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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)
President Barack Obama speaks at Solyndra, Inc., a solar panel manufacturing facility, in Fremont, Calif. Wednesday, May 26, 2010.  The New York Times  Thu 2 Sep 2010
Obama's Post-Iraq World
LONDON — Europe adjusted long ago, but not without pain, to its diminished place in world affairs. After Suez for the British, after Algeria for the French, even the most stubborn post-World War... (photo: AP / Alex Brandon)
Foreign Policy   Iraq   Photos   US   Wikipedia: 2003 invasion of Iraq
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greets Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the State Department in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, before attending their direct talks aimed at peace in the Middle East.  The Star  Thu 2 Sep 2010
Israel, Palestinians launch direct peace talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli and Palestinian leaders began direct peace negotiations on Thursday, sitting down for U.S.-brokered talks even as hard-liners on both sides vowed never to accept a deal.... (photo: AP / Jason Reed, Pool)
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Former British prime minister Tony Blair, now the Middle East envoy for the so-called Quartet peacemakers, speaks at a meeting of the French ruling conservative party, the Union for a Popular Movement party (UMP), Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008 in Paris. Blair was invited on Saturday by French President Nicolas Sarkozy to deliver a speech before some 2,000 party members The Australian Thu 2 Sep 2010
Tony Blair memoir reveals support for George W. Bush and Guantanamo Bay
TONY Blair admires George W. Bush more than almost any other politician in the world and uses his memoir, A Journey, to give a qualified endorsement of... (photo: AP / Thibault Camus)
Iraq   Photos   Tony Blair   War   Wikipedia: A Journey
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during remarks on the Middle East peace negotiations in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. The Australian Thu 2 Sep 2010
Benjamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas reach for a lasting peace
BARACK Obama says a lasting Middle East peace deal is possible within a year after Israeli and Palestinian leaders recommitted to finding a two-state solution.... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Israel   Palestine   Peace   Photos   Wikipedia: Peace process in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak gestures as he answers reporters during a press conference he gave on the opening day of the 48th Paris Air Show at the Bourget airport, Monday June 15, 2009. The Australian Thu 2 Sep 2010
Ehud Barak hints at likely Israeli concessions
WHILE Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been standing alongside US President Barack Obama talking about peace in vague terms, his Defence Minister, Ehud... (photo: AP / Jacques Brinon)
Israel   Palestine   Peace   Photos   Wikipedia: Peace process in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
LIGHTNING HAMMER - U.S. Army Spc. Samuel Melendez of Bravo Troop, 5th Battalion, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, patrols a marsh outside Qubah, a small village in Diyala province, Aug. 19. The patrol was part of Operation Lightning Hammer, a maneuver to flush ins The Examiner Thu 2 Sep 2010
Don't just turn the page, close the book on Iraq war
It's time do more than just "turn the page" on America's foreign wars. We should close the book and put it pack on the shelf, said potential Libertarian presidential... (photo: U.S. Army/Sgt. Patrick Lair)
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People mourn the deaths of Wednesday's blast victims during their funeral in Lahore, Pakistan on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. Asia Times Thu 2 Sep 2010
Al-Qaeda makes a point with Lahore attack
     Sep 3, 2010 Al-Qaeda makes a point with Lahore attack... (photo: AP / K.M. Chaudary)
Al Qaida   Lahore   Photos   Terrorism   Wikipedia: Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
An Iraqi army soldier stands guard as pilgrims walk down a street in central Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July 28, 2008. Three suicide bombers and a roadside bomb struck Shiite pilgrims taking part in a massive religious procession in Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 28 people and wounding 92, police sai Asia Times Thu 2 Sep 2010
Iraqis uneasy over what happens next
     Sep 3, 2010 Iraqis uneasy over what happens next... (photo: AP / Hadi Mizban)
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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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