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Once the centre of the Islamic Empire, Syria covers an area that has
seen
invasions and occupations over the ages, from Romans and Mongols to
Crusaders and Turks.
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Israeli President Shimon Peres has arrived in Ukraine with official visit
on November 24, 2010. "Ukraine is to respect itself", an
article by Shimon Peres especially for The Day newspaper (November 25, 2010).
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The oldest independent state in the Arab world, Oman is one of the
more
traditional countries in the Gulf region and has been, until the 1970s,
one of the most isolated.
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Qatar, former pearl fishing centre and once one of the poorest
Gulf
states, is now one of the richest countries in the region,
thanks to
the exploitation of large oil and gas fields since the 1940s.
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