Government and policy
Government news and analysis, commentary and economic data.Special Report
Qatar: Shura Council vote falls off agenda
In late 2011, Qatar’s emir announced that for the first time an election to appoint two-thirds of his advisory body, the Shura Council, would be held in June 2013
News
UN condemns Syria for human rights violations
General assembly calls for transitional government
Potential candidates register for Iranian presidential contest
Elections to take place 14 June
Iraq’s Shia districts targeted by bomb attacks
Tensions between Shia and Sunni groups rise
Egypt’s foreign currency reserves remain under pressure
Qatar deposits $3bn in Egypt’s central bank
Aramco to join forces with Sabic and Saudi Investment Authority
New joint venture will tackle megaprojects in the kingdom that are beyond the realm of private sector
Libyan defence minister withdraws resignation
Al-Barghathi withdrew resignation after consulting prime minister
US and Russia to convene Syrian peace conference
Old rivals agree to work together in bid to end two-year civil war
Subsidies distort Saudi economy, admits economy minister
Riyadh needs to focus on boosting productivity and counter-cyclical policies
Russia and US to hold Syria talks
Russian president will meet with US Secretary of State about continuing crisis
Libya passes political isolation law
Gaddafi-era officials to be banned from Libyan government positions
Analysis
Libya's steps toward democracy
Libya’s transitional government is struggling to write a constitutional deal with militias and to meet the expectations of its citizens
Syria war stokes Iraq sectarianism
Rising violence in Iraq leads to fears of new sectarian conflict between Shias and Sunnis
Algeria looks beyond Bouteflika
Poor health may hasten the long-time Algerian president’s departure from power, fuelling speculation about a successor
UAE economy
Six figures leading the development of Abu Dhabi’s Western Region: Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan, Falah Mohamed al-Ahbabi, Mohammed Ebrahim al-Hosani, Mohamed Hamad bin Azzan al-Mazrouei, Sultan Hamad al-Mutawi al-Dhaheri and Mohammed al-Hammadi
Baghdad's first integrated refining project
Iraq hopes to make its first integrated refining project a model for further investment
Syrian opposition struggles with factionalism
Syrians who rose up against the Al-Assad regime have been let down by a fragmented opposition
Fears of renewed instability in Beirut
Prime Minister Najib Mikati’s resignation throws the country into uncertainty at a crucial time when the unrest in Syria threatens domestic politics
Saudi Arabia governance
Six influential grandsons of Saudi Arabia’s founder King Abdulaziz al-Saud
Countries covered by MEED
Tenders
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Oman: Consultancy services
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Kuwait: Office partitions
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Kuwait: Scan equipment maintenance
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Kuwait: Election boxes
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Saudi Arabia: Prison works
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Kuwait: Tent hall leasing
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UAE: Geophysics study
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Sudan: Local government consultancy services
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Kuwait: Tent hall leasing
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Bahrain: Electro-mechanical plumbing and drainage works
Data
Bahrain's economy
A look at Bahrain’s economic data
