It’s Christmas tomorrow and, like any other Christmas, it is time to take a short break from the daily routine and celebrate the day with family and friends....

The US military’s departure from Iraq opens the door to expanded Iranian influence in the Middle East, though that door could close fast if Iran’s closest Arab ally Bashar Assad falls from power in Syria....

We have had a spate of public protests over the past days, ranging from the one organised by fishermen to others related to animal rights and cannabis use. A few weeks ago, ...

The death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il could put a brake on talks ultimately aimed at getting the secretive communist state to give up its nuclear weapons....

We are, by nature, a generous people. This is seen mostly when campaigns are held to collect money for people in need. It happens also when political parties call upon the people to donate cash although...

US President Barack Obama, who opposed the war all the way to the White House, can’t remind people enough that he is the one ending it and getting every last soldier home....

The national census has just been concluded....

Although it has been coming for months, if not years, the death of Kim Jong Il took the world by surprise yesterday. ...

Drug abuse affects too many lives – addicts, their loved ones, the victims of drug-related crime ...

In the beginning, it all looked simple: topple Saddam Hussein, destroy his purported weapons of mass destruction and lay the foundation for a pro-Western government in the heart of the Arab world....