Restucci, PDO Managing Director

Bhiku died on TuesdayRetweeting TOO’s news report on Bhiku, the minister said med-ics in Oman had denied the Indi-an government permission to fly him back home as he was too ill to be moved.

“We wanted to fly Bhiku Prasad of Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh in India. Oman doctors have denied permission. We are bearing his expenses because he is an Indian national,” the minister tweeted. However, Prasad passed away on

Tuesday night.However, Bhikku was not in

a condition to be flown back to India and he passed away last Tuesday.

On June 15, the minister tweet-ed that Bhikku’s mortal remains will be sent to his family in village in Uttar Pradesh.

The Indian government had implemented the e-Migrate sys-tem in August 2015, to ensure safe migration.

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OMR1 note available in market

However, he said, the bank will make sure that people can have clean and relatively new bank-notes of 100 and 500 baisas.

In the Sultanate of Oman and some other Arab countries, people greet little children and relatives by giving them (Eidi-yah) a portion of unused cur-rency notes.

“People can still get fresh notes of the denomination of OMR1, OMR5 and OMR10,” the source confirmed.

Commemorative noteIt is worth mentioning that the OMR1 commemorative banknote which was issued on the occasion of the 45th Na-tional Day is now available in the market.

Earlier, the commemorative note had a date error, but it was fixed in the new edition.

Eid Al Fitr is a religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide to mark the end of Ramadan.

Muslims are not permitted to fast on the first day of Eid Al Fitr.

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e-visa cost OMR25

“They are just not entertain-ing anybody without e-visa,” he added.

GCCEffective from April 29, 2016 all the Gulf Coopertaion Council (GCC) residents/permit holders requires an on-line visa prior to their travel to Unite Arab Emir-ates (UAE) which is applicable at all airports in the Emirates plus

border entry points from the Sul-tanate of Oman.

The cost of Dubai e-visa is around OMR25 but if the airlines or the travel agents are arranging then they is asking for little more to process the visa.

“Then we have to pay around OMR 4 as exit fees while leaving UAE. So travelling to Dubai has really becoming an expensive af-fair,” one of them said.

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400 jobs for Omanis at Muscat’s new airport

Staff Reporter

MUSCAT: Fur hundred fresh jobs will be available for Omanis at the new Muscat International Airport as Petroleum Develop-ment Oman (PDO) and Oman Air have signed a job training deal, the PDO said in a statement.

The two companies have signed a Memorandum of Un-derstanding (MoU) committing PDO to support the training of the jobseekers in a variety of cabin and ground staff positions, along with the upskilling of a fur-ther 100 existing Oman Air cus-tomer service staff.

The successful completion of the internationally accredited vo-cational courses will lead to guar-anteed full-time positions with the national carrier in customer relations and ramp services,” the

PDO statement added. The agreement was signed by

PDO Managing Director Raoul Restucci and Oman Air Chief Executive Officer Paul Gregorow-itsch.

“As part of our National Objec-tives programme to create job and training opportunities for Omanis, PDO is going beyond our natural boundaries of the oil and gas sector to support economic diversification and development,” Restucci said.

“Working with our trusted partners at Oman Air, we will ensure that hundreds of young jobseekers are ready to play key roles in the new Muscat Inter-national Airport which will be a

showpiece for the country and the region,” he added.

Meanwhile, Oman Air CEO said that the airline’s partner-ship with PDO demonstrates the airline’s continuing commit-ment to the Sultanate’s policy of Omanisation.

“Oman Air takes seriously the responsibility to employ as many Omani citizens as possible and provide them with rewarding ca-reers and career development op-portunities. Raising the skills and experience bases of the Omani workforce, have always been the focal point of our business,” the Oman Air CEO said while adding that Oman Air will increase the percentage of Omani citizens it

employs to 63 per cent in 2016.“Not only will this benefit

Oman Air and the broader avia-tion sector in Oman, but it will also help the trainees make a greater long-term contribution to the Sultanate and its economic growth. We look forward to wel-coming the first 120 candidates to their ramp services training very soon,” he added.

The courses will last for up to 12 months and include a mixture of technical and on-the-job training. Those who pass customer service and ramp service training will gain an International Air Trans-port Association (IATA) diplomas and National Vocational Qualifi-cation (NVQ) certification.

Agreement for the

jobs was signed

between Petroleum

Development Oman

Managing Director

Raoul Restucci and

Oman Air Chief

Executive Officer

Paul Gregorowitsch

30-40% decrease in vegetable prices at Mawaleh marketMOBIN MATHEW BLESSONmobinmathew@timesofoman.com

MUSCAT: Vegetable prices at the Mawaleh Central Market have dropped between 30 to 40 per cent, according to sellers at the market.

“Prices have decreased in a huge manner, compared to last week,” Kabeer CV, a wholesale vegetable vendor at the Mawaleh market, told Times of Oman.

“The price of one carton (seven kilogrammes) of Jordan Tomatoes is OMR1.500 today. Last week it was OMR2.5. Also last week, one carton (nine kilogrammes) of bit-ter gourds was OMR6.5, but now it is OMR2.5. For one carton (8.5 kilogrammes) of ladyfingers it cost between OMR4 and 5, now it is OMR2.200,” Kabeer said.

One of the reasons he blamed for the decrease in prices is the slow pace of purchases, and also the large availability of vegetables in the market.

“We are hoping that business will return to normal in the last 10 days of Ramadan,” Kabeer added.

He added that prices might fall even further in the next few days.

Yet according to a fruit seller at the Mawaleh market, prices have not fallen significantly.

“There is a slight difference in the price, but it is not a big one,” Shameer, a wholesale fruit seller, told Times of Oman.

“The demand for fruit has de-creased, despite the price of the products being low,” he added.

“We were not seeing as many customers buying fruit as we ex-pected,” he continued.

According to Shameer, the most in-demand fruit is the man-go from Pakistan.

WatermelonMeanwhile, W M Hashim, a wholesale dealer of watermelon in Muscat, said the price is already 180 baisas per kilogramme, and it might go up to 200 baisas in the coming days.

“Currently, watermelon is pur-chased mainly from Iran, and we need at least 500 tonnes for our daily needs,” Hashim said.

“One of the reasons for the in-crease in price is that we have to depend on Iranian watermelon when the season ends in Salalah. So demand for the Iranian product

is on the rise, and they have to in-crease their deliveries,” he said.

Hashim noted that he sells four tonnes of watermelon daily.

Of note, consumer protection officers inspect the market on a daily basis, carrying out inspec-tions in a bid to protect consum-ers, enforce proper commercial practices, and prevent exploita-tion and commercial fraud.

Prices stableAccording to Ananth A V, director, Lulu Hypermarkets - Oman and India, the price of vegetables and fruits are stable now, and Lulu is reporting steady sales during this Ramadan. “We are trying our best to ensure that there is no major hike in prices, and we are closely working with the ministry and consumer protection officials to offer the best price and quality goods to our customers,” Ananth said. “We try to purchase directly from global markets and also of-fer different varieties at affordable prices,” he added.

He added that they have not faced a drop in their business.

“This is the time that we can ex-pect a boost in the consumption of vegetables and fruits, so this will help us to see a growth in our busi-ness,” Ananth asserted.

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97 companies violated mid-day break rule

REJIMON Kreji@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Ninety seven com-panies were found violating the mid-day break rule in the first two weeks of June, the Ministry of Manpower tweeted on its official twitter handle.

“The ministry visited 711 com-panies and found 97 violating the

rules,” the tweet read. During the first six days, 16 companies were found violating midday break rule. Inspectors raided 125 con-struction sites over the first six days of the new rule, which came into effect on June 1. The rule, which is effective from June 1 un-til the end of August, bans work at outdoor sites between 12.30pm and 3.30pm when the summer

heat is at its peak.In 2015, 391 companies were

penalised by the ministry for violating the midday break rule which included 138 businesses in Amerat, 122 in Seeb, 98 in Baush-er and 33 in Muttrah. Earlier, the Ministry of Manpower had told Times of Oman that violations can be reported at 80077000.

According to the Article 118 of

the Oman Labour Law, violators can be penalised with fines rang-ing from OMR100 to OMR500, or a jail term of not more than one month, or both. The penalty is doubled for repeat violations.

In many areas of Oman, tem-peratures are currently hovering around 45 degree Celsius.

Last week, in some areas, it was 49 degree Celsius.

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We are trying our best to ensure that there is no major hike in prices, and we are closely working with the ministry and consumer protection officials to offer the best price and quality goods to our customers, said Ananth A V, director of Lulu Hypermarkets

‘Treatment was complex’

“This case is unique as this inci-dence is extremely rare. It occurs in one among a million patients,” he said.

The deformity is called “Agen-esis of the Mandible” and is a congenital (by birth) deform-ity, which is a rare occurrence in itself. “She had the ramus and the condyle (portions) of her jaw missing—these parts help in chewing, facial growth and give shape to the face,” Soni said.

Through the surgery, doctors have achieved proper occlusion (meeting of the jaws in perfect position to enable chewing) because of the titanium recon-struction of the mandible. “This surgery not just helped her chew again, but also corrected the abnormal muscle pull help-ing the child have a symmetrical face,” he said.

The extra ear also made the treatment more complex.

Through an X-ray and a 3D CT-Scan, doctors found that her deformity was very severe. “Af-ter hours of surgery, a titanium plate was inserted in her jaw and

the additional ear was removed,” doctors said.

Soni added that the child is doing very well and should be at-tending school soon. “The fam-ily is happy as the child is now able to eat properly and her face has become symmetrical. They have returned to Oman after the operation,” he added.Salim also thanked the Ministry of Health, Oman, for covering their expens-es in India. “A panel of doctors saw her before she was airlifted to India,” he added.

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TIE-UP: Oman Air and Petroleum Development Oman have enjoyed a long and fruitful association

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The Council of Ministers updated itself about steps undertaken to ensure the sustainability of food security and urged departments concerned to tighten up the mon-itoring of food supplies and to benefit from Oman’s location and make the Sultanate a centre of import and re-export of livestock.

The Council emphasised the need to facilitate investment and economic diversification, urg-ing all government departments to use the one-stop-shop system Invest Easy.

Tourism strategyThe Oman Tourism Strategy was approved and investment in the field of health services was con-sidered, with the private sector being asked to play a greater role in serving the economy.

The Council also stressed the importance of collaboration to upgrade the system of education in Oman. It approved the intro-duction of military education programmes in schools. It also approved the formation of a me-dia committee to study challenges to information in the Sultanate, while approving the establish-ment of an Information Training Centre and a Social Media Centre.

The Council stated that it sup-ports the fact that efforts should be combined in monitoring the implementation of service pro-jects. It asked the departments concerned to coordinate with municipal councils in this regard.

While tightening its belt in oth-er areas, the council stuck fast to its policy of promoting education, both at home and abroad.

“It has been reaffirmed that the number of study seats dedi-cated for the General Education Diploma (Academic Year 2016-2017) shall remain the same for all government and private high-er education institutions within the Sultanate, as well as scholar-ships abroad.

The statement added: “Tech-nical specializations and entre-preneurship to be boosted. In its study of the quality of higher education, the Council of Min-isters reached a conclusion that it is necessary to upgrade the active national programs and promote them to improve qual-ity by increasing the number of students dispatched to study technical, technological, medical and industrial specialisations and encouraging major private sec-tor establishments to contribute to the program of scholarships abroad. The Council also urged the departments concerned to as-sist youth in launching their own businesses and facilitate their mission by streamlining proce-dures of financing through stand-ard programs applicable at these establishments. The Council un-derscored the need to train these youths and transfer knowledge to them in a manner commensurate to all their requirements.

“The Council valued the visions and recommendations of the Majlis Al Shura and the stud-ies it forwarded to the Council of Ministers about mechanisms for achieving security in food and water and about the ground reality of Najd area and dams in the Sultanate.

“The Council discussed the re-sult of two food security reports about the Sultanate that were drafted by a global house of ex-pertise. The reports showed that the Sultanate is fairly secure in terms of food security and due to the country’s potential and stra-tegic location. In this respect, the Council underlined the signifi-cant role of the private sector in undertaking plant, animal and fishery investment projects.

“Due to the importance of the livestock sector in supporting the national economy and achieving food security and, to make the Sultanate an attractive centre of import and re-export, the Coun-cil of Ministers gave directives to the departments concerned to speed up the upgrading of ani-mal production projects and to set up central livestock markets, while at the same time support-ing small and medium enter-prises to help them contribute to livestock growth and transport. This also envisages establishing value added industries related to livestock and utilising the eco-nomic and commercial facilities of the Sultanate, including sea-ports. In this context, the Council of Ministers urged the authori-ties concerned to take all neces-sary steps to promote foodstuff monitoring services in all border checkpoints, as well as seaports and airports of the Sultanate. The Council also called for expedient action to complete the electronic link between these departments

and border checkpoints to ensure the effectiveness of monitoring services and facilitate them.

“As part of continuous action to promote the Sultanate’s econ-omy and support infrastructure so as to increase stability and safeguard the living standards of citizens, the Council of Ministers emphasized the need for concert-ed action to upgrade the capabili-ties of government institutions and draft suitable policies for this measure to take shape. The Coun-cil also gave directives to stream-line procedures and remove ob-stacles facing local and foreign investments. It called for action to raise competitiveness in the business sector and to develop related sectors. It also stressed the importance of expanding the role of the private sector and enabling it to better contribute to the national economic and investment in projects, notably value added projects.

“The Council of Ministers is closely following up the precau-tionary measures undertaken by institutions of the State for sake of ensuring the sustainability of economic conditions. It highly appreciates and hails the efforts of Oman Council, the State’s Fi-nancial and Audit Institution, government departments and other establishments for the studies, recommendations and proposals they make on economic affairs. The Council also appreci-ates the commitment of all for the success of the plan designed to overcome the current global fi-nancial and economic crisis. The Council of Ministers commends the understanding of citizens and their participation to achieve the desired goals of the current plan towards attaining a sustainable economic status for the sake of Oman and its future generations.

“The Council of Ministers underscored the importance of enhancing the partnership between the government, the private sector and the civil com-munity towards the realization of the overall developmental and social objectives.

Facilitation of Trade and Transport: The Council of Min-isters reviewed the report of the National Committee for the Fa-cilitation of Trade and Transport. It approved the preparation of a comprehensive study to plan the transportation of goods in the Sultanate, to provide periodic so-lutions for the existing problems of truck transport, as well as long-term solutions. It called for the establishment of database for this sector and urged the private sec-tor to take the initiative by estab-lishing land transport companies.

E-government: The Council of Ministers studied the process of electronic government trans-formation and its priorities. It re-viewed the ‘executive situation’ of the National Broadband Strategy. It laid emphasis on the continuity, conformity and complementa-tion of efforts aimed to expedite the propagation of the broadband network.

Call to upgrade educational sector, overcome its challenges and introduce military educa-tion programs in schools: The Council of Ministers viewed the future vision of the education sector in the Sultanate. It com-mended the Education Council and other ministries and depart-ments concerned for their efforts to secure the future of education in the Sultanate. The Council underlined the significance of collaboration of government es-tablishments in their endeavour to upgrade the educational sector, address its challenges and con-tribute to the success of its strat-egies and programs. In the same context, it was agreed that the Ministry of Education would coordinate with other depart-ments concerned to introduce programmes of military educa-tion programmes in schools and to expand the base of students enrolled in these programmes.

InvestmentGovernment departments urged to use one-stop- shop system: Within the context of its follow up of means of providing an invest-ment encouraging climate, the Council of Ministers reviewed the one-stop- shop Invest Easy and the success this system has achieved. It gave directives of all government departments con-cerned to adopt this system. The Council hailed Invest Easy’s win-ning awards from international institutions in the calibre of World Trade Organisation.

Health: The Council of Ministers approved the charter of the National Policy for Protec-tion against non-communicable

diseases. It also viewed a visual presentation on social health in-surance titled “For the Introduc-tion of Better Health Services” through the encouragement of foreign investments and maximi-zation of revenue from the health sector. There exist substitutes to promote and finance health ser-vices that cater to all segments of society, the Council learned.

Oman Tourism Strategy approved: In pursuance of ef-forts to make the Sultanate a preferred tourism destination of high competitively and capable of attracting investors, the Council of Ministers approved the gen-eral framework of Oman Tourism Strategy, which seeks to foster the Sultanate’s status as a pioneering global example in the field of sus-tainable economic development. The strategy envisions ways to let the Sultanate advance on the path to transformation into a distin-guished international hospitality destination, besides enhancing economic diversification, provi-sion of employment opportuni-ties, promotion of the value of natural and cultural landmarks, achieving a variety of economic and social benefits and the pro-vision of necessary revenues for the protection of heritage and the environment.

Support economic diversifi-cation: The Council of Ministers underscored the significance of all State institutions’ under-standing of the nature of econom-ic diversification, notably tour-ism, urging these institutions to work to make tourism a success due to its positive implications to trade, the economy, investment opportunities and employment of citizens.

Nod for Qalhat Historical City: The Council of Ministers blessed the Heritage and Culture Ministry’s submitting an appli-cation to register the Historical City of Qalhat in the list of world heritage due to the city’s historic-strategic importance making it an international cultural park capa-ble of enriching tourism and the national economy at large.

Approval given to media commission, training centre, so-cial media centre: In confirma-tion of the important role of all types of information in the Sul-tanate, the Council of Ministers approved the formation of a com-mittee to study challenges posed to the Omani media sector within the context of enforced legisla-tive stipulations to regulate the sector, develop it and tackle ob-stacles that obstruct its course. The Council of Ministers also approved the establishment of an Information Training Centre and a Social Media Centre. It entrust-ed the Ministry of Information with drafting mechanism for the support of the information sector to enable it to perform its role in the best possible manner.

Efforts to be combined to oversee service projects: In con-solidation of institutional ac-tion, the Council of Ministers approved cooperation between departments concerned and mu-nicipal councils in all that relates to the process of implementation of service projects in the wilayats of the Sultanate, each department acting within its prerogatives. The Council stressed the impor-tant role of municipal councils.

Within the context of its col-laboration with the Council of Oman, the Council of Ministers reviewed the proposals of the State Council and Majlis Al Shu-ra and their views on economic and social aspects. It valued the two councils’ commendable ef-forts to promote the public inter-est and took appropriate meas-ures in this regard.

Commenting on the meetings held with the State Council Of-fice and the Office of Majlis Al Shura, His Highness Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers, hailed the outcome of these meetings and highlighted their positive and objective vi-sion on various matters of rele-vance to the current stage which, he said, reflected the keenness of all to intensify consultation and exchange ideas in all that serves the comprehensive march na-tion building.

On the occasion of the Holy Month of Ramadan, the Council of Ministers expressed its heart-felt wishes for His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, praying to the Almighty Allah to grant him con-tinued good health and a long life.

The Council of Ministers also prayed to the Almighty Allah to endow the noble people of Oman more prosperity and to grant the Islamic world plenty of bounties and blessings.” -ONA

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FAHAD AL GHADANIfahadnews@timesofoman.com

MUSCAT: Members of the Maj-lis Al Shura will argue on Tuesday that life in prison should be limited to 25 years, while the State Council believes that the term of a life sen-tence should be left open.

In a joint session, the State Coun-cil and Majlis Al Shura will vote on nine articles in the penal code on Tuesday, according to Moham-med Al Zadjali, the head of the legal committee at the Majlis Al Shura. The government has forwarded the penal code including 394 articles to Oman Council.

“There were disagreements

between the State Council and Majlis Al Shura in 124 articles in the penal code earlier. However, last week there was a joint session between the two councils which brought the number down to seven articles only,” said Al Zadjali.

Al Zadjali explained that most of the disagreements were par-tial including wording and form-ing issues.

“The Majlis Al Shura has raised the number of articles from sev-en to nine in the meeting which was held yesterday, Sunday, at its 19th regular session of the 1st an-nual sitting (2015/2016) of the 8th term (2015-2019) held under the chair of Khalid bin Hilal Al Ma’awali, Chairman of Majlis Al Shura,” said Al Zadjali.

He explained that one among the nine articles include an article on

precaution measures based on the draft of the penal code forwarded by the government to the council.

“The Majlis Al Shura found no precaution measures mentioned in the law and therefore suggested to delete the term,” said Al Zadjali. He explained that precaution meas-ures like driving license seizure or hold under home arrests which are not stated clearly in the penal code.

Moreover, life sentence is still under argument between the two councils. “Majlis Al Shura sug-gested that life sentence should be clearly stated in the penal code,” said Al Zadjali. He added that in the draft forwarded by the govern-ment. “We have suggested the pe-riod of life sentence to be 25 years,” said Al Zadjali. He said most of the penal codes of different countries state the life sentence period.

In a joint session, the

State Council and

Majlis Al Shura will

vote on nine articles

in the penal code on

Tuesday

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Libya unity government condemns attack near oil terminals

BENGHAZI: Libya’s UN-backed unity government condemned an attack by a newly-formed mi-litia group on eastern military forces close to key oil facilities, as clashes resumed on Sunday for a second day.

Fighting erupted south of the coastal town of Ajdabiya on Sat-urday between military units loyal to Libya’s eastern government and a group calling itself the Benghazi Defence Forces.

At least three people were killed and 10 wounded, military spokes-man Akram Bu Haliqa said.

The Benghazi Defence Forces is largely composed of fighters pushed back earlier this year by brigades loyal to the eastern gov-ernment commander Khalifa Haf-tar. Haftar has been waging a cam-paign for two years in Benghazi against extremists, including some loyal to IS, and other opponents.

The condemnation by the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) is significant be-cause some in the east suspect the GNA - whose leadership has itself been divided - of siding with extremist-leaning militias.

The fighting near Ajdabiya, close to three oil terminals and north of major oil fields, risks opening a new front in the conflict between forces that backed competing gov-ernments set up in Tripoli and the east in 2014.

Since March, the GNA has been seeking to replace the rival parlia-ments and governments and in-tegrate armed groups, including forces loyal to Haftar, into national security forces.

“The Presidential Council (of the GNA) strongly condemns this criminal act and holds the lead-ers and members of these militias fully responsible,” said a state-ment published on the Presiden-tial Council’s Facebook page on Sunday. — Reuters

E A S T E R N R E G I O NIraqi camps overstretched as residents flee Falluja city

BAGHDAD: Iraqi government-run camps struggled on Sunday to shelter people fleeing Falluja, as the military battled IS militants in the city’s northern districts.

Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi declared victory over the extremists on Friday after troops reached the city centre, following a four-week US-backed assault.

But shooting, suicide bombs and mortar attacks continue.

More than 82,000 civilians have evacuated Falluja, an hour’s drive west of Baghdad, since the campaign began and up to 25,000 more are likely on the move, the United Nations said.

Yet camps are already overflow-ing with escapees who trekked several kilometres (miles) past IS snipers and minefields in swel-tering heat to find there was not even shade.

“People have run and walked for days. They left Falluja with noth-ing,” said Lise Grande, UN Hu-manitarian Coordinator for Iraq. “They have nothing and they need everything.”

The exodus, which is likely to be many times larger if an assault on the northern IS stronghold of Mosul goes ahead as planned later this year, has taken the

government and humanitarian groups off guard.

With attention focused for months on Mosul, Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi said in May that

the army would prioritise Falluja, the first Iraqi city seized by the militants in early 2014.

He ordered measures on Satur-day to help escapees and 10 new camps will soon go up, but the government does not even have a handle on the number of dis-placed people, many of whom are stranded out in the open or packed several families to a tent.

Take chargeOne site hosting around 1,800 people has only one latrine, ac-cording to the Norwegian Refu-gee Council.

“We implore the Iraqi govern-ment to take charge of this hu-manitarian disaster unfolding on our watch,” the aid group’s coun-try director Nasr Muflahi said.

Iraq’s cash-strapped govern-ment has struggled to meet basic needs for more than 3.4 million people across Iraq displaced by

conflict, appealing for interna-tional funding and relying on local religious networks for support.

ScreeningYet unlike other battles, where many civilians sought refuge in nearby cities or the capital, people fleeing Falluja have been barred from entering Baghdad, just 60 km (40 miles) away, and aid of-ficials note a lack of community mobilisation.

Formal government forces are screening men to prevent IS mili-tants from disguising themselves as civilians to slip out of Falluja. Thousands have been freed and scores referred to the courts, but many others remain unaccounted for, security sources told Reuters.

At a camp in Amiriyat Fal-luja on Thursday, Fatima Khalifa said she had not heard from her husband and their 19-year-old son since they were taken from a nearby town two weeks earlier. “We don’t know where they are or where they were taken,” she said. “We don’t want rice or cooking oil, we just want our men.” — Reuters

More than 82,000

civilians have

evacuated Falluja,

an hour’s drive west

of Baghdad, since

the campaign began

and up to 25,000

more are likely on

the move, the United

Nations said

HELPING HAND: Iraqi soldiers help civilians, who fled from Falluja because of Islamic State violence,

during a dust storm on the outskirts of Falluja, Iraq, on Saturday. — Reuters/Stringer

SECURITY CHECK: Civilians, who fled from Falluja because of IS

violence, wait for security checks from Iraqi security forces during

a dust storm on the outskirts of Falluja, Iraq, on Saturday. - Reuters

People have run and

walked for days.

They left Falluja with

nothing. They have

nothing and they need

everything.

Lise GrandeUN Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq

Deal finalised to buy 100 Boeing airliners, says Iran

DUBAI: Iran has reached a deal to buy 100 planes from US planemaker Boeing, and the two sides are awaiting approval by US Treasury authorities, the head of Iran’s Civil Aviation Organisation said in remarks published by state media on Sunday.

So far, Boeing has only been granted permission to present its products to IranAir and a handful of other airlines as it tries to catch up with Europe’s Airbus, which won a provisional deal earlier this year for 118 jets worth $27 billion.

Reuters reported on June 6 that Iran was edging towards a histor-ic agreement to buy jetliners from Boeing for the first time since the 1979 Islamic Revolution and that a deal for more than 100 aircraft could be reached fairly soon.

Written agreement signed“Of the 250 (passenger) planes in Iran, 230 have to be replaced,” Ali Abedzadeh, the head of Iran’s Civ-il Aviation Organisation, told the state-run daily newspaper Iran, adding that a written agreement

had been signed with Boeing to buy 100 aircraft.

Abedzadeh said that no precise timeline could be given for the im-plementation of the deal before an authorisation is issued by the US Treasury Department.

Request for final permitHe said Boeing had submit-

ted an official request to the US Treasury for a final permit for the plane sales and “the final con-tract is to be signed between the two sides after the license has been obtained.”

In January, IranAir agreed in to

buy 118 jets worth $27 billion at list prices from Airbus. The deal was conditional on US export li-censes because of the quantity of US-built parts. In comments about the Airbus purchases, Abedzadeh told the Iran newspa-per “The final obstacle in this area are only the permits from the US Treasury Department.” — Reuters

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MUCH-NEEDED REPLACEMENTS: A IranAir Boeing 747SP aircraft is pictured before leaving

Tehran’s Mehrabad airport September 19, 2011. — Reuters/Morteza Nikoubazl/File photo

So far, Boeing has only been granted permission to

present its products to IranAir and a handful of other

airlines as it tries to catch up with Europe’s Airbus,

which won a provisional deal earlier this year

for 118 jets worth $27 billion

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REHEARSING FOR INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAYYoga exponent Ramdev and Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu practice yoga along with others during a yoga camp ahead of the International Yoga Day on June

21, at Rajpath in New Delhi on Sunday. As many as 57 union ministers will spread across the country on Tuesday for the second International yoga Day pro-

grammes, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi performing the ancient Indian physical exercise in Chandigarh. The ministers will be leading various pro-

grammes hosted by the government across the country during the mega event, including ten of them concentrating in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh to participate

in these events. June 21 was declared as the International Day of Yoga by the United Nations General Assembly in December 2014. - PTI

Last date for conversion of PIO cards extendedNEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Sunday that government has de-cided to extend the last date, from June 30 to December 31, for apply-ing for conversion of Person of In-dian Origin PIO cards to Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) cards.

“I feel that the conversion will not be completed by June 30.

So we have decided to extend the last date to December 31,” she told reporters at her annual press con-ference. The government had ear-lier extended the last date to June 30 from March 31 this year.

“There will be no charge for conversion during this period. So I will suggest those, who are seeking to convert their PIO cards to OCI cards, use this time line. I want this conversion to be completed by December 31,” she said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced that the PIO and OCI cards will be merged and the Indian diaspora will be given max-imum possible benefits.

Twelve Indian sailors, who were in jail in Italy since June 2014 on allegations of possessing drugs, have been freed, Swaraj said on Sunday.

“I appreciate Indian Embassy in Rome for the release of 12 Indian sailors on board MV ‘Aberdeen’ who were in jail in Italy since June 2014,” Swaraj said. - PTI

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China not opposing India’s NSG membership bid: Swaraj

NEW DELHI: As India makes a determined bid to get NSG mem-bership, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday said that China was not opposing its entry even as Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar made an unan-nounced visit to Beijing on June 16-17 to secure its support.

Stating that China is talking only about the criteria and proce-dures to be adopted for member-ship of the elite 48-nation atomic trading bloc, Swaraj said India was hopeful that it will be able to convince China to give its backing.

ConfidentThe NSG works under the prin-ciple of unanimity and even one country’s vote against India can scuttle its bid. Swaraj also said

that India was confident of getting membership of the Nuclear Sup-pliers Group(NSG) this year.

“China is not opposing member-ship of India in NSG, it is only talk-ing of criteria and procedure. I am hopeful that we would be able to convince China as well to support our entry to the NSG,” she told a press conference here while high-lighting her ministry’s achieve-ments in the last two years.

