New study on Majan Civilisation

RIYADH — The Sultanate and Saudi Arabia agreed to have their national carriers operate 35 flights a week to key cities in the two countries.

Recently, the Omani and Saudi civil aviation authorities signed an executive schedule of work to serve as common grounds for all operational aspects to foster co-operation between the two countries as per the regulations in force.

During the talks, the Omani side was headed by Said bin Ali al Mashaali, Under-secretary of the Ministry of Transport and Communications for Civil Aviation Affairs, while Dr Faisal bin Hamad al Suqair, Chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Civil Aviation, headed Saudi side.

The Sultanate and Saudi first signed an agreement to regularise air services on November 2, 2008. — ONA MUSCAT — The Earthquake Monitoring Centre at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) organised a workshop yesterday on “Seismic Hazard Assessment for Oman.”

The event is part of a seismic hazard assessment project led by the Earthquake Moni- toring Centre.

Prof Khalifa al Jabri from the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering at SQU, said the unique location of Oman on the southeast corner of the Arabian Plate makes it susceptible to quakes over the years.

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MUSCAT — The ancient history of Oman is the theme of a valuable research project by Dr Asmhan al Jarru in the Department of History, Faculty of Arts, Sultan Qaboos University (SQU).

The work is an important contribution to our understanding of the Omani history as it explores the prehistoric ages up to the early times of Majan Civilisation during the period (5000-1800 BC). The value of the study lies in the fact that it is almost the only source which deals with this part of the history of Oman.

Commenting on the background of her study, she says: “There is a historical gap that generated in me a sense of challenge to search for the hidden treasures.”

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