Finding money to cover the debts remains key. Oman already has a $3.6 billion payment due in 2022. Seeking more money there, from the West or fellow nations in the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council could make Oman more beholden to them, something Sultan Haitham wants to avoid.
This makes it even more important for Sultan Haitham to try and keep Omanis close to one another and close to him because there is this other vulnerability
Cinzia Bianco is quoted by L'Orient le Jour regarding potential normalisation of Israel's relationship with Gulf states
Other Gulf states including Oman, Qatar and Kuwait also face barriers to warming ties with Israel […] in these countries popular opposition towards normalisation is still quite high
With its nuclear and space programs, the UAE wanted to show that even small states are capable of thinking and growing on a large scale, says Cinzia Bianco
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