Tuesday, July 22, Oil prices fall again to $127.95 Yahoo AP news, fluctuating up and down, as fear drives the market. UPDATE: Oil prices rebound slightly by noon. How convenient that Nigeria had an oil pipeline explosion! Just too convenient in my view.Latest news on AP...
It's a feisty, contradictory mix of politics, religion, and personal views now sitting as Barack Obama's judge on his Middle East tour. As this article shows, one person may think he'll improve things by with-drawing...
"RIYADH: More efforts to establish an independent Palestinian state and a renewed move to generate global support for capacity-building for Palestinians will top the agenda of a high-profile ministerial conference which opens in Jakarta today. Representatives from more than...
Alcohol is available for sale once more in Baghdad. The sale of alcoholic beverages has not been allowed since early 2006, but now drink stores and cafes are starting to reopen again. Two years ago, al-Qa'ida...
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Stories of exploitation of foreign domestic workers in Gulf countries are well know and not this current report renconfirms widely held view about the condition of Asian domestic Workers. " Asian domestic workers in Saudi Arabia face routine...
Indonesia's properties which are inscribed on the World Heritage list are Borobudur Temple, Prmabanan Temple, Sangiran Early Man Site, Komodo National Park, Lorentz National Park, Tropical Rainforest Heritage of...
Amidst the talk of Crude prices hitting a record level of $150, one of world's biggest oil supplier Saudi Arabia had commissioned a giant field to boost oil supply. " This massive oil field surrounded by the desolate sands of Saudi Arabia's vast eastern desert feels like...
"Saudi Arabia is pouring billions of dollars into Medina, burial place of the Prophet Mohammed and the cradle of Islam, to turn the religion's second holiest site into a high-tech bastion.The so-called Knowledge...
Read aslo about Petrobras, a national government owned Brazilian oil company that is one of the most lucratives companies in the world. " Brazil's offshore oil discoveries, including the Western...
How Diplomacy - Not Denial - Can Make Cuba Our New Saudi Arabia OhioNews Bureau: Special Feature PARIS, FRANCE: Having recently returned from Paris, France, where Cuban cigars can be purchased, unlike in Columbus,...
"Lack of commitment to new supply, a halt to Nigerian oil production and bitter divisions among oil producers are expected to deliver the reverse of the intended consequences to the Jeddah energy conference: a spike in oil prices to test the $150 a barrel market this week."
Gordon Brown seems to have made the breakthrough that some thought his dour faced approaches to OPEC couldn't achieve. " Saudi Arabia has responded to appeals from Gordon Brown and other western leaders to bring...
"Saudi Arabia is prepared and willing to produce additional barrels of crude above and beyond the 9.7 million barrels per day, which we plan to produce during the month of July, if demand for such quantities materializes and our customers tell us they are needed." Italy's...
After meeting in Jeddah, Opec nations and their biggest customers have agreed that oil supplies should be boosted, though no exact amount or percentage has been announced. In its announcement, Saudi Arabia asserted...
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OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorThe U.S. Energy Boss blaming shortages and not speculators driving up oil prices certainly must be the same slick oil salesmen who has Prime Swamp land in Florida for...