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Israel
The proposed peace talks with the Palestinian Authority have been further complicated by an untimely arms deal between Russia and Syria. The Israeli government is concerned that Lebanon's...
2010-08-31Lebanon
The marriage of convenience between the reformist March 14 and March 8 parties has worked surprisingly well, but things could come to a head now that the Special Tribunal for Lebanon...
2010-08-31Syria
The Syrian government held an investment forum with Libya and expressed its willingness to remove import tariffs on Libyan goods to promote trade. Syrian goodwill has also extended...
2010-07-27Lebanon
The Lebanese government plans to grant an approval to an oil law to 'safeguard Lebanon's oil and gas interests in the Mediterranean'. The move comes in response to the Israeli national...
2010-06-28Jordan
Jordan and Italy have agreed to build new partnerships, increasing the cooperation between the two states. They have identified four sectors for the joint economic assistance, namely...
2010-06-28Egypt
The UN has issued a report last week flagging the lack of political freedom in Egypt, which in its view is the main obstacle in increasing youth participation in the society. Protests...
2010-06-28Lebanon
The results of the last round of municipal elections on May 30 in northern Lebanon are broadly similar to the June 2009 parliamentary elections, albeit with some exceptions in the Akkar...
2010-06-01Egypt
The current Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will not announce until next summer if he will take part in the presidential elections (expected to take place around September 2011). If...
2010-06-01
