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Breaking News Thu, 29 Jul 2010
In this photo released by the Emirates News Agency (WAM), The 'M. Star' oil supertanker anchors offshore Fujairah port in the United Arab Emirates Thursday, July 29, 2010.
Accident   Japan   Mideast   Photos   Shipping  
 The New York Times 
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 th... (photo: AP / Emirates News Agency)
In this photo released by the Emirates News Agency (WAM), damage is seen on the side of the 'M. Star' oil supertanker offshore Fujairah port in the United Arab Emirates Thursday, July 29, 2010.
Accident   Japan   Mideast   Photos   Shipping  
 The Star 
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... (photo: AP / Emirates News Agency)
Britain's opposition Conservative Party leader David Cameron answers a question from a journalist as he gives a speech to journalists and academics at a think tank on Policy Exchange in London, Monday, Oct. 29, 2007.  Al Jazeera 
UK 'terror' warning angers Pakistan
| Remarks by David Cameron, the British prime minister, that Islamabad should not "promote the export of terror" have angered Pakistani officials. | Cameron made the comments on Wednesday during ... (photo: AP / Akira Suemori)
Pakistan   Photos   Terrorism   UK   Wikipedia: Inter-Services Intelligence  
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.  Al Jazeera 
US hopes for Iran nuclear talks
| 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 ... (photo: AP / str)
Iran   Nuclear   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Nuclear program of Iran  
Top Stories
British Aerospace Hawk T1 (XX245) flies at Kimble Air Day 2008, Kimble Airport, Gloucester shire, England. The BAE Systems Hawk is a British single engine, advanced jet trainer aircraft. It first flew in 1974 as the Hawker Siddeley Hawk. The Hawk is used by the Royal Air Force, and other air forces, as either a trainer or a low-cost combat aircraft. Daily Star Lebanon
India signs $1.1 billion jet deal with BAE, Rolls-Royce
| Thursday, July 29, 2010 | - Powered by | NEW DELHI: BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce will supply India with 57 Hawk military training jets in a deal worth around 700 million... (photo: Creative Commons / Adrian Pingstone)
Defence   India   Photos   UK   Wikipedia: BAE Systems  
Emirates airlines Gulf News
Middle East air passenger traffic up 18% in June
| Dubai: Middle East passenger traffic saw the fastest global growth last month, rising 18 per cent compared to the same month last year, according to the traffic report ... (photo: Creative Commons / N22YF)
Aviation   Business   Industry   Mideast   Photos  
British troops sit on top of a tank as they secure the scene of a roadside bomb attack on a British patrol that left two Iraqi women injured, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006, in Basra, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq. Prime Minister Tony Blair will announce on Wednesday Feb. 21, 2008 a new timetable for the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq, with 1,500 to return home in several weeks, the BBC reported. Blair will also tell the House of Commons during his regular weekly appearance before it that a total of about 3,000 British soldiers will have left southern Iraq by the end of 2007, if the security there is sufficient, the British Broadcasting Corp. said, quoting government officials who weren't further identif The Star
British army almost 'seized up' in Iraq, Afghan wars
| LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's army was on the verge of "seizing up" in 2006 when it faced a "perfect storm" of simultaneous wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a former milita... (photo: AP / Nabil al-Jurani)
Afghanistan   Iraq   Photos   UK   Wikipedia: Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)  
President Barack Obama answers media questions after an unannounced appearance at the White House daily press briefing in Washington, following a bipartisan meeting with House The Australian
Afghan bungles justify surge, claims Obama
| BARACK Obama has declared that the blunders revealed in leaked US military documents about the Afghan war show why he backed a revised US strategy late last year. | In ... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Afghanistan   Defence   Photos   US   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present)  
British Prime Minister David Cameron, left, interact with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Chairman Ashok Nayak during his tour of the Hawk facility at HAL, in Bangalore, India, Wednesday, July 28, 2010. The Australian
UK to lift nuclear ban on India
| AUSTRALIA is expected to come under pressure to lift its ban on uranium sales to India after British Prime Minister David Cameron agreed to allow the export of nuclear ... (photo: AP)
India   Nuclear   Photos   UK   Wikipedia: Indo-U.S. civilian nuclear agreement  
