Posted on 01/13/2020 6:30:25 AM PST by Cronos
For the first time in roughly half a century, Oman is under new direction.
The longest-serving monarch of the Ara
b world, Sultan Qaboos bin Said, died Friday at the age of 79, ceding the country to his cousin and former culture minister Haitham bin Tariq al-Said. The latter was sworn in as sultan Saturday, assuming the reins of state in a ceremony attended by high-ranking military and government officials.
"The trust in us is great and the responsibilities are great," the new sultan told those assembled for the occasion, according to the state-run Oman News Agency. He focused on maintaining Oman's long-standing role as a neutral party for peace in the troubled region.
"We will follow the same line as the late sultan," he said, according to a translation from The Associated Press, "and the principles that he asserted for the foreign policy of our country, of peaceful coexistence among nations and people, and good neighborly behavior of non-interference in the affairs of others."
The speech ushered in a new and unfamiliar era for the country, which had been governed by just one man since Qaboos overthrew his father in a bloodless palace coup in 1970. Qaboos, who had been educated in the U.K., oversaw something of a revolution in Oman during his reign, guiding the Gulf state in its development from an isolated loner to active member in the Arab League, the United Nations and eventually the World Trade Organization, as well.
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The Qaboos is at the end......
I wonder if they want to sell Oman?
Qaboos is Qaput.
In a cost cutting measure,
QABOOS’
were eliminated from freight trains long ago.
Oman is a lovely country with rich natural beauty and cultural heritage. Oman is in a precarious geopolitical position and they have managed that position very well. It is inspiring that the new Sultan stated he would continue the policies of Sultan Qaboos. I wish the Omanis well at this time of mourning and transition.
Sultan will be succeeded as sultan by one of his sixty sons, Las Tboox Kaar.
We live in interesting times.
LOL !
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