Long weekend in Oman fuels staycation boom

Dear {NAME}, Please find your daily news. [Times of Oman]( Morning Edition [Advertise]( | [Times of Oman Home]( | [Epaper]( | [Contact Us]( [Oman]( [Rise of hotel occupancy is expected at tourist hotspots such as Barka, Salalah, Khasab and Dibba in Musandam ]( April 14, 2018, 9:50 PM [Long weekend in Oman fuels staycation boom]( [Marsa Plaza offers a diverse recreational, tourism and entertainment experience that addresses and respects its many users. ]( April 14, 2018, 9:56 PM [Marsa Plaza adds to Oman's leisure portfolio]( [A missile is seen crossing over Damascus, Syria. Photo: Reuters]( April 14, 2018, 6:50 PM [U.S., Britain, France launch air strikes in Syria]( [Times TV]( [Oman's Ministry of Health announced the start of its vaccination drive for those wishing to perform Haj for the year 2018.]( April 14, 2018, 8:35 PM [Haj vaccination drive]( [U.S., British and French forces pound Syria with air strikes early on Saturday.]( April 14, 2018, 8:37 PM [Air strikes launched in Syria]( [President Donald Trump denied allegations of lewd behaviour made in an intelligence dossier given to U.S. intelligence agencies, fired FBI Director James Comey wrote in an upcoming memoir, according to the Washington Post.]( April 14, 2018, 3:10 PM [Comey book likens Trump to Mob boss -Washington Post]( [Business]( [Mena equity and equity-related issuance totalled $1.4 billion during the first quarter of 2018, a 158 per cent increase year-on-year. - Reuters file picture]( April 14, 2018, 6:11 PM [Middle East merger transactions hit $13.9b]( [The North African country is in the throes of an economic crisis and under pressure from foreign donors to cut a bloated public service and budget shortfall. Photo - Reuters File]( April 14, 2018, 3:43 PM [IMF urges Tunisia to raise energy prices, retirement age]( [Vienna-based OPEC has reduced production in tandem with Russia and other allies since January 2017 to prop up oil prices, which soared above $70 per barrel this month. Photo - Reuters]( April 14, 2018, 3:38 PM ['Mission accomplished' for OPEC as oil stocks shrink: IEA]( [World]( [A Syrian military officer records a video inside the destroyed Scientific Research Centre in Damascus, Syria April 14, 2018. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki]( April 14, 2018, 7:33 PM [Syria strike reduces research centre to rubble]( [People pay their respects as the funeral cortege for Winnie Madikizela-Mandela arrives at Orlando stadium in Soweto, South Africa April 14, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings]( April 14, 2018, 8:23 PM [South Africa's anti-apartheid heroine Winnie Mandela laid to rest]( [(From L) French Army Chief of Staff, General Francois Lecointre, French Minister of the Armed Foreces Florence Parly, French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, French General Secretary for Defence and National Security Claire Landais (C), and from R, France's Intelligence national co-ordinator Pierre de Bousquet de Florian, President's Chief of Staff Admiral Bernard Rogel, French President Emmanuel Macron, Elysee Palace general secretary Alexis Kohler and Diplomatic councillor to the French president Philippe Etienne, attend a Defence Council at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, April 14, 2018. Francois Guillot/Pool via Reuters]( April 14, 2018, 6:56 PM [For Macron, Syria red lines were credibility test]( [Sports]( [Jason Roy celebrates after Delhi Daredevils victory against Mumbai Indians. Photo - @DelhiDaredevils via twitter]( April 14, 2018, 7:50 PM [IPL: Roy powers in Delhi victory over Mumbai]( [Zinedine Zidane: ]( April 14, 2018, 8:27 PM [Football: Zidane sick of Real 'robbery' jibes after Juve game]( [Oman Hockey Association's former chairman Dawood Ahmed Al Raisi, left, and treasurer Mohammed Shambeh Al Raisi during their visit to SAS Naqvi's museum. Photo - Supplied ]( April 14, 2018, 4:17 PM [Hockey: Oman’s former stars, officials visit Naqvi’s museum]( [One-click Unsubscribe](