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        <title><![CDATA[Global stocks fall as AI concerns grow]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[LONDON: Global stocks retreated on Thursday as optimism over technology earnings proved short-lived, overshadowed by concerns about the outlook for artificial intelligence (AI), wh...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 19:25:16 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Websites go dark as AI exposes critical security flaws]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Washington, United States: Government agencies and companies around the world shut down websites as they raced Thursday to protect themselves from hacks after artificial intelligen...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 07:30:41 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[A battle for control of India’s biggest business empire]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[MUMBAI, India — Who actually controls India’s biggest company?A bitter power struggle over the Tata Group, a 158-year-old conglomerate with more than 1 million employees worldwide...]]></description>
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            <media:title>The Taj hotel in Mumbai is owned by the Tata Group</media:title>
            <media:text>The Taj hotel in Mumbai is owned by the Tata Group</media:text>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:32:33 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[MSX transfers six funds to new market segment]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[MUSCAT, OCT 19The Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX) has announced the transfer of six listed collective investment funds from its Parallel Market to a dedicated Collective Investment Fun...]]></description>
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            <media:title>The move establishes a distinct trading classification for collective investment funds.</media:title>
            <media:text>The move establishes a distinct trading classification for collective investment funds.</media:text>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:08:37 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Lindt CEO departs as Swiss chocolate maker struggles with sales]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Sprüngli, known for its Lindor chocolate truffles and chocolate Easter bunnies, is parting ways with chief executive Adalbert Lechner after issuing tw...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:24:09 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[A global sugar crisis, made and felt in India]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[LATUR, India — Conflict. Climate change. A withering El Nino. All are conspiring to spoil the world’s sweet tooth.Global sugar prices have soared, as a hot, dry summer scorched muc...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:24:00 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Muscat Stock Exchange targets more women investors]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[MUSCAT, OCT 18The Muscat Stock Exchange has launched the Omani Women Investors Club to attract more women to financial markets, channel savings into investments and broaden Oman’s...]]></description>
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            <media:title>Launched at an MSX ceremony marking Omani Women’s Day, the initiative began with a bell-ringing ceremony signalling the start of its activities.</media:title>
            <media:text>Launched at an MSX ceremony marking Omani Women’s Day, the initiative began with a bell-ringing ceremony signalling the start of its activities.</media:text>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 13:24:48 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Private listings key to Oman market growth]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[MUSCAT, OCT 14Oman needs a steady pipeline of private-sector listings to turn growing international recognition into opportunities for long-term investors, Ehsan Khoman, Macro Stra...]]></description>
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            <media:title>Ehsan Khoman, Macro Strategist at BlackRock, speaks at the ConFEAS 2026 in Muscat.</media:title>
            <media:text>Ehsan Khoman, Macro Strategist at BlackRock, speaks at the ConFEAS 2026 in Muscat.</media:text>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:44:55 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Jabal advances Hong Kong ETF plans with 50% Oman allocation]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Muscat: Jabal Asset Management is at an advanced stage of preparing a Hong Kong-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) that would allocate 50 per cent of its investments to the Omani mar...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:54:15 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[FSA warns audit firms against assigning work to unregistered individuals]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has recently identified cases in which some registered and licensed accounting and auditing firms have engaged individuals who are not regist...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:42:29 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Major global asset manager prepares to enter Omani market]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Muscat: One of the world’s ten largest asset managers is making preparations to invest in Oman’s stock market after around 18 months of discussions with Omani companies and investm...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:32:24 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Oman looks to private capital for next phase of economic growth]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Muscat: Oman is looking to private investors and capital markets to take on a greater role in financing economic growth, following five years of reforms aimed at strengthening publ...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 06:29:21 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Oman widens renewable certificate market]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[MUSCAT, OCT 12Nama Power and Water Procurement (PWP) has sold more than 600,000 International Renewable Energy Certificates to buyers in Oman and is offering around 3 million to th...]]></description>
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            <media:title>Eng Dawoud Sulaiman al Balushi, Project &amp; Contracts Chief Engineer of Nama PWP, speaks during the IEEE Powertalks in Oman.</media:title>
            <media:text>Eng Dawoud Sulaiman al Balushi, Project &amp; Contracts Chief Engineer of Nama PWP, speaks during the IEEE Powertalks in Oman.</media:text>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:18:42 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Arabia Falcon Insurance issues update on cyberattack probe]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1197645/business/markets/arabia-falcon-insurance-issues-update-on-cyberattack-probe]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Arabia Falcon Insurance (AFIC) stated in a filing to Muscat Securities Exchange (MSX) that the company has continued investigations into the matter and sought assistance of ext...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:27:54 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[MSX targets sustained investment]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[MUSCAT, OCT 11Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX) is broadening its focus from building liquidity to attracting sustained investment, developing investment funds and new products as Oman p...]]></description>
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            <media:title>Al Salmi described a progression from liquidity providers to liquidity funds and market-making arrangements.</media:title>
            <media:text>Al Salmi described a progression from liquidity providers to liquidity funds and market-making arrangements.</media:text>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:52:55 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Great Wall wins $100m-plus Oman drilling award]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[MUSCAT, OCT 11China’s Great Wall Drilling Company has received a letter of award from Medco for a five-year drilling services programme involving two rigs in Oman, valued at more t...]]></description>
