January 31 - Oman says it has uncovered a spy network from the United Arab Emirates operating in the country.[2]
February
February 9 - Somali pirates seize an oil supertanker off the coast of Oman.[3]
February 16 - South Korea will fly the bodies of eight Somali pirates killed in a commando raid on a freighter last month from Muscat to Mogadishu, Somalia.[4]
February 19 - Pirates seize a yacht with four Americans off the coast of Oman.[5]
February 27 - Police clash with anti-government protesters in Sohar, leaving two people dead.[6]
March
March 1 - Omani police fire into the air to try to disperse the protests in their fourth day, wounding one.[7]
March 5 - Two government ministers are replaced in response to protests.[8]
March 6 - Three more ministers are dismissed to respond to protests.[9]
March 29 - Omani police arrest several protesters and clear a blockade in Sohar.[10]
April
April 1 - A protester is shot dead by police at a demonstration in Sohar.[11]
April 22 - Thousands of protesters take to the streets to protest for reform.[12]
