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                                        <title>Lanka names the next cyclone in the region - Daily Mirror</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/oman_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=5274'&gt;Oman News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      &lt;b&gt;Posted:&lt;/b&gt; Sat May 10, 2008 12:20 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign=top class=j&gt;&amp;lt;font style=&amp;quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;padding-top:0.8em;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div class=lh&amp;gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/DM_BLOG/Sections/frmNewsDetailView.aspx%3FARTID%3D14296&amp;cid=0&amp;ei=8bEkSIzRO6Hw8ASA1dGrAw&amp;usg=AFrqEzfqSERuBI9cH4tYXZZzNSFU6AOPBg&quot;&gt;Lanka names the next cyclone in the region&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;font color=#6f6f6f&gt;Daily Mirror,&amp;amp;nbsp;Sri Lanka&amp;amp;nbsp;-&lt;/font&gt; &lt;nobr&gt;24 minutes ago&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;The name came from &lt;b&gt;Oman&lt;/b&gt;. The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has branded them tropical Cyclone Escap Panel countries. &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <pubDate>Sat May 10, 2008 12:20 am</pubDate>
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                                        <title>After Pak&amp;#39;s Nargis, it is Lanka&amp;#39;s Abe - NDTV.com</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/oman_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=5274'&gt;Oman News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      &lt;b&gt;Posted:&lt;/b&gt; Sat May 10, 2008 12:20 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=80 align=center valign=top&gt;&amp;lt;font style=&amp;quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;a  href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/1i-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx%3Fid%3DNEWEN20080049364%26ch%3D5/9/2008%25206:43:00%2520PM&amp;cid=1211382375&amp;ei=8bEkSIzRO6Hw8ASA1dGrAw&amp;usg=AFrqEzfCY6pGUWKIkzbhdmCJIzFGSw9saw&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=MxXDahy0oNwJ&amp;imgurl=www.ndtv.com/convergence/images/fullimage/ver1/c/cycloneimpact.jpg width=80 height=56 alt=&quot;&quot; border=1&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign=top class=j&gt;&amp;lt;font style=&amp;quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;padding-top:0.8em;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div class=lh&amp;gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/1-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx%3Fid%3DNEWEN20080049364%26ch%3D5/9/2008%25206:43:00%2520PM&amp;cid=1211382375&amp;ei=8bEkSIzRO6Hw8ASA1dGrAw&amp;usg=AFrqEzdEKfcjRl3J3IQwPed15Ra-Y0L8Uw&quot;&gt;After Pak&amp;#39;s Nargis, it is Lanka&amp;#39;s Abe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;font color=#6f6f6f&gt;NDTV.com,&amp;amp;nbsp;India&amp;amp;nbsp;-&lt;/font&gt; &lt;nobr&gt;47 minutes ago&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;IMD has the mandate to provide weather advisories to seven countries - Bangladesh, the Maldives, Myanmar, &lt;b&gt;Oman&lt;/b&gt;, Pakistan, Thailand and Sri Lanka besides &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <author>Oman News</author>
                                        <pubDate>Sat May 10, 2008 12:20 am</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Manilal Fernando joins Aitken Spence Board - The Island (su</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/oman_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=5274'&gt;Oman News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      &lt;b&gt;Posted:&lt;/b&gt; Fri May 09, 2008 12:20 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign=top class=j&gt;&amp;lt;font style=&amp;quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;padding-top:0.8em;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div class=lh&amp;gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.island.lk/2008/05/09/business3.html&amp;cid=0&amp;ei=cmAjSLWlG5ru8ATp84Bv&amp;usg=AFrqEzfTpWaChpUHNK3MEMgGYkbwOyWfkA&quot;&gt;Manilal Fernando joins Aitken Spence Board&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;font color=#6f6f6f&gt;The Island (subscription),&amp;amp;nbsp;Sri Lanka&amp;amp;nbsp;-&lt;/font&gt; &lt;nobr&gt;26 minutes ago&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; Services, Logistic Solutions and Strategic Investments with operations in India, Bangladesh, the Maldives, &lt;b&gt;Oman&lt;/b&gt;, the UAE and South Africa. &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <pubDate>Fri May 09, 2008 12:20 am</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Solo cyclist makes his way to Beijing - GulfNews</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/oman_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=5274'&gt;Oman