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26th July, 2012
Brent hovers at $104 on stimulus hopes
Brent hovered above $104 per barrel on Thursday, with higher demand on US stimulus hopes and supply fears in the Middle East.
Brent hovered above $104 per barrel on Thursday, with higher demand on US stimulus hopes and supply fears in the Middle East.
5th July, 2012
Bahrain fund chief says economic reform on track
Bahrain's ambitious economic reform programme is still on track, said the head of the country's sovereign wealth fund.
Bahrain's ambitious economic reform programme is still on track, said the head of the country's sovereign wealth fund.
15th December, 2011
Looking back at 2011
A compilation of striking photos of the year 2011 by AFP.…
A compilation of striking photos of the year 2011 by AFP.…
23rd October, 2011
Tunisia set to vote in first free elections
TUNIS: Tunisians are set to vote in elections that are a culmination of a popular uprising that ended decades of authoritarian rule and set off…
TUNIS: Tunisians are set to vote in elections that are a culmination of a popular uprising that ended decades of authoritarian rule and set off…
23rd October, 2011
Obama touts foreign policy successes in Iraq, Libya
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama sought on Saturday to cast himself as a strong leader on foreign policy, highlighting a U.S. pullout from Iraq and the…
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama sought on Saturday to cast himself as a strong leader on foreign policy, highlighting a U.S. pullout from Iraq and the…
22nd October, 2011
Libya free to move on but in which direction?
MUAMMAR Qadhafi, who dominated Libya with merciless single-mindedness for 42 years, was a liar, a murderer and a cheat. But in one respect, at least,…
MUAMMAR Qadhafi, who dominated Libya with merciless single-mindedness for 42 years, was a liar, a murderer and a cheat. But in one respect, at least,…
21st October, 2011
You can’t blame him for thinking he was one of the good guys
WE loved him. We hated him. Then we loved him again. Blair slobbered over him. Then we hated him again. Then La Clinton slobbered over…
WE loved him. We hated him. Then we loved him again. Blair slobbered over him. Then we hated him again. Then La Clinton slobbered over…
10th October, 2011
Egypt religious leaders to hold crisis talks: TV
CAIRO: Egypt’s top Muslim official has called for emergency talks on Monday between Muslim and Christian leaders, after the deadliest violence since president Hosni Mubarak’s…
CAIRO: Egypt’s top Muslim official has called for emergency talks on Monday between Muslim and Christian leaders, after the deadliest violence since president Hosni Mubarak’s…
7th October, 2011
Syrian army shoots dead man inside Lebanon
BEIRUT: Syrian forces crossed into Lebanon and shot dead a Syrian man in the eastern Bekaa Valley, security sources said on Friday. They said the…
BEIRUT: Syrian forces crossed into Lebanon and shot dead a Syrian man in the eastern Bekaa Valley, security sources said on Friday. They said the…
5th October, 2011
UN resolution ‘would not ease’ Syria situation: China
BEIJING: China said Wednesday a UN Security Council resolution threatening action against Syria’s deadly crackdown on protests would “blindly” pressure the Arab nation without easing…
BEIJING: China said Wednesday a UN Security Council resolution threatening action against Syria’s deadly crackdown on protests would “blindly” pressure the Arab nation without easing…
29th September, 2011
Egypt parties threaten poll boycott, protest planned
CAIRO: Political parties from across Egypt’s political spectrum threatened to boycott elections scheduled to start in November unless the country’s military rulers amend the election
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6th September, 2011
Propaganda authorities take over Beijing papers
BEIJING: China’s propaganda authorities have placed two of Beijing’s most popular and colourful newspapers under new management, state press said, in a move decried…
BEIJING: China’s propaganda authorities have placed two of Beijing’s most popular and colourful newspapers under new management, state press said, in a move decried…
3rd August, 2011
Egypt’s liberals push limits as Mubarak trial gets under way
It was a monumental day in Egypt on Wednesday. Former President Hosni Mubarak was rolled into the courtroom on his hospital bed, spoke a few…
It was a monumental day in Egypt on Wednesday. Former President Hosni Mubarak was rolled into the courtroom on his hospital bed, spoke a few…
18th May, 2011
Syria Christians fear for religious freedom
BEIRUT: Syria’s minority Christians are watching the protests sweeping their country with trepidation, fearing their religious freedom could be threatened if President Bashar al…
BEIRUT: Syria’s minority Christians are watching the protests sweeping their country with trepidation, fearing their religious freedom could be threatened if President Bashar al…
18th May, 2011
Bahraini activist said threatened with rape: report
DUBAI: A prominent Bahraini human rights activist said he had been threatened with rape while in custody after he refused to apologise to the king…
DUBAI: A prominent Bahraini human rights activist said he had been threatened with rape while in custody after he refused to apologise to the king…
7th May, 2011
26 protesters killed in Syria on ‘Day of Defiance’
DAMASCUS: Syrian security forces shot dead at least 26 protesters on Friday, a rights group said, as thousands rallied on a ‘Day of Defiance’ against…
DAMASCUS: Syrian security forces shot dead at least 26 protesters on Friday, a rights group said, as thousands rallied on a ‘Day of Defiance’ against…
6th May, 2011
Five dead in Syria ‘Day of Defiance’
DAMASCUS: Syria’s security forces shot dead at least five people Friday as thousands rallied on a “Day of Defiance” against the autocratic regime of President…
DAMASCUS: Syria’s security forces shot dead at least five people Friday as thousands rallied on a “Day of Defiance” against the autocratic regime of President…
30th April, 2011
Minister: Egypt’s Mubarak could face death penalty
CAIRO: Egypt’s ousted President Hosni Mubarak would face the death penalty if convicted of ordering the shooting of protesters during the uprisings that brought him…
CAIRO: Egypt’s ousted President Hosni Mubarak would face the death penalty if convicted of ordering the shooting of protesters during the uprisings that brought him…
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29th April, 2011
Damascus update: a spring of discontent
Troops are deployed and draconian tactics are applied against unarmed citizens shouting freedom slogans.
Troops are deployed and draconian tactics are applied against unarmed citizens shouting freedom slogans.
28th April, 2011
Notes from Damascus – Lone Syrians remain defiant
DAMASCUS: Walking around town last Thursday, what struck me was the ‘false’ show of normalcy. Markets and restaurants were packed with people but then there…
DAMASCUS: Walking around town last Thursday, what struck me was the ‘false’ show of normalcy. Markets and restaurants were packed with people but then there…
