Atletico too good for celebrating Zamalek
CAIRO: Atletico Madrid almost spoiled Zamalek's centennial celebrations with an easy 4-1 victory over the Cairo club. Argentine striker Eduardo Salvio gave his side a two-goal cushion early in the…
Arab Christians, minorities, reshaping US enclaves
ALBUQUERQUE: Jordanian immigrants take Communion at an Arabic-language Mass in Albuquerque. Lebanese-Americans help raise nearly $2 million for major improvements to a West Virginia church. Iraqi refugees who practice an…
US Middle East advisor Dennis Ross to resign
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama's key Middle East advisor Dennis Ross said Thursday he would resign after a tenure marked by stalled US peace moves, turmoil in the Arab world and…
UNESCO suspends new programs after US funding cut
PARIS: The United Nations' cultural agency has suspended new programs in response to the US decision to cut off funding after UNESCO granted the Palestinians membership, the agency said on…
The devil in the tar sands
By Jody Williams and Archbishop Desmond Tutu CAPE TOWN: On Sunday, Nov. 6, thousands of people encircled the White House as part of the ongoing effort to press US President Barack…
Gulf expansion to roll on despite European turbulence
Dubai: Gulf airlines and lessors could splash out more than $20 billion on Airbus and Boeing jets at next week's Dubai air show, underscoring the region's role as the industry's…
Hopes for breakout by Qatar stocks
DUBAI: Qatar's stock market could break above its recent trading range as soon as next week if global markets, still vulnerable to the euro zone debt crisis, do not fall…
Arab Spring raises hope for era of cleaner business
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi / Reuters AMMAN: Gulf investor Omar Ayesh flew to Tripoli to meet Saif Al-Islam Qaddafi when the son of Libya's now-deposed strongman wanted to talk business, only to…
Who needs a flat tax?
By Mitchell Orenstein WASHINGTON, DC: With America’s Republican presidential candidates lining up to declare their fealty to a flat tax — a system of personal-income taxation that assesses a single rate…
Legal power to the people
By Vivek Maru NEW DELHI: Inspired by Anna Hazare’s hunger strike, thousands of people gathered at Ramlila Grounds in New Delhi to protest governmental corruption. Protesters here and around the country…