Portrait of an occupied country A British soldier of International Security Assistance Force patrol as afghan people look on, near the site of a suicide attack on a NATO convoy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug 11, 2008. A suicide bomber rammed his car into a NATO convoy in Kabul on Monday, killing three civilians and wounding at least a dozen, officials said. Clashes and an airstrike in the south killed 25 militants and eight civilians held hostage by insurgen... AfghanistanPhotosSocietyWarWikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present)
British PM works to deepen Indian economic ties David Cameron, foreground centre, leader of the British Conservatives party poses with members of his shadow cabinet, in central London, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010....
US hopes for Iran nuclear talks The exterior of the Arak heavy water production facility in Arak, Iran, 360 kms southwest of Tehran, is seen on Wednesday Oct. 27, 2004. Iran's top leader rejected a long-term suspension of uranium enrichment and threatened Wednesday that Iranian diplomats will withdraw from talks with European negotiators if they insist on such a suspension. Heavy water is used to moderate a nuclear chain reaction in a nuclear reactor. ...
Questions Swirl About Damaged Japanese Tanker | Shipping officials said Thursday that they were examining the hull of a Japanese oil tanker that was mysteriously damaged this week as it traversed a strategically vital waterway between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. The ship’s owner has said that it may have ...
Petrofac wins $400m Kuwait pipeline deal | London: Petrofac on Thursday said it won a $400 million (Dh1.4 billion) contract from Kuwait Oil Company to design and install pipelines from the Mina Al Ahmadi port to power stations in the country. | The contract adds to Petrofac's estimated order backlog ...
Japan supertanker probe reveals smashed hull | FUJAIRAH/TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese supertanker that reported suffering an "explosion" near the Strait of Hormuz oil shipping route may have hit a submarine or a mine, UAE port officials examining the ship said on Thursday. | Damage to the massive crude carrier's hu...
Iraq likely to delays gas fields auction * Political vacuum casts shadow * Two of three gas fields rejected by companies last year * Istanbul workshop for interested companies Sep. 1 By Rania El Gamal BAGHDAD, July 29 (Reuters) - Iraq is considering postponing an auction for companies who want to develop its g...
Alstom To Develop Electric Production Capacity In Iraq French engineering group Alstom has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Government of Iraq to develop and modernize the country's electricity infrastructure. | The agreement covers three projects. The first project involves turnkey supply of a power plant at B...
Reportlinker Adds Saudi Arabia Steel Industry Forecast to 2013 | , May 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: | Saudi Arabia Steel Industry Forecast to 2013 | http://www.reportlinker.com/p0200063/Saudi-Arabia-Steel-Industry-Forecast-to-2013.html | repres...
Iranian voices: Nuclear sanctions This week the pressure on Iran has increased with new, stricter, European Union sanctions. Just weeks earlier, US President Barack Obama signed a bill imposing the toughest measures yet in response to the Iranian nuclear programme. | Western powers say the so called "sm...
Petrofac Secures Pipeline Project In Kuwait Petrofac, an international oil and gas facilities service provider, has been awarded a pipeline project valued at approximately $400m by Kuwait Oil (KOC). | The project, with an anticipated duration of 23.5 months, is for engineering, procurement and construction servic...
Iran Offers to Resume Nuclear Talks, Rein In Enrichment By MARC CHAMPION and JAY SOLOMON | Iran has said it could suspend a part of its uranium-enrichment program and is ready to resume nuclear talks with the major powers without setting conditions, in what Western officials said Wednesday were signs that Tehran has been tak...
Australia adopts new sanctions against Iran, targeting trade, energy sectors Star Tribune| ADELAIDE, Australia - Australia will impose new sanctions against Iran, including restrictions for the first time on business dealings with that country's oil and gas sector, the country's foreign minister said Thursday. | Australia's sanctions fol...
US hopes for nuclear talks with Iran, other powers ZeenewsWashington: The United States said on Wednesday it hoped for high-level talks soon with Iran and five other world powers that like Washington are seeking to curb Tehran's nuclear ambitions. | State Department spokesman Philip Crowley said "we hope to...
Iran signals possible talks on nuclear plans Irish Times| Iran and the United States sent positive signals yesterday about the possibility of fresh talks on the Iranian nuclear program, which Washington suspects aims to develop atomic weapons. | Iran has given an assurance that it would stop enriching ura...
US hopes for nuclear talks with Iran, other powers Khaleej TimesWASHINGTON ' The United States said Wednesday it hoped for high-level talks in the coming weeks with Iran and five other world powers that are working with Washington to try to curb Tehran's nuclear ambitions. | US optimism for such talks came after ...
Iran, US send positive signals on nuclear talks Khaleej TimesIran and the United States sent positive signals about the possibility of fresh talks on the Iranian nuclear program, which Washington suspects aims to develop atomic weapons. | Iran has given an assurance that it would stop enriching uranium to 20 p...
US open to talks with Iran on reviving nuclear deal Deccan HeraldWashington, July 29 (DPA): | The United States is open to holding talks with Iran designed to revive a nuclear swap deal and is hopeful that such a meeting, which would include other world powers, could take place in the coming weeks, the US State De...
EU's Ashton wants Iran talks soon, nuclear focus MSNBC| ROME — Stalled talks between Iran and world powers should begin again as quickly as possible but must focus on Tehran's nuclear program, European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said Wednesday. | "I've made it clear...that we woul...
Iran: Plants to Use Benzene to Increase Gas Production The New York Times| Trying to offset the effect of sanctions on the country’s nuclear program, Iran said Wednesday that it would increase domestic gasoline production by converting two petrochemical plants so they could produce gasoline by processing benzene. Ir...
US hopes for nuclear talks with Iran, other powers The Times Of IndiaWASHINGTON: The United States said on Thursday it hoped for high-level talks soon with Iran and five other world powers that like Washington are seeking to curb Tehran's nuclear ambitions. | State Department spokesman Philip Crowley said "we hope to ...
Iran, U.S. send positive signals on nuclear talks The Star| ISTANBUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran and the United States sent positive signals on Wednesday about the possibility of fresh talks on the Iranian nuclear program, which Washington suspects aims to develop atomic weapons. EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and ...
US hopes for Iran nuclear talks Al Jazeera| The United States has said it hopes to hold talks with Iran soon and would be prepared to follow up on a plan to provide fuel for Iran's research reactor in exchange for low-enriched uranium. | The plan was mooted in Geneva last October at a meetin...
'Financing to influence choice of nuclear technology' The Jordan Times| - Financing will be a deciding factor in Jordan’s selection of technology for its first commercial nuclear reactor, according to a senior energy official. | A sustainable funding scheme will be a major consideration in selecting an international co...
Iran ready to curb enrichment if swap deal pans out Daily Star Lebanon| Compiled by Daily Star staff | Thursday, July 29, 2010 | - Powered by | Iran has given assurances that it would stop enriching uranium to 20 percent purity if world powers agreed to a proposed nuclear fuel swap, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davut...
US expert calls for overhauling approach to environmental regulations Khaleej TimesABU DHABI ' Professor Daniel C. Esty, environmental expert, called for the overhauling of the traditional approach to environmental regulation, which tolerates externalities by offering 'permits' up to a certain level of harm, during a lecture given ...
