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Saudi Arabia to increase oil output
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Saudis to host oil price summit
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Third undersea Internet cable cut
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 Aswan Dam opened Map of Aswan Dam Egypt The British began construction of the first dam across the Nile in 1898. Construction lasted until 1902
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 Trump signed trade deals of $350bn with Saudi Arabia  This included the largest arms deal ever made in US history, which Rex Tillerson said was aimed at countering the 'malign' influence of Iran
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| Apr.26 |
Mosul |
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Islamic State: Up to $800m of funds 'destroyed by strikes'
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| Mar.6 |
Iran |
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Iran billionaire Babak Zanjani sentenced to death
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| Jan.8 |
Egypt |
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Egypt attack: Three tourists stabbed at Hurghada hotel Map of Bella Vista Hurghada Egypt Three foreign tourists have been injured after two suspected Islamic State militants stormed into Bella Vista hotel in Red Sea resort of Hurghada
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| Nov.5 |
Sinai |
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 Curbs on Sharm el-Sheikh travel widen Map of Sharm el-Sheikh Egypt More countries have joined the UK in curbing travel to the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, amid fears that a bomb brought down a Russian plane
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| Aug.30 |
Egypt |
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Italian firm Eni makes huge gas discovery of Egyptian coast
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| Aug.6 |
Egypt |
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Egypt launches Suez Canal expansion Map of Ismailia Egypt| Egypt has opened a major expansion of the Suez Canal, which deepens the main waterway and provides ships with a 35km (22 mile) channel parallel to it | |
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| Jul.25 |
Egypt |
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Egypt holds trial run on second Suez Canal
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| Jun.27 |
Armenia |
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Armenian president suspends electricity price hikes in to end protests
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| Feb.6 |
Qatar |
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Gauguin painting breaks sale record at nearly $300m
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| Nov.15 |
Northern Iraq |
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Iraq 'expels IS militants from a major oil refinery'
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| Sep.28 |
Northern Syria |
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Coalition bombs Syria refineries
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| Sep.24 |
Syria |
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US, allies target ISIS oil supplies in Syria
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Tel Aviv |
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 US airlines halt flights to Israel after FAA guidance The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has suspended all flights into Israel's Ben Gurion Airport
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Northern Syria |
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Group: ISIS takes major Syrian oil field |
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Northern Iraq |
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 Iraq crisis: Key oil refinery 'seized by rebels' Sunni rebels in Iraq say they have fully captured the country's main oil refinery at Baiji, north of Baghdad
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Northern Iraq |
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Battle for key Iraqi oil refinery
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Northern Iraq |
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Militants driven back from nation's main oil refinery
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| May.23 |
Tehran |
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Report: Iran billionaire executed over $2.6B fraud |
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Turkey |
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Turkish mine disaster: Unions calls protest strike
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Turkey |
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Twitter 'blocked' in Turkey| Twitter users in Turkey report that the social media site has been blocked in the country. PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to 'wipe out Twitter' | |
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Sinai |
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Deadly bombing hits Egypt tour bus
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Cyprus |
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Cyprus banks reopen with tough curbs
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| Mar.25 |
 Cyprus |
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Cyprus banks closed until Thursday Temporary measures will be placed on transactions when they reopen despite an EU/IMF bailout deal
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| Mar.22 |
Cyprus |
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Cyprus MPs pass banking reforms MPs in Cyprus have voted to restructure the island's banks - one of several measures to ease a financial crisis, which has hit eurozone conf...
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| Mar.19 |
Cyprus |
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Cyprus MPs reject divisive bank tax
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| Mar.16 |
Cyprus |
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Shock in Cyprus over bailout levy
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Syria |
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Syria bans Turkish civil flights
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| Oct.2 |
Iran |
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'Enemies caused Iran rial's fall'
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| Feb.19 |
Iran |
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  Iran suspends oil exports to Britain and France Iran's oil ministry announced Sunday that it had stopped crude exports to British and French companies
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Southern Iran |
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First nuclear power plant is online
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Southern Iran |
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Iran's first nuclear plant begins fueling Map of Bushehr Iran| Iran began fueling its first nuclear energy plant. Western nations have questioned whether the fuel will be used solely for electricity. The transfer of nuclear fuel was being watched by the Internation... | |
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Dubai |
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Tallest structure Burj Khalifa opened
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| Dec.13 |
Abu Dhabi |
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Abu Dhabi gives Dubai $10bn to pay debts
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| Nov.27 |
Dubai |
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Dubai debt woes 'a drama, but no crisis' Market experts say the debt revelations will not lead the global economy back into recession, but have seriously damaged the Emirate's standing
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| Feb.25 |
Southern Iran |
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Iran tests its first nuclear power plant Tests were carried out at the Bushehr nuclear power plant using dummy fuel rods, loaded with lead in place of enriched uranium
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| Jul.6 |
Dubai |
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UAE to cancel all of Iraq's $7B debt Dubai has forgiven the nearly $7 billion Baghdad owes it, Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki announced
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| Jun.22 |
Saudi Arabia |
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Saudi Arabia to increase oil output King Abdullah: Saudi Arabia will increase its daily production from 9 million barrels to 9.7 million in the near future to counter the sharp...
