Month: October 2011

The debts of Middle East countries shaken by the Arab spring are viewed as a less risky prospect than those of many European states, credit default swaps show. The cost to insure against an Egyptian default is about 550 basis...

U.S. Department of State Entrepreneurship Delegation Travels to Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia Back to previous page Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC October 26, 2011 From October 27 to November 2, the State Department’s...

By Moni Basu, CNN A woman casts her vote Monday at a polling station in La Marsa, Tunisia. STORY HIGHLIGHTS · Political Islam is sure to be a factor as change sweeps through Arab nations · But can Islamic law be reconciled with...

A team of senior Arab officials have held “frank and friendly” talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, in an effort to end months of unrest. Qatari PM Sheikh Hamad al-Thani, who is heading the Arab League...

Hundreds of women have set fire to their traditional veils in Yemen in protest at the violence used against anti-government demonstrators. The women, in the capital Sanaa, made a pile of veils in the street which they then...