Muscat Daily - 2018-09-25

• Month-long Al Shomoukh 2, Swift Sword 3 military exercises from October 1
• Oman to implement mandatory health insurance in phased manner from 2019
• Indonesian teen rescued after seven weeks adrift at sea
• WOODS SEALS FIRST TITLE IN FIVE YEARS
• Foundation stone laid for $350mn sugar refinery
• 150 companies participat­e in Oman health expo at OCEC
• Injured Indian sailor rescued from remote ocean
• Oman rallies to hold Jordan in AFC U16 Championsh­ip
• South African villagers tap into trend for ‘superfood’ baobab
• Stem cell therapy introduced in Oman
• OCCI seminar today to assess aspects of Value-Added Tax
• MoT conducts multi-city roadshow, strengthen­s outreach in New Delhi
• SUEZ to operate industrial waste landfill in North Batinah
• TRIVIAL TRAVAILS
• MoHE inks pact with Australian varsity
• ITA open session to discuss challenges of establishi­ng Omani tech startups
• Russia boosts Syrian air defence with S-300
• Hong Kong bans pro-independen­ce party over ‘national security’ fears
• UK begins probe into blood contaminat­ion
• Congress party moves vigilance commission over Rafale deal
• Northeaste­rn Indian state gets its first airport
• Back at UN, Trump eyes new North Korea summit
• Russia’s ruling party suffers defeats in regional polls
• LOCAL CRICKET Attique, Joshi shine in Ernst & Young victory
• I’m a scapegoat, says sacked Sri Lanka captain Mathews
• SEEB EMERGES CHAMPION, MANDHARI CLAIMS TREBLE
• Al Faisal ends European racing season with a 12th place finish
• Saudis set to triple malls in Mecca in major retail push
• Brent oil highest since 2014 as OPEC stops short of output hike
• GBM appoints Abboud as new general manager for Oman
• Siemens closing in on $15bn power plant deal in Iraq
• China says it won’t hold trade talks unless Trump stops threats
• India pledges action as markets rocked by default worries
• Nafta talks likely to continue on sidelines of UN meeting: Trudeau
• Europe eyes ‘longshot’ talks with US to ease trade impasse
• BMW part of ABB FIA Formula E event
• NDC introduces Bahar liquid detergent
• Bank Muscat celebrates Al Mazyona monthly prize draw in Musannah
• McDonald’s launches its new Signature Collection
• American model Olivia Palermo is face of Piaget’s Possession
• DAILY CROSSWORD
• INTERESTIN­G FACTS ABOUT
• Abrasive language
• Myanmar army chief defiant after UN ‘genocide’ probe
• UK Labour refuses to commit to second Brexit vote
• ‘America is not the same’
• Ivory Coast looks to solar vehicles to replace bush taxis
• IWC’S NEW WATCH FACTORY IS A MARVEL OF MODERN INGENUITY

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