‘Sons of Iraq’ feel betrayed by motherland
SAMARRA: The Sunni Arab militiamen who sided with American soldiers against Al-Qaeda…
WikiLeaks releases CIA analysis, no bombshell revelations
WASHINGTON: WikiLeaks on Wednesday released a CIA memo analyzing the risks of…
Militants kill 8 policemen in northern Afghanistan
KABUL: Insurgents killed eight Afghan policemen in a raid early Thursday on…
Sudan gold miners vie with archaeologists for desert riches
Dust-covered miners criss-cross Sudan's Nubian desert, absorbed by the drone of the…
Sufism is alive
“Sufism is an entirely indigenous, deeply rooted resistance movement against violent Islamic…
Trade push reshaping Islamic finance’s regional rivalry
MANAMA/KUALA LUMPUR: Arshad Khan, the chief of the Bahrain Financial Exchange, had…
Remains of settlement found in El-Kharga Oasis
CAIRO: Remains of an ancient settlement were discovered in the Um El-Mawagir…
Demystifying Basel II and bank risk management
We have all heard about — and probably even been impacted by…
At least 52 dead as car bombs target Iraq police, say officials
BAGHDAD: More than a dozen apparently coordinated car bombs targeting Iraqi police…