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MUSCAT: Five-year-old Basma Mohammad Faisal, who is suf-fering from multiple disorders, is set to fl y to India for further treatment.
Her father, Mohammad Faisal Raza, said he had applied for an Indian visa. “We will fl y to India as soon as we get the visa,” he told the Times of Oman on Wednesday.
A senior offi cial attached to the Indian Embassy said they are go-ing through all the documents submitted by Raza. “We will is-sue the visa once that is over,” the offi cial stated.
Basma is suff ering from a condi-tion under which she cannot take food as she is unable to digest it.
Even if she eats a little, she vom-its it out as the tube to the liver and pancreas is partially blocked. “She is not keeping well at all and is cur-rently admitted at the Royal Hos-pital,” Raza said.
Raza, a Pakistani national, plans to take his daughter to India for a liver transplant as soon as possible
as this facility is not available in Oman, or back home in Pakistan. “I had lost my elder daughter to the same disease about 11 years back. I don’t want to lose her (Basma) too and plan to get her operated at the Global Hospital, Chennai,” he said.
A spokesperson for the Global Hospital in India also confi rmed that they have sent a visa invita-tion letter to Raza. “We’ll try to help them in every possible way
when they are in Chennai,” the spokesperson said.
Raza’s elder daughter, Asfa Mo-hammed Faisal had died on De-cember 6, 2004 and was also suf-fering from liver cirrhosis. “Then also the doctors had suggested liver transplant, but we could not aff ord her treatment and she died,” Raza, who has been working in Sultanate of Oman since Novem-ber 1991, said.
A medical report submitted by the Royal Hospital has determined that Basma has a cirrhotic liver and needs a liver transplant, along with the reconstruction of her bil-iary structure.
A biliary stricture is an abnor-mal narrowing of the common bile duct, the tube that moves bile from the liver to the small intestine. Bile helps in digestion.
To conduct this operation, hospitals have quoted between $45,000 and $50,000.
“Until now, I have managed to save around OMR13,500, which is required for the operation,” Raza said.
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Address to SQU students
FROM THE WORDS OF HIS MAJESTYTHE SULTAN
Ideas cannot be suppressed. Our religion stands for ideas and the intellect, not the suppression of thought. Never. Our religion is tolerant, ethical and receptive to ideas. Every verse of the Glorious Quran calls for thinking, cogitation, etc. It does not call for narrow-mindedness, mental inertia and blindly going with the fl ow.
‘His Majesty’s Wisdom’
HM receives thanks cable
MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has received a cable of thanks from President Nicolae Timofti of the Repub-lic of Moldova in reply to His Majesty’s congratulatory cable on the occasion of his country’s Independence anniversary.
In his cable, President Timof-ti expressed his utmost appreci-ation of His Majesty the Sultan. He expressed his confi dence that the friendship and coopera-tion between the Sultanate and the Republic of Moldova will witness a continuous progress to serve the joint interests of the people. -ONA
M O L D O V A How about a holiday without the horror?
REJIMON K /TARIQ AL HAREMI [email protected]@timesofoman.com
MUSCAT: As Oman experienced heavy rainfall in many areas, res-cue personnel are gearing up to handle what they fear might be a series of possible accidents dur-ing the upcoming long holiday weekend.
A depression had formed over the Arabian Sea last week, which was said to be nearing Oman’s coast after causing rain on the In-dian coast.
As predicted, rain began to fall in Ibri, Jebel Shams, Rustaq, Buraimi, and other areas on Wednesday afternoon leading to wadis (valleys) overfl owing and fl ooding of roads.
“It’s raining heavily in Ibri. Wadis are overfl owing and roads
are fl ooded,” Ridhwan Bader Al Battashi, a weather enthusiast, told the Times of Oman (TOO).
According to a senior meteorol-ogist with Accuweather.com, the depression is located 600km from the Masirah Island.
“The low centre is hard to pin-point exactly, but it seems to be about 600km southeast of the Masirah Island,” Jason Nicholls, a senior meteorologist, told TOO.
Meanwhile, a top offi cial from the Public Authority for Civil De-fence and Ambulances (PACDA), told TOO that people should be careful during adverse weather
conditions. “We can’t prevent people from enjoying themselves, but they must be careful. Accord-ing to weather reports, heavy rains are being predicted in North and South Al Sharqiyah so people are advised to stay away from these areas, as well as keep themselves updated with the weather report about other aff ected areas,” the of-fi cial said.
PACDA has asked people to call on the telephone numbers 9999 or
24343666 in case of any emergen-cies during the rain.
Life is precious“Life is precious so people have to think about their family, friends and loved ones. Even religion teaches us not to put ourselves and others in dangerous situa-tions,” the offi cial added.
During last month’s rains, de-spite repeated warnings issued to the public to remain cautious
during rains and fl ash fl oods, po-lice rescue teams had to attend to 31 drowning cases, including 19 in Muscat alone, and 12 in the north-ern parts of Oman. Heavy rains had claimed six lives.
“Our message to citizens and residents is not to risk their lives and of rescuers. We advise peo-ple to follow the safety guidelines, which are constantly posted on Twitter and on popular sites in Oman, as well as follow other safety guidelines that people post on social media and on TV as well. Always stay cautious,” the police offi cial added.
Meanwhile, Mark Pudwell, training manager at Competence HR, said it was vital for everyone to listen to the warnings and ad-vice handed out in the press and over other media. “It is extremely sad when people ignore the advice of professionals, as their advice is given to protect people from unnecessary injury or untimely death, whether it’s advice about driving safety, imminent adverse weather conditions or general safety advice,” Pudwell said.
“Failing to listen is not only ir-responsible, but could cost you your life and potentially that of the would be rescuer,” he said. >A2
With rain arriving, police and rescue teams
are all prepared to save people who ignore
advice and risk their lives in fl ooded areas
ARABIAN SEA LOW: As predicted, rain has begun to fall in Ibri, Jebel Shams, Rustaq, Buraimi, and other areas on Wednesday afternoon. -Supplied photos
Staff Reporter
MUSCAT: Rain, thunder-showers, hailstorm and strong wind are expected in Al Sharqiyah, Al Hajar, and Al Wusta region, according to Oman meteorology de-partment’s 48-hour forecast on Wednesday.
“The horizontal visibil-ity will be poor during fog formation and rain and the sea condition will be slight to moderate along most of the Sultanate of Oman’s coasts with maximum wave height ranging between 1.25 to 2.0m,” the latest forecast said.
Rain, thundershowers and hailstorm expected
Pakistani girl awaits Indian visa for treatment of illness
P R O C E S S I N G O F D O C U M E N T S
OMANITA spearheading digital Oman plan
1Taking cue from His Majesty the Sultan’s great vision of transforming
Oman into a knowledge-based economy, ITA is spearheading digital Oman strategy. >A2
OMANTeach business in schools: Al Khonji
2Entrepreneurship needs to be taught in schools, says Qais Al Khonji, who
has been named among 50 most powerful Arab businessmen. >A3
MARKETOman’s bank credit grows by 10 per cent
3Oman’s commercial banks have achieved a robust 10.6% growth in
total credit at OMR18.01b for fi rst eight months of 2015. >B1
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Search for Omani in Italy waters
Staff Reporter
MUSCAT: Oman Sail has moved its search operation for missing Omani sailor, Moham-med Al Alawi, to Italian waters, it said in a statement.
Al Alawi, who was on board the MOD70, had gone missing last Wednesday, just south of Pula in Croatia, while the trima-ran was en route from France to Trieste in Italy.
“Sadly today, weather condi-tions in the area deteriorated with high winds, rain and low visibility preventing the light aircraft from taking off and the search for our missing crew member from continuing. The Italian coastguard has put its stations along the Adriatic on alert and we plan to continue searching the coastline tomor-row, weather permitting,” the statement added.
On Monday, the Croatian coastguard had ended its search operation.
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Watch out for fl ash fl ooding
Pudwell further pointed out that wadis are inherently attractive areas for families to spend time camping and swimming, but adults must be aware of the dan-gers they present in the form of fl ash fl ooding, underwater hazards and eddies.
“A weather event many kilome-tres away can aff ect wadis being used for leisure and conditions may change rapidly so this re-quires everyone to be extremely vigilant. Any noticeable changes in water conditions should be treated seriously and everyone should be made to leave the area immediate-ly,” he added.
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A1e-Oman inspired by HM’s vision
Times News Service
MUSCAT: Digital Oman Strategy, spearheaded by the Information Technology Authority (ITA), had taken its cue from His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said’s great vi-sion of transforming the country into a knowledge-based economy.
Dr Salim Sultan Al Ruzaiqi, Chief Executive Offi cer of ITA, said this at a seminar organised by the College of Economics and Political Science, Sultan Qaboos University (SQU).
Dr Salim was delivering a talk on “E- Oman: towards a knowl-edge based economy”, at the
Oman Knowledge Economy semi-nar recently.
“ITA works with a vision of transform the Sultanate of Oman into a sustainable knowledge soci-ety by leveraging information and communication technologies to enhance government services, en-rich businesses and empower indi-viduals,” the ITA CEO pointed out.
Three targets“The three economic develop-ment targets for Oman by 2020 are Omanisation, privatisation and diversifi cation. Omanis have the knowledge and skills and realise that creation of employ-ment opportunities for nationals is important.
An eff ective and competitive private sector will also play a big-
ger role in economy. The targets for 2020 foresee diversifi cation: the economy will not be reliant on oil and gas; but should be driven by industry, services and do-mestic investment. The e-Oman strategic pillars, include society and human capital development; e-government and e-services; ICT industry development; na-tional infrastructure develop-ment; promotion and awareness; and, governance, standards and regulation.”
Training activity“As part of the e-Oman initia-tives, ITA has trained 74,000 civil servants with the support of 200 certifi ed trainers. We have distributed 64,000 open source software DVDs across the coun-
try. Within the National Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) Initiative, the ITA has established three FOSS labs for training and research and development. As many as 55,700 citizens have been trained in information technology through 11 community knowledge centres (CKS) established in dif-ferent parts of the Sultanate.
Promoting ICT“Specialised IT training has been given to 4,875 professionals. As of now, a total of 120,000 personal computers have been distributed among people. Special attention was given to promote ICT among persons with special needs,” the ITA CEO added. He also spoke about SQU’s award for excellence in e-governance.
Digital Oman Strategy, spearheaded by ITA,
had taken its cue from His Majesty Sultan
Qaboos bin Said’s great vision of transforming
Oman into a knowledge-based economy
ISM wins Jhankaar overall trophyTimes News Service
MUSCAT: Indian School, Mus-cat (ISM) won the overall cham-pionship trophy at Jhankaar Spectrum, the biggest art and cultural student festival organ-ised by ISM.
However, being the host school, ISM handed over the champion-ship trophy to the Indian School, Darsait, who were fi rst runner-up. Indian School, Salalah and Indian School, Al Wadi Al Kabir were declared the second run-ners-up.
More than 1,800 students from 17 schools participated in the competition. Various Indian schools showcased their talent in a series of 27 competitions at 20 venues through the day.
InaugurationJhankaar Spectrum was inaugu-rated by Indra Mani Pandey, the Indian ambassador to Oman.
The ambassador noted that Jhankaar Spectrum was not just a competition, but a celebration of talent and advised the youth
to become individuals with good character. He emphasised the role of schools in inculcating this quality.
He also exhorted the students to cultivate tolerance and con-gratulated the feats of ISM for its leading role.
A blend of talent was present-ed through the series of perfor-mances by the participants at the inaugural ceremony.
Jacob Zacharias, vice princi-pal, Middle Section, announced the winners, while the chief
guest, Wilson George, chair-man, Board of Directors and Col Chitale jointly presented the tro-phies to the champions and win-ners of Jhankaar Spectrum 2015, accompanied by a host of digni-taries. Avirat Vaishnav, president of the school management com-mittee, was also present.
Biju Varghese, event man-ager, highlighted the diverse features of Jhankaar Spectrum 2015. “Given the advance prepa-rations and high standards, the performance of the participants
was exemplary in this edition of Jhankaar Spectrum 2015,” he ob-served. The inaugural event was held in the presence of members of the Board of Directors of Indi-an Schools in Oman, members of the Indian School Muscat Man-aging Committee, principals of Indian schools, invitees, parents, and a large number of students, who turned the inaugural cer-emony into a superb talent show.
The inaugural function com-menced with greeting the digni-taries, followed by the Jhankaar light and anthem.
The chief guest addressed the gathering after unfurling the Jhankaar fl ag and declared the Panorama of Cultural events open. Representatives of various par-ticipating schools marched with their school fl ags onto the stage.
Formal welcome ISM Principal Srinivas K. Naidu accorded a formal welcome to the guests gathered.
Vice Principal Wilson deliv-ered a vote of thanks at the end of the inaugural ceremony.
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ALL SMILES: More than 1,800 students from 17 schools partici-
pated in the competition. – Supplied photo
120,000is the number of personal computers distributed among people as part of e-Oman initiatives
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Acclaimed Omani entrepreneur for teaching business lessons in schools
Times News Service
MUSCAT: Entrepreneurship needs to be taught in schools, as young entrepreneurs face a lack of business education, said Omani businessman Qais Al Khonji, who has been named among the 50 most powerful Arab businessmen.
“Entrepreneurship must be taught in schools. So when a child graduates, he has a chance to be-come a businessperson,” he said.
The American business maga-zine Inc.com earlier named Omani
businessman Qais Al Khonji as be-ing among the 50 most powerful Arab businessmen.
It noted that Qais Al Khonji was recently named Social Entrepre-neur of the Year Oman by Business Worldwide Magazine.
He has also received the Inter-national Entrepreneur of the Year Oman Award.
Speaking to Times of Oman, he said he is thrilled for the maga-zine’s recognition.
“This came as a surprise to me,” he said.
Entrepreneurship Noting that there are at present only two job options, he said, “Om-anis can either enter the private sector or the public sector. There needs to be a third option.
“The scope must be widened, entrepreneurship can also create a large number of jobs.”
Regarding the challenges that entrepreneurs are facing in Oman, he said there are many obstacles young entrepreneurs currently face. “New products are very dif-fi cult to market in Oman, and we need to develop better marketing companies and people have to be creative,” he said.
Another obstacle entrepreneurs are facing are administrative is-sues. “The process for starting a company tends to be very slow, as the government takes a long time in getting things cleared. This problem has to be solved to lure more investors,” he said.
For instance, when Al Khonji set up his core analysis laboratory he needed to receive a permit from the Ministry, which took more than a month.
He also said Oman it is a very small market, so if an idea is not unique, it will be taken over by big companies. “The government pro-
motes entrepreneurship through diff erent programmes and initia-tives, but there is more to be done. There are not enough home grown products and services. There are a few industry-based businesses, but they are very small. I would love to see more brands from Oman, which would have a pres-ence all over the world,” he said.
With oil prices declining, he said tourism is another alternative to create jobs.
“I believe that if we develop more facilities, then tourism will contin-ue to grow,” he added.
As a powerful fi gure in both busi-ness and politics, Khonji is known for encouraging entrepreneurship and has been instrumental in hav-ing it included as a subject in the national school curriculum.
At just 37, Al Khonji is making a signifi cant diff erence in Oman as the owner of two companies — Qais United Enterprises Trad-
ing and Genesis International. He has also been campaigning for an organised angel investment struc-ture in Oman to provide fi nancing for business start-ups.
Rather than pursuing his fam-ily’s business, Al Khonji decided to go his own way at age 32 and has proven that he could leverage his entrepreneurial spirit, in only fi ve years, to make a signifi cant diff erence in the Arab world. His Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) laboratory services company is the fi rst outsourcing company to oper-ate within the oil and gas industry, the magazine said.
Other leading businessmen, who have been listed by the maga-zine, include Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, who is known in global banking, fi nance, and investments, and is estimat-ed to be worth $24.9 billion,the Kharafi family of Kuwait and the Kanoo family of Bahrain.
American magazine ‘Inc.com’ earlier named
Omani businessman Qais Al Khonji among
50 most powerful Arab businessmen
Qais Al Khonji
Attempt to jump off bridge foiled
Staff reporter
MUSCAT: Police on Wednesday foiled a woman’s attempt to jump from a bridge here.
The abayah-clad woman had reportedly tried to jump from a bridge opposite to Stars Cinema at around 3:45pm on Wednesday.
According to eyewitnesses, she
was standing on the shoulder of the bridge and threatening loud-ly to jump from there. She was speaking Arabic.
“However, police came to the scene and foiled her attempt,” witnesses said. The incident caused traffi c jam on the bridge to Wadi Kabir area. The nationality of the woman is not yet known.
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TROUBLE: The woman was standing on the shoulder of the
bridge and threatening to jump. -Photo: @ONN_1/twitter
ROP deports 94 illegal immigrants
German food festival gets good response
Foundation stone of Salalah II power plant
Times News Service
MUSCAT: Ninety-four illegal immigrants of Asian nationali-ties were deported yesterday.
Earlier, they were all arrested while trying to enter the Sultan-ate illegally.
The ROP had similarly ar-rested 80 people of various nationalities for entering the country illegally last week and 29 of them were deported after initiating the necessary legal procedures.
Vehicle repair shops raided, eight arrestedThe Batinah Police carried out a raid at a vehicle repair work-shop in Sohar on Tuesday and seized 17 equipped vehicles.
The raid also resulted in the arrest of eight expatriates from diff erent Asian nationalities, who were accused of violating immigration rules and entering the Sultanate illegally.
On the other hand, another raid carried out in Ibri resulted in the arrest of four expatri-ates from Asian nationalities for violating work and residen-cy rules.
Muscat Interpol arrests three for theftMuscat Interpol offi cials have arrested three people, includ-ing one from a Latin American country, for their alleged in-volvement in theft.
The three accused alleg-edly stole OMR14,700 from an Asian, while he was transfer-ring the cash from one bank to another. The accused have been referred to public prosecution for further legal action.
Times News Service
MUSCAT: Featuring traditional German food and beverages, “Okto-berfest” received a good response at the Intercontinental Muscat Hotel.
Oktoberfest, currently on at In-tercontinental Muscat Hotel, will end on Friday. The inaugural event was held on last Thursday and was attended by around 200 guests at the Palm Lane.
Compared with the previous year’s event, this was the longest ever Oktoberfest held in Muscat. According to Maria Teresa Palma-ria, a PR executive at the Intercon-
tinental Muscat, the event was a huge success.
“Oktoberfest was an astounding success with great ambience, ex-cellent food and beverages, as well as entertainment,” Palmaria told Times of Oman.
“People are looking forward to next year’s event,” she added.
Chef Matthias Wittmann and his team had prepared 18 types of beverages, breads, salads, a main course and desserts to welcome the guest at this year’s Oktoberfest.
Wittmann, who works at the In-tercontinental Dusseldorf, is a tra-ditional Bavarian cooking master.
SALALAH: Foundation stone for the OMR240 million Salalah II independent power plant, the sec-ond stage for power generation in Raysut area in Salalah, will be laid on Thursday.
Sayyid Mohammed bin Sultan Al Busaidi, Minister of State and Governor of Dhofar, will patronise over the ceremony.
The production capacity of the
plant is 445 MW using high effi -ciency turbine gases. Oman Power and Water Purchase Company (PWPC) signed last June an agree-ment to set up the second stage for an independent plant for.
The new plant will be connected to the electrical network in Dhofar Governorate. As per the agreement, Oman PWPC will purchase the power generated for 15 years. -ONA
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‘Omani Women’ photography exhibition at Gallery SarahMUSCAT: An exhibition of pho-tographs depicting the diversity of Omani women by Helen Couch-man is being held at Gallery Sarah.
Entitled “Omani Women” and launched to celebrate Omani Women’s Day, the exhibition was inaugurated by Greta C Holtz, the US ambassador to Oman.
Couchman has exhibited her work widely in the United King-dom, as well as held exhibitions in Beijing, New York, Hong Kong and now for the fi rst time in Oman.
She often produces new bod-ies of work during residencies and has published two books of her portraiture photography. In 2012, Couchman began her lat-est project, exploring portraiture and collaborated with women across the Sultanate. At Gallery Sarah, she has unveiled these photographic portraits and also launched her latest book “Omani Women,” which documents an artist’s journey and expeditions across Oman.
“She camped in the mountains, the desert and on the beaches of this beautiful country, in order to gain access to the communities living between the northern tip of Musandam and the southern bor-der with Yemen; between the edge of the Empty Quarter bordering with Saudi Arabia to the west; and along the length of the east coast and onto Masirah Island. On her travels, she met women walking or working and asked to take their portraits,” writes Sussan Babaie in the foreword for the book, “Omani Women - About a jour-ney,” which features the photo-graphs being exhibited currently.
The book has also been launched, along with the exhibi-tion The series depicts the diver-sity of Omani women, their self-
presentation, fashion, modesty and beauty in the country. These portraits depict a varied group of women and their individual style.
Couchman believes that pho-tography by its nature allows the viewer to consider the beauty in the details of how the women she met presented themselves. The portraits are a product of her journey through Oman, the many conversations with Omani wom-en and the quiet nights camping out under our starry desert skies.
“Couchman’s project bridges a gap as far as local memory allows. This collapsing of time through an artist’s journey runs as a backdrop to her experience of Oman. The rare privilege aff orded a woman artist to focus her camera lens on women of Oman makes this an unusual venture,” adds Babaie.
Located in the historical part of old Muscat and part of the Bait Al Zubair Museum complex, Gal-lery Sarah is a unique contempo-rary art gallery, which opened its doors in 2013.
The gallery exhibits artworks including, but not limited to paintings, graphics, calligraphy, installations, sculpture and pho-tography.
Apart from trying to create a strong connection between es-tablished and emerging Omani artists and the international art world, Gallery Sarah also sup-ports and has an appreciation for work by a wide variety of talented Arab artists from around the Gulf and many international artists. The exhibition will run until No-vember 7 from 9.30am to 6pm, Sunday to Thursday.
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HIGHLIGHTING OMANI WOMEN: Launched to celebrate Omani
Women’s Day, the exhibition was inaugurated by Greta C Holtz,
the US ambassador to Oman. – Supplied Photo
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Guardian Council ratifies Iran nuclear bill into law
DUBAI: Iran’s Guardian Council ratifi ed a bill on Wednesday ap-proving the nuclear deal reached by Tehran and six world pow-ers, state news agency IRNA and other agencies said, allowing the government to implement the agreement.
Parliament on Tuesday ap-proved the bill with a strong ma-
jority, in a victory for President Hassan Rouhani’s government over opponents of the July 14 deal, known as the Joint Comprehen-sive Plan of Action.
The Guardian Council, made up of six clerics appointed by the Supreme Leader and six lawyers elected by parliament, is charged with ensuring draft laws do not
contradict religious laws or Iran’s constitution.
“The majority of the Guardian Council did not fi nd the bill... to be against religious law and the con-stitution,” the council’s spokes-man Nejatollah Ebrahimian was quoted as saying by the Fars news agency.
The exact stance of Supreme
Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has the last word on all mat-ters of state, is not known.
To date, he has neither approved nor rejected the agreement, but has commended the work of Rou-hani’s negotiating team.
Provided Khamenei does not openly oppose the bill, analysts expect Iran to begin shutting
down parts of its nuclear pro-gramme in the coming weeks. When completed, that process will result in most international sanctions, imposed on Iran since 2006, being lifted.
Meanwhile, the US State De-partment said late Tuesday, a mis-sile test announced by Iran over the weekend was an apparent violation of a UN Security Council resolution and Washington will raise it at the United Nations.
Iran said it tested a new pre-cision-guided ballistic missile on Sunday, signaling an appar-ent advance in Iranian attempts to improve the accuracy of its missile arsenal.
“We’ll obviously raise this at the UNSC as we have done in previ-ous launches,” State Department spokesman Mark Toner told re-porters, noting the test appeared to be a violation of UN Security resolution 1929.
He and White House spokes-man Josh Earnest both said the issue was separate from a deal Iran struck in July with six world powers. Ballistic missile tests by Iran are banned under Security Council resolution 1929, which dates from 2010 and remains valid until the July 14 nuclear deal goes into eff ect. — Reuters
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Assault launched to retake Baiji from IS
BAGHDAD: The Iraqi army and volunteer militia fi ghters launched an assault on Wednesday to retake the city of Baiji in northern Iraq from IS militants, an Iraqi military spokesman said.
Baiji is near the country’s larg-est oil refi nery and is only 150 km (90 miles) away from Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city which fell to the hardline militants of IS in June 2014. The city has since changed hands several times in fi erce clash-es. The Hashid Shaabi militiamen and Iraqi army soldiers began their assault from the south on Wednes-day and managed to fi ght their way into the center of the city, military spokesman Colonel Mohammed Al Asadi said.
The force was backed up by air strikes from the US and Iraqi air-force, Asadi said.
An offi cer at the regional mili-tary command center told Reu-ters in July that crude oil storage tanks and pipelines at the refi nery had been damaged beyond repair, while natural gas tanks and pro-cessing facilities, as well as the power station providing electricity to the refi nery, had suff ered dam-age. It was not immediately clear whether the fi ghting on Wednes-day against IS. — Reuters
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Israel begins setting up roadblocks in Palestinian neighbourhoodsOCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Is-rael started setting up roadblocks in Palestinian neighbourhoods in occupied East Jerusalem and de-ploying soldiers across the coun-try on Wednesday to combat a wave of Palestinian knife attacks.
In the latest incident, a Pales-tinian attempted to stab paramili-tary police at an entrance to occu-pied Jerusalem’s walled city and was shot dead, an Israeli police spokeswoman said.
Palestinian offi cials con-demned the security measures - the most serious clampdown in the occupied Jerusalem area since a Palestinian upris-ing a decade ago - as collective punishment.
Israel’s security cabinet had authorised the crackdown hours earlier in an overnight session after Palestinians armed with knives and a gun killed three Is-raelis and wounded several others on Tuesday.
Seven Israelis and 31 Palestin-ians, including attackers, children and protesters in violent anti-Israeli demonstrations, have been killed in two weeks of bloodshed.
