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Bahrain to privatize Gulf Air as soon as profitable
Sun 25 Jul 2010
Monday, July 26, 2010 - Powered by MANAMA: Bahrain plans to privatize national carrier Gulf Air as soon as possible, encouraged by positive results in its restructuring, a senior government official... (photo: Creative Commons / Aero Icarus)
House Maid - Yaya - Dress - Dining Table
Campaign   Indian   Muscat   Photos   Wikipedia: Maid		  Gulf News 
Campaign to end abuse of maids
Sat 24 Jul 2010
Muscat: The near-solitary confinement of an Indian housemaid, Sajitha Suresh Babu, has once again highlighted the mental and physical torture that domestic servants can be subjected to in Oman. And... (photo: WN / Dominic Canoy)
Resorts World Sentosa Singapore  Khaleej Times  Mon 19 Jul 2010
Jewel of Muscat gifted to Singapore
MUSCAT - The Jewel of Muscat, the Omani vessel which recently completed a historic five-month voyage from here to Singapore via India, Sri Lanka and Malaysia, was on Sunday successfully lifted from... (photo: WN / Periasamy)
India   Muscat   Oman   Photos   Singapore
FlyDubai A6-FDH Boeing 737  Gulf News  Sun 18 Jul 2010
flydubai offers 100% reimbursement for Ramadan flights
Dubai: flydubai, Dubai’s first low-cost airline, is giving all passengers a 100% reimbursement of their fare if they travel between August 15 and September 6, 2010 during Ramadan. A... (photo: Creative Commons / moonm)
Aerospace   Dubai   Photos   Transport   Wikipedia: Flydubai
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Palestinians inspects the remains of a destroyed house in Rafah, south Gaza Strip, on May 22, 2010. Hamas security forces demolished dozens of illegally built homes in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah on Monday. Hamas officials said the buildings were constructed without proper permits on government-owned land. (Photo by Ahmed Deeb/WN) WorldNews.com Sat 31 Jul 2010
Arabs' ties with Israel damages the Palestinian cause: Prof Gilbert Achcar
Article by WN Guest Writer Kourosh Ziabari Prof. Gilbert Achcar is a renowned Lebanese academician, writer, socialist and anti-war activist. He left Lebanon in 1983 and... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Israel   Palestine   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Arab–Israeli conflict
A Pakistani police officer stands guard at a check post near Gaddafi stadium after Tuesday's attack in Lahore, Pakistan on Wednesday, March 4, 2009. Security is beefed up after Tuesday's attack on Sri Lankan cricket players which killed seven people and injured six members of Sri Lankan Orange News Sat 31 Jul 2010
Report slams Pakistan police
Senior Pakistan police officers have been heavily criticised in a judge's report for being ill-prepared, poorly equipped and incompetent in their efforts to prevent a... (photo: AP / K.M.Chaudary)
Attack   Pakistan   Photos   Police   Sri Lanka
President of France and honorary co-Prince of Andorra Nicolas Sarkozy, right, delivers a speech next to Andorra's chief of parliament Josep Dalleres Codina, left, at the Andorra's Parliament in Andorre-la-Vieille in Andorra, Thursday, July 29, 2010. French Presidents also carry the title of Co-Prince of Andorra, during their term of office. National Post Sat 31 Jul 2010
Immigration to blame for social ills, Sarkozy says
By Emmanuel Jarry and John Irish, Reuters July 31, 2010 Nicolas Sarkozy, the French President, proposed tough measures yesterday to fight crime, delinquency and illegal... (photo: AP / Bertrand Guay/Pool)
France   Immigration   Photos   Sarkozy   Wikipedia: Nicolas Sarkozy
Rwandan military personnel with the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) perform a short-range patrol in Northern Darfur. UNAMID began operations in the region in December 2007. Al Jazeera Sat 31 Jul 2010
UN extends Darfur force mandate
The United Nations Security Council has extended its peacekeeping mission in Sudan's western Darfur region for another year. The 15-nation council agreed... (photo: UN / Olivier Chassot)
Darfur   Peace   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: UNAMID
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, center, receives Saudi King Abdullah, left,and Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, upon their arrival at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, July 30, 2010. BBC News Sat 31 Jul 2010
Historic Saudi-Syrian Beirut visit shows Arab concern
It was mightily short on public statements and lasted only a... (photo: AP / Bilal Hussein)
Lebanon   Photos   Saudi Arabia   Syria   Wikipedia: Rafic Hariri


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In this photo taken Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, people wait to board trains at the West Railway Station in Beijing, China. Population Research Presents a Sobering Prognosis The New York Times
Iraqis inspect the scene of a bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, July 28, 2010. A bomb planted near a state-run bank killed and injured several people in the eastern Shiite slum of Sadr City police said. Iraqi Insurgents Plant Qaeda Flag in Baghdad The New York Times
File- Major General (MGEN) James N. Mattis, USMC, Commanding General, 1st Marine Division (MAR DIV), returns a salute from Marines of 1st Battalion (BN) 4th Marines about to be promoted, at Camp Commando, Kuwait while forward deployed in support of Operation enduring Freedom. The 'Real' Rogue Soldiers WorldNews.com
Energy
In this photo released by the Emirates News Agency (WAM), The 'M. Star' oil supertanker anchors offshore Fujairah port in the United Arab Emirates Thursday, July 29, 2010. Questions Swirl About Damaged Japanese Tanker The New York Times
In this photo released by the Emirates News Agency (WAM), damage is seen on the side of the 'M. Star' oil supertanker offshore Fujairah port in the United Arab Emirates Thursday, July 29, 2010. Japan supertanker probe reveals smashed hull The Star
The exterior of the Arak heavy water production facility in Arak, Iran, 360 kms southwest of Tehran, is seen on Wednesday Oct. 27, 2004. Iran's top leader rejected a long-term suspension of uranium enrichment and threatened Wednesday that Iranian diplomats will withdraw from talks with European negotiators if they insist on such a suspension. Heavy water is used to moderate a nuclear chain reaction in a nuclear reactor. US hopes for Iran nuclear talks Al Jazeera
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Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, center, receives Saudi King Abdullah, left, and Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, upon their arrival at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, July 30, 2010. Syrian and Saudi Leaders in Lebanon for Talks The New York Times
Lebanese soldiers march in front of a portrait of slain former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, during a military parade as they celebrate the 62th anniversary of Lebanon's independence from France in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday Nov. 22, 2005. Lebanon celebrates its independence, first time without Syrian troops in 29 Hezbollah sees plot behind Hariri tribunal Asia Times
Turkish Lira 2009 - Money - Economy - TL Turkey stocks skyrocket as growth, tax revenues rise Gulf News
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military technology. Since 1976, Israel had been the largest annual recipient of U.S. foreign assistance. In 2009, Israel received $2.55 billion in Foreign Military Financing (FMF) grants from the Department of Defense Israeli airstrike kills senior Hamas rocket maker Kansas City Star
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