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The Middle East

A monthly magazine of current events, trends, and news from the Middle East region. Articles cover economics, politics, and the relationship between the two in the region.

Articles from No. 348, August-September

Access All Areas: If Knowledge Is Power the Internet Has Placed an Invaluable Tool in Our Hands. However, like All Forms of Power Its Use Is Open to Abuse

And Now for the Oil: With Diplomatic Rapprochement Almost Complete, Libya's Re-Entry into the International Political Economy Is Progressing to a New Stage. Attention Is Now Turning to Economic Matters in General and the North African Country's Hydrocarbon Riches in Particular

Arab Food Woos Us Market

Between a Wall and a Hard Place

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Entering the Labyrinth: Rafah Town and the Adjoining Refugee Camp Have Been a Constant Battleground throughout the Israeli Occupation. Central to This Is the Intricate Network of Tunnels, Some Up to 20 Metres Deep and 800 Metres Long, Used to Smuggle Weapons and Explosives from Egypt into the Gaza Strip

Fahrenheit 9/11

Flavour of the Month ... Middle Eastern Films Drew Enthusiastic Audiences at Europe's Most Celebrated Film Festival. Alexa Dalby Reports from Cannes

Friends in High Places? the NATO Summit Left Turkey in No Doubt of Its Standing with the US Administration, but Will the Praises of President Bush Fall on Deaf Ears in Brussels? Jon Gorvett Reports from Istanbul

Inside the Mummy: Archaeology Meets Technology to Reveal an Ancient Egyptian Workman's Blunder, 2,800 Years after the Event

Jobs for the Boys: As Al Qaeda Continues to Plot and to Threaten, the United States Has Embarked upon a Programme to Keep Iraq's Best Scientific Brains out of Bin Laden's Clutches

Modernist V. Mullahs Row Holds Back Progress: If Iran Is to Press Home Its New Economic Advantage, Fiascos Such as the Recent Closure of the New Imam Khomeini Airport Must End

Olympic Hope

Power Struggle Goes On: The US Government Has Increased the Number of US Troops from 11,000 to 20,000 in the Hope of Destroying the Remnants of the Taliban in the South and Hunting Down Osama Bin Laden. but While the US Continues to Battle with Radical Militias and Terrorists, Security in Afghanistan Is Coming Apart

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Tapping Energy-Rich Iran: Iran's Strategic Importance to Global Energy Markets Cannot Be Underestimated. with over 9% of the Globe's Oil Reserves and 15%-17% of Worldwide Reserves of Natural Gas, the Hydrocarbons Resources of the Gulf's Most Populous State Are Tremendous

Tool or Weapon?

VW to Close Deal with Abu Dhabi; a $2Bn-Plus Deal That Will See Gulf Interests Take a Substantial Stake in Europe's Largest Car Manufacturer Is Close to Completion

Walking a Tightrope: The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Has Few Natural Resources Compared with Its Neighbours, and the Spectre of Political Upheaval Continues to Hover Ominously on Its Eastern and Western Borders. It Is Not Easy Keeping Everybody Happy, but Creating an Economic Environment in Which All Sections of the Community Might Prosper Would Be a Good Start

Who Holds Iraqi Purse Strings? the American Authorities in Baghdad Bypassed $18Bn of Congressionally Approved Money and Instead Spent $2.5Bn of Iraqi Oil Revenues-Without UN Authority-Prior to the Early Handing over of Sovereignty on 28 June. Milan Vesely Reports from Washington