Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 15

12-April-2010

Political Comment (12 April 2010)

As post-election maneuvering in Baghdad picks up momentum, the head of a major Shi'a Islamic party has said it will not participate in any government that does not include Ayad 'Allawi's secular Iraqiya slate. Sudan's complicated election plans are in disarray after opposition parties declared partial or total boycotts. Egypt and Turkey are planning to raise the question of Israel's nuclear arsenal; at...