Times of Oman (Muscat, Oman) back issues from June 2009:
Airlines wait for Airbus directive after crash.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Reuters KUALA LUMPUR: Several airlines using Airbus A330-200 planes, the model that crashed in the Atlantic last week, said on Monday they would wait for any directive from manufacturer Airbus before making any equipment changes. The chief executive of Gulf ...
HM issues royal decree.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Times MUSCAT Eoe1/4" His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has issued Royal Decree no. 34/2009 issuing first class License for the Omani-Qatari Telecommunications Company SAOG for installing and operating a common fixed telecommunications services system. ...
His Majesty condoles with Bahrain king.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: ONA MUSCAT Eoe1/4" His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has sent a cable of condolences to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of the Kingdom of Bahrain on the death of Sheikh Khalid bin Salaman bin Abdullah Al Khalifa. In his cable, His ...
RO28m Arab Fund loan for Thumrait-Salalah road.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: ONA MUSCAT Eoe1/4" The Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development yesterday agreed to part-finance the RO47.8 million Thumrait-Salalah dual carriageway project by extending a loan of RO28 million. Ahmed bin Abdulnabi Macki, minister of national economy and ...
Layali Al Asalah exhibition opens.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Rahima Al Balushi & Manal Al Ajmi MUSCAT Eoe1/4" Fashion event management company Layali Al Asalah started its second annual exhibition yesterday under the patronage of Her Highness Sayyida Thuraya bint Thuwaini bin Shihab Al Said. The exhibition displays the ...
Learning experience in parenthood.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Times News Service MUSCAT Eoe1/4" Eoe1/4Y[pounds sterling]Parenthood a Family AffairEoe1/4ao, a two-day event held at Qurum City Centre, was a great hit with families. Parents and children enthusiastically took part in the quiz, entertainment and games. The ...
Ahli BankEo,e1/4,aos Sohar customer wins RO10,000 in draw.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Times MUSCAT Eoe1/4" Ahli Bank has announced the results of its monthly draw of Eoe1/4Y[pounds sterling]My HassadEoe1/4ao saving scheme. Ali Salim Said Al Shibli of Sohar branch emerged the lucky winner of RO10,000 cash prize. Rabani Rahim Al Balushi, branch ...
Oman and Italy to boost trade.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: ONA MILAN Eoe1/4" Sayyid Badr bin Hamed bin Hamoud Al Busaidi, secretary-general of the Foreign Ministry, opened the economic symposium on Eoe1/4Y[pounds sterling]Cooperation Opportunities between Omani and Italian Companies,Eoe1/4ao at Manzoni Hall at the National ...
Muscat shares post minor gains.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: BankMuscat MUSCAT Eoe1/4" The MSM-30 index rose marginally to close 0.73 per cent higher at 5,747 points yesterday with advance to decline ratio of 0.86:1. The total shares exchanged increased by 7.8 per cent to 38.916 million shares against the previous ...
Disparities leveled off.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Ashok Hariharan MUSCAT Eoe1/4" With a view to avoid discrimination, the new tax law provides for a parity of tax rates between foreign and local companies. Foreign companies, prior to 2001, were paying taxes at certain income levels, at the rate of 50 per ...
Al Wahda sign-up Mudhafar.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Nishad Anwar MUSCAT Eoe1/4" OmanEoe1/4aos Gulf Cup hero Hassan Mudhafar yesterday signed a one-year contract with Al Wahda to fill the berth left for an Asian professional for next season. The 29-year-old midfielder, moves to Abu Dhabi on a free transfer after a season ...
Ahli Bank awards football fans with MyHassad accounts.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Times MUSCAT Eoe1/4" Five lucky football fans who attended the friendly match between Oman and Egypt received their gifts recently from Ahli Bank. Besides attendeing the friendly match they were rewarded with a raffle draw which was conducted by the bank ...
