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Nobel peace prize laureate and former director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mohammed ElBaradei (L), speaks with Egyptian Member of Parliament Hamdeen Sabbahy (C) and former Egyptian Presidential candidate and head of the El-Ghad Party, Ayman Nour (R), during a late night meeting with leading opposition figures at the former's home outside Cairo on February 23, 2010. The return to Cairo ElBaradei has injected energy into the political landscape, but many people wonder whether he is the 'saviour' Egypt has been waiting for.

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  • APNewsBreak: Higher enrichment at Iranian site

    to higher than previous levels and closer to what is needed for nuclear weapons.The diplomats say the finding by the International Atomic Energy Agency does not necessarily mean that Iran is secretly raising its enrichment threshold.They say the traces could   Read more »

  • IAEA, Iran begin new nuke talks

    talks with Iran aimed at getting access to what it suspects was the site of secret tests to make nuclear arms.The International Atomic Energy Agency thinks the site at Iran's Parchin military facility was used to test explosives needed to set off a nuclear   Read more »

  • NKorea invites UN nuke monitors to return

    -- North Korea has invited the International Atomic Energy Agency to return, three years after expelling its nuclear monitors, the agency said Monday. The U.S. said such a move would be welcome but remained critical of the North's missile test plans.Without   Read more »

  • World powers seek unity on Iran nuke program

    the difficulties of presenting a united front at upcoming nuclear talks with Tehran .A 35-nation meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency 's board was scheduled to discuss concerns about Iran's nuclear program Wednesday. But its rapid and unscheduled   Read more »

  • US pushes North to allow IAEA nuke monitors in

    nuclear programs by allowing U.N. exerts back into the country quickly to monitor its commitments.In comments to an International Atomic Energy Agency meeting, U.S. delegate Robert Wood also said Washington saw last week's agreement as only a first step toward   Read more »

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About International Atomic Energy Agency

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to inhibit its use for military purposes. Though established independently of the United Nations under its own international treaty (the IAEA Statute), the IAEA reports to both the General Assembly and the Security Council.

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