Middle East
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 EastGulf states will lead Middle East investment growth
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said that Arab transition countries are experiencing...
Middle EastDemocracy will take years to emerge in Arab world
Iraqis are today voting in parliamentary elections, the fourth since the overthrow of President...
Middle EastMiddle East talks may resume if Palestinian deal fails
Israel yesterday suspended peace talks with the Palestinian Authority (PA) after President...
Middle EastSubsidy reform to decide Middle East growth outlook
Iran announced yesterday that it will begin reducing gas subsidies this week.
Middle EastMiddle East exporters can ride out US shale oil boom
Over the last four decades, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has...
Middle EastIsraeli-Palestinian tensions may escalate in mid-2014
US Secretary of State John Kerry held emergency talks with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin...
Middle EastRealpolitik may scupper Kurdish statehood dream
The concept of an independent Kurdish state has resurfaced in recent years as a result of shifts...
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