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Saudi Arabia makes oil price drop to $ 31 per barrel

10 March 2020

The price of crude per barrel plunged 20% on the European markets and 30% on the Asian markets following the quarterly OPEC meeting in Vienna, reaching it’s lowest level in eleven years.
Dismissing proposals to slightly cut its oil production during the current global economic downturn (...)

Oil rises to above $60 per barrel

1 November 2017

The price of oil has climbed back to above 60 dollars a barrel. This hike makes exploiting certain deposits profitable once again. In particular, it provides countries exporting oil (principally Saudi Arabia, Russia and Iran), with additional resources.
According to expert brokers, this (...)

The Independents of Fergana Valley oppose the Syria government

23 February 2017

Since the beginning of the negotiations in Astana, Turkey has been trying to save the jihadists in Syria. And so we witness the dissolution of the groups composed of foreign mercenaries [and their incorporation] into a new structure, Hayat Tahrir al-Cham (the Assembly for the Liberation of the (...)

Surprising Results of CFR Survey

What the U.S. Elite Really Thinks About Israel

by Jeffrey Blankfort

San Francisco (USA) | 10 December 2009

The survey of CFR members taken by the Pew Research Center has exposed a surprising breach between the views of the U.S. power elite and the public when it comes to international politics. The CFR members do not perceive Israel as an ally nor do they consider Iran as an enemy, whereas the (...)

The Barrier of $100 per Barrel

Beirut (Lebanon) | 18 September 2007

– Thirty billion Riyals, the Expected Volume at the Saudi Insurance Market in the Coming Ten Years.
– Iraq Starts Supplying Jordan with Oil this Week.
– Unemployment Percentages in Turkey Settles by 8.8% Between May and July.
– The Value of Al-Riyadh Stock Exchange Increases by 52 Points. (...)

The Human Rights Council Report

Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories

by John Dugard

Geneva (Switzerland) | 23 February 2007

In a report handed over to the United Nations Human Rights Council, John Dugard draws up a detailed balance sheet of Human Rights conditions in the Palestinian territories. The famous South African jurist concludes that this situation is comparable to that of the South African apartheid and (...)

"A six per cent democracy"

by Hind Khoury

7 February 2006

Only 6% of the Palestinian electorate of the occupied zones of eastern Jerusalem was able to exercise its right to vote in its city in the second Palestinian legislative elections. In fact, the 6, 300 Palestinians that could do it –the number of those lucky ones authorized by Israel was (...)

“In Congo, 1,000 die per day: Why isn’t it a media story?”

by Andrew Stroehlein

23 June 2005

We frequently hear discussions about the fact that media outlets do not pay attention to the conflict in Congo. However, this reflection does not make the media talk more about it, the deadliest conflict since World War II.
It is an absurd situation whose consequence is the absolute silence (...)

Chávez demanded a minimum price of 30 U$ per barrel of OPEC oil

by Alia2

Caracas (Venezuela) | 1 December 2004

President Hugo Chávez pointed out before oil businessmen in Moscow, that he agrees with an increase of the minimum price per barrel of petroleum from the member nations of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), after a recent conversation with the maximum Libyan leader, (...)

Pdvsa increased oil exports to 2.7 million barrels per day

by Alia2

Caracas (Venezuela) | 15 October 2004

According to Asdrúbal Chávez, Commerce and Supply CEO for the Venezuelan state owned oil company (Pdvsa), this corporation has increased its average exports of crude oil and oil products to 2.7 million barrels per day so far this year. These figures include the 330,000 barrel yield by the (...)