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  • Co-operation in media training

    Tuesday, 21 May, 2013

    DOHA — A media delegation from the Ministry of Education is currently visiting Qatar to discuss co-operation in terms of training the media cadres. The delegation visited Al Jazeera Media Training and Development Centre and met with its director to discuss fields of cooperation in various education

  • Healthy birth spacing crucial

    Tuesday, 21 May, 2013

    By Kabeer Yousuf - MUSCAT — With a majority of the local population having children within a short gap between each other, the Sultanate is bracing for a major risk of unhealthy birth-spacing according to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Speaking to the Observer yesterday, Asr Ahmed

  • Steps to enrich students’ skills

    Tuesday, 21 May, 2013

    MUSCAT — The Joint Committee between the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) yesterday held a meeting in the presence of Ahmed bin Hassan al Dheeb, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry for Commerce and Industry and Dr Saud bin Ali al Bimani, SQU V

  • Batinah, Buraimi, Dakhiliyah begin documenting wells

    Tuesday, 21 May, 2013
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    By Zainab al Nasseri - MUSCAT — The Ministry of Regional Municipality and Water Resources has started documenting wells’ data project and adding it to water resources database within the framework of updating the data of the national plan of counting local wells. Ali bin Mohammed al Abri, Under-

  • Alargan Towell investments total RO 245m

    Tuesday, 21 May, 2013

    By A Staff Reporter - MUSCAT — Alargan Towell Investment Co (Oman), whose investments in the Sultanate have so far exceeded RO 245 million, says it will shortly unveil a new integrated tourism project in Oman. Khaled Khudair al Mashaan, Vice-president, Alargan Towell Investment Co, has revealed th

  • Heart health testing this weekend at Qurum City Centre

    Tuesday, 21 May, 2013

    MUSCAT — Complimentary heart health testing will continue at Qurum City Centre on Friday and Saturday, from 5 pm-9 pm, as part of Go Red for Women, which aims to raise awareness to fight against the number one killer of women — cardiovascular disease. Women are encouraged to visit Qurum City Centr

  • Oman Journalism Week addresses key challenges

    Monday, 20 May, 2013
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    By Hasan Kamoonpuri — MUSCAT — Media plays an important role in development, peace-building and in expanding opportunities to all. This is the essence of Oman Journalism Week (May 19-21), which got under way here yesterday under the auspices of Abdul Aziz bin Mohammad al Rawas, Adviser to His Majest

  • MoU on technical education signed

    Monday, 20 May, 2013
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    MUSCAT — The Ministry of Manpower, represented by the Higher College of Technology, signed at Grand Hayatt Muscat Hotel yesterday a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Republic of Singapore in technical education. Dr Muna bint Salim al Jardaniyah, Under-Secretary of the Manpower Ministry for

  • Financial results evaluated

    Monday, 20 May, 2013
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    MUSCAT — Financial Affairs and Energy Resources Council yesterday held a meeting under the auspices of Darwish bin Isma'el al Balushi, Minister Responsible for Financial Affairs and Deputy Chairman of the Financial Affairs and Energy Resources Council. The Council discussed the report prepared by th

  • Real estate contracts at RO 148.9m

    Monday, 20 May, 2013

    MUSCAT — The value of traded real estate contracts in the Sultanate during April this year stood at RO 148,929,304, said Abdullah bin Salim al Mukhaini, Head of Real Estate Registry at the Ministry of Housing. Al Mukhaini added that the fees collected against these contracts stood at RO 2,585,805, w

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