Times of Oman - July 2, 2016

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July 2, 2016 26 Ramadan 1437 AH

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RAMADAN PRAYER TIMINGS

Dhuhr 12.16pm

Asr 3.35pm

Maghrib 7.03pm

Isha 8.25pm Fajr (Tomorrow) 3.57am

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On the Occasion of 7th National Day, 1977

FROM THE WORDS OF HIS MAJESTYTHE SULTAN

We have continued to work in the closest co-operation and brotherly accord with the Arab League for the advancement of the Arab cause.

‘His Majesty’s Wisdom’

HM the Sultan sends greetings MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has sent a cable of congratulations to David John-son, Governor General of Canada on the occasion of his country’s National Day.

In his cable, His Majesty the Sultan has expressed his sin-cere congratulations along with his best wishes of good health and happiness to David John-son and the people of Canada further progress.

His Majesty the Sultan has also sent a cable of congratulations to President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines on the occasion of swearing-in as a new President of his country.

In his cable, His Majesty the Sultan has expressed his sincere congratulations along with his best wishes of success to President Du-terte to achieve further aspirations of progress and prosperity for the people of the Philippines, and the relations between the two coun-tries further progress.

His Majesty the Sultan has sent a cable of congratulations to Presi-

dent Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia on the occasion of his country’s National Day.

In his cable, His Majesty the Sultan has expressed his sincere congratulations along with his best wishes of good health and happiness to President Moha-mud and the people of Somalia further progress and prosperity.

His Majesty the Sultan has sent a cable of congratulations to President Paul Kagame of Rwan-da on the occasion of his country’s National Day.

In his cable, His Majesty the Sultan has expressed his sincere congratulations along with his best wishes to President Kagame and his country’s people.

His Majesty the Sultan has also sent a cable of congratulations to President Pierre Nkurunziza of the Burundi on the occasion of his country’s National Day.

In his cable, His Majesty the Sultan has expressed his sincere congratulations along with best wishes to President Nkurunziz and his country’s people. —ONA

C A B L E S

ABANDONED: DEPARTING EXPATS DUMP PETS AS SLUMP BITES

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MUSCAT: Expats leaving Oman for good are dumping their pets rather than pay to take them home with them.

One dog was left to die on the balcony of an empty apartment, while others were found wander-ing the streets or tied up in the yards of local dog lovers, rescue workers say.

The economic downturn has resulted in many more pets be-ing dumped by expats leaving the

country. They don’t want to spend hundreds of rials transporting their family pet home with them, according to rescuers.

Dr. Elke Heitz, vet and owner at the Al Qurum Veterinary Clinic, told the Times of Oman that people often find their material belong-ings more important than their pets when they leave the country.

“Working in animal rescue does harden you, because you see how easily people exchange the happi-ness an animal can give against the OMR300 it would cost to take the pets with them,” she said.

Heitz said she started sheltering stray animals when she arrived in Oman 11 years ago. It has since be-come her passion.

She said when she saw animals being left behind at her clinic and people not wanting to take the animals she treated, she decided to give them a home herself, “because no one else did anything for the an-imals here. I just couldn’t say no.”

Her clinic now has 60 cats and dogs, divided between the shel-ter, staff accommodation and pri-vate foster homes. “Everyone has animals, I have eight cats and two dogs in my house,” she said. Heitz said her clinic, which is funding

the shelter, saves around 200 cats and dogs a year from the streets.

The vet is also against putting animals to sleep. “You kill an ani-mal and another one will just take its place. You are creating space for the next generation of strays.”

However, with many people leav-ing Oman these days, Heitz has had to restrict the number of ani-mals that she can help. “I help as many as possible, but I cannot go bankrupt, I have to maintain in-vestments and keep the shelter running,” she stated.

Abandoned thriceRussell, a Jack Russell terrier, was abandoned thrice; a family left him with their friend because they couldn’t afford to take him back to their home country.

“My friend called my husband and said he’s not settling with his dog and dumped him on us, he stayed with me for a week till we found him a home and they aban-doned him too. My aunt found him in her yard, which means someone left him there, and eventually she adopted him despite having three dogs already. Now he’s happy and found his permanent home,” said Krystal Brown, an animal welfare

activist. Another such case was of Muffin, a Saluki dog, found roam-ing the streets of Al Mouj Muscat after being abandoned.

“My friend found her roam-ing the streets of Muscat, and the security guards said they would dispose of her. So my friend called me in the middle of the night ask-ing for help, and by next morning she was being fostered by another friend. After looking up her histo-ry, we realised she was first found in the balcony of a vacant apart-ment. She never really did find a home to call her own, but is happy where she is now,” Brown added.

Not everyone thinks that only expats moving out of the country contribute to the stray population increasing, there are also locals abandoning their pets.

“The issue of expats leaving pets is true, but if you compare the number of pets that were left by expats and locals, it’s the same thing—the increase is not only be-cause of expats abandoning their pets when they fly back, but it’s also because locals dump their pets when they can’t be bred prop-erly or when they lose too much hair,” said Dr. Palve Dlagojevic of the Sama Veterinary Clinic. >A2

Even the hands of

rescuers are tied due

to limited space, fund

crunch and rising

number of abandoned

canines and felines

ROP cautions against mischief during holidays, to keep watchTimes News Service

MUSCAT: With the Eid holidays just around the corner, the Royal Oman Police (ROP) has issued a warning against any wrongdoing during Eid celebrations and prom-ised to step up patrolling in con-gested areas.

A senior ROP official said police operations in areas used for enter-tainment during the Eid holidays will be maintained.

“We will increase patrolling in various congested areas, such as mosques and parks, as well as resi-dential areas,” said the official.

The official also warned against disturbing law and order during the celebrations, such as light-ing fireworks, where parents have been advised to monitor their chil-dren and make them aware of the dangers of playing with fireworks and firecrackers, as well as stop-ping them from playing alone in the streets.

“I have also warned (people) about the dangers of promoting and using firecrackers. We have a responsibility as a society to un-derstand the dangers they (fire-crackers) impose on us, especially

our children, and the damages it could inflict on our properties,” said the ROP official.

A common occurrence during days of celebration is an increase in speeding on Omani streets. The official said drivers will not be able to anticipate other drivers’ next move, adding that they are more likely to lose control of their vehi-cle if they pass the speed limit.

Others gather with their vehi-cles during celebrations to race in public, which results in fatal acci-

dents and turning the celebrations into an occasion for mourning.

The ROP official also cited Ar-ticle (50/1) of the Traffic Law, which states that “Without preju-dice to the measures stipulated in this Law or to any harder pun-ishment stipulated in any other law, any person who commits any of the following actions shall be punished with imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year and/or by a penalty not exceeding OMR500.” >A2

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

B5Cleaning before Eid

MARKETEU shouldn’t force UK to leave bloc quickly

3European Union leaders shouldn’t pressure the UK to leave the bloc

quickly following its Brexit vote and should rein in their “arrogant reaction”. >B1

INDIAIndian Air Force gets home-grown fighter

2 India’s first home-grown fighter jet Tejas was inducted into the IAF on

Friday after a tortuous saga of 33 long years with the launch of the first squadron. >A6

REGIONIsrael should stop settlements: Report

1Israel should stop building settlements, denying Palestinian development,

the Middle East peace “Quartet” recommended on Friday in an eagerly awaited report. >A5

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

For locals and those leaving Oman, the cheaper option is to abandon pets than spending some rials on their treatment or carrying with them

WATCHFUL: Royal Oman Police has vowed to step up patrolling in congested areas. -Supplied picture

Two Omanis found dead in vehicleStaff Reporter

MUSCAT: Two nationals were found dead in their vehicle at Salalah in Dhofar governorate on Wednesday, according to the official twitter account of Royal Oman Police (ROP).

Explaining the cause of death, the police said they died as a re-sult of inhaling carbon monoxide from their parked vehicle.

In an earlier incident, the body of a 14-year-old Omani boy, who reportedly drowned near Al Seeb, was recovered while his friend aged 14 years was rescued by the Royal Oman Police.

Coastguards received a dis-tress call on Wednesday from a citizen who reportedly saw the two young boys heading towards the sea for swimming in Sur Al Hadid area for more than half an hour without coming back.

“An Omani national who saw them swimming, alerted others when they didn’t turn up after a long time around 6 in the morn-ing,” sources said.

Immediately, rescue teams were rushed to the site which found the first boy and gave him the first aid. He was transferred to Sultan Qa-boos University Hospital, while the other was found dead.

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PRAYER ON THE LAST FRIDAYMuslims praying on the last Friday of Ramadan and just before the Eid-Al-Fitr at a mosque in Muttrah Souq on Friday. — Purushothaman K See also >A2

– Jun Estrada

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“It is irresponsible for the expats to do that, its better not to keep the animal in the first place if you don’t want to take them back with you. They are not a thing, but part of the family. When you leave, at least make sure that they are taken care of by someone else or just take them back with you,” he added.

“I believe this issue also depends on the economic condition, so with a lot of expats leaving the country due to the current economic crisis, this might be a problem, but I think the figure is usually constant,” Dlagojevic noted.

Not all expats leave their pets, many take them back, but there are always procedures to follow.

“It was fine, but there was lot of paperwork, vaccinations etc. The vets can sort everything out, including paperwork and release forms from the ministry. It’s expen-sive as well, for me all in all it cost something like OMR500 to 600,” said Matt Blackwell, a western ex-pat, who took his dog back home to the United Kingdom from Oman.

He has a piece of advice for eve-ryone wanting to take their pets back. “The only thing I’d say is to make sure you use a reputable vet, because not all of them know what they’re doing. Once our vets had sorted all the paperwork it

was easy, flew him to Europe (Am-sterdam) and then got the ferry to England. He was down in a special compartment with the cargo and we had no problems getting home.”

Ross Rosenquist, resident of Al Mouj Muscat, and part of a start-up called CNR (Capture, Neuter and Release) Oman thinks that dump-ing pets is a barbaric activity.

“Anybody that has any compas-sion or any kind of humanity in them will say that abandoning pets is absolutely horrendous, disgust-ing and barbaric, it’s a savage thing to do. The pets when abandoned cannot fend for themselves; they either die a painfully slow death or get tortured by people.”

“Expats also dump their dogs or cats without having them neu-tered or spayed and they breed with wadi or desert dogs, and that is why you have all these mix breeds and also lots of diseases in the dogs, as a result.” Heitz has a message for people, “Stray animals are not pests, and they are part of life. It is our duty being humans to not just shoot the dogs and kill the cats, but instead introduce neutering schemes. People, who have cats or dogs, should neuter them to avoid unwanted breeding,” she said.

She concluded that people should share the burden of the

problem of strays and not think they can leave the animal at the clinic for free. “I can’t take all of them and if people want to help an animal, they should realise that helping also costs money. If anyone is willing to adopt or shelter an ani-mal, please let us know.”

Jaison Mathai is an animal wel-fare activist and the founder of ‘Ti-ger by the Tail’, an animal rescue group which was started last years and not only rescues cats and dogs but also birds and provides ade-quate foster care for them.

Since last year, he has seen sever-al cases of expats abandoning their pets, some families even go to the extent of locking their pets in the apartments when leaving.

“I have seen quite a few cases of expats abandoning their pets, mostly when they leave the coun-try, because sometimes the money needed to take them back is a lot for them and on other occasions this depends on the country they are fly-ing back to. I have come across cases where expats dump their pets on the streets and in locked apartments.”

Being involved in animal rescue for a while now, Jaison thinks that it is very important for people to know that pets are not just enter-tainment items but part of the fam-ily. “Many buy pets on impulse, but

pets need time, love and care, own-ing a pet is a commitment, they are family and can’t be abandoned.

His group rescues animals and shelters them at the Capital Vet-erinary Centre LLC, which is run by an animal loving Omani family in Qurum.

“We recently rescued an eight-year-old golden retriever from Ma-dinat Qaboos, he was found wan-dering the streets. We are going to neuter him soon and he also has an eye infection that treatment is go-ing on, he was also dirty and so we arranged for a complete grooming. We found that he was owned by a well to do family and is in, he is in foster care now.” Mathai added.

Another mix breed cat, a two-year-old Persian and Turkish An-gora was rescued by the group from the PDO, Mina al Fahal area.

“When she was rescued, she had a severe eye infection and now is adopted by a doctor.” he said.

Tiger By The Tail (TBTT) is a non profit animal welfare group which rescues sick/ injured and homeless animals. Once rescued, the animal goes through a medical examinations, is treated and neu-tered and then groomed and put up for foster care and adoption. The group runs on donations, look up TBTT to donate or volunteer.

ADOPT I ON

Parents must monitor children while in water

“Driving a motor vehicle reck-lessly or at a high speed or under the influence of alcohol or tran-quilisers or any other materials, which affect the brain or oth-erwise in a manner, which pre-sents danger to the public, their lives or property. Punishment for such actions will be doubled if the rules of traffic are breached while driving,” the official said.

“Drifting in public shows the utter ignorance and disrespect to street etiquette and public safety,” said the official.

He added that law enforce-ment is even stricter and aimed at instilling fear and intimida-tion among those who commit these acts; they will be impris-oned and will not be let out until they are sent to court. This is due to the seriousness and danger of the crime, which poses a danger to property and human life.

Eid holidays commonly wit-ness several drowning cases, where some families, clubs and sports teams organise a mass gathering at the beach and the

usual victims are children.“Children drown due to

swimming in the strong current areas of the beach or where the waves are high or they just sim-ply can’t swim. Parents are also to blame if they leave their chil-dren without monitoring them,” said the official.

“Parents must keep monitor-ing their children if they are allowed to swim and prevent them from swimming when conditions are not favourable,” added the official.

Mass gatherings on the beach organised by clubs should have a predetermined programme for the day and appoint super-visors to offer advice and guid-ance, as well as follow the rules in order to not expose them-selves to danger.

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Pets are also part of the family

Last Friday of RamadanYesterday was

the last Friday of

the Holy Month of

Ramadan and people

congregated in the

mosques across the

Sultanate to pray

together. It was also

the time to get done

with the remaining

shopping and be

ready for Eid-Al-Fitr.

Purushothaman K

snapped a few pictures

capturing the mood of

the day in Muscat

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MOMENTS IN MUSLIM HISTORYWHERE TO SPEND YOUR ZAKAT

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

{Association of Early Intervention for Children with Special Needs}

W H AT T H E Y D O : The association serves children who are at risk or disabled,

from birth to six years old, with a comprehensive early in-tervention programme that covers social, medical, physical, academic, and therapeutic services with the goal of enabling the children to enrol in regular schools and to minimise their disabilities to ensure a better quality of life. The association

also undertakes an educational and advocacy role to improve awareness of those with special needs.

W H E R E : The Association of Early Intervention for Children with

Special Needs was formed in 2000 and was officially chartered by the ministerial order (144/2000) in Oman.

F I N D O U T M O R E A N D D O N AT E : +968 2449 6960

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TODAY’S VERSE

Allah does not burden a soul beyond that it can bear.

Al Baqarah, 2:286

PLACE OF WORSHIP

This Ramadan is a great opportunity to go pray in beautiful houses of worship that you

might not otherwise take the time to see. Whether for Taraweeh prayers or Dhuhr,

pay a visit to one of Muscat’s architectural monuments of faith.

{Masjid Al Imam Julanda Bin Mas’ood}

Al Imam Julanda Bin Mas’ood is a

beautiful mosque situated in a calm corner of Madinat Al Ilam, right next to the Arab Autism Centre. It was named after Oman’s very first Imam from the

era of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). It’s hugely inspired by the ancient fortresses

of Oman with rectangular muddy bricks covering the entire mosque,

black decorative grills surrounding the building, and windows festooned with

classic wooden trim.

WORD

Literally translated as “evidence” or “sign” the ayah in Islam refers to the verses of the Holy Quran. Made up

of 114 Surahs or chapters, within each Surah are verses, ranging from three in the shortest chapter, Al Kawthar (The

Abundance, 108) to 286 in the longest chapter, Al Baqarah (The Cow, 2). Muslims believe that each of the 6236 Ayah of

the Holy Quran is a sign from Allah.

FASTING FROM THE HEART

Certain people are exempt from fasting, including travellers, sick people, menstruat-

ing women, pregnant and nursing women, the elderly or others who are physically unable to fast or could be harmed by fasting. However,

spiritual discipline can still be practised through kind acts done with pure intention,

from feeding the poor and donating to charity and lending a helping hand.

RAMADAN TIP

Fasting is a choice we make, and it is meant to be an act of worship to Allah, and a blessing to us. To keep your heart

and mind in the right place, dedicate your day of fasting to God after Fajr each morning and ask for strength for the day

to come, and at Maghrib each evening, thank God for the blessing of Iftar, and for the many mercies of the day.

700-750CE Islam expanded further into India, and Muslims entered Spain, moving all the way to the borders of France.

Meanwhile, in Baghdad, the Abbasid Dynasty was established and with it, the publishing industry grew and developed.

Within this time of expanding borders, knowledge, and written communication, Iraqi jurist, Al Shaybani published his now

famous work, The Concise Book of International Law.

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Israel denying Palestinian development, says Quartet

UNITED NATIONS: Israel should stop building settlements, denying Palestinian development and designating land for exclu-sive Israeli use that Palestinians seek for a future state, the Mid-dle East peace “Quartet” recom-mended on Friday in a an eagerly awaited report.

The report by the Quartet enti-ties sponsoring the stalled peace process - the United States, Rus-sia, the European Union and the United Nations - said the Israeli policy “is steadily eroding the vi-ability of the two-state solution.”

“This raises legitimate ques-tions about Israel’s long-term in-tentions, which are compounded by the statements of some Israeli ministers that there should never be a Palestinian state,” according to the eight-page report.

Diplomatic sources said the report carries significant politi-cal weight as it has the backing of close Israeli ally the United

States, which has struggled to revive the peace talks amid ten-sions between Israeli Prime Min-ister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Barack Obama.

Relations between the rightist Israeli leader and the Democratic president have yet to recover from their feud over last year’s US-led nuclear deal with Israeli foe Iran.

Netanyahu’s office welcomed some aspects of the Quartet re-port but said Israel took issue with numerous factual and policy assertions.

The report also “perpetuates the myth that Israeli construction in the West Bank is an obstacle to peace,” the statement said.

Nabil Abu Rdainah, the spokes-man for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, expressed disap-pointment with the Quartet report.

“Any report that does not in-clude the full withdrawal to the 1967 borders, including Occupied Jerusalem, and does not include a recognition of the illegality of set-tlement will not lead to real and lasting peace and will lead to more

tension and more instability in the region,” he said in a statement.

UN Middle East envoy Nick-olay Mladenov briefed the UN Se-curity Council on Thursday on the report and said it would be up to the council and the international community to use the report to decide the way forward.

A senior US State Department official said on Friday: “We are open to having the Security Coun-cil welcome the report but that’s all at this point. We’re not looking for serious, substantive, UN Secu-

rity Council action on this report.” The Quartet said urgent affirm-

ative steps needed to be taken to “prevent entrenching a one-state reality of perpetual occupation and conflict.”

The report said Israel had taken for its exclusive use some 70 per cent of Area C, which makes up 60 per cent of the occupied West Bank and includes the majority of agricultural lands, natural re-sources and land reserves.

Under the Oslo accords of the mid-1990s, Israel retains full control over Area C, where large tracts have been declared closed military areas.

“Israel should implement posi-tive and significant policy shifts, including transferring powers and responsibilities in Area C,” the Quartet report said.

It said only one permit for Pal-estinian housing construction in Area C was reportedly approved in 2014, while there did not appear to have been any approved in 2015.

The report said at least 570,000 Israelis are living in the settle-ments, which most countries deem illegal.

“Israel should cease the policy of settlement construction and expansion, designating land for exclusive Israeli use and denying Palestinian development,” the re-port recommends.

The Palestinians want an inde-pendent state in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem - areas Israel captured in a 1967 war.

The last round of peace talks broke down in April 2014 and Israeli-Palestinian violence has surged in recent months.

Diplomatic sources

said the report

carries significant

political weight as

it has the backing of

close Israeli ally the

United States

OCCUPATION: Palestinian protesters carry an injured teenager during clashes with Israeli security forces following a weekly demonstration against the expropriation of Palestinian land by Israel in the village of Kafr Qaddum, near Nablus in the Occupied West Bank, on Friday. — AFP

Residents of Falluja may return by early August

BAGHDAD: The United Nations said Iraqi authorities will allow ci-vilians displaced by the assault on IS-held Falluja to start returning home as early as August.

More than 85,000 people fled their homes during a month-long campaign that ended on Sunday when Iraqi authorities declared they had completely recaptured the city, an hour’s drive west of Baghdad.

A report on Thursday from the UN refugee agency UNHCR, not-ing the government’s plans, said the level of destruction will make their return difficult in the short term and explosives would pose a hazard to residents.

The civilians at government-run camps, who make up about a third of Falluja’s total population before IS took over 2-1/2 years ago, are currently relying on hand-outs from the United Nations and aid groups.

Lack of funding means many do not have adequate shelter, food or water amid temperatures ex-ceeding 50 degrees Celsius. Hu-manitarian agencies fear poor sanitation could spread infectious diseases like cholera and skin dis-eases in addition to exacerbating chronic illnesses.

The head of Iraq’s minority sect endowment, a public institution that manages religious sites, deliv-ered the first Friday sermon since the city’s recapture at a mosque inside Falluja.

A few dozen worshippers, in-cluding senior military command-ers and tribal sheikhs, were gath-ered there. — Reuters

I S I N S U R G E N C Y

Syrian warplane crashes, militants kill captured pilotBEIRUT: A Syrian warplane crashed northeast of Damascus on Friday and insurgents cap-tured and killed its pilot, rebel and Syrian military sources said.

