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Taliban to open Qatar office for peace talks

By Wed, Jan 04, 2012 10:51AM UTC View Comments

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban announced Tuesday that they will open an office in the Persian Gulf nation of Qatar to hold talks with the United States, an unprecedented step toward a peace process that might lead to a winding down of the 10-year war in Afghanistan. Although U.S. and Taliban representatives have met...

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Six Arabian Gulf states to adopt Schengen-type visa system

By Thu, Feb 17, 2011 5:03PM UTC View Comments Gulf Cooperation Council states (in green) to adopt a common visa. Map grabbed from bikyamasr.com.

Six Arabian Gulf countries are now taking steps to adopt a Schengen-type common visa system to attract more tourists and businessmen to come and invest there. Once the work of a committee now drafting common visa rules is approved by the Gulf Cooperation Council and its member-states, the new visa would benefit travelers who go...

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Korea VS Japan Asian Cup semi-final, Korea lose, old feud lingers

By Wed, Jan 26, 2011 12:28AM UTC View Comments Korea VS Japan Asian Cup semi-final, Korea lose, old feud lingers

Korea and Japan met again in the 2011 Asian Cup semi-finals in Qatar. Korea lost by 0-3 on penalties after a hard fought 2-2 draw after extra-time. After each scoring one goal in normal time, they went to extra-time only to tie 2-2. Even to non-football fans, this match was extremely hard to ignore. A...

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