Oil prices near $146 a barrel for 1st time ever
Oil prices neared $146 a barrel Thursday for the first time ever on reports of declining U.S. stockpiles and the threat of conflict with Iran.
Nations:Israel Saudi Arabia Malaysia United Arab Emirates Switzerland Spain Activities:2007-8 Oil Crisis
2008-07-03
Iraq nears first major oil service deals
BAGHDAD - Iraq is close to signing oil service deals with several major Western oil companies in an effort to boost its output capacity, the country's oil ministry said Thursday -- the first major Iraqi contracts with big Western companies since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.
Nations:Iraq United Arab Emirates Activities:2007-8 Oil Crisis Iraqi Oil Industry Source:(AP)
2008-06-19
Iraq eliminates China from World Cup qualifying
TIANJIN, China - China's chances of qualifying for the 2010 World Cup ended with a 2-1 loss to resurgent Asian champion Iraq, sparking celebratory gunfire in Baghdad and despair in Beijing.
Nations:China Iraq Qatar United Arab Emirates Lebanon Saudi Arabia Activities:2010 Soccer World Cup
2008-06-14
UN halts aid to Myanmar after junta seizes supplies
Myanmar's junta seized U.N. aid shipments Friday meant for a multitude of hungry and homeless survivors of last week's devastating cyclone, forcing the world body to suspend further help.
Nations:United Arab Emirates Activities:Myanmar Cyclone Disaster
2008-05-09
Bush says US, allies must confront Iran
President Bush said Sunday that Iran is threatening the security of the world, and that the United States and Arab allies must join together to confront the danger "before it's too late."
Nations:United Arab Emirates Algeria Lebanon Activities:Iran-U.S.
2008-01-13
Bush ends peace mission without breakthrough
U.S. President George W. Bush wrapped up his mission to Israel and the occupied West Bank on Friday, emboldened enough to have predicted a peace treaty within a year but with no major breakthroughs for his efforts.
Nations:Kuwait United Arab Emirates Lebanon Saudi Arabia Egypt People:Mahmoud Abbas Ehud Olmert Condoleezza Rice George W. Bush Activities:2007 Palestinian Peace Talks
2008-01-11
Pentagon says ships harassed by Iran
In what U.S. officials called a serious provocation, Iranian boats harassed and provoked three U.S. Navy ships in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, threatening to explode the American vessels.
Nations:Iran Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Qatar Activities:Iran-U.S.
2008-01-07
Peace plan, Iran on Bush Mideast agenda
President Bush on Saturday tied his fresh push for Mideast peace to the fight against terrorism and U.S. efforts to counter Iran's quest for greater influence in the region.
Nations:Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Lebanon People:Shimon Peres Mahmoud Abbas Ehud Olmert Tony Blair Activities:Israel-Palestine Conflict Bush Admin.
2008-01-05
Clock running on Bush presidency
President Bush's final-year agenda is a stripped down list of what he can realistically hope to get done, since the clout he once touted is fading away.
Nations:United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia Romania People:David Petraeus Activities:Second Gulf War Bush Admin.
2007-12-31
Bush celebrates Christmas at Camp David
President Bush brought his extended family together for a Christmas celebration at the chief executive's retreat at Camp David, Md., with gift exchanges and a traditional midday feast on the holiday agenda.
Nations:United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia Egypt People:George W. Bush
2007-12-25
Bush makes holiday calls to troops
President Bush made Christmas Eve calls to 10 U.S. troops serving in Iraq, Afghanistan and other spots around the world, thanking them for their sacrifice and wishing them a happy holiday even though they'll be far away from their families and friends.
Nations:Iraq U.S. Afghanistan United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia Egypt People:Vladimir Putin George W. Bush
2007-12-24
Attack at US base in Iraq kills 2
A series of rockets or mortar rounds struck Camp Victory, killing two members of the U.S.-led coalition and wounding 40 other people on the sprawling headquarters for U.S. forces in Iraq, the military said Thursday.
Nations:Iraq United Arab Emirates Activities:2007 Blackwater Scandal
2007-10-11
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