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<title><![CDATA[Mohsen Line fail to honour London Arbitration Award]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[UAE. Supplier of food products has failed to honour LMAA (London Maritime Arbitrators Association) Awards against it, Reed Smith LLP said.
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<title><![CDATA[Syria threat over Israel air strike risks wider conflict]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=61731</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. &quot;Israel is taking a calculated risk that Assad, Iran and Hezbollah are right now fighting a war against the Syrian rebels and probably don&#039;t want to open up a second front.&quot;]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Geopolitical Analysis: Redlines and the problems of intervention in Syria]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=61694</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The United States, with its European allies, does not have the force needed to end Syria&#039;s bloodshed. If it tried, it would merely be held responsible for the bloodshed without achieving any strategic goal. 
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<title><![CDATA[Iran denies involvement in Canadian train plot]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. &quot;No shred of evidence regarding those who&#039;ve been arrested and stand accused has been provided,&quot; Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[IEA cuts oil-demand forecast because of European demand]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=61479</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Saudi Arabia &quot;seems poised to ramp up&quot; production further to meet seasonal demand, after restoring output to a four-month high of 9.3 million barrels a day in March, an increase of 50,000 a day from February.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iranian nuclear plant is safe after earthquake]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=61455</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Iran&#039;s Bushehr nuclear power plant is safe after a 6.1 earthquake struck near the facility today, state-run Press TV reported. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Saudi says busted spy cell directly linked to Iran]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=61341</link>
<description><![CDATA[SAUDI ARABIA. &quot;These elements had regularly received sums of money in return for information and documents on important installations during the spy operation in the interest of these services.&quot;]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dubai&#039;s trade with Iran shrinks a third in 2012]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[UAE. Two-way trade between Dubai and Iran was roughly 25 billion dirhams (US$6.8 billion) in 2012, a drop of about 31% from 36 billion dirhams in the previous year.

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<title><![CDATA[Kerry warns Iraq PM on Iran-Syria overflights]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=61292</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. US Secretary of State John Kerry pressed Iraq to stop allowing Iranian flights apparently carrying military equipment through its airspace headed to Syria.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia arrests Iranian, Lebanese and 16 Saudis for spying]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=61264</link>
<description><![CDATA[SAUDI ARABIA. Interior Minister spokesman told state television it was &quot;an espionage case&quot; and that the suspects had been &quot;involved in a spying cell for a state&quot;.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S. drone over Persian Gulf pursued by Iranian jet]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=61219</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. After a &quot;verbal warning&quot; from the U.S., the Iranian F-4 jet that came within 16 miles of the unmanned plane broke off, according to a Pentagon statement. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Broadband MEA 2013 gathers leaders from unique emerging markets]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=61030</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Visitors to the largest broadband event in the Middle East and Africa will gain insight into how emerging markets are progressing despite challenging circumstances.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[HSBC says it will stop serving some Syrian, Iranian citizens]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=60921</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. HSBC&#039;s Dubai-based Middle East unit will stop personal-banking services to some customers with links to countries subject to European Union and U.S. sanctions.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran&#039;s Ahmadinejad in Egypt on historic visit]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=60885</link>
<description><![CDATA[EGYPT. First trip by an Iranian head of state since the 1979 revolution, underlines the thaw in relations since Egyptians elected an Islamist head of state.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dubai&#039;s ENOC seeks oil condensate supply to replace Iran imports]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=60766</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. Dubai government-owned refiner already buys condensate, a light hydrocarbon liquid found along with crude oil or natural gas, from Qatar.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Davos Schwab says Iran, Syria &#039;black swans&#039;]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=60732</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Founder of the World Economic Forum, sees political &quot;black swan&quot; events threatening global security even as economic risks subside, with confidence returning to the euro area.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran denies role in bank hacking, condemns use of malware ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=60631</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Iran rejected media reports that it is behind a wave of online attacks against U.S. banks, saying it disapproves of offensives against financial bodies. