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Tuesday, 1 February, 2011
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MUSCAT — Authorities overseeing the implementation of a national railway system in the Sultanate are targeting a mid-year timeframe for the selection of consultants for two keenly-awaited contracts: the Detailed Engineering Design and Project Management packages.
More than 30 lo
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Tuesday, 1 February, 2011
NEW YORK — Brent crude oil jumped above $100 a barrel for the first time since 2008 yesterday as concern that situation in Egypt could disrupt Suez Canal flows. The Suez Canal continues to operate normally.
Opec Secretary-General Abdullah al Badri said the producer group would boost oil supply in t
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Tuesday, 1 February, 2011
Majlis Ash’shura elections -
MUSCAT — The Ministry of Interior yesterday announced that the last day for receiving the nominations for the seventh term of the Majlis Ash’shura elections will be tomorrow in all the wilayats. It called on citizens who are qualified to stand as candidates to complete
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Tuesday, 1 February, 2011
MUSCAT — The Public Authority for Electricity and Water (PAEW) floated a tender to construct a water network to provide daily supply of potable water to residences in the Wilayat of Seeb.
Said bin Mohammed al Nabhani, Director-General of Subscribers Services at the PAEW, said that the authority exe
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Tuesday, 1 February, 2011
By A Staff Reporter -
MUSCAT — Unicef Oman and the Ministry of Health launched a ‘Child Nutrition Campaign’ yesterday to raise awareness on the importance of a healthy eating lifestyle in the Sultanate and promote behaviour change leading to better indicators.
The programme comes in light of chil
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Tuesday, 1 February, 2011
By A Staff Reporter -
MUSCAT — Marine conservation work got a shot in the arm as HSBC Oman provided much-needed support for a unique coral reef study to support Biosphere Expeditions.
The Expeditions is a non-profit-making organisation offering hands-on wildlife conservation expeditions for everyo
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Tuesday, 1 February, 2011
By Maryam Khalfan -
MUSCAT — On the final leg of the National Road Safety Campaign, the team of coaches will hand over the ‘torch’ to road safety for the public to take on the task as ambassadors of road safety in series of programmes which are currently being held in Muscat.
Today, the campaign w
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Tuesday, 1 February, 2011
By A Staff Reporter -
MUSCAT — Omantel’s technological expertise allied to Oman’s ideal geographic location is making the Sultanate a major regional hub for landing submarine cables that connect the region to the world.
There are now a number of major international submarine cable systems that lan
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Monday, 31 January, 2011
HIS Majesty Sultan Qaboos has sent a cable of congratulations to Comoros President-elect Dr Ikililou Dhoinine on the occasion of his victory in the elections. His Majesty expressed his sincere congratulations to Dr Dhoinine, wishing him success in leading the people of Comoros to further prosperity.
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Monday, 31 January, 2011
MUSCAT — An official security source has announced that as a result of the sincere efforts exerted by the faithful sons of this country, the security apparatus have discovered a spy network affiliated to the State Security Service of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) targeting the government in Oman an
