Yields dip at Egypt bond auction as confidence grows
By Tom Pfeiffer / Reuters CAIRO: Yields edged lower at a sale of Egyptian treasury bonds on Monday, and traders said banks had demanded more than the amount offered due to…
Experts weigh in on bane of corruption in regional business
By Reem Abdellatif CAIRO: In light of the calls for change resonating across the Arab world this past year, the annual Economic Research Forum (ERF) conference focused on the theme of…
Baghdad spruces up for Arab summit
By Prashant Rao / AFP BAGHDAD: With renovated hotels and tighter security, Baghdad is putting on its best face for this week's Arab summit in what Iraq has billed as its…
Obama warns N. Korea, Iran their options are few
By Anne Gearan / AP SEOUL: President Barack Obama is warning North Korea and Iran that their options are few and their friends fewer as those nations refuse to back down…
Mali’s political class slams junta amid coup disarray
By Thomas Morfin / AFP BAMAKO: Leaders of the coup in Mali faced increasing pressure Monday as Malian lawmakers and opposition figures joined forces to call for them to go…
Israelis prefer preemptive strike to nuclear Iran, says poll
By AFP JERUSALEM: Nearly two-thirds of Israeli Jews believe that the consequences for the Jewish state of a nuclear-armed Iran would be worse than those of an Israeli attack on…
Body of brutally beaten woman to be flown to Iraq
By Elliot Spagat / AP EL CAJON: A Muslim leader says that the body of an Iraqi-American woman who was found brutally beaten next to a note saying "go back to…
Art Dubai spotlights Arab talents
With 20,000 visitors flocking to Art Dubai, the region’s largest art fair — now in its sixth year — organizers and participating galleries have lauded its huge success as it…
Syria tops Arab agenda at Iraq summit
By Prashant Rao / AFP BAGHDAD: After decades at the center of the Arab world, Syria now sits in the dock with regional leaders meeting in Baghdad this week over how…
Sarkozy says influential Muslim cleric not welcome in France
By AFP PARIS: President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Monday that influential Qatar-based Sunni Muslim cleric Yusuf Al-Qaradawi was not welcome in France. Egyptian-born Qaradawi, 86, has been invited to visit next…