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran starts 6-day exercise in Hormuz Strait to show &#039;readiness&#039;]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=60517</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. The drill, which covers a large area extending to the Sea of Oman and the north of the Indian Ocean, is aimed at &quot;displaying the readiness of armed and naval forces to defend Iran&#039;s waterway and national interests.&quot;]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[November OPEC oil output fell 90,000 bpd, says Platts survey]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=60378</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Decreases totaling 140,000 b/d from Angola, Iran, Libya, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia were partly offset by increases totaling 50,000 b/d from Ecuador, Qatar and the UAE.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[HSBC, Standard Chartered close to resolving Iran claims]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. HSBC Holdings and Standard Chartered may settle U.S. charges involving money-laundering violations and dollar-clearing transactions on behalf of Iranian clients as soon as next week.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran oil export delays seen worsening as sanctions hinder trade]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Iranian oil tankers are contending with longer delays in shipments and some are idled amid increasing pressure on buyers to curb purchases.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran claims &#039;capture&#039; of US drone   ]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Iran&#039;s Revolutionary Guards claimed on Tuesday to have &quot;captured&quot; a small US drone over Gulf waters after it entered Iranian airspace on an intelligence-gathering mission.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New U.S. sanctions proposed for Iranian energy, shipping]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=60271</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The measure would target Iran&#039;s main sources of revenue and seek to prevent it from evading sanctions by buying gold with local currency earnings.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran says Saudi Arabia &#039;exploring in prohibited border areas&#039;]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=60157</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. &quot;The necessary notices were given, and our country&#039;s point of view and our commitment to border agreements were conveyed to the Saudi ambassador in Tehran.&quot;
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<title><![CDATA[Analysis: Iran&#039;s agenda in the Gaza offensive]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=60108</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. To begin to make sense of the escalating conflict in Gaza, we need to go back to the night of Oct. 23 in Khartoum. Around 11 p.m. that night, the Yarmouk weapons facility in the Sudanese capital was attacked, presumably by the Israeli air force.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran temporarily bans import of some &#039;luxury goods&#039;]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL.  Iran has temporarily banned the import of some &quot;luxury goods&quot; including foreign-made cars and mobile phones, to save billions of dollars for essential products in the face of worsening sanctions.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[US confirms Iran fired on drone ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=60013</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Pentagon officials are stopping short of calling it an act of war, but they said the United States has protested to Iran about the incident, which happened November 1 over international waters.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Qatar, UAE seek up to US$7.6 billion in Lockheed air-defence system ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=59976</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The interceptors are part of the regional defence that the U.S. is deploying in the Middle East against Iran&#039;s medium- and long-range ballistic missiles.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran underground nuclear plant almost finished, says New York Times]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Almost 3,000 centrifuges are being installed at the Fordo plant constructed in the side of a mountain, putting Iran closer to being able to build a nuclear weapon should the country&#039;s leaders decide to do so, the report said.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran threatens to halt crude exports if sanctions intensify]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Iran will suspend all oil exports, pushing global crude prices higher, if the U.S. and Europe tighten sanctions further, the oil minister warned.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran vies with Saudi Arabia for top OPEC job]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=59818</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The governors will recommend a successor to Libya&#039;s Abdalla el-Badri, who completes a second, three-year term at the end of this year. A final decision will be taken by ministers in December. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[White House says no agreement reached on direct talks with Iran]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=59783</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The New York Times, citing unnamed administration officials, said the two sides agreed &quot;in principle&quot; to direct negotiations for the first time. 
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<title><![CDATA[Geopolitical Analysis: Turkey&#039;s Challenge and the Syrian Negotiation]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=59734</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Turkey is uniquely positioned to steer the Islamist movement while the Arab street still requires a regional backer in its challenge to the old regimes and to keep Iran at bay. 
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<title><![CDATA[EU tightens Iran sanctions ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=59718</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Extra curbs on trade, finance energy and transport, aim to persuade Tehran to permit more international scrutiny of its nuclear program and avert a possible military conflict. 
