• His Majesty receives credentials of ambassadors
    MANAH — His Majesty Sultan Qaboos received at Hisn Ash’shumookh in the Wilayat of Manah yesterday the credentials of five ambassadors accredited to the Sultanate. His Majesty received the credentials of Sergi Piscov, Ambassador of Federal Russia; Tariq al Hussaisan, Ambassador of Morocco; Met'ab Wasios al Zaban, Ambassador of Jordan; Dr Oscaras Jusys, Non-resident Ambassador of Lithuania; and Dr Johannes Wimmer, Non-resident Ambassador of Austria to the Sultanate.
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  • Higher Education Ministry, METU likely to sign MoU
    MUSCAT — Dr Rawya bint Saud al Busaidiya, Minister of Higher Education received in her office here yesterday Prof Ahmet Acar, President of Middle East Technical University (METU) of Turkey and his accompanying delegation. The meeting discussed issues relevant to activating scholarships to METU which is considered one of the prominent universities in Turkey as it was ranked high in international Spanish university rating service called Wipo Matrix.
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  • Oman-Turkey talks focus on computerisation, e-legal cases
    MUSCAT — An official session of talks was held yesterday at the Justice Ministry between the Omani and Turkish sides, where the Omani side was chaired by Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdullah al Hinai, Minister of Justice and Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council, while the Turkish side was chaired by Sadullah Ergin, Justice Minister.
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  • More job opportunities
    Market capable of absorbing large number of citizens - By Talib al Dhabbari - MUSCAT — The private sector in the Sultanate has vast employment opportunities for Omani job-seekers, said Shaikh Abdullah bin Nasser al Bakri, Minister of Manpower, during an annual meeting with the ministry’s department heads at Oman Tourism College. The minister pointed out that the private sector provided jobs for 62,762 citizens out of 104,475 job-seekers employed in different sectors last year.
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  • GCC medical students’ scientific conference begins

    MUSCAT — The 8th International Scientific Conference for Medical Students of the GCC countries opened yesterday at the Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) under the auspices of Dr Ahmed bin Mohammed al Saeedi, Minister of Health. In opening remarks, Yahya al Farsi, Dean of the College of Medicine and Health Science at SQU, thanked the university for supporting the conference and the organising committees for hosting this grand event.

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  • League halts Syria mission

    BEIRUT — The Arab League said yesterday it had suspended its monitoring mission in Syria because of “the critical deterioration of the situation” as state security forces battled dissidents holding three suburbs just outside Damascus. The Arab League called last week for President Bashar al Assad to step down after 10 months of revolt against his rule and will take its suggestion for an Arab peace plan to the UN Security Council next week.

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  • Mineral-based investments to fuel cargo growth at Duqm Port

    Duqm has potential to emerge as major minerals hub: CEO - By Conrad Prabhu - MUSCAT — Duqm Port is banking on the commercialization of the prodigious mineral wealth of Wusta Governorate to generate a sizeable chunk of the industrial hub’s cargo volumes over the long term. Nearly a dozen types of industrial minerals are located within easy proximity of the Sultanate’s newest maritime gateway, offering immense opportunities for their exploitation and commercialization, according to the CEO of Port of Duqm.

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  • Michael, Magali make it Belgian double delight

    By Our Sports Reporter - MUSCAT — It was a day of double delight for Belgians as the curtains came down on the first of the back-to-back Oman International ITF Under-18 Championships here yesterday. Michael Geerts completed a double by adding the boys singles title to the boys doubles trophy while his Belgian compatriot Magali Kempen clinched the girls singles crown at the tennis courts of the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex.

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