Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Female domestic workers from Tanzania are being physically and sexually abused and exploited by Gulf employers, a rights group said Tuesday in a report blocked from publication in Tanzania. In a 100-page report on treatment of East African female domestic workers in Oman and the …
Read More »Indian priest thankful, even to abductors, after release from Yemen
Rome, Italy | AFP | An Indian priest kidnapped last year during a deadly attack by Islamist militants in Yemen thanked on Saturday all those involved in his release, and even had a kind word for his abductors for not harming him. “I thank in the name of the Lord God …
Read More »Mukwaya meets Oman officials over jobs, safety for Uganda’s migrant workers
Geneva, Switzerland| MIN OF GENDER L S| The Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Janat B. Mukwaya has met with Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Abdullah al-Bakri, the Minister of Manpower of the Sultanate of Oman during which they discussed the creation of new opportunities for migrant workers and ensuring …
Read More »Oman crowned Division 3 kings, Osinde’s Canada settle for runners-up
Oman crowned winners of Division 3 by virtue of the round-robin standings, while Canada had to settle for the runners-up spot Lugogo, Uganda| ICC-CRICKET.COM| Oman continued its meteoric rise by winning the ICC World Cricket League Division 3 after a rain hit day in Uganda, while Canada secured the runners-up position. …
Read More »Oman and Canada have ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 within their sights
Oman’s Naseem Khushi clubs four sixes and eight fours in a 30-ball 77 not out and Khawar takes 5-23 Lugogo, Uganda| ICC-CRICKET.COM| Oman and Canada got one step closer to fulfilling their dreams of featuring in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 when they claimed the top positions in the …
Read More »LIVE: Oman strolls to 6 wicket victory after Ugandan batsmen flop
Uganda 144/10 in 46.3 ( Mukasa 57, Kayondo 20, Irfan 15; Khan 3-28-9, Magsood 3-34-10, Ilyas 2-5-7.3) Oman 145/4 in 27 (Singh 58, Ahmed 22, Lalcheta *19; Ifran 1-32-6, Nsubuga 1-43-9) More questions were raised again about Uganda’s batting abilities, as they could only manage 144 runs in their second …
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