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by: The Economist print edition
2007-1-22
A sour mood prevails in the Arab world’s most populous country IF A surging economy could solve all ills, Egypt might be the brightest spot in an increasingly grim Middle East. Its GDP is growing by 7% a year. Foreign direct investment is up sixfold since 2003. In the year to last June, the value of Egypt’s commodity exports, excluding energy, leapt by nearly a half. With a capable tea.. |
by: The Economist print edition
2007-2-6
Amid Sunni fears of a growing “Shia arc”, tensions between the main Muslim sects are widening, while some governments are exploiting them ISRAEL and America are stirring conflict between Sunni and Shia Muslims so as to plunder their wealth, declares Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Israel and America are stoking Sunni fear of Shias to distract from the true cause of Palestine, say.. |