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Thursday, 12 May, 2011
BEIRUT — Lebanese President Michel Sulaiman opened yesterday the International Centre for Dialogue / Leqaa of the Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch and All the East' in Al Rabwa east of Beirut. The centre has been established with the support of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos.
The opening cere
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Thursday, 12 May, 2011
The Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) yesterday concluded the annual naval exercise Sharp Dagger ‘Khanjar Ha’ad’ with the assistance of the
Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) jets and the participation of other friendly navies. — ONA
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Wednesday, 11 May, 2011
GLOBAL ACTION: In a historical occasion, the Sultanate will join other countries around the world to launch the first global Decade of Action for Road Safety (2011-2020) at an event to be held at the Traffic Safety Institute today. The Royal Oman Police will pioneer the move.
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Wednesday, 11 May, 2011
Elementary school students walk toward their evacuation centre after finishing their school in tsunami-devastated town of Otsuchi, Iwate prefecture yesterday. Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Tuesday he will not accept his premier's wage until the crisis at the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear pla
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Tuesday, 10 May, 2011
People sit in a gondola of a Ferris wheel as the sun sets behind them at a fair in the northern German city of Hanover on Sunday as temperatures rose to a summerly 24 degrees centigrade in most parts of the country. — AFP
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Monday, 9 May, 2011
Osama bin Laden is shown watching himself on television in this video frame grab released by the U.S. Pentagon. Five videos were found in bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan after U.S. Navy Seals stormed the compound and killed bin Laden. The compound in Pakistan where U.S. forces killed bi
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Sunday, 8 May, 2011
A man arranges earthen pots filled with curd to offer to devotees worshiping Sheetala Mata, the goddess of smallpox, inside a temple during the Sheetala Puja in Kolkata yesterday. During the Puja, women fast for the whole day to pray for the betterment of their family. — Reuters
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Saturday, 7 May, 2011
A Libyan rebel prays while providing security to worshippers during Friday prayers in eastern city of Ajdabiya yesterday as Moamer Kadhafi's regime reacted angrily to a decision by world powers to provide funding to rebels fighting to overthrow his rule in Libya, saying plans to tap assets frozen ab
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Saturday, 7 May, 2011
Actors of Prague's Black Theatre perform during a presentation of "The flying bike" at the Enrique Buenaventura Municipal theatre, in Cali, department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia. The company combines stark lighting effects, pantomime sketches, humor and modern music. — AFP
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Friday, 6 May, 2011
A Changeable lizard clings on a tree branch at Dimapur in the north eastern state of Nagaland yesterday. The Changeable Lizard, an agamid lizard found widely in Asia, can be seen in different colours which reflect their moods. — AFP
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