Kidnapped Chinese workers freed in Sudan oil state Chinese technicians man drilling equipment on an oil rig in Paloich, South Sudan. Militants apparently captured 29 Chinese workers after attacking a remote work site in the volatile South Kordofan region of neighboring Sudan, and Sudanese forces were increasing security for Chinese projects and personnel there, China said Sunday....
Iran Calls U.S. Sanctions on Financial Institutions Psychological Warfare A demonstrator adjusts an anti-U.S. President Barack Obama poster which is seen next the defaced U.S. government emblem on the wall of the former U.S. Embassy during a demonstration on the anniversary of freezing Iran-U.S. diplomatic ties, in Tehran, on Thursday April, 9, 2009. The United States and Iran have not had diplomatic relations since the 1979 Islamic Revolution and subsequent hostage taking at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran....
Iraq to award $3b in power plant projects | Doha: Iraq will award seven contracts this month with a combined value of $3 billion (Dh11.01 billion) to build 7,000 megawatts of electricity generation, part of a three-year plan to expand power capacity, an Electricity Ministry official said. | Companies from ...
India, Iran seal oil payment mechanism | New Delhi: Ruling out gold as a mode of payment, Iran yesterday said Indian companies will pay for 45 per cent of their oil imports from Iran in the Indian currency as part of a mechanism agreed between the two countries. | "Both sides are satisfied," ...
China Buys Up Saudi, Russian Oil to Squeeze Iran | China is scouring the world for alternative oil supplies to replace a fall in its imports from Iran, as it seeks to negotiate lower prices from Tehran, and has been drawing heavily on Saudi Arabia. | ...
'No contradiction in India's ties with Iran, US' Washington: Amid mounting pressure from the US to reduce its dependence on Iranian oil, New Delhi has said its ties with Tehran do not contradict its relationship with Washington and stressed that it was opposed to the spread of nuclear weapons in West Asia. | "Our rela...
Euro rises to 2-month high against dollar Email Print Order Reprint Share This Share Text tool name | tool goes here By CHRIS KAHN - AP Energy Writer By CHRIS KAHN Tags: | NEW YORK -- Oil prices are rising as Iran again threatens to cut off supplies to Europe. | Iranian lawmakers are pushing a plan to stop expo...
Oil prices climb as Iran threatens EU supply cut NEW YORK (AP) -- Oil prices are rising as Iran again threatens to cut off supplies to Europe. | Iranian lawmakers are pushing a plan to stop exporting crude to Europe before the European Union begins an oil embargo this summer. The EU and the U.S. are pressuring Iran be...
Ron Paul blames U.S. for problems overseas, dismisses Iranian nuclear threat The Examiner| On Monday, Texas Congressman and GOP Presidential candidate Ron Paul revealed more of his offensive foreign policy to Greta van Susteren and claimed the United States is to fault for much of the world's problems. | When asked what, if anything, he ...
India to make 45 pc Iran oil payments in rupees: Envoy The Times Of India| NEW DELHI: India will make 45 percent of the payment for its oil from Iran in rupees, which Tehran will use to pay for imports from its second-biggest crude customer, the Islamic Republic's envoy to New Delhi said on Tuesday. | Iran's oil sales to ...
Iran sets one-month deadline for India to sign oil field pact The Times Of IndiaNEW DELHI: In a strategic move to force India's hands, Iran has set a month's deadline for a consortium of Indian state-run oil companies to sign the contract for bringing to production a gas field discovered in the Persian Gulf in 2006. | The consor...
Iran sets deadline for Indian oil companies The Times Of IndiaIran sets deadline for Indian oil companies | Email this articlePrint this articleTweetThe author has posted comments on this articleTNN | Feb 7, 2012, 05.54AM IST | NEW DELHI: In a strategic move to force India's hands, Iran has set a month's deadli...
Iran sets one-month deadline for Indian oil companies to sign contract The Times Of IndiaIran sets one-month deadline for Indian oil companies to sign contract | Email this articlePrint this articleTweetIndia did not sign a contract to develop the Farsi offshore block for fear of being blacklisted by the US under the 1996 Iran-Libya Sanc...
Iran boosts nuclear work in bunker - diplomats The Star| VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran is believed to be expanding uranium enrichment activity deep inside a mountain, diplomatic sources said on Monday, a move likely to add to tension with Western powers that suspect Tehran is seeking nuclear weapons capability...
Iran boosts nuclear work in bunker: diplomats Khaleej TimesVIENNA - Iran is believed to be expanding uranium enrichment activity deep inside a mountain, diplomatic sources said on Monday, a move likely to add to tension with Western powers that suspect Tehran is seeking nuclear weapons capability. | The move...
Can a nuclear Iran be deterred? CNNFebruary 6, 2012 -- Updated 1455 GMT (2255 HKT) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addressing parliament in Tehran on February 1. | Editor's note: Amitai Etzioni is professor of international relations and director of the Institute for Communitari...
>Israeli Ad Jokes About Attacks Against Iran’s Nuclear Facilities Wired News| An advertisement for an Israeli cable TV company that jokes about attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities has been pulled offline in the wake of criticism. | The ad, for Israel’s HOT cable service, features members of the Israeli comedy se...
Saudi Arabia Will Not Let Oil Go Above $100: Prince CNBC| An "element of fear" is playing into the price of oil despite higher supply and decreasing demand, Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal al Saud told CNBC Monday. | Bin Talal, the billionaire member of the Saudi Arabian royal family who runs the Kingdom ...
Time for US to declare a war on energy independence not war in Iran The Examiner| Sahit Muja: Time for US to declare a war on energy independence, NOT war on Iran | Iran is already trying to hold the world ransom on oil and natural gas supply. | Imagine what would happen if Iran had nuclear weapons. | Is is time...
Israeli Ad Jokes About Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Program The New York Times| An Israeli cable television company has removed an ad from its YouTube channel making light of a possible attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities by Israel. | The ad, for the cable provider Hot, imagines characters from an Israeli sit-com bunglin...
