The death penalty is provided for under the penal laws...

The death penalty is provided for under the penal laws of the Sultanate of Oman which refers to Shari'a Law. The criminal court in Oman cannot issue a sentence of capital punishment without the consent of all judges presiding the court and the implementation of a death sentence cannot be carried out before the ratification of His Majesty the Sultan.
Execution of pregnant women is delayed till birth. If the child is alive, the execution is delayed for two years for breast-feeding, and if the same child dies, execution is implemented 40 days after the date of death.
Executions cannot occur during public holidays or the Eid of the person sentenced to death.
On the 6th of March 1999, according to a royal decree, Oman introduced the death penalty for drug traffickers and users in a move mainly aimed at halting the use of the Sultanate as a trans-shipment point for drug smugglers. One people was executed in 1999.
: at least 14 executions.