The violence has been partly triggered by Palestinians’ anger over what they see as increased Jewish encroachment on occu-pied Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa mosque compound. There is also deep-seated frustration with the failure
of years of peace eff orts to achieve Palestinian statehood and end Is-raeli settlement-building in the occupied West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem.
Israeli paramilitary border po-lice used their vehicles to block an exit at the edge of Jabel Muka-bar, an occupied East Jerusalem neighbourhood home to three Palestinians who carried out deadly attacks against Israelis on Tuesday. Policemen carried out body searches and examined the identity papers of Palestinian mo-torists. Cars were then allowed to leave. Palestinians who live in oc-cupied East Jerusalem carry the same identity papers as Israelis
and, unlike their brethren in the occupied West Bank, can travel throughout Israel.
Dimitrii Delliani, an offi cial in Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah movement, said closing entrances to Palestinian neighbourhoods was “collective punishment in violation of all in-ternational law”.
“(Israeli) cabinet decisions will not stop the Intifada (uprising). People of resistance do not fear new security restrictions,” said Hussam Badrawn, a spokesman for the Hamas group in the occu-pied West Bank.
The government said the im-mediate aim was to stem stab-
bings and other attacks by Arab assailants, many of whom re-sided in occupied Jerusalem’s eastern sectors.
One Israeli offi cial who briefed reporters on condition of ano-nymity said Palestinian neigh-bourhoods would not be sealed off completely, describing the meas-ure as “loose encirclement”.
Israel regards all occupied Je-rusalem, including the predomi-nantly Arab east captured and annexed in 1967, as its “indivisible capital” - a claim not recognised internationally - and its right-wing government is wary of being portrayed as dividing the city.
“No one is going to lock down occupied East Jerusalem,” Israeli Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked said on Army Radio.
At a occupied Jerusalem bus stop where a Palestinian from Ja-bel Mukabar stabbed and killed an Israeli man on Tuesday before being shot dead, an Israeli woman sounded a defi ant note.
“They want us to be afraid so we have to do the opposite,” said the woman, who identifi ed herself only as Jana. — Reuters
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Moroccan collapses after hunger strikeRABAT: A prominent Moroccan intellectual who went on hun-ger strike a week ago, protesting against a travel ban and police har-assment, has collapsed and is in hospital, members of his support committee said on Wednesday.
Critics say Morocco’s king is let-ting slide freedoms that he prom-ised four years ago as a concession to protesters when he approved a new constitution devolving some court powers to parliament and the government in unheralded po-litical reforms.
It is the second time Maati Mon-jib, a professor of political history and African studies at the Universi-ty of Rabat and a writer for national
and international news organisa-tions, has been on hunger strike. He collapsed on Tuesday night. “He is still in the hospital, we were ex-pecting him to leave on Wednesday morning but doctors said that his blood pressure is not stable,” said Samad Ayach, a member of Mon-jib’s support committee.
Monjib started a second hun-ger strike last Wednesday after authorities banned him from boarding a plane to Norway for an international conference on journalism in Lillehammer. He went on three days hunger strike earlier this month when he was banned from going to a confer-ence in Barcelona. — Reuters
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IS militants fi ght Syrian
rebels in city of Aleppo
BEIRUT: IS militants battled ri-val insurgent groups on Wednes-day north of the city of Aleppo, where offi cials say the Syrian army is preparing an off ensive of its own backed by Iranian sol-diers and Russian jets.
A rebel fi ghter and a group monitoring the war said IS fi ghters took control of parts of the towns of Ahras and Tel Jabin, about 12km (8 miles) north of Aleppo, before being pushed back.
Supply linesGains by IS north of Aleppo would threaten the supply lines of rival rebels inside the city, which is divided between insur-gents and government forces. The Syrian Observatory for Hu-man Rights said the road used by Aleppo residents heading north to the Turkish border remained closed on Wednesday.
“Today there are fi erce bat-tles between us and SI in Ahras, Tel Jabin, and rural northern Aleppo,” said Hassan Haj Ali,
head of the Liwa Suqour Al Jabal rebel group.
His unit is one of several for-eign-backed insurgent forces which fi nd themselves fi ghting IS on the ground, at the same time as they are bombed by Russian jets and are bracing for further ground attacks by the army and its foreign allies.
“There are mobilisations by the regime in most parts of Aleppo, particularly in Bashkoy,” he said, referring to another town north of Aleppo, which before Syria’s civil war began in 2011 was the country’s biggest city and a ma-jor commercial and industrial centre. “There were advances (by IS) at dawn but we were able to recover Ahras entirely. There are battles in Tel Jabin,” said Ali, speaking to Reuters via an inter-net messaging system.
The Observatory reported fi ghting between IS militants and government forces trying to advance towards an air base be-sieged by the militant group in Aleppo province. — Reuters
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DISCUSSIONS: Iran’s parliament speaker Ali Larijani, centre, speaks with a member of parliament
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CLASHES: A Palestinian girl uses a slingshot to throw stones at
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India voices distress overIsrael-Palestinian violence
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Voicing India’s “distress” at the continuing violence in Middle East, President Pranab Mukher-jee on Wednesday called for a peaceful resolution of all disputes to which the Israeli Prime Minis-ter Benjamin Netanyahu respond-ed by affi rming that his country wanted to co-exist with Arabs but would fi rmly fi ght terrorism.
Mukherjee, the fi rst Indian President to visit Israel, made a
reference to the current violence in the region which has resulted in heavy Palestinian and Israeli cas-ualties, during remarks he made at the Israeli Presidency where he was accorded a ceremonial re-ception by his Israeli counterpart, Reuven Rivlin.
He said, “we are distressed at the recent violence. India con-demns all forms of terrorism. We have always advocated a peaceful
resolution of all disputes”.Rivlin, in his response, said that
India and Israel were “making history” by working together in a variety of fi elds and also in keep-ing “our peoples safe in the face of terrorism and fundamentalism”.
Mukherjee, who has been criti-cised by the Israeli media for not mentioning Palestinian “terror-ism” during his stay in Palestine prior to coming here, later told
Knesset, the Israeli parliament, that India believed that there is no better option than to resolve issues through negotiations and peaceful dialogue.
Speaking after the Indian lead-er at the Knesset, Netanyahu, in forthright remarks, underlined that both India and Israel were victims of terror which they have been fi ghting for years together as well as separately.
He made a reference to the Mumbai terror attack in which a Chabad house was also attacked.
Netanyahu spoke of the strong challenges created by extremist groups, such as IS, and asserted “we should tell extremists — it is enough”. Israel wanted peace but would stand upto terror which had to be defeated.
Mukherjee addressed Knesset during an hour-long session at-tended by his Israeli counterpart, Reuven Rivlin, Netanyahu and members from various parties.
He was given a standing ovation by the House.
On the penultimate day of
Mukherjee’s three-day state visit here the two countries signed a double taxation avoidance agree-ment as well as a cultural ex-change agreement.
Mukherjee, accorded the rare honour of addressing Knesset, told the house that relations be-tween the two countries were on a very “positive trajectory”.
It has been India’s consistent policy to build a strong, substan-tive and mutually-benefi cial rela-tionship with Israel.
“As we approach the 25th an-niversary of the establishment of full diplomatic relations, we both seek to expand the vision of our future partnership”, he said.
The president made a specifi c reference to the help provided by the Israeli government by rushing critical defence supplies to India during the Kargil war in 1999.
He mentioned the govern-ment’s ambitious “Make in India” campaign and said that Israeli in-novation and technology can com-bine with Indian engineering and scale to manufacture in India.
“Such a partnership, particu-larly in the defence sector, has the potential of creating new markets and generating more jobs, both in India and Israel”, Mukherjee told the parliament. - PTI
Pranab Mukherjee,
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President to visit
Israel, made a
reference to the
current violence in
the region which has
resulted in heavy
casualtiesWARM GREETINGS: Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, right, shakes
hands with his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee during a
welcoming ceremony at the presidential compound in occupied
Jerusalem on Wednesday. - AFP
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Writers returning Sahitya Academy awards a
‘manufactured paper rebellion’, says Jaitley
NEW DELHI: Finance Min-ister Arun Jaitley on Wednes-day termed the steady stream of writers returning Sahitya Acad-emy awards as a “manufactured paper rebellion” against the gov-ernment in the wake of a “manu-factured crisis”.
In a facebook post titled “A man-ufactured revolt – Politics by other means,” he said, “The death by lynching of a member of minority community at Dadri was extreme-ly unfortunate and condemnable. No right thinking person can ever rationalise and condone such an action. Such incidents bring a bad name to the country.”
Jaitley recalled that when the NDA government came to power there were reports of series of at-tacks against the Christian com-munity, including on Churches.
“It was alleged that the minor-ity communities in the country are feeling unsafe. Each one of those ‘attacks’ was investigated and most of them were found to be incidents of petty crimes such
as theft or throwing bottles to break a windowpane. None of the attacks in and around Delhi could be attributed to religion or poli-tics,” he said.
The accused were arrested and are being prosecuted. The princi-pal accused in the case of raping a Nun in West Bengal was found to be a person of Bangladeshi origin.
“The protest at that time high-lighted two factors; fi rstly that this was an attack on institutions of minority community and sec-ondly, the prime minister was quiet about it. Once the truth of these ‘attacks’ as being the cases of crime was established the prop-aganda and propagandists have both disappeared,” he said.
Hard to fi nd a reasonFinance minister said the pro-testing writers have “struggled hard to fi nd a reason” for a cause against the Modi government.
“The rationalist M.M. Kalburgi was shot dead in Karnataka, a Congress ruled government. N.
Dabholkar, another rationalist, was shot down on 20th August 2013 in Maharashtra at that time ruled by the Congress and the NCP. Both incidents need to be condemned in no uncertain terms.
“It is the responsibility of the state government to maintain law and order and provide security to a vulnerable target of attack. Similarly, the Dadri incident took place in UP, which is ruled by the Samajwadi Party,” he said.
“There is no atmosphere of in-tolerance in the strategy. Combine the three crimes, camoufl age the truth and throw all of them in the basket of present Central Govern-ment,” Jaitley said, adding nobody has alleged any governmental complacency in these crimes.
“But to manufacture a revolt, it is necessary to obfuscate the truth and create the impression that the Modi government is responsible for these crimes even if they took place in the Congress and Sama-jwadi Party-ruled states.
“In fact, one of the protesting
writers in 2015, while return-ing her Padma Shri has cited the Sikh killings of 1984 as one of her reasons. It took thirty one years for this writer’s conscience to be aroused by the genocide of 1984,” the fi nance minister said.
Posing questions to protes-tors, he asked how many of them have courted arrests, protested or raised their voice against the dic-tatorship of Indira Gandhi during the emergency?
“Did the writers speak against the Sikh killings of 1984 or the Bhagalpur riots of 1989? Was their conscience not shaken by the corruption involving lakhs of crores between 2004 and 2014?,” he asked.
With the Congress showing no signs of revival and an insig-nifi cant Left lacking legislative relevance, the recipients of past patronage are now resorting to “politics by other means”.
The manufactured protest of the writers is one such case, he added. - PTI
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Clashes in Punjab leave two deadFARIDKOT (Punjab): Two peo-ple were killed and 75 others, including an IGP, were injured as clashes rocked a number of places in northern Indian state of Punjab, including Faridkot, Moga and Sangrur districts, over al-leged desecration of a holy book.
A major clash between pro-testers and police took place in Behbal Kalan village, some 20km from here, where activists of various Sikh organisations, including radicals, had set up a blockade.
“A police party was sent to clear the blockade set up by some activists near Behbal Kalan vil-lage. The protesters clashed with cops, pelted stones on them, forc-ing police to fi re in self defence, lob tear gas shells and use water cannons to disperse the mob,” Faridkot Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sukhwinder Singh said.
The clash left two youth, both in their 20s dead, and many in-jured, he said, adding “The situ-ation is tense, but under control.”
Earlier, protesters clashed with police at Kotkapura also in this district, he said.
Bathinda Zone IGP J. K. Jain was among 75 people injured, four of them seriously in these clashes. Clashes between pro-testers and police were also reported from some places in Sangrur and Moga. Police had to open fi re, use water cannons
and lob tear gas shells and cane charge the protesters to disperse them, offi cials said.
The protesters were agitated over reports of tearing of pages of a holy book.
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and his Deputy Sukhbir Singh Badal have promised ac-tion against the miscreants and appealed for maintenance of peace. Sikh organisations are demanding action against those behind the incident of tearing of 150 pages of the holy book and Badal said the guilty would not be spared.
Sikh protesters had pitched their tents in Kotkapura town since Monday to protest against the alleged desecration of the holy book which was reportedly stolen earlier from a gurdwara at Burj Jawahar Singh Wala village of Faridkot on June 1. - PTI
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Two websites, Facebook pages of IS propaganda blocked
NEW DELHI: Cracking its whip on terror propaganda being car-ried on Internet, government on Wednesday ordered banning of two websites and some pages on social networking site Facebook after it was found that they con-tained material detrimental to the country’s sovereignty.
The decision was taken during a high-level meeting in which offi -cials from Department of Telecom, Home Ministry and central securi-ty agencies participated.
The meeting was convened by Indian Computer Emergency Re-sponse Team (CERT-In), a nodal agency under Ministry of Com-munications, that deals with cy-ber security threats like hacking and phishing.
“On the request of the IB and some police, the CERT-In has blocked two websites belonging to IS, which were spreading out-fi t’s propaganda, and two Face-book pages which were being run by anonymous people in Jammu and Kashmir,” a senior govern-ment offi cer said. The two web-sites spreading IS propaganda had details of how to make bombs and training modules of the outfi t. - PTI
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RAGE: Sikh organisations
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leged desecration of religious
book in Bathinda district of
Punjab on Wednesday. - PTI
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Sanjay Raut, Shiv Sena MP
Netaji secret fi les to be declassifi ed from January 23NEW DELHI: The secret fi les related to Subhas Chandra Bose will be declassifi ed by the central government beginning January 23 next year, Prime Minister Naren-dra Modi announced on Wednes-day as he met Netaji’s family mem-bers and declared “there is no need to strangle history”.
He said he will also urge foreign
governments to declassify fi les on Netaji available with them by writ-ing to them and personally taking up with foreign leaders.
His announcement regarding an issue that has been hanging fi re for seven decades came when he re-ceived 35 family members of Bose at his offi cial residence here and interacted with them for an hour.
“Process of declassifi cation of fi les relating to Netaji will begin on 23rd January 2016, Subhas Babu’s birth anniversary,” Modi tweeted. l
“Will also request foreign gov-ernments to declassify fi les on Ne-taji available with them. Shall be-gin this with Russia in December,” he said in another tweet.
Declaring that “there is no need
to strangle history”, he said “Na-tions that forget their history lack the power to create it.”
There have been demands by Netaji’s family and several others for declassifi cation of secret fi les as they hope that it will help an-swer questions regarding his mys-terious disappearance in 1945.
The Mamata Banerjee govern-
ment in West Bengal had recently declassifi ed 64 fi les which were in its possession.
“I told Subhas Babu’s family members — please consider me a part of your family. They shared their valuable suggestions with me,” the Prime Minister said, while remarking that “it was a privi-lege to welcome” them to 7, Race
Course Road, his offi cial residence.“We had a remarkable & exten-
sive interaction,” Modi said.During the interaction where
External Aff airs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Home Minister Ra-jnath Singh were also present, the family members requested for de-classifi cation of the fi les available with the government of India. - PTI
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Campaigning ends for phase 2 of Bihar polls
PATNA: The hustle and bustle of campaigning for the second phase of poll in 32 assembly seats in Bi-har ended on Wednesday evening with the sting video of a senior minister in the Nitish Kumar gov-ernment providing the BJP-led NDA with fresh ammunition to attack the grand secular alliance on corruption.
The 32 seats are spread across six Naxal-hit districts — Je-hanabad, Arwal, Gaya, Rohtas, Kaimur and Aurangabad.
The Election Commission has cut short the time for voting by one to two hours in as many as 23 constituencies that would go to poll on October 16, depending upon its perception of the threat from outlawed Naxalite groups.
Only 9 out of a total of 32 seats would see voting from 7am to 5pm. Twelve constituencies would wit-ness voting till 4pm, while 11 oth-ers would have balloting only till
3pm, Additional Chief Electoral Offi cer R. Lakshamanan said.
The sting video of JD(U) minis-ter Awadhesh Prasad Kushwaha gave additional ammunition to the NDA for launching a spirited assault on the JD(U)-RJD-Con-gress combine during the elec-tioneering for the second phase of the fi ve-phase polls.
CorruptionPrime Minister Narendra Modi prominently raised the issue at his rallies in Jehanabad and Bhubua on October 12, a day after the damning video surfaced on the 113th birth anniversary of so-cialist icon Jayaprakash Narayan.
He attacked Chief Minister Nit-ish Kumar and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad, products of JP’s ‘Total Revolution’ movement, for “in-sulting” their leader, who fought against corruption, on his birth anniversary.
BJP chief Amit Shah and Home
Minister Rajnath Singh exten-sively toured the constituencies.
LJP chief Ramvilas Paswan, RSLP leader Upendra Kushwaha and Hindustani Awam Morcha’s Jitan Ram Manjhi, other three al-lies of BJP, too held a number of election meetings.
The Grand Alliance’s campaign was led by Nitish Kumar and Lalu.
Neither Congress president So-nia Gandhi nor her deputy Rahul Gandhi made any appearance for this phase of poll. On the last day of electioneering, Nitish and Lalu attacked Narendra Modi for his “delayed” reaction to the Dadri lynching incident.
Modi, in an interview to Bengali daily Ananda Bazar Patrika, had termed as “unfortunate” the Dadri episode following rumours of beef consumption. Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and his son and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav toured some constituencies bordering
UP and slammed Nitish Kumar in particular.
Their arch rival in UP politics and BSP chief Mayawati also canvassed support for her party’s nominee in Sasaram bordering her state.
Battle royaleA battle royale is being witnessed for Imamganj seat where former chief minister Jitan Ram Man-jhi of HAM is locked in a straight contest with the Speaker of the outgoing assembly Uday Narain Chaudhary of JD(U).Chaudhary is a fi ve-term MLA from the seat.
Manjhi is also trying his luck from Makhdumpur.
Senior BJP leader and former minister Prem Kumar (Gaya town), former state unit chief of the saff ron party Gopal Narayan Singh (Nabinagar) and state min-ister Jay Kumar Singh (Dinara) are among those whose fate would be decided in this phase.
Stakes are high for the anti-BJP alliance in this phase as most of the 32 seats had gone to JD(U) in the last elections.
In 2010, JD(U) had won 19 seats followed by BJP 10, RJD 2 and In-dependent 1. This time JD(U) and RJD are contesting 13 seats each, while Congress has its candidates in the remaining six.
From NDA, half of the seats in this phase are being contested by nominees of BJP’s allies --- LJP, HAM and RLSP.
A total of 85,86,704 electors are eligible to vote to decide the fate of 458 candidates, 32 of them wom-en. Central paramilitary forces will be stationed at all 8,849 poll-ing stations. - PTI
The 32 seats that
would go for polls
on October 16 are
spread across six
Naxal-hit districts —
Jehanabad, Arwal,
Gaya, Rohtas, Kaimur
and Aurangabad
After PM remarks, Sena rakes up Modi’s past as chief minister during Gujarat riotsMUMBAI/NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s de-scription of Dadri lynching and opposition to Ghulam Ali’s con-cert in Mumbai as “unfortunate” on Wednesday led ally Shiv Sena to rake up his past when he was chief minister during the 2002 Gujarat riots and Congress to al-lege he suff ered from “selective amnesia.”
As the unease between Maha-rashtra’s ruling allies BJP and Shiv Sena grew, Sena MP Sanjay Raut made a controversial refer-ence to the post-Godhra riots, say-ing Modi “is known and respected due to Godhra and Ahmedabad.”
“If the Prime Minister has made such a statement (on Ghulam Ali), it is unfortunate,” Raut said.
“The world knows Naren-dra Modi due to Godhra and Ahmedabad and we respect him for the same reason. If the same Narendra Modi has called the controversy surrounding Ghulam Ali and (former Pakistan minis-ter) Khurshid Kasuri unfortunate,
then it is indeed unfortunate for all of us,” he told reporters in Mumbai.
Raut, however, seconded Modi’s views on Dadri lynching and said the incident was “highly unfortunate and it should not have happened.”
Breaking his silence, Modi to-
day described the Dadri incident and opposition to the concert by Pakistan singer Ghulam Ali from Shiv Sena as “undesirable and unfortunate” and that his govern-ment had nothing to do with them but accused the opposition of in-dulging in “pseudo secularism”
and politics of polarisation.Accusing Modi of suff ering
from selective amnesia and not taking appropriate action in the wake of the Dadri lynching, Con-gress said that it is not posturing that is needed but concrete action.
“Narendra Modi is suff ering from selective amnesia. He has forgotten that he is the Prime Minister of entire country and safety and protecting the life of 125 crore citizens of India is his responsibility,” Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said in Delhi.
Surjewala said Modi selectively forgets that BJP government is in power in Maharashtra where Ali’s concert was cancelled or Kulkar-ni’s face was smeared with ink. JD(U) president Sharad Yadav also criticised the Prime Minis-ter saying that while he is quick to speak on the victories of the crick-et team, he was speaking on the Dadri incident after much delay.
He described the Dadri lynch-ing as a “Talibani act.” - PTI
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WOOING VOTERS: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar addressing
an election rally at Gaya, Belaganj on Wednesday. - PTI
Narendra Modi is suffering from selective amnesia.
He has forgotten that he is the Prime Minister of
entire country and safety and protecting the life of
125 crore citizens of India is his responsibility
Randeep SurjewalaCongress chief spokesperson
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Seven die in blast at political party office
ISLAMABAD: At least seven people were killed while 13 oth-ers injured on Wednesday after a bomb exploded inside the po-litical offi ce of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) MNA, Sardar Amjad Farooq Khan Kho-sa in Dera Ghazi Khan’s Taunsa area, Express News reported.
According to initial reports, the explosion caused a fi re at the of-fi ce of the MNA who was not pre-sent in the vicinity at the time of the blast.
“Seven people are dead, 13 oth-ers are wounded and have been shifted to Tehsil Headquarters Hospital in Taunsa,” District Po-lice Offi cer Dera Ghazi Khan Ghu-lam Mubasshir Maken confi rmed.
Two candidates for union coun-cil chairman Zameerul Hasan Sangi and Akhtar Tangwani are also among the dead.
Rescue teams and fi re fi ght-ing vehicles arrived at the scene where investigation and rescue eff orts are underway. Further, police and security personnel cor-
doned off the area. Sources said the sound of the blast was heard from at least two kilometres. Meanwhile, the bomb disposal squad was also called at the scene.
“The blast occurred at my po-litical offi ce in Taunsa while I am currently in Islamabad to attend a meeting,” Sardar Khosa said, adding the attack could be a re-action to the on-going military operation, Zarb-e-Azb, against terrorists.
Condemning the attack as an
act of cowardice, the MNA point-ed out that he did not receive any threat or alert prior to the blast.
Splinter groupLater, a Taliban splinter group claimed the responsibility for the attack, saying it was behind the blast at the political offi ce of the ruling party’s MNA in DG Khan.
“The Tehreek-e-Taliban Paki-stan Jamaatul Ahrar has carried out the attack on the election of-fi ce of the PML-N lawmaker,” the
group’s spokesman Eshanullah Ehsan said.
The militant outfi t had parted ways with the Taiban over seri-ous diff erences last year. Secu-rity offi cials say majority of the Taliban leaders have crossed into Afghanistan and now op-erate from there. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan and other political leaders have also condemned the attack. — Express Tribune
Two candidates for
the union council
chairman were
among those killed
in the attack that hit
Dera Ghazi Khan
CARNAGE: Pakistani local residents gather at the site of a suspected suicide bomb attack in Taunsa
town, near Dera Ghazi Khan city in the southern Punjab on Wednesday. — AFP
China concerned about its workersISLAMABAD: China has called for better security provision for its workers engaged in the Chi-na-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a multi-billion dollars project aimed at starting new eco-nomic opportunities in the South Asian region.
These views were expressed by Chinese ambassador to Pakistan Sun Weidong during a meeting with Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan in Islamabad on Wednesday. Both offi cials dis-cussed issues related to terrorism, Chinese workers’ security and other regional matters, sources at
the Ministry of Interior sade.The interior minister informed
the Chinese ambassador about on-going projects under CPEC, where both countries were keen to invest around $50 billion to make it a more productive project, sources added.
Pursuing jointly“Islamabad is determined to exe-cute all projects sooner, a step for-ward for prosperity and peace of the region both powers are pursu-ing jointly,” a statement issued by the interior ministry quoted Nisar as saying. — Express Tribune
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The Dutch report on the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was not supposed to ap-portion blame.
Yet the report released Tuesday by the Dutch Safety Board clearly shows that no side is innocent in eastern Ukraine’s now- frozen confl ict.
The July 17, 2014 plane crash killed 298 people, causing endless grief in several countries and cata-lysing Russia’s international isolation.
It was after MH17 that Europe agreed to mean-ingful economic sanctions, including restrictions on the access of Russian state companies to Euro-pean Union debt markets.
Though Russia has vetoed a proposed United Na-tions- mandated tribunal, it is paying for the inci-dent every day, and even without offi cial fi ndings, its guilt is assumed, despite the Kremlin’s ham-handed attempts to defl ect blame.
The logic is clear: Pro-Russian rebels in east-ern Ukraine were the only party to the confl ict that needed to defend itself against a threat from the air, and they were -- and still are -- armed and aided by Moscow.
In that sense, the Dutch report changes little, showing -- without saying it in so many words -- that the Buk missile which destroyed the plane must have been launched from rebel-held territory.
Yet it stresses a point that Russia has repeatedly made in its defence: Ukraine, a country responsible for safeguarding its airspace, failed in its duty by al-lowing passenger jets to fl y over the confl ict area.
While there can be no moral equivalency be-tween arming or protecting the perpetrators of that crime, and failing to close the skies, the uncomfort-able truth laid bare by the report is that both sides in the confl ict were glaringly incompetent.
