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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...counterattacked. "There is so much misinformation going around that it generates its own momentum," she said. "I don't think the conference opponents have even read the draft document." Egyptian Population Minister Dr. Maher Mahran was more emphatic. "We all live in one boat," he told a gathering of Arab organizations just prior to the conference. "No country can withdraw, set itself aside, and those who do this are defeatists." At least one prominent conservative Egyptian religious leader defended the meeting, assuring Muslims that Mubarak had promised the U.N. document would not impose rules contravening Islamic teaching...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Clash of Wills in Cairo | 9/12/1994 | See Source »

Just when all the attention was on Syria and other peace refuseniks, Morocco became the second Arab country after Egypt to establish formal ties with Israel. The low-level diplomatic relations come after years of sketchy and often secret ties between the Jewish state and the North African country. Specifics of the arrangement sound a lot like the Israel-Jordan peace accord, with a strong focus on business interests. That's not surprising: Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres said the breakthrough came in part because Morocco, like Jordan, wants to join the march toward regional economic cooperation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MIDEAST . . . MORE PEACE, FROM MOROCCO | 9/1/1994 | See Source »

Carlos bounced around to Yemen and Jordan, falling deeper into disfavor. Somewhere along the way he lost his wife and child. "The marriage was a mistake," says an Arab friend. "He never trusted women." That same friend says, "He didn't trust the governments he worked for. This is why he was often depressed." It also explains why Carlos always carried a Russian pistol and never slept two nights in the same place...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Carlos Caged | 8/29/1994 | See Source »

...Arab as Terrorist. Middle Eastern terrorists shot their way through popular movies like Black Sunday (1977) and Delta Force (1986). Now that Soviet villains have fallen to history's cutting-room floor, Arab terrorists may have the field pretty much to themselves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Monitor Where Have You Gone, Omar Sharif? | 8/8/1994 | See Source »

Many other Arab states in North Africa and the Persian Gulf are showing interest in better relations with Israel, especially economic ties. The ; alluring outline of something like a common market is beginning to glimmer over the sands of the Middle East. Peace between Israel and most of its Arab neighbors now seems inevitable. But to be truly stable, the process must include Syria, the hostile power to Israel's north and the de facto ruler of Lebanon. The crucial next decision is up to Syrian President Hafez Assad, who sits brooding in Damascus as the self-proclaimed embodiment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Waiting for The Holdout | 8/8/1994 | See Source »

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