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Kishor Cariappa (Free subscription) | yesterday
A report says: MUSCAT: The statistics related to road accidents during the period from Sept. 29, 2008 to Oct. 5, 2008, which coincided with Eid holidays, shows that as many as 132 road accidents took place. The statistics has been issued by Royal Oman Police. These accidents resulted in the death of 35 persons and 227 people sustained injuries. The most awesome of these accidents was the one that took...
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Kishor Cariappa (Free subscription) | yesterday
… next week . So brace up for some bitter traffic curbs during her visit to Muscat. Dick Cheney’s visit is still afresh in my mind; I almost waited for 30 minutes for his huge convoy to pass by and for cops to clear the barricades at key intersections. I know Condi is just a secretary of state, and may not have layers of security in place, but you never know – ‘fussy’ American agencies will take no...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
Omani Minister of National Economy Abdulnabi Macki said that his country will maintain its current policy to peg its currency rial to U.S. dollar, the English newspaper Oman Daily Observer reported on Saturday. The current dollar-peg "has proved successful and convenient to Omani economy because it had achieved financial and price stability, targeted economic growth, monetary control, well managed...
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Wireless Federation (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, the Indian state-owned telecom operator, is planning to bid for an integrated license in Oman as part of its overseas expansion plans, media reported. Government have yet to give approval on BSNL’s expansion into overseas market. Reports further said that the telecom license is expected to cover international fixed line services, [...]
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The Daily World Affairs Report (Free subscription) | yesterday
Reading between the lines, and thinking outside the box . . . T HE H OLY R OMAN... [ Sacrum Romanum / Heiliges Römisches ] [ Vaticams ] Vatican paper responds to "black legend" about P12 In an editorial, the Vatican's L'Osservatore Romano , reaffirmed on Wednesday the heroic and decisive work of Pope Pius XII to save Jews during WW2, rejected the accusations that the Pontiff ignored the Holocaust,...
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The Centered Librarian (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Here's one of those interesting sites with information we'd have a very difficult time finding without the Internet. Ever wonder what uniforms are worn by Oman Air flight attendants, need to see a Delta uniform from 1975 looks like (what's with that scarf?) or just wondering if the uniforms in a movie are accurate? They're here ! What a fascinating collection! Kudos and thanks to Cliff Muskiet, flight...
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The Daily World Affairs Report (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Reading between the lines, and thinking outside the box . . . T HE H OLY R OMAN... [ Sacrum Romanum / Heiliges Römisches ] [ Vaticams ] P12 and his Bible revolution For decades, the figure of Pope Pius XII has been at the center of some volatile polemics. The controversy has raged since the end of [WW2] over whether the Pope did and said enough in defense of the Jews and other victims of the Nazis....
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BBC News (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Pirates seize a cargo ship sailing from Oman to Somalia as Nato announces it will send warships to patrol the area.
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THE TENSION (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
GULF OF OMAN (Oct. 8, 2008) An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Fist of the Fleet" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 25 launches from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The F/A-18C Hornet is an all-weather, attack aircraft that can also be used as a fighter. Ronald Reagan is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist...
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LSI Online News (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Oman - The Grand Hyatt Muscat is home to several of Oman's hottest nightspots and entertainment venues including Club Safari, Copacabana and the sumptuous Afrah Ballroom. Audio quality ...
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TigerHawk (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
If you are ever in Oman and are looking for the ladies room, this is what the sign looks like: CWCID: A regular reader who, I believe, is now safely out of the country. Or will be soon.
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The Daily World Affairs Report (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Reading between the lines, and thinking outside the box . . . T HE H OLY R OMAN... [ Sacrum Romanum / Heiliges Römisches ] [ Vaticams ] Vatican: P12's "silence" protected Jews B16's homily on P12 Scripture mania; Modern-day knights ...E MPIRE OF THE G ERMAN N ATION [ Imperium Nationis Germanicae / Reich Deutscher Nation ] [ Satan's Throne? ] Seehofer to become Bavarian premier and CSU head? German...
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ArabianBusiness.com (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Markets across region witness some of heaviest losses on record due to fears over global financial crisis.
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
With the PM's spin doctor moving to a new role, the lobby is losing a legendary character