“I think that there is a consen-sus which is being made and I am sure that India will become the member of the NSG this year,” she said, adding, “The NSG entry is crucial for India’s energy policy.”

“I’m myself in contact with 23

nations, 1 or 2 raised concern but think consensus is there.”

Swaraj said that instead of talk-ing about criteria with respect to India’s bid its credentials should be discussed. The minister said as far as entry of Pakistan is con-cerned, India, being a non-mem-ber of the NSG, cannot comment on its entry and its role. “But we will not oppose entry of any nation to the NSG. We think that the ap-plication of each country should be considered on the basis of their merit,” she added.

Jaishankar’s visit to Beijing on June 16-17 came a week ahead of the plenary meeting of the NSG scheduled to be held in Seoul on

June 24 where India’s member-ship is likely to be discussed.

“Yes, I can confirm Foreign Sec-retary visited Beijing on June 16-17 for bilateral consultations with his Chinese counterpart. All ma-jor issues, including India’s NSG membership, were discussed,” External Affairs Ministry Spokes-person Vikas Swarup said China is believed to be strongly opposing India’s membership at the pre-mier club arguing that it was not a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

Earlier this week, China’s of-ficial media said India’s NSG membership would “jeopardise” China’s national interests be-

sides touching a “raw nerve” in Pakistan. The Chinese Foreign Ministry had said a week back that members of the NSG “remain divided” on the issue of non-NPT countries joining it and called for “full discussions”.

India has been reaching out to NSG member countries seeking support for its membership of the bloc whose members are allowed to trade in and export nuclear technology.

The US has backed India and asked various NSG members to support New Delhi’s bid.

It is understood that a number of countries including Turkey, South Africa, Ireland and New Zealand were not in favour of In-dia’s entry into the NSG.Swaraj said India has “strong credentials” to become member of the NSG.

Referring to the waiver given to India by the NSG in 2008, she said India’s track record and creden-tials should be the basis in decid-ing its membership rather than the criteria.

She said India becoming mem-ber of the NSG will make a huge differnce as it will be part of the decision making process.

“I must tell you that we are en-gaged with NSG for the last 12 years and for the last 5 years, there is talk about our membership with NSG.” Swaraj said India plans to have 40 per cent of its energy re-quirement from non-fossil fuels out of which one-third will be nu-clear. She said NSG membership will help India getting “quick in-vestments” including from over-seas in its nuclear sector. - PTI

India has been

reaching out to NSG

member countries

seeking support for

its membership of the

bloc whose members

are allowed to trade

in and export nuclear

technology

SPELLING OUT: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj with MoS V. K. Singh and Foreign Secretary

S. Jaishankar at a press conference in New Delhi on Sunday. - PTI

Difficult to avoid disclosure under new scheme: Shah

NEW DELHI: The chief of Spe-cial Investigating Team on black money feels it will be “difficult” for those holding untaxed as-sets to avoid disclosure under the ongoing one-time compli-ance window opened by the In-dian government after the lim-ited success of a similar scheme launched last year for those with tainted money overseas.

SIT Chairman Justice (retd) M. B. Shah said the Income Tax department has “tightened each and every angle” under the current scheme, and hence evading dis-closure under this scheme will be “hundred per cent” difficult.

“The last such scheme was not successful... rather it was success-ful to some extent in the sense that attention was drawn prominently that if something is found (at a lat-er stage) they will be subsequently prosecuted... to some extent it had a deterrent effect.

“Now, this time it will be diffi-cult (for evaders),” Shah said.

He said the issue of P-notes (par-ticipatory notes) has also been “con-trolled” to a large extent and hence it will not be easy for tax evaders to hide their assets and funds from agencies like the Income Tax de-partment and they will now have to disclose it to them.

The SIT had last year sug-gested that market regulator Sebi put in place regulations that will help identify individuals hold-ing P-Notes or offshore deriva-tive instruments (ODIs), and take other steps required to curb black money and tax evasion through the stock market route. - PTI

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Plans afoot to make 35 airports operational: Finance ministerBATHINDA: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said the central government would chalk out a plan to make 35 air-ports operational in smaller cities.

Speaking a public rally here to mark completion of two years of the National Democratic Alliance government, he said it has con-structed 10,000 km of highways in the past two years besides devising a strategy to re-develop 400 rail-way stations in the country.

Jaitley attacked Punjab Con-gress chief Amarinder Singh over his family’s alleged foreign ac-counts and also took a dig at Aam Aadmi Party, which he said was more interested in creating contro-versies than running the govern-ment. The BJP leader said under the Modi government the coun-try is firmly moving ahead on the

path of development and claimed that the Congress was constantly “shrinking” across the country.

With Amarinder accusing him of “using” the Enforcement Directo-rate and Income Tax department to target him and his family and also “challenging” him to prove the alle-gations, Jaitley hit back, saying the facts on the ground spoke otherwise.

“I recall when there was Con-gress government in Punjab in 2002 led by Captain Amarinder Singh, he used to cook up stories about the Badal family, claiming they have land in Australia, petrol pump in America, besides level-ling other charges. He failed to prove the allegations which he lev-elled, but we have found accounts of Capt Sahib’s family,” Jaitley said addressing ‘Vikas Parv’ rally here in the Malwa region of Punjab.

Jaitley hit out at Amarinder, to whom he had lost the 2014 Lok Sabha polls from Amritsar for claiming that his family has been wrongly framed.

“The information about (bank) accounts in Switzerland was given to the Indian government was giv-en for the first time by the French authorities. This information was provided by France in 2011 when UPA was in power whereas Modi ji’s government came to power in 2014. “Under the Congress gov-ernment, when current President (Pranab Mukherjee) was the Fi-nance Minister, the information about Captain’s family account came out,” he said.

In a dig at Amarinder, who has often charged Jaitley with trying to settle “political scores” since his defeat in Amritsar, Jaitley said,

“We never advised you to open ac-counts in foreign countries.”

He accused the previous Con-gress-led UPA government of going slow in the alleged case in-volving the former Punjab chief minister’s family.

“When they learnt that this in-formation can hurt the Congress, the previous government slowed down on this issue, even though they wrote one or two letters. But we have procured all the docu-ments pertaining to the incom-plete file,” he said.

Hitting out at AAP, Jaitley said people in Delhi are “repenting” voting it to power.

“Recently, elections took place for 13 municipal seats. They had got 54 per cent votes in Assembly (polls), which dropped to 29 per cent within one year,” he said.

Jaitley accused the AAP of in-dulging in false propaganda and creating controversies in the na-tional capital, while being “least concerned” about running of the government in Delhi, which he said was easier to administer than Punjab. They (SAD-BJP) keep struggling about how to build high-ways, how to improve infrastruc-ture, how to make people’s lives better, he said. On the other hand, running Delhi City, where cen-tral government pumps in a lot of money for development works, is very easy, he claimed.

“If Delhi government does just 5-7 per cent of its job, the admin-istration will run smoothly. But what is their (AAP’s) agenda? It is not to run government, they want to create controversy in one way or the other,” Jaitley alleged. - Agencies

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VIKAS PARV RALLY: Union

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

addresses during the Vikas Parv

rally in Bathinda on Sunday. - PTI

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Reserve Bank will survive any governor, says Rajan

LONDON/DELHI: Reserve Bank will survive any Governor and it is important not to “personalise this office”, the outgoing Raghuram Rajan said days before his surprise announcement that he was not in-terested in a second term.

Rajan, a former IMF Chief Economist who is credited to have predicted the 2008 global finan-cial crisis, has been often hailed as the ‘rockstar central banker’ ever

since becoming RBI Governor in September 2013 and for contain-ing rupee volatility amid global market uncertainties.

Besides, he has also been often praised for containing inflation to a large extent and for forcing the banks to do a “deep surgery” to clean up their books of bad loans. At the same time, he has also been criticised by some quarters for his hawkish monetary policy stance and refusing to heed to demands for lowering interest rates to

boost the economy.“What is important is to not

personalise this office. It will sur-vive any Governor, it is bigger than any Governor,” the Economist magazine quoted Rajan as saying in its latest edition.

The comments are believed to have been made amid intense spec-ulation on whether he would get an extension or not as RBI Governor in the run-up to his own disclosure in a publicly- disseminated “Mes-sage to RBI staff” that he would

return to academia after the end of his current three-year tenure.

“Though a relative newcomer to the cut and thrust of Indian policymaking, Rajan knows bet-ter than to offer any comment on his reappointment,” the maga-zine wrote. It said Rajan “need not even leave his office atop the Reserve Bank of India’s tower in Mumbai to gauge two factors cen-tral to India’s prosperity”.

The Economist further quoted him as saying while looking down, the ships sailing to nearby docks provide clues as to the buoyancy of foreign trade “The imposition of steel tariffs earlier this year, a knock-on effect from China’s slowdown, all but stopped traffic for a time”. It further said Rajan “favours incremental reforms over wholesale ones. He has made it easier to move money in and out of India, but not abolished capi-tal controls in the way you might have expected from a former IMF chief economist”.

According to the magazine, Ra-jan’s three-year term is the short-est of any G20 country and the recent governors have been given second terms as much as seven months in advance. In a separate article in its web edition after Rajan announced his decision against a second term, the Econo-

mist called it “one of India’s fa-vourite parlour games” coming to an end, while adding that a clean-up of the banking system that he initiated upset “India’s powerful-and indebted- industrialists”.

Meanwhile, Rajan’s decision not to seek second term triggered fresh accusations from the op-position against BJP and RSS on Sunday with Congress alleg-ing some of their leaders were lobbying against him, calling it the “most unpleasant thing” for the country.

Senior Congress leader Veerap-pa Moily said the present regime does not deserve a person of Ra-jan’s stature.

“I don’t know the reason. Of course it is well known to him. But the manner in which some of the BJP spokespersons and also Com-merce Minister Nirmala Sithara-man and... also one important leader Subramanian Swamy.... Some of these people including Nagpur RSS camp (were) lobby-ing against him,” Moily said.

Terming it as the “most un-pleasant thing” for the country, he said, “I think in the present con-text of the governance and also the present regime, I think they do not deserve a person of his level. He is a global person. I think the coun-try was endowed by him”. - PTI

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‘Economist’, Rajan’s

three-year term is

the shortest of any

G20 country and the

recent governors

have been given

second terms as

much as seven

months in advance

OUT OF FAVOUR: Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan attends a news conference after their bimonthly monetary policy review in Mumbai, India, June 7, 2016. - Reuters file photo

India, UAE to set up panel to enhance tiesDUBAI: Seeking to boost the growing bilateral strategic ties, India and the UAE will set up a joint panel of parliamentarians to enhance relations and facilitate their visits to promote cooperation to tackle security issues and chal-lenges facing the region.

A decision was taken in this re-gard during a meeting between first woman speaker of UAE’s Fed-eral National Council (FNC) Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi and the Indi-an ambassador here T. P. Seethar-am on Saturday.

During the meeting, Al Qubaisi stressed the importance of acti-vating parliamentary relations be-tween FNC and Indian parliament by establishing a friendly Emirati-Indian parliamentary committee, and by prompting parliamentary visits between the two sides, state-run WAM news agency reported.

Al Qubaisi said it was important that the two countries strengthen relations in all fields and achieve the required communication for parliamentary diplomacy, as well as to unify their visions and posi-tions on various issues as part of their important roles in addressing issues of security and stability and the challenges facing the region. The two agreed to prepare a draft Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the establishment of the parliamentary committee. - PTI

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The world’s ins and outs mindsetLucy P. Marcus

As the United Kingdom’s debate about whether to withdraw from the European Union has heated up, “in” and “out” have

come to define the stark choice facing voters in next week’s “Brexit” referendum. The British are not alone: the world is increasingly divided be-tween the mentalities underpinning support for the “Leave” and “Remain” campaigns. Do citizens and their leaders want to work with others toward greater security and prosperity, or do they think that they are better served by isolating themselves behind real or virtual walls?

Those with an “out” mindset view the world through a Hobbesian lens, seeing everywhere the danger of people with unregulated passions, driv-en to do them harm. Only an omnipotent Levia-than can ensure order and security.

This is essentially the worldview – gradations of extremism notwithstanding – of Austria’s Freedom Party, Greece’s Golden Dawn, the UK Independence Party, Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party, and similar forces throughout Europe and the West, not to men-tion the world’s autocracies and outright dictator-ships. Theirs is a politics of fear and dog-whistle in-citement of the extremist forces that exist in every society. And, as we’ve seen in both the UK’s Brexit debate and the United States’ presidential election campaign, neither facts nor reason will dissuade voters with an “out” mindset.

As the Nobel laureate economist Daniel Kahne-man recently observed of Britain’s Leave camp, “The arguments look odd: they look short-term and based on irritation and anger.” And yet they work.

In the US presidential election, the choice be-tween Hillary Clinton, the presumptive Demo-cratic nominee, and her Republican counterpart, Donald Trump, reflects an unambiguous battle between “in” and “out.”

In response to the recent mass shooting at a nightclub in Orlando, Trump boasted that he had been right all along about the threat posed by “radi-cal terrorism.” Clinton, by contrast, offered words of support – in English and Spanish – to the vic-tims, and focused on the community and on the need for gun control.

With his xenophobic rhetoric and fondness for despots like Russian President Vladimir Putin (a demagogue who bullies the neighbours he doesn’t

invade), Trump epitomizes the “out” mindset: hyperbolic, malicious, pompous, and hostile to all who defy or disagree with him (be it the press, which he berates and tries to block, or judges who preside over his lawsuits).

Some senior Republicans, to their credit, have disavowed this Pied Piper’s effort to lead Ameri-cans over a cliff of isolation and bigotry. But many others, confronted with his steady stream of in-sults directed at Latinos, Muslims, and women, seem to have walled off their consciences. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House of Representatives, has called Trump’s comments racist, but contin-ues to endorse him. So does Senate Majority Lead-er Mitch McConnell and, perhaps most remark-ably, John McCain, the party’s 2008 presidential nominee, whose military service Trump denigrat-ed, saying that McCain returned from Vietnam “a war hero” only “because he was captured,” adding, “I like people who weren’t captured.”

Clinton, on the other hand, though widely per-ceived as a foreign-policy “hawk,” is still of the “in” mindset – someone who knows the value of trade, discussion, and compromise. She also understands the value of “smart power” – that bombs aren’t al-ways the most valuable tools to use in pursuit of one’s goals. She would presumably seek to advance the legacy established by President Barack Obama, whose trips to Vietnam, Cuba, and Japan this year focused on moving on from a very difficult past to a new, more hopeful future. This “in” mindset has proved its worth time and again.

The world benefits from entering into trea-ties and embracing cooperative arrangements. By working in concert with other countries and through global institutions, countries become safer and more prosperous. A victory for the “out” mindset – which seems to regard compassion, truth, and integrity as if they were vestigial limbs – would be Pyrrhic, at best. Economies would with-er, violent conflict would increase, and women, minorities, and journalists would suffer as “out” movements use scare tactics that encourage the extreme among them. - Project Syndicate

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Oman’s tourism industry should be marketed This refers to the opinion article Can tourism replace oil income in Oman? (June 19). Certainly tourism has great potential and the investments in tourism sectors in the Sultanate can expect higher

values and returns. In the Middle East, Oman is the only country blessed with pro-spective natural reserves equally attracting people from within and overseas. It is a fact that despite unrest in certain countries and regions, tourism is booming across the globe. As far as Oman is concerned, its geography and landscaping are the keys to attract tourists from all over the world and explore the beauty of the country. While the UAE has been commercially focused to attract people, Oman’s countless tourism opportunities are beyond reach as compared to rest of the region. The rising number of visitors every year is simply proving that Oman is naturally exceptional and harmonizing to the taste of people of all age groups. This might be one of the re-asons the mushrooming of tourism-based projects in the country. It would be ideal if

concerned ministries and privately owned organisations engage in setting up exhibitions in an attempt to bring wider attention to this naturally blessed place. — Ramachandran Nair, Ruwi

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If you cannot afford pulses, eat chicken, says minister

ISLAMABAD: The lower house of parliament has adopted 75 out of 175 demands for grants worth Rs1.226 trillion in a session in which the finance minister pre-scribed a strange panacea for the unbridled inflation triggering a media uproar.

The National Assembly did not discuss cut motions moved by op-position lawmakers and Deputy Speaker Javed Abbasi, who was officiating the session, announced that these would be discussed on June 20.

In the beginning of the session, the budget debate was suspended for at least 45 minutes on Sat-

urday after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s chief whip Dr Shireen Mazari pointed to lack of quorum.

Answering criticism on soaring prices of pulses, the finance min-ister came up with a strange ad-vice. “If pulses are expensive, then people should eat chicken which is Rs200 per kilo because the govern-ment has waived all taxes and du-ties on poultry products,” he said.

Opposition lawmakers criti-cised some allocations under the head of ‘Charged Expendi-ture’ calling them unnecessary. Among these the most criticised was the allocation for the Presi-dency which several Members of

Parliament said was a ‘waste of resources’, especially while the government claims it is adopting austerity measures. Demands for grants that were adopted related to the ministry of defence and defence productions, industries, commerce, communications, Federally-Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) among others.

Fiscal deficitOn the matter of ‘Charged Ex-penditures’, Dar said that over the past three years, the fiscal deficit had been brought down from 8.8 per cent to 4.3 per cent of GDP. He sought to exonerate the PML-

N government of piling foreign debts, saying that since 1947 successive governments had acquired loans.

“National debts stood at Rs3,000 billion until June 30, 1999, but they jumped to Rs5,800 billion during the (Pervez) Musharraf regime and surged to Rs14,318 billion during the last tenure of the Pakistan People’s Party,” he said.

To a point raised by PPP’s Sha-zia Marri about interest, the min-ister said: “When you take a loan, you have to pay the mark-up.” He said that the Pakistan Micro-finance Investment Company

would be made operational in July to cater to the demand of 25 mil-lion people.

Censuring the opposition vis-a-vis the Pananmagate scandal, Dar said he would quit his office if allegations regarding owning offshore accounts or firms were established against him.

There are some people in the house who say who have assets abroad. “I challenge them to prove that I’ve a single penny in ac-counts abroad and I’ll quit politics forever,” he said, adding that in the past he chose not to respond to such allegations for the sake of political reconciliation.

“Enough is enough. Now if anyone levels wild allegations, I’ll take him to court,” he said. “And I am doing that.”

He was referring to PTI chair-man Imran Khan’s claim that two sons of the finance minister owned property in the UAE. Dar’s son Ali Mustafa Dar filed a Rs5 billion defamation suit against Imran in a district court in Islam-abad on May 27.

Earlier, Shazia Marri and Awami Muslim League’s Sheikh Rashid criticised the allocations for the Presidency. - Express Tribune

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demands for grants

worth Rs1.226 trillion

in a session in which

the finance minister

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unbridled inflation

Seven key TTP commanderssurrender in Kurram Agency

ISLAMABAD: Former Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Hakimullah Mehsud’s brother and uncle are among seven key members of the group to have sur-rendered near the Afghan border region in Kurram Agency, security officials in the said on Sunday.

“Ejaz Mehsud and Khair Muhammad Mehsud, uncle of Hakimullah, handed themselves to authorities late on Saturday,” an official said on the condition of anonymity.

Both surrendered at Lower Kur-ram’s Shaheedanu Dand, one of the three crossing points between Kurram and Afghanistan. Howev-er, the official refused to comment on whether the two men crossed into Pakistan from Afghanistan or had been hiding on the Pakistani side of the border.

Sources further said that at least four TTP commanders also sur-rendered to authorities and there is a possibility that more Taleban members could surrender in a couple of days.

“All the surrendered men have been shifted to security forces’ fort in Tull area,” a source said.

Hakeemullah’s relativesSome sources say Hakeemullah’s relatives may have entered Paki-stan as the authorities opened the crossing with Afghanistan on Sat-urday after days of clashed on the Torkham border.

The group has not yet comment-ed on the development.

Taleban faced a serious rift after the death of Hakimullah and some Taleban sources had earlier said nearly 200 had been killed in clash-es between the supporters of rival commanders Sheharyar Mehsud and Khan Said alias Sajna.

Hakimullah, who was in his thirties, had been killed in a Unit-ed States drone strike in North Waziristan Agency in November 2013. He was buried at an un-known location a day later.

He had succeeded his mentor, Baitullah Mehsud, who was killed in a US drone strike in August 2009. Hakimullah Mehsud, chief of TTP had survived at least two US drone strikes in the past.

However, on November 1, 2013, his luck ran out.

Last month, six TTP suspects, including a deputy commander, were held. - Express Tribune

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National debts stood at Rs3,000 billion until June 30, 1999, but they jumped to Rs5,800 billion during the (Pervez) Musharraf regime and surged to Rs14,318 billion during the last tenure of the Pakistan People’s Party

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Construction, fishing practices affecting sea turtles

KARACHI: Sea turtles are nega-tively affected by the construc-tion along Karachi’s beaches. For instance, huts at Sandspit Beach and other construction debris on beaches affect turtles’ presence. Turtles used to frequent the sandy beaches to lay eggs.

The rise in sea pollution, es-pecially plastic waste, is another negative factor as green turtles mistake plastic for seaweed and feed on it. Marine fishing prac-tices in Pakistan are also affecting sea turtles.

World Wildlife Fund – Paki-stan (WWF-P) marine fisheries

technical adviser Dr Moazzam Ali Khan shared some insights as the world celebrated Sea Turtles Day in June 16. Pointing out different factors threatening sea turtles, he said that their nests are destroyed by stray dogs, as the canines tend to eat their eggs that they lay on the seashore. “They are also dis-turbed by the presence of people on the shores. Female turtles go back into waters when they feel disturbances,” he explained.

Dr Moazzam said that out of seven species of sea turtles, five are present in the Indian Ocean and can be found in Pakistan as

well. “The green turtle and olive ridley are the most commonly found, while the leatherback, log-gerhead and hawksbill are seen very rarely,” he said.

ThreatsHe added that previously up to 95 per cent of green turtles would come to visit Pakistan’s shores to lay their eggs.

“This has been minimised,” he said. For the last 13 years, there has been no nesting evidence of olive ridley turtles either.

Fishing nets such as gillnets or trawlers pose the greatest threat

to sea turtles. Professor Pirzada Jamal of the University of Kara-chi’s centre of excellence in ma-rine biology said that the biggest problem is that turtles are often caught by fishermen, despite the fact that there are international laws regarding the use of Turtle Exploring Devices (TED) in fish-ing nets. “The practice is simply not followed here,” he lamented.

Adnan Khan, the incharge of marine conservation at the Sindh wildlife department, admitted that though by law every boat is equipped with a TED that filters the caught fish and leaves out

the turtles, they are rarely used by fishermen. “They say by us-ing a TED, their catch is affected, which is not true because the catch of fish is not affected by it,” he explained, adding that the de-vices are only there for the sake of European Union officials who come to scrutinise Pakistan’s fish-ing practices and report back. “We make the whole world a fool by our fishing methods,” he admitted. Another source of threat for these marine species is climate change, said Dr Moazzam. The rise in sea temperature affects the sea tur-tles’ reproduction. - Express Rribune

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Water levels at near peak in Gilgit riverGILGIT: The water level in Gilgit river has reached a new peak and is threatening the lives of people living in low-lying areas. The ar-eas that are likely to face inunda-tion include Chamogarh Colony, Domail Lower, Sakarkoi, Thop-char and Baseen Kharee of Gilgit.

“There is a danger of water en-tering our houses at any time,” a resident of Chamogarh Colony Ghulam said on Saturday. He said they remained awake all night to take timely measures if water enters the houses. “Men remain alert during the night to prevent any problems,” he added.

Aslam Khan, a resident of Do-mail, said people have started taking precautions to avoid loss-es as water level in Gilgit river has increased. He said people avoid taking their children and livestock to the river banks as threats loom large.

Karim Khan, another resident, said water enters their garden

every night but recedes early in the morning without inflicting any loss. He said this happens every year in summer.

Amid violations The government has imposed Section 144 to discourage young people from swimming in the river. However, violation contin-ues as a large number of people are spotted along the river banks.

As the heatwave continues, the temperature in Gilgit has reached 40 degrees Centigrade. As a result, glaciers have melted in the region. “Glaciers melt in summer due to the hot weather,” said Ghulam Mustafa, a climate change activist.

He said the water level in the river will return to normal in the coming days if weather remains dry. “But if there are rains, the level will surge and it is quite likely floods will hit the region,” he added. — Express Tribune

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Wapda barredfrom selling Kapco stake

ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Privatisation has turned down request of the Wa-ter and Power Development Au-thority (Wapda) that it should be allowed to sell shares in Kot Addu Power Company (Kapco) in a phased manner in line with its development plan and with-out any role of the Privatisation Commission.

The commission told the cabinet committee, in a meeting held last month, that the finan-cial adviser had completed due diligence process and submitted its report.

It said Wapda had urged that instead of selling its shares in Kapco through the Privatization Commission, it should be al-lowed to undertake the process on its own gradually and accord-ing to its development needs.

Net profitWapda holds all shares of the government of Pakistan in Ka-pco amounting to 40.25 per cent of the total outstanding shares. Kapco, established in 1996, is situated in Muzaffargarh dis-trict of Punjab and produces 1,600 megawatts of electricity. It is also listed on the domestic stock exchange.

Kapco reported a drop of 13 per cent in its net profit to Rs6.2 bil-lion in nine months ended March 31, 2016 due to a decline in sales with the overhauling of turbines. It had earned Rs7.12 billion in the same period last year. The decline in earnings was mainly because of higher operation and maintenance expenditure and 43 per cent lower other income including lower penal mark-up income due to im-proved recoveries. - Express Tribune

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FACES INUNDATION : The areas that are likely to face inundation

include Chamogarh Colony, Domail Lower, Sakarkoi, Thopchar

and Baseen Kharee of Gilgit. – File

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CALIFORNIA: A firefighting BAe-146s jet approaches to drop fire retardant, on Saturday at the Sherpa Fire near Santa Barbara, California. The so-called Sherpa fire in the Los Padres National Forest is raging

full speed, fanned by strong winds, prompting authorities to declare a state of emergency and intermittently shut highways. The fire is the tourist region’s largest since 2009, a Santa Barbara spokeswoman

said. — AFP

EL SALVADOR: A contestant performs during a living statue contest

in downtown San Salvador, El Salvador. A living statue is a street

entertainer who poses as a statue, in realistic makeup and costume,

typically remaining immobile for very long periods of time. - Reuters

RUSSIA: People participating in the ‘Colour Run 2016’ at the Luzhniki Olympic Complex in Moscow, Russia, on Sunday. The Colour Run is

a five kilometres paint race without winners nor prizes, while runners are showered with coloured powder at stations along the run. - AFP

BRAZIL: A worker separates coffee cherries during harvest at a plantation in the Minas Gerais state near Guaxupe, Brazil, on Monday.

Arabica coffee declined, reversing last week’s rally, on speculation Brazil’s main growing areas escaped frost damage. A polar air mass

that moved over Brazil’s coffee-growing areas at the weekend brought freezing temperatures, with Arabica areas of southern Minas

Gerais and Parana states getting zero to 3 degrees Celsius (32 to 37 degrees Fahrenheit). – Bloomberg News

RUSSIA: A visitor interacts with a robot, sponsored by OAO

Sberbank, on the closing day of the St Petersburg International

Economic Forum 2016 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The 20th

anniversary St Petersburg International Economic Forum runs

from June 16 to 18. — Bloomberg News

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FLASH FLOODS KILL 24 IN INDONESIAIndonesian villagers look on after waters receded following flash floods in Kamulyan village in Banyumas, Central Java, on Sunday. Flash floods and landslides

killed 24 people in central Java province, officials said, forcing residents to evacuate to safer areas as torrential rains damaged thousands of homes. - AFP

Najib defeats Mahathir’s challenge in twin by-pollsKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s ruling coalition coasted to vic-tory as expected in two by-elec-tions, defying a political move-ment led by former premier Mahathir Mohamad who has sought to turn voters against his scandal-tainted former protege Najib Razak.

The victories allow Prime Minister Najib, under pressure to resign over a graft scandal at state fund 1malaysia Develop-ment Berhad (1MDB), to further tighten his grip over the country and within the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) pact.

Najib’s party won the Sungai Besar and Kuala Kangsar parlia-mentary seats on Saturday with increased margins compared with those in 2013 general elec-tions, the election commission said. Both areas are mostly made up of farming and fishing communities along peninsula Malaysia’s west coast.

“Tun Mahathir Mohamad turned the elections into a refer-endum on my leadership,” Najib said in a statement.

“They (the people) rejected Tun Mahathir’s lies, they re-jected his unworkable coalition of former enemies, and they rejected the incoherent oppo-sition - partly because of their alignment with Tun Mahathir,” he said.

Mahathir’s influenceWhile the outcome of the by-elections would not tilt the bal-ance of power in parliament, observers noted that it may offer clues as to whether Mahathir’s influence is waning.

Najib’s alliance secured a landslide win in the Borneo state of Sarawak last month, and political experts feel he may call snap polls to consolidate his strong position.

James Chin, director at the Uni-versity of Tasmania’s Asia Insti-tute, said there was a “high prob-ability that there will be a snap polls if BN wins by big majorities.”

The next general election is scheduled for 2018. The coali-tion lost its two-third majority in the 2008 polls, and Najib lost the popular vote in 2013 despite BN retaining power.

Najib’s critics have demand-ed his resignation after reports claiming billions of dollars had been misappropriated through his pet project 1MDB, and that up to $1 billion was deposited into his personal bank account. Najib has denied the reports.

