 OIL IS A STRATEGIC PRODUCT, NOT A COMMODITY: Argentina and the International Oil Picture
Oil is not a commodity, oil is not a raw product either. Just look at the complexity of the techniques for its efficient extraction. Oil is a strategic product that... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) GlobalResearch
Argentina Commodity Oil Photos Wikipedia: Oil |
 Somber World Press Day in Somalia after 5th death
Dozens of Somali journalists met Thursday in somber silence to celebrate World Press Freedom Day, a meeting that came only hours after the killing of the fifth Somali... (photo: UN / Stuart Price) STL Today
Africa Death Photos Somalia UN Wikipedia: Somalia |
 UN threatens sanctions against Sudan, South Sudan
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution threatening nonmilitary sanctions against Sudan and South Sudan if they don't halt... (photo: UN / Victoria Hazou) The Guardian
Photos Sudan UN Violence Wikipedia: South Sudan internal conflict (2011–) |
 Map: US bases encircle Iran
US military bases continue to form a strategic envelope around Iran, although the American withdrawal from Iraq at the end of 2011 may have changed the regional balance... (photo: AP / Igor Kovalenko) Al Jazeera
Iran Iraq Military Photos Wikipedia: Iran–United States relations after 1979 |
 Sudan accused of using Kony's army
Ugandan military commanders said they had new evidence to support previous allegations that Khartoum has been supplying the rebel army accused of repeated atrocities... (photo: AP / Pete Muller) The Independent
Military Photos Sudan Uganda Wikipedia: Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement |
 From prisoners to rulers: Mobilising for Arab democracy
The Arab Spring has precipitated the rise of new politicians: formerly excluded or incarcerated non-state actors who are, today, either claimants of the state - or at... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) Al Jazeera
Arab World Democracy Human Rights Photos Wikipedia: Arab Spring |
 US troops join jungle hunt for brutal rebel commander
''Advise and assist'' ... US forces are in the Central African Republic to look for the notorious Joseph Kony, below. Photo: AP Joseph Kony's power may have waned, but... (photo: AP) Canberra Times
Africa Conflict Photos US Wikipedia: Joseph Kony |
 "UK agents leading Sudan oil war plot "? Unconfirmed Report
British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on the 2nd day of South Sudans formation that he hopes it joins the British Commonwealth. Britain seems to have expanded its... (photo: AP / Abd Raouf) GlobalResearch
Oil Photos Sudan UK Wikipedia: 2012 South Sudan–Sudan border conflict |
 South Sudan facing food crisis
" />" /> A combination of bad weather, pests and a deteriorating relationship with the North has led to an economic crisis that is challenging South Sudan's food... (photo: AP / Pete Muller) Al Jazeera
Economy Food Photos South Sudan Wikipedia: South Sudan |
 Sudan Ready for Peace Talks with South Sudan – Lavrov
MOSCOW, April 30 (RIA Novosti) – Sudan has informed Moscow of its readiness to start negotiations with South Sudan to settle their conflict, Russian Foreign... (photo: AP / Mikhail Metzel) Novosti
Peace Photos Russia Sudan Wikipedia: South Sudan |
 China to load South Sudan $8bn
China has agreed to loan oil-rich South Sudan eight billion dollars for infrastructure development, Juba government spokesman Barnaba Mariel Benjamin said on Saturday.... (photo: WN / Eteh) Independent online (SA)
China Development Loan Photos Sudan |
 Sudan arrests foreigners in disputed border region
Sudan said it had arrested a Briton, a Norwegian and a South African on Saturday, accusing them of illegally entering a disputed oil-producing border area to spy for its... (photo: AP / Abd Raouf) Mail Guardian South Africa
Africa Photos Politics Sudan Wikipedia: South Sudan–Sudan relations |
 The War of the Sudans: All Not So Quiet on the Southern Front
From the grass stalls of Bentiu, where a burnt market and upended billboard bear scars of air strikes, South Sudan's road north to Sudan buzzes with the locomotion of... (photo: AP / Alfred de Montesquiou) Time Magazine
Oil Photos Sudan War Wikipedia: South Sudan–Sudan relations |
 Ban Ki-Moon discusses terrorism, Afghanistan, Syria with India
Terrorism, alarming security situation in Afghanistan, worrisome situation in Syria and disputes between Sudan and South Sudan were some of the key international issues... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) DNA India
Afghanistan Photos Terrorism UN Wikipedia: Ban Ki-moon |
 Sudans conflict leaves 37,000 desperate for water, agency says
April 27, 2012 -- Updated 0916 GMT (1716 HKT) Pressure increases on Sudans (CNN) -- The spiraling conflict between the Sudans has exacerbated issues for tens of thousands... (photo: UN Photo / Basile Zoma) CNN
Issues Photos Refugees UN Water Wikipedia: African Union Mission in Sudan |
 Ethiopian pilots complete training for 787 Dreamliner
Ethiopian Airlines, the first African airline to operate the 787, has trained eight pilots on the 787 Dreamliner at the Boeing Flight Services campus located at Gatwick,... (photo: Creative Commons / Arpingstone) TravelDailyNews
Airlines Boeing Ethiopia Photos Pilots Wikipedia: Ethiopian Airlines |
 Indian-origin educator named UNESCO goodwill ambassador
United Nations: Indian-origin entrepreneur and educator Sunny Varkey has been named as a goodwill ambassador by the United Nations' educational and cultural agency in... (photo: ONUCI / Patricia Esteve) Zeenews
Africa Children Photos UN Unesco Wikipedia: UNESCO |
 South Sudan troubles not unique among new nations
South Sudan emerged into the world as a new nation less than a year ago and already it is at the brink of war with its archenemy Sudan, with soldiers from both sides... (photo: EC / EC) STL Today
Africa Bombing EU Photos Sudan Wikipedia: Sudan |
 South Sudan's leader says Sudan has declared war
BEIJING — The president of newly independent South Sudan, in Beijing lobbying for economic and diplomatic support, told China's president on Tuesday that attacks by... (photo: AP / Alexander F. Yuan) Dayton Daily News
Africa Photos Sudan War Wikipedia: South Sudan–Sudan relations |
 Sudan bombs South, risking all-out war
RUBKONA, SOUTH SUDAN - Sudanese warplanes bombed a market and an oil field in South Sudan on Monday, killing at least two people after Sudanese ground forces had... (photo: AP / Michael Onyiego) Star Tribune
Peace Photos Sudan UN Wikipedia: 2012 South Sudan–Sudan border conflict |
