'A just peace or
no peace'
Hours before Arab leaders were due to issue their summit declaration, Amr Moussa, the secretary-general of the Arab League explains to Dina Ezzat, in an exclusive interview, that the Arabs are serious about peace, and are as serious that such peace will never be on Israel's terms

Peace prospects
The Saudi initiative was the star item on the agenda of the Arab summit. Nevine Khalil, in Beirut, finds out how and why

Aligning inter-Arab boundaries
The Arab summit in Beirut reveals a clear line of demarcation: on one side are America's friends and on the other, the rest. Dina Ezzat, in the Lebanese capital, reports

A taste of thyme
The Lebanese stamp on the Arab summit went way beyond providing hospitality

Not being there
President Arafat was not at the summit, but it is not such a bad thing

Ramallah or nowhere
There was more to Arafat's attendance of the Beirut Summit than Sharon. Dina Ezzat reports from Beirut

A gesture of solidarity
President Mubarak's absence from the Arab summit caught everybody by surprise, but the Egyptian leader explained that he stayed away as an expression of solidarity with Arafat. Nevine Khalil reports from Beirut

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