Oman Green Awards

A message on behalf of Environment Society of Oman (ESO)

Dear all

Oman's first ever environmental awards will be held on June 5th, coinciding with World Environment Day, at the Shangri-La's Barr Al Jissah Resort & Spa

for more details please check the links below

FB link :- http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Oman-Green-Awards/116091738411151?v=info&ref=ts

web link:- http://www.oeronline.com/greenawards/


Regards
Environment Society of Oman (ESO)

Save our selves! Save earth!

As Oman going green, Oman Economic Review presents OER Green Awards, the first recognition for companies, institutions and individuals in Oman who contributes towards environment. 'Not too late! Save our earth..!' @ OEROnline.com/GreenAwards

COMEX Goes Green is the slogan for Oman’s largest IT, Telecom & Technology Exhibition aka COMEX 2009. The eco-high tech friendly exhibition will May 25 – 29, 2009 at OITE. @ oite.com/comex

For Everyone's Boss- Valid till Recession

Beside the hilarious illustration, an Omani Acting Sub/Lieutenant Saud bin Ali Al Tamtami of the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO), has honorary been awarded the Queen Award and the British Navy Award. Al Tamtami has also bagged more prizes an awards during his studies including Navigation Award and Award of the French Academy for Navigation and Marine Arts.


About cybercrimes, The Police Central e-crime Unit raided addresses in London suspected to be part of an European cybercrime operation.


Re-Twitter @kishorcariappa: Oman sets rules for pet walking. http://tinyurl.com/dhr3gp, which I found it odd and illogical for walking pats between 10AM and 3PM in such hot climate. Is it a way or a sign for discourage people especially expatriates to own dogs, People are talking about it too in Omanforum, a local forum under the 'Dog Walking in Oman'.


Another Re-Twitter @kishorcariappa: How bloggers are making money. http://is.gd/s7e4.

Eid Greetings

Eid Mubarak to everyone around the world, as 8th December 2008 marks the first day of Eid around the world except Oman, as the government announced 9th December 2008 marks the first day of Eid.


Bits and Bytes

• The late Omani pioneer, to be honoured in Syria in the field of invention, research and academics.
• Moroccan families sell their furniture to buy goat for Eid celebration.
• The Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources to adept the e-payment system.
• 20% cap for down payments for financing your car via Finance companies as per Central Bank of Oman (CBO) new regulation.
• An unusual incident, were a bird followed the dead body for 350 km from Macca to Mahd al-Dhahab District in KSA were the body was buried as its his home town. The bird set near the head of the deceased man and was moving his head front and back while people were reading verses from the holy Quraan. It has been said it indicates the good deeds of the deceased man.

Oman Idol

Who ever watched American Idol, an American reality-competition show that is aimed in for Search for a Superstar, Sultanate of Oman is finally ready to join Part of the Idol franchise as the first Arab country joins as a national Idol franchise, is now ready to lunch it's own Superstars in few months time.


The Omani name of Idol franchise will be Oman Idol. This show will be carried out at Studios of Radio Sultanate of Oman & Al Sawadi Beach Resort.

The first Idol show started in UK as Pop Idol on October 5, 2001. There are national and regional Idol franchises. The Arabian version of Pop Idol is known as Super Star, and its part of the regional Idol franchises. The contestants from multiple Arab countries and the winners of 5 seasons are mainly from Jordan, Libya, KSA, Tunisia & Lebanon.

Oman Ministry of Tourism is trying to boost Oman tourism by lunching this show.

Arab Blogger Awards for the year 2005!!!

Arab Blog Awards for the year 2005 hasn’t started yet, I wander why?

Best wishes for everyone.

Vote For Me @ The BOBs

I would appreciate if you vote for me @ The BOBs - BEST OF THE BLOGS - Deutsche Welle International Weblog Awards 2005.

Starting date:
24 October 2005.

Suggested Categories:

• BEST WEBLOG.
• BEST JOURNALISTIC BLOG - ENGLISH.
  

