US losing the Afghan plot? SGT. Levi Vernon, left, and fellow U.S. soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division patrol high in the mountains above the Pech Valley in Afghanistan's Kunar province on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009.... AfghanistanMilitaryPhotosTalibanUS
'Jihad Jane' new face of terror in US This image provided by the SITE Intelligence Group shows Colleen LaRose, an American woman from Pennsylvania indicted Tuesday March 9, 2010 and accused of using the Internet to recruit jihadist fighters and help terrorists overseas....
No to Israel's nuclear technology A view of Israel´s Sorek nuclear reactor center near the central Israeli town of Yavne is seen in this July 5, 2004 file photo. Israeli soldiers will begin distributing pills against radiation sickness in cities near Israel´s two nuclear reac...
Gates in Riyadh to discuss bolstering Saudi air defense, Iran's nuclear program | By Agence France Presse (AFP) | Thursday, March 11, 2010 | - Powered by | Dan De Luce | Agence France Presse | RIYADH: US Defense Secretary Robert Gates flew into the Saudi capital on Wednesday for talks expected to focus on Iran’s nuclear program an...
Brazil, Germany clash on Iran nuclear sanctions BRASILIA - The foreign ministers of Brazil and Germany differed sharply Wednesday on whether to threaten Iran with United Nations sanctions over its disputed nuclear program. | Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim and his German counterpart Guido Westerwelle said aft...
Will Japan preside over Iran sanctions at UNSC? | As Japan prepares to assume the president of the U.N. Security Council in April, debate is already under way in various arenas regarding sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program. Against this background, Japan's management and coordination capabilities are set ...
UK opposition party calls for U.N. arms embargo on Iran | LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Conservatives, favourites to win an election due in weeks, said on Wednesday they would back a U.N. arms embargo on Iran and a ban on oil and gas investment if Tehran remains defiant over its nuclear plans. | Iran's lack of cooperation wit...
No to Israel's nuclear technology | Israel, which has more than two hundred atomic warheads, is planning to develop "civilian nuclear plants for energy." There is no surprise here. The project will be supervised by France, which helped Israel in the 1950s develop atomic weapons. | The surprise...
Brazil, Germany clash on Iran nuclear sanctions | BRASILIA (AFP) – Brazil and Germany differed sharply Wednesday on whether to threaten Iran with fresh United Nations sanctions in a bid to rein in its disputed nuclear program. | Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim and his German counterpart Guido Westerwell...
Mideast feels 'tricked' by nuclear arms treaty GENEVA - Middle Eastern countries feel tricked by the 40-year-old nuclear non proliferation treaty, an Egyptian diplomat warned on Wednesday, less than two months before crucial talks on the arms control deal. | Egypt's ambassador to the UN in Geneva and the conference ...
Egypt says nuclear treaty 'a trick' | Middle Eastern countries feel tricked by the 40-year-old nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT), an Egyptian diplomat has warned. | Hisham Badr, Egypt's ambassador to the UN in Geneva, said on Wednesday that there was widespread resentment toward the NPT, which ...
Kuwait eyes nuclear energy in seven years Dubai: Aiming to have a nuclear power station operational within seven years, Kuwait is interested in acquiring and harnessing alternative energy, namely nuclear and solar energy, Kuwait's Minister of Electricity and Water Bader Al-Shuraiaan has said. | The minister, in...
Dana Gas sponsors Mideast Prospect Exhibition Sharjah - Dana Gas, is participating in and sponsoring the inaugural Middle East Prospect Exhibition (MEPEX), being held under the patronage of H. E. Dr Abdul Husain bin Ali Mirza, Bahrain's Minister of Oil and Gas Affairs, and Chairman of the National Oil and Gas Autho...
Nuclear energy desired by Israel and Syria Ohio| PARIS: Is the Middle East about to go officially nuclear? | Dual announcements Tuesday by bitter rivals Israel and Syria that they want to pursue atomic power plants could complicate the diplomatic storm over Iran's nuclear program and fuel a widen...
Israel, Syria say they will pursue nuclear plants Pittsburgh Post-Gazette| PARIS -- Is the Middle East about to go officially nuclear? | Bitter rivals Israel and Syria both announced Tuesday that they want to pursue atomic power plants, potentially complicating the diplomatic storm over Iran's nuclear program and fueling ...
Israeli general says 'all options' needed to force Iran to stop nuclear programme DNA India| NEW YORK: All options "should remain on the table" to force Iran to stop its nuclear programme, Israel's top general said on Tuesday during a visit to New York. | Gabi Ashkenazi, chief of staff of Israel's armed forces, said Iran ...
Israel, Syria pursue nuclear-powered Mideast Khaleej TimesBitter rivals Israel and Syria both announced that they want to pursue atomic power plants, potentially complicating the diplomatic storm over Iran's nuclear program and fueling a widening web of suspicion. | In a region where few leaders trust each ...
Israel, Syria pursue nuclear-powered Mideast The Guardian| STEVEN GUTKIN | Associated Press Writers= PARIS (AP) — Is the Middle East about to go officially nuclear? | Bitter rivals Israel and Syria both announced Tuesday that they want to pursue atomic power plants, potentially complicating the diplomati...
EU faces court challenge over biofuels reports Daily Star Lebanon| Wednesday, March 10, 2010 | - Powered by | Pete Harrison | Reuters | BRUSSELS: Four environmental groups have sued the EU’s executive for withholding documents they say will add to a growing dossier of evidence that biofuels harm the environm...
Israel Intends to Build Civilian Nuclear Plants The New York Times| PARIS — Israel, widely believed to have nuclear weapons and possessing no oil, said on Tuesday that it intended to develop civilian nuclear plants for energy, offering to build one as a joint project with Jordan, under French supervision. | T...
Israel, Syria announce nuclear energy ambitions China Daily| PARIS – Mideast rivals Israel and Syria on Tuesday each announced ambitions to develop nuclear energy, with Israel facing the prospect that its plan could bring new international attention to its secretive nuclear activities. | Both countries lai...
Iran can deter attacks on nuclear sites: minister Khaleej TimesDOHA - Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar warned Tuesday that Tehran has 'great means of deterrence' to face any possible attack over its nuclear programme. | 'We are highly confident about our capacities, and our great means of deterr...
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Israel, Syria want to build nuclear plants for power Star Tribune| PARIS - Israel, widely believed to have nuclear weapons and possessing no oil resources, said on Tuesday that it intended to develop civilian nuclear plants for energy, offering to build one as a joint project with Jordan, under French supervision....
Syria and Israel eye nuclear plants Newsvine| Israel and Syria have announced ambitions to develop nuclear power plants to meet their energy needs. | Both countries laid out their plans at an international conference on civilian nuclear energy organised in French capital Paris on Tuesday. | ...
Israel, Syria pursue nuclear-powered Mideast Yahoo Daily News| PARIS – Is the Middle East about to go officially nuclear? | Bitter rivals Israel and Syria both announced Tuesday that they want to pursue atomic power plants, potentially complicating the diplomatic storm over Iran's nuclear program and fue...
Israel, Syria pursue nuclear-powered Mideast Seattle TimesPARIS - | Is the Middle East about to go officially nuclear? | Bitter rivals Israel and Syria both announced Tuesday that they want to pursue atomic power plants, potentially complicating the diplomatic storm over Iran's nuclear program and fueling a...
Israel, Syria pursue nuclear-powered Mideast Houston Chronicle| PARIS - Is the Middle East about to go officially nuclear? | Bitter rivals Israel and Syria both announced Tuesday that they want to pursue atomic power plants, potentially complicating the diplomatic storm over Iran's nuclear program and fueling a...
