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Friday 28 September 2007 (16 Ramadan 1428)

The Stinky NBN Deal

JEDDAH, 28 September 2007 — IT HAS been riveting to watch the ongoing Senate hearings into the contract to build a national broadband network that the Philippines signed with the Chinese telecommunications... Full Story


The Al-Qaeda-Taleban Nexus in Waziristan

Urging the people in Pakistan to wage jihad against President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, Osama Bin Laden in his latest audio message released on Sept. 20 issued the first-ever direct threat to the president.... Full Story


Don’t Pin Your Hopes on November Conference

With unmistakable signs of the failure of the American adventure in Iraq, President Bush and his administration has suggested holding a conference in autumn for pushing the peace process between the... Full Story




Let’s Start by Admitting We Were Wrong in Iraq

Britain’s Labour Party hasn’t changed its spots in one way. It still loves the overarching concept dressed up in marketing-speak. But even by old Blairite standards the new Foreign Secretary David... Full Story


Editorial: Boost to Confidence

There is cause for quiet satisfaction in this week’s announcement that in 2006, Saudi Arabia recorded its largest ever budget surplus of SR290 billion ($77.5 billion). This must not however induce... Full Story


US Cajoling Israel Toward War With Syria

Is there any genuine anxiety in Israel over the real or imaginary Syrian nuclear weapons? If so, it’s very difficult to detect. Dropping a nuclear bomb on Israel, as far as Bashar Assad is concerned,... Full Story