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...same attitudes have brought Hamas new constituencies in the older Palestinian intellectual elite. A Hamas-led bloc recently won control of the Palestinian engineers' union in Gaza City, where Rafiq Mikki, 45, a civil engineer, is the chairman. He counted himself a true believer in Hamas but said the rising tide of votes came from the 35% of "undecideds" who have turned to Hamas out of profound frustration. Their hopes for an independent future have been thwarted by everyone: the Palestinian Authority, Israeli Prime Minister Sharon, the U.S., the U.N. "No one helps us," he said. "Hamas' rising strength...
...Arab summit meeting. There, they are set to endorse a new initiative aimed at achieving peace with Israel, but as Beirutis see it, the real event is the city's symbolic return to world prominence. "Lebanon is better than it was before the war," boasts Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri...
...Quetta Miraculously, I get permission to travel to Chaman, the last Pakistani outpost before Afghanistan. The border is no more than a chain. Rafiq Ahmed, a mustached Pakistani youth in his mid-twenties, hovers uncertainly, unsure whether he wants to cross into Afghanistan. "My elder brother left home to join the Taliban," Rafiq says. "I must find him and bring him back home before he is killed." But Rafiq has fears about his quest. He's worried he'll be beaten by the Taliban for not having a beard, or dragooned into fighting for them. Swallowing hard, he finally crosses...
...PAKISTAN Power Play In an unexpected move, Pakistan's military ruler General Pervez Musharraf declared himself President. The General, who seized power from the elected government 20 months ago, dismissed President Rafiq Tarar to strengthen his bargaining power when he meets India's Prime Minister for summit talks on July 14. Musharraf, who appointed Finance Minister Shaukut Aziz as Prime Minister, now holds the country's top five jobs...
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