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OPEC puts off cuts in oil output
CAIRO, Egypt . OPEC held off announcing new oil output cuts Saturday, but its alarm over falling demand and a slumping economy potentially laid the groundwork for a big reduction when it meets again in a few weeks. Chakib Khelil of Algeria, the group's president, said the Organization of Petrol ... more »
Kentucky.com  –  Nov 30, 2008 07:55 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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OPEC holds off on new oil cuts
CAIRO, Egypt -- OPEC held off on announcing new oil output cuts on Saturday, but its alarm over falling demand and a slumping economy potentially laid the groundwork for a big reduction when it meets again in a matter of weeks.
GoErie.com  –  Nov 30, 2008 05:56 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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World & Nation Update: Abroad
Hamas police set up checkpoints across Gaza to prevent pilgrims from leaving for a holy Muslim ritual in Saudi Arabia, beating some who tried to dodge barriers, witnesses said yesterday. The Islamic militants who rule Gaza were upset that the pilgrims coordinated their journey with Hamas' rival ... more »
Newsday.com  –  Nov 30, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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OPEC ends Cairo meeting without new output cuts
CAIRO, Egypt -- OPEC ended a hastily convened meeting in Cairo Saturday without announcing new output cuts, despite the steep drop in crude prices and the threat it poses to member governments' national budgets.
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Mecca pilgrims blocked from leaving Gaza
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (Reuters) - Palestinian pilgrims bound for Mecca were prevented from leaving the Gaza Strip via Egypt on Saturday as the enclave's Hamas Islamist rulers and the rival leadership in the West Bank traded blame for the hold-up.
Reuters  –  Nov 29, 2008 6:31 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Witnesses: Hamas Blocks Hajj Pilgrims From Leaving Gaza
Hamas denies charge; accusing Egypt of failing to open border post as promised
Voice of America  –  Nov 29, 2008 6:28 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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OPEC ends Cairo meeting without announcing new cuts in crude output
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) _ OPEC ended a hastily convened meeting in Cairo Saturday without announcing new output cuts, despite the steep drop in crude prices and the threat it poses to member governments' national budgets.
Newsday.com  –  Nov 29, 2008 4:18 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Saudi king says oil should be $75 per barrel
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- Saudi Arabia's king says the price of oil should be $75 a barrel, much higher than it is now, but his oil minister indicated Saturday that no measures will likely be taken until OPEC meets again next month....
AP  –  Nov 29, 2008 2:50 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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OPEC struggles to find balance in oil market
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) _ Saudi Arabia's oil minister said that OPEC will do what it has to in order to shore up falling oil prices when it meets next month in Algeria, even as the cartel gathered for an emergency meeting Saturday in Egypt.
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Tattooed Trucker Crosses Gaza Blockade to Volunteer
He was among some 80 foreign volunteers who have sailed across the Mediterranean to Gaza in three trips since August, defying a closure of the Hamas-ruled territory imposed by Israel and Egypt.
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