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File photo—This Tuesday, November 26, 2013 photo shows buildings destroyed in the Bab Al-Aziziya compound and an occupied intact building in Tripoli, Libya—the area where the home of dictator Muammar Gaddafi and his main military barracks were once situated. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

UN to inspect Libya’s uranium stocks amid worsening stability

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 9, 2013 | Middle East

United Nations, Reuters—A UN nuclear team will visit Libya this month to assess the safety of thousands of barrels of milled uranium—known as yellowcake—amid concerns about the country’s deteriorating security situation, a UN official said on Monday. “With...

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File photo taken on August 26, 2006, shows a general view of the heavy water plant in Arak, 200 miles (320 kilometers) south of Tehran. (AFP PHOTO/ATTA KENARE)

Iran invites UN inspectors to nuclear-linked site on December 8

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 28, 2013 | Middle East

Vienna, Reuters—Iran has invited UN inspectors to visit its Arak heavy-water production plant on December 8, the first concrete step under a cooperation agreement to clarify concerns about Tehran’s disputed nuclear program. Yukiya Amano, director-general of the...

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In this October 26, 2010 file photo, a worker rides a bicycle in front of the reactor building of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, just outside the southern city of Bushehr, Iran. (AP Photo/Mehr News Agency, Majid Asgaripour)

US senators would ease sanctions only after Iran concessions

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 14, 2013 | Middle East

Washington,Reuters—Ten Democratic and Republican US senators said on Monday they were open to suspending the implementation of new sanctions on Iran but only if Tehran takes significant steps to slow its nuclear program. Negotiations about Iran’s nuclear program...

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A file satellite handout image from DigitalGlobe dated March 2, 2002, shows the Yongbyon nuclear facility in North Korea, some 90 kilometers north of the capital, Pyongyang. (EPA/DIGITALGLOBE/HANDOUT)

North Korea reactor situation not “clear”: UN nuclear chief

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 12, 2013 | World

Vienna, Reuters—The UN nuclear watchdog is aware of reports that North Korea may have restarted a reactor capable of producing plutonium for weapons, but does not yet have a “clear understanding” of the situation there, its chief said on Thursday. A US...