Following the passing of Sultan Qaboos Bin Said on January 10, his successor Haitham Bin Tariq Al Said – chosen by Qaboos himself – is expected to follow the path set by his cousin, the Mideast’s longest-ruling monarch who transformed Oman from a sleepy country into an international force that is economically and socially progress
Madinat Al Irfan, Oman’s largest urban development project, has marked a number of significant milestones over the past year culminating in the soft opening of the sultanate’s first JW Marriott hotel and the second hotel within the prestigious district.