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Sharjah Ruler signs 'The Portuguese in the Indian Ocean' at the book fair… fruit of 37 years of research

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates ·

The encyclopedia has 61 volumes in Arabic and English and covers Portuguese events in the Indian Ocean from 1497 to 1750. Sultan Al Qasimi signed it at the opening of the Sharjah International Book Fair.

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    Suwayda countryside, Syria · · Security · Claim · 1 source

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    Sohar, Oman · · Other · Claim · 1 source

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    Tehran, Iran · · Protest · Developing · 3 sources

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    Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · · Diplomacy · Confirmed · 7 sources

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    Israel · · Politics · Developing · 4 sources

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    Jordan · · Politics · Claim · 1 source

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    Tehran, Iran · · Politics · Confirmed · 40 sources

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    Sudan · · Diplomacy · Claim · 1 source

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    Dubai, United Arab Emirates · · Other · Claim · 1 source

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    Bahrain · · Politics · Claim · 1 source

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    Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · · Other · Claim · 1 source

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    Doha, Qatar · · Economy · Developing · 2 sources

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    Dubai, United Arab Emirates · · Other · Developing · 2 sources

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    Dubai, United Arab Emirates · · Economy · Claim · 1 source

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    Al-Jawf, Yemen · · Clash · Developing · 3 sources

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    Al-Mansouri, Lebanon · · Strike · Confirmed · 4 sources

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    United Arab Emirates · · Diplomacy · Claim · 1 source

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    Tehran, Iran · · Protest · Claim · 1 source

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    Israel · · Politics · Claim · 1 source

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    Tehran, Iran · · Politics · Claim · 1 source

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    Najran, Saudi Arabia · · Other · Claim · 1 source

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    Nabatieh, Lebanon · · Politics · Claim · 1 source

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    Damascus, Syria · · Economy · Confirmed · 8 sources

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    Baabda, Lebanon · · Politics · Confirmed · 14 sources

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