Al-Ahram Weekly   Al-Ahram Weekly
16 - 22 March 2000
Issue No. 473
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The convening of the Arab foreign ministers meeting in Beirut last week has been widely viewed as an unprecedented act of pan-Arab solidarity with Lebanon in its struggle against Israeli occupation. Dina Ezzat, in Beirut for the occasion, examines the scope -- and limits -- of the grand gesture
Gamal In the spirit
Why do the Lebanese still talk about Gamal Abdel-Nasser all the time?
Solidarity within bounds
While the Beirut meeting achieved some of its goals, the broader task of aligning Arab policies was once again postponed
Iraq and Sudan, two of the Arab world's most troubled countries, were conspicuously absent from the agenda of the League meeting in Beirut. Al-Ahram Weekly spoke to their foreign ministers
'A show of solidarity'

A delicate balance
Arabs without a safety net
Talking to Al-Ahram Weekly diplomats in Beirut revealed a marked discordance between Arab parties to the peace process
As the Arab foreign ministers met in Beirut to show their solidarity with Lebanon in its resistance to the Israeli occupation, Egyptian cartoonists offered their support in their own way --read on--
 
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