Relationship dossier
Oman
Palestine
Relationship assessment
Oman supports Palestinian statehood and maintains substantive diplomatic engagement with Palestine.
Oman toward Palestine
+40The Omani government has supported Palestinian statehood and rights and opened an embassy in Ramallah, demonstrating engagement beyond formal recognition.
Palestine toward Oman
+15The Palestinian government maintains official engagement with Oman. The scope of specific bilateral initiatives and their implementation is unclear.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship has a cooperative foundation, notably Oman's support for Palestinian statehood and its embassy in Ramallah. Official engagement is present, though the breadth of sustained bilateral cooperation is not clear enough to characterize the ties as a close partnership.
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
Oman has supported Palestinian statehood and rights and opened an embassy in Ramallah, giving its policy toward Palestine a substantive cooperative dimension. Palestinian-Omani ties include official diplomatic engagement, but the scope and durability of specific Palestinian government initiatives toward Oman are less clear.
Key developments
Oman opened an embassy in Ramallah, strengthening its diplomatic engagement with Palestine.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of Oman-Palestine bilateral agreements are unclear.
- Details of sustained Palestinian government cooperation with Oman are limited.