The Arab Spring of pro-democracy uprisings features prominently -- both directly and more subtly -- in the selections at the third annual Doha Tribeca Film Festival, kicking off in the Qatari capital this week.
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Oct 24, 2011
Moderate Islamists said on Monday their party appeared to be ahead in Tunisia's first free election since an uprising earlier this year that set off the Arab Spring revolts, hinting at a shift in a country long known for its secularism.
IBT Staff Reporter
Oct 24, 2011
U.S. grain and soybean futures rose over 1 percent on Monday in a broad commodities rally as investors bet that European leaders would reach a deal to tackle a euro-zone debt crisis and took heart from an improved manufacturing indicator in China.
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Oct 24, 2011
The Magic Tree House books have whisked millions of readers on adventures to everywhere from ancient Egypt to feudal Japan. Now, the children's time-travel series is embarking on a new destination: the movie theater.
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Oct 24, 2011
Saudi Arabia will not need to tap into its reserves this year to finance additional budget spending but it is considering whether to issue Islamic or conventional bonds to help fund specific projects, the country's Finance Minister Ibrahim Alassaf told Reuters.
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Oct 24, 2011
Saudi Arabia will not need to tap into its reserves this year to finance additional budget spending but it is considering whether to issue Islamic or conventional bonds to help fund specific projects, the country's Finance Minister Ibrahim Alassaf told Reuters.
IBT Staff Reporter
Oct 24, 2011
The United Arab Emirates plans to provide $3 billion in financial aid to Egypt but is still discussing the mechanism to deliver it, a senior UAE official said on Saturday.
Jack Kim
Oct 22, 2011
Egypt pushed back the closing date for parties to register in a parliamentary election for the second time on Saturday after some politicians asked for more time to do their applications, the head of the election committee said.
Jack Kim
Oct 22, 2011
As Muammar Gaddafi lay still unburied, Libya's outgoing premier said the coming days posed a crucial test of resolve for the new men of power, who are wrangling over the body, and about a formal end to the war.
Jack Kim
Oct 22, 2011
The Tea Party Nation blogger who said U.S. small businesses should stop hiring new employees in order to ensure President Barack Obama will not be re-elected expands on her statement. Melissa Brookstone said a global socialist movement is well underway and Obama is connected to it.
Ashley Portero
Oct 22, 2011
The prince was the son of the kingdom's founder, King Abdul-Aziz, who was known as Ibn Saud.
Palash Ghosh
Oct 22, 2011
When Libyan Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril announced Moammar Gadhafi's death Thursday, he began with the words: We have been waiting for this moment for a long time. That must have made many in Libya and in the U.S. feel very good: it never hurts to be reminded that justice exists.
Elisha Maldonado
Oct 22, 2011
The popular uprisings sweeping the Arab world this year have slowed economies across the region, and now jobs, better governance, and investment are needed, speakers at the World Economic Forum in Jordan said Saturday.
IBT Staff Reporter
Oct 22, 2011
The popular uprisings that have swept the Arab world this year have slowed economies across the region, and jobs, better governance and investment are needed, speakers at the World Economic Forum in Jordan said on Saturday.
IBT Staff Reporter
Oct 22, 2011
General Electric Co reported earnings that met Wall Street expectations, but its shares slipped 1.4 percent as investors worried about declining profit margins at its energy equipment division.
IBT Staff Reporter
Oct 21, 2011
On the day his father, Moammar Gadhafi, was shot and killed by revolutionary fighters who overran his hometown of Sirte, Mutassim Gadhafi died, too.
Elisha Maldonado
Oct 21, 2011
Moammar Gadhafi was killed in Sirte, Libya on Thursday, but Libya's National Transitional Council has a long way to go before the country is healed.
Daniel Tovrov
Oct 20, 2011
A liberal-led coalition of eight political parties says it is confident of winning a parliamentary election in Morocco next month aimed at staunching any spillover from the Arab Spring.
Jack Kim
Oct 20, 2011
Muammar Gaddafi was killed on Thursday as Libya's new leaders declared they had overrun the last bastion of his long rule, sparking wild celebrations that eight months of war may finally be over.
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Oct 20, 2011
It's the opportune time to consider the future of Libya. A future without the bloody rule of Gadhafi.
Palash Ghosh
Oct 20, 2011
Nearly 500 Palestinian prisoners were released by Israel on Tuesday, all in exchange for detained Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.
Daniel Tovrov
Oct 18, 2011
Gilad Shalit was released on Tuesday, after being held captive for five years by Palestinian political group Hamas. After years of protests, failed compromises and international outrage, the Israeli solder was finally reunited with his family.
Daniel Tovrov
Oct 18, 2011