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Friday, 8 October, 2010
LUXEMBOURG — The European Union pressed the United States yesterday to give more details behind a Europe-wide travel alert issued over fears of potential terror strikes.
“I think it is very important to obtain more information because it is the first time that the United States issues a statement f
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Friday, 8 October, 2010
COPIAPO, Chile — The first rescue hole wide enough to pull 33 workers trapped inside a Chilean mine for two months should reach the men on Saturday, a cabinet minister said yesterday.
Mining Minister Laurence Golborne however did not commit to a date to rescue the miners, who will be pulled out one
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Friday, 8 October, 2010
GENEVA — World Health Organisation chief Margaret Chan yesterday vowed to ‘change the landscape’ for mental health, saying neglect is leaving millions of poor people without care.
About 75 per cent of sufferers in poor and middle income countries are thought to be left untreated, a problem fuelled
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Friday, 8 October, 2010
RAMALLAH — A top aide to Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said yesterday that it was impossible to have a “serious peace process” with the current Israeli government.
The remarks by Yasser Abed Rabbo, a member of the Palestinian negotiating team, come as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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Thursday, 7 October, 2010
MUSCAT — Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdallah, Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs, affirmed the Sultanate’s appreciation for the important role being played by the media in familiarising the Sultanate’s policy in its national, regional and international context, stating that the various media means ar
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Thursday, 7 October, 2010
- New Civil Aviation building
- Vessel for Oman Refineries
MUSCAT — The Tender Board yesterday awarded tenders worth RO 139 million.
The new projects are: construction of water transportation lines, tanks and a pumping station and linking them to the existing water networks in the Wilayats of Sa
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Thursday, 7 October, 2010
MARMUL — The official opening of the first full-scale Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) project in the south of PDO’s concession area was held at a ceremony here yesterday.
Held under the auspices of Dr Mohammed bin Hamad al Rumhy, Oil and Gas Minister, the opening was attended by Shaikh Bakhit bin Salim
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Thursday, 7 October, 2010
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MUSCAT — The Muscat Asian Beach Games Organising Committee (MABGOC) is hosting a celebration today for the winners of the Muscat 2010 Student’s Drawing Contest. The contest which ran during the summer provided children ages 6-16 the opportunity to show their artistic talents.
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Thursday, 7 October, 2010
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MUSCAT — On the second day of the Muscat Green Days Conference, under way at the Grand Hyatt Muscat, delegates took part in a workshop on ‘LEED — Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design’, presented by Mario Seneviratne, Managing Director of Green Technologies FZCO and LE
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Thursday, 7 October, 2010
LONDON — Oil prices rose yesterday, reaching five-month highs above $85 here, as the dollar slumped, offsetting news of a bigger-than-expected increase in US energy inventories.
Brent North Sea crude for delivery in November reached $85.88 a barrel — the highest level since May 5. It later stood at
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