Jobs and structure in the global economy
NEW YORK: The global economy is at a crossroads as the major emerging markets (and developing countries more broadly) become systemically important, both for macroeconomic and financial stability and in…
Arab uprising, Japan quake hit air travel: IATA
GENEVA: Unrest in the Arab world and the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan are expected to have hurt first and business class travel in February and March, the International…
Vimpelcom claims victory in disputed $6 bln Wind deal
AMSTERDAM/MOSCOW: Vimpelcom claimed victory in a long-running battle for control of Wind Telecom as most of its shareholders voted for a deal that will involve it taking on $20 billion…
US mulls air strikes as battle for Benghazi looms
TRIPOLI: Libyan government soldiers battled rebels on the road to the insurgent stronghold of Benghazi on Thursday as the United States raised the possibility of air strikes to stop Muammar…
Egypt Brotherhood to join wider election list
By AFP CAIRO: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has reached agreement in principle to run a joint list with other parties in the next parliamentary elections, its deputy leader said on Wednesday.…
The forgotten half of the African sky
By Juliet Torome NAIROBI: In Kenya, my home country, there is a popular saying that when two elephants fight, it's the grass that suffers. Nowhere is that more evident than in…
Imagining a new Mediterranean world
By Mustapha Tlili NEW YORK: Mediterranean countries are experiencing turbulence unseen since the era of decolonization and independence. Popular revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt have swept away entrenched autocracies. Libya’s Muammar…
Decoding Egypt: How Mubarak’s mindset contributed to his downfall
By Nael Shama If political regimes can be compared to movies, then Mubarak's Egypt was like an uneventful long one whose unanticipated thrilling end offered a delayed consolation to its disgruntled…
Activists and politicians urge Clinton to waive Egypt’s debt
CAIRO: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with twenty politicians and activists on Tuesday to discuss the current political situation and the future of democracy in Egypt. At the…
Protesters recount torture while in military detention
by Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: Protesters arrested by the military police during its March 9 evacuation of the Tahrir Square sit-in gave testimonials of torture and humiliation while in military custody…