2011 Omani protests
| 2011 Omani protests | |
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| Part of the Arab Spring | |
Protesters set Sohar's Lulu Hypermarket ablaze on 28 February 2011. | |
| Date | 17 January 2011 – 8 April 2011 (2 months, 3 weeks and 1 day) |
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| Status | Ended |
| Casualties | |
| Death(s) | 6–10 |
| Injuries | 20 |
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The 2011 Omani protests (also called the Omani Spring) were a series of protests in Oman that occurred as part of the revolutionary wave popularly known as the "Arab Spring".
The protesters demanded salary increases, lower living costs, the creation of more jobs and a reduction in corruption. Protests in Sohar, Oman's fifth-largest city, centered on the Globe Roundabout. One of the responses of the then Sultan Qaboos bin Said was the dismissal of a third of the governing cabinet.