Bahrain, Japan in same group
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KUALA LUMPUR: Japan will play North Korea in two politically-charged matches after yesterday&#39;s draw for the final round of Asian qualifiers for the 2006 World Cup.
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Bahrain yesterday offered to host a national conference for Iraq as the interim Iraqi government came under international pressure to broaden dialogue
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It isn't as though Hideki Matsui hasn't been in the middle of a baseball blood rivalry before. In Japan, the clan war between the Yomiuri Giants and Hanshin Tigers has been going on for decades. It's just as lopsided (30 Central League titles for the Giants, 4 for the Tigers) and it even has its own curse.
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By Middle East and North Africa Business Report, Amman, Jordan  Dec.
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Excerpt from report in English by Qatari newspaper Gulf Times website on 7 February  Speakers at a seminar have called for launching a pan-Arab satellite channel which will bring the Arab peoples together and put an end to conflicting views being promoted by different TV channels.
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JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia  - The six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) sought observer status at meetings of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC), part of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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I am a professor of geography visiting Taiwan, and have read about the proposed construction of a freeway from Taipei to Hualien. The experience of communities in North America and Europe has been fairly consistent
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A conference on regional security  threats opened in Bahrain on Friday, in a rare gathering of  senior officials and strategists from Gulf Arab states as well  as Iran, Iraq and the United States.
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AN Indian hospital group has offered specialised treatment for needy Bahraini patients at nominal cost. The offer has come from Dr G Bakthavathsalam, chairman of KG Hospital and Post Graduate
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In addition to the differences between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, the GCC&#39;s 25th summit is expected to discuss the reflections of the political and security situations in Iraq on the region and several security, political and economic issues including
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Bahrainis voted in national elections on Saturday with the majority Shi'ite Muslim opposition taking part for the first time after a 2002 poll boycott, although it alleged some voting irregularities.
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UNITED NATIONS - Japan, Brazil, Germany and India formed a lobbying group to help one another get permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council and head off proposals that might work against them.
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Top leaders of Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are set to adopt a statement next week in Laos outlining antiterrorism cooperation among their police forces, according to Japanese Foreign Ministry.
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Bahraini King Hamad Bin Isa al-Khalifa praises Sino-Bahraini ties and expects an even brighter prospect in an exclusive interview with Xinhua on Tuesday.
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By Aranee Jaiimsin, Bangkok Post, Thailand  Feb.
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GCC members have decided to regulate all trade deals their countries forge with a third party, following the dispute between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain on the issue, a minister who attended the GCC meetings said.
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MANAMA, 21 December 2004 - Saudi Arabia yesterday called on Gulf leaders to strengthen their ties and unite their voices. âWe (the Gulf leaders) meet under one roof in Manama in disturbing regional and