Middle East

  • Oct 15, 2013
  • 7 min read

Street protests exert new power over Arab politics

Tunisia's main opposition coalition yesterday called for mass demonstrations next week. The...

Middle East
  • Oct 14, 2013
  • 6 min read

Hamas has strength to withstand Morsi's fall

Israel yesterday announced the freezing of building supplies to Gaza, saying it had discovered a...

Middle East
  • Oct 2, 2013
  • 7 min read

Middle East set to lose influence on global oil market

Brent crude oil prices dropped below 108 dollars a barrel yesterday, reflecting improved...

Middle East
  • Sep 20, 2013
  • 11 min read

State enterprise reform holds key to Arab growth

The state-owned enterprise (SOE) sector in the Arab world is a critical legacy of the statist...

Middle East
  • Sep 16, 2013
  • 12 min read

Prospects for the Middle East in the fourth quarter

The impact of Syria's violent break-up on regional security and global geopolitics will increase...

Middle East
  • Sep 6, 2013
  • 2 min read

Middle East economies weigh impact of US strike

Stock exchanges in the Gulf Cooperation Council states yesterday ended the week with further...

Middle East
  • Aug 15, 2013
  • 1 min read

Political Islam's battle for the Middle East

Middle East
  • Aug 15, 2013
  • 1 min read

Political Islam's battle for the Middle East

The fall of long-seated dictators has empowered the region's Islamists and drawn them into new battles

Middle East