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OPEC Daily Basket Price Stood At $49.26 A Barrel

The price of OPEC basket of thirteen crudes stood at $49.26 a barrel on Monday, 1 May, 2017, compared with $49.32 the...

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IMF Says Fiscal Reform Moving Gulf In ‘right Direction’

Oil-exporting Arab states of the Gulf are heading "in the right direction" to plug budgetary gaps thanks to fiscal...

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In Iraq’s Mosul, Mobile Clinics Deliver Precious Medical Care

Men, women and children stand in separate lines in the scorching sun baking west Mosul's Baghdad Square for a turn in...

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Fifa Powerbroker Ahmad Quits After Fraud Claims

High-ranking Fifa official Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah has resigned a day after denying claims linking him to a...

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Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah Resigns Following Denial of Any Wrongdoing

High-ranking Fifa official Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah has resigned a day after denying claims linking him to a...

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Gulf States Reject ‘terror’ and ‘interference’

Gulf Arab states pledged Thursday to fight "terrorism" and "foreign interference" across the region. In a joint...

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UN Eyes New Yemen Peace Talks By End of May

A new round of peace talks between Yemen's warring sides should begin by the end of May, the UN mediator said...

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Saudi Wins Top Arab Fiction Award

A Saudi novelist has won the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, becoming the third author in 10 years from the...

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Church Bombings Aim At Egypt’s Unity

The two church bombings that killed dozens in Egypt this month targeted unity among Muslims and Christians in the most...

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Freed Kuwait Opposition Leader Calls For Reconciliation

Prominent Kuwaiti opposition leader Mussallam al-Barrak called on Monday for national reconciliation to rescue the...

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Qatar Airways Chief Accuses US Carriers of ‘bullying’

The chief of Qatar Airways on Monday accused American carriers complaining over alleged subsidies to Gulf airlines of...

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Kuwaiti Opposition Leader Freed From Prison

Prominent Kuwaiti opposition leader Mussallam al-Barrak was released from prison Friday after serving a two-year...

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Oil Producers ‘might Have To’ Extend Output Cuts

Saudi Arabia's energy minister said on Thursday that oil-producing countries might have to extend output cuts agreed...

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Oil Producers ‘might Have To’ Extend Output Cuts

Saudi Arabia's energy minister said on Thursday that oil-producing countries might have to extend output cuts agreed...

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OPEC ‘optimistic’ Oil Output Cuts Leading To Price Recovery

Oil-exporting cartel OPEC is confident that production cuts agreed with non-members to prop up prices will lead to a...

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Oil Output Cuts Pressure Mideast Economic Growth

Economic growth in Saudi Arabia and most other Arab oil exporters will slow this year following production cuts aimed...

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Saudi Woman Fleeing To Australia Is Forced Back To Kingdom

A young Saudi woman who was seeking asylum in Australia was stopped on a layover in the Philippines and returned to the...

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‘They Will Kill Me’

Activists feared Friday for the safety of a young Saudi woman they say was returned to the kingdom against her will, in...

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Kuwait, Oman Agree To Build Oil Refinery

Oman Oil Company and Kuwait Petroleum International signed Monday an agreement to build a refinery worth around $7...