Travelling Moroccan exhibition displays art for peace
RABAT: An unusual art exhibit is coming to Jerusalem this week. This unique exhibition — called the Essaouira Mogador Exhibition for Moroccan Heritage — depicts values of peace, such as…
Aging, algorithms and Nora Ephron
By Hillel Italie/ AP Nora Ephron is thinking about algorithms. She wonders what they are. It's one of those concepts, such as Twitter and heavy metal, that exist only to remind…
Tunisia: Powering ICT Up
The information and communications technology (ICT) sector is becoming an increasingly important cog in Tunisia’s economy, contributing some 10 percent to GDP and employing more than 90,000, according to figures…
Mideast Crude Watch- Dubai spread flips to backwardation
SINGAPORE: The new front-month December/January Dubai intermonth spread flipped into backwardation this week, the first time in 16 months, as demand for Middle East crude extended its strength into the…
India telecoms battered by spectrum probe worries
MUMBAI: India's fiercely competitive mobile phone industry has been beset by a fresh wave of regulatory uncertainty stemming from a possible probe into 2G spectrum that a government audit says…
UN urges ‘social’ approach against genital mutilation
ROME: The UN children's agency on Thursday proposed a new approach for ending female genital mutilation, saying campaigns should work with communities instead of fighting local traditions. "One of the…
Congo launches new farming community to tackle food crisis
NKOUO: Gaetan Charlly Lengou knows how lucky he is to be part of a new, state-funded farming community — but he knows he will have to deliver results in the…
A recovery for all
By Isabel Ortiz NEW YORK: Over the last two years, the majority of countries in the world chose to expand public spending in order to buffer the impact of the global…
America’s employment and growth challenges
By Michael Spence NEW YORK: For many, if not most, Americans, the crisis that befell them in 2008 — leading to slow growth, rising unemployment, and high anxiety among voters —…
Muslims and Jews visit each other’s holy places this November
By Habeeb Alli TORONTO, Canada: I can see your stares! I get them every time I say we are twinning our mosques and synagogues this month. “Really?” people ask, jaws dropping.…
