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“What Could Possibly Go Wrong?”
“WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?” SECRET DEAL ALLOWS COMPANY TIED TO SADDAM’S NUCLEAR BOMBMAKER, IRAN AND U.A.E. TO MANAGE KEY FLORIDA PORT FACILITIES An Occasional Paper of the Center for Security Policy By: Alan Jones and Mary Fanning 23 December 2016 1 Gulftainer’s Port Canaveral cargo container terminal (left), Saddam Hussein awarding a medal to Iraqi nuclear physicist Dr. Jafar Dhia Jafar, considered the “father of Iraq’s nuclear weapons program” (right) In 2015 President Barack Obama’s Administration quietly approved the hand-over of cargo container operations at Florida’s Port Canaveral to Gulftainer, a Middle Eastern ports company owned by the Emir of Sharjah of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Iraqi businessman Hamid Dhia Jafar. Hamid Jafar is the brother and the business partner of Dr. Jafar Dhia Jafar -- the Baghdad-born nuclear physicist who masterminded Saddam Hussein’s nuclear weapons program. UAE-based port operator Gulftainer, a subsidiary of The Crescent Group, was awarded the 35- year no-bid lease at Port Canaveral in 2014 following two years of secret talks in a deal code-named “Project Pelican.” Treasury Secretary Jacob “Jack” Lew declined1 to conduct a Committee on Foreign Investment (CFIUS) National Security Threat Analysis that, under the Foreign Investment & National Security Act of 2007 (FINSA), is required for transactions affecting America’s critical infrastructure and U.S. national security. Port Canaveral is in close proximity to a U.S. Navy nuclear submarine base, two U.S. Air Force Space Command bases, and NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Gulftainer has port operations in the UAE, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Pakistan, Turkey, Brazil, and Russia. -
Eirseptember 4, 2009 Vol
Executive Intelligence Review EIRSeptember 4, 2009 Vol. 36 No. 34 www.larouchepub.com $10.00 Blair’s Name Attached to Every Evil Obama Policy Obama Reappoints ‘Bailout Ben’: U.S. Will Pay the Price Will the President Jump on the LaRouche Lifeboat? Mars: The Next Fifty Years Keep Up with 21st CENTURY SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Featured in the Spring 2009 issue 2009 (#10 out of 130 years) .46 2005 (#4) .62 • The Sun, Not Man, .9 .8 Still Rules Our Climate .7 .6 by Zbigniew Jaworowski .5 A leading scientist dissects the false “fi ngerprint” .4 of man-made warming and the Malthusian hand .3 promoting it. .2 2007 (#1) .74 –4 –2 –1 –.6 –.2 .2 .6 1 2 4 10 Ts Anomaly (˚C) • How Developing Countries Record High Can Produce Emergency Food And Gain Self-Suffi ciency 2009 2005 by Mohd Peter Davis and N. Yogendran 2007 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Month Malaysia’s revolutionary–4.8 –4 Deep–2 –1 Tropical–.6 –.2 .2 agricultural.6 1 2 4 6.6 system is a model for feeding the world—fast— and bringing the developing nations out of feudal poverty. • Stimulate the Economy: Build New Nuclear Plants! by Marsha Freeman Nuclear power is essential for the United States to recover from the ongoing breakdown crisis and become economically productive again. • SPECIAL REPORT: Water to Green Mexico’s Farmland On the PLHINO-PHLIGON, a great infrastructure project to move water from the mountains of the south to nourish the abundant farmland of Mexicos dry north, by Alberto Vizcarra Osuna. -
Blair Lands Another Deal
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Press Release
HM GOVERNMENT OF GIBRALTAR Office of the Minister for Tourism, Commercial Affairs, Public Transport and the Port Suite 631, Europort Gibraltar PRESS RELEASE No. 451/2013 Date: 25 th June 2013 BUDGET SPEECH 2013 BY THE MINISTER FOR TOURISM, COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS, TRANSPORT AND THE PORT, THE HON NEIL F COSTA Mr Speaker, it is always with a great deal of anticipation that I stand to deliver my Budget Address. As this House knows, this is my sixth Budget Speech and my second as Minister for Tourism, Commercial Affairs, Public Transport and the Port. Mr Speaker, without an ounce of exaggeration, I can tell this House, that it has been an absolute privilege and honour to be able to continue to serve our community during this last financial year in the areas of responsibility entrusted to me by the Hon the Chief Minister. And what a productive year it has been, Mr Speaker! It is in order to be able to highlight the most important aspects, as well as making the relevant announcement for this year financial year, that I intend to take each of my constitutional responsibilities in turn. In the first place, I address Consumer Affairs. CONSUMER AFFAIRS As the public may recall, the Department of Consumer Affairs became part of the Commercial Affairs portfolio in June of last year. The allocation of this responsibility under the auspices of my Ministry Mr Speaker, is in pursuance of a central plank of ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Telephone No: (350) 200 78871 (Centrex: 2750) ; Fax No: (350) 200 78899 (Centrex: 3511) Email: [email protected] the Government’s manifesto, to establish an Office of Fair Trading. -