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<title><![CDATA[Iran warns UAE relations are at risk over Gulf island claims]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=59660</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. 41-year-old dispute has nationalist overtones; UAE spoke last month of Iran&#039;s occupation being against international law; Iran says UAE claims are &quot;baseless&quot;.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Geopolitical Analysis: The Emerging Doctrine of the United States]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=59659</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Under the emerging doctrine, the absence of an overwhelming American interest means that the fate of a country like Syria is in the hands of the Syrian people or neighboring countries. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia to lead US$740 billion oil spending through 2017, says Apicorp report]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=59614</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Saudi Arabia tops the list with committed investments of US$165 billion, followed by the UAE with US$107 billion. Algeria overtook Qatar and Iran as the third-biggest investor, with US$71 billion of potential spending.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iranians abandon meat for bread as Rial drop fires protests]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=59592</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Iran&#039;s freefalling currency is turning meat into a luxury, sparking overnight price surges and spurring shoppers to stockpile goods.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Clashes in Iran as police raid money changers]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN.  A protest and scuffles with police broke out in central Tehran in the first sign of public unrest over Iran&#039;s plunging currency, which has lost more than half of its value since last week.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran must be urged to settle dispute over islands, says UAE ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=59530</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. Addressing the UN&#039;s General Assembly the Foreign Minister expressed his Government&#039;s regret regarding &quot;the continued Iranian occupation of our three islands.&quot; ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[US$250 billion investments to be poured on rail projects in MENA region ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=59509</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. The boom is expected to double the track network to 67,000 km and create huge opportunities for local and international businesses.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cameron says child torture in Syria a &#039;stain&#039; on UN and Assad allies ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=59504</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron risked newly improved relations with Russia by saying countries that refuse to condemn Syria&#039;s regime have blood on their hands. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama warns Iran on nuclear bid, containment &#039;no option&#039;]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=59483</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. &quot;A nuclear-armed Iran would threaten the elimination of Israel, the security of Gulf nations and the stability of the global economy...&quot;

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<title><![CDATA[Syria, Iran hang heavy as world gathers at UN]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=59470</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Fears that the Syrian civil war and the Iranian nuclear standoff could provoke wider international conflict dominated the debate on Monday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran will defend itself from any attack, says Ahmadinejad]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=59467</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a U.S. television interview with CNN&#039;s Piers Morgan, that his nation will defend itself if attacked by Israel.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran says will hit Hormuz, US bases, Israel if attacked]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=59345</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. General Mohammad Ali Jafari also said that he believed Iran would abandon the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty should it be targeted for military action.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran on brink of nuclear bomb in six-seven months, says Netanyahu]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=59347</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Making his case directly to the American public, Netanyahu said that by mid-2013, Iran would be 90% of the way toward enough enriched uranium for a bomb.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran admits its elite forces operating in Syria]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[SYRIA. Syrian troops on Sunday fought rebel fighters in the country&#039;s two main cities Damascus and Aleppo, as Iran acknowledged for the first time it has elite forces present in Syria and Lebanon as &quot;counsellors.&quot;]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[MIT crowned world&#039;s top university while Middle East institutions consolidate standings ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=59267</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Top 700 universities published today in 2012/13 QS World University Rankings; 26 institutions from the Middle East in the top 700; Highest ranked institution (197) remains  King Saud University]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Geopolitical Analysis: War and Bluff - Iran, Israel and the United States]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=59248</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. For the past several months, the Israelis have been threatening to attack Iranian nuclear sites as the United States has pursued a complex policy of avoiding complete opposition to such strikes while making clear it doesn&#039;t feel such strikes are necessary. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Opinion: Renewable energy sources could be the key to reaching through to Iran]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=59169</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. If we can remove bad politics from the equation for a moment and get back to business as usual, energy diplomacy with Iran could render the nuclear question irrelevant altogether.