After ascertaining that MH17 was brought down by a Buk, the Safety Board did a thorough job of pin-pointing the location from which it was fi red.
It ordered three diff erent simulations of the missile’s trajectory, one independent, one from a Ukrainian research institute and one from Almaz-Antei, the Russsian producer of Buk systems.
The resulting spots fell within an area of 320 square kilometres: The data match reports by jour-nalists who traveled to the area and citizen journal-ists working with the Bellingcat blog.
They indicate that the Buk launcher was loaded onto a truck from a rental company taken over by
the separatists in Donetsk, driven to the small town of Snizhne, then offl oaded and driven south of town on the day of the MH17 crash. Snizhne is located in the top left-hand corner of the broad area on the Safety Board’s map. According to confl ict maps published at the time, pretty much the entire area specifi ed in the report was in rebel hands.
Almaz Antei must have realised it had submitted data that didn’t match the Russian propaganda line. On Tuesday, before the Dutch report was released, it gave a press conference to insist that, according to its simulation data, the missile was fi red from the area of Zaroschenskoye, then held by the Ukrain-ian military. The village lies to the west of the area highlighted in the report. The Safety Board wisely ignored that attempt to rewrite the story.
If anyone needed proof that the Buk was launched from rebel territory, the Safety Board’s data are un-equivocal on that count. Determining who manned the Buk and what happened to it afterwards lay out-side the scope of the technical investigation, but the latest Bellingcat report uses social media data to show the launcher had been moved to Russia after shooting down MH17.
Whether that indicates it had been supplied and manned by the Russian military or that Rus-sia merely helped the rebels hide the hot weapon is not particularly important. The names of specifi c Russian or pro-Russian fi ghters who brought down the airliner would add little to the story of a terrible mistake, the kind that makes war indiscriminately, senselessly cruel. I fi nd it hard to believe these peo-ple are still alive, anyway.
When a criminal investigation run by the af-fected countries presents its results sometime next year, it will probably also pin the catastrophe on the pro-Russian side: The evidence is by now overwhelming.
Ukrainian authorities were so preoccupied with their military operation against the rebels -- which was stepped up to include heavy airstrikes after Petro Poroshenko was elected president -- that they never really thought about any danger to passenger planes.
The governments of South Sudan, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, Somalia and the democratic Republic of Congo have also failed to close their airspace during recent civil wars, though Muam-mar Gaddafi ’s Libya did. These countries are hardly examples for aspiring European Union member Ukraine. - Bloomberg View
Need to probe US claims of collateral damageThis refers to the online story, Panel of global experts ready to probe into US bombing of Afghan hospital (October 14). Such a panel would indeed be welcome. However, such investigations should take done for numerous other alleged atrocities committed by
Washington, which the superpower, for damage control, calls collateral damage. Such incidents include use of drones in Pakistan and the killing fi elds of Iraq and Afghanistan. In my opinion, no such probe will be carried out anytime soon. — Johnathan Samuels, Salalah
Di Mario not a team player This refers to the online story, Uru-guay lead 2018 race, Argentina strug-gle (October 14). The true depth of the Argentine football team is seen by these performances. The side currently does not have the injured Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero, and has to rely only on Carlos Tevez and Angel Di Mario. In the last World Cup, it was very obvious that like Messi, Di Maria too does not play for the country. Both these players only excel at their respective clubs. — Robert Wilson, Muscat
Spices needed for balanced diet This refers to the online story, Know your
spice: Cinnamon (October 14). All spices are extremely important for a balanced diet. However, many people consider their consump-tion as unhealthy. In my opinion, the blind faith on allopathy is the root cause this opinion. — Sadaf Fatima, Muscat
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Philippine army turns down militants’ call to begin talks
MANILA: The Philippine army on Wednesday rejected demands by militants to start negotiations for the release of three abducted foreign tourists and a Filipino woman and halt an off ensive on a remote southern island.
Two Canadians, a Norwegian and the Filipino, who were taken hostage at a resort on Samal island on September 21, have appealed by video to Philippine authorities to stop military operations on the tiny island of Jolo, to the west of Samal, and to Canada to help ne-gotiate for their freedom.
There has been speculation the four had been taken hundreds of miles west to Jolo, a stronghold of Abu Sayyaf, a small but violent militant group, known for bomb attacks, kidnappings and behead-ings in the southern Philippines.
“There is no negotiation that can be made with any of those who are perpetrating this crime,” mili-tary spokesman Colonel Restituto Padilla told a press briefi ng at the main army base in Manila. “We cannot, as of the matter, discuss operational details, but we can as-sure you the safety of the hostages is always foremost in our minds.”
Operations to continueThe army commander on Jolo, General Alan Arrojado, said the military would not stop operations against the Al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf because there was no proof the hostages were in that area. “It may be a mock up scenario, it could be taken elsewhere and made it ap-
pear to be on Jolo to stop our op-erations,” he said about the video appeal of the hostages. “There will be no let up in our operations.”
Asked about the video, a Cana-dian Foreign Ministry spokesman said the government was “pursu-ing all appropriate channels” to seek further information.
Armed men with covered faces were seen in the video standing behind the four hostages who made appeals to halt army off en-sives and to negotiate for their release. All of them were shown to be sitting in a jungle while the militants with covered faces held rifl es and machetes and shouted slogans. The militants’ leader spoke fl uent English, demanding the artillery attacks be halted and the negotiation of the release of the hostages. He did not identify what group they belonged to or their location.
“The positive thing that we derive from this video is that the kidnap victims are in good health, seem to be, and that is, as far as we are concerned, part of the good news that we got out of it,” Padilla
said. on Tuesday, two Canadians, a Norwegian and a Filipino woman appealed by video to the Philip-pines to stop military operations, and to Canada to negotiate for their freedom with militants who abducted them.
“Please, stop all these opera-tions so that negotiations can start,” said a man, who introduced himself as John Ridsdel on the clip circulating on YouTube, while a machete was brandished behind his head by a militant who was holding him. The man said there had been artillery fi re nearby, fl ights overhead and bombings and asked that they be stopped.
Another captive, who intro-duced himself as Robert Hall, also appealed to stop the bombings, saying his life was in grave danger. A third man who introduced him-self as Kjartan Sekkingstad was also made to plead for their lives. The woman seated beside Hall did not speak. The four were iden-tifi ed by the Philippines army in September as having been taken hostage. This was the fi rst video of them since their abduction. — Reuters
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Taiwan to boost forces on disputed Spratlys island
TAIPEI/BOSTON: Taiwan will increase its coast guard presence on a small island in the disputed South China Sea Spratlys, the coast guard chief said Wednesday, as rival China asserts its claims to the same chain.
Also on Wednesday, in a rebuff to China, US Defence Secretary Ash Carter said the United States mili-tary would sail and fl y wherever in-ternational law allowed, including the disputed South China Sea.
Taiwan has largely kept out of disputes between China and its neighbours in the South China Sea, through which $5 trillion in ship-borne trade passes every year. China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei all have overlapping claims.
Coast guard chief Wang Chung-yi said Taiwan’s construction of a port on the island of Itu Aba, or Taiping as it is known in Taiwan, remains on track and will be able to support permanently stationed 100-tonne ships and allow 2,000- and 3,000-tonne vessels to dock.
He would not be drawn on China’s claims to the island but said the port, with an airstrip and hospital, was part of Taiwan’s ef-forts to bolster its humanitarian aid role.
“(When the port is done, the staff ) will probably increase by nearly 30 to 40 people, includ-ing those onshore and at sea,” he told reporters.
Meanwhile, Carter spoke after a two-day meeting between US and Australian foreign and defence ministers at which the long-time allies agreed to expand defence cooperation and expressed “strong concerns” over Beijing’s building on disputed islands.
“Make no mistake, the United States will fl y, sail and operate wherever international law allows, as we do around the world, and the South China Sea will not be an ex-ception,” Carter told a joint news conference. “We will do that in the time and places of our choosing,” Carter added.
He had been asked about re-ports that the United States had already decided to conduct free-dom-of-navigation operations inside 12 nautical mile limits that China claims around islands built on reefs in the Spratly ar-chipelago. — Reuters
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Experts demand probe into US bombing of Afghan hospitalGENEVA: An international pan-el of experts is ready to investigate the US bombing of a Medecins Sans Frontieres hospital in Af-ghanistan but awaits a green light from both governments, MSF and the Swiss foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
Hour-long air raidThe hour-long air raid on October 3 killed 22 people, including 12 MSF staff , and led to the closure of the Kunduz trauma hospital, depriving tens of thousands of Afghans of health care, the promi-nent medical charity said.
MSF has been demanding that the independent humanitarian
commission created under the Geneva Conventions in 1991 be activated for the fi rst time to han-dle the sensitive inquiry.
“The commission has already off ered its services to the govern-ments of the USA and Afghani-stan,” a Swiss foreign ministry spokesman said in an email to Reuters on Wednesday. “Any in-vestigation would require the agreement of both governments, however.” Switzerland, which pro-vides a secretariat for the Berne-based International Humanitar-ian Fact-Finding Commission, would welcome an “independent, eff ective and comprehensive in-vestigation”, he added.
The United States military has taken responsibility for the air strike, calling it a mistake. US President Barack Obama apolo-gised to MSF last week.
CommissionMSF, which said it could not rely on US, NATO and Afghan internal investigations to get to the bottom of the bombing, said the Commis-sion had been activated.
“The IHFFC is now await-ing the agreement of the United States and Afghanistan govern-ments to proceed,” MSF said in a statement. Both nations must give their approval for the investi-gation to begin. — Reuters
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IN CAPTIVITY: (Top and below) A still image captured from video footage of Philippine militants and kidnap victims is shown in this
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IS or PKK behind Ankara bombings, says Turkey PM
ISTANBUL: Turkish Prime Min-ister Ahmet Davutoglu told Reu-ters on Wednesday some of the suspects in suicide bombings in Ankara had spent months in Syria and that they could be linked to IS or to Kurdish militants.
He said Saturday’s bombing of an Ankara rally of pro-Kurdish ac-tivists and civic groups, the worst attack of its kind in Turkey, was intended to undermine his ruling AK Party at November 1 polls and deny it votes needed to form a ma-jority government.
“We are working on (investigat-ing) two terrorist organisations, IS and PKK, because we have cer-tain evidence regarding the sui-cide bombers having links with IS, but also some linkages with PKK groups,” Davutoglu said in an inter-view in Istanbul. “Some suspects were in Syria for many months.”
He rejected criticism that the authorities had not been robust in rounding up suspected mili-tants and described as untrue re-ports that the father of one of the main Ankara suspects had alerted the authorities about his son’s radicalisation a year ago and that nothing had been done.
InvestigationAn investigation was under way into whether there had been in-telligence and security failures in the run-up to the bombing; but he said Turkey had foiled previous such attacks and that Ankara’s police, intelligence and security chiefs had already been
removed from their posts. Pres-sure has piled on Turkey, not least from NATO allies who see it as a bulwark against Middle East turmoil, to do more to seal its 900 km (560-mile) border with Syria. Foreign and Turkish fi ghters have taken advantage of the mass passage of refugees to cross to IS-held territory, com-ing back to threaten attacks in Turkey and further afi eld.
“We are searching each and every individual and we have pre-vented other attempts in the past ... Even if you put a soldier every 100 metres you can imagine how diffi cult it is,” Davutoglu said.
He said Turkey was at war not only with IS but also the Kurd-istan Workers Party (PKK) and the leftist Revolutionary People’s Liberation Army-Front (DHKP-C), which claimed an attack on the US consulate in Istanbul in Au-
gust. Turkey had intelligence that PKK and DHKP-C militants had been trained as suicide bombers in northern Iraq and sent to Tur-key, Davutoglu said.
“We don’t see any diff erence be-tween IS and PKK. They are both criminals, both terrorist organiza-tions attacking Turkey, attacking civilians,” he said.
The sheer array of insurgent groups, along with interlinked fac-tions within these groups, high-lights the scale of the threat facing Turkey. Turkish leaders, however, have long seen Kurdish rebels as the greatest threat to the fabric of the country, fearing alliance with Syrian and Iraqi allies to form a Kurdish state.
Davutoglu said the Ankara bombing was mounted to thwart eff orts by the AK Party founded by President Tayyip Erdogan to re-gain the overall majority it lost for
the fi rst time in 13 years at June polls - partly as a result of the elec-toral success of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP).
He said he was confi dent the bid would fail, with latest polls indicating support of 44-45 per-cent for the AKP. That would po-tentially be enough for it to govern alone, but not enough to carry out constitutional reforms Erdogan seeks to endow his presidency with strong executive powers.
Davutoglu, the architect of Tur-key’s “zero problems with neigh-bours” foreign policy, has faced criticism for his strategy in Syria of calling for President Bashar Al Assad to be ousted and his sup-port for hadrline movements in the region.
He said Turkey had the right to defend itself against growing risks emanating from Syria after Rus-sia’s military intervention, which
he said if anything showed the weakness of Assad. “As a neigh-bouring country we have serious concerns and we have certain rights ... based on international law to protect our homeland secu-rity,” Davutoglu said.
“Now there are more risks in Syria than before...these new in-terventions. But at the end of the day the Syrian people should de-cide on their own future.”
Asked whether Turkey would supply moderate Syrian rebels with weapons to face the Russian-led assault, he said the issue was one for the international commu-nity and not Turkey alone.
“This is not our problem only, this is the problem of the interna-tional community. It is a shame for the international community not to stop the war crimes of the Syrian regime and not to stop this barbaric Daesh group.” — Reuters
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ANKARA: Turkish secu-rity forces killed 10 Kurdish militants during ground and air operations in southeast-ern Turkey on Tuesday, the military said, days after the insurgents called a unilateral ceasefi re.
The outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) ordered its forces on Saturday to halt all actions in Turkey, following a bomb blast at a peace rally in Ankara.
The government dismissed the truce declaration as a ploy ahead of November polls that will be contested by a pro-Kurdish party.
ClashesThree militants were killed in clashes during an operation by the military in Hakkari prov-ince, close to Turkey’s Iran and Iraq borders, the military said in a statement on Wednesday. Seven more were killed in sub-sequent air strikes.
Security sources said Turkish F-16 jets launched fur-
ther air strikes against Kurdish positions.
The confl ict has surged in ferocity since a two year cease-fi re collapsed in July, leaving
long-term peace negotiations in tatters.
Turkey is due to hold elec-tions on November 1 that could further exacerbate tensions
over security. It remains unclear who carried out the Ankara bombing, at a rally attended predominantly by pro-Kurdish groups. - Reuters
10 Kurdish militants killed in Turkish ground, air operations
Refugee policy row raises political heat on German chancellor MerkelBERLIN: A fall in support and a government row over the refugee crisis raised the heat on German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday, forcing allies to de-fend the integrity of her coalition.
Germany, a favoured destina-tion for migrants, expects 800,000 to a million new arrivals this year. Many Germans feel the country cannot cope with the record infl ux.
As tempers frayed, Merkel’s conservatives met fi erce resist-ance from their Social Democrat (SPD) coalition partners over plans for transit zones at border crossings to process refugees’ asy-lum requests. They have had to deny such centres would resemble concentration camps.
Asked whether the transit zone row heralded the end of the rul-ing coalition, Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann told Deutschlandfunk radio: “No! We shouldn’t talk about the failure of the coalition every time (there is an argument).”
A Forsa poll showed support for Merkel’s conservatives had dropped one percent to 38 per cent, its lowest level since June 2014. Merkel is trying to steer a course between pressure from her conservatives - especially the Bavarian Christian Social Union (CSU), sister party of her Chris-tian Democrats (CDU) - to take a harder line on refugees and SPD opposition to the transit zones.
Bavaria is the fi rst point of entry for many migrants and the state has threatened to take the govern-ment to court unless it tries to lim-it the fl ow of asylum-seekers.
The CDU-run Interior Minis-try has drawn up a draft bill that provides for the transit zones, which would hold refugees at bor-der crossings so asylum requests
can be examined before they are allowed in. SPD leader Sigmar Gabriel has dubbed the centres “detention zones”. Responding to such criticism, CSU lawmaker Stephan Mayer told Deutschland-funk on Tuesday: “This is not about concentration camps.”
Merkel also faces increased pressure from her own conserva-tives to end the open-door policy she has pursued with the catch-phrase: “We can do this!”
A YouGov poll on Tuesday showed that 56 per cent of people surveyed thought there were al-ready too many refugees in Ger-many and that the country could not cope with more.
Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on Tuesday questioned
whether all refugees should re-ceive the same benefi ts as others in Germany.
“If we pay out from the fi rst day as much Hartz IV (benefi ts) to such people - who we fi rst need to teach to speak and write the (Ger-man) language - as to someone who has worked for 30 years and is now unemployed, what will a trade unionist say to his members?” he asked.
At a meeting of the conserva-tives’ parliamentary group on Tuesday, Merkel resisted pressure to tighten border controls and turn away refugees arriving via Austria.
“Her dominance over the party has suff ered a bit,” said Gero Neu-gebauer, political scientist at Ber-lin’s Free University.
But he added that she could aff ord to stand fi rm. “There is no one else who is ready to be chancellor,” he said. “That is Merkel’s strength.”
Meanwhile in London, out-sourcing group Serco has apolo-gised to the British government for the “inappropriate” use of a stretch limousine to transport asylum seekers from temporary accommodation near London to Manchester, 330 kilometres (205 miles) away. The luxury vehicle was used in July to pick up asy-lum seekers from Longford, near Heathrow airport, where recent arrivals have been held, and drive them to Manchester in the north-west, British press reports said this week. — Reuters
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South Africa police chief suspended over ‘misconduct’
JOHANNESBURG: South Af-rican President Jacob Zuma has suspended National Police Com-missioner Riah Phiyega, pend-ing an inquiry into allegations of misconduct, his offi ce said on Wednesday.
Zuma’s offi ce in September launched an investigation into the police chief’s role in the 2012 kill-ing of 34 miners by offi cers during a violent wildcat strike over pay at the Marikana mine run by plati-num producer Lonmin.
BoardThe presidency said a three-member board would look into whether the country’s fi rst female police boss and other senior po-lice offi cers had concealed infor-mation on decisions they took while handling labour unrest at Lonmin’s operations.
AppointedZuma’s offi ce also said he had appointed Johannes Khomotso Phahlane, the commissioner for Forensic Services, as acting Na-tional Police Commissioner.
The police spokesman was not immediately available to comment on behalf of Phiyega.
“The suspension is... pending any decision that is made follow-ing upon the recommendations of the Board of Inquiry into allega-tions of misconduct, her fi tness to hold offi ce and her capacity to execute offi cial duties effi ciently,” Zuma’s offi ce said in a statement.
The statement said her suspen-sion was “with immediate eff ect and on full pay.”
South Africa’s worst police kill-ing since the end of apartheid sparked intense public and media criticism toward the police, min-ing companies, unions, the ruling African National Congress and Zuma himself.
InquiryAn inquiry into the shootings blamed a mining company, police and unions for what became known as the “Marika-na massacre.”
Zuma appointed Phiyeka in June 2012, after sacking her pre-decessor Bheki Cele over the ir-regular signing of a lease for a new police headquarters worth nearly $100 million. — Reuters
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Twitter Inc appoints
ex-Google employee as
executive chairman
SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter Inc appointed former Google execu-tive Omid Kordestani as its exec-utive chairman, holding good on a promise to appoint an outsider to work alongside co-founder Jack Dorsey in his second stint as CEO.
Twitter’s shares rose in early trading after Dorsey tweeted the appointment, but were down 1.4 per cent at $28.65 by mid-morning. Announcing Dorsey’s appointment as CEO last week, Twitter said it would look outside the company for a chairman to al-lay concerns about his dual role as head of mobile payments com-pany Square Inc.
Kordestani, 51, joined Google as its 11th employee in 1999 and stayed for 10 years. After a few years away, during which he was an adviser to the CEO, he re-turned full-time in October 2014 as Google’s chief business offi cer.
He became a senior adviser in August, helping the company through its rebranding as Al-phabet Inc. “It’s quite a coup,” said James Cordwell, analyst at Atlantic Equities. “He was very well-respected at Google both for his business skills and, appar-ently, his personnel skills.”
Twitter is working to rekin-dle growth after reporting in the last quarter its slowest rise in monthly average users since the company went public in 2013. It plans to lay off up to 8 per cent of its workforce.
Kordestani’s extensive sales experience at Google would prove a good foil for Dorsey’s product knowledge, analysts said. “He has incredible business acumen and can help fi ne-tune the strategy
and attract talent to Twitter,” said James Cakmak, analyst Mon-ness, Crespi, Hardt & Co.
Kordestani - a trusted adviser of Larry Page in Google’s early days - received a $60 million eq-uity award from Google in 2014, plus a one-time supplemental equity award worth $65 million.
He also received a sign-on bonus of $5 million when he re-turned as chief business offi cer - a position that gave him respon-sibility for revenue and market-ing. “It’s rare you get to be at a company with an amazing busi-ness that’s also transforming the world,” Kordestani tweeted. “I’ve had good fortune to be at three: Netscape, @google, and now @twitter.”
He hold a masters degree in business administration from Stanford University, according to his LinkedIn profi le.
Google wished Kordestani well at Twitter, saying he had been “instrumental in establishing Google’s business and helped us develop really close, longstand-ing partnerships across the in-dustry.” — Reuters
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We are searching each and every individual and we have prevented other attempts in the past ... Even if you put a soldier every 100 metres you can imagine how diffi cult it is
Ahmet Davutoglu, Turkish Prime Minister
DAMAGED: Children play between damaged building after a security operation in Sur district
in the Kurdish dominated southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Turkey, on Tuesday. – Reuters
LONG WAIT: Immigrants queue up for food at the Offi ce of Health and Social Aff airs (LAGESO) in Berlin
on Wednesday. – AFP
TWITTER LOGO: An employee
adjusts a screen that displays
the Twitter logo on the fl oor of
the New York Stock Exchange,
in this fi le picture. – Reuters Files
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2015
Karunaratne century lays foundation for Sri Lanka
GALLE: Dimuth Karunaratne frustrated West Indies with a pa-tient unbeaten century to help Sri Lanka reach 250-2 on the open-ing day and stay on course for a big fi rst innings total in the fi rst Test at Galle on Wednesday.
With the pitch off ering little assistance to the bowlers and West Indies making it worse for themselves by spilling a couple of catches, the 27-year-old south-paw showed immaculate disci-pline and application to reach the close not out on 135.
Karunaratne hit 10 boundaries and a six in his sedate knock and was ably supported by Dinesh Chandimal (72), the duo accumu-lating 149 runs for the unbroken third wicket. West Indies stuck to their plans to use their pacers in short bursts but Karunaratne and
Kaushal Silva (17) still gave Sri Lanka their fi rst 50-plus opening stand this year after home skipper Angelo Mathews opted to bat fi rst.
The West Indian bowlers har-assed the openers with short-pitched bowling but it was a fuller-length delivery from Ke-mar Roach that earned them the breakthrough when Silva edged to wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin.
Lahiru Thirimanne (16) had a reprieve after lunch when Dar-ren Bravo dropped him at slip off Jerome Taylor but the batsman could not capitalise on it.
Thirimanne stepped out against leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo and was caught at short mid-wicket. “We will get good rest tonight, come back tomor-row and work hard for wickets,” Roach said. — Reuters
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FINE TON: Sri Lanka’s Dimuth Karunaratne, right, raises his bat
as he celebrates scoring a century. – AP/PTI
Sri Lanka 1st innings:D. Karunaratne not out 135K. Silva c Ramdin b Roach 17L. Thirimanne c sub b Bishoo 16D. Chandimal not out 72Extras (lb-5 nb-5) 10Total (for 2 wickets, 90 overs) 250Fall of wickets: 1-56, 2-101To bat: A. Mathews, M. Siriwardana, K. Perera, D. Prasad, T. Kaushal, R. Herath,
N. Pradeep Bowling: J. Taylor 12-2-35-0 (nb-4); K. Roach 13-3-33-1; J. Holder 13-4-20-0; S. Gabriel 11-2-36-0 (nb-1); M. Samuels 18-4-42-0; D. Bishoo 22-1-78-1; C. Brathwaite 1-0-1-0Umpires: Marais Erasmus and Richard Illingworth TV umpire: Simon Fry Match referee: David Boon
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Dhoni inspires India to victory
INDORE: Under-fi re Mahendra Singh Dhoni marked his return to form with an unbeaten 92 as In-dia recorded a 22-run victory over South Africa in the second cricket One-dayer to level the fi ve-match series 1-1 here on Wednesday.
Electing to bat, Dhoni bailed In-dia out of trouble with his 86-ball knock to take the team to 247 for nine. His bowlers then ended the visiting side’s innings at 225 to record their fi rst win on South Af-rica’s current tour.
Going through the toughest phase of his international career, Dhoni played a captain’s knock and then made smart bowling changes to bun-dle out South Africa in 43.4 overs.
Axar Patel (3/39) and Bhu-vneshwar Kumar (3/41) shared six wickets between them, while Harbhajan Singh (2/51) scalped two in his comeback match.
The nudges, quick singles, shot-arm jabs, pulls, cuts, lofted shots over the bowlers’ heads — all were on full display as Dhoni answered his critics with a knock that was decorated with seven boundaries and four sixes. ‘Captain Cool’ bat-ted with the tail-enders with a calm head as India scored 82 runs off the last 10 overs to put on board a decent total, which at one stage looked impossible.
India were looking down the barrel at 165 for seven in the 40th over, but Dhoni found great sup-port from Harbhajan Singh (22), with whom he added 56 runs.
Ajinkya Rahane yet again bat-ted well, scoring a 63-ball 51 for his second consecutive half century.
Dhoni slams criticsCritics Later Dhoni slammed his critics saying that people wait with open swords wanting him to make mistakes. “Not an easy game played, a lot of people wait with
open swords and want you to make mistakes. We should have got more with the bats and we didn’t start well with our bowling, but our spinners did well and pacers also came into action later on,” Dhoni, who was awarded the man-of-the-match for his knock, said.
