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Iraq sues companies over oil-for-food kickbacks
"NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Iraqi government sued dozens of companies, including oil giant Chevron Corp., for more than $10 billion on Monday, saying they paid kickbacks to former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's... Vidal: Bush ended US as a republic
"Vidal: Bush ended US as a republic Press TV Saturday, June 28, 2008 Gore Vidal, US novelist, historian and social critic says the Bush regime has killed all of the constitutional links that made the US a republic. On...Only the UAE is showing higher consumer confidence says MasterCard « Peter J...
" The UAE index score of 85.4 was up on 78.5 six months ago, although survey newcomer Qatar was higher at 88.6 as was Kuwait at 89.4. Saudi Arabia showed a dip from 92.2 to 80.1." Kuwait Will Have New Government
KUWAIT 16:10 GMT – The Kuwaiti government has submitted its resignation to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, after the elections of the new parliament last week.
The Amir re-appointed Sheikh... Kuwait elects it's Parliament in a calm democratic move
KUWAIT May 17, 2008 6:40 GMT – Today, Kuwait will elect its new parliament, succeeding the previously dissolved one.
One million four hundred thousand registered voters will elect fifty new members out of 275... Indian Premier League (IPLT20)
"Willow TV is showing video streaming for Rights to distribute on television, radio, broadband and Internet, for the IPL in North America." Beirut is Cautiously Calm, while 7 Dead at Mount Lebanon
UPDATE 3 12:30 GMT - Hezbollah has just issued a communiqué saying that Waleed Jinbelat’s Socialist Party militia had kidnapped three of its members, and executed two of them in... Kuwait is engulfed in a Severe Sandstorm, Visibility under 100 meters
Kuwait 11:20am GMT/2:20pm KWT - Kuwait is currently being hit by a severe sand storm. A sudden storm engulfed Kuwait twenty minutes ago. The storm is heavy, cutting visibility to under 100 meters, with high... Camel beauty pageant to be held in UAE
If you happen to own an attractive camel and think that yours is the best looking camel out there, then head on over to the United Arab Emirates for the annual camel beauty contest. I have to wonder what the camels... Half a Decade of War: Five Years After Iraq Invasion, Soldiers Testify at Win...
" AMY GOODMAN: [Five years ago] on March 19th, 2003, the US began bombing Baghdad. The invasion was on. Six weeks later, President Bush stood under a banner reading “Mission Accomplished” and declared an end to major military combat operations in Iraq. Now, half a... Kuwait: Sheik Dissolves Parliament
Conflict continues in the parliament of small gulf nation Kuwait, as the various parties are unable to agree."Kuwait’s emir dissolved Parliament and called for early elections after disputes between the government... Army Sniper Convicted of Killing Unarmed Iraqi Civilian, Sentenced to 10 Year...
" BAGHDAD — A U.S. Army sniper convicted of killing an unarmed Iraqi civilian and planting evidence on his body was sentenced Sunday to 10 years in prison. Sgt. Evan Vela faced a possible life sentence. Earlier Sunday, jurors found him guilty of murder... Severed cables disrupt internet
Some years ago a train crashed in a tunnel in Pennsylvania. A fire burned in the tunnel, which was used by virtually every major North American network service provider, and seriously damaged all the fibre optic... Invasion of the sovereign-wealth funds
"Ben Bernanke once spoke of dropping money from helicopters, if necessary, to save an economy in distress."" He probably did not envisage that choppers bearing the insignia of oil-rich Gulf states and cash-rich Asian countries would hover over Wall Street. On January 15th...Scarlett Johansson Visits Troops In Kuwait
Scarlet 'Morale Booster' Johansson made a splash at this year's "USO/Morale Welfare Recreation entertainment tour". "Scarlett Johansson boots morale (and a whole lot more) for nearly 600 troops at Camp Buehring,...
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