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Eid break does not need to be death sentence

TARIQ AL HAREMI/REJIMON Ktariqh@timesofoman.comreji@timesofoman.com

MUSCAT: It is supposed to be a time of celebration but Eid Al Adha has been tinged with trag-edy as each year the holiday is marred by unnecessary deaths.

This year police authorities have urged residents to stay safe, urging them to drive responsibly, swim safely and not to play with fi re during the long weekend.

Last year, during the Eid Al Adha holidays, nine people drowned in diff erent incidents across the wilayats and several road accidents were reported, while 15 people died and 172 were injured in 2013 accidents.

“As it is a shorter holiday, peo-ple prefer to visit indoor tourist spots. Unfortunately for some, negligence in adopting safety measures puts them into trouble. So, we advise the public to be safe during the holidays and avoid any untoward incident,” a police offi -cial from the Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulances, told the Times of Oman.

According to the police, a spike

in the number of road accidents is common during the holiday period, in addition to incidents of drowning and other injuries.

“People should be extra care-ful while visiting tourist spots. They should always seek the help of a guide, who knows the pitfalls of the spot. Non-swimmers are strongly advised against ventur-ing into water. Parents taking children to beaches should also take extra care. Loss caused by momentary negligence could be irreparable,” the offi cials added.

During the 2014 Eid holidays, an Omani national drowned in Wadi Shab and another drowned in Wadi Bani Khalid. Seven ex-patriates drowned at the Yiti and Mughsayl beaches.

The police have also advised tourists visiting the country to adhere to the rules and laws of the Sultanate for their own safety and the safety of others. >A3

After two

consecutive years of

tragedy during Eid

Al Adha, authorities

have urged the

public to stay safe

EID AL ADHA GREETINGSThe board of directors and staff of Muscat Media Group extend their heartiest greetings to

His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said on the advent of Eid Al Adha.

Obama thanks His Majesty

HM pardons 189 prisoners

HM sends greetings

MUSCAT: His Majesty Sul-tan Qaboos bin Said received a phone call from US Presi-dent Barack Obama. President Obama expressed his thanks and gratitude for His Majesty’s eff orts in assisting the US ad-ministration in securing the re-lease of two US citizens in Yem-en. Obama thanked His Majesty for supporting the international eff orts in dealing with the situa-tion in Yemen.

Both leaders stressed the im-portance of supporting political solutions to deal with the Yeme-ni crisis and quickly responding to the pressing humanitarian needs in the country. -With inputs

from ONA

MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, the Supreme Commander, has issued a Royal pardon to 189 prisoners con-victed in diff erent cases. They include 62 foreign prisoners.

His Majesty, the Supreme Commander’s Royal pardon co-incides with the advent of the blessed Eid Al Adha 1436 AH and in consideration of the fam-ilies of the prisoners. -ONA

MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has sent a ca-ble of greetings to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia on the occasion of National Day.

In his cable, His Majesty the Sultan has expressed his sincere greetings along with his best wishes of good health, wellbe-ing and a long life to the Custo-dian of the Two Holy Mosques, praying to Allah the Almighty for the return of this and similar occasions on him to achieve the aspirations of further progress and prosperity for the Saudi people. -ONA

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2Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi landed in Aden on

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MARKETOman, Iran sign pacts

3Pacts were signed between Iran and Oman to study a sub-sea gas

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OMAN‘No need to issue advance salary this Eid’

1There is no need to issue salaries in advance because of the Eid Al Adha, said a senior offi cial at the Ministry of Manpower. He said the usual date for releasing salaries is very close, so the Ministry was of

the opinion that there is no need to take a decision on early pay. >A3

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MUSCAT: With the rush of Eid Al Adha holiday-makers having already begun, travellers are facing delays at the Oman-UAE border, said sources in Buraimi.

“As of now, travellers from both sides are having to wait for more than an hour to cross the border,” sources in Buraimi revealed, add-ing that the situation might wors-en in the coming days.

“However, we can see that more police have been deployed at the border to ease the situation,” the sources added.

Last year, holidayers had to wait for more than three hours in queue to complete immigration procedures while entering Oman from the UAE. Normally, it takes only half an hour to complete the formalities.

Two borders have to be crossed to enter Dubai from Oman—the Al Wajajah border in Oman and the Hatta border in the UAE.

Expats in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, who wish to cross into Oman through the Hili border post in the UAE, have to

pay Dh35 for an exit stamp on their passports.

The same rule applies to those travelling to Buraimi through the Saa’ and wadi Jizi border posts. It costs OMR5 to obtain a visa. Ear-

lier, the entry was free for expats. These rules are now part of the

regulations implemented for entry and exit of people between Oman and the UAE and are aimed at re-ducing border traffi c, particularly

at the Hili border post.While the total number of in-

bound visitors was pegged at 2,098,000 in 2014, the total num-ber of outbound tourists was esti-mated to be 4,727,000.

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LONG WAIT: Long queues are seen at the Oman-UAE border due to the rush of tourists.

There will be no editions of Times of Oman on September 24 and 26 on account of Eid Al Adha holidays. There will also be no issue of Hi this week.

Holiday notice

His Majesty receives greetingsMUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said received cables of greetings from State Council Chairman Yahya bin Mahfoudh Al Mantheri, Majlis Al Shura Chairman Khalid bin Hilal Al Ma’awali, Minister Responsible for Defence Aff airs Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harib Al Busaidi and Inspector General of Police and Customs Lt.Gen Hassan bin Mohsen Al Shraiqi, on the occa-sion of the blessed Eid Al Adha.

In his cable, Al Mantheri, and on behalf of State Council mem-bers and staff , extended sincere greetings on the occasion of bless-ed Eid Al Adha, which coincides with an important Islamic event of pilgrimage in which Muslims

travel to the city of Mecca. He said: “Your Majesty the Sultan, Haj season is considered as a symbol of forgiveness among Muslims. By the grace of Allah, under your wise leadership, the Sultanate is at the forefront of the countries which calls upon for-giveness and justice.”

In his cable, Majlis Al Shura chairman said: “On this occasion, the pilgrims are guests of their Creator. While at Jabal Al Rahma, their hearts are fi lled with mercy and tranquillity due to the sanc-tity of this occasion.”

“This dear occasion motivates in us the spirit of tolerance and brotherhood among all Muslims,” he added.

“Your Majesty, the Monarch of the State, these dear occasions in Your Majesty’s blessed era have noble meanings and features, not only due to Oman’s true traditions and values, but also due to the love and brotherhood spirit Your Maj-esty has promoted among Omanis in diff erent parts of the Sultanate. Your Majesty has made strong bonds among citizens in the ur-ban, rural and Bedouin areas where everyone enjoys security, prosperity, justice and equality. It is no wonder then that the Oma-nis managed to keep pace with the modern development and at the same time maintaining their true Omani values and traditions,” he added. >A2

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Mohammed Faisal, who had planned to visit Salalah

As festival nears, Eid shopping in top gear

SHAHZAD RAZAshahzad@timesofoman.com

MUSCAT: With the Eid Al Fitr festival just around the corner, Omanis are making the most of getting another reason to shop.

Going by the overwhelming evi-dence presented by leading shop-ping malls and hypermarkets, it seems consumers will shop till they drop. The whole town is ei-ther on the road leading to a shop-ping place or inside one already.

Society plays its part in encour-aging certain shopping trends on special occasions, such as Eid.

Retailers come up with entic-ing promotions to attract the consumer. When advised by the government, employers pay early salaries, even annual bonuses, to facilitate a shopping frenzy. In the bargain, retailers and consumers both make a killing, or so it seems.

Festivals, such as Ramadan and Eid are God’s gift to the country’s economy as billions of dollars change hands in an unprecedent-ed spending spree worldwide

or through record transactions done through online shopping. In fact, online shopping is gaining so much traction that global B2C (business to consumer) e-com-merce sales in 2015 are expected to touch $1.77 trillion and jump to $2.35 trillion in 2017.

Oman has also swung into shopping mode and a visit to the Muttrah souq provides compel-ling proof.

One of Muscat’s oldest shop-ping destinations, the souq is re-plete with colours, commotion and commerce. Sellers can be seen making the most attractive off ers and giving their Eid mer-chandise a fi nal touch.

With hardly any space to stand before the shops selling clothes, traditional jewellery and consum-ables, shoppers compete for the best bargain.

Shopkeepers also enjoy the unprecedented interest in their wares and waste no opportunity

to make hay while the sun shines.“Ramadan and Eid are the

occasions we wait for. This is the best season for us,” said Ahmed, a shopkeeper, who sells children’s clothing.

Ramadan is also considered the best time in Oman to buy a new car. Sensing the excitement of the festive atmosphere, all automo-tive companies announce excit-ing promotions and freebies to reward their customers. Many of them are even off ering cash prizes to woo those looking to purchase a new car.

With Eid shopping nearing its peak, leading shopping malls, such as the Muscat and Qurum City Centres, the Muscat Grand Mall, Lulu Hypermarket’s out-lets, Centrepoint showrooms and electronic majors, such as Emax, Extra and Sharaf DG, are all expe-riencing record footfalls.

Consumers looking to make the most of the money they spend

never miss eye-catching promo-tions, such as “buy two, get one free” or an opportunity to partici-pate in a raffl e draw promising a car or home appliances.

Retailers know customers want their shopping to be fun and re-warding; all festival promotions are designed keeping this fact in mind.

“Eid is a special occasion and people come to buy new clothes, shoes and accessories. Our off ers do not just attract Muslims, the whole city comes to shop here,” said a Lulu offi cial, referring to the increased consumer traffi c this festival season.

With Eid just a day away, it is a common to spot consumers com-ing out of shopping malls and hy-permarkets with loaded trolleys and overfl owing bags. Thanks to this great festival, the economy gets a shot in the arm and many people in the country can be found laughing all the way to the bank.

With Eid just a day

away, it is common

to spot consumers

coming out of

shopping malls and

hypermarkets with

loaded trolleys and

overfl owing bags,

giving the country’s

economy a shot

in the arm

MARKET BUZZ: Retailers come up with enticing promotions to attract the consumers. When advised

by the government, employers pay early salaries, even annual bonuses, to facilitate a shopping

frenzy.–TIMES OF OMAN

His Majesty, Iran President exchange Eid greetings MUSCAT: With the advent of the Blessed Eid Al Adha, His Maj-esty Sultan Qaboos bin Said exchanged greetings with Presi-dent Dr Hassan Rouhani of the Islamic Republic of Iran during a phone call on Tuesday. His Majesty the Sultan expressed his sincere greetings along with his best wishes of good health, hap-piness and a long life to President Rouhani, praying to Allah the Almighty for the return of this blessed occasion on him and the people of Iran to achieve all aspirations of progress and pros-perity for them, and on all Muslims with blessings and welfare. On his turn, President Rouhani expressed his sincere greetings to His Majesty the Sultan, praying to Allah the Almighty to per-petuate the blessings of good health, happiness and a long life on His Majesty, and for the return of this occasion on His Majesty to achieve further aspirations of progress, welfare and prosperity for the Omani people under His Majesty’s wise leadership, and on all Muslims with blessings and welfare.–ONA

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HM receives Eid greetings

“On the advent of this Islamic blessed occasion, on behalf of my-self and the members of the Majlis Al Shura, it gives me pleasure to express utmost greetings, appeal-ing to Allah to protect Your Majes-ty and bestow on you blessings of care and victory to remain always a leader for Oman and its people,” the Majlis Al Shura Chairman concluded.

In his cable, the Minister Re-sponsible for Defence Aff airs said: “Your Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, on the occasion of the blessed Eid Al Adha, I am honoured to extend my greetings and that of Your Majesty’s valiant Armed Forces, the triumphant Firaq Forces and all employees of the Ministry of Defence, praying to the Almighty Allah to ensure many happy returns of the day while Oman is enjoying welfare and prosperity.”

He added: “Your Majesty the Sultan, during the Haj days, Your Majesty’s armed forces extract lessons that enhance their dedica-tion to serve their dear nation and to remain always reliable guards and formidable fort for this na-tion. We also maintain our oath

to defend this nation ”.“The valiant armed forces, the

victorious Firaq Forces and all employees of the Ministry of De-fence, as they celebrate the blessed Eid Al Adha occasion, pray to the Almighty Allah Your Majesty for the return of this and similar occa-sions while Your Majesty enjoying a good health, happiness and a long life,” he added.

In his cable, Lt.Gen Al Shraiqi and on behalf of the Royal Oman Police personnel extended sincere greetings on the occasion of the blessed Eid Al Adha, praying to Al-lah the Almighty to grant His Maj-esty a good health and happiness, Oman and its people continuous growth and prosperity.

The Inspector General added: “While celebrating this blessed oc-casion with joy, the ROP personnel realise the importance of preserv-ing the security of their nation. They take inspiration from Your Majesty’s noble principles and val-ues, which were originated in the teachings of Islam. The ultimate goal for the ROP personnel will al-ways be to maintain the stability of the nation, serve its citizens, safe-guard and add to the achievements made.”– ONA

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Official: No need for early salary

Times News Service

MUSCAT: There is no need to is-sue salaries in advance for the up-coming Eid Al Adha festival, said a senior offi cial of the Ministry of Manpower (MoM).

The offi cial clarifi ed that the usual date for releasing of salaries is very close, so the Ministry of Manpower decided that there is no need to take a decision on re-leasing salaries in advance for the private sector employees.

“On the other hand, the govern-ment sector has not released sala-ries earlier either, as the duration of holidays is shorter this time. So we did not make any announce-ment regarding early salaries this time,” the offi cial explained.

However, the offi cial’s state-ment has shocked local residents and expatriates, as they were ex-pecting salaries to be paid before the Eid holidays.

“We had planned several things during Eid Al Adha, which have been cancelled now,” said Mo-hammed Faisal, who had planned to visit Salalah during this week-end. He added that every year there was a ministerial decision asking private sector employers to pay their employees ahead of the Eid Al Adha festivities. “We were expecting it this year also.

But we were surprised when we didn’t get (early salaries) this year,” said Faisal.

A section of companies are, however, pleased with the fact that no such orders have been is-sued this year. “This kind of order derails cash fl ow for a large num-ber of companies,” said a spokes-person for a private limited com-pany, which has more than 100 employees on its pay roll.

He also pointed out that it is not easy for small companies to hand out money like this when most of their earnings are generated only at the end of the month. “The direc-tive, issued on an ad hoc basis, from one Eid to another is very incon-venient,” said the spokesperson.

However, some local residents said they are very unhappy with the decision to not pay salaries in advance. “Now, we have to borrow money from someone,” said Mo-hammed Karim.

A large number of expatriates have even called off their holiday

plans. “The holidays come at the end of the month and besides it is two days extra, so we have can-celled our plans,” said Satish M., who works in the private sector.

During the Eid festival in the past, a large number of business-men had stated that it was unfair to expect employers to release early Eid pay, as this placed an un-due fi nancial burden on the com-panies. “I believe, the government sector knows the situation, so it depends on them. But as far as the private sector is concerned, it is best left to the employees,” busi-ness leaders had said.

“The employee should be given the choice whether they want an advance payment, based on their requirements. We have more than one million employees in the pri-vate sector and just 20 per cent of them are Omanis. So the Omanis may need their salaries earlier, but the rest probably do not, and that creates quite a few problems,” the businessmen had stressed.

As the usual date for

releasing of salaries

is very close, the

Ministry decided not

to take a decision on

releasing of salaries

before Eid festival

HOLIDAY MOOD: Residents and expatriates had been expect-

ing salaries to be paid before the Eid holidays as they had made

elaborate plans for shopping and travelling, which will now have

to be shelved.–TIMES OF OMAN

Al Noor Association for Blind to have multi-purpose hallsTimes News Service

MUSCAT: A multi-purpose hall for the Al Noor Association for the Blind will be established in Al Batinah and Al Dahirah in Sohar.

The Al Noor Association signed an agreement with Jindal Shadeed Iron and Steel (Jisis) for the same at an event, where Mahna Bin Saif Al Lamki, Governor of the Al Bati-nah North Governorate, was also present. The multi-purpose hall will have an area of 870 square meters and cost OMR150,000 to build. Once completed, it will be able to accommodate 600 persons and will host training programs, social, cultural and sports events.

The agreement for constructing the hall was signed by the Chief Executive of Jisis, Nishan Iktar Ansari and Al Hajri, the General Director of the general directorate for north and south Al Batinah Governorate.

The event, held on Monday, be-gan with a brief history of the Al Noor Association being shared and later the association request-ed that the Sohar Municipality allocate land for the construction of a building spread over 3,700 square metres.

The head of the Al Noor Asso-ciation, Mohammed Al Balushi, spoke to the Times of Oman about the main challenges currently fac-ing the association.

Financial support“Financial support is the most important challenge that we are facing. The devices needed for the blind are very expensive and are not available in Oman, so we have to deal with outside companies

to import these devices. There is also a lack of awareness in society about helping the blind as some taxi drivers are afraid to transport blind people, and some of our grad-uates, who are blind, are fi nding it diffi cult to get employment.”

Al Balushi urged the public to extend help, pointing out that the number of people with social dis-abilities in Oman has reached 64,000, including 21,200 with blind disabilities.

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SOCIAL COMMITMENT: The agreement for constructing the hall

was signed by the Chief Executive of Jisis, Nishan Iktar Ansari and

Al Hajri, the General Director of the general directorate for north

and south Al Batinah Governorate.–Supplied photo

Bait Al Zubair announces timingsTimes News Service

MUSCAT: Bait Al Zubair Mu-seum has announced its new tim-ings during the Eid holidays. The museum will remain open on Wednesday and will be closed on Thursday and Friday. After Eid holidays, the regular opening tim-ing will resume from Saturday to Thursday, 9:30am – 6pm.

Bait Al Zubair features one of Oman’s fi nest private collections of ethnographic material. The award-winning building houses cultural treasures spanning sev-

eral centuries that refl ect the country’s unique identity and rich cultural heritage.

Visitors can discover antique jewellery, traditional dress and weaponry, and even step back in time to experience how Omanis lived over 100 years ago, in a care-fully renovated period home. New exhibits feature a valuable collec-tion of ancient Islamic gold coins and maps of Arabia.

Special Eid cards, artwork and heritage-themed gifts are avail-able in the extensive gift shop — a destination in itself.

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TREASURES GALORE: The

award-winning building houses

cultural treasures.–Supplied photo

Tourists should avoid going to unmapped tourist spots“Tourists should avoid going to un-mapped tourist spots, such as hik-ing trails,” the offi cials added.

Negligence in using fi reworks could also result in accidents, the police cautioned. “We would ad-vise parents to monitor and raise awareness among children about the dangers of lighting fi reworks,” the offi cial added.

The police offi cial also revealed that the authorities also receive

distress calls related to personal injuries from the public that stem from slaughtering animals for the festival feast.

Meanwhile, Mark Pudwell, busi-ness development and training manager at Competence HR, said responsible behaviour, safety and consideration for others would enhance the holiday experience and ensure that families do not suff er the agony of losing a loved

one at such a special time.“Eid Al Adha is a time for cel-

ebration and enjoying the holidays with family and loved ones, but it should be remembered that ac-cidents can and do happen during this time, and extra care should be taken whilst engaging in out-door activities, such as swimming, BBQs, climbing and dune driving,” Pudwell said. “Young children should never be left alone in vehi-

cles and must be supervised at all times, such as while swimming, and must also wear appropriate buoyancy aids if they cannot swim safely,” Pudwell said, adding that BBQ liquids must be used with care and responsibility.

“Driving long distances to be with family is a hazard so regu-lar breaks must be taken on such journeys to reduce fatigue, which is a considerable factor leading to

road collisions,” he added.Daryle Hardie, Chief Executive

Offi cer at Safety First Oman, also echoed the same opinion.

“Please be extra careful on the roads during this long weekend, remembering it is better to get there late, than not at all. Don’t speed up or use the mobile while driving. And please insist that all your passengers wear their seat belts,” cautioned Hardie.

Meanwhile, social workers from the expatriate community also urged people to remain safe during the holidays. “Long drives and vis-iting unmapped tourist locations should be avoided,” Shaji Sebastin, an Indian social worker said.

“Most of the road accidents hap-pen during holidays. And when they happen, it is quite diffi cult to coordinate with the authorities,” Sebastin added.

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More workers seek to alter visa statusTimes News Service

MUSCAT: About 232 more work-ers have agreed for alterations in their visa status, according to the weekly report on correcting the visa status of private sector expa-triate employees.

The Ministry of Manpower began altering the status of pri-vate sector expatriate employees last month.

The corrections fall under two categories — the fi rst being the status correction of an employee who wishes to leave the Sultan-ate permanently and will include granting of amnesty for fi nes is-sued to the employee, and the second being those who are leav-ing their current jobs and want their visa status altered in the Sultanate.

In addition, the expatriate em-ployees will have to clear any complaints against them while on the job.

Reports inform that 232 cases were corrected, in which 52 em-ployees’ status were altered after having resigned from commer-cial establishments, as well as eight for resigning from domestic positions.

Further, 170 employees were granted job status corrections with the same employer, while two applied for transfer to a new position.

Labour law violatorsAccording to the weekly report issued by the joint labour inspec-

tion team at the Ministry of Man-power, 360 labourers were arrest-ed between September 13 to 19 for violating labour laws.

The arrested employees includ-ed 284 commercial labourers, 40 farmers and 36 domestic servants.

The investigation made clear that of those arrested, 138 were

labourers who had left their em-ployment without permission and 202 were terminated from their employment. The remaining 15 labourers were referred by other authorities.

Al Dakhiliya Governorate re-corded the highest number of arrested, 119, followed by North

Al Batinah Governorate with 94 detainees. The involved depart-ments at the Ministry of Man-power are undergoing legal proce-dures regarding the violators.

Further, the weekly report also noted that 205 violators were de-ported due to violations of labour laws and ministerial decisions.

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STATUS CORRECTION: Reports inform that 232 cases were corrected, in which the status of 52

employees was altered after having resigned from commercial establishments, as well as eight for

resigning from domestic positions.–File photo

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Risk of new Palestinian intifada: AbbasPARIS: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warned on Tuesday that there was a risk of a new Palestinian intifada, or up-rising, erupting if violence at the Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem did not ease and peace talks with Is-rael did not resume.

Israeli-Palestinian strife has risen sharply in recent weeks as Arab states and Palestin-ians have accused Israeli forces of violations at Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa mosque, one of Islam’s holiest sites.

“We spoke about what’s hap-pening at Al Aqsa,” Abbas told a news conference after meeting French President Francois Hol-lande. “It’s extremely dangerous. We don’t want it to continue and (if it did) the alternative would be chaos or an intifada (uprising) that we don’t want.”

Abbas called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to order an end to Israeli actions in Jerusa-lem’s Old City where Al Aqsa is lo-cated, stop continued settlement activity in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and return to the nego-tiating table.

“We consider the only way to

reach peace is through negotia-tions,” he said. The talks collapsed in April 2014.

Hollande urges calmHollande urged calm in Jeru-salem and said the 1967 “status quo”, which meant access for Pal-estinians to Al Aqsa, could not be put into question. Israel captured Jerusalem’s Old City and the West Bank in the 1967 Middle East war.

Abbas sees Israel’s actions at Al Aqsa as an attempt to change the long-standing status quo under which Jewish access is permitted but Jewish prayer banned. Jews refer to the area as Temple Mount, where an ancient Jewish temple once stood, and it is the most sa-cred place in Judaism.

Netanyahu’s offi ce said last week that Israel was committed to maintaining the status quo and

that Palestinian “rioters” would not be allowed to prevent Jews visiting the area.

