* 1972 – Dhofar Rebellion: British SAS units help the Omani government against Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman rebels in the Battle of Mirbat.

Britain assisted the Omani government by sending elements of its Special Air Service both to train soldiers and compete against the Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman ( PFLOAG ) guerrillas for the " hearts and minds " of the Omani people.

In March 2007, the Omani government recapitalised the airline, which saw the government increasing its stake in the airline from approximately 33 to 80 percent.

As of November 2010, the Omani government holds a 99. 8 % stake in the airline.

The Omani government has paid special attention to the city of Sohar, and placed it in the priorities of the future plan of the Omani economy in 2020.

The goal of the Omani government is to make Sohar a business and industrial hub and help the Omani economy diversify away from oil.

In order for the Omani economy to achieve this economic diversification, the Omani government is investing in a number of projects in the industrial area of Sohar.

Restoration works began in the 1990s, and nearly $ 9m were spent by the Omani government from 1993 to 1999.

98. 9 % of the Omani population in Salalah is Muslim.

* Viziers to the Sultans of Zanzibar ( a branch of the Omani dynasty ); since 1890 filled by British, also known as First ministers, ( 1 July 1913-23 February 1961 ) the British Resident ( Minister ) s, an extremely direct form of indirect rule ( before and after Chief-or Prime Ministers, generally native ).

The Swahili Coast declined after coming under Portuguese and Omani contol.

As the two men made it back to the emplacement, the Omani soldier fell wounded after being shot in the stomach with a 7. 62 mm bullet.

On their return trip to the Islamic Republic, the sailors load their boats up with electronic goods and American cigarettes, arriving in Khasab after sunrise and leave before sunset to conform with Omani immigration laws.

Founded in 1858 by the former ruler of the insular Pate sultanate after several abortive moves to the mainland, the native sultanate of Wituland was a haven for slaves fleeing the Zanzibar slave trade and thus a target of attacks from the Sultanate of Zanzibar ( ruled by a branch of the Omani dynasty, under British protectorate ).

In 1737, long after the Portuguese had been expelled from Arabia, the Persians again invaded Khor Fakkan, with the help of the Dutch, during their intervention in the Omani civil war.

Shortly after the Omani gunboat exchanged fire with the American ship, a Russian submarine slips through the perimeter of American ships and is tracked towards the USS Nimitz, which begins exploding depth charges towards the submarine before eventually firing a nuclear depth bomb on the submarine when it gets too close.

Ali Abdullah Harib Al-Habsi (), born December 30, 1981 in Muscat ) is an Omani professional association football player

The construction of Fort Jesus in Mombasa in 1593 was meant to solidify Portuguese hegemony in the region, but their influence was clipped by the English, Dutch and Omani Arab incursions into the region during the 17th century.

Omani Arab colonization of the Kenyan and Tanzanian coasts brought the once independent city-states under closer foreign scrutiny and domination than was experienced during the Portuguese period.

As The Omani presence continued in Zanzibar and Pemba until the 1964 revolution, but the official Omani Arab presence in Kenya was checked by German and British seizure of key ports and creation of crucial trade alliances with influential local leaders in the 1880s.

In mid-1974, the Bahrain branch of the PFLOAG was established as a separate organisation and the Omani branch changed its name to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman ( PFLO ), while continuing the Dhofar Rebellion.

Sultan Ibrahim's son Ahmed Yusuf succeeded him and was one of the most important figures in 19th century East Africa, receiving tribute from Omani governors and creating alliances with important Muslim families on the East African coast.

Thereafter, the region was known to the British as the " Pirate Coast ", as raiders based there harassed the shipping industry despite both European and Omani navies patrolling the area from the 17th century into the 19th century.

The clove, originating from the Moluccan Islands ( today in Indonesia ), was introduced in Zanzibar by the Omani sultans in the first half of the 19th century.

Omani rule was restored in 1826 ; seven liwalis where appointed.

The son of Taimur bin Feisal, he inherited the remains of an Omani Empire, which included the neighboring provinces of Oman and Dhofar, as well as the last remnants of an overseas empire, including Gwadar on the Pakistani coast — the latter was ceded to Pakistan in 1958.

Sayyid Sir Hamoud bin Mohammed Al-Said, GCSI, ( 1853-July 18, 1902 ) ( ruled August 27, 1896-July 18, 1902 ) () was the British-controlled Omani sultan of the protectorate of Zanzibar, who outlawed slavery on the island.

