GULF STATES: Bahrain

Bahrain is recovering only slowly from the recession of the mid-1980s.

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PORTUGAL: Privatisation Prospects

Last week's sale of 49% of Banco Totta e Acores (BTA)...

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Iran told Japan today that it will not attack friendly ships in the Gulf. Japanese sailings,...

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At the UN yesterday Iranian President Ali Khamenei threatened retaliation against the US for...

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Although divisions and tensions exist within the Iranian leadership, policy-making is more...

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Renewed Iraqi air attacks on Iran and a supertanker mined off Fujairah. All parties to the...

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Agreement was reached on Soviet-Iranian economic cooperation during this week's visit by Deputy...

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Syria faces mounting pressure to end its alliance with Iran. The crisis in the Gulf,...

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Although it is understandable that Western leaders should be concerned about freedom of passage...

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The risk of widening conflict in the Gulf has been increased by Iranian policies and by rising...

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