| The sultan of Oman landed in Saudi Arabia on Sunday in the first visit by an Omani leader in over a decade | |
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| The Saudi cabinet also authorised officials to prepare and sign draft agreements with Oman in a slew of fields including commerce, culture, investment promotion and post and transport | Relations between Oman and Saudi Arabia had long been cool despite their shared border |
But the death last year of Omani Sultan Qaboos bin Said, who ruled for five decades, opened an opportunity for change.
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