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A view of Port Sultan Qaboos in Muscat. Getty
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Sultan Qaboos bin Said sits during a meeting with the US secretary of state at the Beit Al Baraka Royal Palace in Muscat on January 14, 2019. AFP
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Sultan Qaboos died a year ago today. Shutterstock
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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai welcoming Sultan Qaboos at Dubai airport on October 22, 2012. AFP
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Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq following a swearing in ceremony as Oman's new leader on January 11, 2020. AFP
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A handout picture released by the Omani News Agency shows Oman's newly sworn-in Sultan Haitham bin Tariq (R) receiving Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the capital Muscat on January 12, 2020. AFP
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Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq has made new ambassadorial appointments. AFP
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Tourists visit a cave at Ain Razat, a water spring in Salalah, Dhofar province, Oman, August 2016. Reuters
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Khareef Season in Salalah, Oman. Courtesy: Ministry of Tourism – Oman
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The Dhofar Mountains shrouded in mist at the Al Mughsayl blowholes, west of Salalah, Oman. Stephen Lock for The National
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Photo taken in Muscat, Oman
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A view of Port Sultan Qaboos in Muscat. Getty
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Sultan Qaboos bin Said sits during a meeting with the US secretary of state at the Beit Al Baraka Royal Palace in Muscat on January 14, 2019. AFP
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Sultan Qaboos died a year ago today. Shutterstock
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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai welcoming Sultan Qaboos at Dubai airport on October 22, 2012. AFP
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Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq following a swearing in ceremony as Oman's new leader on January 11, 2020. AFP
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A handout picture released by the Omani News Agency shows Oman's newly sworn-in Sultan Haitham bin Tariq (R) receiving Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the capital Muscat on January 12, 2020. AFP
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Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq has made new ambassadorial appointments. AFP
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Tourists visit a cave at Ain Razat, a water spring in Salalah, Dhofar province, Oman, August 2016. Reuters
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Khareef Season in Salalah, Oman. Courtesy: Ministry of Tourism – Oman
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The Dhofar Mountains shrouded in mist at the Al Mughsayl blowholes, west of Salalah, Oman. Stephen Lock for The National
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Photo taken in Muscat, Oman
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A view of Port Sultan Qaboos in Muscat. Getty
One year on from his death, Oman reflects on Sultan Qaboos’ legacy
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