Witnesses say security forces armed with batons have dispersed opposition protest calling for release of political prisoners
Hundreds of state petroleum workers rally outside of agency's headquarters in Muscat to demand higher wages; other demonstrations report
Sultan Qaboos bin Sa'id empowers Majlis Ash-Shura and Council of State to make laws and regulations
Move signals how political discontent sweeping Middle East may be reaching oil-rich Gulf federation
Citizens demonstrate against government, calling for better public services, measures to clean up corruption
Sultan Qaboos pledges to create 50,000 government jobs, provide monthly benefit of $390 to unemployed
Hundreds of thousands turn out across Arab world after Friday prayers to express anger at their leaders
Hundreds of anti-government protesters gather to demand more jobs, higher salaries and democratic reforms in the Gulf state
Reports say at least two people have been killed in a confrontation between security forces and protesters demanding political reforms
At least 11 killed, five injured as security forces fire shots to disperse crowds closing in on government buildings
