Oman accuses UAE of spying: smoke without fire?


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Issue 894 - 11 Feb 2011 | 4 minute read

Reports from Oman that an Emirati spy ring was operating in the Sultanate cast bilateral relations between Gulf neighbours in an unusually negative light. Analysts have expounded a range of theories to explain the affair, from an Emirati royal keen to lead an Oman-UAE confederation to envy of Muscat’s budding relationships with international powers

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