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  • UAE launches Arab world's first nuclear plant

    08/02/2020 1:03:33 PM PDT · by RomanSoldier19 · 35 replies
    nhk ^ | 8/2/2020 | nhk
    The United Arab Emirates has become the first country among oil-producing Arab Gulf states to open a nuclear power plant. The UAE's state news agency reported on Saturday that the first unit at the Barakah nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi had started operations. A South Korean-led consortium won the bid to build the plant in 2009, after competing with rivals from Japan and the United States. The plant will consist of four nuclear reactors. Thermal power generation using natural gas has been a main energy source in the UAE. This is the first time an Arab Gulf nation that...
  • Guard jams Arab MK inside revolving door [Israel's Cynthia McKinney]

    06/15/2006 7:25:11 AM PDT · by Alouette · 11 replies · 718+ views
    YNet ^ | June 15, 2006 | Shlomi Laufer
    Embarrassing incident: Hotel security guard 'traps' Mohammad Barakeh inside revolving door, after MK refuses to undergo security inspection Knesset Member Mohammad Barakeh (Hadash) got involved in an embarrassing incident this week at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Jerusalem. Upon arriving at the place, where he spends the night on days when he is forced to work late at the Knesset, Barakeh was asked by the security guard at the hotel's entrance to undergo a security check, although such is not customarily carried out with MKs. Barakeh refused to cooperate, and the guard in response jammed him inside the revolving door...