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Prospects for global climate policy in fourth quarter
The 18th Conference of Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC)...
InternationalSyria crisis pushes Lebanon to the brink
The country's main political factions are pondering their options this week after national...
LebanonDivisions may hinder Muslim Brotherhood in Syria
At the start of the uprising in March 2011, the Muslim Brotherhood was not well placed to claim...
SyriaDiplomacy could still secure solution for Syria
Annan resigned from his post yesterday, blaming international disunity for the failure to achieve...
SyriaState dominance may lead to Gulf economic crisis
Gulf economies have weathered both the global economic crisis and the Arab uprisings remarkably...
Gulf statesUN Syria plan recognises need for regional solution
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said any strategy for ending violence in Syria must...
SyriaGlobal natural gas trade grows as patterns change
While natural gas has always been more costly and difficult to transport than oil, there has been...
InternationalProspects for Arab politics in the third quarter
Political and security conditions in many Arab countries in the next quarter will continue to be...
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