1.   As the week ended, it was unclear whether the Israelis would allow Arafat to fly to Beirut for the Arab League summit opening on Wednesday.

2.   All five countries will be represented at the summit opening on Thursday.

3.   An agreement was expected before the three-day summit opening Friday concludes.

4.   Britain has pledged to pursue its campaign to maintain duty-free sales within the EU at a two-day European summit opening Friday in Vienna.

5.   Canada will keep fighting legislation before the U.S. Congress that would punish countries that do business with Cuba, Chretien told reporters after the summit opening.

6.   Canada will keep fighting legislation now before the U.S. Congress that would punish countries that do business with Cuba, Chretien told reporters after the summit opening.

7.   Clinton and Yeltsin met before the summit opening Friday at the Brown Palace Hotel, where a cheering crowd greeted the Russian leader.

8.   Finding them during the summit opening of Wednesday should be easy.

9.   Finding them during the summit opening Wednesday should be easy.

10.   On the eve of the summit opening, Bush was holding one-on-one talks with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien, the summit host.