Clashes flare in Bahrain on Arab Spring anniversary
By Andrew Hammond / Reuters DUBAI: Shia Muslims clashed with riot police in villages across Bahrain on Thursday, the anniversary of a government crackdown last year on a pro-democracy uprising in…
Taliban talks off; Karzai tells NATO to pull back
By Amir Shah and Deb Riechmann / AP KABUL: The American campaign in Afghanistan has suffered a double blow: The Taliban broke off talks with the US, and President Hamid Karzai…
Islamists claim Iraq attack that killed at least 27
By Nour Merza / Reuters DUBAI: An Iraqi Islamist group linked to Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for attacks in western Iraq on March 5 that killed dozens of policemen, a statement posted…
Qaeda suspects kidnap Swiss woman: Yemeni officials
By AFP ADEN: Suspected Al-Qaeda militants have kidnapped a Swiss woman and are holding her in the southeastern province of Shabwa, a provincial chief and a security official told AFP…
Lone rocket hits Israel as Gaza truce firms up
By AFP JERUSALEM: Just one rocket was fired from Gaza into Israel during the first 12 hours of Friday, the military said, as a fledgling truce in and around the…
Syria protesters urge military intervention
By AFP DAMASCUS: Anti-regime protesters called on Friday for foreign military intervention in Syria, as UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan prepared to brief a divided UN Security Council on his…
Libya’s transition to transition
By Barak Barfi SIRTE, LIBYA: Although Libyans are now celebrating the first anniversary of the revolution that toppled Moammar Qaddafi, they are increasingly frustrated with their new leaders. Libyans complain that…
The future of China’s growth
By Justin Yifu Lin BEIJING: The slowdown of China’s economy has captured the headlines in recent weeks. Whether it is a permanent or temporary adjustment, the Chinese authorities have much work…
Libya bourse resumes trading after year closure
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian and Christian Lowe / Reuters TRIPOLI: Libya's Stock Exchange resumed trading on Thursday after more than 12 months out of action, as the country gets back to business…
Cautiously, tiny Algeria exchange to open to foreigners
By Hamid Ould Ahmed / Reuters ALGIERS: Algeria's stock market has long resembled its economy: overregulated, uncompetitive and performing well short of its potential. So the country's plans to allow foreign…