| Thu, 2 Sep 2010 New opportunities and similar risks in Central Africa
| By Hannah Koep | Commentary by | Friday, September 03, 2010 | - Powered by | --> | Central Africa has lately been attracting some unfamiliar attention. Discoveries of large mineral deposits and other opportunities have brought a chance to diversify investment beyond t... | Mozambique on edge after protests
| Maputo: Sporadic gunfire could be heard in Mozambique's capital yesterday, the morning after at least four people died in clashes between police and rioters angered by high prices. | Pedro Cossa, a spokesman for the police ministry, told The Associated Press yesterday... | Numbers that alarm
| At the age of 13, Marwan learnt to hide the little colourful pills in his socks as he strode past his supervisors at school. Two years later, he is a go-to man for Ecstasy in Beirut, the Lebanese capital. | In a good month, Marwan makes $3,000 selling the tablets to m... | Palestine trip helps show reality
| Dubai: Organisers of a Dubai-based tour project aimed at immersing participants in the heart of the Middle East conflict say it is one of the most effective ways to change opinions and show the reality of life under occupation. | "It saves volumes on explana... | Defiant colonists break construction freeze
| Occupied Jerusalem: Hours before peace talks were set to begin in Washington, Jewish colonists defiantly announced plans on Thursday to launch new construction in their West Bank colonies in a test of strength with Palestinian Islamists. | Naftali Bennett, d... | Rape victim tells Dubai court of terrifying desert ordeal
| Dubai: In a public hearing, a court on Thursday heard a woman's statement on her alleged kidnap by a visitor, before the judge decided to hear, behind closed doors, how she was raped. | The 36-year-old Lebanese woman testified in a public hearing before the Dubai Cour... | |
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