BBC News Farmers caught in the poppy trade Much of Afghanistan's Helmand Province is dependent on the poppy harvest - which locks ordinary people into a criminal economy and ends up funding Taleban insurgents, corrupt officials and drug traffi... (photo: WN)
Middle East Online EU, Egypt sign trade deal on food products BRUSSELS - European Union negotiators have initialed a deal to liberalize trade in most farm and fishery products with Egypt, the most important Middle East market for EU produce, the European Commiss... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Bahrain Tribune Campaign to help women quit smoking An anti-smoking campaign is focusing on female smokers. | According to the Ministry of Health's statistics, 11.9 per cent of women in the age group 15-18 and 7.1 per cent of adult women smoke cigarett... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) HealthLifestylePhotosSmokingWomen
Gulf Daily News Doha world trade deal faces 'moment of truth' | GENEVA: The head of the World Trade Organisation yesterday said that this month would be a "moment of truth" for the Doha world trade pact and failure to clinch the deal would damage poor countries,... (photo: PIB) DohaEUGenevaPhotosTrade
The Providence Journal Oil drops $1 amid optimism on Iran | Oil prices fell more than $1 a barrel yesterday from record levels set a day earlier on hopes that tensions surrounding Iran's nuclear program could ease and cut the ch... (photo: Public Domain file) EconomyEnergyIranPhotosSolar
Daily Star Lebanon Farmers in Lebanon threaten protest | Daily Star staff | Saturday, July 05, 2008 | BEIRUT: Lebanese farmers on Friday threatened to take to the streets if the government refuses to backtrack on its decision... (photo: AP / Mohammed Zaatari) AgricultureBeirutLebanonPhotosProtest
Arab News Stock market turnover falls to SR35.62bn | Khalil Hanware & Abdul Jalil Mustafa | Arab News | JEDDAH/AMMAN: The Saudi stock market fluctuated last week and closed 1.19 percent lower at 9,467.68 points from 9,581... (photo: AP Photo / Max Nash) EconomyMoneyPhotosSaudiStock
Gulf News Low-cost flying not always cheap | Dubai: If you think low-cost carriers (LCC), or budget airlines, are the answer to rising airfares, you may be right. However, if you make a last minute booking, your s... (photo: public domain) AerospaceBusinessDubaiPhotosTransport
CNN Oil prices back off record high Oil retreats from all-time high | Crude falls more than $1 on hopes that tension surrounding Iran's nuclear program could ease. | #yahooBuzzBadge-form{text-transform:uppe... (photo: WN/Marzena Bozek) EconomyIranMarketNuclearPhotos
