Gates, Petraeus differ on flexibility of Afghan exit
WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Robert Gates insisted Monday the July 2011 date…
Israel rejects ‘preconditions’ for direct peace talks
JERUSALEM: Israeli officials on Monday rejected any "preconditions" ahead of an expected…
Suez Canal gets highest daily revenue since crisis
ISMAILIA: The Suez Canal last week earned its highest daily revenue since…
‘Arab and Peace’ is not an oxymoron
Earlier this summer I was in Jerusalem meeting with various officials and…
A Saudi school system that once led the way in the Gulf
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INTERVIEW: Muwa’adah valid for forward forex contracts, says scholar
KUALA LUMPUR: Muwa'adah is a permissible basis for forward currency transactions, a…
Global M&A involving sovereign wealth funds pick up in Q2
LONDON: Global corporate mergers and acquisitions activity involving sovereign wealth funds rose…