VOL. XLV

No 2

14-January-2002

QATAR

'Attiyah Rules Out Use Of Oil AsWeapon Against Israel

Qatars Oil Minister, 'Abd Allahal-'Attiyah, speaking to reporters in Cairo on 30 December, ruled out the use ofan Arab oil boycott against the West as a way of exerting pressure on Israel,saying that such an emotionally-driven move would be tantamount to the Arabsshooting themselves in the foot. If we were to start talking in this way wewould be threatening our customers and nobody would trust us. We have to...