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| Protestors storm Syria embassy in Australia
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AFP
2/5/2012 08:28 Oman Time |
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...syria: protestors stormed syria's australian embassy and trashed its lower level, as the syrian opposition said troops had killed more than 260 people... |
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| Born to be PM? India's Rahul Gandhi in the limelight
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AFP
2/5/2012 08:27 Oman Time |
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...india: rahul gandhi has no ministerial experience, has never sought a government job and is coy about detailing his vision for india, but he has long ... |
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| Romney wins big in Nevada, Gingrich battles for second
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AFP
2/5/2012 08:27 Oman Time |
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...romney: republican white house hopeful mitt romney romped to victory in the nevada caucuses saturday, us media predicted, cementing him as frontrunner... |
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| Syria veto aimed at averting bloodshed: China's Xinhua
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AFP
2/5/2012 08:26 Oman Time |
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...syria: china's official xinhua news agency said sunday beijing and moscow's veto of a un security council resolution on syria was designed to prevent ... |
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| US to keep forces after Afghan pullout: report
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AFP
2/5/2012 08:26 Oman Time |
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...us: the united states plans to maintain special forces in afghanistan after it winds down its combat operations in the country, using them to hunt dow... |
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| 11 dead as Dominican migrant boat capsizes
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AFP
2/5/2012 08:25 Oman Time |
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...dominican: boat carrying some 70 migrants bound for puerto rico capsized saturday after sailing from the dominican republic, leaving at least 11 peopl... |
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| Finland holds final round of presidential election
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AFP
2/5/2012 08:25 Oman Time |
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...finns head to the polls sunday to elect a president in the second round of an election that has seen conservative sauli niinistoe enjoying a wide lead... |
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| China water project to begin operating in 2013: report
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AFP
2/5/2012 08:24 Oman Time |
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...china: massive project to divert water from china's south to its drought-prone north -- which has seen hundreds of thousands of people relocated -- wi... |
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| Write on Times of Oman's Facebook wall and win gift vouchers!
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Times News Service
2/5/2012 08:11 Oman Time |
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... participate in timesxpresso debate and keep winning. your contributions for timesxpresso, the &... |
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| Write on Times of Oman's Facebook wall and win gift vouchers!
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Times News Service
2/5/2012 08:07 Oman Time |
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... participate in timesxpresso debate and keep winning. your contributions for timesxpresso, the &... |
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| Oil, gas marketing companies outperform MSM 30 Index
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A. E. JAMES
2/5/2012 07:58 Oman Time |
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...muscat: oil and gas marketing and distribution companies have outperformed (in terms of investor returns) the muscat securities market 30 index over t... |
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| Basic knowledge for aspirants of rally sport
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Times News Service
2/5/2012 07:52 Oman Time |
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...muscat: al wahaibi motor sports (wms) held a successful two-day workshop at the omantel complex in al mawaleh for aspirant drivers and navigators (co-... |
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| Alexander and Laura surprise champions
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Times News Service
2/5/2012 07:50 Oman Time |
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...muscat: germany’s alexander zverev sensationally beat top seed christos hadjigeorgiou of cyprus 6-4, 6-3 to win the oman itf under – 18 boys singl... |
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| Kunzru, Soonawalla for Xerox Challenge
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Times News Service
2/5/2012 07:49 Oman Time |
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...muscat: tarun kunzru with a handicap 3 and jam soonawalla with a handicap 20 won a rewarding trip to dubai after winning the fifth qualification round... |
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| Nawras to sponsor tourney
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Times News Service
2/5/2012 07:48 Oman Time |
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...muscat: this year’s fourth edition of the corporate cricket tournament will be sponsored by nawras and managed by pulse events. the tournament will... |
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| Imran Ali guides Muscat Beach Trading to victory
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Times News Service
2/5/2012 07:46 Oman Time |
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...muscat: in the first match of the morning at the pdo grounds imran ali smashed 91 runs and 2 for 20 off 4 overs helped muscat beach trading register a... |
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| Heritage on show at crafts souq
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Mrudu Naik
2/5/2012 07:43 Oman Time |
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...muscat: the craftsmen’s souq at qurum natural park is drawing in big crowds and the prime reason for this is that it represents the omani craft indu... |
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| Speech therapist vows to make a difference
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Sarah MacDonald
2/5/2012 07:40 Oman Time |
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...muscat: oman’s first clinic dedicated to speech-language and hearing, which had its grand opening wednesday evening, aims to provide much-needed ser... |
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| TransHajar cyclists relish Oman’s natural beauty
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Times News Service
2/5/2012 07:39 Oman Time |
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...muscat: transhajar 2012 had many surprises on the final day of racing as the riders were thrown into some of the most picturesque scenery to be seen i... |
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| PEIE honours long-serving employees, industrialists
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Times News Service
2/5/2012 07:37 Oman Time |
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...muscat: the public establishment for industrial estates (peie) organised a function to recognise employees for their enduring commitment, performance ... |
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| Oman’s tourist destinations being promoted in India
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Times News Service
2/5/2012 07:36 Oman Time |
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...mumbai: the mobile tourism promotional exhibition kicked off in mumbai, india on friday. the six-day exhibition is being organised by oman’s minist... |
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| Oman Customer Care meet to promote innovative tech
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Times News Service
2/5/2012 07:35 Oman Time |
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...muscat: deliberations of the first oman customer care conference 2012 will be held in muscat on february 27. the two-day conference is being organised... |
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| ‘Excellence is inherent in us’
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Mrudu Naik
2/5/2012 07:32 Oman Time |
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...muscat: oman is a kind of country that would be relevant for the future primarily because what is missing in the entire western world — the human c... |
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| US-based orchestra to present classical Arab music at ROHM
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Times News Service
2/5/2012 07:31 Oman Time |
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...muscat: the royal opera house muscat (rohm) will host a unique evening of classic arabic songs on tuesday. the show will be presented by the los angel... |
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| US investors to focus on Europe, earnings
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Reuters
2/5/2012 07:27 Oman Time |
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...new york: europe will again be at the centre of investors’ focus next week as the us earnings season passes the halfway mark and there is little on ... |
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| Markets rally for the fifth straight week
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Agencies
2/5/2012 07:26 Oman Time |
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...mumbai: indian equities markets rallied for the fifth consecutive week with investors buoyed by the hope that the economy could shrug off the sluggish... |
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| Muscat shares edge lower
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Times News Service
2/5/2012 07:26 Oman Time |
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...the msm 30 index declined 0.57 per cent in the week ended on february 2, 2012 closing at 5,564. the financial and industry sector indices also decline... |
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| Dolphin Plaza set to open 68 more units in Boushar
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Times News Service
2/5/2012 07:24 Oman Time |
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...muscat: dolphin plaza in boushar, the first stage of a larger development that is being designed, developed and constructed by divisions of yahya grou... |
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| Facebook founder may sell $1.67b in stock to pay taxes
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Bloomberg News
2/5/2012 07:23 Oman Time |
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...san francisco: mark zuckerberg may sell about $1.67 billion of facebook stock in the company’s initial public offering (ipo) to pay off taxes he wi... |
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| US brokerage firms on the verge of closure
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Bloomberg News
2/5/2012 07:22 Oman Time |
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...new york: stand-alone united states brokerages hurt by 2011’s trading slump may struggle to raise capital or obtain adequate loans unless markets im... |
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