Article | May 22, 2012 - 11:43am
CHICAGO – Turkey has recently been at the forefront of international economic and political debates. On the one hand, despite the economic crisis engulfing neighboring Europe, Turkey remains the world’s second-fastest growing economy, after China. On the other hand, there is almost no issue on the global agenda – from Iraq and Afghanistan to Somalia, Iran, and the Arab Spring, and from sustainable development to a dialogue among civilizations – on which Turkey is not playing a visible role.
Blog entry | May 17, 2012 - 9:41am
News stories often require a health warning. In the interests of transparency, the words “this is a rehashed press release” should appear at the beginning of numerous articles in the papers and websites owned by the mainstream media. TV bulletins should open with an announcement, saying “much of what you are about to hear reflects the interests of the powerful”.
Article | May 11, 2012 - 4:56pm
The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton and Iraq Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari signed on 11 May a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and Iraq.
Article | April 24, 2012 - 10:50pm
The US has placed new sanctions against Iran and Syria for using technologies to monitor and target citizens in order to exercise violence against them.
President Barack Obama announced the new sanctions against those whom he described as "digital guns for hire", in a speech delivered at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington.
Article | April 20, 2012 - 8:14pm
In a statement posted on an Islamist website on 20 April, Iraq’s al-Qaeda branch has claimed responsibility for a series of attacks that killed 38 across the country on the previous day.
Several bombings and shootings in seven different provinces killed 38 people and wounded more than 170.
Article | April 20, 2012 - 8:17pm
According to France's Foreign Ministry on 20 April, the European Union will adopt new sanctions against Syria .
The new sanctions focus to cut the imports of luxury goods into Syria such as caviar, truffles, expensive wine, crystals and high fashion goods The new measures include certain raw materials that could be "recycled to be used for repression."
Blog entry | April 6, 2012 - 3:47pm
BERLIN – The negotiations between Iran and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, plus Germany, over Iran’s nuclear program are entering a new, and probably decisive, stage.
BERLIN – The negotiations between Iran and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, plus Germany, over Iran’s nuclear program are entering a new, and probably decisive, stage. The negotiations have been going on for almost a decade, with long interruptions, and whether a breakthrough will come this time is anyone’s guess. But the situation has never been as serious as it is today, and peace hangs in the balance.
Article | March 30, 2012 - 5:48pm
In the unlikely scenario that Iran blocks the Straits if Hormuz, Iraq has several other alternative routes to supply its oil to world markets, Ambassador of Iraq in Kazakhstan and Tajikistan Sabir Raja Abboud al - Moussaoui told New Europe in an exclusive interview.
In the unlikely scenario that Iran blocks the Straits if Hormuz, Iraq has several other alternative routes to supply its oil to world markets, Ambassador of Iraq in Kazakhstan and Tajikistan Sabir Raja Abboud al - Moussaoui told New Europe in an exclusive interview.
Article | March 30, 2012 - 10:00am
The United States wants countries, especially the Balkans, to make their own choices with respect to energy resources, a US State Department official said, but added that Washington is not in a zero sum game with Russia.
VOULIAGMENI, Greece - The United States wants countries, especially the Balkans, to make their own choices with respect to energy resources, a US State Department official said, but added that Washington is not in a zero sum game with Russia.
Article | March 29, 2012 - 11:54pm
Ten Arab leaders gathered on 29 March at a summit in Baghdad to discuss a draft resolution calling on Syria’s government to hold talks with the opposition and to end the violence in the country.
Ten Arab leaders gathered on 29 March at a summit in Baghdad to discuss a draft resolution calling on Syria’s government to hold talks with the opposition and to end the violence in the country.
As the summit opened, fewer than half leaders of the Arab world showed up, with only 10 leaders of the 22-member Arab League in attendance,amid a growing rift between Arab countries.
Article | March 27, 2012 - 8:39pm
The number of executions around the world increased last year, according to a report by Amensty International. A surge of executions last year in Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Yemen pushed the worldwide total higher than the year before.
The number of executions around the world increased last year, according to a report by Amensty International. A surge of executions last year in Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Yemen pushed the worldwide total higher than the year before.
Article | March 25, 2012 - 8:38pm
Tenaris, a Luxembourg-based leading supplier of tubes and related services for the world's energy industry, has established a service center in Basra as the next step in its commitment to the Iraqi oil and gas market’s development, which began with the supply of tubular goods following its reactivation.
Tenaris, a Luxembourg-based leading supplier of tubes and related services for the world's energy industry, has established a service center in Basra as the next step in its commitment to the Iraqi oil and gas market’s development, which began with the supply of tubular goods following its reactivation.
From the new service base, Tenaris will provide in-country technical support and service for customers who are using Tenaris technology, staffed by local employees.
