The Bush administration confirmed that it would send a top diplomat to a meeting with a senior Iranian negotiator this weekend - a US policy shift that European diplomats hope will encourage more flexibility from Tehran over its disputed nuclear

The World Bank ranked Lebanon in 82nd place among 185 nations and 15th in the Middle East and North Africa region in terms of nominal gross domestic product for 2007, as reported by Lebanon This Week, the economic publication of

Business Monitor International (BMI) said Wednesday that three factors are posing a serious threat to Lebanon's economy: sharp inflation, better job opportunities for highly skilled Lebanese abroad, and the long road to recovery ahead of the country's tourism sector.BMI, an

Leaning on the handlebars of his Iranian-made three-wheel motorbike, Safar Abdul is just one of millions of Iraqis enjoying the tidal wave of goods flooding into war-ravaged Iraq from former foe Iran. Five years after the fall of Saddam Hussein,