Middle East
RUSSIA/MIDDLE EAST: UN arms ban is inopportune
A UN arms embargo on Libya could cost Russia up to 4 billion dollars in lost export contracts,...
Middle EastINTERNATIONAL: Spread of unrest poses risk for oil
Brent crude oil traded today at nearly 115 dollars per barrel, as investors reacted to unrest in...
InternationalINTERNATIONAL: Supply concerns add to oil pressure
Oil prices increased today as traders digested news that major oil companies are...
InternationalTURKEY/MIDDLE EAST: 'Turkish model' has shortcomings
Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan pledged yesterday to step down as Justice and Development Party...
Middle EastINTERNATIONAL: Fewer coups as democratic norms spread
The Supreme Military Council in Egypt yesterday appointed a panel of legal experts to draft a...
US/MIDDLE EAST: Obama will not pursue 'freedom agenda'
President Barack Obama yesterday strongly endorsed youthful demonstrators' "aspirations" for...
Middle EastINTERNATIONAL: Markets focus on fundamentals again
Stock markets in the Middle East mostly fell today, following an initial rally over the weekend...
InternationalINTERNATIONAL: Egypt turmoil re-prices risk
Investors withdrew over 7 billion dollars from emerging-market equity funds last week, according...
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