Oil rises above $77 on equities rally
LONDON: Oil reversed early losses and rose towards $78 a barrel on Thursday after a bounce in equities overshadowed earlier news pointing to flatter economic growth in the world's number…
ADGAS sells rare spot naphtha, adds to high spot bbls
SINGAPORE: UAE's ADGAS sold 25,000 tons of rare spot naphtha for Aug. 19-15 loading at a low single-digit premium to its own price formula, coming at a time when Middle…
Asia Naphtha-Tasweeq slashes premiums for spot sales
SINGAPORE: Qatar's Tasweeq sold up to 100,000 tons of naphtha for second-half August loading at sharply lower premiums, damped by weak fundamentals and fears of the market weakening further, traders…
Pakistan’s slippery censorship slope
NEW YORK, New York: When it comes to determining what is appropriate for a free press to report and publish, government regulation by any name is censorship. And censorship, especially…
Affordable green energy
COPENHAGEN: Public skepticism about global warming may be growing, but the scientific consensus is as solid as ever: man-made climate change is real, and we ignore it at our peril.…
Youth without work
ROME: Among the many devastating effects of the current global financial crisis, one of the most pernicious in the developed world is the upward trajectory of the unemployment rate for…
Poised for growth in Tunisia
TUNIS: Tunisia's economy is set to enjoy a prolonged period of growth, according to a recent report from the International Monetary Fund and a joint study by the African Development…
A Kazakh response to terrorism and intolerance
ASTANA: Tolerance and education. Remember these two words. And remember you saw them here first because you will be hearing about them much more in the coming years. Tolerance of…
Eight killed, 14 wounded in Iraq attacks, say officials
TIKRIT: A car bomb in executed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's home city and two other attacks killed eight people, including four police officers, and wounded 14 others on Thursday, police…
US army handing over last prison in Iraq
BAGHDAD: The US army was handing over control of Camp Cropper prison to Iraqi authorities on Thursday, effectively ending one of the most controversial chapters of the American military occupation.…