Middle East
Arab uprisings will increase oil supply pressures
The Arab uprisings intensified volatility in the oil market last year, with the price of Brent...
Middle EastOPEC set to exceed production target in 2012
Oil prices face opposing pressures from geopolitical instability and global economic woes. In...
InternationalArab League faces Syria credibility test
Syrian army defectors announced a cease-fire today as they waited to meet with an Arab League...
Middle EastArab uprisings challenge al-Qaida's ability to adapt
The Arab uprisings of 2011 have presented a serious ideological challenge to al-Qaida. The...
Middle EastArab League efforts on Syria are likely to fail
Syria agreed today to allow an observer mission to monitor its implementation of an Arab League...
SyriaRisk of civil war in Syria rises
Syria said today that it would allow Arab League observers into the country, and indicated that...
SyriaSyria uprising reinvigorates pan-Arab cooperation
Thousands protested in Damascus today against the Arab League's decision to apply sanctions on...
Middle EastProspects for Arab economies in 2012
Arab economies have followed widely different trajectories in 2011. Oil producing countries, with...
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