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Sunday, August 01, 2010  
Israel kills Hamas commander
Hamas vow-ed revenge on Saturday after Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip killed a senior commander and wounded eight other people. The overnight Israeli raids came after a rocket fired from the strip hit a southern Israeli city. One Hamas fighter was killed in an airstrike on a caravan near the Magazhi refugee camp in the centre of the Palestinian enclave more...
TOP STORIES
Floods wreak havoc in Pakistan, toll at 800
China investment in Iran oil sector put at $40b
BP to attempt ‘static kill’ operation on Tuesday
US websites used in Mabhuh murder
Lanka site in heritage list
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COMMENT
EDITORIALS
China is No. 2
IT hasn’t come as a surprise for us when China’s... more
Direct peace talks
THE Arab League’s endorsement of direct Palestinian talks... more
 COLUMNISTS

Unpaid toil of housewives AJ Philip

Chilling out at airports, the new happening places Ramesh Kumar

Going the distance with ‘slight papam’ at lunch Neville Parker

A new international order S.Madhusudhana Rao

National state of confusion Marcel Van Silfhout

...more columns
 OMAN
‘Harvest of 40 Years’ events begin in Sohar
A celebration was held in the Wilayat of Sohar under the auspices of HE Sheikh Ahmed Bin Mohammed Al Isa’ee... more...
Buraimi riding high on Blessed Renaissance
Summer Forum for Educators opened
Omani researcher completes thesis from Tunisian university
 MIDDLE EAST
Obama calls on Teheran to free three American hikers
President Barack Obama called on Iran Friday to “immediately release” three American hikers being held by the Islamic republic, saying they had never worked for the US government and committed “absolutely no crime.” more...
Qatari leader in Lebanon to calm political tensionsQatari leader in Lebanon to calm political tensions
Secret security camera help catch 2 Iraqi insurgents
Sudan slams peacekeepers, sets travel controls
 BUSINESS
US House okays bill to reform offshore drilling
The US House of Representatives on Friday approved the toughest reforms ever to offshore energy drilling practices, as Democrats narrowly pushed through an election-year response to BP’s massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico more...
Pak central bank unexpectedly raises key rates, cites inflation risk
ICICI, Union Bank hike deposit rates
Tony takes charge as RSA Oman MD
 SPORTS
Bartoli ousted, Stosur wins
Victoria Azarenka overcame a slow start to upset defending champion Marion Bartoli 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the quarterfinals more...
Murray first Briton to reach LA semifinals
BCCI reject Delhi 2010 plea for $22m grant
Vettel on pole for Hungary GP
 OMAN MIRROR
Who’s at the wheel?
MEN and women at the wheel never seem to tire of the argument on who is the better driver. Of course, men say that women drivers are unnecessarily more...
Losers are winners
All about ‘green’ labels
Lavender delights
 SPECIAL FEATURES
No longer a ritual for freshers
A generation ago, college orientation was a perfunctory affair, lasting little more than a day. The focus was on registering for classes and buying textbooks more...
‘Green ambulances’ a phone call away
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Oman
‘Harvest of 40 Years’ events begin in Sohar
Buraimi riding high on Blessed Renaissance
Summer Forum for Educators opened
Omani researcher completes thesis from Tunisian university
Renaissance has solid backing of history, culture
Other Top Stories
Floods wreak havoc in Pakistan, toll at 800
US websites used in Mabhuh murder
China investment in Iran oil sector put at $40b
Lanka site in heritage list
BP to attempt ‘static kill’ operation on Tuesday
Chavez deploys military units after Colombia row
India
TRS wins 11 out of 12 seats in Telangana
Senior BJP leader’s wife found ‘murdered’ in Uttar Pradesh
Is Gujarat part of enemy country, asks Modi
Alagiri wants to ‘quit’ federal cabinet
Pact signed with US on N-spent fuel reprocessing
Scandal rocks Commonwealth Games
2 killed as protests continue in J&K
Pakistan
ISI chief drops UK trip over terror remarks
Private security jammers ‘caused crash’
Pakistan has made a strategic shift: US
Middle East
Obama calls on Teheran to free three American hikers
Qatari leader in Lebanon to calm political tensionsQatari leader in Lebanon to calm political tensions
Secret security camera help catch 2 Iraqi insurgents
Sudan slams peacekeepers, sets travel controls
FBI put ‘pressure on me’: Filmmaker
Asia
Gillard heads for ‘defeat’
PAL cancels flights due to pilot shortage
Dozens killed, stranded by Afghan floods
Milf ‘coddling’ massacre suspects: Army
Aquino unfurls photo mosaic of mom
Business
US House okays bill to reform offshore drilling
Pak central bank unexpectedly raises key rates, cites inflation risk
ICICI, Union Bank hike deposit rates
Tony takes charge as RSA Oman MD
BankMuscat hosts Banking Compliance Forum
India mulls $10b infrastructure debt fund: Montek
France must cut spending to meet deficit goal: IMF
Europe
Russia wildfire extends grip, death toll rises to 28
Anti-Islam party may help resolve Dutch deadlock
Fuel stalemate in Greece as truckers strike enters 6th day
Five in race to succeed Brown as Labour leader
Merkel pays tribute to stampede victims
Sports
Bartoli ousted, Stosur wins
Murray first Briton to reach LA semifinals
BCCI reject Delhi 2010 plea for $22m grant
Vettel on pole for Hungary GP
Butt voices doubts over review system
Tseng grabs lead in British Open
Balciunaite claims marathon gold

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