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...help enable "the Islamic revolution to open the gates of freedom to the oppressed peoples of the region." Last December police in the tiny, prosperous gulf state of Bahrain arrested 80 terrorists trained and armed by Iran for the purpose of overthrowing the government of Sheik Isa Al-Khalifa...
...Santa Fe could turn out to be Kuwait's most successful diversification move yet. The nation's government-owned Kuwait Petroleum Corp., which is directed by Sheik Ali Khalifa al-Sabah, the country's Oil Minister, already operates a fleet of more than a dozen supertankers. Earlier this year, the firm entered into joint ventures with U.S. companies, giving it a $185 million share in a Hawaiian oil refinery as well as participation in a U.S. oil exploration group. Kuwait, though, has not always been able to buy its way into the American market.Its 1980 attempt...
...Dahlia Khalifa...
...More than 120 banks have opened offices in Bahrain with an eye on the ballooning revenues of the oil producers. But some 70% of the population (250,000) is under 20 years of age, and there have been rumblings against the absolute rule of Sheik Isa bin Sulman al Khalifa, who has decided to reopen the National Assembly...
...modest price increases. The current oil surplus is expected to have evaporated by fall. Even if it has not, the Saudis and others could decide to reduce production to keep pressure on prices. Other oil countries believe that Saudi Arabia will soon cut output. Said Kuwait Oil Minister Ali Khalifa al-Sabah: "There is no specific promise, but that is certainly my understanding-if only through the way Yamani held his brow...