Syrian state media said the crash was due to a technical fault and the pilot had ejected.

The rebel group Jaish Al Islam said it had shot down the plane, but did not say how.

The military source accused Jaish Al Islam of killing the pilot after he parachuted into an area controlled by the group. “This despicable crime carried out by what is called the terrorist Jaish Al Islam will not go unpunished,” the source said.

Jaish Al Islam said the pilot was killed by a fighter from the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front while being held at a joint command centre. Jaish Al Islam had earlier said he would be handed over to

them because they had shot down his plane.

Jaish Al Islam, which controls territory on the Syrian capital’s eastern and northeastern out-skirts, had earlier circulated a photo that it said showed the pilot.

“We call on the Nusra Front and Ahrar Al Sham to issue a statement explaining what hap-pened and also call on them to hand over the pilot’s body,” a Jaish Al Islam statement said.

Ahrar Al Sham is another large insurgent group.

Two warplanesRebels shot down at least two warplanes earlier this year.

The Syrian government said one of them had been downed by an anti-aircraft missile, but rebels said they had used anti-aircraft guns.

Foreign-backed rebels have long demanded anti-aircraft mis-siles to help them fight off air raids by Syrian and Russian forces.

Russia has been a major ally of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad and arms supplier in the civil war, now in its sixth year. — Reuters

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This despicable crime

carried out by what

is called the terrorist

Jaish Al Islam will not

go unpunished, said a

Syrian military source

Syria rebels retake key town in western coastal provinceBEIRUT: Insurgents seized a strategic town from Syrian gov-ernment forces and their allies in the western coastal province of Latakia on Friday, a monitoring group and the rebels said, in a rare advance for them in the area.

The Syrian government forces had captured Kansaba in Febru-ary, part of a wider advance in Latakia’s northern countryside at the time, backed by Russian air

power. Fighting picked up again in the area after a ceasefire deal later that month brought a tem-porary lull. The truce has mostly unravelled throughout areas where it took effect in the west of the country.

Retook KansabaThe Al Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front was among the groups that retook Kansaba, which had pre-

viously been an important base for the insurgents. The town overlooks much of the mountain-ous Jabal Akrad area close to the Turkish border, the Syrian Obser-vatory for Human Rights said.

Nusra Front said in an online statement that an alliance of ex-tremist groups including itself had captured Kansaba and few of other villages, seizing several tanks and artillery guns. — Reuters

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Economic activity should grow to such an extent that these routes are economically viableAshok Gajapathi Raju, Civil aviation minister

90 airports over 12 months, fare caps in regional connectivity pushNEW DELHI: India will push to get 90 new airports up and run-ning over the next 12 months, un-der a government plan to service smaller cities that have missed out on the country’s air travel boom, officials said on Friday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to accelerate growth in the world’s fastest expanding aviation market while encouraging airlines

like IndiGo, SpiceJet and Jet Air-ways to fly more people to and from smaller, often poorer cities.

Scores of new airports have been built around the country but many are yet to open because air-lines do not see sufficient demand as ticket prices are too high for the majority Indians.

That has raised worries the gov-ernment is building infrastructure

few can afford to use. Civil aviation ministry officials, however, said on Friday that the government has identified 30 recently built airports, and another 60 nearing completion, that it says it can get airlines to start flying to soon.

Individual states will offer free land and emergency service sup-port to all newly built airports, while landing charges and taxes

on aviation fuel will be kept at low levels, they said.

“Economic activity should grow to such an extent that these routes are economically viable,” Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gaja-pathi Raju told reporters. India’s aviation growth has been driven by flights between larger cities, cater-ing to a growing middle class as the country enjoys economic growth

of more than 7 per cent a year. But the government believes there is latent demand in smaller cities where airports are too small or not yet built. In the western state of Rajasthan, a region the size of Germany, there are only a handful of airports currently open to com-mercial flights and new airports are not being used. Last month the government approved a policy to

cap air fares on services to smaller cities at 2,500 rupees ($37) per hour of travel, with the govern-ment providing part of the funding to make it viable.

Raju said on Friday that fund-ing for the scheme would be set at around Rs5 billion per annum, with states putting in up to 20 per cent of the money, or 10 per cent in the case of the remote northeast. - Reuters

A C C E L E R A T E G R O W T H

Home-grown fighter jet Tejas inducted into IAF

BENGALURU: India’s first home-grown fighter jet was finally in-ducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Friday after a tortuous saga spread over 33 long years with the launch of the first squad-ron of two Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas here, in a major milestone in the country’s mili-tary aviation.

A Tejas aircraft, the fourth plus generation lightweight, multi-role

supersonic single engine jet sporting the IAF colours soared to the skies, marking the raising of the first squadron of Tejas in the force at a ceremony preceded by inter-faith prayers, more than three decades after it went into development.

The LCA, smallest and lightest of its class, was flown by Com-manding Officer Group Captain Madhav Rangachari for a sortie for about seven minutes at the in-duction ceremony and was given a water cannon salute on landing.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the induction of Tejas as a matter of “unparalleled pride and happiness” and a step which il-

lustrates the skills and strengths of Indian scientists. “Induction of indigenously made Tejas fight-er jet into the Air Force fills our hearts with unparalleled pride & happiness,” he tweeted. “I laud HAL & ADA on the induction of Tejas fighter jet. This illustrates our skills & strengths to enhance indigenous defence manufactur-ing,” Modi said in another tweet.

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said Tejas will take the country’s air strength to new heights. “Moment of National pride. Indigenously developed Tejas fighter jet inducted into Air Force. Tejas will take our air strength to new heights,” Parri-

kar tweeted. State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited(HAL) hand-ed over two Tejas aircraft to IAF at a ceremony held at the Aircraft System Testing Establishment here earlier in the day.

HAL officials and Air Marshal Jasbir Walia, Air Officer Com-manding-in Chief, Southern Air Command, Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria, the Dep-uty Chief of the Air Staff and HAL Chairman Suvarna Raju were pre-sent. A ‘Sarvadharma Samaroh’ (inter-faith prayer), a practice followed by Air force during such inductions, was also held.

The two Tejas aircraft were in-ducted into 45 squadron of IAF, also called as “Flying Daggers”, which will be based in Bengaluru for the first two years before it is moved to Sulur in Tamil Nadu.

The aircraft was named “Tejas” (meaning radiance in Sanskrit) by Atal Behari Vajpayee as prime minister.

Calling it a “capable” aircraft, HAL said it would be used for air to air and air to ground strikes. Conceived as a replacement to the ageing MiG 21s, it has been designed by Aeronautical Devel-opment Agency (ADA) and pro-duced by HAL. The LCA has flown more than 3,000 sorties or 2,000 hours till date. - PTI

Prime Minister

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Heavy rains hit Uttarakhand, 12 killed PITHORAGARH: Twelve per-sons were killed and 25 others were missing as torrential rains and landslides hit north Indian state of Uttarakhand’s Pithora-garh and Chamoli districts in the wee hours on Friday, burying vil-lages in sludge with many resi-dents trapped under the debris.

While eight persons were killed in cloudburst in Pithoragarh dis-trict, four lives were claimed by heavy rains in Chamoli district. Two persons were swept away by the muddy waters and debris rushing down the slopes into Siron village in Chamoli.

One person was killed in Ghat block and another in Sithel village in similar circumstances, SDM Chamoli S. K. Barnwal said, add-ing eight persons trapped in the debris have been rescued in the district so far.

The cloudburst in Singhali area of Pithorgarh district on Friday morning brought over 100 mm rains in two hours in a region of 50 sq km, flattening homes in over seven villages, according to officials. “We have recovered five bodies from Singhali area while three bodies have been recovered

from Thal village. The search for others is on by rescue parties con-sisting of army and paramilitary personnel,” Pithoragarh District Magistrate H. C. Semwal said.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat, who is Delhi, ex-pressed grief at the loss of lives and announced a compensation of Rs200,000 each to the families of the victims.

“Many people are still trapped under tonnes of debris brought by the heavy rains. ITBP, State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and paramilitary personnel are involved in rescue work,” he said.

“I am personally monitoring the situation from here. Chief Secretary too is keeping tab...we will give them (kin of victims) immediate compensation of Rs200,000 as per norms,” he said in Delhi. - PTI

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NATURE’S FURY: Damaged houses after a cloudburst hit Singhali area near Pithoragarh on Friday. - PTI

PROUD MOMENT: The Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas is inducted into the 45 Squadron (flying dagger) of the IAF at a ceremony, at HAL airport in Bengaluru on Friday. - PTI

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Sartaj against moving too fast against rebels

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top foreign policy official warned on Friday that pushing too fast against all extremist militants in the country could lead to “blow-back” in the form of more terror-ist attacks.

Sartaj Aziz sought to deflect criticism that Pakistan has not done enough to crack down on the Haqqani network and that it still shelters Afghan Taliban leaders,

highlighted by the US drone strike that killed Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour in May.

Aziz said he would defend Paki-stan’s record of fighting militants when meeting this weekend with a US congressional delegation headed by Senator John McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Forces Committee.

Achievement“I think what we have achieved in these three years is quite remark-able,” he told Reuters. “But there are risks involved of how far we

can go and in what sequence we should go and in what scale we should go.”

The military operation in North Waziristan targeted loosely al-lied fighters, including the Pa-kistani branch of the Taliban - which fights to overthrow Pa-kistan’s government. Also based in the area were elements of the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani network, which direct their at-tacks across the border to target the US-backed government in Afghanistan.

Critics, particularly in the US

Congress, say Pakistan has spared the militants that limit their at-tacks to inside Afghanistan.

Sartaj said the military acted “without distinguishing between ‘good and bad’ Taliban” but sug-gested that seeking a large-scale crackdown on all at once would overstretch the armed forces and lead to more terrorist attacks.

“So we have to make sure that we move in a decisive way, but at a measured pace and according to our capacity, and ensuring that the blowback is manageable,” he said. — Reuters

Pakistan’s top

foreign policy official

Sartaj Aziz sought

to deflect criticism

that Pakistan has not

done enough to crack

down on the Haqqani

network and that it

still shelters Afghan

Taliban leaders

I think what we have achieved in these three years is quite remarkable. But there are risks involved of how far we can go and in what sequence we should go and in what scale we should go

Sartaj AzizAdvisor to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on National Security and Foreign Affairs

Actor Jafri survives firing by robbersKARACHI: Television artist Na-deem Jafri came under fire while putting up resistance during a robbery bid outside his residence in Gulshan-e-Iqbal in the wee hours of Thursday. He remained, however, unhurt in the firing.

The actor told Express News that the incident took place when he and his friends were going out at Suhur time, when some

unidentified assailants on mo-torcycles intercepted Jafri’s car. “At first I thought they were there to kill me, but they were robbers and demanded cash and mobile phones from us,” he said.

Managed to escapeThe robbers managed to escape after looting Jafri and his friends, the actor said, adding that his

friends also fired shots at the fleeing thieves. The robbers re-taliated and fired at them, after which some bullets hit his car, however, fortunately no one was hurt, Jafri said.

An FIR of the incident was reg-istered at Gulshan police under sections relating to attempting to murder and robbery, police officer Farooq said. — Express Tribune

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Google inducts ‘ethical’ hacker

Shahzad into its hall of fame

ISLAMABAD: At the tender age of 14, most children see good grades in school as a big achieve-ment. 14-year-old Muhammad Shahzad simply doesn’t conform to those lowly standards.

Setting the bar really high for his peers, this security researcher and ‘ethical’ hacker from Lahore only recently discovered that Google had inducted him into their hall of fame for highlighting several security vulnerabilities in one of Google’s acquisitions.

Despite his young age, this is the second occasion on which Shahzad has helped Google make its software more secure.

“When I was 12, I found An-droid 4.4 Lock Bypass and An-droid had no VRP at that time so

what I got was only an apprecia-tion email”.

Google are currently working to patch up some vulnerabilities pointed out by Shahzad, after which he may receive a reward from Google. But this doesn’t concern Shahzad much. “Being able to represent Pakistan on a global stage, and to be listed with researchers double my age is

enough of a reward in itself,” he says. Apart from Google, Shahzad has also pointed out several vul-nerabilities to Apple, for which he has been mentioned in their Hall of fame page twice.

When quizzed on how exactly a 14-year-old becomes so pro-ficient at software security and hacking, Shahzad mentioned an incident from his childhood. “At a very young age I had an internet facility, and one day my father’s email account got hacked. That was the time when I heard the word ‘hack’ for the very first time.

I promised my dad to bring that account back, I couldn’t do that but this was an excuse for me to get introduced to a whole new world”. — Express Tribune

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Patients suffer as doctors boycott OPDs at PolyclinicISLAMABAD: Patients visiting Polyclinic Hospital faced immense problems on Thursday as doctors boycotted the outpatient depart-ments (OPDs) in protest against the transfer of the Executive Di-rector Raja Amjad Mahmood.

The Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD) had issued the transfer order a day earlier, replacing him with Dr Iftikhar Ahmed Naroo as new ex-ecutive director of the hospital.

Senior as well as junior doctors under the banner of the Young Doctors’ Association, members of the joint action committee, para-medical staff and nurses passed a resolution demanding rescinding of Mahmood’s transfer order.

Mahmood was transferred to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) at a time when the CADD Minister, Tariq Fazal

Chaudhry, was in Saudi Arabia to perform Umra.

The minister had appointed Dr Mahmood as executive director of the hospital two months ago.

Young doctors and joint action committee members at the Poly-clinic Hospital announced that they would boycott the OPDs from 9am to 11am daily till Eid and they would continue their protest until the hospital gets back Mahmood.

“The protest started today and the OPDs remained closed for the whole day and the next pro-test plan will be decided after the Eid holidays,” Young Doctors’ Association President Dr Sartaj Ali said, while talking to The Ex-press Tribune.

He claimed that what Dr Mahmood delivered in the last two months could not be done in the last 20 years. — Express Tribune

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Central banks are at their best when they have a correct and clear vision of econom-ic developments and prospects, as well

as the tools to deliver good outcomes, whether they are acting alone or with other policy mak-ers. The congressional testimony delivered by Fed Chair Janet Yellen last week suggests that these qualities may currently elude the US central bank.

Worse, the policy challenges facing Fed officials pale in comparison with those of their colleagues in Europe. For the Bank of England and the Euro-pean Central Bank, significant structural uncer-tainties have suddenly been added to the compli-cations presented by fluid economies and peculiar financial conditions.

This unusual combination undermines the ef-fectiveness of central banks and, as the experience of the Bank of Japan proves, could get them closer to the line that separates effective measures from ineffective or even counterproductive ones. In her semi-annual testimony on monetary policy, Yellen stressed that the US economy must contend with “considerable uncertainty.”

The reasons are both domestic and internation-al, and aren’t limited to short-term surprises such as the Brexit referendum and the disappointing US jobs report for May. She also pointed to structural issues including sluggish productivity growth and business investment. Similar forces are at play in Europe, and to a much greater degree.

The structural headwinds have been amplified in the last week by genuine uncertainties in the aftermath of the Brexit referendum -- specifically, the unclear future of the economic and financial relationships between the European Union, the world’s largest economic area, and Britain, the fifth-biggest economy. This state of affairs has made it enormously difficult for central banks (and others) to come up with an economic vision that commands sufficient conviction and foundation, leaving their policy approach without a solid secu-lar anchoring.

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However, the impact on the real economy, the intended ultimate beneficiary of this additional policy activism, would be much more limited. The reason is understandable: There isn’t much that either central bank can do to compensate for the structural uncertainties associated with the out-come of the referendum. Moreover, their attempts at action will be neither cost-nor risk-free.

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Two suspects in Istanbul attack identified as Russian extremists

ISTANBUL/TBILISI: Two Rus-sian nationals have been identified as suspected IS suicide bombers in the attack on Istanbul’s main airport that is thought to have been masterminded by a Chechen, Turkish media said on Friday.

Forty-four people were killed in Tuesday’s bombings and shoot-ings, which targeted one of the world’s busiest airports.

Prosecutors have identified two of the three suspected attackers as Russians Rakim Bulgarov and Va-dim Osmanov, state-run Anadolu Agency said.

Turkish officials declined to comment. One government of-ficial had previously said the at-tackers were Russian, Uzbek and Kyrgyz nationals.

The pro-government Yeni Safak newspaper has said the organiser of the attack, the deadliest in a se-ries of suicide bombings in NATO-member Turkey this year, was suspected to be a Chechen double-amputee called Akhmed Chatayev.

Chatayev is identified on a United Nations sanctions list as a

leader in IS responsible for train-ing Russian-speaking militants.

He was arrested in Bulgaria five years ago on a Russian extradition request but freed because he had refugee status in Austria, a Bulgar-ian judge said. A year later he was wounded and captured in Georgia but again released.

Turkish police on Friday de-tained 11 foreigners in Istanbul on suspicion of belonging to an IS cell linked to the attack, Anadolu reported, bringing the number of

people detained in the investiga-tion to 24. A police spokesman could not confirm the report.

Turkish officials have not given many details beyond confirming the attackers’ nationalities.

They have previously said that forensic teams were struggling to identify the suicide bombers from

their limited remains. Yeni Safak has said one of the bombers was from Dagestan, which borders Chechnya where Moscow has led two wars against separatists and Islamist militants since the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991.

Fighting in ChechnyaChatayev lost his arm after being captured by Russian forces during fighting in Chechnya in 2000 and later claimed he was tortured, ac-cording to a 2010 statement from Amnesty International, which had called on Ukraine not to extradite him to Russia at the time.

In a statement on Friday, Am-nesty said it condemned the attack on the Istanbul airport and said it had opposed Chatayev’s extradi-tion on the grounds he faced tor-ture, which was against human rights law.

In 2012, Georgian officials said Chatayev had been wounded in a special forces operation against an unidentified group in the remote Lopota Gorge near the border with Dagestan.

The group was believed to be made up of Russian extremist insurgents fighting against Mos-cow’s rule in the North Caucasus.

Chatayev, whose foot was later amputated due to his injuries, was arrested on charges of weapons

possession. He denied this and said that he had been sent to the gorge as a negotiator at the request of Georgian officials.

He was released on the orders of a Georgian court later that year and cleared of all charges in Janu-ary 2013.”He was released lawful-ly, whether it was a mistake or not,” former Georgian interior minister Vakhtang Gomelauri said this year.

In 2011 he was detained by Bul-garian police at the country’s bor-der with Turkey as Russia wanted him for “participation in an armed group and for the recruitment of persons for terrorism and for fi-nancing terrorism”, a Bulgarian judge told Bulgarian national radio on Friday.

However, the Bulgarian court refused to extradite him, saying his refugee status, which had been granted to him in Austria in 2003, remained valid in all countries that are signatories to the Geneva Con-vention, which includes Bulgaria.

Separately, Turkish security forces detained four Turkish citi-zens on Wednesday at the Oncupi-nar border crossing with Syria on suspicion of membership of a ter-rorist group, the local governor’s office said in a statement. The four were attempting to return to Tur-key from a conflict zone in Syria under IS control, it said.— Reuters

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2016 two days after the triple suicide bombing and gun attack oc-

curred at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport. — AFP

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Del Potro ousts Wawrinka

LONDON: There is a reason why Juan Martin del Potro went under the knife — over... and over... and over again. Three wrist operations since his last appearance at Wim-bledon in 2013 meant Del Potro had had more appointments with surgeons and physiotherapists than on-court engagements with tennis professionals over the past 27 months.

On Friday, the gentle giant from Argentina showed why all the pain and scars —- both physical and mental — were worth it as he top-pled fourth seed Stan Wawrinka 3-6 6-3 7-6(2) 6-3 under a closed Centre Court roof in the second round of Wimbledon.

“It feels amazing. I beat one of the guys who is playing great tennis this season and I couldn’t have expected this before today,” a trembling Del Potro said.

“I was really sad for the last two years and now I am enjoying play-ing tennis again. My hands shaking is a great sensation for me because I’m playing tennis again and I feel alive,” he added.

Del Potro, world number 165, was feeling “so alive” that by the time the match hit the mid-way point of the second set, Wawrinka did not know what had hit him.

The Swiss, who won grand slam titles in Melbourne and Paris in the last 2 1/2 years, was probably left wishing Del Potro’s surgeon had not done such a good job of fix-ing the stricken left wrist which he uses to belt his trademark double-handed backhand.

A break for 3-1 was enough for Del Potro to bag the second set and he marked the moment with a clenched-fist salute to his sup-porters. While spectators on the outside courts had to make do with watching an army of groundstaff dragging the green covers on and

off with comical frequency, Del Potro’s flowing racket skills lifted the spirits of the soggy fans sitting atop Wimbledon’s Henman Hill and following proceedings on the giant TV screen. By the time the players swapped serves for four successive games at the start of the third set, Wawrinka knew he was in for a torrid afternoon against the 2009 U.S. Open champion.

A forehand long handed the 6-foot-6 Del Potro the third set tiebreak and the Argentine proved his patched-up wrist could go blow-for-blow with Wawrinka’s thundering groundstrokes in the fourth as he finished a 21-shot rally with a nerveless volley.

Wawrinka saved two break points in the sixth game, with an ace and a beautiful backhand win-ner, but his luck ran out two games later as an erratic backhand hand-ed Del Potro the break.

When the Swiss whipped a backhand wide on match point to complete another miserable out-ing at the only major in which he has yet to reach at least the semi-final, it completed a remarkable comeback from the tennis wilder-ness for his opponent.

“After my third surgery, I’ve been trying to play tennis again. It is like my second or third career in

my short life,” said Del Potro who will next face Lucas Pouille.

“I didn’t know if I could be in the top position again... after all the in-juries,” the 27-year-old added.

