The city at the far end of the world (Part 1)
A couple of weeks ago, I received an invitation from a South-African NGO called the Arterial Network for a “sponsored cultural tour to the Harare International Festival of the Arts…
Qatar economy rises 8.7 pct in 2009, below forecasts
DOHA: Qatar's real gross domestic product rose 8.7 percent last year, lower than expected, after 25.4 percent growth in 2008, revised data from the Gulf country's statistics office showed on…
Iraq says no need to talk OPEC quota until 4 mln bpd
BAGHDAD: Iraq sees no need to even discuss an OPEC quota until its output reaches 4 million barrels per day (bpd), the country's oil minister said on Thursday. Output could…
Arab oil ministers meet after price fall
DUBAI: Arab oil ministers gathering in Qatar have crude prices where they want them even after a more than 10 percent fall driven by concern other European nations could suffer…
EXCLUSIVE: Philippe Starck Speaks to DNE
In person, Philippe Starck is an absolute reflection of the furniture he designs: simple in appearance, well intentioned and with a touch of cheerful flamboyance. His name carries a thousand…
Missonisms in Milan
To meet Rosita Missoni in Cairo due to fortuitous chance is a case of serendipity. To meet her a second time in Milan during the busiest time of year in…
Britain plunged into election deadlock
LONDON: The Conservatives won most seats in a landmark general election but Britain was left Friday with a hung parliament as the party failed to land a knock out blow…
Greece woes hit regional bourses, Abu Dhabi up
DUBAI: Most Middle East bourses traded lower on Thursday on global concerns over widening impact of the Greek debt crisis, while Abu Dhabi banks helped lift the index, after an…
Iran invites UN Security Council to dinner, including US
UNITED NATIONS: In a surprise move, Iran invited all 15 UN Security Council members to dinner Thursday in New York, yielding one of the highest-level US-Iran contacts since the 1979…
West Bank mosque fire likely criminal say firefighters
JERUSALEM: Investigations have shown that arson was the most likely cause of a fire at a mosque in the northern West Bank, Israeli firefighters who probed the incident said on…
