Ongoing Iran diplomacy needed China Daily | Hardline tactics will only push Teheran into corner, says envoy | Beijing: China's special envoy to the Middle East denied on Friday that interest in oil is the key reason why Beijing opposes tougher sanctions on Iran. | Wu Sike, a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (...
Saudi Maaden, Daelim project to cost $41 mln at start The Guardian JEDDAH, March 7 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabian Mining Co (Maaden) said preliminary work on a petrochemical project in Jubail with South Korea's Daelim Industrial Co will cost about $41 million. In end-December, both firms signed a deal to launch the Jubai...
NMDC consortium pitches for $230-mn buyout of Aussie mine The Times Of India NEW DELHI: As part of its overseas expansion plans, state-run miner NMDC along with two other companies has submitted a USD 230-million non-binding bid to buy 70 per cent stake in an Australian mine owned by Perth-based Atlas Iron. | "A non-binding b...
MoU inked to speed up work on Thar coal project The News International Sunday, March 07, 2010 | Karachi | Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) and Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC) on Saturday inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to formalise a strategic partnership for the Thar Coal Block-II Project. | Th...
Anita Yurchyshyn; activist taught English as 2d language The Boston Globe | When she told stories, Anita Angelina Kieras Yurchyshyn often used big hand gestures and expressive words as she described vignettes from her travels or offered an update on the latest development in her efforts to stave off human impact on oceans....
Need to know: Deb sale ... Vireol expansion ... Holcim profits ... The Times | View video and Need to Know interactive heatmap | Economics | Services activity: The CIPS/Markit services purchasing managers' index for the services sector rose to 58.4 in February, from 54.5 in January and the highest level since January 2007. Th...
PM sees Saudi as strategic partner to promote peace The Siasat Daily | Riyadh, February 28: Giving a new dynamism to bilateral ties, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said India sees Saudi Arabia as a strategic partner for promoting peace, stability and economic development and that the conditions were ripe for the ...
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Govt firm over fuel price despite protests IBN Live New Delhi: The Union Government has decided to remain firm in the face of stiff opposition over the fuel price hike. This despite growing pressure from within the UPA as well. | Pr...
PM hopes to see moderation in food prices Deccan Herald On Board Air India One, March 1, (IANS): | Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday expressed the hope that with new rabi crop coming into the market, prices of wheat, sugar, oilsee...
Winans family member accused of Ponzi scheme Philadelphia Daily News | The Associated Press | DETROIT - Michigan regulators say a member of the Winans gospel-music family led a fraudulent, multimillion-dollar investment program by promoting bogus Saudi Arabia oil bonds. | The Office of Financial and Insurance Regulati...
Need to know: Deb sale ... Vireol expansion ... Holcim profits ... The Times | View video and Need to Know interactive heatmap | Economics | Services activity: The CIPS/Markit services purchasing managers' index for the services sector rose to 58.4 in February, from 54.5 in January and the highest level since January 2007. Th...
Govt firm over fuel price despite protests IBN Live New Delhi: The Union Government has decided to remain firm in the face of stiff opposition over the fuel price hike. This despite growing pressure from within the UPA as well. | Prime Minister Manmohan Singh categorically rejected demands made by all...
PM hopes to see moderation in food prices Deccan Herald On Board Air India One, March 1, (IANS): | Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday expressed the hope that with new rabi crop coming into the market, prices of wheat, sugar, oilseeds and pulses are likely to see some moderation. ''The direct effect o...
Saudi willing to double crude supplies The Times Of India RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is willing to increase crude supplies to India to 40 million tonnes from about 25.5 million tonnes currently to meet the rising energy demand of the south Asian country, the Indian government said. | “India (is looking) for (th...
We want to boost energy ties with Saudi Arabia: PM The Times Of India RIYADH: India wants to strengthen energy ties with top OPEC exporter Saudi Arabia, the country’s biggest biggest supplier of oil, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Sunday. | “We believe that conditions are ripe for moving beyond a traditional...
Sarkozy to take tanker fight to Obama Philadelphia Daily News | The Associated Press | PARIS - French President Nicolas Sarkozy will raise concerns that the U.S. Air Force's $35 billion tanker contract is anticompetitive when he visits President Barack Obama later this month, a spokesman said Wednesday. | EADS, the parent company of Airbus, had partnered with Northrop Grumman to vie for the 179-tanker order, ...