“To be in the third round in my first grand slam after three years, it means a lot to me. I’m excited to go far in the tournament.”

Tsonga, Berdych and Kyrgios, Isner advanceMeanwhile, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was in no mood to hang about on Friday, racing to a one-set lead in just 18 minutes against Argen-tina’s Juan Monaco some three hours after they first warmed up on another rain-interrupted day at Wimbledon.

The pair were among eight matchups at the bottom of the men’s draw waiting to play their round two matches at the start of day five, while players in the top half, like Novak Djokovic and Rog-er Federer, were scheduled to play round three.

Monaco put the brakes on the Frenchman in the second and third sets and Tsonga’s service level dipped, but the 12th seed won through 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 in one hour 23 minutes — the third fastest men’s match of the tournament so far.

The rain delays, which had also

held up eight women’s second round ties, have prompted organ-isers to consider playing matches on Sunday, usually a rest day.

Tsonga, twice a semi-finalist at the grasscourt major, and Monaco, a former top-10 player, warmed up in drizzle around noon but the match was suspended before a ball was struck in earnest.

Speaking of his relief at finally reaching the third round, he said: “... especially because now today I’m waiting for my match. So, yeah, I’m really happy the way it goes to-day because it’s better to go back home tonight than stay here.”

Czech 10th seed Tomas Berdych also sped through to beat the rain, downing Germany’s Benjamin Becker 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 and taking just a minute longer than Tsonga to se-cure his place in round three.

Berdych was sanguine about how the rain dice rolled.

“I think it’s fair. In the first round I was ... I about to finish a couple of points and then get rain delay overnight. Came next day and he was obviously better at the start,” he told reporters, referring to his four-set first-round win over Cro-atian Ivan Dodig.

“So that one was, I would say, unlucky. This one I was lucky.”

France’s Lucas Pouille, seeded 32, also made it through, defeat-ing American Donald Young and men’s 15th seed Nick Kyrgios of Australia beat German Dustin Brown 6-7(3), 6-1, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 to reach the third round.

American 18th seed John Isner ended the Wimbledon odyssey of Australian qualifier Matthew Barton on Friday, serving his way

to victory 7-6(8) 7-6(3) 7-6(8) in a high-octane second-round clash.

The 6-foot-10 (2.08 metre) American fired down 43 aces, in-cluding a 142 mph bullet that was the joint fastest of the tournament.

He was forced to knuckle down by the gritty Australian, at 248th the lowest-ranked competitor left in the men’s singles draw.

Venus, Serena survive In a rain-marred match, women’s number one seed Serena Williams beat fellow American Christina McHale 6-7(7), 6-2, 6-4 to advance to the third round

On the outside court, experience wrestled aside youth at Wimble-don on Friday when Venus Wil-liams, at 36 the oldest woman in the draw, overcame rain interrup-tions and Russian teenager Daria Kasatkina 7-5, 4-6, 10-8 to reach the fourth round.

Kasatkina, 19, demonstrated clearly how she has leapt 128 plac-es up the rankings in the last year, saving two match points, one after a lengthy rain stoppage.

The women were forced off court with Williams on match point as the heavens opened for a third time in the match, the score-board showing 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 and 40-30 in the eighth seed’s favour. Ka-satkina won the next three points using a hefty serve.

Five-times champion Williams, who suffered peaks and troughs of form throughout the two hour 41 minute match, finally downed the 29th-seeded Wimbledon debutant on her third match point with a thundering return that the Rus-sian dumped in the net. — Reuters

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Cheema, Klair in semis

MUSCAT: Cheema XI and Klair XI booked semifinal berths in the MRI category of the Omantel Ramadan Cricket Tournament organised by the Pakistan Social Club at the Pakistan School Mus-cat on Thursday night.

In the first match, Cheema XI beat Rising Star, while in the match that followed Klair XI defeated Al Nafeesa. The third match in the Tape Ball category saw Sialkot Stallion get past Muttrah Boys.

Brief scores: Rising star 40 for 8 in 8 overs (Saleem 11, Kaleemullah 4 for 11) lost to Cheema XI 41 for no loss (Waseem 33 not out) by 10 wickets. Man of the match: Kaleemullah of Cheema XI

Al Nafeesa 89 for 4 in 8 (Aqib 56, Shamas 2 for 14) lost to Klair XI 90 for 1 in 7 .5 overs (Mujeeb 30, Fayyaz Butt 2 for 32) by 6 wick-ets. Man of the match: Shamas of Klair XI

Muttrah Boys 93 for 4 in 8 overs (Shoaib 28r, Waqas 22) lost to Sialkot Stallion 94 for 1 in 6 overs (Waseem 40, Mani Butt 39) by 9 wickets. Man of the match: Mani Butt for Sialkot Stallion

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Shastri resigns from ICC post

NEW DELHI: Former India captain and Team Director Ravi Shastri has resigned from his post as media representative in ICC’s prestigious Cricket Com-mittee. Incidentally, the chair-man of ICC Cricket Committee is current Team India coach Anil Kumble, who pipped Shas-tri to the job after getting nod from high profile Cricket Advi-sory Committee.

“I have already submitted my resignation. There are personal commitments and I have been there for six years,” Shastri said.

The official reason is his busy media commitments as com-mentator, TV expert and col-umnist, but there is intense speculation that the former all-rounder may have resigned as he is yet to come to terms with re-jection that led to a widely pub-licised spat with Saurav Ganguly.

“Just like Saurav, Ravi is also an emotional man at one level. He is yet to come to terms with rejection. Since he became a media representative as BCCI nominee, probably, he is not willing to continue in that post. Also media representative is more of a decorative post in ICC Cricket Committee.” - PTI

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GREAT DAY: Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro returns to Switzerland’s

Stan Wawrinka during their men’s singles second round match. – Reuters

ECSTATIC: USA’s Serena Williams celebrates winning her match

against USA’s Christina McHale. – AFP

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Title contenders Germany look to wriggle out of Italy nightmare

BORDEAUX: Title contenders Germany will come face to face with their ultimate tournament nightmare when they take on Italy in their Euro 2016 quarterfinal in Bordeaux on Saturday.

The world champions have lost every single tournament knock-out game to the Italians going back almost half a century but are con-fident they can end a streak that includes one World Cup final and two semifinals and the Euro 2012 last four. There are signs that it be

Germany’s turn to smile on Satur-day, with the 2014 World Cup win-ners having yet to concede a goal in the tournament.

After topping Group C with two wins and a draw, they quickly dis-posed of Slovakia 3-0 in the round of 16 with an impressive perfor-mance in which their frontline burst into life after three below-par performances. Forward Mario Gomez, initially left on the bench, has now struck once in each of their last two matches and looks set to spearhead their attack again.

“We know that everything will be demanded from us,” said team

manager Oliver Bierhoff. “This is a new game, maybe the Italians are even stronger than in 2012 and we have been warned.

But the game will start from zero for both teams and the past does not interest us.”

Coach Joachim Loew will have a full squad to choose from with Jo-nas Hector having recovered from the flu and captain Bastian Sch-weinsteiger fully fit after playing only a minor role so far following a long-term injury. “I feel Bastian is

ready now. He belongs to the play-ers that Loew can now count on 100 percent,” Bierhoff said.

Antonio Conte’s Italy lack the big names of the past but were among four teams unbeaten in qualifying for the tournament and have kept their momentum going in France, conceding just one goal in their four matches.

Their so-called three-man BBC defence, led by Giorgio Chiellini playing alongside Juventus team-mates Andrea Barzagli and Leon-ardo Bonucci, has been key to their success. “We have the Juve trio who guide us, they’ve not been

winning for five years for noth-ing,” said fellow defender Mattia De Sciglio.

Conte will likely be without midfielder Daniele De Rossi, who picked up a thigh injury in Monday’s 2-0 win over holders Spain. Thiago Motta, his usual replacement, is missing through suspension.

That is unlikely to deter the Ital-ians, according to De Sciglio.

“Conte would be on the pitch with us if he could be,” he said. “He has taught us to fight for every inch. Fighting for every ball is our strength as we do not possess su-perstars.” - Reuters

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QUENCHING THIRST: Italy’s goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon quenching

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Coach Kumble wants us to take our own decisions, says RahulBENGALURU: Talented Kar-nataka opener Lokesh Rahul is happy that new chief coach Anil Kumble has decided to empower the national team members so that they can take their own de-cisions. Rahul, who is a part of the Indian cricket team set to tour West Indies for a four-Test series, is currently attending the conditioning camp at the Nation-al Cricket Academy under the watchful eyes of Kumble.

“We had a few interactions with him (Kumble) and he has stressed on few things --- he has made it clear that he will let the boys take decision by themselves.

When we have trouble or any queries and we need to ask, we can go up to him and it is wonder-ful set-up,” Rahul told BCCI.TV.

“It’s a great boost for young team like ours to have a legend like Anil Kumble in the team who will mentor and coach us. He is sharing with us the experiences that he has had in his cricketing career,” the 24 year-old said.

“He is somebody who has so much cricketing knowledge and has spent so much time in inter-national cricket. He is an ideal guy for us to look up to. We are looking

forward working with Anil Kum-ble and getting better personally and also as a team,” said Rahul, who has scored 256 runs in 5 Test matches including two centuries against Australia and Sri Lanka respectively. After a successful limited overs tour of Zimbabwe, Rahul got a week long break which he enjoyed relaxing at home.

“It’s little quick, but I did get a couple of days break and spent some time at home. It was a good break for me. It’s unfortunate that the weather has not been on our side and we couldn’t go out there and practice. But we did put in a few hours in indoors and try to get some practice.”

With two Test tons under his belt, it is only natural that Rahul has a liking for the white flan-nels and red ball. No wonder he is looking forward towards his maiden tour of Caribbean.

“Test cricket is always a lot more challenging than the rest of the formats and we enjoy play-ing Tests. It’s been a while since I played a Test (August 2015 vs Sri Lanka) and to see the white clothes again puts a smile on my face,” said the soft-spoken Mangalore lad. — PTI

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Not easy to fill void created due to Dhoni retirement: SahaBENGALURU: India’s specialist Test wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha said that it is difficult to fill in the void created due to Mahen-dra Singh Dhoni’s retirement from longer version as the former skip-per has been such a proven match-winner for a good period of time.

“After Dhoni bhai’s retirement, filling his place as the wicket-keeper is not an easy task because he has had won many matches for

us. He was a dominant character in world cricket,” Saha told reporters after Indian team’s training ses-sion at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Saha said that in his own style, he is trying to do what Dhoni did best— contribute in team’s cause.

“I am trying to do what Dhoni bhai did for us — that is to win matches with contributions com-ing from his bat as well as by taking catching and effecting stumpings

in crucial situations,” he said.The 31-year-old said that when-

ever he gets an opportunity, he speaks to Dhoni to seek his advice.

“We always talk to each other on every possible opportunity I and Dhoni get. We talk to each other as we did in IPL and India’s Aus-tralia tour. He gave me vital tips on how to keep on bouncy tracks and handle pressure while batting. Not only Dhoni, I also talk to other

players as well,” he added.Replying to a query, Saha said

he would try to do better with the bat in West Indies tour as his per-formance wasn’t good in the last series. “The team has done well in the last one year. We have done well in Australia and Sri Lanka, but my individual progress could have been better and would grab the op-portunity to come up trumps in West Indies,” he stated.

Asked how he plans to cement his place in the team in the ab-sence of Dhoni, Saha said he would try to get some big scores - a good 70-odd consistently to cement his place in the team. “I will try to make a good 70-odd runs to help the team gain advantage over the opposition. If I am successful it will be good for me and the side,” further added. Replying to another question, Saha said he enjoys bat-

ting with lower order batsmen be-cause it helps the side to get some vital runs to put up good total on the scoreboard.

“I like batting with the lower-order because scoring vital runs in crunch situations helps us put up a good total,” he said.

Saha said it is indeed a challenge to keep wickets in different condi-tions and on different tracks be-cause it is a thankless job. - PTI

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MARSEILLE: Iceland’s joint coach Lars Lagerback dismissed suggestions on Friday that his team were just a well-oiled defen-sive unit, pointing out that by play-ing two strikers his side had more potency than some other nations.

The islanders have been the fair-ytale story of Euro 2016, knocking out England in the last 16 to qual-ify for a dream quarter-final with hosts France in Paris on Sunday.

Having scored six goals - as many as France in their four open-ing matches - the tiniest nation in the competition has proved that it can be effective despite having the least possession of the remaining teams in the tournament.

“When we talk of the defensive aspect, we use all our players and sometimes we ask a little too much of our forwards,” Lars lagerback told French daily L’Equipe.

“In football it’s difficult to score goals so if we can keep our oppo-nents from scoring, then we give ourselves every chance of winning. So we’re very organised and each player has a precise role and fulfils it extremely well.”

However, what makes Lager-back’s defensive bloc different to some of the other smaller nations in the tournament such as Albania

or Northern Ireland, is the deci-sion to play with two strikers in a 4-4-2 formation.

Lagerback argued that if his team were as defensive as some

suggest then he would have gone for a 4-5-1 or 5-3-2 system.

Instead he and fellow coach Heimir Hallgrimsson have pushed two men higher up to keep op-

ponents on their toes and quickly break when needed.

Clean billMeanwhile, Iceland have a clean bill of health with captain and long-throw specialist Aron Gunnarsson returning to training on Friday ahead of their European Champi-onship quarterfinal against hosts France on Sunday.

Midfielder Gunnarsson -- whose throw-ins have created two goals for Iceland including one in their win over England on Monday -- sat out of Thursday’s training with a back problem. “He (Gunnars-son) has a little bit of pain coming from his back...and according to the medical team, he shouldn’t do anything yesterday,” Iceland joint-coach Lars Lagerback said.

While his team are injury free, one concern for the coach is the nine players are a booking away from a suspension.

They are Kari Arnason, Birkir Bjarnason, Johann Gudmundsson, Aron Gunnarsson, Hannes Hall-dorsson, Birkir Saevarsson, Kol-beinn Sigthorsson, Gylfi Sigurds-son and Ari Skulason. France have just two players a booking away from a ban, Olivier Giroud and Lau-rent Koscielny. - Reuters

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Two strikers gives Iceland ‘extra bite’

PARIS: France right back Bacary Sagna said he could not imagine the host nation would suffer the same fate as England when they face surprise packages Iceland on Sunday for a place in the European Championship semifinals. “I’m not thinking about defeat,” Sagna told a news conference at France’s training camp outside Paris on Friday. “I’m not planning to go on holidays early. I want to go all the way.”

Sagna, who has played his club football in England for nearly a decade with Arsenal and now Manchester City, said he had been surprised by England’s shock 2-1 defeat by

Iceland in the round of 16.“I thought England would

win because they have a young team with plenty of talent,” he said. “On the other hand, I was quite happy for Iceland because they played really well. They taught Eng-land a lesson and deserve to be where they are.”

The 33-year-old, who has won praise for convincing dis-plays in the tournament, said he was confident Les Bleus would survive Sunday’s tricky test at the Stade de France. “We certainly do not underes-timate Iceland but we belong to the best sides in Europe, we’re among the favourites and we’re at home,” he said. — Reuters

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HERSHEY REJECTS $23B MONDELEZ TAKEOVER OFFERHershey said on Thursday it had rejected a $23 billion takeover bid by Mondelez International that would seek to expand the latter’s limited US footprint and create the world’s largest confectioner. >B3

Dubai to invest $1 billion in transportation to spur growthDUBAI: From commuter trains to highways, Dubai is doubling down on its bet that investments in transportation will spur the emirate’s economy as lower crude prices strain budgets in the oil-dependent Gulf region.

Dubai expects to solicit bids within eight months for road pro-jects worth as much as four billion dirhams ($1.1 billion) as part of a bigger drive to upgrade transport links in the city, Mattar Al Tayer, director general and chairman of its Roads and Transport Author-ity (RTA), said in an interview in the city. His comments followed the awarding on Wednesday of a Dh10.6 billion contract to extend the emirate’s metro-train system as Dubai prepares to host the 2020 World Expo.

“There’s a lot of cuts in pro-jects in neighbouring countries,” Al Mattar said. “Investing in in-frastructure is one of the poli-cies which the Dubai government has taken to steer the economy.” He declined to give details of the planned road improvements.

Dubai is focusing on infrastruc-ture projects amid an economic slowdown triggered partly by a decline in oil prices by about half since 2014. The slide in crude is af-fecting businesses from real estate to hotels, though the city’s econo-my relies less on oil than many of its neighbours. Dubai, the second-largest emirate in the United Arab Emirates after Abu Dhabi, is an international trading, transporta-tion and financial hub.

A group led by Alstom of France

and including Spain’s Acciona and Gulermak of Turkey won a con-tract to extend the metro network by 15 kilometres (9 miles) to the desert site of the 2020 Expo. The RTA has received Dh1.5 billion from the Dubai government’s de-partment of finance to begin work on the extension, Al Tayer said.

The contractors have submitted offers to pay for the metro project, and the department is to decide within six months how to fund it, he said. The RTA expects work on the network to proceed on sched-ule even amid a challenging eco-nomic environment, he said.

To help pay for the transporta-tion upgrades, Dubai’s transport authority is studying whether to increase road tolls within three years, Al Tayer said. — Bloomberg News

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STANDING TALL: Dubai is focusing on infrastructure projects amid an economic slowdown triggered partly by a decline in oil prices by about half since 2014. — Bloomberg file picture

Indian-owned food production firm opens new unit in UAE

DUBAI: An Indian-owned food importing company has launched its new food production facility in the UAE with an investment of $95.2 million.

With the expansion of its pro-duction facility, Arab & India Spic-es (AIS) eyes an annual turnover of Dh1 billion ($272 million) starting from this year.

The new unit in Ajman is built with an investment of Dh350 mil-lion ($95.2 million).

The 70-year-old company is one of the first and largest firms that sources and processes a range of pulses and ground spices in the Gulf.

The company records the larg-est import of pulses, lentils, spices and rice from various sourcing points around the world with hun-dreds of tonnes of foodstuff being imported annually to the GCC.

High-tech plantHarish Kumar Lal Tahiliani, Man-aging Director of Arab & India Spices, said: “This new facility is an extended version of AIS’ exist-ing state-of-the-art food process-ing plant in Ajman. AIS began in a 400 square feet facility in the UAE and now it operates a 400,000 square feet production facility ex-tended gradually, making AIS one of the largest food production and processing facility in the region.”

“The high-tech plant is part of the company’s plans to drive the continued growth of its business in the UAE and expand further into other parts of the Gulf region. AIS has diversified its operations from milling and grinding to process-ing of whole spices and consumer packing,” Tahiliani said. — PTI

A R A B & I N D I A S P I C E S EU should not pressure UK to leave bloc quickly

PRAGUE: European Union lead-ers shouldn’t pressure the UK to leave the bloc quickly following its Brexit vote and should rein in their “arrogant reaction” to the referendum, billionaire Czech Fi-nance Minister Andrej Babis said.

Babis, who said he was “sad” about the looming departure of an ally to non-euro area coun-tries, appealed for more decency in dealing with the UK during an interview in the Prague suburb of Pruhonice on Wednesday.

“It’s like when a marriage is falling apart, and some just slam the door,” said Babis, who sipped a weight-loss concoction at his favourite local restaurant. “We should still act decently, not with emotion and not to tell them to get out quickly.”

The billionaire, whose ANO party became parliament’s sec-ond-largest faction after its first

election in 2013, brushed off the calls for closer EU integration that emerged after the Brexit vote, saying they come from peo-ple living in a “Brussels bubble.” Instead, he said EU leaders need to concentrate on basics such as solving the immigrant crisis, pre-venting the collapse of the Schen-gen passport-free travel area and reforming the bloc so it can deal with Brexit fallout.

“Europe lacks strong leaders — the current leaders don’t seem to be able to reform the EU,” said Babis, 61.

“They have to listen also to

voices from smaller countries. We can’t be the fifth wheel. They can’t decide everything instead of us.”

No euroBabis, who is the most popular politician in the country of 10.5 million, also rejected calls for fast-er expansion of the euro area into countries like the Czech Republic, which, despite being obliged to join as part of EU membership, has no date set for ditching its ko-runa and remains skeptical about the project.

“As long as I am the finance minister, we will never enter the

euro zone because the euro zone is an economic project and it has un-fortunately changed to a political one, as we have seen in the Greek solution,” said Babis, the Czech Republic’s second-richest person with assets including chemical, agriculture and media businesses. “If we ever were to enter the euro zone, I wouldn’t want to guarantee the Greek loans that will never be paid back,” he said.

“The new euro-zone members should have the possibility to ne-gotiate an exemption.“

Following the Brexit vote, a handful of Czech politicians, in-

cluding State Secretary for Euro-pean Affairs Tomas Prouza, have said the country should change its stance on the euro as it “can’t af-ford to remain somewhere on the periphery” of the bloc.

“If we consciously decide not to participate, it will be at the price of endangering our economy and hampering our chances to influ-ence decisions that are vitally im-portant to us,” Prouza, a member of Prime Minister Bohuslav So-botka Social Democrats, said in a phone interview on Thursday.

Adding fuel to fireThe yield on Czech 10-year gov-ernment debt fell one basis point at 2pm on Friday in Prague to 0.44 per cent. The Czech koruna, which the central bank has shack-led in a gain-limiting regime to ward off deflation, was 0.1 per cent weaker at 27.092 against the euro.

The three-party ruling coali-tion has said that setting a date for euro adoption can only be done once a widespread public cam-paign takes place. Echoing fears among other countries such as Poland, who have balked at giving up their independent monetary policies, Babis warned against the idea of creating a two-speed Europe based around those in the euro and those who aren’t. It would fuel extremist groups like those in France and the Nether-lands who have called for copycat referendums in the wake of Brexit, he said.

