INTERNATIONAL. Something extraordinary, albeit not unexpected, is happening in the Persian Gulf region. The United States, lacking a coherent strategy to deal with Iran and too distracted to develop one, is struggling to navigate Iraq’s fractious political landscape in search of a deal that would allow Washington to keep a meaningful military presence in the country beyond the end-of-2011 deadline stipulated by the current Status of Forces Agreement.
At the same time, Saudi Arabia, dubious of U.S. capabilities and intentions toward Iran, appears to be inching reluctantly toward an accommod
UAE. While new orders continued to rise sharply, the rate of increase eased to the slowest in a year. Meanwhile, employment levels rose at the fastest pace in two years.
INTERNATIONAL. The Guardian carried the words "You people will never be safe," on top of a picture of the suspect waving a bloodied hand and wielding a meat cleaver.
iNTERNATIONAL. Control over Homs will enable al Assad to rapidly move forces from the north to the south to meet emerging rebel threats. It will also provide a key avenue of retreat to the Alawite coast in the event that he needs to flee Damascus.
INTERNATIONAL. A government that slaughters its people and maims a whole generation is not a government with whom to negotiate. It is nothing short of travesty that the Obama administration is still mired in the illusion that a political solution is possible.
IRAN. A heavyweight until eight years ago when Ahmadinejad beat him in the 2005 presidential election, Rafsanjani has lost much of his political stock in recent years.
INTERNATIONAL. Moscow reacted angrily as its neighbour Azerbaijan admitted that its vote at the Eurovision Song Contest appeared to have been falsified.
INTERNATIONAL. Syria said its troops destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed into its territory and warned that any attempt to violate its sovereignty would meet "immediate and firm retaliation".
INTERNATIONAL. Professor Jon Rushman has accused the US authorities of being "hysterical' after seizing the bank account of the world's biggest Bitcoin exchange and called for an "intelligent debate" about the future of virtual currency.
BAHRAIN. The emphasis of development will likely shift more towards the tradable sector. Sectors of particular promise include knowledge-based services and high value-added manufacturing, according to Dr. Jarmo Kotilaine, Chief Economist at the Bahrain EDB.
INTERNATIONAL. Paid media stunt to attack Saudi regulators; Financial backers of the report are unknown; "We see this effort as an attempt by one or more international creditors to distort the history of this dispute."
EGYPT. The Egyptian government is facing an increasingly difficult set of economic circumstances that could raise inflationary pressures and lead to further social unrest, says a report by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services
SAUDI ARABIA. The eight Saudis, a Lebanese and a Turk bring the number of people arrested to 28, the official SPA news agency quoted the spokesman as saying.
UAE. IMF Regional Economic Outlook Update looks at the implications of the economic roads ahead for the Middle East, North Africa. Afghanistan, and Pakistan (MENAP) region against the backdrop of complex political, social, and economic transitions.
INTERNATIONAL. The discussions on Syria come as Barack Obama is under increasing pressure from some U.S. lawmakers to do more to bring down Bashar al-Assad.
INTERNATIONAL. The Australian Foreign Minister has blasted as "indefensible" the length of time the legal process took in the UAE after an Australian was jailed for property fraud.
UAE. Stock market indices racing ahead but GDP figures do not support the euphoria and commodity outflows fuel the rally; Is there too much liquidity in the banking system?
UAE. While new orders continued to rise sharply, the rate of increase eased to the slowest in a year. Meanwhile, employment levels rose at the fastest pace in two years.
iNTERNATIONAL. Control over Homs will enable al Assad to rapidly move forces from the north to the south to meet emerging rebel threats. It will also provide a key avenue of retreat to the Alawite coast in the event that he needs to flee Damascus.
UAE. While new orders continued to rise sharply, the rate of increase eased to the slowest in a year. Meanwhile, employment levels rose at the fastest pace in two years.
UAE. Stock market indices racing ahead but GDP figures do not support the euphoria and commodity outflows fuel the rally; Is there too much liquidity in the banking system?
UAE. Experts address information security issues at Gulf Information Security Expo and Conference; Kevin Mitnick, hacker turned international cyber security guru, to deliver keynote address on the threat hackers pose to corporate security.
INTERNATIONAL. Nothing new is coming online anytime soon and movement on developing renewable energy resources has been sadly inadequate. The idea that shale reservoirs will lead the US to energy independence will soon enough be recognized as unrealistic hype.
UAE. While new orders continued to rise sharply, the rate of increase eased to the slowest in a year. Meanwhile, employment levels rose at the fastest pace in two years.
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