11.   One good man has replaced another, in a way terrifying to every Arab ruler.

12.   The word is used by the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt to sanction revolt against Arab rulers they regarded as Westernized and corrupt.

13.   Time and again, Palestine has been used and abused by Arab rulers and their opponents as a political tool to garner public support.

14.   Unlike other Arab rulers, Hussein offered the refugees citizenship and a passport.

15.   A commentator on Saturday night warned Arab rulers who do not support Baghdad that their citizens will have the final say.

16.   But his background is not the usual one for an Arab ruler.

17.   It is customary for Arab rulers to present lavish gifts to sportsmen, but it is rare in the middle of the tournament.

18.   None of the Arab rulers face an immediate threat of being overthrown, said James Lindsay of the Brookings Institution in Washington.