Samsung Electronics Co, Ltd. aglobal home appliance innovator,announced the WA6700 wash-ing machine range, a one-stoplaundry solution. Samsung’s newinnovation in top-load washingmachine caters to homes in theregion by simplifying the tedioustasks of pre-treatment and pre-wash with its revolutionary Activdual wash feature.

To aid consumers who pre-wash clothing and then lumberover to a washer with wetclothes, Samsung equipped itsnew machine with Active Dual-wash, a water jet and gentlescrubbing surface built right intothe machine. Thanks to the Ac-tive Dualwash, users can pre-treat tough stains, such asheavily soiled sports uniforms orhand wash items like delicatesweaters, and easily pour thewater right into the machine.

“We are guided by a singlephilosophy at Samsung: Designfor real people and meet realneeds, and our new washer

meets a real need for Gulf con-sumers. What we heard is thatmore than a third of consumersin the Gulf still transfer wetclothes from a bathtub or a sinkto the washing machine. Oftenthat machine isn’t even in thesame area,” said MohammedGharaibeh, general manager ofdigital appliances at Samsung

Gulf Electronics. “The Activ Du-alwash is a simple, sophisticatedsolution to the problem, and itgives our consumers one lessthing to worry about in their day.”

The WA6700 is also the firstSamsung Top loader with MagicDispenser technology. Con-sumers have even greater peaceof mind with the Magic Dis-penser, a powerful water vortexthat instantly dissolves detergentinside the dispenser and spreadsit evenly onto the laundry. Theresult is less residue on clothesand no mess in the detergentcompartment. Meanwhile theWobble technology pulsates toprevent clothes from tangling,while creating a powerful verticalmotion that keeps clothes out-standingly clean, as the MagicFilter captures lint and particlesthat conventional washers leaveon clothes. In line with Sam-sung’s home appliances, theWA6700 comes with an intu-itive interface and is easy to useand operate.

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Bank Muscat, the flagship finan-cial services provider in the sul-tanate, as part of itscommitment to promote educa-tion and support the future gen-erations, has extendedpartnership to the DirectorateGeneral of Education in the gov-ernorate of Muscat.

The move is aimed at provid-ing support to all major activities

organised by the DirectorateGeneral of Education in Muscatgovernorate, thereby comple-menting the learning experienceof school children and motivat-ing the teacher community.

Abdullah Tamman alMashani, AGM – direct & insti-tutional sales, and Khamis alWahaibi, director of education,discussed the framework of the

partnership between the bankand the Ministry of Education ina review meeting held at thebank’s head office.

Mashani said, “The partner-ship comes within the frame-work of joint co-operationbetween the public and privatesectors in order to contribute tothe support and development ofthe community, and stemming

from the belief of Bank Muscatin linking the development ofcommunity projects to achievecommon goals in sustainabledevelopment. The initiativestems from our commitment tothe country’s future genera-tions.”

Bank Muscat has adopted aseries of measures to supportvarious community activities

complementing the progressivemarch of the nation.

The bank remains committedto shouldering its developmen-tal and social responsibilitieswithin the framework of co-op-eration and co-ordination withall segments of society, espe-cially children and youth who represent the country’s fu-ture.

Salalah Rotana Resort named Oman’s leadingbeach resort at World Travel AwardsSalalah Rotana Resort has beennamed ‘Oman’s Leading BeachResort 2015’ at the Middle Eastedition of the 22nd Annual WorldTravel Awards, dubbed ‘The Os-cars of the Travel Industry’ byThe Wall Street Journal. The WTArecognised Salalah Rotana Re-sort among five of the country’sleading names in hospitality forsetting industry benchmarks inOman.

“Earning the recognition ofour peers in the industry to winthis title demonstrates how farthe resort has come since open-ing only a year ago,” said Hos-sam Kamal, general manager ofSalalah Rotana Resort. “Omanand equally the governorate ofDhofar are emerging as destina-tions of choice in the Middle Eastfor tourists the world over, andwe are proud to be a landmark insetting the tone of hospitality.We have always and will con-tinue to work with the gover-norate that is preparing toreceive an influx in internationaltourists by meeting the demandsfor high-quality accommodationand expanding our resort offer-ing to better cater to our guests.”

Serving the ever-growingmarket, Salalah Rotana Resort isthe sultanate’s largest free-standing, five-star beachfronthotel with 400 rooms and suitespositioned along an elaboratenetwork of Venetian waterwayswhich connect the property tothe Indian Ocean. Throughout its

opening year, the resort enjoyedhigh occupancy, welcoming over200,000 visitors, a number ex-pected to rise this year, espe-cially during the popular Khareefseason. With a promise of treas-ured time, Salalah Rotana Re-sort’s hospitality offering is allencompassing and caters to

every type of traveller, be itleisure or business.

