http://www.zawya.com/countries/omen-usCopyright 2009 ABQ Zawya Ltd. All rights reserved.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:21:00 GMT5014476http://www.zawya.com/countries/omhttp://www.zawya.com/images/newsletter_zawya_logo.gifhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091121042100Most Gulf stock markets extended losses this week ahead of Eid Al-Adha holidays due to start on Nov. 26, financial analysts said Friday.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:13:14 GMTThe Saudi Gazette ZAWYA20091121042100Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091121050818 Subscribers of the fixed phone service offered by Omantel in the Sultanate stood at 263,362 by the end of September 2009, against 267,475 in September 2008, constituting a 1.5 per cent decline. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:03:00 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20091121050818Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091121050941Renault has announced a new vehicle buy-back solution that will build buyer confidence by offering a guaranteed return at resale. Renault is guaranteeing 50 per cent buyback on the initial cost of the car after three years. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:02:35 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20091121050941Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091121051144The electronic card payment facility introduced by BankMuscat for services offered by ministries and government agencies has reached Dhofar region with the Sultanate's leading bank signing an agreement with Dhofar Municipality to roll out the facility in all wilayats of Dhofar governorate.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:01:46 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20091121051144Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091121051219 A new cable management system, 'Trunking and Trays' has been added to National Heaters Industries (NHI) to its ever growing product range. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:00:45 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20091121051219Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091121052037 Oman's extra large gas tanker Al Musanaa was inaugurated during a ceremony here yesterday as part of the Sultanate's celebrations of the 39th National Day.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:57:53 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20091121052037Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091121052219 Maqbool bin Ali Sultan, Minister of Commerce and Industry, has said that the Sultanate is currently witnessing an intensive economic diversification process aimed to expand mega economic projects and to diminish dependence on oil, thanks to the wise directives of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:55:38 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20091121052219Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091121052455The government's ambitious airport development and modernisation programme will help fuel tourist inflows as well as open up new areas of the country to tourism development, according to the Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:50:50 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20091121052455Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091120061803 In its latest economic forecast HSBC put the inflation in Saudi Arabia at six percent in 2010, up from the current 3.5 percent. The overall GDP growth for the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council is to reach a modest four percent, the report added.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:47:37 GMTArab News ZAWYA20091120061803Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119071832 The upcoming GCC summit in Kuwait will be the launch pad for the unified Gulf currency, Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah said Wednesday.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:16:00 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091119071832Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119035927Cyprus-based Elements Property Fund plans to invest in residential real estate in Oman through a new fund to be launched after it exhausts the corpus of its recently announced South East European Heritage Property Fund, senior officials said here.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:23:38 GMTTimes of Oman ZAWYA20091119035927Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119033213Port Sultan Qaboos attracted 84 cruise vessels in 2008 and the estimated calls for 2009 is 120. This was revealed by Saud bin Ahmed al Nahari, CEO, Port Services Corp SAOG, following the signing ceremony for a tie-up with Muscat Duty Free. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:05:21 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20091119033213Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119035352Muscat will soon have the honour of being the only country in the region to host its own opera house, along the likes of the Royal Opera House, London, the Metropolitan Opera in New York and the Sydney Opera House in Australia.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:55:50 GMTTimes of Oman ZAWYA20091119035352Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119032108 Dr Rawya bint Saud al Busaidiya, Minister of Higher Education, received a number of medical education experts from Austria and Oman in her office at the Ministry on Tuesday. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:47:40 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20091119032108Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119041908The economies of Gulf oil producers have overcome the adverse effects of the global fiscal turbulence and have started to stabilise as a direct result of their governments' anti-crisis measures, according to a regional investment firm.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:45:16 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091119041908Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119043222Oman boosted capital expenditure by 22.6 per cent in the first nine months of 2009 as it appears encouraged by surging crude prices to step up spending as part of its anti-crisis measures, official figures showed.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:18:58 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091119043222Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119044744Oman Air will increase frequency on its Muscat-Dubai route to a flight every two hours from 2011 when it takes delivery of five Embraer jets it ordered at the Dubai Airshow.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:09:36 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091119044744Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidGN_18112009_191101The GCC Interconnection Authority (GCCIA) will organise a grand ceremony to mark the formal launching of the first phase of the multi-billion-dirham GCC power grid project in Kuwait next month.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:37:30 GMTGulf News GN_18112009_191101Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118044347Two aircraft manufacturers, Airbus and Boeing estimate that the Middle East airlines would require anywhere between 1,436 (as per Airbus' forecast) and 1,710 (Boeing's forecast) aircraft over the next 20 years, indicating an improvement in outlook.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:37:00 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091118044347Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118083534 A survey conducted by Trend Micro, a global leader in Internet content security at GITEX 2009 reveal that 57% of the regions business have actually had two or more virus attacks in the past six months alone.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:43:16 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091118083534Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118071205 The Kuwaiti National Assembly (parliament) approved, in its ordinary meeting on Tuesday, a proposal to set up a panel to review the enforcement of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) single currency agreement.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:59:58 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091118071205Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118071844Omani Ambassador to Kuwait Sheikh Salem Al-Ma'shani said Tuesday the bilateral ties between his country and Kuwait have lived up to the desired level and made remarkable progress in all domains.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:53:16 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091118071844Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118072858 Simon Williams, chief economist at HSBC Middle East-Gulf bank, said Tuesday an early economic recovery in the oil-rich Gulf countries depends mainly on a better manipulation of the oil revenues generated between 2003 and 2008.