Another Year in Oman

Author: Matthew Heines
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780990879312
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 253

Book Description
What do you do when you are a lone American in a small Arabian town and your country is getting ready to invade Iraq, just a few hundred miles away? Probably not this. As the true story continues in the sequel to My Year in Oman, the author, a university teacher in a small beautiful town on the coast of the Sultanate of Oman, finds himself completely devoid of the paradise he enjoyed the previous year. The author takes the reader along as he experiences the bitterly dark and amusing moments of the trials of loneliness and isolation once he realizes that he has no hope of returning to the life he once had. With much internal and mostly darkly amusing dialogue, the author explores the inner human psyche with his typical humor during the build up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. At the same time the author is exploring his own psyche, he continues to explore the vast Sultanate of Oman. He travels from Oman to Abu Dhabi, Dubai and the far reaches of Oman looking for a real, meaningful relationship somewhere in the Arabian Desert. While looking for a real, meaningful relationship, somewhere in the Arabian Desert, the author keeps realizing that his real interests lay closer to his small college town back on the coast. Readers will be amazed while they learn about Arab Culture and customs as well as the complexities of Arab relationships and the customs of Muslim societies. Another Year in Oman: Between Iraq and a Hard Place is a true story that combines romance, danger, exotic locations and a bizarre college in the middle of the desert to teach the reader about the complexities and realities of true Muslim and Arabian Culture and how it was permanently affected during the US invasion of Iraq in 2003.

The Oil & Gas Year Oman 2018

Author:
Publisher: The Oil & Gas Year Limited
ISBN: 1783021845
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 169

Book Description
As oil prices stabilise at more favourable levels for the industry, Oman is quickly forging ahead with the launch of several energy infrastructure developments, from upstream to downstream, including the Khazzan tight gas project and Duqm Refinery. In The Oil & Gas Year Oman 2018, leading executives and policymakers share their perspectives on the reactivation of the industry, the impact and implications of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the role of local companies in continued efforts to expand into value-added products and services and the organisational restructuring of a number of the industry’s flagship entities. Comments from participants in The Oil & Gas Year Oman 2018 Strategic Roundtable are also featured in this edition. The event convened top leaders to discuss the most pressing challenges to the industry in light of recovering oil prices and the impact of automation and digitalisation of oil and gas operations. As the country embarks on initiatives to further strengthen its energy infrastructure and attract more investment from national and foreign sources, The Oil & Gas Year Oman 2018 offers unparalleled analysis of principal trends in the Omani industry.

The Business Year: Oman 2021/22

Author:
Publisher: The Business Year
ISBN: 1912498847
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 232

Book Description
Oman, for some time, has been a nation on the move. An integral part of the GCC, it is also seeking to extend its influence further afield via the development of port infrastructure that is set to make it a firm fixture on the East-West transport route. But Oman isn't developing unguided, instead sticking faithfully to Vision 2040, a wide-ranging, ambitious blueprint that foresees the development of a diverse, sustainable economy unshackled by a reliance on oil and gas, which currently plagues much of the region. In this edition, which features interviews with top business leaders from across the economy, as well as news and analysis, we cover: diplomacy, finance, Vision 2040, 4th Industrial Revolution, digital innovation, sustainability, logistics, real estate, agribusiness, and tourism and retail.

Oman's Transformation after 1970

Author: J.E. Peterson
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004697012
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 647

Book Description
Oman's 1970 coup launched a new political and economic structure that was created by and for Sultan Qaboos. The initially haphazard construction matured into a durable structure that continues under Sultan Haitham. This work details the early construction of the Qabusid state in the 1970s-1980s, emphasizing the interplay between personalities and the process of institutionalization. The narrative continues to the present demonstrating the resilience of the Qaboosid system.

The Report: Oman 2011

Author:
Publisher: Oxford Business Group
ISBN: 190706527X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 252

Book Description

The Business Year: Oman 2023

Author:
Publisher: The Business Year
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 188

Book Description
The Business Year has charted the course of the Omani economy for a decade, and this year we focused on the Sultanate’s diversification plan and its sustainability agenda. While the country is less hydrocarbons rich than its GCC neighbors, infrastructure and renewable energy development, as well as green hydrogen, could be driving forces for growth in the years to come. Both the public and private sectors closely follow the tenets of Vision 2040, a wide-ranging blueprint for growth the kind of which has become ubiquitous across the region. The Business Year: Oman 2023 features interviews, articles, and analysis over 185 pages.

Man Oman

Author: Benita Stafford-Smith
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1450262147
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 133

Book Description
Leaving family, friends and an established business behind, with just two suitcases in hand, Benita begins her adventure in the Middle East. Man Oman! follows her transition from a confident, Canadian born and bred businesswoman to an equally confident cosmopolitan soaking in and throughly enjoying the culture of an Arab country.

Statebuilding and Counterinsurgency in Oman

Author: James Worrall
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 178673382X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 334

Book Description
In the depths of the Cold War and in the wake of Britain's announcement of its intention to withdraw 'East of Suez' by the end of 1971, Britain was faced with the stark reality of a Marxist rebellion in the Dhofar province of Oman. 'State Building and Counter Insurgency in Oman' offers an exploration of the attempts by officials and politicians in Whitehall and the Gulf to reconcile attempts to protect national interests and create an effective, centralised Omani administration and security bodies, whilst maintaining the image of strategic withdrawal and the sovereign independence of Oman. This book thus provides vital information and analysis for students and researchers of Middle East History and Politics, the decline and end of empire and the policymaking processes at the heart of an imperial and military withdrawal.

Community and Autonomy in Southern Oman

Author: Marielle Risse
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3030170047
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 287

Book Description
This book explores how there is latitude for people to make their own choices and how the chances to assert independence change over time in a Muslim, Arab, tribal culture. The book first gives a brief overview of day-to-day life in the Dhofar region of southern Oman, then focuses on how the traits of self-control and self-respect are linked in the everyday actions of several groups of tribes who speak Gibali (Jibbali, also known as Shari/Śḥeret), a non-written, Modern South Arabian language. Although no work can express the totality of a culture, this text describes how Gibalis are constantly shifting between preserving autonomy and signaling membership in family, tribal, and national communities. The work reflects observations and conclusions from over ten years of research into the history and culture of the Dhofar region along with longstanding, deep involvement with both men and women in the Gibali community.

The Report: Oman 2012

Author:
Publisher: Oxford Business Group
ISBN: 1907065490
Category : Industries
Languages : en
Pages : 316

Book Description