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Amid oil boom, inflation makes Saudis feel poorer | RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—Sultan al-Mazeen recently stopped at a gas station to fill up his SUV, paying 45 cents a gallon -- about one-tenth what Americans pay these days. | But the Saudi technicia... (photo: (AP Photo / Susan Walsh)) The Boston Globe Arab World Inflation Photos Riyadh Saudi Arabia US |
Optimistic on economy RUSUTSU, Japan - Leaders of the Group of Eight economic powers warned Tuesday that surging oil and food prices could undermine world growth but that the global economy would ultimately be resilient. |... (photo: WN / Denise Yong) San Diego Economy G8 Japan Photos Summit |
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Where would US interventions in Mideast lead to? Reviewed by Jim Miles | Book review of: “Marching Toward Hell – America and Islam after Iraq” by Michael Scheuer (Free Press - Simon & Schuster - New York, 2008). | Micha... (photo: US Navy file/JOC Craig Strawser) Middle East Online Book Invervention Mideast Photos US |
G-8 leaders say they are confident about global growth; oil, food inflation pose large risks | RUSUTSU, Japan - Leaders of the Group of Eight economic powers warned Tuesday that surging oil and food prices could undermine world growth but that the global economy ... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) Star Tribune Food Oil Photos Prices World |
G8 says soaring oil, food prices threaten global economy | Protesters carry a placard during a protest against soaring prices in Manila on June 26. Eight of the world's most powerful leaders have called for efforts to cool sizz... (photo: WN/Theresa) Turkish Press Economy Food Oil Photos World |
UBS to expand in Mideast | Logo of the Swiss banking giant UBS. Switzerland's biggest bank UBS has announced that it was stepping up its expansion in the Middle East with a new licence to operate... (photo: Public Domain / Christos Vittoratos) Turkish Press Bank Finance Mideast Photos Switzerland |
World suffers due to rising prices | JAPAN: Eight of the world's most powerful leaders called on Tuesday for efforts to cool sizzling oil prices... (photo: AP Photo / Itsuo Inouye) The Times Of India G8 Japan Leaders Photos Prices |
Iran takes off on a goodwill mission | By Kaveh L Afrasiabi | Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad is in Malaysia this week to attend the 6th summit of the Group of Eight Islamic developing countries (D-8), ... (photo: AP / Hasan Sarbakhshian) Asia Times Iran Issues Malaysia Photos Politics |
UAE gold rush to continue despite soaring costs | Dubai: Value of gold sales in the UAE increased by 15 per cent in the first quarter of 2008, a trend expected to continue in the next six months despite increases in th... (photo: WN / Guillaume Poulet-Mathis) Gulf News Consumer Dubai Gold Photos Price |
Saudi Aramco cuts light crude prices for US | Dubai: Saudi Aramco, the world's largest state oil company, cut its official selling prices for light crude shipments to the US in August. | Aramco reduced the price of... (photo: AP / Kamran Jebreili) Gulf News Arab World Business Photos Prices Saudi Arabia |