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The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), left, and the guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) transit the Strait of Hormuz, 1 May, 2012.

Iran Israel Photos US Wikipedia: Nuclear program of Iran

ABC News
US Is Ready for Attack on Iran If Need Be, Says Ambassador to Israel
Thu 17 May 2012
The United States is militarily ready to carry out a strike on Iran to stop it from obtaining a nuclear weapon if international pressure fails, American ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro said to an... (photo: US Navy / MCS3 Alex R. Forster)

A Syrian rebel runs for cover during an exchange of fire with army troops, unseen, in Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012.

Arms Iran Photos Syria Wikipedia: Syrian uprising (2011–present)

The Star
Exclusive - Iran flouts U.N. sanctions, sends arms to Syria - panel
Thu 17 May 2012
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syria remains the top destination for Iranian arms shipments in violation of a U.N. Security Council ban on weapons exports by the Islamic Republic, according to a... (photo: AP)

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Newstrack India Wed 16 May 2012
India ranked 46th in trade logistics performance
Washington, May 16 (IANS) Global trade logistics performance slowed down over the last two years amid the global recession, but India and others that pursued aggressive reforms continued to improve,... (photo: WN / prajkta)
India Photos Trade Washington Wikipedia: Trade

U.S. Army Africa commander Major Gen. David Hogg, left, with Uganda People’s Defence Force Gen. Andrew Guti, right, at the closing ceremony for operation ATLAS DROP 11 in Soroti, about 400 kilometers east of Uganda capital city Kampala Wednesday April 20, 2011.

National Public Radio Mon 14 May 2012
Americans Train Ugandans For Somalia Mission
KAKOLA, Uganda (AP) â American military advisers in Uganda are drawing on lessons learned from Iraq and Afghanistan to help train African Union soldiers to fight Somalia's most powerful insurgent... (photo: AP / Stephen Wandera)
Military Photos Somalia Uganda United States Wikipedia: 2012 timeline of the War in Somalia

Syrian unrest spills into Lebanon

Business Day Mon 14 May 2012
Syrian unrest spills into Lebanon
THE violence in Syria spread to neighbouring Lebanon yesterday with deadly clashes between Alawite supporters of President Bashar al-Assad and opponents, security... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras)
Lebanon Photos Syria Unrest Violence Wikipedia: Syria

A Libyan oil worker, works at a refinery inside the Brega oil complex, in Brega east of Libya, on Saturday Feb. 26, 2011. Production at Brega has dropped by almost 90 percent amid the country's crisis because many employees have fled and few ships are coming to offload the product.

The Guardian Sun 13 May 2012
Saudi says $100 per barrel great price for oil
ADELAIDE (Reuters) - Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia sees $100 per barrel as a great price for crude, Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi said on Sunday. International Brent crude... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla)
Economy Oil Photos Saudi Arabia Wikipedia: Saudi Arabia

Our war legacy to Afghans: £1bn of military vehicles will be given to national army ...

The Daily Mail Fri 11 May 2012
Our war legacy to Afghans: £1bn of military vehicles will be given to national army ...
Military chiefs are planning to give armoured vehicles worth an estimated £1billion to Afghan forces when it withdraws from Afghanistan in two years time. Officials... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod)
Afghanistan Defence Military Photos Vehicles Wikipedia: Afghanistan

CounterPunch Thu 10 May 2012
Oil Wars on the Horizon
Conflict and intrigue over valuable energy supplies have been features of the international landscape for a long time. Major wars over oil have been fought every decade... (photo: AP / Abd Raouf)
Oil Photos Politics War Wikipedia: Petroleum politics

AFRICA: AU wants peace, security and bigger global role in 2012

IRINnews Wed 9 May 2012
AFRICA: AU wants peace, security and bigger global role in 2012
Photo: Trevor Samson/World BankThe IMF predicts average growth of 5.5 percent for Africa in 2012WASHINGTON, 12 January 2012 (IRIN) - The African Union (AU) has unveiled... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe)
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Senior members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Mohamed Morsi, right, and Essam el-Erian hold a press conference on the latest situation in Egypt in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011.

