Since the Sultan has no children or siblings, it will be interesting to see who takes over when he passes on and will the ordinary citizens get what they wish for.
Could Oman be next domino in Middle East's arc of instability?
Date
April 15, 2015 - 11:39AM
Thessa Lageman
A portrait of Oman's Sultan Qaboos at the entrance to a tourism festival in the southern city of Salalah, near the border with Yemen. Photo: Thessa Lageman
Khasab, Oman: The gorge just outside Khasab on Oman's northern Musandam Peninsula is deserted except for two shepherds. Nevertheless, the twentysomethings in their long white robes cast a furtive look around when asked about their next monarch.
"It's top secret," says one of them, playing with his phone. "We don't talk about that." Everyone knows the stories about loose-lipped Omanis who are never heard from again.
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Could Oman be next domino in Middle East s arc of instability
Could Oman be next domino in Middle East's arc of instability?
Date
April 15, 2015 - 11:39AM
Thessa Lageman
A portrait of Oman's Sultan Qaboos at the entrance to a tourism festival in the southern city of Salalah, near the border with Yemen. Photo: Thessa Lageman
Khasab, Oman: The gorge just outside Khasab on Oman's northern Musandam Peninsula is deserted except for two shepherds. Nevertheless, the twentysomethings in their long white robes cast a furtive look around when asked about their next monarch.
"It's top secret," says one of them, playing with his phone. "We don't talk about that." Everyone knows the stories about loose-lipped Omanis who are never heard from again.
Continue reading at:
Could Oman be next domino in Middle East s arc of instability
