3:06pm

Egypt will not seek IMF emergency funds

Government says it remains committed to economic reform

Analysis

HSBC Bank Chief Executive Officer Simon Cooper speaks during the Reuters Middle East Investment Summit in Dubai October 26, 2009. ©Reuters
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– Simeon Kerr
Iranians work on a section of a gas pipeline linking Iran and Pakistan after the project was launched during a ceremony in the Iranian border city of Chah Bahar on March 11, 2013. The presidents of Iran and Pakistan inaugurated the construction of a much-delayed section of a $7.5 billion gas pipeline linking the two neighbours, Iranian media reported. ©AFP 10:32pm

Iran and Pakistan launch pipeline project

$1.5bn gas deal risks antagonising Washington

5:16pm

Lapid set to be Israel’s finance minister

PM nears agreement with rival parties on forming coalition

GULF 2:52pm

First UAE cabinet reshuffle in five years

Four new junior ministers but no change to top portfolios

From LIFE & ARTS 10:45am

Bringing Baghdad stories to the screen

Film to offer message of perseverance in post-occupation Iraq

A boy rests in front of a closed shop at Tahrir Square in Cairo January 16, 2013 ©Reuters From GLOBAL ECONOMY 6:47pm

Egypt weighs burden of IMF austerity

Morsi faces risks of instability as economic woes bite

Mar 11, 2013

Bahrain crown prince given political role

Sheikh Salman appointed first deputy prime minister

From COMPANIES Mar 11, 2013

Producers eye export routes for Israeli gas

New cabinet to decide on level of natural gas exports

GULF Mar 11, 2013

Dubai faces ‘pivotal year’, says Moody’s

Handling of debt refinancing to set tone for creditworthiness

Roula Khalaf from MIDDLE EASTERN POLITICS & SOCIETY Mar 11, 2013

Western governments struggle with Syria

Pressure produces escalation of non-lethal aid to rebels

Mar 10, 2013

Death sentences fuel anger at Morsi

Port Said sees football verdicts as sop to leader’s critics in Cairo

From COMMENT Mar 10, 2013

Iran crisis is more stable than it seems

Both sides in the nuclear programme dispute prefer to maintain the status quo, writes Nader Mousavizadeh

From UK Mar 10, 2013

Abu Qatada heads for Court of Appeal

Minister attempts to overturn legal ruling blocking deportation

Mar 10, 2013

Egypt hits problems over IMF loan

Fund has reservations over economic plan

Mar 10, 2013

Saudi jailings renew human rights fears

Two prominent activists sentenced to at least 10 years

From UK Mar 9, 2013

Abu Qatada arrested for breaching bail terms

Appeal hearing over deportation due on Monday

MIDDLE EASTERN POLITICS & SOCIETY Mar 9, 2013

Violence in Cairo over police acquittals

Port Said protests threaten Suez Canal

Person in the news from COMMENT Mar 8, 2013

Prince Alwaleed, singular Saudi scion

A wrangle over a rich list reveals much about a royal with towering ambition, says Michael Peel

Mar 8, 2013

Tunisia premier Ali Laarayedh maintains coalition status quo

Hopes fade for broader government

Mar 8, 2013

Bin Laden son-in-law pleads not guilty

Sulaiman Abu Ghaith arraigned in New York court

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