This piece is published in collaboration with Chatham House. It is part of a series which addresses the future of governance and security in the Middle East and North Africa, and their impact on the role of the state in the region.
The Sultanate of Oman is often portrayed as an âoasis of peaceâ where the regime is immune to dissidence,
1Mirren Gidda, How Much Longer Can Oman Be an Oasis of Peace in The Middle East?
Oman Reborn (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016). does not face direct criticism,
2James Worrall, Oman: The âForgottenâ Corner of The Arab Spring, Middle East Policy Council, accessed 14 June 2018, https://www.mepc.org/oman-forgotten-corner-arab-spring.
The stadiums feature cutting-edge technology like the Advanced Cooling Tech and more. Safe to say that from what has been seen, the impressive stadiums are set to offer the fans a very memorable World Cup experience.
The rest of the venues are also progressing on schedule, along with other related projects. The fact that Qatar has accomplished all this while being caught up in the middle of a global pandemic speaks volumes of its resilience.
With the added inconvenience of the economic blockade over, the Middle-East nation will be hopeful of stepping up its preparations for the 2022 World Cup in earnest.