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Petrochemical companies in the Middle East must be prepared to enter a new 'dynamic market' as the region is expected to dominate the industry by 2020. - Published on 2013-05-20 04:22:00 by Economic Times

Petrochemical companies in the Middle East must be prepared to enter a new 'dynamic market' as the region is expected to dominate the industry by 2020.

Published by Economic Times on 2013-05-20 04:22:00

MIDDLE EAST AIR TRAFFIC DRIVEN BY TRANSITS - Published on 2013-05-19 16:31:00 by Tourism Review

MIDDLE EAST AIR TRAFFIC DRIVEN BY TRANSITS

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An oil derrick in North Dakota. Lower demand and higher output are reducing the importance of Middle East petroleum. - Published on 2013-05-19 02:09:00 by NorthJersey.com

An oil derrick in North Dakota. Lower demand and higher output are reducing the importance of Middle East petroleum.

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FILE - This undated file image released by the British Health Protection Agency shows an electron microscope image of a coronavirus, part of a family of viruses that cause ailments including the common cold and SARS, which was first identified last year in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Health Protection Agency, File) - Published on 2013-05-18 05:32:00 by Lebanon Daily Star

FILE - This undated file image released by the British Health Protection Agency shows an electron microscope image of a coronavirus, part of a family of viruses that cause ailments including the common cold and SARS, which was first identified last year in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Health Protection Agency, File)

Published by Lebanon Daily Star on 2013-05-18 05:32:00

MetLife Stadium, rear right, and the Izod Center, middle right, are seen behind American Dream, formerly called Xanadu, the unfinished oddly patterned shopping and entertainment complex in East Rutherford, N.J. - Published on 2013-05-17 15:17:00 by NorthJersey.com

MetLife Stadium, rear right, and the Izod Center, middle right, are seen behind American Dream, formerly called Xanadu, the unfinished oddly patterned shopping and entertainment complex in East Rutherford, N.J.

Published by NorthJersey.com on 2013-05-17 15:17:00

China supports peace in Middle East, Xi says - Published on 2013-05-17 15:06:00 by China Daily

China supports peace in Middle East, Xi says

Published by China Daily on 2013-05-17 15:06:00

This undated file image released by the British Health Protection Agency shows an electron microscope image of a coronavirus, part of a family of viruses that cause ailments including the common cold and SARS, which was first identified last year in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Health Protection Agency) - Published on 2013-05-16 13:19:00 by The Epoch Times

This undated file image released by the British Health Protection Agency shows an electron microscope image of a coronavirus, part of a family of viruses that cause ailments including the common cold and SARS, which was first identified last year in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Health Protection Agency)

Published by The Epoch Times on 2013-05-16 13:19:00

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speaks during a personnel announcement in the East Room at the White House in this file photo. At a daylong symposium at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Hagel discussed the tumultuous situation in the Middle East. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) - Published on 2013-05-15 06:30:00 by The Epoch Times

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speaks during a personnel announcement in the East Room at the White House in this file photo. At a daylong symposium at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Hagel discussed the tumultuous situation in the Middle East. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Published by The Epoch Times on 2013-05-15 06:30:00

PSP leader Walid Jumblatt, center, receives the White House coordinator for the Middle East, North Africa and Persian Gulf Philip Gordon, right, and US ambassador Maura Connelly in Beirut, Tuesday, May 14, 2013. (The Daily Star/Mahmoud Kheir) - Published on 2013-05-14 19:09:00 by Lebanon Daily Star

PSP leader Walid Jumblatt, center, receives the White House coordinator for the Middle East, North Africa and Persian Gulf Philip Gordon, right, and US ambassador Maura Connelly in Beirut, Tuesday, May 14, 2013. (The Daily Star/Mahmoud Kheir)

Published by Lebanon Daily Star on 2013-05-14 19:09:00

President Michel Sleiman (R) meets with the White House coordinator for the Middle East, North Africa and Persian Gulf Philip Gordon at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, Tuesday, May 14, 2013. (The Daily Star/DalatiNohra, HO) - Published on 2013-05-14 07:33:00 by Lebanon Daily Star

President Michel Sleiman (R) meets with the White House coordinator for the Middle East, North Africa and Persian Gulf Philip Gordon at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, Tuesday, May 14, 2013. (The Daily Star/DalatiNohra, HO)

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