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Sunday 24/January/2016 15:59 PM

Financing the humanitarian aid gap

Since the Second World War, the international community has built up a mammoth infrastructure for disbursing financial and technical aid across the world....

Sunday 24/January/2016 15:23 PM

China's firms can't buy their way to success

China is on a shopping spree. On January 12, Chinese property developer Dalian Wanda bought control of Hollywood film producer Legendary Entertainment for...

Sunday 24/January/2016 14:31 PM

This is a test of the US political system

The 2016 US presidential election is the most polarizing in half a century, and some commentators see a danger that "power-hungry demagogues"...

Saturday 23/January/2016 19:29 PM

Bird's eye view of Muscat Festival

Muscat: Muscat Festival 2016 saw a large crowd gathering in both Amerat Park and Naseem Garden on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The visitors enjoyed...

Saturday 23/January/2016 15:34 PM

Engineering an energy miracle

Looking back at the last decade in energy and climate policy evokes mixed feelings. Progress toward a more sustainable economy has been alarmingly slow. But...

Saturday 23/January/2016 15:14 PM

Inequality hits Davos

Sixty-two. That is how many of the world’s wealthiest people own as much as the poorest 3.6 billion, down from 388 people in 2010. This shocking figure...

Saturday 23/January/2016 14:23 PM

Why Africa needs fossil fuels

Africa is the world’s most “renewable” continent when it comes to energy. In the rich world, renewables account for less than a tenth of total energy...