Articles from The Middle East (October 1, 2003)

Title	Author	Type	Words
An occupation with no strategy: Mariam Shabin reports from Baghdad.	Shabin, Mariam		1234
Another Century of War?	Rhodes, Fred	Book Review	194
Arabic Administration in Norman Sicily: the Royal Diwan.	Rhodes, Fred	Book Review	167
Banking on future growth: Moin A Siddiqi analyses banking trends across the Middle East region.	Siddiqi, Moin A	Industry Overview	6175
CB&I wins EPC gas storage contract in Qatar.		Brief Article	45
Comment.	Lancaster, Pat	Editorial	644
Cycling for world peace: Iranian Poupeh Mahdavinader is committed to cycling through 10 countries to promote friendship and peace.	Luxner, Larry		1085
Egyptian tourism bounces back.			1340
Fitch: Egypt's steel sector set to pick up in the long-term.		Brief Article	38
Grasping the nettle: there is mounting pressure to send an international peacekeeping force to help deal with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. While the latter are all for it the idea is causing deep consternation in Tel Aviv.	Blanche, Ed		1677
Iran considers the odds: the Bush administration accuses Tehran of harbouring Al Qaeda terrorists and of trying to develop weapons of mass destruction; Iran blames America for supporting the Mujahedeen-el-Khalq and of interfering in its internal affairs. So who is in the driving seat; which party has the advantage in the diplomatic cat-and-mouse game that has developed as the US increasingly looks for a way out of the Iraqi quagmire?	Vesely, Milan		1536
Iraqi-led consortium enters mobile tender race.		Brief Article	33
Ivanhoe Energy plans GTL facility in Egypt.		Brief Article	30
Japan renews talks with Iran over $2bn oil deal.		Brief Article	40
Jobs for the boys: the countries of the Gulf are under increasing pressure to provide their own nationals with jobs but although there have been moves in the right direction, there is still a long way to go.	Ford, Neil		1181
Jordan Bromine Company builds new membrane chlorine plant.		Brief Article	102
Kuwait: the Growth of a Historic Identity.	Rhodes, Fred	Book Review	131
Le Meridien Hotels adds two new properties to Saudi portfolio.		Brief Article	76
Libya edges back into the fold: all the signs are, that after years of isolation from the West, Libya is about to be re-admitted to the fold, following Tripoli's decision to accept responsibility for the Lockerbie disaster.	Ford, Neil		1484
Management and International Business Issues in Jordan.	Rhodes, Fred	Book Review	118
Meanwhile, in Afghanistan Iranian money talks ...			1288
Mercantile dynasty falls from grace: with recent events transforming them from Turkey's most sought after business partners into the country's most wanted men, life has been far from kind to Turkey's entrepreneurial Uzan family this summer. Jon Gorvett reports from Istanbul.	Gorvett, Jon		1155
Monitoring the military might: the once all-powerful Turkish military machine is playing a less obvious role in domestic politics but its influence should not be underestimated. Jon Gorvett reports from Istanbul.	Gorvett, Jon		1139
MTC-Vodafone and Motorola sign $19m expansion deal.		Brief Article	33
OPEC Fund loans Sudan $12m for dam rehabilitation scheme.		Brief Article	38
Polywell Computers and Shaheen Group set up assembly plant in Jordan.		Brief Article	35
Samsung captures 21% market share in UAE's mobile phone market.		Brief Article	34
Saudi mining sector earns $293m in 2002.		Brief Article	37
Searching Jenin: Eyewitness Accounts of the Israeli Invasion 2002.	Rhodes, Fred	Book Review	181
Security software in the Gulf experiencing high growth.		Brief Article	37
Sentimental journey: for many thousands of Iranians who were forced to leave Iran following the fall of the Shah in 1979, the Rifa'i mosque in Cairo has become a place of pilgrimage.	Kadivar, Cyrus		1251
Siemens wins $145m Saudi gas turbine power plant contract.		Brief Article	31
Still dancing to Arafat's tune: in September Mahmoud Abbas resigned as Palestinian Prime Minister, despite strong support from Washington, to be replaced by Ahmed Qurei. But will this change in the PA leadership structure herald a change of direction?	Shahin, Mariam		847
Sudatel's expansion plan supported by $7.6m lease agreement.		Brief Article	120
Switching to Muslim TV: a group of American entrepreneurs unhappy with some of the television images they and their children are exposed to have taken matters into their own hands by attempting to launch a new Muslim network. Dalia Fahmy reports from the United States.	Fahmy, Dalia		1247
The last Grande Dame of Cairo.	Darwish, Adel	Obituary	744
The Secret Life of Saeed: the Pessoptimist.	Rhodes, Fred	Book Review	179
U$ or U[euro]? The US and Europe are competing to win the economic allegiance of the Arab and Muslim countries of the Middle East, promising access to finance and markets within vast new trading blocs.	Martin, Josh		2027
Unlocking the Middle East.	Rhodes, Fred	Book Review	249
US chickens come home to roost: there will be "no going back" said President George W. Bush announcing he will seek an additional $87bn from Congress to fund his wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. But American taxpayers are anxious that the spiralling cost of American military action in the Middle East could bring the US economy to its knees.	Smith, Pamela Ann		1082
Vegetation and Biogeography of the Sand Seas of Saudi Arabia.	Rhodes, Fred	Book Review	148
Zakum Development awards Honeywell $17m contract for automation upgrade.		Brief Article	38
Zamil Air Conditioners wins cooling contract for Bahrain's tallest building.		Brief Article	44