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[00:00:30] Dear viewers, peace be upon you timely therapeutic decisions. and God's mercy. From the News Center and Oman
[00:00:34] TV, we greet you and present you with the news
[00:00:37] at 2:00 PM. We begin with the most prominent
[00:00:39] headlines.
[00:00:42] His Majesty the Sultan, may God protect him, congratulates the Armenian
[00:00:45] President and the Maltese President on the occasion of the anniversary
[00:00:49] of their countries'
[00:00:49] independence.
[00:00:55] Opening of a new section of Sultan Turki bin
[00:00:58] Said Road project, which extends between the wilayats of Al Kamil and Al Wafi
[00:01:01] and Sur in the South Sharqiyah
[00:01:04] Governorate.
[00:01:09] In an Omani medical achievement, the Royal Hospital succeeds in
[00:01:12] implanting the first sensor for remote
[00:01:16] heart failure monitoring.
[00:01:17] Martyrs and wounded in Israeli
[00:01:22] shelling of Gaza City, and about 700,000 male and female
[00:01:25] students in the Strip return to school
[00:01:29] after a three-year interruption. Welcome.
[00:01:36] impact in Preparedness to deal with His Majesty Sultan
[00:01:41] Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, may
[00:01:43] Well, certainly this God protect him, sent a congratulatory telegram to
[00:01:47] His Excellency President
[00:01:49] students in the Vahagn Khachaturyan,
[00:01:52] President of the Republic of Armenia, on the occasion of his country's independence.
[00:01:55] of Israeli war on His Majesty the Sultan expressed his sincere
[00:01:58] The study plan relies on wishes to His Excellency for continued success and guidance
[00:02:02] can this expansion and the achievement of further aspirations that his
[00:02:05] is the exciting stage in this friendly country's people
[00:02:07] seek.
[00:02:10] His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, may
[00:02:13] God protect him, sent a congratulatory telegram to
[00:02:16] Her Excellency President
[00:02:18] others from Myriam Spiteri
[00:02:19] the Omani cadres in Debono, President of the Republic of Malta, on the occasion
[00:02:23] We have the free zone in of her country's independence, wishing
[00:02:25] this friendly country
[00:02:27] which is the connecting point with further achievements in all fields. And for
[00:02:31] the friendship and cooperation between the two countries
[00:02:36] specialties to train in to grow and flourish. cadres are participating in
[00:02:42] The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology opened a new
[00:02:50] 30 days, focuses on is also served by procedures. This section of Sultan Turki bin Said Road project, Phase Two, Part Two, extending between the wilayats of Al Kamil and Al Wafi
[00:02:54] and Sur in the South Sharqiyah Governorate. The road
[00:02:57] will contribute to enhancing traffic
[00:03:02] incidents. At of the volume of vehicles flow and improving road safety. The opening of this section comes within the ongoing implementation
[00:03:06] works of the project, which
[00:03:09] is one of the vital strategic projects
[00:03:13] event outside the Sultanate, implemented by the ministry due
[00:03:14] in this sector. The importance of this to its importance in developing the road network in the South
[00:03:18] Sharqiyah Governorate and enhancing connectivity between the wilayats
[00:03:25] structure of education in are served by this and supporting economic, economic, tourist, and developmental movement in the governorate.
[00:03:28] The project includes the construction of a dual
[00:03:31] carriageway with modern technical specifications, consisting
[00:03:35] of three traffic lanes in each
[00:03:38] traffic flow in direction in some parts, in addition to the construction of a number of overpasses,
[00:03:42] underpasses,
[00:03:43] whatever comes, we will be at and wadi drainage culverts. It also keeps pace with the increasing
[00:03:48] time and space, in traffic
[00:03:49] does the overall percentage of and enhances the efficiency of the land transport
[00:03:53] sector's infrastructure.
[00:03:56] To talk more about the opening of the new section of this
[00:03:58] project, we are joined live from the wilayat
[00:04:02] of Sur by Engineer Munir bin Ahmed Al Alawi,
[00:04:05] Director of Roads Department in the South
[00:04:08] Sharqiyah Governorate. Welcome, Engineer Munir.
