Beijing seeks a shift in geopolitics Asia Times | By Willy Lam | China's ongoing tussles with the United States over issues including Taiwan, Tibet and trade are in a sense nothing new. For more than two decades, Sino-US relations have periodically gone through rough patches over these and related causes of disagreement. What is new is China's mu...
Lebanese women still face discrimination - study Daily Star Lebanon | By Dalila Mahdawi | Daily Star staff | Tuesday, March 09, 2010 | - Powered by | BEIRUT: Women in Lebanon have made considerable strides toward gender equality in education and the workplace but continue to face significant discrimination in many other facets of society, a study said this week. | A...
'More Women Need to Embrace E-literacy' The Siasat Daily | Dubai, March 10: The International Women’s Day, according to a leading mirati woman professional, is a good chance to develop women’s awareness about e-literacy, which can give them a technological edge in their professions. | “We strongly be...
'More Women Need to Embrace E-literacy' Khaleej Times DUBAI ' The International Women's Day, according to a leading mirati woman professional, is a good chance to develop women's awareness about e-literacy, which can give them a technological edge in their professions. | 'We strongly believe that e-lite...
Lebanese women still face discrimination - study Daily Star Lebanon | By Dalila Mahdawi | Daily Star staff | Tuesday, March 09, 2010 | - Powered by | BEIRUT: Women in Lebanon have made considerable strides toward gender equality in education and the workplace but continue to face significant discrimination in many ot...
Education Holds the Key: Youth Leaders Khaleej Times DUBAI - The Second Arab Youth Survey, released on Sunday by Asdaa Burson Marsteller, drew varied reactions from youth leaders, experts and policymakers even as they agreed unanimously that improving the quality of education is the best step forward. ...
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In Arab Countries, Emigration Appeals More to the Employed Gallup | WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Young Arabs who have a job are more likely than those who do not to express the desire to emigrate permanently. Across Arab League member countries surveyed, ...
Obama names envoy to global Islamic group Denver Post | U.S. Sen. John Kerry, left; Qatari Premier and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabr al-Thani, second from right; and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, rig...
Obama names special envoy to global Islamic group The Guardian | DARLENE SUPERVILLE | Associated Press Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Saturday named a White House lawyer as his special envoy to the Organization of the Is...
2 Iranians, 5 Italians nabbed for smuggling arms to Iran Inquirer | MILAN, Italy—Two Iranians and five Italians were arrested Wednesday in Italy on suspicion of trafficking arms to Iran in violation of international sanctions, a top anti-terrorist prosecutor said. | "It is an investigation of considerable importanc...
Two Iranians, five Italians arrested for smuggling arms to Iran Daily Star Lebanon | By Agence France Presse (AFP) | Thursday, March 04, 2010 | - Powered by | MILAN: Two Iranians and five Italians were arrested Wednesday in Italy on suspicion of trafficking arms to Iran in violation of international sanctions, a top anti-terrorist ...
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Murdoch to Arabs: censorship is counterproductive Newsvine | ABU DHABI — Rupert Murdoch on Tuesday challenged tight controls on media in the Middle East, calling censorship counterproductive and urging Arab leaders to allow their citizens the freedom to unleash their creativity. | The News Corp. chairman and chief executive, whose conglomerate has been increasing its presence in the region, made the ...
Iran and U.S. Trade Barbs in Kabul Visit The New York Times | KABUL, Afghanistan — The Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, shot back Wednesday at American allegations that Iran was providing support to Afghan insurgents, accusing the United States of playing its own “double game” in the country and warning that the occupation was doomed to fail. Omar Sobhani/Reuters | President Hamid K...