Places around the world running out of water

With surging populations, the world is coping with the increased demand for water. A rapidly urbanizing population further strains the […]

By MarketAngel | 01 Dec 16 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Commodities, Statistics, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

The European countries that take in the most refugees, in one interactive map

Europe is in the middle of a refugee crisis. Over the past several years, hundreds of thousands of people have migrated […]

By MarketAngel | 15 Dec 15 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Food for Thought, Statistics, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Lost cities: where to pretend you are Indiana Jones

By Sarah Gilbert, Lonely Planet. Unearthing lost cities used to be the preserve of machete-wielding, Indiana Jones types, but advances […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 05 Jul 15 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Latin America, Retirement & Savings, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Iraq and Syria Follow Lebanon’s Precedent

By George Friedman, Stratfor, Lebanon was created out of the Sykes-Picot Agreement. This agreement between Britain and France reshaped the […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 27 Aug 14 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Syria, Iran and the Balance of Power in the Middle East

By George Friedman, Stratfor, U.S. troops are in the process of completing their withdrawal from Iraq by the end-of-2011 deadline. […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 25 Nov 11 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

NIA Exposes Occupy Wall Street Truth

From NIA website, The Occupy Wall Street movement is gaining tons of momentum and is likely to continue picking up […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 25 Oct 11 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Bin Laden Peace Dividend for Middle East?

The killing of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden could mean enhanced leverage for the United States in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, […]

By Aidualc | 08 May 11 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Emerging Economies Move Ahead With Nuclear Plans

By HEATHER TIMMONS and VIKAS BAJAJ, NY Times, NEW DELHI — Despite Japan’s crisis, India and China and some other […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 19 Mar 11 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Real Estate, Stocks | Comments (0)

The Youth Unemployment Bomb

From Businessweek, Peter Coy, In Tunisia, the young people who helped bring down a dictator are called hittistes — French-Arabic […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 10 Feb 11 | Posted in Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, North America, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Crude Oil Spikes Like An Egyptian

By Dian L. Chu, EconForecast Images of mass Egyptian protesters clashing with police in Cairo broadcasted around the world shook […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 03 Feb 11 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Latin America, North America, Western Europe | Comments (0)