BBC Monitoring Weekly Prospects for 24 March - 4 April 2004.

(From BBC Monitoring International Reports)

MIDDLE EAST

17-26

EGYPT: 37th Cairo International Fair takes place with approximately 70 Arab and foreign countries participating (Arab Republic of Egypt radio)

22/03-02/04

EGYPT: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) conference in Cairo to discuss how to tackle security problems (ICAO web site)

24

LIBYA: "Gulf of Defiance" incident in which Libyans fought US fleet in Gulf of Sirte (1986) (BBC Monitoring)

24

ISRAEL: Indian delegation, including senior Foreign Ministry officials, visits to participate in third meeting of Joint Indian-Israeli Committee for bilateral cooperation in combating terrorism (Egyptian news agency MENA)

24-25

TUNISIA: Former South African president Nelson Mandela chairing annual meeting of the Africa Infrastructure Board, which encourages international investment in Africa (South African Broadcasting Corporation)

24-25

WEST BANK AND GAZA: Prime Minister Ahmad Quray to address Legislative Council "special session"; to review performance of government (Palestinian radio Voice of Palestine)

24-25

TUNISIA: Arab Social and Economic Council meet in Tunis ahead of the coming Arab summit opening of 29 March (Egyptian news agency MENA)

25

LIBYA: Tony Blair paying visit, according to Al-Qadhafi's son Sayf al-Islam (Qatari newspaper Al-Sharq)

25

EGYPT: Secretary of the National Democratic Party (NDP) meets with members of Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs under chairmanship of Abd-al-Ra'uf al-Ridi to discuss international and regional situation in light of US Greater Middle East (GME) initiative (Egyptian news …