There have been some curious developments reported to have taken place in Algeria of late. Some of the reports are accurate, others are only half-truths and obfuscations. Nevertheless, it is clear there is real concern on Capitol Hill about what is happening along the south-western shores of the Mediterranean.

• A Disney dilemma
• Where the rich get poorer and the poor die
• Trade unionism: “A positive force for change”
• The demise of Demirel
• Is the West finding favour in Central Asia?
• Modest divorce law reforms cause concern
• Mixed messages from Manama

• OPEC update
• Jordan stakes its claim to become regional online hub
• Bahrain’s Hidd project: options emerge
• Economic report: Iran
• Counting the cost of chaos
• DAFZ ready for take-off

• What price a wedding?
• A race against time
• Celluloid civilisations
• Cairo from edge to edge