Oman names new FM day after phone call with Israel’s Ashkenazi
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Badr Albusaidi, Oman\'s new Foreign Minister
Oman has appointed a new foreign minister, replacing the long-serving Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, a day after the top diplomat held a rare phone conversation with Israel’s minister for foreign affairs following the regime’s highly contentious deal with the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
On Tuesday, Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Ale Said issued 28 royal decrees, renaming and reorganizing ministries in a kingdom he took over in January.
Badr bin Hamad al-Busaidi was appointed as foreign minister as part of the shake-up, taking over from bin Alawi, the veteran minister who had served in the role since 1997.
Sultan bin Salem bin Saeed al-Habsi became finance minister, replacing Darwish al-Balushi.
In a tweet on Wednesday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif congratulated al-Busaidi on assuming the post and wished him success.
It’s not immediately clear what effect the appointments would have, though Sultan Haitham has been focused on reshaping Oman’s government since taking the throne.
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