The Palestinians waged two previous intifadas against Is-rael - in the late 1980s and in 2000-2005. Interim peace deals were signed two decades ago, but follow-up negotiations on a state Palestinians seek in the West Bank and Gaza Strip with East Jerusalem as their capital have gone nowhere.

The veteran Palestinian leader was in Paris to meet Hollande ahead of the United Nations Gen-eral Assembly next week.

France is trying to launch an in-ternational “contact group” at the United Nations that would com-prise UN Security Council mem-bers, Arab states and the Europe-an Union with a view to reviving the peace process.

“We have proposed to create a framework for an international group to help prepare a restart of this dialogue,” Hollande said. “The idea has been supported on the whole and at the UN General Assembly and in the months to come we will work to give it some substance.” -AFP

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Syria receives Russian armsDAMASCUS: Russia has deliv-ered new arms including war-planes to Syria as the regime in-creases attacks on rebels, offi cials said Tuesday, in a sign that Mos-cow’s growing support for its ally is having an eff ect.

A senior Syrian military offi -cial said Damascus had received a fresh batch of arms, including at least fi ve fi ghter planes, while a monitoring group said there had been a marked increase in regime attacks on the IS.

The deliveries came amid a rapid Russian military build-up in Syria, with US offi cials saying Moscow had deployed 28 new combat planes and begun drone fl ights in the country.

Syria’s devastating four-year confl ict has taken on a new di-mension in recent days as Mos-cow has moved to boost its military presence in the coun-try, raising deep concerns in Washington.

The Syrian military offi cial said the new fi ghter planes had arrived on Friday along with reconnais-sance aircraft at a military base in Latakia province, the traditional heartland of President Bashar

Al Assad’s regime. The regime had also received “sophisticated military equipment to fi ght IS” in-cluding targeting equipment and precision-guided missiles, the of-fi cial said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

The new weapons had already been deployed against IS in the cities of Deir Ezzor and Raqa, the group’s de facto capital in Syria.

“Russian weapons are starting to have an eff ect in Syria,” the offi -cial said. Another military source in Latakia confi rmed that the army had received spy planes and other equipment “that will allow Syrian ground and air forces to accurately identify targets.”

The Syrian Observatory for Hu-man Rights, a monitoring group, said new Russian equipment was being put into action eff ectively, with at least 38 IS fi ghters killed in air strikes in rebel-held towns in central Syria on Monday.

“The number of raids is grow-ing and the strikes are more pre-cise after the Syrian air force received arms and more effi -cient planes from Moscow,” Ob-servatory director Rami Abdel Rahman said.

Monday’s strikes hit rebels in the town of Palmyra -- where IS has destroyed a series of ancient ruins — and two other towns in Homs province, he said.

Moscow has been an unwaver-ing supporter of Assad during a confl ict that has seen more than 240,000 killed since March 2011, insisting it would continue arms deliveries to his regime. -AFP

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WARNING OF A NEW UPRISING: French President Francois Hol-

lande, right, with his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas,

left, during a meeting in Paris on Tuesday. -AFP

DISPLACED: German Vice

Chancellor and Economy Min-

ister Sigmar Gabriel meets Syr-

ian children in UN-run camp

for Syrian refugees, in Amman,

on Tuesday. -AFP

It’s extremely dangerous. We don’t want it to continue and (if it did) the alternative would be chaos or an intifada (uprising) that we don’t want.

Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian President

Haj pilgrimage begins in Mecca

MECCA: Hundreds of thousands of Muslims from across the globe began the annual Haj pilgrimage on Tuesday in one of the largest annual gatherings of people in the world. In what for many will be the highlight of their spiritual lives, pilgrims began moving from Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca to nearby Mina for the start of the six-day event.

Almost two million people are expected to take part in this year’s pilgrimage, undeterred by a crane collapse at Mecca’s Grand Mosque earlier this month that killed 109 people and injured nearly 400 at Islam’s holiest site.

Joyous pilgrims like 35-year-old Egyptian Walaa Ali had been gath-ering for days ahead of the event.

“It is a gift from God that He has chosen us to come here,” Ali said with tears in her eyes, as preachers nearby explained the history and rituals of the Haj to men and wom-en sitting side by side in Mecca.

“I am so happy to be here,” she said. This year’s Haj takes place against a backdrop of increased vi-olence in some Muslim countries, a surge of the potentially deadly MERS virus and the war in Saudi Arabia’s neighbour Yemen.

The Haj is among the fi ve pillars of Islam and every capable Muslim must perform the pilgrimage at least once in his or her life.

Previously marred by stam-pedes and fi res that killed hun-dreds, the pilgrimage had been largely incident-free for the past decade after safety improvements.

But preparations for this year’s event were marred when a con-struction crane working on an ex-pansion of the Grand Mosque col-lapsed during severe winds.

Saudis, Iranians, Nigerians, Ma-laysians, Indonesians and Indians were among the dead.

100,000 police About 100,000 police have been deployed to secure pilgrimage sites and manage the crowds, and authorities say they are on alert for possible attacks by extremists.

The IS group has carried out bombings targeting security forces and mosques in the kingdom in re-cent months.

Security forces have taken “measures to prevent terrorist groups from exploiting Haj season to carry out acts of sabotage,” inte-rior ministry spokesman General Mansur Al Turki said.

“We take all possibilities into

consideration during hajj. This in-cludes the kingdom being targeted by terrorist organisations,” he said.

This year’s Haj also comes with Saudi Arabia at war, leading an Arab coalition conducting air strikes and supporting local forces in Yemen against Iran-backed re-bels since March.

Most Yemeni pilgrims perform-ing the Haj this year already reside in the kingdom.

Among other challenges fac-ing Saudi authorities is potential transmission of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coro-navirus (MERS-CoV).

The capital Riyadh saw a jump in infections last month, but health offi cials say there has never been a case of MERS infection among pilgrims.

Saudi Arabia is the country worst aff ected by MERS, with 532 deaths since the virus appeared in 2012.

The health ministry has mobi-lised thousands of health work-ers to help secure a virus-free pilgrimage and to care for routine ailments.

The fi rst day of the Haj is known as Tarwiah Day, when pilgrims tra-ditionally watered their animals and stocked water for their trip to Mount Arafat, about 10 kilometres (six miles) southeast of Mina.

Pilgrims stay in specially-built

fi reproof tents in Mina, a city which only comes alive during hajj season. At Mount Arafat they will pray and recite from the Holy Koran during the climax of the Haj season on Wednesday.

Mount Arafat, a rocky hill on a vast plain, is where the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) is believed to have given his fi nal sermon after leading his followers on the Haj.

With the start of the Haj, pil-grims enter ihram, a state of purity in which they must not quarrel, wear perfume, cut their nails, or trim their hair or beards.

During ihram, men wear a seam-less two-piece shroud-like white garment, symbolising resurrection and emphasising unity regardless of social status or nationality. -AFP

Pilgrims began

moving from the

holy city of Mecca

to nearby Mina for

the start of the

six-day event

HIGHLIGHT OF SPIRITUAL LIVES: Muslim pilgrims circle counterclockwise Islam’s holiest shrine, the

Kaaba, at the Grand Mosque in the Saudi holy city of Mecca, late on Sunday. -AFP

MECCA: Saudi Arabia has rolled out a special metro train service for this year’s Haj season that will allow pilgrims to travel daily from Mecca to Arafat and help reduce traffi c congestion.

This year’s metro service was fl agged off on Monday and will have the carrying capacity of 370,000 pas-sengers daily, Al Mashaer Al Muqaddassah Makkah Metro Southern Line (MMMSL) Director of Operations Haji Muhammad Burhanuddin Ismail said.

The train will commence operations between the Arafat 1 station and will head

north toward Jamarat in Mina, stopping at the nine stations along the way, said Prasarana Malaysia Berhad company, which was awarded a three-year contract for operations and maintenance of the train network.

Providing connectivity between Arafat, Muzdali-fah and Mina, over 370,000 pilgrims are expected to travel daily on the 18.1 km alignment.

The train service is exclusive for Haj season. MMMSL was launched in November 2010. The train is expected to eff ectively take out 53,000 buses. -AFP

Metro train service for Haj

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Government clears $2.5b military chopper deal

NEW DELHI: India cleared on Tuesday a $2.5 billion deal to buy 37 military helicopters from avia-tion giant Boeing, on the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States.

Modi’s government is in the middle of a multi-billion dollar upgrade of its Soviet-era military hardware, partly to keep up with neighbouring Pakistan and big-spending China.

The cabinet cleared the pur-chase of 22 Apache helicopters and 15 heavy-lifting Chinook choppers, a long-pending deal that was discussed during US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel’s visit to India last August.

“The cabinet committee on se-curity has given the green signal for the helicopters. The deal is worth $2.5 billion,” a government source said.

Since his sweeping election vic-tory last May, Modi’s government has approved a string of military projects that had stalled under the previous left-leaning Congress government, in part over corrup-tion scandals.

Modi has also worked to shore up regional alliances since he came to power. He wants to end In-dia’s status as the world’s number one defence importer by instead manufacturing defence equip-ment locally.

His government has lifted the cap on foreign investment in the defence industry to 49 per cent and pushed tie ups between for-eign and local companies.

The deal comes as Modi heads this week to New York, where he hopes to meet US President Barack Obama ahead of the United Nations General Assembly.

The deal for the Apaches was “hybrid”, with one contract to be signed with Boeing for the helicop-ters and the other with the US gov-ernment for its weapons and ra-dars, according to the Press Trust of India news agency. -PTI

3 7 H E L I C O P T E R S Mayawati warns of stir if quota system is reviewed

NEW DELHI: As the chorus of criticism against Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat’s call for a re-view of reservation policy grew louder, the Centre on Tuesday made it clear that it was not in fa-vour of reconsidering the existing quota system.

The fresh opposition to Bhag-wat’s call came when Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief and dalit leader Mayawati joined parties like Lalu Prasad-led RJD and Nit-ish Kumar’s JD(U) in warning the NDA government of nation-wide agitation if it tinkered with the quota system.

The BJP on Monday had dis-tanced itself from Bhagwat’s call while the Congress had slammed him, saying the issue of reserva-tion in India is settled as mandat-ed by the Constitution.

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad reiterated the line he had taken on Monday at a briefi ng in the BJP offi ce, saying this was the stand of the party as well the gov-ernment.

“Our government is not in fa-

vour of making any change in the existing reservation policy for the SCs, STs, backward castes and ex-tremely backward castes. We be-lieve that it is necessary for their economic, educational and social progress. There is no need to re-consider it,” he said at a press con-ference after the Cabinet meeting.

Mayawati, a former Uttar Pradesh chief minister who has a sizeable infl uence among Dalits in the state, said the government will have to pay a heavy price if it dared to make change in the reservation system at the RSS’ prodding.

“If the Narendra Modi govern-ment tries to toe the line of Bhag-wat, if it tries to tamper with the humanitarian provision of reser-vation as enshrined in the Con-stitution, then BSP will launch a nation-wide mass agitation which will prove costly to the govern-ment,” she said at a press confer-ence here.

Bhagwat, however, got the back-ing of Vishwa Hindu Parishad which asked the Centre to set up a judicial commission to fi nd out if the benefi ciary castes needed it

any more. In an interview to RSS mouthpiece Organiser, Bhagwat had pitched for a review of the reservation policy, contending it has been used for political ends and suggesting setting up of an apolitical committee to exam-ine who needs the facility and for how long.

As Bhagwat’s remarks triggered a row, the RSS on Monday clari-fi ed that he did not speak about existing quota system but had said everybody should try to en-sure that all weaker sections reap its benefi ts.

“In his interview RSS ‘sarsang-hchalak’ Mohan Bhagwat did not speak about reservations being given to the weaker sections of society presently. He said every-body should strive that all weaker sections of society get reservation benefi ts as was the aspiration of makers of Constitution.

“This interview was not on the subject of reservation but about integral humanism and should be seen in this context,” RSS chief spokesperson Manmohan Vaidya said in a statement. - PTI

The BSP chief who

has a sizeable

infl uence among

Dalits in UP, said the

government would

have to pay a heavy

price if it dared to

make change in the

reservation system

at the RSS’ prodding TALKING TOUGH: BSP supremo Mayawati addresses a press con-

ference in New Delhi on Tuesday. - PTI

AHMEDABAD: Senior Congress leader Shankers-inh Vaghela on Tuesday claimed that the ongoing agitation by the Patel com-munity to get reservation under OBC category is backed by RSS and BJP Government in Gujarat.

The former Gujarat chief minister also slammed RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat over his statement on the cur-rent reservation policy and sought to link his comment with the ongoing agitation by the Patels for OBC tag.

Bhagwat has pitched for a review of the reservation policy, maintaining it has been used for political ends and suggesting setting up of an apolitical committee to examine who needs the facility and for how long.

“I have been telling since the beginning that the agitation by the Patel community is sponsored by the State Government (led by BJP) and supported by RSS, VHP and Bajrang Dal.All gave their support to this agitation,” claimed Vaghela during an interaction with media at Gandhinagar.

“Now, (amid the Patel stir) Mohan Bhagwatji made a statement that reservation system should be reviewed.

This statement refl ects their (RSS) ideology. By making such statements, he actually wanted to create a controversy on reservation system,” alleged the Leader

of Opposition.BJP, being a part of the

Sangh parivar, has also embraced right-wing ideology, where there is no place for the uplift of Dalits, downtrodden and backward classes, he said.

According to him, reser-vation system is an attempt to give justice to these sec-tions of society.

However, Vaghela admit-ted the system, put in place after Independence, has not brought much change in the lives of many of these sections.

“Benefi ts of reserva-tion have not reached to everyone. Even today, SCs/STs are living in miserable condition in villages. Youths from Valmiki community (SC) are engaged in cleaning sewers and manual scaveng-ing still exists.”

In an indirect attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vaghela alleged that BJP played caste card during the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. BJP is double-faced.

To get power, BJP en-gaged in vote-bank politics by announcing its leader belongs to a backward caste, said Vaghela in a reference to Modi.

Commenting on the al-leged atrocities by police on Patel community during violence after their rally on August 25, Vaghela said the police action was totally uncalled for. - PTI

‘Patel quota agitation is supported by RSS, BJP’

Nitish says ready for any debate on ‘jungle raj’ issuePATNA: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday said he was ready for any debate on ‘jun-gle raj’ bogey while asserting he was giving 100 per cent guaran-tee that rule of law would prevail without any pressure from any quarter.

Kumar, who has been chosen as chief ministerial candidate by the grand secular alliance of JD(U), RJD and Congress, said at a function of a private national TV channel, “I am prepared for a debate on jungle raj issue.”

Stating the jungle raj accusation has become “irrelevant” today, he said, “Even women can move free-ly in the night...gari (vehicle) has moved ahead...its (return of jungle raj) not possible now.”

“I give 100 per cent guarantee that rule of law would continue to prevail in Bihar without any pressure from any quarter,” Ku-mar said. The CM’s assertions appeared as a bid to assuage peo-ple’s misgivings against any ad-verse impact of tie-up with Lalu

Prasad’s RJD whose 15-year rule from 1990 to 2005 was described in certain quarters as ‘worse law and order situation.’

Kumar said the “jungle raj” term was used by others and not by him even when JD(U) was op-posed to RJD for 10 years.

He said at that time he had used “Atank raj” phrase (rule of terror)

against the crime graph under previous rule.

“For past over one-and-a-half year I am running government with the help of RJD and Con-gress and never got any recom-mendation to set free any crimi-nal,” he said in support.

RJD President Lalu Prasad also described the jungle raj allegation as “a ploy to drive forward castes away from us.”

Speaking at the same function, RJD chief claimed when he gave voice to poor and deprived sec-tions of society it was dubbed as “jungle raj.”

Nitish Kumar will be the next chief minister even if RJD gets more seats than JD(U) in the Bi-har assembly elections, RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Tuesday said. He said if the grand alliance, which also includes Congress, comes to power, Kumar will occupy the hot seat, seeking to put to rest specu-lation over his stand if his party wins the largest number of seats among the partners. - PTI

B I H A R P O L L S

WOOING VOTERS: Bihar Chief

Minister Nitish Kumar with

RJD chief Lalu Prasad during a

programme on Bihar elections

in Patna on Tuesday. - PTI

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Public outcry forces retreat of draft encryption policy

NEW DELHI: After a massive public outcry, the government on Tuesday withdrew a contentious draft encryption policy that sought to make it mandatory for everyone to store all messages, including those of WhatsApp, for 90 days.

Telecom and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said a revised pol-icy will be placed in the public do-main again after reworking some of the “expressions” that gave rise to “misgivings”.

A draft encryption policy re-leased on Monday wanted busi-nesses, telcos and Internet compa-nies to store all encrypted data for 90 days in plain text which should be presented before law enforce-ment agencies whenever asked.

Failing to do so would mean le-gal action as per the law.

Following public backlash over

such a move, which is being seen as a threat to privacy, the govern-ment through a new addendum on Tuesday clarifi ed that social media sites, including WhatsApp, Face-book and Twitter, payment gate-ways, e-commerce and password-based transactions are exempt from the policy.

Hours later, the government

decided to withdraw the draft encryption policy. At a news con-ference to speak on the decisions taken by the Cabinet, Prasad told reporters that the draft National Encryption Policy, which had been released on Monday evening, is not the fi nal view of the govern-ment and was placed in the public domain just to seek comments and suggestions from people.

“I wish to make it very clear that it is just a draft and not the view of the government. But I have noted some of the concerns expressed by certain enlightened segments of the public. I have personally seen that some of the expressions used in the draft are giving rise to uncalled-for misgivings,” he said.

“Therefore, I have written to De-itY to withdraw that draft, rework it properly and thereafter, put in the public domain for comments,” he said.

He stressed that common users would not come under the ambit of the encryption policy that will be framed. The new draft to be issued will clearly state which services and creators it would apply to and which ones will be exempt.

The draft policy that was put up on the website of Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) on Monday

meant that the government could access all encrypted information stored on computer servers in In-dia, including personal e-mails, messages or even data.

The draft policy wanted users to store all encrypted communica-tion for at least 90 days and make them available to security agen-cies, if required, in text form.

CriticisedThe move was criticised on the Internet, with many expressing fears that law enforcement agen-cies with easy access to encrypted information could easily compro-mise security and privacy.

Defending the decision, Prasad said the government under the leadership of Prime Minister Nar-endra Modi has promoted social media activism.

“The right of articulation and freedom we fully respect, but at the same time, we need to acknowl-edge that cyber space transaction is rising enormously for individu-als, businesses, the government and companies,” he said.

The minister, however, main-tained that there is a need for an encryption policy which would apply to those who are involved in encrypting a messaging product “for a variety of reasons”. -PTI

The draft encryption

policy wanted users

to store all encrypted

communication for

at least 90 days and

make them available

to security agencies,

if required,

in text form

I have noted some of

the concerns... I have

personally seen that some

of the expressions used in

the draft are giving rise to

uncalled-for misgivings

Ravi Shankar Prasad Telecom and IT Minister

3D panoramic

view of Indian

cities, tourist

spots soon

NEW DELHI: Indian cities, tourists spots, hills and rivers could be explored soon through 360-degree, panoramic and street-level imagery as the gov-ernment plans to allow Google to cover such locations through the Google Street View with certain riders.

Except sensitive locations like defence installations, nu-clear sites and some other high-valued spots, permission is expected to be given to the internet services giant to cover most of the Indian territory through the Google Street View.

A formal communication is likely to be conveyed to the Google after detailed delibera-tions by the top offi cials of the Ministries of Defence, Home, External offi cials and the Prime Minister’s offi ce, offi cial sourc-es said on Tuesday.

Google Street View ex-plores places around the world through 360-degree, panoramic and street-level 3D imagery.

Everything taken under it posted online.

It has been extensively used in the United States, Canada and many European countries, its applications in India have been limited so far. - PTI

W I T H R I D E R S

Government focusing on strengthening economy in era of global turmoil: JaitleyHONG KONG: Confi dent about India sailing through global tur-moils without much adverse impact, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said the government is focusing on strengthening the country’s real economy and har-nessing its true growth potential of 8-9 per cent.

“I am one of those who believe that we have learnt to live in the era of turmoils. Whether it was Greece crisis, or China devalu-ation or speculations about rate hike by the US Fed.

“Everyday, something or the other impacts the market. As policy planners, we can not really hedge our bets (on these factors),” Jaitley said.

The fi nance minister, who was here for the second leg of his four-day visit to the two top global fi -nancial centres — Singapore and Hong Kong — said there would certainly have been an impact if the US central bank had raised the rates.

“That impact on the market does create an optical impression of some kind of a turmoil,” he said, adding that the policy makers should not be perturbed by such transient factors.

Approach“That’s why my own approach has been that rather than concentrat-ing on what will happen in other economies and the subsequent impact on our market, we should concentrate on real economy in India and we should concentrate on our own policies, investments and on our own growth targets and on keeping our own infl ation under control.

“Markets will keep moving up and down. Even if change had taken place in the Fed rate, the market would have been impacted for some period of time and then would have stabilised.

That happened after what happened in China,” Jaitley said while interacting with journalists during his Hong Kong visit that ended on Monday.

He also dismissed suggestions

that the business confi dence in India was weak and said that “facts speak otherwise”.

“There have been a series of reforms. The government has be-come far more decisive. There is a lot of economic activity that is happening and even in the midst of the global economic slowdown, our fi gures are much better.

“India is one of the fastest grow-ing economies in the world and certainly it can’t be amid any dis-appointment or disillusion,” the fi nance minister said.

Public investments have gone up signifi cantly by about 39 per cent and FDI this year has im-proved by 49 per cent from the previous year, he added.

“Our domestic private invest-ment has to become stable. That is down because our companies had over-stretched themselves and had excess capacity. I don’t think they lack confi dence. In an econ-omy which has grown by 7-7.5 per cent despite adverse global situ-ation, the companies do not lack confi dence.

“If our rates come down a little more, then manufacturing, infra-

structure and real estate also stand a chance of picking up,” he said.

When asked if he was satisfi ed with this level of growth, Jaitley said India has become extremely aspirational.

“It is so aspirational now that even 7-7.5 per cent does not excite India anymore. So, India would be far more comfortable if it gradu-ates from 6-8 per cent growth to 8-9 per cent growth,” he said.

“I think there was a time when a couple of years ago, the world was losing interest in India and that interest revived after the elec-tions last year brought in a stable and a reform oriented govern-ment,” Jaitley said.

There is a lot of excitement that the investment people now have.

The FDI infl ows have signifi -cantly improved and investors are looking at diff erent sectors in India, including infrastructure, smart cities, manufacturing sec-tors and services, he added.

“Many are cautiously optimis-tic because they want to closely watch the pace of reforms. They also want to watch how India fur-ther improves the business envi-

ronment,” Jaitley said.Talking about the performance

of the Modi government so far, Jaitley said, “We have done rea-sonably well. Even in the midst of global slowdown, we have grown quite fast and faster than many other markets.

Restored credibility“I think we have restored the cred-ibility of the Indian economy and of the governance. The govern-ment is decisive and is improving the life of Indians.”

Asked whether there have been any disappointments, Jaitley said the government was here “to govern, irrespective of the politi-cal hurdles that come our way as in democracy such hurdles can be created by the opponents”.He said foreign investors have a number of opportunities avail-able in India, from services to manufacturing to infrastructure, including power, highways and railways sectors.

“Over the next 20 years, we need a huge amount of invest-ments and investors can come in many segments,” he said. - PTI

G R O W T H P O T E N T I A L

ENGROSSED: Union Minister for Finance Arun Jaitley with Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha

during the India Economic Convention 2015 in New Delhi, recently. - PTI

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RAIN SHOWER IN LAHOREA Pakistani man covers himself with plastic sheeting as he travels on a horse-drawn cart during a rain shower in Lahore on

Tuesday. — AFP

Paralysed convict’s hanging postponed

LAHORE: Pakistan has post-poned the execution of a paraple-gic death row convict following appeals by human rights groups, offi cials said Tuesday.

