Middle East and Africa
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zimbabwe's unity government
Still adored
By a few. But Robert Mugabe is reviled as never before by most of his compatriots
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sudanese politics
Heading towards independence
A new referendum law makes the break-up of Sudan more likely
Dec 17th 2009 -
a legal spat between israel and britain
Welcome to London
Except if you're an Israeli official
Dec 17th 2009 -
egyptian politics
From fission to Pharaoh for Mohamed ElBaradei?
Egyptian reformers suggest a possible president
Dec 17th 2009 -
iran's nuclear programme
Iran's nuclear programme: A thousand and one excuses
But they are running out
Dec 17th 2009 -
terrorism in somalia
Ever more atrocious
Even in a country inured to violence, the latest bombing in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, was horrifying
Dec 10th 2009 -
domestic politics in iran
The regime's ramparts are shaky
Seven months after a disputed election, opposition to the clerical regime and its controversially re-elected president refuses to die
Dec 10th 2009 -
bombs in iraq
What difference do they make?
A new pattern of violence is emerging in the run-up to next year's elections
Dec 10th 2009 - Also on this channel
The repercussions of Dubai
Dishdashed
The first of three articles on Dubai’s debt crisis looks at the international reaction. Markets seem to have got over the shock, but there are still disturbing lessons
Gulf financial centres
Hub thumping
Dubai is not the only place in the Gulf to make money or to lose it
Gulf geopolitics
Come-uppance but little contagion
The rest of the region has not, so far, been badly hit by Dubai’s troubles
Risk after Dubai
When sovereign doesn't mean safe
Dubai is small fry. But scares about government default will be the world economy’s next big problem
Diplomacy between Israel and Palestine
Bluff and bargain
Talks about a settlement freeze and a prisoner exchange are hotting up
Iraq and alcohol
The battle for booze
Alcohol is freely on sale again but the Islamists may yet violently object
Iraq and the Kirkuk conundrum
A hint of harmony, at last
In the run-up to the election, could Iraqi minds be concentrated strongly enough to find at least a temporary solution to an age-old and dangerous conundrum?
Equatorial Guinea's election
Oh we love you so
Even a shamelessly rigged election may serve a purpose
Editor's update
The world in 2010
- Iran will face pressure from both without and within
- This may be the year Iraq can claim to have fully regained its indepedence
- The football world cup in South Africa will reveal both Africa's talents and its flaws
- Somalia wins our prize for the worst country on Earth
- Jacob Zuma, South Africa's president, argues that Africa must grab its potential for exponential growth
- Bond markets will discover the lure of Africa
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