It’s been a long hot summer. Temperatures hit all-time highs and Ramadan demand put power grids under serious strain across the Middle East. Few countries were spared as power outages …
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On wide, high-definition screens, images flash up for two seconds at a time: flayed skulls, charred limbs, disemboweled torsos, heads bloated and bulging around taped-up eyes. Men and women sitting …
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It is a measure of how far Lebanon has come in recent years that a new roof is being placed on the synagogue in the Beirut Central District. It is …
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Last month’s deadly border clash between Lebanese and Israeli troops raises a question about the curious manner in which the Blue Line — the term given to the United Nations …
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The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is fortunate to be able to tap the majority of its oil onshore and in shallow coastal waters. That’s meant a minimal …
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Campaigning for this month’s referendum on constitutional reform in Turkey has not only aroused the expected political passions, but also reduced an Istanbul bride to tears on her wedding day. …
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As President Barack Obama struggles for direction in Afghanistan, the prospect of reconciliation between the United States-backed government of Hamid Karzai and Taliban members has concentrated minds not just in …
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The possibility that several Gulf states, as well as India, might suspend BlackBerry services unless certain security conditions are implemented is the latest sign of the tension between modern technology …
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As readers of a business magazine, I am no doubt preaching to the converted, but it really does pay to scan the financial pages to know what’s going on with …
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Yemen’s currency woes do not top global concerns. And yet the wobbling Yemeni rial, having depreciated 13 percent against the dollar since January, could have devastating consequences for the stricken …