VOL. XXXIX

No. 22

26 February 1996

The Political Scene

Iraqi defector Husain Kamil's decision to return home is in its own way almost as bizarre as his original defection. What the government describes as a coup attempt in Qatar did not get very far, but may further embitter relations between Doha and other members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). King Fahd has unexpectedly decided to take back the powers delegated to Crown Prince 'Abd Allah at the beginning of the year. In Israel,...