| Thu, 29 Jul 2010 A high-stakes Mideast game | By Jamil K. Mroue | Publisher and editor in chief | Friday, July 30, 2010 | - Powered by | Editorial | The recent, worrying situation of political inertia in Lebanon and the Middle East has given way to a more kinetic state of affairs, but the repercussions could be j... | Beirut summit unlikely to resolve basic differences | understanding among leaders could still help to defuse situation, say analysts | By Michael Bluhm | Daily Star staff | Friday, July 30, 2010 | - Powered by | Analysis | BEIRUT: While Friday’s summit in Beirut will likely focus on easing tensions here, it will no... | Iran ready to stop uranium enrichment - report | ANKARA (AFP) - Iran pledged to halt enriching uranium if world powers agree to a nuclear fuel swap deal it signed with Turkey and Brazil, a newspaper on Thursday quoted Turkey's foreign minister as saying. | The assurance came after Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr... | Turkey raises banks' forex reserve ratio | Ankara: Turkey's central bank raised the foreign currency requirement that banks must deposit, reversing part of a step it took to increase liquidity during the global financial crisis. | The bank in Ankara raised the requirement to 10 per cent for foreign curren... | Population Research Presents a Sobering Prognosis | With 267 people being born every minute and 108 dying, the world's population will top 7 billion next year, a research group projects. Lower birthrates and longer life spans will also lead to a a precipitous decline in the ratio of working age adults to the elderly in... | Turkey stocks skyrocket as growth, tax revenues rise | Ankara: Templeton Asset Management Limited's Mark Mobius plans to increase his holdings of Turkish stocks, which rank among the cheapest in emerging markets even after gains pushed prices to record highs. | Turkey's ISE National-100 index rose 15 per cent this ye... | Cameron raises false hopes for Turkey's EU bid | EUROPE already has enough Islamic influence without adding Ankara. | On Wednesday, The Independent newspaper announced that "(David) Cameron uses Turkish visit to launch ferocious attack on Israel". The Guardian reported that he "likened the experience ... | | |
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