VOL. XLIII

No. 20

15 May 2000

The Political Scene

Sudanese President 'Umar al-Bashir has dismissed his onetime Islamist ally Hasan al-Turabi as secretary general of the ruling party. Palestinian-Israeli talks on final status issues appear to be going nowhere, but appearances could be deceptive. In an unprecedented move, Syria has announced that it intends to prosecute a former prime minister for corruption. Irans reformers have done as well in the second round of parliamentary elections as in...