The Dilemma of Islamic Financial Systems: for good or ill?
CAIRO: In today's hyper-competitive business and financial world, Islamic financial systems are…
Urgent political action needed to stem Darfur crisis, concern worldwide
NAIROBI: The humanitarian crisis in the western Sudanese region of Darfur will…
Gaza neighborhood becomes ghost town
GAZA CITY: In Gaza s Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood, the buildings are riddled…
UN condemns Holocaust denial in draft US resolution
ReutersUNITED NATIONS: The UN General Assembly condemned on Friday denials of the…
Jordan begins reacting to the Sunni-Shia rift
The timing of the execution of Saddam Hussein on the first morning…
When Pharaohs lived among the ruins of Old Gurna
LUXOR: In a bid to save hundreds of ancient tombs in Luxor,…
Where do Russia's middle class vacation? Egypt, of course
Agence France-Presse MOSCOW: Car salesman Alexei Dorofeyev is proud to belong to…
Ben Ali's dictatorship is creating more Islamists
Tunisian President Zein al-Abedin ben Ali has on official occasions often referred…
Turkey is changing, despite Dink's murder
Less than a week before Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink was assassinated, his…