Posts Tagged ‘firms’

EU may offer credit to firms trading with Iran if Trump pulls out of nuclear deal

The Guardian | Patrick Wintour: The EU is looking to provide European companies trading with Iran access to emergency credit lines and funding support if President Trump presses ahead with his plan to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal. An American pull-out, leading to the reimposition of a tough sanctions regime, would also expose multinational firms trading […]

US Threatens Sanctions Against European Firms Involved In Russian Gas Project

The U.S. State Department is warning European corporations that they will face sanctions if they participate in the construction of Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline They claim that the project would undermine energy security in Europe Earlier this week, 28 Senate Republicans and 11 Democrats signed a letter, urging the White House to use all […]

"Deeply Misguided" New York Times Writer Calls For Financial Firms To Block Gun Sales

What Sorkin is suggesting is more of the same, although perhaps with worse consequences. If banks take action where policymakers do not or cannot, they are essentially putting themselves above the law. And if banks start playing that role, where does it end? What if, for example, banks and credit card companies […]

Biotech firms routinely blame "faulty genes" for adverse effects caused by pharmaceuticals, vaccines

(Natural News) If there’s one thing that the pharmaceutical drug lords of our world are good at, it’s deflecting the blame whenever their poisons inevitably harm and kill people. And perhaps the biggest lie they want everyone to believe at all costs is that “faulty genes” are always responsible for any negative interactions, side effects, […]

2 foreign firms ready to take part in Iran ICT zone

MNA – Iran’s minister of communications said Sat. that two foreign companies have voiced readiness to take part in Iran’s ICT special economic zone.The announcement was made by Minister of Communications and Information Technology (ICT) Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi on Saturday, following the import prohibition of 20 ICT products to Iran. The ICT minister declined to […]

Australian government could allow private firms to buy access to facial recognition data

New details of biometric framework released. Photo: Attorney-General’s Department. The federal government is considering allowing private companies to use its national facial recognition database for a fee, documents released under Freedom of Information laws have revealed. The partially redacted documents released this week show that the Attorney General’s Department is in discussions with major telecommunications […]

Israel firms plan to invest in Saudi Smart City

A number of Israeli companies are planning to invest in the new Saudi city of NEOM, which was announced by Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed Bin Salman days ago. The news organisation said reports in the Jerusalem Post revealed that Israeli private sector companies are planning to invest in the new smart city which is relatively close to […]

Coca-Cola reportedly on UN list of firms profiting from Israel’s crimes

Ali Abunimah Activism and BDS Beat 26 October 2017 A Palestinian holds a flag during a protest against a new Israeli settlement outpost  on the lands of Kafr Malik and al-Mughayyar villages, east of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, 24 March 2017. Oren Ziv ActiveStills An Israeli newspaper has revealed the names of two […]

Tech Firms Seek Washington’s Prized Asset: Top-Secret Clearances

Tech Firms Seek Washington’s Prized Asset: Top-Secret Clearances October 23rd, 2017 Via: Bloomberg: In doing so, companies such as Facebook Inc. are competing with defense contractors, financial firms and the U.S. government itself. Security clearances are a rare and valued commodity, whether at a […]

European firms pour money into Iranian renewable energy projects

Forbes | Dominic Dudley : When it comes to energy sources the Middle East may be synonymous with oil, but these days governments across the region are trying to develop other, greener sources of energy. That ought to have some environmental benefits for the countries concerned, but their main motivation is economic. Not only is the […]

DHS Chief: Tech Firms Must Act Quicker To Remove Extremist Propaganda

By Aaron Kesel The acting U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke has called on Silicon Valley to remove extremist content, Reuters reported. The United States and Britain are set to push social media firms to deal with the problem at a G7 meeting of interior ministers this week, Duke told reporters in London where she had been meeting British Home […]

BREAKING NEWS: Beijing Orders Closure of North Korean Firms in China – Official

People rest at a park near Beijing’s central business area © Jason Lee / Reuters RT| All North Korean companies have been ordered to stop doing business in China, AFP reports citing an unnamed Chinese official. After the UN Security Council passed new sanctions two weeks ago, the Chinese Commerce Ministry said North Korean firms and […]

14 Cutting Edge Tech Firms Funded By The CIA

Next Story The CIA has its own investment capital firm called “In-Q-Tel,” and it’s been funding innovative tech firms for years. This is both good news and bad. One the one hand, it allows the CIA to invest in technologies they deem useful for the intelligence community; however, some of these technologies are a little creepy […]

Trump supports firms doing business with settlers

Trump Administration is again demanding UN Human Rights Council to refrain from publishing “blacklist” of international firms doing business will illegal Jewish settlers. UN hopes to label these companies, which include Caterpillar, TripAdvisor, Priceline.com and Airbnb, to as part of its pressure on the illegal settlers living in illegal settlements built in the occupied Palestinian […]

Japan sanctions Chinese bank and firms to pressure North Korea

     Tokyo on Friday has announced the blacklisting of two Chinese companies for their connections with North Korea. The announcement comes as concerns rise Pyongyang is prepping for another missile test. Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said five entities, including two Chinese organizations, and nine individuals will be “newly subject to asset freezing” and other unilateral […]

