Times of Oman - November 5, 2016 by Muscat Media Group

SATURDAY November 5, 2016 5 Safar 1438 AH

FROM THE WORDS OF HIS MAJESTY THE SULTAN

At the Opening Ceremony of the State Consultative Council at Al Alam Palace in Muscat, 1990

‘His Majesty’s Wisdom’ The role being played by your Council is acquiring growing signiﬁcance at the present stage and that makes it necessary for the Council, more than at any time before, to participate in shouldering the burdens and responsibilities of the new stage to achieve the progress and growth we cherish for Oman.

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PRINCE CHARLES, CAMILLA, ARRIVE IN SULTANATE

His Royal Highness Prince Charles and his wife HRH Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, have arrived in Oman. Upon their arrival at the Royal Airport, the guest and his accompanying delegation was received by His Highness Sayyid Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Futaisi, Minister of Transport and Communications (Head of the Honour Delegation), Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Zaher Al Hinai, the Sultanate’s Ambassador to the UK, Jonathan Wilks, British Ambassador to the Sultanate, and members of the UK’s Embassy in Muscat. -ONA

KHAT CLAMPDOWN Smugglers face death sentence, says police chief

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Book on His Majesty the Sultan brings recognition to author

Two killed in car accident Times News Service MUSCAT: Two Omanis died after a car crash on the Sultan Qaboos Highway in the early hours of Friday. Royal Oman Police officials have conﬁrmed the deaths of driver Ahmed bin Khamis Al Siyabi, 34, and his 37-year-old passenger Ali bin Jumaa Al Zakwani. The accident happened at 12:30am yesterday at the Royal ﬂight exit road on the Sultan Qaboos highway. TOP THREE INSIDE STORIES

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Akcent performs DEEBA HASAN deeba@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: A Pakistani author, social activist and a former parliamentarian was recently awarded by the government of Oman for writing a book on His Majesty the Sultan. The 238-page book, in English and Urdu titled ‘His Majesty Qaboos bin Said, Sultan of Oman- A Nation Maker, Entitled to the Noble Peace Prize’ was written by Farah Azeem Shah back in 2013. The book features articles on an array of subjects related to His Majesty’s life, including education and background and the developments attained by Oman under his wise leadership, but predominantly, the book seeks for His Majesty to be awarded with the Noble Peace Prize. “We want to promote bilateral relations between the two countries and in this respect I have also

written a book on His Majesty. When I came to know about him and his visionary leadership, I was very impressed by the man, his services towards the nation, and how he developed his country, and we want a similar leader back in Balochistan as well. “Balochistan and Oman have very close relations, dating back to the history of Gwadar, which is why there are so many Balochis here in Oman and we Balochis have very strong feelings for the Omanis, this is why me and my team are here,” she said. Besides the book, together with her journalist husband Shahzad Akhtar, Shah also founded a monthly magazine called ‘Global Affairs’ more than two years ago, which now has offices in over 15 countries worldwide. His Majesty the Sultan was featured on the cover of their September 2016 edition.

“We have our own platform by the name of Global Affairs, based in more than 15 countries, with our head office in Pakistan, branch ofﬁces in London and Durban. In a couple of months we will inaugurate our offices in Muscat and Dubai as well. We also have plans to open offices in the United States soon.” When the Muscat office opens, Shah says that they will also appoint a peace ambassador in the country, going in line with their policies of bringing about peace and co-existence in the world. “We will also soon announce our peace ambassador in Oman, we have a peace ambassador in every country that we are based in. This is because Global Affairs is a platform where we are uniting nations with peace, love, friendship, harmony, and we believe our country is the earth we are the citizens of this world which consists of only one race- the human race. >A2

MUSCAT: Khat smugglers may face life sentences or the death penalty if they are caught by the Royal Oman Police, warned the Director General of Narcotics Control. A senior official at the ROP said that there has been an increase in khat smuggling in the Sultanate and the warning comes in light of the rise. According to the ROP, 27 cases were registered against 58 people involved in the khat trade since the beginning of the year until October 2016, and 10,240 bundles of the herbal high were seized. During the same period 18 smuggling attempts were foiled and 2,560 kilogrammes were seized. Those numbers are up on last year, according to police, prompting the renewed warning that the death penalty is available in cases of smuggling. Under the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law issued by the ROP, khat smugglers and traders could suffer severe punishments which could go as far as being sentenced to life in prison or execution. There is also the option of a ﬁne of OMR 50,000. Khat users would also face up to three years in prison as well as a ﬁne of up to OMR3,000. The Director General of Narcotics Control, Colonel Abulrahim Qassim Al Farsi, said, “Using khat creates a health hazard and

According to the ROP, 27 cases were registered against 58 people involved in the khat trade since the beginning of the year until October 2016, and 10,240 bundles of the herbal high were seized

it is no less dangerous than any other drug which affects mental and physical health. “These types of poisons give the illusion that the user is more active and it is nothing more than a synthetic feeling and far from reality. Khat users will feel lazy and drowsy as well as insomniac.” He added that they will also be more moody, angry and hostile, especially towards relatives. Impact on health “There are many health effects from khat such as schizophrenia and sudden heart attacks from the rapid hard beats, as well as damaging the digestive system from prolonged usage in the mouth, lips, gums and tongue,” said Col. Al Farsi. “Loss of appetite, liver infections, urinary tract infections and erectile dysfunction are among the effects. Health reports also suggest that mouth cancer can be a result of using khat,” added Col. Al Farsi.

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REGION

US trainers killed

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MARKET

Saudi oil hike threat

Riyadh has again threatened to raise oil output steeply if Tehran refuses to limit its supply, Opec sources say. >B1

ADDICTIVE: Khat users would also face up to three years in

prison as well as a ﬁne of up to OMR3,000.

W E AT H E R

Weak La Nina behind poor rain this year RAHUL DAS

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MUSCAT: Blame it on a weak La Nina if there is less rainfall this year in Oman. The name La Niña originates from Spanish, and means “the girl,” and is analogous to El Niño, which means “the boy.” “We are in a weak La Nina (cooler than normal waters in central and eastern equatorial Paciﬁc) and these weak La Nina conditions will continue through December and like into January. This can certainly be one factor in the dry pattern in Oman, but given that it is a weak signal it is not the only one,” Jason Nicholls, senior meteorologist and the manager of International Forecasting for AccuWeather, said. Echoing same opinion, Saeed Al Sarmi, the head of the Research

Centre from Public Authority for Civil Aviation (PACA), conﬁrmed that this year Oman is facing a weak La Nina phenomenon, which can be one of the factors for less rainfall. “But we can’t be conﬁdent enough to say that this is the only reason as there is not much study on La Nina in Oman,” he told the Times of Oman. He added that La Nina is the opposite of El Niño, where you get heavy rainfall. “But each El

Niño has different characteristics, where we can’t predict the rainfall ﬁgures.” According to PACA officials this year, Oman has gotten around 40 to 50 millimetres (mm) of rainfall in some areas of Northern Oman. “But sometimes during El Niño, Oman gets around 300 to 400 mm of rainfall,” Al Sarmi said. He also noted that October and November are generally not considered the rainy months in Oman. “But sometimes some rainy events happen,” he said, adding that the February to April period is considered as the rainy months in Oman. Nicholls also pointed out that a bigger factor in the drier pattern and lack of Arabian Sea activity is the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), which is currently negative. “It was strongly negative from July into September. A negative IOD

is characterised by warmer than normal near Indonesia with cooler than normal water off Somalia. This usually results in less rainfall across the Middle East, India and eastern Africa, with enhanced rainfall in South East Asia and Australia. This was certainly the case in September and October.” He also said there was no rain in Muscat in October 2015. “So October 2016 is not too different than October 2015, except that this October was not quite as warm as last October. The wettest October recently was back in 2012 when nearly 26 mm of rain fell in Muscat,” Nicholls said. Regarding the chances of rain, Nicholls predicted that he sees no rain prospects over the next couple of weeks in Oman. “So we can say that the month of November will likely be drier than normal overall.”

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“We want to unite nations of the world on a common platform so that we can raise our voices against the violations which are going on in the whole world against humanity.” Shah says that she and her team have numerous plans to bring the two countries closer to each other in terms of cultural and political relations. “We have many plans for the two countries to interact with each other, we are organising a cultural musical event on December 1, at the Muscat Holiday hotel in Al Khuwair, where we are bringing in the famous Balochi singer, Akhtar Chanal and his group. “I want to work for my people of Balochistan like His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin said of Oman, according to his vision,” she said.

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Crowd sways to Akcent’s tunes Oman is very different from what I had expected, beautiful places and warm people everywhere, said Adrian Sina

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deeba@timesofoman.com MUSCAT: Adrian Sina and his eight-member band called Akcent, performed live in front of an audience of about 2,000 people at the Cave Gardens on Friday. A popular DJ, producer and live performer, Sina has given the world songs, such as That’s My Name, Stay with Me, Love stoned, How Deep is your Love, French Kiss, and King of Disco. “This is my ﬁrst time in Oman, just arrived very early this morning and after a bit of sleep I started to shoot a music video for my next single that will be released in the coming months.” “I have to say that so far Oman is very different from what I had expected, beautiful places and

warm people everywhere, I must admit it was love at ﬁrst sight with the country. It is so different and more beautiful than any of the Middle East territories and I have to thank ‘Tour Oman’ for arranging such a beautiful trip,” he said. Before coming to Oman, Sina was in his Romania, his home country and said had a wonderful journey to Oman. “I had a more than a pleasant journey with Turkish Airlines to Muscat, from Romania. The night before my travel to Oman I was in the capital city of Bucharest, doing a show at one of the most popular venues in the city.” Before coming to Oman, Sina said he had very little information about the country. “I have to admit that I did not know much about Oman before coming here,

I had scattered information from what I saw on TV and what my friends from India have told me stories about.” “Usually before a show I gather all my energy and try relaxing a little just before going on stage, but I do look forward to meeting my new friends in Muscat after the show and even tomorrow while I will be shooting the music video in Muscat, and on this occasion I hope to see more of the beautiful city and make new friends.” Sina also had a message for his fans. “I would like to thank everyone for the love and support shown over the years and the thousands of messages received from Oman.” After the concert and shooting the music video, Sina will head to Vienna. “Tomorrow night, after we ﬁnish shooting the music video shoot, I will be heading to Vienna in Austria where I will be working on new music to be released next year.” When he is not working, Sina loves spending time with his family, “I love spending time with my family, my beautiful wife and ﬁve children. We go to the movies, ride bicycles, play soccer and many more family activities.”

OMANI MEDIA HONOURED BY GOVT Dr. Abdulmunim bin Mansour Al Hasani, Minister of Information presided, yesterday, at the Diplomatic Club over a ceremony to honour Omanis who won international media prizes /awards in 2015 and 2016. Some publications of the Ministry of Information including books on “Words and Speeches of His Majesty the Sultan”, “Oman in History”, and “Royal- Meet- the People-Tours of His Majesty the Sultan” and other publications were also launched at the event. —ONA

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2016

REGION

Iraqi special forces push deeper into east Mosul The elite Counter Terrorism Service troops launched a major operation against the IS militants

BARTELLA/ALI RASH: Iraqi special forces recaptured six districts of eastern Mosul on Friday, a military statement said, expanding the army’s foothold in the IS bastion a day after its leader told his militant followers there could be no retreat. An officer in the elite Counter Terrorism Service, which has spearheaded the Mosul offensive, said its troops had launched a major operation against the militants who are now almost surrounded in their last major urban redoubt in Iraq. CTS special forces took over the neighbourhoods of Malayeen, Samah, Khadra, Karkukli, Quds and Karama, the statement said, inflicting heavy losses on the militants and raising the Iraqi flag over buildings. One Mosul resident, speaking to Reuters by phone, said he could still hear the sound of fighting coming from one of those districts. The territory taken by the government still amounts to just a fraction of the sprawling city, which is divided into dozens of residential and industrial districts and held 2 million people before it was captured by IS in 2014. The battle to drive the fighters out is the biggest ground operation in Iraq since the US-led invasion in 2003. The advances took the troops 1 mile (1 1/2 km) inside

BIGGEST GROUND OPERATION: A M1 Abrams tank of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service forces leaves the village of Gogjali for the front line on the eastern entrance of Mosul, on Friday. – AFP

the city. Districts captured so far, however, are less built-up than other areas, particularly those on the west bank of the Tigris River, where the hardliners could be more deeply embedded. Iraqi officers and those from a US-led coalition providing air and ground support to the offensive say progress has been faster than expected, but stress that the operation is still in its early stages. Speaking at the CTS command post in the village of Bartella, east of Mosul, a senior officer said the advancing troops were coming up against fierce opposition, including car bombs and sniper fire. In the village of Ali Rash, 7 km (4 miles) to the south east, a Reuters reporter heard helicopter gunships and cannon fire over Mosul. Volleys of automatic rifle fire, possibly from the militants, were also audible and smoke could be seen rising from the east of the city. An officer in the village said Iraqi troops had also taken two thirds of another Mosul district, Intisar, in the same eastern section of the

city. IS fighters “are trying to get away”, Lieutenant-General Qassem Jassim Nazzal told Reuters. In a sign of the fierce resistance which soldiers have encountered since entering the city on Monday, Nazzal said they blew up six bomb-laden cars, killed two suicide bombers, and killed 30 other people. In the village of Ali Rash, retaken by Iraqi forces sweeping towards Mosul from the south and the east, the bloated and blackened bodies of three IS fighters, dressed in khaki trousers and military boots, were left out in the open. “They’re criminals, let the dogs eat them,” another officer said. Iraqi regular troops and special forces, militias, Kurdish peshmerga fighters and other groups backed by US-led air strikes launched their campaign to retake Mosul nearly three weeks ago. In a speech released on Thursday IS leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi - whose whereabouts are unknown - said there could be no

retreat in a “total war” against the forces arrayed against IS, telling ﬁghters they must remain loyal to their commanders. Mosul is still home to nearly 1.5 million people, who risk being caught up in brutal urban warfare. The United Nations has warned of a potential humanitarian crisis and a refugee exodus. Iraqi officials say IS is holding the civilian population as human shields. UN human rights spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani said on Friday IS fighters had killed hundreds of people, including 50 deserters and 180 former Iraqi government employees, around Mosul. They have also transported 1,600 people from the town of Hammam Al Alil, south of Mosul, to Tal Afar to the west, possibly for use as human shields against air strikes, and told residents to hand over boys above the age of nine, in an apparent recruitment drive for child soldiers. The United Nations says 22,000 people have been displaced since

the start of the Mosul campaign, not including thousands from outlying villages forced to head to Mosul by retreating IS fighters who used them as human shields. Mosul residents, speaking to Reuters by telephone, said IS fighters were deploying artillery and rocket launchers in and near residential areas. Some were hidden in trees near the Wahda district in the south, while others were deployed on the rooftops of houses taken over by the militants in the Ghizlani district close to Mosul airport, they said. “We saw Daesh (IS) fighters installing a heavy anti-aircraft machine gun alongside a rocket launchpad, and mortars as well,” one Mosul resident said. People in southern and eastern neighbourhoods reported on Thursday night that their houses had been shaken by artillery and rocket barrages launched from their districts towards the advancing troops. As well as the IS resistance in Mosul itself, the militants have launched diversionary attacks across the country since the start of the offensive. In the town of Shirqat, about 100km (60 miles) south of Mosul, militants stormed a mosque and several houses early on Friday, a local police officer said, killing seven soldiers and fighters from the Popular Mobilisation force. The insurgents crossed from the eastern bank of the Tigris into the town at 3am, taking over Al Baaja mosque and fanning out into alleyways. Security forces imposed a curfew and said reinforcements from the Popular Mobilisation, or Hashid Shaabi, forces were being sent to the town. In their drive towards Mosul, Iraqi troops and Kurdish peshmerga fighters have closed in from the north, from the eastern Nineveh plains and up the Tigris from the south.— Reuters

JORDAN SHOOTING

3 US trainers shot dead AMMAN: Three US military trainers were shot dead in Jordan on Friday when their car failed to stop at the gate of a military base and was fired on by Jordanian security forces, a Jordanian military source said. The incident occurred at the Prince Faisal air base in the south of the country. Two trainers died immediately and a third died later in hospital. A Jordanian army guard was also shot and wounded. “There was an exchange of fire at the entrance to the base after an attempt by the trainers’ vehicle to enter the gate without heeding orders of the guards to stop,” the military source said. “An investigation is now under way to know exactly what happened.” Another Jordanian security source said it was not possible to rule out political motives in the incident at an air base where dozens of US trainers work alongside Jordanians. US officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters they were reviewing the incident and could not rule out the possibility of a deliberate attack. One said there were Americans in the convoy who were unharmed in the incident. A Pentagon spokesman confirmed the shooting incident. “We are saddened to report that three US service members were killed today in a shooting incident at a Jordanian military base,” Peter Cook said. Jordan hosts several hundred US contractors in a military programme which includes the stationing of F-16 fighter jets that use Jordanian airfields to hit IS positions in neighbouring Syria. Since the start of the Syrian conflict in 2011, Washington has spent millions of dollars to help Jordan set up an elaborate surveillance system known as the Border Security Programme to stem infiltration by militants from Syria and Iraq. US officials say aid to Jordan is expected to rise to $800 million in 2016 and grow in future years. — Reuters

INSURGENCY

Egypt arrests militants; judge survives assassination attempt CAIRO: Egyptian authorities said on Friday they had arrested members of two recently emerged militant groups, along with weapons, explosives and evidence that the organisations had been set up by the Muslim Brotherhood. Police detained ﬁve leaders and other members of the Hasam Movement and Louwaa Al Thawra, the Interior Ministry said – both groups that have claimed responsibility for assassination attempts on judges, policemen and military officers. There was no immediate comment from either organisation, or from the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, which says it is a peaceful movement and accuses the government of abuses. The Brotherhood won Egypt’s ﬁrst free elections after the 2011 uprising that ended Hosni

