Middle East

  • May 14, 2014
  • 2 min read

Iran-Saudi security cooperation may yield modest gains

Iran said today that a visit to Saudi Arabia is on its agenda, following comments from Saudi...

Middle East
  • May 9, 2014
  • 7 min read

Gulf states will lead Middle East investment growth

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said that Arab transition countries are experiencing...

Middle East
  • Apr 30, 2014
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Democracy will take years to emerge in Arab world

Iraqis are today voting in parliamentary elections, the fourth since the overthrow of President...

Middle East
  • Apr 25, 2014
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Middle East talks may resume if Palestinian deal fails

Israel yesterday suspended peace talks with the Palestinian Authority (PA) after President...

Middle East
  • Apr 22, 2014
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Subsidy reform to decide Middle East growth outlook

Iran announced yesterday that it will begin reducing gas subsidies this week.

Middle East
  • Apr 11, 2014
  • 6 min read

Middle East exporters can ride out US shale oil boom

Over the last four decades, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has...

Middle East
  • Apr 1, 2014
  • 2 min read

Israeli-Palestinian tensions may escalate in mid-2014

US Secretary of State John Kerry held emergency talks with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin...

Middle East
  • Mar 19, 2014
  • 11 min read

Realpolitik may scupper Kurdish statehood dream

The concept of an independent Kurdish state has resurfaced in recent years as a result of shifts...

Middle East