Abdul Basit, 43, who was con-victed of murder in 2009, con-tracted tubercular meningitis in 2010 while in prison which left him paralysed from the waist down, according to rights groups and jail offi cials.

Basit was due to be hanged on Tuesday, but a court delayed the execution after Justice Project Pakistan, the human rights law fi rm handling his case, raised concerns about how the wheel-

chair-bound man would mount the scaff old.

“The hanging has been post-poned. A magistrate in the morn-ing ordered the postponement because Abdul Basit is a disabled man,” Usman, an offi cial at Faisal-abad jail where Basit is being held and who goes by one name, said

According to Justice Project Pakistan, prison guidelines re-quire that a prisoner stands on the gallows and the rope’s length is determined by his standing height. They said in a statement last week that attempting to hang a wheelchair-bound convict may not work.

Another jail offi cial, who re-

quested anonymity, said: “The rules are silent on the hanging of a disabled person. It doesn’t explain how to execute a prisoner who can’t stand on his legs.

“The hanging has been delayed for the time-being and a new date would be fi xed after taking advice from the senior offi cials.”

Basit’s mother Nusrat Perveen also confi rmed the execution de-lay, telling AFP that a jail offi cial had called her to inform her “the hanging has been postponed be-cause of Basit’s sickness”.

“Why do they want his execu-tion? He is already severely sick, what will they get from his hang-ing?” she added.

Basit’s case is the latest to shine a spotlight on Pakistan’s decision to lift a six-year moratorium on executions last December, af-ter Taliban militants massacred more than 150 people -- mostly children -- at a school.

Since that time it has executed more than 200 people, including a convicted murderer amid a storm of protests from rights groups that his confession had been extracted by torture and he was a minor at the time of the crime.

Amnesty International esti-mates that Pakistan has more than 8,000 prisoners on death row, most of whom have exhaust-ed the appeals process. — AFP

Abdul Basit, 43,

who was convicted

of murder in 2009,

contracted tubercular

meningitis in 2010

while in prison which

left him paralysed

from the waist down,

according to rights

groups and

jail offi cials

LEGAL AMBIGUITY: In this undated handout photograph released by Justice Project Pakistan Non-

Profi t Organisation yesterday, Pakistani prisoner and murder convict Abdul Basit, lies on a hospital

bed in Faisalabad. —AFP/JUSTICE PROJECT PAKISTAN

PIA engineer in detention over Karachi attackKARACHI: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Karachi has handed over a man, who is said to be work-ing as a Pakistan International Airlines engineer and is suspected of fi nancing terror activities of the Ismali community bus attackers, for a 90-day preventive detention to the police’s Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD).

Khalid Yusuf was apprehended after a brief encounter with the po-lice near Karachi’s Baloch Colony area on Monday, an investigation offi cer informed the ATC judge as the suspect was produced in court amid tight security on Tuesday.

The investigation offi cer further told the court that the accused was rounded up after suspects in-volved in the carnage informed in-vestigators of Yusuf’s involvement in fi nancing the group’s activities.

Further, he said the accused has been working as an engineer in the Pakistan International Airlines and was fi nancially supporting terrorist organisation al Qaeda.

The ATC, while accepting the request of the investigation offi cer to allow 90-day preventive deten-tion of the accused for further in-vestigation, handed over Yusuf to the CTD police.

During a hearing of the bus car-

nage case on September 16, the ATC remanded three more sus-pects to police custody following their implication in the case as the police arrested another suspect in the case.

Sultan Qamar Siddiqi, Hussain Omar Siddiqi and Naeem Sajid were sent on a two-week physical remand after investigators sub-mitted that they had confessed to facilitating the assailants who carried out the deadly Safoora bus attack.

The three suspects were arrest-ed by Rangers in mid-June during raids in diff erent parts of the city. Subsequently, they were grilled for 90 days under preventive deten-tion.— Express Tribune

K I L L I N G O F I S M A I L I C O M M U N I T Y

Khalid Yusuf was

apprehended after a

brief encounter with the

police in Karachi Baloch

on Monday

Detained Zardari aide

admitted to hospital

KARACHI: Confi dante of Paki-stan People’s Party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, Dr Asim Hus-sain, who is in Rangers’ custody over graft charges, was rushed to a hospital early on Tuesday after he suff ered chest pain, Express News reported.

Dr Hussain, who is a, was moved to an intensive care unit (ICU) of the National Institute of Car-diovascular Diseases (NICVD), where doctors performed various tests, including chest x-ray, be-fore declaring his condition out of danger. — Express Tribune

G R A F T C H A R G E S

Afghanistan national arrestedCHARSADDA: In a joint ef-fort, police and law enforcement agencies arrested on Tuesday a suspected Afghan national from Charsadda district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa over his alleged involvement in Badhaber PAF airbase attack.

“A raid was conducted in the village of Pladherai near the entry point of the Charsadda district,” a security offi cial who

requested not to be named said. “The man from Afghanistan was living in a rented house,” said the offi cial, claiming the secu-rity forces tracked him down in connection to the attack on Bad-haber airbase.

However, the offi cial refused to give any further detail of the raid owing to the sensitivity of the matter.

According to sources, the ten-

ants living in suburban localities were not registered and there was no mechanism for any avail-able data on the identities of peo-ple living there.

Terrorists identifi edOn Sunday, fi ve Taliban-linked terrorists who were killed in the Badhaber base attack had been identifi ed through their fi nger-prints. — Express Tribune

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Hillary Clinton needs help. Her poll numbers have been shaky. Her base of support, Democratic

women, is restive. And she is mired in a law-enforcement review of her use of a private server and e-mail account while she was secretary of state.

As Nate Silver wrote at FiveThir-tyEight Politics, she has been stuck in a “poll-defl ating feedback loop” in which negative news stories drive down her poll numbers, which produce more negative stories, which drive down her poll numbers.

The e-mail problem is at the centre of the trouble. It has raised questions about her judgment and honesty, about the se-curity of confi dential State Department communications while she was in offi ce, and about how the evolving story will in-fl uence her presidential campaign. Most-ly, it has raised suspicion that in using a private communications system outside offi cial channels, she put her own needs for protection from domestic political en-emies (aka House Republicans) ahead of the nation’s need to maintain secure com-munications and accurate public records.

Fortunately for Clinton, there is some-one who can sort through all this, clear much of it up and send Clinton merrily on her way to the Democratic nomina-tion for president. Even more fortunate, he’s a Republican.

FBI Director James Comey isn’t just a Republican; he’s a loyal partisan, a con-tributor to the presidential campaigns of both Obama’s 2008 and 2012 Republi-can opponents.

Nothing Obama has done in offi ce has expressed more contempt for congres-sional “scandal” investigations than Comey’s 2013 appointment. In a single personnel move, Obama mocked the skeevy machinations of Representative Darrell Issa of California, the former chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee who

claimed in 2011 that Obama’s administra-tion was “one of the most corrupt” in his-tory. In appointing a Republican to head the FBI, Obama made it clear that he had no cause to fear legitimate investigations.

The FBI is now conducting a review of Clinton’s e-mail account, thumb drives and private server. (The server was “wiped clean,” which stands to compli-cate the work.) If Clinton’s idiosyncratic e-mail practices, which she attributed to “convenience,” in any way broke the law or compromised national security, her troubles have only just begun. But if the FBI concludes that her sin was a misguid-ed but ultimately inconsequential eff ort to shield her personal communications from the prying eyes of Republicans and reporters, Comey’s stellar professional reputation and Republican bona fi des will aid immensely in putting the matter behind her.

If opponents whine that Comey has somehow been co-opted by Obama or his former secretary of state, the claim will not go far. Just this year, the Justice De-partment has indicted two Democrats, Senator Robert Menendez and Repre-sentative Chaka Fattah, on corruption charges. Members of the president’s party enjoy no protection from the FBI.

There is something to celebrate in this. Far from being one of the most corrupt administrations in history, the Obama administration thus far appears to be one of the cleanest. More important, the law still rises above Washington’s fi erce partisanship.

If Clinton did something wrong, it won’t be swept under the rug. If she’s in-nocent, there will be no show trial -- at least outside Congress.

And in the likely event that the result is neither indictment nor exoneration but something uncomfortably inconclusive, it will be up to the voters to determine her fate.

Politics continues to be toxic in Wash-ington. But so far, the justice system hasn’t drunk the poison. - Bloomberg View

Fears over ‘El Nino’Finally, it’s offi cial. And thanks to Times of Oman, the details of El Nino are out. The rumours — which can now be authentically described as news — of a cyclone likely hitting the Gulf region, with major impact to be felt in Oman, have been doing the rounds for more than a week now. In fact, it has been the talk of the town

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Is Murray right or wrong? This refers to the report published in the sports pages of your newspaper, ‘Murray may skip ATP World Tour Finals for Da-vis Cup’. We should admire Andy Murray for putting country before personal glory. According to the report, Murray had led from the front as Britain powered past Australia into Davis Cup fi nal, which will be hosted by title rivals Belgium on clay, a week after the World Tour Finals are

played on hard courts in London. Murray has the reason to skip the event but will the ATP allow that to happen? — Maheen Baig, Muscat

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Hadi returns to Yemen after six-month exile

ADEN (Yemen): Yemeni Presi-dent Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi landed in Yemen’s Aden on Tues-day, airport sources said, return-ing to the southern port city for the fi rst time since he escaped to Saudi Arabia as Houthi fi ghters closed in six months ago.

His return is the most concrete sign yet that a military coalition led by Saudi Arabia has secured enough territory from the Houthi militia for the exiled government to resume administering at least part of the country.

A government source said Hadi would spend the Eid Al Adha holi-day in the city then fl y to New York to deliver a speech at the United Nations.

Hadi was greeted by Prime Minister Khaled Bahah and sev-eral ministers who had returned to Aden last week to help set up an interim administration.

An alliance of Arab states —mostly Yemen’s wealthy neigh-bours — intervened in the im-

poverished country’s civil war in March with the aim of restoring Hadi, and have helped drive the Houthi forces back from Aden.

Coalition ground troops are now trying to push into Houthi strong-holds in northern Yemen and in Sanaa, which the group seized a year ago.

So far, they appear to have made few gains.

A former army general and vice president, Hadi assumed offi ce in 2012 under a Gulf-brokered transition plan following “Arab Spring” protests which ended over three decades of rule by his prede-cessor, Ali Abdullah Saleh.

But the ex-strongman main-tained ties to powerful loyalists in the country’s fractured army, and made common cause with the Houthis to seize much of Yemen by force starting late last year.

The Houthis and Saleh say Hadi

and his government are corrupt and have lost any mandate to rule, while a UN.

Security Council resolution in April reaffi rmed that he was Yem-en’s legitimate, internationally-recognized leader.

A security vacuum in Aden and much of Yemen’s south, which were won back from the Houthis in July, may yet delay the regrouping of the Yemeni state there as armed gangs and Al Qaeda militants have stepped up their presence.

Air strikesAlliance planes bombed two hous-es in the capital Sanaa on Tuesday, killing at least 20 people, medics said The air attack came a day af-ter similar raids killed around 50 people. “Two missiles hit the two houses in the Asbahi district in southern Sanaa, destroying them, killing 20 people and wounding

others,” a medic at the scene said.Saba, the Houthi-controlled

state news agency, said 236 people have been killed in air strikes over the last four days.

Medics reached by Reuters esti-mated the death toll was lower for some of the incidents mentioned in the report.

Two Saudi soldiers missingA spokesman for the Saudi De-fence Ministry said on Tuesday that two Saudi soldiers strayed into enemy territory in Yemen and are presumed to be in the hands of the Houthis.

“Two soldiers from the Saudi forces are missing after they lost their way inside Yemeni territory and the evidence points to them being alive and detained by the Houthi militias,” Brigadier Gener-al Ahmed Al Asseri said in a state-ment. - Reuters

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DEVASTATION: People gather at the site of a Saudi-led air strike in Yemen’s capital Sanaa on Tues-

day. Warplanes from Saudi-led alliance bombed two houses in Yemen’s capital on Tuesday, killing at

least 20 people, medics and local offi cials said.- Reuters

‘No peace until all foreign troops leave Afghanistan’ KABUL: The Taliban’s new leader told Kabul on Tuesday it must cancel a security deal with the United States and expel all foreign troops if it wants peace, as 10 Afghan soldiers died in an “insider” attack.

Mullah Mansour, who formally took charge after the death of Taliban founder Mullah Omar was confi rmed in July, made the demand in a message marking Eid Al Adha festival.

“If the Kabul administration wants to end the war and estab-lish peace in the country, it is pos-sible through ending the occupa-tion and revoking all military and security treaties with the invad-ers,” Mansour said.

Highlighting the precarious se-curity situation, 10 soldiers were killed Tuesday after a collabora-tor allowed Taliban militants ac-cess to their post in the northern province of Jawzjan, governor Lutfollah Azizi said.

And six police offi cers includ-ing a district chief were killed the same day by a roadside bomb in the neighbouring province of Balkh.

Washington and Kabul signed a deal in September last year al-lowing around 13,000 foreign troops, including 10,000 US sol-diers, to stay on after NATO’s combat mission ended in Decem-ber 2014.

The residual force is not en-gaged in day-to-day fi ghting with the Taliban but focuses instead on training, support and counter-terrorism operations.

“The Islamic Emirate (Tali-ban) believes if the country is not under occupation, the problem of the Afghans can be resolved through intra-Afghan under-standing,” Mansour said in the message posted in English on the Taliban’s website.

The Taliban, fi ghting a bloody insurgency since a US-led inva-sion ousted them from power in 2001, have long said the de-parture of “occupying” foreign troops is a necessary condition for meaningful peace talks.

But Afghan military analyst

General Atiqullah Amarkhil said the demand for the cancellation of the security pact was new.

“By issuing such messages Mansour is trying to boost sup-port among his followers and to get more concessions during ne-gotiations,” Amarkhil told AFP.

“Also Mansour wants to show the Afghan people and the world that the Taliban are capable of continuing the war.”

Rifts and rivalries The militants have spent recent weeks trying to patch up a rift in their movement sparked by the power struggle which followed the admission that Omar had died in 2013.

Many in the movement were unhappy the death had been kept secret for two years — during which time annual Eid statements were issued in Omar’s name.

Others said the process to choose Mansour as his successor was rushed and even biased.

Among Mansour’s opponents were members of Omar’s family, though the dead leader’s son and brother pledged allegiance to the new chief last week, according to Taliban offi cials. - AFP

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EU pushes through deal on migrants

BRUSSELS: EU ministers pushed through a deal to relocate 120,000 refugees on Tuesday, but rode roughshod over fi erce op-position from central and eastern states in a major blow to unity in the bloc.

In a move that deepens bad blood over the biggest migration crisis since World War II, Hun-gary, the Czech Republic, Romania and Slovakia all voted against the plan while Finland abstained.

The hotly debated proposal will

see European Union countries forced to take a share of thou-sands of new arrivals from Syria, Afghanistan and Eritrea who are currently in frontline EU states like Greece and Italy.

The ministers were under pres-sure to reach a deal that could be ratifi ed by EU leaders at a crisis summit on Wednesday, but in a rare step for a bloc that is keen to

show a united front, the agreement was by a majority vote instead of unanmity.

“Decision on relocation for 120,000 persons adopted today, by large majority of member states,” the EU’s Luxembourg presidency said in a tweet.

Offi cials said the relocation deal covered 66,000 refugees who would be moved from Greece and

Italy plus another 54,000 who had previously been earmarked to be relocated from Hungary before it refused to back the plan.

Hungary and its eastern part-ners oppose the plan because they say Brussels has no right to make them take in thousands of people, and to do so amounts to a violation of their national sovereignty.

“It’s not a perfect deal but it’s one

that will allow us to start working on the problems we’re facing,” an EU diplomat told AFP.

The UN and other international organisations had warned it was the “last chance” for increasingly overwhelmed European states to agree on how to cope with the huge tide of people fl eeing confl ict in the Middle East, Asia and Africa.

EU Migration Commission-er Dimitris Avramopoulos had warned that the bloc faced an “ex-istential crisis”.

On the eve of the talks, UN chief Ban Ki-moon urged leaders across the EU to “show leadership and compassion” as the continent grapples with the unrelenting wave of migrants.

Many of them are refugees like Abdullah, a 35-year-old Syrian father of two from war-ravaged Aleppo.

“We have no choice but to leave. We are dying here every day,” he told AFP in Istanbul where he has worked odd jobs for three years to save money for a journey across Europe he hopes to make soon.

More than half a million people have already braved dangerous sea crossings and arduous land treks to make it into Europe this year, heaping pressure on coun-tries along the migrant trail, some of which have closed their borders while others have diverted the fl ow elsewhere.

Some 2,800 people have died this year trying to cross the Medi-

terranean in fl imsy boats.But tensions have kept boiling

over, with fears the EU’s cherished Schengen passport-free zone could be under threat from the tide of migrants, many of whom are try-ing to make their way to Germany.

Budapest has taken the toughest stance on the crisis, erecting ra-zor-wire barriers along its borders with Serbia and Croatia in a bid to keep migrants out and enacting new laws to jail illegal migrants.

On Monday, lawmakers voted to give troops at Hungary’s borders the right to use rubber bullets, tear gas and net guns -- devices that fi re netting to entangle the target -- in a non-lethal way “unless it cannot be avoided”.

German rail operator Deutsche Bahn meanwhile said it would sus-pend key services to and from Aus-tria and Hungary until October 4, citing border controls introduced to manage a record migrant infl ux.

Meanwhile Croatia’s prime minister urged non-EU Serbia to restart directing migrants towards Hungary and Romania to help ease the burden on his country after it dealt with a surge in numbers this week.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, whose country is one of the main landing points for refu-gees crossing the Mediterranean, meanwhile called for responsibil-ity to be shared, saying “otherwise there is no point in talking about a united Europe”. — AFP

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Hungary, the Czech

Republic, Romania

and Slovakia all

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plan while Finland

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SEEKING REFUGE: Migrant children use water from a standpipe as they wait for transport at the main

train station of Vienna, Austria, on Tuesday. — Reuters

Two Kurdish ministers quit Turkey interim government over ‘logic of war’ANKARA: Two Kurdish min-isters accused Turkey’s govern-ment of promoting a “logic of war” as they quit the cabinet on Tues-day, two months after the resump-tion of fi ghting between the army and Kurdish rebels.

EU Aff airs Minister Ali Haydar Konca and Development Minister Muslum Dogan said the state’s two-month-old off ensive against the militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) had created a “hell-ish” situation “especially in the Kurdish cities”.

“A logic of war has been put into place,” Konca, who is a member of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ De-mocracy Party (HDP), told a press conference, describing the cli-mate in the country as worse than under martial law in the 1990s.

Lamenting the loss of life among the “police, soldiers, guer-rillas, women, children and the elderly” Konca said “both the pal-ace (the presidency) and the (rul-ing party) AKP send the message that this war will be continued on a larger scale.”

Further setbackThe resignations were seen as dealing a further setback to the peace process and ceasefi re be-tween the government and PKK, which broke down in July after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched an “anti-terrorism” of-fensive against the militants.

The HDP rejects the govern-ment’s allegations that it is a front for the PKK, which has been blamed for a string of attacks that have killed dozens of soldiers and police in recent weeks, since the fi ghting resumed.

While enjoying some support among non-Kurds, the HDP is generally seen as defending Kurd-ish interests.

Konca and Dogan were brought into government after an incon-clusive election in June, which led to the formation of a caretaker

cabinet tasked with running the country until snap elections on November 1.

The June vote dealt a blow to President Recep Tayyip Erdog-an’s ruling Justice and Develop-ment Party (AKP), which failed to win a governing majority for the fi rst time in 13 years after losing seats to the HDP.

The HDP was the biggest win-ner of the vote, gaining represen-tation in parliament -- and later in government -- for the fi rst time in the history of a pro-Kurdish party.

A statement from Prime Minis-ter Ahmet Davutoglu’s offi ce said he had accepted their resigna-tions and that neither would be immediately replaced, NTV chan-nel reported.

NTV said the two ministers, who have been vocal critics of the AKP, resigned over a debate on terrorism during a weekly cabinet meeting in the capital Ankara.

No opposition fi guresTheir exit leaves no opposi-tion fi gures in the government as it presses a relentless cam-paign of airstrikes against PKK bases in southeast Turkey and northern Iraq which pro-govern-ment media say has killed over 1,000 rebels.

The military has also carried out ground operations aimed at fl ushing the PKK out of mainly Kurdish southeastern cities.

The army’s nine-day curfew of the mainly Kurdish city of Cizre earlier this month caused particu-lar outrage among Kurds.

The HDP claimed 23 civilians were killed in the operation. The government said up to 32 rebels died. — AFP

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FURIOUS: Turkey’s Minister for EU Aff airs Ali Haydar Konca, left,

and Development Minister Muslum Dogan hold a press confer-

ence at the headquarters of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP)

in Ankara yesterday, after resigning from the interim

government. — AFP

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3 foreigners, Filipina abducted from resort

MANILA: Gunmen kidnapped two Canadian tourists, a Nor-wegian employee and a Filipina from a luxury resort island in the confl ict-wracked southern Philippines, while other for-eigners narrowly escaped, po-lice said Tuesday.

The abductions add to a string of kidnappings of foreign-ers in the south since the early 1990s, most often by extrem-ist militants seeking to extort ransoms, although the latest culprits were not immediately identifi ed.

Police said armed men sailed two motorboats into a marina on Samal island just before mid-night on Monday and seized the four from aboard yachts, appar-ently knowing exactly who they wanted to abduct, police said.

“They appeared to target the foreigners. They went straight for the yachts,” Superintendent Antonio Rivera said. — AFP

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DRIVE SLOWER LIVE LONGERAaryan to clash with Vatsalin for under-10 crown

Watson urges selectors to be patient with rookies

MUSCAT: Aaryan Punja and Vatsal Manikandan advanced to the fi nal of the under-10 singles at the National Bank of Oman-sponsored Annual Badminton Tournament organised by the In-dian Social Club Muscat.

Aaryan justifi ed the top bill-ing that he received in his fi rst tournament and lined up a clash in the fi nal against Vatsal who earned his place in the summit clash with hard-fought three-set victories in his last two rounds.

In the semifi nal, Aarya played with confi dence to send back fourth seed Abheek Gupta with a 15-12, 15-7 victory while Vatsal upset third seed Aseem Kunte in three games 15-11, 11-15, 15-9 verdict.

Ashpruha Patnaik, the girls under-13 defending champion, advanced to the fi nal of the un-der-13 event. In the semifi nal, Ashpruha, who remained un-beaten in the round-robin stage, proved too strong for Muthu Abi-rami whom she demolished with a 15-0, 15-4 scoreline.

In the fi nal, she will take on Sanjana Kulkarni who also main-tained a clean slate in the round robin stage and in the semifi nal trounced Shama Nayaz 15-7, 15-7.

The No. 1 seed in the boys un-der-13 singles, Mohamed Iman took his berth in the last four af-ter overcoming Aaryan Punja 15-11, 15-13.

Second seed Jeswin Mathew joined Iman in the last four after coasting to a confi dent 15-10, 15-10 win over Sidharth AK.

Prayag Mohanty put in another impressive display and regis-tered a convincing 15-2, 15-9 win over Pavan Kumar S. Akhil Ashok completed the semifi nal line-up with a hard-fought 15-12, 14-16, 15-10 victory over N.V. Keertan in the quarterfi nals.

Sailee Kerkar and Gauri Krish-na qualifi ed for the fi nals of the girls under-18 singles.

