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Tensions are rising so rapidly across the Middle East that the region is on the cusp of a major conflict involving, undoubtedly, Iran and Israel. Ed Blanche provides an anatomy of what an Israeli assault on Iran’s nuclear facilities might look like. More... |
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The logistics sector in the Middle East is currently undergoing a period of massive change as investors seek to take advantage of the region’s long-standing geographical importance as the nexus of trade routes between Europe, Asia and Africa. While dry bulk commodities and hydrocarbons are transported in dedicated vessels, the container revolution continues to gather pace, as traders seek out the faster transport times and more efficiency processing of containerised cargo. More... |
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The internationally acclaimed Kurdish film maker Bahman Ghobadi talked to Chris Kutschera about life after the award winning movie No One Knows About Persian Cats. More... |
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The View Comment Compass
CURRENT AFFAIRS Apocalypse soon? Israel’s own goal? Turkey: a rising regional power once more? Gulf arms spending set to reach $100 billion
BUSINESS & FINANCE Will oil break the $150 barrier? Cautious hopes for Gulf stocks Sekem: Egypt’s organic revolution Gulf $60-billion water projects Is Beirut facing a property bubble? The Middle East exclusive interviews with members of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Iraq: Dr Barham Salih, Prime Minister; Sinan Çelebi, Minister of Trade and Industry; and Dr Ashti Hawrami, Minister of Natural Resources Special report on logistics
DETAILS Good to go – mobile technology The magic of fibre optics
MOSAIC Music: East meets West – Natacha Atlas Demise of the Dean Film: A very Kurdish dilemma Books The Last Word
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