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| YouTube gives Bahraini youth window to world Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:12:20 EST Esra'a al Shafei is a 23-year-old Bahraini dedicated to providing young people in the region with the opportunity of free expression. |
| Iraq election race too tight to call after early count Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:29:32 EST The first results from Iraq's parliamentary elections were released Thursday, five days after millions of Iraqis went to the polls in defiance of the threat of violence. |
| Israel seals off West Bank Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:21:42 EST Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak has ordered the army to seal off the West Bank for 48 hours and tightened security around the old city of Jerusalem, Israeli officials said Friday. |
| Lebanese designer-to-the-stars Zuhair Murad finds magic in Beirut Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:20:55 EST When Hollywood's A-list need to strut the red carpet in style they call Zuhair Murad. |
| This month on Inside the Middle East Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:23:40 EST Host Zain Verjee takes viewers through Oman's diverse terrain -- sailing the seas in a sleek racing boat and driving through oasis towns en route to the rugged mountains of Jabal Al-Akhdar. Plus: |
| British journalist released without charge in Gaza Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:22:38 EST British journalist Paul Martin was released without charge Thursday, a month after Hamas officials arrested him in Gaza, his lawyer and the British Foreign Office said. |
| The glamorous world of Lebanese haute couture Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:41:45 EST Gowns drape seductively; splits are thigh-high; fabrics are sheer and sparkling with embellishments: Welcome to the glamorous world of Lebanese haute couture. |
| Will there be a Mideast single currency? Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:13:00 EST Bahrain may be the least populated Gulf state, but because of its historical role as the first financial center for the region, government officials have their finger on the economic pulse. |
| Bahrain seeks to preserve ancient pearling traditions Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:56:34 EST Once upon a time, harvesting pearls was a way of life for the people of Bahrain, a glistening archipelago of 33 islands off the coast of Saudi Arabia. |
| U.S. hikers held in Iran allowed to call home, families say Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:26:29 EST Three U.S. hikers who have been detained in Iran for more than seven months have spoken by phone with their relatives for the first time since they were jailed, the hikers' families said Wednesday. |
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 12, 2010 is:
sub rosa • \sub-ROH-zuh\ • adverb
: in confidence : secretly
Example sentence:
The private investigator met sub rosa with his client to show her photos of her husband rendezvousing at various local establishments with another woman.
Did you know?
"Sub rosa" literally means "under the rose" in New Latin. Since ancient times, the rose has often been associated with secrecy. In ancient mythology, Cupid gave a rose to Harpocrates, the god of silence, to keep him from telling about the indiscretions of Venus. Ceilings of dining rooms have been decorated with carvings of roses, reportedly to remind guests that what was said at the table should be kept confidential. Roses have also been placed over confessionals as a symbol of the confidentiality of confession. "Sub rosa" entered the English language in the 17th century, and even before then, people were using the English version, "under the rose." Earlier still, "unter der Rose" was apparently used in Germany, where the phrase is thought to have originated.