Middle East Facts
The Middle East is a diverse region of the world containing some of the longest and most prominent cultural and historical dealings throughout human history. Many of these developments has been pivotal to the development of humanity as a whole and from this and the...
Middle East Oil
Oil production was first developed in the US in 1859, although currently the US imports more than 50% of its oil and it is predicted that between now and 2020 total global oil usage will rise by around 60%. With rising economies such as India and China the number of...
Middle East Countries
The modern regions of the Middle East comprise of different countries with their own distinct histories, languages and cultures. First is the state of Bahrain, with its own Head of State the Emir Sheikh Isa bin-Sulman al-Khalifa. Bahrain’s head of government is...
Iraq Facts
Iraq is the modern day name for a land that was historically known as Mesopotamia, which is Greek for “the land between two rivers” – the two rivers in question being the Euphrates River and the Tigris River. In fact the country of Sumer, which was...
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Middle East Facts
The Middle East is a diverse region of the world containing some of the longest and most prominent cultural and historical dealings throughout human history. Many of these developments has been pivotal to the development of humanity as a whole and from this and the many thousands of years of human...
The Middle East is a diverse region of the world containing some of the longest and most prominent cultural and historical dealings throughout human history. Many of these developments has been pivotal to the development of humanity as a whole and from this and the many thousands of years of human...
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Dubai Financial Crisis
Dubai recently announced that creditors of Dubai World, the conglomerate behind the state’s fast expansion, and Nakheel, the builder of Dubai’s palm-shaped islands, would be asked to agree to freeze all debt repayments for a period of six months.
Some analysts have stated that the banks that...
Dubai recently announced that creditors of Dubai World, the conglomerate behind the state’s fast expansion, and Nakheel, the builder of Dubai’s palm-shaped islands, would be asked to agree to freeze all debt repayments for a period of six months.
Some analysts have stated that the banks that...
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Iraq Facts
Iraq is the modern day name for a land that was historically known as Mesopotamia, which is Greek for “the land between two rivers” – the two rivers in question being the Euphrates River and the Tigris River. In fact the country of Sumer, which was located in Southern Mesopotamia, is known...
Iraq is the modern day name for a land that was historically known as Mesopotamia, which is Greek for “the land between two rivers” – the two rivers in question being the Euphrates River and the Tigris River. In fact the country of Sumer, which was located in Southern Mesopotamia, is known...