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11 hrs ago | AME Info

Ambitious Oman targets 12 million visitors by 2020, announce Arabian Travel Market organizers

The Sultanate of Oman's focus on tourism and cultural heritage is significantly boosting its status as a regional and global leisure hub, to which end Oman will be showcasing its latest tourism offering at this year's Arabian Travel Market industry showcase.

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12 hrs ago | Al Bawaba

Nawras GCC SmartRoamer rates are already lower than new TRA targets

Nawras, Oman's customer friendly communications provider, continues to lead the telecommunications market in Oman with attractive GCC roaming rates that are offering fantastic value for customers as well as making it easier to get closer when travelling.

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Sun Feb 12, 2012

India.com

Indian expat challenges insult of Ashok Chakra

Muscat: An Indian lawyer in Oman has challenged the alleged insult to the Indian national emblem, the Ashoka Chakra.

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Fri Feb 10, 2012

PakTribune

Aviation: Etihad Airways finally turns a profit

KARACHI: For the first time in its eight-year history, Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates turned a profit: $14 million.

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Thu Feb 09, 2012

Al Bawaba

Etihad Airways reports profitability and EBIT of US$137 Million in record 2011

Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates, today reported a full year EBIT of US$137 million, on revenues up 36.0 per cent to US$4.1 billion .

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Wed Feb 08, 2012

New Age

Etihad Airways offers online UAE visa services in Bangladesh

Etihad Airways, in association with online service partner TT Services, is now offering visa processing services to all guests wishing to travel to the United Arab Emirates starting from February 7. Guests wishing to travel to the UAE can now simply head to the Etihad office in Dhaka where a visa agent will be available to help them, said a news ... (more)

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Examiner.com

Silicon Valley Roots & Shoots: Tips for Hi-tech Tourists

In the February issue of "Emirates" the in-flight magazine of the International Airline of United Arab Emirates , local journalist Gary Singh offers recommendations to tourists on visiting historical Silicon Valley technology-related sites.

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Related Topix: United Arab Emirates, Oman Travel, Travel, World News, United Arab Emirates Travel, United Arab Emirates, Middle East, Computers, Apple, Startups

Contactless News

Report: UAE prefers mobile contactless payments

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The Times of India

Oman lures filmmakers with incentives

CHENNAI: The sand dunes, oases, mountains and ancient ruins in Oman have been ideal locales for film shoots for long and the country now plans attract more visitors by offering incentives and subsidies to Kollywood producers willing to shoot movies there.

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Yahoo!

Exclusive: Malaysian exporters halt palm oil supply to Iran

Malaysian palm oil exporters have stopped supplying Iran with most of the 30,000 tonnes of the food staple the Middle Eastern country buys each month, or about half its demand, as Western financial curbs on Tehran stymie payments, two trading sources said.

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Tue Feb 07, 2012

Times of Oman

Photo show to showcase Japan

MUSCAT: To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Oman, the Embassy of Japan plans to hold an exhibition of photography titled 'Japan's Advertising Photography '. The exhibition will be co-hosted by the Oman-Japan Friendship Association in cooperation with the Omani Society for Fine Arts.

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Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

Guns N' Roses book intimate club show at the Fillmore Detroit...

Axl Rose, a lead singer of the American hard Rock band, "Guns N' Roses" Performs during a concert on the Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Thursday, Dec.

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Times of Oman

A Taste of Spain' in Muscat

MUSCAT: From tapas to paella, traditional Spanish dishes will be on the menu at the Grand Hyatt from February 8 to 18 as part of the Spanish Gourmet Week, 'A Taste of Spain', hosted by the Spanish embassy .

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CNN

Don't rule out all Middle East trips

O'Neill, a longtime traveler and author of an upcoming Lonely Planet book on Egypt, is not dissuaded by the evacuation of the U.S. and British embassies in Syria, rumblings of possible Israeli airstrikes against Iran or rioting in Cairo.

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The Papillion Times

China forges Arab ties, hedging bets in the Gulf

Only four out of 40 high schools made it to the regional competition that determined the state's representative at the national contest.

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Times of Oman

PSM opens special education centre

Rapt attention: Fatma Abdul Abbas Noorani, Director General of Private Schools at the Ministry of Education, with Nawabzada Aminullah Khan Raisani, Pakistan ambassador, after inaugurating the Centre for Special Education.

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Mon Feb 06, 2012

Times of Oman

Central Bank takes steps to migrate to EMV chip cards

DUBAI/MUSCAT: Central Bank of Oman , the Sultanate's banking regulator, has initiated steps to migrate to chip-enabled payment infrastructure called EMV smart cards, from less secure magnetic-stripe payment cards prevalent in the country.

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PR-inside.com

Market Report, "Women's Jeans in the United Arab Emirates", published

Sales of women's jeans continued to suffer from the impact of the global economic downturn and ongoing economic uncertainty at the end of the review period.

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Sun Feb 05, 2012

Times of Oman

Red carpet for big guns at film festival

Mega event: Dr Khalid Al Zadjali, chairman of Muscat International Film Festival and Oman Film Society , with Mohamed Issa Al Zadjali, director of Black & White events, at the press conference yesterday.

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Related Topix: Oman, World News, Middle East, Muscat, Oman Travel, Travel, Black Swan, Doctor Zhivago, Drama Movies

Daily Monitor

The delights of Fujairah

While Dubai and Abu Dhabi remain at the helm of the most prosperous Emirates in the UAE, other Emirates are joining the flow, this is a quick journey to the mountainous coastal city of Fujairah! From the hustle and bustle of Dubai, and before the traffic jams of Sharjah city begin, you make a right turn and join Maleeha road, 45 kilometres later, ... (more)

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