The Swine Flu, or H1N1 epidemic has stopped making headlines in industrialized countries, but in Latin America news about the disease remains on the front cover of newspapers. The lead story on La Prensa Grafica, El Salvador’s major newspaper, was the latest
Caterpillar, the construction machinery company that eliminated thousands of positions earlier this year, has posted high profits during the second-quarter. It was at the height of layoffs in January when the Illinois-based company’s CEO Jim Owens, made headlines announcing that 24,000 employees were going to be let go.
The deal was reached late last night in Sacramento between Governor Schwarzenegger and four key members of California’s legislative body. California has been in a budget deadlock since February following an impasse between the Democrats, the Republicans and the Governor. The Golden State was forced to issue IOUs to creditors two weeks ago. The deal [...]
The first question I always get from “Americans” is, “Why do you keep calling yourself ‘Arab-American?’ You are American!” It represents the rock and the hard place where American Arabs have been pushed by the lack of education among most Americans.
It’s aggravated by what I also call the U.S. government’s split personality when it comes to American Arabs. On the one hand, they want to know us. On the other, they don’t. Here’s what I mean.
Khatami has now forcefully joined forces with Mousavi and another former President; Hashemi Rafsanjani. In a sermon delivered at Tehran University last Friday, Rafsanjani re-energised the protest by bringing back onto the streets thousands of demonstrators.
