Buoyancy and optimism are not words readily associated with Iraq, but there is a feeling this summer could mark a turning point in the country’s fortunes with major developments involving land, sea and air.
The IMF is slating 8 percent growth in 2008. More than three-quarters of business owners expect the economy to significantly grow over [...]
Incompetent’ Barclays embarrassed by allegations as it seeks Qatar Investment Authority help in raising $7.9bn.
When MerchantBridge’s Samir A. Arab test-drove a Spyker car a few years ago, he was impressed. “How much?” he asked. “$250,000,” came the reply.
Dotcom-unity’s t-shirts with attitude show how slogans can sell - if you can laugh at hard times.
It comes to something when the Labor Minister has don overalls and serve burgers to convince Saudis that working in a fast food joint is better than being unemployed.
Saudi Arabia’s Labor Minister, Ghazi Algosaibi, was pictured yesterday, wearing overalls and serving burgers in fast food restaurant in Jeddah. His three hour stint was aimed at [...]
A private developer is hoping to create the West Bank’s first planned municipality.
Ignore the saber-rattling and nukes fears that dominate the headlines. Iran surprises and delights all who visit it.
Qatar’s staging of the Asian Games was just the start of the country’s race to best its equally ambitious neighbors.
Iraq’s cultural catastrophe continues, with highly organized gangs still plundering archaeological treasures five years after the US invasion.
As GCC Summits go, the 28th, held in Doha in early December, was one of the most significant, yielding an “historic declaration,”Rahman al-Attiyah.
