Why Yemen is Dying & Oman is Booming

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Isn’t it ironic how Yemen is going “Oh man…” While Oman is going “Yeah man…”

15 years ago I had a geography professor who was doing a lot of work in Oman, which he described as "a place you never hear of in the news, which in this part of the world is a very good thing".

I am Omani and it makes me so happy people are getting to know our country and culture

As a Yemeni, forget how nice Oman is, Omani people are the nicest people on earth. Funniest people I’ve ever seen, but also the kindest and purest. You won’t see Haitians say that about DR or Koreans about the north. As for Yemen, you will see people blame other countries for our problems, but we have only ourselves to blame. Greed, backstabbing’s, ignorance, and hate towards each other. We made those countries interfere. Omanis put their faith in one leader who repaid them, while we got greedy and wanted to divide the harvest before we even planted the seeds.

It's because late Omani sultan was one of greatest statesman of 20th century. Respect to him

Sultan Qaboos was probably one of, if not the greatest Arab leader in the 20th/21st centuries. It really cant be understated how incredible Oman's transformation was during his reign.

Proud to say I call Oman my home since 2007. I grew up in Oman and very happy to see anyone say Oman. Also love how you talk about His Majesty Sultan Qaboos, I m writing this as a tear rolls down my eyes hearing about Oman

It's amazing just how rare a leader Sultan Qaboos is these days, despite being a monarch, he knew the government exists to serve the people, and the reinvestment is incredible

As a person who has lived in Oman for over 8 years, Sultan Qaboos was a great man who did a lot for his country.

I'm an Egyptian who lived in Oman for only 4 years and I love the Sultan (رحمة الله عليه) more than our presidents and governors Truly a great man who is truly beloved among his people and the outsiders

When my father was alive he was probably America's top expert on Oman. There were only two other competitors but he deserved it. He loved exploring their caves and took many photos of their mountains. He wrote a tour book, met the sultan one and a half times, had ambassadors call him with questions. He discovered a geologic formation akin to New Hampshire's late Old Man of the Mountain and dubbed it Old Man of Oman. He was in the process of giving tours to Hollywood set location scouts and he worked with the Omani government to promote tourism too. Then a thing happened about 20 something years ago and nobody wanted to go to the middle east on vacation, ruining my dad's dreams. He said both on 9/10 and 9/12 the Omani didn't care to promote themselves. They were great. They knew they were great. They figured they didn't need to shout about how great they were. They thought people would just naturally want to come see their prosperous, happy, beautiful, peaceful nation. Talking about Oman isn't like talking about most minor countries that nobody can seem to find on a map. When i told people my dad was an expert on Oman they didn't say "where's that." They would say " what's that." Oman is a country so obscure people don't even know it's a country.

I have lived in Oman my entire life. Originally I am Indian. I live in the UAE now (moved here from Oman 1 year ago). Compared to the other GCC countries, Oman is still very slow and calm whereas other GCC countries like Qatar and UAE are miles ahead but still the peace and hospitality you will find in Oman is something you just cannot find in other GCC countries. His Majesty Sultan Qaboos was a legendary man. Under his reign, Oman boomed SO MUCH and he played a very important role in maintaining not just peace within the GCC but around the world.

I’m Yemeni born and raised. My family was with the government and went through four wars and a revolution in their lifetime. The amount of accurate information presented in this video is astonishing. I can’t believe a non-Yemeni could know this much. Well done!

As an Indian who has lived in Oman for 18 years, I can say for a fact that Sultan Qaboos Bin Said was the most loved, respected and wise monarchs to ever live. What His majesty achieved with Oman should be a case study for generations to come. I'm glad Oman is getting some recogonition, because it is truly an amazing place to live.

I am Omani, the information in this video might be true however the title and the speaker sort of imply to viewers that Omanis and Yemenis' hate each other or something. However, that is completely wrong. Oman has never wanted anything but good for Yamanis and they know that.... Oman is the only country in the gulf that refused to participate on the attack in Yemen which was lead by Saudi Arabia and UAE. Oman have always sent many humanitarian aid to our ppl in Yemen we have nothing but love for our beloved Yemen <3

I wish prosperity and peace to both Oman and Yemen from Serbia 🇷🇸

I am from Yemen and I kid you not, I watched the whole video with tears in my eyes, I was shaking my head leftwards and rightwards refusing to accept all of the miserable facts that are mentioned in this video about Yemen and it's devastating history. I have always lived my whole life outside of Yemen because my father decided to move abroad to secure a good future for his children, despite that, I have a big sense of belonging to my original country Yemen, I wish I could help this country in any sort of way but my father has always told me that it's impossible to have a good life there and that I should stop thinking about my career or any future potential in Yemen. It's truly heartbreaking to see what is happening there due to long-term of wrong leadership and stupid decisions made by the leaders.

I traveled to Oman with my dad in 2014. 2 white Americans. We rented a car and drove explored the roads and muscat… lots of turnabouts… very friendly people, beautiful country.

I lived in Oman as an American expat for 5 years in the mid 1990’s. It was amazing, safe stable and prosperous. Things changed so fast, visiting now seems like a whole new world but, the new Sultan seems to be keeping to Qabus’ dream working.