Iran-US talks: Ultimate aim is regional and global peace, says Oman's Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr
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– 'The Coast Guard, led by the Dhofar Governorate Police Command, prevented an attempt to smuggle prohibited materials on a Yemeni boat after a precise surveillance operation and arrested two individuals of Yemeni nationality caught in the act,' stated the ROP report.
Legal procedures are being completed against the arrested individuals.
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