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J6D Newsblog (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
... the enemies,” said Maj Gen Jafari, whose forces have already installed missiles on the island of Abu Musa in the middle of the strait. Crude oil is now trading for more than $130 a barrel . Military analysts have often speculated that Iranian sea mines, artillery or rocket attacks could imperil tankers. During the Iran-Iraq war in the eighties, shipping came under attack, forcing the United...
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UAEinteract.com - News (Free subscription) | 05/28/2008
The 18th Session of the EU-GCC Joint Council concluded in Brussels on Monday with a note of commendation for the UAE's initiatives on clean energy, notably the Masdar City project. In a joint communiqué issued at the end of the meeting, the EU and the GCC expressed concern at the lack of progress towards resolution of the territorial conflict between the United Arab Emirates and Iran over Abu Musa...
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Alertnet (Free subscription) | 05/27/2008
... it will be resolved through bilateral talks".The three islands -- the Greater and Lesser Tunbs and Abu Musa -- are controlled by non-Arab Iran but claimed by the UAE with broad Arab support."It seems the Iranian side does not want to understand," a UAE Foreign Ministry official said."There is no 'misunderstanding' between us but an actual occupation. There is no occupied land more sacred...
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UAEinteract.com - News (Free subscription) | 05/23/2008
Moscow - The Russian senate supported the UAE's right to restore its three occupied islands; Greater and Lesser Tunbs and Abu Musa. In addition, it supported the idea of forming a parliamentarian committee of UAE, Russian and Iranian representatives
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Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 05/23/2008
Moscow - The Russian senate supported the UAE's right to restore its three occupied islands; Greater and Lesser Tunbs and Abu Musa. In addition, it supported the idea of forming a parliamentarian comm...