In the semifi nals, Sailee defeat-ed Nishita Karnik 21-6, 21-5 and Gauri beat Hareeshma Haridas 21-10, 21-15 in the semifi nals.

MELBOURNE: Former Aus-tralia all-rounder Shane Watson has urged selectors to be pa-tient with the rookies in Steven Smith’s team as they battle to cement places in the wake of a string of retirements.

Watson, former skipper Mi-chael Clarke, wicketkeeper Brad Haddin, opener Chris Rogers and seamer Ryan Harris all retired from Tests after the Ashes defeat in England and Smith will lead a raw side during a two-match se-ries in Bangladesh next month.

Australia selectors have been criticised for lacking patience in the past and defl ating the confi -dence of rising, young talents by dropping them after a handful of matches if they fail to perform.

Watson, who was dumped af-

ter the fi rst Ashes Test in Cardiff and never reinstated, said selec-tors needed to play the long game with the rebuilding side.

“The best way to get the best out of players is to give them some time to be able to fi nd their feet and feel comfortable in the group,” Watson told Sky Sports Radio.

“They are the best players that they can pick from at this point in time. They’ve got to go with what their judgments are to make sure they stick with these guys.”

Selectors have picked Usman Khawaja in the 15-man squad to tour Bangladesh.

“He’s someone that just needs a bit of time to get his feet again, feel comfortable in the groove and continue to develop his game,” Watson said. - Reuters

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Akhtar wants to buy a PSL franchise, recruit Aamir

KARACHI: Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akthar on Tuesday said he was eager to take youngster Mohammed Aamir under his wing and guide him back to the national team following his return to crick-et after a fi ve-year ban.

Aamir, 23, was suspended along with then-captain Salman Butt and pacer Mohammed Asif for bowling no-balls to order as part of a complex betting scam exposed by a tabloid sting during Pakistan’s tour of England in 2010.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) lifted all sanctions on the trio earlier this month, making them eligible for domestic and international matches.

Akhtar, the fastest bowler in his-

tory, said he was looking to buy a team in the upcoming Pakistan Su-per League (PSL) T20 event that will be staged in Qatar in February, and wanted to recruit Aamir.

“I am planning to buy a team in the PSL and would like to have Aamir in my team so that I can

guide him and make him an eff ec-tive bowler,” Akhtar, who retired in 2011, said.

Now 40, Akhtar’s career briefl y overlapped with Aamir, who made his debut in 2009 aged 17. The pair shared the attack in two ODIs in the 2010 Asia Cup and two Twenty20s

against Australia in England the same year, before Aamir’s career crashed to a halt following the ban.

“Everyone knows how talented Aamir was when he played crick-et so on his return he will have to work hard to become the same bowler,” said Akhtar.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has devised a rehabilitation programme for all three players, with Aamir already playing grade cricket since April this year under a special dispensation by the ICC.

He picked up seven wickets in his last match, a non fi rst-class qualifi er for the Sui Southern Gas Company, with a cunning mix of inswingers, outswingers, bouncers and varied angles from over and around the wicket.

While some infl uential voices, including former captain-turned-commentator Ramiz Raja, have voiced their opposition to the spot-fi xing trio ever being allowed to represent their country again, Akhtar said it was right for them to get a second chance.

“I have seen them suff er in the last fi ve years so all three must be treated in the same manner,” said the former player, whose own ca-reer was dogged by controversy including a drug scandal, an infa-mous dressing room fi ght and fre-quent claims of insubordination.

“Imagine Pakistan’s attack with Aamir, Wahab Riaz, Mohammed Irfan, Shahid Afridi and Yasir Shah and if they play together we can win the next World Twenty20,” he added. - AFP

Shoaib Akhtar

expressed his desire

to buy a PSL team

and take returning

Aamir under his wing

I am planning to buy

a team in the PSL and

would like to have

Aamir in my team so

that I can guide him

and make him an

effective bowler

Shoaib AkhtarFormer Pakistan fast bowler

Younis Khan in hot water after outburst over one-day snubLAHORE: Veteran Pakistan bats-man Younis Khan is facing dis-ciplinary action for lashing out when it became clear he was to be dropped for next month’s one-day series in Zimbabwe.

The 37-year-old hit out at selec-tors a day before the squad was an-nounced last week — without his name included.

“If I am not selected the one-day team will not be able to stand up,” Younis said in a TV interview.

The head of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Shaharyar Khan said the batsman, who has averaged a dismal 18.32 in 29 one-day match-es in the last three years, was clear-ly frustrated.

“I respect him a lot and we will sit with him and discuss it with

him but we will consider taking action,” PCB chairman Khan said.

“There are two actions, extreme or moderate, but we have to fi nd a position in between. Something should be done.”

It is the third series in a row for which the selectors have over-looked Younis Khan, who scored just 43 runs in three World Cup

matches in Australia and New Zealand earlier this year.

But he has been in fi ne Test form, rolling back the years to hit a sublime 171 not out as Pakistan chased an improbable 377 to beat Sri Lanka in Pallekele in July.

He was further piqued over an event on Saturday to launch the logo for the new Twenty Pakistan Super League.

“I was not invited and that made it easy for me to decide whether to play the PSL or not,” he retorted on Saturday night.

But the PCB’s Shaharyar Khan said: “If we had not invited Younis and other greats I would have been apologising. Younis saying he was not invited is factually not cor-rect.” - AFP

D I S C I P L I N A R Y A C T I O N

Younis Khan

Aaryan justified the

top billing and lined up

a clash against Vatsal

Khanna in fray

SANTIAGO: All India Tennis Association (AITA) President Anil Khanna will be up against David Haggerty of the US, Spain’s Juan Margets Lobato and Swiss Rene Stammbach as the ITF is all set to elect its new president at its AGM on Friday. - IANS

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MUSCAT: Oman Cricket’s Chief Development Offi cer Duleep Men-dis described passing away of Indi-an cricket chief Jagmohan Dalmi-ya as a great loss to world cricket.

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) chairman Dalmiya, who had previously served as the chief of the International Cricket Council (ICC), passed away in the east Indian city of Kolkata on Sunday after suff ering a massive heart attack.

The 75-year-old cricket ad-ministrator was credited with playing a lead role in world cricket becoming a profi t making industry while turning the BCCI into the most powerful cricket body of the world.

But Duleep Mendis, who is also the coach of Oman national team, described Dalmiya as ‘a pillar of strength for world cricket’.

Speaking to Times Sport, the Sri Lankan great said: “It is with pro-found sadness I heard of the de-mise of Mr. Jagmohan Dalmiya.”

“Dalmiya was a pillar of strength not only for India but the entire cricket world,” the for-mer Sri Lankan captain added.

Duleep Mendis also recalled his association with Dalmiya while also speaking about the Indian’s role in development of cricket in the Asian region.

“I had the opportunity to work as the Tournament Director during the inaugural Asian Test Championship (in 1999). It was a privilege to work under him and he took personal interest in the success of the championship.

Dalmiya always had cricket’s best interests at heart,” he added.

Duleep Mendis also said Dalmiya made a great contribu-tion to world cricket.

“His contribution to the world cricket is enormous. He was one person who had believed in and worked for the globalisation of cricket.

“And not to forget his contri-bution to Asian cricket.. it was immense. He was instrumental in the formation of Asian Cricket Council, which over the years had done wonders for cricket, not just India and neighbouring Test-playing nations but the entire the Asian region.”

Stating that the world cricket will surely miss Dalmiya, Duleep Mendis said: “My prayers are with his family and close friends. May God give them the strength to bear this loss.”

“May his soul rest in peace!” he concluded.

‘Dalmiya was a pillar of strength for global cricket’

G R E A T L O S S

PAYING TRIBUTES: Duleep

Mendis

Six women benefi t from Oman Sail-Oxy Oman programmeMUSCAT: Occidental of Oman Inc (Oxy Oman) and Oman Sail have completed the fi rst phase of their vision to empower the sport-ing ambitions of women in Oman.

The Women’s Programme has successfully trained six Omani women to become certifi ed sailing instructors, and Oxy Oman will now move to the second phase of the pro-gramme named Oman Sail’s Com-munity Programme to train 40 girls from government schools across Muscat, Sur and Al Musannah.

“The programme we developed with Oxy Oman was designed with two clear goals, fi rstly the training of women and then using them to inspire and mentor a new gen-eration of female sailors to realise their potential,” Oman Sail CEO David Graham said.

“We anticipate our partnership will pave the way for other women to engage in sports, and by doing so expand their horizons and open the doors to greater and more var-ied career opportunities.”

Hussam Al Nabhani, Vice-Pres-ident of Corporate and External

Aff airs at Oxy Oman, said: “As a responsible corporate citizen, we aim to leave a lasting legacy by con-tributing to establishing platforms on which communities can mutu-ally benefi t, develop and thrive.

“We carefully choose our part-ners to support local communi-ties, and create innovative part-nerships through which we can accomplish our objectives. Work-ing with Oman Sail to realise the dreams of women across the Sul-tanate will help develop a passion for sport and shape role models for Omani girls to emulate.”

The six recruits were selected after demonstrating their ambition to learn and proving their physical capabilities. They have completed a series of training sessions to de-velop essential skill sets including technical knowledge, leadership and coaching capabilities, and also gained international experience by racing among accomplished sail-ors, most recently during Cowes Week and Normandy Week.

Testament to their talent, the trainees were also chosen for both

their physical and mental endur-ance to participate in Oman Sail’s EFG Sailing Arabia — The Tour 2015, a dynamic regional sailing regatta designed to reignite the Gulf’s maritime heritage.

Marwa Al Khaifi , an inductee into the programme, said: “Not only did our training encompass theory and practice but we got the chance to work with people who supported both our personal and professional development.

“In addition to our trainers, we were inspired by Mohsin Al Bal-ushi, the fi rst Arab to sail around the world, who encouraged us to dream big, and we met double Olympic Gold Medallist, Sarah Ay-ton OBE, who shared her experi-ences sailing as a woman.”

With the completion of the pro-gramme, the women are now quali-fi ed to teach sailing and motivate others to discover the benefi ts of the sport as an activity, teach them the rudiments of sailing and encourage them to develop valuable life skills such as confi dence, leadership, teamwork and responsibility.

I N S T R U C T O R S

FUTURE INSTRUCTORS: Oman Sail and Oxy Oman complete fi rst phase of women’s programme.

France wary of Romania

LONDON: France’s star centre Wesley Fofana does not want his fi rst appearance at this World Cup against Romania on Wednesday to end as it did for South Africa against Japan.

The 27-year-old Clermont ace — known for his rapier like thrusts through the middle — returns to the side after a groin injury pre-vented him playing in France’s opening 32-10 win over Italy.

While he admits that he knows little about his Pool D opponents for the game at London’s Olympic Stadium, he says Japan’s 34-32 win over the Springboks has been a wake up call for every team.

“The Japanese result has shown everybody that no game is won in advance,” Fofana told French ra-dio. “Nobody gave the Japanese a hope in hell.”

Fofana is one of 13 changes made by coach Philippe Saint-An-dre to his starting line-up against Italy but the only one who is realis-tically in line to begin the fi nal and potentially table-topping clash with Six Nations champions Ire-land in Cardiff on October 11.

Meanwhile, Michael Leitch and Ayuma Goromaru can rubber-stamp their sporting hero status by helping Japan claim another fa-mous World Cup scalp when they play Scotland on Wednesday.

Another amazing win would take Japan tantalisingly close to their fi rst ever World Cup quarterfi nal.

But in order to win “the most im-portant game in the World Cup”, as

coach Eddie Jones termed it, they must work even harder than they did to beat two-time world champi-ons South Africa 34-32 on Saturday.

“We haven’t just come here to make one splash in the pond, we are here to play a World Cup and we want to make the quarter-fi nals,” said 55-year-old Jones ahead of the Pool B match.

“If the players aren’t excited af-

ter Saturday that would be a prob-lem. They are excited.”

Australia kick off their cam-paign against Fiji on Wednesday with coach Michael Cheika admit-ting there was “no comfortable feeling” in the pool of death.

Pool A also includes hosts Eng-land, who beat Fiji 35-11 in the tournament opener on Friday, and Wales, who laboured to an ulti-mately convincing 54-9 win over Uruguay on Sunday.

“The teams in our pool will be having a totally diff erent lead in,” said Cheika. “There is no feeling comfortable in our group. Perhaps that’s how it should be. It’s the World Cup and it will be tough eve-ry game and we will have to earn everything we get.”

Cane leads All BlacksFlanker Sam Cane will captain New Zealand for the fi rst time when the All Blacks meet Pool C minnows Namibia at the Olympic Stadium on Thursday.

Coach Steve Hansen made 12 changes from the side that beat Argentina. Only lock Sam White-lock and wingers Julian Savea and Nehe Milner-Skudder remain from the team that edged out the Pumas 26-16 on Sunday — a sign of the depth of talent Hansen has at his disposal.

Kane, who has played 25 match-es for his country, came on as a re-placement on Sunday to score the All Blacks’ fi nal try that put the Pu-mas out of reach.

England, on the other hand, are waiting on the fi tness of centre Jonathan Joseph and back-row forward Ben Morgan as they pre-pare for their crunch clash against Wales at Twickenham on Saturday.

Joseph suff ered a blow to his chest during tournament hosts England’s 35-11 opening win over Fiji at Twickenham last week, while Morgan is trying to over-come a knee injury. - Agencies

France’s star centre

Wesley Fofana

does not want his

fi rst appearance

at this World Cup

against Romania on

Wednesday to end as

it did for South Africa

against Japan

TO LEAD ALL BLACKS: Flanker Sam Cane will captain New Zealand

for the fi rst time when All Blacks face Namibia on Thursday.

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Oman, Iran sign agreements to study subsea gas pipeline

Times News Service

MUSCAT: Two agreements have been signed by Iran and Oman to study a subsea gas pipeline for car-rying Iranian gas to the Sultanate in a project worth $60 billion, said an Iranian offi cial.

These agreements were signed for studies in the off shore and on-shore sections, with Omani Oil Minister Mohammed bin Hamad Al Rumhy visiting Tehran, Iran’s Press TV reported on Monday, quoting Alireza Kameli, managing

director of the National Iranian Gas Exports Company (NIGEC).

In an interview published on the Iranian Oil Ministry’s website Shana on Tuesday, Kameli said that the export of Iranian gas to Oman is expected to begin in two years and a half time.

“This is our target. However, the two countries will be making ef-forts to shorten this time,” the of-fi cial said.

According to Press TV, the off -shore deal was signed between the Iranian Off shore Engineering and

Construction Company (IOEC) and Oman’s Ministry of Oil and Gas. For the onshore section, an agreement was signed between the Pars Consulting Engineering Company and the Omani side.

The off shore section envisages building a pipeline for 200 kil-ometers from Kuh-e Mubarak in Iran to Oman’s Sohar port in fi ve months. The onshore section of the pipeline in Iran will be built for another 200 km from Rudan to Kuh-e Mubarak in six months.

The agreement for the purchase

of around $60 billion worth of natural gas from Iran for 25 years, which includes laying a $1 billion gas pipeline to Oman across the Gulf, was signed during the visit of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to Muscat in March 2014.

Oman has undertaken to pay the entire cost of the pipeline and the related infrastructure, ac-cording to Iranian Oil Minister BijanZanganeh, said Press TV in a report.

Zanganeh has said that gas ex-ports to Oman and entry into its

retail market will make it possible to sell the Iranian natural gas to the region, especially Asian countries.

In July, Kameli said the Gulf countries are Iran’s top priority for gas exports.

“Currently, many countries have voiced readiness to invest in our upstream and downstream gas sector and are seriously push-ing for imports of the Iranian gas. Although we cannot ignore the Eu-ropean gas market, exports to Eu-rope come later in our priorities,” Kameli said.

Two separate

agreements

were signed for

conducting studies

in the off shore and

onshore sections

Surplus cash of Gulf banks dries up amid slump in crude oil priceDUBAI: Gulf banks, which bat-tled to extend loans when oil av-eraged more than $100 a barrel, are seeing surplus cash dry up because of the slump in crude oil prices.

Deposits in Saudi Arabian banks fell by about 17 billion ri-yals ($4.53 billion) in July from June, with that fi gure rising to about $6.6 billion in Qatar. In the UAE, they fell for a third succes-sive month in August, declining by Dh4.4 billion ($1.2 billion) and causing the loans-to-deposits ratio in the country to worsen to 102.3 per cent, from 94.8 per cent a year ago.

Loans are growing faster than deposits in the three countries. It’s a sudden change of circum-stance for an industry marked until recently by intense com-petition for lending as fi nancial institutions sought to deploy the billions of reserves built up during the era of high oil prices. Crude has halved in the past year to less than $50 a barrel, prompt-ing governments to fund spend-ing through bond sales and use cash accumulated during the boom. “The government is going from a net saver to a net borrower and that obviously has a mas-sive eff ect on domestic liquidity,” Jaap Meijer, director of equity research at Arqaam Capital, said in a phone interview from Dubai. “If the governments withdraw li-quidity from the domestic bank-ing system then interest rates will rise faster than they would in the United States.”

Interest ratesSaudi Arabia’s three-month in-terbank lending rate, a bench-mark for some loans, climbed 12 basis points from this year’s low in March to 0.88875 per cent on Monday, while the rate in

the UAE has advanced 15 basis points this year to 0.82429 per cent. In Qatar, the three-month interbank rate has climbed 16 basis points from this year’s low to 1.18823 per cent. Banks are borrowing in both the bonds and loans market in anticipation of the cash drain. Financial insti-tutions issued 86 per cent of the $19.8 billion of bonds sold from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) this year. Qatar National Bank raised $3 billion from a syndicated loan in March, while First Gulf Bank secured a $1 bil-lion term facility from a group of foreign banks this month.

Saudi Arabia raised SR55 bil-lion this year from sales of local currency securities to local banks and institutions. Qatar raised QR15 billion this month, while Kuwait plans to sell dinar-de-nominated bonds this year, it said earlier this month. — Bloomberg News

B A N K I N G A N D F I N A N C E

CALL RATES: Saudi Arabia’s three-month interbank lending rate,

a benchmark for some loans, climbed 12 basis points from this

year’s low in March to 0.88875% on Monday. - Bloomberg fi le picture

The government is

going from a net saver

to a net borrower and

that obviously has

a massive effect on

domestic liquidity

Jaap MeijerDirector of equity research Arqaam Capital

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Oman United Insurance appoints new chief executive MUSCAT: Oman United Insurance board has decided to promote R. Muthukumar, who was the acting chief executive offi cer of the company, to the position of chief executive offi cer. The Capital Market Authority also approved the board’s decision. Muthukumar has been working with Oman United Insurance Company for 24 years and employed in various positions, ca-pacities and responsibilities. Muthukumar, who has a Master Degree in Commerce (M.Com) from India, is a Chartered Accountant (from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India).

HSBC gets nod in China for bond saleBEIJING: People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has allowed HSBC Holdings to sell bonds in the country’s interbank market, its fi rst such ap-proval for a foreign commer-cial bank. The central bank gave HSBC the green light to sell 1 billion yuan ($157 million) of bonds in the interbank market, according to a statement on its website. The People’s Bank of China also allowed BOC Hong Kong Holdings, controlled by China’s fourth largest lender by assets, to sell 10 billion yuan of bonds. The approval “could signal the opening up of an alternative source of funding for global borrow-ers,” Helen Wong, chief executive for Greater China at HSBC, said in a press statement on Tuesday. - Times

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B R I E F S Bahrain stocks cheapest in world as turnover wilts

CAIRO: Bahraini stocks are among the cheapest in the world. That hasn’t stopped the value of trades dropping as low as an el-ementary school teacher’s salary.

The BB All Share Index has fall-en 25 days out of 29 and is trading near the lowest level since Janu-ary 2014 and hasn’t closed 1 per cent higher on any day this year.

Liquidity woesThe 12-month daily average value of shares changing hands is less than $2.5 million, compared to $216 million on the main market in Dubai, its rival as a Middle East business hub. Trading has fallen as low as $42,000 in 2015, accord-ing to data.

“Liquidity is drying up across the region, so small markets like Bahrain are usually the fi rst to suff er,” said Fadhel Makhlooq, the head of brokerage at Manama, Bahrain-based Securities & In-vestment. “It doesn’t make sense

to buy stock if you can’t sell it when you want. Foreign investors need about $2.5 million minimum daily turnover in any stock in order to even start considering the name. That’s become very rare here.”

The smallest member of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Coun-cil (GCC) and host to the United States Fifth Fleet, Bahrain relies on the fi nancial industry for as much as 17 per cent of economic output and counts on some of the most liberal business regulations in the region to attract investment.

The island kingdom, which suf-fered unrest following the 2011 Arab Spring, has seen some banks

leave or reduce operations. The nation announced on

Thursday the formation of a ‘mini cabinet’ to tackle its fi nancial problems after the price of Brent crude sank more than 50 per cent in 12 months.

Emerging marketsThe slump in Bahrain’s equities has cut the 12-month forward price-to-earnings ratio for its stocks in MSCI’s frontier markets index to 7.6 times, fourth-lowest among members of the gauge and cheaper than all emerging markets except Russia, according to data.

To help boost trading volumes,

the bourse started an Islamic in-dex this month comprised of 17 Bahraini-listed Shariah-com-pliant companies. Chief execu-tive offi cer Khalifa bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa said “we at the bourse hope” that the gauge helps attract more investors.

“It’s a question of breadth versus depth,” Shaikha Sameer Alzayani, the head of listing and issuer af-fairs at the Bahrain Bourse, said in an interview at the Arab IPO Sum-mit in Dubai last week. The index is “targeting new clients that put more emphasis on dealing in the Islamic and Sharia-compliant shares,” she said. - Bloomberg News

BB All Share Index,

which fell 25 days

out of 29, is trading

near the lowest level

since January 2014

and hasn’t closed 1%

on any day this year

Gates’ riches can provide$1,700 to each poor in USNEW YORK: Would the world be a better place if the wealthiest gave their fortunes away to the bottom billion? We tried to an-swer the question by creating the Robin Hood Index.

We took a spattering of 42 countries with radically diff erent demographics and economies, then compared the wealthiest in-dividuals to the percentage of the populations living in poverty. By the way, only in Chile, the Nether-lands, France and Australia is the richest person a woman.

The index shows how the net worth of each country’s wealthi-est person compares to the live-lihood of his fellow countrymen by calculating the lump sum in dollars each person living in pov-erty would get if the assets of the richest citizen were liquidated and redistributed. The Bloomb-erg Billionaire Index and the CIA World Factbook were our refer-ence points.

The net worth of Bill Gates would turn into a one-off pay-ment of $1,736 if distributed to the neediest 15 per cent of Americans.

Cyprus and SwedenIndia’s large population means Mukesh Ambani’s $19.2 billion net worth amounts to the small-est payout to the poor of any other country analysed. His net worth is 13.6 million times more than the gross domes-tic product of his fellow Indians. Still, with 30 per cent of the coun-try destitute, his riches would re-sult in each poor person getting $59, enough for 118 basic meals priced at Rs35 (50 cents) and con-sisting of rice, dal, two vegetables, one pickle and three chapatis.

Cyprus and Sweden are where the poor stand to gain the most, $45,987 and $33,149 respectively, yet they are also exceptional. They have small populations — the is-land of Cyprus in the Mediterra-nean has 1.1 million people — and fairly high living standards — Sweden ranks among the highest when it comes to GDP per capita.

Quantifying the boost from each payout is hard because each dollar will buy you something diff erent in local currency terms. The poverty line also is diff erent from nation to nation.

