Corrupt reign of Britain’s Gulf ally admitted in court

Corrupt reign of Britain’s Gulf ally admitted in court

Sultan Qaboos, a UK ally who ruled the Gulf kingdom of Oman for half a century until his death in 2020, has been criticised in surprisingly frank terms by a senior diplomat responsible for protecting international relations. Graham Hand, a former ambassador who now runs the Foreign Office’s censorship department, said of Qaboos: “His reign was a very ambiguous affair.  “There was certainly corruption and other regrettable matters that were not a…