Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 41

12-Oct-2009

Political Comment (12 October 2009)

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has come out in favor of an "intermediate" agreement with the Palestinians rather than the comprehensive agreement sought by the Americans. The IAEA is to inspect Iran's uranium enrichment plant in Qom. In addition to the Zaidi insurgency in the north, the Yemeni government is facing growing separatist sentiment in what was formerly South Yemen.

Lieberman Rules Out...