During the Special Session of the D-8 Commission Meeting held under the chairmanship of Turkey, UNCTAD presented the key elements of the joint D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation - UNCTAD Guiding Principles for Investment Policy making. Important agenda items regarding the forthcoming D-8 Summit Meeting were discussed. In January 2020, …
The Obama administration pressed Iran to account for a discrepancy of nearly 20 kilograms in its reporting to the United Nations' nuclear agency on how much natural uranium metal it has in its stockpile. U.S. diplomats told a quarterly gathering Friday of the International Atomic Energy Agency's 35-nation board that …
However, Nuke Plan Won’t Affect Delhi’s Broader Engagement With Tehran New Delhi: As the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) works on a resolution to censure Iran yet again for its nuclear programme, India believes there is little to stop the Islamic republic from proceeding with weaponization. India believes the latest …
The United Nations' top nuclear official urged Iran to allow a visit by a high-level delegation from the International Atomic Energy Agency to discuss growing evidence that Tehran has been developing the technologies to build atomic weapons. The United Nations' top atomic official, Yukiya Amano, wants access to key Iranian …
Vienna: Iran has worked on developing an atomic bomb design and may still be conducting research relevant for such weapons, the UN nuclear watchdog said in its most detailed and hardest-hitting report on military dimensions to Tehran’s nuclear programme. The International Atomic Energy Agency document, which has been preceded by …
Iran is on the threshold of nuclear capability and has mastered critical steps needed to build a weapon after receiving assistance from a foreign scientist, a media report said. The country has overcome key technical hurdles with the help of a former Soviet weapon scientist and crucial technology linked to …
A powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey on Sunday, killing at least 85 people and sparking widespread panic as it collapsed dozens of buildings into piles of twisted steel and chunks of concrete. Tens of thousands of residents fled into the streets running, screaming and trying to reach relatives on …
Iran has suspended a $16 billion gas field contract with China in the Gulf to push it to meet its obligations in another nearby field that is already being tapped by Qatar, the Mehr news agency reported on Tuesday. It quoted the managing director of the Pars Oil and Gas …
Over two dozen countries, including Pakistan, will take part next week in a full-scale test of the Indian Ocean`s tsunami alert system, using the 2004 Sumatra quake as the basis for the exercise, Unesco said on Thursday. Exercise IOWAVE 11 will re-enact the seismic events of Dec 26, 2004, simulating …
The UAE has the potential to invest up to $76 billion in projects to develop its hydrocarbon sector over the next five years to become the second largest Arab energy investor after Saudi Arabia, overtaking Iran, a news report has said. Official estimates showed energy capital investments in the Middle …
In many cities air pollution is reaching levels that threaten people's health according to an unprecedented compilation of air quality data released today by WHO (World Health Organization). The information includes data from nearly 1100 cities across 91 countries, including capital cities and cities with more than 100,000 residents. WHO …
GENEVA: Cities in Iran, India, Pakistan and the capital of Mongolia rank among the worst on the planet for air pollution, while those in the US and Canada are among the best, according to the first global survey released on Monday by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The southwest Iranian …
Indian cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, Ludhiana and Kanpur are among the worst polluted cities in the country, according to a survey by the World Health Organization (WHO). Ludhiana ranks as the most polluted city in the country with 251 micrograms per cubic meter of PM10 (particulate matter-10) with Kanpur …
The US has asked Pakistan to abandon the multi-billion dollar gas pipeline deal with Iran and instead pursue the TAPI project, warning that Islamabad may face US sanctions if it continues with I-P pipeline. The US raised the pipeline project during the fourth round of a dialogue on energy with …
The world's nuclear power plant exporters announced Thursday a first-ever code of conduct, which they hope will raise safety standards, prevent proliferation, and enhance environmental protection. They agreed to six principles addressing everything from physical safety and security to ethics and compensation for damage in the event of an accident. …
Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani and Iranian Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi Monday agreed to expedite the gas pipeline and 1000 MW electricity projects. The Prime Minister held an exclusive and a delegation-level meeting with the Iranian First Vice President during which the Prime Minister asked the Interior Ministers …
The Iranian Minister for Interior Mr. Mostafa Muhammad Najar has said that he would visit Pakistan within a week carrying a plane of relief goods for the rain affectees of Sindh. He also announced 100 million dollars for the rehabilitation of the affected people. He was talking Prime Minister Syed …
Moscow's energy minister Sergei Shmatko on Sunday promised further nuclear co-operation with Iran, after Russia built the Islamic republic's first atomic power plant despite US objections. "I say with certainty that in the future, we will have more co-operation in the Bushehr power plant, and also in the development of …
Pakistan on Wednesday expressed desire to import 2000 MW electricity from Iran to meet the growing requirement of electricity as both sides wanted to enhance annual bilateral trade to $5 billion from the current $1.5 billion, through co-operation in various fields. Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh and Iranian Foreign …
Pakistan and Iran have agreed to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the promotion of bilateral agricultural trade. This was discussed in the 4th meeting of Pak-Iran Joint Working Group (JWG) on Agricultural Co-operation recently held here at the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (Parc). The meeting was chaired by …
A consortium of Indian public sector and private companies will compete with American, Canadian and Iranian companies to win the bid for the exploring the the prized Hajigak iron ore mines in Afghanistan. The seven-member grouping, which has planned to set up a steel plant in the country’s Bamiyan province, …
