1. Russian Warships To Escort Iranian Oil Tankers To Syria

    ...MAGE’              In January, Syria’s Prime Minister Hussein Arnous put production from government controlled territories at 20,000 b/d. Prior to the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011, the government’s production across the country was 390,000 b/d (MEES, 22 January). Plans to grow production from fields Da...

    Volume: 64
    Issue: 16
    Published at Fri, 23 Apr 2021
  2. Tunisia Awaits $2.5bn In Fresh Aid As Economy Undershoots, Energy Bill Soars

    ...her in the Arab Spring in 2011, Tunisia has been seen as the last best hope of an Arab democratic transition, prompting international donors to pledge financial support.  TUNISIA- IMF FORECASTS: REPEAT DOWNGRADES TO PAST PROJECTIONS UNDERMINE FORECASTS OF FUTURE IMPROVEMENT ON GR...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 16
    Published at Fri, 21 Apr 2017
  3. Obama Looks To Mend Fences In Riyadh

    ...s not a direct attack on Saudi Arabia, but a call for a more collaborative approach to regional security. Recalling pressure for the US to intervene in Libya in 2011, Mr Obama told The Atlantic’s Jeffery Goldberg that he wants “Europeans and Gulf countries to be actively involved in the coalition.” Th...

    Volume: 59
    Issue: 16
    Published at Fri, 22 Apr 2016
  4. MENA Countries Hike Defense Spending For 2013

    ...stern Anbar province bordering Syria. Bahrain has beefed up arms purchases since mass protests by its marginalized Shi’a majority were suppressed with the help of its GCC neighbors in 2011.Oman’s military spending fell 27% in 2013, although this comes on the back of a more than doubling in spending be...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 16
    Published at Fri, 18 Apr 2014
  5. US Pressure Smothers Kurdish Oil Export Ambitions

    ...ar or so, this was a policy that lacked teeth.   After an initial entry of US firms in 2007 into the region, American investment gathered momentum in 2010 and 2011 (see table). This investment influx coupled with the active participation of former US officials as consultants in the sector, al...

    Volume: 56
    Issue: 16
    Published at Fri, 19 Apr 2013