This week on Marketplace Middle East, May 12, 2011 -- Updated 1202 GMT

The Gulf Cooperation Council will consider the bids





The Gulf Cooperation Council will consider the bids



FACETIME: Christophe De Margerie, CEO, Total

With operations across the Middle East, including Syria and Yemen, French oil group Total does not shy away when it comes to investing in high risk areas. This week MME sat down with the CEO, Christophe De Margerie to talk about rollercoasting oil prices and how the current unrest could have an impact on Total.

IN FOCUS: Strengthening Ties

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took center stage at the UN Summit for the World's Poorest Country's in Turkey this week. Turkey has continued to do business with Iran despite repeated calls to join international sanctions targeting the Islamic state. This week MME takes a look at the burgeoning relationship between Ankara and Tehran.

IN FOCUS: A Unifying Front

In an unexpected announcement this week, the Gulf Cooperation Council says it will consider requests by Morocco and Jordan to join its political and economic bloc. MME takes a look at what this bid could mean for the region.

Watch the show this week at the times (GMT) below:

Fridays: 9:45am, 17:45pm

Saturdays: 7:15am

Sundays: 6:15am, 17:45pm

Mondays: 1:45am


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