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Bahrain opposition withdraws from talks
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MIDDLE EASTERN POLITICS & SOCIETY
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Egyptian security force staff freed
Seven men released unharmed by suspected Islamic militants in Sinai
May 22, 2013
DIFC brings in property veteran
Brett Schafer appointed chief executive of DIFC Properties
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May 22, 2013
How the hotel tide turned for Abu Dhabi
Delays to tourist developments have left a problem of oversupply
May 22, 2013
Labour unrest threatens UAE construction
Arabtec strike recalls tensions that marked the boom years
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May 22, 2013
Iran’s poll charade
Ban on candidates highlights the frailty of the Islamic regime
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IRAN
May 22, 2013
Iran business shocked by Rafsanjani bar
Businesspeople were banking on boost to economy
MIDDLE EASTERN POLITICS & SOCIETY
May 22, 2013
Tunisia risks high price to beat radicals
Moderates unlikely to back government in fight against Islamists
- Editorial Tunisia’s Islamists crack down on Salafis
- Roula Khalaf Tunisia has finally turned up the heat on the Salafis
IRAN
May 22, 2013
Ahmadi-Nejad to fight aide’s election ban
Rafsanjani accepts decision to bar him from Iran presidential poll
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ARAB-ISRAEL CONFLICT
May 21, 2013
Israel warns Assad over action in Golan
Most explicit warning yet to Damascus after attacks
IRAN
May 21, 2013
Rafsanjani banned from presidential poll
Ally of Ahmadi-Nejad also excluded from Iran election
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May 21, 2013
War within Islam
Tunisia’s Islamists belatedly turn against radical Salafis
May 21, 2013
EU urged to put Hizbollah on terror list
Move would curtail European activities of group’s military wing
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GLOBAL ECONOMY
May 21, 2013
IMF calls for more Middle East reforms
Moderate growth ‘not enough to ease region’s unemployment’
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May 20, 2013
Hague hints at veto of Syria arms ban
UK will act if EU member states block moves to allow weapons to be transferred to rebels
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May 20, 2013
Qatar snaps up stakes in key lenders
Emirate targets VTB and Deutsche Bank
May 20, 2013
Syrian regime fights for key rebel city
Involvement of allies such as Hizbollah energises fightback
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May 20, 2013
Crisis grows as racehorses fail drug test
St Leger winner Encke among affected animals
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Peace talks work more for US than Syria
Geneva meeting delays harder choices Obama is not keen to make