Kuwait sells term naphtha lower
SINGAPORE: Kuwait Petroleum Corp sold full-range naphtha for August 2010 to July 2011 loading to Asian buyers at a lower premium, traders said on Friday, as weak petrochemical margins and…
Bahrain's Arcapita Q3 loss widens on income slump
MANAMA: Bahrain's Islamic investment house Arcapita posted on Friday a more than doubling of its third quarter losses on a slump in income and foreign exchange losses. The investment firm…
An 11th-hour opportunity
RAMALLAH: Negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis have resumed after a year and a half of a stalemate that began after Israel launched its devastating military assault against the Gaza Strip…
The future of Europe
CAMBRIDGE: In the first half of the last century, Europe tore itself apart in two wars and destroyed its central role in world politics. In the second half of the…
Lebanon's rapid growth at risk without reforms
BEIRUT: Lebanon's economy has surged despite global recession, but with one of the world's highest levels of public debt, growth may not be sustainable without reforms to cut its deficit…
UNESCO for sale
COLUMBUS, OHIO: In a better world, my nieces and nephews in Equatorial Guinea would respect our country’s president for overseeing the careful management of revenues pouring in from oil, and…
Pope Shenouda and the remarriage crisis
CAIRO: Egyptian Pope Shenouda III this week took his most confrontational public stance since his stand-off with former president Anwar Sadat in September 1981 when about one month before his…
England aiming to make their mark on US
RUSTENBURG: England have been urged to lay down a World Cup marker when they take on the United States in their opening Group C match here on Saturday. Steven Gerrard,…
Shock qualifiers Algeria and Slovenia dare not lose
JOHANNESBURG: Shock World Cup qualifiers Algeria and Slovenia clash on Sunday in Polokwane in a Group C match neither team dare lose. Pundits make England hot favorites to top the…
Subway graffiti case stirs up Singapore
Is spray-painting a subway train with graffiti a matter of national security? Yes if you do it in Singapore, and you'd better be prepared for the consequences. Oliver Fricker, a…