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Posted: 11-03-2008
INTERNATIONAL. Support for tough measures against Iran's nuclear programme has fallen in 13 out of 21 countries according to a new BBC World Service Poll.
Compared to results from a June 2006 BBC World Service Poll, support for economic sanctions or military strikes has declined significantly, including in countries that were previously among the highest supporters of tough action.
Support for these measures has dropped ten points in Australia (52% to 42%), nine points in the UK (43% to 34%), nine points in Germany (46% to 37%), seven points in Canada (52% to 45%), six
Posted: August 22, 2010
IRAN. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad unveiled on Sunday a new long-range drone, dubbed Karar, which reportedly can bomb targets at high speed.
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Posted: August 21, 2010
INTERNATIONAL. Iran's other nuclear activities, notably its extensive uranium enrichment programme which it has built up in defiance of four rounds of UN sanctions, are of greater and more immediate concern.
Posted: August 18, 2010
INTERNATIONAl. Russia on Wednesday defended the nuclear power plant it is building for Iran in the southern city of Bushehr
Posted: August 18, 2010
UAE. UAE authorities said the embargo must not hurt legitimate commerce.
Posted: August 16, 2010
UAE. "We do a significant amount of trade with Iran; it cannot be all illicit and it can't be all illegal," Ambassador Yousef al-Otaiba told reporters today in Abu Dhabi.
Posted: August 16, 2010
IRAN. "The adoption of sanctions have not created any obstacles for the country in procuring gasoline," Mohammad Ali Khatibi, Iran's envoy to OPEC, said.
Posted: August 15, 2010
IRAN. Iran will within days offer the first tranche of a US$3 billion domestic bond issue to fund the development of its South Pars gasfields, a top official said on Sunday.
Posted: August 7, 2010
IRAN. Iran has had a long standing dispute over the supply of gas to Crescent.
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Posted: August 4, 2010
IRAN. An unidentified official in President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's office denied reports that there had been a grenade attack on the Iranian leader today.
Posted: August 2, 2010
UAE. On 27 July 2010, the EU imposed its toughest sanctions regime yet on Iran, with ramifications for energy, insurance, transport and financial sectors.
Posted: July 30, 2010
INTERNATIONAL. The US announced that top officials will fan out starting next week to China, the UAE, and other key countries in support of tighter sanctions against Iran.
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Posted: July 25, 2010
IRAN. The Tehran Stock Exchange today begins offering derivatives based on Iranian banks to diversify its market and attract foreign investors.
Posted: July 24, 2010
IRAN. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Friday that Iran plans to send a man into space by 2019 as a blow to Western powers pressing Tehran over its nuclear programme.
Posted: July 24, 2010
INTERNATIONAL. The one billion euros deal to build 660 km gas pipeline was signed on Thursday during the Iranian Oil Minister's trip to Turkey.
Posted: July 20, 2010
UAE. The Central bank governor dismissed reports Iran may seek payment in Dirhams to get around sanctions, saying the UAE had no time for jokes.
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date:Posted: September 2, 2010
INTERNATIONAL. The triangle pattern has taken nearly 9 months so far, and a move over US$19.50 could start a multi-month run targeting US$26-US$29 per ounce for starters before a broad pullback.
date:Posted: September 1, 2010
UAE. Given the recent developments in Saudi Arabia and India, there is now a greater level of hope that the TRA and RIM will reach an agreement about the manner in which BB Messenger services are provided.
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date:Posted: September 1, 2010
UAE. GCC Telecom markets are on the verge of saturation, while prices decline due to increasing competition, resulting in telcos profits being under very high pressure.
INTERNATIONAL.The first round of talks, hosted by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, was held in the State Department.
INTERNATIONAL. Masood Ahmed, Director of the IMF's Middle East and Central Asia Department, described the flooding as a "human catastrophe that is still evolving." Reconstruction costs expected to run into billions of dollars.
