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...James Sultan, one of Pring-Wilson’s defense attorneys, declined to discuss where and how Pring-Wilson is living, saying he was concerned for Pring-Wilson’s privacy and safety...
...graduate of the elite Sandhurst Military Academy, Qaboos had British support when he organized the 1970 coup that sent his father Sultan Said bin Taimur into exile. The aging ruler had kept Oman isolated from the rest of the world. The country's few cars crawled along only six miles of roadway. Three primary schools educated a total of 909 males. The gates of Muscat were locked at night, and the use of eyeglasses was banned...
...prosperity may be threatened if its oil begins to run out in the 1990s. Another uncertainty comes from the fact that Qaboos, who is divorced, has no heirs. The leaders who gathered in Muscat last week can only hope they will be invited again for many more of the Sultan's anniversaries. --By John Moody. Reported by Barry Hillenbrand/Muscat
...market had an element of mystery as well. The buying binge may have been fueled by a single investor group, possibly a Middle East consortium. One rumor has it that the Sultan of Brunei, monarch of the oil-rich country in northeast Borneo, has been buying millions of ounces of gold during the past month. He oversees a fortune estimated at $30 billion, and is said to be the world's richest man. Certainly he has the cash to play the gold market. TELEVISION Creating Static in the Skies...
Does anyone believe that removing the causes will eliminate terrorism? What will it take? The destruction of Israel? The conversion of all Sunni Muslims to the Shi'ite faith? The eradication of any Western influence on Islam? The crowning of Gaddafi as Sultan of North Africa? And will any of that satisfy the I.R.A., the Baader-Meinhof or the Red Brigades? Brian Eddolls New York City Championship Play...