Palestinians are hoping for something to come out of next week's New York meetings between Arafat, Netanyahu and Albright, but they are not optimistic. Tarek Hassan reports from Gaza

The first Iranian president to address the UN in 12 years, Khatami joined his voice to that of Clinton's to condemn international terrorism. Safa Haeri, in New York, assesses his "charm offensive"

Mohamed El-Barad'i, head of the IAEA in Vienna, talks to Mustafa Abdallah about Iraq's refusal to comply with weapons inspections teams, the IAEA's latest report to the UN and Israel's nuclear weapons

Two weeks after President Zeroual's surprise resignation, the future of Algeria remains as uncertain as ever, writes Amira Howeidy