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran could strike U.S. bases if Israel attacks, says Hezbollah]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=59144</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. &quot;The response will not be just inside the Israeli entity - American bases in the whole region could be Iranian targets,&quot; the leader of the Iranian-backed militant group said.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran and China suspend US$3.3 billion LNG project]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=59112</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. The governments decided to halt the contract because the Chinese group involved was unable to finance the project, the state-run Mehr news agency said. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[World leaders squirm as Iran summit turns tense]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=59081</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. The showpiece summit stumbled as soon as it opened when the head of the UN pressed Tehran on its nuclear stand, and Egypt&#039;s new leader publicly sided with Syria&#039;s rebels.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Analysis: The Geography of Iranian Power ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=59068</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The most important facts about Iran go unstated because they are so obvious. Any glance at a map would tell us what they are. And these facts explain how regime change or evolution in Tehran, when, not if, it comes, will dramatically alter geopolitics from the Mediterranean to the Indian subcontinent and beyond.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Opinion: Saudi Arabia goes on the offensive against Iran]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=59065</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Saudi Arabia has gone on the offensive against Iran to protect its interests.  Their involvement in Syria is the first battle in what is going to be a long bloody conflict that will know no frontiers or limits.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UN Secretary General in Iran to attend Non-Aligned Movement Summit]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Ban Ki-Moon to convey the &quot;clear concerns and expectations of the international community on the issues for which cooperation and progress are urgent for both regional stability and the welfare of the Iranian people.&quot;]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Non-Aligned Movement summit opens in Tehran]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=59027</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Opening the meeting, Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said he hoped for a show of solidarity against sanctions the West has imposed to punish Iran for its nuclear activities.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran expands nuclear capacity in underground bunker, say diplomatic sources]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=58995</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. If confirmed, the development in Iran&#039;s Fordow facility, is likely to be seen as a signal of Iran&#039;s continued defiance of international demands to curb its nuclear program.

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<title><![CDATA[Ban to attend Tehran summit despite protests]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=58982</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will go to a summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Tehran next week in the face of opposition by Israel and the United States.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iraq &#039;helping&#039; Iran skirt sanctions]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=58935</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Iraq is helping Iran skirt international sanctions by smuggling oil and letting Tehran secretly move large amounts of cash through bank auctions, The New York Times reported.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Egypt&#039;s Morsi to attend summit in Iran]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=58934</link>
<description><![CDATA[EGYPT. Morsi will attend the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Tehran on August 30-31 at which Egypt will transfer the bloc&#039;s rotating leadership to Iran.
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<title><![CDATA[Iran&#039;s retreat from the international energy sector]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=58919</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Iran has struggled to find a reliable consumer base given international sanctions pressure and the recent levels suggest the Islamic republic is retreating somewhat from the international energy sector.
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<title><![CDATA[Bahrain&#039;s Gulf Air to resume flights to Iraq, Iran]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=58918</link>
<description><![CDATA[BAHRAIN. Flights to Baghdad, Arbil, Najaf and Basra in Iraq and Tehran, Mashhad, Shiraz and Isfahan in Iran will begin progressively between 20 September and 28 October. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Israel ready for 30-day war after Iran strike, says minister]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=58906</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Israel is prepared for a 30-day war on multiple fronts should it decide to strike Iran, and is &quot;ready as never before&quot; for such a clash, the outgoing home front defence minister said.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iranians among top buyers in Burj Khalifa ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=58810</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE.  Iranian investors have snapped up property worth US$128 million in the world&#039;s tallest tower, the Burj Khalifa, in the last six months, according to data from Dubai&#039;s government.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Standard Chartered falls most in 24 years on Iran deals]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=58800</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Standard Chartered (STAN) fell as an analyst estimated it may face costs of US$5.5 billion after being accused of violating U.S. money laundering laws over to its dealings with Iranian banks. 

