Mafraq, June 2 (Petra) — Ahmed bin Saud Al Siyabi, Secretary-General
of the Omani Fatwa Office, inaugurated the new building of the Oman
Research and Studies Center and its affiliated library at Al al-Bayt
University.

Al Siyabi and Abdulrahman bin Ahmed bin Hamad Al Khalili, Director of
the Committees and External Relations Department at the Omani Fatwa
Office, toured the center’s facilities in the presence of Al al-Bayt
University President Osama Nusier and Oman’s ambassador to Jordan,
Fahad Abdul Rahman Alojaili.

During the tour, the delegation received a briefing from the center’s
director, Mohammad Bani Khaled, on the center’s newly upgraded
facilities and its role in promoting Oman’s rich culture and history.
He said the center contributes to academic life through specialized
lectures and seminars, as well as by organizing Omani conferences and
scientific events at the university.

Al Siyabi also inaugurated a library specializing in Omani history
and heritage at the Hashemite Library building. The library,
affiliated with the Oman Research and Studies Center, houses a large
collection of books and references on Omani literature, history,
culture and civilization, in addition to publications from
conferences and scientific events organized by the center since its
establishment at the university.

Nuseir highlighted the deep-rooted fraternal ties between Jordan and
Oman at both the leadership and people-to-people levels. He praised
the role played by Al Siyabi and Al Khalili in establishing the Oman
Research and Studies Center and in strengthening academic and
cultural cooperation between Al al-Bayt University and the Omani
Fatwa Office, with support from the Omani Embassy in Amman.

Nseir said the university looks forward to expanding scientific and
cultural cooperation with Omani institutions in ways that promote the
exchange of expertise and knowledge and strengthen shared
achievements between the two sides.

//Petra// AF