Middle East

  • Apr 12, 2004
  • 7 min read

YEMEN: Government committed to economic reforms

It was officially acknowledged in 1995 that the economy requires structural reorganisation. ...

Yemen
  • Apr 8, 2004
  • 7 min read

RUSSIA: Commodity-based corporates look abroad

Russian corporates have stepped up their presence in international markets through a wave of...

Russia
  • Apr 7, 2004
  • 7 min read

MIDDLE EAST: Summit debacle confirms Arab disarray

Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa said yesterday that an Arab summit could "definitely" be...

Middle East
  • Mar 30, 2004
  • 1 min read

EASTERN EUROPE/US: Seven states formally join NATO

The Bulgarian, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Romanian, Slovak and Slovene prime ministers...

United States
  • Mar 29, 2004
  • 1 min read

MIDDLE EAST: Arab summit ends in delay debacle

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said today that Cairo was willing to host an Arab summit in 2-3...

Middle East
  • Mar 15, 2004
  • 8 min read

MIDDLE EAST: Who joins al-Qaida and why?

There is growing suspicion that Islamic militants were involved in the March 11 Madrid bomb...

Middle East
  • Mar 12, 2004
  • 7 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Who can keep the global peace?

Recent global strategic focus has centred on the 'war on terrorism' and the occupation of Iraq. ...

International
  • Mar 2, 2004
  • 1 min read

US/MIDDLE EAST: Democracy plans prove contentious

Marc Grossman, the US Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, will today continue his...

Middle East