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FROM THE GULF -

# More on Mahmood's woes: "Manama: A Bahraini blogger may be dragged into court after a minister refused to drop a case against the former despite an agreement reached on Sunday."

# And he's not the only one: "Blogger warns of 'Big Brother' - Mohammed Al Maskati, a Bahraini blogger has accused the authorities of "spying" on his website for sensitive information."

# But from Qatar: "The Doha office of the Washington-based Brookings Institution will be opened this year."

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