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The last convoy of U.S. soldiers pulled out of Iraq on Sunday, ending nearly nine years of war that cost almost 4,500 American and tens of thousands of Iraqi lives and left a country still grappling w

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BankMuscat, the leading financial services provider in the Sultanate, yesterday announced the decision of its Board of Directors to set up an independent Islamic banking window at the bank and launch

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