Ahmadinejad said Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2009 that Iran will now enrich its uranium to an even higher level, defying a U.N. call to halt the process due to fears over the country's nuclear program. The New York Times
Sit Down With Iran
| On the day that E.U. foreign ministers approved new sanctions against Iran that go well beyond the measures approved by the United Nations, the news came that Iran is p... (photo: AP / Andre Penner)
Iran   Nuclear   Photos   Sanctions   Wikipedia: Nuclear program of Iran  
Local Iraqi citizens go about their everyday business in the open market located at Al Kut, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. 		 		%lt;table The Himalayan
Nepal lifts ban on workers in Iraq
| KATHMANDU: In order to offer legitimacy to 30,000 Nepalis working illegally in Iraq, the government today decided to lift a ban on Nepali workers in the war-ravaged cou... (photo: US DoD)
Ban   Iraq   Kathmandu   Photos   Wikipedia: Nepal  
Forex Farming & Agriculture
- Euro lifted by data, dollar hit by Federal Reserve warning
- Turkey raises banks' forex reserve ratio
- Iran condemns new EU sanctions
- FPI Overnight Brief
Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France, reacts, during the 98th Session of the International Labour Organization ILO, Monday, June 15, 2009, in Geneva, Switzerland. o)
France Confirms Al Qaeda Killed French Hostage
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- US diplomats to pressure China on Iran sanctions
- Pakistan 'saddened' by British premier's terror
- After economic crisis, upbeat corporate reports spark Europe
- British PM works to deepen Indian economic ties
A local resident runs near a peat fire in a forest near the town of Lubertsi, southeast of Moscow in Shatura, late Thursday, July 29, 2010.
Heat Wave Batters Russia
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Trade & Industry Business & Economy
- After economic crisis, upbeat corporate reports spark Europe
- British PM works to deepen Indian economic ties
- Japan supertanker probe reveals smashed hull
- Most Saudi investments flow to industry
In this photo released by the Emirates News Agency (WAM), damage is seen on the side of the 'M. Star' oil supertanker offshore Fujairah port in the United Arab Emirates Thursday, July 29, 2010.
Japan supertanker probe reveals smashed hull
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- Company expands project footprint in Middle East
- Amazon unveils two new Kindles in competitive market
- Egypt holds key rates as inflation rate slows
- Turkey raises banks' forex reserve ratio
In this photo released by the Emirates News Agency (WAM), The 'M. Star' oil supertanker anchors offshore Fujairah port in the United Arab Emirates Thursday, July 29, 2010.
Questions Swirl About Damaged Japanese Tanker
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Stock Market IT Business
- Euro lifted by data, dollar hit by Federal Reserve warning
- Turkey stocks skyrocket as growth, tax revenues rise
- Tanker Probe Eyes Possible Persian Gulf Collision
- UAE official: Japanese tanker was in a collision
A Greenpeace activist puts up a banner as they block off a British Petroleum fuel station in protest as the BP board announce their annual results, in London, Tuesday, July 27, 2010.
BP Reveals Comeback Plan
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- Qaeda vows more attacks on Yemen government - tape
- Israeli's life sciences ind to partner with India
- Turkish pranksters load Facebook Translate with swears
- 1800 years old Roman bronze tweezers and manicure rasp found
Yemeni soldiers on patrol in the northern Saada province of Yemen, in a photo taken Saturday, February 19, 2005. Britain said Friday April 8 2005 that it was suspending all operations at its embassy in Yemen after receiving a credible security threat as Yemeni government forces killed more than 70 rebels during two days of clashes in a northern Yemeni town.
Qaeda vows more attacks on Yemen government - tape
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Corporations & Investments Oil & Energy
- Company expands project footprint in Middle East
- Sukuk loses shine for traditional Gulf issuers
- Standardized English Tests to Resume Fully in Iran
- A Palestinian election is aborted, again
A view of the Italy's energy giant Eni Spa headquarters in San Donato, in the outskirts of Milan, Italy, Wednesday, April 4, 2007.
ENI announces energy venture with Egypt
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- Questions Swirl About Damaged Japanese Tanker
- Petrofac wins $400m Kuwait pipeline deal
- Japan supertanker probe reveals smashed hull
- US officials to press China, others on implementation of Ira
In this photo released by the Emirates News Agency (WAM), The 'M. Star' oil supertanker anchors offshore Fujairah port in the United Arab Emirates Thursday, July 29, 2010.
Questions Swirl About Damaged Japanese Tanker
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