Mubarak’s 30-year rule. But the Brotherhood leader who became president, Mohamed Morsi, was himself deposed after mass protests against his rule and replaced by the army’s Abdel Fattah Al Sisi in 2013. Sisi has since overseen a crackdown on opposition in which hundreds of Brotherhood supporters were killed and thousands, including Morsi, jailed or sentenced to death. Both Hasam – an acronym in Arabic for the Forearms of Egypt Movement which doubles as the word for decisiveness – and Louwaa Al Thawra, or the Revolution Brigade, have claimed responsibility for attacks, saying they are taking revenge for the government crackdown. Earlier on Friday, a judge who tried Morsi survived an assassina-

tion attempt when a parked car exploded as his vehicle drove by. Public Prosecutor Hisham Barakat, who referred many Brotherhood leaders to trial, was killed in June 2015 by a car bomb. The Interior Ministry said on Friday it found letters from Brotherhood leaders admitting it carried out the assassination. Also on Friday, a senior Egyptian general was shot dead by militants on Friday near his home in North Sinai where an IS insurgency is raging, the second such incident in as many weeks. Louwaa Al Thawra had claimed responsibility for a similar attack on October 22. An insurgency in the rugged and thinly populated Sinai Peninsula gained pace after the military overthrew Morsi. Hundreds of soldiers and police have been killed. — Reuters

MANGLED: Egyptian policemen inspect the wreckage of a car after a bomb exploded in the eastern

Nasr City district of the Egyptian capital Cairo on Friday. – AFP

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INDIA

Political parties slam ban on NDTV India The leaders of the non-BJP parties and the media bodies also demanded immediate withdrawal of the order imposing the blackout on November 9

NEW DELHI: The one-day ban on a leading Hindi TV channel ‘NDTV India’ by the Centre over its coverage of Pathankot attack drew sharp condemnation on Friday from opposition parties and media bodies which called it “shocking and authoritarian” and reminiscent of Emergency days. The leaders of the non-BJP parties and the media bodies also demanded immediate withdrawal of the order imposing the blackout on November 9. There was also a suggestion by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh that all newspapers and channels “show courage” and “go off air and not publish” on that day to register their protest. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the order

SHOCKING AND AUTHORITARIAN: Security personnel during their

operation against the militants at the Indian Air Force base in Pathankot on January 4. The one-day ban on ‘NDTV India’ by the Centre over its coverage of Pathankot attack drew sharp condemnation on Friday from opposition parties and media bodies which called it “shocking and authoritarian.” - PTI ﬁle Photo

of the inter-ministerial panel of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry showed that an emergency-like situation prevailed in the country while Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi slammed it as “shocking and unprecedented”. The Editors Guild of India condemned the order as a “direct violation” of the freedom of the press and similar sentiments were echoed by the Broadcast Editors’ Association (BEA). Singled out NDTV while terming the order as “shocking” has alleged that it has been “singled out” and said it is examining all options in the matter. “The Editors Guild of India strongly condemns the unprecedented

decision of the inter-ministerial committee of the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to take NDTV India off the air for a day and demands that the order be immediately rescinded,” the Guild said in a statement. “The decision to take the channel off the air for a day is a direct violation of the freedom of the media and therefore the citizens of India and amounts to harsh censorship imposed by the government reminiscent of the Emergency.” The BEA while expressing deep concern at the government’s decision said imposing a ban is a violation of freedom of expression. Alleging that the government action smacked of “authoritarian-

ONE-RANK-ONE-PENSION SCHEME

Ex-soldier suicide: Jaitley blames banking lapse NEW DELHI: Slamming the Congress for playing politics over an ex-soldier’s suicide, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday blamed administrative lapse on the part of bank for not remitting the entitled pension after he was granted OROP. On Minister of State for External Affairs V. K. Singh branding the deceased as a Congress worker, he said all leaders must be “sensitive” to the suicide. Taking Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi head-on, he said no one should try to change a personal tragedy into political gain, especially by a party whose fortune is already sinking. The UPA government, he said, had not taken any meaningful step towards implementing onerank-one-pension (OROP) for defence personnel in its 10 years of rule as was evident from a meagre Rs5 billion allocation it made for the purpose. The government sympathises with the defence personnel who committed suicide, but there was not a lapse that OROP was not granted to him, he clariﬁed. “It obviously seems to be an administrative lapse. It is not a lapse where the OROP was not granted. It was not a lapse that there was some exception made in his favour. Obviously, communication with the bank, there seems to be some gap in that and therefore, he was given pension for one part of the service and not for other part of the service which he was legitimately entitled to,” Jaitley told reporters here. Asked about comments by V. K. Singh, he said, “Everybody has to be sensitive... we must appreci-

PROCEDURAL PROBLEM:

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the government sympathises with the defence personnel who committed suicide, but there was not a lapse that OROP was not granted to him. - PTI

ate the sensitivity of the person who under stress has committed suicide. I do sympathise with him and all our comments have to be sensitive on this issue.” Critical of Rahul for playing politics over the suicide, he said, “It is equally important that nobody tries to convert a personal tragedy of an individual into a political gain for a party whose fortunes are otherwise sinking.” He said further: “It doesn’t behove senior national leaders to exploit a tragedy of this kind, particularly in intensive care units of the hospitals. A more responsible behaviour is expected of them.” The government, he said, fully sympathises with the defence personnel and his family who committed suicide. For 10 years, OROP was not implemented by the Congress, Jaitley said. “So the sympathy that has arisen today is politically motivated and the National Democratic

Alliance is the first government which has not only accepted OROP demand, but implemented it,” he said. Taking his point forward, the finance minister said Rs100 billion has been budgeted for pension under OROP. He gave an assurance that the payments are already reaching the defence personnel. “It is a very sensitive case because the government has allocated all the money. Now obviously, (as for) the communication at the bank level, there seems to have been some problem in calculating his entire service, which was divided into two parts. This was a procedural problem which could have been resolved at the level of the bank or the department dealing with it,” Jaitley said. The finance minister made a reference to efforts to create “meaningless conflict” over OROP applicable on defence services. “This OROP has remained a demand of retired defence personnel for decades. And during 10 years of the United Progressive Alliance government from 2004 to 2014, there was this demand but it has not taken any meaningful step during these years,” he said. It was only during the Lok Sabha elections in April that they said a committee will be set up to work out the functional modalities of OROP, Jaitley added. “If in April 2014, you are setting up a committee, that shows it’s only for electoral benefits,” he said further. He questioned the seriousness of the leaders of the Congress and Rahul Gandhi, wondering why they did not give even Re1 for OROP for these 10 years. - PTI

ism and intimidation”, Rahul and other Congress leaders hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “Detaining opposition leaders, blacking out TV channels — all in a day’s work in Modiji’s India. NDTV banned-shocking and unprecedented (sic),” the Congress vice president said on twitter. Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, who is also political secretary to party president Sonia Gandhi, said, “Government’s decision to ban NDTV India smacks of authoritarianism and intimidation.” Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah lashed out at the Centre, asking if these were the promised “achhe din (good days)”. “NDTV ban is shocking. If government had issues with Pathankot coverage, there are provisions available. But ban shows an Emergency-like attitude,” Banerjee said in a statement in Kolkata. “I hope the whole media goes off air for a day in solidarity wid NDTV. Congratulations to Editors Guild for showing courage to stand up against Modi Govt’s dictatorship,” Kejriwal tweeted. Meanwhile, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday supported the government’s decision to ban news channel NDTV India for a day, saying the nation comes ﬁrst and there cannot be any compromise with national security. “We support the freedom of press in a democracy. But nation comes ﬁrst and there cannot be any compromise with national security,” its National Secretary Shrikant Sharma said.

NOVEMBER 8 VOTE

Hindu Army celebrates Trump ‘victory’ a few days early NEW DELHI: An Indian fringe group on Friday celebrated the “victory” of US presidential contender Donald Trump, hailing his friendship with diaspora Indians and backing his call to ban immigration by Muslims from countries hit by militancy. With drums banging and speakers blaring, the Hindu Sena, or

Hindu Army, gathered at Jantar Mantar to proclaim to a knot of TV crews that Trump had “already won” the November 8 vote. “Trump’s victory is conﬁrmed early, due to his thoughts against terrorism and love for India and Hindus,” said Vishnu Gupta, the Hindu Sena’s self-styled national president. - Reuters

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2016 Our rivals are ﬁnding it hard to digest that Pakistan is on the road to prosperity and they want to push the country 50 years back Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister

PAKISTAN

FBR breakthrough unlikely in Panama Papers leaks probe So far, Federal Board

Liars cannot lead Pakistan, says Nawaz

of Revenue(FBR) has served tax notices to about 336 people who had been named in the Panama Papers. None have been prosecuted till date

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s chances of getting any advantage from leaked information about more than 400 of its citizens who have stashed wealth abroad are bleak, as its laws facilitate money laundering and tax evasion in a legal manner, according to experts. They say until these laws are amended, tax authorities cannot take tangible action against culprits, which is also evident from past seven months’ proceedings. Another issue is the ability and will of the Federal Board of Revenue(FBR) to take concrete actions, as it has so far preferred to hide behind these legal lacunae. Interestingly, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had enacted the Protection of Economic Reforms Act (PERA), 1992 during his ﬁrst stint as prime minister. Illegal money After its enactment, industrialists and politicians whitened their illegal money, according to court records and statements of that period. Sections 4, 5 and 9 of PERA and section 111(4) of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 guarantee complete immunity from tax investigations. Before passage of PERA, the

LAHORE: In a veiled reference to Pakistan Tehreek-eInsaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday said liars and those who insult others publicly cannot lead the Pakistani nation. “Our rivals are ﬁnding it hard to digest that Pakistan is on the road to prosperity and they want to push the country 50 years back,” the premier said while addressing a public meeting in Narh, Kahuta. “The people who shown to the people that they are a sober and sagacious nation and people who lie consistently cannot be your leaders,” the prime minister added. “We are not scared of any sort of sit-ins and people need to know who is behind the unavailability of electricity to the masses,” Nawaz said adding “our opponents want to somehow halt the process of development in this country. The PTI chairman accuses the premier of embezzling money through Sharif family’s offshore accounts as exposed by Panama Papers leaks. Imran has asked the PM

country had a controlled regime of foreign exchange. “All citizens of Pakistan resident in Pakistan or outside Pakistan and all other persons shall be entitled and free to bring, hold, sell, transfer and takeout foreign exchange within or out of Pakistan in any form and shall not be required to make a foreign currency declaration at any stage

DEFIANT: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday denied

holding offshore companies in a written response to the Supreme Court on Panamagate petitions. -Reuters ﬁle photo

to either return the ‘looted’ money to the exchequer or step down from his position. The PTI called off its planned November 2 lockdown of the federal capital following the apex court’s decision to form a judicial commission to probe the premier’s alleged offshore wealth as exposed by Panama Papers leaks in April this year. Earlier on Thursday, the premier denied holding offshore companies in a written response to the Supreme Court on Panamagate petitions. In his reply, the

nor shall anyone be questioned in regard to the same,” says section 4 of the act. Similarly, section 111(4) of the income tax law is facilitating whitening of illegal money through foreign remittances. According to rough estimates, oneﬁfth of about $20 billion foreign remittances are domestically generated black money that is being whitened under the clause.

PM said he had declared all his assets in 2013, hence was not liable for disqualiﬁcation under Articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution. The apex court gave an ultimatum to the premier’s three children to respond to the notices served regarding the investigation of Panama Leaks. A ﬁve-member larger bench headed by Chief Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali expressed displeasure over the failure of Sharif family’s counsel to submit a reply on behalf of Maryam, Hussain and Hassan. - Express Tribune

Another issue hindering progress on Panama leaks is that tax authorities neither have formal arrangements for exchange of information with the infamous offshore tax havens nor the capacity to confront inﬂuential people. Pakistan does not have such a treaty with known offshore tax havens Panama, British Virgin Islands, Jersey and Cayman Islands.

FBR spokesman Dr Mohammad Iqbal has repeatedly said in the past that there are two prerequisites for going after people identiﬁed in the Panama leaks. First, there should be official papers establishing that they really stashed their wealth abroad and secondly there should be a bilateral avoidance of double taxation and exchange of information treaty. So far, FBR has served tax notices to about 336 people who had been named in the Panama Papers. None have been prosecuted till date. FBR is serving notices under section 176 of the Income Tax Ordinance, which empowers tax officials to seek information about any transaction. “The nature of the tax notice does not fall under section 176; the notices to those named in the Panama leaks should have been served under section 111 or 122(5) of the income tax law,” Syed Shabbar Zaidi, a senior partner at AF Ferguson & Co, told The Express Tribune in September this year. Other tax experts also said tax authorities were unlikely to achieve anything through these notices in most cases. Non-resident Pakistanis who do not have a source of income in Pakistan would not be bound to reply to these letters. In April this year, tax authorities had also served a notice on Prime Minister Nawaz, seeking a clariﬁcation on receipts of foreign remittances from his son and subsequent distribution among his family members. This notice was also served under section 176 of the Income Tax Ordinance 2001. FBR never disclosed the outcome of this notice to the public to gain credibility that it was impartial. However, research work carried out by leading tax expert Dr Ikramul Haq gives some hope. It also provides a lead to the country’s courts, which may get to the bottom of the case. - Express Tribune

C U R R E N C Y S WA P D E A L

Pakistan, China to trade in local currencies KARACHI: Standard Chartered has taken the lead in conducting a roadshow in Pakistan to inform businessmen that hurdles to trade with China in local currencies – Pakistani rupee and Chinese renminbi – have been razed. Until now, the two countries were trading in dollars, which caused hurdles in the way of banking transactions for traders. The two nations signed a currency swap agreement a couple of years ago. Standard Chartered Pakistan Chief Executive Officer Shazad Dada said they had a very fruitful meeting with the State Bank of Pakistan on Thursday morning. The central bankers pledged to facilitate trade in the two currencies. The roadshow is held at a time when most banks in the two nations have yet to set up their branches in each other’s countries. However, Standard Chartered has branches in both the countries. The roadshow is part of an international series, as the Greater China Region’s Standard Chartered has conducted similar shows in the Middle East and Africa in recent days. China is now in agreement with eight countries to conduct trade in their local currencies. These include Pakistan, Hong Kong, the UAE and Qatar. China has been conducting roadshows since its official currency renminbi was included in the IMF’s Special Drawing Rights (SDR) list of global currencies, effective from October 1, 2016. This coincided with China’s on-going investment worth $46 billion in Pakistan under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Carmen Ling, the bank’s delegation lead to Pakistan and managing director, said the infrastructure had been laid to begin trade in local currencies. “Now, it all depends on how fast the requisite information is disseminated to businessmen.” - Express Tribune

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Pakistan to deport National Geographic’s ‘Afghan Girl’ PESHAWAR: A Pakistani judge on Friday ordered the deportation of Sharbat Gula, the green-eyed “Afghan Girl” whose 1985 photo in National Geographic became a symbol of her country’s wars, after finding her guilty of illegally obtaining a Pakistani identity card. Gula, now in her 40s, also was sentenced to 15 days in jail and fined Rs100,000 ($955.11). She had been living in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar for years with her husband and children. Her family has said her husband died a few years ago. It was not immediately clear when Gula would be freed or deported, as she has already spent 10 days in jail, said an official at the Afghan consulate in Peshawar. “She may spend five or four more days in Pakistan as a prisoner but we had made a special request to the Pakistani authorities to allow her to return Afghanistan either today, Friday, or Saturday,” he said on condition of anonymity. Judge Farah Jamshed of an anti-corruption and immigration court in Peshawar convicted Gula under the Foreign Act, according to a copy of the ruling. She has been in custody since her arrest on Wednesday last week on accusations she was using a forged Pakistani iden-

GUILTY: Afghan refugee woman, Sharbat Gula, centre, known

internationally as the ‘Afghan Girl’ who appeared on the cover of a 1985 edition of ‘National Geographic’ magazine, leaves the court in Peshawar on Friday. - AFP

tity card. She had been recently shifted to a hospital with a fever and high blood pressure, said Dr Ghulam Subhani, medical superintendent of the city’s Lady Reading Hospital, where her family have visited her. However, she did appear in court on Friday for the verdict. Gula was for years the face of Afghanistan’s suffering, after

National Geographic published her image as a young refugee, her deﬁant, pained eyes staring out from an unsmiling face, framed by a shawl over her head. Her legal case comes amid Pakistani pressure to send home 2.5 million Afghan refugees, even though Afghanistan faces a bloody Taliban insurgency and would struggle to look after them. - Reuters

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2016

WORLD CLASHES

Indonesian police quell mass protest against Jakarta governor JAKARTA: Indonesian police quelled a mass protest by tens of thousands of hardliners on Friday, ﬁring tear gas and water cannon into crowds demanding the resignation of the governor of Jakarta. A police spokesman said one person died and 12 were hurt. Critics say the protest was whipped up by an extremist group that latched on to political tension ahead of February’s election for the governorship of Jakarta, the country’s capital, and was allowed to grow because the government failed to rein it in. Police said the number of demonstrators in central Jakarta swelled to about 150,000 in the hours after Friday prayers as they congregated around the palace of President

Joko Widodo. By late afternoon the crowd grew restive - some threw rocks at the police, two vehicles were torched and a ﬁre broke out near the city’s National Monument. Police responded with tear gas and water cannon and, by late evening, most protesters had left. However, hundreds said they would camp out overnight beside the parliament building, while in the north of the capital media reported a clash between police and a few dozen protesters and social media reports showed a convenience store being looted. Many protesters were clad in robes and caps as they called for the resignation of Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahja Purnama. The atmosphere in Jakarta was tense through

DEMONSTRATION: Members of hardline groups protest against Jakarta’s governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama on Friday. – Reuters

Friday and some companies asked employees to work from home. Jakarta has some of the world’s worst traffic jams at the best of times, but on Friday access to business

districts was impossible for many. About a dozen groups have accused Purnama of blasphemy. Led by a group called the Islamic Defenders Front, the protesters

Pro-Kurdish leaders arrested in Turkey Selahattin Demirtas and Figen Yuksekdag, co-leaders of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), were jailed pending trial SCUFFLE: Turkish riot police officers use tear gas and arrest demonstrators during a protest against the arrest of pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party lawmakers, in Ankara, on Friday. – AFP

