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All rights reserved.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:26:00 GMT5014476http://www.zawya.com/countries/omhttp://www.zawya.com/images/newsletter_zawya_logo.gifhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091108032626line with its expansion plan to cover strategic locations around Oman, AhliBank, one of the fastest growing banks in the Sultanate, yesterday announced the start of the operations of its new branch in Al Khuwair.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:41:39 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20091108032626Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091108033531Oman and the Netherlands yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding and a Covenant on co-operation in the health sector in general and on HIV/Aids in particular.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:36:46 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20091108033531Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091108034258The oil and gas sector continues to play a predominant role in the overall economic performance of Oman accounting for over 50 per cent of nominal gross domestic product (GDP), almost 80 per cent of net fiscal revenue and around 75 per cent of export earnings, Central Bank of Oman (CBO) Chief Executive Officer Hamoud bin Sangour Al Zadjali said.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:33:20 GMTTimes of Oman ZAWYA20091108034258Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091108034429Oman Mobile, the leading mobile telecom operator in Oman, has unveiled a scintillating offer to new prepaid Hayyak subscribers. The RO 2 Hayyak starter kit gives subscribers RO 2 of free credit as well as RO1 in local and international SMS messages.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:32:22 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20091108034429Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091108034717Chinese automobile maker BYD Company plans to sell 300 cars during the first year of its launch in the Sultanate of Oman, officials of its local marketing partner, Mohsin Haider Darwish (MHD) said here, while launching two BYD models, namely F3 and F6 in both manual and automatic transmission options.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:20:57 GMTTimes of Oman ZAWYA20091108034717Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091108052050Profitability of petrochemical industries in the Gulf rose by 51.8 per cent in the third quarter as revenues grew 15.2 per cent, according to a study by the Global Investment House (GIH).Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:27:47 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091108052050Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidGN_08112009_081126Over one million UAE residents suffer from diabetes despite better health services and better awareness, a senior doctor told a diabetes congress here yesterday, saying the Gulf States are tackling the situation with urgency.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:58:08 GMTGulf News GN_08112009_081126Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091108043846The debt market in Gulf oil producers rebounded by a staggering 64 per cent in the first nine months of 2009 and the UAE emerged as the leader in the issuance of conventional bonds, according to a Saudi investment fund.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:47:21 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091108043846Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107033630With a combined GDP of $750 billion and with over $2 trillion projects in the pipeline, the Gulf region has emerged as a very important economic player, a top official the Gulf Cooperation Concil (GCC) has said.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:12:27 GMTArab News ZAWYA20091107033630Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107034913Oman's revenues dropped by 27 per cent in the first eight months of the year to RO4,240.7 million from RO5,787 million in the corresponding period of 2008, owing mainly to a fall in oil earnings. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:07:10 GMTKhaleej Times ZAWYA20091107034913Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107040735GCC companies are becoming increasingly reliant on outsourcing with over a half (52 percent) of respondents claiming to outsource some aspect of their IT or business processes, a new research launched on Tuesday by Egypt's Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) and YouGov at GITEX, showed.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:58:36 GMTThe Saudi Gazette ZAWYA20091107040735Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107043121 Construction work on a much-delayed IWPP planned at Taqah in the Governorate of Dhofar,Oman, is expected to commence in earnest next month, helping secure electricity and potable water supplies to a region that's poised to attract significant investments in tourism and industrial projects.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:48:18 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20091107043121Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107043610Commercial Banks credits stood at RO 9645.48 million during the first six month of 2009, against RO 7985.75 million during the same duration of 2008, constituting a 20.79 per cent, rise. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:34:56 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20091107043610Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107044032 Underscoring the continuing emphasis on Health, Safety and the Environment (HSE), Al Hassan Engineering Co SAOG (AHEC) celebrated the outstanding accomplishment of 2-million man-hours without Lost Time Injury on its Nimr-C Full Field Water Injection Project with an award ceremony at the Grand Hyatt recently. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:34:11 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20091107044032Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107044444 Eduardo Faleiro, former Indian external affairs minister and, Commissioner for NRI Affairs, Government of Goa, hailed Oman's progress as 'remarkable' in a short span.