A new starting point for Oman-China relations: HM
His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik and the Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China, held an expanded session of official talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing as part of His Majesty's state visit to the People's Republic of China. The session reviewed existing fields of cooperation between the two friendly nations and explored avenues to enhance them, particularly in technology and innovation, artificial intelligence, energy, renewable energy,...
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Long before Zheng He’s fleets reached Oman, an Omani merchant had already sailed towards China. Oman’s Foreign Ministry traces this relationship to Abu Ubaydah Abdullah bin Al Qasim, who reached China around 750 AD. Centuries before today’s investment corridors, our ancestors understood the value of approaching distant civilisations with curiosity, confidence and something to offer. That history gives His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik’s visits to China and Brunei particular...
There are moments in a researcher’s life that quietly reshape the way history is understood. They arrive without ceremony, revealing themselves only through experience. One such moment came when I entered the Bristol Archives expecting to consult only a handful of documents relating to the history of the Sultanate of Oman. Several minutes later,...
Bidiya in North Al Sharqiyah Governorate hosted the 17th Poetry and Folk Heritage Forum, bringing together poets, researchers and enthusiasts of traditional Omani arts to celebrate the Sultanate’s cultural heritage and support its preservation for future generations. The two-day event featured poetry evenings, exchanges of verses and impromptu...
