Middle East
INTERNATIONAL: Bank predicts global growth "cushion"
The World Bank today released its Global Economic Prospects 2008, arguing that developing country...
InternationalINTERNATIONAL: Hizb ut-Tahrir channels disaffection
Hizb ut-Tahrir appears to be a rising force. In some quarters, there is growing alarm at its...
LEBANON: Arab League plan aims to break deadlock
Arab League foreign ministers meeting yesterday in Cairo agreed a plan to end the constitutional...
LebanonMIDDLE EAST: Meetings to be held ahead of Bush visit
The Israeli and Palestinian chief negotiators, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and former Prime...
Middle EastPROSPECTS 2008: Bush Middle East policy is moribund
Bush enters the final year of his presidency badly wrong-footed in almost every area of US Middle...
Middle EastINTERNATIONAL: Sovereign funds raise investor concern
UBS shareholders yesterday raised concerns about plans for a multi-billion-dollar capital...
InternationalUS/MIDDLE EAST: Bush seeks to boost legacy with visit
President George Bush will stage a weeklong visit to the Middle East, beginning on January 8,...
Middle EastINTERNATIONAL: Escalating food prices raise concern
Benchmark prices for cereals hit record-setting levels yesterday, contributing to rising global...
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