Parliament Roundabout

The way of the future? The Sultan has no direct heirs and there's been talk that the country may change to a parliamentary democracy when his rule ends. The Parliament Buildings are located just outside the Al Bustan 5 star luxury hotel where the Rulers of the Gulf Co-Operation meet once in every 7 years or so. So maybe the Parliament buildings are intended as a not so subtle hint about the way of the future for the nations of the Gulf

Arabian Gulf and Oman Cruise 2016 Blog 2 Muscat

January 14th 2016
Wednesday 12 January: Muttrah Port Muscat: after breakfast we got off the ship around 10.30am and left the port for a look around Muttrah Souq which was entertaining and then a quick look for the building that had housed the branch of Eastern Bank that I’d opened in August 1970: amazingly still there though the Bank is long gone. We took a taxi to “Old” Muscat to see what had happened to the ... read more

Middle East » Oman » Muscat » Muttrah

In 1970, QABOOS bin Said Al Said ousted his father and has ruled as sultan ever since. His extensive modernization program has opened the country to the outside world and has preserved a long-standing political and military relationship with the UK. ... ... read more

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