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...much as Washington and its Arab allies would like to use the planned regional peace conference in June to create momentum toward some form of long-term peace agreement, the situation on the ground reinforces hard-line positions. For Sharon, the ongoing security crisis is a reason to postpone serious discussion over a long-term peace agreement. For the militants on the Palestinian side, the ongoing Israeli operations in Area A cities strip away what they see as the illusions of Oslo and reinforce a belief among Palestinians that armed struggle is the only effective response to the occupation...
...Thursday morning, the plane from the United Arab Emirates' capital, Abu Dhabi, to Oman's, Muscat, looks like an exodus. Arabs and expats flee the monotony of their oil-rich states for a long weekend in Oman. "Oman is the only interesting country in the gulf," declares a Kuwaiti princess. "All the others are just the same." Compared with the singularly flat and bland desert landscapes of the gulf coast states, Oman's raw, rocky mountains, plunging fjords and ribbons of white sand beaches are a visual buffet to sand-seared eyes...
...stretch to call Rashid poor?he sports a new mobile phone and a watch-mounted digital camera?but in relative terms, he is right. Oman's oil reserves are modest compared with the rest of the gulf states', and many Omanis like Rashid work in the United Arab Emirates, lured by the better...
SOUK SCENTS Long before petroleum was discovered in the Middle East, Arab trade was dominated by incense, fragrant resins and perfume woods?and Oman, as the center of this trade, prospered. It may seem something of a contradiction that Omanis, given their conservative customs, would indulge in the extravagant and heady scents of rose oil, musk, sandalwood, myrrh and frankincense. But a trip to the souk, or traditional market, in Muttrah quickly reveals this penchant for perfume is not just an aesthetic pleasure?it's big business with a long history. Omanis have been extracting frankincense from the Boswellia carterii...
WHALE OF A TIME Oman is the only Arab member of the International Whaling Commission, dedicated to the conservation of whales. The waters off the coast of Oman are home to more than 20 species of marine mammals and provide both breeding and feeding grounds for sperm whales, dolphins and the endangered humpback whales. Head to the bluffs above Muscat to spot dolphins frolicking, or book a whale-watching cruise at Marina Bander al-Rowdha by calling...