Pope: Pakistan, others, must protect Christians
VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict XVI urged Pakistan to reverse its blasphemy laws,…
Divorce cases cost the state LE 7.75 billion annually
CAIRO: While Egypt’s divorce rate climbed up to 40 percent, divorce cases…
Egypt experts warn of full-blown currency war
CAIRO: Increasingly over the past few months, talk of a currency war…
Israel slams criticism of hotel demolition
JERUSALEM: Israel on Monday strongly rejected criticism from the United States, European…
Clinton says sanctions complicate Iran nuclear goals
ABU DHABI: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said here Monday that…
Egypt inflation edges up, rates seen steady for now
CAIRO: Egyptian urban inflation inched higher in the year to December, but…
Saudi bourse moving closer to foreign access, says document
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's stock market committee is moving closer to allowing foreign…
Asset-backed sukuk framework seen lifting demand
DUBAI: A master agreement for asset-backed Islamic bonds will help spur demand…
Iraqi bourse sees rise in foreign investors in 2011
BAGHDAD: War-torn Iraq is expected to attract more overseas investment this year…