Nevertheless, a modern-day Robin Hood it seems would do lit-tle to improve the lives of those in need. - Bloomberg News

R O B I N H O O D I N D E X

SLUMP IN TURNOVER: The 12-month daily average value of shares changing hands is less than $2.5

million, compared to $216 million on the main market in Dubai. – Bloomberg News

LONDON: Countries in the Middle East and North Africa that subsidise food for their citizens are catching a break, even as the global oil slump hammers the region’s economy.

From Iran to Morocco, the cost of importing ba-sic grains such as wheat and barley will plunge by as much as a third to the lowest in at least fi ve years, according to the Rome-based United Na-tions’ Food & Agriculture Organisation.

The FAO will release global data in October.

After two years of bumper global harvests, cheaper grain will help ease the blow of a plunge in oil revenue in a region that supplies more than a third of the world’s crude but can’t produce enough of its own crops.

Many people in the area rely on their govern-ments to ensure aff ord-able basic food supplies.

- Bloomberg News

Cheaper grain to ease pain in Middle East

Mukesh Ambani’s $19.2 billion net worth amounts to

the smallest payout to the poor of any other country

analysed. With 30 per cent of the country destitute,

his riches would result in each poor person getting

$59, enough for 118 basic meals priced at Rs35

WEALTH DISTRIBUTION: The net worth of Bill Gates would turn

into a one-off payment of $1,736 if distributed to the neediest 15

per cent of Americans. – Bloomberg News

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Exports of Swiss

watches decline as

Apple Watch takes

on low-end models

GENEVA: Swiss watch exports fell in August, heading for the fi rst annual decline in six years amid concern that competition from Apple’s smartwatch may dent de-mand for low-end timepieces.

Shipments declined 1.6 per cent to 1.47 billion francs ($1.5 billion), the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry said on its website on Tuesday. Exports of watches with wholesale prices less than 200 francs fell 13 per cent, while the 200-franc to 500- franc segment plunged 24 per cent.

“I presume that the Apple Watch would put pressure on the low and mid-tier segment of the Swiss watch market,” said Jon Cox, an analyst at Kepler Cheuvreux in Zu-rich. “Stock market volatility isn’t helping in China.”

Watch shipments, which make up about a tenth of Switzerland’s total exports, have declined 1.2 per cent in the fi rst eight months of 2015. The introduction of the Ap-ple Watch, combined with a surge in the Swiss franc and a Chinese government campaign against extravagant spending, have com-bined to cloud the outlook.

- Bloomberg News

T E C H N O L O G Y Vehicle sales in Sultanatedrop in first seven months

A. E. JAMESbusinesseditor@timesofoman.com

MUSCAT: Total vehicle registra-tions in Oman slumped by 28.6 per cent to 57,063 during the fi rst seven months of 2015, down from 79,911 registrations during the same period last year.

The fall in registration could be

attributed to the unwillingness of people to spend on high value products, such as vehicles, in view of the recent drop in oil prices.

As far as vehicle registrations are concerned, a drastic fall was seen in the category of private vehicles and

taxis, which dipped by 37.5 per cent and 38.6 per cent, respectively, to 39,071 units and 393 units, according to statistics released by the National Centre for Statistics and Informa-tion (NCSI). “Car loan interest rates are at an all-time low, the youth are

getting jobs and projects are go-ing on. So, it is diffi cult to fi nd any reason, other than weak customer sentiment,” said Bikram S. Rishi, chief executive offi cer of Muscat Finance, which is engaged in auto fi nance.

Government vehiclesRishi noted that the government’s vehicle purchases had increased by 15.2 per cent to 1,400 units and rent-a-car companies’ registra-tions had also surged by 29.9 per cent to 2,504 vehicles in the fi rst seven months of 2015, up from a year ago.

He added that the interest rate for auto fi nance ranged between 4.5 per cent and 8.5 per cent, de-pending on whether the vehicle is brand new or used, and what is the tenure of the loan.

Registration for motorbikes also fell by 23.1 per cent to 562 bikes, from 731 motorbikes during the period under review.

Oman imports vehicles for do-mestic sales and for re-exports to regional markets. The Sultanate’s total vehicle registration in 2014 was pegged at 143,034 vehicles, of which 77.89 per cent or 111,406 vehicles were private cars.

Vehicle registrations

slumped by 28.6

per cent to 57,063

during the fi rst

seven months of

2015, down from

79,911 registrations

during the same

period last year

ADB projects slowdown in Asia on weak China growth HONG KONG: Weaker growth in China this year is expected to cause a slowdown in the rest of Asia, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Tuesday as it became the latest major body to revise down its forecasts for the world’s number two economy.

It also warned central banks to prepare for an expected United States Federal Reserve inter-est rate rise, with many nations already seeing huge capital out-fl ows as dealers look for safer US investments.

The report comes as markets have been hit by extreme volatil-ity driven by fears over the Chi-nese economy — and its leaders’ management of it — after last month’s surprise devaluation of its yuan currency.

“The combination of a moder-ating prospect in China and India, together with delayed recovery of advanced countries, weighed on our forecast for the region as a whole,” said ADB chief economist Shang-Jin Wei, who presented the report at the Foreign Corre-spondents’ Club in Hong Kong.

Infl ationIn an update to its fl agship Asian Development Outlook released in March, the bank said growth in the region would hit 5.8 per cent this year and 6 per cent in 2016. March’s forecast was for 6.3 per cent for both years.

Infl ation in the developing Asia

region was forecast to ease fur-ther, partly due to lower global commodity prices. Wei said that the overall outlook for the region was “still positive” but had been impacted by capital fl ow reversals and weakened commodity prices for exporters, partly related to the China slowdown.

“Developing Asia is expected to continue to be the largest contrib-uting region to global growth de-

spite the moderation,” he added.However, it tipped China — the

main driver of global economic growth — to expand 6.8 per cent this year, instead of the 7.2 pre-viously estimated, following a stream of weak indicators includ-ing on trade, infl ation, investment and consumer spending.

US rate worries The ADB predicted growth rate would be the slowest since 1990, a year after the Tiananmen Square crackdown that led to global sanc-tions against Beijing.

It is also below China’s offi -cial target for the year of ‘about’ 7 per cent. But Wei said talk of a collapse in Chinese growth was ‘overblown’.

“Consumption growth contin-ues to look relatively strong. Re-tail sales look relatively resilient... job market employment looks relatively resilient,” he said. Wei added that stocks volatility was unlikely to have a long-lasting ef-fect on growth.

It added that Southeast Asia was bearing the brunt of China’s slowdown, with growth in South-east Asia this year put at 4.4 per cent, before rising to 4.9 per cent in 2016.

Jurgen Conrad, head of the ADB’s economic unit, told report-ers in Beijing that the revision was “mainly due to the delayed recovery in industrial countries reducing export demand.” - AFP

E C O N O M Y

Oman signs agreement with energy fi rm for oil explorationMUSCAT: In continuation of the eff orts made by the Sultanate to attract investments for oil and gas exploration, the Ministry of Oil and Gas on Tuesday signed a new ex-ploration and production sharing agreement with Oman Lasso Ex-ploration and Production Karwan.

Under the agreement, the com-pany will explore oil and natural gas in Block 54, which has an area of 5632 square kilometres and lo-cated in Al Wusta Governorate.

The agreement allows the com-pany to drill several wells. The government does not bear any fi -nancial commitments during ex-ploration period.

The agreement was signed in Muscat on behalf Oman gov-ernment by Dr Mohammed bin Hamad Al Rumhy, minister of oil

and gas; and by Amrou Al Sharif, president and chief executive of-fi cer of Oman Lasso Exploration & Production Karwan.

The Ministry of Oil and Gas said

that the company’s eff orts will be crowned with success in discov-ering hydrocarbons, which will increase reserves and production rates in the Sultanate. – ONA

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The combination of a

moderating prospect

in China and India,

together with delayed

recovery of advanced

countries, weighed on

our forecast for the

region as a whole

Shang-Jin WeiChief economist, ADB

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MARKETW E D N E S DAY, S E P T E M B E R 2 3, 2 0 1 5

MUSCATSECURITIES MARKET

SHARE PRICE BULLETIN FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22

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

OM0000002796 ...........BANK MUSCAT ............................................................ 128,907 ............ 67,713..................... 24 ............0.510 ........... 0.536 ...........0.510 ........... 0.526 ............. 0.510.............0.016 ............. 3.137 ................0.530 .............. 0.516...................0.530................1,205,498,686 ......0.100

OM0000001962 ............AL MADINA INVESTMENT ................................... 1,008,739 ........ 60,865..................... 33 ........... 0.060 ........... 0.061 ...........0.060........... 0.060 .............0.059 ............0.001 ............. 1.695 ................0.061 ..............0.060...................0.061 ...................12,429,083 .........0.100

OM0000004768 ...........AL MADINA TAKAFUL ............................................. 129,516 .............11,256......................11 ........... 0.086 ........... 0.087 ...........0.086........... 0.087 .............0.086 ............0.001 ..............1.163.................0.087 ..............0.086...................0.087...................15,225,000 .........0.100

OM0000003521 ............GALFAR ENGINEERING AND CON. .................... 99,195 ...............9,277..................... 20 ........... 0.094 ...........0.094 ...........0.092........... 0.094 .............0.093 ............0.001 ............. 1.075 ................0.092..............0.092...................0.094 .................. 27,258,180 .........0.100

OM0000001681 ............OMAN AND EMIRATES INV. HOLDING ........... 225,875 ............23,153......................17 ............0.102 ........... 0.105 ...........0.100 ........... 0.103 .............0.102 ............0.001 ............. 0.980 ................0.102 ..............0.102...................0.104................... 12,553,125 .........0.100

OM0000001533 ............OMINVEST .................................................................... 299,106 ..........143,571........................4 ........... 0.480 ...........0.480 ...........0.480........... 0.480 .............0.476 ........... 0.004 ............. 0.840 ................0.480..............0.480...................0.490 .................265,373,588 ........0.100

OM0000001772 ............AL ANWAR HOLDING............................................... 3,439,867 ......598,839..................... 69 ............0.173 ........... 0.175............0.173 ............0.174 ............. 0.173 .............0.001 ............. 0.578 ................0.174 .............. 0.173................... 0.174 ................... 26,113,050 .........0.100

OM0000001483 ............NATIONAL BANK OF OMAN ................................. 232,720 ........... 68,652........................6 ........... 0.295 ........... 0.295 ...........0.295........... 0.295 .............0.294 ............0.001 ............. 0.340 ................0.295 ............. 0.290...................0.295..................395,509,524........0.100

OM0000001087 ............OMAN UNITED INSURANCE ................................ 50,000 .............11,600........................2 ........... 0.232 ........... 0.232 ...........0.232........... 0.232 .............0.232 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.232..............0.228...................0.232 ..................23,200,000 ........0.100

OM0000001145 ............PORT SERVICES CORPORATION ....................... 202,616 ........... 27,944......................13 ............0.138 ........... 0.138 ...........0.136 ............0.138 ............. 0.138............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.138 .............. 0.137...................0.138 ................... 13,115,520 .........0.100

OM0000001160 ............NATIONAL GAS ...............................................................2,000 ..................604........................ 1 ........... 0.302 ...........0.302 ...........0.302........... 0.300 .............0.300 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.302..............0.302...................0.306 ..................15,000,000 .........0.100

OM0000001319 ............NATIONAL ALUMINIUM PRODUCTS ............. 200,000........... 43,600........................2 ............0.218 ........... 0.218 ...........0.218 ........... 0.218 ............. 0.218............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.218 ..............0.210...................0.218 .....................7,318,576 ..........0.100

OM0000001517 ............HSBC BANK OMAN .................................................... 260,000 ........... 29,640........................8 ............0.114 ........... 0.114............ 0.114 ............0.114 ............. 0.114 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................ 0.114 ...............0.111................... 0.114 ..................228,035,658........0.100

OM0000001707 ............OMAN CABLES INDUSTRY ......................................10,000 .............19,000........................2 ........... 1.900 ........... 1.900 ...........1.900 ........... 1.900 .............1.900 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................1.900 .............. 1.850...................1.890 ..................170,430,000........0.100

OM0000001749 ............OMAN CEMENT ............................................................56,000 ............ 25,500........................4 ........... 0.456 ........... 0.456 ...........0.450........... 0.456 .............0.456 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.450 .............. 0.412...................0.450..................150,877,956 ........0.100

OM0000002028 ...........GULF INTERNATIONAL CHEMICALS .................1,805 .................. 453........................ 1 ............0.251 ........... 0.251 ...........0.251 ............0.251 ............. 0.251............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.251 .............. 0.251...................0.259.................... 5,271,000 ..........0.100

OM0000002176 ............AL JAZEERA STEEL PRODUCTS ................................245 .....................49........................ 1 ........... 0.200 ...........0.200 ...........0.200 .......... 0.200 .............0.200 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.200 ............. 0.191...................0.199 ...................24,979,592 .........0.100

OM0000002200 ...........AHLI BANK .................................................................... 150,000 ........... 29,850........................4 ............0.199 ........... 0.199 ...........0.199 ........... 0.199 ............. 0.199............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.199 ..............0.190...................0.198 ..................283,582,193 ........0.100

OM0000002374............UNITED FINANCE ...................................................... 45,000 ...............5,850........................6 ............0.130 ........... 0.130 ...........0.130 ........... 0.130 ............. 0.130............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.130 .............. 0.125...................0.130 ...................40,399,442 .........0.100

OM0000002549 ...........BANK DHOFAR ..............................................................53,899 .............12,612........................2 ........... 0.234 ...........0.234 ...........0.234........... 0.234 .............0.234 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.234..............0.234...................0.235..................361,466,480 ........0.100

OM0000002820 ...........GULF INVESTMENT SERVICES ......................... 218,931 .............21,819..................... 26 ........... 0.099 ........... 0.100 ...........0.099........... 0.100 .............0.100 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.099 ..............0.099...................0.100....................5,884,322 ..........0.100

OM0000003000 ...........ALMAHA PETROLEUM PRODUCTS MAR. ..........3,750 ............... 7,388........................ 1 ............1.970 ........... 1.970 ...........1.970 ........... 1.970 ............. 1.970............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................1.970 .............. 1.970...................1.980 ..................135,930,000........0.100

OM0000003026 ...........OMAN TELECOMMUNICATION ..........................30,050 ............ 48,825......................19 ............1.625 ........... 1.625 ...........1.620 ............1.625 ............. 1.625 ............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................1.625 ..............1.620...................1.625 ................ 1,218,750,000 ......0.100

OM0000003711 ............SOHAR POWER ................................................................ 1,050 .................. 359........................ 1 ........... 0.342 ...........0.342 ...........0.342........... 0.340 .............0.340 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.342............. 0.340...................0.350...................75,143,400 .........0.100

OM0000003968 ...........OOREDOO....................................................................... 103,851 ............ 78,096........................6 ............0.752 ........... 0.752 ...........0.752 ........... 0.752 ............. 0.752............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.752 ..............0.744...................0.752 ..................489,510,061 ........0.100

OM0000004925 ...........AL BATINAH POWER ..................................................20,345 ...............4,326........................2 ............0.213 ........... 0.213 ...........0.212 ........... 0.213 ............. 0.213............ 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.212 ..............0.212...................0.214 .................. 143,751,023 ........0.100

OM0000004933 ...........AL SUWADI POWER .....................................................13,765 ............... 2,918........................ 1 ............0.212 ........... 0.212 ...........0.212 ........... 0.212 ............. 0.212 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.212 ..............0.212...................0.214 .................. 151,454,144 ........0.100

OM0000005005 ...........ALMAHA CERAMICS ................................................. 68,000 ............ 33,320........................6 ........... 0.490 ...........0.490 ...........0.490........... 0.490 .............0.490 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.490..............0.488...................0.490 ..................25,725,000 .........0.100

OM0000004735 ...........SEMBCORP SALALAH ..................................................2,908 ............... 7,590........................2 ............2.610 ........... 2.610 ...........2.610 ........... 2.610 .............2.620 ...........-0.010 ........... -0.382 ...............2.610 ..............2.610...................2.635..................249,143,279 ........1.000

OM0000001418 ............RAYSUT CEMENT ........................................................31,203 ............. 35,811......................13 ............1.155 ............1.155 ............1.140 ............1.150 ............. 1.155 ............-0.005 ........... -0.433 ...............1.140 .............. 1.130................... 1.140 ................. 230,000,000 .......0.100

OM0000003661 ............VOLTAMP ENERGY ................................................... 173,134 .............71,134......................21 ............0.410 ........... 0.412 ...........0.410 ........... 0.410 ............. 0.412............-0.002 ........... -0.485 ...............0.412 ..............0.410...................0.412 ...................24,805,000 ........0.100

OM0000002226 ...........AL JAZEERA SERVICES ............................................42,673 ............. 17,325..................... 10 ........... 0.406 ...........0.406 ...........0.406........... 0.406 .............0.408 ...........-0.002 ........... -0.490 ...............0.406..............0.406...................0.412 ...................24,848,935 .........0.100

OM0000002168 ............AL ANWAR CERAMIC TILES ............................... 281,000 ............93,106..................... 23 ........... 0.334 ........... 0.334 ...........0.330........... 0.332 .............0.334 ...........-0.002 ........... -0.599 ...............0.330..............0.328...................0.330 ..................98,342,942 ........0.100

OM0000003398 ...........BANK SOHAR................................................................ 979,860 ..........157,979.....................44 ............0.161 ........... 0.163 ........... 0.161 ............0.161 ............. 0.162............-0.001 ............-0.617................0.163 .............. 0.163...................0.170 ..................232,071,840 .......0.100

OM0000003224 ...........RENAISSANCE SERVICES .......................................90,035 ............ 14,380......................11 ............0.160 ........... 0.161 ............0.159 ........... 0.160 ............. 0.161 ............-0.001 ........... -0.621................ 0.161 .............. 0.161...................0.162 ...................46,504,163 .........0.100

OM0000001525 ............OMAN INVESTMENT AND FINANCE .............. 173,000 ............28,418........................7 ............0.166 ........... 0.166 ...........0.163 ........... 0.164 ............. 0.166............-0.002 ........... -1.205 ...............0.163 .............. 0.162...................0.166 ...................32,800,000 ........0.100

OM0000002275 ...........SHELL OMAN MARKETING ................................... 51,750 .......... 104,535........................8 ........... 2.020 ...........2.020 ...........2.020 .......... 2.020 .............2.050 ...........-0.030 ............-1.463................2.020 ............ 2.020...................2.050 .................191,900,000........0.100

OM0000002440 ...........AL SHARQIA INVESTMENT HOLDING .............33,066 ............... 3,571........................6 ............0.109 ........... 0.110............0.107 ........... 0.108 ............. 0.110 ............-0.002 ............-1.818 ................0.109 ..............0.108...................0.109 .................... 9,720,000 ..........0.100

OM0000001509 ............DHOFAR INT.DEV.AND INV. HOLD. ................... 485,337 ......... 191,282........................3 ........... 0.400 ........... 0.410 ...........0.390........... 0.394 ............. 0.410............-0.016 ........... -3.902 ...............0.410 ............. 0.000...................0.410 ................... 97,081,600 .........0.100

OM0000003125 ............GLOBAL FINANCIAL INVESTMENT ...................13,571 ............... 1,495........................4 ............0.105 ........... 0.112............0.105 ............0.110 ............. 0.116 ............-0.006 ............-5.172................ 0.112 ............. 0.000................... 0.112 .................. 22,000,000 ........0.100

.............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 9,412,769 ... 2,113,706.................. 444 .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ..... 40........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

PARALLEL MARKET ................................................................................................................................................................................. OM0000001368 ............CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IND. .................. 177,680 ...............6,008........................5 ........... 0.033 ........... 0.034 ...........0.033 ........... 0.034 .............0.033 ............0.001 ............. 3.030 ................0.034..............0.034...................0.035....................2,890,000 ..........0.100

OM0000005963 ...........PHOENIX POWER ...................................................... 1,083,331 .......161,914................... 147 ............0.148 ........... 0.150 ...........0.148 ........... 0.149 ............. 0.148.............0.001 ............. 0.676 ................0.149 .............. 0.149...................0.150 .................. 217,927,618 ........0.100

OM0000002564 ...........AL HASSAN ENGINEERING.....................................19,415 ............... 1,707........................4 ........... 0.088 ........... 0.088 ...........0.086........... 0.088 .............0.088 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.088 ..............0.086...................0.096.................... 6,618,304 ..........0.100

OM0000004511 ............ALIZZ ISLAMIC BANK.................................................. 1,000 .....................66........................ 1 ........... 0.066 ........... 0.066 ...........0.066........... 0.068 .............0.068 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.066 ..............0.066...................0.000 ..................68,000,000 ........0.100

OM0000004420 ...........BANK NIZWA ................................................................ 120,493 .............. 7,410......................15 ........... 0.062 ........... 0.062 ...........0.061 ........... 0.061 .............0.062 ...........-0.001 ............-1.613 ................0.062.............. 0.061...................0.063...................91,500,000 .........0.100

OM0000001566 ............OMAN FISHERIES ...................................................... 48,030 ...............2,435........................9 ........... 0.050 ........... 0.051 ...........0.050............0.051 .............0.053 ...........-0.002 ............-3.774................0.051 .............. 0.051...................0.055....................6,375,000 ..........0.100

.............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 1,449,949 ...... 179,540....................181 .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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

BONDS MARKET ................................................................................................................................................................................. OM0000004602 ...........BANK MUSCAT CONV. BONDS 4.5 ........................ 10,013 ............... 1,091........................2 ............0.109 ........... 0.109 ...........0.108 ........... 0.109 ............. 0.109 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.108 ..............0.108................... 0.115 ...................32,999,653 .........0.100

OM0000005971 ............B.MUSCAT COMPL. CONVR. B.B.3.5 ....................... 4,341 .................. 425........................4 ........... 0.096 ........... 0.098 ...........0.096........... 0.094 .............0.094 ........... 0.000 .............0.000 ................0.098 ..............0.094...................0.098................... 30,471,192 .........0.100

.............................................SUM: ....................................................................................14,354 ................1,516........................6 .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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

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

O M A N S T O C K S

INDICESIndex .................................................High .................Low ..................... Value ............... Prev . Value.......... Diff ...............Diff %MSM30 Index ........................................5,769.46 ................5,751.13 ....................5,765.42 ....................5,753.16 ..................12.26 ................... 0.21Financial Index .................................... 6,879.24 .............. 6,845.49 ................... 6,867.07 ...................6,852.45 ..................14.62 ................... 0.21Industrial Index ....................................7,359.62 ............... 7,347.66 ................... 7,348.24 ................... 7,358.96 ................ -10.72 .................. -0.15Services Index .......................................3,235.19 ...............3,226.21 ...................3,226.22 ................... 3,235.19 .................. -8.97 .................. -0.28MSM SHARIAH INDEX.......................909.00 ..................906.57 ...................... 906.66 ...................... 909.00 ..................-2.34 .................. -0.26

Trading SummaryVolume ................ Turnover ..........Trades .............. Market Cap............. Up ............Down ............. Equal .........Sec. Traded10,877,072 .................. 2,294,763 ..................... 631 ............... 14,543,076,221 ................ 10 ......................14 ....................24 .........................48

Index rises marginally

MUSCAT: Led by fi nancial heavyweights, the MSM30 Index gained 0.21 per cent to close at 5,765.42 points. The MSM Sha-ria Index closed at 906.66 points, down by 0.26 per cent.

Al Anwar Holding was the most active in terms of volume as well as turnover. Bank Muscat, up by 3.14 per cent, was the day’s top gainer while Global Financial Investment, down by 5.17 per cent, was the top loser.

