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Published time: 6 Oct, 2017 06:08 Edited time: 6 Oct, 2017 06:25 The US halted some military exercises with Gulf countries over the ongoing diplomatic row targeting Qatar, US Central Command told AP on Friday. “We are opting out of some military exercises out of respect for the concept of inclusiveness and shared regional interests,” […]
Hurricane Harvey pummeled the country’s energy infrastructure, and there are few incentives in place to promote renewables. https://media.wired.com/photos/59c3f62349b5e873bc7cbf4a/master/pass/OilRefineryTA-503999504.jpg Feed: All Latest
An Iranian warship warned an approaching US vessel to turn away in the Persian Gulf, local media report. The US denied direct contact with the Iranian vessel. The incident took place when Iranian fishing boat Shams suffered an engine malfunction 72km off the coast of the Iranian port town of Jask, near the Strait of […]
Published time: 14 Aug, 2017 17:46 Edited time: 14 Aug, 2017 17:50 The US Navy is protesting what it called an “unsafe and unprofessional approach” by an Iranian drone of a US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf. It is the second incident involving the USS Nimitz and Iranian drones in a week. On […]
The Kuwaiti authorities are working to contain an oil spill that has tarred the beaches and left long black slicks in the area of Ras al-Zour, but activists have accused it of covering up the full scale of the damage. On Saturday, the government announced that boats and crews were dispatched to drop containment booms […]
Published time: 8 Aug, 2017 15:19 Edited time: 8 Aug, 2017 15:38 A US Navy fighter attempting to land on an aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf had to maneuver to dodge an Iranian drone, which came within 100 feet (31 meters), US officials said. The F/A-18E jet was on the landing approach when an […]
Turkey and Qatar have staged joint military drills showcasing their strategic alliance, according to Qatari media. It comes after Turkish troops moved into Qatar following a diplomatic and transport blockade imposed against Doha by several Arab countries. The drills were aimed at preparing Qatar’s military to defend “vital economic, strategic and infrastructure facilities,” Al-Sharq newspaper […]
Google Earth NEW ORLEANS (AP) — There’s an unwanted record in the Gulf of Mexico: This year’s “dead zone ,” a largely human-caused phenomenon where there’s too little oxygen to support marine life, is the biggest ever measured. The low-oxygen, or hypoxic , zone covers 8,776 square miles (22,720 square kilometers) — about the size […]
Enlarge / Hypoxic areas are shown in red, where the amount of dissolved oxygen is 2 milligrams per liter, or lower. (credit: N. Rabalais, Louisiana State University & Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium) Every summer for the last three decades, researchers have cruised the northern Gulf of Mexico during July to study the extent of hypoxia, […]
