Kuwait

Although our view remains that the oil market will continue to be well supported, the lower prices seen recently should serve as a timely reminder to the Gulf states that rely on... 2005-05-25

The storming of the Bangladeshi embassy in Kuwait this week by more than 700 migrant workers angry over employment conditions in the Gulf was symptomatic, in our view, of a major... 2005-04-29

News that the UAE government had announced a spontaneous 25% salary hike for all civil service employees, apparently in the hope of ensuring 'decent living conditions' for its workers,... 2005-04-07

When we first highlighted the possibility of an upturn in insurgent violence in Kuwait, only one, relatively minor incident had occurred, and we remained cautiously optimistic with... 2005-02-14

Jordanian investors showed their disappointment with the recent Q104 results of fixed-line monopoly and GSM operator Jordan Telecom (J-Tel), causing its shares to fall heavily from... 2004-05-06