News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      &lt;b&gt;Posted:&lt;/b&gt; Fri May 09, 2008 12:20 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign=top class=j&gt;&amp;lt;font style=&amp;quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;padding-top:0.8em;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div class=lh&amp;gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/1-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Leisure/10211920.html&amp;cid=0&amp;ei=cmAjSLWlG5ru8ATp84Bv&amp;usg=AFrqEzfC0KfyXr8tWQTxO2uq8dgnIBhhxQ&quot;&gt;Solo cyclist makes his way to Beijing&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;font color=#6f6f6f&gt;GulfNews,&amp;amp;nbsp;United Arab Emirates&amp;amp;nbsp;-&lt;/font&gt; &lt;nobr&gt;39 minutes ago&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;Bogdanov has also cycled through Yemen and &lt;b&gt;Oman&lt;/b&gt;, but enjoyed the relaxing time in Dubai. &amp;quot;I spent some time in Dubai city. I also went to Ski Dubai, &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <pubDate>Fri May 09, 2008 12:20 am</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Get section feed - Houston Chronicle</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/oman_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=5274'&gt;Oman News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      &lt;b&gt;Posted:&lt;/b&gt; Thu May 08, 2008 12:20 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign=top class=j&gt;&amp;lt;font style=&amp;quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;padding-top:0.8em;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div class=lh&amp;gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/dining/cook/5761458.html&amp;cid=0&amp;ei=8g4iSKbHHpTu8ATQxYg0&amp;usg=AFrqEzc0e6-1ayBD3_4NN6jku16_Z5SuPQ&quot;&gt;Get section feed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;font color=#6f6f6f&gt;Houston Chronicle,&amp;amp;nbsp;United States&amp;amp;nbsp;-&lt;/font&gt; &lt;nobr&gt;13 minutes ago&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; a Martin Codax Albariño or a luscious Hugel Alsatian blend of Riesling, Pinot Gris, Gewürztraminer, &lt;b&gt;Muscat&lt;/b&gt; and Sylvanera, wine ideally suited to sushi. &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <author>Oman News</author>
                                        <pubDate>Thu May 08, 2008 12:20 am</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Manilal Fernando joins Aitken Spence Board - Daily Mirror</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/oman_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=5274'&gt;Oman News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      &lt;b&gt;Posted:&lt;/b&gt; Thu May 08, 2008 12:20 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign=top class=j&gt;&amp;lt;font style=&amp;quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;padding-top:0.8em;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div class=lh&amp;gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/1-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/DM_BLOG/Sections/frmNewsDetailView.aspx%3FARTID%3D14062&amp;cid=0&amp;ei=8g4iSKbHHpTu8ATQxYg0&amp;usg=AFrqEzfL6986yswswG5CgawTF6iuqMkRQw&quot;&gt;Manilal Fernando joins Aitken Spence Board&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;font color=#6f6f6f&gt;Daily Mirror,&amp;amp;nbsp;Sri Lanka&amp;amp;nbsp;-&lt;/font&gt; &lt;nobr&gt;20 minutes ago&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; Services, Logistic Solutions and Strategic Investments with operations in India, Bangladesh, the Maldives, &lt;b&gt;Oman&lt;/b&gt;, the UAE and South Africa. &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <author>Oman News</author>
                                        <pubDate>Thu May 08, 2008 12:20 am</pubDate>
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                                        <title>India to get first direct cable link to the UK - iTWire</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/oman_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=5274'&gt;Oman News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      &lt;b&gt;Posted:&lt;/b&gt; Wed May 07, 2008 12:20 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign=top class=j&gt;&amp;lt;font style=&amp;quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;padding-top:0.8em;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div class=lh&amp;gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.itwire.com/content/view/18079/127/&amp;cid=0&amp;ei=cr0gSMGvMouM8QT2vcSqCQ&amp;usg=AFrqEzeBQRDtSVtnX7rMyjs2ZuvCBM-KoA&quot;&gt;India to get first direct cable link to the UK&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;font color=#6f6f6f&gt;iTWire,&amp;amp;nbsp;Australia&amp;amp;nbsp;-&lt;/font&gt; &lt;nobr&gt;26 minutes ago&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;It will have thirteen landings: in the United Kingdom,  Portugal, Gibraltar, Morocco, Monaco, France, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Djibouti, &lt;b&gt;Oman&lt;/b&gt;, United Arab &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <pubDate>Wed May 07, 2008 12:20 am</pubDate>
