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HM The Sultan Congratulates President-elect of MaldivesMuscat, 2 Oct (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has sent a cable of congratulations to President-elect Mohamed Muizzu of the Republic of Maldives on being elected as his country’s new president.In the cable, His Majesty the Sultan expressed his heartfelt sentiments and best wishes of success to President-elect Mohamed Muizzu in leading the people of Maldives towards further progress and prosperity. ---Ends/Thuraiya/Anas ...

HM The Sultan Greets President of GermanyMuscat, 2 Oct (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has sent a cable of greetings to President Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier of the Federal Republic of Germany on his country's National Day.In the cable, His Majesty the Sultan expressed his sincere sentiments and best wishes to President Steinmeier and the people of ...

HM The Sultan Pardons PrisonersMuscat, 28 Sep (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, the Supreme Commander, has issued a Royal pardon to a number of prisoners convicted of different cases.They included 162 prisoners, 94 of them are foreign prisoners, according to an official source at the Royal Oman Police (ROP).The Royal pardon of His Majesty the Sultan coincides with Prophet Mohammed’s (PBUH) birth anniversary 1445 AH and in consideration of families of the prisoners.--- Ends/AH ...

HM The Sultan Condoles President of IraqMuscat, 27 Sep (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has sent a cable of condolences to President Abdul Latif Rashid of the Republic of Iraq on victims of a fire that broke out in a ceremonies hall in Nineveh governorate. In the cable, His Majesty the Sultan expressed his heartfelt sympathies to President Abdul Latif Rashid, families of the deceased and the people of Iraq. His Majesty also prayed to Allah the Almighty to rest the deceased souls in peace in paradise and to grant their families fortitude to bear the loss, wishing the ...

HM The Sultan Hosts Luncheon in Honour of Ruler of Sharjah Muscat, 26 Sep (ONA) ---- His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik hosted a luncheon in honour of Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Ruler of the Emirate of Sharjah, and the delegation accompanying him. The luncheon was attended from the Omani side by HH Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham Al Said, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, Sayyid Khalid bin Hilal Al Busaidi, Minister of the Diwan of Royal Court and Dr. Abdullah bin Nasser Al Harrasi, Minister ...

HM The Sultan Gives Audience to Ruler of SharjahMuscat, 26 Sep (ONA)—His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik today gave an audience at Al Barakah Palace to Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Ruler of the Emirate of Sharjah and his accompanying delegation.During the audience, His Majesty the Sultan and Sharjah Ruler exchanged cordial conversations and reviewed march of the bilateral relations between the two countries, based on shared historical bonds. They also discussed other matters of common concern.The audience ...

Royal Decree Ratifies Air Services Agreement Between Oman, BelarusMuscat, 24 Sep (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik today issued Royal Decree No. (67/2023) on ratifying the air services agreement between the government of the Sultanate of Oman and the government of the Republic of Belarus, signed in Muscat on 25 July 2023.Article (1) ratifies the aforementioned agreement in accordance with the version attached to this decree.Article (2) says that this decree shall be published in the Official Gazette and enforced from its data of issue.--- Ends/AH/KH ...

HM The Sultan Greets Governor General of Belize Muscat, 20 Sep (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has sent a cable of greetings to Froyla Tzalam, Governor General of Belize on her country’s Independence Anniversary. In the cable, His Majesty the Sultan expressed his heartfelt sentiments and best wishes to the Governor General and the people of Belize. --- Ends/Thuraiya/AH ...

HM The Sultan Greets President of Malta Muscat, 20 Sep (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has sent a cable of greetings to President Dr. George Vella of the Republic of Malta on his country's Independence Anniversary. In the cable, His Majesty the Sultan expressed his sincere sentiments and best wishes to President Vella and the people of Malta. --- Ends/Thuraiya/AH ...

HM The Sultan Greets President of Armenia Muscat, 20 Sep (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has sent a cable of greetings to President Vahagn Khachaturyan of the Republic of Armenia on his country’s Independence Anniversary. In the cable, His Majesty the Sultan expressed his sincere sentiments and best wishes to President Khachaturyan. His Majesty also wished the people of Armenia further progress and prosperity. --- Ends/Thuraiya/AH ...

