Oman holds the unique rank of being one among only 20 countries globally to maintain a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States. Along with Bahrain, Oman has privileged trade access to the world’s largest consumer market. Yet, the US-Oman FTA remains one of the most underutilized cross-border advantages in Oman Vision 2040 and the larger Gulf economic landscape. BILATERAL REALITIES In 2009, the United States and Oman signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), signaling...
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,...
Billions of years from now, the sun is expected to run out of fuel and greatly expand into what is called a red giant, eventually shedding its outer layers and leaving behind its dense core, a white dwarf. Some of the planets in our solar system would be destroyed while others might survive. Researchers have now spotted a white dwarf with...