His Majesty Sultan Qaboos issues three Royal Decrees

Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said on Thursday issued three Royal decrees.
Royal Decree No. 17/2016 declares the implementation of the Third Phase of the Railway Project (Fahoud-Duqm) as a public utility project.
Article (1) states that the Third Phase of the Railway Project to connect the area of Fahoud in the Governorate of Al Dhahirah to the Wilayat of Duqm in the Governorate of Al Wusta — as specified in the memo and diagram attached to this decree — shall be deemed a public utility project.
Article (2) stipulates that the authorities concerned may expropriate, through direct implementation, the properties and lands necessary for the aforementioned project, along with all the installations therein, in accordance with provisions of the Public Utility Expropriation Law promulgated by Royal Decree No. 64/78.
Article (3) states that this decree shall be published in the Official Gazette and enforced from its date of issue.
Royal Decree No. 18/2016 ratifies the agreement signed in Davos on January 22, 2016 between the Sultanate of Oman and the government of the United States of America on cooperation in the field of science and technology.
Article (1) ratifies the above-mentioned agreement in accordance with the version attached to this decree.
Article (2) states that this decree shall be published in the Official Gazette and enforced from its date of issue.
Royal Decree No. 19/2016 transfers an ambassador to the Diwan of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Article (1) transfers Sayyid Fakhri bin Mohammed Al Said, the Sultanate’s Ambassador to Malaysia, to the Diwan of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Article (2) states that this decree shall be published in the Official Gazette and enforced from its date of issue. — ONA