HM The Sultan Greets President of NepalMuscat, 19 Sep (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has sent a cable of greetings to President Ram Chandra Poudel of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal on his country’s Constitution Day.In the cable, His Majesty the Sultan expressed his sincere sentiments and best wishes of good health and happiness to President Ram Chandra Poudel. His Majesty also wished the people of Nepal further progress and prosperity. --- Ends/Thuraiya/Anas ...

HM the Sultan Greets President of ChileMuscat, 17 Sep (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has sent a cable of greeting to President Gabriel Boric of the Republic of Chile on his country's Independence Anniversary.In the cable, His Majesty the Sultan expressed his sincere sentiments and best wishes to President Gabriel Boric and the people of his country. ---Ends/Thuraiya/Anas ...

HM The Sultan Issues Royal Decree on Supreme Judicial Council’s StructureMuscat, 14 Sep (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik today issued Royal Decree No. 63/2023 adding a member to the Supreme Judicial Council’s structure.Article (1) adds the Secretary General of the Supreme Judicial Council to the Supreme Judicial Council's structure stipulated in Article (1) of Annex (1) on the Supreme Judicial Council attached to Royal Decree No. 35/2022.Article (2) cancels all that contradicts this decree or contravenes its provisions.Article (3) says that this decree shall be ...

HM The Sultan Greets President of HondurasMuscat, 14 Sep (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has sent a cable of greetings to President Xiomara Castro of the Republic of Honduras on her country’s Independence Anniversary.In the cable, His Majesty expressed his sincere sentiments and best wishes of good health and happiness to President Castro. His Majesty also wished the people of Honduras further progress and prosperity. --- Ends/Thuraiya/Anas ...

HM The Sultan Greets President of Costa RicaMuscat, 14 Sep (ONA) ---- His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has sent a cable of greetings to President Dr. Rodrigo Chaves of the Republic of Costa Rica on his country’s Independence Anniversary.In the cable, His Majesty expressed his sincere sentiments and best wishes to President Chaves and the people of Costa Rica. --- Ends/Thuraiya/Anas ...

HM The Sultan Greets President of El SalvadorMuscat, 14 Sep (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has sent a cable of greetings to President Nayib Bukele of the Republic of El Salvador on his country’s Independence Anniversary.In the cable, His Majesty the Sultan expressed his sincere sentiments and best wishes of good health and happiness to President Bukele. His Majesty also wished the people of El Salvador further progress and prosperity. --- Ends/Thuraiya/Anas ...

HM The Sultan Greets Guatemala President on Independence DayMuscat, 14 Sep (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has sent a cable of greetings to President Alejandro Giammattei of the Republic of Guatemala on the occasion of his country’s Independence Anniversary.In his cable, His Majesty the Sultan expressed his sincere sentiments to President Giammattei, wishing him good health and happiness and the friendly people of Guatemala further progress and prosperity. --- End/Bishara/Anas ...

HM The Sultan Greets President of Nicaragua Muscat, 14 Sep (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has sent a cable of greetings to President Daniel Ortega of the Republic of Nicaragua on his country’s Independence Anniversary.In his cable, His Majesty the Sultan expressed his sincere sentiments to President Ortega, wishing him good health and happiness. He wished the friendly people of Nicaragua further progress and prosperity. --- End/Bishara/Anas ...

HM The Sultan Issues Royal Directives to Send Urgent Humanitarian Aid to LibyaMuscat, 13 Sep (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has issued Royal Directives to send urgent humanitarian aid to Libya to support efforts made to deal with the floods that devastated eastern Libya recently.The Royal gesture comes within the context of fraternal relations between Oman and Libya and as an expression of Oman’s keenness to extend a helping hand to those facing natural disasters. ---Ends/Bishara/Anas ...

HM The Sultan Receives KSA Crown PrinceMuscat, 12 Sep (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik received at Al Barakah Palace today HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman is on a private visit to the Sultanate of Oman.At the beginning of the meeting, His Majesty the Sultan welcomed the guest, wishing him and his accompanying delegation a nice stay in Oman.During the meeting, HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman conveyed greetings of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin ...

