Oman's new sultan faces mammoth challenges
These are external links and will open in a new window/ Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, a cousin of Qaboos, was sworn in as sultan The announcement of the death of Oman's Sultan Qaboos earlier this month was followed by a chorus of praise for the achievements of the "father of the nation" - often tainted with a disturbingly Orientalist flavour - that overlooked the fact his grace period had long since come to an end. Many Omanis consider that the late sultan, who had been increasingly isolated and reclusive and who had refused to lay the ...
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