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Israeli ruling party leader Tzipi Livni has slammed the opposition Labor and Shas parties, after they withheld support for a planned economic stimulus package. The plan, of which... 2008-11-25

Adding to our view that Syria is headed for a rapprochement with the West, UK Foreign secretary David Miliband said in November that intelligence officers from the two countries had... 2008-11-21

An Egyptian court has ruled in favour of a motion to ban natural gas exports to Israel. Egyptian natural gas consortium EMG began exporting the shipments under a US$2.5bn deal, which... 2008-11-21

Lebanon may have a government, but it remains unable to agree on anything, and the opposition are now threatening to throw the country into paralysis again, by boycotting the cabinet.... 2008-10-24

Jordan's solid relations with the US were further enhanced by the news in late September that Washington intends to increase its aid to Amman by 43% this year to US$660mn, and continue... 2008-10-24

As we went to press, the ruling National Democratic Party was preparing for its annual conference, which is to be held between 1-3 November, under the tagline 'A New Style of Thinking... 2008-10-23

Respected Muslim Brotherhood mufti Youssef al-Qaradawi has suggested that Shi'a Muslims have 'infiltrated' Muslim countries, including Egypt, Sudan, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco.... 2008-09-29

News that Syria has amassed 10,000 troops on the Lebanese border underscores our view that the opposition is likely to strengthen its position, if not win outright, in next year's... 2008-09-29

With uncertainty persisting over the replacement of Ehud Olmert as Kadima leader and the future of the governing coalition, we have downgraded Israel's score in the constitutional... 2008-09-25

Turkey has joined the newly formed Union for the Mediterranean which held its inaugural meeting on July 13. This new inter-governmental organization builds off the previous EU-Mediterranean... 2008-07-28