DIYARBAKIR: Turkish authorities arrested the leaders of the country’s main pro-Kurdish opposition party in a terrorism probe on Friday, drawing European and UN condemnation of a widening crackdown on dissent under President Tayyip Erdogan. Selahattin Demirtas and Figen Yuksekdag, co-leaders of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), were jailed pending trial after being held in overnight raids, ofﬁcials said. Ten other HDP lawmakers were also detained, although some were later released. The arrest of elected members of parliament’s third largest party,

and the detention or suspension of more than 110,000 officials since a failed coup in July, may “go beyond what is permissible”, the UN human rights office said. Germany and Denmark summoned Turkish diplomats over the Kurdish detentions, while European Parliament President Martin Schulz said the actions “call into question the basis for the sustainable relationship between the EU and Turkey”. “Turkey is a nation of laws, nobody has preferential treatment before the law... What’s been done

is within the rule of law,” Prime Minister Binali Yildirim told reporters. The HDP lawmakers were arrested after they refused to give testimony in a probe linked to “terrorist propaganda”. “Politics can’t be a shield for committing crimes,” he said. Hours after their detentions, a car bomb planted by suspected Kurdish PKK militants killed nine and wounded more than 100 near a police station in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir, where some of the lawmakers were being held. The HDP, which made his-

BREXIT PLANS

British premier reassures EU leaders despite court ruling LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May told European Union leaders on Friday she was conﬁdent a court ruling that could delay Britain’s departure from the bloc would be overturned and she vowed to stick to her Brexit timetable. May told German Chancellor Angela Merkel and European Commission President JeanClaude Juncker she believed her case that the government - not parliament - should be responsible for triggering Article 50 of the EU’s Lisbon Treaty to launch the divorce would win in Britain’s highest court, a spokesman said. May is determined to carry out what she calls “the will of the people” and deliver Brexit. But a High Court ruling on Thursday that parliament must approve the process raised doubts over whether she can trigger Article 50 by the end of March as she planned. It also prompted suggestions of an early election. Her focus on ensuring the government has the

CONFIDENT: British Prime Min-

ister Theresa May. – Reuters

lead on breaking with the EU has incensed some lawmakers, and on Friday, a member of her ruling Conservative Party said he had resigned over “irreconcilable policy differences” with May. The government will appeal against the ruling in the Supreme Court, which is expected to consider it early next month. “The focus of the government is on the Supreme Court case, winning that case and proceeding

with article 50,” May’s spokesman told reporters. “Clearly we are disappointed by yesterday’s decision, we’d rather not be in this position but we are, so... the key is our commitment to triggering Article 50 no later. The end of March remains the target for the government.” The spokesman declined to comment on whether the government was now drafting contingency plans for a possible failure in the Supreme Court, a move that would allow parliament to delay any move to start the divorce process. “What is important here is that we had a referendum, there was an overwhelming result in favour of leaving the European Union and that is what the government must do,” he said. Her foreign minister, Boris Johnson, told Germany’s FrankWalter Steinmeier not to read too much into the court decision. Steinmeier, Germany’s foreign minister, said: “Further delay isn’t in anyone’s interests.” — Reuters

tory last year by becoming the first Kurdish party to win 10 per cent of the vote and enter parliament, said the detentions risked triggering civil war. In a video message on a website close to the PKK, one of the militant group’s top commanders, Murat Karayilan, said the group would intensify its three-decade old armed struggle against Turkey and called on Kurds, the country’s largest minority, to react. The arrests of elected lawmakers from the HDP, which won more than ﬁve million votes at the last general election, heightened concern among Western allies about the political direction of Turkey. The government introduced a nationwide state of emergency after the failed July 15 coup which gave it broad powers to round up suspects linked to the putsch. More than 110,000 civil servants, soldiers, police, judges and other officials have been suspended or detained, as have journalists. The authorities have also used the emergency powers to round up pro-Kurdish opposition activists and politicians, including Diyarbakir’s joint mayors, who were detained late last month, and has closed all major Kurdish media outlets. — Reuters

chanted slogans and waved placards calling for Purnama, popularly known as Ahok, to be jailed for blasphemy. A white banner hung at an overpass was painted with red letters that read “Hang Ahok here”. Police are investigating the case against Purnama, who has apologised for his remarks. Purnama served as deputy to Widodo when the now-president was city governor from 2012 to 2014. He has a reputation as a nononsense reformer with little patience for the corruption widely blamed for the chaos of an overcrowded city, and remains popular despite the protests. Widodo has vowed not to interfere in any legal proceedings against Purnama, according to

media reports. But Vice President Jusuf Kalla told reporters on Friday he and other government officials had met representatives of the protesters, and promised that the legal process involving Purnama would be executed “ﬁrmly and quickly”. Critics say Widodo’s government has not done enough to contain the religious and ethnic tension. As the protests raged in the heart of Jakarta on Friday, the president visited a rail construction project at the capital’s airport, his office said. Security expert Sidney Jones said in an online commentary ahead of the protest that the movement brought together “violent extremists, moralist thugs and powerful political interests”. - Reuters

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2016

LIFESTYLE FAMILY CLEVER HACKS TO SIMPLIFY MORNING ROUTINE

Getting the family out the door on time every morning is no small feat. Seemingly simple tasks like getting dressed, packing backpacks and making

Select a week’s worth of clothes Instead of choosing outfits the night prior, supersize your time-saving efforts by doing this task just once on weekends. Involve children in selecting their clothes for the week so they feel empowered in their choices. Then hang entire outfits in the closet or stack in one drawer dedicated to weekday wear. When mornings come, children know exactly where to find the day’s things. Bonus: you don’t have to worry about midweek

Create a routine and set alarms Create a morning routine and stick to it. For example, children wake at 5.30am, eat breakfast at 6:00am, get dressed and leave at 6:30am. And if the children need to share a bathroom, set a daily bathroom schedule with alarms to keep them on track and avoid arguments in the morning.

Get ready before waking up the children Trying to ready yourself for the day while helping the children is a recipe for disaster. This is why waking before the rest of the family really makes mornings happier. Try getting up 30 minutes before the children so you have time to get ready and enjoy a cup of coffee. You’ll be fully awake, much happier, and can focus on helping the children stay on-task.

Create morning rules Just like you don’t let children eat dessert before dinner to ensure they eat well, set rules for the morning to keep things moving. For example, no TV until all morning tasks are completed. For teens, smartphones and other mobile devices must remain on the kitchen table until they are

Weekend = meal prep Make a week’s worth of pre-preparation of your meals and put them in the freezer. This way lunch items are ready to go and the sandwiches will be thawed and ready to be eaten by lunchtime. For breakfast, make it easy for children by setting out shelf-stable items they can make themselves. Want to up the ante for breakfast without spending any extra morning time in the kitchen? Try making a delicious overnight oats dish that can be made in the evening and customised for each family member.-BPT

breakfast can quickly turn into chaos. Before you know it, you’re running late and the children haven’t even eaten as you dash to the car. Stop dreading the stressful start to the day and start taking control of your mornings. A few simple tips and tricks will turn the morning craze into smooth sailing. Plus, when you have a stress-free start, the rest of the day just seems to go better.

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Dhuhr Asr Maghrib Isha Fajr (Tomorrow)

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LIFESTYLE

GORILLA T

Where in the world? There are two main species of gorillas, the eastern lowland and western lowland. Eastern gorillas live in the tropical forests of Democratic Republic of the Congo and along the borders of Uganda and Rwanda. Mountain gorillas are a subspecies of eastern gorillas. Western gorillas live in the forests of Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Angola and Nigeria. Cross River gorillas are a sub-species of the Western gorilla. How smart are they? Gorillas rank among the most intelligent animals. In captivity they have been taught to use tools and sign language. Compared to chimpanzees, gorillas are calmer and

FACT FILE (Exploring History, Science, and Nature)

more patient, but less curious and less eager to perform tricks. Scientists disagree on whether gorillas are conscious of their own identity. Growing up gorilla Female gorillas usually mate when they are about 8 years old, and males reach full adulthood at about 12 years old. The gestation period is 8.5 to 9 months. Mothers usually give birth to one baby, but twin births do happen. A baby gorilla starts to crawl around 2 months and walks at 5 to 9 months.

Babies ride piggyback until about three years old. The youngsters stay with their mothers for three to four years. Young male gorillas usually leave their family group when they are 11 or 12 years old. Most males have their own family group by the age of 15. Young female gorillas join a new group at about eight years old. Dinnertime Gorillas are primarily herbivores, feeding mostly on leaves, berries, plants, fruits, ﬂowers, shrubs, and vines, but they also enjoy termites and other insects. Occasionally, they will eat small animals. Adult males eat about 45 pounds (20 kg) of food per day. Facing extinction Gorillas face an uncertain future as many are critically endangered; this is largely due to habitat loss and commercial hunting. There are only about 700 mountain gorillas left. They live in two protected parks in Africa. Cross River gorillas have an even smaller population with about 300 individuals. —lifestyle@timesofoman.com BIRTHDAYS OF THE WEEK

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AARUNI KRISHNA KUMAR November 2, 2008

BHUMIKA MANJUNATH November 1, 2011

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hese ﬁerce-looking beasts are actually very shy and smart apes. Closely related to humans and chimps, gorillas share 98 per cent of the same DNA. This largest species of primates was unknown to the world outside of Africa until 1847.

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Children up to the age of 16 who would like to have their art considered for inclusion in “Art for the Ages” can e-mail their drawings or paintings (in jpeg or tiff format) to lifestyle@timesofoman.com

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KIDS CRAFT

Teleword

All the words below appear in the puzzle - horizontally, vertically, diagonally, even backward. Find them and circle their letters. The leftover word spells the Teleword.

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Amulets, Bamboo, Charm, Cobras, Corner, Curling, Defang, Desert, Egypt, Fangs, Festivals, Flute, Ground, Handling, Heal, Hood, Horned, Hypnotizes, India, Instrument, Market, Performance, Playing, Potion, Protection, Puff Adder, Pythons, Safe, Scavenge, Serpents, Spells, Street, Test, Tongue, Tourist, Train, Tune, Turbans, Venom Glands, Vipers. Answer: Baskets

Sudoku How to play Fill empty cells with the numbers 1 to 9, so that each number appears once in each row, column and area.

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Timeless Hobbies For Young Children D

oes anyone see kids playing on trees or at playgrounds like they did earlier during vacations and holidays? The simple reason behind this disappearance of kids is their contraction of hobbies and interests into the ﬂat screen called computers or TVs. Even when we crib about this unavoidable situation of the tech age, there is hope shimmering in the form of many easy-to-catch-up hobbies which engage kids productively along with sharpening their creativity. Kids ﬁnd shelter in TVs and video games when they get bored. You can collect information about various interesting and exciting hobbies to get him out of the TV web. It helps to promote creativity and thinking power in the long run along with making productive use of time. Latch hook kits can be tried as an efficient hobby to be inculcated in kids. It demands simple acces-

sories like Latch Hook Patterns, a Mesh Polyester Cotton Canvas, Latch Hook Frames, Latch Hooks, Rug Binding Tapes, Rug Fringe Yarns, Wool, Wicker Baskets and magnifying glasses for easy vision. Many craft stores provide latch hook rug kits with its associated paraphernalia along with instructions. If your kids don’t like the designs shown in the kit try out something new using various software programmes which create patterns to knit from photographic images. Take advantage of their cartoon icon and dazzle them with the Hello Kitty collection. Hello Kitty collections are another hobby that can easily become a passion with the kids due to their affinity for the cartoon icon Kitty. These collections have various small stitching and similar works which consume their time usefully. Philately or the hobby of collect-

ing various stamps can be taken as hobby as well a serious tour of history. Each country uses its unique stamps to convey its history and culture which can be educative and informative to children. Selecting a particular sovereign is essential to improve the point of focus. You can either buy or get old and used ones from friends or online portals. There were many stamp collectors initially but unfortunately with the advent of the Internet age stamp collecting lost a lot of patrons. However you can still buy good and old stamps to start of your collection. Kids must be given adequate information on such innovative and inquisitive hobbies to get them involved in them completely. You will be glad to see their creativity and thinking power increasing day by day. They are deﬁnitely a more creative way of spending time rather than the electronic distractions. —Artipot

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2016

S P O R S

Bernd two-shots clear of chasing pack at Almouj European Tour chairman hails signiﬁcance of NBO Classic

The German played ﬂawless golf, making ﬁve birdies to move to 18 under par at Almouj Golf and put himself in contention for a third European Challenge Tour

GOOD GOING: Bernd Ritthammer of Germany hits an approach shot

during Day Three of NBO Golf Classic Grand Final at Almouj Golf.

victory of the season

MUSCAT: Bernd Ritthammer was an immovable object at the top of the leaderboard on Moving Day at the NBO Golf Classic Grand Final, a five under par third round of 67 taking him two shots clear of the chasing pack. The German played flawless golf, making five birdies to move to 18 under par at Almouj Golf and put himself in contention for a third European Challenge Tour victory of the season. Following Saturday’s final round, the top 16 on the seasonlong Road to Oman will graduate to the European Tour, and even though Ritthammer has long known he will be among them, he is keen to end the year in style. “It doesn’t matter too much what happens here with me, but I do still really want to win,” said the 29 year old. “It would be very special to win the Grand Final as it is very different to all the other tournaments and I would love to do it. “If you’re in a good position then expectations rise, but I am trying

TENNIS

to stay the same as I was coming into this week because I was playing without any pressure. “It wasn’t as easy as yesterday (Thursday). I hit a couple of wayward shots on the front nine but managed to make some good saves, and I am pleased with not dropping a shot today (Friday). I am slightly surprised with the scoring today (Friday) as the pins were a lot tougher and I have seen there are a lot of guys that are chasing me with plenty of low scores. It is going to be tough tomorrow but I am ready for it.” Matthieu Pavon will lead the hunt in Muscat, the Frenchman’s 65 giving him outright second on 16 under par, while Ryan Fox went one shot better to reach 15 under par and secure his place in the ﬁnal group of the season. The New Zealand Olympian has also given himself a chance to overtake Jordan Smith at the top of the Rankings if he is able to win on Saturday for the second time this season. Behind them Julien Guerrier and Gary King have both given themselves an unlikely shot

at European Tour cards by making signiﬁcant moves, Guerrier shooting 64 and King tying the course record with a 63 as they reached 14 under par. Mathematically only a toptwo ﬁnish will suffice for either player, and King was delighted to have produced such a good performance when it mattered the most. “I came into today knowing what is at stake,” said the 26 year old. “I felt a bit lethargic this morning after oversleeping last night, but I turned to my caddie after the seventh and said ‘six birdies on the spin really wakes you up.’ “It was really nice to get off to that strong start, and it was plain sailing from there for the rest of my round really. “Knowing what is on the line, I would say this is probably the best round of golf I have ever played. I have had a couple of rounds where I have shot ten under and nine under before, but I think in the circumstances and with the pressure of knowing I had to go out there today and post a number like that, it has to be up there.”

MUSCAT: The European Challenge Tour’s season-ending NBO Golf Classic Grand Final, currently taking place at the stunning Al Mouj Golf in Muscat, received a special visitor today in the shape of European Tour Chairman David Williams who was hugely impressed with the set up at the Oman event. “It’s a fantastically well-run tournament,” said Williams. “They’re very lucky to have the sponsors they have – whether it’s NBO, Oman Air, the Shangri-la or the other great sponsors, everybody is contributing towards it being a wonderful event and a great end of season tournament.” The Challenge Tour’s tagline is ‘Where Heroes Are Made’ and Williams believes that it’s a highly appropriate one given that the top 16 players on the Road to Oman Rankings following the conclusion of this week’s tourna-

ment will be promoted to play on next season’s European Tour where they will have the opportunity to compete for golf’s biggest prizes. “This is a very important tournament for the Challenge Tour and then, by deﬁnition, for the European Tour,” said Williams. “So many of the players from this Tour go onto perform at a really high level on the global golf stage, including in the recent Ryder Cup which featured six former Challenge Tour players.” Nick Tarratt, Director of the European Tour’s Middle East office, who accompanied Williams on his visit, added: “The proof of where the Challenge Tour sits in the world golﬁng pyramid is the progress of two players who competed last year in Muscat: Brandon Stone (SA) and Nacho Elvira (Spain) who sit in 40th and 50th respectively in the 2016 Race to Dubai.”

SMILING GROUP: From left to right are Jose Zamora, Tour-

nament Director, NBO Golf Classic Grand Final; Alain De Soultrait, Director European Challenge Tour; Dr Mohammed bin Hamad Al Rumhy; David Williams, Chairman European Tour; Nick Tarratt, Director European Tour Middle East.

GOLF

Growth of golf in Oman ‘encouraging’

Fatma enters final MUSCAT: Fatma Al Nabhani stormed into the final of the $10,000 Casablanca ITF Pro Circuit tournament in Morocco on Friday. According to information received here, the Omani girl moved into the final of the singles but lost in the doubles semifinals partering Spain’s Olga Parres Azcoitia. Earlier in her singles quarterfinal, second seeded Fatma eased to a 6-2, 6-2 win over Spain’s Arabela Fernandez Rabener. Later

in the semifinals, Fatma Al Nabhani proved too good for Romanian Daiana Negreanu 6-4, 6-2. She will now take on Georgina Garcia Perez of Spain, who struggled past Oana Georgeta 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 in the other semifinal. In the doubles semifinals, Fatma and Olga were defeated by Spanish-Bulgarian combo of Georgina and Julia Stamatova, the latter winning 7-6, 10-6 after being pushed to the wire.

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Nayan, Joshua supreme

GIRLS U-15 FINALISTS: Shreya Krishna, left, and Nayan Anil.

BOYS U-13 FINALISTS: Joshua

MUSCAT: Nayan Anil and Joshua Reji won titles at the Dalma Energy-sponsored Annual Badminton Tournament organised by the Indian Social Club. Nayan won the girls under-15 singles title and Joshua claimed the boys under-13 singles crown.

Nayan Anil won the girls under-15 singles title after a hardfought 17-21, 21-17, 21-18 victory over giant-killer Shreya Krishna. Joshua Reji came through a tough top half of the boys under-13 singles draw to defeat Mebel Manoj 21-7, 21-6 in the ﬁnal.

Reji, left, and Mebel Manoj.

