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Sultan Qaboos

Sultan Qaboos was the long-serving ruler of Oman from 1970 to his death in 2020. He was succeeded by Sultan Haitham

FILE - In this photo made available by Oman News Agency, on March 23, 2015, Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman arrives in Muscat. Omanâ€™s 79-year-old ruler has returned to his sultanate after traveling to Belgium for a medical checkup, the sultanateâ€™s state-run news agency reported Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. Sultan Qaboos bin Said left â€œfor some medical checks that will take a limited period, God willing,â€ the Oman News Agency reported a week earlier, citing a royal court statement. (AP Photo/ Oman News Agency) .

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Sultan Qaboos, Oman's great moderniser and mediator

January 11, 2020

A British firm has been awarded the mandate to build three hospitals in Oman. Saleh Al-Shaibany for The National

British government backs UK firm to build three hospitals in Oman

EuropeJanuary 02, 2020

FILE - In this photo made available by Oman News Agency, on March 23, 2015, Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman arrives in Muscat. Omanâ€™s 79-year-old ruler has returned to his sultanate after traveling to Belgium for a medical checkup, the sultanateâ€™s state-run news agency reported Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. Sultan Qaboos bin Said left â€œfor some medical checks that will take a limited period, God willing,â€ the Oman News Agency reported a week earlier, citing a royal court statement. (AP Photo/ Oman News Agency) .

Sultan Qaboos returns to Oman from health check

December 14, 2019

Oman’s Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi, left, meets Syrian President Bashar Al Assad in Damascus on July 7. AP/SANA

Oman's top diplomat meets Bashar Al Assad in rare Syria visit

July 08, 2019

Jokha Alharthi at the Man Booker International Prize ceremony in London last month. Getty Images

5 things to know about Booker International winner Jokha Alharthi

BooksMay 22, 2019

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed receives British Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt. WAM

Britain's Jeremy Hunt hails UAE Year of Tolerance

March 04, 2019

handouts from the sharjah international book fair, 2014. Ahlam Mosteghanemi, is an Algerian writer who has been called "the world's best-known arabophone woman novelist". CREDIT: Courtesy Sharjah International Book Fair

The acclaimed Arab authors to appear at the Sharjah International Book Fair

BooksOctober 30, 2018

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, sits with Israeli Minister of Transportation Yisrael Katz, during an opening session at the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem. AP / Sebastian Scheiner

Israeli minister of intelligence to make official visit to Oman

October 28, 2018

Sultan Qaboos shakes hands with Mr. Netanyahu in Muscat. Reuters

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Israel's Netanyahu meets Sultan Qaboos in rare visit to Oman

WorldOctober 28, 2018

US Secretary for Defence Jim Mattis speaks to reporters aboard a military jet as he travels for a visit to Oman late on March 10, 2018. Thomas Watkins / AFP

Mattis and Sultan Qaboos discuss Qatar crisis and Yemen

March 13, 2018

US secretary for Defense Jim Mattis shakes hands with Omani officials upon his arrival in the capital Muscat. AFP/Thomas WATKINS

Mattis to discuss arms smuggling into Yemen on Oman trip

March 12, 2018

Oman's players celebrate in front of a portrait of Sultan Qaboos after winning the Gulf Cup of Nations 2017 final football match between Oman and the UAE at the Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad Stadium in Kuwait City. Yasser Al Zayyat / AFP

Oman's Sultan rewards footballers with land and cash

January 10, 2018

A couple of boys bike pass an Oman Oil petrol station in Muscat, Oman, on October 12, 2011. Silvia Razgova / The National

Oman to help needy cope with increased fuel prices

November 13, 2017

Iranian president Hassan Rouhani shakes hands with Sultan Qaboos in Muscat, Oman, February 15, 2017. President.ir/Handout via REUTERS

Rouhani meets rulers of Oman and Kuwait to reduce Iran-GCC tensions

WorldFebruary 15, 2017

An Omani man has his finger stained with ink after casting his ballot at a polling station in Al Suwayq, in northeastern Oman, in nationwide municipal elections on December 25, 2016. Mohammed Mahjoub / AFP

Omanis vote in municipal elections

WorldDecember 25, 2016

US secretary of state John Kerry, left, is greeted by the Oman’s foreign minister, Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, in Muscat, Oman on November 14, 2016. Mark Ralston via AFP

Kerry in Oman for Yemen peace talks

WorldNovember 14, 2016

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