Times of Oman - 2019-12-18

• OMAN LIKELY TO BAN SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BAGS
• National Centre for Employment to commence work on January 1
• Oman Oil, Orpic Group integrate core businesses under a new brand ‘OQ’
• Swimmer from Oman realises FINA dream
• Research award winners announced
• Dedicated skills unit for logistics sector to come up in Oman
• Oman crude oil price crosses 66 dollar mark
• Central service corridor plans to boost Salalah port infrastruc­ture
• OETC privatisat­ion as per the law, says Nama Group official
• State Council Bureau discusses views on proposed amendments
• Single-use shopping bag
• Sackler family got big payout after Purdue Pharma admitted to its role in US opioid crisis
• Boeing to halt 737 MAX production after fatal crashes
• British PM starts reshuff le of cabinet after election victory
• Top US diplomat slams North Korea for being ‘hostile’
• Venezuela revokes immunity of four opposition lawmakers
• Hong Kong facing ‘most difficult times’ since handover, says Xi
• Convicted murderer Jens Söring deported from US to Germany
• Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf sentenced to death
• Three sent to jail by Romanian court for deadly nightclub fire
• Bad memories ahead of Champions League last 16 round for German clubs
• Yufei rises to badminton year-end world No. 1 in women’s singles
• Labuschagn­e in line for ODI debut, Maxwell omitted for India tour
• Double delight for MCCC teams with victories over ISD, SLSM
• CBO issues treasury bills worth OMR27mn
• Bank Muscat unveils escrow services for real estate sector in the Sultanate
• CMA workshop focuses on Common Reporting Standards
• Mentorship programme empowers SMEs
• MSM index ends lower
• HSBC brings latest digital payment technology to Oman
• GMC announces year end ‘Flash Sale’ offer
• The Luxury 100 honours Oman’s best brands
• Mazoon Electricit­y holds assessment test as part of Kafa’a training programme
• Tibiaan Properties picks grand prize winner of brand all new BMW 2019
• Mistal introduces GMT Sport, latest creation from Greubel Forsey
• Mercedes hosts commercial vehicle customers in Sohar
• Eshraqa provides electric wheelchair­s to SQU students

Times of Oman - 2019-12-17

Times of Oman - 2019-12-19