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  1. Mega projects and trends to be discussed at Qatar Projects Conference 2010Read the original story w/Photo

    3 hrs ago | AME Info

    ... currently underway in Qatar includes the landmark causeway planned to link Qatar and its neighbour, the Kingdom of Bahrain, essentially completing a road loop interlinking all the GCC states - Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE . One of ...

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  2. Dubai's stock market ends with 2.45% increaseRead the original story w/Photo

    7 hrs ago | Daily Times

    ... 1.20 percent increase and Qatar's closed 0.40 percent higher, while Oman's market posted a decline of 0.36 percent. Bahrain's exchange was closed Wednesday for National Day. afp

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  3. OFFICIALRead the original story w/Photo

    10 hrs ago | Gulf Times

    HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani with the outgoing Ambassador of Bahrain to Qatar Khalid Mohamed Jabr al-Mussallam. The Emir wished the ambassador success in his new assignments.

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  4. Bahrain's women work to win more parliamentary seatsRead the original story

    14 hrs ago | TheNational

    MANAMA // Just eight women ran in Bahrain's first general election in 2002, with the number increasing to 18 four years later.

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  5. HM exchanges Hijri greetingsRead the original story

    14 hrs ago | Times of Oman

    ... Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of UAE and His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of the Kingdom of Bahrain. His Majesty has also exchanged cables with His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar; His Highness ...

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  6. Batelco Group Company STel, launches mobile services in IndiaRead the original story w/Photo

    19 hrs ago | AME Info

    Bahrain: 2 hours, 11 minutes ago Stel, a Batelco Group joint venture company in partnership with the Chennai-based Siva Group, officially launched its mobile services today in Himachal Pradesh and in the next ten days in Bihar and Orissa, announced Mr.

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  7. Branson launches Virgin F1 TeamRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | CCTV

    ... GP shareholder Richard Branson answers a journalist on the grid of the Sakhir racetrack, before the start of the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix, in April, in Manama. New Formula One team Manor GP is to be rebranded as Virgin Racing following the ...

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  8. Auntie Anne's celebrates opening in BahrainRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | AME Info

    Bahrain: 2 hours, 44 minutes ago Auntie Anne's, one of the largest hand-rolled soft pretzel franchises in North America, announced that it is continuing its global expansion with the addition of stores in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

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  9. Fast breeder reactors not for weaponsRead the original story

    Yesterday | South Asian Media Net

    NEW DELHI: In the clearest enunciation of the government's position on what it intends to do with the fast breeder reactor programme, National Security Advisor M K Narayanan told a conference of security experts in Bahrain last Saturday that India's fast breeder reactors are not for "military purposes" and the government had "no intention" to place ...

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  10. Bahrain's public debt at $4.52 blnRead the original story

    Friday Nov 27 | Maktoob Business

    Bahrain's public debt stood at 1.706 billion Bahraini dinars at the end of the third quarter of 2009, about 79% of which is domestic debt, Manama-based Al Waqt daily reports Wednesday citing the parliamentary financial and economic committee.

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  11. NSA spells it out: Fast breeder reactors...

    Yesterday | The Indian Express

    In the clearest enunciation of the government's position on what it intends to do with the fast breeder reactor programme, National Security Advisor M K Narayanan told a conference of security experts in Bahrain last Saturday that India's fast breeder reactors are not for 'military purposes' and the government had 'no intention' to place it in the ...

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  12. World Bank to help Islamic finance evolve binding rulesRead the original story

    Yesterday | Gulf Times

    ... standard-setting bodies and rulings of scholars interpreting Shariah, or Islamic law. Bodies such as AAOIFI - the Bahrain-based Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions - are providing standards to Islamic banks but ...

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  13. Celebrating Bahrain's 38th National DayRead the original story

    Yesterday | NewsBlaze

    On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of Bahrain as they celebrate the country's 38th National Day and the tenth anniversary of the accession of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa. The United States and Bahrain have long enjoyed a partnership built on mutual respect and mutual interest, ...

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  14. Major global security summit wraps upRead the original story

    Sunday Dec 13 | Great Reporter

    ... From The Manama Dialogue' featuring: Sh Khalid Bin Ahmed Bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bahrain; Ali Muhammad Al Anisi, Chairman of the National Security Agency and Head of the Presidential Office of Yemen; Jeffrey Feltman, ...

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  15. Mumtalakat says conditions tough to divestRead the original story

    Friday Nov 27 | Maktoob Business

    Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Co., the investment arm of the Bahraini government, is still sticking to the idea of reducing its stakes in its subsidiaries but the current market circumstances aren't favorable, Manama-based Al Waqt daily reports Wednesday.

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  16. Yemen dominates GCC summitRead the original story

    Tuesday | Yemen Observer

    The GCC summit, held in Kuwait, discussed necessary imperative measures to support Yemena s key issues.

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  17. Petraeus: Arab States Anxious Over Iran Buy U.S. WeaponsRead the original story

    Tuesday | Time

    ... said. Yet Iran's air force is not what has the region nervous. Much of last weekend's annual Manama Dialogue in Bahrain - a conference of top military and government officials from across the region, where Petraeus spoke with TIME and which was also ...

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  18. Rattled by Iran, Arab Regimes Draw Closer to the U.S.Read the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday | Time

    ... said. Yet Iran's air force is not what has the region nervous. Much of last weekend's annual Manama Dialogue in Bahrain - a conference of top military and government officials from across the region, where Petraeus spoke with TIME and which was also ...

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  19. GCC summit issues final communiqueRead the original story

    Tuesday | Emirates News Agency

    ... to the unity, security and stability of the fraternal Yemen. The leaders agreed on a candidate of the Kingdom of Bahrain as Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, beginning in 2011. The Communique said that the Supreme Council studied ...

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  20. The Ritz-Carlton Bahrain Hotel and Spa to operate catering of Bahrain International Airshow 2010Read the original story

    Tuesday | AME Info

    Bahrain: 3 hours, 43 minutes ago The Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain Hotel and Spa has been awarded with the honor of operating the catering of Bahrain International Airshow to be held from January 21 to January 23, 2010 under the patronage of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.

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