Saturday, December 19, 2009

Keep the Change


GCC countries are on the right track to achieve a balanced level of economic diversification. Investment in quality education and physical infrastructure might not lead the region to be the next world’s warehouse but are contributing to bring a breath of dynamism to these countries’ economies.

No clear picture yet in Dubai family suicide



Dubai:
Neighbours of the Indian family who allegedly committed suicide in Al Karama described them as non-interfering.
The incident took place on Wednesday evening and Dubai Police are investigating the case.

Friday, December 18, 2009

US, China hold key to climate deal


Copenhagen: World leaders tried to rescue a global climate agreement yesterday but the failure of leading greenhouse gas emitters China and the US to come up with new proposals blocked chances of an ambitious deal.

Nuclear Neighbours



Nuclear Neighbours

Pakistan and India may be neighbours geographically, but in the nuclear world they are anything but neighbourly. Historical enmity and mistrust play a major part in their decisions not to join the NPT – neither party will sign up to it unless the other also agrees to do so, adding to the international community’s growing concern over the monitoring of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal.