Word: arabism
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
NICOSIA, Cyprus--Syria has talked Iran into delaying its winter offensive against Iraq and ending attacks on Kuwait, Arab diplomatic sources said yesterday...
...Iran's main Arab friend and only significant ally, Syria is uniquely placed to mediate between Tehran and the Arab states, most of whom support Iraq...
There was no immediate confirmation from Tehran or other Arab capitals that Iran postponed its offensive. The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, gave no indication how long the 'Iranians might hold off unleashing a new push...
Mubarak is in a tight spot. He does not wish to anger Washington, which gives Cairo $2.1 billion in economic and military aid a year and which he plans to visit next month. But neither does he want to jeopardize his rapprochement with the Arab world, which ostracized Egypt after it made a separate peace with Israel. Mubarak's quiet diplomacy paid off at the Amman summit, when a resolution was passed that allowed Arab countries to restore diplomatic ties with Egypt; within a week nine countries did so. "Egyptians simply cannot stand aside and watch the violence against Palestinians...
Israel continues its crackdown on Arab rioters. -- The contras launch an offensive. -- A titanic ferry disaster in the Philippines...