The summer months are usually quiet in the Arabian Gulf, the searing heat prompting expats and locals to pack their bags and head for greener, cooler pastures. But to those …
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The annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank offer a relatively informal atmosphere for finance ministers, central bank governors and private sector executives to discuss the previous …
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Two mysterious explosions in suspected Hezbollah arms caches in the space of three months, and the discovery of Israeli electronic wire-tapping devices, provide rare glimpses into the covert intelligence war …
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Labor Day in the United States marks an important juncture in the political calendar. It is the time of the year when US lawmakers roll up their sleeves and get …
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A year after the global financial crisis erupted, is it business as usual for banks in the Middle East? Their counterparts in the West have been battered and otherwise have …
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There’s a popular quip that speakers love to use at press conferences in Lebanon. An orator will typically begin by chastising the government for its lack of efficiency, then point …
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Last month, Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi’s son, Saif al-Islam al-Qaddafi, said the case of the Libyan convicted by a Scottish court for the bombing of PanAm Flight 103 over Lockerbie …
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During a recent meeting in Damascus with a senior Syrian official, an American diplomat relayed a request from Washington concerning a human rights issue in Syria. The Syrian official paused …
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With his snow white Old Testament-style beard, floppy hat and intense, inquisitive gaze, Patrick McGovern cuts an unlikely figure for someone likened to Indiana Jones. But rather than snatching mysterious …