MHI's new group firms to commence operationsTwo new wholly-owned group companies of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' (MHI) ship construction and hull block manufacture busness is set to commence operations on October 1. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Shipbu More… |
MHI names successor firms for ship, hull block businessesMitsubishi Heavy Industries is set to spin-off its ship construction business to a group company MHI Ship and Ocean Engineering Co and its hull block manufacture business to a group company which has been established for this company split - M More… |
UN to vote on MH17 tribunal, Russia likely to blockThe United Nations Security Council is due to vote on July 29 on a bid for an international tribunal to prosecute those suspected of downing a passenger airliner last year in Ukraine, but Russia said on Friday it was likely to block the move. More… |
Eni signs agreement for new exploration block in EgyptItalian oil and gas group Eni has signed an agreement to operate a new exploration block in the western desert of Egypt, strengthening its position in the country. Eni, the biggest foreign major in Africa in terms of volumes, has More… |
Lukoil-led group wins Iraq oil block bidA group led by Russian oil firm Lukoil won a bid for a key oil block in the second day of Iraq's energy auction after tough service contract terms led to disappointing bidding on 12 new oil and gas fields for the Opec member nation.   More… |
India urges networking sites to screen contentIndia has asked operators of social media networks, including Facebook and Google, to screen user content and remove any offensive material, the information and telecoms minister said on Tuesday, but denied the move was censorship. Kapil More… |
US files to block AT&T purchase of T-MobileThe Obama administration on Wednesday filed to block AT&T's proposed acquisition of wireless rival T-Mobile USA because of anticompetitive concerns, two sources familiar with the matter said. A Justice Department spokeswoman declin More… |
Merkel lands in India after Iran blocks planeIran briefly refused to allow a plane carrying German Chancellor Angela Merkel to India to enter its airspace, forcing the government aircraft to circle over Turkey for almost two hours before giving clearance. Merkel, the latest in a seri More… |
Bahrain blocks website over attack callsA Bahrain website that collected names and addresses of security personnel and encouraged people to attack them is among those to have been blocked by authorities, it has emerged. However, a senior Information Affairs Authority's (IAA) More… |
Bahraini authorities block websites 'by mistake'Bahraini authorities claimed to have blocked a number of websites and blogs by mistake. The Information Affairs Authority (IAA) claimed a technical error resulted in blocking of several sites, but said in a statement it was fixing the prob More… |