HM The Sultan Condoles President of the Libyan Presidential CouncilMuscat, 12 Sep (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has sent a cable of condolences to Dr. Muhammad Al Manfi, President of the Libyan Presidential Council on victims of the floods that swept through Libya’s northeastern regions. In the cable, His Majesty expressed his heartfelt sympathies to President Dr. Muhammad Al Manfi, families of the victims and the Libyan people. His Majesty also prayed to Allah the Almighty to rest deceased souls in peace in paradise and grant their families fortitude to bear the ...

HM The Sultan Receives Thanks Cable from President of UzbekistanMuscat, 11 Sep (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has received a cable of thanks from President Dr. Shavkat Mirziyoyev of the Republic of Uzbekistan in reply to His Majesty’s greetings cable on his country’s Independence Anniversary.In the cable, President Dr. Shavkat expressed his appreciation for His Majesty’s heartfelt sentiments. He underscored the importance of boosting relations and cooperation between the two countries to achieve the interests of the two countries’ peoples. He also wished His ...

HM The Sultan Issues Royal Decree Muscat, 7 Sep (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik today issued a Royal Decree No. (62/ 2023) amending some provisions of the Civil Aviation Law. Article (1) states that the amendments attached to this decree shall be applied to the Civil Aviation Law. Article (2) cancels all that contradicts the attached amendments or contravenes their provisions. Article (3) states that this decree shall be published on the Official Gazette and enforced from the day following its date ofpublishing. --- Ends/Khalid ...

HM The Sultan Receives Thanks Cable from President of IndiaMuscat, 7 Sep (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has received a cable of thanks from President Droupadi Murmu of the Republic of India in response to His Majesty’s greetings cable on her country’s Independence Anniversary.In the cable, President Droupadi expressed her thanks for His Majesty the Sultan’s sentiments. She affirmed her keenness to enhance the existing relations between the two friendly countries, wishing His Majesty good health and happiness. --- Ends/Bishara/KH ...

HM The Sultan Greets President of North Macedonia Muscat, 7 Sep (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has sent a cable of greetings to President Stevo Pendarovski of the Republic of North Macedonia on the occasion of his country's National Day.In the cable, His Majesty expressed his best wishes to President Pendarovski and the friendly people of North Macedonia. --- Ends/Bishara/KH ...

HM The Sultan Greets President of BrazilMuscat, 6 Sep (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has sent a cable of greetings to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of the Federal Republic of Brazil, on the occasion of his country’s National Day.In the cable, His Majesty expressed his heartfelt sentiments and best wishes of good health and happiness for President da Silva. His Majesty also wished the friendly people of Brazil further progress and prosperity. --- Ends/Bishara/Khalid ...

HM The Sultan Greets King of Eswatini Muscat, 5 Sep (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has sent a cable of greetings to King Mswati III of Eswatini, on the occasion of his country’s National Day.In the cable, His Majesty expressed his best sentiments to King Mswati III, wishing him good health and happiness and the friendly people of Eswatini further progress and prosperity. --- Ends/Bishara/KH ...

HM The Sultan Issues Four Royal Decrees Muscat, 4 Sep (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik today issued four Royal decrees, reading as follows: Royal Decree No. (56/ 2023) ratifying the agreement between Government of the Sultanate of Oman and Government of the State of Palestine signed in Ramallah on 7 July 2023 on establishing a Committee for Consultations and Bilateral Cooperation. Article (1) states that the abovementioned agreement shall be ratified in accordance with the version attached to this decree. Article (2) says that this decree shall be published in ...

HM The Sultan Congratulates President Elect of Singapore Muscat, 3 Sep (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has sent a cable of congratulations to President Tharman Shanmugaratnam on the occasion of electing him as a new President of the Republic of Singapore. In the cable, His Majesty the Sultan expressed his heartfelt sentiments and best wishes of success to President Tharman to lead the friendly people of Singapore towards further progress and welfare, wishing the friendship relations between the two countries further development and growth. --- Ends/Khalid ...

HM The Sultan Greets President of SlovakiaMuscat, 31 Aug (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has sent a cable of greetings to President Zuzana Caputova of the Slovak Republic on her country’s National Day.In the cable, His Majesty expressed his heartfelt sentiments and best wishes to President Caputova and the friendly people of her country. --- ...