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Political Comment (15 August 2011)
...Middle East Economic Survey VOL. LIV No 33 15-Aug-2011 Political Comment (15 August 2011) In a damaging blow to Syria's increasingly beleaguered President Bashar al-Asad, King 'Abd Allah of Saudi Arabia has publicly denounced events on Syria as unacceptable and recalled th...
Volume: 54Issue: 33Published at Mon, 15 Aug 2011 -
Political Comment (8 August 2011)
...Middle East Economic Survey VOL. LIV No 32 8-Aug-2011 Political Comment (8 August 2011) The trial of former Egyptian President Husni Mubarak and his two sons has begun. The UN Security Council has issued a statement expressing “concern” at the “deteriorating situation” in Sy...
Volume: 54Issue: 32Published at Mon, 08 Aug 2011 -
Political Comment (1 August 2011)
...Middle East Economic Survey VOL. LIV No 31 1-Aug-2011 Political Comment 1 August 2011) Iraqi politicians are expected shortly to end months of dithering and decide whether to ask US troops to stay beyond the end of 2011. Iraq and Kuwait are at loggerheads again – over the bu...
Volume: 54Issue: 31Published at Mon, 01 Aug 2011 -
Political Comment (25 July 2011)
...Political Comment (25 July 2011) Despite being excommunicated diplomatically by the Contact Group on Libya, Col Mu’ammar al-Qadhafi remains defiant – and in power in Tripoli. Turkey has hosted a meeting of the Syrian opposition. In Yemen opposition groups have set up rival bodies to ma...
Volume: 54Issue: 30Published at Mon, 25 Jul 2011 -
Political Comment (18 July 2011)
...Middle East Economic Survey VOL. LIV No 29 18-Jul-2011 Political Comment (18 July 2011) The military standoff in Libya has produced talk of a political solution to the crisis, albeit one that involves the departure of Col Mu'ammar al-Qadhafi. Relations between Syria and the US ha...
Volume: 54Issue: 29Published at Mon, 18 Jul 2011 -
Political Comment (11 July 2011)
...Middle East Economic Survey VOL. LIV No 28 11-Jul-2011 Political Comment (11 July 2011) In an extraordinary intervention, the US has sent its ambassador into the Syria city of Hama, where security forces have clashed violently with anti-regime protesters. In Lebanon Hizbollah ha...
Volume: 54Issue: 28Published at Mon, 11 Jul 2011 -
Political Comment (4 July 2011)
...Middle East Economic Survey VOL. LIV No 27 4-Jul-2011 Political Comment (4 July 2011) While continuing to crack down on protests across the country, the Syrian authorities have allowed opposition figures to meet openly in Damascus. Bahrain has appointed what looks like a truly in...
Volume: 54Issue: 27Published at Mon, 04 Jul 2011 -
Political Comment (27 June 2011)
...Middle East Economic Survey VOL. LIV No 26 27-Jun-2011 Political Comment (27 June 2011) Syrian President Bashar al-Asad has again promised reforms, but has failed to appease his domestic and international critics. The head of the Arab League thinks it is time for a cease-fire in...
Volume: 54Issue: 26Published at Mon, 27 Jun 2011 -
Political Comment (20 June 2011)
...Middle East Economic Survey VOL. LIV No 25 20-Jun-2011 Political Comment (20 June 2011) Syrian President Bashar al-Asad's notorious cousin Rami Makhluf has decided to give up his business interests. The authorities in Bahrain are taking steps to open a dialogue with the op...
Volume: 54Issue: 25Published at Mon, 20 Jun 2011 -
Political Comment (13 June 2011)
...Middle East Economic Survey VOL. LIV No 24 13-Jun-2011 Political Comment (13 June 2011) The violence in Syria has crossed what looks like a new threshold with the death of 120 security force members. Yemenis are waiting to see whether President Salih will return after flying to...
Volume: 54Issue: 24Published at Mon, 13 Jun 2011 -
Political Comment (6 June 2011)
...Middle East Economic Survey VOL. LIV No 23 6-Jun-2011 Political Comment (6 June 2011) Syrian President Bashar al-Asad's declaration of a general amnesty has met with a skeptical reception. Yemen's problems are metastasizing. In Bahrain the authorities have lifted martial law an...
Volume: 54Issue: 23Published at Mon, 06 Jun 2011 -
Political Comment (30 May 2011)
...Middle East Economic Survey VOL. LIV No 22 30-May-2011 Political Comment (30 May 2011) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave President Obama a public lecture in the Oval Office about what he described as regional realities and addressed a joint session of Congress wh...
Volume: 54Issue: 22Published at Mon, 30 May 2011 -
Political Comment (23 May 2011)
...Middle East Economic Survey VOL. LIV No 21 23-May-2011 Political Comment (23 May 2011) In what was billed as a major policy speech, President Obama has backed political reform in the region and a settlement of the conflict over Palestine "on the basis" of the 1967 lines, se...
Volume: 54Issue: 21Published at Mon, 23 May 2011 -
Political Comment (16 May 2011)
...Middle East Economic Survey VOL. LIV No 20 16-May-2011 Political Comment (16 May 2011) The gloves are off in Syria as President Asad's cousin warns of "a fight until the end." Qatar has given up on the GCC's attempt to mediate in Yemen. The Palestinians are running out of money af...
Volume: 54Issue: 20Published at Mon, 16 May 2011 -
Political Comment (9 May 2011)
...Middle East Economic Survey VOL. LIV No 19 9-May-2011 Political Comment (9 May 2011) Fatah and Hamas have formally signed their reconciliation agreement, described by the Israelis as "a victory for terrorism." The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt has formed a political party to co...
Volume: 54Issue: 19Published at Mon, 09 May 2011 -
Political Comment (2 May 2011)
...Middle East Economic Survey VOL. LIV No 18 2-May-2011 Political Comment (2 May 2011) In Syria the authorities have decided to respond to protests with repression rather than reform. The two main Palestinian parties, secular Fatah and Islamist Hamas, have sprung a surprise by re...
Volume: 54Issue: 18Published at Mon, 02 May 2011 -
Political Comment (25 April 2011)
...Middle East Economic Survey VOL. LIV No 17 25-Apr-2011 Political Comment (25 April 2011) The UK, France and Italy are leading Western efforts to see how military pressure can be increased on the Tripoli government with the aim of ending the current stalemate in Libya. Syria’s st...
Volume: 54Issue: 17Published at Mon, 25 Apr 2011 -
Political Comment (18 April 2011)
...Middle East Economic Survey VOL. LIV No 16 18-Apr-2011 Political Comment (18 April 2011) As the military stalemate continues on the ground in Libya, the leaders of the US, Britain and France have committed themselves to removing Col Qadhafi from power. Syria is attributing do...
Volume: 54Issue: 16Published at Mon, 18 Apr 2011 -
Political Comment (11 April 2011)
...Middle East Economic Survey VOL. LIV No 15 8-Apr-2011 Political Comment (11 April 2011) In Libya pro and anti-Qadhafi forces appear for the moment to be locked in a military and political stalemate As bloodshed continues in Yemen, the GCC is seeking to mediate between su...
Volume: 54Issue: 15Published at Mon, 11 Apr 2011 -
Political Comment (1 April 2011)
...Middle East Economic Survey VOL. LIV No 14 1-Apr-2011 Political Comment (1 April 2011) In Libya the military pendulum swung briefly in favor of the opposition forces before being reversed by Qadhafi loyalists. NATO has now taken full command of enforcing UN resolution 1973. Sy...
Volume: 54Issue: 14Published at Mon, 04 Apr 2011