Nbr. 291, June 1999

Index

• Israel pulls back from the brink.
• Early months show promise.
• On the threshold of the 7th millenium.
• The trappings of democracy.
• Israel's dilemma.
• Continued confidence pays dividends.
• Arabisation gains momentum.
• Selling on the cyber-souq.
• Arab environmentalism creates new market.
• The growing popularity of Islamic banking.
• Gulf construction markets.
• The glory of Iznik.
• A license to collect number plates of the Arab world.
• The Garden of Habustan.