The Jebel Akhdar was the scene for a conflict between Omani forces loyal to the Sultan of Oman ( aided by British soldiers including the Special Air Service ) and Saudi Arabian backed rebel forces of the inland Imamate of Oman between 1957 and 1959.

It was ruled by the Kathiri Sultanate, Dhofar Sultanate and Ottoman Empire ( 1539 – 1829 ) before Omani rule.

The Officer in Command, Captain Mike Kealy observed the waves advancing on the fort, but did not order his men to open fire because he thought it was the " Night Picket " coming back from night shift, which were a loyal group of the Omani Army positioned on the slopes to warn the BATT house of Adoo troop movements.

Overflying the BATT House, Mirbat. Knowing that the SLRs would not be of full use until the Adoo were closer than the weapon's range of 800 metres, and lacking more heavy firepower, Sergeant Talaiasi Labalaba made a run for the 25 Pounder Artillery Piece which was positioned next to a smaller fort which stationed nine Omani Army Special Forces soldiers, who had not played a part in the battle.

An Omani from the fort, Walid Khamis, was injured during the battle and received the Sultan's Gallantry Medal-Oman's highest award.

Former Omani captain, Hani Al-Dhabit was awarded the RSSSF 2001 World Top Scorer, with 22 goals ; the most goals scored by a player who won the World Top Scorer award to date, and also being the third Arab to win the award, as well as being the first Omani.

At the end of the competition, Hani Al-Dhabit was the only Omani to score any goals, and was awarded the " Top Goal Scorer " of the competition, with a total of 5 goals.

Many Sindhi feudals imported African female slave as well as did the Omani Arabs of Gwadar, a coastal city of Balochistan which was in control of Oman in the 17th century.

He was sent to the A ' ad, an Omani tribe which according to history crumbled sometime between the 3rd and 6th century AD.

After the Omani conquest, the French built and manned a fort at the northern tip of the island, but the city itself was abandoned in the 1840s.

*- i ( Afghanistan → Afghanistani, Azawad → Azawadi, Azerbaijan → Azerbaijani, Bahrain → Bahraini, Bangladesh → Bangladeshi, Bengal → Bengali, Bihar → Bihari, Dagestan → Dagestani, Desh → Desi, Gujarat → Gujarati, Hyderabad → Hyderabadi, Iraq → Iraqi, Israel → Israeli ( in the Modern State of Israel ), Kashmir → Kashmiri, Kazakhstan → Kazakhstani ( also " Kazakh "), Kuwait → Kuwaiti, Nepal → Nepali, Oman → Omani, Pakistan → Pakistani, Punjab → Punjabi, Qatar → Qatari, Rajasthan → Rajasthani, Sindh → Sindhi, Somalia → Somali ( not Somalian ), Tajikistan → Tajikistani ( also " Tajik "), United Arab Emirates → United Arab Emirati, Uzbekistan → Uzbekistani ( also " Uzbek "), Yemen → Yemeni, Yerevan → Yerevani ), mostly for Middle Eastern and South Asian locales and in Latinate names for the various people that ancient Romans encountered ( e. g. Allemanni, Helvetii )

Fortunately, because of the long-term nature of investments that would be required, the Omani Government agreed at the end of 2004 to extend PDO ’ s exploration and production concession and operating agreements for 40 years – until 2044.

These were followed by notes for 100 baiza, ¼, ½, 1, 5 and 10 Omani rials issued by the Oman Currency Board on 18 November 1972.

Al-Nasr have also been known for their great success in football, winning the Omani League 5 times, and the Sultan Qaboos Cup 4 times.

Manuel Rivera died while conducting a training mission over the Persian Gulf when his AV-8B Harrier smashed into the Omani coastline while approaching the deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau ( LHA-4 ) for a landing.

One reason suggested for the ruinous state of the forts is an invasion in 1623 of the Persian navy under the control of Omani Sheikh Muhammad Suhari.

1985-Minister of Communications and Director of Center for Omani Traditional Music, the Sultanate of Oman

---- " Voiceprints in Omani Traditional Music ," in a festschrift for J. H. Nketia African Musicology.

In 2010 Wójcik was hired as manager for Omani club, Al-Nahda.