Oman
Sultanate of Oman
Saltanat 'Uman
CAPITAL: Muscat (Masqat)
FLAG: The flag is red with a broad stripe of white at the upper fly and green at the lower fly. In the upper left corner, white cr...
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Oman
Located in the Arabian Gulf, Oman has an area of 212,460 square kilometers (81,715 square miles), with Muscat as its capital. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, and the ...
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Oman
POPULATION 2,497,000IBADI ISLAM 75 percentOTHER (SUNNI AND SHIA ISLAM; HINDU) 25 percent
Country Overview
Introduction
Historically, politically, and geographically, Oman is the most isolate...
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Area: 309,500 sq km (119,500 sq mi)Population (2006 est.): 2,516,000Capital:
Muscat
Head of state and government: Sultan and Prime Minister
Qaboos bin
Said (Qabus ibn Said)
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Cyclone Gonu battered Oman's coast Wednesday with fierce winds and torrential rains, forcing thousands from their homes and shutting down oil installations before heading toward the world's most im...
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While the Gulf region has already become well-known for its globally accepted infrastructure, and large projects in tourism and other service areas, major investments in healthcare or pharmaceutica...
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Muscat (dpa) - The Sultan of Oman has appointed six women to the
country's consultative council after 21 female contestants lost in
recent elections, newspapers reported on ...
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Muscat, Oman (dpa) - Polling stations closed across Oman on
Saturday after thousands of Omanis cast their ballots in the
elections for the sixth term of Oman's advisory Shur...
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Thousands of people fled low-lying areas as the strongest cyclone to threaten the Arabian Peninsula in 60 years blasted Oman's eastern coast early Wednesday with strong winds and waves, Civil Defen...
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Muscat (dpa) - Elections for the sixth term of Oman's advisory
Shura Assembly (Majlis al-Shura) are scheduled to begin Saturday with
the highest number of registered voters ...
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Muscat, Oman (dpa) - Official results Sunday of Oman's advisory
Shura Assembly indicate the triumph of tribalism as the dominant
factor and the weak position of women, with ...
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Manama, Bahrain (dpa) - Both Bahrain and Oman confirmed Saturday
that the Bahraini government has taken full ownership of the troubled
joint national airline Gulf Air after ...
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Wellington (dpa) - Oman's Arabian Oryx Sanctuary became the first
site to be deleted from UNESCO's World Heritage List as the agency on
Friday accused Oman's government of f...
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