International
Conflict Minerals: EU Failing To Stifle Deadly Trade In Conflict Minerals: Rights Groups
Sep 24, 2014
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RTT News
The European Union is failing to stifle a deadly trade in conflict minerals, a coalition of rights groups warned on Wednesday, ahead of weak new…
Iraq: Iraq Army Counters ISIL Attack on Baiji Oil Refinery
Sep 24, 2014
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Press TV
The Iraqi army, backed by Sunni tribesmen and Shia volunteers, has countered an attack by the ISIL terrorist group on the country’s largest oil refinery.
The…
South Sudan: Humanitarian Assistance Helps Stabilise South Sudan Food Security, But Concerns Remain For Next Year, WFP Warns
Sep 24, 2014
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World Food Programme
JUBA – In the wake of a new food security analysis announcing improvements in South Sudan, the UN World Food Programme (WFP), which has provided…
Sudan: Canadian, Nigerian Firms Sign Oil Contract with Sudan
Sep 23, 2014
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Sudan Vision
Khartoum - Sudan’s Petroleum Ministry signed oil exploration contracts with three companies on Sunday, including the Canadian State Petroleum Oversees Inc., Nigeria’s Express Petroleum &…
Liberia: Liberia Signs 'Transformational' Deal to Stem Deforestation
Sep 23, 2014
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Matt McGrath, BBC News
Liberia is to become the first nation in Africa to completely stop cutting down its trees in return for development aid.Norway will pay the impoverished…
Iraq: Iraq Exports More Oil From Southern Terminals Far From Conflict
Sep 23, 2014
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Alex Lawler, Reuters
Iraq's oil exports from its southern terminals on the Gulf, far from the fighting in its north, have increased so far this month as bad…
Iraq: Sen. Nelson: "Appropriate" For Iraq To Reimburse U.S. With Oil For Freeing Them From ISIS
Sep 23, 2014
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Real Clear Politics
WOLF BLITZER: Would it be unusual to ask some of the oil-rich Arab countries, whether Saudi Arabia, the Emirates, Qatar -- they have a lot…
Iraq: IS Attackers Repelled From Baiji Refinery
Sep 23, 2014
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Iraq Oil Report
Recently reinforced Iraqi security forces at the Baiji refinery, backed by Iraqi Army helicopters, repelled on Tuesday the latest attempt by anti-government militants to take…
Iraq/Kuwait: Iraq, Kuwait Deepen Oil Ties
Sep 23, 2014
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Daniel J. Graeber, United Press International
BAGHDAD -- The Iraqi Oil Ministry welcomed a delegation from Kuwait to discuss ways in which the two countries could expand bilateral ties in the…
Liberia: Sime Darby Delays Liberia Palm Oil Mill Construction Over Ebola
Sep 23, 2014
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Alphonso Toweh, Reuters
WASHINGTON - Malaysian palm oil firm Sime Darby has delayed construction of a mill for its Liberia plantation and has suspended talks to expand its…
Taiwan/South China Sea: Pixel by Pixel, Taiwan Maps Out Claims to Contested South China Sea (+video)
Sep 23, 2014
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Ralph Jennings, The Christian Science Monitor
Taipei, Taiwan — Wang Cheng-gi laughs nervously as he discusses the detailed new maps of the disputed South China Sea being drawn in his corner…
China/Philippines/South China Sea: Philippine Leader Questions Intent of China Ships
Sep 23, 2014
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Matthew Pennington, Associated Press, ABC News
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III said Tuesday his nation will stick up for its territorial rights in the disputed South China Sea and voiced concern…
Myanmar: ‘Colonial Style’ Red Tape Blamed for Delay in Returning Seized Land
Sep 23, 2014
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Paing Soe, Democratic Voice of Burma
Burma’s parliamentary Farmland Investigation Commission has cited the overwhelming layers of bureaucracy – said to resemble archaic practices from the days of colonial rule –…
Russia/Ukraine: Conflict Keeps Gas 'Steppingstone' in Spotlight
Sep 22, 2014
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Natural Gas Europe
Months before winter, markets in Europe are already shivering as the war in Ukraine threatens to curtail natural gas deliveries from Russia.But as U.S. lawmakers push for greenlighting…
Myanmar: Yangon's Urban-Development Plans Are Self-Defeating, Critics Say
Sep 22, 2014
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Eleven Myanmar
The government’s efforts to build low-cost housing for them in Yangon have been self-defeating, urban planning experts say. The projects have merely driven up the…
Iraq/Syria: The Truth About Turkey and Islamic State Oil
Sep 22, 2014
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Mustafa Akyol, Turkey Post
The Sept. 20 release of 49 Turks held by the Islamic State (IS) for 101 days came as a great relief for Turkey. They were…
DRC: Mining Sector CSR: Responsible Returns in a Warm Investment Climate
Sep 22, 2014
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Joseph Kirschke, Insurance News Net
In January, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Mining Minister Martin Kabwelulu asked mining companies to cease expansions amid a severe electricity shortfall. "We'll spend the…
Liberia: Liberia Oil Bid Round Courts ECOWAS Companies
Sep 22, 2014
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Business Day
A new Liberian bid round for four offshore oil blocs is courting investment from ECOWAS companies, using an incentive that targets regional upstream operators that…
Indonesia/South China Sea: South China Sea Conflict a Real Threat to Indonesia
Sep 20, 2014
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The Jakarta Post
Indonesia has been warned that the territorial conflict over the South China Sea is a real threat that will sooner or later impact this country.