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:49:04 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091118072858Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118061211Innovation, strategic investments, consolidation and deregulation are crucial factors for the telecom sector in the Gulf to redefine the boundaries and practices of the industry, according to Booz & Company.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:32:05 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091118061211Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118062840Female bankers and businesswomen from the UAE and other Arab countries will gather in Saudi Arabia next month for a conference that will focus on seeking a bigger role in the region's banking and financial sector, organisers said.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:28:16 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091118062840Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118054936Gulf oil producers need to be reassured by major crude consumers about demand in the long term to push ahead with costly expansion programmes in their hydrocarbon sector, a senior Arab oil official has said. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:17:32 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091118054936Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118032109Renaissance Services has signed term loan facilities of RO 5.75 million ($15 million) with Bank Sohar and RO 3.28 ($8.5 million) with BankMuscat.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:01:26 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20091118032109Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118032149AS 2009 draws to a close, Oman's relatively underserved IT sector is preparing for the introduction of competition to the Internet-service-provider (ISP) market, as QTel's local subsidiary Nawras prepares to launch the Sultanate's second fixed-line telecoms service.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:00:53 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20091118032149Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118032313The Sultanate and Cambodia yesterday signed a joint communiqué to establish diplomatic ties between them at the level of non-resident ambassadors.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:59:10 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20091118032313Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118042333The Gulf has become an attractive market for Indian telecom solution providers as operators increase investment in infrastructure and deregulation continues.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:33:14 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091118042333Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118044638GCC oil-producing countries' broader economic and regulatory reforms is creating conflicting pressures between them and consumers, an energy conference in Abu Dhabi was told.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:10:23 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091118044638Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118050444Oman Air has signed a joint venture with Lufthansa Technik to provide technical support to the carrier and other regional airlines.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:03:17 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091118050444Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118045647Damascus - Syrian-Omani relations have developed remarkably, due to the joint will of the leadership in the two countries through bilateral cooperation and the joint Arab Action institutions.In a statement to SANA, the Omani Ambassador in Damascus...Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:56:39 GMTSANA (Syria Arab News Agency) ZAWYA20091118045647Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091117140648As GCC countries continue to develop world class healthcare systems, they must avoid pitfalls of the developed markets, according to A.T Kearney, a global strategic management consulting firm. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:33:17 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091117140648Openhttp://www.zawya.com/countries/om/macrowatch.cfm?eiusection=COUNTRY%20RISK%20RATINGTue, 17 Nov 2009 14:05:00 GMTEconomist Intelligence Unit EIU20091117210000624Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/countries/om/macrowatch.cfm?eiusection=ECONOMIC%20STRUCTURETue, 17 Nov 2009 14:05:00 GMTEconomist Intelligence Unit EIU20091117210024046Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091117132906Oman Air signed a contract with Embraer today, for the purchase of five EMBRAER 175 aircraft from the E-Jets family at the Dubai Airshow.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:02:10 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091117132906Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091117120239Aggregate earnings of GCC companies continue to show a decline says the new monthly report from Kuwait Financial Centre SAK "Markaz".Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:04:14 GMTArab Times ZAWYA20091117120239Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091117T105434ZLUC84The planned Gulf single currency is unlikely to be launched soon as "sufficient time" is needed for preparations, Kuwait's Finance Minister Mustafa al-Shamali said.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:56:25 GMTAFP ANA20091117T105434ZLUC84Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091117071010 Thrifty Car Rental, a subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE: DTG), today announced extensive expansion activities in Oman. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:05:13 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091117071010Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091117032001Microsoft Oman on Sunday introduced a wave of innovative new software solutions under the title of the 'New Efficiency' in line with its commitment to using technology to accelerate economic recovery.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:18:08 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20091117032001Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091117032545Offering attractive returns to investors, BankMuscat targets to raise 20 million rials in the ninth round of Certificates of Deposit (CDs) auction on November 22.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:15:55 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20091117032545Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091117032811The Oman India Fertiliser Company (OMIFCO) reported a record production of 183,022 metric tonnes of urea in October, the highest ever since the production commenced in April 2005.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:15:16 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20091117032811Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091117033800Oman Air entered into a joint venture with Lufthansa Technik to provide technical support for the airline's modern and growing fleet and for other customers in the region.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:10:48 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20091117033800Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091117034051Friendi mobile users can call absolutely free to other Friendi mobile users until December 15. For each recharge of 1.5 rials all new and existing users get additional 30 free minutes to other Friendi mobile users.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:09:52 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20091117034051Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091117034903Plans for greenfield harbours at Dibba and Lima in Musandam Governorate promise to provide new impetus to economic and tourism development in this strategically important enclave in the far north of the Sultanate.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:06:08 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20091117034903Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091117051253The income generated from the VIP luxury air charter business in the GCC is valued at $1 billion (Dh3.67bn), according to the Chief Operating Officer of Al Jaber Aviation (AJA).Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:18:34 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091117051253Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091117052306The asset management industry in the GCC is set to receive a boost as more corporations look to bond markets to raise fresh funds, Dexia Asset Management (Dexia AM) says.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:16:12 GMTThe National ZAWYA20091117052306Open