May 25, 2013
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Gasoline, or petrol, is a transparent, petroleum-derived liquid that is used primarily as a fuel in internal combustion engines. It consists mostly of organic compounds obtained by the fractional distillation of petroleum, enhanced with a variety of additives. Some gasolines also contain ethanol as an alternative fuel. In North America, the term gasoline is often shortened in colloquial usage to gas, while petrol is the common name in the UK, Republic of Ireland and in some Commonwealth countries. Under normal ambient conditions, its material state is liquid, unlike liquefied petroleum gas or natural gas.
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![Jordan lifts fuel subsidies [Dubai TV, UAE]](/images/image_cache/base-14196000/14196178/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=424e305514c484cfc8db096b52828fee)
![Egyptians react to end of President Morsi's 100-day plan [Nile TV, Egypt]](/images/image_cache/base-11922000/11922012/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=f43e0c4d49bf2e32cad0a561bf255a3a)
![Gas prices in Israel to hit all-time high this week [IBA, Israel]](/images/image_cache/base-1246000/1246409/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=bb0813613b69adb3eb03edcbc3d43cc7)
![Nigerians vent anger over fuel price hike [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-313000/313502/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=9170c13764c086ce873707145aa6557b)
![Nigerian police fire tear gas to break up fuel protests [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-313000/313484/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=ab4f8799fce9a358f2c81e9109247f4a)
