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Oman, United Kingdom
Muscat favouring UK space-tech providers after energetic lobbying by British embassy

As space sector spending accelerates in the Gulf, Oman has marked itself out by relying on old diplomatic ties to develop its rocket and satellite projects, in sharp contrast to the approach taken by Riyadh and Abu Dhabi. [...]

Published on 08/05/2024 at 04:00 GMT Reading time 4 minutes Michael Sweeney

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