Middle East

  • Sep 19, 2012
  • 6 min read

Rising global food prices fuel political risk

The drought-induced shortfall in the 2012 US maize harvest will leave world maize stocks...

International
  • Sep 19, 2012
  • 6 min read

Syrian refugee crisis poses long-term security risks

UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi met Syrian refugees at camps in Turkey and Jordan yesterday. The...

Middle East
  • Sep 19, 2012
  • 2 min read

Saudi oil move gives central banks more policy leeway

Saudi Arabia is willing to increase its oil production to more than 10 million barrels a day if...

International
  • Sep 18, 2012
  • 7 min read

Obama, Romney show critical differences on Middle East

As the presidential campaign approaches November's election, foreign policy in general, and...

Middle East
  • Sep 17, 2012
  • 7 min read

Anti-US protests set to intensify in 'new' Middle East

Western embassies in the region are on high alert today as protests continue against a US film...

Middle East
  • Sep 13, 2012
  • 7 min read

State policy is key to SME growth in the Middle East

In the wake of the Arab uprisings, international agencies and governments in the Middle East and...

Middle East
  • Sep 13, 2012
  • 2 min read

Middle East Islam protests will be short lived

Protesters in Yemen today tried to enter the US Embassy in Sanaa, as demonstrations against...

Middle East
  • Sep 7, 2012
  • 11 min read

Prospects for Arab politics in the fourth quarter

The escalating civil war in Syria will preoccupy regional states and the international community....

Middle East