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Articles in Dec, 2002 issue of Middle East, The

• Iraqi Kurds agree to agree … for now: the two main Iraqi Kurdish parties, the KDP and the PUK have reached an agreement which would change the face of the region and assure them prominence in any new federal Iraq
  by Chris Kutschera
• Jordan seeks 5,000-ton olive oil export deal with Iraq
• The threat of war underpins world oil markets; the price of crude oil, has surged 40% this year amid the continuing risk of disruption in the Middle East region, which accounts for one-third of global production and more importantly, holds 69% of total pr
  by Moin A Siddiqi
• Fitch lowers Israel's local currency rating
• Maghreb power trading expands: the countries of the Maghreb are poised to upgrade their power trading arrangements by linking up with producers in the Middle East, Europe and possibly, right across Africa
  by Neil Ford
• An inspector calls
• War crimes: the action of Israeli soldiers earlier this year in the West Bank cities of Jenin and Nablus was so appalling that, according to Amnesty International, they constituted war crimes
  by Brian O Dubhlaigh
• Saudi economy affected by oil revenue drop
• First English Islamic satellite channel to launch during Ramadan
• Egypt seeks to replace US as major wheat supplier
• NBD opens new branch at Dubai International Airport
• Labor and Human Capital in the Middle East: Studies of Markets and Household Behavior
  by Fred Rhodes
• Jordan's nightmare: Amman fears Sharon will use the Iraq war for `ethnic cleansing' and drive Palestinians into the kingdom
  by Ed Blanche
• UNDP allocates $1 million to Syrian employment policy
• GSM liberalisation surpasses landline market openess in Arab World
• Iran exports 1,561 tons of shrimp from Hormozgan
• MasterCard and Mashreqbank offer secure online payment system
• The Caliphs' Last Heritage: a Short History of the Turkish Empire
  by Fred Rhodes
• Comment
  by Pat Lancaster
• New prospect for peace in Sudan? After almost two decades of continuous feuding there is now some hope Sudan's main political factions will be able to agree a peace
  by Andrew Hammond
• Stick to the commitment
• Jordan puts stop to anti-normalisation campaigns
• France's Schneider Electric to develop two Libyan oil sites
• Iraqi cleric spreads Islam in the US; Sayed Al Qazwini has accomplished much since he arrived penniless from Iraq in 1994
  by Pat McDonnell Twair
• Guns and tears in Iraq
  by Ahmed Aziz
• China provides Morocco with $6.4 million for three new dams
• Qatar's Internet access market to exceed $29 million by 2006
• JTC's reduced profit margins result of structural reforms
• Fitch assigns AA-rating to IDB
• Syria: Revolution from Above
  by Fred Rhodes
• Bahrain opens its doors to democracy; Bahrain's first democratic elections underscored the government's commitment to modernisation and reform
  by Adel Darwish
• Mashreqbank signs MoU with CresBank and IHFL
• Wataniya Telecom acquires 50% stake in Orascom Tunisia
• Qatar Airways signs $4 million deal with SITA
• Jordanian IT firm signs MoU with Intel
• Inside Al Qaeda: Global Network of Terror
  by Fred Rhodes
• Snakes in Washington's grass: the rhetoric from Washington sounds ever more rational—so why do we continue to doubt the sincerity of the US Administration?
  by Richard Seymour
• Iraqis believe war is inevitable
• Egypt informs World Bank of privatisation halt
• GFH purchases $64 million UK property
• All for one … Egyptians are boycotting American and Israeli products in support of the Palestinians of the Occupied Territories
  by Cam McGrath
• A new dawn for Fatah: the Palestinian Legislative Council's endorsement of a new Palestinian Cabinet has not met with unanimous approval. Many were hoping for more wide-reaching changes
  by Mariam Shahin
• Build it and they will come: not content with hordes of visitors, Dubai would like to persuade people to stay on a more permanent basis. To this end a multitude of new residential developments and governmental incentives are under way
  by John William Fenn
• Visa Middle East e-commerce up 64%
• A difficult birth: the liberalisation of the Iranian economy
  by Neil Ford
• Morocco's fixed line service stagnates
• Doing Business with Qatar
  by Fred Rhodes
• Turkey's new brooms
  by Jon Gorvett
• Islamic investors eye us: despite political differences, Islamic investors are being drawn to the US, attracted by more Islam-friendly investment vehicles
  by Josh Martin
• Tanker terror: the shipping lanes of the Gulf, which constitute a vital economic lifeline to the region's oil exporters, could become the next battleground in the war against terrorism
  by Ed Blanche
• MobiNiL records $127 million in consolidated revenues for 3rd quarter 2002
• Yemen's development partners pledge $ 2.3 billion for poverty reduction
• Dissension Among Allies: Ernest Bevin's Palenstine Policy Between Whitehall and the White House
  by Fred Rhodes
• Iraqi update: Iraq and the US have both made concessions but will they be enough?
  by Adel Darwish
• Gadaffi's withdrawal threat undermines Arab League's economic foundations
• Cairo receives 700,000 new fixed lines
• EIB loans Turkey 50 million [euro] for IT infrastructure
• UK-Israel arms trade blossoms amid the rubble: despite paying lip service to the plight of the Palestinians in the Occupied Territories, military trade between the UK and Israel, which almost doubled in 2001 to more than 22 million [pounds sterling], cont
  by Neil Sammonds
• Crude Power: Politics and the Oil Market
  by Fred Rhodes