THE MIDDLE EAST

contents
January 1999

current affairs
Goto dots GULF: Countdown to the millennium
Goto dots IRAQ: Saddam wins on points
Goto dots IRAQ: New Iraqi covert weapons projects discovered
Goto dots IRAQ: Eight years on...
Goto dots PALESTINE/ISRAEL: Coasting to a re-election
Goto dots TURKEY: Turkey's government crisis

special reports

Goto dots Saudi Arabia: No end to Saudi oil price woes
Goto dots Saudi Arabia: Financial Report
Goto dots Oman: Ports & Shipping

business & finance

Goto dots SAUDI ARABIA: Devaluation? Who needs it?
Goto dots REGIONAL: Cautious optimism for Arab free trade
Goto dots IRAN: A lucrative lure
Goto dots REGIONAL: Protecting the Arab environment
Goto dots REGIONAL: Investment choices and stock selections
Goto dots ISRAEL/EU: Tempers cool on EU-Israel trade conflicts

mosaic

Goto dots The perfumes of Arabia
Goto dots Lust for colour
Goto dots From father to son