Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 44

31-October-2005

Political Comment (31 October 2005)

Iraqs Sunnis have narrowly failed to defeat the countrys new constitution. France and the US have taken their anti-Syrian offensive to the UN, and the Syrians appear to have no idea what to do about it. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has stirred up an international storm by calling for the destruction of Israel.

Iraqi Referendum Endorses Constitution

After several recounts, the results of the...