Iran’s economy struggles under the weight of international sanctions
Iran holds the world’s fourth-largest oil reserves, but sells around 1 million barrels of oil…
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Raja Kadri
- Iran
- 5 December 2013
The Virtue of a Diplomatic Tango and the prospects of the US-Iran nuclear deal
Any plan conceived in moderation must fail when the circumstances are set in extremes. Klemens…
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WPJ
- Middle East
- 17 September 2013
The UN report confirms the use of chemical weapons in Syria
A United Nations report has confirmed that chemical weapons were used in Syria to kill…
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- Middle East
- 14 September 2013
The United States and Russia have reached an agreement to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons stockpiles
The United States and Russia have reached an agreement on Syria’s stocks of chemical weapons.…
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- Middle East
- 7 September 2013
The US, France and Turkey are the only countries willing to punish the Assad regime
The G20 summit, held in St Petersburg in Russia on September 5th-6th, revealed bitter divisions…
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- Middle East
- 3 September 2013
The Assad regime could be punished for a chemical weapons attack against its own people as soon as next week
The US Congress will probably vote next week to authorise a punitive military strike against…
Iran needs moderation in domestic and foreign policies
Hassan Rouhani, a former nuclear negotiator, was sworn in as Iran’s President on August 4th.…
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- Middle East
- 3 July 2013
Qatar’s new emir replaces Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani
Ahmad Al Sayed has been appointed chief executive officer of the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA),…