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Why Syria's fragmentation is Turkey's opportunity

As Ankara's long-standing Kurdish conflict continues, its neighbour's breakup could create unexpected allies, write Parag Khanna and Soner CagaptayOne-and-a-half years into Syria's civil war, the......

Kurds uncover 'Al-Qaeda plot'

The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan has uncovered what it calls an Al-Qaeda plot to unleash suicide bomb attacks in Sulaimaniya during the Kurdish new year Newroz celebrations on March 21.Units of the......

'Blair got $1.5 million to advise Kuwait rulers'

Former British prime minister Tony Blair was paid a whopping $1.5 million to advise Kuwait's royal family and had made great efforts to keep it a secret, a media report has claimed. Blair,......

Stop Iran-Taliban cooperation, US to Karzai

The US government has urged Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai to stop a secret Iran-Talibanpact against North Atlantic Treaty Organistion troops in Afghanistan.President Karzai is not ready to......

Designating terror groups no more easy for Bush

In a major setback to the White House, a federal judge has ruled that certain provisions of US President George W Bush's post-9/11 order blocking financial assistance to terror outfits were......

Reliance Industries eyes Kurd oilfields

Reliance Industries, the country's largest private oil company, is seeking oil and gas fields in Kurdistan.The Mukesh Ambani-controlled company is considering various options of entering the......

RIL shortlisted for multi-billion dollar oil project

Iraq shortlisted Reliance Industries and six other firms for developing its Nasiriya oilfield and the construction of an associated 300,000 barrels per day refinery.Besides RIL, French energy giant......

COLUMN: The world's new energy economy

India needs to move beyond old assumptions and respond with flexibility, writes Nitin Desai.Two recent developments in the global energy dialogue require us to re-examine some old verities about......

RIL sells 25% stake in Yemen oil block for $90 mn

Reliance Industries said on Wednesday it has completed sale of its 25 per cent stake in an oil block in Yemen to Indonesia's Medco Energi for about $90 million.RIL's Dubai-based subsidiary Reliance......

RIL sells stake in Yemen oil block to Indonesian firm

Reliance Industries has sold its 25 per centstake in an oil block in Yemen to Indonesia's Medco Energi for about $90 million, the firm's second overseas stake sale in one month. RIL's Dubai-based......

Bhandarkar wins Ist International Scrabble Tourney

Reigning national champion Akshay Bhandarkar of Mumbai won the first international scrabble tournament, held at the Juhu Ville-Parle Gymkhana in Mumbai on Sunday.Bhandarkar won 12 games out the 14......

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QNA

Q. Why is the international coalition force fighting Libya
: A. Divide and fool, then divide and rule, old Western Strategyabhi Iraq ko Kurdistan, Sunni aur Shia mein kiyaabhi Libya ka bhi 1 ka 2 kiya, abhi 2 ka...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/why-is-the-international-coalition-force-fighting-libya//answers/19406760

Q. Kashmir is culturally and socioeconomically different from India & Pak.India & Pak must give partial independence to Kashmir in accordance with UNSC Resolution 47 by taking cue from Gibraltar ( to./4yeh )
Rakesh Malhotra: A. Baluchistan is culturally and socioeconomically different from Punjab so Pak must give independence to Baluchistan.Tibet is is culturally and...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/kashmir-is-culturally-and-socioeconomically-different-from-i/19406743/answers/17528226

Q. Some time ago Iranian President Ahmedi said mass killing of Jews by Hitler is only a myth. Is he insensitive to the realities?Your views.
Police Officer: A. Well, not saying what Hitler did was wrong, but what AHmedinejad followed up- which was clipped- said that he was speaking as if Holocaust was the...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/some-time-ago-iranian-president-ahmedi-said-mass-killing-of-/17527987/answers/16384968

Q. An ethinic group inhabiting in the region that includes parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. Who are they?
Good Citizen: A. They are Kurds. The area you have mentioned was known as Kurdistan. Kurds are fighting for a seperate country for quite sometime. Saddam Hussein...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/an-ethinic-group-inhabiting-in-the-region-that-includes-part/16384869/answers/15915891

Web results for Kurdistan

Total acquires new exploration area in Kurdistan

Shafaq News reported that France's Total firm bought 80 % share in the exploration area Baranan in Kurdistan in a boosting step for major French... ...

http://www.steelguru.com/middle_east_news/Total_acquires_new_exploration_area_in_Kurdistan/315740.html

Chevron signs contract with Kurdistan to explore oil in Qara Dagh

Shafaq News reported that Giant United States, Chevron Oil Corporation signed on Monday a new contract with Kurdistan Regional Government for oil... ...

http://www.steelguru.com/middle_east_news/Chevron_signs_contract_with_Kurdistan_to_explore_oil_in_Qara_Dagh/315737.html

CORRECTED-NYMEX-U.S. oil steady below $99 ahead of Fed announcement

PERTH, June 19 (Reuters) - U.S. oil prices were steady below $99 on Wednesday as investors waited for the U.S. Federal Reserve to shed some light... ...

http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/06/19/markets-asia-nymex-idINL3N0EV03J20130619

REFILE-UPDATE 7-Oil gains moderately, trading sluggish ahead of Fed

* Investors await U.S. Fed meeting results on Wednesday * Iraq says will bolster crude output * US consumer prices rise, pointing to growing... ...

http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/06/18/markets-oil-idINL3N0EU10120130618

Total extends reach in Kurdish Iraq

Iraq by becoming the operator of a concession in the autonomous area. The company bought an 80 per cent stake in the Baranan block, with the... ...

http://www.calcuttanews.net/index.php/sid/215274886/scat/b8de8e630faf3631

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