If you think the burqa is degrading, banning it is not the solution
Pierre Bayle, a 17th-century philosopher and theologian, wrote one of the first…
Peace demands courage
WASHINGTON DC: Too often Israeli-Palestinian relations are seen as a zero-sum conflict…
Europe’s Banks, Europe’s crisis
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How inequality fueled the crisis
CHICAGO: Before the recent financial crisis, politicians on both sides of the…
Crisis on the Nile: an Egyptian view
It was one sole paragraph in one article of a multi-article agreement…
Yahoo signs distribution deal with Rotana
American internet services giant Yahoo has signed a distribution agreement with…
Lebanon’s Kayrouz delivers relaxed fare, light summer silks
Lebanese designer Rabih Kayrouz marches to his own drum. For his featherlight…
Gaultier celebrates strong, seductive women
"Perhaps it was pretentious, but they say couture is like a Stradivarius,…
Pfizer gets EU approval for kids’ cholesterol drug
The European Union has approved a new chewable form of cholesterol blockbuster…
An unexpected book fair in Kurdish Diyarbakir
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: A book fair in Diyarbakir, the largest city in southeastern…