Kurdistan Projects in Picture
Projects in Kurdistan Region, Iraq Benefiting the People Crescent Petroleum in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq Overview of the Kurdistan Region 04 5 Geography 04 Politics 05 People 06 Economy 07 Climate 08 Resources 09 Crescent Petroleum 10 Partner of Choice 10 Crescent Petroleum in the Kurdistan Region 12 Early days of the Project 14 10 De-mining 15 28 Seismic 17 Setting up Camps 23 Testing Wells 26 Drilling New Wells 27 Gas Pipeline Construction 28 Initial Gas Production 33 Constructing World-Class Facilities 34 Health Safety Environment (HSE) Matters 38 38 Benefiting the People of the Kurdistan Region 42 Crescent Petroleum’s Commitment to Community 44 Crescent Petroleum’s Offices in Iraq 46 43 OverviewOverview ofof TheThe KurdistanKurdistan RegionRegion Geography The Kurdistan Region is a mountainous area with many rivers and fertile slopes located in northern Iraq where its border meets Iran from the east, Turkey from the north, and Syria from the west. 4 Politics Iraq’s Kurdistan Region is a constitutionally autonomous region with its own distinct local government (Kurdistan Regional Government - KRG) and parliament; both seated in the capital city of Erbil, one of the world’s longest continuously inhabited cities. 5 People Kurdistan is a Latin word that means the land of Kurds. Kurds form the majority of the population, with Arabs, Armenians, Assyrians, Azeris, Persians and Turks representation in the Region. The predominant religion is Islam, however Christians and Jews are also found in the Region. Approximately 4 million people currently constitute the population of the Region. 6 Economy The local economy was traditionally dominated by animal husbandry and small agriculture projects, while the recent political stability has yielded an increase in cross- border trading, especially building materials, consumables and petroleum products, resulting in rapid economic growth in the whole Region, especially near the border areas. -
Departamento De Malvinas, Antártida E Islas Del Atlántico Sur
Instituto de Relaciones Internacionales (IRI) - Anuario 2011 Departamento de Malvinas, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur Considerando que este pequeño aporte puede ser de gran ayuda para todos aquellos que tengan interés en este sector geográfico, que por otra parte integra el problema de soberanía que mantenemos con el Reino Unido, y por ende de nuestros intereses en la Antártida, retomamos – como lo habíamos hecho con anterioridad – con la transcripción textual de las noticias aparecidas en el periódico MercoPress - South Atlantic News Agency (http://mercopress.com/), abarcando todos los temas que - a criterio de la suscripta – puedan tener relación tanto con el tema antártico como con las Islas Malvinas María Elena Baquedano Departamento de Malvinas, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur MERCOPRESS. Monday, January 4th 2010 - 07:56 UTC Argentina recalls events of 1833 and reiterates Malvinas claim On the 177th anniversary of the “illegitimate occupation” by the United Kingdom of the Malvinas Islands, Argentina “repudiates” events of 3 January 1833 and calls on the UK to comply with the mandate of the international community and find a peaceful solution to the conflict. Liberation monument dedicated to the British troops that recovered the Falklands in June 1982 Liberation monument dedicated to the British troops that recovered the Falklands in June 1982 1 Instituto de Relaciones Internacionales (IRI) - Anuario 2011 An official communiqué from the Foreign Affairs Ministry released Sunday in Buenos Aires states that Argentina considers “incomprehensible the British negative to address the heart of the matter and to find a peaceful and definitive solution to the sovereignty controversy”, according to the international community mandate. -
Gas Project in Kurdistan Region of Iraq Socio Economic Benefits Report
Dana Gas and Crescent Petroleum Gas Project in Kurdistan Region of Iraq Socio Economic Benefits Report Investment of c.$1.1bn Downstream economic impact assessed to be $9.6bn $15.5bn www.pwc.com Executive summary PwC has been commissioned by Dana Gas and Crescent Petroleum to undertake an assessment of the societal benefits generated by their investment in the Dana Gas and Crescent Petroleum Gas Project (“DGCP Project”) in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (“KRI”). The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) gave prominence to the development of Petroleum in the KRI and the Dana Gas and Crescent Petroleum Gas Project represents a major contribution towards the development of KRI’s gas extraction, production and transmission infrastructure in order that a high proportion of the country’s energy requirements can be met by affordable natural gas. Given this context, the Dana Gas and Crescent Petroleum Gas Project has and will continue to make a substantial contribution towards KRI’s economic and social development, and help KRG meet its strategic policy and development priorities at the regional, national and international levels. This report represents the assessment findings as of December 2014. Contributing to the overall development of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq 1 Dana Gas PJSC and Crescent Petroleum Gas Project in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq DGCP Project Total Investment to date Investment of c.$1.1bn Electricity and GDP Electricity GDP Increased availability of electricity from 8 hours to 22 hours within KRI (while other parts of Iraq continue to lack adequate supply of power) fuelled additional private sector investment in the KRI of over $30bn with resulting significant GDP growth. -
