61.   Speculation also centered on the Middle East where the new Israeli leadership has troubled Arab countries with its hardline stance on the peace process.

62.   Speculation also focused on the Middle East where the new Israeli leadership has troubled Arab countries with its hardline stance on the peace process.

63.   SSP is believed to have limited following, mainly in Punjab, but is known for its hardline stance against Shia Moslems.

64.   Syria said Sunday that the hardline stances taken by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his US visit had brought the Middle East peace process to a grinding halt.

65.   Taha said his government is aware that there are groups looking to lobby the US administration to take a hardline stance against Sudan.

66.   The aim of Peres was allegedly to weaken the Netanyahu government by increasing international criticism over its hardline stance in the peace process.

67.   The donation plan came as South Korean officials held a session Monday to review their hardline stance against food aid to the Stalinist North.

68.   The hardline British stance appeared to reduce the prospects of a meeting of EU farm ministers striking a deal which could point a way out of the beef crisis.