2012: Twelve countries increase their gold reserves in March – some significantly
by Lawrence (Lawrie) Williams, Technical and Mining Expert Analyst
April 26, 2012 (TSR) - According to the latest IMF statistics at least 12 countries are known to have increased their gold...
USA Has Plenty Of Oil: 10 Facts About America’s Energy Resources That Will Blow...
April 26, 2012 (TSR) - The United States is not running out of oil. In fact, nobody on the entire globe has more energy resources than the United States does. ...
How The Swiss Are Making The Oil Embargo ‘No Big Deal’ For Iran
by F. Michael Maloof, Former Senior Security Policy Analyst in the Office of the U.S. Secretary of Defense, and Former Aide to Chairman of the Defense Policy Board of U.S. Department of Defense
April...
The War on News Corp and Murdochs: Forced resignation hits at heart of Cameron...
April 26, 2012 (TSR) - Rupert Murdoch is to complete two days of testimony before the Leveson Inquiry into the British media today. But even as questioning of the multi-billionaire...
Mossad and CIA admits: Iran is not developing nuclear weapons, yet sanctions remain in...
March 21, 2012 (TSR) - Israel’s intelligence service Mossad has acknowledged, just like their American counterparts, there is no proof Tehran is carrying out a nuclear weapons program, a source...
France to supply largest Indian military contract: 126 Fighter Rafale Jets
New Delhi, Feb 2, 2012 (TSR) - French firm Dassault Rafale has bagged India's biggest-ever military contract for supplying 126 combat aircraft for the Air Force, edging out European rival...
WW3 Escalation: Iran will stop EU oil exports this week
Jan 31, 2012 (TSR) - A senior Iranian lawmaker says Majlis (parliament) will discuss a bill in the coming week which seeks to cut off Iran’s oil exports to Europe.
Deputy head of...
Iran confirms receiving US Hormuz letter
Jan. 17, 2012 (TSR) - Iran's Foreign Ministry says it has received a US message regarding the Strait of Hormuz via three different channels.
“The US Ambassador to the UN Susan...
Social networks, surveillance, and terrorism
Jan 11, 2012 (TSR) - “We are creating systems of comprehensive surveillance in which a billion people are involved and those people’s lives are being lived under a kind of scrutiny...
China, Vietnam sign agreement to resolve South China Sea disputes
Singapore, Oct 12, 2011 (TSR) - China and Vietnam have signed a six-point agreement on basic principles to settle maritime disputes, the official Xinhua news agency reported Wednesday.
The two countries...
FEDS OFFICIALLY LAUNCH ANTITRUST INVESTIGATION INTO GOOGLE BUSINESS PRACTICES
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators have begun a formal antitrust investigation into Google’s business practices.
In a blog post Friday, the Internet search giant said it received notification from the Federal...
The Arab Spring: Business Risk in the MENA Region
At present, there are 18 countries grouped within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region – all with significantly differing cultures, politics, economies, social societies and current events. This...
