Russia is attempting to suppress a United Nations report that says Iran has been breaking a U.N. arms embargo by shipping weapons to Syria, Western diplomats said Thursday.

• Date: 13.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 13.05.2011  |  External Relations  |  from msn.com

Russia and Pakistan have agreed to give top priority to their joint fight against terrorism and drug trafficking and to expand economic ties between the two countries.

• Date: 13.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 13.05.2011  |  External Relations  |  from hindu.com

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (Bhel) signed a provisional Rs.1,500 crore deal with the government of Iraq earlier this month, the latest of several efforts by state-owned companies to engage with oil and gas-rich countries in West Asia that have well over half of the world’s proven reserves of crude oil and a little over a third of global gas reserves.

• Date: 13.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 13.05.2011  |  Energy  |  from livemint.com

The second consignment of fuel for Iran's nuclear power plant was delivered from Russia to the southern Iranian city of Bushehr, the local satellite Press TV reported on Wednesday.

• Date: 12.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 12.05.2011  |  Energy  |  from People's Daily

Russia has successfully completed a vital pre-launch test at the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, the country's nuclear export agency said on Tuesday.

• Date: 11.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 11.05.2011  |  Energy  |  from telegraph.co.uk

Oil prices fell below $101 a barrel after a big jump the day before as traders anticipated a further rise in weekly U.S. crude inventories in a sign of weakening demand. The dollar strengthened against the euro but was steady against the yen.

• Date: 10.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 10.05.2011  |  Energy  |  from ajc.com

Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India proposed gas pipeline scheduled for completion in 2016. So far, no big progress has been made on a diplomatic front to provide for the project's start.

• Date: 09.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 09.05.2011  |  Energy  |  from globalvoicesonline.org

China and two Central Asian neighbours conducted counter-terrorism drills in the north-west Chinese border region of Xinjiang, where Muslim separatists have staged attacks to undermine Beijing rule, state media said.

• Date: 07.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 07.05.2011  |  External Relations  |  from monstersandcritics.com