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Sultan Haitham ratifies the Digital Cooperation Organisation Charter by Royal Decree No. 86/2026

Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tarik issued Royal Decree No. 86/2026 on 21 September 2026.
The decree ratifies the Charter establishing the Digital Cooperation Organisation.
The Charter was signed in the city of Riyadh on February 5, 2023.
The ratified text is the version attached to the decree.
The decree directs the departments concerned to deposit the instrument of ratification.
The decree is to be published in the Official Gazette and takes effect from the date of issue.

Royal Decree: No. 86/2026 Charter signed: Riyadh, February 5, 2023
Why it matters for exams: Treaty ratification by royal decree shows how Oman's absolute monarchy enacts international commitments, and the DCO is a new multilateral digital-economy body.
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In plain words

DCO Digital Cooperation Organisation — A multilateral body of member states that works on cooperation in the digital economy.

Instrument of ratification — The formal document a state deposits to confirm it accepts to be bound by a treaty.

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