Dubbed as the first in-person G7 summit in almost two years, the agenda set out by the UK is to seize the opportunity to build back better from coronavirus, uniting to make the future fairer, greener and more prosperous.
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Prince Harry s reassessment of his and Meghan Markle s Sandringham agreement with the Royal Family will likely be done virtually, according to a royal commentator. Richard Fitzwilliams spoke to Express.co.uk about the upcoming spring review of the Megxit deal. He addressed suggestions that the Duke of Sussex could make his first UK return since officially stepping down for the talks.
John Major congratulated Qaboos, telling him ‘our commitment to Oman is unwavering’
Revelations come a year after Qaboos died, amid a debate over political ‘reforms’ announced by his successor
Newly declassified Foreign Office papers shed fresh light on the extent of Whitehall’s support for Qaboos bin Said al-Said, who became Sultan of Oman in 1970 after deposing his father in a coup led by British soldiers.
The files show that British ministers and officials welcomed the introduction of a repressive Basic Law in 1996 amid efforts to secure arms and energy contracts with the regime.
Following the coup, Sultan Qaboos ruled Oman for half a century until his death a year ago this week, by which time he was the Middle East’s longest-serving dictator. For the first two decades of his rule, Qaboos used British troops and mercenaries to suppress armed left-wing opponents in Dhofar, southern Oman.