4:41pm

Global deals put Qatar debt in spotlight

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Financing structures are rarely made public

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4:00pm

Bahrain opposition agrees to attend talks

Government hopes to break two-year political impasse

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Arab world: Underfunded renaissance

Inexperienced Islamist leaders in Egypt and Tunisia are struggling to manage economic grievances

MIDDLE EASTERN POLITICS & SOCIETY 4:23pm

Tunisian PM’s cabinet hit by resignations

Three members of president’s party quit Hamadi Jebali’s government

View from the US from MARKETS 6:00am

Egyptian spring could be European storm

Desperate people can behave badly, warns John Dizard

From COMPANIES Feb 8, 2013

Kaupthing settles claims against skeikh

Winding-up board of Icelandic bank in confidential settlement

People on the Move

A man walks down a staircase near a stock ticker in the lobby of the London Stock Exchange

A boardroom dispute has left the Financial Services Association of the UAE in disarray.

Al Jazeera coverage raises tough questions

A general view shows the newsroom at the headquarters of the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera ©AFP

Al Jazeera seeks to extend its international influence by buying into the US television market.

Egypt Protester ©Getty Feb 8, 2013

Tahrir sexual assault victims speak out

Controversial salafi preacher accuses women of ‘having no shame’

Tunisian Funeral ©AFP MIDDLE EASTERN POLITICS & SOCIETY Feb 8, 2013

Belaid funeral stokes Tunisian tension

General strike grips nation as murdered leader is buried

Tunisian protesters hold a banner during a demonstration against the assassination of vocal government critic Chokri Belaid (featured on the banner) on February 7, 2013 in Siliana northwest of Tunis. Protesters torched and ransacked an office of the ruling Islamist Ennahda party in Siliana while spontaneous protests erupted in a dozen towns and cities in Tunisia despite the premier's attempts to defuse the crisis by pledging to form a new government. ©AFP MIDDLE EASTERN POLITICS & SOCIETY Feb 8, 2013

Tunisian union calls for general strike

Tension rises ahead of murdered opposition leader’s funeral

From MARKETS Feb 7, 2013

Investors start a new scramble for Africa

Frontier markets outperform mainstream counterparts this year

Philip Stephens from COMMENT Feb 7, 2013

Intervention: the US won’t, Europe can’t

Europeans have caught the bug just as the US has shaken it off – but they lack the means

MIDDLE EASTERN POLITICS & SOCIETY Feb 7, 2013

Just Falafel’s taste for fast expansion

Fast-food outlet uses franchise partners for global chain

Feb 7, 2013

Khamenei rejects direct talks with US

Iran’s supreme leader hits back as nuclear dispute intensifies

Feb 6, 2013

Tunisian leader dissolves government

Move follows assassination of leading opposition figure

Feb 6, 2013

Rebels intensify attack on Damascus

Reports of concerted push from suburbs into city

From US & CANADA Feb 6, 2013

Israel and Palestinians top Kerry’s agenda

Secretary of state made weekend calls to both leaders

MIDDLE EASTERN FINANCE Feb 6, 2013

Egypt’s foreign currency reserves shrivel

Reserves fall below three-month import cover threshold

Feb 6, 2013

Beirut set to move on gas contracts

Questions raised over Lebanon’s readiness for process

MIDDLE EASTERN FINANCE Feb 6, 2013

Kuwait considers bailout for consumer debt

Central bank and ministers oppose proposed $6bn write-off

Feb 6, 2013

Report cites military corruption in MENA

Countries leave door open to waste, impunity and security threats

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