• 50,000 the number of government jobs Sultan Qaboos has promised will be installed in the country
• $390 the amount Oman’s unemployment program would pay job-seekers each month until they find work source

• » But it’s not working: While Sultan Qaboos doesn’t appear to be in danger of losing his leadership role, protesters are still unhappy and are pushing for political reforms in the country. “We want new faces in the government and we have a long list of social reforms,” said civil servant Habiba al-Hanay. “We just hope he will hear us and make changes.”

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