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OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorYou know, carrying out threats against your neighbour, is not the way to go when you are looking to world opinion in setting up a nuclear program for your people's energy... Iranian DM warns of limitless response to any attack
U.S. daily The New York Times reported on Friday that U.S. military believed Israel's military exercise earlier this month was a rehearsal for a potential bombing attack on Iran's nuclear sites. " Iranian Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najar Sunday warned of a... EU bluefin tuna fishing ban for Mediterranean
Fantastic news that the EU has finally taken action to stop illegal fishing of the Northern Bluefin Tuna by closing the season early. Let's just hope the ban is respected by the fishermen.
"A ban on fishing for... Sharks 'functionally extinct' in Mediterranean
Another nail in the hammerhead and others of the shark family. " Sharks are now "functionally extinct" in the waters in the Mediterranean Sea, a historical study has shown. Researchers used fishermens' notes and archives to show that numbers had declined by as much... Sharks decline by 97 percent in Mediterranean
A report released on Wednesday showed that the number of sharks in the Mediterranean has declined by 97 percent over the past 200 years. This affects the entire ecological balance of the underwater world. "The report... We Hardly Knew Ye: Caribbean Monk Seal Extinct
Not seen for more than fifty years, the Caribbean monk seal has been declared extinct, with its Mediterranean cousins not far behind."Humans hunting the docile creatures for research, food and blubber left the... Egypt Earns Record Income from Suez Canal
"Suez canal earns record $487 million in May, Daily Star Egypt, June 4, 2008The Suez Canal’s monthly income surge 27 percent.CAIRO: The Suez Canal Authority posted a record monthly income of $487 million in May, a 27 percent surge on the previous year, authority chairman...The kindom of the fuel makes life impossible for everyone
The few getlemans with the power to control the prices of the fuel don't stop to raise the prices days after days. We all have seen here (Vancouver) how the prices has raised in only two month 20cent per litre....Egypt: Bread Protest Leaves 10 Dead!
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorSomething is seriously wrong in our Society, when a life is worth more than a Loaf of Bread, as thousands demonstrate against the Egyptian Government rationing of flour,... Bush In Israel: Standing With One Side
HuffPo has an interesting angle on President Bush's visit to Israel this week. A worthwhile read for anyone interested in the region's history."Air Force One is traveling back in time Tuesday, banking low near... Barcelona forced to ship in water
Barcelona is so dry that the city is being forced to begin shipping in drinking water in an effort to avoid water restrictions before the wave of tourists come for their summer holidays."A ship carrying 19,000... The world is being threatened by rising sea levels
The map of the world may have to be redrawn. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and various scientists around the world, sea levels could rise 1.5 meters by the end of this century. If... Malta's ruling Nationalists re-elected in tightest election ever
As Spain's socialists are reelected, Malta's conservative government is also kept in power in another extreemly close vote." Malta's conservative Nationalist Party, in power in the tiny Mediterranean state for most...UNEP report: Warmer world may mean less fish
"The impacts of rising emissions on the marine world are unlikely to end there. Higher sea surface temperatures over the coming decades threaten to bleach and kill up to 80 per cent of the globe`s coral reefs - major tourist attractions, natural sea defences and also...Internet comes Normal After Undersea Cable Repaired
"ABC Live: Internet’s undersea cable has been repaired and online traffic has returned to normal on undersea Internet cables in the Mediterranean Sea and Persian Gulf."
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