Iran eases grip on Al-Qaeda
WASHINGTON: Al-Qaeda operatives who have been detained for years in Iran have…
ACS in talks with Egypt on solar-thermal power plant
Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA, Spain’s largest builder, is in line…
Spewing Sparks: The real face of Saudi Arabia?
After a long and controversial debate surrounding the 2010 International Prize for…
Jewish mystics on the Sufi path
BONN, Germany: Jews do not traditionally destroy texts that include the name…
Building on Greek-Turkish detente
WASHINGTON, DC: The world remains focused on the Greek financial crisis. But…
Adjust and reschedule or delay and default
BRUSSELS: As Greece activates its €45 billion rescue package with the International…
Spring of theater kicks off with 'Upstairs'
A new feature of this month’s events-packed Spring Festival is theater productions,…
Egypt oil deals abroad reach $7.4 bln by 2010
Egypt's Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmy said the total value of contracts…
Lack of standardization hobbles Islamic finance
DUBAI/KUALA LUMPUR: Wrangling among scholars and wiggle room in interpretation of Sharia…