Women heralding the winds of change in Pakistan
By Farahnaz Zahidi Moazzam KARACHI, Pakistan: From a country where terrorism, extremism, inner strife and polarization continue to eat at its roots, good news is reaching out globally from a perhaps…
Eurozone Chutzpah and the IMF
By Simon Tilford LONDON: Eurozone policymakers and politicians are in no doubt: they have done their part to support the currency union’s struggling members by increasing the size of its…
The Arab Spring: Youth, freedom and the tools of technology
By Megan Martin Wielding mobile phones and computers, the young activists across the Middle East have altered the way the world approaches popular mobilization, social networks and Internet freedom. The…
Analysis: Egypt in tough final leg of transition
By Tom Perry / Reuters CAIRO: The final leg of Egypt's transition from military to civilian rule has turned into a bitter power struggle that is feeding a sense of crisis…
Yemen army clashes with Islamists, 34 killed
By Reuters ADEN: At least 34 people, mostly Islamist militants, were killed near the southern Yemeni city of Lawdar on Friday in clashes between government forces and an Al-Qaeda linked…
Ousted Tunisian strongman’s kin says ready to face justice
By AFP TUNIS: The exiled brother-in-law of ousted Tunisian strongman Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali regrets his role in the dictatorship and is prepared to face justice at home, news reports…
Defying ban, Egyptian Christians visit Jerusalem
By Diaa Hadid / AP JERUSALEM: After the death of their spiritual leader, more than 2,000 Egyptian Copts have poured into the Holy Land for the Easter holidays, defying a ban…
Gold eases towards $1,670/oz as dollar recovers
By Jan Harvey / Reuters LONDON: Gold eased towards $1,670 an ounce on Friday, pausing in its biggest one-week rally since late February, as the dollar recovered lost ground against the…
Jordan’s anti-business backlash scares investors
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi /Reuters AMMAN: At a meeting in the royal palace last month, Jordan's King Abdullah did not disguise his exasperation with his officials as he listened to a chorus…
Orascom asks for arbitration on Algeria dispute
By Shaimaa Fayed / Reuters CAIRO: Orascom Telecom (OTH) said on Thursday it had submitted a formal arbitration notice against the Algerian government, the latest twist in a long and…