Being asked for my ID by a corrupt/creepy ROP guy

I was so angry, but then, the words of the Indian men who worked at the cafeteria, caused me to pause for thought, and made me take a vow to...

Fresh off the tarmac: part 1

FRESH OFF THE TARMAC THE COURTHOUSE WITH GOLDEN DOORS You know that building near Al Wizarat you pass driving down Sultan Qaboos highway? T...

WHY I LOVE OMAN: from living in another GCC country

Before I moved to Oman, I lived in the UAE. I was going to take a teaching job there but I took the first few months off to take time to acl...

Horror Stories Involving Omani Taxis

Sythe from Muscat Mutterings on this post http://www.muscatmutterings.com/2010/08/horny-taxi-drivers.html asked about taxis. They are a pro...

In Loving Memory Of...

An ROP officer died on duty while trying to save a family in the middle of a wadi in al7oqain. May Allah grant his soul mercy and give him J...

PHET: UPDATE Day 1

Heavy rains Sur-Muscat will cause major flooding. The waters have caused dangers in the wadis and all National Defence and the ROP are on re...

Emergency Contact Information In Case We Need It

The ROP http://www.rop.gov.om/english/index.asp will help anyone who comes to their stations, expat or Omani, in case of a local emergency ...

FUNNY ROP QUOTES

ROP officer at a traffic jam before the roundabout in Qurum: [said angrily in arabic] "The next person who honks gets a ticket!" A...

Crime in Oman

With the poll http://otheroman.blogspot.com/2010/03/poll-theft-in-muscat.html on OtherOman's blog documenting thefts (organized by date...