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Publication: Oman Observer

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 32 mins ago - 1 reports

Syria to attend peace meeting

MOSCOW — The Syrian government has agreed to participate in a peace conference initiated by the United States and Russia, the Russian Foreign Ministry said yesterday. "We received confirmation from Damascus that the Syrian government is in principle ready ... [Published Oman Observer - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Syria, Government of Syria, Damascus

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 54 mins ago - 1 reports

Christine Lagarde

IMF chief grilled for 2nd day over scandal

PARIS — IMF chief Christine Lagarde's future was at stake yesterday as French prosecutors grilled her for a second day to decide if she should be charged over a state payout to a disgraced tycoon when she was finance minister. Lagarde was questioned for ... [Published Oman Observer - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Christine Lagarde, Bernard Tapie, International Monetary Fund

First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Washington State Patrol

Seattle-Vancouver bridge collapse

WASHINGTON — A bridge on one of the busiest interstate highways of Washington State, in the north-western US, collapsed late Thursday, tossing cars and passengers into a river. Three people were injured but there were no fatalities in the incident, according ... [Published Oman Observer - 7 hours ago]

Entities: John Batiste, Washington State Patrol, National Transportation Safety Board

First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Pyongyang committed to N-talks: Kim’s envoy

BEIJING — A North Korean envoy told China's president yesterday that his reclusive country was willing to take "positive actions" to ensure peace and stability on the Korean peninsula, as China steps up diplomatic efforts to bring Pyongyang back to talks. ... [Published Oman Observer - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Pyongyang, North Korea, China

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 1 reports

Caracalla show at ROHM a tribute to Oman

By Kabeer Yousuf — The Caracalla performance at the spectacular Royal Opera House Muscat (ROHM) on May 28 is going to be a tribute to the Sultanate of Oman and to the wise leadership of His Majesty the Sultan. ‘Caracalla Dance Theatre’, Lebanon’s leading ... [Published Oman Observer - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Oman, Lebanon, Muscat, Peacock, Joseph Azar

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 reports

League of Arab States

Arab League seeks Syria ceasefire

CAIRO — The Arab League will ask the United Nations to arrange a ceasefire in Syria ahead of a proposed international conference designed to end the bloodshed in the country. The move was agreed yesterday at a meeting in Cairo of an Arab ministerial committee ... [Published Oman Observer - May 23 2013]

Entities: Syria, League of Arab States, Damascus, Qatar

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 reports

John Kerry

Livni sees talks elusive as Kerry meets Israelis, Palestinians

JERUSALEM — US Secretary of State John Kerry held separate talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials yesterday even as a minister in Israeli cabinet said the government was divided on the issue of peace. Justice Minister Tzipi Livni said ahead of a ... [Published Oman Observer - May 23 2013]

Entities: John Kerry, Tzipi Livni, Israel, Peace Talks, Ramallah

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated 20 hours ago - 1 reports

EU sets terms on major free trade deal

STRASBOURG, France — EU lawmakers voted yesterday for cultural and audiovisual services to be excluded from upcoming talks on what would be the world's largest free trade deal with the United States, which insists there should be no exceptions. "MEPs ... [Published Oman Observer - May 23 2013]

Entities: European Union, France, G8 Summit, Strasbourg (France), Cloning

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Majlis panel explores ways to strengthen pension system

MUSCAT — Majlis Ash'shura's Legislative and Legal Committee yesterday hosted officials from the Civil Service Pension Fund (CSPF) with a view to clarifying the mechanism of the fund's work in improving services for civil service employees. Said bin Ghanim ... [Published Oman Observer - May 23 2013]

Entities: Majlis, Ahmed Bin Said, Muscat, government agencies

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Oman crude at $99.01

MUSCAT — The Oman oil price July delivery has reached $99.01, Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) said yesterday. The price declined by $1.70 from Wednesday’s $100.71. The average price of Oman oil June Delivery has stabilized at $101.81 per barrel, $3.69 ... [Published Oman Observer - May 24 2013]

