times of oman - june 28, 2016

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June 28, 2016 22 Ramadan 1437 AH

TUESDAY

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RAMADAN PRAYER TIMINGS

Dhuhr 12.15pm

Asr 3.33pm

Maghrib 7.03pm

Isha 8.25pm Fajr (Tomorrow) 3.55am

IFTAR

7.03PM

FAJR

3.55AM

MORNING MINUTE

On the Occasion of 7th National Day, 1977

FROM THE WORDS OF HIS MAJESTYTHE SULTAN

Oman has continued to play a full part on the international scene in co-operation with all like-minded countries, in the defence of the freedom and dignity of mankind.

‘His Majesty’s Wisdom’

DEEBA [email protected]

MUSCAT: Omanis argue over salary, do not have the skillset or do not apply for positions in some of the best companies in the Sultanate, according to key executives.

A survey conducted by the Ministry of Higher Education has found that oil and gas po-sitions, up until last year the most sought after jobs, have slumped, replaced with careers in retail trade, tourism, hospitality and banking.

The current economic crisis faced by Oman has impacted job market trends in the coun-try, according to the Employers Survey 2016.

The survey, which was re-

leased this month, studied the private sector’s views about the suitability of graduates’ abili-ties and competence and en-quired about plans for employ-ing fresh graduates.

It also surveyed the skillset employers focus on while hir-ing graduates and touched upon the difficulties they faced find-ing suitable graduates across different specialisations and qualifications.

The survey , involving over 600 executives, showed that the fol-lowing five sectors will be hiring in 2017: installation and mainte-nance service, industries, oil and gas, banking, and tourism.

Sectors such as banking, tour-ism and hospitality will see high-er demand for graduates in the same year. >A6

MUSCAT: On the occasion of the blessed Eid Al Fitr 1437 AH, Sayyid Khalid bin Hilal bin Saud Al Busaidi, Minister of the Diwan of Royal Court, Chairman of the Civil Service Council and Sheikh Abdullah bin Nassir Al Bakri, Min-ister of Manpower yesterday is-sued a decision stating that Eid Al Fitr holiday for employees at the ministries, public authorities and other departments of the State Ad-ministrative Apparatus will start from Tuesday, 29th Ramadan 1437 AH, corresponding to July 5, 2016 till 3rd Shawwal 1437 AH.

Work will resume on Sunday

July 10, 2016. Shawwal moon-sighting will be declared by the competent authorities.

The Minister of Diwan of Royal Court extended his congratulations to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said on this blessed occasion, pray-ing to Allah the Almighty to protect His Majesty, grant him good health, happiness and a long life and for the return of this and similar occasions on His Majesty for many years to come and the Omani people and our dear country further progress and welfare under his wise leader-ship and all Muslims blessings and prosperity. >A5

S U R V E Y

A N N O U N C E M E N T

REJIMON [email protected]

MUSCAT: Loan sharks are seiz-ing passports and charging inter-est rates of more than 100 per cent as cash-strapped expats and Oma-nis struggle to make ends meet.

The economic slump has cre-ated a fertile feeding ground for the men who charge exorbitant interest rates and seize the pass-ports of their “customers” until they pay up.

One man borrowed OMR4,000 and ended up repaying OMR16,000 over four years.

Another expat, too embar-rassed to be named, faced delays in travelling home to visit his

gravely ill mother because the shark he had borrowed from re-fused to hand back his passport.

Across the country, people are seeking out alternative finance packages as banks and bona fide lenders tighten their belts.

The men filling the vacuum – the loan sharks of Oman – will hap-pily lend money, so long as they get more than double in return.

Two months ago, an Indian small-time businessman in Ruwi couldn’t fly to India to see his hospitalised mother as his passport was held back by an illegal money lender. He had given it as a guarantee for taking a loan of OMR2,000 from the lender.>A6

As the economic

crisis bites and

credit dries up, needy

people take loans

from money-lenders

at exorbitant rates

by pawning vital

documents and often

fail to redeem them

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Designer bracelets to help raise funds for charity

OMANNew water filter

1A group of Omani students have invented a filter using local coconut shells to

purify water. >A2

REGIONBlasts in Lebanon

2Suicide bombers killed five people and wounded 19 more in attacks on a

Lebanese village. >A8

MARKETNew varsity to fill gap

3Muscat University, Oman’s higher education institution will open its

doors on September 25. >B1

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

Staff Reporter

MUSCAT: Body of an Omani pilgrim who died in a road acci-dent in Saudi Arabia last Satur-day was scheduled to be flown back yesterday to Oman by a Royal Oman Police aircraft on Monday, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. “The body of the Omani woman and the injured is scheduled to be flown into Oman on a special plane,” the statement added. The de-ceased was with her family to perform Umrah in Saudi Arabia.

S A U D I A C C I D E N T

SHOPPERS FLOOD MUTTRAH SOUQWith Eid Al Fitr around the corner, people flocked to Mut-

trah Souq to buy clothes and other items. The shops were

flooded with customers and the owners had a tough time

catering to the huge crowd. -Purushothaman K See also >A5


MUSCAT: A tropical storm is expected to strike Oman’s coast, the Meteorology Department and global typhoon warning centres predict.

According to the forecast from US Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Center and Tropical Storm Risk Cen-tre, tropical storm 02A is fore-cast to strike Oman at about 00:00 GMT on June 30. >A7

J U N E 3 0

Eid holidays from July 5 to July 9

LOAN SHARKS MAKE A KILLING AS PEOPLE DROWN IN DEBT

Tropical storm expected to hit Sultanate

Oil and gas jobs slump as graduates opt for retail sector

Pilgrim’s body to be flown back

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OMAN

This filter does not leave your glass of water drained of useful minerals

HASAN SHABAN AL [email protected]

MUSCAT: A group of Omani stu-dents have invented a filter using local coconut shells to purify water, while retaining essential minerals.

In about one month, Nameer, the student-run company, will be-ing selling the state-of-the-art wa-ter filter, according to its spokes-person. “The water that you drink usually contains much less salt and minerals, due to the filtration systems used,” he said.

“Those filters remove all neces-sary minerals and salts from water, therefore,the water doesn’t pro-vide you with the important min-erals that your body needs,” noted

the spokesperson.He said that, in the long run, the

lack of salt in water can cause many health problems, such as osteopo-

rosis, kidney, and heart diseases. According to Nameer, this

made-in-Oman filter has the abil-ity to remove some salts and harm-

ful metals, but retains the recom-mended amounts of minerals that are essential to the body.

“Hence, the water comes out

clear and clean, and simultane-ously contains all vital minerals,” he added. The environmentally-friendly filter is constructed using raw materials that are sustainable, such as coconut shells.

Students from the Higher Col-lege of Technology confirmed that no chemical additives or preservatives were used in their product,which is entirely made of natural materials.

The team of 13 joined the “shari-kati” contest held by INJAZ Oman, a nonprofit organization, in which students from different Omani colleges and universities come together to form a company and create a product or a service that is neededby society.

This made-in-Oman

filter has the ability

to remove unwanted

salts and harmful

metals, and still retain

the recommended

amounts of minerals

that are essential to

the body

HEALTHY CHOICE: In about one month, Nameer, the student-run company, will being selling the state-

of-the-art water filter, according to its spokesperson. – Supplied photo

Host of diseases free with your sheesha drag: ExpertsBABA [email protected]

MUSCAT: Smoking water pipes in busy souks or hotels could be the rage among Omanis and ex-pats during Ramadan evenings or Iftaar parties, but smokers could be at risk for strong acidity, heart and lung disease, and even cancer, health officials have warned.

“Don’t be fooled and avoid smoking; sheesha smoking is equivalent to 10-15 cigarettes,” an advisory issued by the health ministry said on Monday.

“(This is) a month of virtue and fasting, so make it free of smoke,” the ministry notice urged.

Akin to 10 cigarettesLast month, authorities enacted tighter regulations on sheesha cafés in the Sultanate. Such cafés must now be located at least 200 metres from residential areas, as well as governmental, education-al, health and religious buildings.

During Ramadan, sheesha smoking picks up pace, with many hotels and cafes offering water pipes after Iftaar meals and before Suhur pre-dawn meals.

“It (the advisory) was in ref-erence to the Egyptian medi-cal journal, which reports that smoking sheesha for one hour is equivalent to smoking 10 or more cigarettes. So whether one is fast-ing or not, it has the same effects. The damage would be the same,” Dr B Gowri Sankar, physician and medical director at Starcare hos-pital, told Times of Oman.

“We do get a lot of people who are into this habit. They end up having complications related to heart, lung, and high blood pres-sure,” he said.

Such patients, Dr Sankar noted, are offered behavioural therapy or are cared for by psychiatrists and psychologists. Others are pre-scribed medicines which help in their quitting smoking.

“During Ramadan, stomach upset and acidity are immediate effects of Sheesha smoking,” Dr Sankar added.

Dehydrated bodyOthers say that dehydrated bod-ies process toxins found in smoke much quicker when fasting.

“The metabolic status of a fast-ing person is altered. So Shee-sha smoking, per se, will create a much bigger problem. When the stomach is empty, toxins are

going to affect a person more se-verely. The chances are a person could develop acute respiratory problems,” Dr Rajesh, a senior doctor at Atlas Hospital, told Times of Oman.

He said allergies and chest in-fections become more noticeable due to fasting.

Smoking sheesha could affect a person’s wind pipe, too, he added.

“Because if a person is dehydrat-ed and, when they smoke, the tox-ins are much more concentrated. There is much less mucus inside the wind pipe during Ramadan, because the body is in a dry condi-tion. A person could develop acute problems,” Dr Rajesh added.

Sheesha might smell nice be-cause of several flavours tobacco is available in, but being dehy-drated could accelerate the pro-cess resulting in health complica-tions, experts warn.

H E A L T H

BEST AVOIDED: Sheesha smoking is equivalent to 10-15 ciga-

rettes, an advisory issued by the health ministry said. – File photo

Agreement on social security to Nepalese workers signedTimes News Service

MUSCAT: To benefit expatriate workers, the government of Ne-pal and Non-Resident Nepali As-sociation (NRNA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide social security and (pension) provident fund to migrant workers.

According to the National Cen-tre for Statistics and Information (NCSI), the number of Nepali na-tionals in the private sector was pegged at 14,148 as of May 2016. Out of this, 9,823 are males and 4,325 are females.

The proposal for creating the fund was handed over to the Prime Minister of Nepal by representa-tives of the Muscat chapter of the NRNA, in the United Arab Emir-ates (UAE), in 2015.

“The main reason to create this welfare fund is to ensure the safety

of workers and their families dur-ing crises. A migrant worker may get killed or become disabled and may not be able to work further, then he must get some financial assistance. There should be some money in his or her account after a migrant worker returns home,” said D B Chhetri, Middle East re-

gional coordinator of NRNA. He also said NRNA had taken

up this issue in October 2015 at the global conference agenda and formed a task force. “After years of struggle, the MoU was signed last week in Kathmandu with the Ne-pal government’s provident fund and NRNA,” he said.

The plan is to collect a minimum of OMR5 to OMR25 from each expatriate worker every month. “This money will be used during emergency or when the worker re-turns home after working abroad.”

He also said it must be ensured that these workers and their fami-lies are provided with both social and financial security. “One should not forget that migrant workers are supporting the nation. The remittance generated by Nepali workers in the Gulf constitutes 25 per cent of the GDP (gross domes-tic product) of the country.”

E X P A T R I A T E S

D B Chhetri

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City streets turning into car showrooms

TARIQ ZIAD AL [email protected]

MUSCAT: Private streets across Muscat and other parts of the country are being turned into car lots with rows of cars for sale littering private sidewalks and access roads.

Locals have been increasingly displaying their vehicles and put-ting them up for sale during this time of austerity and inflation.

The vehicles are displayed in several areas in Muscat and other governorates where the sellers are looking for an easy way to sell their car and keep 100 per cent of the proceeds.

High fuel and other product prices are driving young, aspir-ing people to sell their vehicles to make some money during the dif-ficult times. Yaqoob Al Suleimi, an Omani national, said that the fuel price is the number one reason why he displayed his car for sale in public.

“Petrol prices are too high. I used to fill up my car for 4 to 5 ri-als, but now it goes up to 8.5. The quality of the fuel doesn’t seem right either because my car was re-sponding differently from it,” said Al Suleimi, a Honda Civic owner selling his car.

“I have two cars, a Civic and a Corolla. I decided to sell the Civic because it consumes too much petrol and its service and spare parts are too expensive. Every-thing is becoming expensive and I need the money, so putting one of my cars up for sale is the only option,” explained Al Suleimi.

Feeling the stressEven those who own small, fuel ef-ficient cars are feeling the stress of paying more than they were used to when the prices were low.

“I own a 4 cylinder, 1.6 litre car which I bough after I sold my SUV. I needed a fuel efficient car but all I’m doing now is paying the same amount for fuel which I used to pay when I had my SUV. I pay 8 rials for far less fuel than the same 8 rials to fill up my SUV,” said the Omani national, who asked to remain anonymous.

“Service charges and spare parts are relatively fair priced, but the petrol is sucking me dry; besides I have to drive long distances almost every day. So I decided to put it up for sale since I’m short on money,” he added.

Currently fuel prices for super

grade fuel is 180 baisas per liter and regular fuel is 170 baisas while diesel goes doe 185 baisas per liter.

When asked why he doesn’t sell it with a used car showroom, he said he’s rather keep all the money and profit made rather than pay them a percentage.

Some people like Mohammad Al Amri, display their car hop-ing to land a good deal from po-tential buyers. “My car is there hoping for a good trade. I buy cars, fix them up and sell them,” said Al Amri.

“It is a business and a lot of people in the GCC are car enthu-siasts. You will find a lot of people like me who do this kind of busi-ness,” he explained.

Legal provisionsDrivers, however, should under-stand that displaying vehicles that are up for sale in public areas could be assumed to be abandoned vehicles according to Muscat Mu-nicipality laws.

According to the Local Ordi-nance No. 1/2006 Regarding the Protection of Public Health from Muscat Municipality, Article (18) states: “The Municipality in coor-

dination with Royal Oman Police can withdraw or confiscate the cars existing in public areas after putting a warning sticker on the car for one month and along with notifying the car owner on his home or work address, and also the qualified authorities can sell the confiscated cars at a public auction after confiscating them without being received.”

A penalty cited in Article (52) says: “Without prejudice to any more severe punishment included in provisions of other laws, Who-ever violates the provisions of this Ordinance he shall pay a penalty of not more than OMR200 for the first and second offence and a pen-alty of not more than OMR500 within the three months following the commitment of the second of-fence.

Whoever continues violating this ordinance after receiving a notice from the Municipality to remove that offence, he shall pay a fine of OMR50 and the fine contin-ues per day, provided that the pen-alty shall not exceed OMR1,000 in total or imprisonment for a maxi-mum period of six months or both punishments.

The vehicles are

displayed in several

areas in Muscat and

other governorates

where the sellers are

looking for an easy

way to sell their car

and keep 100 per cent

of the proceeds

Move to bar expat lawyers from appeal, supreme court proceedingsFAHAD AL [email protected]

MUSCAT: Expat lawyers are likely to be prevented from pre-senting cases before the appeal and supreme courts at the end of this year, according to a Ministers Council decision on extending the activation of a Royal Decree issued in 1996.

The decree stated that non-Omani lawyers would be unable to appear before the appeal and su-preme courts. However, the royal decree provided lawyers with op-tions to resolve their status over a seven year period. The decision later was extended until 2008, and then to December 31, 2016.

Expat lawyers were already banned from presenting in pri-mary courts, as a first stage in im-posing the decision to Omanise the legal field. Varied responses from lawyers were recently raised, as some lawyers felt it was worthwhile to Omanise the legal field, while others believed that it is too early to impose such restrictions since the number of Omani lawyers licensed to pre-sent cases before the appeal and supreme courts remains too few.

The Omani Lawyers Associa-tion chairman and Chairman of Majlis Al Shura’s Legislative Le-gal Committee, Dr. Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Zadjali, said that according to the Council of Min-ister’s decision, the extension for non-Omani lawyers to appear before the courts of appeal and the supreme court will expire on December 31, 2016.

Al Zadjali pointed out that the Ministry of Justice has con-tacted the Omani Lawyers Asso-ciation and law firms operating in the Sultanate to obtain feed-back about Omanising these two stages. After receiving feedback, the Ministry will submit its rec-ommendation to the Council of

Ministers, assuring that there is enough time before December 31.

A lawyer who recently received his appeals licence, but refused to be identified, explained that many lawyers’ offices might shut down as a result of banning expat law-yers from presenting cases before the appeal and supreme courts.

“Many small offices employ one or two nationals, and another one or two expat lawyers,so they can survive in the market. Expat law-yers have considerable experience in Oman legal cases, and it will be very sad to remove them from the market at this time,” said the law-yer. He added that the procedures to obtain a licence to present before the appeal and supreme courts takes some 14 years.

“A new graduate lawyer should be under training for two years before being able to present in primary courts. In this stage, the lawyer is eligible to establish a law office. The lawyer can receive an Appeals licence after com-pleting five years in the primary courts, and then seven years in the Appeal courts, to become eligible to present before the Su-preme courts,” said the lawyer, adding that a limited number of Omani lawyers will have the op-portunity to dominate the mar-ket, if non-Omanis are prevented from appearing.

“There are two options for small lawyers’ offices after en-acting this decision. Either they close their offices and find anoth-er source of income, or work with medium and large legal offices when having appeal or supreme courts cases,” said the lawyer.

He added that the government should consider those who are beginning their careers and need to open their first offices, with hope of one day becoming a large firm. “I call on the government to consider everything before de-ciding,” said the lawyer.

C H A N G E

SQU plans dual purpose solar panel cover for parking lot HASAN SHABAN AL [email protected]

MUSCAT: Sultan Qaboos Univer-sity (SQU) will cover a parking lot with solar panels, in a bid to gener-ate enough electricity to light 10 houses each day, Prof. Abdullah Al Badi, supervisor of the team cur-rently working on the project, told the Times of Oman.

The solar project, to be ready by mid-2017, will also provide shade for some 100 cars at the College of Engineering. Further, Al Badi said a student-run com-pany will begin operating the project next September.

“The panels will produce be-tween 170 and 200 kilowatts per day, while each medium size house in Oman consumes around 20 kil-owatt every day,” he said.

According to SQU’s official twit-ter account, the solar project will cost some OMR216,000, funded by Jacobs international company. The solar panels will supply electricity for use inside the SQU campus.

“This project aims at aspir-ing students who seek to launch startup companies in the field of renewable energy,” Al Badi said, adding that this power generat-ing program will become the fo-cus of future research, as well as

engineering lectures.Oman enjoys high levels of so-

lar radiation, ranging from 5,500-6,000 Wh/m2 per day in July to 2,500-3,000 Wh/m2 per day in January. This high level of so-lar energy in Oman is among the highest in the world.

Significant opportunitiesThere are significant opportuni-ties for developing solar energy re-sources throughout Oman, as solar energy has the potential to provide sufficient electricity to meet all of Oman’s domestic electricity requirements, and even generate electricity for exporting.

More than 670 solar panels will be installed, and are meant to serve as an example of a clean, renew-able energy resource which uses photovoltaic (PV) systems.

Sultan Qaboos University is the leading University in Oman and considered a renewable energy re-search hub for the Omani market.

The college of engineering at SQU conducted several research studies and projects related to re-newable energy, in general, and particularly solar energy. Mean-while, researchers at the college of engineering have developed strong collaboration with both Omani and international parties.

S U L T A N Q A B O O S U N I V E R S I T Y

Robert Mouawad Foundation, Dar Al Atta’a join handsSTAFF REPORTER

MUSCAT: Dar Al Atta’a officially has a new partner, which intends to help less fortunate children through the sale of special cus-tom-made jewellery, called the Robert Mouawad Foundation.

The foundation’s core focus is to make a positive, life-altering difference to the lives underprivi-leged children. While considering the values and principles of the holy month of Ramadan, such as humility, generosity and goodwill towards everyone, they have cre-ated a custom-made bracelet for purchase, which could prove to be beneficial for a child’s life.

Mouawad’s “Hand in Hand” initiative has prompted the jew-eller to create custom-made, 18 Karat rose gold bracelets, with a leather strap for sale, where a por-tion of the profits will go to Dar Al Atta’a’s students programme, which will focus strongly on their education and development.

The co-guardian of Mouawad, Pascal Mouawad said, “Mouawad is committed to making a lasting contribution to the communi-

ties where it operates and we are pleased to have launched this ini-tiative in Oman.”

“The bracelets designed for the ‘Hand in Hand’ initiative are

made with the intention of tak-ing action on behalf of children in need of quality education, while highlighting the spirit of the sa-cred time,” she added.

This is Mouawad’s first initia-tive in Muscat after creating sev-eral charities in Saudi Arabia and Lebanon, and they are hoping to make an impact in the Sultanate for the children’s sake.

The simple yet contemporary unisex bracelet is available at the Mouawad Boutique at The Opera Galleria in Shatti Al Qurm and costs OMR260 (US$500).

A representative from the bou-tique said for every purchase of the bracelet, US$100 will be do-nated to Dar Al Atta’a.

Maryam Al Zadjali, chairper-son of Dar Al Atta’a, thanked Mouawad and said, “On behalf of Dar Al Atta’a, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to-wards Mouawad for their sup-port.”

She further added, “We look forward to working closely with them. I am confident that, with their help, we can make this ini-tiative a grand success.”

C H A R I T Y

The bracelets designed for the

‘Hand in Hand’ initiative are

made with the intention of tak-

ing action on behalf of children

Expatriate electrician electrocuted


MUSCAT: An expatriate elec-trician died from electrocution in Sinaw, an official from the company where the victim was working said.

Visakh Mohan, the 24-year-old victim, was working with the company in Ibra since 2015 March. “It was an accident. Even though he had safety gear, he didn’t use it. He accidentally came in contact with a live wire while at work on an electric post,” Udayahcandran Nair, the company supervisor and his relative, said.

Visakh’s body is kept in Sinaw hospital mortuary. “We are now coordinating with local authorities and embassy offi-cials to repatriate his body,” the official said.

The accident happened on Friday. Visakh hails from the south Indian state of Kerala and was a bachelor. Both his parents passed away last year.

S I N A W

READY TO GO: High fuel and other product prices are driving young, aspiring people to sell their

vehicles to make some money during the difficult times. – Tariq Ziad Al Haremi

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GLOBAL RAMADAN RECIPESCHINA

{ Yangrou Paomo }

I N G R E D I E N T SMutton, lamb, or beef bones (2 to 3kg),

broken into medium sized pieces 2 medium onions, chopped

6 cloves garlic, crushed1 small hot pepper, chopped1 tablespoon grated ginger1/2 pound wheat noodles

2 1/2 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon pepper1 teaspoon cumin

1/2 pound very thinly sliced raw lamb 1 cup green onions, finely chopped

1 cup coriander leaves, chopped4 cups cubed hard bread

or Chinese crullers

P R E PA R AT I O NPlace bones, onions, garlic, hot pepper, and ginger in a large

saucepan, then cover with water to about 6cm above the bones and bring to boil. Cover and cook, reducing heat to medium/low,

for 4 hours, adding more water if necessary.In the meantime, cook noodles according to directions on the

package and set aside.

Strain and discard bones and vegetables, then return broth to saucepan, adding water if necessary to make 8 cups. Stir in salt,

pepper, and cumin, and return to boil. Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes.

Divide the noodles and remaining ingredients, except bread, and place in 8 large soup bowls. Pour broth over ingredients and

stir in bread. Serve piping hot.

SPIRITUAL FASTING

Ramadan is the month when the Holy Quran was revealed to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), and it came at a time when the

connection of the people with God was waning. The word Rama-dan translates to scorching heat or dryness, which is reflective of that deep need and thirst for a path to Allah, which is mirrored in the physical hunger we feel while fasting during this holy time. It is a celebratory month as we reflect on the way of this revelation

that revived the spirits of the people, and continues to inspire.

IFTAR

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

{ Spotlight: Al Rahma Charity}W H AT T H E Y D O

Al Rahma Charity team strives to help less fortunate families in the Omani society across all governorates of the Sultanate by providing them with financial and non-financial support

through donations. One of their key offerings is their always-available team members, who are on-call to help those in

need, 24-hours per day, seven days per week.

W H E R EEstablished in 2005, Al Rahma is supported by the societal

development committee of Wilayat Al Seeb in Oman.

F I N D O U T M O R E A N D D O N AT E +968 9281 0200, +968 9941 3306

donate.om

Rasul is used to refer to the Prophets in Islam, though it literally means messenger. This is apt as Muslims believe

that Prophets were chosen by Allah to relay messages to mankind, the core two being that God alone should be worshipped; and that man should strive to act with humanity, treating others as they want to be treated.

Adam (PBUH) is considered to be the first Prophet and Muhammad (PBUH) is the last, along with many others, 25 of whom are mentioned by name in the Holy Quran,

including Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Ishmael, Moses, David, and Jesus (PBUH).

WORD

Prophet (Messenger)

TODAY’S VERSE

Kind words and the covering of faults (of others) are better than charity followed by injury. And Allah is rich (free of all

needs) an he is most forbearing. (Al Baqarah, 2:263)

PLACE OF WORSHIP

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

{Jama’a Al Sultan Said Bin Taimur}

Al Sultan Said Bin Taimur Mosque was built in 1999 and named after the father of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos. The Ottman-era-inspired mosque has splendid architectural

features that offer an antique, Arabesque feel, from the mesmerising natural colour palettes to shiny tiled wall to

the bronzed dome and minarets. Located in Al Khuwair 33, nearby Higher College of Technology, it is

one of the most iconic mosques in the area and is a soothing refuge from the surrounding hustle and bustle.

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Eid gives shoppers licence to spendWith Eid Al Fitr just around the corner,

people feel they have the licence to shop. Not

surprising then that Purushothaman K who

visited Muttrah Souq, a traditional shopping

hub in Muscat, found it crowded with Eid

shoppers on Monday. For many, the Muttrah

Souq is a nostalgic place for shopping,

particularly during the period of Ramadan

and Eid Al Adha

The decision allowed employers and employees to agree on work arrangements during the holiday if necessity arises. Employees whose weekly-off coincides with the holiday of the aforesaid occa-sion must be compensated.

All employees at the private sector extended their congratu-lations to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said on this happy occasion, praying to Allah the Al-mighty to protect His Majesty, grant him good health, happiness and a long life and for the return of this and similar occasions on His Majesty, the Omani people and all Muslims with blessings and welfare. -ONA

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They will take off, control and land

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founder of Falcon Adventures

Loan sharks smelling blood

“My mother was not well. I am the only son and had to travel. Business was not doing well. For her treatment only I had to take that loan. And, when I got a call to reach home immediately, the lender was reluctant in giving back the passport, which I had given him as guarantee. Finally, social workers had to talk to him to get my passport,” the Indian businessman said.

“I travelled as the social work-ers guaranteed that they will own up the responsibility of that mon-ey. I went and returned. Mother is now fine. I paid back the money as soon as I returned by taking a loan from a bank. Never will take a loan from illegal money lender, and I advise others not to do so. You will be trapped,” the businessman added. He paid OMR2,400 back after just two months, double the high street lending rate of around 4 or 5 per cent.

The Indian businessman’s case is not an isolated one. According to social workers and finance ex-perts, many such cases are pop-ping up as the country is on an austerity drive due to the oil price dip which is in turn causing salary and payment delays.

Making use of the opportunity, loan sharks are smelling blood.

“We come across several cases of people getting trapped by loan sharks. With my experience in Oman for the last 30 years as a social worker, I can say that the debt trap has forced a few to take drastic steps in their life,” Shaji Sebastian, a social worker in Oman, said.

“Recently, we came across a case of a family who got trapped by loan sharks. They had to raise money for a medical emergency. As his business payments were getting delayed, he had to depend on an illegal money lending per-son. Finally, we all had to chip in to pay back the money, which

became an unaffordable amount for them after all kinds of interest was added,” Shaji added.

Borrowing OMR1,000 for 12 months actually means repaying OMR2,200, which amounts to 120 per cent interest, according to counsellors.

In addition to that, lenders are offering money in return for gold as a guarantee. For 20 sovereigns of gold, OMR2,000 will be offered with OMR200 as monthly interest.

In 2013, Central Bank of Oman’s loan interest rate ceil-ing was fixed at six per cent per annum for personal and housing loans and some of the banks in Oman offer rates of less than 4 per cent to lure more customers.

The social worker added that such usurious interest demand-ed by loan sharks will land the borrowers in a debt trap which may eventually result in suicide or permanent impoverishment of the family without hope of recovering.

Jose Chacko, a financial crime analyst in Oman, said that un-like in the west, there are no debt counsellors in Oman.

“People don’t know what to do and how to handle the situation when they land in financial trou-ble by taking loans from illegal money lenders,” Jose said.

According to Jose, there are different types of loan sharks in Oman.

“There are big ones and small ones too. Big ones lend money for investment, taking duly signed post-dated cheques of Oman and home country, original passport and bond papers as guarantee. Meanwhile, small ones lend money for mid-level and blue-collar workers on a monthly basis at camps, taking their salary ac-count bank cards as guarantee,” the financial crime analyst said.

“Whatever the modus operandi

be, the sharks fleece the borrowers,” he added.

A production manager in Oman, talking to Times of Oman on condition of anonym-ity, said that he paid more than OMR16,000 over a four-year pe-riod for an OMR4,000 loan.

“It was a work related emer-gency. I had to raise money im-mediately. Approaching banks would delay my payments. So, I took money from him. Finally, when I cleared it, I had to pay more than four times what I bor-rowed,” he said.

According to Jose Chacko, the Central Bank of Oman regulates commercial banks and financial institutions which have an im-posed ceiling on rates of interest for various borrowers.

“However, money lenders do not fall within its ambit. Only gov-ernment can enact suitable laws to address this problem which may be included as part of the criminal law. Otherwise, a spe-cial bill may be passed to address this menace. I feel that while it will not be possible to completely eradicate unorganised financial systems, efforts may be made to pass stringent laws accompanied by rigorous enforcement,” the fi-nance expert added.

Meanwhile, a legal advisor in Oman said that they don’t come across any such cases because everything is done discretely.

“As it is illegal, lenders and bor-rowers settle the issue discretely. Nobody approaches us,” Deepa Sudhir, a legal advisor added.

Due to the oil price dip, the gov-ernment has adopted severe aus-terity measures leading to com-panies tightening their budgets and cuts in spending. Recently, Times of Oman found that work-ers in Oman are facing serious salary delays with some waiting almost a year for wages prompt-ing them to seek out loan sharks.

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Graduates flock to other sectors amid shrinking oil, gas jobs Oil and gas, which was the sector hiring the most graduates in 2015, has been impacted due to low oil prices and the financial downturn, and in 2016 has moved down to the third position, in terms of hiring.“Low prices of oil have also af-fected some sectors, such as the oil and gas industry, which is why they have moved down in 2016. Perhaps, tourism and hospital-ity is becoming stronger as it is focused on as a sector of the fu-ture,” Dr. Fatma Al Hajri, direc-tor general of MoHE’s Graduate Survey Department, said.

Humaid Al Sharji is a fresh en-gineering graduate from one of the higher education colleges in Oman, and he just landed a job at an oil and gas subsidiary. The slump in the oil and gas sector’s hiring trends both-

ers him. “It was expected, but it is also not great to hear this because obviously we will be looking for better companies sometime from now. However if the sector is not hiring much, there might be very less scope for that because they always look for experienced peo-ple. I fear for the industry because even the salaries are too low, but we have to accept it because we are fresh graduates.”

Afaf Al Shuhaibi is a student at one of the best universities in Oman. She was expecting a change in the hiring trend because of the current economic slowdown, but is also ready for such changes.

“As a student you have to be prepared for it, but one day we can hope that the oil prices will rise again and the economy will

improve. Also, here in Oman they are trying to encourage students to open their businesses; this can be another alternative to the service industry. If there is a per-sistent problem, I will apply for a job abroad.”

According to executives, gradu-ates in Management, Commerce, Engineering and IT majors, are being hired more than others; this is also in line with the Graduate Survey 2015, which reported that graduates of these fields are em-ployed the most.

The survey has also asked execu-tives about reasons for employing non-Omani graduates, and three main factors were highlighted. First, Omani applicants reject jobs because of salaries and other issues, second, they were not suit-

able in terms of their experience and training, and finally, no appli-cations were received from Omani graduates to fill those positions.

The medium of recruitment was also surveyed, and results indicated that 43 per cent of the employers used public recruiting agencies and newspaper advertise-ments, and only about 17 per cent of executives reported that they were employed through university career fairs.

The results also indicated that work experience is the most im-portant criteria for hiring, fol-lowed by interpersonal and com-munication skills, and then the passion, commitment and attitude of the graduate. Academic achieve-ment came in fifth in the order of the criteria employers consider

while recruiting. The executives also reported

that graduates lack certain skills, such as speaking and writing in English, followed by working un-der pressure, and interpersonal and communication skills.

Al Sharji said when he first ap-plied for a job, he didn’t face any challenges in terms of lack of skills, but lack of experience was a chal-lenge. “It’s tough when everyone wants an experienced candidate and you come with no experience.”

Only 25 per cent of the execu-tives reported that there was co-operation between their company and a higher education institution for the purpose of hiring. The ex-ecutives, who indicated that coop-eration existed, specified the type of cooperation to be mainly in the

areas of training, recruitment and research and development.

Organisations, such as the Min-istry of Manpower, Higher Educa-tion Institutions, the Oman Cham-ber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI), Riyada (Public Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises Development), Ithraa (The Public Authority for Investment Promo-tion and Export Development), and the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) contrib-uted to this survey by supplying data, reviewing questionnaires and urging executives to participate.

Over 60 per cent of the partici-pating executives were from ‘excel-lent’ grade companies, followed by executives from first-grade com-panies, and then international and consultancy executives.

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Visually impaired get chance to make mark

MOBIN MATHEW [email protected]

MUSCAT: Visually impaired Om-anis are being offered the chance to paraglide without a companion over the dunes of the Sultanate to break a world record.

Falcon Adventures, a company that offers paragliding and para-motoring in Muscat, is all set to train blind people for the first time in Oman.

“They will take off, control and land alone with the help of our training,” Syed Hamid Raza, the founder of Falcon Adventures.

“We will guide them with a

wireless communication system, which is placed in their helmet, but they will need lots of systematic training,” he added.

Raza added: “We have a proper programme that will last roughly two weeks, and involves training the blind and helping them take their first solo flight. First, all the selected individuals who have a sharp mind are given lectures and ground handling and are put on a simulator, which teaches them how to control the glider.

“Eventually, when we are satisfied that they are ready to fly, we will take them for their first solo flight from a height of 300ft,” he added.

Raza says he wants to create

activity for disabled people and involve them in his record break-ing attempt. He wants to form a blind paragliding team for the first time in the world and attract more young Omanis to take part in ad-venture sports, drawing more ad-venture tourists to Oman.

“I want to invite the youth of Oman to see that if a blind person can paraglide, then so can they be-cause paragliding is a safe sport,” he said.

“I know that even though a per-son may be blind, they have very keen senses and their mind is a lot sharper, which is a God-gifted abil-ity. I want them to feel that they can do anything if they put their mind to it. Also this will be new

record as previously a blind person had jumped from 250ft. In Oman,it will be from 300ft.”

