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Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Law of the International Financial Centre of Oman issued by Royal Decree 8/2026,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The provisions of the attached Operating Law of the International Financial Centre of Oman hereby apply.

Article II

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

Issued on: 30 Jumada Al-Awwal 1448 Corresponding to: 10 November 2026

Haitham bin Tarik Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1674 issued on 15 November 2026.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Law of the International Financial Centre of Oman issued by Royal Decree 8/2026,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The provisions of the attached Regulatory Law of the International Financial Centre of Oman hereby apply.

Article II

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

Issued on: 30 Jumada Al-Awwal 1448 Corresponding to: 10 November 2026

Haitham bin Tarik Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1674 issued on 15 November 2026.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Law of the International Financial Centre of Oman issued by Royal Decree 8/2026,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The provisions of the attached Law of the Courts of the International Financial Centre of Oman hereby apply.

Article II

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

Issued on: 30 Jumada Al-Awwal 1448 Corresponding to: 10 November 2026

Haitham bin Tarik Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1674 issued on 15 November 2026.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

the Civil Defence Law issued by Royal Decree 76/91,

the Law on the Classification of State Records and the Governance of Protected Places issued by Royal Decree 118/2011,

and the Personal Data Protection Law issued by Royal Decree 6/2022,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The provisions of the attached Law on the Protection of Facilities hereby apply.

Article II

The Inspector General of Police and Customs shall issue the executive regulation of the attached law and the necessary decisions for implementing its provisions.

Article III

Those addressed by the provisions of the attached law shall rectify their status in accordance with its provisions within a period not exceeding two years from the date of its entry into force.

Article IV

All that is contrary to the attached law, or in conflict with its provisions, is hereby repealed.

Article V

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force after the lapse of 6 (six) months from the date of its publication.

Issued on: 18 Jumada Al-Awwal 1448 Corresponding to: 29 October 2026

Haitham bin Tarik Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1672 issued on 1 November 2026.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

the Income Tax Law issued by Royal Decree 28/2009,

and the Law of the Top-Up Tax on Constituent Entities of Multinational Groups issued by Royal Decree 70/2024,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The name “Law of the Top-Up Tax on Constituent [Taabia] Entities of Multinational Groups” is hereby replaced with the name “Law of the Top-Up Tax on Constituent [Adhaa] Entities of Multinational Groups” wherever it occurs in the mentioned Royal Decree 70/2024 and the law attached to it.

Article II

The attached amendments are hereby made to the mentioned Law of the Top-Up Tax on Constituent Entities of Multinational Groups.

Article III

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

Article IV

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the day following the date of its publication, with the exception of articles 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 3bis of the mentioned Law of the Top-Up Tax on Constituent Entities of Multinational Groups, which come into force from the tax year beginning on 1 January 2025 and the subsequent tax years.

Issued on: 18 Jumada Al-Awwal 1448 Corresponding to: 29 October 2026

Haitham bin Tarik Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1672 issued on 1 November 2026.

Arabic 

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Omani Nationality Law issued by Royal Decree 17/2025,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Omani nationality is hereby reinstated to those named in the attached list.

Article II

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

Issued on: 1 Jumada Al-Awwal 1448Corresponding to: 12 October 2026

Haitham bin TarikSultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1670 issued on 18 October 2026.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

Royal Decree 44/2015 Ratifying the Amended Charter of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference,

and the Council of Foreign Ministers Resolution No 3/44–ORG on the Frequency of Convening the Islamic Summit,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The amendment to the first paragraph of article 8 of the mentioned Charter of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation is hereby ratified in the form set out in the attached Council of Foreign Ministers decision.

Article II

The competent entities shall deposit the instrument of ratification of the amendment to the mentioned charter 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: 22 Rabi Al-Akhir 1448Corresponding to: 4 October 2026

Haitham bin TarikSultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1669 issued on 11 October 2026.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Law on the Expropriation for Public Benefit issued by Royal Decree 71/2023,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The project to design and implement the dualisation of the Barka Link Road in the Governorate of Batinah South and the Suwaiq Link, in addition to the overpass in the Governorate of Batinah North—specified in the attached note and masterplan—is hereby deemed a public benefit project.

Article II

The competent entities may seize, through direct execution, real estate and land necessary for the mentioned project, and all establishments on them, in accordance with the provisions of the mentioned Law on the Expropriation for Public Benefit.

Article III

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

Issued on: 1 Rabi Al-Akhir 1448Corresponding to: 13 September 2026

Haitham bin TarikSultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1666 issued on 20 September 2026.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Agreement on the Development of the Railway Link Between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of the United Arab Emirates signed on 21 June 2026,

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: 21 Rabi Al-Awwal 1448Corresponding to: 3 September 2026

Haitham bin TarikSultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1664 issued on 6 September 2026.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

Royal Decree 92/2020 Amending the Name of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources, Determining Its Competences, and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

and the decision of the Supreme Council of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf issued in its 43rd (forty-third) session held in December 2022 adopting the Unified Law on the Management of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture of the States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf,

and after presentation to Majlis Oman,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The provisions of the attached Unified Law on the Management of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture of the States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf hereby apply.

Article II

All that is contrary to the attached law, or in conflict with its provisions, is hereby repealed.

Article III

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

Issued on: 21 Rabi Al-Awwal 1448Corresponding to: 3 September 2026

Haitham bin TarikSultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1664 issued on 6 September 2026.