[00:04:12] Firstly, what is the immediate
[00:04:16] engineering and traffic addition that the inauguration
[00:04:20] ability to deal with of this new section represents in facilitating traffic movement
[00:04:24] between the wilayats of Al Kamil and Al Wafi
[00:04:26] and Sur?
[00:04:40] the new school year has
[00:04:41] begun, a year of is 5 kilometers and art. It is long, in the Qasir area, in the
[00:04:45] Al Fuleij area, reaching the Al Rufasah area.
[00:04:48] Of course, the path consists
[00:04:51] being drafted in of three lanes, which contributes to the ease of movement
[00:04:54] between regions, especially between
[00:04:57] very much for all this the wilayats of Al Kamil and Al Wafi and Sur, as well as
[00:05:00] the connecting roads to the wilayat of Jaalan Bani Bu Hassan and Jaalan Bani Bu
[00:05:03] Ali.
[00:05:06] to restore some Okay, if you could tell us about the components of the road and also the technical
[00:05:10] specifications designed for
[00:05:12] this road to be in line with international
[00:05:16] standards.
[00:05:22] Of course, my
[00:05:24] dear brother, the road consists of three
[00:05:27] lanes, and it also has a number of
[00:05:31] overpasses for elevated intersections, and
[00:05:34] there are bridges over wadis, and it
[00:05:37] also consists of two traffic lights in the city of Sur, as well as
[00:05:41] the urban area in the wilayat of Sur.
[00:05:44] Drainage channels in culverts, as well as
[00:05:47] box culverts of various sizes and in various locations.
[00:05:51] We also have culverts
[00:05:54] or tunnels for car crossings between
[00:05:57] areas to connect the areas adjacent
[00:06:00] to the route. Traffic safety requirements
[00:06:04] of all types have also been observed, whether concrete
[00:06:07] barriers or iron barriers,
[00:06:09] as well as
[00:06:13] signs and warning signs and reflective
[00:06:17] road markings. All of these things have been reviewed
[00:06:20] to ensure the highest
[00:06:23] specifications for traffic safety and road users.
[00:06:27] The road will also
[00:06:31] bring about a qualitative leap in economic and tourist activity in the governorate,
[00:06:34] as the road connects the governorates
[00:06:37] of Muscat and the Dakhiliyah Governorate,
[00:06:40] as well as connecting to the secondary road
[00:06:43] leading from the wilayat of Al Kamil Al Wafi to
[00:06:47] the Al Wusta region to Mahut. This all
[00:06:50] positively reflects on the traffic and tourist movement
[00:06:53] in the governorate.
[00:06:56] project
[00:06:59] comes within the framework of developing the road
[00:07:02] network in the Sultanate of Oman in all
[00:07:05] its governorates to facilitate traffic movement
[00:07:08] and also to keep pace with commercial
[00:07:11] and economic movement. But how
[00:07:15] serve the increasing traffic growth
[00:07:19] and economic and tourism development plans in the governorate,
[00:07:22] Engineer?
[00:07:28] Traffic movement is increasing, as
[00:07:32] we mentioned earlier.
[00:07:35] Duqm, the Al Wusta region,
[00:07:40] South Sharqiyah via this road. As
[00:07:43] the South Sharqiyah region is a primary transit
[00:07:47] region, those heading to the Dakhiliyah
[00:07:50] and Dhofar governorates also pass through this region. The industrial
[00:07:53] area in Bidiyah in the South
[00:07:57] Sharqiyah Governorate
[00:07:59] this road.
[00:08:03] The movement of cars or vehicles with large
[00:08:06] sizes, I mean, has changed and is increasing, as
[00:08:09] economic activity is increasing in terms
[00:08:13] that pass through this road with heavy
[00:08:16] loads. We have industrial areas, the company
[00:08:19] of Oman LNG, the Omani Indian Fertilizer Company,
[00:08:22] as well as Al Angal
[00:08:25] Energy Company. All of these companies with these
[00:08:29] sizes and these economic
[00:08:32] sizes
[00:08:35] road. The number of cars is
[00:08:38] increasing, as well as educational institutions. We have
[00:08:42] almost more than three government and private universities.
