Opinion

OPEC’s renewed challenge

2013-05-19 00:10
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) meeting later this month could represent a landmark in terms of how the group will prepare to handle difficulties ahead. The difficulty arises...

Echoes of Arab Spring in Pakistan

2013-05-19 00:08
In the run-up to what is being viewed as Pakistan’s truly historic elections, an old Pakistani reader of mine from Saudi Arabia wrote in, twice, to ask: “Not a word on Pakistan’s ele...

Tax agency scandal thrusts Tea Party back into spotlight

2013-05-19 (All day)
LEFT adrift in the wake of President Barack Obama’s November election victory, the anti-tax Tea Party is predicting renewed popularity and relevance — thanks to the scandal now rocking the...

US war on terror will not last forever

2013-05-19 (All day)
From both the left and the right, three common misperceptions have emerged about US foreign policy: First, that the global war on terror has become a perpetual state of affairs; second, that no strate...

Pakistan at a crossroads

2013-05-19 00:09
Last week Pakistan gave a clear win to a new party Muslim League (N) and new leader Nawaz Sharif, 63, to lead the country. This win came after a turbulent decade that saw military coups, assassination...

Rafsanjani bid for Iran’s presidency elicits hope

2013-05-19 00:08
Persians are known for their patience, a quality that has rigorously been cultivated through the centuries-old art of rug making. Not only does rug making demand patience but also unconsciously teache...
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