isn't bad enough to know how Gonu was handled?

From the Times of Oman:

Abdullah bin Abbas bin Ahmed, chairman of Muscat Municipality and head of the main committee of Muscat Festival 2008, said yesterday that the festival would begin on January 21.

In an exclusive statement to Al Shabiba, he said the festival would include a number of new activities and the preparations for the festival would begin early, pointing out that Muscat Festival is regarded as one of the major festivals in the region, with many achievements since its inception.

Why do they go on and on with such a stupid excuse to waste money that is needed much more elsewhere?

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Link:

- Times of Oman: Muscat Festival from January 21