Cycle of revenge hangs over Libya’s fragile peace
TRIPOLI: Libya is plunging into a cycle of tribal violence and retribution which, if left unchecked, could undermine the authority of its new leaders, spur new forms of insurgency and…
Egyptian economy hangs on smooth, timely elections
DUBAI: Tunisia did it. Now Egypt is banking on smooth, timely elections. The finances of the post-revolution economy may no longer be on the brink, thanks to the billions of…
Centamin posts Q3 profit jump, output on track
LONDON: Centamin Egypt posted quarterly net profit almost three times the year-ago level, boosted by higher gold prices, and said it was on track to hit its revised 2011 gold…
Suha Arafat, Palestinian widow sought by Tunisians
By AFP TUNIS: Suha Arafat, whose arrest was requested by a Tunisian court warrant on Monday, is the widow of Yasser Arafat, the historic leader of the Palestine Liberation Organisation…
Campaign urges canceling Egypt’s debt incurred under ‘dictator’
CAIRO: A group of researchers and civil society organizers launched Monday the Egyptian Debt Audit and Cancellation Campaign, in a bid to break free from ousted president Hosni Mubarak’s policies.…
Iran parliament renews move to summon Ahmadinejad
TEHRAN: Iran's parliament has revived its threat to call in President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for questioning, with more lawmakers signing a summons that could ultimately lead to the president's impeachment, media…
Egypt-bound jet makes emergency landing in Hamburg; no injured
BERLIN: German charter airline Condor says one of its Boeing 757s has made an emergency landing after an engine was damaged by a flock of birds shortly after takeoff from…
3 killed, dozens hurt in Somalia after air strike
NAIROBI: An air strike hit a refugee camp in southern Somalia, killing at least three people and wounding dozens of women and children, an international aid agency said Monday. Kenya's…
The end of population growth
By Sanjeev Sanyal NEW DELHI: According to the United Nations’ Population Division, the world’s human population hit seven billion on October 31. As always happens whenever we approach such a milestone,…
The G-20’s helpful silence on capital controls
By José Antonio Ocampo and Stephany Griffith-Jones NEW YORK: When French President Nicolas Sarkozy took the reins as host of this year’s G-20 summit, to be held in Cannes on November 3-4,…