Female arrested for murder in the Sultanate of Oman CRIME | MiddleMIDDLE EAST | GCC | OMAN FACT BOX: Oman has a very low murder rate at just 0.5 per 100’000 populous in 2019. (See statistics) An official statement from the ROP (Royal Omani Police): “The Police Command of…
Expat women arrested for unethical acts in Oman LAW | GCC | OMAN FACT BOX: According to Article 25 of the Omani Penal Code, whoever publicly commits indecent acts or makes indecent statements shall be punished by imprisonment for a period no less than 10 days and not exceeding 3…
UAE announces ministerial reshuffle POLITICS | MIDDLE-EAST | GCC | UAE FACT BOX: December 1971, the UAE became a federation of six emirates – Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al-Quwain, and Fujairah, the seventh emirate, Ras Al Khaimah, joined the federation in 1972. The capital city is Abu Dhabi,…
Dubai social reforms – Monday to Friday working week to remove Friday (Jumu’ah) from the weekend SOCIAL REFORM | MIDDLE EAST | GCC | UAE | DUBAI FACT BOX: The Islamic weekend is Friday and Saturday with the working week starting on Sunday and ending on Thursday. The UAE, and…
A candidate for the Interpol presidency has had torture accusations formally filed against him Interpol | Human Rights | Torture This article contains no opinion from either Al-Sahawat Times nor any journalist. All accusations are quoted from filed complaints. Ahmed al-Raisi, the UAE candidate for the Interpol presidency has had…
Bahrain announced new regulations to tackle COVID19 Middle East | GCC | Bahrain | COVID19 BNA is the state run news service from Bahrain Bahrain has announced strict regulations to deal with the COVID19 pandemic, including closing most commercial activities and schools and implementing remote work from home for 70%…
Omanisation aims to reduce the expat work force in key industries Current expat population: 45% of the total population of Oman Majlis Al-Shura (مجلس الشورى) (The Consultative Assembly, Oman’s 86 seat lower house of council) has discussed a proposal for mandatory hiring of Omanis in technical positions in the private…
HM Sultan Haitham hosts the US Presidential delegation HM Sultan Haitham bin Tariq bin Taimour Al-Said hosts the US Presidential delegation His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq bin Taimur Al-Said has received a personal written message from President Donald Trump. This came when His Majesty Sultan Haitham hosted at Al-Alam…
World rallies behind Sultan Haitham The world rallies behind Sultan Haitham bin Tariq bin Taimour Al-Said As world leaders send envoys to greet His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq bin Taimour Al-Said, the Omani nation and its people rallied behind His Majesty as the new Sultan takes over the reins…
UN mourns the death of Sultan Qaboos إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّآ إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ HM Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al-Said 18/11/1940 – 10/01/2020 Yesterday, the General Assembly of the United Nations observed a minute of silence, standing in mourning for the death of His Majesty, the late Sultan Qaboos bin Said bin…
