Climbing down -- again
After seven weeks of haggling, Yasser Arafat finally agreed to Israel's map for the second redeployment. Graham Usher, in Jerusalem, looks at the reasons behind the Palestinians' latest climb-down
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Islamists on a rampage in Lebanon
Some Lebanese politicians are speculating that recent violent incidents might be linked to opposition to a regional peace settlement, reports Ranwa Yehia from Beirut
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Punctuated progress
Despite some improvements, human rights in the region have a long way to go, according to a recent report, writes Azadeh Moaveni
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New, 'improved' inspections for Iraq
Despite mounting public criticism and deep divisions, the Security Council creates a new arms inspection agency for Iraq
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