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[The new Executive Order issued by President Donald Trump bans people from six countries - Sudan, Syria, Somalia, Iran, Yemen and Libya - from entering the United States of America for 90 days, effective from March 16, while a 120 day ban has been imposed on Syrian refugees. Phoro-File](
March 7, 2017, 10:32 PM
[Trump travel ban hit expats in Oman say its](
[Donald Trump’s new travel ban order is “stupid,” “annoying” and has left Oman residents from banned...](
[The VAT structure, signed by all six GCC countries last month, will replicate the European Union style common market framework and will specify items and services on which VAT will be levied. Photo-File](
March 7, 2017, 10:56 PM
[GCC VAT framework by next week, businesses](
[GCC countries will announce the unified VAT framework within the next 10 days, according to officials at Ernst & Young.](
[Until the end of 2016, 11,613 medical visas and 8,491 medical attendant visas had been issued by the Indian embassy in Muscat.](
March 7, 2017, 11:07 PM
[Medical visas for India rise more than 100%](
[Medical visas for India surged by more than 100 per cent in 2016, data from the Indian embassy in Muscat revealed](
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[Donald Trumpâs new travel ban order is âstupid,â âannoyingâ and has left Oman residents from banned countries anxious.](
March 7, 2017, 9:13 PM
[Oman residents troubled by US travel ban](
[Donald Trump’s new travel ban order is “stupid,” “annoying” and has left Oman residents from banned...](
[Some traders are continuing to charge a swipe fee even after the Public Authority for Consumer Protection (PACP) said that extra fees charged on bank card purchases are âcontrary to the law.â](
March 7, 2017, 5:41 PM
[Traders in Oman still charging fee](
[Some traders are continuing to charge a swipe fee even after the Public Authority for Consumer Protection (PACP) said that extra fees...](
[In their final and crucial Pool A match of the Hockey World League (HWL) Round 2, Oman came back twice to defeat hosts Bangladesh 3-2 and set up a quarterfinal showdown with Ghana ](
March 7, 2017, 9:26 PM
[Field Hockey: Oman beats Bangladesh in HWL](
[In their final and crucial Pool A match of the Hockey World League (HWL) Round 2, Oman came back twice to defeat hosts Bangladesh 3-2...](
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[Hamoud Sangour Al Zadjali,executive president of the Central Bank of Oman. - Picture by Ismail Al Farsi/Times of Oman](s-central-bank-plans-to-raise-OMR450m-from-bond-issue)
March 7, 2017, 5:42 PM
[Omanâs central bank plans to raise OMR450m](s-central-bank-plans-to-raise-OMR450m-from-bond-issue)
[This is in addition to a OMR150 million bond issue recently, which takes the total issue size to OMR600 million this year.](s-central-bank-plans-to-raise-OMR450m-from-bond-issue)
[Sheikh Abdullah bin Salim Al Salmi, executive president of the CMA. - Picture by Ismail Al Farsi/Times of Oman](
March 7, 2017, 5:47 PM
[Initial approvals given for OMR300m sukuk](
[Initial approvals for two sukuk programmes with a total size of OMR300 million have been given by the Capital Market Authority...](
[The three-year facility pays an all-in 170 basis points over the London Interbank Offered Rate, comprising a margin of 155 bps plus 45 bps of bank fees spread over three years. - File picture](
March 7, 2017, 3:50 PM
[Bank Muscat signs $525 million syndicated](
[Bank Muscat, Oman’s largest bank by assets, has signed to obtain a $525 million syndicated loan.](
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[Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz, second left, waves next to parliament speaker Setyo Novanto, front right, at the parliament in Jakarta on March 2, 2017. Photo - AFP File](foiled-attack'-on-Arab-royalty-ahead-of-Saudi-Arabia's-King-visit)
March 7, 2017, 11:38 AM
[Malaysian police 'foiled attack' on](foiled-attack'-on-Arab-royalty-ahead-of-Saudi-Arabia's-King-visit)
[The arrests were made just days before the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia visited...](foiled-attack'-on-Arab-royalty-ahead-of-Saudi-Arabia's-King-visit)
[Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu gestures as he speaks during a meeting with Representatives of foreign missions on March 7, 2017 in Istanbul. Photo - AFP
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March 7, 2017, 5:27 PM
[Turkish foreign minister defiant on Germany](
[Turks living in Germany, the Netherlands and other European countries could prove decisive for Erdogan's political future.](
[Philippine Senator and boxer Manny Pacquiao talks to fellow Senator Vicente Sotto during the Philippine Senate inquiry on alleged extra judicial killings, in Manila, on March 6, 2017. Photo - Reuters ](
March 7, 2017, 3:58 PM
[Philippine lower house approves re-imposition](
[The bill, which permits death by hanging, firing squad and lethal injection, must now go to the Senate.](
[Sports](
[Indian captain Virat Kohli celebrates during the fourth day of their second Test match against Australia at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Tuesday. Photo - AFP](-India's-'sweetest-victory'-best-under-my-captaincy-says-Kohli)
March 7, 2017, 6:41 PM
[Cricket: India's 'sweetest](-India's-'sweetest-victory'-best-under-my-captaincy-says-Kohli)
[The manner of the Pune defeat drew criticism for the world's top-ranked side, but Kohli said the team believed they will bounce...](-India's-'sweetest-victory'-best-under-my-captaincy-says-Kohli)
[Oman rally back to defeat Bangladesh in a crucial Pool A match of the FIH Hockey World League Round 2 competition in Dhaka on Tuesday. ](
March 7, 2017, 5:40 PM
[Hockey: Oman outlast Bangladesh, await Ghana](
[In their final and crucial Pool A match of the FIH HWL Round 2, Oman came back twice to defeat hosts Bangladesh 3-2 and set up a...](
[India's Ravichandran Ashwin, right, celebrates after claiming one of his six Australian victims during the fourth day of their second Test match at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Tuesday. Photo - Reuters](
March 7, 2017, 1:58 PM
[Cricket: Six-wicket Ashwin bowls India to](
[Australia, who won the opening Test at Pune by 333 runs, were all out for 112 in their second innings chasing 188 for the victory](
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