Entities: Oman, Muscat, Crude Oil

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Carrefour opens new outlet

By A Staff Reporter — SALALAH — French multinational retailer Carrefour opened its outlet in Salalah yesterday. Located in Salalah Garden Mall, the Salalah Carrefour is largest in Oman with 40,000 products. This is the fifth Carrefour branch in Oman. ... [Published Oman Observer - May 24 2013]

Entities: Carrefour SA, Salalah (Oman), Oman, Perfumer

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Thousands mourn literary giant Achebe at hometown funeral

OGIDI, Nigeria — Thousands mourned Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe yesterday at the hometown funeral of the man regarded as the father of modern African literature, best known for his seminal novel "Things Fall Apart." An overflow crowd outside the church ... [Published Oman Observer - May 23 2013]

Entities: Chinua Achebe, Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Awka (Nigeria), Asaba (Nigeria)

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...Coalition member Samir al Nashar expressed skepticism about Syria's participation, saying: "We want to hear the acceptance officially from the Syrian government itself."

Syria to attend peace meeting [Published Oman Observer - 3 hours ago]

...unfolding in front of your eyes — up close and personal," survivor Dan Sligh told local news station KING5 outside the hospital late Thursday. "I thought we were done. When I look atat all the carnage, all the metal, I assumed that was it at that point. But here we stand." The bridge, which spans the Skagit River on the Interstate 5 linking Seattle and Vancouver, carries about 70,000 vehicles a day

Seattle-Vancouver bridge collapse [Published Oman Observer - 7 hours ago]

...an interview yesterday that he had "less than 100 million euros" from the payout if one deducted the taxes he paid and what he owed his creditors. "About the sum, I can affirm... that Christine Lagarde had saved the state several billion euros by opting for arbitrage" he told Le Parisien newspaper

IMF chief grilled for 2nd day over scandal [Published Oman Observer - 8 hours ago]

...the denuclearisation of the peninsula was an aspiration of all peoples and an inevitable trend, saying problems should be resolved through talks. "China hopes all sides exercise calm and restraint, push for a lessening of tensions, restart the six-party talks process and make unremitting efforts... for long-lasting peace and stability" Xi said. China has repeatedly urged North Korea to return to the so-called six party talks process, aimed at denuclearisation

Pyongyang committed to N-talks: Kim’s envoy [Published Oman Observer - 9 hours ago]

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IMF chief grilled for 2nd day over scandal [Published Oman Observer - 8 hours ago]
Pyongyang committed to N-talks: Kim’s envoy [Published Oman Observer - 9 hours ago]
Caracalla show at ROHM a tribute to Oman [Published Oman Observer - 10 hours ago]
Carrefour opens new outlet [Published Oman Observer - May 24 2013]
Oman crude at $99.01 [Published Oman Observer - May 24 2013]
EU sets terms on major free trade deal [Published Oman Observer - May 23 2013]
Thousands mourn literary giant Achebe at hometo... [Published Oman Observer - May 23 2013]
Arab League seeks Syria ceasefire [Published Oman Observer - May 23 2013]
Majlis panel explores ways to strengthen pensio... [Published Oman Observer - May 23 2013]
Livni sees talks elusive as Kerry meets Israeli... [Published Oman Observer - May 23 2013]
Fifty Years of the African Union [Published Oman Observer - May 23 2013]
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Taiwan to seek more trade ties with Oman [Published Oman Observer - May 23 2013]
Asia Property Expo 2013 on May 31, June 1 [Published Oman Observer - May 23 2013]
Oman participates in WEF on Mideast and Africa [Published Oman Observer - May 23 2013]
IMF chief to be quizzed in French arbitration case [Published Oman Observer - May 22 2013]
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Spain’s Aznar leaves door open to return [Published Oman Observer - May 22 2013]
Dubai-Salalah flight launched [Published Oman Observer - May 22 2013]
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Holistic approach to ethical behaviour stressed [Published Oman Observer - May 22 2013]
SAI Essay & Poster contest winners awarded [Published Oman Observer - May 22 2013]
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