1:00pm

Yemen still very much a work in progress

Mideast’s poorest country faces ‘massive and intractable” troubles

People walk around as they visit the opening of the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre in the Emirati capital on February 17, 2013. A top French defence industry official said that talks to sell Rafale jet fighters to the UAE were "progressing well", expressing confidence that a deal could be reached with the Gulf state. ©AFP From GULF 1:28pm

Abu Dhabi pushes for homegrown defence

Move to create domestic jobs and diversify away from oil

11:31pm

LSE scraps UAE event after ‘restrictions’

Lecturer giving paper on Bahrain barred from entering country

From IRAN 11:10pm

Iran backs subsidised food plan for poor

International sanctions add to pressure on economy

Global Insight 5:31pm

Egypt needs more than an IMF loan

Genuine political consensus is crucial to implementing reforms

From IRAN Feb 24, 2013

Iran to build 16 more reactors

Country has tripled estimated uranium reserves

Ali Larayedh ©AFP Feb 22, 2013

Tunisian Islamist asked to form government

Nahda party leader and founder nominates interior minister

Vehicles burn after an explosion at central Damascus February 21, 2013, ©Reuters Feb 22, 2013

Damascus car bomb kills dozens

Blast near ruling Ba’ath party office highlights security failure

Feb 22, 2013

Egypt’s Morsi calls elections in April

President likely to choose Islamist prime minister

Feb 21, 2013

Tunisia’s PM turns down leadership offer

Hamadi Jebali says he will not lead the next government

From IRAN Feb 21, 2013

Sanctions buffet Iranian airlines

Ageing aircraft grounded by failure to pay debt

Philip Stephens from COMMENT Feb 21, 2013

Settler policy imperils Israel’s foundations

The country is losing legitimacy among allies around the world. Netanyahu bears responsibility

Feb 21, 2013

Israel grants Golan exploration licence

Approval for US group Genie likely to stir diplomatic tensions

From UK Feb 20, 2013

Britons allege torture after arrest in Dubai

Three arrested on drugs charges seven months ago say they were ill-treated

From IRAN Feb 20, 2013

ECB faces US pressure over Iran

Congress targets cross-border bank payments

Global Insight Feb 20, 2013

West lacks will to arm Syrian rebels

Country risks dissolving into a patchwork of armed gangs

Feb 20, 2013

Egyptian opposition seeks a game plan

Liberal, leftist and secular opponents stuck without a strategy

Feb 19, 2013

Livni to join Israeli government

Hatnua party is first to sign coalition agreement with Likud Beitenu

Feb 19, 2013

Tunisia’s PM quits amid party wrangling

Jebali resigns after his failed plan to unite country

Feb 19, 2013

Gulf states buying up military hardware

Deals could underpin a future regional missile defence shield

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