InFocus | Oman Elections
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Thursday Aug 7
Ahmad to attend opening ceremony of Beijing Games
Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Chairman and Chief Executive of the Emirates Group and President of the UAE National Olympic Committee, will attend the Opening Ceremony in Beijing tomorrow.
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Friday Aug 1
Beijing opening ceremony leaked
The secret's out about next week's Beijing Olympics opening ceremony: be ready for a dramatic countdown, giant whales, an illuminated globe and performers flying above the heads of the audience.
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Sunday Oct 28
Official denies vote buying in Oman elections
Oman's Interior Ministry on Sunday denied reports that vote buying took place during the Majlis Al Shura elections.
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Sunday Oct 28
No women in Shura this time
Several new faces got elected to Majlis Shura's 84 seats but there was no place for a woman in the sixth term of the Council that at best plays an advisory role to the government.
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Sunday Oct 28
Oman Shura poll results trickle in
As many as 14 candidates were declared elected in the second open election to the Majlis Shura in Muscat.
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Saturday Oct 27
Record numbers vote in Shura polls
Urban voters, especially women, turned up in large numbers to elect representatives for sixth term of the 84-seat Majlis Al Shura.
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Saturday Oct 27
Tribes 'select' popular candidates
Elections were conducted within some tribes to select a deserving candidate from those aspiring to contest the elections.
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Saturday Oct 27
Shura system has 'evolved perfectly'
The early trends in the country's second open elections for Majlis Shura, the Advisory Council, yesterday show that both men as well as women have comprehensively participated in exercising their suffrage.
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Saturday Oct 27
Heavy voting in Oman Shura council elections
Women voters outnumber men almost three to one as Oman elects 84 members to the Majlis Al Shura Council.
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Saturday Oct 27
Candidate dies ahead of poll
One candidate died on Friday, leaving 631 candidates for the sixth term elections for Oman's 84-seat Majlis Al Shura (Advisory Council).
