said:
:
:
: > One bit of advise though - if you apply through London, do not also
apply
: > through Oman as this will slow up the whole procedure. Otherwise you
should
: > have a visa, all being well, in 3/4 days.
:
: Is that 3 or 4 day estimate from your personal experience, Nick?
:
: I ask, as it sounds amazingly short!!
:
: Bear in mind that Govt Offices in Oman are closed on Thurs and
: Fri, and in UK on Sat and Sun. And also that work hours in Govt
: Offices are from 7.30am ish to 2.30 pm ish in Oman and 9 am ish
: to 5 pm ish in Oman. This means that are only some 5 and a half
: hours per week when the two sets of offices can talk to each
: other directly in summer time, rising to 8 and half hours in
: winter. 3 or 4 days seems to be a very optimistic estimate!!
: Carlos seems to me to give a more realistic estimate!
:
: Toodle pip!!
:
: Bill
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Bill,
Absolutely. You should =
contact the Embassy in London direct at their visa section - it will =
obviously take more time if you go through a travel agent. I believe =
they will guarantee to get you a visa within 5 days and the likelihood =
is that you will get it before that. The immigration offices in Oman are =
now working round the clock and the only exception is during peak =
periods, such as the Eid Festival etc, and even then it will not take =
more than a day or two longer.
If you prefer, call the Embassy =
and speak to the commercial attach=E9 there - Mr Saleh Al Balushi - who =
will explain all. I hope this reassures you.
Nick =
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: From: Billyboy <billyboy@gto.net.om>
: To: Oman-l <oman-l@oman.org>
: Subject: Re: [oman-l] FW: VISA
: Date: 04 =
May 1999 17:34
:
: In a recent e-mail, "Nick Hodge" =
<nickhodge@ndirect.co.uk> said:
:
:
: > One bit of advise =
though - if you apply through London, do not also apply
: > =
through Oman as this will slow up the whole procedure. Otherwise you =
should
: > have a visa, all being well, in 3/4 days.
:
: Is =
that 3 or 4 day estimate from your personal experience, Nick?
:
: =
I ask, as it sounds amazingly short!!
:
: Bear in mind that Govt =
Offices in Oman are closed on Thurs and
: Fri, and in UK on Sat and =
Sun. And also that work hours in Govt
: Offices are from 7.30am =
ish to 2.30 pm ish in Oman and 9 am ish
: to 5 pm ish in Oman. =
This means that are only some 5 and a half
: hours per week =
when the two sets of offices can talk to each
: other directly in =
summer time, rising to 8 and half hours in
: winter. 3 or 4 =
days seems to be a very optimistic estimate!!
: Carlos seems to me to =
give a more realistic estimate!
:
: Toodle pip!!
:
: =
Bill
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From yaqub@qalhat.nwnet.co.uk Sat, 8 May 1999 05:00:23 +0100
Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 05:00:23 +0100
From: Yaqub Al-Shaaibi yaqub@qalhat.nwnet.co.uk
Subject: [oman-l] FW: mail from the feedback form
I received the following feedback from my home page
http://www.nwnet.co.uk/qalhat/yaqub
If anyone can help, please reply..
Regards..
Yaqub Al-Shaaibi
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Sent: Friday, May 07, 1999 3:00 PM
Subject: mail from the feedback form
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Comments: I used to be based on the island of Masirah, in the early
1970's, and I was wondering if there was an opportunity to visit the island.
Is it open to tourists, and how would I get there?
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From billyboy@gto.net.om Sat, 08 May 1999 07:34:48 GMT
Date: Sat, 08 May 1999 07:34:48 GMT
From: Billyboy billyboy@gto.net.om
Subject: [oman-l] FW: mail from the feedback form
In a recent e-mail, "Yaqub Al-Shaaibi"
said:
> Comments: I used to be based on the island of Masirah, in the early
> 1970's, and I was wondering if there was an opportunity to visit the island.
> Is it open to tourists, and how would I get there?
Masirah is certainly open to visitors. The sort of people that I
know go over on the car ferry, and camp whilst they are there. I
don't know whether there is an Hotel/Rest House or not.
toodle pip!!
Bill
From upendrav@mailcity.com Sat, 08 May 1999 03:58:24 -0700
Date: Sat, 08 May 1999 03:58:24 -0700
From: upendra rao upendrav@mailcity.com
Subject: [oman-l] E-mail address please
Dear Sirs,
Could any one help me by providing the correct e-mail address to Ministry of Justice, Muscat. Ministry of Justice got seperated from Ministry of Justice, Awqaf and Islamic Affairs and I need to know correct e-mail address to this new Ministry of Justice, Muscat.
