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Leaders shine in patchup

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- By Yousef Awadh Al-Azmi

Some years ago, sisterly relations between Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) experience­d a dark cloud, which vanished within a very short period (March 2011) due to the wisdom and sagacity of our leaders who are blessed with the native intelligen­ce of dealing with issues in a way that no stone can upset the calm water among our sisterly countries.

The political crisis between Oman and UAE started out of the blue (no need to mention the cause, as it has become history). The Sultanate just released an official statement in the media to reproach UAE. Considerin­g the cordial relationsh­ip between with Oman and the UAE, His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad took it upon himself to calm down the sudden tension between lovers. Leaders of both countries welcomed the interventi­on and efforts of the Humanitari­an Leader due to the brotherly love and trust built by him.

Why did the sudden tension douse quickly … and very well?

The tension doused quickly, because there was basically nothing to be regarded as a crisis, so what happened was probably a misunderst­anding. The two

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leaders handled the situation with equanimity and sophistica­tion, and gave their brother Sheikh Sabah all necessary prerogativ­es to mend the fence with love.

Sheikh Sabah proved himself ‘up to responsibi­lity’ without letting anybody down and succeeded in restoring relations between lovers within a record time after mending the cables of current.

In a historical moment that can’t be forgotten, Kuwaiti aircraft carrying Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad landed in Muscat airport accompanie­d by Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum and Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan. They were received with open arms by Sultan Qaboos Bin Saeed who exchanged pleasantri­es with them. Thanks to the wisdom of the leaders and efforts of the Humanitari­an Leader, the worst crisis between brothers that could have snowballed into a worse scenario was brought to a close!

May Allah the Almighty protect Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad, Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashed, and Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed. May God be merciful to Sultan Qaboos Bin Saeed.

The short period of this crisis is attributed to wisdom of our leaders and magnanimou­s political handling of the situation to calm down the fray nerves … May Allah Almighty include it in the measuremen­t of their good deeds on the day money and children are useless.

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