Oil Money Cultivates a Mideast Ivy League
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Education City, the largest enclave of American schools overseas, has become the elite of Qatari education.
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The financial influence of Dubai and its neighbors is raising political concerns among U.S. lawmakers.
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The man nominated to lead the state's flagship university is an oilman, not an academic. In a sea of Ph.Ds, he has only a bachelor's degree. But he does offer this: A reputation as a formidable fundraiser.
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Candidates are seeking out wealthy Americans overseas, especially in financial centers like London and Hong Kong.
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&quot;I think it&#39;s high time that the Arab countries, the Gulf countries, with ... high revenues from oil, support the Palestinian Authority because they.
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Events originating in Warren E. Buffettâs rejection from Harvard Business School have led to a gift to a Quaker private school that dwarfs some college endowments.
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Jerusalem - Once famous for being the globetrotting champion of the Palestinian cause, Yasser Arafat spent the past three years cooped up in his shrivelled compound staring down the barrels of Israeli tanks.
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The Bush administration, moving to lend support to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, has approved growth in some Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
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Islamic finance is soaring around the world owing to an influx of petro-dollars from the Middle East and growing demand by investors, both Muslim and non-Muslim, according to analysts.
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EDITOR&#39;S NOTE: Michal McDowell is a sophomore at the International High School of Indiana. Last summer, she traveled to South Africa with her mother, Jennifer Drobac, a board member
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With news of politics, war and baseball dominating the headlines, it is easy to overlook events in faraway lands. But people interested in long-term peace in the Middle East should be encouraged by the historic
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With the Bush administration suffering a losing streak in the Middle East, it's called in the Saudi power broker to do some much-needed relief pitching
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The fortunes of alternative energy companies have been linked to two factors outside their control: oil prices and politics.
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The world&#39;s oil supply has never seemed so precarious. The war in Iraq has cast a shadow over that country&#39;s ability to export crude.
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The Middle Kingdom can't find enough oil to meet booming domestic demandÂand the world is paying the price at the pump
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U.S. politics, a desire to support  Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's disengagement plan and  Palestinian political disarray play into hints U.S. officials  may accept growth within Israeli settlements.
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To ensure affordable and reliable  energy supplies in the future, the United States needs to  diversify its global oil supplies, expand a world network of  strategic petroleum reserves and significantly boost vehicle  fuel standards.