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Kevin Baxter
GCC steel industry preparing itself for growth
At the height of the Dubai construction boom in 2006-07 building a plant to supply the local building trade with steel products must have seemed like one of the least crazy ideas being mooted.
Adal Mirza
Has Iran stopped European oil exports?
Has Iran halted crude oil deliveries to certain European countries? Not according to the London-based Centre for Global Energy Studies (CGES) who believe the Islamic Republic is simply “quite content to sow the seeds of uncertainty” to earn some extra revenues.
Verity Ratcliffe
Presidential race kicks off in Egypt
Amr Moussa and Abdel Moneim Abol Fotouh lead in the polls and endorsements
Triska Hamid
Matthew Martin
Bahrain deserves both criticism and praise
The release of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) report into the events surrounding anti-government protests in February and March is a historic moment.
Andrew Roscoe
Arab League pressure on Assad shows region is running out of patience
Syria’s neighbouring Arab states are gradually losing patience with crackdown on civilians
Richard Thompson
The awkward question of Saudi succession
The passing of Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz al Saud is an uncomfortable reminder that the generation of men that has run the country for six decades is coming to an end
Elizabeth Bains
Qatar emerges as the Gulf's healthcare pathfinder
Healthcare professionals meeting in Abu Dhabi this week at MEED’s Arabian Public Health Forum 2011 discovered the emergence of Qatar as a pioneer in the way healthcare services are delivered in the region
Edmund O'Sullivan
A Libyan miracle emerging from the Arab uprising
MEED’s Libya Focus Day highlights the business and project opportunities arising in the post-Gaddafi era