MUSCAT: Oman’s Minister of Oil and Gas Dr Mohammed bin Hamad Al Rumhy was a guest of honour on Friday at the NBO Golf Classic Grand Final, currently taking place at Almouj Golf in Muscat. His Excellency was taking part in the final round of an amateur tournament for Omani players which has formed part the week’s schedule of events and after finishing his round on the same championship course that the Challenge Tour’s top 46 players are competing on, he revealed his optimism regarding the gradual growth of the sport in the Sultanate. “The encouraging thing is seeing the number of young players, some of them as young as seven or eight showing an interest in golf in Oman now,” said the Oil and Gas Minister. “Another very encouraging aspect is that we have a lot of local girls taking up the sport. I think golf really suits the local girls here. It’s a very private kind of sport and family orientated so I hope we’ll see more kids taking up the sport and competing with us. We’re trying to give them a good game but our days are numbered as they say!” The NBO-sponsored tournament has been running at Al Mouj Golf since 2013, and was elevated in significance last year when it became the Challenge Tour’s season-ending grand finale, offering a prize fund of €400,000 and the opportunity for the top 16 players on the Road to Oman Rankings to earn promotion to play on next season’s European Tour. “It’s very good of NBO to sponsor this event, we’re trying to bring big tournaments to Oman,” said Dr. Rumhy. “It’s great to have corporate support, particularly for golf. It’s not only encouraging golf within the country it’s also a good advertisement for the country itself. “Hopefully people outside Oman will see the country for the first time. Many people outside Oman don’t know about it and we want people to know where the

TOP AMATEURS: Top ﬁnishers of the Amateur tournament with Dr Mohammed bin Hamad Al Rumhy and NBO chairman Mohammed bin Mahfoudh Al A’ardhi.

country is on the map of golf and other sports, so we’re quite pleased with the role of NBO.” His Excellency’s sons, Azaan and Hamed, are both keen golfers, with Azaan widely regarded as the country’s number one amateur, but it is the time the sport allows them to spend together as a family Dr Al Rumhy cherishes most. “Golf has really served us as a family quite well,” said his Excellency. “We all used to play tennis but then we gave that up when my knees started to give up on running around the court. Luckily I got both of my sons to join me playing golf and we have a great time. Where else do you spend ﬁve hours with your kids these days? “They grew up on golf courses and I think golf has helped me in raising my sons. Golfers are 99 per cent decent people. They speak well, they treat others well. The golf etiquette is something we like

The encouraging thing is seeing the number of young players, some of them as young as seven or eight showing an interest in golf in Oman now and also lot of local girls taking up the sport Dr Mohammed Al Rumhy Oil & Gas Minister

to see at home, so there are a lot of positives but people often don’t realise the role golf can play in raising your family.” Ahmed Al Balushi won the Amateur tournament held on the sidelines of NBO Classic, while Ali Humaid and Amjad Al Tooqi came second and third respectively. The tournament was organised under the auspices of Dr Mohammed bin Hamad Al Rumhy and Mohammed bin Mahfoudh Al A’ardhi, chairman of NBO among other dignitaries at the Ras Al Hamra Club. The tournament saw participation of 36 Omani players and the top 12 have qualiﬁed for the European challenge championship. The top three will also participate in Bahrain International Tournament and will be handed all support by NBO. The fourth and ﬁfth place of the Amateur event went to Fahd Al Kitani and Hussain Al Balushi, respectively.

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2016

SPORTS Proteas shrug off Steyn blow Steyn left ﬁeld with a shoulder injury before lunch and was later ruled out of series SCOREBOARD

with a stress fracture in a hammer blow for the touring side IN PAIN: South Africa’s Dale Steyn reacts after injuring himself at

PERTH: South Africa’s bowlers rallied magnificently after the loss of pace spearhead Dale Steyn before their batsmen pushed to an 102-run lead at the close on day two of the first test against Australia on Friday. Steyn left the field with a shoulder injury before lunch and was later ruled out of the series with a stress fracture in a hammer blow for the touring side. But the remaining Proteas bowlers ripped out the hosts for 244 before tea before Dean Elgar (46 not out) and JP Duminy (36 not out) combined for an unbroken 59-run stand to steady the innings after two early wickets in the final session. South Africa were 104 for two at stumps having fought back strongly after Australia had dominated the first day. Vernon Philander took 4-56, teaming up brilliantly

the WACA Ground in Perth. – Reuters

with debutant left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj (3-56) as Australia lost 10 wickets for 84 runs after resuming in the morning at 105 without loss. “A few of us probably have to look at ourselves in the mirror and say why did we play those shots?,” opening batsman David Warner said of a collapse that included four ducks. Rising pace talent Kagiso Rabada took three wickets, with Steyn grabbing the ﬁrst of the day to deny Warner a century. The Australian vice captain and opener Shaun Marsh pushed Australia to 158 before Steyn had Warner caught in the slips for 97. Steyn exited in his following over but it did little to break the

Proteas’ focus, with Rabada bowling Usman Khawaja for four and Maharaj grabbing a memorable ﬁrst wicket, trapping Steven Smith lbw for a duck as the captain skipped down the wicket. Marsh was given out lbw in the ﬁnal over before lunch and the rot continued after the break. Bowling a tight line and length, Philander and Maharaj ratcheted up the pressure with three straight maidens before Mitchell Marsh succumbed for an eight-ball duck. Adam Voges showed some resistance but Rabada caught a leading edge off his own bowling to dismiss him for 27. Mitchell Starc lasted only six balls before holing out for a duck off Maharaj, driving to South Africa

South Africa 1st innings: 242 (Q. de Kock 84, T. Bavuma 51; M. Starc 4-71) Australia 1st innings: D. Warner c Amla b Steyn 97 S. Marsh lbw b Philander 63 U. Khawaja b Rabada 4 S. Smith lbw b Maharaj 0 A. Voges c & b Rabada 27 M. Marsh lbw b Philander 0 P. Nevill c Amla b Maharaj 23 M. Starc c du Plessis b Maharaj 0 P. Siddle not out 18 J. Hazlewood c Duminy b Philander 4 N. Lyon c Elgar b Philander 0 Extras (lb-3, nb-5) 8 Total (all out, 70.2 overs) 244 Fall of wickets: 1-158, 2-167, 3-168, 4-181, 5-181, 6-202, 7-203, 8-232, 9-243, 10-244 Bowling: D. Steyn 12.4-3-51-1, V. Philander

captain Faf du Plessis at midwicket. Wicketkeeper Peter Nevill managed 23 before Josh Hazlewood (4) and Nathan Lyon, the fourth duck of the innings, fell quickly to wrap up the Australian innings. Shaun Marsh took a sharp catch at midwicket to dismiss Stephen Cook for 12 off paceman

19.2-2-56-4 (nb-3), K. Rabada 20-1-78-2 (nb2), K. Maharaj 18.2-5-56-3 South Africa 2nd innings: S. Cook c S. Marsh b Siddle 12 D. Elgar not out 46 H. Amla b Hazlewood 1 J. Duminy not out 34 Extras (lb-5, nb-1, w-5) 11 Total (for 2 wickets, 40 overs) 104 Fall of wickets: 1-35, 2-45 To bat: F. du Plessis, T. Bavuma, Q. de Kock, V. Philander, D. Steyn, K. Rabada, K. Maharaj Bowling: M. Starc 9-4-18-0, J. Hazlewood 10-2-31-1 (nb-1), P. Siddle 8-4-12-1, M. Marsh 4-1-11-0 (w-1), N. Lyon 9-2-27-0 Umpires: A. Dar & N. Llong TV umpire: Richard Kettleborough Match referee: Andy Pycroft

Peter Siddle and Josh Hazlewood bowled Hashim Amla for one, having dismissed him for a duck in the first innings. But Elgar and Duminy stood firm in the last hour to complete a fine day for South Africa and give the tourists hope of setting a big target on day three. - Reuters

AT H L E T I C S

Younis Al Siyabi elected OAA chairman MUSCAT: Younis bin Yaqoob Al Siyabi was elected as chairman of the Oman Athletic Association (OAA) at the City Seasons Hotel in Al Khuwair on Thursday. The OAA board elections was held with the participation of 38 clubs to identify the new official administrative body for the 20162020 term. Younis Siyabi garnered

20 votes to become the top OAA oﬁicial. Al Mur bin Mohammed Al Hashmi was elected as vice-chairman with 28 votes, while Jihad bin Abdullah Al Sheikh became the general secretary with 14 votes. Said Al Harassi claimed 20 votes to become the treasurer. The five candidates elected as board members were Dr Majid Al Busafi

(22 votes), Mohammed Al Asmi (21 votes), Hadi Al Alawi (20 votes), Ahmed Ba’aboud (19 votes) and Hamood Al Hashmi, who had to break a deadlock with Ahmed Al Hajri. In the re-vote Hamood won 24 votes as against 13 of Ahmed Al Hajri. There was three-way contest for the chairmanship with Abdullah Hamad Al Harthi

of Al Ittifaq Club and Hamad bin Amer Al Jabri of Al Rustaq Club also comtesting. The post of vice-chairmanship was also contested by three candidates – Rashid bin Ibrahim Al Kindi of Nizwa, Fawzi bin Hamad Al Kiyumi of Ibri and Al Mur Mohammed Al Hashmi of Al Mudhaibi. - ONA

Younis Al Siyabi

CRICKET

DRS set for busy baptism in India MUMBAI: After years of resistance against the Decision Review System, the Indian cricket board has ﬁnally agreed to employ technology for the home Tests against England and if the tourists’ series in Bangladesh is anything to go by, it will get plenty of use. In the opening match on a turning Chittagong track, Kumar Dharmasena witnessed 16 challenges to his decisions and after eight of them were overturned, the Sri Lankan had earned an unwanted record of the most reversed decisions in a single Test. Following that match last month, which saw a record 26 reviews in total, opinions were divided on whether DRS had improved decision-making and the impact it had on the morale of umpires, especially on the spin-friendly pitches in South Asia. Ahead of the system’s debut in a test in India next week, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said referrals were always more likely on spinning tracks and that was why the review system was an essential tool for umpires. Geoff Allardice, the ICC general manager for cricket operations at the governing body, is a strong advocate for DRS, saying the system ensured more consistency in decision-making. “Generally in DRS series, we deliver 97 to 98 percent correct decisions,” Allardice told reporters on a conference call. “What that does is provide a consistency of correct decisions, whether the conditions are difficult for umpiring, or whether the umpire is having a good day or a bad day. “With regards to the series in Bangladesh and the impact on the umpires, often DRS delivers its best result when the pitch is turning or seaming and umpiring is difficult.” - Reuters

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Saudis threaten to hike oil output again HIGHLIGHTS At a meeting of

Saudi threat to raise output surprises other Opec delegates

Tension over Saudi request for Iran to freeze output

Opec experts to hold next round of talks on Nov. 25,

Delegate says ﬁnal deal still possible in November

Opec experts last week, designed to work out details of cuts for the next Opec ministerial gathering on November 30, saw Saudis and Iranians clashing again

DUBAI/LONDON: Old disputes between Saudi Arabia and Iran resurfaced at a meeting of Opec experts last week, with Riyadh threatening to raise oil output steeply to bring prices down if Tehran refuses to limit its supply, Opec sources say. Clashes between the two Opec heavyweights have become frequent in recent years. Tensions subsided, however, in recent months after Saudi Arabia agreed to support a global oil supply limiting pact, thus raising the prospect that Opec would take steps to boost oil prices. But a meeting of Opec experts last week, designed to work out details of cuts for the next Opec ministerial gathering on November 30, saw Saudis and Iranian clashing again, according to four

Opec sources who were present at the meeting and spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity. “The Saudis have threatened to raise their production to 11 million barrels per day and even 12 million bpd, bringing oil prices down, and to withdraw from the meeting,” one Opec source who attended the meeting told Reuters. Opec headquarters Opec headquarters, in Veinna, declined to comment on discussions during the closed-door meetings last week. Saudi Arabian and Iranian Opec delegates also declined official comments. Saudi Arabia has increased output since 2014 to record highs of around 10.5 million-10.7 million barrels per day and adding extra supply would only worsen the global glut, which has already seen prices more than halving from $115 a barrel since mid 2014. The Saudi threat followed objections by Iran, which said it was unwilling to freeze its output, the same Opec sources said. Iran has argued it should be exempt from such limits as its production re-

covers after the lifting of European Union sanctions. Saudi threat The Saudi threat will revive memories of a pump war that Riyadh embarked on at the end of 2014 to claw market share back from higher-cost producers. Iran along with other organisation’s price hawks have severely criticised the Saudi strategy. Riyadh has softened its stance since the appointment of Khalid Al Falih as energy minister in May this year. In September, Opec agreed at a meeting in Algeria on modest preliminary oil output cuts in the ﬁrst such deal since 2008, with special conditions given to Libya, Nigeria and Iran, whose output has been hit by wars and sanctions. A new rise in tensions observed during the meeting of experts last week highlights the fragile nature of Opec agreements. The group has a long way to go before it turns its preliminary Algerian accord into a real deal. The Saudi threat to raise output came as a surprise even to Riyadh’s Gulf Opec allies, sources

who attended the meeting of experts on October 28 said. One source said the Saudi Opec delegation has asked to call off the next day’s meeting with nonOpec producers, including Russia, on October 29 since Iran was objecting to a deal. But they were convinced by other members to attend it in order not to embarrass the group. “We felt as if they (the Saudis) wanted the meeting to fail,” said a third, non-Iranian Opec source. The Saudi Opec delegation told their Iranian counterparts that Tehran should freeze output at 3.66 million bpd — the latest estimates of Iranian output by Opec experts, known as secondary sources. Iran has reported its output at 3.85 million bpd in September and said it would only cap its output at 12.7 per cent of Opec’s total ceiling — or 4.2 million bpd. Iran’s counter-argument at the meeting was that Saudi Arabia has raised its output by almost 1 million bpd since 2014, and is now trying to convince others it would cut output by 400,000bpd to get a deal, though in reality Riyadh has already won extra production and revenue, according to Opec sources. Iranian comments after meeting to domestic media indicated tensions were high. “Working in oil industry is like operating at war fronts and we have to preserve our trenches by raising our production capacity as much as we can,” Ali Kardor, managing director of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), told the oil ministry’s news agency Shana. — Reuters

RATAN TATA MOVES FAST TO FIX HIS HOUSE IN ORDER

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ECONOMY

US employment in October rises WASHINGTON: US employers maintained a strong pace of hiring in October and boosted wages for workers, which could effectively seal the case for a December interest rate increase from the Federal Reserve. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 161,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department said on Friday. August and September data was revised to show 44,000 more jobs created than previously reported. The unemployment rate fell one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.9 per cent, in part as people dropped out the labour force. The closely watched employment report was published four days before the November 8 presidential election. It came on the heels of data last week showing an acceleration in economic growth in the third quarter. But economists see little impact from the report on an increasingly bitter and divisive campaign. “There is so much noise out there right now, everyone is screaming from the rooftops. I just don’t know that any particular data point is going to have a great bearing on the election, in and of itself,” said Sam Bullard, senior economist at Wells Fargo Securities in Charlotte, North Carolina. Though the US central bank is expected to increase borrowing costs next month, that decision will likely depend on the outcome of Tuesday’s election. The tight race between Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and her Republican rival Donald Trump has rattled ﬁnancial markets. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast payrolls increasing by 175,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate falling

one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.9 per cent. The Fed on Wednesday left interest rates unchanged but said its monetary policy-setting committee “judges that the case for an increase in the federal funds rate has continued to strengthen.” It lifted its benchmark overnight interest rate last December for the ﬁrst time in nearly a decade. “The election could still derail the Fed’s plans, particularly if a very close result led to one or both candidates contesting it via the courts,” said Paul Ashworth, chief economist at Capital Economics in Toronto. Trend has slowed The trend in employment growth has slowed as the labour market nears full employment and the economy’s recovery from the 200709 recession shows signs of aging. Employment growth so far this year has averaged 181,000 jobs per month, down from an average gain of 229,000 per month in 2015. Still, the monthly job gains are more than enough to absorb new entrants into the labor market. Fed Chair Janet Yellen has said the economy needs to create just under 100,000 jobs a month to keep up with growth in the workage population. The prospects of an interest rate hike next month were also bolstered by a solid rise in wages. Average hourly earnings increased 10 cents or 0.4 per cent in October after advancing 0.3 per cent in September. The lift from a calendar quirk pushed the year-on-year increase to 2.8 per cent, the biggest gain since June 2009, from 2.6 per cent in September. — Reuters

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2016

MARKET Egypt follows currency ﬂoat with subsidy cuts to seal deal Decisions will ease what international investors have long complained to be a drag on the Egyptian economy — an overvalued currency and unsustainable subsidies — and help win the ﬁnal approval for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout.

