Intergovernmental organizations abbreviations -- Introduction -- Introduction to the Middle East governments. Afghanistan -- Algeria -- Bahrain -- Cyprus -- Cyprus : Turkish sector -- Egypt -- Iran -- Iraq -- Israel -- Jordan -- Kuwait -- Lebanon -- Libya -- Morocco -- Oman -- Pakistan -- Qatar -- Saudi Arabia -- Sudan -- Syria -- Tunisia -- Turkey -- United Arab Emirates -- Yemen -- Palestine Authority/Palestine Liberation Organization -- International organizations. Arab League -- Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) -- Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) -- Council of Arab Economic Unity (CAEU) -- Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) -- Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) -- Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) -- Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) -- Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) -- Regional and Subregional Development Banks -- Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) -- Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) -- Islamic Development Bank (IDB) -- United Nations -- General Assembly : special bodies -- United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) -- Security Council Peacekeeping Forces -- United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) -- United Nations Force In Cyprus (UNFICYP) -- United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) -- United Nations Military Observer Group In India And Pakistan (UNMOGIP) -- United Nations Mission For The Referendum In Western Sahara (MINURSO) -- United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) -- Economic And Social Council : Regional Commissions United Nations Economic And Social Commission For Western Asia (ESCWA) -- Appendix A : chronology of major Middle Eastern events, 2007 -- appendix B : serials list.