“Axar is not a big turner of the ball and he pitched it in the right areas. Bhajji has the experience and they didn’t try too many diff er-ent things and fl ighting or under-fl ighting the ball was needed and overall they did a good job,” he said.
The skipper believes the team has the capability to perform even better. “Overall not a very convinc-ing win but good win, we can play a lot better. We’re not playing to our capacity, not even 80 percent, in batting or bowling.
“As a batting unit, we didn’t per-form well but we bounced back well. We knew we needed two good deliveries when Imran Tahir and Kagiso Rabada were batting,” he said.
“I won’t say the game was in our hands but we had a good chance if we bowled in the right areas and needed only two good deliveries,” the 34-year-old said.
Dhoni also defended his play-ers by saying, “It doesn’t always go your way (talking about his bat-ting), the top order has been scor-ing loads of runs in the last two and a half years so lower order doesn’t get a big chance to bat.” - Agencies
Going through the
toughest phase of
his international
career, Dhoni played
a captain’s knock
and then made smart
bowling changes to
bundle out South
Africa in 43.4 overs
England survive after Malik magic inspires PakistanABU DHABI: Alastair Cook and Moeen Ali negotiated the rest of the fi nal session as England closed the second day of the fi rst test in Abu Dhabi on 56-0, after Shoaib Malik’s mammoth knock had inspired Pakistan to 523-8 declared. Captain Cook fi nished on 39 not out, with Moeen un-beaten on 15, as the pair showed good application to see out the fi -nal hour and a bit.
Earlier, the 33-year-old Ma-lik made the third-highest score ever by a Pakistan batsman against England before falling to Ben Stokes while attempting to drag the bowler from outside off stump through midwicket.
His shot found the hands of Ian Bell, who dropped two catches on the fi rst day but managed to hold on to the chance above his head.
Soon after, Pakistan declared their innings, which had at its heart Malik but also contained signifi -cant contributions from Moham-med Hafeez (98) on day one and Asad Shafi q, who fell leg before to the third ball after tea for 107.
The latter’s exit brought the end of a 248-run stand with Malik, the highest fi fth-wicket partnership for Pakistan against England. - Reuters
C R I C K E T
India favourites
for T20 WC: Lara
HYDERABAD: India play-ing at home is a very dangerous team and it will start as favour-ites in the T20 World Cup in India next year, former West Indian batsman Brain Lara said on Wednesday. “An Indian team playing at home is a very dan-gerous team. They proved that by winning 50-over World Cup in India four or fi ve years ago under (M.S.) Dhoni,” Lara said.
Lara was in Hyderabad for the launch of YuppTV, an internet based TV. “The guys are very ver-satile in their place. I expect them to start off as favourites. I know home pressure is always a pos-sibility but I think the guys have grown a lot. I believe they have a very good chance,” said Lara. — IANS
O P I N I O N
Pakistan 1st innings:M. Hafeez lbw b Stokes 98S. Masood b Anderson 2S. Malik c Bell b Stokes 245Y. Khan c Cook b Broad 38Misbah-ul Haq c Buttler b Anderson 3A. Shafi q lbw b Wood 107S. Ahmed c Bell b Stokes 2W. Riaz not out 2Z. Babar c Anderson b Stokes 0Extras (b-4 lb-21 nb-1) 26Total (for 8 wkts decl, 151.1 overs) 523Fall of wickets: 1-5, 2-173, 3-247, 4-251, 5-499, 6-514, 7-521, 8-523
Bowling: J. Anderson 22-7-42-2; S. Broad 21-8-44-1 (nb-1); B. Stokes 17.1-3-57-4; M. Wood 22-5-58-1; A. Rashid 34-0-163-0; M. Ali 30-2-121-0; J. Root 5-1-13-0England 1st innings:A. Cook not out 39 M. Ali not out 15 Extras (nb-1 w-1) 2 Total (for no loss, 21 overs) 56 Bowling: R. Ali 4-0-12-0; I. Khan 5-0-16-0; Z. Babar 7-1-16-0; W. Riaz 4-1-10-0 (nb-1 w-1); A. Shafi q 1-0-2-0Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and Paul Reiff el Match referee: Andy Pycroft
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STAR OF THE DAY: Pakistan’s Shoaib Malik plays a shot against
England at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. – AFP
MAN OF THE MATCH: Indian
skipper MS Dhoni. –Reuters
INDIAR. Sharma b Rabada 3S. Dhawan c Duminy b Morkel 23A. Rahane b Tahir 51V. Kohli run out 12M.S. Dhoni not out 92S. Raina c de Kock b Morkel 0A. Patel lbw b Steyn 13B. Kumar b Tahir 14H. Singh c de Kock b Steyn 22U. Yadav c de Kock b Steyn 4M. Sharma not out 0Extras (lb-2, w-10, nb-1) 13Total (9 wickets; 50 overs) 247 Fall of wickets: 1-3, 2-59, 3-82, 4-102, 5-104, 6-124, 7-165, 8-221, 9-225Bowling: Dale Steyn 10-0-49-3, Kagiso Rabada 10-1-49-1, Morne Morkel 10-0-42-2, Jean-Paul Duminy 9-0- 59-0, Imran Tahir 10-1-42-2, Ferhaan Behardien 1-0-4-0 SOUTH AFRICAH. Amla st Dhoni b Patel 17Q. de Kock c Mohit b Harbhajan 34
F. du Plessis c Kohli b Patel 51JP Duminy lbw b Patel 36AB de Villiers c Kohli b Mohit 19D. Miller c Dhoni b Kumar 0F. Behardien c Dhoni b Harbhajan 18D. Steyn c Kohli b Yadav 13K. Rabada not out 19I. Tahir c Dhoni b Kumar 9M. Morkel c Raina b Kumar 4Extras (lb-3, w-2) 5Total (all out; 43.4 overs) 225Fall of wickets: 1-40, 2-52, 3-134, 4-141, 5-142, 6-167, 7-186, 8-200, 9-221, 10-225Bowling: Bhuvneshwar Kumar 8.4-0-41-3, Umesh Yadav 8-0-52-1, Harbhajan Singh 10-0-51-2, Axar Patel 10-0-39-3, Mohit Sharma 5-0-21-1, Suresh Raina 2-0-18-0
Man of the match: M.S. Dhoni (India)Umpires: Aleem Dar and Vineet Kulkarni TV umpire: C.K. Nandan (India)Match referee: Chris Broad (England)Reserve umpire: Anil Dandekar (India)
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Azzan, Hamed, Ali and Rashad to represent Oman at Nomura Cup
MUSCAT: The Sultanate will be fi elding a four-member team at the Nomura Cup Men’s Asia-Pacifi c Teams Golf Championship, sched-uled to be organised at the iconic Yas Links in Abu Dhabi from Octo-ber 22 to 25.
For the much-anticipated ama-teur golf championship being held in the region for the fi rst time, the
Oman Golf Committee (OGC) has picked Oman’s Al Rumhy siblings Azzan and Hamed, experienced Ali Hameed and young talent Ra-shad Al Harthy.
The Omani delegation will be led by OGC Chairman Mundhir Al Barwani and vice-chairman Ahmed Al Jhdhamy will accompa-ny the squad as the team manager.
Oman has joined the other Arab nations in supporting the champi-
onship by fi elding a team in what will be their fi rst appearance at the biennial event.
The Omanis will be competing with golfers from 27 nations, in-cluding Australia, Bahrain, China, Guam, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Laos, Lebanon, Ma-laysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, Chinese Ta-
pei, United Arab Emirates, Indo-nesia and Iran.
Well preparedThe Oman team will leave for Abu Dhabi on October 20 and they are scheduled to undergo a practice session on the following day before taking part in the event.
Azzan, who has recently re-turned to action after undergoing surgery with participation at the
Asia Pacifi c Amateur Champion-ship in Hong Kong, will be look-ing forward to do well at the the Nomura Cup.
Rashad, who is one of the most successful junior golfers in Oman, said: “We are well prepared and we can’t wait to participate in the tournament. Top amateur golfers from around the world are par-ticipating in this competition. So it will be a good exposure for us.”
OGC Chairman Al Barwani, meanwhile, said: “Our busy sea-son has begun. We are privileged to participate in this tournament. It will be tough competition, no doubt about that, considering the number of top entries. Let us see how best our golfers can perform.”
Team manager Al Jhdhamy said: “Our golfers are quite familiar with the conditions in Abu Dhabi’s golf courses. They are all prepared. We are hopeful of a good outing.”
The Nomura Cup, fi rst organ-ised way back in 1963, is a biennial competition rotated in the Asia-Pacifi c region.
Conducted by the Asia-Pacifi c Golf Confederation, each team consists of four players, contest-ing 18 holes of stroke play for four days. In each round, the total of the scores from each team constitutes the team score for the round.
The four-day (72-hole) total is the team’s score for the cham-pionship. The winning team re-ceives the Nomura Cup, which was named after Shun Nomura, the former Vice-President of the Japan Golf Association.
Oman has joined the
other Arab nations
in supporting the
championship by
fi elding a team in
what will be their fi rst
appearance at the
biennial eventAli Hameed Hamed, left, and Azzan Al Azzani Rashad Al Harthy
Cyril and Sudheer march into fi nalMUSCAT: Cyril Williams and Sudheer Raghavan scored thrilling come-from-behind 17-21, 21-17, 21-17 victory over Sharat Kumar and Sajan in the men’s open dou-bles semifi nals of the ongoing Na-tional Bank of Oman-sponsored Indian Social Club Muscat annual badminton tournament.
A brilliant combination of teamwork and never say die at-titude helped Cyril and Sudheer overcome their opponents, who snatched fi rst game despite trail-ing at 7-11.
In the second set, Sharat and Sajan took command with an 11-5
lead. However, Cyril and Sud-heer bounced backed into the game with consecutive six service points to take the lead at 12-11. From there they went on to level the score 1-1.
In the decider, the teams went neck-and-neck. However, Cyril and Sudheer scored a series of points to clinch the match.
Earlier in the quarterfi nals, Cyr-il and Sudheer swept past Moham-med Amir and Amjad 21-17, 21-17.
Cyril and Sudheer also stormed into the fi nal of men’s A doubles defeating Ronney Pereira and Kennedy 21-10, 21-12.
I S C B A D M I N T O N
WINNING RUN: Cyril Williams and Sudheer Raghavan
Don’t delay FIFA elections, Prince AliSINGAPORE: FIFA presidential candidate Prince Ali bin Al Hus-sein of Jordan has warned that de-laying the February 26 elections would further harm the credibility of world soccer’s crisis-hit gov-erning body.
Ali’s chances of winning the vote improved last week when ri-val candidate Michel Platini, the UEFA president, was suspended for 90 days by FIFA’s ethics com-mittee along with current FIFA boss Sepp Blatter, pending a full investigation.
In the latest chapter of a cor-ruption crisis, both have denied wrongdoing and announced they will appeal, prompting two sourc-es say that FIFA was considering delaying the election.
Another candidate, South Ko-rea’s Chung Mong-Joon, was banned for six years by the FIFA ethics committee last week, but Ali said the election date should not be changed. Chung has said he will appeal his ban to the Court of Ar-bitration for Sport (CAS), sport’s highest tribunal.
“With FIFA’s crisis deepening, the organisation needs to move be-yond interim leadership and elect an accountable president,” Ali said in a statement on Wednesday.
“Delaying the scheduled elec-tion would only postpone needed change and create further insta-bility. It would tell the world that lessons haven’t been learned, that
the same backroom deals that have discredited FIFA in the fi rst place continue.”
Ali was beaten by Blatter in a presidential election in May.
He is one of a number of candi-dates who have said they would
like to stand in the race to succeed Blatter, who is in his fi fth term but who has announced he would step down amid the deepening crisis.
Former Brazil international Zico and former Nigeria interna-tional Segun Odegbami have both
indicated they will run, but have struggled to make headway.
Nominations to replace Blatter need to be submitted by October 26 and prospective candidates need to pass an integrity check based on FIFA’s ethics code.
Platini had been favourite to succeed the Swiss before his sus-pension last week, but the former French captain has yet to pass the integrity check.
A change in the date of the vote could see the entire election time-table change — providing poten-tially more opportunity for Platini or any other candidates who might want to enter the race once the eth-ics situation is clearer. Ali warned the FIFA executive committee, which is due to hold a crisis meet-ing next Tuesday, not to alter agreed plans on a February 26 election.
“Members of the FIFA Execu-tive Committee (EXCO) should remember that football associa-tions, players, coaches and fans the world over are watching,” he said. “The EXCO should not inter-fere with an ongoing process that was put in place by the ad hoc elec-toral committee.
“The election date of February 26 was set three months ago with a clear procedure that meets all of FIFA’s statutory requirements. Candidates have had plenty of time to declare and still do. The rules should not be changed after the game has started,” Ali added. - Reuters
F O O T B A L L
ZURICH: FIFA’s Ethics Committee banned former South African Football As-sociation offi cial Lindile Kika from soccer activities for six years on Wednesday, adding to a string of suspensions at the sport’s governing body.
Zurich-based FIFA has been in turmoil since May over corruption allegations. But its ethics investigators are believed to regard match-fi xing as the biggest threat to the sport as well as the tough-est to combat.
Immediate eff ectKika is a former head of referees and ex-member of the executive committee of the football association in South Africa, which hosted
the 2010 Soccer World Cup. The Ethics Committee said in a statement that the deci-sion to ban him for six years was related to FIFA regula-tions on conduct, loyalty, duty of disclosure and other issues. It said the ban takes eff ect immediately. A spokes-man was not authorised to discuss details.
“The proceedings against Lindile Kika were opened in November 2014 in relation to several international friendly matches played in South Af-rica in 2010. The investigation was led by the chairman of the investigatory chamber of the Ethics Committee, Dr Cornel Borbely, in collaboration with the FIFA Security Division,” the statement read. - Reuters
Kika gets six-year banDjokovic sails through as Nadal toils in Shanghai
SHANGHAI: Novak Djokovic breezed into the third round of the Shanghai Masters with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Martin Kli-zan on Wednesday but Ivo Karlovic made sure Rafa Nadal had to work a lot harder. Nadal eventually won through 7-5, 6-7 (4), 7-6(4) after two hours and 43 minutes of a closely-fought en-counter. French Open champion Stan Wawrinka also main-tained his winning run with a 7-6 (3), 6-3 victory over Viktor Tro-icki to set up a third-round contest with Marin Cilic. Third seed Andy Murray beat American Steve Johnson 6-2 6-4, Bernard Tomic eliminated seventh seed David Ferrer 6-4 6-2 and Japan’s Kei Nishikori overcame Australian Nick Kyrgios 1-6 6-4 6-4.
UEFA charges England and Lithuania for crowd troubleLONDON: UEFA have opened disciplinary proceedings against the English FA and Lithuanian Football Federa-tion (LFF) following crowd disturbances in their Euro 2016 qualifi er in Vilnius on Monday. UEFA said in a statement on Wednesday that the LFF also face proceedings over ticketing and blocked stairways.
Robin, Richard strike as Dynamos beat Pune CityPUNE: Robin Singh scored on return from national duty while Richard Gadzie proved to be the ‘Super Sub’ with a late goal as Delhi Dynamos notched up a narrow 2-1 victory over FC Pune City in the Indian Super League (ISL) football here on Wednesday. This was Dynamos’ second win in three outings, while the Pune suff ered their fi rst defeat at home at the Bale-wadi Stadium. - Agencies
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CURRENCY RATES* DRAFT RATES (OMR1)* GOLD PRICES*Forex rates vs OMR1*
US Dollar ................................. 2.58
Euro ............................................2.25
Pound ...........................................1.68
Indian Rs ............................. 168.78
Pak Rs ....................................266.74
Bangla Taka.......................199.52* Rates are as of Oct. 14
Source: Bank Muscat
Indian Rs .................................. 168.60
Pakistan Rs .............................270.40
Sri Lanka Rs ...........................361.60
Bangla Taka.............................201.70
Phil Peso .................................... 119.30
* Rates as of Oct. 14 Source: Oman UAE Exchange
Muscat 24ct per gm (OMR) .......15.05
Muscat 22ct per gm (OMR) .......14.50
Dubai 24ct per gm (Dh) ............140.25
Dubai 22ct per gm (Dh) .............133.25
* Rates as of Oct. 14
Source: Malabar Gold & Diamonds
Type ............................Delivery...........Price
Oman Crude ............. (Spot) ........ $46.73
Dubai Crude ............. (Spot) ........$46.68
Murban Crude ........ (Spot) ......... $47.72
Arabian Light ......... (Spot) .........$46.81
N.Sea Brent ............... (Spot) ........$49.33
West Texas Int ....... (Spot) ........$46.67
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Oman’s bank credit growsby 10% to OMR18 billion
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MUSCAT: Oman’s commer-cial banks have achieved a ro-bust 10.6 per cent growth in total credit at OMR18.01 billion for the fi rst eight months of 2015, from OMR16.28 billion for the same period last year, according to the Central Bank of Oman.
The incremental credit growth of all banks in absolute terms was OMR1,725.9 million in a year. It is more or less in line with the loan growth seen last year and was mostly driven by both corporate and retails segments.
“Credit growth remained strong in the fi rst three quarters, which was above market expectation,” said Kanaga Sundar, head of research at
Gulf Baader Capital Markets. There has been a strong demand for credit from both segments — corporate and retail, he added.
Orpic’s projectsThe demand for credit from the corporate sector is mostly for fund-ing projects, which are either state-owned entities like Oman Oil Re-fi neries and Petroleum Industries Company (Orpic) or semi-govern-ment fi rms, he explained.
Orpic is implementing three major capital intensive projects — Sohar Refi nery expansion, Liwa Plastics Project and a 230-km-long
pipeline between Muscat and Sohar.Hamoud Sangour Al Zadjali, ex-
ecutive president of Central Bank of Oman (CBO) earlier said that the credit growth for the whole year would be in double digits and would probably hover around 10 per cent.
The pipeline of credit is still strong, which will continue for an-other two more quarters since lo-cal banks are also actively partici-pating in syndicated loan facilities for project funding.
Total deposits of Omani banks also rose by 5.78 per cent for the fi rst eight months of 2015 at
OMR18.24 billion, from OMR17.25 billion for the same period last year, according to monthly statistics re-leased by the apex bank.“Deposit mobilisation of banks showed a slowdown,” added Sundar.
Oil price gloomOman has seven conventional banks — Bank Muscat, Nation-al Bank of Oman, BankDhofar, HSBC Bank Oman, Bank Sohar, Oman Arab Bank and ahlibank.
Because of continued slackness in oil prices, the banks will be more conservative in lending in the sec-ond half and focus more on the
credit quality rather than quantity. The recent sukuk issue and de-
velopment bond issues of the gov-ernment is expected to absorb siz-able liquidity of banking system.
If government continues bor-rowing, bank liquidity will be tightened and the lending rates will not remain at the same level.
In the last couple of years, Om-ani banks had ample liquidity, re-sulting in a low interest regime.
Total assets of commer-cial banks by end-August 2015 touched OMR27.87 billion, show-ing a growth of 14.73 per cent over the same period last year.
Credit pipeline is
still strong, which
will continue for two
more quarters since
local banks are also
actively participating
in syndicated
loan facilities for
funding projects
ahlibank’s profi t rises14 per cent
Times News Service
MUSCAT: ahlibank’s net profi t for the fi rst nine months of the year has increased by 14.1 per cent to OMR21.8 million compared to OMR19.1 million during the same period last year.
Total assets grew 20.8 per cent to OMR1,924.3 million, and net loans and advances were up 12.9 per cent at OMR1,506 million, the bank stated in a stock market fi ling, disclosing the un-audited results for the nine-month period ended September 30.
Customers’ deposits also showed an increase of 27.4 per cent and stood at OMR1,324.9 million. In addition, a 13.5 per cent increase was reported in ahlibank’s operat-ing income in 2015, which reached OMR43 million.
Meanwhile, the bank’s operating expenses rose to OMR15.2 million from OMR12.7 million during the corresponding period last year, showing an increase of 19.7 per cent. The results are un-audited and subject to approval by the board of directors.
N I N E M O N T H S
Savannah starts drilling work in Oman concession areaTimes News Service
MUSCAT: Savannah Resources said it has commenced a reverse circulation drilling programme at selected concession areas, which has historical copper results, in-cluding the Aarja and Gaddamah prospects and in certain Block 4 permit area of Oman.
Savannah owns a 65 per cent share in Omani company Al
Thuraya, which is the owner of the Block 4 project and will undertake exploration activities in the area on behalf of Al Thuraya.
The announcement was re-viewed by Dale Ferguson, technical director of Savannah Resources.
Ferguson is a member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and has suffi cient ex-perience, which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of
deposit under consideration and to the activity, which he is under-taking to qualify as a competent person as defi ned in the December 2012 edition of the “Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves.”
Savannah Resources is a growth-oriented, multi-commod-ity, exploration and development company. It wholly owns Mat-
ilda Minerals, which operates the Jangamo exploration project.On December 31, 2014, Savannah an-nounced its maiden, 65 minferred mineral resource at 4.2 per cent total heavy minerals, with a 2.5 per cent cut-off grade for Jangamo.
The project is located in a world-class mineral sands province in Mozambique, which borders Rio Tinto’s Mutamba deposit, one of two major deposits Rio Tinto has
defi ned in Mozambique, which col-lectively have an exploration target of 7 to 12 billion tonnes at 3 to 4.5 per cent THM.
Savannah also has interests in three copper blocks in the highly prospective Semail Ophiolite belt in Oman. The projects, which have an indicated and inferred mineral resources of 1.7 metres at 2.2 per cent copper and high grade inter-cepts of up to 56.35metres at 6.21
per cent copper, with additional gold upside potential, provide Sa-vannah with an excellent oppor-tunity to potentially evolve into a mid-tier copper and gold producer in a relatively short time frame.
Together with its Omani part-ners, Savannah aims to outline fur-ther mineral resources to provide the critical mass for a central op-erating plant to develop these rich ore deposits.
C O P P E R M I N I N G
ROBUST GROWTH: Central Bank of Oman said that total deposits of Omani banks also rose by 5.78 per cent for the fi rst eight months of
2015 to OMR18.24 billion, from OMR17.25 billion for the same period last year. – Times fi le picture
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Ominvest’s nine-month
profi t increases by 18%
Times News Service
MUSCAT: Oman International Development and Investment Company, known as Ominvest, has reported an increase in profi t for both the group and the par-ent company for the fi rst nine months of this year.
The group’s profi t for the period increased by 18 per cent to reach OMR28.1 million compared to OMR23.79 million during the same period last year, the com-pany said in a stock market fi ling.
The parent company’s profi t rose by 62 per cent to stand at OMR12.88 million compared to OMR7.97 million in the corre-sponding period in 2014, accord-ing to initial quarterly fi nancial results for the nine-month period.
The group’s total income was reported at OMR89.05 million for the nine-month period in 2015 compared to OMR68.23 million during the corresponding period last year. The parent company’s total income also showed an in-crease of 68 per cent, reaching
OMR16.72 million compared to OMR9.94 million in 2014.
In addition, the total expenses for both the group and the parent company increased in the fi rst nine months of this year com-pared to the same period in the previous year.
Total expensesThe group’s total expenses in 2015 reached OMR60.95 mil-lion against OMR44.44 million in 2014 while the parent com-pany’s total expenses increased by 94 per cent to reach OMR3.83 million this year compared to OMR1.97 million last year.
The group results incorporate the unaudited results of subsidi-aries and associates. These re-sults are subject to subsidiaries and associates boards’ approval.
The company also stated that as per the merger between Ominvest and Onic Holding, the initial quar-terly fi nancial results incorporate the fi nancials of the merged entity from the merger approval date on the August 19, 2015.
C O R P O R A T E
Curbs tightened
on anonymous
investors
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s mar-ket regulator has further tight-ened its restrictions on anony-mous investors trading shares through brokers, citing the need to prevent money laundering and fi nancing of rebel groups.
The Capital Market Author-ity (CMA) told licensed brokers last week that they would have to open an account in the name of each client rather than using the name of the broker or some-one else, says a CMA circular.
The new rules apply to Saudi and Gulf-based brokers and banks which off er opportunities to invest in the Saudi stock mar-ket through funds called ‘nomi-nee accounts’. Under these arrangements, investors pool their money and the broker buys indirect ownership in stocks through participatory notes.
