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  Ex policeman's life term upheld

  To remain imprisoned for life for kidnapping a Japanese tourist and raping her

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Maid held for aborting baby in sponsor's house

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• New technology for UAE farmers

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  Women gain power in Bahrain journalists' board

  Three women elected to board of Bahrain's Journalist Assocation

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• Prosecutor refutes torture death report

• Gulf union summit to be held before December

• Bahrain police hunt for 20 bombing suspects

• Bahrain slams Iran's interference in its affairs

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• More caught trying to enter Oman illegally

  More than 200 people caught trying to enter Oman illegally, say Royal Oman Police

• Four held for gruesome murder in Oman

• Police crack down on drug crime in Oman

• Boy, 12, drowns off Saham beach in Oman

• 'Suspend mid-day work during summer' in Oman

• Bodies of three missing children found in Oman

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• Israel must rethink policies: Qatar Emir

  Israel's failure to make a long-awaited step towards achieving peace based on the end of settlements, the 1967 borders, and the two-state solution, will leave it more isolated after losing support

• Qatar urges its citizens to leave Lebanon

• Qatar to host Cirque du Soleil extravaganza

• Qatar fund awards $140m for research

• Dinner raises $6.5m for Qatar religious scholars

• Qatar scraps plan for metered parking areas

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• Al Qaida chief urges Saudis to topple Al Sauds

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• Saudi beheads man for Bangladeshi's murder

• Saudi Arabia bans using Gregorian dates

• Enthusiasm for Gulf union remains strong

• Saudi Arabia moves to scrap sponsor system

• 'violence casts doubt on Annan's Syria plan'

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• Kuwait busts visa-trafficking racket

  Kuwait has arrested a Gulf national and an Arab, for their alleged involvement in visa trafficking

• Hunt for driver who dared police to catch him

• Kuwait blogger 'blasphemy' trial set for May 21

• Kuwait warns against campaigning for candidates

• Campaign: Kuwait warns drivers, impounds cars

• Kuwait warns against backing Egypt's candidates

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• Egypt's military to curb presidential powers

  Egypt's military rulers are expected to decree a temporary constitution restricting the country's new president

• Libyan convicted over Lockerbie bombing dies

• Lebanon warning a 'catastrophe' for travellers

• Palestinians to protect Al Aqsa from colonists

• Generals to alter Egypt president's powers

• 'No one had ever asked us what we think'

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• Pakistan blocks Twitter over contentious content

  Official says Twitter was blocked over its refusal to remove material considered offensive to Islam

• Aquino adviser assures no hidden agenda in talks

• Powerful earthquake kills at least six people

• Did transgender Miss Universe contestant win?

• Facebook's Zuckerberg marries longtime love

• Woman sentenced for murder of millionaire lover

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  Thackeray seeks life ban for SRK

  Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray backs the decision to ban him from the stadium for five years

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• Big B ends mystery over granddaughter's name

• Lady Gaga arrives in Philippines amid protests

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