Mahathir, who led the coun-try for 22 years until retiring in 2003, quit the United Malay National Organisation party earlier this year in disgust over Najib’s grip on the party despite the allegations surrounding 1MDB. - Reuters

M A L A Y S I A Protest against US bases inJapan after woman killed

NAHA (Japan): Tens of thousands of people gathered in sweltering heat on Japan’s Okinawa island on Sunday in one of the biggest dem-onstrations in two decades against United States military bases, follow-ing the arrest of an American sus-pected of murdering a local woman.

The protest marked a new low for the US and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in their rela-tions with the island and threat-ens plans to move the US Marines Futenma air station to a less popu-lous part of the island. Organisers said 65,000 people attended the rally at a park in central Naha.

“Japan is part of Japan and when you hurt your little finger the whole body feels pain. I want Abe to feel Okinawa’s pain,” said Shigenori Tsuhako, 70, who came to the event because his grand-daughter is the same age as the 20-year-old murdered woman, Rina Shimabukuro.

The United States and Japan agreed in 1996 to close Futenma, located in a residential area, after the rape of a 12-year-old Japanese schoolgirl by three US military personnel spurred mass demon-strations. That plan has been on hold because residents near the proposed relocation site oppose the move, worrying about noise, pollution and crime.

Okinawa assembly members against the move won a majority in the prefectural assembly election this month, providing support for Ok-inawa Governor Takeshi Onaga’s plan to have the base move elsewhere.

Speaking to the crowd in Naha,

he said he would fight to have those US Marines moved off the island. Okinawa hosts 50,000 US nation-als, including 30,000 military per-sonnel and civilian contractors.

The site of some of the bloodiest fighting between the US and Ja-pan in World War II, Okinawa re-mained under American occupa-tion until 1972 and around a fifth of it is still under United States military control.

Tract of jungleLieutenant General Lawrence D. Nicholson, commander of the US Marines there, said on Saturday that Washington may be able to return a 10,000 acre (40.5 square kilometres) tract of jungle early next year, which would be the big-gest hand back since 1972.

Yet, with the United States and Japan looking to contain China’s growing might in the East China Sea, the Okinawan island chain, stretching close to Taiwan, is be-coming strategically more valu-able to military planners.

Japan’s Self Defence Force, which is pivoting away from de-fending its northern borders, is fortifying the region with radar bases and anti-ship missile bat-teries. Last month’s arrest of the US civilian worker prompted the US military to announce a 30-day period of mourning for the victim and restrict off-base drinking in a bid to assuage local anger.

But relations frayed further with the subsequent arrest of a United States sailor on Okinawa on suspicion of drunk driving fol-lowing a car crash.

“All US bases in Japan should close. I want Abe to listen to what the people in Okinawa are say-ing,” said Ryoko Shimabukuro, a 28-year-old government worker at the protest. - Reuters

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Indonesian navy fires on Chinese boatBEIJING: An Indonesian naval vessel fired on a Chinese fishing boat, injuring one person, China’s Foreign Ministry said, the coun-tries’ third reported confrontation this year near a chain of islands as regional tensions mount in the South China Sea.

Indonesia’s navy said it had fired warning shots at several boats with Chinese flags that it accused of fishing illegally near the Natuna Islands — but a spokesman said there had been no injuries.

Indonesia is not part of a broad-er regional dispute over China’s reclamation activities in the South China Sea and Beijing’s claims on swathes of key waterways. But Jakarta has objected to China’s inclusion of parts of the Indone-sian-ruled Natuna Islands within a ‘nine-dash line’ that Beijing marks on maps to show its claim on the body of water.

China has said it does not dis-pute Indonesia’s sovereignty over the Natuna Islands, although the statement said the area where the incident occurred is subject to overlapping interests.

The Indonesian warship dam-aged one Chinese fishing boat and detained another with seven peo-ple on board. - Reuters

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LONDON: Campaigning for Brit-ain’s vote on EU membership resumed on Sunday after a three-day hiatus prompted by the killing of a pro-EU lawmaker, but pledges of a more respectful tone were quickly tested by a fresh row over immigration.

Three opinion polls ahead of Thursday’s vote showed the ‘Re-main’ camp recovering some momentum although the overall picture remained one of an evenly split electorate.

The murder of Jo Cox, a 41-year-old mother of two young children, shocked Britain, raised questions about the tone of campaigning and could yet prove a defining moment in what is Britain biggest political decision for decades.

Both sides sought to adopt a more measured style on Sunday, paying their respects to Cox but sticking closely to the immigration versus economy debate that has defined the campaign.

“I hope, because of the tragic death of Jo, we can have a less divisive political debate in our country,” finance minister George

Osborne, a leading conservative ‘Remain’ campaigner, told ITV’s Peston on Sunday show. “Particu-larly in the last few days of this ref-erendum we’re going to have less baseless assertion and inflamma-

tory rhetoric and more reasoned argument and facts,” he said.

Cox, a Labour Party lawmaker and ardent supporter of EU mem-bership, was shot and stabbed in the street in her electoral district

in northern England on Thursday.A 52-year-old man appeared in a

London magistrate’s court on Sat-urday, charged with her murder.

Both ‘Remain’ and ‘Leave’ halt-ed their campaigns until Sunday

morning. But the heated nature of the debate, which has so far seen ‘In’ campaigners accused of scaremongering on the economy and the ‘Out’ campaign’s immi-gration focus criticised as divi-

sive, soon resurfaced after the temporary truce.

Osborne criticised as “disgust-ing and vile” a poster unveiled by ‘Leave’ campaigners last week showing a line of refugees under the slogan ‘Breaking Point’, saying it was reminiscent of literature used in the 1930s.

UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage, who was pic-tured in front of the poster, said the EU had failed to control immi-gration properly and had compro-mised safety in Europe by allowing in religious extremists who want-ed to attack Western states.

“Something that is true can’t be a scare, can it?,” Farage told BBC radio when asked about the poster.”It was a comment about us being part of a European Union that is failing.”

Farage also appeared to indi-cate he thought Cox’s killing had had an adverse effect on the ‘Out’ campaign.

“It has an impact on the cam-paign for everybody,” he told Pes-ton on Sunday when asked wheth-er it would affect the referendum outcome.”We did have momentum until this terrible tragedy.” The only poll fully carried out since the killing showed support for “In” at 45 per cent ahead of “Out” on 42 per cent - a reversal of the three-point lead that the pollster, Surva-tion, showed for ‘Out’ in a poll con-ducted on Wednesday.

Two other polls published on Saturday showed the ‘Re-main’ campaign had regained its lead over ‘Leave’, while another showed the two camps running neck-and-neck.

However, pollsters said most of these surveys were carried out before Thursday’s attack and thus did not reflect the full impact of the event. “We are now in the fi-nal week of the referendum cam-paign and the swing back towards the status quo appears to be in full force,” Anthony Wells, a polling firm YouGov official said. — Reuters

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In camp gains momentum as UK campaign for June 23 vote restartsBoth sides sought

to adopt a more

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Sunday, paying their

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immigration versus

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TO STAY IN EU OR NOT: Liberal Democrats leader Tim Farron, centre, poses with supporters after arriving in the Liberal Democrat Vote Remain campaign bus, campaigning to avoid a Brexit in the EU referendum, during a launch event in east London on Sunday. — AFP

Italy cities vote with Rome possible to get female mayorROME: Italians voted on Sunday for mayors of their largest cit-ies in ballots which were testing Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s popularity and could hand con-trol of Rome to the anti-establish-ment 5-Star Movement (M5S) whose candidate would become the city’s first woman mayor.

Virginia Raggi, a 37 year-old lawyer from the M5S, was in pole position after the first round of voting on June 5 to seize the scan-dal-plagued capital from Renzi’s Democratic Party (PD).

The PD took a bruising in the first round. Italy’s four biggest cities are among 126 places hold-ing run-offs between first and second-placed candidates after none won more than 50 percent

backing. Attention is focused on Rome, financial hub Milan and the traditional PD stronghold Turin as 8.6 million people - just under a fifth of the total electorate - cast their vote. Voting began at 7 a.m.(0500 GMT) and closes at 11 p.m, and no exit polls will be pub-lished before then.

Raggi won 35.2 per cent in the first round, pushing Renzi’s can-didate Roberto Giachetti into sec-ond place, with a campaign prom-ising to fight graft and privilege.

“Today we need two things: honesty and courage,” Raggi tweeted, quoting 20th century socialist politician and former president Sandro Pertini.

Casting her vote at a school, Raggi joked with reporters but

declined to make any statements.Conquering Rome would be a

big victory for M5S, which has capitalised on widespread frus-tration with traditional parties as the left and right have been taint-ed by corruption scandals.

Local but emotive issues such as public transport and the poor state of the roads have been at the centre of debate in Rome, where many complain basic public ser-vices have been left to decay, and the former mayor was forced out by scandal.

“We Romans are all fed up, the previous mayor brought few re-sults and great disappointment,” Rome resident Paolo, who de-clined to give his last name, said outside a polling station. — Reuters

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Al Yusr Islamic Sharia supervisory board holds meetingTimes News Service

MUSCAT: Al Yusr Islamic Bank-ing, the Sharia-compliant window of Oman Arab Bank (OAB), recent-ly conducted its second Sharia Su-pervisory Board meeting for 2016 at its new head office in Athaiba.

The meeting was chaired by Dr Essam Al Enezi, chairman of Al Yusr Sharia Supervisory Board, and attended by Board Members Dr Ahmad Ayyadi and Dr Ab-dulaziz Al Qassar, as well as Al Yusr’s senior management, Abdul Qader Al Balushi, General Man-ager of Al Yusr, Said Abu Assoud, Head of Al Yusr Islamic Banking Operations, and Dr Muhammad Iman Sastra Mihajat, Head of Sha-ria Audit and Compliance.

During the meeting, Al Yusr Sh-

aria Supervisory Board (SSB) ap-proved OAB’s support of Al Yusr’s business activities, which will en-able Al Yusr to further improve its performance.

As part of its commitment to introduce innovative and value added solutions for its customers, Al Yusr’s management presented the new “growth account” product structure, based on the Sharia con-cept of Mudaraba, which was then approved by the SSB,noting that this will be an excellent product to enable customers to earn attrac-tive returns on their deposits in a Sharia compliant manner.

Al Yusr SSB also agreed to de-velop the standalone diminishing Musharakah product for multi-purpose finance, in response to market requirements.

Abdul Qader Al Balushi, Gen-eral Manager of Al Yusr, said that Al Yusr Islamic banking is well-known in the Sultanate for its in-novative products and effective customer service.

Further, Said Abu Assoud ex-pressed his appreciation for the SSB’s guidance and support for Al Yusr and enabling it to provide a compelling and competitive Is-lamic banking proposition.

The Sharia department updated the Board about Al Yusr’s retail, corporate and treasury depart-ments and how there have been improvements in branches, in terms of understanding and im-plementing Sharia principles. Dr Muhammad Iman Sasra Mihajat shared plans to conduct Sharia training for Al Yusr branch staffs.

S E C O N D M E E T I N G

Abu Dhabi banks in

talks to form biggest

Middle East lender

DUBAI: National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) and First Gulf Bank (FGB) said they’re in talks to merge in a deal that would create the largest lender by assets in the Middle East.

A group of senior executives from each of the banks is review-ing the commercial, structural and legal aspects of a potential transaction, according to a filing to the Abu Dhabi stock exchange on Sunday. Bloomberg News was first to report the two lenders were con-sidering a merger on June 16.

Fragmented banking sectorA deal would create a lender with assets of about $170 billion and mark the first major banking merg-er in the United Arab Emirates since National Bank of Dubai and Emirates Bank International com-bined in 2007 to create Emirates NBD. The country’s fragmented banking industry is ready for con-solidation and a deal could prompt further transactions among lend-ers, according to investment bank EFG-Hermes Holding.

“There’s no doubt it will lead

to synergies and would give them a competitive edge, considering there are more than 40 banks in the UAE,” Chiradeep Ghosh, a banking analyst at Securities & Investment Co. in Bahrain, said by phone on Sunday. “The combined entity will have a bigger equity book. That will help them to lend to larger en-tities and take up a greater share of the syndicated loan book.”

Bank advisersCredit Suisse Group is advising state-controlled NBAD while UBS Group is working with FGB, peo-ple familiar with the matter said, asking not to be identified because the information is private. NBAD, FGB and Credit Suisse declined to comment, while UBS wasn’t im-mediately available to comment.

NBAD is the UAE’s second-biggest bank by assets, while FGB is fourth-ranked. A combination would help them overtake Emir-ates NBD as the country’s larg-est lender and represent nearly a quarter of the system’s loans and deposits, according to EFG-Hermes. — Bloomberg News

M E G A M E R G E R Crude production in May rises marginally

MUSCAT: Oman’s total crude oil and condensates production during May 2016 stood at 30.10 million barrels, a daily average of 999,836 barrels, constituting a rise by 0.56 per cent compared to the daily production during April 2016 when calculating the daily average, according to the monthly report published by the Ministry of Oil and Gas.

The total quantities of crude oil

exported abroad during May 2016 stood at 26.94 million barrels, a daily average of 869,007 barrels, registering a decline of 10.45 per cent compared to April 2016 while calculating the daily average.

The report said that while the imported quantities by China still constitute the major chunk of the Oman’s crude oil exports (60 per cent). In terms of major countries that imported Omani crude oil, China was followed by USA (14.02 per cent), Japan (13.54 per cent), India (3.76 per cent) and Taiwan (3.80 per cent). The report added that the price of crude oil for the reference oil round the world witnessed a remarkable increase

during May 2016. It continued its upward trend for the settlement price in April 2016 ; up by more than $4 per barrel compared to the settlement price in April 2016.

The average price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude grade in New York touched $47.27 per barrel in April 2016, showing a rise with $5.26 a barrel over the previous month.

The average price of North Sea Brent grade reached $47.65 a bar-rel, an increase of $4.32 per barrel over March 2016.

The trading of Oman Crude Oil Future Contract on Dubai Mer-cantile Exchange (DME Oman) rose by more than 12.5 per cent

compared with April 2016. Oman oil price (July Delivery 2016) stood at $44.33 a barrel, com-prising a rise by $4.93 compared to June delivery 2016. It aver-aged between $46.46 a barrel and $41.12 a barrel.

Settlement priceThis increase in the settlement price is attributed to a number of key factors that have direct effect on prices including but not lim-ited to decrease in USA reserves, the US dollar exchange rate, the decrease in production by Nige-ria, Libya and Venezuela, in addi-tion to decreased production from Canada due to fires. — ONA

Total crude oil

exported during May

2016 stood at 26.94

million barrels, a

daily average of

869,007 barrels,

registering a

decline of 10.45 per

cent compared to

April 2016

REVIEW MEETING: During the meeting, Al Yusr Sharia Supervisory Board (SSB) approved Oman

Arab Bank’s support of Al Yusr’s business activities, which will enable Al Yusr to further improve its

performance. - Supplied picture

VUTAL RESOURCE: In terms of major countries that imported Omani crude oil, China was followed by

USA, Japan, India and Taiwan. — Times file picture

MAJOR MERGER: A deal would also mark the United Arab Emir-

ates’s first major banking-industry merger since National Bank of

Dubai and Emirates Bank International combined to create Emir-

ates NBD in 2007. — Bloomberg file picture

EU banking watchdog to leave London in case of Brexit

BERLIN: The European Union’s banking watchdog will move from London to another European cap-ital if Britain decides to quit the bloc in a referendum this week, its chairman said in an interview published on Sunday.

Britain votes on June 23 on whether to stay in the 28-member bloc, a choice with far-reaching consequences for politics, the economy, defence and diplomacy on the continent. The London-

based EBA, founded in 2011 as a reaction to the global financial crisis, operates as a pan-EU regu-lator, writing and coordinating banking rules across the bloc.

“If the British should decide to leave the EU, we actually would have to move to another Europe-an capital,” Andrea Enria, head of the European Banking Authority (EBA), told the German newspa-per Welt am Sonntag.

While betting odds have con-

sistently indicated a vote to re-main in the EU, opinion pollsters have so far painted contradictory pictures of how Britons will vote.

The EBA is currently working on an EU single rulebook aimed at ensuring a level playing field for all banks across the 28-coun-try bloc’s capital market. “This work needs to be completed ir-respective of the result of the ref-erendum,” said Enria, an Italian national. “We must ensure that

there are no different rules be-tween the countries that have the euro and those that do not have it.”

Enria said the European bank-ing sector was more stable now than five years ago, but there was still need for consolidation.

“If you look at the balance sheets of banks, you could actu-ally ask yourself whether such low profitability and such low return on investment are sustainable in the long term,” he said. — Reuters

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SHARE PRICE BULLETIN FOR SUNDAY, JUNE 19

REGULAR MARKET .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................OM0000002176 ............AL JAZEERA STEEL PRODUCTS ........................ 120,439 ........... 25,093........................5 ........... 0.209 ...........0.209 ...........0.205........... 0.208 .............0.206 ........... 0.002 ............. 0.971 ................0.205..............0.205...................0.208 .................. 25,978,776 .........0.100

OM0000003398 ...........BANK SOHAR................................................................ 1,295,725 ...... 226,271..................... 20 ............0.175 ........... 0.175............0.174 ............0.175 ............. 0.174 .............0.001 ............. 0.575 ................0.174 .............. 0.174................... 0.175 ..................280,787,385 ........0.100

OM0000002796 ...........BANK MUSCAT ............................................................. 45,000 ............. 17,610..................... 28 ........... 0.390 ........... 0.394 ...........0.390........... 0.392 .............0.390 ........... 0.002 ............. 0.513 ................0.394..............0.390...................0.394 .................978,530,101 ........0.100

OM0000002028 ...........GULF INTERNATIONAL CHEMICALS ..............55,530 .............13,938........................4 ........... 0.255 ........... 0.255 ...........0.250............0.251 .............0.250 ............0.001 .............0.400 ................0.250..............0.250...................0.251 .................... 5,271,000 ..........0.100

OM0000001087 ............OMAN UNITED INSURANCE ................................... 5,000 ............... 1,275........................ 1 ........... 0.255 ........... 0.255 ...........0.255 ........... 0.248 .............0.248 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.255 ..............0.248...................0.255.................. 24,800,000 ........0.100

OM0000001145 ............PORT SERVICES CORPORATION ........................... 5,000 ...............1,230........................3 ........... 0.246 ...........0.246 ...........0.246........... 0.246 .............0.246 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.246..............0.233...................0.246 ..................23,379,840 .........0.100

OM0000001525 ............OMAN INVESTMENT AND FINANCE ................18,000 ...............3,546........................ 1 ............0.197 ........... 0.197 ...........0.197 ............0.197 ............. 0.197............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.197 .............. 0.197...................0.202 ..................39,400,000.........0.100

OM0000001707 ............OMAN CABLES INDUSTRY ......................................27,000 ............ 49,140........................6 ............1.820 ........... 1.820 ...........1.820 ........... 1.820 ............. 1.820 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................1.820 ............. 0.000...................1.820 ..................163,254,000 .......0.100

OM0000001749 ............OMAN CEMENT ............................................................54,467 .............25,737........................8 ........... 0.472 ........... 0.474 ...........0.426........... 0.472 .............0.472 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.426..............0.426...................0.490 ................. 156,171,919 ........0.100

OM0000001962 ............AL MADINA INVESTMENT ................................... 110,000...............6,820........................6 ........... 0.062 ........... 0.062 ...........0.062........... 0.062 .............0.062 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.062.............. 0.061...................0.065...................12,843,386 .........0.100

OM0000003224 ...........RENAISSANCE SERVICES ...................................... 60,000 ............. 17,690........................4 ........... 0.295 ........... 0.295 ...........0.294 .......... 0.295 .............0.295 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.295 ............. 0.290...................0.295................... 85,742,051 .........0.100

OM0000003521 ............GALFAR ENGINEERING AND CON. .................. 236,580 ............25,812......................19 ............0.110 ........... 0.110............0.109 ........... 0.109 ............. 0.109 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.109 ..............0.108...................0.109 ................... 31,607,889 .........0.100

OM0000003661 ............VOLTAMP ENERGY ....................................................... 6,622 ...............2,783........................5 ........... 0.420 ...........0.422 ...........0.420........... 0.420 .............0.420 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.420..............0.420...................0.428 ..................25,410,000 .........0.100

OM0000005005 ...........ALMAHA CERAMICS ..................................................... 1,718 .................. 773........................3 ........... 0.450 ........... 0.450 ...........0.450........... 0.450 .............0.450 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.450 ..............0.450...................0.458...................23,625,000 .........0.100

OM0000003026 ...........OMAN TELECOMMUNICATION ..........................87,006 .......... 139,645......................11 ............1.605 ........... 1.605 ...........1.605 ............1.605 ............. 1.610 ............-0.005 ............-0.311 ................1.605 ..............1.600...................1.605 ................1,203,750,000 ......0.100

OM0000001160 ............NATIONAL GAS ............................................................. 72,951 ............. 38,115..................... 10 ........... 0.522 ........... 0.524 ...........0.520........... 0.522 .............0.524 ...........-0.002 ........... -0.382 ...............0.524..............0.520...................0.524 ..................28,710,000 .........0.100

OM0000001681 ............OMAN AND EMIRATES INV. HOLDING .............20,427 ...............2,839........................4 ............0.140 ........... 0.140 ...........0.138 ............0.139 .............0.140 ...........-0.001 ............-0.714 ................0.138 .............. 0.138...................0.140 ...................16,940,625 .........0.100

OM0000002820 ...........GULF INVESTMENT SERVICES .......................... 50,000 ............... 5,750........................3 ............0.115 ........... 0.115 ............ 0.115 ............0.115 ............. 0.116 ............-0.001 ........... -0.862 ............... 0.115 .............. 0.112................... 0.115 .................... 6,766,970 ..........0.100

OM0000001517 ............HSBC BANK OMAN .................................................... 2,734,191....... 272,105..................... 30 ........... 0.100 ........... 0.100 ...........0.099........... 0.100 ............. 0.101 ............-0.001 ........... -0.990 ...............0.099 ..............0.098...................0.099..................200,031,279........0.100

OM0000001772 ............AL ANWAR HOLDING.................................................70,867 ............. 13,105......................17 ............0.187 ........... 0.187 ...........0.184 ............0.185 ............. 0.187............-0.002 ........... -1.070................0.184 ..............0.184...................0.185 ...................32,375,455 .........0.100

OM0000002440 ...........AL SHARQIA INVESTMENT HOLDING .............31,000 ...............4,227........................3 ............0.137 ........... 0.137 ...........0.136 ............0.136 ............. 0.139............-0.003 ........... -2.158................0.136 .............. 0.136...................0.138 ...................12,240,000.........0.100

.............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 5,107,523 ......893,504....................191 .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ......21........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

PARALLEL MARKET ................................................................................................................................................................................. OM0000005963 ...........PHOENIX POWER ...................................................... 433,511 ............. 67,561..................... 27 ............0.154 ........... 0.156 ...........0.154 ............0.156 ............. 0.154............ 0.002 ............. 1.299 ................0.156 .............. 0.156...................0.159 ..................228,165,828 ........0.100

OM0000001566 ............OMAN FISHERIES .......................................................56,500 ...............3,447........................5 ............0.061 ........... 0.061 ...........0.061 ........... 0.061 ............. 0.061............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.061 ..............0.060...................0.061 .................... 7,625,000 ..........0.100

OM0000001897 ............MAJAN COLLEGE ..........................................................2,000 ...............1,000........................ 1 ........... 0.500 ...........0.500 ...........0.500........... 0.510 ............. 0.510............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.500..............0.500...................0.520 ..................15,300,000 .........0.100

OM0000004420 ...........BANK NIZWA ................................................................ 379,198 ............ 28,979......................21 ........... 0.077 ........... 0.077 ...........0.076 ........... 0.076 .............0.076 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.076 ..............0.076...................0.077..................114,000,000........0.100

OM0000004511 ............ALIZZ ISLAMIC BANK.............................................. 421,344 ........... 24,912......................16 ........... 0.060 ...........0.060 ...........0.059 ........... 0.059 .............0.059 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.059 ..............0.059...................0.060 ..................59,000,000.........0.100

OM0000004776 ...........TAKAFUL OMAN INSURANCE ............................ 505,000 ........... 60,590........................3 ............0.118 ........... 0.120 ........... 0.118 ........... 0.120 .............0.120 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.120 ..............0.120...................0.124 ...................12,000,000 .........0.100

OM0000001723 ............OMAN ORIX LEASING ............................................... 12,120 ............... 1,357........................ 1 ............0.112 ........... 0.112............ 0.112 ............0.112 ............. 0.114 ............-0.002 ............-1.754 ................0.112 .............. 0.112................... 0.114 ................... 28,116,413 .........0.100

OM0000001368 ............CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IND. ....................95,962 ...............2,975........................8 ............0.031 ........... 0.031 ...........0.031 ............0.031 .............0.032 ...........-0.001 ............-3.125................0.031 ..............0.030...................0.031 ....................2,635,000 ..........0.100

OM0000001053 ............OMAN TEXTILE HOLDING ....................................... 1,000 .................. 320........................ 1 ........... 0.320 ...........0.320 ...........0.320........... 0.320 .............0.340 ...........-0.020 ........... -5.882 ...............0.320..............0.322...................0.360 ...................1,920,000 ..........1.000

.............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 1,906,635 ....... 191,141..................... 83 .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ........ 9........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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

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INDICESIndex .................................................High .................Low ..................... Value ............... Prev . Value.......... Diff ...............Diff %MSM30 Index ........................................ 5,814.41 ...............5,806.14 ....................5,807.51 ...................5,808.07 .................. -0.56 .................. -0.01Financial Index .....................................7,352.83 ...............7,327.40 ....................7,328.18 ................... 7,339.32 .................-11.14 .................. -0.15Industrial Index ....................................7,329.09 ................7,317.73 ................... 7,326.54 .................... 7,317.73 .................... 8.81 ................... 0.12Services Index .......................................3,247.28 .............. 3,244.97 ................... 3,245.21 ................... 3,247.27 .................. -2.06 .................. -0.06MSM SHARIAH INDEX.......................886.80 ..................885.59 ...................... 885.60 ...................... 885.29 .................... 0.31 ...................0.04

Trading SummaryVolume ................ Turnover ..........Trades .............. Market Cap............. Up ............Down ............. Equal .........Sec. Traded7,014,158 .................... 1,084,645 .....................274 ................ 17,015,365,169 .................. 5 ..................... 10 .................... 15 .........................30

MSM index ends lower

MUSCAT: Amid minimal trad-ing activity, the MSM30 Index re-mained little changed at 5,807.51 points, down 0.01 per cent.

The MSM Sharia Index closed at 885.60 points, up 0.04 per cent. HSBC Bank was the most active in terms of volume as well as turnover. Sunday’s top gainer was Phoenix Power, up 1.30 per cent while Oman Textile Holdings was the top loser, down 5.88 per cent.

A total number of 256 trades were executed on Sunday, gen-erating turnover of OMR1.08 million with 7.0 million shares changing hands. Out of 27 traded securities, five advanced, eight declined and 14 remained un-changed. At the session close, Omani investors remained net buyers for OMR233,000 while GCC & Arab Investors were net sellers for OMR150,000 fol-lowed by foreign investors for OMR83,000 worth of shares.

Financial Index ended nega-tively at 7,328.18 points, down 0.15 per cent. Bank Sohar and Bank Muscat gained 0.57 per cent and 0.51 per cent respec-tively. Al Anwar Holding, HSBC Bank, Gulf Investment Services and Oman & Emirates Holding declined 1.07 per cent, 0.99 per

cent, 0.86 per cent and 0.71 per cent respectively.

Industrial Index gained 0.12 per cent to close at 7,326.54 points. Al Jazeera Steel and Gulf International Chemicals in-creased 0.97 per cent and 0.40 per cent respectively. Oman Tex-tiles and Construction Materials decreased 5.88 per cent and 3.13 per cent respectively.

Services Index declined 0.06 per cent to close at 3,245.21 points. Phoenix Power, up 1.30 per cent, was the only sector gainer. National Gas and Oman-tel decreased 0.38 per cent and 0.31 per cent respectively. — United

Securities

Sunday’s top gainer was Phoenix Power, up

1.30 per cent while Oman Textile Holdings

was the top loser, down 5.88 per cent.

Muscat Securities Market.

– Times file picture

OUE celebrates 2 years

of operations in Duqm

Times News Service

MUSCAT: Oman United Ex-change Company (OUE), estab-lished in 1983, is one of the lead-ing exchange houses in Oman and is celebrating its second an-niversary in Duqm.

Speaking at the event Syed Faraz Ahmed, the general manag-er of OUE said, “At Oman United Exchange, we were among the pioneers to recognise the poten-tial of Duqm, two years ago. With government’s efforts to develop the Duqm Special Economic Zone combined with the rapid development of the port, upcom-ing rail network and the huge

investments which are pouring in every day, we at Oman United Exchange are confident about the future growth and we wish to be a part of this success story.”

With branches spread through-out the Sultanate of Oman, Oman United Exchange provides ser-vices such as remittances, pur-chase and sale of foreign curren-cy, instant money transfer, drafts, telegraphic transfer and provides bank account opening facilities for select countries.

In addition, when clients remit money from OUE to Pakistan, the beneficiaries can instantly col-lect it from any of the 3,000 bank locations across Pakistan.

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India searches for new central bank governor to replace Rajan

NEW DELHI: With Indian cen-tral bank Governor Raghuram Rajan heading back to academia after his term ends in September, the search for his replacement has begun.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Saturday that a succes-sor would be announced shortly. India’s central bank chiefs are ap-pointed by the prime minister in

consultation with the finance min-ister. Below are potential candi-dates to succeed Rajan as governor in the world’s fastest growing ma-jor economy, according to Ambit Capital and media reports.

