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Dear {NAME}, Please find your daily news. [Times of Oman] Morning Edition [Advertise] | [Times of Oman Home] | [Epaper] | [Contact Us] [Oman] [Omani businessmen, Shura members and the minister agree on keeping the two-year visa ban for expats.] January 16, 2017, 10:30 PM [Minister of Manpower backs 2-year visa ban in] [Oman’s Minister of Manpower has agreed with Shura Council members that the two-year visa ban should stay.] [Retired people from military services have moved to private sector and proved to be disciplined and competent, said Bakri] January 16, 2017, 10:39 PM [‘Military training’ suggested for] [Omani job-seekers should receive military training before landing a job, a Majlis Al Shura member has suggested.] [Alcoholic beverages were seized from a gang of smugglers by the police. File photo] January 16, 2017, 9:01 PM [Oman crime: 48,966 bottles of liquor seized] [Altogether, 48,966 bottles of liquor were seized during the raids.] [Times TV] [The Minister of Manpower has agreed with Shura Council members that the two-year visa ban should stay.] January 16, 2017, 9:38 PM ['Two-year visa ban should stay in] [The Minister of Manpower has agreed with Shura Council members that the two-year visa ban should stay.] [Iraqis hit the slopes of Korek Mountain near Erbil for the earliest snowfall, despite ongoing fighting in nearby Mosul. ] January 16, 2017, 3:12 PM [WATCH: Skiing in Iraq] [Iraqis hit the slopes of Korek Mountain near Erbil for the earliest snowfall, despite ongoing fighting in nearby Mosul.] [Venezuela's unpopular President blaming cheap oil for a national crisis.] January 16, 2017, 1:07 PM [Venezuela's Maduro wants new plan to] [Venezuela's unpopular President blaming cheap oil for a national crisis.] [Business] [The proposed law is also expected to streamline the presently tedious process of obtaining licence for mining. Shabin E/ Times of Oman] January 16, 2017, 6:32 PM [New mining law to be announced in the first] [A new mining law, drafted by the Public Authority for Mining (PAM), is expected to be announced in the first half of this year.] [As per the agreement, Sezad will receive $265 million worth of loan, which will be repaid in installments for a period of 25 years, including five-year grace period. - ONA] January 16, 2017, 5:08 PM [Duqm authority signs $265m finance agreement] [Oman’s Special Economic Zone Authority in Duqm (Sezad) and China-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) have signed a...] [Hilal Al Busaidi, chief executive officer of Public Authority for Mining. — Shabin E/Times of Oman] January 16, 2017, 6:16 PM [Oman plans railway network for freight] [Rail is one way of transporting these minerals to the ports from where these can be exported.] [World] [This combination of file photos created on January 16, 2017 shows US President-elect Donald Trump (R, January 9, 2017 in New York) and German Vice Chancellor, Economy and Energy Minister Sigmar Gabriel (May 24, 2016 in Meseberg). Europe should face Donald Trump with ] January 16, 2017, 10:57 PM [Germany says NATO concerned about Trump] [Trump, who is due to be sworn in as president on Friday, said NATO was obsolete because it had not defended against terrorist attacks] [This file photo taken on September 30, 2016 shows a man walking past the IMF Headquarters in Washington, DC. The International Monetary Fund on January 16, 2017 boosted its estimates for US growth on expected stimulus spending by the incoming Trump administration, but kept the forecast for global growth unchanged. AFP] January 16, 2017, 8:41 PM [IMF boosts US growth forecasts on Trump] [The IMF noted, however, that Trump's plans for expansionary fiscal measures also could stoke inflation] [People look at the advertisement boards at Piccadilly Circus which have been switched off prior to being replaced with more modern screens, in central London, Britain January 16, 2017. Reuters] January 16, 2017, 8:18 PM [London's Piccadilly Circus lights go off] [The current six screens on the walls of buildings around the central London junction are making way for a huge, single, curved screen] [Sports] [Oman players celebrate during their match against Hong Kong in the Desert T20 International Tournament in Abu Dhabi on Monday. Photo - ICC] January 16, 2017, 9:53 PM [Cricket: Oman bounce back to humble Hong Kong] [Bilal Khan claimed three wickets and Aaqib Ilyas smashed an unbeaten 56 as Oman eased to a seven-wicket victory over Hong Kong] [Switzerland's Roger Federer celebrates after winning his Men's singles first round match against Austria's Jurgen Melzer. - Reuters] January 16, 2017, 8:34 PM [Tennis: Federer makes winning return at] [The crowd cheered every one to the rafters and, while that pleased Federer, he was clearly just delighted to be back doing what he does...] [This file photo shows then Williams Martini Racing team driver, Finn Valtteri Bottas, as he poses for a photograph at the team headquarters in Grove, west of London. - AFP] January 16, 2017, 8:26 PM [F1: Champions Mercedes sign Bottas, Massa] [Appearing at the factory with team boss Toto Wolff, Bottas promised to push new team mate and triple world champion Lewis Hamilton as...] [One-click Unsubscribe]