Month: November 2011

BBC News Dozens of Kuwaiti protesters stormed parliament late on Wednesday, as hundreds more demonstrated outside. Eyewitnesses said they were demanding that Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser al-Mohammad al-Sabah step down. Hundreds...

By Aida Alami and Massoud A. Derhally The Arab League gave Syria three days to end bloodshed and allow observers in or face economic sanctions, as attacks on Syria’s forces by military defectors escalated the violence that has...

By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Britain, France, Germany and several Arab states will call for a U.N. General Assembly vote soon to condemn Syria for nine months of violence against anti-government...

Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Islamic Development Bank’s (IDB) Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘AAA’ with a Stable Outlook and Short-term IDR at ‘F1+’. The ratings primarily reflect...