Political Handbook of the Middle East 2008 (Regional Political Handbooks of the World)

An indispensable research tool for academic, public, and high school libraries, corporate and non-profit organization libraries, as well as U.S. and foreign government agencies and news media companies, this guide is the one-stop source for vital information and analysis on every major aspect of government and politics in the Middle East. The new edition is fully updated with coverage of events through the end of 2007. COVER......Page 1 COPYRIGHT......Page 7 CONTENTS......Page 8 INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION ABBREVIATIONS......Page 10 PART ONE - INTRODUCTION......Page 12 INTRODUCTION TO THE MIDDLE EAST......Page 14 Ideologies and Aspirations......Page 16 Violence and Terrorism......Page 19 The Iraq War, Antecedents, and Aftermath......Page 22 Weapons of Mass Destruction......Page 24 Middle Eastern Oil......Page 26 Subregional Issues......Page 28 Conclusion......Page 38 PART TWO - GOVERNMENTS......Page 40 AFGHANISTAN......Page 42 ALGERIA......Page 69 BAHRAIN......Page 94 CYPRUS......Page 105 CYPRUS: TURKISH SECTOR......Page 119 EGYPT......Page 130 IRAN......Page 152 IRAQ......Page 181 ISRAEL......Page 212 JORDAN......Page 242 KUWAIT......Page 263 LEBANON......Page 275 LIBYA......Page 293 MOROCCO......Page 306 OMAN......Page 328 PAKISTAN......Page 335 QATAR......Page 367 SAUDI ARABIA......Page 374 SUDAN......Page 387 SYRIA......Page 414 TUNISIA......Page 426 TURKEY......Page 443 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES......Page 471 YEMEN......Page 479 PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY/ PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION......Page 498 PART THREE - INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS......Page 532 ARAB LEAGUE......Page 534 ARAB MAGHREB UNION (AMU)......Page 540 ARAB MONETARY FUND (AMF)......Page 544 COUNCIL OF ARAB ECONOMIC UNITY (CAEU)......Page 546 ECONOMIC COOPERATION ORGANIZATION (ECO)......Page 548 GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL (GCC)......Page 551 ORGANIZATION OF ARAB PETROLEUM EXPORTING COUNTRIES (OAPEC)......Page 555 ORGANIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC CONFERENCE (OIC)......Page 558 ORGANIZATION OF THE PETROLEUM EXPORTING COUNTRIES (OPEC)......Page 563 REGIONAL AND SUBREGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS......Page 569 UNITED NATIONS......Page 573 PART FOUR - APPENDIXES......Page 584 ALGERIA......Page 586 EGYPT......Page 587 IRAQ......Page 588 JORDAN......Page 589 MOROCCO......Page 590 PAKISTAN......Page 591 SAUDI ARABIA......Page 592 SUDAN......Page 593 TURKEY......Page 594 YEMEN......Page 595 APPENDIX B: SERIALS LIST......Page 596 INDEX......Page 598 Intergovernmental organizations abbreviations Introduction Introduction to the Middle East governments. Afghanistan Algeria Bahrain Cyprus Cyprus : Turkish sector Egypt Iran Iraq Israel Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Libya Morocco Oman Pakistan Qatar Saudi Arabia Sudan Syria Tunisia Turkey United Arab Emirates Yemen Palestine Authority/Palestine Liberation Organization International organizations. Arab League Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) Council of Arab Economic Unity (CAEU) Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Regional and Subregional Development Banks Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) Islamic Development Bank (IDB) United Nations General Assembly : special bodies United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Security Council Peacekeeping Forces United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) United Nations Force In Cyprus (UNFICYP) United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) United Nations Military Observer Group In India And Pakistan (UNMOGIP) United Nations Mission For The Referendum In Western Sahara (MINURSO) United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) Economic And Social Council : Regional Commissions United Nations Economic And Social Commission For Western Asia (ESCWA) Appendix A : chronology of major Middle Eastern events, 2007 appendix B : serials list. An indispensable research tool for academic, public, and high school libraries, corporate and non-profit organization libraries, as well as U.S. and foreign government agencies and news media companies, this guide is the one-stop source for vital information and analysis on every major aspect of government and politics in the Middle East. The new edition is fully updated with coverage ofevents through the end of 2007. An in-depth introductory essay analyzes the issues, trends, and events that affect the entire Middle East, including : Analyzes the issues, trends, and events that affect the Middle East such as the ongoing war in Iraq, developments in Afghanistan and the revival of the Taliban, Lebanese-Syrian relations, International oil markets and OPEC's response, among others