Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said Syria has stopped purchasing electricity from neighbouring Turkey. The move was due to damage to Syrian infrastructure, he explained. "Syria halted their power purchases from Turkey one week ago," Yildiz said.

• October 11, 2012

Strong explosion on a gas pipeline in eastern Turkey has led to suspension of supplies to the country from Iran, Turkish Hurriyet newspaper reported on Monday.

• October 8, 2012

The Iranian Oil Ministry downplayed the importance of the recent threat by the European Union to ban imports of Iran's natural gas supplies, reminding that Iran has no gas export to the EU members at all, FNA reported.

• October 6, 2012

The inability of nuclear weapons to guarantee a country’s security or independence was highlighted in the speech of Kazakhstan’s Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kairat Umarov, to the United Nations General Assembly today.

• September 29, 2012

Britain may receive more Norwegian gas in the 2012/2013 gas year as continental European customers take more Russian supplies, which became more competitive following contract negotiations during the past months, analysts said on Monday.

• September 29, 2012

Chinese, Australian and Russian companies take an interest in Kyrgyzstan’s Dzherui deposit. Ishenbai Chunuyev, director of the State Agency on Geology and Mineral Resources, said during today’s meeting with journalists at Kumtor mine.

• September 29, 2012

The international community must be united in its commitment to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons, Latvia’s President Andris Berzinš told the United Nations General Assembly today.

• September 27, 2012

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has severely warned against the ramifications of West’s scenario to isolate Iran over the country’s nuclear energy program.

• September 27, 2012