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| Jun.21 |
Saudi Arabia |
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Saudis to host oil price summit S. Arabia is set to host a meeting of oil producing and consuming nations to discuss soaring oil prices
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| Jun.15 |
Saudi Arabia |
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Saudi oil output to rise in July
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| Apr.30 |
Iran |
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Iran dumps U.S. dollar for oil trades
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| Feb.1 |
United Arab Emirates |
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Third undersea Internet cable cut A cable was cut off the emirate of Duba, the third loss of a line carrying Internet and telephone traffic in three days.
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| Jul.2 |
Yemen |
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Bomb kills Spanish tourists
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| Jun.26 |
Tehran |
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Protests fuel rationing At least one petrol station has been set on fire in Tehran, after the government announced fuel rationing for private motorists
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| Jun.7 |
Oman |
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Cyclone pounds Mideast oil region
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| Oct.19 |
Qatar |
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Opec approves cut in oil output
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| May.25 |
Azerbaijan |
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  Giant Caspian oil pipeline opens Oil is set to flow from Azerbaijan direct to the Mediterranean for the first time after a $3.6bn pipeline opened
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| Dec.9 |
Iraq |
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 Iraq tenders 'only for US allies' Companies from countries opposed to the conflict will be barred from bidding for new rebuilding contracts worth $18.6bn
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| Nov.10 |
Qatar |
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 China joins WTO Trade ministers have unanimously approved China's entry after 15 years of negotiations
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| Dec. 10, 1902 |
Egypt |
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Aswan Dam opened Map of Aswan Dam Egypt| The British began construction of the first dam across the Nile in 1898. Construction lasted until 1902 | |
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| Nov. 17, 1869 |
Egypt |
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First ships through Suez Canal Map of Port Said Egypt| An artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. Opened after 10 years of construction | |
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| 2016 |
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| Apr.26 |
Mosul |
Islamic State: Up to $800m of funds 'destroyed by strikes'
| 2013 |
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| Mar.28 |
Cyprus |
Cyprus banks reopen with tough curbs
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| Mar.25 |
Cyprus |
Cyprus banks closed until Thursday Temporary measures will be placed on transactions when they reopen despite an EU/IMF bailout deal
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| Mar.22 |
Cyprus |
Cyprus MPs pass banking reforms MPs in Cyprus have voted to restructure the island's banks - one of several measures to ease a financial crisis, which has hit eurozone conf...
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| Mar.19 |
Cyprus |
Cyprus MPs reject divisive bank tax
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| Mar.16 |
Cyprus |
Shock in Cyprus over bailout levy
| 2012 |
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| Oct.2 |
Iran |
'Enemies caused Iran rial's fall'
| 2009 |
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| Dec.13 |
Abu Dhabi |
Abu Dhabi gives Dubai $10bn to pay debts
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| Nov.27 |
Dubai |
Dubai debt woes 'a drama, but no crisis' Market experts say the debt revelations will not lead the global economy back into recession, but have seriously damaged the Emirate's standing
| 2008 |
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| Jul.6 |
Dubai |
UAE to cancel all of Iraq's $7B debt Dubai has forgiven the nearly $7 billion Baghdad owes it, Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki announced
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| 2014 |
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| May.14 |
Turkey |
Turkish mine disaster: Unions calls protest strike
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| 2014 |
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| Mar.20 |
Turkey |
Twitter 'blocked' in Turkey| Twitter users in Turkey report that the social media site has been blocked in the country. PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to 'wipe out Twitter' | |
| 2008 |
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| Feb.1 |
United Arab Emirates |
Third undersea Internet cable cut A cable was cut off the emirate of Duba, the third loss of a line carrying Internet and telephone traffic in three days.
