1.
Teen solves centuries-old math problem
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, March 31 (UPI) -- Tehran may be meddling in Azeri affairs in an effort to keep Western energy investors at bay, a regional analyst said.
Azerbaijan is emerging as a regional energy powerhouse in part because of its vast oil and natural gas reserves. Russian and European players are courting Baku for access to its gas reserves, with Europe linking Azeri gas to its planned Nabucco pipeline.
Opposition groups in Azerbaijan are said to be planning demonstrations in April to protest the government of President Ilham Aliyev, a key U.S. ally. The protests are organized by a banned Islamic party with alleged ties to Iran, Bloomberg News reports.
Tehran is accused of meddling in the regional affairs of Bahrain and Iraq. Theodore Karasik, an analyst at Dubai's Institute for Near East and Gulf Analysis, said Baku could be Tehran's next target.
"Iran isn't seeking to overthrow Aliyev but to destabilize the situation in the country so that it scares away Western investors," he told Bloomberg.
Iranian broadcasts in Azerbaijan criticize the government for placating Western oil interests. BP has invested more than $31 billion in the country and the West financed construction of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline to deliver Caspian crude.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Additional Energy Resources Stories | |
LONDON, May 25 (UPI) --
The British government unveiled a draft energy bill this week critics say will raise prices and favors new gas-fired power plants over renewable sources.
|
LONDON, May 25 (UPI) --
Military pilot training and training aircraft were in the news this week, with European companies reaping more than $3 billion in contracts.
|
First-time buyers are driving the expectations that a recovery has begun. Their numbers and market share are growing despite financing roadblocks and competition with investors for entry-level homes. ...
|
The photos are familiar, but the captions are not, as economic tension skips across the continent of Europe.
|
| Stories | Photos | People | Comments |
View Caption
