Middle East
MIDDLE EAST: Shift to quality in education faltering
Middle East states have managed greatly to expand the outreach of their education systems over...
Middle EastUS/INTERNATIONAL: Can talks with Islamists be useful?
President George Bush yesterday characterised "negotiation with terrorists and radicals" as...
United StatesLEBANON: Spreading violence points to further risks
A high-level Qatari-led Arab league delegation will arrive in Beirut very soon in an effort to...
LebanonMIDDLE EAST: Charter checks satellite TV revolution
Satellite media have created new avenues for political engagement and commercial opportunity in...
Middle EastINTERNATIONAL: Al-Qaida vulnerable in war of ideas
Al-Qaida's senior leadership recognises that it is engaged in a media battle for the hearts and...
InternationalNETHERLANDS: "Fitna" film raises tensions over values
Extreme-right parliamentarian Geert Wilders yesterday released his long-anticipated anti-Koran...
NetherlandsINTERNATIONAL: Developing countries face power deficit
Developing economies are encountering capacity constraints in the power sector, which in turn...
InternationalINTERNATIONAL: Tourism could boost global growth
The potential weight of the tourism sector in the global economy is only now being recognised. ...
International