P resident Gemayel's political and per- sonal demise may very soon be an accomplished fact. The Druze and Shi'ite militia seem poised to seize Souk al Gharb, the last position...

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T he Conservative Party is still at war with the BBC. Its director-general, Mr Alasdair Milne, met Mr John Selwyn Gum- mier, the party chairman, again this week to refute yet...

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Per evitare it baby boom Auberon Waugh In the week preceding President Pertini's istate visit to Britain, Rome managed to place itself in the international news for a number...

Harry Eyres Barcelona The date 23 February is an ominous one in recent Spanish history. On 23 February 1981, Colonel Tejero of the Guar- dia Civil and the Captain-General of...

Paul Martin O n the hills overlooking Beirut, a Druze militia commander urges his then into a near-suicidal attack. 'Who wants to drink his mother's milk today?', he asks. This...

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