The Karzai question
WASHINGTON, DC: I watched Barack Obama's victory speech in Kabul, where his…
A lasting poison
NEW YORK: Next year will mark the twentieth anniversary of the collapse…
An open letter to Barack Obama
DUBAI: Dear Mr. Obama, The Americans have elected you hoping you could…
Motor City Meltdown
WASHINGTON, DC: The financial crisis that began in 2007 has been persistently…
Europe and the global food crisis
PARIS: The world has been shaken by unprecedented spikes in food prices,…
Egypt faces obstacles in recovering antiquities
CAIRO: More than half a century ago, a prominent Egyptian archaeologist unearthed…
Saudi, Egypt, UAE Q3 gold sales rise
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia s gold sales rose 18 percent to 40.9 tons…
Saudis say Egyptian doctors illegally traded drugs
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia: Two Egyptian doctors sentenced to prison and lashes in…
The Somali struggle
Somalis who made it through this summer of fighting and hunger are…
How the new US president can win a lasting ME peace
BERLIN: In looking at how the ascension of Barack Obama to the…