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| Fri 5 Sep 2008 |
Iran says oil price is right at $100 a barrel
The Times | Pressure for a cut in oil output at next week's Opec meeting in Vienna stepped up today when Iran's Opec gov... |
Pop star's slaying turns sordid political drama
The Boston Globe | CAIRO, Egypt—It's the Mideast version of a sordid soap opera. A Lebanese pop star is brutally murdered... |
Currency reform pressure on GCC remains amid dollar rally
Arab News | Reuters | DUBAI: The case for Gulf oil producers to switch to flexible exchange rates to fight high inflatio... |
| Thu 4 Sep 2008 |
The Syrian Haven and the Iraqis
Middle East Online There are cafés in the suburbs of Damascus where you hear more Iraqi accents than Syrian. Freshly baked samoun... |
$1 billion to be spent on films, digital media
The Miami Herald DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Abu Dhabi Media, a state-owned firm fueled by the capital's immense oil wealth,... |
Economy briefs: Khursaniyah starts pumping oil
Arab News | Agencies | DUBAI: Saudi Arabia has started pumping oil from the 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) Khursaniyah oi... |
Housing a major challenge for Kingdom
Arab News | Suhail Karam I Reuters | RIYADH: Owning a home has never been more difficult for most Saudis. | Soaring cons... |
Soaring construction costs hit Saudis
Dawn | RIYADH, Sept 3: Owning a home has never been more difficult for most Saudis. | Soaring construction costs, l... |
New York Eatery Looks for
Wall Street Journal When Alison Nelson opened Chocolate Bar, a New York eatery and candy store, her plan was to eventually open st... |
Ignored and humiliated, Russia merits some respect
Daily Star Lebanon | By Shlomo Ben-Ami | Commentary by | Thursday, September 04, 2008 | Does the war in the Caucasus herald the c... |
| Wed 3 Sep 2008 |
Renewable-energy convert makes his case in St. Paul
Star Tribune | Maverick oil-and-gas magnate T. Boone Pickens says U.S. and global oil production have peaked. He's looking ... |
Oil and gas prices: Your guess is as good as ...
Seattle Post-Intelligence | THE SUMMER OIL FEVER has broken, crude prices are tumbling to $100 a barrel, retail gasoline prices are foll... |
Palin to talk about herself, the economy, McCain
CNN | ST. PAUL, Minnesota (CNN) -- Republican vice presidential nominee Gov. Sarah Palin is working on a speech th... |
Abu Dhabi puts more cash on the line in Hollywood
International Herald Tribune | Last September, Abu Dhabi Media Company, an arm of the government in the city-state capitol of the United Ar... |
Malaysian budget tries to alleviate impact of credit crunch
Arab News | Mushtak Parker I Arab News | LONDON: Like many leaders all over the world, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah... |
Iran calls for production cuts as oil price plummets
The Times | The price of crude oil tumbled yesterday in the futures markets as the destructive force of Hurricane Gustav... |
| Tue 2 Sep 2008 |
Argentina to pay $6B Paris Club debt
CNN | BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Argentina will pay its entire $6.7 billion debt to the Paris Club of lending... |
UK cuts housing tax to boost flagging economy
CNN | LONDON, England (AP) -- The British government unveiled a package of tax cuts and increased spending targete... |
Drinking habits and the economy
CNN | NEW YORK (AP) -- By 6:30 p.m. every stool at the bar is taken. It's a Thursday night at the White Horse Tave... |
Symposium to discuss Islamic economy
Arab News | K.S. Ramkumar I Arab News | JEDDAH: Albaraka Banking Group (ABG) will discuss wide-ranging issues related to... |
Petrofac can look forward to a gush of oil and gas revenue
The Times | For what has traditionally been a quiet time of year, Petrofac appears to be unusually busy. | Yesterday, th... |
| Mon 1 Sep 2008 |
Inflation surges to record highs
Bahrain Tribune RIYADH (Reuters) | Prices rise 11% to 30-year high in Saudi | Inflation in key Gulf nations surged to multi-de... |
Inflation to hit peak toward end of Ramadan: Analysts
Arab News | Khalil Hanware I Arab News | JEDDAH: Rising food and housing costs sent Saudi Arabia's inflation rate to a 3... |
Report card: U.S. workers worse off
CNN | NEW YORK (AP) -- This Labor Day finds workers in worse shape than they've been in years, according to a scor... |
UK: Pound drops to all-time low against euro
CNN | LONDON (AP) -- The pound fell to an all-time low against the euro on Monday after Britain's Treasury chief A... |
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