Relationship dossier
Lebanon
Oman
Relationship assessment
High-level engagement supports modestly cooperative Lebanon–Oman relations
Lebanon toward Oman
+20Lebanese President Michel Aoun visited Oman in January 2022 and held talks with Sultan Haitham bin Tariq on bilateral cooperation, demonstrating active Lebanese government engagement with Oman.
Oman toward Lebanon
+20Oman hosted Lebanese President Michel Aoun in January 2022 for talks with Sultan Haitham bin Tariq on bilateral cooperation, demonstrating active Omani government engagement with Lebanon.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship has a cooperative diplomatic foundation, illustrated by the January 2022 presidential visit and discussions on strengthening bilateral cooperation. The breadth and durability of practical cooperation are less clear, so the overall picture is positive but restrained.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Lebanon and Oman have engaged in high-level bilateral diplomacy, including Lebanese President Michel Aoun’s visit to Oman in January 2022, where the two governments discussed strengthening cooperation. This supports a positive but modest assessment; the available picture of sustained practical cooperation and its scope is limited.
Key developments
Lebanese President Michel Aoun visited Oman and held talks with Sultan Haitham bin Tariq on bilateral relations and cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation arrangements are unclear.
- The extent of sustained economic and governmental cooperation beyond high-level engagement is uncertain.