As many as 631 trades were executed during the session generating turnover of OMR2.2 million with over 10.8 million shares changing hands. Out of 48 traded securities, 10 advanced, 14 declined and 24 remained un-changed. Omani investors were net buyers for OMR165,000 fol-lowed by foreign investors for OMR52,000 while GCC and Arab investors were net sellers for OMR218,000 worth of shares.

Financial Index advanced 0.21 per cent to end at 6,867.07 points. Bank Muscat, Al Madina Investment, Al Madina Takaful, Oman & Emirates and Ominvest gained by 3.12 per cent, 1.69 per cent, 1.16 per cent, 0.98 per cent and 0.84 per cent, respectively. Global Finance & Investment, Dhofar Investment, Al Sharqia Investment, Bank Nizwa and Bank Sohar declined by 5.17 per cent, 3.90 per cent, 1.82 per cent, 1.61 per cent and 0.62 per cent, respectively.

Industrial Index declined by 0.15 per cent to close at 7,348.24 points. Construction Materi-als and Galfar Engineering in-creased by 3.03 per cent and 1.08 per cent, respectively. Oman Fisheries, Al Anwar Ceramics, Voltamp Energy and Raysut Ce-ment declined by 3.77 per cent, 0.60 per cent, 0.49 per cent and 0.43 per cent, respectively.

Services Index closed the week at 3,226.22 points, down by 0.28 per cent. Phoenix Power

gained 0.68 per cent to close at OMR0.149. Shell Oman, OIFC, Renaissance Services, Al Jazeera Services and Sembcorp Salalah declined by 1.46 per cent, 1.20 per cent, 0.62 per cent, 0.49 per cent and 0.38 per cent, respectively.

Emerging markets Emerging-market currencies retreated for a third day and stocks fell as slumping commod-ity prices and confl icting signals from the Federal Reserve on when it will start raising inter-est rates curtailed demand for riskier assets. A gauge tracking 20 developing-nation currencies weakened 0.6 per cent, led by a 1.5 per cent drop in South Africa’s rand as Brazil’s real touched a re-cord low. The lira slid and Turk-ish bonds extended losses after the central bank kept borrowing costs on hold.

Hindalco Industries was among the biggest losers on the S&P BSE Sensex Index in Mumbai, while copper producer KGHM PolskaMiedz fell 4.4 per cent in Warsaw.

The Fed’s decision to keep bor-rowing costs on hold last week failed to calm emerging markets rattled by concern that China’s economy is faltering and signs of a global slowdown. As a fourth Fed offi cial talked up prospects for higher interest rates in 2015, a lecture by Chair Janet Yellen later this week may off er greater clarity after the US central bank left borrowing costs unchanged last week. MSCI Emerging Mar-kets Index decreased 0.8 per cent to 808.93 by 1:22pm in Lon-don, reversing earlier gains of as much as 0.5 per cent. All but one of 10 industry groups declined, as gauges tracking energy and material companies lost 1.3 per cent. The Bloomberg Commodity Index dropped toward the lowest level this month.

— United Securities/Bloomberg News

Bank Muscat, up by 3.14%, was the day’s top

gainer while Global Financial Investment,

down by 5.17%, was the top loser

India seeks to reduce transport costs with ambitious $6b waterways goalNEW DELHI: They cost 50 per cent less than highways. Yet for decades India failed to develop 14,500 kilometres (9,000 miles) of its inland waterways as a viable alternative to move cargo and ease congestion on land.

That was a lost opportunity owing to a lack of a vision and funds, Amitabh Verma, chairman of the Inland Waterways Author-ity of India, a 29-year-old statu-tory body responsible for creat-ing infrastructure on waterways, said in an interview. That indif-ference is changing after NTPC, India’s biggest power producer, showed the Ganges can be used to transport coal.

Long-pending planPrime Minister Narendra Modi is stepping up eff orts to realise a long-pending plan to link the na-tion’s rivers and get companies to move cargo from foodgrains, cement and fertilizer to cars us-ing waterways. More than Rs400 billion ($6 billion) will be needed to develop the new fairways and funding will come from the World Bank, Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Japan International Cooperation Agency besides the federal budget, Verma said.

“In two years, we will be having some success stories to tell,” he said. “The government wants to do something new and diff erent.”

While there is acceptance that transportation by waterways, both coastal and inland, is fuel ef-fi cient, environmentally friendly and more economical than rail or road, the share of goods transport-ed via India’s inland waterways is only 0.4 per cent, compared with 42 per cent in the Netherlands, 8.7 per cent in China and more than eight per cent in the US.

The transportation cost for inland waterways is Rs1.06 per tonne per kilometre, while it is Rs2.58 for highways, according to the Indian Ministry of Shipping.

Modi’s government presented legislation in May that would grant the federal government rights to regulate and develop 101 channels across 24 states for shipping and navigation, in addi-tion to the existing 4,382 kilome-tres of fi ve main waterways.

The bill is likely to pass in the next session of parliament start-ing in late November, and Verma said his organisation is preparing to kick off with feasibility studies and other engineering aspects for the projects.

“So, by May next year, we will award the contracts and by No-vember we expect some work to

start” for eight waterways, Verma said at his offi ce in Noida near New Delhi, adding engineering design details will be available for another 53 new waterways by June 2016.

The Inland Waterways Author-ity also will raise money from the debt markets and is exploring var-ious models for public- private-partnerships, Verma said, adding the body is making all eff orts to overcome human and fi nancial constraints to take on the “very big challenge.”

Of the fi ve national waterways India declared since 1986, three are operational. Development has lagged behind other modes of transport in the absence of inte-grated policy, insuffi cient fi nan-cial outlays, lack of expertise and coordination with states. While

proposals to link major Indian rivers and facilitate commerce and manage water date back to British colonial days, the plan has remained just that.

‘Far-fetched’ plan“When the existing fi ve water-ways aren’t yet functional, it is far-fetched to plan developing 101 more in a short horizon,” the Indian Chamber of Commerce told a panel of lawmakers. It is “better to work on these existing fi ve fi rst and then replicate the successful model.”

The government is trying to get long-term cargo commitments from companies including Maruti Suzuki India, the nation’s No. 1 carmaker, Fertilizer Corp. of In-dia, Tata Chemicals and Dalmia Bharat Cement to build the busi-ness and help lure investment.

“We are quite hopeful this time” because of the government’s com-mitment, said Vikram Suryavan-shi, a Mumbai-based analyst with PhillipCapital. “They are con-stantly discussing with private players to address the issues that are currently limiting investment. There is huge opportunity.”

Holiest riverNTPC moves coal from the port of Sagar Island up the nation’s holi-est river for about 560 kilometres to the Farakka thermal plant in the eastern state of West Bengal.

“Our experiment has been a success and we’re considering replicating it to two other plants,” said Kaushal Kishore Sharma, NTPC’s director of operations. “Ferrying coal through rivers eases congestion, is more friendly for the environment and comes without any additional cost bur-den.” — Bloomberg News

T R A N S P O R T A T I O N

Iran’s shoppers wait for foreign brandsDUBAI: Two months after Iran reached a nuclear deal that will open its markets to the world, of-fi cials are warning of economic stagnation as consumers hold off on purchases of domestic goods while they wait for international brands to arrive.

From cars to fridges and televi-sions, shoppers are excited at the prospect of more choice and com-petition that should force Iranian manufacturers to lower prices and improve quality.

The deal with world powers in July will likely see banking and other sanctions lifted in 2016, making it easier for foreigners to partner with Iranian fi rms or ex-port to Iran. Since the deal, Iranian manufacturers have seen growth in sales prices fall far behind infl a-tion, central bank data show, while offi cials and analysts describe a slowdown in consumer spending and warehouses fi lling with un-sold goods. “The subsequent rush of Western businesses to enter the Iranian market informed Iranian consumers that soon there will be alternative supplies of consumer goods priced more competitively and with a substantially higher quality and post-sale services,” said Mehrdad Emadi, an econo-mist at the Betamatrix consultan-cy in London.

That competition is likely to lift Iran’s economy in the long term, but consumer anticipation of lower prices and foreign goods is a challenge to manufacturers used to a captive market.

“Unfortunately some people thought prices would fall suddenly after the nuclear deal, and be-cause of this the market is facing a recession,” Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri was quoted as saying by state news agency IRNA this month.

Mehdi Pourghazi, head of the in-dustrial committee of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, predicted growth could fall to zero, com-pared to three per cent last year, according to the ISNA agency.

Outdated carsCarmakers, the biggest non-oil sector of the economy, are facing a particularly sharp slowdown.

New car registrations for the fi rst fi ve months of the Iranian year, which starts on March 21, were down 15 per cent from the year before, traffi c police chief Taghi Mehri was quoted as saying by the ISNA agency this month.

A social media campaign urging a boycott of carmakers has recent-ly emerged, highlighting frustra-tion at the lack of choice.

Campaign supporters say Iran’s two carmakers, Iran Khodro and Saipa, take advantage of import tariff s to sell outdated and unsafe vehicles at infl ated prices. Reuters was unable to reach the companies for comment.

“I sold my car two weeks ago and wanted to buy a new one, but I de-cided to wait until the price is low-er. Iranian car makers should learn they cannot rule the market by monopoly,” one supporter Mehdi posted on Facebook. Iran Khodro and Saipa produce versions of for-eign cars but do not have access to the latest models. Consumers say the manufacturers cannot procure parts under sanctions so use repli-cas or even second-hand parts, re-sulting in poor standards of safety and reliability. — Reuters

E C O N O M Y

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This innate trust and bond is something brands in all industries have tried to emulate to keep their relationships alive with custom-ers. Some succeed in the short term but only a special few manage to stay the long course; core values can be diffi cult to retain through strategic reviews and manage-ment changes.

Among those handful is Dubai’s One & Only Royal Mirage. This luxury resort holds one of the Emirate’s prime locations on Jumeirah Beach gazing out on the Palm Jumeirah.

Like many of its contemporar-ies it possesses a private beach, a beautiful azure blue pool complex and lush palms creating an oasis-like feel. As you would expect from a fi ve-star it has a collection of fi ne dining restaurants, a spa, and of course sumptuously designed rooms. But a quick look at their website would check off all these requirements, so what separates the One & Only Royal Mirage from a very good looking crowd in Dubai? Perhaps the clue is in the name, the One & Only. At fi rst blush you might think they are referring to

themselves but in fact a stay at the resort will convince that they mean you, as the service is geared to make each guest feel like the ‘one & only’ priority to the hotel. This distinc-tive service is something that has remained central to the ethos of this stunning resort since day one, some 16 years ago. There have been overhauls, new openings and refurbishments along the way, but that trusted, reliable sense of ‘you know exactly what standard you’ll get’ is fi rmly in place.

Of course this is as it should be, but any frequent traveller to Dubai will have a litany of tales about how previous favourites, who also once excelled, had fallen by the way side, causing deep disappoint-ment when service levels dropped.

Time and again properties cut corners on the personal service trying to rely solely on their looks, but time and again they fail to learn that fi ve-star means a top class ‘experience’ rather than simply ‘bling and breakfast’. Thankfully, One & Only Royal Mirage is one of the precious few which bucks this trend. This property was one of the fi rst to indulge in the Arabesque

theme, but throughout from lobby to lounge, restaurants to rooms, it does not go over the top.

There is a muted elegance about the décor, with the gorgeous swirls, and deep fabrics, but the colours don’t cross the line into garish, and gold is used to complement rather than conquer the senses.

This calm demeanour is refl ect-ed in the staff , who are assured, courteous and competent, rather than stuff y fellows encountered at other resorts whose sole train-ing seems to run to ‘look down on the guests’. Picking the mid-range room on off er in The Palace sec-tion of the resort, a Superior Gold Club room echoes the understated luxury throughout the resort. Beig-es, browns and golds intertwine in the décor with deep carpets under-foot, fi ne thread count linens on the kingsize bed, all with that Ara-bic twist including intricate lights hanging from the ceiling.

The mix of light and dark cre-ates an intimate and yet not claus-trophobic home for the night. The patio opening up onto the balcony with pool and sea view opens the room up to even more light.

As you might expect the room comes with access to the Gold Club, which hosts a more private venue for breakfast, lunch and a generous beverage hour, which bubbles with conviviality as the guests mingle to share stories of their days’ experience.

While you have your pick of res-taurants, the Moroccan restaurant Tangine is a jewel of a fi nd. Dark and intimate, with intricately carved wood, the interior set a dis-tinctly North African tone.

Here you’ll fi nd authentic Mo-

roccan fare with a host of dishes, some sweet, and some savoury. Of it all the Mechoui, the roasted lamb shoulder served with saff ron rice, is possibly one of the most memorable meat dishes on off er in Dubai, with the fl esh crumbling away. The strong fl avours com-bined with the tenderness of the meat make the diner sit up and take notice (the Tagine Djaj Bi Zaytoon, braised chicken served with preserved lemon and green olives, also deserved attention).

If you want something a lit-tle lighter, or you simply want to hang out, the Jetty Lounge, is one of Emirate’s coolest spots. This outdoor lounge is open to the sky and looks across the bay at Dubai, with the city and the night provid-ing the only chic lighting required, while music and beautiful people mix creating an atmosphere of easy elegance. It’s this relaxed re-fi nement that defi nes a stay at the One & Only Royal Mirage, in a city obsessed with bling it focusses on bliss. No more so than at its Spa, featuring an Oriental Hammam with separate men’s and ladies’ hours, the ideal way to shake a lit-tle of life’s hectic pressures off . In total there is 2,000sqm of relaxa-tion, health and fi tness on off er within the spa, but chances are after one of the treatment you’ll be too chilled to try it all.

When you fi nally come to check out of the One & Only Royal Mi-rage in Dubai you’ll do so happy that after so many other disap-pointments, at least one friend has remained true.*To book or get more information visit http://royalmirage.oneandon-lyresorts.com/

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SOHAR

The Transporter Refueled - 2D (PG12) Action, Crime, 05:15 , 10:10 PMAmerican Ultra - 2D (12+) Action, Comedy4:15 , 11:30 PMHero - 2D (PG12) Action, Drama, Romance6:00 PMEverest - 2D (PG) Adventure 4:45 PMEverest - 3D (PG) Adventure2:30 , 07:00 , 11:45 PMMaze Runner: The Scorch Trials - 3D (PG12) Action 7:00 , 09:30 , 11:55 PMMaze Runner: The Scorch Trials - 2D (PG12) Action

2:45 PMKatti Batti - 2D (TBC) Romance9:15 PMMoomins on the Riviera - 2D (PG) Animation3:00, 04:30 PMMaya - 2D (T) (15+) Horror 6:00 PMSicario - 2D (12+) Action, Crime, Drama8:45 PMEden - 2D (12+) Drama, Thriller2:30 , 11:55 PMHara Maznouka - 2D (Arabic) (12+) Comedy, Thriller8:25 PMFrom Eid DayMaze Runner: The Scorch Trials - 3D (PG12) Action4:30 , 11:45 PMPay the Ghost - 2D (15+) Horror | Thriller2:45 ,10:00 , 11:55 PMAhwak - 2D (Arb) (TBC) Drama6:45 PMCast: Tamer Hosny, Ghada Adel, Mahmoud Hemeida, EntsaarThe Intern - 2D (PG12) Comedy12:30 , 04:30 , 07:20 PMWicked Flying Monkeys - 2D (U) Animation 2:15 , 04:00 PMHotel Transsylvania 2 - 2D (PG) Animation2:45 PMHotel Transsylvania 2 - 3D (PG) Animation12:30 , 05:45 PMSicario - 2D (12+) Action|Crime| Drama12:30 , 02:45 , 07:00 , 09:15 , 11:30 PMKis Kisko Pyaar Karoon - 2D (PG) Romantic |ComedyCast : Kapil Sharma, Elli Avram, Simran Kaur Mundi12:15 , 07:30 , 11:15 PMCalendar Girls- 2D (TBC) DramaCast : Akanksha Puri, Ruhi Singh, Kyra Dutt

9:30 PMKunji Ramayanam - 2D (M) (PG) ComedyCast : Vineeth Sreenivasan, Dhyan Sreenivasan, Aju9:00 PMTrisha Illana Nayanthara- 2D (T) (PG) Romantic |ComedyCast : G. V. Prakash Kumar, Anandhi, Manisha Yadav5:00 PM

BURAIMI

Maze Runner: The Scroch Trails - 3D 5:00, 9:30, 11:55PMEverest – 3D (Adventure) (PG)5:15, 7:20, 11:45PMSicario– 2D (Action) (12+); 11:30PMThe Transporter Refueled– 2D (Action)5:30, 11:30PMThe Blood Lands – 2D (Horror) 10:00PMTekken Kazuya’s Revenge – 2D (Action) (15+); 10:00PMKatti Batti – 2D (Romance/Comedy) (PG12)7:30PMMaaya – 2D (Horror) (15+); 7:15PMFrom Eid DaySicario– 2D (Action, Drama, Crime) (12+)5:30, 7:45, 9:45, 11:45PMMaze Runner: The Scroch Trails - 3D 5:00, 11:30PMEverest – 3D (Adventure) (PG)2:30PMHotel Transylvania 2 – 3D (Animation,2:00, 4:45PMPay the Ghost – 2D (Horror, Thriller) (15+)3:45, 10:00, 11:55PMTale of Tales – 2D (Fantasy) (12+); 6:30PMKiss Kisko Pyaar Karu – 2D (Romantic)2:30, 9:00PMKunji Ramayanam – 2D (Comedy) (PG) 7:30PM

SUR

Sicario(Action | Crime | Drama) (12+) 11:45 PMMaze Runner : the Scorch Trails (3D) (Action | 03:00, 07:00, 11:45 PMThe Dead Land (Action) (15+) 09:50 PMUtopiayile Rajavu (Malayalam)(Family | 07:25 PMKatti Batti (Hindi) (Romance) (TBC) Cast: Imran Khan, Kangna Ranaut.05:10 PMAmerican Ultra (Action | Comedy) (12+)Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart.05:15 PMEverest (3D) (Adventure | Drama | Thriller) (PG) Cast: Jason Clarke, Ang Sherpa, Thomas M. Wright03:00 PM, 09:30 PMFrom Eid DaySicario(Action | Crime | Drama) (12+) Cast: Benicio Del Toro, Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin2:30, 4:45, 9:30, 11:45 PMMaze Runner : the Scorch Trails (3D) (Action | Sci - Fi | Thriller) (PG12)Cast: Dylan O’ Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie.5:10, 11:55 PMHotel Transylvania (3D) (Animation) (PG) 12:15 PM, 02:00 PM, 03:35 PMKunji Ramayanam (Malayalam)(Family) (PG)9:45 PMKis Kisko Pyaar Karoon (Hindi) (Romance) (PG) 12:00 PM, 07:00 PMEverest (3D) (Adventure | Drama | Thriller) (PG) 7:30 PM

SALALAH

Tekken: Kazuya’s Revenge (2D) (15+) (Action) 10:15AM/02:00/10:15PMEverest (3D) (PG) (Adventure/Drama/Thriller) Timings: 10:15AM/07:00/11:55PMEverest (2D) (PG) (Adventure/Drama/Thriller) Timings: 02:15PMMoomins on the Riviera (2D) (PG) (Animation/Comedy/Family) Timings: 10:00AM/3:45PMSicario (2D) (12+) (Action/Crime/Drama) Timings: 11:30 PMCast: Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, Benicio Del ToroThe Transporter Refueled (2D) (PG12) (Action/Crime/Thriller) Timings: 2:30PMMaze Runner: The Scorch Trials (3D) (PG12) (Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller) Cast: Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie11:30AM/9:15/11:45PM Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2D) (PG12) (Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller) 04:30PM Katti Batti (2D) (PG12) (Romance) 12:00/ 07:45PMCast: Imran Khan, Kangana RanautAmerican Ultra (2D) (12+) (Action/Comedy) Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Connie Britton12:30/ 04:15PMUtopiayile Rajavu (2D) (PG) (Malayalam) (Family/Comedy/Drama) Cast: Mammootty, Jewel Mary, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Babu, Indrans8:45PMMaaya (2D) (15+)(Tamil) (Horror) 6:00PMHero (2D) (PG12) (Action/Drama/Romance) Timings: 05:15PMFrom Eid Day Pay the Ghost (2D) (15+) (Horror/Thriller) Timings: 12:30/10:10/11:55PMCast: Nicolas Cage, Sarah Wayne Callies, Alex Mallari Jr.Everest (3D) (PG) (Adventure/Drama/Thriller) 2:15PMHotel Transylvania 2 (3D)(PG) (Animation/Comedy/Family) 10:00AM/02:00/3:45PMSicario (2D) (12+) (Action/Crime/Drama) 10:15AM/07:00/09:15/ 11:45 PMCast: Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, Benicio Del ToroThe Intern (2D) (PG12) (Comedy) 11:45AM/5:30PMCast: Anne Hathaway, Robert De Niro, Rene RussoMaze Runner: The Scorch Trials (3D) (PG12) (Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller) Cast: Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie 4:30/11:30PM Kiss Kisko Pyaar Karu (2D) (PG) (Romantic/Comedy) Cast: Kapil Sharma, Elli Avram, Simran Kaur Mundi10:45AM/ 07:45PMThe Visit (2D) (15+) (Fantasy/Romance) Cast: Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould, Deanna Dunagan1:15/ 10:00PMAhwak (2D) (PG12) (Arabic) (Comedy) Cast: Tamer Hosny, Ghada Adel, Mahmoud Hemeida, Entsaar5:30PMTale of Tales (2D) (12+)( Fantasy/Romance) 3:00PMCast: Salma Hayek, Vincent Cassel, Toby JonesKunju Ramayanam (2D) (PG) (Malayalam)(Comedy) 7:45PMCast: Vineeth Sreenivasan, Dhyan Sreenivasan, Aju Varghese

BAHJA CINEMAFilm information 24540856 / Advance Booking 24540855Website: www.albahjacinemaoman.com

Everest (Adventure/Thriller/Drama) 3.45, 7.30, 9.45 & 11.55 pm; CP No: 2391 (PG)The Deadlands ( Action ) 2.45, 10.00 & 11.55 pm; CP No: 2392 ( 15+)Tekken 2 (Action) 4.45 & 8.15 pm; CP No: 2394 (15+)The Blood Lands (Horror/Mystery/Thriller) 1.00 & 6.30 pm; CP No: 2393 (12+)Zero Tolerance (Action) 12.15 pm; CP No: 2371 (12+)Moomins On The Riviera (Animation)2.00 & 6.00 pm; CP No: 2395 (PG)From Eid Day The Visit (Comedy/Horror) 12.00, 2.15, 6.15 & 10.00 pm; CP No: 2445 ( 15+)Pay The Ghost (Thriller) 8.00, 10.15 & 11.55 p.m.; CP No: 2446 (15+)The Intern (Comedy ) 12.00, 1.45 & 8.00 p.m.; CP No: 2447 ( PG 12)Ahwak (Arabic) (Comedy) 5.45 p.m.; CP No: 2451 (PG 12)Everest (Adventure/Drama/Thriller)4.00 p.m.; CP No: 2434 (PG)The Deadlands (Action) 4:00, 11.55 p.m; CP No: 2435 ( 15+ )

STAR CINEMAFilm information 24791641 / 24786776Website: www.isurf.co.om

Utopiayile Rajavu (Mal) ( Com )3-30 & 9-30 Pm Cinema Main; 6-45 Pm Cinema-3Thani Oruvan (Mal) ( Act/Drama ) 3-30, 6-30 & 9-30 Pm Cinema-2Maya (Tamil) ( Horror )3-45 & 9-45 Pm Cinema-3; 6-30 Pm Cinema MainLoham (Mal) (Drama/Act) 3-45, 6-45 & 9-45 Pm At Cinema – 4From Eid DayKunji Ramayanam (Mal) (Dram/Com) 6-30 & 10-00 pm Cinema Main; 12-30 & 3-30pm Cinema-2; Friday 3 Shows Trisha Illana Nayanthara (Tamil) (Act/Com) 12-45, 3-45, 6-45 & 9-45 Pm Cinema-3; Friday 3 Shows Subramanyam (Telugu) (Act/Rom)12-00 & 3-00 Pm at Cinema Main; 6-30 & 9-30 Pm Cinema-2; Friday 3 Shows Maya (Tamil) (Horror) 12-45 & 6-45 Pm At Cinema-4; Friday 3 Shows

Utopiayile Rjavu (Mal) (Drama/Com) 3-45 & 9-45 Pm At Cinema-4; Friday 3 ShowsNEXT CHANGE: Pulli (Tamil) Rajni Murugan (Tamil) Singh Is Bling (Hindi) Programmes are subject to change

@SHATTI @RUWI

THE MAZE RUNNER: SCORCH TRIALS (Action, Sci fi) (PG12)(3D)Cast : Dylan O’Brien, Kaya ScodelarioTimings: 2:00, 9:15, 11:45 PM

CALENDAR GIRLS (DRAMA) –15+Cast: Akanksha Puri, Ruhi Singh, Kyra DuttTimings: 2.30 PM From Eid day

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LEA SUSAN THOMASSeptember 23, 2004

B8 W E D N E S DAY, S E P T E M B E R 2 3, 2 0 1 5

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more details. Contact: 91214849/

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Flats in Al Khuwair 33 with gym

free for tenants 2 BHK RO.425/-.

