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Iran criticizes Saudi Arabia for oil production increase
Tehran - Iran on Saturday criticized a decision by Saudi Arabia to increase its oil production, Fars news agency reported. While terming the Saudi decision a political move, Iranian Oil Minister Gholam-Hossein Nozari told Fars that a production inc...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-17 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Saudis increase oil output; rebuff Bush appeal - Summary
Riyadh - Saudi Arabia will not increase the production of oil despite pleas by US President George W Bush during a visit to the kingdom on Friday. Bush was in Saudi Arabia urging King Abdullah's government to step up production to ease the global ene...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-16 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Saudis increase oil output; rebuff Bush appeal - Summary
Riyadh - Saudi Arabia will not increase the production of oil despite pleas by US President George W Bush during a visit to the kingdom on Friday. Bush was in Saudi Arabia urging King Abdullah's government to step up production to ease the global ene...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-16 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Car accident kills UN peacekeeper, wounds another in south Lebanon
Beirut - A United Nations peacekeeper was killed and another was wounded when their car went off the road in southern Lebanon, Lebanese security sources said. A car for the Malaysian battalion affiliated with United Nations Interim Forces in Southern...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-16 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

EXTRA: Saudi Arabia pledges increase in oil production
Riyadh - The royal house of Saudi Arabia will boost oil production by 3,000 barrels a day, Saudi officials said Friday, handing a diplomatic boost to US President George W Bush during his official visit there. Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Nuaimi and For...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-16 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Lebanese premier will not see Bush in Egypt, sources say
Beirut/Doha - Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Seniora will not meet with US President George W Bush in Egypt on Sunday because he will be busy with talks between opposing Lebanese factions in Doha to end Lebanon's crisis, a Lebanese government source s...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-16 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Jordanians demonstrate to protest anniversary of Israel's founding
Amman - About two thousand Jordanians took part in a demonstration in downtown Amman Friday to protest Israel's foundation in historical Palestine 60 years ago. The licensed rally, which was sponsored by the country's Islamic- led opposition parties ...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-16 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Oil on agenda as Bush in Riyadh for talks with Saudi King - Summary
Riyadh - US President George W Bush was in the Saudi capital Riyadh Friday for a two-day visit to hold talks with Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdel-Aziz. With oil prices hitting the record high of over 127 dollars a barrel Friady, Bush's second personal ...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-16 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Lebanese leaders leave for talks in Doha - Summary
Beirut - The leaders of Lebanon rival political factions left for Qatar Friday in a bid to end the country's political crisis and elect a president, airport officials said. The Arab League delegation managed at the last minute to convince opposition ...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-16 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Al-Sistanti's aide warns of assassination attempts in Iraq
Baghdad - An aide of senior Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani warned Friday of the phenomenon of organized assassination attempts that had started to reappear in Iraq. Addressing thousands of Muslims during Friday prayers, Sheikh Ahmed al-...

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[Posted on : 2008-05-16 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]