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Kuwait Energy CEO Sara Akbar speaks during an interview with ...
Feb 8th, 2012
(Reuters) - Kuwait Energy CEO Sara Akbar speaks during an interview with Reuters in Salmiya, Kuwait February 7, 2012. Kuwait Energy is studying the possibilities of entering the Lebanese and Libyan markets as well as setting up new projects in Iraq, Akbar said Tuesday. Picture taken February 7, 2012. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee (KUWAIT - Tags: ENERGY) -
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