CAIRO: Egypt took two dramatic economic measures by ﬂoating its currency and raising the prices of subsidized fuel, steps that all but secure a $12 billion IMF loan seen as crucial to attracting investments and ending a dollar shortage that has crippled business activity. Long lines of cars began forming at gas stations in Cairo shortly before midnight on Thursday after local newspapers reported the government’s plan to raise the price of gasoline and diesel by as much as 47 per cent. The move came hours after the central bank announced it would abandon currency controls and raise interest rates to the highest level in more than a decade. The pound tumbled as much as 45 percent. The decisions will ease what international investors have long complained to be a drag on the

STOCKS RALLY: Egypt’s benchmark EGX 30 Index for stocks rallied 3.4 per cent at the close in Cairo, the best performance among more than 90 measures tracked worldwide by Bloomberg, to the highest close in 17 months. — Bloomberg ﬁle picture

Egyptian economy — an overvalued currency and unsustainable subsidies — and help win the ﬁnal approval for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout. The government of President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, however, has now to manage the immediate fallout on average Egyptians struggling with surging prices and more than ﬁve years of turmoil that saw the ouster of two presidents. “How am I going to afford this?” said Ahmed Adel, 35, an engineer, as he queued for gas. “I’m single with no children, I can’t imagine how are people with families going to live with food and fuel prices reaching those levels?” IMF praise Egypt has struggled to revive its economy since the 2011 uprising that ended Hosni Mubarak’s three-decade autocratic rule and

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the ouster of his Islamist successor two years later. Foreigncurrency reserves have stabilised this year, though remain more than 40 per cent below their Mubarak-era levels. Central bank Governor Tarek Amer said on Thursday that the decision to float the currency would end a black market for dollars that has eroded investor confidence. The IMF welcomed the flexible exchange rate and said the new system means people will be prepared to sell dollars as well as buy them, injecting more money into the economy. It will also help attract foreign investment and support tourism and exports, it said. “This is a historic phase,” Amer told a televised news conference. “For the first time we’re facing the issue bravely.” Egypt’s benchmark EGX 30 Index for stocks rallied 3.4 per cent

at the close in Cairo, the best performance among more than 90 measures tracked worldwide by Bloomberg, to the highest close in 17 months. Other decisions by the central bank include: Abolishing the “priority imports list” Banks and other market participants are at liberty to quote and trade at any exchange rate The central bank will continue to monitor market activity and hold multiple price auctions when deemed necessary Banks can keep branches open until 9pm and during the weekend to execute foreign-currency exchange and cash workers’ remittances Cash deposit and withdrawal limits for companies importing non-basic goods are maintained at $50,000 monthly for deposits and $30,000 daily for withdrawal A key measure of success will be whether banks could provide enough dol-

lars to meet pent-up demand. “In the short term we will have to see the banks’ ability to make dollars available,” said Mohamed El Damaty, vice chief executive ofﬁcer of Egyptian food producer Arabian Food Industries. With investors and tourists staying away, Egypt has relied on billions of dollars of aid from Gulf countries since the ouster of Mubarak. The support has dwindled amid the drop in oil prices, prompting the government to turn to the IMF for help. As part of the agreement with the IMF, Egypt needed to secure as much as $6 billion in support. Egypt got $2 billion from Saudi Arabia and $1 billion from the United Arab Emirates. A $2.7 billion currency swap deal with China will be concluded within the coming two weeks, Amer said on Thursday. IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde also signaled last month that Egypt needed to tackle the exchangerate crisis and lower energy subsidies before the lender’s board can consider the loan request. The government raised the price of subsidised fuel effective on November 4. The price of 80-octane gasoline was to climb from 1.60 pounds per litre to 2.35 pounds per litre, or almost 47 per cent. The price for 92-octane gasoline was to rise from 2.60 pounds to 3.50 pounds, while diesel prices would climb from 1.80 pounds to 2.35 pounds. In addition, the price of subsidised butane cylinders was also raised from 8 pounds to 15, Hamdy Abdel Aziz, the spokesman of the Oil Ministry said on CBC television. Waiting for her husband to ﬁll up gas at one station, Sanaa Ali was pondering how their family would adapt to the new reality. “I don’t know what to do next but I think we will have to cut our spending dramatically,” she said. “I’m talking essential things, like cutting some food items and changing our kids schools to ones with less fees.” — Bloomberg News

CRUDE SUPPLIES

Saudi Aramco increases oil pricing to Asia SINGAPORE: Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest crude exporter, raised pricing for December sales of all oil grades to Asia as it tries to take advantage of a brief increase in demand for Middle Eastern crude. State-owned Saudi Arabian Oil Co., known as Saudi Aramco, increased its pricing for Arab Light crude to Asia by 90 cents a barrel, to a premium of 45 cents over the regional benchmark. The company had been expected to raise pricing for shipments of Arab Light by 85 cents a barrel, according to the median estimate of six reﬁners and traders in the region polled by Bloomberg. Saudi Aramco also raised the pricing of all grades to northwest Europe, and all grades to the Mediterranean except Arab Heavy, which it left unchanged. It cut pricing of the Arab Heavy grade to the US by 40 cents, and left the other grades unchanged. The increase in Asian pricing was probably intended to take advantage of a backwardation in the Oman/Dubai benchmark price, where near-term prices are higher than longer-term futures prices, Edward Bell, a commodities analyst at Emirates NBD, said by phone from Dubai. “Generally that’s a reﬂection of a tighter market now than is expected two or three months down the line,” he said. Record output Oil has gained about a quarter this year amid efforts by Opec to limit production to reduce a global supply glut, which contributed to a drop in crude prices to about half their 2014 levels. Saudi Arabia boosted output to a record in July. Two months later, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) ended a two-year, Saudi-led policy of letting members pump as much as possible to push higher-cost producers out of the market. Opec aims at a November 30 meeting in Vienna to allocate production quotas to its individual members. — Bloomberg News

G O O D S A N D S E RV I C E S TA X

Europe’s housing India’s less-than-perfect new national market is simmering, tax regime will be a ‘game-changer’ not bubbling: ECB ZURICH: House prices in the euro area seem to only know one way: Up. The inﬂation-adjusted annual expansion in property values has move above longer-term averages, the European Central Bank (ECB) said in its Economic Bulletin. But with the recovery in real estate prices at a “fairly early stage,” there are currently no signs of a bubble, it argued. “Valuation measures applied to euro-area aggregate data suggest that prices are currently broadly in line with fundamentals and show no signs of the excess seen in 2007,” the Frankfurt-based institution said. “However, this aggregate perspective does not rule out excessive valuations and corresponding vulnerabilities at the country or regional level, especially when house price dynamics are combined with strong mortgage growth and high leverage.” Record-low interest rates and unconventional stimulus has pushed down borrowing costs across the region, raising questions of whether the real estate market may inadvertently overheat once again. Officials and regulators tasked with maintaining

financial stability are sensitive to rapid price developments, not least because of the consequences observed after the housing market collapsed in Spain and Ireland when the global economy slowed in 2008. House prices increased 3 per cent in the second quarter after 2.7 per cent in the first and 2.2 per cent in the final three months of 2015, according to the central bank’s aggregate residential property price indicator. Germany, which did not experience a property market slump during the crisis, is readying measures to prevent overheating as residents of the bloc’s largest economy buy homes at the fastest rate in decades. Prices in cities including Berlin, Hamburg and Munich surged by more than 30 per cent in five years. Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Luxembourg, Austria and Portugal are among the countries that have experienced the highest annual growth rates in nominal house prices since early 2014, according to the ECB. Average growth has remained negative in Greece, Italy and Cyprus. — Bloomberg News

NEW DELHI: India has backed a multi-tier national tax regime that even in its not-so-perfect form will be a game-changer for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is trying to revive manufacturing and boost foreign investment in the world’s fastest growing major economy. Moving away from the ‘one market, one rate’ tax model, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council decided on standard rates of 12 per cent and 18 per cent and two more rates of five per cent and 28 per cent for the tax’s implementation. Officials are still meeting to finalise details of which goods and services will fall into each bracket. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said a zero tax rate would apply to 50 per cent of items in the retail inflation basket to protect consumers from price rises on goods such as food grains. Tobacco products will continue to be taxed at 65 per cent, he said, adding luxury goods will also be taxed at a higher rate. The taxes will replace a welter of state levies that imposed heavy burdens on commerce that crossed domestic borders, creating a single market of 1.3 billion people. And while the ideal single tax rate system is a long way off, a multiple-rate GST was the only way a complex, politically diverse

country like India could proceed, Pratik Jain, Indirect Tax Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers, said by phone. “It will appear that the Indian government is serious about reforms and that gives confidence to investors,” he said, noting many companies had put investment decisions on hold until the path of the GST was clarified. “While it’s not perfect, the government should attempt over a period of time to consolidate those four slabs into two.” The progressive nature of the GST structure should temper any adverse short-term inflationary and growth impacts, said Tamara Henderson, an economist with Bloomberg Intelligence. “Excluding half of the items in the CPI calculation will protect the spending power of lower income households, which tend to have a higher propensity to consume disposable income than wealthier groups,” she said. Given Modi’s earlier promises to reform India’s land and labour laws had failed, the success of the GST was even more of a priority, said Michael Kugelman, a senior associate at the Washington, DCbased Woodrow Wilson International Centre for Scholars.

“This is a big achievement for Modi’s economic reform plan,” Kugelman said. “Now that it’s gone through, it’s an important for the government to get it right. And that entails being appropriately pro-business while not penalizing the poor. The stakes are quite high.” The government conﬁrmed it was intent on meeting its self-imposed April 1 deadline for the tax’s implementation, close to the crucial elections in the state of Uttar Pradesh. “Next year, we’re going to see elections. At the moment, they made sure that the inﬂation basket — one of the key worries — would be impacted minimally with the implementation of the GST,” said Tirthankar Patnaik, India Strategist with Mizuho Bank. “Political exigencies have forced the divergence between essential goods and so-called ‘sin’ goods,” he said, adding luxury and ‘sin’ products such as tobacco subsidise the tax exemptions on basic food, such as grains, for the poor. Shares of cigarette makers rose after the government said a tax on these products will remain unchanged at 65 per cent when the GST is implemented. ITC, Asia’s second largest cigarette maker by

market value, rose 4.8 per cent to Rs251.75 at 11:09am in Mumbai. Golden Tobacco jumped 5.6 per cent and VST Industries gained 3 per cent. However until the government releases the rate structure for the proposed list of goods it will be difficult to say who will gain and who won’t, Krishan Arora, Partner, Grant Thornton India LLP, said by phone. Ultimately, it is a significant reform that will allow India to form one common market, Arora said. “Indirect taxes today lead to multiple administrative burdens. A GST will make India a competitive market for exports globally.” Political bickering had held up the constitutional amendment in India’s upper house of parliament for more than a year until it was approved in August. The GST, initially proposed by the main opposition Congress party a decade ago, is expected to lower the cost of doing business in India. There will inevitably be teething problems, Patnaik said. “The first two years, you’ll have mighty chaos. Once those basic troubles are ironed out, I think we should see a significantly easier flow of goods between states.” — Bloomberg News

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Starbucks proﬁt tops analysts’ estimates as US sales gain

COFFE TIME: Revenue climbed 16 per cent to $5.71 billion in Starbucks’s ﬁscal fourth quarter, which ended on October 2, the Seattle-based company said in a statement on Thursday. — Bloomberg ﬁle picture

Q U A R T E R LY R E S U LT

Singapore Air reiterates weak outlook SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines said it will be vigilant on costs as it warned yet again that the weak operating outlook is likely to persist amid excess capacity and aggressive pricing by competitors. The prospects for most major economies remain “tepid,” while passenger airline business continued to be impacted by geopolitical uncertainty and weak global economic conditions, Singapore Air said in a statement on Thursday. The premium carrier reported its first quarterly slump in two years, saying passenger and cargo yields — a key measure of profitability in the industry — continue to be under stress. Singapore Air and its other premium rival Cathay Pacific Airways are fighting to revive profit growth as Middle Eastern carriers, offering comforts such as in-flight shower, lure first- and business-class passengers away, while budget carriers chip away at the economy end. Both the Asian airlines have warned of tougher days ahead, while Cathay said last month that it is conducting a “critical review” of its business after scrapping its profit outlook. Shares of Singapore Airlines declined by 1.3 per cent to S$9.98 as of 9:06am on Friday. — Bloomberg News

CHICAGO: Starbucks posted earnings that topped analysts’ estimates as new food items and digital efforts like mobile ordering helped its US business defy a restaurant-industry slowdown. Profit rose to 56 cents a share, excluding some items, in the most recent quarter. That topped analysts’ average prediction of 55 cents. The world’s largest coffee-shop operator has been fueling sales with technology that speeds service at cafes. Starbucks last year began offering mobile order and pay at its US locations and is expanding that feature to markets abroad, including China. The company also has focused on widening and improving its food selection, getting customers to spend more money per visit. Same-store sales rose 5 per cent in the Americas region, matching the average estimate of analysts polled by Consensus Metrix. “Food continues to be a big contributor for both traffic and ticket” in the US, Chief Financial Officer Scott Maw said in an interview.

Quarterly dividend The company also is funneling more of its cash back to investors. Starbucks raised its quarterly dividend to 25 cents a share from 20 cents. It will be paid on December 2 to shareholders of record as of November 17. The stock rose 1.3 per cent to $52.45 at 4:54pm in late trading in New York. Through Thursday’s close, Starbucks had lost 14 per cent this year. Revenue gains Revenue climbed 16 per cent to $5.71 billion in Starbucks’s ﬁscal fourth quarter, which ended on October 2, the Seattle-based company said in a statement on Thursday. Analysts estimated $5.69 billion, on average. Mobile payments accounted for 25 per cent of domestic transactions, up from 20 per cent a year ago, as the company offers new

features such as favourite locations and orders, according to Chief Operating Officer Kevin Johnson. Rewards membership also rose from last year. In the US, where Starbucks has about 12,900 cafes, the latte seller is trying to improve the quality and variety of its food. Earlier this year, the company invested in Italian bakery Princi, which sells pastries, pizza and pasta in Europe. In some locations, the company has partnered with local bakers to make fare such as red-velvet cheesecake brownies in Chicago. International efforts Internationally, the company is focused on boosting sales with new locations and enhanced mobile capabilities in China. Starbucks recently promoted Belinda Wong to lead its business in China, where it plans to double its locations to about 5,000 cafes by 2021. CEOHoward Schultz has said Starbucks’ China presence could rival the US over time. Fourth-quarter same-store sales jumped 6 per cent in the Asian nation. — Bloomberg News

BMW’s proﬁt falls in third quarter as spending rises Earnings before interest and taxes fell 3.9 per cent to $2b highlighting the spending pressure the company faces as it tries to compete with new entrants including Uber Technologies and Tesla Motors

MUNICH: Third-quarter proﬁt at BMW’s automotive unit fell as the German manufacturer spends more on developing electric cars and struggles to sell luxury sedans in the US where buyers prefer sport utility vehicles. Earnings before interest and taxes fell 3.9 per cent to 1.8 billion euros ($2 billion) highlighting the spending pressure the company faces as it tries to compete with new entrants including Uber Technologies and Tesla Motors, while also developing new highend vehicles that can better rival Mercedes’s updated lineup, especially in the US. BMW, which is set to lose its crown as the world’s best-selling luxury car brand this year, is try-

ing to boost proﬁtability by pushing its more expensive products. That strategy’s paying off in Europe and China, where sales increases in the third quarter offset a slump in the US, where the company is struggling to produce enough SUVs at its factory in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Third-quarter BMW’s third-quarter return on sales from carmaking fell to 8.5 per cent from 9.1 per cent in the same quarter last year. That compares with a proﬁt margin of 11.4 per cent for Mercedes. BMW stuck to its forecast that the margin in 2016 will be anywhere between 8 per cent and 10 per cent. — Bloomberg News

CLOSE WATCH: BMW’s third-quarter return on sales from car maker fell to 8.5 per cent from 9.1 per cent in the same quarter last year. — Bloomberg ﬁle picture

REASSURING INVESTORS

Ratan Tata back at the helm now moves fast to start getting his house in order MUMBAI: Ratan Tata, back at the helm of India’s biggest conglomerate for just over a week, has started getting his house in order. The interim chairman of the $100 billion Tata Group is taking steps to repair a soured relationship with NTT Docomo, its partner in an Indian wireless venture. Tata, which has been locked in a legal battle with the Japanese company, has restarted discussions with NTT Docomo on resolving the dispute outside the courts, people with knowledge of the matter said. The 78-year-old chieftain has made his ﬁrst task ﬁnding a way to end a spat that’s tarnished India’s

New drinks, such as coconut milk mocha macchiatos and cold-brew beverages, fueled sales in the quarter, too, he said.

Ratan Tata. — Bloomberg ﬁle picture

reputation as a place to do business. Last week’s abrupt ouster of Tata Group Chairman Cyrus Mistry followed Ratan Tata’s mounting displeasure at his handling of the NTT Docomo case, people

with knowledge of the matter said earlier. Mistry’s stalling was seen as an erosion of the Tata ethic of honoring commitments, according to the people. “Ratan Tata has hit the ground running ever since assuming the charge of interim chairman,” Arun Kejriwal, founder of advisory ﬁrm Kejriwal Research & Investment Services Pvt, said by phone on Thursday. “He is acting fast in repairing the troubles created by Mistry,” he further added. Group holding company Tata Sons plans to reapply to the Indian government for permission to pay a $1.17 billion arbitration

award to NTT Docomo, the people said this week, asking not to be identiﬁed because the information is private. The country’s central bank had previously signalled such a payment would violate foreign-investment rules, and Mistry was letting the matter play out in court. Ratan Tata may need to tap his connection with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help resolve the impasse. His relationship with the premier dates back to at least 2008, when Modi was chief minister of one of the wealthiest Indian states and became a supporter of Tata’s efforts to build the world’s cheapest car. — Bloomberg News

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2016

FEATURE

DRAUGHT THREATENS PRODUCTION IN WORLD’S BIGGEST TEA EXPORTER

ea production in Kenya, the world’s biggest exporter of the black variety of the leaves, may miss the government’s targeted 25 per cent increase this year as an extended dry spell damages the crop. Coffee output will also be hurt. The La Nina weather phenomenon, which causes dryness in eastern Africa, is replacing the rain-inducing El Nino effect that resulted in heavy rainfall from October to December and helped boost tea output in the Central and Rift Valley growing regions by more than a third in the first eight months of 2016 from a year earlier.

Production volumes shrank after the bumper harvest in the first quarter, meaning the industry may fall short of a 500 million-kilogram government target for the year. La Nina may cut precipitation in the final three months of this year, and “the tea leaves are becoming dry and falling off,” Johnson Irungu, the Agriculture Ministry’s director of crops, said in an October 25 interview in the capital, Nairobi. Production volumes shrank after the bumper harvest in the first quarter, meaning the industry may fall short of a 500 million-kilogram (1.1 millionpound) government target for the year, he said.