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            <media:title>A BOMCO automated drilling rig in Oman. — File picture/</media:title>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:49:55 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[MSX targets 2028 for derivatives launch]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ MUSCAT: Muscat Stock Exchange is targeting 2028, in a best-case scenario, for the introduction of derivatives products, with 2027 expected to be devoted to establishing and licens...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:23:57 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Oman enters FTSE Russell upgrade watch list]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[MUSCAT, OCT 7Oman has cleared the market-size and securities-count thresholds required for Secondary Emerging Market status, prompting FTSE Russell to place it on its Watch List fo...]]></description>
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            <media:title>The decision, announced on October 6, puts Oman under review for a potential upgrade.</media:title>
            <media:text>The decision, announced on October 6, puts Oman under review for a potential upgrade.</media:text>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:37:53 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Opinion- Boycott reshapes consumer choices]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Oman’s imports of sweetened and flavoured drinks more than doubled in 2024, with Saudi-sourced shipments rising more than sixfold, trade data show, one of the clearest measures yet...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:03:36 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Oil&#039;s new problem isn&#039;t supply. It&#039;s logistics: Bousso]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Middle East crude exports recently ⁠climbed to their highest levels since the start of the Iran war as more Gulf producers resume transit through the Strait of Hormuz - despite th...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 06:40:13 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[At White House, Trump asks AI titans to police themselves]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump summoned the world’s most powerful technology executives to the White House on Tuesday and praised the assembled billionaires as “very brilliant” minds who w...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 06:03:05 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Trade office guides Omani firms into US market]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[MUSCAT, SEPT 27The Oman Trade Office US (OTO US) is working with about 110 Omani companies seeking access to the US market and has held around 370 sessions over the past year, its...]]></description>
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            <media:title>The office, launched in Washington in May 2025, is funded by OCCI.</media:title>
            <media:text>The office, launched in Washington in May 2025, is funded by OCCI.</media:text>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 13:27:01 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Insurance firms report 14.8% jump in accidents in Q2 2026]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Preliminary data issued by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) showed that insurance firms recorded around 21,700 road accidents during the second quarter of 2026, compared with...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 09:34:29 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Government steps up monitoring to check inflation in Oman]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[As global inflation trends gain increasing importance due to shifting economic dynamics, the Ministry of Economy of the Sultanate of Oman continues to monitor price movements, mark...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 08:25:43 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[European shares dip on Middle East tensions ahead of US-China talks]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[European shares inched lower on Thursday as investors weighed lingering tensions in the Middle East and awaited the highly anticipated talks between ⁠the US and China.The pan-Europ...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:33:35 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[OECD expects AI boom to help offset energy shock]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[PARIS: AI-led investment is helping the global economy hold up marginally better than expected this year, but the energy shock is becoming more entrenched, weighing on the outlook...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:07:11 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[New Securities Law to enhance investor protection, promote investment banking]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Abdullah bin Salim al Salmi, Executive President at the Financial Services Authority (FSA), affirmed that the regulatory provisions contained in the Executive Regulation of the Sec...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 07:41:58 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Oman crude drops slightly as Brent falls below $100]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The official price of the Oman Crude for November delivery dropped by $0.03 to $110.19 per barrel on Wednesday.The monthly average price of Omani crude oil for September delivery w...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:19:43 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Oman sets 20% threshold for off-plan marketing]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[MUSCAT, SEPT 21Property developers in Oman’s special economic zones and free zones must meet a threshold equivalent to 20 per cent of a project’s total cost before marketing units...]]></description>
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            <media:title>The new rules require project escrow accounts, cap marketing spending at 3% and retain 5% of each unit’s sale value for one year after registration.</media:title>
            <media:text>The new rules require project escrow accounts, cap marketing spending at 3% and retain 5% of each unit’s sale value for one year after registration.</media:text>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:01:40 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[MSX advances towards Emerging Market status]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[MUSCAT, SEPT 20Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX) is entering a new phase of development as improvements in liquidity, accessibility, investability and market infrastructure bring Oman pr...]]></description>
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            <media:title>Haitham al Salmi, CEO of MSX.</media:title>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 13:49:33 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[More Asyad Shipping shares heading to market]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[MUSCAT, SEPT 20 Asyad Group expects to sell at least 5 per cent more of Asyad Shipping Company before the second anniversary of the company's stock market listing, lifting its publ...]]></description>
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            <media:title>Based on the IPO figures, a 5 per cent stake would amount to about 260 million shares.</media:title>
            <media:text>Based on the IPO figures, a 5 per cent stake would amount to about 260 million shares.</media:text>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 13:48:37 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Top 5 buyers of Russian oil, gas face tariffs of up to 100%]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON: The Russia sanctions bill signed into law by US President Donald Trump on Friday gives him new ​powers to impose tariffs that could last well beyond his presidency, inj...]]></description>
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            <media:title>Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony</media:title>
