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Millennium hotels upbeat

05.11.09
Millennium and Copthorne, the international hotelier which is the first to announce hotel plans for Iraq, saw third-quarter, pre-tax profit slump by almost a third but said “the worst may be behind us” ... more

Best Middle Eastern restaurants in London

28.10.09
The Middle East’s café culture hits London with stylish new restaurants. Here are some of the best.... more

Angelina Jolie meets Iraqi refugees

05.10.09
Angelina Jolie shares a moment with an Iraqi refugee girl near Damascus ... more

Brokers calling time on pubs but Footsie’s party goes on

13.08.09
Goldman Sachs employees may celebrate their bonus achievements in champagne these days, but they still remember when it was down to the local for a good, old-fashioned pint. Not anymore, it seems ... more

Leading shares rally after Mervyn King’s recessionary words

12.08.09
Leading shares rallied from opening falls after the Governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King, moved to reassure stock market investors that cheap money would be swilling around the economy for sometime to come... more

Boris Johnson can bargain hard over new US embassy

31.07.09
The negotiations we report today between the Mayor and the US over the new embassy building are important ones for the capital ... more

Angelina Jolie appeals for Iraqi aid on UN mission

24.07.09
Actress Angelina Jolie has appealed for aid to an estimated 1.6 million civilians who remain uprooted in their Iraqi homeland... more

Brad babysits as Angelina Jolie goes on UN Mission

24.07.09
Actress Angelina Jolie has appealed for aid to an estimated 1.6 million civilians who remain uprooted in their Iraqi homeland.... more

Shares on climb as talk of takeovers whets appetites

13.07.09
Shares rallied from opening falls after several billion pounds' worth of takeovers were dangled in front of City speculators in order to whet their appetites ... more

Hezbollah defeated in Lebanese election

08.06.09
A surprise victory in Lebanon's elections by supporters of the country's Cedar Revolution against Hezbollah should be confirmed later... more

Brave words for a new peace with the Muslim world

05.06.09
With his speech in Cairo, the President has gone a long way towards repairing the damage of the Bush years... more

London mother on holiday is held in Syria

26.05.09
The family of a London woman detained by authorities in Syria for more than a month today told of their fears for her safety... more

Jordan's king warns of new Mid-East war within a year

11.05.09
America is promoting a peace agreement for the Middle East aimed at ending more than 60 years of conflict between Israel and the Arabs, Jordan's King Abdullah said... more

Bride and groom among 44 killed in wedding massacre

05.05.09
Eight men were arrested after masked gunmen killed 44 people at a wedding in Turkey, including the bride and groom... more

London mother goes missing after arrest by Syrian secret police

01.04.09
Fears are growing for the safety of a British woman who is missing after she was arrested in Syria... more

Emerald Energy's earnings rise sixfold

16.03.09
Oil and gas explorer Emerald Energy's profits leaped sixfold last year as revenues almost doubled despite the oil price's sharp decline since July... more

Subversive beauty in Unveiled

30.01.09
There's delicacy, originality and sexual ambiguity in Unveiled: New Art From the Middle East at the Saatchi Gallery.... more

Israelis are hit by new wave of rockets fired from Lebanon

14.01.09
Northern Israel has been hit by rocket attacks from Lebanon, prompting residents to flee to bomb shelters... more

Tanks roll into heart of Gaza

13.01.09
Israeli forces pushed deeper into Gaza City amid reports of some of the most fierce fighting so far in its war against Hamas... more

Prophecy of doom that bore fruit in Gaza

12.01.09
What's happening in Gaza is, of course, a humanitarian tragedy for the Palestinians; but it is also a political tragedy for both Arab and Jew... more

There is a way out of this conflict - but not until Israel is secure

07.01.09
The sufferings of the Palestinians remind us of the failures of past peace plans. But that is no reason to stand aside this time... more

Israeli tanks kill forty at UN school

06.01.09
Up to 40 people were killed when Israeli tanks shelled close to a school in the Gaza Strip where hundreds were seeking refuge... more

Stylish spies but little substance in Body of Lies

20.11.08
Body of Lies can't decide whether to be an all-out thriller or a savvy political drama but since it is directed by Ridley Scott, you can forgive a lot.... more

Market report: DSG at a record low as Citi slashes its targets

19.11.08
Shares in electrical retailer DSG International slumped to a record low today, with prospects for shareholders still looking far from bright... more

Miliband mission to bring Syria out of diplomatic cold

18.11.08
David Miliband said that next year would be "an important year" in the Middle East as he emerged from talks with Syria's president... more

Miliband pulls out of Syrian meeting after US air strike

27.10.08
Foreign Secretary David Miliband pulled out of a joint press conference with his Syrian counterpart at the last minute... more

A burka-free city with a lesson for London

20.08.08
I have been in Vancouver, a city with an ocean, waterfronts and forested, snow-capped mountains and possibly the cleanest air on earth... more

Youthful orchestra matures

15.08.08
The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra's concert at the Proms brought home just how meticulous Daniel Barenboim's coaching is.... more

Canary Wharf outwits City to lure JPMorgan

05.08.08
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Muslim stylist: I was so depressed I quit the trade

01.04.08
A Muslim hairdresser who says she was turned down for a job because she wears a headscarf has told how depression forced her to leave the trade... more

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