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| 2015 |
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| Nov.5 |
Sinai |
Curbs on Sharm el-Sheikh travel widen Map of Sharm el-Sheikh Egypt More countries have joined the UK in curbing travel to the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, amid fears that a bomb brought down a Russian plane
| 2014 |
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| Jul.22 |
Tel Aviv |
US airlines halt flights to Israel after FAA guidance The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has suspended all flights into Israel's Ben Gurion Airport
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| 2016 |
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| Jan.8 |
Egypt |
Egypt attack: Three tourists stabbed at Hurghada hotel Map of Bella Vista Hurghada Egypt Three foreign tourists have been injured after two suspected Islamic State militants stormed into Bella Vista hotel in Red Sea resort of Hurghada
| 2014 |
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| Feb.16 |
Sinai |
Deadly bombing hits Egypt tour bus
| 2007 |
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| Jul.2 |
Yemen |
Bomb kills Spanish tourists
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| 2015 |
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| Aug.6 |
Egypt |
Egypt launches Suez Canal expansion Map of Ismailia Egypt| Egypt has opened a major expansion of the Suez Canal, which deepens the main waterway and provides ships with a 35km (22 mile) channel parallel to it | |
|
| Jul.25 |
Egypt |
Egypt holds trial run on second Suez Canal
| 1869 |
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| Nov. 17, 1869 |
Egypt |
First ships through Suez Canal Map of Port Said Egypt| An artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. Opened after 10 years of construction | |
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| 2017 |
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| Jun.5 |
Qatar |
Qatar faces airspace ban as crisis with neighbours grows
| 2012 |
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| Oct.13 |
Syria |
Syria bans Turkish civil flights
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| Feb.19 |
Iran |
Iran suspends oil exports to Britain and France Iran's oil ministry announced Sunday that it had stopped crude exports to British and French companies
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| 2010 |
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| Jan.4 |
Dubai |
Tallest structure Burj Khalifa opened
| 1902 |
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| Dec. 10, 1902 |
Egypt |
Aswan Dam opened Map of Aswan Dam Egypt| The British began construction of the first dam across the Nile in 1898. Construction lasted until 1902 | |
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| 2016 |
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| Mar.6 |
Iran |
Iran billionaire Babak Zanjani sentenced to death
| 2014 |
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| May.23 |
Tehran |
Report: Iran billionaire executed over $2.6B fraud |
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| 2017 |
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| May.20 |
Saudi Arabia |
Trump signed trade deals of $350bn with Saudi Arabia This included the largest arms deal ever made in US history, which Rex Tillerson said was aimed at countering the 'malign' influence of Iran
| 2001 |
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| Nov.10 |
Qatar |
China joins WTO Trade ministers have unanimously approved China's entry after 15 years of negotiations
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| 2015 |
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| Aug.30 |
Egypt |
Italian firm Eni makes huge gas discovery of Egyptian coast
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| 2015 |
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| Feb.6 |
Qatar |
Gauguin painting breaks sale record at nearly $300m
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| 2015 |
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| Jun.27 |
Armenia |
Armenian president suspends electricity price hikes in to end protests
| 2011 |
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| Sep.4 |
Southern Iran |
First nuclear power plant is online
| 2010 |
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| Aug.21 |
Southern Iran |
Iran's first nuclear plant begins fueling Map of Bushehr Iran| Iran began fueling its first nuclear energy plant. Western nations have questioned whether the fuel will be used solely for electricity. The transfer of nuclear fuel was being watched by the Internation... | |
| 2009 |
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| Feb.25 |
Southern Iran |
Iran tests its first nuclear power plant Tests were carried out at the Bushehr nuclear power plant using dummy fuel rods, loaded with lead in place of enriched uranium
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| 2014 |
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| Nov.15 |
Northern Iraq |
Iraq 'expels IS militants from a major oil refinery'
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| Sep.28 |
Northern Syria |
Coalition bombs Syria refineries
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| Sep.24 |
Syria |
US, allies target ISIS oil supplies in Syria
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| Jul.3 |
Northern Syria |
Group: ISIS takes major Syrian oil field |
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| Jun.23 |
Northern Iraq |
Iraq crisis: Key oil refinery 'seized by rebels' Sunni rebels in Iraq say they have fully captured the country's main oil refinery at Baiji, north of Baghdad
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| Jun.19 |
Northern Iraq |
Battle for key Iraqi oil refinery
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| Jun.18 |
Northern Iraq |
Militants driven back from nation's main oil refinery
| 2008 |
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| Jun.22 |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia to increase oil output King Abdullah: Saudi Arabia will increase its daily production from 9 million barrels to 9.7 million in the near future to counter the sharp...
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| Jun.21 |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudis to host oil price summit S. Arabia is set to host a meeting of oil producing and consuming nations to discuss soaring oil prices
|
| Jun.15 |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi oil output to rise in July
|
| Apr.30 |
Iran |
Iran dumps U.S. dollar for oil trades
| 2007 |
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| Jun.26 |
Tehran |
Protests fuel rationing At least one petrol station has been set on fire in Tehran, after the government announced fuel rationing for private motorists
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| Jun.7 |
Oman |
Cyclone pounds Mideast oil region
| 2006 |
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| Oct.19 |
Qatar |
Opec approves cut in oil output
| 2005 |
|
| May.25 |
Azerbaijan |
Giant Caspian oil pipeline opens Oil is set to flow from Azerbaijan direct to the Mediterranean for the first time after a $3.6bn pipeline opened
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