US President Barack Obama wants to foster the historic US relationship with Saudi Arabia and defend trade links from competition, without raising questions about democracy in the Gulf Arab ally. Washington is still the big?gest trading partner for the world's

In a major about-face, the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday revised the way it monitors foreign exchange rates of member countries, acknowledging that its efforts to label currencies had backfired. In a staff report, the IMF said it would no

Fitch Ratings says in a new report the global economy has likely stopped shrinking and will slowly begin to recover during the second half of this year. But economic recovery will be anemic and unemployment will continue to rise through

Lebanon was ranked the 29th most failed state in the world by Foreign Policy's online annual index released last Wednesday. The placement is an 11-rank improvement from last year's ranking of 18th, but still a far cry from the country's

The number of diagnosed cases in Lebanon of A(H1N1), otherwise known as swine flu, has risen to 47 after the discovery of four new cases, the Health Ministry said Wednesday. The latest patients had arrived recently from Australia, a statement

The Worldwide Alumni Association of the American University of Beirut (WAAAUB) announced the results of its second election on Wednesday, bringing to fruition the planned structure of the association. Around 3000,000 alumni worldwide have participated in the WAAAUB election and

Hundreds of fires tore through Lebanon Tuesday and Wednesday, despite warnings to citizens that fire-starting is an imprisonable offense. Environment Minister Dr Tony Karam praised Civil Defense Force efforts in tackling more than 305 fire-related incidents, including 88 rescue and

If you could send a message to Beirut, what would it say? Some people are doing just that in letters addressed to a city they both love and lament. "I hope you will excuse my honesty: Beside other cities of

It doesn't really matter whether one is a fan of a given politician - certain figures have legacies that remain for years after their time in office. Mention the name Fouad Shehab, and one might recall the establishment of key

Poll also shows Pakistanis' negative opinion about US policies remains unchanged

Chairman of US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, says leader Kim Jung Il has given no particular signal that he will order test this weekend

News of delay turned scheduled Internet boycott into all-day celebration Wednesday

Investigation last year concluded Taliban militants likely responsible for former prime minister's death but her political party suggests opponents may have played key role

Community long faced discrimination in Japan, now faces backlash because of North Korea's nuclear test

Regional hubs opened, following widespread criticism that response to last year's deadly terror attacks in Mumbai was too slow

Six citizen judges to decide fate of those accused of violent crimes instead of professional judges alone

Secular parties: the Democratic Party, the Golkar Party and Democratic Party for Struggle gather enough votes to compete for the presidency

Turn 100,000 LBP into art!" is the tagline for the Beirut Art Center's first ever fundraising party. The art space, located near Jisr al-Wati, is throwing open its doors on July 16 for a night of revelry in order to

The Palestinian political cartoonist Naji al-Ali was assassinated in London in July 1987 and to this day he remains one of the most popular artists in the Arab world. His drawings are relentlessly critical of despotism and repression and are

01 July, 2009 : , a non-profitable co-operative industrial research organisation was formed in 1966 in collaboration with the Automotive Industry, Ministry of Industries and The Government of India. ARAI is an acronym for Automotive Research Association of India is