As Fracking Firms Struggle To Stay Afloat, Big Banks Turn Their Backs

Police prepare to remove a protestor from the top of a vehicle waiting to enter an exploratory drill site for the controversial gas extraction process known as fracking at Barton Moss in Manchester, England, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. (AP/Jon Super) Fracking companies in Britain privately admit they are “suffering” and struggling to secure finance, according […]

Japanese, Korean firms to fund Siraf refineries

Press TV – A consortium of South Korean and Japanese companies has signed agreements to fund and implement a chain of condensate refining projects in southern Iran – a project known as the Octopus of the Persian Gulf.  The agreements were signed between South Korea’s Daelim and Hyundai as well as Japan’s Chioda – all […]

Tehran wants greater engagement of Turkish firms in Iran’s oil projects

Sputnik News– Tehran would like Turkish companies to be more actively involved in Iran’s upstream and downstream projects, Deputy Petroleum Minister in International Affairs and Trading Amir Hossein Zamaninia said Wednesday. The five-day run of the World Petroleum Congress started in Istanbul on Sunday. The event gathers over 5,000 people from around the globe, including […]

US losing Iran’s energy market to European firms

In a Monday ceremony, the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) and France’s Total signed a contract for the development and production of phase 11 of South Pars (SP11), the world’s largest gas field. On the sidelines of the ceremony, Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh congratulated all involved in the deal, saying it will lead […]

Swedish firms eager to enter Philippine market: Ambassador Fries

nsnbc : Harald Fries, Sweden’s Ambassador to the Philippines, said Swedish companies are eager to invest in Philippine retail, business process outsourcing and health […]

Iran veep sees bright future for knowledge-based firms

Financial Tribune- Total sales of Iran’s six major startups surpassed 20 trillion rials ($533 million) during the past fiscal that ended  in March, said Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari. “These six businesses will emerge as some of Iran’s largest firms in the not too distant future,” he said, addressing the 11th round […]

France should give up its policy of ‘good terrorists, bad terrorists’: Official

Tehran, July 15, IRNA – The French government should respect its national ideals for a decisive fight against terrorism and abandon the policy of ‘good terrorists and bad terrorists’, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Office for Political Affairs Hamid Aboutalebi said on Friday.  Aboutalebi underlined the need for an international unified action against […]

Photos: Iran President Rouhani meets Bulgarian PM in Tehran

President Rouhani meets Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov in Tehran on Monday.     By IRNA   Source Article from http://theiranproject.com/blog/2016/07/11/photos-iran-president-rouhani-meets-bulgarian-pm-tehran/

N. Korea test-fires submarine-launched ballistic missile – report

The missile was fired from waters southeast of the coastal port city of Sinpo, South Hamgyong Province, at about 11:30 am Seoul time (0230 GMT), Yonhap reported citing South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). “The SLBM was ejected from the submarine normally, but is estimated the initial flight was unsuccessful,” the JCS said in a brief […]

Exhibition brings Iranian landscape to China

The exhibition was opened officially on Monday by Head of Iran’s National Library Mr. Seyed Reza Salehi Amiri in a ceremony to which Mr. Han Yongjin, Head of National Library of China and a group of interested public attended. Mr. Salehi Amiri told the ceremony that the exhibition was an attempt to display only small […]

Portugal Powers Itself for Four Straight Days with 100% Renewable Energy

Terence Newton, StaffWaking Times Energy is perhaps the most important issue of human civilization at this time, and we are fortunate to bear witness to many exciting changes happening right before our eyes when it comes to creating the shift away from destructive fossil fuel power. Germany has impressed Europe and […]

Portugal Powers Itself for Four Straight Days with 100% Renewable Energy

Terence Newton, StaffWaking Times Energy is perhaps the most important issue of human civilization at this time, and we are fortunate to bear witness to many exciting changes happening right before our eyes when it comes to creating the shift away from destructive fossil fuel power. Germany has impressed Europe and […]

$27b needed to complete Iran petchem projects

TEHRAN, May 08 (Shana) – Managing Director of National Petrochemical Company (NPC) says Iran will need 27 billion dollars in foreign investments to complete its half-finished petrochemical projects. Addressing reporters on the sidelines of the 21st Iran International Exhibition of Oil, Gas, Refining and Petrochemicals, Marziyeh Shahdaei said the country has 55 major petrochemical projects […]

Chile law school backs Israel boycott by big margin

Ali Abunimah Activism and BDS Beat 3 May 2016 Students at the University of Chile law school celebrate referendum vote to back Israel boycott. (via Facebook) Students at the law school of the University of Chile have voted by a landslide to back the Palestinian call for the boycott of Israeli academic institutions. With about […]

Iranian minister criticizes UN members’ failure to support anti-drugs campaign

Speaking at a meeting with Cuba’s Justice Minister Maria Esther Reus Gonzalez in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on Drugs, Rahmani Fazli highlighted Iran’s all-out efforts to combat illicit drugs originating from neighboring Afghanistan. The Islamic Republic of Iran is standing against the huge influx of […]

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