Oman reportedly set to weigh amending its law on boycotting Israel

25 December 2022, 5:17 pm

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Oman's former foreign minister responsible for foreign affairs Yusuf bin Alawi, left, speaks with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir as they attend the 14th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Manama Dialogue in the Bahraini capital Manama on October 27, 2018. (AFP)

Oman is reportedly set to convene a discussion to consider amending a law that mandates boycotting all Israeli entities and individuals.

The report comes from the Arabic-language WAF news agency in Oman, which states that such a meeting of the Omani Shura Council is scheduled for tomorrow.

Earlier this year, Saudi Arabia — which also has no ties with Israel — allowed Israel to use its airspace, but Oman has held out against doing so, which means Israeli flights to Asia must still take a much longer route.

Oman and Israel have no official diplomatic relations, though the country has been floated as a potential subsequent nation to join the Abraham Accords with Israel, following the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan.

Then-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is set to return to office in the coming week, visited Oman in 2018.