The Middle East Situation

All three of the main hard-line Arab states - Syria, Libya and South Yemen found themselves under severe pressure last week. Syria continued to seek ways of confronting the coup staged by Christian factions in Lebanon against the Damascus-sponsored settlement accord, a development in which the Syrians apparently believe Israel and the US had a hand. US officials made no secret of the fact that Sixth Fleet air and sea maneuvers off the Libyan coast are aimed at...