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| Ahmadinejad Threatens American Army with Appearance of Mahdi |
| 05/08/2008, Updated 17 Hours, 38 Mins ago |

| Turkish Trade Minister Pitches Joint Bank Idea to Iran, Quotes Ahmadinejad: Iran Needs Wheat from Turkey |
| 05/08/2008, Updated 17 Hours, 40 Mins ago |

| World Bank: Sudan Donors Pledge $4.8 Billion in Aid |
| 05/08/2008, Updated 17 Hours, 45 Mins ago |

| Source: Iraq in Advanced Talks on Sixth Oil Service Contract |
| 05/08/2008, Updated 17 Hours, 53 Mins ago |

| Environment: Jordan and France Discuss Red Sea-Dead Sea Water Carrier Project |
| 05/08/2008, Updated 18 Hours, 1 Min ago |

| Saudi Arabia and Egypt Plan to Set Up Joint Ventures in Sudan to Address Food Crisis |
| 05/08/2008, Updated 18 Hours, 5 Mins ago |

| Emaar Middle East Unveils Mega Project in Saudi Arabia |
| 05/08/2008, Updated 18 Hours, 14 Mins ago |

| International Monetary Fund: Lebanon Asks IMF to Monitor its Economic Policies |
| 05/08/2008, Updated 18 Hours, 33 Mins ago |
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05/08/2008
As medium sweet crude oil blends have strengthened in recent months, medium and heavier sour blends have fallen behind. In particular, Middle East heavy crudes have been unable to keep up with the growing appetite for low sulphur middle distillate products, with differentials between Saudi Super Light and Saudi Heavy crude blends widening to record levels. In the Americas, the situation is no...
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During the long years of Saddam Hussein’s rule in Iraq, economic data were treated as top national secrets, and the revelation of such data to unauthorized persons could bring the death penalty. Therefore, it was only after the fall of the regime that the extent of Iraq’s enormous foreign debt, estimated at the time in excess of $100 billion, was to become public record. Much of this debt was government-to-government, and hence the domain of the Paris Club. At the urgings of the United States and Iraq, the Paris Club recommended the cancellation of the Iraqi debt. Most countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, China and Russia, have adopted the...
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