Frustration at the lack of progress in the international effort to repatriate billions of dollars in cash and valuables to countries where dictators were toppled in the Arab Spring has prompted Europe to take the initiative. Read Article EU steps up hunt for stolen wealth of Arab Spring nations
Reviving economic growth in the Arab region should be the priority to aid the transition from instability, the deputy managing director of the IMF said yesterday. Read Article Growth is Arab region's top priority
Leaders from the Middle East and North Africa in business, economics and politics will focus on the aftermath of the "Arab Spring" as they gather for the World Economic Forum in Jordan this weekend. Read Article WEF to focus on challenges
Global food prices rose 1 percent in March, the United Nations' food agency said on Thursday, pointing to a surge in dairy costs, while cereals prices were little changed and seen facing downward pressure in coming months. Read Article World food prices rise in March on surge in dairy costs
The Arab Spring more than two years ago left countries affected by the uprisings hoping for a brighter tomorrow. But for the property sectors in several of these nations, there is little on the horizon to spur optimism. Read Article Middle East property market still bears scars of Arab Spring
The United States and the Afghan government announce they will hold talks with the Taliban in Doha this week aimed at achieving peace in Afghanistan. US to hold peace talks with Taliban
More than 200,000 people marched across the country to vent their anger at the government's lavish spending in demonstrations which were initially triggered by a rise in bus fares. Brazil hit by largest protests in 20 years
The days of taking one picture at a time on real film, rather than a disk, have never lost their romance. Neither have the images, a website is proving. Rym Ghazal reports Snapshots tell of the way we were