            <media:text>Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony</media:text>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 05:47:22 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[CBO raises repo rate to 4.5% in first increase since July 2023]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1196345/business/markets/cbo-raises-repo-rate-to-45-in-first-increase-since-july-2023]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Muscat: The Central Bank of Oman (CBO) raised its repo rate by 25 basis points to 4.5 per cent effective Thursday, marking its first upward move since the repo rate was raised to 6...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:42:13 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why the Ansar Allah advance threatens global shipping]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In a surge of attacks last week, the Ansar Allah militia struck across Yemen’s border into Saudi Arabia; captured a strategic port on the Red Sea; and seized an island at the Bab e...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:50:56 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Oman crude surges to $127.62 following suspension of Hormuz talks]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1196169/business/markets/oman-crude-surges-to-12762-following-suspension-of-hormuz-talks]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[The price of Oman crude increased by $5.73 to $127.62 for November delivery at the close of Monday's trading. The average monthly price for October was $87.84 Brent climbed almost...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:07:03 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Oman&#039;s Islamic banking assets top RO 9.6 billion]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[MUSCAT: Oman is moving to deepen its Islamic money and sukuk markets as the Central Bank of Oman (CBO) seeks to strengthen the sector’s role in financing investment, economic diver...]]></description>
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            <media:title>Asia al Raisi, Deputy Chief Economist for Investment and Market Operations at the CBO</media:title>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:38:21 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Oil climbs on Middle ⁠East supply worries]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[SYDNEY: Share markets ​slid in Asia on Monday, dragged down by AI stocks, while supply concerns in the Middle East caused oil prices to spike anew, and investors braced for likely...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 06:05:00 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Oil extends gains as Mideast tensions deepen supply fears]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Oil prices rose sharply on Monday, pushing Brent crude above $107 a barrel as escalating tensions in the Middle East stoked fears of disruptions to global energy supplies.Brent cr...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 05:33:11 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Top AI Leaders call for slowing down AI development]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, called for a global slowdown of artificial intelligence development in a 3,800-word essay Saturday, just days after one of the company’s employe...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 06:38:30 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Samsung braces for Apple’s foldable iPhone challenge]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[SEOUL, SEPTEMBER 10 Samsung launched a ⁠publicity campaign for its foldable phones, touting its hardware advantage and its early entry into the ​segment as it seeks to ​fend off a...]]></description>
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            <media:title>Apple&#039;s ⁠pricing was one of the most impressive parts. Keeping the iPhone Duo just under the $2,000 mark, at $1,999, and only about $100 above the Galaxy Z Fold 8 looks like a pretty bold move by Apple</media:title>
            <media:text>Apple&#039;s ⁠pricing was one of the most impressive parts. Keeping the iPhone Duo just under the $2,000 mark, at $1,999, and only about $100 above the Galaxy Z Fold 8 looks like a pretty bold move by Apple</media:text>
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                        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:40:47 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Stocks drop as oil spike fans inflation and interest rate fears]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Hong Kong: Asian stocks fell Thursday and Brent oil extended gains a day after breaking the psychological $100 barrier on the back of resurgent Middle East hostilities that have fa...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:40:04 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Oil prices flare as Iran tightens grip on Hormuz]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Oil prices hovered above $100 a barrel on Thursday, a day after Iran said it attacked more than a dozen vessels trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.Tehran tightened its gri...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 06:09:38 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Oman-Africa digital business platform launched in Salalah]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[SALALAH: A new digital business platform linking Oman with African markets was launched in Salalah on Wednesday during the second Omani Afro-Chinese Business Forum.The platform, om...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:47:51 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Apple to make first big change to iPhones in years]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The iPhone has not changed much since Apple introduced it in 2007. Whether it has slimmed down, rounded out its edges or shed its home button, the iPhone has always been a rectangu...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 07:17:10 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Hormuz traffic slows after Iran threatens retaliation]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[SINGAPORE: Shipping traffic through the Strait ​of Hormuz slowed ​at the start of this week, after Iran threatened on Monday to retaliate for any new U.S. attacks.The number of com...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[64th Arab Towns Organisation Executive Council meeting held in Dhofar]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Salalah : The 64th meeting of the Executive Council of the Arab Towns Organisation was held on Monday at Rotana Salalah Resort in Dhofar Governorate, ahead of the organisation’s 20...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 15:24:30 +0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[World shares pushed higher ahead of US jobs data ​on Friday, while bond markets got some much-needed relief after a top Federal Reserve official cooled rate-hike expectations and d...]]></description>
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            <media:title>The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt. — Reuters</media:title>
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                        <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:41:14 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Markets tumble as US-Iran escalation lifts oil prices to $95]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[SINGAPORE: Asian stocks slumped on Wednesday after renewed U.S. airstrikes on Iran pushed oil prices to a five-week high and drove the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield to its highest le...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:14:21 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Oman crude continues to surge, nears $100]]></title>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:16:55 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Ikea cuts prices on 1,500 products in Europe]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Furniture giant Ikea said Tuesday it was cutting prices by up to 28 percent on around 1,500 products in Europe as of September 1 in order to woo customers hit by the rising cost of...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:52:47 +0400</pubDate>
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