“A potential split into the euro area and the rest would mean a definite breakup and will only strengthen groups such as Marine Le Pen and Wilders,” he said.

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Abu Dhabi fund denial on 1MDB investments stirs up questionsKUALA LUMPUR: An Abu Dhabi sovereign fund embroiled in a debt dispute with 1Malaysia Develop-ment (1MDB) said it didn’t guar-antee any of the Malaysian state company’s holdings in a Cayman fund, stirring up more questions on investments that amounted to billions of dollars.

International Petroleum Invest-ment Co. (Ipic) is also investigat-ing companies set up outside its group structure and in other ju-risdictions that used variations of the name of its Aabar Investments unit, it said in an exchange filing on Thursday. It had earlier denied ownership of a company known as Aabar, to which 1MDB said it sent $3.5 billion. IPIC didn’t say if the other entities using Aabar’s name were also related to 1MDB.

1MDB is at the centre of probes at home and abroad, including in Switzerland, the US and Singapore as authorities seek to determine if some of the billions of dollars it raised were siphoned off. While it has denied wrongdoing, a report by a Malaysian parliamentary com-mittee in April identified at least $4.2 billion of questionable trans-

actions, including those involving Abu Dhabi companies.

Investigators are faced with a complex web of transactions, some of which involve companies with similar names. Questions over 1MDB and its finances have extended to Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, who was until recently the head of its ad-visory board and who has faced a separate scandal over political do-nations.

Financial guarantees1MDB has “intimated the ex-istence of guarantees” of about $940 million provided by Aabar for units in a Cayman-registered fund owned by 1MDB unit Brazen Sky, and guarantees from Aabar BVI of investments held with various third-party fund manag-ers of about $1.5 billion, IPIC said in a financial statement released Thursday.

In September 2012, 1MDB sold its shares in a venture for $2.32 billion and received units in a Cayman-registered fund man-aged by Bridge Partners, a Hong Kong-based fund manager. 1MDB

said the units were owned by Bra-zen Sky, and held through Swiss bank BSI’s unit in Singapore as custodian. Transcripts of a par-liamentary committee probe of 1MDB showed lawmakers were told by its auditor of an invest-ment guarantee by Aabar.

“Both IPIC and Aabar confirm there is no record of any such guar-antees being provided by Aabar,” IPIC said. “Neither IPIC nor Aabar has received any payments, assets or fund units from Brazen Sky.”

1MDB declined to comment on the IPIC statement. It has said it negotiated “various legal agree-ments” with the previous heads of IPIC and Aabar, and called it a “surprising claim” that neither Gulf company knew of its dealings with Aabar.

Swiss authorities said in April they were investigating two for-mer public officials from the Unit-ed Arab Emirates, who handled Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth funds that guaranteed 1MDB bonds.

Ipic entered into an agreement with 1MDB in May 2015 to pro-vide the Malaysian fund $1 billion to settle liabilities in exchange for

a transfer of assets, and assume interest obligations on $3.5 bil-lion of debt. That deal included IPIC forgiving $482 million in debt, the financial statement on Thursday showed.

1MDB and Malaysia’s finance ministry “are in default” on the binding term sheet, Ipic said in

April. The tussle between the two companies spilled over to repay-ments on bonds issued by 1MDB, which led to a default in April. Ipic said on Thursday it’s taking a $3.5 billion provision related to guaran-tees it provided on 1MDB debt.

The Abu Dhabi company said last month it’s seeking $6.5 billion

from 1MDB and Malaysia’s finance ministry after they failed to “per-form their obligations, cure their defaults or put forward acceptable proposals” to resolve the disagree-ment. It submitted an arbitration request to a London court and 1MDB said it’ll provide a “robust response” by July 11. — Bloomberg News

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UNDER PROBE: 1MDB is at the centre of probes at home and abroad, including in Switzerland, the US and Singapore as authorities seek to determine if some of the billions of dollars it raised were si-phoned off. — Bloomberg file picture

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US data in June offers hope for manufacturing sector

WASHINGTON: Factory activ-ity in the US Midwest surged to its highest in almost 1-1/2 years in June amid strong gains in new orders and production, offering a ray of hope for the downtrodden manufacturing sector.

While another report on Thurs-day showed an increase in the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits last week, layoffs remained low in June, backing views the labour market remained healthy despite last month’s paltry job gains.

The signs of stability in manu-facturing and low layoffs added to consumer spending data in sug-gesting that economic growth re-gained speed in the second quarter.

But a cloud looms over the economy following Britain’s shock vote last week to leave the European Union. The so-called

Brexit referendum unsettled mar-kets and on Thursday, the Inter-national Monetary Fund said un-certainty over Britain’s departure was the biggest risk to the global economy.

‘unexpected Brexit’“The unexpected Brexit decision could have material influence on how manufacturers view the near-term outlook. It could also impact firms’ hiring decisions over the coming months,” said Sam Bullard, a senior economist at Wells Fargo Securities in Char-lotte, North Carolina.

The Institute for Supply Man-agement-Chicago said its busi-ness barometer jumped 7.5 points

to 56.8 this month, the highest since January 2015. The increase unwound the prior two months’ declines. A gauge of new orders received by factories in the Mid-west region surged to its highest since October 2014. A measure of backlogged orders was the high-est in more than five years, after contracting for 16 consecutive months. At the same time, manu-facturers reported that produc-tion was at a five-year high and inventories were growing again.

US stocks rose for a third straight day, in line with global markets. The dollar was little changed against a basket of cur-rencies, while prices for US gov-ernment debt rose.

Stuck in a rutWhile the ISM-Chicago survey is volatile, it mirrored similar gains in some other regional factory sur-veys. Both the New York and Phil-adelphia Federal Reserve Banks this month reported rebounds in factory activity in New York state and mid-Atlantic region respec-tively. But their counterparts in Dallas and Richmond reported further slumps in activity.

The Institute for Supply Man-agement is expected to report on Friday that its national factory index was little changed at 51.4 in June. A reading above 50 indicates expansion in the manufacturing sector, which accounts for about 12 per cent of the US economy.

Despite the improvement in sentiment surveys, data on facto-ry orders, business spending and industrial production have shown manufacturing stuck in a rut since mid-2014 following a surge in the US dollar.

Lower oil pricesManufacturing has also been undermined by lower oil prices which have put pressure on pro-ducers of energy-related equip-ment and efforts by businesses to reduce an inventory overhang have also inflicted pain. In a sepa-rate report, the US Labor Depart-ment said initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 10,000 to a seasonally adjusted 268,000 for the week ended June 25. Claims have now been below 300,000, a threshold associated with a strong jobs market, for 69 consecutive weeks, the longest streak since 1973. The four-week moving average of claims, con-sidered a better measure of la-bor market trends as it irons out week-to-week volatility, was un-changed at 266,750 last week.

“The trend in the claims data has improved since late in May, supporting our view that the sharp weakening in May payrolls overstated any underlying sof-tening in the labour market,” said Daniel Silver, an economist at JP-Morgan in New York.

Nonfarm payrolls increased only 38,000, the smallest gain since September 2010. A Reuters survey of economists forecast payrolls rising 180,000 in June. The Labor Department will pub-lish its June employment report on July 8. — Reuters

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Committed to open UK data centre: Amazon

FRANKFURT: Amazon.com’s cloud computing division remains “committed” to opening a Lon-don data centre by early next year, even after the British public’s vote for the UK to leave the EU. It will also offer local customers the op-tion of hosting data in Germany or Ireland, a company executive said on Thursday.

“Demand for all our services is growing across all Europe. For us it’s business as usual,” Stephen Or-ban, head of enterprise strategy at Amazon Web Services, said in an interview at a customer confer-ence on Thursday in Frankfurt.

Britain’s vote last week to break away from the EU has raised con-cerns about how data-storage regulations in Europe and the UK will evolve. Orban confirmed Amazon’s planned UK data centre would open despite the uncertain-ty, opening later this year or early next as planned. “We’re watching the situation but I can’t speculate how everything is going to unfold,” Orban said. AWS offers data pro-tection agreements that have been approved by the EU’s Article 29 working group and plans to work with “the various different compli-ance rules and regulations” on the Continent, he said.

More complicatedBritain’s decision to leave the EU could make using the planned London centre more complicated for customers if the UK adheres to different rules than the rest of Eu-rope about storing and safeguard-ing data. The Brexit process raises concerns that Europe’s new Gen-eral Data Protection Regulation, approved in April and set to take ef-fect in 2018, will no longer apply in the UK once it leaves the EU. If the UK needs to create its own set of protection rules it could complicate business in Europe for cloud pro-viders such as AWS, Microsoft’s Azure service, and data businesses.

“We were considering using the UK one, mostly for UK customers,” said Charles Phillips, Chief Ex-ecutive of Infor, a New York-based business software company that’s one of AWS’s biggest customers. “It’s less likely given what’s going on. I don’t want to rush in there and then have customers tell us to do something different.”

Dublin centrePhillips, a former high-ranking ex-ecutive at Oracle, said Infor plans to keep hosting British customers’ data from Amazon’s Dublin centre, though he had hoped Amazon’s UK centre would offer faster Web response times.

Orban said European custom-ers that don’t want to tap comput-ing capacity from the upcoming UK cluster of data centres could still host their applications in Amazon’s Frankfurt and Dublin locations. Amazon’s cloud divi-sion, which the company says is on track for $10 billion in revenue this year, rents computing capacity and software that businesses can tap online instead of installing and maintaining their own servers.

— Bloomberg News

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China’s vast factory sector weakens in JuneSYDNEY: China’s vast factory sector flatlined in June as exports shrank and jobs were cut, a worry-ing trend evident across Asia that argues for yet more policy stimu-lus as doubts gather over the po-tency of measures taken so far.

The hard times signalled by a range of surveys was not what the world needed a week after Brit-ain’s vote to leave the European Union condemned that bloc to months, if not years, of political and economic instability.

Most of the responses from manufacturers also preceded the Brexit vote, suggesting July could be even tougher.

“The unimaginable has hap-pened and the UK vote will cast a long shadow over the UK, Europe and global markets for some time to come,” warned Westpac head currency strategist Robert Rennie.

“A structurally weaker pound, a softer euro and weaker global growth beckons.”

Among the many surveys out on Friday, China’s official Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) slipped

a tick to 50 in June, dead on the level that is supposed to separate growth from contraction.

One saving grace was the ser-vices sector measure, which nudged up to 53.7 in a positive sign for consumer activity.

More worrying was the Caixin version of the PMI, which covers

a greater share of smaller firms, where the index fell to a four-month trough of 48.6 in June, from 49.2 in May.

“Panellists widely commented that poor market conditions and a drop in new work had led them to cut output,” reported Caixin.

“Data suggested that part of the

weakness stemmed from softer foreign client demand, with new export sales declining for the sev-enth month in a row.”

That had to be a disappoint-ment to Beijing which has resort-ed to ever-looser fiscal and mone-tary policy to support growth and jobs in the world’s second largest economy.

It was a frustration likely shared by the Bank of Japan which found major manufacturers in a morose mood despite all its attempts at aggressive easing.

The reasons were clear in the Markit/Nikkei measure of Ja-pan’s PMI which edged up slightly to 48.1 in June, but stayed in con-tractionary territory for the fourth straight month.

Government data were no better with household spending down for the third month in a row and core consumer prices suffering their biggest annual drop since 2013.

Markets reacted by driving Japanese government bond yields deeper into negative territory. In-vestors now pay 24 basis points

for the privilege of lending Japan money for 10 years, a once un-thinkable condition that is be-coming standard fare.

The news from South Korea was relatively cheery as its PMI reached a six-month high, yet at 50.5 it was just barely into expan-sionary territory.

Indeed, a separate report showed shipments from the world’s sixth-largest exporter fell for an 18th straight month in June.

Likewise, electronics power-house Taiwan reported some im-provement but again growth was only marginal.

India’s PMI did hit a three-month top of 51.7, but it remains an outlier in an Asian region which could face a whole new threat should the Brexit vote her-ald a wider retreat from free trade.

Vaninder Singh, an economist at Royal Bank of Scotland in Sin-gapore, noted the region had been the greatest beneficiary of globali-sation and any shift to trade barri-ers or closed borders would hurt Asia the most. — Reuters

E C O N O M Y

REGAINING SPEED: Signs of stability in manufacturing and low layoffs added to consumer spending

data in suggesting that economic growth regained speed in the second quarter. — Bloomberg file picture

NO CHILD’S PLAY: Workers assemble toy cars at a toy factory in

Jinjiang, southeast China’s Fujian province on Friday. - AFP

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Oracle loses $3b verdict for ditching HP Itanium chipSAN FRANCISCO: Oracle was ordered by a jury to pay $3 billion after finding that billionaire Larry Ellison and his company violated a contract to support software for Hewlett-Packard’s (HP) once-promising Itanium chip.

The jury saw the case as clear cut and were swayed by what they saw as efforts by Ellison and for-mer HP Chief Executive Officer Mark Hurd to hurt his previous employer, said juror Kyra Knaver, a student at Loyola Marymount Uni-versity in Los Angeles. Ellison lured Hurd to Oracle in 2010 shortly af-ter Hurd resigned amid an inves-tigation into his relationship with a contractor.

Unanimous verdictJurors in state court in San Jose, California, reached the unanimous verdict in less than five hours of de-liberations Thursday, concluding that Oracle’s decision to bail out of an agreement to develop software for the Itanium chip hurt HP’s revenue. Oracle said it will appeal the verdict, which is the largest in

the US this year according to data compiled by Bloomberg News.

“Oracle’s decision to stop fu-ture software development on the Itanium server platform in March of 2011 was a clear breach of con-

tract that caused serious damage to HP and our customers,” Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. said in an e-mailed statement.

The decision is the second trial defeat for Oracle in about a month

after the company lost a $9 billion verdict to Google while trying to stake a claim to the search giant’s Android phone business. The $3 billion award, if ultimately paid, would account for 5.4 per cent of

Oracle’s $56 billion cash on hand, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. HP has since sepa-rated two companies, with Hewl-ett Packard Enterprise taking the business under dispute with Ora-cle. Hewlett Packard Enterprise, looking to invest in new ways to win customers, has about $9 bil-lion in cash, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Since it split in November from its sibling company, now HP, its shares have jumped about 10.4 per cent.

Developing softwareIn 2010, Oracle agreed to con-tinue supporting the Itanium chip among other products. Two years later, a judge ruled that Or-acle was contractually obligated to continue developing software for Itanium. Oracle told the jury at this month’s trial that it had re-introduced the platform and would include support for it in future updates.

“Oracle never believed it had a contract to continue to port our software to Itanium indefinitely

and we do not believe so today,” the company said in a statement after the verdict.

Latest software“Oracle has been providing all its latest software for the Itanium systems since the original ruling while HP and Intel stopped devel-oping systems years ago.”

Hewlett Packard Enterprise ar-gued that by abandoning the prod-uct in 2011, the damage was al-ready done.

Diana Garrett, a retired Intel software manager, said her fa-miliarity with chip development helped her to quickly reject Ora-cle’s case. “Their arguments didn’t make sense,” she said. “Pretty much nothing added up.”

The Itanium chip, developed in collaboration between HP and In-tel in 2001, was once touted as ar-chitecture that would be pervasive in the computer industry. The pro-cessor failed to win industry-wide adoption, causing both HP and In-tel to reduce their investment in it.

— Bloomberg News

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Hershey rejects $23 billion Mondelez takeover attempt

NEW YORK: Hershey said on Thursday it had rejected a $23 billion takeover bid by Monde-lez International that would seek to expand the latter’s limited US footprint and create the world’s largest confectioner.

The snub underscores the chal-lenges Mondelez Chief Executive Irene Rosenfeld faces in wooing Hershey’s controlling sharehold-er, the Hershey Trust, a $12 billion charity created by the eponymous company’s founder a century ago.

The maker of Hershey’s Kisses and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups saw its shares trade above Monde-lez’s bid of $107 per share in cash and stock, indicating investors ex-pected a new offer.

A merger of two of the world’s top five candy makers would add Hershey’s strong US business to Mondelez’s global footprint.

Earlier, a source said that Mon-delez had sought to provide as-surances to Hershey that it would keep its name and preserve jobs. Mondelez sees little antitrust risk given the limited geographic over-lap of the two companies’ busi-nesses, the source added.

“The board of directors of the company unanimously rejected the indication of interest and de-termined that it provided no basis for further discussion between Mondelez and the company,” Her-

shey said in a statement. Monde-lez, the maker of Oreos cookies, is the second-largest confectionary company globally, while Hershey ranks number five. Their merger would put them in the top place at 18 per cent of the market, ac-cording to market research firm Euromonitor International. The combined company would leap-frog Mars Inc, which has 13.3 per cent of the global market.

A fusion of the two would give Mondelez control over the pro-duction and distribution of Cad-bury brand chocolates in the United States, which Hershey currently holds the license to pro-duce, paying royalties to Monde-lez. It would also give Mondelez the US production and distribu-tion rights for Kit Kat, one of the most popular chocolate brands in the world, which industry sources

said would be a significant boost to Mondelez. Nestle manufactures Kit Kat worldwide, but Hershey has the rights in the United States, paying Nestle royalties from sales. Mondelez’s bid could put pressure on Nestle to consider its own bid for Hershey.

Upon change of control at Her-shey, the license would revert back to Nestle for free, depriving value for a potential acquirer.

Hershey Trust troubleThe bid pits Deerfield, Illinois-based Mondelez against the Her-shey Trust, one of Pennsylvania’s wealthiest charities. The trust has about 81 per cent of Hershey’s vot-ing rights and in 2002 prevented the Hershey, Pennsylvania-based company from being acquired by Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co for $12 billion.

Pennsylvania’s attorney gen-

eral also sued to block the Wrigley deal, arguing it would hurt the lo-cal community.

Created by Hershey founder Milton Hershey to provide for the Milton Hershey School, a private school for children from low-in-come families, the trust has been the subject of an investigation re-cently by Pennsylvania’s attorney general over conflicts of interest and mismanagement.

The trust’s chief compliance of-ficer was put on leave last month after a leaked memo showed the board had spent nearly $4 million investigating conflicts of interest and insider-trading accusations against board members. A top trust official was also sacked in May and pled guilty to wire fraud.

Starting pointTigress Financial Partners ana-lyst Philip Van Deusen said he ex-pected the offer price to increase, given the rise in Hershey’s shares.

“I think ($107) is a good starting place,” he said.

Analysts have been skeptical of takeover bids for Hershey in the past.

“The Trust ... is outwardly very committed to keeping the com-pany independent,” Bernstein analyst Alexia Howard said in June last year. “So it’s pretty much impossible for an activist to get involved or for the company to be bought.”

Last year, William Ackman revealed his activist hedge fund Pershing Square had built a stake worth about $5.5 billion in Mon-delez, in what was seen as an at-tempt to push the company to boost earnings or sell itself. — Reuters

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Firms target to tap cleaner fuels in India

NEW DELHI: Refining technolo-gy companies Honeywell UOP and Technip see growth opportunities in India as oil demand booms and the government seeks cleaner fu-els within four years to tackle air pollution.

France’s Technip projects as much as 20 per cent annual sales growth in Asia’s third-largest economy, while UOP India, a unit of New Jersey-based Honeywell International, expects an increase of at least 15 per cent.

“That’s exciting for us,” UOP India’s Managing Director Steven C. Gimre said in an interview near New Delhi on Monday. “We’re in the process of bidding on some projects that are coming up, and we’ve also signed up some pro-jects.”

Technip India’s Senior Vice President Shekhar Balvalli said India is fast-tracking improve-ments at state-run refiners so that petrol and diesel comply with a lo-cal equivalent of European Euro 6 emission standards by April 2020. While refiners plan a Rs288-bil-lion ($4.3-billion) outlay on up-grades, the timeline is aggressive in a nation where infrastructure deadlines have slipped.

Gimre said UOP is tying up with engineers such as Larsen & Tou-bro (L&T) to prefabricate the re-finery units that state-run compa-nies need by 2020, a model that he argued allows for a speedier shift to making cleaner fuel.

India is expected to surpass Ja-pan as the world’s third-largest oil user this year and will be the fastest-growing crude consumer in the world through 2040, the Paris-based International Energy Agency estimates. — Bloomberg News

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Boeing predicts huge potential market for its mid-size planesCHICAGO: Boeing says the po-tential market for its first all-new passenger jet since the 787 Dream-liner is coming into sharp focus — and it could be huge.

The US planemaker is honing designs for mid-range planes to whisk travellers from New York to London, Sydney to Shanghai or Dubai to Oslo. The aircraft would fill the gap in its product line be-tween the largest single-aisle

737 and smallest widebody 787, a relatively untapped market where Airbus Group is starting to extend its reach.

Boeing estimates that sales could reach between 4,000 and 5,000 middle-of-market jetlin-ers as airlines find new routes for the planes. The US manufacturer would be poised to capitalize, provided it can keep production costs in check and prices reason-

able, said Mike Delaney, general manager of airplane development. He used the term “when,” not “if,” while discussing the prospects for the new aircraft family, which would begin commercial flights next decade.

Recent discussions with 36 air-line customers have given Delaney confidence that Boeing is on the verge of a breakthrough after years spent seeking a replacement for

its out-of-production 757. Mike Sinnett, who heads product devel-opment for the company’s com-mercial planes, has delved into the prices airlines would be willing to pay, and performance they’d ex-pect, for jets that seat between 200 and 270 people with the range to fly about 5,000 nautical miles.

“It is not easy, it is not impos-sible. We are not there yet,” Dela-ney told reporters in a briefing last

month ahead of the Farnborough International Airshow. “But in the last six months Mike’s team has closed the gap pretty good.”

