North Korea has made further progress in the construction of a new atomic reactor, the UN nuclear chief reported on Thursday, a facility that may extend the country’s capacity to produce material for nuclear bombs.

• November 29, 2012

The U.N. nuclear agency made no progress in a year-long push to find out if Iran worked on developing an atomic bomb, its chief said on Thursday, calling for urgent efforts to end Tehran’s standoff with the West.

• November 29, 2012

ISSUE #46
11/26/2012
The EU-Ukraine association agreement may be signed in 2012, the head of the EU delegation to Ukraine, Jan Tombinski, said on 21 November 2012. He added that his optimism does not mean that the EU called off its previous conditions to Ukraine: "The signing was stopped due to the issues concerning selective justice, incomplete judicial reform and our doubts about the recently held election". READ MORE

• November 29, 2012

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev today received Latvian delegation led by the country's Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis.

• November 28, 2012

Kyrgyzstan and Russia will sign five cooperation agreements, including memorandum on opening of a Russian bank in Kyrgyzstan.

• November 28, 2012

Tansportation of Azerbaijani gas to China through Kazakhstan was discussed by the heads of state companies of both companies, Director-General of KazTransQaz Serik Sultangaliyev told Kazakhstan Today.

• November 28, 2012

Insights into Turkish Domestic and International Politics during November 1-15th 2012
By John VanPool, EGF Turkey and Black Sea Regional Analyst

• Hostilities erupt between Kurdish fighters and the FSA in Syria, with some Kurdish groups siding with the opposition forces.
• Prime Minister Erdogan condemns Israel in the latest round of fighting between the Jewish state and Hamas controlled Gaza.
• A month long hunger strike by Kurdish prisoners in Turkey is close to being called off as the PKK and the government hold talks.
• The AKP pushes through a draft law designating new municipalities, although the opposition claims they have gerrymandered for an advantage in upcoming elections.
• The government gives the go-ahead to sell electricity to Syria despite the current impasse with Damascus.
• Turkey threatens ENI over its Cyprus exploration bid, while Tehran and Ankara renegotiate ahead of the cessation of the “take or pay” natural gas contracts.

• November 28, 2012

Iran has developed a plan to launch a new pipeline, aiming to boost gas supply to the Caspian Sea provinces and cut dependency on gas imports from Turkmenistan, the Mehr News Agency quoted National Iranian Gas Company’s Managing Director Javad Owji as saying.

• November 27, 2012