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Khalil Khan
Joined on: Apr 23, 2014 Published stories: 282

Articles By Khalil Khan

Europe approves credit line to rescue Bulgarian banks

Bulgaria banking crisis

The European Commission has approved a credit line 1,700 million euros for Bulgarian banks to stablize the banks in the country. The credit line to the state is “proportionate and appropriate to the need to ensure sufficient liquidity to the banking sector in the current circumstances.” The credit line will ensure that banking system can […]

U.S. accused of attack in Benghazi pleaded “not guilty”

Ahmed Abu Khattala

Ahmed Abu Jatala has pleaded “not guilty” on Saturday in federal court in the United States, which accuses him of having led the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, in eastern Libya, which killed 11 on September 2012 including ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans. The Obama administration has wasted no time and […]

Two bomb explosions in Cairo kills one youth

cairo-blast-kills-youth

A 18 year old died Saturday in Cairo and a woman was injured due to the explosion of two homemade bombs on the outskirts of the Egyptian capital. It is the sixth low power bomb attack for this week, have informed the Egyptian authorities. The attack occurred at nine o’clock when the two explosive devices […]

Luis Suarez gets four months ban by FIFA

The FIFA Disciplinary Committee on Thursday punished Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez, 27, with nine international matches and the ban on all football-related activity for four months. Luis Suarez bit defender Chiellini during the match between Italy and Uruguay last Tuesday. FIFA found him guilty of violating Article 48 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code (assault on […]

Washington begins to relax the ban on oil export

usa crude oil export ban

The decision of the Department of Commerce of the United States to grant licenses to two oil companies to export from August a form of light oil called “condensate” has reopened the debate – and expectations – that Washington begins to lift the ban governing export crude from the energy crisis of the seventies, when […]

Solar cells with an alternative ingredient of tofu and bath salts

breakthrough in solar cell technology

Photovoltaic cell technology has received a boost with the announcement that expensive and toxic components can be replaced with ingredient used to coagulate soya milk into tofu and found in bath salts. The cadmium telluride cells are much thinner and have a lower cost per watt than silicon but require the addition of another compound, […]

Third terrorist attack in Lebanon in five days

beirut-explosion

A suicide attack rocked Beirut this afternoon. A suicide bomber has detonated the explosive charge he had in the hotel room where he was staying. The only fatality was the terrorist, but military sources say there are at least two other deaths, both soldiers. The explosion also injured 10 people. It is the third terrorist […]

Nawaz Sharif launches interest free loan scheme

nawaz sharif launches interest free loan scheme

Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif, has launched this Thursday June 26, 2014 in Islamabad an interest freeĀ  loan scheme those people who have not obtained any bank loans in the past to start small businesses. He said that one million citizens will benefit from the interest free loan scheme over the period of four […]

Uruguay striker Luis Suarez bites again

The referee expelled Italian player Claudio Marchisio and instead ignored a bite of Luis Suarez in a crucial FIFA world cup match between Italy and Uruguay. Italy lost the match by one goal. Apparently referee did not judge the biting action even though he gave a free kick against Uruguay. The disciplinary committee of FIFA […]

Al Maliki rules out a unity government in Iraq

al maliki rejects unity government

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, has ruled out on Wednesday the formation of a national emergency government to address the militants offensive by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (EIIL), which since December has jeopardized the Iraqi army in the northwest. ” The call to form a government of national emergency is a coup […]

Beijing fears for its oil supplies

china fears for its oil supplies

As the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) progress their attack in Iraq, China increases its attention on events in the Arab country. The People’s Republic buys about half of the production of Iraqi oil about 1.5 million barrels a day, has invested around 7,300 million euros in the energy sector and has […]

Rebels claim to control largest oil refinery in Iraq

iraqi oil refinery attack

The jihadists claim to have taken full control of the largest oil refinery in Iraq, in Baiji, north of Baghdad. The information is confusing. A “reliable source” has assured the journalist Richard Galpin BBC that there are about 160 militants inside while the New York Times reporter, CJ Chivers, who accompanied Kerry on this tour, […]

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