Boeing’s board must still green-light the effort, and the business case is challenging. Analysts have pegged demand more conserva-tively, at around 1,500 planes, said aerospace consultant Kevin Michaels. Developing a clean-sheet design would cost at least

$10 billion, and that’s assuming Boeing avoids the stumbles that delayed the Dreamliner’s 2011 de-but by more than three years.

“The economics are going to be everything because of the entry costs,” said Michaels, managing director of Aerodynamic Advisory in Ann Arbor, Michigan. “I think the likely scenario is maybe they get board approval to begin selling it later this year.” — Bloomberg News

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Hennes & Mauritz (H&M),the Swedish fast-fashion chain that

operates H&M stores throughout Europeand the US, suffered its weakest sales

growth in three years in the second quarter. Meanwhile, same-store sales turned negative

in the 15 weeks to June 11 at Debenhams,the British department store chain,

as the hit from the poor weather wascompounded by a knock to consumer

confidence from the looming referendumon whether the UK should leave

the European Union.

ANDREA FELSTED

Two big retailers have laid bare just how bad the clothing market really is.

Hennes & Mauritz (H&M), the Swedish fast-fashion chain that oper-ates H&M stores through-out Europe and the US,

suffered its weakest sales growth in three years in the second quarter. March and April were "significantly below" forecasts after unseasonably cold weather, it said on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, same-store sales turned negative in the 15 weeks to June 11 at Debenhams, the British depart-ment store chain, as the hit from the poor weather was compounded by a knock to consumer confidence from the looming referendum on whether the UK should leave the European Union.

Debenhams shares had their worst day this year while H&M's fluctu-ated. Both maintained their discount, measured by their forward price-to-earnings ratio, to their peers. Their outlook is softer than for some big rivals such as Inditex, owner of the Zara clothing store chain, so that dis-count looks justified.

H&M is more exposed than Inditex to the dollar's strength as it buys about 80 per cent of its stock from suppliers in Asia, who are paid in dollars, com-pared with about 35 per cent for In-ditex. The company said the stronger greenback will continue lifting its costs in the third quarter.

It also said stock at the end of the second quarter was up 29 per cent from a year ago, and now accounts for 13.7 per cent of sales, compared with 11.8 per cent previously. That surplus, which it partly attributed to weaker-than-expected sales, suggests further

markdowns to come that could heap pressure on profits.

As for Debenhams, it has already moved into its sale period. So even if a vote for Britain to remain in the EU helps revive consumer spending, or if there's a heatwave that lifts demand for summer clothing, the full effects won't fall through to the bottom line of the current period. Neither M&S nor Next have begun their sales, so they could benefit more from a late boost in spending.

In addition to the factors that were important in the current pe-riod, both H&M and Debenhams highlighted a general weakness in the clothing market over the last few months. As Gadfly has noted, women are simply buying fewer clothes.

A clothing Armageddon has hit Europe and the US, and prospects for retailers hinge on their response.

Inditex is doing well here. Though

sales are still growing strongly, it's nevertheless recognised that it should expand its store base more gradually to lower its costs.

Both H&M and Debenhams recog-nise they need to address the chal-lenging conditions. H&M is invest-ing in the growth of new brands such as Cos and & Other Stories. That's unusual for a clothing retailer, that's normally more concerned with cut-ting costs than actually trying to take sales in a difficult market. But it's the right thing to do because when wom-en buy fewer clothes, they will be in-creasingly choosy when they do so, and these ventures tick both the style and value boxes.

The strategy looks to be paying off, as both brands are doing well. But H&M still faces challenges at its core chain, which is battling against discount rivals such as the ever-expanding Primark.

Debenhams, meanwhile, is trying to tackle a surplus of selling space by filling this with outside brands and restaurants. But incoming chief exec-utive Sergio Bucher should go further, and look at whether he needs so many stores in the first place.

He needs to do this soon, because the company is already seeing a downturn in clothing sales across Britain. The company said recently that across Britain, clothing sales fell four per cent in the 12 weeks to May 8. It said its market share was flat during the period, but that's a fine line to be treading in a diffi-cult market and when their broader sales are down. Investors are right to be cautious.

While the rain and referendum may come and go, the shift in wom-en's shopping patterns looks set to stay for a while.— Bloomberg News

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Review your FridgeDecomposed food left in our fridge attacks us through our sense of smell. The fridge poses a greater challenge than the waste bin and sometimes people won’t even consider clearing it before they leave for the holidays. Mould spores from affected food can build up undetected in your fridge and affect fresh food, so better double check your fridge and throw any food that could potentially rot, during your leave.

Don’t Leave Dirty DishesIf you don’t wash the dishes before you leave on vacation you might be prompted to throw them away when you return! Food gets crusty and seamlessly attaches itself to the dishes. Also, you may want to consider throwing your old sponge away after doing the dishes - they can harbour a huge amount of bacteria after use.

Time to Take Out the TrashIs there anything worse than coming home after the holidays to a horrible smell because you forgot to throw something out, like the garbage? In summer, heat is best friends with bacteria found in the trash, so, before you go on vacation, be sure to remove the plastic bag from the bucket and make sure the bin itself is free from moisture and waste. Also, keep in mind that you should also throw the trash in the bathrooms and do a tour of the house to make sure not to find surprises on your return.

Disinfect your DrainsWhen you leave for holiday and the weather gets hotter, insects can start leaving their homes and invading yours. You may want to consider disinfecting your drains with natu-ral products. Start by letting hot water run through the drains for about 15 seconds. Now the drain is heated, pour a teaspoon of baking

soda in and continue to run hot water for a fur-ther 15 seconds. This should kill the majority of odours. Another option is to pour a cup of vinegar or lemon juice down the drain and let it set for 30 minutes before flushing it down with hot water.

Do the LaundryThe longer clothes stay dirty, the more devel-oped and resistant their odours will become. Bacteria thrives when it is exposed to three things: Organic material, warmth and mois-ture. This makes your dirty clothes the perfect breeding ground for bacteria, so don’t forget to wash dirty clothes, bedsheets and towels, before you leave.

Unplug Electrical AppliancesMost appliances generally consume at least some electricity, when left plugged in. How-

ever, some appliances consume a lot of en-ergy even when on standby mode. The cumu-lative effect of leaving them on and plugged in whilst away will add up. Before leaving on your voyage you should unplug your com-puters and TVs, along with DVD players, TV boxes and all your kitchen appliances. You will be saving yourself money and becoming more eco-friendly.

Leave the AC on When LeavingBefore leaving make sure that you leave your AC on (on low), setting it to turn on once per day for a short amount of time - don’t turn it off. The AC not only cools down the house but also removes humidity that could form due to condensation, preventing mould to spread. It also avoids the overheating of the ambiences, protecting electronic items and furniture to be exposed to high summer temperatures.-Helpling.com

After Ramadan, while preparing to leave for Eid holidays, your bags are packed and you haven’t forgotten anything.

But before you get there you have one last task on your to-do list: Getting the house ready to fend for itself, for some

weeks. It’s time for the pre-vacation clean-up. Here is a list of few things that must be done to ensure a smooth return.

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TO YANQUL (ROUTE 54)

14:30 Nizwa 16:50 Daily

14:30 Yanqul 19:30 Daily

TO IBRI (ARAQI) (ROUTE 54)


08:00 Al Araqi 12:30 Daily

TO SUR (ROUTE 55)

07:30 Sur 12:00 Daily

14:30 Sur 18:45 Daily

TO FAHUD - YIBAL (ROUTE 62)

06:30 Fahud 10:30 Daily

06:30 Yibal 11:15 Daily

TO MARMUL-SALALAH (ROUTE 100)

07:00 Salalah 20:00 Daily

10:00 Marmul 20:30 Daily



TO MARMUL (ROUTE 101)


SALALAH TO DUBAI (ROUTE 102)

15:00 Dubai 07:00 Daily

TO DUBAI (ROUTE 201)



13:00 Sohar 15:30 Wed,Thur

13:00 Dubai 18:30 Wed,Thur



TO DUBAI VIA FUJIRAH & SHARJAH (ROUTE 204)

07:00 Fujairah 11.45 Daily

07:00 Sharjah 13.30 Daily

07:00 Dubai 14.00 Daily

TO MUSCAT (RUWI)

Dept Destination Arrival Operatingtime time days

FROM JAALAN-SUR-QURIYAT (ROUTE 36)

05:30 Sur 06:45 Daily

05:30 Quriyat 08:30 Daily

05:30 Ruwi 10:00 Daily

TO AL BURAIMI (ROUTE 41)



13:30 Ruwi 20:20 Daily via Ibri





TO SINAW (ROUTE 52)


TO YANQUL (ROUTE 54)



TO IBRI (ARAQI) (ROUTE 54)



TO SUR (ROUTE 55)



TO YIBAL - FAHUD (ROUTE 62)

12:30 Fahud 13:15 Daily


TO SALALAH -MARMUL (ROUTE 100)





TO MARMUL (ROUTE 101)


DUBAI TO SALALAH (ROUTE 102)


TO DUBAI (ROUTE 201)



13:00 Sohar 16:15 Thur-Fri

13:00 Ruwi 19:10 Thur-Fri



FROM DUBAI VIA FUJIRAH/SHARJAH (ROUTE 204)

16:00 Sharjah 16:30 Daily

16.00 Fujairah 18.15 Daily

16.00 Ruwi 23.00 Daily

CITY CINEMAContact (10 am to 6PM) 24567664 | 68 www.citycinemaoman.netfacebook.com/citycinemaoman

SHATTINow You See Me 2 (2D) (Action | Comedy | Thriller) (PG12) Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson9:00 PMThe Crew (2D) (Action | Adventure | Drama) (PG12) Cast: Vladimir Mashkov, Agne Grudyte, Sergey Shakurov11:30 PMElvis & Nixon (Comedy | History) (PG12) Cast: Michael Shannon, Kevin Spacey, Alex Pettyfer9:45 PMRabid Dogs (Action | Drama | Thriller) (12+) Cast: Lambert Wilson, Virginie Ledoyen, Guillaume Gouix11:30 PMThe Curse of Sleeping Beauty (2D) (Fantasy | Mystery | Thriller) (18+) Cast: Ethan Peck, India Eisley, Natalie Hall9:45 PMGhosthunters (2D) (Comedy | Mystery | Family) (PG) Cast: Liz Fenning, Anna Harr, Stephen Manley11:30 PM

MUSCAT GRAND MALLElvis & Nixon - (2D) (Comedy | History) (PG12)Cast: Michael Shannon, Kevin Spacey, Alex Pettyfer9:30 & 11:30PM (PG12)Elvis & Nixon - (2D) (Comedy | History) (PG12) GOLD CLASS11:15PMThe Crew - (2D) (Action | Adventure | Drama) (PG12) GOLD CLASSCast: Vladimir Mashkov, Agne Grudyte, Sergey9:00PM

The Crew - (2D) (Action | Adventure | Drama) (PG12)Cast: Vladimir Mashkov, Agne Grudyte, Sergey Shakurov9:15PMThe Asian Connection - (2D) (Action) (15+)Cast: Johnny Depp, Vanessa Paradis, Lily-Rose Melody Depp11:45PM

PANORAMA MALLElvis & Nixon - (2D) (Comedy | History) (PG12)Cast: Michael Shannon, Kevin Spacey, Alex Pettyfer9:30 & 11:15PMElvis & Nixon - (2D) (Comedy | History) (PG12) VIP LOUNGE10:30PMRabid Dogs - (2D) (12+) (Action | Drama | Thriller) (PG12) VIP LOUNGECast: Lambert Wilson, Virginie Ledoyen, Guillaume Gouix11:45PMThe Jungle Book - (3D) Adventure | Drama| Family) (PG) MX4DCast: Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley

9:15PMThe Crew - (2D) (Action | Adventure | Drama) (PG12)Cast: Vladimir Mashkov, Agne Grudyte11:15PMNow You See Me 2 - (2D) (Action | Comedy |Thriller ) (PG12)Cast: Michael Jai White, Steven Seagal, Pim Bubear11:30PMUdta Punjab - (2D) (Crime | Thriller) (PG12)Cast: Alia Bhatt, Shahid Kapoor, Diljit Dosanjh9:00PMWarcraft - (4D) (Action| Adventure | Fantasy) (PG12)Cast: Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster9:15PM

AZAIBA School Bus (Mal) (2D) (Thriller | Drama) (PG) Cast: Aakash Muraleedharan, Angelina Roshan, Kunchacko Boban10:00 PMJackson Durai (Tamil) (2D) (Comedy | Horror) (TBC) Cast: Satyaraj, Sibiraj, Bindhu Madhavi9:15 PM

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Hours To Go (Hindi) (2D) (Thriller) (12+) Cast: Sandeepa Dhar, Shiv Pandit, Vipin Sharma9:15, 11:30 PMUdta Punjab (Hindi) (2D) (Crime | Thriller) Cast: Alia Bhatt, Shahid Kapoor, Diljit Dosanjh9:00, 11:35 PM (PG12) Houseful 3 (Hindi) (2D) (Romance | Comedy) Cast: Akshay Kumar, Jacquline Fernandes, Ritesh Deshmukh, Abhishek Bacchan11:45 PM (PG12)

RUWIScreen 1Udta Punjab - (2D) (Crime | Thriller) (PG12)Cast: Alia Bhatt, Shahid Kapoor, Diljit Dosanjh10:00PMScreen 2Housefull 3 (2D) (Comedy / Drama) –PG12Cast : Akshay Kumar, Ritesh Deshmukh, Nargis Fakhri, Jacqueline Fernandez10.00 PMScreen 3Te3n (2D) (Hindi | Thriller ) (PG12)Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vidya Balan10:30PM

SURThe Crew ( Action | Adventure | Drama) Cast: Vladimir Mashkov, Agne Grudute, Sergey Shakurov9:15PM (PG12)Rabid Dogs ( Action ) ( 12+ ) Cast: Lambert Wilson, Virginie Ledoyen, Guillaume Gouix.9:15 PMSchool Bus ( Mal | Drama | Thriller ) (PG) Cast Kunchacko Boban, Aakash Muraleed-haran, Angelina Roshan.11:30 PMGhosthunters ( Comedy | Family ( PG ) Cast : Liz Fenning, Anna Harr, Stephen Manley.11:45 PM

SOHARThe Crew - (2D) (Action | Drama) (PG12)Cast: Vladimir Mashkov, Agne Grudyte, Sergey9:00 & 11:45PMThe Asian Connection - (2D) (Action) (15+)Cast:Steven Seagal, Michael Jai White, Pim11:45PMUdta Punjab - (2D) (Crime | Thriller) (PG12)Cast: Alia Bhatt, Shahid Kapoor, Diljit Dosanjh11:15PM

The Call Up - (2D) (Action | Sci-Fi) (PG12)Cast: Morfydd Clark, Chris Obi9:30PMKammati Paadam - (2D) (Mal| Crime) (12+)Cast: Dulquer Salman, Shaun Romy10:00PMOka Manasu - Telugu (2D) (Romance | Comedy) (TBC)Cast: Niharika Konidela, Naga Shourya, Niharika Konidela9:00 PM

BURAIMISchool Bus PG (Malayalam) (Family | Drama)Cast: Kunchacko Boban, Jayasurya, Aparna Gopinath9:00 PMRabid Dogs 12+ (Action | Drama | Thriller)Cast: Lambert Wilson, Virginie Ledoyen, Guillaume Gouix11:45 PM Udta Punjab PG12 (Crime | Thriller)Cast: Alia Bhatt, Shahid Kapoor, Diljit Dosanjh11:15 PMGhosthunters PG (Comedy | Family | Fantasy)Cast: Liz Fenning, Anna Harr, Stephen Manley 9:30 PMIntruders 15+ (Drama| Horror | Thriller)Cast: Rory Culkin, Leticia Jimenez, Jack Kesy11:45 PMThe Crew PG12 (Action | Adventure | Drama)Cast: Vladimir Mashkov, Agne Grudyte, Sergey Shakurov9:15 PM

SALALAHThe Crew (PG12) (Action |Drama) Cast: Vladimir Mashkov, Agne Grudyte, Sergey9:00, 11:45 PM Elvis And Nixon (PG12) (Comedy | History) Cast: Michael Shannon, Kevin Spacey, Alex9:30 PMUdta Punjab (PG12) (Thriller | Crime) Cast: Shaid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt11:15 PMRabid Dogs (12+) (Action | Drama | Thriller) Cast: Lambert Wilson, Virginie Ledoyen, 9:15 PMSchool Bus (PG) (Malayalam |Thriller) Cast: Aakash Muraleedharan, Kunchacko Boban11:15 PM

CINEMA SCHEDULE CHILDREN BELOW THE AGE OF 3 YEARS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE CINEMA | BOX-OFFICE COUNTER OPENS 30-MINUTES PRIOR TO THE SCREENING OF THE FIRST SHOW

BAHJA CINEMAFilm information 24540856 / Advance Booking

24540855

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The Asian Connection (Action)

Cast: Steven Seagal, Michael Jai White, Pim

Bubear

11.45 p.m.

CP No : 1764 (15+)

Intruder (Horror/Thriller)

Cast: Justin Amnet, Steven Beckingham, Teressa

Decher

11.45 p.m.

CP No : 1785 (15+)

The Curse of Sleeping Beauty (Fantasy/

Thriller)

Cast: Ethan Peck, India Eisley, Natalia Hall

9.30 p.m.

CP No : 1786 (18+)

Ghosthunters (Comedy / Family/ Fantasy)

Cast: Anke, Milo Parker, Bastian Pastewka

9.30 p.m.

CP No : 1787 (PG)

STAR CINEMAFilm information 24791641 / 24786776

Website: www.isurf.co.om

School Bus ( Mal)( Thriller)

Cast: Kunchacko Boban, Jayasurya & Aparna

Gopinath

10-00 PM Cinema Main

Udta Punjab ( Hindi) (Act)

Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor & Alia Bhatt

9-30 PM Cinema- 4

Gentleman ( Telugu) ( Drama\ Comedy)

Cast : Nani & Surabhi Thomas

9-45 pm Cinema -3

Jackson Durai (Tamil) ( Horror\Comedy)

Cast: Sibiraj, Sathyaraj & Bindu Madhavi

9-30 pm Cinema -2

Next Change: Sultan (Hindi); Happy Wedding

(Mal)

Programmes are subject to change

@ AZAIBA

School Bus (Mal) (2D) (Thriller | Drama) (PG) Cast: Aakash Muraleedharan, Angelina Roshan, Kunchacko Boban10:00 PM

@ PANORAMA MALL

Elvis & Nixon - (2D) (Comedy | History) (PG12)Cast: Michael Shannon, Kevin Spacey, Alex Pettyfer9:30 & 11:15PM

@ SHATTI

The Curse of Sleeping Beauty (2D) (Fantasy | Mystery | Thriller) (18+) Cast: Ethan Peck, India Eisley, Natalie Hall9:45 PM

@ BURAIMI

Ghosthunters PG (Comedy | Family | Fantasy)Cast: Liz Fenning, Anna Harr, Stephen Manley 9:30 PM

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LIFESTYLE

FACT FILE

(Exploring History, Science, and Nature)

Winie Ariany

SpidersTHERE are more than 40,000 kinds of spiders living on every continent except Antarctica. These carnivores (meat-eaters) use their fangs and venom to catch and kill their food. Closely related to scorpions and ticks, these eight-leg-ged arachnids are quite helpful to peo-ple because they eat pesky insects. Spiders have two main body parts: The cephalothorax and the abdomen, con-nected by a thin waist called the pedicel. Most spiders have eight eyes, but some have six, four or only two, and some cave species have no eyes. All spiders have the ability to make silk, but not all spiders spin webs. Spiders use their silk for a variety of purposes. Some spin webs or drop lines to catch prey. Others use the silk to line their nests. Spiders leave a trail of silk behind them called a dragline. This is used as a lifeline when they are knocked off their web or other surface. Spiders make silk using their silk glands. Most spiders have five silk glands, and each gland produces a different kind of silk. Some spiders only see light and shadow. Their eyes are considered “simple,” as they don’t have compound lenses like many insects do. Spiders do not have bones. Their bodies are contained in an outer skeleton covered in hairs and spines called an exoskeleton.

Dangerous SpidersSpider bites are rarely deadly, but sever-al species in North America are venom-ous, some more poisonous than others.

The black widow can be found in North America, from Canada to Mexico, and in the West Indies.The brown recluse prefers warmer cli-mates across the United States, from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast.There are about 900 species of tarantula. These hairy arachnids have a nasty repu-tation, but most are harmless to people. Many dig burrows and live in the ground, but some live in trees.The hobo spider has a nasty, but not fa-tal, bite. It can be found in the northwest part of the United States, western Cana-da and throughout Europe.

ArachnophobiaArachnophobia is the fear of spiders, and one of the more common phobias. Many people do not like spiders, and some tru-ly fear them. This phobia may be rooted in ancient instincts that helped early hu-mans survive.

Did you Know?North America is home to more than 4,000 species of spiders. Spiders liquid-ise their food with digestive enzymes. They have appendages that they use like straws to suck up dinner. Spider silk is made of protein and does not dissolve in water. It is considered to be the world’s strongest natural fibre. Many ancient cultures have used spider silk as bandages. Spider silk protects wounds and has a natural antiseptic that helps prevent infections.—[email protected]

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LIFESTYLES AT U R DAY, J U LY 2 , 2 0 1 6

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Actor, Alcatraz, Alias, August, Awards, Belushi, Brian, Cinema, Clifhangers, Composer, Cruise, Drama, Film,

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Pesci, Prolific, Romance, Samurai, Screen, Seasons, Serials, Six Degrees, Star Trek, Suburbans, Suspense,

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DAILY GUIDE

*Tourist visa arranged

Spacious 4BHK with split A/C’S, 4

bathrooms & storeroom, near Church

roundabout, Mumtaz area.