Raza is a retired Major of the Pa-kistan Army, and was involved in training armed forces personnel in martial arts and adventure sports.

According to Raza, he has ap-proached the disabled Olympic Committee of Oman to select blind people to undergo training in paragliding.

“The basic ground training will be done at As Seeb beach and the flight will be from the Al Nahda Dunes,” he said.

The event is expected to be car-ried out in collaboration with the Oman Paralympic Committee.

“I entered this country with a vi-sion to promote adventure sports in Oman, especially for the youth of Oman, who should be provided facilities where they can excel to best of their ability,” Raza said.

He further stated that he wants to direct the young energy of Oman into something positive.

“My mission and aim is to put Oman on the map of adventure sports all over the world and GCC countries,” Raza said.

Adventure sports are the best way to explore Oman to the full-est and Oman has everything to offer to an adventurous tourist, said Raza.

Falcon Adventures,

a firm that offers

paragliding and

paramotoring in

Muscat, is all set to

train blind people for

the first time

PARAGLIDING: The aim is to attract more young Omanis to take

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Low pressure system has formed in the Arabian Sea

Data supplied by the US Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Center suggest that the point of landfall will be near 21.7 N, 60.5 E.

The storm 02A is expected to bring one-minute maximum sustained winds to the region of around 83 km/h (51 mph). Wind gusts in the area may be consider-ably higher.

Oman Meteorology Department has said in its latest advisory that a low pressure system has formed in the Arabian Sea some 800kms from the Oman coast associated with wind speeds of 20 to 25knots.

“Weather analyses predict rain

in the coming three days,” the me-teorology department said, while advising people to follow weather updates from the authority to re-main safe.

Saeed Al Sarmi, the Head of the Research Centre from Public Au-thority for Civil Aviation (PACA), also tweeted the guidance on his official twitter handle.

The JTWC forecast shows that the eye of the cyclone is 246 nau-tical miles from Muscat and 227 nautical miles from Masirah.

Biju MP, a businessman in Ma-sirah Island, said that they have not received any alerts from the

local authority so far. “Usually, they alert us. They may be issuing advisories this evening,” Biju told Times of Oman from Masirah by phone. The island stands to be the area worst affected by the storm.

In June 2015, Masirah, Sur and many regions of Yemen were badly hit by tropical storm Ashobaa.

Hundreds of people were res-cued from low lying areas in Sur and nearby wilayats by Royal Oman Police personnel and heli-copter rescue teams.

During Ashobaa, Oman mete-orological department recorded 231mm of rain in Masirah.

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Majlis Al Shura hosts Minister

MUSCAT: Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Shahhi, Minster of Regional Municipalities and Water Re-sources gave a brief statement cov-ering five main issues during 20th regular session under the chair of Khalid bin Hilal Al Ma’awali, Chairman of Majlis Al Shura.

On municipal policies and planning, the Minister said that total allocation for the projects approved in the 8th five- year plan was OMR455,930,194.

The original allocation in the 8th five-year plan was OMR96,120,000. The value of the forwarded amounts from the previous five-year plan stood at OMR120,683,001. The added

amounts during the years of the plan stood at OMR239,127,193.

The Minister added that the main reasons for the delay in im-plementing some projects are the recurrent amendments for the same projects and the objections of the residents which may lead to cancellation of the project, chang-ing its design or diverting its path-way, such as road projects.

On public health and services, the Minister highlighted the meth-ods used in the disposal of wastes.

He added that there are 244 landfills at the different wilayats and areas.

As for the sanitary drainage sec-tor, said the number of completed

stations in different wilayats by the end of 2015 stands at 31 and work is underway at four new projects.

On the community service and recreational projects, he pointed out to the difficulties faced by the Ministry in implementing municipal projects including the constant population growth, the economic, tourism and trade ac-tivities and the growing number of applications for infrastructure and service utilities.

On water resources, the Min-ister pointed out that value of the projects approved for the plan stands at OMR219,126,008.

The original allocation in the 8th five-year plan was OMR420,000,000. Some items of the plan were amended by OMR9,613,379 including OMR4,200,000 for Aflaj mainte-nance and OMR1,304,759 for the maintenance of the fill dam.

On human resources develop-ment, the Minster highlighted the basic pillars used by the Ministry in improving and developing em-ployees’ qualifications, skills and knowledge. -ONA

Minster of Regional Municipalities and

Water Resources said total allocation for the

projects approved in the 8th five- year plan

was OMR455,930,194

Doctors perform rare surgery in OmanMUSCAT: After adopting the latest diagnostic and therapeutic techniques followed at the inter-national level, the Royal Hospital has accomplished an extraordi-nary achievement in the field of adrenal gland tumour surgery that is considered a first-of-its-kind in the Sultanate.

The medical team succeeded in removing a left adrenal gland tumour by performing a new laparoscopic operation called Retroperitoneoscopic Adrenal-ectomy. This approach enables the removal of the tumour from the back.

The first case of Retroperi-toneoscopic Adrenalectomy in Oman and probably in the Gulf Cooperation Council involved a 34-year-old young man, who had difficulty controlling high blood pressure for about six months.

AldosteroneHe was on four types of drugs to control his blood pressure and his blood tests showed very high Al-dosterone and low potassium in the blood stream.

The CT scan and abdomen’s MRI showed a two centimetre-sized tumour called Adenoma in the left adrenal gland.

The endocrine surgical team was led by Dr. Riyadh Ahmed, senior consultant and head of the endocrine team at the hospital, which performed the procedure successfully.

Blood pressureThe patient’s blood pressure was brought under control and his Aldosterone levels in the blood dropped to normal.

Speaking about the therapeu-tic technique, Dr. Riyadh Ahmed said this approach has many ad-vantages, compared with other traditional therapeutic inter-ventions that were performed through the abdomen.

Its advantages can be seen in various areas and the proce-dure takes less than an hour, the pain is much less, in addition to the fact that the patient can go home next morning and resume his normal life after two days of operation. -ONA

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Residential plot allotment up 13.5% compared to last yearMUSCAT: A 13.5 per cent year-on-year jump in the number of residential plots allotted by the Ministry of Housing (MoH) has been reported by the National Centre for Statistics and Infor-mation (NCSI).

While 26,310 plots were issued during the first five months of last year, the number climbed to 29,865 plots during the same pe-riod this year, the latest report by NCSI pointed out.

However, over the last three months the number of residential plots allotted registered a con-secutive decline, with the number slumping from 3,047 in March to 2,947 in April and then increasing to 4,326 plots in May.

Significantly, the Governorate

of Musandam recorded the high-est fillip in land allotments with 227 plots, reflecting a 233.8 per cent surge during the period, from the previous year’s 68 plots.

The Governorate of North A’Sharqiyah came second, with 2,624 residential plots allotted, showing a 190.9 per cent jump over the comparable period.

But the Governorate of Al Wus-ta was ranked first among gover-norates for allotting the largest number of plots during the Janu-ary to May period, with 13,215 plots being allowed, indicating an increase of 10.5 per cent, com-pared with 11,961 plots in 2015.

The Governorate of A’Dhakhliyah allotted the sec-ond largest number of residential

plots at 2,983; while the Governo-rate of North Al Batinah logged a 2.9 per cent drop in allotments, with 2,815 plots.

The Governorate of South A’Sharqiyah recorded a 57.69 per cent rise in the number of allotted plots at 2,399, while the Governo-rate of Al Buraimi posted a 45.8 per cent decline with 2,213 plots granted.

The number of plots issued in the Governorate of South Al-Batinah rose by 28.4 per cent to 1,523, while Muscat recorded an 11.9 per cent increase taking the number of allotted plots to 1,004.

In the Governorate of Dhofar, the rise was 78.9 per cent, with the corresponding number of plots issued pegged at 126.-ONA

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Oman Air supports the needyTimes News Service

MUSCAT: Oman Air has reaf-firmed its support for the initia-tives of Oman’s Ministry of So-cial Development. The airline is committed to sustainable social development and has pledged to

continue promoting initiatives which aim to develop and support people with special needs, those who are on low incomes and citi-zens who are registered in a social insurance programme. The Ministry of Social Develop-ment makes the support of such

people a major priority and it works to meet their needs on a daily basis. Oman Air has worked in close co-ordination with the Ministry to deliver a range of pro-jects which provide help for these citizens to achieve their full po-tential. -ONA

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NFC to connect Iranian ports

MUSCAT: National Ferries Company (NFC) will operate its first journey to Bandar Abbas and Qeshm in Iran on July 28, coincid-ing with the Sultanate’s celebra-tions of the blessed Renaissance Day, said Mehdi bin Mohammed Al Abdawani, CEO of NFC.

Al Abdawani said the journey will start at the Port of Khasab in the Governorate of Musandam, continuing to Bahonar Port in Bandar Abbas via the Port of Bah-man in the island of Qeshm, and operating twice a week for six months on a trial basis.

He added that the starting date was approved for ferry service af-ter a meeting with all parties and official bodies in the Sultanate and Iran. Further, he pointed out that the executive management of NFC will work to overcome any difficul-ties or challenges, and fully coor-dinate with various government agencies to assist citizens and resi-dents travelling to Iran.

The CEO of NFC said that travel to the Island of Qeshm does not re-quire a visitors’ visa, while visiting the city of Bandar Abbas on board of a ferry requires a visa from the Iranian Embassy in Oman. -ONA

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5 dead as suicide blasts strike Lebanon village

BEIRUT: Four suicide bomb-ers killed at least five people and wounded 19 more in a series of attacks in a Lebanese Christian village at the border with Syria on Monday, the latest violent spillo-ver of the five-year-old Syrian war into Lebanon.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the at-tacks after 4am(0100 GMT) in the village of Qaa.

Security sources said they be-lieved IS was responsible.

Lebanon has been repeatedly jolted by militant attacks linked to the war in neighbouring Syr-ia, where Hezbollah is fighting in support of President Bashar Al Assad.

Confronted by residentWitnesses said the first bomber blew himself up after being con-fronted by a resident, Lebanese media reported.

The others blew themselves up one after the other as people ar-rived at the scene.

The fourth bomber detonated himself as the head of the town council opened fire on him.”We saw there was a fourth suicide bomber walking... the head of the municipality shot at him, I did too, and this is when he blew himself up,” Dany Awad, the deputy mu-nicipality head, told Reuters.

The Lebanese army said four soldiers were among the wounded.

They were part of a patrol that headed to the location of the first blast.

The first of the bombers had blown himself up outside a house, followed by the others in an ad-

joining street.The army imposed a secu-

rity cordon in the area and was searching the village and nearby areas for suspects.

Lebanese security services have been on heightened alert for militant attacks in recent weeks.

IS had urged its followers to launch attacks on “non-believers” during Ramadan, which began in early June.

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Has-san Nasrallah on Friday warned of a threat posed by militants based in the border area between Syria and Lebanon, saying they were still preparing car bombs in the area. — Reuters

Nineteen more

people were injured

in a series of attacks

in Qaa at the border

with Syria on

Monday

CARNAGE: Lebanese soldiers patrol as a Red Cross member walks near the site where suicide bomb

attacks took place in the Christian village of Qaa, in the Bekaa valley, Lebanon on Monday. — Reuters

SYRIA CONFLICT SPILLOVER: Lebanese soldiers secure the area

near the site where suicide bomb attacks took place in the Chris-

tian village of Qaa, in Bekaa valley, Lebanon on Monday. — Reuters

Lebanese security

services have been

on heightened alert

for militant attacks in

recent weeks

Iran oil firm gets new head in bid to strike pre-poll dealsDUBAI/LONDON: Oil minis-ter Bijan Zanganeh has handed the running of Iran’s national oil company to a trusted ally in a push to agree long-awaited deals with global oil majors, which could be derailed by next year’s presidential polls.

Iran has pledged to open up its lucrative oil reserves, the world’s fourth largest, although hardline rivals of reformist President Has-san Rouhani have opposed the new contracts, saying Iranian nat-ural resource reserves cannot be owned by foreigners.

Iran last week selected sev-eral local firms which can become partners of Western oil companies and on Monday, Zanganeh pledged to tender 10 to 15 fields under new deals as early as this summer.

Oil majors insist these must be more attractive than the loss-mak-ing contracts of the 1990s.

The change follows the nam-ing this month of Zanganeh’s trusted ally Ali Kardor as head of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), replacing Rokneddin Ja-vadi who had held the post since 2013 and has been made deputy oil minister for supervising hydrocar-bon resources.

Power struggleIranian and industry sources say the NIOC reshuffle is aimed at boosting oil exports and getting some deals in place ahead of Iran’s 2017 presidential election as an internal political power struggle intensifies.

“There has been a lot of pressure on Zanganeh for not doing much to bring new oil investments as quickly as promised and until now the new contracts are still being drafted,” said the oil executive.

Iran’s new oil and gas contracts are a cornerstone of its plans to raise crude production to pre-sanctions levels of four million barrels per day (bpd), and the OPEC member has said it needs

$200 billion in foreign money to reach the goal.

Iran sits on the world’s fourth largest oil reserves just behind Ven-ezuela, Saudi Arabia and Canada.

But the domestic infighting over the structure and commercial terms of the new oil and gas devel-opment contracts has caused sev-eral delays in tendering them.

Plans for a London conference to present them have been delayed by almost two years.

Tehran’s oil sales have nearly doubled since December, with companies such as Royal Dutch Shell and Total resuming pur-chases, despite the absence of up-stream deals.

“We haven’t seen anything. Nothing at all which would in-dicate that work on contracts is progressing,” a top executive of a major Western oil company with a long history of dealings with Iran said. “And to be honest I’m not very concerned about it as my ability to invest in new projects is severely restricted at the moment by low oil prices,” he added.

Others dismissed the chances of Zanganeh’s changes speeding up new deals before the mid-2017 presidential election. — Reuters

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The new deals, known as

Iran Petroleum Contracts,

follow the lifting of Western

sanctions in January and

would end a system dating

back more than 20 years

under which foreign firms

were banned from owning

stakes in Iranian companies

Foreign tourist visits to Tunisia

fall by 21.5% in first half of 2016

TUNIS: The number of foreign tourists visiting Tunisia fell sharply again in the first half of this year, official data showed on Monday, a day after the North African nation marked the first anniversary of an attack by an ex-tremist gunman who killed 38.

The gunman killed his victims, mostly British holidaymakers, on a beach in the resort of Sousse on June 26, 2015, in an attack that dealt a heavy blow to Tunisia’s tourism industry, which ac-counts for eight percent of na-tional output.

That attack came three months after gunmen killed 21 tourists at the Bardo National Museum in the capital Tunis.

IS militants claimed both at-

tacks. The Tourism Ministry data showed the number of foreign tourists fell by 21.5 per cent in the first six months of 2016 compared to the same period last year.

The number of foreign tourists fell to 1.82 million in the January-June period from 2.32 million in the same period last year.

The number of British tour-ists slumped to just 8,000 from 190,000 in the first half of 2015.

Lowest levelTourism is a key source of foreign currency and jobs for Tunisians, who overthrew veteran ruler Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in a 2011 uprising that brought democracy to the country.

Last year tourist arrivals fell to 5.5 million, the lowest level in decades, after several European tour companies and cruise opera-tors suspended operations in the wake of the Sousse attack. — Reuters

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IN MEMORY: A plaque is seen

at the Marhaba Beach in Port El

Kantaoui, Tunisia, on the first

anniversary of an attack by an

extremist gunman in which 38

people were killed. —AFP

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Government cuts shortlist for new RBI chief to fourNEW DELHI: The Indian gov-ernment has narrowed its list of candidates to become the next gov-ernor of the Reserve Bank of India to four, a senior official told Reu-ters, as it set in motion the process of naming a new Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).

The moves seek to ensure policy continuity and reassure domes-tic and global investors after RBI chief Raghuram Rajan shocked markets 10 days ago by announc-ing he would not seek reappoint-ment in September.

Rajan, 53, had been accorded rock-star status by markets for defusing a currency crisis, lower-ing inflation and winning parlia-ment’s approval to set up the MPC which will set interest rates. Yet the former IMF chief economist had come under attack from right wingers in Prime Minister Nar-endra Modi’s ruling party, with friends and colleagues saying this contributed to his decision to make an early exit.

Modi put down detractors who had cast doubt on Rajan’s loyalty:

“Raghuram Rajan’s patriotism is no less than any of ours,” he told Times Now news TV in an in-terview, saying his experience of working with Rajan had been good.

The list of candidates to replace Rajan has been whittled down to four, the official said: current Dep-uty Governor Urjit Patel, former deputy governors Rakesh Mohan and Subir Gokarn and State Bank of India Chair Arundhati Bhat-tacharya. None has commented, though media have reported Bhat-tacharya may get a one-year exten-sion in her current job.

SelectionAnalysts said a lack of transparen-cy over the selection process was a worry, and it would be important to ensure Rajan’s successor is strong enough to uphold the RBI’s auton-omy. “For the continued credibility of a strong and autonomous insti-tution like the RBI, I hope the next governor is someone independent like Rajan, and not more pliable to the government,” said Shumita Sharma Deveshwar, co-head of In-

dia research at Trusted Sources, a macro advisory firm.

The official, and another from Modi’s office, said Rajan should join the search panel to appoint three external members of the new six-member MPC. This pro-

cess was kicked off on Monday by the notification of changes to the act governing the RBI that were recently passed by parliament. The objective was to ensure that the MPC is constituted as soon as possible, before the appointment

of Rajan’s successor, both officials said, speaking on condition of an-onymity due to the sensitivity of the matter.

“We are very hopeful the present governor will be a member of this search committee,” the first offi-cial said, adding that if all goes well the new panel would be formed by August 1. If that timetable holds, it would mean the MPC will be in place for the last policy meeting chaired by Rajan in August.

It would be desirable if Rajan is on the selection committee “given his international experience and the fact that the new monetary policy framework became opera-tional under his intellectual lead-ership”, said Rupa Rege Nitsure, group chief economist at L&T Fi-nancial Services in Mumbai.

Rajan’s decision to stand down followed weeks of attacks from the far right of Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by mav-erick politician and Harvard-educated economist Subrama-nian Swamy. Swamy memorably described Rajan as “mentally not

fully Indian” in an open letter to Modi, demanding the governor’s immediate termination.

He was venting views widely held in the Rashtriya Swayamse-vak Sangh, to which Modi’s party is affiliated.

A senior RSS source expressed support for the slate of candidates, however, indicating the group would prefer a more low-profile, Indian-educated governor than the outspoken Rajan but was not bent on forcing a more radical policy shift.

Under the finance bill passed this year, three members of the MPC would be RBI insiders, head-ed by the governor who would have the casting vote in the event of a 3-3 split.

Three external members would be chosen by a search commit-tee comprising Modi’s cabinet secretary, the RBI governor, a top finance ministry bureaucrat and three outside experts chosen by the government.

The RBI said it was not in a posi-tion to comment. - PTI

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No witch hunting in Agusta chopper deal probe: Modi

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday ruled out political witch hunt in the probe into the AgustaWestland chopper deal, saying investigat-ing agencies will do a professional job and whatever names come up, “let’s see”.

However, he maintained that a “sin” has been committed and those behind them have had a “big protective cover”. “The case about Agusta helicopters. I can’t deny it and I believe that we have the right to doubt that people behind this are very experienced.

“They have perfectly practiced the art of doing wrong deeds. They are very experienced and knowl-edgeable. And one can also smell

the fact that such a thing wouldn’t have been done without a big protective shield. Now, agencies are probing. Let’s see how far the probe goes,” he told Times Now.

Political patronage. He was asked in an interview about a feeling that there is some kind of a political witch hunt while it could not also have been done without political patronage. “There should be no targeting (of individuals). Nor does my govern-ment do it,” he said.

“A sin has been committed. How was it done, who did it and how much was done. Probe agen-cies will find out in a professional way. Whatever names come out, let’s see,” he said.

Talking about the web of cor-ruption in defence deals, Modi

said, “There are many things which are not visible. One can’t imagine the difficulty I am expe-riencing in taking out things from dirt. One who is working there knows the amount of dirt that ex-ists and how certain things have been caught in a web. There are certain powers behind it.”

On the stalled Goods and Ser-vices Tax bill, Modi said the Con-gress has made it a prestige issue but expressed confidence that the evolving arithmetic in Rajya Sab-ha would ensure that the legisla-tion would be passed soon.

“GST is beneficial for the poor people of the states represented by them, because those states will economically benefit the most from GST...This is why be it Mamata Banerjee, be it Nitish Kumar, be it Akhilesh Yadav or

Naveen Patnaik, all these states want the GST bill to be passed at the earliest.

“There is just one group which has made it the issue of prestige. Now the kind of arithmetic which is working out, I hope that this decision is passed in favour of the poor,” he said.

Modi said only the Congress can answer why it has made the Bill a prestige issue. Referring to the discussions he had with for-mer prime minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Modi said he had made all efforts and held talks at every level. “...But despite this, I will keep trying. I am ready to convince them in which ever way possible. If I have to convince someone over a cup of tea at their house, I am even ready for that.

I have no problem. My only aim is the welfare of the poor of my country and the poor of states like Uttar Pradesh,” he said.

To a question on the coming elections in Uttar Pradesh and whether he would ensure that there would be no communal agenda, the prime minister said development would be the focus and that is the way the country would progress.

“It’s my conviction, it’s my com-mitment. You must have seen dur-ing the 2014 elections that I fought elections on the issue of develop-ment. The new generation of the country only believes in develop-ment. I believe that solution to all problems is in development. On hotheads triggering communal tensions, he said the media should not make heroes out of those peo-ple who make such comments. “Don’t make them heroes, they will stop. Why do you make them so big? I see such statements by peo-ple on TV, whose faces I haven’t even seen and they end up becom-ing spokesmen on TV,” he said.

Conceding “there have been a lot of problems” in Parliament because of disruptions, he blamed the Congress saying a party which has been in power for 60 years and which knows nitty gritties cannot behave in a way a new opposition party behaves.

“A party which hasn’t been in power or hasn’t seen anything, could behave in this way. For ex-ample, we are in power now, and consider in 2040 we become the Opposition party. So, in 2040 we can’t have the same conduct as the one we had in 2009 or 2010,” he said. - PTI

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Army, CRPF squabbled over who killed Pampore terroristsNEW DELHI: Hardly had the guns fallen silent after fierce fighting during Saturday’s am-bush of a Central Reserve Police Force(CRPF) contingent by mili-tants in Indian-administered- Kashmir’s Pampore when a row erupted between the paramilitary force and the army over whose personnel killed the terrorists.

While the army claimed to have killed the two militants in retaliatory fire, the CRPF lodged a protest against it for “wrongly claiming credit”.

The CRPF, which has been involved in counter-militancy operations in the Kashmir Val-ley, alleged some army troop-ers arrived at the scene after the encounter was over and started clicking selfies with the bodies of the slain militants.

Within no time, the army’s Northern Command tweeted, “Army kills two terrorists who fired upon CRPF convoy at Pamp-ore, Kashmir Ops in prog. Injured CRPF personnel being attended to”. Fuming, the CRPF men and of-ficers took up the matter with the Army’s top brass.

Soon thereafter, the official twit-ter account of Northern Command

posted a revised message, saying “Update on Pampore ops. Injured CRPF personnel evacuated to hos-pital. Two terrorists killed in joint op by security forces.”

Unrelenting CRPF officers in-formed their top brass as well as that of the army that there was no joint operation.

They said the army personnel arrived on the scene after the en-counter was over and walked away with weapons and dates carried by the militants, besides clicking self-ies with their bodies.

Wrongly claiming credit“They were wrongly claiming credit for an operation of which they had no clue,” said an officer who was associated with the de-velopments on Saturday when two militants attacked a CRPF bus at Pampore, on the outskirts of Sri-nagar, killing eight personnel and wounding 21 before being felled in the counteroffensive by the para-military force.

The army was shown videos of its men busy clicking selfies after which an embarrassed Northern Command tweeted: “Update on Pampore Ops. Two terrorists killed by CRPF in retaliatory action.Ear-

lier tweet stands corrected.”Director General of CRPF K

Durga Prasad, who was on Mon-day asked at a press conference about whether the army had played any role in the encounter, said “Army’s 51 RR (Rashtriya Rifles) unit reached the spot after the incident got over.”

When contacted spokesperson for Srinagar-based 15 Corps Col N N Joshi refused to comment.

Meanwhile, against the back-

drop of terror attack on CRPF bus, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Min-ister Mehbooba Mufti on Mon-day said violence was hurting the state’s economic interests, with tourism being the biggest casualty, and sought the support of the peo-ple in maintaining peace.

“Unfortunately, the state’s tour-ism and business fraternity has to suffer the brunt when atmosphere of peace is disturbed in the valley by violent incidents,” Mehbooba

said while talking to the members of Parliamentary Standing Com-mittee on Tourism, Transport and Culture here.

She noted that tourism is di-rectly linked to economic re-vival and Jammu and Kashmir has been gifted by the God with breathtaking scenic beauty and water resources which need to be harnessed judiciously for tourism promotion.

Seeking support of the people of the state in maintaining peace, she said, “Tourism spreads best by the word of mouth and the players asso-ciated with the industry have played a key role in establishing a feel-good factor among the tourists.”

Her comments assume signifi-cance as these came against the backdrop of terror attack on CRPF bus in Pampore on Saturday in which eight security personnel were killed and 21 injured.

The Parliamentary Committee discussed issues pertaining to de-velopment of modern tourism in-frastructure in Jammu and Kash-mir, an official spokesman said here on Monday.

Mehbooba told the committee members that the state govern-ment is in the process of develop-

ing new tourist destinations for which it needs adequate financial and technical support from the central government.

“We will involve experts in building state-of-the-art tourism infrastructure at these new desti-nations,” she said.

She said the government would not, however, allow vandalizing of these new resorts as “has, unfortu-nately, happened” with some of the most cherished tourist destina-tions in the state.

“We will allow only develop-ment of eco-friendly infrastruc-ture at the upcoming tourist des-tinations like Tosamaidan, Ranjit Sagar Dam, Mughal Road and Bangus Valley and develop local economic stakes in tourism pro-motion,” she said.

The CRPF DG said the force had “intercepts” about the militants planning to target security per-sonnel in the Kashmir Valley but there was no specific indication about the location. Prasad, who is expected to travel to the ambush site on Tuesday, said they had “some information” about a few “surrendered militants” having helped the two slain terrorists in carrying out the attack. -PTI

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PROTEST: Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad activists holding a protest over the Pampore militant attack, in Jammu on Sunday. - PTI

BJP chief non-committal on projecting CM candidateLUCKNOW: BJP president Amit Shah was on Monday non-com-mittal on whether the party will project anybody as Chief Ministe-rial candidate for the upcoming Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh even as he acknowledged that the elections in the state have a special significance.

At an event here, he said in re-sponse to a question that the deci-sion on chief ministerial candidate will be taken by the party.

He acknowledged that UP As-sembly elections have their own political importance.

“It is said that route to Delhi passes through Lucknow. It is the biggest and most populated state in the country,” the BJP chief said at a conclave ‘Badhega Pradesh to Banega Desh’ organised by Jagran.

He said that other than political and cultural importance, UP has its own importance in terms of development.

“I want to assure you that the party will take the state on the path of development,” he said.

Shah said after the Narendra Modi government came to power at the Centre in 2014, it took three sectors on its list.

“First was villages. Around 18,000 were without elctrifica-tion. We have decided to electrify all the villages by May 2018. We started Mudra Yojna, Jan Dhan Yojna,” he said.

The BJP president also men-tioned the ‘PM Fasal Yojana’ under which crop will be ensured at a very nominal premium.

Shah said whenever Congress came to power, the growth rate of the country declines. - PTI

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India joins MTCR grouping; France welcomes accession

NEW DELHI: India on Monday joined the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) as a full member and said its entry would be mutually beneficial to enhance global non-proliferation norms.

Marking India’s first entry into any multilateral export control regime, Foreign Secretary S. Jais-hankar signed the instrument of accession to MTCR in the pres-ence of France’s Ambassador-designate Alexandre Ziegler, The Netherlands’ Ambassador Alphon-sus Stoelinga and Luxembourg’s Chargé d’Affaires Laure Huberty.

“India has joined the MTCR this morning...India’s entry into the regime as its thirty-fifth mem-ber would be mutually beneficial in the furtherance of internation-al non-proliferation objectives,” External Affairs Ministry said in a statement.

“India would like to thank each of the thirty-four MTCR Part-ners for their support for India’s membership. We would also like to thank Ambassador Pieter de

Klerk of The Netherlands and Robert Steinmetz of Luxembourg, co-Chairs of the MTCR,” the statement said.

Civil nuclear dealThe MTCR Point of Contact in Paris has conveyed the decision regarding India’s accession to the regime through the French Em-bassy in New Delhi as well as the Embassies of The Netherlands and Luxembourg, it said.

Since its civil nuclear deal with the US, India has been trying to get into export control regimes like NSG, MTCR, the Australia Group and the Wassenaar Arrangement that regulate the conventional, nuclear, biological and chemicals weapons and technologies.

MTCR membership will now enable India to buy high-end mis-sile technology and also enhance its joint ventures with Russia.

The aim of the MTCR is to

restrict the proliferation of mis-siles, complete rocket systems, unmanned air vehicles and relat-ed technology for those systems capable of carrying a 500 kilo-gramme payload for at least 300 kilometres, as well as systems in-tended for the delivery of weapons of mass destruction (WMD).

Meanwhile, France, a strong backer of India’s membership to the multi-lateral export control regimes including NSG, on Mon-day welcomed India’s accession to the MTCR.

“France welcomes India’s com-mitment to combating the pro-liferation of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems. As of 27 June, India is participating in the Missile Tech-nology Control Regime (MTCR).

“France has actively supported its adherence, towards which we have worked jointly. India’s ad-herence will contribute to better regulating the proliferation of equipment that could be used in missiles or drones capable of de-livering weapons of mass destruc-tion,” French Foreign Ministry said in a statement here.

France had also supported In-dia’s case in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and had asked its members to “positively” decide on its membership application. -PTI

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Left parties hold protest over easing of FDI norms

NEW DELHI: Attacking the Cen-tre over easing of FDI norms in various sectors, including defence, Left parties on Monday staged a protest, accusing the Narendra Modi dispensation of taking the “wrong” decision to safeguard the interests of developed countries instead of Indians.

The communist parties also hit out at Chief Minister Arvind Ke-jriwal for not speaking up on the matter while “he did so on several other issues against the Central government” including that of full statehood for Delhi.

They raised strong objections to the Logistics Exchange Memo-randum of Agreement (LEMOA), which allows militaries of India and the US to share each other’s facilities, and expressed fears that Indian territory will be used by Washington to attack other coun-tries, affecting New Delhi’s ties with the nations concerned.

“It is a very, very wrong step...Modi can get full approval (for this) in Lok Sabha, but not from people who are going to be severely af-fected. Taken behind the back of Parliament, this decision is not in the interest of India, but developed countries and multinational com-panies,” CPI(M) politburo member Brinda Karat told the protesters. - PTI

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Britain’s decision to leave the EU, the world’s largest trading bloc, is considered a signifi-cant blow, as this change might re-deter-

mine the economies of many countries. There are challenges which are unseen and cannot be pre-dicted, as multiple factors will play a vital role in the days to come.

The member states that are most exposed to the fallout caused by Brexit are the Netherlands, Ireland and Cyprus. Each has very strong trade, investment and financial links with the UK and, in the case of the Netherlands and Ireland, are closely aligned in their nations’ policies. Among larger member states, Germany would be affected through several channels, but perhaps most pro-foundly by the loss of the UK as a counterweight to France in policy debates.

France may welcome the absence of the UK in policy debates but, like Spain, has substantial di-rect investments in the UK. Italy is less directly exposed to Brexit, while Poland’s interests are concentrated on the impact Brexit would have on the EU budget and the large number of Polish residents in the UK. All member states would, however, regret the loss of international influ-ence enjoyed by the EU without the UK,as well as the damage that Brexit would do to the global esteem of the EU.

Many US companies invest in the UK as a gate-way to Europe’s market. Companies such as Rolls Royce and JPMorgan warned before Thursday’s vote that leaving the EU would put those invest-ments and jobs in the UK at risk. Large compa-nies and banks may also move staff to Germany or France to avoid disruptions to their EU businesses.

What does this mean for markets in Asia? Policy makers in Japan, Korea and India are saying there will not be much impact, in terms of their respec-tive countries’ real economies. They are trying to reassure investors and keep markets calm. Japan Inc. employs some 140,000 people in the UK, and has about $59 billion (£40b) invested there. Large Japanese car manufacturers, such asToyota, have already said a Leave vote may lead to 10 percent duties on UK-made cars sold in the EU.

Asian companies, which have set up operations in the UK to gain access to EU markets, will also have to reassess the situation. Certainly, Asian business leaders are watching the process of how

the UK transitions out of the EU very closely. If there is a material impact on EU economies, Asia will not escape unscathed.

Over the years, Britain has played a significant role in promoting Chinese relations with the un-ion. This is the reason why many analysts believe that Britain’s exit from the European Union will lead to difficult trade and investment agreements between China and the bloc. Indeed, Brexit may lead to unexpected challenges for Asian econo-mies, with Japan likely to bear the brunt of the pressure, mainly because of a stronger yen. Cur-rently, Toyota exports almost 90 per cent of the cars it manufactures in the UK - and three quarters of those go to the EU.

Additionally, the decision by the UK to leave the European Union has an impact on India on multiple layers. India is presently the second larg-est source of Foreign Direct Investment for Great Britain. One of the main reasons for this is the historic and cultural ties with the UK that India shares, along with the fact that the UK proved to be a gateway to the rest of Europe.

Britain would not want to lose out on capital coming in from India. Thus, one can expect Britain to try extra hard to woo Indian companies to invest in the UK by providing much larger incentives, in terms of tax breaks, lesser regulation and other fi-nancial incentives. Indian companies can expect a deregulated and freer market in Britain.

Considering the Exit, India will forge ties with other countries within the EU, which would be positive in the long run. India is already trying to build trade negotiations with the Netherlands, France, Germany and others, albeit in a small way. The Netherlands is currently India’s top FDI desti-nation.Brexit affects the rupee through both trade and financial channels. Further, the UK and Eu-ropean Union account for 23.7 per cent of the ru-pee’s effective exchange rate, according to Nomura Research calculations. The UK’s exit could lead to a prolonged period of risk aversion in the equity markets, which could spark foreign portfolio in-vestor outflows and add to the rupee’s weakness. - Exclusive to Times of Oman

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11 passengers die, 25 injured in bus accident

QUETTA: At least 11 passengers were killed and 25 others sustained injuries in a road accident in Wadh area of Khuzdar district in Balo-chistan on Monday.

The passenger coach was on its way from Karachi to Pishin when it overturned in Pir Umer area of the district, killing 25 people on the spot.

According to sources, the cause of the incident was tyre burst. The deceased and injured were shifted to the district headquarters hospi-tal. On May 22, eight people were killed and 38 others injured when their speeding bus overturned in the Naag area of Panjgur.

The deceased were identified as bridegroom Fahim, Waleed, Mu-zammil, Waqas, Muzaffar, Sanaul-lah, and a woman, Shararato, while identity of the eighth person could not be confirmed.

On the same day, 13 people also died and 16 others sustained in-juries when a speeding truck col-lided with a passenger bus near Jhang district.

