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CURRENT AFFAIRS 12 Regional: Playing a strategic game 18 Somalia: On the horns of a dilemma 20 The Pope visits the Middle East 24 US-Iran: MeK: An uncertain future 28 Regional: Matching skills to
the needs of a nation 30 Kuwait elections
BUSINESS 31 Gulf telecoms’ billion
dollar shopping spree 36 Dr Nasser Saidi interview 40 Regional: Nuclear energy gains
ground in Arab states 46 Focus on Saudi Arabia: Responding
to international crisis
DETAILS 51 Luxury car market in the
Middle East is booming 54 Luxury watches: Time is of the essence 56 Good health and good
living: A pinch of salt
MOSAIC 57 American University of
Cairo: A city for learning 60 Museum of Islamic Art: A
triumph of the avant-garde 62 Showdown in Brooklyn: Interview
with Debbie Almontaser, former head of New York’s Khalil Gibran School 64 Book reviews 66 The Last Word
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