Afghanistan's feminist revolution
On April 16, more than 300 Afghani women - many of them…
Spring's sandals even bigger kick than gladiators
Gladiators were tough, but spring s towering, leather-covered, often-studded sandals are an…
Government starts slaughtering 300,000 pigs
CAIRO: Egypt began slaughtering the roughly 300,000 pigs in the country Wednesday…
Obama's first 100 days
WASHINGTON, DC: During his January 2009 presidential inaugural address, US President Barack…
Zuma Rising
The anxiety over Jacob Zuma's election as president of South Africa obscures…
Somali piracy and Muslim-Western relations
WASHINGTON, DC/DOHA: On the morning of April 8, a US-flagged cargo ship…
Jimmy Carter positive on US-Syria ties
BOGOTA: Former President Jimmy Carter said Tuesday that the United States and…
Egypt banks in good shape
CAIRO: Egypt s banks appear to be weathering the global financial storm…
Mideast growth to halve as oil falls: World Bank
WASHINGTON: Economic growth in the Middle East and North Africa is set…
Mideast, Africa hotel occupancy down in March: report
DUBAI: Hotel occupancy in the Middle East and Africa fell 11 percent…