On May 18 last year, during its 11-day bombing campaign on Gaza, Israel demolished the five-storey building housing Samir Mansour’s bookstore, the largest in the strip, reducing 100,000 books to shredded card and paper. Warned that the building
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The Omani has been at the InterContinental Muscat since 2015.
Omani hotelier Yousuf Al Rahbi is the new hotel manager at InterContinental Muscat.
Previously executive assistant manager, in his new role, Al Rahbi will continue to oversee the hotel s day-to-day operations and will focus on implementing his operational development plan.
Crowne Plaza Resort Salalah, Oman has appointed Anoop Joseph as its director of sales and marketing. He will head up both departments as he focuses on driving top-line revenue at the property.
Joseph has been in hospitality for more than 15 years, working as a senior sales account manager for The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts in Bangalore in 2006.