Chief…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Is Close to an Oil Agreement Prior to Meeting With Kurdistan Officials
Sep 20, 2014
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Karen Hagar, Examiner
On September 17th Basnews agency reported Erbil and Baghdad are close to an oil agreement. Yet, it appears the Kurdistan Regional Government officials were not…
Iraq/Syria: Turkey Collaborating with U.S. Against ISIS Oil Trade
Sep 19, 2014
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Daily Sabah
ISTANBUL — Turkey is collaborating with the U.S. in preventing the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) from selling the oil from the wells…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Intends to Strengthen Ties with Russia, Kurdistan with China
Sep 19, 2014
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Examiner
On September 18th, the Iraqi Government has stated it plans to strengthen cooperation with Russia in political and military areas. Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister, Hoshyar…
Iraq/Syria: Oil Smuggling Continues as Turkey Emerges As a Key Player
Sep 19, 2014
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Fareed Rahman, GulfNews
Abu Dhabi: Turkey is the key player in resolving the issue of cross-border smuggling of oil by the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (Isil)…
Liberia: Liberia's Interest First - Nocal Affirms Oil Bid Round Reports
Sep 19, 2014
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AllAfrica
Monrovia — The National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL) welcomes the recent comments provided by Global Witness on the current bid round. The solicitation of…
North Korea/South Korea: South Korea Says It Fired Warning Shots at Patrol Boat From North
Sep 19, 2014
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Choe Sang-Hun, The New York Times
SEOUL, South Korea — A North Korean patrol boat crossed a disputed western sea border with South Korea on Friday and retreated after warning shots…
Vietnam/South China Sea: South China Sea Spat Deflects Attention From Vietnam’s Real Issues
Sep 18, 2014
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Joe Buckley, Asian Correspondent
Ask anyone, anywhere in the world, what the most important Vietnam-related issue has been over the past few months, and I bet that lots of…
Myanmar: Surging Land Prices, Opaque Tender Process ‘Deterring Foreign Investment’
Sep 18, 2014
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Eleven
Foreign investors are disappointed that only domestic construction firms are being granted contracts to build government housing projects as surging land prices continue to make…
Iraq: Iraq Loses U.S. Appeal in U.N. Oil-For-Food Lawsuit
Sep 18, 2014
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Jonathan Stempel, Reuters
(Reuters) - A U.S. federal appeals court on Thursday rejected Iraq's effort to sue dozens of companies for allegedly conspiring with the Saddam Hussein regime…
Conflict Minerals: Conflict-Mineral Audits Get Few Takers
Sep 18, 2014
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Emily Chasan, The Wall Street Journal
Only four out of 1,300 U.S.-listed companies sought external audits of their efforts to root out so-called conflict minerals in their supply chains, according to…
China/India: India Takes Tough Stance With China on Kashmir
Sep 18, 2014
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Gardiner Harris, The New York Times
NEW DELHI — Smiles rarely left the faces of the top leaders of India and China here on Thursday, but India’s new prime minister sent…