APS Diplomat News Service articles from January 2004

APS Diplomat News Service archives from January 2004

The Middle East Perspective For 2004 - The Arab States.
January 5, 2004... NICOSIA - For the Arab world, 2003 has been the most momentous in the post-colonial era. Myths destroyed during the year ranged from a perceived durability of existing dictators to the reputed unwillingness of the US to shed the blood of its...

The Middle East Perspective For 2004 - The Non-Arab States.
January 12, 2004... NICOSIA - Following Saddam Hussein's capture and the Iranian and Libyan decisions to co-operate on the nuclear issue, frantic diplomacy is underway throughout the Middle East to adjust to rapidly changing realities. Egypt and Iran have...

The Middle East Faces The Most Dangerous Triangle Of Extremists.
January 19, 2004... *** US Administrator In Iraq Bremer Has Overruled A Fatwa By Shiite Leader Ayat. Ali Sistani On The System Of Elections To A Constitutional Assembly; Washington Insists That A Regional Caucus Will Be Applied, Rather Than Direct Elections,...

Syria & The Palestinians Will Need To Make Tough Compromises In 2004:.
January 26, 2004... *** Bush Prepares To Seek An Additional $40 Bn For New Military Operations In Afghanistan & Iraq, If He Is Re-Elected *** As The Political Crisis In Iran Escalates, Most Of The Country's Six Vice Presidents And Cabinet Members Hand Over...