1.   Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat said Monday that an Arab summit will be held to discuss the deadlock in the Middle East peace process.

2.   Arafat met with Albright and Clinton in Washington last week to discuss the deadlock in the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.

3.   The Palestinian leader also met with U.S. President Bill Clinton to discuss the deadlock in the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.

4.   He indicated that he would be willing to intervene in labour disputes and invited employers to visit him and discuss industrial deadlocks.

5.   The Security Council, on which Syria represents Arab states, is to reconvene later Thursday to discuss the deadlock over Jenin.

6.   Mubarak made a surprise visit to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia on Saturday to discuss the deadlock in the Arab-Israeli peace process.

7.   Mubarak made surprise visits to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia on Saturday to discuss the deadlock in the Arab-Israeli peace process.

8.   The Dutch chairman of the conference, Jaap Ramaker, who discussed the deadlock with several other delegations earlier in the week, sought to reassure the Indian delegation.