By Richard Johnson The French nuclear company Areva achieved a record uranium production of 9,760 tonness in 2012 – up from 9,142 tonnes the previous year – enabling the company to retain its place as the world’s second-largest corporate uranium producer. The world leader is Kazatomprom of Kazakhstan, with a 2012 production share of nearly [...]
French Areva Harvests Bumper Uranium
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Colombia Sees Landmark Ruling For Land Restitution
A Colombian tribunal’s order to restore stolen land to 32 displaced families is a major step in carrying out the country’s land restitution law, Human Rights Watch said today. Authorities should take vigorous measures to protect the beneficiaries of the ruling in Córdoba department, who have been subject to threats and intimidation. The ruling on [...]
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Azerbaijan: Crackdown On Freedom Of Expression
The International Partnership Group for Azerbaijan (IPGA), the Civic Solidarity Platform and local organisations condemn the latest crackdown on freedom of expression and association in Azerbaijan. Since the start of the year, the authorities have used repressive means to silence critical voices, including those of protesters, journalists and critics of the government. Days after the [...]
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Kosovo: Trust And Distrust – Analysis
That the EU dialogue has made certain progress – not all of it implemented in the north due in large part to the distrust – should not lead to excessive optimism. The northern Kosovo Serbs may some day come to accept something like Belgrade’s platform, but they almost certainly won’t go beyond that. By Gerard [...]
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Germany Charges Two Men With Smuggling Drone Motors To Iran
Two Iranian men have been charged with allegedly smuggling dozens of German-made aircraft motors to Iran to be used in its Ababil III surveillance and attack drone, federal prosecutors said Wednesday, Feb 20, according to The Associated Press. Germany prohibits the export of goods to Iran that could be used for military purposes, abiding by [...]
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Nazareth Activists Set Up Tent To Support Hunger Strikers
Protesters in Nazareth erected a solidarity tent on Wednesday to show support for Palestinian hunger-strikers in Israeli jails, a local group said. Demonstrators set up a tent in Al-Ayin Square and a press conference was held to inaugurate the protest area, which will open on Thursday from 10 a.m. daily, the Supreme Arab Committee said [...]
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Algeria Denies Licence To Salafist Party
By Walid Ramzi The Algerian Interior Ministry refused to license the first salafist party in the country. The Free Awakening Front had planned to hold its founding convention on Saturday (February 16th). The interior ministry officially notified the party officials, through Algiers wali, that their application for the convention had been denied. The interior ministry [...]
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Burma: Ethnic Council, Govt Begin Etching Out Plans For Political Dialogue
By Aye Nai Landmark talks between the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) and government peace negotiators ended this afternoon with the promise to engage in a political dialogue after 60 years of civil war in Burma. “This is the beginning,” said Aung Min during a brief press conference following the talks at Chiang Mai’s Holiday [...]
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Iran’s Policy Towards Syria: Security Implications Of A “Failed State” Scenario – Analysis
By Ali Hussein Bakeer Although turning Syria into a failed state will impose huge challenges on regional countries, it will nevertheless offer Iran many important opportunities on several fronts. Syria is now at a critical juncture where Assad’s leaving will be the best solution in these circumstances for the future of Syria and for that [...]
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Pope Benedict Considering Changes To Papal Election Rules
By Estefania Aguirre Pope Benedict XVI is considering modifying the laws that govern how a Pope is elected, given the circumstances created by his resignation. Father Federico Lombardi, director of the Holy See Press Office, told journalists Feb. 20 that Pope Benedict is thinking about publishing a document to further clarify the conclave section of [...]
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Panetta Notifies Congress US Defense Dept Preparing For Furloughs
By Jim Garamone Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has notified Congress that the Defense Department is prepared to implement furloughs for civilian personnel in response to the threat of sequestration. In a memo to all employees, Panetta vowed to continue working with Congress to avoid sequestration, which would add $470 billion to the $487 billion [...]
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Bangladesh: Well-Known Blogger Hacked To Death On Dhaka Street
Reporters Without Borders said Wednesday it strongly condemns the murder of an outspoken anti-Islamist blogger, Ahmed Rajib Haider, who was hacked to death in the capital, Dhaka, on February 15. “We pay tribute to Haider’s fight for freedom of information and we offer our condolences to his family and colleagues,” Reporters Without Borders said. “Such [...]
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The Federal Reserve’s First Century – OpEd
One factor often cited as contributing to the decline of the Roman Empire was the debasement of the currency. In a period of about 150 years following Emperor Nero’s reign (from 54 to 68 AD) the value of Rome’s currency fell by 50%. By 250 AD, 200 years after Nero, the value of Rome’s currency [...]
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Choosing The Right Oil Company To Own In 2013 – OpEd
By Dan Dicker I have been making the point about crude oil production and capex absolutely CONTROLLING the energy space right now and through 2013 and this week’s entry is perfect to point that out again through the released quarterly reports of EOG Resources (EOG) and Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD). The action in both of [...]
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European Parliament’s Industry Committee Backs Uniform Data Protection Rules
The European Commission today welcomed the adoption of an opinion by the European Parliament’s Industry, Research and Energy Committee (ITRE) on the Commission’s proposals to reform the EU’s data protection rules which date back to 1995. The vote on the Committee’s opinion, drafted by Member of the European Parliament Seán Kelly, is the latest step [...]
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EU-Belarus Seek Ways To Strengthen European Dialogue On Modernisation
In Brussels, the Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle met Wednesday with eight representatives of Belarusian civil society, the coordinators of the European Dialogue on Modernisation with Belarusian society. The priorities for modernisation in Belarus and how these could be achieved were the main topics of the meeting as well as the [...]
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Anonymous Thrown Into China-US Cyberwar Scandal
Members of the Anonymous movement including alleged ringleader-turned-informant Hector “Sabu” Monsegur may have played a crucial role in helping cybersecurity experts narrow in on the Chinese hackers profiled in a highly touted report released this week. In a report published Tuesday by Northern Virginia information security company Mandiant, an elusive cybersquadron of hackers hired by [...]
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Dacic: EU Support In Serbia Will Grow
By Biljana Pekusic In an exclusive interview with SETimes, Serbia Prime Minister Ivica Dacic predicted that support for the country’s accession to the EU will grow as people feel their lives improve and the country’s reforms take hold. Serbia has high hopes of getting a date this year to start EU accession negotiations, although support [...]
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Zambia Government Confiscates Chinese Mine
Inadequate safety standards, violation of environmental laws, unpaid taxes: for these reasons, the Zambian government has taken the unusual and unprecedented step of lifting three concessions granted to a Chinese mining company. “The government – said Minister Yamfa Mukanga – shall administer the mines until a suitable investor is found.” Collum Coal Mining Industries, as [...]
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Aftermath Of Salman Khurshid’s Visit To Bangladesh: A Role For West Bengal Too – Analysis
By Gautam Sen Salman Khurshid, India’s External Affairs Minister, has just concluded a successful visit to Bangladesh where he participated in the second India-Bangladesh Joint Commission meeting, which, as expected, has culminated in a set of agreements within the ambit of the Framework Agreement on Cooperation for Development concluded during the September 2011 Bangladesh visit [...]
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