The Diwan of Royal Court has issued the following statement. “To the people of the beloved homeland in all its districts, to the Arab and Islamic nations and to the world at large. It is with hearts filled with faith in Allah and his Providence, and with great sorrow and deep sadness – yet with complete satisfaction and absolute submission to the will of the Almighty Allah, that the Diwan of Royal Court mourns His Majesty Sultan Qaboos, who passed away on Friday, the 14th of Jumada Al-Ula, January 10, 2020.”
The Diwan of the Royal Court declares an official mourning period of three days with the flag flown at half-mast for the next forty days.
The Government Communication Center has confirmed that the three days of public mourning will start from tomorrow, Sunday till Tuesday. Work will resume on Wednesday, January 15, 2020.
In a statement issued online by the Government Communication Center said, “According to what is being circulated on social media about the three days to mourn the death of the late His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, the suspension of official work for the public and private sectors are Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.”
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