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Saudi Arabia to include women in 2012 Olympics team
Saudi Arabia has announced that it is to allow female citizens to take part in the Olympic Games this summer for the first time in the country's history. The move comes only months…
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Pattaya accommodates eight millions guests in 2012
Popular Thai resort Pattaya is on track to accommodate over eight million hotel guests in 2012 - a record for Pattaya and the highest ever for any Thai resort destination - according to…
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World Leisure Congress to reinterpret the meaning of ‘leisure’
The Italian city of Rimini is to play host to the 12th World Leisure Congress. In light of the changes that are influencing contemporary lifestyles, the Congress has accepted the challenge…
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Saudi women could miss London Olympics
Plans for Saudi Arabia to send women to the Olympics for the first time appear to be in jeopardy. Saudi Arabian newspaper Al Watan has reported that Saudi Olympic Committee President…
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Pattaya hosts South East Asia’s first rooftop film festival
In collaboration with the Goethe-Institut and the Embassy of Germany, trend setting Pattaya hotel dusitD2 baraquda pattaya is hosting the first rooftop film festival in South East Asia.…
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Dubai Mall the world’s most visited leisure destination
Attracting more than 54 million visitors in 2011, the Dubai Mall was the world's most-visited leisure and retail destination. The number of shoppers last year represented an increase…
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Iran girls barred from Singapore Youth Olympics for wearing hijab
The Iranian girls' football team has been barred from the upcoming Youth Olympic Games after world football governing body FIFA rejected the Iranian Olympic panel's request to…
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Saudi cleric says sport is ‘corrupting’ women
A leading Saudi cleric has urged the Saudi Arabian Government to uphold a ban that disallows women's sports in the Kingdom. Sheikh Abdul Karim al-Khudhair, a member of Saudi…
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