Tajik Jimmy sings his way to fame in Russia.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: AFP KOLOMNA: Baimurat Allaberiyev, a diminutive native of Tajikistan who has herded sheep, picked cotton and toiled in construction, hardly looks like Russia s latest musical sensation. But Allaberiyev has remarkable talent sets him apart from the millions of ...
Digital piracy looms over World Copyright Summit.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: AFP WASHINGTON: Movie directors, composers, authors, legal experts, policy-makers and others are meeting here this week to discuss the "threats and opportunities" the Internet poses to copyright in the digital age. Some 500 delegates from more than 55 ...
Ubisoft merges videogames and film making.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: AFP LOS ANGELES: French videogame powerhouse Ubisoft is building its movie-making muscles. While pairing films with videogames is a long-running trend, Ubisoft is rising to a new level by collaborating with famed director James Cameron on a title crafted as an extension ...
Slumdog child stars dream of Hollywood.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: AFP HONG KONG: Despite becoming celebrities in their own right, the child stars of the Oscar-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire" said Sunday they still hoped to emulate the success of Hollywood s top names. Ayush Mahesh Khedekar, Rubina Ali, and Azharuddin ...
Global airline losses to hit $9 bln in 2009: IATA.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Reuters KUALA LUMPUR: Global airlines are likely to lose $9 billion this year, the International Air Transport Association said on Monday, nearly double its estimate of just three months ago, as rising fuel prices and weak demand create an unprecedented crisis for the ...
Spain media giant Prisa announces TV merger plan.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: AFP MADRID: Shares in Spanish media giant Prisa, owner of leading daily El Pais, closed sharply higher on Friday after it announced plans to merge its television operations with rival Imagina within a month. The stock closed up at 17.65 percent at a session ...
Qatar ready to help Porsche take over VW.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: AFP BERLIN: Qatar is ready to help German carmaker Porsche take full control of Volkswagen, Europe s biggest carmaker, according to a report due out Monday in the German magazine Focus. The emir of the gas-rich Gulf state has given his verbal agreement to ...
German retailer Arcandor in last-ditch talks with rival.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: AFP BERLIN: Stricken German retail giant Arcandor held crunch tie-up talks with a rival firm on Sunday as reports said that the majority owner of Thomas Cook could file for insolvency imminently. The negotiations about a possible merger of Arcandor and Metro s ...
Barclays confirms talks with BlackRock.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: AFP LONDON: Barclays on Monday said it had held talks with US money manager BlackRock on the possible sale of the British bank s asset management arm. The Sunday Telegraph newspaper reported over the weekend that a sale of Barclays Global Investors (BGI) to ...
Dollar eases against yen, euro in Asian trade.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: AFP TOKYO: The dollar lost ground against the yen and euro in Asian trade Monday after recent gains, as investors raked in profits following data that signalled the job crunch in the US may be easing. The dollar slipped to 98.39 yen in Tokyo afternoon trade ...
Ruthless Proteas please Smith.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: AFP LONDON: South Africa captain Graeme Smith said his side had "sent a message" after their crushing 130-run win over Scotland at the ICC World Twenty20. Victory in their first match of the tournament saw the Proteas into the second round Super Eights and ...
Woods wins at Memorial with birdie-birdie finish.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Reuters DUBLIN: Tiger Woods came from four strokes behind to win the Memorial tournament by a shot on Sunday, sealing his 67th PGA Tour victory with a dramatic birdie-birdie finish. Helped by one of the best driving displays of his career, the world number ...
Grand Slam king Federer has time on his side.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: AFP PARIS: Roger Federer, with a first French Open and a career Grand Slam carved into his storyboard of achievements, believes he is poised for another record-setting spell, with time stacked in his favour. The Swiss maestro realised a lifetime dream of ...
HM, Al Attiyah review AGCC march.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: ONA MUSCAT Eoe1/4" His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said yesterday received Abdul Rahman Al Attiyah, secretary-general of the Arab Gulf Cooperation Council, at Bait Al Barakah. They discussed the AGCC march and ways of promoting ...
