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Arabs, Muslims battle US, Europeans over free speech at UN
GENEVA: Arab and Muslim countries defended Tuesday a resolution they pushed through…
Taming the Private Equity "Locusts"
The full repercussions of the financial crisis triggered by bad mortgages in…
Oil prices spike near $106 as US currency slides
LONDON: Oil prices jumped close to $106 dollars on Friday as investor…
Dialogue of the deaf
Last week in Europe we waited with bated breath for reactions to…
Developing world gets less aid, donors lagging on targets: OECD
PARIS: Aid to the developing countries fell last year and most donors…
With a Grain of Salt: The Ten Magic Rules
A friend of mine from France sent me an article by Bernard…
IMF gives larger developing countries greater role in its operations
WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund s directors approved a major change in…
Child workers a growing problem as food prices rise
CAIRO: Each day, 14-year-old Ali Abdel-Nasser works at a brick factory on…
Lebanon's army chief threatens to quit presidential race
BEIRUT: Lebanon s army commander warned feuding political factions in remarks published…
Not for rent: Cairo's haunted houses
CAIRO: Following 20 years of living as an expat in the US,…