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Iran, Iraq, Syria sign $10B gas pipeline deal

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Iran, Iraq, and Syria have signed a deal for the construction of the Middle East’s largest gas pipeline, which would carry gas from Iran’s South Pars gas field to Europe via Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon and beneath the Mediterranean Sea. Iraq has said that it needs 10 to 15 million cubic meters of Iranian gas per day.

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Syrian oil ministry announces oil shale tender

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Syria’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources has announced a tender for investing in oil shale in the Khanaser area, 103 km in southeastern Aleppo, over an area of 150 km 2 divided into 14 blocks with geological reserves of 2.3 Oil shale deposits in Syria. In 2005, Syria reactivated the effort. Source: Gerjes, 2010.

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Opinion: Is Russia Plotting To Bring Down OPEC?

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By adding an airbase to their military presence in Syria, the Russians—coordinating with Iran, Syrian President Assad, and eventually possibly Iraq—would have the capability to disrupt shipments from Persian Gulf and Red Sea terminals. In addition, mismanaged confrontation with the U.S.

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Mystery electric BMW, US isolated, Tesla's long odds, Hyundai Ioniq, battery cobalt: Today's Car News

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Today, we've got two BMW electric-car stories (one on battery cobalt, another on a mystery debut later this month), the long odds Tesla faces, the unlikely prospect of Syria one-upping the U.S. on climate, and our last Best Car To Buy 2018 finalist. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Commercial Satellites Are National Security’s Next Frontier

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Meanwhile, the general public already had access to “satellite imagery of the war operations in Syria, horrific videos on YouTube, detailed maps and timelines of events, and audio recordings.” Lewis says the sharp contrast between such information and the official dossier released on Syria, “further harmed the credibility of U.S.

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UN: world population is expected to reach 9.7 billion in 2050 and could peak at nearly 11 billion around 2100

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Some of the largest migratory outflows are driven by the demand for migrant workers (Bangladesh, Nepal and the Philippines) or by violence, insecurity and armed conflict (Myanmar, Syria and Venezuela).

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What Does The Next OPEC Meeting Have In Store?

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He said that without solutions to the conflicts in Syria and Yemen, an agreement is unlikely. “In the Southern Persian Gulf, oil is becoming a political commodity, more than an economic commodity,” he said. OPEC is in a difficult situation.”. The negotiations between the delegates of the two nations ended in conflict.

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Opinion: Saudi Oil Strategy: Brilliant Or Suicide?

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They are fighting a multi-front war with Iran directly (in Yemen) and indirectly (in Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq). Saudi confidence in their financial wherewithal is proving misplaced. Their need for revenue is intensifying rather than moderating. ISIS, Al Qaeda, and disaffected Shias present a significant domestic security threat.

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The Fall and Rise of Russian Electronic Warfare

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And with more exposure to NATO-supplied radios, experienced Russian EW operators who cut their teeth in Syria are beginning to detect and degrade Ukrainian communications. And with more exposure to NATO-supplied radios, experienced Russian EW operators who cut their teeth in the last decade of war in Syria are beginning to.

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Puzzling Out the Drone War Over Ukraine

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These include the Eleron-3SV and the Orlan-10 drones, both of which have been used extensively in Syria and Ukraine. The most common Russian drones are mid-sized ones used for surveillance and reconnaissance.

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EV Radar: May 2022

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South Africa. South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. South Korea. South Sudan. Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Switzerland. Tajikistan. Trinidad and Tobago. Turkmenistan. Turks and Caicos Islands. Virgin Islands.

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EV Radar: June 2022

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South Africa. South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. South Korea. South Sudan. Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Switzerland. Tajikistan. Trinidad and Tobago. Turkmenistan. Turks and Caicos Islands. Virgin Islands.

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Syria to sign Paris Climate pact, leaving US alone; Trump disinvited from climate summit

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This week Syria, the final nation invited to join. Following President Donald Trump's decision to pull the United States from the Paris Climate Accord—a global pact to reduce carbon output and curb climate change—only two other nations had not signed the treaty. Now, the U.S.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

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As a result, the struggle for oil resources remains a noticeable factor in many areas of political instability, tension and conflict in the world, notably Iraq, Syria, Nigeria, South Sudan, Libya, Venezuela and the South China Sea.

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EV Radar: April 2022

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South Africa. South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. South Korea. South Sudan. Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Switzerland. Tajikistan. Trinidad and Tobago. Turkmenistan. Turks and Caicos Islands. Virgin Islands.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

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As a result, the struggle for oil resources remains a noticeable factor in many areas of political instability, tension and conflict in the world, notably Iraq, Syria, Nigeria, South Sudan, Libya, Venezuela and the South China Sea.

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Uber, Lyft respond to Trump ban on entry to US from targeted countries

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Last Friday, President Trump signed an executive order suspending “immigrant and nonimmigrant entry” into the US from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen for 90 days, with the potential for adding further countries of origin to the list of proscribed.

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