VOL. XXXIX

No. 11

11 December 1995

The Political Scene

Qatar's boycott of the final day of the annual Gulf Cooperation Council summit has brought to the surface differences which have hitherto been glossed over, at least in public. There has been heavy diplomatic action on the Syrian track of the peace process prior to Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres' visit to the US. The second round of Egypt's parliamentary elections contained as few surprises as the first.

Qatar Walks Out Of...