Articles from The Middle East (April 1, 2006)

Title	Author	Type	Words
A dying language.	Mayton, Joseph		926
A lesson in diplomacy.	Darwish, Adel		588
A stitch in time ...: A founder member of George Bush's now infamous Axis of Evil, Iran now finds itself at the axis of world affairs: a position which is making governments around the world uneasy.	Seymour, Richard		884
Any storm in a port? The deal that saw Dubai's DP World takeover P&O has aroused a storm of controversy in the United States. But it is not the only incidence of geo-political considerations impacting on trade and commerce in the Middle East.	Williams, Stephen		1243
AUB profits up 54%.		Brief article	169
Basra - The Failed Gulf State: Separatism and Nationalism in Southern Iraq.	Rhodes, Fred	Book review	186
Bleeding Iraq dry: lured by immense profits, insurgents, corrupt officials and smugglers are stealing Iraq's oil and driving the country to ruin.	Blanche, Ed		2101
Coming out of woods? Istanbul's crowded markets these days, long gone are the times when prices rose on an almost daily basis, while watching exchange rates was a national obsession on a par with watching lottery numbers. Jon Gorvett reports from Istanbul.	Gorvett, Jon		1200
Dancing in the No-Fly Zone: A Woman's Journey Through Iraq.	Rhodes, Fred	Book review	178
Dubai growth beats China.			105
Editorial comment.	Lancaster, Pat	Editorial	578
Full steam ahead for Egypt's ports programme: Egypt has already started to see the benefits of its ambitious ports programme but, say the experts, these vast schemes are set to revolutionise the country's trade with the rest of the world.	Ford, Neil		1179
God's counsel as a foreign policy?	Darwish, Adel		2223
Guantanamo pressure increases.	Seymour, Richard		1500
Hamas v. Fatah: the new brooms of Hamas versus the old guard of Fatah--the transfer of power has begun and all the signs are that it will not go smoothly.	Blanche, Ed		1685
Jordan: Living in the Crossfire.	Rhodes, Fred	Book review	187
Middle East destinations lead the field: tourist travel to the Middle East is up and continues to rise. In this Special Report Rhona Wells looks at where the tourists are going and the multibillion dollar projects underway to ensure their enthusiasm for the region does not wane.	Wells, Rhona		2692
Paradise now: Hany Abu-Assad is making motion picture history with his low-budget film, Paradise Now, which took top awards at the Berlin and Toronto film festivals, won the Golden Globe for best foreign film and became the first ever Palestinian Oscar-nomination.	Twair, Pat McDonnell		1058
Peace via the airwaves: two initiatives have emerged in recent months to promote the Arab-Israeli peace process on air. An old pirate radio station transmitted from the Mediterranean has been revived on land and will broadcast for the first time in Arabic and Hebrew, while an Arab satellite TV network has agreed to take part in a project with an Israeli TV network.			1120
Saddam: down but not yet out: the ongoing trial of Saddam Hussein has almost taken a back seat in the news, ousted by reports of the violence and bloodletting in Iraq. However Dr Sahib Al Hakim, who conducted a long campaign against the Iraqi despot, continues to keep a close eye on proceedings and says many questions remain unanswered.	Dabrowska, Karen		1177
The Hejaz Railway.	Rhodes, Fred		193
Tunisia seizes the moment: Tunisia is committed to making the most of its natural resources and is paving the way for a number of renewable energy projects which look set to benefit both business and the environment.	Ford, Neil		1141
UAE upscale & expensive.	Jones, Rhys		1385
Uncle Sam goes to Libya: two years after Libya reached an historic agreement with the US to abandon its terrorist activities, trade between the two countries is finally picking up. Mutual interests may drive it much higher still.	Martin, Josh		1453
Victims of a Map.	Rhodes, Fred	Book review	190
Water in dry lands: with rapidly growing populations, the countries of the Middle East know something must be done about the most precious of resources, water. But just how acute is the problem and what is being done to tackle it?	Gearon, Eamonn		1036
Women and Media in the Middle East: Power Through Self-Expression.	Rhodes, Fred	Book review	175