For foreign workers in Mideast, risk from Iran war collides with economic strain at homeA missile strike in the Mideast killed Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun, a Bangladeshi migrant worker, highlighting the perilous situation for mi...
04 May, 2026, 11.54 AM IST
Why are oil prices down today while gas rates are witnessing a rise? Oil and natural gas markets move in opposite directions. Here's Brent, US WTI crude, Waha Hub pricesWhy are oil prices down today while gas rates are witnessing a rise? Oil prices fell after Iran proposed new talks with the United States t...
02 May, 2026, 01.39 AM IST
Who is Lorna Hajdini? JPMorgan executive faces shocking abuse claims by married colleagueA lawsuit against a JPMorgan executive has raised serious claims of workplace harassment and abuse. A junior Indian employee has accused a ...
30 Apr, 2026, 10.23 PM IST
Bessent says Gulf, Asian allies request swap lines, UAE and US would benefit from oneAmerica's Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed that Gulf and Asian nations seek currency swap lines from the US. These requests aim to...
23 Apr, 2026, 06.24 AM IST
Pakistan says all options on table for funding, weighs strategic fuel reservePakistan is exploring various financing options, including Eurobonds and commercial debt, to replace a $3.5 billion UAE facility and bolste...
14 Apr, 2026, 08.43 AM IST
View: Failed Iran-US talks show limits of Pakistan’s peace pushMiddle powers, led by Pakistan and backed by China, brokered peace talks between the US and Iran, but failed to secure a deal. Despite the ...
13 Apr, 2026, 11.47 AM IST
Iran war leaves crisis-scarred countries counting the costIran war: Sri Lanka, Egypt, and Pakistan are struggling with rising energy costs. The Iran war has worsened their economic situations. Thes...
13 Apr, 2026, 10.47 AM IST
Spain weighs tourism boost against risks from Middle East warSpain's government said Tuesday it expected the Middle East war to contribute to a bumper tourist season, but warned that the crisis could ...
01 Apr, 2026, 10.43 AM IST
Iran, China protests, dire policy pushesThere are reports that Iran has not, as earlier thought, disbanded its 'morality police' in the face of mass protests against its theocrati...
05 Dec, 2022, 11.37 PM IST
‘What Have We Done With Democracy?’ A decade on, Arab Spring gains witherA decade after the Arab Spring, Tunisia now looks to many like a final confirmation of the uprisings’ failed promise. The birthplace of the...
11 Oct, 2021, 11.16 AM IST
From hope to agony, what's left of the Arab Spring?The chain of uprisings that shook the region from late 2010 and was soon dubbed the "Arab Spring" led to disparate long-term outcomes, with...
17 Dec, 2020, 01.06 PM IST
Arab Spring: How the West missed a date with historyTen years ago, as protests flared across the Arab world, Western governments failed to meet a date with destiny and help nurture dreams of ...
09 Dec, 2020, 12.43 PM IST
Ten years on, Tunisia is Arab Spring's only successEven so, recent popular movements that toppled leaders in Lebanon, Iraq, Algeria and Sudan have drawn inspiration from the uprisings.
30 Nov, 2020, 12.59 PM IST
Arab Spring: The first smartphone revolutionRegimes across North Africa and the Middle East were caught flat-footed as the fervour of the popular uprisings spread at the speed of the ...
30 Nov, 2020, 12.56 PM IST
After the Spring: The Marrakech festival legacyThe Marrakech festival sees the emergence of Arab cinema rooted in powerful political content — from the 2006 Lebanon war to the Egyptian R...
07 Dec, 2019, 11.00 PM IST
'US intelligence agencies misjudged Arab Spring, impact on al Qaeda'Senior US intelligence officials have previously acknowledged failures to anticipate the 2011 Arab Spring movement, which toppled governmen...
03 May, 2015, 10.01 PM IST
- Arab world unemployment estimated at 20 million: ALO
Unemployment in the Arab world stands at an estimated 20 mn and is growing at fast pace, especially among the youth in countries witnessing...
02 Apr, 2012, 02.48 PM IST