Wednesday October 29, 2008 / Shawwal 29, 1429 AH
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HM greetings to Turkey ... Cruise ships due in Salalah ... RO 1.3 million for SMEs industrial innovation scheme ... Oman National Quality conference opens ... Sultanate taking part in Algeria International Fair ... Korean calligraphy exhibition opens ... Seminar on GCC pension and social insurance institutions ... Oman to take part in Rabat environment meeting ... Pakistani Air Force chief of staff leaves ... First tourism employment exhibition opens at OCCI ... PDO celebrates 30 years of gas production ... Renaissance Services posts 57pc growth in net profits ... BankMuscat signs home finance deal with Al Nab’a ... Fitch affirms UFC at ‘BBB(omn)’ with stable outlook ... Beach footballers get hero’s welcome ... Al Nasr shoot out Seeb to reach HM’s Cup final ... Gulf Cup media committee meet ... Two in fray for OTA top post

 

MSM Index

Iraq raps Syria raids,
seeks US pact change

BAGHDAD — Iraq’s government denounced yesterday a US air strike on a Syrian border village in an unexpected rebuke of Washington. “The Iraqi government rejects US aircraft bombarding posts inside Syria. The constitution does not allow Iraq to be used as a staging ground to attack neighbouring countries,” spokesman Ali al Dabbagh said. Dabbagh said Iraq had opened an investigation into the incident and urged US forces not to repeat it. But he also called for a halt to what he described as insurgent activity inside Syria.

Inside Todays Edition

Oman National Quality
conference opens
Beach footballers
get hero’s welcome

PDO celebrates 30
years of gas production
From stunning accommodation
to brilliant fishing…

Picture of the day

Customers shop at a wholesale vegetable market in Karachi yesterday.
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