Qatar

  • Sep 11, 2012
  • 6 min read

Prospects for global climate policy in fourth quarter

The 18th Conference of Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC)...

International
  • Aug 20, 2012
  • 6 min read

Syria crisis pushes Lebanon to the brink

The country's main political factions are pondering their options this week after national...

Lebanon
  • Aug 9, 2012
  • 6 min read

Divisions may hinder Muslim Brotherhood in Syria

At the start of the uprising in March 2011, the Muslim Brotherhood was not well placed to claim...

Syria
  • Aug 3, 2012
  • 2 min read

Diplomacy could still secure solution for Syria

Annan resigned from his post yesterday, blaming international disunity for the failure to achieve...

Syria
  • Jul 10, 2012
  • 10 min read

State dominance may lead to Gulf economic crisis

Gulf economies have weathered both the global economic crisis and the Arab uprisings remarkably...

Gulf states
  • Jun 7, 2012
  • 2 min read

UN Syria plan recognises need for regional solution

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said any strategy for ending violence in Syria must...

Syria
  • Jun 6, 2012
  • 6 min read

Global natural gas trade grows as patterns change

While natural gas has always been more costly and difficult to transport than oil, there has been...

International
  • Jun 6, 2012
  • 11 min read

Prospects for Arab politics in the third quarter

Political and security conditions in many Arab countries in the next quarter will continue to be...

Middle East