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• Saudi ban on female drivers may be eroding
In November 1990, when U.S. troops were in Saudi Arabia following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, some 50 women drove family cars in an anti-ban protest.
• Oil spikes to record above $117 a barrel
NEW YORK - Oil fell to its lowest price in three months Friday, briefly touching the $111 level after the dollar muscled higher and OPEC predicted the world’s thirst for fuel next year will fall to its lowest point since 2002. Light, sweet crude ...
• Oil-producing nations rank high in corruption
Compared to last year's report, corruption was perceived to be worse in Bahrain, Belize, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Mauritius, Oman, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, and Trinidad and Tobago. Improved scores were recorded ...
• Corrupt work cited in Egypt building collapse
Egyptian authorities have issued an arrest warrant for the owner of the building, who is believed to be in Kuwait, and have summoned local officials for questioning, local media has reported. Officials have also arrested two contractors and a local ...
• Kuwait names first Iraq ambassador since '91 - Conflict in Iraq- msnbc ...
Kuwait on Thursday named its first ambassador to Iraq since the 1991 Gulf War, in a major step toward healing the two countries' painful past and boosting regional ties with ...