Rent:R.O 575, Contact:99349672

Office for rent in Al Ansab near

bank Muscat. Contact: 99466173

3 Rooms, 2 Toilets Flat for Rent.

18 November Street. Near Mars

Hypermarket and The Chedi.

Ghobrah -Good for Commercial or

Residential use. OMR 295/- month.

Call 94477222

Flats for rent, location: Dar-

sait AENT. Contact: 99885957 /

24488075

2 BHK flat near Indian school

Wadi Kabir. Contact – 24714625/

91173997

Villa available –Built up 300m2,

3 bedrooms, sitting, family lounge,

kitchen, 3 toilets, near 100 meters

from Indian School Sohar-

Contact: 26843530, 95856630

2 BHK flat in AL Ghobrah near

Indian school. Contact: 95933961

Studio & 1 BHK flats in Al Khuwair

rent 170/- & 200/-.

Contact: 97616158

3 bedroom well maintained flat (vil-

la type only 2 flats in one bldg) in

Al Khuwair, behind Al Aktham res-

taurant villa no 1839, Way no 3922

block 239. Contact: 99462980

Home for rent (4 bed room), Ruwi.

Contact: 95178248

2 BHK, 1 hall and Mawaleh north

Masjid Sadiq Al Amin. Contact:

99224748 / 99425665

5 Rooms, 2 hall villa 18th Nov road

north Azaiba.

Contact: 99224748 /99425665

One bed room flat for rent near

Indian School Darsait. Contact:

99322363/95453813/95806611

2 BHK, 1 Hall & seating room

Athaibah. Contact: 99224748 /

99425665

Two bedrooms flat behind Ger-

man Embassy nearer to Al Nahdha

hospital. Contact: 99203954

2 Bedroom, 1 sitting room, 1 toilet,

1 kitchen at Darsait.

Contact: 99022487

3 BHK Al Khuwair. R.O 375/-.

Contact: 97799175

1BHK Ghobrah R.O 250/-. Contact:

97799175 /92144045

1.2.3 BHK flats & villas. Contact:

92144045/ 97799175

Flats for rent near Indian school in

Wadi Kabir.

Contact 99777122

1BHK Darsait 200/- R.O.

Contact: 99342661

Store in Mabela industrial area

100m2. Contact: 99342661

2 BHK near Oman House Muttrah.

Contact: 99233116

10 studio apartments & 12 fully

furnished executive apartments

ready for occupation - location at

Falaj Al Qabail -

Contact 22092638 /94532131;

Email: [email protected]

Room for rent one bed room with

separate toilet Qurum, Mars hyper

market building.

Content: 96570147

2 bed rooms flat in Wattaya

OMR 300/-. Contact: 99202602

I BHK Flat -3 Nos at Hamriya – R.O.

175/-3 Bed Room/ 3 Bath room/

Very big sitting area/ kitchen

- Villa 1st floor with A/C at Al

Khuwair Near Rayyan Residence.

R.O 360/-For families. Contact:

94934353 - 9 am to 7 Pm.

Email – [email protected]

1 BHK near Oman house Muttrah.

Contact: 99233116

Shop for good location on main

road behind whole sale Al Amerat

Space 11 MT long, 4 MT wide.

Contact: 92877449

Room with attached bathroom,

sharing, kitchen for executive

bachelor / lady or couple in Wadi

Kabir near Kuwaiti Masjid, Please

Contact: 96510226/98404827

2 BHK flat at Darsait behind KIMS

hospital. Contact: 92141514

Villa for rent at Azaiba, near al

Meera hypermarket. 4 Bedrooms,

3 toilets, kitchen, sitting room and

dining room. This will include

curtains and air conditioners.

Sharing is allowed ro.500/-.

Please call 99469203

2 Bed room, 2 bath room, 1 hall

and kitchen behind Bank Muscat

for rent. Contact: 99313533

New flats for rent Muscat

Al Zafarania, split units AC , all

rooms & bed room R.O 200/-,

3 bedroom R.O 300/- negotiable.

Contact: 93393755

House in Darsait, 3 rooms,

1 bathroom, kitchen with A/C.

Contact: 95522405

Single room flat near Jibroo

roundabout on Road Muttrah:

99373290, 24815012

Rooms for rent single rooms with

A/C & bath attached available at

Rex Road Indian bachelor and

family (couple) from 1st July 2016.

Contact: 99116286

Large building with 14 rooms &

big open shed in a compound in

Ghobrah near Mars hypermarket.

Good for staff accommodation and

stores. Please call 98048207 /

99261773

1 BHK fully furnish flat in Hamriya

for short terms. Contact – 99792181

1 BHK flat in Al Khuwair for

2 months. Contact – 99792181

1 Room for sharing accommoda-

tion in Al Khuwair.

Contact - 99792181

3 & 5 BHK villa staff accommoda-

tion in Al Khuwair.

Contact - 99792181

Flats, shops & store for rent in

MBD area Ruwi, Mumtaz area.

Contact: 97293708 / 92433127

Offices and flats in Ghala.

Contact 94051789 / 97201688

New villa for rent Al Hail north

neat to Ramez near to Main road

open sitting room with washing

area 3 family hall, dining room

, kitchen with store , laundry

5 BR with bathrooms. Contact:

93387732 / 99259977

2 BHK sea view flat Darsait.

Contact: 95311488

2 BHK specious flat behind Bank

Muscat Wadi Kabir near Indian

School: 99373290, 24815012

Flats in Darsait. Contact 94051789 / 97201688

Ghubra & Al Khuwair, 1 bed room,

hall. Contact: 90991079

Flats in Muttrah. Contact

94051789 / 97201688

Flats for rent in Mumtaz,

2 bedrooms , hall Way no 3352

building no. 3447 & 3668.

Contact: 90991079

Two bedrooms flat behind Ger-

man Embassy near to Al Nahda

Hospital. Contact: 99209354

Wadi Kabeer Industrial 80 sm

show rooms for rent 400/- R.O.

Contact: 99879939

Fully Furnished apartments in

Boucher (35). Contact 94051789 /

97201688

2000 sqft land with p/cabin,

toilets at YETI. Contact 99221683

/ 92830110

Offices & Showrooms in Al Khood.

Contact 94051789 / 97201688

Villa in Al Khuwair, 6 rooms,

living room & hall.

Contact: 91153933

Deluxe two bedroom flat at

Mumtaz area, two bathrooms, good

size living/dining room, modern

kitchen and a guest bathroom.

Contact 99310375

3BHK, 2BHK and 1BHK flats with

split air conditioners are available

for rent in new building in AL Qurum,

near Rose garden. Interested persons

may content on Phone Nos. 95133331

/ 96722449

1 BHK near medical Darsait, Mut-

trah house R.O 180/-

. Contact: 95076261

Villa for rent in South Mabellah,

3 bedrooms, sitting room, family

Lounge, kitchen, three Toilets Contact

92212212 between 10 AM to 5 PM.

Ruwi office space for rent,

Saravana Bhava Building.

Contact: 95729549

2 BHK with Split A/C in MSQ, Bareeq

Al Shatti, Al Ghobrah near Indian

school. Content: 96708000

1 BHK Flats are available near Lulu

Darsait (Opp. to Min. of Defense)

Contact: 93202733 / 94771769

New flat for rent separate property

in Al Mawaleh South 3, 3 bedrooms

, 3 bathrooms , hall, Kitchen & store.

All are with A/C split unit.

Contact: Whatsapp 98575157

Flat for rent in Al Mawaleh South

3, 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, hall,

kitchen & store with air condition.

Contact 98575157

2 BHK one bath one toilet separate

near ISM Darsait close to Al Noor

hypermarket and Muscat pharma-

cy. Contact: 99354975 / 99065900

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Flats in Qurum. Contact 94051789

/ 97201688

Flats in Ghobrah. Contact

94051789 / 97201688

Brand new villas in Al Ansab.

Contact 94051789-97201688

Flats in Al khuwair. Contact 94051789-97201688

Villa for rent at Azaiba, near Al

Meera hypermarket, 4 bedrooms,

3 toilets, kitchen, sitting room

and dining room, this will include

curtains and air conditioners.

RO 520/-. Contact 99469203

Flat for rent 2 BHK in Darsait

North near Indian School about

200 mtrs, rent RO 300/-.

Contact: 94101134

3 BHK flat at Azaiba, Opp. Sultan

Centre. Contact 99261522

Shop for rent at Wadi Kabir Indus-

trial area. Contact: 99888390

Flat for rent in South AlGhubrah

3 rooms, hall and 3 toilets, kitchen

rent 450/-. Contact: 99335580

1 B/R Fully Furnished Luxury

Apartment @ Al Khuwair 33, 2

B/R Fully Furnished Luxury

Apartment @ Al Khuwair 33, 4

B/R Unfurnished Apartment with

attached Split A/C @ Azaiba. For

Short Term or Long Term lease.

Contact: Atlas Real Estate & Rent A

Car LLC : 99249069 / 94617563/

99436312/ 92888376,


2BHK split A/C 200/- Monthly

& 1BHK spilt A/C 150/- monthly

new building good location Barka

Market. contact 99342661

Flat in Al Khuwair opp grand mall

4 room 3 toilet + hall kitchen in 3

floor 400. Contact 99420346

2 BHK flat at Wadi Kabir behind

Pioneer Hotel apartment.

Contact: 99857332 /99261522

Rent flat near Ruwi Badar Al

Sama, 2 bed rooms, attach bath-

room, big hall, and big kitchen.

Contact - 99345137

Rent flat in Wada Adai, one bed

room with toilet, big kitchen, hall

with A/C. Contact 99345137

3000 Sqr mtrs compound land in

Misfah. Contact 99792181

1700 sqr mtrs open Land + small

store + garage for Rent in Ruwi.

Contact 99792181

2 bed rooms flat with hall,

2 bathrooms in Darsait near

Muscat Municipality.

Contact: 92584715/ 24700120

Flat for rent 2 BHK 2 split A/C,

2 toilets, Wadi Kabir near Kuwaiti

Masjid. Contact: 97007934 /

92629232

2BHK Big Size Flat Behind Bank

Muscat, Wadi Kabir. Near ISWK.

97826454, 24815012.

House in North Al Hail with 3

rooms, living room, hall, 4 toilets

300 RO. Contact 99738881 /

99439568

Warehouse at Wadikabir - total

area 3500 sqm - covered ware-

house (500sqm), office, ac-

commodation (1000sqm), open

area (2000sqm) please contact:

99273774 - 99202278

1BHK at Hamriya near Muscat

Pharmacy & 2 BHK at Mawaleh

FOR SALE

Dental chairs for sale sparingly

used dental units for sale.

Contact Mr. Ansari 92616343.

Kumar 99570284

Shop for sale and electronic Ruwi

high street main road side shop

exit in good reputed building.

Contact: 95238577 / 95178297

Well running computer shop for

sale in Al Seeb Souq near Ooredoo

showroom 30Sqm, 2 shutters.

Contact: 92501276

Dental chair for sale in Salalah.

Contact – 99082092

Laundry / empty shop near

Camellia Café, CBD, Ruwi.

Contact: 92868123 /92841089

Tender Board Construction

Company for lease / Run.

Contact: 92868123 / 92841089

HD Scaffoldings, Shuttering

Jacks, Wooden Planks, Shuttering

wood assorted, Tower hoist (lift),

Concrete Mixer, Bending Machine,

Steel Fabrication Machinery

(Searing/Cutting, lathe & Welding)

including tools for immediate sale:

Contact 99273774/ 99202278

Luxury Apartments in Boucher

(35) / Ghala / Qurum. Contact

95056808 / 97201688

Shop for sale opp Towell Service

Center, Wadi Kabir.

Contact 99221683

1No brand new containerized

package type STP 100 m3/ day

with blower equipments (suitable

for camps). Serious Buyers may.

Contact: 99445367

Book Shop in a busy shopping

mall for sale, interested parties

please contact 99851255

Single colorful Bed and Sofa for

Sale at Al Khuwair.

Contact 92881849 /

What`s up No 97290565

Steel Scrap materials for im-

mediate sale. Contact: 99273774/

99202278

Space for printing press avail-

able at wadikabir with or without

machinery. Contact 99328430

Almost new beach/ garden

lounge chairs /bar stools/ counter.

Photos can be sent 95865457

Restaurant for sale heart of Ruwi.

Contact 93687466

Shop for sale at Ruwi high street.

Contact: 98787853

Urgent sale of steel scrap only

serious buyers kindly contact

+968 96725423

for viewing the items.

Shop for sale near Oman House,

Muttrah. Contact 99024362.

FOR SALESHUTTERING

PLYWOOD

SIZE : 4’ X 8’ X 18MM

GSM:92835445,93205253,93205423

MV SALE

FOR RENT

Nissan Pathfinder 2013 No-2 lady

driven KM 50.000 power sterns

auto transmission power window

R.O 6500/- Contact: 99157377

Mitsubishi Outlander 2008 model

4 cylinder, 2.4lt, Metallic grey ,

135000km , excellent condition ,

expat driven , single owner Price

R.O 3.500/- Neg.

Contact: 99330486

1 No. Toyota Hilux (model 2009)

Colour: White / Red (diesel), 1 NO.

Toyota Hiace bus (model 2008)

Colour: White / Red (Diesel). Please

send offer to (desbyrne@omantel.

net.om)

TOYOTA Camry for sale, 2010,

1,00,000 kms, full option, silver

colour, warranty up to Sept 2016,

full showroom service, Indian

expat leaving the country.

Mob 97462122

TOYOTA CAMRY : Good

condition,Colour White, Make

2004, Automatic Transmission,

Done 236000 Kms. #93667236

Audi Q3. Expat lady Dr driven

(Ibra). Excellent condition, Silver

color, done 69000kms.New tyres.

Extended warranty and free ser-

vicing up to feb2018. OMR 9500.

Contact - 97609733

Izuzu 3 ton vehicle model 2013 &

Izuzu 4 ton vehicle model 2008.

Contact: 99719124 /24454550

Mazda Portege 323, 2002 model

for sale. Contact: 99719298

Toyota Corolla, 2010 Model,

134000 Km, good condition at

RO 3350. Call 95230586

Toyota Corolla 1.8xli Automatic

2007 July 113000Kms Expat driv-

en excellent condition RO.2750

Contact: 98924106

Mazda 6, model 2005, company

maintained excellent condition.

Price RO 1250/- Mazda 2, model 2014, 45,000km, for sale.

Price RO 2950/- Call: 95244761

Mazda6, 2.5L (classic model,

2014) expat driven, excellent

condition , 80.000km , mulkiya till

march 2017, RO 5.700 ( Negotia-

ble). Contact: 99415861

Toyota Prado, 2009 model,

6 cylinder, single expat owner

used, white pearl color, km 287k

Contact- 99318152

Nissan Qashqai 2013 Kms 30,000 VGC comprehensive

Insurance UAE / Oman.

Contact: 96995430

ACC. AVAILABLE

WANTED

Partner / investor 20% - 30%

share transfer running building

construction company.

Contact 93163157

Urgently required looking to

immediately buy used Grit blast-

ing & airless spray equipment 1

No each. Contact: 968 24810930

/ 93203772 / 93203773 /

93203778

IELTS Coaching (academic)

required nearby wadi Kabir area.

Please call on mobile or msg on

Whats up.

Mobile # 92927880/99012165

AVAILABLE

Well spoken, well experienced (Us

base experience) catering staff

available for annual contractual

hiring and immediate mobilization.

Continental cook, Indian cook, south

Indian cook, chapatti Maker, waiter,

kitchen boys cleaner. Contact:

97226179

Party & Wedding equipment rent-

als. Full line, from Tables, Linen

& Skirting, Chairs & Chair covers,

Cutlery, Crockery, Glassware,

Chafing Dishes, Ice Sculptures, to

Large Sound Systems and spec-

tacular lighting. Call Andrea 9606

2222 for Catering and Croyden

9623 5555 for Sound & Light.

ww.tunesoman.com,

E-mail: [email protected]

Furnished apartment for rent,

two rooms, majlis, hall, kitchen.

Near Carrefour al-mawalah.

Contact 99336776

Two rooms near khimji supermar-

ket (Darsait). Contact: 92147907

2 BHK villa for rent 600 meters

behind Carrefour / city center

Seeb. Contact: 99311979 (Francis)

Sharing room at Ruwi for R.O 50/-.

Contact: 99385287

One single room available for

executive bachelor at CBO area

fully furnished and WIFI available.

Contact 92779732

Sharing accommodation avail-

able for bachelor / family at Ruwi.

Contact: 99008436

Furnished room with TV, A/C

fridge at Hilat, Al Saad near main

road. Contact: 95714202

Furnished room available with

attached bath and balcony, near

MBD area. Contact: 97636432

Single room executives Wadi

Kabir. Contact: 99336206

Accommodation available in a

villa for south Indian family, one

bedroom, hall, kitchen north

Ghobrah. Contact: 99209160

2 Rooms (furnished) toilet, kitch-

en for small family or bachelor,

Hamriya. Contact: 98335050

Room for rent with sharing, kitch-

en in Al Khuwair behind Burger

King. Contact: 92994415

2 BHK available Mumtaz area

Ruwi. Contact: 99269751

Fully furnished room available

for executive bachelors opp. Star

Cinema. Contact 92886715

Independent room in Qurum /

Hail. Contact: 96229522

Room, bath room for executives in

Wadi kabir. Contact 99336206

One room available in 2BHK in

Al Falaj area for Executive bach-

elor only. Contact 99131742.

Furnished room attached bath

for Indian bachelor, Al-Falaj

Ruwi & lady Wadi Kabir near

Mars hypermarket. Contact:

96202458/96761960

1 BHK appartment for rent in Al

Khoud Shabiya near mazoon mosque

for rent (next to alkhoud medical

center and squ) MOB: 93913224

Sharing Accommodation avail-

able for working ladies opposite

Al Nadhah Hospital. Preferably

Indians. Room with seperate toilet

and sharing kitchen.RO.90.

Contact 96524717

Room with attached bathroom for

a family in Wadi Kabir.

Contact: 97167857

Furnish bedroom with attach

bathroom for executive bachelor.

Contact: 97704794

Room available in Mumtaz area

1 room, 1 Bathroom, Kitchen &

1 room, common bathroom.

Interested please contact

92680041 Mr. Altaf

Room available for Executive

bachelor at Al Hail.

Contact: 96234708

Room with attached bathroom

and sharing kitchen available for

Executive bachelor or small family

at wadikabir. Contact 93049849

BUYING

Bobcat available for rent.

Contact 97623299

Buying cars for cash.

Contact 90202090

SITUATION WANTEDBUSINESS

INVESTOR PARTNER REQUIRED

Please contact – 95213273Email:

muscatcoff [email protected]

For a successfully Catering Restaurant

Investor cum Partner is required.

Investor with fi xed returns also welcome.

ONE STOP SHOP BUSINESS

SERVICES

Public Relation Service (PRO)

Document Clearance,

Business setup,

Formation new Companies,

LLC Companies,

Investor Visa, Legal Services.

Contact Saleh:

96723485

WEB, ERP and Business Intel-

ligence (BI) creation and manage-

ment at rock bottom price.

Contact: http//webviewoman

near Mosque Sadiq Al Amin.

Contact: 99224748 / 99332297

Flat for rent in Al Khoud, 2 rooms

& hall. Contact: 91763665

2BHK split A/C for rent Muttrah

near Oman House.

Contact: 97007934 / 92629232

1 Bed room, sharing K& T, R.O

100, 2 bedrooms , sharing K& T

R.O 200/- in AL Khuwair.

Contact 95154331

Flats in Wadi Kabir. Contact

94051789 / 97201688

02 BHK residential flat opposite

to Al Nahdha hospital.

Contact: 99342733 /99795241

Flat for Rent 2 bed room Near

ISM muscat Indian Scoole

Darsate Tel : 00 968 95158570

Plot at Barka next to Germany

College & next to Aramex Com-

pany, next to Bahwan Warehouse,

next to Omasco warehouse 37,074

SQM2 required 0.250 Baiza per

SQM. Contact: 99888390

Labor Camp available with all

facilities near Sohar Port.

Contact: 98050654 / 99015826

5 BHK Villa in Al Khuwair,

for Staff Accommodation.

Contact 99792181

2 & 3 BHK Flat in Al Khuwair &

Ghubra. Contact 99792181

4 BHK Villa in Bowsher Heights.

Contact 99792181

Furnished office (61M2) for sale

/ rent Al Khuwair near Zawawi

Mosque. Contact: 95611569

LOST

FOR HIRE

New Volvo Trailor available for

rent to UAE every alternative days,

50 ton capacity with reasonable

rent contact.99318152/

email- Ahastco @gmail.com

NRI

Land for Immediate sale 19 cents

residential land at Bakery Junction

near valsala hospital, Thiruvanan-

thapuram, Kerala, India, for sale.

Tar road frontage with lorry access.

Contact: 98469311/96179737

Ready to occupy just completed

3 BHK in Chennai -Pallikkaranai

:1600sqft ,builders lcs city makers

,high quality construction ,

woodwork done, part of 64 apts all

3bhk in 4 blocks gated community

with swimming pool/gym/com-

mon hall/2 car parking. Genuine

buyers call rag @99235815 or

email: [email protected]

NRI Property for Sale: 774Sq .

2 BHK flat with OC ready at Palava

City Casa Rio, Dombivili, Mumbai

Contact : 97003326, 96791085

ACC. WANTED

Mohammod Robiul Islam has

lost Bangladeshi Passport No. AB

7185314. Finder please handover

to ROP

Jamil Khan Khokar has lost

Indian Passport No. F 9955390.

