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The court system in Oman is regulated by Royal Decree 90/99. There are three court levels in Oman, the Elementary Court is the lowest court, followed by the Court of Appeal, and then the Supreme Court as the highest court in the country. In addition to this there is an Administrative Court that looks into cases made against the government.
Public sector Omani employees have received wage increases in the past, but the private sector was so far overlooked. The Government of Oman raised minimum wages for an estimated 150,000 private sector employees to $520 from $364 a month. [7] As protests continued in Sohar the demands were still jobs and political reforms. [8]
Over a 13-month period between January 2018 and January 2019, Omani citizens went out into the streets on several occasions to rally against decisions made by their government, whilst demanding more employment opportunities as well as economic reforms.
The Basic Statute of the State [1] [2] (also referred to as the Basic Law) is the cornerstone of the Omani legal system and it operates as a constitution for the country. The Basic Statute was issued in the year 1996 and thus far has been amended twice: once in 2011 as a response to protests occurring during the Arab Spring, [3] and once in 2021 to introduce procedures for the appointment of a ...
Set across 5.7 square miles outside Oman’s capital Muscat, the district will be as big as Beverly Hills — but with almost three times as many residents. Oman unveils plans for 100,000-person ...
The coup was a pivotal moment in modern Omani history as Qaboos swiftly set in motion numerous wide-ranging modernisation reforms in the sultanate, transforming Oman from an underdeveloped backwater into a country on par with many Western states in terms of political stability and economic development.
File:Congressional Research Service Report RS21534 - Oman - Reform, Security, and U.S. Policy.pdf
After Muwatin called for political reform in Oman and the Gulf countries, Al-Fazari was arrested in August 2014 and held incommunicado for six days. [3] He was arrested again on 22 December 2014 at Muscat International airport by security authorities who informed him that a travel ban had been issued against him.