Articles from The Middle East (December 1, 2002)

Title	Author	Type	Words
A difficult birth: the liberalisation of the Iranian economy. (Iran).	Ford, Neil		1729
A new dawn for Fatah: the Palestinian Legislative Council's endorsement of a new Palestinian Cabinet has not met with unanimous approval. Many were hoping for more wide-reaching changes. (Current Affairs).	Shahin, Mariam		647
All for one ... Egyptians are boycotting American and Israeli products in support of the Palestinians of the Occupied Territories. (Boycott).	McGrath, Cam		1038
An inspector calls. (The Last Word).			667
Bahrain opens its doors to democracy; Bahrain's first democratic elections underscored the government's commitment to modernisation and reform. (Elections).	Darwish, Adel		1218
Build it and they will come: not content with hordes of visitors, Dubai would like to persuade people to stay on a more permanent basis. To this end a multitude of new residential developments and governmental incentives are under way. (Construction).	Fenn, John William		1168
Cairo receives 700,000 new fixed lines.		Brief Article	32
China provides Morocco with $6.4 million for three new dams.		Brief Article	43
Comment.	Lancaster, Pat	Editorial	640
Crude Power: Politics and the Oil Market.	Rhodes, Fred	Book Review	265
Dissension Among Allies: Ernest Bevin's Palenstine Policy Between Whitehall and the White House (1945-47).	Rhodes, Fred	Book Review	159
Doing Business with Qatar.	Rhodes, Fred	Book Review	193
Egypt informs World Bank of privatisation halt.		Brief Article	39
Egypt seeks to replace US as major wheat supplier.		Brief Article	35
EIB loans Turkey 50 million [euro] for IT infrastructure.		Brief Article	46
First English Islamic satellite channel to launch during Ramadan.		Brief Article	39
Fitch assigns AA-rating to IDB.		Brief Article	35
Fitch lowers Israel's local currency rating.		Brief Article	39
France's Schneider Electric to develop two Libyan oil sites.		Brief Article	31
Gadaffi's withdrawal threat undermines Arab League's economic foundations.		Brief Article	42
GFH purchases $64 million UK property.		Brief Article	37
GSM liberalisation surpasses landline market openess in Arab World.		Brief Article	36
Guns and tears in Iraq. (Current Affairs).	Aziz, Ahmed		953
Inside Al Qaeda: Global Network of Terror.	Rhodes, Fred	Book Review	296
Iran exports 1,561 tons of shrimp from Hormozgan.		Brief Article	32
Iraqi cleric spreads Islam in the US; Sayed Al Qazwini has accomplished much since he arrived penniless from Iraq in 1994. (Mosaic).	Twair, Pat McDonnell		1372
Iraqi Kurds agree to agree ... for now: the two main Iraqi Kurdish parties, the KDP and the PUK have reached an agreement which would change the face of the region and assure them prominence in any new federal Iraq. (Current Affairs).	Kutschera, Chris		1592
Iraqi update: Iraq and the US have both made concessions but will they be enough? (Current Affairs).	Darwish, Adel		1809
Iraqis believe war is inevitable. (The BBC).		Brief Article	195
Islamic investors eye us: despite political differences, Islamic investors are being drawn to the US, attracted by more Islam-friendly investment vehicles. (Finance).	Martin, Josh		1238
Jordan puts stop to anti-normalisation campaigns.		Brief Article	31
Jordan seeks 5,000-ton olive oil export deal with Iraq.		Brief Article	45
Jordan's nightmare: Amman fears Sharon will use the Iraq war for `ethnic cleansing' and drive Palestinians into the kingdom. (Refugees).	Blanche, Ed		1746
Jordanian IT firm signs MoU with Intel.		Brief Article	35
JTC's reduced profit margins result of structural reforms.		Brief Article	41
Labor and Human Capital in the Middle East: Studies of Markets and Household Behavior.	Rhodes, Fred	Book Review	282
Maghreb power trading expands: the countries of the Maghreb are poised to upgrade their power trading arrangements by linking up with producers in the Middle East, Europe and possibly, right across Africa. (Energy).	Ford, Neil		1074
Mashreqbank signs MoU with CresBank and IHFL.		Brief Article	37
MasterCard and Mashreqbank offer secure online payment system.		Brief Article	29
MobiNiL records $127 million in consolidated revenues for 3rd quarter 2002.		Brief Article	38
Morocco's fixed line service stagnates.		Brief Article	44
NBD opens new branch at Dubai International Airport.		Brief Article	31
New prospect for peace in Sudan? After almost two decades of continuous feuding there is now some hope Sudan's main political factions will be able to agree a peace. (Current Affairs).	Hammond, Andrew		1170
Qatar Airways signs $4 million deal with SITA.		Brief Article	40
Qatar's Internet access market to exceed $29 million by 2006.		Brief Article	44
Saudi economy affected by oil revenue drop.		Brief Article	39
Snakes in Washington's grass: the rhetoric from Washington sounds ever more rational--so why do we continue to doubt the sincerity of the US Administration? (USA).	Seymour, Richard		812
Stick to the commitment. (CNN).			254
Syria: Revolution from Above.	Rhodes, Fred	Book Review	218
Tanker terror: the shipping lanes of the Gulf, which constitute a vital economic lifeline to the region's oil exporters, could become the next battleground in the war against terrorism. (Business & Finance).	Blanche, Ed		2059
The Caliphs' Last Heritage: a Short History of the Turkish Empire.	Rhodes, Fred	Book Review	273
The threat of war underpins world oil markets; the price of crude oil, has surged 40% this year amid the continuing risk of disruption in the Middle East region, which accounts for one-third of global production and more importantly, holds 69% of total proven oil reserves. (Oil).	Siddiqi, Moin A		2124
Turkey's new brooms. (Current Affairs)(Cover Story).	Gorvett, Jon	Cover Story	1896
UK-Israel arms trade blossoms amid the rubble: despite paying lip service to the plight of the Palestinians in the Occupied Territories, military trade between the UK and Israel, which almost doubled in 2001 to more than 22 million [pounds sterling], continues to rise. (Business & Finance).	Sammonds, Neil		1639
UNDP allocates $1 million to Syrian employment policy.		Brief Article	38
Visa Middle East e-commerce up 64%.		Brief Article	37
War crimes: the action of Israeli soldiers earlier this year in the West Bank cities of Jenin and Nablus was so appalling that, according to Amnesty International, they constituted war crimes. (Current Affairs).	Dubhlaigh, Brian O		1506
Wataniya Telecom acquires 50% stake in Orascom Tunisia.			25
Yemen's development partners pledge $ 2.3 billion for poverty reduction.		Brief Article	40