Country Risk Rating

The appeals court has handed down a seven-year jail term to Mamduh Ismail, the owner of the Al-Salam Boccaccio 98 ferry which sank in the Red Sea in February 2006 with the loss of... 2009-03-27

Election campaign campaigns are gaining momentum, with the opposition still looking well placed to improve its position. Both Hizbullah and the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), the... 2009-03-02

Egypt continues to work towards a peace deal between the two rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah, clearly in the hope that such a development would stabilise the Gaza Strip... 2009-03-02

Negotiations over the return of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit have been placed at the centre of talks between Israel and Hamas on a long-term ceasefire in Gaza. Incumbent... 2009-02-27

We have revised down our short-term political risk rating for Egypt from 66.0 to 63.5, on the back of the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip. Apart from the physical risk of the instability... 2009-01-30

The interior ministry of Lebanon has announced that parliamentary elections will be held on June 7 2009. Unlike the previous elections, the upcoming elections will be held in all... 2009-01-30

The recent conflict in Gaza has put the Jordanian government under considerable political pressure, and a resumption in hostilities could risk upsetting social stability in the Kingdom.... 2009-01-30

We do not expect Kuwaiti relations with the US to be affected by the inauguration of President Barack Obama. The interests which have kept relations friendly thus far - energy security,... 2009-01-30

In spite of President Hosni Mubarak's statements in support of the Palestinians in Gaza, we do not think that Egypt will be sorry to see Hamas under attack. The Gaza Strip has been... 2009-01-05

The forthcoming general election, scheduled for February 10, is harder to call than ever following the launch of a major military offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Likud,... 2008-12-31