Word: arabized
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Prince of Wales's political power seems insubstantial, he has considerable monetary influence. He is believed to be one of the richest men outside the Arab world. Queen Elizabeth II's fortune has been estimated at between $20 and $140 million, and Charles stands to inherit this when he becomes King Charles III. Landlord of the entire Duchy of Cornwall, which includes 131, 744 acres in nine counties, the Prince boasts among his holdings Dartmoor Prison and castles throughout Great Britain. When he becomes king, he will also gain the Duchy of Lancaster which has revenues about twice the size...
...door has apparently slammed shut on further official contacts between Israel and the Soviet Union. Neither country can expect much encouragement to pursue an accord. Moscow's Arab allies generally voiced skepticism that the talks would lead anywhere. When the meeting faltered, one Syrian official declared, "Moscow has not failed us." Even Israel's staunchest ally, the U.S., could not wholeheartedly embrace the dialogue. While the Reagan Administration hailed the talks as a "positive development," Washington is not eager to lose its role as the only superpower that seeks peace in the Middle East...
...seems increasingly confident and active. Earlier this month Tehran persuaded its partners in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to limit oil production and thus push up the price. Last week it received two high-level envoys from Syrian President Hafez Assad, the most influential power broker in the Arab world, who called the alliance between the two countries "invulnerable." Now Iran is negotiating with France for the return of $1 billion in Iranian funds that were frozen by Paris after the Ayatullah came to power...
...murky equations of the Middle East, power is usually bought with gunpowder. Johns Hopkins Professor Fouad Ajami, author of the recently published The Vanished Imam, a profile of Moussa Sadr, the charismatic Shi'ite cleric and political leader, calls the Shi'ites the "stepchildren of the Arab world." After a docile history centered on agriculture, they first took up arms in a serious way when Lebanon's civil war broke out, in 1975. But it was not until 1982, when the Israelis invaded Lebanon, that the stage was set for the explosion of Shi'ite power...
...operations from Kharg Island, which is only 125 miles from Iraq, to Sirri, 350 miles farther down the gulf. The switch helped keep tankers out of range of Iraq's air force. But either by using in-flight refueling, as some Western military analysts conjectured, or airfields in nearby Arab states, as the Iranians claimed, Iraq proved that it has the ability to reach Sirri. Iran, meanwhile, is trying to move its oil- loading operations to Larak Island, another 125 miles farther down the gulf and closer to the protection of Iranian air bases...