The deceased were identified as Muhammad Asif, Arshad, Bakh-sheesh Ali, Muhammad Nauman, Muhammad Babar, Asghar Ali, Muhammad Azhar, Muhammad Akram, Sher Muhammad, Mu-hammad Kamran, Shakeel Ahmad, Hafiz Nazakat Ali and Sher Abbas.

On May 23, a would-be bride-groom, four brothers and three others were killed when a speeding bus overturned in the Naag area of Panjgur. - Express Tribune

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KARACHI: ‘Badly bruised and isolated’ terrorists will go for softer targets for their survival, warned army chief General Ra-heel Sharif as he directed senior security officials to hunt the ter-rorists and ‘pre-empt their moves to frustrate their designs’. The army chief travelled to Karachi after the recent targeted killing of qawwali maestro Amjad Sabri and kidnapping of the son of Sindh’s top judge within two days. Sabri was shot dead by two motorcycle-riding gunmen in the Liaquatabad neighbourhood of Karachi on Wednesday afternoon. A day ear-lier Advocate Ovais Ali Shah was seized by masked gunmen from outside Agha’s Supermarket in the posh Clifton area.

General Raheel said the Kara-chi operation has brought about a noticeable improvement in the law and order situation of the city. “However as we progress to target the crime and terror syn-dicate network, we need to keep our focus on actionable human and technical intelligence and totally dismantle their support

structure,” he said while speak-ing during a meeting at the Corps Headquarters in Karachi on Sun-day evening.

According to the ISPR, Inte-rior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, National Security Adviser Lieutenant General (Retired) Nasser Janjua, Sindh’s governor and chief minister, Home Min-ister Sohail Anwar Sial, ISI chief and the corps commander attend-ed the meeting. Participants were briefed about the security situ-ation and various aspects of the ongoing operation against terror-ists, criminals and their linkages in Karachi.

Bruised and isolated“The operation has now entered a phase where terrorists and their abettors are badly bruised, isolat-ed and hence will go for softer tar-gets so as to find their survival and undermine the society psycholog-ically,” General Raheel said while asking all concerned to hunt ter-rorists and pre-empt their moves to frustrate their designs.

“We must continue our mis-

sion unabated to consolidate and not let anyone reverse our gains,” he said. Expressing his assurance to the people of Karachi, the army chief emphasised that the nexus of terrorists, their abettors, sym-pathisers and financiers will be broken at all cost and the ongoing operation will be taken to its logi-cal conclusion.

He urged upon all stakeholders for earnest endeavours in their respective spheres within the overall ‘Whole of the Nation Ap-proach’ for overcoming the men-ace of terrorism. The army chief exhorted all commanders, includ-ing those of security, intelligence and law enforcement agencies, to continue working hand in glove

and leave no stone unturned for restoration of peace in the city. Measures to build capacity of other law enforcers were also discussed for lasting peace in the economic hub of the country.

Ongoing operationsEarlier in the day, General Raheel travelled to the headquarters of the Pakistan Rangers (Sindh), where he was briefed by Rang-ers’ Director General Major Gen-eral Bilal Akbar about the ongoing operations and the way forward, particularly on progress in inves-tigations into Sabri’s killing and Advocate Ovais’ kidnapping. Ka-rachi Corps Commander Lieu-tenant General Naveed Mukhtar and ISI chief Lieutenant General Rizwan Akhtar also attended the meeting which decided to speed up the Karachi operation.

General Raheel commended the sacrifices and achievements of the Rangers which have brought about significant improvement in the law and order situation in the city, according to the ISPR. He said the determination, courage and resolve of the Rangers to rid the city of terrorists and criminals have earned them widest respect from the people. - Express Tribune

General Raheel Sharif has directed security

officials to hunt the terrorists and ‘pre-empt

their moves to frustrate their designs’ NADRA drive to reverifyregistered familiesISLAMABAD: National Data-base and Registration Author-ity (NADRA) has launched a campaign for re-verification of registered families.

Under the new campaign, family members can be verified through an SMS service. The service al-lows Computerised National Iden-tity Card (CNIC) holders to check who is registered under the same family tree, by sending a SMS to 8008, Radio Pakistan reported.

Through the respective service, registered families will be able to report individuals to authorities who were illegally registered un-der their family tree. Beginning from July 1, NADRA will send mes-sages from 8008 to family heads in order to get confirmation of their registered numbers. However, you can check the status even if you aren’t the head of family. You can send your CNIC number to 8008 and receive the names of all regis-tered persons in your family. Last week, Interior Minister Chaudhry

Nisar Ali Khan approved a plan for launching the CNICs re-verifica-tion drive on July 1.

Multi-pronged strategyThe interior minister, while chair-ing a meeting to discuss the multi-pronged strategy and attended by the interior secretary, the Na-tional Counter Terrorism Author-ity (NACTA) national coordina-tor, NADRA chairman and other senior officials, was informed that Nadra has established a helpline that can handle 10,000 calls per day, and a SMS gateway to issue 150,000 SMS per day.

The minister was informed that training for the needed human re-source has already been completed to ensure the successful comple-tion of the re-verification drive which in the words of the minister is an ‘important milestone per-taining to national security’.

He has given NADRA six months deadline to complete the process. – Express Tribune

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Three European companies vying to set up converter stationsISLAMABAD: Three well-reput-ed European companies have sub-mitted bids and expressed interest in setting up converter stations in Tajikistan and Afghanistan for transmitting electricity under the Central Asia South Asia (CASA) 1,000 power supply project that will link the two regions through an energy corridor.

“The three companies that re-sponded to the invitation for fresh bids are Switzerland-based ABB, Germany’s Siemens and Alstom of France, which have expressed in-terest in setting up two converter stations in Tajikistan and Afghani-stan,” an official of the Ministry of Water and Power said.

The number of converter stations has been reduced from three to two which will bring down cost of the project. “Bids of these companies are being evaluated and no decision on the award of contract has been

taken so far,” the official said.

Casa-1,000 projectEarlier, the joint working group and the Intergovernmental Coun-cil of the CASA-1,000 project met in Almaty in April 2016, where they examined the sole bid re-ceived for establishing three con-verter stations. They noted that since the bid was very high and the countries that were part of the project had concerns about tech-nical capability of the bidder, the original plan for three converter stations could be modified.

They agreed to opt for two con-verter stations and announce a fresh tender in the next two months. The revised plan includes two converter stations with a separate high-voltage direct cur-rent (HVDC) back-to-back con-nection in Afghanistan on an ex-isting 220-kilovolt line between

Tajikistan and Afghanistan.The Power Ministry official,

however, expressed surprise over recent comments of the Planning Commission that called the CASA project expensive at a time when all deals had been signed and the power regulator had given its ap-proval and set a tariff.

Power tariffThe regulator – National Elec-tric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) – has approved the tar-iff at 9.41 cents per unit for elec-tricity import from the Central Asian states. This includes energy charges at 5.15 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh), transmission charges at 2.91 cents per kWh, transit fee for Afghanistan at 1.25 cents per kWh and wheeling charges for Tajikistan at 0.10 cent per kWh.

Already, Pakistan is importing 73 megawatts from Iran to meet

the requirement of Gwadar at a cost of 6.25 cents per unit, which is higher than 5.15 cents that will be paid to Tajikistan. The difference is because of the fuel as Iran con-sumes oil and gas for power gener-ation while Tajikistan will supply hydroelectric power.

The total cost of electricity im-port from Iran amounts to 10.60 cents per unit, according to the re-cord shared with NEPRA for May 2016. In Pakistan, gas is a cheaper source of power generation and it costs 5.33 cents per unit, but it is still higher than 5.15 cents for elec-tricity import from Tajikistan.

“The Central Asia South Asia Regional Electricity Market is en-visaged to be developed in a phased manner through institutional ar-rangements and infrastructure building that will tackle shortages in South Asia,” the Power Ministry official said. - Express Tribune

P O W E R P R O J E C T

General Raheel Sharif

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UNITED WE STAND: In Afghanistan, the power generation cost is

estimated at around 6 cents per kWh. Russia, Turkmenistan and

Azerbaijan have already offered electricity supply to bridge the

deficit in Pakistan. – Express Tribune

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FISHING WITH FIRE IN TAIWANFishermen light a fire to attract fish on a traditional ‘sulphuric fire fishing’ boat in New Taipei City, Taiwan, recently. Under the darkness of the night sky, a small

group of Taiwan fishermen set sail off the northeast coast, light a fire on the end of a bamboo stick using chemicals and wait for the fish to come. Like a magnet,

hundreds of sardines leap out of the water towards the bright light waved by one fisherman and his colleagues angle their nets and haul in the catch. There

used to be 300 boats using the traditional fire fishing method each night but now there are only three. The 30 or so remaining fishermen have a three-month

seasonal window from May to July where they can catch sardines using fire, a practice that dates back hundreds of years, the association says. - Reuters

Hong Kong calls for total ban on ivory trading

HONG KONG: Hong Kong has called for an end to local ivory trading within five years, a move activists hailed as significant given the financial hub’s reputation as a wildlife trafficking blackspot, while calling for this ban to be speeded up.

The former British colony acts an important transit and consump-tion hub for illegal ivory to China and the rest of Asia, due to its role as a major importer, trader and manufacturer before the trade was banned internationally in 1990.

Hong Kong allows trade of ‘pre-convention ivory’ which refers to products such as ivory carvings and crafts acquired before 1975, as long as they are accompanied by certificates.

Officials on Monday discussed a plan to completely ban all forms of ivory trading by the end of 2021 after sustained campaigning from activists who argued the legal trade masked an illegal parallel trade which encouraged elephant killings.

The Hong Kong government said it was committed to the pro-tection of endangered species in a paper presented to the city’s legis-lature. Lawmaker Elizabeth Quat said ivory smuggling was tarnish-ing Hong Kong’s image. -

The WWF has campaigned fiercely to phase out commercial ivory sales. - Reuters

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Thailand’s prime minister not to quit after referendum BANGKOK: Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Monday he would not resign if Thais reject a military-backed draft constitution when they vote in a referendum in August.

Prayuth heads the ruling junta, or National Council for Peace and Order, that took power after a bloodless coup toppled Prime Min-ister Yingluck Shinawatra’s elect-ed government in May 2014 coup.

The military had justified the coup, saying it had acted to restore stability after months of street demonstrations in Bangkok had paralysed Yingluck’s government.

“I won’t resign. I am the one who lays out the rules for this country,” Prayuth told reporters at Bang-kok’s Government House, insist-ing Thais should not compare him to British Prime Minister David Cameron who announced his res-ignation last week after Britain voted in a referendum to quit the European Union.

Economic reformsThe junta has said it would carry out political and economic re-forms before a general election in 2017 that will start a transition back to democracy. The August 7 referendum will be the first na-tional vote in thailand since the coup and should provide a test of the junta’s popularity, experts said.

Groups of all political stripes

have denounced the draft consti-tution as undemocratic, with one major political party urging sup-porters to vote “no”. The junta has banned criticism of the charter in the run-up to the vote and in May the Election Commission issued rules barring anyone from cam-paigning for either side ahead of the referendum.

In the latest crackdown on dis-sidents, a Thai court jailed seven activists on Friday for campaign-ing against the draft charter, which critics say will enshrine military power and emasculate civilian politics. - Reuters

A U G U S T V O T E

Najib expands cabinet to strengthen coalition

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak reshuf-fled his cabinet on Monday, placing party loyalists in top posts in a bid to strengthen the ruling coalition amid speculation that he could call an early election next year.

Landslide victories in recent electoral outings have put the scandal-hit Najib and his ruling alliance, Barisan Nasional, in a position of strength, and the new cabinet appointments are seen as a move to build on that.

“This will strengthen the cur-rent administration further to ensure the government’s devel-opment agenda for the people - economic, welfare and secu-

rity development - will continue smoothly as promised,” Najib told a news conference.

A source within the ruling ad-ministration said that the strong results in Sarawak state polls in May and two by-elections earlier this month were what Najib was

waiting for to decide when he will call national polls, which will likely be by the second half of 2017.

The last cabinet reshuffle was in July 2015, when Najib dropped leaders critical of his handling of troubled state fund 1MDB. Najib, who chaired the advisory board of

1MDB, has faced intense pressure following revelations that $681 million was transferred into his personal account. Najib has de-nied any wrongdoing.

Money-launderingNajib has faced calls to resign over the past year over 1MDB, which is being investigated for money-laundering in at least six countries including the United States, Swit-zerland and Singapore.

Of the new ministers, Mah Siew Keong, a senior ethnic Chi-nese politician and leader of the Malaysian People’s Movement Party, was appointed as the new plantation industry and com-modities minister.

Noh Omar, a veteran leader of the ruling United Malay National Organisation (UMNO), was ap-pointed minister for urban wellbe-ing, housing and local government. Second Finance Minister Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah quit his post due to “personal reasons” and was re-placed by Johari Abdul Ghani.

Abdul Rahman Dahlan was put in charge of the Economic Plan-ning Unit in the Prime Minister’s Department. – Reuters

Landslide victories

in recent electoral

outings have put

the scandal-hit

Malaysian prime

minister and his

ruling alliance in a

position of strength

NEW APPOINTMENTS: Malaysia’s prime minister addresses the

media following a cabinet reshuffle at his office in Putrajaya on

Monday. He promoted a trusted ally to manage the economy, in

what analysts said could be preparation for a snap election. – AFP

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Singapore Airlines plane catches fire during emergency landing

SINGAPORE: More than 240 people on board a Singapore Air-lines flight to Milan had a narrow escape on Monday as their plane caught fire while making a dramat-ic emergency landing here after the jet was forced to turn back due to a mid-air engine problem.

All passengers on board Flight SQ368 are safe, the airline and airport officials said as the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, with flames leaping from the plane’s wing, touched down at Changi Airport.

The flight departed from Changi Airport for Milan at 2.05am on Monday but about two hours into the flight, the pilot announced that there was a problem in the engine and the flight had to turn back to Singapore.

The Singapore Airlines said in a statement that Flight SQ368 was en route from Singapore to Milan when an ‘engine oil warning mes-sage’ forced it to turn back. “The aircraft’s right engine caught fire after the aircraft touched down at

Changi Airport at around 6:50am,” the statement said.

“The fire was put out by airport emergency services and there were no injuries to the 222 passen-gers and 19 crew on board. Passen-gers disembarked through stairs and were transported to the termi-nal building by bus,” it said.

Changi Airport also issued a statement saying that the fire was extinguished ‘within minutes’ by the Airport Emergency Service team, which was already on standby.

Plane’s engine ‘exploded’According to Mamta Jain, whose husband was on board the flight, the plane’s engine “exploded and the right wing was burning” while it was landing. “The pilot an-nounced during the flight there was a problem with one of the en-gines that they would turn back.

When they landed he said en-gine was on fire, he could see flames. They were all inside the plane and they could see the right

wing burning,” Jain was quoted as saying by Channel News Asia.

One passenger posted a har-rowing account and a video of the engine fire on Facebook. The vid-eo clip, shot from a window seat, showed huge flames and smoke engulfing the right engine. “I just escaped death!” Facebook user Lee Bee Yee said in a post that accom-panied the video clip.

Lee, who was onboard the flight with her husband, said there was a strong smell of fuel on the plane. “The pilot said he was going to turn back because the engine is leaking oil on the right side. The captain said that they cannot turn on that side of the engine or else the plane will be vibrating. And they can’t fly like this to Milan...That’s why they turned back,” she said.

It was an agonising five-minute wait for the firefighters to arrive after we landed and the fire erupt-ed, Lee said. After they arrived, firefighters sprayed foam and water on the plane. - PTI

M I L A N F L I G H T

DISASTER: A Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, its starboard wing charred from an engine

fire while making an emergency landing, is towed across the tarmac at Changi International airport in

Singapore on Monday. – AFP

Thailand’s Prime Minister Pray-

uth Chan-ocha. – Bloomberg News

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By early September UK may get new premier

LONDON: Britain could have a new prime minister by early Sep-tember, the ruling Conservative Party said on Monday, after Da-vid Cameron started laying the groundwork for his successor to trigger the country’s exit from the European Union.

The government is under pres-sure to fill a vacuum left when Cameron announced he would resign by October after Britain ignored his advice and voted to leave the 28-member bloc in last week’s referendum.

Triggering a leadership battle which could draw in some of his closest advisers, Cameron urged ministers to work together in the meantime.

But he also formed a separate unit, staffed by public servants, to help advise Britain on its depar-ture and its options for a future outside the EU.

“Although leaving the EU was not the path I recommended, I am the first to praise our incredible

strengths as a country,” Cameron told parliament. “As we proceed with implementing this decision and facing the challenges that it will undoubtedly bring, I believe we should hold fast to a vision of Britain that wants to be respected abroad, tolerant at home, engaged in the world.”

Asked about the possibility of a second EU referendum, Cameron said the result of Thursday’s vote must be accepted.

Graham Brady, chair of the “1922 committee” of Conservative lawmakers which sets the party’s ground rules in parliament, said the group had recommended that the leadership contest should be-gin next week and conclude no later than September 2.

That recommendation will al-most certainly be passed.

“Both the Conservatives and the country more generally really want certainty.

We would like a resolution and we think it would be a good thing to conclude this process as soon as we practicably can,” Brady told Sky News.

He said there should be no new parliamentary election before Britain had negotiated the terms of its exit from the EU.

Several Conservative lawmak-ers have urged leadership can-didates to try to broker a deal quickly to make sure that any campaign is as painless as possi-ble, and to avoid deepening divi-sions exposed during the refer-endum campaign.

“A leadership contest now is not in the interests of our country,” said Justine Greening, interna-tional development minister.”It will mean our party focuses in-ward at the very time our country most needs us to focus outward.”

All eyes are on former London mayor Boris Johnson, the most

prominent of the “Leave” cam-paigners and now bookmakers’ favourite to succeed Cameron.

But not all party members back him and many are press-ing for “Anyone But Boris”, seeing his decision to back the Leave campaign as a betrayal of his former ally Cameron, ac-cording to media reports.

Cameron’s spokesman said the prime minister would not endorse any candidate to succeed him.

Instead, Cameron urged unity both in government and in the country and had announced he had set up an advisory unit to help manage Britain’s departure from the European Union and to make sure his successor has all the pos-sible information necessary to de-cide the country’s future.

“Clearly this will be the most complex and most important task that the British civil service has undertaken in decades. — Reuters

Graham Brady,

chair of the ‘1922

committee’ of

Conservative

lawmakers, said

the group had

recommended

that the leadership

contest should

begin next week and

conclude no later

than September 2

CRISIS: A woman walks past a house where “Vote Leave” boards are displayed in Redcar, north east England on Monday. — AFP

UK vows action after racist attacks on Poles, MuslimsLONDON: Polish and Muslim leaders in Britain expressed con-cern on Monday after a spate of racially motivated hate crimes following last week’s vote to leave the European Union in which im-migration was widely regarded as a key factor in the outcome.

Police said offensive leaflets tar-geting Poles had been distributed in a town in central England, and graffiti had been daubed on a Pol-ish cultural centre in London on Sunday, three days after the vote.

Meanwhile, Islamic groups said there had been a sharp rise in in-cidents against Muslims since last Friday, many of which were directly linked to the decision for a British exit, or Brexit.

Prime Minister David Cam-eron condemned the attacks in parliament.

“In the past few days we have seen despicable graffiti daubed on a Polish community centre, we’ve seen verbal abuse hurled against individuals because they are mem-bers of ethnic minorities,” he said.

“We will not stand for hate crime or these kinds of attacks.

They must be stamped out,” he added.

The Polish embassy in London said in a statement it was shocked and deeply concerned by the xeno-phobic abuse and Poland’s foreign affairs minister Witold Waszc-zykowski said he had discussed the issue with David Lidington, Britain’s Europe Minister.

Uncontrolled numbersImmigration emerged as one of the key themes of the EU ref-erendum campaign, with those who backed a British exit argu-ing membership of the bloc had allowed uncontrolled numbers of migrants to come to Britain from eastern Europe.

A few days before the vote, Say-eeda Warsi, a former minister in Cameron’s ruling Conservative Party, quit the Brexit campaign ac-

cusing it of spreading lies, hatred and xenophobia.

There has been a large Polish community in Britain since World War Two and that number has grown after Poland joined the EU in 2004. There are about 790,000 Poles living in Britain according to official figures from 2014, the sec-ond-largest overseas-born popu-lation in the country after those from India.

Cambridgeshire Police said they were investigating after offensive leaflets were left on cars and deliv-ered to homes in Huntingdon.

Outrageous actAt the Polish Social and Cultural Association in London, which opened in 1974 and is home to the majority of Britain’s Polish organi-sations, graffiti was painted on the side of the building calling on Poles to leave the United Kingdom.

“This is an outrageous act that disgusts not only me and the Pol-ish community but everyone in Hammersmith & Fulham,” local lawmaker Andy Slaughter said on Twitter.

The Muslim Council of Britain, an umbrella group for many of the organisations which represent the country’s 2.7 million Muslims, said more than 100 hate crimes had been reported since the result of the referendum. “Our country is experiencing a political cri-sis which, I fear, threatens the social peace,” said Shuja Shafi, the MCB Secretary General.

Fiyaz Murghal, the founder of a group which monitors attacks on Muslims, said it had received de-tails of some 30 incidents includ-ing a Muslim councillor in Wale.

“The Brexit vote seems to have given courage to some with deep-ly prejudicial and bigoted views that they can air them and target them at predominantly Muslim women and visibly different set-tled communities,” Murghal said. — Reuters

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Merkel rejects informal Brexit talks before notice of leaving EU BERLIN: German Chancellor An-gela Merkel said on Monday she did not want to pressure Britain to slow or accelerate its exit from the European Union but she also made clear that informal discussions on Brexit could not begin until Lon-don applies to leave.

Britons stunned global financial markets and world leaders by vot-ing in a referendum last Thursday

to leave the EU. On Friday Prime Minister David Cameron said he would resign in October and that he would leave it to his successor to start the formal process to quit the EU by invoking Article 50.

“I have neither a brake nor an accelerator, rather I have the job of reflecting when this message (to leave the bloc) arrives about how exactly we implement it,” Merkel

told a news conference. The chief executive of Britain’s Vote Leave campaign, Matthew Elliott, has said that London should begin in-formal negotiations on a full set-tlement governing its post-exit relationship with the EU before invoking Article 50.

But Merkel, Europe’s most pow-erful leader who will play a key role in shaping the future relationship

between Britain and the EU, dis-missed such a possibility.

“We can’t begin informal talks without having the message (Arti-cle 50) from Britain.

That is clear for me,” she said.Asked if Britain could wait until

a new prime minister is chosen to make the formal announcement about its intention to leave the bloc, Merkel said: “We can’t have

a permanent impasse.” “Britain remains a member of the Euro-pean Union until an application is submitted and then there will be long negotiations,” she added. Merkel said she had “some under-standing” for Britain taking time to analyse its situation and said she would discuss the matter with Cameron at a gathering of EU lead-ers in Brussels on Tuesday. — Reuters

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We can’t have a permanent impasse, said German Chancellor Angela Merkel

Poland wants Europe to go slow with UK

WARSAW/PRAGUE: Poland joined German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday in saying Britain should be al-lowed time to prepare for its negotiations on leaving the European Union.

“We need a longer period of reflection (on Brexit),” Pol-ish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski told state broadcaster TVP Info before leaving for Prague to meet his counterparts from the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Germany and France.

“This cannot be a hasty action consisting of forcing Britain out as fast as possible,” he said.

After the Prague meeting, Slovakia -- which takes over the rotating EU presidency for six months in July -- and the Czech Republic said there was some room to wait but Britain should start the process soon never-theless. “It is not necessary to rush...We don’t have a legal vac-uum but the legal situation does not correspond to the political situation. And that is not right,” said Slovak Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak.

Poland’s Waszczykowski also called for reforms to limit the EU’s impact on member states’ national political agendas, say-ing Europeans did not want “to hand the European Union into hands of technocrats”. — Reuters

T I M E F O R N E G O T I A T I O N S

GENEVA: Syria’s main opposi-tion group said on Monday the European Union should impose targeted sanctions on Russian companies supporting the war in Syria as it sought to consolidate its position before a potential new round of peace talks in Geneva next month.

“We are looking at more tar-geted sanctions (against) compa-nies...involved in arms shipments, the ones that are taking part in some of the indiscriminate bomb-ing that is taking place.

This is what we are calling for,” Basma Kodmani, a negotiator for the opposition High Negotiations Committee, told Reuters. “Sanc-tions have been part of EU policy in other situations, certainly in the Ukraine crisis, the EU has made those decisions, has imple-mented them, has renewed them.

We don’t see how the EU can

still consider Syria of lesser im-portance than Ukraine,” she said after meeting EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and government officials in Brussels.

Any weakening of EU sanctions on Russia would be read by the Kremlin and by Syrian President Bashar Al Assad as a sign that there was space for his govern-ment “to make a comeback on the international scene”, Kodmani said. She did not name any Rus-sian companies.

Kodmani said Europe’s vital in-terests were at stake in Syria and that Mogherini appeared recep-

tive. Internal EU ructions over Britain’s vote last week to leave the European Union appeared to make the bloc more, rather than less, determined to play a role on Syria, she said.

“Never mind Brexit...What we have heard here in Brussels so far, including from Mrs Mogherini, is that she is all the more deter-mined to make her voice heard in this context, particularly with Russia, as well as using her good relations with Iran, to have those two decisive players turn to a more constructive and positive behaviour in Syria.” — Reuters

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the EU can still

consider Syria of

lesser importance

than Ukraine, said

Basma Kodmani,

a negotiator for

the opposition

High Negotiations

Committee after

meeting EU foreign

policy chief Federica

Mogherini and

government officials

in Brussels

DIALOGUE: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, left, meets with Syrian opposition leader Ahmad Jarba, right, in Moscow, Russia, on Monday. — Reuters

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GlassPoint Solar selected ‘Technology Pioneer’ for 2016Times News Service

MUSCAT: GlassPoint Solar, the leading supplier of solar energy to the oil and gas industry, an-nounced on Monday it has been named as one of the World Eco-nomic Forum’s (WEF’s) Technol-ogy Pioneers, a selection of the world’s most innovative compa-nies. GlassPoint was selected by an expert committee for its devel-opment of a solar energy solution

that delivers low-cost steam used to produce crude oil more sustain-ably and economically.

“It is an honour to be recognised and included alongside some of the most innovative companies in the world. This recognition fur-ther substantiates the increasing convergence between traditional and renewable energy. Our solar technology was specifically de-signed to meet the needs of one of the world’s largest consumers of

energy—the oil and gas industry itself,” said GlassPoint President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Rod MacGregor.

“By integrating alternative en-ergy and traditional energy, the world can benefit from substantial carbon savings while deploying renewable energy at an unprec-edented scale,” he added.

WEF’s Technology Pioneers programme was started in 2000 to recognise global companies that

can significantly impact business and society through new technolo-gies. GlassPoint was selected from among hundreds of candidates to join a special group of compa-nies with transformative solu-tions across the IT, health, energy, environment, food and financial services sectors.

Previous recipients of the honour include Google, Twitter, SoundCloud and Airbnb.

Technology Pioneers will also

participate in the WEF Annual Meeting 2017 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland.

Fulvia Montresor, head of Tech-nology Pioneers at WEF, said, “We welcome GlassPoint to this extraordinary group of pioneers. They are among a list of compa-nies that are helping to shape the Fourth Industrial Revolution, a technological revolution that will fundamentally alter the way we live, work and relate to one an-

other. Through the platform of the WEF, they will be able to scale and share their technology in order to achieve a larger impact.”

GlassPoint’s solar steam gen-erators harness sunlight to pro-duce steam for process of extract-ing heavy oil, replacing natural gas typically burned to generate steam. it’s solar oilfield projects are unlocking a tremendous op-portunity to deploy solar energy in the global oil and gas industry.

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New university to help fill skilled graduates shortage

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MUSCAT: Muscat University, Oman’s higher education institu-tion will open its doors on Sep-tember 25 for its first student batch in Pathway Programmes (Foundation and Pre-Masters).

From 2017, the university will provide undergraduate and post-

graduate degree programmes for Omanis and expatriates through its three faculties of business management, engineering and technology, and transport and lo-gistics. The university can take up to 160 students this year, 80 in the foundation and 80 to be enrolled in the Per-Master’s program, ac-

cording to Prof. Yusra Mouzughi, Muscat University’s deputy vice-chancellor for academic affairs.

She said the foundation and Pre-Master’s programme will cost around OMR4,000 while the advanced ones will be varied be-tween OMR,4000 to OMR8,000.

“Starting from September 2017,

we will be able to have 35 students in each program. While the num-bers sound small, they are impor-tant to maintain quality,” she said.

Speaking to the Times of Oman, Dr Kevin Dunseath, Regional Manager of the Oxford University Innovation, a subsidiary owned by the University of Oxford, said that Muscat University selected the three faculties.

Skilled graduates“We have chosen to focus on busi-ness management, engineering and technology, and transport and logistics to enable our students to gain employment,” he said, add-ing that he has seen a shortage of skilled graduates in these three areas in Oman.

Dunseath explained that Mus-cat University introduces more specialised degrees and its core is to have their students employed.

The university has now been granted a license to operate as a university by the educational council, the supreme educational body of the Omani government.

Until February-March next year, the university will be located at the Children’s Public Library in Qurum, before moving to its new building in Bausher, near the Av-enues Mall. The university seeks

to attract a significant proportion of international students from outside the Sultanate. Khalil Al Khonji, chair of the university’s board of director signed agree-ments on Monday to work with Oxford University Innovation and Founding Committee for 18 months and academic agreements with Cranfield University to work on the Graduate Programmes, As-ton University for the Undergrad-uate Programmes and MLS Inter-national College for the Pathway Programmes, all institution are from the United Kingdom.

From next yearStarting from next year, the Fac-ulty of Business and Management will introduce BSc in accounting for management, MSc in Finance and Management and MSc in Management and Entrepreneur-ship. While the Faculty of Engi-neering and Technology will add BEng Chemical Engineering, MSc Process Systems Engineering and MSc Energy Systems for Thermal Processes. In the same academic year, the Faculty of Transport and Logistics will add BSc Logistics with Supply Chain Management, MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management, and MSc Air Trans-port Management.

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Saudi Arabia names banks for bond saleDUBAI: Saudi Arabia appointed JPMorgan Chase, HSBC Holdings and Citigroup to arrange its first international bond sale, people with knowledge of the matter said.

The banks are acting as global coordinators on the issue, accord-ing to the people, who asked not to be identified as the decision isn’t public. More banks could be added later as joint lead arrangers and book runners on the deal, they said. Global coordinators have a key role in overseeing the deal while lead arrangers buy debt and sell it to other banks. The decision on the mandates was made on Sat-urday night and the kingdom will probably wait until after the sum-mer before selling the bonds, two of the people said. The nation is preparing for a sale of at least $10 billion, separate people familiar said earlier this month.

HSBC, JPMorgan, Citi and Saudi Arabia’s finance ministry declined to comment.

