Iran proclaims new success in uranium enrichment
TEHRAN, Iran - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claimed Thursday that Iran has produced its first batch of uranium enriched to a higher level, saying his country will not be bullied by the West into curtailing its nuclear program a day after the U.S. imposed new sanctions.
Nations:United Arab Emirates People:Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Source:(AP)
2010-02-11
U.S. beefing up missile defenses in Persian Gulf
WASHINGTON - As the Obama administration edges toward imposing tougher sanctions on Iran, it has begun upgrading its approach to defending its Persian Gulf allies against potential Iranian missile strikes, officials said Saturday.
Nations:Russia Afghanistan United Arab Emirates Kuwait Qatar People:David Petraeus Robert Gates Barack Obama Hillary Clinton Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis
2010-01-30
Iran president confirmed without symbolic kiss
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's supreme leader bestowed his formal endorsement on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's second term as president on Monday but withheld a powerful symbolic gesture -- the kisses and close embrace that portrayed their bond four years ago.
Nations:United Arab Emirates People:Barack Obama Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Hillary Clinton Activities:2009 Iran Election Source:(AP)
2009-08-03
Budget deficit tops $1 trillion for first time
WASHINGTON -- The federal deficit has topped $1 trillion for the first time ever and could grow to nearly $2 trillion by this fall, intensifying fears about higher interest rates, inflation and the strength of the dollar.
Nations:Afghanistan United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia U.S. People:Timothy Geithner John Boehner Barack Obama Activities:Obama Stimulus Package 2008 U.S. Recession
2009-07-13
Defiant Tehran protesters battle police
TEHRAN, Iran - Thousands of protesters defied Iran's highest authority Saturday and marched on waiting security forces that fought back with baton charges, tear gas and water cannons as the crisis over disputed elections lurched into volatile new ground.
Nations:Iran United Arab Emirates Kuwait People:Barack Obama Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Activities:2009 Iran Election Source:(AP)
2009-06-20
Airlines replace monitors after Air France crash
RECIFE, Brazil - Airlines moved quickly Tuesday to replace speed monitors like those suspected of feeding false information to the computers on Air France Flight 447 and possibly causing the plane to break up over the Atlantic Ocean.
Nations:Brazil France Malaysia United Arab Emirates U.S. Activities:2009 Air France Crash
2009-06-10
Al-Jazeera drew US viewers on Web during Gaza war
DOHA, Qatar - American viewership of Al-Jazeera English rose dramatically during the Israel-Hamas war, partly because the channel had what CNN and other international networks didn't have: reporters inside Gaza.
Nations:Israel Qatar United Arab Emirates U.S. Activities:2009 Gaza War Source:(AP)
2009-01-24
5 Somali pirates drown with ransom share
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Five of the Somali pirates who released a hijacked oil-laden Saudi supertanker drowned with their share of a reported $3 million ransom after their small boat capsized, a pirate and a relative of one of the dead men said Saturday.
Nations:United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia Activities:Somalia Piracy Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-01-10
Calls to use oil as weapon in Gaza fight fall flat
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The call to use oil as a weapon against Israel's friends once would have echoed in capitals across the Middle East and struck fear in the West's heart. But even as the crisis in Gaza deepens, threats of an embargo by some officials in Iran and Bahrain are falling flat.
Nations:Iran Israel Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Egypt Activities:Hamas Gaza Conflict 2008 Global Oil Crisis 2009 Gaza War Source:(AP)
2009-01-05
Sydney gets New Year started, but Gaza spoils party
SYDNEY (AFP) - New Year celebrations kicked off in lavish style in Australia Thursday -- but the Gaza conflict, memories of Mumbai and global economic downturn left partygoers elsewhere feeling flat as 2009 crept steadily westwards.
Nations:India United Arab Emirates Pakistan Palestine Syria Italy Activities:2009 New Year's Day Source:(AFP)
2008-12-31
Across Mideast, thousands protest Israeli assault
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Crowds of thousands swept into the streets of cities around the Middle East on Sunday to denounce Israel's air assault on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip.
Nations:Jordan Lebanon Iran United Arab Emirates Syria Iraq People:Hosni Mubarak Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Activities:2009 Gaza War Hamas Gaza Conflict Source:(AP)
2008-12-28
Gas exporting states agree Qatar-based 'gas OPEC'
MOSCOW (AFP) - Gas exporting states on Tuesday finalised the creation of a new Qatar-based forum aimed at coordinating gas policy that consumer countries fear could become the gas equivalent of oil cartel OPEC.
Nations:Qatar Ukraine Russia Iran Algeria Venezuela People:Vladimir Putin Activities:2008 Global Oil Crisis Source:(AFP)
2008-12-23
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