oil-rich

Its relatively moderate income per capita from oil and gas, its modernized economy and society, and the important role of private companies in the energy sector make Russia look more similar to Latin American oil-rich states than to the Middle Eastern and African countries in which oil has been linked to dictatorship.

The Return Daniel Treisman 2011

Its relatively moderate income per capita from oil and gas, its modernized economy and society, and the important role of private companies in the energy sector make Russia look more similar to Latin American oil-rich states than to the Middle Eastern and African countries in which oil has been linked to dictatorship.

The Return Daniel Treisman 2011

Its relatively moderate income per capita from oil and gas, its modernized economy and society, and the important role of private companies in the energy sector make Russia look more similar to Latin American oil-rich states than to the Middle Eastern and African countries in which oil has been linked to dictatorship.

The Return Daniel Treisman 2011

Its relatively moderate income per capita from oil and gas, its modernized economy and society, and the important role of private companies in the energy sector make Russia look more similar to Latin American oil-rich states than to the Middle Eastern and African countries in which oil has been linked to dictatorship.

The Return Daniel Treisman 2011

Setting foot on Recto Bank is no different from setting foot on Recto Avenue, he said in a recent state of the union address, referring to an oil-rich area 80 miles from Palawan and a prominent thoroughfare in Manila.

NYT > Home Page By ANDREW JACOBS 2011

Venezuela's army chief, Gen. Henry Rangel Silva, said the military would guarantee constitutional order while Mr. Chávez receives cancer treatment in Cuba and downplayed any talk of Mr. Chávez leaving the helm of the oil-rich nation that he has led for 12 years.

Army Rallies Behind Chávez David Luhnow 2011

The two Sudans are still at odds over several major issues, including borders and the future of the oil-rich Abyei region.

South Sudan Accuses Khartoum of 'Economic War' 2011

Hassan al-Turabi's arrest Monday came just hours after he predicted that northern Sudan is facing a popular uprising in the face of increasing economic problems that he says will be worsened by the expected secession of the oil-rich south.

Observers Approve Conduct of Southern Sudan Vote, Predict Secession 2011

Kuwait's prime minister is on his first visit to Iraq since Iraqi forces invaded its oil-rich southern neighbor in 1990.

Kuwaiti PM on First Trip to Iraq Since Gulf War 2011

The north and south agreed to a complete demilitarization of the oil-rich region and the deployment of U.N. peacekeepers from Ethiopia.

Obama Describes Situation in Sudan's S. Kordofan State as 'Dire' 2011