New U.S., Canadian and European economic sanctions against Iran have taken effect over the last eight days, aimed at finally persuading Iran to give up its quest for nuclear weapons.

• Date: 09.07.2012  |  Published on EGF: 09.07.2012  |  Energy  |  from postandcourier.com

A senior Russian official said Monday that Moscow is halting its weapons sales to Syrian authorities until the situation there calms down.

• Date: 09.07.2012  |  Published on EGF: 09.07.2012  |  External Relations  |  from cbsnews.com

Turkmenistan, holder of the world's fourth-largest reserves of natural gas, plans to produce a total of 448.7 billion cubic metres (bcm) of the fuel in 2012-16, state media reported on Saturday, in a rare disclosure of such data in the reclusive nation.

• Date: 07.07.2012  |  Published on EGF: 07.07.2012  |  External Relations  |  from tradearabia.com

President Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan will visit Korea in September, for a summit with President Lee Myung-bak. They will discuss issues of mutual concern, according to visiting Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov, Friday.

• Date: 06.07.2012  |  Published on EGF: 06.07.2012  |  External Relations  |  from koreatimes.co.kr

Russian-Tajikistan relations are becoming strained over Russia’s military base on the territory of the Central Asian Republic. Moscow accused the Tajik government of demanding unacceptable conditions to renew the lease on the No. 201 military base and suspended its funding. Tajikistan called Russian stance politically inappropriate, Kommersant reported.

• Date: 06.07.2012  |  Published on EGF: 06.07.2012  |  External Relations  |  from themoscownews.com

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev on the 72th birthday over phone on Friday. In the telephone conversation Putin and Nazarbayev also discussed preparation for the bilateral cooperation forum of the two countries which will take place in September, Russian presidential press-service reported.

• Date: 06.07.2012  |  Published on EGF: 06.07.2012  |  External Relations  |  from reuters.com

Iran's announcement that it plans to build its first nuclear-powered submarine is stoking speculation it could serve as a pretext for the Islamic state to produce highly enriched uranium and move closer to potential atom bomb material.

• Date: 05.07.2012  |  Published on EGF: 05.07.2012  |  Energy  |  from reuters.com

Following talks in Baku President Herman Van Rompuy of European Union and President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan have made statements.

• Date: 05.07.2012  |  Published on EGF: 05.07.2012  |  External Relations  |  from abc.az