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“Iran Energy Profile: Holds Some Of World’s Largest Deposits Of Proved Oil, Natural Gas Reserves – Analysis” plus 18 more : Eurasia Review

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• Iran Energy Profile: Holds Some Of World’s Largest Deposits Of Proved Oil, Natural Gas Reserves – Analysis
• EU: Rights Abuses At Home Drive Mediterranean Crisis, Says HRW
• Kangaroos Are Lefties, Generally Speaking
• Rosneft And GE Agree On Cooperation For LNG Production
• Phase Out Sale Of Tobacco And Tobacco Products – OpEd
• Islamic State Revenues: Grow Or Die – Analysis
• Church-State Separation Now Bemoaned – OpEd
• Judge Napolitano: What If US Consulate In Benghazi Was A Terrorist Weapons Warehouse? – OpEd
• Pakistan’s Right For Peaceful Nuclear Energy – OpEd
• Jeb Bush Fires Up US Presidential Campaign – Analysis
• On The Ethiopian General Election – OpEd
• Is Pope Francis Planning To Change Date Of Easter?
• Obamacare’s Shrinking Revenues: Medical Device Excise Tax – OpEd
• Libya: Tunisia Closes Tripoli Consulate, Staff Released
• Russia And The South Caucasus: Exploiting Unresolved Conflicts – Analysis
• Russia-Iran: Why Is The S-300 Sale Significant? – Analysis
• India, China And The Indo-Pacific – Analysis
• Putin Says Unilateral US Withdrawal From ABM Treaty Pushing Russia Toward New Arms Race
• Thousands Pray In Aqsa Mosque For Ramadan

Iran Energy Profile: Holds Some Of World’s Largest Deposits Of Proved Oil, Natural Gas Reserves – Analysis Posted: 19 Jun 2015 09:04 AM PDT Iran holds some of the world’s largest deposits of proved oil and natural gas reserves, ranking as the world’s fourth-largest and second-largest reserve holder of oil and natural gas, respectively. Iran also ranks among the world’s top 10 oil producers and top 5 natural gas producers. Iran produced almost 3.4 million barrels per day (b/d) of petroleum and other liquids in 2014 and an estimated 5.7 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of dry natural gas in 2013. The Strait of Hormuz, off... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

EU: Rights Abuses At Home Drive Mediterranean Crisis, Says HRW Posted: 19 Jun 2015 08:41 AM PDT Human rights abuses in their home countries are the driving force behind the surge in boat migration in the Mediterranean to reach Europe, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Friday. EU leaders should put human rights at the heart of its response. EU leaders will meet on June 25 and 26, 2015, to discuss European Commission proposals toward a “European Migration Agenda.” The 33-page report, “The Mediterranean Migration Crisis: Why People Flee, What the EU Should Do,” documents the human... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Kangaroos Are Lefties, Generally Speaking Posted: 19 Jun 2015 08:36 AM PDT Kangaroos prefer to use one of their hands over the other for everyday tasks in much the same way that humans do, with one notable difference: generally speaking, kangaroos are lefties. The finding, reported in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on June 18–the first to consider handedness in wild kangaroos–challenges the notion that “true” handedness among mammals is a feature unique to primates. “According to a special-assessment scale of handedness adopted... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Rosneft And GE Agree On Cooperation For LNG Production Posted: 19 Jun 2015 08:32 AM PDT Itera, a 100% Rosneft subsidiary, and General Electric signed an agreement of intent regarding natural gas processing cooperation at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. The parties agreed to evaluate opportunities for potential cooperation on natural gas processing using GE technology for low-tonnage liquefied natural gas (LNG) production. In particular, the agreement covers analysis of opportunities to cooperate on establishing LNG production at Bratskecogas assets, as well as... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Phase Out Sale Of Tobacco And Tobacco Products – OpEd Posted: 19 Jun 2015 06:18 AM PDT What is the most important health issue that needs quick action? The dubious distinction goes to the need to phase out sale of tobacco and tobacco products. If we do not act swiftly now, we can expect one billion deaths from smoking and other forms of tobacco use by the end of this century. Over 80% of these deaths will be in low- and middle-income countries; the devastating economic and social burden of tobacco illness will affect them in the coming decades. On March 13, 2015, Robert... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Islamic State Revenues: Grow Or Die – Analysis Posted: 19 Jun 2015 06:06 AM PDT By Frank R. Gunter* The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) is the ultimate predatory state. It has been able to obtain vast amounts of financial and other resources in a relatively short period of time by theft or extortion. However, its revenues are mostly unsustainable. As a result, like other extreme predatory states, it must either rapidly expand or slowly die. Coordinated activities by the anti-ISIL coalition can accelerate this loss of revenues and substantially weaken the ISIL... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Church-State Separation Now Bemoaned – OpEd Posted: 19 Jun 2015 05:57 AM PDT It is striking how many traditional proponents of separation of church and state are now screaming at Republican Catholics to get in line and start taking their marching orders from Rome. All of a sudden church and state separation is an anathema: they want the pope to shove his teachings down their throat. Correction: they only want the pope’s position on climate change to be imposed—not his condemnation of abortion. The New York Times, which normally loves church-state separation, is... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Judge Napolitano: What If US Consulate In Benghazi Was A Terrorist Weapons Warehouse? – OpEd Posted: 19 Jun 2015 05:50 AM PDT Judge Andrew Napolitano, in a new riveting two-minute video monologue, is asking important questions regarding the killings of the US ambassador to Libya, another diplomat, and CIA contractors in Benghazi, Libya in 2012. Napolitano is also asking about the connection between these killings and a secret US program to provide weapons to terrorists. Was the United States government handing out weapons in Libya to groups the US government had identified as terrorist organizations? Was the attack on... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Pakistan’s Right For Peaceful Nuclear Energy – OpEd Posted: 19 Jun 2015 05:46 AM PDT The just concluded seventh round of the US-Pakistan Security, Strategic Stability, and Non-proliferation Working Group in Washington yielded promising results in favor of Pakistan. The Pakistani delegation vociferously presented its perspective on various issues including access to the civilian nuclear technology. The delegation led by Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry and US counterparts had a productive exchange of views on variety of pertinent issues such as international efforts to... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Jeb Bush Fires Up US Presidential Campaign – Analysis Posted: 19 Jun 2015 05:22 AM PDT By Sylvia Mishra* On June 15, Jeb Bush formally entered the 2016 presidential race saying that ‘America Deserves Better‘. Jeb Bush, the former Florida Governor, speaking at a rally at Miami Dade College, announced that he would seek the Republican nomination for presidency highlighting America’s need for greater proactive engagement with the world. Jeb Bush, belonging to a family with two former American Presidents, often faces tough questions on his privileged family heritage... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

