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Oman eyes 20% growth in Indian visitors this year
Fri 3 Feb 2012
The Sultanate of Oman is eyeing more than 20 per cent growth in leisure tourists from India, especially those who are well travelled. "We saw a total of 7,40,000 visitors (last year) from India, which... (photo: Creative Commons)
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Coffee   Health   People   Photos		  Khaleej Times 
Coffee meant for reducing weight banned in Oman
Mon 23 Jan 2012
Oman has banned the sale of Vitaccino Coffee which its producers claim reduces body weight. The Public Authority for Consumer Protection (PACP) said the ban... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
1/1/2012, New Year, Fireworks in KLCC, Malaysia.  Gulf News  Sat 4 Feb 2012
Sharjah Light Festival to showcase new programmes in 3D
Sharjah: The Sharjah Light Festival 2012 is expected to enthral residents as it kicks off this month at new locations and with a wider range of spectacular entertainment. The Light Festival will run... (photo: WN / Periasamy)
Commerce   Entertainment   Festival   Photos   Sharjah   Wikipedia: Sharjah (city)
A wide view of the Security Council Chamber as representatives arrive for a meeting on the situation in Syria, 31 January, 2012.  Breitbart  Sat 4 Feb 2012
Russia, China veto UN resolution on Syria
This image from amateur video made available by Shaam News Network on Satur... This image from amateur video made available by Shaam News Network on Satur... Portuguese representative Jose Filipe... (photo: UN / JC McIlwaine)
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Pro-Syrian regime protesters hold a rally in support of President Bashar Assad, pictured in the large banner, in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. Syrian forces killed at least six people - including two children - as they fired on anti-government demonstrations across the country on Friday The Star Sat 4 Feb 2012
Syria "massacre" puts pressure on Moscow to back U.N.
BEIRUT/MUNICH (Reuters) - Syrian forces killed more than 200 people in an assault on the city of Homs, activists said, the bloodiest day of an 11-month uprising giving... (photo: AP / Muzaffar Salman)
Politics   Photos   Syria   Protests   Wikipedia: Syria
File - In this photo released by the semi-official Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), an Iran's Shahab-3 missile is launched by the Revolutionary Guard, during a maneuver outside the city of Qom, Iran, Tuesday, June 28, 2011. The Guardian Sat 4 Feb 2012
An attack on Iran must be stopped
'Today’s anti-war... (photo: AP / ISNA, Ruhollah Vahdati)
Iran   Peace   Photos   War   Wikipedia: Nuclear program of Iran
Statue of Barbarossa Hayrettin Pasha near the Turkish Naval Museum on the Bosphorus in Istanbul The Examiner Sat 4 Feb 2012
Turkey's economy and tourism is one of the fastest growing in the world.
Sahit Muja: Turkey's economy and tourism is one of the fastest growing in the world. Turkey one of the best travel destination in the world.... (photo: WN / Akgun Semra)
Economy   Photos   Tourism   Trade   Turkey   Wikipedia: Turkey
Supporters of Pakistani religious party Jamiat-Ulema-i-Islam rally, protesting against U.S. policy of expanding strikes on Pakistani territory, in Pakistani border town of Chaman along Afghanistan, Friday, March 27, 2009. They chanted slogans in favor of Taliban and their leader Mullah Omar. (AP Photo/Shah Khalid) Khaleej Times Sat 4 Feb 2012
Taleban deny Mullah Omar wrote to White House
KABUL ·- The Afghan Taleban denied on Saturday that the group's leader Mullah Omar wrote to the White House last year. The White House received a letter in 2011 which... (photo: AP / Shah Khalid)
Afghanistan   Mideast   Photos   Taliban   Wikipedia: Mohammed Omar
Emirates Airline Boeing 777 at an airport. Sydney Morning Herald Sat 4 Feb 2012
Curfew breaches risk $1m fine
THE Emirates airline could face fines of more than $1 million for multiple breaches of the Sydney Airport curfew after it defied repeated warnings by air traffic control... (photo: Creative Commons / Cory)
Airline   Industry   Photos   Transport   Wikipedia: Emirates (airline)
Eyes specialty hospital in Jordan for Iraqi eyes peoples surgery Al Jazeera Sat 4 Feb 2012
Jordan hospitals struggle with Libya patients
" />" /> Jordan's hospitals are struggling to cope with thousands of Libyans who were injured during the country's uprising. Some of the Libyan patients are... (photo: WN / Jamal Penjweny)
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A part of Iran's Azadegan oil field is seen close to the border with Iraq, some 480 miles (800 kilometers) southwest of the capital, Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, April 15, 2008. Iran warns of retaliation over oil sanctions The Star
Iran's Shahab-3 ballistic missile is paraded by Iranian Revolutionary Guard in front of a picture of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during a military parade ceremony marking the 29th anniversary of the start of the 1980-1988 Iraq-Iran war, in front the mausoleum of late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. Iran's Khamenei warns over military strike, oil embargo threat Daily Press
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad makes the victory sign upon his arrival at the international airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012. Another War For Oil With Iran? WorldNews.com
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, right, shakes hands with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, April 29, 2008. A gas pipeline that would link Iran and India was at the top of the agenda as the Islamic republic's president made his first visit to New Delhi on Tuesday, despite strong U.S. objections to the proje India won't join boycott of Iran's oil Denver Post
Terrorism
File - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is escorted by Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak during an arrival ceremony at the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. Why Not the Abraham Option? WorldNews.com
110212-F-7049G-408 U.S. Army Pfc. Sean Murphy retrieves his parachute after jumping out of a C-130 Hercules aircraft over Sicily Drop Zone during large-scale airdrop training with airmen at Fort Bragg, N.C., on Feb. 12, 2011. Murphy is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Company C, 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion. DoD photo by Airman 1st Class Samuel W. Goodman, U.S. Air Force. (Released) U.S. Fears Iran's Links to al Qaeda Wall Street Journal
File - Afghan National Army soldiers train at FOB Lonestar which is located in the Nangarhar Province of Afghanistan. FOB Lonestar overlooks the foothills of Tora Bora where it is believed many Taliban and Al Qaida insurgents regularly cross. Al Qaeda weakened, Iran a threat, U.S. intelligence officials say The Los Angeles Times
A US Predator unmanned drone armed with a missile stands on the tarmac of Kandahar military airport as Afghan President Hamid Karzai spoke at a meeting with tribal leaders in Kandahar city, Afghanistan, Sunday June 13, 2010. Civilian Deaths Due to Drones Are Not Many, Obama Says The New York Times
Islam
Security forces inspect the scene of a car bomb attack in Sadr City eastern of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. Scores killed in car bomb blasts in Baghdad The Independent
An Iraqi Army soldier stands next to wreckage from a car bomb in the Shiite neighborhood of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010. Suicide bomber kills 53 in Iraq The Siasat Daily
Blindfolded suspected terrorists arrested by Iraqi special operations commandos during recent security operations in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, are put on display by authorities Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. Bomber kills 32 in attack on Iraqi Shi'ite pilgrims The Star
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