Finder please handover to ROP

Accommodation Wanted for an

Executive Bachelor, Single Flat /

Sharing Room @ Wadi Kabir.

Pls call: 93883674 / 98103169

DAILY GUIDEC4 S AT U R D AY, J U LY 2 , 2 0 1 6

SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION VACANT SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION WANTED

SITUATION WANT-SIT. WANTED

Email: [email protected] [email protected].: 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 /431 / 456 / 461Fax: 24812624

DRIVER

DESIGNER

ENGI./TECH./MECH.

ENGI./TECHNICIAN

ACCOUNTS

CATERING

BEAUTICIAN

SKILLED / UNSKILLED

SALES / MARKETING

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE

ACCOUNT. & FINANCE

ARCHITECT

DOMESTIC HELPER

ARCHITECT

MANAGER/ SUPERVISOR

IT

Tailor shop requires Master Cutter & hand embroidery.

Contact – 99359700

Required Indian Mason – 5 nos., eligibility (minimum 5 yrs experi-

ence in road construction field).

Contact: 99882127


Required Shop Sales man + Hard-ware Technician for IT Company

with minimum 2 years experience.

Contact: 98825806 / 98825806,


IMMEDIATE - Housemaid wanted for an Indian Family - husband,

wife and 2 girls. Visa, accommoda-

tion and all other requirements

will be provided. Please call me on

92725141.

House maid for Omani family.

Contact: 99773100

Wanted service Technicians for

diesel generators and diesel air

compressors for a fast growing

rental company persons having

thorough knowledge with Perkins

/ Cummins engines,

ELGI compressors with Oman

driving preferred.

Contact: 95443350/95041935

Urgently Require BE civil En-gineer with 2+ years experience

and Omani driving license must ,

Salary R.O300/- Send CV to

[email protected] or

Contact: 24565337

Electrician with qualification

and experience.

Contact: Fax: 24727481


Wanted Staff Nurses (Female)

with or without MOH license for

a polyclinic near Sohar. Excellent

salary & accommodation.

Contact – 99006915/

Email - [email protected]

A medical centre is looking to hire immediately a talented Nurse to join our successful team,

required 3 years of experience,

Oman prometric, data flow. Send

your CV to- [email protected] or

Whatsapp - 91254820

Wanted staff nurse with MOH

license, immediate appointment,

to work in a private clinic. Perma-

nent post or locum. All Nationals

can apply. Salary negotiable, free

accommodation available.

Contact – 99048170/ 94870029

Required GP Doctors, gynecology, X ray tech staff nurses. Contact: 99681325 Email:

[email protected]

Wanted for Ibra clinic lab Tech-nicians gynecologist physician lady medical officer MOH license

and NOC needed or prometric with

high score and dataflow.

Contact - 99373493

[email protected]

GP doctor needed for reputed clin-

ic. Preferably with MOH license or

with Dataflow & Paramatics pass

Contact: 95388934

Required gynecologist GEN: practitioner lady lab Technician and pharmacologist immediately

for a clinic in Suwaiq. #95081010


Wanted Sales Man for an eleva-

tor company 3 yrs exp English

language must has NOC required

send resume to pioneersoverall.

[email protected]

Contact: 968 94496661

Required outdoor Sales/ Market-ing Executive with experience

in selling Technical- Mechanical

products/ building materials &

hardware/ auto parts. Graduate

with Oman license preferred.

Apply to: [email protected] or

fax to: 24799615

Advertising & interior company required Sales Executive with

driving /L send CV to

[email protected]

Require Salesman with D/L for

construction, Ind materials,

hydraulic hoses & fittings.

Contact 99221683 / 92830110

Required smart, young, dynamic Sales & Marketing Executive hav-

ing 2-3 years sales experience for

a reputed manufacturing company

in Oman, having its Head Office in

Ruwi. Experience in building mate-

rials is an added advantage. Omani

Driving License and NOC is a must.

Attractive remuneration package.

Apply with photograph to

E-mail: [email protected]

Required female person to work

at the retail shop/Marketing.

Please send your CV on e mail:

[email protected]

Required marketing / PR manager

for a modern restaurant group in

Oman , proficient in illustrator &

Photoshop charismatic , proactive ,

creative & flexible excellent writing

/ Editing skills degree in relevant

area fluent in English. Send CV to

[email protected]

Urgently required south Indian cooks with NOC, having suitable

experienced. Contact: 94268319

/97408945


Shawarma / grill / Salad / Chi-nese, Cook. Contact: 96229522

Shawarma / grill / Salad / Asian Cook. Contact: 95529970

WANTED Female Gynaecologist,

Female GP- Two Female Staff Nurse (From India or Pilipino)and One

Female Dental Assist and

Female Lab Technician. With MOH Licence and Data Flow for

Al Saadi Specilised Medical Centre, Musanna.Contact # 92025033,

Email : [email protected]

A foodstuff distribution company in Muscat is looking for an Accountant. The candidate should

have good communication skills,

in depth knowledge of MS office

application & tally. Email us at

[email protected]

A leading cosmetic company in

Muscat is looking for an

Accountant – Email: us on

[email protected]

An Omani Audit firm is seeking audit partner to join the firm, the

candidate should be completed any

certificate course CIA,CPA, CA, ACC,

and 4 years’ experience, interested

candidates to submit their CVs to :

[email protected]

Part time Accountant available to

handle all accounts up to finaliza-

tion and audit work.

Contact: 95804210

Indian male B.Com graduate

looking for suitable placement in

accounts, office Administration &

marketing, 12 years experience,

NOC available Oman D/L.

Contact: 95804210

Part time Accountant up to finali-

zation auditing available after

4 pm. Contact: 91126314

Sudanese GIS Analyst hold mas-

ter in RS & GIS Resident have an

experience in accounting & store

management. Contact: 97943738

Indian 20 years well experienced

accounts & finance professional

looking for immediate placement

NOC available. Contact: 94546455


Young Indian male (25) with

B.Com degree on visit visa with

D/L and N.O.C for simple opportu-

nities preferably in accounting.

Contact : 96324484

7 Years experience as Financial

Analyst, MBA in finance. Respon-

sibilities- research contributor,

financial statement analysis,

generating MIS & efficiency report,

managing TAT, business & clients.

On visit visa in Muscat.

Contact- 90191628 / 96175780

Part Time Accounting, Audit

Preparation, Internal Audit, Monthly

Reports, Accounting set up for new

companies, GSM: 96975454,


Part time accounting workers up

to finalization, on monthly basis &

yearly finalization works.

Contact : 96247295

ACCA qualified professional lady with 5 years experience in finance

management accounts is looking

for a suitable placement NOC can

be Contact: 94521899

28/male/MBA - finance/B.Com -

Accountant with 4 years of Dubai/

India experience looking for a

suitable placement.

Contact : 90187483

[email protected]

Indian female 28 yrs B.Com 4 yrs

experience in MNC’s currently in

Muscat seeking suitable place-

ment in Finance / Admin.

Contact :94743790

Accountant available with NOC,

7 years experience in Oman.

Ready to join immediately.

Contact 98263394

ACCA member with 6 yrs of experi-

ence in Oman looking for a suitable

job in finance. Contact: 99284193

Well experienced Account M.Com

available with NOC, Tally & ERP.

Contact : 99035707

Indian male 34 yrs, M.Com –

Finance with 5 yrs experience in

Accounts in India, presently in

visiting visa looking for a suitable

placement. Contact: 93671785


Indian male 34 Yrs, Dual MBA

Finance and marketing with IT

skills, 7+ yrs of experience,

Looking for suitable placement.

contact 94879615,Email-

[email protected]

Construction Company looking for Architect with experience in

Oman. Contact 97192707

Required Beautician for Beauty

Saloon at Ghobrah. Clearance / visa

available. Contact no. 95924910

Beauty salon needs lady for

henna. Contact: 93336061

Indian male 31 chartered account-

ant with 2 years Oman experience

looking for suitable placement NOC

available. Contact: 96357827


Indian male B.COM, MBA 4 years in

Larsen & Toubro total 26 years gulf

experience English, Arabic speaking

driving license NOC available.

Contact: 95588565

Accountant Having 5 Years expe-

rience in reputed companies.

Currently working in Muscat

(NOC AVAILABLE) GSM.91367217

Email [email protected]

Indian/MBA/male Chief Accountant 18Yrs Experi-

ence, MIS, C.Flow, Budgeting,

ERP, Cost accounting &Liasing

with auditors. NOC available.

Contact: 92254691/97826674


Indian (Male) having 17+years

Experience in Trading & Health-

care seeking senior Position in

Accounts (11 years GCC Experi-

ence)currently on Resident Visa

(NOC Available) and has a valid

Omani Driving Licence. Contact:

91335026; [email protected]

ADMIN

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 protected]

Indian male 25 yrs, Graduate in

commerce, overall 5 yrs exp in

accounts/ finance field. On visit

visa. Immediately available.

Contact 92836216 /

[email protected]

Indian male 31 chartered Accountant having 2 years Oman

experience looking for suitable

placement in finance and audit

field NOC available.

Contact: 96357827 Email:

[email protected]

Urgently required a Graphic designer with 2 years experience

in graphic designing, Photoshop,

illustrator. Send CV to


Advertising and signboard making company required fresh or

experience Graphic designer send CV to

[email protected]

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

Accountant 8Years Experience with

D/L and NOC. Contact: 97712084

Indian, Kerala Male B.COM & B.PE,

Currently on Visit Visa. Looking for a

suitable job in Accounts, Store Keep-

er, Sales etc. Ready to join as early

as possible. Contact: 96988923

email:- [email protected]

Wanted a experience Driver for Capital and Interior work.

Gsm : 942-888-63

Required Omani Driver

for a restaurant. Contact 95929911

Looking for a full time driver with

valid Omani license. # 95454033

Required urgently driver, experi-

ence Omani or expat drivers with

P.D.O. license. Contact: 98242478

Architect and 3D visualize three

years experience 1.5 in Oman flu-

ent in Arabic and English have Om-

ani driving license looking for job

with consultancy office or interior

design firm. Contact: 94673937

Architect Engineer seeking for

suitable job, 8 years experience.

GSM : 96075000, Email :

[email protected]

Indian female diploma architect

6 years exp in Oman Engineering

consultancy, valid Oman driving

license. Contact: 96683293 /

97750870

DRIVER

Indian male age 24, B.Com.

Accountant having 2 year experi-

ence and currently in Muscat.

Looking for suitable placement in fi-

nance or Audit. Contact: 90766307


Indian Male 22 , Graduate , Spe-

cialized in Tally ERP 9.0, SAP B 1&

Professional in Indian & Foreign

Accounting (CPIFA) with 1 year

work experience , on visit visa in

Muscat , Contact no:91782545

EDUCATION/TRAINING

A leading chain of franchise restaurant requires

ACCOUNTANT CUM ADMIN

Send your

Urgently required experienced and trained kindergarten Teach-er for a well reputed bilingual

school in Mabela area Muscat

interested and suitable candidates

must reply to


Required English, computer and science female Teachers up to

grad 4. Contact - 95054916,

[email protected].

contact time after 5PM

MISCELLANEOUS

MISCELLANEOUS

Advertising company required Graphic designer knowledge of

designing, Photoshop, illustrator,

coral draw & Salesman with D/L. Send CV to

[email protected]

Contact No: 94771366/ 95338210

Required candidates for following

posts: Accountant, Storekeeper, Foreman Building Maintenance, Van-salesman (water), Helpers. Candidates with Omani driving

license preferred.

Contact 99273774/99202278

MEDICAL

Indian female 33 years with 9.5

years experience (1yr in Oman) as

Executive Secretary, Administra-

tion, Sales Coordinator, and HR

coordinator seeks suitable place-

ment. Contact 97985059

[email protected]

Indian Female, MBA-HR having

8+ experience in Administration/

HR, Customer Support, Office Coor-

dinator with good Computer skill,

Now on Visit Visa,looking for suit-

able position. Contact: 90196235

With 15 years of gulf experience in

HR- Admin logistics looking for suit-

able position fluent in Arabic & Eng


7 yrs Exp Office Admin / HR/

IT Admin, MCA, BCA, MBA NOC

Available, With Driving License PH:

97086686

Indian male 21 yrs Graduate in

business administration (BBA)

with computer knowledge (hard-

ware & software) seeks suitable

employment immediately.

Contact: 98085633 / 98898504

Indian female, MSC more than 6

years Oman experience in office

coordination, administration &

managerial, clerical jobs looking

for a suitable position.

Contact: 91303124

Indian female, 27, MCA, 2 yrs

experience in Administration and

HR in India & Oman. Currently in

family visa seeking suitable jobs

preferably in Muscat. #.99417993

Indian/ 23yrs female/ 5yrs GCC

experience with NOC looking for a

suitable position in HR/Admin

/ Accounts/ BD. Contact 90656997

Indian female with nearly 10 years

of Oman experience in Administra-

tion & HR, seeking suitable place-

ment. NOC available. #99242841

Filipino HRD especialist /

material controller supervisor with

18 yrs experience looking for suit-

able job in Oman. Contact: (+968)

98037142 / (+968) 92659817

Indian female MBA / HR, 2.5

experience seeking suitable job.

Contact: 99257214

Indian female MBA fin & HR now

on visit visa looking for suitable


Supervisor required for Con-

struction Company having Omani

driving license, fresher’s can apply.

Contact: 92888337

Branch Manger required to

manage entire Business.

[email protected] 99110080

Urgently required a Purchase Manager to handle all the procure-

ments for a reputed Ready-mix

concrete Company, having its

branches all over Oman. The

candidate should possess required

experience, product knowledge

and excellent communication

skills. Interested candidates may

send their CV to sndakshin@gmail.

com / Contact: 99256757

IT Engineer, min 4 years experi-

ence in Biometric Attendance Sys-

tem and CCTV camera, preferably

with D/L. Apply to hr@unitedsys-

temsit.com or call 99423442.

Qualified and experience Technician required for the kitch-

en restaurant equipments. Who

can repair hot and cold equip-

ments will be preferred. Contact:

Email: [email protected] /

Fax: 24727481

Care Medical Centre Al Seeb

requires Gynecologist and General Practitioner. Mail CV to:

[email protected]

Urgently required experienced female Lab Technician, with knowl-

edge of histopathology & cytology,

with MOH release, for a well-known

laboratory in Al Khuwair.

Contact: 95271561/98893034

Testing / Protection Engi-neer with minimum 05 years

of experience and should have

Oman DCRP license, Interested

candidates send resume to

[email protected]

CCTV & Burglar alarm Techni-cian. Urgently looking for an

Expatriate with minimum 5 years

experience with NOC. Email your

CV with recent Photograph to:

[email protected]

Looking for Female Journalistic or advertising & media back-

ground. Contact- 99342237 /

9394 6622/


Driver with light duty license 10

yrs exp. Contact: 94566432

Bangladeshi driver looking for job.

Contact: 97418036

13 years experience driver.

Contact 95068976

Indian Male MBA (UK), 9 years experience in Dubai/London/Mumbai in Management Consulting,

Sales & Marketing, Business Development for Real Estate/Banking

seeks similar placement with D/L.

Contact: 95168205


SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION WANTED

DESIGNER/DRAUGHTSMAN

ENGG. / TECH./MECH.

ENGG. / TECH./MECH.

HOSPITALITYMISCELLANEOUS PROJECT ENGINEER - CIVIL - 13

years experience in construction at

Oman seeking suitable position -

NOC available - Contact 94427535

([email protected])

Diploma in Mechanical Engg, 10 years exp in steel fabrication

site work with valid Oman driving

license. Contact: 94696192

B.Sc Civil Engineer 7 years gulf

experience total experience 9 years

having GCC D/L seeking for suitable

replacement local release available.

Contact: 98628515/ 98289234


B.E Electrical Engineer, Age 28 yrs.

5.5 yrs experience. 2 yrs in OMAN

as site supervisor/ site engineer,

with valid GCC license.



Civil Engineer diploma, 4 yrsexp

seeks suitable position ina reputed

company. NOC available.

Contact 96789711

B.E Mechanical Engineer, age 24

with almost 1 year experience as

Production Shift Engineer, has

achieved training on HVAC

Engineering design and has good

hands on software like AutoCAD

and HAP.Currently in Oman on a

visit visa, looking for a suitable

placement.Contact: 95065955


Mechanical diploma, Indian male

26, 4 years experienced MEP

supervisor seeks suitable openings

NOC / Release available.

Contact: 97901559

Civil Engineer 8 years experience

Structural buildings marine. Avail-

able NOC release. Contact: 92451323.


Indian male Electrical Engineer, having 6 years gulf experience

in designing, assembling, com-

missioning execution etc having

valid GCC license too looking for a

suitable. Contact: 00968-98052942


Civil Engineer (B.Tech), Indian

male 24 years with 1+years Indian

experience,(Certified in Staad

Pro/ Quantity Survey/ Auto Cad).

Looking for a Suitable position.

Available In Sultanate of Oman

(Muscat) on Visit Visa.

Contact 92157694. E-mail:

[email protected]

An Iraqi civil with more than

30 years experience in (Iraq and

G.C.C) looking for a job, (N.O.C)



Indian male, Mechanical

Engineer having 1year experi-

ence, on visit visa looking for

suitable job. Contact:97416564,

Email:[email protected]

Mechanical Engineer with one

year’s experience as Asst. Piping

Engineer having good knowl-

edge of PIPING DESIGNS, PDMS,

SP3D, AUTOCAD, PRO-ENGINEER

WILDFIRE, DS CATIA, JAVA

SCRIPTS etc, looking for suit-

able opportunity. Contact: +968-

99200724/24496072.

BE mechanical Engineer having

6+ years experience in structural

and piping job looking suitable

position. Contact: 96115463


Fresh Engineering graduate M-

Tech in mechanical Automation

and automobile Engineering now in

Oman on visit seeks suitable place-

ment. #95853514 / 98280794

Fresh Engineering graduate B.Tech

mechanical engineering now in

Oman on visit seeks suitable place-

ment. #95853514/98280172

Indian male MBA Finance & Marketing 25 yrs

having 1.9 years of experience Finance & Marketing

Contact: 95206140/ 96992013 Email:

[email protected]

ENGINEER W

B.E Mechanical Engineer, age

33 with 6+ years experience in

GCC in MEP building construc-

tion field (execution and design of

HVAC,firefighting,plumbing),

with D/L, NOC available

Contact 96978380,


Construction Machinery repairs

Engineer, 5 years, driving license,

Contact - 94001961

Agriculture Engineer 2 8rs, with

5 yrsexp in the field of agriculture,

landscaping & irrigation. Since 2

yrs working in different projects.

Having valid UAE driving license.

Currently in Oman (Salalah) on

visit visa. Contact – 94120190 /

[email protected]

Architectural Draftsmen diploma

in construction technology with 6

years experience in drafting and

detailing as per British standard

in Oman with valid Omani license

looking for suitable opportunity

Noc available. Call 94375897.

Autocad works freelance, MEP, Civil

works, Interior, 2d/3d, BOQ etc.

Contact 97103168

Revit, Autocad D/man, expected

salary 200 OMR PH :92279784

Filipino Senior Revit/AutoCAD

Draftsman with 20 years profes-

sional experience is looking for suit-

able job in Oman. Please Contact:

96489798, (+974) 66653780.

An M (M FWA

I

M F

SAP Business Objects / Data

Warehousing professional. 10

years experience with top IT

global companies (HP and Accen-

ture) in team leading roles. Oman

Family visa. Looking for jobs in

Muscat. Contact: 91487199

BSC Software Engineer 2 years

experience in ASPN. NET, C#, SQI

server, mysql , crystal report, visual

studio , capable of Jave, Php, HTML

and roid looking for suitable vacan-

cy. # 90696220/ 92729744

Indian male ERP Consultant 15

yrs exp, 11 yrs in gulf looking for

IT management jobs, local release,

Oman D/L. Contact: 94618761

Indian female, MCA currently on

family visit visa skills in ASP ,

NET , DBMS, AutoCAD civil seeks

suitable placement NT, Interested

in teaching. Contact: 90417133


Indian male 22 years B.A. Anima-

tion & Graphic Adobe suites and

Maya, seeking suitable placement.


[email protected]

Female, 31, B.Tech- ECE/CCNA/

GSM, 5 yrs Oman experience in IT

support (AD, exchange, TMG, UNIS

Server admin, In-house apps sup-

port, project placement, Transfer


Indian Male, MCA Graduate, 15

yrs exp in ERP, CSM Certified,

seeking suitable role.NOC Avail-

able. Contact : GSM : 90189284


Indian female M.Sc Computer

Science seeking suitable place-

ment in Muscat area. #98660672

SAP Business Objects / Data

Warehousing professional. 10

years experience with top 5 IT

global companies (HP and Accen-

ture) in team leading roles. Oman

family visa. Looking for jobs in

Muscat. Phone: 91487199

IT Support Engineer, Exp 3 years

in Oman 2 years in India.

Contact: 94672759

Indian male 4 years experience in

IT as Programmer / Web Support/

CCNA/ Network on visit visa seek-

ing placement. Contact: 93069694


3 years experience in IT Software

field, seeking suitable jobs.

Contact: 96350234, Email :

[email protected]

Indian male 31yrs old with hotel

management degree, 3 yrs experi-

ence in F&B services at 5 star hotel

Dubai, 05 yrs in American 06 star

cruise liner has butler. Has Oman

driving license. Contact- 99859150.

Electrical Engineer: Indian male

30 years, having 5 years of experi-

ence in industrial automation &

utility maintenance in Indian,

holding valid Oman D/L.