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ical 450/- R.O. Contact: 99358589 /

95570288

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and Mabela and shop at Al Khoud

land line. Contact : 24834644

GSM 93994401/ 02/ 03, 3 lines

Twin villa 6BR hall, kitchen at

Al Ansab-2. Contact: 99747560 /

99444786

FOR SALE

Available furnished meeting hall for

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monthly, yearly basis.

please contact 93203773 :

Email: mbdeast@gmail.com

Villa for rent: 6 bed rooms, 1 sitting

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Contact - 99360366

Shops for rent in Wadi Kabeer.

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behind Mars. Contact: 95349530 /

99586517

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Contact: 99366624

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available in Al Khuwair behind

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Block 239, Villa No. 1839.

Contact: 99253125

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room, 3 toilets next to

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Contact: 99210008

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area. Contact: 98116480

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Beauty Parlor for sale or rent.

Contact 99131775 / 96700192

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with petrol pump permission.

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Gas cooker (4 burner) in good condi-

tion for immediate sale.

Contact 96027403

Computer training centre for sale.

contact 94412557

Ladies parlor for sale at Ansab.

Contact: 98806430

Ice Cream & juices shop in Ruwi good

location for sale suitable for beauty

parlor also. Contact: 92150455

Shop for sale at Ruwi High street

inside. Contact 96023492

Sale of Radiator of Cummins

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at M/s Al Ansari Yard in Ghala. For

further information, please contact

Mr. Deshpande on 99415504 M/s

Muscat Surveyors LLC on 24816579

FOR SALE

Near Mars Wadi Al Kabir spacious

room hatched bath room separate

kitchen facility (small family).

Contact: 95731543

Large room furnished sep / entrance

Wadi Kabir. Contact: 99336206

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riya R/A for Muslim couple / small

family / Executive bachelor rent

150/- per month including W+ E.

Contact: 99495131

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ate in Wadi Adai, Ruwi. Sharing

entrance, own: room, kitchen and

bathroom- fully furnished including

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from 5pm

3 BHK Fully Furnished Villa for

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Toyota Yaris (Hatchback) - White,

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9206 6523

Mitsubishi Pajero 2006 model

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+ registration valid till August

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Lexus GX 460, 2013.

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Bobcat Grader and roller for rent.

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NRI

Brand new 3 bedroom fl at in Er-

nakulam Vytila Bus terminal, 1500

sq ft, ready to occupy.

Contact 96947652

Ready to occupy (brand New)

3BHK,1200 sq ft apartment in

Mogappair at KG signature city-

direct from owner -No broker.

Contact Muscat-93210545,

Chennai 9840468313

Single room with separate bathroom

available opp. Al Nahdha Hospital for

Indian families. Contact : 92394614

Sharing accommodation for couples near Kims Darsait.

Contact: 94627458

Room for rent with sharing bath-

room & kitchen at Al Khuwair, behind

Golden Spoon Restaurant.

Contact 92994415

Semi furnished separate room for

non-cooking Asian bachelor, behind

Shell fi lling station, Ghubra round

about. Contact: 94263390

Large room with separate bathroom

& sharing available in Al Khuwair.

Contact 95250161

Furnished room (for Ladies)with

attached bath separate entrance in

Mabela. Contact :99634841

Vegetable & fruit counter in grocery

store in Saham available. Contact:

93006562 / 99417418

MATRIMONIAL

RC, Keralite ( Kottayam) male,

27 yrs, Civil Engineer, working in

Muscat from decent family looking

for suitable alliance.

Contact : 95035953

Suitable alliance invited for a

Marar (ambalavasi) girl 24yrs 170cm

from thrissur, star rohini, shuddha

jathakam, MTECH (e&c), from

parents of boys belong to marar/

podoval/nair or related communities.

GSM: 00968 93691316

Email- smgkutty2006@yahoo.co.in

Seeking alliance for our son from

Muslim families. Interested families

Contact: 99889590

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Ayurvedic Treatment for joint

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steam bath, obesity, spondylitis ,

IDEAL CARE Ayurvedic Clinic,

18 November Street, Azaiba

Contact: 99639695 / 98342990

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Ayurvedic massage backache,

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Email: dailyguide@timesofoman.com classifi eds@timesofoman.comTel.: 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 /431 / 456 / 461

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DRAUGHTSMAN

EDUCATION

ENGINEER/TECH/MECH

ACCOUNTANT

ADMIN

BEAUTICIAN

Looking for a female who can teach

and play with two kids at their home

in Gubrah. Candidate must be caring

and fl uent in English.

Timing 2pm -6pm and salary RO120.

Contact: 93892656

Required housemaid for part time at

Ghubra.Contact:93267065

Urgent need Purchaser / Imports, Accounts Assistant. Candidates with

bachelors degree and 3 to 5 years

relevant experience. Please email CV

to trend1993@yahoo.com

DRIVER

DRIVER

MEDICAL

MEDICAL

SKILLED LABOR

MANAGER

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE

SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION WANTED

SITUATION WANT-SIT. WANTEDSALES / MARKETING

Urgently needed female Dermatologist with minimum 5 yrs

experience. Send CV :

elixirhealthcenter@yahoo.com

P.S. details of salary and benefi ts will

be sent after submitting the CV

Wanted Pharmacist (B.Pharm), Staff Nurses (female) with or with-

out MOH license for a polyclinic near

Sohar. Excellent salary package.

Contact 99006915,

Email : alhinaee.clinic@yahoo.com

ADMIN

DRIVER

ARCHITECT

EDUCATION

A reputed Lebanese chain of Restau-rants requires Delivery Man in Mus-

cat. The person should have a two

wheeler driving license and must be

familiar with the Muscat city. Are you

interested to be a part of a reputed

group please call 92443104.

Driver with Oman driving licence

needed. Visa available.

Contact 94288863

Young Electrical Engineer looking

for suitable placement. Having spe-

cialization in electronics.

Contact 99227861

Project Manager (Interior fi touts dé-

cor & MEP) B.E. Arch having 8 years

experience looking for a suitable

position in a reputed company.

Local release is available.

Contact: 91528851

B.E Arch with 8 years experience

as 2 Project Manager in Interior fi -

touts décor & MEP works looking for

suitable. Local release is available.

Contact: 91528851

Indian male diploma in Civil Engi-neering with 20 years experience

in interior fi tout with valid driving

license NOC and local release avail-

able. Contact: 98048410

Mechanical Engineer, male 28

yrs, Indian 2 yrs experience (L& T

Ports) as Maintenance Engineer

knowledge in protect planning &

management seeking for a suitable

job. Contact: 92685011

on visit visa.

Email: srinathvijayanavs@gmail.com

Reputed metal fabrication company

seeks fabrication supervisor, structural steel fabricator, Machine maintenance Technician and Electrician. Contact: 99102383

Email: hr@khancogroup.com

A Mechanical Engineer with sales-

manship experience of 5 years &

above preferable with Oman drivers

license and NOC.

Please forward your CV to

almaadhi.trd@gmail.com

Housemaid (exp 20 years)

looking for English, family.

Contact: 99564133 / 96534195

MISCELLANEOUS

SALES / MARKETING

Building material Salesman, Electrician cum Plumber & C.C.T.V Technician. Contact: 99383044

Experienced Denter, Spray painter, Mechanic, Outdoor sales person required. Contact 98045373

Fresher 24 years B.Com Gradu-

ate, Tally 7.2 & ERP9, looking for a

suitable placements in Accounts.

Contact: 97219505

Senior Finance Professional (CA, ICWA, CIMA), Indian, with more

than 25 years of varied experience

in fi nance and accounting, project

evaluations and business valuations

seeks suitable employment oppor-

tunities in Oman, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait

or Bahrain. Available for immediate

joining. Contact Gopal +971 50 508

2538, email – rajiraja@hotmail.com

Wanted urgently need two Tailors who can make curtains.

Contact: 98962888

Urgently required for a private

bilingual school at Al Ansab for

immediate placement - Physics, Maths, Librarian, Nurse, Special Educators. Please email your CV :

employment22013@gmail.com

immediately.

Post Graduate researcher required. Contact 99229700

Cooks & helpers for café. Contact: 95529970

Restaurant Staff urgently required Tandoor roti maker, waiter/ helper

required in restaurant in Saham.

Contact : 98029701 / 95821905

Required Catering Supervisor, Chef, Asst. Cook & Chapathi makers for a catering Company in

interior area. Apply with NOC.

SMS : 99242984

Required Filipina female Waitress-es & male Housekeepers in Dolphin

Hotel – Muscat. Only residents /

contact number: 24488192

please send C.V :

dolphinhoteloman@hotmail.com

Marketing Manager with Oman

experience & driving license.

Contact: 95766844

Looking for qualifi ed, good commu-

nication and computer skills candi-

date with experience for position of : Sales Manager to work in high-end

window tinting business. Minimum

academic requirements: bachelor’s

degree and own a driving license.

Kindly email your CV to

abdullah.alhinai86@gmail.com

Urgently required Sales Executives for construction materials with local experience, driving license and

NOC. Send the CV with photo to

grioman@gmail.com

Indian female, MSC physics B.ED

having 5 years experience in

teaching looking for suitable jobs.

Contact: 97367389

Bangladeshi light driver (AG) 48)

expe, 14 years, need job & visa have

release paper transpire. #99165961

Light Vehicle Driver with 4 yrs exp

looking for job. Contact: 94241385

Light duty driver looking for job

more than 4 years exp in Oman.

Contact: 92602182

Driver. Contact: 95084826

Wanted driving job. #97690766

Driver Pakistani available.

NOC available. Contact: 94356465

Pakistani male light vehicle driver

looking for job. Contact: 96474528

Driver with car. Contact :91452930

Wanted driver. Contact 95112461

Car with driver or without cat

specially Companies.

Contact 97943750 / 97408900

Driver job wanted. #99343782

Light duty driver 5 years exp in

Oman. Contact: 92602182

Sales Executive : required urgently

for an established Printing Press.

Minimum 3 years relevant experi-

ence and working knowledge of

printing process is expected.

Contact 99354681

Urgently need Project Sales Execu-tive - Modular Kitchens, candidates

with bachelor’s degree and 3 to 5

years relevant experience,

please email CV to

trend1993@yahoo.com

Accomplished Advertising Sales & Business Development Execu-tives for leading Media Enterprise.

Enthusiastic Freshers also welcome.

jobs@interacoman.com

Required experienced Sales / Marketing Executives having light

license. Send your CV

ocean@omantel.net.om

AVON requires female Omani Nationals (bi-lingual) and Expatri-

ates to join their expanding local

Sales Team. Candidate must have

good communication skills, highly

organized with a commitment and

enthusiasm to be successful. Train-

ing will be provided. Valid Omani

D/L necessary. Send CV on

samiha-avon@mhd.co.om

Required Sales Executive for

Stationery Company with Oman

driving license. Send

Email: mipartjob@gmail.com

Required Sales Manager for a hotel

supply company with minimum

5 years experience. # 92035162

Senior Architect, Indian male

15yrs exp. having DL& NOC, Look-

ing for suitable position.

Contact: 97239313 Email:

abdul_muq2000@yahoo.co.uk

Indian male BBA Graduate 12 years

experience in Administration level

15 months exp in Oman having NOC

available looking for suitable place-

ment. Contact : 91458388

14 years of gulf experience in HR /

Admin & logistics fl uent in Arabic /

English with D/L looking for suitable

position. Contact: 95824598

Indian 24 years BCA MCITP having

2 years exp as system administrator

looking suitable job. # 94170892

Filipina, 10 yrs experience in

Fashion Retail, Shipment, Logistics,

Inventory, Warehouse Control and

Store Management is seeking

employment. Call +971565833126

or 97728418.

Omani Receptionist required recep-

tionist, well presented with excellent

communications skills and telephone

manner, fl uent in Arabic and English

required for Ruwi offi ce. Candidates

should be familiar with MS English

and Arabic offi ce suite. Send CV and

covering email to

mj-co@omantel.net.om

CATERING

Indian male B.A with Diploma in

Hotel Mgt with 15 yrs experience in

hotels & catering, having Oman D/L

seek suitable placement.

Contact: 95451547

Email: lijosaju@yahoo.com

Urgently required experienced Beautician. Contact 96616731 or

send CV to pbm.ibra@gmail.com

Highly experienced & qualifi ed

Finance Controller / Manager seeks

suitable position. NOC available. Can

join immediately. Contact: 92817797

Indian female 26 yrs B.Com CA Inter

with 4 yrs experience seek placement

in accounts. Contact : 94045427

Indian male 27 yrs, B. Com, MBA,

CA Inter ( pursuing fi nal) with 7+

yrs experience, seeks suitable

placement in accounts, holds valid

Saudi D/L. Contact : 95358659

ACCA fi nalist, Recent B.Com Gradu-

ate, Indian female, looking for full

time employment in Accounting and

Audit. +968 96964379,

sangeethaumesh5@gmail.com

Chief Accountant, 12 years Oman

experience looking for suitable posi-

tion. Contact: 99513082

Accountant 7 Years Experience with

D/L and NOC. Contact 97712084

Indian female MBA fresher fi nance

& HR B.Com Computer on family

joining visa. Contact : 93839846

Email: abmiesunny92@gmail.com

Accountant with 8 years U.A.E

experience, on visit visa, looking for

a job. Contact : 96166512

Senior Accountant 10 years experi-

ence, looking for accounts parttime

works and fi nalization works.

Contact: 96247295

Indian female (BSc MBA) having

6 yrs exp in Garment industries

seeking suitable offi ce oriented job.

Contact : 91317975

25 yrs female Indian with B.Com

MBA looking out for a job in fi nance

/ marketing / HR fi eld with a work

experience of 1 year, 3 months at

Bank Muscat & 7 months at India.

Contact: 94657403 / 95537261

Indian male B.Com Graduate 24

years looking for suitable place-

ment. Contact: 97219505

Indian male 10 years experience, 6

years in Oman, with Oman driving

license, having NOC seeking suitable

job. Contact: 96012973

Jordanian Accountant (ACPA) with

more than 15 yrs experience in Oman

(Accounts, Purchase & fi nance.

Contact: 92881223

Email: kamal_sarhan@yahoo.com

Indian male, 27years, MCom,

having 2years experience in

Accounts looking for suitable position.

Presently on visit visa.

Contact 93455055|

gibingeorge88@gmail.com

Part time Accountant available.

Contact : 93438100

A leading Construction Company in Muscat urgently requires Draughtsman (Civil).

Send CV : hr.azatllc@gmail.com or

call 99344279

Looking for an experienced house driver for an Omani family.

Interested candidates may

Contact: 96203333

Urgently required Female Nurses with MOH license for a Polyclinic. At-

tractive Salary with accommodation.

Contact: 97091664 or 97327175.

Email: mmcmuscat@gmail.com

Wanted a Lab Technician with valid

M.O.H license and N.O.C to work in

a polyclinic. Salary R.O 450/- per

month (package).Contact: 96493058

(2 pm to 4 pm).

Email: ap_sdsudhi@yahoo.com

Required urgently General Physi-cian Gynecology, Pharmacist, LAB Technicians staff nurse. Contact: 95133572

Email: kunoozghala@gmail.com

Wanted Nurse for dental centre in Mawaleh South & Qurum.

Contact 93431024,

Email : drasyanaseem@gmail.com

Required Pharmacies with license,

needed for clinic in Al Khoudh ,

Contact :+968 97696502 , mail CV to

towershr70@gmail.com

HOSPITALITY

ENGG. / TECHNICAL

DAILY GUIDEW E D N E S D AY, S E P T E M B E R 2 3 , 2 0 1 5 C5

SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION WANTED

MANAGER/ SUPERVISOR

MEDICAL

ITSALES / MARKETING

MISCELLANEOUS

SECRETARIAL & OFIC.

MISCELLANEOUS

MISCELLANEOUS

TIG+ARC welder Indian with 16yrs

middle est. exp in copper nickel.

Diplex, inconel, S.S, CS Now on visit

visa seeks suitable placement.

Contact: 96502282.

Email manuangola88@gmail.com

Pakistani Qualifi ed 15 years experi-

ence in automobiles work shop

supervisor service advisor repair

estimator mechanical accidental

having UAE driving license on

express visa looking job please.

Contact : 96042322

Sudanese procurement Manager three years experience in Oman.

Contact: 93391008

Senior Manager Indian, 30 years in

FMCG Business in Oman looking for

better opportunity at management

level. Contact 99231513

Fabrication Manager overall 07

years of experience in fabrication of

Structural steel industry with NOC

& driving license looking for an op-

portunity available up to

25th September 2015.

Contact : 97004394 Email:

mohanmukund_mech@yahoo.co.in

22 years B.Com Graduate having

experience in trading of car accesso-

ries and also with valid GCC driving

license looking for a suitable job.

Contact 98504698

Indian Male 5 years experience

in Admin and Hospitality services,

seeks suitable placement

Contact:96461046

Email:chijilsidhan5@gmail.com

A GNM Nurse seeking suitable

placement in Hospital or clinic

having 11 yrs experience in Oman.

Contact 98766167, can ready to

work temporary or permanent.

Indian female BSc Nurse with

4 years experience with Oman

prometric 64% looking for suitable

placement in capital area. Contact:

95847286

Indian male, MSc, MPhil, BEd

Chemistry,2 Yrs Teaching experi-

ence and having experience in

lab analyst, currently on visit visa,

seeks suitable post.

Contact 90208673

Filipino lady looking for Reception-

ist Sales girl having good experience

in Muscat. NOC will be available

ready to join immediately. Contact:

92664896 / 91107941. After October

1st week. Contact: + 639759460269

MBA Graduate having 23 yrs of

experience as Sales Manager in

building materials trading looking

for a suitable opportunity, release

available. Contact 92106768,

Email : suvimasri@gmail.com

Business intelligence / Global Mar-

keting management specialist with

9 years of experience developing

brand value & managing overall pro-

jects to achieve business objectives

seeking suitable position on family

visit. Contact: 91902154

MBA 15 years experience in Sales &

Marketing in telecom, FMCG, pres-

ently in India C/O Saif Kazi.

Contact : 99625957

Email Id: a_kazi123@yahoo.co.in

Indian male 25 yrs BBM Graduate

3 yrs of experience Sales / Market-

ing in Oman looking in suitable

placement. Contact : 93185316

Email: karsh794@gmail.com

TOURS & TRAVELS

Five years experience in Travel

fi eld ,BCom., IATA & pursuing MBA,

Presently working in the Travel

Desk of (ITC managed) Five Star

Hotel in India, looking for a suitable

position in the Middleeast.

pls contact 9470 5767

Indian Mechanical Engineer, 30, having 8yrs of UAE Sales/Busi-

ness Development. experience in

Electromechanical and Irrigation

sectors. Contact no- +971558763220

email id-sangowri@outlook.com

Software Programmer, 6 yrs exp in

software development (Java, PL/SQL

Unix) on visit visa.

Contact: 99487493

SAP BW Analyst : Indian male, 26

yrs, B.Tech (CS & E) from ASET, New

Delhi, worked as a Business

Analyst in Software Industry.

Contact 98008127 / 92878708,

vaisakh.bhaskar@gmail.com

Indian male, 29 yrs, B. Eng in CS,

CCNP, JNCIA, MCSA, MCITP, ISO/

IEC27002, 8 yrs exp in IT, Network-

ing and Server support.

Contact: 98285401

Email: maneshm3@gmail.com

Indian 24 years BCA MCITP having

2 years exp as System Administra-

tor looking suitable job.

Contact: 94170892

B.Tech Information Technology looking job in System work. MS

Offi ce, Data Entry, Networking expe-

rience, 2 years experience in Linux

Admin. Contact: 92472137

Email: vairavel.inbaa@gmail.com

CCNA MCITP Network support/

Network technician with 2 yrs expe-

rience Indian male having bachelors

degree on visit visa.

Contact: 93080871,

email :sean.f.peters@outlook.com

BE, ECE Mumbai university skills

in C, C++, windows, linux, controller

and processor RTOS, Electronics,

Networking, 6 months experience in

embedded software seeks place-

ment. Contact : 917774864736

Email: sadatbtisekar@gmail.com

Professional Civil Engineer 25 yrs

experience with N.O.C Management

and Supervision with D/L.

Contact: 97290338

Bangladeshi Diploma Civil Engi-

neer 3 years experience in Bangla-

desh 2 years in Oman.

Contact: 93796905 / 97319361

Electronic & Communication

Engineer auto cad, 2 yrs Indian expe-

rience in Instrumentation, currently

on visit visa looking for a suitable

position. Contact : 94493227,

Email: rijokokkadan@gmail.com

Female Civil Engineer with 3.5 years

experience looking for job in Muscat,

profi cient in site execution, tendering

procedures billing, Quantity take off ,

budgetary control have knowledge

in AutoCAD, SAP, Word, excel, power

point. Contact: 97207212

Email: ranjur20@gmail.com

Civil Engg, B.Tech fresher Indian

male currently on visit visa seeks

suitable placement. #91702450

Email: tijoct2015@hotmail.com

Civil Engineer, Indian M 29 5yrs exp.

having DL & NOC Looking for suitable

position. Contact: 94576233

Email: suhailmullah@gmail.com

Pakistani diploma civil (Eng) 24 year

1.5 years experience in Pak)

2 years in (Oman). Contact: 97138320

Since March 2010 in Oman as a

building Construction Site supervi-

sor with Oman D/L looking for

suitable placement or small Omani

Construction Co. Contact 93061107

D.A.E (Civil) Engineer 5 years expe-

rience Infrastructure work + safety

offi cer cause (OSHA & IOSH) looking

for suitable placement. #97850996

Degree Engineer Civil, 6 years expe-

rience Oman D/L, N.O.C available for

a suitable position.

Contact: 93523507 / 95961336

Indian male, 23 yrs, B.E in Mechanical post Graduation Diploma

in piping Engineering, seeking job in

relevant fi eld. Contact : 94786570

Email: asim.hajwani6@gmail.com

A Senior Executive, Civil Engi-

neering professional is available

for multitask engagement, co-

ordination lead contract disposals in

consultancy or construction set ups.