The kingdom is shoring up its finances as an era of oil-fueled abundance falters after crude prices slumped. It plans to tap in-ternational debt markets as early as September, Minister of State Mohammad bin Abdulmalik Al Sheikh said during a meeting be-tween Bloomberg News and the Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in April. — Bloomberg News

G L O B A L C O O R D I N A T O R S

An artist’s impression of the new Muscat University. – Supplied picture

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MARKETT U E S DAY, J U N E 2 8 , 2 0 1 6

MUSCATSECURITIES MARKET

SHARE PRICE BULLETIN FOR MONDAY, JUNE 27

REGULAR MARKET .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................OM0000003521 ............GALFAR ENGINEERING AND CON. .................. 1,416,283 ...... 153,055..................... 70 ............0.106 ........... 0.110............0.106 ........... 0.108 .............0.104 ........... 0.004 ............. 3.846 ................0.107 .............. 0.107...................0.108 ................... 31,317,909 .........0.100

OM0000002176 ............AL JAZEERA STEEL PRODUCTS ..........................30,410 ...............5,920........................6 ............0.194 ........... 0.195 ...........0.194 ............0.195 ............. 0.188............ 0.007 ............. 3.723 ................0.195 .............. 0.196...................0.198 ...................24,355,102 .........0.100

OM0000005005 ...........ALMAHA CERAMICS .................................................. 35,518 ............. 16,191........................3 ........... 0.456 ........... 0.456 ...........0.444 .......... 0.456 .............0.440 ............0.016 ............. 3.636 ................0.444..............0.444...................0.454...................23,940,000 ........0.100

OM0000002440 ...........AL SHARQIA INVESTMENT HOLDING ........... 610,996 ........... 79,469..................... 34 ............0.129 ........... 0.133 ...........0.129 ........... 0.130 ............. 0.127............ 0.003 ............. 2.362 ................ 0.131 ...............0.131...................0.132 ................... 11,700,000 .........0.100

OM0000002820 ...........GULF INVESTMENT SERVICES ......................... 106,000 ............ 11,867........................7 ............0.111 ........... 0.112............ 0.111 ............0.112 ............. 0.110 ............ 0.002 ..............1.818.................0.112 .............. 0.112................... 0.118 ....................6,590,440 ..........0.100

OM0000001772 ............AL ANWAR HOLDING............................................... 500,674 ........... 86,069..................... 38 ............0.172 ........... 0.172 ........... 0.171 ............0.172 ............. 0.169............ 0.003 ..............1.775.................0.172 ...............0.171...................0.172 ...................30,100,423 .........0.100

OM0000001962 ............AL MADINA INVESTMENT .....................................10,000 .................. 610........................ 1 ............0.061 ........... 0.061 ...........0.061 ........... 0.061 .............0.060 ............0.001 ............. 1.667 ................0.061 ..............0.060...................0.062 ..................12,636,234 .........0.100

OM0000004768 ...........AL MADINA TAKAFUL ...............................................29,800 ...............2,146........................5 ........... 0.072 ........... 0.072 ...........0.072........... 0.072 ............. 0.071.............0.001 ............. 1.408 ................0.072 .............. 0.071...................0.072...................12,600,000 .........0.100

OM0000002200 ...........AHLI BANK ......................................................................65,000 ............ 12,009........................6 ............0.183 ........... 0.185 ...........0.183 ............0.185 ............. 0.183............ 0.002 ............. 1.093 ................0.185 .............. 0.178................... 0.181 ..................263,631,687 ........0.100

OM0000003661 ............VOLTAMP ENERGY ..................................................... 21,855 ...............9,442........................8 ........... 0.428 ........... 0.434 ...........0.428........... 0.432 .............0.428 ........... 0.004 ............. 0.935 ................0.430..............0.430...................0.440 ..................26,136,000 .........0.100

OM0000002168 ............AL ANWAR CERAMIC TILES .................................27,200 ...............6,845........................6 ........... 0.250 ........... 0.255 ...........0.250........... 0.252 .............0.250 ........... 0.002 .............0.800 ................0.250..............0.248...................0.252 ..................74,645,848 .........0.100

OM0000003281 ............TAAGEER FINANCE .....................................................6,000 .................. 756........................ 1 ............0.126 ........... 0.126 ...........0.126 ........... 0.126 ............. 0.125.............0.001 .............0.800 ................0.126 ..............0.122...................0.126 ...................31,952,340 .........0.100

OM0000003026 ...........OMAN TELECOMMUNICATION ........................ 120,289 ......... 194,216........................8 ............1.610 ............1.615 ............ 1.610 ............1.615 ............. 1.610 ............ 0.005 ..............0.311................. 1.615 .............. 1.610................... 1.615 ................ 1,211,250,000 ......0.100

OM0000001160 ............NATIONAL GAS ................................................................6,211 ............... 3,199........................4 ............0.514 ........... 0.516 ...........0.514 ............0.516 ............. 0.516 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.516 .............. 0.516...................0.520 ..................28,380,000.........0.100

OM0000001517 ............HSBC BANK OMAN ..................................................... 22,000 ............... 2,156........................ 1 ........... 0.098 ........... 0.098 ...........0.098........... 0.098 .............0.098 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.098 ..............0.096...................0.098..................196,030,653 ........0.100

OM0000001525 ............OMAN INVESTMENT AND FINANCE ......................997 .................. 194........................ 1 ............0.195 ........... 0.195 ...........0.195 ............0.195 ............. 0.195............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.195 .............. 0.195...................0.198 ...................39,000,000.........0.100

OM0000001749 ............OMAN CEMENT .................................................................. 197 .....................97........................ 1 ........... 0.490 ...........0.490 ...........0.490........... 0.472 .............0.472 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.490..............0.472...................0.490 ................. 156,171,919 ........0.100

OM0000002028 ...........GULF INTERNATIONAL CHEMICALS ..............39,503 ...............9,692......................12 ........... 0.247 ........... 0.247 ...........0.245........... 0.245 .............0.245 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.245............. 0.244...................0.245 ................... 5,145,000 ..........0.100

OM0000002796 ...........BANK MUSCAT ............................................................ 1,269,498 ...... 482,516..................... 43 ........... 0.380 ........... 0.386 ...........0.380........... 0.380 .............0.380 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.380..............0.378...................0.380 .................948,575,098........0.100

OM0000002846 ...........GULF INV. SER. PREF SHARES ..............................21,000 ...............2,205........................ 1 ............0.105 ........... 0.105 ...........0.105 ........... 0.105 ............. 0.105............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.105 .............. 0.105...................0.000 ................... 9,596,032 ..........0.100

OM0000003141 ............ACWA POWER BARKA .............................................. 20,500 .............14,514........................4 ............0.708 ........... 0.708 ...........0.708 ........... 0.708 ............. 0.708 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.708 ..............0.708...................0.720..................113,280,000 ........0.100

OM0000003224 ...........RENAISSANCE SERVICES ......................................... 1,000 .................. 281........................ 1 ............0.281 ........... 0.281 ...........0.281 ........... 0.280 .............0.280 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.281 ............. 0.280...................0.281 ...................81,382,286 .........0.100

OM0000003398 ...........BANK SOHAR................................................................ 937,113 ...........160,631......................17 ............0.172 ........... 0.172 ...........0.170 ............0.171 ............. 0.171 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................ 0.171 ...............0.171...................0.173 ..................274,369,387........0.100

OM0000003711 ............SOHAR POWER ................................................................2,500 .................. 705........................ 1 ........... 0.282 ...........0.282 ...........0.282........... 0.300 .............0.300 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.282..............0.282...................0.300 ..................66,303,000.........0.100

OM0000004925 ...........AL BATINAH POWER ................................................ 13,407,221 2,681,444........................ 1 ........... 0.200 ...........0.200 ...........0.200 .......... 0.208 .............0.208 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.200 ............ 0.200...................0.205 .................140,376,585 ........0.100

OM0000004933 ...........AL SUWADI POWER .................................................. 9,555,796 ....1,911,159........................ 1 ........... 0.200 ...........0.200 ...........0.200 .......... 0.210 .............0.210 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.200 ............ 0.202...................0.216 ..................150,025,331 ........0.100

OM0000001418 ............RAYSUT CEMENT .......................................................... 5,878 ................7,641........................2 ............1.300 ........... 1.300 ...........1.300 ........... 1.300 ............. 1.305............-0.005 ........... -0.383 ...............1.300 ..............1.300...................1.305 ................. 260,000,000 .......0.100

OM0000003968 ...........OOREDOO....................................................................... 373,998 .........273,202......................51 ............0.732 ........... 0.732 ...........0.728 ........... 0.732 ............. 0.736............-0.004 ........... -0.543 ...............0.732 ..............0.728...................0.732 ..................476,491,176 ........0.100

OM0000003125 ............GLOBAL FINANCIAL INVESTMENT ................. 20,000 ...............2,660........................3 ............0.133 ........... 0.133 ...........0.133 ............0.133 ............. 0.135 ............-0.002 ............-1.481 ................0.133 ............. 0.000...................0.145 ...................26,600,000 ........0.100

OM0000001681 ............OMAN AND EMIRATES INV. HOLDING ............ 40,000 ...............5,280........................2 ............0.132 ........... 0.132 ...........0.132 ........... 0.132 ............. 0.135 ............-0.003 ........... -2.222 ...............0.132 ..............0.130...................0.135 ................... 16,087,500 .........0.100

.............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 28,703,437 ........6,136,172 ............339 .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ......30........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

PARALLEL MARKET ................................................................................................................................................................................. OM0000002564 ...........AL HASSAN ENGINEERING....................................13,500 ............... 1,053........................3 ........... 0.078 ........... 0.078 ...........0.078 ........... 0.078 .............0.076 ........... 0.002 ............. 2.632 ................0.078 ..............0.076...................0.078....................5,866,224 ..........0.100

OM0000004511 ............ALIZZ ISLAMIC BANK............................................... 30,000 ............... 1,740........................5 ........... 0.058 ........... 0.058 ...........0.058 ........... 0.058 .............0.057 ............0.001 ............. 1.754.................0.058 ..............0.058...................0.059...................58,000,000 ........0.100

OM0000001566 ............OMAN FISHERIES .......................................................63,500 ............... 3,747........................8 ........... 0.059 ........... 0.059 ...........0.059 ........... 0.059 .............0.058 ............0.001 ............. 1.724 ................0.059 ..............0.059...................0.060 ................... 7,375,000 ..........0.100

OM0000001368 ............CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IND. ................... 24,930 .................. 748........................3 ........... 0.030 ...........0.030 ...........0.030........... 0.030 .............0.030 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.030..............0.030...................0.031 ....................2,550,000 ..........0.100

OM0000004420 ...........BANK NIZWA ................................................................ 12,718,361..... 941,530..................... 26 ........... 0.074 ........... 0.076 ...........0.074 ........... 0.074 .............0.074 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.075 ..............0.075...................0.076..................111,000,000 ........0.100

OM0000005963 ...........PHOENIX POWER ...................................................... 258,561............ 40,268......................21 ............0.155 ........... 0.157 ...........0.155 ............0.156 ............. 0.156............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.156 .............. 0.155...................0.156 ..................228,165,828 ........0.100

.............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 13,108,852 ....989,086..................... 66 .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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

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

O M A N S T O C K S

INDICESIndex .................................................High .................Low ..................... Value ............... Prev . Value.......... Diff ...............Diff %MSM30 Index ........................................ 5,770.14 ............... 5,761.14 ....................5,763.82 ................... 5,762.21 .....................1.61 ................... 0.03Financial Index .....................................7,236.33 ................7,215.61 .................... 7,227.11 ................... 7,218.43 ....................8.68 ................... 0.12Industrial Index .................................... 7,271.81 ...............7,205.57 ................... 7,260.09 ................... 7,205.57 ................. 54.52 ................... 0.76Services Index ...................................... 3,222.31 ...............3,219.33 ...................3,220.36 ...................3,222.31 ...................-1.95 .................. -0.06MSM SHARIAH INDEX.......................880.09 ..................878.82 ....................... 879.15 ...................... 879.20 .................. -0.05 .................. -0.01

Trading SummaryVolume ................ Turnover ..........Trades .............. Market Cap............. Up ............Down ............. Equal .........Sec. Traded41,812,289 ..................7,125,258 .................... 405 ...............16,968,568,850 ................ 16 ........................4 .................... 16 .........................36

Index rises marginally

MUSCAT: The MSM30 In-dex remained stable at 5,763.82 points, up marginally by 0.03 per cent. The MSM Sharia Index ended flat at 879.15 points, down 0.01 per cent.

Al Batinah Power was the most active in terms of volume and turnover. Monday’s top gainer was Galfar Engineering, up 3.85 per cent while Oman & Emirates Holding was the top loser, down 2.22 per cent.

A total number of 405 trades were executed on Monday, gener-ating turnover of OMR7.1 million with 41.8 million shares changing hands. Out of 36 traded securi-ties, 16 advanced, four declined and 16 remained unchanged. At the session close, Omani in-vestors remained net buyers for OMR274,000 while foreign investors were net sellers for OMR262,000 followed by GCC & Arab Investors for OMR12,000 worth of shares.

Financial Index ended at

7,227.11 points, up 0.12 per cent. Al Sharqia Investments, Gulf Investment Services, Al Anwar Holding, Al Izz Bank and Al Ma-dina Investments gained 2.36 per cent, 1.82 per cent, 1.78 per cent, 1.75 per cent and 1.67 per cent respectively. Oman & Emirates Holding and Global Financial In-vestment decreased 2.22 per cent and 1.48 per cent respectively.

Industrial Index advanced 0.76 per cent to close at 7,260.09 points. Galfar Engineering, Al Jazeera Steel, Al Maha Ceram-ics, Al Hassan Engineering and Oman Fisheries increased 3.85 per cent, 3.72 per cent, 3.64 per cent, 2.63 per cent and 1.72 per cent respectively. Raysut Cement declined 0.38 per cent to close at OMR1.300.

Services Index declined 0.06 per cent to close at 3,220.36 points. Omantel, up 0.31 per cent was the only gainer while Oore-doo, down 0.54 per cent, was the only loser. — United Securities

Monday’s top gainer was Galfar Engineering,

up 3.85 per cent while Oman & Emirates

Holding was the top loser, down 2.22 per cent

Muscat Securities Market. – Times file picture

Starbucks expanding its roasting capacity in IndiaNEW YORK: Starbucks wants to go big in India.

The world’s largest coffee chain, which has fewer than 100 cafes in the world’s second-most populous country, is expanding its roasting capacity in India as it seeks to open a spate of new stores in coming years.

Starbucks also will start selling Indian coffee at its Reserve Roas-tery and Tasting Room in Seattle in a bid to expose US customers to beans grown in the country’s Coorg region, said John Culver, president of Starbucks’ China and Asia Pacific Region.

“People look to us for coffee leadership,” Culver said. “Our customers want that exploration of flavors from all parts of the world, and this is just one step in that direction.”

Starbucks has been pursuing growth across the globe as the US becomes increasingly saturated with its cafes.

The Seattle-based company

is investing money to expand in South Africa, China and Colom-bia, and also is planning its first Italian location for 2017.

India has become Starbucks’ fastest-growing market since the first cafe opened in 2012 in a part-nership with Tata Global Bever-ages. Since then, the chain has expanded to 84 locations across six cities there. Starbucks said India will be among its five larg-est markets in the long term. To crack that list, India will have to surpass the UK, where Starbucks currently has 870 cafes.

Consumer excitement India “is growing faster on a per-centage basis than any other re-gion in the world,” Chief Execu-tive Officer Howard Schultz said on a conference call in January. “We saw firsthand the excitement consumers have for the Starbucks brand.” Starbucks is planning to introduce the first single-origin coffee from India under its pre-

mium Reserve label. Culver said the company worked with Tata over the last few years to improve the quality of the Indian coffee it plans to import.

Coffee culture is starting to mimic that of wine, with discern-ing drinkers curious about the nuances in tastes and flavor from beans grown in different parts of the world, he said.

The company’s China and Asia Pacific unit generates about 13 per cent of total revenue. Star-bucks plans to open about 900 new locations in the region in the current fiscal year, compared with just 700 additions in the Ameri-cas segment, and 200 in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Star-bucks has more than 2,000 cafes in China alone and is opening about 500 new stores a year in the country. Culver said the com-pany’s growth in India over its first four years in the country has been faster than during the same period in China. — Bloomberg News

P U R S U I N G G R O W T H

India’s Sensex advancesMUMBAI: Most Indian stocks advanced, led by companies tied to the economy, as some investors judged Friday’s Brexit-induced selloff was overdone.

Drugmaker Dr Reddy’s Labora-tories climbed to a three-month high. State Bank of India surged 2.8 per cent. Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys, were the worst performers on the bench-mark S&P BSE Sensex.

Three stocks advanced for every one that fell on the broader S&P BSE 100 Index, which rose 0.3 per cent at the close in Mumbai. The Sensex closed little changed after swinging between gains and losses 20 times.

The S&P BSE SmallCap jumped 1.5 per cent, the most since March 30. The S&P BSE MidCap gained 0.8 per cent, the most since May 27.

The benchmark Sensex tum-bled 2.2 per cent on Friday amid a global selloff that erased more than $2.5 trillion from global eq-uity values.

“Sectors linked to the domes-tic economy and not affected by Brexit are outside the benchmark gauges,” Chokkalingam G., man-aging director at Equinomics Re-search & Advisory Pvt. in Mumbai, said by phone. — Bloomberg News

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75% of firms are at significant risk of cyber incidents: Survey reportTimes News Service

MUSCAT: Organisations that invest in detection and response technologies, rather than perim-eter-based solutions, are better poised to defend against cyber incidents, latest data released by RSA, the Security Division of EMC, on Monday reveal.

The second annual RSA Cy-bersecurity Poverty Index, which compiles survey results from 878 respondents across 81 countries and more than 24 industries, at-tracted more than double the number of respondents as last year, and gave participants the chance to self-assess the maturity of their cybersecurity programs leveraging the NIST Cybersecuri-ty Framework (CSF) as the meas-uring stick. The report found that for the second year in a row, 75 per cent of survey respondents have a significant cybersecurity risk exposure. Incident Response (IR) capabilities are particularly underdeveloped.

Nearly half of organisations characterized essential IR capa-bilities as “ad hoc” or “non-exist-ent”, but organisations are more likely to accelerate programs to shore up cybersecurity capabili-ties once they have experienced a security incident that impacted the business. The survey also

showed that most organisations continue to struggle to improve cybersecurity because they don’t understand how cyber risk can impact their operations.

There has been plenty of an-ecdotal evidence that companies tend to delay investments in cy-bersecurity until they experience the pain first hand.

In addition, companies which primarily rely on a perimeter de-fense philosophy are disadvan-taged in finding malicious activ-ity, and risk public exposure of critical business assets.

The results of the RSA Cyber-security Poverty Index solidified this concept, reporting that the organisations that detect and ex-perience frequent security inci-dents are 65 per cent more likely to have developed or advantaged capabilities. This shows that or-ganisations that regularly deal with security incidents acceler-ate moves to shore up security programs and end up with more mature capabilities. Organisa-tions must focus on executing preventative strategies and make improving this a priority over oth-er capabilities which are growing in importance such as detection and response. One of the most significant changes from the 2015 survey was the increase in the number of organisations with

mature cybersecurity programs. The percentage of organisations reporting advantaged capabili-ties — the highest category — in-creased by more than half over the prior Index, from 4.9 per cent to 7.4 per cent.

But organisations’ overall per-ception of their cybersecurity preparedness continued to lag. The number of respondents re-porting significant cybersecu-rity risk exposure stayed steady at nearly 75 per cent, reflecting a growing disparity between the “haves and have-nots” in security preparedness.

The survey also showed that organisations continue to strug-gle with their ability to take proac-tive steps to improve their cyber-security and risk posture. Overall, 45 per cent of those surveyed de-

scribed their ability to catalogue, assess and mitigate cyber risk as “non-existent,” or “ad hoc” and only 24 per cent reported that they are mature in this domain. The inability to quantify their Cy-ber Risk Appetite(the risks they face and the potential impacts on their organisations) makes it difficult to prioritise mitigation and investment, a foundational activity for any organisation look-ing to improve their security and risk posture. For the second year, the survey results highlight how critical infrastructure operators, the original target audience for the CSF, need to make significant steps forward in their current levels of maturity. Government and energy organisations ranked lowest across industries in the survey, with only 18 per cent of re-spondents ranking as developed or advantaged.

Organisations in the aerospace and defense industry reported by far the highest level of maturity with 39 per cent of respondents having developed or advantaged capabilities. Financial Services organisations, a sector often cited as industry-leading due to the large volume of cyberattacks it faces, placed in between with 26 per cent rating their firms as well prepared — down from 33 per cent a year ago.

R S A C Y B E R S E C U R I T Y P O V E R T Y I N D E X

– Bloomberg file picture

Engie Stomo appoints more Omani nationals at senior positionsTimes News Service

MUSCAT: Engie Stomo, an affili-ate of global energy leader Engie (formerly GDF Suez) recently an-nounced the appointment of more Omani nationals to key senior po-sitions within the company.

Zayid Al Abri and Hussam Al Mughizwi, engineers who have been pursuing their careers with Engie Stomo, will now join a team that manages critical process for operations and maintenance of power plants operated by Engie Stomo, which contributes close to half of Oman’s demand for power and water.

“Engie Stomo is taking pioneer-ing steps this year to enhance its maintenance skills across the fleet of skills aligned with its nationali-

sation commitments. Localisation is one of the key challenges for the industry as there are limited local skills available and many com-panies are searching for similar talent and skills.

This year, Engie Stomo has spe-cifically focused on the internal development of its local main-tenance skills, which includes contracting with local training institutes in Muscat and Sohar to deliver new craft/technician and engineering skills’ development, said Mike Maudsley, chief execu-tive officer (CEO), Engie Stomo.

“Engie Stomo is particularly very proud of selecting two out-standing Omani engineers to step into our first trainee maintenance manager roles. As the largest pro-vider of operation and mainte-

nance services for power plants in the Sultanate of Oman, having Omani nationals at senior posi-tions of our operations is indeed a great achievement not just for the company, but for the industry,” he further added.

“As an affiliate of Engie, we have a responsibility to build local ca-pacity, and these movements, and their evident promotions to key leadership positions are a demon-stration of our intent, and commit-ment towards Omanisation. Engie

Stomo truly believes in developing Omani human capital and the re-cent promotions can only inspire more young and talented Omani nationals to join their ranks,” CEO Maudsley said.

“Being one of the few Omani nationals in the role of a site man-ager gives me great joy and pride. Working with Engie Stomo has been rewarding in many ways. One gets the opportunity to work in a dynamic and challenging sector, while making meaningful contri-butions to society in both econom-ic and social terms, by delivering the essential utilities of power and water,” said Al Mughizwi.

Al Mughizwi had joined Engie Stomo on July 1, 2010, as a trainee, and quickly moved into being an integral part of the Sohar #1 team

on October 16, 2010. An electri-cal engineering graduate from the Higher College of Technology, prior to joining Engie Stomo, Al Mughizwi had trained with the Oman Electricity & Transmission Company. Engie Stomo had an-nounced the movement of another Omani national, Zayid Al Abri, into the maintenance department. An engineering graduate from the Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), Al Abri started his career with Sto-mo in July 2010, when he joined as an electrical engineer. Through hard work, perseverance and pas-sion for the industry, Al Abri was quickly identified and promoted as trainee maintenance manager of the Manah Power Plant, outlining a clear development path towards a critical senior role.

S K I L L D E V E L O P M E N T

Abu Dhabi’s Masdar picked to build solar plant in Dubai

DUBAI: Renewable energy com-pany Masdar led a group that won the bidding to build a solar-power plant in Dubai to produce what could be the world’s cheapest elec-tricity generated from the sun.

The Masdar consortium is set

to complete the 800-megawatt power project by 2020, state news agency WAM reported on Sunday. Spanish renewable energy devel-opers Fotowatio Renewable Ven-tures (FRV) and Gransolar Group are part of the venture, according

to the statement. FRV is a unit of Saudi Arabian conglomerate Ab-dul Latif Jameel.

Dubai, the second-largest emir-ate in the UAE, is adding solar capacity to diversify its energy mix and help meet growing de-

mand for electricity. The Masdar project will generate electricity at 2.99 cents per kilowatt-hour, Dubai Electricity & Water Au-thority (DEWA) Chief Executive Officer Saeed Mohammed Al Tay-er said on Monday at a press con-ference to announce the award.

‘Has set a benchmark’“This project has set a benchmark now globally,” Saji Sam, a partner at management consultants Oli-ver Wyman, said in an interview in Dubai on Monday. “The direc-tion now is for lower cost in solar projects. That will help renewa-bles take a bigger share of the en-ergy mix.”

The price bid for the project would undercut the cost of power generated from coal. It’s 15 per cent lower than the previous re-cord for solar power set in Mexico in April, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance.

Dubai plans to invest Dh50 bil-lion ($14 billion) to generate a to-tal of 5,000 megawatts of power by 2030 at the desert solar park, helping provide 25 per cent of the emirate’s electricity from clean energy sources.

13 megawatts in operationThe Gulf emirate currently has 13 megawatts in operation at the de-sert site and a further 200 mega-watts under construction. The project awarded to the Masdar-led group will make up the third phase of the park. DEWA this month announced plans to build a fourth phase consisting of another 1,000 megawatts.

Abu Dhabi, the largest emirate in the UAE, is seeking developers in a separate bidding process for a 350 megawatt solar project. Mas-dar, based in Abu Dhabi, operates a 100 megawatt solar-thermal plant in the emirate. — Bloomberg News

Dubai in the UAE,

is adding solar

capacity to diversify

its energy mix

and help meet

growing demand for

electricity CLEAN ENERGY: Solar panels are seen on roof of Masdar Institute of Science and Technology in Abu Dhabi, UAE. — Bloomberg file picture

Investcorp to buy

Scandinavian

cyber company

Times News Service

MUSCAT: Investcorp, a global provider and manager of alter-native investment products, to-gether with its portfolio company SecureLink Group (SecureLink), on Monday announced an agree-ment to acquire one of Scandina-via’s largest managed cyber se-curity service providers, Coresec Systems (Coresec).

Established in 2003, Coresec offers integrated cyber security solutions and managed services to corporates and institutions.

With more than 250 employees across seven offices and multiple 24/7 manned Network & Secu-rity Operation Centres, Coresec’s security experts provide the rel-evant security advice and hands-on assistance to its diverse cli-ent base across Scandinavia and the Netherlands. Over the last 12 months, Investcorp has signed several deals.

C O R E S E C S Y S T E M S

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“From my standpoint this makes Tesla’s future execution eas-ier, not harder,” said Musk on Wednesday. “It’s increasingly unwieldy to work with Solar City at an arm’s length basis.”

But Tesla investors haven’t embraced the news. The shares opened on Wednes-day down 9.8 per cent to $198.13 at 9:31am New York time after falling as much as 14 per cent in extended trad-ing on Tuesday. In a sign of scepticism for the deal, SolarCity shares rose 7.5 per cent to $22.77 at 9:55am, well below the range of $26.50 to $28.50 Musk said Tesla would likely pay.

Analysts raised concerns about man-agement focus, the solar company’s debt and corporate governance issues be-tween the two businesses that share the same chairman and largest shareholder — Musk, who is also chief executive of-ficer of the electric-car company.

Oppenheimer analysts including Colin Rusch downgraded Tesla to perform from outperform in a research note published late on Tuesday, saying they expect “a ro-bust shareholder fight over this acquisi-tion centered on corporate governance.”

“We believe investors are likely to view this transaction as a bailout for SCTY and a distraction to Tesla’s own production hurdles,” Rusch said in the note.

While it’s unusual to announce a pro-posed acquisition rather than a defini-

tive agreement, Musk’s holdings in the two companies required him to keep the market informed, which benefits other shareholders, Todd Maron, Tesla’s gen-eral counsel, said on Wednesday’s call.

“The result of this is that this is actu-ally a more transparent process because you’re essentially seeing behind the cur-tains more than you would ordinarily see in a transaction,” he said.

Credit Suisse Group analysts includ-ing Patrick Jobin said in a separate note that they expect “resistance from Tesla shareholders” and warned of “many cor-porate governance challenges.”

“Investors expect Tesla to keep all its focus on completing the gigafactory and on quickly ramping up production of Model 3 in 2018,” said Salim Morsy, an analyst with Bloomberg New Energy Fi-nance. “Both of these goals are existential for Tesla. A SolarCity acquisition doesn’t help execute these critical milestones.”

But the billionaire was upbeat on Tuesday’s conference call. “In my per-sonal opinion, this is obviously some-thing that should happen,” Musk said.

Tesla announced its bid for Solar-City in a blog post, saying the acqui-sition would “complete the picture.” The move comes as Tesla finishes con-struction of its battery-manufacturing gigafactory east of Reno, Nevada, and prepares to begin output of the Model 3, its more affordable electric car, late next

year. Musk has said he wants to build 500,000 cars a year by 2018, two years sooner than originally planned.

If the deal is approved, SolarCity would become a unit of Tesla. It’s already part of the family: SolarCity CEO Lyndon Rive and co-founder and Chief Technol-ogy Officer Peter Rive are Musk’s first cousins. The three of them hatched the idea for SolarCity during a trip to the Burning Man arts festival in the Nevada desert more than a decade ago.

‘Room for a deal’“It’s clearly not a ‘done deal,’ but rather just an offer for now,” said Pavel Molch-anov, an analyst at Raymond James. “I think there is room for a deal, but likely at a higher level, maybe in the $30s.”

With 100.2 million SolarCity shares outstanding, the proposal is worth as much as $2.86 billion. Including net debt, the deal values the company at about $5.7 billion, according to data com-piled by Bloomberg.

Tesla is being much more generous than other acquirers in the industry have been. The bid values SolarCity at about 12.6 times revenue, according to data compiled by Bloomberg, while buyers over the past five years have agreed to pay an average of 5.7 times sales for alterna-tive-energy companies. The data looked at deals valued at $100 million or more in areas such as solar, wind and waterpower.

Musk said he and Antonio Gracias — a member of both boards — would recuse themselves from voting on the takeover offer. JB Straubel, Tesla’s CTO, is also a SolarCity director.

Tesla shareholders will likely look askance at taking on more debt by com-bining the money-losing companies, said Morsy, the BNEF analyst.

“The company just raised $1.4 bil-lion from an equity issuance in May to finance an accelerated production ramp of Model 3,” he said in an e-mail. “Inves-tors will have trouble looking past the $3.2 billion in debt that Tesla moves on to its own balance sheet for a SolarCity enterprise value of just $5.8 billion.”

Musk owns 22 per cent of SolarCity and 21 per cent of Tesla, the youngest and smallest publicly held US automak-er. The two companies work closely to-gether: SolarCity picked batteries made by Tesla to provide 13 megawatts of elec-tric storage for an array of solar panels to be built on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.

“Tesla customers can drive clean cars and they can use our battery packs to help consume energy more efficiently, but they still need access to the most sustainable energy source that’s avail-able: the sun,” Musk said in the blog post.

“Most of our customers have an inter-est in solar,” he said on the conference call. “But a small percentage actually have it.” — Bloomberg News

Elon Musk defended his proposed marriage of Tesla Motors and SolarCity with a second conference call in about 14 hours

to assure investors his $2.86 billion plan to combine the companies is a “no brainer” that would benefit both.

NOT CONVINCINGENOUGH?

“From my standpoint this makes Tesla’s future execution eas-ier, not harder,” said Musk on Wednesday. “It’s increasingly unwieldy to work with Solar City at an arm’s length basis.”

But Tesla investors haven’t embraced the news. The shares opened on Wednes-day down 9.8 per cent to $198.13 at 9:31am New York time after falling as much as 14 per cent in extended trad-ing on Tuesday. In a sign of scepticism for the deal, SolarCity shares rose 7.5 per cent to $22.77 at 9:55am, well below the range of $26.50 to $28.50 Musk said Tesla would likely pay.

Analysts raised concerns about man-agement focus, the solar company’s debt and corporate governance issues be-tween the two businesses that share the same chairman and largest shareholder — Musk, who is also chief executive of-ficer of the electric-car company.

Oppenheimer analysts including Colin Rusch downgraded Tesla to perform from outperform in a research note published late on Tuesday, saying they expect “a ro-bust shareholder fight over this acquisi-tion centered on corporate governance.”

“We believe investors are likely to view this transaction as a bailout for SCTY and a distraction to Tesla’s own production hurdles,” Rusch said in the note.

While it’s unusual to announce a pro-posed acquisition rather than a defini-

tive agreement, Musk’s holdings in the two companies required him to keep the market informed, which benefits other shareholders, Todd Maron, Tesla’s gen-eral counsel, said on Wednesday’s call.

“The result of this is that this is actu-ally a more transparent process because you’re essentially seeing behind the cur-tains more than you would ordinarily see in a transaction,” he said.

Credit Suisse Group analysts includ-ing Patrick Jobin said in a separate note that they expect “resistance from Tesla shareholders” and warned of “many cor-porate governance challenges.”

“Investors expect Tesla to keep all its focus on completing the gigafactory and on quickly ramping up production of Model 3 in 2018,” said Salim Morsy, an analyst with Bloomberg New Energy Fi-nance. “Both of these goals are existential for Tesla. A SolarCity acquisition doesn’t help execute these critical milestones.”

But the billionaire was upbeat on Tuesday’s conference call. “In my per-sonal opinion, this is obviously some-thing that should happen,” Musk said.

Tesla announced its bid for Solar-City in a blog post, saying the acqui-sition would “complete the picture.” The move comes as Tesla finishes con-struction of its battery-manufacturing gigafactory east of Reno, Nevada, and prepares to begin output of the Model 3, its more affordable electric car, late next

year. Musk has said he wants to build 500,000 cars a year by 2018, two years sooner than originally planned.

If the deal is approved, SolarCity would become a unit of Tesla. It’s already part of the family: SolarCity CEO Lyndon Rive and co-founder and Chief Technol-ogy Officer Peter Rive are Musk’s first cousins. The three of them hatched the idea for SolarCity during a trip to the Burning Man arts festival in the Nevada desert more than a decade ago.

‘Room for a deal’“It’s clearly not a ‘done deal,’ but rather just an offer for now,” said Pavel Molch-anov, an analyst at Raymond James. “I think there is room for a deal, but likely at a higher level, maybe in the $30s.”

With 100.2 million SolarCity shares outstanding, the proposal is worth as much as $2.86 billion. Including net debt, the deal values the company at about $5.7 billion, according to data com-piled by Bloomberg.

Tesla is being much more generous than other acquirers in the industry have been. The bid values SolarCity at about 12.6 times revenue, according to data compiled by Bloomberg, while buyers over the past five years have agreed to pay an average of 5.7 times sales for alterna-tive-energy companies. The data looked at deals valued at $100 million or more in areas such as solar, wind and waterpower.

Musk said he and Antonio Gracias — a member of both boards — would recuse themselves from voting on the takeover offer. JB Straubel, Tesla’s CTO, is also a SolarCity director.

Tesla shareholders will likely look askance at taking on more debt by com-bining the money-losing companies, said Morsy, the BNEF analyst.

“The company just raised $1.4 bil-lion from an equity issuance in May to finance an accelerated production ramp of Model 3,” he said in an e-mail. “Inves-tors will have trouble looking past the $3.2 billion in debt that Tesla moves on to its own balance sheet for a SolarCity enterprise value of just $5.8 billion.”

Musk owns 22 per cent of SolarCity and 21 per cent of Tesla, the youngest and smallest publicly held US automak-er. The two companies work closely to-gether: SolarCity picked batteries made by Tesla to provide 13 megawatts of elec-tric storage for an array of solar panels to be built on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.

“Tesla customers can drive clean cars and they can use our battery packs to help consume energy more efficiently, but they still need access to the most sustainable energy source that’s avail-able: the sun,” Musk said in the blog post.

“Most of our customers have an inter-est in solar,” he said on the conference call. “But a small percentage actually have it.” — Bloomberg News

Elon Musk defended his proposed marriage of Tesla Motors and SolarCity with a second conference call in about 14 hours

to assure investors his $2.86 billion plan to combine the companies is a “no brainer” that would benefit both.

Investors expect

Tesla to keep all its focus on

completing the gigafactory and

on quickly ramping up production

of Model 3 in 2018. Both of these

goals are existential for Tesla.

A SolarCity acquisition doesn’t

help execute these critical

milestones

Salim MorsyAnalyst with Bloomberg New Energy Finance



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A’Saffa Foods continues to be a popular choice

MUSCAT: A’Saffa Foods, the Sul-tanate’s largest fully integrated poultry producer, continues to be a popular choice among house-holds in the Sultanate as well as in the GCC when it comes to their favourite poultry and allied products brand.

Emphasising on the corpo-rate philosophy - ‘Core values of Healthy Food, Health and Happi-ness’, A’Saffa’s success is based on the ‘100% promise’ and its three pil-lars - ‘100% halal, 100% natural and 100% tasty’, says a press release.

Sidhartha Lenka, head of Mar-keting and Sales, A’Saffa Foods stated, “Each and every A’Saffa product is produced, packaged and transported to a wholesaler or retailer keeping health, fresh-ness and safety in mind. Being pioneers in fully integrated poul-try production, farm manage-ment systems and processed food technology, we have built our competence and expertise in food production, food processing and innovative food recipes helping us to deliver fresh, flavourful, ha-

lal, healthy and delightful choices for our consumers.”

100% halalA’Saffa ensures that all of its birds are slaughtered by hand using a knife, and processed in a way that is hygienic and ensures that the birds are of the highest quality and fit for human consumption. Cus-tomers in Oman and across the GCC can be rest assured that they can buy every A’Saffa chicken and chicken parts with the confidence that they have been raised and slaughtered by hand using actual halal techniques in accordance with Islamic Sharia.

“Through ‘real halal’ the slaugh-tering is done by hand from the top of the neck ensuring each drop of blood and toxin flows out of the bird and is hygienic for consumption,” Lenka explained. “Most companies use mechani-cal devices to slaughter poultry which is contrary to the strict guidelines that should be carried out to ensure that birds are slaugh-tered in accordance with proper Islamic Sharia. 3 to 4 out of every 100 chicken die before slaughter when mechanical processes are used, and this goes unnoticed in mechanical slaughtering which means ‘halal’ is not guaranteed.”

It is noteworthy that A’Saffa

Foods specially employ trained Muslim staff to slaughter chickens by hand at their farm ensuring that the staff member pronounces ‘Bis miallah Allah ho Akhbar’ while facing Mecca during the slaugh-tering of each individual bird in accordance with Sharia principles.

100% naturalKnown for producing Oman’s freshest chicken and allied prod-ucts, the infrastructure at A’Saffa Foods plant includes parent farms, feed mill, environmentally con-trolled sheds (EC Shed), hatchery, modern (fully automated, un-touched by hand) processing plant, R&D centre, disease diagnostics and feed analytical labs. A’Saffa birds are fed with 100% natural ingredients that are also manufac-tured at the A’Saffa Feed mill, all throughout the raising period to ensure that the chicken are healthy and as close to organic as possible.

That’s not all, A’Saffa Foods also has a highly trained on-site medi-cal team at its farms that monitors the health of the chickens daily to ensure that they are kept free from disease, have the right balance of feed and water; thus ensuring that the final product that is delivered to the consumer is safe and pure. Cus-tomers who buy A’Saffa products – frozen or fresh – can also be assured

that during the production process the brand doesn’t add hormones, steroids, preservatives, colours or flavours of any kind; and doesn’t inject its birds with water to artifi-cially increase their weight.