Consular service for Sri Lankans begins tomorrow.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Times MUSCATEoe1/4" The officials of the Sri Lankan Embassy will be visiting Salalah to provide consular services to the Sri Lankan expatriate community living in Salalah and adjoining areas. They are requested to avail this service on March 5 and 6 from 9am ...
ITEC scholarships reflect Oman-India ties: Wadhwa.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Aftab H Kola MUSCAT Eoe1/4" Training by experts has become a vital component in todayEoe1/4aos world to retain a competitive edge and keep abreast of the latest tools. This was underscored at a reception held at the Indian Embassy last night for the ...
Balasubramaniam and Chitra to perform in April.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Times News Service MUSCAT Eoe1/4" The Tamil Wing of Indian Social Club will host an exclusive musical evening titled Oru PonMaalai Pozhuthu featuring celebrity playback singers Padmashri S.P. Balasubramaniam (fondly called SPB) and Padmashri K.S. Chitra, accompanied by ...
Wait over as Umer Sharif, Jal to perform on April 2.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Shahzad Raza MUSCAT Eoe1/4" All those waiting for this to happen for years can count themselves lucky as two big things from Pakistan will finally come to town and rock them on April 2. The undisputed king of comedy Umer Sharif and the hottest rock band in ...
German-Omani exhibition opens.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Mrudu Naik MUSCAT Eoe1/4" A joint German-Omani exhibition, featuring the paintings of Antje Manser and Anwar Sonya and sculptures by Ayoub Al Balushi, opened at the residence of German Ambassador Klaus Geyer yesterday. Bait Muzna Gallery, in collaboration ...
Turkish company among six firms short-listed for airport project.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Times News Service MUSCAT Eoe1/4" A leading Turkish company, TAV Construction, is among the six companies short-listed for building the new Muscat International Airport terminal project, Engin Turker, ambassador of the Republic of Turkey, said in a statement here ...
Hariprasad Chaurasia to perform in city.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Times News Service MUSCAT Eoe1/4" Gazelle Marketing LLC is presenting Swara Raga Laya, a confluence of Indian music, on the Indian embassy lawns on March 6. The musical event will be held under the auspices of Anil Wadhwa, Indian ambassador to the Sultanate. The event ...
South Indian playback artistes to sing at musical extravaganza.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Times News Service MUSCAT Eoe1/4" Well-known south Indian playback singers Vijay Yesudas, Vidhu Pratap and Afzal will join Manjari at the South Indian musical extravaganza being organised by Eventful, a division of DOC LLC, on February 26. Vijay Yesudas is ...
Omani-Turkish Business Council discusses ways to boost trade.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Times News Service MUSCAT Eoe1/4" The Omani-Turkish Business Council held its meeting at Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry yesterday. The Omani side at the meeting was led by Khalid bin Mohammed Al Zubair, head of the Omani side in the council and the ...
North Korea jails US journalists, warns UN.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Reuters SEOUL: North Korea, facing U.N. sanctions for last month s nuclear test, on Monday raised the stakes in its growing confrontation with Washington by jailing two U.S. journalists to 12 years hard labour for "grave crime". The sentence follows U.S ....
17 bodies recovered from Air France crash zone in Atlantic.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: AFP FERNANDO DE NORONHA: Seventeen bodies recovered from a remote part of the Atlantic where an Air France jet came down a week ago were being transported by ship Monday to this Brazilian archipelago, officials said. Those remains, and dozens of structural ...
Swine flu cases spread in Latin America.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: AFP MANAGUA: The swine flu virus continued its march through Latin America Sunday, with several countries reporting an uptick in the number of cases. Nicaragua reported six new cases of swine flu, raising to 26 the total number of people infected with the ...