Urjit Patel, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of IndiaUrjit Patel, like Rajan, has spent several years overseas and has

about 25 years of experience in economic policy making. With a doctorate in economics from Yale University, Patel has been a key architect of reforms at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), including the establishment of an inflation tar-geting framework.

A panel headed by Patel, 52, had proposed a shift to consum-er-price inflation to anchor mon-etary policy.

As part of this, the government agreed last year to adopt a 4 per cent inflation target with a band of plus or minus two percentage points, and to have a monetary policy committee set interest rates. Patel didn’t immediately respond to an e-mail seeking comment.

Arundhati Bhattacharya, Chairman, State Bank of IndiaArundhati Bhattacharya, 60, took over as head of India’s largest lend-

er in 2013 and revamped its opera-tions. If appointed, she would be India’s first female central bank governor.

In 2014, Bhattacharya was ranked among the 50 Most Influ-ential people in global finance by Bloomberg Markets magazine. She was also ranked as the fifth-most powerful woman in finance by the Forbes magazine.

She is also credited with usher-ing in technology in the 200 year-old institution. Bhattacharya has demanded more power for bank-ers to tackle bad loans, and pushed for the merger of State Bank with five subsidiaries.

Shaktikanta Das, Economic Af-fairs Secretary, Finance MinistryShaktikanta Das, 59, is a career bu-reaucrat with almost four decades of service. His job requires him to closely coordinate with the central bank, and he’s involved with dis-

cussions on setting up a new mon-etary policy committee. As a di-rector on the board of the Reserve Bank of India, he understands how the institution functions.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi initially brought Das into the fi-nance ministry to head revenue department, which was battling perceptions of “tax terrorism.” In that role, Das proposed lowering the corporate tax rate, and led gov-ernment efforts in curbing black money by negotiating a deal with Switzerland for more disclosure and announcing an amnesty pro-gram.

Das has been a key figure in put-ting together India’s budget, often acting as a crucial link between the finance ministry and other depart-ments. He also actively promotes government initiatives on Twitter, a trait Modi appreciates among his ministers and bureaucrats.

Das, due to retire in February

2017, didn’t answer two calls to his mobile phone on Saturday.Arvind Subramanian, Chief Economic Adviser, Finance MinistryArvind Subramanian, 57, re-placed Rajan as chief economic adviser in the finance ministry in October 2014.The Oxford University-educated economist is a proponent of lower interest rates and has supported an easier budget deficit goal to boost public expenditure.

In his current job, Subrama-nian gives input on the economy and authors the Economic Sur-vey, an annual report card of the finance ministry.

He is also a member of the fi-nance minister’s expert group on the Group of 20. He prepared a re-port on potential rates for India’s long-delayed goods-and-services tax, which is still stuck in parlia-ment. — Bloomberg News

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on

Saturday that a successor would be

announced shortly. India’s central bank

chiefs are appointed by the prime minister in

consultation with the finance minister.

Adeptio agrees to buy Americana stake at premiumDUBAI: A United Arab Emir-ates-based investor group led by Emaar Properties Chairman Mo-hamed Alabbar said it agreed to buy Kuwait Food Co. shares from its majority stockholder for $2.36 billion. Adeptio AD Investments SPC Ltd., the group led by Alab-bar, will pay 2.65 Kuwaiti dinars ($8.80) per share to buy a stake in the company known as Ameri-cana from Al Khair National for Stocks and Real Estate Co., the companies said in a statement. That represents a 26 per cent premium to the last closing price on Wednesday in a sales process that has stretched back at least two years.

Adeptio will launch a manda-tory takeover offer for the re-maining shares of Americana at the same price, according to the statement. Al Khair owns a 67 per cent stake in the company that operates KFC and Pizza Hut restaurants in the Middle East and North Africa, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

Throughout the years, suitors have included Singapore’s Te-masek Holdings Pte, KKR & Co. and CVC Capital Partners.

The shares of Americana have gained 5 per cent this year to 2.1 dinars, while Kuwait’s index has declined 3.9 per cent.

“We are delighted to have ac-quired one of the crown jewels of the Middle East,” Alabbar said in the statement. “With its long and successful history as the leading food and restaurants business in MENA, Americana is uniquely positioned in the region.”

Adeptio hired Goldman Sachs Group for advice on the transac-tion, as well as Allen & Overy as its lawyers. Rothschild advised Al Khair, which sought legal counsel from Clifford Chance. Standard Chartered Bank assisted in struc-turing the acquisition financing and joined Credit Suisse, Ahli United Bank, Emirates NBD, First Gulf Bank and NBAD as mandated lead arrangers for the transaction. — Bloomberg News

ACQU I S I T I ON

Emaar Properties Chairman Mohamed Alabbar. — Bloomberg file picture

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BJØRN LOMBORG

C orruption is a huge problem across the globe. In Africa, it is es-timated that one-quar-ter of the continent’s

GDP is “lost to corruption each year.” In Latin America, the Inter-Ameri-can Development Bank believes that corruption may cost 10 per cent of GDP every year. In the only compre-hensive overview based on surveys of businesses and households, the World Bank puts the total direct cost of corruption at $1 trillion annually.

The international community has time and again reaffirmed its intent to stamp out corruption, most re-cently last year, when the United Nations adopted the Sustainable Development Goals. Yet, as the Co-penhagen Consensus, the think tank I head, has documented, for all the well-intentioned policies, there have been few successes.

One study examined the 145 coun-tries that introduced institutional re-forms with the support of the World Bank or other donor agencies from 1998 to 2008. Comfortingly, govern-ment effectiveness improved in half the countries. Unfortunately, effec-tiveness actually worsened in the oth-er half, suggesting no overall effect.

But now we may have some un-ambiguously good news in tackling corruption: an intervention that can make a large impact for a surpris-ingly low cost.

In Bangladesh, the world’s eighth-most populous country, the Copen-hagen Consensus worked with the world’s biggest NGO, the renowned BRAC, and dozens of Bangladeshi and international expert economists to analyse the most effective solutions to the country’s many challenges. These include better brick kilns to tackle air pollution in Dhaka, micro-nutrients to combat pervasive stunt-ing, planting mangrove to protect against flooding, more effective tu-berculosis treatment, and improved services for the half-million people migrating overseas every year.

Our economists estimate the costs of each policy, along with their so-cial, environmental, and economic benefits, in order to show which investments deliver the highest re-turn. International development organisations spend $3 billion each year in Bangladesh, so knowing how much good each investment does is essential to prioritising projects.

Moreover, though Bangladesh has made spectacular progress in recent years, with the economy growing by about six per cent per year, on av-

erage, and poverty reduced by half since 2000, its target of achieving lower-middle-income status by 2021 is highly ambitious. To meet it, Bang-ladesh will have to fix the problems that continue to frustrate develop-ment, and that requires a razor-sharp focus on the most effective solutions.

Each year, Bangladesh spends $9 billion (6 per cent of GDP) on govern-ment procurement — everything from highways and bridges to desks and pencils — which amounts to about one-third of the entire public budget. And procurement is notoriously vul-nerable to corruption. Burdensome procedures exclude most competitors.

As one contractor, Ashraful Alam, put it: “Purchasing reams of tender documents and physically submit-ting them to government procure-ment entities was difficult for me, let alone winning any contracts. I lost interest in bidding after such a lengthy exercise.” And sometimes contractors’ political connections enable them to win bids or block oth-ers. The result is higher costs for tax-payers and donors.

But new research by Wahid Abdal-lah, a research fellow at the BRAC Institute of Governance and Devel-opment in Dhaka, shows that elec-tronic government procurement holds enormous potential. An ongo-

ing project started in 2008 by the national government and the World Bank documents the promise.

By 2011, four Bangladeshi agen-cies that represent about 10 per cent of all public procurement had imple-mented e-procurement. Online sub-missions would drive up the number of bids — and thus drive down prices. With the new process, Alam is now bidding again: “Now I can submit tenders online, even from home without any hassle and undue influ-ence or obstruction.” Who won, and at what price, is also placed online, reducing favouritism.

Analyzing data from one of the four agencies that have implement-ed e-procurement reveals that prices have indeed gone down, typically by 11.9 per cent. The effects of expand-ing e-procurement across the rest of the government would be enormous. The costs would include a one-time investment of about $13 million to purchase computers and software, $4 million to train 114,000 more staff across Bangladesh, and expenses for operations and maintenance. Total costs in the coming years are esti-mated at about $18 million.

The benefits, however, would dwarf these outlays. Online pro-curement in all government sectors would produce annual benefits —

cheaper goods and services — worth $700-900 million. Given that the costs are paid once, but the benefits are annual, the total cost of $18 mil-lion should be compared to a total present value of all future benefits of at least $12 billion, with each dollar producing $663 of social benefits.

E-procurement turns out to be a phenomenally good way to tackle corruption. Many other smart solu-tions will be needed to eliminate the problem, and many other solutions are needed for the myriad challenges that still confront Bangladesh. But when economic research can help highlight the smartest solutions, it can help everyone spend better.— Project Syndicate

Bjørn Lomborg, a visiting professor at the Copenhagen Business School, is Director of the Copenhagen Consensus Center, which seeks to study environmen-tal problems and solutions using the best available analytical methods. He is the author of The Skeptical Environmental-ist, Cool It, How to Spend $75 Billion to Make the World a Better Place and The Nobel Laureates' Guide to the Smartest Targets for the World, and was named one of Time magazine's 100 most influ-ential people in 2004.

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BLOGICMONITOR RAISES $130M LogicMonitor, which helps companies manage their technology systems in data centres, has raised $130 million to help expand its product lineup and global reach. With the funding, the Santa Barbara, California-based company has raised more than $150 million, Chief Executive Officer Kevin McGibben said in an interview. — Bloomberg News

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Microsoft’s LinkedIn to be like Facebook for careers: Bill Gates

Alphabet shares fall after slowdown in ad spending

Samsung to buy Joyent to expand in cloud computing

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said he’s enthusi-astic about the company’s $26.2 billion acquisition of LinkedIn, viewing it as an opportunity to build a business network for the working world like Face-book has created for so-cial communities. Users should be compelled to say: “This professional feed in LinkedIn, that is how I want to learn about my ca-reer, my company, my industry, and I’m going back there,” Gates said in an interview with Bloomberg TV’s Erik Schatzker. “If we can make that as valuable as the Facebook feed in the social world, that’s huge value creation and that’ll happen over a period of years.” The purchase is a way for Microsoft, which largely missed out on the consumer web boom dominated by the likes of Google and Facebook, to acquire social tools. Yet the price of the transaction, announced June 13 as one of the largest technology industry deals on record, weighed on Microsoft’s shares earlier this week. Gates, who remains a board member of Microsoft, seemed unconcerned by the 2 percent decline in the stock since the deal was announced. “I certainly think that the value of the two companies combined is greater than the two by themselves, but I love the idea that the mar-ket wants us to show that,” he said. — Bloomberg News

Alphabet shares fell the most in almost two months Friday after Cit-igroup Global Markets said spending on Google ads may slow. Citigroup Analyst Mark May said recent checks with two leading search engine marketing agencies suggest a “slight deceleration in the year over year growth rate for search marketing spend” in the second quar-ter compared with the first. “This could be slightly below current forecasts, though how to interpret the data and what to compare it with is sometimes up for debate.” Alphabet, the parent company of Google, fell 2.3 per cent to $694.13 at 2:29pm in New York. Earlier it slid as much as 3.2 per cent, its biggest intraday de-cline since April. “There is a possibility that — like in 1Q16 — that 2Q16 gross revenue could again come in 1-2 per cent below expectations,” May said in the note to clients. May maintained his buy rating on Alphabet. — Bloomberg News

Samsung Electronics will ac-quire Joyent to expand in cloud computing as the world’s larg-est smartphone maker looks beyond hardware for revenue growth. The deal will help Sam-sung build its cloud infrastruc-ture, the Galaxy maker said in a statement without disclosing a purchase price. The acquisition gives the Suwon, South Korea-based company its own platform to support mobile, internet of things and cloud services. Samsung has been “actively looking” to acquire software developers, including artificial intelligence, as it tries to overcome flat-lining sales for its devices, Executive Vice President Rhee In Jong said in March. Samsung had more than $60 billion in cash and equivalents as of the end of the first quarter. Vice Chairman Lee Jae Yong is trying to reduce the company’s fo-cus on manufacturing, which had helped create the world’s biggest maker of phones, TVs and memory chips. Shipments of Samsung’s Galaxy smartphones and other models fell for a second straight year in 2015 as Apple’s iPhones gained traction in the high-end category while models from Huawei Technologies and Xiaomi attracted budget buyers. Revenue and net income have fallen for two straight years while the stock has posted three consecutive an-nual declines. Asia’s biggest technology company was involved in 12 deals totaling $456 million last year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. They included the purchase of LoopPay, a company that develops technology for mobile payments, last year as well as purchasing SmartThings, which makes mobile applications to control electronics in houses in August 2014. — Bloomberg News

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Facebook to unveil new tools for mobile

Facebook, the world’s most popular social-media site, plans to introduce new tools to help marketers target

consumers and spread their mes-sages via mobile phones, in a bid to encourage more businesses to ad-vertise on portable devices.

The Menlo Park, California-based company, which gets 82 per cent of its advertising revenue from mobile, plans to make it possible to create and publish campaigns di-rectly from smartphones.

It’s also creating an interface advertisers can use to review cam-paigns before they’re published on a phone, as well as data tools to create ads based on demographics, search preferences, social media likes and topics.

“We want the ability to build where people are, to approve work and make work for a mobile phone on a mobile phone,’’ Mark D’Arcy,

Facebook’s chief creative officer, said in an interview. “No one has been able to crack mobile advertis-ing. We’re still just in the beginning of the creative stages of mobile ads.”

1.65 billion usersFacebook, which has 1.65 billion users, plans to show off the new features at the Cannes Lions Inter-national Festival of Creativity next week, where it will court brands and advertisers keen to learn new techniques for reaching social me-dia users. Tech peers like Google, Microsoft and Twitter are set to descend on the French Riviera, too, handing out gift bags and staging parties with celebrity guests as they angle for a chunk of the $600 billion global ad market.

Mobile will account for 71 per cent of the digital ad spending and 32 per cent of the total advertising expenditure by 2020, up from 55 per cent and 19 per cent estimat-ed for this year, according to the researcher eMarketer.

“If a company doesn’t become expert at mobile marketing, they

will be at a competitive disadvan-tage,’’ Carolyn Everson, Facebook’s vice-president for global marketing solutions, said in an interview.

“The rate of disruption is faster than anything we’ve ever seen and marketers are having to rethink and rewire their business models.’’

The world’s largest advertising companies — including WPP, Publi-cis Groupe, Omnicom Group and In-terpublic Group of Cos. — have been increasing the portion of clients’ spending that they direct to mobile campaigns. WPP last year lifted its overall spending on Facebook to $1 billion from $640 million.

Facebook is making it possible to create and upload to two of its popular ad-building tools, Can-vas and Slideshow, entirely from smartphones. The move is aimed at making it easier to develop mo-bile campaigns in countries where many users access the Internet pri-marily from mobile phones or other portable devices, rather than PCs.

Anyone can start drafting and publishing ad campaigns on Can-vas and Slideshow from next week,

while the Creative Hub interface will start only for ad agencies, the company said. The data-sifting fea-ture is being tested by a small group of advertisers to start.

Biggest driversOne of the biggest drivers of mo-bile advertising is video, and Face-book users are sharing and creating nearly three times more video on Facebook than a year ago, accord-ing to Facebook’s D’Arcy.

On Instagram, Facebook’s mo-bile photo- and video-sharing ser-vice, the time people spent watch-ing videos rose by more than 40 percent as of February compared to six months earlier.

Instagram will deliver $1.53 bil-lion in revenue this year, accord-ing to eMarketer. The service has 200,000 advertisers, Everson said.

“The majority of people on In-stagram are connected to busi-nesses, and they follow people on Facebook more,’’ she said. “We’re still in the earliest days of building it out as a platform for marketers.’’ — Bloomberg News

It’s also creating an

interface advertisers

can use to review

campaigns before

they’re published

on a phone, as well

as data tools to

create ads based

on demographics,

search preferences,

social media likes

and topics.

If a company doesn’t become expert

at mobile marketing, they will be at a

competitive disadvantage. The rate of

disruption is faster than anything we’ve

ever seen and marketers are having to

rethink and rewire their business models

Carolyn EversonFacebook’s vice-president for global marketing solutions

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ROUND-UPInfiniti Oman offers best deals on sedans

MUSCAT: Infiniti Oman, from the house of Suhail Bahwan Auto-mobiles (SBA), has announced a special Ramadan offer on Infiniti sedans recognised for its drivabil-ity, efficiency, and performance. The offer is valid till July 31.

Customers looking for a new lux-ury car deal during this important time of the year can take advantage of best offers being made available on sedans from Infiniti Oman. The Ramadan package for sedans is custom-made for customers to en-joy more value, making Infiniti one of the most admired and desirable brand of vehicles in the Sultanate, says a press release.

A senior spokesperson at In-finiti Oman said, “At Infiniti, we always believe in providing added value and exclusive offers to our cherished buyers. Our special Ramadan offer on sedans is an ex-tension of our commitment to en-sure a second-to-none experience to our patrons.”

Terms and conditionsThe scheme is applicable for all customers purchasing Infiniti ve-hicles for their personal use only. This is not applicable for rent a car/ taxi/ driver trainer segment.

Assured giftsAll customers purchasing In-finiti Q50, Q60 and Q70 during the scheme period are eligible for a Fredrick Constant Men’s and Women’s watches.

Assured cash giftAll customers purchasing Infiniti Q50, Q60 and Q70 in the scheme period will get an assured cash gift.

It will be OMR1,000 for Q50 2.0 Turbo Q50 3.7 V6 and Q60 3.7 V6; and OMR1,500 for Q70 3.7 V6 and Q70 5.6 V8.

Vehicle maintenanceCustomers purchasing Infiniti Q50, Q60 and Q70 in the scheme period will get free periodic vehi-cle maintenance for three years or 60,000km (whichever is earlier). This offer excludes battery, and wear and tear components.

Free registration All customers purchasing Infiniti Q50, Q60 and Q70 in the scheme period will be eligible for free first year vehicle registration.

Mileage warrantyInfiniti Q50, Q60 and Q70 pur-chased in the scheme period will have an extended six years/ unlim-ited mileage warranty.

Free insuranceAll customers purchasing Infiniti Q50 3.7 MY15 and Q60 3.7 Coupe MY15 in scheme period will be eligible for free first year vehicle insurance (for Oman and UAE).

AAA/ Road assistance cardFree AAA/ road assistance card will be given on the purchase of In-finiti saloon cars and SUV vehicles only. This will be for the first year only and as supported by AAA in Oman and UAE.

Product line up Infiniti has generated respect as the provocateur brand in the pre-mium category, with a reputation for defying convention and creat-ing irresistible and provocative automobiles, engineered with ob-sessive attention to detail.

Infiniti Q50 The Infiniti Q50 sports sedan brings together category-defining

design, rewarding performance, world-first technologies and un-matched levels of connectivity and personalisation. Along with the pioneering Direct Adaptive Steering technology and Active Lane Control available exclusively on Infiniti Q50, it also introduces Infiniti’s Direct Response Hybrid System to the Middle East line-up for the first time. Infiniti Q50 offers the ideal balance of perfor-mance and efficiency.

Infiniti Q60The Infiniti Q60 Convertible remains one of the most seduc-tive vehicles in its class. Created around the central idea that a luxu-ry performance convertible should look equally inviting with its top up or down - and be equally enjoy-able to drive sans roof or not - the Q60 Convertible combines grace and performance with signature Infiniti attention to detail.

Like the Q60 Coupe, the Q60 Convertible’s outstanding dy-namic performance credentials start with a combination of its advanced FM platform and award-winning V6 engine. Every 2013 Q60 Convertible comes equipped with a standard 3.7-litre V6 engine with VVEL (for Variable Valve Event and Lift), rated at 328 horse-power and 360 Nm @ 5,200 rpm of torque. The VVEL system com-bines hydraulic-controlled varia-ble valve timing and electronically controlled variable valve lift on the intake side, helping to improve not only performance and response but also emissions and fuel effi-ciency (over a non-VVEL system).

Infiniti Q70The Q70 is launched with the ex-cellence and luxury grade that features the premium body design. As an added alternative, the sport grade is available with the sport body design. The sport body de-

sign features a specially designed front bumper that gives an even lower and wider stance. The trap-ezoidal bumper intake and apron shape inspired from racecar split-ters give an athletic presence and bold impression. Black painted turn and fog finishers as well as the rear bumper finished in high-gloss black paint reinforce the sporty appearance.

Promising high-performance, the new Q70 is equipped with the 3.7-litre V6 engine, rated at 329 hp @ 7,000 rpm and 363 Nm of torque. The refined aluminium-alloy DOHC 24-valve engine is equipped with Variable Valve Event & Lift (VVEL) that com-bines hydraulic-controlled vari-able valve timing and electroni-cally controlled variable valve lift on the intake side to help improve performance and response. Also available is the 5.6-litre V8 engine that delivers 402 hp @ 6,000 rpm and 550 Nm of torque.

Infiniti promise Every Infiniti design model seduc-es the senses. From the smooth in-cline in the front grille to the char-ismatic flared wheel arches and a subtle hint of a samurai sword in the chrome door strip, all conspire to leave an abiding impression of magnetic muscularity and en-thralling performance.

A unique and rare combination expressed by every Infiniti model – the vehicles are engineered, de-signed and refined to transform raw power into a virtuoso perfor-mance. Infiniti combines design flair, rewarding driving dynam-ics and high levels of technology, which are embedded into the DNA of their standout true seven-seat luxury vehicles.

Get acquainted with the pin-nacle of Japanese economy. Each Infiniti model unifies luxury and automotive innovation in the most elegant of ways to form designs that inspire you at every term. Visit your nearest showroom to witness the entire range and the fascinating mix of season compli-ments which bring the signature luxury driving experience right within your reach.

SBA is largely committed to supporting Infiniti Oman’s growth in the Sultanate through major emphasis on customer satisfac-tion and by providing world-class after-sales services in Oman.

Customers looking for

a new luxury car deal

during this important

time of the year can

take advantage of best

offers being made

available on sedans

from Infiniti Oman

Destination Oman initiates welfare campaign with Dar Al Atta’a this RamadanMUSCAT: Destination Oman, a credible annual tourism pub-lication, is partnering with Dar Al Atta’a charity organisa-tion as part of its corporate so-cial responsibility to help the less privileged.

Coinciding with the 12th anni-versary of the publication, it will be donating OMR1 from every copy sold of the 2016-17 edition, towards charity, until the end of Ramadan, says a press release.

The book that is priced at OMR5 per copy is an informa-tive guide and pictorial treatise on the Sultanate of Oman’s tour-ism potential. The aesthetically produced A4 size publication is packed with stories on tourism destinations aptly illustrated with stunning pictures, many of which are contributed by the readers themselves while others by celebrated photographers and travel writers.

The book helps the tourists, visitors and residents to know the Sultanate better and pre-sents the best of Oman to the outside world.

The latest edition also fea-tures a new section called ‘Real Experiences’ where select tour-ism properties have been visited, experienced firsthand, photo-graphed and been written about.

“It is our humble way of giv-ing back to society,” said Deep-ak Nair who founded this book and brought out the first issue in 2004.

He added that over the years Destination Oman had become a very sought after publica-tion and a compelling brand on Oman tourism and its facilities. “The book is actively supported

with a high traffic website www.destinationoman.com that was launched way back in 2001. And, actually it is the continuous and encouraging feedback received from the website that spurred us to launch the printed edition,” he continued.

Thanking Destination Oman-for the initiative and support, Maryam Al Zadjali, chairperson of Dar Al Atta’a, urged individu-als, corporates and institutions to make best use of this opportunity and contribute generously for the benefit of the less privileged by buying copies of the 2016-17 edi-tion of Destination Oman.

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It is our humble way of

giving back to society.

The book is actively

supported with a high

traffic website www.

destinationoman.com

that was launched way

back in 2001

Deepak NairFounder, Destination Oman

GMC Yukon models now come with amazing prices, attractive benefitsMUSCAT: Moosa Abdul Rahman, the sole distributor of the premium GMC vehicles in Oman, is all set to spawn a revolution this Ramadan with the proficient, luxurious and roomy Yukon models available at amazing prices starting from OMR16,995.

Popular for an array of efficient features from spacious interiors, bold styling and premium mate-rials to inspiring capability, the Yukon, Yukon XL and Yukon De-nali are meticulously crafted to en-hance style, comfort and durability providing its customers pure joy in driving experience.

Across the range, customers have a lot to look forward to while purchasing a Yukon – compli-mentary installation of 3M sun control film on select models, 500 litres of petrol or OMR77 worth with the purchase of each vehicle, 30,000km service, five years un-limited km warranty, three years roadside assistance and compli-mentary registration on all mod-els. To top it, select models will be accompanied with a 40-inch Sam-sung LED TV and OMR100 Lulu gift vouchers, says a press release.

One of the most coveted vehicles in the GMC profile, Yukon is known for its uncompromising style. The interiors present the perfect blend of craftsmanship and functional-ity. The details include an authen-tic aluminium trim, three distinct heating and cooling zones that can keep a car-full of eight passengers through all three rows, cool and comfortable. The pedals in SLT are power adjustable while the heated steering wheel is an optional fea-ture. The experience of travelling is unparalleled to for its customers due to the valved exhaust system that drastically reduces interior

noise and vibration. “The Yukon is a perfect family

vehicle that offers one of the most comfortable rides, even while tra-versing through diverse terrains. Whether dropping your kids off to soccer practice or a spontaneous road trip, the Yukon is completely flexible. Our customers expect the best in functionality and style and that is what it delivers,” said Viren-dra Agarwal, CEO, Moosa Abdul Rahman & Co.

The exteriors of the 2016 GMC Yukon exudes style and confidence from the first impression to lasting glance with highlights that include a detailed GMC grille and chrome grille surround, 18 and 20-inch brushed aluminium wheels, fog lamps with chrome surround and an innovative hidden rear wiper system for reduced wind drag. It also includes a passive entry sys-tem that allows the passengers to access all four doors and the rear liftgate when it senses the car fob. While exiting, the vehicle auto-matically locks within seconds of the last door being closed.

When it comes to technology, GMC has a lot to offer its tech-sav-vy customers with features that include the newly enhanced next-

generation GMC IntelliLink sys-tem in all models that allows you to seamlessly experience media like never before. In addition to In-telliLink3, Yukon is equipped with a premium Bose surround sound system on select models and mul-tiple infotainment options to keep all the occupants entertained. The driver is equipped with facilities that compliment a safe driving ex-perience such as a 4.2 inch diago-nal, full-colour driver information centre. Other than the high stand-ards of technology, the conveni-ence factor is a vital component of the Yukon that include keyless entry and push-button start, Rain-sense front wipers that automati-cally respond to varying degrees of precipitation and a rear vision camera system.

The safety and security features offers a full suite of Driver Alert and active safety technologies that rely on a sophisticated network of cameras, radar and ultrasonic sensors to help prepare for the unexpected. The vehicle’s perfor-mance is unmatched due to the improved horsepower delivered by EcoTec V-8 engine. Some of the features include an impressive 355 hp and 519 NM of torque, active

Fuel Management technology that activates or deactivates four of Yu-kon’s eight cylinders based on load and power demand.

Another power-packed per-former is the Yukon XL that ex-pertly blends craftsmanship and functionality into one. The interi-ors are finished to excellence with inlaid doors and redesigned mir-rors for reduced wind noise and improved aerodynamics. The styl-ish exteriors are defined by a bold and refined body, projector beam headlamps, full LED turn signals and daytime running lamps fea-turing GMC’s graphic light signa-ture. The innovative glass window on Yukon XL’s rear liftgate opens by itself, making it easy to load car-go without having to raise the full liftgate. Among the reinforced fea-tures, Yukon XL’s new instrument cluster allows for unprecedented control of what information can be displayed all through a 4.2-inch diagonal, full-colour Driver Information Centre.

Safety and security stands un-compromised with the Yukon XL’s intelligent technology with driver centric engineering. These include forward collision alert, lane change alert, rear cross traf-fic alert, lane keep assist and front and rear park assist. Another dis-tinctive feature is the safety alert seat that triggers depending of the direction of the hazard.

In short, driving a Yukon en-sures a complete peace of mind – right from the drive quality to pro-tection and fuel economy.

Moosa Abdul Rahman Hassan & Co is the exclusive distributor of GMC vehicles in the Sultanate of Oman with branches and a service network that covers all major loca-tions across Oman.

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MEDC enhances data update systemMUSCAT: Muscat Electricity Distribution Company (MEDC), Member of Nama Group, has recently launched a new pro-gramme that helps the company to serve its customers effectively via updating customers’ data through the website by clicking on the green bill link available on the main page.

This will enable them getting better and faster services as the submitted data will be integrated automatically to company’s vari-ous customer services systems including metering, billing and complaints, says a press release.

Once the customer updates the relevant data he will be eligible to obtain invoice electronically faster as e-mail and text messages. Furthermore, the website offers quick access for paying the bills. These service comes as part of the company’s efforts to improve its

services and satisfy its customers.Additionally, the company is

planning to utilise from data up-date integration in various cus-tomer services systems.

In the context of improving the services for corporate customers of government and companies who own numerous accounts, the company had launched smart bill that facilitates customers to ac-cess to account details and there-fore assist them to review and manage them easily.

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Upto 60% discount at B.youngMUSCAT: B.young is one of the brands that Mustafa Sultan En-terprises has brought to Oman for its fashion savvy customers.

During the sale period at b.young, the store is offering top of the line products at affordable pricing, 20-60% discount on over 1,200 products available. This promotional campaign is to pro-vide added benefit to the custom-ers, says a press release.

