Beirut/ Damascus - Basil the baker is not a happy bread maker. "Everything is more difficult to afford now, and it will get worse," he said, amid the dough and ovens of his bakery in the middle class district of

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With the equity pendulum swinging wildly and steadily moving to lows, we thought we were left far behind.

It has long been widely believed - at least among some experienced investors - that it is the inexperienced ones who are most likely to get swept into the euphoria of a bubble and to buy when prices are the

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When accessing forums ranging from huffingtonpost.com to linkedin.com these days, there is good chance that you will run into a blogger called Parker plugging a "talkathon."

The music business is known for supporting causes with events like the Live Aid and Live Earth concerts, which generate lots of money and publicity for a relatively short time.

You already know that if you exercise outside on hot and humid days, you should drink plenty of water.

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The hen strutted across the yard purposefully. Then it leapt onto a stack of firewood and pretended to peer at the sky and suddenly with a manic squawck, it flapped its wings and fled into the bushes...My brother and I

Saudi's fourth-largest bank posts 6.8% rise in Q2 income, tops most analysts' forecasts.

UPDATE 1: Dubai Islamic mortgage firm sees second quarter net income increase 74% to $38.7mn.

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Country's oil minister warns military assault on Islamic republic would push prices to 'unpredictable' highs.

Authorities on high alert, 'neighbour' trying to smuggle arms into Gulf state.