Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 42

17-October-2005

Political Comment (17 October 2005)

Controversy and mystery surround the suicide of Syrias interior minister and former viceroy in Lebanon. Last-minute alterations to Iraqs draft constitution have secured the backing of some but not all Sunni groups ahead of the 15 October referendum.

A Mysterious Suicide In Damascus

It was more or less inevitable that the 12 October announcement that Syrian Interior Minister Ghazi Kan'an had committed...