Lebanese President Michel Suleiman said Monday that Arabs should "unite in the face of terrorism" and proposed an Arab observatory to combat terrorism through constant monitoring of suspicious activities and financial transactions. He said that the conference of Arab Interior Ministers Sunday in Beirut "was an indication of Arab trust in Lebanon." "The Arab Summit in Doha later this month is a continuation of the bold and courageous decision to forge reconciliation, and this is the only means to develop such inter-Arab relations and push it forward," Suleiman was quoted as saying by DPA. "Arab solidarity would help establish a unified Arab strategy that would force Israel to implement the Arab peace initiative that was adopted during the Arab Summit in Beirut in 2002." Interior Ministers from 18 Arab states took part in the conference, which called for setting up a bureau to fight organized crime. --MORE