Contact 99703972

Indian 22 years male, Mechanical

Engineer, B.Tech has done intern-

ships, born and brought up in Oman

with Omani driving license, seeking

suitable jobs. #92791637 Email:

ashwinsureshkotturethu@gmail.com

Indian male Production Engineer

logistics supply chain seeks suit-

able placement, currently visit visa.

Contact : 97804481

Email: akshaygopi@hotmail.com

Indian male BE civil project Engi-

neer 15 years Oman experience in

building projects with valid D/L NOC

available. Contact: 92178471

B.Tech civil project coordinator

5 years experience of with diff erent

ministry projects NOC available.

Contact: 94194393

Indian male software Engineer 2

years experience knowledge of Java

.NET C# ASP.Net. Contact: 99210940

working in techno park Indian

Trivandrum

Sudanese Telecom Engineer fi ve years experience in Oman.

Contact: 93391008

Cisco certifi ed Network Engineer

with license NOC 4+ years experience

looking for job. Contact: 91703807

Email: ekrema.zia@gmail.com

BE Electrical Engineer 8 years

experience 4 years in Oman with

Oman driving license.

Contact : 96942032

Civil Engineer (Diploma) seeking

for placement. Contact: 95200650

B.E Civil job, Project Eng exp 11 yrs.

Contact: 95690780 / 95694048

Email: sadiq.asrar81@gmail.com

Civil Engineer (Diploma) 3.5 years

experience seeking for placement.

Contact: 96535084

Civil Engineer (diploma) 3.5 yrs

exp, seeking for placement.

Contact: 95200650

31 year Indian male PG in HR ,with 5

yrs Professional experience in HR in

Construction Oil & Gas Oman seek-

ing for a suitable placement. Kindly

contact me on 93488914, email-

Kaarthickshankar@gmail.com

Sudanese/26/Bsc Computer Sci-

ence /3 years exp/skills Excellent

knowledge in operating systems

and maintaining computers Java

Programmer Web Developer Linux

SMS solutions Android developer/

email khalid.omx@gmail.com/con-

tact no 944958080 and 99758186.

Civil Autocad Draughtsman part

time work for job mob :96023726

Indian male B.Eng. in IT,CCNA,

MCSA,MCSE, 2.5 yrs + exp. in IT sup-

port, networking and server support

valid Omani D/L seeking suitable

placement in IT/Network/Server

support. Contact 92607532

Indian B.E Computer Science graduate

2012 passout. 1 .5 yrs exp. in Account-

ing. Having good communication skills

and mindset to work in a team. Having

NIIT certifi cate in Diploma in Java

Technology. # 97767894

Email: jinsonjacobjohn@gmail.com

Indian male 24 YEARS, B.Tech (Elec-

trical & Electronics), having 2 yrs. exp

as Electrical Site Engineer. Done IOSH

& NEBOSH- IGC certifi cations, seeking

for suitable placement in any related

industries. Contact 98045482, Email:

mastanshaik1008@gmail.com

MECH. ENGG Indian male having

1 year exp & AutoCAD knowledge

looking for suitable job.

Contact: 92835957

Indian Mechanical Engineer 31 yrs, 8+ experience in sales & Bus.

Dev, having Oman driving license

& NOC. Contact: 97116858 Email:

menonamit1984@gmail.com

Electrician 3 years experience in

Building lines in Oman and other

related experience also. NOC avail-

able. Stay till 29.09.2015. Contact:

94057129 / 95964419 Email:

raheemdadbaloch@hotmail.com

Electrical Eng. Degree (MEP) need

suitable job of construction 12 yrs exp.

Email: mohd.ateeq.khan@gmail.com

C-SWIP 3.1 ASNT level 2 QC Mech.

Engr 5+ yrs exp Indian male 26 seeks

placement. Contact : 91823331

Email: kannasekhar46@gmail.com

Electrical and Electronics Engineer with one year experience and GCC

licence holder seeking a job

mail – shyjalpk@gmail.com

SUPERVISOR: Indian male site

supervisor (AIR CONDITIONING)

25 years of experience with valid Oman

Driving license, seeking suitable place-

ment. Contact: 97498809, 93391910

Email: hilariankj@gmail.com

Indian BE (MECH) aviation BE

degree diploma in material quality

management 17 years Navy aviation

13 years construction purchase stores

professional on visit.

Contact: 90205082 /98796982

Engineer with 3 yrs experience in

Indian in MEP, HVAC& mechanical

maintained fi eld on visit visa looking

for suitable job. Contact 99191535

Email: fareed029@gmail.com

Btech computer science graduate

2015 passout.. Android application

marketing.. Having good communi-

cation skills and mindset to work in

a team. Contact 91024385

Indian male BE Mechanical currently on 2 yrs free visa with NOC

& local release. Looking for suitable

job in Muscat. Contact – 90296975 /

ali.syedausaf@gmail.com

ENGG. / TECH./MECH.

22, Indian female,Chemical Engineer

with valid Omani driving license

seeking internship/job opportunities

in oil and gas/perfumery and cos-

metics sector. Currently on family

visa.Contact: 97242506

Indian male, 24 years, HSE Engineer

having 2 years of Indian experience.

Done IOSH & NEBOSH- IGC certifi ca-

tions, seeking for suitable placement

in any related industries.

Contact 98045482

ACCA fi nalist, recent B.Com Gradu-

ate, Indian female, looking for full

time employment in Accounting and

Audit. +96896964379,

sangeethaumesh5@gmail.com

27, male, ACCA fi nalist, have pro-

fessional experience up to fi naliza-

tion of Accounts, Statutory and in-

ternal audit, expertise in using tally

and focus & Oracle Software, have

3.5 years experience in accounts till

fi nalization, seeking for permanent

replacement ,GSM-97654769,email

id-abdullah.nooralam@yahoo.com

M. Tech VLSI design, B. tech Elec-

tronics and instrumentation, Indian

female,3 years teaching experience

for graduation level students,

seeking suitable placements .

Ph:00968 92904155.

email-achusooraj@gmail.com

Indian male 22yr BBA with LOGIS-

TIC Diploma, exp in tally and data

entry seeking in suitable placement.

Contact; 90151739

email shakeeb.mp280gmail.com

Mechanical Draftsman, Indian male

27, Diploma in Mechanical Engineer-

ing having 7 years of experience

in Auto CAD looking for a suitable

placement. Contact : 97351786 /

96143708 E-mail :

mohammednazeer07@gmail.com

Indian male Oman 8 yrs exp look-

ing for any suitable vacancy for

accountant / Asst. Accountant offi ce

admin local release available.

Contact : 98492752 Email:

atiduehzidve@rediff mail.com

ACCA Affi liate, OBU Degree, 2.5

years experience in audit and

fi nance in Big6 fi rm, Looking for

permanent placement. NOC release

available. Contact: #95140445,

a.saran891@gmail.com

B.Tech EEE with 4+ years experi-

ence in the fi eld of it, networking,

ex-tonics etc. presently working in

Amazon India development centre as

a content quality associate seeking

for suitable jobs in Oman. Contact :

+91 9940514005, 93116402

email: mail2nbn@gmail.com

MBA Finance with more than fi ve

years of experience in Finance & Ac-

counts including GCC, looking for a

suitable opening. Having UAE driv-

ing license. Contact no..91391802.

Senior Accountant. 8 Years experi-

ence. NOC available. Oman driving

license. Seek suitable opportunity.

GSM- 98184170

Chemical Engineer Indian 2 years

of experience in production fi eld

Contact: 91247222

Email:sahadpoonchola@gmail.com

B.E Mechanical Engineer with 2

years’ experience in HVAC fi eld on

visit visa looking for suitable job.

Contact: 93442296

Email Id: sal201091@gmail.com.

MBA (F) B.COM Indian female

having knowledge of accounts with

Tally looking for full or part time

job. Presently on family visit visa.

Contact: - 96259171. Email: -

bhumicapandya@gmail.com

Indian Male, MBA, Talented

management expert having 6 year

experience at U.A.E, India and Oman

in luxury goods and Retail. Seeking

suitable openings in related or same

fi eld. Contact:92700670

Email: jobcareer44@gmail.com

MBA Finance with more than fi ve

years of experience in Finance & Ac-

counts including GCC, looking for a

suitable opening. Having UAE driv-

ing license. Contact no..91391802

Indian 26M, B. Tech Computer Sci-

ence graduate, 3 years exp in India,

looking for suitable job in Muscat.

Contact : 93125669,

Email : amritrajGT18@gmail.com

Indian Male Nurse with Moh

licence & Noc seeking a job with

Family Status gsm:95817579.

E.mail:vasudevanv2005@gmail.com

Part- Time Accountant, well experi-

ence senior accountant ,doing all

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Finalization, Budgeting available.

Contact 98803439

Accountant 7 years experience with

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Sudanese/Bsc IT/26/2 years expe-

rience/excellent Eng-Arb speaking/

Omani driving license/96387227/

henrykarrar@gmail.com

Indian female, MBA, 25yrs Having

4yrears of experience in MNC, hands

of experiences in recruitment and

administration, fl exible for any suit-

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visting visa. Contact Tel : 98864639

Email : neethuvijayan06@gmail.com

Indian male more than 10 years

gulf experience in Offi ce / Sales

Coordinator, Admin, Secretarial and

purchase with good computer skills.

Having Driving license and NOC

available, looking for suitable place-

ment. Contact 90135063

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Female MBA gold medalist, with

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license looking for job opportunity

in event management companies in

Muscat. Ph : 99012949

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT, Indian

male,29 years.8 years experience

.Presently working in Oman as a

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Two year experience in Oman,

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Contact number 97475860,

Yadhukrishnan08@gmail.com

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with 10 yrs of experience seeking

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saiprasad_18@yahoo.com

Sudanese 29 male (Bsc computer

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language English, Arabic

Tel: 91415886

Piping Design Engineer, Indian

male 27, looking for suitable place-

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ing. Having 7 years of experience in

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97351786 / 96143708/97357143

Indian female, 24yrs, M.COM (Ac-

counts) having 3 yrs experience

in Accounts, HR, Administration,

Customer Service. Good Computer

Profi ciency seeking Suitable Posi-

tion. Visa Transfer/NOC Available.

Contact: 99654913

Diploma in civil engineering having

an experience 24years (20years

in Oman) experience in Estimator

/ quantity surveyor looking for a

suitable placement, willing to join

immediately Contact : 96328687

Indian male B.Eng. in IT,CCNA,

MCSA, MCSE, 2yrs + exp. in IT sup-

port, networking and server support

valid Omani D/L seeking suitable

placement in IT/Network/Server

support. Contact 92607532

Indian male, 14 yrs Experience in

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( Electrical. Ac Mechanical & Plumber )

N O C available #95253640 .

email = hareeshma24@yahoo.com

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Position. Iranian male. #93696929,

Email: mhsaz1359@gmail.com

Indian Male 26 years MCA, MCSE

2012 certifi ed, Microsoft Exchange

Server Administration, having 1 year

experience in IT/System Administra-

tion looking for suitable placement.

Contact Mob : 00968 92745708

Email: nabeelmmkty@gmail.com,

Light duty driver, Young and honest.

Can speak Arabic, Hindi and under-

stand English. Release available.

Ph.92854775 / 93487450

Indian female with MBA on visit

visa seeking immediate placement.

Contact - 968-93316493

27,male,ACCA fi nalist, have profes-

sional experience upto fi nalization

of accounts, statutory and internal

audit, expertise in using tally and

focus & oracle software, have 3.5

years experience in accounts till

fi nalization and statutory audit,

seeking for permanent replacement

,GSM-97654769,email id-

abdullah.nooralam@yahoo.com

Sudanese male, 31 years, have 3

year Diploma in electrical engineer

, 6 year experience in construction

and electrical production plant .

Mobile No ; +96894549609

Indian male, B.com, MBA, having

5 years experience (3 years in U.A.E)

is currently seeking suitable op-

portunities within fi nance/accounts/

admin dept.Contact:93953613,

allen.mathew83@gmail.com

B.Com graduate, 11 years experi-

ence in Accounts, 9 years Oman

experience , Oman valid driving

license, looking for suitable post.

Mob:92758404 NOC Available.

Indian male 27 years B.E & MS Me-

chanical Engineer working in Delhi

for last 4 years inJcb India pvt. ltd.,

seeks placement in Oman.

Contact: 93393768

Driver looking for job exp 2 yrs.

Contact: 98522914

Indian female B. Com MBA fi nance

,5 years experience in oman as an

account seeking suitable placement.

Contact 99044292

Indian Male 22 Years , Graduation

In Electronics Seeking Jobs In Su-

pervisory , Sales & Sales Co-ordina-

tion Fields , Good Communication

Skill Contact 96141317,

E-mail: akhilek5@gmail.com

DIPLOMA+B.E.(CIVIL ENGINEER),

Indian, 4 years of experience, cur-

rently on visit visa; Seeking Right

Position. GSM:91570703.

Indian male 23 years Graduate,

working as a sales coordinator cum

purchase & offi ce coordination 2 yrs

in oman Having oman license & NOC

looking for suitable job in Muscat

Email:yadhukrishnan08@gmail.com,

GSM:97475860

ME. Civil Engineer, Structural

Designer, 3 Years Structural Design,

6 Years Str. Engineer Experience,

Looking For Structural Designer Po-

sition. Iranian Male. #93696929,

Email: mhsaz1359@gmail.com

Male Graphic designer cum anima-

tion, non linear editing VFX, seeking

suitable position.

Contact: 97792661 / 96229406

B-tech Electrical Engineer with

more than 2 years of experience in

erection and designing of HT and LT

electrical systems. Seeking for

suitable job in Muscat. #98269366.

Email: sijincleetus@gmail.com

Indian Female BSC nurse with 8+

years of experience including 3

years of GCC exp. Oman Prometric

passed with 57 %. Currently in Oman.

Contact : 98034384

Data Entry operator cum Buyer,

Indian male,26years.BA, Computer

profi ciency :Operating system (Win-

dows 2000xp & Windows7) E plus

and Tally ERP9, 4 yrs Experience in

Oman seeks suitable placements.

Mob: 95360255

Senior Accounts Professional,

Indian Male, 36 years, M.Com, MBA

(Fin) 9 years in Oman, with valid

Oman DL and NOC available. Capable

to handle accounts up to fi nalization.

Contact 9602 3965.

Driver 5 years exp know English,

Arabic,& Hindi Education B.A.

Contact : 91615715 / 99512270

Indian Male 24 years, Looking for a

Suitable Job in Telecom / Network-

ing, 1 year sales experience. M. Sc.

Communications Engineering &

Valid Driving license. Ph: 91280121.

Email: jackrprasad@yahoo.com

Indian lady 30 years Graduate hav-

ing work experience in India and

Oman looking for Admin or any other

suitable job. Contact : 95676957

Indian male, 39 yrs, MSC Computer

Science 10 years experience IT sup-

port, FMS Engineer, bank experience

looking for suitable job. #94276449

Indian, presently on visit visa

in Salalah looking for job B.com

failed UAE experience in accounts,

commercial Admin & warehouse.

Contact: 92754071 /93346931

Email: sathyanathanuk@gmail.com

MBA (Marketing /HR) with 45 years

exp in business development and

marketing, having valid Oman driv-

ing license seeks suitable placement

currently available on family visa.

Contact 97618033

Email: vjgeorge12@gmail.com

Indian, male, 41 years, CA Inter,

Persuing CA fi nal. Now on express

visa. 7 years of Experience in OMAN

as Finance and Accounts Manager in

Trading , Construction and Firefi ght-

ing industry. 21 Years of exp. seeking

suitable Managerial positions. No

visa issues. Immediate joining.

Contact 98469311

Email:sebin30@yahoo.co.in

Indian male 63 years have 30 years

Muscat experience all offi ce work

sales business development insurance

administration accounts with Oman

driving license. Contact 99249412

Indian female LLB (Advocate) 2

years experience looking for suitable

post legal advisor company secretary

etc. # 93343190 / 94476387

Email: shafu1019@gmail.com

Indian Female Accountant, CA Final

(Group I cleared), 5+ year’s experi-

ence in the fi eld of Accounts, Audit

and Financial ERPs. Currently avail-

able in Muscat and seeking suitable

job opportunities.Ph:94704800

email id: vinithsavith@gmail.com

B.E (IT) 1 year exp complete school-

ing in Muscat needs job in software

/ net working / java/ WEB design or

marketing. #97136248 / 99313821

Indian female, B.Sc, PGDCA, cur-

rently on family joining visa, 2 years

working experience in oman as

customer care / sales co-ordinator,

immediate joining seeks suitable

placements. Contact no. (968)

95573205 / 95949230 / 95800792

Indian male 22 years ACCA affi liate ,

BSc, Graduate in applied accounting 2

months working experience seeking

suitable placement in Finance / Ac-

counts / audit immediately. Contact:

97378607 / 92558734

B-tech Electrical Engineer with more

than 2 years of experience in erection

and designing of HT and LT electrical

systems. Seeking for suitable job in

Muscat. Contact: 98269366.

Email: sijincleetus@gmail.com

Project Manager / Senior Engi-

neer, Indian Male BE Civil, 21yrs

experienced including Oman looking

for the Job Contact +918939295181

Email I’D 58031_bala@yahoo.co.in

Indian male 26 , graduate in me-

chanical engineering having 2 years

experience in fabrication production

fi led in India, looking for a suitable

job. mobile: +968-91384621

EMAIL : rmekhil@hotmail.com

Sr. Sales Executive, Indian Male,

Holding Valid Oman DL. Total experi-

ence in Oman of 15 years with 4 years

Rent a Car Co. experience. Looking

for Opportunities in any Industry for

similar sales role. # 95703233

email id “khetani_r@yahoo.com

29 years Indian female (MBA-

Finance) with 4+yrs experience

(Oman) in Accounts, seeking suit-

able placement in Accounts/Admin.

Contact:96141283

INDIAN MALE 23 YEARS,B. Tech

(Electrical & Electronic). Done IOSH

& NEBOSH- IGC certifi cations. Look-

ing for HSE engineer job in Oil Gas

Sector, constructions or in any re-

lated industries. Contact 98045482

Indian male. M.com holder with two

year working experience as an ac-

countant in India. Now at Muscat on

visiting visa. Seeks suitable place-

ment. Gsm:96947500,99463120,

:mohamedshafi kk5@gmail.com

ACCOUNTANT, Indian male,29

years.8 years experience .Presently

working in Oman as a Senior Ac-

countant with oman Driving license.

NOC available seek suitable opportu-

nity. GSM: 97705854

Civil site coordinator, Diploma,

Male 25, now present in Oman, Seek-

ing job in Oman. Contact 92887561,

jubincivileng@gmail.com

B-tech Electrical engineer with more

than 2 years of experience in erection

and designing of HT and LT electri-

cal systems. Seeking for suitable

job in Muscat. Contact:98269366.

Email:sijincleetus@gmail.com

Indian Female B.Sc., B.Ed.(Maths),

M.C.A residing in Al-Ghubra seek-

ing a teaching position as a Math

Teacher GSM.- 94231633

Female, Indian, 35 Yrs- house maid

available for Full/Part time work in

Muscat. contact- 96754303.

Indian male, ERP Functional Con-

sultant (SCM, MM, HRMS), Seeks

employment.Contact: 98478928,

Email: anand.desai2408@gmail.com

Indian male , 14 yrs Experience in

maintenance & Supervisor in otel

fi eld ( Electrical . Ac Mechanical &

Plumber ) N O C available#95253640

email hareeshma24@yahoo.com

Piping Design Engineer, Indian

male 27, looking for suitable place-

ment in Piping Design & Engineer-

ing. Having 7 years of experience in

AutoCAD. Also familiar with PDMS

(11.6 Version),CAESAR ll. Contact :

97351786 / 96143708, Email :

mohammednazeer07@gmail.com

Indian male 28YRS, 7Years exp. in

Architectural & structural Draughts-

man & 3d visualization, looking for a

suitable Post GSM: +971551965944.

Email:aboosufi yan@gmail.com

MBA - (F), M.Com, B.COM. Indian

female having knowledge of accounts

with Tally looking for part time or full

time job. Presently on family visa.

#91892264. mail: yv.dixit@yahoo.com

Indian male Accountant, 12 years

experience, looking for a full time

or part time job, experience in tally

also. Contact 98983122

Pakistani, Male, Pak, Exp 14 Years

in IT Trainer / Computer Teacher,

looking for a better position in Oman,

already working in Prestigious Con-

struction Company. #95983711.

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Indian Male (Diploma in electronics

Engineering and CCNA.) having 9

years of experience in Networking, 5

years’ experience in Oman. Looking

for a suitable Placement. NOC avail-

able. GSM- 93787098,

Email –anishktr@gmail.com

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ence Indian male having bachelors

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(HOLDING OMANI DRIVING LICENSE)

seeking job. Contact : 93790601

ME. Civil Engineer, Structural

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6 Years Str Supervising Experience,

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tion. Iranian Male. # 93696929

Email: mhsaz1359@gmail.com

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experience ( 3 years in gulf). Promet-

ric passed - 57%. Currently in Oman.

Contact : 98034384

ACCOUNTANT, Male, 8 years expe-

rience .Presently working in Oman

as a Senior Accountant with Oman

Driving license. NOC available seeks

suitable opportunity. GSM: 98184170

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2 year working experience as an ac-

countant in Kerela-India, seeks suit-

able placement. GSM NO:96947500,

9 9463120, mail:

mohamedshafi kk5@gmail.com

Indian Male 22 Years, Graduation In

Electronics Seeking Jobs In Supervi-

sory , Sales & Sales Co-ordination

Fields , Good Communication Skill

Contact 96141317,

E-mail: akhilek5@gmail.com

Sudanese.male 32 years.B.SC

mechanical engineer.7years

experience.5 years experiance in

Gulf.working now in water pipeline

projects.fl uent Arabic and English.

have Omani driving license.looking

for good opportunity TEl:91117089

Filipino (male), 37 yrs. old, having

8yrs. experience in Operation (Ship-

ping & Logistics) currently on visit

visa looking for suitable job.

GSM: 97121525

Chartered Accountant with 7 years

of post qualifi cation experience,

seeking challenging job opportunity.

Experience in auditing/accounts &

fi nance/taxation/IFRS, etc.

GSM +968 95763680

Indian Female Interior Designer, 4.5

yrs experience, seeking immediate

mid-senior level position with fi rm

having lady clearance. NOC Avail-

able. Contact 93033072

Indian Male 22 years, ACCA Af-

fi liate with B..Sc. Degree in Applied

Accounting having three months

working experience seeking suitable

placement in Finance / Accounts /

Audit. Holding valid Oman D/L.

Contact 97378607 / 92558734

Indian female Nurse, Prometric

passed 64%, 5 years of experience,

MOH licensed, presently working in

Oman seeking a suitable placement

in reputed Hospitals, NOC available.

Contact: 98329941,

Email: ancyanish2011@gmail.com.

Female from India -MA. B.Ed. with

One year three months Teaching

experience. English seeking for a

urgent better placement, Now work-

ing in Oman. #93961142, 92184408

Email:-anoopkesavan78@gmail.com.

Driver with car seeking suitable

post. Contact : 916602662

Video Editor 29 years Indian male

with 8 years experience on visit visa

looking for a suitable placement.

Contact: 91275969 /

leomoorkoth@gmail.com

Syrian male 3yrs. exp in IT support,

Networking, Security systems, Serv-

er support, IT sales and marketing.

Valid Omani D/L seeking suitable

placement. Contact 91033395

8 yrs exp 2d, 3d Draughtsman (HOLDING OMANI DRIVING

LICENSE) seeking job.

Contact 97449630

Indian male MBA + TALLY , 29 years

& 7years experience in Administra-

tion and Manager level in Reputed

companies, Seeking suitable place-

ment. Contact 96297709 /

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