Word: manama
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...MANAMA, Bahrain--An Iranian speedboat shot up a Saudi Arabian-owned tanker in the Strait of Hormuz yesterday, hours after President Reagan said the U.S. Navy will no longer ignore attacks on noncombatants in the Persian Gulf region...
...MANAMA, Bahrain--Harbor officials closed part of an anchorage yesterday where six mines were found and crews from four nations searched for more in the busy facility off Fujairah, Just south of the Persian Gulf...
...Stark itself, the Navy said the 453-ft. ship--with a gaping hole in its left side and extensive fire damage inside--had been towed by the destroyer Conyngham to the Sitra Anchorage off the Bahrainian capital of Manama...
...MANAMA, Bahrain--Iraqi jets and an Iranian warship launched fiery attacks on Persian Gulf shipping yesterday, seemingly undaunted by the growing armada of foreign warships in the gulf...
Manila, Lisbon, Istanbul, Mexico City and Bogotá boast the cheapest prices, while Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Abu Dhabi and Manama (Bahrain) are the most expensive. Incomes are also swept away rapidly in Tokyo, Oslo, Geneva and Copenhagen. The 2.2 lbs. of medium-quality rump steak that would cost $7 in the U.S. fetches $24 in Zurich and $41 in Tokyo. In Jeddah a smoker must pay $4.99 for a pack of Marlboro cigarettes...