Best Regards
V. UPENDRA RAO
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From upendrav@mailcity.com Sat, 08 May 1999 04:32:38 -0700
Date: Sat, 08 May 1999 04:32:38 -0700
From: upendra rao upendrav@mailcity.com
Subject: [oman-l] need your advise
Dear Sirs,
I am Indian national male, Hindu religion, 39 years old and I intend to marry a Sri Lankan national, Buddhist religion, 35 years old woman presently employed in Sultanate of Oman. Could anyone provide me details of legal formalities to be completed to proceed for a registered marriage in Muscat.
Best Regards
V. UPENDRA RAO
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From 786isa@gto.net.om Mon, 10 May 1999 02:32:54 +0400
Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 02:32:54 +0400
From: C Isa Kocher 786isa@gto.net.om
Subject: [oman-l] Oman etymology
786
My friend Izzy Cohen asked me:
>Query: Oman is a very ancient word. That is, it appears on very old
>maps.
> What is the "meaning" and etymology of Oman?
> Any possible connection with a word referring to the
> bottom or end of a foot, especially (big) toe or toes,
> such as BoHeN (in Hebrew)?
Can anybody help with these questions?
Isa
From oman@compuserve.com Mon, 10 May 1999 16:15:37 -0400
Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 16:15:37 -0400
From: Joachim Duester oman@compuserve.com
Subject: [oman-l] Oman etymology
>Query: Oman is a very ancient word. That is, it appears on very old maps.
> What is the "meaning" and etymology of Oman?
> Any possible connection with a word referring to the
> bottom or end of a foot, especially (big) toe or toes,
> such as BoHeN (in Hebrew)?
>
>Can anybody help with these questions?
>
>Isa
Looking briefly through some standard literature on Oman, it is remarkable
how little is there on the origin of the word Oman (i.e., 'Uman). In the
introduction to his translation of a "History of the Imams and seyyids of
'Oman", George P. Badger writes about the early Greek and Arab geographeers
who mention Oman (pp. i-iv), but he fails to give an etymological analysis.
There is a small sub-chapter "The origin of the name 'Oman' " on pp. 73 of
the book "Oman in history" (London: Immel, 1995. - ISBN 1-898162-11-5;
original ed. in Arabic "Tarikh fi 'Uman") which I summarize for you as
follows even though it does not solve the question:
<<< Opinions of Arab geographers and historians differ greatly as to the
origin of the name, some sources linking it to the Qahtani tribe of Oman
and others linking it linguistically to a word having the meaning of
"settling" or "staying". Ibn al-Qabi says: "Oman means those who occupy a
place, as in the adjective aamen, or amoun, i.e. settled man. From this was
derived Oman".
al-Zujjaji says: "Oman was named after Oman bin Ibrahim al-Khalil", while
Ibn al-Kalbi says: "It was named after Oman bin Siba' bin Yaghthan bin
Ibrahim, God's Khalil (or close friend), because he was the person
who built the city of Oman". Shaykh al-Rabwa, on the other hand, ascribes
the name to Oman bin Loot, the prophet Lot of the Bible.
Another explanation is that the Azd (a tribe migrating from Yemen to Oman
in pre-Islamic times) called Oman "Omana" because they came from a valley
at Ma'rib in Yemen which went by the name of Oman, and
they likened it to this place.
One of the earliest Roman historians to mention Oman is Yalainous who lived
from 23-79 AD. He presents in his writings a city which he names Omana.
This name recurs in Ptolemy (second century AD). Some historians identify
this Omana of Ptolemy as the city of Sohar (on the Batina coast of Oman),
which was the pre-eminent trading centre of Arabia in the classical age of
Islam. >>>
I did not check what the Encyclopedia of Islam has to say about the origin
of the word 'Uman but will look it up tomorrow.
Joachim
Oman Studies Centre
http://www.oman.org
From omandoc@pobox.com Thu, 13 May 1999 18:40:31 -0700
Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 18:40:31 -0700
From: Oman Studies Centre omandoc@pobox.com
Subject: [oman-l] Oman, UAE Discuss Joint Tourist Visas
Oman, UAE Discuss Joint Tourist Visas
"DUBAI (Reuters, 10 May 1999) -- The Gulf states of Oman and the United
Arab Emirates are discussing plans to issue tourist visas valid for
travel in both countries to help boost tourism revenue, newspapers said
on Monday.
Under the proposals, the visas issued by either country would be valid
for travel in the other, Mohsin ibn Khamis Al-Balushi, undersecretary at
Oman's Commerce and Industry Ministry, was quoted as saying.
