Experts differ on practicality of prospective petrol quota
The “smart petrol card” programme seeks to provide taxi and microbus drivers…
Seven hostages killed in Algeria desert ‘final assault’
Amid a virtual news blackout in Algiers, harshly criticised by local media,…
Kurds demand support from Syria opposition as rebels attack
On Saturday, one rebel was reported dead and three wounded in fierce…
France tells Africans to take up baton in Mali
Fabius is attending the ECOWAS summit in a bid to accelerate the…
Regional Briefs: Iraq, UAE, Israel, Yemen, Somalia
Iraq An adviser to the Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki said the…
Saudi considers silencing ‘blasphemers’ of Islam
The move comes as Al-Azhar similarly requests a formal ‘blasphemy’ article in…
Saudi postpones Egyptian lawyer case until after Ramadan
Little is known about Al-Gizawy’s co-defendant Islam Bakr, an Egyptian facing the…
Shura Council approves proposed draft constitution
Economic freedoms, a just taxation regime and an equitable distribution of wealth…