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The Hibbing Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated with Eye Clinic North with a ribbon cutting and open house on August 25. Those on-hand included Shelly Hanson, president of the Hibbing Area Chamber of Commerce; Hannah Sipola and Dr. Matt Sipola (center), owners of Eye Clinic North, and Hibbing Mayor Pete Hyduke. Photo courtesy of Hibbing

The latest Garryana edition comes with the expectation that American single malt will soon be recognised as an official whiskey style.

The Freeze is located at 708 9th St. N. in Virginia. Small business owner John Dickinson utilized a Business Energy Retrofit (BER) grant to acquire an energy efficient ice cream freezer and dipping cabinet for The Freeze, a 400-squarefoot food and ice cream stand located in the city of Virginia. The new stainless-steel freezer has

Air vice marshall was a close friend of King Hussein and helped set up Omani air force

Under Bennett’s astute and dynamic leadership, the air force of Oman had grown into one of the most formidable in the region

Ger Bowe - Ballinakill The death took place on Wednesday, February 9 of Ger Bowe of Moate, Ballinakill.  Suddenly at his residence. Predeceased by his sist...

Revelations anger Omani pro-democracy activists who say it is ‘proof that British colonialism never ended’. The repressive ruler of a close UK ally in the Gulf secretly received decades of advice on security, foreign and economic policy from a group of privy councillors who were drawn almost exclusively from the British establishment, it has emerged. Oman’s dictator, Sultan Qaboos, who ruled the country for 50 years from 1970 to 2020, was advised by a secret privy council right up until h...

Queen ignored warnings that Sheikh Mohammed held his daughters hostage and gave him a horse racing award a year after one, Princess Latifa, had fled Dubai and been forcibly returned Queen billed the public £364,000 for flights to a Gulf country where its ruler gave her a golden egg and private horse show, months before the regime shot dead ‘Arab Spring’ protesters Omani anti-corruption activist was tortured for protesting against the sultan sending 110 horses to Queen’s Diamond Jubilee ...

Prince Charles, heir to the throne, held 95 meetings with Arab monarchies since 2011 – the largest engagement by a UK royal. Bahraini royals had most meetings with House of Windsor – 44 over the last decade, followed by House of Saud on 40. House of Windsor draws on its personal friendships with Middle Eastern monarchs to enhance UK relations, through shared interests such as horse riding and lavish jewellery.  UK public spent at least £1.4-million flying royals to Arab monarchies. One ov...

John Major congratulated Qaboos, telling him ‘our commitment to Oman is unwavering’ Revelations come a year after Qaboos died, amid a debate over political ‘reforms’ announced by his successor Newly declassified Foreign Office papers shed fresh light on the extent of Whitehall’s support for Qaboos bin Said al-Said, who became Sultan of Oman in 1970 after deposing his father in a coup led by British soldiers. The files show that British ministers and officials welcomed the introduction...