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Issue 431 Aprll 2012

News and Views

4 The View 6 Comment 10 Compass

Current Affairs 14 Iraq: Shades of Saddam 20 Yemen: On the brink?

22 A sea of troubles 24 Libya: History repeats itself 26 Iran: Iranian people are the main victims of their regime’s nuclear programme

28 Afghanistan: Tipping point

30 Qatar: ICSS to combat crime in sport

Business 32 Sidestepping the Strait

36 Turkey – hard, soft or no landing? 39 Could regulation throttle

Islamic finance? 42 Currency chaos under scrutiny

45 Affordable housing 48 Qatar comes to Cannes

50 Special feature: Tourism

Travelog 54 Underworld magic

Mosaic 56 Saarab exhibition 60 Iran’s first Oscar 62 Ahdaf Soueif: Finding the words

64 Books 66 Letter from Cairo