Jordan's King Abdullah arrives in Oman
Official visit aims to strengthen bilateral ties between the two countries, the official Jordanian state news agency said. The king and Sultan Haitham will discuss "established brotherly relations" and regional developments , according to the report. Queen Rania is accompanying the king on the two-day visit. The royal couple were met at the at a private airport in Muscat by Sultan Haitham, both nations' state news agencies confirmed. Jordan and Oman are close US allies, and both have military pacts with Washington. Oman also has friendly ties with Tehran. Jordan, despite its reservations about the expansion of Iranian proxies in Syria, steers away from directly criticising Iran Over the past decade, security ties between Jordan and Oman have strengthened, with King Abdullah praising the Sultanate for mediating disputes in the region. Jordan has military advisers in Oman, while Omani troops have participated in US supervised military drills in the kingdom.