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2011 Omani protests, the Glossary

The 2011 Omani protests (also called the Omani Spring) were a series of protests in the Persian Gulf country of Oman that occurred as part of the revolutionary wave popularly known as the "Arab Spring".^[1]

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Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (A.D.X.; formerly Abu Dhabi Securities Market (ADSM); سوق أبو ظبي للأوراق المالية) is a stock exchange in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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Al Jazeera English

Al Jazeera English (AJE; lit) is a 24-hour English-language news channel operating under Al Jazeera Media Network, which is partially funded by the government of Qatar.

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Amnesty International

Amnesty International (also referred to as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization focused on human rights, with its headquarters in the United Kingdom.

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Arab Spring

The Arab Spring (ar-rabīʻ al-ʻarabī) or the First Arab Spring (to distinguish from the Second Arab Spring) was a series of anti-government protests, uprisings and armed rebellions that spread across much of the Arab world in the early 2010s. 2011 Omani protests and Arab Spring are 2011 protests.

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Arab states of the Persian Gulf

The Arab states of the Persian Gulf or the Arab Gulf states (دول الخليج العربي) refers to a group of Arab states bordering the Persian Gulf.

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Beatrix of the Netherlands

Beatrix (Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard,; born 31 January 1938) is a member of the Dutch royal house who reigned as Queen of the Netherlands from 1980 until her abdication in 2013.

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Consultative Assembly (Oman)

The Consultative Assembly (مجلس الشورى; transcription: Majlis al-Shura) is the lower house of the Council of Oman.

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Corruption Perceptions Index

The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) is an index that scores and ranks countries by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, as assessed by experts and business executives.

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Decree

A decree is a legal proclamation, usually issued by a head of state, judge, royal figure, or other relevant authorities, according to certain procedures.

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Dhofar War

The Dhofar War (also known by other names) took place from 1963 to 1976 in the province of Dhofar against the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. 2011 Omani protests and Dhofar War are rebellions in Oman.

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Director of Public Prosecutions

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is the office or official charged with the prosecution of criminal offences in several criminal jurisdictions around the world.

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Dubai Financial Market

The Dubai Financial Market (DFM) (سوق دبي المالي) is a stock exchange located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Freedom in the World

Freedom in the World is a yearly survey and report by the U.S.-based non-governmental organization Freedom House that measures the degree of civil liberties and political rights in every nation and significant related and disputed territories around the world.

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Freedom of speech

Freedom of speech is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or a community to articulate their opinions and ideas without fear of retaliation, censorship, or legal sanction.

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Gendarmerie

A gendarmerie is a military force with law enforcement duties among the civilian population.

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Global Arab Network

Global Arab Network (GAN) (in Arabic غلوبال اراب نتورك) is a comprehensive news and information service about the Arab world in English and Arabic, registered and based in London, UK.

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Globe Roundabout

Globe Roundabout (or Sohar Roundabout) was an iconic roundabout in the Sultanate of Oman, located in the industrial city of Sohar. 2011 Omani protests and Globe Roundabout are Sohar.

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Gulf Cooperation Council

The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (مجلس التعاون لدول الخلیج العربية.), also known as the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC; مجلس التعاون الخليجي), is a regional, intergovernmental, political, and economic union comprising Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.

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Gulf News

Gulf News is a daily English language newspaper published from Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Haima, Oman

Haima (Haymā’) the capital of the central region of Oman called Al Wusta Governorate.

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Hamoud bin Faisal al Busaidi

Sayyid Hamoud bin Faisal al Busaidi is an Omani politician and businessman.

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Ibri

Ibri (ʿIbrī) is a city and Wilāyat (Province) in the Ad Dhahirah Governorate, in northwest Oman.

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List of countries by unemployment rate

This is a list of countries by unemployment rate.

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Madeeha bint Ahmed bin Nassir al Shibaniyah

Madeeha bint Ahmed bin Nassir al Shibaniyah is an Omani politician.

