Middle East

  • May 20, 2008
  • 12 min read

MIDDLE EAST: Shift to quality in education faltering

Middle East states have managed greatly to expand the outreach of their education systems over...

Middle East
  • May 16, 2008
  • 6 min read

US/INTERNATIONAL: Can talks with Islamists be useful?

President George Bush yesterday characterised "negotiation with terrorists and radicals" as...

United States
  • May 12, 2008
  • 2 min read

LEBANON: Spreading violence points to further risks

A high-level Qatari-led Arab league delegation will arrive in Beirut very soon in an effort to...

Lebanon
  • Apr 22, 2008
  • 7 min read

MIDDLE EAST: Charter checks satellite TV revolution

Satellite media have created new avenues for political engagement and commercial opportunity in...

Middle East
  • Apr 10, 2008
  • 13 min read

INTERNATIONAL: 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...

International
  • Mar 28, 2008
  • 7 min read

NETHERLANDS: "Fitna" film raises tensions over values

Extreme-right parliamentarian Geert Wilders yesterday released his long-anticipated anti-Koran...

Netherlands
  • Mar 26, 2008
  • 13 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Developing countries face power deficit

Developing economies are encountering capacity constraints in the power sector, which in turn...

International
  • Mar 25, 2008
  • 6 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Tourism could boost global growth

The potential weight of the tourism sector in the global economy is only now being recognised. ...

International