Dubai contractor Drake wins $230 mln Algeria contract
By Reuters DUBAI: Dubai contractor Drake & Scull, which has shifted its focus to other regional markets after a slowdown in the United Arab Emirates' property sector, has won a 845…
Israel-Gaza violence ebbs as truce takes effect
By Amy Teibel / AP JERUSALEM: Israel halted its airstrikes against Gaza Strip insurgents early Tuesday and rocket fire from the Palestinian territory ebbed as a cease-fire ending four days of…
Egypt tumbles to 3-week low on political concerns
By Reuters CAIRO: Egypt's main share index tumbled to a three-week low, dragged down for a fourth day by a series of reports that indicate Egypt's economic and political troubles…
Syrian forces press anti-rebel assault in Idlib
By AFP DAMASCUS: Syrian troops Tuesday pressed an assault on rebel strongholds in the Turkish border region, as the opposition urged foreign military intervention after dozens of women and children…
Iran dismisses claims of military site clean-up
By Farhad Pouladi / AFP TEHRAN: Iran on Tuesday dismissed claims it was clearing away traces of suspected nuclear weapons research activities from a closed military site, saying the allegations were…
Afghan officials attacked at scene of US killings
By Mamoon Durrani / AFP KANDAHAR: Gunmen attacked Afghan officials at a service on Tuesday for 16 villagers killed by a US soldier, wounding at least one policeman and underlining anger…
Ten years on, world war crimes court makes waves
By Marie-Laure Michel / AFP THE HAGUE: A decade after it was set up to try the world's worst war crimes, the International Criminal Court evokes strong responses with some hailing…
Saudi Arabia and Russia: Settling old scores in Syria
By Madawi Al-Rasheed LONDON: Defeating Russia in the Arab world was a priority for Saudi Arabia even before it became a fully-fledged commitment in Afghanistan in the 1980s. The current Syrian…
NATO’s Libyan lessons
By John Podesta and Ken Gude WASHINGTON, DC: NATO’s intervention in Libya one year ago helped to avert a humanitarian catastrophe and created the conditions for Libya’s citizens to end Colonel…
Weigh more, pay more
By Peter Singer MELBOURNE: We are getting fatter. In Australia, the United States, and many other countries, it has become commonplace to see people so fat that they waddle rather than…