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Charles P. Oman

He works for the OECD Development Centre in Paris, where he has been doing research work since 1978.


2011 Omani protests

On 26 February, nearly 500 protesters gathered around a shopping mall in the industrial city of Sohar, 230 kilometres from the capital Muscat.

Ahmad Al Harthy

In 2011 Al Harthy returned to the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Championship but prior to the start of the season he made headlines and history on the streets of his home city of Muscat by conducting passenger rides in a Porsche 911 GT3 race car.

Annamalai University

Other overseas centres include the Al Mihad Institute, Dubai and the Al Hilal Education Centre, Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates as well as the Al Noor Education Centre in Muscat, Oman.

ASELSAN

After exportation of such a system to Oman in 2008 for the Qurayyat-Sur motorway, Aselsan won in 2010 a tender worth 5.4 million to develop an electronic toll collection system and implement at 51 toll booths in Poland.

Atari Games Corp. v. Oman

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg sitting on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed the decision of the trial court and held that Breakout was a copyrightable work.

Battle of Morotai

The Tradewind Task Force was established on 20 August under the command of Major General Charles P. Hall and numbered 40,105 U.S. Army soldiers and 16,915 United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) personnel.

Beden

Its shipyards predominantly lie in the northeastern Hafun region of Somalia (notably Bayla), as well as Muscat.

Blue City, Oman

"This is why we came into creating this urban economy, to create jobs. We thought about things that the country needs, so we went into hotels, shopping, entertainment, amusement parks and theatres. Furthermore, we will have one of the top universities from the United States, not an affiliation, but a real university," Mr. Issa was quoted in the December 15, 2005 edition of Our World, a USA Today insert.

CFRC-FM

Charles P. B. Taylor (1935–1997), radio/TV/print journalist (Reuters in London 1955-'62; Globe & Mail in China 1962-'70s), author, horsebreeder (son of E. P. Taylor)

Charles P. B. Taylor

He reported from numerous countries around the world, providing coverage of major events including the Vietnam War, the Nigerian Civil War, and the Arab–Israeli conflict.

Charles P. Bush

Bush was born in Ithaca, New York and moved to Michigan in 1836, becoming one of the first residents of Handy.

Charles P. Cabell

In December 1945, he was detailed to the United Nations Military Staff Committee where he held roles as deputy and chief U.S. Air Force delegate to the committee.

Charles P. Clever

-- A grammar fix may be needed here. -->Presented credentials as a Democratic Delegate-elect to the Fortieth Congress and served from September 2, 1867 (date of election), to February 20, 1869, when he was succeeded by J. Francisco Chaves, who contested the election.

Charles P. Gillen

He died on June 30, 1956, aged 79 and was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Newark

Charles P. Mountford

Ayers Rock, its people, their beliefs and their art (1965) – his M.A. thesis which became a popular paperback

Charles P. Nelson

In January 1929, he was appointed coordinator of the Seattle area, in which capacity he served until he retired as Rear Admiral 30 June 1933.

Charles P. Pray

In 2011, Pray jumped into the debate on the proposed creation of a national park on land owned by Roxanne Quimby which was part of the Senate district Pray represented.

Charles P. White

Earlier, WISH-TV political reporter Jim Shella wrote in his blog that the Democrats' challenge to White's ballot status could have implications beyond the Secretary of State race.

Charles Rogers

Charles P. Rogers (1829–1917), American furniture industrialist and banker from New York City

Crypto AG

The company has about 230 employees, has offices in Abidjan, Abu Dhabi, Buenos Aires, Kuala Lumpur, Muscat, Selsdon and Steinhausen, and does business throughout the world.

David Legge Brainard

Brainard was awarded the Charles P. Daly Medal by the American Geographical Society for his arctic exploration in 1926, and in 1929 was awarded The Explorers Club Medal.

Deira City Centre

Deira City Centre is owned by the Majid Al Futtaim group, and is one of six City Centre malls — the others are located in Ajman, Alexandria, Cairo, Muscat and Sharjah.

Denton Wilde Sapte

Denton Wilde Sapte was one of the largest law firms in the Middle East, the biggest international firm in Central Asia, and one of very few international law firms in Cairo, Istanbul, Kuwait and Muscat.

Emile Gruppe

Emile Albert Gruppé (1896–1978) was an American painter born in Rochester, New York to Helen and Charles P. Gruppé.

