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4 The View 6 Comment 8 Compass
C U R R E N T A F FA I RS
12 The insatiable dragon 18 Egypt ushers in a new era of democracy 20 Why is the West bombing Libya? 22 Towards a new pan-Arabism? 26 Israeli update 29 Comesa unlocks new markets
B U S I N E S S & F I N A N C E
31 ICT, the Arab world’s bright hope? 35 Focus on SWFs 38 Egypt: independent unions flourish 40 Saudi reforms delight global business 43 Lebanon: Beirut reaches for the sky 46 Qatar: getting it right? 50 Dubai: back with a bang.
TheMiddleEastspeaks to chief economist at DIFC, Dr Nasser Al Saidi
T R AV E L O G
54 Premier Travel
MOSA I C
59 Egypt: Mr President’s circus 62 The Arab comedy revolution goes global 64 Books 66 Last Word
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