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Kuwait has arrested a Kuwaiti Shi'ite Muslim man for publishing criticism of the ruling families in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia on social media site Twitter, a security source said on Saturday.

An increase in crude output by Saudi Arabia will not change market conditions as demand is for lighter oil than it provides, Iran's OPEC governor was on Saturday quoted as saying, reiterating Tehran's stance that there is no need to boost production.

Leon Panetta has warned Senate members that he is concerned that Libyan rebel forces may include some extremist groups.

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion will roll out its PlayBook tablet computer in 16 countries outside North America over the next month amid roiling criticism of its competitive stance.

NATO warplanes hit a town west of Libya's capital, the local media reported soon after Western and Arab powers promised more than $1 billion to help rebels fighting to end Muammar Gaddafi's four-decade rule.

Huma Abedin was photographed in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on Thursday with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday will meet allies to discuss the end-game for Libya, focusing on the looming question of the situations post Gaddafi reign.

NATO will not place any ground troops on Libyan soil after the civil war there is over, according to Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

NATO defense ministers are meeting in Brussels to discuss the progress of the ongoing military campaign in Libya, as NATO missiles continue to mercilessly bomb the compound of Moammar Gaddafi in Tripoli.

Saudi Arabia faced resistance on Wednesday from OPEC producers opposed to an increase in oil supplies that may help ease crude prices.

Gulf Arab OPEC members led by Saudi Arabia will push for an increase in supplies at a meeting of the oil cartel this week in an effort to support flagging world economic growth by bringing crude prices back below $100 a barrel.

Iran backs all Islamic uprisings excluding those stirred up by Washington, said Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday. Khamenei's statement means that Tehran has very less support for anti-government protesters in ally Syria.

United States secretary of state Hillary Clinton will attend an international meeting next week to talk about the situation in Libya, as NATO seeks to accelerate the campaign to end his rule.

Saudi troops sent into Bahrain to help cancel the protest killed at least 30 people in the uprising received training from Britain, a local newspaper reported on Sunday, citing government documents.

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US senators proposed further tightening sanctions on Iran reflecting fears that companies overseas, particularly in China, are evading U.S. penalties imposed last year for doing business with Iran, Reuters reported on Wednesday.

United States administration is “deeply disappointed” by the refusal of Yemen’s president to sign an agreement to step down in 30 days, says U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Since the shocking discovery (and subsequent) assassination of al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in early May in a compound in Pakistan, rumors have swirled that authorities in Islamabad have been harboring and protecting the world’s most wanted man all these years.

Many describe 2011 as a period of “heightened uncertainty” for the global economy because there are so many things than can go seriously wrong.

Dubai International Airport is expected to receive about 75 million passengers by 2015 and 98.5 million passengers by 2020, Dubai Airports has revealed.

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