[00:08:45] So all of this positively
[00:08:48] reflects on facilitating
[00:08:51] the governorate. Okay, with
[00:08:54] the continuous accelerated
[00:08:58] implementation works, where
[00:09:01] completion of this project stand in all its phases
[00:09:05] and parts
[00:09:10] so far? The completion rate to date is approximately
[00:09:13] 91%. It is expected, God willing,
[00:09:17] that the road will be opened from the wilayat of Al Kamil Al Wafi
[00:09:20] to the wilayat of Sur at Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque
[00:09:24] in November, God willing, by
[00:09:28] the end of November.
[00:09:30] The remaining section, the urban area inside Sur, is expected
[00:09:34] to be opened in the first quarter of next
[00:09:37] year, God willing. And with
[00:09:40] that, the road will, God willing, be
[00:09:44] in all its parts, with all its bridges, and all its service roads
[00:09:47] from the wilayat of Al Kamil Al Wafi to
[00:09:51] the wilayat of Sur, Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, will, God willing,
[00:09:55] be open and accessible to all cars by
[00:09:58] the end of November, God
[00:10:13] The National Center for Cardiac Medicine and Surgery at the Royal
[00:10:16] Hospital has achieved a medical breakthrough, the first
[00:10:19] of its kind in the Sultanate of Oman, by implanting
[00:10:23] the first Card. MEMS sensor to measure
[00:10:27] pulmonary artery pressure used to monitor heart muscle
[00:10:30] failure patients remotely. The sensor allows
[00:10:34] wireless pulmonary artery pressure measurement directly
[00:10:38] through interventional catheterization
[00:10:41] without the need for open surgery,
[00:10:44] which contributes to continuous monitoring of the patient's
[00:10:48] condition and supporting
[00:10:51] The device also provides an early
[00:10:55] monitoring system by sending daily
[00:10:58] readings related
[00:11:01] to hemodynamics and pulmonary artery
[00:11:04] pressure to the medical team, which enables
[00:11:07] monitoring changes in the patient's condition and early
[00:11:11] detection of health deterioration and fluid retention
[00:11:14] before the appearance of clinical
[00:11:17] symptoms.
[00:11:23] The Ministry of Health launched an advanced specialized
[00:11:27] training program in the field of responding to incidents
[00:11:30] involving chemical, biological, radiological,
[00:11:33] nuclear, and explosive materials, and medical
[00:11:36] decontamination, in cooperation with a number
[00:11:39] of national and international entities. The ceremony was sponsored by His
[00:11:43] Excellency Dr. Abdullah bin Hamoud Al Harthi, Undersecretary
[00:11:46] of the Ministry of Social
[00:11:47] Development for Persons with Disabilities.
