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Ancient coastal defence forts protecting Old Muscat (Mutrah) in Oman from naval invasion Al Jalali fort and Al Alam palace in Old Muscat, Oman. Image for illustrative purposes. Richard Sharrocks. Getty Images Image used for illustration
Oman's state budget deficit for the first nine months of 2018 shrank 36.1 percent from a year earlier to 1.92 billion rials ($5.0 billion) as oil revenues rose sharply, data from the Finance Ministry showed on Tuesday.