Afghan presidential hopeful says he offers a new way.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: AFP KABUL: Academic, economist and leading presidential hopeful Ashraf Ghani believes he has the formula to deliver Afghanistan from its mire of insurgency, poverty and despair. It includes a 20-year development plan that will boost the economy and keep young ...
Nepal s post-Maoist government falters.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: AFP KATHMANDU: Two weeks after Nepal swore in a new prime minister following the fall of the Maoist government, analysts say the ruling coalition is looking decidedly shaky as it struggles to form a cabinet. Maoist chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal -- known as ...
20 rebels, one policeman killed in Afghan violence.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: AFP KABUL: Twenty Taliban-linked insurgents were killed in an intense day-long battle with police in restive southern Afghanistan at the weekend, authorities said Monday. The fighting erupted after militants attacked the police soon after a roadside bomb ...
Lithuania s ruling Conservatives top EU vote.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: AFP VILNIUS: Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius s Conservatives topped the poll in European parliamentary elections with 26.8 percent of the vote, according to results released Monday. The figures from Sunday s ballot gave the premier s party four of ...
China to loan $3b to Turkmenistan for gas field development.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: AFP ASHGABAT: China will grant energy-rich Turkmenistan a three-billion-dollar loan to develop a lucrative South Yolotan gas reserve, newspaper Neutral Turkmenistan reported on Saturday. "China will loan Turkmenistan three billion dollars for the industrial ...
UN chief warns Sri Lanka against triumphalism.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: AFP UNITED NATIONS: UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Friday warned the Sri Lankan government against "triumphalism" after its recent defeat of the Tamil separatist insurgency and urged it to "heal the wounds" of the bitter conflict. "I would like to take this ...
Four Gulf states sign deal on monetary union.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: AFP RIYADH: The oil-rich Gulf Cooperation Council took a major step towards a single currency union on Sunday when four members signed a pact to create a joint monetary council after years of hesitation. Foreign ministers from Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi ...
Youth may be challenge for Ahmadinejad in poll.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Reuters TEHRAN: The young Iranians cruising noisily around upscale northern Tehran in cars plastered with election posters have only one thing on their minds: denying President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a second term. Millions of reform-minded Iranians stayed away ...
Israel calls for disarming Hezbollah after vote defeat.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: AFP JERUSALEM: An Israeli cabinet minister called on Monday for Hezbollah to be disarmed after the defeat of its Iranian-backed alliance in Lebanon s election. "The victory of pro-Western forces in Lebanon over the pro-Iranian and pro-Syrian forces led by ...
7 killed in Baghdad bus bombing.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: AFP BAGHDAD: At least seven people were killed and dozens wounded in Baghdad on Monday when a sticky bomb planted on a minibus exploded, security officials told AFP. The attack occurred in the mixed southern district of Dora, which has been hit by a number of ...
Hezbollah defeated in key Lebanon vote.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: AFP BEIRUT: A US-backed bloc led by the son of slain former premier Rafiq Hariri kept its grip on Lebanon s parliament on Monday after defeating Hezbollah and its allies at the ballot box, but now faces a battle to keep the divided country together. "They ...
3 Palestinians killed in Gaza border battle.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: AFP GAZA CITY: At least three Palestinian militants were killed on Monday in a gunbattle with Israeli soldiers along the border of the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, hospital officials said. At least another 12 Palestinians were wounded in the clash near the Nahal Oz ...
Lebanon holds high-stakes general election.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: AFP BEIRUT: Lebanese voters cast their ballots on Sunday in a high-stakes general election pitting a Western-backed coalition against an Iranian-backed alliance led by the Hezbollah group. The 7:00 am to 7:00 pm (0400 GMT to 1600 GMT) vote was taking place ...
Iran in major nuclear expansion, UN oversight harder.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Reuters VIENNA: Iran has significantly expanded uranium enrichment with almost 5,000 centrifuges now operating and this has made it harder for U.N. inspectors to keep track of the disputed nuclear activity, an IAEA report said on Friday. Obtained by Reuters, ...
