Syria calls for Arab League meet to avert suspension
AMMAN: Syria called on Sunday for an emergency summit of Arab League heads of state, in an apparent attempt to thwart its decision to suspend Damascus for violently cracking down…
Iraq, after the troops leave
By Ahmed Kadhum Fahad NASIRIYA, Iraq: On 22 October, US President Barack Obama announced that all US troops would leave Iraq by the end of this year. Since then, people inside…
Europe’s next nightmare
By Dani Rodrik CAMBRIDGE: As if the economic ramifications of a full-blown Greek default were not terrifying enough, the political consequences could be far worse. A chaotic eurozone breakup would cause…
The undeserving one percent?
By Raghuram Rajan CHICAGO: It is amazing how the “one percent” epithet, a reference to the top 1 percent of earners, has caught on in the United States and elsewhere in…
Jumping frogs
By Philip Whitfield CAIRO: Betting on certainties is a mug’s game. Forecasting voters’ intentions in Egypt is dotty. Anything could happen in the next two weeks before the poll. But there…
Interview: 25TV editors on resuming broadcast after security raid
CAIRO: Launched two months after the Jan. 25 uprising, an independent TV channel temporarily closed down on the same night that saw the bloodiest crackdown in months on a protest…
Military court acquits 12 protesters, adjourns Maikel Nabil’s case; prosecution renews Abdel-Fattah’s detention
CAIRO: Twelve protesters arrested in September near the Ministry of Defense were acquitted by military court on Sunday, while blogger Maikel Nabil’s trial was adjourned to Nov. 27. Activist Alaa…
Egypt eases regulations to promote Nilex trading
CAIRO: Egypt’s market regulator eased Sunday the rules and regulations for small and mid-cap investments on the Nile Stock Exchange (Nilex), the region’s first stock exchange for small and medium…
Embraer sees $14 bln Mid East market by 2030
DUBAI: Brazil's Embraer SA, the world's top regional aircraft maker, sees market potential of $14 billion for its aircraft ranges in the Middle East region in the period from now…
Bombardier eyes emerging market with new C-series
DUBAI: Canadian aircraft maker Bombardier is intensifying its focus on emerging markets for its crucial new C-series of jets, executives said on Sunday. "Of the order backlog so far of…