[00:11:58] major accidents and hazardous materials
[00:12:01] is the focus of a specialized training program
[00:12:05] launched by the Ministry of Health with the participation of
[00:12:08] health cadres from various entities
[00:12:12] to enhance the efficiency of medical response
[00:12:14] and strengthen coordination between institutions and concerned
[00:12:18] authorities in emergencies and crises. 15
[00:12:22] will undergo a trainers' program,
[00:12:25] and after that, we will move to the fourth stage, which
[00:12:30] program, where the trainers
[00:12:33] who graduated from this program from
[00:12:37] our Omani cadres will train 20
[00:12:40] بتدريب 20
[00:12:44] response to chemical,
[00:12:47] biological, nuclear,
[00:12:50] radiological, and explosive materials. More than 40 doctors,
[00:12:54] consultants, and health
[00:12:57] the program from various
[00:13:01] responding to chemical, biological,
[00:13:03] radiological, nuclear, and explosive
[00:13:07] incidents, and medical decontamination
[00:13:12] program, which will last
[00:13:15] the specific risks of emergencies
[00:13:19] resulting from chemical,
[00:13:22] biological, radiological,
[00:13:25] and explosive
[00:13:27] the end of this program, God willing,
[00:13:31] there will be trained Omani competencies in dealing with
[00:13:34] these cases, and even transferring knowledge to others
[00:13:39] course is
[00:13:42] the continuity of the health system at work, and that they
[00:13:45] are not affected by any injuries or accidents that may occur outside
[00:13:49] the hospital. Our fear is always that, God forbid, any injury
[00:13:52] or any accident or any patient who comes in injured
[00:13:56] could, God forbid, affect the rest of the health
[00:13:59] system. And this is something we do not want to happen for the sake of the continuity
[00:14:03] of the health system in operation. For this reason, we must be prepared that
[00:14:08] the forefront to stop it before it spreads into any system, God
[00:14:12] willing. The program includes theoretical
[00:14:15] sessions and practical applications that address
[00:14:18] safe and effective response mechanisms
[00:14:21] for incidents involving hazardous materials,
[00:14:25] risk assessment, and management of exposure,
[00:14:29] contamination, and medical contamination, evacuation,
[00:14:32] and medical decontamination procedures,
[00:14:35] and ways to protect patients and healthcare
[00:14:38] workers. Continuous training enhances the readiness
[00:14:41] of national cadres and gives them greater
[00:14:45] major accidents with efficiency
[00:14:48] and safety. Aya bint Mohammed Al Salhi,
[00:14:51] Muscat Governorate.
[00:14:55] The Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs announced the opening
[00:14:58] of registration for Omani citizens and residents wishing
[00:15:01] to perform the Hajj rituals for the 1448
[00:15:04] Hijri
[00:15:06] season through the electronic system during the period from
[00:15:10] September 28th to October 11th.
[00:15:13] The Ministry clarified that the registration system
[00:15:17] guarantees transparency and freedom of
[00:15:20] choice for Hajj companies and non-interference.
[00:15:23] Rather, it ensures that companies
[00:15:27] do not interfere in the registration process, noting
[00:15:30] that it is mandatory to choose a Hajj company
[00:15:34] from the system by the eligible applicant, with all
[00:15:37] financial consequences and legal obligations
[00:15:40] between the parties. The Ministry added that
[00:15:44] no application submitted
[00:15:47] before this announcement or submitted after the specified
[00:15:50] period or that did not complete
[00:15:53] the required attachments that were stipulated will be
[00:15:57] considered. The Ministry stated
[00:16:00] that the process of informing eligible applicants and choosing a Hajj
[00:16:03] company for eligible pilgrims will be carried
[00:16:06] out in three stages. The first stage will
[00:16:10] be from October 11th to November
[00:16:13] 11th. The second stage will be from
[00:16:17] November 16th to 22nd. The third stage will be
[00:16:20] from November 24th to 27th.
[00:16:23] Four Palestinians were martyred
[00:16:26] and others were
[00:16:27] injured
[00:16:35] in an Israeli shelling of the Gaza Strip.
[00:16:39] The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported that Israeli
[00:16:42] occupation forces launched an airstrike on Al-Shuja'iyya neighborhood
[00:16:46] in eastern Gaza City, which led to the martyrdom of a Palestinian
[00:16:49] and the injury of others, adding that a Palestinian
[00:16:52] child was martyred due to the occupation
[00:16:56] forces' fire in the northern Nuseirat refugee camp in the central
[00:16:59] Strip. In the Jabalia refugee camp, a young
[00:17:03] Palestinian man was martyred and others were injured
[00:17:06] by a raid carried out by an Israeli
[00:17:09] aircraft. A Palestinian was also martyred in an occupation
[00:17:12] shelling that targeted a vehicle in Sheikh Radwan neighborhood northwest
[00:17:16] of the Strip.
[00:17:21] And we remain in the Gaza Strip, where about
[00:17:24] 700,000 male and female
[00:17:26] Strip returned to education with the start of the new academic
[00:17:30] year after three years
[00:17:33] the Strip.