The new rules follow the in-troduction of regulations in 2012 that obliged Saudi institu-tions trading on behalf of clients to register ownership of shares under individual clients..- Reuters
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SHARE PRICE BULLETIN FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14
REGULAR MARKET .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
OM0000003661 ............VOLTAMP ENERGY ........................................................7,552 ...............3,393........................4 ........... 0.440 ........... 0.450 ...........0.440 .......... 0.450 .............0.430 ........... 0.020 ............. 4.651 ................0.450 ..............0.446...................0.450...................27,225,000 .........0.100
OM0000001319 ............NATIONAL ALUMINIUM PRODUCTS ............. 665,600 ..........151,874..................... 43 ........... 0.225 ...........0.230 ...........0.225........... 0.228 ............. 0.218.............0.010 ............. 4.587 ................0.228..............0.227...................0.228 ................... 7,654,291 ..........0.100
OM0000001160 ............NATIONAL GAS .............................................................92,082 ............ 29,505......................17 ........... 0.320 ...........0.324 ...........0.320........... 0.320 ............. 0.312............ 0.008 ............. 2.564 ................0.324..............0.324...................0.330 ..................16,000,000 .........0.100
OM0000002200 ...........AHLI BANK .......................................................................19,152 ...............3,964........................4 ........... 0.207 ...........0.207 ...........0.207........... 0.207 .............0.206 ............0.001 ............. 0.485 ................0.207............. 0.202...................0.205 ................ 294,982,482 .......0.100
OM0000001533 ............OMINVEST .................................................................... 7,189,538 ... 3,608,664.....................40 ........... 0.500 ...........0.504 ...........0.500........... 0.502 .............0.500 ........... 0.002 .............0.400 ................0.502..............0.502...................0.504 .................277,536,544 ........0.100
OM0000001145 ............PORT SERVICES CORPORATION .........................10,000 ............... 1,660........................ 1 ............0.166 ........... 0.166 ...........0.166 ............0.166 ............. 0.166............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.166 .............. 0.150...................0.169 ................... 15,776,640 .........0.100
OM0000001418 ............RAYSUT CEMENT ..............................................................423 .................. 478........................2 ............1.130 ........... 1.130............ 1.130 ............1.105 ............. 1.105 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................1.130 .............. 1.100................... 1.130 ................. 221,000,000 .......0.100
OM0000001749 ............OMAN CEMENT ................................................................. 200 .....................86........................ 1 ........... 0.430 ........... 0.430 ...........0.430........... 0.444 .............0.444 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.430..............0.430...................0.444 .................146,907,483 ........0.100
OM0000001962 ............AL MADINA INVESTMENT ................................... 100,000 ..............5,900........................4 ........... 0.059 ........... 0.059 ...........0.059 ........... 0.059 .............0.059 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.059 ..............0.059...................0.060 ..................12,221,932 .........0.100
OM0000002168 ............AL ANWAR CERAMIC TILES .......................................370 .................. 126........................ 1 ........... 0.340 ...........0.340 ...........0.340 .......... 0.342 .............0.342 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.340.............. 0.312...................0.338..................101,305,079 ........0.100
OM0000002374............UNITED FINANCE .......................................................10,000 ............... 1,330........................ 1 ............0.133 ........... 0.133 ...........0.133 ............0.133 ............. 0.133............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.133 .............. 0.132...................0.133 ................... 41,331,737 .........0.100
OM0000002549 ...........BANK DHOFAR ................................................................4,200 ............... 1,025........................2 ........... 0.244 ...........0.244 ...........0.244 .......... 0.239 .............0.239 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.244 .............0.239...................0.248 .................369,190,122 ........0.100
OM0000003000 ...........ALMAHA PETROLEUM PRODUCTS MAR. ......... 1,330 ...............2,594........................ 1 ............1.950 ........... 1.950 ...........1.950 ........... 1.950 ............. 1.950............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................1.950 .............. 1.950...................0.000 .................134,550,000........0.100
OM0000003026 ...........OMAN TELECOMMUNICATION .........................101,141 .......... 165,335..................... 25 ............1.635 ........... 1.635............1.630 ............1.635 ............. 1.635 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................1.630 .............. 1.630................... 1.635 ................1,226,250,000 ......0.100
OM0000003968 ...........OOREDOO.........................................................................55,590 .............41,810........................8 ............0.752 ........... 0.756 ...........0.752 ........... 0.752 ............. 0.752............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.756 .............. 0.752...................0.756 ..................489,510,061 ........0.100
OM0000004735 ...........SEMBCORP SALALAH ................................................10,000 ............ 27,400........................2 ............2.740 ........... 2.740 ...........2.740 ........... 2.740 .............2.740 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................2.740 ..............2.700...................2.740 ..................261,552,714 ........1.000
OM0000004768 ...........AL MADINA TAKAFUL ............................................. 192,932 ............16,365......................13 ........... 0.084 ........... 0.085 ...........0.084........... 0.085 .............0.085 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.085 ..............0.085...................0.086...................14,875,000 .........0.100
OM0000004925 ...........AL BATINAH POWER ................................................ 225,650 ............48,515........................9 ............0.215 ........... 0.215 ...........0.215 ............0.215 ............. 0.215............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.215 .............. 0.215...................0.216 .................. 145,100,797 ........0.100
OM0000004933 ...........AL SUWADI POWER .................................................. 251,465............ 54,065......................16 ............0.215 ........... 0.215 ...........0.215 ............0.215 ............. 0.215............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.215 .............. 0.215...................0.227 ................. 153,597,363 ........0.100
OM0000005005 ...........ALMAHA CERAMICS ........................................................236 ...................114........................ 1 ........... 0.484 ........... 0.484 ...........0.484........... 0.488 .............0.488 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.484..............0.484...................0.490 ..................25,620,000.........0.100
OM0000001517 ............HSBC BANK OMAN .................................................... 550,000 ........... 63,300......................17 ............0.115 ........... 0.116 ............ 0.115 ............0.115 ............. 0.116 ............-0.001 ........... -0.862 ............... 0.116 .............. 0.116................... 0.118 ..................230,035,971 ........0.100
OM0000002366 ...........AL BATINAH DEV. INV. HOLDING .......................... 9,600 ...............1,008........................2 ............0.105 ........... 0.105 ...........0.105 ........... 0.105 ............. 0.106 ...........-0.001 ........... -0.943 ...............0.105 ..............0.102...................0.105 .................... 3,150,000 ..........0.100
OM0000002820 ...........GULF INVESTMENT SERVICES ......................... 495,000 ........... 49,545......................11 ............0.101 ........... 0.101............0.099........... 0.100 ............. 0.101 ............-0.001 ........... -0.990 ...............0.100 ..............0.100................... 0.101 ....................5,884,322 ..........0.100
OM0000003521 ............GALFAR ENGINEERING AND CON. .................. 150,196 .............14,562......................16 ........... 0.097 ........... 0.098 ...........0.096........... 0.097 .............0.098 ...........-0.001 ........... -1.020 ...............0.097 ..............0.097...................0.099...................28,128,122 .........0.100
OM0000002796 ...........BANK MUSCAT ............................................................ 2,277,357 .. 1,240,950................... 105 ........... 0.554 ........... 0.554 ...........0.540........... 0.544 .............0.550 ...........-0.006 ............-1.091 ................0.540..............0.540...................0.546................ 1,246,751,493 ......0.100
OM0000001483 ............NATIONAL BANK OF OMAN ................................. 181,759 .............55,253..................... 25 ........... 0.304 ...........0.306 ...........0.302........... 0.304 .............0.308 ...........-0.004 ........... -1.299 ...............0.302..............0.302...................0.304 .................407,575,916 ........0.100
OM0000002226 ...........AL JAZEERA SERVICES .......................................... 243,632 ......... 101,325........................7 ........... 0.420 ...........0.420 ...........0.412 ............0.416 .............0.422 ...........-0.006 ........... -1.422 ...............0.412 ..............0.410...................0.420 ..................25,460,978 .........0.100
OM0000003398 ...........BANK SOHAR.................................................................. 45,316 ............... 7,810........................5 ............0.172 ........... 0.175............0.172 ............0.172 ............. 0.175 ............-0.003 ............-1.714 ................0.175 .............. 0.174................... 0.175 ..................247,927,680 ........0.100
OM0000002028 ...........GULF INTERNATIONAL CHEMICALS ............ 165,432.............47,953..................... 33 ........... 0.290 ........... 0.293 ...........0.288........... 0.290 .............0.298 ...........-0.008 ........... -2.685 ...............0.288..............0.288...................0.290 ...................6,090,000 ..........0.100
OM0000003224 ...........RENAISSANCE SERVICES ..................................... 621,995 .........108,326..................... 53 ............0.174 ........... 0.176 ...........0.174 ............0.174 ............. 0.179 ............-0.005 ........... -2.793 ...............0.175 .............. 0.175................... 0.176 ...................50,573,278 .........0.100
OM0000001772 ............AL ANWAR HOLDING............................................... 2,674,841 ...... 539,489................... 146 ........... 0.203 ...........0.206 ...........0.200 .......... 0.202 .............0.208 ...........-0.006 ........... -2.885 ...............0.201 ............. 0.200...................0.201 ................... 30,315,150 .........0.100
OM0000001087 ............OMAN UNITED INSURANCE ............................... 213,404 ........... 54,953......................19 ........... 0.260 ...........0.260 ...........0.255 ........... 0.258 .............0.266 ...........-0.008 ........... -3.008 ...............0.260..............0.255...................0.260 ..................25,800,000.........0.100
OM0000001525 ............OMAN INVESTMENT AND FINANCE .............. 358,385 ............65,567..................... 25 ............0.184 ........... 0.184 ...........0.182 ............0.183 ............. 0.189............-0.006 ............-3.175 ................0.183 ..............0.182...................0.183 ...................36,600,000.........0.100
OM0000002572 ...........OMAN OIL MARKETING ..........................................34,124 ............ 68,248......................11 ........... 2.000 ...........2.000 ...........2.000 .......... 2.000 .............2.080 ...........-0.080 ........... -3.846 ...............2.000 ............ 2.000...................2.080 .................122,550,000 .......0.100
OM0000002440 ...........AL SHARQIA INVESTMENT HOLDING .............85,000 ...............9,880........................7 ............0.116 ........... 0.118............ 0.115 ............0.116 ............. 0.121 ............-0.005 ........... -4.132 ............... 0.118 .............. 0.116................... 0.118 ...................10,440,000 .........0.100
OM0000001681 ............OMAN AND EMIRATES INV. HOLDING ........... 360,000 ........... 40,128......................11 ............0.112 ........... 0.112............ 0.111 ............0.111.............. 0.116 ............-0.005 ........... -4.310 ............... 0.112 ...............0.111................... 0.112 ................... 13,528,125 .........0.100
.............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 17,403,502 ....6,632,499 ................688 .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ......36........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
PARALLEL MARKET ................................................................................................................................................................................. OM0000001608 ............OMAN PACKAGING ....................................................10,000 ...............2,750........................ 1 ........... 0.275 ........... 0.275 ...........0.275 ........... 0.275 .............0.250 ............0.025 ............10.000 ...............0.275 ..............0.275...................0.000 ................... 8,919,862 ..........0.100
OM0000004420 ...........BANK NIZWA ................................................................ 6,940,986 ......514,616................... 137 ........... 0.074 ........... 0.076 ...........0.072........... 0.074 ............. 0.071............ 0.003 ............. 4.225 ................0.076 ..............0.075...................0.076..................111,000,000 ........0.100
OM0000001053 ............OMAN TEXTILE HOLDING .......................................... 600 ...................215........................ 1 ........... 0.358 ........... 0.358 ...........0.358 ........... 0.358 .............0.354 ........... 0.004 ............. 1.130 ................0.358 ..............0.346...................0.358....................2,148,000 ..........1.000
OM0000001855 ............MAJAN GLASS ................................................................. 1,000 .................. 210........................ 1 ............0.210 ........... 0.210 ...........0.210 ........... 0.220 .............0.220 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.210 ............. 0.000...................0.210 .................... 9,245,126 ..........0.100
OM0000002564 ...........AL HASSAN ENGINEERING.....................................10,715 .................. 996........................ 1 ........... 0.093 ........... 0.093 ...........0.093........... 0.093 .............0.093 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.093 .............. 0.091...................0.093....................6,994,344 ..........0.100
OM0000003083 ...........AL KAMIL POWER .........................................................2,322 .................. 720........................3 ............0.310 ........... 0.310 ...........0.310 ........... 0.312 ............. 0.312............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.310 ............. 0.300...................0.310 ...................30,030,000.........0.100
OM0000005963 ...........PHOENIX POWER ...................................................... 616,279.............94,391..................... 72 ............0.154 ........... 0.154 ...........0.152 ............0.153 ............. 0.154............-0.001 ........... -0.649 ...............0.152 ...............0.151...................0.152 ..................223,778,023 ........0.100
OM0000004776 ...........TAKAFUL OMAN INSURANCE .............................. 28,815 ...............3,026........................7 ............0.105 ........... 0.105 ...........0.105 ........... 0.105 ............. 0.107............-0.002 ........... -1.869................0.105 ..............0.106................... 0.113 ...................10,500,000 .........0.100
OM0000004511 ............ALIZZ ISLAMIC BANK.............................................. 230,000 ............15,885..................... 23 ........... 0.072 ........... 0.072 ...........0.068........... 0.069 ............. 0.071............-0.002 ........... -2.817................0.070..............0.069...................0.071 ...................69,000,000.........0.100
OM0000001566 ............OMAN FISHERIES .......................................................48,310 ...............2,680........................6 ............0.055 ........... 0.056 ...........0.055 ........... 0.055 .............0.057 ...........-0.002 ........... -3.509 ...............0.056 ..............0.056...................0.059....................6,875,000 ..........0.100
OM0000001368 ............CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IND. .................... 15,366 .................. 538........................2 ........... 0.035 ........... 0.035 ...........0.035 ........... 0.035 .............0.037 ...........-0.002 ........... -5.405 ...............0.035 ..............0.035...................0.036....................2,975,000 ..........0.100
.............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 7,904,393 ......636,026...................254 .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ...... 11........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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 ....................................... 5,936.30 .............. 5,908.97 ................... 5,909.45 ...................5,928.98 ................ -19.53 .................. -0.33Financial Index ..................................... 7,350.79 ............... 7,275.31 ....................7,281.72 ....................7,317.48 ................ -35.76 .................. -0.49Industrial Index ....................................7,394.51 ............... 7,370.16 ................... 7,394.46 ................... 7,373.43 ..................21.03 ...................0.29Services Index .......................................3,285.31 ...............3,269.70 ................... 3,269.86 ...................3,288.44 ................ -18.58 .................. -0.57MSM SHARIAH INDEX.......................909.06 ..................905.26 .......................905.73 .......................907.41 ...................-1.68 .................. -0.19
Trading SummaryVolume ................ Turnover ..........Trades .............. Market Cap............. Up ............Down ............. Equal .........Sec. Traded25,307,895 ................. 7,268,525 .................... 942 ................14,709,419,310 .................. 8 ......................21 .................... 18 .........................47
MSM index ends lower
MUSCAT: Shares on the Mus-cat Securities Market fell on profit-booking.
The MSM30 Index ended the week on a negative note at 5,909.45 points, down by 0.33 per cent. The MSM Sharia Index de-clined by 0.19 per cent to close at 905.73 points.
Oman International Develop-ment and Investment Company (Ominvest) was the most active in terms of volume as well as turnover. The day’s top gainer was Oman Packaging, up by 10 per cent, while Construction Ma-terials was the top loser, down by 5.41 per cent.
As many as 942 trades were ex-ecuted during the trading session generating turnover of OMR7.26 million with 25.3 million shares changing hands. Out of 47 traded securities, eight advanced, 21 declined and 18 remained un-changed. Omani investors were net buyers of OMR4.27 million, while GCC and Arab investors were net sellers of OMR3.8 mil-lion followed by foreign investors for OMR474,000 worth of shares.
Financial Index declined by 0.49 per cent to close at 7,281.72 points. Bank Nizwa, ahlibank and Ominvest increased by 4.23 per cent, 0.49 per cent and 0.40 per cent, respectively. Oman & Emirates Holding, Al Sharqia In-vestments, Oman United Insur-ance, Al Anwar Holding and Al Izz Islamic Bank fell by 4.31 per cent, 4.13 per cent, 3.01 per cent, 2.88 per cent and 2.82 per cent, respectively.
Industrial Index advanced by 0.29 per cent to close at 7,394.46 points. Oman Packag-ing, Voltamp Energy, National Aluminium and Oman Textiles increased by 10 per cent, 4.65 per cent, 4.59 per cent and 1.13 per cent respectively. Construction Materials, Oman Fisheries, Gulf International Chemicals and Galfar Engineering declined by
5.41 per cent, 3.51 per cent, 2.68 per cent and 1.02 per cent, re-spectively.
Services Index ended the ses-sion at 3,269.86 points, down by 0.57 per cent. National Gas gained 2.56 per cent to close at OMR0.320. Oman Oil Market-ing, OIFC, Renaissance Services and Al Jazeera Services de-creased by 3.85 per cent, 3.17 per cent, 2.79 per cent, 1.42 per cent, respectively.
Emerging stocks fallEmerging-market stocks fell for the fi rst time in three days, re-treating from a nine-week high as a bigger-than-estimated slump in Chinese imports spurred con-cern that the slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy will curb global growth.
The MSCI Emerging Markets Index declined 1.3 per cent to 854.29 in the steepest one-day drop since September 23. China’s Cnooc led energy companies lower, while South Africa’s Im-pala Platinum Holdings was one of the biggest decliners among raw-material producers.
The Hang Seng China En-terprises Index fell from a sev-en-week high. Brazil’s real led declines among currencies as tension escalated in a political standoff that’s contributing to the country’s economic slump.
“The headline Chinese import number was bad, once again, con-fi rming that Chinese domestic demand continues to correct,” said Maarten-Jan Bakkum, a senior emerging-markets strate-gist based in The Hague.
China’s imports slumped for an 11th month in September to extend the longest decline in six years. Signs of further slowing in China rekindled concern over risks to the global economy fol-lowing the steepest weekly gain in four years in developing-nation equities. - United Securities/Bloomberg News
The top gainer was Oman Packaging, up by
10 per cent, while Construction Materials was
the top loser, down by 5.41 per cent
Sensex drops; rupee recoversMUMBAI: Disappointing sec-ond quarter earnings from blue-chips so far and muted global cues dragged the benchmark BSE Sensex lower for a third consecu-tive session on Wednesday with a fall of 66.87 points to 26,779.66 fol-lowing TCS Q2 numbers failed to impress investors.
Information technoogy and technology fi rms continue to bog market as TCS and Wipro with de-cline of 4.39 per cent and 0.47 per
cent, respectively, kept the barom-eter index under pressure.
After resuming lower at 26,760.32, the 30-share BSE Sensex hovered in a range of 26,869.08 and 26,713.28 before ending at 26,779.66 — showing a loss of 66.87 points or 0.25 per cent. The index has now lost around 300 points in three days. The 50-share NSE Nifty also fell by 23.80 points or 0.29 per cent to close the day at 8,107.90 after shuttling between
8,096.35 and 8,139.30 intra-day.
Rupee appreciatesSnapping its two-day losing streak, the rupee on Wednesday regained 15 paise to close at 65.03 per dollar on fresh selling of the US currency by banks and exporters on the back of weakness in greenback overseas.
The rupee resumed higher at 65.11 per dollar as against Tues-day’s level of 65.18 at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market. - PTI
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Singapore eases policy as economy escapes recessionSINGAPORE: Singapore’s cen-tral bank eased monetary policy for the second time this year as the economy narrowly avoided a technical recession, saying weakening prospects for global growth will pose “headwinds” in the coming months.
The Monetary Authority of Sin-gapore, which uses the currency rather than interest rates as its main policy tool, said Wednes-day it will reduce “slightly” the pace of appreciation in the local dollar versus those of its trading partners.
Gross domestic product un-expectedly rose an annualised 0.1 per cent in the three months through September from the pre-vious quarter, when it shrank a re-vised 2.5 per cent, the Trade Min-istry said in a separate statement.
“The Singapore economy is projected to expand at a mod-est pace in 2015 and 2016, with growth slightly weaker than ear-lier envisaged,” the central bank
said. “The subdued global growth will exert a drag on the external-oriented sectors in Singapore in the quarters ahead.”
The export-dependent island nation is vulnerable to swings in global trade demand, and its performance has refl ected the regional fallout from China’s economic deceleration in re-cent quarters. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is seeking new sources of growth for the city state through a 10-year restruc-turing plan that includes reducing fi rms’ reliance on cheap foreign labor and boosting investment in research and development.
‘Token move’Singapore’s dollar gained 0.6 per cent to S$1.3940 against the Unit-ed State currency, after reach-ing S$1.3908, the strongest level since September 18. The GDP report was better than expected -- the median of 16 estimates in a survey was for a 0.1 per cent
contraction, with only four fore-casting an expansion. The policy easing was “much less” than what the market was hoping for, said Wai Ho Leong, a Singapore-based economist at Barclays.
The MAS left the width and center of the policy band un-changed. Sixteen of 25 econo-mists surveyed predicted it would boost stimulus, while the remain-der predicted no move.
“It would suggest a very to-ken move to signal that they’re providing some support,” Leong said. The economy’s “weakness is narrowly centered around manu-facturing. Services, if you look at labor demand, it’s still very tight,” he said.
Singapore is turning to its posi-tion as an Asian fi nancial hub to bolster services exports as over-seas orders for its goods falters. Services as a share of the island’s trade is set to increase with a rising middle class in the region boosting demand. - Bloomberg News
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India to pitch for Arab investment at Dubai forumTimes News Service
MUSCAT: India’s fi nance minis-ter will shed light on the business and investment opportunities in India regarding ‘Make in India’ and ‘Digital India’ initiatives at the inaugural Arab India Economic Forum, scheduled to be held on-November 16 and 17 in Dubai.
Arun Jaitley, who is set to launch the forum in the UAE emirate, will also highlight energy (traditional and renewable), infrastructure, fi nancial services and tourism, including medical and wellness tourism, according to a commu-niqué from Consulate General of India, Dubai.
The two-day event is expected to attract more than 300 delegates, mainly political and business lead-
ers from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Jordan, Egypt and India.
Arab India Economic Forum will feature discussions on the extensive economic opportuni-ties that can be leveraged between Arab nations and India for invest-ment as exemplifi ed by the activi-ties of leading companies from the region like Saudi Arabia Basic In-dustries Corporation, DP World, and Jumeirah Group.
The forum will also address the policy framework and guidelines required to draw the attention of Arab investors and industrialists while providing a strong platform for Indian businesses aiming to explore the Middle East market.
India’s fi nance minister will ad-dress an elite gathering of senior
dignitaries, government offi cials and business leaders from around the Arab region.
Jaitley will be joined by a panel of speakers from Dubai Depart-
ment of Economic Development and Mumbai Stock Exchange as well as invited speakers from Min-istry of Tourism, India; Ministry of Economy, UAE; Ministry of Com-
merce and Industry, Saudi Ara-bia; and Ministry of Economy and Commerce, Qatar.
Aimed at discussing strategies and solutions to meet investor challenges in India, the forum also builds on the new vigour which the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit brought to Indo-UAE relations in August 2015. His visit was followed by the India-UAE Joint Commission meeting on Technical and Economic Coopera-tion, co-chaired by Sheikh Abdul-lah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE for-eign minister, and Sushma Swaraj, India’s minister of external aff airs.
The Arab-India Economic Fo-rum is being supported by Consu-late General of India – Dubai with Bloomberg Businessweek Middle East as the media partner.
As per offi cial reports, India is the UAE’s second largest trade partner after China as trade be-tween India and the UAE crossed $59 billion per year, with Indian exports worth $33.3 billion to the UAE and $26 billion worth of UAE’s exports to India. The rela-tionship is set to get stronger under the new government which is keen to implement investor friendly policies. The ‘Make in India’ initia-tive is expected to provide a much needed boost to the Indian manu-facturing sector, much of which will be exported and re-exported via Dubai, UAE.
The relationship with the Arab region, especially the GCC states of UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Ku-wait, Oman and Bahrain, is incred-ibly valuable to India.
A R A B I N D I A F O R U M
Oman United Insurance netprofit falls 28%
Times News Service
MUSCAT: Oman United Insur-ance Company’s net profi t for the fi rst nine months of the year stood at OMR3.15 million, down by 27.9 per cent from the OMR4.38 million during the same period last year.
The company’s net investment income fell to OMR1.76 million against OMR3.31 million in the corresponding period in 2014, ac-cording to its disclosure of the re-sults for the nine-month period.
Management expensesIn the stock market fi ling, Oman United Insurance also reported that its management expenses had increased by 9.41 per cent to reach OMR2.57 million compared to OMR2.35 million in 2014.
In addition, the company’s to-tal comprehensive income for the period stood at OMR2.55 million, down 51.8 per cent compared to OMR5.3 million during the same period in the previous year. Earn-ings per share also dropped from OMR0.044 to OMR0.032 and the net asset value per share decreased from OMR0.277 to OMR0.265.
The preliminary results are sub-ject to statutory auditor’s review and approval of both audit com-mittee and board of directors.
N I N E M O N T H S
Opec members rule out production cut NEW YORK: The safe money for oil traders is betting that Ven-ezuela’s plan to resurrect Opec’s old price band mechanism, at-tempting to set a $70 fl oor for the battered market, will be doomed from the start.
Saudi Arabia, the group’s de facto leader, has shown zero in-terest in returning to a strategy of supporting prices; big produc-ers outside the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec), namely Russia, have es-sentially ruled out cuts. And most analysts say attempting to set a price range is futile, or that the $70 price is unsustainably high, or both.
Yet a handful of experts and ob-servers say the proposal — articu-lated by former oil minister Ra-fael Ramirez in an interview with Reuters — may be a catalyst for moving away from Opec’s laissez faire approach to collapsing oil prices, which throttled invest-ment, shredded budgets and left some economies.
Even if the idea fails to ad-vance, it could represent the fi rst meaningful step in months toward fi nding common ground that could help stabilise the oil market. The plan, to be discussed at an October 21 meeting of tech-nical experts in Vienna, seems simple. - Reuters
E N E R G Y M A R K E T
Toyota to bank on fuel cells to reduce emissions by 90%
TOKYO: Toyota Motor said it’s targeting a 90 per cent reduction in emissions from its new vehicles by 2050 as it seeks to build on the success of its hybrid autos.
The maker of the hydrogen-powered Mirai sedan said on Wednesday that it aims to deliver more than 30,000 fuel-cell vehi-cles annually by around 2020.
The Prius seller also set a goal to reach more than 15 million cumu-lative deliveries of hybrids in the same span.
“The beautiful, diverse earth is being lost at a speed where the pace of past innovations is not keeping up,” chairman Takeshi Uchiyamada, known as the father of the Prius, said at a forum in To-
kyo. “In order to be there for the global environment, we believe it is important to take up new chal-lenges with a vision for 20 and 30 years ahead.”
Toyota outlined its environmen-tal ambitions as the auto industry braces for broader fallout from an emissions scandal embroiling Volkswagen, which passed the Japanese automaker for the lead in global vehicle sales during the
fi rst half of the year.
Prius redesignWith more than 8 million units sold in less than two decades, Toyota is by far the industry’s top seller of hybrid vehicles, led by its Prius model. About 14 per cent of the cars and trucks it sold world-wide last year were hybrid or plug-in autos.