Representing the 50th Rotana-operated hotel in the region, theproperty features four food andbeverage venues, a grand ball-room, fully-equipped meetingrooms and business centreamong many other facilities.

To reach out to the largest num-ber of customers in the sultanate,Al Yusr Islamic banking of OmanArab Bank, has opened a newbranch in Nizwa town inDakhliyah governorate.

Abdul Qader al Balushi, gen-eral manager of Al Yusr Islamicbanking said, “Our choice ofopening our new branch inNizwa coincides with Nizwabeing selected as the ‘Capital ofIslamic Culture’ by the IslamicEducational, Scientific and Cul-tural Organisation (ISECO). Weare sure that Al Yusr branch inthis historic city will meet the Is-lamic banking needs of the densepopulation homed there.”

Al Yusr branch in Nizwa is a

full-fledged branch and it offers asuite of products for the retail,SME and corporate banking seg-ments.

All products are in compliancewith the Sharia’a (Islamic law)and are very popular in the mar-ket. Al Yusr plans to launch sev-eral innovative products suitableto the needs of many customersin the near future.

The retail products include AlYusr current account, savingsaccount, fixed deposit, auto fi-nance and home finance, amongothers. The range of corporateand SME banking products in-cludes trade finance services,term finance and commercialreal estate finance.

Indian Ambassador H E J SMukul, was honoured by K VFrancis, chief operating officer,along with Majid Abdul RahimJaffar, chairman of Abdul Aziz &Brothers Co (Majid Group) andall staff members of the NewIndia Assurance Co Ltd – the In-dian giant in the insurance sec-tor, in a small but glitteringceremony at the head officepremises in Hamriya (Ruwi).

Francis in his brief speech re-vealed with high regards on thetremendous achievements madeby the Indian ambassador withregard to further strengthening

the bilateral relationship of Indiaand Oman during his three yearsplus tenure as ambassador ofIndia to the sultanate.

An all round development inthe bilateral trade, socio-devel-opmental programmes initiatedand implemented by the ambas-sador are also remembered inthe function.

Best wishes are extended bythe entire New India team to theoutgoing ambassador, for hisnew assignment in The Nether-lands.

H E Mukul in his thanksgivingspeech remarked about various

people-oriented programmesendeavoured by New India –Oman. “Introduction of new In-surance schemes (health insur-ance) exclusively for Indianexpatriates and other innovativeinsurance schemes are highlycommendable,” the outgoingambassador said.

A memento was presentedby Jaffar, chairman of MajidGroup – chief agents for the NewIndia Assurance Co since 1974,as a token of respect and appre-ciation for all the good work doneby an outstanding personalitylike H E Mukul.

SQL View, Singapore-basedleading enterprise software solu-tion provider, has signed a Mem-orandum of Understanding(MoU) with eDOC Data to pro-vide cutting-edge IT solutionsinto the Omani market. The twoorganisations will work closely todevelop an e-governmentrecords management solution toprovide expertise and assistance

to state and local governmentagencies in managing recordsand information. The solutionwill help to accelerate decision-making and to ensure accounta-bility and regulatory compliance.

The MoU, signed by AlvinLow, senior vice president at SQLView, and Mustafa Abdullah alMahrooqi, managing director ateDOC Data, outlines the basis

for ongoing collaboration andalignment between the two or-ganisations. One of the key ele-ments of the agreement is tolaunch and localise SQL View’sKRIS e-Records ManagementSolution to cater the require-ments of the Omani market. Thisis the first time the solution willbe available in Arabic, and Omanwill be the first market to deploy

this solution in the Middle East.Commenting on the agree-

ment, Low said, “Oman is at thecusp of transforming its e-gov-ernment offering and we’repleased to partner with eDocData to support this growth.eDOC Data is one of our keypartners in Oman and we arelooking forward to together sup-porting Oman’s e-governmentand smart nation initiativethrough solutions tailored for theOmani market.”

SQL View specialises in pro-viding tech products that servethe needs of different sectors in-cluding real estate, healthcareand government, amongst oth-ers. One of its key solutions isKRIS e-Records management so-lution that is designed to ensureimportant government recordsare captured, managed and re-tained, while maintaining in-tegrity and longevity.

Today, KRIS is widely adoptedby over 15,000 users acrossmany government organisations.

Samsung introduces washing machine for Gulf customers

Bank Muscat extends support to the education sector

New India Assurance bidsadieu to outgoing envoy

Sultanate’s e-government initiative receivesboost through latest Singaporean technology

OAB’s Al Yusr opensnew branch in Nizwa