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LANGUAGE: Similar to other GCC member states, Arabic is the official language of Oman, although English is widely spoken and understood. Using English to get around or conduct business in the capital, Muscat, or other hubs such as Sohar or Salalah, is relatively easy. Locals do appreciate the...

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Before 1971 the Sharia Courts had jurisdiction over all civil and criminal matters, as well as personal status matters in the sultanate of Oman. However, after the succession of Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said, the judicial system was reformed, and Sharia Courts now govern only those matters relating to family disputes and inheritance law.

Oman’s health authorities are devoting substantial resources to solve what is perhaps their steepest immediate challenge: curbing the spread of unhealthy habits that have led to a rise in lifestyle diseases like cancer and diabetes among a relatively sedentary populace.

If planning to establish business operations in Oman, foreign firms and individual investors may do so in one of the following forms:

In the four decades after Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said assumed leadership in 1970, Oman made such strides in health care provision that the UN, in its “Human Development Report 2010”, declared it the most-improved nation out of 135 countries. The sultanate is now looking to breathe fresh momentum into the coming decades under its current...