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Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

the Statute of the Administrative Apparatus of the State issued by Royal Decree 75/2020,

Royal Decree 87/2020 Establishing the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Youth, Determining Its Mandates, and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

and Royal Decree 91/2020 Amending the Name of the Ministry of Heritage and Culture to the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism, Determining Its Mandates, and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

A library named the “National Library of Oman” is hereby established. It has legal personality, enjoys financial and administrative independence, and is subordinate to the Minister of Culture, Sports, and Youth. It is governed by the provisions of the attached statute.

Article II

The allocations, assets, rights, obligations, and holdings of the Manuscripts Directorate in the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Youth are hereby transferred to the National Library of Oman.

Article III

The officers of the Manuscripts Directorate in the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Youth are hereby transferred to the National Library of Oman with their same financial grades.

Article IV

The mandate of collecting, restoring, documenting, verifying, and publishing Omani manuscripts is hereby transferred from the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism to the National Library of Oman.

Article V

The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Library of Oman shall issue the necessary regulations and decisions to implement the provisions of this decree and the attached statute.

Article VI

All that is contrary to this decree and the attached statute, or in conflict with their provisions, is hereby repealed.

Article VII

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.

Issued on: 7 Ramadan 1447Corresponding to: 25 February 2026

Haitham bin TarikSultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1637 issued on 1 March 2026.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Cooperation Agreement Between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of the Republic of Türkiye in the Fields of Health and Medical Sciences signed in the city of Ankara on 28 November 2024,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The mentioned agreement is hereby ratified in the form attached.

Article II

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.

Issued on: 4 Ramadan 1447Corresponding to: 22 February 2026

Haitham bin TarikSultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1637 issued on 1 March 2026.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Convention Against Discrimination in Education signed in the city of Paris on 15 December 1960,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the Convention Against Discrimination in Education is hereby approved in the form attached.

Article II

Competent entities shall deposit the instrument of accession for the mentioned convention in accordance with its provisions.

Article III

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.

Issued on: 30 Sha’ban 1447Corresponding to: 18 February 2026

Haitham bin TarikSultan of Oman

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

Royal Decree 3/2013 Establishing the Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority,

and the System of the Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority issued by Royal Decree 68/2014,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The text of article I of the mentioned Royal Decree 3/2013 is hereby replaced with the following text:

An authority named the “Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority” is hereby established. It enjoys legal personality and financial and administrative independence.

Article II

The attached amendments are hereby made to the mentioned System of the Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority.

Article III

The President of the Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority shall, after the approval of the board of directors of the authority, issue the necessary regulations and decisions for implementing the provisions of the System of the Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority within a period not exceeding 6 (six) months from the date of entry into force of this decree, and until they are issued, the existing regulations and decisions continue to operate to the degree that they do not contradict with its provisions.

Article IV

Article II of the mentioned Royal Decree 68/2014 is hereby repealed, as well as all that is contrary to this decree and the attached amendments or in conflict with their provisions.

Article V

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the day following the date of its publication.

Issued on: 28 Sha’ban 1447Corresponding to: 16 February 2026

Haitham bin Tarik Sultan of Oman

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of the Republic of India signed in the city of Muscat on 18 December 2025,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The mentioned agreement is hereby ratified in the form attached.

Article II

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.

Issued on: 27 Sha’ban 1447Corresponding to: 15 February 2026

Haitham bin TarikSultan of Oman