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Article: Yearender: Arab League faces challenges in resolving regional crises
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- December 20, 2004
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Yearender: Arab League faces challenges in resolving regional
crises
by Ming Jinwei
CAIRO, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Arab League (AL), formed over half
a century ago, is now facing grave challenges as it struggles to stay
relevant amid open internal rifts and avoid being sidelined in
resolving regional crises.
Analysts believe the future of the Pan-Arab organization largely
depends on whether it can maintain its fragile internal unity and
play a constructive role in resolving two pressing regional issues:
the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and Iraq.
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