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<title><![CDATA[Iran loses US$133 million a day on embargo ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=58779</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Shipments from Iran have plunged by 1.2 million barrels a day, or 52%, since the sanctions banning the purchase, transport, financing and insuring of Iranian crude began July 1.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S. Navy ship fires on fishing boat near Dubai, killing one]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=58568</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. The vessel fired on was a fishing boat from the UAE; The fisherman who was killed and the three people injured were Indian, according to the WAM news agency.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi leads Gulf oil producers with pipeline to avoid Iran]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=58537</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. The US$3.3 billion link across the United Arab Emirates to the port of Fujairah, to be inaugurated July 15, ensures that at least some Abu Dhabi crude will reach buyers if Iran shuts the Strait of Hormuz.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Britain foiled Iran nuclear-weapon drive, says MI6 boss]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=58535</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Iran is two years away from acquiring nuclear weapons. It will be very tough for any US president to accept a nuclear-armed Iran, John Sawyers said.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gulf sabers rattle as Iran sanctions bite]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=58449</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Iran and the US might be talking up their readiness for war in the Gulf but beneath the rhetoric, all sides appear keen to avoid conflict and prevent accidental escalation. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Geopolitical analysis: Halting Syrian chaos]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=58427</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Regional stability and moral considerations both require a transitional phase in Syria. If Turkey and Iran can reach some sort of agreement, it can then be blessed by both the United States and Russia.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Geopolitical analysis: Negotiations behind U.S. sanctions against Iran]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=58412</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. While talk of sanctions has dominated headlines, the U.S. administration is rumored to be preparing a list of options by which it can selectively repeal the sanctions for when it sits down at a negotiating table with Iran.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Oil surges 9.4% on Europe]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=58360</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Oil rose the most in more than three years on optimism that Europe&#039;s debt crisis may be contained. Prices also advanced because a European Union ban on the purchase, transport, financing and insurance of Iran&#039;s oil starts in July.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran looks to China and Russia for military support ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=58162</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Beset by rising rhetoric about a possible attack against its nuclear facilities, Iran is seeking full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran sanctions update: Rapidly changing sanctions pose compliance challenge to GCC businesses]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=58070</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. Recent seminar, hosted in Dubai and Abu Dhabi by international law firm Clyde &amp; Co, discussed the applicability of economic and trade sanctions on individuals and organizations in the UAE and the impact sanctions will have on the flow of trade.
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<title><![CDATA[Analysis: Iran commander&#039;s trip to disputed islands frays UAE nerves]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=58050</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. A visit by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander to three islands near the Strait of Hormuz oil shipping lane revives a bitter territorial dispute between Gulf antagonists and trade partners.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran has enough uranium for five bombs]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=57960</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Iran has significantly stepped up its output of low-enriched uranium and total production in the last five years would be enough for at least five nuclear weapons if refined much further, a US security institute said.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[G8 leaders broadly united on Iran and Syria]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=57873</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Group of Eight leaders agreed in their initial discussions at Camp David on Friday that Iran needs to disclose more about its nuclear ambitions and that it was time to focus on a political transition in Syria.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iraq oil production set to overtake Iran ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=57786</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. Iraq is pumping at the highest rate since Saddam Hussein seized power in 1979, supported by foreign investors that are developing new fields and reworking older deposits.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran embargo impossible to meet as ships need bunkers]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=57682</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Europe&#039;s oil embargo on Iran is having unforeseen consequences as supplies from Iran are a &quot;vital blending component&quot; to make ship fuel, according to Barclays Capital.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran oil industry hit by cyber attack]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=57526</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Iran&#039;s crude industry has been the target of a cyber attack, crippling some computer systems at the Oil Ministry, the National Iranian Oil Co. and several other state-owned businesses.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dubai&#039;s direct trade with Iran reached US$9.8 billion in 2011]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=57466</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. Imports and exports stood at AED5 billion while re- exports were AED31 billion, with most-traded items including food, clothing, rugs, cars, diamonds and jewellery as well as gold.