Middle East

  • Oct 27, 2010
  • 2 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Airlines face mixed outlook

International air passenger traffic increased 10.5% year-on-year in September, after growing by...

International
  • Oct 13, 2010
  • 11 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Sufism not route to 'moderate' Islam

Since the September 11 attacks, governments and private organisations in the West as well as the...

  • Oct 8, 2010
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INTERNATIONAL: States seek investment policy balance

Countries are moving simultaneously towards further liberalisation of investment rules and a...

International
  • Oct 7, 2010
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INTERNATIONAL: Slower growth makes QE2 more likely

The global economy will grow by 4.8% this year, but the pace of expansion will fall to 4.2% in...

International
  • Oct 1, 2010
  • 7 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Airline profits are fragile

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on September 28 reported a slowdown in...

International
  • Sep 29, 2010
  • 2 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Airlines' profits hide weaknesses

International air passenger traffic increased 6.4% year-on-year in August, while cargo traffic...

International
  • Sep 3, 2010
  • 6 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Feminist movement to shape Islam

The fourth International Congress on Islamic Feminism is due to be held in October. Many Muslim...

  • Aug 24, 2010
  • 7 min read

SOUTH KOREA/LIBYA: Seoul faces strategic difficulty

A second National Intelligence Service delegation has been in Libya, a South Korean government...

South Korea