The store offers stunning col-lection of dresses to today’s fash-ion conscious women, this sale is certainly a great opportunity for the buyers to take home their favourite dresses for a never be-fore pricing. With the launch of

this promotion many items in the store can be purchased at ex-tremely affordable prices.

The b.young label offers value for money and luxury for less. It is all about the creation of great fashion styles. With b.young you have the perfect opportunity to express your own personality through new and fresh styles all year around.

B.young is the popular brand of Denmark based DK Company, DK Company has renowned and popular brands like B.young, Fan-ca, ICHI, Blend and Cream.

DK Company based in Den-mark has multiple brands under its brand portfolio.

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Maserati unveils exciting new offer

MUSCAT: To mark the occasion of Ramadan this year, Alfardan Motors – the official dealer of Ma-serati in Oman – has announced an exciting new offer for its clients.

In line with the month’s spirit of giving, the exclusive offer reflects Alfardan Motors’ commitment to serve clients through deferred monthly payments until 2017. This means that customers will be able to buy a Maserati Ghibli or Quattroporte during Ramadan and start paying their monthly payments in 2017. Additionally, customers will enjoy three years warranty and three years mainte-nance, says a press release.

Commenting on the Ramadan initiative Mohamed El Zawawy, assistant general manager of Al-fardan Motors, said: “Ramadan is the month of charity and com-munity and the Alfardan team be-lieves in giving something back to our customers at this wonderful time of the year.

“One of our methods is to in-troduce new deals throughout the month for the benefit for the Omani people. As a company, we are committed to exceeding our clients’ expectations by deliver-

ing excellence in performance and service.”

Maserati was established in Bo-logna, Italy, in 1914 and has since become renowned for cars that are both sporty and luxurious, with distinctive Italian design and craftsmanship. Its emblem, the tri-dent, was inspired by the fountain on the Piazza del Nettuno in the centre of Bologna, Italy.

The successful GranTurismo and GranCabrio ranges, as well as latest generation of Maserati’s flagship sedan, the Quattroporte, and the new sports executive se-dan, the Ghibli, provide the corner-stones of Maserati’s product range. The first units of brand’s first ever SUV, the Levante, is expected to arrive in the Qatari market shortly after Ramadan.

The Ghibli, Quattroporte, Gran-Turismo and GranCabrio models are available at the luxurious Ma-serati showroom located in Mus-cat. The exclusive offer is valid un-til the end of Ramadan.

In line with the

month’s spirit of

giving, the exclusive

offer reflects Alfardan

Motors’ commitment

to serve clients

through deferred

monthly payments

until 2017

NBO rewards customers for everyday bankingMUSCAT: National Bank of Oman (NBO) has redesigned its customer rewards programme, ‘Nuqati Rewards’ to deliver the first comprehensive rewards pro-gramme in Oman.

The new enhancements allow users to earn points from a wide range of products and services

that are offered by the bank by opening an NBO savings account, using their debit and credit cards, increasing their deposits or mak-ing any internet banking or mo-bile banking transactions, says a press release.

NBO customers can redeem points Nuqati Rewards to pay util-

ity (phone, electricity and water) and credit card bills. They can also use Nuqati points at over 200,000 hotels, 900 airlines and 150,000 car rentals partners worldwide.

The announcement to enhance the rewards programme is in line with the bank’s strategy to provide customers with a holistic banking

experience while encouraging ex-isting clients to utilise the benefits available to them.

Commenting on the announce-ment, John Chang, general manag-er and chief retail banking officer at National Bank of Oman, said: “The Nuqati Rewards Programme rewards our customers for their

relationship with the bank. The more they use NBO products and services the more points they will earn and as a result, the higher their monetary gain.”

To start earning and redeem-ing points and benefit from these exciting offers, customers can simply register online through

the Nuqati Rewards website www.nuqati.nbo.co.om.

The number of points accumu-lated can be tracked online and customers are able to view the list of all the exciting offers and reward options available through their mobile banking app and internet banking portal.

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Bank Sohar named ‘Best Customer Service Brand – Oman’ too by GBMMUSCAT: The Bank Sohar an-nounced that it has recently been named as the ‘Best Customer Service Brand – Oman’ by the UK-based Global Brands Maga-zine (GBM). This award marks the bank’s ninth award this year, and the second from GBM, hav-ing already been named the ‘Best Customer Service Brand – Oman’. The award also stands as a tes-tament to the efforts put in by the bank towards enhancing its customer service within Oman’s highly competitive financial sec-tor, says a press release.

Over the past years, the bank has continued to increase its focus on augmenting its cus-tomer service. In line with that direction, the bank has taken significant steps to streamline operations and interactions with customers. This encompassed the bank’s branch network, products and services, online banking ser-vices as well as social media chan-nels. This award was presented to Bank Sohar after the UK-based GBM analysed performance in 14 categories. As a result, this award is a clear reflection of Bank So-har’s quality and efficiency of the services it offers. It is also a testa-ment to the efforts and success of the bank in augmenting its cus-tomer service across its branch network as part of the initiative.

On receiving the award, Sasi Kumar, acting CEO of Bank So-har commented, “Bank Sohar has always been a customer oriented bank with products and services designed to meet and exceed customer requirements. As such, over the past nine years, we have successfully developed Bank So-har as a brand that is closely as-sociated to innovation, customer satisfaction and banking excel-lence. With our customer service initiative our aim was to take this one step further and streamline every format of interaction with our customers and take it to an

entirely new level; be it through our branches, via e-channels, ATMs or even social media.

This award is a clear indication that our efforts are paying off and I am confident it will serve as mo-tivation for the bank to push the envelope further and raise the bar for customer service excellence in the Sultanate.”

This award marks the ninth recognition the bank has received in 2016, and the second by Global Brands Magazine, having won the ‘Best Financial Brand – Oman’ award earlier in the month. Other awards the bank has won this year

include the ‘Best Mid-Size Bank in Asset Quality’ Award at the Oman Banking and Finance Awards, the OER Top 20 Large Corporate Awards from Oman Economic Review (OER) magazine, ‘Silver Award - Website’ under Banking Category by Oman Tech Awards 2016, the ‘Strategic Website of the Year Award 2016’ by Pan Arab Ex-cellence Awards Academy, ‘Best Straight Through Processing’ (STP) Banks in Oman by JPMor-gan Chase Bank, National Asso-ciation, in addition to winning the ‘Best Customer Service - Oman’ Award and the ‘Best Call Centre – Oman’ Award from UAE-based CPI Financial.

The Global Brands Awards was established, by UK-based GBM, with the aim of honouring excellence in performance and rewarding companies across different sectors.

The award honours companies who have performed extraordi-narily well in their field and to acknowledge key players who strive for excellence while also providing a platform for recogni-tion. The award also aims to iden-tify and create awareness about the significance of exceptional service delivery and reward their performance with the ultimate global recognition.

In fact, more than 7,000 com-panies were evaluated in the last study conducted by them.

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Al Wathbah Ramadan Souq for women entrepreneurs evokes strong response

MUSCAT: Bank Muscat, the flagship financial services pro-vider in the Sultanate and Ri-yada, Public Authority for SME Development, joined hands to provide a major thrust for wom-en entrepreneurs as al Wathbah Ramadan Souq, an exhibition showcasing their products and services, evoked strong response.

AbdulRazak Ali Issa, chief ex-ecutive - Bank Muscat, inaugu-rated the 3-day exhibition in the presence of Khalid bin Al Safi Al Haraibi, deputy CEO of Opera-tions - Riyada, held at the bank’s head office from June 16 to 18 as

part of ‘Ramadan Al Khair’ cultur-al and social events lined up during the holy month of Ramadan.

In line with the bank’s ‘Let’s Do More’ vision and values of partner-ship and accountability, al Wath-bah Souq, aimed at giving wings to the business dreams of women entrepreneurs, highlighted a wide range of home-made products, including clothes, accessories, food items, home decorations and much more. The exhibition offered a unique shopping experience to visitors, says a press release.

AbdulRazak Ali Issa said: “Bank Muscat, in association with Ri-

yada, is proud to host the annual Ramadan Souq in support of wom-en entrepreneurs in Oman. In an environment where competition is becoming tougher, identifying and seizing opportunities is es-sential for Omani SMEs to survive and grow. Over the years, al Wath-bah, Bank Muscat’s SME depart-ment, has been very dynamic in strengthening the SME founda-tion in Oman. The bank remains committed to facilitating avenues for women entrepreneurs to fol-low their business dreams.”

Khalifa bin Said Al Abri, CEO of Riyada, congratulated Bank Muscat

for hosting the annual al Wathbah Ramadan Souq. Al Abri said: “Ri-yada is happy to partner with Bank Muscat in this unique initiative benefiting women entrepreneurs in Oman. The souq fulfils a critical need in creating avenues to success-fully market their products. The souq serves as a source of inspira-tion and encouragement for women to embark on SME initiatives and thereby contribute to the progress and development in Oman.”

Bank Muscat has launched various initiatives in support of women entrepreneurs, includ-ing al Wathbah Businesswomen’s

Forum aimed at facilitating de-velopment of key business rela-tionships. The online platform provides leadership development opportunities and vital connec-tions that help them advance and succeed in their businesses.

The innovative networking service is dedicated to assisting businesswomen of all ages. The members enjoy benefits such as live accelerated networking events and workshops. In recognition of SME development initiatives by women entrepreneurs, the bank presents the annual al Wathbah Businesswomen’s awards.

Bank Muscat imparts the re-quired skills and guidance for en-trepreneurs drawn from diverse fields to embark on successful SME business ventures through workshops, advisory services and training through al Wathbah Academy programmes in Muscat, Sohar and Salalah.

These initiatives mark a clear progression of the well-defined strategy pursued by the bank in line with the directives of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said to support the SME sector and strengthen its role in the economic development of Oman.

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OAB picks Hassad monthly draw winners

MUSCAT: Oman Arab Bank (OAB) has announced the May winners of its highly popular Has-sad Savings Scheme Monthly Prize draw, rewarding its custom-ers for putting money aside for tomorrow and showing that it re-ally does pay to save. Among the month’s 11 lucky account holders is I.R. Khan, a customer from the Salalah branch, who collected the May regional prize of OMR40,000.

“The Hassad Monthly Prize Draws have become a key feature in the OAB calendar that captures the imagination of savers across the

Sultanate and encourage the pru-dent habit of regularly putting mon-ey aside for the future,” said Hana Al Hinai, assistant general manager, head of Wealth Management, Ban-cassurance and Liabilities. “It is a

real pleasure to reward loyal cus-tomers of all ages, with these fan-tastic cash prizes. And I have to say that the excitement is already start-ing to build in OAB branches across the Sultanate as our savers look forward to a very special Eid Al Fitr Draw. OAB customers are certainly going to have plenty to celebrate in the coming weeks.”

All OAB Hassad account hold-ers are automatically entered into the Al Hassad Savings Scheme Monthly Prize Draw as long as they maintain a balance of OMR100 or more.

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Chevrolet’s big Ramadan promoMUSCAT: It is that time of the year again when Chevrolet makes dreams come true with exciting Ramadan offers on their exciting range of vehicles.

The Ramadan promotion scheme of Chevrolet now makes it even more easy to own your favourite Chevrolet this season, says a press release.

Anil Dua, managing director of OTE, said: “Chevrolet is a highly aspirational brand and this Rama-dan, we look forward to welcoming many more fans of the brand into the Chevrolet family. Our promo-tional offer from Chevrolet is re-flective of the spirit of Ramadan.”

Cash-as-gift: With cash gift up to OMR2000 customers can choose to add it to the down pay-ment thus making the monthly instalments lower and even more affordable. The availability of insurance and registration on saloon models further add to the convenience of customers.

A season of giving: While pur-chasing any Chevrolet as part of the promotion scheme, custom-ers will also receive gift shopping vouchers. In addition, customers purchasing the Impala, Tahoe, Suburban, Silverado, Traverse, Camaro and Corvette get Gold Vouchers too with which they can make unique gold purchases for their loved ones.

Peace of mind: Customers purchasing Chevrolet vehicles within the Ramadan Promotion period also receive an extended warranty coverage of six years un-limited mileage and service up to three years or 30,000km (which-ever is earlier).

Convenient finance options: OTE designed the Ramadan scheme to add to the pleasure and convenience of owning a Chevrolet. Customers can now avail easy financing option with attractive interest rate of 3.29 per cent for 6 years through in-house credit facility.

Continued benefits: All Chev-rolet cars come with three years regional warranty which is valid across the GCC. Customers also receive four years regional road-side assistance on purchase of Chevrolet this Ramadan.

Enthusiastic response: One of the owners of Chevrolet who ben-efitted from the Ramadan pro-motional offer commented: “The cash-as-gift makes it even more easy now to own the Chevrolet I always desired.

The six-year warranty is an assurance that vehicle will be in perfect care till I complete my

instalments. This is truly the best time to own the Chevrolet of our dreams.”

Tahoe – the vehicle to own The Chevrolet Tahoe features a 5.3L EcoTec3 V8 engine designed to generate the power you need while offering incredible fuel economy. Tahoe’s powerhouse 5.3L V8 offers up 355HP and an incredible 519Nm of torque, with an estimated 10.2L/100KM High-way. Such impressive statistics could be achieved with Chev-rolet’s cutting-edge automotive prowess exemplified through technologies like Direct Injec-tion, Variable Valve Timing, and Active Fuel Management.

The Active Fuel Management system in Tahoe saves fuel by us-ing only half of the engine’s cylin-ders during regular driving situa-tions (such as highway cruising) and then seamlessly reactivates the other cylinders when a driver demands more power for acceler-ation, climbing a grade or hauling.

The Tahoe also hosts a range of safety features such as adaptive cruise control, intelligent brake assist, collision avoidance system, safety alert seat, forward collision alert, rear cross traffic alert, side blind zone alert with lane change alert, etc. which makes it an ex-tremely safe and capable SUV.

Impala: Impressive sedan Impala’s V6 engine is the most powerful naturally aspirated en-gine in its segment. The car also

features a responsive electric power steering system and en-hanced suspension that provides customers with an engaging driving experience.

The Impala introduces a new aesthetic for Chevrolet’s flagship sedan. The Impala’s long, low proportion has a wind-swept pro-file that suggests motion, while the range of 18-, 19- and 20-inch wheels provides the “just right” stance. Powered by a 3.6L V6 engine the Impala churns out 305 horsepower and 356 Nm of torque and this car is equipped with matched six-speed auto-matic transmission as well as Variable Valve Timing (featuring fuel-saving direct injection and lightweight components).

The right Chevrolet for you Customers in Oman have a com-prehensive range of Chevrolet cars to choose from. From sedans like the Spark, Aveo, Sonic, Cruze, Malibu and Impala, to perfor-mance cars like Camaro and Cor-vette to workhorses like the Cap-tiva, Traverse, Tahoe, Suburban and Silverado, all Chevrolet cars come with a wide range of colours, trim and engine options. OTE’s in-house finance ensures that own-ing a Chevrolet is now as simple as making up your mind about which car to purchase. No matter what your taste, there is always the right Chevrolet awaiting you at your nearest Chevrolet showroom.

Ramadan offersVisit Chevrolet Oman’s website chevrolet.oteautos.com or Chev-roletOman on Facebook or call 80050002 (toll-free) to know more about the coolest Chevro-let wheels. Customers can also register themselves to receive exclusive updates on unique of-fers from Chevrolet Oman all throughout the holy month. Face-book users and fans of the brand can ‘Like’ ChevroletOman on Facebook to get all time access to news, updates and latest offers from Chevrolet.

OTE commitment OTE is the exclusive dealer for Chevrolet in Oman. With 25 years of presence in Oman, the OTE Group upholds traditional Omani values of fairness, entrepreneur-ship and above all, genuine respect for people. The OTE motto “Sym-bol of Care” is reflected in every aspect of how we conduct our busi-ness. Walk into any of our multiple showrooms and service centres across Oman and you will be as-sisted by professional and knowl-edgeable advisors who will ensure your satisfaction. It is our promise of “Care” that inspires us to offer unparalleled aftersales and owner-ship experience for our customers.

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Super-subs primed to start for England against Slovakia

LYON: England coach Roy Hodg-son will be strongly tempted to start with Jamie Vardy and Daniel Sturridge in attack against Slova-kia on Monday after both came off the bench to score in the 2-1 win over Wales.

Former England striker Alan Shearer, now a TV pundit, has led calls for the pair to replace Harry Kane and Raheem Sterling, nei-ther of whom made much impres-sion in the opening 1-1 draw with Russia nor in the first half against

Wales. Kane, the Premier League’s top scorer, had barely touched the ball in the opponents’ penalty area in either game.

Yet it took Vardy just 11 min-utes to nab the goal that put Eng-land back on level terms, while Sturridge found a way through a crowded penalty area to snatch the winner in stoppage time.

“Yeah, I’d be more than happy with that,” Vardy told reporters on Saturday when asked if he was hopeful of starting.

“It’s down to me on the training field to put the extra work in and hopefully dislodge one of the play-ers if I can do.”

A win against Slovakia would seal victory in Group B and see England paired with one of the third-placed teams in the round of 16, giving them an excellent chance of advancing further.

A draw or loss could make things significantly harder, depending on how Wales fare against Russia.

England enjoyed the bulk of the possession in each of their first two games and Hodgson has de-ployed all his strikers, including teenager Marcus Rashford in the second half against Wales.

But they have looked less than

impregnable in defence, conced-ing a late equaliser against Russia and a long-range Gareth Bale free kick that outfoxed keeper Joe Hart in the game against Wales.

Their biggest threat is likely to come from Slovakia’s attacking

midfielder Marek Hamsik, who laid on one goal for Vladimir Weiss and scored the other with a curling shot in his team’s 2-1 win against Russia. Weiss tipped Daniel Stur-ridge, his former team mate at Manchester City’s academy, as a

danger man for England.“He is an extraordinary player,

which can be seen both on the club and national level. On the other hand, all their players are quality. It is necessary to be ready for them all,” he said. For Slovakia, playing in their

first European Championship finals, the stakes in this match are high.

“This is what we wanted, what we came for, to prove something big and that we can be measured next to a team like England,” mid-fielder Dusan Svento said. - Reuters

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Slovakia would seal

victory in Group B

and see England

paired with one of

the third-placed

teams in the round

of 16, giving them an

excellent chance of

advancing further

WARMING UP: The England squad take part in a training session at the Bourgogne stadium in Chantilly. – AFP

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SAINT ETIENNE: England manager Roy Hodgson gave few clues on Sunday when asked about his attack for the final Group B game against Slovakia from which they need a point to qualify for the knockout stage of Euro 2016.

Harry Kane started to disap-pointing effect, while Daniel Sturridge and Jamie Vardy came on to change the game.

Hodgson declined to reveal his hand but denied that Kane was feeling the effect of a long season in which he has played more than 60 games.

“I’ve spoken to Harry,” the manager told a news confer-ence. “He’s been very, very good in training. There’s no problem with him. Jamie and Daniel did

very well when they came on and I’m sure they’d like another chance too.”

What seems certain is that captain Wayne Rooney, who has been widely praised for his

two performances so far as a midfielder, will stay in a deeper role, where he sees himself as creator rather than goalscorer.

“We’ve got players who can come on and change games, which happened in the Wales game,” Hodgson said.

“We have good-quality play-ers who can score goals and it’s important to get them the chances to do that.”

Hodgson wants to finish top of the group, not in order to play in Paris in the round of 16 near the squad’s Chantilly base, but because it should mean less demanding opposition.

“The important thing is to be there,” he said. “If it’s Paris that’s fine because it would see us play a third-placed team.”

Earlier on Sunday, Football Association chairman Greg Dyke offered no further guar-antees to Hodgson about a new contract after the tournament.

He repeated his previous sug-gestion that it would depend on how well England did and how they played. “Clearly if you get to semi-finals, that’s success,” Dyke told the BBC.

“If we’ve played well and unfortunately lost against a good team or on penalties (in the quarter-finals) then that’s a discussion that will go on.”

Hodgson was philosophical about the latest comments.

“The day after our stay here ends, the FA will need to make a decision as to what they want to do,” he said. - Reuters

Hodgson tight-lipped on choice of strikers

England manager Hodgson.

Wales could hit heights or depths in final countdownTOULOUSE: The thousands of Welsh supporters who have brought their nation’s famed singing, not to mention plenty of plastic dragons, to a major tour-nament after a wait of more half a century are steeling themselves to hit the heights — or rock bot-tom — on Monday.

Currently in second place in Euro 2016 group B with three points, Wales could finish either top or bottom of their section, depending on their own result against Russia here and Eng-land’s against Slovakia.

If they beat the Russians, who have only one point, and neigh-bours England fail to win, Chris Coleman’s side would be proud group winners, qualifying for a round of 16 match in the Parc des Princes next Saturday against a third-placed team.

At the other extreme, defeat, and at least a point for Slovakia, would leave them fourth.

A modicum of pride would un-doubtedly remain, but such an out-come would be a real anti-climax after the excitement of beating the Slovaks 2-1 in the opening game and then holding England until the final minute in a 2-1 defeat.

Russia’s 2-1 defeat by Slova-kia undid all the good work of their resilience in snatching a late equaliser against England and leaves them vulnerable to an early return home and charges of

under-achievement.In historic and geo-political

terms there should be no contest between a nation of 144 million people and one with a population of three million -- larger than only Albania, Northern Ireland and Iceland of the 24 countries here.

Russia have never lost to Wales in their four meetings, but the margins have been tight, like so many matches at this low-scoring tournament.

Coach Leonid Slutski knows his team must avoid conceding free kicks within shooting range for Gareth Bale, a mistake that both Slovakia and England were

punished for making.The Real Madrid player scored

with direct long range efforts, bringing back memories of Michel Platini’s ability with a dead ball when France last hosted the Eu-ropean Championship in 1984.

Coleman knows he can count on his one superstar. He will be more concerned about a defence that conceded only four goals in the qualifying campaign but has been beaten almost as many times in two games here. Chang-ing from his system of three at the back is a possibility, but perhaps too radical a departure at this late and crucial stage. - Reuters

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Nani outshines CR7

PARIS: Portugal’s Nani is poised to make his 99th appearance for his country in a crunch clash with Hungary on Wednesday and has been an automatic choice for the Selecao for a decade, yet there is a feeling the forward has not ful-filled his dazzling potential.

Nani, blessed with searing pace, mesmerisingly quick feet and more tricks than a children’s en-tertainer, will turn 30 in Novem-ber and Euro 2016 could give the Fenerbahce star the platform for a transfer back to one of Europe’s elite leagues.

Scorer of Portugal’s sole goal at the tournament — a neat finish in a 1-1 draw with Iceland — Nani has so far outperformed his captain and former Manchester United team mate Cristiano Ronaldo although he should have added to his tally of 18 international goals in Saturday’s stalemate against Austria.

Nani’s 12th-minute angled

drive forced a fine save from the keeper, while a first-half header thudded off the post. Those miss-es perhaps encapsulated Nani’s career: good, but could have been so much better.

Lauded as Portugal’s best at-tacking prospect since Ronaldo, Nani was signed by Manchester United from Sporting Lisbon in July 2007, a year earlier than the English giants had wanted be-cause of interest from rival clubs.

“We have been monitoring Nani for almost as long as Cris-tiano,” then manager Sir Alex Fer-guson told Manchester Evening News at the time.

“He is different to Cristiano in that he can play on both sides of the pitch but also in the middle. He is quick, has a terrific engine and I know we are getting a very talented, flexible player.”

That move, for 25.5 million eu-ros, was reward for Nani’s dedi-cation as he overcame a difficult upbringing.

Born in the former Portuguese

colony of Cape Verde, a volcanic archipelago off the West African coast, Nani moved to Lisbon as an infant with his family.

His father abandoned the fam-ily soon after and his mother moved abroad when he was about 12, leaving him to be raised by an aunt in an impoverished district of the capital, according to news-paper reports.

Excellent set piecesNani made his debut for Sporting Lisbon in August 2005, taking his international bow the following year and was soon off to United.

Often used out of position on the left wing to accommodate Ronaldo, Nani initially struggled to justify his transfer fee but his set pieces were excellent and he ended that first season with three goals and nine assists from 26 league starts.

Nani was also a substitute in the 2008 Champions League final, converting a penalty in United’s shootout win over Chelsea.

Yet he soon became the target of supporters’ frustrations, espe-cially after Ronaldo departed for Real Madrid in 2009.

Ferguson seemed reluctant to trust Nani, instead selecting the one-dimensional but more de-pendable Antonio Valencia on United’s right flank.

When Valencia broke a leg in September 2010, Nani seized the chance to become the team’s at-tacking talisman, registering nine goals and 14 assists in 33 league starts to help United claim a fourth league title in five years.

His team mates voted him their player of the year but Valencia’s return meant Nani was relegated to the bench for the season run-in, with the Ecuadorian starting in United’s chastening 3-1 loss to Barcelona in the 2011 Champions League final.

Nani was again productive the following campaign, delivering eight goals and 10 assists from 29 league starts, but was barely used in Ferguson’s final season of 2012-13, especially after receiving a harsh red card in a Champions League defeat by Real Madrid.

He never re-established him-self and Louis Van Gaal off-load-ed him to Turkey’s Fenerbahce in 2015. Nani, Portugal’s fourth most capped player, has thrived in Istanbul, prompting newspa-per speculation about a move to Italy’s Inter Milan or a return to Old Trafford.

For now, the winger is focused on the Hungary encounter as Por-tugal attempt to extend an excel-lent record of reaching the semi-finals in four of their six Euros appearances. “I think our moment will come, and it’s right in the next match,” Nani told uefa.com. “There is no other way, it really has to happen.” - Reuters

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PORTUGAL DUO: Fumbling captain Cristiano Ronaldo with the team’s loan goal scorer Nani.

Goetze unfazed by criticism for lack of goals

EVIAN: Germany’s Mario Goetze brushed off criticism of his lacklustre performances at Euro 2016 on Sunday and said players were used to being praised one day and knocked off their pedestal the next.

The 24-year-old attacking midfielder, who became a hero in Germany when he scored the winning goal in the 2014 World Cup final, has had to soak up a lot of criticism after failing to carve out a single meaningful chance in their first two matches.

Despite a below-par perfor-mance in their opening 2-0 win over Ukraine, coach Joachim Loew kept faith with Goetze for their 0-0 draw with Poland.

Playing again as a forward, Goetze was largely anonymous, before being taken off. “That is how football works,” Goetze said ahead of their game against Northern Ireland. “Sometimes you are the dog and sometimes you are the tree.” — Reuters

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Expanded format exposes Europe’s flabby middleNICE: When UEFA decided eight years ago to expand the Europe-an Championship from 16 to 24 teams, its then president Michel Platini promised the standard of the tournament would not drop.

“I’m sure that it will not change the technical level,” the French-man said. “In addition to the 16 qualifiers, there are eight other teams just as good.”

Two-thirds of the way through the group stage, European soccer’s governing body may feel they have grounds to claim that, on the face of it, Platini was right.

Iceland have held Portugal and Hungary, Albania took France to within minutes of a 0-0 draw, Northern Ireland beat Ukraine

and nobody has made fools of themselves. As the old cliche goes, there are no weak teams in football anymore. But Platini’s argument somewhat misses the point, and could be used to justify an even bigger tournament.

UEFA has 55 members with France, Spain and Germany widely regarded as a cut above the rest, fol-lowed by three or four others such as Italy, England and Belgium. Be-low them are about 30 teams all of a fairly similar standard.

Teams such as Denmark, Neth-erlands and Greece — all former winners — Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia, Israel, Cyprus, Belarus, Scotland, Finland, Montenegro and Norway failed to make France but would

also no doubt have been able to hold their own if they had qualified.

With so many teams of a similar standard, the question is where to draw the line and many critics still feel 16 was the ideal place.

The development of the sport and training methods means that almost any country with a well-structured federation can put on a respectable showing at interna-tional level.

Albania have made progress by scouting Europe for players with roots in the country and signing them up while Iceland have im-proved thanks to an ambitious de-velopment programme which has involved investment in coaches and building indoor pitches to face

the harsh winter.UEFA’s problem is that when

middle-ranking teams face top sides, they tend to pack their de-fence and use spoiling tactics.

“There are teams playing ultra-defensively. But they do that well. The smaller nations like Albania or Wales are defensively very well schooled. They see their chance in that,” said Germany coach Joachim Loew.

‘Unsportsmanlike’Portugal manager Fernando San-tos said Iceland’s players spent the whole of their match provoking Cristiano Ronaldo and Pepe, and that the team’s bench joined in.

“It was unsportsmanlike be-

haviour,” he said, adding that after Iceland scored their goal they “put their 10 players in the last third of the field.”

On the other hand, when middle-ranking teams face each other, the approach can resemble a decent English Championship match. A bigger tournament has meant increasing the number of ordinary, undistinguished match-es to the point where they almost seem to merge into each other.

Sweden contrived to go through their first two matches without mustering a shot on target, their only score being provided by Ireland defender Ciaran Clark’s own goal.

Poland also failed to force Ger-many goalkeeper Manuel Neuer to

make a save in their goalless draw, Hungary dominated possession against Iceland but barely managed a shot and even France had to wait until the 90th minute against Alba-nia before mustering an on-target effort, which happened to be a goal.

UEFA’s competitions director Martin Kallen said his organisa-tion was happy with the early matches, however. “There’s more excitement, new access to fans for these countries so football gets more popular there, which is what we were hoping for,” he said.

“It’s the pinnacle of football every four years and if these sort of teams qualify as well, it will have an influence on the children to play football.” - Reuters

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Eder makes the case for Italy’s ‘foreigners’

PARIS: Italy’s Brazilian-born goalscorer Eder raised once again a controversy that has afflicted the country’s football for decades.

