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Captured Iranian arms ship tip of the iceberg of vast weapons sealift to Hizballah...has been running to Hizballah for months via Egypt. They identify the ship which offloaded the arms shipment at the Egyptian port of Damietta, where it was picked up by the Francop as the Iranian Visea, which is now on its way from the British... In this article: Hizballah, Iran, Damietta, Suez Canal, Beirut, and Polyethylene |
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Reuters | November 05, 2009
Israel complains to U.N. over alleged Hezbollah arms
The commodore also said the crates of bullets, rocket-propelled grenades and rockets were picked up by the Francop in the Egyptian port of Damietta and were to have reached Hezbollah via Syria. Hezbollah, Syria and Iran have all denied...
In this article: Hezbollah, United Nations, Israel, Security Council, Iran, Syria, and Ban Ki-moon
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Yahoo! News | November 05, 2009
Israel views arms shipment as card against Iran (AFP)
...have both denied any link to the ship. Israeli media reported that the military tracked the containers from Iran to the Egyptian port of Damietta, where they were transferred onto the German-owned "Francop" vessel en route to Syria. Israeli...
In this article: Iran, Israel, UN Security Council, Richard Goldstone, Tehran, Uranium, Agence France Presse, and International Atomic Energy Agency
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JPost.com Israel | November 05, 2009
IDF commandos uncover hundreds of tons of Iranian weapons on ship
...of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) which departed from the Badar Abbas Port in Iran some 10 days ago, were unloaded in the Egyptian port of Damietta and then loaded onto the Francop, a German vessel flying an Antiguan flag. The operation...
In this article: Israel, Iran, Hizbullah, Israel Navy, Syria, and Succot
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BBC News | November 05, 2009
Hezbollah denies arms ship claims
...though it did not show the documents. Israel says the containers of weapons were loaded onto the Francop in the Egyptian port of Damietta, and were bound for Syria with a planned stopover in Beirut. Some containers on the ship had IRISL...
In this article: Hezbollah, Israel, UN, Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Allegation, Hand grenade, and Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines
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Reuters | November 05, 2009
Hezbollah denies link to arms ship seized by Israel
...Israel. He said the crates of bullets, rocket-propelled grenades and rockets were picked up by the Francop in the Egyptian port of Damietta and were to have reached Hezbollah via Syria. Syria and Iran have also denied the Israeli...
In this article: Hezbollah, Israel, Allegation, All rights reserved, Thomson Reuters, NYSE, Nasdaq, and Iran
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New York Post | November 05, 2009
Israel nabs Iran arms ship
...guerrillas. Israeli military officials said the ship's journey started in Iran, and it arrived a week ago in Beirut. The next stop was Damietta, Egypt, where the weapons were loaded, they said. Ben- Yehuda said the ship was headed for...
In this article: Iran, Hezbollah, Syria, Israel, and Allegation
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L.A. Times - Middle East | November 05, 2009
Israel seizes ship with alleged Hezbollah-bound arms
...agency. Iran also denied sending weapons. Hezbollah issued no reaction. Israeli officials said the Francop picked up the weapons in Damietta, Egypt. An official of United Feeder Services, the Cyprus-based shipping company that leased the...
In this article: Hezbollah, Israel, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, and Allegation
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Reuters | November 04, 2009
Israel says seized big Hezbollah-bound arms ship
...which he said were unloaded from the ship filled a dock. He said the containers were picked up by the Francop in the Egyptian port of Damietta and were to have reached Hezbollah in Lebanon via Syria. Syria and Iran denied the Israeli...
In this article: Israel, Lebanon, Cyprus, Hamburg, and Reuters
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Oil & Gas Journal | November 04, 2009
BP, Eni need more gas for second Egyptian LNG train
...earlier comments, reported that BP PLC and Eni SPA have found just 2 tcf of gas, or half the amount needed to start up an LNG train at Damietta. For the proposed second train to start up, said Abdallah Abdelhady, Egas assistant...
In this article: Eni and Los Angeles
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Oil & Gas Journal | October 30, 2009
Egypt delays plan to build second LNG train at Damietta
...Oct. 30 -- Egypt's state-owned Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Co. (EGAS) has shelved plans for the construction of a second LNG train at Damietta until enough natural gas reserves are found, according to a company official. "If the...
In this article: Egypt, Natural gas, Union Fenosa, and Los Angeles
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Damietta, Damiata, or Domyat (Arabic: دمياط) is a port and the capital of the governorate of Domyat, Egypt. It is located at the intersection between the Mediterranean Sea and the Nile, about 200 km north of Cairo.
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