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A general view of the headquarters of Russian gas giant Gazprom is seen in Moscow in this June 29, 2012 file photo.(REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/Files)


Gazprom’s Big Score

Gazprom’s Big Score

The mammoth Russia state gas firm Gazprom signed an agreement last week in Israel that not only solidly improves its commercial liquefied natural gas (LNG) strategy, but also looks set to shift the geopolitical balance in the strategic Mediterranean region in the...
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A French soldier checks passengers of a transport truck arriving in Gao, northern Mali, Thursday Feb. 14, 2013. Malian forces have stepped up security around the port an the main market, in an effort to stop the infiltration of rebel fighters in the town. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)


Intervention in Mali but not Syria

Intervention in Mali but not Syria

We cannot blame those who are amazed at France’s decision to intervene militarily in Mali after nine months of Islamist militants controlling parts of the country, whilst for the past two years the entire world has turned a blind eye to al-Assad’s terrorism which has...