Syria's smoking ban leaves cafes empty and pipes abandoned
DAMASCUS: Damascus's oldest cafe, the Havana, used to be packed with customers…
Israeli forces demolish settlers' 'Obama's Shack'
JERUSALEM: Israeli security forces demolished a handful of illegal structures in West…
UAE bank ADCB Q1 profit down, misses forecast
ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank on Tuesday reported a 36 percent…
Proper property registration poses hurdle to mortgage finance
One of the main hurdles to the development of Egypt’s mortgage finance…
NYC to charge $300 for film permits
For the first time ever, television and film productions that come from…
An 'Obama Plan' for the Mideast is a good idea
WASHINGTON, DC: The Washington Post reported last week that the Obama administration…
Planting the seeds of Africa’s growth
WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA: After decades of bad news, at least three major…
Another failed British experiment
FLORENCE: British politics has always been something of an experimental laboratory for…
A new approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
SYRACUSE: Although the clash between the US and Israeli governments about the…