Indian Ocean trade

They were supported in this endeavor by the chiefs of several local principalities and port towns such as Muscat, Gwadar, and Pasni.

Indians in Oman

There are nearly four temporary gurudwaras (2 in Muscat, 1 in Salalah and Sohar each), which have been built in the labour camps.

Judith Mappin

Mappin is the daughter of businessman E. P. Taylor, and is also a trustee of the Charles Taylor Prize for Canadian non-fiction literature, named after her late brother Charles.

Lockview High School

It opened its doors in 2000, relieving overcrowding at Charles P. Allen High School in Bedford.

Max Otte

Charles P. Kindleberger: Die Weltwirtschaftskrise. 1929–1939. FinanzBuch-Verlag, München 2010, ISBN 978-3-89879-614-9

Muhammed Ghiya'as ud-din

Upon receiving the letter, the Sultan and Faashanaa Kilegefaan sent their troops and brought to Malé all Maldivians and men from Muscat who were with Ghiyaasuddin.

Museum of Omani Heritage

The Museum of Omani Heritage is a heritage museum, located near the Ministry of Information on Al Alam Street, Muscat, Oman.

MV Pacific Pearl

Ocean Village sailed on her final farewell voyage on October 21, a 23 day cruise stopping at Cairo-Egypt (from Port Said), visiting the Suez Canal, Safaga, Egypt, Muscat, Oman, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Cochin, India, Langkawi, Malyasia, Kuala Lumpur (from Port Kelang, Malaysia) and finally stopping at Singapore where she entered dry dock to become Pacific Pearl, also marking the end of Ocean Village Cruise Line.

MyAnna Buring

She attended secondary school at the American British Academy in Muscat, Oman, with her childhood friend Stegath Dorr, who is a character actor and a prolific horror filmmaker.

No. 71 Wing RAAF

US General Charles P. Hall praised the wing for contributing "in a large measure ... to the success of the operation by continuous interruption of enemy lines of communication and bombing and strafing of enemy concentrations and supplies".

Persian Gulf campaign of 1809

In February 1806, the young Sultan of Oman, Sa'id II ibn Sultan, signed a treaty at Bandar Abbas promising to bring an end to piracy originating from his territory, but by 1807 the French had installed consulates in Tehran and Muscat and piracy continued unabated with their encouragement.

The expeditionary force, led by Captain John Wainwright in the Navy frigate HMS Chiffone, was despatched to the region, following an escalation in pirate attacks on British shipping in the Persian Gulf after the French established diplomatic missions in Muscat and Tehran in 1807, and encouraged pirate activity.

Qais bin Ahmad

To avoid family disputes, at a meeting in Barka he confirmed his brother Said as Imam in Rustaq, and he ceded control of Sohar to Qais bin Ahmad.

Rambha Urvasi Menaka

In February 2013, the lead cast of the film flew out to Muscat, Oman and then to Dubai, UAE to film schedules.

Royal Oman Police

On 28 February 2011, in Sohar, 250 kilometres north of Oman's capital Muscat, the ROP was reported to have opened fire using live bullets on protesters.

Secretary of State of Indiana

The current office holder is Connie Lawson, who was appointed by Gov. Mitch Daniels to serve out the term of former Secretary of State Charlie White, who was removed from office due to felony convictions.

Shatti Al-Qurum School

The Shatti Al-Qurum Secondary School (SQS), located in Shatti Al Qurum Muscat, Oman, is one of the most famous public high schools in the Sultanate.

Sultan bin Ahmad

To avoid family disputes, at a meeting in Barka he confirmed his brother Said as Imam in Rustaq, and he ceded control of Sohar to his brother Qais bin Ahmad.

Tanam

:for the village in Oman see Tanam, Oman

Tent pegging at the 2010 Asian Beach Games

Tent pegging at the 2010 Asian Beach Games was held from 9 December to 13 December 2010 in Barkah Equestrian Grounds, Muscat, Oman.

Theweek

Free copies of Theweek, published every Wednesday, are available from outlets spread across the main urban areas in Oman, including Muscat, Sohar, Sur, Nizwa and Salalah.

Wadi Dhaiqah

As many as 120 other wadis lead to this valley, which contains a natural park extending from Wilayat Dima W'attayyeen in the Sharqiyah region to the Wilayat of Qurayyat in the Governorate of Muscat.


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