U.S. holds navy exercise after Iran comments on Gulf

Things are heating up in The Gulf.  The issue, as I understand it, hinges on the capability's of the Iranian missiles.  With the help of the Chinese, the Iranians reportedly have acquired missile technology...

Midwest floods spotlight decrepit infrastructure

This report should be a real wake-up call. How can Americans allow their taxes to be squandered on supporting their ever expanding military industrial complex when they need to invest at lease a trillion dollars to upgrade "the decrepit state of U.S. infrastructure" ...

Ohio Would be Devastated by McCain Gas Tax Holiday, Historic Opposition to Re...

Strickland Says Winning Friends in Ohio Uphill Battle for McCain, Religious Conservatives Too Fractured to Help This Year OhioNewsBureau COLUMBUS, OHIO: Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and State Sen. Eric Kearney, both Democrats, spoke to reporters Thursday afternoon, telling...

Heady excitement damped by doubt

Benin's intro:  This is an excerpt from absolutely amazing  special report that the Financial Times has done on the current state of the Nigerian economy.  The report was very fairly balanced and...

Libya to Step in and Fund Somalian Infrastructure

Benin's Intro:This article was written by a contributor to the African Path news network (of which Cheetah Index is part of)-Shabelle Media.  They publish stories from Somalia.  I enjoyed this article...

Japan to increase ODA to Pakistan

The Japanese government has assured to increase the volume of its Official Development Assistance (ODA) to Pakistan, with particular emphasis on infrastructure development, including focusing on highways and...

Senegal: Tourism in Eastern Senegal

" Tambacounda is the largest region in Eastern Senegal. It lies across major transit hubs linking Senegal to four of their neighboring countries; The Gambia, Guinea-Conakry, Mali and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. The region also has an Airport which is...

China works to open roads to reach quake survivors

"China struggled to keep roads open to provide a lifeline for quake survivors, while the government warned Wednesday that rebuilding after the disaster would be "arduous.The magnitude 7.9 quake that struck May 12...

Blackouts hit thousands as generators fail

A blackout in the UK has left hundreds of people without power. A number of power stations have suddenyl shut down. The icnident is on a scale not seen for at least a decade according to one power company insider."Hundreds of thousands of people were hit by electricity...

Dubai Q1 export trade booms by 79%, cashing in on oil prices « Peter J. Coop...

Dubai is feeling the searing heat of the oil boom in the Middle East with exports rocketing by 79 per cent in the first quarter, and total non-oil trade in the region’s commercial hub city up by 46 per cent to $58billion.

World's most earthquake-vulnerable cities

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorBurma's horrific situation, followed by China's recent disaster in such short order, has certainly let the world take notice and not be as complacent in that it couldn't...

That Burj Dubai TV commercial « Peter J. Cooper’s Weblog

"If you listen to CNN, BBC World or even Al Jazeera International you could be forgiven for thinking the Middle East is a war zone with no hope of economic progress. But look at Dubai with the world’s tallest building under construction - indeed UAE infrastructure...

Uttarakhand set to have its own Infrastructure development body

Strangely till now Infrastructure development Projects were being done by Uttar pradesh state.nOW all that is going to change.Uttarakhand will have its own Body called  called Uttarakhand State Infrastructure Development Corporation (USIDC). Once in existence the state...

America is rotting from the inside

Politicians are failing to comprehend the breadth of the US infrastructure crisis. Only disasters move our representatives to act — and in an election year, even those actions seem spotty at best and disingenuous at worst. The United States has much more than failing...

Marriott considers hotel in Baghdad's Green Zone

Marriott International is considering building a hotel in Baghdad's Green Zone.I'm not sure I would want to stay there to be honest; it wouldn't be my first choice for a holiday destination at the moment. "The...

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