Egypt Brotherhood flexes muscle in election stunt

Chinese Vice Premier LI Keqiang, right, and LIu Yunshan, left, Director of Chinese Communist Party's Propaganda Department, clap while Zhou Yongkang, center, member of Chinese Communist Party Politburo Standing Commitee, is introduced during a conference to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the founding of Chinese Communist Youth League at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Friday, May 4, 2012.

Chinese in bold call for official's removal

President Barack Obama addresses audience members during a posthumous Medal of Honor ceremony for U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert J. Miller in the East Room of the White House Oct. 6, 2010.

U.S. sends warning to Saleh backers in Yemen

Russia says action on Syria, Iran may go nuclear Reuters
Iran threatens to sue Google for not labeling Persian Gulf The Siasat Daily
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Speaks of Military Option for Iran The New York Times
President Zardari to attend NATO summit The Himalayan
'After the Battle' brings Egypt uprising to Cannes Herald Tribune
Israel targeted in Egyptian poll race Independent online (SA)
New al Qaeda video rails against Yemen's president CNN
Iran summons Bahraini diplomat, denies meddling Daily Press
Iran parliament approves reduced sanction-hit budget Hartford Courant
Cannes Film Festival entry ‘After the Battle’ turns Egypt’s The Washington Post
Syrian opposition head offers to resign Houston Chronicle
Algeria elections look good abroad, bad at home The Guardian
US Congress: Mad about Iran The Examiner
UN Observers Face Daunting Challenges in Syria Voa News
Egyptian candidates crisscross the nation The Tribune San Luis Obispo
Algeria’s elections bring little change at home, but burnish The Washington Post
Is Amr Moussa Egypt’s Inevitable New President? The Daily Beast
US slaps sanctions on 2 men over terror ties The Charlotte Observer
Bahrain's triangle of conflict Foreign Policy
Algeria's elections bring little change at home, but burnish Star Tribune

Libya former rebels' Tripoli military commander Abdel Hakim Belhaj, second left, speaks with Libya fighters prior to the arrival of Libyan Transitional National Council chairman Mustafa Abdel Jalil at Metiga airport in Tripoli, Libya, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011.

'Rendition' Libyan commander Abdel Hakim Belhadj to form his own party

Palestinian women shouts slogans as holds poster their son during a protest in front the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) offices in Gaza City, calling for the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails, February 6, 2012. Photo by Ahmed Deeb/ WN

Palestinian prisoners to end mass hunger strike

Bahraini anti-government protesters wave national flags Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, in the western village of Malkiya, Bahrain, during a gathering organized by opposition parties to honor Malkiya resident Abdul Redha Buhmaid. Thousands of people gathered for speeches remembering Buhmaid, who was shot dead last spring when pro-democracy protesters faced tanks as they attempted to return to Pearl roundabout, the since-demolished center of last year's protests.(AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

Bahrain extends detention of human rights activist

UAE's aerospace dream will make jets cheaper to fly Gulf News
Syria opposition chairman resigns, throwing campaign into di The Daily Telegraph
House Hunting in ... Cyprus Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Dinar Trade Streams Live Rates for Iraqi Dinar Investors Houston Chronicle
Obama requesting help to pay for Afghan army Detroit news
After The Battle Screen Daily
Analysts pick 6 promising Israeli technology stocks for 2012 Ha'aretz
Analysts share their picks: Six promising Israeli technology Ha'aretz
Increase of Women in Parliament Is a Step Towards Gender Equ All Africa
Delek Israel operating profit plunges Ha'aretz
Private Equity Eyes Mideast Role Wall Street Journal
Increase of women in parliament is a step towards gender equ United Nations
Joke's worn off as films cue the stock Arab Canberra Times
Sacha Baron Cohen Under Attack For Movie Portrayal Of Arabs IMDb
Fayyad replaced as finance minister in Palestinian Authority Ha'aretz
UAE economy grew 4.9% on high oil prices, safe haven status Gulf News
UAE exposed to sinking Eurozone Gulf News
Palestinian PM loses finance role in new cabinet Daily Press
Every day heroes and an interview with Steve Newman The Examiner
Five million in South Sudan facing severe food shortages The Daily Telegraph

File - A woman and her children are pictured on the outskirts of Fertait, a village in Jonglei, South Sudan, burned down during the recent escalation of ethnic clashes in this area, 7 January, 2012.

