LONDON: Saudi Arabia, an Organization of the Petroleum-Exporting
Countries (OPEC) powerhouse, would further increase oil output to
meet heightened demand from its customers, United Nations (UN) chief
Ban Ki Moon assured late Sunday.
On the flight from Jeddah, Ban
told reporters that he had just spoken by telephone to Saudi Oil
Minister Ali al-Nuaimi, who told him that Riyadh would raise
production by 200,000 barrels a day in July in addition to a hike of
300,000 barrels made in June.
LONDON: Visiting US President
George W. Bush on Sunday reiterated the justification of the Iraq
invasion, saying it was “the right thing” to get rid of former
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
BANGKOK: About 4,000
antigovernment protesters marched Monday to Thailand’s Election
Commission (EC) to protest at what they claimed was a bias towards
ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra, police said.
JERUSALEM: US Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice concluded a Middle East trip on Monday after
strongly condemning Jewish settlement growth in the occupied
Palestinian territories.
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