11.  If there is hope a conference can accelerate the region toward peace it lies in the apparently changed attitude in some Arab capitals, especially in Saudi Arabia.

12.  In the Arab capitals, Arafat garnered support for his refusal to compromise on the question of sovereignty of East Jerusalem.

13.  In the Arab capitals, the general said he would be discussing how to reshape sanctions against Iraq.

14.  It has this racist idea that the genius Jewish mind, cheap Arab labor and rich Arab capital can all be combined to its advantage.

15.  Meantime, in the streets of this Arab capital, black-clad residents marched along chanting prayers and slogans while holding aloft posters of both Assads.

16.  Tales told at the cafe, just steps from an eighth-century mosque, have gained a following not seen in any other modern Arab capital.

17.  Tens of thousands of Jews fled Arab capitals.

18.  The hasty diplomacy appeared part of a quest for new Arab solidarity in the face of Israeli election results regarded in Arab capitals as disruptive and even alarming.

19.  The official statements emerging from Arab capitals mostly voiced sympathy about the loss of life.

20.  The opposition to the possible use of force by the United States is expressed in newspaper columns in nearly every Arab capital.