The Daily Mail reported on Sunday that UK companies sold deadly poisonous chemicals to the Bashar al-Assad-led Syrian government that could have been used in the alleged chemical weapons attack in Damascus, killing around 1,400 people. $14.69 Gas masks In the period between July 2004 - May 2010, the British government had issued five licences to two companies that allowed … [Read more...] about UK in broil over supply of chemical to syria
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Iran gets tough, Australia gets tougher
Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd has said Australia will follow the European Union in banning Iranian oil imports, after talks with his British counterpart in London. Iran has been reported in the press widely to have made a threat to block the strait of hormuz through which oil passes through to the rest of the world. Blocking this could result in a oil price hike affecting … [Read more...] about Iran gets tough, Australia gets tougher