Obama's first 100 days
WASHINGTON, DC: During his January 2009 presidential inaugural address, US President Barack…
Somali piracy and Muslim-Western relations
WASHINGTON, DC/DOHA: On the morning of April 8, a US-flagged cargo ship…
Mideast growth to halve as oil falls: World Bank
WASHINGTON: Economic growth in the Middle East and North Africa is set…
Chinese modern dance enjoys taste of freedom
Chinese modern dance is enjoying a renaissance thanks to the energy of…
Mideast, Africa hotel occupancy down in March: report
DUBAI: Hotel occupancy in the Middle East and Africa fell 11 percent…
The Durban anti-racism conference
The UN anti-racism review conference was held in Geneva recently and the…
Explaining Qatar's schizophrenic foreign policy
In recent months, Qatar has found itself embroiled in resurgent notions of…
Finance ministers encouraged but wary over economy
WASHINGTON: Finance ministers see signs the global economy is stabilizing but are…
Send thousands more tea drinkers to "AfPak"?
WASHINGTON, DC: US President Barack Obama's recently revealed counter-insurgency strategy in Afghanistan…