Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 15

11-April-2005

Political Comment (11 April 2005)

The Iraqis have at last managed to approve a president, who has in turn nominated a prime minister. Syria has set a 30 April deadline for its withdrawal from Lebanon, where the UN has decided set up an international commission to investigate the assassination of Rafiq al-Hariri. The US and Israel do not see eye-to-eye verbally, at least on Israels plans in the West Bank.

A Kurdish President For Iraq

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