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Articles in April, 2009 issue of Middle East, The

• The Middle East interview: Dr Mohamed El-Erian is one of the world's foremost risk advisors and international economists, and the author of a best-seller on investing in a time of global economic change. Educated in Britain and currently CEO and co-CIO of
  by Pamela Ann Smith
• Comment
  by Pat Lancaster
• Iran's great leap: the February launch of an experimental satellite moves the Islamic Republic closer to developing intercontinental ballistic missiles
  by Ed Blanche
• Sarkozy's Middle East stratagem: with Gallic flourish and a soupcon of intrigue, President Nicolas Sarkozy is going all out to rebuild France's influence in the Middle East and win big military and nuclear contracts
  by Ed Blanche
• The absent arsenal: Milan Vesely writes from the United States on a disturbing lack of information on the whereabouts of American weaponry intended for deployment against the Taliban
  by Milan Vesely
• Saudi Arabia aims high: in the light of the global credit crunch, Jon Gorvett reports from Riyadh on the kingdom's ambitious aim to construct four new multi-billion-dollar cities
  by Jon Gorvett
• Is Qatar's economy recession-proof? Ahmed Gad reports from Doha
  by Ahmed Gad
• Is exercise worth the effort? Good health & good living
  by Clare Canning
• The Middle East and North Africa 2009, 55th Edition
  by Fred Rhodes
• Farewell, Babylon
  by Fred Rhodes
• Islam and Dissent
  by Fred Rhodes
• Arab Women Writers
  by Fred Rhodes
• Al Qaeda
  by Fred Rhodes
• The Emergence of Libya
  by Fred Rhodes
• International Women's Day
• Money makes the world go around: Mel Frykberg reports from the Occupied Territories on how a microfinance system has improved and empowered the lives of Palestinian women
  by Mel Frykberg
• Bahrain, a cultural hub in the Middle East
  by Rhona Wells
• In Cairo cafes: smoke, mirrors and rumour: Stephen Butchart reports from Egypt
  by Stephen Butchart
• Join in the chorus: Adel Darwish reports from Sharm El Sheikh
  by Adel Darwish
• All eyes on Aden: Milan Vesely reports from the United States on concerns in Washington over events in one of the world's busiest international waterways
  by Milan Vesely
• Gulf Super Rich seek secure home for trillion-dollar assets: international asset managers are only too keen to capitalise on proximity to some of the world's wealthiest investors or ultra-high-net-worth individuals in the Arabian Gulf. Researched and wri
  by Moin Siddiqi
• Riding out the storm: do not be too alarmed by the shifting patterns in the global economy, writes Rohit Chawdhry, Head of Equities at Bahrain Islamic Bank , the situation we are currently witnessing is not entirely bad news for the countries of the regio
  by Rohit Chawdhry
• Village banking comes to Jordan: FINCA Jordan is providing financial services to some of the country's poorest entrepreneurs, helping them to create jobs, build assets and improve their standard of living
  by Stephen Williams
• Where does the aid go? Aid to the Middle East is a multi-billion-dollar business, but how often does the financial assistance reach its intended destination and the ones who need it most
  by Richard Seymour
• UAE faces global headwinds to emerge stronger
  by Pamela Ann Smith
• Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose: Diana Butto reports on how a change of government in Tel Aviv looks set to change … almost nothing
  by Diana Butto
• A thousand poets—one language
  by Pat Lancaster
• Enter the tiger and the dragon: India and China move into the Arabian Sea to protect their energy lifelines to the Middle East
  by Ed Blanche