Annabaa Information Network

2016-06-22

Who’s Winning the Middle East’s Cold War?

The conflict does not involve direct military confrontation between the main rivals, at least not yet

2016-06-20

Inside the city of Fallujah, Iraqi forces dodge snipers and car bombs in final fight for the city

Iraqi special forces recaptured the city’s main hospital, which had been used as a base by the enemy, storming it in the afternoon, but the fight here is not over

Human Rights

2016-06-20

Getting a Grip on Migration

Some 240 million people today are living outside their country of birth – enough to form the world’s fifth most populous country

Articles

2016-06-20

The Gulf States’ Expat Dividend

? In Saudi Arabia, foreign nationals account for roughly one-third of the population. In Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, nine out of every ten residents is an expatriate

Culture

2016-06-17

No bed of roses.. Parks are disappearing throughout the Arab world

Carelessness is another culprit. Half of the Arab world’s modern cities are, in effect, unplanned

Human Rights

2016-06-17

Murder for profit… A horrific trade in body parts

People with the genetic disorder, which is characterised by an absence of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes, have long suffered from discrimination in Malawi, where superstition about the condition runs deep

News

2016-06-13

Bahrain detains rights activist as UN official criticises repression

Raid on home of Nabeel Rajab coincides with UN meeting in Geneva that other activists were barred from attending

Culture

2016-06-13

Innovation Is Not Enough

Technological diffusion can be constrained on both the demand and supply sides of the economy

Articles

2016-06-13

Illiberal Democracy or Undemocratic Liberalism?

The prospect of a President Donald Trump has gone from preposterous speculation to terrifying possibility

Culture

2016-06-07

Bringing Arab Education Online

World’s top universities teach computer science and engineering classes online

Articles

2016-06-07

The Overselling of Financial Transaction Taxes

Assuming that interest rates on the national debt eventually rise, taxes will need to go up, urgently on the wealthy but some day on the middle class

Articles

2016-06-07

The New Backlash Against Globalization

The backlash against globalization has been with us for two decades. In the late twentieth century, it looked as if the world was moving toward convergence, with people everywhere consuming the same products

Culture

2016-06-05

"People of the world, famous and common, pay tribute to Muhammad Ali "The greatest of all time

Muhammad Ali transcended the boundaries of sport, country and even religion, and might have been the greatest ambassador the United States ever employed. His death left a massive void, one that people famous and common tried to fill with words. In many ca

Articles

2016-06-05