Thank you for the thought.

The BOBs Are Back!

The BOBs (The Best of the Blog ) award contest will begain o Sept 2005, so fellow bloggers get ready to post your blogs/journals :)

DW-WORLD.DE, the Deutsche Welle's online portal, is back on the prowl fort he world's best Weblogs.

The Best of the Blog -- a.k.a. TheBOBs -- will crown Weblog champions in 13 different categories: Best Weblog, Best Multimedia Weblog, Best Podcasting Site, Best Journalistic Weblog and a special jury prize from Reporters Without Borders . Honors for Best Journalistic Weblogs will be awarded in each of the nine contest languages.

Weblogs from anywhere in the world can take part as long as they are published in German, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese Persian or Arabic.

We're calling on all bloggers, readers and enthusiasts to suggest their favorite Weblogs and podcasts to the contest and later on vote on which ones should take home the User Prizes. Have a look at the Road Map to get all the details about the contest's stages.

Of course there is more than just bragging rights. All the Jury Award winners will take home some attractive prizes. One prize will be raffled off among the voters who register and participate in the contest's voting stage.

Again this year theBOBs will be graced by top-notch jury members and numerous sponsors and media partners. For the first time theBOBs jury members will all be blogging at theBOBs.com throughout the contest.

‘Good morning Bloggers’

Well I’m a bit inspired by ‘Good Morning America’, that I felt saying “Good morning Bloggers”, it feels so good.

Today’s news about the my latest post regarding ‘the Omani Blog Awards 2005’ has been catching up vary well, I’ve started advertising in several English Omani forums, all of pleasant responses.

The following forums:

• OmanServ
• Oman Forum
• English Sabla

In addition to three weblog been advertising up to now beside my weblog and hey are the sponsors:
Law & Music and Devilish


Omans Bloggers Blogsphere the Omani blog directory is working to promote us and badges/butons are under desgin to be added in websites & weblogs for promotion perpose.

At the moment we are reciving suggetions from everyone to finalise the rules and regulation of the award event.

The Omani Blog Awards 2005

An idea of Blue Chi & Devilish, a new weblog is born 'The Omani Blog Awards 2005' for the Omani community.

Thanks to them.

I Revere @ BBA

I submitted my blog/journal for Best Blogger Award at BBA through Blogshares.

Here is the feedback.

Who Will I nominate? List# 1

I've been reading many blogs/journals and I decided to nominate several blogs that is waerth reading their blogs for the 2005 awards:

• Lil pink submarine
• Muscati & Wife
• Beyond Normal (Always been my favorate.)
• kvk007

More to be added in my list.

First Annual The 2004 Best Arab Blog Awards!

Best Arab Blog Awards an Arabic Web Blog Award. had it's First Annual The 2004 Best Arab Blog Awards!

Beyond Normal blog is an exclusive web log that has won 3 Best Arab Blog awards in three categories:
The 2004 Best Egyptian Blog, The 2004 Best MediaJournalist Blog & The 2004 Best Arab Expat Blog.

Beyond Normal is owned by an Egyptian citizan Mr. R &Beyond Normal is one of his 5 blog & Blogger.com is his web log service providor.

The other categories are:

• The 2004 Best Bahraini Blog: Ali's QuixotiQ Writings
• The 2004 Best Emirati Blog: Pink Sushi
• The 2004 Best Iraqi Blog: Baghdad Burning
• The 2004 Best Kuwaiti Blog: So I Want to be an Astronaut
• The 2004 Best Lebanese Blog: Mysterious Eve
• The 2004 Best Moroccan Blog: Bluesman
• The 2004 Best Palestinian Blog: AquaCool
• The 2004 Best Tunisian Blog: Subzero Blue
• The 2004 Best Humour Blog: My Little Bubble!
• The 2004 Best Music Blog: me: UzF
• The 2004 Best Online Community: Kuwait Blogs
• The 2004 Best Politics Blog: طق حنك