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Middle East Conflict Could Push Oil Prices to the Top and Drive Global Inflation, Says World Bank

The World Bank warns that escalating conflicts in the Middle East could push oil prices over $100 a barrel, potentially increasing the recent decline in global inflation and worsening economic challenges worldwide.


Dubai Struggles to Bounce Back After United Arab Emirates Floods Delayed Airport Flight Schedules

Dubai's major airport announced on Friday that it will limit the number of flights arriving for the next two days as it works to remove a three-day backlog caused by a record storm in the UAE...

Dubai's 'Apocalyptic' Superstorm Strikes World's Busiest Airport After Historic Rainfall Causes Flood Chaos, Cancelled Flights

Tragically, there has been a loss of life due to the heavy rain and flooding that has caused widespread disruption in Dubai...

Indian Firms Exporting to the Middle East See Their Shares Plummet After Iran's Recent Attacks on Israel

India's tea and rice exporters to the Middle East saw their stock values collapse on worries of logistical issues and higher costs due to geopolitical tensions...


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Fire at Libyan oil port destroys up to 1.8 million barrels of crude
A fire raging for almost a week at Libya's biggest oil port of Es Sider has destroyed up to 1.8 million barrels of crude and damaged seven storage tanks, causing total damage of $213 million, a top oi
Budget pressure unlikely to deflect Iran from nuclear goals
A big oil price slide will hurt Iran's attempts to rescue battered living standards, but economic pain is unlikely to soften its stance in nuclear talks or end aid to allies such as Syria, matters see
Saudi finance minister says no need to create sovereign wealth fund
Saudi Arabia's finance minister said there was no need for the kingdom to create a sovereign wealth fund to manage its oil wealth, rebuffing suggestions by prominent officials and businessmen.
Arab OPEC sources see oil back above $70 by end-2015
Arab OPEC producers expect global oil prices to rebound to between $70 and $80 a barrel by the end of next year as a global economic recovery revives demand, OPEC delegates said this week in the first
Saudi Arabia says won't cut oil output
Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it would not cut output to prop up oil markets even if non-OPEC nations did so, in one of the toughest signals yet that the world's top petroleum exporter plans to ride out
Saudi's Naimi: Non-OPEC, speculators led to oil price slide
Saudi Arabia's oil minister said on Sunday non-cooperation by producers outside of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and the actions of speculators had led to the oil price fall, b
Arab woman aims to blaze a trail in Israel's high-tech sector
Israel is proud to call itself a "Start-up Nation", with more tech firms listed on Nasdaq than any other country outside the United States and China. But two elements are often missing from that succe
OPEC chief defends policy, says group to try to ride out price fall
Oil producers group OPEC can ride out a slump in oil prices and keep output unchanged, its head said on Sunday, arguing market weakness did not reflect supply and demand fundamentals and could have be
Unable to pay salaries, Afghanistan asks donors for more money
Afghanistan does not have enough money to pay salaries this month and has asked aid donors for a bailout before the end of the year, the treasury chief told Reuters on Thursday.
Dow Chemical CEO does not mind low oil, company makes money in other businesses
Dow Chemical Co (DOW.N) Chief Executive Andrew Liveris, speaking at a conference in Dubai, said on Monday he did not mind low oil prices because his company makes money in other businesses.
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