Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Iran

Russia Committed To Iranian Nuclear Plant Launch

The Bushehr nuclear power plant as it looked in February 2006 (epa)

January 28, 2007 -- Russian security chief Igor Ivanov said in Tehran today that Moscow is committed to completing Iran's first nuclear power plant on schedule in September.

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January 28, 2007

IRNA news agency quotes Ivanov as saying that "Russia is determined" to finish the Bushehr plant on time.

He spoke after talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki.

Russia supports Iran's right to peaceful nuclear technology but voted for a UN Security Council resolution in December that imposes sanctions on Tehran over its refusal to freeze uranium enrichment.

(AFP)

Nuclear Power's Resurgence

Nuclear-fuel pellets being produced in Kazakhstan (TASS)

LOOKING FOR ALTERNATIVES. Despite warnings from scientists, the world seems unable to stem its insatiable appetite for fossil fuels, which are producing the greenhouse gases blamed for global warming. And emissions are set to rise dramatically in the next few years. Is it time for the environmental movement to drop its opposition to nuclear power? (more)

IAE Report Urges Governments To Embrace Nuclear Power

Russia's Nuclear Ambitions Heating Up

Moscow Seeks To Reignite Nuclear Power Industry

France Chosen To Host Experimental Fusion Reactor Project

Nuclear Power Set For Growth

China/India: Emerging Giants Look To Nuclear Power

Reports from an RFE/RL conference on energy-security issues.

Iran has stepped up its pressure on activists using the Internet

Iranian Activists, Journalists Receive Threatening E-mails

A number of Iranian activists and journalists based inside and outside the country have told RFE/RL’s Radio Farda they have been threatened in anonymous e-mails. More

A vendor in the central Bosnian town of Zenica sells heart-shaped cushions with proclamations of love for 1 euro each.

Love It (Or Hate It), It's Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day, the Western holiday celebrating love, has become a global phenomenon over the past two decades. The fall of communism and the emergence of the Internet have helped February 14 become something of an unofficial international day of romance. However, not all the passions the holiday stirs are related to love. While some countries have openly embraced the holiday, others are attempting to ban it or replace it with local customs. More

Many Iranians have been claiming that their access to social networks and Internet-based e-mail sites has been blocked in recent days.

Iran Tightens Internet Control

Iranians are reporting that their access to Facebook and Internet-based e-mail sites like Gmail has been blocked, without any explanation from the government. Not even the strongest antifiltering programs have penetrated the firewall, they say. Some speculate the move is related to Iran's plan to launch a national internet, which might sever Iranians' ability to access the World Wide Web. More