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Oman to invest $20 billion in rugged beauty to lure upscale tourists
Beauty   Oman   Photos   Tourists   Trade		  CNN 
Oman to invest $20 billion in rugged beauty to lure upscale tourists
Wed 25 Aug 2010
Oman's bespoke tourism Salalah, Oman (CNN) -- As temperatures soar across the Persian Gulf, one oasis is blossoming with greenery. The summer monsoon season, or "khareef," draws visitors from around... (photo: WN / marzena)
Jet Airways
Airlines   Jet   Photos   Transport   Wikipedia:Jet Airways		  Gulf News 
Bomb hoax forces plane to make emergency landing in Muscat
Sat 21 Aug 2010
Muscat: A Jet Airways passenger plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Muscat International Airport in the early hours of Friday following a bomb hoax. An Indian passenger, on board the... (photo: Creative Commons / Rick Schlamp)
Masked Palestinian Hamas militants hold a press conference in Gaza City, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. To relaunch Middle East peace talks on Thursday, the Israeli and Palestinian leaders and their American mediators quietly agreed to push aside the question of Hamas - the Islamic militant group that controls one of the two Palestinian territories and rejects negotiations.  Wall Street Journal  Fri 3 Sep 2010
Hamas Threats Suggest Palestinian Divisions
By CHARLES LEVINSON JERUSALEM—The Palestinian group Hamas took credit Thursday for a second West Bank shooting attack in as many days and vowed more attacks were to come, a claim that raised... (photo: AP / Khalil Hamra)
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Masked Palestinian Hamas militants hold a press conference in Gaza City, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. To relaunch Middle East peace talks on Thursday, the Israeli and Palestinian leaders and their American mediators quietly agreed to push aside the question of Hamas - the Islamic militant group that controls one of the two Palestinian territories and rejects negotiations.  Irish Times  Fri 3 Sep 2010
Hamas taking hard line over peace negotiations
Attacks on settlers will continue unless the rulers of Gaza can be accommodated, writes MICHAEL JANSEN� BY RESPONDING with violence to the resumption of Fatah-Israeli negotiations, Hamas, ruler of... (photo: AP / Khalil Hamra)
Hamas   Mideast   Peace   Photos   Wikipedia: Peace process in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
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A common "Blackberry" PDA is seen displaying Dutch-based company Tele Atlas' digital maps,Thursday, July 5, 2007, in Taipei, Taiwan. Daily Star Lebanon Thu 2 Sep 2010
UN official: BlackBerry data requests legitimate
Chief of telecom agency says private sector must work with governments Friday, September 03, 2010 - Powered by -->... (photo: AP / Wally Santana)
Governments   Photos   Security   Technology   UN
Gold Jewelries Gulf News Thu 2 Sep 2010
UAE gold sales plunge 15% in Ramadan
Dubai :  Retail gold demand volumes in Dubai and Abu Dhabi dipped by around 15 per cent in August on the year, as Ramadan led consumers to focus more on food... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Dubai   Gold   Ramadan   Photos   Wikipedia: Gold
A native dance seen in the exhibit hall of Intramuros , Manila City , they performed by dance troupe of South Cotabato Province, Philippines , February 1 , 2009. Khaleej Times Thu 2 Sep 2010
Over 13,000 embraced Islam in Dubai
The emirate of Dubai is seeing waves of conversion to Islam over the last 14 years, particularly during the holy month of Ramadan, according to a top official here. Huda... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Dubai   Islam   Photos   Ramadan   Wikipedia: Islam
Photo of muslim mosques located in Mindanao Province being showcased in the exhibit hall of Intramuros , Manila City , Philippines , February 1 , 2009. The New York Times Thu 2 Sep 2010
New Yorkers' Support for Islamic Center Is Uncertain, Poll Finds
Two-thirds of New York City residents want a planned Muslim community center and mosque to be relocated to a less controversial site away from ground zero in Lower... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Islam   Manhattan   Muslim   Photos   Wikipedia: Muslim
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 18, 2010, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the new START Treaty. Lexington Herald-Leader Thu 2 Sep 2010
Hamas among intractable issues in Mideast talks
AP Photo - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton looks on as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands as... (photo: AP / Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Issues   Mideast   Photos   Rodham   Talks
A muslim woman seen watching a local dance performed by in Intramuros , Manila City , Philippines , February 1 , 2009. Gulf News Thu 2 Sep 2010
Makkah all set for last week of Ramadan
 Riyadh: Makkah is prepared for the last week of Ramadan when the number of pilgrims coming to the city is expected to peak. Many Muslims are keen to do etikaf... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Makkah   Photos   Pilgrims   Ramadan   Wikipedia: Ramadan (calendar month)


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The reactor building of the Bushehr nuclear power plant is seen, just outside the southern city of Bushehr, Iran, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010. Iran: 2020 Target For Nuclear Fusion Reactor WPXI
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks at Columbia University, Monday, Sept. 24, 2007, in New York. Iran debates talks with Uncle Sam Asia Times
An Israeli F-16 fighter jet advances as it prepares to take off for a mission in Lebanon at Ramat David air force base in northern Israel, Thursday, July 20, 2006. Israeli warplanes launched new airstrikes on Beirut´s southern suburbs, a Hezbollah The great chess game of the Middle East Asia Times
Deputy Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Olli Heinonen, listens to a question during a joint press conference with a top Iranian nuclear negotiator, Javad Vaeedi, unseen, after their talks in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 200 Iran has enough material for 1-2 atom bombs - ex-IAEA aide Daily Star Lebanon
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, listen during remarks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. Netanyahu praises Abbas as his 'partner in peace,' rules out settlement freeze Daily Star Lebanon
Hebron H2 mural 2 Hebron area sealed after attack Khaleej Times
Palestinian mourners carry the body of Hamas militant Shareef Qudeir, 22, during his funeral in KhanYounis refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. A Palestinian health official said Wednesday that a Gaza Strip militant was killed and three others were wounded in an Israeli attack in southern Gaza. (Photo by Ahmed Deeb/WN) Hamas: 150 members arrested in wake of shooting The Guardian
President Barack Obama speaks to the Nation from the Oval Office to announce the end of America’s combat role in Iraq, 8 August, 2010. Text of President Obama's speech on Iraq WorldNews.com
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Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, left, reacts during a horse riding exhibition prior to a gala dinner hosted by Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, sitting on stage at right, at a Carabinieri, Italian military police headquarters, in Rome, Monday, Aug. 30, 2010. Europe should convert to Islam, Muammar Gaddafi tells hired audience of 500 women The Australian
Saudi soldiers is seen in the southern province of Jizan, near the border with Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Critics Say Saudi Antiterror Effort Nets Activists Wall Street Journal
Yemen's president Ali Abdullah Saleh gestures as he answers questions from local and international journalists during a press conference one day before the parliamentary election, in San'a, Yemen Saturday, April 26, 2003. Yemen president admits growing Al Qaida threat Gulf News
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