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New airline for Lebanon planned
May 6 - Planet Group owner, Georges Mousa and two other Gulf partners plan to start a full-service airline in the next 18 months. The Dubai-based Lebanese businessman said the airline plan is complete but they are waiting on approval from the Lebanese government to open skies for competition. They are expected to do so in 2010.
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Reza Abbasi Museum
Tehran, Iran
a tad further north-east from the centre of town, it contains beautiful ancient calligraphy, pottery and jewellery. Telephone: 863 001, open only on Saturdays ...
Sayyida Ruqayya Mosque
Damascus, Syria
This mosque was built in memory of Ruqayya who is considered a saint by the Shiite Muslims. She was the daughter of Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H). The mosque was constructed recently in the 1980s around Ruqayya’s mausoleum. The interior comprises of numerous mirrors, the exterior is relatively simple and elegant. As with other mosques visitors must be dressed appropriately an...
Parque Zoológico El Pinar
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Address: southwest from El Centro, in the Curacao district Begun in 1944, El Pinar Zoo was the first public zoo in Venezuela. Although relatively small, only on a 7 acre plot of land, the zoo has succeeded in drawing a large number of curious kids and adults to its enchanting collection of nature’s visual treats. The zoo contains many local species of animals – some dangerous ones are caged...
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