100% tastyAs a company that adheres to re-ligious, healthy and ethical prac-tices - A’Saffa prohibits the use of chicken by-products and substi-tutes for feeding its birds; and me-ticulous attention to detail, high biosecurity standards and strin-gent quality control checks at its plant ensure that the chicken that reaches end-consumers are fresh, natural, pure, tasty and safe.

Being a local Omani manufac-turer, A’Saffa Foods ensures its products reach supermarkets in the shortest time after production; hence consumers feel the difference in the brand’s products and that they are guaranteed peace of mind and are able to purchase food that give them the quality they demand.

From its core frozen and fresh chicken products, A’Saffa Foods has expanded its product port-folio in recent years to include the Khayrat range of frozen veg-etables, fruits, fruit pulps, and beef products in addition to expanding its range of chicken delicacies and snack food products, that have de-lighted customers all over Oman along with the ‘A’Saffa’, ‘Khayrat’ and ‘Taybat’ range of products.

Located in Thumrait (Oman), the A’Saffa Foods plant produces high-quality fresh and frozen poultry products. One of the rea-sons for the remote desert location of the plant in the Dhofar Gover-norate is to ensure that the most stringent ‘biosecurity’ measures are in place at the facility. Placing the farms far away from human habitation, migratory bird routes and other developments enables the company to minimise any potential risk of contamination or disease that could impact the farms that are located across a 30 square kilometre site.

Emphasising on the

corporate philosophy

- ‘Core values of

Healthy Food, Health

and Happiness’,

A’Saffa’s success is

based on the ‘100%

promise’ and its three

pillars - ‘100% halal,

100% natural and

100% tasty’

alizz bank official completes National CEO Programme MUSCAT: alizz Islamic bank, one of the Sultanate’s premiere Islamic banks announced that Aisha Abdullah Al Kharusi, chief marketing officer (CMO) has successfully completed the Na-tional CEO Programme.

Overseen by the Capability De-velopment Institute (CDI) at the Sultanate’s Diwan of Royal Court, the programme is an initiative that was launched by the Public Private Partnership Taskforce (Sharaka), says a press release.

The initiative is the first of its kind in the Sultanate and aims to develop the next generation of private sector Omani leaders and executives.

It further adds emphasis to the importance of the government support for developing the pri-vate sector with Omani nationals for the future performance of the Sultanate’s economy.

The programme has been de-signed to address the private sec-tor’s emerging needs for talented business leaders and executives who are empowered to meet the challenges of the local and re-gional marketplace simultane-ously creating bigger opportuni-ties to enhance economic growth.

Global best practicesBuilt on a foundation of global best practices and the latest in leadership thinking and learning methodology, it will aim to shape Omani leaders of tomorrow.

Salaam Said Al Shaksy, chief executive officer, alizz Islamic bank, said: “I am very glad to see one of the banks up and coming leaders graduating from this pio-neering programme.

On this occasion, I would like to congratulate Aisha for her out-standing achievement.

“I am quite certain that the skills and knowledge she has ac-quired in the programme will definitely contribute to devel-oping the overall bank perfor-mance as well as contribute to

the wider development of Oman’s commercial front.”

Graduation ceremonyThe graduation ceremony of the programme’s first batch was held under the patronage of Sayyid Khalid bin Hilal Al Busaidi, Min-ister of Diwan of Royal Court and was attended by the mem-bers of the programme and the advisory committee.

The advisory committee has been assigned to support the pro-gramme to realise its vision of building a community of world-class CEOs in the Sultanate.

It comprises a top-class group of senior leaders and executives representing strategic industries across the private sector who possess the same passion and dedication for the sector’s na-tional and global growth.

The programme has been im-plemented in conjunction with the International Institute for Management Development (IMD Business School, Lausanne, Switzerland) - a world leader in business and management insti-tutions run by highly-qualified and experienced professionals. Additionally, the NCP graduates also held courses at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore (NUS) in Singapore.

Significant goalsThe National CEO Programme aims to accomplish significant goals. One of them is to arm par-ticipants with leadership skills and enable them to inspire the next generation of the private sector leaders.

In addition it is also to help corporates contribute to growth and performance across all sec-tors by developing leadership capabilities. The National CEO Programme will enhance com-petitiveness and sustainability in the private sector by graduating highly-qualified leaders.

ACCOMPL I SHMENT

TAAGEER CELEBRATES IFTAR WITH EMPLOYEESTaageer Finance celebrated annual Iftar get together with its employees. The Iftar is part

of the company’s annual tradition that brings together the executive management and em-

ployees during the holy month of Ramadan. The event increases the team work and mutual

understanding and witnessed employees sharing enjoyable moments together. — Supplied picture

JAC light-duty trucks serve as a

reliable workhorse for SME growth

MUSCAT: JAC Motors light-duty trucks available in Oman exclusively at Towell Auto Centre (TAC) are a powerful and reliable workhorse for several small and medium businesses.

Rigid, safe and suitable for vari-ous road conditions, JAC trucks offer a powerful combination of efficiency, performance, strong load capacity and excellent value. Their maintenance cost is also not much and this adds to the at-tractiveness of JAC trucks. More-over, loaded with features and essentials such as water tanks, re-frigerated storage etc. makes JAC Motors an ideal vehicle for differ-ent business types.

A senior spokesperson of TAC commented, “Available in 3 Ton (2.8L) and 4 Ton (3.8L) versions, JAC trucks are powered by world

class independent technology diesel engines that offer impres-sive fuel efficiency, environmen-tal performance, reliability and ultimate safety. JAC trucks are well-equipped to meet varying business needs and are a com-plete value for money. They have been developed over many years of R&D based on advanced Euro-pean and Asian technologies. JAC trucks also offer low oil consump-tion, low using cost, high perfor-mance, smart pricing, solidity and durability and this benefits the SME sector tremendously.”

In Oman, TAC is the sole dis-tributor of JAC light-duty trucks. With a network of 11 showrooms, 13 service outlets and 10 parts outlets spread across Oman, TAC is one of the leading automobile distributors in the region.

EFF I C I ENT

Rigid, safe and suitable for various road conditions, JAC trucks offer a powerful combination of efficiency, performance, strong load capacity and excellent value

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ROUND-UPBank Muscat ‘Ramadan Al Khair’ programmes gaining momentum

MUSCAT: The month-long Rama-dan events organised by Bank Mus-cat, the flagship financial services provider in the Sultanate, under the banner of ‘Ramadan Al Khair’ to benefit different segments of soci-ety have gained momentum.

In a unique gesture, the bank produced a short video clip in ap-preciation of the people doing service to the nation. Paying rich tributes to citizens who are on duty to ensure critical services provided by the police, hospitals, ambulances, fire brigades as also who are away from their families in remote areas and engaged in oil drilling activities, the video clip posted on the bank’s social media channels and the state television evocatively joins the people we of-ten tend to overlook while enjoying celebrations with our families and dear ones. The video clip convey-ing a powerful social message has earned high acclaim from citizens and residents, says a press release.

Taking a further step, the bank organised Iftar gatherings with various groups of people on duty to the nation, including the call cen-

tre staff at Muscat Municipality and the Royal Hospital employees.

As part of the bank’s Tadha-mun corporate social responsibil-ity (CSR) initiative, beneficiary homes identified by the Ministry of Social Development across the Sultanate are receiving basic elec-tronic home appliances, aimed at providing them with a better qual-ity of life. The distributions will be carried out through the holy month along with Eidiyah to ben-

eficiary families as a gift from the bank’s employees. Over the years, the Tadhamun programme has benefited numerous citizens from social welfare families. The Tad-hamun initiative is a fine example of the public-private partnership launched by the bank in associa-tion with the Ministry of Social Development to strengthen the hands of beneficiaries.

Through Tadhamun pro-gramme, the bank seeks to reiter-

ate its dynamic vision and values of accountability and partnership, striving to reach out to different segments and ‘doing more’ for society as a whole. Committed to supporting economic growth and sustainable development, the bank utilises every opportunity to reit-erate partnership in building the nation by creating opportunities for individuals and communities to grow and prosper.

Contributing to sustainable de-

velopment, the bank works closely with local communities with the aim of improving living standards in a manner that complements the national economy.

As part of CSR initiatives co-inciding with the Holy Month of Ramadan, the bank unveiled ‘Zeinah Cares’, a first-of-its-kind initiative in association with the Ministry of Social Development, to support charitable organisa-tions in the Sultanate. Bank Mus-cat women customers holding a Zeinah savings account can sign up for ‘Zeinah Cares’, wherein the baisas available in their account balance at the end of the month will automatically get transferred and donated towards charity. The participation is voluntary and op-tional. The accumulated amount from all Zeinah customers will be transferred to Zeinah charity ac-count and donated to charity or-ganisations recommended by the Ministry of Social Development.

In another initiative, Bank Mus-cat joined hands with Riyada - the Public Authority for SME Devel-opment, to organise al Wathbah Ramadan Souq, an exhibition showcasing products and services

promoted by Omani women en-trepreneurs, at the bank’s head office. Aimed at giving wings to the business dreams of women entrepreneurs, al Wathbah Souq highlighted a wide range of home-made products, including clothes, accessories, food items, home decorations and much more. The exhibition offered a unique shop-ping experience to visitors.

Reaching out to the family and children, Bank Muscat organ-ised entertainment and Qaran-qashow celebrations at Oman Avenues Mall. The highlights of the programme included ‘Alladin Children’s Show’. Spicing up the events, the bank utilised the occa-sion to highlight al Mazyona Chil-dren’s Savings Account. al Ma-zyona mascots Basma and Basim provided fun to children, raising awareness on the need for prudent savings habit among children to enjoy a bright future.

The Ramadan celebrations organised by Bank Muscat have become a major attraction for citi-zens and residents. The Ramadan evenings are an extension of the unique banking experience with Bank Muscat.

In a unique gesture,

the bank produced

a short video clip in

appreciation of the

people doing service

to the nation

Ramadan offer from Popular pre-owned carsMUSCAT: Popular pre-owned cars, a division of Suhail Bahwan Automobiles, is offering its cus-tomers loads of benefits and offers during Ramadan.

This holy month Popular pre-owned cars is giving three more reasons to celebrate. The scheme will continue till July 31, says a press release.

The first benefit is a one-of-its-kind offer in Oman. A customer who wants to purchase a quality pre owned cars from Popular can pay his/her first instalment after

60 long days. That means if a per-son buys a car on June 30 his/ her first instalment will start from August 30, instead of the normal course of July 30.

As a second benefit, Popular pre-owned car is offering free complete interior cleaning vouch-er worth OMR25 with every pur-chase made between the scheme period. The last benefit is an at-tractive interest rate of 5.5% on any model which can be financed from its in house finance compa-ny, Autofinance.

Apart from that every booking made during this offer period will get an exclusive gift from Popular pre-owned cars as a token of ap-preciation. With all these benefits, Popular pre-owned cars is com-mitted to make the process of buy-ing and selling quality pre-owned cars more joyful and easy.

In addition to this, a newly de-signed website of popular pre-owned cars (www.popularcarso-man.com) will definitely redefine the process used cars are bought and sold. This new responsive

site boasts latest software for best viewing in any kind of devices be it a desktop or a tablet or a handheld mobile phone. It contains almost everything relevant to pre-owned vehicles in a nice graphical man-ner and host of other useful fea-tures for the visitors.

Finally, it can be said that Popu-lar pre-owned cars, a trusted name for the last 10 years, has a lot to offer its customers. To avail these benefits do drop into any of its Ni-ssan showrooms or log on to the website for more details.

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Orpic organises Qaranqashow for Child Care CentreMUSCAT: Orpic organised a special Qaranqashow event for the children of Child Care Centre and Orpic employees in coop-eration with Muscat Grand Mall (MGM) recently.

The event reflects Orpic’s com-mitment towards serving Oman with pride and its continued support to the community. The Qaranqashow event had a num-ber of fun and interactive activi-ties, wherein children took part and competed for prizes, says a press release.

On this occasion, Shaima Al Aufi, manager - Corporate Com-munications, Orpic commented, “We are committed at Orpic to support social events and con-tribute to preserving Omani tradition based on our value of serving Oman with pride. Orpic’s objective in this event was to draw a smile on the faces of the

children at Child Care Centre and share this special moment with them and encourage their love for Omani tradition.”

Hassan Jaboub, general man-ager, MGM said, “Muscat Grand Mall has always been a great spot for such celebrations, especially for children. We feel proud to be part of this amazing event which saw a large number of children participating and enjoying them-selves. We are proud to partner with Orpic who are leaders in the refining and petrochemicals busi-ness in Oman and the region and actively contribute towards com-munity engagement initiatives.”

Orpic employees distributed gift bags, Orpic-branded balloons and sweets to the children. Orpic expressed its gratitude to MGM, Child Care Centre and Orpic employees for all their efforts in making this event a success.

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Cadillac 2017 XT5 brings new level of sophistication

MUSCAT: Cadillac’s first-ever 2017 XT5 was crafted to fit its customers’ distinctive yet expres-sive lifestyle. Its flexible interior is filled with advanced features to help keep drivers and passengers comfortable and connected, while the sharp exterior lines make a striking statement.

A thoroughly progressive vehi-cle both inside and out, the XT5 is the next chapter in elevating the popular Cadillac brand: it was de-signed to accommodate the needs of customers, while expressing their distinctive, bold, and sophis-ticated sense of style, says a press release.

Inside, the XT5 has a strong visual presence with proportions that convey the driving experience and the lightweight construction underneath the surface. There is a lean, taut, liquid quality to the sur-faces with flowing, uninterrupted lines separated by crisp edges and covered in authentic material.

Interior surfaces inside the XT5 are wider and more horizontal in orientation, emphasising efficient use of space with all main control surfaces at an ergonomic reach for the driver.

Of course, like all Cadillac mod-els, the interior is assembled with cut-and-sewn wrapped panels and

includes luxury touches such as available heated and cooled seats, microfiber swede applications on the Platinum model, tri-zone cli-mate control and a cargo manage-ment system to name a few.

The 2017 Cadillac XT5 crosso-ver was named to the 2016 Wards 10 Best Interiors list from Ward-

sAuto recently. The first-ever XT5 was noted for its ‘first-rate mate-rials’ and integration of advanced technology, like the award-win-ning Rear Camera Mirror.

OTE Group is the exclusive dealer for Cadillac in Oman offer-ing excellent sales and after-sales service support on par with global standards.

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Ooredoo Goodwill Journey concludes annual mission of community support

MUSCAT: Welcomed by Nasser bin Sulaiman Al Sibani, deputy chairman of Public Authority for Radio and TV and greeted by tra-ditional music and community spirit, the 2016 Ooredoo Goodwill Journey concluded its mission of care, compassion, and community support with an exuberant cer-emony at Muscat Grand Mall.

Since setting out from Salalah at the beginning of the holy month, this 12th Goodwill Journey, with

31 volunteers, covered about 5,000 kilometres and traversed all 11 governorates, says a press release.

Aiming to empower women and youth across the Sultanate, the dedicated volunteers presented essential equipment, supplies and educational materials to Omani associations and organisations laying the foundations for a variety of sustainable initiatives and long-term projects. The volunteers dis-tributed gifts in the generous spirit

of Ramadan and took part in spe-cial ceremonies and festivities.

“An unforgettable and inspiring experience for everyone involved, the Ooredoo Goodwill Journey has once again been a celebration of the generous spirit of Ramadan,” said Amaal Al Lawati, chief customer experience officer at Ooredoo.

She added: “With a focus on fos-tering sustainable development and growth for a better tomor-row through the empowerment of women and youth in particular, it

has touched the lives and made a valuable contribution to the well-being and future prosperity of thousands of people in communi-ties across Oman.

“We will keep a watchful eye on the projects we have initiated and supported, and look forward to seeing their progress in the months and years to come.”

Amaal Al Lawati went on to thank all people who supported the Goodwill Journey with warm messages of encouragement and

cheers as it made its way across the Sultanate. She emphasised that every contribution had been put to work and every gift had been passed on. She offered her own thanks, and those of the whole Ooredoo family, to the selfless and steadfast volunteers who gave up their time and worked with enor-mous dedication and enthusiasm to make this 2016 Ooredoo Good-will Journey a resounding and memorable success.

The annual Ooredoo Goodwill

Journey is the cornerstone of the leading telecommunications company’s pro-active and family focused corporate social responsi-bility programme.

Reaching out to communities across Oman, this year journey gave the charitable contributions to associations in: Shaleem and Hallaniyat Islands, Al Jazir, Al Mudhaibi, Sur, Quriyat, Baush-er, Al Rustaq, Al Khabourah, Al Snainah, Daba, Dhank and Manah before returning to Muscat.

The annual Ooredoo Goodwill Journey

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MCDONALD’S CELEBRATES QARANQASHOWMcDonald’s Oman cheerfully celebrated Qaranqashow with children at all its outlets, giving

away gift items, sweets and ice cream to every kid who came into the restaurant. McDon-

ald’s Qaranqashow celebration was a special night for children of all ages. It’s a special

traditional Omani treat for kids that encourages them to fast during the holy month of

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Suhail Bahwan hosts Futoor for employees and customersMUSCAT: Celebrating the spirit of the holy month of Ramadan, Suhail Bahwan Group hosted Fu-toor for its employees and busi-ness associates over three days.

Hundreds of employees from the group’s companies, i.e., Bahwan Healthcare Centre, Bahwan IT, Bahwan Projects & Telecoms, Bahwan Electronics, Bahwan Building Materials, Bahwan Steel & Trading, Bahwan Furnishings & Trading, Bahwan Logistics, Bahwan International Properties and Bilad Oman, along with em-ployees from the corporate sup-port functions such as informa-tion services, finance & accounts, internal audit, human resources

& administration and legal came together underscoring the group’s ‘One team, one family’ spirit.

Employees and customers took

this opportunity to meet and greet each other while being faithful and pious doing the holy month by fasting and praying.

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Grand Exhibition Village activities bring joy to peopleMUSCAT: Exciting activities for children, a mini food festival and display of clothes and jewellery were the highlights of the recent Grand Exhibition Village, which was held at Al Bahja Hall in Qu-rum recently, where visitors came in large number to engage in the fanfare at the venue.

The event was inaugurated by Nada Al Zadjali, assistant director of the Muscat Festival and Dalia Al Bassami, entrepreneur and a pop-ular Omani photographer, after which the event was made open to the guests. Special guest at the event was Raya Al Riyami. Alpha Events were the organisers of the event, says a press release.

Stalls with a variety of clothes, jewellery, makeup and home dé-cor products were on display all through the event.

“We try to bring in entertaining activities for children and adults because there is a huge demand for them all the time, and people like being part of them. Alpha Events is really happy to get such bril-liant feedback from visitors at the event, we promise to bring in more of these for Muscat’s people,” said Fahad Awais Munir, managing di-rector of Alpha Events.

At the birthday event over 50 children took part and had fun in the exciting line-up of games

and won several prizes. All the children got to try the delicious cake handcrafted by Cakes Roy-ale. Goody bags were distributed among the children soon after the party was over.

“It was so nice to see lots of inquiries coming to me before the event, that really encouraged us do our best in making visitors happy and comfortable at the event. The other great thing was that people were actually calling us to ask how they could contrib-ute to the event. Singers, drum-mers and other performers called us and said that they wanted to display their talent through our platform,” added Munir.

The evening hours saw a much bigger attendance and lots of stage activities. A raffle draw with many exciting prizes was also conducted in the evening. Na-deem Al Balushi, Oman’s popular singer stole the show with his me-

lodious English and Arabic songs.Lakshay, a young drummer

mesmerised the audience with his brilliant beats, other children were also given an opportunity to showcase their talent on stage.

The organisers thanked the event partners - Mitesh from Oman Foodstuff Factory, Lynn Al Khatib from Nestle, Shivanand from Sweets of Oman, Feroz and Farooq from Pran foods, Lorna from Oman Refreshment Compa-ny, Kumar from Indaprastha res-taurant, Suraiya from Foodlands restaurant and Ahmed Ansari from Cakes Royale. Oman Oasis distrib-uted 2,000 free bottles of water.

“It was a beautiful event, there was something for everyone, and Friday being a holiday, it was eas-ier for the entire family to come and visit this lovely exhibition, we look forward to more of such events in the future,” said Simi, a young girl who came to the event.

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Tabaq restaurant offers a new world of flavours

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MUSCAT: Tabaq restaurant, the famous Pakistani brand launched recently in Oman, is running to packed houses in Ramadan thanks to the true Pakistani taste it offers along with the great am-bience and service.

Tabaq, inaugurated recently by Naheed Naveed Atif, deputy head of mission, Embassy of Pakistan, is the latest addition to the restau-rants offering authentic Pakistani cuisine in an array of starters, main course, drinks and desserts.

“Tabaq is a blend of Pakistani and Arabic tastes that creates un-matched fine dining experience in the heart of Muscat city. We spe-cialise in offering authentic Paki-stani cuisine from both North and South regions of Pakistan. Our se-cret herbs and spices blend incred-

ibly well to lend a distinct taste to the food which is constantly win-ning us new customers.

“We are glad that our food, com-plemented by our smart and effi-cient service, has been attracting a steady flow of customers from various communities in Oman, specially Pakistanis, Indians and Omanis,” said Akhtar Zaib, restau-rant director, talking to Times of Oman yesterday.

Explaining what he called “ab-solutely overwhelming response”, Akhtar said: “People are enjoying the taste, professional service and the beauty of its ambience while dining in.”

Ramadan is a great period for any restaurant to attract and please customers. Tabaq it seems has fully capitalised on the bless-ings of the holy month.

“We planned Tabaq’s launch to coincide with the euphoria to wel-come Ramadan and it has worked very well for us. Our special Iftaar buffet has proved to be an instant success and we have been run-ning full house since the start of Ramadan in both dining hall and Marhaba Banquet Hall,” he added.

With the Eid holidays looming, does the restaurant have any Eid at-tractions in store for its customers?

“We are going to make this Eid very special for our customers as our team of chefs is planning to rise to the grand occasion. All I can share at the moment is, there are going to be three days of special Eid dinner buffet for our guests, offering special food delights from Pakistan,” Akhtar explained.

Lahori food excites every Paki-stani. How soon can Tabaq start offering that heavenly taste?

“Pretty soon. Since its inception in Oman, Tabaq has aimed to pro-mote Lahori food flavours. We are going to launch a few key items like ‘Lahori Chargha’, ‘Chikkar Chol-lay’ and Mutton ribs in our menu very soon,” he promised.

Tabaq is the latest

addition to the

restaurants offering

authentic Pakistani

cuisine in an array of

starters, main course,

drinks and desserts

Bank Sohar launches Al Mumayaz Auto Loan Ramadan special offerMUSCAT: Bank Sohar, in cel-ebration of the holy month of Ramadan, has launched a lim-ited time offer for its Al Mumayaz Auto Loan which will run for the duration of the Ramadan season till July 22.

As part of the offer, customers who choose to finance the pur-chase of a new or used vehicle during the promotional period through the bank’s Al Mumayaz Auto Loan facility will be eligi-ble for preferential interest rates starting from just 4.5% based on the tenor of the loan. Customers will also have the option to avail a grace period for the start of the loan repayment to any month up to October 2016 while also enjoy-ing numerous other value added benefits, says a press release.

Commenting on the special offer, Khamis Masoud Al Rahbi, senior AGM and acting head of Retail Banking at Bank Sohar, said: “The holy month of Rama-dan is the season when many people are looking to purchase a vehicle, capitalising on the vari-ety of special offers presented to them by automotive dealerships. Our Al Mumayaz Auto Loan ser-vice, together with its value add-ed benefits will provide custom-ers with an extremely quick and hassle-free finance solution. We have customised this offer based on an in-depth understanding of our customer’s financial needs and are therefore providing them the option of deferring their ini-tial re-payment to any month up toOctober 2016. This effectively means that our customers can purchase the vehicle they desire in time for Eid Al Fitr, but not have to worry about repayments till after Eid Al Adha.”

The bank’s Al Mumayaz auto loan offers Omanis and expatri-ates auto financing solutions and one hour loan approvals for up to 80 per cent of the vehicle value. Finance is available for a maximum tenure of seven years for new vehicles and five years for used vehicles. There is no medical requirement for insur-ance of loans up to a certain limit and no requirement for a salary transfer as loans can be granted against post-dated cheques. Al Mumayaz auto finance also pro-vides an insurance option for customers who prefer to avail it through the bank.

“In order to serve custom-ers more effectively during the holy month we will be opening a special evening counter on our Qurum branch premises. This location was decided upon due to its close proximity to most auto dealerships and convenient location for walk-in customers. This counter will be operating from 8pm to 11pm every day; co-inciding with evening showroom times of most automotive deal-erships during the holy month,” added Khamis Al Rahbi.

In addition to these benefits, customers applying for an auto loan through Bank Sohar will also be entitled to a Bank Sohar Excel Visa Credit Card with the first year free of charge. The type of card, either Platinum, Gold or Classic, will be issued based on salary eligibility and will come with all of the benefits associ-ated with any Excel Credit Card including Travel Insurance, Purchase Protection, Zero Lost Card Liability, Free Priority Pass and online shopping security via Verified by Visa, and much more.

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alizz bank’s Izdihar

offers attractive

investment returns

MUSCAT: Izdihar savings ac-count from alizz Islamic bank, an innovative multi-tiered savings product, continues to reward savers with high returns while offering flexibility.

The Izdihar savings account is based on the Sharia principle ‘Mudaraba’. It comes with vari-ous benefits and features such as attractive weightages based on deposit tier, rewarding savers for growing and maintaining their balances and offering immediate access to funds with no mini-mum investment period, says a press release.

The Izdihar savings account is a savings account linked to a current account with an auto-matic sweeping facility to make sure any money you deposit is automatically moved to the sav-ings account and earning you anticipated profits, in addition to permitting flexible withdraw-als through a checkbook facility. Profit on the account is accrued daily and paid quarterly.

Customers will get access to online banking and mobile bank-ing and receives SMS alerts for any transaction.

As an account, ‘Izdihar’ has been designed to meet all cus-tomer banking requirements in accordance with Sharia princi-ples. alizz Islamic bank is the only bank Sultanate-wide that offers more than 28 Sharia-compliant products that meet the needs of individuals and businesses.

According to Yasir Al Azawi, head of Wealth Management, “alizz Islamic bank is committed to delivering quality and excel-lence in everything we do, with the objective of providing our customers with an unsurpassed banking experience. We strive to ensure maximum value to our customers, fast turnaround and ease of carrying out transactions. All in all, we want to ensure that from start to finish, our valued customer needs and convenience is at the heart of our approach to all of our products and services.”

“These are the qualities cus-tomers look for in any product, banking or otherwise, and we are grateful that our banking solutions have proven time and time again to be competitive,

popular with consumers and ul-timately successful. The Izdihar savings account is yet another testament to our continued ef-forts to provide our customers with genuine value. The Izdi-har savings account starts from OMR30,000 offering flexibility through a checkbook facility and higher weightages on savings with multiple tiers, so the more you save, the more you can earn,” he explained.

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PARIS: France started a match poorly once again at Euro 2016 and once again they got away with it, beating Ireland 2-1 to reach the quarterfinals on Sunday.

But the players know that from now on they must be faster out of the blocks and cannot rely on luck and a late charge.

Les Bleus got off to an excruciat-ing start against the Irish when Paul Pogba fouled Shane Long in the sec-ond minute and Robbie Brady con-verted the resulting penalty.

A tactical switch at halftime, shifting Antoine Griezmann closer to Olivier Giroud up front, gave the hosts more impact, with substitute Kingsley Coman adding speed.

“We told ourselves we had to move our a...s, that we were the France team and a defeat would make us a laughing stock,” said Griezmann, who scored France’s goals in the 58th and 61st minutes.

“Our opening minutes are very bad, we must improve in that de-partment because we’re not going to get away with it every time.”

Dimitri Payet was never wor-ried, although he conceded France could have made the effort earlier.

“I knew we had time to come back but it’s only in the second half that we put the ingredients togeth-er,” he said.

It took Les Bleus 13 minutes in the second half to equalise, Griez-mann heading home form Bac-ary Sagna’s cross after heated ex-changes among the players in the dressing room at halftime.

“We were frustrated and angry,” said Patrice Evra.

“But we did not just shout at halftime and then do nothing. We took our responsibilities in the second half.”

Earlier in the tournament France beat Romania 2-1 after playing a poor first half and needed Payet’s 89th minute goal to win.

Then they beat Albania 2-0 with Griezmann scoring in the 90th and Payet in the sixth minute of time added on. Instead of worrying about what might happen if they fell behind again, captain Hugo Lloris preferred to underline the squad’s psychological strength.

“I have felt strength (in the squad) and it has not happened just today,” Lloris said.

France take on either England or Iceland, who meet later on Monday, in the quarterfinals.

If it is the latter, Didier Des-champs’s team will have to brace themselves for a tough game against a defensive side — some-thing Les Bleus have never been comfortable with. “It makes the games complicated. The teams are sitting deep,” said Griezmann.

“But eventually they are tired

and they crack because they’re out of juice. We are equipped to go all the way.”

France will be without holding midfielder N’Golo Kante and cen-tre back Adil Rami, both suspend-ed for the Stade de France game on Sunday.

Kante will probably be replaced by Yohan Cabaye while Samuel Umtiti is likely to take Rami’s place. - Reuters

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STRATEGY TALK: France’s head coach Didier Deschamps, centre, speaks with France’s assistant coach Guy Stephan next to France’s goalkeeper coach Franck Raviot take part in a training session in Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines, southwest of Paris. – AFP

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KNOCKED OUT Azzurri power ends Spain’s reign

PARIS: Italy broke a 22-year hoo-doo to end Spain’s bid for a record third successive European title with a deserved 2-0 win over fa-miliar foes in an absorbing last 16 clash between the two heavy-weights at Euro 2016 on Monday.

Italy triumphed with goals from Giorgio Chiellini and Graziano Pelle and will face Germany in the quarterfinals.

The Italians, who had not won a competitive match against Spain since the 1994 World Cup and were humiliated 4-0 by their old ri-vals in the Euro 2012 final in Kiev, were the better side, especially in the first half, on a damp evening.

Italy, who were better organ-ised and more aggressive before the break, had wasted several chances when defender Chiellini put them ahead after 33 minutes, following up to tap in after goal-keeper David De Gea failed to block Eder’s free kick.

The Italians suffered in the second half and had been resist-ing sustained Spanish pressure when striker Pelle connected with a Matteo Darmian cross to volley home from close range, douubling their advantage in added time.

Spain’s defeat marked the end

of an era for a side who had estab-lished themselves as the dominant force in Europe by winning the Eu-ropean Championship in 2008, af-ter knocking out Italy in the quar-terfinals, and repeated the success in 2012. The Spaniards, who strug-gled to impose their trademark, quick passing game on a slippery pitch, had already suggested they were on the way out when they lost their world crown with a shock group-stage exit from the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

Italy, who had won one of their past 11 games against Spain and whose ageing side had been writ-ten off by many in the build-up to the tournament, face Germany on Saturday in Bordeaux in another battle of the heavyweights for place

in the semifinals. Chiellini’s goal was the first conceded by Spain in the knockout stages of a European championship or a World Cup since a 3-1 defeat by France in the last 16 of the 2006 World Cup.

First chanceThe first clear chance of Monday’s game at the Stade de France came to Italy after a few minutes when Pelle’s header from Alessandro Florenzi’s free kick forced De Gea to save. The Spain keeper was made to work again soon after when he turned an overhead kick by Ema-nuele Giaccherini on to the post.

Spain, whose 15-match unbeat-en run in European Championship finals ended with a 2-1 defeat by Croatia in their final group game,

did not manage a shot on target un-til a harmless effort by Andres Ini-esta shortly before the half-hour.

The holders showed more ini-tiative after the break and came close with a header by Alvaro Morata directed straight at Italy keeper Gianluigi Buffon early in the second half.

The Italians, however, remained dangerous and would have dou-bled their lead earlier had Eder not lost out in a one-on-one with De Gea after being set up by a Pelle flick on the hour.

Spain kept plugging away and missed another good opportunity 15 minutes from time when Inies-ta struck a volley that Italy captain Buffon did well to punch out.

The experienced keeper was de-cisive again in the closing stages, diving to save an effort from Gerard Pique shortly before Pelle but the outcome beyond doubt. - Reuters

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SMART EFFORT: Italy’s Pelle is ecstatic after striking the second goal against Spain. – AFP

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OPPORTUNISTIC: Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini celebrates scoring the first goal with teammate Eder at Stade de France in Paris. – Reuters

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Flexibility is the name of the game as Germany set marker

EVIAN: Germany coach Joachim Loew has not used the same start-ing 11 in any of his team’s four matches at the Euro 2016 so far and is unlikely to do so in their quarterfinal clash with either holders Spain or Italy.

The world champions cruised past Slovakia 3-0 on Sunday, play-ing their most attractive football yet in the tournament and staking a claim for a fourth European title.

“There is not one single team,” Loew said, after dropping Mario Goetze in favour of a speedy Ju-lian Draxler, who scored one goal and set up another in the game.

“I do not know who will play in the next game. We have to wait

and see because with either Spain or Italy we will be facing a team of a completely different calibre.”

Loew has been tinkering with a starting lineup for months but the injuries of Marco Reus and Ilkay

Guendogan, among other, prior to the tournament forced him to abandon hopes of fielding his ide-al team in France.

He now looks to have embraced the concept of flexibility as Ger-

many are within a game from a sixth consecutive semi-final spot in a major tournament. The deci-sion to start Draxler paid off as did his choice of striker, Mario Gomez, in their final group match against Northern Ireland with the forward grabbing the winner.

Even his earlier shifting in the central defence with Jerome Boateng, Mats Hummels, Ben-edikt Hoewedes and Shkodran Mustafi brought results as Ger-many have yet to concede a goal.

“Starting 11? It is difficult to say if there is one,” said Boateng. “It depends a bit on the opponent and how the coach wants us to play. That is why we have different player types.”

Critics back in Germany saw Gomez’ return to the team after two years as a step back.

The 30-year-old had missed their 2014 World Cup run through injury and his interna-tional career looked over as Loew opted to mostly use attacking midfielder Goetze as a striker in the past two years.

However, Gomez rekindled Loew’s interest this season when he topped the Turkish league scorers’ list and has continued his run at the Euro, also netting once against Slovakia.

With an abundance of talent and options on the bench that other teams can only dream of, Loew may continue playing the flexibil-ity card as he shifts and tweaks his lineup on his way to the title. - Reuters

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past Slovakia 3-0

on Sunday, playing

their most attractive

football yet in the

tournament and

staking a claim for a

fourth European title

Wales captain Williams fit for Belgium, says ColemanPARIS: Wales captain Ashley Williams will be fit to face Belgium in the Euro 2016 quarterfinal on Friday, manager Chris Coleman said on Monday.

The defender injured his shoul-der colliding with team mate Jon-ny Williams in the 1-0 win over Northern Ireland on Saturday.

Although Ashley Williams stayed on the field, he was seen wearing heavy strapping after the game and there were fears he would miss the match in Lille.

But Coleman confirmed his fit-ness for Wales’ biggest game since their 1958 World Cup quarter-fi-nal with Brazil. “He’ll be ok, it was the way he landed,” Coleman told reporters on Monday. “He hasn’t dislocated his shoulder. He is not a worry or a doubt. We know we need to look after him.”

