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Saturday 6 September 2008 (05 Ramadan 1429)

Editorial: Unfulfilled aid pledges

THE United Nations has come out fighting over the failure of rich countries to fulfill promises they made to boost the amount of aid they would deliver by 2110 as part of the Millennium Development... Full Story


Taiwan’s ‘flexible diplomacy’

IN an address to the Taiwanese diplomats at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taipei recently, Republic of China President Ma Ying-jeou explained the core concepts and rationale behind his “flexible... Full Story


Just who is Rachida Dati?

Take a look at French newsstands and you will no doubt come across Rachida Dati's face smiling at you. Whether she is pictured leaving a ministerial meeting or posing for a magazine, she maintains... Full Story




Al-Maliki shakes up Iraqi politics

WHAT’S up with Nuri Al-Maliki? As security anxieties subside in this slowly calming city, political speculation has rarely been so intense. First, it was Al-Maliki’s demand that all US... Full Story


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