"The immigration and tourism authorities have been working for the past
two months on a proper mechanism. It is not going to be a joint visa,"
he said. The scheme could be in place by November, the start of the next
tourist season, he added.
"The number of tourists is expected to rise with the continuing relaxing
of visa restrictions and cooperation with the Dubai government to
attract some of Dubai's 1.8 million visitors to Oman," he said.
Both Oman and the UAE, and particularly the UAE`s commercial capital
Dubai, have been trying to boost non-oil revenues, the mainstay of their
economies."
Source: http://www.arabia.com/content/living/5_99/oman10.shtml
From chendelle@hotmail.com Wed, 12 May 1999 11:41:44 +0300
Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 11:41:44 +0300
From: elisheva chendelle@hotmail.com
Subject: [oman-l] Oman etymology
>
> >Query: Oman is a very ancient word. That is, it appears on very old maps.
> > What is the "meaning" and etymology of Oman?
> > Any possible connection with a word referring to the
> > bottom or end of a foot, especially (big) toe or toes,
> > such as BoHeN (in Hebrew)?
> >
> >Can anybody help with these questions?
> >
> >Isa
>
i dont know about the name oman, but since it seems your friend is
intersted in this aspect, i have heard that the province of Dhofar is
belived by some to be Ofir of the bible (gen. 10:29). Ofir was
supposedly named after one of the sons of Yaktan. interesting to point
out that some of the tribes of the area link themselves to Kakhtan.
as far as i know, none of this has ever been proven. just ideas.
good luck
elisheva
From asb1000@cus.cam.ac.uk Fri, 14 May 1999 13:43:30 +0100 (BST)
Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 13:43:30 +0100 (BST)
From: Abdulla Baabood asb1000@cus.cam.ac.uk
Subject: [oman-l] Oman, UAE Discuss Joint Tourist Visas
In addition to the joint tourist visa, Oman and Dubai are jointly
coordinating thier tourist marketing campaigns offering international
tourists the chance to visit both destinations in one package. The joint
marketing efforts is not only likely to reduce thier international
marketing costs but it also increases the product offer. i.e. the
international tourist can combine shopping and entertainment in Dubai with
cultural, historic and scenic visits in Oman.
The joint visa and the joint promotion for Oman and Dubai are likely to
increase the number of visitors to both destinations. However, Oman, in
particular, is still considering the mechanics especially with the view to
curb unwanted tourism with its ills that characterises some of Dubai
tourism.
If both Oman and Dubai agree the final details of cooperating in the
tourism sector it could possibly spill over to other sectors which could
encourage regional cooperation between other countries in the region. It
remain to bee seen whether tourism will be the catalyst for regional
cooperation as other sectors (oil for example) have so far failed to do
just that or we just reading to much into this?
Abdulla Baabood
From wyrwoll@stud.uni-frankfurt.de Sat, 15 May 1999 12:47:32 +0200 (CST)
Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 12:47:32 +0200 (CST)
From: wyrwoll@stud.uni-frankfurt.de wyrwoll@stud.uni-frankfurt.de
Subject: [oman-l] Arabian Oryx catastrophe
The Arabian Oryx catastrophe
The Arabian Oryx (Oryx gazella leucoryx), probably the most famous game in
the Arab tradition, seems to disappear from the wild a second time.
The reason for the decline of the original population of this desert animal,
endemic only to the Arabian Peninsula, was poaching. The use of firearms and
jeeps led to an extinction of the precious game in most parts of Arabia
until the 1960s. In 1972, finally, the last wild Arabian Oryx was killed by
a poacher in Oman.
Fortunately, some Arabian Oryxes were kept in captivity and could form the
breeding stock of a restored population. Some of these were released in
central Oman in 1982 and 1984, where H.M. the Sultan Qaboos has always been
very supportive to protecting the country's natural treasuries. The oryx
thrived well in Oman, even there was a severe draught and poaching to a
certain level continued. In 1996, their number reached about 400 heads.
What could have been a unique success story in nature preservation, being a
model for the rest of the world, was destroyed by certain elements showing
an irresponsible behaviour. These poachers captured animals from the wild in
order to sell them to private zoos abroad. The main victims of their
activity were females and their calves, an important part of which died
during and after capture. As some 40 animals could be secured in captivity,
there is now - due to continuing poaching - a number of less than 100 oryxes
in the wild, with about ten of them being females. Such a population is not
viable anymore.
The Diwan of the Royal Court of Oman and the WWF started a programme in
order to prevent further poaching and trade of Arabian Oryxes. May we hope
that their efforts will allow Arabia's high game to re-cover and to be
preserved for generations to come.
Thomas W. Wyrwoll