VOL. XXXVI

NO. 2

12 OCTOBER1992

The Political Scene

With dissenting voices winning 35 of the 50 seats in the Kuwaitiparliamentary elections - and with the country's 1962 constitution back in fullforce - the new National Assembly seems likely to be a lively place. Israel'sdecision to allow selected diaspora Palestinians to attend all the comitteesinvolved in the multilateral talks on regional issues is probably less of aconcession than it has been made out to be. Saudi Arabia and Qatar appear to...