1. Tehran Takes Wary View Of US Presidential Elections

    ...timate say rests with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who sets Iran’s overall policies.  LESSER OF TWO EVILS?        That said, a look at both candidates’ track records – Mr Trump’s presidency from 2017 to 2021 and Ms Harris’ tenure under President Joe Biden – shows that they were inclined to...

    Volume: 67
    Issue: 44
    Published at Fri, 01 Nov 2024
  2. Qatar’s Export Revenues Hit A Four-Year High Despite Ongoing Embargo

    ...onomic embargo on Qatar in June 2017 they may have expected the emirate to acquiesce swiftly (MEES, 9 June 2017). But as the world’s largest LNG supplier and a major condensate exporter, amongst other liquids, Qatar always looked capable of surviving the blockade with minimal disruption (MEES, 9 June 2017...

    Volume: 61
    Issue: 44
    Published at Fri, 02 Nov 2018
  3. Kuwaiti Government Resigns As Political Dysfunction Grows

    ...ve months of the current financial year (April-August 2017) imply that capital spending is on track to fall well short of the budgeted amount. The budget calls for $11.2bn capital spending, but Kuwait is on track to spend just $7.7bn. Prospects of a surge in the second half of the year are reduced by th...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 44
    Published at Fri, 03 Nov 2017