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Oman fans cheer before the start of the soccer match between their team and Kuwait during the 19th Gulf Cup tournament in Muscat on January 4, 2009. (Reuters)
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War toll passes 510
 
GAZA CITY: Israeli troops and Hamas fighters battled at dawn in Gaza on Monday amid tank, artillery and air strikes, as the death toll from the offensive to end rocket attacks passed 510.
 
 Hamas to send delegation to Egypt
 Suicide bomber kills 35 at Baghdad shrine
SPORTS LATEST
Cup next as Barca step up treble bid
 
MADRID: With one hand already on the domestic championship, Barcelona begin the second stage of their treble bid when they take on Atletico Madrid in the last 16 of the Kings Cup on Tuesday.
 
 United stay on course for quadruple
 Baghdatis comeback stalls
BUSINESS LATEST
Obama seeks $310b in tax cuts
 
SINGAPORE: US President-elect Barack Obama is seeking as much as $310 billion in tax cuts as part of a massive stimulus plan to counter what senior policymakers warned could be a prolonged period of e
 
 Oil prices higher in Asia on Mideast conflict
 Merkel agrees to tax relief in new plan
 
LOCAL FLAVOUR
Accurate data must to avoid undesirable interpretation of news and views: Rashdi
A let-down
‘Faces of the Unknown’ exhibition from Jan. 12
Al Bustan Palace Hotel announces reopening
Oman Air makes travel hassle-free
Bahrain have a field day
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EDITOR'S CHOICE
China targets big websites in Internet crackdown
“Marley & Me" leads steady box office field
Bryant leads Lakers to sixth straight NBA win
Tom Cruise says Scientology helped him overcome dyslexia
Aniston, Pitt reunited atop box office
 FEATURES
Unemployment a social time bomb for Spain
 
High unemployment and low wages has led to country-wide demonstrations and violent strikes.
 
Quake rebuild holds key for China economy
Quake reconstruction is a central plank of the government's stimulus plan for the ailing Chinese economy.
Airport drama has no happy ending for tourism
 
Closure of Bangkok airport by protesters a month ago will have caused one million foreign visitors to cancel or go elsewhere.
 
Theatre has dramatic effect on Lebanon jail
Since she launched her drama therapy project in February, Daccache has won the respect and affection of the convicts.
 TECHNOLOGY
SAN FRANCISCO: Smart gadgets, lifelike video, and pocket versions of laptop computers are expected to be Consumer Electronics Show (CES) stars as the annual extravaganza follows its gizmos onto the We