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Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Mushaf,
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Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque,
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Sheikh Zayed Housing Programme, of the UAE,
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Sheikh Zayed Institute,
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Sheikh Zayed Marriage Fund, of the UAE,
60
Al-Sheikh, Abdul-Aziz bin Abdullah,
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Al-Sheikh, family,
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Shard, The,
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Shia, of Islam,
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Shia Crescent,
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Short message service,
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Showa Shell Sekiyu,
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Shuaiba Industrial Zone,
44
Sikh temples,
75
Al-Singace, Abduljalil,
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Singapore,
47
Sino Arab Chemical Fertiliser Company,
106
Sinopec,
107
Al-Sistani, Ali,
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Sitra,
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Slavery,
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Soccer,
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Social contracts,
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Social media,
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Socony-Vacuum Oil,
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Sohar,
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Somalia,
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Sony Corporation,
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Sorbonne, La,
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Souq al-Manakh crash,
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South Africa,
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Sovereign wealth,
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Sowwah island,
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Spain,
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Spying,
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Standard Oil of California,
40
Standard Oil of New Jersey,
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State Consultative Council, of Oman,
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State General Reserve Fund, of Oman,
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Stockholm Environmental Institute,
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Al-Sudairi, Hassa bin Ahmed,
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Sudairi Seven,
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Sudan,
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Suez Canal,
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Sultan Qaboos University,
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Sunday Times, The, newspaper,
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Sunni, of Islam,
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Supreme Council for Family Affairs, of Qatar,
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Supreme Council for Oil, of Bahrain,
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Supreme Council of Rulers, of the United Arab Emirates,
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Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, of Egypt,
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Supreme Petroleum Council, of Abu Dhabi,
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Al-Suwaidi, Issa Khalifa,
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Sweden,
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Switzerland,
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Syria,
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Taleban, The,
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Tahrir Square,
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Al-Tamim, Dahi Khalfan,
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Tan Thuan Industrial Promotion Company,
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Tanmia,
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Taxation,
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Taweelah island,
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Tawfiiq Islamic Centre,
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Tehran,
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Texas A&M University,
104
Texas Oil Company,
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Thailand,
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Thalin refinery project, in China,
107
Al-Thani, Abdullah bin Jassim,
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Al-Thani, Abdul-Aziz bin Khalifa,
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Al-Thani, Ahmad bin Ali,
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Al-Thani, Ali bin Abdullah
Al-Thani, dynasty,
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Al-Thani, Hamad bin Khalifa,
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Al-Thani, Hamad bin Jassim,
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Al-Thani, Jabar bin Yusef bin Jassim,
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Al-Thani, Jassim bin Muhammad,
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Al-Thani, Khalifa bin Hamad,
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Bin Thani, Muhammad,
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Thumrait,
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Tianjin Port Group Company,
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Tianjin province, of China,
107
Total, oil company,
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Tourism and Development Investment Company, of Abu Dhabi,
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Training and Rehabilitation Centre, in Dubai,
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Tripoli, Libya,
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Trucial States,
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Tunisia,
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Twitter,
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UAE Armed Forces,
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UAE Presidential Palace,
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UAE Red Crescent Society,
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Al-Udeid, airbase,
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Umm al-Qawain,
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Umm Shaif,
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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,
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United Kingdom,
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Britain
United Nations,
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United Nations Children’s Fund,
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United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation,
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United Nations Relief and Works Agency,
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United Nations Security Council,
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United Nations Working Group of Arbitrary Detention,
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United States, of America,
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University College London,
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University of Arkansas,
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University of Connecticut,
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University of Southern California,
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University of Toronto,
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University of Wales in Lampeter,
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Uqair agreement,
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US Central Command (CENTCOM),
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US Congress,
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US Fifth Fleet,
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US Naval Support Activity Base,
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US Navy,
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USS John Kennedy,
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Value added tax,
57
Vanity Fair,
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Vietnam,
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Virginia Commonwealth University,
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Al-Wahhab, Muhammab bin Abd,
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Al-Wahhabi, Abdul-Aziz,
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Wahhabism,
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War on Terror,
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Washington DC,
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Wa’ad,
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Web 2.0,
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Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society,
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Weill Cornell Medical College,
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Westinghouse,
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Whisky,
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Wilayet-e-faqih or rule by clerics,
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WinWinD,
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Women,
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World Athletics Championships,
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World Bank,
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World Cup,
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World Food Programme,
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World Trade Organisation,
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Xingjiang province, of China,
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Xingjiang University,
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Xinhua News Agency,
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Yacheng offshore gasfield,
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Al-Yamanah arms deal,
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Yemen,
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Yemen, People’s Democratic Republic of,
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