Sunday, October 26, 2008

Look, Look: Finally a Protest in the Arab World! But Wait, These Are the Arab Fat Cats Losing Their Shirts!


Besides Danish Cartoons and Falling Stocks, is There Anything Else the Arabs Care About??

Falling shares trigger Gulf protest

Al-Jazeera

"Kuwaiti traders have staged another walkout after shares in the oil-rich Gulf region plunged in panic over a global recession.

The traders left the trading chamber at the Kuwait Stock Exchange on Sunday after the index dived more than 300 points a few minutes after the opening.

They had also deserted the stock market on the week's final day on Thursday.

About 30 of the traders marched to the nearby council of ministers building where the cabinet was reported to be in an emergency session to discuss a bill to guarantee bank deposits......."

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