Middle East

  • May 12, 2004
  • 7 min read

UNITED KINGDOM: Blair under new pressure over Iraq

A report from Amnesty International this week has contributed to the controversy over alleged...

United Kingdom
  • May 12, 2004
  • 7 min read

MIDDLE EAST: Structural risks dog non-oil bourses

Foreign and regional interest in the stock markets of the non-oil producing MENA economies was...

Middle East
  • May 11, 2004
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MIDDLE EAST: Risks cloud Gulf stock market prospects

High returns in emerging markets world-wide in 2003 have been mirrored in gains of around 50% in...

Middle East
  • Apr 28, 2004
  • 7 min read

UNITED STATES: High prices politicise energy issues

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan yesterday reiterated his concerns about the "dramatic...

United States
  • Apr 28, 2004
  • 1 min read

UNITED STATES: High prices politcise energy issues

High gasoline and natural gas prices may mean that energy policy becomes a key issue in the...

United States
  • Apr 27, 2004
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UNITED KINGDOM: Blair under pressure

An open letter was sent yesterday to Prime Minister Tony Blair from over 50 former UK diplomats.

United Kingdom
  • Apr 26, 2004
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MIDDLE EAST: Open skies boost airline industry

The structure of the airline industry in the region is undergoing fundamental changes, including...

Middle East
  • Apr 13, 2004
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HUNGARY: Police nab suspected Arab terrorists

The police in Budapest said today they had arrested three Arabs planning to attack the Holocaust...

Hungary