Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 46

14-November-2005

Political Comment (14 November 2005)

The Americans are not happy with Syrias reaction to last weeks UN resolution and have taken to demanding political reform and the release of Syrian political prisoners. The UN has renewed the mandate of the multinational forces in Iraq for another year. Amir Peretz is the new leader of Israels Labour party.

US Turns The Screws On Syria

It is a measure of the depths to which relations between the US...