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                    [Title] => Donors pledge $3.8B in Syria aid, far short of what's needed
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International donors committed $3.8 billion in aid for Syrians affected by the grinding civil war at a donors' conference in Kuwait on yesterday, less than half of what the UN requested for this year to cope with the growing humanitarian crisis.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-31 16:00:47 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1422539 [Title] => Egypt leader on defensive over claims he mocked Gulf allies [Summary] =>

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi scrambled to avert any damage to ties with Arab Gulf countries after he and his aides were allegedly caught on audiotape mocking his crucial oil-rich allies and discussing how to milk them for billions.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-11 07:04:02 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1484278 [AuthorName] => Maggie Michael [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1412835 [Title] => UAE energy minister: No change in OPEC policy amid oil slide [Summary] =>

The energy minister for the United Arab Emirates said yesterday there are no plans for OPEC to curb production to shore up falling crude prices, and instead put the onus on shale oil drillers for oversupplying the market.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-14 06:27:01 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1155328 [AuthorName] => Aya Batrawy [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1406654 [Title] => Saudi to dig into reserves for 2015 budget [Summary] =>

Saudi Arabia's Cabinet on Thursday endorsed a 2015 budget that projects a slight increase in spending and a significant drop in revenues due to sliding oil prices, resulting in a nearly $39 billion deficit.

[DatePublished] => 2014-12-26 03:15:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1104691 [AuthorName] => Abdullah Al-Shihri and Aya Batrawy [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1269901 [Title] => Rights group raises alarm over migrants in Qatar [Summary] =>

skyscraper in Qatar are running low on food after working for almost a year without pay, a leading rights group said on yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2013-12-19 02:09:42 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1106388 [AuthorName] => Adam Schreck [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1133241 [Title] => Egypt shortens curfew as unrest over coup wanes [Summary] =>

Egypt's government on yesterday shortened a widely-imposed evening curfew, signaling that authorities sense turmoil is waning after unrest following president's ouster threatened to destabilize the country this month.

[DatePublished] => 2013-08-25 06:32:51 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1777053 [AuthorName] => Tony G. Gabriel [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 932517 [Title] => Yemenis dismantle tents, declare end of revolution [Summary] =>

In a symbolic move, Yemenis on Thursday began to dismantle protest tent camp in the capital, Sanaa, and other cities across the country, declaring the end of their revolution.

[DatePublished] => 2013-04-19 08:00:34 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 811646 [Title] => 3 Pinoy teachers dead in Qatar fire [Summary] =>

Qatar's Interior Ministry said 13 children were among 19 people killed in a fire that broke out in one of the country's fanciest shopping malls late Monday morning, raising questions about building safety in the booming Gulf state.

[DatePublished] => 2012-05-29 09:45:15 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 811636 [Title] => Qatar says 13 children among dead in mall fire [Summary] =>

Qatar's Interior Ministry said 13 children were among 19 people killed in a fire that broke out in one of the country's fanciest shopping malls late yesterday morning, raising questions about building safety in the booming Gulf state.

[DatePublished] => 2012-05-29 04:22:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 763082 [Title] => US finalizes deal to sell F-15s to Saudi Arabia [Summary] =>

The sale of $30 billion worth of F-15SA fighter jets to Saudi Arabia has been finalized, boosting the military strength of a key U.S. ally in the Middle East to help counter Iran, the Obama administration announced Thursday.

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