The following 2-volume survey has recently been produced by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA):
Libraries in the Early 21st Century: An International Perspective
Ed. Ravindra N. Sharma.
Berlin/Munich: De Gruyter Saur, 2012
It contains sections on Azerbaijan, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Morocco, Palestine, Turkey, UAE & Uzbekistan, among others.
See
http://www.ifla.org/publications/libraries-in-the-early-21st-century-an-international-perspective-volume-1
http://www.ifla.org/publications/libraries-in-the-early-21st-century-an-international-perspective-volume-2
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