The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the attack constituted a dangerous escalation of the security situation in the region.

The Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center in the United States capital Washington, DC, hosted a Modern Handicrafts Exhibition in cooperation with the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority. It featured examples of craftsmanship from a number of Omani craft houses making contemporary products to preserve the Sultanate’s heritage.

They discussed ways of cooperating to further Oman’s efforts to stop human trafficking.