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An Omani family stands by the waterfront in the Mutrah area of the capital Muscat on November 16, 2018. (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP)
An Omani family stands by the waterfront in the Mutrah area of the capital Muscat on November 16, 2018. (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP)
Oman becomes latest GCC nation to charge coronavirus rumourmongers
Perpetrators could face fines of up to OMR3000
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The National
21 March, 2020