Ever since players of foreign descent were first chosen by the national team, there has been a de-bate about whether they should be.

While other countries have embraced anyone eligible under FIFA’s nationality rules, some Italians remain opposed.

Even at this tournament there was criticism of coach Antonio Conte for selecting Friday’s hero Eder as well as midfielder Thiago Motta, who was also born in Brazil.

Eder’s own coach at Inter Mi-lan, the revered Robert Mancini, was quoted as saying that so-called “oriundi” should not be selected because “the Italian na-tional team should be Italian”.

Eder responded on Friday that it was “a needless controversy” but agreed that “if you ask 10 peo-ple, five might say they are in fa-vour and five against”.

Under Mancini, he has often not been selected to start for In-ter, but he never gave up hope of being chosen by Italy.

“When I didn’t play so much for Inter, I trained and worked at home to make sure I was ready for the Euros,” he said.

He took his goal superbly, prompting celebrations on and off

the pitch that were wild enough to justify his claim that the Azzurri squad is one of the more united at the tournament.

They beat fancied Belgium 2-0 in their Group E opener.

“I’m happy for the entire squad because I know how much prepa-ration and work has gone into the European Championship,” he said.

“Even the guys on the bench are there with us. We all get on to-gether and work together.

“Perhaps not everyone expect-ed us to win the two games but through organisation, hard work and effort, we’ve been able to do it.”

One of the reasons Conte was so satisfied at reaching the last 16 with a game to spare was being re-

warded for his faith in Eder, who scored a similar late goal on his debut in a qualifier against Bul-garia 15 months ago when Italy were losing 2-1.

“It’s not just Eder,” Conte told the post-match news conference on Friday. “A number of players were questioned.

“Ultimately I pick players based on what I see with my eyes, regardless of who they play for or whether they’re sympathetic to the public.”

The hard-liners may find it difficult not to have some sym-pathy for Conte’s approach if the 29-year-old Eder continues to come up with crucial late goals for his chosen country. - Reuters

One of the reasons

Italy coach Conte

was so satisfied at

reaching the last 16

with a game to spare

was being rewarded

for his faith in

Brazilian-born Eder

FOREIGNER: Italy’s Brazilian-born Eder has turned an Azurri hero.

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OOC chairman to head Oman contingent to Rio OlympicsMUSCAT: Oman Olympic Com-mittee during its second meeting of the year under the chairmanship of Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed Al Zubair discussed various im-portant issues including Oman’s participation in the forthcoming Olympic Games in Rio.

The meeting discussed a num-ber of issues in the agenda and approved several decisions and recommendations. The meeting approved the minutes of the first meeting held on April 10 and dis-cussed the decisions and recom-

mendations. The meeting also dis-cussed the Oman’s international participations during the year and also submitted the recommenda-tions to the Planning and Follow-up Committee on the technical feasibility of such participations.

The meeting has also reviewed the joint meetings held by the Planning and Follow-up commit-tee with the sports associations and their technical committees.

Sheikh Khalid, meanwhile, praised the support of the Minis-try of Sports Affairs extended to

the Oman Olympic Committee.The meeting also reviewed the

participation of the Sultanate in the forthcoming Olympic Games to be held from August 5 to 22 in Rio de Janeiro,Brazil.

The meeting also hailed the qualification of Barakat Al Harthy to the Rio Games by winning gold in the World Military Games held in South Korea October last year.

The meeting approved the of-ficial delegation to Rio led by chairman Sheikh Khalid bin Mo-hammed Al Zubair.

The meeting also agreed on the participation in the 5th Asian Beach Games, scheduled in Viet-nam from September 24 to Octo-ber 3. Oman will take part in ath-letics, swimming, beach football, beach handball, beach volleyball

and bodybuilding. The meeting also endorsed the

presence of the Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed Al Zubair, OCC chairman, and Taha Sulaiman Al Kashari to the general meeting of the National Olympic Committees association, scheduled for October 14 and 15 in Doha, Qatar.

The meeting also discussed on the developments in establishing the Sports Disputes and Arbitra-tion Committee where a premises is allocated within the building of the OOC in Al Ghubra.

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Oman Olympic Committee head Sheikh Khalid Al Zubair

Sultanate of Oman to participate in 5th Asian Beach Games

Marala, Al Asam notch wins

MUSCAT: Head Marala XI and Al Asam Travel won their match-es in the Omantel Ramadan Tape Ball Cricket Tournament 2016 organised by the Pakistan Social Club at the lush green outfield of the Pakistan School Muscat.

In the matches played on Sat-urday night, Head Marala XI de-feated Charwa XI by 13 runs and

Al Asam Travel beat Gujir Khan XI by 36 runs. Amjad of Head Marala XI and Abdul Khaliq of Al Asam Travel won the man of the match awards respectively.

Brief scores:Head Marala XI 101 for 5 in 8

overs (Armjad 25, Farooq 21, Sha-hid 2 for 30 runs) beat Charwa XI 88 for 7 in 8 overs (Waqar 25,

Aftab 2 for 13, Ilyas 2 for 13) by 13 runs. Man of the match: Amjad of Head Marala XI

Al Asam Travel: 123 for 2 in 8 overs (Abdul Khaliq 42 not out, Moeed Hassan 38) beat Gujir Khan XI 87 for 5 in 8 overs (Ja-hangir 38, Zubair 17, Usman 2 for 4) by 36 runs. Man of the match: Abdul Khaliq of Al Asam Travel.

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Rosberg supreme as Hamilton ends fifth

BAKU: Nico Rosberg won the first Formula One race held in Azerbai-jan on Sunday to turn the cham-pionship tide and stretch his lead over Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton to 24 points.

Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel fin-ished as runner-up, 16.6 seconds behind, with Force India’s Mexi-can Sergio Perez back on the podi-um for the second time this season after overtaking Kimi Raikkonen’s Ferrari on the last lap.

Rosberg started on pole posi-tion, led all the way and also set the fastest lap on his way to a fifth win in eight races this season. With 13 races remaining, he has 141 points and Hamilton 117.

While the German’s cruise in the late afternoon sunshine turned out to be something of a snooze for the global television audience, tri-ple world champion Hamilton pro-vided more entertainment.

The Briton, who had been chas-ing his third win in a row but finished fifth, sounded increas-ingly frustrated over the radio as he wrestled with his car’s set-

tings without the team being able to help.

He fixed the problem but fin-ished fifth in a race billed as the European Grand Prix.

“This is ridiculous guys, I don’t know. I’m looking at my dash every five seconds trying to find a switch in the wrong position,” Hamilton said over the team radio.

“I might not finish this race as I’m going to try and change eve-rything,” he continued. “We don’t advise that Lewis,” came the reply from the pitwall, with teams now limited on what information they can give drivers during the race.

“Can I make suggestions and you say if it’s OK or not?,” replied Hamilton. “No, that’s not allowed.

Let’s just get our heads down and focus on the job,” he was told.

The Mercedes team’s non-ex-ecutive chairman Niki Lauda told reporters afterwards that it was a question of engine modes.

“It was a problem they both had and Nico could fix it quicker than Lewis. The (radio) ban is there, so we all have to adapt,” he told Sky Sports.

Raikkonen, who had done as he was told and allowed Vettel to pass him, expressed similar exaspera-tion over the radio to Ferrari.

The outbursts were highlights on a day with none of the mayhem predicted after a series of acci-dents in the GP2 support series, in F1 practice and qualifying.

Nobody crashed, the tight turns around the ancient city walls were safely negotiated by all and the 350km blast down the long main straight produced no drama.

“I think people lost a lot of mon-ey because they were betting on a safety car. I was expecting a couple too,” said Vettel.

Finland’s Valtteri Bottas fin-ished sixth for Williams, with Aus-tralian Daniel Ricciardo seventh for Red Bull after starting on the front row.

Dutch team mate Max Verstap-pen was eighth, Germany’s Nico Hulkenberg secured a double points finish for Force India in ninth and Brazilian Felipe Massa was 10th for Williams. - Reuters

Rosberg started on

pole position, led all the

way and also set the

fastest lap on his way

to a fifth win in eight

races this season. With

13 races remaining,

he has 141 points and

Hamilton 117

ALL SMILES: Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team’s German driver Nico Rosberg celebrates with the tro-phy on the podium after winning the European Formula One Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit. – AFP

Murray downs Raonic to win record fifth Queen’s Club titleLONDON: Andy Murray be-came the first player to hold aloft the super-sized Queen’s Club trophy for a fifth time after he beat Canadian big-server Mi-los Raonic 6-7(5) 6-4 6-3 in the final of the Aegon Champion-ships on Sunday.

The British top seed’s title hopes appeared to be falter-ing when he trailed Raonic by a set and 3-0 down in the second set but the 2013 Wimbledon champion relied on his greater grasscourt pedigree to turn the match around.

Murray, who won the title in 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2015, had shared the previous re-cord of four Queen’s titles with seven other men, including Bo-ris Becker, Roy Emerson and Raonic’s new grasscourt coach John McEnroe.

However, a backhand volley into the net from Raonic al-lowed Murray to climb to the top of the pile and celebrate a winning start to his renewed coaching relationship with Ivan Lendl. - Reuters

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After failing to dispatch the ball to the rope to score four runs that would have

handed India a cool win and put a pleasing coat of fresh glow to his depleting reputation as an awesome finisher, MS Dhoni described the ball he managed to send straight to deep point for an inconsequential single as “bril-liant”. Was it really?

Anyone who watched the game, or at least the last over, would only be puzzled about the touch of brilliance the Indian skipper would love to lend to that delivery full and wide out-side off stump. The truth is that there was only a method, but not a lot of brilliance, executed well by Neville Madziva and completely missed by Dhoni, perhaps due to a total lack of spot-on brilliance needed to outwit the bowler.

India went into the last over of the match with just five wickets down, needing only eight runs for a victory that looked like just about to happen. Dhoni, who arrived at the crease in the 13th over and knocked the ball around to score 16 runs to get his feet and eyes in synch with the situation, was on strike. At the other end was a piping hot Axar Patel with two sixes and a four off just nine balls in his account.

The picture was perfect and familiar to the Indian fans, and the mystery, if any, was about how Dhoni was going to do it: was he going to settle the issue off the first two balls or was he ready to leave it all to the last ball?

The first ball produced a single. Patel was out off the second ball. And we thought that was no problem because it was Dhoni, who had crossed, who would take the strike, and not the new man Rishi Dhawan. What followed was an honest admission of the falling powers of the once-mighty finisher.

The Indian skipper hurried for a single off the third ball to reduce the target to just 6 more runs—and that was a loud state-ment about the waning confi-dence of the master finisher. There was nothing brilliant

about trusting your No. 8 mate, a bowler who was making his T20 international debut, to steal a quick single and give the strike back. Worse, Dhawan had a different view of the plot as he walked across to finish the game and failed to put bat to ball, twice.

When we thought the worst was about to happen, Dhawan handed the baton back to Dhoni. And then the worst we weren’t quite ready to take in happened as Dhoni failed to get a hint of the method put in place by Madziva.

Right from ball one, which Dhoni hit to long-off for a single, to the last, except the second ball that claimed the wicket of Patel, Madziva’s method was simple as he tried to land the ball full and wide outside off stump. How Dhoni failed to read the game-plan of the bowler is a matter of depleting brilliance of the famed finisher who has grown gracelessly old.

If the brilliance take made us rack our brains for inspiration, the threat part of Dhonispeak would put a wry smile on our lips. Obviously, there’s no need for India to bother much about the defeat or worry over their prospects in the remaining two games, but that’s not because of what the Indian skipper has threatened to do: bringing back the main fast bowlers. He has no Mitchell Starcs at his disposal. Elton Chigumbura has taken many a battle to the best bowlers around the world to figure among one of the only four international batsmen to score 500 or more runs in T20 internationals at a 150-plus strike rate. He’s unlikely to wet his pants at a mere men-tion of the names of Barinder Sran and Dhawal Kulkarni.

All the views and opinions expressed in the article are solely those of the author and do not reflect those of Times of Oman

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That wasn’t brilliant, MSIndia eye fightback against Zimbabwe

HARARE: Handed a rude shock in the opening game, the Indian youngsters will have to raise their game in the second Twenty20 International to stay afloat in the three-match series against min-nows Zimbabwe, here on Monday.

It was the first time that the young team was tested on the tour and it faltered on key moments to suffer an unexpected loss.

Captain Mahendra Singh Dho-ni failed to get his team over the line in the last over but equally culpable were the batsmen who got out at key moments after get-ting starts.

Manish Pandey made a fluent 48 but like debutant Mandeep Singh, he would have loved to car-ry on and take the side through.

With Dhoni at the other end and India needing eight off the final over, Axar Patel got out to a loose shot to make life tougher the visitors.

The second string squad was picked to test the team’s bench strength and the youngsters had the ideal platform to perform in the back of a resounding series win in the preceding three ODIs. However, they wilted under pres-sure when challenged for the first time in the series.

While the batsmen did not show composure required at the highest level, the bowlers, who were given opportunity for the first

time on the tour, disappointed.Credit should go to Zimbabwe

for their performance after a hu-miliating loss in ODIs but they were allowed by the erring Indian bowlers to post 170.

All-rounder Rishi Dhawan, rep-resenting India for the first time since the Australia tour and mak-ing his T20 International debut, put up an ordinary effort leaking 42 runs in four overs.

Pressure was also on pacer Jaydev Unadkat, who was in India colours for the first time in almost three years. Making his debut in the format, Unadkat was not con-sistent with his line and length and paid the price for it.

It remains to be seen whether he gets another game after ending with figures of 0/43 or Barinder Sran and Dhawal Kulkarni come back to bowl with the new ball, pushing Dhawan out of the eleven too.

Leggie Yuzvendra Chahal, who impressed in ODIs, also had an

off day and he would be aiming to bounce back strongly.

Ahead of the must-win game, Dhoni warned his men to not re-peat the same mistakes in the re-maining games.

Though spinner Jayant Yadav was the only one to not get an op-portunity in the 16-man squad, Dhoni is expected to get back to his full strength bowling attack.

India did not see the loss coming after a cakewalk in the ODIs, giving Zimbabwe a much needed morale boost to press for another win.

Their captain Graeme Cre-mer insisted that more was expected from his team, that pulled itself out of a hole with an all-round effort.

It looked they were staring another batting collapse mid-way into the innings before El-ton Chigumbura came up with a whirlwind 56 off 24 balls to set up a competitive total.

Zimbabwe batting was an ab-ject failure in ODIs but in the shortest format, they showed they had the resources to put up a fight. The top order got some form go-ing and so did the likes of Malcolm Waller in the middle order.

The bowlers also chipped in with timely blows with the stand-out effort coming form 24-year-old pacer Neville Madziva, who stopped Dhoni and co from get-ting eight runs in the final over.

His last over was praised by Dhoni himself, albeit raising more questions on the famous finishing skills of the Indian captain.

Taurai Muzarabani and Chamu Chibhabha also bowled tidy spells to keep the Indians under check.

The win was surely a surprise, generating some excitement in the otherwise drab contest.

Another fighting contest will be welcome but beating a wounded India could prove to be a too big a task for the home team. - PTI

Ahead of the must-

win game, Dhoni

warned his men to

not repeat the same

mistakes in the

remaining games

RARE VICTORY: Zimbabwe players celebrate after their T20 cricket victory against India. – Reuters

No quick fix to Pakistan’s cricket problems: Mudassar

KARACHI: Pakistan’s new Di-rector of Cricket Academies, for-mer Test player, Mudassar Nazar has made it clear that there is no quick fix to the problems con-fronting Pakistan cricket.

Nazar, who has left a lucra-tive position with the ICC Global Academy in Dubai to join the PCB, however is confident that three to four new players could be produced and groomed every year through the Academies.

“There is still plenty of young talent in the country we just need to make the National Cricket Academy and the regional acad-emies more effective and produc-tive to discover and groom these youngsters, he said.

Nazar, who spent eight years with the ICC academy, said for

any country to have a strong and stable cricket system it required a cycle of six to eight years for development programs to start yielding results.

He said unfortunately in Paki-stan cricket, quick fixes and short term decisions had not helped the sport. “There is lot of work to be done which is why I accepted this new position as a big challenge. We need to improve our pitches and domestic structure.We need to start using quality cricket balls. We need to refocus on young and raw talent simply because other cricket nations have adapted to the changing times and the use of technology in cricket and made progress we unfortunately have wasted resources and have lot of catching up to do,” the former test

allrounder said. Nazar, who has coached the

Pakistan senior and A teams in the past and was also associated with the NCA for a brief period before moving to Dubai, said with three formats being played in in-ternational cricket and given the hectic international calender, Pa-kistan needed to start producing

regular quality talent. “We have to remember that a young talent has to pass through a proper cycle to come to the fore and it takes years to develop a proper cycle which has been missing in Pakistan cricket for sometime now.”

Nazar did concede that the re-fusal of international teams to tour Pakistan for security reasons since 2009 had also played a big role in the problems confronting Pakistan cricket.

He also hinted at making changes in the coaching staff for the NCA and regional academies.

“But all that will be done after talking to the board officials and my first priority is to revive com-petitive under-19 cricket in all 16 regions which should all have their own academies,” he added. - PTI

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That happiness comes in small packages is finally making sense to the American au-tomotive bigwigs.

Ford is finally putting off the big V8s from its cars for the smaller, efficient, but powerful Ecoboost engine. Every model right from the big truck based SUV – the Expedi-tion to its quirky hatchback, Focus, and the iconic pony car: the Mus-tang, which comes packing the 2.3 litre turbocharged Ecoboost en-gine in its 2016 avatar.

But wait a second, isn’t the Mus-tang a pony, supposed to have a V8 by the American pony laws? To that Ford puts the 2.3 Mustang is just an added option. True, after all the 5.0 litre GT version is still alive. Anyways, cutting to the chase, we recently set out to test the 2.3 litre Mustang on a long daytrip (thanks to the Ford dealership).

Think of the Mustang, and what comes to the mind is a roaring monster packing a huge V8 un-der the hood. Ever since the leg-endary muscle car debuted over half a century ago, it has been ac-companied by its unmistakable throaty V8 rumble.

Put this one to life, and initial impressions are a little too un-derwhelming. The engine fires up inconspicuously, settling into an anonymous idle. Give it a bit of the throttle and all you get is a faint murmur accompanied by the whistle from the turbo. None of the hoopla associated to its bigger 5 litre sibling.

But that’s not the end of story. Shift to manual mode; engage first gear and you’ll be astonished to discover the same precise me-chanical shift action as in the V8-

powered model, and almost the same eagerness to pull off: Turbo magic, viola.

The optimally sized twin-scroll turbocharger transfers high-pulse energy to the turbine wheel, re-sulting in ultrafast torque timing. In layman terms, the response is almost as crisp and quick as the bigger naturally aspirated engine Mustang. I make heavy of the gas pedal, and initially it feels a little slack; right off the line. But once the turbo comes in at 2k rpms, the scenario swiftly changes for bet-ter with smooth and strong accel-eration; the V8 is missed no longer, well almost.

In perhaps a desperate attempt to make up for the missing sound-note, Ford pulled off a really funny gimmick. To make the aural mat-ters exciting, an artificially gener-ated growl is played through the speakers. And while it isn’t at all awkward or odd, it doesn’t sound natural too. How you take it is en-tirely an individual choice.

Artificial octaves aside, the 2.3 EcoBoost isn’t at all short of fire-power with a healthy 310bhp and a muscular 432Nm of torque, on its side. It can quite keep up with the 5.0 litre Mustang, and easily put the 3.7 litre naturally aspirated version to shame.

The official 0 to 100kph figures clock at a mere 5.5 seconds, with a restricted top speed of 234kph: yes it’s that fast. Trying a drag with the rear-wheel driven mini-monster is total fun. All that while return-ing 47 per cent better EPA city fuel economy and 24 per cent better highway mileage than the new 5.0.

However, a snag with the turbo-charged EcoBoost is that it demon-strates full power only on premium

grade fuel. Running on regular, the engine churns out less horsepower (not clarified how much by Ford). The integral link independent rear suspension helps minimise body roll and isolate road imperfections for a responsive ride and precise handling. The new Mustang also has better pitch control during hard acceleration and braking compared to the previous genera-tion. Paddle shift on the six-speed SelectShift automatic transmis-sion is also very responsive lend-ing the thrilling feel of manual transmission. The three selectable drive modes offer different levels of steering indulgence, with com-fort requiring the least effort and sport being on the other extreme. Normal mode provides a balance in between the two.

When it comes to looks, the Eco-boost is identical to the 5.0, except for the absent 5.0 badges on the sides, and the smaller 18-inch alloys. On the inside, the roomy two cabin combines sporty looks and comfort, with controls within easy reach. The plastics and garish chrome trim are still not quite up to the mark. Fitting normal-sized adults (or any size for that matter) in the rear is almost impossible. Forget it completely if you opt for the Recaro seats, which we insist you do at all costs; absolutely mag-nificent bucket seats they are.

To sum it up, the Mustang Eco-Boost is a real fun car, not at all lacking on any quarter: sucks up the distance with great ease, steers pleasingly accurate, and is rapid enough. If the absence of the grunt is just too much for you, there is still the 5.0, and 5.2 litre V8s out there. Have it your way.

—faisal@timesofoman.com

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08:00 Nizwa 10:20 Daily

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TO SUR (ROUTE 55)

07:30 Sur 12:00 Daily

14:30 Sur 18:45 Daily

TO FAHUD - YIBAL (ROUTE 62)

06:30 Fahud 10:30 Daily

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07:00 Salalah 20:00 Daily

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06:00 Sohar 08:30 Daily

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13:00 Sohar 15:30 Wed,Thur

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15:00 Sohar 17:35 Daily

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05:30 Quriyat 08:30 Daily

05:30 Ruwi 10:00 Daily

TO AL BURAIMI (ROUTE 41)

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07:00 Ruwi 11:40 Daily

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17:00 Ruwi 22:15 Daily

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15:40 Ruwi 20:20 Daily

TO SUR (ROUTE 55)

06:00 Ruwi 10:45 Daily

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12:30 Fahud 13:15 Daily

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07:00 Ruwi 19:50 Daily

10:00 Marmul 13:15 Daily

10:00 Ruwi 22:30 Daily

19:00 Ruwi 07:30 Daily

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06:00 Marmul 16:30 Daily

DUBAI TO SALALAH (ROUTE 102)

15:00 Salalah 07:00 Daily

TO DUBAI (ROUTE 201)

07:30 Sohar 10:50 Daily

07:30 Ruwi 13:40 Daily

13:00 Sohar 16:15 Thur-Fri

13:00 Ruwi 19:10 Thur-Fri

15:30 Sohar 18:45 Daily

15:30 Ruwi 21:35 Daily

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16.00 Fujairah 18.15 Daily

16.00 Ruwi 23.00 Daily

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W W W.T I M E S O F O M A N . C O MSECTION

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FOR RENT

D2 M O N D AY, J U N E 2 0 , 2 0 1 6

DAILY GUIDE

*Tourist visa arranged

Spacious 4BHK with split A/C’S, 4

bathrooms & storeroom, near Church

roundabout, Mumtaz area.

Rent:R.O 575, Contact:99349672

Office for rent in Al Ansab near

bank Muscat. Contact: 99466173

3 Rooms, 2 Toilets Flat for Rent.

18 November Street. Near Mars

Hypermarket and The Chedi.

Ghobrah -Good for Commercial or

Residential use. OMR 295/- month.

Call 94477222

Room for rent one bed room with

separate toilet Qurum, Mars hyper

market building.

Content: 96570147

Shop / office at MBD behind spar

for rent 325/-. Contact: 95818923

1 BHK near Oman house Muttrah.

Contact: 99233116

Shop for good location on main

road behind whole sale Al Amerat

Space 11 MT long, 4 MT wide. Con-

tact: 92877449

I BHK Flat -3 Nos at Hamriya – R.O.

175/-3 Bed Room/ 3 Bath room/

Very big sitting area/ kitchen

- Villa 1st floor with A/C at Al

Khuwair Near Rayyan Residence.

R.O 360/-For families. Contact:

94934353 - 9 am to 7 Pm.

Email – forrentksd@gmail.com

Room with attached bathroom,

sharing, kitchen for executive

bachelor / lady or couple in Wadi

Kabir near Kuwaiti Masjid, Please

Contact: 96510226/98404827

2 BHK flat at Darsait behind KIMS

hospital. Contact: 92141514

1BHK new bldg with A/C curtains

near Khimji mart MBD.

Contact: 99061408/99024039

1000 Sqmtrs industrial land for

rent in Ghala suitable for ware-

house workshop etc.

Contact 24700120 /92584715

2 Bed rooms flat with hall,

2 bathrooms in Darsait near Mus-

cat Municipality.

Contact: 92584715/ 24700120

Villa for rent at Azaiba, near al

Meera hypermarket. 4 Bedrooms,

3 toilets, kitchen, sitting room and

dining room. This will include

curtains and air conditioners.

Sharing is allowed ro.500/-.

Please call 99469203

2 Bed room, 2 bath room, 1 hall and

kitchen behind Bank Muscat for

rent. Contact: 99313533

New 1 & 3 BHK flat in Wadi Kabir.

Contact: 99792181

New flats for rent Muscat

Al Zafarania, split units AC , all

rooms & bed room R.O 200/-,

3 bedroom R.O 300/- negotiable.

Contact: 93393755

Running fabrication workshop

with area of 3000 sq. mtrs in Barka

Industrial Estate for rent.

Contact 99356748

1 BHK fully furnish flat in Hamriya

for short terms. Contact – 99792181

1 BHK flat in Al Khuwair for

2 months. Contact – 99792181

1 Room for sharing accommoda-

tion in Al Khuwair.

Contact - 99792181

3 & 5 BHK villa staff accommoda-

tion in Al Khuwair.

Contact - 99792181

Flats for rent near Indian school in

Wadi Kabir. Contact 99777122

Room for rent with sharing, kitch-

en in Al Khuwair behind Burger

King. Contact: 92994415

House in Darsait, 3 rooms,

1 bathroom, kitchen with A/C.

Contact: 95522405

New villa for rent Al Hail north

neat to Ramez near to Main road

open sitting room with washing

area 3 family hall, dining room

, kitchen with store , laundry

5 BR with bathrooms. Contact:

93387732 / 99259977

2 BHK sea view flat Darsait.

Contact: 95311488

2 BHK 1 hall & seating room

Athaibah. Contact: 99224748 /

99425665

Flats in Darsait. Contact 94051789 / 97201688

2 BHK at Mawalah north near

Masjid Sadiq Al Amin.

Contact: 99224748/99332297

5 rooms 2 hall villa, 18th Nov.

Road North Azaiba. Contact:

99224748 / 99332297

Single room flat near Jibroo

roundabout on Road Muttrah:

99373290, 24815012

2 BHK specious flat behind Bank

Muscat Wadi Kabir near Indian

School: 99373290, 24815012

Double bedroom flats and shops

available in Honda road, Ruwi

and Mabela. Please contact-

24833972/24833974 -99367448

Ghubra & Al Khuwair, 1 bed room,

hall. Contact: 90991079

Flat for rent in Al Qurum, 3 rooms &

hall. Contact: 91763660

Flats in Muttrah. Contact

94051789 / 97201688

Flats for rent in Mumtaz,

2 bedrooms , hall Way no 3352

building no. 3447 & 3668.

Contact: 90991079

Two bedrooms flat behind Ger-

man Embassy near to Al Nahda

Hospital. Contact: 99209354

Flat for rent 2 BHK in Darsait

North near Indian School about

200 mtrs, rent RO 300/-.

Contact: 94101134

Wadi Kabeer Industrial 80 sm

show rooms for rent 400/- R.O.

Contact: 99879939

Fully Furnished apartments in

Boucher (35). Contact 94051789 /

97201688

Offices and flats in Ghala.

Contact 94051789 / 97201688

Offices & Showrooms in Al Khood.

Contact 94051789 / 97201688

Flats in Qurum. Contact 94051789

/ 97201688

Flats in Ghobrah. Contact

94051789 / 97201688

Brand new villas in Al Ansab.

Contact 94051789-97201688

Flats in Al khuwair. Contact

94051789-97201688

Villa in Al Khuwair, 6 rooms,

living room & hall.

Contact: 91153933

Flat for rent in Darsait 1BHK.

Contact: 99357586 / 97500025 /

97500021

Villa for rent at Azaiba, near Al

Meera hypermarket, 4 bedrooms,

3 toilets, kitchen, sitting room

and dining room, this will include

curtains and air conditioners.

RO 520/-. Contact 99469203

2000 sqft land with p/cabin,

toilets at YETI. Contact 99221683

/ 92830110

2BHK split A/C 200/- Monthly

& 1BHK spilt A/C 150/- monthly

new building good location Barka

Market. contact 99342661

Flats, shops & store for rent in

MBD area Ruwi, Mumtaz area.

Contact: 97293708 / 92433127

3 BHK flat at Azaiba, Opp. Sultan

Centre. Contact 99261522

Shop for rent at Wadi Kabir Indus-

trial area. Contact: 99888390

For rent New flats at Darsait

Al Sahail. Contact: 99777351

Flat for rent in South AlGhubrah

3 rooms, hall and 3 toilets, kitchen

rent 450/-. Contact: 99335580

Villa for rent in Al Khoud, 6 rooms,

hall. Contact: 91763665

Flat for rent in Al Khuwair 33.

Contact: 92277419

1 B/R Fully Furnished Luxury

Apartment @ Al Khuwair 33, 2

B/R Fully Furnished Luxury

Apartment @ Al Khuwair 33, 4

B/R Unfurnished Apartment with

attached Split A/C @ Azaiba. For

Short Term or Long Term lease.

