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Nine possible locations for BTS when they return to the Middle East

K-pop superstars have previously played in Riyadh and Abu Dhabi

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Bahrain prepares new fiscal reforms to curb rising debt

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President Sheikh Mohamed hails 'bonds of friendship' on Bahrain's National Day

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