6:31pm

DIFC brings in property veteran

Brett Schafer appointed chief executive of DIFC Properties

Analysis

ansar al-ansari supporter in tunisia ©Getty
Tunisia has finally turned up the heat on the Salafis.
– Roula Khalaf
Abu Dhabi , Rocco Forte Hotel ©Alamy 6:21pm

How the hotel tide turned for Abu Dhabi

Delays to tourist developments have left a problem of oversupply

6:11pm

Labour unrest threatens UAE construction

Arabtec strike recalls tensions that marked the boom years

Editorial from COMMENT 6:02pm

Iran’s poll charade

Ban on candidates highlights the frailty of the Islamic regime

Former Iranian President Rafsanjani Arrives In Baghdad ©Getty IRAN 4:45pm

Iran business shocked by Rafsanjani bar

Businesspeople were banking on boost to economy

MIDDLE EASTERN POLITICS & SOCIETY 3:12pm

Tunisia risks high price to beat radicals

Moderates unlikely to back government in fight against Islamists

IRAN 11:38am

Ahmadi-Nejad to fight aide’s election ban

Rafsanjani accepts decision to bar him from Iran presidential poll

From ARAB-ISRAEL CONFLICT 9:34pm

Israel warns Assad over action in Golan

Most explicit warning yet to Damascus after attacks

Former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani registering his candidacy for the June elections ©AP IRAN 8:02pm

Rafsanjani banned from presidential poll

Ally of Ahmadi-Nejad also excluded from Iran election

Editorial from COMMENT 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

From GLOBAL ECONOMY May 21, 2013

IMF calls for more Middle East reforms

Moderate growth ‘not enough to ease region’s unemployment’

From UK 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

From COMPANIES 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

From UK May 20, 2013

Crisis grows as racehorses fail drug test

St Leger winner Encke among affected animals

May 20, 2013

Construction workers strike in Dubai

Labour tensions rise in emirate

Roula Khalaf from MIDDLE EASTERN POLITICS & SOCIETY May 20, 2013

Tunisia has finally turned up the heat on the Salafis

Stand-off comes to a head after attempt to defy state ban

IRAN May 20, 2013

Iran’s carpet weavers return to the loom

Plunge in value of rial leads to price surge

From IRAQ May 20, 2013

Iraq car bombs kill at least 43

Attacks targeted Basra and Shia districts in Baghdad