Needed for Mideast peace: a sense of urgency
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World Bank to help Islamic finance standardize
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Is the Swiss ban an opportunity?
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Switzerland says January decision on Polanski extradition
Swiss authorities said Wednesday they would announce a decision in January on…
ME peace requires new ideas and courageous leaders
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Saudi Rotana says News Corp in stake talks
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Commentary: The Missing Piece in Egyptian Football
Over the last 20 years the field of exercise physiology has made…
Syrian writer wins Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature
Syrian writer Khalil Sweileh received this year's Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature…
The irresistible rise of the renminbi
BEIJING: China is making a big push to encourage greater international use…