Egypt oil deals abroad reach $7.4 bln by 2010
Egypt's Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmy said the total value of contracts…
Lack of standardization hobbles Islamic finance
DUBAI/KUALA LUMPUR: Wrangling among scholars and wiggle room in interpretation of Sharia…
Peace products
RAMALLAH: The issue of settlements and their illegality under international law should…
Israeli FM warns of N. Korean 'axis of evil'
TOKYO: Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Wednesday accused North Korea of…
Sectarian rivalry divides Nigerian city
JOS, Nigeria: Rows of dozens of blackened and roofless houses and stalls…
Nile nations split on water-sharing pact
KAMPALA: Seven African nations are expected to push through a new and…
The making of China’s trade deficit
BEIJING: China registered a monthly trade deficit of $7.2 billion in March…
Somewhere along the East-West border
KUALA LUMPUR: Living in Malaysia for almost two years has given me…
Kuwait's CBK swings to Q1 loss, books provisions
KUWAIT: Commercial Bank of Kuwait (CBK) swung into a first quarter loss,…
US Special forces train African armies
KATI, Mali: A US Special Forces instructor leans toward a steering wheel,…