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Nawras to help Omani boys meet MessiTwo Omani youngsters Majid Al-Shabli and Mohamed Al Balushi will get to meet Soccer star Lionel ‘Leo’ Messi in Qatar as part of a programme organised by Oman's telecom operator Nawras. More… |
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Oman hotel occupancy rates up 54.5pcThe three to five-star hotels in the Omani capital recorded solid growth last year with the overall occupancy rate in the five star hotels across the Sultanate increasing to 54.5 per cent from 47.9 per cent in 2011, said a report. More… |
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PDO, Omantel to aid scholarship schemePetroleum Development Oman (PDO) has teamed up with telecom operator Omantel to support the Middle East Leadership Academy (Mela) to offer scholarship and training opportunities for budding young business leaders. The partnership More… |
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Omani lender Nizwa starts roadshowOman’s first full-fledged Islamic lender Bank Nizwa has kicked off its first road show in the Sultanate aimed at creating awareness on its Islamic fnance products and service. Nizwa Souq, a highly interactive and informative More… |
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Nawras wins top Pan Arab awardsOman-based Nawras’ new website has won the gold award in the telecommunications category at the 10th Pan Arab Web Awards where its CEO Ross Cormack, was named Telecommunications Man of the Year, for the second time. The awar More… |
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Bank Muscat mulls options to recover card fraud moneyBank Muscat, Oman's largest lender, is looking at options to recover the $39 million it lost in a pre-paid card fraud, it said on Sunday, after US authorities brought to light a $45 million global cyber heist this week. Bank M More… |
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Major earthquake strikes Iran, OmanA major earthquake struck the southern Iranian town of Minab early on Saturday leaving several people injured and damaging many villages, while its aftershocks were felt as far as Oman, said media reports citing US Geological Survey. Th More… |
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Oman sets 5pc minimum target for SME lendingOman's central bank 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 une More… |
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Salalah to host Arab Aviation & Media SummitLow-cost carrier Air Arabia announced that the third Arab Aviation and Media Summit will held under the patronage of Maitha Al Mahrouqi, Undersecretary of Oman’s Ministry of Tourism on June 2 and 3 in Salalah, Oman. Hosted b More… |
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ESO holds Dhofar tree-planting campaignThe Environment Society of Oman (ESO) recently held a ‘Let’s Plant One’ tree-planting campaign in the Dhofar region of Southern Oman, which is a biodiversity hotspot with more than 900 plant species. Every summer More… |
