February 16, 2018 -- Oman's minister Yusuf bin Alawi visits Jerusalem's Temple Mount. Alawi and Mahmoud Abbas were expected to discuss US President Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel.

THE TIMES OF ISRAEL: Oman’s foreign minister made a rare visit by an Arab official to Jerusalem’s Temple Mount on Thursday after holding talks with Palestinian leaders in the West Bank. Yusuf bin Alawi toured the Temple Mount compound in the Old City of Jerusalem and prayed at the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the site….He was slated to meet with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday. Abbas and Alawi are expected to discuss ways to “confront” Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, according to the report.

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Omani Minister for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi center, visiting the Al-Aqsa mosque compound on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem, February 15, 2018. (Ahmad GHARABLI/AFP)