Coronavirus and plunging oil prices may force new leader to turn to Gulf neighbours for help Sandwiched between Saudi Arabia and Iran, Oman has long prized its neutrality, garnering a reputation as the Middle East’s Switzerland. But the Gulf …
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By Tom Finn and Fatma al-Arimi, for REUTERS (*) MUSCAT, Jan 9 Caught between two vast neighbours locked in a regional struggle, Oman has long been to the Middle East what neutral Switzerland is to global diplomacy. But now its …
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