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Kidnapping comes as French nuclear giant Areva works on image
17/09/2010 - NIGER
Kidnapping comes as French nuclear giant Areva works on image
The kidnapping of seven foreign nuclear employees in Niger comes at a time when French nuclear giant Areva has been striving to improve its image in a region threatened by robbery, radical Islamism, and the local population's widespread resentment.
French nationals kidnapped in Niger
17/09/2010 - NIGER
French nationals kidnapped in Niger
Seven people, including two employees of French nuclear firm Areva, were kidnapped early Thursday in Niger, according to an Areva spokesperson. The five others were employees of an Areva subcontractor based near the northern town of Arlit.
Police find nearly two kilos of uranium in smuggler's garage
24/08/2010 - MOLDOVA
Police find nearly two kilos of uranium in smuggler's garage
Nearly two kilos radioactive uranium-238 were seized from a garage in Moldova's capital by police, who have arrested several people, officials said Tuesday.
Nuclear reactors: safe and cost-effective?
16/08/2010 - TALKING POINTS
Nuclear reactors: safe and cost-effective?
Fears are growing about the safety of nuclear technology destined for a reactor in France. At Flamanville, a new third generation reactor is supposed to be activated in 2012, but tests have been deemed unsatisfactory by France's nuclear safety authority. This has fuelled debate on the future of nuclear energy, as France hopes to sell third generation reactors around the world.
Greenpeace slams Areva over radioactive contamination
29/03/2010 - NIGER
Greenpeace slams Areva over radioactive contamination
The pressure group, Greenpeace, has accused France’s Areva of contaminating the environment near its two uranium mines in Niger, putting lives in danger. Half of Areva's uranium comes from Niger, one of Africa's poorest countries.
France's Areva secures uranium mining rights during PM visit
21/02/2010 - JORDAN
France's Areva secures uranium mining rights during PM visit
French nuclear giant Areva secured exclusive uranium mining rights in Jordan in exchange for developing the energy-poor country's nuclear facilities. French Premier François Fillon and his Jordanian counterpart attended the signing in Amman.
Tehran says chances are good for agreement on uranium swap
06/02/2010 - IRAN
Tehran says chances are good for agreement on uranium swap
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki (pictured) has said a deal that would see some of Iran's uranium exchanged for reactor fuel could happen "in the not very distant future", in a move to reassure world powers over Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
UN report voices concern over belated nuclear site revelation
16/11/2009 - IRAN
UN report voices concern over belated nuclear site revelation
The UN nuclear watchdog agency says “more clarification” is needed on the purpose of a nuclear site near the Iranian city of Qom and warns that the site's belated revelation poses the spectre of other such sites, according to a report.
Meet the Sheik of Al Aqsa
23/10/2009 - THE WEEK IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Meet the Sheik of Al Aqsa
Our weekly round-up of the news from the Middle East looks at the fraught relationship between France and Iran, and features a meeting with Raed Salah, the self-proclaimed defender of Islam's third holiest site, the Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem.
CHINA - AUSTRALIA
ExxonMobil and PetroChina sign 41 billion dollar gas deal
China’s largest energy company agreed to buy 41 billion dollars worth of Australian natural gas at a signing ceremony intended to put a positive gloss on strained relations between the two trading partners after the Rio Tinto scandal.
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