Oman

The GCC: TINY STATES NEED BIG HELP FENDING OFF BIG ENEMIES

NAWAF ALSABAH WRITES — The new Arab uprisings of 2018-2020 have demonstrated that instability in the Middle East can result from regional states’ domestic turmoil. A case in point: threats posed to the national security of the tiny Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries as a result of these recent Arab Spring…

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THE MAN WHO RULED THE SULTANATE OF OMAN FOR 50 YEARS HAS NO HEIR

NAJLA ALWAQAYAN WRITES – This created a crisis. Since Qaboos had no children, he had no heir to whom he could pass on his wisdom or his throne. The constitution states that a successor is to be determined by the royal family of Oman within three days of his passing. If they…

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