Saudi-Oman Border Entry Point Agreed
P.K. Abdul Ghafour, Arab News

JEDDAH, 4 December 2006 — Saudi Arabia and its southern GCC neighbor, the Sultanate of Oman, have agreed to establish a border point in order to facilitate transportation and enhance trade relations between the two countries, it was announced yesterday. The new border point will be in operation within two years.

A joint communiqué issued yesterday after official talks between Interior Minister Prince Naif and his Omani counterpart Saud Al-Bousaeedi said that work on the border point had already started. It will be called Rub Al-Khali (Empty Quarter) entry point on the Saudi side and Ramlat Khaliya entry point on the Omani side, the communiqué added.

“All measures have been taken by relevant agencies in both countries to establish the border point facilities, pave the roads and build other installations,” the communiqué said, adding that the border point would help link roads in the two countries.

Saudi Arabia occupies 80 percent of the Arabian Peninsula and Oman occupies the southeastern corner of the peninsula. Yemen, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE border Oman on the west.

During his meeting with Bousaeedi, Prince Naif underscored the strong relations between the two countries. “We consider the security of Oman as part and parcel of the Kingdom’s security,” Naif said and called for further strengthening their security cooperation.

Prince Naif emphasized the significance of security in the life and development of a nation. “In spite of the terrorist attacks that occurred in the past years, Saudi Arabia enjoys security and this is evident from its growing economy and increasing foreign investment,” he said. He praised Saudi security forces for their efforts to root out terrorism from the country.



Well it's good that we wont have drive across all of the UAE just to get to Oman, but two years!!!

well it's all the way in the empty quarter, I'm surprised it will only take 2 years to build the road.

well it's all the way in the empty quarter, I'm surprised it will only take 2 years to build the road.


There is an oil field near the border with UAE in Rub Al Khali. I think its called the Shuaiba oil field?, Any ways they could simply extend that Road to Muscat?

Good step.

nice

I hope that this is not an incentive to finialise the border with Oman and takemore land on the process.

I hope that this is not an incentive to finialise the border with Oman and takemore land on the process.

haha

all what we want is an access to the Arabian Sea.

^^ wat do you mean

I hope that this is not an incentive to finialise the border with Oman and takemore land on the process.


Why would anyone want more or less of Rub Al Khali?

well its still land and who knows maybe someday rubi alkali will become icecold with mountains and snow

^^ LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL :lol::lol::lol::lol:

omg mountains and snow !! how ;p

well its still land and who knows maybe someday rubi alkali will become icecold with mountains and snow

Not even during the Ice Age was the Arabian Peninsula that cold or had glaciers correct me if i'm wrong.

But i guess what your tying to say is in the future it may be of economic value, but I really don't know what you mean by saudi getting more land, I don't think Saudi is a nation that has been as expansionalists.

Can you all stop stirring and go back to the main topic.

There is an oil field near the border with UAE in Rub Al Khali. I think its called the Shuaiba oil field?, Any ways they could simply extend that Road to Muscat?
Yeah, but I don't think there's a public road to Shayba, only track. So they still need to build a proper road.

Yeah, but I don't think there's a public road to Shayba, only track. So they still need to build a proper road.

Oh yes, your right its mainly for heavy machinery and truck transport going into the oil field.

WOW an actual Hiway across Rub Al khali that's gonna be quites something.

Not even during the Ice Age was the Arabian Peninsula that cold or had glaciers correct me if i'm wrong.

But i guess what your tying to say is in the future it may be of economic value, but I really don't know what you mean by saudi getting more land, I don't think Saudi is a nation that has been as expansionalists.

it used to be a jungle but the rub al khali used to harbour a civilization that was mentioned in the qur'an ''3ad aladhi la matheel fil bilad'' the most beautiful civilization ever to exist after its destruction the survivors left it and made new empires like babylon, egypt, yemen,etc. there is an arabic book called ''Atlas Al-Qur'an" if you want pm me and I will send it to you, it has pictures and maps about all the places mentioned in the qur'an and the civilizations, I also have "Atlas Al-sira Al-nabawiya" which has pictures and maps of all the places that the prophet muhammad *SAWS* went to and even before him starting from his grand grand father quraysh (the founder of mecca) and so on, its very interesting but you should know arabic, I have it in PDF format.

If anyeone else wants it tell me.

it used to be a jungle but the rub al khali used to harbour a civilization that was mentioned in the qur'an ''3ad aladhi la matheel fil bilad'' the most beautiful civilization ever to exist after its destruction the survivors left it and made new empires like babylon, egypt, yemen,etc. there is an arabic book called ''Atlas Al-Qur'an" if you want pm me and I will send it to you, it has pictures and maps about all the places mentioned in the qur'an and the civilizations, I also have "Atlas Al-sira Al-nabawiya" which has pictures and maps of all the places that the prophet muhammad *SAWS* went to and even before him starting from his grand grand father quraysh (the founder of mecca) and so on, its very interesting but you should know arabic, I have it in PDF format.

If anyeone else wants it tell me.


Awsome, the Rub Al khali should have more hidden Oil reserves if the region use to be a dense forest/temperate region. Sure Personal Message me the links it will be greatly appreciated.

Not even during the Ice Age was the Arabian Peninsula that cold or had glaciers correct me if i'm wrong.

But i guess what your tying to say is in the future it may be of economic value, but I really don't know what you mean by saudi getting more land, I don't think Saudi is a nation that has been as expansionalists.

You must have never talked to a non-Saudi person living in the Arabian Peninsula :)

You must have never talked to a non-Saudi person living in the Arabian Peninsula :)

I dont want to get into politics but Saudi lost nearly 200,000 sq km to Yemen after the 2000 border greement. We also lost Wahat Al Buraimi to Abu Dhabi in the 1970s.

I dont want to get into politics but Saudi lost nearly 200,000 sq km to Yemen after the 2000 border greement. We also lost Wahat Al Buraimi to Abu Dhabi in the 1970s.

^^ thats because saudii took the land from us before

^^ thats because saudii took the land from us before

I expected such response. I dont agree with what you say but lets not waste more time on politics.