Word: baghdad
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Shah's government then made three mistakes, the effect of which was to give Khomeini even greater prominence First, it tried to discredit him with implausible charges, such as contending that Khomeini was an Iraqi spy. Secondly in mid-1977 it asked Iraq to expel Khomeini, and Baghdad complied. The U.S., among other countries, refused to take him in, lest such an act offend the Shah. Since he was permitted automatic entry if he had a valid passport, he decided to go to France, whose government took the precaution of asking the Shah whether he had any objections...
...Thief of Baghdad. Orson Welles, daily at 3:45, 5:45, 7:45, and 9:45 p.m. Weekend matinee...
Begin's visit to Cairo had come at a slightly awkward moment for Sadat. Meeting in Baghdad, the Foreign Ministers of 18 Arab countries and the Palestine Liberation Organization had agreed to take diplomatic and economic action against Egypt, including the breaking of diplomatic relations and the removal of Arab League headquarters from Cairo to Tunis. On the day of Begin's arrival, in fact, almost all Arab ambassadors were bound for Cairo airport on their way home. Sadat's willingness to receive Begin at such a moment suggested to foreign observers the degree of his determination...
...radical Arab states, the signing touched off mass demonstrations. Half a million Iraqis took to the streets of Baghdad, while demonstrators in Damascus carried black flags and banners denouncing the Egyptian "treason." In west Beirut, shops were closed in protest. In the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza, Palestinian residents went on strike, businesses were shut down for the day and schools were ordered closed for another week by the military government. Bethlehem Mayor Elias Freij declared the occasion "a day of shame for Begin, Sadat and Carter," and Ramallah Mayor Kharem Khalef called it "a day of mourning...
...Saudis also tried to play a moderating role, with only limited success, at the meeting of Arab states in Baghdad last week to discuss what action to take against Egypt, the U.S. or Israel after the treaty signing. Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud remained impassive as the P.L.O.'s Yasser Arafat argued for an economic boycott of both Egypt and the U.S. Declared Arafat: "l don't just want to cut off the tail of the snake, I want to crush its head. The U.S. is the head and Sadat the tail...