Getting behind the debate over lab-grown meat
Garrett Broad Tuesday, October 17, 2017 Memphis Meats Southern fried chicken, prepared with meat cultivated by Memphis Meats. “We built a lab with glass walls. That was on purpose,” Ryan […]
Exposing the Shadow World of the Global Arms Trade
How can we end the death, destruction and corruption? By Tyee Staff 31 Oct 2017 | ‘The legal and illegal weapons trade are effectively merged,’ says Andrew Feinstein. This article is part of a Tyee Presents initiative. Tyee Presents is the special section within The Tyee where we highlight contests, events and […]
Chinese, US companies ink more than US$250 billion in deals
US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping meet business leaders at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People. PHOTO: REUTERS Chong Koh Ping China Correspondent BEIJING – Chinese and […]
Just why did Trump tweet about the Saudi Aramco IPO?
Frank Kane | Published — Wednesday 8 November 2017 Where does the initial public offering (IPO) of Saudi Aramco stand after the dramatic weekend intervention by President Trump in support of attempts by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to stage the record-breaking IPO? Even by his own standards, it […]
The evils of Capitalism and Communism
The biggest evil of Capitalism is that the wealth of the nation is amassed in the hands of a limited few and the rest of the nation becomes a prey to want and poverty. It was on account of this iniquity that Communism gained its roots. lt is based on […]
International coffee day Most cups of coffee contain a drop of Switzerland
By Olivier Pauchard This content was published on October 1, 2017 Employees test the quality of Nescafé instant coffee at the Nestlé production site in Orbe(Keystone) Your fix of morning joe […]
Saudi Arabia in huge new bond sale to finance deficit
Agence France Presse RIYADH: Saudi Arabia Thursday announced it had undertaken another multi-billion dollar bond sale to finance a persistent budget deficit left by low oil prices. The world’s top crude oil exporter raised $12.5 billion in its third international bond issue, the finance ministry said. It comes as Saudi […]
Is Trump killing the dollar?
Sep 20,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Benjamin J. Cohen For nearly a century, the US dollar has been viewed as the financial world’s ultimate safe haven. No other currency has promised the same degree of security and liquidity for accumulated wealth. In past times of trouble, skittish investors and prudent […]
Don’t lock up young offenders – send them to top boarding schools instead
Afua Hirsch Placing at-risk children in custody doesn’t work. They need the same educational support as their richer peers Illustration by Thomas Pullin Monday 18 September 2017 06.00 BST Last modified on Monday 18 September 2017 08.24 BST Not long ago, driving through a Warwickshire town looking for a residential school, […]
Did you know that Aga Khan Development Network provides electricity to 10 million people in developing countries?
by Nimira Dewji Posted on September 14, 2017 Côte d’Ivoire – Azito Energie Kenya – Kipevu II Power Project Tajikistan and Afghanistan – Pamir Energy Uganda – Bujagali Hydroelectric Project Pakistan […]
Hajj revenues poised to exceed $150bn by 2022: Experts
SAUDI ARABIA TARIQ AL-THAQAFI | Published — Monday 28 August 2017 Saudi military police officers assist pilgrim at the Grand Mosque in Makkah on Sunday. (AN photo by Ahmed Hashad) MAKKAH: Economic experts have said Hajj and Umrah revenues are poised to exceed $150 billion by 2022 in light of […]
Hospitals, airports, schools, football clubs: KSA hangs up the ‘for sale’ signs
The summer months appear to have been anything but restful for policymakers in Saudi Arabia working on the Kingdom’s enormous privatization program, judging by the amount of public information that has been made available on this crucial subject. Just by way of background: The Vision 2030 strategy, aimed at diversifying […]
The DIY ad kit for Islamic banking
Published in May-Jun 2012 By Adnan Syed Superficiality is rampant in advertising, and is the most obvious in the advertising for Islamic financial services. Let’s face it; the world of advertising is a make-believe world. It is a world built on outward appearances and people ridicule it for its […]
Qatar crisis, where to?
Jul 16,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Sabaileh A few months ago when Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries took a stand against Qatar, it was clear that the crisis is not a short-term one. The countries involved have a long history of conflict with Qatar, including recent attempts to influence their […]
Syrian army takes more oil fields from Daesh in Raqqa and eastern desert
By Reuters – Jul 16,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Children walk at a camp for displaced people who fled fighting in the Daesh stronghold of Raqqa, in Ain Issa, Syria, on Friday (Reuters file photo) BEIRUT — The Syrian army backed by heavy Russian air strikes seized a string […]
BANKING JOBS: What it takes to succeed in the new world of Swiss banking
By Matthew Allen JULY 14, 2017 (Keystone) The threat of cyber attacks like WannaCry and Petya are creating lucrative opportunities for specialists looking to work in the financial sector. Top candidates for a job as a cyber security expert can “easily” command salaries of CHF1 million ($1 […]
Turkey warns Greek Cypriots against drilling in eastern Mediterranean
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL AA Photo Turkey issued a warning Thursday against the Greek Cypriot Administration’s ongoing unilateral hydrocarbon-related activities in the Eastern Mediterranean, saying that it disregarded the inalienable rights […]
German cows flown into Qatar arrive in Doha amid Saudi-led blockade
GERMAN PRESS AGENCY – DPA BEIRUT AFP Photo German cattle has been flown into Qatar to boost milk supplies amid a Saudi Arabian-led blockade of the Middle Eastern country, Qatari […]
Qatar seeks ‘siege’ compensation for firms
By AFP – Jul 09,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Qatar’s Attorney General Ali Bin Fetais Al Marri speaks after the launch of the Compensation Claims Committee during a press conference in Doha, on Sunday (AFP photo) DOHA — Qatar on Sunday announced it was establishing a committee to pursue compensation […]
The G-20 and the inequality crisis
Jul 08,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Helle Thorning-Schmidt Almost a decade ago, facing a near-collapse of the financial system and the risk of a depression, the world needed a new form of leadership to navigate and restore confidence in the global economy. That is why, in 2009, at his first global […]