Iran
December 11, 2012
The Iranian Oil Ministry reportedly plans to establish a refinery near the Caspian Sea and feed it by crude oil which is derived from the sea.
December 10, 2012
Western pressure that forced foreign ship classifiers out of Iran has increased safety risks including the danger of an Iranian vessel spilling oil on another country’s coast, the chief executive of Lloyd’s Register said.
December 6, 2012
An earthquake struck Eastern Iran early on Wednesday evening, killing eight people and injuring 12, Reuters reported.
The United States should exempt Turkey from new sanctions it is contemplating against Iran over its disputed nuclear programme, the Turkish energy minister was quoted as saying by the local media yesterday.
December 5, 2012
As results in the Corruptions Perceptions Index break, the Arab Springers and the region measures its great expectations against its poor results. Qatar’s corruption rating glows against other Arab members states – but it is the best of a bunch of bad eggs.
December 4, 2012
Turkey's Prime Minister has been quoted as saying that it will continue to import gas from Iran, despite sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
According to members of the Revolutionary Guard, Iran has "captured" a US drone they found in their airspace.
December 3, 2012
Iran is having to dramatically increase oil production facilities in the Gulf in response to international sanctions on its exports, Iran’s Press TV reported.
December 2, 2012
President Ahmadinejad moves his political favorite to another position of power, despite criticism from conservatives.
November 29, 2012
The document details the corruption in the Syrian government's army as well as Tehran's frustration with Bashar al Assad.
November 28, 2012
According to diagrams obtained by the Associated Press, Iran is drawing up diagrams for a nuclear weapon with three-times the force of those used in World War 2.
Iran's embassy in Jordan categorically denied media reports alleging that Tehran has offered to supply free oil to Jordan following media reports.
November 26, 2012
Iran has announced that it will increase gas production in the giant South Pars gas field. The Islamic Republic has also announced that it will build more storage for oil facilities as Western sanctions are begin to bite.
November 20, 2012
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad telephoned Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday and discussed bilateral relations as well as matters related to the forthcoming summit of the countries of the D-8 group in Islamabad.
November 18, 2012
Iran granted Lebanon a $40 million cash donation Friday to finance the construction of a water dam in Batroun.