Iran oil discovery has 30 bln barrels in place, says report
TEHRAN: Iran has discovered 30 billion barrels of in place oil in a southwestern oilfield that borders Iraq, the Jomhuri-ye Eslami newspaper reported on Tuesday. "An Iranian company along with…
Value-Added Energy in Qatar
DOHA: After establishing itself as the world's leading supplier of liquid natural gas (LNG) products, Qatar is now targeting its resources towards its own domestic market. Long focused on exports,…
New Iranian Sanctions May Impact UAE Markets
DUBAI: The effects of the new United Nations Security Council sanctions against Iran will be felt far beyond Tehran , in the United Arab Emirates . Despite not always seeing…
Saudi telecoms watchdog sees IT spend slow down
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's telecoms watchdog said it expects spending on IT products and software to slow down in the next few years, with analysts citing a saturated telecoms market and…
Defusing the Gaza flashpoint
WASHINGTON, DC: Last February at the Brookings Institution's US-Islamic World Forum in Doha, Qatar, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave a passionate speech calling for an end to the…
Who lost Europe?
CAMBRIDGE: Financial meltdown has been averted in Europe — for now. But the future of the European Union and the fate of the eurozone still hang in the balance. If…
A new strategic divide in the region
In the past, I have argued in these virtual pages that problems between Turkey and Israel should not be considered as one-off events. There are structural reasons for tensions to…
A fund for Israeli-Palestinian peace
JERUSALEM: What turns out to have long-term impact doesn't always make the headlines at first. This past month I was part of an ALLMEP (Alliance for Middle East Peace) delegation.…
Italy draws 1-1 with Paraguay to open WCup defense
CAPE TOWN, South Africa: Italy opened the defense of its World Cup title with a laborious 1-1 draw against Paraguay on Monday. Paraguay took advantage of its first shot on…
Netherlands beats Denmark 2-0 at World Cup
JOHANNESBURG: The Netherlands needed a couple of lucky bounces to break down Denmark's sturdy defense for a 2-0 win Monday despite struggling to live up to its billing as one…