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This is something that would make Lawrence of Arabia turn in his grave: Recent studies are now showing that sand, once Saudi Arabia’s most common commodity (outside of oil) is now becoming almost as scarce as water. For those who are still fascinated with the 1962 Hollywood extravaganza starring Peter O’Toole and Omar Sharif, there seemed to be an endless amount of the yellowish grainy stuff ...
Tenacity is a character trait I can admire in political candidates. It demonstrates the depth of conviction they hold for their beliefs, and shows that they are unafraid to persevere in the face of adversity.
STAUNTON — Lilia Evangelio Deslate, 73, widow of Federico Deslate, of 302 Audubon St., died Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville. She was born Aug. 13, 1936, in the Philippines, a daughter of the late Benigno Evangelio and Escalastic-Deslate.
An upcoming meeting by five world powers on trying to curb Iran's nuclear program has been canceled at China's request, senior officials from three of the countries involved said Monday.
Citigroup reached a deal early Monday morning to be the last of the big Wall Street banks to exit the government’s bailout program, after persuading regulators that it was sound enough to stand on its own.
At a speech at the National Press Club today, Audi of America President Johan de Nysschen reiterated his belief that vehicles like the extended-range plug-in electric Chevrolet Volt are not currently financially viable without government support.
Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Gulf states will begin to set up a monetary council, the precursor to a regional central bank, immediately after a summit that opened in Kuwait today, Kuwait’s finance minister said.
With $41 billion XTO buyout, Rex Tillerson maps a path energy companies will likely follow in the decade to come.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard has once again announced the end of the world, at least insofar as mariners know it.
Iraq has taken an important step to revive its struggling oil industry, battered by years of war and sanctions, by awarding some of its attractive oil fields to international companies that pledged to triple the country's oil output.
It wasn't very long ago that a dinner party guest who wanted to spare the hostess any embarrassing contention simply avoided discussing religion or politics and stuck to the weather. Not anymore. In fact, it says something unutterably depressing about the state of the nation that we've finally managed to politicize even the climate.
SANAA, Yemen, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Yemeni intelligence officials claim they captured a vessel transporting Iranian-made weapons to the Shiite al-Houthi rebel group fighting government forces.
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- The United States plans to sell the United Arab Emirates, a key ally in the Gulf, 16 Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopters worth $2 billion, while General Dynamics Land Systems gets a $17.6 million contract to upgrade some of Saudi Arabia's U.S.-built M1A2 Abrams tanks.
SANAA, Yemen, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Al-Qaida is currently circulating a gruesome videotape showing the interrogation and execution of a senior Yemeni intelligence officer, Col. Suleiman Tarbush, kidnapped in June, as a warning to Muslims who collaborate with the United States and Israel.
BAGHDAD, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- A new government in Iraq emerging in the wake of March parliamentary elections could derail the rush of investments to tap the country's vast oil wealth.
Zaytuna College, which plans to be the first accredited Muslim college in the United States, is set to open next fall in Berkeley, California.
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