Guides & Analytics
U.S. Economy Likely Lost Step In Second Quarter; Expected To Regain Pace
U.S. economic growth likely slowed sharply in the second quarter, but it is poised to regain momentum as the burden brought on by belt-tightening in Washington…
Zawahri Vows Al Qaeda To Free Guantanamo Inmates
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri slammed U.S. treatment of hunger striking inmates at Guantanamo Bay and said the group would spare no effort to free them, according…
BNP Paribas Quarterly Net Falls 4.7% On Loan Provisions
BNP Paribas SA (BNP), the largest French bank, said second-quarter profit fell 4.7 percent as Europe’s economic slump led to an increase in loan-loss provisions.…
Egypt Must Not Rely on Its Army to Bring Democracy
Scarcely a month after the coup d’état that brought down President Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s army, hailed as saviours by millions of citizens…
Violence In Syria Blocks Food Aid From 600,000
Elisabeth Byrs, spokeswoman for the World Food Programme, told reporters that the agency had aimed to reach a total of three million people in Syria in July, but had…
Israel, Palestinians Eye Peace Deal In 9 Months
Secretary of State John Kerry says Israeli and Palestinian negotiators have agreed to meet again within two weeks to continue substantive negotiations on a so-far…
Islamists Are Not Blame-Free in Morsi’s Downfall
Islamists across the Middle East and north Africa enraged by the ousting of Mohamed Morsi’s elected government see in the July 3 coup a conspiracy by reactionary…
Algerian Oil/Gas Exports Fall On Lower Crude Prices, Smuggling
Algeria's oil and gas exports fell 7.05 percent in the first half of 2013 from a year ago, official figures showed, hit by lower crude prices and smuggling and…