Contact: Atlas Real Estate & Rent A

Car LLC : 99249069 / 94617563/

99436312/ 92888376,

Email: info@alshahiintl.com

Flat in Al Khuwair opp grand mall

4 room 3 toilet + hall kitchen in 3

floor 400. Contact 99420346

Deluxe two bedroom flat at

Mumtaz area, two bathrooms, good

size living/dining room, modern

kitchen and a guest bathroom.

Contact 99310375

1 BHK near medical Darsait, Mut-

trah house R.O 180/-

. Contact: 95076261

2 Bedroom villa with hall , 2 toilets ,

parking in Mawalah near City Center

, 1 bedroom ,1 toilets , Kitchen & hall.

Contact: 93930352

1 BHK and 2BHK Flats available

near Lulu Darsait

(Main road, Opp. to Min. of Defense).

Contact : 93202733

Villa for rent in South Mabellah,

3 bedrooms, sitting room, family

Lounge, kitchen, three Toilets Contact

92212212 between 10 AM to 5 PM.

Ruwi office space for rent,

Saravana Bhava Building.

Contact: 95729549

DAILY GUIDEM O N D AY, J U N E 2 0 , 2 0 1 6 D3

3000 Sqr mtrs compound land in

Misfah. Contact 99792181

Flat for rent 2 BHK 2 split A/C,

2 toilets, Wadi Kabir near Kuwaiti

Masjid. Contact: 97007934 /

92629232

2BHK Big Size Flat Behind Bank

Muscat, Wadi Kabir. Near ISWK.

97826454, 24815012.

House in North Al Hail with 3

rooms, living room, hall, 4 toilets

300 RO. Contact 99738881 /

99439568

Plot at Barka next to Germany Col-

lege & next to Aramex Company,

next to Bahwan Warehouse, next to

Omasco warehouse 37,074 SQM2

required 0.250 Baiza per SQM.

Contact: 99888390

1BHK at Hamriya near Muscat

Pharmacy & 2 BHK at Mawaleh

near Mosque Sadiq Al Amin.

Contact: 99224748 / 99332297

Villa for rent in Al Ghubrah,

5 rooms, hall. Contact: 91763665

Flat for rent in Al Khoud, 2 rooms

& hall. Contact: 917633665

2BHK split A/C for rent Muttrah

near Oman House.

Contact: 97007934 / 92629232

Warehouse at Wadikabir - total

area 3500 sqm - covered ware-

house (500sqm), office, ac-

commodation (1000sqm), open

area (2000sqm) please contact:

99273774 - 99202278

Flats in Wadi Kabir. Contact

94051789 / 97201688

1 Bed room, sharing K& T, R.O 100,

2 bedrooms , sharing K& T R.O

200/- in AL Khuwair. #95154331

2 bed rooms flat with hall,

2 bathrooms in Darsait near

Muscat Municipality.

Contact: 92584715/ 24700120

02 BHK residential flat opposite

to Al Nahdha hospital.

Contact: 99342733 /99795241

Flat for Rent 2 bed room Near ISM

muscat Indian Scoole Dar sate

Tel : 00 968 95158570

FOR SALE LOST

Dental chairs for sale sparingly

used dental units for sale.

Contact Mr. Ansari 92616343.

Kumar 99570284

HD Scaffoldings, Shuttering

Jacks, Wooden Planks, Shuttering

wood assorted, Tower hoist (lift),

Concrete Mixer, Bending Machine,

Steel Fabrication Machinery

(Searing/Cutting, lathe & Welding)

including tools for immediate sale:

Contact 99273774/ 99202278

Family restaurant for sale in Heart

of Wadi Kabir party hall for 120 pp.

Contact: 99321792

3 BHK flats for sale/ rent at Greater

Muttrah, Dar AL Maha.

Contact: 99321792

Luxury Apartments in Boucher

(35) / Ghala / Qurum. Contact

95056808 / 97201688

Shop for sale opp Towell Service

Center, Wadi Kabir.

Contact 99221683

Shop for sale near Oman House,

Muttrah. Contact 99024362.

1No brand new containerized

package type STP 100 m3/ day

with blower equipments (suitable

for camps). Serious Buyers may.

Contact: 99445367

Book Shop in a busy shopping

mall for sale, interested parties

please contact 99851255

Single colorful Bed and Sofa for Sale

at Al Khuwair. Contact 92881849 /

What`s up No 97290565

Furnished office at Ruwi near

Sheraton Hotel.

Contact: 93993897

Steel Scrap materials for im-

mediate sale. Contact: 99273774/

99202278

Space for printing press available

at wadikabir with or without

machinery. Contact 99328430

Almost new beach/ garden

lounge chairs /bar stools/ counter.

Photos can be sent 95865457

Villa for sale in Mabela 6 rooms,

living room & hall.

Contact: 91763665

5 BHK Villa in Al Khuwair, for Staff

Accommodation. Contact 99792181

2 & 3 BHK Flat in Al Khuwair &

Ghubra. Contact 99792181

1700 sqr mtrs open Land + small

store + garage for Rent in Ruwi.

Contact 99792181

4 BHK Villa in Bowsher Heights.

Contact 99792181

Furnished office (61M2) for sale

/ rent Al Khuwair near Zawawi

Mosque. Contact: 95611569

FORRENTContact

96177505

In MSQ. Near ABA school one villa for rent 6 rooms

+ 4 bathrooms+ house maid room +AC split unit + swimming pool

One fl at in CBD 2 bedrooms + sitting room + 2 bathrooms + Kitchen

One fl at in Qurum 29 – two rooms + AC split unit + 2 bathrooms + Kitchen

In Al Hail one offi ce space – (Near Main Road) one room attach with bathroom and kitchen.

FOR SALESHUTTERING

PLYWOOD

SIZE : 4’ X 8’ X 18MM

GSM:92835445,93205253,93205423

ACC. AVAILABLE

Room available for family / bachelor

opposite to o.K. Center, Ruwi.

Gsm 942-888-63

AVAILABLE

Party & Wedding equipment rent-

als. Full line, from Tables, Linen

& Skirting, Chairs & Chair covers,

Cutlery, Crockery, Glassware,

Chafing Dishes, Ice Sculptures, to

Large Sound Systems and spec-

tacular lighting. Call Andrea 9606

2222 for Catering and Croyden

9623 5555 for Sound & Light.

ww.tunesoman.com,

E-mail: info@tunesoman.com

BUYING

Used office house furniture

& electronic items. Contact:

99834373 / 96642500

Bobcat available for rent.

Contact 97623299

Buying cars for cash.

Contact 90202090

2 BHK available Mumtaz area

Ruwi. Contact: 99269751

Fully furnished room available

for executive bachelors opp. Star

Cinema. Contact 92886715

Independent room in Qurum /

Hail. Contact: 96229522

Room, bath room for executives in

Wadi kabir. Contact 99336206

Separate entrance attach bath for

exertive bachelor.

Contact: 93231403 /93324458

Sharing accommodation

(furnished & with A/C) with

kitchen facility available near

Al Falaj hotel in Ruwi.

Contact 92704439

Furnished apartment for rent,

two rooms, majlis, hall, kitchen.

Near Carrefour al-mawalah.

Contact 99336776

One room available in 2BHK in Al

Falaj area for Executive bachelor

only. Contact 99131742.

Furnished room attached bath

for Indian bachelor, Al-Falaj

Ruwi & lady Wadi Kabir near

Mars hypermarket. Contact:

96202458/96761960

Sharing Accommodation avail-

able for working ladies opposite

Al Nadhah Hospital. Preferably

Indians. Room with seperate toilet

and sharing kitchen.RO.90.

Contact 96524717

Room available in Mumtaz area

1 room, 1 Bathroom, Kitchen & 1

room, common bathroom. Inter-

ested pleasecontact 92680041

Mr. Altaf

Sharing accommodation

near ISD. Contact: 99657340

Room for rent in Qurum attached

bathroom and kitchen.

Contact: 99664703

Room with attached bathroom for

a family in Wadi Kabir.

Contact: 97167857

Room available for Executive

bachelor at Al Hail.

Contact 96234708

Furnish bedroom with attach

bathroom for executive bachelor.

Contact: 97704794

1 BHK appartment for rent in

Al Khoud Shabiya near mazoon

mosque for rent (next to alkhoud

medical center and squ)

MOB: 93913224

Room with attached bathroom

and sharing kitchen available for

Executive bachelor or small

family at wadikabir.

Contact 93049849

Manir Khan has lost Bangladeshi

Passport No. AB 6125241. Finder

please handover to ROP

Muhammad Ilias has lost Paki-

stani Passport No. DX 1742271.

Finder please handover to ROP

NRI

Ready to occupy just completed

3 BHK in Chennai -Pallikkaranai

:1600sqft ,builders lcs city makers

,high quality construction ,

woodwork done, part of 64 apts all

3bhk in 4 blocks gated community

with swimming pool/gym/

common hall/2 car parking.

Genuine buyers call rag

@99235815 or

email: sairaj_2k@yahoo.com

NRI Property for Sale: 774Sq .

2 BHK flat with OC ready at

Palava City Casa Rio,

Dombivili, Mumbai

Contact : 97003326, 96791085

Shop for sale at Ruwi high street.

Contact: 98787853

Urgent sale of steel scrap only

serious buyers kindly contact

+968 96725423 for viewing the

items.

ACC. WANTED

Urgently required Villa with 8

rooms near Bausher/Ghala/Al

Ansab area for accommodation of

Staff from a reputed company in

Oman. Interested party may

contact - Mr. Pramith 99694150

Accommodation Wanted for an

Executive Bachelor, Single Flat /

Sharing Room @ Wadi Kabir. Pls call:

93883674 / 98103169

MV SALE

Nissan Pathfinder 2013 No-2 lady

driven KM 50.000 power sterns

auto transmission power window

R.O 6500/- Contact: 99157377

Mitsubishi Outlander 2008 model

4 cylinder, 2.4lt, Metallic grey ,

135000km , excellent condition ,

expat driven , single owner Price

R.O 3.500/- Neg.

Contact: 99330486

Mazda6, 2.5L (classic model,

2014) expat driven, excellent

condition , 80.000km , mulkiya till

march 2017, RO 5.700 ( Negotia-

ble). Contact: 99415861

Toyota Prado, 2009 model,

6 cylinder, single expat owner

used, white pearl color, km 287k

Contact- 99318152

2 No 40 feet flat trailers 50 Ton

capacity with grill prime movers

Volvo 97 & Mercedes 9.

Contact: 99454425

Mazda Cx 9 (2013 model) 89,000

KM and Geely Emgrad (2015

model) 24,000 KM. Both cars in

excellent condition, single owner,

company serviced. Please call

94194071 (Pradeep)

for immediate sale

Nissan Qashqai 2013 Kms 30,000 VGC comprehensive

Insurance UAE / Oman.

Contact: 96995430

Prado 2011. Contact:

99336093

DAILY GUIDED4 M O N D AY, J U N E 2 0 , 2 0 1 6

SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION VACANT

SITUATION WANT-SIT. WANTED

Email: dailyguide@timesofoman.com classifieds@timesofoman.comTel.: 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 /431 / 456 / 461Fax: 24812624

DRIVER

DRIVER

MANAGER/ SUPERVI-

DESIGNER

MISCELLANEOUS

ENGI./TECH./MECH.

ACCOUNTS

CATERING

BEAUTICIAN

SKILLED / UNSKILLED

SECRETARIAL & OFFICE

TOURS/ TRAVEL

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE

DOMESTIC HELPER

ARCHITECT

MEDICAL

MEDICAL

IT

Required Indian Mason – 5 nos., eligibility (minimum 5 yrs experi-

ence in road construction field).

Contact: 99882127

Email: georgymv@yahoo.com

Required Shop Sales man + Hard-ware Technician for IT Company

with minimum 2 years experience.

Contact: 98825806 / 98825806,

Email: info@rns-group.com

House maid cooking cleaning

experienced with babies required

immediately. Contact: 95584060 /

98920399

House maid for Omani family.

Contact: 99773100

Required candidates for following

posts: Accountant, Storekeeper, Foreman Building Maintenance, Van-salesman (water), Helpers. Candidates with Omani driving

license preferred.

Contact 99273774/99202278

Required urgently driver, experience Omani or expat drivers

with P.D.O. license.

Contact: 98242478

Fabrication Engineer to run fab-

rication workshop on commission

basis. Email: hrinfome@gmail.com

Testing / Protection Engineer with minimum 05 years of experi-

ence and should have Oman DCRP

license, Interested candidates send

resume to krishivan@gmail.com

Qualified and experience Technician required for the kitch-

en restaurant equipments. Who

can repair hot and cold equip-

ments will be preferred. Contact:

Email: alsatrading14@gmail.com /

Fax: 24727481

Electrician with qualification and

experience. Contact: Email: alsat-

rading14@gmail.com /

Fax: 24727481

CCTV & Burglar alarm Techni-cian. Urgently looking for an

Expatriate with minimum 5 years

experience with NOC. Email your

CV with recent Photograph to:

joyr@alasalaintl.com

Wanted Staff Nurse for

a dermatology clinic in Muscat .

Must have MOH license and NOC.

Attractive salary offered. Email:

clinicvacancy2015@gmail.com

Urgently required Pharmacist for a Pharmacy in Barka.

Contact: 99452755

Urgently required experienced female Lab Technician, with knowl-

edge of histopathology & cytology,

with MOH release, for a well-known

laboratory in Al Khuwair.

Contact: 95271561/98893034

Orthodontist for Dental Center in Muscat, Specialist Endodontist & General Dentist with MOH license

from Oman. Nurses & Marketing

female Executive. Contact:

akdmuscat@hotmail.com

Required gynecologist GEN: practitioner lady lab Technician and pharmacologist immediately

for a clinic in Suwaiq.

Contact 95081010

Email: umchealthcare@gmail.com

SALES / MARKETING

Advertising & interior company required Sales Executive with

driving /L send CV to

info@agloenterprises.com

Urgent Required, Outdoor sales 3-5 years of experience in spare

part. - Store Keeper 2 years experience. -Accountant 2-3 years experience.-4 Store labors. All Candidates should be Indian,

English speakers. NOC is a must.

Email: Muscat.supply13@gmail.

com Fax: 24504723

Require Salesman with D/L for

construction, Ind materials,

hydraulic hoses & fittings.

Contact 99221683 / 92830110

Required marketing / PR manager

for a modern restaurant group in

Oman , proficient in illustrator &

Photoshop charismatic , proactive ,

creative & flexible excellent writing

/ Editing skills degree in relevant

area fluent in English. Send CV to

marketingpr2016@gmail.com

Required smart, young, dynamic Sales & Marketing Executive hav-

ing 2-3 years sales experience for

a reputed manufacturing company

in Oman, having its Head Office in

Ruwi. Experience in building mate-

rials is an added advantage. Omani

Driving License and NOC is a must.

Attractive remuneration package.

Apply with photograph to

E-mail: salesjobds@gmail.com

Required female person to work

at the retail shop/Marketing.

Please send your CV on e mail:

zeyanaalharmaly@yahoo.com

A new Sanitary ware Company looking for a Salesman who has

experience in Oman markets not

than 5 years. Send C.V :

alkunzite@yahoo.com

Urgently required south Indian cooks with NOC, having suitable

experienced. Contact: 94268319

/97408945

Email: ashok.k55@yahoo.com

Shawarma / grill / Salad / Chi-nese, Cook. Contact: 96229522

Shawarma / grill / Salad / Asian Cook. Contact: 95529970

WANTED Female Gynaecologist,

Female GP- Two Female Staff Nurse

(From India or Pilipino)and One

Female Dental Assist and

Female Lab Technician. With MOH Licence and Data Flow for

Al Saadi Specilised Medical Centre, Musanna.

Contact # 92025033, Email : dr.srininvas76@gmail.com

A leading cosmetic company in

Muscat is looking for an

Accountant – Email: us on

vacancies@maryanagroup.com

An Omani Audit firm is seeking audit partner to join the firm, the

candidate should be completed any

certificate course CIA,CPA, CA, ACC,

and 4 years’ experience, interested

candidates to submit their CVs to :

auditbureau2016@gmail.com

Indian male 31 chartered account-

ant having 2 years Oman experi-

ence looking for suitable place-

ment in finance and audit field

NOC available. Contact: 96357827

Email: ubaiskeeran@gmail.com

Indian 20 years well experienced

accounts & finance professional

looking for immediate placement

NOC available. Contact: 94546455

Email: salahuddin8@gmail.com

Young Indian male (25) with

B.Com degree on visit visa with

D/L and N.O.C for simple opportu-

nities preferably in accounting.

Contact : 96324484

7 Years experience as Financial

Analyst, MBA in finance. Respon-

sibilities- research contributor,

financial statement analysis,

generating MIS & efficiency report,

managing TAT, business & clients.

On visit visa in Muscat.

Contact- 90191628 / 96175780

Part time accounting workers up

to finalization, on monthly basis &

yearly finalization works.

Contact : 96247295

Construction Company looking for Architect with experience in

Oman. Contact 97192707

Urgently required a Gulf experi-enced professional hair dresser cum beautician (lady) for a

reputed beauty salon. Immediate

appointment. Contact: 99816262

/ 98557585 Fax: 24796211 Email:

skin.hair.makeup@gmail.com

Beauty salon needs lady for

henna. Contact: 93336061

Indian male Accountant 2.5 years

exp in Oman with valid D/L NOC

available. Contact: 98870112

Indian male, B.Com MBA, 4 yrs in

L&T total 26 years Gulf experi-

enced English, Arabic speaking

driving license with NOC.

Contact: 95588565

Accountant Having 5 Years expe-

rience in reputed companies.

Currently working in Muscat

(NOC AVAILABLE) GSM.91367217

Email Shahid0717@gmail.com

Indian/MBA/male Chief Accountant 18Yrs Experi-

ence, MIS, C.Flow, Budgeting,

ERP, Cost accounting &Liasing

with auditors. NOC available.

Contact: 92254691/97826674

email: khader2305@gmail.com

SITUATION WANT-SIT. WANTED

Procurement ManagerSale Manager/B2C Expertise

Marketing Manager/ B2B ExpertiseShowroom Manager Store Manager

Warehouse Assistant Graphic Designer Cashier

Excellent grade construction company requires the following for its building material showroom

Kindly check conditions on our website & upload your CV in career page

WWW.DURAT.OM

WE URGENTLY REQUIRE

Ladies only for our new beauty salon in Al Amerat, Mahaj 5 near

Sultan Center. Applicants must have a minimum of 2 years experience in beauty salon

to competent applicants. If interested submit your CV with

recent color photo to:

IMMEDIATE

REQUIREMENT

Sales Engineer For reputed IT Company

Preferred NOC and

Oman Driving Licence

Apply to :

salesoman@technowavegroup.com

ACCOUNTANT-

PART TIME

gm@alnoorprojects.com

Qualifi ed Person (Female/Male) on a part time basis is required to audit, supervise

and complete all accounts work up to fi nalization on a day- to-day basis. Th e location is near

Oman House-Mutt rah. Apply to

Indian male 27 yrs, MBA finance

with 4 years experience currently

in Muscat on visit visa seeking

suitable placement in finance /

admin. Contact: 90921724

Indian (Male) having 17+years

Experience in Trading & Health-

care seeking senior Position in

Accounts (11 years GCC Experi-

ence)currently on Resident Visa

(NOC Available) and has a valid

Omani Driving Licence. Contact:

91335026; skumartp@gmail.com

Indian male age 26, Accountant

one year experience in accounts

looking for suitable job. Contact -

Email: Anishkhan991867@gmail.

Com Mobile: +968 9565 9415

Qualified and experienced MBA

post graduate with proven work

exposure in Middle East & India,

having more than 5.5 years of rich

experience in accounts , project

coordination and administration in

(3.5 years UAE experience) oil and

gas projects is currently looking for

suitable job. Contact 93953613,

Email-allen.mathew83@gmail.com

Indian male 25 yrs, Graduate in

commerce, overall 5 yrs exp in

accounts/ finance field. On visit

visa. Immediately available.

Contact 92836216 /

muhammad.tausif623@gmail.com

Customer Service Executive, for

immediate employment we are

looking for a Filipino male with

a minimum experience of one

year or more in customer support.

Candidate should be well versed

in English with good computer

knowledge. Please send your CV

to info@venusinternationalgroup.

com or contact us on: 99189303

Ticketing assistant, for immedi-ate employment we are looking

for a Filipino male good knowledge

of computers and communication

skills our travel agency in Ruwi,

Please send your CV to

info@venusinternationalgroup.

com

Advertising and signboard mak-

ing company required fresh or

experience graphic designer send

CV to info@agloenterprises.com

Urgently required a Graphic designer with 2 years experience

in graphic designing, Photoshop,

illustrator. Send CV to

email: hr@cityvago.com

GP doctor needed for reputed clin-

ic. Preferably with MOH license or

with Dataflow & Paramatics pass

Contact: 95388934

Care Medical Centre Al Seeb

requires Gynecologist and General Practitioner. Mail CV to:

sarita_h23@yahoo.com

Required GP Doctors, gynecology, X ray tech staff nurses. Contact: 99681325 Email:

altaqwamedicalcentre@gmail.com

ACCOUNTANT-

PART TIME

gm@alnoorprojects.com

Qualifi ed Person (Female/Male) on a part time basis is required to audit, supervise

and complete all accounts work up to fi nalization on a day- to-day basis. Th e location is near

Oman House-Mutt rah. Apply to

SITUATION VACANT

5 years

Branch Manger required to

manage entire Business.

ftt@futuretarget.net 99110080

Urgently required a Purchase Manager to handle all the procure-

ments for a reputed Ready-mix

concrete Company, having its

branches all over Oman. The

candidate should possess required

experience, product knowledge

and excellent communication

skills. Interested candidates may

send their CV to sndakshin@gmail.

com / Contact: 99256757

Required Omani Driver

for a restaurant. Contact 95929911

Looking for a full time driver with

valid Omani license.

Contact: 95454033

Wanted a experience Driver for Capital and Interior work.

Gsm : 942-888-63

Indian female 28 yrs B.Com 4 yrs

experience in MNC’s currently in

Muscat seeking suitable place-

ment in Finance / Admin.

Contact: 94743790

Indian male 34 yrs, M.Com –

Finance with 5 yrs experience in

Accounts in India, presently in

visiting visa looking for a suitable

placement. Contact: 93671785

Email: jeyan903@gmail.com

Indian male 34 Yrs, Dual MBA

Finance and marketing with IT

skills, 7+ yrs of experience,

Looking for suitable placement.

contact 94879615,Email-

sajan_chacko1981@yahoo.com

Sudanese Accountant, Alexan-

dria University Graduate bachelor

of commerce Diploma of Market-

ing professional photographer

worked in PR and social media for

2 years looking for a job in public

relations media, social media or

marketing.Contact: 96976240

ACCA member with 6 yrs of experi-

ence in Oman looking for a suitable

job in finance. Contact: 99284193

Accountant 8Years Experience

with D/L and NOC.

Contact 97712084

Indian, Kerala Male B.COM & B.PE,

Currently on Visit Visa. Looking for

a suitable job in Accounts, Store

Keeper, Sales etc. Ready to join as

early as possible. #96988923

email:- sajith3969@gmail.com

Indian Male MBA (UK), 9 years experience in Dubai/London/

Mumbai in Management Consulting,

Sales & Marketing, Business

Development for Real Estate/Banking

seeks similar placement with D/L.

Contact: 95168205

DAILY GUIDEM O N D AY, J U N E 2 0 , 2 0 1 6 D5

SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION WANTED

EDUCATION/TRAINING

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE

DESIGNER/DRAUGHTSMAN

ENGG. / TECH./MECH.

ENGG. / TECH./MECH.

ENGG. / TECH./MECH.

IT

Electrical Engineer 5 years

experience substations oil & Gas

water projects fluency in Arabic &

English & English driving license

available. Contact: 99525856

Mechanical Engineer 7 years

experience plumbing firefighting

water pipeline projects fluency in

Arabic and English driving license

available. Contact: 91117089

Mech. Engineer 10 years GCC

exp automobile / oil & gas / const

project / plant, equip machinery in

charge with driving license NOC.

Contact: 95774585

B.Tech Civil Engineer 2 years

experience on visit seeks urgent

placement. Contact: 98233199

Electronics & telecommunication

BE Indian male having skills in

electronics communication, net-

working , embedded having 2 years

experience looking for suitable po-

sition available in Oman on family

visit visa. Contact: 93051918 Email:

sadatbtisekar25@gmail.com

Architect Engineer seeking for

suitable job 4 years experience

currently working in Muscat, NOC

available. Contact: 99823368

Indian male , 31yr , M.Tech electri-

cal engineer , PGDBM , 2 years

electrical experience , 4 years

teaching , Oman valid driving

license looking for suitable.

Contact: 93221395

Mechanical Engineer graduate

graduates in business Admin 20

years experience in wood work-

ing industry managers position

needed. Contact 94304757

Indian male 25 years experience

with engineering dept Secretary –

Document- controller – technical

office with Oman driving license

seeking better placement.

Contact: 92968712

Email: samjosh62@gmail.com

Civil Engineer (QS) 2 yrs exp

seeking job UAE D/L.

Contact: +96895641991

B.Sc civil Engineer 7 years gulf

experience total experience 9 years

having GCC D/L seeking for suitable

replacement local release available.

Contact: 98628515/ 98289234

Email: sofiz.sohel02@gmail.com

B.E Electrical Engineer, Age 28 yrs.

5.5 yrs experience. 2 yrs in OMAN

as site supervisor/ site engineer,

with valid GCC license. NOC avail-

able. Contact: 95527936

Email: pksg07@gmail.com

Civil Engineer diploma, 4 yrsexp

seeks suitable position ina reputed

company. NOC available.

Contact 96789711

Indian male 24 years dynamic &

professional B.Tech (Mech. Engg)

with 1 year experience working

on BPCL project in India seeks

opening for suitable post, currently

in Oman. Contact: 93672286 /

97772272

B.E Mechanical Engineer, age 24

with almost 1 year experience as

Production Shift Engineer, has

achieved training on HVAC

Engineering design and has good

hands on software like AutoCAD

and HAP.Currently in Oman on a

visit visa, looking for a suitable

placement.Contact: 95065955

email: mjs.jazeb@gmail.com

Mechanical diploma, Indian male

26, 4 years experienced MEP

supervisor seeks suitable openings

NOC / Release available.

Contact: 97901559

Civil Engineer 8 years experience

Structural buildings marine.

Available NOC release.

Contact: 92451323.

Email: zubairali134@yahoo.com

Indian male Electrical Engineer, having 6 years gulf experience

in designing, assembling, com-

missioning execution etc having

valid GCC license too looking for a

suitable. Contact: 00968-98052942

Email: azamjeelani78@gmail.com

HSE Engineer (B.E Mech+Diploma

Safety+NEBOSH+OSHA) over

10yrs. Exp, (Visa Release Letter

(NOC) available), seeking suit-

able placement, Mob:97061817,

Email:jayanammu1977@gmail.com

Civil Engineer (B.Tech), Indian

male 24 years with 1+years Indian

experience,(Certified in Staad

Pro/ Quantity Survey/ Auto Cad).

Looking for a Suitable position.

Available In Sultanate of Oman

(Muscat) on Visit Visa.

Contact 92157694. E-mail:

mohammedamair.bin@gmail.com

An Iraqi civil with more than

30 years experience in (Iraq and

G.C.C) looking for a job, (N.O.C)

available. Contact: 96561306

Email: iq.bgd.mnsr@gmail.com

ADMIN

ADMIN

Filipino Cabin steward / Linen

vallet is looking for suitable job in

Oman. Contact: +968 91065438 or

email: blonglive@gmail.com

CATERING

Indian mechanical supervisor (diploma) 17 yrs experience in pet-

rochemical construction (fabrica-

tion erection) in all steel structural

and mechanical jobs, on visit visa

seeks suitable placement.

Contact: 90924467

Email: pnpraveen@yahoo.co.in

Indian male 24 ,B.E ( E.C.E ) grad-

uate with 3 years of experience in

the fields of BMS and Low current

systems and has good knowledge

about Electronic Security Systems,

currently working in Oman, NOC

Available. Contact:-94737033/

mohdmuhafez45@gmail.com

Mechanical Engineer, B.Tech

(Post Graduate) looking for suita-

ble placement. Contact: 99576846

mail: rajeevt@modern-irrigation.com

Civil Engineer holder three years,

exp UAE & Oman 9 years, I want

job in civil work civil site Engineer.

Contact: 95714327

Email: zafarullah727@gmail.com

Automobile Mechanic ITI 3 years

experience marine mechanical

fitter 2 yrs experience.

Contact 93674847

Mechanical Engineer 2 years ex-

perience as HVAC design & drafting,

CAD, MEP Engg. Contact: 90150913

Mechanical Engineer (B.Tech)

Indian male with 1 year experience

on visit visa looking for job, quali-

fication in QA-QC, HVAC& piping

engineering.

Contact: 90510800 Email:

muhammedjaseem07@gmail.com

Electrical Engineer 1 year experi-

ence driving license, NOC avail-

able. Contact: 94879092

Highly experienced mechanical/steel structural fabrication Engineer

looking for suitable placement. NOC

available. Contact: 99860714,

Email: hussain20173@gmail.com.

Civil Engineer fresh Graduate with

Omani driving license looking for

job in any construction company.