Belgium confirmed their place in Friday’s quarterfinal on Sunday when they thrashed Hungary 4-0 with a standout performance from Eden Hazard.

But Coleman said they have no particular plans for dealing with

the Chelsea midfielder who many of his players compete against in England’s Premier League.

“You can spend a month in de-fensive situations to try and stop

player like that — in a split second he can disappoint those plans,” he said. “He’s a great player.

“We’ve faced him before but we won’t have special plans for one

player. “We know areas he likes to attack and positions to take up - but the fact we know it doesn’t mean we can stop it all the time. I watched the game last night. Yes

they are a good team but there’s nothing for us to fear.”

Wales will draw confidence from beating Belgium 1-0 in their Euro 2016 qualifier last year, a re-sult that helped them finish run-ners up to Marc Wilmot’s side in Group B.

“Belgium have players that would grace any international team, but in four years we’ve had four meetings and won one and drawn two,” Coleman said.

Coleman said his team, who surprised many by finishing top of Group B in France, are enjoying being in the shakedown for a major international tournament.

“I don’t think we can understand it totally because we’re in a bubble. We can only imagine it. It is great for Wales, for the nation, they de-serve it,” he said.

“You don’t expect anything in football because it’s a game that can turn quickly, but I know the group we have is very good. You need luck, you need performances at maximum and if you get that you always get a chance.” - Reuters

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MOMENT OF JOY: Wales’ Gareth Bale and Ashley Williams celebrate after the game against Northern

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He’ll be ok, it was the

way he landed. He

hasn’t dislocated his

shoulder. He is not a

worry or a doubt. We

know we need to look

after him

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There is not one single team. I do not know who will

play in the next game. We have to wait and see

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Portugal’s Fonte desperate for another chance

PARIS: Jose Fonte is on cloud nine after making his Euro 2016 bow for Portugal in their round of 16 victory over Croatia and he cannot wait to face Poland.

The 32-year-old centre-back, who started in Saturday’s 1-0 win over Croatia, is hoping coach Fer-nando Santos elects to play him in the quarter-finals against Poland on Thursday in Marseille.

Poland, who beat Switzerland on penalties on Saturday, had not won a game before the clash with Croatia, registering three succes-sive draws in the group stage.

“Saturday’s game was important for me as I played my first game in such a big competition,” Fonte

said. “If the coach considers it, I am ready to play the next game.”

Portugal beat a Croatia team flying high after their 2-1 come-from-behind win over holders

Spain in their final group game.Fonte believes everyone in the

Portugal squad feels valued.“All the players feel important,”

said Fonte, who made 32 Premier

League appearances for South-ampton last season.

“That is what the coach makes us believe. I am ready to start just like the other 22 players in the group. We work daily and the coach tells us that he believes in all of us. That gives us hope and makes eve-ryone work at their best.”

Portugal reached the semi-fi-nals of the competition four years ago before losing to Spain on pen-alties. “We know very well what our philosophy is,” Fonte said. “The important thing is to recover and be as fresh as possible.

“I know that whoever plays will give its all and whoever is on the bench will be ready.” — Reuters

W A N T S T O P L A Y

ON CLOUD NINE: Portugal’s Jose Fonte celebrates after the game

against Croatia. – Reuters

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ANGHEL IORDANESCU TO STEP DOWN AS ROMANIA COACH

Belgium’s Eden Hazard capped a superb individual performance with a mag-

nificent solo goal as they thrashed Hungary 4-0 to reach the Euro 2016 quarterfinals but coach Marc Wilmots still wants more from his captain.

Hazard struggled along with his team mates during Belgium’s opening defeat by Italy but com-pleted a hat-trick of assists at the tournament when his sub-lime cross was met by substitute Michy Batshuayi for Belgium’s second goal on Sunday.

He killed the contest with a stunning low strike 94 seconds later, rounding off a masterful display which he later described as his best for the country as they ran out clear winners by the big-gest margin recorded at this year’s tournament so far.

“If he’s feeling good, he’s the best in the world,” goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois said after Haz-ard’s contribution helped clinch a last eight tie against Wales in Lille on Friday.

The forward has now contrib-uted as many assists in France as he managed for Chelsea during the whole of a miserable 2015-16 Premier League season, and ap-pears to be thriving after being made skipper in Vincent Kompa-ny’s injury absence.

“There are a lot of people who are amazed that I gave him the captain’s armband but you have to let this little man grow up,” said Wilmots. “He doesn’t talk much but he talks with his feet and that’s what he did today. I told him that I wanted him to score a goal by cut-ting inside. He needs to have fun when he’s on the pitch.”

After his excellent showing, Hazard will be expected to pro-duce a cutting edge more consist-ently for Belgium. At the 2014 World Cup, his assists helped beat Algeria and Russia in the group stage before they eventu-ally went out to Argentina in the quarterfinals.

While Hazard has scored against the likes of Andorra, Cy-prus and Israel he has struggled to make an impact against bigger sides, with France, Slovakia and Sweden the only Euro 2016 quali-fiers against whom he’s previous-ly found the net.

“I know what he’s capable of and I’ve told him I want him to have a go, to shoot,” Wilmots add-

ed. “He must dare.”After his dazzling display on

Sunday, Belgium will expect Haz-ard to perform when it matters most as they aim to reach their first major final since the 1980 European Championship.

No illusionsBelgium coach Wilmots is under no illusions about the challenge facing his side when they meet one of the tournament’s surprise packages in the quarterfinal in Lille on Friday.

“We are not in the final yet,” Wilmots said. “Wales are a very strong side, and not just with Ga-reth Bale, they have other good players. They have annoyed us in the past because they play very deep. Now we are going to plan tactically for Wales and above all what is important for me is that the players rest well before the next match.”

Eden Hazard, the star of Bel-gium’s 4-0 trouncing of Hungary, also said they would not be under-estimating Wales.

“They are a tricky side to play against. They have a very com-pact unit and they have a great player up front,” Hazard said re-ferring to Bale.

Belgium’s ‘Golden Generation’ will not need to be reminded of their experience at the 2014 World Cup, when they beat the United States in the Round of 16 but were disappointing in their quarter-final defeat against Argentina.

Wilmots, sometimes accused of not getting the best out of his play-ers, thinks he has now hit on the right formula. “I think our 4-3-2-1 formation, with almost four for-

wards, we were able to strike the right balance,” he said.

Despite Sunday’s emphatic win, Wilmots was upset about Belgium’s failure to translate first half dominance into goals.

“At halftime, we can’t come in at 1-0. We kept the game at 1-0 too long,” he said. “I told everyone to stay calm and told them to keep going because they were moving the ball very well.”- Reuters

Eden Hazard struggled along with his team mates during Belgium’s opening defeat by Italy

but completed a hat-trick of assists at the tournament when his sublime cross was met by

substitute Michy Batshuayi for Belgium’s second goal on Sunday

Hungary bow out with heads high, looking to futureTOULOSE: Hungary may have been trounced by Belgium in Tou-louse on Sunday, but as the Mag-yars bow out of Euro 2016, they can look forward to a brighter fu-ture, coach Bernd Storck said.

The little-fancied Hungarians, lacking big international names, turned out to be one of the surprise teams of the tournament before they finally succumbed to a ram-pant Belgium team.

But they can draw experience from the defeat, their German coach said. “We can leave with our heads held high. We have never played against a side like that. But we have learnt a great deal for the future and I really enjoyed the match, particularly the second half when we could have equalised,” Storck said.

The final result of 4-0 might also be something of a cruel reflection on a side which fought back hard in the second half and might have grabbed an equaliser until Eden Hazard turned on the magic.

“In the first half I wasn’t happy, because we weren’t as brave as were previously”, the Hungary coach said. “There was a slight lack of confidence. At halftime I said we needed to be braver. We came close to scoring but just as I wanted to risk things we conceded a second goal. But we didn’t give up and we were left a little open at the back.”

Storck’s team suffered a blow when influential midfielder Laszlo Kleinheisler was injured in the pre-match warm up and had to be replaced by Adam Pinter.

This was Hungary’s first major tournament in three decades and the glory days of the magnificent side of the 1950s are ancient his-tory to most Hungarians. But now should be a new era, Storck said.

“They showed they can play football, they no longer look back-wards and have a bright future,” he said.

Hungary won Group F after beating Austria and drawing with Iceland and Portugal —that last game a thrilling 3-3 draw.

Storck said he was not surprised by Hungary’s good showing.

“I was always aware of the po-tential performance of my side, we really progressed. It was an inter-esting game tonight with action at both ends of the field,” he said.

Still, work lies ahead if Hungary are to enjoy a new golden era.

“I think we set a very good exam-ple for youth development,” Storck said. “We need to work more pro-fessionally within the club struc-ture. It would good for them to play at least in the Europa League.

“We need to get as much inter-national experience as possible against top sides, so this has been good for us.” - Reuters

G R E A T S H O W

t e tou a e t w e s sublime cross was met by substitute Michy Batshuayi for Belgium’s second goal on Sunday.

He killed the contest with a stunning low strike 94 seconds later, rounding off a masterful display which he later described as his best for the country as they ran out clear winners by the big-gest margin recorded at this year’s tournament so far.

“If he’s feeling good, he’s the best in the world,” goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois said after Haz-ard’s contribution helped clinch a last eight tie against Wales in Lille on Friday.

The forward has now contrib-uted as many assists in France as he managed for Chelsea during the whole of a miserable 2015-16 Premier League season, and ap-pears to be thriving after being made skipper in Vincent Kompa-ny’s injury absence.

“There are a lot of people who are amazed that I gave him the captain’s armband but you have to let this little man grow up,” said Wilmots. “He doesn’t talk much but he talks with his feet and that’s what he did today. I told him that I wanted him to score a goal by cut-ting inside. He needs to have fun when he’s on the pitch.”

After his excellent showing, Hazard will be expected to pro-duce a cutting edge more consist-ently for Belgium. At the 2014 World Cup, his assists helped beat Algeria and Russia in the group stage before they eventu-ally went out to Argentina in the quarterfinals.

While Hazard has scored against the likes of Andorra, Cy-prus and Israel he has struggled to make an impact against bigger sides, with France, Slovakia and Sweden the only Euro 2016 quali-fiers against whom he’s previous-ly found the net.

“I know what he’s capable of and I’ve told him I want him to have a go, to shoot,” Wilmots add-

ppackages in the quarterfinal in Lille on Friday.

“We are not in the final yet,” Wilmots said. “Wales are a very strong side, and not just with Ga-reth Bale, they have other good players. They have annoyed us in the past because they play very deep. Now we are going to plan tactically for Wales and above all what is important for me is that the players rest well before the next match.”

p, yStates in the Round of 16 but were disappointing in their quarter-final defeat against Argentina.

Wilmots, sometimes accused of not getting the best out of his play-ers, thinks he has now hit on the right formula. “I think our 4-3-2-1 formation, with almost four for-

SHINES BUT WILMOTS WANTS MORE

TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2016

SPOR S

Oman’s best selected for the Optimist WorldsMUSCAT: Oman’s best young sailors sampled international sport at the top end when they took part in a special four-day training regatta in Vilamoura, Portugal as part of the Omantel Youth Squad’s preparations for the Optimist World Championships which runs until July 4 at the same venue.

Ten youngsters who are ranked as Oman Sail’s best Optimist sail-ors in Oman lined up against 70 young counterparts from 14 different nations around the world to acclima-tise to the conditions in Vilamoura and the challenging environment presented by large scale competi-tions. Only five of them have been selected to compete in the Worlds, Mo-hammed Al Qasmi, Jihad Al Hasani, Al Moatasem Al Farsi and Mohammed Al Alawi and Ali Al Riyami.

“The aim of the training was to improve the sailor’s confidence, skills and motivation,” said Oman Sail Youth Manager Mohsin Al Bu-saidi. “We set individual goals for all the sailors but the main thing was to give them experience.

We were pleased to see Al Moatasem al Farsi win the train-ing race – that was the goal we set for him - and very encouraged to see two of our youngest sailors fin-ish a race. For the five sailors who

are competing in the Worlds, we have identified areas they need to work on which they will do over the next three days of training.

“For the five who go back home after these three days of training, we have worked hard with them and took the opportunity to assess not just their sailing skills but their attitude and teamwork.

“I am very happy with the progress of these kids. They got a real taste of

competition here with boats from other countries and became familiar with the conditions in Vilamoura. In a week’s time at the Worlds, that ex-perience could pay dividends.”

The youngsters experienced challenging conditions over the nine race regatta with winds rang-ing from six to 20 knots which test-ed boat handling and tactical skills as well as their physical strength.

Training and racing in Vilam-

oura represented a great opportu-nity for the squad, Hamdan Moosa Hamdan Al Harasi, Caretaker VP of Corporate Strategy Unit at Om-antel said.“Congratulations to the five sailors who were selected to represent the Sultanate in Portu-gal and well done to all the sailors who took part in the training camp.

At a young age, these sailors have demonstrated determination and passion for the sport and we

are proud of them.Racing against youth from all

those different countries in a World Championship venue is great experience for the members of our squad and we are excited to see their results in the coming days.

At Omantel, we take pride in supporting the community and es-pecially youth programs in various sectors and we are proud to be part of the Omani society,” he added.

S A I L I N G

OMAN SQUAD: Five best sailors selected to represent Oman in the Optimist World Championship.

HARD WORK: One of Oman’s sailors preparing hard for the World Championship. – Supplied photos

Djokovic makes solid start

LONDON: It was not quite the triple bagel that Novak Djokovic was aiming for during the open-ing 41 minutes of his first-round match but the Serbian is unlikely to be too disappointed after he beat Britain’s James Ward 6-0, 7-6(3), 6-4 at Wimbledon on Monday.

The holder of all four grand slam titles appeared to be hurtling to-wards his 29th successive win at a major when he opened his Wim-bledon defence by jumping out to a 6-0, 3-0 lead. But two rallying war cries from the Centre Court crowd, “Wake up Wardy, wake up” followed by “He’s only human James!” snapped the 177th-ranked wildcard out of his trance.

A ‘human’ Djokovic was forced to block out the noisy commotion moments later when Ward finally held serve to save his blushes.

Had the world number one not kept track of the score, he might have thought Ward had just won the match as the Briton celebrated by holding both arms aloft as he lapped up the applause from all around the court. Ward, who had not won a tour level match of any kind since making the third round here 12 months ago, then went on a roll to level the set at 3-3.

He also had three chances to

break his more illustrious oppo-nent in the 11th game of the second set but it was not long before Djok-ovic snapped back into his ‘Super-human’ persona and ushered the son of a London black cab driver out of Wimbledon.

“I was really flawless, I felt great,” said the 29-year-old, who is bidding to become the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold the first three legs of the calendar Grand Slam.

Unsurprisingly, Ward’s memory of the day was somewhat different.

“It was an ugly start,” Ward said after slumping to his eighth suc-cessive tour-level defeat. “The more the games go on, you start panicking, especially against a guy who is making so many balls. Eve-rything you hit is coming back,” he added. “(But) I’m proud of myself the way I turned it around because it could have been ugly.”

Tough for MuguruzaFrench Open champion Garbine Muguruza had to work hard to

transfer her punch on Paris clay to Wimbledon’s grass on Monday, beating Camila Giorgi 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 with a performance of powerful baseline tennis. In a match coin-ciding with the Spain vs Italy clash at Euro 2016 in France, the Span-ish world number two and her battling Italian opponent, ranked 65 places below, entertained the Centre Court with intense rallies of relentless ferocity.

It was the confidence and enor-mous serve of last year’s runner-up Muguruza that that got the better of Giorgi — but not before the 24-year-old Italian had overcome bouts of inconsistency to force a forehand error and grab the second set.

Nishikori sailsJapan’s Kei Nishikori produced a fine display of hard hitting from the baseline to subdue Australia’s Sam Groth 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 in an en-tertaining clash of styles.

The crowd on Court One was treated to a rare show of serv-ing and volleying as Groth - with

his trademark baseball cap worn backwards — charged into the net after his big first serve, which topped 140 mph on occasion.

But he could not find a way past fifth seed Nishikori’s rock-steady groundstrokes and was broken in the fifth game after a series of un-forced errors that gave some indi-cation why he is ranked more than 100 places below the Japanese player in the world rankings.

Ivanovic oustedAna Ivanovic blamed a wrist injury for a surprise first-round defeat by lowly-ranked Russian qualifier Ekaterina Alexandrova.

The Serb became the highest women’s seed to perish on day one, losing 6-2, 7-5 to the world number 223 playing her first ever grand slam match after coming through qualifying. “Yeah, it was very tough,” Ivanovic told reporters.

“I mean, for two weeks I’ve struggled with my right wrist. It was very hard to accelerate on my forehand. I tried to do everything

possible to be fit and recover and tape it and so on. But, yeah, it was a little bit sore. I feel like it caused me a lot of miss-hits.”

Ivanovic, seeded 23, reached the quarterfinals of the Wimbledon warm-up event in Mallorca this month but it was there that she started to struggle with her wrist.

In the men’s singles, South Af-rican Kevin Anderson, seeded 20, lost to Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan 4-6, 6-7(13), 6-4, 7-6(2), 6-3, while Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert beat 21st-seeded German Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-5, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.

Raonic advancesUnder the watchful gaze of new coach and Tennis royalty John McEnroe, sixth seed Milos Raonic got off to a solid start with a 7-6(4), 6-2, 6-4 win over Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta at Wimbledon on Monday.

While the Canadian was not at the powerful best that took him to his first grasscourt final at Queen’s just over a week ago, his class and big serve overwhelmed Carreno Busta 7-6(4) 6-2 6-4.

Cilic cruisesMarin Cilic’s firepower proved too much for American Brian Baker as the Croatian cruised through his Wimbledon first-round match 6-3 7-5 6-3 on Monday.

Venus winsThe oldest woman in the main sin-gles draw, five-times champion Ve-nus Williams was at times sublime as she beat Croatian Donna Vekic 7-6(3), 6-4 on a sunny Court One.

There cannot be too many grand slam years left for Williams, who celebrated her 36th birthday this month, but she showed more than enough on Day One.

Karlovic throughTowering veteran Ivo Karlovic flew the flag for a small army of 30 somethings as he put teenager and fellow Croatian Borna Coric firmly in his place , winning 7-6(8), 7-6(7), 6-4. —Reuters

French Open

champion Muguruza

had to work hard to

transfer her punch

on Paris clay to

Wimbledon’s grass

as Ivanovic blamed

a wrist injury for a

surprise early defeat

PERFECT START: Serbia’s Novak Djokovic returns against Britain’s James Ward during their men’s singles first round match on the first day of the 2016 Wimbledon Championships. – AFP

India lose to Germany in openerVALENCIA: Indian men’s hockey team witnessed a disap-pointing start to its campaign at the six-nation Invitational tournament, losing 0-4 to Ger-many in their opening match, here on Monday.

In a first quarter blitz, Ger-many took the lead in the fifth minute via Mats Grambusch.

Grambusch doubled Germa-ny’s lead minutes later before Moritz Furste scored a third in the 14th minute to take a 3-0 lead into the first break.

India came back stronger in the second quarter and soon started to make inroads into the German defence.

The two teams went into the half time break with Germany leading 3-0.

The third quarter witnessed a tough battle as India, looking to get back into the game, start-ed pushing forward in numbers.

But India couldn’t capitalise on the advantages. India came all out in the final quarter but it was Germany who capitalised by scoring their fourth goal in the 57th minute. - PTI

H O C K E Y

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WALKING OUT

EAST RUTHERFORD: Li-onel Messi blasted a penalty over the bar in what looks like being his last act in in-ternational football as Chile beat Argentina in a shootout to win the Copa America for the second year in a row.

Messi cut a dejected figure after losing his third Copa America final, and fourth major final after Argentina’s loss to Germany at the 2014 World Cup, and said after the match he was retiring from the international game.

“In the dressing room I thought that this is the end for me with the national team, it’s not for me,” the 29-year-old forward said.

“I tried so hard to be cham-pion with Argentina. Now I am leaving without having managed it.”

Striker Sergio Aguero, a sec-ond half substitute for Gonzalo Higuain, suggested he and oth-

er players might follow Messi’s lead and quit the team.

“The likelihood is that Messi is not the only one that will leave the national team,” Aguero, who lost his third final with Argentina, told Argentine sports newspaper Ole.

“There are several players like me that are evaluating whether or not to continue,” said Aguero, who was hugely disappointed after Argentina failed to end their 23-year tro-phy drought at senior level.

“Unfortunately, the one that leaves most affected is Leo Messi after his penalty miss. This is the worst that I’ve seen him in the chang-ing room,” said Aguero, who along with Messi won an Olympic gold medal in 2008.

Best playerChile goalkeeper Claudio Bra-vo, who saved Lucas Biglia’s penalty before Francisco Silva

scored the crucial spot-kick to help his country retain the trophy, had praise for his Bar-celona team mate Messi.

“In my opinion, he is the best player in the world and in history,” Bravo told Marca. “They have to enjoy him, value him and understand him.”

The two sides were dead-locked 0-0 after 90 minutes and also after another half an hour of extra time in a match where both teams were re-duced to 10 men in the first half.

For the second year in a row, therefore, the teams faced off in a shootout to decide who would take the biggest prize in South American soccer.

It started well for Argen-tina when their goalkeeper Sergio Romero got down to block Arturo Vidal’s opening penalty but Messi blasted over and Lucas Biglia’s spot kick was saved by Bravo.

Substitute Francisco Silva took Chile’s fifth penalty and struck it low and to the right of Romero to give his country their second successive title after winning their first on home soil last year.

“We’re going to enjoy our-selves,” Chile coach Juan Antonio Pizzi said, before talking of his pride in his players. “Before them today was the number one team in the world, with the best play-ers in the world and the best player in history.”

The tension of the penalty

shootout barely made up for a disappointing game with few memorable moments for a sellout 82,000 crowd.

The bulk of first half action involved referee Heber Lopes, who sent off Chile’s Marcelo Diaz on 27 minutes for a sec-ond crude challenge on Messi, before Argentina’s Marcos Rojo was given a straight red for a rough tackle on Vidal about 15 minutes later.

Three others were booked, including Messi for diving, in a first half that had as many cards as shots on goal and in which Higuain missed a good chance for Argentina.

The second half provided more of the same and al-though Chile, who have yet to beat Argentina in open play in 27 Copa America encounters spanning 100 years, at least managed to call Romero into action, neither side created any clear cut chances.

The 30 minutes of extra time was not much different, although Vargas came close for Chile and Aguero had a header brilliantly tipped over by Bravo. Five-times World Player of the Year Messi, who surpassed Gabriel Batistuta as Argentina’s top scorer in the semi-final against the United States, was heavily marked and had few chances to show his brilliance.

“It’s not easy to explain,” said Argentina coach Gerar-do Martino. - Reuters

Messi cut a dejected figure after losing

his third Copa America final, and

fourth major final after Argentina’s

loss to Germany at the 2014 World

Cup, and said after the match he was

retiring from the international game

BILAL BOWLS BISIYA LIONS TO VICTORY IN NMC CUPBisiya Lions beat National Gas by 33 runs in the NMC Cup MRI Floodlit Ramadan Cricket Tournament organised by Oman Indo-Pak

Friends at Azaiba Cultural Sports ground. Batting first Bisiya Lions scored 66 for 4 in 8 overs with Nabeel (22) and Yasir (14 not out)

contributing. In reply National Gas scored 33 for 8 in 8 overs. Bilal Khan (3 for 3) of Bisiya Lions was named man of the match. — Supplied photo

Chile prove hard nut to crack for South America’s bestEAST RUTHERFORD: Chile have never beaten Argentina in open play in 27 Copa America meetings in 100 years yet have twice in 12 months dashed the hopes of Lionel Messi’s team of lifting a major trophy.

A second successive victory on penalties in the final against their trans-Andean rivals, this time in the centenary tournament in the United States on Sunday, has ce-mented Chile’s status as one of the world’s top teams. A further irony is that the revolution that has transformed the team is the work of Argentine coaches starting with the visionary appointment in 2007 of Marcelo Bielsa, who has earned cult status in Chile.

“(Chile) have become audacious in the way they impose their game on any field, against any adver-

sary,” Diego Latorre, who was in the Argentina squad that won the Copa America in Chile in 1991, said on Saturday. “This was un-heard of in previous Chile teams prior to the Marcelo Bielsa era,” he wrote in his column in the Argen-tine daily La Nacion.

Argentina, boasting one of the world’s top players in Messi and ranked number one in the world, were expected to avenge last year’s loss to Chile in Santiago having al-ready beaten them twice this year.

Messi has now lost four major finals with Argentina, three in the last two years including the 2014 World Cup decider against Ger-many in Rio de Janeiro, leaving them still looking for their first major trophy since 1993.

He often looked cut off from his team at a packed Metlife in East

Rutherford, New Jersey and cut a dejected figure at the end after his penalty miss and amid Chile’s victory celebrations. Bielsa, who was Argentina coach from 1999 to 2004, revolutionised Chile’s training methods and tactics and led them to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa after being absent from the tournament since 1998.

He and successor Jorge Sam-paoli were instrumental in devel-oping midfielder Arturo Vidal and forward Alexis Sanchez as world class players while Claudio Bravo has proved a top notch goalkeeper.

Sampaoli improved his mentor Bielsa’s work on a high pressing game, steered Chile to the round of 16 in Brazil and masterminded their first ever Copa America suc-cess at home a year ago. Argentina had never lost a competitive match

to Chile until 2008 and had beaten the team now coached by Juan An-tonio Pizzi twice in the last three months -- in a World Cup quali-fier in Santiago in March and their opening group game of this tour-nament in Santa Clara three weeks ago, both times 2-1.

Great prideMeanwhile, Chile coach Juan Antonio Pizzi took great pride in steering his country to victory.

“It’s always very hard to predict when a match is going to be decid-ed by penalty kicks,” Pizzi said.

“Both last year and this year we ended up winning, but I think it speaks to the parity between both lineups, both teams and the mutual respect we have for each and surely it will go on that way. Now we’re go-ing to enjoy ourselves.” — Reuters

C O P A A M E R I C A

CELEBRATIONS: Chile heroes celebrate with trophy after the Copa

America Centenario final match. – AP/PTI

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DiningSECTIONC L I F E S T Y L E T U E S DAY, J U N E 2 8 , 2 0 1 6

I t was December and as my car raced on the sprawling highway towards Agra brav-ing the thick fogs, all I had in mind was Taj Mahal, the

world’s most iconic tribute to love. And why not? After all, my child-hood dream of visiting this place was finally coming true, albeit years later.

But destiny had something else in store and midway my car had a sudden breakdown. Sensing my heartbreak, the driver signalled a ‘don’t worry’ message in as many ways as he could to assure me that he would fix it up in no time. And while he got down to business, I decided to walk around the area though it was fully engulfed in fog.

A few metres away, even in the zero visibility range, I could see

the signboard that read, Ram Babu Paranthe Wale.

Food was certainly not on my mind then, but the biting cold com-pelled me to walk inside the eatery to be welcomed by the aroma of freshly roasted parantha.

A staple in Northern India, par-antha is a pan-fried flatbread made of wheat flour which are either served plain or stuffed with vari-ous ingredients and served with a bowl of yoghurt or pickle.

At Ram Babu there were many varieties, starting from methi and muttar (fenugreek leaves and peas) to mooli and aloo (grated white radish and potato) made fresh on order. I settled with a plate of aloo parantha and no qualms in admit-ting, my urge to reach Agra and marvel at Taj Mahal took a back

seat, at least at that moment. If you travel extensively in In-

dia one common thing that you will find are the roadside eateries popularly known as dhabas. Mini-malist to the core, these eateries do not have any frills and fancies, yet are known to serve fresh and lip smacking dishes for those who are on road for long hours.

It was 12 noon and I was ap-palled to see the number of people waiting patiently outside the res-taurant for so long just to get a seat inside. A parantha factory in true sense, all I could see in my hour long wait inside the restaurant was endless streams of paranthas emerging from the kitchen. While many were having their choice of paranthas with a cup of steaming hot karak tea, as it was very cold

that day, there were a handful of people who still preferred to have it with salted buttermilk, it’s the traditional Indian way of eating parantha. While I was engrossed in finishing the hot and crisp aloo parantha on my plate that was de-licious to the core with liberal dose of ghee (clarified butter), it was then soon time for me to leave for my destination, with my car back in action.

This was years’ ago and while I never forgot the charms of Taj Ma-hal, I also could never forget the paranthas of Ram Babu Paranthe Wale, the taste that still lingers on my palate.

Back in Muscat if paranthas are on your menu, and you think get-ting a dhaba like freshly baked par-antha here is a wish upon the stars

then just drive through the bylanes of Ruwi in Rex Road and you will stumble upon a small shop, that does have a name but the grow-ing community of parantha lovers know it as Khurshid’s parantha where you can swear by their aloo (potato), gobi ( cauliflower), and methi ( fenugreek) parantha.

This modest eatery churns out other varieties too which include chicken parantha, cheese paran-tha, mix vegetable parantha and more, at a very affordable price ranging from 250 baisa a piece to maximum 400 baisa.

Along with that there are several other restaurants in town where one can get these freshly baked breads with a dollop of butter and variety in stuffing. Take your pick. —[email protected]

Pleasures of ParanthaStory Swati Dasgupta

HERE’S a quick rundown on your favourite restaurants for a parantha bite.

Khurshid’s Shop, Ruwi, + 968 9261 3601

-site The Walk, +968 2454 1717

Road, Ruwi, +968 2470 7722

Muscat, in Al Khuwair service road, +968 2447 8786

-mous in Al Khuwair, near Mars Hyper market, +968 2447 8344

Kababs, near Taimur Mosque, Al Khuwair, +968 9769 4151

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of Customs 24521109

Traffic violations inquiries 24510228

Public Relations Admin 24560099

EMBASSIES IN OMAN

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Algeria 24605 593

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Turkey 24697050/1/2

UAE 24400000

United Kingdom 24609000

United States 24643400

Yemen 24600815

PHARMACIES (ROUND THE CLOCK)

Al Hashar Pharmacy, Ruwi 24783334

Apollo Medical Centre,

Hamriya 24782666

Muscat Pharmacy, Ruwi 24702542

Salalah 23291635;

Atlas Pharmacy, Ghubra 24503585

Muscat Region

Apollo, Al Hamriya 24787766

Muscat, A Seeb Market 24421691

Muscat, Al Khuwair 24485740

Muscat, Al Hail South 24537080

Dhofar Region

Muscat, Al Nahdha Road,

Salalah 23291635

HOSPITALS

Al Amal Medical & Health Care Centre

24485052

Atlas Hospital

Ruwi 24811743/

Ghubra 24504000

Al Musafir Specialised

Medical Clinic 24706453

Hatat Polyclinic LLC,

Ruwi 24563641

Azaiba 24499269

Sohar 2683006

Al Raffah Hospital 24618900/1/2

Al Massaraat Clinic &

Laboratory 24566435

Al Makook Medical

Coordinance Centre 24499434

Apollo Medical Centre,

Hamriya 24787766, 24787780

Capital Polyclinic 24707549

Badr Al Samaa Polyclinic,

Ruwi 24799760/1/2

Capital Clinic, Seeb 24420740

Ceregem National Raak 24485633

Dr Harub’s Clinic 24563217

Elixir Health Centre 24565802

Emirates Medical Centre 24604540

1st Chiropractic Centre 24472274

Lifeline Hospital Salalah 23212340

International Medical

Centre LLC 24794501/2/3/4/5

Kims Oman Hospital 24760100

24 Hrs Emergency 24760123

Lama Polyclinic, Sohar 26751128

MBD 24799077

Al Khuwair 24478818

Magrabi Eye and

Ear Hospital 24568870

Muscat Private Hospital 24583600

Welcare Diagnostic and Treatment

Centre, Al Khuwair 24477666

Al Hayat International Hospital, Al Ghubra

22004000, 94267068/97049520

Al Hayat Clinic, Al Hail 22009455

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06:30 Buraimi 11:00 Daily

08:00 Buraimi 14:30 Daily via Ibri


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16.00 Sohar 18.35 Daily

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08:00 Al Araqi 12:30 Daily

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14:30 Sur 18:45 Daily

TO FAHUD - YIBAL (ROUTE 62)

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TO MARMUL-SALALAH (ROUTE 100)

07:00 Salalah 20:00 Daily

10:00 Marmul 20:30 Daily



TO MARMUL (ROUTE 101)


SALALAH TO DUBAI (ROUTE 102)

15:00 Dubai 07:00 Daily

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13:00 Sohar 15:30 Wed,Thur

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TO DUBAI VIA FUJIRAH & SHARJAH (ROUTE 204)

07:00 Fujairah 11.45 Daily

07:00 Sharjah 13.30 Daily

07:00 Dubai 14.00 Daily

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TO YIBAL - FAHUD (ROUTE 62)

12:30 Fahud 13:15 Daily


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DUBAI TO SALALAH (ROUTE 102)


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13:00 Sohar 16:15 Thur-Fri

13:00 Ruwi 19:10 Thur-Fri



FROM DUBAI VIA FUJIRAH/SHARJAH (ROUTE 204)

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16.00 Fujairah 18.15 Daily

16.00 Ruwi 23.00 Daily

CITY CINEMAContact (10 am to 6PM) 24567664 | 68 www.citycinemaoman.netfacebook.com/citycinemaoman

SHATTINow You See Me 2 (2D) (Action | Comedy | Thriller) (PG12) Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson11:30 PMThe Crew (2D) (Action | Adventure | Drama) (PG12) Cast: Vladimir Mashkov, Agne Grudyte, Sergey Shakurov9:00, 11:45 PMThe Call Up (Action | Sci-Fi) (12+) Cast: Morfydd Clark, Chris Obi, Parker Sawyers9:45 PMThe Asian Connection (Action) (15+) Cast: Michael Jai White, Steven Seagal, Pim Bubear11:30 PMThe Code of Cain (2D) (Action) (12+) Cast: Sally Kirkland, Natasha Alam, Eric Roberts9:30 PM

MUSCAT GRAND MALLUdta Punjab - (2D) (Crime | Thriller) (PG12)Cast: Alia Bhatt, Shahid Kapoor, Diljit Dosanjh9:00PMThe Call Up - (2D) (Action | Sci-Fi) (PG12)Cast: Morfydd Clark, Chris Obi, Parker Sawyers11:45PMThe Crew - (2D) (Action | Adventure | Drama) (PG12) GOLD CLASSCast: Vladimir Mashkov, Agne Grudyte, Sergey Shakurov9:00 & 11:30PMThe Crew - (2D) (Action | Adventure | Drama) (PG12)Cast: Vladimir Mashkov, Agne Grudyte, Sergey

Shakurov9:15PMThe Asian Connection - (2D) (Action) (15+)Cast: Steven Seagal, Michael Jai White, Pim Bubear11:45PM

PANORAMA MALLThe Jungle Book - (3D) Adventure | Drama| Family) (PG) MX4DCast: Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley10:00PMThe Crew - (2D) (Action | Adventure | Drama) (PG12) VIP LOUNGECast: Vladimir Mashkov, Agne Grudyte, Sergey Shakurov10:30PMThe Crew - (2D) (Action | Adventure | Drama) (PG12)Cast: Vladimir Mashkov, Agne Grudyte, Sergey Shakurov9:15 & 11:45PMNow You See Me 2 - (2D) (Action | Comedy |Thriller ) (PG12)Cast: Michael Jai White, Steven Seagal, Pim Bubear11:30PM

The Asian Connection - (2D) (Action) (15+)Cast:Steven Seagal, Michael Jai White, Pim Bubear9:45 & 11:45PMUdta Punjab - (2D) (Crime | Thriller) (PG12)Cast: Alia Bhatt, Shahid Kapoor, Diljit Dosanjh9:00PMWarcraft - (4D) (Action| Adventure | Fantasy) (PG12)Cast: Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster9:15PM

AZAIBA Albert (Eng) (2D) (Animation) (PG) Voice Overs: Alfred Bjerre Larsen, Oscar Dietz, Asta Nordby10:45 PMKammati Padaam (Mal) (2D) (Crime | Drama) (12+) Cast: Dulquer Salmaan, Vinayakan Tk, Shine Tom Chacko10:45 PM7 Hours To Go (Hindi) (2D) (Thriller) (12+) Cast: Sandeepa Dhar, Shiv Pandit, Vipin Sharma9:15, 11:30 PM

Udta Punjab (Hindi) (2D) (Crime | Thriller) Cast: Alia Bhatt, Shahid Kapoor, Diljit Dosanjh, Kareena Kapoor Khan9:00, 11:35 PM (PG12) Houseful 3 (Hindi) (2D) (Romance | Comedy) (PG12) Cast: Akshay Kumar, Jacquline Fernandes, Ritesh Deshmukh, Abhishek Bacchan11:45 PMOka Manasu (Telugu) (2D) (Romance | Comedy) (TBC) Cast: Niharika Konidela, Naga Shourya, Niharika Konidela9:00 PM

RUWIScreen 1Udta Punjab - (2D) (Crime | Thriller) (PG12)Cast: Alia Bhatt, Shahid Kapoor, Diljit Dosanjh10:00PM

Screen 2Housefull 3 (2D) (Comedy / Drama) –PG12Cast : Akshay Kumar, Ritesh Deshmukh, Nargis Fakhri, Jacqueline Fernandez10.00 PM

Screen 3Te3n (2D) (Hindi | Thriller ) (PG12)Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vidya Balan10:30PM

SURThe Crew ( Action | Adventure | Drama) Cast : Vladimir Mashkov, Agne Grudute, Sergey Shakurov9:15, 11:45 PM (PG12)The Asian Connection ( Action ) ( 15+ ) Cast: Steven Seagal, Michael Jai White, Pim Bubear9:45 PMUdta Panjab ( Hindi | Crime | Thriller) (PG12)Cast : Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Diljit Dosanjh, Kareena Kapoor Khan11:30 PM

SOHARThe Crew - (2D) (Action | Drama) (PG12)Cast: Vladimir Mashkov, Agne Grudyte, Sergey9:00 & 11:45PMThe Asian Connection - (2D) (Action) (15+)Cast:Steven Seagal, Michael Jai White, Pim

11:45PMUdta Punjab - (2D) (Crime | Thriller) (PG12)Cast: Alia Bhatt, Shahid Kapoor, Diljit Dosanjh11:15PMThe Call Up - (2D) (Action | Sci-Fi) (PG12)Cast: Morfydd Clark, Chris Obi9:30PMKammati Paadam - (2D) (Mal| Crime) (12+)Cast: Dulquer Salman, Shaun Romy10:00PMOka Manasu - Telugu (2D) (Romance | Comedy) (TBC)Cast: Niharika Konidela, Naga Shourya, Niharika Konidela9:00 PM

BURAIMIThe Crew PG12 (Action | Adventure | Drama)Cast: Vladimir Mashkov, Agne Grudyte, Sergey Shakurov9:15 & 11:45 PMThe Call Up PG12 (Action | Sci-Fi)Cast: Morfydd Clark, Chris Obi, Parker Sawyers9:30 PM Udta Punjab PG12 (Crime | Thriller)Cast: Alia Bhatt, Shahid Kapoor, Diljit Dosanjh11:15 PMThe Code of Cain 12+ (Action)Cast: Sally Kirkland, Natasha Alam, Eric Roberts9:30 PMThe Asian Connection 15+ (Action)Cast: Michael Jai White, Steven Seagal, Pim Bubear11:30 PM

SALALAHThe Call Up (PG12) (Action | Sci-Fi) Cast: Morfydd Clark, Chris Obi, Parker Sawyers9:30 PMThe Asian Connection (15+) (Action) Cast: Michael Jai White, Steven Seagal9:15 PMUdta Punjab (PG12) (Thriller | Crime) Cast: Shaid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt11:15 PMKammati Paadam (12+) (Mal| Crime) Cast: Dulquer Salman, Shaun Romy11:00 PMThe Crew (PG12) (Action |Drama) Cast: Vladimir Mashkov, Agne Grudyte, Sergey9:00, 11:45 PM

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The Call Up (Action/Sci:Fic)

Cast: Morfydd Clark, Chris Obi, Parker Sawyers

11.45 p.m.