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Geopolitical analysis: Iran&#039;s Strategy]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=57422</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The Iranians understand that having nuclear weapons is dangerous but that having a weapons program is advantageous. The nuclear program is merely a tool to divert attention from what is actually happening - a shift in the balance of power in the Middle East.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran won&#039;t accept pre-conditions to nuclear talks, says Salehi]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=57394</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said Iran would not agree to world powers imposing pre-conditions ahead of the resumption of nuclear talks later this week.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New EU Council Regulation on Iranian sanctions]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=57278</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The widely anticipated Council Regulation implementing the latest round of European Union sanctions against Iran has now been published. This update summarises the key features of the new regulation.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Major UAE currency houses halt Iran rial business]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=57115</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. Major money exchange houses in the UAE have stopped handling Iranian rials over the last several weeks, further reducing Iran&#039;s ability to trade and obtain hard currency.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama seeks time for sanctions on Iran as Israel prepares for air strikes]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=56983</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. President Barack Obama said there is a &quot;window of opportunity&quot; for diplomacy and sanctions to compel Iran to give up any effort to develop nuclear weapons, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US lawmakers those efforts won&#039;t work. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Early Iran election results show Ahmadinejad&#039;s faction losing ground]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=56925</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Parliamentary election shunned by most reformists as a sham; Officials put preliminary turnout at 64%; Khamenei loyalists appeared to be doing well.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[US targets Dubai bank over Iran dealings]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=56915</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. Dubai has benefited from tougher sanctions pushing more business its way. It has a sizeable Iranian expatriate population and hosts a fleet of traditional wooden dhows (boats) which transport goods across Gulf waters to Iranian ports every day.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[&#039;It is unacceptable for Iran to have a nuclear weapon, we mean what we say...I don&#039;t bluff,&#039; says Obama]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=56914</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. US President Barack Obama warned a premature attack on Iran would allow it to play the &quot;victim&quot; in the nuclear crisis, in remarks published days before he meets Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu.

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<title><![CDATA[UAE foreign minister makes surprise visit to Iran]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=56910</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahayan said &quot;we will make very effort to develop our relations and to overcome all obstacles.&quot;


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<title><![CDATA[Oil caps longest rally in two years on Iran]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=56824</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Oil capped its longest rally since January 2010 as escalating tension with Iran threatens supplies and on signs of a global economic recovery. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Nuclear agency laments lack of progress during Iran visit]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=56817</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. &quot;We engaged in a constructive spirit, but no agreement was reached,&quot; IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano stated in a news release.
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<title><![CDATA[Iran would take &#039;pre-emptive action&#039; if endangered]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=56785</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAN. &quot;Our strategy now is that if we feel our enemies want to endanger Iran&#039;s national interests, we will act without waiting for their actions.&quot; ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran warships enter the Mediterranean]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAN. Iranian warships entered the Mediterranean after crossing the Suez Canal to show Tehran&#039;s &quot;might&quot; to regional states, the navy commander said.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gerald Celente: How Iran can have nuclear power and the world can have peace]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=56727</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. If Iran is sincere that it seeks only peaceful uses for its nuclear energy, the crisis can easily be defused. The problem isn&#039;t that Iran seeks nuclear power. The problem is that, like the rest of the world, Iran has made a poor choice of nuclear fuel.
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<title><![CDATA[Iran cuts oil exports to France and Netherlands]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=56717</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Brent crude oil for April settlement rose as much as US$2.64, or 2.3%, to US$119.99 a barrel on the ICE Futures Europe exchange.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Geopolitical analysis: Al Qaeda opportunities in Syria]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=56697</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Al Qaeda&#039;s extreme transnational agenda always has had limited appeal to the Arab masses. Popular unrest in Arab countries and the empowerment of political Islamists via elections in Egypt and Tunisia have underscored the jihadists&#039; irrelevance. ]]></description>
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