Oman - a country rarely spoken about. What's happening there?

[u/Necessary_Wing799]

Oman is located in a area we heat about a lot for an array of reasons - there are many famous and newsworthy spots close by from dubai to Doha to Iran and Yemen...... what goes on in Oman? Let us know how life is here and any relevant info on its current state....

[u/paradoxstax]

Sultan Quabus bin Said literally turned the country from a backwards coastal fishing state to a well functioning relatively rich state. He also fought off nomadic bandit groups, while building good infrastructure. In my opinion he was the best absolute monarch who ever existed.

[u/conflicteddiuresis → u/paradoxstax]

He even had his own perfume line. What more could one want in a monarch