For centuries, Muscat had one of the most sought-after harbours in the Middle East ... maps and curios. Tickets cost 3.2 Omani rial, or OMR (£6.45). Over at the nearby National Museum of Oman ...

King Philippe of Belgium and Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, Sultan of Oman, during a diplomatic ... is playing the role of mending Middle Eastern rifts. In a region in the throes of recomposition ...