Half of South Sudan facing food shortages, warns UN

We are at sokodé, a village located at the center of Togo. Nous sommes à sokodé, un village situé au centre du Togo .A child at the edge of the road Un enfant au bord de la route Africa

China to load South Sudan $8bn

A Darfur rebel unit from the Sudan Liberation Army patrols the northern expanses of the region in Sudan Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2007, as delegates gather for a milestone unity conference at a secret location in Darfur.

The War of the Sudans: All Not So Quiet on the Southern Front

Is it curtains for Afghanistan's fading silver screen? Reuters
LIBYA UNDER PENTAGON-NATO RULE: Corruption, internecine conf GlobalResearch
Iranian oil sales stymied by sanctions The Daily Telegraph
Iran likely to expand oil storage at sea Gulf News
Iraq seeks firms to manage oilfield water injection Reuters
Woodside diversifies to Cyprus The Australian
Iran economy struggles as nuclear talks loom my SA
Iran, Unable To Sell Oil, Stores It On Tankers my SA
Cashed-up Qatar eyes stake in Shell The Australian
Iraq oil output poised to beat Iran Gulf News
Iran Oil Exports Fall as Sanctions Tighten Wall Street Journal
Saudis break new ground with oil trading venture Gulf News
Shell Opens Talks with Iraq to Cut Majnoon Targets Rig Zone
Iran Lags Behind Neighbors in Tapping Joint Oilfields Rig Zone
Carnage & Crisis Aversion in the Sudan GlobalResearch
Oil Row With South Cost Sudan $2.4B Rig Zone
UAE, Saudi Arabia to plug gaps in oil imports Gulf News
Qatar minister rules out gap in oil supply Gulf News
Egypt Heavily in Debt for Natural Gas Rig Zone
Saudi Arabia's private sector to have five-day weeks in 2013 Gulf News

Soldiers operate their Bradley armored fighting vehicle during an operation to search for weapons and munitions in areas of anti-Coalition activity along the Iraq-Syria border. The troopers are assigned to 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Calvary Regiment. U.S.

Fighting kills 32 as Syria peace plan falters

Israeli tourist take photos at an old abandoned Syrian army post from the 1967 Six Day War at Mt. Bental in the Golan Heights, on the border with Syria , Tuesday, June 5, 2007. Four decades after an underdog Israeli military campaign that captured the world's imagination, the people of Israel, the Middle East and the world are are still struggling to come to terms with it. The war tripled Israel's size and probably prevented its annihilation. But with victory came burdens, hatreds and many, many deaths for Israelis and the Palestinians in their newly-expanded territor

Israel fears Assad fall may bring Al-Qaeda to Golan

US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,834

US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,834

Yemeni Forces Recapture Territory from Al-Qaida Voa News
France eager to avoid Nato clash over Afghanistan troop with The Guardian
Cape man released from Afghan jail Independent online (SA)
Nahlah Ayed: The larger battle lines in Syria's spillover wa CBC
Jade Logistics Opens Dubai Office to Drive Growth in the Mid DNA India
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi freezes Iran transactions Chicago Tribune
Afghan War vet honored for rescue Times Union
Relief as $2.85m 'miracle' ransom raised to free father, cre Gulf News
U.N. atom talks with Iran may show progress - diplomats The Star
US to assign army brigade to Africa Al Jazeera
US sees deal near, Pakistan haggling over money STL Today
US sees deal near on reopening Afghan supply routes, but Pak Star Tribune
U.N. atom talks with Iran may show progress: diplomats Reuters
G8 and NATO-athon, With a Possible Surprise Guest New America Foundation
Saudi travel firm to raise 1.37b riyals Gulf News
The Mumbai Model and the threat of urban terrorism Foreign Policy
Syria accused of blocking relief efforts Al Jazeera
Reports: US Aids Yemen al-Qaida Strikes Voa News
Yemen Clashes Kill 13 Al-Qaida Militants, 4 Troops National Public Radio
Defence IQ Releases Report on UAE Armoured Vehicles Market A DNA India

