Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 44

31-Oct-2011

Political Comment (31 October 2011)

The Arab world's first post-Spring democratic election has produced an Islamist victor in Tunisia. Saudi Crown Prince Sultan has died and been succeeded by Interior Minister Prince Nayif. The US is to pull all its forces out of Iraq by the end of the year. The UN Security Council has called on the Yemenis to resolve their political crisis "on the basis" of the GCC initiative. The US has pulled its...