Contact: 91745797 / 99190898

Email: alio_abdo@hotmail.com

Indian male, Structural Engineer

looking for job in structural design

field. Having 6 years of experi-

ence in design field. Residing in

Muscat. Contact: 91176187

Email: syam036@gmail.com

Mechanical Engineer 7 years

experience HVAC, plumbing, fire-

fighting, metal formation, fluency

in Arabic & English, driving license

available. Contact: 90933863

HOSPITALITY

Indian male MBA Finance & Marketing 25 yrs

having 1.9 years of experience

Finance & Marketing

Contact: 95206140/ 96992013 Email:

bonnythomas007@gmail.com

ENGINEER With 2 years exp in Telecom sector, currently on visit visa, looking for suitable placement.

services management.

Female B. Ed English teacher, 7 yrs exp seeking suitable

placement. Contact : 99739415 /

92091528

Indian male, M.Tech Graduate in

Chemical Process Control Engineer-

ing looking for lecturing jobs, cur-

rently in Oman. Contact : 98352288

B.E Mechanical Engineer, age

33 with 6+ years experience in

GCC in MEP building construc-

tion field (execution and design of

HVAC,firefighting,plumbing),

with D/L, NOC available

Contact 96978380,

Email: prajithks@gmail.com

Diploma Engineering Instrumenta-

tion Technician, 2 years experience

skills calibration & installation etc.

Contact: 98963344 / 96946408

Email: anfeeranfu4@gmail.com

Construction Machinery repairs

Engineer, 5 years, driving license,

Contact - 94001961

Indian Female, MBA-HR having

8+ experience in Administration/

HR, Customer Support, Office Coor-

dinator with good Computer skill,

Now on Visit Visa,looking for suit-

able position. Contact: 90196235

Indian female MBA fin & HR now

on visit visa looking for suitable

placement. Contact: 92097764

Indian female, 27, MCA, 2 yrs

experience in Administration and

HR in India & Oman. Currently in

family visa seeking suitable jobs

preferably in Muscat.

Contact.99417993

Indian/ 23yrs female/ 5yrs GCC

experience with NOC looking for a

suitable position in HR/Admin

/ Accounts/ BD. #+96890656997

Indian female with nearly 10

years of Oman experience in

Administration & HR, seeking suit-

able placement. NOC available.

Contact: 99242841

Indian male 31yrs old with hotel

management degree,03 yrs experi-

ence in F&B services at 5 star hotel

Dubai, 05 yrs in American 06 star

cruiseliner has butler. Has oman driv-

ing licence. Contact No 99859150.

Mechanical Engineer (B.Tech)

Indian male with 2 year experi-

ence, AREA OF INTEREST

Work on Oil Rigs, Work as an QA/

QC inspector, Ultrasonic testing,

Radiographic testing.

Contact: +91 9567526566

Email: adujohnson10@gmail.com

DRIVER

DRIVER

Architect looking for a freelance

work in designing am modeling

in 3D program and architecture.

Contact: 96041201

Architect Engineer seeking for

suitable job, 8 years experience.

GSM : 96075000, Email :

haytham_201046@yahoo.com

Indian female diploma architect

6 years exp in Oman Engineering

consultancy, valid Oman driving

license. Contact: 96683293 /

97750870

Architect female 5 years experience

seeking job. Contact: 96146645

Email: anjuovil@gmail.com

ARCHITECT

Architectural Draftsmen diploma

in construction technology with 6

years experience in drafting and

detailing as per British standard

in Oman with valid Omani license

looking for suitable opportunity

Noc available. Call 94375897.

Autocad works freelance, MEP, Civil

works, Interior, 2d/3d, BOQ etc.

Contact 97103168

Revit, Autocad D/man, expected

salary 200 OMR PH :92279784

Filipino Senior Revit/AutoCAD

Draftsman with 20 years profes-

sional experience is looking for suit-

able job in Oman. Please Contact:

96489798, (+974) 66653780.

An MBA (M FW

experience seeks suitable placement

A O

I

experience seeks suitable placement.

An MBA (M F

Pakistani driver with car Subaru

2004 model. Contact: 99667817

Driver with Electrician 4 years

experience looking for job.

Contact: 97456062

Pakistani driver with 3 years

experience, seeking for placement

familiar with Batinah & Sharqiyah

regions. Contact 99832706

Looking for driver job.

Contact: 99035942 /97383016

Looking for job driver. Contact: 94158238

Six years experienced light duty

vehicle driver looking for a suitable

placement. Contact: 96362871

Full or part time driver available.

Contact 93540898 /91624908

Driver with light duty license 10 yrs

exp. Contact: 94566432

13 years experience driver.

Contact 95068976

Search job for light driver, experi-

ence 3 years, language Hindi, Eng-

lish & Arabic. Contact: 92458526/

97941771

Looking for driver job (private).

Contact: 98053733

Looking for driving job. Contact: 93650209

Driver with car Subaru 2008 model.

Contact: 99640986

Bangladeshi driver looking for job.

Contact: 97418036

Female, 31, B.Tech- ECE/CCNA/

GSM, 5 yrs Oman experience in IT

support (AD, exchange, TMG, UNIS

Server admin, In-house apps sup-

port, project placement, Transfer

NOC available. Contact: 95742398

Indian female MCA having 3 yrs

experience in teaching looking

for any suitable job in reputed

organic station on visit skilled in

programming language VB, JAVA

,C,C,TT & also WEB development.

Contact 90595322

Indian Male, MCA Graduate, 15

yrs exp in ERP, CSM Certified,

seeking suitable role.NOC Avail-

able. Contact : GSM : 90189284

Email: meetlibran@gmail.com

Indian female M.Sc Computer

Science seeking suitable place-

ment in Muscat area.

Contact 98660672

Indian male diploma in hotel

management with 16 years of

experience in Oman & Saudi , hav-

ing Omani D/L seeking for suitable

placement. Contact: 92100141

/92221956

Pakistani male Diploma Civil

Engineer 4yrs exp in Oman bull-

ing & mega projects, valid license

Oman.Contact:98921022

Sr. Electrical Engineer with17+ yrs

of exceptional exp in spear head-

ing strategic planning and project

management initiatives & execut-

ing various high rise residential

& commercial building as well as

roads and highway project with

proficiency in installation, seeking

a challenging position in a dynamic

organization. Contact 96570891

8 years experience electrical

engineer have knowledge MEP

project have driving license can

join shortly. Contact: 96535204

Quantity Surveyor / Site Engineer

6 years experience in Omani have

valid driving license release avail-

able looking for immediate place-

ment. Contact: 96394948

Chemical Engineer with MBA &

experience looking for job.

Contact: 94908977

A Sudanese Mechanical Engineer Graduate from Malaysia, 6 years of

work experience in projects, fluent

in English & Arabic. NOC is avail-

able valid Omani driving license.

Contact: 95569340

Indian female 25years M.E (power

electronics) 3years experience in

teaching profession looking for

suitable job. Contact no 97003267

& 94214909

Email: laliped106@gmail.com

HSE Engineer / Advisor safety Fire

Engineering Nebosh, OSHA & PDO

HSE courses 15 years exp. NOC

available seeking suitable place-

ment. Contact: 94568700 Email:

kurianjose2000@hayoo.com

Indian male Civil Engg. 11 years

experience having Omani driving

license, NOC available.

Contact: 95797286

Email: nasim.anzar@yahoo.com

Sr. Quantity surveyor B.Tech (Civil

Tech) above 8 years (7 years in

Oman) having driving license NOC

available. Contact: 92324791

Mechanical Engineer experience

maintenance of pumping stations

production line machinery turbine

for power plant good communica-

tions skills, planning follow up

Engineer projects HSE awareness

trained multiple design software

looking for job. Contact 949064473 / 96654019

Civil Engineer, young Indian

having almost 2 years experience

looking for a challenging position

seeks suitable position in Oman/

GCC. Please contact 92718490,

Email ID: uvais.pk82@gmail.com

Instrumentation Engineer, Indian

male 25 years having over 2 years

experience in calibration, testing

and maintenance of field instru-

ments, looking for a suitable posi-

tion, available in Oman for visit.

Contact: 91228010

Civil Engineer with 6+ years in

Supervision designing & Q.C expert

in much civil softwares,

NOC available. Contact: 90719263

Electrical & Electronics Engr,

knows autocad & revit.

PH: 93837973

Electrical Engineer with 16 years

experience in switchgear / trans-

former / over head lines & trading,

looking for sales / procurement &

project planning & Execution with

NOC & D/L. Contact: 95994727

Email: qurm340@gmail.com

ACCA qualified professional lady with 5 years experience in finance

management accounts is looking

for a suitable placement NOC can

be Contact: 94521899

Part Time Accounting, Audit

Preparation, Internal Audit,

Monthly Reports, Accounting

set up for new companies, GSM:

96975454, email: ibfc.gcc@gmail.

com

Chief Accountant, well experienced

available. Contact: 95598477

Indian male 43 yrs accountant

presently on tourist visa looking

for suitable placement in a com-

pany 18yrs experience in manag-

ing finance in Indian and abroad.

Contact: 90190648

Accountant Indian male, 6 years

experience up to finalization in tally

with reporting knowledge & good

knowledge of payroll, having Oman

D/L, NOC. Contact: 92540313

Accountant , female , 1 &half

years experience up to finalization

in tally, good knowledge in report-

ing, pursuing ACCA, valid D/L.

Contact: 95373751

Chief Accountant/Finance Man-

ager – Indian male, CA Finalist,

having 20 years’ experience in

Finance, Accounts, Audit, Finaliza-

tion of Accounts, preparation of

Project Reports etc., looking for

immediate placement. 12 yrs. in

Oman in Construction and Consul-

tancy co., have Omani D/L,

knows Tally. Contact 94041048,

Email : jobmuscat49@gmail.com

28/male/MBA - finance/B.Com -

Accountant with 4 years of Dubai/

India experience looking for a suit-

able placement. Contact 90187483

shobinkarikkan1987@gmail.com

Accountant available with NOC,

7 years experience in Oman.

Ready to join immediately.

Contact 98263394

Indian male, 34 years, B.Com,

experience in Accounts, Market-

ing & Administration over all more

than 9 years of experience in GCC

(Bahrain & Oman) is currently

looking for suitable job having D/L

& NOC. Contact: 99548543

Well experienced Account M.Com

available with NOC, Tally & ERP.

Contact : 99035707

Mechanical Engineer (Sudanese)

3 years experience : Fire fighting,

HSE, Design, Production.

Contact: 93642704

Email: mohamedfdl87@gmail.com

Senior Land Surveyor 23 yrs Oman,

UAE & Egypt GPS, T.S

Construction roads infrastructure oil

feed electric works OHL, UGC grid ,

primary substation processing data.

Contact: 95326927 / 92928981

Email: sdsda802@gmail.com

Civil Engineer (Indian male)

5 years experience in Oman with

valid Omani driving license & NOC

looking for suitable opportunity.

Contact: 93101283

Indian male B-tech 8 years experi-

ence as senior electrical project

engineer / QC engineer on visit

visa seeks suitable placement.

Contact 94094543

Email: anwar425@gmail.com

Site Supervisor, Diploma in

Civil Engg (cert attested) knows

autocad revit, salary exp: 250

Ph : 92279784

Indian male, Mechanical

Engineer having 1year experi-

ence, on visit visa looking for

suitable job. Contact:97416564,

Email:jovinmathias@gmail.com

Civil Engineer 8 years experience

in Oman as a project engineer for

governmental & private projects.

Contact – 90164912

Young Indian, Engineering in

Bio-technology, Bio-chemical and

Chemical, looking for a challenging

placement in Oman.

Contact 97607000. Email:

sivasankarjayakumar@gmail.com

Filipino HRD especialist / material

controller supervisor with 18 yrs

experience looking for suitable job

in Oman. Contact: (+968) 98037142

/ (+968) 92659817

Indian female MBA / HR, 2.5

experience seeking suitable job.

Contact: 99257214

Young Omani male have experi-

ence 12 years as P.R.O, CLERK

Helper Supervisor Admin Supervi-

sor, H.R Manager have diploma in

H.S.E, IT and P.D.O license, looking

for H.R position or P.R.O part time

or full time. Contact: 95933288

Young Omani male have experi-

ence 12 years as P.R.O, CLERK

Helper Supervisor Admin Supervi-

sor, H.R Manager have vocational

M.B.A diploma in H.S.E, IT and P.D.O

license, looking for H.R position or

P.R.O part time or full time.

Contact: 95933288

Experience driver 12 years experi-

ence in GCC, seeks suitable place-

ment. Contact: 93722881

ENGG. / TECH./MECH.

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SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION WANTED

Project Engineer, Mechanical In-

dian Male, 26 years 3 Years experi-

ence in Projects of Tanks, Boilers

and Steel structures Aware of int.

Standards B.Tech in Mech engg

Contact-rahulkunnath23@gmail.

com Mob-00917350860889

Indian male Administrative

officer Four years experience in

same field. Well known MS office

tools, Specialization in handling

back office operations, inter of-

fice correspondence, confidential

mails, Quotations, Monthly billing.

Searching for suitable job in Oman.

Contact: +91 9750572088/ E-mail

id: vijaypmk99@gmail.com

Indian female, MBA Marketing with

4 years experience with 4 years ex-

perience with Oman experience, NOC

and D/L looking for suitable opening

with visa. Contact: 92460623

Indian female having D/L with

12 years experience in corporate

/ retail sales & B/D. Looking for a

suitable job in training / IT / Edu-

cation companies.

Contact: 91751077

Email: alamelusara@hotmail.com

Indian male 24 B.com, 2years of

experience in sales & admin & profi-

cient in M.S Office, Excel.

Contact: 98613373

Email: syedismailnoor@gmail.com

Indian male MBA 5 yrs experience

in Oman and India seeking suitable

position in marketing & sales NOC

available. Contact: 93059175 Email:

pranodsathyan11@gmail.com

Indian male 1.5 yrs exp a sales &

merchandising in Oman looking

for best opportunity NOC available.

Contact: 93039342

Indian male 1 yr exp in sales

automotive (TBL) looking for best

opportunity , NOC available.

Contact: 97793879

Email: shyampkn@gmail.com

Sales & Marketing executive MBA

with 3 years exp , 6 months exp in

Oman with NOC , looking for suit-

able placement. Contact: 91345727

Indian female, BSC, Bed, MBA (Mar-

keting) 3years experience, seeks

suitable in the marketing section.

Contact: 95041134

Email: divya.vini@gmail.com

Sales & Marketing Executive Indian

national with valid Omani D/L with

good command of languages, 18 yrs

exp in Middle East. Looking for suit-

able placement. Contact - 98103829

Experienced Salesman looking

for job with Omani D/L.

Contact 97900338

Indian male 25, brought up in

Oman, with MBA from UK & 2yr

W/E in Oman. Valid Oman D/L &

readily available to join. Presently

in visit visa. Looking for suitable

placement. Contact: 99513132

Indian male 5+ years of experience

as a sales & marketing executive

with valid Oman D/L.

Contact: 95434902

Seeking suitable placement in

purchase stone with 8 years expe-

rience in Oman, now in visit visa.

Contact: 97332401

B. Com 2 years experience in Sales

Marketing Logistics Accounts and

Front office Contact 95506048

Indian Male, MBA marketing 5 yrs

exp. in sales & 4 yrs in FMCG

sector, looking for best opportunity.

NOC available. Contact: 96001877

Sales 2 years B.Com male 24 yrs,

Indian. Contact: 00968 94212636

naveed.ahmeed315@gmail.com

SALES / MARKETING

Filipino Male, 28 years Old. Looking

for job, Have experience in Rent a Car/

Cargo & Logistics / Real Estate/ Cus-

tomer Care Executive / Sale Executive

& Marketing/ Shop In- Charge. Hard

working w/ good computer and com-

munication skill. GSM: 97761075

B.Com, Sales Executive 30 yrs,

5 years experience with D/L.

Contact: 94501264

Email: thajumalur66@yahoo.com /

sirajmalurcity@gmail.com

Indian Male MBA, 5 years Build-

ing Materials Project Sales experi-

ence in Oman, NOC available,

seeking for placement.

Contact - 90655903,99325544

35 years male, Lebanese holding

British passport, 10 years of experi-

ence in procurement, Omani Govern-

ment tenders, setup marketing plans

& strategies, importing, Organizing

events, management, have car, NOC

available. Contact 94123939

Email: 002015r@gmail.com

Looking for job Executive

purchase logistics 10 years

experience with NOC & d/license.

Contact: 91432512

Indian female 29 years Post Grad-

uate with computer Knowledge 2

years of Oman experience in coor-

dinator & 5 years of experience in

customer service, client relation

officer with excellent communica-

tion skill seeks suitable placement.

Contact: 95337665

Indian male 37 years MBA gradu-

ate in marketing with 9yrs of

experience in UAE in field of brand

promotions & marketing with UAE

D/L on a visit seeking suitable

position. Conatct 95792820

Indian Male, 26 M.Com with

4 yrs of Experience in Accounting

& Administration in a Financial

Company in India, seeks suitable

job, Currently in India.

Contact: India:-+918907212253

Akhil:-93626288, Email:

Sumeshpsmkr1989@gmail.com

Indian male Graduate with 18

years of Marketing experience

presently in Oman on family visit

visa, looking for best opportunity.

Contact: 96168687

Email: dhibupaul@gmail.com

MEDICAL

Indian Male with 13 Years Oman

Experience as Assistant Pharma-

cist with Valid MOH License and

Oman D/L is looking for a Suitable

Job in Muscat Area. NOC available.

Please Contact: 92121414

Sri Lankan female qualified in UK

with BSC (Hons) pharmacology

and MSC pharmaceutical science

with management studies having

one year experience in Sir Lanka,

looking suitable placement in

regulatory affairs, clinical research

/ trials, Pharmacologist, pharma-

covigilance and research.

Contact- 99550318

Indian female dentist specialized

Endodontist, looking for suitable

placement. Parametric completed.

Contact: 96410448

D- Pharm Pharmacist 17 years

experience Ayurvedic Panchakar-

ma Masseur’s 3 years experience.

Contact: 93672452

Senior female staff Nurse with

MOH license, over 25 years

experience in Operation Theatre,

Gynaecology, Anaesthesia, General

, Plastic and reconstructive surgery

looking for suitable opportunities

in Oman. NOC available.

Call: 92098423

Veterinary Doctor 7 years experi-

ence Indian male wife in MOH with

family visa need job.

Contact 98107162

Email: drnmpvet4u@yahoo.com

SECRETARIAL & OFFICE

Indian, 20 years experience in

Oman as personal assistant / office

manager / executive secretary /

administrator / business develop-

ment asst. seeks job change. Release

available. Contact 99168054.

Indian female BE, 3 years office

assistant experience, seeking

placement.Contact-90655903

Secretary coordinators 16 yrs

experience Indian male 42 yrs ow-

ing Oman driving license release

available. Contact: 98358897

Lady Secretary / Sales Co-coordi-

nator 12 years experience in Oman

in reputed companies, seek imme-

diate Employment. Call: 95244761

Looking for part time job Secre-tarial / Data Entry / Documenta-

tion available every day after 5:00

pm Friday / Saturday full day area

preferred Ruwi/ CBD/ MBD /

Al Khuwair. Contact: 90414827

Indian Female, 25 Years - MSc

Looking for suitable job.

Mobile: 92619048,

Email: anusreeg1991@gmail.com

MISCELLANEOUS

MISCELLANEOUS

Indian Driver, with Oman driving

license having 10 years experience

in Oman, looking for suitable posi-

tions. Contact-91519047

Indian male network cabling tech-

nician (19-years gulf experience)

seeking for suitable placement.

Contact: 0091-8089909265 (In-

dia) email: mohithavp@gmail.com

Mechanical Engineer, Indian,

(B.E.) on visit visa, seeking suit-

able post. Contact no: 99534733

email: rajesh92prince@gmail.com

HSE Engineer, Indian male 5 years

experience in Oil & Gas. Working

in Shclumberger, NEBOSH, IOSH,

& NDT Certified, M Tech in HSE.

Contact-krish.569@gmail.com

+91 9867016808

Indian male MBA, 24 yrs having

experience in Sales & marketing

seeks suitable placement.

Contact GSM: 93833563

email: arundulala@gmail.com.

Indian Male, 22, Experienced,

Looking for job in sales (no DL).

Contact: 90801420; Email:

anwaar223969@gmail.com

Female Architect on visiting visa,

two years’ experience, graduated

from School of Planning and Archi-

tecture (under MHRD). Proficient

in AutoCAD, Google Sketchup and

creative visualization. Email

saatvika.frozenmusic@gmail.com.

Contact 00968-94057427.

Indian Architectural Engi-neer with 2.5 yrs experience in

architectural consultancy firms,

currently on visit visa, looking

for suitable placement. Contact

no: +96894955793 hassan-

faizalthariq@gmail.com.

Economist: Female, MA & M. Phil/

PhD_ in ECONOMICS. 10 years

experience Banking/Lecturer/Cus-

tomer Service/Trainer, currently

looking for job contact: 97457248

Indian male 25, Graduate in com-

merce (B.com) having 2 years of

experience in purchase (supply

chain management) looking for a

suitable placement presently on

a visit visa. Contact: 93979084 /

97351786 / E-mail:

mohammednsr126@gmail.com

Indian Female 23 Years, Post

Graduated in Sanskrit (language),

Seeking for Suitable Jobs, (Teach-

ing or Clerical), Knowledge in MS

Office, Good Communication Skill

#96141317, 94614317, E-mail:

sou93madam@gmail.com

Indian male electrician (EEE),

2 years good working experi-

ence searching for suitable job.

Gmail id ; antonyajin15@gmail.

com, Contact; 918148336160 /

918300136160

Indian male Electrician(EEE)

2 years good working experi-

ence searching for suitable

job. mail ; antonyajin15@gmail.

com, Contact;918148336160 /

918300136160

Indian male 33 years, B.Com, hav-

ing 6 years experience in Oman.

Tally & ERP looking for suitable

placement. Mobile no :98492921

Indian male 33 yrs, MBA - HR, worked on

Recruitments,Training,Site-HR,

Omanisation and development

plans of nationals ,10 yrs exp.

Seeking a job.NOC avl. # 94179499

saiprasad_18@yahoo.com

Indian Male, 23, BBA Graduate,

Fresher, on visit visa looking for

job in sales/marketing.

Contact - 94032041; Email -

azzamsiddique1@gmail.com

Sudanese male. Bachelor geology

and mining with 2 years experi-

ence in MUD LOGGING & Training

in Soil Investigation.

Tel: 92956848

Indian male 25, Graduate in com-

merce (B.com) having 4 years of

experience in Office Administra-

tion (admin) looking for a suitable

placement presently on a visit visa.

Contact: 93979084 / 97351786

E-mail:

mohammednsr126@gmail.com

Indian male, 30.System ad-

ministrator/desktop support

professional.5 years of GCC exp.

Visa status: visit (Dubai) mob:

00971565598176/

aneeshngr@gmail.com

Indian male, 26 years 3 Years’

experience in Projects of Tanks,

Boilers and Steel structures

Aware of int. Standards, B tech in

Mech Engg. Contact-

rahulkunnath23@gmail.com

Mob-00917350860889

Indian male 25, Graduate in com-

merce (B.com) having 4 years of

experience in same field looking

for a suitable placement presently

on a visit visa. Contact : 93979084

/ 97351786, E-mail :

mohammednsr126@gmail.com

Indian male 25, Graduate in com-

merce (B.com) having 2 years of

experience in same field looking

for a suitable placement presently

on a visit visa. Contact : 93979084

/ 97351786, E-mail :

mohammednsr126@gmail.com

Indian female, B.Tech Computer

Science with 3 years experience

seeking full time job in IT support,

Teaching, HR. Contact: 95933507 /

97485997

Indian male 26 yrs (MBA) Special-

ized in Marketing have 2 yrs heavy

equipment sales experience, have

GCC driving license looking suit-

able job in Oman.

Contact 99180369

Email: khajaaftab@gmail.com

Indian female, 31 years (B.A., D.Ed)

having 6 yrs of teaching experi-

ence in CBSE schools in India well

versed with electronics devices

teaching, good computer knowl-

edge presently on visit visa look-

ing for suitable job. #97135319

Email: nk.lucky1@gmail.com

SITUATION WANTEDCOMPUTER/WEB./ EDUCATION/CLASSES

Karate and self defense classes

at Azaiba 18 Nov Street. RO 10 per

month twice a week Monday and

Tuesday 6. 30 TO 7. 30. PM.

Contact: 98294551

Spoken Arabic class for Non Arabic Speakers & English

class for Malayalam Speakers in Azaiba and Ruwi

earn in two monthstion guaranteed

Tel: 95244310

IT MANAGER/SUPER.

Chief Accountant/Finance Manager

– Indian male, CA Finalist, having

20 years’ experience in Finance,

Accounts, Audit, Finalization of

Accounts, preparation of Project

Reports etc., looking for immediate

placement. 12 yrs. in Oman in

Construction and Consultancy co.,

have Omani D/L, knows Tally.

Contact 94041048,

email: jobmuscat49@gmail.com

MISCELLANEOUS

Indian male 28yrs Bcom 3yrs exp.

in warehouse operations (including

pharmaceutical). Well knowledge in

WMS & ERP, looking for suitable job.

Ph. 95576686, E: sijofranz@gmail.

com (UAE visa holder, currently in

Oman)

Indian male GYM instructor fitness

trainer on visit visa looking for a

suitable job. Contact : 92802307

Indian male, 28, post graduate,

6+ yrs exp in Oman in sales (back

office) & credit control with valid

Oman D/L looking for suitable lace-

ments. NOC available. # 92066 523

Indian male B.com MBA 4 years in

L &T total 26 years gulf experienced

English & Arabic speaking driving li-

cense with NOC. Contact: 95588565

Indian looking for a job in the

trade 27 years of age for a friendly

college degree. Contact: 96424192

Sudanese male bachelor geology

and mining with 3 years experience

in MUD logging and training in soil

investigation. Contact: 92956848

BS in Electrical Engineering, Experience: 5 years(Power Plants).

Contact: 92475206 Email:

zahaibzafar007@gmail.com

Indian male 3 years experience in

IT as Linux Administrator & 1 year

experience in Amazon EC2 Cloud at

Wipro Technologies Bangalore seek-

ing for a suitable placement.

Contact 92889678

Email: amalpathikal@gmail.com

SAP Business Objects / Data

Warehousing professional. 10 years

experience with top 5 IT global

companies (HP and Accenture) in

team leading roles. Oman family

visa. Looking for jobs in Muscat.

Phone: 91487199

IT Support Engineer, Exp 3 years

in Oman 2 years in India.

Contact: 94672759

Indian male 4 years experience in

IT as Programmer / Web Support/

CCNA/ Network on visit visa

seeking placement.

Contact: 93069694 Email:

mrabrar14@gmail.com

3 years experience in IT Software

field, seeking suitable jobs.

Contact: 96350234, Email :

greeshmavkannan@gmail.com

MANAGER/SUPER.

Indian male 33 yrs, having 10

yes GCC experience (Oman, Qatar,

UAE) in business development

with driving license seeks suitable

opportunity. Contact: 98260607

mail: amrish.sukumar@gmail.com

DAILY GUIDEM O N D AY, J U N E 2 0 , 2 0 1 6 D7

TOURS

TOURS

RENT A CAR

25 - 50 seater bus with PDO &

BP specification for monthly rent

& small car with driver. Contact

99839898

Al Ibtisama rent & leasing. Contact: 91374879 / 96627562/

99382001/ 24751177/

24751188

SITUATION WANTEDCARGO

Dolphin Watch, Dhow Cruise with

Buffet, & Land Tours Al- Ainain

Marine Tours contact 98029602,

92808636

We arrange tours & accommoda-

tion at all the beautiful places in

Oman. Contact 99839898

TRANSPORTATIONTransportation. Contact: 91703829

Transportation available Ruwi to

Al Khuwair, Ghubra & Azaiba.

Contact: 91103909

Transportation available Al Khu-

wair, Ghobrah, Azaiba, Al Hail & Al

Khoud. Drop & pick.

Contact: 95250161

Transportation. Contact:96538078

Transportation. Contact94510847

Transportation. Contact

99508282

Transportation. Contact 92015894

Transportation required from

Qurum to WadiKabir at afternoon

only 1 PM. Contact - 99012165

SITUATION WANTEDBUSINESS

Omani investor has a real estate com-

pany in Shatti Al Qurum, looking for a

financial investor to participate in the

real estate company. For more details

contact me by 00968 96225852

Email: aburashid94dd@gmail.com

INVESTOR PARTNER REQUIRED

Please contact – 95213273Email:

muscatcoff eeshop@gmail.com

For a successfully Catering Restaurant

Investor cum Partner is required.

Investor with fi xed returns also welcome.

ONE STOP SHOP BUSINESS

SERVICES

Public Relation Service (PRO)

Document Clearance,

Business setup,

Formation new Companies,

LLC Companies,

Investor Visa, Legal Services.

Contact Saleh:

96723485

MATRIMONIALMATRIMONIAL

For rent or investment garage full

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WEB, ERP and Business Intel-

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Parents of 28 yrs, Indian Boy

from Mumbai, ACCA working as

a senior accountant in Muscat,

seeks alliance from an Indian

Sunni Muslim family. Contact

no. (Parent): 96408642 email id:

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Nair boy, MBA, 28/173 cm, Rohini,

Pathanamthitta (district) working

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ing Contact :96425102

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Malankara Catholic Male Nurse (28) from Thiruvalla working in

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parents/nurses working in Oman.

Contact 968 98267338,

0091 9287215726

Parents of 28 yrs, Indian Boy

from Mumbai, ACCA working as

a senior accountant in Muscat,

seeks alliance from an Indian

Sunni Muslim family. Contact

no.(parent): 96408642 email id:

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New Volvo Trailor available for

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CAD drawings Archi/ MEP

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House shifting. Contact

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