By the end of this year, Toyota
will begin Japan sales of the Prius hybrid after its fi rst redesign in almost seven years. The company also is due to begin deliveries in California this month of the Mirai fuel cell sedan, which uses hydro-gen to power an on-board battery and emits only water.
Prius engineers said on Tuesday they set out to match the perfor-mance of diesel engines, a choice of powertrain favoured by Volk-
swagen. The German automaker is now pivoting away from the technology and toward plug-in hy-brids and electric vehicles.
Volkswagen plans to develop standardised components for electric vehicles, including rede-signing its fl agship Phaeton se-dan as an all-electric model, the automaker said. Previously, Volk-swagen had said it planned to roll out 20 electric and plug- in hybrid cars by 2020. As of August, Toyota sold 30 hybrid passenger car mod-els and one plug-in hybrid.
Toyota also is further along in its electrifi cation strategy than General Motors, the world’s third-biggest auto manufacturer. The maker of the Volt plug-in hybrid has targeted putting 500,000 vehi-cles on the road in the US that are at least partially electric by 2017, from 180,834 last year.
By contrast, US deliveries of Prius hybrids passed the 500,000 mark in 2007, according to re-searcher Autodata. - Bloomberg News
Japanese auto giant
aims to deliver more
than 30,000 fuel-cell
vehicles annually by
around 2020
ECONOMIC FORUM: The inaugural Arab India Economic Forum,
scheduled to be held on November 16-17 in Dubai, is set to be
launched by Arun Jaitley, India’s fi nance minister. - Supplied picture
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FEATURET H U R S DAY, O C TO B E R 1 5, 2 0 1 5
In the Wild West West world of cy-berspace, could a semi-secret private email server be more secure than a government system? Not likely. Feder-al agencies are under intense scrutiny
for failing to fend off hackers in several ma-jor cyber-attacks, including an intrusion at the Offi ce of Personnel Management (OPM) that produced one of the largest online data thefts in US government history. But in spite of these lapses, experts said that private email servers like the one used by Hillary Clinton when she served as secretary of State are typically much worse off when it
comes to cyber-security.
Classifi ed informationThe FBI is now looking into Clinton’s set-up
— her homebrew server was turned over to au-thorities on Wednesday afternoon — after intel-
ligence offi cials expressed concern that classi-fi ed information might have been compromised in
connection with the system. The referral from the intelligence community’s inspector general stated
that some of Clinton’s emails should have been “trans-mitted via a secure network” because of their content,
a reminder that the server in Clinton’s Chappaqua, New York, home was not specifi cally equipped to handle clas-
sifi ed information. The memo seems to add credibility to fears that the Clintonemail.com system was inferior to the
State Department networks when it came to cyber-security. While there is no evidence that hackers had access to Clinton’s
server, experts agreed that the system likely came under attack and that some intruders might have indeed broken in. “As the
Secretary of State, she was a high-profi le target and would have gotten the attention of elite [hacking] teams,” said Richard Be-
jtlich, chief security strategist at FireEye, a computer security fi rm.“My view is: if you can’t demonstrate the security of your system
through aggressive monitoring of what is going on with it, you should just assume that it has been compromised,” Bejtlich said.
Threat from hackersThe world of hackers — amateur, criminal and nation-state — moves at a pace and level of sophistication that was unthinkable a decade ago. Almost every system on the Internet gets probed for vulner-
abilities at one point or another, posing risks to personal, corporate and government networks alike, experts said. “At the end of the day, neither government nor private-sector servers are very secure,” emailed Fred Cate, a law professor and cyber-security expert at Indiana University. “That is the unfortunate but unmistakable bottom line.”
Recent intrusions into federal systems show just how persistent and far-reaching cyber-attacks can be, particularly when they come from nation-state adversar-ies. News broke earlier this year that not only had Russian hackers infi ltrated State Department networks, but they used that perch to penetrate parts of the White House sys-tem. China, meanwhile, is considered responsible for hack-ing databases at OPM and compromising information for 22 million people. In an acknowledgment of the systems’ vulnerability, Secretary of State John Kerry said Tues-day that it’s “very likely” the Russian and Chinese gov-ernments are reading his emails. “It is very possible,” Kerry said in an interview with CBS Evening News. “I certainly write things with that awareness.” This is the environment in which Clinton was running her own email system, which lacked suffi cient cyber-security protections, according to several analyses by experts. Confi guring security on a server, keeping the software updated, ensuring encrypted access and educating users about proper use are big tasks, and they don’t begin to approach the defensive meas-ures used by government agencies and large compa-nies, experts said. Though they might be constantly under attack, government networks generally have a leg up on private systems when it comes to cyber-se-curity sophistication and resources, said Richard Stien-non, chief research analyst at IT-Harvest, an IT research fi rm. “Any IT department has many more resources avail-able to protect email servers,” Stiennon wrote in an email.
“They can make sure patches to the operating system and the server software are applied,” he wrote. “They have gateway fi rewalls to restrict access. They have logging and alerting if an attacker is poking around.”
Government networks typically have quicker ac-cess to security fi xes for their software, said Daniel Gerstein, former acting under secretary for Science and Technology at the Department of Homeland Security. — ELISE VIEBECK/Washington Post-Bloomberg News
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CultureSECTIONB L I F E S T Y L E T H U R S DAY, O CTO B E R 1 5, 2 0 1 5
The world knows him
as a music composer,
performer and teacher,
but Ronnie Mathew
successfully combines
his knowledge
and skills to design
a cost-eff ective
sound studio at his
rented home in
Wadi Kabir
TEXT: T.A. AMEERUDHEENPHOTOS: A.R. RAJKUMAR
LIFESTYLEB6 T H U R S DAY, O C TO B E R 1 5, 2 0 1 5
Musicians always yearn for own crea-tive space where they can practise solos, blare guitars,
organise jam sessions, and record new tunes.
Setting up a studio is easy now-a-days, thanks to the availabil-ity of components at high-end music stores. But Ronnie Matthew Manap-pallil didn’t opt for the easy path as he toiled hard for one year to set up a customised studio that meets the world-class acoustics standards at his home.
A music composer, performer and teacher, Ronnie has been train-ing children at the Harmony Music Centre in Wadi Kabir. Besides, he has scored music for several al-bums, showcased his skills during stage shows and played bass guitar for leading South Indian singers in his 30 year-long career.
It was in 2013 that the idea of set-ting up a home studio struck Ronnie. “I was worried about the cost during the planning stage. But I didn’t want to backtrack. So I decided to put in my knowledge, eff ort, and skills to realise my dream,” Ronnie reminisced.
He spent long hours in front of the computer, browsing websites and sourcing pieces of information about the latest trends in the audio industry. The next step was to buy the equipment, including micro-phones, loud speakers, and comput-ers. “I purchased microphones from Muscat as well as through online stores. I was lucky to get high qual-ity, loud speakers and computers from the local market at a competi-tive rate. But it took many days to fi nd the equipment of my choice.”
Ronnie worked at his own pace as he didn’t set a deadline for com-pleting the project. “The work pro-gressed slowly as I took my own time. I enjoyed putting up pieces together. And I could not hide my joy when I manufactured all the 10 acoustic panels on my own.”
He bought logs, carved it with a chisel, cut it with an axe, and made a rectangular board before pasting wool on it. “The 10 acoustic panels, which eliminate echoes of the am-plifi ed music, are the highlight of the studio. I made it using high quality components,” he said.
ExperimentsRonnie now uses the studio for com-posing music for albums, jingles for commercials, and recording songs for special events, besides creating his own music. Recently, he produced a home-made talk box sampler with a horn driver and some plumbing parts.
A talk box is an eff ects unit that allows musicians to modify the sound of a musical instrument. “Talk box directs sound from an in-strument into the musician’s mouth by means of a plastic tube adjacent to their microphone. The musician controls the modification of the instrument’s sound by changing the shape of the mouth, ‘vocalising’ the instrument’s output into a micro-phone,” said Ronnie.
“I played all guitar parts — rhythm, lead, bass — and vocal in my talk box experiment. Besides, I produced all drums and key programming,” he said.
Music became a passion for young Ronnie, who hails from the south Indian state of Kerala, during his college days. He was the vocal-ist in a band, but was forced to play guitar whenever a guitarist failed to turn up for a show.
After completing his Bach-elor’s Degree in Pharmacy, Ronnie launched a sound recording studio in his home town before making Muscat his second home.
“I have been teaching at the Har-mony Music Centre for the last seven years, and I am happy to produce talented young musicians. All my students have passed examinations conducted by Trinity College London with distinction. It is a great achieve-ment,” he said.
Music lovers approach Ronnie for suggestions on setting home studio these days. And he tells them to prior-itise before buying equipment. “One has to decide the quality and price of the equipment before buying it. Audio equipment will easily be-come obsolete if it is not purchased wisely,” he said. [email protected]
CONTACT RONNIEIf you need any assistance on setting up home studio, contact Ronnie Mathew. Contact: +968 9848 7707. [email protected]
INTERACTIVE SESSIONSWith an aim to teach children the nuances of live music shows, Harmony Music Centre has launched interactive class room sessions at its Ruwi branch. For details, contact: +968 9320 0864.
Talk box performanceA talk box is an eff ects unit that allows musicians to modify the sound of a musical instrument. Talk box directs sound from an instrument into the musician’s mouth by means of plastic tube adjacent to their vocal micro-phone. The musician controls the modifi cation of the instrument’s sound. Watch Ronnie’s talk box performance at: youtube.com/watch?v=zQudWpoEpG0
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Cast: Levi Miller, Hugh Jackman02:00, 07:10 PMCrimsom Peak - 2D (15+) Drama, Fantasy, Cast – Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston4:00, 11:30 PMLife of Josuty – 2D (PG12) Family, Drama Cast: Dileep, Jyothi Krishna , Kalabhavan Mani8:50 PM
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SOHAR
The Martian - 3D (PG) Action, Adventure Cast : Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen02:15, 08:45 , 11:30 PMCrimsom Peak - 2D (15+)Drama, Horror Cast : Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, 5:00, 9:30, 11:45 PMMomentum -2D (15+)Action | ThrillerCast :Olga Kurylenko, Morgan Freeman 06:45 , 11:30 PMBefore We Go – 2D (15+)Comedy| Romance Cast : Chris Evans, Alice Eve, Emma Fitzpatrick2:45, 07:15 PMJazbaa - 2D (12+) Drama, Action & Adventure04:30 , 09:00 PM
Pet Pals In Windland - 2D (PG) Animation 3:00, 4:15 PMWar Pigs - 2D(12+)Action | WarCast : Luke Goss, Dolph Lundgren, Chuck2:30 , 11:45 PMWedding Pullav - 2D (TBC) Romance| Cast : Rishi Kapoor, Satish Kaushik, Upasna4:45 , 07:00 , 09:00 PMLife of Josutty - 2D (M) (PG12) Family Cast : Dileep, Jyothi Krishna , Kalabhavan6:00 PM
BURAIMI
Momentum – 2D (Action, Thriller) (15+)Cast: Ogla Kurylenko, Morgan Freeman2:30, 6:30, 10:00, 11:45PM Crimsom Peak – 2D (Drama, Fantasy (15+)Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, 2:00, 4:15, 11:30PMKung Fu Jungle – 2D (Action | Thriller) (12+)Cast: Donnie Yen, Charlie Yeung, Baoqiang 4:45, 8:15, 9:45, 11:45PMLife of Josutty – 2D (Drama, Action) (PG12)Cast: Dileep, Jyothi Krishna, Kalabhavan Mani6:45PMJazbaa – 2D (Drama, Action ) (12+)4:30, 7:00PM
Singh is Bling– 2D (Action/Comedy/) (PG)Timings: 2:15, 9:15PM
SURMomentum (Action | Thriller) (15+) Cast: Olga Kurylenko, James Purefey04:00, 5:45, 11:55 PMCrimson Peak (Drama | Horror) (15+) 7:30, 11:55 PMWar Pigs (Action | War) (12+) CP#Cast: Dolph Lindgren, Luke Goss, Chuck3:45, 05:30, 10:10 PMJazbaa (Hindi) (Action | Drama) (12+) CP#Cast: Aishwarya Rai Bacchan, Irrfan Khan, 9:45 PMLife of Josutty (Mal) (Family) (PG12) 7:15 PM
SALALAH
The Martian (3D) (PG) (Action, Sci-Fi)
02:15/05:00PM
Crimsom Peak (2D) (15+) (Drama)
Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain,
Tom Hiddleston
10:00AM/02:00/07:30/11:35PM
Momentum (2D) (15+) (Action/Thriller)
Cast: Olga Kurylenko, James Purefoy, Morgan
12:00/04:05/09:45/11:30PM
Pan (3D) (PG) (Adventure/Family/Fantasy)
Cast: Levi Miller, Hugh Jackman, Garrett
Timings: 12:15PM
Pet Pals In Windland (2D) (PG) (Animation )
Cast: Voice - Gerolamo Alchieri, Nanni Baldini,
Timings: 10:45AM/03:30PM
War Pigs (2D)(12+) (Action/War)
Cast: Luke Goss, Dolph Lundgren, Chuck
10:15AM/01:45/ 11:00PM
Jazbaa (2D)(12+) (Drama/Action/Adventure)
Cast: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Irrfan Khan,
Timings: 07:00PM
Kung Fu Jungle (2D) (12+) (Action/Thriller)
Cast: Donnie Yen, Charlie Yeung, Baoqiang
Timings: 12:05/06:00PM
Wedding Pullav (2D) (PG) (Romance/)
Cast: Rishi Kapoor, Satish Kaushik, Upasna
4:45/ 09:15PM
Life of Josutty (2D) (PG12) (Mal) (Family)
8:00PM
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Asr 3.18pm
Maghrib 5.47pm
Isha 6.57pm Fajr (Tomorrow) 4.49am
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13:00 Sohar 15:45 Daily
13:00 Buraimi 17:40 Daily
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TO SINAW (ROUTE 52)
17:30 Sinaw 20:50 Daily
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TO IBRI (ARAQI) (ROUTE 54)
08:00 Nizwa 10:20 Daily
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TO SUR (ROUTE 55)
07:30 Sur 12:00 Daily
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TO FAHUD - YIBAL (ROUTE 62)
06:30 Fahud 10:30 Daily
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TO MARMUL-SALALAH (ROUTE 100)
07:00 Salalah 20:00 Daily
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TO MARMUL (ROUTE 101)
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SALALAH TO DUBAI (ROUTE 102)
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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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TO SINAW (ROUTE 52)
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TO YANQUL (ROUTE 54)
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06:00 Ruwi 10:45 Daily
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TO YIBAL - FAHUD (ROUTE 62)
12:30 Fahud 13:15 Daily
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TO SALALAH -MARMUL (ROUTE 100)
07:00 Ruwi 19:50 Daily
10:00 Marmul 13:15 Daily
10:00 Ruwi 22:30 Daily
19:00 Ruwi 07:30 Daily
TO MARMUL (ROUTE 101)
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
FROM DUBAI VIA FUJIRAH/SHARJAH (ROUTE 204)
16:00 Sharjah 16:30 Daily
16.00 Fujairah 18.15 Daily
16.00 Ruwi 23.00 Daily
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Life Of Josutty (Family Ent) Cast: Dileep, Joythi Krishna, & Rachana Narayanan 3-30 Pm Cinema -2 ; 6-30 & 10-00 Pm Cinema Main Rudramadevi (Telugu) (Act/Com)Cast: Anushka Shetty, Allu Arun & Rana Dagubati3-00 Pm Cinema Main; 6-30 & 9-30 Pm Cinema -2Jamna Pyari (Mal) (Com/Rom) Cast: Kunchako Boban, Roja, Gayatri & Anu Moi 6-45 Pm Cinema-4Pulli (Tamil) (Act) Cast: Vijay & Shruthi Hassan Time : 3-45, 6-45 9-45 Pm Cinema-3 From Friday 3-45 & 9-45 Kunji Ramayanam (Hindi) (Drama/Com)Cast: Vineeth Srinivasan, Aju Verghese & Srinda3-45 & 9-45 Pm At Cinema -4 ; Friday 3-45 Pm The Fighter (Brucelee) (Telugu) (Act) From Friday Cast : Ramcharan, Rakul Preet Singh & Bramanandan 3-00 Pm Cinema Main ; 6-30 & 9-30 Pm Cinema -2; 6-45 Pm Cinema-3 ; 9-45 Pm Cinema-4Next Change: Ennu Ninte Moideen 10 (Mal), Endrathu Kulla (Tamil)Programmes are subject to change
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Send us a colour photograph of the child (below 17 years) whose birthday you are celebrating, along with his/her full name, date of birth, address, telephone number and parents’/your name to Times of Oman, With Love, PO Box 770, PC 112, Ruwi or through e-mail to [email protected]
WITH LOVE
ADRIAN JOHNY JACOBOctober 15, 2007
LIFESTYLEB8 T H U R S DAY, O C TO B E R 1 5, 2 0 1 5
LIGHT & SHADOW Enterpris-es is organising October Festi-val with a variety of events that showcase a bouquet of colours and art every weekend.
A fusion jazz concert, titled Stringstruck 2, will be held on October 17. Purbayan Chatterjee (Sitar), Gino Banks (drums), Anu-brata Chatterjee (Tabla), Sangeet Haldipur (keyboard), and Sheldon Desilva (guitar) are part of the Stringstruck 2.
Leading Arabic singer Alaa Zalzali’s concert will mesmerise the audience on October 24. The Lebanese singer has his own pro-duction company Zalzali Produc-tion. Alaa Zalzali had a passion in music since his early years.
After graduating from high school, Zalzali went to college to study Arabic literature, but left his studies in his second year to join the national conservatory.
Zalzali’s fi rst song Ahla Oyoun was released in 1990.
The song became a hit and helped pioneer Zalzali’s career in the music industry. His latest song is Dalouna, which was a great hit and is creating magic all over the Middle East. A tribute to legend-ary Hindi playback singer Kishore Kumar will be held on October 29.
Kishore Kumar’s sons Amit Ku-mar and Sumeet Kumar will give the audience an unforgettable ex-perience fi lled with memories, sto-ries, and music of their father.
The evening will be fi lled with humour, drama, comedy, laughter and reminiscences which will be etched in the minds of people for years to come.
All the programmes will be held at Sur Ballroom at Muscat Holiday. Contact: +968 9618 2080 for [email protected]
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FOR RENT
One /two, B/R, Res / comm. fl ats
near Bank Muscat Bausher from
owner directly . Contact: 92158031
AL Khuwair 17/1, 2 single bedroom
fl ats at 150/-, 1 big studio at 120/- , 3
small studios at 90/- with electricity
& water. Contact: 99441798
Wadi Kabir 8 studios, each at 80/-
with electricity & water.
Contact 99441798
Mawaleh 3 bedrooms fl at at 450/-
with electricity, water.
Contact: 99441798
Brand new 2 bedroom fl at split
ACS near Sultan Center Arjan towel
project R.O 450/- PM.
Contact: 95278815
1BHK R.O 190/- & 2BHK R.O 225/-
near Medical Darsait Muttrah house.
Contact: 98748925
For rent one bedroom Majlis, 2
toilets, kitchen, balcony Greater
Muttrah near Muscat Electricity
distribution new building rent
R.O 230/-. Contact: 99243059
Deluxe 2 bedroom fl ats MBD, Ruwi,
Wadi Kabir. Contact: 99472457 /
24707340
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DAILY GUIDE
Flat 2bedrooms, 2 toilets, kitchen
and sitting room in Al Ansab.
Contact: 95302993 / 95216161
Offi ce/Shop 28 SQM, Wadikhabeer,
Contact 93004902
2BHK with Split Unit A/C ,
Wadikhabeer near Indian School,
99441193, 93004802
2BHK with Split Units ,
WadiKhabeer, 93004802.
Flats and shops for rent in Ruwi,
MBD Mumtaz area. Contact :
97293708 / 92433127
Al Hail Villa & Flats. Contact: 95282986
Apartment for rent, have fl at in
South Al Hail consists of 3 bedrooms
+ 3 baths + hall + kitchen car parking.
Contact: 92602050 / 93214010
Bedroom ground fl oor apartment
with sitting, 2 baths, big richen close
to Indian School near to Mars
hypermarket Wadi Kabir.
Contact: 98011224
Furnished room for rent at
Al Khuwair R.O 225/- for family only.
Contact: 99251975
2 BHK available Ghubra near
Al Maha hotel. Contact: 99269751
Brand new deluxe fl ats located near
Seeb fl y over on the right hand side
of the main road coming from the
Seeb palace roundabout, two bed-
rooms family, hall, kitchen, 3 toilets,
balcony & split unit AC.
Contact: 97755586
1BHK , 3BHK fl ats at Wadi Al Kabir
new building with split unit and lift
behind Muscat Bakery.
Contact: 99338133
3 rooms, Majlis, living room,
kitchen, 4 toilets & swimming pool
in Amerat Heights (phase one).
Contact: 99277377
Villa in Al Khuwair 17 /2 for rent,
near Ibis hotel, 2 spacious bedrooms,
spacious hall, Maid room front yard ,
private entrance kitchen and 3 bath-
rooms. Contact: 97056443
Um Obelah 5/1 just walking dis-
tance from the Nesto hypermarket
and opposite the new pullman mall,
2 bedrooms with two toilets and
seating area on 4th fl oor. only 250
omani rial. Contact 99203381
1000 sq mtrs industrial land in Gha-
la suitable for ware house, work shop
etc. Contact : 24700120 / 92584715
200 sqm basement available for
rent in AL Khuwair near Rawasco.
Contact: 93782735 / 93329476
We have 1BHK in Mabela 7 new
buildings 175/- R.O. Contact:
93782735 / 93329476
We have 3BHK villa fully furnished
in Ghubra 18th November street
650/- R.O. Contact : 93782735 /
93329476
We have 2 BHK in Ghubra 18th No-
vember street 2 rooms, 3 bathrooms,
large sitting, hall& Kitchen 325/- O.R.
Contact : 93782735 / 93329476
We have shops for rent in Ghala
& Ghubra. Contact : 93782735 /
93329476
We have 100 sqm for rent in Ghala
new building 350/- R.O. Contact
93782735 / 93329476
We have 3BHK fl ats in Ghala
new building fl at with 3 rooms,
4 bathrooms, large sitting hall&
kitchen 425/-. Contact: 93782735 /
93329476
We have 3BHK villa near Grand
Mosque villa with 3 rooms, sitting
hall, majlis & car parking 700/- O.R.
Contact : 93782735 / 93329476
We have 2 BHK fl at in Al Khuwair
new Rawasco brand new building
325/- O.R. # 93782735 / 93329476
We have small building for rent in
Bousher, 4 studio & 1 shop building
commercial & residence can be used
for family, bachelors or store 750/-
O.R. contact : 93782735 / 93329476
Flat for rent, 3 bedrooms, kitchen &
bathroom in wadi kabir for 280 RO.
Contact : 97771444
3 BHK Penthouse Flat with Split A/
Cs, Free Unlimited Broadband WiFi,
Security access system, Pvt. Terrace
& Secured car park,
Opposite Kims Hospital Al Falaj,
Monthly Rent: 625/-.
Contact: 99657906 or 24702141
1BHK Wadi Kabir. Contact:
99024730
1& 2 BHK C.B.D. Contact: 99024730
2 fl ats with air-conditions in Al
Bustan each fl at has 3 bedrooms,
3 bathrooms, family hall, kitchen,
store laundry. Contact: 98919037
Duplex fl at Al Athaiba, near Sultan
Center 3BHK, 3 Bathrooms, hall &
living room family only 500/-R.O.
Contact: 92479515
Flat available for rent, 2 bedrooms,
hall, 2 toilets, 1 kitchen and balcony
with proper sun light & ventilator,
location on Mabela North very close
to Indian School Al Seeb.
Contact: 99432496
Flat AL Ghubrah near 18 Nov ST,
bedroom, living room, 2 bathrooms,
fi rst fl oor without ac family only
325/- R.O. Contact: 92479515
Villa Al Amerat behind Al Raff ah
Hospital 5BHK, living room, hall, 6
bathrooms, split ac family only 425
R.O. Contact : 92479515
Workers’ campus, shops, work-
shops, stores in a building in
Al Misfah, Wilayat Bausher.
Contact 98918090
02 BHK commercial / residential
(with split AC) Flat at Honda road.
Contac: 99342733 / 99795241
02 BHK residential fl at opposite
to Al Nadha Hospital. Contact:
99342733 / 99795241
1000sqm industrial and with com-
pound well & two rooms at Misfah.
Contact: 99342733 / 99795241
Readymade offi ce space for rent
(100sm) in Bank Melli Iran building,
MBA area, Ruwi, opposite Center
Point. Contact: 99011352
Shop / store for rent about 250 sq
mtrs area in the heart of Ruwi City
good for restaurant, store or general
sale. Contact 99326639
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SITUATION WANT-M.V. FOR SALE
Toyota Corolla 1.6, 2012 model.
Contact: 98402616
Honda Civic 97, manual. Contact 99045803
Well running shop at Hamriya (5
yrs old), for immediate sale. With 2
visa activity printing & stationery,
designing, corporate gift items, sig-
nage work. Contact: 96395770
New dishwasher LG 2013 for sale at
100 or. Contact-98125422
An Amazing excellent residential
land for sale in Barka at Al Muraysi
attached to road open from 3 sides
and surrounded by houses & shops.
Ready for construction to build twin
villa good investment in Barka 677
SQM, price RO 21000/-. #91010668
Institution for sale. well furnished
institution for sale in Muscat.
Contact 93657915
Bunk Bed with a large study
table and plenty of storage space.
Purchased from IKEA. Can be fl at
packed for transportation. RO 75.
Pictures can be shared on whatsapp.
