The ruling camp will go down simply because it has failed to instil confidence among the common people

• Date: 24.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 24.12.2011  |  Markets  |  from gulfnews.com

A senior U.S. official has dismissed Iran's threats against NATO missile defense installations in Turkey ahead of a visit by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden to the key U.S. ally and linchpin of NATO's southern flank.

• Date: 24.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 24.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from Yahoo! news

Tens of thousands of people rally in Moscow and other Russian cities, sending a defiant message to the Kremlin after allegedly rigged elections.

• Date: 24.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 24.12.2011  |  Markets  |  from foxcbs.com

Fast moving events in the Middle Eastern landscape in recent years have gravitated Saudi Arabia and Turkey, two regional heavyweights in this region, towards each other

• Date: 23.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 23.12.2011  |  External Relations  |  from todayszaman.com

Azerbaijan may consider France's replacement in the OSCE Minsk Group by another state in case French parliament finally adopts a bill criminalizing denial of the so called "Armenian genocide", said a member of Trend Expert Council, a political scientist Fikret Sadykhov.

• Date: 23.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 23.12.2011  |  External Relations  |  from trend.az

Nabucco project is optimistic about the speedy decision by the consortium developing the Azerbaijani Shah Deniz gas condensate field on the pipeline selection, Nabucco Gas Pipeline International GmbH Managing Director Reinhard Mitschek said in his interview.

• Date: 23.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 23.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from today.az

In situations as dire as that of North Korea, any change is a harbinger of hope. As much is true of the death of the reclusive nation's leader, Kim Jong Il, and the ascension of his youngest son, 20-something Kim Jong Un. Even though this has triggered immediate fears of instability throughout northeast Asia, the longer-term outlook is surely one of enhanced optimism, for the Korean people and the rest of the world.

• Date: 22.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 22.12.2011  |  Security  |  from nzherald.co.nz

Crude oil may rise for a fourth year to a record average price in 2012 as demand in emerging markets increases and the U.S. avoids a recession.

• Date: 22.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 22.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from latimes.com