Category Archives: Columns
Sukuk and fixed income market
Wasting our natural resources
[wpResize] By : Abdulateef Al-Mulhim Saudi Arabia has a population of over 29 million and one-third of it comprises expatriates living and working in the Kingdom. It is very interesting to note that despite being ranked 43rd in terms of
Right to drive is just part of a bigger picture
[wpResize] By : Sabria S. Jawhar There’s been some hoopla recently over a proposal from two Shoura Council members to allow Saudi women to obtain an international driver’s license in the Kingdom that would permit them to drive in foreign
‘Sari brigade’ can boost India-Bangladesh ties
[wpResize] By : Seema Sengupta Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj’s maiden overseas visit to Bangladesh, coming Wednesday, is expected to allay concerns of a large section of Bangladeshi intelligentsia about the newly anointed Narendra Modi governments’ foreign policy focus. Many
Military transparency in Asia
[wpResize] By : Shinzo Abe We have all heard the saying, “Sunshine is the best disinfectant.” That is particularly true where Asian security is concerned. Indeed, I believe that a framework under which Asian governments publicly disclose their military budgets
Too much analysis brings paralysis
[wpResize] By : Linda S. Heard The self-ascribed Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has swept through northern Iraq like a bulldozer on speed and is currently just 60 kilometers from the capital Baghdad. Moreover, it has captured
Reverting to the Ummah
[wpResize] By : Ramzy Baroud A young man called on me, “brother, brother,” as I hurriedly left a lecture hall in some community center in Durban, South Africa. This happened at the height of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, when
Stopgap arrangements will not help Mideast
[wpResize] By : Harun Yahya The appearance of a dangerous player in the Middle East’s political landscape, the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), interesting alliances have begun to emerge despite many differences and to a certain
Demonizing Sunni uprising in Iraq
[wpResize] By : Hani Hazaimeh After reading countless articles, op-eds and analyzes on the swift takeover of the northern parts of Iraq by the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), only very few made sense. While the
Nahid’s murder: Answers needed!
[wpResize] By : Abdullah Sayel Is it the 19-year-old man from Colchester who stabbed Nahid Almanea 16 times to death? Or was it someone else? It is a full tragedy in all its aspects. The Guardian describes it saying: “Suffered
Blair’s betrayal of the D-Day veterans
[wpResize] By : Neil Berry It is ironic that the fresh upheaval in Iraq has come soon after the 70th anniversary celebrations of “D-Day,” the invasion of northern France by British and US forces on June 6, 1944 that heralded
Al-Maliki’s blame game
[wpResize] By : AbdulRahman Al-Rashed Saudi Arabia had started distancing itself from Iraq a long time before Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki came to power eight years ago. The Kingdom believed that the United States was too tangled in Iraq and
Brazilians warm up to World Cup
[wpResize] By : Rasheed Abou-Alsamh With the World Cup now in full swing, it seems hard to believe that just a few weeks ago a part of the Brazilian population was saying there would be no World Cup. Of course
The bitter fruit of complete nonsense
[wpResize] By : Bikram Vohra So much for the arrogance of power. This government promised Indians a service for the people. Less government, more governance. Reflect that sentiment in a nine strong police force that has gathered in the home
Blair’s betrayal of the D-Day veterans
[wpResize] By : Neil Berry It is ironic that the fresh upheaval in Iraq has come soon after the 70th anniversary celebrations of “D-Day,” the invasion of northern France by British and US forces on June 6, 1944 that heralded
Nickel’s record-breaking week dampens bull spirits
[wpResize] By : Andy Home It’s been a record-breaking week for nickel, albeit not the kind to do much for this market’s punchy bull narrative. Tuesday saw the warranting of 19,578 tons of metal into London Metal Exchange (LME) warehouses.
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