'But I have Habash'
There are signs that Yasser Arafat may meet with PLO opposition factions next month in Cairo. If so, writes Graham Usher in Jerusalem, it is a unity born of weakness
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Concord or fudge?
Does Algerian President Abdel-Aziz Bouteflika's "national concord" sweep too much under the rug? Amir Taheri analyses the prospects for lasting peace in Algeria
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Keeping score in Iraq
Divisions within the UN Security Council might be good news for Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. Not that the US is about to ease its pressure on Iraq or is ready to lift the strict economic sanctions, writes Salah Hemeid
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Paying homage to King Hassan
Two million Moroccans and 40 world leaders joined to pay their final respects to King Hassan II -- the Arab world's longest-ruling monarch and a key regional peacemaker. Dalal Abu Ghazaleh was in Rabat for the solemn occasion
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The young king
An easy-going, well-educated 36-year-old King Mohamed VI has taken over Morocco's throne succeeding his father who was one of the region's most skilful politicians. The main task awaiting the new king is solving Morocco's economic and social problems
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Loss of a 'dear friend'
President Hosni Mubarak joined world leaders to bid farewell to King Hassan. Nevine Khalil reports
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