Dana Gas and Crescent Petroleum Sponsor and Participate in UAE Trade Delegation to Iraq
Dana Gas and Crescent Petroleum Sponsor and Participate in UAE Trade Delegation to Iraq Companies seek to build on their $1 billion existing investment, and assist in strengthening build new relationships with local leaders For immediate release Sharjah – Wednesday 17th October, 2013 Dana Gas, the region’s first regional private-sector natural gas company, and Crescent Petroleum, the oldest Middle East private oil and gas company are host sponsors for an important 100-person UAE trade delegation to Iraq. “TradeUAE-Iraq” was held from 15th to 17th April in Erbil, under the patronage of the UAE Ministry of Economy and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) of Iraq, in partnership with “Dubai FDI”, “Dubai Exports”, and the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development, supported by Dubai Chamber and the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and with Emirates Airlines as the official carrier and Streamline SMG as the event organizer. The official UAE delegation, which was led by H.E. Abdullah Saleh, Undersecretary at the UAE Ministry of Economy, and included Mr. Rashid Al-Jarwan, Executive Director and Acting CEO of Dana Gas, and Mr. Majid Jafar, CEO of Crescent Petroleum, held high-level meetings with the KRG Minister of Trade & Industry, the Minister of Housing and Transport, the Governor of Erbil, and other senior officials. “The Kurdistan Region of Iraq is one of the most promising areas in the Middle East region for investment,” said Mr. Majid Jafar, CEO of Crescent Petroleum and Managing Director of the Board of Dana Gas. “As the largest investors in the oil and gas sector and among the first UAE companies to invest in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, we are pleased to play this positive role in encouraging further strong economic ties and investments from the UAE.” 1 TradeUAE-Iraq is the first event of its kind and includes a conference at the Saad Conference Centre in Erbil, networking events, business meetings between companies from the UAE and Iraq, and site visits to local industrial projects. -
The UAE Lobby: Subverting British Democracy?
The UAE Lobby: Subverting British democracy? Alex Delmar-Morgan David Miller ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AUTHORS Thanks to the Arab Organisation for Human Alex Delmar-Morgan Rights for its financial support for this report. is a freelance journalist in London and has written Thanks also to all those who have shared for a range of national titles information with us about or related to the UAE including The Guardian, lobby. We are indebted to a wide variety of people The Daily Telegraph, and who have shared stories and information with us, The Independent. He is the most of whom must remain nameless. We also former Qatar and Bahrain correspondent for thank Hilary Aked, Izzy Gill, Tom Griffin, Tom Mills. the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones. On a personal note, thanks to Narzanin Massoumi for her many contributions to this work. David Miller is a director of Public Interest Investigations, of which Spinwatch.org and CONFLICT OF INTEREST Powerbase.info are projects. He STATEMENT is also Professor of Sociology at the University of Bath in No external person had any role in the study, England. From 2013-2016 design, collection, analysis, and interpretation of he was RCUK Global Uncertainties Leadership data, or writing of the report. For the transparency Fellow leading a project on Understanding and policy of Public Interest Investigations and a list of explaining terrorism expertise in practice. grants received see: http://www.spinwatch.org/ index.php/about/funding Recent publications include: • The Quilliam Foundation: How ‘counter- PUBLIC INTEREST extremism’ works, (co-author, Public interest INVESTIGATIONS Investigations, 2018); • Islamophobia in Europe: counter-extremism Public Interest Investigations (PII) is an policies and the counterjihad movement, independent non-profit making organisation. -
James Gaggero, Still Flying High Not Many Other Jurisdictions Can Boast Such a Construction Display of Confidence
