VOL. XXXVII

NO. 16

17 JANUARY 1994

The Political Scene

Efforts to resolve Yemen's political crisis have so far failed to bear fruit.In Algeria the FSS has decided to boycott the upcoming national conference onthe country's political future, and the government has made a ratherhalf-hearted gesture in the direction of the banned FIS. Talks have resumedbetween Israel and the PLO, without any sign of a breakthrough. The militarydimension of the Damascus Declaration has finally been formally laid to...