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Tuesday 8 July 2008 (04 Rajab 1429)

Editorial: Embassy attack a warning

IT has been a bad two days on the terrorist front. Yesterday, in the Afghan capital a suicide attack on the Indian Embassy killed at least 41 people. Hours earlier in the Pakistani capital, a suicide... Full Story


Iraq a bottomless cash pit

THE UAE has generously written off Iraq’s debts to the tune of just under $7 billion to assist Baghdad’s reconstruction efforts. President of the UAE Sheikh Khalifah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan... Full Story


Iran seen impervious to world N-offer

IRAN’S response to the latest offer of incentives by world powers shows no willingness to meet their core demand for a freeze or suspension of activities that the West suspects are part of a... Full Story




Protecting domestic workers’ rights

DURING our last visit in March 2008 to Riyadh, we talked with a Sri Lankan woman in her fifties who worked as a housemaid. She told us that she was returning home, because her mother was dying. A year... Full Story