Oil rises to near $77 on unexpected US supply fall
SINGAPORE: Oil prices rose to near $77 a barrel Wednesday in Asia…
Etisalat bids to buy 46 pct in Kuwait’s Zain, says TV
DUBAI: Emirates Telecommunications Corp (Etisalat) has offered to buy 46 percent of…
Burma’s democratic charade
PRAGUE: On Nov. 7, when Burma’s first general election for almost two…
DR Congo massacres report first step to ending impunity
GENEVA: The UN releases a hotly-contested report Friday on massacres in eastern…
Lebanese bloggers: pioneers in the Arab world
BEIRUT: A recent survey of readers of the more than 400 blogs…
N.Ireland Nobel laureate fights to stay in Israel
JERUSALEM: Northern Ireland Nobel laureate and peace activist Mairead Maguire was on…
Death row reprieve for warders who killed Iran protesters
TEHRAN: The families of three anti-government protesters killed in an Iranian jail…
Iraqi Shia militia hints of Iran’s hand in south
BAGHDAD: Nearly four minutes of shaky, hand-held video clips show roadside bombs…
Egypt asset management agency may launch in July
An agency to manage Egypt's state-owned assets could be operational as early…
US pressing Israel to halt West Bank construction
JERUSALEM: Washington's special envoy to the Mideast is in Israel Wednesday to…