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                                        <title>16 Telecommunications Companies Sign Agreement to Build Hig</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/oman_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=5274'&gt;Oman News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      &lt;b&gt;Posted:&lt;/b&gt; Wed May 07, 2008 12:20 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign=top class=j&gt;&amp;lt;font style=&amp;quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;padding-top:0.8em;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div class=lh&amp;gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/1-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.projo.com/cgi-bin/include.pl/business/prnewswire/200805061331PR_NEWS_USPR_____NYTU125.html&amp;cid=0&amp;ei=cr0gSMGvMouM8QT2vcSqCQ&amp;usg=AFrqEze56u0-lTf0nEpJFAf9XvmXDIJNIA&quot;&gt;16 Telecommunications Companies Sign Agreement to Build High &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;font color=#6f6f6f&gt;Providence Journal,&amp;amp;nbsp;RI&amp;amp;nbsp;-&lt;/font&gt; &lt;nobr&gt;34 minutes ago&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;Thirteen landings are planned in the United Kingdom,  Portugal, Gibraltar, Morocco, Monaco, France, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Djibouti, &lt;b&gt;Oman&lt;/b&gt;, United Arab &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <pubDate>Wed May 07, 2008 12:20 am</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Omagine, Inc. Information to be Available Through S&amp;P M</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/oman_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=5274'&gt;Oman News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      &lt;b&gt;Posted:&lt;/b&gt; Tue May 06, 2008 12:20 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign=top class=j&gt;&amp;lt;font style=&amp;quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;padding-top:0.8em;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div class=lh&amp;gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.primenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html%3Fd%3D141950&amp;cid=1156292626&amp;ei=8msfSNHgD4jMyQSGm-CBCw&amp;usg=AFrqEzcb7kDbCTxSfnRW0FxnE_CcKAAowQ&quot;&gt;Omagine, Inc. Information to be Available Through S&amp;amp;P Market &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;font color=#6f6f6f&gt;Primenewswire (press release),&amp;amp;nbsp;CA&amp;amp;nbsp;-&lt;/font&gt; &lt;nobr&gt;1 hour ago&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; develop, build, own and operate the Company&amp;#39;s planned $1.5 billion plus tourism project -- the Omagine Project -- in the Sultanate of &lt;b&gt;Oman&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <pubDate>Tue May 06, 2008 12:20 am</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Omagine, Inc. Information to be Available Through S&amp;P M</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/oman_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=5274'&gt;Oman News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      &lt;b&gt;Posted:&lt;/b&gt; Tue May 06, 2008 12:20 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign=top class=j&gt;&amp;lt;font style=&amp;quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;padding-top:0.8em;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div class=lh&amp;gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/1-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.streetinsider.com/Press%2BReleases/Omagine,%2BInc.%2BInformation%2Bto%2Bbe%2BAvailable%2BThrough%2BS%26amp%253BP%2BMarket%2BAccess%2BProgram/3608942.html&amp;cid=1156292626&amp;ei=8msfSNHgD4jMyQSGm-CBCw&amp;usg=AFrqEzd2AGj-E_a7b_GY6cN82CjlZMrq9A&quot;&gt;Omagine, Inc. Information to be Available Through S&amp;amp;P Market &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;font color=#6f6f6f&gt;StreetInsider.com (subscription),&amp;amp;nbsp;MI&amp;amp;nbsp;-&lt;/font&gt; &lt;nobr&gt;1 hour ago&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; develop, build, own and operate the Company&amp;#39;s planned $1.5 billion plus tourism project -- the Omagine Project -- in the Sultanate of &lt;b&gt;Oman&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <pubDate>Tue May 06, 2008 12:20 am</pubDate>
