Six jailed for offending Oman sultan on Facebook
July 18th, 2012 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Muscat, July 18 (IANS/AKI) Six people, including a woman, have been sentenced to a year in prison for offending Oman's monarch Sultan Qaboos Bin Said on social networking website ... Read more...
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Six killed in Oman, protests continue
February 28th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Muscat, Feb 28 (IANS/AKI) Pro-democracy protesters in Oman blocked roads to a key industrial area, braving rubber bullets and tear gas used by security forces Monday, a day after clashes between demonstrators ... Read more...
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Oman to allow temple, gurdwara
November 24th, 2010 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Oman has assured India that it will soon allow a temple and a gurdwara to be built in the country, home to some 500,000 expatriate Indians, ... Read more...
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Queen Elizabeth to visit Oman
November 22nd, 2010 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Muscat, Nov 22 (IANS) Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will visit Oman this week, a media report said Monday.The queen's four-day visit starts Thursday, the Gulf News reported citing a statement issued by ... Read more...
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PM’s Gulf visit a landmark in more ways than one
November 11th, 2008 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Doha, Nov 11 (IANS) With Prime Minister Manmohan Singh concluding his maiden visit to the Gulf, home to nearly five million Indians, ties between India and this region got a fresh boost ... Read more...
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Special panel to monitor India-Oman investment fund
November 10th, 2008 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
On Board Special Aircraft, Nov 9 (IANS) A special committee has been set up to operationalise the new $100-million India-Oman Joint Investment Fund that was signed in Muscat Saturday, an Indian official ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh confident India will grow between 7-7.5 percent in 2009
November 9th, 2008 - 4:15 pm ICT by ANI
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Muscat, Nov 9 (ANI): Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh on Saturday said that he expected India''s economy to grow by a healthy 7 to 7.5 per ... Read more...
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India, Oman to turn ties into mighty strategic partnership: PM
November 9th, 2008 - 10:59 am ICT by IANS
Muscat, Nov 9 (IANS) India and Oman will work to turn their current bilateral relationship into a “mighty strategic partnership”, according to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.“The political leadership of Oman and India ... Read more...
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PM arrives in Muscat on three-day Gulf visit (Lead)
November 8th, 2008 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Muscat, Nov 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived here Saturday afternoon starting a bilateral ties bolstering three-day tour of the Gulf nations of Oman and Qatar.The prime minister, who is leading ... Read more...
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PM arrives in Muscat on three-day visit to Gulf
November 8th, 2008 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Muscat, Nov 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived here Saturday afternoon to start a bilateral ties bolstering tour of the Gulf nations of Oman and Qatar.The prime minister, who is leading ... Read more...
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PM leaves for Oman, Qatar to tap Gulf for energy, funds
November 8th, 2008 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday left for Oman, the first leg of his two-nation Gulf tour that also takes him to Qatar, on his maiden visit to ... Read more...
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Oman readies to welcome Manmohan, trade and energy top agenda
November 7th, 2008 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Muscat, Nov 7 (IANS) The oil-rich sultanate of Oman is all set to roll out the red carpet to welcome Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who comes here Saturday on the first ... Read more...
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From Muscat, Olympic torch heads for Pakistan
April 15th, 2008 - 6:28 pm ICT by admin
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Muscat, April 15 (Xinhua) The Olympic torch was headed for the Pakistani capital Islamabad Tuesday after completing the ninth leg of its global journey in Muscat, ahead of the games ... Read more...
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External Affairs Minister on two-day Oman visit from today
January 13th, 2008 - 12:26 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi , Jan 13 (ANI): The External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee is on two days official visit to Oman from Sunday. During his visit he will have high-level bilateral talks and ... Read more...
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