Call – 99226485
2 BHK fl ats with split units in
Wadi Kabir. Contact 99720021
Flat Al Khuwair near Bader
AL Samaa, 2 BHK living room,
2 bathrooms, Kitchen split ac family
only 350 R.O. Contact 92479515
Flat 3 mint from Indian School,
2 BHK, living room, 3 bathrooms
without A/c, Ground fl oor family only
340/-R.O. Contact 92479515
Staff accommodation / 2 storey
full building available for rent in
Rusayl, near Industrial area. Contact:
99352441 / 98116480 / 99358724
2 bed room fl at at Al Khodh com-
mercial Street Souq. Contact :
99224748 / 99332297
First fl oor fl at in new building and
pent house, each 3 bedrooms serv-
ant room, laundry and 5 toilets very
spacious halls and family lounges Al
Khuwair 39.# 99207840 / 24494243
New Building in Mutrah, 2 B/D
Room Flat + Setting Room,3 Baths+
Kitchen with split unit Ac’s. Behind
Khimiji’s main offi ce/opposite to
Oman House Call 99419712
1,2,3 BHK Flats. Contact: 97799175
2bed room villa in Sidab, 2 Bedroom
villa in Wadi Kabeer. Contact :
95755953 / 95555162
Brand new residential fl ats in Wadi
Kabir near Muscat football club,
have 2 bedroom family hall, 2 toilets,
Kitchen with spilt AC for 250/- R.O.
Contact: 95999904 / 98585889 /
92383886
Villa for rent four spacious bath at-
tached bed room private swimming
pool gymnasium (common) with
electrical equipment and free main-
tenance secured compound at Madi-
nat Al Allam. Contact: 98027975
Offi ce for rent in CBD.
Contact : 92820734 / 95345909
Villa for rent in Wadi Kabeer.
Contact: 95562646 / 99059333
1BHK Mumtaz R.O 250/-.
Contact: 97799175
1BHK Commercial M.B.D R.O 280/-.
Contact: 97799175
2BHK Wadi Kabir RO 300/-
Contact: 97799175
1& 2 BHK Darsait. Contact:
97799175
2BHK Ghubra R.O 350/-.
Contact: 97799175
2 BHK Commercial Al Khuwair
R.O 375/-. Contact : 97799175
Running furniture showroom for urgent sale.
Ladies beauty parlor sale at Mutt rah.
Contact - 91135930
Running furniture showroom for urgent sale.
Ladies beauty parlor sale at Mutt rah.
Contact - 91135930
Showrooms/ Offi ces at prime location on the main road, near Police Station, Al Seeb.
Suitable for Travels, Money Exchange and Textile shops etc.
FOR RENT
CONTACT - 99888007
Private School License & Furniture available
for sale. KG to IVth Grade
Bilingual. Contact - 99261773
Email: [email protected]
FOR SALE
1BHK Ghubra R.O 275/-.
Contact : 97799175
Furnished fl at for rent, 3 rooms with
attached bathroom, 1 dining room,
1 sitting room, 1 kitchen at Al Hail
South. Contact 99835995
For rent a full offi ce building of
3100 sq mtrs opposite to Central
Bank in CBD (Ruwi) for R.O 4 per Sq
mtrs. Contact: 95330200
600 SQT commercial fl at for rent
opposite Oman fl ourmill Darsait
more details. Contact 91214849/
99364735
1 room, 2 rooms, 3 rooms with all
supplements including water elec-
tricity and sewage. Also we provide
the following services free 1plumber,
electrician for any failed center for
garbage on price call on Farahat
98020768 , Hilal 96541263
New fl ats for rent At Darsait near to
Ministry of Sports, Mumtaz area the
fl ats includes1 living room,
2 bedrooms, Kitchen, 3 toilets, every
rooms with split A/C, high quality
fi nishing, rent RO 340 /-.
Contact: 00968 92225523
Fully furnished 2 BHK apartments
available at Bareeq Al Shatti.
Contact 92888063
1, 2 BHK in Azaiba. Contact:
99385835 / 99428143
1BHK fl ats available for rent in CBD
area. Contact: 98116480
1bedroom attached, toilet & kitchen
in AL Khuwair R.O 140/-.
Contact: 95154331
3BHK , 3bathrooms , 2balconys
NRAL Hassan W/ Kabir R.O 320/-.
Contact: 99384640
1 & 2 bedroom fl ats available for
rent in wadi-kabir (opp: pencil bldg),
ideal for company staff / families -
bulk corporate deal possible.
Contact: 97677170
Ready coff ee shop for sale or rent
available in Al Khuwair near Rawasco
Golden chance. Contact: 93782735
/93329476
A well running Pharmacy at prime
location for immediate sale. Contact
92548672 / 99627621 / 99516236
Attention to wholesalers, retailers
& manufacturers. We can Sell/Buy
your dead stock. Contact : 99742983,
95226989
Split A/C -2, Window A/C- 25, Iron
cot- 120, cupboard - 130, water cooler
- 2, Gas big - 2, small-3 ,
Grinder-1 , Chapatti tava-1 ,
stove-2, kitchen equipment etc .
Contact: 99328223
Offi ce for sale in Ruwi Cham-
ber Oman. Contact : 94241385 /
97244766
Excellent running building materi-
als shop cum Showroom and store
for sale in Wadi Kabir.
Contact: 98871548 / 93412622
Homegym with cross trainer for sale.
Contact 95367937
Industrial land Wadi Kabeer 3470
sqr mtrs with warehouse + offi ce +
labor accommodation price 900,000
R.O . Contact : 99792181 / 99473751
Used furniture and steel racks at
Daiso showroom in Ruwi for im-
mediate sale. Contact 93411561 /
93991322 (Mr. Naveen)
Ice Cream & juices shop Ruwi good
location for sale suitable for beauty
parlor also. Contact: 92150455
Fast food style well furnished coff ee
shop for sale in new Salalah.
Contact: 91121215 / 97484825
Comm. & Res land in the heart of
Ruwi 2400 sq mtr for sale.
Contact : 91155779
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EDUCATION
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ACCOUNTANT
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DRAUGHTSMAN
MEDICAL
MEDICAL
SECRETARIAL
SEC/OFFICE ACCOUNT. & FINANCE
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SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION WANTED
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DESIGNER
Urgently requires Heavy Duty Driver with valid Oman
driving license and electrical
foreman (Diploma holder with
6 years over head line experience.
Fax: 24814699 ,
Email: [email protected]
GSM : 93210740
Required light driver. Not for candidates on visit.
Contact: 99454425
Urgently Require good English speaking Omani drivers. Contact: 92870992
Required Indian driver with Omani
driving license and experience to
work in house.
Contact : 96255558
Driver with Oman driving licence
needed. Visa available.
Contact 94288863
Indian House maid looking for job.
Contact: 91834383
Sir Lankan Secretary with experi-
ence in recruitment fi eld.
Contact: 92809528
ADMIN
ADMIN
DRIVER
Wanted Staff Nurses (female) with
or without MOH license for a poly-
clinic near Sohar. Excellent salary &
accommodation. Contact 99006915,
email : [email protected]
Required Nurse for a clinic in
Al Buraimi S.O. Oman. Contact:
00968 92737149 CV to
Medical care center, Multispecialty
clinic, Seeb requires General Practitioner, medical lab techni-cian & pharmacist. Mail CV to -
or Call - 97884856
10 years Gulf & 4 years Oman ex-
perience in HR / Admin & logistics
fl uent in Arabic / English with D/L
looking for suitable position.
Contact: 95824598
HR/ Recruitment specialist with
8 years Oman experience in entire
gamut of HR functions like resource
planning, recruitment, HR policies &
procedures performance appraisal,
expatriate aff airs, exit interviews &
ticketing. Contact 93825307
Email: jarthath@rediff mail.com
ENGG. / TECH./MECH.
Required English Teachers (native
speaker), candidates for teaching
should have minimum bachelor de-
gree and having experience not less
than 3 years. Please submit your CV
through email till 15th of October
2015 for more information please
Contact: 24498423.
Email: [email protected]
Post Graduate researcher required. Contact 99229700
Required Sales Executive with
corrugated cartons manufacturing
background. Minimum 3+ years
experience. Omani D/L is a must.
Please send CV to this email: corru-
Urgently required: Sales Execu-tive- with 5 years experience in
aluminum and sales, MUST have
NOC and immediately join. Apply,
fax 00968–24605955,
emails [email protected],
Required Sales Executive for a
leading building material manufac-
turer in Oman having valid Omani
Driving License and 1-2 years of
sales experience. NOC from the cur-
rent sponsor is required.
Contact: 95646844
Sales & Marketing Executive for
travel and tourism.
Contact: 92890506
Software development and Sales
company in Oman, looking for a male / female, Marketing / Sales Executive with Oman driving
license. Please send the CV to
A trading company in Muscat requires Sales Executive with
minimum 1 yr experience & Oman
driving license & welding machine /
electronics / power tools technician
with min. 1 year experience.
Email: [email protected]
Sales Co-Ordinator Required Urgently – Any Graduate with 1-2
years experience in DTP work with
good knowledge of MS Offi ce and
Internet, Age: 21-28 years can apply
Looking for 3+years Exp in Insur-ance for Insurance Broker, Barka.
Email : [email protected]
A leading trading Group is looking for Outdoor Sales Coordinator with
driving license & release / NOC.
Email CV to [email protected].
om or fax: 24701683
Wanted Sales man (experienced in
transporting etc).
Contact: 94007259
Email: [email protected]
Primedia International is looking
for experienced Sales Executives having strong background of digital
and print media. Send your Cv’s at
SihamHalloubi@primedia-oman.
com or contact on 97002356
Required experienced Sales / Marketing Executives having light
license. Send your CV
Turning or Mechanical Engineer wanted to work in workshop if
interested please call: 96996884 /
98021385 / 99745330/ 95179003
Experienced construction Civil Engineer with qualifi cation
(attested) certifi cates & with Omani
driving license.
Contact: [email protected]
Aluminum Foreman – with
minimum 5 years experience in
aluminium fabrication, MUST have
NOC and immediately join. Apply,
fax 00968–24605955, emails
Urgently Required: Mechanical Engineer for a steel fabrication
welding workshop 10 yrs exp he
should know how to design drawing
with auto cad estimate & quotation
he must have exp to supervise job
of workshop & sites.
Contact: 97130671
Required foreman for a steel weld-
ing workshop 10 yrs exp.
Contact :97130671
A signage company looking urgently for Mechanical Engineer with 3 years experience in internal
and external signboards. Candidate
with knowledge of estimation / BOQ,
AutoCAD 2d /3d Sales experience,
will be preferred. Pls send CV to
Required hydraulic Mechanic with
experience in Trucks & Heavy ma-
chinery. Contact : 99454425
Reputed electrical contract-ing company requires an Oman
experienced, capable “Electrical Contracts Manager”. Ideal candi-
dates should have relevant market
experience & connections.
Contact 94400671/ 91272871
Urgently required a Indian Diploma
Civil Engineer with 1-2 years of expe-
rience and should valid G.C.C driving
license. Email: [email protected]
ARCHITECT
Senior Architect, Indian male 15yrs
exp. having DL& NOC, Looking for
suitable position. Contact: 97239313
Email: [email protected]
DRAUGHTSMAN
Draughtsman Civil with AutoCAD.
Contact 97105408
Autocad D/man Exp in Arch , Interior
, knows 3D, Photoshop Ph : 93837973
Indian male 28 yrs, Master degree
in Computer Application and CCNA
certifi ed, 2 years exp in Oman look-
ing for suitable placement.
Contact: 93295112 Email:
Sr. Accountant M.Com (fi nance) 15
years experience (2 years in Oman)
with a reputed fi rm, NOC available.
Contact: 92404608
Email: jin_75@rediff mail.com
Accountant Indian male Charted
Accountant and bachelor in Com-
merce having 3.5 years experience
in Auditing presently in Muscat
and seeking for suitable position.
Contact: 91656202 Email: sanoop-
MBA(3.5) years specialty in fi nance
with an advance research in Islamic
and conventional banking experi-
enced remain an internee and remit-
tance offi cer and currently accountant
looking for post Assistant fi nance /
Accountant. Contact: 94515020
Accountant Indian male 32 years
B.Com 5 Plus years experience in
Oman, seeking suitable placement.
Contact: 94410485 / 98008164
10+ yrs UAE experienced Fin.
Controller looking for job change.
Contact: 98006226
Indian male 22 years B.Com done
tally ERP-9 Accounting and Inven-
tory, looking for suitable position.
Contact: 96067602
Email: [email protected]
Accountant with 3 yrs exp in Oman
having driving license and Noc.
Contact: 91307632
MBA (F&M) experience 1.3 year.
Contact: 97445488
Email: [email protected]
Part Time Accounting, Accounts
Finalization, Audit Preparation, In-
ternal Audit, Accounting System for
New Companies, Contact: 96975454,
email : [email protected]
Sri Lankan Male Accountant, Age
26, BBA Spl, CA Inter, Having more
than 5 years’ Experience in
accounting fi eld seeking for Suitable
Placement NOC Available Contact:
97250638 [email protected]
Sr. Accountant (fi nance) 14 yrs Gulf
experience in trading & contract-
ing, valid UAE driving license (visit
visa) looking for suitable placement.
Contact: 98110814 / 99055679
Indian male with B.Com, MBA
fi nance & marketing 14 yrs exp seek-
ing suitable placement.
Contact : 0091 8697292219,
Email : [email protected]
Indian male 8 years experience hav-
ing B.Com and MBA ready to work in
HR customer service,
Admin banking & related fi eld.
Contact : 97436890 / 96939803.
Email: [email protected]
Indian lady, bachelor degree in
Preparatory Programme (BPP) and
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), com-
pleted training course in MS Word,
Excel, Power Point and Outlook from
KTI looking for full time / part time
job opportunity in Oman.
Contact 92437568, 96795853,
Email: [email protected]
Accountant, Indian Male, 15 Years
experience (8 Years in Oman with
Driving License & NOC)
Seeks suitable placement,
Contact 94117616, 91238272
Male, business Graduate having an
experience of 10 years in the fi eld of
banking & fi nance, administration ,
currently employed at EPC Contract-
ing Company as Finance & Admin
manager is looking for a suitable posi-
tion, NOC available can join within 2
weeks. Contact : 93235690
Chief Accountant, 12 years of Oman
experienced looking for suitable
placement. Contact: 99513082
Part time accountant, senior ac-
countant, doing all type of ac-
counting works, up to fi nalization.
contact.95254864
An Omani construction co. located
at Muscat looking for an expert
Accountant with minimum fi ve yrs.
experience with wide knowledge of
using tally and other software and
GCC driving license. Send C.V to
Required Accountant present in
Oman. Not for candidates on visit.
Contact: 99454425
Wanted Accountant. Contact: 94007259
Email: [email protected]
Required ACCOUNTS OFFICER to ensure accurate processing of
revenue data into ERP systems and
invoicing module. Posting of invoices
to customer SAP portal and delivery
to customer offi ces and interface
with Country Manager / Reporting
to Regional CFO. Qualifi cations : BSc
Accounting. Relevant experience
and knowledge on Online Account-
ing Systems especially the customer
SAP system. SUBMIT CV to :
Offi ce Assistant required in trading
company male and female 25 to 35
years old with good communication
skills, confi dence, smart and com-
puter skills. Visa provided.
Send your CV to
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT, with 13yrs
experience, 6 yrs Oman in manu-
facturing, trading & contracting Cos,
capable of handling all accounting,
fi nance, banking, L/C, import, export
& fi nalization seeks placement.
NOC Available. Call+968-98932752,
mail:[email protected]
Finance Manager, 13 years experi-
ence B.Com, MBA, CMA (currently).
Contact: 92243552
Finance Manager 26 years experi-
ence (22 years Oman) with NOC.
Contact: 91335205 / 91302906
Part time Accountant accounts
fi nalization auditing.
Contact: 98157999
Indian male 25 years MBA fi nance
having 4 years experience in
accounts looking for suitable place-
ment presently on visit visa.
Contact: 95291085
Email: [email protected]
CIMP qualifi ed Accountant 5 yrs
exp immediately joining with NOC.
Contact: 95522109
Indian male, 8 yrs experience
in Oman looking for any suitable
vacancy Accountant / Asst. Ac-
countant/ Offi ce Admin local release
available. Contact 98492752 Email:
atiquehazique@rediff mail.com
Indian male MBA fi nance with 3
years experience in Accounts,
Admin, HR, on visit visa.
Contact: 91520930
Indian male, 8 yrs experience
in Oman looking for any suitable
vacancy Accountant / Asst. Account-
ant / Offi ce Admin local release
available. Contact: 98492752 Email:
atiquehazique@rediff mail.com
Finance Manager, 12 years experi-
ence in leading Construction and
manufacturing companies (9 years
in Oman) have strategic vision and
proven leadership ability. B.Com,
CPA- USA & modern accounting cer-
tifi cate from “AUC”. “NOC” in hand.
Contact: 97220505
CA (Ind) & CPA (Aus) qualifi ed In-
dian male with more than 20 years
experience (12 years in Oman) in
senior positions, currently on visit,
seeks immediate and suitable posi-
tion in a dynamic organization.
Contact : 93910095
Email: [email protected]
20 yrs exp in non Banking fi nance
co in Oman as Branch Manager,
credit analyst, risk, Debt Collect,
BR- operations, documentation, etc
with valid D/L now on visit.
Contact: 99055123
Part time accounting works up to
fi nalization on monthly basis.
Contact: 96247295
Accountant with 8 years experi-
ence in Oman with D/L & NOC ,
seeking suitable placement.
Contact: 92994825. Email:
Indian female 28 years M.Com,
Accountant having 6 years experi-
ence in Accounts, fi nalization, Tally
currently on visit visa.
Contact : 95595083 Email:
ACCA fi nalist, Recent B.Com Gradu-
ate, Indian female, looking for full
time employment in Accounting
and Audit. +968 96964379,
A fi berglass products manifest-
ing company required experienced
South Indian Cook. Interested can-
didates. Please email CV to
[email protected] or call on
99871101
Chinese/ Arab/ Continental Cook & helper wanted. Contact 95529970
Urgently required a full time Indian Housemaid to work in
Sharqiya - for an Omani family (local
recruits preferred) please contact :
95164139, between 8 am – 5 pm
Looking for an Mangalorean Konkani speaking Housemaid for
Mangalorean family to look after
baby at Wadi Kabir.
Contact 96449951 / 95147107
Interior designer, advanced diplo-
ma interior, 3dmax maya coreldraw,
photoshop. Contact : 93837973
Interior designer with 6 years exp 3D
design MEP architectural with sound
knowledge in AutoCAD Sketch up
with VRAY, 3D Max looking for suit-
able position. Contact: 96789770
Email: [email protected]
Looking for quality assurance / Supply Chain Lead. 25-35 years old
with good communication skills,
with experience related to food
processing or food service minimum
of 5 yrs. experience. Please send CV’s
Urgent Requirement
SALES LADYFor Jewellery Showroom
1. Two years experience in sales.2. NOC is must. (send CV with current picture)
Email:[email protected]
ACCOUNTANT, Indian male 28
years, 6 plus years of GCC experi-
ence, presently working in Oman
as an Accountant, seeking for a
suitable job position, NOC avail-
able, Contact: 95089869 E-Mail:
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT, Indian
male having 7 years experience as
functional fi nance head, presently
working in Muscat as Asst. Finance
Manager seeking for a suitable posi-
tion. NOC available,
Contact 9178 9950 /
Email: [email protected] WANT-
EDSIT. WANTED
Wanted a Autocad Draftsman fulltime or part time
Contact 98963963 BY SMS
ADMIN/ HR
Light driver looking for job.
Contact: 96942547
Light driver Pakistani, Arabic &
English. Contact 95435008
Light driver looking job
exp. 4 years. Contact: 94208089
11 years experience as Driver in
Embassy, looking for suitable
placement. Contact: 92191698
20 years experience Driver D/L in
Oman, seeks suitable job.
Contact : 99775728
Light driver for job 5 yrs exp.
Contact: 92171166
Light driver for job 1yr exp.
Contact: 95582571
Bangladeshi male driver, 48 yrs,
exp 14 years, 9 years need job & visa,
got release letter.
Contact: 99165961
Pakistani driver seeks for job, hold-
ing license of Oman exp in driving in
Oman 6 years. Contact : 92604918
Indian male light vehicle driver,
10 yrs GCC exp looking for job.
Contact : 93060050
Indian driver 13 yrs exp. looking for
fulltime or part time jobs.
Contact: 91103909
12 years experience light duty
driver with car. Contact: 96467373
Driver. Contact: 95084826
Pakistani male light vehicle driver
looking for job. Contact: 96474528
Driver with car. Contact :91452930
Walk-In Interview on 18/10/2015Applicati ons are invited for the post of
Gynaecologist, Pediatrician, General Practi ti oners (Male & Female),
Insurance Coordinators, Sales & Marketi ng Representati ves, Sales &
Marketi ng Director and Recepti onist. Walk in interviews for these posts will be held at our head offi ce, building no 404, 18 th November Street, Opposite Baskin Robins, Al Athaiba on 18/October/2015
between 10:00 Am to 5 pm. Interested candidates can also send
resume to [email protected], [email protected].
For more informati on call 24613069.
Of Asian origin to work at my residence with a very good
experience and knowledge of preparati on of Asian, Chinese & Conti nental food. Remunerati on for this service is commensurate
with experience.
Urgently required a DOMESTIC COOK
Candidate meeti ng the above requirements call at -
99880712
For their corporate offi ce.Ideal candidate should have
7-10 years experience in handling
Banking & Treasury functi ons, feasibility studies.
Ex Bankers shall be preferred
Multi nati onal Group is looking for a
FINANCE MANAGER
Please apply with a detailed CV to - recruiti [email protected]
URGENTLY REQUIRED GYM Instructor (Lady),
Waitress (Lady), Carpenter (Male),
Painter (Male) For a reputed four star hotel 2 Years of Experience in the
same fi eld Please send cv at
[email protected] -24593277
Urgently required HR Manager Omani National: Minimum 2 years
experience good command over
English & Arabic. Should be capable
of handling Administration, all type
of correspondence & routine offi ce
works independently, and good skill
in MS-Offi ce is must. Interested can-
didates may send in their CVs to
Fax # 24600217 or email on:
Required Pharmacist or Asst Pharmacist in a locum basis for one
month period in capital area from
15th Oct 2015to 15th Nov 2015.
Contact : 99372860 / 99008379
Immediate Opening for labora-
tory technician. Should have MOH
license to work in medical centre in
capital area. Excellent Package,
Accomodation will be off ered.
Contact 99340135
Indian female graduate fl uent in
English/Arabic(work purpose) with
5+ experience in Admin, Logistics
and 2 years in Insurance handling,
looking for suitable opportunity.
Contact 93221054,
email: [email protected]
Civil Engineer (Diploma) seeking
for placement. Contact: 95200650
Electrical Eng. Degree (MEP) need
suitable job of construction 12 yrs exp.
Email: [email protected]
C-SWIP 3.1 ASNT level 2 QC Mech.
Engr 5+ yrs exp Indian male 26
seeks suitable placement.
Contact : 91823331
Email: [email protected]
Electrical and Electronics Engi-neer with one year experience and
GCC licence holder seeking a job
mail – [email protected]
Indian male BE Mechanical currently on 2 yrs free visa with
NOC & local release. Looking for
suitable job in Muscat.
Contact – 90296975 /
HOSPITALITY
DAILY GUIDET H U R S D AY, O C T O B E R 1 5 , 2 0 1 5 C5
SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION WANTED
EDUCATION
MANAGER/ SUPERVISOR
MANAGER/ SUPERVISOR
MEDICAL
IT
IT
MISCELLANEOUS
PROJECTS
SALES / MARKETING
SALES / MARKETING
BA Export Management, GCC, D/L
12 years Muscat experienced in
purchase / commercial seeks any
placement. Contact: 99775988
Maintenance foreman looking for
suitable position in real estate or
MEP work. Contact : 99526958
Indian male as building care taker,
8 yrs exp looking for job.
Contact: 99716008
Indian male 25 years, M.Sc Chemis-
try, 1 yr. experience in Quality Control
and assurances done HACCP level 3
certifi cated course seeking job in suit-
able placement. #99185354
Email: [email protected]
Indian female Diploma in Indian &
foreign Accounting having 1 year
experience in Oman seeking suit-
able placement. Contact: 95714285
Indian HSE Manager, Grad IOSH & I
Dip Nebosh aged 43 years with more
than 20 years of experience working
in reputed oil & Gas / construction at
Oman seeking suitable HSE Position
(Manager / Trainer / Advisor). NOC
available. Contact: 97926801
Email: [email protected]
Manager- Media & Advertising
industry-15 yrs Gulf exp - seeks suit-
able opening- 93031168
Highly skilled Transport Manager
Experienced in Oman & UAE, re-
quired for Reputed Mining Company
Located at Sultanate of Oman.
Contact: [email protected]
Jordanian Engineer in MECHANICAL
& MANUFACTURING Good experience
Sheet Metal Fabrication, AutoCad,
Solidworks 3D, Storage Tanks & Silos,
Sales - Speaking Arabic/English/Rus-
sian -GSM#90198575 / 99201710
Civil Engineer, Indian M 29 5yrs exp.
having DL & NOC Looking for suitable
position. Contact: 94576233
Email: [email protected]
ENGINEER
ENGG. / TECH./MECH.
Indian B. tech Civil, 19 years exp ,
seeks suitable position.
Contact: 98365910
Email: [email protected]
Omani Mechanical Engineer with
2years Experiences looking for new
opportunity . Contact:95993315,
Electrical Engineer, B.Tech, with 8
years GCC experience (5 years in
Oman) in MEP & Oil/gas construc-
tion/Inspections side with NOC, is
seeking new assignments in Oman.
Has attested degree certifi cate and
Oman D/L. Contact No.96083636,
Email:[email protected]
Quantity Surveyor: 11 years
Experience (8 years Gulf & 3
years India)NOC & DL Available,
Contact 99806801 / 95899345,
Mail:[email protected]
Building Site Supervisor with
Omani D/L since Mar 2010 in Oman
looking for suitable placement.