[email protected]

Indian male BE Mechanical with

11 years experience in Automo-

tive Engineering and Industrial

Maintenance in Oman with valid

driving license seeks suitable job.

On release in Oman-92880593

Civil Engineer B.Tech with 6+

years in supervision designing

planning and QC expert in Mech,

civil software. Contact: 90719263

Project co-odinater & AutoCAD

draftsman Indian male, 8 yrs exp

in Oman in civil, interior, precast-

ing with D/L & NOC.

Contact: 92188496, Email:

[email protected]

Quantity surveyor (B.E Civil) 5+

years experience in buildings

and mosque N.O.C available ready

to join immediately. Contact:

+97826597 / +919171430681


For preparing Civil / MEP Auto CAD drawings.

Contact -93480346.


Civil Engineer 7 years experience,

Driving license, NOC available.

Contact- 98078095

Electrical Engineer B.Tech, Indian

available in Oman, 2+ years Oman

exp (MEP) Light D/L.

Contact - 93832935

Diploma Civil Engineering (certifi-

cate attested) 6 years Oman experi-

ence as interior work site in charge

/ quantity surveyor NOC/ Release

available.Contact: 93120433

Civil Engr. Diploma 8 yrs exp in

construction & consultancy with

auto cad. D/L.Contact: 93060770


Civil Engineer, Indian male 4

Years experience in Oman & India.

Looking for Permanent Placement

in Oman. NOC Available, Contact:

+96895984661,+96891455949

Civil Quantity Surveyor with 3yr

UAE experience seeking job.

UAE driving license holder.


+96895641991; +971557969671

Civil Engineer 8 years experience

in Oman as a project engineer for

governmental & private projects.

Contact – 90164912

Young Indian, Engineering in

Bio-technology, Bio-chemical and

Chemical, looking for a challenging

placement in Oman.

Contact 97607000. Email:

[email protected]

Mech. Engineer 10 years GCC

exp automobile / oil & gas / const

project / plant, equip machinery in

charge with driving license NOC.

Contact: 95774585

Bangladeshi looking for job, Mus-

cat experience 4 years. # 96356280

Driver light veh, store keeper,

sales man, shop keeper, supervisor

8 years exp knows English, Arabic,

Hindi. Contact: 91615715

Light driver job exp 4 years, know

Hindi, English, Arabic, Education

B.A. Contact: 98522914

Light Driver / Supervisor Fluent in

English & Arabic, Well knowledge of

Muscat Areas Looking for suitable

placement. Contact Tariq: 97950869

Driver light duty (house or com-

pany) valid Gulf D/L looking job.

Contact- 95175192

Pakistani driver with car Subaru

2004 model. Contact: 99667817

Driver with Electrician 4 years

experience looking for job.

Contact: 97456062

Pakistani driver with 3 years

experience, seeking for placement

familiar with Batinah & Sharqiyah

regions. Contact 99832706

Looking for driver job.

Contact: 99035942 /97383016

Driver with car. Contact:93346085

Looking for job driver. #94158238

Six years experienced light duty

vehicle driver looking for a suit-

able placement. Contact: 96362871

Experience driver 12 years experi-

ence in GCC, seeks suitable place-

ment. Contact: 93722881

IT

DRIVER

DESIGNER

DIETICIAN

Indian male B.com MBA 4 years in

L &T total 26 years gulf experi-

enced English & Arabic speaking

driving license with NOC.

Contact: 95588565

Indian candidate with 15 years

experience in Facility Manage-

ment (Soft Service) looking for

part time assignments / Consul-

tancy Opportunities.

Contact- 98469311/96179737

27, Indian female B.com gradu-

ate with 4 years experience in

procurement and purchases on

family visa looking for immediate

and suitable placement.

Contact: 95828986

Sudanese 27 yrs BSC in IT having

Omani driving in resident visa

experience in Administration P.R.O

general account and tourism

language Arabic and English.

Contact: 94907717


Indian looking for a job in the

trade 27 years of age for a friendly

college degree. Contact: 96424192

Sudanese male bachelor geology

and mining with 3 years experi-

ence in MUD logging and training

in soil investigation.

Contact: 92956848

BS in Electrical Engineering, Experience: 5 years(Power Plants).


[email protected]

Indian male 28yrs Bcom 3yrs

exp. in warehouse operations

(including pharmaceutical). Well

knowledge in WMS & ERP, looking

for suitable job. Ph. 95576686,

E: [email protected] (UAE visa

holder, currently in Oman)

Indian male, 28, post graduate,

6+ yrs exp in Oman in sales (back

office) & credit control with valid

Oman D/L looking for suitable lace-

ments. NOC available. # 92066 523

Interior design supervisor 6 yrs

experience valid Oman license NOC

/ release available.# 92508926

Indian Female, 25 Years - MSc

Biotechnology, 1yr exp. in Clinical Mi-

crobiology & 6 months working exp.

in international crop reserch

institute of semi arid crops (ICRISAT)

Looking for suitable job.

Contact 92619048,


MEDICAL

Indian Male with 13 Years Oman

Experience as Assistant Pharma-

cist with Valid MOH License and

Oman D/L is looking for a Suitable

Job in Muscat Area. NOC available.

Please Contact: 92121414

Sri Lankan female qualified in UK

with BSC (Hons) pharmacology and

MSC pharmaceutical science with

management studies having one

year experience in Sir Lanka, look-

ing suitable placement in regulatory

affairs, clinical research / trials,

Pharmacologist, pharmacovigilance

and research. #99550318

Indian female dentist specialized

Endodontist, looking for suitable

placement. Parametric completed.

Contact: 96410448

MANAGER/ SUPERVISOR

Chief Accountant/Finance Manager

– Indian male, CA Finalist, having

20 years’ experience in Finance,

Accounts, Audit, Finalization of Ac-

counts, preparation of Project Reports

etc., looking for immediate placement.

12 yrs. in Oman in Construction and

Consultancy co., have Omani D/L,

knows Tally. Contact 94041048,


Indian male - 8 yrs exp as HSE of-

fice/supervisor -on visit visa- seeks

suitable opening in Sohar - Contact

94532131 / 98317698;


8 Years experienced camp boss

worked in SAOG CO. Looking for

suitable position. NOC available.

Contact - 94298945

Civil Engineer (QS) 2 yrs exp

seeking job UAE D/L.

Contact: +96895641991

Electrical Engineer 5 years

experience substations oil & Gas

water projects fluency in Arabic &

English & English driving license


Indian male Civil Engg. 11 years

experience having Omani driving

license, NOC available.

Contact: 95797286


Chemical Engineer with MBA &

experience looking for job.

Contact: 94908977

Mechanical Engineer, B.Tech

(Post Graduate) looking for suita-

ble placement. Contact: 99576846

mail: [email protected]

Mechanical Engineer 7 years

experience plumbing firefighting

water pipeline projects fluency in

Arabic and English driving license


Architect Engineer seeking for

suitable job 4 years experience

currently working in Muscat, NOC


Electronics & telecommunication

BE Indian male having skills in

electronics communication, net-

working , embedded having 2 years

experience looking for suitable po-

sition available in Oman on family

visit visa. Contact: 93051918 Email:

[email protected]

Indian male, Structural Engineer

looking for job in structural design

field. Having 6 years of experi-

ence in design field. Residing in



B.Tech Civil Engineer 2 years

experience on visit seeks urgent


Electrical Engineer with 16 years

experience in switchgear / trans-

former / over head lines & trading,

looking for sales / procurement &

project planning & Execution with

NOC & D/L. Contact: 95994727


Civil Engineer, young Indian

having almost 2 years experience

looking for a challenging position

seeks suitable position in Oman/

GCC. Please contact 92718490,

Email ID: [email protected]

Indian female dietician with 3

years experience in India seeking

a suitable placement preferable in


EDUCATION/TRAINING

ENGG. / SUPERVISOR

Female B. Ed English teacher, 7 yrs exp seeking suitable place-

ment. # 99739415 / 92091528

SECRETARIAL & OFFICE

Indian, 20 years experience in

Oman as personal assistant / office

manager / executive secretary /

administrator / business develop-

ment asst. seeks job change. Release

available. Contact 99168054.

Lady Secretary / Sales Co-coor-

dinator 12 years experience in

Oman in reputed companies, seek

immediate Employment.

Call: 95244761

Looking for part time job Secre-tarial / Data Entry / Documenta-

tion available every day after 5:00

pm Friday / Saturday full day area

preferred Ruwi/ CBD/ MBD /

Al Khuwair. Contact: 90414827

Indian female BE, 3 years office

assistant experience, seeking

placement.Contact-90655903

Indian Female, 25 Years - MSc

Looking for suitable job.

Mobile: 92619048,


SKILLED / UNSKILLED

Electrician, plumber, helper, In-

dian & gulf exp looking job.

Contact - 95175192

Mason, sh/carpenter, steel fitter,

with medical. Contact- 95175192 or

mail, [email protected]

Indian mechanical supervisor (diploma) 17 yrs experience in pet-

rochemical construction (fabrica-

tion erection) in all steel structural

and mechanical jobs, on visit visa

seeks suitable placement.

Contact: 90924467


Indian male 24 ,B.E ( E.C.E ) grad-

uate with 3 years of experience in

the fields of BMS and Low current

systems and has good knowledge

about Electronic Security Systems,

currently working in Oman, NOC

Available. Contact:-94737033/

[email protected]

Electrical & Electronics Engr,

knows autocad & revit.

PH: 93837973

Pakistani male Diploma Civil

Engineer 4yrs exp in Oman bull-

ing & mega projects, valid license

Oman. Contact: 98921022

Sr. Electrical Engineer with17+

yrs of exceptional exp in spear

heading strategic planning and

project management initiatives &

executing various high rise resi-

dential & commercial building as

well as roads and highway project

with proficiency in installation,

seeking a challenging position in

a dynamic organization.

Contact 96570891

Indian female 25years M.E (pow-

er electronics) 3years experience

in teaching profession looking for

suitable job. Contact no 97003267

& 94214909


Mechanical Engineer (Sudanese)

3 years experience : Fire fighting,

HSE, Design, Production.

Contact: 93642704


Civil Engineer (Indian male)

5 years experience in Oman with

valid Omani driving license & NOC

looking for suitable opportunity.

Contact: 93101283

Sr. Quantity surveyor B.Tech (Civil

Tech) above 8 years (7 years in

Oman) having driving license NOC


Senior Land Surveyor 23 yrs

Oman, UAE & Egypt GPS, T.S

Construction roads infrastructure

oil feed electric works OHL, UGC

grid , primary substation process-

ing data. Contact: 95326927 /

92928981


Indian male B-tech 8 years experi-

ence as senior electrical project

engineer / QC engineer on visit

visa seeks suitable placement.

Contact 94094543


Site Supervisor, Diploma in

Civil Engg (cert attested) knows

autocad revit, salary exp: 250

Ph : 92279784

DAILY GUIDEC6 S AT U R D AY, J U LY 2 , 2 0 1 6

Email: [email protected] [email protected].: 24726666 Ext: 413 / 430 /431 / 456 / 461Fax: 24812624

SITUATION WANTEDSITUATION WANTED

Indian male 3.5 yr experience in

Oman sales and purchase having

valid Oman driving license seeking

for suitable job. Contact 91076676

Sales representative with 7 years

experience and valid Oman driving

license, NOC or release avail-

able-99695780

Indian male 26 years of experi-

ence of sales & marketing in surgi-

cal and laboratory equipments.

Looking for good replacement.

Contact – 92015894 / 95774854

Indian female, MBA Marketing

with 4 years experience with

4 years experience with Oman

experience, NOC and D/L looking

for suitable opening with visa.

Contact: 92460623

SALES / MARKETING

Indian Male, MBA marketing 5

yrs exp. in sales & 4 yrs in FMCG

sector, looking for best opportu-

nity. NOC available.

Contact: 96001877

Indian male 33 having 6 yrs exp

in Oman & 4 yes exp in Qatar hav-

ing valid Oman D/L seeks opportu-

nity in sales & business develop-

ment. Contact: 98260607 Email:

[email protected]

35 years male, Lebanese hold-

ing British passport, 10 years

of experience in procurement,

Omani Government tenders, setup

marketing plans & strategies,

importing, Organizing events,

management, have car, NOC avail-

able. Contact 94123939


SITUATION WANTEDCOMPUTER/WEB./ EDUCATION/CLASSES

Karate and self defense classes

at Azaiba 18 Nov Street. RO 10 per

month twice a week Monday and

Tuesday 6. 30 TO 7. 30. PM.

Contact: 98294551

Spoken Arabic class for Non Arabic Speakers & English

class for Malayalam Speakers in Azaiba and Ruwi

earn in two monthstion guaranteed

Tel: 95244310

Filipino Male, 28 years Old. Looking

for job, Have experience in Rent

a Car/ Cargo & Logistics / Real

Estate/ Customer Care Executive /

Sale Executive & Marketing/ Shop

In- Charge. Hard working w/ good

computer and communication skill.

GSM: 97761075

SITUATION WANTEDSERVICES

SERVICES

MY

Al farzdaq Al Fedi Trad and Cont

Maintenance services electric,

plumbing and A/C. Contact:

96524904 /94285064

A/C Maintenance & Servicing,

Fridge, Washing machine & Dish

washer repairing, Painting & Clean-

ing services, Electrical & plumbing.

Contact 99447257 / 97014234 /

24504281

Split unit A/C & window unit A.C

servicing & maintenance.

Contact: 96236476

WE SERVE OMAN

Marble crystallization & grinding, Ocean center LLC

Contact: 99344723

Cleaning services sofa shampoo,

carpet shampoo, new house, old

house. Contact: 92179395

Marble crystallization & grinding, cleaning & carpet shampooing.

Ocean center LLC.

Contact 99344723

Window & split unit A.C servicing

& repairing. Contact: 99557080

Split unit & window unit A.C ser-

vicing & maintenance.

Contact: 93769089 / 95323517

Split & window A/C servicing,

repairing, installation ducted, pack-

age etc. Contact Abbas : 98667326

CAD drawings Archi/ MEP

CAD – comply BIM.

Contact: 91233975

Carpet Shampoo, marble & tile

polishing, pest control &

anti-termite treatment, general

cleaning painting,Plumbing,

Electrical, shifting. Contact Mun-

dhir Al-Rizaiqi trading. L.L.C.

Contact: 24810137, 99450130

House shifting packing. Contact: 99657644/98518013

Water proofing ABUQABAS-

Contact 99320217/24788722

All Maintenance and services

electric, CCTV Camera, Plumbing

A/C service and gas installation,

painting tiles. Contact: 96524904 /

94285064

GUARANTEED CLEANING: Carpet & sofa shampooing,

Contact 99314807/24792998

House shifting & transporting.

Contact 92490422

MARBLE CRYSTALLIZATION restore the original shine of

your marble. Contact 24793614/

99314807

Marble Restoration, Mosaic tiles

polishing, carpet shampooing,

maintenance. Contact ABU QA-

BAS- 99320217 /24788722

Pest control treatments, Ocean center LLC

Contact 99344723

Pest control Gulfa international.

Contact: 92326955

House shifting. Contact

99708138

Indian Male, 26 M.Com with

4 yrs of Experience in Accounting

& Administration in a Financial

Company in India, seeks suitable

job, Currently in India.

Contact India:-+918907212253

Akhil:-93626288, Email:

[email protected]

Sales 2 years B.Com

male 24 yrs, Indian.

Contact: 00968 94212636

[email protected]

Indian female 29 years Post Grad-

uate with computer Knowledge 2

years of Oman experience in coor-

dinator & 5 years of experience in

customer service, client relation

officer with excellent communica-

tion skill seeks suitable placement.

Contact: 95337665

Oil &gas experienced Indian lady

with 6 years in sales & market-

ing to PDO and having valid

Omani driving license. Contact

96143430/99875919

Indian male 1 yr exp in sales

automotive (TBL) looking for best

opportunity , NOC available.

Contact: 97793879


Indian male Graduate with 18

years of Marketing experience

presently in Oman on family visit

visa, looking for best opportunity.

Contact: 96168687


Indian male graduate, 10 years

experience Oman seeks job in

Sales & Marketing. #92133277

Indian male MBA 5 yrs experience

in Oman and India seeking suitable

position in marketing & sales



Indian male 24 B.com, 2years of

experience in sales & admin &

proficient in M.S Office, Excel.

Contact: 98613373


Indian Male MBA, 5 years Build-

ing Materials Project Sales experi-

ence in Oman, NOC available, seek-

ing for placement.

Contact - 90655903,99325544

B. Com 2 years experience in

Sales Marketing Logistics

Accounts and Front office

Contact 95506048

Indian Male, Experienced in

FMCG & other kind of Sales,

looking for suitable placement in

Foodstuff/FMCG Industry with

valid GCC license. Immediately

available. Contact: 94625495.

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


TOURS

RENT A CAR

25 - 50 seater bus with PDO &

BP specification for monthly rent

& small car with driver. Contact

99839898

Al Ibtisama rent & leasing. Contact: 91374879 / 96627562/

99382001/ 24751177/ 24751188

SITUATION WANTEDCARGO

Dolphin Watch, Dhow Cruise with

Buffet, & Land Tours Al- Ainain

Marine Tours contact 98029602,

92808636

We arrange tours & accommoda-

tion at all the beautiful places in

Oman. Contact 99839898

SIT. WANTED

TRANSPORTATION

TRANSPORTATION

TRANSPORTATIONTransportation. Contact: 91703829

Transportation available Ruwi to

Al Khuwair, Ghubra & Azaiba.

Contact: 91103909

Transportation available Al Khu-

wair, Ghobrah, Azaiba, Al Hail & Al

Khoud. Drop & pick.

Contact: 95250161

Gulf link rent car get the best rate

daily weekly monthly & long term.

Contact: Tel: 24348106 G.S.M:

98265073 /96023931


Transportation required from

Qurum to WadiKabir at afternoon

only 1 PM. Contact - 99012165

Transportation. Contact:96538078

Transportation. Contact 99508282

Transportation. Contact 92015894

Transportation. Contact94510847

Indian male, 25 years old, (exp.)

diploma civil engineer, look-

ing suitable position. Contact:

00919746443745 / 92861980

Electrical Foreman, 25 years ex-

perience, Indian male currently in

Oman looking for suitable position.

Gsm – 96718013 Email:

[email protected]

Indian Male B-Com graduate

2 year experience in various

Fields Valid Oman Driving License.

Looking for any suitable post.

Please contact: 94409500

Indian Male, B.Com + Dip. Logistics

2year experience looking for a job

in Accounts/Logistics Field. Pres-

ently on Visit Visa #93884951

Transportation. available.

For ladies Contact 92430239

GOOD NEWS

FREE INFORMATION ABOUT ISLAM. If you would like to know

more about Islam, please call:

99425598, 99250777, 99353988,

99253818, 99341395, and

99379133. For ladies: 99415818,

99321360, 99730723

Orvisit:www.islamfact.com

Ayurvedic treatment for joint

pain, backache, paralysis, mas-

sage, steambath, obesity, Spondy-

litis, Ideal Care Ayurvedic Clinic,

18 November Street, Azaiba.

Contact: 99639695 / 97397320

Ayurvedic treatment for back-

ache, paralysis, arthritis etc

& massage, All Season (Vaid-

yaratnam). Contact:24475280 /

95371664 / 92504980

www.siddhayur.com

DRIVING

FOR LADIES

MATRIMONIAL

Parent of Palakkad based Hindu

Nair / Menon boy aged 29 star

pooram, under graduate presently

working in Oman seeking alliance

from parents undergraduate /

graduate nair / menon girl age 21-

23 Contact: 99312383 after 7 pm

Christian Evangelical girl, 27, 150

cm. ICWA, M.Com, working in a

MNC Trivandrum. Seeks suitable

proposals. Contact – 96040125/

97889342

Parents of 28 yrs, Indian Boy

from Mumbai, ACCA working as

a senior accountant in Muscat,

seeks alliance from an Indian

Sunni Muslim family. Contact-

(parent): 96408642 email id:

[email protected]

Maternal uncle of Indian Sunni

Muslim girl aged 21, beautiful, tall

and pursuing M.Sc, Urdu speaking

hailing from Chennai seeks

suitable alliance.

Contact: 97047811

Christian divorce, male 40.

Contact by Whatsapp: 91346321

Parents of 28 yrs, Indian Boy

from Mumbai, ACCA working as

a senior accountant in Muscat,

seeks alliance from an Indian

Sunni Muslim family. Contact

no. (Parent): 96408642 email id:

[email protected]

Ezhava male, 31yrs, height 5.6,

star Magham, B. Tech aeronauti-

cal, administrative professional,

parents in Oman, native Aluva

(ekm). Mob-99550870

Parent of Thrissur based Hindu

Ezhava girl aged 20, Slim,Atham

star, Studying for B. Pharm seek-

ing alliance from well employed

Graduates, preferably in Engineer-

ing Contact :96425102

MANPOWER

Manpower available: cleaning

male/female staff, loading unload-

ing and helpers staff available on

contract basis. Contact- 94636086

Home service available, (Threading, facial, waxing,

head massage) R0. 20

Contact 99619409

*Classified Advertisement space booking with

text, should be done till 12.00 noon for next day’s

publication. * Subject to space

availability

Ezhava male, 31yrs, height 5.6,

Star Magham, B-Tech Aeronauti-

cal, administrative professional,

parents in Oman, native Aluva

(Ekm). Contact 99550870

Indian male Roman Catholic 40yrs divorcee working in Mus-

cat. Seeks suitable alliance from

widow/ divorcee/ single.

Contact 96059801.

Malankara Catholic Male Nurse (28) from Thiruvalla working in

Nizwa Private Co. Alliance invites

parents/nurses working in Oman.

Contact 968 98267338,

0091 9287215726

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