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With physicians already scarce worldwide, demand for foreign-born doctors in the United States and the United Kingdom is stretching developing and...

The United Nations is seeking a new secretary-general. The World Bank presidency is up for grabs. The World Health Organisation needs a new head. The same...

At the G20 summit last month in Hangzhou, China, world leaders outlined an ambitious plan for a “new era of global growth.” But they left out a key...

Will Brexit be hard or soft? The question preoccupies British politicians and commentators -- not to mention global currency markets, if the sharp fall in...

Despite the government’s efforts over the years to build more roads, only a comprehensive public transport network can provide a permanent solution for...

The Brussels Conference on Afghanistan this week marks an important opportunity to create a roadmap for the country’s future. While Afghanistan’s...

Understanding the future of work is difficult, if not impossible. According to the MacArthur Foundation, 65 per cent of today’s schoolchildren will...

The UK government has approved the country's first hydraulic fracturing wells in the north of England, overruling the objections of the local council in...

Paul Ryan used his news conference last week to send a message to Republican donors and activists: If they help mobilise enough votes for Donald Trump in...

Times of Oman designers depict a world around them through illustrations everyday, either to enhance the visual elements of a story or as a standalone...