MER Article Arab Governments Wake Up to AIDS Threat In the summer, when thousands of young Gulf Arab men flee heat and boredom in their native land, airport posters warn them of a life-threatening danger lurking abroad, symbolized by a skeleton and four red letters: AIDS. Radio talk shows urge Gulf tourists to be chaste when they visit foreign cities Christian Huxley • 5 min read
MER Article "A Central American Situation in the Gulf" For residents of the tranquil United Arab Emirates, the sight on June 17 was surreal: the emir’s court in Sharja surrounded by battle-ready soldiers in trenches and jeep-mounted guns, with helicopters buzzing overhead, snipers on the roof and sandbags on its marble balconies. It was the first coup i Christian Huxley • 5 min read
MER Article Books on Saudi Arabian Economics Michael Field, The Merchants (London: John Murray, 1984). John R. Presley, A Guide to the Saudi Arabian Economy (New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1984). Christian Huxley • 3 min read
