Bahrain-Iran co-operation hailed.Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa yesterday held a telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Manouchehr Mottaki and discussed bilateral co-operation. Political efforts aimed at sparing the region the spectre of violence and escalation also came under the spotlight. The two sides stressed the need to consolidate security and stability and step up diplomatic efforts to avert any calamities in the region. 'Protect coral reefs' call A Bahraini environment activist yesterday urged protection for coral reefs coral reefs, limestone formations produced by living organisms, found in shallow, tropical marine waters. In most reefs, the predominant organisms are stony corals, colonial cnidarians that secrete an exoskeleton of calcium carbonate (limestone). in the Gulf amid growing urbanisation. "Zones rich in coral reefs are highly productive as they yield up to 35 tonnes of fish every square kilometre Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of surface area, the square metre, one of the SI derived units. 1 km² is equal to:
She was speaking to Akhbar Al Khaleej Akhbar Al Khaleej is a Bahraini daily with a Left wing/Arab nationalist slant. It’s editor in chief is Anwar Abdulrahman and is the sister paper of the English language, Gulf Daily News. as she attended the 11th International Coral Reef coral reef Ridge or hummock formed in shallow ocean areas from the external skeletons of corals. The skeleton consists of calcium carbonate (CaCO3), or limestone. A coral reef may grow into a permanent coral island, or it may take one of four principal forms. Symposium in Florida. More than 2,500 participants from the US and international marine science, management and conservationist communities attended the event. Quack held for molesting girl A quack has appeared before the General Prosecution on charges of molesting a Gulf girl. The girl's family apparently sought the help of the Sitra-based impostor to help them track down a thief. The mother paid the man BD200 after he made her believe that she would see the thief in her dreams. The man then requested her to leave him alone with her children so that he could bless them, said a report in our sister paper Akhbar Al Khaleej. He then allegedly molested mo·lest tr.v. mo·lest·ed, mo·lest·ing, mo·lests 1. To disturb, interfere with, or annoy. 2. To subject to unwanted or improper sexual activity. the girl. Her father filed a complaint after the girl reported the incident to her mother. Copyright A[umlaut umlaut (  m`lout) [Ger.,=transformed sound], in inflection, variation of vowels of the type of English man to men. ] 2008 Gulf Daily News
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