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COVER STORY
PUSHING FOR PROGRESS
As the private sector emerges in force to take non-oil growth
forward and strengthens the diversification drive in the Middle
East, what does the future hold for the region? 30
LEADING TRENDS FOCUS
AFRICA CALLING FORGING AHEAD
Turkey raises its profile across the Iran is making serious efforts to revive its
continent, seeking to expand trade, military old glory and strike amiable relations with
08 and diplomatic ties 18 its neighbors
FOCUS
DECISION TIME SPECIAL REPORT
Saudi Arabia standing at a complex REVERSAL OF FORTUNE
crossroads that is bound to have strong Profiling the dramatic fall from grace of
12 domestic, regional and global implications 24 Tunisia’s ‘golden boy’ Slim Riahi
4 TRENDS | February 2018