VOL. XXXI

NO. 7

23-NOVEMBER-1987

The Middle East Situation

In the wake of the 'Amman summit, Arab states have been queueing up torestore diplomatic relations with Egypt, a development which is expected to haveimmediate repercussions in increasing Egypt's role in helping preserve thestatus quo in the Gulf, but which is also likely to have its effect on MiddleEast peacemaking. In the Gulf itself, hostilities have remained at anunexceptional level, apart from the Iraqi air strikes on the Bushehr...