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Picture of the day
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Sunday, 13 March, 2011
Schoolchildren wearing flame-proof hoods sit beneath their desks as part of an earthquake drill at a Tokyo elementary school. — AFP
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Saturday, 12 March, 2011
Cars and airplanes swept by a tsunami are pictured among debris at Sendai Airport, northeastern Japan yesterday. A massive 8.9 magnitude quake hit northeast Japan on Friday, causing many injuries, fires and a ten-metre (33-ft) tsunami along parts of the country's coastline. There were several strong
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Friday, 11 March, 2011
A CHILD rests on a pile of oranges at a fruit market in Peshawar yesterday. — Reuters
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Thursday, 10 March, 2011
A baby has an Egyptian flag painted on its forehead during a protest in front of the Egyptian Television building in Cairo yesterday. Thirteen people were killed in the violence, the health ministry said. — Reuters
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Wednesday, 9 March, 2011
School children ride on an auto-rickshaw on their way back home from school in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad yesterday. — Reuters
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Tuesday, 8 March, 2011
Omani women have gained prominence and are benefiting from the equal rights in education, social and health services, as well as from the employment opportunities facilitated in all provinces and regions of the Sultanate.
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Monday, 7 March, 2011
In response to the Royal orders of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos to employ 50,000 Omani citizens, the Royal Oman Police (ROP) yesterday started the initial stage of enrolment of citizens wishing to join the police service in different parts of the Sultanate in accordance with the recent ROP announcement
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Sunday, 6 March, 2011
A group of Dutch tourists listens to a guide near the Djoser’s step pyramid in Saqqara, outside Cairo. Sites around the great pyramid at Giza, a Wonder of the Ancient World, the Sphinx and the cemetery at Sakkara have been empty of tourists since violence started a month ago. — Reuters
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Saturday, 5 March, 2011
Citizens in the wilayats of Bahla, Ibri and Al Rustaq organised rallies yesterday in allegiance to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos, the builder of Oman’s modern renaissance. They expressed gratitude for the achievements brought about during His Majesty’s reign in all parts of the Sultanate. The marchers c
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Saturday, 5 March, 2011
A rebel fighter holds a Kingdom of Libya flag and a knife during shelling by soldiers loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in a battle near Ras Lanuf yesterday. Heavily armed rebels clashed with forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi on Friday on the outskirts of the key oil terminal of Ras Lanuf as the
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