Surf Arab States

Arab States Weekly Review 16th – 22nd Oct 2010

A Saudi prince was given a life sentence in Britain after being found guilty of abusing and murdering his servant.

Iraq held its first big auction of gasfields since the fall of Saddam Hussein. Licenses were awarded to Kuwait and Turkey, among others. Iraq aspires to become a gas supplier to the EU, as well avert its domestic electricity shortage by building gas-powered generators.