International
Iraq: Iraq Oil Refinery to Eliminate Liquid Waste with ZLD System
Oct 21, 2015
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WaterWorld
Iraq´s State Company for Oil Projeacts (SCOP) will use a zero liquid discharge (ZLD) to eliminate all liquid waste discharge from its Karbala refinery. Veolia´s…
Iraq: Is the Future of Iraq's Oil Industry Under Threat?
Oct 21, 2015
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Nick Cunnigham, OilPrice.com
Iraq is one of the major reasons why OPEC has been able to increase oil production over the past year, even as oil prices have…
Conflict Minerals: EU Conflict Minerals Regulation Not Expected until Mid-2016 – at the Earliest
Oct 20, 2015
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National Law Review
The Council of the EU is currently developing its position on the conflict minerals regulation as proposed by the European Parliament on May 20, 2015.…
Liberia: 45,000 Residents to Become Homeless
Oct 20, 2015
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E. J. Nathaniel Daygbor and Jonathan Browne, The New Dawn
About 45,000 residents, particularly squatters from the Industrial Park in Gardnerville have staged street protests here against a planned demolition next Monday, 26 October by…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Cholera Cases Grow, Spread to Kurdish Region
Oct 20, 2015
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Al Arabiya
The number of cholera cases in Iraq has risen to more than 1,800 as the epidemic spread to the northern autonomous Kurdish region, health officials…
Myanmar: Recent Floods Deal Devastating Blow to Agricultural Livelihoods and Food Security in Myanmar – UN
Oct 20, 2015
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United Nations
A new joint United Nations agency-Myanmar Government report paints a grim picture of the destruction caused by flooding in the country, where more than half…
Liberia: Rivercess County, Finance Ministry Exchange over Social Contributions
Oct 19, 2015
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Samwar S. Fallah, FrontPageAfrica
The oil blocks in the seas of Rivercess County have so far yielded some of the biggest payments from Liberia's oil industry. Two oil companies…
Liberia: Liberians Murmur over Submission of Four Oil Blocks to The House by Ellen
Oct 19, 2015
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Cholo Brooks, Global News Network
Liberians over the weekend murmured over the latest information from the office of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on the submission of other oil blocks to…
Iraq/Syria/Islamic State: How ISIS Built Its Own Multi-Million Dollar Industry by Attacking Oilfields [Video]
Oct 17, 2015
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Hari Sreenivasan, PBS
The militant group known as the Islamic State or ISIS controls huge amounts of territory in Iraq and Syria. And ISIS finances much of its…
Syria: Kerry: Climate Change Made the Syrian Civil War Far Worse
Oct 17, 2015
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Jacqueline Klimas, Washington Examiner
Secretary of State John Kerry acknowledged Saturday that climate change didn't cause the Syrian conflict, but he said it did play a large role in…
Liberia: Parliament's Passage of Liberia’s Land Rights Act Urged
Oct 16, 2015
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James Butty, Voice of America
An international land rights group said Liberia risks a resurgence of social conflict unless the country’s legislature approves a Land Rights Act that is moving…
China/South China Sea: China Suggests Joint South China Sea Drills with Asean
Oct 16, 2015
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BBC
Beijing is currently hosting an informal meeting for defence ministers from the region. China's Defence Minister Chang Wanquan has suggested drills for "maritime rescues and…
Myanmar: Russia to Build Early Warning System for Natural Disasters in Myanmar
Oct 16, 2015
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Alexander Korablinov, Russia Beyond the Headlines
The Russian Emergencies Ministry will help Myanmar build an early warning system for natural calamities and supply it with equipment needed for clean-up operations, Vasily Pospelov, Russia’s ambassador…
Iraq/Islamic State: Iraqi Forces and Shiite Militias Retake Oil Refinery from ISIS
Oct 16, 2015
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Michael R. Gordon, New York Times
Iraqi forces and the Shiite militias fighting alongside them announced Friday that they had retaken the oil refinery at Baiji from Islamic State militants, in…
Iraq: Iraq Claims to Have Taken Key Oil Facility – Again
Oct 15, 2015
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Mitchell Prothero, McClatchey DC
Iraqi security forces claimed Thursday to have taken control of most of the nearly completely destroyed oil refinery in the strategic central Iraqi city of…