[00:17:36] in-person education and distance education, as about
[00:17:40] 700 educational points were approved, distributed
[00:17:43] between tents
[00:17:44] and temporary
[00:17:47] centers. In a place that used to count losses,
[00:17:50] today began to count another kind of numbers,
[00:17:54] the numbers of children returning to their notebooks
[00:17:56] and their voices that are trying to regain
[00:18:00] something of a life that stopped
[00:18:02] for a long time. Today, notebooks are opened
[00:18:06] and pens return.
[00:18:16] We currently have 1200 male
[00:18:18] and female students. As much as possible,
[00:18:22] we provided chairs and tables for these
[00:18:25] students instead of the mattresses that
[00:18:28] were there. They were replaced with tables and chairs, thanks
[00:18:32] to God Almighty. Here in the Gaza Strip,
[00:18:36] students resumed their educational journey within an exceptional
[00:18:39] plan that attempts to bring
[00:18:43] thousands of children back to school after an interruption
[00:18:46] imposed by the war and the destruction that affected
[00:18:49] the education sector. The educational plan
[00:18:53] relied on about 700 educational points, in
[00:18:56] addition to 25 temporary schools
[00:18:59] that form the new
[00:19:03] the Strip within a plan targeting about
[00:19:06] 700,000 male and female students between in-person
[00:19:10] education and distance learning.
[00:19:13] We want our children to live like the children of the world. The war is not over
[00:19:17] for us 100%. There are still people being targeted. Maybe
[00:19:20] a shrapnel will hit my son,
[00:19:22] my daughter. We put them in God's care. We hope
[00:19:26] our children will go back to school, live. We hope
[00:19:29] that nothing bad happens to them. But here,
[00:19:32] the scene is completely different this time. Many
[00:19:36] schools are unfit to receive students,
[00:19:39] and others have been converted into shelters
[00:19:42] for displaced people, while education has found its
[00:19:46] way into tents, caravans, and temporary centers.
[00:19:49] And for those whose circumstances do not allow
[00:19:53] them to attend in person at learning
[00:19:56] centers, education continues for students through virtual
[00:19:59] platforms in an attempt to keep students connected
[00:20:03] to their studies and prevent their academic years from being
[00:20:08] sacrificed to the circumstances
[00:20:11] of the war. This was the last period I spent at school three
[00:20:14] years ago, and now
[00:20:19] joy, a year of happiness, a year of success,
[00:20:23] despite the fact that we are reading in tents without
[00:20:26] ventilation or any chairs, we sit on
[00:20:29] mattresses, and a year has passed, we lost our
[00:20:33] friends. We came alone without clothes. So here in the Gaza
[00:20:36] Strip, education is no longer just
[00:20:39] desks and blackboards, but it becomes an attempt
[00:20:44] life and build a future
[00:20:48] that starts with a child
[00:20:50] who refuses to let his story
[00:20:52] end.
[00:20:55] Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov announced
[00:20:58] a new meeting between Russia and the United
[00:21:01] States to address tensions in bilateral relations
[00:21:04] in the coming weeks. Ryabkov said that the meeting
[00:21:08] would be useful, but the issues discussed were progressing
[00:21:12] slowly and less than expected, noting
[00:21:15] that Moscow would not abandon efforts for talks with Kyiv.
[00:21:18] Ryabkov added earlier that there was a potential meeting between
[00:21:22] Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his American counterpart
[00:21:25] Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meetings
[00:21:28] in New York, which would discuss in
[00:21:31] detail the situation regarding
[00:21:33] Ukraine.
[00:21:37] Two people were killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on the capital
[00:21:40] Moscow and its surroundings. The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that
[00:21:44] its air defenses repelled more than 1,600
[00:21:48] drones, including 400
[00:21:51] aircraft that were heading towards Moscow. The Ministry
[00:21:54] added that 400 people were evacuated due
[00:21:57] to a fire that broke out after a drone crashed into a building.
