The Arab Spring was supposed to bring democracy, peace and prosperity. But stalemates between governments and opposition forces are paralyzing economic life, exacerbating food shortages that were already in the making due to unfavorable weather and (...)
Just as there were signs that Dubai might be climbing out of its debt hole, Credit Suisse has released a report that puts the size of the emirate's borrowings above conventional estimates.
Entities 50 percent or more owned by Dubai's government (...)
Turkey has tossed aside plans to purchase the Eurofighter Typhoon and is pursuing an ambitious endeavour to design and produce its own fighter jet instead.
The decision, announced by Turkish Defence Minister Vecdi Gonul, is seen as not only an (...)
Emaar Properties PJSC, the sprawling Dubai real estate developer, had a near-death experience this past week when its chairman made remarks hinting that it might increase its stake in its troubled Amlak Finance unit, a move that would saddle Emaar's (...)
Investors, businesses and consumers are signalling growing fears that Lebanon's surging economy is imperilled by the threat of a conflict between Hizbullah and the country's pro-Western government over the investigation into former Prime Minster (...)
The Gulf's airlines, which over the last decade conquered the world's skies with armadas of long-haul jets serviced by glitzy airports, face a new challenge to their business from their European rivals, even as they move to double their (...)
RAMALLAH: Attempting to curb soaring public corruption, the Palestinian Authority (PA) yesterday inaugurated a new court in Ramallah to deal with the issue.
The new anti-corruption court will operate within the framework of a recently established (...)
The Middle East led the world in combating hunger over the past two decades, according to a report released on Monday.
The Global Hunger Index (GHI), which monitors 122 developing countries, put Kuwait at the top of the list for reducing hunger, (...)
Children are increasingly bearing the brunt of the violent clashes between government forces and rebels in Southern Yemen despite efforts by aid groups to help them.
The most recent clashes have displaced some 15,000 people; most of them (...)
In Gaza city, you'll rarely see a woman riding a motorbike, bicycle or car, and you definitely won't see a woman riding a truck.
Gaza city has a small, closed and conservative society, where traditions and religion control residents' lives and (...)
Attempting to head off a massive boycott of its upcoming parliamentary elections by Islamists, the Jordanian government is reportedly pursuing legal action against anyone inciting against casting a ballot.
"Many people in Jordan call for (...)
Ever since Kurds established their own semi-autonomous region in Northern Iraq following the US-led invasion in 2003, the Kurdish leader has been promoting the region as a tourist hot spot, and according recent data it seems to be succeeding.
The (...)
You're a young guy with a few hours to waste. The sun is boiling. The tummy is starting to rumble and there in the distance, as if the higher forces had heard your call, is a glistening shopping mall with a food court and female shoppers that would (...)
GAZA CITY: Gaza is abuzz over the torching on Sunday of the beleaguered strip's sole water park on Sunday.
What would in many other parts of the world be an unnoticed incident of vandalism; the attack on the Crazy Water Park has stirred media (...)
The Israeli army has experienced a steep rise in the percentage of religious Jewish soldiers joining its ranks, a new study has found.
The study, published by the Israeli military journal Ma'arachot, found that the percentage of religious Jewish (...)
The number of Christians in Iraq has dwindled to half of what it was before the American invasion in 2003, an Iraqi official said.
Abdallah Al-Nofali, head of the government's Bureau for the Endowments of Christians and Other Religions, said in (...)
Gas retailers in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates are finding it hard to deal with rising prices and government price controls.
Emarat, one of four gas retailers operating in Dubai, have run out of gas at some of its stations as the company (...)
Women exposing any body part beyond the hands and face can be sentenced to up to 70 lashes and two months in prison. Most women are barred from inheritance and the right to initiate a divorce, while men can hold multiple wives. Public buildings (...)
An Emirati firm hopes to strike gold in two of Yemen's most troubled regions.
The Thani Dubai Mining Company announced on Monday that it will search for gold in two of Yemen's most volatile regions, the official Yemeni news agency SABA is (...)
The Saipa Automotive Manufacturing Group has signed a deal to set up a factory in Sudan to produce 35,000 cars over the next five years, the Iranian news agency Mehr is reporting.
The new plant in Sudan will produce a variety of car (...)
Ahmad Bishara, secretary general of Kuwait's National Nuclear Energy Committee (KNNEC), said that Kuwait is planning to build four 1,000 megawatt reactors by 2022. Speaking to press in Tokyo, Bishara said construction will begin as early as (...)
CAIRO: Almost a week after Egyptian Presidential candidate Mohamed ElBaradei called on Egyptians to boycott the upcoming parliamentary elections, scheduled for October, it is unclear whether Egypt's opposition parties will heed ElBaradei's (...)
"Bravo One. This is Bravo Two. We have spotted suspicious activity.
Sending data now. Over,” a platoon commander says.
“Stand by to fire all remote weapon stations,” replies Bravo Two.
“Roger that. Engaging now,” the radio crackles, seconds (...)
Police in Algeria have detained ten men for allegedly eating in public in violation of the sanctity of Ramadan.
Police picked up the young men in a restaurant in the province of Bejaya, east of the capital Algiers after neighbours complained of (...)
A pro-government Iranian militia is planning to produce a damning documentary about Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in retaliation for an Egyptian film which is set to present a negative biographical portrait of Iran's late spiritual figurehead (...)