While Shadi Ghanim is on holiday, we are reprinting some of his best work for The National. This cartoon was first published on November 14, 2011, as the euro-zone crisis spread from Greece to Italy and elsewhere. In recent weeks, Spain’s economy has fallen victim to a crisis of confidence.
Controls required to help guard against a repeat of the boom and bust cycle in the Dubai property market, Masood Ahmed, the director of the IMF’s Middle East and Central Asia Department, said. IMF official urges caution amid resurgence in Dubai property
Some warn of a return to the dark days of 2006 and 2007, but Sunni political pragmatism may show a peaceful way forward. Analysis by Iraq historian Reidar Visser How Iraq can pull back from the brink