[00:22:01] The Ministry indicated that its forces bombed a warehouse for
[00:22:04] drones and missiles in Kyiv, a cargo ship,
[00:22:08] and a supply and logistics center in the port
[00:22:11] of Odesa. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that
[00:22:15] the strikes targeted one of the main facilities of the Russian
[00:22:18] oil industry,
[00:22:21] noting that the attack had a significant
[00:22:26] the capital Moscow. In a related context, the Ukrainian
[00:22:29] army said that its forces shot down 100 drones
[00:22:33] out of 138
[00:22:36] drones over various areas
[00:22:38] and also over the Crimean Peninsula.
[00:23:16] The Strategic Dialogue Forum of the Ministry of Labour, in its stop
[00:23:19] in the governorate of North Al Batinah, reviewed the most prominent achievements,
[00:23:22] challenges, and opportunities in the labor market in the governorate.
[00:23:26] The forum included sessions to discuss the needs
[00:23:29] of beneficiaries of the Ministry's services and opportunities to develop services
[00:23:33] and enhance partnership between various entities, in addition
[00:23:37] to foreseeing the future of the labor market and future
[00:23:40] trends and priorities. The organization of the forum comes
[00:23:44] within the participatory approach adopted by the Ministry of Labor in preparing
[00:23:47] its strategy in a way that takes into account the needs of the
[00:23:51] governorates and supports the quality
[00:23:53] of planning and effectiveness of implementation. The activities of the forum were sponsored
[00:23:57] by His Excellency Mohammed bin Suleiman Al Kindi, Governor of North Al Batinah.
[00:24:00] "Invest in Oman"
[00:24:04] continues its efforts to localize industries by
[00:24:07] linking investment opportunities with the actual needs of
[00:24:11] economic sectors and attracting qualitative
[00:24:14] investments and transforming them into
[00:24:18] productive projects. Linking investment opportunities
[00:24:22] to build necessary partnerships and establish new factories
[00:24:25] and production lines
[00:24:26] within the Sultanate of Oman.
[00:24:30] Providing investment opportunities linked
[00:24:33] to actual industrial needs is an important
[00:24:36] step to increase the attractiveness of industrial investment in
[00:24:39] the Sultanate of Oman and open the door for the private sector
[00:24:43] to enter into partnerships based on clear
[00:24:46] demand and achieve added value for the national
[00:24:50] economy. "Invest in Oman" at
[00:24:53] the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion works
[00:24:56] to highlight qualitative investment opportunities
[00:25:00] and make them available to investors and link
[00:25:03] them to priority sectors, which supports
[00:25:06] transforming them into sustainable projects, increasing
[00:25:10] local content, developing national supply chains,
[00:25:14] and expanding the base of local production. Linking
[00:25:17] opportunities with actual industrial demand is one
[00:25:20] of the paths supporting investment localization,
[00:25:23] as it begins by identifying industrial
[00:25:26] needs and converting them into clear investment
[00:25:30] opportunities, then linking them with investors
[00:25:33] and building the necessary partnerships to establish new
[00:25:36] factories and production lines within the Sultanate of
[00:25:40] Oman. In August last year, investment
[00:25:43] opportunities were launched as part of the "Watanha"
[00:25:47] initiative, which was one of the results of the integration
[00:25:50] between "Invest in Oman" and a number of related
[00:25:54] entities. The economic impacts of the projects are expected
[00:25:58] to extend to knowledge and technology transfer,
[00:26:01] and the development of national industrial and technical capabilities,
[00:26:04] and job creation, and the growth of local supply chains, in addition
[00:26:08] to reducing reliance on imports,
[00:26:12] increasing local added value, and increasing the competitiveness
[00:30:43] of paramount importance at this stage to maintain strong and solid relations
[00:30:47] between the Sultanate of Oman and the United States, and as
[00:30:50] you know, many important policies are currently
[00:30:54] the United States and also in other countries, and I believe that
[00:30:58] strengthening ties between our two countries.