Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 48

29-November-2004

The Political Scene (29 November 2004)

The Sharm al-Shaikh international conference on Iraq managed to agree that elections are a good idea. The Syrians are apparently willing to reopen peace talks with Israel unconditionally. After agreeing with the Europeans to halt uranium enrichment activities, the Iranians threw a last-minute spanner in the works before the 25 November IAEA board meeting.

The Sharm al-Shaikh Conference

The...