The drought in east Africa’s biggest economy, which relies on exports of tea as its biggest source of foreign exchange after diaspora remittances, means about 1.3 million people in almost half of Kenya’s 47 counties are facing food insecurity, the ministry said last week. While farmers use irrigation in times of low rainfall, dams and other water sources are drying up, causing concern especially for small scale-farmers, who account for 60 per cent of Kenya’s

tea production, Irungu said. Output, revenue Kenya is the world’s largest grower of the leaves after China and India, but exports 95 per cent of its output, making it the biggest shipper of the crop. Last year, the East African nation produced 399.5 million kilograms and made $1.24 billion from exports. It harvested 308.1 million kilograms in the ﬁrst eight months of 2016. The average African tea price

dropped 16 per cent this year to $2.29 per kilogram at the latest weekly auction in Mombasa, the world’s biggest for the leaves. Revenue may decline this year if prices at the auction don’t pick up, Irungu said. A two-week strike by tea pickers at the end of June also reduced this year’s harvest, according to the East African Tea Traders Association. Workers that were demanding a 30 per cent wage increase resumed duty for half the

amount, but the issue is still hanging over the industry as no longterm agreement was reached. Kenya’s coffee crop is also being damaged by the drought, according to industry officials. “If the dry spell continues then coffee leaves will fall off and the coffee quality and quantity will drop further,” Coffee Research Institute Director Gichuru Elijah said in an interview. “We are slightly worried.” Shipments of the beans increased 15 per cent to 44,000 metric tonnes in the 12 months ended September, according to the staterun Coffee Directorate. – Bloomberg News

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Ezhavaboy age 28 height 174cm Star anizhamBTech working in Oman Seeks suitable alliance. Contact 99430227

Transportation. Contact: 94087276

Transportation. Contact 92015894

SITUATION LOSTWANTKarka Ganagadhar has lost Indian Passport No. G 2266522. Finder please handover to ROP

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SITUATION SITUATION WANTED VACANT

SIT. WANTED

Reputed mineral water company required the following HEAVY/LIGHT DUTY DRIVERS VAN SALESMAN

ACCOUNTS Indian Chartered Accountant with 17+ years experience in Accounts , Finance and Business management working in reputed group in Muscat looking for suitable change. Oman Driving License and NOC available Contact 95562708, pandukp2016@gmail.com

with Omani driving license

SALES SUPERVISOR/SALES KͳKZ /E dKZ with Omani driving license , >W Z^ ͳ ǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ϯ ƚŽϱ ǇĞĂƌƐ

Contact - 90372638 tĂŶƚĞĚ &ĞŵĂůĞ 'ǇŶĂĞĐŽůŽŐŝƐƚ ͕ Female GP and One Female Dental ƐƐŝƐƚ ĂŶĚ &ĞŵĂůĞ >Ăď dĞĐŚŶŝĐŝĂŶ͕ ƐƐƚ WŚĂƌŵĂĐŝƐƚ͘

Indian male B.Com having 10 years experience (5 years in KSA) with valid Oman driving license. Accounting (Tally), marketing& customer service. Looking for suitable positions. Contact 95352176, shences1980@gmail.com

;&ƌŽŵ /ŶĚŝĂ Žƌ WŝůŝƉŝŶŽ Ϳ͘ tŝƚŚ Žƌ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ DK, >ŝĐĞŶƐĞ ĂŶĚ ĂƚĂ &ůŽǁ ĨŽƌ ů ^ĂĂĚŝ ^ƉĞĐŝůŝƐĞĚ DĞĚŝĐĂů ĞŶƚƌĞ͕ DƵƐĂŶŶĂ͘

Contact # 91262604, ŵĂŝů / ͗ ĐŚŝůůĂƉĂůůŝϳϲΛŐŵĂŝů͘ĐŽŵ

12 yrs Oman exp Chief / Senior Accountant seeks job immediately available with release/NOC and D/L available. Contact: 97385562

ACCOUNTS Urgently required an “Accountant” with minimum 5 years experience, well versed in Tally for a reputed Construction Company in Muscat. Interested candidates those who can join locally may forward C.V. to e-mail: assaud@omantel.net.om or FAX: 24953530

Part Time Accounting, Audit Preparation, Internal Audit, Monthly Reports, Accounting set up for new companies, GSM : 96975454, email: ibfc.gcc@gmail.com Female Accountant, B.Com Graduate with 10 years experience in Oman with D/L looking for suitable position. Contact 91443796

Required part time female Accountant with Tally experience (location: Al Wadi Al Kabir, Muscat) Email: orchidmct@gmail.com / printoman24x7@gmail.com

Part Time Accountant. Contact: 99882790

Accountant 2-3 years experience. Candidate should be Indian, English speakers. NOC is a must. Email: mohammad.jwabreh@ bearingcitysc.com. Fax: 24509312

Indian Senior Accountant, B com, Having 8yrs Experience in Oman, Up to Finalization, Oman D/L, Release Available, Contact - 93484122

CATERING Restaurant waiter, cook and helper. Visa available. Contact: 95212017 Kerala cook bachelor or family. Contact: 93102906

DESIGNER Required a Graphic Designer knowledge of Photoshop, Coral, preference (Indian) persons, fresher can also apply. Send CV at suroordigital@gmail.com Contact: 96440587 / 95338210

DRIVER Omani Driver required with light license, must hold ROP license for at least 5 years with good knowledge of Oman roads & be able to converse in English. Send your CV: recruitmentmct21@gmail.com Required light driver present in Oman, RO 170/- + accommodation + food. Contact: 99454425 Wanted Driver for heavy (sewage vehicle) and light vehicle with valid Oman driving license. Contact: 97991654 / 97991652 Kindly send CV at Email: construction@remasalseeb.com / remaschandran2020@gmail.com

DRAFTSMAN Draftsman with Oman experience needed to work on consultancy ofﬁce in Muscat, send CV & works to: hr@touchcdc.com. Contact : 99441122

MANAGER Looking for Manager with 5 yrs exp marine services & logistic company. Any Nationalities preferred. Contact: 91349823 / 93212373 Email: info@salalahglobal.com

MEDICAL Urgently required Staff Nurse clinic in Barka. MOH license preferred. Contact 92217469 Urgently required Orthodontist and Arabic speaking Pediatrician for a reputed poly clinic. Send the CV to manageribnalhaitham@ yahoo.com or Contact: 96721709 Required General practitioner & MD specialist MOH license for medical centre at Azaiba, Muscat. Contact: 91960401 Email: n_thanigaimani@yahoo.com Require Staff Nurse with MOH license for a clinic in Suwaiq Walayat. Contact 99024386, Email : dr.irfanali@hotmail.com Fusion Medicare Polyclinic, Muscat wants GP, staff Nurse holding MOH license & Receptionist (Omani) Contact 97698004 email: medicare@fusionlogicoman.com

MEDICAL Required male female GP, Administrator for a Polyclinic at Ibra. Contact 71100596, joharaajmal2016@gmail.com Required General Physician, Gynecology & LAB & X ray Technician. Contact: 99681325 Email: altaqwamedicalcentre@gmail.com Wanted female & Male Nurse with or without license (good salary, food & accommodation with other beneﬁts. Contact 92989109, medicoport@gmail.com

MISCELLANEOUS Required Indian female: Investment Manager – Offer (10001800) RO & depend in experiences & getting projects. Secretary of office trade offer (750) RO, MEP Engineer & AC & Plumbing Technician. Email : joboman2017@gmail.com Urgent required : Store labors. Candidate should be Indian, English speakers. NOC is a must. Email: mohammad.jwabreh @bearingcitysc.com, Fax: 24509312

SALES / MARKETING Required sales and marketing executive for a 4-star hotel in muscat.candidate with excellent communication skills and having 3+ years experience need apply. driving license will be an advantage. email: hoteljobsmuscat@gmail.com Required well experienced dynamic candidate in Real Estate Evaluation Field beside Building Management Techniques. Contact 91246444, Email: rescooman@gmail.com Required Sales man, Tailor, Barber. Contact: 91114884 Urgently required Sales person for a office stationery company in Al Khuwair, with valid Omani driving license. Send CV to 24488120 / Contact: 99771127 Email: kktrdg@hotmail.com Required Salesman for advertising company with GCC D/L. Send CV at suroordigital@gmail.com Contact: 96440587 / 95338210 Sales & Marketing, Customer Support, with excellent communication skills, knowledge of Musical Instruments and a passion for music! Interested? Call Tunes: 24489847, Email: info@tunesoman.com Indian Salesman indoor, knowledge in English & Arabic. Contact: 93326636

SECRETARIAL / OFFICE Wanted Office clerk having two years experience. Contact: 92891888

SKILLED LABOUR Required Experienced Auto Electrician and Automobile Mechanic for a reputed service station. Contact : 91232638 hashim@ramainvestment.com

TOURS /TRAVELS Travel agency looking for Staff on urgent basis. Email: hmallawati@hotmail.com

SIT. WANTED

Indian male, B.Com, having 28 yrs experience in Accounting ﬁeld (18 yrs in KSA) worked in construction company, excellent knowledge in Tally, NOC available. Contact 92641601, sreekumarppillai@gmail.com MBA professional Indian, 28, 5 years experience in business having valid Omani D/L & visa, NOC available after 3 months. Contact: 96718915 Email: azim.s7@gmail.com MBA B.Sc, Food Science and Quality control 7 years experience in Oman (driving license) available. Contact: 94401183 / 97632020 Indian male, 26 yrs, on visit visa, B.Sc Mathematics 4 years experience as an Accountant seeks suitable job. Contact: 98615171 / 95374978. Email: worksite.tinson@gmail.com Indian female MBA, 3 years experience seeking suitable job. Contact: 99257214

Sales & Marketing Manager with around 10 years experience in India & Gulf looking for a suitable placement, have a valid Omani driving license, NOC available. Contact: 98125226

Sri Lankan Senior Accountant having BBA, MBA,CA Foundation with 6 Years (2.5 Years in Oman)of experience up to ﬁnalization of accounts, Oman D/L, Release Available Contact 93598736

HSE / Safety Engineer with 10 years exp having NEBOSH,OSHA seeks job (NOC available). Contact 94165784

Indian (M) MBA (F) more than 6 years of experience in accounts, proﬁciency in various A/C software, SAP(F1/CO) seeking for suitable placement. Contact: 95920740, Email: abdulhameed1527@gmail.com

B.Tech Electrical Engineer 9 years experience transmission substations and distribution Majan CEP , MEDC electrician license , driving license. Contact: 99545470 Email: liju982@gmail.com Light Driver looking for job. Contact: 99594946

Indian male, 27 yrs, B.Com Graduate, having 5 yrs experience in Oman & 2 yrs in India as Accountant, Tally ERP 9, NOC available, seeking suitable placement. Contact: 98470441 Email: soorajv2efa@gmail.com

Indian Male (44), MBA, 19 yrs experience in Oman. Present Industry: Natural stones for construction. Responsibilities: Production, Business development and overall management. Looking for an immediate opening. # 90992631

Indian, Kerala Male B.COM & B.PE, Currently on Visit Visa. Looking for a suitable job in Accounts, Store Keeper, Sales etc. Ready to join as early as possible. Contact 96988923 email:- sajith3969@gmail.com

Indian female B.Com, MBA in Finance, 5 years experience in Oman as an Accountant, looking for a suitable placements. Contact: 99044292 / 94431842

Chief Accountant / Senior Accountant having 16 years experience can handle accounts up to ﬁnalization, MIS, C FLOW, Budgeting, ERP, Costing & liasing with auditors, looking for suitable position. NOC available. Contact: 97205058 / 94885686

B.E Mechanical Indian/(quality control and quality assurance certification) 2 years experience in field of production and projects. Contact 0096879063064 Email:sayedwasif@gmail.com Indian Female, 22 BBA Graduate, Looking for suitable jobs in Accounting/ Admin/ Purchase/ Secretarial with good Communication skill and computer knowledge, Settled in Oman. Cont: 92511657, 97334325, 93626288, Email:Sumiap1421@gmail.com 28,male, ACCA finalist, BSc Honours, 4 years of professional experience in Finance, NOC available, seeking for permanent replacement at a Senior Position, GSM-97654769,email idabdullah.nooralam@gmail.com

Indian female 23 yrs MBA, Finance and HR, currently on visit looking for suitable job. Contact: 93305002 / 99048224 Email: manjusharavindren@gmail.com Omani female Accountant, 32 years, having 10 years exp in admin/accounts seeks suitable placement. Contact: 93295953 Indian female 28 yrs B.Com 4 yrs experience in MNC’s currently in Muscat seeking suitable placement in Finance / Admin. Contact :94743790 Accountant Indian female B.Com, tally 5 years experience 2 years in Oman. Contact: 99139188

Indian Accountant having 8 years experience in Accounts (5 years ) in Saudi, Oman driving license excellent knowledge in tally, focus, quick books & MS. Office, seeking suitable placement. Contact: 93878624 Email: arunjames88@gmail.com 12 Yrs Exp Accountant worked in Construction, Cont & Trad Cos. worked on Oracle / Orion / Tally/ Epromis, ERP s/w with Valid D/L – (NOC/Release available). Contact 92194086 Indian/MBA/male Chief Accountant 18Yrs Experience, MIS, C.Flow, Budgeting, ERP, Cost accounting &Liasing with auditors. NOC available. Contact: 92254691/97826674 email: khader2305@gmail.com 12 Yrs Exp Accountant worked in Construction, Cont & Trad Cos. with Valid D/L – (NOC/Release available). Contact 92194086 Indian male, B.Com, MBA in Finance, 4 yrs in Larsen & Tourbo, 26 yrs in Oman, English/ Arabic speaking with driving license. NOC available. Contact 95588565 Indian female 26 yrs, MBA finance 2 yrs exp with MNC. Email: rilooozmali@gmail.com. Contact : 90551366. 28/male/MBA - finance/B.Com Accountant with 4 years of Dubai/ India experience looking for a suitable placement. Contact : 90187483 shobinkarikkan1987@gmail.com Indian female, 26 years,brought up in oman,M.COM(FINANCE) CA Foundation(CPT),CA INTER(DOING) presently on family visa seeking for immediate and suitable placement. Contact -97174201/99663957 Email-anishasasi@gmail.com MBA Finance 20 yrs of MNC (MEP) experience thorough knowledge in preparation of financials, budgeting, fore casting, audit, trade finances, cash flows, guarantees, income tax, project (cost control) & ERP implementation with NOC seeks suitable placement. Contact 96280551 Email: ramu2587@hotmail.com Certified Public Accountant (Filipino, Male, 27-yrs-old) with four years experience, seeking suitable placement in accounting/ audit, currently on visit. Contact; 94959606, email: czesar.42@gmail.com 7 Years experience as Financial Analyst, MBA in finance. Responsibilities- research contributor, financial statement analysis, generating MIS & efficiency report, managing TAT, business & clients. On visit visa in Muscat. Contact 90191628 / 96175780 Indian male 34 Yrs, Dual MBA Finance and marketing with IT skills, 7+ yrs of experience, Looking for suitable placement. Contact 94879615, Emailsajan_chacko1981@yahoo.com 8 yrs exp. in Admin & Accounts (3 yrs in Oman), MBA, exp. in Tally ERP 9, Indian (F) seeks placement. Contact 97243806

Indian male 25 yrs, Graduate in commerce, overall 5 yrs exp in accounts/ finance field. On visit visa. Immediately available. Contact 92836216 / muhammad.tausif623@gmail.com Indian male age 26, Accountant one year experience in accounts looking for suitable job. Contact Email: anishkhan991867@gmail. Com Mobile: +968 9565 9415 Qualified and experienced MBA post graduate with proven work exposure in Middle East & India, having more than 5.5 years of rich experience in accounts , project coordination and administration in (3.5 years UAE experience) oil and gas projects is currently looking for suitable job. Contact 93953613, Email-allen.mathew83@gmail.com Accountant 8 Years Experience with D/L and NOC. Contact 97712084

ADMIN Omani, male, 26 yrs experience looking for job in reputed Companies as PR, having experience at airport / Emigration, Ministries/ Manpower with Oman D/L. Contact 95445779 MCA, Indian female, holding driving license, seeking suitable job in administration or computer. Contact: 99466062 A young dynamic with NOC & 12 years experience of purchase sourcing logistics & IT Admin looking urgent placement with D/L Oman. Contact: 92204552, Email: ikroyal@yahoo.com Indian 44 yrs with 21 yrs experience in Admin business development marketing publicity promotion, customer relations. Contact 96746735 Indian female M.Tech wireless technology experience in teaching, looking for suitable placement / Admin jobs. NOW on family visa. Contact: 97485944 Indian Female, MBA-HR having 8+ experience in Administration/ HR, Customer Support, Office Coordinator with good Computer skill, Now on Visit Visa, looking for suitable position.Contact 90196235 Egyptian woman resident, considerable experience in the Administration and Secretarial Executive for company. Contact : 97221126 Young Omani male have experience 12 years as P.R.O, CLERK Helper Supervisor Admin Supervisor, H.R Manager have vocational M.B.A diploma in H.S.E, IT and P.D.O license, looking for H.R position or P.R.O part time or full time. Contact: 95933288 Filipino HRD especialist / material controller supervisor with 18 yrs experience looking for suitable job in Oman. Contact: (+968) 98037142 / (+968) 92659817

ARCH./ INTERIOR DEC.

ACCA member with 6 yrs of experience in Oman looking for a suitable job in ﬁnance. Contact 99284193

British Citizen Senior Architect, Managing Director, Chief Architect 14 years experience, V Ray 3D, AutoCAD BOQ, master degree on architectural design. Contact: 92480035

Accountant available with NOC, 7 years experience in Oman. Ready to join immediately. Contact 98263394

Architect Indian male 10 yrs exp design, coordination & site (resident arch) Autocad, Revit , valid Omani D/L. Contact: 95876247

Accountant B.com Indian male 12 yrs exp seeks suitable job.NOC available . Contact : 91212471 Email: rennyj6@gmail.com

Architect Sudanese female 7 years experience design site work, interior design programs AutoCAD archicad. Contact: 71190409 / 94078945

Sudanese Accountant, Alexandria University Graduate bachelor of commerce Diploma of Marketing professional photographer worked in PR and social media for 2 years looking for a job in public relations media, social media or marketing. Contact: 96976240 Indian male 34 Yrs, Dual MBA Finance and marketing with IT skills, 7+ yrs of experience, Looking for suitable placement. Contact 94879615, Emailsajan_chacko1981@yahoo.com Indian (M), 31 yrs, M Com 9 yrs experience in Oman, looking for Manager or Executive position in Fin & Accounts, NOC Available. Contact 968 96166178/ +919768537435: mohammednajeem@yahoo.com

Architect Engineer seeking for suitable job, 8 years experience. GSM : 96075000, Email : haytham_201046@yahoo.com

DESIGNER/ DRAUGHTSMAN Senior Structural Draftsman having 7 years Gulf experience total (12 years) seeking a job, NOC available. Contact: 97612846 Email: kaleem_1273@yahoo.com Revit, Autocad D/man, expected salary 200 OMR. PH : 92279784 Filipino Senior Revit/AutoCAD Draftsman with 20 years professional experience is looking for suitable job in Oman. Please Contact: 96489798, (+974) 66653780.

