Opinion

The double whammy of the subprime market crisis followed by the deepening financial crisis has seen a remarkable change in fortunes among the vanguard of economic power. Recall British Prime …

With the Crash of ‘08 ushering in the 2009 worldwide slump, it is clear that the economic crisis will hit richer countries more than others. According to the Organization for …

Many years ago, an Indian friend of mine living in Dubai said to me, “If you want to send a plane to anywhere in the world, including the North Pole, …

November 4, 2008 was exactly 13 years from the day Yigal Amir killed then-Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, out of fear for the latter’s intention to conclude a peace with …

Change in the White House looms as Washington’s political class senses that the old adversary Iran is more open to pressure. There is a tempting parallel with the collapse of …

The Middle East as a region has a ‘brand image’ problem. War, terrorism and — in the words of a soon-to-be- departing US president — evil, are terms that still …

For a change, the news from Washington was positive and well received around the world, including the Middle East. Upon his victory on November 4, Barack Obama received messages of …

In the 21st century, the problems of Arab industrial exports have been aggravated by more open markets. In particular, the region’s textile and clothing (T&C) industry is in flux, with …

The past year appears to have been a good one for Jordan; was the same true regarding the well-being of average Jordanians? On the positive side, the country continues opening …

The gossip around Washington these days compares Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin to a ‘post turtle’. Not familiar with the term? Don’t worry, most urban folks aren’t. Say you’re …