PressTV - Saudi Arabia lulls Pakistan into quitting IP gas pipeline project

PressTV - Saudi Arabia lulls Pakistan into quitting IP gas pipeline project: "The message from Saudi King Abdullah was conveyed by the country’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz in his meetings with Pakistani leaders on Tuesday.

Unnamed diplomatic sources in Pakistan said Saudi Arabia has asked the Pakistani government to reconsider its decision to pursue energy cooperation with Iran, which includes the construction of the IP gas pipeline and purchasing electricity and oil from Tehran.

The deputy foreign minister also had a meeting with Pakistani premier Yousaf Raza Gilani during which, a prime minister’s aide said a “special message” from the Saudi monarch was delivered.

Saudi Arabia is said to have offered Pakistan a loan for the construction of a new oil facility to bail the country out of its financial and energy crises.
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Putin Calls NATO 'Cold War Relic' | Russia | RIA Novosti

Putin Calls NATO 'Cold War Relic' | Russia | RIA Novosti:
"But he also said that that NATO often played a stabilizing role in international affairs.
“NATO acts within the UN mandate in Afghanistan…and it is in our national interests too to have the Afghan situation brought under control," he said."

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BBC Sport - Teams expect Bahrain Grand Prix to be called off

BBC Sport - Teams expect Bahrain Grand Prix to be called off: "Bahrain's majority Shia population have been demanding democratic reforms from the country's Sunni rulers and the government tried to quell their protests."

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Iran says cut oil supply to Spain, may halt flow to Germany, Italy - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News

Iran says cut oil supply to Spain, may halt flow to Germany, Italy - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News: "Iran has cut oil exports to Spain and may halt sales to Germany and Italy, Iran's English-language state television reported on Tuesday, in an apparent move to strengthen its position ahead of crucial talks with world powers later this week.

But in an indication that Tehran's "counter-sanctions" were of little impact, Spain's biggest refiner said it had already replaced its Iranian crude with oil from Saudi Arabia several months ago."

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PressTV - Iran busts Israeli terrorists in central, border provinces

PressTV - Iran busts Israeli terrorists in central, border provinces: "This is not the first time Iran arrests CIA and Israeli spies. On May 30, 2011, members of a CIA espionage and sabotage network were arrested by the Iranian Intelligence Ministry.

On November 24, 2011, Iran announced the arrest of a dozen other CIA spies, who were found to have been on a mission to sabotage the country's nuclear facilities and other important compounds.

Another CIA espionage network with 12 members was busted in Iran and Lebanon in cooperation with the Lebanese resistance movement of Hezbollah. "

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