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                    [Title] => Bahrain, Oman cut gas subsidies as oil hits 12-year low
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Bahrain and Oman are reducing government subsidies on gasoline, becoming the latest Gulf Arab countries to try to cut back on spending and offset the effect of oil prices, which have fallen to their lowest level since 2003.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-12 07:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1535650 [Title] => Rights group offers guidelines for builders in Gulf states [Summary] =>

Human Rights Watch released a set of guidelines yesterday that it says construction companies in the oil-rich Gulf Arab states should follow to ensure basic rights for migrant workers.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-22 17:00:11 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1106388 [AuthorName] => Adam Schreck [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1516141 [Title] => Cash boost sought from Egypt's Suez Canal proves elusive [Summary] =>

Toll revenues for Egypt's Suez Canal have fallen so far this year compared to last, dampening hopes that a newly built parallel waterway will boost the economy in the immediate future.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-28 13:04:54 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1182828 [AuthorName] => Brian Rohan [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1515671 [Title] => Kuwaiti emir warns budget down 60 percent on low oil prices [Summary] =>

Kuwait's ruler warned Tuesday his nation's revenue is down some 60 percent due to low global oil prices, urging citizens of this tiny country to be prepared for any economic reforms.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-27 08:10:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1513561 [Title] => 'Halal tourism' emerges as businesses serve Muslim travelers [Summary] =>

A rental company in Orlando, Florida, is offering "halal vacation homes" with curtained pool decks and rooms with prayer mats and copies of the Quran.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-21 12:52:50 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1155328 [AuthorName] => Aya Batrawy [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1433889 [Title] => Egypt signs billions of deals in investment meeting [Summary] =>

The second day of Egypt's Economic Development Conference (EEDC) witnessed the signing of huge investment deals worth tens of billions of US dollars with various Arab and international firms.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-15 08:25:15 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1433548 [Title] => 3 Gulf nations pledge billions to Egypt at conference [Summary] =>

Egypt's Gulf Arab allies promised it $12 billion in new investment and aid on yesterday, as President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi opened an international conference to promote an ambitious recovery plan for his country's ailing economy.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-14 07:14:40 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1738922 [AuthorName] => Sarah El Deeb and Brian Rohan [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1430059 [Title] => Kerry heads to Saudi Arabia to consult on Iran nuke talks [Summary] =>

Fresh from the latest round of Iran nuclear negotiations, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is heading to Saudi Arabia to ease Gulf Arab concerns about an emerging deal and discuss ways to calm instability in troubled Yemen and other Mideast nations.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-04 20:22:22 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1509961 [AuthorName] => Matthew Lee [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1424354 [Title] => Yemen's neighbors warn of action if world fails to intervene [Summary] =>

Yemen's Gulf Arab neighbors warned on yesterday that if the world fails to act against the Shiite rebels who have toppled the Yemeni government, the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council will take whatever actions it deems necessary to maintain regional security and stability.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-16 06:21:36 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1420184 [Title] => Outrage in Mideast over IS killing of Jordan pilot [Summary] =>

A video purportedly showing Islamic State militants burning a captive Jordanian pilot to death brought an outpouring of grief and rage across the Middle East on Wednesday, its brutality horrifying a region long accustomed to violence.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-04 20:34:34 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1347263 [AuthorName] => Hamza Hendawi [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) ) )
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