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Prime minister Marouf Bakhit was in Abu Dhabi on 17 April to seek financial support at a meeting with UAE deputy prime minister and presidential affairs minister Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan. Sheikh Mansour said the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) was looking at ways of giving Jordan a more central focus for economic and developmental support. The GCC is setting up a $20bn fund to assist development in the region, particularly in the poorer states of Bahrain and Oman (GSN 896/13).

Jordan | Bahrain | Oman
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Has Oman’s version of the Arab spring been overwhelmed by the model of Gulf government reaction to the blossoming of popular movements? That model has become apparent in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, where the heavy hand of the security forces is being mitigated by the promise of limited political change and the spending of more money to create jobs and improve services.

Oman
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Christie’s to auction one of the world’s largest pearls, Shuaa Capital on Tunisian asset freeze list, Government purchases Blue City debt, Rise in credit default swap trade

Saudi Arabia | Oman | United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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Sultan Qaboos on 14 March fired police chief General Malik Bin Suleiman Al-Maamari, who was accused by protesters of covering up corruption. Lieutenant General Hassan Bin Mohsin Al-Shraiqi was named as the new Inspector General

Oman
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Protesters got their way with the removal of a number of long-serving ministers and the appointment of more cabinet members from the elected part of the bicameral Majlis Al-Shura

Oman
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Reports from Oman that an Emirati spy ring was operating in the Sultanate cast bilateral relations between Gulf neighbours in an unusually negative light. Analysts have expounded a range of theories to explain the affair, from an Emirati royal keen to lead an Oman-UAE confederation to envy of Muscat’s budding relationships with international powers

Oman | United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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Since the granting of universal suffrage in 2003, all adults are eligible to vote and women have the right to seek public office. But civil liberties remain constrained. Media freedoms are heavily restricted, there is limited news flow from the country and the government reserves the right to censor.

Oman
Issue 891 - 10 December 2010

Muscat opera house to open in 2011

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Catering not only to his love of classical music, but also to the genre’s reported popularity among Omanis, Sultan Qaboos has ordered the construction of a 16th century Italian-style opera house due to open in October 2011, according to Agence France-Presse.

Oman
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WikiLeaks’ publication of US diplomatic documents sheds light on a well-known but secretive relationship

Saudi Arabia | Israel | Kuwait | Bahrain | Oman | Qatar
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Sultan Qaboos Bin Said Al-Saeed has received various visitors, some in connection with the Sultanate’s 40th anniversary celebrations.

Oman
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The GCC states have differing views on the Iranian threat, with hardliners pushing for military action and others preferring the diplomatic route

Iran | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | Bahrain | Yemen | Oman | Qatar
Issue 889 - 12 November 2010

Yemeni government wants DPW to ACT

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Questions are being asked about why the Aden Container Terminal (ACT) has been left behind while Adenites watch the development of nearby ports such as Djibouti and Oman’s Salalah facility.

Yemen | Oman | United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Issue 888 - 30 October 2010

High-profile deals keep region on track

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Recent financings worth a total $1.3bn for two Omani power projects and a $2.2bn package for Emirates Steel have maintained momentum in the GCC project finance market, according to participants canvassed by GSN

Oman
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Commitments by the United States to strengthen its Gulf allies have been confirmed with the public agreement of a multi-billion dollar defence deal intended to shift the balance of power from tipping into Iran’s favour, while allowing the US to safely reduce its boots-on-the-ground military presence in the region and create jobs at home

Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | Oman | United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Issue 885 - 18 September 2010

US confirms Omani role in Iranian release

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The US State Department on 15 September confirmed the role of the Omani government in securing the release of imprisoned hiker Sarah Shourd, who was arrested with two other Americans by Iran 13 months ago when walking in the mountainous Iranian/Iraqi border region

Iran | Oman