p6 New Local Bank p26 Pensions Feb/March/April 2010 GIBRALTAR INTERNATIONAL FINANCE AND BUSINESS The Bland Group celebrates its 200th anniversary www.gibraltarinternational.com SPONSORS Gibraltar International Magazine is grateful for the support of the finance industry and allied services (with the encouragement of the Finance Council) in the form of committed sponsorship. We would like to thank the following sponsors: GIBRALTAR FINANCE CENTRE Tel: +(350) 200 50011 Fax: +(350) 200 51818 http://www.gibraltar.gov.gi DELOITTE QUEST INSURANCE MANAGEMENT LTD. Tel: +(350) 200 41200 • Fax + (350) 200 41201 Tel: +(350) 200 74570 • Fax + (350) 200 40901 www.deloitte.gi www.quest.gi EUROPA TRUST COMPANY JYSKE BANK (PRIVATE BANKING) Tel: +(350) 200 79013 • Fax + (350) 200 70101 Tel: +(350) 200 59282 • Fax + (350) 200 76782 www.europa.gi www.jyskebank.gi INVESTGIBRALTAR OFFICE SAPPHIRE NETWORKS Tel: +(350) 200 52634 • Fax + (350) 200 52635 Tel: +(350) 200 47200 • Fax + (350) 200 47272 www.investgibraltar.gov.gi www.sapphire.gi MONARCH AIRLINES PYRILLIUM SOFTWARE Tel: +44 (0) 8700 405040 Tel: + 44 (0)207 3213746 Tel: +(350) 200 47477 Tel: + (350) 200 61449 www.monarch.co.uk www.flymonarch.com www.pyrillium.com HASSANS TRIAY & TRIAY / TOTUS Tel: +(350) 200 79000 • Fax + (350) 200 71966 Tel: + (350) 200 72020 www.gibraltarlaw.com Tel: + (350) 200 76108 www.triay.com • www.totus.com PIRANHA DESIGNS Tel: +(350) 200 45599 • Fax + (350) 200 52037 www.pdg.gi www.gibraltarinternational.com GIBRALTAR INTERNATIONAL 3 February/March/April 2010 EDITORIAL COMMENT Volume 16 / Number 1 Confidence and opportunity in 2010 Contents f we forever look NEWS P6-10 back, we will never New local bank planned see the way ahead”, Banking expands as I tell everyone Five go before when they declare New projects to create jobs “I2009 a terrible year! GDP growth success For in 2010, Gibraltar is Network of Bay ferry services looking forward to the end of high corporation tax, this being the last TELECOMMUNICATIONS P12 year of paying 22 per cent. -
Building the New Kuwait Vision 2035 and The
Middle East Centre BUILDING THE NEW KUWAIT VISION 2035 AND THE CHALLENGE OF DIVERSIFICATION Sophie Olver-Ellis LSE Middle East Centre Paper Series | 2830 | DecemberJanuary 2020 2019 About the Middle East Centre The Middle East Centre builds on LSE’s long engagement with the Middle East and provides a central hub for the wide range of research on the region carried out at LSE. The Middle East Centre aims to enhance understanding and develop rigorous research on the societies, economies, polities and international relations of the region. The Centre promotes both special- ised knowledge and public understanding of this crucial area, and has outstanding strengths in interdisciplinary research and in regional expertise. As one of the world’s leading social science institutions, LSE comprises departments covering all branches of the social sciences. The Middle East Centre harnesses this expertise to promote innova- tive research and training on the region. About the Kuwait Programme The Kuwait Programme is a world-leading hub for research and expertise on Kuwait. It is the main conduit through which research on Kuwait at LSE is facilitated, expanded and pro- moted. The Programme is directed by Kuwait Professor Toby Dodge, and is based in the LSE Middle East Centre. The Kuwait Programme is funded by the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences. Middle East Centre Building the New Kuwait: Vision 2035 and the Challenge of Diversification Sophie Olver-Ellis LSE Middle East Centre Paper Series | 30 January 2020 About the Author Abstract Dr Sophie Olver-Ellis is a compara- Against the backdrop of global oil price tive political economist researching the volatility, increasing budget deficits and transforming political economies of the a burgeoning unemployed youth popu- Gulf region, with particular interest in lation, Kuwait has decided to redesign labour market governance and post-oil its national political economy. -
Air Transport: Quarterly Report No.17
ATR launched upgraded versions of the ATR42 and 72, namely the -600 series with updated avionics among other changes. This is on the back of the buoyancy in the turboprop market seen over the last couple of years - represented above by ATR 42 500 series operated by Contact Air, a member of Lufhansa Regional. AIR TRANSPORT: QUARTERLY REPORT NO.17 4th QUARTER 2007 (October to December) 1 OVERVIEW..................................................................................................................................2 2. HIGHLIGHTS AND KEY DEVELOPMENTS.........................................................................3 2.1 REGULATORY.........................................................................................................................3 2.2 AIRLINES................................................................................................................................4 2.3 AIRPORTS.............................................................................................................................12 2.4 SAFETY AND SECURITY ........................................................................................................15 2.5 ATM....................................................................................................................................16 2.6 MANUFACTURERS ................................................................................................................16 2.7 THE ENVIRONMENT ..............................................................................................................18