Articles from The Middle East (June 1, 2003)

Title	Author	Type	Words
A History of Israel.	Rhodes, Fred	Book Review	123
Al Khaleej gas phase I launched in Qatar.		Brief Article	144
Alba appoints Alstom Power as EPC contractor.			36
Alcatel to expand Spacetel Yemen's GSM mobile network.		Brief Article	36
Arabian Flavours: Recipes and Tales of Arab Life.	Rhodes, Fred	Book Review	205
Behind the tinsel. (Mosaic).	Gorvett, Jon; Cengiz, N. Buket		1071
BMA grants brokerage licence to Kuwaiti firm.		Brief Article	35
Centurion attributes revenue rise to Egyptian and Tunisian operations.		Brief Article	44
Comment.	Lancaster, Pat	Editorial	752
Cyber threat! Although there were no major catastrophic cyber attacks during the war on Iraq, as some had feared, an increase in hostile electronic strikes was registered during the term of the conflict.(Business & Finance).	Trendle, Giles		1431
Cyprus Airways Dubai-Beirut flights set for take-off.		Brief Article	42
DIB reports 15% net profit growth for first quarter 2003.		Brief Article	37
Entertaining a new epoch: Adel Darwish reports on developments on the streets of Baghdad and Basra. (Iraq).	Darwish, Adel		1886
Fearless investors storm the beaches of the gulf. (Business & Finance).	Gordon, Michael		1251
Federalism first: debate about what the Iraq of tomorrow will look like is ongoing and likely to continue for some time. The Kurds put forward a draft constitution last year. Chris Kutschera talked to several PUK and KDP politicians about their aspirations and the chances of achieving them. (Kurds).	Kutschera, Chris		1081
First Islamic Investment Bank offers $75m bond issue.		Brief Article	43
Four marinas to be built at The Palm.		Brief Article	134
GACIC awards Butanediol project to Aker Kvaerner.		Brief Article	37
GACIC awards Butanediol project to Aker Kvaerner.		Brief Article	38
GE supplies equipment for Oman LNG plant expansion.		Brief Article	40
Global Real Estate Development signs construction contract with Al Habtoor.		Brief Article	31
Hope springs eternal: Jon Gorvett reports from Istanbul on the international launch of Turkey's privatisation sale and the latest efforts to kick-start the ailing economy. (Turkey).	Gorvett, Jon		1229
IDC Broadband to drive Internet access revenue growth in GCC.		Brief Article	42
In a Sea of Knowledge: British Arabists in the Twentieth Century.	Rhodes, Fred	Book Review	181
In my opinion: in an occasional feature in which the Middle East invites the opinion of a guest columnist, Adam M. Smith, a political economist at the United Nations, and a former staff member of the World Bank and the OECD, comments on the democratisation of Iraq which may prove problematic but is not without precedent.	Smith, Adam M.		1392
Iraq debts. (Current Affairs).	Vesely, Milan		2018
Iraq Under Siege: New Edition the Deadly Impact of Sanctions and War.	Rhodes, Fred	Book Review	158
Islam, Postmodernism and Other Futures.	Rhodes, Fred	Book Review	203
Istanbul Film Festival 2003: since it first began 22 years ago, the Istanbul International Film Festival has established a solid reputation on the global movie festival circuit, while also becoming a landmark moment in Turkey's domestic calendar.	Gorvett, Jon		1044
Looters plunder Iraqi heritage: given the chaos and scenes of horror that followed the US invasion of Iraq, some sections of the international media were scorned for the attention they devoted to the looting of ancient Iraqi artefacts from the National Museum in Baghdad. However, the loss of these unique relics from the acknowledged "cradle of civilisation" is a loss not only to Iraqis but to us all. (Mosaic).	Lancaster, Pat		1044
Ma'aden signs contract with Bechtel for feasibility study.		Brief Article	43
Mena leads the way: before commiting themselves to large scale investment in IWPPs, investors need assurances of success. (Business & Finance).	Ford, Neil		1216
Middle East companies demand better support for technology solutions.		Brief Article	40
Middle East economy airline to take off from Sharjah.		Brief Article	43
Missile madness: as Middle East tensions increase the menace of a new arms race by regional powers sharpens. (Armaments).	Blanche, Ed		558
Motorola wins Fastlink expansion contract.		Brief Article	33
Not just about oil: Richard Seymour looks at the importance of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the formation of a post-Saddam Iraq. (Iran).	Seymour, Richard		1121
OPEC Fund grants $300,000 to FMD control in Arab world.		Brief Article	44
Parallels and Paradoxes: Explorations in Music and Society.	Rhodes, Fred	Book Review	279
Pipelines or pipe dreams? Ed Blanche investigates the prospects of new oil deals between Iraq and Israel. (Iraq).	Blanche, Ed		1287
Qatar Airways to invest $150m in Doha International expansion.		Brief Article	90
Rebuilding Iraq: what role will Arabs play? US firms may have one major Iraq reconstruction contracts, but economic and political realities are compelling them to turn to Arab banks shippers and other sub-contractors to get the job done. (Current Affairs).	Martin, Josh		1865
SABIC first quarter 2003 profits up 358%.		Brief Article	42
Samsung's sales reach $1.5bn in the Middle East.		Brief Article	52
Short Arabic Plays: an Anthology.	Rhodes, Fred	Book Review	167
Snapshots from Iraq: Mariam Shahin has been a frequent visitor to Baghdad over recent years. After the fall of Saddam she returned to the Iraqi capital to find the city in disarray. At the time of going to press Barbara Bodine had gone, General Jay Garner was expected to leave any day and all hopes for an end to the anarchy were pinned on Paul Bremer. Meanwhile, the Iraqi people remained confused. (Current Affairs).	Shahin, Mariam		1205
The Atlas of War and Peace.	Rhodes, Fred	Book Review	143
The beginning of the end? Although a number of peace deals have been brokered and then broken over the past decade, the latest talks on Sudan, held in Nairobi over the past 18 months, are being hailed as a real breakthrough for reconciliation and economic prosperity. (Sudan).	Ford, Neil		1197
The last Baathist State unveiled: respected Middle East specialist George Joffe comments on a timely new book on Syria. (The Last Word).		Book Review	570
US rattles the sabre at Syria: following its "success" in Iraq the US appears to have turned towards Damascus. (Military).	Owen, Tom		1100
Weighed down by debt: Al Hariri observed: "This budget is the beginning of the way out of the debt crunch." He may well be right but there is a long way to go and right fiscal policy will probably have to be maintained for at least the next decade if the country is to extract itself from its debt burden. (Lebanon).	Ford, Neil		1539
Which way now for OPEC? In the post-war period, too much oil in the markets could spell future problems for the OPEC cartel. (Business & Finance).	Siddiqi, Moin A		2023
World Bank loan to fight poverty in rural Algeria.		Brief Article	26
Zenitel wins coastal radio communication contract in Algeria.		Brief Article	38
ZIIC's net profits up 14% in first quarter 2003.		Brief Article	32