The Suzuki alliance
TOKYO: The name "Suzuki is the most popular surname in Japan and the brand name of the most popular car in India. Suzuki has a market share of 55.6% in…
Rebuilding trust begins with trust
WASHINGTON, DC: The bipartisan Kerry-Lugar Bill, named after US Senators John Kerry and Richard Lugar, provides a multi-year, super-sized economic aid program to the people of Pakistan. This is the…
A Palestinian woman enters politics
RAMALLAH: In May 2005 I was elected to be the first woman to join the Sinjel Municipality in the Ramallah district. At that time a new law had been passed…
Climate science or climate Evangelism?
COPENHAGEN: As George W. Bush and Tony Blair learned the hard way, the public does not take kindly to being misled about the nature of potential threats. The after-the-fact revelation…
Nagaa Hammadi trial postponed to March 20
CAIRO: The trial of the three men accused of killing six Copts and one Muslim guard in the drive-by shootings in Nagaa Hammadi on Christmas Eve last year, has been…
Cleric laments Facebook 'fatwa' backlash
CAIRO: After denying news reports claiming he'd issued a fatwa forbidding Facebook, Sheikh Abdel Hamid Al-Atrash lamented the backlash of his "misinterpreted quotes, calling on the media to present opinions…
Obama names special envoy to pan-Islamic body
DOHA: US President Barack Obama on Saturday named Rashad Hussain as his special envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference, aiming to build on pledges to restore ties with…