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                                        <title>IOR-ARC meeting opens in Tehran - Ceylon Daily News</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/oman_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=5274'&gt;Oman News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      &lt;b&gt;Posted:&lt;/b&gt; Mon May 05, 2008 12:20 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign=top class=j&gt;&amp;lt;font style=&amp;quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;padding-top:0.8em;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div class=lh&amp;gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2008/05/05/news24.asp&amp;cid=1155955285&amp;ei=choeSPWcBIq-ywSin4D5DQ&amp;usg=AFrqEzcqKTHr9n-vN_amsr-Vmu-3U5FCyg&quot;&gt;IOR-ARC meeting opens in Tehran&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;font color=#6f6f6f&gt;Ceylon Daily News,&amp;amp;nbsp;Sri Lanka&amp;amp;nbsp;-&lt;/font&gt; &lt;nobr&gt;45 minutes ago&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;The countries taking part in the 8th Indian Ocean ministerial meeting include Iran, India, &lt;b&gt;Oman&lt;/b&gt;, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Yemen and Singapore. &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <pubDate>Mon May 05, 2008 12:20 am</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Global Investment House Kuwait Electricity and Water Sector</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/oman_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=5274'&gt;Oman News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      &lt;b&gt;Posted:&lt;/b&gt; Mon May 05, 2008 12:20 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <pubDate>Mon May 05, 2008 12:20 am</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Do Your Homework Before Going On Vacation Or Customs Will S</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/oman_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=5274'&gt;Oman News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      &lt;b&gt;Posted:&lt;/b&gt; Sun May 04, 2008 12:20 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=80 align=center valign=top&gt;&amp;lt;font style=&amp;quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;a  href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0i-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://consumerist.com/5007720/do-your-homework-before-going-on-vacation-or-customs-will-seize-your-goat&amp;cid=1155622222&amp;ei=8cgcSMb7MY2KyQSnvKDkBw&amp;usg=AFrqEzd1pLmjbPXZIdIzZpc8thefpjbN6A&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=DQ7a24b2ysoJ&amp;imgurl=consumerist.com/assets/images/consumerist/2008/05/mmmGoat.jpg width=80 height=60 alt=&quot;&quot; border=1&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign=top class=j&gt;&amp;lt;font style=&amp;quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;padding-top:0.8em;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div class=lh&amp;gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://consumerist.com/5007720/do-your-homework-before-going-on-vacation-or-customs-will-seize-your-goat&amp;cid=1155622222&amp;ei=8cgcSMb7MY2KyQSnvKDkBw&amp;usg=AFrqEzf-i7tK9DvbbOT4f54hmI2d7F8Wxg&quot;&gt;Do Your Homework Before Going On Vacation Or Customs Will Seize &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;font color=#6f6f6f&gt;The Consumerist,&amp;amp;nbsp;NY&amp;amp;nbsp;-&lt;/font&gt; &lt;nobr&gt;54 minutes ago&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;Beef in any form is not allowed from Europe, &lt;b&gt;Oman&lt;/b&gt; or Israel, all classified as areas with bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease. &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;amp;ct=us/0-0&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;url=http://consumerist.com/5007720/do-your-homework-before-going-on-vacation-or-customs-will-seize-your-goat&amp;amp;cid=1155622222&amp;amp;ei=8cgcSMb7MY2KyQSnvKDkBw&amp;amp;usg=AFrqEzf-i7tK9DvbbOT4f54hmI2d7F8Wxg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;Read more...&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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                                        <pubDate>Sun May 04, 2008 12:20 am</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Muscat wants Malta &amp;#39;best in the EU&amp;#39; - Times of Malt</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/oman_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=5274'&gt;Oman News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      &lt;b&gt;Posted:&lt;/b&gt; Sun May 04, 2008 12:20 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <title>Trouble in the Midi - Times Online</title>
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                                      &lt;b&gt;Author:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='http://www.alloexpat.com/oman_expat_forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=5274'&gt;Oman News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                        <pubDate>Sat May 03, 2008 12:20 am</pubDate>
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