Qatar emir foils coup attempt amid growing tensions

Seeded on Sun Mar 13, 2011 5:35 PM EDT (Al Bawaba News)

The Emir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, succeeded over the past weekend to foil a coup attempt against him, Arabic press reports claimed on Monday. They added some 30 senior army officers were detained while some others were put under house arrest.

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Facebook page calls for Qatar emir's ouster

Seeded on Mon Feb 28, 2011 2:51 PM EST (Yahoo! News)

A Facebook page demanding the ouster of Qatar's moderate, pro-Western emir, accusing him of being an agent of Israel, had attracted 18,262 fans by Saturday in the latest web-driven push for change in the Arab world.

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BBC accused of reality TV show trickery

Seeded on Sun Feb 20, 2011 2:47 PM EST (Gulf News)

The BBC has been accused of deceiving viewers after scenes in a popular reality TV show about confidence tricksters were allegedly faked.

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Frustration Building in Qatar

Seeded on Fri Feb 18, 2011 5:47 PM EST (The Peninsula)

Qatar came into global limelight nearly 10 years ago when it successfully hosted the World Trade Organisation meeting. The highly successful 2006 Asian Games and the hard-won right to host World Cup 2022 put it firmly on the world map.

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Bosses Move 'Haunted' Theme Park Ride

Seeded on Wed Feb 16, 2011 10:09 PM EST (Yahoo! News)

Bosses at a Surrey theme park have relocated one of its new rides after workers reported ghostly goings-on at the site.

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Tiger Attack Foiled by Soup Ladle

Seeded on Wed Feb 16, 2011 5:57 PM EST (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)

A man's near-fatal encounter with a tiger is stopped by his wife wielding a wooden soup ladle.

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Qatar Airways Announces Daily Non-Stop Flight to Venice

Seeded on Wed Feb 16, 2011 5:53 PM EST (AME Info)

There seems no end in sight for the expansion of the Middle Eastern airlines, as Qatar Airways continues its aggressive expansion to Venice.

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Girl Does Pole Dance on Parking Meter

Seeded on Sat Feb 12, 2011 12:01 PM EST (embarrassingdancing.com)

Why pole dance in a club, when you can use a parking meter instead. This girl in her fishnets and fluffy bunny ears is set to get some attention from passers by.

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Lothian castle 'built by goblins' put on market for £450k

Seeded on Sat Feb 12, 2011 11:56 AM EST (Scotsman.com News)

Despite its crumbling exterior, however, a subterranean chamber boasting gothic-style arches remains intact and continues to be known as the Goblin Ha' in a nod to the spine-chilling myth.

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