IAEA finds undeclared uranium at second Syria site.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Reuters VIENNA: The U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Friday it had found traces of processed uranium at a second spot in Syria and was checking for a link to particles retrieved from the site of Washington says was a covert atomic reactor. The development, ...
As US presses Israel, EU may join fray.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Reuters JERUSALEM: A day after President Barack Obama told Israel its key ally would no longer tolerate building settlements in the West Bank, the European Union was considering using its trade clout to bolster U.S. pressure, diplomats said. The EU is the ...
Denmark Queen thanks HM.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: ONA MUSCAT Eoe1/4" His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has recieved a cable of thanks from Queen Margrethe II of Denmark in reply to His MajestyEoe1/4aos congratulatory cable on her birthday. In her cable, Queen Margrethe ...
Panel discusses 7th Five-Year Plan.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: ONA MUSCAT Eoe1/4" The Supreme Committee of the Five-Year Development Plan yesterday held a meeting under the chairmanship of His Highness Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud Al Said, deputy prime minister for the Council of Ministers, on the council premises in Muscat. ...
Collingwood salutes brave England.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: AFP LONDON: England captain Paul Collingwood praised the "brave" way the hosts kept themselves alive in the ICC World Twenty20 after a 48-run win over Pakistan here at the Oval. The embarrassment of an early exit beckoned after a humiliating four-wicket loss ...
Poor Pakistan puzzle Younus.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: AFP LONDON: Pakistan captain Younus Khan was left struggling to explain his side s lacklustre display after their comprehensive 48-run loss to England in the ICC World Twenty20. Sloppy fielding by the 2007 finlaists helped England to a competitive 185 for ...
Asia gears up for tense World Cup run-in.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Reuters BANGKOK: With an automatic place and two playoffs berths still up for grabs, the race to next year s 2010 World Cup finals is far from over in Asia. Heavyweights South Korea, Australia and Japan have already snapped up automatic places, but six ...
Al Faisal on top.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Times MUSCAT Eoe1/4" Al Faisal CT lifted the MRI Summer Cup 2009 which was organised by the Indo-Pak Friends and sponsored by Al Danube, Omanoil and Sadolin Paints. Al matches were played at the Al Khuwair SMFZ ground. In the final, Al Faisal clashed with Asad XI, who ...
Zakariya is champion.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Times News Service MUSCAT Eoe1/4" The cool and composed Zakariya M.P. reigned supreme when he scripted a brilliant victory to claim the menEoe1/4aos singles title at the Annual Badminton Tournament of the Indian Social Club Muscat. The tournament which was played over a ...
Pak, Pettersen share LPGA lead.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: AFP SPRINGFIELD: Five-time major champion Se Ri Pak, winless for nearly two years, fired a four-under par 68 Friday to share the lead with Suzann Pettersen after two rounds of the LPGA State Farm Classic. Pak s bogey-free round at the 1.7 million-dollar event ...
Oman moves towards global taxation system.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: Ashok Hariharan MUSCAT Eoe1/4" Under the new tax decree, Oman has moved to a global tax system replacing the territorial system of tax which has been the basis of taxation since1971 when tax was first introduced in Oman. The territorial system was also the basis in the ...
Yahoo! doesn t need Microsoft deal: CEO.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: AFP NEW YORK: Yahoo! chief executive Carol Bartz played down speculation on Wednesday of an Internet search tie-up with Microsoft saying the Web pioneer did not need to make a deal with the software giant. "Yahoo! doesn t have to do anything with Microsoft ...
Google launches search tool Google Squared.
Jun 09, 2009 ... Byline: AFP WASHINGTON: Google, already the king of Internet search, rolled out an experimental new search product on Wednesday called "Google Squared." Google Squared does not provide a list of links to Web pages, like with a traditional Google search, but presents ...