Middle East

  • Feb 22, 2012
  • 7 min read

US-Middle East policy dilemmas are severe, unresolved

US Ambassador to Yemen Gerald Feierstein yesterday said that Washington wants the new government,...

Middle East
  • Feb 16, 2012
  • 10 min read

Arab youth unemployment threatens long-term stability

At a time of heightened economic expectations, but limited government resources, the Middle East...

Middle East
  • Feb 10, 2012
  • 6 min read

Global inflation eases but risks remain

Brazilian consumer price inflation fell to 6.22% year-on-year in January from 6.50% in December,...

International
  • Feb 10, 2012
  • 2 min read

Global inflation eases, but risks remain

Brazilian consumer price inflation fell to 6.22% year-on-year in January from 6.50% in December,...

International
  • Feb 9, 2012
  • 7 min read

Arab media freedom faces obstacles post-uprising

As a number of Arab countries redraft their constitutions and legal frameworks following the 2011...

Middle East
  • Feb 7, 2012
  • 1 min read

Distrust may undermine Palestinian unity agreement

The leading Palestinian factions, Hamas and Fatah, named President Mahmoud Abbas as the head of a...

Middle East
  • Feb 6, 2012
  • 7 min read

Euro-area bank deleveraging will hit emerging markets

Individual emerging economies risk a negative growth shock as euro-area banks deleverage. Central...

International
  • Feb 6, 2012
  • 2 min read

UN veto increases Syria civil war risk

The Arab League warned today that the use of heavy artillery against civilians was pushing Syria...

Syria