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Financial Crisis - Part 7
Oil wealth and responsible management mean the young economies of the Persian Gulf could weather the global financial storm well, despite the hurdles they face. (With Stratfor interactive map) [more]
Price board at a gasoline station in California
November 4, 2008 1843 GMT
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is making production cuts, but probably not enough to keep oil prices high. [more]
The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
Qatar has inked a deal with Boeing Corp. for an unspecified number of C-17 Globemaster III strategic airlifters. [more]
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (R) shakes hands with Syrian Vice President Faruq al-Shara
April 17, 2008 2133 GMT
Middle Eastern leaders are trying to achieve a breakthrough that will solve Lebanon's long-standing political crisis, in hopes of staving off a rumored Israeli invasion. [more]
Al-Zawahiri on Al Jazeera
Al Qaeda’s Dec. 28 claim of responsibility for the killing of Benazir Bhutto was not conveyed through the group’s former medium, Al Jazeera. [more]
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