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Iranian Election Prompts Optimism On Investment
...esident Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani secured the most votes overall, while Mr Rohani was also voted in; both were already members of the assembly and Mr Rafsanjani had previously served as its chairman from 2007 to 2011. Elections for the assembly are held every eight years and the body is co...
Volume: 59Issue: 09Published at Fri, 04 Mar 2016 -
Warring South Sudan Factions In Last-Chance Saloon
...0,000 b/d it was producing on average over the second half of last year, but still some 30% below pre-conflict production, and around 51% less than what it was producing in the second half of 2011, immediately after independence from Sudan. And with the country’s oil fields central to the ongoing co...
Volume: 58Issue: 09Published at Fri, 27 Feb 2015 -
Egypt: Motivation Behind Government Resignation Unclear
...pitalize on the popular notion that a strong leader is needed to restore order after the chaotic years following the 2011 revolution. Many Egyptians are weary of the uncertainty and economic stagnation that has been the hallmark of the aftermath of the Arab Spring. Keen to be seen as serving the county’s in...
Volume: 57Issue: 09Published at Fri, 28 Feb 2014 -
Kerry Gears Up To Tackle Arab Autumn Fall-Out
...iving several of the key regional conflicts. Mr Kerry, who took over from Hillary Clinton as Washington’s top foreign affairs decision-maker only on 1 February, comes to the job with a reputation as both a liberal and a conviction politician. In 2011, as head of the Senate Foreign Affairs Co...
Volume: 56Issue: 09Published at Fri, 01 Mar 2013 -
Syrian Revolt Mars Oil Sector
...e infrastructure has suffered its share of destruction. Meanwhile, Israel has taken advantage of the chaos to open the Golan Heights to oil exploration and awarded the first drilling contract last month. Syria’s oil problems started some time before the March 2011 revolt. Crude oil re...
Volume: 56Issue: 09Published at Fri, 01 Mar 2013 -
Iran-Syria Gas Mega-Project Discussions Roll On
...gned in July 2011, but the obstacles to realizing such a mega-project are formidable. Clearly as things stand now, the project cannot progress. There is civil war raging in Syria and both Tehran and Damascus are currently sanctioned by western countries. This in effect means that it would be ve...
Volume: 56Issue: 09Published at Fri, 01 Mar 2013