Government starts slaughtering 300,000 pigs
CAIRO: Egypt began slaughtering the roughly 300,000 pigs in the country Wednesday…
Mideast growth to halve as oil falls: World Bank
WASHINGTON: Economic growth in the Middle East and North Africa is set…
Chinese modern dance enjoys taste of freedom
Chinese modern dance is enjoying a renaissance thanks to the energy of…
Mideast, Africa hotel occupancy down in March: report
DUBAI: Hotel occupancy in the Middle East and Africa fell 11 percent…
The Durban anti-racism conference
The UN anti-racism review conference was held in Geneva recently and the…
Explaining Qatar's schizophrenic foreign policy
In recent months, Qatar has found itself embroiled in resurgent notions of…
Watchdog warns arms transfers to Mideast rising
STOCKHOLM: The volume of weapons exported to the Middle East has risen…
Finance ministers encouraged but wary over economy
WASHINGTON: Finance ministers see signs the global economy is stabilizing but are…
Send thousands more tea drinkers to "AfPak"?
WASHINGTON, DC: US President Barack Obama's recently revealed counter-insurgency strategy in Afghanistan…