7 killed by security forces in Syrian town Homs, says activist
NICOSIA: At least seven people were killed when Syrian security forces fired into a crowd in the flashpoint town of Homs, as nationwide protests showed no sign of abating, rights…
Snipers, cluster bombs panic Libya’s Misrata
MISRATA: Snipers, cluster bombs and intense shelling are spreading panic in Misrata, an AFP reporter said Monday, as a doctor reported 1,000 people killed in six weeks of fighting in…
Suicide car bombs kill 5 at Baghdad Green Zone
BAGHDAD: Two suicide car bombings killed five people and wounded 15 Monday at the entrance to Baghdad's heavily-fortified Green Zone, where an Arab League summit is to be held next…
Egyptian Islamist in Tehran talks
TEHRAN: An Egyptian Islamist and a long-time opponent of the regime of ousted President Hosni Mubarak has held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi, the official IRNA news…
7 Bahrain protesters face trial in military court
DUBAI: Seven detained anti-government protesters will go on trial before a Bahrain military court for the killing of two policemen, the state news agency said Monday, the latest development in…
Save a generation
By Omar Rahman Just over one week after the ninth anniversary of the Arab Peace Initiative, some leaders within the Israeli business and security community have found the need to address…
AN ISRAELI VIEW: Peace process: No one is really interested
By Yossi Alpher The question why there is no peace progress offers a good opportunity to review the obstacles to peace that have emerged in the course of the past two…
Telenor on brink of losing Vimpelcom influence
OSLO/MOSCOW: Norway's Telenor faces losing its influence over Russian mobile operator Vimpelcom after fellow leading shareholder Altimo said it wants to scrap the company's shareholder agreement. The 2009…
Templeton’s Mobius bullish on MEast despite unrest
DUBAI: Veteran emerging markets investor Mark Mobius is bullish on Middle East markets and expects recent political events to benefit the region in the long-term, he said on Sunday. "My…
How risky is the global economy?
By Mohamed El-Erian NEWPORT BEACH: Three years after the global financial crisis, the global economy remains a confusing place — and for good reasons. Should we draw comfort from gradual healing…