Tuesday, May 27, 2014

New visa laws causing a stir - impact will be chaotic

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While corruption may be making the news overseas, here in Oman amongst the chattering expat class the scuttlebutt is all about those new vis...
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Saturday, May 24, 2014

Dodgy deal suggestions the new Anti-Corruption investigators could look into...

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As the corruption prosecutions continue, I noticed how recent the events being used in evidence were. Juma Al Hinai, ex-head of Petroleum De...
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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Momentum builds in anti-corruption convictions: Ex Minister confesses to massive bribery

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Well, well, well . There must be a lot of very nervous important people in Muscat right now. The corruption trials are rolling out the ...
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Monday, May 19, 2014

Undercover Dragon on Omanisation

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Well, its been a nice slow weekend here in the castle. And I was pleasantly surprised by the email alert that famous Oman blogger Suburban h...
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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

the pendulum swings: creeping wahhabism cracks the whip via Ministry of Tourism

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Ahh, the Ministry of Tourism. The recent report on Muscat mutterings describing the crack down on bars and live music is very disturbing....
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

gas deal with Iran announced. big deal if followed through.

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While the Government works to protect Omanis from the corrupting influence of having the press mentioning homosexuality, other government m...
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Friday, September 13, 2013

so, where has the absent landlord been lately? And BLUE CITY... PART 3! The missing blog post...

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It's been about 3 years I guess since I left Oman. And about year since I even logged on to my accounts here at Muscat Confidential. I j...
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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

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Wow. It's a little strange to be back. But seeing Oman back in the international news over the 'The Outsiders' homosexuality c...
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Monday, July 16, 2012

Did the Omani Government break the law by publishing the photos of the activists jailed last week?

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Everyone knows that the poets, 'activists' and others that were convicted of insulting his Majesty, Sultan Qaboos, have been sente...
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Thursday, July 5, 2012

Oman Football Association scores own goal with FIFA

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The Oman Football Association were in a spot of bother earlier this month. 3 clubs had taken the Association to court in a squabble over wh...
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Monday, June 25, 2012

Oman's first IPO of 2012 - Bank Nizwa, Islamic Bank - a tremendous success!

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Ex-Minister of the Ex-Ministry of National Economy, HE Macki was always opposed to so-called Islamic Banking . But after the post-protest ...
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Friday, June 22, 2012

Public Prosecution arrests bloggers. Oman named 'nicest police state in the world'.

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It's been a busy month in the Dragon's lair. While I was gone, it seems the Public Prosecution Dept decided to expose the reality of...
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

3 Omanis wanted by Interpol

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It's been amazing to see some of the stories making it into the newspapers lately. Times of Oman published an article asking for CCTV...
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

HM arrives in Croatia for well earned vacation, locals star-struck

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Just a quick one: HM Sultan Qaboos has arrived in one piece in Croatia, and is safe and sound on his magnificent yacht Al Said. Happy hol...
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Saturday, April 21, 2012

Omani terrorist arrests in UK. Plus, Government Gas contracts: When you've gott'em by the balls... Twist.

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Breaking News : 3 terrorists were nabbed in the UK coming from Oman. 3 Arrested at Heathrow on Suspicions of Terrorism By RAVI SOMAIYA Publi...
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