Mar 15, 2013

Logic of sacrifice grinds on in Syria

Syrian soldiers carry the coffin of a killed comrade who was reportedly killed in recent violence in the country, outside a hospital in the western province of Tartous, Syria ©AP

Alawites fuse ideas of country, regime and community

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Mar 15, 2013

EU resists lifting Syria arms embargo

France and UK face uphill battle to supply weapons to rebels

Mar 15, 2013

Netanyahu partners sign coalition deal

Lapid and Bennett’s last-minute objections overcome

Mar 15, 2013

UK and France push to arm Syria rebels

Countries urge EU to loosen weapons embargo

Mar 15, 2013

Obama says Iran nuclear bomb a year away

US president warns military strike possible if talks fail

From US & CANADA Mar 14, 2013

US sanctions magnate shipping Iranian oil

Greek company accused of clandestine operation

Egyptian satrist shrugs off death threats

Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef outside a theatre in Cairo on January 22, 2013. ©AFP

A comedy show has become a runaway success with its biting satire of the government.

Prince Alwaleed, singular Saudi scion

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A wrangle over a rich list reveals much about a royal with towering ambition

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After hubris in Iraq, hesitation in Syria

The tough lessons from an invasion a decade ago do not apply today

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Mar 14, 2013

Poverty decreases sharply in developing world

UN report highlights surge in middle classes

MIDDLE EASTERN POLITICS & SOCIETY Mar 14, 2013

IMF official to kick-start Egypt talks

Revised economic programme on agenda in Cairo meeting

Global Insight Mar 14, 2013

Syria pays price of Assad’s war to death

Two years on, the conflict is taking on a sectarian character; mainstream rebels appealing for help

Mar 14, 2013

Israel says Iran setting up army in Syria

Intelligence chief accuses Tehran of manoeuvring for Assad aftermath

Roula Khalaf Mar 14, 2013

Fortune favours the brave in Iraq

Entrepreneurs see Iraq’s desperate needs as a unique opening

From COMPANIES Mar 14, 2013

Bolloré logistics arm to ‘unlock Africa’

Conglomerate aims to cement leading position in African freight

MIDDLE EASTERN POLITICS & SOCIETY Mar 14, 2013

Picture changes for wary Assad supporters

People are less keen to display affiliation to regime

MIDDLE EASTERN POLITICS & SOCIETY Mar 14, 2013

Belaid funeral stokes Tunisian tension

General strike grips nation as murdered leader is buried

MIDDLE EASTERN POLITICS & SOCIETY Mar 14, 2013

Netanyahu agrees coalition government

Four-party deal reached six weeks after Israeli election

From UK Mar 14, 2013

Russia warns UK against arming Syrian rebels

Lavrov says such a move would breach international law

Mar 13, 2013

US names new ambassador to Libya

Kerry insists Christopher Stevens’ killers will be brought to justice

Mar 13, 2013

Rebels mirror regime in Syria’s murky war

Citizens trapped between two sides guilty of theft and kidnap

From UK Mar 13, 2013

Qatar lined up for £10bn UK projects fund

Middle Eastern state eyes road, rail and energy developments

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This undated hand out picture released by Norway's energy group Statoil on January 17, 2013 shows vehicles parked at the In Amenas gas field, jointly operated by British oil giant BP, Norway's Statoil and state-run Algerian energy firm Sonatrach, in eastern Algeria near the Libyan border. Algerian troops surrounded Islamists holding foreign hostages at the gas field on January 17, a day after a deadly attack the gunmen said was in reprisal for Algeria's cooperation in French operations in Mali. The Islamists told Mauritanian media they were holding 41 Westerners. Their captives included French, British and Japanese citizens, as well as seven Americans, they said, adding that the action was in response to Algeria's opening of its air space to French warplanes involved in an assault on Islamists in neighbouring Mali. ©AFP Algeria security reassures energy industry

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