Eurasia

Gazprom: Ukraine blocking intermediary’s gas

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukraine is blocking gas trade intermediary RosUkrEnergo from exporting to several European Union countries and Russia’s Gazprom cannot make up the shortfall, Gazprom’s deputy CEO said on Saturday. “Ukraine is … not allowing RUE (RosUkrEnergo) to take gas from underground storage and export it,” Alexander Medvedev told …

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Pakistan Underlines Iran, China Role in War on Terror

TEHRAN (FNA)- Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari urged the international community to play its role in ending brutal attacks against unarmed and innocent Palestinians in Gaza and said that Israeli attacks violated the UN Charter. Speaking in a meeting with Iranian Oil Minister and Special Envoy Gholam Hossein Nozari, who …

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Macedonia Presidency Grumbles Over Residence

Three months from a deadline for the completion of Macedonia’s new presidential residence, President Branko Crvenkovski’s cabinet is accusing the government of deliberate delays to the works. The president, who previously led the opposition Social Democrats, has in recent months clashed publicly with the current government led by the centre-right …

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India says Pakistan attitude unchanged on militants

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s defense minister said on Friday Pakistan was still failing to crack down on militants blamed for the Mumbai attacks, and that New Delhi had not deployed troops despite tension with its neighbor. India has been mobilizing support across the world to press Pakistan to crack …

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Europe’s gas flowing day after Moscow cuts off Kiev

MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) – Russian gas kept flowing to European Union states on Friday, a day after Moscow cut off flows to Ukraine in a contract dispute, but importers across the continent were watching for signs their supplies were faltering. The European Union’s Czech presidency said it considered the row between …

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Pakistanis reopen Khyber Pass for Afghan supplies

JAMRUD, Pakistan (Reuters) – Trucks rumbled through Pakistan’s Khyber Pass on Friday, resuming the transport of supplies to Western forces in Afghanistan three days after authorities suspended shipments to clear out militants. Pakistani Taliban militants in the Khyber region have been trying for months to block vital supplies bound for …

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Russia-Ukraine gas row highlights EU’s dependency

LONDON (Reuters) – Russia’s decision to cut off gas supplies again to Ukraine underlines the urgent need for Europe to reduce its dependency on Russian supply, because the annual row over payments seems unlikely to end soon. Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom cut off Ukraine in the middle of winter …

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Iran, Pakistan Ink MoU for 50MW Wind Farm

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Sunir company and Pakistan’s Planet Energy Pvt Ltd signed a memorandum of understanding for the joint development of a 50MW wind farm in Pakistan. The MoU was signed by Managing Director of Sunir Co Reza Ebadzadeh and Chairman of the Planet Energy Pvt Ltd Tariq Sayeed and …

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