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DAILY GUIDE SITUATION WANTED An experienced Chartered Accountant with over 25 years in varied industries, presently working with a reputed group in Muscat, looking out for a suitable change.

96491030 ENGG. / TECH./MECH.

DESIGNER/ DRAUGHTSMAN Indian Female, Auto Cad draftsman civil with 3ds Max & rivet, 4 yrs exp.Looking for suitable vacancy in Muscat now in visit visa . Contact: 95601266 Autocad d/man / Site Supervisor, experienced knows 2d/3d arch stru, interior civil ITI / Diploma PH : 99506977

Electrical Engineer 2 years exp in construction & distribution seeking job available on visit. Contact: 98361217 / 94110178 Email:shariqsiddiqui09@gmail.com AutoCAD Civil Draughtsman with diploma in Civil Engineering, more than 8 yrs exp in Oman, valid D/L, NOC available. Contact: 96785348 / 93129804

Freelance / part time 3d design works, interior /exterior PH 97103168

Male, 25 yeas Diploma Instrumentation and Control Instrument Technician, 2 years experience, looking for suitable placement. Contact: 96946408 Email: anfeeranfu4@gmail.com

Tunisian girl looking for job in media ﬁeld, has 8years experience in publishing Contact 97816917

Planning Engr. 7 yrs exp. valid D/L looking for suitable placement. NOC available. Contact 76060479

Free lance / part time autocad works / make boq 2d /3d arch , structural, shop drawings interior drawings. Contact 97103168 mkgroupoman@gmail.com

Indian male 28 BE Electrical & Electronics Engineering with 4 years of experience presently on visiting visa seeking suitable placement. Contact: 92757534 Email: arundevd588@yahoo.com

Senior Graphic designer 13 years experience, printing production, QC, presentation high skills, bilingual. Contact: 79060552 Interior design Engineer looking for a job, 6 years experience. Contact: 91291502

DRIVER

Indian male 26 years Mechanical Engineer with 2 yrs exp in Oman. Looking for suitable placement. Contact - 91328079 HSE Engineer, NEBOSH IGC and IOSH certiﬁed, having 3 years experience looking for a suitable position. NOC available. Please contact +968 91476537.

Experienced Indian driver with valid Oman light & heavy license. Contact: 94201010

Gulf experienced diploma civil engineer wanted job Contact +96890636128

Looking for driver job exp 4 years knows English, Arabic, Hindi & Education B.A. Contact: 94928736

Diploma Civil Engr, Site Engineer, experienced, NOC available. Contact : 93837973

Indian driver looking for job. Contact: 93729371

Electrical Engineer: Indian male 30 years, having 5 years of experience in industrial automation and utility maintenance in India, holding valid Oman D/L. Contact: 92789995 Email: akhilabrahamlktr@gmail.com

Light duty driver, with 5 yrs experience. Contact: 97941771 Looking for driver job, 9 yrs exp. Contact: 96216699 Experience 4 years in hardware and Aramex. Contact: 97006867 Driver available with car seeks placement. Contact 96524904 Driver, 5 years exp. Contact: 95746203 Driver available with Car Hyundai Creata model 2016 pick & Drop or permanent. Contact: 95983125 Bangladeshi, light driver looking for job, 4 yrs exp. Contact: 92681457 Experienced driver available with 4WD willing to work fulltime / part-time, familiar with all tourist destinations in Oman. Contact: 24814231 / 91941545 Looking for driving job. Contact: 93798802 3 years experience heavy & oxy license driver looking for job. Contact: 97363138 Experience heavy driver, looking for job. Contact: 91493829 Bangladeshi male light driver experience 16 years need job. Contact: 99165961 18 yrs exp driver seeks job. Contact: 95541940 Looking for job exp having driving license. Contact: 97363138 Driver looking for job. Contact: 95892363

ENGG. / TECH./MECH. Construction Machinery repairs Engineer, 5 years, driving license, Contact - 94001961 Indian male, B.E Mechanical with 2 years experience as Maintenance Engineer in Cochin Reﬁnery and 1 year experience in Chevrolet seeking job. Ph number: 97964862, Email:jossyabraham20@gmail.com Indian male 27 years civil Engg (Project Coordinator) 6 years experience in Oman looking for suitable position NOC release available. Contact: 95071223

Mechanical Engineer, Indian, 5 yrs Experience, Automobile Diploma, HVAC, On Visit Visa, Contact – 93042025 Indian male B-Tech instrumentation with 3 yrs exp in maintenance field looking for suitable position. Contact: 0091-9633142249 / 92115535, Email: vishnuprvr@gmail.com Sudanese Civil Engineer male 6 years experience looking for a suitable placement. Contact: 95376205 B.Sc (Hons) & B.Tech (Electronics & communication) 2.5 years experience as B.T.S & microwave link installation & commissioning engineer currently on family visit visa. Contact: 96756964 Indian male 21 years fresher Diploma Mechanical Engineer with Automation in ACC, PLC. Contact: 92162445 B.Tech Mech. 3 years experience Mech/ HVAC design looking for suitable placement. Contact: 93965156 BS Mech 21 years experienced in Mech / HVAC design & supervision looking for suitable placement. Contact: 92562564 B.Tech Civil with 6 years experiences (2 years experience in Muscat) with driving license. Contact: 93050252 / 98286891 Indian male 44 yrs, 21 yrs experience Mechanical Engineer proficient in Admin, Sales, marketing very good written oral communication. Contact: 96746735 Indian male on visit visa, Diploma in Mechanical Engineering having one year experience in Automobile field, looking for suitable job. Contact: 97145322 / 79065670 Email: rolwin26@yahoo.com Civil Engineer Project Manager 14 years exp, 11 yrs in Oman PMP FDC Contract Management experience independently handling Civil works familiar with Oman regulating looking for senior level position, local release available. Contact: 98826815

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NOC AVAILABLE Contact - 98518776 ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂůŝƚǇ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů /ŶĚŝĂŶ͕ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ĂƐ 'ĞŶĞƌĂů DĂŶĂŐĞƌ ŝŶ Ă ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ,ŽƚĞů ŝŶ DƵƐĐĂƚ͘ ϭϴн ǇĞĂƌƐ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ DŝĚĚůĞ ĂƐƚ & /ŶĚŝĂ͘ tŝƚŚ ƌĞůĞĂƐĞ ͬ EK ͕ ƐĞĞŬŝŶŐ 'ĞŶĞƌĂů DĂŶĂŐĞƌ ͬ KƉĞƌĂƟ ŽŶƐ MĂŶĂŐĞƌƐ ũŽďƐ ŝŶ ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂůŝƚǇ ƐĞĐƚŽƌ͘

Contact - 968 99589495, Email : mct2016job@gmail.com

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Contact # 96654216 Male -FMCG DISTRIBUTION PROFESSIONAL ,MBA MARKETING ,10 years Managerial experience in GCC /OMAN looking for Divisional Manager position. NOC /DL available.

Civil Engineer 8 years experience Structural buildings marine. Available NOC release. Contact 92451323. Email: zubairali134@yahoo.com Indian male Civil Engineer 1.6 yrs exp, having Omani D/L, looking for suitable position. NOC available. Contact – 92157694 / mohammedamair.bin@gmail.com Diploma in Mechanical Engg, 10 years exp in steel fabrication site work with valid Oman driving license. Contact: 94696192

B.E Mechanical Engineer, age 24 with almost 1 year experience as Production Shift Engineer, has achieved training on HVAC Engineering design and has good hands on software like AutoCAD and HAP.Currently in Oman on a visit visa, looking for a suitable placement.Contact: 95065955 email: mjs.jazeb@gmail.com B. Tech Mechanical HVAC site Engineer 4 years experience, currently on visit. Contact 92837696 / mdabdulather@gmail.com An Iraqi civil with more than 30 years experience in (Iraq and G.C.C) looking for a job, (N.O.C) available. Contact: 96561306 Email: iq.bgd.mnsr@gmail.com

Civil Engineer diploma, 4 yrs exp seeks suitable position in a reputed company. NOC available. Contact 96789711

Filipino Male Fire Inspector/Safety Officer/Instructor Experience in Oil/Gas Petrochemicals With NFPA, IOSH, NEBOSH Seeking for suitable placements. Contact: 91274080, 98900346

Project Engineer (Electrical) 6 years experience in OHL distribution & primary substations, Arabic nationality driving license. NOC available. Contact : 99410588 / 99007049

Civil Engineer roads / highways 07 years Oman experience in well reputed companies, available with N.O.C from sponsor valid GCC Oman driving license light. Contact: 95994968 / 94111957.

Civil Engineer 8 years experience Quantity Surveyor civil in Oman, looking for a job around 21 years experience in civil works. Contact: 92801589

Indian male, B.E Mechanical with 2 years experience as Maintenance Engineer in Cochin Reﬁnery and 1 year experience in Chevrolet seeking job. Contact : 97964862, Email :jossyabraham20@gmail. com

B. Tech Civil 6 years experience in Oman driving license (valid Oman). Contact: 90108915 Diploma in Civil Engineer having 8 years experience in Oman with driving license release available, seeks suitable placement, post Site Engineer. Contact 95387537 Indian male 23 Mechanical Engineer (B.E) residing in Oman looking for suitable job. Contact: 98530806 / 99362006 Architecture Engineer 3 years exp archicad AutoCAD, 3Ds MAX seeking for a job. Contact: 96351385

Sudanese Civil Structure Engineer with 4 years experience looking for suitable job with D/L. NOC available. Contact: 97906770 Pakistani male 30, Diploma in Civil 12+ years exp 9 years in KSA looking job for Surveyor have visa with NOC driving license. Contact: 97255028 Email: leo_khurais@yahoo.com Pakistani male Diploma Civil Engineer 4yrs exp in Oman bulling & mega projects, valid license Oman. Contact: 98921022

Electrical & Electronics Engr, knows autocad & revit. PH: 93837973

Mechanical/ Piping Engineer (B.Tech.) on visit visa looking for suitable job. Contact 94703350 mail: nadeembcoolboy@gmail.com

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Mechanical Engineer (B.Tech) on visit visa looking for suitable job, has certiﬁcate of rewit MEP. Contact: 97923238 Email: vvikhil4@gmail.com

Indian male Mechanical Engineer having knowledge in fire Alarm and fire fighting system & AutoCAD with valid visa and NOC available. Contact: 968 90355201 Email: jkkannan6@gmail.com

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Indian female B.Com having 3 years experience in MS Office programs and Tally ERP 9, currently on family visit visa. Contact: +968 91968254 Email: krishnapriyas206@gmail.com

Civil Engineer, young Indian having almost 2 years experience looking for a challenging position seeks suitable position in Oman/ GCC. Please contact 92718490, Email ID: uvais.pk82@gmail.com

Civil Engineer, B.Tech, Indian male with one year of Oman experience seeking suitable position. NOC available from current employer. Contact: 91702450 Email: tijoct2015@hotmail.com

Sr. Electrical Engineer with17+ yrs of exceptional exp in spear heading strategic planning and project management initiatives & executing various high rise residential & commercial building as well as roads and highway project with proﬁciency in installation, seeking a challenging position in a dynamic organization. Contact 96570891

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Moroccan female University Degree, 10 yrs exp in Media Marketing & sales, constructions in Oman/ Dubai with D/L & car.

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ENGG. / TECH./MECH. Civil Engineer looking for a job, 3.5 years experience in Oman in building construction and infrastructure have Omani license. Contact: 98826802 / 94903195 Email: eng.mn12@gmail.com

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Graduate Civil Engineer 20 yrs GCC experience with Omani D/L, seeking job NOC available. Contact: 98621645 Email: imtiazcv@gmail.com Indian male 24 ,B.E ( E.C.E ) graduate with 3 years of experience in the ﬁelds of BMS and Low current systems and has good knowledge about Electronic Security Systems, currently working in Oman, NOC Available. Contact: 94737033/ mohdmuhafez45@gmail.com

Indian male, Mechanical Engineer having 1year experience, on visit visa looking for suitable job. Contact: 97416564, Email:jovinmathias@gmail.com Civil Engineer 8 years experience in Oman as a project engineer for governmental & private projects. Contact – 90164912 Indian male Electrical Engineer, having 6 years gulf experience in designing, assembling, commissioning execution etc having valid GCC license too looking for a suitable. Contact: 00968-98052942 Email: azamjeelani78@gmail.com Civil Engineer (B.Tech), Indian male 24 years with 1+years Indian experience,(Certified in Staad Pro/ Quantity Survey/ Auto Cad). Looking for a Suitable position. Available In Sultanate of Oman (Muscat) on Visit Visa. Contact: 92157694. E-mail: mohammedamair.bin@gmail.com Site Supervisor, Diploma in Civil Engg (cert attested) knows autocad revit, salary exp: 250 Ph : 92279784 Electrical Engineer, 24 yrs, Indian Male, Fresher, Training Undertaken in Electrical Draughtsman, Fire Alarm, Fire Fighting and Industrial Automation. Contact: 94989767, Email: Junaiz987@gmail.com Indian male, Structural Engineer looking for job in structural design field. Having 6 years of experience in design field. Residing in Muscat. Contact - 91176187 Email: syam036@gmail.com

EDUCATION/TRAINING Female B. Ed English teacher, 7 yrs exp seeking suitable placement. Contact 99739415 / 92091528 Indian female 24. Masters in Computer science engineering, seeking job in colleges, schools and institutes. Having in good skill in teaching and advanced technologies. Contact : 93356858 Email id : annielino11@gmail.com Indian female 27 TGT in Computer Science having 2 years experience in CBSE school seeking for suitable teaching opportunity in schools or colleges. Contact: 96410225 / 99105854 Email: anitha.mathew.anna@gmail.com Mathematics Lecturer , Indian Female, M Sc Mathematics from a Prestigious University, B.Ed qualiﬁed, distinction holder with 6 yrs teaching experience in colleges. Contact : 91360147.

HOSPITALITY Indian male BA & LLB IATA cargo having 10 years experience as lawyer in Indian, currently on visit visa seeking placement. Contact 99068790 Email: meltoma@gmail.com

IT IT Support Engineer, Exp 3 years in Oman 2 years in India. Contact 94672759 Indian male 4 years experience in IT as Programmer / Web Support/ CCNA/ Network on visit visa seeking placement. Contact 93069694 Email: mrabrar14@gmail.com

IT IT Engineer male, 28 yrs, over 7 yrs experience with NOC, D/L available seeking placement in IT / Network / Telecom field. Contact: 93563297 Email: monuzv24@gmail.com MSC IT, male, 2 yrs exp in .NET, PHP, HTML, CSS looking for suitable position. Contact : 98143759 Indian male, 36 years, D.E.C.E, having experience in CCTV, video door phone, access control system, EPABX, seeking suitable placement. Contact: 92402360 / 95305776 Oracle DBA/ EBS developer, 9+ years experience in IT, Banking, financial, supply chain domain, currently in Muscat, NOC available. Contact: 96494216 Indian male B. Tech IT having 4years experience in Project Management, web designing& Development. Now in Oman on visit visa. Contact 93528971, abhishekv97@gmail.com 5 years experience as IT Administrator at Bangalore now available in Oman. Contact: 98406241 / 99079014 Over 9 years experienced (7 years in Oman) IT support professional looking suitable opportunities (NOC available). Contact: 97689128 Email: dd_mcp@hotmail.com Omani 27 m, IT Support Engineer seeks placement 7 yrs excellent exp, networking hardware, software. Contact: 95356166 IT Engineer Graduated from Bangalore reputed university 1.5 yrs of of experience in software skilled in Php html CSS Jquery on visit visa. Contact: 91213391 CFA level 1 cleared (pursuing level 2) MBA operations research, female, 5 yrs experience as Analyst, have a valid Oman driving license, looking for related openings. Contact 95818892 Indian Male, MCA Graduate, 15 yrs exp in ERP, CSM Certified, seeking suitable role.NOC Available. Contact : GSM : 90189284 Email: meetlibran@gmail.com Indian male 4 years experience in IT as Programmer / Web Support/ CCNA/ Network on visit visa seeking placement. Contact 93069694 Email: mrabrar14@gmail.com

LOGISTICS Indian Keralite male, 27 yrs, B.Com Tally logistics Management passed 3 years experience in Oman presently working in Muscat Municipality looking for suitable placement valid Oman driving license have release available. Contact: 93826450 / 99656398 Email: renjith78078@gmail.com

MISCELLANEOUS Store keeping ﬁeld more than 10 years exp in GCC looking for suitable job. Contact: 90198237 Email: omarshar79@gmail.com Indian male, 29 yrs, Diploma in Polymer Technology & Fire Safety,7 yrs of experience in Polymer Production Supervisor (Plastic & Rubber Industry).Seeking suitable placement. Contact : 9818 8418 Indian male 29, 6 years exp at East Africa, seeking for store keeper or related job. Contact: 99695002 9 year experienced industrial painter and sand blaster with Oman driving licence. NOC available. Seeks suitable placement. Contact ZakeerHussain 96681934. Indian male, 28, post graduate, 6+ yrs exp in Oman in sales (back office) & credit control with valid Oman D/L looking for suitable placements. NOC available. Contact: 92066 523

Indian female M.Sc Computer Science seeking suitable placement in Muscat area. Contact 98660672

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Female, master in mass communication, B.Ed, experience in media channel and teaching PH : 99362024

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MEDICAL Pharmacist, D Pharm, experienced, prometric ﬁnished, on family visa. Contact : 99825501 Veterinary Doctor: Indian Female looking for a suitable placement. Contact: 96906534 /99014885, Email: monishmajeed@gmail.com Indian female Assistant Pharmacist working in Oman seeking suitable placement. Contact no. 97498809, 99769743 Email-ishitasimon12@gmail.com Indian female Nurse with more than 10 yrs experience, MOH license, dataﬂow looking for job in Muscat. Contact: 90704174 Filipino male Medical / Sales representative with 3 yrs experience is looking for suitable job in Oman. Contact: 92610394 Dr.Ayman Abduljalil Ali, E.N.T Specialist (Otolaryngologist), Yemeni-male, looking for job. Mobile: 00201096542706, Email: aymanjalilorl@gmail.com

