Friday May 9, 2008 / Jumada al Ula  3, 1429 AH

HM discusses existing co-operation with Egypt President Mubarak ... HM thanks to Bahrain, Saudi kings ... HM cable of thanks to Shaikh Khalifa ... Beirut fighting leaves five die ... First UN relief flight in Myanmar ... Opec does not see oil shortage ... Rockets shatter Basra calm ... Trichet warns on inflation, rates on hold ... N Rock investors start legal claim on compensation ... UBS to return $35m to US ... Malaysian fund sells RHB Capital stake to Abu Dhabi bank ... Muscat and Seeb win ... Al Arouba 4-2 win over Oman

 

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HM discusses existing co-operation
with Egypt President Mubarak

SHARM AL SHAIKH — His Majesty Sultan Qaboos met here yesterday with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak at the President's retreat at Sharm Al Shaikh. The two leaders discussed existing co-operation between the two brotherly countries and several issues of common interest. The meeting was attended by members of the delegation accompanying His Majesty the Sultan and Egyptian ministers and senior officials. — ONA

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Olympic flame taken
atop Mount Everest
Al Arouba 4-2
win over Oman

Trichet warns on
inflation, rates on hold
Finding ways to fight
greenhouse gas problems

Picture of the day

Rescue workers search for survivors after a bus fell into Chenab river
at Kishtwar, about 200 km northeast of Jammu yesterday. — Reuters
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