{"id":36945,"date":"2026-02-09T17:29:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T17:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/36945\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T07:35:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T07:35:28","slug":"%d9%88%d9%83%d9%8a%d9%84-%d9%88%d8%b2%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ae%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%ac%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%8a%d8%aa%d8%b3%d9%84%d9%85-%d9%86%d8%b3%d8%ae%d9%8b%d8%a7-%d9%85%d9%86-%d8%a3%d9%88%d8%b1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/36945\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Undersecretary welcomes new Ambassadors to Oman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/en\/ministry\/about-us\/key-figures\/#sheikh-khalifa-alharthy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sheikh Khalifa Alharthy, Foreign Ministry Undersecretary for Political Affairs,<\/a> received copies of the credentials of 12 ambassadors-designate to the Sultanate of Oman.<\/p>\n<p>The Ambassadors included:<\/p>\n<p>Shebba Shumbayaonda, Ambassador of the Republic of Zimbabwe,<\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=1510575653  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36931 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ambassadors-2.jpeg\" alt=\"Political Undersecretary receives copies of credentials of several Ambassadors\" width=\"1024\" height=\"965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:1024\/h:965\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ambassadors-2-2.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:300\/h:283\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ambassadors-2-2.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:768\/h:724\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ambassadors-2-2.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:100\/h:94\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ambassadors-2-2.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:1145\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ambassadors-2-2.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:1146\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ambassadors-2-2.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:1146\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ambassadors-2-2.jpeg 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pavel Kafka, Ambassador of the Czech Republic,<\/p>\n<p>Zuraidah Binte Abdullah, Ambassador of the Republic of Singapore,<\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\"><img data-opt-id=828395984  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36932 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/Ambassadors-3.jpeg\" alt=\"Political Undersecretary receives copies of credentials of several Ambassadors\" width=\"902\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:902\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ambassadors-3.jpeg 902w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:264\/h:300\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ambassadors-3.jpeg 264w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:768\/h:871\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ambassadors-3.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:100\/h:113\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ambassadors-3.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:951\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ambassadors-3.jpeg 1128w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:951\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ambassadors-3.jpeg 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 902px) 100vw, 902px\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\" style=\"direction: ltr;\">Katerina Varvarigou, Ambassador of the Republic of Greece,<\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\"><img data-opt-id=1667852140  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/Ambassadors-4.jpeg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36933 size-large\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20858%201024%22%20width%3D%22858%22%20height%3D%221024%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22858%22%20height%3D%221024%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Political Undersecretary receives copies of credentials of several Ambassadors\" width=\"858\" height=\"1024\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:858\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ambassadors-4.jpeg 858w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:251\/h:300\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ambassadors-4.jpeg 251w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:768\/h:917\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ambassadors-4.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:100\/h:119\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ambassadors-4.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:904\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ambassadors-4.jpeg 1072w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:904\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ambassadors-4.jpeg 2x\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Adam Zakari Bagoudou, Ambassador of the Republic of Benin,<\/p>\n<p>Ricardo Silva-Santisteban Benza, Ambassador of the Republic of Peru,<\/p>\n<p>Saimir Bala, Ambassador of the Republic of Albania,<\/p>\n<p>Jos\u00e9 Rafael Ag\u00fcero Avila, Ambassador of the Republic of Paraguay,<\/p>\n<p>Mohamed Sheriff Barrie, Ambassador of the Republic of Sierra Leone,<\/p>\n<p>Dr Muktar Kedir Abdu, Ambassador of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia<\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=35735662  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/Ambassadors-5.jpeg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36934 size-large\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20938%201024%22%20width%3D%22938%22%20height%3D%221024%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22938%22%20height%3D%221024%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Political Undersecretary receives copies of credentials of several Ambassadors\" width=\"938\" height=\"1024\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:938\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ambassadors-5.jpeg 938w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:275\/h:300\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ambassadors-5.jpeg 275w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:768\/h:839\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ambassadors-5.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:100\/h:109\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ambassadors-5.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:988\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ambassadors-5.jpeg 1172w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:988\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ambassadors-5.jpeg 2x\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Raymond Sarsero, Ambassador of the Republic of Malta,<\/p>\n<p>and Isaac Biruma Ssebulime, Ambassador of the Republic of Uganda.<\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=507395166  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/Ambassadors-6.jpeg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36936 size-large\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20949%201024%22%20width%3D%22949%22%20height%3D%221024%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22949%22%20height%3D%221024%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Political Undersecretary receives copies of credentials of several Ambassadors\" width=\"949\" height=\"1024\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:949\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ambassadors-6.jpeg 949w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:278\/h:300\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ambassadors-6.jpeg 278w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:768\/h:829\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ambassadors-6.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:100\/h:108\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ambassadors-6.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:1000\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ambassadors-6.jpeg 1186w, https:\/\/mlzlkxvcvliz.i.optimole.com\/cb:ghTT.1f99\/w:1000\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/g:sm\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/www.fm.gov.om\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ambassadors-6.jpeg 2x\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Political Undersecretary\u00a0 welcomed the Ambassadors, wishing them success in carrying out their diplomatic duties, reaffirming Oman&#8217;s commitment to enhancing cooperation and friendship with their respective countries across various fields.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Political Undersecretary\u00a0received a copy of the credentials of 12 new 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