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- proper noun Alternative spelling of
Bahrain .
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The group of islands known as Bahrein (dual form of Bahr, _i. e._ two seas) lies in a bay of the same name in the Persian Gulf, about twenty miles off the coast of El Hasa in Arabia.
Southern Arabia Mabel Bent
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The Phoenicians themselves believed in it: 'It is their own account of themselves,' says Herodotus; and Strabo [4] brings further testimony to bear on the subject, stating that two of the islands now called Bahrein were called Tyros and Arados.
Southern Arabia Mabel Bent
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There is a great big barren island by Bahrein which is the Sheikhdom of Khulal.
ROUND THE BEND Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 1951
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Français · Bahrein: Un journal suspendu pendant une journée
Global Voices in English » Bahrain: Newspaper Suspended For A Day 2009
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But how can one fail to salute, already, the tremendous slap in the face that, from Bahrein to Tripoli, Algiers to Sanaa, will have been inflicted upon those who adhere to History at a standstill, played out as a fatality, petrified in its unfortunate destinies.
Bernard-Henri Lévy: In Cairo. DSK's Golden China. A Film on Sollers. My Friend Dollé. The Jardin Case. Whither Pakistan? Ahab or Musil? Bernard-Henri Lévy 2011
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Nederlands · Bahrein, Oman: Het leven van gastarbeiders
Global Voices in English » Bahrain, Oman: The Lives Of Migrant Workers 2009
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But how can one fail to salute, already, the tremendous slap in the face that, from Bahrein to Tripoli, Algiers to Sanaa, will have been inflicted upon those who adhere to History at a standstill, played out as a fatality, petrified in its unfortunate destinies.
Bernard-Henri Lévy: In Cairo. DSK's Golden China. A Film on Sollers. My Friend Dollé. The Jardin Case. Whither Pakistan? Ahab or Musil? Bernard-Henri Lévy 2011
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But how can one fail to salute, already, the tremendous slap in the face that, from Bahrein to Tripoli, Algiers to Sanaa, will have been inflicted upon those who adhere to History at a standstill, played out as a fatality, petrified in its unfortunate destinies.
Bernard-Henri Lévy: In Cairo. DSK's Golden China. A Film on Sollers. My Friend Dollé. The Jardin Case. Whither Pakistan? Ahab or Musil? Bernard-Henri Lévy 2011
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King Hamid of Bahrein also echoes Saudi King Abdullah about the need to put an end to Iran's nuclear program "at any cost."
Analysts Assess Fallout From Wikileaks Revelations in Middle East 2010
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Other Arab and Gulf leaders from Bahrein, Qatar, Abu Dhabi and Oman are also quoted as being worried about Iran and its nuclear program.
Analysts Assess Fallout From Wikileaks Revelations in Middle East 2010
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