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Gold zooms to Rs 40,652 per 10 gm on strong global trends, weak rupee

Similarly, silver prices also jumped Rs 960 to Rs 48,870 per kg from Rs 47,910 per kg in the previous trade

Unemployment, sluggish growth fuelling unrest in Arab states: IMF

The IMF slashed its outlook for the region's three largest economies -- Saudi Arabia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates

Middle East SWFs to lead the investment drive into India's energy sector

These funds make up a third of the total wealth of such funds globally, of about $8 trillion, and have a large exposure to energy assets globally

'Operation Sentinel': US to beef up surveillance in Middle East waterways

The goal of Operation Sentinel is to promote maritime stability, ensure safe passage, and deescalate tensions in international waters throughout the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz

Oil hovers near 6-week high amid Gulf of Mexico storm, West Asia tensions

By Thursday, oil companies in the Gulf of Mexico had cut more than 1 million barrels per day of output, or 53% of the region's production

72 countries to attend Middle East peace summit in Paris

Participants will include US Secretary of State John Kerry