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Growth   India   Oman   Photos   Visitors   Wikipedia: Oman		  The Times of India 
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)
File - Panmujom, North Korea (July 17, 2008) - Peering out from behind a granite pillar in North Korea, a Democratic People's Republic of Korea guard studies the movements of Sailors from the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group during a tour of the DMZ.  Atlanta Journal  Sun 5 Feb 2012
Bush's 'evil' trio holds sway over US decade later
It was the first State of the Union address after the 9/11 attacks, and America was leading an invasion of Afghanistan in pursuit of Osama bin Laden. Fittingly, this is where President George W. Bush... (photo: US Navy / Senior CMCS Spike Call)
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Members of the United Nations Security Council speak with the media at the end of their second day in Khartoum, Sudan. From left Susan Rice (United States), Gerard Araud (France), Vitaly Churkin (Russian Federation).  The Star  Sun 5 Feb 2012
Russia, China veto U.N. plan for Syria
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia and China vetoed on Saturday a U.N. resolution that backed an Arab plan calling on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to quit, stalling global efforts to end his bloody... (photo: UN / Stuart Price)
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Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, speaks to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a meeting at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. Abbas is on a one-day trip to Venezuela. The Guardian Sun 5 Feb 2012
Chavez: Iran sanctions hurt joint auto venture
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Saturday that international sanctions on Iran are impeding some of his country's business deals with... (photo: AP / Ariana Cubillos)
Iran   Photos   Sanctions   Venezuela   Wikipedia: U.S. sanctions against Iran
Flames are seen after an explosion went off at a gas terminal in Egypt's northern Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011 France24 Sun 5 Feb 2012
New blast hits Egypt's gas pipeline to Israel
AFP - Saboteurs on Sunday blew up a pipeline that supplies gas to Israel, the 12th such attack in a year, security officials said. Masked gunmen planted explosives under... (photo: AP / Ashraf Swailem)
Egypt   Gas   Israel   Photos   Wikipedia: 2011 Egyptian revolution
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.... (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... (photo: UN / JC McIlwaine)
Photos   Politics   Syria   UN   Wikipedia: 2011–2012 Syrian uprising
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


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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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