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Political Comment (28 November 2011)
...Middle East Economic Survey VOL. LIV No 48 28-Nov-2011 Political Comment (28 November 2011) Syria ignored the 19 November Arab League deadline for it to accept the League's peace plan, and the League responded with a new and shorter deadline that was due to expire as MEES went to...
Volume: 54Issue: 48Published at Mon, 28 Nov 2011 -
Political Comment (21 November 2011)
...Middle East Economic Survey VOL. LIV No 47 21-Nov-2011 Political Comment (21 November 2011) The Arab League has suspended Syria's membership and is threatening Damascus with economic sanctions and political and diplomatic isolation (Russia and Iran excepted). Meanwhile do...
Volume: 54Issue: 47Published at Mon, 21 Nov 2011 -
Political Comment (14 November 2011)
...Middle East Economic Survey VOL. LIV No 46 14-Nov-2011 Political Comment (14 November 2011) The Arab League plan to resolve the crisis in Syria has done nothing to halt the violence. The Russians have dismissed the latest IAEA report on Iran's nuclear activities. Violence Co...
Volume: 54Issue: 46Published at Mon, 14 Nov 2011 -
Political Comment (7 November 2011)
...Middle East Economic Survey VOL. LIV No 45 7-Nov-2011 Political Comment (7 November 2011) The Syrian government's acceptance of an Arab League plan to end its confrontation with domestic opponents has met a sceptical reception. Libya has a new prime minister. The Palestinians ha...
Volume: 54Issue: 45Published at Mon, 07 Nov 2011 -
Political Comment (22 November 2010)
...certain whether the deal would still be on the table when the security cabinet holds its next meeting on 24 November. In the circumstances, State Department spokesman P J Crowley was probably guilty of understatement when he suggested on 15 November that the original deadline of August 2011 for re...
Volume: 53Issue: 47Published at Tue, 23 Nov 2010 -
Political Comment (2 November 2009)
...mid-2010 and withdraw altogether by the end of 2011. 'Abbas Sets Election Date In a move which probably signals the demise of Egyptian attempts to end to the rift at the heart of the Palestinian movement by mediating a rapprochement between Fatah and Hamas, Palestinian President (and Fatah le...
Volume: 52Issue: 44Published at Mon, 02 Nov 2009 -
Political Comment (24 November 2008)
...forces, which is probably why cabinet spokesman ΄Ali al-Dabbagh stressed that “the total withdrawal will be completed by 31 December 2011. This is not governed by circumstances on the ground. The date is specific and final.” Unfortunately for Mr Dabbagh, the Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of St...
Volume: 51Issue: 47Published at Mon, 24 Nov 2008 -
Political Comment (10 November 2008)
...ndate for the Americans’ continued presence in Iraq at the end of the year. According to Iraqi national security adviser Muwaffaq al-Ruba'i on 6 November, “they accepted many, many of our requests,” including the removal of a clause that would have allowed US troops to remain in Iraq after 2011, wh...
Volume: 51Issue: 45Published at Mon, 10 Nov 2008 -
Political Comment (3 November 2008)
...e American presence beyond 2011 and the right to declare the agreement void if the US unilaterally attacks any of Iraq’s neighbors, it is hardly surprising that the move went down badly in Washington, where White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said on 28 October that “we think the door is pretty mu...
Volume: 51Issue: 44Published at Mon, 03 Nov 2008