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:33:26 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20091107044444Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107044642His Majesty Sultan Qaboos has issued his Royal orders to carry out development and service projects in the Dhahirah and Batinah regions and the Musandam and Al Buraimi governorates to the tune of 249,248,000 rials. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:32:57 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20091107044642Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107044854The Sultanate of Oman ranked 21st in the global peace index compiled here by US Global Peace institution. The award was received by Hunaina bint Sultan al Mughairiyah, the Sultanate's ambassador to the United States. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:32:27 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20091107044854Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107050242The Arab region has one of the highest birth defects in the world, with many genetic disorders being first detected here, according to experts. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:28:54 GMTThe Peninsula ZAWYA20091107050242Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107050639 The Sultanate's total exports of crude oil stood at 158.313 million barrels during the first eight months of 2009, against 143.528 million barrels during the corresponding period of 2008, constituting a 10.1 per cent rise. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:27:00 GMTTimes of Oman ZAWYA20091107050639Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107052148His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has issued Royal Orders on establishment of a number of development and service projects for roads, supply of electricity, water, health and housing in Al Batinah and Al Dahirah and governorates of Al Buraimi and Musandam, worth RO249.248 million. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:26:04 GMTTimes of Oman ZAWYA20091107052148Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidGN_05112009_041120.txtManama Saudi Arabia has become the third Gulf state to publicly express support to Mohammad Al Mutawa as Bahrain's nominee to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General's post.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:03:25 GMTGulf News GN_05112009_041120.txtOpenhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105031857The combined balance sheet of commercial banks at the end of September 2009 continued to indicate a resilient banking sector that has remained largely insulated from adverse external developments emanating from adjustments in the pattern of global aggregate demand, the Central Bank of Oman (CBO) said.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:17:36 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20091105031857Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105034556A significant decline in petroleum sector activities has led to a 25.2 per cent contraction in the gross domestic product (GDP) of Oman during the first six months of 2009, the Central Bank of Oman (CBO) said.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:04:04 GMTTimes of Oman ZAWYA20091105034556Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105040229Energy and carbon management, which can reduce operational expenditure by at least 20 per cent, is not at the top of the agenda for Gulf-based telecom operators, analysts said.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:20:00 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091105040229Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104032353German manufacturers of solar energy equipment made a strong pitch for a share of Oman's fledgling, but potentially lucrative, renewable energy market.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:06:02 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20091104032353Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104035628A large segment of Oman's estimated 3.4 million population still does not have basic telephone facilities despite the rapid strides that the country has made in the telecom sector over the years, including opening the market to private players.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:53:51 GMTKhaleej Times ZAWYA20091104035628Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104071226The global financial crisis has not hit Islamic finance industry thanks to its sound and strong systems as Gulf Islamic investment firms still have $235 billion's worth of combined assets, Islamic financial leaders said.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:36:39 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091104071226Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104043956The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has agreed to sign a free trade agreement early next year with New Zealand, Radio New Zealand reported.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:54:33 GMTThe Saudi Gazette ZAWYA20091104043956Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104052351GCC-based oil firms plan massive upstream investments worth $365 billion (Dh1.34 trillion) in the oil and gas sector in the near future, said the regional director of SAS, a business intelligence and services company.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:28:04 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091104052351Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidGN_03112009_041149.txtThe hospitality industry in the Gulf region is still reeling under the impact of the downturn and has suffered declines in all the four key measurements in year-over-year results for September, top industry experts said.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:34:22 GMTGulf News GN_03112009_041149.txtOpenhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091103031413Gas exploration efforts by energy majors BG and BP, targeting tight gas reservoirs in central Oman, have yielded ?encouraging results?, Oil and Gas Minister Dr Mohammed bin Hamed al Rumhy said.