A history of the world, BRIC by BRIC

A history of the world, BRIC by BRIC

US military planes , are seen at Manas US military base in Bishkek airport Kyrgyzstan on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009. Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev last week announced the closure of the base, which is a crucial staging post for coalition operations in Afghanistan. The U.S. began using the Manas base in December 200

Map: US bases encircle Iran

The ship "Lutfallah II" believed to be carrying three containers of weapons, is docked at a Lebanese navy base, in Beirut, Lebanon, on Saturday April 28, 2012.

Lebanon holds ship 'carrying weapons for Syria rebels'

Senate to vote on new Iran sanctions Independent online (SA)
Senate to vote on tough new Iran sanctions Reuters
NDAA Authorizes War Against Iran Huffington Post
Diplomat: UN experts say Iran sends arms to Syria CNBC
Yemeni secessionist dangles pledge to fight al Qaeda Daily Press
UN report says Syria continues to be main destination of ill Newstrack India
Attack on Afghan government compound kills 5 The News & Observer
Trial of Defendants in Port Said Massacre Adjourned to May 2 All Africa
Kuwait brings middle-eastern culture to India Newstrack India
New US battle strategy against Iran in US movements and Isra Pakalert Press
US helps Yemen in offensive on al-Qaeda in south Jakarta Post
U.S. helps Yemen in offensive against al-Qaeda The Dallas Morning News
Israel is building up its military might on the sea Stars and Stripes
Al-Qaida leader calls new Yemen leader a US agent Newsday
U.S. helps Yemen in offensive on al-Qaida The Columbus Dispatch
EU studying impact of Iran ship insurance ban: UK Daily Press
US helps Yemen in offensive on al-Qaida in south The Guardian
EU naval force targets Somali pirate bases Al Jazeera
NATO in the Dock on Libya Bombing CounterPunch
Iranian oil import cuts to continue, India tells US The Times of India

A Sinclair Oil filling station, Philipsburg, Montana, March 2009. Currently headquartered in Salt Lake City, Sinclair is the 38th-largest private company in the United States.[11] There are 2,607 Sinclair filling stations in 20 states in the Western and Midwestern United States

Knox gasoline prices edge lower, oil drops

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Kuwait Airways in NAIA Airport

Striking workers ground Kuwait Airways flights

UAE current account surplus quadruples in 2011 Gulf News
Security clouds speedy Libya oil recovery Reuters
Saudis, soaring costs may keep oil above $100 Chicago Tribune
India bows to US pressure, cuts Iran oil import by 11% The Times of India
Iran turns off tracking systems on tankers: report Taipei Times
Iran oil tankers play cat-and-mouse with West Middle East Online
Drowned Libya oil chief feared going home The Star
Saudi Arabia says $100 per barrel great price for oil The Times of India
‘Geopolitical Risks’ Keep Oil Expensive, but Plentiful The New York Times
IEA report raises oil demand but warns of Iran risk France24
Majority Algerians sceptical poll will change their lot Gulf News
Saudi says producers pumping enough to deal with Iran sancti Daily Press
Engen buying crude from Saudi News24
Voters skeptical of change in Algeria elections STL Today
Saudi Arabia Touts Ability to Fill Oil-Supply Gap Wall Street Journal
Voters sceptical of change in Algeria elections NZ Herald
Saudis store 80m barrels of oil to meet disruptions Gulf News
Algerians hold out little hope for change in elections toute The Washington Post
Iran accepts Chinese yuan as payment for crude oil Gulf News
Shukri Ghanem obituary The Guardian

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