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Middle East & Africa

Israel and Syria

Rumours of war, and peace 

Hey, you, you're making me nervousAug 16th 2007

    Algeria and terrorism

    Threat assessment 

    Fears grow of an alliance between al-Qaeda and home-grown terrorists Aug 16th 2007

    Iraq

    No one is safe 

    The bombs keep on exploding. The cabinet, tooAug 16th 2007

    Electricity in Africa

    The dark continent 

    Power shortages have become one of the biggest brakes on developmentAug 16th 2007

    South African politics

    The great survivor 

    Jacob Zuma, presidential hopefulAug 16th 2007

    Uganda

    A dreaded killer, quickly dealt with 

    There are few worse viruses than MarburgAug 16th 2007

    Articles from previous editions

    Zimbabweans in South Africa

    No welcome, no let-up 

    Zimbabweans opt for hardship in South Africa rather than hopelessness at homeAug 9th 2007

    Darfur

    A dream writ in water 

    Claims that an underground lake can resolve the conflict are exaggeratedAug 9th 2007

    Congo-Brazzaville

    Oil, votes and Ninjas 

    The smaller Congo goes to the polls Aug 9th 2007

    The Gaza Strip

    Staying alive 

    Hamas brings some order, but little else, to embattled GazansAug 9th 2007

    Egypt

    A summer of discontents 

    Economic woes are added to political frustration, a dangerous combinationAug 9th 2007

    Iran

    Culture and Islamic guidance 

    This week Iran marked its official “journalist's day”Aug 9th 2007

    America in the Middle East

    Arming its friends and talking peace 

    In short, a new sort of cold war stalks the regionAug 2nd 2007

    Iraq

    A winning goal, then back to war 

    The euphoria of a footballing victory faded fast Aug 2nd 2007

    Conserving Damascus

    A road that is not straight 

    Worries about modernising one of the Arabs' oldest cities Aug 2nd 2007

    Punishing apartheid's crimes

    If it happened it wasn't me 

    A court case reopens old woundsAug 2nd 2007

    Sierra Leone

    As you were 

    Peace, and now elections. But not much else to brag aboutAug 2nd 2007

    Eritrea

    Nice new friends 

    Once a pin-up, now a rogue, and in search of some fresh alliances Aug 2nd 2007

    Congo

    Only just staying in one piece 

    Since last year's historic elections, political and economic progress has stalled, while war drums are rumbling in the country's eastJul 26th 2007

    Southern Sudan

    Looking for a new identity 

    And finding a paradise not yet lostJul 26th 2007

    Botswana

    Precious goes to Hollywood 

    A small African country steps into the limelight Jul 26th 2007

    Zimbabwe

    Kroners for cronies 

    How to prop up the governmentJul 26th 2007

    Middle East diplomacy

    Blair of Arabia 

    Britain's former prime minister faces a grim challengeJul 26th 2007

    Israel's economy

    Vigorous but vulnerable 

    Israel worries about how to keep its economy as buoyant as it isJul 26th 2007

    Libya

    Bribery wins, for the moment 

    Libya hopes to come in from the cold after freeing the Bulgarian nurses Jul 26th 2007

    Read a special report on Iran
    A special report on Iran

    The revolution strikes back 

    An uncompromising Iran and an uncomprehending America may be stumbling to war, says Peter David

    Country Briefings

    Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates

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    Cities Guide

    Dubai, Johannesburg

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    Articles by Subject

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    Israel's politics, Congo, Iran, Israel and the Palestinians, Iraq's troubles, South Africa, Sudan

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    Articles from previous editions, continued...

    The Palestinians

    Who's in charge? 

    The Palestinians' rival groups—Fatah in the West Bank and Hamas in the Gaza Strip—are grappling with the challenges of local ruleJul 19th 2007

    The Palestinians

    The West Bank pimpernel pops up 

    A Palestinian hero ceases fire—but for how long?Jul 19th 2007

    Nigeria

    Shilly-shally 

    The new president is looking hamstrung even before he gets goingJul 19th 2007

    Somalia

    Reconciliation is as elusive as ever 

    A chance of a proper peace any time soon looks slimJul 19th 2007

    Côte d'Ivoire

    A peace plan under threat  

    A mysterious attack on the new prime minister has rocked the country againJul 19th 2007

    Zimbabwe

    Getting horny 

    Discouraging a trade that is still rifeJul 19th 2007

    Iraq

    The bloody stalemate persists 

    As a military and political deadlock prevails, the mayhem continuesJul 12th 2007

    Zimbabwe

    How to stay alive when it all runs out 

    Ordinary Zimbabweans find creative ways to surviveJul 12th 2007

    Ethiopia

    Off with their heads, maybe 

    Will the political dissidents be spared?Jul 12th 2007

    The Comoro islands

    An unusual haunt for al-Qaeda  

    A visit to the island home of America's most wanted man in east AfricaJul 12th 2007

    A survey of South Africa

    When enough is enough Requires subscription 

    Too many of Africa's “big men” outstay their welcome

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