... the industry. Iran took the first step in the learning process by improving the National Iranian Oil Company. The company, from 1957 on, gained experience by partnering with AGIP- the Italian state oil company. In the 1960s Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Iraq all followed Iran's lead by establishing their own national oil companies. In 1961, Kassem of Iraq made the mistake ... ...

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... metric tons. Syrian artisans continue to be noted, as in centuries past, for the fine quality of their silk brocades and rugs and for their artistic metalwork in brass, copper, silver, iron, and steel. Annual cement production was about 3.2 million tons in the early 1990s. The soap, glass, flour, tobacco, tanning, vegetable oil, and food-processing industries were growing in the ... ...

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