Liberia: Oil Blocs Sale: Ellen Lobbies Legislature for Ratification
Oct 15, 2015
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Henry Karmo and Samwar S. Fallah, FrontPageAfrica
Liberia has already sold off several offshore oil blocs to big international oil companies including ExxonMobil, Chevron, and others generating millions in signature bonuses and…
Rwanda: Exclusive Interview with Hon. Dr Vincent Biruta, Minister of Natural Resources
Oct 15, 2015
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Mining Review Africa
The most exciting project currently happening in the Rwandan mining sector is the transformation of the industry from an artisanal-mining dominated industry to a well…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Vietnam Accuses Chinese Vessel of Sinking Fishing Boat
Oct 15, 2015
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Associated Press
Vietnam said Thursday that a Chinese vessel rammed into and sank one of its fishing boats near disputed islands in the South China Sea in…
South Sudan/Sudan: Sudan, S. Sudan Agree to Demilitarize Border
Oct 14, 2015
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Addis Getachew Tadesse, Anadolu Agency
After more than two years of negotiations, Sudan and South Sudan on Wednesday signed a deal to implement an earlier agreement to demilitarize their common border. The…
Iraq/Syria: ISIS Inc: How Oil Fuels the Jihadi Terrorists
Oct 14, 2015
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Erika Solomon, Guy Chazan, and Sam Jones, Financial Times
On the outskirts of al-Omar oilfield in eastern Syria, with warplanes flying overhead, a line of trucks stretches for 6km. Some drivers wait for a…
Myanmar: Locals Reject Consultation on Burma’s Divisive Tasang Dam Project
Oct 14, 2015
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Mark Inkey, Asian Correspondent
SMEC, the Australian company carrying out the environmental and social impact assessment (EIA/SIA) for Shan State’s Tasang Dam will be unable to produce a meaningful…
Myanmar: Myanmar Steps up Renewables Investment with Plans for South East Asia’s Largest Solar Power Plant
Oct 14, 2015
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BusinessGreen
Myanmar is to host a series of flagship solar projects, following a number of contract awards in recent weeks. US-based engineering giant Black & Veatch…
Iraq: Total Back in French Court over Iraq Oil-for-Food Corruption
Oct 14, 2015
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AFP
French energy giant Total was back in a Paris court Wednesday facing renewed efforts to prosecute it for corruption linked to the UN's "oil-for-food" programme…
Vietnam/China/South China Sea: Vietnamese Experts Call for Negotiations with China over Disputed Islands
Oct 14, 2015
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Gia Minh, Radio Free Asia
A recent attack on a Vietnamese fishing boat by a Chinese surveillance vessel has prompted two foreign affairs experts from the Southeast Asian nation to…
Myanmar: Mawchi Mudslide: Death Toll Rises to 18
Oct 13, 2015
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Democratic Voice of Burma
The death toll from the devastating mudslide in Mawchi has risen to 18, with dozens left homeless in the Karenni State town, according to relief…
Climate Security: NATO Body Calls on Member States to Tackle Climate Security Threat
Oct 12, 2015
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Jocelyn Timperley, Business Green
Up to 250 senior members of parliament from NATO states are today expected to call for leaders of members states to deliver an ambitious, legally-binding…
Food Security: Conflict Drives 'Alarming' Global Hunger, Report Shows
Oct 12, 2015
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Mark Kinver, BBC News
Many of the 52 nations where the situation is serious or alarming are predominately ones experiencing civil unrest, the annual assessment says. However, hunger in…
Iraq: Trevor Flugge, Former AWB Chairman, Faces Court over Iraq Oil-for-Food Scandal
Oct 11, 2015
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Liz Hobday, ABC News
Almost two decades after the Australian Wheat Board (AWB) oil-for-food scandal unfolded, one of the key figures in the kickback scheme is again facing court.…
China/South China Sea: China Completes Construction of Lighthouses in Disputed South China Sea
Oct 10, 2015
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Reuters
China has completed the construction of two lighthouses in the disputed South China Sea, the official Xinhua news agency reported, as tensions in the region…
Liberia: CRC Wants Land Rights Act Legislated
Oct 9, 2015
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Ethel A. Tweh, The New Dawn
Speaking during a recent program at the Monrovia City Hall, Cllr. Scott said the Land Rights Act is part of recommendations gathered from citizens across…