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	<title>2:48AM [The B-Sides] &#187; News</title>
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	<description>A blog by Mark and Nat, a married couple who are living in Kuwait. Mark works in Advertising while Nat works in TV.</description>
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		<title>Fire at Marina Waves</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:05:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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I just heard fire engines pass by awhile ago and I am guessing they were heading to Marina Waves. I have no idea yet what caught fire or what started it but judging by the pictures it looks like the skateboard park.
Thanks Khalid!
Update: It was the skate park that caught fire and according to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>And one more record!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:14:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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I was being sarcastic earlier today with my worlds largest hummus post in which I also jokingly stated that the next record would be the world&#8217;s largest tabbouleh. Well a couple of hours ago they actually went ahead and broke the record for the world&#8217;s largest tabbouleh weighing a massive 3.5 ton and kicking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yes we did it again!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 07:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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If breaking the record with the world’s largest kebbe dish wasn&#8217;t enough Lebanon has just broken the record for the largest hummus. Take that Israel! Coming soon, world&#8217;s largest tabbouleh&#8230; [Link]
Note: I am being sarcastic
Update: No fucking way!! I just read this in the news..
Only one day after breaking a Guiness book record with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aramco sued for death of &#8216;beauty queen&#8217; camel</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:42:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Animals & Wildlife]]></category>
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I found this funny although if it happened to my dog I would also be pissed and sue:
In what must rank as one of the most bizarre lawsuits ever filed against an oil and gas company, it has been reported that Saudi Aramco are being sued for US$267,000 for allegedly causing the death of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Doctor attacked at a hospital in Kuwait</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:26:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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I first saw this video on q8blackmarket a few days ago but just got around to viewing it after seeing it on Frankoms blog. For those of you who don&#8217;t speak Arabic what happens in the video is that a woman goes to see a doctor at a local hospital, she enters the room but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arby&#8217;s and Wendy&#8217;s coming to Kuwait</title>
		<link>http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/arbys-and-wendys-coming-to-kuwait/</link>
		<comments>http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/arbys-and-wendys-coming-to-kuwait/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 08:58:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
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According to a news article dated June of this year, the Arby&#8217;s and Wendy&#8217;s franchises for the Middle East and North Africa were taken by a Saudi conglomerate. This sadly means the first branches which are scheduled to open early 2010 won&#8217;t be in Kuwait but will be in Saudi.
Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc. (NYSE: WEN) today [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Huge fire on the Gulf Road</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 09:56:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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I can see this huge fire from my window in Kuwait City. A friend of mine that works in one of the buildings on the Gulf Road near the Scientific Center told me its a restaurant after Green Island. That could be Burj Hammam which already caught fire before. If you have any details, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sydney looks like Kuwait</title>
		<link>http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/sydney-looks-like-kuwait/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 09:46:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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Sydney got hit by a dust storm and it&#8217;s all over the news so I checked out the pictures and it just looks like one of the regular storms that hits Kuwait. Not a big deal but I guess they just never got one before. [Pictures]
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		<title>RIP Patrick Swayze</title>
		<link>http://www.248am.com/mark/news/rip-patrick-swayze/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:34:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Movies]]></category>
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Just the other night I was watching the movie 11:14 and thinking how I&#8217;ve started to like Patrick Swayze more as he&#8217;s gotten older. Very sad. [Link]
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		<title>British soldier kidnapped by Muslim fanatics in Kuwait</title>
		<link>http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/british-soldier-kidnapped-by-muslim-fanatics-in-kuwait/</link>
		<comments>http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/british-soldier-kidnapped-by-muslim-fanatics-in-kuwait/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kuwait]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a pretty messed up incident. A British soldier in civilian clothing got ambushed by five guys in Kuwait City and then held captive. Luckily he managed to escape by jumping out of a first story balcony. [Article]
Update: According to Al-Rai newspaper the British government is denying this incident took place. Here is the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>27</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Aftermath</title>
		<link>http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/the-aftermath/</link>
		<comments>http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/the-aftermath/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:43:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kuwait]]></category>
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Ra&#8217;ed Qutena the photojournalist took pictures showing the aftermath of the wedding fire and uploaded them onto flickr. Looks like nothing was left standing. [Link]
Thanks Nibaq
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		<title>Wedding fire kills dozens</title>
		<link>http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/wedding-fire-kills-dozens/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 06:42:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kuwait]]></category>
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This is a huge tragedy and a very sad event. [YouTube]
The video above is in Arabic but there is an English version from BBC [Here]
]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>34</slash:comments>
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		<title>Al Qaeda Plot in Kuwait?</title>
		<link>http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/al-qaeda-plot-in-kuwait/</link>
		<comments>http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/al-qaeda-plot-in-kuwait/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:19:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kuwait]]></category>
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[YouTube]
Thats pretty messed up. Back in 2005 I shot pictures of the cops shoot out with some terrorists in Salmiya and you can see those [Here]
Thanks Kent
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		<slash:comments>13</slash:comments>
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		<title>Whale Shark Saved</title>
		<link>http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/whale-shark-saved/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:42:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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According to a reader Saied, the whale shark thats been stranded at Marina Crescent for a week now was saved. They were able to place the whale shark onto a marine parachute bed like device and then pull the whale shark out to sea where it was then set free. Around 15 divers took [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>16</slash:comments>
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		<title>Two Fires and I was there</title>
		<link>http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/two-fires-and-i-was-there/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:06:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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I was on the 4th Ring Road on my way to Avenues for lunch today when I spotted a large cloud of smoke in the distance. I kept driving towards it past Al-Rai until just before the roundabout at the end of the 4th Ring Road I spotted the source of the smoke. There was [...]]]></description>
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