It will be another volatile year for the markets January 3, 2010 Making predictions about the year ahead is an exercise that more often that not results in the author ending up looking pretty foolish. The last few years have proved that even some of the best minds on the planet have a pretty poor record in plotting the future. On the other hand, this does mean [...]
Go hide away in the sun-drenched valleys of Jordan May 9, 2010 THE afternoon sun is browning our sweaty pink skin as we lie by the pool at Evason Ma’in, nudged between a massive yellowstone fortress-style hotel and a water-spewing rock face. Well, it may be all lemonade, glossy magazines, dramatic scenery and sun-tanning poolside, but just a few kilometres away on the Dead Sea’s south-east coast [...]
C Suisse to pay £329m fine to US December 15, 2009 CREDIT Suisse shocked the financial markets last night after it revealed it expected to pay US authorities a hefty $536m (£329m) following a probe into its financial dealings with Iran. The Swiss bank said the settlement would likely result in a SFr445m charge this quarter, or a net impact of SFr360m after tax. Manhattan District [...]
Iran in protest blackout June 16, 2009 PROTESTORS took to the streets of Iran again yesterday, as the nation’s top legislative body stood by a disputed president poll that claimed incumbent premier Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won by a landslide. But a ban on reporting from the streets of Iran, and arrests of protest ringleaders, meant any further clashes were kept off the world [...]
Iran death stokes protests June 22, 2009 A 26-year old woman identified as Neda Agha-Soltan is being hailed as a martyr in Iran after videos of her apparent murder in a protest in Tehran on Saturday have appeared online. Iranians on social networking sites called for mourning for Neda, who was reportedly killed by a sniper from the pro-government Basij militia. Her [...]
Iran dedicates day of mourning June 18, 2009 More than 100,000 people yesterday attended a “day of mourning” rally in Tehran to remember eight people killed while opposing Iran’s election result. The rally was called by presidential challenger, Mir Hossein Mousavi. Iran’s most influential body has said it is investigating complaints from the three defeated candidates. They say there was widespread fraud in [...]
Iran dedicates day of mourning June 18, 2009 More than 100,000 people yesterday attended a “day of mourning” rally in Tehran to remember eight people killed while opposing Iran’s election result. The rally was called by presidential challenger, Mir Hossein Mousavi. Iran’s most influential body has said it is investigating complaints from the three defeated candidates. They say there was widespread fraud in [...]
US rejects Iran meddling June 17, 2009 The US rejected claims it was interfering with the post-election tumult in Iran yesterday, saying President Barack Obama would raise concerns about, but not meddle in, Iranian politics. “As the president has said, we are not interfering with the debate that Iranians are having about their election and its aftermath,” said a State Department spokesman. [...]
Iran protests see 10 deaths June 21, 2009 AT LEAST 10 people died and 100 have been injured in Iran’s most violent weekend of unrest since the shah was overthrown 30 years ago. An uneasy calm settled over Iran yesterday after Saturday’s bloody demonstrations against the contested 12 June election. The clashes saw demonstrators waging pitched battles in Tehran against police armed with [...]
Iran protests see 10 deaths June 21, 2009 AT LEAST 10 people died and 100 have been injured in Iran’s most violent weekend of unrest since the shah was overthrown 30 years ago. An uneasy calm settled over Iran yesterday after Saturday’s bloody demonstrations against the contested 12 June election. The clashes saw demonstrators waging pitched battles in Tehran against police armed with [...]