1.0 link 154454 <![CDATA[New Year Celebrations In Much Of Arab World Cancelled]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/31/new-year-celebrations-in-_n_154454.html Dubai: New Year celebrations in most parts of the Arab world have been cancelled in a show of solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip following five days of a massive Israeli air offensive.

New Year events scheduled to take place in Egypt, Bahrain, Jordan and many other parts of the Arab world have been either postponed or cancelled.

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