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various flower plant saplings in the nursery ready for plantation - nature
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ESO to plant 12,000 native plants in Dhofar
Sun 22 Apr 2012
Muscat: The Environment Society of Oman (ESO) is observing Earth Day on Sunday by planting about 1,000 native trees in Salalah as part of their drive to plant 12,000 native trees in the Dhofar... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Oman Air Airbus A330
Airlines   Business   Photos   Transport   Wikipedia: Oman Air		  Gulf News 
Oman Air loses 110m riyals due to fuel costs
Sun 8 Apr 2012
Dubai: Oman Air on Sunday said it reported a loss of 110 million riyals in 2011 as fuel costs spiralled. The revenue for the year increased by 35 per cent to 311.3 million riyals over the... (photo: GFDL / Rschider)
Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav arrives at a court in Tel Aviv, Tuesday, March 22, 2011.  Austin American Statesman  Sun 20 May 2012
Jailed Israeli president freed briefly
JERUSALEM — A prison spokeswoman says Israel's jailed former president has been freed for a few hours to attend his son's wedding. Spokeswoman Sivan Weizman said Moshe Katsav was granted a... (photo: AP / Ariel Schalit)
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009.  Atlanta Journal  Sun 20 May 2012
Former Israeli PM: Jerusalem must be partitioned
JERUSALEM — Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is urging Israeli leaders to relinquish the idea of a unified Jerusalem if they truly want peace. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives... (photo: AP / Gali Tibbon, Pool)
Jerusalem   Peace   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Ehud Olmert
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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sunday, April 1, 2012. Atlanta Journal Sun 20 May 2012
Netanyahu: African migrants could overrun Israel
JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is warning that Israel could be swamped by illegal migrants from Africa. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu... (photo: AP / Ariel Schalit)
Africa   Immigration   Israel   Photos   Wikipedia: Benjamin Netanyahu
G8 expresses concerns over North Korea, Iran Newstrack India Sun 20 May 2012
G8 expresses concerns over North Korea, Iran
Washington, May 20 (IANS) The leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) major industrialised nations have expressed "deep" and "grave" concern over the actions of North Korea... (photo: EC / EC)
G8   Iran   Korea   Leaders   Photos   Wikipedia: G8
Operation Serve and Tell: Servicemembers encouraged to blog Stars and Stripes Sun 20 May 2012
Operation Serve and Tell: Servicemembers encouraged to blog
U.S. troops are invading the blogosphere in increasing numbers to speak their minds about everything from the most mundane topics to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod)
Afghanistan   Defence   Iraq   Photos   Troops   Wikipedia: Afghanistan
A man holds up a child during a demonstration against Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad's regime in the outskirts of Idlib, northern Syria, Sunday Feb. 26, 2012. The Guardian Sat 19 May 2012
Largest protests yet in Syria's biggest city
ZEINA KARAM Associated Press= BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian forces on Friday fired on protesters holding the largest opposition marches yet in Aleppo, a sign of rising anti-regime... (photo: AP / Rodrigo Abd)
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Yemeni policemen sit in a pickup truck in front of Sanaa's International airport in Yemen, Sunday, April 8, 2012. BBC News Sat 19 May 2012
Yemen's hidden war with al-Qaeda
Since 12 May fierce fighting has been raging in southern Yemen between government forces, backed by US advisers, and Islamist militants allied to al-Qaeda in the Arabian... (photo: AP / Hani Mohammed)
Photos   Qaeda   War   Wikipedia: 2011–2012 Yemeni revolution   Yemen
Egyptian protesters clap and wave flags in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011. Egypt's military is taking down the makeshift tents of protesters who camped out on Tahrir Square in an effort to allow traffic and normal life to return to central Cairo. There were a few verbal altercations between soldiers and protesters Sunday morning as the tents were removed, but the process was generally peaceful. BBC News Sat 19 May 2012
Huge economic challenge awaits Egypt's next leader
When Egyptians joined a popular revolt last year, many were demanding economic change. They were suffering from high unemployment and prices, low wages, widespread... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla)
Economy   Egypt   Photos   Revolution   Wikipedia: Egyptian presidential election, 2012


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A Libyan oil worker, works at a refinery inside the Brega oil complex, in Brega east of Libya, on Saturday Feb. 26, 2011. Production at Brega has dropped by almost 90 percent amid the country's crisis because many employees have fled and few ships are coming to offload the product. Saudi says $100 per barrel great price for oil The Guardian
EU, Iraq sign first-ever partnership deal EU, Iraq sign first-ever partnership deal Khaleej Times
In this Tuesday, April 24, 2012 photo, Sudanese workers inspect burnt out oil pipes at the oil-rich border town of Heglig, Sudan. Oil Wars on the Horizon CounterPunch
India US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on her arrival at NSCBI Airport in Kolkata on Sunday 06 May 2012 in Eastern India City Clinton lauds India for reducing dependence on Iranian oil Indian Express
Terrorism
In this Monday, May 14, 2012 photo, a girl walks past Syrian rebels at Khaldiyeh neighborhood in Homs province, central Syria. Syria-wide protests urged as Qaeda fears grows France24
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), left, and the guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) transit the Strait of Hormuz, 1 May, 2012. US Is Ready for Attack on Iran If Need Be, Says Ambassador to Israel ABC News
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a Syrian man walks in front of destroyed shops and houses where two bombs exploded, at Qazaz neighborhood in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, May 10, 2012. Syria Bombings: Opposition Blames Attacks On Al Qaeda, Regime Huffington Post
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian citizens walk at a damaged street near the scene where two bombs exploded, at Qazaz neighborhood in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, May 10, 2012. Hopes for peace shattered as scores are killed in twin Damascus blasts The Independent
Islam
An HH-60H Seahawk helicopter, assigned to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Two (HS-2), lands in front of a mosque. Why was the US military teaching 'total war' on Islam? BBC News
General Orders Review of Military Schools After Class Is Told U.S. Is at War With Islam General Orders Review of Military Schools After Class Is Told U.S. Is at War With Islam The New York Times
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the lawmakers of his Islamic-rooted party at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Turkey curtails military's clout in politics Palm Beach Post
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