One dead, tens injured in clashes with security over church construction in Giza
CAIRO: A Coptic citizen died on Wednesday and tens were wounded in clashes with security forces after Al-Omraneya's district office halted the construction of a church annex. Clashes erupted early…
NASA says Earth’s lakes are warming
WASHINGTON: The Earth's largest lakes have warmed up over the past 25 years in response to climate change, the US space agency said Tuesday, announcing the first such global study…
Decoding Egypt: A forecast of Egyptian parliamentary elections
By Nael Shama CAIRO: Political scientists usually refrain from being drawn into the notoriously slippery forecasting game. Politics is a multi-faceted process, and the various types of interactions among the different…
Vietnam’s Chinese lessons
By Yuriko Koike TOKYO: For 30 years after World War II’s end, Vietnam claimed the global spotlight. Its victories over France and the United States were the defining wars of independence…
Common ground in the Doha Debate on the burqa ban
By Nabila Ramdani LONDON: I was invited to Qatar earlier this month to take part in a prestigious Doha Debate on the subject of my country’s recent burqa ban. This was…
Saudi Grand Mufti uses haj sermon to condemn fanaticism and violence
By Muqtedar Khan NEWARK, Delaware: The haj sermon this year — one of the highlights of the three-day pilgrimage that millions of Muslims make to Mecca every year — has received…
Maaden sees full phosphate output in 2011
KHOBAR: A phosphate joint venture between Saudi Arabia Mining Co (Maaden) and Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) will start production in the third quarter of 2011, Maaden said on Wednesday.…
China’s Saudi oil imports seen up 11 pct next year, say sources
BEIJING/SINGAPORE: China's crude oil imports from Saudi Arabia will likely rise 11 percent next year to hit one million barrels per day, a pace slightly faster than 2010 but off…
Syria: Talking Turkey
By Oxford Business Group Improving political and business ties with former adversary Turkey have had a positive impact upon Syria’s trade volumes this year, contributing to the latter’s rise as a…
Dubai economy grew 2.3 pct in first half
DUBAI: Dubai's economy grew 2.3 percent in the first six months of 2010 as trade and manufacturing improved along with tourism, the Dubai Statistics Center said, confirming earlier remarks by…