Contact: 93061107
A senior professional with Engi-
neering background is available for
Executive lead in Contract Manage-
ment, Coordination, Execution in
construction establishments and
consultancies. Contact: 99703972
Experienced Civil Engg profes-
sional 12/26 years ran a company
as Working partner have estima-
tion, tendering of high rise building
infrastructure steels conc. Products
seeks suitable placement. Contact:
95360102 / 94460357
Civil Structural Engineer profes-
sional in R.C Structural design & Q.S
& shop drawings. C.N (97983610)
Project Engineer (Electrical) 5 years
experience in Oman primary substa-
tions + OHL, oil & gas, AutoCAD de-
sign driving license. NOC available.
Contact: 93210528 / 99410588
Civil Engineer, having 8 years expe-
rience in fi eld, 5 years in Oman & 3
years in EV with valid Oman driving
license. Contact: 96534115
B.Tech Software Engineer nearly
2 yrs Engineer nearly 2 yrs experi-
ence seeking job in Oman, currently
on visit visa. Contact: 95184451
B.Sc Electronics (course completed)
and holder at A+ Grade in mobile
phone technology & computer
hardware and Network Engineering
looking for suitable job in mobile
servicing / software and hardware
servicing / sales man.
Contact: Binu .B.G. 93607271
Indian B.E Electronics Communica-
tion Engineer available in Muscat on
visit visa 3+ years experience in au-
tomation system. Contact: 97439738
Civil Engineer with 8 yrs exp in
construction fi eld & all related work,
having Oman driving license & NOC.
Contact: 97613084
B.Tech Elec., Engineer, 8 yrs exp in
Oman valid D/L. Contact : 91456023
4 years experience Electrical Engi-
neer electrical primary substations
UG cables and OHL, fl uent in English
and Arabic. Contact: 91204243
Electrical Engineer 4 years experi-
ence oil and gas electrical substa-
tion water project fl uent in Arabic
and English primavera p6 operator.
Contact: 99525856
B.Tech Mechanical Engineer with
MBA in marketing & HR 3 yrs exp
seeking suitable placement.
Contact :0091 9846568080 /
0091 4772702080,
Email: [email protected]
M.Tech having 3 years experience in
Mechanical Engineering department
looking for any University to hire.
Contact: 90150913
Email: [email protected]
Civil Engineer, Indian male 29,
having 7 years exp in construction
fi eld& Auto Cad in Oman. Having
valid driving license. Fluent in Eng-
lish & Arabic. Looking for suitable job
in reputed fi rm. Contact - 99650569
Indian male, 26 yrs, B. Tech Com-
puter Science, 4 years experience
as System and Network Engineer
looking for suitable job.
Contact : 93125669
Email: [email protected]
B. Tech Bio Tech. Experience in food
& water industry, expert in chemical
& microbiological labs
Ph : 92940218
B. Tech, Engineer Civil exp total 12
yrs, Gulf exp 6 yrs, PDO exp 3yrs D/L
Oman. Contact: 96242773
Indian female, 30 yrs, Interior Designer
Bachelor degree with 5 yrs working experience seeking suitable
placement in Oman.
Contact 98499975, Email :
M. Com B. Ed Indian lady
looking for suitable openings.
Contact: 97668603
Electrical Engineer Indian male
2.5Years Of experience Looking
for suitable Job. Contact:91845173
Email:[email protected]
Indian Electrical & Electronics
Engineer + MBA (29 years) hav-
ing 7 years experience (2 years
in Gulf) & having valid interna-
tional driving license, seeks suitable
placement. Contact Ajay Haridas
(00971528254782)
B.Sc. Civil Engineer having 3 years
experience (2 years in Oman) with
construction companies seeking suit-
able placement. Contact: 97409350
Email: [email protected]
B.Sc Civil 9 years experience
looking for suitable placement
as a Residence Engineer having
valid Omani D/L. Contact : 94431917
Email: [email protected]
Indian male, MEP Manager, Diploma Electrical having 15 years
experience in Oman looking for a
suitable post in a reputed fi rm, NOC
available. Contact : 99061823
Mechatronics (Electrical, Mechani-
cal) Engineer, 3 years of experi-
ence. Contact: 91234024 Email:
Pakistani DAE civil with experience
in Oman 2 years also holding license
of Oman seeks for job in Oman exp
in SAMAQADA & STFA. Contact :
93542055 / 99053438
Diploma Civil Engineer 11 yrs expe-
rience (9 yrs building construction
+ 2 yrs O&G) with valid Oman D/L
seeking suitable placement. Contact
: 97669006 / 99142744 Email:
shafi [email protected]
Bangladeshi female Project Engi-
neer Civil having 5 years experience
or construction site currently or
visit visa looking a suitable position.
Contact 91207329
Email: [email protected]
Male Project Engineer (Civil) 12
years experience Dubai + SA in con-
struction & water supply fi eld with
valid UAE D/L Currently on visit visa
looking suitable position.
Contact: 91206763
Email: [email protected]
Young Indian male 23 yrs, BE -
Electrical Engineer 1.4 years experi-
ence in India, on visit visa looking
for suitable job. Contact: 93924395
Email: [email protected]
Indian male, 26 yrs, 4 years experi-
ence diploma in Civil Engineering
fi eld on visit visa looking for suitable
job. Contact: 95585564
Email: [email protected]
Civil Engineer B.Sc -6 years experi-
ence with constructions companies
- 1 years in Oman - qualifi ed as Site
Engineer & Planning Engineer.
Contact+968-94682217
Degree Civil Engg total 9 yrs experi-
ence, 7 yrs in Oman Construction
Company with valid Oman driving
license. Contact: 99721926
Email: [email protected]
Civil Engineer degree, diploma,
Staad pro, Auto CAD 18 months In-
dian exp seeks suitable opportunity.
Contact: 93682529
Aeronautical Engineer Indian
female 22 yrs, currently on family
visa looking for suitable position in
any air line / Engineering Industry.
Contact: 91705598
Email: [email protected]
Engineer with 4 years Telecom
experience in Oman, having Oman
driving license looking for a suitable
opportunity. Interested in marketing,
NOC available. Contact : 98513495
IT System Administrator MCSA
Sudanese UAE experience.
Contact: 91302074
B.Tech prince 2 certifi ed IT Proff .
with 16+ yrs experience, 8 years ex-
perience in banking IT projects and
risk management, support vendor
management looking for a suitable
position on visit visa.
Contact: 92703635,
email : [email protected]
25 years old Indian male, BE,
ECE,MCITP,MCSA,CCNA with 3.5
years experience in system and
networking/IT support. Currently on
visit visa, Looking for a suitable job.
Contact no -98110873. Email:
Software Developer / Consultant
Manager 7+ yrs Experience
Mobile 92694166
Indian female (29), BCA, MCA, ASP.
Net certifi cation, SAP ABAP Certifi -
cation, 2 yrs of experience, seeking
placement, family visa.
Contact 99109121
Email: [email protected]
Indian male, M. Sc Electronics, Di-
ploma in Network Engineering with 2
years experience including GCC expe-
rience in networking, IT support and
server support. Computer hardware
, MCITP and CCNA, MCITP certifi ed ,
Having Saudi driving license, now in
Muscat on visit visa looking for suit-
able job. Contact : 96133981 ,
Email: [email protected]
NOC / Network Engineer, Indian
male 27 years Indian having 5 years
experience as NOC/ Network Engi-
neer with CCNA certifi ed seeks for
suitable placement currently on visit
visa. Contact 97663834
Civil Engineer, Indian male, 25
years, B.Tech, have 3 years experi-
ence in building construction seeks
suitable positions. 92609893,
SUPERVISOR: Indian male site
supervisor (AIR CONDITIONING)
25 years of experience with valid
Oman Driving lic
Contact: 97498809, 93391910
Email: [email protected]
Civil Engineer Pakistani 12+2 years
Oman experience D/L required
placement. Contact: 94392616
Engineer with 3 yrs experience in
Indian in MEP, HVAC& mechanical
maintained fi eld on visit visa looking
for suitable job. Contact 99191535
Email: [email protected]
Electrical Engineer Indian male 29
years, having 5 years of experience
in industrial automation and utility
maintenance in India (MRF Tyres),
seeking suitable placement.
Contact: 92789995 Email:
Btech computer science graduate
2015 passout.. Android application
marketing.. Having good communi-
cation skills and mindset to work in
a team. Contact 91024385
Indian BE (MECH) aviation BE
degree diploma in material quality
management 17 years Navy aviation
13 years construction purchase
stores professional on visit.
Contact: 90205082 /98796982
BE Electrical Engineer 8 years
experience 4 years in Oman with
Oman driving license.
Contact 96942032
Indian diploma Civil Eng, 2 yrs
Infrastructure Projects (4G, Towers,
substation) landscaping & Auto
CAD. Contact: 94756183
Email: [email protected]
Electrical Engineer (B.E) with 5
years experience (3 yrs in Gulf) NOC
available. Contact: 92119851 Email:
Resident Engineer B.E civil 25 years
exp 12 yrs in Architecture consul-
tancy having Oman Dubai D/L NOC
available. Contact: 95732453
Email: [email protected]
Indian female MDS Endodontics,
9.5 yrs experience recently cleared
Oman prometric 84% looking
for suitable placement. Contact:
95624156 / 97233074
MSc Nurse specialized in OBG,
3 years experience-certifi ed ACLS,
BLS, on visit visa, seeking suitable
opportunities Contact: 90125347
Indian female B. Sc Nurse with 3
years experience prometric passed
seeks suitable placement. #95782544
Indian female Bsc nurse with 3year
experience prometric passed seeks
suitable placement.# 95782544
Indian male Nurse, prometric
passed seeks suitable placement.
Contact 97284508I
Project/ Program Manager/ Finance professional
Qualifi cati on MBA PMP six sigma (GB)Countries exposure Canada & Middle
East, Industry any (experienced in bank, telecom, transport.
Nati onality-Canadian. On visit in Oman.
Contact - 97203531
Experience MBA (Hospital Manage-
ment) looking for a suitable posi-
tion. Contact: 95958597
Email: [email protected]
Indian male 10+years of Gulf experi-
ence as a Sales Executive in FMCG
Industry with valid GCC license.
Contact: 93512696
Indian male 41 yrs Sales Coordina-
tor 16 yrs experience owing valid
Oman D/L. Contact: 93412622
BBA Keralite, male, 23 yrs, experi-
enced in Automotive Sales & Admin
on visit. Contact 94742679,
Email: [email protected]
Indian male, 4 years experience in
Sales. Oman experience with NOC
& driving license seeking suitable.
Contact: 96607645
Indian male, U.K Post Graduate M.A,
MBA, 3 years Experience, looking
position within Marketing, Branding,
Business Development & PR.
Contact: 91-8939165131
Email: [email protected]
Indian female 2+ years of experi-
ence in marketing / Sales business
development in Oman with D/L
seeks suitable position.
Contact: 98989784,
Email: [email protected]
Male 24 years MBA Marketing
B.Com 2 years experience in the
fi eld of sales, marketing, business
development looking for suitable
position presently in Muscat.
Contact: 93268245
Email: [email protected]
MBA qualifi ed sales and marketing
candidate having an experience of
1 and half years available in Oman
on visit visa seeks placement.
Contact: 97436706 Email: an-
Indian male 21+ years Managerial
experience in Oman in FMCG Indus-
try seeking suitable placement with
NOC can head any Business / work-
ing partner. Contact: 95264562
Expatriate currently working as
Supply Chain Executive with an
intensive 8 years Oman experi-
ence in IM & T sector profi cient in
Procurement Sales support and
logistics capable to manage large
scale clientele oil & gas utilities and
public sectors. Contact 97755488
Experienced skilled candidate with
driving license seeks position sales
in Salalah. Contact: 98579382
Sales Executive experience in
Oman 4 years, has driving license.
Contact: 96039024
Centre Manager for Training Insti tute/ In House Training
ManagerMinistry approved Manager, With 18 years of exp in Oman with
proven records. Excellent contacts for major training
& Omanisati on projects. Seeking for challenging positi ons in
reputed organizati ons.NOC available,
Contact - 92406488 Mail: tt [email protected]
Filipino male 29 Graduate of BS IT
with GCC experience as Document
Controller and Executive Secretary
looking for employment.
Contact: +968 93929569
Indian male 28 yrs, Master degree
in Computer Application and CCNA
certifi ed, 2 years exp in Oman look-
ing for suitable placement.
Contact: 93295112 Email:
Computer & Network Engineering.
11 yrs experience looking for suitable
job. Contact 92811179/95882614
Email: [email protected]
Senior Project Manager approved
by Ministries with 23 years experi-
ence (Oman) in buildings and infra
structure available for placement.
Contact: 99608299
Marketing and Sales candidate
with 8 years experience in GCC
looking for suitable position. Having
NOC and valid Oman diving license.
Contact: 96669152
Indian male more than 8 years expe-
rience in UAE in Offi ce , Sales Market-
ing with good computer skills having
driving license looking for suitable
placement. Contact: 99369081
Email: [email protected]
Indian Marketing & Sales profes-
sional for telecom, hyper stores
& FMCG with over 7 years Oman
experience is seeking change / suit-
able placement. Contact: 99360975
Email: [email protected]
Indian worked as Sales Supervisor
7 years MNC now working as Mar-
keting Manager from 8 yrs with visa
D/L. Contact : 90205082
Indian female holding Omani driv-
ing license M.B.A in Marketing and
fi nance from Birla Institute, Muscat,
1 yr. working experience in India.
Contact: 91746962
Email: [email protected]
Indian male 28 B.Com M.Com, MBA
experience 2 years Ventex Global
UAE Marketing Executive, experi-
ence 1 year Al Majeed Group Market-
ing Executive with valid UAE D/L.
Contact : +968 92871946
Marketing or Purchase Executive,
1.5 yrs in Oman Indian male 27 yrs,
MBA with valid Oman D/L available
for immediate placement.
Contact: 96300958 / 24796010
Email: [email protected]
Male BS, with D/L having 7 years
exp in Oman wanted suitable job in
Sales inventory & procure.
Contact: 92191026
Indian male having 8 years experi-
ence in business development retail
sales logistics currently on seeking
job in Oman. Contact: 99052340
Email: [email protected]
Indian female Graduate holder
valid driving license knowledge
about all kinds of cosmetic products
seeks suitable placement.
Contact 98697656
Indian male having 10 years work
experience ( Customer Service/
Back end sales/stores)and 1 year
work experience in Oman NOC in
hand, looking for Suitable Position
Contact no: 96526228 /
Indian male Sr. Sales Executive, 15 years exp in retail sector
looking for vacancies.
Contact: 96768382
Sales and marketing - male 27 yrs,
2 years experience seeking suitable
placement with Oman D/L.
Contact: 95642740 Email:
SECRETARIAL & OFFICE
SKILLED / UNSKILLED
Indian male more than 10 years
gulf experience in Offi ce / Sales
Coordinator, Admin, Secretarial and
purchase with good computer skills.
Having Driving license and NOC
available, looking for suitable place-
ment. Contact 95149624
Welder 6G, 3G ARC , Fabrication
gulf exp ph : 92858985
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TOURS
SITUATION WANTEDCARGO
SITUATION WANTEDCARGO
FOR HIRE
Available for rent 1500 sqmt, se-
cured plot, suitable for keeping con-
tainers, construction equipments,
trailers etc, near Sohar Airport-
Contact 98236616
Bobcat Grader and roller for rent.
Contact: 94584688
TRANSPORTATION
Transportation available Ruwi to
Al Khuwair, Ghubra & Azaiba.
Contact: 91103909
Transportation available.
Contact: 99867456
Pick & drop any time. Contact: 93598436 / 96743215
Pick & drop any time. Contact:
92218001/ 96502406
Transportation. Contact98505294
Transportation in Muscat.
Contact: 95530908
MANPOWER
We off er labour for loading and
unloading if any one required we
are providing this service. Contact:
95208185 /95456022
Leading manpower agency to hire Recruiter from India housemaids. Contact: 99226093,
Email: [email protected]
FOR LADIES
GOOD OFFER for ladies: (Golden facial
Golden bleach, Haircut-10 RO. Only)
this off er started from 10th October
to 10th November. #99619409,
Hattat Modern Parlour
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SITUATION WANTEDSERVICES
Split & widow unit A.C servicing &
repairing. Contact: 99557080
Split & window unit A.C servicing
& maintenance. #96236476
Window & split unit A.C ser-
vicing & maintenance. Contact
93769089 / 95323517
GUARANTEED CLEANING: Carpet
& sofa shampooing, Contact
99314807/24792998
Cleaning & carpet shampooing,
Ocean Center LLC. #99884591
Pest control treatments. Ocean
Center LLC. Contact: 99344723
Marble Restoration, Mosaic tiles
polishing, carpet shampooing,
maintenance. Contact ABU QABAS-
99320217 /24788722
House shifting & packing. Contact: 99657644 /98518013
House shifting & transporting.
Contact 92490422
MARBLE CRYSTALLIZATION restore the original shine of your
marble. #24793614/ 99314807
Air condition maintenance instal-
lation window AC, split a/c, ducted
AC and package type units.
Contact: 98667326
Window & split unit A.C ser-
vicing & maintenance. Contact
93769089 / 95323517
Pest Control Gulfa Intl .LLC. Contact: 92326955
Water proofi ng ABUQABAS-
Contact 99320217/24788722
One stop shop business services : Public Relation (PRO) formation new
companies, LLC companies, Investor
visa, business setup, prepare busi-
nesses & companies accounts, legal
services, representing you and your
company. Contact Saleh: 96723485
Carpet Shampoo, marble & tile
polishing, pest control & anti-
termite treatment, general clean-
ing painting, Plumbing, Electrical,
shifting. Contact Mundhir Al-Ri-
zaiqi trading. L.L.C. # 24810137,
99450130
WEBSITE
WEB, ERP and Business Intel-
ligence (BI) creation and manage-
ment at rock bottom price.
Contact: http//webviewoman
SIT.WANTED
CLASSES
COMPUTER
SITUATION WANT-
ED
BUSINESS
We want fi nance for 3 (three)
months or renewable every 3
months from Omani nationals or
expatriates for trading business.
Contact: 99462591 or 93525028
Ware house space for rent at Ghala
and Barka up to 20000/- Sqm.
Contact: 99509460 / 93731363
Want regular fi nancing for profi table
business. Contact 91087526
Investors needed for well functioning
company Engaged in manufactur-
ing and supply of heating solutions.
Contact: 98871548 / 93412622
MISCELLANEOUS
MATRIMONIAL
Malankara Catholic girl Alappuzha
Dist BSc Nurse 28 yrs working with
M.O.H in Buraimi 28 yrs seeks alliance
from Keralite professionals Orthodox
Marthoma. Contact: 93264638
Seeking alliance for our son from
Muslim families. Interested families
Contact: 99889590
Well experienced management
fi nance specialist having 18 years
experience available for placement.
Contact.95602518
23, Male, ACCA Affi liate, OBU Bsc,
2.5 years of experience in audit and
fi nance in Big 6 Firms, Looking for
permanent placement in similar
fi eld. Release NOC available. Contact:
#95140445, [email protected]
22, Male, Indian, BBA (Marketing),
1 year experience in India, Looking
for suitable placement in Sales and
Marketing. #91897046,
Indian Male,27,ACCA Part
Qualifi ed,B.COM with 7+ yrs exp in
receivables and credit control in
Oman looking for suitable place-
ments. NOC available.
Contact 9657 4343.
Indian Female, Science Graduate,
3 years Experience in Teaching back
home. Looking for a suitable job op-
portunity as a teacher, in Schools in
Muscat Region. Contact : 96431456
/ 95704814
Looking for a suitable job as Jr.
Accountant/ Jr. Administration in
a reputed company. NOC Available.
GSM # 93004738.
ACCOUNTANT, Male, 8 years experi-
ence, presently working in Oman as a
Senior Accountant with oman Driving
license. NOC available, seek suitable
opportunity. GSM: 97705854
Chemical Engineer Indian 2 years
of experience in production fi eld
Contact: 91247222
Email:[email protected]
Syrian male 3yrs. exp in IT support,
Networking, Security systems, Serv-
er support, IT sales and marketing.
Valid Omani D/L seeking suitable
placement. Contact 91033395
Civil Autocad Draughtsman part
time work for job mob :96023726
Indian female, MBA, 25yrs Having
4yrears of experience in MNC, hands
of experiences in recruitment and
administration, fl exible for any suit-
able job placements currently in
visting visa. Contact Tel : 98864639
Email : [email protected]
Indian Male, 25, Chartered Account-
ant, working with ICICI Bank India.
On a Visit Visa in Oman. Staying with
parents at Azaiba. Ph: 24492638.
Email: [email protected]
Indian Male, 26 Yrs, Business
Management, 6 years in Oman.
Knowledge of MS Offi ce and Arabic
Language. Seeks suitable position.
Contact 93931935
Indian Mechanical Engineer, 30, having 8yrs of UAE Sales/Busi-
ness Development. experience in
Electromechanical and Irrigation
sectors. Contact no- +971558763220
email [email protected]
Indian male, with fi nance and Law
degree, having more than 25 years
of experience in Finance/ Accounts /
Audit (5 years of Oman experience)
seeks suitable placement. NOC avail-
able. Contact: 98421619.
E-mail: [email protected].
*Classifi ed Advertisement space booking with text,
should be done till 12.00 noon for next day’s publication.
* Subject to space availability
FOR SALE
Port cabin and Wooden pallets new,
used and renovated porta cabin
Wooden & steel sandwich panel
Wooden pallets and packing for
marble packing available.
Contact no. + 968 99318152
Tel. +968 24458759
Email: [email protected]
Comm. & Res land in Darsait, opp.
Pakistani School, 900 sq mtr for sale.
Contact: 91155779
Used Fabrication machinery for
sale : Fabrication machinery and
tools in excellent condition for
immediate sale. Contact 94652485/
99273774/ 99202278
Comm. & res. land for investment for
25 years in Ghala heights.
Contact: 91155779
Comm. & Res land in Ghala heights
400 sq mtr for sale. Contact:
91155779
Shop for sale or rent at Ruwi City.
Contact: 99103077
For sale land in Amerat 3000 Sq.mt
with petrol pump permission.
Contact 99323957 / 92702891
ACC. AVAILABLE
NRI
3BHK+Puja Room, East Facing, 1549
Sq Ft, Independent Floor, Ansal
Palam Vihar, Gurgaon,
Contact:99381769
Architect designed 5000 Square
feet exquisite Villa in 16 cents of
land at a scenic location on Aak-
kulam Road, Ulloor, Trivandrum for
sale. Contact +968 95372011
Furnished master b.room with
attached bath ,and Furnished
room with sharing bathroom fully
equipped kitchen immediately avail-
able in N. Azaiba. 95450250
Semi furnished two Bed room fl at
immediately available in N.Azaiba
.Contact -95450250
Furnished room for rent Indian fam-
ily near Honda road.
Contact: 99076546
Sharing accommodation available at
Darsait near ISD specious room, bath,
passage sharing kitchen. Preference
Vegetarian. Contact: 99419390
Room available at Walja. Contact:
96246625
Furnished room for IND EXE
bachelor near Al Khuwair.com R/A.
Contact : 99659513
Single room for Executive bachelor
with attached toilet & bath, for rent
including water & electricity in Ruwi.
Contact: 99327158
Sharing accommodation for family
or bachelors near Indian school Ghu-
bra. Contact : 99836676 / 99056701
Room available with kitchen from
fi rst November 2015 onwards at Rex
Road near Golden Oryx Restaurant.
Contact: 99768952
1 BHK available at Al khud in Baskin
Robbins building. R.O.200. Contact:
97261418, 94194876, 99478492
Single room attached bath
S/ kitchen at Mumtaz area.
Contact: 95212017 / 96916398
Studio fl at MBD Ruwi.
Contact : 95698714
Independent rooms in Qurum /
Al Hail. Contact 95529970
Room for Rent Alkhuwair - Behind
Al Aktham Restaurant. 120 RO.
With elec. and water.For executive
bachelors only. Contact : 98803261
Flat for rent available in CBD near
Costa Coff ee. Mobile no.92820734
Private room with toilet near Qurum
park incl. W& E, monthly RO 220/-.
Contact Hassan 99349990
Accommodation available for
indian executive bachelor’s (no
kitchen).RO:125 including water and
electricity Contact no. .. 98145825,
98949724
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GOOD NEWS
Genuine Ayurvedic treatments &
massage, Ayurvedic clinic at
Al Khuwair. Contact: 24478618 /
97263637 / 93309131
FREE INFORMATION ABOUT ISLAM. If you would like to know
more about Islam, please call:
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99253818, 99341395, and 99379133.
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Ayurvedic Treatment for joint pain,
backache, paralysis, massage, steam
bath, obesity, spondylitis , IDEAL
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18 November Street, Azaiba
Contact: 99639695 / 98342990
Ayurvedic treatment for backache,
paralysis, arthritis etc & massage,
All Season (Vaidyaratnam). Contact
24475280 / 95371664 / 92504980
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Shippey Hussain has lost Bang-
ladeshi Passport no. F 2565048.
Finder please handover to ROP
I Suganya Gurusamy (holder of
Indian passport No. G 1021221 )
daughter of K. Gurusamy having
permanent residence in 11-5-53,
Vaniyan Kovil Street, Tiruppathur,
Sivagangai Dt, Tamil Nadu - 630211
(complete postal address in India)
and presently residing in
Wadi Kabir, P.Box. No. 438, P.C 100
(complete postal in Oman) intend
to change my name from Suganya
Gurusamy (old name) to Fatima
Al Zahra (new name) for all
practical purpose. I have changed
my religion from Hindu to Islam.
Any objection towards my name
change may please be
communicated to Embassy of India,
Muscat, diplomatic Quarters,
AL Khuwair, P. Box No, 1727
Postal Code 112, Ruwi,
Sultanate of Oman.
Noor Al Mawada for Cont ASSO company which is recorded under
the commercial register number
1100091 in the treading & industry
Al Batinah is going to change its
legaly shape from ASSO company to
L.L.C company And in accordance
with Article 13 of the Commercial
Companies Law No. 4/74 . This is
to inform any body who concerns
about that to 2 months from the date
publishing this advertising.
DRIVING
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Email: [email protected]
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