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Two killed in India factory collapse, 20 trapped - Times of Oman
India: At least two people were killed and more than 20 others feared still trapped on Monday after a blanket factory collapsed in northern India, a senior government official said. Emergency workers searched through the debris of the four-storey ...
Abandoned cars pose a danger to motorists - Times of Oman
A driver, who had abandoned his car but did not want to be identified, said that scrap yard owners do not take old cars anymore. “They have too many junk cars. They only accept new cars that have been written off so they can sell spare parts.
Lawsuits prompt Facebook to acquire 750 IBM patents - Times of Oman
The patents cover various technologies such as software and networking, said the person, who asked not to be identified because the deal hasn't been made public. The acquisition would swell the size of Facebook's portfolio, which includes at least 56 ...
Firing along Syria-Lebanon border: officials - Times of Oman
"The Syrian troops initially fired flares and then machineguns and rocket propelled grenades," the official, who requested anonymity, said. He said at least two rockets fell inside Lebanese territory. A local official in Muqaybleh said a number of ...
Formula One planning to enter capital market - Times of Oman
SINGAPORE/HONG KONG: Formula One (F1), the top global motor racing series, is considering options for a stock market listing, a source said, as media reports put Singapore on the map as its preferred location for the float. A Singapore listing for F1 ...
Security beefed up in Sohar - Times of Oman
This might also be the reason that the government has beefed up security,” a resident of Sohar told Times of Oman on the condition of anonymity. Meanwhile, there were unconfirmed reports that some students of three schools in Sohar went on a rampage ...
'Thousands' of workers protest 'salary cuts' - Times of Oman
But when the company started to follow complicated methods to calculate our monthly salary, we got only RO130 in December,” some of the labourers told Times of Oman on the condition of anonymity. “This was a huge blow for us. ...
Stigma adds to woes of mental health patients in Oman - Times of Oman
The government must make an effort to remove the stigma so others can follow,” one doctor, who did not want to be identified, said. The Ibn Sina Hospital is being relocated outside Amerat area, on the way to Quriyat.
IOR member states accused of 'lip service' - Times of Oman
Most of the time the country that proposed these projects is left alone to shoulder the responsibility even though these projects received full endorsements from other members,” a member delegate who did not want to be identified, told Times of Oman. ...
IBSA countries to discuss Syria, international crisis - Times of Oman
"Brazil's message will be to reiterate its concern with the worsening crisis, and its hope that the European Union will find a solution" to its debt problems, a senior government official said in Brasilia on Tuesday. "However, we will discuss a common ...
Banks cut ceiling on ATM withdrawal - Times of Oman
We will be rectifying the problem in a couple of days,” a top-level official of Bank Sohar told Times of Oman on the condition of anonymity. The NBO official privately admitted that “the banks must have received an alert from an international body that ...
Two civilians, three rebels killed in Turkey: sources - Times of Oman
Turkey: Two civilians, including a child, and three Kurdish rebels were killed in a clash between separatists and police in southeast Turkey, authorities and security sources said Tuesday. The conflict occured Monday night in the southeastern province ...
Young voters want sweeping changes - Times of Oman
What first-time voters will look for is change on policy, trust and ideology to overcome many challenges but above all, to end corruption,” a political analyst, who did not want to be identified, told Times of Oman. (Follow timesofoman.com on Facebook ...
South Korea nuclear envoy to travel to US - Times of Oman
"Wi plans to hold discussions on ways to move forward following recent North and South Korean talks and US-North Korea dialogue," the official was quoted as saying on condition of anonymity by Yonhap news agency. The North abandoned the six-party ...
Citizens seek more jobs and amenities - Times of Oman
Meanwhile, a source from the company that has sacked the nationals told Times of Oman, on the condition of anonymity, that it had lost four service contracts, as a result of which it had to fire nearly 5000 of its employees due to the financial ...
Captain among seven killed in ship blast - Times of Oman
Informed sources told Times of Oman on the condition of anonymity that the explosion occurred near the one of the five Khuriya Muriya Islands, 40km off the southeastern coast of the Sultanate. According to sources, nine on board the ship were rescued ...
India, Pakistan diplomats prepare for minister talks - Times of Oman
"This meeting will look at what are the series of steps we can take in the months to come," a top foreign ministry official said during a weekend briefing, on condition of anonymity. "We will announce some CBMs and there will be more meetings in the ...
Sohar march demands release of protestors - Times of Oman
... the numbers swelled and nearly 150 youngsters gathered in Tarif area and chanted slogans after Friday prayers at the Sheikh Khalifa mosque, but police forces refrained from intervening,” a source told Times of Oman on the condition of anonymity. ...
'No curbs' on work permits for expats - Times of Oman
In an effort to create a balance between Oman's needs to sustain its development and create enough jobs for its graduates, the Sultanate would not compromise the growth of its private sector, the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity as he ...
Time to guard against that deadly shadow over youths - Times of Oman
I paid RO17,000 for my son for a six-month rehabilitation programme in Poland, and that is the cheapest one I know,” one parent, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told Times of Oman. Two lucky families received a grant from the Iranian and Saudi ...
Rights abuse cases getting 'top priority' - Times of Oman
The official told Times of Oman, on the condition of anonymity, that the Committee was dealing with the cases directly, in coordination with the concerned government bodies. The panel held its second meeting recently and appointed Jihad Al Taye as the ...
Maruti Suzuki losing $9m per day as strike enters ninth day - Times of Oman
Negotiations to end the strike are ongoing, says a Maruti spokesman, who declined to be named in line with company policy. “Our demand is that the union be recognised,” Sonu Nehra, a welder at the factory and one of the protest leaders, ...
Libyan ex-electricity chief to attend OPEC: source - Times of Oman
Libya: Libyan leader Colonel Moamer Kadhafi will be represented at this week's OPEC oil meeting by Omran Abukraa, ex-head of the national electricity authority, a person close to the matter said on Tuesday. Abukraa, a Kadhafi loyalist, will lead the ...
Turkey ready to help Libya initiatives: official - Times of Oman
Turkey: Turkey is ready to help any initiative to end Libya's turmoil but has had no contact so far with South Africa's leader on an exit strategy for Moamer Kadhafi, a government official said Wednesday. "We have had no particular dialogue (with South ...
Call for action to root out spam threat from Oman - Times of Oman
Talking to Times of Oman, an IT security expert said on the condition of anonymity that the low number of Internet users in the Sultanate compared to other developed countries, coupled with the exceptionally high spam rate here, clearly showed that ...