Middle East

  • Feb 24, 2004
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BOSNIA: Al-Qaida threat remains controversial

Enes Besirbabic, general secretary of the Standing Military Committee, said yesterday that...

  • Feb 11, 2004
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US/MIDDLE EAST: Democracy agenda needs new direction

Arab diplomats and officials have complained that the United States is keeping them in the dark...

Middle East
  • Feb 5, 2004
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INTERNATIONAL: Washington backs grand plan for Mideast

NATO's new Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer met US President George Bush on January 30. ...

International
  • Jan 12, 2004
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MIDDLE EAST: Skills boost key to closing growth gap

Several recent reports have not only highlighted but also attempted to explain this development...

Middle East
  • Jan 2, 2004
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MIDDLE EAST: Huge market for Islamic finance

More than 700 delegates, including many from US and European banks, attended last month's World...

Middle East
  • Jan 2, 2004
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MIDDLE EAST: Huge market for Islamic finance

Islamic financing structures are being developed and standardised as the market for them expands.

Middle East
  • Dec 19, 2003
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PROSPECTS 2004: Growing interest in African energy

International oil majors and the US government are showing increasing interest in the oil...

  • Dec 3, 2003
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BRAZIL: Middle East mission aims to boost trade

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva yesterday began an eight-day, five-nation tour of the Middle...

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