MANAGER / SUPERVISOR Young Male Graduate Over 15 Years experience Gulf Oman-4 in HR & Admin., Senior Level looking suitable placement 90622264 Gulf experienced Construction Supervisor and also experienced in Sales representative Contact 92409737 Indian male 26 Graduate looking for suitable vacancy having 3 years experience in Supervision & Management. Contact: 98847095 Male FMCG retail store and ware house Manager, 4 years experience in South Africa , experienced language trainer with MA English, B.Ed on visit visa . Contact: 93531726 Operations Manager 15 years experience in banking & currency exchange looking for a suitable position. Contact: S .S. Hussain 92874739 / 95884239 Email: syshhu14@gmail.com

SECRETARIAL & OFFICE India PG diploma in Business Administration, 24 year experiences (22 years in Oman) in diverse ﬁeld handling office administration independently, Sales and Marketing, highly motivated, hard working skillful and willing to work in challenging environments seeks suitable placement. Having valid Omani driving license. Contact 99120500 Indian male 29 years, D.C.E / B.C.A experience 9 years Secretary / computer operator. Contact: 94955438 Indian male, Executive Secretary with 17 years experience seeking suitable position, release available. Contact: 94142594 Secretarial & Office: Indian(F), MBA in Finance, 2 years experience as Associate in Branch Operations (Record Keeping, Desk job)on family visa. Ph: 93186865 ; email: ddthoppil@gmail.com Lady Secretary / Sales Co-coordinator 12 years experience in Oman in reputed companies, seek immediate Employment. Contact 95244761 Looking for part time job Secretarial / Data Entry / Documentation available every day after 5:00 pm Friday / Saturday full day area preferred Ruwi/ CBD/ MBD / Al Khuwair. Contact: 90414827

SKILLED LABOUR Indian male, 29 yrs, working as forklift operator in Oman, 3 yrs experience in Dubai and 4 yrs experience in Oman. Noc/ release available, having forklift operator license, looking for suitable placement. Contact 97833280

SALES / MARKETING BBA (HONS) 3 years experience, 1 year in motorcycle & 2 years in paints industry, seeking suitable placement in Sales Executive (Marketing) and Management. Contact: 94867879 Email: msaqibbutt082@gmail.com Indian male working as Sr. Sales / Marketing Executive with thorough knowledge of Oman market in Trading as well as in procurement for 10 years seeks suitable position. Contact: 99045512 NOC available Indian male, 3 yrs, MBA (Marketing), BE (ECE), 7 yrs exp in Oman in Sales, Projects & Marketing seeks suitable placement, valid Oman D/L. Contact : 98518776 Sales professional (Graduate) additional qualiﬁcation CCNA & MCSE having more 10 years experience in handling IT hardware, Networking & security products (project based) and experience in Education and training Industry in Oman, seeking employment in relevant IT companies. Contact: 99354209, Email: sandy6673@gmail.com Indian male MBA and Diploma in management from Australia. On visit visa, looking for a suitable job in sales & marketing. Contact – 71189884 Indian male, Graduate, 11 years experience in Oman seeks job in sales & marketing. Contact: 96367331 Filipino, Male, 29 yrs old. With 4yrs experience in administrative and clerical work and 2yrs in food and beverage industry and sales. Looking for suitable job. Address: Al khoud,Muscat GSM:+96897493101 Email:zefmercado@yahoo.com NOC available Indian male, 30 yrs, MBA (marketing), BE, (ECE), 7 yrs exp in Oman in sales, projects & marketing seeks suitable placement, valid Oman D/L. Contact: 98518776 Indian Origin, Portuguese Nationality male MBA (Marketing) excellent English vast multi-tasking experience 29+ years in Admin HR/PR Logistics sales facility management with Oman driving license seeks suitable placement. Contact 94034168 Email: sheriagnes@gmail.com MBA (UK), raised in Oman & with 2 yrs work experience holding valid Oman driving license, seeks job in sales / business development. Contact: 99513132 Indian female 29 years Post Graduate with computer Knowledge 2 years of Oman experience in coordinator & 5 years of experience in customer service, client relation officer with excellent communication skill seeks suitable placement. Contact: 95337665 Client Relations and Sales Professional with 8 years in the Business Process Outsourcing industry, looking for suitable opportunity in Muscat. Contact +96879050752 Indian male with 6 years experience in sales in oman. NOC available, looking for suitable placement. Contact 95364128 Resident in Oman 18 years, 10 years experience in setup marketing plans and strategies, sales, import & logistics, procurement, Omani government tenders, organizing projects & events, import ﬁreworks for festivals, NOC available, have car. Contact 94123939. Email: 002015r@gmail.com 15+ Experienced in Sales & Marketing, Modular Kitchen & Furniture with NOC & Valid License @ 96239126 10+ Years Exp , 8 years In UAE , in Logistics ,Warehouse & Inventory looking for Job. Contact Number -00968 98096086 Indian male 28 yrs, Sales Engineer 3 years experience in Oman looking for suitable placement. NOC available. Contact: 93938727 Indian Male, 26 M.Com with 4 yrs of Experience in Accounting & Administration in a Financial Company in India, seeks suitable job, Currently in India. +918907212253 Akhil:-93626288, Email: Sumeshpsmkr1989@gmail.com

Indian male Graduate with 18 years of Marketing experience presently in Oman on family visit visa, looking for best opportunity. Contact: 96168687 Email: dhibupaul@gmail.com Indian male 1 yr exp in sales automotive (TBL) looking for best opportunity , NOC available. Contact# 97793879 Email: shyampkn@gmail.com Oil & gas experienced Indian lady with 6 years in sales & marketing to PDO and having valid Omani driving license. Contact 96143430 / 99875919 Indian male 26 years of experience of sales & marketing in surgical and laboratory equipments. Looking for good replacement. Contact – 92015894 /95774854 Indian male age 24, B.Com. having 2 year experience and currently in visit visa. Looking for suitable placement in Sales, Marketing & finance. Contact: 90766307 Email: shhaazz.007@gmail.com Indian male 37 years MBA graduate in marketing with 9yrs of experience in UAE in field of brand promotions & marketing with UAE D/L on a visit seeking suitable position. Conatct 95792820 Indian male 26 yrs, Graduate, 3 years experience with Air India seeking suitable opportunity with reputed firms. Contact: 98847095 BBA Bachelor of business administration exp in custom clearance procedure, also done international logistics management & Nimb National Institute business management (US) certification all documentation work related logistics. contact – 91949050 / akram.chaush001@gmail.com Indian Male, MBA marketing 5 yrs exp. in sales & 4 yrs in FMCG sector, looking for best opportunity. NOC available. Conatct 96001877

TOURS & TRAVELS Polish Nationality, with big experience in travel and tourism management, ﬂuent in Polish, German, English, fully proﬁcient in computer, looking for job. Contact 90795500 or 96149719

MISCELLANEOUS Male B. Eng in wireless networking (UK, Coventry university) seeking for suitable opportunity. Contact: 96292450/ 99869692 Document control, office admin, sales coordinator, Indian male, seeks suitable placement. Contact 97906386 / 99073690 Indian Male Store Keeper and Sales Person have Four Years Good experience searching for suitable Job. E-mail Id ajinantony9@gmail. com, Contact: +918056761888, GSM +9695694990 Indian Male, Kerala,B.Com, having 4-years of experience in OMAN, with Valid Oman Driving License, looking for a suitable job in Sales, Accounts & Administration. email:- jobhuntmuscat@gmail.com 33 years Indian Male MSC, MBA-HR having 8.5 yrs experience (HR / Payroll / Admin) with Oman valid DL. Seeking suitable opening in Human Resource, Payroll & Admin/ backend jobs. Contact:00968-99322978 Indian Male, age 23, B.E. in Mechanical engineering. Looking for suitable job. Oman D/L available. Contact 93027183 B.E Mechanical Engineer, Indian. Currently on family visit OMAN. Looking for job in various mechanical ﬁelds of production, manufacturing, technical and designing. Contact 92113987,email : mohammedthanzeel@gmail.com Omani Male 35 years have an experience more than 10 years as a PRO , Looking for a placement as PRO and Admin job, Driving license is available. Contact : 98098089 Senior sales executive. Experience in trading industries with thorough knowledge of Oman market and wide customer contacts. Driving license and NOC available, seeks senior position. #98487311 Highly Qualiﬁed male wanted decent driving job. #91243132

MISCELLANEOUS Indian Female Nurse with MOH License, looking for suitable placement in Muscat. Contact: 95537685. Pakistani experienced driver available, fluent in English Oman experience. Contact 92415746 Indian Male 23 yrs B.E Mechanical with 02 years experience, Currently on visit seeking for suitable job. Contact : 79063064, Email id : sayedwasif@gmail.com Bangladeshi male, University M.Com, working as an Administrator cum Accountant in Oman since last year; Tally ERP9, searching better job. Phone:94864966, email: sunrisetoiqbal@gmail.com Indian Male 22 years B.com graduate well versed English, Hindi, Tamil and Malayalam, Holding a valid Oman driving License searching for a suitable placement. Contact : 96799287 B.Com, 2 yrs experience in Oman, Indian Male, 25 yrs with Driving License. Handling day today accounts activities upto finalization. Proficient in Tally. Looking for suitable placement. Ph. 91470665 Bangladeshi Male, University M.Com, Working as an Administrator cum Accountant in Oman since last year; Tally ERP9, searching better job. Phone: 94864966, email: sunrisetoiqbal@gmail.com Indian male, MBA Finance & Marketing 28 yrs,6+ Exp, with oman D/L & NOC, Hospital, Pharma, Herbal, FMCG, F&B Marketing , construction A/c & sales , Contact 93379044 Bangladeshi Male, University M.Com, Working as an Administrator cum Accountant in Oman since last year; Tally ERP9, searching better job. Phone: 94864966, email: sunrisetoiqbal@gmail.com Indian Male, 24 years, B.com, MBA (Finance) with overall 3 years experience in accounts/finance field. On Visit Visa.Contact:90115058/ safwanmeadows@gmail.com Indian Male 6 years’ experience in Sea and Air Logistics of import and export documentation and clearance with valid “G” card. Looking for suitable openings in shipping and Logistics. Contact:- 91330415 / 99864348 Indian female, M.Sc. B.Ed SCIENCE TEACHER, IELTS Qualified, having 2yrs experience seeking suitable placement. Contact 90670400, 93694636 Indian male Accountant. Completed MBA with 1 year experience, good working knowledge in Tally & Excel searching for suitable job. Email : jovin8910@gmail. com, Contact : 919715874548 , 918015907437 Indian Female, B.Com with 9 years experience currently working in an hospital visa seeks suitable placement preferably in Accounts or Admin in and around Al Khuwair. Contact 93675079. 28,male, ACCA finalist, BSc Honors, have 4 years of professional experience in Accounts, handling work of 15 companies independently.NOC available, seeking for permanent replacement at a Senior Position,GSM-97654769,email idabdullah.nooralam@gmail.com Indian male B-Com Graduate, 1.5 Year exp. in various office works, Valid Oman driving license, looking for any suitable post. Contact: 95322175 / 91987965 Indian male network cabling technician (19-years gulf experience) seeking for suitable placement. Contact: 0091-8089909265 (India), Email: mohithavp@gmail.com Indian male 29 years MBA, B.Com having 8 years experience in Gulf and India as a HR and Admin looking for suitable placement. Contact : 97914340. Email: kvraj30@gmail.com BE in Mechanical Engineering (fresher) and diploma in HVAC designing and drafting, looking for a job in the field of mechanical and HVAC. Email: abdulquddusruknuddin@gmail. com +968 90834846 Indian male 28, Heavy Driver having one & half year experience with release letter looking for a suitable placement. Contact : 91242867

SHAIKH FAHAD, Indian, B.Com, gold jewellery & other sector work experience 3 years India and Oman as a Sales cum Cashier & management of the shops. Contact 0096898718428 Indian male 33 yrs, MBA-HR with 10.8 yrs. exp. in Recruitment, Training, PMS, OD, Sites-HR and Omani nationals development, seeking a job, NOC available. Contact saiprasad_18@yahoo.com 94179499 Pakistani male looking for part time cleaning work. Contact 96710189 Indian female 10 years exp as cook in Oman . south Indian & Gujarati special .looking for job. Contact 95795971 Indian male auto cad draughtsman (Civil) 8 years experience seeking for part time job. Contact : 00968 99070584, E mail: remluvp@gmail.com PROCUREMENT OFFICER, Indian-Male 34yrs,M.Com with 14 yrs work Exp.( 8 yrs in Oman ) working in Construction Co LLC( for ROAD,CIVIL,ELECTRO-MECHANICAL & Others Projects ) and having valid LT D/L, NOC/Local release available & ready to join within a week-M:+919440810180 Email: nagauae@gmail.com Indian/male (26)/ MBA/2 years experience in procurement, coordination and distribution management, with valid Oman license available for immediate joining. Contact: 92536194, email:suhailbs@gmail.com Post graduate in power systems (transmission &distribution) electrical engineer, experience in sub-station, MV, LV systems. power and oil & gas projects, having valid oman driving license, presently working in Muscat- NOC available. Contact : 94669679 mail: prsabarish@gmail.com Safety officer : 3+years of experience in construction and industrial safety, B.E (Electrical and electronics engineering), nebosh, IOSH, DHSE, first aid. Contact : +97474018995, email:midhunmich@gmail.com 28,male,ACCA finalist, BSc Honours, have 4 years of professional experience in Accounts, handling work of 15 companies independently.NOC available, seeking for permanent replacement at a Senior Position,GSM-97654769,email id-abdullah.nooralam@gmail.com Indian male 21 bachelor’s of commerce (B.Com) looking for salesmen or any new field job in oman thanks.Young honest and hardworking guy right now on family visit visa. Contact: 94562777 Email: hammadakrami61@gmail. com

Indian Female Nurse with MOH Licence. Looking for suitable placement in Muscat. #:95537685. Lady Secretary 10 years’ experience in Oman leading companies worked with sales and management team, seek immediate employment. Call: 93095425 or 24791145 25 years Indian male with 3 years experience in Oman, seeking job in admin accounts. release available. Contact +968 94574596, email id: obaidkhattab@gmail.com 28,male, ACCA ﬁnalist, BSc Honours, have 4 years of professional experience in Accounts, handling work of 15 companies independently.NOC available, seeking for permanent replacement at a Senior Position,GSM-97654769,email id-abdullah.nooralam@gmail.com Indian male executive secretary having vast experience in admin, logistics & procurement well versed with computer seeks suitable placement. #99514286, Email: azimmohd@yahoo.co.in Male 9 years experience in IT, 1 year experience in Admin & 8 years experience in oracle. Degree master, 34 yrs seeking job. Contact: +968 92553452 Email: shahzadhussain919@gmail.com Indian male B.Tech Mechanical engineer 4 year experience (3 years in India & 1 year in Oman) Driving license Oman, NOC Available looking for job in Oman #93845629, Email:syedakshar@gmail.com Indian Male 29 years MBA, B.Com having 8 years experience in Gulf and India as a HR and Admin looking for suitable placement. Contact :97914340. Email: kvraj30@gmail.com Indian Female one year freelance experience in FFFD Company in Oman in technical, Planning and admin works. Contact:94355787, Email-pdeepthi53@gmail.com Indian female (27) MBA (IT), BCA, CCNA, 2 years experience in IT operations in Oman. Graduated from Oman with good analytical, programming skills, presented in international conference, seeking suitable IT/Admin positions. Contact: 93672143. Email: fathima.shoukath@gmail.com Indian male 27Yrs, BTS : MTM (Mater of Tourism Management) 3 years’ experience in Tour Operation; & Sales Marketing; Ticket reservation & Front office looking for suitable placement, on visiting visa Ph:98837395 , bijothomas427@gmail.com Indian female having B.Tech degree in biotech. Having computer skill & having experience in marketing administration seeking suitable job in any ﬁeld. # 91287047

Indian Male, 37 Yrs Age, M.com looking for Job any reputed organization. Having more than 9 years in Muscat in the area of HR & Admin seeks suitable position. Contact : 95218424 / 9610 6604.” N O C shall be provided by Current Co.

Indian female M.Tech (Biotech) with computer knowledge having experience in marketing, administration & accounting with resident visa seeking suitable job. Contact: 91287047 Email: valliammai1000@gmail.com

Indian Male,7 years of experience in sales and Distribution, holding Oman driving License, presently in Oman looking for a suitable placement. Contact 97409636

13 years experience Indian Accountant Tally, Busy Accounting. NOC/Release available. #96133146. Email:kkcjob786@gmail.com

28,male, ACCA ﬁnalist, BSc Honours, have 4 years of professional experience in Accounts, handling work of 15 companies independently.NOC available, seeking for permanent replacement at a Senior Position,GSM-97654769,email id-abdullah.nooralam@gmail.com Indian Male , MBA Finance & Marketing 28 yrs,6+ Exp, with oman D/L & NOC, Hospital, Pharma Herbal, FMCG, F&B Marketing, construction A/c & sales , 93379044 Indian male 33 having 4 year experience in oman. Have valid driving license, looking for job in any ﬁeld.Contact: 98477536, Email: Irbqzahmed83@gmail.com B.Tech Mechanical indian with 2 years experience in Pipelines and HVAC projects currently available in Oman with visa. Looking for suitable placements. # 79062695, E-mail:aneespk37@gmail.com Indian female, B.Com, with 9 years experience currently working on hospital visa seeks suitable placement preferably in Accounts or Admin in and around Al Khuwair. Contact 93675079.

Assistance Accountant 6 yrs experience include in Oman B.Com, Tally & excel advance level. Contact: 98002428 Male 22 years B.Tech Mechanical Engineering University (India) looking for suitable job. Possession of driving license, fresh Graduate no work experience. Contact: 97792809

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