On 6 December, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, colloquially known as MBS and also Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, started a tour to Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, with Oman as his first destination. According to the Royal Diwan’s statement, the visit came at the directive of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, “out of his keenness on maintaining communication between the leaders of the GCC states and on bolstering fraternal ties with them”. The tour comes ahead of an upcoming annual six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council meeting this…

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