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OPEC Cut Not Needed In 2014, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait And Iraq Say
Ministers from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iraq said OPEC needn’t cut production next year to make room for additional…
Turkey’s Erdogan Says Foreign Ambassadors Could Be Expelled
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to expel foreign diplomats involved in “provocative actions”…
African Mediators Try To Avert Civil War In South Sudan
African mediators said they held "productive" talks on Friday with South Sudan's President Salva Kiir, trying to…
Bombs, Shooting Kill At Least 14 In Northern Iraq: Policea
Bombings and shootings killed at least 14 people in northern Iraq on Friday, police said, the latest in what has…
RPT-Fitch: 2014 Outlook Broadly Stable For GCC Banks, Regional Unrest A Threat Elsewhere…
Fitch Ratings says the rating outlook for almost all banks in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region is stable,…
Russia Signals To Syria’s Assad To Stay Silent On Re-Election
A Russian diplomat signaled on Thursday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should refrain from statements…
U.N. Told Up To 500 Killed In South Sudan Clashes: Diplomats
The United Nations received reports from local sources in South Sudan on Tuesday that between 400 and 500 people…
African Migrants Abandon Israeli Detention Center In Protest March
More than 100 African migrants have abandoned an "open" Israeli detention center to try to march on Jerusalem in…
Syria Region Where Polio Found Excluded From 2012 Vaccination Drive
The Syrian government excluded the largely rebel-held province of Deir al-Zor - where polio broke out this year -…
Bashir Announces Resignation Of Sudan Vice President: State Media
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir announced the resignation of First Vice President Ali Taha on Saturday, state…