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Albert (Animation)

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Asta Norbdy

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Kammati Paadam (Mal) (Act\Drama)

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9:30 Pm Cinema Main

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Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor & Alia Bhatt

9-30 PM Cinema-2

Oka Manasu ( Telugu) ( Drama\ Comedy)

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Jackson Durai ( Tamil)

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The Crew - (2D) (Action | Adventure | Drama) (PG12) GOLD CLASSCast: Vladimir Mashkov, Agne Grudyte, Sergey Shakurov9:00 & 11:30PM

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LIFESTYLEC8 T U E S DAY, J U N E 2 8 , 2 0 1 6

Indians put in a lot of love into cooking: Celebrity chef Sarah Todd

Australian model and celebrity chef Sarah Todd runs her own restaurant in Goa and spends at least six months in India every year. The cookery expert, who has debuted on Indian tel-evision with Serve It Like Sarah, says she was blown away not just by the diver-sity of food in India but also by the love that Indians add to their cooking.

Todd, who is from Queensland, added that the elaborate gastronomic sto-ry of the country was one of the many reasons she fell in love with India.

“I first visited India in September 2014. So now I have actually travelled to the country six times since then and live here for six months (every year). The moment I stepped into In-dia, I instantly fell in love, I connected with people and felt welcomed,” Todd told in an interview.

Since there isn’t much Indian food in Austra-lia, she was “not overly exposed” to it. “When I reached India, I was blown away with the diversity of the food... My brain explod-ed with choices making me fall in love with it even more,” said Todd, who dis-covers new and unexplored facets of Goa, including its hidden culinary treas-ures on FOX Life’s Serve It Like Sarah. Todd says her first visit to India left her “more blown away than I expected to be”. “I realised that they put a lot of love when they cook in India and it is corny to say, but I think when you put your emotions to your cooking, it tastes better,” said Todd, who started her career as a model at an age of 18. Todd, who has a son Phoenix with British partner of Indian descent Devinder Garcha, feels people around the world are “really embrac-ing” Indian cuisine.

Talking about the show, she said: “To do an adven-ture, travel series around Goa, exploring food and learning from the locals was really a fun concept that excited me. The main concept was to find out dif-ferent Goan cuisines, but along the way we really wanted to look into the off-beat side of Goa.”

After coming into lime-light with her stint in cooking reality TV show MasterChef Australia as a contestant, Todd opened her restaurant Antares at the Vagator beach of Goa last year. And being a part of Serve It Like Sarah turned to be a bonus for the lady, who says she now has a bundle of recipes to add to the menu of her restaurant.

“Indians have a differ-ent palate because they are used to the spices and their local flavour; so I put a spin to the dishes from an Aus-tralian menu. The menu is developing every day and I am adding a new dish every week,” she said.-IANS

F O O D N O T E

ONE INGREDIENT

FIVE WAYS

NGREDIENT R A I S I N SSweet and succulent, raisins are found in different sizes and colours and can be part of many recipes for its natural sweet and sour taste. Also known as currants and sultanas, these dried grapes work well with rice, curries, soups, and desserts.

Raisin Soup Take 1 cup raisins, 1 cup prunes (pitted), 2 tablespoons rice, 3 1/2 cups water, 1/4 cup sugar, 1 cinna-mon stick, 1 1/2 tablespoons potato starch or cornstarch and 1 table-spoon vinegar. Boil raisins, prunes and rice in 3 cups of water until tender. Add sugar and cinnamon stick. Boil 5 minutes. Dissolve po-tato starch or cornstarch in 1/2 cup of water and add slowly to the hot mixture. Cook, stirring constantly, until thick and clear. Remove from heat. Remove cinnamon stick and add vinegar. Serve hot or cold.

Raisin Rice Take 1 1/2 cups finely chopped onion, 1/4 cup butter, 4 cups rice washed and soaked, 1/3 cup rai-sins, 1 cup slivered almonds, 6 cups chicken broth, salt and pepper to taste. In a saucepan, cook onion in butter until soft. Add the raisins and almonds followed by chicken broth, salt, and pepper and boil. Add the rice. Reduce heat, cover, and sim-mer for 20 minutes or until rice is done and all liquid is absorbed.

Raisin Chicken Curry In a large pan melt 2 tablespoons of butter and sauté 1 finely chopped onion and 2 cloves of crushed garlic for about 5 minutes, till they are soft. Take 3 tablespoons of refined flour and 3 teaspoons of curry powder and mix. Add salt and pepper. Add this mixture to the sautéed onion and garlic and stir over low heat. Add 1 can of chicken broth, 2 cored and unpeeled apples and 1 thinly sliced green pepper. Cook over medium heat until tender and the sauce thickens. Add 500g of cubed chicken breast pieces and 1/2 cup raisins. Cook for another 10 min-utes. Serve hot with rice.

Raisin DipTake 12 garlic cloves, 1 1/2 inch chopped ginger piece and puree with 1 cup cider vinegar in a blend-er. Take 4 1/2 cups brown sugar, 1 cup chopped onion and 1 1/2 cup vinegar and mix. Boil until the sugar dissolves. Reduce heat until thickened. Add the remaining 1kg apples, peeled and cut in 1” pieces, 1 cup raisins, 1 cup walnuts, chopped, 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper, 1 ta-blespoon paprika, 1 tablespoon dry mustard, 1 1/2 teaspoon salt, and cook till the mixture gets a thick jam like consistency. Put it in a jar seal tightly and boil in a pot of wa-ter for 15 minutes. Once cool can be refrigerated and can be used for almost six months.

Raisin Pie Preheat oven to 225 degrees C.In a large saucepan, combine 2 cups water, 1/2 cup white sugar, 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, 1 tablespoon butter or margarine, and 1 tablespoon lemon juice. Mix well, then stir in 2 cups of raisins. Simmer over low heat for 10 min-utes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Pour raisin mixture into pastry-lined pie pan. Cover with second pastry. Seal edges and cut steam vents in top. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce the heat to 175 degrees C and bake for 25-30 minutes.

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and dining room, this will include

curtains and air conditioners.

RO 520/-. Contact 99469203

Flat for rent 2 BHK in Darsait

North near Indian School about

200 mtrs, rent RO 300/-.

Contact: 94101134

3 BHK flat at Azaiba, Opp. Sultan

Centre. Contact 99261522

Shop for rent at Wadi Kabir Indus-

trial area. Contact: 99888390

Flat for rent in South AlGhubrah

3 rooms, hall and 3 toilets, kitchen

rent 450/-. Contact: 99335580

1 B/R Fully Furnished Luxury

Apartment @ Al Khuwair 33, 2

B/R Fully Furnished Luxury

Apartment @ Al Khuwair 33, 4

B/R Unfurnished Apartment with

attached Split A/C @ Azaiba. For

Short Term or Long Term lease.

Contact: Atlas Real Estate & Rent A

Car LLC : 99249069 / 94617563/

99436312/ 92888376,


2BHK split A/C 200/- Monthly

& 1BHK spilt A/C 150/- monthly

new building good location Barka

Market. contact 99342661

Flat in Al Khuwair opp grand mall

4 room 3 toilet + hall kitchen in 3

floor 400. Contact 99420346

2 BHK flat at Wadi Kabir behind

Pioneer Hotel apartment.

Contact: 99857332 /99261522

Rent flat near Ruwi Badar Al

Sama, 2 bed rooms, attach bath-

room, big hall, and big kitchen.

Contact - 99345137

Rent flat in Wada Adai, one bed

room with toilet, big kitchen, hall

with A/C. Contact 99345137

3000 Sqr mtrs compound land in

Misfah. Contact 99792181

1700 sqr mtrs open Land + small

store + garage for Rent in Ruwi.

Contact 99792181

Deluxe two bedroom flat at

Mumtaz area, two bathrooms, good

size living/dining room, modern

kitchen and a guest bathroom.

Contact 99310375

3BHK, 2BHK and 1BHK flats with

split air conditioners are available

for rent in new building in AL Qurum,

near Rose garden. Interested persons

may content on Phone Nos. 95133331

/ 96722449

1 BHK near medical Darsait, Mut-

trah house R.O 180/-

. Contact: 95076261

Villa for rent in South Mabellah,

3 bedrooms, sitting room, family

Lounge, kitchen, three Toilets Contact

92212212 between 10 AM to 5 PM.

Ruwi office space for rent,

Saravana Bhava Building.

Contact: 95729549

2 BHK with Split A/C in MSQ, Bareeq

Al Shatti, Al Ghobrah near Indian

school. Content: 96708000

1 BHK Flats are available near Lulu

Darsait (Opp. to Min. of Defense)

Contact: 93202733 / 94771769

DAILY GUIDET U E S D AY, J U N E 2 8 , 2 0 1 6 D3

2 bed rooms flat with hall,

2 bathrooms in Darsait near

Muscat Municipality.

Contact: 92584715/ 24700120

Flat for rent 2 BHK 2 split A/C,

2 toilets, Wadi Kabir near Kuwaiti

Masjid. Contact: 97007934 /

92629232

2BHK Big Size Flat Behind Bank

Muscat, Wadi Kabir. Near ISWK.

97826454, 24815012.

House in North Al Hail with 3

rooms, living room, hall, 4 toilets

300 RO. Contact 99738881 /

99439568

Plot at Barka next to Germany Col-

lege & next to Aramex Company,

next to Bahwan Warehouse, next to

Omasco warehouse 37,074 SQM2

required 0.250 Baiza per SQM.

Contact: 99888390

Flat for rent in Al Khoud, 2 rooms

& hall. Contact: 91763665

2BHK split A/C for rent Muttrah

near Oman House.

Contact: 97007934 / 92629232

Warehouse at Wadikabir - total

area 3500 sqm - covered ware-

house (500sqm), office, ac-

commodation (1000sqm), open

area (2000sqm) please contact:

99273774 - 99202278

1BHK at Hamriya near Muscat

Pharmacy & 2 BHK at Mawaleh

near Mosque Sadiq Al Amin.

Contact: 99224748 / 99332297

1 Bed room, sharing K& T, R.O 100,

2 bedrooms , sharing K& T

R.O 200/- in AL Khuwair.

Contact 95154331

Flats in Wadi Kabir. Contact

94051789 / 97201688

02 BHK residential flat opposite

to Al Nahdha hospital.

Contact: 99342733 /99795241

Flat for Rent 2 bed room Near ISM

muscat Indian Scoole Dar sate

Tel : 00 968 95158570

Labor Camp available with all

facilities near Sohar Port.

Contact: 98050654 / 99015826

5 BHK Villa in Al Khuwair,

for Staff Accommodation.

Contact 99792181

2 & 3 BHK Flat in Al Khuwair &

Ghubra. Contact 99792181

4 BHK Villa in Bowsher Heights.

Contact 99792181

Furnished office (61M2) for sale

/ rent Al Khuwair near Zawawi

Mosque. Contact: 95611569

FOR SALE

Dental chairs for sale sparingly

used dental units for sale.

Contact Mr. Ansari 92616343.

Kumar 99570284

Shop for sale and electronic Ruwi

high street main road side shop

exit in good reputed building.

Contact: 95238577 / 95178297

Well running computer shop for

sale in Al Seeb Souq near Ooredoo

showroom 30Sqm, 2 shutters.

Contact: 92501276

Dental chair for sale in Salalah.

Contact – 99082092

Laundry / empty shop near

Camellia Café, CBD, Ruwi.

Contact: 92868123 /92841089

Tender Board Construction

Company for lease / Run.

Contact: 92868123 / 92841089

HD Scaffoldings, Shuttering

Jacks, Wooden Planks, Shuttering

wood assorted, Tower hoist (lift),

Concrete Mixer, Bending Machine,

Steel Fabrication Machinery

(Searing/Cutting, lathe & Welding)

including tools for immediate sale:

Contact 99273774/ 99202278

Luxury Apartments in Boucher

(35) / Ghala / Qurum. Contact

95056808 / 97201688

Shop for sale opp Towell Service

Center, Wadi Kabir.

Contact 99221683

1No brand new containerized

package type STP 100 m3/ day

with blower equipments (suitable

for camps). Serious Buyers may.

Contact: 99445367

Book Shop in a busy shopping

mall for sale, interested parties

please contact 99851255

Single colorful Bed and Sofa for Sale

at Al Khuwair. Contact 92881849 /

What`s up No 97290565

Steel Scrap materials for im-

mediate sale. Contact: 99273774/

99202278

Space for printing press avail-

able at wadikabir with or without

machinery. Contact 99328430

Almost new beach/ garden

lounge chairs /bar stools/ counter.

Photos can be sent 95865457

Restaurant for sale heart of Ruwi.

Contact 92346306

Shop for sale at Ruwi high street.

Contact: 98787853

Urgent sale of steel scrap only

serious buyers kindly contact

+968 96725423

for viewing the items.

Shop for sale near Oman House,

Muttrah. Contact 99024362.

FOR SALESHUTTERING

PLYWOOD

SIZE : 4’ X 8’ X 18MM

GSM:92835445,93205253,93205423

NRI

Land for Immediate sale 19 cents

residential land at Bakery J

unction near valsala hospital,

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala,

India, for sale. Tar road frontage

with lorry access.

Contact: 98469311/96179737

Ready to occupy just completed

3 BHK in Chennai -Pallikkaranai

:1600sqft ,builders lcs city makers

,high quality construction ,

woodwork done, part of 64 apts all

3bhk in 4 blocks gated community

with swimming pool/gym/com-

mon hall/2 car parking. Genuine

buyers call rag @99235815 or

email: [email protected]

NRI Property for Sale: 774Sq .

2 BHK flat with OC ready at Palava

City Casa Rio, Dombivili, Mumbai

Contact : 97003326, 96791085

MV SALE

FOR RENT

Nissan Pathfinder 2013 No-2 lady

driven KM 50.000 power sterns

auto transmission power window

R.O 6500/- Contact: 99157377

Mitsubishi Outlander 2008 model

4 cylinder, 2.4lt, Metallic grey ,

135000km , excellent condition ,

expat driven , single owner Price

R.O 3.500/- Neg.

Contact: 99330486

Izuzu 3 ton vehicle model 2013 &

Izuzu 4 ton vehicle model 2008.

Contact: 99719124 /24454550

Mazda Portege 323, 2002 model

for sale. Contact: 99719298

Toyota Corolla, 2010 Model,

134000 Km, good condition at

RO 3350. Call 95230586

Toyota Corolla 1.8xli Automatic

2007 July 113000Kms Expat driv-

en excellent condition RO.2750

Contact: 98924106

Mazda 6, model 2005, company

maintained excellent condition.

Price RO 1250/- Mazda 2, model 2014, 45,000km, for sale.

Price RO 2950/- Call: 95244761

Mazda6, 2.5L (classic model,

2014) expat driven, excellent

condition , 80.000km , mulkiya till

march 2017, RO 5.700 ( Negotia-

ble). Contact: 99415861

Toyota Prado, 2009 model,

6 cylinder, single expat owner

used, white pearl color, km 287k

Contact- 99318152

Nissan Qashqai 2013 Kms 30,000 VGC comprehensive

Insurance UAE / Oman.

Contact: 96995430 ACC. WANTED

CHANGE OF NAME

Urgently required Villa with 8

rooms near Bausher/Ghala/Al

Ansab area for accommodation of

Staff from a reputed company in

Oman. Interested party may

contact - Mr. Pramith 99694150

Accommodation Wanted for an

Executive Bachelor, Single Flat /

Sharing Room @ Wadi Kabir.

Pls call: 93883674 / 98103169

ACC. AVAILABLE

WANTED

Partner / investor 20% - 30%

share transfer running building

construction company.

Contact 93163157

Urgently required looking to

immediately buy used Grit blasting

& airless spray equipment 1 No each.

Contact: 968 24810930 / 93203772

/ 93203773 / 93203778

IELTS Coaching (academic)

required nearby wadi Kabir area.

Please call on mobile or msg on

Whats up.

Mobile # 92927880/99012165

AVAILABLE

Party & Wedding equipment rent-

als. Full line, from Tables, Linen

& Skirting, Chairs & Chair covers,

Cutlery, Crockery, Glassware,

Chafing Dishes, Ice Sculptures, to

Large Sound Systems and spec-

tacular lighting. Call Andrea 9606

2222 for Catering and Croyden

9623 5555 for Sound & Light.

ww.tunesoman.com,

E-mail: [email protected]

Furnished apartment for rent,

two rooms, majlis, hall, kitchen.

Near Carrefour al-mawalah.

Contact 99336776

Two rooms near khimji supermar-

ket (Darsait). Contact: 92147907

2 BHK villa for rent 600 meters

behind Carrefour / city center

Seeb. Contact: 99311979 (Francis)

Sharing room at Ruwi for R.O 50/-.

Contact: 99385287

One single room available for

executive bachelor at CBO area

fully furnished and WIFI available.

Contact 92779732

Sharing accommodation avail-

able for bachelor / family at Ruwi.

Contact: 99008436

Furnished room with TV, A/C

fridge at Hilat, Al Saad near main

road. Contact: 95714202

Furnished room available with

attached bath and balcony, near

MBD area. Contact: 97636432

Single room executives Wadi

Kabir. Contact: 99336206

Accommodation available in a

villa for south Indian family, one

bedroom, hall, kitchen north

Ghobrah. Contact: 99209160

2 Rooms (furnished) toilet, kitch-

en for small family or bachelor,

Hamriya. Contact: 98335050

Room for rent with sharing, kitch-

en in Al Khuwair behind Burger

King. Contact: 92994415

2 BHK available Mumtaz area

Ruwi. Contact: 99269751

Fully furnished room available

for executive bachelors opp. Star

Cinema. Contact 92886715

Independent room in Qurum /

Hail. Contact: 96229522

Room, bath room for executives in

Wadi kabir. Contact 99336206

One room available in 2BHK in

Al Falaj area for Executive bach-

elor only. Contact 99131742.

Furnished room attached bath

for Indian bachelor, Al-Falaj

Ruwi & lady Wadi Kabir near

Mars hypermarket. Contact:

96202458/96761960

1 BHK appartment for rent in Al

Khoud Shabiya near mazoon mosque

for rent (next to alkhoud medical

center and squ) MOB: 93913224

Sharing Accommodation avail-

able for working ladies opposite

Al Nadhah Hospital. Preferably

Indians. Room with seperate toilet

and sharing kitchen.RO.90.

Contact 96524717

Sharing accommodation

near ISD. Contact: 99657340

Room with attached bathroom for

a family in Wadi Kabir.

Contact: 97167857

Furnish bedroom with attach

bathroom for executive bachelor.

Contact: 97704794

Room available in Mumtaz area

1 room, 1 Bathroom, Kitchen &

1 room, common bathroom.

Interested please contact

92680041 Mr. Altaf

BUYING

Used office house furniture

& electronic items. Contact:

99834373 / 96642500

Bobcat available for rent.

Contact 97623299

Buying cars for cash.

Contact 90202090

GOOD NEWS

FREE INFORMATION ABOUT IS-LAM. If you would like to know more

about Islam, please call: 99425598,

99250777, 99353988, 99253818,

99341395, and 99379133. For ladies:

99415818, 99321360, 99730723

Orvisit:www.islamfact.com

Ayurvedic treatment for joint

pain, backache, paralysis, mas-

sage, steambath, obesity, Spondy-

litis, Ideal Care Ayurvedic Clinic,

18 November Street, Azaiba.

Contact: 99639695 / 97397320

New flat for rent separate prop-

erty in Al Mawaleh South 3, 3 bed-

rooms , 3 bathrooms , hall, Kitchen

& store. All are with A/C split unit.

Contact: Whatsapp 98575157

I Cholayil Abdul Latif (holder of

Indian passport No. Z 2432978)

Son of Konthalam Hassan having

permanent residence in India, 95

A/15 Subah , Karikode,

Thodupuzha ( complete postal ad-

dress in India ) and presently

residing in Oman , P.B .No 10 P.C

111 Muscat (complete postal in

Oman) intend to change my name

from Cholaayil Abdul Latif (old

name) to Abdul Latif Kintalam

Hassan ( new name) for all

practical purpose. 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.

SITUATION WANTEDBUSINESS

INVESTOR PARTNER REQUIRED

Please contact – 95213273Email:

muscatcoff [email protected]

For a successfully Catering Restaurant

Investor cum Partner is required.

Investor with fi xed returns also welcome.

ONE STOP SHOP BUSINESS

SERVICES

Public Relation Service (PRO)

Document Clearance,

Business setup,

Formation new Companies,

LLC Companies,

Investor Visa, Legal Services.

Contact Saleh:

96723485

WEB, ERP and Business Intel-

ligence (BI) creation and manage-

ment at rock bottom price.

Contact: http//webviewoman

DRIVING

Flat for rent in Al Mawaleh South

3, 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, hall,

kitchen & store with air condition.

Contact 98575157

Two bedrooms flat behind Ger-

man Embassy nearer to Al Nahdha

hospital. Contact: 99203954

2 Bedroom, 1 sitting room, 1 toilet,

1 kitchen at Darsait.

Contact: 99022487

3 BHK Al Khuwair. R.O 375/-.

Contact: 97799175

1BHK Ghobrah R.O 250/-. Contact:

97799175 /92144045

1.2.3 BHK flats & villas. Contact:

92144045/ 97799175

Flats for rent near Indian school

in Wadi Kabir. Contact 99777122

Room available for Executive

bachelor at Al Hail.

Contact: 96234708

Room with attached bathroom

and sharing kitchen available for

Executive bachelor or small fam-

ily at wadikabir.

Contact 93049849

ACC. AVAILABLE

DAILY GUIDED4 T U E S D AY, J U N E 2 8 , 2 0 1 6

SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION VACANT SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION WANTED

SITUATION WANT-SIT. WANTED

Email: [email protected] [email protected].: 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 /431 / 456 / 461Fax: 24812624

DRIVER

DRIVER

MANAGER/ SUPERVISOR

DESIGNER

ENGI./TECH./MECH.

ACCOUNTS

CATERING

BEAUTICIAN

SKILLED / UNSKILLED

SALES / MARKETING

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE

DOMESTIC HELPER

ARCHITECT

MANAGER/ SUPERVISOR

IT

Required Indian Mason – 5 nos., eligibility (minimum 5 yrs experi-

ence in road construction field).

Contact: 99882127


Required Shop Sales man + Hard-ware Technician for IT Company

with minimum 2 years experience.

Contact: 98825806 / 98825806,


House maid cooking cleaning

experienced with babies required

immediately. Contact: 95584060 /

98920399

IMMEDIATE - Housemaid wanted for an Indian Family - husband, wife

and 2 girls. Visa, accommodation and

all other requirements will be pro-

vided. Please call me on 92725141.

House maid for Omani family.

Contact: 99773100

Wanted service Technicians for

diesel generators and diesel air

compressors for a fast growing

rental company persons having

thorough knowledge with Perkins /

Cummins engines, ELGI compres-

sors with Oman driving preferred.

Contact: 95443350/95041935

Urgently Require BE civil Engi-neer with 2+ years experience and

Omani driving license must , Salary

R.O300/- Send CV to

[email protected] or

Contact: 24565337

Testing / Protection Engineer with minimum 05 years of experi-

ence and should have Oman DCRP

license, Interested candidates

send resume to

[email protected]

Qualified and experience Technician required for the kitch-

en restaurant equipments. Who

can repair hot and cold equip-

ments will be preferred. Contact:

Email: [email protected] /

Fax: 24727481

Electrician with qualification and

experience. Contact: Fax: 24727481


CCTV & Burglar alarm Techni-cian. Urgently looking for an

Expatriate with minimum 5 years

experience with NOC. Email your

CV with recent Photograph to:

[email protected]

Wanted staff nurse with MOH

license, immediate appointment,

to work in a private clinic. Perma-

nent post or locum. All Nationals

can apply. Salary negotiable, free

accommodation available.

Contact – 99048170/ 94870029

A medical centre is looking to hire immediately a talented Nurse to join our successful team,

required 3 years of experience,

Oman prometric, data flow. Send

your CV to- [email protected] or

Whatsapp - 91254820

Wanted Staff Nurse for

a dermatology clinic in Muscat .

Must have MOH license and NOC.

Attractive salary offered. Email:

[email protected]

Required gynecologist GEN: practitioner lady lab Technician and pharmacologist immediately

for a clinic in Suwaiq.

Contact 95081010


Wanted for Ibra clinic lab Tech-nicians gynecologist physician lady medical officer MOH license

and NOC needed or prometric with

high score and dataflow.

Contact - 99373493

[email protected]

GP doctor needed for reputed clin-

ic. Preferably with MOH license or

with Dataflow & Paramatics pass

Contact: 95388934

Required GP Doctors, gynecology, X ray tech staff nurses. Contact: 99681325 Email:

[email protected]

Required outdoor Sales/ Market-ing Executive with experience

in selling Technical- Mechanical

products/ building materials &

hardware/ auto parts. Graduate

with Oman license preferred.

Apply to: [email protected] or

fax to: 24799615

Advertising & interior company required Sales Executive with

driving /L send CV to

[email protected]

Require Salesman with D/L for

construction, Ind materials,

hydraulic hoses & fittings.

Contact 99221683 / 92830110

Required smart, young, dynamic Sales & Marketing Executive hav-

ing 2-3 years sales experience for

a reputed manufacturing company

in Oman, having its Head Office in

Ruwi. Experience in building mate-

rials is an added advantage. Omani

Driving License and NOC is a must.

Attractive remuneration package.

Apply with photograph to

E-mail: [email protected]

Required female person to work

at the retail shop/Marketing.

Please send your CV on e mail:

[email protected]

Urgently required south Indian cooks with NOC, having suitable

experienced. Contact: 94268319

/97408945


Shawarma / grill / Salad / Chi-nese, Cook. Contact: 96229522

Shawarma / grill / Salad / Asian Cook. Contact: 95529970

WANTED Female Gynaecologist,

Female GP- Two Female Staff Nurse (From India or Pilipino)and One

Female Dental Assist and

Female Lab Technician. With MOH Licence and Data Flow for

Al Saadi Specilised Medical Centre, Musanna.Contact # 92025033,

Email : [email protected]

A foodstuff distribution company in Muscat is looking for an Accountant. The candidate should

have good communication skills,

in depth knowledge of MS office

application & tally. Email us at

[email protected]

A leading cosmetic company in

Muscat is looking for an

Accountant – Email: us on

[email protected]

An Omani Audit firm is seeking audit partner to join the firm, the

candidate should be completed any

certificate course CIA,CPA, CA, ACC,

and 4 years’ experience, interested

candidates to submit their CVs to :

[email protected]

Part time Accountant available to

handle all accounts up to finaliza-

tion and audit work.

Contact: 95804210

Indian male B.Com graduate

looking for suitable placement in

accounts, office Administration &

marketing, 12 years experience,

NOC available Oman D/L.

Contact: 95804210

Part time Accountant up to finali-

zation auditing available after

4 pm. Contact: 91126314

Sudanese GIS Analyst hold mas-

ter in RS & GIS Resident have an

experience in accounting & store

management. Contact: 97943738

Indian 20 years well experienced

accounts & finance professional

looking for immediate placement

NOC available. Contact: 94546455


Young Indian male (25) with

B.Com degree on visit visa with

D/L and N.O.C for simple opportu-

nities preferably in accounting.

Contact : 96324484

7 Years experience as Financial

Analyst, MBA in finance. Respon-

sibilities- research contributor,

financial statement analysis,

generating MIS & efficiency report,

managing TAT, business & clients.

On visit visa in Muscat.

Contact- 90191628 / 96175780

Part Time Accounting, Audit

Preparation, Internal Audit, Monthly

Reports, Accounting set up for new

companies, GSM: 96975454,


Part time accounting workers up

to finalization, on monthly basis &

yearly finalization works.

Contact : 96247295

ACCA qualified professional lady with 5 years experience in finance

management accounts is looking

for a suitable placement NOC can

be Contact: 94521899

Accountant Indian male, 6 years

experience up to finalization in tally

with reporting knowledge & good

knowledge of payroll, having Oman

D/L, NOC. Contact: 92540313

Accountant , female , 1 &half

years experience up to finalization

in tally, good knowledge in report-

ing, pursuing ACCA, valid D/L.

Contact: 95373751

28/male/MBA - finance/B.Com -

Accountant with 4 years of Dubai/

India experience looking for a

suitable placement. # 90187483

[email protected]

Indian female 28 yrs B.Com 4 yrs

experience in MNC’s currently in

Muscat seeking suitable place-

ment in Finance / Admin.

Contact: 94743790

Accountant available with NOC,

7 years experience in Oman.

Ready to join immediately.

Contact 98263394

Well experienced Account M.Com

available with NOC, Tally & ERP.

Contact : 99035707

Indian male 34 yrs, M.Com –

Finance with 5 yrs experience in

Accounts in India, presently in

visiting visa looking for a suitable

placement. Contact: 93671785


Construction Company looking for Architect with experience in

Oman. Contact 97192707

Required Beautician for Beauty

Saloon at Ghobrah. Clearance / visa

available. Contact no. 95924910

Urgently required a Gulf experi-enced professional hair dresser cum beautician (lady) for a

reputed beauty salon.

Immediate appointment.

Contact: 99816262 / 98557585

Fax: 24796211 Email:

[email protected]

Beauty salon needs lady for

henna. Contact: 93336061

Indian male B.COM, MBA 4 years in

Larsen & Toubro total 26 years gulf

experience English, Arabic speaking

driving license NOC available.

Contact: 95588565

Accountant Having 5 Years expe-

rience in reputed companies.

Currently working in Muscat

(NOC AVAILABLE) GSM.91367217

Email [email protected]

Indian/MBA/male Chief Accountant 18Yrs Experi-

ence, MIS, C.Flow, Budgeting,

ERP, Cost accounting &Liasing

with auditors. NOC available.

Contact: 92254691/97826674


Indian (Male) having 17+years

Experience in Trading & Health-

care seeking senior Position in

Accounts (11 years GCC Experi-

ence)currently on Resident Visa

(NOC Available) and has a valid

Omani Driving Licence. Contact:

91335026; [email protected]

Indian male age 26, Accountant

one year experience in accounts

looking for suitable job. Contact -

Email: Anishkhan991867@gmail.

Com Mobile: +968 9565 9415

ADMIN

Qualified and experienced MBA

post graduate with proven work

exposure in Middle East & India,

having more than 5.5 years of rich

experience in accounts , project

coordination and administration in

(3.5 years UAE experience) oil and

gas projects is currently looking for

suitable job. Contact 93953613,

[email protected]

Indian male 25 yrs, Graduate in

commerce, overall 5 yrs exp in

accounts/ finance field. On visit

visa. Immediately available.

