A less-explored oasis of calm


Muscat's Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque in the Gulf sultanate of Oman.

PRINCE Mohammad Bin Salman’s political crackdown in Saudi Arabia and the continued Saudi bombing of Yemen risk further destabilising the Middle East, which has already been hit by falling oil prices.

The Crown Prince’s apparent pivot towards a radical transformation of the kingdom, including sweeping arrests of hundreds of dissidents, comes hot on the heels of a joint blockade of Qatar, which shows no signs of ending.

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Opinion , brian martin , oman , muscat , sultan qaboos

   

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