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Head stories
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Friday, 10 May, 2013
MUSCAT — The Royal Oman Police arrested two Asian men suspected of killing a compatriot. The ROP official said in mid-April an expatriate reported to Ruwi Police Station that someone had gone missing and was later found dead in his room apparently from a head blow. Evidence was collected from the cr
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Friday, 10 May, 2013
MUSCAT — The Central Bank of Oman has stipulated that commercial banks' loans to small and medium-sized firms must account for at least 5 per cent of their total loans, in a new rule aimed at easing unemployment, a circular showed yesterday. "The lending of a licensed bank to SMEs shall not at any t
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Friday, 10 May, 2013
NEW YORK/BOSTON — The US government charged eight individuals with using data obtained by hacking into two credit card processors in a worldwide scheme that netted some $45 million within hours, a crime prosecutors described as one of the biggest bank heists in history. The individuals formed the Ne
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Thursday, 9 May, 2013
MUSCAT — The Royal Oman Police (ROP) found four Europeans who were lost in Rimal al Sharqiyah when their vehicle got stuck in sand dunes. Major Nasser bin Ali al Hooti, Assistant Director of Operations at South Sharqiyah Governorate’s Police Command, said that a police convoy began to search for the
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Thursday, 9 May, 2013
May have to declare assets — By Kaushalendra Singh — SALALAH — Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) travelling to India during this summer vacation should plan their baggage carefully, as they may have to fill a lengthy 21-question form on arrival as declaration of the assets they are carrying in terms of go
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Thursday, 9 May, 2013
The Sultanate's crude oil and condensates production in April stood at 26,963,149 barrels, an average of 898,772 barrels per a day (bpd), a slight decline of 2.13 per cent compared to that in March. The total crude oil exported in April stood at 24,968,849 barrels, an average of 832,295 bpd, a rise
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Thursday, 9 May, 2013
By A Staff Reporter
MUSCAT — Mohammed bin Salim al Toobi, Minister of Environment and Climate Affairs, has issued two decisions imposing a one-month halt of operations on two quarry companies in the Governorate of Al Dahirah. The action was deemed necessary to send a message to crushers operating w
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Thursday, 9 May, 2013
By A Staff Reporter — MUSCAT — The new working schedule announced last month got under way this week, with today being the first time that government employees work on a Thursday. As per the new schedule, the weekend in both government and private sectors falls on Friday and Saturday. On April 6, Hi
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Thursday, 9 May, 2013
By Hasan Kamoonpuri — MUSCAT — The small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and the working community are delighted with the new set of regulations announced recently to safeguard their interests and ensure fair share in the country’s development process. This follows the landmark Royal order issued by H
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Thursday, 9 May, 2013
SOHAR — Five people, two citizens and three expats, died in a road accident in the Wilayat of Sohar yesterday, according to an official of the Royal Oman Police (ROP)’s Public Relations Department. The accident, which took place at Al Suwaihriya roundabout late afternoon, also caused serious injurie
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