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Malek Bin Sulaiman Al Ma'amari

General Malek Bin Sulaiman Al Ma'amari is an Omani military and political figure.

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Marshall Plan

The Marshall Plan (officially the European Recovery Program, ERP) was an American initiative enacted in 1948 to provide foreign aid to Western Europe.

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Minimum wage

A minimum wage is the lowest remuneration that employers can legally pay their employees—the price floor below which employees may not sell their labor.

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Muscat

Muscat (مَسْقَط) is the capital and most populated city in Oman.

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Muscat Daily

Muscat Daily is an Omani newspaper that was founded in 2009.

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Muscat Securities Market

The Muscat Securities Market (MSM, سوق مسقط للأوراق المالية) is the only stock exchange in Oman.

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Oman

Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country in West Asia.

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Omani rial

The Omani rial (ريال, ISO 4217 code OMR) is the currency of Oman.

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Omantel

Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel) is the first telecommunications company in Oman and is the primary provider of internet services in the country.

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Philip J. Crowley

Philip J. "P.J." Crowley (born July 28, 1951) is the former United States Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, having been sworn into office on May 26, 2009.

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Political demonstration

A political demonstration is an action by a mass group or collection of groups of people in favor of a political or other cause or people partaking in a protest against a cause of concern; it often consists of walking in a mass march formation and either beginning with or meeting at a designated endpoint, or rally, in order to hear speakers.

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Politics of Oman

The Politics of Oman take place in a framework of an absolute monarchy, where the Sultan of Oman is both head of state and head of government.

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Qaboos bin Said

Qaboos bin Said Al Said (قابوس بن سعيد آل سعيد,; 18 November 1940 – 10 January 2020) was Sultan of Oman from 23 July 1970 until his death in 2020.

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Revolutionary wave

A revolutionary wave (sometimes revolutionary decade) is a series of revolutions occurring in various locations within a particular timespan.

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Riot

A riot or mob violence is a form of civil disorder commonly characterized by a group lashing out in a violent public disturbance against authority, property, or people.

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Royal Army of Oman

The Royal Army of Oman (Arabic: الجيش العماني, transliterated: al-Jaīsh al-'Umānī) is the ground forces component of the Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces.

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Royal Oman Police

The Royal Oman Police (ROP), also known as Oman Police (شرطة عمان السلطانية), is the main law and order agency for the Sultanate of Oman.

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Salalah

Salalah (Ṣalālah) is the capital and largest city of the southern Omani governorate of Dhofar.

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Sit-in

A sit-in or sit-down is a form of direct action that involves one or more people occupying an area for a protest, often to promote political, social, or economic change.

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SMS

Short Message Service, commonly abbreviated as SMS, is a text messaging service component of most telephone, Internet and mobile device systems.

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Sohar

Sohar (Ṣuḥār) is the capital and largest city of the Al Batinah North Governorate in Oman.

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Sultan bin Mohammed al Nu'amani

Sultan bin Mohammed al Numani is the Minister of the Royal Office in the Sultanate of Oman.

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Sultanate of Oman Television

Oman TV (تلفزيون سلطنة عمان) is the national television channel broadcaster in the Sultanate of Oman.

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The Times of India

The Times of India, also known by its abbreviation TOI, is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group.

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.

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University of Technology and Applied Sciences

University Of Technology and Applied Sciences (UTAS) (الجامعة التقنية والعلومالتطبيقية) is a public university operating in 9 governorates in Oman.

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2018–2019 Omani protests

The 2018–2019 Omani protests were nationwide protests and rallies in which tens of thousands of protesters marched against skyrocketing unemployment and inflation in the Sultanate of Oman. 2011 Omani protests and 2018–2019 Omani protests are rebellions in Oman.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Omani_protests

Also known as 2011 Oman protests, Oman 2011, Oman protests.

, 2018–2019 Omani protests.

2011 Omani protests, the Glossary

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See also

2011 in Oman

Arab Spring by country

Rebellions in Oman

Sohar

References