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Sparks Fly As Saudi-Emirati Economic Competition Intensifies
...latively recent development. Bilateral relations between the neighbors have traditionally been more fraught, and it was arguably the start of the ‘Arab Spring’ in 2011 which caused their geopolitical priorities to converge. The relationship then deepened with the rise to power of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Pr...
Volume: 64Issue: 27Published at Fri, 09 Jul 2021 -
‘Working 25/7’: Libya’s Oil Chief Sanalla Sits Down With MEES
...fline since the revolution in March 2011. Eight years. So our staff, they did good work for maintenance and we hope that we won’t see any problems. Also our polyethylene plant was offline for a long time. This will stimulate the local economy and will make the harbor operational again. Q: Can you co...
Volume: 62Issue: 27Published at Fri, 05 Jul 2019 -
Lebanon’s Recurring Power Nightmare
...re actually from Egypt via the Arab Gas Pipeline (AGP) project (MEES, 26 October 2009). Per the deal’s terms, government officials estimated that if all three units at Deir Ammar were converted to run on gas it would save around $240mn a year with Brent at $75/B. Egyptian gas imports ceased in 2011...
Volume: 61Issue: 27Published at Fri, 06 Jul 2018 -
Egypt Finally Pays Off $7bn Debt To Qatar, Backer Of Previous Islamist Government
...ections that followed the February 2011 ‘revolution’ that overthrew longtime dictator Husni Mubarak. Almost from the start – through a combination of economic incompetence and a lack of support from the financial establishment – Mr Mursi’s government presided over an economy on life support. The country on...
Volume: 59Issue: 27Published at Fri, 08 Jul 2016 -
Black Friday Attacks Highlight Extremist Threat
...lf Arab states of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar have been largely spared the upheavals wrought by the 2011 Arab revolutions that toppled their allies and enemies alike and drew them deeper into crises that they could no longer ignore. Yemen, where Saudi Arabia and its Arab allies are en...
Volume: 58Issue: 27Published at Fri, 03 Jul 2015 -
Syria’s Cash Backers
...r in March 2011, are believed to have fallen to around $4bn (MEES, 21 June). Rebels Producing Oil, Refining Locally Damascus does not have access to the bulk of Syria’s oil fields; a number of oil wells in the east of the country remain producing but are in the hands of rebel forces, wh...
Volume: 56Issue: 27Published at Fri, 05 Jul 2013