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...UNITY. The facade (it was never much more than that) of Arab unity has been irreparably shattered by the necessity for Riyadh and the gulf states to ask for Western protection against their supposed Arab brother Saddam. The deepening division was underlined by the resignation last week of Chedli Klibi, a Tunisian, as secretary-general of the 21-member Arab League; he had been heavily criticized for balking at Egyptian attempts to get the league to authorize the sending of Arab troops to defend Saudi Arabia. Some observers speculate that the league may split in two: an anti-Saddam faction...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Gulf: A New World | 9/17/1990 | See Source »

Foreign Minister Marwan Al Qasem of Jordan fired off a message to Secretary of State Alexander Haig expressing his country's "sorrow and pain." Chedli Klibi, secretary general of the Arab League, denounced the move as an "American crime." Palestinians demonstrated against the action in several West Bank towns and in East Jerusalem. Warned Abdeen Jabara of Detroit, one of Abu Eain's attorneys: "This decision will come back to haunt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Furor over an Extradition | 1/4/1982 | See Source »

...ready at all to give it up." The foreign ministers of the 21-member Arab League issued a tough but predictable resolution condemning the attack, calling for a halt to all U.S. assistance to Israel and demanding U.N. sanctions in retaliation for the assault. Arab League Secretary-General Chedli Klibi declared the session to be "one of the shortest and most successful Arab meetings to date...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Attack - and Fallout: Israel and Iraq | 6/22/1981 | See Source »

...King Hassan II and Jordan's King Hussein have joined the Saudis in trying to lure Sadat back to the Arab fold, and have let it be known that he might gain some badly needed oil money to shore up Egypt's economy. Explained Chedli Klibi, the Tunisian secretary-general of the Arab League, in an interview with TIME Diplomatic Correspondent Strobe Talbott: "In Islam we have a saying that if you try and fail-if you recognize your mistake-you will still find your reward. Sadat should recognize the truth and say, 'I've tried...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MIDDLE EAST: Jihad for Jerusalem | 8/25/1980 | See Source »

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