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:13:37 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20091103031413Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091103032702Details of amended provisions of the labour law as per Royal Decree 63/2009 on amendment of some provisions of the Omani Labour Law 35/2003.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:06:01 GMTTimes of Oman ZAWYA20091103032702Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091103033029Petroleum Development Oman signed two important Social Investment (SI) agreements with the Ministry of Education under which it will supply interactive classrooms and mobile science labs for several Omani schools.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:04:42 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20091103033029Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091103033301A new cement plant is under construction in the Governorate of Buraimi, enhancing security of supply of a strategic commodity vital to Oman?s ongoing infrastructure modernisation and economic development.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:58:01 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20091103033301Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091103040210Oman?s revenues dropped by 27 per cent in the first eight months of the year to RO4,240.7 million from RO5,787 million in the corresponding period of 2008, owing mainly to a fall in oil earnings.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:21:38 GMTKhaleej Times ZAWYA20091103040210Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091103050138Damascus &ndash Syrian-Omani Business Council called for upgrading economic relations between Syria and Oman as well as increasing the volume of trade exchange between the two countries. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:41:25 GMTSANA (Syria Arab News Agency) ZAWYA20091103050138Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091102T130758ZJOZ51Gulf and Arab banks are unable to finance huge projects in the oil-rich Gulf region and fill a credit gap created by the withdrawal of foreign banks amid the global financial crisis, bankers said on Monday.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:28:14 GMTAFP ANA20091102T130758ZJOZ51Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091102102029The initial public offering (IPO) market in the Middle East has declined according to the figures in the Ernst & Young Middle East IPO Update for the third quarter (Q3) of 2009.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:51:18 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091102102029Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091102035748Oman?s oil output is set to increase significantly during 2010 on the back of the hydrocarbon sector?s continuing healthy performance, according to Oil and Gas Minister Dr Mohammed bin Hamad al Rumhy.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:31:51 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20091102035748Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091102040409According to a study on the agricultural crops by the Oman Development Bank on the occasion of the sustainable development of the agricultural sector seminar, ODB has financed 1,115 crops projects in various regions and governorates of the Sultanate from 1998 to 2008.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:27:26 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20091102040409Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091102040849Bahwan Healthcare Centre, a Suhail Bahwan Group venture in Oman, has partnered with Green Air Technology of the UAE to introduce the Nasa-developed AiroCide technology, a unique and patented airborne contamination control device delivering 99.99987 per cent clean air.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:25:50 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20091102040849Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091102041901Airlines in the UAE and the region are not looking to levy additional fuel surcharge (a special additional airfare for fuel) even as oil climbed briefly above $80 (Dh294) per barrel last week.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:19:29 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091102041901Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091102052405Optimistic about the real estate market in Oman, Mish?al Mohamed Abdullah, general manager of Zain Property Development, sees demand for quality and affordable homes even in these difficult times.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:26:48 GMTTimes of Oman ZAWYA20091102052405Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091102053056It?s a hat trick for Dahra Logistics & Marketing LLC as they become the only company from Oman to participate at the 11th edition of the Dubai Airshow from November 15-19 this year for the third time in a row.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:25:31 GMTTimes of Oman ZAWYA20091102053056Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091102052947The National Association for Cancer Awareness (NACA) unveiled Oman's first Mobile Mammography.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:25:05 GMTTimes of Oman ZAWYA20091102052947Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091101T143915ZJMA70Gulf states plan to launch their monetary council, a precursor for a joint central bank, in 2010 but the planned single currency may be delayed, the Saudi central bank chief said.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:52:45 GMTAFP ANA20091101T143915ZJMA70Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091101T111258ZJLR04Speakers at a Kuwaiti forum on Sunday urged energy-rich Gulf states to boost spending in order to speed up recovery from the economic crisis, as well as step up financial sector supervision.Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:35:59 GMTAFP ANA20091101T111258ZJLR04Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091101031706Salalah Methanol Company (SMC) began receiving natural gas supplies at its giant complex within the Salalah Free Zone late last week, marking a key phase in the development of the world-scale project.Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:22:21 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20091101031706Open