On The Ethiopian General Election – OpEd Posted: 19 Jun 2015 05:19 AM PDT Every five years the Ethiopian people are invited by the ruling party to take part in a democratic pantomime called ‘General Elections’. Sunday 24th May saw the latest production take to the national stage. With most opposition party leaders either in prison or abroad, the populace living under a suffocating blanket of fear, and the ruling party having total control over the media, the election result was a foregone conclusion. The European Union, which had observed the 2005 and 2010 elections,... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Is Pope Francis Planning To Change Date Of Easter? Posted: 19 Jun 2015 05:16 AM PDT Speaking to a global gathering of priests, Pope Francis signaled an openness to changing the date of Easter in the West so that all Christians around the world could celebrate the feast on the same day. The Pope on June 12 said “we have to come to an agreement” for a common date on Easter. His comments came in remarks to the World Retreat of Priests at the Basilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome. The event drew priests from five continents. Noting jokingly that Christians could say to one... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Obamacare’s Shrinking Revenues: Medical Device Excise Tax – OpEd Posted: 19 Jun 2015 05:11 AM PDT The House of Representatives voted Thursday to repeal Obamacare’s medical device excise tax, the 2.3 percent tax levied on medical devices sold in the United States. The tax is certainly harmful. Whether it deserves the highest priority in repealing Obamacare, we’ll leave to discuss another day. Although, repealing the medical device excise tax does nothing to repeal Obamacare. It just gives us a deficit-financed Obamacare. This is the second time the Republican-majority Congress has voted to... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Libya: Tunisia Closes Tripoli Consulate, Staff Released Posted: 19 Jun 2015 05:07 AM PDT Tunisia is shutting its consulate in the Libyan capital Tripoli, just hours after the news that its ten staff members abducted on June 12 by an armed militia were freed. The announcement was made by Tunisian Foreign minister Taïeb Baccouche, in a statement aired by Radio Mosaique, specifying that the consulate staff will arrive today in Tunisia. According to the radio, the Tunisian consulate staff was abducted by a group close to the Fajr Libya (Libya Dawn), the Islamist coalition that controls... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Russia And The South Caucasus: Exploiting Unresolved Conflicts – Analysis Posted: 19 Jun 2015 05:05 AM PDT Is the West too focused on Ukraine and thereby diverting its attention from Russia’s attempts to consolidate its influence elsewhere? Just look at what’s happening in South Ossetia and Abkhazia, says Tracey German. Both territories are on the verge of being absorbed into the political and military structures of the Russian Federation. By Tracey German* As the conflict in eastern Ukraine enters its second year, international attention has been diverted from Russian involvement in the unresolved... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Russia-Iran: Why Is The S-300 Sale Significant? – Analysis Posted: 19 Jun 2015 05:01 AM PDT By Debalina Ghoshal* In April 2015, soon after the negotiations in Lausanne, Russia decided to supply Iran with the sophisticated defence system, the S-300, a deal due since 2010. The deal had been struck in 2007 but owing to pressure from the West and thereafter, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1929 coerced Russia to cancel the deal. Though the Resolution did not include ground-to-air missiles, the move to cancel the deal was believed to aid the progress of the Iranian... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

India, China And The Indo-Pacific – Analysis Posted: 19 Jun 2015 04:58 AM PDT By Rini Babu* The phrase ‘Indo-Pacific’, which has been drawing significant attention of late, was first officially articulated in Australia’s Defence White Paper in 2013. In addition to being a geographical construct, the Indo-Pacific can also be seen as a changing network of nations. Against this background, it would be pertinent to ask why this term is gaining traction now and what roles are envisaged for India and China in it. Both India and China have geo-political and geo-economic reasons... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Putin Says Unilateral US Withdrawal From ABM Treaty Pushing Russia Toward New Arms Race Posted: 19 Jun 2015 04:55 AM PDT Global decisions like the US pulling out of a treaty banning strategic anti-ballistic missile defenses are pushing the world towards a new Cold War, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. Military conflicts have a far lesser impact, he added. “Not military conflicts but global decisions like the US unilateral withdrawal from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty lead to a Cold War,” Putin said. “This more in fact pushes us to a new round of the arms race, because it changes the global security... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Thousands Pray In Aqsa Mosque For Ramadan Posted: 19 Jun 2015 04:52 AM PDT Tens of thousands of Palestinians from across the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip headed to pray in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound for the first Friday of Ramadan, passing into Jerusalem with permits issued by Israel during the holy month. As worshipers made their way to the holy site, Palestinian police were deployed near Israeli checkpoints to regulate traffic. Israeli police spokesperson Micky Rosenfeld told Ma’an Israeli security forces were deployed according to standard security... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.