Times of Oman

Dear {NAME}, Please find your daily news. [Times of Oman]( Morning Edition [Advertise]( | [Times of Oman Home]( | [Epaper]( | [Contact Us]( [Oman]( [Tobacco, alcohol, pork products, soft drinks and energy drinks” are all part of the ban. Photo-File](harmful-products'-this-year) March 20, 2017, 10:57 PM [Oman plan to raise tax on ‘harmful](harmful-products'-this-year) [Cigarettes, alcohol and unhealthy products should see a tax increase of up to 100 per cent this year, the Ministry of Finance has...](harmful-products'-this-year) March 20, 2017, 10:43 PM [Oman real estate: Al Mina development]( [Al Mina development, an Integrated Tourism Complex (ITC), which is a part of Barr Al Jissah, was launched on Monday.]( [Pressure is building on schools of other nationalities after more than 1,600 school students were kept on the waiting list for admissions at six Indian schools in the capital area. Photo-File]( March 20, 2017, 10:33 PM [Indian school admission rush spreads to other]( [Expat parents in Oman are struggling to find school places for their children.]( [Times TV]( [The Ministry of Finance has revealed that cigarettes, alcohol and unhealthy products should see a tax increase of up to 100 per cent this year.]( March 20, 2017, 9:29 PM [100% tax increase on unhealthy products in]( [The Ministry of Finance has revealed that cigarettes, alcohol and unhealthy products should see a tax increase of up to 100 per cent...]( [According to Oman Met Department, thunderstorms are expected to hit different parts of Oman including Muscat.]( March 20, 2017, 6:47 PM [Thunderstorms to hit Oman]( [According to Oman Met Department, thunderstorms are expected to hit different parts of Oman including Muscat.]( [On just one day this week, our capital's harbour was a hive of activity as four cruise ships were in port on the same day.]( March 20, 2017, 3:14 PM [WATCH: Big Boat Bonanza]( [On just one day this week, our capital's harbour was a hive of activity as four cruise ships were in port on the same day.]( [Business]( [Field and well development plans are already underway at Ghazeer and the first development well has been drilled. - Supplied picture](s-gas-project-in-Oman-expected-to-deliver-15b-cubic-feet-of-natural-gas-per-day) March 20, 2017, 11:43 AM [BP’s gas project in Oman expected to](s-gas-project-in-Oman-expected-to-deliver-15b-cubic-feet-of-natural-gas-per-day) [British Petroleum said that its newly extended area within block 61, Ghazeer field, is projected to deliver 0.5 billion cubic feet of...](s-gas-project-in-Oman-expected-to-deliver-15b-cubic-feet-of-natural-gas-per-day) [The inability to balance the market in the first half of the year will mean the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries should extend the six-month deal, which took effect on January 1, for the rest of the year. - Bloomberg News]( March 20, 2017, 5:43 PM [Crude oil to trade below $60 this year as]( [An historic agreement between Opec countries and other oil producers to reduce their output would not be enough to nudge crude prices...]( [Central Bank of Oman. - Times file picture]( March 20, 2017, 4:56 PM [Central Bank of Oman to raise capital to]( [Oman’s central bank has decided to raise its capital to OMR1 billion from OMR760 million with effect from April 1, 2017.]( [World]( [FBI Director James Comey told a congressional hearing he had seen no evidence to support a claim by Donald Trump that Barack Obama had wiretapped his campaign headquarters in Trump Tower in New York. Photo - Reuters file]( March 20, 2017, 8:45 PM [FBI's Comey says no evidence of Trump]( [The head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation publicly challenged U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday, disputing the...]( [British Prime Minister Theresa May gestures as she delivers her address to delegates at the Conservative Party Spring Conference in Cardiff, south Wales, on March 17, 2017. Photo - AFP Files]( March 20, 2017, 4:00 PM [British Prime Minister Theresa May to trigger]( [The United Kingdom has informed European Council President Donald Tusk's office of May's intention.]( [A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on March 20, 2017 shows a damaged area in an industrial zone between Jobar and Qabun, on the eastern outskirts of the capital Damascus, after Syrian government forces pushed back a surprise assault by rebels. - Photo - AFP]( March 20, 2017, 9:25 PM [Syrian army regains ground in Damascus as]( [Syria's army staged a counterattack in northeastern Damascus on Monday, but there were conflicting accounts of how much ground it...]( [Sports]( [Australia's Peter Handscomb plays a shot as Indian wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha and Ajinkya Rahane look on during the fifth day of the third Test match against India at the Jharkhand State Cricket Association Stadium in Ranchi on Monday. Photo - AFP](-Peter-Handscomb-Shaun-Marsh-script-Australia's-great-escape) March 20, 2017, 5:00 PM [Cricket: Handscomb, Marsh script](-Peter-Handscomb-Shaun-Marsh-script-Australia's-great-escape) [Having conceded a 152-run first innings lead, Australia were reeling when Smith departed, leaving his team at 63 for four with more...](-Peter-Handscomb-Shaun-Marsh-script-Australia's-great-escape) [A file photo shows Oman's Hamid Al Qasimi driving his Mitsubishi Evo 8 during a rally event. Photo - Supplied](-Oman's-Soomar-Al-Qasimi-eye-podium-places-at-Ras-Al-Khaimah-Rally) March 20, 2017, 7:23 PM [Motorsport: Oman’s Soomar, Al Qasimi eye](-Oman's-Soomar-Al-Qasimi-eye-podium-places-at-Ras-Al-Khaimah-Rally) [Both Khalid Soomar and Hamid Al Qasimi are hoping for positive results in the third round of UAE Rally Championship, which is scheduled...](-Oman's-Soomar-Al-Qasimi-eye-podium-places-at-Ras-Al-Khaimah-Rally) [Luis Suarez ]( March 20, 2017, 5:25 PM [Football: Suarez suspension an advantage for]( [The Barcelona striker has scored 31 goals in 41 appearances for his club this season but will miss the Brazil game after picking up a...]( [One-click Unsubscribe](