The American recovery
By Mohamed A. El-Erian NEWPORT BEACH: The United States has gone through an arduous period of intervention and rehabilitation since the global financial crisis in 2008 sent it to the economic…
The cracks in the BRICS
By Brahma Chellaney NEW DELHI: As it prepares to hold its latest annual summit in New Delhi on March 28-29, the BRICS grouping — Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa…
IEA sees no disruptions in oil markets
By Nidhi Verma / Reuters NEW DELHI: The International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday it did not believe there would be any disruptions to global oil supply as Saudi Arabia…
Libya is free if we believe it’s free
By Khalid Al-Badawi, Muhammad Al-Taip and Mohannad Awn TRIPOLI: As natives of Tripoli in our mid-twenties, we are part of the second generation of Libyans to have known no other authority…
Morocco axes Orascom-led group from solar project
By Souhail Karam / Reuters RABAT: Morocco has excluded a group led by Egypt-based Orascom Construction Industries from the bidding for the first phase of a major solar energy project,…
People live here
By Salil Shetty When I was in Egypt in June 2011, I met with Zamzam Mohamed Abdel Nabi, a 36-year-old mother of two, in Manshiyet Nasser slum, in Cairo. Living in…
RAK partners with Excel Travel for Egypt outbound
CAIRO: RAK Airways recently appointed Excel Travel as its general sales agent (GSA) for outbound travel from Egypt, according to a statement. The UAE national airline launched its Cairo route…
Unconventional Arab services group eyes global growth
By Andrew Torchia / Reuters DUBAI: One of the Arab world's most unusual and far-flung business empires was born among the booming economies of the oil-rich Gulf. Now it is…
Gasoline shortage hits Egypt, tempers flare
By Maggie Michael / AP CAIRO: Across Egypt, long lines of cars and trucks snake around the corner from gas stations, drivers spend the night in their vehicles waiting for fuel…
Small amounts of Egyptian fuel reaching Gaza
GAZA CITY: Officials say small amounts of Israeli fuel are coming into the Gaza Strip, easing an energy crisis provoked by a cutoff of Egyptian fuel. Brig. Gen. Nazmi Muhana,…
