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Subscription of GSM services in Oman on the rise

MUSCAT -- Subscribers of the fixed phone service offered by OmantelOmantel 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. Statistics...

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Oman: 'Gateway airport projects to help tourism'

The 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...

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Renaissance signs new term loan facilities of $23.5m

The term loan facility from Bank Sohar will be used to fund growth plans in the company's Offshore Support Vessels (OSV) fleet and the term loan facility from Bank Muscat will be used in the expansion of the company's existing...

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Oman: Avenues for co-operation in medical ed explored

MUSCAT -- 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. The visiting delegation from Austria...

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Four international firms bid for Oman airport deal

Four international firms including a joint venture between India's Larsen & Toubro and Oman's Galfar Engineering have bid for the construction of a new terminal at Muscat's airport. Cypriot construction firm Joannou &...

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Taking Omani society forward

In the implementation of the directives of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, a three-day symposium on Omani women was held in the purviews of the Royal Camp at Seih Al Makarim in the Wilayat of Sohar from October 17-19. The...

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L&T expects Gulf operations to rise significantly

Larsen & Toubro, or L&T, one of India's largest private sector companies with an annual turnover of over $8.5 billion, said here on Sunday that it expected its Gulf operations to significantly rise in the next few years....

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Thrifty Car Rental announces extensive expansion activities in Oman

Thrifty Car Rental, a subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE: DTG), today announced extensive expansion activities in Oman. In line with the rapid developments of the Sultanate, Thrifty Oman relocated their...

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Oman: 212 held for providing VoiP

The Royal Oman Police (ROP) raided 121 cyber cafes throughout the country and arrested 212 people for providing illegal Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoiP) service, a senior police officer said here yesterday. Many cyber cafes...

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L+T to open hi-tech Oman facility

L&T Heavy Engineering, a joint venture between Oman-based Zubair Corporation and India's Larsen and Toubro is set to inaugurate a high tech manufacturing facility in Sohar, Oman. The new plant will augment the existing modular...

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