Gates sees progress in tour of Afghan war zone U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates testifies to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee regarding the U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty May 18, 2010, at Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen also answered questions about the arms agreement, which measures further reduction and limitations on strategic offensive arms. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Navy/Released)... AfghanistanDefencePhotosUsWikipedia :Robert M. Gates
Iraqis uneasy over what happens next An Iraqi army soldier stands guard as pilgrims walk down a street in central Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July 28, 2008. Three suicide bombers and a roadside bomb struck Shiite pilgrims taking part in a massive religious procession in Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 28 people and wounding 92, police sai...
Japan slaps fresh sanctions on Iran over nuclear programme | Tokyo - Japan on Friday imposed new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme despite strong trade ties with Tehran, the government said. | The cabinet-approved sanctions included a freeze on the Japan-based assets of 88 institutions and 24 individuals. With the ne...
Japan imposes new Iran sanctions over nuclear programme Japan has imposed new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme. | The measures - which go beyond than those imposed by the UN Security Council - ban transactions with some Iranian banks, and also target energy-related investments. | Japan approved sanctions against ...
Japan approves additional sanctions on Iran over suspected nuclear weapons program TOKYO (AP) — Japan approved fresh economic sanctions against Iran on Friday after the United Nations asked Tokyo to tighten restrictions against Tehran over its controversial nuclear enrichment program, an official said. | The measures approved by the Cabinet of P...
Japan approves additional sanctions on Iran over suspected nuclear weapons program | TOKYO - Japan approved fresh economic sanctions against Iran on Friday after the United Nations asked Tokyo to tighten restrictions against Tehran over its controversial nuclear enrichment program, an official said. | The measures approved by the Cabinet of Prime Mini...
Saudi Aramco extends closing date for bids to build Wasit gas plant | Khobar : State oil giant Saudi Aramco has extended the closing date for bids to build the kingdom's largest gas plant, industry sources said yesterday. | The due date to submit bids for the onshore packages has been pushed to October 24 from a September dea...
Saudi Arabia set to raise October crude prices | Singapore : Saudi Arabia is expected to raise prices of all its crudes heading to Asia for October as demand recovers from recent weakness and refining margins improve, after prices fell to 20-month lows, traders said on Wednesday. | A poll of five refiners...
Pakistan gets IMF relief, tightens security | LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund will give Pakistan $450 million in emergency flood aid, providing some relief for a government overwhelmed by the disaster and facing renewed militant violence. Flood victims left without receiving aid for t...
Iraqis uneasy over what happens next | Sep 3, 2010 Iraqis uneasy over what happens next | By Heather Maher and Charles Recknagel | United States President Barack Obama has kept his promise to draw down the number of US troops in Iraq to fewer than 50,000 by September 1. But uncerta...
Japan approves additional sanctions on Iran over suspected nuclear weapons program TOKYO (AP) — Japan approved fresh economic sanctions against Iran on Friday after the United Nations asked Tokyo to tighten restrictions against Tehran over its controversial nuclear enrichment program, an official said. | The measures approved by the Cabinet of P...
Nissan Motor, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan sign MOU to promote EVs Energy Business ReviewThe Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and Nissan Motor have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to promote zero-emission mobility in the Kingdom by paving the way for the deployment of electric vehicles (EVs) in the region. | The MOU will require Jo...
Kazakhstan and UAE to cooperate in nuclear energy Gulf News| Abu Dhabi: Kazakhstan and the UAE have started cooperation in nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, Askar Mussinov, Ambassador of Kazakhstan said at a media briefing on Tuesday evening. | The UAE has also fully backed Kazakhstan's efforts in intern...
Stop the War Talk The New York Times| The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Washington, purportedly to be part of the Obama administration’s relaunch of peace negotiations. But the urgent talk is of war, thanks to Jeffrey Goldberg’s much-discussed Atlantic Mon...
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'I'd back an attack on Iran': Blair insists nuclear plans of rogue state must be stopped The Daily Mail| Tony Blair tonight called for military action against Iran to prevent the country developing nuclear weapons. | In his most hawkish statement on the Islamic state, he made it clear that he would back a bombing campaign - despite his experiences ove...
Israel poised to attack Iran's nuclear plants: sooner than later? The Examiner| Recently, the U.S. agreed to supply Israel with large quantities of fuel—the types used for aircraft and other military equipment. | Is an Israeli attack on Iran imminent? | With all the saber rattling by Iran, the U.S. pullout of Iraq and despit...
Iraq suffers hot summer amid power problems MSNBC| BAGHDAD — There's a running joke in Baghdad this summer — whenever the electricity minister promises to generate more power, it's time to buy more diesel for your private generator. | Despite nearly two years of relative calm in Iraq, a com...
Kuwaiti politician seeks details on Iran's assurances about nuclear reactor Gulf News| Manama: A Kuwaiti politician has requested the country's foreign minister to explain details of the assurances Kuwait has received from Iran and Russia about the high level technology used in Iran's Bushehr nuclear reactor. | "You have issued ...
Are Sanctions Convincing Iran To Rethink Its Nuclear Program? National Public Radio| Steve Inskeep talks to Bob Einhorn, Special Advisor for Nonproliferation and Arms Control, about the effectiveness of sanctions against Iran. Einhorn serves as coordinator for the implementation of sanctions related to Iran and North Korea. ...
Tony Blair: West should use force if Iran 'continues to develop nuclear weapons' The Guardian| Former prime minister says it is wholly unacceptable for Tehran to seek nuclear weapons capability A 2007 satellite image of Iran's Natanz uranium enrichment facility. Photograph: GeoEye/AP | The west should use force against Iran if it "continues ...
‘Flawed liability law threatens Indo-US civil nuclear deal’ ZeenewsWashington: Suggesting that the Indian Parliament had passed a flawed civil nuclear liability law, a US South Asia expert has warned that it could cast a pall over the historic Indo-US civil nuclear deal. | An internationally compliant civil nuclear ...
Gas Sickened Girls in Afghan Schools The New York Times| KABUL, Afghanistan — Blood tests have confirmed that a mysterious series of cases of mass sickness at girls’ schools across the country over the last two years were caused by a powerful poison gas, an Afghan official said Tuesday. | Not...
Iran needs two weeks to fully load fuel in nuclear plant ZeenewsTehran: Iran will need two more weeks to complete the process of loading fuel into its Russian-built first nuclear power plant, atomic chief Ali Akbar Salehi said. | The process of loading 163 fuel rods, also supplied by Russia, into the nuclear powe...
Sri Lanka, UAE firm to sign gas deal Gulf News| Dubai: Sri Lanka's Ceylon Petroleum Corp (Ceypetco) is expected to sign a deal to import 720,000 tonnes of gas oil for a year from a UAE-based firm, industry sources said on Monday. | The UAE's Al Ain International Petroleum Derivatives Trader...
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Pall to supply gas purification technologies for Habshan 5 plant in UAE Energy Business ReviewPall Corporation has been contracted to supply critical enabling technologies for the Habshan 5 natural gas treatment plant being constructed by Abu Dhabi Gas Industries in the UAE. | A joint venture of Tecnimont, an Italian engineering contractor, a...
