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| His Majesty greets Algeria and Venezuela
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ONA
7/5/2009 00:55 Oman Time |
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...muscat — his majesty sultan qaboos bin said has congratulated president abdelaziz bouteflika of algeria and president hugo chavez of venezuela on th... |
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| North Korea defies US, ‘testfires’ seven missiles
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Reuters
7/5/2009 00:55 Oman Time |
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...seoul — north korea fired seven ballistic missiles yesterday, south korea’s defence ministry said, in an act of defiance towards the us on its ind... |
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| Swine flu scare threatening tourism
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Sameh Al Saiyed
7/5/2009 00:54 Oman Time |
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...muscat — tourism industries across the world have reported a slide in revenues in the wake of the swine flu scare, besides the global financial cris... |
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| Passenger from Britain diagnosed with disease
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Times News Service
7/5/2009 00:53 Oman Time |
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...muscat — the sultanate’s swine flu control body yesterday said a british passenger has been diagnosed with the disease.
the patient, who arrive... |
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| Iraq rules out US help to reconcile factions
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Reuters
7/5/2009 00:53 Oman Time |
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...baghdad — iraq yesterday ruled out foreign involvement in its efforts to reconcile rival factions, just after visiting us vice-president joe biden u... |
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| Serena wins battle of Williams
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Reuters
7/5/2009 00:41 Oman Time |
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...london — serena williams celebrated american independence day by beating sister venus 7 - 6 6 - 2 with a crushing display of power tennis to win her... |
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| Sensational Fatma loses in Wimbledon doubles quarterfinal
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Times News Service
7/5/2009 00:39 Oman Time |
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...muscat — oman’s teenage tennis sensation, fatma al nabhani lost in the girls doubles wimbledon quarterfinal yesterday. the 33rd player in the worl... |
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| Nestor and Zimonjic retain doubles title
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Agencies
7/5/2009 00:37 Oman Time |
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...london — daniel nestor and nenad zimonjic retained their men’s doubles title with an entertaining 7-6 (9-7) 6-7 (3-7) 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 win over the b... |
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| ‘Masirah’ rules the waves
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Times News Service
7/5/2009 00:28 Oman Time |
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...muscat — fresh from their victory over a quadruple olympic medallist and an america’s cup challenger, oman sail’s masirah extreme 40 is now seat... |
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| Thailand beat Oman in beach volleyball
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Times News Service
7/5/2009 00:27 Oman Time |
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...muscat — the omani beach volleyball team lost to thailand team 21-16, 21-12 in the first asian youth games in singapore yesterday. with this loss, t... |
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| Bowlers dominate first day of Galle Test
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AFP
7/5/2009 00:26 Oman Time |
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...galle — the bowlers dominated the opening day of the first test yesterday, with pakistan slumping to 15 for two after sri lanka were bowled out for ... |
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| Russia will open airspace to US for Afghan war
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The New York Times News Service, AFP
7/5/2009 00:25 Oman Time |
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...moscow — the russian government has agreed to let american troops and weapons bound for afghanistan fly over russian territory, officials on both si... |
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| Oman keen to do well in Davis Cup this year
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Nishad Anwar
7/5/2009 00:25 Oman Time |
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...muscat — oman’s davis cup players exuded confidence ahead of the asia / oceania group 2 tournament against hong kong starting this month.
the ... |
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| Army attacks militant strongholds, Taleban claims downing chopper
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— Agencies
7/5/2009 00:16 Oman Time |
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...kallay — fierce fighting broke out yesterday in the northwestern region of pakistan close to where an army helicopter crashed day before yesterday k... |
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| UN envoy denied Suu Kyi meeting
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Reuters
7/5/2009 00:15 Oman Time |
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...naypyidaw — the un secretary-general ban ki-moon minced no words in expressing his disappointment yesterday when the military-ruled myanmar’s top ... |
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| ‘Slumdog’ star Salim moves into new Mumbai home
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Reuters
7/5/2009 00:14 Oman Time |
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...mumbai — nine-year-old azharuddin ismail who played the youngest salim in the oscar-winning movie slumdog millionaire, moved into his new home in an... |
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| Bus skids off flyover, falls onto rail tracks; 11 killed in India
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PTI
7/5/2009 00:13 Oman Time |
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...kolkata — at least 11 people were killed and 40 injured when a mini-bus skidded off the bankim setu flyover and fell onto railway tracks at howrah s... |
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| MBA youth shot, parents cry foul
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PTI
7/5/2009 00:12 Oman Time |
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...dehradun — controversy surrounded gunning down of an mba qualified youth in an alleged police encounter, with his parents claiming that he has no cr... |
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| Labour’s tax rise to pay for care homes in Britain
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The Independent
7/5/2009 00:11 Oman Time |
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...london — labour is considering a plan to raise national insurance contributions to fund a guaranteed minimum level of care for the elderly, it has b... |
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| Sultanate’s next singing star
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Times News Service
7/5/2009 00:04 Oman Time |
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...muscat — oman has got talent ... and bundles of it! according to organisers of fannan halafoni, the sultanate’s exciting new competition for aspir... |
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| CIA never disclosed existence of tapes
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The New York Times News Service
7/4/2009 23:52 Oman Time |
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...washington — current and former top central intelligence agency (cia) officers have appeared before a federal grand jury in virginia as part of an 1... |
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| US, Iraq bolstering diplomatic ties
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AFP
7/4/2009 23:49 Oman Time |
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...baghdad — america’s role in iraq was switching from deep military engagement to one of diplomatic support, ahead of a complete withdrawal from the... |
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| Independence Day: Biden meets US troops
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Reuters
7/4/2009 23:48 Oman Time |
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...baghdad — us vice president joe biden met us troops preparing to mark their independence day holiday yesterday, on the third day of a visit he has u... |
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| Iran mulls trials as it steps up action against rioters
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AFP
7/4/2009 23:48 Oman Time |
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...tehran — iran is considering pressing charges against a british embassy staffer, a newsweek journalist and several reformist leaders, lawyers said y... |
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| Y-Peer spreads its wings in Oman
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Rahima Al Balushi
7/4/2009 23:45 Oman Time |
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...muscat ─ youth peer (y-peer), a pioneering and comprehensive youth-to-youth initiative established by the united nations population fund (unfpa), is... |
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| Salalah decks up for festival
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ONA
7/4/2009 23:42 Oman Time |
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...muscat — the activities of salalah tourism festival 2009 will kick off on july 15 under the auspices of sayyid hamoud bin faisal al busaidi, environ... |
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| India follows Russia, China; questions dollar’s primacy
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Bloomberg
7/4/2009 23:41 Oman Time |
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...paris — suresh tendulkar, an economic adviser to indian prime minister manmohan singh, said he is urging the government to diversify its $264.6 bill... |
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| RIL files petition with Supreme Court on gas judgement
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Bloomberg
7/4/2009 23:40 Oman Time |
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...mumbai — mukesh ambani’s reliance industries (ril) said it filed a petition to the supreme court challenging a lower court order to supply natural... |
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| China National Offshore may bid for Iraqi oil fields
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Bloomberg
7/4/2009 23:39 Oman Time |
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...beijing — china national offshore oil, the nation’s third-biggest oil explorer, may continue to bid for oil fields in iraq after the gulf country ... |
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| Opportune time for banks to expand in Oman: StanChart
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Debojyoti Ghosh
7/4/2009 23:38 Oman Time |
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...muscat — as oman pursues its diversification strategy into tourism, infrastructure and education, it is an opportune time to articulate the bank’s... |
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