Times of Oman - 2016-12-26

• Voters elect 202 candidates in Municipal Councils polls
• 2016: THE YEAR OF AUSTERITY. WILL 2017 BRING ANY RELIEF?
• Expat lawyers can appear in appeals court
• Three new hotels to be built in Oman next year
• Muscat University to shift to new premises by May 2017
• Job listings dip, fall in postings for new graduates
• Bangladesh­i migrant numbers rise in November, but remittance­s fall
• Municipal councils results declared
• Gala event to celebrate 61 years of Oman-India diplomatic ties
• ‘A great opportunit­y for Oman to diversify economy’
• Inmate week raises awareness on effects of drugs
• Death of expats rises 9% in road crashes in 2016
• Iran seals deal with Boeing at half price
• Israel summons foreign ambassador­s after UN vote
• Modi defends frequent changes in note-ban rules, slams critics
• Food app TastySpots is a viral hit across India
• Restrictio­ns on cash withdrawal­s may continue
• Imran vows street protest if justice denied in SC over Panama scandal
• Pakistan releases Indian fishermen in bid to ease tensions with Delhi
• Complaints from insurance policyhold­ers rise 200%
• Indonesian police kill two militants in Java house raid
• South Korea prosecutor likely to raid presidenti­al office in graft scandal
• China to levy new taxes to fight industrial pollution
• French-Swiss aid worker kidnapped
• Pope’s Christmas message offers hope in world hit by terror, war
• Queen Elizabeth misses traditiona­l Christmas church service due to ‘heavy cold’
• Congo ethnic militia kills 13 civilians in revenge attack
• 92 killed as Syria-bound Russian military plane crashes in Black Sea
• The promise of digital health
• Facebook Launches Parent’s Portal, a New Section of Facebook Safety Centre
• Port Services Corp. plans to continue operation for one year
• Saudi Arabia announces borrowing plans for 2017
• MSM index ends lower
• PDO boosts collaborat­ion with Innovation Park Muscat
• Mazoon Dairy’s operations poised to start by late 2018
• Saudi expects 480m riyal oil revenue
• QInvest and Maceen Capital sign key deal
• GFH settles $300 million syndicated credit facility
• Search for better iPhone screens leads to rice fields
• Uber stops self-driving car programme in California
• Attractive New Year offer from Mitsubishi
• Fischer Middle East organises media meet, calendar launch
• Stress can work for you
• Omantel launches new smartphone offer for Baqati postpaid customers
• Renault’s special scheme concludes on December 31
• Z-Corp’s ELDP programme participan­ts submit project on ‘Translatin­g strategies into reality’
• Maddinson survives as Australia unchanged for Boxing Day Test
• Pakistan relaxed and confident: Misbah
• Sindhu’s Olympic silver medal marks a glorious year for Indian badminton
• Kiwis to be aggressive in ODIs against Bangladesh
• Not dependent on farewell match, not retiring yet: Afridi
• Passage to India outplay Sinha
• DESIGNER/DRAUGHTSMA­N
• ENGG. / TECH./MECH.
• SALES / MARKETING
• MISCELLANE­OUS

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