Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 41

10-Oct-2011

Political Comment (10 October 2011)

Russia and China have vetoed a Security Council resolution that could have led to eventual sanctions on Syria. International pressure has forced the Bahraini authorities to rethink the convictions of medical personnel by a military court. The Saudis have blamed unrest in the Eastern Province on foreigners. Iraqi politicians are edging closer to accepting the presence of US troops after the end of the...