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Opposition supporters remain passionate about the rightness of their cause, but as Basij and other militia stalked the streets of Tehran, the regime appeared to be regaining the initiative in realpolitik terms as this special issue of GSN went to press.

Iran
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Genel Enerji’s Heritage Oil deal represents an important first step in the consolidation of Kurdistan’s oil sector. GSN’s soundings suggest the deal isn’t politically motivated, but it will still serve to reinforce the trend of growing Turkish commercial influence in the region, which could be the precursor to warmer political relations.

Iraq | Turkey
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Al-Ghanim & Sons has signed a MoU with Russian state-owned power trader Inter Rao and VTB Bank to invest up to

Kuwait
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Mubadala Development Corporation (MDC) lost Dh11.8bn ($3.23bn) in 2008, which its first ever annual report puts down to some very substantial impairment charges related to investments made during the boom years prior to the collapse in oil prices and the realisation that Abu Dhabi was not immune to the global economic downturn.

United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Issue 855 - 13 June 2009

Khamenei in a tight spot

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Rahbar (Supreme Leader) Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s Friday prayers speech at Tehran University on 19 June was awaited with great anticipation; Khamenei normally only makes public appearances to mark Ramadan and the anniversary of the 1979 revolution. Iranian state television promoted his appearance as a major event.

Iran
Issue 855 - 13 June 2009

MBR horse drug saga

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According to UK publication Horse & Hound, Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum has demanded to know why the International Equestrian Federation (FEI - an organisation whose president Princess Haya Al-Hussein is MBR’s wife) delayed notifying him of a positive dope test on his horse, Tahhan

United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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Rapidly spreading protests are seen as a challenge not just to the election result and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but also to Rahbar (Supreme Leader) Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – and may eventually challenge the basis of the Islamic Republic (although this latter challenge still seems a long way off).

Iran
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As the Saudi solvency crisis has unfolded market speculation has focused on any business relationship between the Al-Gosaibi and Al-Sanea companies, in an attempt to explain why two so seemingly successful family businesses have fallen into difficulty.

Saudi Arabia
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ICs – whose numbers almost doubled to 99 in 2005-08 – have on- and off-balance sheet assets equivalent to more than 100% of the banking system’s assets. This makes the ICs “systemically important” – posing a systemic risk if their solvency deteriorated further.

Kuwait
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President Bashar Al-Assad issued a decree on 3 June naming General Hassan Ali Turkmani assistant vice president. The US Navy is to take over the former commercial port at Mina Salman.

Bahrain | Syria
Issue 855 - 13 June 2009

Post-election crackdowns

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In the aftermath of the election results, security forces cracked down on opposition members, protesters and the media. Over 100 members of reformist groups have been arrested, accused of orchestrating protests and the ensuing violence. Many backers of the defeated candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi have been rounded up.

Iran
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Mishal Bin Abdullah has stepped into one of the Kingdom’s most sensitive domestic government positions, facing expectations and suspicions.

Saudi Arabia
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Ratings downgrades for major Saudi investors, a potential systemic crisis in Kuwait where investment companies are in freefall, fraud charges against well-connected Dubai developers and a marked lack of performance by Abu Dhabi’s investment flagship.

United Arab Emirates (UAE) | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia
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Crown Prince Sultan: Plenty of visitors but no news, Saud Al-Faisal: Talks about Obama, Faisal Bin Abdullah: Mawhiba deputy chairman, Mohammed Bin Fahd: Meetings, Investment: European property plays

Saudi Arabia
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Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani has been in the UAE, where he held talks in Al-Ain with federal President Sheikh Khalifa Al-Nahayan and federal Prime Minister and Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum

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