Contact 92836216 /

[email protected]

Indian male 31 chartered Accountant having 2 years Oman

experience looking for suitable

placement in finance and audit

field NOC available.

Contact: 96357827 Email:

[email protected]

Urgently required a Graphic designer with 2 years experience

in graphic designing, Photoshop,

illustrator. Send CV to


Advertising and signboard making company required fresh or

experience Graphic designer send CV to

[email protected]

Indian male 34 Yrs, Dual MBA

Finance and marketing with IT

skills, 7+ yrs of experience,

Looking for suitable placement.

contact 94879615,Email-

[email protected]

Sudanese Accountant, Alexandria

University Graduate bachelor of

commerce Diploma of Marketing

professional photographer worked

in PR and social media for 2 years

looking for a job in public relations

media, social media or marketing.

Contact: 96976240

ACCA member with 6 yrs of experi-

ence in Oman looking for a suitable

job in finance. Contact: 99284193

Accountant 8Years Experience

with D/L and NOC.

Contact 97712084

Indian, Kerala Male B.COM & B.PE,

Currently on Visit Visa. Looking for

a suitable job in Accounts, Store

Keeper, Sales etc. Ready to join as

early as possible. # 96988923

email:- [email protected]

Urgently required a Purchase Manager to handle all the pro-

curements for a reputed Ready-

mix concrete Company, having

its branches all over Oman. The

candidate should possess required

experience, product knowledge

and excellent communication

skills. Interested candidates may

send their CV to sndakshin@gmail.

com / Contact: 99256757

Wanted a experience Driver for Capital and Interior work.

Gsm : 942-888-63

Required Omani Driver

for a restaurant. Contact 95929911

Looking for a full time driver with

valid Omani license. # 95454033

Required marketing / PR manag-

er for a modern restaurant group

in Oman , proficient in illustrator &

Photoshop charismatic , proac-

tive , creative & flexible excellent

writing / Editing skills degree in

relevant area fluent in English.

Send CV to

[email protected]

URGENTLY REQUIREDBuildings construction

qualifi ed & experienced male Projects Manager

with Civil Engineering B.SC & quantity survey knowledge 10- 15 years experience. For a Muscat based well known

construction company. Email - [email protected]

Fax - 24479675

Indian male age 24, B.Com.

Accountant having 2 year experi-

ence and currently in Muscat.

Looking for suitable placement in

finance or Audit.

Contact: 90766307


Required urgently driver, experience Omani or expat drivers

with P.D.O. license.

Contact: 98242478

EDUCATION/TRAINING

A leading chain of franchise restaurant requires

ACCOUNTANT CUM ADMIN

Send your

Required English, computer and science female Teachers up to

grad 4. Contact - 95054916,

[email protected].

contact time after 5PM

MISCELLANEOUS

Advertising company required Graphic designer knowledge of

designing, Photoshop, illustrator,

coral draw & Salesman with D/L. Send CV to

[email protected]

Contact No: 94771366/ 95338210

Looking for Female Journalistic or advertising & media back-

ground. Contact- 99342237 /

9394 6622/


Required candidates for following

posts: Accountant, Storekeeper, Foreman Building Maintenance, Van-salesman (water), Helpers. Candidates with Omani driving

license preferred.

Contact 99273774/99202278

Care Medical Centre Al Seeb

requires Gynecologist and General Practitioner. Mail CV to:

[email protected]

Urgently required experienced female Lab Technician, with knowl-

edge of histopathology & cytology,

with MOH release, for a well-known

laboratory in Al Khuwair.

Contact: 95271561/98893034

MEDICAL

MEDICAL

Urgently required Pharmacist for a Pharmacy in Barka.

Contact 99452755

Indian female 33 years with 9.5

years experience (1yr in Oman) as

Executive Secretary, Administra-

tion, Sales Coordinator, and HR

coordinator seeks suitable place-

ment. Contact 97985059

[email protected]

Indian Female, MBA-HR having

8+ experience in Administration/

HR, Customer Support, Office Coor-

dinator with good Computer skill,

Now on Visit Visa,looking for suit-

able position. Contact: 90196235

With 15 years of gulf experience in

HR- Admin logistics looking for suit-

able position fluent in Arabic & Eng


Indian male 21 yrs Graduate in

business administration (BBA)

with computer knowledge (hard-

ware & software) seeks suitable

employment immediately.

Contact: 98085633 / 98898504

Indian female, MSC more than 6

years Oman experience in office

coordination, administration &

managerial, clerical jobs looking

for a suitable position.

Contact: 91303124

Indian female, 27, MCA, 2 yrs

experience in Administration and

HR in India & Oman. Currently in

family visa seeking suitable jobs

preferably in Muscat.

Contact.99417993

Indian/ 23yrs female/ 5yrs GCC

experience with NOC looking for a

suitable position in HR/Admin

/ Accounts/ BD.

Contact +96890656997

Indian female with nearly 10 years

of Oman experience in Administra-

tion & HR, seeking suitable place-

ment. NOC available.

Contact: 99242841

Filipino HRD especialist /

material controller supervisor with

18 yrs experience looking for suit-

able job in Oman. Contact: (+968)

98037142 / (+968) 92659817

Indian female MBA / HR, 2.5

experience seeking suitable job.

Contact: 99257214

Indian female MBA fin & HR now

on visit visa looking for suitable


Indian Male 22 , Graduate , Spe-

cialized in Tally ERP 9.0, SAP B 1&

Professional in Indian & Foreign

Accounting (CPIFA) with 1 year

work experience , on visit visa in

Muscat , Contact no:91782545

URGENT REQUIREMENT

EVENT COORDINATOR For a reputed Company

Event Management.

Send CV with current picture.

mention Ref no:0621Email: [email protected]

Branch Manger required to

manage entire Business.

[email protected] 99110080

Indian Male MBA (UK), 9 years experience in Dubai/London/Mumbai in Management Consulting,

Sales & Marketing, Business Development for Real Estate/Banking

seeks similar placement with D/L.

Contact: 95168205


SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION WANTED

ARCHITECT

DESIGNER/DRAUGHTSMAN

ENGG. / TECH./MECH.

HOSPITALITY

MISCELLANEOUS

MISCELLANEOUS

Diploma in Mechanical Engg, 10 years exp in steel fabrication

site work with valid Oman driving

license. Contact: 94696192

B.Sc Civil Engineer 7 years gulf

experience total experience 9 years

having GCC D/L seeking for suitable

replacement local release available.

Contact: 98628515/ 98289234


B.E Electrical Engineer, Age 28 yrs.

5.5 yrs experience. 2 yrs in OMAN

as site supervisor/ site engineer,

with valid GCC license.



Civil Engineer diploma, 4 yrsexp

seeks suitable position ina reputed

company. NOC available.

Contact 96789711

B.E Mechanical Engineer, age 24

with almost 1 year experience as

Production Shift Engineer, has

achieved training on HVAC

Engineering design and has good

hands on software like AutoCAD

and HAP.Currently in Oman on a

visit visa, looking for a suitable

placement.Contact: 95065955


Mechanical diploma, Indian male

26, 4 years experienced MEP

supervisor seeks suitable openings

NOC / Release available.

Contact: 97901559

Civil Engineer 8 years experience

Structural buildings marine.

Available NOC release.

Contact: 92451323.


Indian male Electrical Engineer, having 6 years gulf experience

in designing, assembling, com-

missioning execution etc having

valid GCC license too looking for a

suitable. Contact: 00968-98052942


HSE Engineer (B.E Mech+Diploma

Safety+NEBOSH+OSHA) over

10yrs. Exp, (Visa Release Letter

(NOC) available), seeking suit-

able placement, Mob:97061817,

Email:[email protected]

Civil Engineer (B.Tech), Indian

male 24 years with 1+years Indian

experience,(Certified in Staad

Pro/ Quantity Survey/ Auto Cad).

Looking for a Suitable position.

Available In Sultanate of Oman

(Muscat) on Visit Visa.

Contact 92157694. E-mail:

[email protected]

An Iraqi civil with more than

30 years experience in (Iraq and

G.C.C) looking for a job, (N.O.C)

available. Contact: 96561306


Mechanical Engineer with one

year’s experience as Asst. Piping

Engineer having good knowledge of

PIPING DESIGNS, PDMS, SP3D, AU-

TOCAD, PRO-ENGINEER WILDFIRE,

DS CATIA, JAVA SCRIPTS etc, look-

ing for suitable opportunity. Contact:

+968-99200724/24496072.

Civil Engineer B.Tech with 6+

years in supervision designing

planning and QC expert in Mech,

civil software. Contact: 90719263

Project co-odinater & AutoCAD

draftsman Indian male, 8 yrs exp

in Oman in civil, interior, precast-

ing with D/L & NOC.

Contact: 92188496, Email:

[email protected]

Quantity surveyor (B.E Civil) 5+

years experience in buildings and

mosque N.O.C available ready to join

immediately. Contact: +97826597 /

+919171430681


For preparing Civil / MEP Auto CAD drawings.

Contact -93480346.


Civil Engineer 7 years experience,

Driving license, NOC available.

Contact- 98078095

Electrical Engineer B.Tech, Indian

available in Oman, 2+ years Oman

exp (MEP) Light D/L.

Contact - 93832935

Diploma Civil Engineering (certifi-

cate attested) 6 years Oman experi-

ence as interior work site in charge

/ quantity surveyor NOC/ Release

available.Contact: 93120433

Civil Engr. Diploma 8 yrs exp in

construction & consultancy with

auto cad. D/L.Contact: 93060770


Civil Engineer, Indian male 4

Years experience in Oman & India.

Looking for Permanent Placement

in Oman. NOC Available, Contact:

+96895984661,+96891455949

Civil Quantity Surveyor with 3yr

UAE experience seeking job.

UAE driving license holder.


+96895641991; +971557969671

Electrical Engineer 5 years

experience substations oil & Gas

water projects fluency in Arabic &

English & English driving license


Indian male Civil Engg. 11 years

experience having Omani driving

license, NOC available.

Contact: 95797286


Indian male MBA Finance & Marketing 25 yrs

having 1.9 years of experience Finance & Marketing

Contact: 95206140/ 96992013 Email:

[email protected]

ENGINEER W

B.E Mechanical Engineer, age

33 with 6+ years experience in

GCC in MEP building construc-

tion field (execution and design of

HVAC,firefighting,plumbing),

with D/L, NOC available

Contact 96978380,


Construction Machinery repairs

Engineer, 5 years, driving license,

Contact - 94001961

Agriculture Engineer 2 8rs, with

5 yrsexp in the field of agriculture,

landscaping & irrigation. Since 2

yrs working in different projects.

Having valid UAE driving license.

Currently in Oman (Salalah) on

visit visa. Contact – 94120190 /

[email protected]

Architectural Draftsmen diploma

in construction technology with 6

years experience in drafting and

detailing as per British standard

in Oman with valid Omani license

looking for suitable opportunity

Noc available. Call 94375897.

Autocad works freelance, MEP, Civil

works, Interior, 2d/3d, BOQ etc.

Contact 97103168

Revit, Autocad D/man, expected

salary 200 OMR PH :92279784

Filipino Senior Revit/AutoCAD

Draftsman with 20 years profes-

sional experience is looking for suit-

able job in Oman. Please Contact:

96489798, (+974) 66653780.

An M (M FWA

I

M F

SAP Business Objects / Data

Warehousing professional. 10

years experience with top IT

global companies (HP and Accen-

ture) in team leading roles. Oman

Family visa. Looking for jobs in

Muscat. Contact: 91487199

Indian male ERP Consultant 15

yrs exp, 11 yrs in gulf looking for

IT management jobs, local release,

Oman D/L. Contact: 94618761

Indian female, MCA currently on

family visit visa skills in ASP ,

NET , DBMS, AutoCAD civil seeks

suitable placement NT, Interested

in teaching. Contact: 90417133


Indian male 22 years B.A. Anima-

tion & Graphic Adobe suites and

Maya, seeking suitable placement.


[email protected]

Female, 31, B.Tech- ECE/CCNA/

GSM, 5 yrs Oman experience in IT

support (AD, exchange, TMG, UNIS

Server admin, In-house apps sup-

port, project placement, Transfer


Indian Male, MCA Graduate, 15

yrs exp in ERP, CSM Certified,

seeking suitable role.NOC Avail-

able. Contact : GSM : 90189284


Indian female M.Sc Computer

Science seeking suitable place-

ment in Muscat area.

Contact 98660672

SAP Business Objects / Data

Warehousing professional. 10

years experience with top 5 IT

global companies (HP and Accen-

ture) in team leading roles. Oman

family visa. Looking for jobs in

Muscat. Phone: 91487199

IT Support Engineer, Exp 3 years

in Oman 2 years in India.

Contact: 94672759

Indian male 4 years experience in

IT as Programmer / Web Support/

CCNA/ Network on visit visa seek-

ing placement. Contact: 93069694


3 years experience in IT Software

field, seeking suitable jobs.

Contact: 96350234, Email :

[email protected]

Indian male 31yrs old with hotel

management degree, 3 yrs experi-

ence in F&B services at 5 star hotel

Dubai, 05 yrs in American 06 star

cruise liner has butler. Has Oman

driving license. Contact- 99859150.

Chemical Engineer with MBA &

experience looking for job.

Contact: 94908977

Mechanical Engineer, B.Tech (Post

Graduate) looking for suitable


mail: [email protected]

Mechanical Engineer 7 years

experience plumbing firefighting

water pipeline projects fluency in

Arabic and English driving license


Architect Engineer seeking for

suitable job 4 years experience

currently working in Muscat, NOC


B.Tech Civil Engineer 2 years

experience on visit seeks urgent


Electronics & telecommunication

BE Indian male having skills in

electronics communication, net-

working , embedded having 2 years

experience looking for suitable po-

sition available in Oman on family

visit visa. Contact: 93051918 Email:

[email protected]

Civil Engineer (QS) 2 yrs exp

seeking job UAE D/L.

Contact: +96895641991

Indian male, Structural Engineer

looking for job in structural design

field. Having 6 years of experience

in design field. Residing in Muscat.

Contact: 91176187


Electrical Engineer with 16 years

experience in switchgear / trans-

former / over head lines & trading,

looking for sales / procurement &

project planning & Execution with

NOC & D/L. Contact: 95994727


Mechanical Engineer (B.Tech)

Indian male with 1 year experience

on visit visa looking for job,

qualification in QA-QC, HVAC&

piping engineering.


[email protected]

Indian mechanical supervisor (diploma) 17 yrs experience in pet-

rochemical construction (fabrica-

tion erection) in all steel structural

and mechanical jobs, on visit visa

seeks suitable placement.

Contact: 90924467


Indian male, Mechanical

Engineer having 1year experi-

ence, on visit visa looking for

suitable job. Contact:97416564,

Email:[email protected]

Civil Engineer 8 years experience

in Oman as a project engineer for

governmental & private projects.

Contact – 90164912

Young Indian, Engineering in

Bio-technology, Bio-chemical and

Chemical, looking for a challenging

placement in Oman.

Contact 97607000. Email:

[email protected]

Mech. Engineer 10 years GCC

exp automobile / oil & gas / const

project / plant, equip machinery in

charge with driving license NOC.

Contact: 95774585

Driver light duty (house or com-

pany) valid Gulf D/L looking job.

Contact- 95175192

Pakistani driver with car Subaru

2004 model. Contact: 99667817

Driver with Electrician 4 years

experience looking for job.

Contact: 97456062

Pakistani driver with 3 years

experience, seeking for placement

familiar with Batinah & Sharqiyah

regions. Contact 99832706

Looking for driver job.

Contact: 99035942 /97383016

Looking for job driver. Contact: 94158238

Six years experienced light duty

vehicle driver looking for a suit-

able placement. Contact: 96362871

Driver with light duty license 10

yrs exp. Contact: 94566432

Driver with car. Contact:93346085

13 years experience driver.

Contact 95068976

Bangladeshi driver looking for job.

Contact: 97418036

Experience driver 12 years experi-

ence in GCC, seeks suitable place-

ment. Contact: 93722881

IT

Architect and 3D visualize three

years experience 1.5 in Oman flu-

ent in Arabic and English have Om-

ani driving license looking for job

with consultancy office or interior

design firm. Contact: 94673937

Architect Engineer seeking for

suitable job, 8 years experience.

GSM : 96075000, Email :

[email protected]

Indian female diploma architect

6 years exp in Oman Engineering

consultancy, valid Oman driving

license. Contact: 96683293 /

97750870

DRIVER

DESIGNER

DIETICIAN

Indian male B.com MBA 4 years in

L &T total 26 years gulf experienced

English & Arabic speaking

driving license with NOC.

Contact: 95588565

Indian candidate with 15 years

experience in Facility Manage-

ment (Soft Service) looking for

part time assignments / Consul-

tancy Opportunities.

Contact- 98469311/96179737

27, Indian female B.com gradu-

ate with 4 years experience in

procurement and purchases on

family visa looking for immediate

and suitable placement.

Contact: 95828986

Interior design supervisor 6 yrs

experience valid Oman license NOC

/ release available.

Contact: 92508926

Indian Female, 25 Years - MSc

Biotechnology, 1yr exp. in Clinical Mi-

crobiology & 6 months working exp.

in international crop reserch

institute of semi arid crops (ICRISAT)

Looking for suitable job. #92619048,


MEDICAL

Indian Male with 13 Years Oman

Experience as Assistant Pharma-

cist with Valid MOH License and

Oman D/L is looking for a Suitable

Job in Muscat Area. NOC available.

Please Contact: 92121414

Sri Lankan female qualified in UK

with BSC (Hons) pharmacology and

MSC pharmaceutical science with

management studies having one

year experience in Sir Lanka, look-

ing suitable placement in regulatory

affairs, clinical research / trials,

Pharmacologist, pharmacovigilance

and research. #99550318

Indian female dentist specialized

Endodontist, looking for suitable

placement. Parametric completed.

Contact: 96410448

MANAGER/SUPER.

Chief Accountant/Finance Manager

– Indian male, CA Finalist, having

20 years’ experience in Finance,

Accounts, Audit, Finalization of Ac-

counts, preparation of Project Reports

etc., looking for immediate placement.

12 yrs. in Oman in Construction and

Consultancy co., have Omani D/L,

knows Tally. Contact 94041048,


Indian male - 8 yrs exp as HSE of-

fice/supervisor -on visit visa- seeks

suitable opening in Sohar - Contact

94532131 / 98317698;


8 Years experienced camp boss

worked in SAOG CO. Looking for

suitable position. NOC available.

Contact - 94298945

Indian male 24 ,B.E ( E.C.E ) grad-

uate with 3 years of experience in

the fields of BMS and Low current

systems and has good knowledge

about Electronic Security Systems,

currently working in Oman, NOC

Available. Contact:-94737033/

[email protected]

Electrical & Electronics Engr,

knows autocad & revit.

PH: 93837973

Pakistani male Diploma Civil

Engineer 4yrs exp in Oman bull-

ing & mega projects, valid license

Oman. Contact: 98921022

Sr. Electrical Engineer with17+ yrs

of exceptional exp in spear head-

ing strategic planning and project

management initiatives & execut-

ing various high rise residential

& commercial building as well as

roads and highway project with

proficiency in installation, seeking

a challenging position in a dynamic

organization. Contact 96570891

Quantity Surveyor / Site Engineer

6 years experience in Omani have

valid driving license release avail-

able looking for immediate place-


Indian female 25years M.E (pow-

er electronics) 3years experience

in teaching profession looking for

suitable job. Contact no 97003267

& 94214909


Mechanical Engineer (Sudanese)

3 years experience : Fire fighting,

HSE, Design, Production.

Contact: 93642704


Civil Engineer (Indian male)

5 years experience in Oman with

valid Omani driving license & NOC

looking for suitable opportunity.

Contact: 93101283

Sr. Quantity surveyor B.Tech (Civil

Tech) above 8 years (7 years in

Oman) having driving license NOC


Civil Engineer, young Indian

having almost 2 years experience

looking for a challenging position

seeks suitable position in Oman/

GCC. Please contact 92718490,

Email ID: [email protected]

Indian female dietician with 3

years experience in India seeking

a suitable placement preferable in

Muscat. Contact: 99104209

EDUCATION/TRAINING

ENGG. / SUPERVISOR

ENGG. / SUPERVISOR

Female B. Ed English teacher, 7 yrs exp seeking suitable

placement. Contact 99739415 /

92091528

SECRETARIAL & OFFICE

Indian, 20 years experience in

Oman as personal assistant / office

manager / executive secretary /

administrator / business develop-

ment asst. seeks job change. Release

available. Contact 99168054.

Lady Secretary / Sales Co-coor-

dinator 12 years experience in

Oman in reputed companies, seek

immediate Employment.

Call: 95244761

Looking for part time job Secre-tarial / Data Entry / Documenta-

tion available every day after 5:00

pm Friday / Saturday full day area

preferred Ruwi/ CBD/ MBD /

Al Khuwair. Contact: 90414827

Indian female BE, 3 years office

assistant experience, seeking

placement.Contact-90655903

Mechanical Engineer (B.Tech)

Indian male with 2 year experience,

AREA OF INTEREST

Work on Oil Rigs, Work as an QA/QC

inspector, Ultrasonic testing,

Radiographic testing.

Contact: +91 9567526566


Sudanese 27 yrs BSC in IT having

Omani driving in resident visa

experience in Administration P.R.O

general account and tourism

language Arabic and English.

Contact: 94907717


Indian looking for a job in the

trade 27 years of age for a friendly

college degree. Contact: 96424192

Sudanese male bachelor geology

and mining with 3 years experi-

ence in MUD logging and training

in soil investigation.

Contact: 92956848

BS in Electrical Engineering, Experience: 5 years(Power Plants).


[email protected]

Indian male 28yrs Bcom 3yrs

exp. in warehouse operations

(including pharmaceutical). Well

knowledge in WMS & ERP, looking

for suitable job. Ph. 95576686,

E: [email protected] (UAE visa

holder, currently in Oman)

Indian male, 28, post graduate,

6+ yrs exp in Oman in sales (back

office) & credit control with valid

Oman D/L looking for suitable

lacements. NOC available.

Contact 92066 523

SKILLED / UNSKILLED

Electrician, plumber, helper, In-

dian & gulf exp looking job.

Contact - 95175192

Mason, sh/carpenter, steel fitter,

with medical. Contact- 95175192 or

mail, [email protected]

Senior Land Surveyor 23 yrs Oman,

UAE & Egypt GPS, T.S

Construction roads infrastructure oil

feed electric works OHL, UGC grid ,

primary substation processing data.

Contact: 95326927 / 92928981


Indian male B-tech 8 years expe-

rience as senior electrical project

engineer / QC engineer on visit

visa seeks suitable placement.

Contact 94094543


Site Supervisor, Diploma in

Civil Engg (cert attested) knows

autocad revit, salary exp: 250

Ph : 92279784

DAILY GUIDED6 T U E S D AY, J U N E 2 8 , 2 0 1 6

Email: [email protected] [email protected].: 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 /431 / 456 / 461Fax: 24812624

SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION WANTED

SITUATION WANT-SIT. WANTEDIndian male graduate, 10 years ex-

perience Oman seeks job in Sales &

Marketing. Contact: 92133277

Indian male 3.5 yr experience in

Oman sales and purchase having

valid Oman driving license seeking

for suitable job. Contact 91076676

Sales representative with 7 years

experience and valid Oman driving

license, NOC or release avail-

able-99695780

Indian male 26 years of experi-

ence of sales & marketing in surgi-

cal and laboratory equipments.

Looking for good replacement.

Contact – 92015894 / 95774854

Indian female, MBA Marketing

with 4 years experience with

4 years experience with Oman

experience, NOC and D/L looking

for suitable opening with visa.

Contact: 92460623

Indian female, BSC, Bed, MBA

(Marketing) 3years experience,

seeks suitable in the marketing

section. Contact: 95041134


Indian Male, MBA marketing 5 yrs

exp. in sales & 4 yrs in FMCG

sector, looking for best opportunity.

NOC available.

Contact: 96001877

Indian male 33 having 6 yrs exp in

Oman & 4 yes exp in Qatar having

valid Oman D/L seeks opportunity

in sales & business development.


[email protected]

Indian male 24 B.com, 2years of

experience in sales & admin &

proficient in M.S Office, Excel.

Contact: 98613373


Indian male MBA 5 yrs experience

in Oman and India seeking suit-

able position in marketing & sales


Email: pranodsathyan11@gmail.

com

SALES / MARKETING

Filipino Male, 28 years Old. Looking

for job, Have experience in Rent

a Car/ Cargo & Logistics / Real

Estate/ Customer Care Executive /

Sale Executive & Marketing/ Shop

In- Charge. Hard working w/ good

computer and communication skill.

GSM: 97761075

Indian male 37 years MBA gradu-

ate in marketing with 9yrs of

experience in UAE in field of brand

promotions & marketing with UAE

D/L on a visit seeking suitable

position. Conatct 95792820

Indian Male MBA, 5 years Build-

ing Materials Project Sales experi-

ence in Oman, NOC available,

seeking for placement.

Contact - 90655903,99325544

Indian Male, Experienced in

FMCG & other kind of Sales,

looking for suitable placement in

Foodstuff/FMCG Industry with

valid GCC license.

Immediately available.

Contact: 94625495.

35 years male, Lebanese hold-

ing British passport, 10 years

of experience in procurement,

Omani Government tenders, setup

marketing plans & strategies,

importing, Organizing events,

management, have car, NOC avail-

able. Contact 94123939


Indian male Graduate with 18

years of Marketing experience

presently in Oman on family visit

visa, looking for best opportunity.

Contact: 96168687


Indian female 29 years Post Grad-

uate with computer Knowledge 2

years of Oman experience in coor-

dinator & 5 years of experience in

customer service, client relation

officer with excellent communica-

tion skill seeks suitable place-


Oil &gas experienced Indian lady

with 6 years in sales & market-

ing to PDO and having valid

Omani driving license. Contact

96143430/99875919

Indian male 1 yr exp in sales

automotive (TBL) looking for best

opportunity , NOC available.

Contact: 97793879


MISCELLANEOUS

MISCELLANEOUS

4years and 7months experienced

Female seeking job related to Of-

fice Job, Data Entry and Desk-

top Administration. Completed

diploma in Computer Science.

Contact: 94653264

Master in Aeronautical engineer-

ing (PhD) having 4 years experi-

ence. Seeking job in universities,

colleges, schools and industries.

Contact 98259462

[email protected]

SITUATION WANTEDCOMPUTER/WEB./ EDUCATION/CLASSES

Karate and self defense classes

at Azaiba 18 Nov Street. RO 10 per

month twice a week Monday and

Tuesday 6. 30 TO 7. 30. PM.

Contact: 98294551

Spoken Arabic class for Non Arabic Speakers & English

class for Malayalam Speakers in Azaiba and Ruwi

earn in two monthstion guaranteed

Tel: 95244310

Indian female 23 ORACLE ERP

Technical consultant 2+exp skills:

oaf, forms reports and bipublisher.

Contact - 91156571 email:

[email protected]

Indian Male 30 year GCC driving

license and past experience as

project coordinator looking for a

suitable position. Project coordina-

tion, Sales executive, marketing

executive or any other suitable

post. Contact -97070427

Indian Male 24 years, HSE , 3

years Experienced as WELDING

SUPERVISOR, PIPE FITTER, NON-

DESTRUCTIVE TEST, ASNT-NDT

level II, per SNT-TC-LA (Radio-

graphic Testing (RT)Penetrate

testing (PT) Magnetic Particle

Testing(MT)Ultrasonic Testing

(UT)RTFI, looking for a suitable job.

Contact 99334770

Master in Aeronautical Engineer-

ing (PhD) having 4 years experi-

ence. Seeking job in universities,

colleges, schools and industries.

Contact 98259462

[email protected]

Mechanical Engineer 3 years of

experience in HVAC mechanical

engineer one year experience in

Auto Cad B.E (mechanical engi-

neering) revit mep, auto cad, stcw,

huet.mobile: +97430384909


Indian male 21, Graduate in com-

merce (B.com ) having 2 years of

experience in cash counter (Na-

tional trading & spare parts)look-

ing for a suitable placement on a

visit visa. Contact:+968 95919647

/+968 94245753/

[email protected]

Indian candidate with 15 years

experience in Facility Management

(Soft Service) looking for part time

assignments / Consultancy Oppor-

tunities. Contact- 98469311

Indian Male, 23, BBA Graduate,

fresher, no D/L, looking for a suit-

able job. Contact: 94032041; Email:

[email protected]

Part- Time Accountant, well expe-

rience senior accountant, doing all

type of accounting works, Finaliza-

tion, Budgeting available.

Contact: 98803439

Qualified banking & Accounts

management profesional seeking

suitable job opportunities. Current-

ly working in India with ICIC Bank.


Contact# 919755550181

Filipino Male: 35 yrs, with 3yrs

Technical & Customer Service,

2yrs Online Ad Serving, 1yr dmin-

istrative work experiences looking

for suitable job. Contact 97852816

Project Engineer, Mechanical In-

dian Male, 26 years 3 Years experi-

ence in Projects of Tanks, Boilers

and Steel structures Aware of int.

Standards B.Tech in Mech engg

Contact-rahulkunnath23@gmail.

com Mob-00917350860889

25, Indian female (BCA- Com-

puter Application). 1yr experience

as teacher and graphic designer.

Knowledge in Photoshop, illustra-

tor, in design. Looking for suitable

job in office administration, teach-

ing and graphic designing.

Contact - 98426509

Filipino Cabin steward / Linen

vallet is looking for suitable job in

Oman. Contact: +968 91065438 or


Indian male Administrative

officer Four years experience in

same field. Well known MS office

tools, Specialization in handling

back office operations, inter of-

fice correspondence, confidential

mails, Quotations, Monthly billing.

Searching for suitable job in Oman.

Contact: +91 9750572088/ E-mail

id: [email protected]

Indian Driver, with Oman driving

license having 10 years experience

in Oman, looking for suitable posi-

tions. Contact-91519047

Indian male network cabling tech-

nician (19-years gulf experience)

seeking for suitable placement.

Contact: 0091-8089909265 (In-

dia) email: [email protected]

Mechanical Engineer, Indian,

(B.E.) on visit visa, seeking suit-

able post. Contact no: 99534733


HSE Engineer, Indian male 5 years

experience in Oil & Gas. Working

in Shclumberger, NEBOSH, IOSH,

& NDT Certified, M Tech in HSE.

[email protected]

+91 9867016808

Indian male MBA, 24 yrs having

experience in Sales & marketing

seeks suitable placement.

Contact GSM: 93833563

email: [email protected].

Indian male, 24 yrs, B. Com Graduate

more than 1 year experienced in ac-

counts planning to come for a family

visit in oman seeking for a suitable

placement. Contact 99334770/

99743709

Indian male 33 years, B.Com, hav-

ing 6 years experience in Oman.

Tally & ERP looking for suitable

placement. Mobile no :98492921

Indian Male, 22, Experienced,

Looking for job in sales (no DL).

Contact: 90801420; Email:

[email protected]

Female Architect on visiting visa,

two years’ experience, graduated

from School of Planning and Archi-

tecture (under MHRD). Proficient

in AutoCAD, Google Sketchup and

creative visualization. Email

[email protected].

Contact 00968-94057427.

Indian Architectural Engi-neer with 2.5 yrs experience in

architectural consultancy firms,

currently on visit visa, looking for

suitable placement Contact no:

+96894955793

[email protected].

Economist: Female, MA & M. Phil/

PhD_ in ECONOMICS. 10 years

experience Banking/Lecturer/Cus-

tomer Service/Trainer, currently

looking for job contact: 97457248


merce (B.com) having 2 years of

experience in purchase (supply

chain management) looking for a

suitable placement presently on

a visit visa. Contact: 93979084 /

97351786 / E-mail:

[email protected]

Indian Female 23 Years, Post

Graduated in Sanskrit (language),

Seeking for Suitable Jobs, (Teach-

ing or Clerical), Knowledge in MS

Office, Good Communication Skill

#96141317, 94614317, E-mail:

[email protected]

Indian male electrician (EEE),

2 years good working experi-

ence searching for suitable job.

Gmail id ; antonyajin15@gmail.

com, Contact; 918148336160 /

918300136160

Indian male Electrician(EEE)

2 years good working experi-

ence searching for suitable

job. mail ; antonyajin15@gmail.

com, Contact;918148336160 /

918300136160

Indian male 33 yrs, MBA - HR, worked on

Recruitments,Training,Site-HR,

Omanisation and development

plans of nationals ,10 yrs exp.

Seeking a job.NOC avl. # 94179499

[email protected]

Indian Male, 23, BBA Graduate,

Fresher, on visit visa looking for

job in sales/marketing.

Contact - 94032041; Email -

[email protected]

Sudanese male. Bachelor geology

and mining with 2 years experience

in MUD LOGGING & Training in Soil

Investigation. Tel: 92956848

Indian female, B.Tech Computer

Science with 3 years experience

seeking full time job in IT support,

Teaching, HR. Contact: 95933507

/ 97485997

Indian male 25, Graduate in

commerce (B.com) having 4 years

of experience in Office Admin-

istration (admin) looking for a

suitable placement presently on

a visit visa. Contact: 93979084 /

97351786 E-mail:

[email protected]

Indian male, 30.System admin-

istrator/desktop support profes-

sional.5 years of GCC exp.

Visa status: visit (Dubai)

mob: 00971565598176/

[email protected]

Indian Male, 26 M.Com with

4 yrs of Experience in Accounting

& Administration in a Financial

Company in India, seeks suitable

job, Currently in India.

Contact India:-+918907212253

Akhil:-93626288, Email:

[email protected]

Sales 2 years B.Com male 24 yrs,

Indian. Contact: 00968 94212636

[email protected]

B. Com 2 years experience in

Sales Marketing Logistics

Accounts and Front office

Contact 95506048

Indian male 27 yrs, MBA finance

with 4 years experience currently

in Muscat on visit visa seeking suit-

able placement in finance / admin.

Contact: 90921724

Indian male 43 yrs accountant pres-

ently on tourist visa looking for suit-

able placement in a company 18yrs

experience in managing finance in

Indian and abroad.

Contact 90190648

Indian male Accountant 2.5 years

exp in Oman with valid D/L NOC


Indian female having D/L with 12

years experience in corporate / retail

sales & B/D. Looking for a suitable

job in training / IT / Education com-

panies. Contact: 91751077



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97457248

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ated from School of Planning and

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Contact 00968-94057427.

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ence in CBSE schools in India well

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Email- [email protected]

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polishing, pest control &

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Parents of 28 yrs, Indian Boy

from Mumbai, ACCA working as

a senior accountant in Muscat,

seeks alliance from an Indian

Sunni Muslim family. Contact-

(parent): 96408642 email id:

[email protected]

Maternal uncle of Indian Sunni

Muslim girl aged 21, beautiful, tall

and pursuing M.Sc, Urdu speaking

hailing from Chennai seeks

suitable alliance.

Contact: 97047811

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Contact by Whatsapp: 91346321

Parents of 28 yrs, Indian Boy

from Mumbai, ACCA working as

a senior accountant in Muscat,

seeks alliance from an Indian

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no. (Parent): 96408642 email id:

[email protected]

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star, Studying for B. Pharm seek-

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ing Contact :96425102

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Contact 968 98267338,

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