Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 7

15-Feb-2010

Political Comment(15 February 2010)

In Iraq, the battle over the disqualification of allegedly Ba'thist candidates is threatening to inflame sectarian tensions ahead of next month's parliamentary elections. Yemen's government has reached agreement on a ceasefire with Houthi insurgents on the north of the country. The anniversary of Iran's Islamic revolution passed without a major confrontation between the authorities and the reformist...