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Lebanon
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Middle East
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International
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City Centre shop owners seeking relief
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| Mohamad El Amin | August 22, 2013 12:11 AM |
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A group of franchise operators joined Wednesday other private sector bodies in sounding the alarm over slowing business activity due to political and security turmoil.
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Debate resumes on Qleiaat Airport
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| Mohamad El Amin | August 21, 2013 12:08 AM |
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The debate over the rehabilitation and opening of Qleiaat Airport has once again come into the spotlight as security incidents near Rafik Hariri International Airport.
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Oil slips toward $110 as supply worries ease
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| Christopher Johnson | August 22, 2013 12:11 AM |
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Brent crude eased toward $110 a barrel Wednesday on reports that some Libyan oil exports might soon resume, although losses were checked by declines in fuel stocks in top consumer the United States.
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Maliki to make trade visit to India
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| August 22, 2013 12:11 AM |
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is to visit India, officials said Wednesday, to push for investment in much-needed reconstruction, as New Delhi looks to secure critical energy supplies.
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AT&T; sued over refusal to carry Al-Jazeera
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| Jef Feeley | August 22, 2013 12:11 AM |
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AT&T; Inc., the largest U.S. phone company, is being sued by Al-Jazeera over its refusal to to carry the Qatar-based broadcaster’s new U.S. cable-news channel as part of its pay-television service.
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U.S. home resales jump to three-year high
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| Jason Lange | August 22, 2013 12:11 AM |
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U.S. home resales jumped in July to their highest level in over three years, suggesting a sharp increase in borrowing costs is having only a limited impact on the housing market’s recovery.
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Higher costs sap foreign interest in U.S. homes
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| By Julie Haviv | August 19, 2013 12:09 AM |
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Foreign investors, who rapaciously scooped up U.S. real estate during the 2007-2009 recession, are backing away from the same markets they so eagerly jumped into a few years ago.
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Sri Lanka lifts curfew as Muslims fear more violence
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| August 11, 2013 12:12 PM |
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Sri Lankan police lifts a curfew on a Colombo neighbourhood after a Buddhist-led mob attack on a mosque raised religious tensions and left the Muslim minority fearing further violence.
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How Hollande plans to win his bet on jobs
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| By Mark John, Emmanuel Jarry | August 06, 2013 12:16 AM |
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Defying all predictions by the IMF, the European Commission and the bulk of private economists, President Francois Hollande is still banking on a turnaround in French unemployment by the end of the year.
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Bangkok braces for political street protests
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| August 04, 2013 02:25 PM |
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Thailand's capital braces for possible unrest in the week ahead, with street protests expected over moves in parliament that could eventually lead to a pardon for ousted Prime Minister Shinawatra.
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Qatar's new emir in Saudi for first foreign trip
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| August 02, 2013 11:58 AM |
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Qatar's new emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani is to visit Saudi Arabia on his first foreign foray since acceding to the throne in June, state news agency SPA says.
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Population trends cloud EU’s outlook
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| By Alan Wheatley | August 01, 2013 12:20 AM |
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Slowly but unsurely, Europe is facing up to population trends that will sap long-run economic growth and force nations to choose between cutting pensions and welfare benefits or paying higher taxes to maintain them.
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Investors wince as U.S. budget battle looms
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| By Steven C. Johnson | July 30, 2013 12:21 AM |
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Another year, another battle over the U.S. budget. It’s hardly what investors need, but it looks like they’re going to get it just the same.
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Few happy endings for Detroit to follow
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| By Michael Connor, Tiziana Barghini | July 26, 2013 12:29 AM |
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Detroit officials hope the bruising bankruptcy battle ahead of them will be rewarded with the birth of a leaner, more efficient and ultimately prosperous Motown.
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African Union probes rival Sudan rebel allegations
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| July 22, 2013 04:54 PM |
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African nations launched an investigation into allegations by Sudan and South Sudan that they are supporting rebels operating in each other's territory, the African Union says.
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Pope sets up commission to reform Vatican
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| July 19, 2013 02:54 PM |
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Pope Francis, moving to overcome major crises in the Holy See, set up a special commission to reform its economic and administrative departments, the Vatican says.
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